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Cause Of His Enthusiasm,

A reader Of the New York World
writes to tina. paper as follows:
I detect a note Of sadness in your
editorial m 1.-The Third Term" 1t
sounds as if you were disappointed be-
cause You We're not going to have
Roosevelt to beat Bryan with.
The attitude of the World and the
other New York papers toward Bryan
recalls the old story Of the Adventist
minister in 1872 who preached an elo-
quent sermon predicting the end Of the
world N Nov. l.
"Glory!!' shouted a fat man in one Of
the rear pews.
After the service the minister hunted
up his enthusiastic auditor and said:
MY friend. are you as anxious as
you seem for the world to come to an
end?"
"Sure!!" was the reply. Anything to
beat Grant."-New York Times.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-06
USEFULNESS OF SNOW.
Agriculture Would Suffer If All Mois
lure Fell as Rain.

agriculture WouIo Surer It All MoiS.
tur Fell as Rain.
If all the condensed moisture Of the
atmosphere were to fall as rain and
none Of it as snow hundreds of thou.
sands of square miles Of the earth's
surface now yielding bountiful crops
would be little better than a desert.
The tremendous economic gain for the
world at large which results from the
difference between snow and rain is
seldom realized by the inhabitants of
fertile and we'll watered lowlands.
1t is in the extensive regions where
irrigation is a prime necessity in agri-
culture that the special uses of snow
come chiefly into view. All through
the winter the snow Is falling upon the
mountains and packing itself firmly in
the %ravines. Thus in natures great ice
house a supply Of moisture Is stored
up for the following summer.
All through the warm months the
hardened snow banks are melting
gradually. In trickling streams they
steadily feed the rivers, which, as they
flow through the valleys. are utilized
for irrigation. If this moisture fell as
rain 1t would almost Immediately wash
down through the rivers. which would
hardly be fed at all in the summer.
when the crops most needed water.
These facts are so well known as to
be commonplace in the Salt Lake val
ley and in the subarid regions of the
west generally. They are not so well
understood in New Jersey or Ohio.
where snow Is sometimes q pictur-
esque, sometimes a disagreeable, fea-
ture Of winter. .
In all parts Of the country the notion
prevails that the snow Is of great
value as a fertilizer. Scientists, how
ever, are inclined to attach less i'm
portance to its service in soil nutrition
for some regions that have no snow
are exceedingly ~fertile-than to its
worth as a blanket during the months
of high winds. 1t prevents the blowing
of of the finely pulverized richness of
the top soil. This, although little per-
ceived, would often be a great loss
Chicago Tribune.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-06
WILLIAM S. SIMS.
Lieutenant Commander In Navy Whose
Testimony Made a Sensation.

Lieutenant Commander William S.
Sims created a sensation when in his
testimony before the senate committee
OH naval affairs he declared. "The most
disgraceful exhibition ever witnessed
on the face OF the globe a the
shameful state Of inefficiency displayed
by the United States navy during the
Spanish war"
Other witnesses before the commit.
tee disagreed with the statements of
Commander Sims. particularly Rear
Admiral Capps. who maintained that
conditions In the navy at the time Of
the encounter with Spain were not
nearly SO bad as represented by Sims.
The latter was a participant in the
Spanish conflict and an inspector of
target practice In the navy. and this
fact made his testimony more impress.
i've when he said regarding the battle
Of Santiago: Mine thousand projec.
tiles We're fired, and only l2O hits were
recorded. or about ~ per cent. The
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-06
Great Expectations.


When spring comes gayly down the pix,
With blossoms in her hair
And with a smile much like the ones
Fltrtatious ladies wear.
The man who has been closely housed
In dull. combining toll
Longs for a patch Of ground where he
May wrestle with the soil.
He wants to have a bed OF peas
And exc a lettuce patch,
He wants to get a flock of fowls
And set some eggs to hatch,
He wants to peel his coat and vest
And do things with the hoe
To show his wide eyed city friends
How he can make things grow.
The blood is stirring in his veins
Like sap In lordly trees.
For him no more a wasted life
OF soft and useless ease.
He hears the call Of Mother Earth.
A call to earnest deeds,
And so he sends for catalogues
OF flower and garden seeds.
It doesn't hurt him very much,
Or any, as a rule.
The fever lasts a day or two,
And then his blood gets cool.
But while he's underneath the spell,
Perhaps a day OF so,
He rather takes the thing to heart
And really thinks he'll go.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-06

Der, which allows it to be fired for an
unlimited time without becoming over
heated. The Maxim, the gun it most
closely resembles, can only fire for a
period Of ten or fifteen minutes before
an interval is allowed for 1t to cool.
The second great feature is its con-
struction, which makes it possible to
fire it down the precipitous side Of a
mountain, straight into the air, and to
any point Of the compass. The invent
or claims 1t is as cheap to make as the
Maxim and that the mixture required
for the cooling chamber costs only -
cents a month per gun.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-06
Tho Smallest Engine.

The smallest locomotive engine in
the world weighs twelve grains, and
three drops Of water fill its boiler.
This miniature marvel was con
structed by an ingenious American.
Despite the fact that 1t could be placed
inside n thimble, it is composed Of Ito
distinct pieces and is held together by
afty-two screws.
The stroke Of the piston is one.
twelfth Of an inch. and its diameter Is
less than one-ninth Of an inch. Yet
when 1t gets In motion it works as
though 1t were the strongest AMI big.
gest locomotive that ever ran on rails.
Philadelphia Press.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-06

control. Such n faculty could be MAIN
tanned as no college could support: the
greatest authors. artists. essayists. en-
gineers and statesmen would write with
authority on every question OF impor-
lance, each of the 800 papers getting the
benefit Of these great minds. while MAIN
tanning their individuality on purely local
matters. There could be n $lO0. GOO or a
100000 n year man at the head OF the
editorial force and another God made
genius in charge OF the business end.
AS to paying 100000 to All editor in
chief, there is evidence that MIR. Mum
sey would be willing to back up his
theory on this subject. The evidence
came out quite accidentally Mt a din
ner given not long since by the Period
teal Publishers Of America in compli-
ment to Stephen Lausanne. the French
journalist, then On a visit to America.
There was a little good natured spar
ring between Mr.. Munsey and Arthur
Brisbane Of the New York Evening
Journal. and the latter remarked in the
course Of it: Il will tell you n secret.
Mr.. Munsey offered me $4,000 a year
to run the Daily News for him. l de-
clined, and the Daily News Is dead"
Mr.. Munsey was or his feet Mt once.
II don't believe now that even Bris-
bane could have kept the Daily News
alive" he exclaimed. Mr.. Munsey said
his recollection was that he had first
offered Brisbane $4,000 a year., then
had doubled the sum There was Il
lively dispute between the two over
circumstances upon which their recol,
lections did not agree. Finally when
1t was adjusted the magazine publisher
suddenly exclaimed. Anyway. I will
double the offer again if you will come
with me-"
Mr.. Brisbane bowed his appreciation
Of what evidently was more than a
mere compliment. but explained that
he had just signed a new contract with
William II. Hearst.
Mr.. Munsey is ffty-three and exem-
plifes the saying of T%ennyson. Better
fifty years of Europe than a cycle Of
Cathay." He was born in Maine and
learned telegraphy as a young man.
being placed In charge of the Western
Union office IN Augusta. Becoming
possessed Of the idea that he could
succeed as a publisher. he started for
New York and there began the issue Of
the Argosy. which last December cele-
brated Its twenty-flfth birthday ami.
versary. In his earlier career he went
up against obstacles which would have
completely discouraged men of less de-
termination and perseverance. Time
and again 1t seemed that he would
surely be down and out. but in the end
pluck and endurance won, and he was
successful in establishing himself as an
important factor in thepublishing world.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-06
MISS HELEN TAFT.
The Clever Daughter Of the Able and
Versatile War Secretary.

The Clever Daughter Of the Able and
Versatile War Secretary.
Secretary and Mrs. William e.. Taft
have three children-Robert Alphonso.
now an undergraduate at Yale and
nineteen; Helen, who led her classes
at the Cathedral school in Washing
ton, and Charles p, who is about ten
and who loved to play tricks On his
good humored father while travelling
with him in the now famous Taft jour-
ney around the world. Miss Helen Is
at a very interesting age and is study
ing hard at Bryn Mawr. In the event OF
her fathers elevation to the presidency
she would occupy a position in the So
cial world much like what President
R~oosevelt's eldest daughter Alice held
before she became Mrs. L%ongworth.
So fertile in esource IL Miss Helen
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-06
NEW O STORIES
A and the Oracle.

"Op..." said William McAdoo. for.
mer assistant secretary of the navy
and former police commissioner Of
New York, when | was younger. I
went up state in New York to make a
political speech. Mrs. McAdoo was
with me. We arrived in Albany on a
chill. rainy. miserable October after
noo 1t was cherries at the hotel,
cherries in the city and cherries ev-
erywhere. Mrs. McAdoo had a cold. I
had a cold. The outlook for the meet
Ing was not good.
I'VE went out for a walk despite the
rain. We walked through the park.
Mrs. McAloo the while reading me a
lecture on the futility of politics. which
l could not answer. for what she said
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-06
TRACING Ancient lineaoe..

Representative McGavin at a dinner
recently in Washington discussed the
proposed Is per cent duty on the dow
ries Of American girls who marry for
eigners.
Representative McGavin spoke with
bitter scorn Of the titled foreign BRIDE
groom whose sole claim to distinction
consisted in a monocle and an express
sion Of idiotic vacuity. He denounced
that form Of international trade
wherein soiled and frayed nobility
Is exchanged for American dollars.
wrung from the lambs Of Wall street.
with a woman thrown in."
But take Count DASH" some one in
terrupted. Count Dash can trace his
family back 500 years."
"Ah," said Representative McGavin,
'.tkrough the bankruptcy court records.
l SUPPOSED!
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-06
. is not an exaggeration to speak
Of Frank A. Munsey, who recent
~ purchased the Baltimore News,

Of Frank A. Munsey, who recent.
~ purchased the Baltimore News,
as a human dynamo. His record
in the publishing field indicates that
he is as full Of energy as a 5000 horse
power electric generator. The fact Of
his purchase Of the Baltimore News
IL suggestive both of his seemingly
exhaustless supply Of motive power
and Of the boundless possibilities of his
policy as a publishV: for Mr.. Munsey
now owns three daily newspapers and
over half a dozen magazines and still
yearns for more journalistic fields to
conquer. Besides the Baltimore News,
his newspaper property includes the
Boston Journal and the Washington
Times, and his magazines are known
as Munsey's Magazine, the Argosy,
the Scrap Book, the All Story Maya
zine, the Railroad Mans Magazine and
the Ocean. The Scrap Book is prac-
tically two magazines, as it is issued
in two sections. This is an age Of
combination, and Mr.. Munsey does
not see why the principle that has been
0ppAAcU 81 OAlcu Al COullucTCc UuU Ill
dustry should not also be applied in
the publishing field. As he himself
puts It.:
There IL no business that cries 30 loud
for organization and combination as tina
Of newspaper publishing. II the extor-
lions OF the paper trust are to be met.
organization is necessary to the very ex-
istence Of a newspapers. The waste
under existing conditions is frightful and
the results miserably less than they could
be made.
For one thing. the number Of newspa-
pers Is at least 60 per cent greater than
we need. AS a result Of the overproduc-
ton the publishers suffer, and as q direct
consequence the public suffers.
II / controlled zoo newspapers, I would
have them as small in size as business
conditions admitted. but every line In
e would be as nearly a masterpiece Of
editing n reporting ~ It was possible
to turn out.
Think Of the possibilities involved in
. chain Of 800 newspapers under a single
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-06
Che News
bulletin BOARD
TEN POUND BOY BORN
0W MR. & MRS. BILL JONES
GREAT EXCITEMENT

Am 1 happy?
Well. say. old chappy,
Get next. get wise.
Does the sun rise?
Are the birds singing?
Did you ever hear joy bells ringing?
Well. that's me.
Vince!
Say, I'm all to the merry,
And the n original cherry
In the glass.
I'm sure in the Al class.
My vest?
Yes. I suppose my chest
Has expanded some.
By gum.
I feel like a frisky colt!
Say. liz you ever get a jolt
OF %gladness.
Knocking all your sadness
Into spots? Me? Well, I guess
Yes!
Here. have a cigar.
MOI smoking? Now. wouldn't that Jar
And not drinking?
Say. cheer up! I'm a-thinking
You're out Of sorts.
Wake up. old man. Join the sports.
Say.
Amt the day
A beauty? Great weather.
] feel as light as a feather.
I'm the pure. concentrated brand
OF happiness in the land!
Well. I'm amazed!
Salary raised?
Nav!
For that, heehaw!
You don't know?
Gee! You're slow.
Thought it was all over the bloc min
town.
Why. it's enough to knock a mar up
side down
With joy.
Say-it's a boy!
John Bunker in Puck.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-06

exhibition Of craftsmanship was dis
graceful. II there had been any decent
display Of craftsmanship on the part of
the Spaniards. they would have got
away. and MI guns would not have
stopped them. Cervera did not have
proper ammunition to TT his guns II
he had, he would have made trouble
for II fleet. As 1t vas. he WIS worse
off than u ships"
According to Commander Sims. con-
ditions were bad up to 1908. but have
been greatly improved since then. As
to armor belts. he thinks they are placed
too low on all Il battleships.
Lieutenant Commander Sims is naval
secretary to President Roosevelt. He
was appointed to the navy from Penn
sylvania IN 1870
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-06
Too Easy For Him,

Beverly wants to play the fool in
your new DRAMA"
Beverly! Not much! l want him
to earn his salary. He certainly can't
expect me to pay him for standing
around and acting natural" - Cleve-
land Plain Dealer.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-06
Telephones For China.

Active construction work has been
begun on the telephone lines which are
to link the leading towns Of China to-
gether. The construction and opera.
ton Is entirely under control of the
Chinese government.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-06
NEW RAPID FIRE GUN,

ture Of New Weapon.
Major w. H.. Fitzgerald Of the Eng
lish army, said to be the inventor of
the first machine gun, is also the in.
ventor Of the latest, says Popular Me.
chanics. The new production of his in
ventive genius will, IL as successful as
many European gun experts believe,
displace all other machine guns for
many kinds Of warfare.
The gun contains eight barrels, ar.
ranged in two tiers Of four. and will
discharge AGO shots a minute. Its great.
est feature is the patent cooling cham
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-06
Kept His Word.

Mabel Jack proposed to me last
night.
Stella-Poor fellow! So he did keep
his word after all?
Mabel-Why, what do you mean?
Stella - When l refused him last
week he said it would cause him to do
something desperate.-Detroit Tribune.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-06
Finding Himself.

did you wake up and find yourself
famous:"
"No," answered the orator who had
attracted attention by an i'll advised
speech; Il found myself famous and
then woke up."-Washington Star.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-06
A Trying Position.

"Why don't you make your husband
promise to quit playing the races?"
81 did once" answered young Mrs.
Torkins. He had me worried half to
death showing me all the chances to
make money he was missing."-Wash-
ington Star.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-06
In Spite Of the Panic.

Stranger-What is that crowd doing
in front Of the bank? Has It failed:
Policeman-Oh. no! The depositors
are merely having a run for their
money.-Chicago News.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-06
This Was Too Frank.

Gerald-You talk to me as if you
thought ! was Il fool.
G%eraldine-l thought you wanted me
to be perfectly frank with you -Bohe-
milan Magazine.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-06
Information Desired.

"Say, pa"
"What Is it,"
"Can a man who is rounded off at
the corners be called a square man?'
What kind Of a man is one who is
rounded off at the cornersY"
"a bowlegged one." New York
Press.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-06
Crime AGAINST Humanity.

1--WE are told to cast our bread upon
the waters" said a young wife.
But don't you do it," replied her
husband. "A vessel might run against
it and get Observation-Disclosures.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-06

isabel, when we are married l in
tend to get a small farm and go in for
raising squads"
"Oh, how lovely! And I'll help you
to pick them when they're ripe."-
Browning's Magazine.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-06
At Close Range.

The Japanese perhaps have made
Rash statements in their heat,
But prudent yellow men will not
Make faces at our fleet.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-06
When He Skips.

do you think man will ever learn
to fly"
Write him a note saying All is dis
covered and see."
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-06
MASKING and Mathematics.

Hewitt w could remember fg-
ures-never cared for them. in fact.
Jewett-Then why do you always sit
In the front row at the theater?-Puck.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-06
Possible Escape.

A man must either sink Or swim
So says an old report,
Unless he has an airship
Or something Of that sort.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-06
Humor ana Philosophy
Dy DUNCAN N. SMITH
PERT PARAGRAPHS.

Doctors always agree upon two
MISREPRESENTATION fees and the i'm
mediate need they have for the money.
A thing that is too self evident often
aeceives people into thinking that it is
extremely difficult and complex.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-06
Frank munsey
-

austline Editor Who Owns Three
Big Daily Newspapers and Half .
Do4en nasaxines--His Views Con.
eernine Journalism and His Offer
to Arthur Brisbane. ~ ~
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-06
An Opportunitv.

W. 0VP0' eV''sy'
Hard times in Europe, l hear"
"There will probably be a rush of
Americans W there then"
For the sake Of the hard times?"
"Well, because OF them
Explain"
Bargains in dukes and princelings."
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-06
In Their Line.

what are you readings"
~ story for farmers"
"Oh. Il cereal story"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-06
Strange Tongues.

"He has Il remarkable aptitude for
modern languages"
Indeed"
Yes: he learned to talk automobile
and golf both in one season."
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-06

Marriage is a
great developer
of a taste for
the plain. ordi-
nary things of
life and of the
II G X p e Il Siv e
manner Of liv-
ing.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-06

The more mad
ly in love a
man Is in his
youth the O
completely he
fOrgets it In his
prime.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-06

It may be rather hard on your feel
ings to be held up as a horrible exam
pie. but it is nothing to the strain of
having to live up to the reputation of
being a shining example.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-06
Women who support their husbands
are undoubtedly fond Of animals.

When women take to staying out all
night maybe men will have to stay in
for safety.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-06

Any man is easily f1attered when you
discover the brand of dope that fits his
case.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1908-07-02
GENUINE

Il never was much OF q reformer."
said Mr.. Billy Sanders; I've seed
SO much reform that I'm sick OF it.
Maybe Of I could get q glimpse Of
the reel an genuine article, I'd like
it better, but the only kind I've ever
seed is the kind the politicians rro'
out when they want office. You
know it's all buncombe by the way
they open Their mouth and see.saw
the ar wi Their hands. I had the
ldee that the issues of tho last cam
Paign was all for reform; the rum
demon was to be lifted out wi a
a par of ice.tongs, an the Cussed
Corporations WIS TO be belt on an
'skint alive. l amt even seed The
tongs, an nutLer have I seed the
hide OF the Cussed Corporations.
but | hear tell the skinn,n' has been
done. Well, that satisfies nv taste
for blood all right, an now I want
to see some of the one-hoss poll.
tioians operated on for Their appen.
'dixes. They'd feel much lighter
aud nimbler. Joel Chandler Har.
RS, in UNCLE REMUss-.THE HONE
MAGAZINE for June.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1908-07-02
GALE of REAL ESTATE.

BY virtue of a certain order and iude-
ment of the Superior Court of. Orange
County in a certain Special Proceed
lngs begun and had in, the Superior
Court of Orange County. North Caro-
lima, entitled .. e. Forrest, Admins
TRAITOR OF A. W. Jordan; against Mary
+. Jordan and Others J. wili.sen at the
court house door in Hillsbofo- on Mon
day the 3rd day Of August. 1908. at .f2
O'Clock m, all of that traet or lot of
Ian adjoining the lands Of Mrs. 1Po!lt
Hobbs and others, situate; in Cheeks
township, orahge County, North Car
oilna, and known. as part ST the
the property Of the late a. W.Jordan.
and containing Twenty Aches. more or
less. - "a
Terms OF sale : One. third jcrash. hal
e in M and two yeaysa with infer-
est on deferred payments from data. Of
sale until'paid.
This Sth day of June, 1908,
D.. E. FORREST.
Commissioner.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1908-07-02

This is what Hon. Jake Moore.
State Warden of Georgia, saws Of
kodol For Dyspepsia II. c.. De.
Witt & 70, Chicago, M.-Dear
Sirs-I have suffered more than
twenty years from indigestion.
About eighteen mouths ago I had
grown SO moch worse that / could
not digest a crust of corn bread and
could not retain anything on NV
stomach. I lost rs los ; in fact I
made up my mind, that / coulo no,
live but q short time, when a friend
OF mine recommended Kodol. I
consented to try it to please him
and was better in one day. nov
weigh more thai / ever did in nv
life and am in better health than for
many years. Kodol did it.. keep
. bottle constantly. and write this
hoping that humanity may be ben
Gifted. Yours very truly. Jake c.
Moore. Atlanta, August 10, 1904"
Sold BY W. A. Hayes, Druggist.