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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-08-05
CANNED E~LOQUENCE.

Not because this paper does not
favor the candidacy Of Mr.. Bryan
does it object to some of the import.
innate, mendicant attitudes the can
didate OF the democracy ssum in
his fight for the presidency, but be-
cause they not only cheaper the
great Office but cast a reflection on
American citizenship that even we
who understand the situation, must
gag at. OF many ~offenses of this
kind committed by Mr.. Bryan in the
past, none can equal, as an exhibition
of sordid greed for Office, the trans
ference of divers and sundry Bryanic
gems of political thought adorned
with Bryanic %eloquence, to phono.
graphic records, to be ground out
in wearying r%eiteration from street
corners and other points Of vantage
during the tendency OF the coming
campaign. 1t is too cheap to be con.
sidered in connection with q man who
may be the ruler of this nation. Per.
haps it would be more to the point to
say that q man who could devise such
a plan to reach the public ear, OF be
persuaded by misguided advisors to
adopt it, is toe cheap to be considered
as a possible candidate for so high
an Office.
Already, the photograph, wonder.
full instrument as it is, has fallen in
to general disropute because OF it.
insisteucy and is held to be an annoy
ancc quite rs eNasperating as 'Ihl
Little German Band or the randi
ing hand organ, in the larger cities
and the added nuisance that this nan
Hold retailing of the Bry anic apostro
!, phies and metaphors was e~carcel,
needed to drive it quite beyond tn
I pale Of endurance. Without a doub
this plan Of Mr.. Bryau's,if persevere'
q in, will lose him more votes then
-. will gain him, and so is not withou
e its compensating advantages to tn
4 political opponents OF the Sage {
l. I'LL oNS oo AN I'LL SAhN ~
citizen of this republic having a pre-
per appreciation of the dignity Of tt
presidential Office can contempla,
It with eQuanimity this cheap stree
It hawking trick of attracting polite,
support.
The Nickleodeons or fve-ceut pi
lures shows are the only enterprise
h that are now appealing for public pa
i. ronage or support through the me
If ium of the photograph and frequen
ly, on the complaint of aggrieve
neighbours, these are suppressed
d made to play with a ''mut1ler,' al
while We fail to discern PRESIDENT
te stature in Mr.. Bryan we dislike vel
20 much to have him sink to the level
\. the tive-cent show while he poses as
representative American citize
b Where were Mr.. Bry ans safe al
sane Observation-Disclosures Journs
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-08-05
WILL FOLLOW ROOSEVELT.

The principal and most interesting
feature of Mr.. Taft's speech accepting
the republican presidential nomina-
ton is the pledge that, If elected, he
will continue the policies of the Roose.
welt administra alton. The opening
portion of the address says in part:
The strength of the republican cause
in the campaign at hand Is in the fact
that we represent the policies essen
tial to the reform of known abuses, to
the continuance of liberty and true
prosperity, and that we are determ.
ined, as our platform unequivocally
declares, to maintain them and carry
them on. For more than ten years
this country passed through an epoch
of material development far beyond
any that ever occurred in the world
before. In its course, certain evils
crept in. Some prominent and in6u-
entail members of the community,
spurred by financial success and in
their hurry for greater wealth, became
unmindful of the common rules Of
business honesty and fidelity and of
the limitations imposed by law upon
their action. This became known.
The revelations Of the breaches of
trust, the disclosures as to rebates
and Determinations by railways, the
accommodating evidence Of the viola
ton Of the antitrust law by q number
of corporations, the overissue of
stocks and bonds on interstate rail-
ways for the unlawful enriching of
directors and for the purpose of con-
centr ating control of railways in one
management, all quickened the con-
science of the people, and brought on
Q moral awakening among them that
BODIED we'll for the future of the coun.
try.
The nan who formulated the ex.
preston OF the popular conscience
and who led the movement for practi.
cal reform was Theodore Roosevelt.
He laid down the doctrine that the
rich violator of the law should be as
amenable to restraint and punish
ment as the offender without wealth
and influence, and he proceeded by
recommending legislation and direct.
ing executive action to make that
principle good 10 actual performance.
But we should be blind to the or
binary working of human nature il we
did not recognize that the moral stand
ards set by President Roosevelt will
not continue to be observed by those
whom cupidity and q desire for tinan-
cial power may tempt, unless the re-
quisite machinery Is introduced into
the law which shall in its practical
operation maintain these stand ards
and secure the country against a de-
parture from them.
The chief function of the next ad'
min%istration in my Judgment, is dis
tinct from. and q progressive develop
ment of that which has been performed
by President Roosevelt. The CHIEF
function of the next administr alton i.
to complete aud perfect the machiner,
by which these stand ards may b.
maintained, by which the law
breakers may be promptly restrained
and punished, but which shall operat
with sufficient accuracy and dispatch
to interfere with legitimate bushes
as little as possible.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-08-05

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 Its 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, 1908-08-05

The WEEKLY RIVER PRESS is a good
newspaper to send awaytoyourfri friends
in the east. 1t will save You the trou-
BILE of writing letters
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-03-21

like to admit that we were legislat-
ing under such dangerous laws
that would make it necessary to
contemplate the insolvency of the
national banks. His speec h
throughout was very strong on this
point and he presented it to the
senate in an entirely new light.
He discussed the reserve question
along the lines that he has hereto
fore expressed himself, that the re.
cent financial disturbance had re.
ulted from tipping OF the table
that had caused the money to
slide to speculative center in
New York, where it had been used
for the purpose of stock speculation
to an enormous extent. He sug.
gested that it was immoral from a
business standpoint for men to pro-
TESS to sell what they do not own
in the way of stocks or comoditit g,
or to offer to buy that which they
could not pay for, hoping to be
able to cover such purchases and
sales by fluctuations in the mar
ket. He called attention to the
fact that the central reserve banks,
especially in New York, had re
fused to make good their obliga
tions to the country banks for the
reserves which the central reserve
banks held on account of the coun.
try banks, and that on October 18th,
the order which amounted to the
suspension of payment by the New
York banks compelled the country
banks to follow in the same steps
and TO issue various substitutes for
money, much to the inconvenience
and greatly to the damage of the
business interests of the country.
He insisted even that upon govern.
ment bonds the par value and not
the market value should be the
basis upon which circulation should
issue.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-03-21
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| MN and

Swish. swish. came the snow against
the window. "Wo-o-op' called the wlnd
In the chimney. Elsie and Bob drew
their chairs nearer to mamma In her
seat by the open fire.
"Now, mamma" they said almost TO-
gether. "tell us the story that grandma
used to tell You when you were little.
SO mamma began:
Once there was little boy who lived
all by himself In a house at the foot OF
the hill. and once there was big man
who lived all by himself in big house
at the top of the hill.
One day the man went to the little
; door and knocked.
at SHOWS and 1t blows and 1t cuts
my nose. Please let me come In and
warm my toes and light my pipe and
Off goes
The little boy said: mo. am afraid
you will carry me of"
mo. | won't"
i Eyes, you will"
mo, won't"
And 80 the little boy let him In
He sat down by the fire and warmed
his toes and lit his pipe and popped the
little boy into his bag, and off he went.
But the boy was heavy, and the man
dropped the bag behind a rock while
he went to get drink"
When he had gone the little boy
climbed out of the bag, filed 1t up with
stones and ran away home.
When the man reached home and
saw the trick which had been played
upon him he was very much vexed.
The next day he went again to the
boys home and knocked at the door.
He said ut SHOWS and 1t blows and
1t cuts my nose. Please let me come in
and warm my toes and light my pipe
and Off | goes"
mo. I'm afraid you'll carry me Off. "
"No, | won't"
Eyes, you will"
"No, | won't"
So the little boy let him in.
He sat down by the fire and warmed
his toes and lit his pipe and popped
the little boy into his bag, and off he
| went
| But the little boy was heavy, and the
man put the bag down behind a stone
while he took little rest Pretty soon
the man fell fast asleep.
As soon as the man was asleep the
little boy slipped out of the bag, filled
1t with sand and ran away home.
When the man reached home and
found no boy In the bag he was very
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-03-21
a Curious Word.

There Is a curious word in the die
tionary spelled "l-i-a-r-d" that means
so many different things that If man
should tell you that he had one at
home you could not tell whether he
meant q small French coin, dapple
gray horse or balsam poplar tree.
OF course, If he said he had one in his
pocket you would know it was the
coin, for men do not usually carry
dapple gray horses or balsam poplar
trees in their pockets, but it is very
confusing word and should not be used
except when you have nothing else to
say and really must say something.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-03-21

POPPED THE BOY INTO HIS BAG, AND OFF
HE WENT.
angry. The next day he went to the
little boys house and knocked at the
door
at SHOWS and 1t blows and 1t cuts
my nose. Please let me come In and
warm my toes and light my pipe and
of | goes" he said.
mo" said the little boy, "Pm afraid
you'll carry me off,"
mo, | won't"
"Yes, you will"
EMO, | won't"
So the little boy let him come in.
He sat down by the fire and warmed
his toes and lit his pipe and popped the
little boy into bag, and off he went
This time he did not stop on the way
home When he reached the house he
put the little boy in room and locked
the door.
When the man had gone the little
boy looked around for a way to es-
cape. Finally he spied the fireplace,
but just as he was climbing out of the
top Of the chimney he heard the man
coming after him.
"Ah, hav' said the man. 81 have
you now, my fine fellow. How will
you get DOWN.
eff you throw me up a rope" said
the boy, II can tie 1t around my waist,
and you can pull me down."
So the man threw the rope, and the
boy caught It. Quickly he tied 1t about
the chimney
snow pullv' he called.
The man pulled and the chimney
came down on top of him. Then the
little boy climbed down and ran home.
Elsie and Bob each gave a great
sigh of relief.
'Tell 1t again." said Bob. But man.
ma laughed and shook her head.
'sWas he really hurt, mammaf" ask
ed Elsie.
mo, dear" said mamma. 81 think
he was only frightened. so that he did
not NEEDLE with the little boy again,
and so they lived peacefully ever aft
Washington Post.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-03-21
No. 60.--A Definition.
Y. o. D. D. N. A simpleton, bird.
Mo. 61.--NoveI Acrostic.

When the words are rightly guessed
and written one below another the In
itials will name a famous author, and
another row of letters will name one
of his works.
/. A short coat g To throw light
upon. 3. Large black birds. 4. A VIC
lent twist. 5. A means of defense form
ed by felled trees. 6. Affectionate. 7. A
deathlike stupor. s. Worn away. 8.
To diminish 10. A beetle sacred to
the Egyptians. II. Vast assemblages.
Il. The eighth part of a circle. ID,
Fear that agitates body and mind. a..
One who makes a business of buying
and selling.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-03-21

The grandmothers of the old
Dutch Dunkard families of West.
ern Pennsylvania have made and
used Hickory Bark Cough Rem.
edy" and reared their families on it
for hundred years. Now you can
buy it of your dealers. Ask for it,
and use it, because it is pure; be-
cause it will stop your cough; be-
cause it is the best cough remedy
made today. Try it. For sale by
Keener Drug Store and all dealers
everywhere.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-03-21
Notice..
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All water rights heretofore issued by
the GREAT WESTERN BEET SUGAR
COMPANY which have not to this time
been applied or located upon some tract
of land must, within fifteen days from
this date, be applied to some specifically
described tract of land and due notice
thereof must be given TO the Company in
writing within that time, otherwise such
water rights will not thereafter be- recog-
nized by this Company or permitted to
be used upon any land under its present
or proposed system of irrigation.
GREAT WESTERN BEET SUGAR co.
BY S. g. YERKES, President
Attest: C. II. Wetherell, Sec
Min. Home, Idaho, Mch 10, 1908.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-03-21
HEPBURN ON ALDRICH BILL.

The speech of Senator Hepburn
delivered in the senate on March
4th 10 conceded to be the strongest
presentation OF the financial oues
ton of the session. His argument
was centered principally around
two points. First, that OF the issu
ance of national bank notes based
upon deposit of railroad bonds;
and second, the question OF the
proper distribution and maintain
ance of lawful money reserves re.
quired to be kept on hand by the
national banks for the protection
OF depositors. He presented the
question OF railroad bonds in an
entirely new light which attracted
instant and very earnest attention
He contended that the government
was the only proper source from
which money should issue and that
: the gcueTnment should not issue
money based upon the bonds OF
any private corporation because
the government cannot control the
action of the board OF directors oil
a private corporation 30 as to com.
pei them to maintain the value OF
their property, the payment OF IN
terest on the bonds, or dividends
on the stock or prevent them run
ming the company into debt and
thus become bankrupt, and there.
by destroy the security behind the
bank notes based upon the bonds.
He stated that the government
should not issue money based up
on the deposit of any bonds that
do not have an element OF govern.
ment behind them, such as ma.
tional or state government, or that
of munich pal corporations, and that
currency should not be issued up.
on any bonds that could not be
sustained by taxation. He stated
that he was not opposed to the is.
suance OF national bank notes bas.
ed upon any bonds having an ele'
ment of government behind them,
but was unalterably opposed to the
issuance of bonds based upon any
private corporation. He suggested
that aside from the reasons above
mentioned that was bringing the
government too close to.the interests
OF private corporations. That ii
the railroad company should fail
to pay the interest on the bonds
pledged for the issuance OF national
bank notes that the government
would be called upon to advance
the interest which might amount
to much or little, and that the
government would be called upon
to maintain the financial integrity
of the railroad company whose
bonds it had accepted as a pledge
for national bank notes. In re-
spouse to the suggestion that ii the
railroad company allowed its bonds
to lose their value that the banks
could be required to furnish adj
ditional securities he suggested that
the banks might be unable or I'M
willing to do 80, and upon the sug'
geetion being made to him that in
that event the bank would be closed
by the comptroller Of the currency
he suggested that we would hardly
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-03-21
No. 57.-Additions.

Add letter and change efficient into
a rope, enticement into gain, droning
sound into companion. above into
hide, generation into an Enclosure, a
light into something to fasten with,
bird into a kind Of hood, tap into a
contract, everything into a cry, thin
into noise, to torture into creyice.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-03-21
he p uzzler
No. 56.-Word Chances.

l. Change map to box In four moves.
2. Change cup to pen in three moves.
3. Change cart to pole In five moves
4. Change you to him In five moves.
8. Change good to best in six moves.
6. Change out to top in four moves.
By changing one letter at time a
new word is formed.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-03-21

Young ladies TO take training:
must give first class reference. Wal.
la Walla Hospital Training School
for Nurses, Mrs. Eva M. Young,
Superintendent OF Nurses. 22.4t
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-03-21

How wondrous and beautiful Is the
landscape on snowy day when look
ing from the window you see before
you the trees arrayed in fairy robes of
glistening white, and your heart leaps
with Joy at the jingle of the merry
sleighbells drawing near.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-03-21

An ad in the Semi Weekly Republic
can will sell your place or buy you an
other one quicker than any other pa
per circulated in the county. Try it
and convinced.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-03-21
For Sale.

Three span mares, four span
horses, three sets harness, and
three wagons. Also good seed
wheat and rye. For terms apply
at my ranch on Indian creek.
1851 A. w. BECK.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-03-21
Find its mother.
No. 5o.---RiddIe.

I'm the principal part of gun,
But my substance is nearly all air.
In the forest wild / run,
And to hant me Is sport most rare
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-03-21

On the summit of Ben Lomond may
be seen the smallest tree that grows
in Great Britain. It is known as the
dwarf willow and Is when mature
only about two inches In height.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-03-21
No. 63.-Hidden Countries.

1. The sheriff ran certain moonshin-
ers clear away from their native noun
tains.
2. He will not have assistance, He
will stop or tug all the weight himself.
3. After we left Siam the persons
we had met sent after US Siamese curl
osities
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-03-21
Kew to the PuzzIer.

No. 50,-Beheadings and Curtailings:
l. Change. 2. States. 8. Lovers.
4. Proves,
No. 51.-Jum bed Titles: 1.-THE House
of the Seven Gables" "Grandfather's
Chair" "Alice's Adventures In Won
derland." THE Water Babies"
"Black Beauty" Little Men" Lit
tie Women" Treasure Island" "Bl-
ography Of Grizzly" "0ld Curiosity
Shop" Rob Roy" Fair Maid of
PERTH
No. 52.-Charades: l. My, sir-miser
II. Orhs, cured-oWbscured obscured
No. dissatisfaction Puzzle Fealty.
No. 54.-Primal Acrostic Macedonia
l. Medea. 2. Argos. g. Caius. A.
Egypt. 5. Datis. 6. Omega. T. Nlobe
8, Italy 0. Agave.
No. 55.-Noted Writers: l. Frances
Hodgson Burnett. 2. Henry Wads-
worth Longfelow. 8. Robert Burns
4. Edgar Allan Poe, 5. Oliver Wen
dell Holmes 6, Jane Austin. Z Char
lotte Bronte.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-05-27
CARLIN TO WIN.

The Washington correspondent of the
Richmond Times Dispatch ssys: Mr..
T. Nelson CoprId, of Prince William
couoty. an official of the health deptr =
meut of the d srict OF Columbia, has
lust rslurned from an extended TIP
through the Eighth Oougr ssionsl Dis
trict. Mr. Conard knows almost every
body in the district. aad, of course, he
talked politics WITH everybody whom be
met. He is a strong partisan of Repre-
sentative Osrlin in the fight which Mr.
Ger lon is making to capture the ssi t
which Mr.. Osrln holds in the House OF
Representatives. There is no doubt OF
the denomination of Mr.. Osflin by an
Shelming msjority, said MIR. C0rrld.
Ther, are but Two counties in the dis
trict which Mr.. Gordon can possibly
carry-L1uisa and Orange. Mr.. Carlin
will csrry Alexandra city almost unani-
riously: he will get handsome mslorl-
L es in the counties of Alexandrls, Fair
fax. Prince William, Oulpeper, Eau
qaier, Stafford and King George. The
result in Loudoun will be very close,
bnt Mr.. Carlin will carry it. l estimate
Mr.. Csrlin's majority at from 1000 to
$500. The betting throughout the dis
trict is 10 to on Csrlin with no tskings'
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-05-27
COMMITTEE MEETING.

A called pnet ting of the demotr ilic
executiVe comm tee OF Alexandra
coucty IVES held at tas Ccuny Ooa t
HOUSE, on Monday. NOR litg There
uefe present Curtis b Graham, chair
man and, James f. Clement, Of Airing
o dis rict; Orandal Mickey, OF Wash
inet n dit i,t and Walter U. VrIsy
and j. M. Adrian, of Jefferson di tn t,
composing rhs entire membership OF the
committee, EXCEPT VIM. N. Feorey,
absent.
The folio wing resolutions were adopt
cd:
"Resolved, Tn all persons desiriT 9
TO become caudi iates for delegat's 10
the Roanoke Convert on, to be held a.
Roanoke June IL, will present their
names t. Curtis B. Gr.ham, chairman
of the democrt tic executive committee,
by 10 a. N. Thursday, MAY rs.
"Resolved further, Thtt a convert on
for he purpose of eletting two delegates
snd two aliernates to The safe conven'
ton at Roanoke, on June II, 1908, be
held at the OOuut7 Court House on
Tuesday, June 2, at 10 O'Clock.
The meeting OF the committee was
not as harmonious as had been wished,
as personal rencobt'e took place be-
tween CraudsI Mstksy, cohmonwealth's
attorney, and Cur i, B. Graham, chair
man of the committee. Blows vera ex-
changed before the Combatants wtrs sepa'
rated.
The conflict was precipitated by Mr.
Mackey making the assertion that "the
preser committee is self-crestsd and self
perpetuated." Mr.. Graham, it Is stated,
became excit d end made reference TO
strangers Introducing corruption and
in the county. "Do you mesn
me?" Mr.. Mackey demanded. "YeP,"
was the response by the commissioner
of revenue. Mr. MAckey then proceeded
70 use his fists.