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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-09-01
POSTAL SAVINGS BANKS.
President Will Recommend Adoption
Of New System.

Of New System.
BEVERLY, Macs. Aug. 25.-Presi.
dent Taft indicated in talks with call
ers today that in his message to con-
gress next Decent Der, he will strongly
urge the early establishment of poe.
tai savings bank system. He will ask
that the republican platform declara-
ton in favor of postal banks be full
filled as speedily as possible.
President Taft believes Several hum
dred millions of dollars would be
placed at the governments disposal
through postal savings banks. 1t is
suggested that this money might we'll
be employed in taking up the $780,.
600, 900 or s70O, ,000, 900 outstanding of
government 2 per cent bonds which
have given much concern to the treas
ury department officials.
The president believes the postal
banks would appeal to timid persons
who are afraid to trust the ordinary
banks and would rather get the small
interest the government would give
than to place their money in the regu.
lar savings banks.
BY placing the interest to be al
lowed by the postal banks at less than
2 per cent Mr.. Taft is convinced that
no harm would be done to the ordin-
ary banks of commerce, for discrim.
mating persons who now place their
money in these banks and are appre.
ciative of what these banks are doing
for the community would not withdraw
money drawing q high rate and place
1t under government care at half the
interest offered by the ordinary saw.
ings banks.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-09-01
ROAD BORROvVS MILLIONS.
Milwaukee Secures Funds To Build
Pacific Extension.

0Sss'S sNSVUOsVUs
SPOKANE. Aug. 27.-Two hundred
million, dollars 10 the amount Of .
mortgages given by the Chicago, MIL
waukee 4 Puget Sound Railway COM
pany to the United States Trust COM
psny Of New York, and fled in the
Office 6f the clerk Of Spokane county.
It covers the right-of-wsy. termin ale,
rolling stock aud branches to be built
between points In South Dakota and
Seattle and Tacoma. First INSTALL
ment of bonds under the mortgage is
IN Issue Of 900, ,000. 900 At 4 per cent
dated Jan. l, 1909, and pay able in
1949. It is provided in the pact that
the railroad company may borrow
any amount up to s200, ,000, 900 at q
rate of interest not exceeding S per
cent.
While speculation is rife relating "a
the future oper ations of the Chicago,
Milwaukee & Puget Sound railroad
through the Blsckfoot territory, the
company is making many plans for
construction of branch feeders through
the west and in come instances con.
tractors are now busily engaged turn.
ing dirt for grades through new ter.
ritory which the new railroad will
open for business ss soon as the steel
can be laid on the grades. The prin.
cipsl line to be constructed has been
surveyed from Gate to Clellam. dis.
tance of $50 miles through Clellam and
Jefferson counties. The line will enter
q country in which the Puget Sound
company has recently purch ased forty
million feet of ripe timber which will
immepiatelv be cut ready for trans.
portation when the line 10 established
into that territory.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-09-01
fourteen HUNDRED DROWN
Floods In Mexico Cause Terrible
Loss Of Life.

MEXICO CITY, Aug. 3O.-A consera
tive estimate OF the damage wrough,
at Monterey by the flood places the
dead at 1,400 and the property loss al
Sl2. .0O0,0 900. The river has gone
down and the danger is over. Up to
the present time $50 bodies have been
recovered. One entire quarter of the
city of Monterey was destroyed and
1900 people today are homeless.
The greatest loss of life occurred
Saturday morning, when the large
buildings on the south side of'the riv.
er began crumbling. Many of the
houses had from 100 to 200 people on
the roofs. and all disappeared in the
food.
In one school building 30 women
and children we're drowned. They had
hurried to the school for safety, but
the water drove them from room to
room until they we're all clustered In
one room. While two priests we're
performing some religious rites the
walls fell and all were swallowed uE
in the food.
Thousands of people we're standing
on the north bank OF the river unable
to render aid to the unfortunates on
the buildings on the south bank, for
nothing could have lived in the cur.
rent Of the Santa Catsrina, which was
half mile wide and flowing swiftly.
Watchers cav buildings loaded with
people collapse and the people dissp.
pear In the water. There is scarcely
an establishment in the city that did
not lose employees. The electric light
and power company had As men EN-.
ployed % linemen, but only 10 report
ed for work today.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-09-01
AN OCEAN TRAGEDY.
Only Five Survivors Out Of Crew OF
Twenty-Five.

VICTORIA, b. c., Aug. A.-Few
more tragic tales of the sea on record
than that brought today BY the steam
er Makura, from Australia, following
the wreck OF the Norwegian bark Er.
rol which struck Middleton rect June
10. Five remained Of % when the
steamer Tofu took them OF, 90 enact.
ated from their starv alton that they
had to be carried.
The Makurs brought detailed &C.
count Of their vain effort TO find water
on the reef, their unsuccessful search
for . cache Of provisions and life
boat maintained there previous to 1882
and which the sailing directions stated
still existed, OF the final abandonment
of hope and subsequent delirium.
Captain Anderson and the second
mate were drowned while building q
raft. Anderson's wife and children
fingered on with the hands, and final
", after others had succumbed and
the remainder were weak from starva'
ton, the captains wife drowned he'
four children under the impression
that the five survivors were preparing
to resort to cannibalism. She fol-
lowed the children into the waves.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-09-01
Western Bank. Are Prosperous.

We8tern 6dnKS are
WASHINGTON, Aug. 25.-Westeru
banks and those of the interior gener'
ally are overdowing with money.
They can get along with little aid
from eastern banks.
This is the view of Acting Secretary
Of the Treasury Norton, who has just
returned from Beverly. where be had
q conference with the president. Any
thing indicating that the bankers are
pressed for money with which to move
the crops seems to be discounted by
this view of the acting secretary. Not
for two months has there been fall
ure of q national bank.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-09-01
indians Like Automobiles.

ALBANY, Ore, Aug. 25.-Indisns ot
Warm Springs are on the wsrpath to.
day for the express purpose of being
taken to Jail in the county's new
''joy" wagon. Three Indians ar.
rested recently for killing deer were
caught in the mountains and the
sheriff's new automobile was sent at.
ter them.
So pleased were the Indians with
the 30.mile "buzz ride" that they paid
their fines, hiked back into the hills
and spread the good word. Since
then the automobile has made eight
trips to the mountains and each time
returned full of Indians.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-09-01
Will Study Dry Farming.

CHEYENNE, Wyo, Aug. 26.-Fifty
experts from state ndnational expert
ment stations met in convention here
today to study dry farming methods.
Today was spent in observation Of
methods employed in the dry farming
districts near Cheyenne. 10.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-09-01
Millers On the Warpath.

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 27.-Millers of the
country who use patent devices for
bleaching -four by means of nitrogen
peroxide, have begun the collecting
OF fund OF 5000 to be used in
fighting the government in defense of
millers who may be prosecuted for
selling bleached -four. The bleaching
process BY machinery is said to be
used by two-thirds of the millers of the
United States. Secretary Of Agricul.
ture Wilson's ruling prohibits the
manufacture of bleached -four.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-09-01
Marrow Escape From Drowning.

SEATTLE, Aug. 26.-Twelve persons,
six of them Montanians, had narrow
escape from death in Elliott bay this
afternoon when launch from the
cruiser Colorado, containing visitors
to the Alask a. Y ukon. Pacific exposi-
tion, collided with the ferry near
West Seattle. Several of the occu.
pants were hurled into the water and
underneath the ferry boat by the force
Of the impact, but all were rescued
AFTER the gasoline launch had been
righted.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-09-01
CONSERVE WATER RIGHTS.
National Conservation Congress Fa-
vors Water Right Laws.

WossV"os SOUS0VVASsOu OOUBVeS8 y.
vors Water Right Laws.
SEATTLE, Aug. 2S.-The nationa
conservation congress today adopted
. resolution declaring that the federal
E government should limit grants OF
watef rights 70 reasonably definite
time and should exact an annual tax
upon them. This resolution was
drawn by DR.. w. J. McGee, the soil
wasnr expert
Following 10 the text OF the water
rights resolution 80 adopted:
''We urge upon the states the enact.
meut of mprehensive water laws
framed upon the policy pursued in
several western states during recen,
yesrs, Incorporating the principle
that the waters belong TO the people.
We hold that this right of the people
is inherent and indefensible. Recog.
nisipg the necessity of administerine
THE valuable possession Of the peo'
pie, we deny the right of the state OF
fedora government to alienateor con-
vey water by granting franchises or the
right thereof for commercial or power
purposes in perpetuity or without jus,
compensation In the interests of the
people.
"We hold that all natural resour.
ces belong primarily to the whole
people and should mott be alenated by
municipal. state or national grants OF
franchises to individuals or corpora
tione, except for limited periods
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-10-08
NOTED BY A TOURIST.
Some of the Queer Things That Were
Observed Abroad.


Observed Abroad.
About half ones time in travelling
abroad Is spent in buying stamps. NO
matter how many put on letter I
had no faith to believe that it would
reach America. I found that could
send. letter with one stamp on 1t If
I paid enough for 1t, also that I could
get a denomination Of which it would
take twenty. In Cairo I put fifteen
sphinxes and pyramids on the front Of
a letter and five on the back. AS for
postal cards, imagine asking for one
in the Belgian language-Wereldpo
vereeniging!
But it is in Mohammedan country
that an American mind needs read
justment. We woke one morning in
Constantinople and found our calen-
dar nine days ahead Of theirs, our
watches seven hours behind and the
name of the month Ramadan. The
Mohammedans seem to live up to their
religion in a more definite way than
we do, and we soon learned what to
expect. The porter would drop ones
trunk when the muezzin called to
prayer. The sacredness Of animal life
compelled us to walk around the hun
dreds Of lazy dogs asleep on the side
walk. We were required to take off
our shoes instead Of our hats when en-
tering a mosque. Women were not al
lowed to pray, because they have no
souls" Friday was the day for Sum
day, and a camera was an "evil eye"
and could not be carried into any sa-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-10-08

The United States, to commemor-
ate their acts and deeds on this he
roic spot, has, by act Of congress,
ordered the erection Of this monu-
ment. These men are worthy Of all
honor. The people Of the United
States are proud Of the history they
have made.
IT has been truthfully stated that
the battle of Kings Mountain led to
the surrender of Cornwallis at York
town. After the battle Of Kings
Mountain, the gloom which had set
tied over the country lifted. After
this, the American armies prospered
as never before.
Shortly after this battle, General
Gates was superseded by General
Greene in command Of the southern
army. With Greene those were un-
rivalled warriors, Daniel Morgan,
William Washington and Light
Horse" Harry Lee.
On January 18th, 1881, Morgan,
with 900 men defeated Tarleton
with LOO men, at Cowpens, within
twenty miles of this place. Then fol-
lowed the battle Of Guilford Court
House on the 18th Of March-a drawn
battle.
On the goth of May, Greene was
worsted, but not defeated, by Lord
Rawdon at Hobkirk's Hill, near
Camden. The last battle of any i'm
portance in South Carolina was that
Of Eutaw Springs, fought on the Sth
of September. During the remain
der of the war, the British were smut
up in Charleston.
In January, 1881, that arch traitor,
Benedict Arnold, in command Of the
British forces, invaded Virginia. On
the goth of May, after this, Corn
wallis arrived at Petersburg In that
state.
The last of August found Cornwall
lis at Yorktown, the "spot he was not
to leave except as a prisoner Of war"
So that the history of the Revolu-
ton makes good the claim that the
three great battles Of that war were
Saratoga, Kings Mountain and
yorktown.
It is interesting to compare our
country today with what 1t was one
hundred and twenty-nine years ago.
Then, we numbered three million in
habitants, scattered along the Allan
tic coast from Georgia to the 81.
Lawrence river, thirteen colonies In
all. Now, we number forty-six
states, not including our territories,
and a population that exceeds ninety
million. Then, we were a poor and
struggling people. Now, the wealth
of the United States equals that OF
any two nations in the world. Then,
we had not made good our claim to
Now, in all that
makes people truly great, the
United States is the foremost and
most powerful nation in the world.
What we are today as a people
and as a nation, we owe to the pa
triot fathers, and along with those
who did most for the cause Of in
the heroes of the battle
of Kings Mountain rank high.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-10-08
Mexico City.

The story Of the founding Of the
City of Mexico is one Of the most ex-
traordinary tales in history. 1t hap
pend in 1925; at least 1t began long
time before that, but was an accom-
plished fact about 600 years ago.
In the first place, imagine an almost
inaccessible mountain crowned with
a valley, at the height Of 5000 feet
above the level of the sea. In the
center Of this valley was an immense
lake. When the Aztecs arrived, led by
the priests Of the god Of war, they
found it in the possession Of hostile
tribes.
For that reason and because the
priests declared that in a certain part
of the lake where there stood an ele-
vation Of stones an eagle had been de-
vouring a serpent they began the con-
struction of the city on this spot, i'm
mediately over the deepest waters Of
the lake. There had long existed a
prophecy among the Aztecs that their
wanderings would end when they
should have reached a place where
the priests would behold an eagle
resting on the cactus plant devouring
a serpent.
Confident that they had found the
spot ordained to be their abiding home,
they began to construct RATS of the
trunks of trees, covering them with
thick layers of earth, upon which they
built rude huts Of more or less solidity.
Groups Of dwellings soon began to
form themselves in regular order, thus
determining the primitive streets Of
the new city.
They also constructed boats and
oars Of different sizes useful in peace
and war, and while certain Of their
number occupied themselves in de-
Tending their homes and brethren
from the onslaughts Of hostile tribes
others continued to improve and en-
large the city. Gradually the lake
was filled up, and terraces arose one
after another in the place once occu-
pied by the deep waters.
This was in itself a herculean labor,
unsurpassed in ingenuity and dura-
bility by any similar work Of ancient
or modern times. Upon the first of
these terraces was constructed the
Teocalli, or sacrificial temple. 1t was
begun in 1916 and not completed until
1925, little over 100 years, from
which time may be dated the official
modern City Of Mexico.-Exchange
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-10-08
humorous 9spartmsnt.
He Got His.

The whole car might have witnessed
the incident had not nearly every one
In the elevated been absorbed in the
evening papers.
She was such a pretty, modest young
thing-so far as one could see under
the bushel basket Of a hat that covered
her head and left but glimpse OF
bright hair and blue eyes She sat
placidly still, her baby stare directed
TRANQUILITY into space. At the State
street station a man came in-sleek,
bold and bulbous-nosed. The baby
face fascinated him and he began max
ing violent efforts to draw it on him
self. He stood directly before her and
ogled her in what he thought was Il
killing way. Suddenly the jolting OF
the car gave him the excuse ne wished
for striking his knee against the girl
He offered his apologies with an os-
tentatious bow, to which she paid no
attention. He repeated the offense once
more at the next opportunity; but the
baby stare lost none Of its guileless
blankness. One Of the young womans
hands was lifted carelessly to her big
hat, she gave her back hair few pats
and toyed for g. moment with her dirk
like hatpins. Presently her hand
dropped lightly to her lap and she be-
came again the embodiment Of girlish
repose.
Aagin the car jolted, again the man
jostled the girl, but this time no apollo
gies followed. Instead there was q
smothered oath and he sprang wildly
from the object of his attentions and
squeezed hurriedly through the fast
closing car door in a mad attempt to
get away. He had been skillfully har'
pooned by hatpin that the girl had
held modestly concealed in the folds
Of her demure little skirt.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-10-08
MODEL BABY WASHING.
Wholesale Problem Solved by the VI.
tra-hygienic.

In these ultra-hygienic days no ex-
cuse Is needed for the introduction or
so manifestly important, although un-
conventional, a topic as washing ba-
bies, declares the New York Press.
N private washeries, where only one
or at most two infants require daily
scrubbing, the problem is relatively
simple. At hospitals and other insti-
tutions where to sick and parentless
babies Is given the best available sub
stitute for a mothers love and care,
the washing problem Is a difficult and
serious one. The work has to be done
at wholesale rates, and the operators,
despite the best intentions, are often
careless. Babies are burned or other
wise injured-not often, but occasion
ally-and unless the apparatus Is made
practically foolproof there seems no
way of absolutely preventing such ac-
cidents.
With these facts in mind DR.. w. P.
Northrup, attending physician at the
Presbyterian hospital, in this city es-
tablished at that institution a few
months ago a model washery for ba-
bies. 1t has proved a great success,
and besides eliminating accidents has
reduced the time required to wash the
Presbyterian's babies by at lease one
half. We should imagine that an in
spection of it might prove suggestive
to the authorities Of other institutions
where infants are cared for in consid-
erable numbers. Individual mothers
will also find 1t interesting.
The washery consists Of a small tiled
room more nearly resembling model
kitchen than a bathroom in its fixtures
and general appearance. There is a
boiler and beneath this a sink and
two marble drain boards. Hot and
cold water pipes run to the boiler,
which Is filled every morning by the
same nurse its temperature tested by
the head nurse and then both inlet
pipes closed until further orders. From
this mixture tank two rubber tubes,
ending in ordinary spray nozzles, run
down to the sink The baby to be
washed is simply laid on bath towel
on one Of these slabs and sprinkled and
secured according to his needs.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-10-08
An Appalling Possibility.

Broadway is laughing over a story
about a wine agent and an eminent
actor, whom the other had attempted
to make use Of as an advertising me-
dunn. The agent is introducing a
new brand Of champagne, and the
other day he induced the actor to as
sist him in the consumption Of pint
bottle Of it at one Of the fashionable
restaurants.
"And now I'll tell you how you can
do me a good turn-if you should hap
pen to feel like it." he said.
Delighted to do you good turn, OF
course" responded the actor.
ITS this way" the agent explained.
'You are travelling about the country
a great deal and stopping at the best
hotels. Now I want this champagne
to become known in order to create q
demand for it. What I would like you
to do is to ask for my wine by name
at the hotels you 30 to. so that the
hotel men will get the idea that 1t is
popular in New York and send In their
orders for it. You won't mind doing
that for me, will you?"
'Tn ask for 1t with pleasure" the
actor declared. But, good heavens,
mani he added, In sudden alarm.
Suppose they should have it?-Har-
per's Weekly.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-10-08

Had Cause For compiaint.-A big
able bodied man of about middle ag'
shuffied into the poor law guardians
office and curtly bade the clerk goot
morning, says Answers.
"Wot dye mean," he began, "bJ
knockin' OFF poor Widder Snasgs par
ish pay? She's 'onest, ard workin
woman, whose nose is in the washtul
all day, an it's wicked shame to rol
'er of 'er lorful rights
The clerk took down a big ledge
and silently consulted 1t.
Mrs. Snagg has married again." h
said, land the guardians have decided
that she Is no longer entitled to out
door relief; and, in any event, m!
man." he added, sharply, II should
like to know II the matter Is any con.
Germ Of yours?"
Concern Of mine?" the man re-
peated. "Well, I should rather thinl
so, guv-nor. II you stops the ole lady
pay you stops my daily ounce O. shae
an quart O. beer, too! I'm 'er noe
'usbandi"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-10-08
TAX NoTICE-l9O9,
Office of tho County Treasurer of York
County.

Office of tho County Treasurer Of York
County.
Yorkville, S. c., Sept. IA, 1909.
NJ Office is hereby given that the
| ~ TAX BOOKS for York county will
be opened on FRIDAY, the 18TH DAY
OF OCTOBER, 1909, and remain open
until the 31ST DAY OF DECEMBER,
1909, for the collection Of STATE,
COUNTY, SCHOOL AND LOCAL
TAXES for the fiscal year 1909, with
out penalty; after which day ONE
PER CENT penalty will be added to
all payments made In the month OF
JANUARY, 1910, and TWO PER
CENT penalty for all payments made
in the month Of FEBRUARY, 1910, and
SEVEN PER CENT penalty will be
added on all payments made from the
1ST DAY OF MARCH, to the 18TH
DAY OF MARCH, 1910, and after this
date all unpaid taxes go into execu-
tions and all unpaid Single Polls will
be turned over to the several Mag1s-
trates for prosecution in accordance
with law.
For the convenience Of taxpayers, I
will attend at the following places on
| the days named:
At Yorkville, Friday, October Is,
to wednesday, October Goth.
At Smyrna, Thursday, October Il.
At Hickory Grove, Friday and Sat-
urday, October % and 23
At Sharon, Monday, October rs.
At McConnellsville, Tuesday, Octo-
ber 26.
At Tirzah, Wednesday, October q.
| At Glover, Thursday and Friday,
| October 2S and 29
| At Yorkville from Saturday, October
30, to Tuesday, November 2.
At Coates's Tavern, from IL o'clock
Wednesday, November 8, until, II m,
Thursday, November A.
At Fort Mill, Friday and Saturday
November and 6.
At Rock Hill from Monday. Novem-
ber 8, to Saturday, November 13.
And at Yorkville from Monday, No
vember Is, until the 31st day Of De-
cember 1909, after which day the
penalties will attach as stated above.
HARRY E. NEIL,
County Treasurer.
~ IT