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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-06-06
THE AMERICAN FEELING.
Loyalty 10 the Principles of Self
governments.


Every American should realize that
the principle Of self government is a
higher principle than that of loyalty to
the best sovereign, for it is fidelity to
the highest good of all and to virtue,
intelligence II God. He who shares
IN the government gains in moral dig
nifty. His manhood is developed by re-
spons!bi!ity. He loves and will main
tain a government in which his own
will and intelligent choice are involved.
He will feel that upon his single arm,
his single voice. his single life, hangs
the preservation Of the government
and the national freedom. This Is the
American feeling. 1t burns in every
true American breast.
England is the only truly free coun-
try Of the old world, aud the English
man is a free man: but our glory Is
that humanity itself. n and indivisi-
BILE, may rise to a higher plane with
us than in England. In England the
son treads precisely in the footsteps Of
his fathers, and it is hard for a man to
rise above the dead level Of the class
Of society in which he was born. There
IL an oppressive weight resting on the
spirit Of the lower CLASSES. and as long
as the absolute caste system prevails
to such an unnatural and irrational
extent the government will feel no sim
cere desire to educate the people above
their present condition. Here is our
undeniable ground Of superiority. Let
US not cast it away by allowing the
really vulgar idea Of material luxury
to overcome and overwhelm the high
er and nobler good.-James NJ. Hop
pin in "Old England"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-06-06

Wnen posies inside. wedding rims
were rrst introduced does not seem to
be known. Time has covered that, as
be does SO many thin-s. with the Eloss-
es OF oblivion. but we know that froin
the sixteenth century until the middle
of the eighteenth it was customary to
have them engraved on rings. These
pOsies Or notices are seldom to be
found with morc than two lines Of
verse and often with only one, but
there are Il few instances known where
three lines are used. Some Of these po-
sizes are very quaint and curious. and a
few reach q high standard of poetic
beauty. In 1912 a small collection Of
rhymes was published with the title Of
Loves Garland: or. Posies For Rings.
Handkerchiefs and Gloves and Such
Pretty Tokens That Lovers Send Their
Loves" 1t contains some pOsies that
are not to be met with elsewhere and
Is a very interesting work, though but
few people seem to have heard Of 1t.
The South KensingtOn museum has a
good collection Of posy rings, and
among them we fnd the following:
United hearts. death only parts;"
LET us share in Joy and care" "Love
and live happily" There Is a story
to the effect that DR.. John Thomas.
who was bishop Of Lincoln in 1853,
caused to be inscribed inside his fourth
wife's wedding ring:
If l survive.
I'll make them Ave.
London Graphic.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-06-06

If her system is IN q deranged condi-
ton, or she is p~redisposed to apoplexy
or congestion of any organ, 1t is at this
time likely to become active and, with
. host of nervous irritations, make life
. burden.
At this time. also, cancers and tumors
are more liable to begin their destruc-
tive work. Such warning symptoms a.
a of suffocation, hot flashes, dig
illness. headache, dread of impending
evil, sounds in the ears, timidity, pal
pitation of the heart, sparks before the
eyes. irregularities, constipation, varia-
BILE appetite, weakness and inquietude
are promptly needed by intelligent
women who are approaching the period
of life when woman's great change
may be expected.
We believe Lydia e. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound is the worlds great
est remedy for women at this trying
period.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound invigorates and strengthens the
female organism. and builds up the
weakened nervous system as no other
medicine can.
Mrs. A. E. G. Hyland, Of Chester.
town, Md, in a letter to Mrs. Pink.
ham. says:
Dear Mrs. Pinkham:-
81 had been suffering with a displacement
for years II was passing through the change
of life. I had a good deal Of soreness, dizzy
spells, headaches, and wa very nervous. ]
wrote you for advice and commenced treat
ment with Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound as you directed, and I am happy
to say that all those distressing symptoms LEFT
me, and / have passed safely through thu
change of life a well woman"
For special advice regarding this i'm
portant period women are invited te
write to Mrs. Pinkham, Lynn, Mas.
She is daughter-in-law of Lydia E
Pinkham and for twenty-five years ha.
been advising sick women free o,
charge. Her advice is free and Away,
helpful to ailing women.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-06-06
SalmQgundi.

Halliwell in his Dictionary Of Ar
chaisms and Provincialisms'' describes
salmongundy to be a mixture Of ap-
pies. onions. veal or chicken and pic
kled behring's. minced fine and eaten
with oil and vinegar; hence a nickname
for a cook.
Halliwell- Phillips "Dictionary of
Archaisms and Provincialisms" has:
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. onions, veal or
chicken ANA picked herrings. minced
fine and eaten with oil and vinegar;
hence Il nickname for Il cook" CT. also
Crosses "ClasSical Dictionary Of the
Vulgar Tongue" Bailey's "Dictionary"
has ''saimingondin."
S~al;nagunIi. CT course: made of pic
killed. herrin. minced up raw with pep
per. vinegar. etc. From "Sea Words
and Sea Phrases Used Along the Suf-
folk Coast by Edward Fitzgerald,
communicated by him to the East An
CLAN News.-Ionlon Notes and Que
rics.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-06-06
Warning For Commuters.

Commuters who ride ON the Pennsyl-
vania railroad between Wilmington,
DEL, and Philadelphia must not shave
their boards II they have them or grow
them IL they have them not. according
to q special dispatch from Wilmington.
Del, to the New York Times. That is
because one Of the requirements which
the commuters must meet Is the plac-
Ing Of a photograph on tickets for the
purpose Of Identification. Recently
several commuters cut off their winter
pustaches and boards, and this was
met by a warning from the railroad to
have new pictures taken at once and
not to offend again. The commuters
will obey.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-06-06
Chinnneyn.

Chimneys are modern-that Is, chin
neys with flreplaces and tlues. None
Of the Roman ruins shows chimneys
like ours. There are none In the re-
stored buildings in Herculaneum and
Pompeil. Roman architects complain
ed that their decorations We're smoked
up A kitchen in Rome was always
sooty. Braziers were used In the living
rooms. The chimney Of antiquity on
sisted Of a hole In the roof. The
wealthy Romans used carefully dried
wood, which would burn In the room
without SCOT. The modern chimney
was first used In Europe in the four
teenth century. The oldest certain &C.
count of a chimney places it in Venice
In 1347.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-06-06

wealth and corresponding power on
tle II hand and a workingman's So
cialism on the other. or else a broad
statesmanlike organization of forces
that would make possible for us a CIV
ic control as distinguished from class
control.
MEN that have vast wealth who con-
troll corporations. If they could have
their way, would dominate both state
and national affairs and would prevent.
so far as possible, any interference
with their power. On the other hand.
the workingmen would try experiments
Of all sorts to arrive at last at a bu-
reaucratic socialism. Between these
extremes lies the policy Of maintaining
the present organization, but limiting
It, in the interest Of the whole public.
That involves making corporations the
subjects of the state rather than para
mount powers in the state.
"Mr. Roosevelt has indicated three
measures that are we'll calculated to
accomplish this end. First Is the rate
regulation, second is the licensing Of
corporations intending to do an inter-
state business, and third Is a progress
i've tax laid on inheritances. These
three go far to a solution Of u prob
lens along n middle path.
although we should need to have
no doubt a constitutional amendment
to carry out all Mr.. Roosevelt sug-
gests az to the taxing of fortunes, we
should not peed any such radical
change to assume complete control over
all corporations hereafter organized.
The supreme court, IL l understand
Its decisions, does not admit retro
active legislation In this field, but it
does hold that 1t Is within the province
Of the legislative power to impose any
Limitation it pleases at the time Of
c~hartering a corporation"
Referring to the presidents words,
I'VE should discriminate in the sharp
est way between fortunes we'll won
and fortunes Ill won." Professor Gid
dings said:
DOUBTLESS that had to do with our
attitude Of Judgment in the field Of
morals. It Is impossible to discrimi-
nate In a legal sense between the ways
in which wealth may have been obtain
ed. What is the use of all this talk Of
Ill gotten wealth? The task we have
Is to deal with the conditions that al
low such accumulations. I doubt If
any of these fortunes could be acquir-
ed without privileges which are not
equal for all men. When a legislature
gives a franchise to certain men with
out payment it is giving them freely
an opportunity to make money which
Is not open in like to their fell
lows.
II think there are indications that
the people are now ready to go a long
way. Unless congress, which Is sup
posed to represent them, does go a
long way we shall have all kinds of
new movements like Populism and free
silver, which will be crude and to
some extent destructive of prosperity.
The presidents suggestions are good
preventive measures.
"There Is n thing worth noting just
here. Any such change must bring
about difficulties Of adjustment. The
corporations and individual men of
wealth may fight against change, but
these are men Of intellect, and they
will be able to adjust themselves to
the inevitable. The revolution will be
a far more %peaceable one than as If 1t
affected unfavorably the unthinking
Masses"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-06-06
A Fish's Tail.

A fish excrts Its great propulsive
power with it's tail, not with Its fms.
The paddle wheel was made on the fin
theory Of propulsion, and the screw
propeller had its origin in noting the
action of the tail. 1t Is now shown
that the fins of the tail actually per-
form the evolutions described by the
propeller blades and that the fish in
its sinuous motion through the water
depends on the torsional of the tail
to give it power.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-06-06
Notice OF n Proof.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE.

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
GREAT Falls, Mont, May ), 1906. ,
settler has filed notice II his intention to make
final proof In support of his claim, and that said
proof will be made before Chas. II. Boyle, U. 5.
commissioners, At his Office in Fort Benton, Mont,
on Monday, June 18th. 1901, VIZ.
THEODORE TALLER,
who made homestead entry No. 1876, for the
Sha NEk, and E1a SEA section IA, township :6
north, range s east.
lie names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation of eaid
land, viz: George Smith. Powell l.. Smith, Ed
ward Reichelt, George l.. King, all of Fort Ben
ton, Montana.
j. NJ. BURLINGAME, Register.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-06-06
NEW PACIFIC CONTINENT.
Professor SOule's Prediction an an
Outcome Of the Earthquake.

PROFESSOR SOu1e'O prediction an an
Outcome Of the Earthquake.
Professor George Soule of Soule col
lege stated recently, according to a
special dispatch from New Orleans.
La. to the st. Louis Globe-D Democrat.
that the earthquake at San Francisco
may cause ar uprising Of the earth
farther out in the Pacific ocean that
might gradually form into rocks and
hills and. In time to come, there would
be a vast chain of mountains beyond
the ruined city.
"This may not be in our time" con
tinued the professor. ut may be years,
but the coming generations will live to
see that part Of the United States ex-
tending miles farther out in the Pa
ci6c than it is now.
1.-THE great mountains along the Pa
cifc coast We're formed by an upheaval
Of the earth. 1t was generally be-
lieved by the great biologists that an
earthquake would some day destroy
San Francisco, for it is known that the
whole country around the city Is sub
ject to these disturbances, and the en-
tire Pacific coast, for that matter. is
Just as liable to have them as San
Francisco proper. The crust Of the
earth there Is much thinner than at any
other place In the world. The aus of
this has been discussed by some of
the biologists Of the country, many be-
lieving that the interior Of the earth
has not cooled so rapidly along the
Pacific coast as In other parts. The
thlnness of the crust no doubt was
the direct cause of the severe shaking
the city received"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-06-06
No Modern Home Is Complete
Without a Telephone.

The greatest labor and time-savine
convenience of the age. You can talk
from your telephone to every subscribe
err in any exchange in Utah, Montana,
Idaho, Wyoming, as we'll as all Pacific
coast points and Colorado and New
Mexico. Short rates for short talks.
Half minute up. The pay begins when
the talk begins.
Rates from $500 up, for unlimited
local service.
Leave your orders now. The new
instruments r the very latest i'm.
proved.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-06-06
Notice Of Final Proof.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE.

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE.
GREAT FALLS, Mont, May 3, 1906.
Spt!t..-hareby given that the following named
settler mas a!ed notice OF her intention to make
final proof in auppor, OF her claim, and that said
proof VIII he made before Chas. II. Boyle. L. ).
commissioned. AT his nttic =, III Fort Benton, Mont,
on Ncnsay, June 18th, !M'. viz.
LUCY r.. NELSON,
formerly Lucy r. Suffer, who made homestead
en'rl No. II ,3Ss, for the <Wh SWL, SWA NWA
section !, and M SEA section >, township -
n rtli, range q east.
She names the following witnes.esto prove her
continuous residence upon and cultivation Of said
land, viz: Treble Veillette, Lee Nelson, William
Humphrey, Mary f. Neillette, all of Fort Ben
ton, Montana.
j NJ. BURLINGAME, Register.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-06-06

A woman liz IL London tiathouse was
accused of singing hymns to her par
rOts for the benefit of their souls. This
recalls to the London Chronicle the
most accomplished parrot In history.
It belonged to Colonel Dennis OKelly
and was famed for it's whistling Of the
One Hundred ana Fourth Psalm. When
the colonel died in 1887 4 large proper
ton of his obituary notice in the Cen
tleman's Magazine was devoted to this
remarkable bird. which got another
considerable notice Of its W when 1t
died fifteen years later in Half Moon
street. Piccadilly. This parrot could
also whistle God Save the King" and
1.-THE Banks of the Dee" and would go
back and correct itself il it got II note
wrong. It could ever answer queS-
tons, and it's master was said to have
refused 500 guineas a year to show i
in public.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-06-06
A Swindle.

An old couple went to a Dublin thea
ter to have a nights amusement. The
great Mrs. Siddons vas playing "Mrs.
Haller,' and the poor bodies were kept
crying all the evening. At length, at
one Of the scenes where the great lady
came in with her handkerchief again
to her eyes, the old man could stand it
no longer and, starting to his feet.
cried out, aye long nosed thief, ye call
this d%ivarshun."
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-06-06
Desert land..Final Proof,

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
GREAT FALLS, Mont, May 3, 1906.
Notice IL hereby given that
MARGARET g. BUCK,
Of Fort Benton, Montana, has filed notice of in.
tenti0n to make proof on her desert-land claim
No. 659a, for the SWA SWA section "a, NWA
NWh section %, and Eh NEA section Is town
sullivan, u. s. Commissioners, at his Office al
Fort Benton, Montana, on Monday, the 18th day
Of June, 1905.
Complete irrigation and Reclamation of said land
Albert c. Gaugh, Charles Brown, Allen Gray
William Brown, all of Fort Benton, Montana.
j. M. BURLIN4AME, Register.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-06-06
Home Shy Wives.

The home shy wife is a peculiar prod
uct Of the time. She rises late and hur-
ries from home the moment she Is
dressed. To have luncheon, tea or din
ner at home appears to her to be in
tolerable, and she seldom reappears
there except to return to bed. what
is homer" was asked at a west end
dinner table recently. 1.-THE place
where the servants are kept" was the
Immediate answer.-LOndOn Truth.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-06-06
Notice Of Final Proof.
United STATES LAND OFFICE.

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
GREAT FALLS, Mont, May 3, 1906.
Notice ishe reby given that the blowing named
settler has filed notice Of his intention to make
dnal proof in support of his claim, and that said
proof will be made before Chas. II. Boyle, L. s.
commissioners. at his office at Fort Benton, Mon
tana, on Monday, June 18th, 1906, viz
MICHAEL $. HOLDE RBAU N,
who made homestead entry No. 1865 for the
SEA section 5, township ~ north, range . east.
He names the following witnesses :" prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation of
said land, viz: William X. Embleton. Homer
Shepard, John W. Iislyler, Herbert llolderbaum,
all of Fort Benton, Montana.
j. NJ. BURLIEGAME, Register.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-06-06
Desert land..FinaI Proof.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
GREAT FALLS, Mont. May Is, 1906.
Notice is hereby given that
THOMAS STEWART,
of Fort Benton, Montana. has filed notice OF
intention to make proof on his desertland claim
No. 1922, for the lots ? and 3, SEA NWA. and
NEA SWh section -, township q north, range
s east, li5.' acres, before Chas. II: Boyle, y. S.
commissioners, ut his office In Fort Benton, Mon
tana, on Tuesday, the 18th day of June, 1906.
He names the following witnesses to prove the
complete irrigation and reclamation of said land
Elier LABarrs, Alfred LaBarre, Archibald Besette,
William Embleton, all of Fort Benton, Mont.
i NJ HIKLIEGAME. Register.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-06-06
How England Got the Gout.

Strange effects have strange causes
What gave most English families of
the upper class the govt was the treaty
that brought in the heavy wines of
Portugal, much too heavy for use in
this climate.-Dr. Emil Reich.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-06-06
New COaltng Craft.

The first of a series Of experiments
with a new type Of coaling craft has
taken place at Davenport, England. 1t
Is claimed that in smooth water war
ships can be coaled from one Of these
crafts at the rate of 254 tons per hour.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-06-06
Notice Of Final Proof.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,

q EAT FALLS. Mont, May ), 1905.
Notice is hereby given that the following named
-ettler has filed notice Of his intention to make
annl proof in support. of his claim, and that said
iro"t will be made before Ihas. H.. Boyle, L 5.
commissioner. at his office At Fort Benton, Mon
tana, on Monday, June 18th, 1905, viz:
THOMAS REILLY,
who made homestead entry No. 3l53, for the
Wa. NEiA, II. NWa section II, township II
north, range . east.
lie names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation Of said
land. viz: John auckland, X. W. auckland,
James McInire, Albert auckland. all of High,
wood, Montana.
:. NJ. BURIINGAME. Register.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-06-06
Akin.

"Do you think that marriage Is q fail
ure. Mr.. AskinI" said Miss Elder to u
young man whom she knew to be en-
gagged.
II haven't got that far yet" was the
frank reply, "but I'm pretty we'll con
WINGED that courtship is bankruptcy
London Tit-BitS.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-06-06

One Of the secrets of successful
achievement lies in giving ones whole
mind to the details as they present
themselves. never sighting n Of
them. even TIE smallest.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-06-06
The Deciding Factor.

"The leading lady felt that she had
right on her side In her quarrel with
the other members OF the company. but
she decided to let the matter drop"
"Afraid the manager wouldn't take
her part, en-"
"No, but she was afraid her under.
study would"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-06-06
. Little Domestic Economy.

"What's the matter with pr!m!y?"
"Why, he went home with q new hat
the other dag, and It didn't fit very
we'll, so his wife cut bis hair AVA
wherever I: stuck"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-06-06
4 CRITICAL PERIOD
PREPARE
Dangers and Pain Of This Critical Period
Avoided by the Use Of Lydia z. Pink.
hams Vegetable Compound.

How many wo-
men realize that
the most critical
period in a wo-
mans existence
is the change of
life, and that the
anxiety felt by
women as this
time draws near
is not without
reason
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-06-06
Rocky Mountain Bell Tel. Co.

Water right blanks-only correct
form published-for sale at the RIVER
PRESS Office.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-12-11
Murderer Showed No Sign of
Emotion When Sentence
Was Passed by the
Court.
Declared That He Was In
nocent of the Crime
Charged Against Him.
MOTHER OF CONDEMNED MAN
ACTING AS SPECIAL CORRE-
SPoNDENT FOR SEVERAL NEWS
PAPERS TO RAISE MONEY TO
PAY EXPENSE OF NEW TRIAL
TO DIE WEEK OF JAN. 20.
Bv Associated Press.

Herkimer, n. Y, Dec. 10.-Chester E.
Gillette showed no sign, of emotion
when sentence was passed upon him
to-day to die in the electric chair dur
ing the week ending January %. Re
plying to the question If he had any
thing TO say why sentence should not
be passed, he declared he was innocent
of the crime and therefore should not
be sentenced. He left the court room
without speaking to his mother who
arrived from Denver to-day.
Mrs. Gillette busted herself after the
sentence was pronounced preparing
dispatches to Denver and New York
papers, which she had secured as a
special correspondent. She asked the
reporters not to speak harshly OF her
as she was doing such work so that
she could pay her way and arrange for
a new trial. 1T will take a large
amount of money and L brought but
little from home
She said she did not believe that
her son had confessed, but If he were
guilty she would beg him on her
Bonded knees to confess.
Gillette's counsel moved that the
verdict be set aside on several
grounds. but the motion was denied.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-12-11
WILL RELIEVE
STR|NGENCY
Secretary Shaw Will Place
Ten Millions With De-
pository Banks at
Once.
BY Associated Press.

Washington. Dec. 1O.-Secretary
Shaw announced to-day that ne will
deposit ten millions in depository
banks and that he will buy ten mil
lions of 1907 bonds.
Secretary Shaw said to-day:
The unusually large crops and un
exampled industrial activity has ere
ated an unprecedented demand fol
money. Cotton manufacturers arr
buying the staple by train loads anG
cotton planters, unlike western farm
ers, demand cash. The western farm
er is paid in checks which he deposits
in the bank, not absorbing the actua
money, as does the cotton planter
The money will be returned to the
banks when the planter settles his
bills soon after January /, but unit
then the cotton consuming and pro
ducing sections will be short o.
money"
The deposits will be made as fol
lows: New York and New Orleans
one million and a half each; Boston
Philadelphia, Baltimore, Chicago an(
st. Louis. one million each: Cincin
natl, Louisville. Atlanta and Memphis
five hundred thousand dollars each
The deposits are to be returned, hal
on January 90 and the remainder OF
February 1.