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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-04-26
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EGGS FOR MATCHING.
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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-04-26
"YoRK RIVER LINE"

ELEGANT PASSENGER STEAMERS CHAR
LoTTE" and BALTIMORE"
For WEST POINT and RICHMOND. va.
Steamers leave Baltimore daily Except Sunday
at d. m and arrive West Point at 7.46 a. m. and
Richmond at $40 q. m.
Steamers leaving Baltimore Mondays, Wednes-
days and Fridays. and leaving West Point on Tues
days, Thursdays and Saturdays call at Gloucester
Point Clements and Almonds; and steamers leav-
ing Baltimore on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Satur-
days, and West Point on Mondays, wednesdays
weather permittingl.
STEAMERS LEAVE BALTIMORE FROM PIERS
IS AND 10 LIGHT STREET WHARF.
Through Tickets to all points may be secured.
baggage checked aud stateroolns reserved from
the City Ticket, onices, ll9 E. Baltimore street.
ARTHUR W. ROBSON. Agent, 1877 E. Baltimore
street, or the General Offices, $50 Light street,
Baltimore, Md.
REUBEN FOSTER. L. J. CHISM,
General Manager. General Passenger Agent.
T. H. MCDANIEL, Asst denI Passenger Agent.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-04-26
NInEsAPEAKE STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
"CHEsAPEAKE LINE"

ELEGANT PASSENGER STEAMERS AUGUSTA"
AND ATLANTA"
For OLD POINT COMFORT and NORFOLK. VA.
Eff ctlve April LIST, 1907.
Steamers leave Baltimore daily Except Sunday
at SOP. M. and arrive Old Point Comfort ut
A. NJ. and Norfolk at 7.l6 A. NJ, where connection
is made with the Rail Lines for all points South
and Southwest.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-04-26
Notice.

Owing to the increased cost of labor, the under.
signed hereby notify their patrons and others,
that on and after this date their rate for BALING
HAY has been raised from SL25 to $3.50 per ton
John Sellers ID. L. Krauss
Amos Crowl Harry e. Abrams
William F. Gibson Kepler Bros.
W. 7. Anderson w. Z. Woodrow
o. Rogers April "A, 1907.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-04-26
THE MAIDEN's LULLABY.

Oh far perfume, the winds do fetch,
From green fields around Korner Ketch;
Oh for Tightening bug that'll spark,
To catch the ketch in Hanna,s Park
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-11-20
LUMBERMEN FILE CHARGES,
Increase of Freight Rates Alleged To
Be Unreasonable.

WASHINGTON, Nov. IL A con-.
spiracy between the Hill and Harri.
man lines to shut out competition and
boost the rates for the transportation
OF lumber from Oregon and other
northern Pacific states to the east, IL
charged in a complaint filed before
the interstate commerce commission
today. Nearly all the big lumber
manufacturers of the western states
have Joined in the complaint.
The summary action of filing a com.
plant was brought about by the re.
cent increase in the rate for lumber,
which has been put into effect by both
the Hill and Hartman roads. Under
the new rate the transportation for
lumber from Oregon is increased from
five to ten tents per hundred.
"This rate will greatly injure aad
to some extent destroy the lumber in.
dustry of Oregon the complaint
states. "The industry is yielding
products worth $50, 900 900 at the mills
and is paying these railroads Sl2, OOO,.
900 in freight yearly.
at is unjust and unreasonable"
continues the complaint, ''to impose
on the industry the additional burden
to pay dividends on the grossly ex.
c~essive capital stock and principal
and interest on the excessive bonds Of
the railroads.
The complaint winds up with the re-
quest that the commission fix a rsa-
sonable rate FOR lumber from the
| northwest.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-11-20
Collecting Divorce Statistics.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12.-Months of
work by nearly 1000 clerks and spe.
cial agents of the census bureau has
resulted in the information that ap.
proximateiy 1900, 900 married couples
asked for legal separation during the
ten years from 1897 to 1906, or at the
rate OF 100000 a year. Public alton
will be made in a few months Of the
reasons given in the complaints on
which these divorces we're asked 1t
is estimated that two.thirds of the
cases were successful.
The census was taken under a reso-
luton of the last congress and she
figures are expected to start renewed
discussion of the divorce evil in the
United States. There are 40, 200 cases
yet to be investigated by the cens.s
bureau, which will complete what is
known as the field work.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-11-20
Violations of Postal Laws.

CHICAGO. Nov. 1.-Two thousand
cases Of violation of the postal laws,
the majority Of them traced to patrons
OF a tobacco company Of St. Louis,
are on file in the Office of Postotice
Inspector JaaNes u. Stuart. MIR. Stuart
protested yesterday against the meth.
DDS of the company and several other
large concerns in the country, by
which ignorant persons are led into
breaking the lnws and making them
selves liable to $40 fines, when a few
cents postage would evade all trou.
BILE.
The law violated is section 4S4 OF
the posta! regulations. Patrons OF
the tobacco company in Chicago and
cities break this law by sending tags
back to the company as fourth class
matter, with a written request in the
same package for the kind of prem.
iums desired. The Tobacco company
in the past has asked the tag senders
to designate the premiums wanted.
The writing in the package places the
matter in the first class.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-11-20
PANICS AND LEGISLATION.

When it comes to financial and in.
dustrial disturbances, the figures three
aud even appear to be fateful ones,
says the Butte Miner. History shows
that 1887, 1857, 1873 and 1893 were
years which brought panics to this
country, and now in 1907 we have what
will probably be known in the future
as the ''rich mems panic"
Every u~pheaval of this kind has re-
suited in financial legislation, al.
though it must be admitted that these
hard times were usually preceded by
similar legislation which brought them
on.
Thus, in 1881 the financial stringency
vas caused by the dissolution of the
United States bank and the depositing
of the funds of the government in nu-
merous banks over the country, and
after that experience a law was passed
providing that the United States gov.
eminent should act as its W treas
urer and keep its own funds.
The panic of 1857 was caused by the
issuance of wildcat currency by ire.
sponsible banks upon bad securities,
and this system was supplanted by the
national bank act of 1868.
The disturbance of 1873 was brought
about by over.production induced by
previous imitation, and an effort was
made to remedy this condition by what
Is known as the ''crime Of 49, or the
decentralization of silver.
The panic of 1893 was brought
about by an inadequate and compro-
mise system of currency authorized by
what vas known as the Sherman law,
and this financial disturbance was fol-
lowed by the total demonetiz alton of
silver and later by the adoption of the
gold standard in this country.
Thus, if history is to repeat itself,
although the present financial depres-
sion has not been nearly as widespread
as during the panic in the years afore.
mentioned, it is likely that this furry
of today will lead to financial legisla-
ton.
1t is to be hoped that this country
will adopt a monetary system in the
near future which will be permanent
in its character and will not require
tinkcring with every few years, as all
the systems of the past have done.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-11-20
Suit Against Texas Trusts.

AUSTIN, Nov. l2.-An antitrust
suit has been filed by the attorney
general in the Twenty.sixth district
court against l20 Texas milling COM
panies, alleged to be in conspiracy in
restraint of trade.
The state alleges that the defendant
companies have violated both the 1899
and 1908 acts and asks for penalties
against each defendant in the sum Of
S75, 600, for the alleged violations Of
the act of 1899, and $751; $50 for viola.
tons of the act of 1908. The state also
asks for Judgment of forfeiture Of the
charter rights and franchise OF each
domestic corporation and c~anceling
the permit to each foreign corpora.
ton, and for an injunction perpetually
enjoiniug the defendants from trans
acting any further business in the
tate.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-11-20

suficiency OF the green onion. AL
though he has fallen from the onion
wagon, Purcell gave an exhibition of
remarkable endurance. When one
considers what a single meal of onions
green onions at that-would mean,
it is a tribute to suffering worthy Of a
better cause that Purcell ate nothing
save onions for six days. After this
Aurora may subside into somnolent
obscurity while her citizens nurse
themselves back to life and that scant
of common sense they had at
the beginning.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-11-20
THE SINGLE FOOD CRANkS.

OF the food faddists there is no end,
and a large part of the worlds diver
sion is furnished by them. Until re-
Gently, with the exception OF those
cXtre mists who feed upon grass, the
food fads were confined to the devOtees
of dietary regimens consisting of vari-
Gus combinations of edibles usually
bearing some real or fancied relation
ship to each other. But now we have
the single food caprice, which is play
ing sad havoc among its deluded fol.
Ignoring the authorized dictum that
man shall not live by bread alone,
these enthusiasts are attempting to
live by other things alone, and these
other things present a weird array of
indigestibles.
Aurora, H., appears to be the cen
ter of this single food craze, and each
day strange bulletins are issued from
that place. 1t started when DR.. L. j.
Allen exalted the lowly peanut to first
place among the edible gifts of Ma
ture. DR.. Allen announced that he
would subsist exclusively or a peanut
diet for q csrtain number of days,
simply to prove his theory-whatever
that was. For fifteen days the martyr
to faddism has partaken of the succu.
lent goober in Its raw state. He adj
mits that he is getting tired of peanuts,
but he is stubbornly keeping at it.
Some day he will announce that he
has succeeded in sustaining life on
the peanut, and after this triumphant
vindicatiOn Of stomachic vitality he
Will go back to beefsteak and mince
pie.
But Aurora has produced other
single food cranks who 20 DR.. Allen
a little better in degrees of absurdity
if they fail in the endurance tests. Fo,
instance, there is Henry Spoden, who
started out to live solely on sauer
kraut. 1t is not hard to imagine tina
a man bearing hat name could ge
along on sauerkraut Indefinitely: bu
when it comes to the average ma,
looking forward TO sauerkraut tire,
times a day without variation, ant
not even a genial w~ienerwurst nestl
ing within its mellihuous folds, tn,
prospect is not fraught with castro
nomic delight. Edgar Brobst, ais.
of Aurora, has entered the list as
bean eater. AS with Alleq, for tiftee'
long and dreary days Brobst has bee:
consuming a single diet. James Pus
cell of the same city espoused the al
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-11-20
REClAIMING ARID LANDS.

Great bodies are said to move slow.
ly, but it is often noticeable that they
move silently, says the Butte Evening
News. The people of the west scarcely
realize what is going On about them,
especially in the reclamation of arid
lands, in which the United States gov.
eminent, through its reclamation SER
vice, is financing a self-supporting
enterprise.
In retaining the arid lands at our
very doors. the government has al
ready expended about S26, 900, 600, and
is spending about u, OOO, 900 q month.
The money used for the various pro-
jects is really q loan, an investment.
Some of it has come back already,
more is coming, and ia the course of
a few years all the cost Of retaining
millions of acres of hitherto useless
lands will be returned to the federal
treasury.
Mr.. Newell, director Of the reclama-
ton service, is authority for the state
ment that ''the plans thus far ap.
proved will provide for the reclama-
ton of Bill, 900 acres of land. The
average value of irrigated land in the
United States Is $47 an acre. This
acreage, therefore, will add S149, 037,-
600 to the taxable property of the
United States in land values alone.
The approximate total cost of the ap.
proved projects is S97, 200, O0O."
Under the law the irrigated lands
are sold only in small parcels to ac-
tual settlers. Farms are taken up
under the homestead act, and no farm
a consist of more than l60 acres.
AS the government charge averages
only about $50 an acre, while the av-
erage value of such land is $47, the
purchasers of these lands are benefited
by what may be called an "unearthed
increment to the extent of about so
per cent. of their investment.
From an engineering point Of view
the work being done by the reclama.
ton service is only less interesting
than that at Panama. These enter.
prises give employment to $1,000 men.
1t is estimated that when the work
is ended homes will have been pro-
vided for 600 600 families. AS 81, 900
a family should be a low estimate for
the average annual output of the
farms they will cultivate, it may be
assumed that these irrigated lands
will add at least 5000, DOC, 900 Il year
to the national wealth.
The reclamation of arid lands is a
stimulus to a dozen kindred enter.
p~rises. It gave birth to cement plants
throughout the west for its grea,
dams: barb wire factories are swamped
with orders, agricultural implements
are being made by the thousands, an d
railroads are pushing early to the re-
claimed land.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-11-20
THE MINTS ARE BUSY.
Will Add Millions In Gold To The
Circulating Medium.

PHILADELPHIA, November 1.-THE
lnited States mint today delivered
sl,oOO,OO in gold double eagles to the
s~ub-treasury in this city. 1t is stated
that within the next three months. the
mint here will coin S52, 600, 900 in dou-
bic eagles. This enormous mount of
gold will be distributed among the
sub.treasuries in various parts of the
country and will be employed to re-
lieve the money stringency.
New machinery has been recently
installed in the mint and its efficiency
was demonstrated in the operation of
the "split collar" a device for put
ting stars on the edge of the newly.
designed eagles. There are 46 stars
on the edge Of each piece, because of
the approaching advent of the new
state of Oklahoma to the union.
The machinery at the mint is capa.
BILE of grinding out 1000 of these
pieces an hour. There is now at the
mint enough bullion for the manufac.
ture OF S2O, O00, 900 in double eagles,
but more bullion from various
sources is being diverted to the big
institution.
NEW YORK, Nov. 1.-THE move.
ment of gold from the vaults of Euro
pean banks to the United States, which
has been in progress for several
weeks, now shows the unprecedented
total of nearly $50, OO0, 900 engaged for
import. The total, which passed the
SO. 600, 900 mark yesterday, was in
creased today when the Illinois Trust
& Savings bank of Chicago completed
negotiations for the Importation of
S 1000, 900. This engagement makes
the total to date $50, 600, 900.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-11-20

This bank solicits accounts, an6
offers to depositors absolute security,
prompt and careful attention, and the
most liberal reatment consistent with
safe and profitable banking. Buys
and sells foreign exchange, drawing
direct on all principal American and
European cities, and issues IT'S 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, 1907-11-20

TIE announcement that Mr.. Bryan
is receptive presidential candidate
does not excite public interest to the
extent that would be caused by a SINH
lar announcement from a possibility
whom the American people would be
delighted to honor with reelection.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-11-20
Thieves Get Big Booty.

TRINIDAD, Colo, Nov. 1l.-Some
time during last night the $40, 900 pay
roll of the American Smelling & Re-
dad. No arrests have been made, but
several men are under suspicion. The
money was taken from a buggy which
was being driven by the paymaster
and another man.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-11-20

The lumber interests of Montana
are making a vigorous fight against
increased freight charges that threaten
to ruin their business. A railroad
that eXacts excessive tribute from the
public invites the imposition of legis-
lative restraint that will give a square
deal to the interests affected.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-11-20
Solving the Land Question.
Denver Record-Stockman

IL Aho
AS the time approaches when con.
gress will convene, the western people
are showing more and more interest in
the public land question. There is
not a great deal of difference between
the position of the president and the
people of the west. The president
says he wants the lands used by the
people to make homes. That is what
the states desire. The principal Diff
ference is that the president wants to
retain the title to the land in the gov.
eminent, while the states want the
title to pass to the people.
A new solution of the grazing land
problem will be proposed this winter.
1t will be a plan to sell the grazing
lands to settlers in limited areas at q
low price and with plenty Of time to
pay for them. This plan will meet
with general approval in the west and
may prove the plan that will unite all
interests. If the west agrees upon any
plan the president has promised that
he will not oppose the passage OF a
law to carry it into effect. This being
true, il is time that the farmers and
stockmeu began the discussion of such
a plan in earnest.
The WEEKLY RIVER PRESS is a good
newspaper to send away to yOurfriends
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-11-20
Peanuts Caused His Death.

Fremont. Neb.. Nov. l2.-Because
scientists have reported that peanuts
contained all the elements necessary
to sustain life, Archie Nenuto, a Ere
mont man, attempted TO live by eating
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-11-20

The demand for an elastic currency
is not confined to the banking inter-
ests of the country. The heads Of
Montana families would welcome a
form OF money that could be stretched
to meet the necessities of the occasion.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-11-20

PloUs people may boycott the new
coins from which the familiar inscrip.
ton SIN God We Trust has been
omitted, but any money that is worth
one hundred cents on the dollar will
be accepted at newspaper offices and
other business institutions.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-11-20

nothing but peanuts, with the result
that he died this morning after three
weeks of the diet.
AT the end Of four days Venuto went
completely crazy and was placed In a
hospital. He absolutely refused t o
eat anything but peanuts thereafter
and to drink anything but water.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-11-20
Conrad Banking
COMPANY,
GREAT FALLS MONT
(Uniacorporated.)

AID UP CO.Oo
INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITIES Ooo.O 0
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-11-20

The WEEKLY RIVER PRESS is a good
newspaper to send awaytoyourfri friends
IN the east. II will save you the trou-
bie Of writing letters
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-11-20

highland Heavy Turnouts by the day. week, {
month. FINE TEAMS \ SPECIALITY. Horse
Wagons, Buggies and Harness on hand st NJ
times, and for sa,v j: REASONABLE prices,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-11-20

Local Securities a Speciality.
Interest Allowed on Time Deposits