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Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-01-24

States. If we did that, can we not be
trusted to continue the good work."
The truth is, and we will come to
learn 1t after a while, that mere literary
training does not make a man moral or
even law-abiding.
There are more educated white men
IN the state-prisons of New England
than uneducated white men in the
South, in proportion to population. In
deed education without a moral and re-
ligious background puts into the hands
of men tools wherewith to be smarter
criminals.
Some years ago this writer was in
the mountains of Virginia, close to the
divide, and saw that those who came
there for the season to the springs, or
going home left their goods and chat
tells in the little cabins that they had
built for the summer. He was told that
no one ever stole from these fiimsily
built cottages, though they might not
even be locked. But the population
was exclusively white. Ignorant they
were, perhaps from our standpoint de-
graded, but they seemed thoroughly
honest. PRO Bono PUBLICo.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-01-24
WOOD PULP.

Washington, January 5.-''An area
half as large as the State of Rhode Is
land is stripped of it's spruce every
year to make wood pulp. Wood has
been stripped from the hills eagerly and
trees have not been planted to take its
place. Every. material interest is
threatened by the present wasteful
methods"
These statements from a leading pa
per trade journal seem extravagant on
first reading, but their authenticity re-
ceives good support in the report of the
United States Forest Service, that the
publishers of the country are using
more than three and one-half millions
cords of pulp wood each year. Fur
ther support to the statements is given
by the estimates which show that big
New York daily, one of those with va
rious morning and evening editions
which are said to have an aggregate
daily circulation of nearly a million
copies, used n, 33S,S75 pounds of white
newspaper last year. This is an aver
age of 211, 1878 pounds day.
The large Sunday edition is estimated
to require 80 per cent of the paper used
each week, while the weekday edition
takes up the remaining 70 per cent.
Figuring the composition of this paper
at 90 per cent of ground wood and q
per cent of sulphite fiber, the average
Sunday edition of this paper require.
the cut from 29.7 acres of land, and &
single weekday edition requires ap
proximately 11i acres.
These figures allow a stand of min,
cords of wood to the acre, which iscon
sidered the average for large area
although certain small stands can b,
found where the yield is much heavier
The amount of wood pulp used by thi
one New York paper seems to afford
good excuse for the white paper scare
which is making publishers cut dow
the size of their papers, or take tn
other alternative and raise the price
Experts say, however, that the fins
solution of the wood pulp question wi
have to come from the adoption of
system of forest management by mi
owners together with the adoption o
less wasteful methods in working u
their products and the study of the uti
ization of woodgother than spruce fc
the manufacture Of pulp.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-01-24
HAVE YOU THE "BLUES'?
The Wise Woman (ar man either)
Cannot Afford 10 have hem

The Wise Woman tor man either)
Cannot Afford TO have Them
Perhaps what a woman calls "the
blues" is responsible for more failures
among business and professional women
than any other factor.
An emotional heritage is bad thing
to carry into the business world; yet it
is the inheritance of great many wo-
men, and it is one of the most danger
GUS enemies they have to fight, says a
woman writer.
No woman can succeed who yields to
fit after fit of depression. If a piece
of work badly done, or a mean thing
some one has said, or sharp criticism,
or the unllindness of friend is going
to cloud the womans sky and plunge
her into morbid gloom, then there is
just that much less chance of her ever
getting ahead. Temperamental she
may be, and SO keenly susceptible to
those things that cut her like knife.
But she has got to bring all her will
power to bear and rule them out, or she
may as well get out of the race at once.
Good work is done only when the heart
is cheerful and hope strong. To main
tain that state of mind the busy woman
must perform miracles within herself.
If need be, but maintain if she must.
1t is doubtful if there is a woman of
us who works who ism subject to these
fits of depression once in a while. Per-
haps it's the nervous strain, or imper-
feet health, or the weather, or fall
down in our work, or one of life's thou
sand disappointments. Anyhow, reason
or no reason, there-come DAYS when we
are clean discouraged, and nothing
seems worth while, and we are ready
to throw up the whole thing and slink
off to swallow defeatand die in a corner.
That is terribly dangerous moment
for us. To yield even for one instant
to the blue devils is to palsy the fingers
and poison the outlook and enfeeble the
faculties that should be centered on the
work before us.
There is just one thing to do, anC
that is TO recognize that this depression
is merely temporary mood. 1t is not
lasting. 1t will pass. 1t need leave nc
bad effects, unless you permit it to in
duence the work of the present moment
Just go ION working hopefully and cheer
lily, and trust it to pass away like any
other disease. For that is what it is
a mental cramp, some one has called it
a neuralgia of the soul, hurt of the
mind.
A good cure is change of occupation,
a diversion If you can have it.
But persist in standing off, so to
speak, and viewing your 'blue devils
obJectively, like woman who has q
broken arm and knows it hurts, but
simply won't let it affect her spirits.
Blue devils that are laughed at won't
stay. But those that are harbored and
fostered, alasl will gradually smother all
chances for success.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-01-24
j0ilN HANNON.

Here is something rich from the pen of a
Cascade. Va, Methodist in the "Danville
Methodist" It win strike symphony in
any who know the inimitable.. DIR. Harmon
and to others the verse is gem in itselfl
Unique, original, alone,
No fellow of his kind, he stands apart,
He has no rival to dispute bis throne
On Natures realm or field of Art,
Sui generis has. nor uses borrow'd wit.
For Harmon John was nascitur non fit.
Whether he linn Nevada's lofty dome.
Or Golden Gate that fronts the falling
sun,
He never lags, his genius is at home
On ev'ry cline. as only can be done
BY one whose wing is equal to the fight
Der canyon vast or "heaven-kissing''
height.
Rara avis, he, yet lovable withal,
A Christian wit, as chaste as Alpine
snow,
Whose flash illumines both the great and
small,
Where'er seen, and naught that high
or low
Escapes his eye, on either land or sea,
He thinks in metaphor and apostrophe
A master of expression whose endless
range
Embraces al, yet never seeming spent,
Tho ever changing, never seems to
change;
Accounted queer, yet follows Natures
bent.
Tho Carlylesque, no sage of Chelsea he,
He does not growl, but loves humanity.
Passions the elements that shake
The heart of genius are eccentricities
To minds prosaic, whose vision cannot
take
The deeper meaning underlying these;
No ''pent-up" Utica "their powers
confne''
For men like HANNoN are born to shine.
ID. p.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-01-24
THE SWORD OF LEE.

Forth from its scabbard, pure and bright,
Flashed the sword of Leel
Far in front of the deadly fight,
High Ger the brave in the cause of Right,
Its stainless sheen like a beacon light,
Led US to victory!
Out from its scabbard where. full long,
1t slumbered peacefully,
Reused from its rest by the battles
song,
Shielding the feeble, shifting the strong,
Guarding the right, aVenging the wrong,
Cleaned the sword of Lee.
From its scabbard, high in the air,
Beneath Virginia's sky;
And they who saw it cleaning there,
And knew who bore it, knelt to swear,
That where the sword led they would dare
To fellow and to die.
Out of its scabbardl never hand
Waved sword from stain as free;
Nor purer sword led braver band,
Nor Drawer bled for brighter land,
Nor brighter land had cause so grand,
Nor cause chief like Lee.
Forth from its scabbard How we prayed
That sword might victor be;
And when our triumph was delayed,
And many heart grew afraid,
We still hoped on while cleaned the blade
Of noble Lee.
Forth from its scabbard, all in vain,
Bright flashed the sword of Lee
'Tis shrouded now in its sheath again,
1t sleeps the sleep of our noble slain,
Defeated, yet without stain,
Proudly and peacefully.
Father Ryan.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-01-24

to make mud. If the roadbed is COM
posed of sand it can be improved by an
application of clay.
The rule fora serviceable earth road,
then, is as follows: make bitches on
each side and keep them open; haul sand
and gravel upon sections needing this
treatment; use a road machine and a
split log drag judiciously "a full descrip-
tion of which will be contained in later
article) follow the 'stitch in time" rule
and give an earth road the same careful
persistent attention you would give
your prize acre, factory or store, and
it will pay as large profit in proportion
to your individual outlay.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-01-24
HOW'a This?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward fol
any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure, +. j. CHENEY s. CO.
Toledo. o.
We, the undersigned, have known +. J
Cheney for the last 15 years. and believe hin
perfectly honorable in all business tIansac
tions and financially able to carry out any OBJ
legations made by his firm.
WALDING, KINNAN s. MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, o,
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally. act
ing directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces OF the system. Testimonials sent free
Price 75c. per bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-01-24

The little book in each package gives
the formula of our new Hair Vigor, tells
why each Ingredient is used, and ex-
plains many other interesting things.
After reading you will know why this new
hair preparation does its work so we'll.
Made by the J. C. Ayer Co.. Lowell. Mass
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-01-24
SOME BOYS MISTAKES.

1t is mistake for a boy to think
that dashing, staggering manner will
commend him to others. The fact is,
that the quiet, modest boy is much
more In demand than the boy of the
staggering type. More than one boy
has lessened his chance of success in
life by acquiring in boyhood a pert,
smart, dashing manner, particularly of
fensiye to men of real intelligence and
refinement. Modesty is an admirable
trait in a man as in a woman and the
wise boy will find it to his distinct ad-
vantage to be quiet and modest in man.
ner.
1t is mistake for boy to put too
high an estimation on his own wisdom.
He will find it to be to his advantage
to rely on the far greater wisdom of
those much older than himself. And he
will find it still more to his advantage
to rely on Gods Word for direction in
all the important affairs in life.
1t is mistake for a boy to feel al
any time in all the days of his boyhooC
that it is not his duty to be respectful
and deferential to his father and moth
er. The noblest men in the world have
felt this to be their duty, when boyhooC
days were far behind them. 1t is baC
sign when boy begins to show sign:
of disrespect to his parents.
1t is mistake for a boy to suppos,
that there is any better or safer plac,
for him than his own home after night
fall. The boy who forms the habit o
running the streets at night is sure t,
fall in with evil companions, for tn,
better class of boys will be in thei
homes at night. Records of crim
prove that many a boy has begun
criminal career by strolling the street
at nights. There is no better place fo
young people than the ''sweet safe cor
ner of the household fire. st. Loui
Advocate.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-01-24
SHOPPING FOR LADIES.

Save travelling expenses and have our
shopping done by Mrs. j. T.. Meanley,
22O4 Oak ST.. Baltimore. She is In
close touch with the best stores and can
save our ladies money on their purchases
ia all lines. Ii costs them nothing extra.
Samples sent upon request.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-01-24

HIDE NOT THY HEART.
This is my creed,
This be my deed
Hide not thy heartv"
Soon we depart;
Mortals are all;
A breath, then the pail;
A flash on the dark
All's done-stiff and stark,
No time for a lie;
The truth, and then die.
Hide not thy heart!
Forth with thy thought!
Soon twill be naught,
And thou in thy tomb,
Now is air, now is room,
Down with false shame;
Reck not of fame;
Dread not mans spite;
Quench not thy light,
This be thy creed,
This be thy Decd
Hide not thy hearth
If God is, He made
Sunshine and shade,
Heaven and hell;
This we know well.
Dost thou believe?
Do not deceive;
Scorn not thy faith,
If tits a wrath,
Soon it will fly,
Thou, who must die.
Hide not thy heartl
This is my creed,
This be my deed;
Faith or a doubt,
l shall speak out,
And hide not my heart.
Richard Watson Glider.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-01-24
THE MAINTENANCE
OF EARTH ROADS.

1.-THE u. S. Office of Public Roads will
supply this paper with practical articles
on various features of road building and
maintenance, which will be published
from time to time. Our subscribers are
urged to give this matter careful con-
sideration, and are requested to for
ward to this office for transmission TO
the Office of Public Roads any practical
question which they desire answered
relating to road construction and Tuain-
tenance. Questions and answers will
be published by this paper at suitable
intervals.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-11-18
Suits Against Sugar Trust.

NEW YORK, Nov. l6.-The United
States government has brought six
suits against the American Sugar
lsetinlng company to recove forfeit.
ures and custom receipts amounting
to So, 624, l2l on sugar delivered at the
Havemeyer and Elder ~reGneries in
brooklyn during the past six years.
The government alleges fraud in weigh
ing shipments.
The first Of the suits vas for 81, 800,
900 and was filed with the courts on
October l6, and the others were fled
October 2S. The filing of the action
was kept from public knowledge until
after the election, but was made known
here today. The American Sugar
Refining company has filed a denial
of the charges.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-11-18
Montana Oats Best In World.

1.-THE best oats ia the world are
raised right here in Montana" said
III. E. Callahan of the ouartermaster's
department of the United States army
who was in Billings recently on his
way from his headquarters 10 St.
E'aul.
Just to show what the purchasing
department OF the army thinks about
Montana grain l am going to Boze-
ran o to inspect l, OO0, 900 pounds OF
cats to be shipped for use in Manila
and other points in the PHILIPPINE Is
lands. Every season buyers are sen.
oat to this section to buy grain for
the quartermaster's department of the
army.
"Tests have been made 10 the gov
ernment laboratories as to the food
values OF grain row in every section
of the world. 1t was found by the
chemists that oats raised in this state
possessed more nutritive qualities than
grain in many other places. The
reason that the buyers for the army
go to the Gallatin valley, is b at they
d buy in such quantities there. The
valley is a veritable granny and Of
course the buyers like such a place,
as it makes their work less difficult as
they have so much grain to pick from.
81 look to see several factories
manufacturing breakfast foods open
in a few years in this section. They
have raw material in plenty to work
with aud unlimited field ia which to
sell their goods a. competition 10 the
west ia this line is not so keen as ia
the east
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-11-18
Fatal Shooting Near Cascade.

GREAT FALLS, Nov. 14.-George F.
London. a ranch hand of Cascade,
about 20 miles south OF this city, was
shot and killed last night by Thomas
II. Williams, who afterwards notified
the coroner of the killing and deliv-
cred himself into the hands of the
authorities.
The killing was the result of troubles
between London and his wife, who had
returned to the home of her mother on
the ranch we're Williams was working.
After trying to force his wife to leave
with him, London was ordered from
the place by Williams, but later re-
turned, armed with a rifle and break.
ing in the doors, threatened 20 kill
both. AS he raised the rifle, Williams
who likewise was armed with q rifle,
shot first, the first bullet passing
through London's body, killing him
almost instantly.
Williams at once brought London's
wife to Cascade, and by telephone, in
formed the Of the killing and
advised the sheriff that he had done
the deed ia SELF. defense, and would
wait there for an officer to place him
under arrest.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-11-18

ttons during the week range from TO-.
OOO, 600 to 1900, 600 pounds. Buyers
operated freely in anticipation of the
election results and since it was
known some large contingent deals
have gone through. 1t is asserted
that more sales could have been made
had sellers been willing to accept for.
Der prices, but advances are quite
generally asked.
In territory wool, the activity ~
continued and fresh contracts aggre-
gate over 5000, 900 lbs. Most grades
are included in the transactions and
firm prices have been obtained. Il
fractluual advance being apparent in
some cases. Considerable Montana
half blood has changed hands at % to
23c, most sales being at DC, aud three
eigths mas sold - to 22t. Fine staple
Montana sold at PIC, and a line OF
100000 lbs. Montana wool in the
original bags brought zoe.
The stocks of clothing territory wool
are comparatively light, due to the
excellent demand for them for use on
French combs, an outlet which has
proved OF immense advantage to the
trade.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-11-18
May Increase Lumber Rates.

HELENA, Nov. 1.-THE mand ate of
the circuit court of appeals, dismiss.
ing the Injunction granted by Judge
Hunt against the Great Northern
Railway company, preventing it from
putting into effect q higher rate on
lumber, was received today. 1t will
be only q little while before the higher
rate will be effective. Judge Hunt
granted the Injunction on the petition
Of Flathead county lumbermen.
The lumbermen fought the putting
into effect of the higher rate on the
ground that it a. confiscatory. They
were represented by former Governor
Lind of Minnesota. Before the in.
junction was issued a number of lum.
bercamps shut down i n northwestern
Montana.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-11-18
Telephones To Displace Telegraph

BUTTE, Nov. 16.-It is stated that
James j. Hill. chairman of the board
OF directors of the Great Northern
railroad, and his son Lewis w. Hill,
president Of the road, have under
serious consideration plans for dis
placing the telegraph and substituting
the telephone as a means of dispatch
ing trains over the Great Northern
line. President Hill during his trip
west mentioned the matter and as
serted to several friends that the pro-
iect would be probably carried into
effect at an early date.
Trains on two eastern divisions of
the Great Northern are now dis.
patched by telephone and on q third
eastern division the service Is being
Installed. 1t has proven successful
wherever tried, according to railway
men,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-11-18
Notice to Contractors,

Sealed proposals will be received by the county
clerk OF Chouteau county, Montana, up to the
hour of ? clock p. IN. OF December Is. 1905, for
the tightening, adjusting md painting of the
following bridges tie painting To consist of two
coats of red mineral paint. to ne done in a good,
wo7kmsnlike manner: Teton river bridge, Ma.
rtss river bridge, Missouri river bridge, Dodson
Milk river bridge, Have MIX river bridge, Zu.
rich Milk river bridge, Chinook two MIX river
bridges. Bids must be accom- panied by a certi.
fled check for 10 per cent. of the bid, an,, should
be addressed to the county clerk and marked on
the outside to indicate their nature. The right IL
reserved to reject any or all bids
BY order of the hoard OF county commissions
ers. ". II. LET, County Clerk.
Fort Benton, Mont, Nov. IA, 1905.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-11-18
No Modern Home Is Complete
Without a Telephone.

The greatest labor and time-savinp
convenience Of the age. You can talk
from your telephone to every subscrib-
err in any exchange in Utah, Montana,
Idaho, Wyoming, as we'll as all Pacific
coast points and Colorado and New
Mexico. Short rates for short talks.
Half minute up. The pay begins wheL
the talk begins.
Rates from SEQ up, for unlimited
local service.
Leave your orders now. The new
instruments are the very latest i'm
proved
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-11-18
AMONG OUR NEIGHBORS.
A Grist Of Items Gathered From Our
Northern Montana Exchanges.

Conrad Observer: The Conrad In
vestment Co. now has between 20 and
50 teams at work on the dam west OF
town and six 1 horse teams hauling
supplies.
Glasgow Review: The work on the
government survey of the Fort Peck
Indian reservation was closed up for
the winter last week, and the resident
members of the surveying party have
returned to their respective homes in
Glasgow.
Malta Enterprise: The North Mon
tana Roundup Association met in
this city last Friday and although the
attendance was small, considerable
business was transacted. The matter
OF appointing stock detectives was
selected for this northern Montana
range.
Conrad Observer: The steam shovel
working in the Brady pit south Of
town unearthed an artesian flow of
water last week. For some time there
has been a considerable seepage Of
water through the gravel which great.
ly interfered with the work, and when
the flow was found, capable bitches
We're made to run the water off. 1t is
a fine quality of pure water.
Conrad Observer: The large steam
shovel of the Conrad Investment com.
pany is now at work charging the
canal from Dupuyer creek to the big
lake. The outfit, on the ordinary fiat
cars, left Conrad on October %, last,
and arrived at the work, q distance of
p miles, on Monday, last, having
travelled over a temporary track which
was carried ahead as progress was
made.
Harlem News: Harlem will have
many more sheep on its adjacent
ranges next year than there were this.
Not only has all Of the increase Of
the locks been kept, but several
additional bands have been purcha sed.
The only sales we're those shipped
east by Joe Ostle. A band of 5000
fine young sheep was trailed ia from
the west the first of the week by Geo.
COwan.
Harlem News: Ranchers in the VAL
ley hereabouts say that there has been
more land put under the pillow this fall
than ever before, and that next year
the crop of grain will be such as to
contribute largely to the income of the
farmers. The weather has been first.
class for doing the fall work and
everybody has taken advantage of it.
Within the last few days the ground
has been frozen so hard at night that
blowing mas become difficult and in
most cases it has probably been given
up for the season.
Choteau Acantha: II. NJ. Hattersley
and g. d. Avery, officials of the gov.
ernmeut land Office, with headquarters
AT Helena, arrived in town Saturd ay ,
and after investig atiRs the Ignite
d!gg!ngs under way west of town,
ordered the work stopped, as being in
violation of the federal land laws. "A
little more than a year ago different
local parties began uucovering Ignite
and hauling it to Choteau for priv ate
consumption and also for use at the
court house aud at the -four mill and
light plant.