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The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-03-19
NIssauII PssIIIe EaIaIags.

Ike Missouri pac RS ca FOR
the month of November was less
favorable than that for the pre-
ceding month, as the effects Of
the panic we're felt 10 greater
extent by all the railroads during
November than during October.
Ia fact, although the conditions
that brought about the panic
came 10 q head about the middle
.of October, the effect Of what
happened in Wall street during
1.-The last two weeks Of that month
was not reflected to any great
extent in railroad traffic prior "a
November 1. For several months
before conditions in Wall Street
came 70 breaking poiut, how
ever. The earnings OF not q few Of
the railroads had been steadily
decreasing. On the other hand,
Oh SOME &c the large systems,
notably the Rock Island, large
increases were made during
July. August and September.
The Missouri Pacific did very
well im September as 70 its gross
receipts, the increase being $500,
oo0 ia comparison with the cor
responding month of The prev
ious Year. Because, however,
of am increase ia the operation
cost of S54I, 600, there was a de
crease in the net operating rev.
enne Of $4,000. The October
statement of the Missouri Pacific
reflected d larger traffic than for
.he same month the previous
year, IS there WAS a gain in the
operating revenue OF S26s, 900,
oul an even largei increas in the
cost of operation than during the
month oi September brought
about decrease Of S32s, 900 in
.he uet revenue from operation.
For N0semoer, however, there
was o decrease ol s2s0.000 IN the
gross receipts, but apparently
.he management WAS aole 20 CON.
troll the cost oi operation 10 q
greater extent than was done
during the previous month, mas
much as the increase in thai
item vas only about one third o.
the amount reported tor October.
This is a creditabie showing, on
It's face al least, inasmucn as
very few OF tno large railroad
S slelns were able 70 get mucn
Ola grasp on tie operating ex.
pvnses during November and
orlng them Down even an fair
proportion 10 lne iaillng of Ia
lrainc. Because oi the smaller
gross revenue Tor November, a
tar,t,st, decrease ia net earnings
oy over SlO0,000 was reported
tnan lor October. 1t tins Mls.
soutl Pacific management dld as
wen ia tue matter ot controlling
Tor December as Il did
IN November, the statement for
tins hnal month " 1907 should be
comparatively goou, unless the
loss oi tramc was extremely
large Iuv preliminary figures
for that m0an indicate mater.
ial snun9age in the y0lame Of
business handled.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-03-19

Analarm was turned ia about
IL O'Clock Saturday night and it
was found that The Parker Cigar
Factory on 5 9th ST., was 10
oames, The building was saved
bat the stock of tobacco was
ruined by the smoke and water,
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-03-19

Mrs Geo. Smith, who has
been visiting relatives Do thls
city fur q week., returned 20 hey
home in Butter Friday. Her
daughter Mrs Chas Burrows
went home with her and spent
the day 10 Butler
Let us have yepr tp ecrll ton,
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-03-19

-Four negroes were hung at
one time by an Alabama mob oe.
cause they had been burning
stores aud warehouses. They
confessed,
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-03-19
TW0 Flies,

The one story frame house 81
Mrs, Coates, on lst aud Cedar
Streets was burned Saturday
morning al one o'cioc6, Every.
thing was burned but a trunk
and q few chairs.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-03-19

Eggs for Matching Wbite
Plymouth Rocks or 5 G. Brown
Leghorns, Is for 5oci Hodans, Is
for 81. Mrs. less Miller, Rich
Hill, Mo. Il
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-03-19

Mrs. B. F. Moore and daugh
ter, Of Butler, visited reletives
Ia this city last week
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-03-19
some FRAUDS And GaAFT5.
A Few Of The SChamss Weissd
By Graiigrs and ihisgs.

Or late there have been a large
number Of schemes worked 10
defraud the gilelessoyer the land
and we will give a brief outline
Of some Of the most common.
GREEN GOODS CAME.
The CRATER makes the person
think be is going to get a To-
money for a little, and show athi9
the pile. Then when the obb2
er" buys it, the crook wra Pc
money up and switches svrg
axes on the unsuspecting 3.
and gives him instructions
it is not safe to unite the bugsuS'
until he gets home, as some o.e
will rob him. When he unties
the buudle he finds a pile Of
newspapers cut the size Of green
backs.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-03-19

The locating ofthe place where
the bank robbers divided the
spoils does one good thing; y
bushes any foolish and revenge
fuI reports that have been circu'
lated.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-03-19

Tribune subscribers vino are
in arrears will confer favor oy
calling and settling their &C.
counts at once. We are trying
20 improve the paper aud =
takes money 10 do this Please
call At once and you as well as
us wili be benefited.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-03-19

sp'iag fever IS spsdsmis
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-03-19
SHORT oHANeING.

The short change artist US
ually follows the circus and goes
among the crowd and asks for
change for a S. bin. He counts
the change slowly and correctly
in his palm so the victim can see
that it is correct and then turns
il into the hand OF the unlucky
one, holding some back by gripp-
ing il with the muscles in the
palm Of his home.
THE LOST RING
This is a clever scheme that
has been worked OF late years.
A prosperous individual comes
into a small place wearing a big
diamond ring and after staying
awhile, loses it and offers q big
reward. In a few days a tramp
approaches some person who
knows about the loss and e.
fers to sell the ring he has f6und
or conrse the man approached
gives him SIS for il and tries to
get the 800 reward. The ring
turns out 10 be an imitation
worth probably as cents and both
the man who lost the ring and
the finder are both out Of sight.
THE SHELL GAME.
This is to old to explain but
anyone who bucks" it can rest
assured that be viii come out
loser.
GOLD BRICK GAME.
This is worked a good deal like
the green goods game. The
promoter really has q gold brick
and a duplicate OF il that is
worthless and sometime during
the transaction switches bricks.
GETTING MOTHS.
A recent game has come 10
light where men is gotten to
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-03-19

This is to old TO explain but
anyone who bucks" it can rest
assured that be viii come out
loser.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-10-29

For Representative in Gonete
10Th DistTici.)
WILLIAM .. ATKEsDH
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-10-29
BRYAN AGAINST
WOOL GROWERS.
Proposed Policies Of Democracy
Would Wreck Wool Growing
industry

Proposed Policies Of Democracy
Would Wreck Wool Growing
Industry
Mckinley was clccled through a
number of Rocky Mountain states
which bad voted Cor cleveland Thsas
states were Democratic because Oh tho
large mining population. They turned
10 McNiuley on account N ,he severe
puuia,mc0t they had received hy plgc
lug Wu1l on the free list during tue
four years of ulc nfo or tho Wilson
Tariff acc. which on che theory Of frea
mw matTial swept away che duty
upon wool. aHd this nearly destroyed
the wool growing Industry ~ The
uultei etates ana ~ BE- hal not been
saved hy tbe piugley aeJ Uhieh 60
stored tle Mckinley duties un1u wool.
the industry hy uls time would have
been wiped out iu the Jni,e1 Smtcs
Bryan hopes 90 carry Wisconsin. which,
g. "a wool growing State aud tbe Roaty
Mountain wool growing Ftatcs which
voted Tor cleveland uhe last umc Ap
parontiy De- expects tho wool Growers
90 overlook 'hc fact that the Bc1uhll-
can platform expresses and defines
protection 90 American Industries par-
tlcularIy mentioning ule nrnCr who ls
a wool grower.
Bryaus election would hc a menace
% thc vo0l grower in two why's The
namoarlII. marty las Gnnnnf ia nftl-
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-10-29

wool grower would o. by the dcstruc
t'ou co lHc American Woo'cn Company.
which consrm.s go per cent Of Ancri.
can wool. cn che ground that 81 is r.
trust The American Woolcu Company
Is composed ~ what were Formerly
SOME of tlc largest mills 90 the United
Smtps Thcy 8re ,hus what Bryan
would del.omluatc a trust. and as bis
platform Dlay declares TINT The PRO
ducts ~ trusts should De put on tho
free llst. De- would destroy the market
FOR what American wool would be left
Then. ngnlu. n. IN order 10 strike NJ
The trust. BE removes the duty upon
manufacturers of wool" he DESTROYS
the other ~ per cent OF the Independent
mills outside or the American wonlen
Company pr. Zee other words. those
that are noi On The trust The Began
policy Epriis ruin alike 30 wool grow.
ers and wool manufacturers AraerI
can Economist
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-10-29
Judge Geo. %TsmpIston.

Judge George Templeton has
been practicing law in Bates
county for many years and has
been one Of the most successful
Attorneys in the county. he is
a conservative man-the kind
who wins respect from all who
know him. Usually the Office Of
Prosecuting Attorney Is filed by
a young lawyer, one who has q
reputation TO make, and so maxi
es il on the state. Judge Temp
Teton will go in as prosecutor
backed by years Of LEGAL expert.
ence and a knowledge OF Bates
county affairs THAI can be gained
only by years Of residence and
activity.
Vote for Judge George TEN
pleton and you will be sure Of a
prosecuting attorney who viii
give fair and impartial treatment
10 all.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-10-29

The guaranteed bank deposit
law does not well ft Bryan, who
has made the statement hundreds
1I umts since 1892 that III such
md such Republican policy was
adopted that the people would
o. in poverty. An Exchange ex
lains an, by saying that Bryan's
platform Is Ike a Mother Hub
bard 10 covers everything and
touches 10 place.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-10-29

ual ef. t.,aot rllefy nj
Camnels fUr ts eiaff l0 Ihs
naIs5 lHhar Yaie d. ihe ua
cria ll.tsI u pafaculaf
bv tlo executive eluaea
can E e.llan uf asiHe he
wlee oatu,ls to couititu io tfa uam
oer3ii raish fund $3.50 eus ns
f4n te c1
vsat g. Hal 81 eoon
@s lave searched d uif fui
some o 81 d,pa or me uemocraie
Iats lloy,. bg
hayo ttta usa &
SHE nasi COP
ditan tu the llit,t. TIE lowest
wa iae epoa ,t iieracg are aij to
be forsd thes, ut Democratic
rcsine ~ tle id A1 the
D oa-4
rs ,if ~ Ks r,ts u,s, ,,4f pro.b.
c-l.s,f III 8r ana
pr.- tr,p ts.,rr 1,s boon IA.
e,-l ggi, ~, t.,., bv tho
,. ,-7 a. rr las
n,niis,y ~ himself
vifh -, vit, vsesa n,s,,.ns n,st ~.
a. or,,e f,s5ni,r~
Tbe ,lt.. 5UA cl,ss,roee,s rn,on
tba lar ~ nnion d, fbe trorr,.,n pottie
rt,,ors .ss-,.,a4i., hos r.-,fi,t.3 I'M.
tereere,.o - s,,,yni c,,,rt WHO ma.
v,ssa ,ts ,n.., /, in5,rsa nrvsn f.r
presiaent ,nd w-,,,.rilv l,,r an tbc
tahIe tb'a ,-,g,.,tc,ti, fr.,o presilent
cor,,e-s ~ tf.ir t,,s,,.s nicotine
~, o ut,t1.,d l,Aye
w,f,s.t rr,o ~, e.. 1890
~ 49,. u.rt. r.t s.ts ts o-r,gnir,-
,,, csr,,- 81, a.. lie, ,.,5t srd
M ~ r,-.1 5o1,o Il, ,sl froD
- .,t s-~ -, s,5.rsti,,
~. ~ r-r,-fsr+-,, 81 mo
Nam o--,,. w,.l,, e,g7
Mi""eFotn and Iowa foF RAFT
Bryan Is not To- receive tbe solid labor
vote of minnesota. Contrary 20 the re-
peatei predictions and efforts OF Demo
cratic labor leaders there appears to be
a big split On the ranks OF organized
labor. AMI Tan win receive his due
share of votes from the union men.
Fifteen W the most prominent union
men 90 Minneapolis have guel a cir
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-10-29

There viii be a called meeting
OF Gen. Candy post No, 10 O. A.
r. on Saturday Oct 8isk for
Committees 70 reports at our re
gular place Of meeting 800
O'Clock p. m.
Robt McMurtry p. G.
Attest VonErdmandorn Q. NJ.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-10-29

.Ucians who manipulated the pri
mary and the State conventions.
Wa le he got in by a handsome
majority, the nominees OF the
odd Guard Democracy were
o overwhelmingly defeated BE.
CAUSE THE PEOPLE or MIS-
SOURI, DESIRED TO REPUDI-
ATE THEM AND THE RECORD
WHICH THEY REPRESENTED
The same odd Guard" Dem
ocracy is now promoting the
election of Cowherd and his assoc
ciates on the Democratic ticket.
it is, therefore, the same fight
over again, and the simple propo-
sition is, Win the people Of Mis-
souri, CRAWFISH-will they 90
back to the egg-sucking, she'll
hiding" practices acknowledged
by leading Democrats; to the
bribery, corruption and crooked
ness characteristic Of the "Old
Guard" Democratic admins
trationsg
VIII they vote to approve Dem
ocratic party leaders under
whose administration Of party
affairs political contributions of
J corporations were freely taken
land reported as the money Of
parity workers?
viii they vote for candidates
DO were nominated through the
forts Of the very men who have
corrupted elections for years
asst. and are still in that bust.
ness?
Are the people ready to forget
low thousand-dollar bills, circu
lated from the desk Of a Demo
cratic Lieutenant Governor, Sc
cured legislation promoted by
eminent Democrats.
Will the people crawhshY
viii they take a step back
ward2
VIII they put endorsement on
election frauds by voting fol
oenehciaries OF such frauds
VIII they reinstate the politi.
al Influences which we're repud.
lated four years ago.
Wiil they reverse o wise de
cision mode ia 1904 against the
policies long pursued by the mer
Eho are seeking TO elect THEN
nominees in 1905;
Missourians took q long bold
step forward four years ago
They have had O splendid admin
stration OF public affairs by the
Republicans they elected then
they are asked now 20 take an
lther step forward by electing a
Republican as Chief Executive
and a Republican Secretary o.
State, Auditor, Treasurer, Rail
road Commissioner, ATTORNEY
General and Supreme and Ap
pellate Court Judges besides Re
publican Congressman and mem
bers OF the General Assembly.
VIII they step backward Of
f0rwardg
win Missourians CRAWFISH.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-10-29

Charles +. Beard was born and grew TO manhood in Bates
county. He was educated in the public school and in the Apple
ton city Academy. He then married a daughter Of Bates county
and settled down to a life on the farm and to stock raising. In
1901 he went into the auctioneer business and was so successful
that he grew TO be the most popular aucdoneer in the county, and
his services were in constant demand. In 1905 he was one Of the
five Republican candidates for the nomination of Sheriff Of Bates
county and was nominated an later elected at the November eections
He has now served Bates county as their Sheriff for nearly two
years. In all that time we have not heard a word Of complaint
from anyone about his conduct Of the Office. He has made an en-
cent and faithful officer, doing his duty without fear or favor 20
any one. So far as we can learn the people Of this county are
pleased with his services, He is very much better known and
therefore stronger with the people today than he was two years ago.
Mr.. Boards a public spirited citizen. He has always taken a
lively interest in public affairs in the community where he has lv.
ed and has had the respect and confidence OF his fellow citizens.
It has been customary in this county 70 give an officer who was
faithful aud edcint a second term.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-10-29
ORGANIZED LbB0B
SUPPORTS TAFT.
Majority Of tho Real Leaders and
Workero VIII Vote ior Their
Real Friends.

No Loager Any Doubt But That TAFT
win GO. tho Majority Of Labor
votos Despite tie Case cpuloua
Figs Nade 10y Gompers in Behalf
Of tuo Democratic Dos g.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-10-29
Federal JuTieS.

The report seems to haze
been going the rounds that
Sheriff Beard selects the men
for the federal iuries IN Kansas
City. This is not so and the
Sheriff has nothing whatever to
do With &c.
The federal iuries are selected
by government officers.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-10-29
MiSSOuTianS

In 1904 the voters of Missouri
repudlated the Democratic nomi
nees for all state offices except
that of Governor, who was elect
ed because the people believed
that be stood separate ana apar'
from the elements which other
candidates Oh the Democrat &
ticket represented. He got az
the ticket against The protest Of
the worst elements Of his party,
because he Was al that tins
than The practieal pol-
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-10-29
Republican Ticket.

For president;
WILLIAM IT TAFT.
For Vice President,
JAMES 5. SHERMAN
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-10-29

A wealthy crank is merely
eccentric.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-10-29

For Representative;
BIS F NIX
For Judge of County Conf
North District.
r N. Wmcox
For Judge Of County Court
South District.
EMMRT McLAuGHliS
For Prosecuting Attorney
GEo EMrLHloN
For Sheriff;
CHARLES +. BEARD
For Treasureri
Wa. W. PARE
For Surveyor
WM. a. SEARrus
For Public Administrator;
Franz ALLgs
For Coroner;
WM. A. RoBiNsoS
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-10-29

For Governor:
HRRBERT 5. HADLEY
For Lieutenant Governor:
JAcoB + GMELIcH
For Secretary of State:
JoHN E. SwANoER
For State Auditor:
JESSE A. ToLLERroN
For State Treasurer:
WILBUR T. MARING
For Attorney General;
FRANK b FULIERsoN
For Railroad and Warehouse Com
missioner.
WILLIAM WILDER
For Judge Supreme Court:
ARGUs Cox
For Judge Kansas Civ CouH 9
Appeals:
ARCH b DAVIS
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-06
HUMAN LOVE.
The One Joyous Impulse That Rules
the Whole Wide World.

The One Joyous Impulse That Rules
the Whole Wide World.
There lives somewhere in the depths
Of every human heart the divine spark
that we call love. 1t is the voice of the
universe slumbering in its narrow cell
to be awakened by a whisper or to cry
out In dear desire and hear the echo
ing answer from another soul. With
out it life would be a pale, relentless
episode. Without its quickening force
no temples would be reared by human
hands, yet novels wherein it dwells be-
come more glorious than palaces. Am
bition, fame and fortune are its slaves.
It chains the mind in sweet imprison-
ment, makes credulity q guardian queen
and lulls suspicion to repose.
No censorship of right or wrong can
light the way Of love. 1t walks in
pathways all its own. 1t laughs at
reason and dispels despair. 1t Is the
lisping word Of children, the puzzle of
philosophers, the talisman Of rulers. 1t
Is the first and last of life-murmured
at the cradle, cherished at the grave,
It is the rainbow after tears, the cure
for every sorrow, the one joyous i'm
pulse that rules the whole wide world.
Wade Mountfortt in Era Magazine.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-06

As the wonder Of the sphinx takes
possession Of you gradually, so grad
ually do you learn to feel the majesty
Of the pyramids of Gizeh, unlike the
step pyramid Of Sakkara, which even
when one is near it looks like a small
mountain, part Of the land on which it
rests. The pyramids of Gizeh look
what they are-artiicial eXcrescences
invented and carried out by man, ex-
pressions Of mans greatness. EXqui-
site as they are as features Of the
drowsy golden landscape at the setting
Of the sun, l think they look most Won
derful at night when they are black
beneath the stars. On many nights
I have sat in the sand at a distance
and looked at them, and always and In
creasingly they have stirred my mag
nation. Their profound calm, their
classical simplicity, are greatly empha-
sized when no detail can be seen, when
they are but black shapes towering to
the stars. They seem to inspire then
like prayers prayed by n who has
said, "God does not need my prayers,
but I need them."-Robert Hichens in
Century Magazine.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-06
Notice Of Contest.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,

NlTED STATES LAND OFFlCE,
GREAT FALLS, Mont. April 2, 1908.
A sufficient contest affidavit having been died
in this Office by
THOMAS P. STROBE,
contestant. against desert land entry No. 1869,
made January IL, 1904, for the NEK section IS,
township 3? north, range 4 east, by Charles Matz.
Matz has failed to comply with the desert land
law In any particular; that he has not expend:
ed the necessary $500 per acre, nor has he caused
the necessary $500 per acre to be expended %
required by law in reclaiming the land; that he
has failed to make the required annual proof;
also failed to make final proof within the four
years, as required by law; that he has been alb.
sent from the vicinity for more than two years
pear, respond and offer evidence touching said
allegation at 10 O'Clock q: M. on May q, 1908,
before John Mcdowell, U. s. commissioner, at
his Office at Gold Butte. Mont, and that final
hearing will be held at 10 O'Clock a. m, on June
4, 1908, before the register and receiver at the
United States Land Office In Great Falls, Mont.
The said contestant having, In u proper afida-
Wit filed February ~, 1908, set forth facts which
show that after due diligence pereonal service OF
this notice cannot be made 1t il hereby ordered
and directed that such notice be given by due and
proper publication.
J. NJ. BURLINGAME, Register.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-06
The Instinct Of DESIGN,

When a Japanese cannot mold the
shape of an object, when he cannot re-
deem it by a design, when, in fact, he
has no control yer its creation at all,
but it is placed in his hands as 1t is,
finished, says the author of "Kake-
MONO" he will still contrive to add
beauty to it merely by arrangement.
q" first noticed this On board the
steamer going out" says Mr.. Edwards,
"where the japanese boy arranged the
extra blanket on the berth in a new de-
sign each day. He folded It into lotus
leaves and chrysanthemums, into half
opened fans and half shut buds. He
had n wonderful arrangement which,
being patriotic, was more often repeat
ed than the rest. The blankets of the
steamship company had at top and bot
tom two wavy red lines on a white
ground. BY some wonderful twist of
his fingers the boy would fold that
blanket into the rising sun, with the
four red lines coming out of it like
blood red rays. He did it so perfectly
that I recognized the flag Of Japan the
moment I saw it."-Youth's Compan-
ion.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-06
A Great Lawyers Method.

Writing of '1Civilian Leaders Of the
Confederacy" in the Louisville Courier
Journal, John Goode says Of Judah T.
Benjamin:
"The first time l met him we dis
cussed the practice of law, and in the
course of the conversation he asked me
what we considered a good fee In my
part Of the country, to which I replied
that we considered $500 a very respect
able fee. He smiled and said: "When
I practiced law in New Orleans If a
man employed me l charged him a re-
tainer. If he came about the Office
much I charged him a reminder. when
I had done some work in the case I
charged him a refresher, and when it
was all over I charged him q finisher."
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-06
New Arrangement For Stars In Flag

New Arrangement For Stars In Flag.
A mar with a patriotic, mathemat-
ical mind out in Ohio has planned an
entirely new method Of adjusting the
stars in the blue field Of Old Glory.
he Is DIR. A. NJ. Martin Of Bloomfield
and has something unique as a sug-
gestion for settling a much disputed
question. Every time a new state j
added to the Union the stars have to
be adjusted differently, and confusion
and disagreement have resulted fire.
Quently. Or. Martins geometrical d.
sign consists of five arcs. the centers
of which are the apices Of a regular
pentagon. The stars are placed at reg
ular intervals on the arcs and fall nat
urally into a perfect geometrical posi-
ton. A bill embodying the doctors
plan and providing for its official adop-
ton has been introduced by Represent
alive Ansbe-ry Of Ohio.