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III

and Clark 100 years ago. for nature
did the work before man arrived on
the scene. and All the builders Of the
fair had to do was to qua on a few fin
ishing touches. The buildings arc ncs-
tied at the base of the toos,tlis OF the
Cascade range. Tie site embraces Il
natural park and Il lake. which to-etil-
err cover 4OG acres. Tho principal BALD
ings are on Il slight elevation. ana ter
races extend from them TO The .u..r.
One may see in the distance thc
grand works OF Mother Nature. the
snow capped peaks of lofty mountains
outlined against the blue SIX: IL" Wiz.
lamette river :hteads Ii curse uc.r
by. and Il gltmp may be had Of the
sparkling waters OF the Columbia.
The western worlds fair. as tbs rX-
position has Sometimes been called. Is
the first International exposition to l."
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so the story runs. stopped for Il few
minutes ut Ranbury. Looking from the
a window. the bishop saw a boy. who
came to him as he beckoned. The bish-
on inquired the price Of the Banbury
buns and learned they We're threepence
each. lie gave the boy sixpence. telling
him to bring a bun to the a and keep
II for himself. Just before the train
pulled II the boy returned eating a
Eanhury bun. He handed the three
pence to the bishop. remarking with
perfect composure. '"There was only
II left. gNv'nor."
4 Farmer from the back country was
visiting Il store in Peekskill. according
to Senator Depew. The storekeeper
urged him to buy a bicycle. Its advan-
tageS were enumerated.
But I'd sooner put that money into
a cow" said the farmer.
But just think" said the %storekeep-
er. 'hOw foolish you would look riding
about town on a cow"
We'll. yes" said the farmer. "but no
more foolish. | reckon. than I'd look
milking a bicycle"
James Whitcomb Riley, the Hoosier
poet. says that ne was summoned as
a witness in a case tried in an Indi-
n court where II of the witnesses
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dicted that similar fire engines VIII
sOOn conc into general USE.
Effort hay" been made to %populnrizc
the automobile fire engine in the Unit
ed States, and several machines have
been tried, but thus far they have not
succeeded in putting the horse out of
business as "A reliable aid in fire fight
ing. However, the day Of the automo'
bile seems to have arrived for touring.
racing, trucking and ambulance work,
and ultimately the automobile fire en-,
CINE will doubtless succeed the ma
chine drawn by horses.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-05-31

held on the Pacific coast or west Of
the Rocky mountains. Millions Of res
identS of the far west have never seen
an exposition. The fair, which cele-
brates the achievements of courageous
explorers II century ego. is intended to
further commerce between the Pacific
coast and Asia and Oceania, and ita
full name is the Lewis and Clark Cen
tennial and American Pacific Exrosi-
ton and Oriental fair, The European
and oriental buildings are the first Of
their kind. At all previous fairs the
European and oriental exhibits have
been distributed through Il number of
structures. according to grouping and
classification. With the exception of
the Forestry building, a vast structure
Of logs which forms an exhibit in for.
estry itself. the buildings of the Lewis
and Clark centennial are in the styl.
Of the Spanish renaissance. which har,
monte well with the setting Of t.
fair.
The amusement street stretches along
the waters edge from the Bridge of
Nations and Is called the Trail. The
grounds Will be adorned with s%tatuary.
and a place of honor will be given to
the bronze statue of S%acajawea. the
Indian CIR! who led Captain Meri-
wether Lewis and Captain William
Clark through the wilds Of the Rockies
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many heroic I"eds. The statue Of
Sacajawea is by Miss Alice Cooper of
Denver Another work of sculpture Of
historic Si-i.ucance stands III Port
lands rit,. park an! IS entitled "Thr
Coming of the White Man" 1t por
trays an Indian chief and Il young
brave and Is ny the noted New York
sculptor Herman A.. Mac.Nell. whose
Gee in the handling o. Indian sub
1ects is we'll known, The young brave
welcomes the white men. whose canoes
have been discc-nel around the bend
In the river. but the aged chief. with
more prophets eye. gives them a sui
len and defiant greeting,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-05-31
Mr.. B0WSer
Is Mixed
He Wresdes With American
History and Gets Some
Hard Falls.
WOULD MAKE A SPEECH
Asks Wle's Aid, and She Conects
His Errors. Thereby Offend
ing Him Deeply.
WOULD MAKE A SPEECH

copyright. 1905. by T. G. McClure.l
"HERE was Il certain nervousness
and anxiety about Mr.. BOwser
when he arrived home the other
night that did not escape Mrs.
Bowser's eye, ana she made up her
mind ut once that she was in for an UNI
pleasant evening. She preserved her
smile and good nature. however, and
asked no questions. and Mr.. Bowser
managed to hold his WI until after
dinner. Then he could contain himself
no longer. but said:
Il received notice today that l had
been elected u member Of the Flatiron
club"
"Nes:' Sic replied. Are you going
into lic l;un,..y b~uSincSs:"
Don't '~ an IDIOT? The Flatiron
club is Coz 'nosel OF some OF the most
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-05-31

Ram IT, ry Of the treasury
Of the United States, and his name
stood as Il synonym for ability. sagaci-
~ and probity in the banking world.
In his confession to the directors Of his
bank he ascribed his fall to speculation
In Wall street, followed by a disastrous
venture in the wheat pit. eliminating
with the exploded Gates corner In May
wheat. His losses caused him to use
the funds of the bank and falsify the
books. He lost all his private fortune
except 100000. which he turned over
to the bank, and the balance Of his in
debtedness to the institution was more
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His first important sea duty was a
cruise to the Mediterranean shortly
after the civil war on the Colorado.
He is one Of the scientists Of the navy,
has served Oh many stations and in
many duties and from 1So4-M was
naval officer at the Atlanta exposition.
He was Il captain when the Spanish
war broke out ana did good service
as commander OF the auxiliary cruiS-
er Prairie i'll the north Atlantic pa
troll squadron. Later he commanded
the Puritan and the Massachusetts
and was president Of the naval board
Of inspection and survey. He attained
the rear admiral's rank IN the year
1900.
The case OF Frank q. Blge!ow. the
Milwaukee bank president who has
confessed to embezZlement Of $1.45O.-
600 from his bank. has occasioned wide
comment because it was speculation in
stocks and in particular the big Chi
cago wheat deal which caused his ruin.
His former standing as a banker is at
tested by the fact that he was last year
president of the American Bankers as
ISOLATION. He was born in Hartford.
\. V. in 1S41. was for fifteen years
connected With the First National bank
Of Milwaukee and for some years had
been its president. III an address be-
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-05-31

] suppose l must. didn't see how it
could possibly affect the case, for, you
see"-
Madam observed the Judge, with
some asperity. II must ask you not to
further waste the time Of this court
Kindly state your age"
Whereupon the spinster showed signs
Of Mysteries.
II am-that is. | was"-
madam. hurry up" exclaimed the
judge. now thoroughly impatient. "Ev-
cry minute makes it worse, you know.
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the salary Of the post is only $4,000.
At st. Petersburg his salary will be
$4,000. At Rome his residence was II
palace. and the ambassador and Mrs.
Meyer entertained IN Il magnificent
scale. as many as 900 persons some
times being present ut receptions with
out crowding their home. MI. Meyer Is
an enthusiastic sportsman and is much
devoted to autOmObiliny. He often
took the Italian monarch with him Oh
fast rides in his motor car.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-05-31
AMBASSADOR TO RUSSIA.
MT. Meyer. who Has Moved From
Rome to st. Petersburg.

NAs HA
Rome to 81. Petersburg.
The newly appointed ambassador to
Russia. George Won Lengcrkc Meyer,
has been ambassador of the United
States ut Rome since 1000 and on leav-
ing for his new post received many at
tentions from the italian people and
their monarch. Mr.. Meyer was born
on historic Beacon hill, Boston. in 1858
and graduated from Harvard in 1879.
He engaged in business, was active in
politics and for some years was speak
err Of the lower house of the Massachu-
sets legislature. He is a controlling
factor in corporations and
Is II man of large wealth. 1t is said
that rs ambassador to Italy he spent
from 100000 to 100000 n year. although
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-05-31

DOane has the cOur-
age Of his cOnvic-
tions. however, In
small matters as
we'll as great inc
sticks to his short
pants.
Every one has
heard Of the famous
Banbury bun cele-
brated IN song and
" -. Di. ~ Il re-
cent visit to Eng
lorJ piShon In0nn
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Of Minister Conger, who knew Miss
Carl. suggested to the dOwager EN-
press Isl An that she have her portrait
painted by the American young wo
man. and the suggestion was acted
upon. TO do the work Miss Carl lived
for eleven months ut the Chinese court.
She painted four portraits. one Of them
representing her majesty seated upon
the imperial throne and clad in her
robes of state. This was sent to the
Louisiana Purchase exposition and aft
erward presented to the government
Of the United States by Isl An herself.
A pug dog which was Il pet with the
empress was presented hy her to Miss
Carl. ana the latter had Il photograph
taken III Chinese costume and with the
dog at her side.
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profound thinkers of the day. Most Of
the questions they discuss are constitu-
tional Ones"
"Oh, l see. They call it the FlatirOn
club because it smooths the wrinkles
out of things. Well. you have been
electeI?"
"And it Is the rule that every mem
Der elected must make Il speech OH his
first night. have been II little busy
today and therefore have nothing pre-
rared-that is, l have only a sort Of out
line. Perhaps you might help Inc a bit.
l don't % until tomorrow night"
"IIow far have you got?"
"Well, l shall stand up and say: Mr..
Chairman and Gentlemcn: When our
fo~refatEers gave us Il constitution"
"IIold on" interrupted Mrs. BOwser.
III YOU were to address Il public meet
Ing YOU would speak Of the presiding
officer as Mr.. Chairman. In a club
you should refer to him as Mr.. Presi-
dent"
Mr.. Bowser flushed up and felt his
hair crawling, but he wanted her as
sistance and SO held on to his temper.
"You may he right" he grudglngly
admitted. Il will call him Mr.. Presi-
dent and say, when our forefathers
assembled ut Yorktown and gave us
the constitution under which we have
all enjoyed the l~iberty'"-
".Asscmhlca where's
"At Yorktown"
but our %forcfathers never ssem
bled at Yorktown to frame II cOnstitu-
ton. 1t was ut Philadelphia. You are
getting the battle Of Yorktown mixed
up with the constitution"
".Not on your life! Woman
'I'll prove it by all the histories of
America"
Mr.. Rowser wilted. Mrs. Bowscr vas
SO earnest about It that he felt he must
be wrong. He chewel the rag and
walked around, followed by the cat, and
after five minutes he observed:
you may be right, but how you came
to be Is something beyond me. You
probably read OF heard of it by acct
dent. Well, l will change that and say.
"Mr. Chairman and G~ent!emen"-
mfr, President, you mean"
"Wcil, Mr.. President, then. and be
hanged to him. ! will say, Under the
glorious constitution framed by that
patriot whose memory will never per
ish, George Washington, we have gone
on from'"-
Bat Washington did not frame the
constitution Mrs. Rowser had to In
terrupt.
"Wllat:'
"Washington did not frame the con
stitution.'
See here, woman, have | got brains
or sand in my head: You are talking
as if | We're Il year-old boy"
81 can't help it. You are not right in
your historical facts, ana 1t was n good
thing YOU calne 20 me. The Flatiron
club would Lave ironed out your ruflles
in great shape, Washington led the
American armies, but he did not frame
the constitution. If you will find in
any history that he did | will do my
own housework for n whole year."
Mr.. Bowscr wanted to jump up and
down and kick the cat and pound On
the wall, but by a powerful effort he
restrained himself. lie realized that
he was long on blum and short on his
tory, and he could not make a mistake.
"Well, let it go rs you say" he final
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she joined the eX-
plorers soon after
they set out from
St. Louis in May.
1904. and guided
them until the
shores Of the Pa
citin were sighted.
about a year rna
half later, i"inaiI.
ing with the ey
petition Unit! Iii
~honle"arl .%journnt
wa partly tiri>!.
ed and performing
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-05-31

grandfather fought
in the Revolution,
his father fought in
war of 1912 and he
himself fought IN
the Union army in
the civil war. being
promoted from pri-
vate through vari-
Gus ranks and bre-
vetted a b%rigadier
general at its close.
He was born in
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-05-31

movements OF the
Russian and Japa-
nese fleets in the
China sea and that
he would enforce
strict neutrality.
The admiral has
won u reputation
as a commander of
ability and discre-
ton. He was born in
Massachusetts and
graduated from the
Naval academy Mt
AnnrnO1io IN 1894
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Men and
Women In the
Days News
IFTY-ONE brave

FTY-ONE brave
women were
recently made
p by re-
ceivingt the COM
mendation Of q
q u e e II. TIL e
women e
plucky nurses,
mattresses, etc.,
who risked their
lives to save 9TH
ers when the ex-
cursiOn steamer
General Slocum
was b e i
near New York
OH June Is.
1901, with a loss
Of over Il thou
sand lives, and
the queen was
Auguste Vic
toria, the Ger
man empress.
TIL ffty-one
herOines G
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fore the American
Bankers association
a year ago he spoke
Of the lessons Of
honesty. thrift. tom
pcrance. industry
and economy which
his fellow f%inanciers
might derive from
the life of Renja-
min Franklin. Mr..
Rigelow was an adj
wiser OF the Secreta-
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before him evinced
some Discrimination
to state her G.
as 1t very neces-
sary?" coyly k
the witness. a spin,
ster Of uncertain
age.
1T Is absolutely
necessary, mad
am" %interposed the
tldge.
Well" sighed the
maiden, III | U
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hospital on North Brother island, upon
which island the burning General Slo-
cum was beached. They rushed into
the water. some Of them to their necks,
and dragged drowning women and chill
dren to the shore. Several of them
swan to the blazing ship. caught chill
dren thrown to them by frantic moth
ers md returned with their charges to
the beach. When no more rescues
could be made they remained on duty,
although urenched. and were t~ireless il
their efforts to resuscitate the uncon-
scious and care for the injured. One
OF the bravest of the girls was Miss
Pauline Puetz, a young German wait
ress, who car swim like Il duck and
who previous to the S!ccum disaster
had saved several lives at Asbury
Park. Discarding her skirt and shoes.
Miss PuetZ swam to the steamer five
times and saved the lives Of as many
children. The German empress gave
Miss Edith V. D. Smith, head nurse, a
gold brooch. and a diploma was award
ed to fifty others. The diploma bears
the picture of the empress and the fol
lowing inscription: ''1n thankful ac-
acknowledgement for saving those who
were in danger of DEATH" The pres
entation was made by Acting Consul
General Gneist Of Germany. whose
post Is New York.
1t has fallen to Rear Admiral Charles
j. Train to enforce American neutral
ity in the far east ut the present juno
ture Of affairs. He is in command Of
the Philippine squadron. and his post
Of duty is the Asiatic station. He re-
Gently notified the navy department
that he had dispatched a squadron to
the island Of Paiawan to observe the
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He stood Corrected.

w StOUU NVTVeVVeUs
Mamma-Hush, Willie! It's wrong to
say any one Is going straight to the
devil"
Willie-That's so. You have to be
crooked to 60 there. - Philadelphia
Press.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-05-31
PORTRAIT OF TSl AN.
~ Was Painted by AN American Art
list. Miss Kate Carl.

Miss Kate Carr is an artist who Is
distinguished as the first American to
paint a portrait of a Chinese ruler.
She formerly had Il studio in Paris and
went overland to China to visit a
brother IN official life there. The wife
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-05-31
The COminQ
and Clark
Exposition

Il NTA1NSand lakes
and rivers. terraces
and gardens and
wooded hills and
dales make the set
ting Of the Lewis
and Clark exposi-
ton which e on
June | ut Portland,
Ore. At Chicago,
Buffalo and st.
Louis thousands
Y e q. millions - of
dollars e spent
In creating land
scape scenery. This
has not been nee
essary at the fair
which is to COM
%nleinorate the ex-
n1nvntinnc ~ 0~.{C
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-05-31
FIRE ENGINE AUTO CAR.
New Type of Machine Built For Use
In LOndOn'n Streets.

In lOndOn'n treetn
An autO car for use a. Il fire engine
has been built by order Of the London
county council. 1t will do service in
carrying tirelncn and their fire fighting
apparatus and Is expected to make
better time in reaching the scene Of the
flames than the fire engine drawn by
horses. 1t carries fire engine, hose and
G all together. and the men ride On
ton of the vehicle. The wheels have
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-05-31

than made up by the sums subscribed
by the directors, M of them being his
brother, William Bigelow. who put up
100000 to help ave the bank. After
his confession the defaulting banker
was arrested at his home on a charge
Of embezzlement. He has a wife, two
sons and two daughters, who have
been leaders In the social circles Of
Milwaukee.
The disgraced banker had a reputa-
ton for generosity and helping young
men in business.
General Charles . Henry Grosvenor,
who represents the Eleventh Ohio dis
trict in congress. is serving his tenth
term as a member of that body and
OH rounding out twenty years Of serv-
ice with the expiration Of his present
term is said to contemplate retirement
from public life. 'Old ~Figgers." as he
Is known from his fondness for polit-
ical statistics. has been Il warrior and
ONE Of II family Of fighters. His
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-07-19
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
First Circuit, Territory of Hawaii
In PrObate.-At Cham bers.
In the Matter of the Estate Of Ben
Kaunahi, deceased.
Order of Notice of Petition for Allow
ance of Final Accounts and Dis
charge in This Estate
On Reading and Filing the Petition.
and Accounts of Wahnelawaia Mae
wa, Administrators of the Estate oc
Ben Kaunahi deceased, wherein she
asks to be allowed $22. As and she
charges herself with $3.50, and asks
that the same may be examined ana
approved and that final order may
be made Of Distribution of the prop
erty remaining in her hands to the
persons thereto entitled, and discharg-
ing her and her sureties from all fur
Their responsibility as such Admins
tratriX.
1t is Ordered, that Monday, the 2Sth
day of August, A. ID. 1906 at 10 o'clock
a. m, before the Judge of said Court
at the Court Room of the said Court q
Honolulu, Island of Oahu, be and the
same hereby is appointed as the time
and place for hearing said Petition and
Accounts, and that all persons inter-
ested may then and there appear ana
show cause, if any they have, why the
same should not be granted, and may
present evidence as to who are entitled
to the said property. And that notice
of this order i'm the English language,
be published in the Hawaiian Star. a
newspaper printed and published in
LII.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-07-19
WELL KNOWN
PEOPLE SAILED
GOT AWAY ON TIME
THIS MORNING WITH LARGE
CROWD OF PASSENGERS.

The S. S. Alameda departed on time
this morning for San Francisco, with
a large crowd of passengers and the
usual assortment of freight. She took
about $4,000 bags of refined sugar from
Honolulu Plantation company. There
was a large crowd at the wharf to see
the vessel get away.
Miss Robson left for her home on
the mainland, after an extended visit
i'm Honolulu.
F. w. Schultz the artist, left for San
Francisco to accept position on the
art STAFF of the san Francisco Exa-
miner.
Rev. and Mrs. j. NJ Channon, the
missionaries from the Caroline Islands
who arrived here by the Morning Star
last Saturday, left for the mainland
for their home in Oberlin, Ohio, for a
vacation. They were accompanied
by their five children.
Mrs. +. w. Blackman left for the
mainland accompanied by her daughter
who is to go TO school at Paris. Mrs.
Blaclman will return to Honolulu af-
ter her daughter enters school.
Impressario j. c. Cohen and wife
| business trip in connection with pros
pective theatrical ventures
=. L. Horn the principal of Kane
hameha school. was a departing pas
senger for the mainland
Aubrey Robinson left for San Fran
cisco, with his two sons who are to
enter school on the mainland. They
arrived this morning from Kauai by
the steamer Mikahala.
Captain D. Danielson and Captain L.
! T. Larsen the masters of the Norwe-
gian banks Salamis and Victor wreck
ed at Maiden Island last May departed
by the Alameda, for home.
]. r. Harry the experimenting
steward of the Pacific Mail S. S. Com
pany, departed by the S. S. Alameda
for home. He came down with the
Manchuria as far as Honolulu
Mrs. c. ]. Mccarthy and daughter
I departed for the mainland, for a visit.
H. b. Rice the tourist agent of Los
Angeles, departed for home, accom-
/ panied by his wife.
! p. X. Yoon the Korean envoy left
en- route for Washington where he is
to try and secure from the japanese
and Russian peace plenipotentiaries,
! some assurance of the independence of
, Korea
T. Prime the theosophical lecturer,
left for San Francisco.
The Alameda is due in San Francisco
next Tuesday.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-07-19
IIALEIW A.

The Haleiwa Hotel, Honolulu's IA
nous country resort, on the line of the
Oahu Railway, contains every modern
Improvement and affords its guests an
opportunity to enjoy all amusements-
golf, tennis, billiards, fresh and salt
water bathing, shooting, fishing, riding
and driving. Tickets, including rail-
way fare and one full days room and
board, are sold at the Honolulu Station
and Trent & Company for So. For de-
parture of trains, consult time table.
On Sundays, the Haleiwa Limited, a
two hour train, leaves at 1922 a. M;
returning, arrives IN Honolulu at 10
p. m.