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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-06-09

OPERATOR RUNNING TABULATING MACHINE,
former president insisted should be
altered If the census were to be placed
on a proper basis. The bill which
recently passed both houses of con-
gress provides a special test for those
seeking admission to the service and
makes the places open to all appli-
cants.
The taking of the census Is q work
OF great magnitude, and it will engage
the efforts Of between 5000 and 1900
clerks and some 10000 enumerators. 1t
has been estimated that about 100000
persons have already been trying to
secure jobs under the director Of the
census of 1910, s. d. N. North. The
number Of those employed in all ca
pacities by the bureau may reach, it is
said, as high as 10000 when the work
is in full swing. The work Of tabula-
ton will be much facilitated by ma
chinery which has been devised since
the taking of the last census and which
will operate to make the methods more
accurate and less expensive.
Altogether the task Of making the
enumeration Of the 100000 people
In the United States, Alaska, Hawaii
and Porto Rico and In Guam, Samoa
and the Panama canal zone will be
n of enormous proportions. 1t will
be the most gigantic work of enumera-
ton that has ever been attempted in
this or any other country, and it is in
tended to reach the acme Of correct
ness and thoroughness. Not merely a
count and compilation concerning the
population alone, it will include a cen.
sus of agriculture. manufactures, mines
and quarries.
A census Of the Philippines will not
be included in the coming decennial
census for the reason that one was
taken in 1903, and it is doubtful wheth.
er the Philippine government would
care to bear the cost Of another emu
meration sc soon.
Important changes in the taking and
compilation Of the census and in the
method Of publication Of the returns
will be made. For n thing, the re-
turns will be greatly condensed. The
twelfth census required ten volumes.
1t is the expectation of Director North
that the thirteenth census will be pub
lished in six volumes or seven at the
outside.
The cost Of taking the census Of
1910 has been estimated at $12, 900, 600,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-06-09

r.. HINTON PERRY. most popular mem.
bers Of the Ludlow Alimony club.
Mr.. Perry, who was born in New
York in 1870, studied at the Beaux
Arts and Academic Julien, and per-
haps his most noted work is the ia
nous fountain Of Neptune In front of
the Congressional library at Washing
ton, a work which has elected much
praise and which proved quite a mon
umental task. The fountain consists
Of five fgures-Neptune. two tritons.
two nymphs, mounted on two plunging
sea horses: a snake, a turtle and two
frogs. Mr.. Perry was at work upon
1t about two years. One of his recent
achievements is the symbolic figure of
Pennsylvania surrounding the dome
OF the splendid new Pennsylvania cap
ltol at Harrisburg.
1t was rumored not long ago that
the Perry Belmonts were going to give
up their $50O.OOO mansion in Washing
ton because Of MI. Belmont's piuue at
being blackballed by that exclusive in
stitution the Chevy Chase club. But
society circles at the national capital
are pleased to learn that there Is no
truth in the report, for Mrs. Belmont
has cabled from Europe that they will
open 1t soon again.
The Belmonts were formerly lead
ing figures at Washington, where MI.
Belmont served In several congresses.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-06-09

He was also in the public service as
minister to Spain during Mr.. Cleve.
lands first terno as president.
Mrs. Belmont as Miss Jessie Robbins
was n Of the most popular Of the So
ciety bellies Of Brooklyn. She has
penchant for Jewels, and one Of her
fads is that It is absolutely essential
to her welfare and happiness to wear
her birthstone always and. further
more, that it must be. set as a pendant
for a wrought gold necklace. Mrs.
Belmonts birthstone Is an emerald,
and she has purchased one Of a size to
make almost any woman feel thai she
would be lucky a its possessor.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-06-09
REMARKS BY HER FACE.

VOU gaze upon me in your mirror,
You shake your head sadly and
sigh.
You wish my complexion were
clearer
Than as 1t appears to your eye.
We'll. say, II I'd rub you and grease YOU
With all Of that stuff on the shelf
Do you think such treatment would please
you? "
Now. how would you like it yourself?
We started; our chances were equal.
l did all I could as your face.
And what Is the worrying SEQUEL
i ~ my reflection you trace?
fos * bothered me deep in that powder
You take from the box on the shelf
To make me look prettily prouder-
But how would you like it yourself?
A smile in your eyes used to twinkle
When you looked at me in the glass.
Remember how you've rubbed this wrinkle
So that it won show under gas?
You've steamed me and pulled me and
hauled me
And smeared me with stuff from the
shelf,
You've pinched me and marked me and
mauled he
And how would you like it yourself?
Witch basel. cold cream and queer lotions
You'v worked into all Of my pores,
With samples Of other d notions
You.ve taken on trust at the stores.
I've tried to be true to my duty,
But you've pinned you faith to the
shelf.
I know you can't call me a beauty
But how would you like 1t yourself?
What! I'm n c again to be pasted
With somebody's mixture? Please don't.
you'll find all your efforts are wasted
You bid me look well, but I WON'T!
You look at me now with a SILVER,
Then grab at q box on the shelf.
With wrath at my faults you may CULVER
Still how would you like it yourself?
Chicago Post.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-06-09

.. N. D. NoRTH. too much opportuni.
ty for perpetuation Of the spoils sys.
tenn and vetoed 1t on that ground. AL,
though the special session Of the Sixty.
first congress is supposed to be confined
to matters connected with revision OF
the tariff, the censu was deemed 4
subject entitled to consideration at
once because Of the necessity Of hav.
ing the work upon 1t under way as
soon as possible. So a bill was intro.
duced which met the objections raised
to the former bill by MI. Roosevelt
and which went through both houses of
congress during the intervals Of talk
on the tariff schedules.
The bill to which Mr.. Roosevelt OBJ
jected put employees Of the census in
the noncompetitive class, although sub.
jecting them to a certain test as to
fitness. It made senators and repre-.
sentatives the influential factors in
their appointment to the work, and it
was this feature of the bill which the
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-06-09
Ex-Gov. MORTON,

Ex-Gov. MORTON. the a 1860
that he was governor Of New York.
The former vice president has a splen-
did estate on the Hudson, Ellerslie,
where he carries on farming upon
quite an extensive scale.
Governor Morton was one Of the first
OF Americas wealthy men to incor-
porate a dairy as a conspicuous fea-
ture Of his country estate. Ellerslie is
n OF the finest of that succession Of
splendid places that fringe the right
bank Of the Hudson northward from
Poughkeepsie owned by wealthy and
prominent persons, most Of them New
York city families.
Incompatible natural beauty and
felicitous situations have been made
the most of, and lavish expenditure
has been directed in most cases by
good taste and judgment. The crests
and the hollows, the fair slopes, the
carefully preserved woodlands and the
grassy valleys offer an ideal setting
for the stately mansions and their &C.
.cessories. On many Of these estates
the farm adjunct has in the last few
years been strongly emphasized. Many
owners have followed the example set
By Mr.. Morton, ana sleek herds Of flne
cattle are prominent features OF the
parkltke stretches Of landscape.
Among Mr.. Morton's neighbors are
the Astoes. the Chanlers. the Dins-
nores, the Aillaes and the 2. ". Van
1GgbtlfA
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-06-09
How to Use q Hack Saw,

The most important thing to remem-
Der when running a power hack saw is
to keep the saw tight in the frame.
says Popular Mechanics. More saws
will be broken by being loose than
from any other cause. When saving
tubing OF pipe use a fine toothed saw
and give a good feed. A square end
cur be made ON a rectangular piece Of
metal by first saving about o~ne-fourth
Of an inch deep on one side, then turn
the piece and start the saw on the cut.
The saw will follow the cut and make
q square end. Steel or wrought iron
require a slower feed than brass or
cast iron. Too much feed will clog
the saw and cause it to break.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-06-09

York. does not pre-
ven his taking an
active interest in
public affairs, and
though he does not
often figure in print
d he is
alive to what is go.
ing on and has ap-
peared recently on
several public c c
sions. In May next
he will celebrate his
~eighty-ffth Dirt b.
day. His term as
vice president was
from 1889 to 8 8
and 1t was during
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-06-09
Explained.
PERT PARAGRAPHS.

PERT PARAGRAPHS.
You a bank on a mans amiability
when it is backed by plenty to eat and
agreeable surroundings.
Keeping calm is a knack that saves
you from many a knock.
The bluff that failed can't be listed
as a work of art.
There Is no sense in a cut-up. which
Is often quite sufficient to make him
popular.
Queer, but there is often q lot Of i'll
nature on tap at a health resort.
WHAT'S sauce for the goose is too
often death to the gander.
Being able to inspire faith is like
having money in the bank, and you
are rich as long as you don't spend.
One reason why we hesitate to part
with our weaknesses is because we
really find them so comfortable.
Some people seem to think that they
earn all the good in the world by
merely consenting to live in 1t.
Two robins and a cheerful dispose.
ton have been known to labor hard
to make spring peep above the hori.
10n.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-06-09

years later, when .
a b o t to m
Mrs. May Hanbury
Fisher, who financed
a Santo Domingo
revolution, he again
registered the vow
~andsgave a farewell
banquet to sympa-
thizing friends. He
Is suffering a sort
of self imposed mar
tyrdom and is said
to be one Of the
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-06-09

Chemists In New York are expert.
menting with a new formula for re.
ducing medicinal oils to powder form
from which Questionable tastes and
odors : eliminated. The formula
was discovered by q German scientist
and It Is said that such medicinal pow.
ders may be mingled with the break.
fast food in the morning and escape
notice. Castor oil. cod liver OIL. creo.
sote and other oils are already seid b
have been reduced to powder form BY
this formula.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-06-09
A Considerate Husband.

~ O0uSIderato duSoand.
"Say," remarks Peckham in a hoarse
whisper during his wife's temporary
absence from the room, whatever you
do, don't allude to Eleanor as my bet
ter half in her presence"
"All right" rejoined the guest. Its
an expression that I seldom use, any
way, as it is both shopworn and pie
beian.'
1T isn't that" said Peckham in ex-
PLANTATION. but Eleanor is awfully SEN
sitive when it comes to fractions, and
it would annoy her If you were to rate
her at anything less than three
fourths. "-Chicago News.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-06-09

Pussy Willows.
Where the pussy willows CLINT
On the softly sloping marge
Blue eyed grass and peppermint
Later will be growing large.
Pussy willows sleek and gray
Shudder in the springtime cold,
Saying it will soon be May
With its blue and green and gold.
Saying we have kept the tryst
That we with the springtime hold.
Through the March and April mist
We our buds Of hope unfold.
Pussy willows sleek and gray,
From brown winter coats set free,
Whisper of the coming May,
Whisper of the greening tree.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-06-09

which is only $41O,-
600 more han in
1900. Although the
population has in.
creased greatly since
then, the improved
system me ~installa-
ton of labor saving
machinery will OPP
crate to make the
work but little more
costly than when
h population was
smaller. The tabu-
lation Of the popu-
.lation statistics, the
most nor.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-06-09
Little Joe.

Little Joe.
Being afraid at night, Joe was told
that God was always there and would
take care Of him, and he must just say
his prayer and go to sleep. He re-
peated his little prayer, but still fretted
about the dark. l said, "Oh, but you
don't trust God"
To which he tearfully responded. II
will in the Observation-Disclosures.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-06-09
and
Philosophy
CONSTANT FRIEND.
~ DUNCAN NJ. SMITH

Dimes and dollars,
Dollars and dimes,
Handy to have them
BY you sometimes.
No one is friendleB
Quite. II you please,
II he has gathered
Plenty Of these,
Patient collectors,
Those who have cinched
Bags Of the needful,
Seldom are pinched.
They can be cheerful,
Never need frown,
II for a season
Business shuts Town.
Wand that will open
Palace or cot,
Key to untangle
Ravel or knot,
One who IL loaded
Never need fear
Az to the welcome
Framed for his ear.
Lovely old money,
Worker of charms.
Hear the world saying.
"Come to my arms"
Nothing just like It
Cheer to nroduca-
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-06-09

The friction between the United
States and Nicaragua over the Emery
claim has put to theftest the diplomatic
abilities of the Nicaraguan minister at
Washington, Senior Rodolfo Espinosa,
who succeeded Luis f. Corea as head
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-06-09

Outside Pump Worked From House.
The accompanying sketch shows a
method Of operating a pump situated
outside Of a building while the oper-
ator Is on the inside, says Popular
Mechanics. This device can be used
on a pump where the we'll is close to
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-06-09
Animate Scarecrows.

Animate Scarecrows.
Mistress-Anna. l saw you in the
garden last night with a man.
Nadine, mum? Oh, no, you must
have mistaken the two scarecrows for
us.
Mistress-Well, l will look more care
fully next time. But l certainly saw
the scarecrows kissing each other.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-06-09
The Gadzooks Heroes.

The Gadzooks Heroes.
In days Of old,
When knights were bold
And quick to draw the blade
Their endless scraps
For writing chaps
A deal of copy made.
And It was well.
AZ things befell,
That they did slash and carve.
For had they not
Today q lot
OF novelists would starve.
Louisville Courtor-Journal
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-06-09

The Appointment OF Rob.
ert Bacon as American
Ambassador 1t Paris-Levi
r.. Morton 1T EiShty.hve
- q Farmer y =
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-06-09
Better Still.

Better Still.
II want you to understand" said
Viewed firmly. that l am going to be
the head of this combine"
"Oh, very well, DEAR" rejoined Mrs.
Viewed. land l am going to be the
neck, 81 I can turn the head any way
I please. See?"-Pittsburg Post.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-06-09
Qpposite Constructions.

Opposite Constructions.
"HOw's luck. fellows?"
Behind the clouds is the sun still
shining" replied the optimist cheerily.
EYES," agreed the pessimist dole
fully. "the u still shines only behind
the clouds kansas City Times.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-06-09
Noncommittal.

II wonder what kind of a dress Jen-
ME is going to wear to that al fresco
party"
why don't you ask herr"
Il did and am as wise now as l was
before. She said she was going to
wear a lawn dress."-Baltimore Amer
lean.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-06-09
Still Worse.

Still Worse.
Stoute-It's very depressing to have
q wife who is an invalid.
Pettyman-Imagine what 1t, is, then,
10 have n that is perfectly healthy!
New York Life,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-06-09

ton OF the work, win be under the d.
rection Of William G. Hunt, chief
statistician on population and Director
N0rth's right hand man,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-06-09
Taking
The Next
Census

4 MOTHER vic.
"A tory has been
won by the
principle Of civil
service reform in
the passage by con.
e of the bill pro-
viding for the tax.
ing Of the next cen.
The Sixtieth
congress passed q
bill on the subject
did not salts.
fy e KIP
r o v He
1t provided
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-06-09
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Personalities OF the Hour

The Nicaraeuan Minister,
Senior Espinosa-Mrs. Per.
~ Belmont and Her Ideas
on Jewels Other fixtures
In the Public Eye y -
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-06-09
What a Him?

What Made Him?
HE is a very fast young man"
"Which?"
"What do you mean?"
"Marry an heiress. or did his dad
give him an auto?"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-06-09
just Missed.

ut scares me when ! think Of my
narrow escape?"
"What was it,"
II proposed to Florence last night"
"That was a close call. She might
have accepted you. That will teach
you to be more careful"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-06-09

A OPERATES H PUMP.
the house. A shaft and crank oper-
ate a pitman that drives the pump
rod. The shaft is fitted with a hand
crank wheel on the inside of the build
ing. An extension spout allows the
water to run in the sink inside the
hONse.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-06-09

Which constitutionf
what is the matter with your
II need constitutional treatment"
"Going to aee q lawyer or q doctor9e
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-06-09
Thought So.

Thought So.
"See this lovely picture? It was
painted by a young a who never
went to art school a day in his life"
"And yet there are some people who
will knock art schools"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-06-09
Explained.

explained.
kissing. you know, goes by favor
Sometimes"
"Sometimes?'
Eyes. when the girl is pretty"
"And when she isn't?"
"Then it goes by the board"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-06-09

Some people seem to think that they
earn oil the good in the world by
merely ~consenting to live in It.
The Ely miner., 1909-05-07
CELEBRATED
Odd Fellows Celebrate Min
tieth Anniversary

Ely Lodge No. 22O, l. O. 0. F.
celebrated the nintieth anniversary
of the founding of the order last
Saturday evening and Sunday.
April 20, was the anniversary date
but the local lodge arranged their
celebration a few days days later to
conform with existing conditions.
Tower lodge was represented by
fifteen of their number and several
other visiting brothers were pre-
sent. The Tower boys were met
at the train by the members of Ely
lodge and escorted to the hall
where introductions and a hearty
welcome was rendered them. In
the evening session of the order
was held during which the degree
team of Ely Lodge exemplifed the
work in the initiatory and first de-
grees in very excellent manner.
At II O'Clock a banquet was
served by the popular caterer, Mrs.
Hanson at which nearly hundred
were present. Speeches, talks,
stories and anecdotes were given
by various members of the gather
ing and altogether a pleasant even
ing was enjoyed.
Sunday morning the members of
Ely Lodge and their visitors went
as an order to the M. E. church
where Rev. J. D. Manly conducted
anniversary services and delivered
a very able, instructive and well re-
ceived sermon.
The Tower members were well
pleased with their reception and
avowed their intention of coming
again at later date.
The Ely miner., 1909-05-07
BASE BALL
Ball Boys Waking Up for
an Active Summer

With the first warm days some
thing was doing in the base ball
line and every vacant space and lot
in town contained two or more
ball players out for practice rang
ing in sizes from the cradle to old
age.
The base ball fever has got Ely
right and the present summer
promises to be a strenuous one on
the diamond. So far there has
been formed; the Fire Department
team; the Modern Woodman team;
the High School team, and dozens
of other minor aggregations of ball
tossers.
The first game of the season will
be played a week from Sunday be-
tween the Finn team and the Fire
Department. On May 30th, the
Aurora boys will be up for a game
with the fire boys and from then on
dates are being arranged to COW
er the season. The Wo1vins of
Duluth, will be here for the Fourth
of July games with the Fire Depart
ment and the fire boys will go to
Aurora for the games during the
Firemen Tournament.
All the teams mentioned have
some good material, the 1ine-ups
not as yet being announced. The
Fire Department nine is in most
excellent shape and will be heard
from this season. This team has
the distinction of going through
last season without the loss of a
game. All the teams are compos-
ed of strictly home boys and this
adds to the beauty of the game.
AS long as Ely sticks to the home
article of base ball, the game will
prove popular. The Mesaba range
towns with their expensive players
last season, put the game on the
hummer in the towns where the
high salaried players were main
tanned. This year none of the
towns have anything more than
home teams,
The Ely miner., 1909-05-07
FAVOR EXPERT
County Commissioners Dis
cuss Road Matters

The board of county commission
ers at their meeting this week talk
ed over road matters and mapped
out the work for the coming year.
The majority of the board were in
favor of seuring an expert in road
building to have charge of all the
work and map out the work for the
various superintendent in the most
satisfactory and scientific manner
possible.
Commissioner McMahan, of this
district has divided his appropria-
tion in the following manner. Mr..
McMahan this year has more cash
at his disposal than in former years
and proposes to show up some ex-
cellent work for the money expend-
ed. He has a large district and
the divisions were made according
to the needs of the various roads
The roads will receive as follows
from the apportionment made by
the board: