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ing event occurred ut Anniversary
Lodge in the arrival of a little nine
pound stranger. This little. blue eyed
snowflake. born ut the close Of the arc
tic summer day, deep In the heart OF
the white north, far beyond the far
thest limit Of civilized people or habi-
tations. saw the cold gray light of the
arctic autumn once only before the
great night settled upon us. Then she
was bundled deep In soft, warm arctic
furs and wrapped In the stars and
stripes" She kicked and crowed In a
crib made out of Il soap box In a little
frame house thickly covered and
bound together by a glittering sheeting
Of ice.
far north. He came within 200 miles
Of the pole in 1906. when he reached
81 degrees 6 minutes, the fnrthest
point north that any white man has
ever been and lived to tell the tale.
Speaking Of this expedition, the ex-
plorer said: II should have reached
the pole If the supplies had not fallen
short at the psychological moment.
There was the distance reduced to Il
minimum that could have been COW
cred In a few days. For n moment l
was half inclined to hazard the
chances, to risk all now that the pole
seemed to be within my reach.
weighed the chances in my mind.
Then l came back"
Commander Peary thinks the lesson
Of that journey Will be a help in win,
ming success in this expedition. He
has taken every possible %precautior
against accident, failure Of supplies
etc. The steamship Roosevelt, which
was equipped for this expedition by
the Peary Arctic club Mt a cost Of
about $4,000, contains a splendid out
fit. President Theodore Roosevelt
boarded her when she dropped anchor
in Oyster Bay on her way north ant
babe the explorer and his party god
speed. He is much Interested In tn
success of the expedition to the froze'
circle.
The bust of Peary by the eminen
sculptor william Ordway Partridg'
gives a good idea Of the strength an
determination which have enabled tn
explorer to win his way in the frozel
north despite the overwhelming char
acter Of the hardships he has so Otter
encountered.
1t was executed by the sculptor 70
The Peary Arctic Cub.
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WATCH THE CELLAR.
II Not Clean It Is a Breeding Place For
Sickness.

Underground cellars ought to be done
away with. They are relics of a dark
age. More sickness originates in them,
physicians claim. than anywhere else
about the place. They annot be kept
In sanitary condition while vegetables
are constantly decaying there. The
place for a cellar is above ground and
outside the dwelling. Leave the base
ment for the furnace, the coal bin and
a general storeroom. An above ground
cellar is more convenient in every way.
Your vegetables can be stored with
less than half the labor when you do
not have to 90 up and down stairs with
them. You a keep an above ground
cellar clean with but little trouble.
while the underground one, being ditti-
cult to get at, will be neglected nine
times out of ten and allowed to become
a source of infection to the family
above 1t.
Ventilation and temperature are
much more ~controllable in such a build
ing than in an old fashioned under
| ground cellar. which obliges the house
wife to use up SO much strength In
climbing stairs. Locate it convenient
to the kitchen, with which 1t can be
connected in winter by an inclosed
passageway. Watch the cellar. Re-
member, the doctor who Immediately
asked, when called to treat a cas- OF
typhoid fever, if there was decaying
cabbage in the cellar. There was.
Keep the cellar sweet and clean and
see that it is frequently aired.-Subur-
ban Life.
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long to the bunch. When we work TOT
the country at large we expect to get
our dollar a day and board and lodg-
ings.
The money stringency that STRUCK
the country last fall has had no effect
whatever on Giveadam Gulch. There
was only q dollar or two in the town,
and that has been circulating from
hand to hand to give everybody a fail
show. Another dollar is expected next
month, and then we shall probably
have a real estate boom.
Mr.. Charles Harrison, a representa-.
tive Of a waterworks system, returned
to Chicago yesterday after a stay OF
four weeks in the town. He came to
see about putting in waterworks, but
as he saw only n gallon of water
used during his stay he became dis
couraged and went his way.
We had nothing against Mr.. Thomat
day party and left us out In order tc
administer a social snub we communi
Gated with a sheriff in Pennsylvania
and Mr.. Weed went back east last
week to finish the balance Of his tern
in prison. We are not a c~antankerous
cuss, but we are the head Of society
in this town. and any attempt to rut
it in on us will witness the departure
Of some we'll known citizen.
Mr.. George Bates of Lone Jack has
lost his third wife and has u con.
CALCULATIONS. She has eloped, like hel
predecessors, and If he doesn't over:
haul her he may count on being rid Of
her for good and all. If he takes q
fourth he ought to get one so lame In
both legs that she can't skidoo. AS tc
divorces and all that, George is not q
man to let them bother him.
In shooting at Jim Cummings the
other day an Individual from Mon.
tana named Waterford killed a valua.
BILE broncho belonging to Silas Will.
Hams. The man is In Jail. and even II
he pays the price Of the broncho the
jury will want to know by what right
q critter like him Is carrying a gun
around. No wonder Arizona is re.
fused statehood. M. QUAD.
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licity law of New York state. Mr..
Sheldon was himself a leading candi-
date for his party's nomination as lieu
tenant governor several years ago. He
was born in New York in 1857 and
educated Mt st. Paul's school, Concord,
N. H., and ut Harvard university,
graduating from the latter institution
with the degree of A. b. In 1870. He
married Miss Mary r. Seney in 1881.
Mr.. Sheldon was a member of the Re.
publican national committee in 1908
and 1901, was treasurer Of the New
York county committee from 1880 to
1903 and became treasurer of the New
York state committee In 1906. He is
n director in n number of banking and
industrial corporations and in several
street railway companies.
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The Superstitious Man.

The Superstitious Man.
He was a superstitious man,
Who loved a pretty maid.
He woed her long. but still to pop
The question he delayed.
At last resolved to know his fate,
Beneath the moons pale sheen
He started forth, but soon recalled
The date-it was thirteen.
Returning to his little rooms.
IF I should ask her. 10.
Upon this hoodoo date" he cried.
shed surely answer no.
Tomorrow is the fourteenth: then
I'll sally forth again
To win her promise. and ! feel
1t will o be in vain"
So, dressed with most exceeding care.
Next evening forth he went
And. kneeling at her feet. implored
The maiden's sweet consent.
Alas. his superstition got
A fearful jolt instead!
ED Bates proposed last night. q I
Accepted him." she said.
Minnie Irving In New York Herald.
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SHIP coALlNe DEVICE.

Motor Driven Elevator Loads Fuel
Automatically.
An apparatus consisting Of a series
Of buckets or scoops in endless chain
form, driven by a motor, the whole be-
ing mounted in a tower, has been add
ed to the many devices o coaling YES
sells.
The base Of the tower rests in the
coal, the tower itself being supported
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-08-12
Not TO Re Wasted.

II suppose you pride yourself on
your garden" said the girl who tries
to be agreeable. 'even though it isn't
very large"
YES answered Farmer C~orntossel
Its jest as easy for Mandy to raise
some green corn an tomatoes as it is
to keep up a patch O. marigolds an
petunias."
but Of course you raise things tt
eat?"
"Nope. That gardens too good an ad.
vertisement to be devoured by a lot o
boarders Star.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-08-12
GEORGE R. SHELDON.
Newly Elected Treasurer OF the Re
publican National Committee.

George r. Sheldon, the new a
urer of the Republican national COM
mittee, is a New York banker and Is
president of the Union League club of
New York, one of the most influential
social organizations in the country and
containing a large number of repre-
sentative Republicans in its member
shin. Mr.. Sheldon's choice for the
post of treasurer Of the national COM
mittee was in part due to the fact
that in the campaign Of Charles 4.
Hughes for the governorship Of New
York In 1906 he raised a fund Of $685.
923.GO and made a public accounting
OF every cent Of 1t under the new pub
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-08-12
Not Superstitious.

do you believe in ghosts" asked
the MAJ who resents all superstition.
mo, subj answered Erastus Pink
ley. An all rs hopin' is dat dem
chooses will femme stay dat way std
O. comm aroun' tryin' to convince me"
Washington Star.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-08-12
COAL ELEVATOR FOR SHIPS.

and guided by n block and fall gear
attached to a boom and free to move
within IN area of twenty-five feet from
the point OF discharge. A telescope
chute receives the coal at the top Of
the tower and discharges 1t into the
vessel. The motor Is housed in the
upper casing Of the tower. where It Is
protected from injury.-Popular Me-
chnnicS.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-08-12
A Different Proposition.

Pompous Director Qhotly)-Why did
you refuse to give my son a fair
chance to show what he could do?
Don't you believe in Introducing young
blood in the business? Superintendent
Il do. but not young hloods.-Puck.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-08-12
Out Of the Usual.

II have something novel in the way
Of n melourama."
estate your case"
'.The blacksmith is a rascal. while
the banker is as honest as the day Is
!ong."-Louisville Courier-Journai.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-08-12
Good Ad,

The Midget-Hello, Mary. Now that
the show season is over, are you going
to loaf all summer?
The Fat Lady-Well, l should say
not, Gaspard. l have a contract from
a country boarding house to sit in the
railroad station when the train comes
in and advertise the table.-Pittsburs
Post,
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A PA1R OF BOW LEGS.
what has become Of him. If any of
the cowboys around here hung him
just the same. It will ease the fathers
mind to know that his son was not
drowned in some river or smothered
in a snowdrift.
Numerous subscribers are writing us
to ask what candidate we propose to
support at the coming presidential
election. AS postmaster Of Giveadam
Gulch we wish to hold our job. and
we shall be in no hurry to come out
and swing our hat. Bread and butter
first, patriotism next.
Our esteemed contemporary ANNOUNCE
ed in a column article last week that
he would cheerfully lead a party to
pull us up to the limb of a tree. After
straining his intellect to make the an
nouncement he borrowed money for a
trip to Salt Lake and proposes to be
! gone a month.
Colonel John Sloat Of Big x ranch
called on us the other day and insisted
that the Kicker pick a fuss with ia
pan. Because we refused to do 1t he
stopped his paper and went away mad.
We have had to gently shoot the colo
mel three different times in the last
four years to keep him in the harness,
and it looks as If we should have to
bore him again.
The Hellso Opera House closed its
season last Saturday night with I'm
Gle Toms Cabin" It was a dramatic
close. The boys shot out all the lights,
three actors had their shoe heels shot
off, and the company started the next
morning to walk the distance to Flor
ence. We are a theatrical people at
the Gulch, but sometimes we grow
most too enthusiastic.
Some Of the papers in this territory
are making fun of our presidential
boom and asking where it is. Don't
sweat your collars, gentlemen. We
have started out to be president Of the
United States, and though it may take
n little time we shall get there in the
end if we don't catch the measles
Wait for the dark horse.
Mr.. Buffalo Johnson, who imagines
himself Il holy terror, was notified by
the vigilance committee last Sunday
evening to leave the Gulch within ST,
hours. He got out with five and a hall
hours to spare, and the tracks he made
in going We're five feet apart. Whel
its up to Il western man it's beautiful
r to see him hustle.
2 One George Henderson Of Utah go
t it into his head that it was his duty t
remove US to another sphere, and o.
Monday morning he called in at GU
sanctum to do the little act. After b
had fired five shots at is we took
hand in the game, and George is nov
in the hospital and a doctor is lookin
e for the bullet in his shoulder. He ar
ticipated an easy victory aud a crow,
Of laurels and is somewhat disappoint
ed at the outcome.
II Jim Hellso, which Is US, does nc
r hold fourteen different elective and AZ
e pointive offices, as some Of the paper
= announce. We hold only seven. an
we don't know where on earth to seal
mp another. Some newspaper men ma
le think it a duty to edit their paper
from the p~oorhouse. but we don't b
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-08-12
Qutspoken.

Mrs. Garrulous-l was outspoken In
my sentiments ut the club this after
noop, Her Husband-I can't believe
you. Who outspoke you. my dear?-
London Mail.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-08-12

ENTRANCE TO THE FORMER RESIDENCE OF
TAFT IN WASHINGTON.
or Cuba. This summer he and Mrs.
Taft will make their headquarters ut
Hot Springs, Va. but his movements
will be governed largely by the ex-
igencies Of the campaign just rs In the
past eight years they have been gov
erned chiefly by the interests Of the
government as interpreted by the ad-
ministration ut Washington. Judge
Taft and his clever and accomplished
helpmeet have learned to take things
as they come and enjoy life in what.
ever cline they may chance to be.
They win not mind having been on
the move a good deal for the past few
years II their next home should be the
White House.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-08-12
Before the Scrap.

$50 that dude in the grand stanG
said l umpired a stiff game, did her
questioned the vain umpire.
"Well, he didn't exactly use those
words" replied the messenger boy.
But he said something similar?'
Eyes; he said you umpired like .
stiff."-Chicago News.
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His Days Of Prosperity.

His Days Of Prosperity.
"You haven't always been a hobo
I take it,"
mo, sir. l can remember the time
when l could pay for a room at a hotel
and had a watch and pocketbook to
leave under the pillow."-New York
Press
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Not Too Loud.

Not Too Loud.
Mother-You should have given an
alarm when that bold young Staylate
kissed you last night.
Daughter (demurely)-I did give one.
Big Brother-Humph! 1t must have
been a still alarm.-Baltimore Ameri.
can,
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II any one has come across a young
man with a lop shoulder and a pair of
bow legs and answering to the name
Of French, please forward particulars
at once. His h%eartbroken father is
here at the Gulch and wants to know
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-08-12

Happy is the man who does all the
good he talks of.-Italian Proverb.
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LIVELY KICKER ITEMS
Always Something Doing In the
Land CT Giveadam Gulch.
SEEKS LO7 SHOULDER MAN.

Editor Jim HeIlso Wants to Know as
to His Whereabouts In Order to Ease
the Mind Of a Heartbroken Father.
Other important News.
copyright, 1908. by T. c. McClure.1
Henry Shine and William Davis OF
Lone Jack had a dispute last Satur.
day as to the weight Of Secretary
Taft, and guns were drawn and eight
shots fred. When shyster lawyers
shoot at each other no one Is hurt.
The editor Of the Blue Hills Ban
ner called us a liar over the telephone
the other day. Three hours later,
when we appeared in Blue Hills with
a calling card in our hand, the man
had been gone into the mountains for
two hours.
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A PAIR OF BOW LEGS.
what has become of him. If any of
the cowboys around here hung him
for horse stealing, forward particulars
just the same. 1t will ease the fathers
mind to know that his son was not
drowned in some river or smothered
in a snOwdrift.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-10-01

Hon. George w. Honey, National
Chaplain u. V. u, ex-Chaplafn Fourth
Wisconsin Cavalry, ex-Treasurer State
of Wisconsin, and ex-Quartermaster
General State of Texas G. A. r., writes
from 100 First ST., N. E., Washington,
D. c., as follows:
81 cannot too highly recommend your
preparation for the relief of catarrhal
troubles In their various forms. Some
members of my own family have used
it with most gratifying results. When
other remedies failed, Pern1a proved
most effSaciOus and cheerfully certi-
fv to It's curative excellence"
Mr.. Fred L. Hebard, for nine years q
leading photographer of Kansas City,
Mo, located at the northeast corner of
10th and Grand AYES, cheerfully gives
the following testimony: "Itis a proven
fact that Peruna will cure cafarrEl and
la grippe, and as tonic 1t has no equal.
Druggists have tried to make me take
something else Just as good but Peru
ma is good enough for me-"
Pe-ru-na in Tablet Form.
For two years DIR. Hartman an9 his
assistants have necessarily labored to
create Peruna in tablet form, and their
strenuous labors have just been crowned
with success. People who object to
LIQUID medicines can now secure Peru
ma tablets, which represent the solid
medicinal ingredients Of Peruna.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-10-01

a pass for both himself and for me,
asked him why he was buying
ticket. He said his arrangement with
the railroad forced him to buy ticket
but that the amount was rebated to
him afterward. He then checked the
trunk and gave me the check
At the fremont house Miss Shot
we'll paid her bill, had her baggage
loaded on the carriage, and told the
hotel employees she was going to Mo-
bile. Instead we drove to the Briggs
house, where she secured rooms. She
was to remain at the hotel in order to
be within call when needed.
The case seemed to call for quick
action. / did not believe, as did my
fair client, that the trunk had been
broken open at the fremont house.
From what Miss Shotwell had told
me, ]. Stiles Armour and Frank w.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-10-01

the day the couple were delayed in
Detroit. From the head porter
learned that on that day, in the after
noon, tall man wearing light suit
and a fur cap had summoned him to
aid in opening trunk, explaining he
wanted to change clothes, and had
lost the key to the trunk. Pendleton,
the porter, had given him hammer
and a cold chisel, which were returned
little later. Everett, however, had
not changed clothes, and this fact
was remarked by the porter. After
disappearing from the hotel short
time, Everett had returned and or
dered the trunk sent to Chicago.
At the Office of the United States
Express Company found clerk who
had received the package sent by &C.
A. Hayward" He remembered the
man who left it as tall man, wear
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-10-01

had left the papers with Chief Kelso,
l was invited into a private office.
Taking three packages of papers from
his safe Kelso said:
these were left in my care by
former Judge Cardozo and Mr.. Far
rell, attorneys for a client whose iden-
THY they do not care to make public
nor to inform you of at this time
They have requested me to be present
when you examine them"
With this he handed me the pack
ages and I began the examination.
Cardozo and Farrell, to whom / had
been introduced, were in the room.
The first two packages contained little
but Miss Shotwelfs private CORE
spondence, and I found nothing in
them that I thought would be of any
service to me in the case in hand.
Among the papers composing the third
package l found legal envelope,
empty, bearing the inscription: From
p. D. Roddy to c.. F. Shotwell; Selma
and Gulf Railroad bonds, $4,000"
quietly put this envelope into my
pocket. Another envelope, which had
evidently contained some sort of an
agreement between Gen. Roddy and
Miss Shotwell, was in the package
and / pocketed that. Finishing the
search / returned the packages to
Kelso.
I was mystiffed by the presentation
of the three packages OF papers be-
longing to Miss Shotwell There was
little doubt that Brooks was the mys-
terious client Attorneys Cardozo and
Farrell declined to name. l could I'M
derstand why the papers were present
ed. as the men who had conspired to
get possession of the Shotwell bonds
and other private papers, / argued, had
learned of the work done in Detroit
and of the closing of the net around
Everett and Brooks. Realizing this,
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the following narrative without excite
ment or the use of unnecessary
words:
Il am Carlotta Frances Shotwen.
am 20 years old and a native Of New
Jersey. | spend most of my time in
New York and Washington, but travel
a good deal, as my business affairs
require. | arrived in Chicago this
morning from New York, and was on
my way to Mobile, Ala, where | had
business in connection with some
bonds of the Selma and Gulf Railroad
which | own. On my arrival here
registered at the fremont house and
had my luggage sent to that hotel.
A few hours after | reached the city
found that the lock had been broken.
On examination of the contents |
found q package containing bonds of
the Selma and Gulf Railroad to the
amount of $4,000, together with 9th
er valuable private papers and CORE
spondence. had been stolen"
Did you travel from New York
alone?" ] asked.
mo-" she answered. Il was ac-
companied by a gentleman named
George A. Everett"
What do you know of this MANI"
very little. While living at the
Grand Central hotel in New York,
was introduced to him by J. Stiles Ar
mour, a gentleman who is interested
with me in a business venture. This
was about two weeks ago. Mr.. Ever
EFT was stopping at the same hotel
and one day Mr.. Armour mentioned to
him in my presence that / was going
south on business. Mr.. Everett said
that he was going to Chicago about
the same time to see his wife and chill
dren, who lived there, and that if
cared to go south by way of Chicago
ne would get me passes covering my
entire trip. His offer seemed to me
not so extraordinary, in view of the
fact that he was a close personal
friend of one of my business associ-
ates, and seemed to be able to secure
railroad passes for the asking. / &C.
cepted his offer, and We reached Chi
Cago together"
''Was he in your company all the
time en- route?"
''He had a berth in the same Pull
man and was in my sight most of the
time. At Niagara Falls he informed
me that Frank W. Brooks, who is al
so a member of the company l spoke
of, had asked him to call on bust
ness acquaintance at Detroit. We
reached Detroit too late to make the
Chicago train connection, and we were
forced to wait there from 1870 to $50
in the afternoon. These four hours
Mr.. Everett spent in the city, while
| remained in the train"
did you check your own baggage
in New York;
NO; Mr. Everett checked my trunl
for me. At the station I saw him buy
a ticket, and, as he claimed to have