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OF its pagan SympathleA. II, tnen, Aqul-
tanian morals in the time Of Salvianus
were as thoroughly corrupt az he says they
were, it follows that, -in spite Of the spiritual
triumphs Of st. Martin, in spite Of the ef-
forts Of highly organized Church. ruled
by many bishops OF sanity character and
great popular influence. the tone Of pro-
vinoial society must have fallen below
the level Of Ausonius and his friends and
Of those grave and strict provincial Sem
ators who, ten generations before Au-
sonius. were regarded by Taoitus as the
salt Of the Roman world. Salvianus like
St. Jerome, Judged the men Of his time by a
standard which might bear hardly on the
most respectable societies Of modern
Christendom."
salvianus, In fact. Is essentially preacher.
But . preacher. - Prof. Dill reminds us,
from his very vocation, and in proportion
to his enthusiasm for righteousness. cannot
be q dispassionate observer. His raison
deere is to edify, not to describe or analyze
with historical accuracy. He will seldom
refer to virtues already attained; he will
exssgerate faults which he wishes to eradi-
cato; he will blacken las st. Augustine
didl even his own past TO exalt the grace
that has saved him, and he will be equally
msrciless to the sins of those whom he Is
striving to raise to q higher life." Un-
doubtedly the society which fell under
the eye Of Salvianus, while nominally 1t
was Christian. Was as little inclined az ia
modern society to carry ont in daily prac-
tise precepts which interfere with material
success. The men who did 40 then lost
caste and we're regarded by the polished
and selfish world very much as Horace
Walpole would have treated an aristocratic
friend who had turned Methodist. On
the other hand. a man or woman who
has made the great remuneration In apt
to treat the woIlily class as worse thar, IL
realy>s. .Its placid maserialism, its coed
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-19
EASTER RECIPES.
Five Ways Of Making Eggs Into
TOOtlxOme Dishes.

Five Ways Of Making Eggs Into
Toothsome Dishes.
Here are some recipes for making
Easter eggs, not the colored kind, but
the edible variety:
Baked Eggs Break six eggs into u
we'll buttered dish, cover with bread
crumbs. season with pepper, salt and
butter. then owe with Il Bake
twenty minutes and serve hot.
Egg Salad.-Use the required number
Of hard boiled eggs. Remove the yolks
carefully, so as to leave them whole,
and chop the whites. Serve on lettuce
leaves with a boiled dressing and balls
of cottage cheese.
Eggs Il Ii Tarisienne.-Generously
butter the bottom of Il baking dish,
then cover with grated cheese; break
eggs upon cheese without breaking the
yolks. season with pepper and salt
and a little cream, cover with grated
| cheese and bake brown on top.
Escaloped Eggs.-Cover the bottom
Of u we'll buttered dish with bread
crumbs, then a layer Of sliced hard
boiled eggs, covering with u cream
sauce to which the yolk Of an egg has
been added. then Il layer Of finely
chopped meat, preferably ham or
chicken; then eggs and sauce, with
crumbs on top. Bake until light
brown.
Egg Thlmbles.--Chop fine any good
cold meat. To II cup Of meat add a
scant cup of breadcrumbs, pepper and
salt to taste and mix with beaten egg.
II necessary add a little milk to make
stiff batter. Line timbale mOlds, bot
tom and sides. with paste and drop an
egg. without breaking. in center of
each. Sprinkle breadcrumbs on top
and bake brown. Gem pans may be
used in place of timbale molds.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-19
Easier Doll rites.

Parties where each little girl Is III
vited to bring her favorite doll, or hel
whole doll family, for that matter, are
popular and timely. At II affair OF
this kind given under the direction OF
a kindergarten teacher, says the Wash
ington Star, there were dolly songs and
a dolly drill, dolly tableauX and dolly
~recitations, Il baby coach parade to mu'
sic and lastly a photograph taken Oh
the front porch, where the whole bevy
Of little mothers posed with their ba-
bies OF bisquc, china and wax gathered
about them. When refreshments We're
served there was Il special table for
the doilics. beautifully set with doll
dishes. tiny candles and cOlored shades.
simple refreshments warranted not ia
disturb the most delicate digestion and
a little name card with appropriate sou
venirS at each plate.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-19
Ho1v NMgemt
EmuLlted
MaeterHnck
BY KEITH GORDON

Copyright, 1904, by T. c. McClure.l
n LUCENT was in despair. For
nj three weeks he had been try
ing to ask Virginia Dinsmore
that pointed and personal
question that should decide matters be-
tween them. and for three weeks he
had been held back by an invisible but
impossible barrier.
Ralph Merton, of course, was always
hanging about her. but that gentleman,
Nugent assured himself, was neither
invincible nor insuperable. The thing
that he was afraid Of was less Merton
than the long, mystical discussions that
the two held concerning the meaning
Of certain modern writer's whose very
names were strange 10 himself. So,
procuring Il few volumes Of Maeter-
linck, he determined to prepare himself
to "trot in the same class" with her,
as his horsy friend, Michaels. would
have termed it.
Clad III an old Goa whose pockets
sagged delightfully."-, his feet thrust into
slippers whose original shape and color
could only he guessed at and fortified
by his beloved pipe, he settled down
n evening and solemnly opened the
first volume of Maeterlinck that his
hand fell upon.
But, though he made an honest ef-
fort, the atmosphere Of his comfortable
bachelor quarters, whose golf clubs,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-19
THE EGG DANCE.
4 Curious Easter Custom of Ancient
France-A Royal Romance.

In very ancient times II most curious
Wooing lads and lasses would come
forward as applicants for the "egg and
matrimonial dance" \ hundred eggs
were arranged on a level sward spread
with sand. and all the young tenantry
selected their partners to dance OF the
green among the eggs.
The story is told by an old chronicler
that rhllibert, duke of Savoy, was out
hunting and, being in the neighborhOod
of the beautiful palace of Margaret of
Flanders. called to pay his respects to
her. All the tenantry We're dancing on
the green, the eggs were laid, and the
lovers We're trcading Il measure Of the
national dance amid them. Few there
were who managed to dance through
without brsaking some Of the obstruc-
tons. If they succeeded not even the
may" of the parents prevailed to break
the intentions Of Providence to smile
on the union.
While many had tried and been un-
successful, the duke besought the prin-
cess to try the dance with him. Though
it was the first time they had met, she
agreed. and they executed the national
dance without breaking an egg. They
were greeted with enthusiastic cheers,
and. as it was Il sure sign that they
were afiiunced by divine will and their
welded life would be one Of great
bliss. they bowed to the fates that Or
dainel it so. and in the sentiment of
the romance they We're married and
lived happily ver aftcr."-Philadelphia
Press.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-19
Consider
They Gr0w

Until the early eighties the To-
vorite Easter lily with Ameri-
cans, who spend over $1,000
600 q year upon this feature Of
Easter decoration, was the Madonna or
Annunciation lily (Lilium candidum), the
common white species Of the old world,
a native Of southern Europe. But in
1882 it was quite eclipsed by the Ber-
mudan lily. which was introduced by
William X. Harris, a Philadelphia no.
rist, under the name Of Lilium harrisii.
The new variety had larger flowers
than the Madonna lily and more Of
them. 1t was earlier, requiring only
thirteen weeks for development under
favorable conditions, and, best Of all,
It took kindly to the dollhouse forcing
process.
Then came the bonanza period for
the Rermudan grower, but in his zeal
he came neal to killing the goose which
laid his golden egg. Competition car
rted the forcing process to such a
point that the bulbs We're dug before
they were ripe in order to get them in
to the American market by Christmas
or earlier. and disease resulted. In the
most prosperous days Of the Bermudan
lily II grower often harvested 10000
bulbs from Il single acre. with gross
profits of $1,000 to $4,000. The United
States department Of agriculture ex-
hauStively investigated the lily disease,
but the B~ermudans We're not bound to
follow its advice, and little good was
accomplished.
Here was .Japan's opportunity, for
the Rcrmudan lily, was originally a ma
tive of Japan and China. In 1879
Japan sent the United States only
$4,000 worth Of bulbs. In 1895 the
exports amounted to $4,000. BY 1899
they had reached $13O,OOO, ana they
have been increasing ever since, while
the Bermudan product Is supposed ia
be a quarter less than it was a decade
ago. But the Japanese made the same
error as the Rermudans. and the lily
disease is now ravaging the white
fields of the mikado's empire.
The agricultural department again
took up the lily question. and in 1900
an attempt was made to transplant
the whole lily industry to the United
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-19
THE FIRST EASTER EGG.

Il Was Laid, IL II Said, by q Roman
Emperor's Hen.
Who used the first Easter egg, and
was it a colored one?
If we are to believe one Of the most
reliable antiquaries the practice Of U.S.
ing colOred eggs had its origin in the
interesting fact that when the Roman
emperor Alexander Severus was born
a hen belonging to his parents made
the day a memorable one by laying a
red egg. That the custom Of coloring
them is older than the Christian era is
proved by the fact that colored eggs
have been found in the collins Of Tar
tars in Russia who were buried many
years before Christ. The Persians, who
have kept the festival Of the solar
year in March from time immemorial,
make free use Of eggs as gifts. colored
most effectively with their splendid
dyes.
The Romans made more use Of eggs
than any other nation, for they were
not only articles Of everyday diet. but
were used upon many ceremonial &C.
casions. For these people they SEEM
ell to possess some mysterious power
Of reparation and publication, as when
they felt the need Of a moral rejuvena-
ton it was their habit to carry eggs
to the temples and place them ON the
affairs Of the gods.
To the ancients the egg was some
thing very mysterious on account of
the manne in which life was evolved
from it, which idea may have led them
to attribute to all life Il similar origin,
| There can he little doubt that the use
Of eggs in the spring was originally
symbolical Of the reyivitication Of ma.
ture. the coming forth Of new life.
We find traces Of superstition con
nected with the egg. many of which
are firmly believed in today. coexisten1
| with the first record Of the ceremonial.
use of the egg. When the church was
obliged to make Easter coincide will
the date of pagan festivals these super
stitions We're grated OH to the Chris
tan belief. which accounts for theil
existence today.-Laura II. Starr IL
Woman's Home Companion.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-19
Antiquity Of the Spring Festival.


From earliest times mankind has eel
ebrated Il joyous festival ut this season
Of the year. Pagan nations made mer-
ry at the return Of the sun to the north
land when the sleeping earth awakened
after the death OF winter and all Ia
ture had Il new birth. The rude Saxon
tribes read meanings in the blossoming
flowers and the fresh beginnings Of
natural life. In the south the Romans
made ~fcasts, the persians regarded the
occasion with gifts of eggs, typifying
a resurrection of the body, and, taking
all the festivals and their ;Eeaning, the
thoughtful mind can readily trace
them. leading to the great Christian
festival teaching of the eternal life of
the soul and the resurrection Of man
from the dead.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-19

States. The best stock obtainable was
imported and planted In chosen sec
tons of the southeastern states. Ev-
cry scientific method Of propagation
and growth was tried. but the expert
ment proved a failure. The climate
was unsuitable. Now the department
has conceived the bold idea Of grow
Ing the bulbs from seed, and expert.
ments along this line have been un-
eXpcctedly successful.
The main advantages Of the new
method of propagation will be the
elimination Of disease and the fxation
Of three or four well marked varieties.
We need early. midseason and late va
rietics. the first Of which will naturally
cost more and the last least.
One of the most beautiful OF all white
lilies is the Lilium gigenteu,n. or giant
lily Of India, but only those who are
especially favored may enjoy this
Easter emblem. 1t Is seldom grown in
America except by scientific hOrti-
culturists. 1t often attains Il height
Of ten to eleven feet, and it's large,
odorous flowers remain in good con-
dition for nearly three weeks.
The Lilium longilorum is a tall, late
northern variety that sometimes re-
qui'es thirty weeks for the develop
nlcnt Of the flower. Its southern form
IS called by the botanist and the Japa-
nesc grower Lilium longihorum var.
cXimium and by the Rermudan Lilium
harr!sii. The intermediate form, Lili-
um longilorum var. giganteum, though
requiring about eighteen weeks to
force, is a most promising variety for
the plant breeder. 1t is taller than
eximium, with larger flowers. The
bulb stores better than those Of the
other types and commands the highest
price Of all because it is said to be Il
difficult subject to propagate by vega
tative methods. - Country Life In
America.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-19
Russian Easter EGgS.

On Easter morning in Russia every
one in the royal household distributes
eggs. Those given the high officials
are often very valuable, made OF gold
aud set with precious stones, and yer
often worth thousands Of dollars. III
all the Greek and Roman Catholic coun-
tries the reigning sovereign is on Eas.
ter presented after high mass with Il
large basketful Of beautiful decorated
eggs, natural or artificial, which he
distributes to the immediate members
Of the royal household.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-19
THE INTERRUPTED POEM.

THE Easter sunlight food. the world that
seems a dream Of May.
Uom. guard the door and tell EN- al I'm
not at home today.)
The blossoms seem to throb with light: the daisies
look alive.
Il think | know that voice outside the bills for
twenty FIVE y
The birds. half hidden in the bloom.-they talk
Of this and that.
Il wonder what the bill will be for those ON
Moll;e's hatD
And the very winds have voices sweet that win
me more and more.
(Asain. again the tramp Of fee-a bill be-
meath the doorD
Oh. wondrous weather. Life supreme with glory
and with light
Il think Ill take the FIRE escape and rival time
in aishtD
Oh. world Of l~oveliness and joyi My soul with
rapture thnllsi
q think III seek the buzz Of bees-and leave the
buzz OF billsO
Atlanta Constitution.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-19
WHY WE COLOR EASTER EGGS
h Ancient Legend Of the Syrian
NiyhtinWale.

The Syrian bulbul (nightingale) has
the lOveliest voice of all Gods crea-
lures and the saddest song eve heard.
Shady cOverts fringing the Jordan still
shelter the bird that ''sings darkling."
There is Il legend that the bulbul sat
In the olive tree in the garden Of
Joseph of Arimathea, and the night be-
fore the resurrection, through the dark
ness. she poured out her soul in sor-
rowing plant above the still sleeper
IN the tomb wherein was never man
laid. When the first Easter morning
broke owe the eastern hills the eggs
in the nest of the brOoding bird spar
killed. with gold, blue, orange and Grim
son, and so we color eggs ut Easter
for Il memorial Of the lone singer that
sang by the holy sepulcher 1900 years
ago.-From "The City of the King"
by Mrs. Lew Wallace.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-19
4 MARRIED MANS SONG OF
EASTER.

4 IHEN Betty went to church with me
w Al Easteridc. she used to wear
Some fetching headdress for the day.
A rich and clegan. affair.
h was a thing Of loneliness
Tha. brought admirins eyes upon i.
! cannot say. try as ! may.
How dear to me was Beuy's bonnet.
And now when Betty goes to church
Al E.astertide she still is seen
n some creation much the same
As gave her charm at sweet sixteen.
The charm has somewhat passed away.
It's true. | like to see her don il.
But | can tell alas. too we'll
How dear to me is Bet.y's bonneti
Roy Griffith in Boston Globe.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-19

pipes, swords, riding crops, etc., dis
played themselves with masculine vari-
ETY. and confusion, did not seem con-
ductive to the study of the modern
mystic. Horse and dog pictures look
ed down on him, and pictures that were
neither of these noble animals testified
somewhat frivolously to the existence
Of the eternal feminine. Rows Of smart
~ bound volumes filed the low book
cases decorously, bearing witness to
their owners aspirations, while his
actual achievement was evidenced by
the litter Of magazines and several dog
cared Kipling books upon his library
table. Obviously it was not a Maeter-
linck room.
"Good Lord" he groaned ut last.
"Good Lord! And to think that she
can read such slush as this when there
are horses to ride, good golf to play
and men to talk to-" For one passing
moment a doubt Of Virginia's common
n assailed him. but only for a mo-
ment. Not wen Maeteylinck could
make him disloyal to her.
Besides. 1t must NEAR something
all this endless dialogue in which fear
whitened men and ome echoed each
others words to the accompaniment
OF shrieking winds and ghostly means
in a greenish gray light that never ex-
listed outside a melodrama. Surely no
man would write all this stuff without
meaning something. But that was
just it-what?
You may search me-" growled MI
gent, throwing aside the second vol
ume with Il Disguised air and refilling
his pipe. If I've got to stand above
ninety in Maetcrlinck before l ran win
V~irginia-well, l might just Is well
give up right now"
Then Virginia's face, her eyes alight
with interest, rose before him. That.
he remembered perfectly, was the way
she looked as she listened to Merton's
conversation, and for the first time he
felt a sharp pang Of jealousy Of the
man.
The certainty that Merton under
stood and ever found interesting what
he could not read, much less compre-
hend. goaded him. In Il meeker spirit
than was usually his he tried tenta-
lively to get some points on the mad
dening Maeterlinck from Virginia.
Its symbolical. you know she
planned a trife vaguely. regarding
him with a lazy question in her eyes.
1t was so unlike Peter Nugent to be
yearning for book talk that she was
curious. Everything stands for so.ne-
thing" she added. as If that made the
matter entirely clear.
but tell me-" retorted Peter, what
is the use Of having everything stand
for something? Why doesn't the man
say what he means and be done Wit,
IT."
Miss Dipsmore had no answer for
this pertinent question, and. seeing his
advantage. her stalwart admirer con-
tinued:
What would you think Of me II l
employed symbols instead Of plain. ev.
eryday English"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-19
Easter In the PhiliDpiuen.

In the Philippines the natives ce.e-
brate Easter day in gorgeous fashion.
PROFESSIONS beaded by bands Of music
are held II the morning of Easter Sun
day. and the remainder of the day is
given over to fencing and games.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-19
Like n Lily In the Street.

See her gwine long dar.
LAX a lily in de street:
'Tain't de Easter hat--it's des
De face lat makes It sweet.
En- all de lilies know her step
En- e her true hear beat!
En- Miss Springtimc wild heH flowers
She dress up At ter kill:
De valley sens de brightes'
Ter de picnic er de hill.
But er all de Easter lilies
She de bes' en- sweetes' still!
Frank Stanton in Atlanta Constitution.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-19

The Royal Pathway Of the Cross.
Christ must needs suffer, rising from
the dead and enter thus into his glory.
And how do you ask for another road
than this the royal pathway Of the holy
cross:-Thomas a Kempis.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-19

After you have assumed God you
cannot without doing violence to your
reason fail to assume Immortality
Washington GLADDEN..
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-19

HIS LESSON FOR THE DAY.
Oh, sinful man, that Easter
Should bloom and fade away
With Just a woman's bonnet
His lesson for the dayl
New York World.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-19
A Menu For the Easter Dinner.

Oysters on Half Shell.
Sailed Almonds. Olives.
Cream of Celery Soup.
F~'ricassee of Belgian Hare.
Rice Croquettes. Mashed Potatoes.
Fried Eggplant.
Birds Nest Salad
Cheese Cake.
Ice Cream. Angels Food.
Coffee.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-19
The Poet
Aud the
Easter Bonner
HIS EASTER.

LIE sits behind his dearest,
And on her dainty head
The sweetest. neatest. queesek
on quaint conceits - spread.
Albeit the hour u saintly-
Through mist the altar CLEANS
He hears the rector family;
To him the chants are dreams.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-19

Weak with laughter, the recipient of
this extraordinary missive approached
the table once more and gingerly re-
moved the hen, half expecting an an
CRY, clucking protest. There in the
nest, sure enough. was an egg bearing
III ugly caricature Of Nugent, which
crumb!ed in her fingers as she clutched
it, releasing a scrap of paper that f1ut,
tered back into the nest.
1t contained but Il few words, but in
Them all the poetry Of Nugent's strong,
san nature had been compressed, and
with Z little catch Of the breath Miss
Dinsmore pressed the slip of paper t.
her lips.
The book that she had been reading
had fallen to the floor. With the tip Of
her toe she gave 1t Il disdainful little
kick as she tluttered across the room to
her writing desk.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-09-29
WARDsBoRo.

Many people attended the Valley Fair
In Brattleboro.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wales Willard are guests
Of Mrs. Irene Dexter and sister.
Dexter Coolidge Of Landgrove is visit
ing his sister, Mrs. Emily Howard.
Miss Mary Brown Of Glens Falls, N. Y,
is visiting her cousin, Mrs. ]. A. Wilbur.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Briggs, who visit
ed in Greenfield, Mass, recently, have
returned home.
Mrs. +. p. Davidson went to Townshend
last week to attend the county Sunday
school convention.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard are spending the
week in Jacksonville. Mr.. Howard Is
moving a barn for Mr.. Kingsbury.
The A. u. club will meet with the Sec
rotary, Miss Carrie Ware, Thursday after
noon, Oct. 5, All will be welcome.
Milon Perry was badly bruised Sunday,
when one Of his cows squeezed him be-
tween the wheels and body Of his wagon.
Mrs. o. V. Hehion has returned from
an extended visit with her parents in Fair
field. DR.. Heffion is expected this week.
Moses Dexter OF Troy, N. Y. is with
his mother and aunt, Mrs. Irene Dexter
and Mrs. Laura Blanchard, for a few
days stay,
Mr. and Mrs. Ladiot Ramsdell of Gard
ner Mass, are at +. Underwood's hotel
for a few days stay and are visiting old
friends. Mr. Ramsdell formerly was a
resident Of this town.