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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-01-18
Copyright. 1904, by y. c. McClure.1

Copyright. 1904, by =. c. McClure.1
II. BOWSER had been read
w ing his evening paper for a
AVA quarter of an hour when he
laid it aside with Il sigh and
began walking up and down the room.
Mrs. Bowser watched him for awhile,
saw that he had something on his
mind and finally inquired:
HAS anything happened during the
day to bother you?"
Nothing Of a business nature" he
answered. but as l got off the car this
evening Il little thing happened that
has kept me thinking. \ tramp who
was %shiveriny with cold and looked as
If he hadn't had Il square meal for
three days came up and struck me for
10 cents"
".And you gave him Il quarter. Of
course?"
mo. l had had y row with the con-
ductor and was mad. and | told the
tramp that he ought to be arrested"
"Well?'
well. he skunk away. and l came
along. but the look of rcrroach he gave
me has been like m accusing voice. I
am ashamed of myself. Ii was II heart
less thing to do"
"Your conscience needn't cry out too
loudly" she observed. AFTER cook had
fed three great big tramps today along
came Il fourth one She wanted him to
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-01-18
Bowser Aids Tramps
He Refuses One = Dime, and Then HE Conscience Accuses
Him-Sees Sad Fate For the Hobo and
Plays the Good Samaritan.

passed out, and the cat meowed two
OF three times and crept back under
the lounge to finish her nap and await
further developments. Mr.. Bowser had
an idea to carry out, and fortune IA
vored him. He reached the corner,
where he had left the street car and
been accosted to find four men hang.
Ing about, and n of them was the
very chap who had struck him for q
dime. There was no mistaking his lop
shoulder and sandy hair and whining
voice.
my man, didn't you ask me for a
dime about two hours ago?' was que
ried of him.
"Yes. think l did," was the reply.
".And turned you down, for which l
am sorry. You must have thought me
a brute:"
Il did" was the blunt reply. al
though the tramp was puzzled to know
what was coming.
"Well. I'm here to show you that I'm
not. Come down to the house and get a
bite to eat. and we will talk of money
matters and your starving wife and
| children later on. Who are these other
men?'
"They are also poor fellows with
starving wives and children"
"Then come along, boys"
Mr.. Bowser appeared at his base
ment door with five objects of charity
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-01-18
A NEW SANTA CLAUS
HE IS THE MAIL CARRIER OF THE
RURAL FREE DELIVERY SYSTEM.
ncle Sans Messenger Makes u
Good substitute For the Venerable
st. Nicholas-His Arduous Holiday

Uncle Sans Messenger Makes q
Good Substitute For the Venerable
st. N~icholns-His Arduous Holiday
Labors.
In the city Santa Claus no longer
comes down the chimney because in so
many houses and apartments old fash
Toned fireplaces and stoves have given
place to steam radiators and similar
heating arrangements. How could San
ia Claus. with all his bundles. manage
to travel through steam pipes and
burst through IL radiator:
In the country they still have stoves
and chimney holes and sometimes open
fireplaces. but in the delivery Of Christ
mas presents Santa Claus, who is get
ing rather intirm. has found an excel
lent substitute for himself in the rural
carrier who is paid by Uncle Sam to
collect and distribute all kinds Of mat
ter that may be sent with postage
stamps.
In the establishment of the rural free
delivery Uncle Sam greatly facilitated
IN WIN VI ~ &iauSt " liz a
carriers are generally young and husky
fellows who can carry on their backs
or in their wagons loads that might
well stlgger the old gentleman who
has been accustomed to distribute the
presents to the young folks. Under the
modern system the Christmas remem-
brances come in neat packages all
properly stamped and addressed in
stead of being left in stockings or by
the stove or fireplace. But when the
packages are opened the gifts look just
as pleasing as ever
Sometimes they come in reply to
letters sent by the farmers and their
wives, and in this case the mail car
rier may in the first place have issued
money orders or registered letters in
order to ssure safe conveyance Of the
money or its equivalent. Orders for
presents can be sent by mail and selec-
tons be made by catalogue. In this
case the substitutes for Santa Claus
both take the orders and deliver the
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-01-18

carry Il bundle of stuff out of the back
yard, but he very pointcdly assured her
that he was not in the labor market.
He may have been the same man who
gave you such IL heartbroken look"
~ know that the average tramp Is
deserving Of no sympathy. but there
are cases where II good man may have
to appeal to charity. Suppose the mar
who spoke to me had Il wife and chill
dren wanting bread. What bitterness
he must have felt in his heart when l
SO cruelty turned him down! He knew
that l had money in my pocket and
that Il dime was the merest tritle to
me. and yet l showed him that l did
not care whether he starved or lived
on"
you may meet him again some day,
a double portion. Shall we have Il
game Of cards this evening to pass
away.the timc?'
"Ccrtainly not. do you take me for
a man Of iron? l have just been tell
ing yOu that my conscience
me Of wronging Il fellow being whO
may be found dead OH the street be-
fore morning, and you calmly turn
around and ask me If we slant have
Il game Of cards. Woman. have you Il
heart Of StoncE'
Il have fed more tralnps than you
ever saw, and if there is olc left who
has not called ut the basement door
l am not going to worry myself about
it."
"NO, you wouldn't worry il half the
town was starving to death, but | hap
pen to have a different feeling, Here
we are, warm. coy and surrounded
with every luxury. | have over IL nun
dred dollars in my pocket and expect
to close Il deal tomorrow whereby
when a starving. freezing man ONE
up to me and asks for the merest pit
lance l refuse it. 1t isn't right. Mrs.
Bowser--it Is far from right"
IF you have Il hundred dollars in
your pocket. why not give me il couple
to buy landkercliefs: l have only one
left. Your wife ought to come before
a titHip.
"Therc you 20, twisting and citicis-
ing" he shouted. I'VE We're talking
about Il starving mana man with Il
wife and children wanting for bread;
a man who has been looking for work
for years and years and failed to find
It.; a man who has probably gone off
to throw himself into the river because
of mans ~inlumanity to man. and you
coolly drag handkcrchiefs into the dis
cussion. by gun but you make me
SO mad that ! want to kill solncbody".
II simply said that | had only one
handkerchief left to my name. and
that had :; hole IN it." she quietly re-
piled.
The cat came Dut from under the
lounge with Il grin on his face, and
Mr.. HOwser stood and looked at his
wife for Il long minute. Then he ut
tered n ''lumph' and started down
the hall and donncd his o~vercoat and
hat.
Are you going out!' queried Mrs.
Bowser.
Hc ''humphed" again for reply and
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-01-18
MISTAKEN IDENTITY.

StraNEc Case Of Adolf Beck, who
Wns Punished FOr Another.
The case Of Adolph Beck. which has
recently aroused much interest in Eng
land, resembles that of Mrs. Florence
Maybrick in being an example of mis-
carriage Of justice. Beck's case differs
from Mrs. Maybrick's. however. in
that it is one of mistaken identity.
Beck was charged. with obtaining
money and jewels from women under
false pretenses. On the evidence of
women who identified him he was con-
victed Of the charge. That was in
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-01-18

FRANCIS E. LECPP. with this service.
Under MI. Roosevelt he was delegated
to make special Investigations in sew
eral states and territories containing
Indian reservations.
Mr.. Leupp is an author and news
paper correspondent. He was born in
New York city in 1S49, was graduated
from Williams college in 1870 and
from the Columbia Law school in 1872.
he is the author Of a character sketch
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-01-18
FAMOUS FOLK
WHO ARE
IN THE NEWS

HEN the Japa.
nese made their
recent success
full assaults on
Two Hundred
and Three Me-
ter hill, the i'm
portant position
colllnandingthe
entire city and
harbor of Port
Arthur, q novel
phase of one OF
tlla attacks was
q charge by Il
specially train
ed body of
~swordslnen. de-
scenu:lnts of the
old sam urai.
They e led
by Major Gen
eral Nakamura,
one Of the most
skiliful swords
men in the ar
my Of the .mika-
do. The brave
wOrdsllle G
moved down by
hundreds Il they
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-01-18

been acquired in
various ways. Dur
ing President Cleve-
lands second ad-
ministration he was
a member of the
board of Indian
commissioners. Tn
der different admin
istrations he has
helped to adjust
difficulties that have
arisen in connection
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-01-18

Young Cobb studied
law in the univer
sites of Berlin and
Leipsic and later at
Harvard university
and on graduating
from the law de-
pArtment of that in
%StitutiOn entered
the bar. But n bust
ness rather than Il
legal career lay be-
fore him. At thirty
throo ba Suc.Qn1aI
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-01-18

leaves 1t before ..
Sometimes he works
until we'll into
the evening. Iii
engagements at din
ncrS and other So
cial functions con.
stitute. of course. IL,
important part o.
his work. With $
much to do the am
baSsadOr cannot ar-
ford to waste time.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-01-18

on the death Of his father to the Il
agement of most OF the large concerns
which the latter had established.
Through his prudent and energetic
policy the value of these interests has
greatly increased. The lime company
Of which he is president has an out
put Of we half a million casks Of
lime yearly and owns a fleet Of thirty
five or forty vessels. He is president
Of one of the largest s%hipbuilding con-
Germs in New England and is an officer
in many banks and corporations. He
is married and has two daughters and
Is known as n gentleman who COM
bines the qualities of the student with
those Of the business man and public
spirited citizen.
Francis T.. Leupp. who has been ap-
pointed commissioner of Indian affairs
by President Roosevelt, has made q
special study of matters pertaining to
the wards of the government and has
been visiting Indian reservations from
time to time for the past eighteen
years. 1t is said he is the first man
appointed Indian commissioner in
twenty years who has had experience
with the Indians and the Indian serv-
ice previous to taking up the duties of
the office. Mr.. Leupp's experience has
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-01-18
The Molnr lie Saved.

1T is too bad you could not have
saved the TOOTH" remarked the teacher
to Tommy when he rejoined his class
after having Il molar extracted.
"Sure, l saved it," was the trium-
plant reply as he iished the CORY tro-
3hy from his pocket.--New York Press.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-01-18

Of the president entitled THE Man
Roosevelt" He has for some years
represented the New York Evening
Post at the capital and is n of the
best known members of the Washing
ton newspaper corps.
The Hon. John Sharp Williams. lead
er of the minority in the house Of rep
resentatives. probably has as large IL
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-01-18

u quite aTneStlv
and at last the chief magistrate of the
nation landed a stiff right handler
squarely on his opponents left check
which knocked him down and out and
left a small discoloration under his
eye to remind him of the honor of such
q defeat.
Persons who think that the life of an
ambassador Of the United States to Il
foreign country IS necessarily one Of
luxury and ease have Il mistaken idea.
Joseph IL. Choate, who, according to
report, will 500 be recalled as Ameri-
can ambassador to the court Of st.
James. is said to be such a hard worker
that he often goes to his desk before
& O'Clock in the morning, though the
office hours are not supposed to begin
until II. He finds a large mass Of cor
respondence awaiting him and opens
every letter personally. He is closely
occupied until l O'clock. when he takes
a brief half hour for luncheon. and
though the Office closes ut } he rarely
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-01-18

the branches of the L1AMs.
tree. and Il hoe lay
beside him. In the corntield adjoining
the road We're many weeds.
"Wlat are you doing there. Sam?'
asked Mr.. Williams.
as heah to hoe dat corn, sah.'' was
the reply.
''Then what are you doing under the
tree-resting:'
mot exactly. sab: l amt hardly rest
in, cause l amt tired. I'm waitin' TO-
de sun to go down. so | kin quit work.
Mr.. Williams also tells of a friend
who bought a pair Of loud checked
trousers. Ills negro valet envied him
and wanted them. They did not seem
to be coming his way fast enough, and
he threw some grease on theH.
"Charley." said my friend. take
these trousers and clean them. There's
q grease spot on them."
Charley took the trousers, didn't do
a thing to them and brought them back
in half 4 day.
"'Deed, boss,'' he said. II can't get
dat grease out"
ibid you scrub them well?"
"Yas, sah."
ibid you try a hot iron and a piece
Of brown paperY
"Yas, sah."
Ibid you try ammoniaT"
mo, sab. l amt done tried 'em on
me yet, but I knows they'll fit me-"
Lieutenant Granville r. Tortescue
got knocked out in Il boxing contest
not long ago, but he has the satisfac-
ton of knowing that it was no less a
man than the president of the United
States who dealt the blow which put
him out. Mr.. Roosevelt has taken to
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-01-18

using the gloves Il
good deal recently,
and when the II
army officer, who is
4 cousin Of Mrs.
Roosevelt, called one
day ut the White
House, he was in
vited to have Il little
bout with the presi-
dent. They fell to
punching each other
good ~hulnoredly,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-01-18

funQ OF WHY ancc-
dOtes as any man
in and he
tells them very well.
One day while lei
surely driving down
a road near his home
town in Mississippi
Mr.. Williams OBJ
served Il darby re-
clining under a rec
near the roadside.
The 9 was gaz-
ir~ 1cvf1x. ,,vn fhuNrrn
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-03-25
Chapter So.

An Act to amend Section ten of Chapter
fifty-two Of the Revised Statutes re-
'atinG to the management and opera
tiop of Steam Railroads.
Section l. Section ten of chapter fifty
two OF the revised statutes is hereby
amended by striking out the words Eat
grade" in the first line of said section,
and inserting in place thereof the words
each other so that said section as
amended shall read as follows:
Section TO- Railroads intersectine or
crossing each other. shall be deemed. for
all business purposes. connecting roads
Section 2. This act shall take effect
when approved.
IApproved March Is, 1906,
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An Act TO amend Chapter fifteen OF the
Revised Statutes. relating to the Edu
cation Of Youth.
Section forty OF chapter fifteen OF the
rev ',h statutes is hereby amended oy
sst.t'kine out the word 'twenty-hv IN
IN. me second line OF said section and insert
ing IN place thereof the word twenty. SO
that said section as amended. shall read
as follows:
section 10. The school committees OF
TWO TWO OF more towns having under their
t te and custody an aggregate OF not less
INN twenty nor more than nifty SCHOOLS.
; ,aS unite in the employment OF super
ihm son OF schools: provided they have
. zen so authorized by a vote OF their
. m~ns at the regular town meetings. or
pose
Improved March Il. isOo.l
Chapter 56.
an Act to Ak the salary Of the Governor.
hN MN and after January. frst. nineteen
s.,'o and seven. the salary OF tne gov
. snail be three thousand collars i
~ payable quarterly on the trst 't'H
'ahuary, April July and OctoneE.
tApproved March 1A 1851
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Chapter 81.
An Act to amend Section twelve Of Chap
ter one hundred and forty of the Re
vised Statutes. relating to Coroner's In
quests.
Section twelve Of chapter one hundred
and forty of the revised statutes is hereby
amended by striking out the fifth. sixth.
seventh and eighth lines and Inserting in
the place thereof the following. party
giving notice that dead body has been
found. and the person who picked up such
dead body. and the person who has had
the care of such body until taken charge
OF by the coroner shall he paid a
suitable compensation by the county for
their personal services. so that said sec
tion as amended. shall read as follows:
Section L.. The coroner, whether an in
quest is held or not, the jurors. witnesses
and any other person required to summon
Jurors or witnesses, shall he allowed. in
addition to the regular fees. sam srffi-
Cient to make a reasonable compensation
for all their services and expenses. and
the party giving notice that a dead body
has heen found. and the person who
picked up such dead body. and the person
who has had the care OF such body until
taken charge OF by the coroner shall b..
paid a suitabl compensate by the coun-
ty for their personal services
Improved March Is 1901
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An Act to regulate the purchase Of Milk
or Cream BY Creameries.
Section 1. On and after July FIRST In
the year nineteen hundred and i've. all
milk or cream purchases ~ ANY per-
son. firm or corporation. for Disc In or to
be resold by any creamery In this state.
shall be weighed and shall be tested by
the Babcock test to ascertain the antount
Of butter fat per pound therein ttbn-
tanned: and the value Of the cteauf or
milk thus pdrcbascd shall be detery9Ihed
by the amount OF butter fat per pound
as thus ascerfalned. The test herein
provided shall be made by the, owners
or operators of the creamery pdrchas-
ing As aforesaid but upon petition in
writing, signed BY twenty-five per cent
or more Of the patrons Of any creamery
and addressed to the commissioned. Of
agriculture, or upon petition In writing
signed by the owner or operator 81 any
creamery and addressed to said com
missioner. one or more tests shall be-
made by, OF under the direction OF said
and the fndinE OF aaid
C, 'mfnfssiOuer shall be conclusive upon
all parties Therein concerned Provided.
however. that, when the total number Of
patrons Of any one creamery exceeds
one hundred. then the humber of peti.
TONERS herein, required by patrons need
not exceed thirty. All samples OF cream
treatAd by said test shall he weighed
and the STANDARD unit for testing shall
he eighteen grams.
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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-08-13
PRESIDENT SCOTT
TO CALL COMMITTEE
VIII Reopen the Matter of Erecting
Carnegie Library Building
Next Week.

Ensley, August 12.-(Specia1.) mayor
N. w. Scott, president of the Carnegie
Library association, will call the exec
utive committee together one night next
week for the purpose of discussing plans
for the early erection of the library
building.
Mayor Scott has been very busy with
other matters for several weeks and has,
had but little time to devote to this en-
terprise. but stated today that he would
bring the committee together in a few
days with the intention of reopening the
matter and making plans for the build
ing. Mr. Scott moved his family back
to the city today from their country
home, where they have been for several
weeks spending the summer
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-08-13
~ SLEY . EP n r T w e n 7 &
w. NJ. AKENHAUSER
BURIED YESTERDAY
The Funeral Was Attended BY Knights
Of Pythias and Woodmen
of the World.

Ensley, August 12.-(speeial)-ihe iu-
neral of w. NJ. Akenhauser, who died
early yesterday morning. was conducted
from the late residence at Tuxedo Park
this morning at o'clock. The Rev.
George w. Read. pastor of the First
Methodist church, of which the deceased
was a member, preached the funeral
service
The Woodmen of the World and
Knights of Pythias attended the funeral
In a body.
The interment was In Elmwood ceme-
terry. Mr. Akenhauser was one of the
pioneer citizens of Ensley and was highly
respected by all who knew him. He is
survived by wife. He was flfty-two
years of age.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-08-13
Russia's Cherries cities.

From Villaris Russia"
There is something terribly depressing
ABOUT these ungainly Russian cities, vast
In extent though comparatively small in
population, and more like overgrown vii
lages than real towns. There are very
many OF them scattered about over the
length and breadth of the empire. both
IN Europe and Asia, all very much alike,
all dirty and uncomfortable. untidy. and.
with few exceptions, utterly devoid Of
anytning worth seeing. Every one seems
oppressed by the unutterable dreariness
ana monotony of life, by the squalor and
the sorded poverty, especially in wet
weather, when the filthy streets become
rivers or mud and the cabs have only
JUST enough life in them to bespatter
Iuckless foot passengers from top to toe.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-08-13

poor idea of Him. Those who live near
civilized towns sometimes attend Cath
Ollie churches They have in their tribal
religion a certain mixture of the Cath
ole creed. They are also highly supersti-
tious.
One of their solemn religious ceremonies
is the blessing Of the first tezguino made
in the year, Immediately after the crop
of corn is raised. For the occasion all
the inhabitants Of a pueblo assemble in
the plaza. In the center there are enor-
nous barrels filled with fresh tezguino
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-08-13
Women Work Hard.

The Tarahumara women are treated by
their husbands in much the same manner
that the North American Indian used
to treat his squaw. They have all the
hard work to do. while the men loaf
They shear the sheep and spin the wool
to make thread and cloth or zarapes.
They also cut palms and make mats and
petates. All this Is done during the
hours left free by the meal getting. A
Tarahumara woman generally gets up at
o'clock in the morning, mikes the sheep
and begins to pound the corn for the tor
tillas, the atole and the pinole. At the
same time she prepares the breakfast for
her husband, who sleeps later. The wo-
man spends the rest of the morning
making cloth or carapes. After the noon
meal the women continue their weaving
or work In the fields until dark
i Children, as soon as they can walk. are
taught to take care OF the sheep. At the
same time they begin to use the bow
and arrow They are required to hunt
birds. rabbits. squirrels, rats and reptiles
for the family consumption. Tarahuma-
ras eat the bodies of snakes, and allege
that 1t is as good as any young chicken.
Before a woman is married she Is the
property" of her parents: when married,
her husband is her master. If she deserts
her husband she il subject to death ac-
cording to the laws of Tarahumaras
Boys" belong to their parents until they
are IS years old. After that they are men.
eligible under tribal laws to citizenship
proper.
Believe In God.
The Tarahumara Indians believe that
there In a God. but they have q very