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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-26
Cut Of BOy,H Head

Richmond. Va. March 25.-Atilda Wilson, a negress of Pittsylvania county, yesterday took a tobacco knife and severed the head of a fourteen year old negro boy from his body. She claims she was commanded by neighbors to commit the deed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-26

of medical attention but succumbed to poison. Mir. Davis was cleaning out a spring. when he was bitten on the hand by the snake.
 Much sorrow has been expressed at his death by those who knew him, as he had many friends.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-26

News of the communication was con veyed to him. He gave a whoop and thea leaped into the air. He forgot that he was cooped in steel cage with low ceiling. His head struck the sheet of steel above him with such force that he fell to the floor sense less.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-26
Old Soldiers Recover

Leavenworth. Kas., March 25.-All but one of the soldiers at the National Soldiers Home who were poisoned by eating tainted hash have been dis charged from the hospital today.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-26
ST LOUIS CLOSING MARKETS.

St. Louis, March 25.-The St. Louis yrail markets today ranged as follows:
 wheat:-- May 74N bid; range 74x to 75k@k. July 75H; range 7bA Q k to 7b%.
 Corn:- May A bid; range As& to 44@M. July 445s range 44A to 44%.
 Oats:-- May 40H bid. July 3eK bid: range se to ssA.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-26
Women to Become Members
 Of the Police Force of Ghent

The prefect was the first to estab- fish corps of canine thief takers and believes now that Ghent will be the best policed town in Europe, when wo- men, men and dogs patrol the streets
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-26

Ghent. Belgium, March 25.-women are to be appointed to the police force of the city. according to the plans of Prefect of Police Won Mesenmael.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-26
PROCEEDINGS DISMISSED
Abe RueG VIII Allow Case 10 go to
 Trial

Washington, March 25 .--On motion of the attorney for the regular coun- sel of Abraham Ruef. of San Fran cisco. the habeas corpus proceedings in Ruefs behalf was today dismissed by the Supreme Court of the United States.
 The attorney made no explanation of the motion. The court ordered that the mandate in the case issue at once.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-26
CentrInt Leader DenH.

Grefeld, Germany. March 25.-Prince von Arenberg, one of the centrist lead CTS in the relchstag. died here today, aged S5.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-26
naaehnII Renulfa.

Atlanta--Atlanta Southern League 1; Augusta South Atlantic League, 4. {; Jacksonville, South Atlantic League, 0.
 Charieston-Charles South Atlan- tic League. 1; Philadelphia. National, At Macon-Detroit, American. 6; Ma con, South Atlantic League, 0.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-26
TINNsMAN APPOINTED.
Becomes Assistant General Manager Of
 Rock Island.

Rock Island.
 Chicago. March 25.-It was an- nounced today at the general offices of the Rock Island System that W. s. Tinsman, formerly superintendent of the Southwestern District of the sys- tenn, has been appointed assistant gen. eral manager with offices at Chicago. A E. Sweel has been appointed su- perintendent of the Southwestern Dis trict in place of MT. Tinsman.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-26
FIGHTING IN VENEZUELA.
General PenOIOsas Revolution is No
 Yet Dead.

Washington, March 25.-Cablegrams received at the State Department to- day report that fighting has been go- ing on at place called Honombia, in Venezuela
 This cannot be located as yet, but is believed to be near the Colombia border where General Penolosa was last week reported to have started an insurrectionary movement against Cas- tro's government
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-26
Master prim. IA; Rusk. 11s; olorifier.

HE.
 Sixth race, mile and half, selling Sonata. Discernment, S4; Orline, Flav- igny, Etta Nj. 9S; Footlights Fayorite. Bright. 994; Rather Royal, s7; Arthur Commer, 100.
 Seventh race, mile. selling-Malta, 92; May Gilmore, Quagga, Limited ST; Paxton. 999; Fire Alarm, io0; Paragon, 102; Vesme, 104; Boserrian. 106.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-26

1. BrIckman, Al Commerce St.. Montgomery. PhnnA AZ
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-09-04
Finds a Lizard 3I4 Feet Long.

The most important discovery ever
made in the great fossil beds of Wyo.
ming is the skeleton of an animal of
the lizard type, just found, which
shows q length of 3l4 feet.
1t is by far the largest prehistoric
animal yet discovered. The skeleton,
which was found by an expedition
from the Wyoming state university, is
in perfect state of preservation, every
bone seeming to have been in place
when petrifaction set in.
The skeleton is in the side of a hill
Of shale and has not been torn entire
~ from the stone in which it is i'm.
bedded, but the whole length can be
seen.
One vetebra, which has been re.
moved, weighed more than 1000
pounds. The skeleton will be placed
in the Wyoming state university,
which has the greatest collection of
fossils in the world.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-09-04
President Is Closely Guarded.

WASHINGTON, August 27.-Genuine
alarm is felt in government circles
here over the safety of President
Roosevelt, and it has become known
that extradorinary measures have
been taken to protect him from any
crank or person crazed as q result OF
the unrest in different parts of the
country or the criticism of the admins.
tration by Wall street interests. An
important government official who has
returned here from New York openly
expressed alarm over the stu alton.
He said the man who had been caught
in the decline of the stock market was
the one to fear.
So close is the watch kept on Mr..
Roosevelt at present that he cannot
come out on the veranda of his sum.
mer home in Oyster Bay without be.
ing under the eyes of a half dozen
secret service men. Two lines of de-
tectives surround Sycamore hill night
and day, and when the president goes
bathing nc one is permitted to ap.
proach within several hundred yards
of the beach.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-09-04
Dean MaitIands Of Real Life.

From the little black cross tiny spike,
OF silver protruded sharp as pin points.
1T Is a cross" said the dealer, thar
we have made for a very religious
man, a high church Episcopalian. He
will wear it next his skin, and when
temptation assails him he will press
his hand against his breast and-ah, q
stab of agonizing pain.
"Oh, yes. such orders are quite usu-
al. We make continually a number Of
little instruments of self torture. Some
Of our patrons are priests, some cler-
gymen, but the majority are laymen
and laywomen of morbidly ardent re-
ligious trend.
"This is a hair shirt. If you should
wear it a few hours 1t would prick
you all over. and on taking it of you
would find on your skin many tiny
points Of dry blood.
Here is a barbed belt. II you touch
this knob, a little needle leaps out,
stabs you an eighth Of an inch deep
and leaps back silently into its place
again. Very painful, I assure you.
You groan. What's the matter? "A
stitch in my side,' you answer truth.
ully."-MinneapOlis Journal.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-09-04
Miniature Marveis,

Almost any commonplace object
magnified under a good lens will re.
veal astonishing and unsupported form,
structure and life. For instance:
Insects of various kinds may be seen
in the cavities Of a grain of sand.
Mold Is a forest of beautiful trees,
with branches, leaves and fruit.
Butterflies are fully feathered.
Hairs are tubes filled with pith and
ornamented on the outside with scales.
The surface Of the human body IS
covered with scales like a fish. A sim
gle grain Of sand would cover $50 OF
these scales, and yet a scale covers
about 500 pores. Through these mar
row openings the perspiration forces
itself like water through a sieve.
Each drop Of stagnant water con-
tains a world Of creatures swimming
with as much freedom as whales in
the sea.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-09-04
NELSON MORRIS IS DEAD.
Big Packer Began Business Career
On Small Capital.

CHICAGO, August 27.-Nelson Nor
ris, the we'll known packer, died here
this morning after a long illness. His
fortune is estimated at S25, 600. 900. 1t
Is believed that one-third will go to
his wife, a portion to charity and
faithful servants and the remainder to
his four children.
Mr.. Morris has been i'll for nearly
three years with heart disease and
Bright's disease of the kidneys. BE
fought desperately for his life during
the past three weeks, but his long ILL
ness made it impossible for him to
rally.
Mr.. Morris was q native of Ger.
many and came to this country to
Philadelphia, where he first lived. In
1854, he worked his way to Chicago,
penniless. His first work vas at the
Sherman stock yards for Is a month
and board. But he augmented his
pittance by making trades for himself,
and In less than q year he refused an
offer Of 800 a month-then q large
salary-and embarked for himself as
a hog trader. Eight years later he
was a rich man. In 1862 he married
and provided for his parents in Ger.
many. The next year he built his
present home.
As the stock yards grew he -four
ished. When Phillip D. Armour rose
to great commercial heights he carried
Morris with him, and they later joined
forces in organizing what is now de.
clared to be the greatest business mo.
nopoly in the history of the world.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-09-04
Entorlno q Mosque,

The popular idea that people are
obliged as a sign of respect to take
off their shoes before entering a
mosque is incorrect. This Is done SIM
ply because the floors Of the mosques
are covered either with mats or car
pets, which must be scrupulously
clean, as during their devotions the
faithful touch them perpetually with
their foreheads. If you wear galoches,
or overshoes, you have only to remove
them and boldly walk into the mosque
in your boots. Another popular error
connected with the mosques is the be-
lief that, according to the Koran, Chris
tians must not be allowed to enter
them. This is absolutely opposed to
the teaching of the Koran, which de-
clares that any man or woman may en-
ter a mosque, be his religion what It
may. Indeed, in the earlier period Of
the history of Islam It was considered
that to invite them to attend the serv-
ice was an excellent method of con-
verting unbelievers. At the present
time there is but one mosque in Con-
stantlnople which a giaour may not in
spect, the mosque of Eyub.-"The Sui
tan and His Subjects"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-09-04
Great Lincoln Rally.

July 20. 1860, forty-seven years ago,
a great t%rl-county Lincoln rally was
held on the Stowe farm, in the north
east corner of Jersey, where Macoupin
and Greene touch her borders, says the
J~erseyville Republican. Owen L. Love
Joy was the orator of the day. The
speech he delivered on that occasion
obtained national fame. Lincoln often
quoted from this speech, and In 1888
Robert G. lngersoll declared that Love-
joys speech was the greatest political
address eve delivered on the continent.
General John NJ. Palmer presided ut
the meeting. Though there We're no
railroads In that section Of the state at
that time, the crowd that assembled
was so large there was difficulty in
feeding them. They came in wagons
from fifty miles distant. The old pit,
where seven beeves and fourteen sheep
were barbecued, Is still in evidence.
Arrangements are being made for Oh.
serving the forty-seventh anniversary
on July %. 1907.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-09-04
FOx'S STRAWBERRY FEAST.
Reynard Daintily Nips the Fruit, De-
spite an Interruption.

spite an Interruption.
Harry Hobbs, a fruit grower, of
Jackson township, near Allentown.
Pa, had a most novel experience re-
Gently when he caught a thief at work
In his strawberry patch. says an AL
lentown dispatch to the Philadelphia
Record.
He had engaged the services Of a
boy who was to come that morning to
pick berries, and later in the day when
he went to see how the boy was get
ting along he noticed something
crouching between the rows, which
act seemed quite unlike that of a boy
picking Strawberries.
AS he approached nearer he noticed
that it was a red fox and that he was
very busy. He yelled at him, but the
animal paid no heed. The fox would
creep along between the rows, and,
seeing a luscious berry, would nip it
off daintily.
The fox was so intent upon the feast
Of Strawberries that he only leisurely
took to his heels when the farmer was
q few feet away.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-09-04
Sunflower Philosophy.

There are some kitchens that al.
ways smell like the lunch basket the
second day on the trip.
The average woman who belongs to
u lodge thinks hers is the most socia.
BILE order in existence.
Some people spend half their time
telling what they intend to do, and the
other half explaining why they didn't
do it.
Men are never appreciated except at
harvest time, and roosters are never
appreciated except when young and
fried.
The people complain of nearly
everything else, but seem satisfied
with that scrapiug noise in phono.
graphs.
The trouble some men will take to
get whisky is not small, but it seems
triAing compared with the trouble the
whisky brings.
Weakness is one virtue that never
seems properly Distributed: the com
mander of IN army may possess it &c
q degree, but you never see Pullman
porter thus endowed.
Nothing will pay YOU better thar
politeness. 1t makes business life
easier in q hundred different ways
in addition to this it makes your bust
ness more successful.
Be careful of side issues; they have
ruined many a man who would have
otherwise succeeded. II you give your
business proper attention you viii
have no time for side issues.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-09-04
OCrossinn the Barn.

"'Crossing the Bar" Tennyson's
biographer says, twas written in the
poets eighty-first year, on a day In
October when we came from Aldworth
to Farringford. Before reaching Far
ringford he had the moaning of the
bar In his mind, and after dinner he
showed me this poem written out. I
said, That is the crown of your life's
work" He answered, 1T came in a
moment He explained the Pilot as
ways guiding u.s. A few days before
his death he said to ME, Mind you put
"Crossing the Bar" at the end Of oil
editions Of my poems.'"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-09-04
He Did What He Could.

II hope my little Tommy has taken
to heart mammals talk Of last night
about charity and usefulness" said a
fond mother. "How many acts Of kind
ness has he done? How many hearts
has my Tommy made grateful and
gladY'
Her Tommy replied:
'I've done a whole lot of good, ma
I gave your new hat to a beggar WON
an, and l gave the cooks shoes to a lit
tie girl in busted rubbers what l seen
on the street, and I gave a poor lame
shoestring seller pas black evening
suit, the open front II that he hardly
eve wears"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-09-04
OUR MOST EXCLUSIVE CLUB.
None but Villa Owners at Newport Eli
oibje For Membership.

The most exclusive club in Ameri,a
has recently beer organized by several
Of the leading matrons of the villa colo
ny of Newport. says a special dispatch
to the New York Globe. The member
ship will be made up entirely Of men
and women who own villas at New
port or who are prominently identified
with the fashionable life Of this city Of
show places. Only persons who are
members will be permitted to enter the
clubhouse. The usual privileges Of non
club members. when introduced by
subscribers, will not be provided for by
the bylaws Of this organization.
The Bennett club Is to be the name
Of the organization Of men and women
who are adjudged eligible to the inner
social life Of Newport. The club Is so
named because the villa Of James Cor
don Bennett Is to be the home Of the
organisation. Mr.. Bennett has in fact
given the use Of the villa to the club.
The big gray mansion in Bellevue ave
nue., opposite the site d the old Ocean
House, which was burned several years
ago, is one Of the show places Of New
port. 1t Is of granite and Is set far
back from the thoroughfare. In the
rear of the villa are several acres laid
out in broad lawns and paths winding
under towering trees. The main en-
trance Is from Bellevue avenue, with
the Casino but a few steps away.
There Is also a rear entrance.
The prime mover in the formation Of
the Bennett club has been Mrs. Oliver
81. P. Belmont, who has gathered about
her several Of the feminine powers of
the colony. The dues are to be $25 for
the season, but that sum represents but
q fraction of the amount Of money that
will be expended In the club. The
clubhouse Is to be the scene Of a round
Of receptions, luncheons, dinners and
balls, which will be subscription af-
fairs, and will bring the annual output
Of each member we'll up into the hun
dreds of dollars in the course Of a sea-
0VA. "A ACANA SACA ~ W 10 PlOCCO lI
charge of the kitchen.
Prominent features Of the club are to
be the card rooms, Of which there will
be several. There the bridge players
will have their headquarters. Hereto
fore the bridge players, especially
among the women, have used the
Travers bungalow for their regular aft
ernoOn tournaments.
The Bennett club, in which men and
women will have equal rights, will
Don be in full operation. The villa is
superbly furnished, while the grounds
have always been kept In the best Of
shape by the owner, although he has
not occupied the villa in many years.
All that Mrs. Belmont and her fellow
directors find necessary to do Is the
fitting Of the dining rooms and the
supplying Of the kitchen with the prop
er paraphernalia.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-09-04
COXEY'S e ARMY.

Among the current news items Of
more or less public interest is the an.
nouncement that General Jacob
Coxey is calling for recruits for q new
army which he proposes to organize.
The call states that the purpose of the
movement is to secure government
ownership of public utilities. Accord.
ing to the press dispatches. those who
enlist in Coxey's new army will pro-
coed to Washington in Pullman care
and other comfortable convey ances,
the cost of such transportation to be
paid from some unknown source. 1t
is presumed that ability and willing
ness to pay their own fare is n OF
the conditions upon which recruits will
be accepted.
The effort to organize another Coxey
army recalls some of the incidents
connected with a similar movement
thirteen years ago, when this eccentric
Ohio citizen endeavored to lead an
aggregation vt the unemployed to
Washington and demand that the gov
eminent give them work. 1t was just
after the financial panic OF 1898, when
many mills, factories and other in.
dustrial establishments were closed,
and the unemployed we're numerous in
all parts of the country. There was dis
tress and discomfort among those who
were temporarily idle, and large mum.
bers of them responded to Coxey's in
vitation to take part in q march to the
national capital. Some of the recruits
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-09-04

came from the Pacific coast, some from
the northwest, and others from the
south and the larger eastern cities.
but the %absurdity of the scheme
dawned upon most of them while en-
route, and a compass atively small
number reached their destin alton.
Several Montana cities had a some.
what embarrassing experience with
what was known as the Hogan wing
of Coxey's army thirteen years ago.
The members of that aggregation,
several hundred strong, assembled
in Butte and demanded that the city
authorities provide them with food
and shelter, and furnish them with
tr transportation to their next camping
place. Some OF them appropriated q
Northern Pacific engine and several
boxcars, in which they succeeded in
moving to points further east. The
citizens of Helena also suffered q
siege from one of the contingents of
Coxey's amy in 1894. The unwelcome
guests remained in the capital city
several days, and threatened to become
q public burden until they were given
travelling accommod atoms that would
assist in their endeavor TO reach
Washington. A committee Of Helena
citizens finally secured the use Of q
Montana Central freight train in
which about 400 of the Coxeyites we're
brought to Fort Benton, where it vas
arranged they should take the Mis-.
souri, river route to eastern points.
Several large fat boats were built
here for the accommodation of the
travellers, who were also supplied with
q liberal stock of provisions, and on
q bright summer morning was wit
messed the departure of the largest
and most picturesque party of tour.
lists that ever went down the Missouri
river. The fleet of boats Is known in
river navigation history as "Coxey's
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-09-04
Remarkable Feat. Of Mark.m.nship.

Remarkable shooting was done at
Fort Adams the other afternoon by the
Fourteenth and One Hundred and
Ninth batteries, coast artillery, says a
Newport special dispatch to the New
York Herald. They used the twelve
inch mortar batteries and the ten inch
breech loading rifles and fired at a tar
get representing a battleship 1000 and
5000 yards out at SEA. 1t was a NOV
Ing target, the highest speed of Il bat
tleship being simulated. Each battery
had three trial shots. Then the bonn
bardment Of tho imaginary vessel be.
gan. Each battery fired eight shots
with morta Is and eight with the rifles.
In all t~hirtI-two shots We're fired, and
every one tit the mark.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-09-04
Better Pay Recommended.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27.-The joint
board, composed of Acting Secretary
Newberry Of the navy, General Aims.
worth Of the army, and Assistant Sec.
rotary af the Treasury Beekman Win.
throp, have completed the bill for
recommend alton to congress provid-
ing for a general increase in the pay
of the officers and men of the navy
and army, and the revenue cutter ser.
vice. The bill provides for increases
ranging from 10 per cent in highest
grades up to % per cent in the lowest.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-09-04

This bank solicits accounts, and
offers to depositors absolute security,
prompt and careful attention, and the
most liberal treatment consistent with
safe and profitable banking. Buys
and sells foreign exchange, drawing
direct on all principal American and
European cities, and issues Its own
Letters of Credit.
Interest paid on time deposits. The
highest cash price paid for approved
state, county, city and school bonds
and warrants,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-09-04
His Dilemma.

REORGANIZATION are all right now
except your expression. Please look
pleasant. Jay Green-Hang 1t. man, l
can't! I'm b~owlegged an am trying to
hold me knees together SOS It won't
show. When l smile, I forgit all about
my knees, an when I pay attention to
my knees l forgit to smile.-London
Tit-BitS.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-09-04
"Sneeze Wood" Tree.

One of the natural curiosities Of
South Africa is the ''sneeze wood"
tree, which is so called because one
cannot cut it with a saw without
sneezing, as the fine dust has exactly
the effect of snuff. No insect or worm
will touch it: it is very bitter to the
taste, and when placed in water it
sinks.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-09-04
Music Without Sound.

The fundamental evil in music is the
necessity Of reproduction Of its arts
tic creations by performance. Were 1t
as easy to learn to read music as
words the sonatas Of Beethoven would
have the popularity Of the poems OF
Schiller.-F. Hitler.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-09-04
Un 10 Date 0iction.

Angel Child-Father. what IS meant
by the phrase, Back to nature2"
Facetious Father-Oh, that expresses a
man lying under his motor a to see
why it won't 60. Angel Child-Oh, I
thought it meant a man falling from
his balloon.-St. Louis Republic.