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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-05-10

duty on the Confederate side, but he
could not see it that way. His next
younger brother enlisted in the Con-
federate ranks. and. as Admiral Evans
has since put it, this twas a fair divi-
sion if he saw his duty that way"
Though a mere boy then, Admiral
Evans performed distinguished service
during the civil war, and his career
since has been full Of useful activity
and stirring episodes. 1t was Evans
who said after the blowing up Of the
Maine, III it be found that the Span
iards blew up the Maine, there won't
be anything but Spanish spoken in
hades for the next six months" 1t Is
a curious coincidence that his flagship
is now the Maine, namesake Of the ship
destroyed III the harbor Of Havana.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-05-10

INSPECTION ON THE KNIAZ sOUvAROFF.
Osliabya, Borodino and Orel. The
kniaz Souvaroff was laid down in
1901. The S~ouvaroff, Alexander ILL.,,
Orel and Borodino have each a dis
placement Of 1856 tons and in length
are 307 feet over all.
The Japanese have kept a strict CEN
sorship over their naval movements
and strength. There has been some
conflict of statement as to the losses
to their fleet from mines last summer,
but it is said they have five battle
ships with which to oppose Rojestven-
sky, while they a muster to meet the
Russians nine armored cruisers and
fourteen protected cruisers. They
made an important addition to the
strength of their fleet last winter in
launching three cruisers Of the protect
ed class which We're building when the
war broke out. each having Il displace-
ment Of about 5000 IONS and being
.Akitsushima. which We're built by ia
pan in 1909 ut the Yokohsuka navy
yard. The foregoing estimate does not
take into account two Russian battle
ships and a cruiser said to have been
raised from Port Arthur harbor and
put in repair. The accounts as to the
usefulness of these vessels disagree.
The Japanese navy is in chief COM
mand Of the brave little sea dog Vice
Admiral Togo, who has as commanders
Of the three divisions of his feet Vice
Admiral Kamimura and Rear AdmiralS
kataoka and Uriu, the latter command
ing the scouting division.
The Japanese lost a valuable warship
in the Hatsuse, which was sunk by a
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-05-10

is II globe suspended in space, but that
great big chunk Of real estate to you.
IL ! was IN such dense ignorance on
this vital subject as you are l would
not talk about the theater. Here is Il
mighty world. 1t has passed through
mighty changes. and mighty changes
are to come. Its history Is SO stupen-
dOus that men are awed as they realize
It. and yet IL you find II sale of fifty
cent stockings marked down to %
cents the event Is Il greater thing to
you than the age Of the EARTH"
"Of course | am sorry for the depart
ment stores when they get hard up
and have to mark their goods down,
and l feel il my duty to go down and
buy and help them avoid bankruptcy,
but when | went to school | learned
something about geology"
"You have never spoken to me about
it before, and | can hardly credit 1t.
We will o o see whether you did or
not. l propose to devote m hour or SO
this evening to the subject, and l wish
you to pay close attention."
Mrs. ROwscr ut once realized what
had happened. Mr.. Bowser had picked
up Il work on geology somewhere,
skinned over Il few pages and then
made ready to crush her. She folded
her hands for the crushing, though had
he taken notice of the faint smile ut
the corners Of her mouth he would
have looked ahead for squalls.
"Now, then" he said as he swelled
out his chest and got ready, II suppose
you know that there We're several peri
| DDS during the formation of this earth?"
II have heard that there WERE"
'Thcre We're -four ages"
give. MIR. Bowser."
what! | say there were four ages
the silurian, the devonian, the carbOnif.
erous and the reptilian."
".And you add to that the mamma
liam"
madam, do you in your total ignO-
rance of geology to contradict
me-"
Il won't contradict YOU" she replied.
but l will prove that you are wrong.
We hay" Il work in the library. There
have beer four periods Of time, but five
ages. Just wait Il minute and l will
get the book. | was looking at it only
the other day"
"YOu need get no book. When my
word don't settle Il case of geology it's
time to stop. And what were you do
ing with u book on geology instead OF
looking after your house?"
Trying to educate myself, Mr.. Bow
ser. A few minutes ago you were com
planning Of the Ignorance of my sex"
She had boxed him up, and he real.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-05-10
A WONDERFUL CAMERA.
T0e Most Remarkable Panoramic
Picture Tnker Ever Invented.

The Most Remarkable Panoramic
Picture Tnkcr Ever Invented.
William j. Johnson Of st. Louis is
the inventor Of a Photographic wonder,
q panoramic camera constructed on
lines radically different from any 9th
er camera ever invented or manufac-
tured. being Il revolving Gamers con-
tanning Il relatively stationary lens and
a relatively moving film, the latter
moving past a vertical slot. through
which the exposure Is made, and the
axis Of the camera being Mt any de-
sirable point between the lens and the
film. In other words, 1t works just
to the opposite Of the focal plane shut
ter. which carries an exposure Of light
across the plate or film. In this new
camera the film passes across the mar
row slot through which the light Is
admitted.
With a camera Q by IL by II inches
in size and weighing only eighteen
pounds one can with one exposure
make Il negative 1919 feet long by 10
inches high. completing a circle Of view
equally sharp from end to end. The
camera is fitted with IL convertible lens
of three foci. as follows: The front lens
Of twenty-four. the back Of eighteen
and the two combined Of ten and sew
en-eighths inches. In confined situa-
tons. where the longest focus cannot
be used. Il change can be made ut once
to either Of the others. The latitude i'll
the size Of negatives which can hl
made is great, as the length depends
entirely upon the focus Of the lens
used and the width of the angle photo
graphed: the longer the focus the long
er the negative. and likewise the widoi
the angle the longer the negative.
The negatives produced by this cam
era range in size from > by > inches
the Brownie size, to 12'. feet long b;
10 inches high. II just rs good as til,
other. Think for Il moment that wlel
you have made Il negative 1919 fec
long YOU have made a complete circl,
Of scenery covering $40 degrees. 70,
can set the revolution Of the camera t,
stop ut any desired point Of the circl'
ACSS tIItu viz IIAAlAlulll, tllClS uNIIlS
scale on the tripod which shows at
glance where to stop the camera t
make Il negative of any desired length
This also shows how much Of the film
has been exposed.
The films vary from six to ten niche
wide and come in two lengths of tel
and twenty feet respectively. Thes
films are put up the same rs the fin
for an ordinary kodak. on spools, an
can be loaded in daylight.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-05-10
Tobacco Culture In Ireland,

Professor J. n. Harper of the Univer-
sity Of Kentucky, is, according to a
paragraph which Is on its rounds in
English newspapers, Il tobacco expert
and has been advising Colonel Ever
ard, who has been experimenting ut
Randlestown, County Meath, Ireland,
in growing tobocca. 1t is claimed the
moisture Of the Irish climate is good
for tobacco culture and that there is
plenty Of the right kind of soil in the
Emerald isle. and Professor Harper Is
credited with declaring that Colonel
Everard's crop 'is as good as any that
Kentucky or Virginia al show. From
a Report Of Marshall lIalstead, United
States Consul at birmingham. Eng
land.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-05-10
BOWSer as
Geologisl
He Comes Home Prepared t
Expose Mrs. B's Ignorance
Of the Subject.
BUT SHE c HIM
Know. More About Earth's Formation
Than Her Spouse---Latter Vents
Ire on Two Tramps.

copyright. 1906. by T. c. McClure.l
"ROM the time Mr.. Bowser reach
r. ed home the other evening to
the finish Of dinner Mrs. Bow
ser was trying to find an op-
pOrtunity to suggest the theater, but
he did not give her an opening. When
they had returned to the sitting room,
however, and lie was preparing for an
hours smoke and reading she rather
hesitatingly observed:
1t has been about three months
since We We're at the theater. and I
didn't know but what you'd want to 50
this evening
ut Is very kind and thoughtful of
you to suggest it," he replied. but
evening""
Are you going out to a clubY'
mo. l am going to sit here and play
schooIteachcr to YOU"
But | thought my school days Were
over"
Mrs. E,wscr.' he solemnly said as
he got his cigar alight. 1.-The Ignorance
Of the average woman OIL solne matters
il an awful ti.in.- to contemplate. YOr
are nc exception. AS the days go by
am more and more astonished at YOU
ignorance. not to use a harsher name
for it,"
what is it that I am ignorant
abou! Z" she asked.
ere begin with, the globe on which
you live. You have been told that thi.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-05-10
FlREPROOF CLOTH.
Titanic Acid Makes FI~annclette Alb
sOlutcly ~lmperviOux to Flames.

Titanic Acid Makes Flannclette Alb
sOlutcly I~mperviOus to Flames.
In a paper read Mt a meeting of n So
ciety OF dycrs in Manchester, says
United States Consul Mahin in u report
to the state department, titanic acid
(the oxide Of titanium) was claimed to
possess remarkable f%lreproofing proper
ties, and evidence was produced in the
shape of experiments by the reader Of
the paper. He took some pieces Of
%flannelette which had been treated with
titanic acid and put n match to them.
The incipient fire in the material
smoldered and went out, refusing to
burst into a fame. The experimenter
claimed that all inflammnble textiles
could thus be rendered freproof and
that dyeing. boiling or washing would
not remove the acid. 1t becoming, In
fact. an integral part of the fabric.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-05-10

produce tea, the Summerville planta-
ton and another in the island of ia
maica.
The tea farm is approached by Il well
kept country avenue, lined on both
sides by pines. and the grounds are In
closed by a hedge of wild lemon which
has long thorns and which. Is DR.. Shep-
ard says is ''horse high. pig tight. OK
strong and rabbit proof" In h spring
the hedge is beautiful with flowers. not
unlike orange blossoms, and in the fall
it bears fruit somewhat smaller than
the ordinary lemon. which makes a de
llcious marnalade.
The farm was established in 1892 on
q small scale. but DIR. Shepard interest
ed the United States agricultural de-
partment and enlisted the governments
aid in the project Of tea raising. The
tea is grown for experimental rather
than for commercial purposes. but
enough is sold to about pay the cost Of
Its production.
The a for picking the tea leaves
IL from April till about the middle of
October. and the leaves are picked ev-
cry ten OF twelve days. or from eighteen
10 twenty-five times during the season.
by the children from the Colorel Indus
trial school. who have baskets tied
around their waists and use bot!
hands. some Of the boys picking fft.y
pounds Of green leaf a day. whereas
from twenty to thirty pounds are 20
videred a good days work In India.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-05-10


ADMIRAL TOGO. tary discussion
with a bus driver who had locked his
wheel.
"G'wan,' he shouted as a inisher,
yer amt fit to command a bloomin'
Rooshian battleship!"
But success has not made the Japa-
nese overconfident, and no pains were
spared by their naval officers in their
preparations for a meeting with the
powerful Russian second Pacific squad
ron which sailed from Kronstadt last
autumn. OF this fleet Vice Admiral
Rojestvensky Is IN chief command,
with Rear Admirals Volkersam and
Enquist as division commanders. The
deet has now made Its way to the
eastern coast Of Asia. Admiral Nicolai
1vanovitch Nebogatoff was dispatched
from Libau in February to join Ro-
~jestvensky's feet, and his early arriv-
al on the Asiatic coast Is anticipated.
His squadron comprises a battleship
n several cruisers and de%stroyers.
Admiral R~ojestvensky's fleet when 1t
passed Singapore was composed in all
Of forty-two vessels. He then had
with him seven battleships. two armor-
ed cruisers. five unarmored cruisers,
three converted cruisers. eve torpedo
boat destroyers. seventeen steamers
and hospital ships and a tug. Admiral
Roiestvensky's flagship is the powerful
battleship Kniaz Souvaroff, and his six
other battleships are the Imperatol
Alexander Ill, Navarin, Sissoi Veliky
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-05-10
lied it and took it out in glaring at her

lied it and took it out in glaring at her
for a minute before he said:
ut is just barely possible that there
was Il brief period called the mamma
liam period, but it couldn't have amount
ed to much. 1t was probably the period
between the hucklebcrry and the alli-
gator. OF course you don't have the
slightest idea what the first age was?
How should u woman who is gadding
about after bargains"
1.-The first Is known al the age of
mollusk, and there were two eras in
It, the lower and the upper silurian."
"But-but what business have you to
know it," demanded Mr.. Bowser as
he wriggled around IN his chair, both
indignant and astonished at her knowl-
edge Of the subject.
Il am sorry that l know a shirt but
ton from an anchor" she replied, "but
somehow l can't help it. l would
run after bargains all the time. but I
haven't the money"
"And-and you pretend that you
know how the foundations Of the earth
were formed, do your" he asked as the
back of his neck began to show the
usual red.
"Why, l know just a little about it.
The first stratum was formed during the
mollusk age in the lower silurian era
and is composed Of mollusks. On top
Of that comes Potsdam sandstone.
Then follow calciferous sandstone.
limestone. Utica shale, Hudson river
group. Oneida ~conglomerate, Mp
"Stop, woman!" exclaimed Mr.. Bow
ser as he rose up and pointed Il finger
at her. II sit down here to give you a
little information about geology, and
within ten minutes time you are max
ing Il burlesque of the thing. How
dare YOU talk as you do"
What is wrong about my talk? If
happen to know more about geology
h a YOU 60 md
"Stop. l say! You know more about
geology than I do! Great Scott, but
what ~inipudcnce. Woman, have you
the slightest idea who l ann"
"You are Mr.. Rowser."
"And you-who are your"
II am Mrs. Bowser."
Sand yet you-you-yOu'-
MIR. Rowscr choked and gasped anC
had to take Il walk to get ahead of Z
stroke OF apopleNy. When he had
Gained Gown Il bit he returned to say:
"Manam. you have no doubt got I'M
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-05-10
AN AMERICAN TEA FARM.

How the Experiment Of Growing Tea
In h United States II Made.
Situated among the pines, live oaks
and magnolias OF S~nmmerville, a win
ter resort Of South Carolina, twenty
two miles from Charleston, Is the Pine
hurst tea farm OF DR.. Charles U. Shep-
ard. 1t Is the largest of the three places
where the experiment Of %cultivating
tea in the United States is being car
ried on. In the other two places tea
has not yet been produced. In fact. but
two spots in the western hemisphere
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-05-10

in length is 49, feet over all. The Asa
hi has a displacement of 1920 tons
and the Shik!shima 1850 tons.
Admiral Ro~jestvensky sailed into orr
entail waters with more battleships in
his command than Admiral Togo. but
the Japanese strength in cruisers and
torpedo boats and destroyers has been
held to Offset fully this advantage of
their o%pponents.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-05-10

mine last sum-
mer. 1t was a
battleship with
a displacement
of $4,000 tons
and Il high
speed capacity.
The flagship of
Admiral Togo
Is the Mikasa.
Inc largest u!
the %Japanos"
b a ttleship.'
which was lai !
down in 1899,
1t has 4 dis
placement of
1c0O0 tons and
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-05-10
A Plant.

A species OF acacia has been discov-
cred in the far east which is one OF the
strangest plants known. At sunset it
closes its leaves and flowers and seem
incly goos to sleep for the night. If 1t
Is Jared or hit it will tremble violent
" and il continually disturbed emits
an odor which gives n person a violent
headache.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-05-10

REDUCES FRICTION.
Of the AK to a minimum. \ series of
grooves Or recesses is cut in the face
Of the AK close to the cutting edge. and
back to these grooves the face Is hol-
lowed out. as indicated IN the accompa-
nying illustration.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-05-10

AT the Rus.
sian empire
lost tremen-
dously in pres
tige through
the failure Of
its army in
Manchuria and
of its naval
force at Port
AIWuE u II u
VladivOstOk to
whip the Jap.
0nese was IL.
Illustrated inthe
way a cat
driver in Lon
don ended an
unnar1i0mpn.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-05-10
TWO GREATAKMA
SHIPS OF WAR UNDER ADMlRALS
TOGO AND RoJesTveNsKY.

The voyage of the Baltic Fleet to
the Orient and the Vessels I'm Come
msand Of It's Admiral-The Japanese
C0mmander and His Fleet.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-05-10
There Are OthePs.

There Are Others.
"a clergyman has said that 1t is a
disgrace to be rich."
"Well, l wish I weren't so darned re
Observation-Disclosures Post.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-05-10
A New Type Of Az Head

A Pennsylvania has recently de-
vised Il new type of ax head adapted to
reduce friction between the ax and the
wood by reducing the bearing surface
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-05-10

~"H the Rus.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1905-04-21
THINKS HE HAS A RIGHT,

EDITOR JouRNAL:-Dear Sir:
Inotice in your last issue, under
head of "The Other Side" that our
friend, Mr.. d. X. Holienbeck with no
other strength to apply his lash, has
assalled the renter, insinuating that
some of us are not candid and fair
minded. That may look very we'll to
those who consider him their able ex-
ponant of facts, but how about the
poor worm? 1t may be that the man
who owns a seyenty-five dollar lot and
a fifty dollar mortgage, owes every
firm in town that will trust him, claw
yers included), and who is trying his
best to sell out and move away, has
more right to vote than the man who
pays to the business tax payers of this
town from forty to seventy-fve dollars
per month, and is ever ready to pay
all debts on demand, but then l ask
is this true? The echo answers, no.
Respectfully,
Louis CHAPMAN, D. V. S.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1905-04-21
f. ]. CHENEY & CO..
BURT'S THEATRE.

The element of sympathy is very
pronounced, pathos is genuine, and
even the comedy is such as to make a
distinct appeal in the new production
The King of Tramps," an attraction
booked for the last half of the week
at Burts, beginning Thursday matt
nee. While the tramp variety OF
shows has ever been a popular one at
similarity found in them all is an
element which has caused the public
TO look with some suspicion upon
them on account of the fact that lit
tie novelty has been woven into them
since they were first put upon the
market some ten years ago. 1t is
claimed that "The King of Tramps'
has broken into a new field. has sup
piled a story absolutely new, having
a well-founded and well-worked-out
plot, plenty of comedy, and enough
heart interest to sustain the action
While the tramp is continually the
center of interest, he is only an in
cidental character in this new produc
tion. A thorough vagabond, when he
sees the error Of his way, he turns
to be the hero and at the close of the
play finds better place in life. a
company of twenty people, which in
cludes a number of clever vaudeville
acts, are featured with the production
and some startling new tricks are
provided.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1905-04-21
HAS NO SCHOOL BOARD
Maumee Had not Heard of the New
School Law.

The village of Maumee has no
school board according to the opinion
of Wade Fl. Ellis, attorney general OF
Ohio. For long time, since 1877,
the village has been divided into two
districts and two boards have claimed
the right to represent the village. Re-
Gently the county auditor of Lucas
refused to divide the funds, claiming
that it was contrary to the new CODE
The attorney general has Just rem
dered his opinion and is to the effect
that Maumee has no board of educa-
ton; that Maumee comes under the
law which provides that all the terri
tory in village shall comprise one
school district, hence neither OF the
boards now acting are legal. There
is no law on the Ohio statutes which
provides lor the appointment OF an
entire board, though there is for Il va
cancy of one or two members. just
what procedure could be taken, if any,
is not given.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1905-04-21
S, S. Workers in Convention.

Eight thousand Sunday.schools in
Ohio are turning their eyes toward
Canton, where on Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday, June 6, 7, s, Ohio's For
ty-siXth Annual State Sunday-school
Convention will be in session. 1t has
been said that no gathering comes up
to the State Sunday school COnyention
in number, interest, enthusiasm and
spiritual power. Every county in Ohio
will be represented by delegates. In
addition to about one thousand Gre
Dental delegates, three thousand visi-
tors will this year, without doubt, be
drawn to Canton. Sixteen hundred
Sunday-schools within a radius of sew
enty-fye miles of Canton are planning
to send Sunday representatives
to study the Convention. All the ere
Dental delegates will be entertained
on the Harvard plan. Others provide
their own entertainment at hotels and
boarding houses ut special rates.
All are entitled to the reduced rates
on the railroads. The Central Passen-
ger Association has granted the one
fare plus twenty-five cents for round
trip from all points in OHIO. For fur
ther information and literature, adj
dress DR.. Joseph Clark, Gen'l Secre-
tary, Columbus, Ohio.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1905-04-21
Over Three Hundred Students Take
the Test

The largest BoXwell-Patterson eX-
animation ever held in Wood county
took place Saturday in the Central
school building here. Two hundred
and eighty-live school children ayailed
themselves of this opportunity to en-
ter high school and took the eXamina,
tion.
County Examiners Hall, Bistline and
Stinebaugh were busy men and APP
pointed as asasslstants the following well
known county teachers: f. r.. Nc
Laughlin, E. b. Walling, j. A. Ault,
Roscoe Wales, John Bauman and j.
F. Caller. -Four rooms were neces-
sary and every room was crowded.
The BoXwell Patterson examinations
takeplace twice a year, in April and
May. The next examination will be
held May l3.
Almost every village and district
school in Wood county was repre-
sented in the class that was examined
Saturday. The large majority are
from rural school districts. The class
Saturday was larger by seventy, than
any previous class, gain of oyer %
per cent. Tribune.