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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-08-09

Walsh was educated in the public
schools and learned the millwright's
trade. At the age of nineteen he came
to America and located in Colorado.
He was poor, but ambitious, had plen-
ty OF brains and was Il hustler and
COn made Il "strike" in the Black
Hills which netted him about 500, 600.
For Il time after this he ran Il hotel in
Leaavillc, devoting all his spare time
to the study OF geology, mineralogy,
m%etallurgy and various phases of sci
entitic mining. Finally he evolved q
theory of his own that the best values
would be found nea mountain tops.
His friends laughed at him, but he
quietly went to work, and on top of the
San Juan mountains ut Ouray he open
ed the Camp Bird mines, which speedily
made him many times a millionaire.
From the start he paid the highest
wages for the best labor. gave his men
an eight hour day of his own volition,
built them Il handsome clubhouse OH
Camp Bird property and was recently
able to declare with pardonable pride
that he had never had trouble with his
labor and had never had Il strike.
When it is recalled that for years Colo
RADIO has been the theater Of the most
determined and violent struggles be-
tween miners and owners. Mr.. Walsh's
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-08-09
FILLED THE WAR CHEST,
tanker T~akahaxht, who Raised over
4i.s 1900. 600 Abroad For japan.

Banker Takahasht. who Raised over
$i";.CtO.O 600 broad For Japan.
Korekiyo TakahasLi. whose achiev0-
ments have caused him to be refes"
to as Japan's first great financier.
the shrewd oriental who succeeded L..
borrowing over $500. 100000 Of Ameri-
can and English money for the re-
Punishment of the mikado's war chest.
While Togo, Kuroki, Nogi, Oyama and
other great japanese sailors and sol.
diers were causing the Russians to
rapidly advance northward," Taxa
hashi. one Of the mikado's field mar
shals of finance. was conducting a cam
paign in the worlds money markets.
He was plausible and convincing and
a good salesman for japanese bonds.
Even when the final outcome of the
war was in doubt he placed $780, 900
worth in Great Britain and the United
States. ana he is now putting the fin
ishing touches on a sale Of $50. 900, 900
more. Ills achievements" said Il Jan.
anase official recently. ''are quite as
notable as Togo's work in sinking the
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-08-09

Russian battleships II Oyama's rout
Of kuronatkin's army at Liaoyang and
Mukden."
Financicr Takallashi. who is vice gov
ernOr of the Bank Of Japan, belongs to
Il OF the Oldest feudal clans in Japan
and was born in abject poverty. At
the tender age Of nine, when most
boys are playing marbles and wonder
ing what they can hypnotic papa into
buying for them next. young Takahashi
started out to earn his own living. He
not only Gid so, but he worked his
way through school and was so plucky
and ~persevering that he attracted the
attention of Japanese government off,
Gals. who aided him in visiting Cali
fornia. After Il year of profitable study
III America he returned to Japan.
worked in a government school as in
structor in English. and later per-
formed valuable services in various
departments. His motto Is, do your
best wherever You are placed"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-08-09
FOR COALiNG SHIPS.
view Devtce Which Greatly Eacili.
tateE Handling If Fuel.

view Devise Which Greatly E'ncili.
tatex Handling If Fuel.
II Scientific American describes an
invention which, it says, appears to
nave solved the problem Of rapidly
coaling large steamships. The ma
cnine consists of q comparatively light
steel frame tower. Within this is an
endless articulated steel belt carrying
buckets made of the same material.
The belt runs over sprockets Mt each
end of the frame. Near the upper end
or the tower between the rising and
descending chains of buckets Is an
electric motor. which drives a large
fpur wheel. The upper belt sprocket Is
driven from the shaft of the large
spur wheel by means Of a chain. The
supply current for the motor is taken
from the dynamos ON board the ship,
and its speed is regulated by a porta-
BILE automatic release starting box. The
weight Of the entire machine Is about
two tons. Its dimensions are approx.
mately 81 Ivy 3 by 31a feet. 1t has
twenty-nine buckets. each Of which Is
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-08-09

MISS ALICE ROOSEVELT. with the needs
of Uncle Sans new wards he has
strongly favored abolishing the duty
now paid on Philippine sugar and to-
bacco. Believing that representatives
and senator's might be led to ADOPT his
views if they could personally investi-
gate conditions in the archipelago. he
planned a tour for their benefit. and
thirty well known Washington states
men. including Senators Dubois, New
lands. Scott. Foster, Long, Patterson
and Warren. and Congressman Grosve-
nor, De Almond, Loud. Payne, Cock
ran, Cooper. Curtis. Foss and Long
worth, will make a close-hand study
of the islands and report to congress
concerning present conditions and the
character of legislation that is needed.
They are to be the guests of the Philip
pine government. which, it is under
stood, will pay the expenses of the in
vesti%ators.
h majority OF senators and IN
gressmen are accompanied by their
wives. and attached to the party are Il
number of tourists, who are making
the trip for pleasure and are footing
their W bills. Conspicuous among
these is Miss Alice Roosevelt, daugh-
ter Of the president. who has one of
the most palatial suites on board the
mammoth steamship Manchuria, which
carries the party. and who will at
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-08-09

SECRETARY OF A WILLIAM H. TAFT.
tract as much attention and receive as
much homage in Japan and the Philip
pines as Il princess. Miss Alice has
her camera with her. and us she is an
enthusiastic amateur photographer and
4 strenuous s::gltSeer she will doubt
less have Il wonderful collection of
interesting pictures.
A tinge of romance is given to the
trip by the presence N the Manchuria
of Representative Nicholas Longworth
Of Ohio, whose home Miss Roosevelt
has often visited and who has fire.
qucntly been mentioned as a probable
future son-in-law of the president.
Another member of the party is Colo
mel Clarence Edwards. chief of the
bureau of insular affairs, whose mis-
sion is to further the railroad develop
ment Of the Philippines. Secretary
Taft is DESTROYS of having about 1000
miles of railway built in the Philip
pines. Probably 700 or 500 miles will
be all that can be constructed in the
uear future. OF that amount Of mile
age about so per cent will be built in
the island of Luzon. The general plans
under consideration provide for Il rail-
road running from Manila to APART.
1t is also proposed to build a line
from Manila southwark to Vera Cruz
and Batangas. about sixty miles long.
That is all that is now certain for the
island of Luzon. 1t is the intention al
90 to build between 10 and 100 miles
Of railroad across the island Of Panay
and short pieces Of road in the islands
of Negros and Mindanao. All except
the Luzon roads will be valuable prin-
cipally for their strategic Importance,
although Panay is a rich island, and
the road there may prove of great CON.
mercial advantage. As an inducement
to capitalists the government offers to
guarantee interest on the actual cost
Of construction for a period Of thirty
years.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-08-09

al princely ~faSllion-the fashion that
has already made Paris, Brussels and
Washington social circles gasp with as
constituent. During the summer New
port is the stronghold of New York's
exclusive -Four Hundred, and rs an in
cident of the Walsh s~ojourn there Miss
Evalyn Walsh is to make her social de-
but. She ana her mother have for some
time been regarded as two of the best
modest. genial husband and father is
always 1T his best no matter where he
may be-in the palace of Il king or in
q tent at Il new mining camp. The
Walsh home at the national capital is
beyond question the finest private resi-
deIce in Washington. 1t contains six
ty-four ON Almost every known
species of hard wood has been utilized
in the interior finish, $4,000 worth of
gold leaf was used in decorating the
ceiling OF the ballroom. some of the
floors cost $1,000 each, there are cleo
trio elevators and Il patent system Of
ventilation, and the mansion itself, un-
furnished. cost the Colorado Croesus
81 100000. Surrounding The house is an
Italian garden ornamcnted with vases,
statuary and other works Of art. every
piece of which was secured from Italy
or Greece. Among the features of the
mansion are Il fine pipe organ, a thea
ter and Il roof garden.
The history of Thomas r. Walsh
reads like = page from the ARABIAN
Nights" Born in the county Of Tip
perary, Ireland. tifty-four years ago,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-08-09
LIFE IN NORWAY.
Interesting Facts about the Land Of
the Midnight Sun.

intervening F0CtS ABOUT the Land of
the Midnight Sun.
Norway has Il population Of only
eighteen to the square mile and is the
most thinly settled country in Europe.
1t has Il rugged, mountainous surface,
narrow valleys and immense barren
tablelands. The people prefer .coun-
try life, are not prone to rush from
the farm to the city. and are healthy
and strong. About two-thirds of the
entire population live upon the coast,
and there are nc more daring and ex-
pert sailors and fishermen in the world
than the venturesome sons of the old
vikings. The majority of the women
are OF fair complexion. with flaxen hair
and blue eyes. Many Of them are re-
markedly pretty, and they are decid-
edly picturesque when dressed in ma
tive costume.
There are public registry offices for
servant girls, who sign a contract for
six months service. The average
wage earnings Of Norway are said
to be only $SS Il year. and the average
expense Of living is less than in any
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-08-09
TURBINES FOR BATTLESHlPS
Radical Change Likely In Uncle
Sans New Men-Of-wnr.

Sans New Men-Of-wnr.
1t has been believed that there would
be no radical changes in the plans for
the new triple screw battleships be-
You'd that of making the armament
much heavier than has been installed
on the ships most recently laid down.
Now the navy department experts have
taken up the question Of e%quipping the
vessels with turbine machinery. 1t Is
believed that this installation will give
the vessels a speed of twcnty-one knots
and that it will be possible to have
economy In the operation Of the ma
chinery ut reduced speeds.
The great objection to turbine ma
chinery has been that. while it would
answer the purpose of scouts, torpedo
boats and other vessels where the high
est speed was required, 1t would not do
for vessels proceeding usually at Il
moderate or cruising speed. 1t is un-
derstood that this objection has been
removed and that a type Of turbine has
been installed on the British ship
Amethyst, the reports from which indi-
cate that the turbine mechanism can be
operated economically on any vessel Of
war. II II naval engineers find that
this IS SO it is possible that the next
battlcships to be designed will include
turbine engiEes.-New York Tribune.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-08-09

\oAAALNH MAJ IlNC IN
designed to hold Il cubic foot. or about
fifty->iX uoui.;S. OF coal. 4. crew of six
Elen is required per machine.
The apparatus can be suspended by
means Of ordinary tackle from either
side Of i ship or from the pier. Its
weight keeps its lower end below the
level Of the surrounding coal pile.
gradually lowering as this is de.
creased. 1t can readily be moved in
the barge or on the pier by four men.
Narrow harbor barges with open
loads, carrying about 400 tons Of
coal. are very well adapted for the
use Of the apparatus, and thus all
available dock space is left free for the
handling Of cargo.
When ut it's highest rate of
speed the apparatus can deliver $50
tons Of coal per hour. At this rate.
however, there is great difficulty in
economically '"ctling the coal, and
the usual : Y delivery is about
a hundred to:i' ger hour. This rate in
clCdcs a generous allowance for time
lost in moving the machines from
bunker port to bunker port and shift
ing from II barge to anothe:.
As a rule, three or four Of the ma
chimes are used on each side of the
ship. In case of necessity eight ma
chimes on each side could be placed,
and in this case a vessel Of the size Of
the St. Louis or st. Paul could easily
be coaled in ten hours. In the old man.
ner of coaling with steam hoist buckets
seven men could handle fifteen tons Of
coal per hour. The advantage of the
new system Owe the old Is too ap-
parent to need comment.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-08-09
An Automatic Baby Nurse.

An ingenious Swiss mechanic claims
to have invented an automatic baby
nurse. The apparatus is attached to a
cradle. If the baby cries air waves
cause specially arranged wires to OPP
crate a %pllonograph which sings a lul-
laby, while simultaneously clockwork
is released which rocks the cradle.
When the crying leases the wire fails
to vibratc, ana the cradle stops rock
ing.-Tit-Bits.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-08-09
The iStt lOur OF
The Philippines
Senator's and C1as7c3:men to Study
Needs Of the Islands and Report.
Miss Alice Eooscvelt's Plans.
Proposed Railway System
Fos the Archipelago.

E c r E =.
y IA Y
OF WAR
WILLIAM H.
TAFT, who is
now on his
way to the
Philippines at
the head Of a
party of con-
gressmen SEN
ators and 9TH
ers, sat ION the
lid" in Manila
so long as civil
governor that
b e is very
much interest
ed in the is-
lands and feels
bile
personal re-
sponsibility for
their continued
prosperity and
cOntentment.
Since he be.
came intimate
lv acquainted
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-08-09

LIVE on the sun
ny side of the
street; shady
folks live on the 9TH
er. always pre-.
ferred the sunshine
and have tried to
put other people
there, if only for an
hour or w ut q
time, even If 1 had
to do it after sun
set from a platform
under the gaslight,
with my name bill
cd ut the door as ell
tertaincr.
Y: ~-AN.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-08-09

should be killed on
the property by any employee under
penalty of discharge. The camp birds
are the scavengers of the mountains
and follow the miner from one location
to another. They become so tame that
they will eat out of the hand.
Mr.. Walsh was United States CON-
missioner to the last Paris exposition.
and while there he met King Leopold,
who was dazzled by the Colorado mil
lionaire's lavish style of entertaining
and impressed by his apparent bust
ness capacity. The king wished to
link his financial fortunes with those
Of Walsh, and a partnership was
formed.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-08-09
Electric Nail Waxons In Paris.

In Paris the %postofice department Is
now using several electric mail wagons
which are designed to transport the
mail matter in larger quantities and at
q greater speed than the old horse
drawn vehicles.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-08-09

Slotelncnt means Il
great deal. During
his prospecting days
he + G very fond
of the birds that
made his camp a
rendezvous. and
when he made his
"strike' one of the
first rules posted 1T
the Camp Bird mines
was that no birds
or harmless; beasts
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-08-09

er flock together. it has been my good
fortune to meet thousands Of other PEG.
pie on the sunny side of the street. and
l shall eNacavor to distribute some Of
the sunshine which these fine fellows
unlOaded or me.
Joseph jefferson took delight in tell
ing of 1 new playmate Of one of his
sons, who asked another boy who
young jefferson was and was told:
"Oh. his father works in a theater
somewhere
Pete Daley, while enjoying a short
vacation, visited Il New York theater
when business was dull. Being asked
afterward how large the audience was,
he replied, II could lick all three Of
them"
On meeting 4 friend who was flesh
ing up" he exclaimed, You are get
ting 50 stout that l thought some one
was with you"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-08-09

other civilized country. Every child
that has not received at least seven
years Of schooling by it's fifteenth year
may be compelled to attend the pri-
mary schools. which number about
COCO. with 100000 pupils in the u
try and $4,000 in the cities. The
eighty-six secondary schools have
about 10000 pupils. and the Royal
Frederick university in Christiania has
sixty-three professors and 1.4OO stu
dents. There are very few illiterates
in Norway. the average being only
three men in a thousand.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-08-09
Newport Plans -.
OF T. F. Walsh
:er OF the Colorado Croesus Like .
Chapter From the arabian
Nithts".-.Once Poor, He
Is Now the Partner
Of 4 King.
NJ F.
WALSH, bust

partner of King Leo
pold of Belgium and
multilnilliOnaire min
ing expert, has TAX
en- Beaulieu, William
Waldorf Astor's
Newport palace, at a
rental Of $780, 600 a
year and is to enter
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-08-09
May Twins Joke.

I have been the subject Of some ac-
tors jokes and enjoyed the fun as
much rs any one. May Irwin had two
sons who early In life were suscepti-
bic to the seductive cigarette, against
which she cautioned them earnestly. 1
entered a restaurant one day where
she and her sons were dining, and she
called me over and gave me an Oppor-
tunity to become acquainted with the
little fellows. After l left them n
turned to his mother and asked:
"What makes that little man SO
short?"
Smoking cigarettes she replied.
And they smoked again.
Willie Collier invited me one summer
to his beautiful home at st. James. on
Long Island. He was out when l ar
rived. and when he returned Mrs. Col
lier said to him:
you're going to have Marshall p.
Wilder for dinner" and Willie replied:
I'D rather have lamb"
When a acquaintance said to Au-
gustus Thomas after being wearied by
a play: THAT was the slowest per-
Torrance l ever saw. Strange, too, for
1t had a run of 100 nights in London"
Thomas replied:
"That's the trouble. It's exhausted
its speed"
Cned For an Hour.
Stuart Robson had been a close
Vrnirp11,o, null r,in,,<1 f,, ,,,O,,r ,, 20
Lawrence Barrett. His bosom friend.
Marshall Lewis. fell IN love with Bar
rett's charming daughter Millie, and
Robson pretended to think it was the
greatest joke in the world.
"Why don't you 20 in and win and
marry her. Marshall?" he used to say
in the squeaky voice which was not for
the stage alone. I'm tell you what
Ill do. The day you marry Mile
Barrett ri give you $1,000"
This went on TO: some time until, to
Robson's establishment and chagrin,
Miss Barrett accepted Lewis.
BY the'way. when Barrett learned Of
it he exclaimed: "My dear boy, you
don't know what you're doing. You
are robbing me Of my only remaining
daughter"
"Not ut ALL" Lewis replied, with q
slap III the back Of his father-in-law
elect. I'm merely giving you another
son."
When the marriage day came Robson
did not attend the ceremony, but he
sent his daughter Alicia in his place,
and gave her a check for 5000 drawn
to Lewis order, but with emphatic or
ders not to part from 1t until Lewis
and Miss Barrett were pronounced man
and wife. When Alicia returned her
father asked her If she had given
Lewis the check.
The girl replied, Eyes, father"
what did he do and say?" Robson
inquired impatiently.
why, father, he was SO overcome
that he cried for a minute after l gave
it to him."
"Egad!' sIueaked Robson. WAS
that all? Why. l cried for an hour
when l wrote it,"
Ezry and His Hog.
Henry DiXcy is an adept at the lei
surely tale, which Is n word picture
from start to finish. Here is a sam
pie:
In one of the country stores. where
they sell everything from a silk dress
and a tub OF butter to a hot drink and
a cold meal. a lot Of farmers We're sit
ting around the stove one cold winter
day, when In came Farmer Evans. who
was greeted with:
"How d do, EzryT"
How d. do, boys" After awhile
he continued, "Waal, I've killed my
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-08-09

Irving and Mansheld.
Z. s. Willard tells the following story
Of Charles Glenny of lrving's Lyceum
company: THE Merchant of Venice"
vas in rehearsal, and Glenny did not
repeat the lines, take me to the gal
lows, not to the font" to the liking of
Irving. so the latter said in the kindly
manner he always maintained at re-
hearsals:
mo, no, Mr.. Glenny, not that way.
Walk over and touch me and say.
take me to the gallows, not to the
font The line was rehearsed several
times, but unsuccessfully.
Finally Irving became discouraged
and said, "Ah, well; touch me-"
Irving witnessed Richard Mansfeld's
performance Of Richard I'LL" in Lon
don, and by invitation went back to
see the actor in his dressing
Mansfield had been almost exhausted
and was tanning himself. but Irving's
approach revived him, and natural an
ticipation of a compliment from SO ~
allied a our wa absolutely stimulat-
ing.
But for the time being all Irving did
was to slap Mansfield playfully on the
back and exclaim In the inimitable
Irving tone. "Aha! You sweat"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-26
AUDITORIUM A BUSY PLACE.
Booths for the AIidwinter Exposition
Are Being Erected.

The Topeka Auditorium just now is
about the busiest place in Topeka. Car
penters, decorators and trimmers are
working with might and main in pre-
~paration for the Kansas Midwinter ex-
position which opens in the big hall on
next Monday.
The frame work for the majority of
the booths is UP. Six exhibitors are
getting everything in readiness to move
in their goods by Friday and Saturday.
Some extraordinarily fine displays will
be on exhibition and they will not lack
in roper housing. Unusual efforts are
being made in the way Of booth decora-
tons.
Secretary Brigham could not have hit
on a more successful scheme of decora-
ton than heliotrope and cream. Great
masses Of the heliotrope bunting is be-
ing interlaced along the walls, trimmed
off with cream material OF the same
fabric. Southern smilax, always hand
some in effect, gives a touch of beauty
never before even limited at in the num-
schemes of decoration used in the
Auditorium.
we are getting along nicely" sal
Secretary Brigham this morning. CIV
erything is moving along in fine order.
We will get up the booth frames as
quickly as possible. Exhibitors are now
coming in. and the major share of them
will be here on Thursday fixing up
their booths. BY Saturday we will prac-
tically be ready for business. I think
we have the best show this year which
we ever had