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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-10-25
AN AWFUL
SKIN DISEASE
Sores Covered Neck and Cheeks
ltched Day and Night = Moth
Ing Did Ne Any Good - Was
Growing Worse.
CURED BY CUT|CURA
At COST OF $3.50

Miss Nellie Wander Wiele, of Lake
side, N. Y, writing under date of
April 10, 1904, says: 81 do wish you
would publish this letter in the news
papers, SO that others suffering as I
have may see it aud be helped. I SUI
fered for many months with an awful
skin disease, sores covering my ears,
neck, and cheeks. Scabs would form
and they would swell, and itch day
and night. Then they would break
open and blood and matter run out.
l had tried many different remedies,
but none of them did me any good.
l was growing worse when I tried
the Cuticura Remedies. The first
application helped me, and when I
had used two cakes of Cuticura Soap,
three boxes of Cuticura Ointment, and
three bottles of Cuticura Resolveut, I
was completely cured"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-10-25
Editorial Repartee.

A friend Of mine, a London editor,
controls two daily papers and a farm
In Warwickshire. There is a legend
that the members of his staff who seek
his special graces buy the editors eggs.
do you know" one Of them, greatly
daring. is reported to have said to him,
1.-TWO Of your eggs I had yesterday
were not what you might call truly ru-
ral|' Indeed" said the editor grim.
~. "And that article of yours in yes.
terday's issue didn't seem to me quite
new aid."-Illustrated London News.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-10-25

Will oeioTe Aong oe the nome OF one O
the largest beet sugar factories in III
northwest. This conclusion is reache,
after a conference Ia which the leadin,
members of the Gallatin Valley clul
and G. c. Parkinson, q prominen
beet sugar operator of Utah, tool
part. The meeting Of these Rentleme,
has just been concluded and the preli
minary steps toward the establishins
of a beet sugar factory were taken
1t is proposed to build a plant cana
BILE of treating from 500 to 1000 ton.
of beets per day.
BUTTE, Oct. 23.-Edward Eyan, q
sign painter, this afternoon blew on,
his brains or the street before the
eyes OF q number of persons. Egan is
supposed to have become Respondent
through heavy drinking. He attempt.
ed his life earlier in the day at his
place OF employment, vowing al the
time that he would succeed in com.
hitting suicide.
HELENA, Oct. 2~3.-Sheriff Scharren.
broich reached Helena from Vaucou.
yer tonight after an u~neventful jour.
ney Of $500 miles, having in custody
Camille Frederick Remy, the sup.
posed murder Of WATSON j. Oliver,
near Wolf creek. on September %.
Remy protests his innocence of the
crime, and says that a hunter, who
Joined him must have committed the
deed. A preliminary hearing will be
speedily arranged.
HELENA, Oct. 23.-S. Brown, a boy
IL years old, was accidently shot and
instantly killed by his 11-year.old
brother near Townsend yesterday at.
ternoon. The younger boy was car.
rying a shotgun and walking behind
his brother, when the gun was dis.
charged. The father had started for
a walk with the boys and had sent
them back for the gun. He intended
to use the gun on any game he might
encounter during the walk.
STEvENsvILLE, Oct. 23.-The heavy
frosts which prevailed in this section
every day last week did much damage.
Potatoes and apples were frozen in
every portion of the valley, and some
of the farmers are heavy losers. Mr..
Prayer, on the Samuel Dinsmore
ranch, north of town, lost three car
loads of apples, and several other
farmers lost a like amount. 1t has
been the custom of many in this vi.
cinity to place their apples in sheds
till the cold weather in winter, when
they move them to cellars, and this
most of the loss. Potatoes
beeu frozen in the ground, and
the frost goes deeper every day.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-10-25

A visitor to the West cemetery at
Litchfield. Conn.,, found the following
interesting inscriptions on tombstones
there:
"Here lies the body of Mary, wife of
DR.. John Buel, Esq. She died Nov. 18th,
17GS, act. "a, having had 10 children,
1O1 grandchildren, 274 great-grandchil.
dren, % great-great to-
tai, 40; 1886 survive her."
Another: Sacred to the memory of
1nestimable worth Of Unrivaled Excel.
lence & Virtue, Mrs. Rachel, wife of Je.
rome b. Woodruff & daughter Of Nor.
man 4 Lois Barber, whose ethereal
parts became a seraph May q, 1885, In
the % y'r of her age"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-10-25
Loves Commandment.

1. Thou shalt have no other love
but me. 2. Trust me all in all or not
at all. 3. Thou shalt not dull me with
safety. 4. Wound me not with cruel
words. 8. Thou shalt not bind me
with letters. 6. Guard me as the Jew.
ell Of thy soul, for once lost l can
never be regained. Z. Thou shalt not
mistake thy fancies for me.-Philadel.
phia Bulletin.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-10-25
e AIR is +
And It Il Jus a. Necessary At Nigbt
ms In the Daytime.

And 1t Is Jus as Necessary at Nigb,
as In h Daytime.
Air Is a life preserver. 1t is the par
ticular friend of man, and he who bar
ricades the doors and windows against
this life saving friend gives a cordial
invitation to disease and death to en-.
ter.
Open the doors and windows aud let
the sunshine in, and let wind blow
through the rooms every morning. for
they are disinfectants performing labor
Of Il sanitary nature.
Breathe long and deep. Fill the
lungs to their utmost capacity with
pure air several times each day AMI
keep the home well ventilated night
and day. and remember that when
night ome on all the air you have in
Of out Of the house till the next morn
ing is might air." and you cannot bot.
tie day mir enough within the sleeping
room to last through the night, so by
all means let the air circulate through
the room and thus keep a fresh sup
ply Of this life giving element con-
stantly with you.
More fresh air is required during
sleep than when awake. for increased
quantities Of poisonous products are
given off from the lungs and skin at
this time, so each respiration renders
the air in an unventilated room more
unfit to be breathed again.
Keep the windows sufficiently open
so the fresh might air" can come in
from n side and the impure air can
60 out through the other.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-10-25
T0RTUR|NG, O|SF|GUR|NG
humours, Eczemas, feelings,
and Chafings Cured by
Cuticura

The agonizing itching and burning
of the skin, as in eczema; the fright
full scaling, as in psoriasis; the loss
Of hair and crusting of the scalp, as
in SCALED head; the facial distigure-
lnent, as in pimples and ringworm;
the awful suffering of infants, and
anxiety of WORKOUT parents, as in
milk crust, letter, and salt rheum, -
all demand a remedy of almost super.
with them. That Cuticura Soap,
Ointment, and Pills are such stands
proven beyond all doubt by the testi-
nlony of the civilized world.
Cuticura Soap. Ointment, and Pills are sold throughout
Boston. W Send for ;" How to Cure skin Huuours"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-10-25
"Prints All the NeWs,''

1t any reader of the RIVER PRESS
considers it worthy of recommendation
70 friends, the favor will be very high.
~ appreciated by its publishers.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-10
a NTT Vas LOOSEN:
ED AND 7 WAS ABLE TO
DNVERSE WITH THEM@
a4s**

- VERY one had his tale of ship
r wreck and disaster to relate as
we sat around the dull light of a
smoking lamp, but none was so thrill
ing, perhaps, as that told by Capt.
Hans Engellandt who for twelve days
and nights was entombed in the cabin
of his sloop Erndte which had turned
turtle during a gale, and was float
ing keel upward at the mercy of the
seas. The captains narrative was
stronger than fiction.
Incredible as the story may appear,
for it has no parallel in the records of
sea adventure, it's authenticity was
confirmed by the maritime court Of
Dantzic two years ago.
1T doesn't seem so terrible now to
look back to that never to be forgotten
voyage of the Erndte," began the cap
tain, in a reminiscent tone, as he light
ed his pipe. but l tell you, boys, it
was a pretty dreary plight to be IN
while it lasted, and ] never want to go
through another such ordeal. 1 never
was nearer to eternity than then.
THE Erndte, of which L was skipper
and owner, was fiat bottomed sloop
of eighty-four tons, constructed of iron
and about siXty-nine feet over all. We
left Memel on the morning of April IS,
with q cargo of lumber for Bremen.
My crew consisted of a mate and two
men.
"A stiff westerly breeze was blowing
off shore when we left port, which
promised quick passage. Everything
went along smoothly until about noon,
when the wind suddenly shifted from
the southwest to the north, and dark,
sullen clouds on the horizon warned
us of fast approaching storm.
Under Full Canvas
I'VE had been running under full
canvas all morning, and bewailed our
luck that we We're forced to shorten
sail. We We're none too quick, how
ever, for barely had the sheets been
furled when we ran into foul weather
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-10
On Top of the Palisades

ITO THE thousands who pass up or
down the Hudson by boat or train
no less than to the average New
Yorker the Palisades are merely sky
line. 1t Is skyline which has been
much admired, and it's rugged beauty
is of course famous. Its sheer walls,
measured off by headlands almost as
regular as the battlements of some
walled city, have always been one of
the city's show places. They are
nevertheless rarely visited; few people
know them well.
There is no other city in the world, it
is safe to say, which has close at hand
so wild a tract, which has remained
SO long undisturbed. The few estates
dotted along the top of the Palisades
have stood for upward of fifty years.
Along the base of the cliffs stretches "a
narrow strip of land without communi-
cation with the outside world save by
boat, inhabited by picturesque settle
ment of fishermen who live isolated
from the world for half the year. Herds
of goats Craze long the ragged cliffs,
and even wild game is still sheltered
here.
The general appearance of the crest
of the Palisades has remained practic-
ally lOT Iletll al CGHluIys lHlS
tract, some fourteen miles long and
from two to three miles wide, was orig
inally laid out on broad lines, and
high hopes were indulged in for it's
future. The wonderful natural beau
ties of the location and it's nearness to
New York seemed to give every prom
Use of its rapid development.
For many years the Palisades played
a very important part in the develop
ment of New York city. Forming as
they did an impossible barrier be-
tween the river and the back country
1t was a serious problem how COM
merce was to pass them. Upward of
century ago the break at the southern
end of the Palisades proper at Fort
Lee became a great outlet for the rich
country lying to the west of the wall
of rock.
For years this continued the main
outlet, and produce was hauled to this
point from great distances. Great docks
were built and the roads were inn
proved II was not uncommon to see
upward of a hundred market wagons
assembled at this point waiting their
turn to unload and ship their produce
to New York. The freight was carried
to New York by a considerable fleet OF
sloops. All this was, OF course before
the coming OF the railroad.
Later the outlet from the west was
transferred to the northern end or
break in the Palisades at Piermont. 1t
viii be remembered what hopes were
held out for this location as a future
CITY, A great pier was built out into
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-10

the Hudson river a distance of nearly
two miles that the railroad might be
carried to mdstream and extensive
docks were built. The old dock still re-
mains. but its shipping is but menu
ory. The northern end of the Palisades
thus became the great outlet for the
west. Its future seemed assured. This
arrangement served to bring the top OF
the Palisades in sense nearer to New
York. The section was looked upon as
valuable tract with an assured future
long before the east bank of the Hud-
son dveloped.
The plans for developing this tract in
the days when its future seemed as
sured were of a most elaborate nature.
A road was laid out about one hundred
yards west of the cliff for their entire
length, a distance of about fourteen
miles. 1t was no country road, more
over, but driveway which passes mus
ter to this day. The entire stretch was
carefully graded, the road was macad-
amized and raised slightly above the
surrounding country.
AT frequent intervals culverts for its
better drainage were built of solid
masonry. A margin of grass was kept
trimmed on either side. The surround
ing wood throughout all these years
has been carefully guarded like that of
some private estate. The underbrush
mas Deen cleared out from time TO time
and the dead trees have been removed,
so that the forest is everywhere open.
For considerable distances the great
trees on either side of the road meet
overhead.
The problem of reaching the top of
the Palisades conveniently from New
York was solved in the early days by
making it a boat trip to and from New
York fortune was spent at the
time in building roads down the steep
side of the Palisades. The best of
these, which is still i'm good repair,
reaches from Englewood cliffs, point
directly east of the fashionable suburb
of Englewood, to the river. The road
descends the cliffs, which at this point
are nearly four hundred feet in height.
by easy grades to the level of the
Hudson. In the early days there was
a good dock at this point, and steam
boats to and from New York touched
here at regular intervals Twenty years
ago 1t was a common sight when the
boats landed to see half a hundred car
riages gathered on the dock to carry
passengers TO the top. A great hotel
was built on the cliff near this point
and the fture OF the top of the Pali-
sades as a residential country seemed
assured. Later, however, the trend of
fashionable suburban life was directed
10 the east bank of the Hudson and to
the north shore of Long Island, and
the cllffs gradually lost their import
ance. Later the hotel burned to the
ground, not TO be rebuilt
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-10

slow and half hesitatingly, according
TO the nature of the individual. 1t al
ways pays to be brief and businesslike,
but one could not possibly generalize
and say that this attitude is the most
profitable, for agents are on the look
out for a variety of individuals whom
they recognize at a single lightning
survey.
So they come, day after day, these
stage folk, great and small. The agency
is their dramatic market. Here they
bring their talents in the hope that
some one will buy. Here talents are
displayed. kept on file and disposed Of
The woman with money is affecting
us at present" remarked one agent in
the interval between seeing people, "She
is so anxious to go on the stage that
she is willing to put up a good deal of
money to get part. i suppose few
would believe that anybody blessed
with plenty Of this worlds goods would
deliberately choose a stage career,
which means hard work and long hours,
no matter how insignificant the role
is. There are lots of women, though,
who think 1t is easy to start in at the
top this way.
One With Money
THAT looks like one now" she added
as a fashionably gowned woman took
her turn in the private office She car.
ried a dog and probably came in her
own smart cabriolet. Evidently the
business woman had measured her at
the first glance.
What can ] do for you?" asked the
agent as the visitor sank back in
chair and deposited her pet on her silk
covered lap. She was good looking,
but not young.
II should like she began hesitating-
ly, that is, want to get good part
in play, and / must have it right
now"
"a good part? What do you mean by
that? Do you want to play lead'?"
came the query.
Yes, that's it. Not quite a star, but
next to it," she explained.
What have you done?"
"Oh, just little bits. But know that
can do something really big. Sonie-
thing that will make the public talk
about mel"
Perhaps you have something In
mind?' the agent asked, tentatively.
Yes. I've decided upon the leading
part with Mr.. H" (naming one we'll
known actor-manager who was about
to open his New York production of
successful London play.)
But you're too old to play that" ex-
claimed the agent.
She bridled up at this and burst forth
Indignantly. I'm not any older than
the English woman who played 1t, and
l make up TO look quite young"
"Can you act?"
My friends say do beautifully, and
II the managers once saw me my future
would be assured, That's what want.
To play good part so they can see
me. DO you think" she went on per-
suasiyely, that Mr.. H would let
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-10
Where Actors Seek Jobs

cept a few thousands offered by man
or woman who can afford to buy a
way TO the footlights. 1t is one of the
sad realities of the world that such ap-
plicants often triumph over the poorer
and more deserving. No wonder play
ers are consumed with heart burn
ngs and rage at the injustice of 1t all,
but the philosophic know that in the
end they, too, will land an engagement
if patience and persistence are made
their watchword.
The Managers Responsibility
There are problems for the agent,
too. varied but no less trying. At an
hours notice, for there are several
wonderfully successful women in the
field, she may be called upon to furnish
d certain manager with a young and
pretty lead" for an out of town COM
pany, or another manager may want
some one to play "chara cter" and be
ready to start at noon to join COM
pany in the middle states.
This case is pressing, so the agent
asks the clerk for the list of "on
hands in women characters" A
complete and new list of all parts is
made up each morning during the busy
season, for day brings many changes
in the material available at the mo-
ment. Some of the clients have signed
and are promptly scratched. Others
may be unavailable on account Of i'll
ness or some sufficiently important rea-
son for blue penciling.
This demand of the manager may
be followed by a hurry call for a
grande dame. She must be Al, so it is
for the agent to choose two or three
of the best and call them by telephone
that they may be on hand in case the
first client doesn't suit. Managers, act
resses and agents are not always
agreed upon the class to which certain
applicants belong, but the chances are
that if the agent says character" in
stead of "ingenue" her verdict stands,
for II is part of her professional duties
to familiarize herself with the work of
each one of her dramatic children and
to know enough about their versatility,
If they possess any, TO assign them
properly, As the agent runs through
the list rapidly she weeds them out.
Pathetic Side
The outsider watching the catherine
of eager players seeking engagements
is impressed with the pathetic side of
the profession 1t seems such weary
and hopeless struggle day after day
making the same round OF calls TO the
agents and managers and looking for
something to turn up.
There Is always crowd of them at
this season putting the question. Any
thing for me?' In every key and tempo,
now loud and bold, now staccato, then
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-10

me play with him If / paid him some
thing for it? Say five or six thousand
dollars? l could do it easily. My hus-
band is wealthy and is anxious for ME
to make dramatic reputation"
Chance to "Queer" 1t
Now, my good woman, do you sup
pose for one instant that Mr. H
would be willing to queer his play here
a play which made hit in London, by
letting you act in it and accept $4,000
as a recompense? OF course. $4,000
is a nice sum, but it's a drop in the
box office compared to the money n
successful play makes No.
Nov you take my advice. Keep
your $4,000 and stay off the stage. It's
crowded now with people who have to
earn their daily bread by hard work and
long hours"
And the wealthy applicant gathered
up her dog and her silken skirts and
swept out of the office.
Hardly had the indignant lady rus
tied out of the Office and into the eleVa-
tor when the door of the private office
swung back to admit the next appli-
cant. She was young and pretty. Her
clothes were smart and she had a we'll
bred air. Surely this one gave promise
of interest, If not novelty.
II want to go on the stage" was the
simple reply to the familiar query.
What have you done?"
Nothing"
what do you expect to do?"
mot much in the way of getting
ahead on the stage or making great
theatrical success"
''Well, my dear young woman, may
/ ask why you have chosen the stage"
Behind the Scenes
The questions had been simple. direct
and businesslike The answers were the
same. But the last one with the famll-
lar little phrase, my dear" which falls
so readily from tongues accustomed
TO addressing any of the profession.
seemed to mean more to the girl than
was intended. The agents kindly face
invited confidence, too, so out the Sc
cret came
I'm be perfectly frank with you,"
she continued. II want you to know my
reason from the start. 1t doesn't be-
cause ! have any dramatic talent.
know haven't-that is, not more than
the average girl. And I've no desire for
the hard life Of the stage; but want
to escape the drudgery OF monotony Of
existence at home and l do want to
meet nice, clever men. We live in Ohio
that is. ! did live there with my sis
ter and her husband. I've flushed
school and haven't any money of my
own. ] could always live with my sis
ter, but II did / should have TO be
the children's governess or else act as
housekeeper. The idea doesn't suit
me. I'm sure life has something pleas
anter and more interesting In store
for me-"
The agent leaned back in her chair
as the girl ratified ON.
I'm good looking, as you see," the
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-10

TT has been estimated that there are
more than thirty thousand men and
women connected with amusement
enterprises in this country. A small
percentage of these are managers and
directors, but the great majority is
made up of those who tread the
boards" when they are fortunate
enough TO get an engagement. There
is the rub with the average actor and
actress. Twice every year, in the early
summer and in the fall, there is a gen.
eral hustle along the Rialto for parts.
According TO one theatrical manager
who has been in the business for many
years there were fully eight thousand
players in New York this season seek
ing engagements, Some o. these. not
including established stars, are nego-
tiated with directly by theatrical man
ayers who make it their business TO
keep posted on the work and record of
as many applicants as possible.
Road companies have for the most
part already been launched, but there
are hundreds Of productions yet to be
put ON and few premature failures
10 be fitted out with substitutes in the
way of new plays, which invariably de-
mand change of cast. Each year
there are more openings in New York
late in the season, and now Is the time
such companies are being organized.
More Than Ever
With the Rialto presenting a seetning
mass of unemployed players, with the
cold, hard fact staring them i'm the
face that there are more players in the
field this year than ever before, and
with the supply of material far in eX-
cess of the demand. and added to this
the knowledge that salaries are lower
by 10 per cent than they We're last
year, the people Of stageland have a
none too inviting prospect for the fu-
ture. Despite all these hard and dis
coura ging facts, however, the PLAYER
folk show no diminution in their enthu-
siasm for the profession and its hard
life.
There is no falling off i'm their eager
ness for parts. On the other hand, the
agencies are more crowded than ever
and each applicant calls a little oftener
AT half-past 10 o'clock the first call
ers OF the day arrive and from that time
on 10 A o'clock there is a constant
stream or visitors-young and old, pret-
ty and plain, well dressed and shabby
all waiting for that half minute with
the afbiter of their fate. OF course. the
pretty and the well dressed, the manly
and the smart are. as a general rule
given preference. One agent was franz
enough to say that the young woman
with good deal of money and little
on no talent will eventually get a good
part.
Some managers are not loath TO ae-