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The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1907-07-20

The Echo is authorized to announce
JOHN CRAFT
as a candidate for the ONCE of Superintendent ent
of Education for Hancock county, subject to the
action of the Democratic primaries.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1907-07-20

EoR SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION:
The Echo is authorized to announce
w. w. STOCKSTILL
as a candidate for the ONCE OF Superintendent
of Education for Hancock county, subject to the
action of the Democratic primari es.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-02-27
MARRIED SIX SISTERS.
ONE AFTER ANOTHER
Indian Killed First Three, Then Craven
Killed Indian and Went on
Down Line.

After marrying five sisters, all Of
whom died or We're killed, James Ora
ven of Mount Gilead, O., has welded
the sixth and last.
Craven met the Lamprecht family in
Montana thirty years ago. He estab-
lished Il trading post and married Nora
Lamprecht. \ Jealous half breed In
dian shot her.
Four years later Craven married Ma
rie L%amprecht. who was killed by the
same Indian. Then he married Efie,
and the Indian killed her.
Craven, somewhat discouraged, II
turned to Ohio, but was not contented.
He went back and married Helen. aged
twenty-eight. He lay in wait and shot
the redskin. but his wife was taken i'll
and died.
Bertha came next. She was thrown
from Il horse and killed. Craven pre-
vailed upon Lena. the sixth, to come
aud marry him.
"There was some attraction, l can't
tell what. about that family OF Lam
precht girls that l could never see III
any other" said Craven after the cere-
mony.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-02-27

THE PAHRoT CRIED, GET UP, GET up"
gaseous substances from the tunnels
of these yachts entered the portfolios Of
the Visitor and overcame the men.
Melauson said that he heard a ter
rife screeching from Swipes, an incor-
rigible Brazilian parrot. Swipes was
crying: "Get up! Get upv!' when Me-
lauson, i'll from the fumes, aroused
himself and made his way to the deck.
He realized that his associates We're in
danger. When he succeeded in getting
assistance he made his way to the fore
castle and found that the other three
men were unconscious. DR.. J. j. Nc
CULLEN of Fifty-eighth street had great
difficulty in reviving Neal and Smith.
When Melauson appreciated that the
parrot had saved the lives OF all he
went into the f%orecastle in time to
bring to the deck the bird In Il state
Of semlconsciousness, but still with
strength enough to calculate, Get up"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-02-27

CHIEF HANDSOME L OF TIL CROW TRIBE.
amusement. The stock parade was a
grand success. and the first prize was
awarded to Takes-the-Gun. Mrs. Pref
ty Antelope won the first prize for
meals and table, and the first prize for
a well kept tepee went to Mrs. Joseph
Stewart. Both these dusky ladies are
full blood Indians, and neither has been
to school or a speak a word of Eng
lish. Takes-the-Gun brought In as his
exhibit Il load of fine corn. grain. mel
ons, pumpkins, squashes and other veg
etableS. Bird Horse had an equally
fine outfit and drove Il splendid four
horse team Of bays. Pigs and chick
ems We're an interesting feature at the
fair. There was a big Industrial pa
rade, In which nearly all the Indians
joined. driving all kinds Of farming
outfits. The Indians who obtained pre-
miums were required to Own their out
fits and to have paid for them by their
own efforts.
The beet sugar industry. which is
Of such growing Importance In the
west, Is n in which the red man
takes much interest and to which he
Is we'll adapted. An average red man
does not like to work alone. Sugar
beet culture has IN attraction for him
above most other forms of agriculture
because it affords employment for his
whole family at once. The wife and
children. who are such large factors In
his life. a work in the beet fields
side by side with him. and " the
little papoose can be taught to weed
the rows. Just as the %pickaninny in
/ the south chr he used as a cotton pick
or. 1t is for such reasons, as Mr..
Leupp puts it. that 1.-The Indian takes
to beet farming as naturally as the
Italian takes to art or the German to
science"
Railroad construction is another
| branch of work In which the red men
| have proved good laborers. Railroad
builders know the Indians as workers
| and are ready to pay them the white
mans wages. The Indians are strong,
silent and. rs one railroad boss puts it,
"have not vet learned to loaf when
the boss back is turned"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-02-27

There is Il seeming inconsistency in
the thought that a man who so much
loved peace should have devoted his
life to making the materials Of war,
but Nobe! believed that the best way
to abolish war is to make warfare as
terrible as possible by means of the
most murde.ous inventions. He regard
ed his w inventions as so many steps
toward the goal of disarmament. 1t
was Nobel's ambition to bring the
Scandinavian peninsula into closer in
rope. He belonged to Il family proni-
nent in Sweden for the past century,
but was brought up in Russia and ed
ucated at st. Petersburg. He did not
believe in leaving great fortunes to
relatives. though he gave much to de-
serving members of his family during
his lifetime. At his death. in 1886, he
beCueathed his fortune, amounting 10
nearly ~So,OoO,O0o, for the support Of
five great annual prizes. each valued
at nearly $4,000. These We're to be
awarded for the most important dis
coveries in physics, in chemistry and
in physiology or hygiene, for the most
distinguished work Of an idealis,ic
character in literature and for the best
effort toward the fraternity of the na-
tons and the promotion Of universal
peace. The last named prize is award
ed by the Norwegian s%torthing, the
others being conferred by various insti-
tutions at Stockholm, Sweden. Last
year the peace prize went to the Bar
oness Bertha Won Suttner, author Of
Down With Arms The year pre-
vious it was awarded to William RAN
dali Cremer. secretary OF the Interna-
tional Arbitration league and a member
Of the British parliament. In 1902 it
was conferred on Professor Frederick
de Martens Of The Hague tribunal,
who advised the Russian commission
ers in the peace conference at Ports
mouth. In 1901 it was won by Dunant,
Mr.. Cremer devoted his prize money
to promote the work of the Interua-
tional Arbitration league. Mr.. Roose-
welt has announced that be will use the
money he will receive to estab!i y at
washington a permanent indusrrial
peace committee with the view. of
maintaining peace in the industrial
world. which lie regards as equal in
Importance to maintaining peace be
tween the nations.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-02-27

state, being chosen several times to the
legislature. He Is a farmer by occu-
patton, has always lived on his farm
when not in Washington and was some
years president Of the Georgia Agricul-
tural society. When he first went to
farming he lived in a log cabin. and
now he keeps the old log structure in
his back yard rs a souvenir Of the
strenuous labors of his youth.
congressman George Fred Will
liams Of Massachusetts, who was
prominent in the formation at Boston
recently Of the New England Demo
cratic Progressive league, has for SOM
years been known as one Of the most
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-02-27

Is erroneous, just as
is the idea that the only good Indian
is a dead Indian. The annual report Of
the commissioner Of Indian affairs,
Francis E. Leupp, gives some facts
that show what many of the Indians
are accomplishing as farmers or work.
ers in other branches Of labor. Among
the most industrious Of the red men Of
the west are the Crow Indians Of Mon
tana, whose agricultural fair has now
become a regular annual institution.
The Crows r not now drawing ra-
tons from the government and have
not been for two years. A good part Of
them seem really to believe that people
ought to work for what they enjoy Of
the good things Of life. The progress
they have made is in part due to the
intelligence displayed by the govern
mental agents having to do with them.
The latter have proceeded on the theo-
ry that the best place to train an In
dian to habits Of industry and produc-
tiveness Is at his own home and on his
own land. The fair the Crows held
the past autumn is a pretty good proof
Of the wisdom of this plan. 1t was al
together an Indian enterprise. Each
Grow brought his own exhibit, and
there was as much interest in the COM
petition between growers Of tall corn
and big vegetables, fat pigs and good
breeds of stock. as was ever shown in
a hunt or war dance.
Chief Plenty Coos competed for the
prize for the best driving team, but
was beaten by a team owned and driv-
en- by a squaw. which created much
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-02-27
Dug His Own Grave.

Nicholas Striegel. a prominent farm
er OF Madison township. Ind. was de-
clared insane by n board consisting Of
Judge f. l.. Betz. DIR. f. 4. Sturm and
l.. Il. Johnson. The evidence showed
that Striegel made all preparations TO
commit suicide. He took his gun from
the house. hiding it. and for two days
he was digging Il grave on his farm.
telling his Wife that 1t might be for
him and that ~ would blow Off his
lead. He also threatened to shoot
# his neighbors.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-02-27

not know he was going to make people
laugh SO much and that IL he had
known it he would probably have cut
out some Of the laugh and saved 1t for
another story for fear Of giving his
readers too much laugh for their
money.
The author says he was in the Office
Of a magazine n day and the editor
gave him the idea he developed In the
story. Something he had read about
an incident of the kind which hap
pened in England was sticking In his
mind, and he elaborated II, giving to
the contribution the caption 1.-THE Dago
Pig Episode" The editor substituted
"Pigs Is Pigs" MI. Butler says:
1.-THE prime idea Of the story was
not mine, and the catch phrase "Pigs
Is Pigs was an adaptation. The pub
Usher Of it in book form originated
the idea of making a book of 1t. /
didn't. So If ever a man was yanked
to fame l was. In regard to that
story I feel like a spiritualistic medi-
um who remains passive while Plato
or the man that struck Billy Patter-
son speaks masterpieces through her
mouth. All I did was to write the
story"
Senator Francis Emroy Warren Of
Wyoming, who, with his colleague,
Senator Clarence Don Clark, has been
charged with stopping investigation Of
land graft rumors, is serving his third
term in the senate. The Interstate CON-
merce commission has begun an inqui-
~ into the allegations that the Union
Pacific Coal company has taken thou
sands of acres of coal lands in the west
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-02-27

stances. says the
Saturday Evening Post. Cousins, be-
ing then young and gawky, stood In
awe Of Reed, though having great ad.
miration for him. Reed enjoyed moth
ing more than to add to the misery OF
green young members by making OBJ
servations calculated to embarrass
them.
One day Cousins entered u room in
which Reed was the center Of a group
Of house leaders. The lowan has a
nervous habit Of scratching the back
Of his left hand with the fingers Of his
right. Observing this, Mr.. Reed called
out to him:
did you ever have the itch. young
nan?"
Inspired by desperation. the embar-
raised young Hawkeye man sent this
reply hurlius at the imperious Reed:
"l've never had the presidential itch"
Reeds full moon face turned GRIM
son. The outlaws Of his companions.
every one OF whom bore wounds of his
fierce wit. resounded through the hall.
In sheer fright Mt his own audacity.
Cousins fed the room In the midst Of
the hubbub. But the big speaker sent
for the young Iowan the next day, and
from that time forward the two were
like Damon and Pythias to the day Of
Mr.. Reeds death.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-02-27

One of his most fn-
nous speeches was
made in the house
after the blowing
up Of the Maine.
when he electrified
his auditors by his
e%loquence.
Ssman
Cousins and the
late Speaker Reed
We're Close friends,
but their first ac-
Quaintance was
made under embar-
RAISING circum-
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-02-27

the house, was born
IN Georgia in 1882
md is serving bis
eighth term In con-
gress. His grand
father emigrated to
America from the
north Of Ireland and
served under e
eral Washington In
the Revolutionary
war. Congressman
Livingston was a pri-
vate soldier in the
Confederate army
and after the civil
war was prominent
in the politics Of his
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-02-27
Drank Fourteen Beakers Of Boozc.

Drank Fourteen Beakers of Booze.
William Howard. Il negro. saved the
price of twelve glasses of gin and two
glasses Of whisky by dying before he
could get to the bar and quaff another
drink at Lexington, Ky. He had bet
that he could drink fifteen glasses Of
gin in half an hour. but by the time
he had drunk twelve glasses the gin
supply Of the bar ran out, and whisky
was substituted with his consent. He
drank two glasses Of the whisky.
and before he could take the third and
final II he dropped to the floor un-
conscious and died before Il ply ,iclan
could be called.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-02-27

ardent Of the sup
pOrters of William
Jennings Bryan. 1t
was during the Nc
Kinley-B Bryan cam
paign of 1900 that
he met one day on
a train a certain
dignihed, punctilious
"gentleman of the
old school" who Is
o as the au-
thor Of a leading
text book Of the law.
These two gentle
men then, as now,
entertained widely
divergent views re-
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-02-27
Wanted to Know.

The Clockmaker-This Is a wonderful
clock, madam. 1t will run for three
weeks without winding.
The Customers Little Boy-Say, mis-
ter. how long would It run II 1t was
wound?
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-02-27

Senator Warren
has a record as a fighter and won a
congressional medal Of honor for gal
lantry on the battlefield ut the siege of
Port Hudson during the civil war. He
was born at Hillsdalc. Mass, In 1874.
After the war he removed to Wyoming
and became prominent in politics, serv-
ing in the state legislature. He was
appointed governor Of the territory Of
Wyoming by President Arthur in 1886,
was removed by President Cleveland
and in 1889 was again appointed by
President Harrison. After the terrific
~ was admitted to statehood he was
the first governor chosen by its elect
Ors. Senator Warren was once COM
plimented Oh his fine appearance. 1T
is all due to horseback riding he said.
SLOW about the horse" he was asked.
''Two died under the treatment" re-
piled the senator.
Senator Clarence Don Clark was
born ut Sandy Greek, n. T., in 1851,
was educated in the common schools
and Mt Iowa State university, was adj
mltted to the bar in 1874 and for sew
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-02-27
PARROT SAVES
FOUR LIVES
Its Cries Arouse Sleeping Sailors on
Gas Filled Yacht In Nick
of Time.

Four members Of the crew Of the
steam yacht Visitor, owned by W. II.
Brown Of Pittsburg, John Melauson,
steward; e. B. Neal, engineer; Herman
Smith, fireman, and Charles Amereau,
cook, narrowly escaped death by as
phyxiation in the ~forecastle as the
yacht lay at F~ifty-eighth street, Brook
Ign.
Melauson, awakened by the scream
ing Of a parrot, reached the outer air,
and. obtaining aid, dragged his COM
panions to the deck of the vessel in
time to a v their lives.
Mr.. Browns yacht, just in from Bos.
ton, was moored in the basin beside
John Jacob Astor's yacht, the Nourma-
hal. Several yachts. with steam up,
came alongside. 1t is thought that
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-02-27

eral years there
combined the
practice Of law with
teaching school. In
1881 he removed
fro N low to
Evanston, WyO.,
which has since
been his home. He
was three times
elected prosecuting
attorney Of Uinta
county and Mt thir-
ty m was appoint
ell an associate JUS
tice of the supreme
court Of Wyoming.
0,,A l~1ls- A
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-02-27
N the award of the Nobel peace
prize to President Theodore

N the award of the Nobel peace
prize to President Theodore
Roosevelt for his services in
bringing the Russo-Japanese war
to an end this distinguished honor has
come for the first time to the United
States. The prize is as likely to go to
a person in a comparatively humble
position as to one who occupies a post
of high rank OF enjoys exalted station.
The sole test Is achievement Of some
important step toward universal peace
and good will among men. The prize
consists of a diploma, a medal and 1885,
$50 crowns ($337,127.65).
Five years ago the peace prize went
to a man comparatively unknown and
so poor that he was at the time an in
mate of a home for the aged. This
was Henry Dunant. who is Du-
nant?" asked some one when the re-
port of the award Of the prize to him
was published, and the reply was. HE
founded the Red Cross" "Then," said
the questioner, "he must be a saint"
And 80 he has been regarded, for he
spent a fortune in getting the nations
to treat the wounded as neutrals and
recognize the work Of his society. and
in his old age. infirm, almost blind and
unable longer to make a living, he vas
almost forgotten. But when the honor
of the Nobel peace prize came to him.
with it's accompanying sum OF money,
an amount ample to supply his needs
for the balance of his days, he felt
himself fully rewarded for all his sac-
rifices.
The Noble! prizes are unique among
institutions of their kind. They We're
established by Alfred Nobel, the Swed-
ish engineer, and it is a singular coin
cidence that the man who instituted
the great prize for the encouragement
Of peace should have been the inventor
Of that most deadly agency Of warfare,
dynamite. AMI the first manufacturer
on a large scale of smokeless powder.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-02-27

tlce. When the territory was admit
ted to statehood he was elected as Its
first representative in congress. He
was elected to the senate In 1895.
Edward Everett Hale, who ut eighty
four has recently taken up editorial
work on a leading magazine, has al
ways been a great advocate Of out
door life and has practiced what he
preached on this subject. This accounts
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-02-27

to which it had no
rightful. title. An
agent Of the general
land Office averred
that the two Wyo-
ming senator's con-
spired to check in
~vestigation Of the
matter. The senator's
have denied that
they sought to do so.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-02-27
Fellow.

Nell think Mr.. Hunter considers
me very pretty.
Belle-ies. he told me so. He said
he was really quite sorry that you had
no money.-Philadelphia Press.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-02-27

small boy was standing neal watching
him very attentively.
"Well. my young FRIEND" he said,
'you seem to be quite interested in
what I am doing. Are you looking for
a hint or two in gardening:"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-02-27
Crow Workers

Indians Who Are Doin1 Well ~
FArmess-Out Of the Blanket Class.
Chief Plenty Coos. Beaten BY a
Squaw-Crowin1 Sugar Beets-As
Railroad Laborers ~ ~ ~
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-02-27


this, Of course, offered no reason why
they should not be civil to each other.
After some general conversation Mr..
Williams Remarked:
"Mr. -, l have heard in the course
of my travels recently a great many
very hearty compliments for your book,
and from the highest sources too. In
deed, among those l heard speak of it
were two of the judges of the United
States supreme court"
"Ah. indeed, sir" replied the other,
that Is really most gratifying-most
gratifying-and may say, sir, that on
my own part l also have heard many
words of high commentator of your
self and Of your speeches uttered by
numerous persons. But" he added,
with a most suave and disarming smile,
II regret to say that none of them
were Judges"
Robert G. Cousins Of Iowa, who has
been appointed to the late Robert II.
Hits place as head of the house for
shaven. six feet tall and of fine ply
sique. For three generations his fam
lily has dwelt in Iowa. He Is an ora
tor of exceptional power. and even as
a young man at Cornell college, Iowa.
he astonished the college authorities by
his ability In this direction when he
spoke for Il prize in his junior year.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-02-27

in part for his being
% vigorous at an ad-
vanced age. DR.. Hale
10 especially fond OF
such outdoor cup
lions as gardening.
and the Boston Her.
aid tells how on one
occasion he was trail
Ing a creeping vine
to a piece Of trellis
near his gate. when
he noticed that q
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-02-27

Representative Leonidas F. Living
ston of Georgia, who thinks the length
Of the so called "short session" of con-
gress should be extended, is a member
of the important appropriations COM
mittee. He Is one of the veterans Of
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-02-27
Celebrities
n

Ellis Parker Butler and Pigs IL
Rifs"-Senators Warren and Clark.
Representative Livineston-Cousins
Of Iowa - Edward Everett Hale an
Editor IT Eishty.four
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-02-27

Ills PARKER
. BUTLER. who
made a great
hit with a small sto-
~ entitled pigs Is
Pigs" surprised him.
self very much in so
doing. The story
was originally pub
lished In a maya
zine. Now it has
been put between
book covers by Nc
Clure, Phillips & Co.
Mr.. Butler says that
IN xurifin0 n no did
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-02-27
Nobel Prize

Oridin of the Famous Peace Trophy
Recently Awarded to President
Roosevelt - Alfred Nobel. Inventor.
Who Sought to Abolish War by
Makine Il More Destructive
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-02-27
"a deal
"A has been writ
TON IN timQa

gone by about the
Indian as q warrior,
but the problem now
o in evidence Is
the Indian as q
w~orkingman. There
is a popular impress
sion that the Indian
who works is a myth.
Rut thfc ~imnrosSiOn
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-02-27

NO." said the boy; ''I'm waiting to
hear what a parson says when he ham,
mers his thumb"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-20
SEVERED HAND PUZZLES
DERRY'S POLICE FORCE
Found in a Lonely Wood, it Nat
urally Creates a Big
Sensation.
Sensation
ALL PRACTICAL JOKE

BELFAST. Jan. 70.
Tho left hand OF a woman. severed al
the wrist, and wrapped in brown paper.
was picked up by a pedestrian IN Prehen
Wood. near Derry. few days ago. At
tached TO the hand was the following
letter.
The deed is done. and wei done. A
month has passed in perfect silence. They
think ne has gone. and SO he has. but
not TO the same place I viii meet YOU
where we met on the night we saw each
other last This hand is a sisn: so you
see now 7 was not talking without mean
ing what I said. Bury this thing"
The finder hastened 70 the police. who.
working in grim silence. secured the dis
trict for a clue to the supposed tragedy.
They refused TO answer any questions.
and only on Tuesday night thought mt 10
show the hand 10 a doctor. The theory
Of foul murder was instantly exploded
The doctor said that the hand was OBJ
ylously taken from some hospital or school
Of surgery. IL was neatly sealed with
red wax AT the wrist. and had been pre-
served in spirits Tor at least twelve
months The whole affair was "a clever
hoax. the author of which has not been
discovered.