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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-06
THE GHOST OF InE FUTURE
Fear Of Coming to Want and the Ter.
ror Of Failure.

Fear Of Coming to Want and the Ter
ror Of Failure.
The terror Of failure and the fear of
coming to want keep multitudes of
people from obtaining the very things
they desire by sapping their vitality,
by ~incapacitating them through worry.
anxiety and fear from the effective,
creative work necessary to give them
success.
Wherever we go this fear ghost, this
terror specter, stands between men and
their goal. No person is in position to
do good work while haunted by it.
There a be 10 great courage where
there is no confidence Or assurance.
and half the battle Is in the conviction
that we a do what we undertake.
The mind, always full of doubts.
fears, forebodings, is not in a position
to do effective. creative work, but Is
perpetually handicapped by this unfor-
tunate attitude.
Nothing will SO completely paralyze
the creative power of the mind and
body as a dark, gloomy, discouraged
mental attitude. No great creative
work can be done by a mar who is not
an optimist.
The human mind cannot accomplish
great work unless the banner Of hope
goes in advance. A man will follow
this banner when money, friends, repu-
tation, everything else has gone.-Suc-
cess Magazine.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-06
Test For HydrochIoric Acid.

A curious mishap gave us q very del
icate test for hydrochloric acid In the
atmosphere. In a north of England
locality many houses have curtains of
the cream color produced by metanil
yellow, popularity known as dolly"
cream dye and to science as "the So
dunn salt of meta-amido-b enzine sui
phonic ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS" Some
of these cream colored curtains sud-
denly changed to heliotrope. 1nvesti-
cation showed that an accidental es-
cape of hydrochloric acid from a neigh
boring alkali plant had discolored the
curtains, and the dye became a most
useful test.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-06
A statesman's Confessions.

For all his caustic wit Thomas B.
Reed of Maine was as tender Of heart
as large Of frame. He was not much
Of a hunter. Il never shot but one
bird in my life," he once confessed.
II spent Il whole day doing that. 1t
was q sandpiper. l chased him for
hours up and down a mill stream.
When at last I potted him and held
him up by one Of his poor little legs,
I never felt more ashamed Of myself
in all my life. I hid him in my coattail
pocket for fear somebody would see
how big I was and how small the vic.
tim, and I never will be guilty again
Of the cowardice Of such an unequal
battle."-Exchange.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-06
LAUGHTER ANALYZEO.
The Observations Of a Man With q
Sensitive Ear.

Sensitive Ear.
'Of course you have heard" said til.
man with a sensitive ear. "a laugh
that Jared. l don't mean" he contin-
ued, 'so much a laugh at an inoppor-
tune time-I imagine we have all heard
such laughs-as a laugh the quality of
which is unpleasant. There is some
thing contagious in laughter Of the
right kind, even though YOU may be
the object of it. 1t bubbles from the
we'll Of good humer. There is no hid
den thought, or 'arriere pensee.' as the
French say, behind it. 1t is the es-
sence Of frankness; it is spontaneous
and whole souled. and 1t cleanses the
system Of the laughter and, too, Of the
nearer, like a spiritual bath.
"But there are other kinds Of laugh
ter. The sneering laugh is perhaps the
most familiar. Then there is a quiet
laugh, a sibilant, secretive sort Of laugh
that is quite as certain to mean mis-
chief. Another laugh, d~isagreeable in
Its nature. is the high pitched, nervous
exclamation that comes either from EN-.
barrassment or is q mere vocal habit
The worst laugh Of all, however, to
my mind, Is that mirthless sound pro.
voked by the distress or embarrass.
ment Of others, and it rnsps naturally
most Of all the object calling 1t forth
A person laughed at and hurt never
forgets the experience New York
Press.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-06
Her NEWSPAPER DAD.
ne isn't Always Cross; Sometimes HI
Is Positively yubilant.

he Isn't Always Cross; Sometimes he
Is Positively Jubilant.
Newspaper daddies are funny, 1
think. Mines one. He's funniest at
breakfast. only it isn't breakfast.
cause its lunch. and that's another
funny thing about it.
"Where's 'smornin's paper?" he asks
mamma the first thing when he comes
downstairs. And then when she looks
sort OF childishly at him cause he's a
little gruff he hurries up and says,
"Good morning. everybody" just as
though he felt kinda 'shamed of him
self.
And then he won't talk when he gets
his old paper. He just sticks his nose
into 1t and looks at n page after an
other just as fast as he can, and then
he begins all over again and does 1t
slower and keeps still for quite awhile.
Then mamma and I wait for an ex.
ploeion.
"Ijits" he says. 'They couldn't spell
cat right"
Then he goes chasing from one page
to another as fast as ever he can, talk.
ing to himself, and when he's got real
mad he shouts at mamma: "They
buried it! See. They buried It back
~there-way back there, Of course, and
It's the best story in the papers"
Then mamma says, quiet, like q calm
after a storm, "Come, dear, your cot.
fee II get cold"
But he's more like q bear than q
dear, and he doesn't come, but he
keeps on growing at the old paper.
guess he finally gets tired Of himself,
too, and then he jumps up, throws the
paper on the chair and tries to dodge
mammals funny smile.
Mammals awfully patient, I think,
and she never gets mad, but just smiles
and smiles at daddy when he gets cross
ut things. Sometimes she asks him
why he wants to keep on being a news
paper nan If it's SO awful. One time
he answered and said it was because
II he kept On working sixteen hours q
day maybe the Office would some time
give him as much US the s%tereotyper
gets for working eight hours a day
Mamma said that was sarcasm. I guess
he thinks sarcasm must be a good thing
for the office, cause he most always
talks that way about 1t.
But newspaper daddies aren't always
cross. Sometimes mine hurries down
stairs a whole lot earlier, and then
when he grabs the paper he smiles oil
over and shouts at mamma:
"See that story? That's a clean scoop
and a bully one! That's worth living
for! And, say, won't the fellows or
the old Bugle feel sore, though!
II tell you," he says then, zone day
like that is worth a bicycle of Cathay.'
whatever that is.
And then looks at me and
smiles. cause we both think he's fun
ny someti:nes.-Des Moines Ua.) Reg
lister.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-06
Resigned Too Soon.

One Missouri lieutenant governor
missed the governorship because he
resigned too soon. When Frederick
Bates was elected governor, there was
chosen for lieutenant governor on the
same ticket Benjamin H. Rives of
Howard county. MI Rives held Office
a few months and resigned. Shortly
after his resignation Governor Bates
died, and there being no lieutenant gov
ernor the succession fell to the presi-
dent Of the state senate, Abraham J.
Williams of Boone county, who served
for some six months as governor of
Missouri. Governor Williams was a
preacher, a shoemaker and had one
wooden leg.-Kansas City Star.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-06
Homestead and Desert Land, Fina
observation-disclosures.
limited STATES LAND OFFICE.

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE.
GREAT FALLS, Mont, April 25, 1908.
Notice ia hereby given that
PETER KARELS,
OF West Butte, Montana, has eled 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-
tion No 1913, made March IL, 1906, for the Ma
NEA SEA NEl4 section 8: SWA NWA section
10, township 81 north. range east, NJ. NJ, and
Desert land application No: 2G5l, for the Sha
SEA NEA SEA section 8; NWA SWA section
10, township 3, north, range ! east, NJ. NJ.
He names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation OF
lands embraced in said homestead entry, and the
complete irrigation and reclamation of lands
embraced in said desert entry: william ?. Far
rell, of Sweet Grass, Montana; Edward karels
Bert Moles ANA Thomas OLoughlin, OF West
Butte, Montana.
j.. NJ. BURLINGAME, Register.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-06
HINDOO CASTE MARKS.
The Women Of India Wear Them on
the Forehead.

The Women Of India Wear Them on
the Forehead.
The caste marks worn by women In
India are confined to the forehead and
are more uniform than those affected
by the men.
The orthodox mark invariably worn
on religious and ceremonial occasions
Is q small saffron spot in the center Of
the forehead. But the more popular
and fashionable mark is a tiny one
made with a gluelike substance, usual
" jet black in color, which is obtained
by frying sago till it gets charred and
then boiling it in water.
Women who have not reached their
twenties are sometimes partial to the
use Of small tnsel disks, purchasable
in the bazaar at the rate Of about
half a dozen for a pie. To attach
these to the skin the commonest ma.
terial used Is the gum Of the jack fruit,
quantities Of which viii be found stick.
ing to a wall or pillar in the house,
ready for immediate Re.
In the more orthodox families It is
considered Objectionable that the fore.
head of a woman should remain blank
even for a moment, and accordingly II
u permanently marked with a tattooed
vertical line. The blister takes some.
times a fortnight to heal, but the Hin
doc woman, who Is nothing II not a
martyr by temperament and training
suffers the pain overwhelmingly
Madras Mail.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-06
Isolated Graece.

Greece is an isolated country of 25,-
OIL square miles that supports a popu-
lation Of some 100000 people. It has
no railroad connection with any other
country, and, being cut of from the
rest Of Europe by the mountains Of
Turkish Macedonia on the north, all
commerce is by yea The principal
ports are Piraeus (the port for Athens,
Patras and Volo on the mainland and
the island ports Of Syria and Corfu.
The Greeks probably number all told
100000, Of whom about 100000 are
In Turkey
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-06
An Episode In Court.

you are charged with snatching q
woman's pocketbook."
Il know 1t, Judge. But l wouldn't do
such a thing, hungry and broke as I
am"
TOO conscientious, I suppose"
mo. I don't pretend that. But why.
should I snatch a woman's pocket
book? What would I want with q cou-
pie Of car tickets, a powder rag, a
piece Of chewing gum and a dressmak-
er's address"
Once more a shrewd criminal over
shot his mark. His familiarity with
the contents convicted him.-Washing.
ton Star.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-06
A Convenient Postum.

An old negro preacher gave as his
text, "De tree is known by his fruit,
an hit des impossible ter shake de
possum down."
After the benediction an old brother
said to him:
text wuz In de Bible"
"Well," admitted the preacher, ''hit
amt 'xactly sot down Getaways. l
th'owed in de possum ter hit de intel,
ligence er my Observation-Disclosures
Constitution.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-06
Notice OF Final Proof,
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
LEwIsrOwN. Mont, April IL, 1905.
Notice lie hereby given that
TIORE RITLAND,
of Fort Benton, Montana, has filed notice of hif
of his claim. viz: Homestead entry No. 9511,
made September "a, 1901, for lots 4 and 3, NWA
shA, NEA SWA, section 8, township "a north,
before Chss. H. Boyle, U. s. commissioner. al
HE office In Fort Benton, Montana, on May %
1905.
He names the following witnesses to prove hi
'ntinuous residence upon and cultivation of said
land, viz: John +. Isaaceon, Martin Gunder
son, Fritz Jappe and James Conley, all of Biz
Sandy. Montana.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-06
Desert Lanu..Ejnal Proof.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
lIuHAm EAnHa Monf Anal lOOH

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
GREAT FALLS, Mont, April 4, 1908.
Notice is hereby given that
CHARLES M. RUSSELL,
cf Great Falls, Montana, has filed notice Of inten-
ton to make proof on his desert land claim No,
1858, for the Ef sen section ~, and ny SWh
section 9, township 81 north, range east, before
John Mcdowell, us. commissioner, at HE ONCE
in Gold Butte, Montana, on Monday, the 18th day
Of May, 1908.
He names the following witnesses to prove the
complete irrigation and reclamation Of said land
Cornelius E. Price, Christopher Cummings,
Thomas Q. Laughlin, and Isaac Evans, all of
J. n. BURL1NaAME, Register.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-06
Notice OF Final Proof.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
uVv,ornNyN Mont ANrl1 &c I

UNITED STArEs Lam OFFICE,
LEwIsrowN, Mont, April Is, 1908.
Notice lie hereby given that
GEORGE w. ALLEN,
of Virgelle, Montana, has filed notice of his In.
tention to make dnal ~tive-year proof in support
of his claim. viz: Homestead entry No; 1925,
made April 8, 1907, for lots 3, 4 and Z, SWA NWk
section 8, township Is north, range IL east, and
that said proof will be made before Chas; a.
Boyle, y: 3. commissioner, at his office In Fort
Benton, Montana, on May %, 1903.
He names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation Of
said land, viz: George +: Barkley, Clara Bark
Martin Gunderson, OF Virgelle, Montana.
g. X. MCKOIN, Register.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-06
Desert Land..FinaI Proof,
UNITED STArBs LAND OYYIcD,
GREAT FALLS. Mont. April II. 10

UNITED STArBs LAND OYYIcD,
0RsA FALLS, Mont, April II, 1908.
Notice 10 hereby given that
CHRIST 0. THORSTED,
Of Great Falls, Montana, has hled notice Of inten.
ton to make proof ON HE desert-land claim No.
1881, for the Ny NWA, SEN NWk, SWk NEA
section Is. township 81 north, range east, be:
office at Great Falls, Mont on Wednesday, the
2th day of May, 1905.
He names the following witnesses to prove the
complete irrigation and reclamation Of said land
frank Baker, of Great Falls, Mont; David o.
Sweet, Richard Roscoe and William Pritchard,
of Gold Butte, Mont.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-06
Desert Iand..FinaI Proof.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
aun TAv1. 4n .l 10

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
GREAT FALLS, Mont, April Is, 1908.
Notice is hereby given that
MARY HAAS,
of Gold Butte, Montana, has filed notice Of inten-
2OsO, for lots l and 2, SEA NEA, NEA SEN,
section 4, township 80 north, range east; SH
SEX, NEA sen, SEA NEA section 33, town
chip g north. range : east, before etc ss, John h. r Nc;
Butte, Montana. on Tuesday, the 26th day of May,
1905.
She aames the following witnesses to prove the
William Pritchard, Richard Roscoe. Alfred II.
Fox and Anthony j. Moltz, all of Gold Butte,
NJ RuRLINaAME. Raaistar.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-06
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
GREAT FALLS. Mont. ADril 25.

UNITED States LAND OFFICE,
GREAT FALLS, Mont, April 25, 1905.
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.
1913, for lot ), Mex SWA, NWA Sen, SWA
MEX section {, township 50 north, range 2 east,
before John Mcdowell, U. >. commissioner, at
his Office in Gold Butte, Montana, on Thursday,
the 4th day of June, 1908.
lie names the following witnesses to prove the
complete irrigation and reclamation of said
land: Fred 0chilt, Daniel j. McGowan, Edward
Ksrels and Charles W. Warner, al of West
Butte, Montana.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-06
Why He Was Suspicious.

There is something suspicious about
that" remarked the young man named
Brown as he hung up the telephone re-
ceiver.
about what?"
why, I just called up the home Of a
girl who has led me to believe that I
am the warm favorite and that there
are no others on her list. She wasn't
at home, so the party who answered
the ring said, but 1t gave me a jar
when she added, Shall l tell her you
called, Mr.. White?' New York Press.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-06
Beyond the Earth.

"Bliggins thinks he knows more than
anybody else on earth"
"You state it mildly" answered Miss
Cayenne. "Since the assertion that
Mars is inhabited he goes further than
that."-Washington Star.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-06
Notice Of Final roo
UNITED STATHs LAND OFFICE,

UNITED SrATHs LAND OFFICE,
GR.Ar FALLS, Mont, April 4, 1908.
Notice 10 hereby given that
JESSE N. NOTTINGHAM,
Of Highwood, Montana, has died notice of his in
Of his claim, viz: Homestead entry No. 6S6,
made April 5, 1905, for the SEX SWk section /,
Eh NWk, SWk NWk section ~, township 81
made before Chas. H. Boyle, j.. 8. commissioner
at his Office in Fort Benton. Montana, on May IL,
1908.
continuous residence upon and cultivation OF
sa1d land, viz: John Reynolds, Walter p. John.
son, Richard Fish and Henry ]. Thaxter, all OF
j. n. BuRL1NGAME. Register.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-06
So Chilly.

II feel" said the Boston girl, "that
have been on earth before in some re
mote period"
THE glacial. maybe" ventured the
enck,css man.-Louisville COurier-.Icur-
o.l.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-06
Desert land..Ftnal Proof,
UNITED STATES LAND OFFrcE,
GREAT FALLS. Mont. March %. l9

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
GREAT FALLS, Mont, March %, 1908.
Notice lie hereby given that
ARTHUR C. GRAE 2,
Of Gold Butte, Montana, has filed notice of inten.
ton to make proof on his desert-land claim No.
l461, for the NEk section %, township 81 north,
range 2 esst. before John Mcdowell, U. 8. com.
missioner, at his Office in Gold Butte, Montana,
on Monday, the 4th day of May, 1908.
He names the following Witnesses to prove the
complete irrigation and reclamation of said land
John G. Fey, Ambrose j. Fey, Anthony j. Moltz
and Charles Ambury, all of Gold Butte, Mont.
]. NJ. BURLINGAME, Register.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-06
Well Tasted.

1T seems to me that have heard
most Of the ideas advanced in your
speech before"
"That," said Senator Sorghum, mere
" goes to show that they are good
ideas, which will stand wear and tear"
Washington Star.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-06
A Reversal,

what will happen when women
rule?"
Among other things, I presume ia
ther-in-law jokes will come into style"
Louisville Courier-Journal.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-06
A Great Man.

"Father," said little Rollo, "what is
a great man?"
"a great man, my son, is one who
manages to gather about him q whole
lot Of assistants who will take the
blame for his mistakes while he gets
the credit for their good IDEAS"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-06

Censure or praise cannot affect a man
who knows himself correct.-Baltimore
American.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-06

Be as pleasant in your own home as
you are in your %neighbors'.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-06
Desert land..FlnaI Proof.

J. NJ. BURLINGAME, Register.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-11-11
French Heel Gone

Almost without women realizing it the
French heel has become thing of the
past. In the steady march of fashion
the high heel has been marked as
thing of yesterday and sanity now 10
seen in full, broad heels which are both
a comfort to the wearer and an agent of
good health, says an authority on shoe
fashions. The French heel was doomed
when the abbreviated skirt came Into
fashion Only the woman who feels her
lack of inches now dares venture forth
in a high heel and in this case even a
concession is made in the sacrifice of
halS inch to a full inch of heel. The
French heel was an impossible invention
at best and 1t was all in vain that pyh-
siclaDs declared it to be a menace to
the health of the persistent wearer. TWO
inch heels were the rule; three-inch heels
were anything but rare. For several
years these substitutes for stills tor
tured all womankind, but now they
have been discarded, probably to find
their natural place in museum glass cases
for future generations to wonder at the
vanity that prompted the twentieth CEN
fury woman to wear them.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-11-11
Flowers For a Bride

Just at this season, when bride and the
debutante are perhaps the most import
ant personages in the public eye, the
question of flowers is quite an important
one. These suggestions are particularly
for the bride, but the debutante may de-
rive some pointers as we'll:
Natural flowers, whether orange bios
SONS or some more exclusive, almost un-
obtainable specimen of the conservatory,
appear to be the preference of the brides
of today. White sweet peas, gardenias
and even orchids appeal to some brides,
but there are others whose preference
leans toward the impossible, especially
at this season of the year. However.
lilies of the valley and the ever-fragrant
white rose will remain the favorites of
the sensible bride of today. as they were
the choice of the maiden years ago, when
there was less nonsense and more prac-
tical sense in things appertaining to the
tale of the marriage.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-11-11
EUFAULA COTTON
MILLS TORESUME
G. 7. MARSH WILL BE GENERAL
MANAGER AND WILL PROBABLY
PUT THE MILLS IN OPERATION
IN ABOUT TWO WEEKS.
7-8-26t-e-o-wed

Eufaula. November 10.-(Special }
ing a stro.Sg probability that the Eu-
faula Cotton mills which were recently
sold at public cutlery here will resume
operations within about two weeks. G.
L. Marsh of Huntsville, for several
years superintendent of the MILL was
in the city last week for the purpose
of inspecting the machinery and gave
out the opinion that he saw no neces-
sity of delaying operations. The plant
is In readiness. he said, to begin work
any day and he could see no necessity
for delaying to await the arrival of
new machinery which could as easily
be added later on. 1t was also learned
that former operatives were led to be-
lieve they would go to work within
about two weeks and 1t is known that
the engine and some of the other ma
chinery has been recently rubbed up
and oiled. Mr. Marsh has been made
the general manager and will move
with his family back to the city to
assume charge at an early day.
Mrs. L. Schoenfield, former resident
of the city. after an absence of 35
years. is visiting her BROTH rs. M. M.
and Abe Beringer, here. Mrs. Schoen-
field is accompanied by her daughter
and will spend the winter in the city.
Her. husband, for many years deceased,
will be remembered as the inventor of
the celebrated Schoenfield stock food.
Capt. s. H. Dent, ex-Mayor George
H. Dent and A. A. Courich have been