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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-09-25

Money is the root of all evil, easily
6ansplanted and flourishes in any soil.
A dollar doesn't 60 far, but 1t seldom
comes back,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-09-25

ChildleSs mil
~liOnaires should
cultivate the ac-
Q~uaintance of
~fOrtuneless fa-
theirs.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-09-25
Seemed a LONG Way OF.

'The fortune teller thinks l will live
to an extreme old age"
II didn't hear her say So"
didn't you hear her tell me l would
die rich:"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-09-25

The fellow who takes a chance
should know how to use It.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-09-25

Insurance..
II hate responsibility"
"Then marry me-"
ties""
Dear me, no; they always shy at
me-"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-09-25

In the Swim.
Because she would a-swimming go
She bought a bathing suit
OF brilliant blue. with row o n row
OF braid on 1t to boot.
A little scarlet rubber cap,
With shoes and stockings trim
Why, Just to gaze at them a chap
Could feel his head a-swim.
She donned the dashing bathing rig
And stood before the glass,
As cute and taut and trim and trig
AS o will chance to pass.
Her eyes We're bright, her cheeks were
pink.
Her fluffy hair in curl
And spelled marcel in every kink-
This dashing bathing girl.
She sauntered out Upon the sand
And dallied in the sun.
Where up and down on every hand
The waving ripples run.
She watched the swimmers come and go
In playful. merry race,
But still the maiden fingered so
With trouble in her face.
"Come in. come in!' they called to her.
"Come in. the waters fine.
Don't let a doubt of that deter
You from it, Mabel mir
Why do you pause n hesitate,
Why do you sit and fret?"
Because" she said, in doleful state,
1.-THE water makes me wet"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-09-25
Humor ana Philosophy
BY DUNCAN N. SMITH
PERT PARAGRAPHS.

A girl says YOU don't need a reason
Tor getting married. A chance is ali
that is necessary.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-09-25
After Information.

~IVSV UUVVTOV0VTOUe
"Pa, why is a man called q drug
gistY"
Because he runs a drug store, Of
course"
"Would a man who runs a rug store
be a ruggist?"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-09-25
A baby is bonded indebtedness.

The yellow peril gives many a greer
horn the blues.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-09-25
Negative Happiness.

Negative Happiness.
"That man could make any woman
happy"
"That homely creature?"
even So"
"And how?"
"By the simple expedient of always
keeping out Of sight"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-09-25

Til e fellO W
who knows it all
is rarely the one
who does It all.
Evening journal., 1907-05-15
Marrying
Hetty Off.
BY James EetOEs.
Copyright. 1907. by Mary NcKeon.
BY James LetOEs.

Supper had been eaten, the dishes
washed. and the COWS MIXED. and the
milk strained. Farmer Johnson and
his wife sat on the piazza fal looked
up and down the dusty highway. They
had sat for ten minutes without speak
Ing. when the husband cleared his
throat and said:
Ma, I've been thinking for the last
three or four days"
yes s'pose a person has to think
sometimes" she replied.
'But I've been thinking about our
Hetty. She's purity nigh twenty years
old. amt she?"
"Ycs."
she's purity good looking aud purity
smart?'
"Yos; she fakes after me in those
things"
"But she don't get married. All the
other gals around here are stepping
or, but she don't seem to have no fel-
lers. l did think up to a month ago
that she and that feller from town
named Watterson was going to make
a match of 1t, but 1t seems she's stuck
up her nose at him. I'm kinder feeling
that it's my duty to have a serious talk
with her"
'Then you throw your feelings right
over the fence" replied the wife in de-
Evening journal., 1907-05-15
a rnIIialo All.

DR. John Dome the famous English
divine and poet who lived 10 the reign
af James l., was a vcrtable Sherlock
Holmes IN bent OF mind.
lie was walking In the churchyard
while grave was being dug when the
sexton cast up n molderng skull. The
doctor idly took il up, and, In handling
It. found n headless nail driven into It.
This he managed to take out and con
ceal In his handkerchief. Il was evil
dent 70 hln that murder had been done
He questioned the sexton and learned
that the skull was probably that of a
certain man who was the proprietor Of
a brandy shop and was a drunknrd, be.
Ing found dead In bed one morning
after a night in which he had drunl,
two quarts Of brandy
"Had he a wife?" asked the doctor.
ayes"
"What character does she benr"
"She bore a very good character, only
the neighhors gossiped because she
married the day after her husbands
funeral She stll lives here"
The doctor soon called on the woman
He asked for and received the particu.
lars Of the death OF her first husband
Suddenly opening his handkerchief, he
showed her the teltale nail asking in
n loud voice;
MADAM. do you know this nail?"
The woman was so surprised that
she confessed and was tried and exc
cuted.
Evening journal., 1907-05-15
What .he RoIIina stone Doc oet.

What the Rolling Stone Does Get.
After an absence Of five OF six years
Ephraim returned to the little town in
Maryland where he had been born and
reared. From his brown derby hat to
his patent leather shoes he was dress
ed In the tiptop of fashion. His first
call was made on his brother Bill, a
slow plodding kind Of darky. who had
never been to Baltimore.
Ephraim told with great enthusiasm
his experiences in Philadelphia, Wash
ington, New York, Chicago, st. Louis,
San Francisco and other places In
which he had piled his calling Of bar
Der. He wound up rather softly with:
"say, BILL kin you len me S2?"
Bill looked with just touch Of scorn
at the fine clothes Of the wanderer and
drew a small roll Of bills from his
pocket He peeled Off two ones. hand
ed them to his brother and said:
tits the old story. I see, Eph. A
rolling stone gathers no moss"
Ephraim drew himself up. adjusted
his coat by the lapels, hecked an I'M
aginary speck OF dust from his sleeve
and replied:
Eyes, Bill, but be gifts a mighty sight
o. polish"
Evening journal., 1907-05-15
Diekinq Of Alfalfa.

The dlslsing Of alfalfa is quite gener-
ally practiced wherever the crop is
grown in this country. There are sew
eral good reasons for this procedure,
varying somewhat in the order OF
their merit according 10 local condl.
lions.
In the first place the sharp disks. set
at q slight angle, split and spread the
crowns of many OF the plants. causing
them to stool ana send up an increas-
cd number Of stems. Little or no dam
age results from the operation, which
should be carried on in winter or after
a cutting. when the alfalfa is in stub
bic.
In some localities also the resulting
mulch Of loose earth is stated TO con-
serve soil moisture at times when rain
fan is slight or irrigatlng water scarce.
To this should be added the observa-
tion that disking incorporates with the
surface soil much fertilizing material,
especially alfalfa leaves which are lost
during the operations Of haying.-R. IL.
Forbes, Arizona.
Evening journal., 1907-05-15
MIX-UP IN KENTUCKY
MURDER TRIAL
By our own wire. Publishers' Press


LEXINGTON. Ky. May 15-Accord-
ing to the books of the Breathitt Cir
cult Court introduced in the Hargis
trial to-day practically all the men
charged with the assassination of Jim
Cockrill We're officers of the county
while several OF Them were out on
heavy bonds. charged ,Vlth murder.
The order books of the court showed
that Jesse Spicer was appointed
deputy sheriff by Judge Hargis jus.
prior to the assassination of DIR. b. ID.
Cox. while Curt Jett and Bill Britton
were appointed deputies to Sheriff
Callahan just after the Cox killing, al
of them We're serving at the time
Cockrill was Killed.
The order books shnN that Judge
Hargis, Elhert Hargis and Ed. Gala
han were on the bonds of Tom White,
Curt Jett for the murder as far back
as 1901
About that time the prosecution all
leges the plots were formed to kill pr.
Cox. Coclrill and J. B. Marcum, while
after tho assassinations and subse-
Quent indictments of John Smith and
John Ahner, the same men went on
bonds in the sum OF $4,000 each.
Evening journal., 1907-05-15
NOTED SHOOTERS
AT THE TRAPS
ThiTty-Six Contestants at
the Nawaset Club Spring
Tournament

The annual spring tournament of the
Wawaset Gun Club opened this morn
ing on the grounds near Twenty sixth
and Market streets. There were thirty
six men competing and five events were
shot during the morning each man
shooting al fifteen targets
Some Of the foremost trapshooters Of
the country are taking part in the tour
nament which viii continue tomorrow.
Ludwig of Honeybrook and German
OF Aberdeen, carried off the morning
honors
The scores In the events this morn
ing follow, the number of targets broke
out Of the fifteen shot at in each event
being given In order:
Marcy, Camden--i1 u. H. 10
Phegor. Ambler-li, a. 70. 10, i5
Wilkes. Camden--G Is, H. G IT,
Ludwig HoneybroolS-ii, 13. "a. IS, IS.
Taylor Camden-l3. Q, II, 9S.
Reed, Dovcr-il a. H. II, Il.
Butler. u. NJ. c. Co.-l3, "a, 10, 70. T..
McKelvey, HoclSessln-l1 10, y, II "a.
Canbill Phlladelphia-l2 a. 10. IS. IS.
Jackson Perryville-iO, Q. Is. ., IL.
w. Edmanson, Wilmingion--ll, "a. H. II, y
Y. Williams, Atslen-i3, "A. i3 T., y.
Kirk, Dover-10 II, 10, 12 13.
Benson, Dover-10, IL, 10. Q. 10.
Evans, Wyoming-14, TO- z, 13, H..
Pennington, Media-14, 10. II, IA, 10.
Sweeney Media--11. -, -, 9, 10.
Springer Wilmington-13, 13, IL, 10.
TO-
p. Ford, Philadelphia-11, 10. s. 8, 10.
Lewis. Atglen-12, 10, 10, Q, IL.
VIM. Ford, Wilmington, 10, IA, 10,
TO-
Germany Aberdeen--14 II, IA, 10, 10.
Richardson, Doyer-14. -, 10. Is, -.
Hawkins. Baltimore-15, 10, IL, t3 IA.
Welles n. Y-14 A. IA, 10, IA.
Bandhed, Ossssing-f3, 10, 12, II, 10.
Porter, Wilmington g. Q, 1S, 10.
Mathewson, Wilmington 1S, IA.
II, 12.
Jones' wimington-1O 13, II. II, 10.
Bennett Media-15 A. i3, IL, 70.
Elberson. Wrmingtor-12 ~, u, 3, g..
Banks, Wlmington--t3, 15 II, 10, l2.
Skeley. Wilmington-l4, 10, II, -, To-.
r.. p. DUPONT, Wilmington-lO, 8, IA,
10. 9.
Melchior, Wilmington-12, 10, TO- IL,
10.
McHugh, wnmington-1l. u, Q, -, iS.
squires, Wnmington-15. 13, II, II, IL.
Evening journal., 1907-05-15
DECAY FROM A nRrrsr.

overripeness or by other adverse con-
ditions. The least abrasion or cut in
the skin gives the molds a foothold.
and. once started. the decay is likely
10 continue under the most favorable
transportation conditions.
1t is we'll known that decay in fruit
In transit and in storage generally de-
velops from a wound on the surface,
though few persons know how COM
mon these injuries are. The common
est injuries are caused by punctures
OF insects, by the stem Of one fruit
penetrating another by cuts from the
finger nails Of the handler. by ruptures
caused by the rapid growth of the
fruit, by windstorms or by cutting the
surface in some way. In the first IL
lustration decay is shown starting
from a cut on the surface Of m apple;
in the second figure decay occurs
around a codling moth injury.
There has been a gradual improve
ment since the beginning Of the fruit
Evening journal., 1907-05-15
Pin Money.

Pins were such expensive luxuries
that every lady longed to be the proud
possessor Of a few. and her own pri-
vate allowance was called her pin
money. a very shrewd indication OF
the manner in which the chief part OF
It was spent. A gift OF pins was al
ways eagerly welcomed and highly
priced. since the earlier alternative
had been but a species Of woodcr
skewer
Out In Downs a little Swede b.
went 70 school and the teacher aske,
his name. 'Yonny Olsen" he replied
"How old are your" asked The teacher
"Ay not no how old ay bane" "Well
when were you born?" continued the
teacher. "Ay not born at all: ay got
stepmutter. kansas City Star.
Evening journal., 1907-05-15
Peonle Want Rnns.uaIt

BY Our Own Wire. Publishers Press.
WASHINGTON, May i5.-"rhe people
Of the United states want President
Roosevelt 10 serve another term. and are
bound to have him do so." declared Rep
resentative James S. sherman. of New
York to-day sherman is Oh lirman OF the
Republican Congressional Committee.
Because Of this fact" he continued.
he viii be the nominee Of tho next
Republican National Convention.
Evening journal., 1907-05-15
Tho iron LAW Of cnsts.

AS an Illustration OF the exclusive.
ness Of caste, which a native Of India
will do almost anything to preserve. u
might be mentioned that when money
passes between a low caste and high
caste man the coin is thrown on the
ground by the one and picked up by the
other for fear Of defilement. They
may not stand on the same carpet or
enter the same room. Neither must the
low caste man cross the threshold OF
his superior's house or hut. II he wants
TO communicate with him he stands out
side and bawls.
Evening journal., 1907-05-15
SPECIAL DELIVERY
MADE EASY

Postmaster General Meyer has issued
an order to postmasters in furtherance
Of an act passed al the last session of
Congress, which is expected to prove
of great Importance and utility TO the
public ON and after July l. if there
is attached to any letter or package Of
mail matter 10 cents worth OF stamps
of any denomination, with the words
special delivery written or printed ON
the envelope or covering. Ga addition
to the postage required for ordinary
delivery, the article will be disposed
of as though II bore a regulation spec
ial delivery stamp.
Postmastcr Conrad today said no in-
structions had been received from
Washington as to the change.
Evening journal., 1907-05-15
new WARSHIPS
FOR ENGLAND
BY our own Wire. Publishers' Press.

BY Our own Wire. Publishers Press.
LONDON. May i5.-Orders have just
been given by the Government for the
construction of two new battleshlps Of
the Dreadnought class. one of the giant
warships win be built at the Portsmouth
dockyards and the other in the Devon
shire yards.
The placing of these orders is regarded
as Englands answer to the objections
Germany has raised to a discussion Of
the limitation of armaments at the COM
Ing Hague conference.
Evening journal., 1907-05-15
JURORS SERVE
TWO WEEKS

Under the new law regulating the
drawing Of juries. the petit panel now
serving In General Sessions Court VIII
have finished It's work on Saturday OF
next week unless finally discharged
before that time
This ARRANGEMENT is entirely satis-
factory 10 the members OF the present
panel Heretofore business men OF
the county have performed jury duty
for months 10 their grea; personal loss,
but under the present law they wiz
he compelled TO serve Tut two weeks.
OF course they may be drawn on a
rew panel. but this Is not likely.
Judging from the dispatch with
which Messrs. Richards and Hastings
have disposed of the business OF the
state since the opening OF General
Sessions Court the present petit jury
win he discharged beiore its term ex-
pires
Evening journal., 1907-05-15
from coDIINo MOTH INJURY.

industry in the methods Of handling
the crops. The early crude methods
of harvesting and packing are giving
way to better methods in the orchard
and in the packing houses There
needs TO be further improvement along
those lines in every branch OF the fruit
industry In the apple industry, for
instance, when the fruit is handled
with more than average care, 10 per
cent of the fruit is frequently made
susceptible to decay by stem punctures
caused by dropping the fruit roughly
into the basket, on the sorting table
or into the shipping package.-G. IL.
Powell
Evening journal., 1907-05-15
Wheat Market Excited.

BY our own Wire. Publishers Press.
CHICAGO. Manly 15.-Much excite
ment still prevails in the wheat mar
ket. Opposing forces are lighting ior
the mastery. Wall street and the ous-
siders are trying TO force price down
To re-establish their trade.
Wheat lost 1 3-4 cents at the opening
on more favorable weather reports from
the northwest. on account OF the scar
city IN Europe it is believed that prices
viii eventually so above a dollar and
stick whether crops are productive IN
this country or not
Evening journal., 1907-05-15
Hirds Eat seaIs Insects.

Few kinds OF insects are 50 inimical
TO the health aud existence OF fruit
trees and other crop plants as the
scales. ana owing 10 their small size
and peculiar habits few are so diff
cult TO cope with. II has been general
ly supposed that birds lend no assist.
ance in the destruction Of scales. This
proves TO be an error. for the biological
survey has already found that more
than fifty species of birds eat scale in
sects. Not only is this true, but in
the case Of certain species, as the gros
beaks, scales have been ascertained to
form a large percentage OF the food.
Evening journal., 1907-05-15
a Mnrd Enr Horssit

The young widow Of an old husband
inscribed the following words upon
her dear departed's tomb:
''To the memory Of Mathurin Bezu.
quet. who left this vale of tears at the
age Of ninety-nine years, eleven months
and twenty days, deeply grieved at
having to leave behind him the most
charming and faithful OF wives
Peie Mele
Evening journal., 1907-05-15

ROAD.
clsive tones. "Hetty hain't going to
throw herself at no mans head. AS
for Mr.. Watterson, he got miffed about
something and quit coming here, and
he can stay unified for all we care
don't see no great rush about her get
ting married"
The husband and father didn't want
to say that her last hat cost SO and her
last dress SIS and that IN the fall she
would want a cloak costing at least SIS,
but his wife knew him to be a close
man. What he remarked when he got
ready to say anything further was:
"There'd be room right here In the
house for her and her husband If she
had one. Id give him his rent II he'd
milk and chorc around, and ia make
their board purity reasonable. If you
told her so perhaps It would encourage
her"
samuel, am I Hettys mother or
not?' asked the wife.
"You are her mother, Of course"
"Then you leave things to me and
don't worry yourself any more. When
girls mother don't know what is
best for her her father needn't try"
He sighed and groaned and grunted
and said the wind would probably
change to the cast by midnight and re-
luctantly dropped the subject. Two
days later be came home from the vii
lage, where he had been to buy a
grindstone, and his face wore a broad
smile as he entered the house after
putting up his team. He whispered to
his wife.
Say, now, but what dye s'pose has
happenedf"
"'Nother earthquake somewhereT'
"Nope; rve found a husband for
Hettyw
Samuel johnson, what did I tell you
t'other EVENING"" exclaimed the wife as
she trimmed of the edge Of a pie crust.
"Waal. you see. it was this way:
When l was buying that grindstone in
the hardware store. there was a wire
fence man there, and when he found
out where lived he said he was COM
ing into this neighborhood TO put up
some fencing for Lester He offered
me S4 for a weeks board, and told
him TO como along"
"Wcll. what's going to happen If he
comesT'
Marriage, ma-love and marriage.
Say. Hetty can't help but fall in love
with him. He's got two watch chains,
wears tan shoes and talks the biggest
words you ever heard. He's a hero
even If he amt q millionaire. Don't
say nothing to Hetty. l want to take
her sudden like. l didn't say nothing
TO him about her, and he'll be taken
suddenly. When you see 'em standing
up 10 be married. you'll allow know a
thing or two after all"
"Pll allow just as / do now-that you
ought to be sent to an idiot asylum"
A day latSr the hero came. Hetty
had been posted by her mother and
wasn't a bit surprised Besides hav-
ing two watch chains, the stranger had
a heap of nerve, and be wasn't as
tonished. Farmer Johnson made him
one OF the family at once. but the wo-
men folks were only barely civil. It
transpired after a couple Of days that
| MI. a-t,-.., ..c renee mar
called himself, WINS actually a hero
lie had killed a mad dos ana shot at Q
.hief AS he slyly showed the farmer
iifty dollar bill there was no room tC
lCrbt that he was a millionaire as well
q the end Of week his job at Les
,r's was finished. but he said b,
bought he would take a rest from hi
tremendous struggles, so he paid an
thcr weeks hoard
Didn't ! tel ~ou soT' whispered III
grmcr ia hi. y les car Il tell 20
es stuck o. cur. nettys aud II sh
Evening journal., 1907-05-15
Flees B-idoe.

Fleet bridge. in London. was one OF
the four bridges over the Fleet ditch
1t joined Fleet street 10 Ludgate hill
Stow describes it rs "a bridge O.
atone' This bridge, mentioned by The
city historian. was destroyed In the
great London fire. and in It's place o
new one was erected, as wide as the
street. o-namentcl, so Hatton tells US
with piueapples and the city arms.
London Graphic.
Evening journal., 1907-05-15
DECAY OF APPLES.

One Factor In Keeping the Fruit I'M
mune From Molds.
The care with which fruit is ham
dled In the orchard or plantation and
IN the packing house is one Of the Inn
portant factors in determining its ship
ping quality. 1t is the one factor
above all others that keeps the thick
skinned fruits like the apple and or
ange. immune from the attacks Of the
common molds These fruits do not
often decay as long as the skin is
whole unless they are weakened by
Evening journal., 1907-05-15
Foot Notsa.

The best way to doctor a sheep IS
by the feed given. Cure.alls for sick
sheep are dangerous things. Let them
alone.
II you sec big patches OF wool loos
ening UP Oh the backs OF the sheep,
look ont for scab. Get those sheep out
Of the fock
A good looking horse with n sound
leg on each Of its four corners and not
afraid Of anything is worth good
money just now. Farm Journal.
Evening journal., 1907-05-15
Charity AZ Home

Wife-Dear, can you give me some
money TO help along a poor woman
who is anxious TO go TO church. but
whose clothes are so shabby that she
is ashamed TO show herself n publlcg
Deacon-Certainly. Here's bin. We
must help any one in such straits, es-
pecially with such laudable desires.
Who is this woman?
Wife (clutching the note trium1hant-
V)-Its mc.- Baltimore Americal
Evening journal., 1907-05-15
REGISTERS oRDEr.
Ofure n ~ Ieglster ~ WIN.

Pe ~ ire Negister Of Wills
New Castle Co, Del. Nav ffth 1oo7
~ Opon the application OF Margaret a.
Hormiey, ENecutriX of John Gormiev tate
OF MIL Creek Hundred, In said connfv
deceased. u IS ordered ana directed h. ~,
Nesister or wis that the Executrlx afore-
sue sve notice OF granting OF Letters
Lestamontary upon the estate of tie
deceased, with The date OF granting
n9 causing ads artlsemonf,
inc date Of such letters IN sl-
efs the most public places Of the county
oi New Castle, requiring an persona bast
ing demands against the estate 10 me-
sent me same, or abide by an acf -
assembly IN ouch case made and prnvidoi- T.
una also cause the same to be inssrf|a
within the same period m tho Evenine
s5urnal newspaper published IN wiz
minSton, Delaware, and 10 be contiuiird
thelcln three weeks (e.O.dD
Given under the hand and seal
OF ofuce Of the Register OF wills
- Aforesaid, az Wilmington. In Nov,
iShAL) Castle County aforesaid, the day
and year above written
FRANCIS NJ. WALKER.
Register OF WhlA