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Bisbee daily review., 1907-07-28

followed the president into church, the national dog, the American dog. the dog of our fathers, and which we hope may be the dog of our children to remote generations. Our census statistics show that this type of dog is not the heritage of the rich, but that he fourishes most in those poor but honest homes where jimson and mustard adorn the doorsteps and the sunflower mods to both the rising and setting sun. The Roosevelt luck is still running high. If this is a press agents work, the luck was in find ing him. and if it be true that dog of the plain and common people fol- lowed Teddy into church, he needs no rabbits foot.
Bisbee daily review., 1907-07-28
JoHNsoN's OPPORTUNITY.

Governor Johnson, the democratic chief executive of the republican state of Minnesota, now has an oppor. tunity to show of what stuff he is made PTess dispatches and cartoons in the metropolitan press of that state indicate that the red flag has been holsted among the iron ranges by the Western Federation of Miners, and that there has already been some dis play of violence.
 The situation has become so seri- ous that the governor has made personal investigation of the situa- ton. and hundreds of deputies have been sworn in to keep the peace To some of the low-browed gentry with anarchy-tainted blood in their veins, and to others as well, he has made a talk, the unmistakable interpreta- tion of t being that he, as governor, will permit no interference with the inherent right of every American cit izeu to work, regardless of his afili- at,oa with a labor organization. He has said he will not throw troops into the disaffected district until the sher- fir of the county calls for them, but there is TO doubt that Governor John son, once individual. personal or prop erty rights are endangered by the foreign intermediates, will order the national guard of Minnesota to the ranges, to protect not only those in dividual rights but American institu- tons.
Bisbee daily review., 1907-07-28
NINE-FoOT SHEETS.

tons.
Bisbee daily review., 1907-07-28

Hereafter the sheets upon every bed in Texas must be nine feet long.
 The legislature of that state passed law to that effect, which has lately gone into effect.
 The Travellers Protective associa- ton asked the legislature for such a law, and the legislature obligingly compiled, much to the consternation of the keepers of hotels and lodging houses, who have been compelled to go out and buy new supplies of sheets as none of the old ones were any where near So long.
 The newspapers of the country are having a lot of fun with Texas over what some of them are pleased to term a piece of freak legislation.
 They needn't be so much amused over it, however It is a good law. The aim and end of the law is hyg:en- ic. and 1t seeks to protect travellers from the germs of disease deposited by sick people who have occupied the beds before them.
 The customary hotel sheet, because linen costs money, is so short that it will not turn over the blankets and quilts So the sleeping traveller has in close contact with his mouth the woody end of a blanket which may harbor millions of germs. With a nine-foot sheet he can fold it down over the other coverings, thus afford ing him ample protection from the deadly microbes.
 This legislation looks freal1ish, but when it is understood it is quite. clear that 1t is entirely proper. and deserv- HE Ol tnS detSutAoh Oi ldNHdheES. IL will always be hailed with merriment by those that do not understand, and under cover of that merriment the inn-keepers, who dislike the expendi- ture for new linen that it would re- quire. will probably defeat it for a time. It is not, of course, the most vital legislation imaginable. It can hardly vie with the two-cent fare bills and anti-pass measures in the public esteem, but it is a wise measure. and may save many lives.
 Those who travel much realize the
Bisbee daily review., 1907-07-28
RECIPE FOR A MODEL HUSBAND.

A citizen of Sunfower, Neb., be thinking him to marry. carelcssly of fered himself to any one of a club of twelve Sunfower maidens who might look upon him with favor His offer has brought forth a welI-considered response from one of the girls, who states her willingness to marry him provided he could fulfill all Of the following conditions:
 That he prove his sincerity, that he demonstrate that he is qualified in every way to contract marriage, nat he is amply able tS rr"vide comfortable home for his bride and is willing to make provision for her ev- cry need and comfort, that he abstain from tobacco in every form, that he will not use intoxicating liquors to any extent whatever, that he shall be chaste and pleasant in conversation, use no profane or improper language. spend his evenings, at home, not ire quent clubs or poolrooms, not firt with any woman, and attend church every Sunday"
 We grieve to relate that the gentle man in question has been obliged to stop and examine into himself in or der to ascertain whether he possesses the qualifications and whether, after all, he really wants to marry.
 We commend the Sunfower maid, nevertheless, on her insistence upon rigid and proper standards. There is the very best of common sense be- hind them By demanding the best and taking no other she is certain at least to avoid an unhappy marriage Some male readers, after scanning her conditions, may be led to believe that she will avoid any kind of mar rage at all, says an exchange. Per feet men, especially perfect husbands, are not exactly a drug on the mar ket these days. The average, the  deadly average, Is prone to smoke and even 10 use mild cuss words in moments of anger, to remain at home Sunday mornings and otherwise fall below realization of his higher privi- Ieges. And. sad to say, he is some times embarrassed when it comes to supplying ''her every need and com fort"
 The Sunflower miss will have none of him, and though he is perhaps al together good enough for the human natures daily food of her less exact ing sisters, no one will dispute her right to be as fastidious as she chooses in this matter of first, and lasting. importance. The best or none at all is a better rule than the laxer one which so frequently admits of the worst
Bisbee daily review., 1907-07-28
THE REVIEW BSBE

importance of regulations such as these. It ought not to be necessary to pass laws requiring landlords to give every guest fresh towels, pillow cases and sheets, and to make the latter long enough to cover the dis ease-iaden blankets, but it is, for many economical landlords try to save a penny here and there by mak- ing these convenlences do service as long as possible.
Bisbee daily review., 1907-07-28
THE LUCK AT CYST ER BAY.

Has Mir. Roosevelt hired a press agent? The dog story from Oyster Bay looks suspicious. At the Sunday service in the little church, while the preacher was pointing the moral and adorning the tale, a dog of low degree slunk in at the doorway and, in spite of the efforts of the usheTs to pre- vent it. made considerable progress along the aisle. heading toward the pew occupied by the president. Be fore the intruder could be driven out, he had caught the preachers eye. and after quiet was restored came a few words from the pulpit to the effect that members of the congregation should leave their dogs at home. All eyes were turned toward the presi- dential pew. but the presidential eyes were looking straight ahead, and the presidential head was never turned to right or left.
 Of course, the presidential head should not be often turned to right CT left. says the Globe-Democrat. Dig nity becometh greatness and curiosity consorteth not well with exaltation. We have rarely seen more skillfui, or a more successful effort than that of this Oyster Bay dog story to leave an impression in the mind by indi reetion more strongly than one could be fixed there by a positive state ment. If the president has hired a press agent he has hired good one. There are countless thousands of good fellows a dog will make up" with, and follow in the street, but man whose dog will follow him into church into that dim mysterious light which awes the boldest among us. and bear a steadfast course past frowning dea- cons. brothers and sisters who hold the house of God a sacred place, the kicking feet of ushers and the stern eye Of an outraged minister, toward the one he loves, can greatly tighten his grip On things if he can let the people know how much his dogs love him.
 And this was but common cur. It was not one of the thoroughbreds from the Roosevelt kennels. 1t was a dog of ''the plain people and the com mon people" of the country. It was such a dog as trots under the tail gates of the canvas-covered wagons of the plains, such as go down the lane with the farm boys to drive the cows home at night, such as are wov en into the warp and wool of Ameri can life until our saying Love me love my dog" expresses our eonvic ton that we know he isn't pretty ol even good to anybody but us, bu none the less do we insist that any body who wants our friendship ana support shall give him a square deal According to the dispatches from oy ster Bay this is the sort of dog thai
Bisbee daily review., 1907-07-28

The young deputy who arrested Hartman is preventing his silence from becoming broken by writing a magazine article about the excite ment attending the arrest.
Bisbee daily review., 1907-07-28

TERRITORY OF ARIZONA,
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NOTICE.

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A London paper says that automo- bling enriches the blood. Possibly, but it also lightens the purse.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-02-13
A School Furniture Trust.

CHICAGO, Feb. - The govern.
ment's effort to loosen the grip which
the so.called furniture trust has on the
school houses, churches and theaters
OF the country, begins today. Among
the Witnesses summoned are men who
claim to have been forced out of bust.
ness, rs we'll as former employees of
the combine who are willing to tell OF
its inner workings.
The government will seek to show
that while there may be several ap.
parently distinct firms making school,
church and theater seats and furnish.
ings, they really constitute one 81.
gantic combine. This, according to
the government witnesses, probably
was the means Of a "gentlemen's
agreement"
The charge made by the govern,
ment, based on reports of the depart.
meut Of m and labor. which
have been turned over to the depart.
meut of justice. is that there is a com
bine of furniture men. 1t is claimed
that when school furniture men are
asked for bids the several concerns
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-02-13
Sunflower Philosophy.

Giraffes and ant eaters have tongues
nearly two feet in length.
Eighty five women bootblacks are
numbered among the industrial work
ers of the United States.
The most expensive chair in the
world belongs to the pope. 1t is OF
solid silver, and cost 800 900.
The Russian empire holds the record
OF having under its sway sixty-6ve
separate and distinct racial groups.
The pearl fishery of Ceylon, leased
by the government, involved an ex'
penditure of only s73,5lO last year,
with q net profit of 1901 1882.
Fishes have no eyelids, and, neces
sarily, sleep with their eyes open; the,
swallow their food whole. Frogs
toads and serpents never take fooe
except that which they are certain il
alive.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-02-13
Would Remove the Pass Evil,

Now that Governor Whites anti.
pass bill, one of the first measures
toted to the gullitone by the tenth as.
sembly, has been summarily disposed
of, the governor might profit by a
plan that was conceived in Pennsyl.
vania, says the Butte Evening News.
The late President Cassatt, of the
Pennsylvania railroad, was once
waited upon by leaders of the reform
movement in Philadelphia and asked
to stop issuing free passes to the poll
ticians and their henchmen of the local
machine. 1t was represented to him
tina this was an important source OF
the machines p0wer-its ability to
obtain free passes for ward heelers
and their families to go to Chicago or
Washington or elsewhere, and SO hold
them active in the service of dirty
politics without expense. Mr.. Cassatt
said he could not afford to cut off the
passes-that the machine would hurt
the company through the city and
state government If he did.
Then the reformers obtained an
opinion, signed by four of the lead.
ing lawyers of Philadelphia, to the
effect that any stakeholder of the
Pennsylvania company could, on ap-
plication, obtain an injunction re-
straining the company from issuing
free transportation to any person not
properly entitled to it.
Mr.. Casa att consulted his own at.
torneys, and found it to be a sound
opinion, %whereupon he proceeded to
cut off the passes without waiting for
an Injunction.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-02-13
GAMBLING AND GOOD CITIZEN
SHIP.

The introduction Of q bill in the
tenth assembly, by which it is pro.
posed to legalize gambling under q
high license system, Is not creditable
to the member who introduced it or
those who may support it. It indi-
Gates a step backward in the cultiva.
ton of those moral attributes which
develop good citizenship.
The incident will arouse feelings OF
regret and shame in the hearts OF
many residents of Montana. although
few may make public expression OF
these sentiments. Most of them, how.
ever, will endorse this protest made
by "Brother Van," of the Methodist
Episcopal church, in the columns o.
the Helena Independent:
Will the Independent allow me space
for a few words in reference to oul
gambling law. l have met a gooi
many of the members of our legisla
ture, and agree with the general com
ment that they are as fair.minded ant
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-02-13
Montana News Brieffets.

RED LODGE, Feb. 6.-John McMin.
non, an Engiishman, who came to
Red Lodge shortly after the fire in the
mine here last June and worked for
some time for the Northwestern I'm.
provement company, but who for the
last six months has been employed in
the mine of the Intern ational Coal
company at Bear Creek, was found
frozen to death near that company's
property.
LEwIsTowN, Feb. 6.-The blockade
on the Montana railroad was broken
tonight and it is expected that a train
will leave here tomorrow some time.
The two days of warm weather had q
magical effect on the ice in the cuts
and the work train today reached the
ice stalled train at Roberts, and
pulled it out. Meantime the track had
been cleared from the other end a
far rs Harlowton, and a freight train
came through that far u least today
Traffic on the whole line has been
suspended for just q week.
BOHEMIAN, Feb. ct. j.. Fowler, a
farmer Of the Gallatin valley, was &C
Quilted in the district court this morn
ing on a charge Of gambling. He ad'
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-02-13
Duels With Pistols.

Discussing pistols as dueling weap-
ons, the Paris Figaro sought the views
Of a man who had the reputation Of an
expert on the field of honor. He at
once began to rail at duels with pistols.
He could not bear even to speak OF
them. The fact was that he had once
himself at an encounter Of that kind
received a ball In the shoulder.
"Then you disapprove Of them simply
because you were defeated?"
"Why, I was not defeated"
what"
mo; I was a second. You may well
believe that I promised myself never
to mix again in affairs Of that sort.
However, one day I had to accompany
a friend on the field. He had asked it
Of me as a personal favor. l could not
refuse. But I insisted upon one con
dition."
what was thatY'
"That I should climb a tree during
the firing"
"A good scheme"
you think so? Well, I was wounded
again. My friend fired in the air"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-02-13
RAILROADS AND THE PUBLIC.

Speaking of the car shortage and
the series of recent railroad horrors
in the United States, a prominent rail-
road official is reported as saying:
ave are doing q four.track business
on a single.track road OF course,
he was averaging the thing, for there
are numerous double.track lines in the
country. 1t was a severe indictment
against American railroad manage
ment, and it argued a false economy
and a criminal disregard of personal
safety on the part of railroad of.
ficials.
1t is all because the sole mission of
q railroad, as viewed in the United
States, ia to make dividends. Hun
dreds of millions have been divided
among stockholders that should have
been devoted to the physical improve.
ment of the roads. English roads cost
$3.50, 600 q mile; American roads cost
s55, 900; English roads injure two pas
sengers where American roads injure
100.
The best IL the cheapest. This Terra
Gotta horror would not have occurred
If the Baltimore 4 Ohio railroad had
not been operated on the penny-wise'
and-pound.foolish system. To save go
a month on the salary Of q telegraph
operator the road will pay hundreds
of thousands in damages for the muir
der wrought Dec. 80. This amount
would pay the difference between the
stipend of q bum operator and an eff
cient operator at every signal station
on the entire Baltimore Il Ohio sys'
TEN, and the road would have escaped
all the odium it now endures If 1t had
awaited itself Of the best service In
stead Of c%ontenting itself with the
worst.
Our railroads regard the public as
q COW TO be MIXED, as q till to bt
tapped. II their lust OF gain did no
blind them to their own interests
they would realize that the best, thu
safest and the cheapest service is thu
shrewdest economy and yields tn
greatest return in the end.
The biggest thing in this country il
public opinion. 1t is now investigat
ing the railroads., and it intends t.
find a way to devise and enforce law
that will make freight traffic speed!
and honest and passenger traffic safe
comfortable and honest.
, The railroads can do these If the!
: will: but most Of the money 10 pail
l to the stockholders must be diverted
to physical improvements and the EN-
ployment of more efficient operatives
-Washington Post.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-02-13

ut Is important to be cool and self
possessed at the beginning of a fight"
writes n who has commanded men
In battle. "As soon as the first shot is
fred men become serious and go into
action with a calmness which is most
impressive. High explosive shells,
with their deafening noise, make the
most impression on young and unsea-
soned soldiers. while shrapnel affects
the old soldiers the most. Those who
imagine that it is possible to see a
heroic look ON mems faces at a de-
cisive moment are completely mistak-
en-. Their faces are pale and have a
hard look about them. The struggle
which is going on within them betrays
itself by the haste Of their
firing"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-02-13
MOsduitOless Cities.

Over in Europe there are many hap
py towns where the note Of the mos
quito is never heard and the inhabi-
tants don't care a snap about the pen
nyroyal market. But in America the
cities which can claim to be mosqui-
toless would not run up to Il dozen.
Denver is n Of them, and, strange to
say, Grand Rapids. Mich, only Il short
way from the gnat Gehennas Of Lake
Superior, is another. The explanation
Is that the city is built on hillocks OF
drift sand SO deep and so finely pull
verified that they absorb moisture like
tissue paper. Stagnant water does not
get a ghost Of 4 chance to accumulate,
and mosquitoes have carried their car
go Of microbes to more c%ongenial mar
kets.-Health Culture.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-02-13
Peculiar and Pertinent.

1t is proposed to substitute solitary
confinement during six years for the
death penalty in France. No death
sentence has been executed for SONS
time.
"Blizzard' is an American word.
The date and circumstance of its ORR
gin are obscure. Though it was first
commonly used by the American
newspapers as a good word for a
snow squall in the winter of 1SSO-1SSl.
II is said to have been known to the
west in that sense nearly twenty years
earlier.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-02-13

get together and see who shall pay
the bonus required by the trust for
the contract.
This question decided, the concern
selected as the proper n to be given
the contract, fixes the price it will
submit in its bid. The bids of the
other concerns are then put in for a
higher figure on the understanding
that the lowest bid will get the con-
tract. The bonus is divided among
the ''unsuccessful' bidders.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-02-13

Intelligent a representation as the
people of Montana ever had. / do
not believe any considerable number
of them believe that we need any
change in our present law on gamb-
ling, unless it be some measures that
will aid in its enforcement. | am one
of a number who believe that the pres
ent law can be enforced as we'll as any
other law on our statute books. Many
of our laws, civil and moral, are not
lived up to as they ought to be. They
are good laws, and we do not feel that
they ought to be repealed because
there are violations. Rather, we hope
to retain them and strengthen the
hands of the officers whose duty it is
to enforce them. The suggestion made
by the attorney general, and COM
mented upon by the governor in his
message in regard to a special officer
for the detection of attractions and en-
forcement of the law, seems a good
one to me. l believe we have many
citizens who would undertake q work
of this kind with credit to themselves
and honor to the state.
| believe l speak the sentiment OF
the large majority Of the people of the
state when l say that any step look
ing towards the licensing of this
great evil would not be looked upon
with favor, and that it would be q
step back for this great e state. l
have been in Montana when gambling
was "wide open;' I have been here
when it was licensed, and:I have wit
messed the working of the present
gambling law. We have taken the
only tenable ground and have pro-
hibited gambling. Let us stay with
it, and see that the law is enforced.
Licensed gambling will not attract
into this state the class of population
We desire to come here and become
our fellow-citizens, and to assist US in
developing the OF the state.
Some years ago when we had licensed
gambling, | used often to hear on the
trains the comment of people passing
through the state or stopping off here
temporarily, on the gambling ques.
ton, and the conclusion was reached
by most of them that they would not
under any circumstances bring their
families into a state where gambling
was licensed.
1t is characteristic of all mountain
countries that they develop an up
right, stalwart manhood and woman.
hood. This has been illustrated
among the Spartans, the Scots and
the Swiss. We have as favorable q
climate and country for the develop
ment Of great characters, and it is
within II power to bring up girls
and boys in this great commonwealth
endowed with noble characters. Gam
bling is a vice which, one fastened
upon an individual, appears to be diff
ficult to throw off. 1t is no benefit ir
the building of great characters. L
never was and never will be. Al,
good citizens should join in an effor
to abolish it.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-02-13

mitted that be had been gambling, but
the point was made and accepted by
the jury that no one engaged in a
gambling game is guilty of a viola
ton OF the law except the person run-
ming the game. On O of this
acquittal the cases against Pat Nash,
George Lewis, Syl Bragg, Charles
Linney and Emery McDonah were all
dismissed. Each of these men was
charged with a violation of the gam
bling law.