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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-20
Tho Automobile In New Mexico

Tho Automobile In New Mexico.
The Industrial development Of New
Mexico has been greatly aided of re-
cent years by those enterprising spir-
its establishing automobile lines to
bring the outlying districts closer to
the towns along the railroads. These
ventures do not always appeal to the
men interested as financial invest
ments, but they o frequently 60 In
as public spirited citizens. Fortunate
" for all, the ventures have been al
most uniformly successful in a 6nan-
cial way, but the difficulties and cost Of
the enterprises have prevented many
necessary lines being established, says
the Ell Paso News. The wonderful de-
velopment Of the Of Quay
county Is being greatly assisted by the
splendid automobile service being
maintained between Tucumcari and
Amarillo, and 1t Is Of so much impor.
lance to the entire county that some
concerted action should be taken to
have the service extended. Through
the use of the automobile the entire
county, with fully 10000 people, can
be put in close connection with the
world.
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Notice Of Contest.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
GRsAr FALLS, Mont, April Q, 1908.

UNITED STATES LAND OFEICE,
GRBAr FALLS, Mont, April 9, 1908.
A sufficient contest affidavit having been died
IN this Office by
THOMAS P. STROBE,
contestant, against desert land entry No. 1859,
made January ls, 1904, for the NEA section IS,
township 81 north. range 4 east, BY Charles Aats.
Matt has failed to comply with the desert land
law in any particular; that he has not expend,
the necessary $500 per acre to be expended e : %
has failed to make the required annual proof;
also failed to n axe Anal proof within the four
years, as required by law; that he has been alb
sent from the vicinity for more than two years
last past; said parties are hereby notified to sp.
pear. respond and offer evidence touching said
allegation at 10 o'clock 9: m. on May e, l9oe,
before John Mcdowell, U. 8. commissioner, at
his office At Gold Butte. Mont, and that nnal
hearing will be held at 10 O'Clock q. m, on june
4, 1905, before the register and receiver. ct the
United States Land Office in Great Falls, Mont:
The said contestant having, in . proper afhde
Wit filed February q, 1908, set forth facts which
show that after due diligence personal service o.
this notice cannot be m sde It ts hereby ordered
and directed that such motto be given BY due and
j. N. BURLINGAME, Register.
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Homestead an Desert Land, Fina
Pr:ofs-ConSolidated.

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
GREAT FALLS. Mont, April %, 1905.
Notice is hereby given tina
PETER KARELS,
Of West Butte, Montana, has dled notices OF his
intention to offer final proofs under his home
stead and desert land entries, described below,
sioner, at his Office near Sweet Grass, Montana,
on Thursday, the 4th day of June, 1908, viz:
Final five year proof under homestead aPplica-
NEA SEA NEA section .; SWh NWA section
10, township 81 north, range l east, NJ. NJ, and
Desert land application No; 205l, for the 81
10, township 81 north, range l east, NJ. NJ.
He names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation OF
complete irrigation and reclamation of landt
embraced In said desert entry: william 7. Far
rell, of Sweet Grass, Montana; Edward Karels
Bert Moles and Thomas O'Loughlin, OF Yves
Butte, Montana.
j. NJ. B~URLINGAME, Register.
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An Artists Ruse,

A Roman cavalier commissioned Il
great artist to paint his portrait, no
definite price being agreed upon. When
the portrait was finished, the painter
asked 100 crowns in payment. The
highborn sitter. amazed at the demand,
returned no more nor dared to send for
his counterfeit presentment, whereup-
on the artist hit upon the happy expe-
dent Of first painting bars across the
portrait, then affixing the doleful leg
end. Imprisoned for debt" and finally
placing it in a prominent part of his
studio, to which Roman mobiles fire.
quently resorted. Ere long a rich rela-
tive came to the rescue and released
his kinsman.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-20
Hare and Hounds Race For Balloons.

Hare and Hounds Race For Balloons.
Hare and hounds and point to point
races for balloons are novelties prom
ised by the Aero Club Of Great Britain
this spring and summer in connection
with the international conference Of
nero clubs, says a London special cable
dispatch. The hare and hounds race
will be led In a small balloon by the
Hon. C. s. Rolls, who will be given a
three minutes start, the aim being to
elude balloons which start in pursuit.
Mr.. Rolls will aneuv his balloon
into different air currents. Should the
hounds press too closely on his track
he viii try to ascend until hidden by
clouds.
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GALLERY Wit.
Sometimes tho Actors Turn tho Tables
on tho lnterrupters.

Sometimes the Actors Turn the Tables
on the lnterrupters.
Some amusing instances Of the wit
patrons Of the drama are printed in the
English Illustrated Magazine. On one
Of the first nights Of the opera Of ICY.
mon" at Drury Lane a dissatisfied crit
ic when MI. Vernon began the last mir
In the fourth act, "Torn from me, torn
from me! Which way did they take
herY Immediately sang In the exact
time Of the air. to the establishment Of
the audience, "Why, toward Long Acre.
toward Long Acre!"
Vernon was for q moment stunned;
but, recovering himself, he sang in re.
joinder: "Ho, no! Did they so? Then.
I'll overtake her! Ill oon overtake
her" and precipitately a off amid
the plaudits Of the whole house.
In "Sancho Panza," a comedy in
three acts. by Dufreni. the duke says
at the beginning Of the third act, II be-
gin to get tired of Sancho." $50 do l."
said a wag in the pit, taking his hat
and walking out. This sealed the fate
Of the piece.
When John Reeve was playing Bonn
bastes at Bristol upon being stabbed
by Artixommus he denied the fairness
Of the thrust and, appealing. to the pit.
said, 1T is not fair, sir, is 1T" A bald
headed gentleman who probably took
the whole representation to be serious
and to whom Reeve directed his glance
replied. Really, sir, I cannot say. for
I don't fence"
Barry Sullivan, the Irish tragedian,
was playing in "Richard ILL.," some
years ago at Shrewsbury. When he
came to the line, "A horse! A horse!
My kingdom for a horsev some one in
the pit called out, wouldn't a donkey
suit you, Mr.. S%ullivanT EYES," re.
sponded the tragedian, turning quick
~ on the i~nterrupter; '.please come
round to the stage door,"
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MURDER OF THE SEAL.
The Way the Animals Are Slaughtered
BY the Hunters.

The Way the Animals Are Slaughtered
by the Hunters.
The ice echoes no footballs, 50 the
murder Of the seal is a stealthy act.
Yes, it seems like murder. On the pan
lies a whitecoat alone. Up to It hur-
ries n Of the hunters. Lifting his
bat above his head, he measures the
distance; then, swinging downward the
iron shod point, he strikes the skull Of
the seal such a blow that it Is crushed
In as If Of pasteboard. Tossing aside
the bat and whipping out the scalping
knife, while the creature is still CULVER
ing, with a swift undercut and two or
three side strokes the keen blade has
severed the hide and the layers of fat
beneath SO they can be rolled into q
pelt, the hide holding the fat In its
folds. The next whitecoat is with its
parents. Their hide Is coarser, but
worth having. so the gunner takes a
quick aim, lodging a charge Of shot in
the head Of the growing mate just ut
the base Of the brain. Here the skull
Is thinnest. One Of the batters stands
guard over the blowhole to prevent
the mother from escaping, while an
other bats the cub. Then the female,
who would desert her offspring to save
her own life. Is dubbed on the head.
A few strokes of the knives and three
more bloody rcass crimson the ice.
The pelt of the first seal is piled with
the other three in a pan. The fagman
sticks a flag by its side, and the hunt.
ers hurry forward. leaving the pelts to
be towed back to the ship when the
hunt is ended.
Thus the slaughter continues hour
after hour until nightfall only ends the
stroke Of the bat and thrust Of the
knife. If it began at daybreak the
field may be strewn with thousands OF
dead seals, for If the pan Of ice Is
thronged with them. as is sometimes
the case. a hundred men will kill ter
times their number in a day, since mos,
OF the seals are harps, which seldom
try to protect their young. and arr
slain without attempting to defent
themselves.-Day Allen Wiley In Met
ropolitan.
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Newton's Telescope.

Newton's telescope is u clumsy look
ing instrument, nine inches In length,
two inches in aperture and capable Of
magnifying t~hirty-eight times. 1t was
entirely made by Newton himself, who
first exhibited 1t before the Royal so
ciety in 1911, and more than 100 years
later his successor in the presidency OF
the society laid before George III. Sir
william Herschel's scheme for max
ing q telescope on Newton's plan, to be
forty feet in length and four feet In
| aperture.-Pall Mall Gazette.
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eunions and Rank.

ut is extraordinary" writes Sir Hen.
~ Drummond Wolf in Rambling Rec
elections" ITO observe In England the
weakness that most people have for
boasting Of their friends in high places
and the Difference that they show to
them. The daughter Of a lady Of very
high rank had some pain in her foot
which the mother asked the governess
to be good enough to look at. The lat.
ter after examining 1t said, If It were
not for her ladyship's exalted rank ]
should say 1t was q bunion.'"
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WORKED HIS WAY.
The Job an Energetic Student Took to
(roee $hn AAi,n<ie

The Job an Energetic Student Took to
Cross the Atlantic.
Jack had paid his way always. Out
Of the poverty Of his childhood he had
fought his way through the university.
After graduation he felt he u see
Europe, and with the little accumula-
ton he had he crossed the pond"
trusting to good luck to get home
again. But, his trip Of sightseeing
over, he found himself In Liverpool
without money and with no means of
getting any.
He thought he would just go down
to the steamship. go on board and see
how it would seem II only he were 60
ing home.
As he wandered over the big liner
his attention was attracted by q cry.
ing baby. The mother was travelling
alone, and while she was attempting
to see to all the thousand and one de.
tails incident to the beginning Of an
ocean trip the baby had resented the
neglect he felt he had received and
was crying. The mother was at hel
wits end.
Jacks kind heart prompted him tt
say: Let M take the baby, madam
Perhaps I can keep him quiet until
your preparations are made"
This request so unusual from 9
stranger and especially from q mar
stranger. naturally filed her with sur
prise, but she looked Jack sQuarely II
the eye for a second and trusted him
II wish you would" she said.
Jacks a n was extremely satisfac
tory to his babyship. and when. in
half hour, the mother was ready t.
reclaim her child she found a happ!
baby cooling and trying to devour
bunch Of keys at M gulp.
She laughed as she took the young
ster and thanked Jack. Then she add
cd, quite in fun. II wish you were &c
ing clear across"
Jack saw his opportunity. He said
MADAM, I'm a college student, out Q
funds and longing for home. II 70
will pay my passage to America I Wi
take carr Of your baby all the wa
across"
His proposition was accepted, and b
kept his word. He is a prominent Law
yer now, and he looks back with COZ
siderable amusement to his experienc
In getting home from Europe.-Youth'
Companion.
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Daring Deed With an Auto.

Deputy Sheriff Gregg Porter of Port
Jervis, N. T., in company with two
friends, fshed the streams for trout at
Cahoonzie, twelve miles north of Port
Jervis, the other day. On their return
in the afternoon in Mr.. Porter's heavy
touring car the party found the bridge
over the %Shinglekill creek had been re-
moved by workmen making repairs.
Mr.. Porter laid two narrow stringers
across the stream and drove his auto
mobile over in safety. 1t required
nerve and careful steering, for an inch
either way would have precipitated
the machine fifteen feet into the creek
below.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-20
His Nerve Good.

Dissatisfied Committeeman - You
made a dismal failure In your effort to
please u audience. I shall not pay
your fee in full
Egotistic Lecturer-Oh, indeed, you
must, sir! I assure you I worked much
harder than I should have bad to labor
with a less difficult audience. Besides,
think how much rarer q sight l have
given you by failing than l should
have given If I had succeeded!-Ly.
ceumite and Talent.
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WOULD HAVE SHOT HIM.
Quaint Story Of Marshal Souit and
Louis Philippe,

Quaint Story Of Marshal souit and
Louis Philippe.
In the reign of Louis Philippe Victor
Hugo was a frequent and welcome
guest at the Tuileries. Here is n Of
his anecdotes Of the time as told in
Victor Hugo's memoirs:
"a few days ago the king said to
Marshal Soult in the presence Of 9TH
ers. Marshal. do you remember the
siege of CadizY
"'Rather. sire, l should think 80. I
swore enough before that cursed Cadiz.
I invested the place and was forced to
60 away as I had come
"'Marshal. while you were before it
I was inside it.
"T know. SIRE
"'The cortes and the British cabinet
offered me the command Of the Span
ish army
"T remember, SIRE
""The offer was q grave one. I hest
tated long. Bear arms against Ffance1
For my family It IL possible, but
against my country! I was greatly
perplexed At this ~juncture you asked
me through a trustworthy person for a
secret interview in a little house situ-
ated on the Cortadura, between the
city and your camp. Do you remember
the fact NJ. MARSHALL
".Perfectly. sir. The day was hxed
and the interview arranged
".And I did not turn upY
"'That is so.'
"rDo you know whyr
"T never knew
"'I will tell you. As I was prepar
ing to meet you the commander Of the
English squadron, apprised Of the mat
ter I know not how, dropped upon me
| brusquely and warned me that I wal
about to fall into a trap; that, Cadi,
being impregnable, they despaired Of
selling me, but that at Cortadura
would be arrested by you; that the EN-
| peror wished to make the Due dor
leans q second volume Of the Du'
d'Enghein, and that you would hav'
me shot instantly. There, really add
ed the king, with a smile, your hant
on your conscience, were you going t.
shoot me?'
1.-THE marshal remained silent for
moment, then replied: No, sire.
wanted to compromise you The sub
ject Of the conversation was changed
A few minutes later the Mrshal tool
leave of the king, and the king, as h
watched him 60, said, with a smile, t
q - - 1888 A. $1,000
sation: Compromise! Compromise
Today 1t is called compromise. In n
atty he would have shot me-"
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Notice Of Final Proof.
UNITED srArss LAND OFFICE,

UNITED SrAr8s LAND OFFICE,
LEwIsrowN, Mont, April Is, 1908.
Notice is hereby given that
GEORGE W. ALLEN,
of Virgelle, Montana, has hled notice Of his In
tention to make 0nal fve-year proof In support
Of his claim, viz: Homestead entry No; 1929
made April 8, 1907, for lots 8, 4 and Z, SWA NWk
section s, township Is north, range IS east, and
that said proof will be made before Chas: h
Boyle, U. 8. commissioner, ct his Office in Fort
Benton, Montana, on May 3, 1908.
He names the following Witnesses to prove hill
continuous residence upon and cultivation Of
said land, viz: George E: Barley, Clara Bark
Martin Gunderson, of virgelle, Montana.
G, E, MCKOIN. Register.
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Desert land..FinaI Proof.
NrrED STATES LAND OFFICE,

UNITED STATES LAM OFFICE,
GREAT FALLS, Mont. April Is, 1908.
Notice lie hereby given that
MARY HAAS,
of Gold Butte, Montana, has filed notice OF inten'
ton to make proof ON her desert land claim No.
2O2O, for lots l and 2, SEN NEk, NEA sen,
section 1, township So north, ranges east; 81
sen, NEA SEA, sen. MEX section 80, town
Dowell, u. 8. commissioner, at his Office In Gold
Butte, Montana. on Tuesday, the goth day Of May,
1908.
complete irrigation and reclamation of saidland
; William Pritchsrd, Richard Roscoe. Alfred II
Fox and Anthony j. Moltz, all of Gold Butte
j, M, BURLINGAME, Register.
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Sian Of Preeoeity,

II behave" declared the Irishman,
shot me youngest sons born t be a
surgeon"
"Phwat leads ye T. say thot7" asked
his friend.
"Oi caught him usin' tn scissors on
a book Ord lately bought an before
OF cd stop him he cut out tn appin-
dix."-Bohemian.
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Desert land-.FtnaI Proof.

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE.
GREAT FALLS, Mont, April 25, 1908.
Notice IL hereby given that
JACOB HARLEM,
of West Butte, Montana, has filed notice of inten.
ton to make proof on his desert land claim No.
l54s, for lot s, NEA sWA, NWA sen, sWh
NEA section Z, township 81 north, range 2 east,
before John Mcdowell, Z. S. commissioner, a,
his office in Gold Butte, Montana, on Thursday,
the 4th day of June, 1908.
He names the following Witnesses to prove the
land: Fred Schilt, Daniel j. McGowan, Edward
karels and Charles W. Warner, all Of Yves
Butte, Montana.
J. NJ. BURLINGAME, Register.
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How Red Herrinas Came.

The first red herring was accidental
~ produced in England many years
ago by q fisherman who, having a sur
plus Of fresh herring, hung them up In
a smoky shed to dry and then forgot
all about them. When he looked at
them some time after he found that
they had changed in color. The king,
to whom the fishes were presented,
was so interested that he gave permis.
sion to the fisherman to exhibit them
around the country as strange mon
Sters.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-20
Water and Life.

OF all the conditions preparatory to
life the presence Of water, composed Of
oxygen and hydrogen, is at nee the
most essential and the most worldwide,
for II water be present the presence OF
other necessary elements is probably
assured. II water exist, that fact goes
bail for the necessary temperature, the
gamut Of life being coextensive with
The existence of water as such. 1t Is
SO consequentially, life being impossi-
BILE without water. Whatever the plan
ct, this is of necessity true. But the
absolute degrees Of temperature with
In which life can exist vary according
to the mass Of the body, another Of the
ways In which mere size tells. On the
earth PIP degrees r. limits the range
ut the top and 80 degrees F. at the bot.
tom in the case Of fresh water, n de.
grees f. in the case Of salt On a
smaller planet both limits would be
lowered, the top n the most Or
Mars the boiling point would probably
be about ITO degrees F. Secondly
from the general initial oneness Of theil
constituents a planet that still pos
sesses water will probably retain thu
other substances that are essential Il
life-gases, for the reason that water
vapor is next to hydrogen and heliun
the lightest Of them all, and solids be
cause their weight would still NOR
conduce to keep them there. Water
indeed, acts as a solution to the who'll
problem.-Professor Lowell's 1.-THE Ev
oluton of Life" in Century Magazine.
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Financial Expedient.

Shoeblack-Shine, sir? -Four sous?
Passerby-No. thank you. Shoeblack-
Two sous? Passerby-No. Shoeblack-
For nothing, then? Passerby All
right, If you like. Shoeblack latter
having finished one shoe)-It's G sous
to clean the other, sir.-Nos Loisirs.
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Desert Land..Final Proof.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
GREAT FALLS, Mont, May 2, 1908.
Notice is hereby given that
FANNIE A. JONES,
June 1, 1904, made desert land application No,
1870, for lot l, Ea NWA, M SWA, SWA SWA'
NJ SEA section 80, township 81 north, range
3 east, Montana meridian, has filed notice OF In
the land above described, before John Mcdowell,
y. s. commissioners, at his office IN Gold Butte
Montana, on the 10th day of June, 1908.
Claimant names as Witnesses: Jed L Secrist
william II. Kent, William j. Morley and Edward
Christian, all of Gold Butte, Montana.
i. M. BURLINGAME. Register.
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Kept Busy.

One of the contemporary poets asks,
"Where are the bright girls of the
paste" Our own observation Is that
gome of them are administering eau
tious doses of paregoric to the bright
girls Of the future.
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Notice Of Final Proof.
UNIrrD SrArrs LAND OrriCK,

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
GREAT FALLS, Mont, May 2, 1908.
Notice is hereby given that
JAMES j. WALL,
of Fort Benton, Montana, who, or February II,
1903, made homestead application No. SO, for
the Eh SWh. WV SEA section II, township p
north, range i east, Montana meridian, has filed
notice of intention to make dnal 5-year proof to
establish claim to the land above described, be-
fore jeremiah Sullivan, U. s. commissioners, at
his office in Fort Benton, Montana, on the 10th
day of June. 1908.
Claimant names 40 witnesses: James Nolan,
Alois Uebelman, John Bradley and John Grant,
all of Fort Benton, Montana.
J, NJ, B~URLINGAME, Register.
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Notice Of Final Proof.
UNITED SrArBs LAND OFFICE,
L~Ew1srowN. Mont. April Is, 1908.

LEw1srowN, Mont. April Is, 1908.
Notice 10 hereby given that
THORE RITLAND,
OF Fort Benton, Montana, has died notice Of his
intention to make 6nal dve-year proof in support
Of his claim. viz: Homeetead entry No. a5ll.
made September "a, 1901, for lots I and 8, NWk
range Is east, and that said proof viii be made
before Chas. H. Boyle, U. 8. commissioned. q
his once In Fort Benton, Montana. on May n.
1908.
he names the following Witnesses to prove hid
continuous residence upon and cultivation OF said
land, viz: John T. Isaacsen, Martin Gunder
son, Fritz Jappe and James Conley, all of Big
G.. E. McKOIN, Register.
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Tender Hearted.

Mrs. Muggins-My husband Is too
tender hearted to whip the children.
Mrs. Buggins-Humph! My husband
is SO tender hearted that he can't even
beat the carpet!