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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-04-24
Reckless ~Railroading.

GRAND FORKS, N. D., April 21.-
Responsibility for disastrous Great
Northern railway wreck at Bartlett,
in which five persons lost their lives,
is placed by many railway men on an
order issued recently by District Su-
perintendent Bryan Of Minot that the
engineers make speed, no matter what
the condition of the track may be. II
is stated on good authority that Bryan
told the men they would be disciplined
If they failed to make the time.
The track between Lakota and Devils
Lake has been in horrible shape since
the severe winter weather, and men
who are posted say it is a wonder that
wrecks are not more numerous. De-
spite the claims of the Great Notheru
officials to the contrary, it is stated
that the road was never in as bad 9
shape as it was near Bartlett and Glow
orders should have been in effect.
Travelling men express great indig'
nation over the wreck. declaring thai
the Oriental Limited was going at the
ate OF fully 60 miles an hour. It wal
about three hours behind time.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-04-24
Canadian Coal Miners Out.

WINNIPEG, April 2O.-More than
Ii, 600 coal miners are now involved
in the strike in Alberta and British
Columbia. In another week, it il
said, the Canadian Pacific will not be
able 10 operate its passenger trains
for lack of coal. Until navigation
opens up there Is no relief in sight.
TORONTO, Ont, April 20.-A special
to the Mail and Empire from Calgary
says that 1000 miners at Frank, Cole
man, Lethbridge and Lille are out.
Friday morning all the men at Ca
more and q majority at the Bankhead
mines quit. There is only two weeks
supply of coal in Alberta and West
ern Saskatchewan. Two of Calgary's
largest industries have closed and the
municipal lighting and waterworks
plants are upon the verge OF shutting
down. The operators accuse Presi'
dent Sherman of the union of issuing
q secret strike order after q confer
ence had been arranged.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-04-24
Eighteen Inches Of Snow.

DENVER, April 20.-According to
the local weather bureaus measure.
ments 18 inches OF snow, Equivalent to
l AZ inches of rain, fell here during
the storm which came from the north
yesterd ay morning and passed off to
the southeast today. A heavy precip-
itation also vas general In Colorado,
and the ground is now in good condi.
ton to bring to maturity the grain
crops which were threatened with fail.
ure in some districts owing to q pro.
longed drouth.
A remarkable feature of the snow
storm was that it was more severe on
the lowlands than in the mountains
While the precipitation covered
large area, including all of Colorado,
Wyoming and part of South Dakota,
Nebraska, Texas and New Mexico
the snow was almost strictly confined
to the eastern slope of the Rock!
mountains and extended from Lander.
Wyo., and Rapid City, SD, on tn
north, to Santa Fe, N. NJ, and Ros
we'll, on the south. The Colorado
state line, on the east, was PRACTICAL.
the limit of snow in that direction ant
only a light snow occurred west of tn
continental divide.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-04-24
Coal Land Laws Codified.

WASHINGTON, April pa codit.
cation of the coal land laws combined
with regulations for their administra-
ton was issued today by Commits
sioner Ballinger, of the United States
land Office, in compliance with Presi'
dent Roosevelt's order of March Il.
On that date the president released
for entry a vast area of land which
had been temporarily withdrawn as
coal lands, but which the geological
survey had reported as less valuable
for coal than for agricultural pur-
poses. There remained still in with.
drawal many coal areas and it is to
them the new regulations apply.
The lands are being classified &C.
cording to their value by the geolog.
ical survey and maps setting forth the
necessary data to give to local land
agents inform alton as to the price at
which the government will sell each
specific tract are being prepared.
The law fixes the price OF coal lands
at from $40 to $40 an acre. according
to their location with reference to rail.
roads. The regulations apply to
Alaska as we'll Is to the public land
states.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-04-24
The Newspaper and the News.

'ANue oAAe 'AA
The average newspaper editor some.
times gets a little weary in listening to
the criticisms which come with such
regularity and sameness from pulpit
orators. statesmen and people in high
official position abou, the ~degeneracy
of the modern newspaper and its NOR.
al inferiority to the newspapers of half
a century ago. The tired feeling is
partly due to the inside knowledge
that many who denounce the moral
lone of the newspapers and deplore
their decadence as moulders of the
best public opinion are themselves Of
the class that is most ready to use the
press and its power 10 publicity to
grind their own private axes, regard.
less of the public interest. They are
about as quick to seek the editor with
q request for the suppression OF its
power Of publicity when their pri-
vate OK is gored as they are to de-
nounce the newspaper for it's failure to
expose wrongdoing In others. Again,
the average newspaper editor knows
we'll the tendency to remember the
good and forget the evil OF a former
generation. He knows that self.inter.
est was not dead or asleep in the days
of Horace Greeley, or Childs, or
Dana, or Sam Bowles, but exercised
its soporitic spell on the conscience
and judgment OF the average news
paper nan then as it does now. All
editorial virtue did not follow these
distinguished newspaper men to their
graves. and thereafter abandon thei,
familiar sanctums.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-04-24
Free Fight In Church..

PORTSMOUTH, Ohio, April 2l.-Riv-
airy between factions of the Free.will
Baptist church broke out here In open
battle during this mornings service.
A faction opposing the pastor, Rev.
Freeman Chase, attempted to hold
services with another minister IN
charge. This was resented by the
Chase faction, and soon blows were
being freely exchanged.
During the melee many women faint
ed and others ran, screaming, into the
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-04-24

TWIN BRIDGES, April 22.-Thomas
]. Bird, who owns the only band Of
Augora goats in Madison county, has
finished shearing and has shipped his
mohair to the Sanford mills at Spring.
vale, Me. Mr.. Birds crop this year
consisted of $500 pounds, the product
of l LOO goats, an average OF three
pounds to the goat. AS the mohair
this year is of exceptionally fine
quality, Mr.. Bird expects to receive
in the neighborhood of 80 cents q
pound for it. The percentage OF loss
among the goats during the pas
winter was light.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-04-24
RAILROAD VALUATIONS,
Minnesota Authorities Find Capital
zation Results In High Rates.

ST. PAUL, April 22.-Railroad
property in Minnesota is valued at
s2l5, 600, 900 by the Sunderberg inves.
tig ating committee, which returned its
report to the state Legislature today.
This is approximately $4,000 a mile.
The property is capitalized to the
extent of about $500, DOC. 900, or $780,.
600 a mile, on an average. The net
earnings, according to the commit.
tees findings. averaged over $1,000 q
mile last year, or Is per cent. on the
committees valuation.
Referring to the Chicago Great
Western, the report says: "This road
was built by A. B. Stickney, who
raised the funds by acquiring, or.
ganizing, re.organizing and Harri-
MANNING corporations Of Minnesota,
Iowa and Illinois." The capital
stock and debts is sl43 ,66s per mile
and the committee values it at about
one.ffth of that, or S28, 900 q mile. In
its last report, the company certiies
that the line and equipment cost $685.
OIL per mile.
MINNEAPOLIS, April 23.-The Great
Northern railroad has decided to &C.
cept without contest the two.cent pas.
senger rate law, which will 60 into ef.
feet in this state May l, and the com
modify freight law, which will take
effect June l.
The decision of Hills road was made
public on the floor of the lower house
of the legislature by Representative
L. G. Spooner, chairman of the house
railroad committee. Spooner stated
to the house that President Louis w
Hill had assured him a few hours be
fore that orders had been issued tt
put the new rate, passenger and freigh
into effect as soon as the laws becom'
effective.
The decision of the Great Norther,
to accept the action of the state legis
lators without contest will, it is be
lieved, be followed Immediately b.
similar action on the part of all tn
other roads in the state, as the Grea
Northern holds the key to the situa
ton, since both the 500 and the Nor
thern Pacific are practically forced t.
follow the lead of Hill, and the south
ern lines are not likely to contes
either of the laws if the three biI
northern lines accept them.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-04-24
e

Some of the lawmaker In the mid.
die west ought to be presented with
the BOBBY prize in the game of wis
dom, says the Anaconda Standard
In some states, notably in Iowa and
Missouri, laws have been enacted to
compel every male person between the
ages of Is and 60 to marry or be fined.
This idea is said to have been started
by some joker, but the lawmakers.
failing to see the joke, treated it SER
iously. Not only was such a law
passed, but attempts have been made
TO enforce it., with Indifferent success
thus far.IIn time. no doubt, the law
will either be repealed or become a
DE- lad. letter monument to the foolish.
ness of its makers: or else people who
have their own ideas about married
and single life will move to some other
place. where they will be allowed to
exercise the right of choice.
1t is the province of lawmakers to
place certain restrictions on the con-
duct of people-such IS will prevent
them injuring the persons or property
of others. Within certain limits it Is
all right to place restrictions on how
much injury q man may inaict on him
self: fo%roinstance. we punish q man
for getting drunk, and this applies
whether heIhas a family that will be
deprived of something because of his
drinking or whether he has not. Some
of the folder states even have laws
against a person committing suicide,
although no punishment can be in.
ficted except in case of failure. And
there are lots Of unwritten laws gov.
erning, or supposed to govern. mans
| conduct toward his neighbor. But for
any set OF men to presume to say
whether q man shall marry n stay
single is not only foolish, but, carried
out to a logical conclusion, such q law
would lay the found alton for more
trouble than Adam made.
It would result in so many mismat'
ings that the already busy divorce
courts would be unable to handle the
business. There r even cases II
which to force men into marriage
against their wishes would be little
short of q crime against themselves
and the women they we're forced upon
There r reasons of temperament ant
physical reasons why some men should
not marry. These reasons they know
much better than a lot of villag'
solons. In fact, the records of tn
divorce courts, and numerous domes
tic tragedies, might lead one to believ'
it had been better if many who EN-
barked on the sea of matrimony o
their own free will had been restrained
by some wise law before they got to-
far.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-04-24
River Eats Between Meals.

The Missouri river is the hungriest
river ever created, writes George
Fitch in the American Mag azine. 1t
is eating all the time-eating yellow
clay banks and cornfelds, eighty
acres at a mouthful: winding up its
banquet with a truck garden and
picking its teeth with the timbers of q
big red barn. It's yearly menu Is TO-.
600 acres Of good, rich farming land
several miles OF railroad, q few hun
dred houses, a forest or two and un'
counted miles of saudbars.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-04-24

THE western state railroad commits.
sions propose to form q merger. for
the purpose of cooperation in effect
ing railroad reforms. The general
public hopes it will result in a square
deal for all parties concerned.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-04-24
Nature Supplies Soap.

Near Ashcroft. in British Columbia,
are a number OF small lakes, whose
shores and bottoms are covered with
a crust containing borax and soda In
such quantities and proportions that
when cut out 1t serves as a washing
compound. The crust is cnt into
blocks and handled in the same man.
ner as Ice, and It is estimated that one
OF the lakes contains 1900 tons OF
this material.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-04-24

street. The police were appealed to,
but refused to interfere. Finally the
new minister withdrew, leaving Mr..
Chase's supporters in charge, and
order was restored.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-04-24

THE Florida Legislature has adopted
a resolution declaring the fourteenth
and fifteenth amendments to the ma.
tioual constitution void aud OF no eff.
feet. This is q repetition Of the old
story about the tail trying to wag the
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-04-24

AN Ohio preacher has been SEM to
prison for having thirteen wives. He
failed to plead "Americsna demen.
tis," although he appears to have had
it, all right.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-04-24

The highest inhabited place in the
world is said to be the Buddhist mon.
astery OF Hand, in Thibet,. which 10
stu about 1900 feet above sea
level.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-01-18
coNrlp- -s OF A coDrIsh.
Revealed Secret Of Ills Lengthy Ab.
 sence From Home.

Capt. Collins, Q well known fisher man of the banks, was persuaded into buying large codtlsh by nsh pedler. After the departure of the pedler he saw 1t was not fit to be eaten, 80 1t was thrown away.
 In few days the pedler again stopped at Collins door. The captain went out to his cart and began to ex. anime his fish. Suddenly leaning down. he placed his lips close to a large cod and began whispering to 1t. ] The pedler locker rather astonished at this, and as soon as the captain raised his head he asked what he did that for.
 We'll" replied Collins. T was just askin' him how his relatives were. out in the old ocean"
 And what did he say?" asked the pedler.
 | He said," replied Collins, that when he left them they were in good health, but as he hadn't seen them for two weeks, he did not know { whether they were alive or dead at the present time. ."-Boston Herald.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-01-18
TROUBLE AHEAD FOR JACK.
hls We'll Meant Advice Evidently
 Caused All the Trouble.

Recently lady was seen hurriedly approaching the gate at the Grand Central Depot. in New York. She had a travelling bag in one hand, hat box and bunch of flowers in the other and an umbrella and hox of lunch tucked under her arm. There was not moment to spare, but the gatekeeper stopped her mad rush.
 Let me have your ticket, please" he commanded.
 T cant" she said. turning first red and then white, but I have one. Please let me pass. I've got to catch that train."
 You will have to show your ticket, madam" repeated the gateman stern ly. Tears glistened in the lady's eyes.
 T tell you cant, it's-it's- We'll, pinned in in my Oh. put 1t where wouldn't lose it, and I can't get it till I have chance to- Oh, do please let me through!" She was allowed to pass, and was heard to say as she made dash for the train: The next time Jack worries we into putting things where can't lose them I guess I'll know it"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-01-18
Nor Was His Neck Rubber,

. The plaintiffs lawyer in the breach of promise case thought he would make life a burden to tho unfortunate young man who was the unwilling de. fendant.
 Do you mean to say" he asked after a number of embarrassing ques tions. "that after you had been absent for an entire month you did not kiss the plaintiff, to whom you were en gagged to be married, when you first saw her on your return?" T do." responded the defendant firmly.
 1. "Will you make that statement tc the jury?" Certainly. if necessary" {, Do you think that they would be lieve you?"
 "One of them would. know" [ "Ah, indeed! And why should he pray?'
 Because he was present when first saw her. He was at the gate when I rode up. and she stuck hel head out of the second-story window and said to her, How dye do?' ant called out I'd be back to supper 1T half an hour. I'm no giraffe," ant everybody smiled except the lawyer.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-01-18

Never in the clothing history of Waterbury have people turned out to attend . sale as they did for the last four days. High grade clothing. hats and gents furnishing goods offered at 33 1-Sc on the dollar. People from far and near have rushed for the great values offered. Why not you? Come. bc convinced.
 What people want is to get excep- tional good value for the money. You can buy now at less than cost to manufacfurer. Go grasp this golden opportunity. Remember. this sale lasts but f5 days and every item of stock must be sold for the benefit of creditors regardless of cost or value. Former priccs cut no figure at this sale Every article in the entire stock Is marked just one-thir,i of the former price. The following prices will give you an idea All goods marked in plain figures and every article warranted as reprc>entcd. Open evening". Goods almost given eWay.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-01-18
Analiolzed French.

For two centuries we Have been crying "Encore!" at the end of song, where Frenchman never says 1t, his own equivalent for it. strangely, being the Latin "Bis!" And Ion the tapis" appears in English far more often than in French, and misunderstood at that. since 1t does not mean "on the carpet" but on the table-cloth of the council table for discussion.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-01-18
Hand.Made Island.

In the Lake of Neuchatel there may soon be new handmade island. The Swiss have gone in for Improvements on grand scale, and here is benefit
 calling for execution. There is sub merged mountain in the lake, and such chance must not be missed.
 Such handsome ready-made founda- tion is not to be found in every lake.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-01-18
Same True of Spelling.

When was in England. before the ''entento cordiale." discussed the metric system with an Englishman. The English system of weights and measures. he admitted. was complex. but he said 1t was precisely because of its innumerable difiiculties that it constituted marvellous instrument for making supple the young brains which filled the English schools.-M. Grimm in Le Journal of Paris.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-01-18
Before Mime. Humbert.

In the island of Malta two ignorant women nicknamed "the Fly" and "the Magpie," respectively, invited, dec ade ago. investments at some 600 per cent. per annum interest. It was computed that as much as $1,200,00 was lodged with them and they slowed the money away in petroleum tins, soap boxes and flower pots and diminished it by the interest, which was met for some time. The swindle was never thoroughly cleared up.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-01-18
Say Women Cook. Are Best.

Some of the most famous diners. of whom the late Sir Henry Thompson was not the least, have held that a f1rst-rate woman cook is the superior of any "chef" that over drew his thou sands year. Half the nonsense that Is talked about 'chefs" and half the money that is paid them, flows from the determination of plutocratic per. sons to get rid of large suras in man ner that is pretty sure to be talked about.-London Daily News.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-01-18
Eooks ana .aierop D.

The habit of pampering books is a vice of the age, and we are glad to find Sir Lauder Brunton. in the Lan- cet, writing in way that shows him to harbor no weakness of that kind. Sir Lauder has discovered that dust is often responsible for so-called cold in the head. Whenever he turned over the books in his library he found that a cold followed. His remedy is to sponge the top of book with . solu. tion of carbolic acid before opening 1t. London News.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-01-18
troduction of meters has reduced our per capita consumption from l6O to 13S gallons. and 1 am satisfied that # all consumers were rnetered 1t would be veduced to 76 gallons per day.
 Yours, truly,
 GEO REYER Supt

GEO. REYER, supt.
 City of st. Paul. Milan. e.. What Is the population of your 6. What Is your total number of A. 14.725.
 Q. How many taps are metered7 Q. What is your daily per capita consumnPtion?
 Q. Has the Introduction of meters in. creased or diminished your revenueY O. Are the consumers who pay for their water. by meter measurement gen. A. They are in nearly all cases Dur ing the last two years we have set 700 meters, and about 90 per cent of them have been set at the request of the consumer,
 Dear Sir:-I consider the meter sys- tenn the onlyconsistent and equitable way to adjust water rates. Our people are be- ginning to appreciate this, and are daily demanding meters. The meter compels the consumer to keep his plumbing in good order. This is not much of a bur den in our city as our department for the past twenty years has been very strict in its plumbing regulations and our annual reports show that the daily per capita consumption Is quite small.
 JOHN scsAluSlEtIELD, sec'y.
 City of Washington, ohio.
 e. What is the population of your c. What is your total number oi .. How many taps are metered? A, 475.
 Q. What is your daily per capita A. 50 gallons. our per capita con sumption was 800 gallons. before we adopted the meter system.
 c. Has the introduction of meters Increased or diminished your reve. A. Slightly decreased
 Q. Are the consumers who pay foI their water by meter measurement gen. A. In a great measure, yes. oi course, there are some who will kick with any kind of system. The meter system has been our salvation, Dear sir:-After. one years trial oi Co. is prepared to advocate that meth od of selling water. as the only proper rate" system, we, for five years, strug gled in vain to procure enough watel to keep pace with the increased waste even to the extent of pumping over 40t dry year of 1895 counting Ave person, to each tap. We put a meter on ever, tap and though the fiat rate" con tracts did not expire for some time. ye the effect was immediate. as nobod. cared to have 1t known positively jus how wasteful he or she had been. In few instances the meters were put II without the knowledge of the consumer and the result was as invariably to fint great waste.
 could add much to the above but think I have said enough to show m, faith in meters. To other water com panies having trouble with water sup ply, would simply say. 'Go thou ant do likewise
 Very truly.
 FRANK C.. SMITH. Supt.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-01-18
Motor lndustry h England.

The motor car industry bids fair to become one of our most important manufacturing industries. It may be estimated that the amount of capital now invested in the industry well ex. ceeds $6S.3sS.000, and the total output of vehicles of all kinds by British manufacturers for the current year can not fall far short of 1s.O00, with an approximate value of $21,S49, 9,250- London Economist.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-01-18
Puzzled Doctors.

There is baby in St. Louis that at the age of nine months is able to talk fluently. The child began to give ut terance to words when 1t was but six months old, and now has an exten- sive vocabulary. Doctors who have heard the little one converse are pug zled. But doctors sometimes become puzzled over very simple things. The baby is a girl.-Chicago Record.Her. aid.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-01-18
Too Much of a Hurry.

There is nothing like being stylfsh, even at funerals. An example of this comes from the Back Bay, where an investigation of the reported death of millionaire's wife. known to be very i'll. was found to have arisen through her husband having ordered mourn. ing livery for his butler, coachman and footman.-Boston Herald.