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Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1906-03-14

Young the other day heard refer mother az
Perhaps did not i that way but It
and brutal No true refers 70 his mother as tn
old woman likely old and and wnked but IS
quite likely that Of those hairs and few those
by the long yg she putin atyour bedside
youthful ills trying to claim Mother doesn't
referred the old makes her feel as though
only in the The world has
use boy doesn't his mother The man who
respects mother be pretty before the COM
muny 60 him altogether The boy who sees to it that
mother doesn't bring bucket coal sweep the porch
IS doing attracting the attention Of the Lord than the
who gives building church. When she Is gone
my boy whole lot Of satisfaction to you to know hatyou
always spoke Of her enderly and as mother,
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1906-03-14

when he deserted line drawing for cClors be declar
ed that he was .'going in for art He may feel
certain vindication Of himself and may even be
impeIed to write letter Of professional apprecia-
tion Il, Goldsoll, Of Cleveland. But the American
people will never never consent to allow TINS sac
rilece to 90 unchalIenged The question In not
what GoldsOH knows about art or his ability to
cough his criticism in chaste English that Will
arouse controversy and objection to his utterances
What does GOIdsoll know about the Gibson girls
Obviously nothing
Artist Gibson did more than anyone else to es
tablish the type Of American girl she has come to
be recognized True Schneider, Christys Gilbert
Small, Underwood and several other prominent
artists have also fixed typee Of this inspirational
subject, but Gibson Charles Dana GiEson was the
pioneer il The field. he has brought our own
priceless American young wOmanhood into the
glow of world attention and he has tanght ns, here
st home, to make our prisons at her shrine, with
rational recognition al her detailed charms. After
ali this fOr one GOIdsol, whose very name betrays
him. to come forward and declare with blatant ego
tism that the Gibson girl aint art'' itis an at
front 10 onr sensibilites and our girls
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1906-03-14
CAUSE CT THE "DIyORCE EVIL.

LSCUESION Of the evils Of divorce
has been reopened BY the proposal
Of uniform divorce laws and the
assembling OF a national divorce
congress-. While it is not denied
that some action along reform lines
il demanded by the dictates Of
good morals and social standards,
il NAV not be amiss to take q view
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1906-03-14
FEAR OF RIDICULE.

BRIDEGROOM OF 81 failed to
appear at the altar at the appoint
ed time the other day to wed the
bride of 33. The day following,
however, he came to time, and the
ceremony was performed. His ex-
planation to the reporters was that
he feared his friends would "make
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1906-03-14

Civil service news comes under the head ol dry
subjects. even whicn published Id live newspaper
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1906-03-14

wa afe told TIE T. q N. railroad gave It's com
petltors Jolt Eota few roads permit their pa
irons y get the ioltipg
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1906-03-14
ZION CITY A FAILURE.

a MAHLLE advocates Of municipal own
MW ership and theorists in social con-
MW ditiOns are casting about for Op.
%NW portunities to vindicate themselves
LlS E-R they are overlooking that rare and
I'm costly experiment known as Zion
~ City. While Zion City may not be
LAHhA the embodiment Of sociallstic ideals
III WA it is essentially sOCialistic In its ma.
-eI( tnra and diuaafad Of its religions
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-02-21
MISUNDERSTANDING PRIMARY LAW.

There are two sides to every ques-
ton, and it IA to be expected that
there would be differences OF opinion
as to the adv antages and efficiency of
the direct primary law passed by the
ninth Legislative assembly. 1t will be
admitted that it contains many de.
fects, but it is proper that the law be
not misrepresented to the public.
In the current issue of the Havre
Plaindealer, however, appears an ar.
ticle reprinted for the most part, and
without credit, from a Helena social
ist organ, in which several misstate-
ments are made as to the workings of
the e law. Here are some samples
of these misrepresentation:
"Uuder the direct primary law John
Jones will have to hustle around and
collect q number of nomination pa.
pers. To each of these he must take
an affidavit. Here 10 where the notary
gets in his graft and John begins the
separation of himself from his money
Here 10 where be recalls something to
the effect that the fool and his money
are soon parted. He must have three
per cent of the total vote of his party.
II there are 5000 republican or demo-
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-02-21
President After GraftcrS.

WASHINGTON, Feb. l9.-President
Roosevelt has taken personal interest
in the charges of fraud and corrup.
ton which are said to have occurred
in connection with the affairs Of the
tive civilized tribes in the Indian Ter
ritory. But for his interference, in.
dictmen,s against several parties al.
legged to have been engaged in illegal
practices would have been Quashed.
Now. however, under his orders. the
interior department is pushing its in
vestig ations with increased vigor.
1t became known to the president
that the district attorney for Indian
Territory had been instructed to quash
some indictments already found. He
Immediately sent orders co~untermand'
ing the proposed action.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-02-21
Labor Leaders Arrested.

DENVER, February l8.-Charles p.
Meyer and VIM. D.. Haywood, presi-
dent and secretary, respectively, of
the Western Federation of Miners,
and G. A. Pettibone, a former member
OF the executive board of that orga.
nization, who were arrested in this
city last night on warrants charging
them with completely in the murder Of
former Governor Steunenberg of Ida.
no, were taken from their cells in the
county Jail at an early hour this
morning by an armed guard of II
deputy sheritfs, escorted to the Union
depot and were there placed on board
a special train that a few minutes
later left the station carrying the en-.
tire party, prisoners and armed depu-
ties, over the Union Pacific railroad
en- route for Boise, Idaho.
The three men who were taken out Of
the city as prisoners of the Idaho au.
thorities, it was learned today, were
arrested last night by three different
officers after extradition papers had
been signed by Governor Mcdonald.
The papers we're delivered to the gov.
ernor on Thursday last, but not q
word to the effect was allowed to
escape from the executive chamber.
In fact, it is believed, that no one en-
cept the authorities who came with
them to the city was advised that
Governor Mcdonald had in his pos.
session the papers issued in Idaho.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-02-21
Congress Condemns Gambling.

WASHINGTON. Fec. l9.-Three bills
were passed under suspension of the
rules-requiring a two.thirds vote-in
the house today. The first makes
gambling unlawful in the territories
Of the United States, including Ari.
IONA, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Indian
Territory and Alaska, The bill was
directed particularly at Arizona and
New Mexico, where, it was stated,
gambling was licensed.
The second provides additional
work for the census bureau by reQuir-
ing statistics to be taken on insurance,
fisheries, electrical industries, saw.
ings banks and crimes.
The third appropriates $50, 900 for
the purchase Of 300 acres of coal lands
on the island of Batan, one of the
Philippine archipelago group. On the
latter bill a debate of two hours was
had. The others were debated 40
minutes each.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-02-21
Committee Discovers Graft.

WASHINGTON, Feb. lin its prep.
aration of the executive legislative
appropriation bill the committee on
appropriations is making a close can
vas Of the necessity for practically
every item asked for by the various
departments of the government. In
this connection an estimate made by
the librarian ofcongress for $3.50, 600 to
erect q separate building in the court
Of library, q place for the storage of
newspapers, has caused some interest.
The committee, under the lead OF
Chairman Tawney, endeavored to as
certain from Bernard r. Green, its
custodian, the necessity of what was
characterized a. ''the large expendi.
ture for the care of the library"
In answer to further questions Mr..
Green admitted that in addition to his
salary he got 5000 a year as the
architect employed in the construction
OF the national museum building and
that sometimes he did work for out
side parties, ''when his friends wanted
him to help Them Just now he was
engaged in that capacity with regard
to the construction of an addition to
the Raleigh hotel in this city.
"Did you not also superintend the
construction of the new Willard no.
tel?" as Mr.. Tawney.
~ did look after it for the owners,
They are friends of mine. have not
time to do business Of that sort regu.
larly to make a business OF it., but"
"Are you'employed as superintendent
OF construction Of the state capitol at
Harrisburg, Pa.?" interjected MIR.
Tawney.
mo sir. | simply acted as a gem
eral advisor to the commission. |
simply went to the meetings once a
month"
For this, however, he admitted he
received $4,000 a year and travelling
expenses.
"People come to see me once in a
whlle to answer aquestion profession.
ally anu sometimes do it," he added.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-02-21
An OlcOmarScrinc Fraud.

DETROIT, Feb. l7.--Thomas Lorimer
Detroit was arraigned today before
United States Commissioner Davidson
upon he charge of manufacturing
colored oleomargarin without paying
'he government tax. Government
officers say that his arrest marks the
exposing Of one of the biggest revenue
frauds uncarthed in this part of the
country for years. Warrants are out
Tor several other men alleged to be
Implicated in the frauds. The revenue
ot1cers say that one nee with
which Lorimer was connected has been
buying an average of 81, 900 pounds of
oieomargarine a month, coloriug It
ana reselling the stuff as creamery
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-02-21

for every nonappearance up to twenty
Ave. II twenty-five performances are
missed, then the tour Is to be consid-
cred closed and the face value Of the
policy Is to be turned over to the vio-
linist's manager. The insurance COM
pany insists that the violinist take ex-
ira good care Of his precious fingers.
and he usually yea gloves that look
like mufrs.
Hugh A. Dinsmore, who had an al
~tercatlon with Governor Jefferson Da-
Wis of Arkansas ut Fayetteville a short
time ago. in which he is reported to
have drawn Il pistol on the executive
Of his state, has been United States
minister to Korea and representative
in congress. He Is q supporter of Unit
ed States Senator Berry, between
whom and Governor Davis a political
quarrel has arisen. 1t was in come
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-02-21

p~IOSeCul!uS ullOF-
ney of the Fourth judicial district, was
a presidential e%lector, served three
years as minister to Korea and twelve
years in congress. During the last ses-
sion II prosperous looking individual
walked up to the main door of the
house Of representatives one day. pull
cd a card from n leather case and said
to Il of the ~doorkeepers:
"Give this to Congressman Dinsmore
OF Arkansas, please"
"IaS. sah." replied the doorkeeper,
disappearing behind the swinging doors
that lead to the floor of the house. In
a moment he returned and said:
Mr.. Dinsmo'
Is not on the flo.
He's gone out and won't come back no
mo-.
You may find him In room fo' fo'ty TO-"
George +. ldc, president Of the Home
Life Insurance company and also presi-
dent and director of the Larchmont Ma
uonal bank. gave some testimony be-
1ore the Armstrong committee which
excited no little surprise. Though the
head OF an insurance company, he said
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-02-21
The J.p.nese I.ansuaee.

The japanese language has some fea-
lures which puzzle beginners in its use.
In English when che has learned the
name for rice that ends it. Not SO In
Japan. Begin with cooked rice, meshi.
When eaten by a child it is called
mama. In speaking to another person
Of eating rice you call it gozen. As a
merchant sells it. ~uncooked, it Is kome,
and IS it grows in the field it Is inc. So
a carpenters foot. or shaku. Is about
twelve inches. but a tailor's is fifteen.
A kin or pound Of beef is fourteen
ounces. Of -four twenty-one, Of sugar
over thirty. The ri. or mile, varies in
different provinces, and on the Fusi.
yama ascent half a ri is marked a ri
because it's so much harder work going
unhill.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-02-21
The jewelers. CRrnt.

The carat is a standard used by the
Jewellers to express both weight and
fneness. When it is used as a weight
it is equal to four grains, or the one
hundred and twentieth part Of an ounce
troy. In determining the fineness Of
precious metals twenty-four carats is
considered the highest standard of pu-
rity. According to this standard, an
eighteen carat gold ring contains three
parts of gold and one of some base
metal.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-02-21

cratic votes In his county be must Sc
cure $50 sworn nomin alton papers,
each paper to be properly attested
with the seal of the notary. II the
afid a cost four bits apiece, it costs
the candidate in cash, exclusive OF
his time aud labor, $40 for the privi.
lege of having his name placed upon
the ballot to be voted upon at the
primary.
"There are q large number Of Oh
jections to this bill, principal among
which are: That it is too expensive
for candidates.; that it is class legis-
lation. because it does not EN- brace all
Offices dependent upon the suffrage Of
the people; it stimulates corruption
and enlarges the field of the CRATER;
1t Is easier to practice fraud under
this bill than it is in a mass political
meeting or in a convention Of dele
gates chosen at primaries. 1t puts =
premium upon ward heeling, and it
puts the delegates into the position of
mere machines, denied the use of ex-
ercising a sovereign intelligence. This
is not a bill that the people want"
Now, it so happens, there is only
one county in Montana in which any
political party casts as many as 5000
votes. That is Silver Bow county.
In the county of Chouteau, at the last
election, the republican vote for pres.
idential electors was 1,517, and for
the Democratic, 500. a republican
aspirant for nomination is thus re.
quired to get only 46 signatures, and
a democratic a%spirant only Is sigma
tures-the same to be secured from
one.sixth of the precincts in each
case. Nowhere in the law is there a
requirement that each person who
signs these petitions shall make an
afiid 1t is provided that the list
of signatures in each precinct shall be
verified by the affidavit of some resi-
dent elector who knows them.
The expense 10 candidates need not
be greater than under the former sys.
TEN, where it was limited by the dis
erection or indiscretion of the aspirant
for Office. Instead Of stimulating cor
ruption and graft, it eliminates those
evils. 1t has been comparatively
easy TO corrupt or influence some Of
the delegates to a convention, but the
great body of voters cannot be han.
died that way. And most of the
voters, it may be remarked, are suffi-
ciently intelligent to nominate their
own candidates instead of delegatiug
that duty to others.
After attempting to knock the pri-
mary law by misrepresenting its pro.
visions, the Plaindealer advises the
public to study the measure carefully
before reaching q conclusion upon the
subject. That Is something which the
Plaindealer itself has apparently
failed to do.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-02-21
Protest Against Blackfect Opening.

WASHINGTON, Feb. ia delega.
ton from the Blackfeet agency com.
prised OF Messrs. Perrin, Brown and
Kipp are here protesting against the
senate bill opening the strip on the
south side of the reserv alton along
Birch creek. They say they are anx.
ious to have the whole reserv alton al
loted and opened, but are unalterably
opposed to the senate bill. 1t is un-
derstood that the Indian Office has
made an unfavorable report on the
measure since hearing the views Of the
delegation.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-02-21
A BIG MURDER CONSPIRACY.
Labor Leaders Alleged to Ne IMPLICATED
In q DiabOl1cal scheme.

DENVER, Feb. 19.-Publication was
made here today Of the complaints on
which Governor Cooling, of Idaho,
based his requisition for Chas. p.
Meyer, president, and VIM. d. Hay.
wood, Observation-Disclosures, of the
Western Federation of Miners, and
G.. A.. Pettibone, d former member OF
the executive board of that labor or.
g%anization.
From these it appears that the men,
who were secretly arrested here Satur.
day night and hurriedly removed to
Idaho. we're charged directly with the
murder of former Governor Frank
Steunenberg, of Idaho, and not merely
with being accessories to the crime.
The complaints and acquisitions in
the three cases are identical and
charge the accused men with having
discharged the bomb by means of
which Steuneuberg was killed a. Cald-
we'll, Idaho, December 30, 1905.
The specific charge of murder was
made, it is explained, in order to fore.
stall habeas corpus proceedings on
behalf of the accused men, but no at
tempt was made to prove that they
were in Idaho at the time of the CON-
mission of the crime. 1t is alleged,
however, that they conspired with
others to murder Steunenberg and
furnished funds to carry out the plot.
The atrOciOus murders committed
during labor troubles in the Cripple
Creek and Telluride districts in this
state, which have been shrouded in
mystery, the earlier Occur d'Alene
murders and the more recent Steunen-
berg assassination form a chain OF
crimes with which efforts are being
made to cOnnect the officers of the
Western Federation Of Miners on a
confession said TO have been made by
Harry Orchard, who is charged with
the S~teunenberg murder.
This confession, it is asserted, dis
clo-eA a plot TO kill former Governor
} James A. Peabody, of Colorado,
William Il. Colbert, chief justice of
the Colorado supreme court, and John
Campbell, former chief Justice. Orch.
ard is said to have confessed tha at
wholesale transformations we're planned
at the headquarters of the Western
Federation of Miners in Denver, chief
ly by refugees from the camps at Grip
pie Creek and Telluride, 1t is also
stated that Orchards confession gives
a history of the explosion at the indie
pendence depot, near cripple Creek,
on June 6, 1904, which killed IA men
and injured many others.
Governor Mcdonald, who issued
the necessary papers for the extradi.
ton of the federation officials to Ida
no, said today that he had read q
copy of Orchards confession, but was
not at liberty to divulge it's contents.
James MCFARLAND, head of q detective
agency which was employed by the
Idaho authorities in the Steunenbere
case, declared that the evidence
against the men who have 80 far been
arrested is very strong and that more
arrests are yet to be made. He would
not state the nature of his evidence
nor how it was obtained.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-02-21

that he carried no
insurance on his
life either in his
own or any other
company. lie also
said that. unlike
the big three"
companies Of the
insurance world.
the Home Life had
never had Il so call
ed yellow dog
fund for %intiuenc-
Ing insurance leg
HOtinn IN Tow n,,,,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-02-21

Ing on his present
American tour he
took out a policy Of
$4,000 Oh his fin
gers. This is at the
rate Of $1,000 Il
digit. The insurance
was obtained in
London. The policy
provides that should
Kubelik's fingers be
temporarily injured
a he misses any
performances he is
~ bo mid 30 00n
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-02-21

tlOn WIN the quar-.
rel between the gov.
ernor and the sen
ator that the pistol
episode Is said to
have occurred. Mr..
DinslnOre was born
in Benton county,
Ark, In 1850, edu-
Gated in the public
schools and in 1874
was admitted to
the bar He was
for two terms Il
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-02-21
Thn Fifth Nerve.

SneeZin@ is averted Ey pressing the
upper lip, because by doing so we dead
en- the impression made on a certain
branch of the fifth nerve. sneezing be-
ing a reflex action excited by some
slight impression on that nerve. Sneez-
In does not take place when the fifth
nerve is paralyzcd. even though the
sense of smell is retained.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-02-21

Lc lS MY years
of & He was for
a time a college pro-
fessor, but for a
quarter of a cen
fury has been in
parliament. He Is
modest and able.
While he kept il
the rear during his
fathers life, he has
come to the front
since the EXPIRE
mier's death and il
1899 became I.iber-
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-02-21
Original Meaning Of sSnob.'

"Snob" meant originally in the land
Of its origin a person of plebeian sta
ton, considered from the height of
downward eye and upward nose of su-
perior station or assigned to the
naughty by popular convention. Then
Thackcray took it and rebuked with it
the social ambitions Of the vulgar.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-02-21
People
Are Talked
About

INTEREST naturally attaches to
the appointment of Herbert John
Gladstone to a post in the new
- Liberal cabinet of Great Britain
on account Of his being a son Of the
Grand Old Man. Mr.. Gladstone is as
signed to the position Of secretary Of
state for home affairs. Once referred
to as young Mr.. Gladstone, youth is
longer one of his possessions, for
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-02-21

has recently been discovered. 1t bears
a close resemblan to the malaria
germ. To free the system from dis.
ease germs, the most effective remedy
is DR.. Kings New Life Pills. Guar.
anteed to cure all diseases due to ma.
laria poison and constipation. 25c.
at w. j. Minar's drug store.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-02-21
Careful Auntic.

"You will never see your Aunt Maria
again until you get to heaven" a little
girl was solemnly told by her mother
the other day. according to the Lon
don Globe. viii she ask me to wipe
my feet?' was her only response. 1t
throws a food of light on Aunt Maria's
character and history.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-02-21

al WHIP Ill lllc
house Of commons. He married the
beautiful Dorothy raget. daughter of
Sir Richard Horner Paget. a descend.
ant Of the John Horner Of Henry
Wills time, who is immortalized in
the rhyme about Little Jack Horner."
The Christmas pie Of the rhyme was
sent to the king by the abbot of elias
tonbury. Horner was the bearer. and
the plum he took from it was Il deed
to Il manor with which he laid the
foundation Of the greatness of his
family.
The latest thing in insurance is to
take ont 4 policy on ones fingers. In
the cos of a musician. especially Il
whose livelihood depends on skill in
playing an instrument, finger insurance
is quite an important matter. How
important Jan Kllbelik. the famous 30
hemian violini>t. considers it M be
judged from the fact that before start
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-02-21

similar purpose. but he admitted that
some officers of the company had been
given to the practice known In insur-
ance parlance as "rebatinR."
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-02-21

Fine Book and Job Printing q spe.
cialty at the RIVER PRESS office