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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-07-08
The WAY Of Heather.

Where Sonnerbo township touches
the boundaries Of Halland there Is a
sandy heath which Is so ~fnrreaching
that he who stands upon n edge OF
it cannot look across to the other.
Nothing except heather grows on the
heath, and it wouldn't be easy to coax
other growths to thrive there. TO
start with, one would have to uproot
the heather, for 1t is thus with heather:
Although it has only n little shrunken
root, small shrunken branches and
dry, shrunken leaves, 1t fancies that
it's n tree. Therefore it acts just ike
real trees-spreads itself out in forest
fashion over wide areas, holds together
faithfully and causes all foreign
growths that wish to crowd In upon
its territory to die out.-"Adventures
Of Nils" Translated From the Swedish
Of Selma Lagcrlof by Velma Swan
ston Howard.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-07-08
The River Press.
Published every Wednesday, Morning
bY the Rirer Press Publish
ing Company.
TAFT'S RUNNING MATE.

James S. Sherman was born in
Utica, N. Y, October "a, 1855. He is
the son of Richard w. Sherman, an
attorney and sterling citizen of the
old rdemocr attic school, was q promi-
nent figure in democratic politics and
was once mayor of Utica.
Since his election t congress Mr..
Sherman has been q strong figure in
national politics, being a personal
friend of President Roosevelt and q
prominent parsonage in national con-
ventions. He was chairman Of the
New York state republican convention
in 1896, and again in 1900.
AS a boy Congressman Sherman at
tended the public schools OF Utica.
His father was q man of profound
ideas, a scholar and q sound believer
in early education. He insisted on
his son attending the public schools
IS long as possible, and when the
youth had finished there he was sent
to an academy. After leaving the
academy at Utica young Sherman en-
tered Hamilton college. During the
latter part of his college life he took
up the study OF law and graduated in
the class of 1873 with high honors.
Always interested in politics, Sher-
man entered public affairs in Utica
with a zest, which secured him favors
from the local politicians. In 1884,
at the age of 90 years, he was elected
to step into the shoes once filled by
his father as mayor OF Utica. In 1892
he was elected as delega ate to the re.
publican national convention, where
he increased his political acquaint-
ances and paved the way for his en-
trance in national politics. On his
return to Utica he received the con.
gressional nomination.
Among other things that have fallen
to him during his stay in congress is
she craftsmanship of the republican
congressional committee, and as chair
man of this committee he became one
of the best known men in the national
capital. Personally, Congressman
Sherman is most attractive, and has
hosts Of friends in both parties.
AT his home in Utica, Congressman
Sherman is president of the Utica
Trust and Deposit company, president
of the New Hartford Canning com
pany, and still retains his law bust
ness. He was sent to congress nine
times from the 9th district, having
been defeated but once in his Ions
congressional career.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-07-08
MosIem Architecture.

The moslem architecture at Agra
and Delhi, Sc splendid, yet so short
lived, Is SO distinctive Of a dynasty
and so alien to the country rs to be
chiefly significant Of the influence OF
the west on the east and stands alike
in its permanence and in its feeling or
ideality in remarkable contrast to all
that was before it, is around 1t and
has come after it. 1t is indeed curious
how young India Is in art and how old
in her literature, her customs and her
social framework. There is no social
institution surviving in Greece or Italy
that can in respect Of age or Of inter
est compare with the Hindoo castles,
and there are no buildings or monu-
ments in India that can boast an an
tiquity equal to much that can be
found in the Latin and even in the
Tcutonic countries Of Europe. Only a
few of the rudcr and smaller rock tenn
pies go behind the Christian era, the
greater and more elaborate belonging
to a more recent date. and it is but
what the later history would lead us
to expect when we find as regards re-
Gently recovered Buddhist sculptures
that a sense of form begins to appear
just as Greek influences become active
In India, though the limitations stand
at an immense distance from the orig
inals.-Contemporary Review.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-07-08
A Misnamed Island.

The island Of Madagascar Is mis-
named. 1t should be called st. Lorenz
island. Marco Polo In his work on
Africa named Il stretch Of land on the
east coast, south Of the equator, NADIA
gascar. Some time after this Martin
Belhaim Of Nuremberg prepared a
chart Of Africa, using Marco Polo's
works as a guide, but misunderstood
the report on Madagascar, thinking 1t
meant M island. He thereupon delib-
erately added an island to the east
coast. This imaginary island was
mapped on the charts Of the geogra-
piers of the fifteenth and sixteenth
centuries. In 1906 the Portuguese sea
captain, Fernando Svarez, discovered
the real island Of Madagascar and
gave it the name of St Lorenz, and
for a time thereafter two islands found
their place on the charts. In 1881 II
was known that there was really only
one island, and In accordance with
this discovery the original name OF
Madagascar was retained, and the
other name was dropped.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-07-08
II Was a New "Team" to Him.

Heinrich Conried told the following
story once when chatting of his ex-
perience as ar operate director: ut
happened in Chicago" said he. Il
went there to superintend our first sea-
o in Chicago. l got there early in
the afternoon. AS l was registering
at the Auditorium a young, a very
young, newspaper man anne up and
talked to me. He begged for an inter-
view. l told him l had arranged to see
the press at 5. That did not satisfy
him. He was on an afternoon paper.
It would be a feather in his cap If he
could scoop the town. Very WE'LL
said I to him, I shall give you an in
terview, but it will have to be while
I am taking my BATH He seemed an
intelligent and earnest young man, and
I was willing to do that much for him.
II turned on the water and Invested
myself Of my coat, and the interview
preceded.
"'What do you open within said he.
"I open with Christian und Isolde"
I answered.
"'Have they ever been here beforeT
he queried."
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-07-08
Why He Was Anxious,

Buloz. the editor of the Revue des
Deux Mondes, once had at his country
house in Savoy a numerous company
Of literary people, of whom was
Victor Cherbuliez. Cherbuliez contrib
uted regularly every other year a novel
to the columns Of the Revue, and a
story of his was at that time running
in the periodical. The guests had been
out for q walk and had amused them
selves with gathering mushrooms,
which were cooked for dinner. AS the
company We're sitting down, 1t occur
red to one of the party that undoubt-
eddy some of the people who had tax
en- part in gathering the mushrooms
knew nothing about them and that
there might he poisonous fungi in the
collection.
This reflection so affected the com
pany that all the people present, with
the exception Of Cherbuliez, declined
to partake Of the dish. He alone at
tackled it with gusto.
Thereupon Buloz showed sudden anG
intense alarm.
"%Cherbuuez! C%herbuliez! What are
you about?" he exclaimed. "Remem
Der that you haven't finished YOU
story in the Revue!"
Greatly to his relief, the mushroom:
turned out to be ~innocuous, and tn
| story was finished.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-07-08
Soft Hearted Bill!

"Ah, dearie mel" sighed the woman
when Mrs. Pipkins, the sympathetic
parishioner, called upon her. Eyes.
there was worse men than my poor
Bill, but there, 'e's took now-gone. e
'ad his good points, 'ad Bill"
II am indeed glad to hear it." said
Mrs. Pipkins.
"Poor Bill" went on the bereaved
woman, Jewell, e weren't exactly
handsome, but e were soft 'earted
enough to smoke like a chimbly when.
ever e left the 'ouse."
"Indeed!" broke In the visitor. "But
l fail to see the connection between
smoking and
That's becos you never seed my
poor BILL" put in the widow. "Bil
weren't pretty, and e knowed it-but
~there-sooner than Scare hinnercent
little children into a fit Bill always I'd
that terrible mug O. is in a cloud o
smoke. Yes, e was soft 'earted and
thoughtful for others, was BILL
London Answers.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-07-08
HER TWO PRAYERS.
Both Were Answered, but tho Results
Were Discouraging.

BUTT vvSIS @uoVVVu V0e 0SA ~ UNVSSssS
Were Diseouragins.
During and for many years after the
civil war there lived in Franklin coun
ty, Mo-, where the old state road, built
before the days Of railroads, crossed
Boeuf river, a Mrs. Samuel Hutton,
who met with the misfortune Of hav-
ing two of her prayers answered, and
thereafter, her neighbors used to say,
she never prayed again. And this hap
pened during the civil war.
"Sam being away in the Confederate
army" was the way she used to tell it.
Il got lonesome among so many brag-
ging stay at home northerners that one
day l got down on my knees and pray
ed for the southern boys to come and
clean out the neighborhood, and it
wasn't a week before along came Gen
eral Pap Prices army, and, it being
near dark, the whole outfit camped
along the river, confiscated all my
stock feed, robbed my chicken roost
and burned half the fence rails on the
place without asking my permission.
AS l didn't know where Sam was to
tell him what the scamps had done, l
prayed again, asking the Lord to send
the Federals to chase Pap Price to the
jumping off place. 1t was about sun
down that day when l looked up the
road and saw my answer coming, and
the northern boys stopped at the river
for the night, ate what food the Con.
federates had left me and destroyed
the balance of the fence rails."-Buf
falO Times.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-07-08
They Couldn't Fool Him.

At a dinner, recently, William j.
Bryan was joking about his repeated
attempts to be elected president, al.
though Mr.. Bryan considers them no
joke, at that.
"After a time," he said, 81 shall be
in the position of the man, somewhat
worse for wear, who came into q dance
in Texas. The floor manager saw
him and led him out. He came back.
Then the floor manager pushed him
out. He came back. Finally, the
floor manager kicked him out, and he
rolled down q flight of stairs. AT the
bottom of the stairs he considered the
matter. Il know what it MEANS he
said. They can't fool me. Those
people in there do not want me to at.
tend that Dance"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-07-08
Iron Eaters.

iron eAS0rSs
1.-THE first time I ever swallowed a
tack" said a carpet layer, II jumped
to my feet and TREMENDOUSLY asked the
way to the hospital.
whats the matterT' my mate, an
old hand, asked.
"'I've swallowed a tack said l.
Good gracious, what will become of
meY
1.-THE old hand sat back on the car.
pet he was laying and laughed.
"'Why, KID said he, it's nothing to
swallow a tack. Every professional
carpet layer swallows half a dozen or
so daily. It's a thing that causes nc
Inconvenience. If it did, I'd know it
l bet I'VE swallowed a hundredweight
of tacks in my life.'
"And I'm sure" the carpet layer con
cluded, 'my mate was telling the
truth, for since then I've swallowed
half a hundredweight myself" He
gulped. Hang it." he said; "there
goes one now"-New York Press.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-07-08

acre or 6.23 times q bumper crop. To
show what the "Alaska'' wheat may
do for farmers of the world multiply
the probable wheat yield Of this sum.
mer by six times, or nearly six and a
quarter times, and that is q sample of
what might happen had all the farm.
ers used this wonderful new wheat. 1t
would mean an addition to the wealth
of America alone by millions Of
ey, and would raise the value Of wheat
lands everywhere, making wheat the
best paying crop in the world.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-07-08
MARS SEASONS.
Vital In the vesctative Economy Of
the Planets Year.

wv
the Planets Year.
Were Mars not an old planet, cor
roborating by absence of cloud the
general course of planetary develop.
ment, our knowledge of it would have
been slight. To begin with, it enables
us to mark the permanency in place of
the planets features and so to time
their axial rotation, by which we come
to knowledge Of the planets day. This
day proves to differ little from our
own in duration, being "a hours 40
minutes long instead Of "a hours. Next
it discloses the tilt of the axis to the
planets orbital plane, a relation which
causes the seasons of the year. Now,
the Marian tilt as well as the Marian
time of rotation turns out to be singu-
larly like our own, being, in fact, "a
degrees as against 231A degrees for the
earth. The year of Mars, however, Is
twice ours in length, which, Joined to
great eccentrlcity Of orbit, gives it d.
versifedly long seasons. Thus In the
northern hemisphere spring lasts 100
days, summer 1873, autumn 147 and
winter 1853, while in its southern hemi-
sphere the figures stand reversed.
The numbers have more than aca-
demic importance, for absolute length
is as vital a factor in a seasons in
fuence as the fact Of the season itself.
Much may be brought to pass in twice
the time which could not develop in
the shorter period, and 1t Is not a little
interesting that precisely this POSSIBLE
ity actually turns out to be vital in
the v~egetative economy Of the planets
year.-Percival Lowell in Century.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-07-08
Aroused His Wrath.

"Were you ever done in oilT" ven
tured the wandering portrait painter.
The old farmer almost leaped out of
his boots.
"Was l ever done in oil?' he roared.
"Well, l should say so! A long legged,
fox cared individual that looked some
thing like you came past here last
week and sold me a bottle of what was
supposed to be genuine olive oil to eat
on lettuce. When l poured it on the
lettuce it turned out to be sewing ma
chine oil, and, by heck. If I thought
that YOU
But the wandering artist was gone
gone in a cloud Of dust. - Chicago
News.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-07-08
|haiti's Legion Of Honor.

It is not generally known that the
famous order of the Legion of Honor
was adopted at Haiti in 1S49. When
Soulouque became emperor under the
name Of Faustin l., he instituted an
order in imitation of that which had
been established by Napoleon in 1902.
Statues, ribbons and insignia were pre-
cisely Identical, and since the sover-
eign Of Haiti distributed his honors to
all and sundry with lavish hand the
French government was considerably
embarrassed. The death Of SoulouQue
ended the dif1culty.-Paris Gaulois.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-07-08
A Place,

There was not even standing room In
the 6 o'clock crowded car, but one
more passenger, a young woman,
wedged her way along just inside the
doorway. Each time the car took a
sudden lurch forward she fell help
lessly back. and three times she land
ed in the arms Of q large, comfortable
man on tho back platform. The third
time 1t happened he said quietly.
Hadn't you better stay hereT"-New
York World.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-07-08
A Poor Remedy.

Speaking Of a certain measure under
discussion in the senate, a well known
congressman said: 1T does not meet
the situation at all and will not RENE
dy conditions. It reminds me Of the
wife Of a young blacksmith Of Wash
ington. Did you sew that button on
my coat?' this blacksmith asked his
wife one morning. No, dear the wife
answered. 4 couldn't find the button,
but I sewed up the buttonhole, so it's
al right"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-07-08
Corporal Punishment.

Corporal punishment formerly had a
wider Significance than mere whip
ping. Henry de Bracton, chief justici'
airy of England In the reign Of Henry
Ill.,. divided corporal punishment into
two kinds-those inflicted with and
without torture. The stocks and the
pillory would rank us corporal punish
ment; also m%ut1lations and other grim
tortures when imposed not to extort
confessions, but as penalties. and the
branding in the hand for felony, which
was not abolished until George ILLS
time.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-07-08
IF TRUE.

According to q story told by the ST.
Paul Pioneer Press, a new variety OF
wheat promises to effect q revolution
in American agriculture. The story
has the appearance of a newspaper
fake, but the wonders of plant life
recently discovered by Luther Burbank
and other experts suggest the posi-
bility of further surprises along that
line.
1t is stated official tests OF the new
plant wonder have been made cover
ing q period of four years, and the
results are o made public for the
first time by Adams s%on.in-law, 0. X.
Hobe, of the Hobe Lumber company,
who resides at 100 Portland avenue,
Minneapolis. The new wheat has been
named the "Alaska,' because of its
hardness aud its thrift. MIR. Adams
does not care to give out details of
the new discovery Of his famous plant
which places him along with Luther
Burbank as an originator of new
ideas in plant life. He has the
goods and says they speak for
themselves.
In a nutshell, he has a wheat which
is either spring or winter wheat, just
as the farmer decides to SOW, a wheat
so sturdy that storms that ruin other
sturdy stock affect this giant stem but
little, and the heads of which remain
erect through ordinary halls. But the
greatest thing Of all regarding this
wonderful wheat is that it yield SO
much greater a ratio of crop than
ordinary wheat as to make the story
almost past belief, q yield which
shows that MIR. Adams has been able
to secure an increase OF 222! fold.
With but one head of the gian
wheat in the fall Of 1904, MIR. Adams
planted abe seeds from that head, AM
the next year secured seven pounds o
the seed. he showed that seve,
pounds OF spring wheat in 1906 an,
from the seven pounds harvested l54
pounds Of seed. an increase of q frac
ton less than IS fold. A heavy hal
storm in July was the OF tn
ruined wheat crop in that vicinity
which left hardly any OF the ordinar
wheat standing. From that yield Nj,
Adams divided the seed, sowing a pa,
of it last fall and the balance tn
spring. he now has nearly 900 acre
in seed Of the new wheat, and hi
saved some seed to guard again
possible total loss this year.
1t is stated that ordinarily the farr
er sows q bushel and q peck of seed
the acre. Out of that q big yield won
be IS bushels to the acre under e
ceptional circumstances, or an i
crease OF "A fold. The Adams whe
has shown as high as 222 and a fra
ton. Garry this out on the same pl'
and it would mean 277 bushels to t
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-07-08
Real Dialect.

At a traction line ticket Office In
Dayton, O.. the other day ! overheard
the following conversation. the parties
thereto being a German woman and
the ticket agent:
"A dicket tsoo Zinzin -nay.tee."
zone wayT"
"Zwei ways"
Then as he stamped the ticket the
purchaser asked:
Il haf dime to vaidt how muchY'-
Chicago News.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-07-08
When Women Claim Age.

At two periods in life femininity de-
clares itself to be older than 1t really
is, before it has reached eighteen and
after it has reached eighty-dve.-
Health.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-07-08
An Exception.

Little Ethel-Mr. Rich, we're not all
made Of dust, are we? Mr.. Rich (be-
nignly)-Yes, my dear. Little Ethel
triumphantly)-Oh, we'll, you aren't.
COS papa says you sprung from Moth
ing.-Punch.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-07-08
Truthful Boy.

Man - Did you say your mamma
whipped you because you wouldn't tell
n lie? Boy-Yes, sir. She wanted me
to tell me teacher l was sorry played
'hcokey'' when l wasn't.-EXchange
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-07-08
His REASONING.

Robby-l believe you are engaged to
Mr.. Shocks at last. sis. Sis-What
he's stopped giving ne pennies!-Lon.
don Opinion,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-07-08
Their Standard.

Say asked the first messenger
boy, got any novels ter swop?"
Il got Big Foot Bills Revenge"
replied the other.
us it Il long story?"
Nav! Ne kin finish 1t easy in two
Observation-Disclosures Press.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-07-08
Two Ways Out.

"What would you do" asked the ex.
cited politician, III a paper should call
you n liar and a thiefT'
"Well." said the lawyer, III l were
you I'd toss up to c whether I'd re-
form or thrash the editor. "-Pck-Me
Up.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-07-08

This bank solicits accounts, and
offers to depositors absolute security,
prompt and careful attention, and the
most liberal treatment consistent with
safe and profitable banking. Buys
and sells foreign exchange, drawing
direct on all principal American and
European cities, and issues It's own
Letters of Credit.
Interest paid on time deposits. The
highest cash price paid for approved
state, county, city and school bonds
and warrants.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-07-08

Zeal without knowledge is like exre-
Citiou TO a man il the dark.-Newten.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-07-08

Youth is the opportunity to do some
thing and become somebody.-Munger.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-02-20
Three Hundred People At
tended The Hearing
Monday.
DEFENDANT GAVE BOND
Synopsis of The Evidence In
Detail---Defence
Valves.

Rob Wood, who was held to the
grand jury Monday on charge Of
writing a Might Rider" letter to
Lewis Dawson, col. gave bond for
$500 with his father Jas. B. Wood as
surety.
the trial was.heard by probably
300 people, negroes as we'll as whites,
showing keen interest in the pro-
ceedings.
County Attorney John c. Duffy
conducted the prosecution, assisted
by Douglas Bell. The defendant was
represented by Attorneys c. H.
Bush and j. T. Hanbery. Near him
sat his wife, his parents and younger
brother.
The first witness was H. D. Wal
lace. He stated that he owned the
Hooker place, four miles South of
town and had leased it for 1908 to
Wallace Boyd. Henry Giles, color
ed tenant, was driven off in January
by letters to him and signed Night
Riders. Lewis Dawson, col. followed
Giles as occupant of the house on the
farm, which lies between Rob Wood
and his father, Jas. B. Wood, Rob
Wood applied to him to rent the
house last fall. Said he wanted to
control it's occupancy. Told him his
plans were not matured and later
made a cropping arrangement with
Mr.. Boyd. Mr.. Wallace was cross
examined by Mr.. Bush, but his tester.
mohy was not changed.
Lewis Dawson stated that he was
a cropper for Nh. Boyd on the Hooker
place, moved there Jan. 20. Didn't
know Mr.. Wood at that time. Two
Sundays ago (Feb.2) Mr.. Wood came
to his fence and asked him if he
would help him put up ice the next
day. Called him "Uncle "as he did
not know his name. Asked him if
the night riders had ever written him
any letters and what he would do if
he got one, also if he had a gun.
Witness told him he had a gun. but
didn't think he would try to use it.
Mr.. Wood said it would be no use
all he could do would be to do as the
night riders demanded. After some
more talk about ice, he left. Next
day witness got letter addressed to
Tenant on Hooker Place" Andrew
Ferguson, hand on Mr.. Woods
place brought it and said it had come
to Mr.. Woods box. He sent it from
the fence by one of his children.
identified the letter. 1t read:
"Say old man we do not want to
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-02-20
Mountaineer Coming.

Middlesboro, KY, Feb. 19.-Com-
pany H., of this city, under COM
'1nand of Sergt. Debusk, numbering