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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-12-13

SAAA LII 4
- EMS, better known as Mark
- Twain and generally regarded
~ as the dean of American humor.
lists, will be seventy years of age on
the goth Of November. He was born
in Florida, Mo-, in 1885. 1t is an old
belief that there is nothing like laugh
ing to keep a man young, and the
friends of Mr.. Clemens have some
times congratulated him on the fact
that joke making has not apparently
been to him a wearing occupation. 1t
has been suggested that what age he
shows has come perhaps from the eff
forts of the humorist to be serious.
Mr.. Clemens never graduated from
a college, but Yale has made him a
doctor of literature and the University
of Missouri has conferred upon him
the degree of doctor Of laws. The hui
morist has said that these degrees
greatly increased his respect for him
self.
Mr.. Clemens has been in nulnerouS
occupations. He has been printer, pi-
lot on Mississippi river steamers, SOL
der o: the south for three weeks
only. private secretary, miner. editor.
publisher. humorist and historian. In
all except the last two he fell short of
brilliant success.
In 1870 at Elmira. n. ", Mr.. Clemens
married Miss Olivia l.. LanglOn. She
died not long ago. Some years since
the humOrist was Il guest at Il dinner
in Buffalo, where he once edited 4
newspaper. and he told IL story Of his
experiences in connection with his
wedding journey. Il notice many
changes since | was Il citizen of Buff
falo." said Mr.. Clemens. Il miss the
face of many old friends. They have
gone 10 the tomb. to the gallOws, to
the White House. Thus far the rest of
us have escaped. but be sure our W
turn is coming. l remember one cir
cumstance of bygone times with great
v!vidness. l arrived here after dark on
a February evening in 1870 with my
wife and u large company of friends,
when l had been a husband twenty
four hours, and they put us two in a
covered sleigh and drove us up and
down and every which way. through
all the back streets in Buffalo. until at
last l got ashamed and said, I asked
Mr.. Slice to get me a cheap boarding
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1uIe ana Jue pos
SCISSOR Of Il large fortune. His father,
the late Congressman John s. Newber.
~. was a partner Of the late Senator
Mcmillan and left his son a goodly
sum. which has been increased by wise
management until it now foots up sew
eral millions. Mr.. Newberry's brilliant
and beautiful wife, a daughter of the
late General Alfred c. Barnes Of New
York. brought him several millions
more. He is an enthusiast on the sub
ject Of automobiles, yachts, warships
and babies. His family is a large one,
and the first arrivals came In pairs.
He does not need his salary Of $4,000
a year very much. but 1t will help pay
for gasoline for the automobiles and
Christmas presents for the children.
When President Roosevelt vas last in
Detroit he made a speech in which he
said:
II cannot say that the story is true.
but they do say that during the Span
ish war Il sailor while scrubbing the
decks was asked what yacht that was
in the distance.
"'It's the Dawn replied the sailor.
elbow do you knOw?' was the query.
81 know said the sailor. because I
own her."
The Dawn was the name of the
yacht which Mr.. Newberry rendered
the government for service in the wal
with Spain. Whether the millionaire
yNchtsman V scrubbed decks or not,
he was subjected to very rigid disci.
pline during his service in the navy In
the contest with Spain. He was IL
member OF the Michigan naval militia.
made up largely Of wealthy young men.
When war broke out they volunteered
and We're assigned to the cruiser 70
semitic. All sorts Of mental and dis
agreeable tasks We're given these rep
r%escntatives Of leading families, but
they We're game and II took his
medicine with better grace than the
present assistant secretary Of the navy.
+. Hopkinson Smith, the versatile
genius who writes novels, builds light
houses. paints pictures, constructs sen
walls. lectures and does globe trotting.
Is n native OF Baltimore and is sixty
seven years old. He usually spends
the summer Mt his villa near Venice
and has discovered M ingenious meth
cd Of Kidding himself of the importuni-
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and safely delivering 1t into the hands
Of the Russians. Il feat for which he Is
said to have received 100000. This Is
not the only exploit credited to him.
He has fought Indians in North Amer
lea and headed revolutions in South
America. Perhaps he is the only liv-
ing man to whom is erected a tomb
stone. This stands in the wilds Of
Montana and Is neatly inscribed, "Sa-
cred to the memory Of the Hon. James
Rcche." 1t was erected In 1870 by his
mother. Lady Fermoy. who was under
the belief that her son had been killed
Surfing an Indian raid.
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Z IOOuS us tuc
guests Of the government. Since the
results of the experiments on preserved
foods were publiaED inquiries have
been received by n:. Wiley from all
parts Of the country as to the effects Of
eating cold storage foods.
DR.. Wiley was once asked why he
did not investigate rouge. Rouge"
the reporter said. may be very harm
full. very poisonous, sir. Don't you
think that it requires investigation?'
DR.. Wiley smiled. NO" he answered.
Il can't say l do. If rouge We're poi
sonous, unnumbcred women would
have died of 1t long ago. BY the way.
III tell you a queer thing about rouge.
1t is something that l came upon one
day in a pharmacy, and think 1t Illus
trates an odd phase Of human nature.
A young girl was buying Il pot Of
rouge and l heard her murmur to the
clerk. You guarantee that his will not
rub OFF, 4 do" the clerk answered.
| This. like All our rouges. is warranted
to stand The hardest kiss Of %investiga-
tion that any of your women friends
will try on it,
Though "A lanlsman, Truman II.
NewbeIry of Detroit. who recently
took the oath of Office as assistant Sec
rotary of the navy, knows a great deal
about naval affairs. The story Of his
career shows that he possesses espe-
c!al qualifications for his post. which
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-12-13

Smith. and it was by playing upon
this superstition that l finally discover
ell Il way Of Kidding myself Of these
pests. have a small pocket compass.
about the size Of n monocle, and when
their demands become too importunate
! simply ft 1t into my eye and turn
and gaze upon them. The effect Is in
stantaneous. When this sinister orb,
With its %quivering needle. is fixed upon
them, they turn and run away as fast
a. their legs can carry them"
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100000. although
last G 4 when Mr..
Roosevelt ran for
president the state
gave the Republic
an ticket Il plural
ity Of nearly half II
million. Mr.. Berry
is not Il native Of
Pennsylvania, but
was born in 1852 in
Madison county. III.
As a boy Of V g
teen he left the
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-12-13

massacreS of hui
man life, they will
still further earn
and deserve the
warmest gratitude"
President Com
pers has a reputa-
ton as q cOnServa-
tive labor leader,
but the men whose
cause he represents
have the utmost
confidence In his
N>~,n1A1y 80 Ahnim b,
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Mr.. Roosevelt and
is Of much impor-
lance, as the as
sistant secretary is
often called OH to
act as head of the
department and
give orders involv.
ing weighty mat
tiers. He Is forty
years old, a gradu-
ate Of the Sheffield
Scientific school of
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RlON OA AA4C NS
partment who e
members of the ''poi-
son squad" and al
lowed themselves to
be fed borax and
other preservatives
in foods last year.
The new squad will
consist Of ten or
twelve men, who
will subsiSt for the
next yea or so on
a diet Of cold stor-
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an amendment to the present ElkinS
law making that act more explicit and
efficient. He expects to introduce such
an amendment in the senate.
Senator Foraker takes no interest In
popular sports or athletics, though he
IL strong and vigorous himself. He got
SO much physical culture rs a boy
and young man that he has v had
a hankering for anything in the nature
of fads in that field. Senator Foraker
was one of eleven children, and his
father was a poor farmer. \ log cabin
was his birthplace. and he was taught
to wash. iron, cook. milk, spin, pick
geese and hold the pillow before he was
ten years old.
He went to a country district school
and Il day ripped his trousers so
badly that it was impossible to wear
them. Unfortunately they We're the
only pair he owned, and just then his
father was unable to replace them.
His mother found an old coffee sack
and asked her son if he would be will
ing to wear a pair made from them I'M
til Il better could be had. The lad
made a wry face.
Il guess I'll have to-" he replied,
'but l don't like to. All the boys will
laugh at me"
"Nevcr mind that" said his mother
encouragingly. Brave their laughter
and it will help to make a man of you"
All the boys did laugh when Joe For
aker appeared at school in his coffee
sack unlnentionables, but Joe grinned
and bore It. In later years his polit-
ical friends ON the stump turned the
despised p%antalOOnS to as good an ac-
count as Abraham LincOln's alleged
rail splitting served him.
"All the world applauded the great
achievements Of Russia's workmen In
the great work Of liberty" said Presi-
dent Samuel Gompers Of the American
Federation of Labor in a cable mes.
sage to the Russian premier, Count
Witte. And he added: 1.-THE cause of
liberty and justice should not be
smirched by atrocities and crime. II
Russia's workers willsa as sternly use
their power to suppress the vicious
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ties Of the Italian
beggars who infest
all the highways
and make the tour
lists life Il burden
to him. says the
New York Times.
"Thcre is nothing
the laZzaroni fear
50 much rs the evil
cyc--that is. an y
the least shade off
the normal in my
FpSnnct said Mr.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-12-13

once defined a scientific agriculturist
as "a gentleman in the employ Of the
government who can make 81 grow on
an appropriation bill where only 81
grew before" is soon to test the health
fulness of cold storage food. For the
purpose Of the investigation he will use
practically the same young men en-
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terests. 1t was Mr.. Gompers who re-
marked in speaking Of the necessity
Tor organization among workingmen,
'We realize the force of what John
Hancock said In Independence hall
that W must hang together or we will
hang separately"
On a visit to pittsburg recently Presi.
dent Gompers was welcomed by Il dele
cation which was headed by a brass
band. AS soon a his figure was sight
ed the band burst forth into the joyous
strains Of Everybody Works but Fa-
ther." AZ he stands in Il sort Of pa
rental relation to the workingmcn Of the
country. he was quick to see the humor
Of the incident. AS a matter of fact,
however. Mr.. Gompers worked with
his hands for twenty-six years, making
cigars. AMI only a short time ago he
demonstrated that he was still skillful
In rolling the fragrant weed into smoke
able form.
One Of the incidents Of the recent
political revolution in Pennsylvania
was the election rs state treasurer of
William II. Berry, mayor Of the city Of
Chester. Mr.. Berry was nominated for
treasurer by the Democrats and In.
dorsed by the Lincoln Republicans
Prohibitionists and the Independence
party. He received Il plurality Of about
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-12-13

birth. and. with NJ education which
began in the public schools and ended
with the night lectures Of an engineer
ing school in Buffalo, he started ont on
his career. Following in the footsteps
Of his father. an engineer and inventor.
he became a mechanical engineer and
II today president of the Berry Engi
neering company Of Chester. The
treasurer elect is a local preacher in
the Methodist church, and there is
rarely a Sunday that he does not
preach in some small church, often to
q congregation of colored people.
DR.. Harvey W. Wiley, chief Of the
government bureau Of chemistry, who
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-12-13
Names @Note
I'm the News
~

CENATOR JO-
y EPH BEN.
SON FORA
of Ohio, who
opposes the plan to
give the interstate
commits
sion power to make
railroad rates, says
he believes b e
complained Of
by shippers could
he relnedied by
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-12-13
Mark Twain
at Seventy
~

AMUEL LANGHORNE GLEN.
- EMS, better known as Mark
- Twain and generally regarded
~ as the dean of American humor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-18
JeNO
Ice Cream
POWDER

which is meeting with great favor, as it enables
everyone to make ice cream in their own home with
very little trouble Everything in the package for
making two quarts of delicious ice cream. If your
grocer can't supply You send Csc. for two pkgs. by
J,ail. Vanilla Chocolate, Strawberry and Unavored
Address, The Genese Pure Food Co., LIE Roy, NY.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-18

papers were forged-I was six years in
Cologne. They think / am German.
Good God, how helpless / am! Young
Won Taun went to Versailles yesterday;
he may return any moment. You un-
derstand, dear mademoiselle. He may
return tonight; and they will kill me,
are forged. If / cannot get away from
here before he comes, mademoiselle-"
Some one turned the handle of the
door, and he fell back in the bed again,
and lay as though sleeping. The intruder
was the pseudo-cavalry officer who had
encountered Dolores upon the stairs.
He thrust a grinning face around the
door, and asked childish question:
Come downstairs and play to US,
mademoiselle. Old Brachelli has fine
piano. | promise you they cannot hear
note from the street. That fellow
Eberhart there has monopolized you long
enough. Come and amuse the Others"
She turned her back upon him and
made no reply. When he had condescend-
ed to depart, having uttered many
pleasantries, the wounded man sat up
again and continued his story.
Don't be frightened of them, mad
emoiselle," he said earnestly. My pistol
is under my pillow. Use it if they
threaten you. / shall want it tonight,
when Won Taun comes back. Good
God! they would tear me in. pieces!"
He paused a moment, as though sud-
denly conscious of his situation and its
meaning. Then anticipating her ques-
ton, he continued quickly: Listen!
The papers | carry were stolen by me
from the German spy Eberhart. He
was not among these men here, but
attached to the Crown Princes staff
Our fellows shot him, and / took his
papers. | should have been discovered
two days ago in the trenches at AKRON,
but l shot the man who tracked me
down. That's where got my hurt Then
Muller came up, and ! showed him the
papers to save my life. He brought me
here, and you know the rest. Mademoi-
selle, he believes me to be Ernest Eber-
hart. Are you listening, mademoiselle?
Very we'll, he will learn who | am when
the messenger returns from Versailles,
and then, mademoiselle, and then"
The effort cost him much, and he
crouched down in the bed, shivering
with pain and fear. What to say to him,
how to promise him deliverance, was
beyond the wit of the brave girl by his
side. She could only say: 1--WE will
face it together; / will answer for you"
Even for this the opportunities were
brief enough; and the lads story scarcely
had been told when the German returned,
and asked, still smiling, if they had need
of anything.
YES she said quickly; for now an
idea came to her as upon voice of her
salvation Eyes, lieutenant, l have need
of something; but it is not in this house"
"Ah, a carriage and pair, mademoi-
selle-that is your need, no doubt?"
She shrugged her shoulders, as though
despairing of his coInmon-sense, and
continued: Captain Muller-I beg your
pardon, Captain Collingwood, though
have reason to believe that they are
one and the same person-Captain Col
then, has left instructions that
a messenger is at my disposal"
Two messengers, twenty messengers,
mademoiselle-if you say So"
One will be sufficient. He is to go to
tho charnic+'c chor, ~, tho Ro,,IaxyarJ CT
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-18
Continued from page 81

lessly upon his bed The German, on
his part, did not know how to answer her.
The request came SO unexpectedly and
yet was SO reasonable that a plea for its
refusal did not occur to him readily.
More than that, he believed her when
she said that his Captain had pledged
himself SO far
The messenger shall certainly CO."
he said hesitatingly. Il will be careful
to select one we can trust. There are
pens and ink on the table here, if you
wish to write. Is it quite impossible to
tell me what you want, mademoiselle? |
was never much in love with the pen when
one can do without it.
If you were doctor, lieutenant, l
could tell you; but you are not, and
therefore you will not understand. Oh,
don't let me alarm you. | am going to
ask you to read every word | write.
Her candor disarmed him; and stand
ing with his back to the fireplace he lit
a cigar, and watched her at the table.
he or she would ever live through. Here
lay salvation at the pens point, if she
could only sufficiently command her in
ventive faculties. How to tell Paris the
story of Count Brachelli's house, and yet
SO tell it that this BOBBY might not
perceive it, that was the problem before
her. For an instant she dwelt upon her
thoughts; then began to write swiftly.
Here is the list, lieutenant. Please
read it for yourself. y
He bowed and took the paper. Il
see you are a DOCTOR" he commented,
with a laugh. Where did you learn
it all, mademoiselle?"
Your guns conferred my diploma
upon me. My practice is in the homes
of the poor"
and they teach you to sign your
prescriptions with your name? Come,
mademoiselle, that won't do here!"
The insolence brought the blood to her
cheeks. She took the paper from him
with a gesture of disdain, and sat again
at the table "There!" she said, writing
it for the second time. "Wil1 that sat
isfy your"
He merely glanced at it. I'VE shall
give Eberhart dose together just now,'
he said as he went to the door. Don't
go to sleep while l am away, mademoi-
selle'
PLEASE leave mel" she said And
if you would save your friends life,
bid them make haste"
The messenger was absent for half
an hour; but when he returned the man
who called himself Captain Collingwood,
but whose real name was Muller, returned
with him, and received an account of the
request and of its execution. A few words
exchanged with the lieutenant appeared
to satisfy him; and when he inspected the
purchases, the lotion, the dressing and
the linen bandages, he seemed entirely re-
assured.
The account they gave me of your
wisdom is correct, mademoiselle," he
said. Il shall hope to express my
obligation better when | return to my
own country. 1t may be that we shall
be compelled to leave this house at an
earlier moment than had counted upon.
/ would be a thousand times beholden to
you if this poor young fellow could leave
with us. At the same time we must
not impose upon your good nature.
One of NV men can eft hnre tonioI1t
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-08-25
GLEANINGs AND GOSSIP.

1t i said that RIO wives we're deserted
~ theor hu<sd. Is in New York last
year.
3 mans hair usually tugrs gray flc
years before woman's docs
A man nainrd Osler died the other day
at the age Of les. 1t is I'm ieesesal tli-t
i.c was not q rleli uncle Of the theory.
I barrel OF eaf for every four inllabi-
tats is pn,ir-rd in this co3ntry every
.ssr New NtiL i the che salt pro-
Gpcing state.
.vnerica now holds The three big
yachting trophies Of tho world, The
Americas cup. Tie Seawaillsl.a cup tn
s..all boats, and the Canada cup.
ne kaiser is reported to have the pis-
to''oting habit sIia as he is good shot
anl carries small cannon lie feeis that
lie can proteee. h;iWelf.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-08-25
CENTRAL VERMONT RAILWAY
COMPANY.
correeted 70 August ID. 1aO5.

Passenger Trains leave Barre as follows:
1901 Midnight--Daily. Boston, Springfield and
New York night express. Sleeping cars
Montpelier Junction 20 Boston and
connection for New York; Connects at
Montpelier with train leaving at 200 o. IN
for Montreal and the West
400 .. m.-Week days only for Williams
town.
7.55 ). Daily. Local for Burlington, st.
st. AlhaIS on Sundays
$3.50 4. m-Week days only. Connects at
Montpelier Junction with mail train for
Boston, Springfield and New York. Par
lor car Montpelier junction TO New York
without change.
I1,55 a. m.--Daily. Boston, Springfield. New
York and New London fast express.
Cafe parlor car Montpelier Junction to
Boston Parlor car Montpelier junction
to Springfield.
i.2o ?. m.--Week days oalY. For Williams
town.
$40 ,. m.--Week days only Wall train for
Burlington. st. Alhans, Cambridge juno
ton, Ogdensburg Richford and Montreal.
Parlor car 70 Montreal from Montpelier
Junction
AIS ?. m.-Week days only Fer Williams
town.
$50 .. m. Daily. Montreal and Chicago fast
express. Connects at Burlington with
local train for Rutland Cafe parlor car
Montpelier Junction TO Montreal and
Pullman sleeper to Chicago.
6.45 .. NJ Week DAYS only. White River
Junction and New York. Passenger.
Sleeping car Montpelier Janetion to New
York without change, except Saturday
sos Q. m.-Sunday only. White River June
tion and New York. Passenger. Sleep
ing car Montpelier Junction 70 New York
without change.
Trains reach Montpelier about 20 minutes
after leaving Barre.
e.. g. JONES' j. II. BENTLEY,
General Manager. Gen. Pass. Agt.
j. o. ADAMS, Agent Barre, Vt.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-08-25
Injured BY Fan from Wagon.

A fall from wagon resulted in seri-
ons injury to Charles, the five year-old
son 81 Mr. and Mrs. l. r. Harvey, Of
North Troy. The little fellow was play
ing in wagon in the barn at his home
and losing his balance, fell, upsetting
a heavy wagon pole standing near, which
came down striking him fearful blow
across the body. He was found soon in
All unconscious condition, and taken to
The house. Medical aid was quickly
summoned and the little sufferer was re-
stored to consciousness. There il pros
pect Of his recovery, but he is yet in a
very preearious condition.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-08-25

ed schools, who is chairman OF the y.
NJ. G.. A. finance committee.
Two weeks ago $4,000 was secured
from each of the following men on con-
dition that $4,000 be raised from among
the other citizens Of the village; Ex-
Gov j. G. Mccullough, F. B. Jennings,
). c. Colgate, John S. Holden and WI
liam +. Hawks.
The committee appointed by the di.
rectors Of the association to raise the
funds is resolved to secure the addi-
tional $4,000 before September or
abandon the plan entirely. The total
amount subscribed to date is somewhat
over $4,000.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-08-25
BENNINGTON MEN GENEROUS.
Handsome Subscription Being Raised for
Y. M. c. "A. Building.

Bennington, August 25.-A strenuous
effort is being made in this town to
raise before the first Of September the
sum Of $4,000 to purchase a site and
to erect a building suitable for the local
". M. G. a. Many Of the most promi-
nent men ia Bennington have become
interested and are cooperating with
General Secretary j y. stehman in this
undertaking. Among those who are put
ing all their time to the task is Albert
w. varney, superintendent of the grad
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-08-25
~ neyelop Vernon Minerals.

The Elizabeth Copper Co. Of Jersey
City, n. T., has purchased large tract
OF land in the southern part OF this
state and win develop copper, lead, and
silver mines. The head Office of the
concern has been established at South
Strafford. The iucoYporators are August
Heckscher, Frank Berthold, and X K.
NcIaren,