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ond, in lieu thereon state legislation as

onu' III lieu thereOr state legislation as
nearly Uniform as possible encourag-
Ing combinations Of persons and CAPT.
tai for the purpose Of carrying on ill.,
dustries, but sufficient to prevent
frauds upon the public.
The great business interests will, I
hope. so comport themselves that for
eign capital will consider it Il desirable
thing to nold shares in American COM
pan1es. 1t Is for Americans to see that
foreign investors are well and honestly
treated, so that they will never regret
purchases OF our securities. l may
speak thus frankly because l am an
investor in many American enter
prlses, but a controller OF none, with
one exception and that a company
which has not been much Of a divi-
oend payer. and l, like all the rest, am
dependent upon the honest and capable
administration Of the industries. I
drmly and sincerely believe that they
will be so managed"
Under the heading 1.-THE Modern Cor
poration' Mr.. Rockefeller gives the
views he expressed before the indus
trial commission in 1899, when he sug-
gested federal Incorporation and con-
trol n in lieu Of that state legislation
as nearly uniform as possible. II still
FEEL" he now says. 'as l did in 1899.
Il am far from believing that this
Corporation regulation) will adversely
affect the individual" says Mr.. Rookie
Teller. dwelling on 1.-The New Opportu-
mites" THE great economic era we
are entering will give splendid oppor-
tunity to the young man Of the future,
am naturally an optimist,
and when 1t comes to a statement of
what our people will accomplish. in the
future l am unable to express myself
with sufficient enthusiasm"
After commencing the wealthy men
who do not retire from business either
through pride in seeing the further de-
velopment Of their plans or through a
n of duty to their associates Rookie
Teller concludes the first chapter of
his autobiography with Il paragraph
that hints Of his activity as "a beg
gar"
Some men of business" he says,
are so absorbed in their business af-
fairs that they hardly have time to
think of anything else. If they do not
Interest themselves in a work outside
OF their own Office and undertake to
raise money they begin with an apol-
ogy. as if they are ashamed Of them
selves. \ an no bcggar,' have heard
many of them say. to which l could
only reply. 4 am sorry you feel that
way about IT, have been this sort Of
begsar all my life. and the expert
ences that l have had were so interest.
Ing and important to me that | will
venture to speak of them later
Other subjects to be taken up in the
course of the autobiography will In
clude the trust idea in philanthropy.
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Worried.
why" asked the good mans wife
'are you so thoughtful? You look as
If something disagreeable had hap.
pened."
Perhaps" he replied, II am foolish
to feel as I do about it. My congrega.
ton has raised a purse for the purpose
Of sending me to Europe"
And are you sorry it isn't large
enough to enable you to take me with
you? Don't let that cause you to feel
depressed. It will be very lonely here
without you, but I know you need the
rest, and I shall be cheered by the
thought that you will return refreshed
in mind and body"
1T Is very good Of you to look at II
in that way, my dear. I appreciate
your feeling. But the gentleman WHIT
made the presentation speech said he
wa sorry the amount that had been
raised was not larger so that I might
be able to remain away longer, and
somehow it seemed to be that the ap.
plause was more hearty at that point
than anywhere else IN the course OF
his remarks"
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Myrt at the Game.

Myrtilla. when you go with me
To see the Giants swipe the Cubs.
AS they have swiped some two or three
Less hitful and puissant clubs,
ASK me no more why don't they hit
it?"
Cease. discontinue, stop it. quit 1t!
At crucial moments yesterday
When we We're just about to tie
The yawning score you queried, "Say.
Why doesn't Donlin knock a fly?"
Great grief, Myrtilla, did I know 1t
/ would't be a daily poet!
"Why doesn't Herzog run to third?
Nobody's looking at him now.
Why isn't such a play absurd?
What did he do then? What? Why?
How?'
Myrtle. ! love you ~dearly-only
Today I'm going by my lonely.
New York Mail.
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The Arbitrator At Work,

The Arbitrator At Work.
He vas a a Of peace, and he came
upon two youths in a back street fight.
ing. Accordingly he pushed through
the crowd and persuaded the com.
batants to desist.
"Let me beg of you. my good fel.
lows" earnestly besought the peace.
maker, ITO settle your dispute by arbi
tration. Each Of you choose half q
dozen friends to arbitrate."
"Hurrah!' yelled the crowd. DO as
the gentleman seq, bhoys."
Having seen the twelve arbitrator
selected to the satisfaction Of botL
sides, the man Of peace went on his
way rejoicing in the thought Of having
once again prevailed upon brute force
to yield to peaceful argument.
Half an hour later he returned that
way and was Mortified to find the
whole street fighting, while in the dis.
lance police whistles could be heard
blowing and police seen rushing to the
spot from all quarters.
"Good gracious! What is the mat.
ter now" asked the peacemaker.
"Shure, sorr," was the reply, 1.-THE
arbitrators are at work."
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His Epitaph.

His Epitaph.
Hilary darkness was a politician OF
the lowest type, and unsuccessful at
that. His whole life was devoted to
Office seeking. He spent thirty-seven
years vainly seeking a 5000 Office
hours 10 till 2-while his wife and
daughter supported him by keeping q
candy shop. Well, Hilary died at last.
A modest shaft was put above his re.
mains, and the executor asked the edi.
tor Of his town paper to suggest an cpl.
taph to go upon the shaft.
The editor thought a moment. Then
he smiled, and. slipping a sheet Of pa.
per in his typewriter. he clicked of.
Here lies Hilary Hardness, in the only
place for which he never applied"
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Notice Of Final Proof,
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE.

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE.
GREAT FALLS, Mont, Oct. :, 1908.
NJ tiee ia hereby given that
SARAH f. MACHALE,
Of Gol' Butte, Montana, who, on october 18th,
1903, made homestead entry No. 1857, (serisl No.
0laW for the Sci SWA, SWA SEA section Is,
north. range ? east, Montana meridian, has Aled
notice Of intention to make final fve.yesr proof,
to establish claim to the land above described, be-
fore John Mcdowell. q. 5, commissioner, at his
office in Gold Butte, Montana, on the 18th day OF
November, 1908.
Claimant names as " witnesses: Louis Berthe.
Tote, Edwin b. Toole, Joseph T. Berthelote and
Anthony H. Fey, all OF Gold Butte, Montana.
j. M. BURLINGAME. Register.
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Would Have Done the Same.

Would Have Done the Same.
Rev. George B. Macdonald, a Yves.
leyan clergyman, was Kipling's ma.
ternal grandfather. It Is related OF
this bright Macdonald that in the days
when he was counting the lady whom
he afterward married the father-in-
law to bean aged Methodist, with ex.
tremely strict notions in regard to the
proprieties-was injudicious enough on
n occasion to enter the parlor with
out giving any warning Of his ap-
proach. The consequence was that he
found the sweethearts occupying a
single chair.
Deeply shocked by this spectacle the
old man solemnly said: "Mr. Macdon.
aid, when I vas counting Mrs. Brown
she sat ON one side Of the room and ]
on the other"
Macdonald's reply was: That's
what I should have done II I had been
counting Mrs. Brown"
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Notice Of n Proof.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
GRIAT FALLS, Mont, Sept. %, 1908.
Notice is hereby given that
CHARLES W. WARNER.
OF West Butte, Montana, who, ON May cath, 1902,
made homestead entry No. 1881 (serisi No.
O1Ot4N for the SWk section 3, township So north,
range ! east, Montana meridian, has dled notice
OF intention to make final hve-year proof to e.
tabllsh claim to the land above described, before
John Mcdowell, U. 9. commissioner, at his ONCE
IN Gold Butte. Montana, on the ID day Of Novem.
Der, 1908.
Claimant names a. witnesses: John s. Odell,
Fred Schilt, Jacob Karlen and John Mcnamara
all Of West Butte, Montana.
J.. N. BURLINGAME. Register.
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Desert land..Ftnal Proof.
TED STATES LAND OFFICE,

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
GREAT FALLS. Mont. Sept. Is, 1908.
Notice IL hereby given that
JAMIE NJ. SCHILT,
formerly. McGowan), of Weet Butte, Montana,
who, on November 2, 1901, made desert land en-
Try No. 1872 (serial No. OlOss), for the NWK
NMH section .s, NWA sen, SWA NEk, SEA
wv and SWA section 20, township 81 north,
range l east, Montana meridian, has fled notice
OF intention to make fnal proof, to establish
claim to the land above described, before John
Mcdowell, U. 8. commissioner, at his office In
Gold Butte, Montana, on the 3lst day Of October,
Claimant names as witnesses: james +.
OLoughlin, Daniel j. MCGOWAN. Jacob Karlen
md Christopher Cummings. al Of West Butte,
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Biaine's Tart Retort.

Blaine's Tart Retort.
When James G. Blaine was a mem
Der of the house Of representatives h,
once had a spicy debate with another
member who was doing some alibus
tering. The remarks exchanged grew
warm, and the argument finally cul
minated in this remark by the iratt
filibuster:
ION another occasion I shall ask the
gentleman from Maine to take supper
with ME In hell"
There was a moments silence, and
then Blaine bowed low al he replied:
II thank the gentleman for his kind
~ invitation. l have had many invita-
lions in my life, but this is the first
time I have ever been asked to visit
Democratic headquarters"
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- The ~
Scrap Book
Needed the Cork.

John Simmons had been a twenty
years abstainer. but fell from the
ways OF grace and %worshiped the vim.
u god with all the fervor of a per.
vert. Feeling the need of re%cuperation,
he sent his boy to an adjacent hos.
telry for a bottle Of whisky.
But" cried the hotel proprietor,
who's It for?'
"For my father"
Nonsense. Your father Is a total
abstainer and has been, to my knowl.
edge, for longer years than you've
lived"
Well. at oil events. he sent me foi
It."
What does he want It for?"
ITO let you into a secret" said the
boy. ashamed to tell the truth, "he's
going fishing. and he wants the cork
to use for a foaty'
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A French Joke.
Our French independence day."
said a Frenchman, lis July ii. We
make quite a day Of 1t, too, l assure
you. You don't Guido US at all in pa.
triotism and enthusiasm on that day.
We have a good joke in Paris that we
play on cabbies on July II. You
know how n asks a cabby II he is
disengaged. "Cocher, vous etes libre?"
Driver, are you freeT Well, the joke
is to hail q cab and say:
"Cocher. vous etes libre?
"'Oui. monsieur the man answers,
pulling up.
"Then you give a loud laugh and say
as you hurry off:
"'Moi aussi. Vive la liberte"-'So
am 1. Hurrah for freedom!"
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His Marrow ESCAPE.

sVso UN0TTO" Escape
"Once." related the tall tragedian
with the Shakespearean hair, II was
stranded in the wilds Of Georgia.
Night came and still I had sighted nc
help. Suddenly I found myself sur.
rounded by a drove Of razorback hogs.
All, gentlemen, when morning came''-
Hold on" interrupted the fat come.
dian. don't spring any such yarns as
that on the innocent. Razorback hog
are known to be exceedingly vicious.
and If you had been surrounded by a
drove Of them you would have never
seen morning. They would have eaten
you up, ever to the pawn ticket fol
your watch"
The tall tragedian scratched his chin
In deep meditation.
mo, me lord, you are wrong" he
said finally. There are exceptions in
all cases. You see, these happened tc
be safety razorback hogs."-Chicagc
News.
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UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE.

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
LEwIsrOwN, Mont, Sept. Is, 1908.
Notice is hereby given that
GEORGE HOFFMAN,,
OF Fort Benton, Montana, who, on september II,
dsol .emade homestead entry No. 1851, serial No,
township q north, range Is east, Montana meri.
dian, has filed notice Of intention to make final
nve.year proof. to establish claim to the land
aoove described. before Chas. Il. Boyle, Z. S.
tana, on the Goth day Of October, 1908.
claimant names As witnesses: Nels T. Carl.
befg and Andrew Larson, Of Big Sandy, Mon.
lana; Gage D. CLARK and George E. Barkley, OF
Fort Benton, Montana.
c. E. McKOIN. Register,
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Notice OF Final Proof,

UNITED STATES LAM OFFICE,
GREAT FALLS, Mont, Oct. Z, 1908.
Notice lie hereby given that
JOHN F. SULLIVAN,
of Fort Benton. Montana, who, on October 49,
1903. made homestead entry No. 1880 (serial No
0l9O2), for lot 2, NWk NEk section %, SWk
SEA, sen SWk section II, township 36 north,
range 6 east, Montans meridian, has filed notice
OF intention to make final ~tive-year proof, to o.
tablish claim to the land above described, before
Chas. H. Boyle, U. 8. commissioner, at his oftice
In Fort Benton, Montana, on the 18th day Of No
vembef, 1908.
Claimant names a. witnesses: George +.
Lewis, William Witt, Arnold Westfall and Hill
aire LaBsrre, all of Fort Benton, Montana.
]. NJ. BURLINGAME, Register.
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Notice Of Final Proof.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
GREAT FALLS, Mont, Sept. %, 1905.
Notice lie hereby given that
ERNEST II. PENNDORF,
OF Fort Benton. Montana, who, on October 6, 1903
made homestead entry No. 1923 (serial No. OlO56)
for the SWA NWA, NWA SWA section II, NEha
SEA, SEA E section Is, township Fl north,
range 10 east, Montana meridian, has filed notice
OF intention to make final ~flve.year proof to es
tablish claim to the land above described, before
Chas. a.. Boyle, U. s. commissioner. at his Office
In Fort Benton, Montana. ON the 9TH day of No
vember, 1908.
Claimant names as witnesses: Benjamin II.
Vaudeville, of Steele, Montana; Isaac Postill,
Theodore Seibel and Charles W. Morrison. OF
Fort Benton, Montana.
j. NJ. BURLINGAME, Register.
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Notice Of Final Proof,
UNITED STATES LAND Orr1cR

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE
GREAT FALLS, Mont, Sept. IS, 1908.
JEANETTE B. MORROW,
of Fort Benton, Montana, who, on April q, 1908
made homestead entry No. 713 (serial No. 61O5s)
tor the E section p, township % north, range
tention to make final Ave-year proof, to establish
claim to the land above described, before Chas
4. Boyle, u. 8. commissioner, at his Office II
Der, 1908.
Claimant names as witnesses: James Line
berger, Charles II. Green. Malcolm C. Morrow
Montana.
j. M. BURLINGAME. Register.
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We Are Made For Corporation.

~S-SHS NSsVUs
Begin the morning by saying to thy.
self: l shall meet this day with the
busybody, the ungrateful. arrogant,
deceitful, envious, unsocial. All these
things happen to them by reason of
their ignorance Of what Is good and
evil. But l who have seen the nature
of the good. that it Is beautiful, and
Of the bad, that it is ugly, can neither
be injured by any Of them-for no one
can fix on me what is ugly-nor can !
be angry with my neigbor nor hate
him. We are made for cooperation.
To act against n another, then, Is
contrary to nature, and it is acting
against one another to be vexed and
turn away.-Marcus Aurelius.
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The Retort Worthy.

The Retort Worthy.
Major Throckmorton, an innkeeper of
Louisville in ante bellum days. was
n Of the most interesting characters
that ever helped to make life worth
living or history worth reading. He
elected Charles Dickens. the great Eng
lish novelist, from his hotel, and he
made at least one retort worthy to be
handed down from generation t o geN-
Grafton.
"Get this mans horse" said Tia
major to his hostler (the mar had in
suited n Of the majors guests
that little Arkansas pony"
I'll let you know" shouted the m"n.
'that I am not from Arkansas. ana my
aorse is no Arkansas pony. either"'
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Austria's Venture With Radium,

Austria's government intends to con
struct a real radium spring and build
hotels, which it will control, at st.
Joachimetal, near Carlsbad. The water
IN the uranium mines there contains a
large quantity Of radium.
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Notice Of Final Proof.
UNITED STATES LAND OFHICR
GREAT FALLS. Mont. OFT .

UNITED STATES Lam OFFICE
GREAT FALLS, Mont, Oct. Z, 1908.
Notice IL hereby given that
RICHARD MACHALE,
OF Gold Butte, Montana, who, on May 18TH, 1902
made homestead entry No. 13,4Oi (seriai No
Oll9s), for the sen section Il, township 3~6north,
range 2 east, Montana meridian, has filed notice
Of Intention to make final ~tive-year proof, to es
tablish. claim to the land above described, before
John Mcdowell, U. s. commissioner, at his office
in Gold Butte, Montana, on the 18th day of No
vember, 1903.
Claimant names as witnesses: Louis Berthe
Tote, Edwin Il. TOOle, Joseph T. Berthelote and
Anthony II. Fey, all of Gold Butte, Montana.
j. Nj. BURLINGAME. Register.
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Two Large "lfs."

Two Large "lfs."
An optimistic sort Of a chap, who
made the best Of everything, got lost
in the Maine woods with a companion
on a hunting expedition. As night
came on they made camp, but, al.
though they We're hungry, they had
shot no game and had nothing to eat.
With a perfectly serious face this fel.
low looked at his companion and said:
IF We only had some ham, we'd
have ham and eggs, If we only had
some eggs"
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Both Helped.

Both Helped.
Zimmerman, the eminent physician,
was sent from Hanover to attend Fred.
erick the Great in his last illness. One
day the king said to him, "You have,
l presume, sir, helped many a man
into another world?"
This was rather a bitter pill for the
doctor, but the dose he gave the king
in return was a judicious mixture of
truth and hattery:
"Not so many as your majesty, MOI
with so much honor to myself"
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THE PASSING OF WAR.

THE PASSING OF WAR,
Down the dark future. through long gen.
erations,
The echoing sounds grow fainter and
then cease.
And like a bell. with solemn, sweet vibra.
tons,
I hear once more the voice of Chris
say peace"
Peace, M no longer from its brazen Dor.
tails
The blast Of wars great organ shakes
the skies.
But beautiful as songs Of the immortals
The holy melodies Of love arise.
Henry Wadsworth LongfelloW.
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Mixed Berries.

Mixed Berries.
4 young tailor named Berry, who
had succeeded to his fathers bust
ness, nee sent in his account to
Charles Matthews somewhat ahead OF
time, %whereupon Matthews, with vir.
tuous rage, wrote him the following
note:
"You must be a ~goose-Berry to send
me your bill-Berry, before 1t is due
Berry. Your father, the elder-Berry,
would have had more sense. You may
look very blackberry and feel very
blue-Berry, but 1 don't care a straw
Berry for you and your bill-Berry."
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WHO KNOWS
THE RIVER PRESS

1t will be seen by most of the people
of northern Montana, and the cost
will average only
One cent a word each insertion.
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L. B. LONG & co.,
Opposite Park Hotel,
Great Falle. Mon.

Our speciality is buying sheep
on orders for our customers.
you have any for sale for deliv.
cry in the spring, or-.after shear.
ing, write US giving. description
and price.
We make no charges.
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Water right bl%anks-only correc9
form published-for sale at the RIVER
PRESS office.
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NEXT NJ. {. CONFERENCE
At COTTAGE GROVE
OREGON METHODIST CONFER
ENcE MAKES APPOINT
MENTS AND ADJoURNS.

After three long sessions during
which much business of routine ma
ture was transacted, the Oregon con-
ference of the NJ F. church, Salem, has
concluded its work. The conference
will meet next year at Cottage Grove
Hillsboro put in bid, SO did New
berg, "the Quaker City, where there
are more Methodists than Quakers,
but Cottage Grove had the prepon-
derence of votes when it came to the
show down.
Resolutions were adopted, thank
ing the citizens Of Salem for Their
hospitality, thanking Bishop Hughe;
for the very able and satisfactory
manner in which he had presided ov
er all sessions of the conference; ex.
pressing the gratitude of the confer
ence to DR.. Coleman, former presi
dentsof Willamette university, for tht
manner in which he had conducted
the institution, and extending th'
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Bay Center Oyster House, 40
Bond street. Oysters wholesale and
retail. George Saunders, Prop. 9-27.tt
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THAW HELD CLOSE.

WHITE PLAINS, N. Y, Oct. l.
Mrs. Evelyn Nesbit Thaw, wife OF
Harry Thaw, was refused admission
TO the White Plains Jail yesterday
when she called there to visit her
husband. Mrs. Thaw was met at the
iail entrance by Keeper John Hill.
Il am sorry but you cannot be adj
mitted to the Jail" he informed he"
Sheriff Lane has isued orders that
Harry be allowed no visitors and he
will not be permitted to give out any
statements while he is prisoner
here"
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call and see them at The Osborn
Tailoring Co. 9-27-ot