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The Washington bee., 1908-12-05
Dead Historians.

I for my part believe in the dead
historians. l glory in the posses
sion of some hundreds of volumes by
them. A great deal of cant is talk
ed and written on this subject. There
is al idea In some minds that a book
On history to be good must be new.
In nine cases out of ten the new book
Is a commonplace re-statement OF
facts that were better presented by
an older writer.-The Sphere.
The Washington bee., 1908-12-05
Worlds Greatest Wonder.

What is really the greatest nat
raj wonder on earth p II IS easy
to answ-T now, says the Travel Mag
azine. since the stupendous falls OF
the Zambesi River have been dis
covered; one o. the worlds might
lest rivers. two miles wide. falling a
sheer 420 feet. Niagara is only half
a mile wide anj 153 feet high. so
that it figures as a mere cascade in
comparison.
The Washington bee., 1908-12-05
Prince Bismarck.

Bismarck himself, was a tremeR-
Gous smoker, eater, and drinkeT, and
would stride about the house fol-
lowed BY his dogs. The pipes and
long cigars which he smoked in q
day would have killed an ordinary
nan. He loved to pour into huge
stein bottle Of champagne and then
a bottle of porter, and drink the
whole mixture off at a single draft.
Bismarck said of himself If there
were many eaters like me ia Prussia
the state could not exist. I should
have to emigrate p. 7. D.
The Washington bee., 1908-12-05
NaturaIized on the Arm.

An italian went to the civil SER
vice commissioners rooms TO be ox-
amined for a labOrer's position. He
answered most Of the questions cor
rectly. Finally they asked him II
he had ever been natursliEed. He
seemed a bit puzzled. but at last
his face lighted up. 'Ah, know
whata you mean. Scfatcha de arm.
Yes. lGsts week"
The Washington bee., 1908-12-05
Valuable East African Forest.

The Colonial Office Tecently sent
out an expert to report on the Ken
la forest, in the East Africa pTotec-
torate. He finds the forest extends
2S7 miles long by eight miles broad,
and comprises 100000 acres OF
timber. Taking the average value
of the 21ad. per cubic foot, this
works out to G23 per acre. or a total
value for the whole forest of e23,-
600 OO.OOO.-London Tit-Bits.
The Washington bee., 1908-12-05
Post Omce Pens,

Mustard manufacturers grow rich,
we are told. not by the quantity OF
mustard consumed, but by that
which is wasted and left on the din
ers' plates The saying is recalled
by an interesting statement made By
the POstmaster-General as to the
number OF pens supplied for use By
the public in the post ofIices Of the
country. Il seems that last year the
total was 1.250.00O.
The Washington bee., 1908-12-05
Yew Tree 5000 Years Old.

The oldest tree not only in
Scotland but in Europe. grows at
Fortingall in Perthshire. According
10 a scientific calculation OF its age
by the late Sir r. ChristisoB, it is at
least we'll over 5000 years If Sir
Roberts estimate Is correct the
Fortingall yew must have been of
''goodly size at the time when King
Solomon reigned over Israel.-The
Scotsman.
The Washington bee., 1908-12-05
BORN CLAIRVOYANT
AND
CARD READER.
TELLS ABOUT BUSINESS.
IszS asth St. NV. Washington, D. c.
Gives Luck 20 All.
N. B.-No letters answered unIe1
accompanied by stamp.
n. B-Mention The Bee
FIeCtnPaI Votes.

The candidate who carries the
State either by majority or plurality.
is given the electoral vote Of the
State. The electors" being elected
along with the rest Of the ticket are,
OF course, counted for the winning
party. But it is possible. and some
times happens, that the electors in e
given district may be elected by the
opposition. in which case the cleo
torsI vote OF the State is divided.
The Washington bee., 1908-12-05
The Whole Alphabet.

In the tWenty-ffrst verse of the
seventh chapter of Ezra can be found
every letter Of the English alphabet.
II runs thus: And /, even L, Artax-
erxes the King, do make decree to
all the treasures which are beyond
the river, that whatsoever Ezra the
priest, the scribe of the law of the
God of heaven. shall require of you,
it be done speedily"
The Washington bee., 1908-12-05
way to Detect smokeless Powder

German military authorities are
experimenting with a device by
which the location of II JpE using
smokeless powder may be easily dis
covered by this device it is pro-
posed to suTVa" the landscape
through pale red glasses. The fash
Of smokeless pOwier appears strong
In red light, while ordinary objects
are dimmed. By furnishing field
glasses with the device In question,
which is provided with screens of the
proper tint, the position of con-
cealed marksmen can be detected.
The Washington bee., 1908-12-05
A Long Sleep.

An astonishing trance case has
come to light in Berlin. A clerk,
aged 46-a healthy normal man
suddenly fell asleep in June 1904.
All efforts to awaken him were un-
successful and the sleeper since then
has never opened his eyes. He
breathes regularly and swallows his
food mechanically. but is insensible
to the severest attempts TO arouse
him,
The Washington bee., 1908-12-05
NightlngaIes Under = Ban.

It is said that no nightingales sing
in Havering. England. Legend has
Il that the singing OF the birds dis
turbed the devotions Of Edward the
Confessor when at his Haverlng pal
ace, and he therefore placed them
under ban from which they have
never recovered.
The Washington bee., 1908-12-05
Oh. to BE a Patch!

We would rather be only Patch
on the pants Of Progress and be sat
down on every hour in the day than
be and old fogy and fossil and SO
about disgrunted at ourselves be-
cause We didn't live in the world see
years ago.
The Washington bee., 1908-12-05
Cement Walks.

Why not more cement walks.
porch approaches, etc, on farmsE
The farmer can put them down him.
self as cheap or cheaper than he can
use lumber for the same purpose
and when once down they are there
TO stay.
The Washington bee., 1908-12-05
More Terrible Than Cannon.

A man was blown up by an auto
mobile the other day and killed. He
had fought through 60 battles in the
civil war After all in these days
of the automobile one must acknowl-
edge that peace has its perils no less
than waT.-Baltimore American.
The Washington bee., 1908-12-05
Life in Germany.

Every one who has travelled in
Germany is familiar with the word
rboten"-forbidden He finds It
is verboten to almost everything
which he thinks he has been accus-
toned to do IN the United States
Chicago Standard.
The Washington bee., 1908-12-05
Lace Curtains.

Lace nnLow curtains should al
WAYS lie soaked for an hour in cold
water TO which a little bOrax has
been added, before being put into
warm suds This ge'- out the
smoky smell that is sometimes so
noticeable in curtains that have
haze been used in q city
The Washington bee., 1908-12-05
Yhe Respectable Kind.

Little Willie-Say, pa. what Is q
respectable fOrtune?"
Pa-One that is large enough 60
make its possessor's OPT ion on any
subject respected.
The Washington bee., 1908-12-05
For Bait.

Take water in which walnut hulls
have soaked over night and pour it
on a spot of ground. In a very few
hours the fishing worms will come to
the surface and can easily be pro-
cured for your expedition.
The Washington bee., 1908-12-05
Artists MolIeIa-

There are in Europe 10000 wom-
en- azd girls who earn q living az
artists models. Il is strange to say
that there are not ten among them
who posses = perfect face and fig
The Washington bee., 1908-12-05
Love Letter Paper.

A man has invented writing pa
Der that crumbIes into dust within
forty-eight hours after ink has
touched it, This is calculated to
prevent a lot of trouble in the world.
Clara City tMO.) Herald.
The Washington bee., 1908-12-05
chan .fSEAIuch TronhIa.

The Sultan or Turkey recently
paid 100000 for a diamond. II he
doesn't wish TO have trouble with
his harem he will insist on using the
stone himself
The Washington bee., 1908-12-05
Another Way to Put II.

It might not be incorrect to say
that the man who was smothered in
a bin of oats, died from an overdose
of breakfast food.
The Washington bee., 1908-12-05
Evnnisife Pleasure,

The prevalence of the blues is
largely due TO the exquisite pleasure
most people derive 10 imagining
themselves more miser bic than
anybody else can possibly "a.
The Washington bee., 1908-12-05
a Man and q Woman.

A mans idea of being stylishly
dressed Is to wear something IN
which he looks atrociously bad; a
woman's to wear something no other
woman can duplicate.
The Washington bee., 1908-12-05
A Valuable Relic.

A thirteenth century copper and
Eilt ciborium, supposed to have come
from Maimesbury abbey, was sold
by auction In London for $50, 900.
The Washington bee., 1908-12-05
Christianity in China.

It took thiTty-fve yeas to build
I'D a church of six members in China,
but since 1900 there have been 50,-
600 natives converted to Christian
ity
The Washington bee., 1908-12-05

Danger In New York ROads.
There is an average Of sSysE car
collisions q day on the steam, sub
way, elevated and surface railways
OF New York.
The Washington bee., 1908-12-05

E|EIIE ''T~HH IEEli
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-06-24
Notice Of Contest,

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
GREAT FALLS, Mont, June 4, 1908.
A sufficient contest affidavit having been filed
in this office by
JOSEPH A. BAKER,
contestant, against allotment application No.
1856, made November &c, 1884,, for lot l, NEA
SEA, SEA NEA section ., township ~ north,
range : east; SEA SEA section 35, township Fl
north, range ! east, said application being
amended 10 embrace the NEA NEA section ii,
SEA S.A section ?, in lieu of NEA SEA, SEA
NEA of said section Z, township 20 north, range
: east, by Emma Tyler, coatestee, in which 1t is
alleged that the Indian claimant never resided
upOe or improved in any manner the land allot.
ted to her, and that she died in the state of Mis-
souri, about the year 1895; and q hearing having
been ordered by the Hon. Commissioners of the
General Land Office by letter Sc Of April II,
1908. the said parties are hereby notified to ap.
pear. respond and offer evidence touching said
allegation at 10 O'Clock a. nj. on July IL, 1908,
before Chae. H.. Boyle, Y. S. commissioner, al
his office in Fort Benton, Montana, and that final
hearing will be held 1T 10 O'Clock a. m. on July
%, 1909, before the Register and Receiver at the
United States land Office in Great Falls, Montana
The said contestant having, In a proper affidavit
filed June 4, 1908, set forth facts which show that
after due diligence personal service of this notice
cannot be made, 1t Is hereby ordered and directed
that euch notice be given by due and proper
publication. j. NJ. BURLINGAME, Register.
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popular fellow In the class Of 1873.
The young man returned to Cincin-
natl with his diploma and passed
through a law school. In 1880 he was
admitted to the bar. While waiting for
clients he worked as a court reporter
on the Cincinnati Times and later on
the Cincinnati Commercial. The prose.
cutting attorney met the young lawyer
reporter and took such q fancy to him
that he appointed Taft his assistant.
That was in 1881. Not long afterward
the young man was appointed collector
Of internal revenue for his district
During the administration of President
Harrison the Cincinnati lawyer made
his first official appearance In Wash.
ington as solicitor general for the Unit.
ed States. President Harrison appoint
ed him in 1892 a Judge of the United
States circuit court Prior to this Mr..
Taft had sat on the bench of the supe.
rior court in Ohio, first through up.
pointment by Governor Foraker, now
United States senator, and later by
election.
Though In public Office for about ff.
teen years, up to the year 1900 VII
liam 81. Taft had won only a local
reputation. To be sure. he was wide.
" and favorably known among law.
yers as a Judge possessing in an IN
usual Measure the judicial mind, but
he was In no ems a national figure,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-06-24

He had ambitions toward the supreme
bench, and there were eminent men
who predicted that Taft some day
would sit In that tribunal.
In 1898 the war with Spain threw
into American possession the Philip
pine Islands. President Mckinley and
his cabinet passed anxious hours in
discussion of the problem "What shall
we do with the PhilippinesT When
finally 1t was determined to create a
commission to organize civil govern.
ment in the islands, then in revolt and
under military rule. the president look.
ed about for a man big and broad and
deep enough to hold the craftsmanship
Of that body. big Bill" Taft of his
own state was recommended as the
very man for the place. Judge Taft
was called to Washington. He frank.
~ told the president that he had not
been In favor Of acquiring the islands
In the first place. Notwithstanding
this, Judge Taft was deemed the best
available man to undertake the admin
istration Of the islands. He accepted
appointment to the craftsmanship Of
the Philippine commission as a mat.
ter of public duty and proceeded to
Manila with his family.
Thus In 1900 William H. Taft be-
came an international figure. Speak
ing almost literally, the eyes Of the
world were upon him. 1t devolved up
on him to administer the affairs Of a
turbulent archipelago but lately re-
lease from centuries Of despotic mis-.
rule and still struggling violently
against the manifest destiny Of Amer.
lean guardianship. No other American
statesman ever was called upon to
undertake a like task. How well
Judge Taft fulfilled his mission is in
dicated by the present situation in the
Islands. After bringing about a SEM
blance of civic organization Taft was
appointed civil governor Of the Phil
ipp1nes. he remained four years in
the islands. When finally he returned
to the United States to become secre-
tary OF war in the Roosevelt cabinet
he had nodded form out of chaos and
had given the Filipinos a running start
oward ultimate self government of
the most approved American brand.
Before departing Cor the Philippines
Judge Taft had said at a dinner that
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-06-24
SENATE OF LlLLIPUT.
The Way Dr.. johnson Outwitted the
House of Commons.

The way Or. Johnson OutWitted n
House Of Commons.
Parliamentary bodies were long Il
great stronghold of resistance to the
press. Reporters We're strictly barred
from them, and reports of their pro-
ceedings We're sternly punished. 1t
vas among the triumphs for the right
and for ommon sense which Franklin
achieved that he caused the chamber
of the provincial assembly of Pennsyl-
vania to be thrown open to publicity.
Nevertheless nc reports were allowed
Of either the Continental congress or
the constitutional convention.
DR.. Johnson's violation of the cher
ished privacy of the British house of
commons is a classic story. He report
ed its debates without entering its sa-
cred precincts, and in order to escape
the severe penalties of the law he re.
ported them without mentioning the
body or any of It's members by name.
Setting up an imaginary senate of
Lilliput" and giving fictitious names to
the leading members Of parliament. he
edited for years the readers of the
Journal which then boosted the 'lar-
gest circulation" In England.
Receiving a few scanty notes Of what
was going on at Westminster, he elab-
Grated them into q brilliant spread. He
was. indeed. the illustrious founder of
the immortal craft of rewriters. His
discerning readers came to know not
only that the senate of Lilliput was the
house Of commons, but that "Blefscu'
stood for France and "Mildendo' fol
London; that "sprugs" meant pounds
that "Nardac'' was the Duke of New.
castle, and so on. What his notes lack
ed his Imagination readily supplied.
Never was the eloquence Of parlia'
ment more brilliant than in Johnson's
reports Of the debates, in which, he ad
mitted, he took care that the Whig
dogs got the worst Of 1t, although Pitt
himself must have felt Modified wheI
he read the wonderful outburst attrib
uted to him by Johnson on "the afro
cious crime of being a young man." II
Is the best remembered of all Pitts
speeches, and 1t was written by John
son "in Il garnet in Exeter street,
Boston Globe.
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A SMART ENGLISHMAN,
The Story He Told Of His Experience
In "the Statea."

The Story He Told Of His Experiences
In "the States"
A tall. practical Englishman went over
to 1.-THE States" the other day from
London. He took lodgings at an inn in
a small village. which shall he name
less. lie had dinner, and among those
who sat at the table with him was the
waiting maid. whom he designated as
servant but he received an indig-
nant correction from the landlord.
1--WE call gu servants, sir. helps
They are not oppressed; they are not
Russian serfs."
"All right" said the Britisher; II
shall remember"
And he did, for in the morning he
awoke the whole house by calling out
at the top Of his voice. which was like
the tearing Of a strong rag:
"Help, help! Water, water!"
In an instant every person equal to
the task rushed into his room with q
pail Of water.
IL am much obliged to you. I am
sure" he said, "but I don't want so
much water. you know. ] only want
enough to shave with"
"Shave withl" said the landlord.
"What did you mean by calling: Help!
Water" We thought the house was
afre."
"You told mt to call the servant
help and I did. Did you think I
would cry 'Water! when l meant fireT'
The explanation, it would seem, was
satisfactory, and he car call the serv.
ants servants as much as he likes at
that place now.-London Answers.
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Some Good Anagrams.

The following is a list Of very re-
markable anagrams:
Astronomers, no more stars; cata-
logues. got as n clew; elegant, neat leg;
impatient, Tim Is a pet; matrimony.
into my arn; melodrama, made moral;
midshipman. mind his map; old Eng
land, golden land; parishioners. l hire
parsons; parliament, partial men; pen,
ttentiary, nay. I repent it.: Presbyte.
rian. best in prayer; revolution, to love
ruin; sweetheart. there we sat; tele.
graphs, great helps.
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Not Very Flatterina.

When the artist had finished his seen.
ic sketch Of the stretch Of woods skirt.
ing the suburban road, he looked up
and beheld a serious faced 1rishman
whom he had previously noticed dig.
cling In a trench by the roadside gaz-
Ing queerly at his canvas
"Well." said the artist Familiarity, "do
you suppose you could make a picture
like that?'
The lrishman mopped his forehead a
moment and, with q deep sigh, answer.
ed. Sure; a mon en- do anything II
he's driv to ut!"-Argonaut.
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his sincere purpose was to help the peo-
pie of those islands. When he was gov
ernor of the archipelago some Ameri-
can residents complained of certain
rulings made by him. Taft replied:
'These islands are being governed
for the benefit of the natives. If you
don't like the government you can get
out"
And he said it firmly, though. OF
course. good naturally. An Ill uatured
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-06-24
Isolated Tract Public Land Sale

UNIrED STATES LAND OFFICE,
GREAT FALLS, Mont, May q. 1908.
Notice ie hereby given that, as directed by the
commissioner of the general lend office, under
the provisions Of the oct Of congress approved
June q, 1905, "a Stats, 617,) we will offer at pub.
on the Sd day Of July next, at this office, the fol.
lowing tract of land: MEN NWk, NWk NEk
section II, township 81 north, range Q east, Mon
tana meridian.
ANY persons claiming adversely the above de.
scribed lands are advised to file their claims or
objections on or before the time designated for
sale. j. N. BURLINGAME, Register.
C, A. WILSON. Receiver.
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periods as secretary OF war and attor-
ney general in the cabinet of President
Grant and afterward was minister to
Austria and to Russia.
William II. Taft was born in Cincin-
natl Sept. Is, 1857. He grew up in his
native city and was prepared for col
lege In the local schools. His mother
was a highly educated woman. 1t is
said that the Taft family always made
a specially of education. The judge
and his wife determined that all their
children should receive the best scho-
lastic training that was to be had. vii.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-06-24

also he Is a big man. The salient facts
In his career prove this.
Unlike most men Of presidential as
pirations, Mr.. Taft never knew what
It was to be poor. He was not born
rich, but he was born well to do. There
is no log cabin period In his life nor in
the lives Of his ancestors for genera
tons back. His paternal grandfather
was a Vermont lawyer Of distinction
His father was Judge Alphonso Taft
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-06-24
Isolated Tract-PubIIc Land Sale,
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
GREAT FALLS, Mont, May q, 1905.
Commissioner Of Ae general land Office, Under
the provisions Of the act Of congress- approved
June q. 1905: "a Stats. 5l7D we will offer st pub.
on the Sd day Of July next, ct this ONCE, the fol.
lowing tract Of land: Eh MEX, MEX SWk Sec
ton !. township II north. range 9 east, Montana
Any persons claiming adversely the above de.
ecribed lands are advised to ale their claims or
objections ON or before the time designated for
sale. j. M. BURLINGAME. Re0ieter.
| C. A, WILSON. Receiver.
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Notice OF Final Proof.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
GREAT FALLS, Mont, MAY Is, 70

UNITED STArBs LAND OFFICE,
GREAT FALLS, Mont. May rs, 1908.
Notice is hereby given that
LEON TSCHETTER,
OF Fort Benton, Montana, who, on January Is,
1902, made homestead entry No. 13,Ols, for the
Eh SWh, SWA SWk section :3; SEX SEX
section q, township Is north, range 6 east, Mon.
make 6nal ive-year proof to establish claim to
the land above described, before Chas. H. Boyle,
y. 5. commissioner. at hie ONCE in Fort Benton,
Montana, on the I'd day of July, 1908.
Claimant names as witneeses: Jasper Maze,
Hilaire LaBsrre, George Wackerlin and Powell
L. Smith, all Of Fort Benton, Montana.
j. NJ. BURLINGAME, Register.
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isolated Tract-PublIc Land Sale.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,

GREAT FALLS, Mont, May q, 1905.
Notice ts hereby given that, o. directed by the
commissioner of the general land office. under
the provisions Of the act of congress approved
lie sale to the highest bidder, at 10 o'clock . m.
on the Sd day Of July next, at this office the fol.
lowing. tract of land; Lot 6, section 81, township
Is north, range II east, Montana meridian.
Any persons claiming adversely the above de-
scribed lands are advised to file their claims or
objections on or before the time designated for
sale. j. NJ. BURLINGAME. Register,
c. A. WILSON. Receiver.
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isolated Tract-PubIic Land Sale
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE.
GREAT FALLS. Mont. Nav d.

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
~ GREAT FALLS, Mont, May g. 1908:
Notice is hereby given that, ae directed by the
commissioner of the general land office, under
the provisions of the act of congress approved
June p, 1905, ga Stats, 5l7,l we will offer al
m: on the Sd day of j uly next. at this office, the
following tract Of land: SWA sen section 20,
township p north, range : east, Montsna meri.
dian.
Any persons claiming adversely the above de.
scribed lands are advised to file their claims OF
objections on or before the time designated fol
sale. j. NJ. BURLINGAME, Register.
C. A. WILSON, Receiver,
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A Neat Selection.

"That's a nice umbrella you have
there"
""Ain't it? Reflects credit on my
taste. doesn't it?'
ut certainly does. Where did you
get itT
picked it out of a bunch of seven
that We're standing in the boarding
house hall this neutrality-suspicious.
Plain Dealer.