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Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-27
A Bachelors reflections.

When a woman describes what a lecture
was like II sounds as II she had been to the
dressmaker's.
There's nothing a woman admires 90
much In a man as the way he can open a
telegram without f~ainting.
A man can growl over the bill for matches
unless the family burns electricity and they
are used 20 light pipes and cigars.
II the woman has the tenderest heart IN
the world II will grow hard to somebody
else's baby that people think as pretty as
hers.
There's hardly anything a man can lie
about more enthusiastically than all the
important people who sat next to him at
q dinner
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-27

gold and silver cup diamond rattles
and goodness knows what else are being
sent to him. Many are from utter
strangers and many have arrived
anonymously.
Henceforth his mother (who was, 1t
will be remembered. Miss Shonts.) will be
one of the grandes danes of the Partisan
aristocracy, a position out of which no
one can now do her. The presence OF
the little duo decides the fact that his
mother win henceforth make her late
husbands native land her headquarters.
Before the tragic death of the late due
there was a movement on foot In his
wife's family to buy back the magnifi-
cent ancestral estates of the De Chaulnes
family and present them TO him, but
negotiations were cut short by his death.
Now 1t is said on excellent authority that
the Shonts are more anxious than ever
to acquire back the home of the ohild's
parental ancestors. The De Chaulnes are
among the Oldest nobility of France. but,
as was well known at the time of the
dues marriage, they are very poor. The
young duchess 1t was thought after the
death Of her husband would go back to
America and live with her parents. Later
there was mention of her taking a Lon
don house, but this. too, fell through. OF
course she has her enemies who would
nave liked to have seen her retire TO
America and abandon the superlatively
aristocratic position which she holds as
Duehesse De Chaulnes. Their anticipa-
tions were not realized, however.
The Shonts girls used to be very well
known here and. although they could
] scarcely be called pretty. they had a heap
Of charm and were very popular. Their
mother, too. has crowds of friends in
London.
Americana 20 the Front.
The marriage of George Westinghouse
son of Mr.. Westinghouse OF Pittsburg'
with Evelyn BrockIebank. which was
fixed for December l9, has again been
postponed on account of the formers i'll
ness. The bride is a daughter OF the
immensely wealthy Sir Thomas Brockle-
bank. who is one of the great magnates
Of the north of England. He has several
country seats, one of which is situated
outside Liverpool. The Brocklebanks are
fairly well known in London and their
friends would have liked to have had
the wedding take place here. Instead,
however, II will be solemnized in Cum
berland. VII ere the brides father has a
seat called Triton Hall.
The story goes that there is no man
for showering gifts like an American bride
groom and the presents which Miss
Brocklebank has had from the Pittsburg
young man are stunning and the envy
OF every woman who has seen them. Dia-
monds. sables, lace, historic jewels every
thing that the most fastdious girl could
pine for has been placed at her feet
Talking about these exquisite gifts So
ciety debutantes say that In view OF the
fact that British men are now nearly all
hard up and decidedly mean TO boot. they
consider It would be very advisable TO
create the fashion In favor Of American
men who have been far too long over
looked by enterprising British mammas
and their interchangeable daughters There
seems TO be a determination here to bring
the American man to the front whether he
likes Il or not.
Rarely a 5 even a royal patient been
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-27
SOCIAL FAME FOR THE PRICE
Press Puff" Easily Secured in En-
gland by the Person with Money.
EASIEST WAY TO DISTINCTION
Persistent Efforts I'm hat DirectiOn
Open Sesame to Most ExcIu-
sIve CIrcIes-The Royal
Enclosure.

LONDON. Dec. ~26.-(Special .)-"Fame,
nowadays, simply means more press no
tees" says an English society dame who
has recently denounced the practice of pay
ing for news items in the columns OF
the big London dailies. It is not generally
known that anyone-however obscure-can
buy as many Zines as he, or she, likes
in the society columns of any big London
paper. Thus Mrs. S~mith-hyphen Smythe"
can nave her daughters marriage to-
"Jones-de-la-Jeemes" announced in the
same column in which the kings visit to
Marienbad may be recorded. OF course 1t
comes high, but II you wish to butt into
society you have to have 1t. For instance,
here are the rates for such notices in the
principal sheets.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-27

Another phase of the money side OF social
advancement On payment OF sums ranging
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-27

Getting Next to the Kin
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-27
PRINCE FRANCIS IS SMITTEN
Sister Of Mrs. Astor Creates Big
Sensation in London.
DUO DE CHAULNEs BRIGHT STAR
uIs Arrival Gives Former Miss
ShOnts Highest AristOcratic
social Position I'm the
French Capital.

LONDON, Dec. 8.-(Special. )-Never was
an American debutante doomed here as
Nora Langhorne has been. "It positively
makes one wild" said the budding daugh-
ter Of a famous Irish peer to me the other
day, ito hear the fuss which the advent
OF young Mrs. Astor's sister is creating. l
have seen her photograph and 1 don't see
there is anything extraordinary about her.
She was expected over last year. l do
wish she had come for then she would
have been disposed of-married, l mean.
Instead she lands the very year l am
abou, to make my debut. It's Just hateful
Of her. Father heard at the club" she
went on. that II she were a royal princess
her appearance would not cause half so
much excitement. The men are wild to see
her. That confirmed bachelor. Prince Fran
els OF Teck. was just raving about her. 1t
seems he caught a glimpse Of her in her
sisters box at the theater the other night"
Awaiting Her Presentation.
At the great ball the bachelors gave one
night lately there was much weeping and
gnashing OF teeth as Nora did not come
with Mrs. Aston. That lady is determined
that her sister is not TO be seen about
much until she has in the orthodox fashion
made her appearance In court-R clever
stroke on her part for the fact that she is
being kept back make people all the more
anxious to see her.
Mrs. Aston intends to take a big town
house directly after Christmas in order to
launch Nora Langhorne in the most elegant
style possible. She means to give a mag
nificent ball. the ~granduer and brilliancy
OF which will take the wind out OF the
sails of every other hostess for some time
to come. 1t Is understood among the As
tors friends that no one OF lesser rank
than a peer must presume to glance in the
direction OF Nora. II won't by any means
surprise them II the Serene Hghness al
ready referred TO were to lay his heart
at her feet. But have the Langhorne
money! All the beauty in the world is no
use TO Teck without that. In any case a
most brilliant future Is assured this young
American girl II she plays her cards prop
erly.
Tiny Due de Chaalnes.
Smart Americans are going wild with
delight over the little Duo de Chaulnes.
A belle Americana. who was here the
other day from Paris and had made the
acquaintance OF his small grace. before
her departure said "he was the very
sweetest thing that eyes ever rested
upon" From all quarters he has been
inundated with gifts. Tiny bangles OF
nrseiOus stones. safety pins in jewels.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-27
Fame at so Much "Per.'

Six lines In the Times will cost the
social swimmer $50, while the Daily Tele-
graph only allows four lines TO appear in
the body Of the paper for s., extra lines
costing 81 each. Thus you can buy fame
at so much per in the paper that claims
TO have the largest-really and ~truly-cir-
c~ulation of any 2-cent paper in the world.
TIT Daily Mail, well knowing this publicity
is one of the essentials to social fame, and
that wealthy people must have It no matter
what it costs, boldly charges $3.50 per line,
and gets it. All the other big Londsn
papers make exorbitant charges, and even
the out OF town papers with big circula-
tions shake golden apples from the social
Doodle tree.
In the expense bills OF those who partic-
ipate in the London season." newspaper
advertising figures as one OF the largest
items. Some of these accounts run into
100 a year. OF course the incorruptible
English newspapers do not run reading
notice" departments. and they would
probably refuse to do a page Write-up
even at a fabulous price, but by judiciously
spreading your advertising over a lengthy
period and Disgusting your notices" so
cleverly that the ordinary reader does not
recognize the manufactured product. you
can spend quite as much money in another
way without laying the paper open to the
charge OF ~venality.
Some of the newspapers charge four OF
five times the rates here quoted for in
sorting unimportant paragraphs between
announcements corrected with the king
and royal family. The rates vary in ac-
cordance with the Importance OF the royal
personage. OF course It costs more TO be
next TO the king or queen than to appear
near a princess or luke.
Getting Next 10 the King.
Another phase of the money side OF social
Advancement On payment OF sums ranging
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-07-08
A New Breed Of Cattle.

A press dispatch says "Butfalo'
Jones, formerly superintendent of
buffalo in the Yellowstone National
park, is now on his way east with a
herd of ''cattleo,' a cross between
buffalo and cattle, to dispose of a
number of them to geological gardens
in some of the eastern cities. Jones'
theory regarding the raising of ''cat.
tleo" vas worked out while he was in
the park, and his first venture in that
line was in Kansas. 1t proved q sue
cess and he is now devoting more of
his time to raising the animals on his
ranch in Arizona.
The breeder Of buffalo takes many
Of his animals to Missouri every sum.
mer to pasture, before finally dispos'
ing of them in the east. On his last
trip he had an outlaw buff alo bull,
which had evaded capture on the
Arizona ranges for more than three
years. Jones and John J. Garvey
one of his employees, went after the
bull and drove him into Lund, Utah,
after strenuous work where it was
yarded and finally loaded into q stock
car for the east. This bull weigh.
$500 pounds and is exceedingly vici
U.S.. 1t is said to be largest buffalo
in captivity.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-07-08
The Notary In France.

The notary is a most important per-
son in all small country towns in
France. Everybody consults him, from
the big landowner when he has dis
cussions with his ncighbor over right
Of way to the peasant who buys a few
meters Of land as soon as he has any
surplus funds. We were constantly
having rows with one Of our neighbOrs
over n little strip Of wood that ran up
into ours. Whenever he was angry
with us, which happened quite often
1--WE eve knew why). he had a deep,
ugly ditch made just across the road
which we always took when we We're
riding around the property. The woods
were so thick and low. with plenty Of
thorns, that we could not get along by
keeping on one side and were obliged
to go back and make quite a long de-
tour. The notary did his best to buy it
for us. but the man would never sell
rather enjoyed. l think. having the
power to annoy us.-Mme. W%addington
In Scribner's.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-07-08
A Tribute to Col. Dan Searles.

In referring to the death OF Colonel
Dan Searles, the veteran newspaper
man who did editorial work on the
River Press and other Montana publ.
cations, the Butte Miner says:
Nearly all of Colonel Searles' life
was devoted to the public welfare.
First as school teacher he attracted
attention to himself in the early days
of Montana, and later as q brilliant
editor his name became a household
one throughout the then young com.
monwealth. He drought to his news.
paper work q s%torehouse of knowledge
and a clear and incisive manner of
writing, which quickly put him in the
front rank of western editors.
II is always q sad thing for q news.
paper man to have to write an obitu-
ary notice of q member of the craft,
for the thought is always present with
the living that ii the situation were
reversed, the editor who has gone be.
fore would rise SO much better to the
occasion. Although Colonel Searles
fell into the last final sleep yesterday,
he is certain of a.material Immortality
through the work which he has left
behind.
AS a school teacher he impressed the
minds of his scholars with thoughts
and aspirations which will be handed
down to their children's children. 1t
is a great responsibility which any man
or woman assumes, when he or che
takes up the task of instructing and
guiding the immature mind, for the
Impressions gained in youth are the
most lasting ones of life.
AS q newspaper man, reaching every
day a large and widely scattered circle
of readers, an even greater response.
bility attaches, and in this capacity
Colonel Searles had an important part
in making and recording history in
this northwest section Of country. In
the years that Colonel Searles devoted
to this calling, fighting for the right
as God gave him power to see the
| right, he rendered a distinguished
public service, the principal reward
| Of which was the consciousness OF
work we'll done.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-07-08
Murder Mystery Solved.

KALISpELL, July 1.-The Yokums
were foully murdered or their claim
near Fontine, June 10. Fred lie Beau,
a hobo, confessed the double crime
when arrested by the sheritf's officers
yesterday. Old ma ltiley Nokum
and his son Frank were shot to death.
The coroner's jury, held just after
the finding of the bodies, decided that
the boy had killed his father and then
himself in remorse, after a violent
quarrel. The younger man was shot
in the bowels and in the head, the
wound showing powder marks and in
dictated suicide. This theory was &C.
cepted by the officers and no doubt
was advanced until Il week after the
fatality, when Joe Hobbins told a
story of the murder which he claims
he witnessed, but in which he took no
part.
Hobbins' story, which was corrobo.
rated by lie Beau's confession, 10 that
these two hoboes, hungry near Yo-
kum's ranch, determined to get some
thing to eat. Hobbius told LIE Beau
the chances we're poor, as two men
lived there, but lie Beau said he
would get oil he wanted to eat and
kill them both II they demurred.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-07-08
The Marian Sky.

The clearness of the Marian sky
comes IN to abet the greater transmits
sion of Its air. From dawn till dusk
day after day in the summer season
and largely in winter the sun shines
out of 4 heaven innocent of cloud. No
shield OF the sort and only a little
screen Of air tcmpers its beams to the
soil held up to it. Such an exposure
far exceeds anything WE have on earth.
for with us. even i'll the tropics, clouds
gather as oon as the heating grows
excessive and cool the air by pumps Of
ra!n.-Percival Lowell in Century.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-07-08
THE DOWAGERS,
Titled Widows Go to the Rear IN u
Social Procession.

Titled Widows Go to the Rear IN h
Social Procession.
Little sympathy Is bestowed on ii.
tied widows after the first few days OF
their bereavement. OF course wien
an earl dies his widow remains a
countess. but with the unwelcome ad.
dition ~"dowager." which often is mis-
leading as far as her age is concerned.
Thackeray. although he professed
good breeding. looked on dowager
duchesses as fair targets for sarcasm.
So did Du Maurier. though the only
offense of the poor women was that
they had lost their husbands. 1t is a
her husband dies. for If grief leaves
her time for reflection she realizes
that. no matter how young she may
be. she is relegated to the rear in the
social procession. The new duchess or
marchioness or countess steps into the
limelight. and the dowager is lucky to
find a place in the last row Of the
chorus. for the very term implies old
womanhood. and in most cases she
only wastes time If she combats the
impression.
Ordinary widows may have better
chances for matrimony than debu-
~tantes, though that's doubtful. Dow
ayers seldom contract new marriages,
for few men have courage to lead
them to the altar. So in all the affairs
of society they make the best Of the
custom that dictates they shall follow
meekly In the wakes Of their tlattered
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-07-08
BURNED FOR CENTURIES.
Curious Stories Of the Wonderful
Lamps Of the A~ncients,

Curious Stories Of the Wonderful
Lamps Of the Ancients.
When the tomb Of Pals, son Of
Evander, who Is mentioned by Virgil.
was discovered about the twelfth cen
fury by a countryman digging near
Rome. it is said that a lamp was still
burning over his head, which must
have been lighted more than 1000
years before.
Baptista Porta in his treatise on nat
ural magic relates that about 1870 a
marble sepulcher of the Roman period
was discovered in IN island near Ma
pies. On opening the room was found
a vial containing a burning lamp. The
lamp became extinct on breaking the
vial and exposing the lamp to the open
air. 1t was supposed that it had beer
concealed before the Christian era, and
those who saw 1t reported that the
lamp emitted a splendid fame.
In 1850 a remarkable lamp was
found near Atestes. Padau. by a rus
tic, who unearthed a terra Gotta urn
containing another urn in which was
a lamp placed between two cylindrical
vessels, one Of gold and the other Of
silver. Each was full Of a very pure
liquid by whose virtue the lamp had
been kept shining upward Of 1900
years.
This curious lamp was not meant TO
scare away evil spirits from a tomb
but al an attempt to rerpetuate the
profound knowledge Of Maximrs Oily
bus. who effected this wonder by his
skill in the chemical art.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-07-08
WEDNESDAY, JULY s, 1908.
MUST PAY.

According to q press dispatch from
St. Paul, shippers of live stock will
continue to pay the two dollars per
cal terminal charge at the Chicago
stockyards, against which a vigorous
fight has been made the past two
years. The matter vas presented to
the interstate commerce commission,
and after q lengthy hearing the com.
mission decided the charge was exces.
sive and ordered that 1t be reduced to
one dollar per car-the reduction to
go into effect May Is.
The railroads resisted the order Of
the interstate commission, and ap-
pealed to the courts. The result of
their appeal is q decision in their fav-
or from the United States court at St.
Paul, which is to this effect:
1.-The terminal charge for the trans
portation OF these cars from the termi-
nal of the railroads to the stockyards
over the tracks of the Union Stock
Yards company was required by the
acts of congress to be separately
scheduled by the:railroad companies,
and they complied with those acts and
scheduled this charge separately.
"This terminal charge of g per car
for transferring the cars over the
tracks OF the Union Stock Yards CON-
pany to the stock yards and returning
the same to complainants' roads, was
9 reasonable charge. A reduction of
it to 81 per car made it u~nreasonably
low. The interstate com.
mission made this charge unreasona.
bly, low because the rates of the rail.
road companies on their own roads
and their through rates, composed Of
the rates on their own roads and the
terminal charge ,of 81, were, in their
opinion. unreasonably high. This
was an error ofalaw. Under the law,
which requires segregation of rates,
the question Of the justice and unrea.
condolences Of each segregated rate
must be determinedlby ITSELF"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-07-08

of treatment, it is receiving a more
kindly welcome in other part OF the
country. A Washington dispatch OF
July 2 brings this new of its progress
elsewhere:
"At headquarters of the Conrad
boom in Richmond tonight vigorous
denial was made of the report that the
Montana millionaire had Withdrawn
from the contest for the alton
for vice president. 1t was declared
that Conrad has developed great
strength in the South and will be one
of the most formidable candid ates be.
fore the Denver convention"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-07-08
WASN'T A LEMON7

The action of the democratic state
convention, in its treatment of the
vice-presidential aspirations of the
Hon. w. G. Conrad, has the appear.
ance of a lemon. In its pretended en-.
dorsement of the we'll known and dis
tinguished Montana democrat for q
place on the national ticket, the state
convention attached a string to the
compliment which makes it practically
Ineffective and harmless.
The so-called leaders of the Mon
tana democracy were confronted by
conditions that we're somewhat embar-
raising. An Old.time and influential
member of their party organization
had been endorsed for the vice.presi.
Dental nomination by some of his
friends in various parts of the state,
and failure to recognize his candidacy
threatened to precipitate trouble in
the convention, and in the party
ranks. 1t developed, however, that
certain influences that control the
Montana democracy were opposed to
Mr.. Conrad's candidacy, and the
dilemma created by these conditions
called for skillful and evasive man.
oeuvers on the part OF the committee
on resolutions. That the committee
proved equal to the occasion is de-
monstrated in this part of its re-
port, which was adopted by the con-
vention:
"If In the judgment of the demo-
cratic national convention it shall be
deemed advisable t. take a vice-presi-
Dental candidate from any state west
Of Nebraska, and it shall appear wise
and expedient to the delegates are to
Denver this day chosen, such delegates
hereby authorized to present the name
of our distinguished, able, faithful
and loyal fellow citizen and fellow
democrat, w. G.. Conrad, who has
rendered such valuable service to the
party in times past, as the democratic
nominee for vice-president."
Under these Instructions, the west
ern boundary of Nebraska becomes a
dead line over which the Conrad vice
presidential boom is not permitted to
pass, should the name of an eastern
candid ate be presented to the Denver
convention. 1t is also provided that
the wisdom and expediency of urging
the nomination of Mr.. Conrad under
any circumstances whatever shall be
left to the discretion of the Montana de.
legates to the democratic national con.
vention. In view of the fact that Mr..
Conrad has no personal friends
among the Montana delegation, and
the further we'll known fact that some
ofthem are knownt to be his old.time pc.
litical rivals and opponents, the value
of this ambiguous endorsement is not
very difficult to determine.
In the meantime, while Montana
r giving the Conrad vice.
presidential boom this Indifferent kind
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-07-08
Heard at the Drama.

Mrs. Ryetop-John. how much time
clapscs between the second and third
acts: Mr.. Ryetop-rhe programme
says six months. Maria. Mrs. Ryetop
0Ghash-SiS months. John? Lands.
We can't wait. Why. them huckwheat
cakes l left to riz will have o clear
through the roof by that time.-Chi-
cage News.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-07-08
Involved,

Rinks-I notice that you have Il
thread tied round your finger. sup
pose that is to remind YOU Of some
thing. Jinks-Not exactly. 1t is to re-
mind my wife to ask me If forgot
something she told me to remember
Harper's Weekly.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-07-08
Force Of Habit,

Lady formerly a telephone girD-
Porter. why didn't you call me. as | In
structed you: Sleeping Car Porter,-l
did. ma'am. Sure'S you're born, I did.
l said. "Seven-thirty. ma'am." an you
said. Lines out Of oruer."-rick- Me.
Up.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-07-08

BUTTE, July CIV. 7. Sweet, cash
Ter of the Rysn.Newton Produce Co.
here. had his pockets picked today OF
81. 200 in checks and 90 in cash.