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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-01-17
Passes Forbidden Dy Scripture.
Helena independent.

Helena Independent.
And 1t came to pass that those who
In the past were wont to get free trans.
portation from the Pennsylvania rail.
road, received no annual In their New
Years mail, but instead q mourning
card upon which was writ:
"Thou shalt not pass."-Numbers
xx:l8.
"Suffer not man to ass."-Judges
iii:2s.
1.-THE wicked shall no more pass"
Nahum is.
"Though they roar, yet can they not
pass.''-Jeremiah v:22.
"He paid his fare and went."-
Jonah ia.
The last line is certainly a Jonah,
q hoo.doo, but it is true as gospel
and, therefore, must be observed. We
may now expect all the railroads to
follow the Pennsylvania In appealing
to the instructions Of holy writ in the
management Of their properties.
Ministerial rates will be abolished,
lawmakers, public officials. soubrettes
and railroad employees will pay their
fares. It is written and there is no
appeal. Meanwhile the railroad must
so by the letter OF the law they have
invoked. The golden rule must be
posted In the rate. making department.
The money changers must be hustled
out OF the new temple Of sanctified
commerce. The watered stock marke,
must be changed into q distillery.
BY all means let Us have a scriptural
railroad management.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-01-17
Why Men Wear Mustaches.

The Gaulois of Paris has been inves'
tigating that grave question, "Why dc
men mustachesT" About 1O(
men answered the question. Six re
piled that it was too much trouble tc
shave, n declared that it was to hide
his teeth, another that his long nose
without it, gave him a bad appearance
and three that 1t avoided colds. Three
others maintained that it improved thu
air they breathed, and eve were Of
the opinion that a mustache was neces
sary to health. Seventeen men were
content to state that they did It t.
please themselves. while only two sale
it was to please their wives. About
sixty gave the aso that women d.
not like clean shaven men.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-01-17
The Office DigniRed.

A Greek named E~paminondas was
condemned by his enemies to fill an Of
fee much beneath him, which consist
ed in cleaning the streets and clearing
away refuse. He declared that he
would make them SEE that not only
does the task show what the man is,
but also the man shows what the task
is, and he raised the Office to a great
dignity, teaching that no honest work
est worker can dignity the work.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-01-17
Two Murders Ny Footpads.

CHICAGO, Jan. 1.-Two more muir
ders were added last night to the long
list OF crimes that have taken place in
this city of late.
The first victim was Anton Spychal.
ski, who was attacked by two robbers
ut the corner of Washington boule'
ward and Canon street. He showed
fight aud one of the holdups shot him
through the body, ~inAictiug q wound
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-01-17
MORE LAND FOR SETTLERS
Indian Reservations In Northern Mon.
tana VIII Provide Many Homes.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.-The open.
ing Of q portion Of the Fort Belknau
and the whole of the Fort Peck Indian
reservation in northeastern Montana
to settlement is occupying the atten
ton of the Montana delegation. Al
heretofore stated in these dispatches
Representative Dixon has introduced
a bill providing for the opening oil
the Fort Peck reservation for settle.
ment. There is no conflict between
Representative Dixon and the Mon.
tans senators on the subject, but Sen.
ator Carter favors and will introduce
q bill providing for the opening Of
the reserv alton and the transfer OF the
Sioux Indians to the Standing Rock
agency, and the removal Of the ASSN.
nib0ines from the Fort Peck to the
Fort Belknap reserv alton. This plan
would leave practically all the For,
Peck reservation subject to settlement,
by the whites, whereas, II all the In.
dams now upon the reservation were
permitted to take allotments there
they would c practically all the
good bottom lands.
The attorney general of the depart.
ment of the interior has decided tina,
the lands within the former Fort Blu.
ford military reservation, which are
included in the area Withdrawn 70,
the lower Yellowstone project, are no,
subject to disposal under the act pro
viding for the disposal of abandoned
military atoms. These lands
were restored to the public domain by
the act of May 10, 1900, which pro.
vides that they shall be subject to dis
posal under the homestead, townsite,
and desert land laws.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-01-17
Public Land withdrawn.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.--The com.
missioner Of the general land Office
announced today under date of Jan.
uary IL, the secretary of the ~interio,
had withdrawn from all forms OF dis.
posal except under the mineral land
laws, 1900, 600 acres Of public land,
lying in Missoula aud Natheac
counties. Mont, and Kootenai, Idaho
for the proposed forest reserve.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-01-17
For Land Office at Billings.

WASHINGTON, Jan. Ex-senator
Carter has reported favorably from
the committee on public lands q bill
providing for the creation of q new
land district at Billings, to take in all
within the boundaries OF Yellowstone
and Carbon counties, and all the Crow
reservation west of the Big Horn
river. All east of the river will re.
main In the present Miles City dis
trict.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-01-17
True Courage.

True courage is cool and calm. The
bravest Of men have the least Of q
brutal. bullying insolence and in the
very time Of danger are found the
most serene, pleasant and free. Rage
we know, can make a coward forget
himself and fight, but what Is done in
fury and anger can never be placed to
the account Of courage.-Lord Skates.
bury.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-01-17
the MAN WITH The HOE.

There IL no historical record of q
nation which survived without basing
its permauence upon agriculture, says
the Butte lnter.mountain. There is
no industry, however great and prof.
table, which in time must not stand
second to the tilling OF the soil. There
have been few nations in which the
sturdy men of the country have not
constituted the moral backbone of the
people. Today, in America, the ma.
jority of men who lead ia every walk
OF life have been reared on farms.
The sneer at the man with the hoe is
as silly as sympathy Or concern for
him is untimely. With only 81 per
cent. of the population, the farmers oi
the United States produce far more
than one.half Of the wealth. Their
holdings have almost doubled 10 q
decade and at the present rate OF
progress, within another decade, they
will place this nation upon a financial,
material basis 80 firm that the abso.
Lutte decline of any other leading in.
dustry would still leave the United
States leading the world as a nation
of producers.
According to the annual report of
the secretary of agriculture, wealth
production on the farms Of the United
States in 1905 reached the eormous
total Of &c. l5, OOO, 900. The farms
themselves are valued at $6. 133, OOO,.
600. The farmer has become scientific
aud provident. He contributes almost
half of the bank reserve, which in 1905
for the first time passed the billion
dollar mark. His contributions to
manufactures have increased and his
bank deposits swelled bewilderingly
in the past decade. During the last
sixteen years, agricultural exports
have been more than $l2, 600, 600, 600,
or more than enough to buy all the
railroads Of the country at their own
valuation. Land has increased in
value in this period at an average OF
more than 1927 an acre, despite the
millions upon millions of acres OF
public land taken up to be titled.
Within q decade, Mr.. Wilson esti-
mates, the farmers Of America have
produced products in value nearly
one-half of the national wealth of
other sorts produced within three CEN
turtles.
The humble hens output is greater
in value than that of all minerals in
the aggregate. -Four crops we're raised
in this country last yeer and in all
except corn the production showed an
increase-hay, wheat and oats rising
abnormally. Rice has also become q
valuable and general staple. Mich
cove chow large increase, although
other sorts Of cattle and sheep de.
crease The horses continue to in.
crease, despite machines tending to
render the species extinct. The aggre.
gate value of farm animals has In.
creased nine per cent. since 1900,
There Is not y phase of the agricul'
tural and s~tockraising industry which
does not afford encouragement.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-01-17

Lady Frederick Cavendish once told
a story In illustration Of the prevailing
ignorance in certain classes in England.
A poor woman in discussing the pro-
priety of washing her child's head said;
II know better than to do that. I've
heard enough Of water on the BRAIN"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-01-17

Fashion is gentility running away
from vulgarity and afraid Of being
overtaken by it. 1t is a sign the two
things are not far asunder.-Hazlitt.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-01-17

the ate OF E11e0e
Some light OH the fate Of flies was
thrown by H. Hill in a lecture at the
Royal Victoria hall, London, on "Flies
and How They Disappear" In Eng
land alone there are 5000 different
kinds of flies, and MI. Hill mentioned
the following principal ways in which
flies perish: They are drowned in milk
at the breakfast table; they get sur.
rounded by q white fungus, which saps
their strength; they are eaten by spi-
ders, wasps, frogs, chameleons, lizards,
field mice o r fish.
With SO many enemies it might be
wondered how flies have continued ia
exist. but MI. Hill said that he had
himself witnessed a daddy longlegs
whose front half was being devoured
by a spider continuing calmly to lay
eggs with the other half, as though
nothing ere happening.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-01-17

Retaliation.
Mrs. Jawback-Just like a man! TIT
idea Of losing your temper and swear
tn9 at your razor because it's dull! Mr.
taNback-Well, I've got a right to
Didn't the razor lose its temper ilrst2-
Cleveland Leader.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-01-17
The River Press.

Subscribe nOw for the WEEKLY Rlv.
Err PRESS. Send it to ''the old folks
at home"
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An Arab PrOveFb.

When you have done any n a favor
throw into the sea the remembrance Of
It, and II the fishes devour It God will
remember It.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-01-17

that caused his death 10 two hours.
The second crime was committed A.
the intersection Of May and Ralph
streets, where Joseph Kane was at.
tackled by thugs who beat him so ter.
ribly about the head that his death
ensued within q short time.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-01-17

Az letters ~ Communications containing mat
~ tsts~dsd for publication In this paper should
y 06drsssed 70 "ZAs River Press,' and the name
VtAs sesiteS Sswst b gicen to insure attention.
Local sdverttssNssnts atN be Inserted In these
seSNmns at the rate Of ten cents per line from
ereasieSt and foe cents per line from regular ad.
Ooettesfs.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1906-02-07
ILLITERACY.

bulletin recently issued by the Census Bureau
shows that about 100 out of every 1000 persons in
the United States more than Is years of age are
not able to write The proportion for native whites is
DO, foreign born whites, 1885, and negroes AS in
every 1000. Illiteracy is more prevalent among
women than among men in the United States the
proportions being Il2 for women and lOl for men,
but upon comparison of these figures with those of
the census of 1890 it that there has been
greater gain of literacy among women than among
men, 1t is suggested that the explanation of this
may be found in the fact that boys less subject
to parental control that girls more inclined to PLAY
truant from school, and are more frequently wage
earners 1t is rather curious that the children of
foreign parents make better showing that the chill
dren of white native parents; the former having
6 per cent and the latter 57 per cent of litter
ates The explanation is that very large proper
ton OF the native born are living in country districts
while whites of foreign parentage largely in the
towns and cities and have better school facilities
United Presbyterian
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1906-02-07
Story Corner.

BisAop Niles of New Hampshire had singular
experience while attending the recent Episcopal
vention in Boston. The Bishop, who is a very tall
heavy man, seated of the low settees
in the public garden and when he started to get up
found that he had great difficulty in regaining his
feet. While in the midst of struggles wee tot
of little girl along and offered her assist
ance The Bishop ceased trying to rise, and, after
surveying the little girl critically replied that she
was too small to help The little girl persisted that
she could help, but the Bishop just sure that
she could not. well" said the little girl finally
I've helped grandpa lots of times when he was lots
drunken than you are"
Few acquit themselves pobly in their maiden
speech. At wedding feast recently the bride groom
called upon to respond TO the given toast in
spite of the fact that he had pleaded to be excused.
Blushing to the roots of his hair he rose intend
ing to say that he speech-maker, but, unfor-
tunatey, placing his hand upon the brides shoulder
and looking down at her he stammered out his open
ing (and concluding) words:
"This-er-thing has been thrust upon me-
Tit-Bits
Father Cummings, superintendent of the lit
tie Wanderers Home. attended a watchnight service
and closed his testimony by saying: 'It may be but
a month longer that / shall be here perhaps a week
or even before the close of another day shall he
gone" He had hardly seated himself when a Young
man in the back of the vestry started the old song
'Oh, why do You wait dear brother oh why do Won
tarry long?"
"The minister preached a scathing discourse on the
extravaganza of women"
Yes; and there his wife sat with SIT hat on -
THAT was probably the cause of the sermon. ~
loHrers Statesman.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1906-02-07
The Mission Field.
THE MESSAGE MEN WANT TO HEAR

81 do not want my minister said business
the other day, "to discuss politics and the affairs
the street and the market place in the pulpit hear
enough of these things during the week and |
to get away from them for time and to breathe a
higher and clearer air. And l do not want to hear
him discuss special topics of current interest which
belong to the sphere of the expert, and which |
study if l wish in the pages of ten cent maya
zine L want to get out of the rut of my workaday
life and to hear a message from the unseen. l
to the church jaded and weary, and L long to get
upon the mountain top where can enjoy larger
outlook and clearer vision than is possible in the
lower levels of the daily grind And just in the Tro
portion that / hear message from God and breathe
the pure air I go back heartened and strengthened
to take up the burden of life again and with deep
ened desire to be better man and to carry my
ligion into my daily life"
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Educational.
OUR ORPHANS HOME.
Where are the Presbyterians?

Where the Presbyterans?
Last fall the Presbyterian Orphans Home at
Lynchburg, Va, issued circular to the pastors and
Sunday-school Superintendent of the Synod stating
that Mr.. and Mrs Ruff, the farmer and matron of
the Home, going to Florida and that Others
needed to take their places. Five ministers
and about many superintendent replied with
suggestions, but we have not been able to get the
places supplied We have good material offered of
other denominations but Presbyterian who is sat
isfactory to the committee We earnestly want
man and wife for these places Is there practical
farmer, who is a praying man with a wife who is
dren and can teach them household duties and Bible
truth, who willing to give up their quiet home
and be missionary to the orphans? We want
choice people. We will have no other. The people
whom we want can make money somewhere
else but do not want the man who is working
for the money The salary that we give is clear
gain as a living is furnished in the Home The
man that we want will most probably from the
country, and he will be missed from the country
church, and 1T will be a sacrifice for the pastor to
offer to part with him. But brethren "The Lord
hath need of him." and He needs him badly and will
bless him. Will you not lend him to the Master?
The may not know that he is suited to the work
but if you know that he is please present the matter
to him and write We have one assistant matron
and have engaged another One of these is a Pres
byterian and is teacher, Miss Alfra Feathers
ton, who has been for time matron and teacher
too AS soon as the spring opens. hope to erect
the longdelayed Shelton Memorial Cottage Then
we shall need matron and an assistant matron and
another teacher
Shall we have to 90 outside Of the Presbyterian
Vhurch Ter helpers? G.. w. maxwell
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1906-02-07

There a time when men were more will
ing to listen to true preacher than they to-day
Let him only have message, and speak it out of
fervent heart and he may be of audience.
AS Phillips Brooks puts it: 1--WE occasionally hear
that the day of the pulpit is past, and then some
morning the voice of true preacher is heard in the
land and all the streets are full of men crowding
to hear him, just exactly the streets OF
Constantinople when Chrysostom going to preach
at the Church of the Apostles, the streets of Lon
don when Latimer bravely telling the truth at
st. s'-NashUiIIe Christian Advocate.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1906-02-07
THE CENTRAL PRESBYTERIAN.

Education Committee of the American Bible League.
January 1906, the American Bible League, 80 Bible
House, New York $100 year, Is cents a copy.
This monthly is the staunch defender of the con-
sentative doctrine of the Sacred Scriptures. this
number is incisive review Marcus Dod's Doe
trine of Holy Scripture, by DR.. b. b. Warfeld, of
Princeton The Deeper Christian Life ''by DIR. F. E.
March, "The Witness of Archaeology" by DIR. Henry
Billiard. Dr. D. S. Gregory, the editor, continues
The international Lessons in their literary and His
torcal Setting"
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1906-02-07
THE CHURCH AND EDUCATION.

The church that through its ministry and espe
cally in the country, which is always the hope OF
the nation, lays the hand of encouragement and
benediction the public schools that they are
improved where they already exist sees that they
are established where they not, and teaches the
people that they make no richer investment than
in the education of their youth that taxes should
he more cheerfuly paid than those which go to the
education of the children and that no sacrifices are
too great that this end be reached, namely a thor
ough education for every child in this broad land
that is the church of the years to comePresbvteon
Standard.
1t is impossible to divorce religion from education;
they have been associated too long and in many in
stances, especially in early years, they synony
nous. Religion is always religion knowledge is
power but when that power perverted it is better
TO be without it Knkead.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1906-02-07
Standard.

Abram w. Harries, president of the Jacob Tome
Institute, Port Deposit, Maryland unanimously
elected president of Northwestern University to
ceed Edmund James James, who resigned two years
ago to become head of the University of Illinois.
, 1906-10-04

or stone than for agricultural pur-
poses, and to establish their claim to
the below described lands, before G.
R. Watson, Clerk District Court at
Rawlins, Wyoming, on Thursday, the
22nd day of November, 1906:
Eva H. Startzell, of Rawlins, Wyo-
ming, Sworn Statement No. 434 for
WI WI Sec. 25, r. II N, R. SS w.
Witnesses: Walter s. Hilands,
Moses r. Doze, Samuel M. Miller and
John R. Doty, all of Rawlins, Wyo.
ming.
Emma r. Kirk, of Rawlins, Wyo-
ming, Sworn Statement No. 435, for
eli Ell Sec. 20, T. II N, R. SO w.
Witnesses: Moses R. Doze, John
r. Doty, Samuel M, Miller and Wal
ter S. Hilands, all of Rawlins, Wyo-
ming.
Walter S. Hilands, of Rawlins
Wyoming, Sworn Statement No. 436
for 81 81 Sec. ID, 7. II n, r. SO W
Witnesses: Moses R. Doze, Aman-
dez Startzell, John r. Doty and Sam
uel M. Miller, all Of Rawlins, Wyo.
ming.
Any and all persons claiming ad
versely the above-described lands are
requested to file their claims in thi.
office on or before said 22nd day Of
November, 1906.
LIST pub 9-20 w. E. Chaplin.
last Ills Register.
, 1906-10-04
ADDITIONAL CHIPS

Clinton G. Smith, forest assistant.
is back from Douglas creek.
F. E. Sterrett came down from his
Brush creek ranch Tuesday,
Mr.. and Mrs. W. F. Webb returned
Sunday from Park City, Utah.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. W. Huston have
moved into the Episcopal rectory.
Mrs. George Griffin and SOD Frank
we're in from upper Lake creek Mon
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. w. Woolsey
were in town Saturday on a business
trip.
n. c.. McMurry is here from Chev.
enne on a visit to Mr.. and Mrs. G. G
Hickok.
Mrs. w. Fl. Large and daughter
MISS lOltt, we're odldtOSd NloieoiE
Tuesday,
Miss Viva Harden spent Sunday
visiting Miss Madge Cover on South
Spring creek.
Paul G.. Redington and Frederick
Dunlap, of the forest reserve service
are in the city.
Nh. and Mrs. G. E. Jensen enter
tanned Mr.. and Mrs. o. E. Ekdahl a
dinner Sunday.
Ladies Aid Society meet at Mrs
Schilt's home today for the annual
election of officers.
Earnest Grooms arrived here
Friday night from Casper where he
has been freighting.
, 1906-10-04
Contest Notice.
Department of the Interior,
United States Land Office,

Cheyenne, Wyo., Sept. 81, 1906.
been filed in this Office by John E.
Marshall, contestant, against Home
stead Entry No. 4S71, made April Is,
1902, for 81 ne4; nw4 sci; mel sw3
Section %, Township II n, Range
80 w, by John j.. Olson, contestee,
in which it is alleged that John E.
Marshall knows the present condition
of said entry, also that the said John
j. Olson has wholly abandoned said
tract; that he has changed his resi-
dence therefrom for more than six
months since making said entry; that
said tract is not settled upon and cul-
tivated by said party as required by
law, in that said Olson did not con-
struct "a house on said land, that his
absence from said homestead was not
due to his service in the Army, Navy
or Marine of the United States during
the war with Spain or during any
other war in which the United States
may be engaged. Said parties are
hereby notified to appear, respond and
offer evidence touching said allega-
ton at 10 o'clock a. m. on November
s, 1906, before j. F. Crawford, United
States Commissioner, at Saratoga.
Wyoming, and that final hearing will
be held at 10 o'clock a. m. on Novem-
Der l9, 1906, before the Register and
Receiver at the United States Land
Office in Cheyenne, Wyoming.
The said contestant having, in a
proper affidavit, filed Septem Der II,
1906, set forth facts which show that
after due diligence personal service of
this notice can not be made, it is
hereby ordered and directed that
such notice be given by due and
proper publication.
LIST pub 1927 W. E. Chaplin,
asst lois Register. |