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Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1905-12-08
CANYON NATIONAL BANK.
NO. 1861
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
Office OF Comptroller of the Gun.


Office of Comptroller OF the Cur
rency.
Washington. D. c., Oct. -, 1903.
WHEREAS, by satisfactory evidence
presented to the undersigned. it has
been made 10 appear that The Can
yOn National Bank in the Town
OF Canyon, in the County of Randall
and State Of Texas. has complied
with all the provisions OF the Statutes
OF the United States. required to be
complied with before an association
shall be authorized to commence the
business OF Banking;
Now THEREFORE |. Thomas p. Kane.
Deputy and Acting Comptroller OF
the Currency do hereby certify that
The Canyon National Bank" in
the Town of Canyon, in the County
of Randall and State of Texas, is
authorized to commence the business
of Banking as provided in Section
Fifty-one hundred and sixty-nine Of
the Revised Statutes of the United
States
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF witness
49,, my hand and Seal Of
SEAL office this Twenty third
O-OJ day OF October, 1905.
r. p. KANE.
Deputy and Acting Comptroller of
the Currency.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1905-12-08
Profitable Feeding.

Under BABY Beef, " "Protita,
bic Cattle, " and similar head
lngS, The News heretofore has
had much TO say about profit in
feeding. 1t has contended fire.
quently and ptrsistently that
young stuff of the right kind
was decidedly the best to handle
paid the most money. Actual
tests have proven this many
times over. f. B. Mumford,
Professor Of Animal Husba ndry,
University of Missouri, discus
sing this question recently said:
1T requires about one half as
much grain to produce hundred
pounds OF gain on calves as is
required on two-yrar,olds. The
work OF the Missouri Agricul-
tural College has definitely
demonstrated that the most
protta bic age to fatten cattle S
while they are still young. The
older the animal the more food
is required to produce a given
gain. Other stations have also
investigated this question and
have arrived at the same result.
The Central Experiment Sta
ton Farm at Ottawa, Canada.
found by comparing one thou
sand pounds live weight in the
case of calves, yearlings, two
and three-year-olds, that the
profit for each one thousand
pounds was: calves, S3l; year
lings, So; two-year-olds, $3.50;
three-year-olds, $3.50.
"When all Of the cattle Of all
ages were purchased at four
cents a pound and sold fat at
five cents a pound, the profit on
$1,000 invested in feeding cattle
was: calves, $3.50; yearlings,
1894; 2-year-olds, sl9S. IS; 3-year-
olds, s171.j0
mine tenths Of all the cattle
fed in the Middle West are two
year-olds at the beginning of |
the feeding period. When these .
cattle are in thin condition at
the beginning Of the experiment, |
they are often fed with profit:
cut starting with calves in the
same condition it is unquestion-
'bly true that the calves return
more profit for each thousand
dollars invested than the older
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1905-12-08

The numerical strength OF the
Texas Legislature should be cut
down at least one half and the
pay of those remaining doubled.
This would insure US better men
more capa ble-better results
and with less fuss.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1905-12-08

minds. We must carry consola =
tian and compensation in our
selves, and when we have done
so, we no longer feel the need
of an indisCriminate contidapt.
-Pittsburg Dispatch.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1905-12-08

boodler. Grating may or may
not be unla wful. 1t is neither a
special privilege exercised con-
trary to law or one the law it
self may give"
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1905-12-08

In the matter of education in
a National sense Germany, Swe-
den, Norway, Denmark, Swift.
erland, The United States and.
England lead in the order
named.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1905-12-08

turaI IMPLEMENTS Wire
and everything else in the way of Machinery on
either Farm Ranch.
FURNITURE==A large stock and we'll selected
==aso Floor Coverings.
STOVES=-Heaters 'Air=tights' and otherwise,
Ranges and Oil Stoves, big line of the BEST
n1akes==see us before buying.
UNDERTAkERS' GOODS==We carry them to
suit the needs of ALL
OUR stocks in all the above lines are large, the
quality is from good to the best made, and our
prices are as low as any reputable dealer
make. If in the market for any of these things
call around==It shall be pleasure to show you
what we have and quote you the lowest prices.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-02-22
OpeninG For a Fuss
And What Caused II

"A NEW family had moved into the
IA apartment on the first floor.
COincidently with the arrival
of the new tenants a cat with a fol.
lowing Of five or six half grown kit
tens moved in and took possession of
an obscure corner in the hallway.
From the statements of parties most
interested it appears that these ami
mails began bowling at or near 6
o'clock p. m. of the same day and kept
It up without any intermission worth
mentioning until II o'clock, at which
hour a tall man wrapped in the folds
Of a dressing gown and wearing a pair
Of sQueaking slippers was seen de-
scending the stairway from the apart
ments OH the second floor.
AS he reached the bottom Of the
stairs = door leading into the apart
ments Oh the first floor opened, and a
man with a skullcap and nm angry
c%ountcnancc emerged.
II don't know who you are" said
the man in the dressing gown, "but
my opinion is that you haven't got
much humanity about you-if anybody
should ride up in front Of this building
In an automobile and ask you!"
Il don't know who you are either"
responded the other man, but you
can't have any worse opinion of me
than l have Of you-if some man
should happen to write you a letter Of
inquiry about it,"
why don't YOU take those cats in
and feed them?"
'Why don't you do it yourself?"
"The idea of half starving a lot of
kittens and letting them yowl all night
long and disturb everybody in the
building
ut isn't disturbing You any worse
than it's disturbing me If you want
those cats fed you can feed them"
'Tll show you how I'll feed them!'
exclaimed the man in the dressing
! gown, striding over to the corner, gath
ering the animals up In his arms, talk
ing them to the front door and deposit
ing the bunch on the porch outside.
"What have you got to Say now.
sir?' he demanded, turning and facing
the new tenant belligerently.
Nothing, except thank You. sir"
"What? Aren't they your catS?"
mot ut all. l thought they We're
yours"
"Well, by the great horn! Say. my
names Rogers. WHAT'S yours?"
"Glad to know you, Mr.. Rogers. My
name is Hawkins" Chicago Tribune.
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cNSu us IL Is uUW
For three years the clouds broke and
the light flashed through. Then they
closed again. Yet God has a personal
tty. We recognize it as we recognize
the personality Of a Titan or an An
gelo. Only God is always working, al
ways creating. whereas their work is
done"
DIR. Abbott says he has preached sim
liar doctrine for the past fifteen years.
In illustrating a statement that the
Bible is the product Of inspiration. but
not dictation. DR.. Abbott once said:
II have a child ut home who desires
to write a letter to her mother. She
asks my help and sits at the table with
her pencil or her pen in hand. What
can l say to mammal Tell her where
you went yesterday l reply. oh.
yes she says. and then she writes, 4
went to a picnic in the woods yesterday
with Susie and Mary and Johnny and
Tom And she works out a little &C.
count Of the picnic. and then she
comes to me again, and l make another
suggestion. l tell her now and then
how to spell a word. l even occasional.
" correct her forms Of expression and
suggest a better method. When finally
the letter Is done it is her letter. but
she has written 1t under my inspira-
ton The thoughts are partly mine,
but she has made them her own"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-02-22
Fable of the Man Who Didn't Know.

Once there was Il Young Man Ac-
counted Bright in every Other Way
who vas seriously thinking Of Slipping
his Head into the Matrimonial Moose.
Before. however. taking Il step
fraught with such Tremendous Import
he decided to look About Him for q
little Expert Advice.
Hard by resided a Patient Man who
had been Married Seven Times: not
that he had had Seven Wives ut One
Time. for Death or the Divorce Court
had always Removed one before he
had taken on Another.
To Him the Young Man went One
Day full Of Confidence that he would
find out All About 1t. Tell me- he
said. about Woman and her ways,
for I have a Half Hour to Spend, and
l Fain would know"
You have comc to the Wrong III
formation Bureau" replied the old
man sadly. II know nothing ut all
about the subject. Ask of Bachelor
Wiseman. whom l have often heard
Learnedly Discussing the Topic"
Moral.-To find out All About Wo-
man ask tho Youth Of Nineteen who
has Never Been in Love.
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piled the aunt. but. Richard, if l were
you l would hire a good teacher to
make that band play in time in the sec
ond act"
Golden walked silently away, as he
could not muster up courage enough to
tell her that the chief source Of fun in
tbs second act is the "Rube band"
playing each selection in ear splitting
false notes.
The late Dan Leno was noted for his
generosity. which at times he carried
to excess. In the middle Of one Of his
successful tours in the provinces he
took n run into London and visited his
favorite club. He was so delighted
with the good dinner provided and the
excellent service rendered by the wait
er that he determined to reward the
servant handsomely. Calling the wait
er to him. he asked him how long he
had been working at the club and
learned that he had been with the or.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-02-22

THE GOOD OLD STOVE.
D. DUNCAN N. SMlrI

When the eager air is nipping
Dainty little rosy toes,
When Jack Frost is rudely snippina
Cheeks n fingers, ears and nose,
Then 1t is the foxy fellow
In the evening likes to be
Where the fire Is warm and mellow
And the girl is fair to see.
In the spring the fancy. f1eeting,
OF the young man lightly turns
To a quiet starlight meeting
With the girl for whom he yearns.
But when 1t is down to zero
And still going down. by Jove,
He would rather be the hero
Seated by the parlor stove.
Moonlight walks are quite alluring
When the fragrant lilies blow.
But they're quite beyond enduring
In a foot or two Of snow.
Then the warmth is not distressing
Or annoying for a change.
And the youth calls down a blessing
On the man who made the range.
There is solid comfort truly
In the hard Goals ruddy flame
When the weather is unruly
And Jack Frost conducts the game,
And your cup Is quite o'erfowing,
Really more than is your due.
II beside the embers glowing
They have saved Il place for you.
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ceive good money. Fun? Why, l carry
the hod from the time the curtain goes
up until it rolls down"
Miss Irwin tells many anecdotes
about .Augustin Days cccentricities.
1.-THE many stories of Willie Collier.
while he was call boy at the theatcr.
initiating Mr.. DAILY behind the scenes
are true. The guv'nor. as we called
Mi. DAILY. got himself into all sorts Of
queer pastures when he was mt work.
He would twist one leg up behind the
other and get all in a snarl. Willie
would get behind him and initiate him,
exaggerating it awfully. of course, but
following him right along in every
movement.
"lt WAS eNrruclullngiy Iunny. and l
always laughed hard. The guv'nor
would hear the litter behind him and.
without turning his head sag, evil,
tell them to keep quiet" and Willie
would come right up to me and say:
Ssh! Why. came near losing my en-
gagemcnt there that way"
j. II. Stoddart. the veteran actor who
10 starring in 1.-The Bonnie Brier Bush
at the age Of seventy-seven. was re-
Gently complimented upon his vigor.
and he answered that he believed lie
could hold his own pretty wei! wiz.
the boys, saying that, like Adam in
"As You Like It." he. too. could ex-
plain:
For tn my youth I never did apply
Hot and rebellious liquors in my blood.
When the subject of drinking is re-
ferred to the old actor recalls I'M eA-
per!ence which came near being his
undoing. 1t was during the run of "A
| Celebrated Case" in 1873, in which Mr..
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der every door. his mistress decided
she had done a good days work.
"Now, John" she said. "we'll pay
two more calls and then go home"
AN right. ma'am." he answered.
that suits exactly. I've got just two
cards left the c Of spades and the
Jack of diamonds" 60
EiliSton. the eccentric manager of
Drury Lane theater, engaged an actor
Of whom he had heard good reports to
play III the revival Of ''Vcnice Prcscrv-
ed But unfortunately he did not
come UP to the mark. and when he
reached the line. ALAS, where is my
honor now:' ENiston exclaimed:
Il wish to heaven your honor were
back in Newcastle. where you came
from"
James OMEN of Christie fame
tells a story about Frank Mayo, the
Davy Crockett Of days gone by. Mayo
had borrowed 500 in the morning and
had promised to repay it before he
went t. bed.
Mayo Hna l we're having Il late sup
per when suddenly Mayo slapped his
hand in his pocket. by Jove!' he ex-
claimed. jumping up. I've got to pay
a MIR 500 tonight before l so to bed.
Come on
"'Where does he lioe?' | questioned.
"'Well. that's the trouble. l don't
know. He lives on Thirty-eighth street,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-02-22
An Italian King,

I am so good for e%vrathecng
] oughta be electa keeng!
FEES no SOMEBODY else at all
So strong like me. so beeg. SO tall.
An 40 SOMEBODY else can do
So greata theengs like | can too.
HOY mOoch you try you no can be
So flna beega man like me.
You bat my life! l oughta gat
A crown for wear eenside my hat
An maxim all da style l can
Baycause ! am so granda mar
All dees ees true. Eth? How l known
My leetla boy he tai me so.
You maka fun weeth me an tease
An call me "dago" eef you please.
An mebbe so l what you call
mo good for anytheeng at ALL"
An you weel theenk you speaka true
Baycause eet looka so to you.
WAL. mebbe SOM time you ees right.
But not wann l gat home at night,
Hal Daes a time dat l am keeng,
An I am good for evratheeng!
know. baycause Patricio.
NY leetla boy. he tai me so!
Catholic Standard and Times.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-02-22

In the latter year hisiior TALBOT
he was ordained deacon and some
months later was advanced to the
priesthood. his first and only rector
ship being that Of st. James, Macon,
Nc. He was in charge of this parish
from 1873 to 1887, when he was con.
Secrated missionary bishop. In 1897
he was transferred from Idaho and Wy.
oming to the diocese Of central Penn
sylvania, Of which he is now head.
Some time ago Bishop TaIhDt deposed
from the ministry, after a trial, one Of
the oclergymen of his diocese, Rev. DR..
I. N. w. Irvine, who was IN pastoral
care of a mission at Huntingdon, Pa.
The latter charged the bishop with
misrepresentation of his character and
caused a presentmeHt er%nbcdying such
an allegation to be forwarded to the
presiding bishop of the American Epis-
copal church, the Right Rev. Dr. Tuttle
Of Missouri.
When the Rev. DR.. Lyman Abbott
declared in the Appleton chapel Of Har-
ward university a few days ago. II no
longer believe in a great first cause"
his remark was widely quoted and.
taken out of its context, GRATED the
Impression that he had virtually re-
nounced Christianity and belief in Il
personal divinity. but DR.. Abbott de-
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SS
strod In the middle Of the street and
In a voice that filled the midnight
called: Henry Ford! Henry Fordv
"Windows began to go up in all the
hcuses. and heads We're stuck out tn
view the two lone men standing in the
street. IL calling Henry Ford to come,
down and get your money!
"A policeman who came by walked
W to Mayo and recognized him. Mayo
explained that he had 500 that must
b 'paid before he went to bed and con
tinued to call. We walked nearly the
entire block when Il window on the
toy floor of IL house was thrown open.
and to the next Henry Ford, come
down and get your money! which was
by this time being %laughjngly echoed
by the entire neighborhNDd, Il man
called:
""\Vhat the deuce do YOU wa1t?'
"'Thank heaven called back Mayo,
it's you. Ford! Here's your 500.
Come down and get it.
"'Yes.' echoed the walls about. Hen
~ Furd, for goodness sake. do come
down and get yous money"
Richard Golden, the star Of Henry
W. Savage's successful production Of
Common Sense Bracket" has an aunt
in Wastham. Mass. who seldom at
tends the theater. Recently, however.
Golden prevailed upon her to come to
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-02-22

portion Of the campaign Of 1903 Dis.
trict Attorney Jerome, in opposing Mr..
Lows denomination for the mayoralty
Of New York. asserted that he was
lacking in humor. Others denied this
and declared that in the intercourse of
city officials quarrels and wrangling
were often averted by the mayor CIV
ing the conversation a humorous turn
OF quietly interfering a joke. 1t is re-
lated that when he was president of
Columbia university and shortly after
he had given a million dollars for its
library building a friend demonstrated
with Mr.. Low for being SO generous
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-02-22

Nv S"tlIOW. ~ 50
happened that the property man had
been using Kerosene on the stage dur
Ing the day and had left the bottle
containing that liquid upon the dresser
where Mrs. Booth was in the habit of
finding the drink for the sergeant.
During the business she poured Il full
cup from this bottle, handed it to me,
and I swallowed the contents ut a
gnlp. oh. Lord l said as l received
the potion. What have l done?' asked
Mrs. Booth aiider her breath. could
only gasp out Kerosene and make IL
hasty exit. For almost Il week every
one who came within range of my
breath shifted and Inquired If de-
tecte-l the odor Of coal OIL"
The night Miss Grace George, who
10 Mt present in the all star 1.-TWO Or
phans" company, made her hit in "Un-
der Southern Skies" her husband, Will
liam A. Brady, the theatrical manager,
was so pleased that he ran on the stage
and planted Il kiss on his wife's cheek
Just Is :he curtain unexpectedly arose
In response to m nco Brady dashed
of the stage. the skirts Of h!s ~raincoa:
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-02-22
na her Died Poor.

b~1u III DeP UbeO 1'OOr. d
The man near the rear door of the
street car was inveighing against
plumbers to eager listeners, and he
finally clinched his arguments by look
Ing around in a defiant way and say
ing:
Did any II Of you ever know or
hear Of Il plumber who died Il poor
man""
II know of one case.'' replied a man
who had been reading his newspaper
with seeming interest.
"Then let us hear It,"
1T was the case of my own father,
who was Il plumber. He invested ST.
100000 in Il steamboat line, and during
q hurricane every single craft in the
line went to the bottom. He died a year
later. and he didn't have money enough
to pay the undertaker's bill."-Cleve-
land Plain Dealer.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-02-22

graph and was naturally much pleased.
The next day many more came.
"l've had more than a hundred re-
quests for signatures since Monday"
she said cxultantly to Mr.. Brady. "Isn't
that a sign Of success? Doesn't that
look as though my autograph were
worth something's"
"Worth something's replied Mr.. Bra
dy dryly. well, l should say it was
worth something! It's worth 81 for
each specimen. The treasurer at the
Herald Square had cashed nearly TWEEN.
ty orders for seats bearing your name
before he found you out"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-02-22

StOddart played the
role Of the SER
geant.
I'm the prologue
l had a scene with
Mrs. Booth, who
played the wife ~
Jean Remand, the
hero. In the course
of which he was
supposed to give
me. as the ser
'geant, Il cup of
wine. which l had
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-02-22

"'Carry water IN a sieve l replied
triumphantly.
"'Oh, yes, you cam she said. If you
wait long enough
"'How long would you have to watt
asked incredulously.
Until it froze,' she replied. and I
realized she had me-"
Ex-Mayor Seth Low Of New York,
who is spoken Of for one Of the i'm
portant diplomatic posts in the gift Of
President Roosevelt. has for years
been a close friend and trusted adviser
Of the president. In the preliminary
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-02-22

When n mar starts in to put n trust
out Of business his folks need not be
surprised if he is brought home in the
ambulance.
The man who invented the snow
shovel would get bouquets thrown at
him in the shape of snowballs IL he
came around looking for glory.
1t Is the dead game sport who rather
prides himself that he Is a live one.
ParadOxical rs 1t may seem, Il sage
observation is very seldom spicy.
A lazy man is more apt to stop a
clock than a homely man by neglecting
70 wind 1t.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-02-22

waving behind him
as he ran. But the
audience, which had
caught him in the
act, applaudcd mad
", and the uproar
did not cease until
the blushing Brady
was dragged before
the curtain.
One day in New
York Miss George
h n ~foV'ty-siX re-
ruacfS for bor outn-
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MES this. and that
such a construction of
his remark is wrong
Is seen from his state
ments further on in
the same address
when he declared:
"There is only one en-
ergy. That energy has
always been work
ing. 1t is an intelli-
gent energy. No sci
enlist can deny it.
1t was working be
fore Christ's time
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-02-22

as she was starting
out on one Of e
q ual visiting
tours she said to her
new %cOachlnan:
John. l forgot my
cards. You'll find
e on my table
upstairs. Run up
there and get EN-"
John got the cards
and they went the
rounds. After some
nifty calls had been
made in rapid sue
cession. the nan
showing n card nn-
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-02-22
People Prominent
In the Public Eye

REPRESENTATIVES NICHOLAS
LONGWORTH Of Ohio has
often been mentioned as a pro-
spective son-in-law Of President
Roosevelt. Whether there is any foun.
dalton for the rumor time alone will
tell. The other day Longworth, who
Is only thirty-five, dropped in to see the
president.
"Ah, good morning. said Mr.. Roose.
velt. "And how is the baby congress.
a this morning?'
"Fine." flashed back Longworth.
And how Is the baby presidents"
Whereupon honors were held to be
easy.
Longworth is u Harvard man. and
the presidents fondness for men who
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e I OTK ana see
his show. and IN
finally sented
To GOlden's mind
the perfDrm n &c
seemed togo smooth
~, and. meeting his
aunt after the final
act. he inquired as
to how she liked It.
"Parts of it were
good, Dick, parts of
Il were just as natu-
s~o1 nc cnul1 hn v.o-
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-02-22

used to tell me-" he
said. "She was con
stantly reminding
me of the virtue of
persistence. 'You
can do anything
she used to say, by
hanging on
81 know o n e
thing I told her
one day. that you
can't do by being
persistent
What Is itY' sno
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-02-22

iCtWcen seventh 0T-
Giue and Broad
way
But how are YOU
going
"'Never mind
said Mayo. Come
on And we went
out.
"In time we reach
ed Thirty-eighth
street and Broad