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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-02-20
BABY TORTURED
Y|TCH|NG RASH
Face and Feet Covered-Rest
Broken and Would Cry Until Tired
Out =" Crad|e Cap" Added to
Baby's Torture - Tries Cuticura
Soap and Cuticura Ointment.
IMMEDIATE RELIEF
AND SPEEDY CURE

my baby was about nine months
old when she had rash on her face and
feet. Her feet seemed to initiate her
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-02-20
Modern Ethical Ideals
By President hADLEY Of Yale

oS VtSSVNcut 1NOAG OI ISIS
@1HE man whom you could trust to help a weaker neighbor will
nevertheless go to all lengths to hurt a weaker COMPEL
1TOR for money or for office. A man who in private life
would despise snobbishness and serviity of every kind will
IN BUSINESS OR POLITICS cringe to the stronger power for
the sake of his own PERSONAL advantage.
No wrong was ever stopped by this talk of men who objected to
that wrong chiefly because SOMEBODY ELSE got the benefit of it.
Liberty, democracy and constitutional government are each in
their places invaluable means to the public interest Liberty is essen
- tal to progress; democracy is needed to prevent revo-
luton; constitutional government is requisite for that
CONTINUITY AND ORDERLINESs OF uV-
ING without which no law is possible.
~ But when any one of these principles is made not
a means, BUT AN END, which justi6es its use in
the interests of class instead Of the general interests Of society it be-
comes a MENACE instead Of protection.
LIBERTY FOR EACH MAN TO SERVE SOCIETY IN HIS OWN
WAY Is GOOD. WHEN IT IL USED TO JUSTIFY HIM IN pisRE.
oARD,No THE INTERESTS OF SOCIETY IT IS NAoMissI7LE.
Democracy is right when used as a means Of keeping the govern
ment in touch with public opinion. It is wrong when it encourages a
temporary majority to say that their vote, based on insufficient infor
nation and MINATED BY SELFISH MOTIVES, can be iden
tilted with public opinion concerning what is best for society as a
whole. Constitutional safeguards are absolutely necessary to make
any measure of liberty or democracy possible, but when they are used
to protect the liberties of A CLASS BENT ON ITS OWN IN
TEREST rather than as a means for the general interest of society
they cease to become a safeguard and become a means Of peril.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-02-20

, OUR LETTER BOX Readers Of GOOD
A1L'S FARMER are constsntly writing to the
editor and telling Of the conditions Of crops
and stock in their vicinity. Readers may ben
ent themselves greatly by reading these let
tiers, as It enables them to know just what
other farmers are doing and what methods
they are adopting to become successful.
! STOCK Market The report Of the
market on cattle, hogs and sheep is second
only to the Drovers Journal. It is reported By
the Drovers Journal. which Is the recognized
authority on the Chicago markets, and It 10
therefore always reliable and accurate.
HORSE NARKET-The horse market 10
also reported by the Drovers Journal and gives
q full report Of the conditions of the horse
trade. both In the east ~ well a. In Chicago.
PRODUCE The produce market is re.
ported by the Drovers Journal produce re-.
porters, who are constantly watching that
market and who understand the exact condi.
tons. The market to given in detail and Is
always accurate.
GRAIN - The grain market is reported BY
the grain reporters on the Drovers Journal,
who make a study Of the grain trade and who
are also always in touch with the exact con-
ditt0ns Of that market.
COMIC PAGE - Last, but not least. there
IS a comic section in GOODALL'S FARMER,
which is a source Of amusement to both the
old and young.
IA Sfon u,hao Afpoa a~pira~
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with
The River Press
We WIN Give a YEARS SUBSCRIPTION to EDCC
C0ODAIL'S FARMER rnCC
10 Every One Of Our Paid-in-Advanoe Subscribers.
DO YOU KNOW COODALL:S FARMER?

It Is a large twenty-four page farm weekly, profusely
illustrated, and every word in It is interesting to the
GARNER or raiser Of live stock.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-10-02
TO RIDE OR NOT TO RIDE.
London Undecided Whether II Is Good
Form to Use Motor Cab.

II has not been decided whether 1t
is good form or bad to use the motor
cab. Such decision does not matter
one atom, but the verdict will have to
come.
The penny bus and the twopenny
tube are, of course, quite smart. but
that must be because the bishops have
taken 70 using them. Disraen it has
been said, made the fortune of the
hanson when he called it the gondola
of London.
Yet the duchess of Cleveland never
thought the late Lord Salisbury quite
respectable. because he drove about
town. not in a coach-and-six. but. as
she mentioned in tones Of horror, in a
brougham. Herbert Spencer did no
worse, except that, owning a little vic
toria, he jobbed horse and driver.
All these equipages have some time
or other to run the gauntlet of the
mentors of society The victory OF the
penny bus was the greatest democrat
ic triumph ever won by the bench of
bishops For IL was banned by bell.
book and candle not SO long ago.
Prof Vambery. when he was learn
ing to tread the straight and narrow
ways of London society. was caught
by a lady riding on the top of bus.
Sir" she said. when he came hum.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-10-02

In the Adirondack Cottage sani-
tarium. at Trudean, ~ Y. the patients
are supposed to be in bed at :. ten
o'clock each night. The lights at
that hour are supposed to be extin-
guished. and talking is strictly pro-
hibited. Any violation of these rules
is reported to the resident physician.
To enforce the rules is part of the
duties of a Waterman who has been
with the institution for years This
Waterman, middle-aged German,
whose only name, so far as anybody
ever knew. is John, is the soul OF
fidelity in carrying out his duties, and
violations of rules are always re-
ported by him without delay.
John Is not college man and some
Of his reports are gems Of the purest
ray. The other night he heard loud
talking at the Moore cottage. The
lights were lit and he fastened to see
what the trouble was. His reception
was more vigorous than polite, and
next day he formulated this report to
the powers that be:
Trouble at Moore cottage last
night, ten thirty. Three beds empty.
One bed said Go to H"
The report is destined to live long
in the annals of the sanitarium.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-10-02
WHEN HE ORDERED LEMONADE,
Kansas City Residents Were Going to
Shoot, Said This Writer.

The other day a man was rummag-
ing through a secondhand book store
on Twelfth street, when he came
across a narrative which was written
by a travelling scribe away back in
81. The historian tells of his ar
rival in Kansas City, and gives some
details concerning the village which
are very funny.
The author says that after stalking
out his live stock near the river, he
walked into the village to see what
he might see. He speedily got ac-
quainted with the editor Of the local
paper" and they repaired to a shanty
made Of hemlock slabs (where did the
hemlock come from) where the edit
or, with true journalistic courtesy,
which age doth not wither nor custom
stale. asked the visitor what he would
have.
The latter evidently belonged to the
w C. T. o.. for he called for a lem
onade. Whereupon, the editor rushed
him out Of the place into a secluded
spot, and said, hoarsely:
Don't you Know it's as much as
your life is worth TO ask for such a
drink in this town? Three men were
drawing their guns and were going
u wing you when / rushed you out"
This yarn is related as a fact by
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-10-02
the gifted descendant of Ananias who
wrote the book.-Kansas City Star.
Como WiIes.

An ivory dealer uttered a cry Of
rage.
Done again." he said. Done out Of
$50"
And he laid aside one of the tusks
from the great heap that he had been
examining
1T is ballasted with lead" he said.
THAT is a common Congo trick. The
native. when he gets good big tusk
of so pounds or so, melts up 10 or
Is pounds of lead and pours IL down
into the tusks hollow. He fills IL,
so to speak, as a dentist fills a
tooth.
I'VE dealers know the dodge, and
every tusk is gone over carefully for a
lead filling. My new trader, though,
is rather careless, and this Is the Sec
ond filled tusk that has been worked
of on him in the last quarter"
The dealers frown vanished and he
smiled.
"Of course the trader, and not /, will
have TO stand the loss" he said
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-10-02
GRADES OF RANK IN JAPAN.
Society There Is Divided Into Many
Separate Classes.

A traveller just returned from Japan
tells some things which perhaps all
the world does not know. Says he:
"Of rank, there are eight classes after
the mikado and the Ziogoon. namely
CD the princes; CD the mobiles who
owe feudal service to the prince, or
the empire; CD the priests; (D the
soldiers. These four form the higher
orders and enjoy the privilege OF
wearing two swords and petticoat
trousers; CD inferior officials and doc
tors, called respectable. allowed to
wear one sword. with the trousers;
go merchants and tradesmen, whose
legs may not pollute the trousers.
though by entering as domestics to a
man of rank they may enjoy the privi-
lege OF wearing one sword; these are
the only people by whom wealth can
be accumulated; ca artists. artisans
and petty shop-keepers; go day labor
ers and peasants. Tradesmen who
work on leather, tanners. ETC.. are ex-
cluded from classification. They are
defiled, and may not even live with
other men; they live In villages Of
their own-
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-10-02

A Welsh colliery fireman named
Evan Howells died recently as the re-
suit of terrible injuries he had sus-
tanned in a fire in the Rhondda valley.
While the men were working at the
pit bottom the pit knockers" clang-
ing gave warning that something was
wrong. Howels went up in the cage
to see what was the matter. and near
the top of the shaft he found a fire
had broken out. The cage was drawn
up into the middle of the flames. and
just as the man arrived in the heart of
the fire the "knocker' wire broke,
and the signal to stop the cage was
given automatically. The shrieks Of
the man in the cage drew the atten-
ton of those on the bank, and by the
time the cage had been drawn to the
top, Howell's clothes had all been
burned upon him. Ii is stated that the
guide ropes were white with heat, and
as soon as the fan was stopped to pre-
vent the fire getting into the pit ball
of flame rose from the shaft, shot up
by the air pressure
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-10-02

%RAlcJE'

The bell-shaped hat has had a great
triumph. and when one considers the
extreme ugliness of its outline, and
the rarity of the saving grace Of be-
comingness, this is little short of
amazing. The latest bell-shaped hats
are made of ecru lace. and bound with
velvet or silk, with a full beefeater
crown of lace, tied with ribbons at one
side, while usually a rose is laid on the
left side of the brim. Stitched linen is
also called into service for the bell
shaped hat, and trimmed with a twist
ed scarf of chiffon il looks its best.
Again, il is made of white chip and
bound with black chip. the crown be-
ing a mass of flowers sewn closely to-
gether. And further have / noticed the
questionable charms OF the bell-shaped
hat expressed in colored crinoline
lined with black MORE. the sole trim
ming on the crown being an immense
mass of waving feather culled from
the back or breast of the farmyard
fowl
One of the most effective hats-for
woman of certain age"-I have
seen this year was a large cloche of
exquisitely fine erin" with a full
transparent crown of point d'Esprit
and large chou of black satin rib
bon at the left side; just above this
chou there was cluster OF three black
ostrich tips, and jutting from the CEN
ter of these a large and full white
aigrette. 1t was decidedly a large hat,
but so quiet and 'lady-like" that it
would not attract undue attention, and
to its fair owner it proved delightfully."-
becoming. More and more it becomes
the fashion to wear black hats with
white gowns and to accompany these
with fine black spotted wells, edged
and inserted with fine ivory lace. One
or two notable leaders of fashion in
Paris started this fashion at the end
of the last season, and IL has caught
on" amazingly; with a pure white
gown and black hat in which not a
single tinge of color is introduced
looks surprisingly distinguished; and
most women look their best with
something dark on their heads. Some
thing quite dark or something quite
light. This is a safe rule. OF course
there are women who can wear me-
dunn tints on their heads with good
results. but these are the exceptions;
black-in the best and lightest mate.
rials-is quite safe for a SUMMER hat
and. besides this. it is exceedingly
fashionable.
Let us speak now of the new
sleeves which are set in folds or pleats
from shoulder to- elbow. and which
then extend in ~mitten fashion right
down to the wrists. These sleeves are
leaping into favor with the Parish.
ennes.
The sitting figure in the sketch
which accompanies this article shows
sleeves of this order and are to be
recommended to those who do not
care for the ultra-short sleeve and
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-10-02

The second floor people had often
been annoyed by the running back
and forth of the little boy upstairs,
but being peaceable folk with an in
FAINT of their own, they didn't want to
complain. One day a package Of
laundry was left with the second
floor tenants for the upstairs people,
who were out That night the man
of the house took it up
Il met the husband at the door,"
he explained to his wife afterward,
and he seemed a very decent sort;
obliged and all that sort of thing.
Wanted to know If he couldn't &C.
commodate me some way.
There's just one thing, said |.
What is it?' said he.
Have your little boy wear rub.
bers in the house"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-10-02
MIGHT Get Even.

A guest at one of the summer re-
sorts in West Virginia tells of we'd
ding ceremony he witnessed in the
town nearby. The minister was young
and easily embarrassed. II was the
first wedding he had ever undertaken.
The prospective bride and groom were
both younger and still more easily en-
barrassed than he. When the minis
ter had finished the service and NUT
tered a few kindly but hating words
to the young couple he had just united
the bride looked at him, blushing but
confident. THANK yer" she said
clearly. Its shore kind o. yer to con-
graduate us, an as long as you
haven't ever been married yit, maybe
well have a chance some day, to re-
taliate."s
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-10-02
LINEN.

who find the halfand-half business
rather dowdy Sleeves similar TO
those in the sketch look exceedingly
well when carried out in crepe de
Chine and Maltese lace-both mate
rails being in a pale shade Of beige.
The lace of Malta is in great favor
this year: the kind most used on
summer dresses is rather coarse and
made in silk; IL is--as a rule-in a
very pale shade OF beige and it har-
monises deliciously with Tussore silk
or with crepe de Chine in the same
shade. Filet net. inset with Irlande or
ornamented with applications of white
linen, continues to enjoy a triumphant
career it is effective and pliable, and,
above all, it is new. | am not, and
never shall be, an admirer of filet-
except for certain trimmings, but | re-
alse the possibilities Of the net as a
background.
Fortunately there is no indication
that gown sleeves will attain unwield-
ly dimensions, such dimensions as
they did dozen years ago or less
when the upper sleeve resembled
nothing else so much as il did a small
balloon, and when the tallest and
slightest of women with the narrowest
shoulders could wear them and look
older than a monstrosity.
The loosely-ftting coat which reach
es above the knees. and is cut away
round in the front, shows an ever
increasing popularity. The latest edi-
ton of these shows a seam above the
waist, and broad outlining of gallon
which extends round the wide armhole
and appears again at the base of the
full square sleeve. Such a coat have
| seen in reseda green with braiding
in black, worn with a high-waisted
skirt, over a shirt of filet net, and
crowned with a big black bell-shaped
hat made of tightly-stretched silk,
adorned with a panache. This is des.
tined for autumn wear
The Irish lace coat. long or short.
usually Boosting sacque back, lined
with mousseline, or unlined. is having
great vogue, and very pretty indeed
it looks. Altogether. | notice ten
dency towards wearing coats which
differ from the skirts, and the wolfe
81 lrt of light color is accompanied
With great success by a short, or three
quarter. coat of glace, voluminous lace
frills on the sleeves, and lace or net
jabOt.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-10-02

He Was Ambitious, but Grew Dizzy
a. and Fell Into the River.

Nearly aAy0ne can become a good
telephone lineman after three or four
years" said Kansas"City electrician.
"A few men, though. never can learn
the trade because they grow dizzy
when they get to the top OF pole.
Safety belts have been worn only
about ten years. Just a little while
before they came into use / had a
man working with me who couldn't
learn to control himself when on a
pole. He could climb all right, but
after he got there he couldn't do any
thing except TO hang on so tight that
he left his nail marks in the wood.
"One day we were working on
telephone line close to town. and had
a good-sized audience watching us.
This would-be lineman thought he'd
try to nail some brackets up about
20 feet from the ground. He put his
AK in his mouth ard Skinned up the
pole. Then be stopped. The natives
came around to watch him and he did
his best, but it was no use. There he
stayed for a full minute and couldn't
put his hands up to get the AK. SO he
came down again.
He tried one day to cross on high
truss we were wiring over the Nilsson
ri river. We told him he couldn't dc
II. but he went ahead, and. as usual
last control of himself and fell. When
we pulled him cut he had changed his
mind about becoming a lineman Lat
er he went into the grocery business"
Kansas City Star.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-10-02
Boxer Chief Well Treated.

Duke Ian, one of the Boxer chiefs,
who is supposed to be in prison at
Sinkiang, on account of his share In
the rising of 1900, seems to be having
a very good time. II is reported that
he is using the Chekiang guild house
as his residence and as he regarded
the grounds as too small. he extended
them by taking in the adjacent land.
lie draws from the treasury a large
monthly allowance for his mainten-
ance, always goes out in an official
chair borne by four persons, with
large number of bodyguards, and Is
very fond of theatrical performances.
The officials. from the governor down
ward, are in the habit of going to his
house to pay their respects twice
MONTH
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-10-02
"What Ais Mile crawordav

greeting and then sat awkwardly on
the edge of large chair. nervously
lingering the buttons of her jacket.
What ails Mile Crawford" asked
Helen as soon as she was alone with
her friend.
Mabel blushed.
Poor Millie!" she said; "she is go
ing through hard place"
'Oh, did not suppose she was in
trouble! / am so sorry. l wish /
could help her"
Helen's voice was very tender and
sympathetic, and she looked inquiring-
ly at Mabel. expecting something fur
Their. But Mabel only seemed con-
fused, and she avoided her friends
direct gaze.
I'D like to tell you-that is, perhaps
it would be best" she said, finally;
but / don't think Mile would want
me to speak of It,"
"Then do not" Helen fastened to
say. Il only wish ! might be of use
to her In some way"
Mabel opened her lips, as If to re-
ply; then she closed them tightly, with
a panied expression, and the pain did
not wholly leave her face during her
callers stay.
On Monday morning she started for
Boston on business for her grandmoth-
er. AS the train stopped at a way
station, Helen looked up from her
book to see a rosy-cheeked. smiling
woman standing opposite her in the
aisle, and she moved closer to the
window and took up the parcel beside
her that the stranger might share her
seat.
Thank you" said the woman; II
don't see what makes the cars so
crowded this mornin'. But / don't
blame 'em any; it's pleasant enough
to want to be goin' somewhere"
Helen nodded smiling assent, and
then resumed her reading. But in a
moment she felt a soft touch on her
sleeve.
Excuse me-" said her seatmate,
"but / couldn't help seem that" point
ing to the ticket that lay in Helen's
lap, AN ! want to know If you live in
Bloxamboro."
Eyes"
Il thought so! Wal, I'm real glad.
Perhaps you know young lady by
the name of Crawford"
Helen responded in the affirmative.
oval, amt in luckl You see, live
in Boston. I've been over to my mar
ried daughters to stay all night Her
baby has got the measles. an they
thought he was goin' to die sure, an
nothin' would do but / must come
right over. But he's as bright as a
button this mornin', an there want
no need o. my goin', only s'pose Mary
II feel easier now Wal, that amt
here nor there. This Miss Crawford
come to my house the other day to see
about hirin' some rooms for herself
an mother, an / felt little shaky
bout lettin' her have 'em, seem
didn't know nothin' whether she was
reliable or not but II you say she is,
why that settles It,"
Upon hearing Helen's assurance
that Miss Crawford and her mother
would probably be all that could be
desired as tenants, the woman went
on:
II s'pose I needn't be so fussy, but
I hain't lived In Boston long enough to
git used to city ways. an I'm dretful
afraid shall git took In by somebody.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-10-02
FOR A FRIEND

Copyright. BY Joseph b Dowles,

AS Helen Sargent stopped singing a
sweet voice from the other end of the
room said: THAT is a beautiful song,
dearie. Ii seemed as II could see the
Lord riding into Jerusalem. and the
people casting their garments and
palm branches before Him, and hear
them crying. 'Hosannal' You make it
all SO real
Il am fad you like ii, grandma.
feel as III were there myself; per
haps Nat is why can make it seem
real 10 others. l am to sing il at
cpdrch Tomorrow and l hope it viii
please my audience as we'll as it
pieases you. But not everybody is as
kind critic as you are" Then stoop-
ing to kiss the smiling lips she sped
upstairs.
The flush that her grandmother's
words had called TO her cheeks had
not died out. and her face reelected
the pure joy that filled her heart
Helen Sargent was very lovely as she
stood there thinking her happy
thoughts.
Presently she turned from the Win
dow and made preparations for a
walk
AS she was ushered into the parlor
of her friend. Mabel Emory, she saw
that another caller was before her.
'Oh, it is Mile Crawford" she said
sweetly, as she went forward to greet
the girl, who had turned slightly at
her approach. Il have hardly caught
a glimpse of you since l came home;
but we used TO be good friends before
i went abroad. l wish l might see
more of you. l never forget old
friends, Mile"
The young lady thus addressed re-
piled somewhat stifIly to this cordial
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-10-02
Once a Boy Himself.

"That man remembers that he was
once a boy himself" broadway
jeweler remarked. as customer left
the store. HE came in just now and
said he wanted a watch for his boy
for a birthday present, and that he
wanted the cheapest | had"
THE old skinhintl And know he is
well fixed, too" the jewelers. friend
commented.
The other smiled. Il told him that
those very cheap ones wouldn't keep
good time" the other continued. But
he said: oh. that's all right. Just give
me one that has the back fixed on so
that he can get it off-he will be sat.
isfied.' "-Harper's.