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Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-12-21
CHEAP HOUSE OF PIANO BOXES
How They Can Easily BE Converted
Into ServiceabIe Chicken House.

Piano boxes can easily be procured
at low cost and cheaply converted
into good houses for small fiocks. The
cut shows two styles of houses. The
one at the right of the picture is
made of two boxes set back to back
The top and back of each are taken
on and will give enough material to
close in the ends and roof, also the
floor. The top of one can be cut
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-12-21
A Misunderstanding,

Apropos of a misunderstanding on
the canteen question, Gen. Frederick
ID. Grant said at dinner in Washing
ton:
1T is like the case of my friend
Maj. Green. Maj. Green said to his
servant one morning:
James, have left my mess boots
out | want them soled'
Yes sir, the servant answered
THE major. dressing for dinner
chat night, said again:
suppose. James, that you did
as | told you about those boots?.
James laid 35 cents on the bureau.
"'Yes, sir, said he, and this is all
| could get for them; though the cor
poral who bought EN- said he'd have
given half dollar il pay day hadn' t
been so far off,"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-12-21
Scheme Worked Out Badly.

Congressman SulZer represents a
densely populated district on the East
side of New York city. 1t occurred to
him some months ago that though
there are no gardens in his district
some of his constituents might grow
plants in boxes placed on window
stills or fire escapes. SO he sent an as
sortment of seed to the inmate of a
model tenement house owned by one
of his friends The latter met him
few days ago and said: See here,
Sulzer, ! want you to cut out that seed
business. It's the limit" Why,
what's the natter asked the aston.
ished Sulzer. and he explained why he
had sent the seeds. "Oh, you meant
well, all right" returned the friend
scornfully, but when visited the
place the other day found that about
ten families were raising cabbage, Gu.
cumbers and tomatoes in the bath
tubs"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-12-21
Change in University Rules.

BY the vote of 206 to 1859 the senate
of Oxford University, England, has dis
continued the publication of the names
of students in the mathematical tripos
in the order of merit, and hereafter
there will be no senior wrangler."
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-12-21
USEFUL IN CARRYING BOOKS.
Square Bag Made Principally with
Cords and Ribbons.

Our illustration shows a useful
square-shaped bag for carrying books
1t is edged all around the sides with
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-12-21
Jamaica Oranges Sell we'll.

ported to have recently brought $3.50
a dozen ON the London market.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-12-21

With women the reasons for the
postponement of marriage are more
complex. The love of home, the love
of children and the need to be dear
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-04-04

spicuous ii, the proceedings as the at
torncy of the committee. Charles T..
Hughes. he is said to have guided its
deliberations with a firm hand ana to
have been insistcnt upon thorough
work in respect to every phase of the
matters in hand.
Senator Armstrong. though but forty
two years OF age. has been fourteen
years in the New York legislature. and
that is Il long time for q man to remain
in continuous service at Albany. He is
recognized as II of the ablest and
most honorable of the men who make
the laws for the Empire State. He has
a strong. smooth shavcn face and an
Impressive figure. Though he is too
hard working Il man to engage in
many sports. he Is fond of swimming
and II day at the University club III
New York surprised his friends by div
Ing the full length Of the tank. The In
surance investigation was just about to
begin.
"Bill." said a friend. IF you dive into
the insurance bog and stay under that
long there's no telling what you'll bring
up"
1t Is thought Bills dive into that bog
satisfied the utmost expectations of his
friends.
When Senator Armstrong was six
teen his father became totally blind.
and the support Of the family devolved
upon the boy. This involved delay in
his plans to become a lawyer, but he
finally overcame difficulties and was
admitted to the bar. He Is very thor
ough in everything he undertakes and.
though he Is not penurious, Is so sys-
tematic that it Is said he can account
for every penny he has spent since he
was seventeen years of age.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-04-04

OH closed with He1nZe ut his
own figures then. But he could not see
It that way at the time. When the
long warfare was recently concluded
through the purchase of a majority of
the Heinze mines by a company con
trolled by Amalgamated financiers it
was rumored that Heinze got $25,OOo.
600 out Of the settlement. Amalgamat-
ed officials denied the sum was so
large, but nobody doubted it was Il
good deal in excess Of $10.O0O.OOO. The
effect Of the settlement will he to re-
lease the .Amalgamated mines In Mon
tara from the injunctions obtained by
HeinZe and permit the working Of val
liable veins to be resumed.
The f." in the name Of Mr.. Heinze
stands for Frederick. and be was call
ed Fritz as Il boy. but he now goes 10y
his middle name Of Augustus. He is
he son Of Il New York merchant and
was born in New York in 1869. On
graduating from the School OF Mines
Of Columbia university in 1889 he start
ed for Montana. His first Job was thar
or an assistant engineer on the 'inside''
OF the Boston and Montana mine. and
his pay was s. a day. During the day
he grubbel patiently 1000 feet be
Meath the surface in overalls and laced
cowhides. He studied the trend and
dip Of the copper veins and compared
his notes with the surface location OF
other claims. When he came out Of the
mines he washed up. put on his "claw
hammer evening suit. one Of the first
{ In Butte. and dined as though In
n clubhouse on Fifth avenue. The min
ers called him dude" but they soon
learned that he was no tenderfoot.
After two years Of practical work In
the mines lleinze went to Germany
and spent two years there in study Of
m%ineralogy. Then no returned to this
country and with his brother. Arthur
Heinze. a lawyer. formed II copper
company to operate in Montana. The
young men had inherited some money
from a relative. and this they put into
the venture. They bought mines sup
posed to be ~valueless. but which they
knew to be worth millions, and soon
came to he big factors in copper min
my. Then came the clash with the
Amalgamated. with the outcome al
ready described.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-04-04

"YHEN Ii WIS announced Il few
&E$ days ago that +. AUGUSTUS
IeinZe had won his ti.,!t
AGAINST the A~mai.amateI
Copper roinlHany and its Standard oil
hackers men familiar with the IaIIer
little mining King were not greatly sur
tliseu. There are few men who stand
a chance of winning when the battle
Is against such men as John ID. Rookie
Teller. ii. II. Rogers. Senator W. \.
Clark and other opponents of What
Thomas w. Lawson calls the SYSTEM"
Heinze is one OF these few. He gen
orally has luck On his side. He knows
the copper mining business from \
to Y. he understands how t play both
business and politics SO that the two
games will work his way, and he has
nerve enough to tackle anything. The
harder the proposition the better he
likes it. II. II. Rogers is considered to
possess Il wonderful power as to csti-
mating men and handling them in any
negotiations IN. may think tit to enter
with them. But UeiuZe even ten years
ago. when he was quite n young man.
| proved too much OF an enigma for the
Standard Oil vice president to solve.
There is Il story that about that time
Mr.. Rogers invited him to his office ~
day with Il view of compromising
the fight ~IIeinZe had prccipitatel by
suits AGAINST the companies controlling
Almal~amatet properties. At the be
ginning of the Interview Mr.. ROGERS is
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-04-04

NlVNI& lii luc llOuSc
q resolution directing that a govern
mental inquiry be made into the work
ings of the oil monopoly. AS he had
been in conference with Mr.. Roose-
welt. 1t was believed that he represent
ed the president in this move. The
resolution went through the house
with a rush. ana the investigation thus
authorized has for some time been In
progress. II was Congressman Camp
BELTS first term. but he at once got into
the limrlight along with that other first
termer OF the same congress-, Mr..
Townsend OF Michigan. who helped
give Il name to the railway rate bill.
Mr.. Campbell was born In Nova Scotia
In 1862 and is II graduate Of Baker
university, Kansas. He read law on
his fathers farm and wal admitted to
the bar in 1880.
In the debate on the pure food bill
which passed the senate not long ago
an exchange Of wit occurred between
Senator James A. Hemenway Of In
diana and Senator Weldon Il. Hepburn
Of Idaho. Mr.. Hcmenway served ten
years in the house Of representatives
and is thus thoroughly familiar with
its usages, but he is not SO well versrd
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-04-04

IN the traditions ut
the senate. in
which he is serving
his first term. Sen
atOr Hepburn was
In charge Of the
pure food bill. and
Mr.. Hemenway re-
ferred to him in
debate rs 1.-THE gen
tlenlan from Ida
no." language that
10 IN accordance
with the custom of
the house. In the
senate they say
the senator from
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-04-04

Idaho" after Mr.. Hemrnway had
called Mr.. Hepburn the gentleman
from Idaho" several times he realized
lie had made "A mistake.
II hope" he said ap%ologetically. that
the senator from Idaho will pardon me
for calling him n gentleman"
A little later Mr.. Hemenway had o.
casiOn to refer to Senator Gallinger.
BE said. The senator from New
Hampshire. the most eminent physician
In the senate"
thank you for nothing" snapped
0allinger, "inasmuch as l am the only
physician In the senate"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-04-04

10 recover the money from those re-
sponsible for such use Of the property
or policy holders. The officials directly
connected with the disbursement Of the
money were President John A. Mccall
and Vice President George w. Perkins.
PRESIDENT Mccall has died since the re
port Oh the subject was made. Ii
found that whatever the motives actu-
atlng the contributions the latter were
Illegal, inaslnuch as such Il use Of the
FUNDS of the society was unauthorized,
Mr.. Fowler has been fo- twcnty
years president Of the New York On
tarlo and Western railway. He was
Dorm at Newburg, n. Y. in 1881 and
graduated from the Columbia Law
school In 1874.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-04-04

~ uoN No~k AV
was being counted among the white
House senator's"
Il have seer things written about
White House senator's" the senator
said, land about ~penitcntiary senators.
I don't want to be classed with either"
Shortly before Senator Pettus came
to the senate the first time, ex-senator
Pugh was the Democratic boss Of Ala
bama. When rugh was conducting his
for reelection to the senate
Pettus went to him and asked for his
Endorsement for Il local judgeship.
Nonsense" said Pugh. arrogantly.
"You are too old to he a Judge"
well, hy gum" shouted Pcttus, Il
may be too old to he a judge, but l
amt too old to he Il senator!'
And he wasn't. Is rugh found out
when the canvass was over and pettus
was elected.
The senator was n lieutenant in the
MeXican war. Il forty-nintr during the
rush of gold seekers to California and
a Confederate brigadicr. He was sew
enty-six years Of age before he sought
political office.
Representative Henry II. Clayton of
Alabama and Representative Griggs of
Georgia. whose districts uujoin. went
hunting il day last fail. They stayed
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-04-04
THOMAS p. FOWLER,

The Chairman OF the New York Life
Investigating Committee.
Thomas Powell Fowler, chairman of
the committee of the New York Life
Insurance company appointed to inves-
tigate into the political contributions
made by that concern under the Nc
Call regime, is a lawyer who is identi-
fed with n large number Of corpora
lions. The committee Of trustees of
which he is the head reported that the
sum Of $14S. TOP had been illegally paid
for political purposes by New York
Life officials and advised legal actions
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-04-04
MajOrC rOfoOt'S Oh
Landladu Visits hin
Makes Herself at Home and Forces
a Settlement Of a Old
Claim.

copyright, 1906, by Mcclure. Phillips & Col
N n AJOR CROFOOT. grand promo
I\/v ter and generally hard up
lv man, was sitting in his office
at 10 o'clock the other fore
noon and wondering what had become
Of all the suckers In town, when the
door quietly opened and a woman ell
tered. The major had forgotten to lock
the door, and he gave a start of II
prise and turned pale. The woman ad-
vanced into the room, removed her bon
net and cloak and sat down. There
was but little fire in the stove, and the
room was chilly. After sitting for a
moment she rose up and dumped into
the stove the hod of coal which the ma
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-04-04

otANA ItAt'N
Grosvcnor says he was defeated he
cause the Will of the people was over
ruled by n combination of bosses and
grafters.
The congressman is noted for his
SHARP thruStS in DEBATE. One day dur
ing tho session Of the last congress
Representative Baker Of New York.
who won Il reputation as an objector.
wanted to make Il speech. The Item he
wished to speak on was about to be
postponed until the following Monday
The gentleman can talk them Mr..
Hemcnway Of Indiana told him.
But | have prepared this speech at
considerable labor and something might
happen to me between now and Mon
day" Mr.. Baker said.
Let us hope So" shouted Repre-
sentative Grosvenor, who led the ap-
plause.
Kansas is taking a position of lead
'ership In the fight against the Stand
ard Oil company. and one of the most
active foes of the oil trust is Congress
man Philip Pitt Campbell. who the
other day introduced a joint resolu-
ton In the house of representatives
calling for a congressional inquiry into
the relations Of railroads and oil com
,panies throughout the country. Rep
Preventative Campbell awoke one day
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-04-04

his fame as Il pO-
litical statistician.
An aftermath of the
generals unSucccss-
full canvass for re-
nomination is Il
charge that his man.
ayers resorteu to
bribery of his OPP
ronents in order. to
win Il majority of
the votes of the
convention. On the
ofbnv hand (,nnt,.,l
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-04-04

uuAiuS tiIc ScSSIOIi
Of the F~ifty-eighth
congress tOfnd hiul-
self famous. The
uprising In his own
state against the
Standard was just
attracting general
attention. and in
~vestigntion talk was
in the air e r
where. At the exact
psychological mo-
ment Mr.. Campbell
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-04-04
ARMSTRONG OF ROCHESTER
Senator ut the Head If the Pa
Insurance Committee.

SeW0yUr III 0uC 8lVWO w yne E0nlO00
Insurance Committee.
The committee of the New York leg
islature which conducted the investiga-
tic. concerning life Insurance opera
tons thrust 4 great many prominent
financiers into tie limelicht. The in
vestigatiOn has been concluded. the
testimony has been digeste1 into the
form of Il report, and recommendations
based u;On it have been handed in TO
the legislature for such action as that
body may see fit. and the public begins
to realize the magnitude Of the task
performed. Much of the success Of the
investigation was due to the personal
ity Of the chairman Of the committee.
Senator William w. Armstrong of
Rochester. Though lie vas not sc on
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-04-04

show my gratitude. Will a little check
for $500 win back your good opinion?"
Mrs. Pillsbury INDUCED in a hearty
laugh.
Has the Laugh ON Him.
But stay. Instead of q check for
$500, suppose I give you the secretary
ship of a new company l have just pro-
noted. 1t is called the Great Ameri-
can Folding Bed company and starts
out with a capital of 100000 and or.
ders from the z of Russia and half
a dozen kings and emperors. The old
fashioned folding bed had a trick Of
folding up at night and catching the
sleeper and breaking his back. Our
bed never folds up except in the day
time, and human life Is therefore safe.
The secretaryship will pay you $500 a
year, and you will have so little to do
at the office that you can run your
boarding house as we'll. When l was
hard up and could not see my way
clear you trusted NE. Instead Of
bounding me for my board and max
ing things worse all around you let
my Indebtedness drift along and show
ed that you felt for me. l never can
forget it. Take the secretaryship, Mrs.
Pillsbury, in payment of the bread you
cast on the waters"
Mrs. Pillsbury simply grinned as she
worked away at her knitting.
my dear woman, what's the mat.
teri"
She grinned a little harder.
"You can't possibly distrust my in
tentions, my dear woman? Since I
came into my patrimony l have taken
the greatest pleasure in paying of my
little indebtedness in other days. If
you are not satisfied with $500 in place
Of $17, Why
I'VE shall want solne more coal pref
ty soon, major" observed the caller.
"What do you mean by thatY"
1T 1snt II O'clock vet. l expect to
be here all day and perhaps for two
or three days"
GOOD Lord.'
THAT is. I shall stay until l get nv
money"
But l have offered you the secre-
taryship Of the Great American Fold
ing Bed company. positively guaran-
teed not to fold up and break any ones
back between sunset and SUNRISE"
Mrs. Pillsbury grinned several grins.
He Comes to Time.
But as YOU don't seem inclined to
take IT." continued the major, land as
I want to get the debt Off my hands at
once l will go out and borrow the
money"
He walked to the door, but 1t would
not open. The woman had locked it
and put the key in her pocket. He
looked around at her, and she smiled
benevolently.
II can't raise ST. to save my neck"
he finally said.
II know It," she replied, "and so 1
am going to offer to take 81 and call it
square,"
The major sat down and counted up.
He had 40 cents over the amount, but
not another cent In sight for two
weeks. He looked appealingly at Mrs.
Pillsbury.
"Seven or l sit right here for a
week" she said.
MY dear, dear old landlady, whom !
thought dead
"Cut It ont, MAJOR"
He did. He handed over the 81, and
she put on her hat and cloak, bundled
up her knitting and unlocked the door
and grinned a farewell.
by thunder" gasped the promoter
as he stood and surveyed the open
door.
Then he rushed to the stove and
threw open the door to save all the
heat he could and sat down in his Of
flce chair and once more exclaimed:
"By thunder!" NJ. QUAD.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-04-04


his head out of a HENRY l-AfTo
window and asked gruffly. What do
you all want?"
I'VE want to stay here all night"
said Clayton.
"Well," growled the man as he bang
ed the window shut, ''stay there; nc
body's henderin' you"
This story was told in the senate
cl0akrooms aproros Of the speech of
Senator Patterson. supposed to be a
Democrat, in which he eulogized all OF
President Roosevelt's policies:
"A local census enumerat0r visited
the senator's home in Denver and was
received by the negro butler. After the
usual questions he asked:
"'What is the senator's poltticsY'
"'Fo' de Lawd's sake, mister. I dun
no.! answered the darby. de senator
amt done been home since breakfast
time"
Representative Joseph c. Etbley OF
Pennsylvania. who recently announced
thnt he would not be a candidate for
reelection, according to a story told by
one Of his friends, was Il redhot fighter
for the rights Of the dairymen against
the ol~eomargarine people. He worked
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-04-04
The BctrOthal.

Auc ~0CtrOth0l.
We rode in silent rapture, she and l.
While a row OF merry milestones fitted
by.
Ana 1t seemed the night grew darker
with each sputter Of the sparker,
But the lovelight In my heart was burning
high.
We sat behind the headlights golden
glare,
And the scent of fragrant naphtha filled
the air.
While my arm. like Cupid's tether,
Stole around her waist of leather
TO the music OF the horns inspiring b!are.
Long gazcd into her goggles, and I said,
'oh. promise me that some day we will
wed!"
Then a chap who'd lost his hearing
Got cntanKled In our gearing,
And she answered.. Eyes: prcmise-on
the dead"
PUCK.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-04-04
why It's S0.

6imkins-Windham seems to think he
knows 1t all.
Timkins-Well, he's not to blame.
Simkins-Not to blame.
Timkins-No; he has no children old
enough to ask questions.-Detroit Trib-
me-.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-04-04

%valiantly for the
passage Of the .Oleo-
margarine bill. ...5
After 1t was pass
ed he e out to
his district and Of
fciated Mt n fair.
Tie was made ref
cree to award prizes
for the best butter.
solely because Of
his great work for
the hill md his ex-
pertness on dairy
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-04-04

Oui IulcI TIA liltN
expected to and at
sunset found them
selves miles from
home and without
food or drink. They
trudged along until
they came to a cab
In at the end of Il
lane they had been
following. Clayton
raped on the door.
An old man stuck
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-04-04

\Jut'ClIVIlS. IIS wit
about his work carefully and on
scientiously and awarded the prize
Of course without inquiring the name
OF the maker.
When they came to look for the au-
horship Of the prize winning butter
there was a howl Mt Sibley's expense.
1t was the name Of the most celebrated
oleomargarine making concern in the
United States.
There is An enthusiastic Ohio news
paper nan who haunts the steps Of
Senator Foraker for local items. Re
Gently the senator was sitting in a
dentists chair. when his persistent
satellite darted In and demanded the
latest news. At the moment Mr.. Fora
ker was at that peculiarly distressing
epoch when the dentist takes the first
buzzer out Of your tooth and looks
around, and cut Of the corner Of your
eye you can see that he is trying to
md n bigger one. MIR. Foraker rose
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-04-04
Stories Cold
In the
ClOakrooms
0ENATOR ED
- MrNDW. PET
TITS IF AIN

-
TCS Of Ala
hama is in his
ighty-ffthyea and
is the Oldest man in
the senate. but he
recently announced
that he was q cam
didate for e !
ton. The senator,
despite his age, has
a quick wit. Some
one told him the
rs ~~ r 10
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-04-04

~1rrroached. The Ohio man took up a
commanding position on the other sile
of the chair. Senator Foraker sank
batk. with Il groan. and in a few SEN
fences told what the Ohio man wanted.
Thu. latter Departed. with many thanks
aud the bu=zer began its work.
Later in the day Mr.. Foraker was
talking politics with some callers. when
suddenly and without the slightest rele-
vancy he began to grin. They aske1
him what the matter was.
Il was thinking Of that irrepressible
man Johns chuckled the senator. "He
interviewed me in the dentists chair
this afternoon. l hope to heaven that
on the day I'm buried nothing of inter-
est in Ohio politics occurs. If it does.
Johns will pry up the coffin lid and ask
me the particulars"
Representative Charles II. GrOsvenor
of Ohio. who after nearly twenty years
of service in congress was defeated for
denomination a few days ago. has re-
ceived several pet names from his col
leagues in the house. One Of them is
''the Sage of Athens" the reference
being not to Athens, Greece. but to the
town Of that name in Ohio. which is
the home of General Grosvenor. An
other sobriluet of the veteran legis-
latOr is "Old FiggcrS.' in alluSiou to