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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-02-15
MAJESTIC OIL COMPANY.

The Majestic Oh Company maintained an office at No
bxrr appears directory and mining brokers who were
xx rappears the directory and mining brokers who were
knowledge Of tho company The stock Ger
tases signed BY r C. Brende president, and Thomas
Tyrsr. secretary.
Although Mr. Eidner's stock assessabie he re
s<ivsd communication from the company September s.
In4 signed by r r Drake secretary and mentioning Mr.
King as manager Evidently the company had ehanbed
A C. King as manager Evidently the company had changed
threw overheard organizers and tried to pull something
oct Of the wreck
The communication that Sioo was necessary TO
the expense Of rcsakng their claims and that the
directors had decided thousand shares Of the treas
uy stock at one cent per share raise the hundred Mr.
Ee asked send s7s for las shares as his part Of
he transaction.
Thus the company capitalized at 81 10000, was forced
its stockholders indirectly to raise Sioo to save its
claims No wonder the stock u unknown the market
BROKERS ARE BITTEN
Even mining brokers who in touch with the mining
business have lost money in many mining ventures. There
scarcely broker who has collection OF stock GER
teaies which he won't refer humorousy as his
Joke book
One Of these companies which caught Seattle brokers
vas the Oregon Independent Hydraulic Mining company
rs prospectus the simplest and cheapest IN appearance
tat has come the attention Of the writer Its cap
aization only 10000, and the statements IN the
pospeeus moderate than those OF the average
rospectus They had ring Of honest intention, yet the
esk held worthless today BY those who invested IN Il
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-02-15

tseripps Telegraph servles.l
EppYNiLLE. N.Y. Feb. IS
--t,sr huffaper, . nsgre, was
hsngsd to-day for the murder
~ fsiIoss convict IN the pen.
itentlsry.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-02-15

tenttsry.
q FARMvlLAE, Va. Feb. IS. 4
. William Haffln and Moses 4
= Hiil nssroes. ~srs hsseed THE 4
. Hoerina for the murder 81 4
. Postmaster john Grubhis. Ruf. 4
= I'm broke the rope ard walked 4
q back 10 the seaisold. The sse- 4
. ond tirs the trap was sprung 4
= he died in terrible seeny. 4
q RussELLvlLLE. ny. Feb. /,
q fss--W. y. Fletcher ard Guy 4
q Lyers. white farmers. Ners 4
= hanged this nsornira for . fassi 4
= assault vpoa Mary GLADDEN.. 4
. Both died protesting innoeenos. 4
a eAHeouRvlLLE. Ny. Feb. 4
= IS. = Jesse Fitzgerald was Z
= hanged this morning for the 4
= murder o. Mrs. Rohsrt BrOush- /,
ton. I
4 4 4 a A A 4 A A A a A A 4 a 4
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-07-31
THE NATURE WRITER.

We have just been entertainin' a gent
who said his forte
was huntin game for stories-not KILN
1t for sport
He writes up yarns of grizzlies and Dor
cupines and SIGH.
And at sellin' dope of that kind they say
he's gettin' rich.
He blamed near filled his notebook with
yarns at Poker Bills.
And then we said we'd take him to a bear
hunt in the hills,
Where he could study grizzlies and get
more stuff to write
When the bear kind come a-troopin' IN
the water hole at night.
We had took a mountain lion that had
been long stuffed and dead,
And we fixed 1t in a tree TOP, right above
the writer's head;
Then we hid him In the brushwood when
the moon was shinin' pale.
And we told him to stay quiet till the
bears come down the trail.
Well. just at the proper moment. down
the lion comes. kerwhop!
On the shoulders Of the workman from
the literary shop.
There was one long yell Of terror, and q
streak right through the gloom
AZ the nature story writer give the noun
tain lion room.
So we're lookin' in the foothills for a gen.
tleman that writes
And who got the ne plus ultry Of connip-
ton fits and rights.
And when we've found and roped him It
will a k some coin. by jinks.
Just to give this town of Cactus all that's
due to 1t in drinks!
Denver Republican.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-07-31

nish women who have participated IN
movements for Finnish nationality and
liberty have been rewarded by Danish
ment to Siberia. Nevertheless the
cars government has loosened the
reins to the extent Of permitting wo-
men TO sit In the diet.
In the campaign for nationality and
perpetuation Of Finnish institutions
and customs the women raised funds
needed for patriotic agitation, spread
pamphlets and circulars to take the
place Of the gagged or suppressed
press and bolstered up the courage Of
husbands, sons and brothers. This
work seemed to develop In them the
desire to exercise the suffrage. They
came to believe that with universal
suffrage their country would be most
likely to obtain and preserve its liber-
ties. There are six women deputies In
the present diet. One of the most
prominent Of them is Miss L. Hag-
man. The others are Miss Dagmar
Hervins, Mrs. Alexandra Gripenberg.
Mrs. Minna Sillangva and Mrs. He'd
wig Gebhard.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-07-31

APLEAsED PROPRIErOR-wILBUR ID. NEsBIr
paper worker In Indiana, and much Of
his writing has been done while re-
siding In the Hoosier State. He mar
rled an indianapolis girl, Miss Mary
Lee jenkins. Mr.. Nesbit Is t~hirty-six
and very boyish looking. One is aston
1shed to learn that in his brief career
he has written over 5000 poems. Nat.
nrally enough. some Of these effusions
do not evince Il high order Of genius.
but SOME Of them have won popularity.
There was a time when the only way
he could turn his poetic talents to profit
was by writing rhyming advertise
snents. One such effort was turned to
the g~lorification OF an array Of straw
hats In an Indianapolis dry goods store.
As a writer Of ads" in prose Mr.. Mes
bit had not been much Of a success.
He was already facing the danger OF
being 'fred" when this poem" az.
peared.
"Who wrote that stuffY' demanded
the proprietor of the store Of the man
ager at the sight Of the mornings
proofs.
Nesbit. I told him l didn't think
It was
'"Tell him to so ahead and write
some more of the kind" broke In the
proprietor, and thus out Of a Hoosier
dry goods store a poet was made.
George Barr McCutcheon has the
mood fortune 10 no n HnnSior horn opI1
bred, for he first saw the light on a
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-07-31
Humor ana Philosophy
BY DUNCAN ~. SMITH
SOME EASY STUNTS.

Suppose Columbus did come on
And find this and Of plenty.
With all its islands. trees n things!
III bet you ten or twenty
That Ia have done the very thing
Had ! been there to do it.
What was a little job like that?
Why, there was nothing to it.
They make, fuss about the way
That Julius Caesar fitted
Around through Gaul and conquered
The force against him p!tted.
1t wasn't such a trick, for see
The army he commanded.
! wu0ld. had I been in his shoes,
Have licked them single handed.
on course l W tha1$Na shington
Was quite a great Commander,
But others might have filled the bill
And in a way been grander.
I'll bet If I had had his Job,
Though England was the stronger,
I'd won the war in thirty days
And not a minute longer.
The ancient heroes did their best
And ga fame quite a tussel,
But would they have been giants in
These modern days Of hustle?
] am a modest man and not
Given to the Boosting habit,
But still I could have made that
bunch
Look like a half starved rabbit.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-07-31
FIRE KILLED timber.
Wood Of Trees Destroyed by Flannes
Makes Valuable Lumber.

Wood Of Trees Destroyed by FIannes
Makes Valuable Lumber.
The traveller who has wondered why
some 8 Is not made of the timber
that has been fire killed all over the
country will be interested to learn that
the United States forest service at the
University of Washington, Seattle, has
discovered a means Of utilizing this
timber, which in the past has largely
gone to waste.
In testing fire killed timber-that is,
timber which had it's bark destroyed
by a fire not severe enough to entirely
consume the tree and which left it
standing-it vas found to be thorough
~ sound and to all intents and pur-
poses thoroughly seasoned lumber.
1t was determined that If such lum.
Der is Ct within the FIRST year after II
is injured 1t can be used for any pur.
pose for which the original wood Is sat.
%isfactory, but If allowed to stand the
timber checks so badly that it cannot
be worked up to advantage.
1t has also been disclosed by investi-
cations undertaken that good railroad
ties have been made from timber that
in some instances was killed fifty years
ago.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-07-31
Wellesley Float Oav.

At the colleges there are many fea-
lures Of commencement week besides
the conventional baccalaureate sermon
on Sunday and the bestowal OF degrees
on some succeeding week day. These
time honored institutions remain. but
the programme is varied 10y other func-
tons. often OF lighter and sometimes Of
more hilarious nature. Customs differ
at different colleges, but at those at
tended by women ut least there are
sure to be beautiful and picturesque
scene at this time. One OF the prcttiest
oe such functions Is float day" ut
wellesley. on Lake Wal,an. 4 prize
Is awarded to the crew which handles
the oars most gracefully. boating SONGS
float over the water. and at night there
Il a grand display Of fireworks.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-07-31
The Upper Berth.

A citizen of st. Paul has gathered
together some Of the choicest and most
expressive words In the English Ian.
guage and has used them for the ex-
press purpose Of telling the interstate
commerce commission some things It
should know respecting the upper
berth in sleeping cars.
This brainy gentleman does not see
the poetic justice of charging for a
bed that cannot be entered save by
means Of a portable fire escape the
same price that is charged for one into
which the tired passenger can roll and
lie down to pleasant dreams after
humping his head only a few times.
He thinks the man on his uppers
should get an upper for less money.
Some travellers 60 further and insist
that the company should pay a man
to ride in the upper.
However, if the crusade is successful
and the price of the upper is made
lower we can see a school Of travellers
arising who will insist that the upper
is more healthful and that they would
ride In it if it cost more money.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-07-31
CHAIN PIPE WRENCH.

long. Make two steel jaws &C., three-six-
teenths or one-quarter inch thick, and
rivet to the handle by the rivets ODD.
An old leaf spring or almost any
fiat piece of tool steel will furnish the
necessary material for the jaws, which
should be cut nearly to size with a
hacksaw and then finished by filing. II
the steel Is too hard to cut, anneal 1t
II to cool very slowly. After shaping
and drilling the jaws. harden and tenn
per to a dark straw color.-Popular Ne
chanicS.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-07-31
Use Of Elastic Macadam,

The elastic macadam that seems to
be proving so satisfactory as tried on
Swiss roads is made of tar and gravel,
the latter having n coarseness of one
to two inches. The liquid is applied
to the heated stones in a rotating drum
until a considerable coating is formed.
The material Is then piled under cover
and left for eight or ten weeks to
undergo fermentation. the process ILL
ing the pores Of the gravel and lessen
ing the dust from 1t. 4 cubic yard of
gravel requires about fifty pounds Of
tar.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-07-31

prominent citi- cHARLks MAJOR.
zen with q big chicken grower, and that
bis genius Is not u~nappreciated in his
home town is shown by the remarks Of
a friend. who is quoted as saying:
have known Charley for thirty years,
and ] have never yet heard a bad word
spoken against him. I never heard q man
IN this town say that Charley was not a.
straight a. q string and one OF tho best
1e1towc In the place. He amt stuck up
o his money, either. He 10 a. liberal
- you get EN-, and there amt nobody in
tovn that can say that they ever did Any.
thins tor Charley Major that they dsdn't
get paid fos.
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Called.

The comedian boarder who owed FIVE
weeks back pay was in n of those
.facetious moods.
Madam" he c%huckled, spearing a
green strawberry and holding it above
his saucer, II understand that you en-
tered the boarding house business
merely to save enough money to be-
colne an actress. Am l rightY'
The landlady stared at him coldly.
Eyes, Mr.. Highball," she responded
In rasping tones. II am boarding
beats ut present SO that I may be able
to beat the boards later on"
And then the comedian boarder left
the table without even finishing his
dessert.-Chicago News.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-07-31

. AuCAIOAS
when the body Of the hero was being
brought home from the Philippines.
DR.. Henry van Dyke In Il recent ar
ticle In the Book News Monthly thus
discussed the personality of the Hoo
sier poet:
Some men use their personality as an
island. Others use 1t AS a boat: 1t ena-
bles them to move around and see the
world. without being lost In II. These
last are the men Of g~eniality-which Is one
Of the qualities OF genius-and James
Whitcomb Riley Is a person OF that kind.
Speaking OF boats, We are inevitably re-
minded OF that famous comparison Of old
Thomas Fuller's. In which he imagines q
wit combat between Ben Jonson a. a
stately. ponderous Spanish galleon. and
VIII Shakespeare a. a light. quick NOV
Ing English man-of-war. II we modern
Riley and Mr.. Kipling aioat. what shapes
would our fancy give them? Perhaps the
one would be a trading schooner. ready
for adventurous v%oyagtng In strange seas,
laden with all sorts Of foreign and mys-
FERROUS merchandise and redolent of east
ern spices: and the other would be a ma
tive built canoe, framed for the explo1a-
ton OF familiar and friendly little rivers.
journeying With ever new delight Of dis
overy through the woodland and the
farmland Of Indiana, stopping without
fail at "The Old swimmin' Hole and ty-
Ing up at night at some landing paece
along the Brandywine. within sioAe Of q
farmhouse. where william Leachman or
Doc e,fera would be waiting for a good
talk.
Right here at home. b~oys-jes right where
we air!
Birds don't sing any sweeter anywhere:
Grass don't grow any greener'n she grows
Acrost the pastur' where the old path
goes
All things in earshot's purity, er In sight.
Right here at home. boys. ef We size 'em
right.
Charles Major. author of two of the
most popular novels OF the day, when
knighthood Was In Flower and
Dorothy Vernon Of Haddon Hail." is
also a native Of Indiana. He was born
In Indianapolis In 1856 and educated
at the common schools of that city and
OF S~helbyville. where he now resides.
He also studied at Michigan univer-
slty. He married II Shelbyville belle,
a.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-07-31

threescore and ten years ago and the
poet left Indiana with his parents for
the Pacific coast when he was nine. he
still has vivid memories Of the days
Of his early youth In the Hoosier State.
Mr.. Miller proposes to visit his boy
hood home on the occasion of his next
birthday. which falls In August. and
the people of the vicinity are going to
give him a welcome at the time Of his
'home coming" Writing to George r.
Lockwood. editor Of the Marion Chron-
icle. the poet recently said:
"What I most Of all things want to
see is the old log home which my re-
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-07-31
VITALITY OF GERMS.
Microbes Of Disease Flourish In Dinl.
liQhtsc Rooms.

Microbes Of Disease Flourish In Dimi.
Liehtee Rooms.
Gaffk!. writing in the Berlin Me<:ica
Journal, finds that microbes retail
their vitality much longer in dimly
lighted than in sunny rooms. This
may be n reason why disease germt
flourish better in winter than in sum
mer, owing to the lesser hours of sun
light. He points out that influenza
epidemics have never occurred in Ger
many except when the weather has
long been cloudy. The vitality is alst
directly proportional to the size of the
particle Of dust or moisture. The germ
dies more rapidly the finer the part
cles. In his tests droplets such as arc
expelled In speaking, sneezing or cough
ing were used.
He found that the bacillus prodigio
sus and the typhoid bacillus retained
their vitality twenty-four hours in day
light, the diphtheria bacillus twenty
four to forty-eight hours in daylight
and five days In a cellar, the tubercle
bacilli FIVE days in daylight and tween
ty-twO days in a cellar, the fowl chol.
era bacillus ten hours in daylight anG
t~wenty-four hours In a cellar, the Sta.
phylococcus pyogenes aureaus eight to
ten days in daylight and thirty-hve
days in the cellar, the S~treptococcus
longus ten days In daylight and thir.
ty-eight days in the cellar and anthrax
spores ten weeks in daylight and al
least three months In the cellar.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-07-31

ducing a Lew Wallace, 1t also sent
forth into the ranks OF literature two
very popular humorists, James Whit
comb Riley and the younger genius In
making folks laugh, George Ade. 1t is
the native state Of Joaquin Miller and
has produced Booth Harrington.
Charles Major, George Barr McCutch-
con, Meredith Nicholson, Wilbur D.
Nesbit and others whose literary stars
ere in the ascendant.
Indiana writer's are noted for taking
home scenes or types of character as
subjects. This is especially true of
Booth Tark4hgton, author Of 1.-THE
Gentleman From Indiana" and Of
1.-THE Conquest OF Canaan" the Genes
of which are laid in the Hoosier State.
Others of his best known works are
monsieur Reauclaire." ''The Two
Van Revels." Cherry" "ln the Arena"
md 1.-The Beautiful Lady" Mr.. lark.
1ngton. who vas born thirty-eight
years z in indianapolis and who
studied at Princeton. once said that he
had no literary success until. after try
ing other lines, he struck Indiana sub
jects. While 1.-THE Gentleman From
Indiana was running In serial form
the author received n great number OF
letters from people throughout the
state who thought they saw in the first
few numbers OF the story evidences Of
disloyalty to Indiana. They advised
Mr.. Harrington to 60 east, where he
belonged. and called him everything
from a snob to a traitor. -Four county
papers took up the same cry and
abused him with as much ardor as II
he had been running for Office.
II really hardly knew what to think
OF it," said Mr.. Harrington. 1T never
occurred to me to be disloyal, and
was glad when the story was finished
and they saw that they were mis-
taken"
Though Wilbur D. Nesbit, author Of
'"The Trail to Boyland" and 1.-THE Gen
tieman Ragman," was born In Xenia,
O., he sprang into fame while a news
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-07-31
THE METROPOLITAN ANT0NIUS
Greek Church Functionary In Russia
Who 10 Friend Of Douma.

Greek Church Functionary In Russia
Who 10 Friend Of Douma.
According to letters written by the
late Constantine Pobedonostzeff, procu-
rator general Of the Russian holy syn
cd, 1t was this religious functionary
who prevented the late Emperor Alex
ander Ill. from granting a constitution
to Russia. But Pobedonostzef is dead,
and the most influential parsonage in
the Russian church now Is Antonius,
metropolitan Of st. Petersburg. who is
described as a strong friend of the
douma. 1t Is said that he has bent
every effort to prevent a break between
the czar and the douma and to thwart
the designs Of the reactionary party at
court. He has been characterized as
n Of the great mel Of the Russia Of
today and because Of his personality
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-07-31
FINLAnD'S NEW WOMEN
Some Of Them Now Sit a. Deputies In
the National Diet.

Some Of Them Now Sit as Deputies In
the National Diet.
Strange as it may seem, Finland,
which is in the domain of the car.
grants women greater participation in
government than they enjoy even in
England or the United States. The
'suffragettes." as they have been term
ed. have been knocking loudly at the
door Of the house Of commons In Eng
land only to he turned away with
more or less lack Of ceremony, and
some of them have been arrested for
disturbing the peace while engaged In
besieging the strongholds Of male au-
thority. In Finland, despite the fact
that the government is quite autocratic.
the women have succeeded In gaining
admission to the parliament, which is
there called the diet. Some Of the Fin
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-07-31

Sergeant Day was as regimental as a
button stick. "'Shun" he cried to his
squad. ''Quick march! Left wheel!
Halt! Take Murphy's name for talk
ing in the ranks"
But he wasn't talking" protested
a corporal who was standing near.
Wasn't hep" reared Sergeant Day.
Don't matter, then. Cross it out and
put him in the guardroom for deceiving
me."-Tit-B Bits.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-07-31

Miss Alice Shaw. In
1885. Mr.. Major
conn ines the prac-
tice Of law with the
writing Of fiction.
Among his stories,
besides those men
toned, are Bears
Of Blue River" "A
Forest Hearth" and
"Yolanda. Maid Of
b ndy. At
s helbyville he
shares honors as a
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-07-31

scene Of "The Sherrods," which won a
$15,0O0 premium from his publishers. !.
laid In Indiana and Illinois. Among his
other works are Castle C%raneycrow,"
"Graustark," "Brewster's Millions"
'@The Day Of the Dog" "Nedra" and
''Purple Parasol."
Joaquin Miller. the "Poet of the Sier.
fas," Is n of the brilliant galaxy o;
literary stars which has made the state
Of indiana proud of itself because II
gave them to the universe. He was
born In Grant county. near Jaiapsa. IN
164l and, though that was close t.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-07-31
A Mammoth Screw Wrench,

I'd is made by a firm of Worcester.
Mass. fer tightening the large nuts
used In bridges. The wrench is seven
ty.two inches long and has a full jaw
opening Of twelve inches. with a depth
Of eight inches. The total weight is
100 pounds. Of which the jaw supplies
8Sla pounds. the screw 49, pounds and
the bar ia pounds.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-07-31
4 Tastes just the Same.

you say YOU were in the saloon at
the time of the assault referred to in
the complaint" asked the lawyer.
II was, sir"
did you take cognizance Of the bar
keeper at the timer
II don't know what he called 1t, but
l took what the rest did."-Lippin-
colts.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-07-31

farm in Tippecanoe
county, Ind, In 1866
and was educated
ut the public schools
Of Lafayette and at
Purdue university Of
the same place. He
also worked on La
fayette papers dur
ing his early career
as a writer. He is a
brother OF the car
tO0nist and illustra-
tor John T. Nc
Cutcheon and is &C.
counted a clever art
lat himself The
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-07-31
Poor Even at That.

Ascum-D'Amber Of course considers
himself an artist.
Wise-Huh. the only thing he can do
Is paint the town. but he's perfect at
that!
Ascum-No, he isn't. His perspective
Is always way off.-Philadelphia Press.
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Not Complainino.

"Of course you know that work of
art is not genuine"
YES" answered Mr.. Cumrox, wen
nave to get rid Of it. But we've had a
good time fooling SO many people, our
selves included. that l don't know but
we've had our moneys worth out Of it,"
Washington Star.
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can write serious
verse, as was shown
In the poem he read
at the unwilling OF
the statue Of Gen
eral Henry W. Law
ton in indianapolis.
1t was entitled THE
Home Voyage" and
was composed in
n Of General