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New-York tribune., 1907-08-12
THE TALK or THE DAY

An old plan for a ship canal across the narro"eSt
mart Of Scotland has been revived and Is peh-
pushed by business interests of Edinburgh anu
Glasgow Glasgow has plan for cutting Tue
canal at a cost OF 100000 Edinburgh has an
other which is estimated 10 call for an expenditure
OF sS5On.0O Originally it was suggested that the
existing Forth and clyde barge canal should he en-
larged and made into a tidal canal. without locks
NJ a cost Of s30000OG0 As yet the cost has barred
proeress but the canal would be Of great value To
commerce and it IS expected 10 become a reality
i'm time
"fii say 'ow long ave HI got to wait for those
CnopS hi sent To he warmed hover
Why All en- up boss. Io' tole me 20.
You bIawsted hidiot, Cawnt you hIlndersta M
Henglish? Hi said distinctly to EAT en- up -
Judge
A long way out in Brooklyn. on the road To
Rockaway there enterprisinG real estate
agent lin feet. there about leo Of them. and
n large number. while commanding admiration for
their enterprise. attract widespread condemnation
for their signs which obstruct the view Of such
natural beauties remain in that country. But the
thing that wins the place of honor i'm this paragraph
for the first agent is his latest sign. in which he
calls attention the merits Of The Bronx of
Brooklyn
New-York tribune., 1907-08-12
AN EPITAHH

Twas a weepn' widow he left behind
When i'm heaven he made his bow
He'd had his trouhlss-he died resigned.
An the widow amt widow now -
atlanta Constitution
New-York tribune., 1907-08-12
THE COMMON CRY.


Quoth Jnks: BY day my fiat is hot;
won't contend that II is not
But just remember if you please.
At night always get a breeze
Quoth Binks: Until the sun goes down.
The country is just like the town
But every Swamphurst man agrees
At night We always get breeze
III should with old Satan meet
And talk to him about the heat.
Al night We always get a breeze
louisville Courier-JournGL
A Florida man insists that there are no happy
faces i'm this city.
You live too fast he said. THAT is your tr0l-
BILE. fast living. Your very children have an aged
air Why. He gave loud laugh
Did you ever hear about the New York child
and the christening? No? Then listen
There young couple on the East Side that
postponed the christening of their first born tili
the little fellow three years OLD
lie was of course. very wise for three He had
got about lot. In short. he was New Yorker.
And the morning of the christening in the
hushed and crowded church. when the clergyman
took the white robed babe in his arms and sprinkled
its small face plentifully with it grimaced
and spluttered. and shouted up angrly in the good
priests face:
Hey cheese 1T. will ye? If you do that again
I'll biff you one "
His wife-You have been drinking again. Haven't
Her Husband dear. cannot tell re''-
His Wemf9u eant tnen r1a you are iur'her gone
There Is more independent person in the world
than the Mexican laborer. says an American who
capital invested in that country. Especially is
this true of the peon of the tropics. IL would
seem that he works for Americans who have big
plantations develop matter of accom-
mediation than from necessity He demands Il snug
sum in advance. too. which to have good
time at the ''estas'' before he settles down
eral months of drudgery. No native Indian has TO
work for white in the tropics 10 gain liveli-
hood His wants few. his ambitions linn
tied a desire for enough 10 eat. a thatched hut
and little cotton cloth The hut he can make for
himself There fish in the river and game in
the forest There is plenty of unoccuped land upon
which ne can raise few cereals TO trade for the
things he cannot produce himself There is no
winter to provide against. and though the rainy
DAYS come often in summer, they only mean
more rest
AN EPITArH
Twas a weepin' widow he left behind
New-York tribune., 1907-08-12

cause she had gone for four days outing "
Path Beach, under the sanctioned suius'iiOe .
- Iiu-ion house. If the policeman who was
put to the trouble of finding the H.'ie -,
pr. 1,-. .ooo,ve the rewards offered, the scare
80, .nd their accompanying insanity might
suddenly dwindle
New-York tribune., 1907-08-12

Russia courtmartials her generals iOi -
lack of success in the war With '"p"' -
Japan glorifes them for the heroisii -
they struggled against the lheVitaD'1 ,1-o,,+.
IN, ~ do,, dacide between the two judgments
r1,,,,anity TODAY hopes the choice will be Tor
the judgment of Japan
New-York tribune., 1907-08-12

strange departure from estaohshed usds7
characterized the repair of the asPhalI pa
nlent in Park Row opposite City nan ruin 10
week a cavity which had resulted iIo'" &C.
dent or heavy traffic was enlarged Dy WI
as a preliminary further operations. ana "aS
tben filled with new material within twenty
four hours The fornalisy OF a months delay
vas entirely neglected.
New-York tribune., 1907-08-12

In land whose inhabitapts are lohu VI Oo
ing about their consummate Shiii III "
and conducting large enterprises ' -.
80. +b North Carolina railway conductor
,,,bo ,vrac,ed q train and killed three passengers
ei,pnIv because he forgot his orders VIII DO
o+aa with psinfuI silence The thought tlat
- railway company manages it's traffic py III"
better method than oral orders to suboIdlha'es
noust disturb both the pride and the comfort VI
travellers We should all prefer TO near Una
the erring conductor forgot his written conf
mands-
with r,oh bveteria making il dangerous for
-. - oerr, his own baby through the
.,o+ ,ca suicide bids fair to become stiI
more popular in this city
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The Widows Objected.

The Widows Objected.
The editor of Il little western paper
was In the habit Of cheering up his
subscribers daily with a column Of
short pertinent comments on their
town, their habits and themselves. The
department on account Of Its intimate
personal flavor was the most popular
thing in the paper.
On a hot day. when a simoom whis-
tied gayly up the streets of the town,
depositing everywhere Its burden Of
sand, the editor brought forth this
gem Of thought:
"All the windows along Main street
need washing badly"
The next morning he was waited on
by a platoon Of indignant citizens, who
confronted him with the paragraph in
| question fresh from the hands Of the
| composltor and Informed him fiercely
that he had gone too far. After a
hasty and Mortified glance he admitted
that he had.
It now read:
"All the widows along Main street
need washing adly."-Everybody's.
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At the Station.

At the Station.
A.. ]. Cassatt, the late president of
the Pennsylvania railroad, once told
the following railroad story:
A western broker moved from the
city into the country. He moved far
out, and, since the railroad was small
and the train service poor, he Travelled
to and from town by carriage or auto
mobile exclusively.
Deciding, after a time, to keep chick
ems, he ordered a patent chicken coop
and on the day 1t was expected set
out in a dray to fetch 1t home from
the freight Office.
He reached the railroad station,
| which he had never seen before, after
an hours drive. No one was in sight,
but there was his chicken coop. and.
with his mans help. he soon had 1t ON
the dray and set of homeward again.
A hundred yards or so down the
road he met a chap in a blue uniform
with the title Of station master" In
gold letters on his blue cap.
Hey. there" exclaimed this chap
excitedly. "What the dickens have
you got on that drayY
my new chicken COOP" the broker
calmly answered.
Chicken coop be hanged" shouted
the station master. ''That's Muddy
Junction."
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Desert Land: Final Proof.
UNITED STATES LAND OrF1cB,

UNITED STATIC LAND OFFIC1,
GREAT FALLslMOnt., Aug. Is, 1907.
Notice IL thereby given.th ct the following named
entrymen, have fled notices Of their Intention to
scribed, before Chas. H; Boyle. q: $. commission
er, at his office In Fort Benton. Montana, on Sat.
urday, the sist day Of September, 1907, viz;
RUTH E. JACOBY,.
of Fort Benton, Montana, who made deeelt-land
entry No. $685., for the SWk SWk section 80,
township 20 north, range 9 east iots 3 And 4, and
section 5, township % north, range east. and
JOHN JACOBY,
of Fort Benton, Montana, who made desert land
entry No. 6699, for the ny SWk, sen SWk and
SWk sen section b, township . north, range
east, and
EFFIE V. BARTLETT,
formerly Efie ". Jacoby, of Box Elder, Montana,
who made desert land entry No. $3.50, for the Wy
sen, EN- SWk section s, VIZ NEh, Eh NWk
section 8, township - north, range 8 east.
They name the following witnesses to prove
the complete irrigation and reclamation Of landt
embraced In said entries: William Finke. Thorn
as C%oatsworth and Gaseous A. johnson, Of Fort
Benton, Montana; Francis H.. MCGOWAN. o.
Highwood, Montana.
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led the way to -. cabin. where she
laid down her riff and whipped the
wolf dogs into Il small shed adjoining
the cabin.
"She pointed OF, /" gaze hang on
pClleys in the ce.ter If the fence at
the lower eud of the ravine. which
could he easily raised. leaving an
opening thirty feet across. The gate
is fastened by a huge paddock to .
pine tree which serve as a post. The
key to the paddock is worn as a locket
by the wolf queen
Her cabin is a two story affair. and
from a window on the upper floor ex-
tends a small platform, the outer end
resting on the fence closing the IA
vine.
1T was on this platform that I first
saw the wolf queen throwing meat to
the wolves below.
"As l stood with her on this platform,
watching the animals fighting for food,
the wolf dog which had attacked me
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His Turn to Be Annoyed.

President McCrea Of the Pennsyl-
vania railroad said. apropos Of a false
charge against Il financial institution:
This charge was more than refuted.
The institution came II with flying
%colors. 1t reminds me of an incident
that happened when l was a rodman
in my youth. Working on the Con-
nellsville line, l took a number Of
meals with a middle aged farmer and
his wife. One day ut dinner l noticed
that the farmers wife seemed rather
out Of sorts, and after dinner l wasn't
surprised to hear her say:
Josiah Simmons, to think that YOU
have forgotten that this is the ami
versary of our w%edding!!"
Old Josh flushed guiltily, looking up
from his paper with a start. Then he
said in a surprised voice:
"Why, mother, you must be mistaken
We We're married on the Sth."
The wife bit her lip.
"Oh, excuse me-" she said. II was
thinking of my first marriage anniver
sary."
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ing what sort of a place I had reached,
the girl came toward me carrying a
rife and followed by three or four
wolf dogs.
"'What do you want? Who are you,
and what are you doing hereT she
asked, before l recovered from my
surprise.
II explained to her that l had heard
the wolves bowling and had been curl
Gus to see them-after I found they
were not after me-and in trying to
approach them had been seized by her
dog.
1.-THE girl, with a half apologize
manner, said that she kept the wolf
dogs as pets In her cabin, they being
her companions and protectors.
"'They are not like the wolves In
there she added with a laugh, point
ing to the brutes in the pen.
1.-The stockads, or corral. in which
the wolves are kept in a deep ravlne,
is faced on one side by an almost per-
pendicular wall of rock which no ami
NAL can scale. The ledge on the other
side is less precipitous, and IS sur
mounted by a high fence Of tamarack
poles, over which the animals cannot
leap OF through which they cannot
crawl. The ravine Is about 500 feet
In width, at one side Of which is a
large spring. Extending back from the
river for a mile or more. it gradually
narrows until the entrance to a swamp
beyond is not more than 100 feet
across.
"At this end has been built a high
fence of small pine logs. being fas-
tened to trees. until a barrier has been
erected through which nothing larger
than a rabbit can creep.
Il asked her. after she had explained
to me that she was in the fur raising
business. how she managed to trap
the animals in the first place.
"'Ill show you she replied. as she
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Won't let You have any more fur.

won't let you have any more fur
louchs."
THAT settles it! Oi suppose Oi can't
get the furlough them"
"NO. I'm afraid not. Patrick"
It was Iatrick's turn now to eye the
colonel as he started for the door.
Stopping suddenly. he said:
"Colone.. can OF say So,ueth:ng:'
"Certainly. Patrick. What is it,"
"YOu Wont get mad, colonel. If OF
say it,"
"Certainly not. Patrick. What is IT,
"Oi want to say there are two splen.
did liars in this room. OF was never
married in me loife."
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QUEEN OF THE WOLVES
Indian Girl DWe!!s Alone III :.
of HoWIing Horde.
SHE CATCHES THEM ALL

Sells Their Skins at = Good Pr:
Strange Career Of Mary Gis- -.
Beautiful Halt Breed chippewa,,
Child Of the Forest.
Mary Gissler, queen Of the wolf
ranch" are the name and title OF a girl
who runs probably the most peculiar
and the most dangerous business in the
United States, or in the world, per-
haps.
Miss Gissler's ranch Is ON the river.
about half way between International
Falls, Mimi, and Mine Center. On
tario. She Is the daughter Of John
Gissler, q hermit hunter and trapper,
and his wife, a full blooded Chippeway
Indian woman, both Of whom died
q few years ago. .
THAT girl has more genuine courage
than any man I vel met" says Daniel
Rutledge, q fur buyer Of st. Paul, who
discovered" her.
1.-THE scene that opened before me
when I came upon the ranch was the
strangest a man ever beheld." says
Rutledge, who recently returned from
a long trip in the woods. 1.-THE girl
herself Is a marvel. Tall and straight,
with her jet black hair closely coiled
under a cap Of wolfskin, and dressed
in garments Of fur, she certainly was
a sight for an artist"
II was coming down the river when
I heard wolves bowling" says Rut.
ledge. NATURALLY I supposed a pack
was running a deer or moose, or was
possibly on my trail. so 1t was me
for a tree to await developments. Fl
nally, as the bowling continued with
out coming closer, I descended and
made an Investigation.
Nearer and nearer I slipped to the
bowling, swapping, snarling brutes
and at last reached q high fence Of
long tamarack poles, firmly fastened
to pine trees.
Inside were q hundred Or mort
wolves savagely swapping over BIZ
bits Of meat which this girl. standin,
on a platform built from a window o
the cabin at the upper end Of tn
stockade, was throwing out to them.
"As I looked through the fence
skulking wolf Of gigantic size crep
up behind me and, without a warnin'
growl, fastened its teeth in one of m,
legs. I shouted and the animal leape'
to one side. 1 kicked at it.
"Almost instantly there came a or
sharp and piercing-from the girl O.
the platform, and the animal that ha
bitten me skulked away. his tail be
tween his legs.
"The animal was a wolf dog-a eros
between a timber wolf and the con
mon house dog-and l must say tha
more vicious animals lived. A
I stood rubbing my leg and wonde
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Desert land..FinaI Proof.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE.

UNITED SrArEs LAND OFFICE,
GREAT FALLS. Mont. August 8, 1907.
Notice 10 hereby given that the following named
entrymen have nled notices of intention to make
proofs under their entries, ~ described, before
Chas. H. Boyle, U. s. Commissioner, at HE Office
At Fort Benton, Montana, on Wednesday, the
18th day Of September, 1907, viz:
CASSIUE A. JOHNSON,
Of Fort Benton. Montana, who made desert land
entry No. 1851, for the wy SWk section II, and
EX SEX section 10, township p north, range :
HARRY D. RICE,
Of Fort Benton, Montana, who made desert land
entry No. 1867, for the SWA MEX, sen NWk,
NEk sWk, and Nwk sen, section II, town
ship - north, range Z east.
They name the following witne sses to prove the
complete irrigation and reclamation Of lsnds en-
braced in said entries: John Gersbacker, Law
reree Da1er, james T.. Rice, Casstus A: johnson
and Harry D.. Rice. all of Fort Benton. Mont.
j. NJ. BURLIN0AME, Register.
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Beecher In a Letter to His Son.

When working for others, sink your
self out of sight. Seek their interest.
Make yourself necessary to those who
employ you by industry, fidelity and
scrupulous integrity. Sclfishness is IA
tai. Hold yourself responsible for a
higher standard than anybody else ex-
poets Of you. Demand more Of yourself
than anybody expects of you. Keep
your own standard high. Never excuse
yourself to yourself. Never pity your
lenient to everybody else. Concentrate
your force on your own business: do
not turn OFF. Be constant, ~steadfast,
pe~rsevering.
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Notice OF Final Proof.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE.

BLAVD0 vi ECE0
GREAT FALLS. Mont, August Q, 1907.
Notice is hereby given that the following named
entrymen have filed notices of their intention to
entries, as described, before Chas. H. Boyle, U.
). commissioner. at his office in Fort Benton,
Montana, on Wednesday,, the 18th day of Septem-
Der, 1907, viz:
BENJAMIN H. VAUDEVILLE,
of Steele, Montana, who made homestead appll.
cation No. $50, Great Falls series, made May !,
and NEL SEA section 9, township 20 north.
range 10 east, and
ISAAC POSTILL,
of Fort Benton, Montana, who made homestead
application No. II, 26s, Helena series, made June
ii. 1900, for tbs NWh sen, WI MEN and NEA
NEk section II, township 20 north, range 10 east
They name the following witnesses TO prove
their continuous residence upon and cultivation
Of iands embraced in said entries: John Posttll
Frank Merger, william Cecil and Isaac Postiil
Of Fort Benton. Montana; Benjamin b. Mande
Vile, of Steele, Montana.
]. N. BURLINGAME. Register.
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Notice Of Final Proof.
TNITED STATRa LAND OFFICE.

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
LEwIsTOwN, Mont, Aug. %, 1901.
Notice is hereby given that
GAGE D.. CLARK,
of Fort Benton, Montana, has filed notice OF his
intention to make final 5-yesr proof In support
of his claim, viz: Homestead entry No. 5000,
made April :, 1907, for lots 7 and ., section q,
and lots =, 3 and 9, section Is, township . north,
range Is east, and that said proof will be made
before Chas. II. Boyle, U. S. commissioner. at
his Office in Fort Benton, Montana, on Thursday,
October 10, 1907.
Ne names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation of said
land, viz: George f. Bsrkley and George W
Allen, of Fort Benton, Montana; John Munro
and John Murray, of Big Sandy, Montana:
C. e. MCKOIN. Register.
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Due For a Cussinu.

General Whceler's body was brought
to Washington draped in the Con-
federate flag as we'll rs the stars and
stripes. under both of which he had
served. While the body lay in state
an old Confederate soldier who had
fought under General Wheeler in Gen
eral Early's division heard of the Con-
felerate flag and desired to see his
dear old leader in the light Of long ago.
But on reaching Washington the stars
and bars had been removed by order
OF the president. The veteran looked
at the body clad in the blue uniform
and, solemnly shaking his head, NUT
tered:
"Waal, by gee, gcn'ul, when you git
| on t'other side and Jubal Early catches
| you in them toys I'm bettin' you'll git
the puttiest cussin' that ever cum your
way.'-Lippincott's.
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Al h Circus.

~ NV0 ~ifS~Ss
Zeke and keturah had been keeping
company fer nearly a year, but up to
date Zeke had not had the courage to
propose. The opportunity came, though.
summer afternoon when they We're
at the circus. After seeing the sights
they rested on a bale Of hay in an OBJ
scure corner Of the menagerie tent.
"What do you reckon is the most
strange thing we seed?" said Keturah.
"It's hard ter say. but l know what
I'd like ter be now" replied Zeke In a
tender voice.
1.-THE flying trapeze man2" she ven
tured.
"No, not him."
"Mebbe the ringmaster?"
"Nor him. You recollect the octopus
in the glass tank? Well, I'd like te,
be he"
why"
Zoos he'd nigh unto a hundred
arms, an I'd like ter use EN- all a-hug
gin you a hundred times at oncet ant
protect you from all sides for the res
Of yer life."-Ladies' Home Journal.
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What to Do With Surplus Milk.

y teacher was trying to impress on
the young minds the various uses of
milk. She wanted some bright genius
to tell how the farmer fed the surplus
milk to the pigs. Leading up to this,
she asked this question. "Now. chill
dren, after the farmer has made all
the butter and cheese he needs and
uses what milk he wants for his fam
lily, what does he do with the milk that
still remains?" One little hand waved
frantically. The teacher smiled and
said. well. james,"
"He pours it back into the cow
piped James.-Woman's Home Com
panion.
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Desert Iand..Final Proof.

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
GnEAr FALL, Mont Aug. -, 1907.
%otice 10 hereby given that
MATHILDA WITT,
of Fort Benton, Montana, has .iled notice OF in
tantion to make proof on her desert land claim
north, range : east, before Chas. II Boyle, Y. 5.
commissioner, at his Office In Fort Benton, Mon.
tana. on Thursday, Sd day Of October, 1897.
She names the following witnesses toprOve the
complete irrigation and reclamation of said land
Fred W. Humphrey, William Harrison, William
Witt and Henry C. Riechers, all of Fort Benton.
Montana.
j. NJ. B~URI.INGAME, Register.
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Desert land..Ftnal Proof
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
GREAT FALLS, Mont, Aug. Is, 10

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
GREAT FALLS, Mont, Aug. Is, 1907.
Notice is hereby given that
ELLA NJ. BLANKENBAKER,
of Virgelle, Montana, has dled notices OF her In
nal entrymen named, under desert-land entries,
a. described below, before Chas. II. Boyle, Y. 8,
commissioners, at his Office In Fort Benton, Mon
tana, on Wednesday, the 18th day OF September,
1907. viz:
Desert land entry No. 1927, made by Frank
Garrett, for the NWA NWlA section ,, township
% north, range II east, and
Garrett, for tho Eis SEA section II, and NEh
NEA section l3, township % north, range II
east.
She names the following witnesses to prove thu
con plete irrigation and reclamation of lands EN-
braced in said entries, viz: Robert l.. Thomp
son, Clayborn D.. Forgey. Edward Ketfer ant
j. NJ. RURLlNGAME. Register.
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"A Hill ov q Mise"

Isaac n. Dolph, who saw service In
1898 under the command Of Captain
Sigsbee, relates Il story Is told by a
son Of Erin who was OF the battleship
Maine when it was blown up. The
Irishman was requested to relate his
thrilling experience ut the time Of the
explosion in Havana harbor. He was
before an audience, and. advancing to
the front of the stage, he bowed low
and In Il faltering voice said:
"Fri'nds. it were thus way: I were
asleep below in me bunk, little dream
in what We're goin' ter happen. There
were a hill ov Il Mise. an when
walked up the nurse said. sit up. Pat,
an take this holdin' a spoon forninst
me face."-Washington Star.