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

The waters Of Cape Horn have never
been unvisited by storms for more
than a week or two at a stretch within
the memory Of lar Standing on the
outposts Of the world, Cape Horn is
the meeting place Of ocean currents Of
very different temperature, from the
icy cold waters Of the Antarctic drift to
the warmth of the Brazilian and Pc
ruvian return currents.
The prevailing winds are from the
northwest and west, and these, COM
ing from the warm regions of the Pa
cifc, condense into fogs, which the
sailors call "Cape Horn blankets" and
which are the forerunners Of storms
The extremely low level to which the
glaciers of TERRA del FuegO descend,
the perpetual congelation Of the sub
soil, the meeting Of conflicting winds
at very different temperatures, are all
direct or indirect causes combining to
make this the most constantly stormy
region Of the world.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-07-08
A Wise Critic.

Francisque Sarcey was for forty
years a figure Of great prominence in
French literary life. As a critic Of the
drama he was looked upon as one hav-
Ing authority, and praise from him
meant success to the struggling play
wright.
His criticisms were honest, fearless
and Independent, and 1t is remembered
Of him that he refused the honor of
belonging to the French academy lest
he should come under obligation to ia
vor the plays written by other mem.
bers.
Sarcey's good sense vas often put to
the test. One day a friend came rush
ing into his room waving a paper.
"W'hat Is the matterT" inquired the
critic.
Here's some one" cried the other,
who has been calling you an .imbe-
cile' In print! Are you going to chal-
lenge him?"
Sarcey smiled. Certainly not" he
replied. 81 " him my thanks. The
public will o o forget the word i'm
beetle and will only remember having
read my name"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-07-08
Love and DeSth.

Very closely love and death dwell to-
g~ether-high up in the world of nature
and low down! The following we'll
authenticated story comes from North
a~mptonshire: A sparrow hawk was
killed when feeding her young. Four
days later when the nest was exam
ined it was found that the little male
bird, working alone for the family,
had brought home forty-eight birds
viz, six larks, nine swallows, one bull
finch, seven robins, six sparrows, six
hedge sparrows, nine blue tits. three
chatfinches and one wren.
What a spirit of dutifulness along
with ~ferocity is here exhibited on the
part Of the small widower hawk, who
evidently thought that the best way Of
respecting the memory of ais departed
consort was to feed her children we'll!
And in doing this how absolutely OBJ
livious nature had rendered him Of
the feelings of the poor larks, swal-
lows, bullinches and robins, whose
o6spring-or the parents themselves
his relentless parental affection thus
annexed! The direst cruelty animated
by the tenderest love! The most saw
age egotism prompted by an entire un-
selfshness! Such ~ some Of the
problems which nature furnishes, but
will not solve.-London Telegraph.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-07-08
She Conquered the Germans.

In the FrancO-German war the
French hospital ut Vendome was in
charge Of Nine. Coralie Cahen. one of
the most noted nurses of the time.
There, aided by two nurses and seven
Christian Sisters of Mercy, she re.
ceived thousands Of French and Ger
man soldiers. When the Prussians oc-
cupied Vendome they wished to hold
the hospital and plant on it the Ger
man flag. But. warned Of the enemy's
Intentions. Nine. Cahen early one Jan.
uary morning visited the Prussian gen.
eral, who, surrounded by his staff. was
about to seize the building.
"Sir," she exclaimed, I'VE have re-
ceived your wounded and nursed them
as though they were u own. We will
continue to do so, but we will remain
in a French hospital. We will not have
It converted into a German hospital"
Madame" was the reply. I'VE are
masters"
I'm the town It may be; here, nor
was the answer. I'VE are protected by
the Red Cross and the French flag.
You have no right to touch either the
one or the other"
She conquered, and from that day
the utmost admiration was openly
evinced for her by the Germans.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-07-08
Not Soloist,

The late Theodore Thomas vas re-
hearsing the Chicago Orchestra ON the
stage of the Auditorium theater. he
was disturbed by the whistling Of Al
bert Burridge, the well known scene
painter, who was at work In the lott
above the stage. A few minutes later
Mr.. Thomas librarian appeared on the
"bridge" where Mr.. Burridge, merrily
whistling, vas at work.
"Mr. Thomas compliments" said the
librarian, land he requests me to state
that If Mr.. Burridge wishes to whistle
he will be glad to discontinue his re
hearsal."
To which Mr.. Burridge replied suave
", "Mr. Burridge's compliments tt
Mr.. Thomas. and please inform Mr.
Thomas that If Mr.. Burridge cannot
| whistle with the orchestra he Won
whistle at all."-Success Magazine.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-07-08
Got Even With Dickens.

When Charles Dickens was in Wash
ington he met one morning on the
steps Of the capitol a young congress
man from Tennessee whom the great
novelist had offended by his bluntness.
That morning Dickens was in great
good humor. II have" said he, "found
an almost exact counterpart of Little
Nell"
Little Nell who?" queried the Ten
neSSeean.
Dickens looked him all over from
head to foot and from foot to head be-
fore he answered, my Little Nell
"Oh," said the Tennesseean, II didn't
know you had your daughter with
you!"
Il am speaking Of the Little Nell OF
my story, The Old Curiosity Shop.
SIR" retorted Dickens, flushing.
"Oh." said the imperturbable Ten
nesseean, you write novels, do you
Don't you consider that a rather tri
fling occupation for a grownup MANI"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-07-08
The First Test Of 1aby's Mind,

Just as the germ Of the flower is
contained in the tiniest seed and will
reveal itself with an absolute certainty
as will rootlets and leaves when prop
er conditions Of heat, moisture and
light are accorded, SO the germ of the
mind of a child is present in his little
body and will develop and unfold it.
self with the growth of the latter.
The only way to stop the growth Of
a child's mind is to stop his body from
growing. Appetite is the mother of
the mind, and muscle is it's father.
At its lowest estimate the body with
its brain is the tool of the mind, and
good work cannot be done without
good tools.
The first test Of muscular vigor, the
hand grasp, is an indication Of the
mental possibilities as we'll. Not one
child out of a hundred who at ten days
Of age grasps firmly and clings to a
finger or pencil rubbed against his
pink little palm will ever fall below
the average intelligence Of his race
Woods Hutchinson, NJ. D., in Woman's
Home Companion.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-07-08
Tenure of Office Act.

The tenure Of Office act. passed by
congress in February. 1867, during its
bitter fight with President Andrew
Johnson, was a bill limiting the pow
ers Of the president in removals from
office. Among other things It took
from the president the power to re-
move members of his cabinet except
by permission Of the senate, declaring
that they should hold Office "for and
during the term Of the president by
whom they may have been appointed
and for one month thereafter, subject
to removal by and with the consent Of
the senate" The president vetoed the
bill. but it was passed over his Veto
New York American.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-07-08
AN OLD G%ORMANDIZER.
One Man Who Lived That He Nigh,
Simply Eat and Drink.

In a little yellowed English maya
zine, dated April, 1904, I came across
the following amusing scrap:
If the Duke Of Q. does not extend
his life to a still longer period, it will
not be for want Of culinary comforts
and those other succulent arts by
which longevity is best promoted. His
grace's s%ustenance is thus daily admin.
istered:
AT Z in the morning he regales in a
warn milk bath perfumed with aim
ond powder, where he takes his coffee
and a buttered muffin, and afterward
retires to bed. He rises about 0 and
breakfasts on cafe au lait, with new
laid eggs just parboiled; Mt II he is
presented with two warm jellies and
rusques; at l he takes a veal outlet q
la Maintenon: at 3 jellies and eggs re-
peat: at 5 a cup Of chocolate and
rusques; at 1880 he takes a hearty din
ner from high seasoned dishes and
makes suitable llbations of claret and
madeira: at TO tea, coffee and mullins;
Mt IL sups Off a roast poulet, with a
plentiful solution Of lime punch; at l
in the morning he retires to bed in
high spirits and sleeps till 8, when his
man cook, to the moment, waits upon
him in person with a hot and savory
veal outlet, which, with a potation Of
wine and water, prepares him for fur
Their repose that continues generally
uninterrupted till the morning sum
mons to his tactical bath.
I'm this routine Of living comforts
IRE the four and twenty hours invaria'
bly, divided, so that If his grace does
not know, with Sir Toby Belch, thai
our life Is composed Of four elements
he knows It least, with Sir Ague
Cheek. that 1t consists In eating ani
; drinking. '"-London Chronicle.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-07-08
Chinese Laundry Tickets.

1t is not generally known that the
Chinese laundry system Of ticketing a
bundle Of soiled clothes is based on
the many gods and goddesses Of the
laundry.
The Chinese laundryman at the be-
ginning Of each week makes out a
batch Of checks in duplicate, to be
used as wash tickets. He selects the
name Of some god or goddess Or Of
some object, as the sun, the moon or
stars. To this name he pref1xes a
number, as "Moon No. l." "Moon No.
g" and 80 on. In the space between
the two legends-for the signs are re-
peated-he has his own name, as, for
instance, Wong Lee.-Harper's Week
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-07-08
POSTAGE STAMP CHEATS.
Foolish Persons Who Run thj ;s:ea <
Coirg to Prison.

Foolish Persons Who Run .ha :9;ea 4
Go;rs to Prison.
You would be surprised" said a
postoffice clerk. lat the efforts le0ple
make to avoid the payment of postage.
And quite often it is not the work of
children either. The most oinmon
trick is to take the stamp that has been
Cancelled by hand and the impression
just touches the edge of the stamp.
After pricking the marked edge with q
pin or cutting it with a pair of shears
to resemble the punctured edge of the
stamp or tearing away that part the
stamp is put on an envelope for an.
other voyage. All these are placed In
the hands Of postal inspectors for in
vestigation.
"Others try to give the impression
that a stamp had been put on an en-
velope and become loose and lost in
transit by sticking a stamp on the en-
velope and then pulling It with part Of
the envelope sticking to It OF again,
These as well as underpaid letters. I'M
less they have a foreign destination.
WucAc pOSL0Sc - SuSu CO4leCSeOs dI0
marked Returned for postage and
sent back to the sender. Second class
matter. as a roll Of newspapers, Is Of
ten sealed against inspection by hav-
ing the stamps overlap the cover.
Whether foreign or not It Is returned
for postage. When It again shows up,
the mistake rectthed, upon inspection
It is usually found to contain written
letters, photographs (unmounted), Jew
elry, merchandise Of all kinds, making
the package underpaid; hence 1t Is
again returned.
But the limit of foolishness comes
when a person tries to e6ace the in
delible ink from the stamp and with
half the features Of the stamp missing
or rubbed away and some Of the ink
still remaining aflxes 1t to an envelope,
with the address of the sender upon
the back to facilitate Investigation.
This, though. is stretching it a lit
tie too much: A postcard that had been
put through a canceling machine and
delivered to the addressee had the
canceling impression and the address
scratched off with the aid Of q sharp
knife and a new address substituted
and a written message pasted on the
reverse side."-New York Sun.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-07-08
Had Lett For Parts Unknown

Had Left For Parts Unknown.
In q murder trial in Texas some years
ago the counsel for the defense was
examining a venireman regarding his
qualifications to serve. The candidate
admitted that he had once been q
member Of a jury which tried a negro
for murder. It Is not permissible In
such to ask the result Of the trial,
30 the counsel said:
where is that negro nowT
II don't know" was the reply. 1.-THE
sheriff hanged him at the appointed
time"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-07-08
Smoking Room In Wemsn's Club

Smoking Room In Womsn's Club.
A smoking room II being fttad up In
the women's clubhouse IN East Orange,
n. ]. 1t will be ready for use next
winter. It will be furnished IN mis-
sion style. with seats an around the
room. The room y not tor the women
members, but for their men guests who
attend concerts and dances in the club.
They have been deprived Of this pleas.
ure heretofore, inasmuch as no smok-
Ing is permitted In other parts Of the
building.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-07-08
A Reason For Thanks.

The ~impecunious authors wife was
trying on a new dress and cndeavoring
to observe the hang Of 1t by mea Of
q round mirror on top Of a high chiffo,
nier. Every woman will appreciate
what that means.
"Oh. DEAR" she exclaimed as she
thought with some pathos. Il haven't
seen the bottom Of my skirt since J
was married"
Her husband looked up, brute that he
was, and remarked:
"Well, you can thank your lucky
stars for that"-New York Press.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-07-08
The Sheep In the Grass.

Lord Falmerston once inspected
"Summer In the Lowlands," a picture
by Sir John Watson Gordon. "Look
here" said Lord Palmerston to the
artist, "why should the grass in that
field be so long when there are SO
many sheep in the tield?"
my lord" replied the artist, "those
sheep were only turned into the field
last nightv'
Lord Palmerston bought the picture
at q high price.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-07-08
Minnows to Fiaht MOSQUITOES.

An attempt is being made at Tampa,
Fla, to rid the place Of mosquitoes,
With that end in view a trio Of fisher.
men are engaged in catching minnows,
which the chief Of sanitation Of the
city purposes distributing among the
tanks and water receptacles in the resi-
dental and business portions Of the
city. Several hundred minnows hay,
already been caught and vii. be util
lied for destroying the emhvro mo-
quito.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-07-08
Imposing.

THE Swclftons seem to keep up an
imposing establishment" remarked the
canned goods drummer.
"You bet they do" replied the gro
ceryman. with a sigh long drawn out,
'and I'm one of the fellows they i'm
pose on."-Chicago News.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-07-08
The STANDARD Size.

Here's another alleged humorous ar
tcle about coal by that new jokesmith
Of ours" said the editors assistant.
"Shall l use it,"
"What size Is IT." asked the editor.
"Oh. chestnut size, Of course"-Phil.
adelphia Press.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-07-08
Wisdom Of the Seer.

Young Lady-WiN the young man I
am engaged to make n good husband?
Fortune Teller-It's up to you to make
4 good husband Of him. All bad has
bands are self made.-New York
World.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-07-08
Peculiar 70 Itself.

II suppose there Is q certain fascina-
ton that keeps you in the racing
gamer"
YES" admitted the bookmaker,
"there Is. I've tried hardware, CLOTH
ing, groceries and shoes, but I've never
struck another line where people sim
ply struggle to hand you their coin."-
Kansas City Journal.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-07-08
No Idle Boast.

Bilkins-Smythe tries to make people
believe that he belongs to the upper
crust" Wilkins-Well, I should think
he did belong to the supper crust"
Bikins-In what way does he show it?
Wilkins-Always short and easily
broke.-Brooklyn Life.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-07-08
A PHILOSOPHER.

"Pa, what is a philosopher"
"a philosopher, Tommy, is a mar
who doesn't worry any about financial
s~tringencies. because he never has any
understandable Journal.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-07-08

You might as wei! expect II wave
of the sea to be precisely the same as
the next wave Of the sea as to expect
that there would be no change OF cir
cNMStauceS.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-07-08

Nothing is SO oppressive as symmc-
Try because symmetry is boredom, aud
boredom is the basis Of melancholy
md yawning d~espair.-Victor Hugo.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-07-08
Makino Sure.

"ONSU0 0oS~s
II pay as I 60" declared the pom.
pous citizen.
mot while I'm running these apart
ments," declared the janitor. You'll
pay as you move in."-Iouisville Cou.
rier-Journal.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-07-08
Cruel.

Miss Oldun-Oh, dear. I'm afraid l
shall have to set some Of that wrinkle
eradicator they advertise. Miss Pert
ly-Let me get it for you. have a
brother in the wholesale drug business.
Boston Transcript.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-04-06
Around the State
in a Hurry

Bay clty-Afttr being out "a hours,
a jury In circuit court returned a
verdict OF $4,000 for Peter Forster In
his suit against DR.. I. Z. Randall.
Forster alleged that DR.. Randall had
failed to treat him properly after he
had broken his leg. The physician
will appeal.
MidIand--After biting one person
and three dogs, mad rat terrier was
shot on Main-st., after having been
chased about town for several hours.
MarshaII--The annual national con-
vention OF the Gamma Delta Tau high
school sorority will be held at Ann
Arbor, May ].
sasInsw--While they were alone in
the house Of j. Richardson at Thomas
town. five miles from here. Paul Ian.
caster. III years old, was shot and
instantly Killed by ira Richardson, II
years old. The older boy says he was
handling a shotgun which the other
wanted 10 examine.
Ann Arbor--Thomas Brogan. AZ. a
prominent confectioner, died Sunday.
Brogan came TO this city from Hud-
son, Mich. about Is years ago, He
was a Masoin. He is survived by a
widow.
Bay city--E. T. Darlington. banker.
iumberman. and heavy stakeholder In
beet sugar companies. has announced
his candidacy as delegate-atfarge to
the Republican convention Despite
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-04-06
WOMAN KILLED
IN FIRE; 70 HURT
MANY FlREMEN JUMPED DURING
BLAZE IN A NEW YORK
TENEMENT.

NEW YORK. April Cone young
woman was killed and 20 persons were
injured In fire that destroyed the
old-fashioned four-story brick tene-
ment at No. 40 Pearist~. early today.
Many OF the injured were fremeu
who were burned or overcome by gas.
The dead.
MISS JULIA ISOLA, %, crushed
to death by leaping from front win
dow. third floor
Seriously injured:
JOHN GATZERT. fireman. over.
come by gas while lighting flames In
basement fell unconscious into four
feet of water He is In ST. Gregory's
hospital In precarious condition.
TONY BENIzE, inmate OF house,
seriously burned on face and hands
and injured internally: Gouverneur
hospital.
CHARLES MORGAN, s. burned
face. hands and body; condition ser.
ious.
MARTHA MORGAN. "a. face and
body burned.
MRS. MARTHA MORGAN, so. SUI.
fering from shock. broken leg and
burns OF hands and face.
HANNAH HANLON, leg broken and
serious burns.
MRS. MARIA CONWAY. slight
burns OF face and hands.
The fremen who were injured were
nearly all OF Engine Co. No. Z. In
charge OF Lieut.. Mcconnell.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-04-06
Campbell Bannerman

sir Henry was not only the leader
OF the house OF commons, but also It's
father. for he has represented Stirring
without interruption ever since he en-
tered the house I'm 1855, at the age of
80. Throughout his political H,s ne
has been a consistent and staunch ad-
vocate OF radicaiism and his political
faith has never wavered.
His early years in parliament were
rot eventful and he became known
rather for his geniality and hospitality
than for the political sagacity which he
showed later. He had a varied expert
ence in government. holding the posi-
lions or financial secretary TO the war
office twice. secretary to the admiralty.
twice secretary of state for war and
FOR A brief time, I'm 1885. chief secre-
tary for Ireland. At that trying period
the Irish members were devoting al
their efforts TO making That ofhce al
most untenable.
lie came more prominently before the
public eye when he took office as secre-
tary for war In Gladstone's last gov
eminent His great administrative
feat was 10 persuade the duke OF Cam
bridge 10 resign the position OF COM
mander -in-chief OF the army.
office gave addltionas a.
which he controlled and swayed his
huge majority Impressed all parlia-
so that there was no longer
any tendency 10 underrate his ability.
He quickly established himself In the
affcctions OF the new house OF COM
mons and the expression or his wish
counted for more than the most strong
!y-worded whip"
Campbell Bannerfnan one OF the. great
nrirne minister's they must describe him
az a wise and witty man, particularly
human OF keen common sense ana
great political sagacfty which at times
rose 70. the plane OF high statesman
ahfn.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-04-06

Here is your chance TO make your
dollars do double duty in the pur-
chase of Piano. Organ. or any
other Musical lnstrumeW. We are
closing out, regardless OF cost or
present worth, all leftover iastru-
ments. odds and ends from every
department. fixtures. and articles not
needed in our business.
Notwithstanding the wonderful sue
cess OF our Removal Sale there are
quite a number Of Pianos, Organs and
other instruments left In the old store.
Some OF them are brand new. others
exchanged instruments that have only
just come from our repair works.
Among the lot are a number OF the
best BARGAINS We have YET offered
beautiful. high.grade MAKES IN fsney.
cases OF very latest design our de
termination not TO move these instru-
ments. TO the new store necessitates
our continuing the old store for a
short time in order to dispose Of them.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-04-06
Asquith

Herbert H. Asquith Is looked upon
as showing the highest career open 10
talent having at q comparatively early
age, from an insignificant beginning.
attained the highest position IN the
state. During the recent weeks as
deputy leader in the commons. he also
has shown unsupported warmth OF dis
position The only question In men 9
minds Is whether he has the art OF
managing men. He IL said to lack the
personal enthusiasm and charm OF man
ner which disting uisbed his famous
predecessors. His speeches are so lucid
that he can make a child understand
an act of parliament.
In appearance Mr.. Asquith Is rather
short, he wears wavy. silver grey hair.
looselfttlnE clothes and has pallid.
lawyer-lfke face. AS chancellor OF khe
exchequer. he has been strong force
In the liberal government. and IL his
qualities or leadership develop as has
his capacities OF administration he VIII
be worthy prime minister In the
worlds greatest parliament.
Mr. Asguith who has been the MEM
Der for East Fife since 1855, was born
In Morley, Yorkshire. in 1852. He has
been twice married.