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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-01-29
H HAD NERVE.
But It Was Very Trying on the Busy
Clerks Patience.

Clerks Patience.
Don't you know that you have the
reputation of being the politest drug
clerk in town. she gushed as she Ell
tered the big drug store and picked up
a dozen candles and two sample pack
ages of chewing gum at one sweep.
Thank you. miss" replied the mod.
est clerk. with a bow. Il always try
to do my best"
That is very commendable. Now,
a a stamp, and want to use your
pen and ink and also your blotter. and
I'd like to look at your directory"
The clerk busted himself In passing
over the above articles. and then she
said in her sweetest tones:
"Would you mind taking up this big
blot: I'm nervous"
"Yes. miss, r.
"And attaching the stamp? don't
like the flavor of the gum"
REALLY. r.
"And dropping the letter into the
box out on the sidewalk? My fingers
are inky. Thank you! That's a good
boy"
The clerk dropped in a chair from
exhaustion.
well. Of all the he exploded. But
she was back again.
"Would-would you mind standing
by the window and watching for the
collector? I've made a terrible mis-.
take"
"What, miss:"
why, l actually forgot to dot an H.
Detroit Tribune.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-01-29
SAW WOLVES FIGHT BEAR.
Exciting Experience Of Countess Who
Saved Bruins Life.

With four %ravenous timber wolves
the wilds along the upper Peace river,
In Canada, Countess Meherenc de st.
Pierre of st. Brieuc. Brittany. France.
lay concealed behind a windfall less
than 200 feet away and watched the
struggle for nearly a quarter of an
hour. The countess was making a
trip through the UNEMPLOYED region
north of Edmonton. with only al In
dian guide for her companion. Arriving
In Seattle. she describes her exciting
experience as follows:
"For a time the honors of war were
about even. and SO intent We're the
participants upon the fight that they
did not notice the approach Of the In
dian guide and myself. We had been
breaking trail through a heavily wood
ed forest, the Indian making his way
through the timber and underbrush
without making any more noise than
the occasional cracking of a twig be-
meath his moccasins. Following his
instructions, l placed my feet in the
tAiCNS lclt W lis "OCCdSllS, dAu III
this way we were able to advance
quietly.
my first impulse when l came upon
the four wolves fighting desperately
with the bear was to shoot. l raised
my rifle, but suddenly the spirit Of the
struggle seemed to take possession of
me and l motioned to the guide to
drop behind a fallen tree. From the
concealment thus afforded we watched
the battle for several minutes.
1.-THE timber wolves assailed the bear
heels and s%pringing away before the
slow moving bruin could turn. AS the
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-01-29
Dog Finds Long Way Home.

Robert Drake OF hoWellS. near Mid
dletown. \. ". has a dog. nearly blind
for some time. which has just furnish
ed an example of remarkable animal
instinct. The dog accompanied iS
master and Rev. IL. f.. Wellington on Il
hunting trip in Sullivan county. The
party went nearly forty miles hy rail
and then drove about seven miles into
the woods. When the hunters started
to return home the dog could not he
found. hut on the second day i, ap-
oeared at its masters door none the
worse for the trip.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-01-29

iliiN HI
der Welheck abbey. the ancestral seat
of the dukes Of Portland. \ Stran.e
circumstance of the case is the fact
that when the old dukes London resi-
dence was torn down some time ago
q tunnel was found which led fvom il
to the bazaar where the man known as
Thomas Charles bruce did business
1t is supposed by believers in the
Jekyll and Hyde theory that he weut
back and forth 10y underground pas
sages like this and in various Ways
succeeded In living Il double life for
many years. Portraits of the Duke OF
Portland and Of the elder bruce have
been introduced in evidence. The
bazaar keeper wore Il full beard. the
nObleman only side whiskers. hut the
faces above the beard line resemble.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-01-29
Stating the Case.

"Oh." cries Miss. Mimi. "Wyo. >" sa,
I'm very HI" says She.
"And II my pain YOU would Ala
Run quick for an Md.
This morning early l Ariz.-
Right Ga. of heart was l.
And made 1t my especial biz
To milk our Tenn. fat Ky.
Then. with the help of Cal. and Del.
l did the Wash. and that
Was not a Joke l Kan. you tell
Indeed. it did Me. fiat.
30 when l found l must give ore.
Upon my bed l La.
Alas. l now am very sure
Such sraartness does not Pa"
Elizabeth Hill In New York Life.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-01-29

the ear. He and the bishop of Lon
don are among the few who can win
Il set from the president and tell about
1t aftcrwaru. He can jump his horse
over a five barred gate, and he likes
to take long walks. rain or shine. as
II president does. When he was am
bassador to Italy he went hunting with
King Victor Emmanuel and shot a
wild boar. He is perhaps the richest
member OF the cabinet. and his wife
and daughters are famed for their
charms and their ability to aid hus-
band and father In keeping ''open
house" and dispensing hospitality upon
a very liberal scale.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-01-29
Doubtless the Reason.

Professor Searchem was engrosset
In the study of all things that crawlei
To him a pin had but one purpose-tt
lmpale insects; tin cans but one use
to house worms.
"Professor." complained his youn.
wife n evening, 'how the prices o
vegetables are soaring! Just think O
1t, 81 for this bushel Of apples and hal
have worms in them"
"Perhaps. darling" commented til,
professor as he strove to part the few
remaining hairs on his shining head
"they are Of a very rare species."-
Harper's Weekly.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-01-29
WATER AND LAND AUTO.
The Amphibious Motor Vehicle In.
vented by a Frenchman.

The amphibious automobile has ar
rived. and in New York recently it
was put through quite a severe test,
being run Mt good speed up Broadway.
then down n rough and precipitous
roadway to the Hudson river. next into
the Hudson for a rapid spin through
the water and back up the bank and
into the city again. The machine stood
the test well. 1t Is the invention Of n
Frenchman. Jules ReveillerS. and is
known as Waterland I. 1t looks very
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-01-29
A Good LAWYER.

"Do you know Of a good lawyer"
"Yes. Danforth is one Of the best
lawyers in this town."
"Danforth: | never heard of m
important case that he won"
II know. but he's a good lawyer all
the same. His first advice to a client
always Is to keep out of court."-Chi.
cago Record Herald.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-01-29
Of Practical Use,

swell. Jack, what are you studying
in economics:'
Graft. father
"NOw, of what earthly use will that
ever re to your
"Oh, ! dunno. Say, dad. for twenty
plunkS l won't let mother know why
you were late to dinner last night. and
III fix it so you can go to the club
this evening."-Cleveland Plain Dealer
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-01-29

"Iou get to know lots Of people n
this business. don't you"" asked the
customer.
Yes" replied the barber: Il scr;;;.
a good many acquaintance here -
Kansas City Times.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-01-29
Comforting.

Connoisseur-What 4 beautiful side
board! Is it n of your old family
pieces. Mrs. Moo?
Mrs. Noo-Not yet, Mr.. Connosher.
But it will be after me and James has
had it a couple of hundred years,-Har.
per's Weekly.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-01-29
DRUCE GRAVE IN HIGHGATE CEMETERY

DRUCE GRAVE IN HIGHGATE CEMETERY.
grandfather. was only a mock burial.
1t Is the contention of the claimant
that the coffin contained nothing but
lead. According to his story, the man
known as Thomas Charles bruce. who
kept a bazaar and was married three
times, was the same man as the fifth
Duke Of Portland. who lived an eccen-
trio existence. often disappearing for
long periods at a time. and who was
supposed to he q bachelor. The duke
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-01-29

cemetery. should
the examination re
uurstcd I've permit
ted the contention
Of the claimant
would ut least he
greatly strength
eneu II his state
lnCnt were found To
be correct. The
fifth Duke of Port
land was very &C.
centric and spent
millions Df tlnIi.,rS
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-01-29
Perceived Scant Progress.

"Rliggins says that his ~two-year-o!d
baby knows most as much rs its par
ents."
"Humph," rejoined Mr.. Sirius Bar.
ker. What can the child have been
doing with its timer Washinrtnr
Star.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-01-29
Her Singing Lessons.

Young Wife-l can't see what yon
have to object to in my singing lessons
Papa pays the fees.
Husband-Yes, but who pays for al
l have to spend in the club while yon'-e
practicing Batter.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-01-29
Till Next Time,

well" said Ardup. I've established
. credit at the BARRIERS. anyway"
Flows that" inquired Smearcus.
II got a shave and a hair cut, told
the barber I'd pay him the next time
l happened in and made my getaway
neutrality-suspicious. Tribune.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-01-29
Another Picture.

Eva-How queer of Ethel. E.avy
lime she glances at her old beac'S
watch she starts to cry, | womb"
why:
Edna-Oh. there Is another woman l.:
the case.-Chicago News.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-01-29
A Paradoxica! Preroaative.

love is Il queer thing in one -
spect."
What is that?'
ut is about the only thing of other
peoples that we can keep and ret,"3
at the same time."-Raltimore Ameri-
can.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-01-29
Men Who Are Working to Improve
the financial SitudtiOn-Sen.
atOrS AIdriCh and
HanSbrough.

q ; ;::;: T.; :; s; e: !; :; S 4; s:
N1 SAoA ." &AN
SENATOR NELSON is the veteran Rhode
W. Island politician and
fnancier, Senator Nelson w. Aldrich.
He has been over twenty-five years In
the senate and chairman Of the finance
committee for sc long a time that no.
body can remember when he was not
in that position. Before the advent of
the Roosevelt regime he welded so
great IN influence in the upper branch
Of congress that he IA sometimes
called the senate boss. His prestige
has somewhat declined In recent years,
but is still strong. As father-in-law of
John D. Rockefeller's son and with
millions of his own and many more in
alliance with him he is a powerful
f%inancier in politics. Though nearing
seventy, having been born in 1841, he
is erect and athletic still, has a yacht
and plays golf. Indeed, he has been
credited with being the champion golf
player Of the senate.
Congressman Charles N. Fowler Of
New Jersey, chairman Of the house
committee on banking and currency In
the last congress and also the present
and author Of the much discussed
Fowler currency bill, recently gained
special prominence by his criticism Of
the measures taken by the administra-
ton for the relief Of the financial sit
uation. He was born in Illinois 6fty-
FIVE years ago, vas graduated from
Yale and first chosen to congress in
1904 from the Fifth district of New
Jersey. The committee OF which he is
chairman is known as the sixteen to
n committee because Of the fact that
1t has seventeen members, each Of
whom usually has a currency plan Of
his own, so that when any member
advances a proposition e%mbodying his
IDEAS the rest vote against 1t. sixteen
against one.
Senator II. c. Hansbrough Of North
Dakota, a member Of the senate
flnance committee. is another legislator
who is prominent as n financier. He
has introduced a bill providing for the
establishment of n central government
bank.
George Won Iengerke Meyer Is not
n of the national legislators, but his
plan for postal savings banks has re-
ceived a good deal of comment in con
nection with the financial stringcncy.
He claims that such a system would
afford q remedy for distrust OF the or
binary banking institutions and would
tend to check boarding of savings. The
postmaster general has recommended
that congress permit postoftices to re-
ceive deposits of 81 up to $3.50 annu
ally until the account amounts to $500
n pay interest OF such accounts at .
per cent in Semiannual instailments
when the total account exceeds $40.
He would obtain reimbursement for
this interest charge by lending the
money to national banks. md his Idea
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-01-29

q parcels post show
that he does not in
tend to be a figure
head.
Mr.. Meyer Joined
the II cabinet"
soon after his arriv-
al in Washington
from st. Petersburg,
where he had been
representing Uncle
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-01-29
The Only MAY.

Cassidy-Ah. well. no wan kin pre-
vint watts past an gone.
Casey-Ye could If ye only acted
quick enough.
Cassidy-Go long. man. How could
yer?
Casey-Stop it before 1t happens
Philadelphia Press.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-01-29
No Sign,

No Sign.
SISTER, know Jack is in love with
me.
Brother-What makes you think so?
Sister-His hand trembled when he
buttoned my glove for me this morn
Ing.
Brother-Guess again. was out
with him last night.-Cleveland Leader.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-01-29
WILLING to Obtioe,

Suitor-No. sir, I do not love your
eldest daughter for her money. 1t is
her beauty. her charm. her
Pater-Say, I've got a younger daugh-
ter who hasn't a cent. And she's lots
p~rettier and more charming. Want
her?-Cleveland Leader.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-01-29
Both Questionable.

Towne-They are two fellows l hate
to play poker with. Meanley and Kraft.
Browne-Oh, l know Meanley's al.
ways a hard loser, but what's wrong
with Kraft?
Towne-He's always an easy win.
ner.-Philadelphia Press.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-01-29
Beneath Notice.

Mike said Flooding Pete. "wha,
would you say If some one was to
offer you work."
Il wouldn't say anything. Such Il
bad Judge of human nature wouldn't
be worth talkin' to-" Philadelphia
Press.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-01-29
A JOY to Him.,

"Hey. w'at?" cried the first boy.
"Ain't yer vaccination healed up yet:"
"Naw." replied the other.
Huh! Don't it make yer mad?"
SHAW! De doctor told MON l must
not take a bath till it's all healed
Denver News.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-01-29
THE DRUCE MYSTERY.
Millions Of Money Involved In the
Opening Of q Coffin.

Opening Of q Coffin.
The suit OF George Hollamby bruce
to Gust the Duke of Portland from his
title and estates. which has so Alb
sOrbed public interest recently In Eng.
land. turns on the question OF whether
the supposed funeral of the late Thorn
as Charles bruce. the claimants
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-01-29

draw away from them their deposit
Ors. The plan was Endorsed by the
president in his message.
The idea would be to educate those
citizens who. instead Of placing their
trust In banks. commit their coin and
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-03-17

FORTUNE WAS RETAINED.
FROM 100000 TO 100000 COL
LEcTED HAVE NOT BEEN TURN
ED OVER INTO THE COUNTY
TREASURY.

Indianapolis, Ind, March 17.-As a
result of Sheriff Clays retention of 81
4S6, due to Marion county as fees col
lected by the 'sheriff's office, and the
investigation into the law covering col
lections and reports Of fees by county
officers, suits to recover hundreds of
thousands of dollars from former Off
GERS of Marion county are to be filed
by Elliott Hooton, prosecuting attor-
ney.
The law requires that county Off
GERS shall file with the auditor every
three months reports of fees collected
by their offices. 1t requires also that
at the time the reports are filed with
the auditor the county officers shall
turn over all fees collected to the
county treasurer and take his receipt,
which is to be placed on file with the
auditor
Reports on file in the auditors Of
flee for the last six years (the period
of possible action under the statute OF
limitations) show that in that time
from $500. 900 TO 100000 Of collected
fees has not been paid into the county
treasury but has been applied on sal,
aries of officers making the collec.
tons. Under the law even such fail
ure to turn over all fees collected is a
separate offense and is the basis for a
S1Iit
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-03-17
LA TOILETTE IS A
HEARST CANDIDATE
Will Head the Ticket for indie
pendence League in the
Coming Campaign.
THIS is WORD GIVEN OUT.
THERE is SOME DOUBT AS TO
WHETHER THE WISCONSIN SEN
AToR WILL PERMIT HIS NAME
TO BE USED BY JOURNALIST.

Washington, March 17.-lmportant
inside information has been conveyed
to the White House by a prominent
statesman that Senator LaFollette
(RepD, of Wisconsin, is to be nomi
mated for President by William r
Hearst and the Independence League
and that the speech Lafollette will
make in the Senate today on the Aid
rich bill will really be platform OF
the principles upon which he expects
to go before the people Of the coun
try. Consequently the speech will be
one Of unusual Importance, possibly
the tentative platform of a new ma
tional party.
The man who informed the Presi
dent as to the intentions of William
r. Hearst, who was recently said to
be planning to nominate the Presi
dent against his wishes or desires. is
not informed as to whether LaFol
lette will accept the Independence
League nomination and make the race
Some of LaFollette's friends doubt
whether he would accept an lndepend
ence League nomination if he is to al
low his name to go before the Repub
lican National Convention.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-03-17
|NO|ANA-OHIO IS
NOW ORGANIZED
Anderson Meeting Held Yes
terday Afternoon Was
Very Successful.
MUNClE WAS ADMITTED.
UNION TRACTION LINE WILL
PLACE TEAM IN THE TOWN
WHICH HAS BEEN HOLDING
OUT UP TO PRESENT TIME.
(By T ORTIZ

At a meeting held yesterday after
noon at Anderson, the 1ndiana-O11o
baseball league was permanently or
ganized and late in the day happy
set of magnates departed homeward.
Huntington was formally voted fran
chise in the league and on the repre-
irentations Of the Union Traction COM
pany Muncie was selected as the sixth
city in the organization. Next Sunday
the managers meet at Van Vert, at
which time a schedule for the cham
pionship season will be prepared and a
constitution and by laws adopted.
Traction Line Anxious.
At the Anderson meeting a Mr.. Nor
val, representing the Union Traction
company, was in attendance. He in
formed the managers that his COM
pany was very anxious to have Mum
Gle admitted to the organization. He
said that the company owned enough
ground at West Side park to place a
base ball plant The company in
tends to make that amusement park
one of the most popular in that part of
the country and 1T thinks league base
ball would be a splendid attraction.
The fence grandstand and bleachers
will be built by the traction company
and an effort will be made to secure
Jack Grim of indianapolis to manage
the team. Mr.. Norval had Manager
Jessup communicate with Grim and
tell him to come to Muncie immediate
1y to talk over the plans for the sea
son.
Dal Williams and Howard Witt rep
resented Anderson at the meeting and
they stated that base ball was an as
sured fact in that city this year. Sub
scriptions are no wheeling taken for
stock in the Anderson base ball COM
pany and it is probable that this work
will be completed within the next two
or three days.
Huntington was represented by F.
II. McClelland. He, stated that the
work of organizing company had
been completed and that a strong
team was now being signed up. To
show that Huntington was in the game
for keeps he posted half of the
teams guarantee fund, 800. Rich
mond and Van Vert did the same. An
derson, Piqua and Muncie were given
the privilege Of posting their guaran-
tee fund at the Van Vert meeting
next Sunday. c. c. Sank of the Piqua
team stated that strong stock COM
pany had been organized in that city
and that Tommy Thomas, the old
Richmond pitcher, had been appointed
playing manager and was now signing
up his team. Mr. Longwell of Van
Vert stated that everything was love
ly there and that Manager Hunt al
ready had more than twenty players
signed for a tryout. Manager Jessup
of Richmond said that the club here
was ready to take the field within "a
hours notice.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-03-17
(By Tort.)

In a terrific battle pulled off last
night at Milwaukee. Bile Papke got
the decision over his old rival, Hugo
Kelly, in the tenth round. Kelly re-
ceived fierce punishment. This was
Papke's second victory over Kelly.
Yesterday at St. Augustine, Fla, the
training camp of the Cincinnati Reds,
the colt team took the veterans to the
chorus Of II to S. The youngsters
gave Ewing. Coakley and FIaherty an
awful walloping.
The American car in the New York
to Paris race still leads. Yesterday it
arrived at Ogden. Utah. The Italian
car is now in Wyoming and pressing
the Yankees hard
1t will look natural to see veteran
Tommy Thomas here this year with
Piqua. Tommy, you know, used to
steam 'em over for the old Entire Nous
team.
The annual field and track meet OF
the state high school association will
be held this year at Bloomington I'M
der the auspices of Indiana Universe
ty. This meet was held last year at
Earlham college Richmond high
school will probably be represented at
the Bloomington meet.
1t is probable that Pearl LaRue
playing manager Of the Button team
last year, will act in that capacity for
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-03-17
JOHN D. BEFORE
ST. PETER At GATES
Will Find That BenevoIences
Are Credited to Others.

Rev. Mr.. Everton made a very good
impression last night in his first SER
mon at the Universalist church. He
said We will enter the life beyond
with a certain amount of capital, the
amount dependent upon the riches we
may have laid up in our own Charac-
tiers.
Mr.. John y. Rockefeller has en-
doVed colleges and built churches and
professed religion, but it may be that
he will find at the gates of heaven
that such benevolences have been
credited to the poorer people who have
paid prices upon necessities of life TO
enable the gathering Of his great for
tune. Others who want for neCessi-
ties or comforts OF life may be smass-
ing a wealth Of character that will
make them rich in eternal lie.
Neither material wealth nor profess
sions OF faith nor claims Of miracu-
IOus religious experience, but the life
Of love and service is the way TO &C
ouire this wealth Of eternal life.
Jesus illustrates the conditions Of
entering or iuhoriting eternal life By
the story OF the Good Samaritan-who
lived before Christ and was not :;
convert" but possessed eternal life
because he was neighbor to the wound
ed stranger. He loved and served his
fellow man.
Tonight Mr.. Everton will speak on
The objectionable Sim