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years ago, when he himself declared that his great
creative works were unworthy and altogether evil
Here is his account of the split in his life:
Il had tried to test science and modern cul-
ture, and have turned from them with feeling
of repulsion because of the inability of the first
to solve the really important problems of life
and because Of the hollowness and falseness of
the second
By becoming chummy with the peasant Tolstoi
declares he turned to frankness, simplicity and
essential kindness, and he says he is to-day
err mother earth than ever in his life. He declares
the peasant typically, is the ideal Christian And
thus since 1875 his writings have been almost ex-
clusively polemc and didactic.
To-day Count Leo Tolstoi is a large, heavily
built with unusually long arms hanging
loosely at his sides, with wide nose somewhat
thick lips small gray eyes, head set on bulky
but slightly STOPPING shoulders and a matted
that is found in few great men. The power that
one finds in him is both mental and physical, and
hence of the durable sort.
One of this mans great themes is the Sermon
on the Mount. In this he has declared that
he found five laws of God and he has made them
his rules for faith and conduct throughout the
later years of his life. These laws are sum-
married. as follows:
Live in peace with all and do not regard
any man as your superior.
Do not make the beauty of the body an occasion
for lust.
Every man should have wife and every
woman one husband, and they should not be d.
vorced for any
Do not revenge yourself and do not punish 9th.
ers because you think yourself nsuIted or hurt.
Suffer all wrong and do not repay with evil for
you are all the children Of one father.
Never breakthe peace in the name Of patriotism.
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his children were reared on the great estate and
from the first their lot that of the arlstocrat
They married "well,' and are said to have com
pletely renowned his views. 1t is told OF lolsto
that his wife has always managed to slip piece
of velvet under her husbands crown of thorns
just when he wishes to press it to his head most
heavily"
That might be termed an inconsistency, put
surely it is not the counts choice
The work which some of the critics OF other
nations scott at has reached from the thatchea
hut of the poorest peasant clear to the palace OF
the emperor himself.
For the sake of peace Also Tolstoi has accom-
plshed a great work. The first Hague conference,
which made history, would probably never have
been called had it not been for the persistent
gospel of this friend of the popuace at large.
Tolstoi saw that the eventual result OF his teach
ings would be sort of a worlds peace gath
ering and he expressed qualification when Car
Nicholas called the initial session of the body over
which the dove of peace was destined to perch
No church in the world, it is recorded, carried
out as petrifed ritual as that of the Slav. To-
day, chroniclers tell us, there exists a tendency
towards softening of the customs of religion in
the cars country. Teachings of simplicity by
Tolsoi will be accorded the honor for this change
if it is eventually wrought.
Humane treatment of prisoners and philanthropy
ic moves of the immensely wealthy men of Rus
STA are also laid to the work of the count. Tolstoi
he was well prepared to go about that work with
zest born of actual experience.
Simple moral truths have been the axioms Of
TolstOi throughout his later years and while
skeptica persons call his ideas impractcable their
defender could, were he not all too modest, point
to the works which have followed in the wake
Of his unique, quaint gospel.
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90

: THE peasants Of Rus
STA had their way in
the bestowing of a title
upon Count Leo Tolstoi.
he would be known as
the Most-Beloved Leo
Tolstoi. For there is
no man in the world
who has so many friends
among the plebeians.
Still Tolstoi is immense
ly wealthy, but that
does not Interfere with
the great life work
which has now nearly
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1908-11-25
A SURGICAL
Opel RATION

If there is any one thing that q
woman breads more than another it
is a surgical operation.
We can state without fear of q
contradiction that there are hun.
dreds, yes, thousands, of operations
performed upon women in our hos
pitfalls which are entirely unneces.
sary and many have been avoided by
LYDIA E.PlNkHAM'S
VEGETABLE COMPOUND
For proof of this statement read
the following letters.
Mrs. Barbara Base, of Kingman,
Kansas, writes to Mrs. Pinkham:
"For eight years I suffered from tho
most severe form Of female troubles and
was told that an operation was my only
hope Of recovery. I wrote Mrs. Pinkham
for advice, and took Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, and it has saved
my life and made me a well woman"
Mrs. Arthur r. House, of Church
Road, Moorestown. N. J., writes:
II feel it is my duty to let people
know what Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege.
table Compound has done for me. I
suffered from female troubles, and last
March my physician decided that an
operation was necessary. My husband
objected, and urged me to try Lydia
E. Pinlxham's Vegetable Compound.
and to-day am well and strong"
FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN.
For thirty years Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, made
from roots and herbs, has been the
standard remedy for female ills,
and has positively cured thousands Of
women who have been troubled with
displacements, inflammation, ulcera-
ton, fibroid tumors, irregularities,
periodic pains, and backache.
Mrs. Pinkham invites all sick
women to write her for advice.
She has guided thousands to
health. Address, Lynn, Mass.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1908-11-25
THE NEWEST MODE,

Susie-What does the new baby at
your house look like? Is it nice?
Sammy-Must be the latest thing in
babies. Maw's as tickled over it as
If it just come from the milliners.
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What Tolstoi has done for the peo
pie of his time in Russia is to be found
in the dress, customs and habits OF the
lower classes of that absolute mon
archy, but the critics say that right
in his home his own teachings have had
little effect. The answer which close
friends of the count give to that asser-
ton is that Russia's benefactor is tvo
broad-minded to make his home mar
tyrdom and to inf1ict his beliefs upon
his wife and children if they do not
care to abide by them.
So while Tolstoi has spent his life or
the greater part of it in preaching the
doctrine of nOyerty and nOn-reSiStance,
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s4s-sTUDIED
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Such a Fine Fellow.

If the American husband Is caught
in the act of almiring himself in the
glass and looking cllesty it is doubtless
because he has been reading that the
Rev. DIR. Akeu says he is the best hus-
band in the world, being far superior
in every way to the pauper husband OF
Europe or the prince husband either.
American wives should pause occa-
s~ionally to congratulate themselves on
the snap they have. They should also
refrain from breaking the furniture in
resentment If hubby breaks away and
goes to a ball game once in awhile.
Their lot might have been cast in Eu-
rope, where husbands are cast in q diff
ferent mold and where as yet he Is but
partially subdued, or In Asia, where he
thinks he is a superior being and that
he is doing her a favor in marrying
her. Still, sometimes out Of curiosity
the American oma must wonder, II
she has the best husband in the world,
what the worst Is like.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-08-05
A PECULIAR SPIDER.
He Catches Birds as Big as Larks In
His Mammoth Web.

Far up in the mountains of Ceylon
there is a spider that spins a web like
bright yellowish silk, the central net
OF which is five feet in diameter, while
the supporting lines, or guys, as they
are called, measure sometimes ten or
twelve feet, and, riding quickly in the
early morning, you may dash right
into 1t, the stout threads twining round
your face like a lace veil, while, as the
creature that has woven it takes up
his position in the middle, he generally
catches you right in the nose, and,
though he seldom bites or stings, the
contact of his large body and long legs
Is anything but pleasant. If you for
get yourself and try to catch him, bite
he will, and, though not venomous,
his jaws are as powerful as a birds
beak. and you are not likely to forget
the encounter.
handsomely decorated. being bright
gold or scarlet underneath, while the
upper part Is covered with the most
delicate slate colored fur. So strong
are the webs that birds the size Of
larks are frequently caught therein,
n even the small but powerful scaly
lizard falls q victim. A writer says
that he has often sat and watched the
yellow monster measuring, when
waiting for his prey. with his legs
stretched out. fully six Understanding
across the middle of the net and noted
the rapid manner in which he winds
his stout threads round the unfortu-
nate captive.
He usually throws the coils about
the head until the wretched victim is
first blinded and then choked. In
many ~Nnfrequented dark hooks Of the
Jungle you come across most perfect
skeletons Of small birds caught In
these terrible snareS.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-08-05
WORSE THAN EiSS::G.
Stone Throwing Was a Habit In The.
aters Of Ancient Greece.


aters Of Ancient Greece.
Getting the bird. writes a CORE
spondent. need not always prove a
source Of woe to the unfortunate actor,
for there are still some nations that
express their applause by kissing. The
Basutos, for instance, and the natives
of the New Hebrides employ this meth
cd Of expressing their admiration.
Even among ourselves any Interrupt.
ton Of the actor who grips our atten.
ton is quelled with the kissing "Hush!'
which is intended to silence the inter
rupter and show our admiration for the
interrupted.
On the whole. authors and actors Of
today have reason to congratulate
themselves upon the disuse of many of
the ancient Greek methods Of showing
| dissatisfaction in the theater. The
worst that a playwright must reckon
with now is an ironical cry Of "Au'
thor!' followed by a booing demon.
stration. But it is on record that the
Athenian audience ut least once forci.
bly, elected an unsuccessful comic poet
from the theater. The pelting Of bad
actors with vegetables and questiona
BILE eggs is rare now ever in the re
hottest provinces. But the Athenians
did not draw the line at figs and olive.
as missiles. Aeschines was said nearly
to have been stoned to death during
his stage career. and there Is a story
Of a second rate musician who Dor
rowed a quantity of stone from
friend to build a house with. promisin,
to repay the loan with the stones col
lected at his next performance.-Lon
don Chronicle.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-08-05
Hama l., Your Watch.

The question whether it is better to
wind a watch at night or in the morn
ing was discussed Mt q meeting Of the
British Watch and Clock Makers guild,
The London Express took up the sub
ject and obtained the views Of George
Russell, an expert IN timepieces, Civ,
en- a good watch, it does not matter in
the least whether you wind 1t at night
or in the morning" he told the reporter
But a watch never keeps the same
time when the position is constantly
altered. Watches which are sen tc
Kew and which are tested in several
positions rarely keep the same time
The moral to be drawn, therefore. Is
keep your watch as much as possible
in the position In which you wear l,
during the day. In other words, hang
your watch up at night"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-08-05
Notice..
Serial Nos, O91, O9S.

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
GREAT FALLS, Mont, July ;, 1908.
whom 1t may concern:
Notice Il hereby given that
THE STATE OF MONTANA,
acting under the provisions of an act Of congress
approved February -, 1891, has made applica.
tion for the selection Of the GLOWING lands. to-
wit: sen NEA, .NEA SEA, 81 So section .;
W. NEAa, NW,A, NJ SWA, NWA SEA section
Is: 81 Ma. SWA,. Wa SEA section 10, SWA
NWiA section II, all in township % north, range
: east. 4 copy of said list has been conspicu-
ously posted In this office for inspection by any
person interested or the public in general. Under
t ustai ~ cnnaest tss sra;nu 81 the ot clam, ann, Of ttbe a" stst pt To-
said land, or any subdivision thereof, on the
ground that tn" same is more valuable for min
ersl than for agricultural purposes, will be re.
ceived and noted for report to the general land
office ~ Washington, ID, c. Failure to protect
against the claim of the state to said land before
final approval will be considered sufficient evil
dence of its non. mineral character, and the Sc.
%lections being otherwise free from objections
will be for approval.
J. NJ, B~URLlNGANE, Register.
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SERPENT OF AESCULATlUS.
Worship Of Snakes LED to Adoption o.
The Mystical Symbol.

the Mystical Symbol.
1t has been pointed cut by Or. Bot
din that the worship of the serpent
was so univ ersal in antiquity that all
temples came to be known as ''dra-
COMA" (seincNt houses.
However that may be, serpents We're
kept in many of the temples Of an
tiquity. notably in those Of Apollo,
whose son., .Aesculapius, is represented
in ancient statuary carrying n serpent
intwined round a staff or round his arm.
The serpent, indeed, came in time to
be the special mystical emblem or SYM
Dol Of the Aesculapian art
The serpents Of the ancient Greek
temples were in all probability relics
Of that primitive serpent worship
which was at one time universal among
prehistoric peoples and has not died
out among many savage races at the
present day.
And "voodoo," OF "obi," serpent wor-
ship Is stu said to linger in the West
Indies among the descendants Of
slaves.
In Haiti especially, where negroes
were dumped down from Africa by the
old slave traders and were kept in re-
serve before being sold to masters in
the surrounding islands, voodoo has
dehed Roman Catholic missionaries
and priests for ages. A French naval
officer who visited the court Of the
Haitian potentate Soulongue in 1919
described a voodoo ceremony where
cannibalistic and other orgies were in
dulged in.
1t is noticeable that the cock and
black goat which we're solemnly eaten
on this occasion We're both of them
sacred to Aesculapius. Hence We may
infer that the Aesculapian cultus was
originally an innocent form Of voodoc
and at the same a primordial religion.
The extreme antiquity Of serpent
worship seems, indeed, to be limited
at in Genesis, where the devil appears
In the guise Of the snake god intent or
the ruin of a In the story Of the
brazen serpent healing qualities are
attributed to the image.-Lancet.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-08-05
violat Ink the Cheapest,

"Iook here, you, a literary man
can't afford the extravaganza of violet
Ink"
The literary MAJ tore thoughtfully a
pendent piece of leather from the sole
Of his shoe, ..
II know he admitted, that violet
ink costs thrice as much as black,
but black corrodes q pen in a week,
whereas violet IS noncorrosive, and
with its use it is possible to make one
pen last six or sever months. The late
Russell Sage, who used violet ink eX-
clusively in his office. revealed this
great truth to me during my brief cler,
teal career In his oflice."-Exchange.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-08-05
Notice Of Contest.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFIcE,

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
GREAT FALLS, Mont, June Is, 1908.
A sufficient contest affidavit having been filed
In this office by
DONALD SILLERS BANNATYNE,
contestant, against homestead entry No. 40,
made January %, 1909, for the SH NWk, NEk
NWk,NWA NEk section 81, township -, north,
range 4 east, by Hsnsine Wangen. contestee, in
doned the above described land: that he has
changed his residence therefrom for more than
six months since making the eaid entry, and
settled upon by said party ss required by law,
said parties are hereby notified to appear, re-
spond and offer evidence touching said allegation
at 10 O'Clock a. m. on August 10, 1905, before the
Register and Receiver at the United States Lam
Office in Great Falls, Mont.
The said contestant having, In . proper afada
Wit fled June -, 1908, set forth facte which
show that after due diligence personal service o.
this notice cannot be made It is hereby ordered
and directed that such notice be given by due AM
proper publication.
j. NJ. B~URLIN9AME, Register.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-08-05
Didn't Want to Be SINGULAR,

It was In the drawing room after
dinner that they discussed an absent
maiden friends bad points with the
usual grim and scathing glee. Having
thoroughly dissected her personal ap-
pearance, they next paid attention to
her mental shortcomings.
"She Is a very singular girl" spake
the one.
"Yes, indeed" responded her com
panion. "But, then, that is not her
fault, for I never saw a girl so anxious
to be plural."-Argonaut
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-08-05
Soldiers Additional Application.
No. O6O.

In the United States Land Office, Great Falls,
Montana, j ly 8, 1908.
Notice is hereby given that
ARTHUR E. MCLEISH,
of Fort Benton, Montana, as the assignee by
mesne conveyance of Adelia S., widow of Will
liam T.. Maxson, on June I'D, A. d. 1908, has
made application for the NEk SEA section 10,
township q north, range 10 east, in ChouteRu
county, Montana. Within the next thirty days
from the date hereof protests or contests against
this application or selection on the ground Of
adverse possession, or that the land ie more val.
liable for its mineral than for agricultural pur.
poses will he received and noted for report to
the commissioner of the general land office.
j. NJ. BURLINGAME, Register.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-08-05
Where Were the Gordons?

An old woman Of the name Of Cor
don In the north Of Scotland was lis.
tening to the account given in Scrip
ture Of Solomon's glory, which was
read to her by a little grandchild.
When the little girl came to tell Of the
thousand camels which formed part
Of the Jewish sovereign's live stock,
"Eh, ~lassie," cried the old woman. "a
thousand Campbells, say ye? The
Campbells are an auld clan, sure
eneuch. but dinna ye see the Gordons
too? I"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-08-05
No. O63-Great Falls List No. 45.
Notice for Publication.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,

UNITED STATES LAND UFFICE,
GREAT FALLS, Mont, July Z, 1905.
Notice is hereby given that the
NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY,
whose postofice address is st. Paul, Minnesota,
has this 7th day of July, 1905, filed in this Office
its application No. O63 to select under the pro.
visions of the act OF congress, approved July l,
1898, go Stat. 5O1, 6M) the southeast quarter OF
the southeast quarter Of section 81, in township
20 north of ran ge 10 east of the Montana princi
pal meridian, containing 40 acres.
lands above described, or desiring to object be
cause of the mineral character of the land, or fol
any other reason, TO the disposal to applicant
should file their afidavits of protest in thie of
flee on or before the 10th day of August, 1908.
j. NJ. BURLINGAME, Register.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-08-05
Notice OF Final Proof.

U>lvEp ST,TEs LAND OFFICE,
GHEAT Falls, Mont. July 10, 1908.
Notice is hereby given that
DANIEL DUPEE,
of Fort Benton, Moatann, who, on July 22d, 1908,
made homestead entry No. 95s, serial No. Ol37)
for tn. tia NE'., NJ SEA section 81, township
filed MOTTO" of int: tiun to make final ~tive-yeaE
proof TO establish claim to the land above de.
scrihed, before Chas. y. Boyle, o.. ). commits,
>inner. 1T his Office In Fort Benton, Montana, on
the 18th day of August, 1908.
Claimant names as witnesses: Benjamin II.
tndeville, of Steele, Montana: John Postill,
+ nest II. PendoItf and Daniel TraynOr, of Fort
Bent on, Montana.
j. NJ. BUELINGAME, Register.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-08-05
The Leveler.

Riding in the smoking car.
Every ones acquainted.
No n speaking right OF left
Fears he will get tainted.
Man you never saw before
Doesn't raise a ruction
II you talk to him without
Any introduction.
Fat man sitting at your left
Dressed in costly raiinent
May have capital to make
Any kind of payment.
Chats away quite pleasantly
With a seedy stranger
Who, if riches were a crime,
Wouldn't be in danger.
Lawyer and a section hand
Have q warm discussion
On the outlook in the east
For the Jap and Russian.
Man who peddles toy balloons
Offers a suggestion
To a student sitting near
On the tariff question.
Just the borrowing a match
From another, bless me.
II 1t doesn't make a bond
And an open sesame!
Man who doesn't often smile
Now becomes a joker.
What a wealth Of fellowship
In a common smoker!
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-08-05
Notice Of Final Proof.
United STATES LAND OFFICE.

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE.
GREAT FALLS, Mont, July 10, 1908.
Notice is hereby given that
JOHN FAlLON,
of Fort Benton, Montana, who, on August ~
1901, made homestead application No. l2,593
tserial No. ol!p for lots 3 and ), section Z, town
ship % north, range : east: lot !, Wa SELL, eec
tion II, township B north, range q east, Montana
meridian, has filed notice OF intention to max
final five year proof, To establish claim 20 IN
land above described, before Ghaa. II. Boyle, L
$ commissioning, AT his office in Font Benton
Montana, on the 2ad day Of August, ll"s.
ClAimant names AZ witnesses: William Witt
Charles q. Records, Fred Early and John +. SUI
liyan, all of Fort Benton, Mont.
j. NJ. BURLINGAME, REGISTER.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-08-05
Notice Of Final FycCF.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
LEwIsTowN. Mont, July %, 1913.
Notice is hereby given that
WILLIAM A. REEDER.
of Evorson, Montana, who on April -, 1907,
made homestead entry No. 5033, serial No. O3S3,
for the Ea NWia, Ela SWA section Is, town,
ship u north, range ii east, Montana meridian,
has filed notice of intention to make final com
mutation proof, to establish claim to the land
above described. before Chas. II. Boyle, U. )
commissioners, At Fort Benton, Montana, on the
2'th day of August, 1905.
Claimant names rs Witnesses: William Finke
Dick Reeder, of Fort Benton, Montana, Hans
Engellant, Almon +. Mathews, of Everson, Mon
tana. e. L. MCKOIN, Register.
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So He Couldn't Tell.

us 1t true, pa, that the most sensi-
tive part Of the human body is the tip
of the tongue:"
~ don't know, my son.. Nobody Eel
stepped on my tongue the way they
have on my corns."-New York Press.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-08-05
Notice Of Final Proof.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE ,

UNITED STATES LAM OFFICE,
GREAT FALLS, Mont, July 23. 1905.
Notice is hereby given that
CHARLES A. POTTER,
of Fort Benton, Montana, who on May %, 1903,
made homestead entry No. 7ss, serial No. O34l,
for the NEk sWh, lots 3, i, Z and ., section IA
township ~ north, range s east, Montana meri,
dian, has Hled notice of intention to make hns,
~ive-year proof, to establish claim TO the lane
above described, before Chas. II. Boyle, Y. S
commissioner, at his Office in Fort Benton, Mon
tana, on the 29th day of August, 1903.
Claimant names as Witnesses: Alfred L.sBarre
Hilaire LaISarre, Thomas Stewart, Arthur Suth'
erland, all Of Fort Benton, Montana.
J. NJ. BUKLISGAME, Register.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-08-05
One on Ma.

They talked during Dime, OF the
anarchists.
but, papa, what is an anarchist?-
little Willie asked.
"Well, my son." replied the father,
"he's a person who Is always blowing
somebody up"
The child turned to his mother.
Then are you an anarchist, maj" he
said.-Argonaut.