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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-07-17
The Madrioal.

The word madrigal sounds very
formidable to a beginner in music.
More than once have l heard the ques-
ton, "What is u madrigal?' Strictly
speaking, a madrigal is an elaborate
vocal composition in from three to six
parts, generally sung in chorus. The
melody should not be carried through
a single part. but should he dispersed
In phrases through the different voices
in the conversational n peculiar
to the music Of the sixteenth and sew
enteenth centuries. The true madrigal
has no accompaniment. This form OF
song is considered English, but is
thought to have had its origin in the
Netherlands. The exact derivation Of
the word IS not known. The first
madrigals are believed to have been
morning songs, shepherds lays or
songs in praise of the Virgin.-Circle
Magazine.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-07-17
hadn't Been Drunk.

He evidently wasn't used to the vars
Of biz hotels. He locke! as thoE-h he
might have been from some Kansas
farm and WAS II :: large city fyv the
first time. Somehow Ee hal hear! that
the l.cXt morning me who hAl been
absorbing 'n]toxicants drink lots of ice
water.
hind the desk ut the Shirley hotel about
3 o'clock in the morning. 1.-The other
clerk last night told me to as.. fer
things yer the little telephone in my
room when | wanted 'em."
Yes" said Newton.
well, this morning, about a half IN
hour ago, l asked fer a glass Of ice
water. Some girl answered the tele-
phone"
YES"
well. l don't like to be took fer a
heavy drinker. I wasn't drunk last
night"
"What do you mean?"
"Jes' this: l didn't get no glass Of ice
water. That girl SEN me up a whole
pitcher. 1t looked mighty much to me
like she thought l was full Of liquor
last night and would need a whole
pitcher. A glass would "A been
enough" And as he turned and strobe
away he wore one of those Guess I
didn't call him down. ehY" looks
Denver Post.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-07-17
An Old Time Alderman.

Several patrons of the restaurant at
Broadway and Tenth street were lunch
ing there a few days ago, seated at a
table between the corner windows on
the second floor which commanded a
fine view down Broadway, which
makes a sharp turn at Tenth street.
Said one of them: DO you know that
this bend in Broadway was made in
order to save a tree? Well. 1t was. AS
originally planned, Broadway would
have cut a slice off the lawn Of Hen
dirk Brevoort, who ran a tavern in
the Dutch farmhouse which stood
where Grace church now is. He was
an alderman. like many of his profes.
sion today. and not only succeeded in
saving the magnificent tree in the
shade Of which his customers fingered
owe their pipes to watch the traffic on
Bloomingdale road, but about 1S49 al
SO prevented the opening OF Eleventh
street from Fourth avenue to Broad
way, which would have necessitated
the tearing down of his tavern."-New
York Sun.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-07-17
SELECTING Poultry.

In selecting poultry a we'll rounded
form. with neat, compact legs and no
sharp, bony angles on the breast, are
the important marks which should be
sought in selecting fowls for the table.
The skin should be a clear yellow and
free from blotches and ~pinfeathers. II
1t looks tight and drawn the bird has
probably been scalded before plucking.
The flesh should neither be fabby nor
stiff, but should give evenly when
pressed by the finger. If the feet are
left on they furnish a test Of age. In
a young fowl they are soft and smooth.
becoming hard and rough as the bird
grows older. Turkeys, up to a year old,
are said to have black feet. which grow
pink up to three years old, and then
turn gradually gray and grow dull
New York Post.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-07-17
SUE KE COULD WIN.
What Happened After a Friend staked
Him For a Hundred,


At a dinner recently given by Il Wall
street man who is known for his hos
pitality gambling was the subject of
conversation. and many stories were
told to show how the turn Of the cards
or Of the wheel had made fortunes for
some men and had made beggars Of
others. The host told of one man who
after pawning his watch at Ostend
played and retrieved a fortune which
had been lost and won 'another for
GOOD measure" Similar stories were
told by other members of the dinner
company, and the subject seemed to
have been exhausted when a quiet
man who has the reputation for daring
on the floor OF the exchange said:
"Some years ago at the Saratoga club
house l saw a young man whose father
l knew chip away thousands at the
red and black game. He had been at
1t for three days, and I was present
when his last chip was raked in. We
walked out together, and when we
reached Broadway he said, 4 feel it in
me that If l could go right back now
and begin where l left of I'd VIM
His manner impressed me, and l staked
him for a hundred and went back to
the club. Now, from that little starter
what do you think he won?" After all
had guessed, naming sums away into
the hundreds of thousands, he said.
"He lost the hundred and owes it to me
yet.'-New York Tribune.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-07-17
Creative INTERPRETATION.

Interpretation is your construction
put or Beethoven. 1t Is Bach filtered
through your temperament. 1t Is Mo-
Fart plus our personal equation. 1t
Is Wagner not minus the impersonal
cymbols, but plus vital pulsations Of
your heart-and mind. Interpretation,
declares the Etude. is as creative as
composition Your bricks are tones
and rhythms. Being creative. it is not
impersonal. Being creative. it is also
not Of the feelings alone. The subjec-
tive interpreter Is n jollyfsh: the OBJ
jective one a rock. Your creative gen
ius is n whose subjective and ob.
~jective minds work spontaneously.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-07-17
Napoleon's hauuhtv Horse.

Napoleon when at st. Helena once
said Of his horse: "He has memory.
knowledge and judgment. He distin-
guishes his master from his servants,
although these are more constantly
about him. l had a horse which dis
tinguishel me from the rest of the
world and which manifested by his
bounding and naughty gait when l was
upon his back that he carried a man
superior to those around him. He
would not suffer any one to mount him
except myself and the groom that took
care Of him. When l had lost my way,
I threw the bride upon his neck and
let him pick his way. with the inevita-
BILE result of finding the right road"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-07-17
A Very Practical Christian.

A benevolent old man who lived on
his farm In Iowa never refused shelter
to any who might ask it Of him. His
many friends demonstrated with him
about this characteristic, knowing that
many INSCRIPTIONS hoboes would avail
themselves OF the opportunity and that
there was great danger Of the old
man being robbed. To these remon-
strances the old man replied that he
believed In practical Christianity"
But" said one of his friends, this
seems very impractical. Suppose one
Of these men took 1t into his head to
rob you one night7"
MY dear young FRIEND" was the re-
ply. Il bid all enter in the name of
God. but l prove my belief in practical
Christianity by locking up their pants
during the night"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-07-17
Poll Parrot a. a Game Bird.

While the parrot is a bird of beauti-
full plumage. as a table delicacy it is
not to be recommended, as I know
from sad experience. My first essay at
eating a parrot was attended with mod
i1ed success. The bird must have been
comparatively young. and after several
hours boiling became soft enough to
masticate and finally swallow. leaving
behind it an impression that we had
lunched on the sole Of a rubber boot
Arthur n. Temple in Field and Stream.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-07-17
A Fjohtjno State.

Whenever you scratch Kansas his
tory you find a fight. No territory Of
equal size has had SO much war over
90 many different causes. Her story in
Indian fighting. gambler fighting. out
law fighting. town site fighting aud po-
utical fighting Is not approached by
any other portion Of the west.-Outing
Magazine.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-07-17
The Tin Randolph Wanted,

Can you put me in no way to be-
come a successful rogue to an amount
that may throw an air Of dignity over
the transaction and divert the atten-
ton OF the gaping public from the
enormity OF the offense to that Of the
sum?-From a Letter Of John RAN
dolph Of Roanoke to Dr.. John Brock
enbrough.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-07-17
wondors of Chess.

Edwin Anthony In an article pub
lished in the Chess Players Chronicle
computed approximately that the
number Of ways Of playing only the
first ten moves on each side is 19.5lS..
eo9. No! 544. 600. 600. 900. 100000.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-07-17
The Limit,

"How does that fashionable physi-
clan manage to get on as he does"
"Oh. he's such a jollier."
lis he:"
HI e to the length Of telling
Cholly Softed that he was sure Cholly
had something OF his mind."-Balti.
more American.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-07-17
Pointed Paragraphs.

jealousy is the tobasco sauce for
love.
a vain mar is always willing to ad.
nit his modes;y.
There is plenty Of at the top
and the rent is cheaper.
1t is so much easier for a child to
inherit red hair than brains.
When the money market gets tight
it ought to take the gold cure.
He is q mean mar who withholds
from his wife the praise that is due
her.
Every losing ticket on q horse race
represents just that much rainbow
gold.
It's an easy matter to interest q law.
yer in your trouble-if you have the
price.
Women always have q lot to say
about their rights, but never q word
about the wrongs Of the poor men.
Pride is said to 20 before a fall.
Anyway, q woman's pride usually
gives way before her tears begin to
fall.
It's harder to unite a knot than it il
to tie it. That's why it costs more to
get a divorce than it does TO get mar.
ried.
It's a sure sign a man ism married
to the right woman il he sits up and
takes notice Of every noisily dressed
female that passes.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-07-17
His Cure.

Tramp-Nadam, I am suffering from
indigestion. Lady-Why. I'm sorry:
What can l do to help you: Tramp
Madam. you a cure me instantly by
giving me something to digest.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-07-17

The lists Of English authors and their
works give the titles OF over SO poems
and essays on Solitude"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-07-17

There 10 always Dol for a man Of
force. and be makes room for many
Emerson.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-07-17

BILLINGS, July 2.-kemp Hay.
thorne, . young boy, received severe
injuries last evening while attempting
to cross the Northern Pacific tracks
in front OF q switch engine on Twenty.
seventh street, with . delivery wagon.
The locomotive struck the horse in
the back aud dragged the ami IN al,
throwing the boy under the wagon
and dragging him some distance until
the tugs broke. The horses back was
broken and he was shot by the officers.
Young Haythorne sustained q slight
fracture OF the skull and several
other minor injuries, none Of which is
believed to be serious.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-07-17

Advices from various northern
Montana shipping points report sew
eral wool ansactions the past week
at about the prices heretofore prev all.
ing. One Of the new wool firms in the
field is that Of Crimmins & Pierce, Of
Boston. represented by c. w. Ryder.
who purchased the clips Of Sprinkle
Bros. and several others at Chinook.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-08-08
Sir W. 1. Allen, Grand Master of

Sir w. /. Allen, Grand Master of
Exchequer.
Sir Alexander Meyers, Grund Keep
or of Records and Seal
Sir N. ]. Frederick, Grand Lectur-
Fer. g.. -.
Sir w. S. Stewart, Grand Marshall.
Bir G. w. Gilreath, Grand Master
at Arms. """
|. Cir j. S. Blocker, Grand Inner
Guard.
Str james Hickson, Grand Outer
EGuard
Sir G. C~Johnson, M. D., Grand
MEDICAL Register.
For Supreme representatives Sirs
Julius Brown and T. H. Henry we're
Tchosen with Sir a. P. Roper as alter
nate. Sir r. ?. Scott vas, recon-
Emehded2 for the Past Grand Chancell-
or degree and the following mem~
bers selected from the floor as part
Of the endowment board: Slrs Julius
Brown, J. II. Forhham and T.. A.
Earle. These with the Grand Chad
celloR, Vice Grand Chancellor, Gra1td
Keeper Of Records and Seal and
Master Of IExchequer will constitute
that board, l.,t &
The first report of the committee
on resolutions was ordered printed In
the ROCK Hill Messenger, extern ding
thanks and appreciation Of the trospt-
ta1ity OF tho good pe59le Of the city
forf the entertainment afforded tbc
representatives daring their stay.
Aiken Nas selected as the next place
OF meeting upon the invitation en-
tended by Magnolia Lodge No. 90 of
that city, backed by the hearty wish
1T the mayor, city council and tbs
lodge OF white PytlHahs that We
select their city -as the. place OF tho
next gathering. ~
Thursday was the last day Of the
convention and at the completion of
the session q procession was form
ed headed by the Rock Hill band
andrth uniform rank, company A, of
Columbia, and "A line Of march was
taken, to the beautiful grounds of
Clinton institute, ,... where arrange
ments, fora picnic with various
|amusements had been made. A most
pleasant time. was spent here during
the afternoon. Z. Dinner was furnish
ed all VISITORS and every thing posi-
BILE for general comfort was looked
after The uniform rank gave an
exhibition. drill which was very COM
mendable. The equipment, style and
bearing ofiths' men ELECTED much fay
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-08-08

~ IT t-l3:t
VIII Have tpt study, if They Want to
Vote In Georgia After This
A.t.n., Bill Is Passed. n

-. Atlanta, Ga, Aug. 1.-The So
called Negro Acknowledgement bill
was passed by the. Senate today by
vote Of 81 to 6, The bill will go
to the House for ;action Friday. 6 The
BILL which follows closely in order to
bama law provides that in order: to
vote a man must own or .*pay&taxes
on $500 worth or property or be- able
to read and write. paragraph of"tBs
State or Federal Constitutiohl0r he
must be descended from a,fnan2 who
has fought in any war in which, tho
United States\ or the d. Confederate
States have been engaged, ors.. he
must have proper conception of his
duty to the State and milton. %DThe
adoption of the bin by tire ,nhtbwer
House. is said to be certain, and IT
follows tho recommendations, Of
Governor Hoke Smith In his inaug-
ural message. :. .... ,.... .
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orableN comment on all sides and the
general hope was expressed that at
Fthe Aiken nvcntion more companies
would be seen and lively -competi-
ton for. HoHprs enrich the occasion.
The showing thus far" made has
proved worthy of all effort8 to that
end, and every one who has shared
in the efforts to produce such bright
results deserve unstinted praise and
credit.
On the whole much can be said of
the excellent record of this conven-
[tton. Great results were aee0mphsh-
ed along all lines, chief of which was
the decision to take over the endow-
ment feature under the Supervision
of the Grand Lodge. This fs an. Inn
portant step and great RESPONSE bill
ity has been assumed, :. but great
minds and conservative steersmen age
at the helm, and, Judging sbY9 8li e 7rez
rsarkable results already accom-
plishcd we feel assured that this work
will be"carefully and judiciously car.
tried out, and that greater good and
larger returns will rebound to the
welfare Of all under the domain Of
South Carolina, - Grand Chancellor
Henry was chosen by. the unanimous
vote Of the representatives. He en-
Joys >unreservedly the confidence Of
al. His last years record was = q
glorious one In many ways, and it IS
the wish and expectation Of all his
admirers that he will achieve. great
er results during this year, and by
choice selection. Of officials extend
the banner Of Pythianism to every
corner IF the domain over which he
Uresides.
r. s. WILKINSON, =
- 80. ., =. Asst OK. T.. and s.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-08-08
West Virginia
:. Pythians Meet
Continued from page one.

and its resources are far in excess
of its liabilities.
The report of H. II. Railey, Grand
Keeper OF Records and Seal was we'll
received and showed that the affairs
of his office had received careful at
tention.
. Grand Lecturer L. o. Wilson made
some timely suggestions for enlarg-
Ing the membership Of the Order.
MI, Wilson had just returned from
his annual lecture tour which car
ried him into the castle hall of every
lodge in the state and his recon-
mendations were the result Of care
full study and first hand information.
The delegates were unanimous in
their approval Of the value Of his
suggestions and steps will be taken
to put some Of them into effect.
The mortality among the race in
the. state and especially that part
which goes to make up the knights
Of Pythias affored Grand Medical
Register, DR.. G.. G.. Barnett an ex-
cellen& theme which he handled in
a mastery manner.
Tuesday night Abou Ben Adhem
the first temple Of the independent
5 Dramatic Order Knights of Khoras-
san, was instituted with the eclat
betting such memorable occasion
IN the history of Knighthood in
West Virginia. The team was com
- posed Of J. c. Gilmer, c. w. Boyd
j. A. Jackson, DR.. r. l.. Jones, Dr.
b! A. Crichlow, r. l.. Niche, G.. p,
Porter, w. II. Burke, Mason Burke
r. G. Nutter, Joel Taylor, G. w. Wan,
, zer and J. F. J. Clark Each had
committed and recited his lines in q
manner which left nothing to be
desired and the ninety-three tyros
who crossed the burning sands were
duly impressed with the beautiful
4 ceremony, which while amusing is
3 free from vulgarity and possesses al
.&hs elements Of refinement. After
SEha institution, led by the First Reg.
q hnefit batid the team and votaries
marched, from the old K. of p. hal
+ no the Pyth,an Mutual Investment
Association building where ban
anet was spread In their honor.
w Both the Grand Lodge and Crane
Court devoted the forenoon Of the
second day--Wednesday- to rO,s
$4ine business. In the afternoon al
Assem- bled at the K. OF p. hall where
q thb attt,udl meeting OF the stock
hoi0sfB IF the Pythian Mutual In
vest ,nent Association was held. Til,
report OF the Board Of Directors, 0
! sThieh The Grand Chancellor is pres
3 5gident, showed the value Of the .rca
4 ssgtate owned by the Association t.
.She .AtS,0a3.S5, of which $35, 10000
4 d. invostc in the Charleston build
sng and the balance at Huntington
q efA itJsFS and fixtures in the build
Ezhgs srhount to/$A,271,9A and IS,
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State of the order Shown to BE Ex-
cellent in Every Respect and
Outlook bright.

Rock Hill, s., g., Aug. Especial
Pursuant to the call Of the Grand
Chancellor the Grand Lodge
knights of Pythfas, of South Caro-
lima met in annual session in the
Castle Hall of Fidelity Lodge, No
%, Rock Hill, Tuesday July 23rd.,
at / O'Clock, with Grand Chancellor
T. H. Henry, Of Columbia, presiding
After the despatch of routine work
a line Of march was formed and the
procession led to the A. M. E. church
where the informal opening exercises
took place. Addresses Of welcome
were made by representative citizens
OF the city of Rock Hill on behalf Of
the municipality, churches, secret
societies. and citizens, which were
in turn .feelingly responded to by
Sir knights selected for the purpose
representing the Grand Lodge. Al
the completion Of the exercises the
procession returned to the hall and
the regular work of the convention
began, The committee ON creden.
tiaIs reported an enrolment of over
100 delegates and this was backed
up: by the excellent statistical re-
port Of the Grand Chancellor show
inB,'a most remarkable growth and
development in thse, order during the
past year. The total membership
Unsurpassed the 3,eDd. mark with, some
forty ODD lodges In the domain, and
prospects for gTander enrolment
at the next annual convention are
assurin8ly, bright. 80. j 49,.
Reports from the various. commit
tees showed the state of the order
to, be excellent in every respect. The
growth in membership as we'll as fin
ancial, ways was phenomenal. This
gave impetus to b. general tone OF
high enthusiasm which pervaded the
entire convention during all It's ses,
sioRs and every representative seem.
cd imbued with the spirit, Of using
every effort to do mexe for the spread
OF Pythianism throughout the length
and .bredth Of South a.Caraliaa the
com1ng year. s~al4+,,... ,.,...,
"N N'oOhtiSl olg btkC oSlSRodLcS was
very remarkable..Amgag them could
be found lawyers, y doctors, minis
ters, teachers, merchants, tTadasmen
mechanics, civil ss@eise, employees and
men from every h2Rest sphere OF
life Each standing. for good in his
community, each ,cahable of exeEtina
powerful influence for righteous
ness, each willing to do his share In
the great work OF character build
ing T. r. $50.
|, Ms a result OF the annual elec.
ttions the following Isedaeefs e. were
chosen; .,gs. ...
Sir Julius Brown, Past Chancellor
,fSSiErT. II. Henry, GraBd Chancellor
| Sir r. p. Scott, Vice Grand Cyan.
cellor. t ~ ..,, . -. ..
Sir T. B. Mccain, Grand Preate, (.
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333.47 have been received in rent
ais from the two. In passing it
might be mentioned that the build
ing in this city has been occupied
since December 1905 and that in
Huntington was purchased about
four months ago.
A dividende Of six per cent was
declared and checks were issued to
each stakeholder Then in response
to the Grand Chancellor's appeal ST.
10000 was subscribed toward the
purchase Of stock by the delegates
for their lodges and themselves per-
sonally. Each recognized the fact
that the Investment Association has
passed the stage Of theory and is
now an assured business, conducted
upon business principles and pay
ing yearly dividend to its stock
holders. AS the president, Mr..
Starks, said:
Tho best report that J can make
upon this most important department
Of our work Is to point you to this
magnificent building in which you are
now assembled and to the one on
Ninth street in the city of Hunting
ton which we have recently purchas-
cd. Standing as they do monuments
to our united effort, constant labor,
and business methods, they speak
more eloqucntly than any words that
can be fashioned by the human tom
que.
Starting but BRIEF white ago with
nothing but faith we have grown
into great business organization.
The success we have already attain
Eed Is far beyOund the fondest expec-
tations any Of us had in the begin
ming. ~
[ Continuing he said; ,,..
Founded upon the, rock of square
| dealing and honest methods we are
surely making a place in the com
J mercial; world for. .ourselves. In do
| ing thisN work. we are contributing
our part to the solution Of what Is
called the race problem. We arc
proving our ability to unite, to DIX
business as other people, to make
business succeed, TO give employment
TO our own people, to open new ave
nues to our children, and who is II
that does not know that our race IL
not more respected and more consid
cred by virtue Of the fact that We
own this substantial building on the
capitol square in this city and the
one In the city OF Huntington. Al
the rate VIC are going, can you pre-
DICT what we will be in ten years
from now? If we work together ant
pull together we will have a bushes,
institution that Will be the marve
OF the age, giving employment tx
hundreds Of our people and givinf
us standing that nothing else can
The question is, Will we do it,"
That they will do it, or will a
least try, was evidenced by the read
1neSS with which. pledges were made
to take out two hundred mort
&HarN", fifty Of which were paid fol
IL iuii
Committee reports and election:
kof officers occupied the attention o.