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The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1907-09-27
THERE IS SOMETHING DOING.
(Weiser American.)

Sensation follows sensation at
Boise and Gooding and his rotten
administration are getting such a
roasting and exposure as was never
given to state administration be-
fore in the history of the west.
Avery c. Moore, recently in the
newspaper business in this city.
and ono Of the strongest adher-
ents OF Gooding and Lansdon, has
now turned against them and has
taken the matter of the payment
OF the bills presented 10 the state
treasurer by the Pinkerton De
tective agency into court. and
temporary injunction issued re-
strainining the treasurer from
paying them. The gang got too
rotten even for Moore to stomach.
and ms result of his action the Z
bosom friendship that existed be-
tween Lansdon, Gooding and Moore
has been rudeiy shattered, and the
party nearly came to blows. And
ouheen, the Mormon attorney gen 4
erai jerked the papers of protest 10
presented by Mr. Moore from his 0,
hands and upbraided him for his Z
action, But Moore persisted and 9
he matter will get into court. OF p,
W rotten, corrupt and disreputa- w
Die administrations a state was N,
yer cursed with, Idaho has Dc
cached the limit, Bills for whis- W.
ey sleigh rides with women -, ne,
uying presents for their lady W;
lends, and sporting house bills Er,
resented by the Pinkertons are Tn,
lowed by the board of exami- II b
srs composed Of Gooding. Lans- The
IN and Guheen, without question, NE we
ID the taxpayers are to foot the wv,
lis. NV w.
no one appears to know why Pass
bore, who is first with one party Viii
d then with another, is making
: attack on the administration.
ne is in the rightthis time. and
people will back him up. Keep
the good work and show them
IN all their rottenness.
The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1907-09-27

the Government Of the United States
Said parties are hereby notified to APP
pear, respond and offer evidence touch
ing said allegation at 10 O'Clock a. m. on
October %, 1907, before W. c. HOWE,
U. S. Commissioner at Mountainhome,
Idaho, (and that final hearing will be
held at O'Clock p. m. on October 30,
1907, before the Register and Receiver
at the United States Land Office in
Boise, Idaho
The said contestant having, in proper
affidavit, filed September IS, 1907, set
forth facts which show that after due
diligence personal service Of this notice
can not be made, it is hereby ordered
and directed that such notice be given
by due and proper publication.
EDWARD E. GARRETT, |
Receiver.
B. w. Oppenheim, Boise, Idaho, At
orney for Contestant.
The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1907-09-27
EDITORIL EXPRESSION OF IDAHO STATE PRESS
BARBER COMPANY QUITS.
Idaho civ Worlds

The Barber Lumber Co. ha
closed its sawmill above Boise anc
l.. y. Chapman says the shutdown
IS indefinite. He also said that
the company had given up the
building Of railroad into the
basin. The road will not be built
and the mill will not start unless
the State Land board sells TO Bar
Der company the states timber in
the basin, located on well-known
mineral belts. The Statesman saws
the Barber company has practi-
caliy exhausted its timber supply
above the mill The Statesman s |
information is incorrect. This
company owns about all the tim
Der land in the basin, and large
areas on Boise river and tributa-
ries. The shutdown is for a pur-
pose, either to bluff the State Land .
'oard into selling It's timber in the
'asin, or to await the result of
ne timber fraud cases soon to be
red II the BORDER company loses q
u the timber land alleged to have P
cen acquired by fraud il will have q
Q use for either a sawmill or p
Iilroad. al
The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1907-09-27
WHAT DID He EXPECT.
Wallace rines.l

was insulted by the Cover
nor; treated to an exhibition O.
ignorance and anger on the part OF
Mr. Lansdon, and had the voucher
IN question taken out Of my hands
by the attorney general"
Thus complains Avery c. Moore
OF the men who were supposed to
0e ms aiites. We'll, what does Mr.
Moore expecti What kind Of
treatment does he hope to receive
from the men he mentioned
Did he suppose that Governor
Gooding would admit that anv
one, aside from Goodidg, was en- |
titled to the privileges OF a free
born American citizenl
Did he expect to be treated to
the wisdom Of Daniel Webster.
or Calhoun, when he confronted
Lansdon1
This complaint Of Mr.. Moore is
rather strange What did he ex- c
oect from the crowd he was in? ?
The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1907-09-27
MUSICAL NEWS ITEM.

"Nymphs O tho Mist" is tn
title OF new instrumental piano
piece just issued from the press O
the Tolbert r. Ingram Music Com,
pany, OF Denver, Colorado. It is
an ocean characteristic and gives
promise Of becoming one of the
big musical hits of the season.
possessing all of that weird charm
Doth IN rhythm and melody, that
the ocean induces. Those who
nave heard it say that it is one of
the most original numbers pub
lished in a long time.
Hiawatha, Anona and other $50
called Indian Musical numbers
have had the public attention for
several years, but the ocean, which |
pliers SO much for musical and |
poetic imagination, has, for some
inaccountable reason. been Sigh
ed "Nymphs o the Mist is the
orerunnero of the beft Of this class
nd its popularity is already as
nred, 1t is said to be an excel
mt number both for parlor and
;aching purposes. I!
Ask your dealer for it, or send
cents direct to publisher.
The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1907-09-27

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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-12-25

t%hereabout and provides sufficient
space for marking the figures in large
type.
In carrying out the invention a hol-
low casing ca is employed, which
forms the lower portion Of the rod.
This casing is substantially square in
cross section. but with the corners
d%iagOnally cut away to form al eight
sided figure. Beads CD serve to sepa-
rate the adjacent faces Of the casing.
Within the casing is a second casing
OBJ, similar in form to the casing 4.
and provided with beads &C.. which
serve the double purpose Of separating
the sides Of casing b and acting as
bearing surfaces, which fit against the
interior of casing A. The casing B
may be filled with a wooden core, as
indicated in the engraving. or it may
serve to contain still another casing
Of similar form if so desired. On the
casing A, at one of the flattened cor
ners, a lug (F) is provided. through
which a set screw (E3 is threaded. The
set screw bears against the inner cas-
ing OBJ and serves to hold the latter
at any desired adjustment with re-
spect to the casing A.
The principal feature Of the inven
ton lies in the method Of applying the
graduations to the faces Of the cas-
ings. This is clearly shown in the
illustration. The numbers are placed
only on the four broad faces Of the
castings. while the narrower corner
faces serve to indicate intermediate
graduations. The spaces between the
different dimensions on the rod are
preferably made in alternately differ
ent colors. so that they may readily
be distinguished. The graduations on
the corner faces Of the rod may be
suhdivided. as indicated in the illus.
t@ration. A patent on this improved
leveling rod has been secured by Fred
erico Wulif of Torreon. Coahuila, Mex.
ion
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-12-25
Value of Blast Furnace Gas.

The amount of gas generated by Il
blast furnace to produce pig iron is
so enormous that If collected and util-
lied for power purposes it would prove
notwithstanding in manufacturing in
dustries, says the Mining World. Thus
to produce in IN ordinary we'll equip
ped works about $50 tons of pig iron
the blast furnace would generate up
ward Of 2O,OOO,OOO cubic feet of gas.
To harness this enormous amOunt Of
waste fuel Is the aim Of the builders
Of gas engines. Utilized for generating
steam by burning, about 1000 horse
power could be obtained, but If burned
directly in Il modern large gas engine
the horsepower generated would be
several times as much. Eminent engi-
neers estimated that ven If half this
volume should be wasted or used for
heating the air blast Of the furnace
there would still be sufficient to pro-
duce between 5000 and 1000 horse
power.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-12-25
The ~ntellioent Bird,

About the time when the papers
were full of the controversy growing
out of the stories of the mature ia
kris" two negroes in Washington We're
overheard discussing the intelligence
of birds in general.
Birds is shore sensible" observed
II darby to the other. 'Yo' kin learn
them anything. l ulster work for a
lady that had II in a clock, an when
1t was time to tell de time it ulster
come out an say cuckoo jest as many
times as de time was!'
"Yo' doan' say SOP asked the other
negro incredulously.
ashore thing!" responded the first
darby. But de mos wonderful part
was dat it was only a wooden bird
too!'-Harper's Weekly.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-12-25
GIRL SCALPED BY MAcurN1
Hair Becomes EntancIed In Bait ans :.
Torn From Hcr E.c-L.

tOTn from 7Sr Fc-S.
Scalped by the shaft of IL uacl.ne
near which she WAS working. in he
running gear Of which her lol. i.;ir
had become ~cntangled. Lulu Dire. of
$50 Orange street was taken to the rty
hospital. Newark. n. j.. seriousl, and
perhaps MORALLY injured. The wYrnrh
was so great after the rapidly moving
shaft had gripped her hair that her
scalp was torn off from the napc of
the neck almost to the forehead. 1t
was sewed Oh by surgeons in the hos
pital. who now are endeavoring to
save Miss Dreher's life.
The accident occurred in the printing
plant Of Z. j. Brooks & Co.. at Thir-
teenth street and Park avenue Many
girls are employed in the place. and
the sight Of Miss Dreher fast in the
machine caused panic. They did moth
ing at first to assist the injured wom-
an. who was semiconscious and strug-
Cling feebly to free herself.
Miss Dreher was standing beneath
the shaft cleaning a table at which she
was working. Her hair was not done
up tightly. and one of her tresses few
up and the shaft gripped It. Scream
ing from fright and pain. she was
dragged from the floor and suspended
beneath the shaft until finally her scalp
tore loose and she dropped far enough
to touch the floor with her toes.
The panic among the girls attracted
the attention of Theodore 8. Crttlieb.
superintendent of the plant. "Shut off
the power" he yelled and rushed to
Miss Dreher. Selling her in his arms
he lifted her so as TO take the strain
of her neck and scalp. When the shaft
had ceased to revolve the work Of get
ting Miss Dreher free from 1t was be
gun. 1t required several minutes of
careful work. Then she was hurried to
the hospital. For almost an hour there
the surgeons were at work sewing the
scalp on again.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-12-25
Miss
christmas
Bv Mrs. MOSES P. N

q PISS ACKERMANN opened her
INVI eyes to the sunshine with a
UVU startled feeling of having
oversight herself, then closed
them again at the sound Of the chimes
from the church around the r
for it was Christmas day, the one day,
barring Sundays, in the year which
she could really and truly call her own.
She was that overworked individual. Il
popular d~ressmaker. going out by the
day, and she sometimes wished, with
e. r. Roe's old doctor, that people
would send for somebody else some
times and let her rest. On the last
Fourth Of July she had been in the
country sewing for dear life in order
to finish a belated bridal rousseau.
and on Thanksgiving she had worked
until dark to accommodate a customer
who wished to outshine her sisters-in-
law at a family gathering at the house
Of her husbands father. but on Christ
mas day not even the most exacting
customer could ask her services.
And yet-was she glad it was Christ
mas? The associations which cluster
around the season make it a s%orrowfui
one to those who have nothing left OF
home excepting its memories, and, say
ing for one brother. Miss .Ackcrmann
was alone in the world.
Really, Miss Ackermann told herself.
she had no business to he low spirited:
she was a very fortunate person: think
how many people were starving for
lack of work. and all that, she conrlnd-
cd vaguely as she finished her break
fast. The tea, which she made in her
room, heating the water on a small gas
stove, was excellent. She was tinichy
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-12-25
Giuseppe to His Dou.

Hi, Carlo. jompa down from dere,
You lazy dog! Com, see.
Dees jontleman would have dat chair
For sect an talk weeth me.
Eli? Wat. You gona growl an bite?
Aha. l show you den
Don't so, signore. Wal. ALA right;
l hope you com agen.
Ha, Carlo. wat you theenka dat?
You drive da mar away.
You lazy. ogly lumpa fat.
You good-for-notheeng! Eth?
Science time Wen l was kind to you
An peck you from da street,
Ees not wan leetla theeng you do
For earn da food you eat.
Eef you would even chase da rat.
You might be worth to keep.
But. no. you are SO dumb. so fat.
You jus can eat an sleep.
How dare you do sooch ogly treeck
An growla SO like dat?
Jus wait onteell l gat my steeck-
Now. see wat you Well gat.
Eth: Don't roll your eyes at me:
Keep STEEL your ITALIA too.
No leeck my banda, Don't you see
Dat I am cross weeth you?
Ha, stop You theenk dees max me feel
You love me like you should?
Not mooch. Jus keep dat ITALIA steel
An l Well beat YOU good.
YOU theenk baycause l gat SO few
pa franc dat Iowa me
I am afraid for vhippin' you?
Jus close your eyes an see!
Aha, SO now YOU run away.
Oh, wal. dees steeck Well keep:
I coma beat YOU good SOM day
som day wen you are sleep.
IT. a. DAILY in Catholic STANDARD acd
Times.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-12-25
LIGHTNING SCARES WHALE.
TUGS Officers Tell 4 Queer Tale Of
PUGET Sound.

Lightning is Of such rare occurrence
on Puget sound that even a whale was
frightened by the vivid flashes and
crashing peals of thunder in a recent
storm.
According to the officers of the tug
Elf. returning to Tacoma from a tow.
the whale became frantic during 4
storm. thrashing the water into a
milky white color for some distance
by its huge tail, and in its mad
ness almost demolished the boom Of
logs which the tug vas towing to Bal
lard from South bay.
The. tug was Off Robinson's point
when the leviathan was first seen sew
eral hundred yards to the right. 1t
was raining hard at the time, and the
mammoth aquatic animal was appar-
entity enjoying a shower bath.
Then there came a pyrotechnical dis
play Of zigzag lightning, accompanied
by the usual roaring noise. and the
whale seemed to so wild.
II saw anything like it in my
life" said Chief Engineer Bouschor.
who has seen hundreds Of whales.
speaking Of the tugs experience.
"The lightning and thunder must
have scared the whale badly. for 1t
almost leaped from the water. We saw
nearly all Of its body, and III swear i,
measured ninety feet in length.
1T dashed the water with its tail,
making a nasty swell. The next thing
we knew the monster came up under
u boom and broke the swifters-the
lines running across from one boom
stick to another.
Several Of the logs We're lifted on,
Of the water on the whales back. and
l feared our entire boom would be
broken. Fortunately only a few OF
the smallest logs became separated."
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-12-25
HUMOR OF THE HOUR
a Rising Scale.

O.Sii5 SS0'S
Monday: The Mistress-Mary Ann.
The Maid-Yis, lady.
Tuesday: Mary Ann 'Phwat is.
it,"
Wednesday: Mary Ann" "Oi
hears yeez!'
Thursday: MARY Ann" "Phwat de
divii do yeez want now!
Friday: MARY ANN MARY Ann"
It's Mary Ann and Mary Ann fifty
times Il day.
Saturday: Mary Ann:" I the
divil wild your Mary Ann! Olive had
enough av yeez, an it's me wakes
wages OF want so thot OF can pack
me troonk au' be off where OF can
have some peace av me loife widout
some wan screechin' Mary Ann! Mary
Ann. Mary Ann" into me ears from
mOrnin' until noight! This is no place
for a daccnt girrul to work, anyhow!
Dim LAWN. be dad, an may jy attind
yeez dom your own dhirty worruk.
Gawd only knows phwat a poor girrul
has to put up wild from thin thot calls
thisilves leddies nowadays! Me wages,
PLACE, an Il dollar ixtry to pay me
fee for Il new an better place, bedad!'
Puck.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-12-25

6HE FOUND HERSELF FACE TO FACE WITH
A AND BEARDED MAN.
about tea, aud she felt better after
drinking it. Altogether she was in
quite 4 cheerful mood when the little
daughter of her landlord came to wish
her Il merry Christmas and bring an
invitation from her mother to eat her
Christmas dinner with them. Dinner
would be at half past =. Miss Acker-
mann thanked them very much and
would dine with them with pleasure.
Then she gave the little girl the pres
ent she had ready for her. II stylish
young lady doll dressed IN the latest
fashion. with coat and hat completes, II
gift which made its recipient radiant.
and sent her off to exhibit it Mt once.
The rmo Gods Christmas Gifts"
from the text wait upon the Lord.
and he shall give thee the desire Of
thy heart" made her homesick again.
the desire of her heart seemed SO eX-
ceedingly far off. Miss .Ackermann
was not on" nf those who forget. hard
as she had tried not to remember. She
found her thought straying back ten
years to the seaside. to her old home
and Jack. Their parents were neigh
bOrs. Her father and mother lived in
the little fishing town and took board
erS in the season. His father was the
farmer VIII" supplied them with vcge-
tables and fruit. Jack drove the wagon
which brought the daily supply t" the
cottages. They would have known
zach other in any case. but the morn,
Ing interviews over lettuce and straw,
berries. melons and tomatoes brought
them closer together.
Every one approved of their engage
ment. and the day was set. when Il
great misfortune happened her moth.
err and oldest sister We're killed in 4
buggy which they We're driving by q
train at a railroad crossing. This was
bad enough surely. but TROUBLES hun,
in couples" and the blow seemed to af
.ect her fathers mind. He became nj
most childish. took to his bed ant
would have no one but her wait upon
him. To complete the roll of disaster
her brother suddenly brought home Il,
his wife II girl whom one of his
friends would have chosen. and the
old man would not let his daughter-in
law come near him. To tell the truth
she had no desire to help Miss Acker
mann in her duties. She had married
for n step up and said plainly that >h,
did not mean to slave to please II
body.
"You see how II Is. Jack" Miss .Ack
ermann said. with streaming eyes. 81
cannot leave father. even for YOU"
Bring him to II house With ynu.'
replied Jack. There is plenty of room
and father and mother won't mind"
mo. Jack; thanks ever so much. hu'
that wouldn't do any good. Father
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-12-25
Smoke Made Into Gas.

In Brussels. Malines and other Bel
gian cities Il novel method of not only
getting rid of smoke. but turning it
into use, has recently been employed.
The smoke is driven by a ventilating
fan into Il filter filled with porous ma
terial, over which a continuous stream
of petroleum. benzine, alcohol or some
liquid hydrocarbon flows. The result
is that the smoke Is entirely suppress
ed, while the filter yields a gas of
great caloritic power, which can he
be used for heating purposes and drir-
ing gas engines.
The tiltering material itself also be
comes Il good combuStible.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-12-25
WARNING In Time.

In his desire to use fine language
the darby Of the south frequently al
lows his ideas to become a trifle con-
fused as well as confusing.
A handful announcing a ''cOlored
picnic to be held in a grove near Mo-
bile was once freely circulated. After
various enticing announcements con-
corning the delights in store for the
partakers in this entertainment the
bill concluded with the following per-
picking notice, printed in italics:
Good behavior will be strictly and
reservedly enjoined upon all present,
and nothing will be left undone which
will tend to mar the pleasure of the
company."-Harper's Weekly.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-12-25
HER QUEUES.
They Taught hitn - Be More Careful
IN the Future.

They Taught tiir - Sc More Careful
IN the Future.
Darling" he asked as he drew his
fancee cInrer to him. lam l the only
man you tyer kiSsed?'
Charles" she replied somewhat
testify. Il would ike to ask you a few
questions before we go any further.
You are no doubt aware Of the fact
that papa is worth several million dol
lars, aren't you?"
"Y-yes."
"You understand, no doubt, that
when he dies all Of that vast fortune
will he left to me-"
yves"
You know that l have 100000 in
cash in the banks?"
"Y-yes."
"And own half a million dollars
worth of property"
"Y-yes."
"And many shares Of stocks and
bondsy'
yves"
"And that my diamonds are valued
at $1Oo,OOo?'
"Y-yes."
"And my horses and automobiles at
$75.OOO?"
"Y-yes."
"And my yachts at $5O.OO0i"
ayes"
"And my dogs at $25.OOO?"
ayes"
"Then. for goodness sake. why don't
you talk sense? What difference would
It make to you If l had kissed a thou.
sand men before I met your"
He hemmed and hawed and STAN
mered and blushed and tried to think
Of a suitable reply. but finally had to
give it III. and when the great heiress
began to talk of something else he
heaved Il deep sigh of relief and swore
to himself that he would be more care
full in the future.-A. B. Lewis in
Judge.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-12-25
When Snow Is Smoke.

When the chemist inserts a small
Jet OF flaming hydrogen into a vessel
Of liquid oxygen the hydrogen contin-
ues to burn. giving off snow instead Of
smoke. The snow is formed by the
instantaneous freezing Of the water
created by the combination Of the
burning hydrogen with the oxygen in
closing it. When liquid air is cooled
until it becomes semisolid 1t is fouu i
that the o X.gen may be drawn out Of
the mass by means of Il magnet. leav-
ing a jelly of pure nitrogen.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-12-25
Fuel From, lampbiack.

San Rernarlino. Cal. has Il plan to
press lampblack, byproduct OF gas
plants. into small bricks which can
easily be handled and burned in
stoves in place Of coal. Last winter
during the coal famine many people
burned it in its loose state. However.
It does not burn we'll in its loose form
on account OF its packing down ana
leaving no air space for draft. Now
II will be dressed into little nuggets
and have Il fuel value equal to an
thracite coal.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-12-25
IMPROVED LEVELlNG ROD.
Apparatus Designed to Simplify the
Work Of Surveyors.

The accompanying engraving Illus
trates an improved surveyors leveling
rod. The rod is SO designed that it is
possible easily to take readings
through a level to the small fractional
part of a dimension and accomplish
this directly without referring to the
unit marks on the rod below or above
the reading and without undue strain
Ing OF the eyes. This result is obtain
ed by covering the rod with gradua-
tons on all sides, the %graduations of
zach succeeding side of the rod differ
ing by a fraction of a unit. which
gives the graduations a spiral trend
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-12-25
Comparatively Easy.

81 suppose" said the casual &C.
Quaintance the day after the wedding.
1T was hard to lose your daughter"
mo" replied the brides father. 1T
did seem as if it was going to be hard
at one time. but she landed this fellow
just as we We're beginning to lose all
hope."-Catholic Standard and Times.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-12-25
Very True.

Here, YOU" growled the cranky
man in the reading room. you've been
snoring horribly!!'
ugh. Hey"' gurgled the drowsy
one.
IF you only kept your mouth shut"
went on the cranky one, you wouldn't
make so much noise"
"Neither would you," replied the 9th
er.-Catholic Standard and Times.