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The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-09-07

And the Age Herald cOnfesses It's own
ignorance Of the situation when it 50
airily declares that the objections 20 the
drainage scheme are all "baseless.
The Times DemOdrat editorial bears
the ear-marks of similar gross ignO-
rsnca concerning the real conditions ex-
listing in Florida. The powers proposed
by the amendment to be conferred upon
drainage board only slightly resemble
those of the boards of Louisiana and
Mississippi. which do not possess any
legislative powers which are the exclu-
sive constitutional prerogative of a leg
islature; ten cents an acre tax is not
impossible upon "such persons as will
be benefited" but upon many whose
lands cannot by any possibility be bene-
fitted. No answer is given or attempted
to the several Questions" recited ex-
cept in the same airy and inconsequen-
tial style adopted by the Age-Herald,
and the glib use of the epithet ''pre-
posterous. the methods and results
of Mississippi river region drainage (by
simply combining the waters Of that
great stream within gigantic and costly
levees) bear not the slightest resem-
blance to those projected and promised
by the Everglade drainage scheme
immigration and settlement, which fol-
low the Mississippi methods, would be
physically impossible in the Everglade
region, even if the purposes of the
drainage board could be successfully
consummated, as the region now at
tempted to be drained, consisting of a
large area of muck almost impossible
to reduce to cultivation and occupation.
lies in the center Of vast expanse of
undrainable swamp, where no sensible
immigrant would consent to settle.
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Paul O. Stensland, abscondng presi-
dent Of the looted Milwaukee Avenue
Bank, was arrested on September Sd at
Tangiers by a representative of the
Chicago Tribune and Assistant State
Attorney Olsen, of Chicago, and the
incident has created widespread inter-
est all over the country Assistant At
tOrney Olsen has made demand on the
United States Government for war
ship on which to bring Stensland back
TO the United States. The request was
made through Governor Deneen, fol-
lowing a series of communications be-
tween the State and federal depart
ments. 1t is understood that Morocco
will be asked to surrender Stensland as
a friendly act, there being no extradi-
tion treaty with Morocco, therefore such
a friendly act must be granted in order
oget the fugitive back to this country.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-09-07

Appearances are deceptive. The man
with the shiny coat sleeves and patched
trousers may be the editor of your To-
cal paper, while the one wearing nice
clothes and silk hat is likely one Of his
delinquent subscribers.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-09-07

Editor Dodd will issue large illus
trated trade edition Of his Citizen-Re-
porter on October 18th It will contain
"a pages and be printed on extra good
paper. and there will be 10000 copies of
1t. Columbia county will be greatly
benefited by II, and Mr. Dodd should be
literally helped financially in this under
taking In behalf Of Lake City and Co
lumbia county
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-09-07

Supervisor Of Registration Kcllam
has made list Of all registered voters
in the county upon the order Of Gov.
Broward. These same voters may now
expect a bombardment of Everglades
drainage literature Palatka News.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-09-07

Did our Ex-Governor make himself
heard at Madison Square Garden?-
Tampa Tribune
Safe to presume he did, as he gencr-
ally makes himself heard and .Jeit, too,
fOrthat matter William Sherman Jen
ninRs still has a powerful influence in
public affairs In Florida. and he most
always can work things TO get Nv s.
j." into affairs.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-09-07

In his speeches over the State the
Governor does not attempt to explain
why he and his Internal Improvement
Board pay Jennings 5000 per year as
attorney TO said bord, and the employ
ment Of an additional law firm in Jack
sOnville, when Judge George = Raney
was doing this entire work for 81 900 a
year for the board Are Jennings le-
gal services worth five times as much
as the services Of one of the ablest
iurists In Florida, and for many years
chief justice Of the Supreme CourtH II
Mr. Broward is so solicitOus about the
dear people, why IL Il he Ia letting this
1900, and more, too, slip into the
pockets Of the artful Jennings3 II this
u only one instance Of how the peoples
money Is being spent under his admin
istration, isn't It fair 20 presume that
there are many others Of q similar
character. -VoluSia Record.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-05-09

day a be made more practical than
it has been; that it a be brought in.
TO closer touch with forestry by being
made the opportunity for carrying out
simple steps in forest work. The per-.
manent results of Arbor day from the
standpoint of successful planting have
frequently been disappointing. Too
often species entirely unsuited for
either economic or ornamental plant.
log have been used. = Still more COM
mon causes of failure have been the
lack of sufficient care in doing the
work. and neglect of the trees after
they were planted. In this way much
OF the educational value of the work
is lost.
Arbor day is the time for dissemin-
ating sound, practical knowledge re-
garding forestry inIits bro aderIas pect.
The mere act of setting a few trees,
without reference to the commercial
utility and the protective value of
forests. is but a small part of the
work of the day.
The proper season for planting is
not everywhere the same. South of
the thirty-seventh parallel, especially
in the more humid regions, fall plant
ing Is perhaps preferable, but north of
this the winter ZONES on so quickly
that the trees have scarcely time to
develop roots strong enough to sup.
port them until spring, and spring
planting is therefore more advisable.
The right time to plant in spring is
when the ground has ceased to freeze
and before budding begins. 9 Ever
greens may be planted somewhat later
than hardwoods. The day to plant is
almost as important as; the season.
Sunny, windy weather is very IN.
favorable: cool, damp days are the
best. For this reason it is we'll to
leave the date for Arbor day unfixed,
SO that the best opportunity may be
chosen.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-05-09
Avenged Family Disgrace.

SEATTLE, May 7.-Frark Z. Cret.
tielu. leader of the notorious oryani.
Zation known Il, .he Holy Rollers,
was sho. 10 the forehead and instantly
killed at $40 o'clock this morning on
FIRST avenue, near Cherry street.
Crettield's blood paid for the prac.
tices which the organization follows.
The mar who committed the crime,
George Mitchell, claims he wiped GU,
the stain his family suffered through
the seduction Of Ills two sisters by the
leader of the Holy Rollers.
Creftield and his wife-a woman he
married the third day Of last month
We're walking down First avenue, and
when near Cherry street, Mitchell,
who was following them. addressed a
remark in a low one to Crcfield and
the latter turned to face his pursuer.
a revolver was drawn and flashed
and Crefti-ld reeled and fel. TO the
pavement. The ballet tad penetrated
his brain. Within a minute Of the
-hn"'ing Deputy Sheriff Sam Smith
ana Patrulman Leculrt had arrested
Mitchell, -
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-05-09

In former times the punishment of
the bagnO (bath). one Of the most
cleverly cruel infections ever devised
by IN official of the torture chamber.
was administered in Italy, probably in
Venice, where the water Of the lagoons
played so prominent Il part in it's penal
system. The punishment was as fol-
lows: The prisoner was placed In a
vat the sides of which were slightly in
excess Of the average height Of a man.
In order to hold in check the rising tide
of a supply Of water which ran into
the vat in a constant stream the crimi-
nal was furnished with n scoop with
which to bale out the water as fast as
It came in. The respite from death by
immersion thus obtained was more OF
less prolonged, according to the powers
of endurance possessed by the victim,
but imagine the mortal torture, the ex-
hausting and even hideously grotesque
efforts. the incessant and pitiless toll
by night and day, to stave of the dread
moment fast approaching. when, over
come by sleep and fatigEe, he was un-
able to struggle any longer against his
fate,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-05-09
SCOPE AND USE OF ARBOR DAY.

y bulletin issued by the United
States department of agriculture say
Arbor day was instituted in Nebraska
in 1872 by Hon. j. Sterling Morton.
afterwards secretary of agriculture,
and has since made Its way from state
to state until provision for its OBJ.
servauce exists in almost every state
aud territory.
The central idea of Arbor day is the
Intelligent and appreciative planting
of trees by school children. The
planting is usually accompanied by
exercises, which are intended to i'm.
press upon the children the beauty
and usefulness OF trees and thus to
lend to the work the value of a bit of
nature study. Arbor day has I'M
doubleday done much to inculcate a
love OF trees, and has given added
impetus to the general movement for
. better knowledge and the wiser use
Of forests.
Yet there is no question that Arbor
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-05-09
Cigars Few Can Afford.

"A long. low strip of land. Il valley
between high hills. lies five miles out
side of Havana. and there" said j:
cigar salesman. the best tobacco in
the world is grown. The name Of the
place is .Abaio. and the VUelta .Abaje
crops are always bought up two o,
three years in advance OF their plant,
Ing. They yield only $4,000 cigars an
nually. These cigars sometimes sell as
high as $3.50 Il hundred-$l.5O apiece
Vuelta .Abajo cigars are only smoked
by kings and billionaires. There are
many fake Nuelta .Abajos on the mar
ket. but the real thing, once smoked,
can v be mistaken. for there is nc
other tobacco in the world with an
aroma ut once SC powerful and so del
icate."-New York Press.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-05-09
MAuld RNhin Gray"

A ballad that won instant fame
against the expectation and even the
wish of its author was Aud Robin
Gray" written by Lady Anne Lindsay
about the end Of the eighteenth century
merely for her own satisfaction to re-
place the coarse verses of an old melo-
dy that pleased her. She sang charm
ingly. and the new ballad soon came
into favor. Great was the curiosity
aroused a. to the author of this pa
thetic song, in whose simple verses all
the elements of Il heartrendiny tragedy
are contained. but Lady Anne, modest
and retiring by nature. preserved 81
lence for many years, smiling, no
doubt, at the controversy that ragged 81
hOtly. In the purse Of it her ballad
was attributed by some d%isputants to
David RizZio. declared by others to be
a genuine sixteenth century production
and finally made the subject of a
twenty guinea prize to be bestowed OH
anybody acute enough to bring to light
the veritable author.-Cornhill Maya
zine.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-05-09
1T PROHIBITS PASSES
Amendment to Rate Bill Will Abolish Free
transportation.

WASHINGTON, May THE senate
today spent the major portion of its
time on one amendment, but instead OF
accepting it, adopted a substitute.
The provision which was made the
basis Of the discussion was that sug.
gested by Mr.. Foraker prohibiting the
granting of rebates. passes. draw.
backs or special rates to PASSENGERS
on railways, and also prohibiting dis.
ordinations 10 the accommod atoms
where equal rates are paid.
The discussion took a broad range,
covering first the pass question and
then the rae question ia the southern
states. The race issue was raised in
connection with the claims relative to
determinations. which vas interpreted
as referring to separate cars for the
races, and it called out very warm
protests from Mr.. Bacon, MIR. Money,
Mr.. Culbertson and other southern
senator's.
Mr.. Money declared be would not
support the rate bill with a provision
which raise, the ace issue. Mr.. Cul.
bertsOn also contended for the elimi.
nation Of that question. and offered a
substitute accomplishing that result.
His substitute was adopted and was as
follows:
That no carrier engaged in inter.
state commerce shall directly or in.
directly issue or give any free ticket,
free pass or free transportation to any
person except to the officers. agents,
employees and attorneys exclusively
in the service of the carrier issuing
the same, or to ministers Of religion,
inmates OF hospitals, missionary or
charitable institutions. Any carrier
violating this provision shall be
deemed guilty Of a misdemeanor, and
shall for each offense pay to the
United States a penalty Of not less
than 800 or more than $1,000.
Mr.. McCumber said abolishing
passes would interfere with securing
harvest hands in the west and north
west, whereupon Mr.. Gallinger Of
fered an amendment to the amend.
ment giving harvest hands reduced
rates.
Mr.. Hansbrough suggested an
amendment prohibiting senator's, mem
bers OF the house of representatives
and other officers and employees of the
government from accepting passes,
and extending the payment of mileage
to the clerks of senators and members.
Mr.. Hale protested against the pre-.
vision as to the clerks, and Mr.. Gal.
linger against the entire provision as
an inclin alton to ''run Wild" Mr..
HansbrOugh's amendment was voted
down.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-05-09
Coal Miners Strike Ayerted,

NEW York, May AFTER carrying
on negotiations for nearly three
months, the committee representing
the anthracite mine workers and D
rators of eastern Pennsylvania today
agreed to continue the award of the
strike commission for another three
years, or until March 81, 1909, and the
men will return to work as soon as
practicable, probably Monday. All
miners who have not committed vic.
lence against persons or property will
be re.emplcyed, and no one will be
Disseminated against because of any
action he may have taken in the strike
movement. The agreement is subject
to the ratification of the tri.district
convention of mine workers at Scran-
ton tomorrow, but there is not the
slightest doubt that the delegates will
approve the action of their repre-
sentatives.
This outcome of the dispute, which
threatened to be q long and bitter
struggle and to paralyze a great in
dustry, was looked upon with salts
faction by the coal road operators, as
the agreement entered into is their
proposition made early in March, in
reply to the mine workers original
demands. The miners had little to
say regarding the agreement, except
that 1t was the best they could get.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-05-09
Annual Report of Reclamation service

The second edition of the third an.
nual report of the reclamation service
now published by the United States
geological survey, is worthy Of more
special attention than was the first
edition, because it is accompanied by
q collection OF 50 maps, separately
bound. which were prepared after the
close of the field season as illustr a.
lions to the text. AS the accompani-
ment Is sometimes better than the
song, so these maps may give to many
a clearer idea Of the reclamation work
projected and now in progress than
does the written record.
This report shows that ex amir atoms
and surveys, as required by law, have
been carried on throughout the arid
regions, and that construction has
been begun and has progressed rap.
Idly wherever the surveys have dem
onstrated the practibility of a project.
Taking into account the wide distribu.
ton Of operations and the initiative
and judgment which must be left to
the engineers, it is believed that the
results OF the work are highly salts.
factory.
This report is published for general
distribution and may be obtained on
request to the director of the geologi.
cal survey. The usual quota is also
supplied to members of congress-.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-05-09

lis, of victims by ire and earthquake,
Informed General Greeley that the
total Gases handled by hi. Office was
3lJ. Of which 1874 were Identified and
Isl ui.!dea,iti-,.. This report shows
81 less than given BY a previous
cnITf
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-05-09
san Francisco Has Mfficult Problem.

SAN FRANCISCO, May with the
subsistence Of the excitement hat at
tended the earthquake comes q more
vivid realization of the misery tina,
has been inflicted upon the community.
The number OF people who have sud.
denly been cut of from means of earn
ing y livelihood 10 enormous. The
army OF clerks, statesmen, stenog-
raphers, bookkeepers and trades PEG.
pie that have poured into the down.
town sections each morning and re-
turned to the residential districts and
suburbs in the evening, finds itself
idle and without prospect of employ.
ment. Lawyers, doctors, dentists and
their assistants are in q like predica-
ment.
But u small percentage Of these peo-
pie are capable of taking up manual
labor, the only kind that is now pre-.
scented, and already upon the streets
and on the sites for new buildings
may be seen many Of these classes
painfully and YEARLY engaged in the
hardest kind Of tasks.
What is to be done with the great
number Of men and women who could
not get down to the level Of the com.
workmen is q question that the
city officials have asked themselves
without being able to furnish q salts.
factory answer.
Coroner Walsh. after revising his
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-05-09
Terms Of Court, 1906.

CHOCTEAC COUNTY.
Tuesday, June Is.
Tuesday, October o23.
VALLEY COUNTY.
Tuesd ay, May -.
Tuesday, September Is.
Tuesday, November -.
TETON COUNTY.
Tuesd ~, June l..
Tuesday, Septemb Der Is.
Tuesd ay. December II.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-05-09

MlssOULA, May 3.-The dead body
Of Joseph Dougherty was found last
night in the thick brush near the south
bend OF the Missoula river, under cir
cumstances pointing to suicide. Near
by was q six.0uuce carbolic acid bot.
tie. Dougherty was recently in the
Northern Pacific hospital here, being
treated for frozen limbs. which re.
suited in amputation. He froze the
limbs while employed as q switchmau
at Silver Bow.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-05-09
Relief Work Progressing.

SAN FRANCIsCO, May 5.-An i'm.
portant conference, devoted to the
problem Of outstanding the relief sup.
plies, vas held at the Preside today.
At the conclusion of the conference,
General Greeley said:
"The condition of the food supply
will render it possible to issue very
little except flour. which will last 10
days; potatoes, coffee and rice. Meat
we are buying in small quantities. l
have been otiici ally notified that the
appropriation of $1,000, 600 has been
exhausted in the purchase of supplies,
and | may state that the money al
lotted to my use is gone for the same
purpose. 1t has been agreed that the
supply o on hand must be carefully
h~usbanded in order that they may be
diverted into the proper channels for
as long q period as possible.
1--WE are issuing but two.thirds of
the quantity of food that was dis.
tributed prior to the time the regular
army took,eharge of the situation. The
teams engaged in hauling aud dis
tributing have been reduced from 500
to 262 in number. The last official re.
port showed that supplies we're issued
on Thursday to POI 900 people. | hope
that today's report will show rations
issued to less than 200, 900.
"The census of each district is be.
ing carefully computed. | am con-
vinced that there is regular repeating,
and since thousands of men are re.
ported to have obtained employment
there should be u material reduction
in the number of those entitled to re-
lief. ! am willing to put on the screws
and diminish the food supply ut ANY
time, but | shall not take such q step
until ! am so advised by the COM
mittee."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-22

minds of the promoters of the con-
gress which Will last the remainder Of
the week and which VIII summon about
$50 to 200 delegates.
The homogeneous whole is considered
to be the Farmers union and it IS part
Of the expectation that the forces which
have been outside of this organization
viii be absorbed. Uniform cooperative
corporation laws are to be recommend
ed and plans formulated for their
adoption by the various state legisIa-
lures. Mixed in with this, James But
Ter wants recommendation made for
limited Issuance of stock, no COM
pany to allow more than a certain
number of shares to be issued to one
person and the votes to be cast to be
based on the number of shares This
phase, however, has supporters for as
Well as against and a fight will be
preeipitated before the recommenda-
ton can be made.
Kansas, Iowa, Missouri and Oklaho-
ma delegations inspired by what the
cotton planters have done in boosting
the price OF cotton think that the con-
gress VIII result in pointing the way
for them in getting better prices for
wheat and corn The warehouse lever
10 pry up the price Is going to be used
mere. Store your wheat and corn, re-
duce the acreage, get bigger prices, this
Is the cry that the cooperative people
would like to see taken up by every
FARMER in these states where corn and
wheat are the big crops.
Ihe farmers union has done it down
south why not here in the north? Ask
Ing this question and believing that a
congress will result in concerted ac-
tion Of the right kind, is one of the
mainsprings of the session.
Ihls afternoon David Overmyer will
give the address Of welcome to the visi-
tors and the welcome will be returned
to on the part of the speakers from the
several states represented.
Among the prominent men in attend
ance are: H. L. Greggs. Greenfield,
Tenn; c. G. Messerole Of the American
Co-Operator, Chicago; o. P. Pyle, edi-
Tor National Co. Operator, Dallas.
Texas; G. W. Peckhan, Haven, kan:
" F. Davis, clergyman, Rome. Ga.
" A. Barber, director of the Farmers
Union, sulligent. Ala; R. F. Duck
worth, president of the Georgia State
Farmers union; J. L. Barren, secre-
tary- treasurer of the Union: w S. Nil
Ter, Lake Creek, Texas; P. F. Parker
Rella City. Ala; Campbell Russell
E5susssen, l. T.; Vice President DufTy, In
olahoma State Union; B. L. Grifin.
conway, Ark; R. II. McCullough. .Beebe
ARK ARK secretary treasurer Farmers I'm
ION; ". T. Barringer, vice president of
Ln6 Iowa Farmers Grain f7ea lars
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-22
SWEPT INTO THE SEA.
Ten Thousand Bunches of Bananas
Lost Through Hurricane.

Mobile. Ala. Oct. 22.@The first news
OF a terrible West Indian hurricane
that visited the towns OF Ruratan,
TeIa, Utilla, Colorado and Ell Provence,
Honduras, on October u, was brought
here last night by the Norwegian
steamer Harald with a cargo of fruit.
A number of vessels wrecked, several
disabled and buildings in each of the
towns mentioned we're madly damaged.
The loss to the owners Of the fruit
plantations viii, it is stated, reach al
most a million dollars. The British
schooner Southern Queen wan thrown
on the beach at Ruratan and went to
pieces in less than an hours time, and
the Harald suffered somewhat and will
have to be docked. A tidal wave ac-
conpanied the hurricane and swept
everything before it Captain Heinrich
sen reports that when he left the
beaches were strewn with vessels Of
all kinds, including three large sailing
vessels. No lives were reported lost
at the time of the sailing of the HaraId.
Ten thousand punches of bananas were
reported swept into the sea at Rura-
tan. The officers of the steamer say It
will be a month before some OF the
steamers will be able to get any fruit.