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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-20
Accuracy Of Clocks.

The urgent need Of greater accuracy
In the Indications Of the average clock
gives importance to the suggestion Of
J. Jorgensen Of London that both pub
lie and private clocks can be synchro-
nized at slight expense through either
the gas or electric mains Of the town.
The gas works. for instance, may have
the regulator clock, which Is connected
to the gas main by a simple attach
ment that has been invented. A simple
mechanism Is attached to each clock
entered in the system and is connected
by a small tube to the nearest gas
pipe. At any convenient time Of day
or night q lever at the regulating sta
ton Is pulled for a fraction of a second.
This slightly reduces the pressure in
the mains and auses every connected
clock throughout the town to be set at
precisely the same time. With electric
mains and connections the clocks are
similarly set at uniform time once
daily by breaking the circuit or reduc.
ing voltage.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-20

When the marchioness was singing
at the Gaicty and before she had met
her present husband she had a partic-
ularly fetching song which ran thus:
Some day ! mean to wed q duke-don't
doubt me!
And none will dare to hint rebuke about
me.
The biggest swells will como to me
On Thursday afternoons foS tea,
And emperorS will mako their bows
When I'm at Cowea
When the marquis heard her sing the
lines he determined to help her fulfill
her promise. Among the obstacles in
the way was the opposition Of the
king. This led to the nobleman's writ.
ing the famous note to his majesty
which concluded thus: The lady | am
about to marry Is Miss Rosie Boote Of
the Gaiety theater, who doubtless Is
known to your majesty" The mar.
quis was reprimanded by the colonel
Of the Life guards on account Of this
letter. He was ordered to duty In
India. but resigned from his regiment
rather than give up his iancee.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-20

SENATOR ELECT WILLIAM o. BRADLEY.
the var came to a close. When he was
twenty-five he made q canvass for
election to congress as a Republican,
his district being at that time hope
lessly Democratic. He ran for con
gress time and again, and he was his
party's candidate for senator four
times before he was chosen to that Of.
fee. In 1887 he was an unsuccessful
candidate for governor. and in 1883 he
received LOG votes for the Republican
nomination for vice president. He was
one Of the famous 306 who stood out
for a third term for General Grant al
the Republican national convention Of
1880. He is a typical old school Ken
tuckian, as his father was before him
The elder Bradley rose from the posi-.
ton of a poor farmers boy to that Of
leadership at the bar. As a gawky
lad he one visited the county seat.
what Is that?" he asked Of some
man who CHANGED to be passing.
THAT'S the courthouse, you fool
was the response.
"And who Is that talking SO loud?"
"That's a lawyer making a speech"
"Can l so in"
EYES"
Bradley sneaked In and took a sea-
ON the rear bench. The eloQuence. OF
the speaker so impressed him that he
decided then and there to be a lawyer.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-20
new ASH EXPELLER.

Fire Room Waste Shot Through Bot.
tom Of Steamships.
A new way Of disposing of the large
amount Of ashes and clinkers which
materialize every day in the stokehole
Of a ship has been found in this
machine. which expels the ashes and
clinkers straight down through the
bottom Of the ship instead of from the
side, says Popular Mechanics. The
latter method has many disadvantages.
such as the necessity Of studying the
weather conditions on deck, working
ashes up on the leeward side Of the
vessel or holding the ashes below until
the weather changes.
The underline expeller. which is
driven by air motor. eliminates all
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-20
Would Save Cost Of Lighthouses.

The new coast lighting service pro-
posed to the Kiel Nautical society by
Corvet Captain Arenhold, a retired
German officer, is designed to make
unnecessary the present expensive
lighthouses. Naval searchlight signals,
projected at an angle Of forty-fve de-
grecs, are visible at q distance Of fifty
nautical miles, and he believes that a
cone Of light reflected perpendicularly
upward could be seen ut least eighty
nautical miles-much farther than the
mor powerful horizontal pencil Of
light from a tower 65 to 100 feet high.
The different beacons could be made
recognizable by different colors and
different forms for the light sheaf.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-20
QUlNINE FOH INFLUENZA.

King Edwards Physician Regards I,
as an Excellent Preventive.
In a paper on the treatment and pre-.
vention Of Influenza Sir William Broad.
bent, surgeon In ordinary to the king
of England. is quoted by What to Eat
Is saying:
las a prophylactic (preventive)
early ordered two grains Of quinine
every morning during the prevalence
Of the epidemic, and the results appear
to be good. OF course the patients
who were taking quinine did occasion.
ally get influenza. but I have known
very many instances in which this
dose has made a complete difference
In the patients liability to infection
and even in the general mode Of life.
II have. moreover, had opportunities
Of obtaining extraordinary evidence of
its protective power. In a large pub
lie school it was ordered to be taken
every morning.
"Some of the boys in the school were
home boarders, and 1t was found that
while the boarders at the school took
the qufnine in the presence Of the mas.
ter every morning there were scarcely
any cases Of influenza among them, al
though the home boarders suffered
nearly as much as before.
I'm a large girls school near London
the same thing was ordered, and the
girls and nistresses took their morn
Ing dose. but the servants were forgot
ten. The result was that scarcely any
girl or mistress suffered. while the
servants were all down with the in
fluenZa."
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-20
KEPT HER PROMISE.

Rosie 6oote Said She Would Wee q
Nobleman and Did So.
The Warehouses of Headfort, who Is
visiting this country with her hus.
band, was formerly a music hall "a
vorite. The Marquis Of Headfort. a
nobleman who. with the exception Of
the Duke Of Abercorn and Duke OF
Leinster. enjoys the highest title in
Ireland, fell madly In love with her
when as Rosie Boote she was doing
the part Of Maize In 1.-THE Messenger
Boy" ut the London Gaiety. He deter.
mined to wed the fascinating actress
despite the protests Of his mother. the
colonel Of the Life guards, of which he
was a member. and the king himself.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-20
Effect Of vanadium on Steel.

In order to test the effect Of vanadi.
UNI upon steel a mild steel free from
phosphorus, With a tensile strength Of
thirty tons per square inch and II per
cent Of elongation. vas melted in a
graphite crucible. 1t thereupon |
came carhonized and showed sixty
one tons Of tensile and % per cent Of
elongation. On adding l per cent Of
vanadium the tensile strength was
raised to sixty.nine tons. with an elias
tic limit Of fifty tons and IS per cent
Of elongation.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-20
NEW KENTUCKY MEMBER.
Unique Character and Career Of sena.
tor Elect William O. Bradley.

tor Elect William o. Bradley.
Ex-Governor William O'Connel, Brad.
icy, who was recently chosen to the
United States senate from Kentucky,
was the first Republican ever elected
chief executive Of the state. His
choice for this office occurred in 1906.
and he filed it for the four years sue
ceeding. There are a number of un-
usual things about his career. Born
In Girard. KY. in 1S47, he had little
opportunity as a boy for gaining knowl.
edge, yet at eighteen he was admitted
to the bar by special act of the legisla
ture. When only twenty-three he was
chosen prosecuting attorney of his
county. He tried as a boy Of fifteen
to enter the Federal army while the
civil war vas in progress. but could
not get in until he was eighteen and
had served only a few months when
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-20
"Giving up anything during LentY'
"Yes; my salary"
Our Sacrifices,

Our Sacrifices,
The gentlemen who bear for US
The burden Of the day,
Who monkey with the government
And beard the powers that prey.
May not be for their toll and pains
Appreciated quite,
But still they draw a salary,
And that may help a sight.
They let their private business slide,
Their happy homes desert
And journey down to Washington
With useful laws to flirt;
They watch around with sleepless eye,
Like faithful Old Dog Tray,
And only get for all their work
The honor and the pay.
While we sit pleasantly al home,
Enjoying more or less
Our grand and gracious government,
Removed from all distress,
Our statesmen, sternly standing pat
On some fine, wholesome law,
Work tw~enty-six long hours a day
And only n pay draw.
We ought to treat these noble ones
AS though they were u friends
Instead Of pelting them with names.
Tin cans and odds and ends.
See all the things they do for US
And all the things they dare
And only draw three times the pay
They could command elsewhere.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-20
HE conference which is to be
held at the White House begin
ming May II Is in many re-

"H HE conference which is to be
held at the White House begin.
ming May II is in many re-
spects a unique and unprece-
denied affair. Its object Is the conser.
walton of the national resources, and
this. of course. is a very broad subject.
It includes forest preservation. i'm
pgovement and maintenance Of the in
land waterways. irrigation Of arid
lands, preservation Of public mineral
hands or supervision of their develop
ment and many related topics. Ameri-
cans have become accustomed to think
ing of their country as possessing
boundless natural resources. But It
does not, and unless scientific measures
= employed to preserve and maintain
those which remain the nation ere
many years will begin to feel the re-
suits Of a policy Of shortsightedness
and neglect; hence the interest taken
By oil farsighted pubic men in this
conference. 1t was called In conse-
Quence Of the deep interest taken in
the subject by the president himself.
It is a we'll known fact that during
Nj. Roosevelt's administrations a great
deal has been done in the way Of pro-
lection Of the interests Of the future In
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-20
Natural
Natural
Enemies.
Us your child
fond of cats ?"
"NO. He's q
boy"
Spring Fever.

When the pussy's on the willow
And the balm is in the air.
Somehow have to press the pillow
Or sit lollin' in the chair.
Don't want nothin' to disturb US.
Amt got nothin' to resent;
Then q two-year-old could curb us
II We was on trouble bent.
When the bullfrog In the medder
GIFTS a-callin' to his mate
Just before he takes a header
Down where she Is won't to wait,
Then there amt no use in wtshin'
That We didn't have to work.
Just have got to go a-flshtn'
Down where bass and bullfrogs lurk
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-20
Humor ana Philosophy
By DUNCAN N. SMITH
PERT PARAGRAPHS.

Theories are much more enticing
than facts because they leave so much
TO the imagination.
Some bachelors are romantic, but
most of them are more antic than any
thing else.
The devil continues to do business
at the old stand whether we are will
ing to give him his due or not.
If you are foolish enough to ask for
advice take it, else pay for it and let
1t alone.
There is thing that it is impos-
sible to exactly duplicate. and that is
a man of good common sense.
A we'll dressed man is always a
credit to his wife and frequently to his
tailor and too often remains 30.
1t is an extremely clever homely girl
who always looks pretty.
It is often very hard work to keep
idle, but many people succeed in it
beautifully.
There Is no use in having the blues,
but then there IS no use having a lot
OF other things that we treasure.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-20
Knew Of One.

Knew Of One.
Detective-1 never saw your husband,
you know. madam. Has he any pecul'
lar features or marks about him?
Deserted Wife-Yes. sir; just above
his right ear l think you will find a
mark shaped like the corner Of a fat
iron.-Minneapolis Journal.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-20
UNDERLINE ASH ExPELLER,

these advantages. The machine is alb
%solutely silent in its workings. all its
parts are at all times accessible fol
examination, and the ashes are pro
jected with sufficient velocity to carry
them deep enough to clear all suct1ons
It is also claimed that there Ia abso.
lutely no securing action of ashes on
the hull or possibility Of their coming
In contact with the stern tube.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-20

extended, the country Will have practi.
cally nothing left in the way of such
natural resources.
The desire Of those Interested In the
conference ut Washington Is to make
the policies OF the nation and It's sew
eral commonwealth structurally right
In all that pertaims to conservation of
the natural resources Of the people.
Once established there will be little
danger Of such policies being over.
turned. no matter what political party
may chance to be in power.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-20
The Rich Cu1prit.

II am sorry to Inconvenience you,"
said the policeman, "but your machine
was going forty miles an hour"
Don't apologize" replied Mr.. Gould
erbilt- always do your duty. John,
60 right along with the officer and be
fned."-Philadelphia Ledger.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-20
An Odd Comnarison.

DO you like to hear her sing and
play?"
"Well. frankly, her singing reminds
me of a merry-go-round."
How Is that?"
"The music with which she accom-
panies herself is bad" - Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-20
From Ono Walk to Another.

what would you do If you was one
o. desc m~illionaires7' said Meandering
Mike.
II s'pose," answered Flooding Pete.
dat I'd get meself a golf outfit an
walk fur pleasure instid O. from neces-
sity.'-Washington Star.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-20
Strange Dialect.

You claim to understand wolnen?"
II do when they are talking natural.
l confess when they are using their so
ciety dialect that they have me guess
ing sometimes"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-20
Discouraging.

He gayly strunned the light guitar,
And then he heard a shout.
It was her father from above
Who hoi!ered. "Cut 1t QUIT"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-20
Always s,

Always So.
"That fellow doesn't know much"
''Then you can gamble on one thing"
'What?"
''What he does know he knows awful
hard"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-20
No Lonoer Interesting.

us the industrial stringency appar-
ent to you in any way?'
Yes, indeed. The women of u card
club no longer take up the time chat
tering about the difficulty they have IL
getting servants."- Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-20
HUMOR OF THE HOUR
No Sympathy Wanted.

Their is Il Baltimore man, a men,.
Der Of the city councils, who, his
friends aver. is oEe Of the most un-
reasonable %gruable-s in the Monumen.
tai City.
Not long ago be had q slight attack
OF rheumatism, during which be was
carefully and skillfully nursed by his
wife.
One day the good woman was so
moved by the sufferings Of her spouse
that she burst into tears as she sat by
his bedside. This required several
times, much to the disgust and annoy.
ance of the husband.
"How are you getting on?" asked a
friend who had dropped in to see the
sufferer.
Every badly indeed" was the reply.
"And it's all my wife's fault"
"What" demanded the friend, aston.
ished.
Eyes. The doctor said that humidity
was bad for me. and yet she sits there
and weeps and weeps!-Lippincott's.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-20
Thought So Too.

Thought So Too.
there is young Puffup, tremendous.
" stuck on himself. He thinks n
woman he might ask would marry
him."
II didn't know he had had as much
experience as that" softly replied the
bachelor cynic.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-20
She Knew.

"Now," said Mr.. Bunker, who was
instructing her in the mysteries Of
golf, ''you know what a tee is. Now.
then, the duties Of a caddie"-
"Oh, Of course" she interrupted, 1.-THE
caddy's what you put the tea in. I
know what a tea caddie is."-Philadel-
phia Press.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-20
Best He Could Do.

The One-Yes. sir. I'd have you know
I'm q self made man.
The O~ther-That's too bad. Couldn't
you borrow anybody's pattern?-De-
troit Tribune.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-20
No Evidence of Il Vet.

Moe Rose-Do you think the automo-
bile is replacing the horse?
! Joe Cose-Well, no, entirely any
way. haven't found automobile in
my bologna as yet.-Browning's Maya
zine.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-20
BucoIic Humor.

II read in the paper, Bier, that a fel-
Ter in town died from a bile on his
neck t'other day"
Socks a-humpin'! Amt that sing
lar, Hiram?'
Not particular. Bier. 1t was O.
these ortymobiles. bohemian.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-20
NATURAL Wealth OF TIE NATION

Its Conservation the Sub.
ject Of m Important Con.
ference at Washington.
Governors Of States and
Territories Invited.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-20
Gymnastics,

Eyes, l admit when l proposed l got
on my knees"
"Well?"
"And shortly after marriage l got
on my uppers." st. Paul Pioneer
Press.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-20
Down to Earth.

Down to Earth.
Knicker-I know a man who can GER
tainly sweep the state.
Mrs. Knicker-Well, l want you to
go to the intelligence Office and get a
girl who can sweep the parlor.-New
York Sun.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-20
Training Him.

Ascum-1 saw you Furnishing your
boy today. What was it all about?
Popley-I caught him in a lie.
Ascum-Oh, we'll, you can't expect a
boy to tell the truth all the time.
Popley-No, but when he doesn't tell
the truth l want him to be bright
enough not to he caught at it.-Catho-
lie Standard and Times.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-20
Good Evidence.

rs Biler a married MANI"
II guess not. He told me his wants
were few and simple"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-20

A we'll dressed man is always a
credit to his wife and frequently to his
tailor and too often remains 20.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-20

1t is an extremely clever homely gil
who always looks pretty.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-20

There is one thing that it is impos-
sible to exactly duplicate. and that is
a man Of good common sense.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-20

Theories are much more enticing
than facts because they leave so much
10 the Imagination.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-07-18
NOTICE.

Pursuant to the written consent of the holders of more than two thirds of the issued capital stock of the Imperial Val ley Abstract Title and Trust Company Ca corporation duly organized and exist ing under the laws of the State of Cali fornia), which consent has been duly filed in the office of said corporation, in the City of Fl Centro. County of Impe rial, said State, on the 29th day of June, 1908. and pursuant to a resolution of the Board of Directors of said corporation, which resolution was duly passed at spe- cial meeting of said Board of Directors duly called and held at the said office of said corporation, on the 29th day of June, quorum of the Directors of said corpora tion was present.
 Notice is hereby given that the prin cipaI place of business of said corpora tion will, on the 1st day of July, 1908, be changed and moved from the City of I'm peral, County of Imperial, State of Cali foruia, to the City of Fl Centro, County of Imperial, said State, after which date the principal place of business of said corporation will be the City of Fl Cen tro
 This notice is published by order of the Board of Directors of said Imperial pany.
 Dated June 29th, 1908, Fl Centro, Cal.
 DAN E. SKATER, Secretary of Imperial Abstract Title and
 Trust Company 13-4t
Imperial Valley press., 1908-07-18
SCHOOL BOND ELECTION NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given to the quail fled electors of Jasper School District of the County of Imperial State of California, that in accordance with the provisions of the Political Code of the State of California. that an election will be held on the 30th day of July, 1908, at A. N. GOulds Cthe Record ranch) in said district. between the hours of 1 D. m. and D. m (during which time the polls shall remain open) at which time the question of issuing and selling bonds of said dis trict to the amount of Three Thousand Dollars for the purpose of raising money for building a school house, furnishing same and buying or leasing a suitable school grounds will be voted upon.
 The said bonds hereunder to be issued and sold shall be of the denom- ination of Five Hundred Dollars each and shall bear interest at the rate of : per cent per annum, and shall be numbered from 1 to 6 consecutively, payable as follows:
 Bond No. 1 Five Hundred Dollars, to run two years.
 Bond No. z, Five Hundred Dollars, to run three years.
 Bond No. 8, Five Hundred Dollars, to run four years
 Bond No. f. Five Hundred Dollars, to run five years.
 Bond No. 5, Five Hundred Dollars, to run six years.
 Bond No. 6, Five Hundred Dollars, to run seven years.
 That H. Cross will act as inspector and W. Sherman and F. s. Best will act as judges of said election, and con duct the same, said inspector and judges being competent and qualified electors of said school district.
 In witness whereof, we have here unto set our hands this 9th day of July, 1908.
 D. c. CHURCH,
 H. M. BUMP,
 l.. s. NEAGLE, Board of Trustees of Jasper School
 District, Imperial County Cali
 fornia. July 11-Aug