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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-04-14
Swan Before Him..

Banks-I had a new experience yes
terday, n you might call unaccount.
able. I ate a hearty dinner, finishing
up with a Welsh rabbit, a mince pie
and some lobster a la Newburg. Then
I went to a place Of amusement.
had hardly entered the building before
everything swan before me.
Binks-The Welsh rabbit did it.
Bunks-No; It was the lobster.
Bonks-I think It was the mince pie.
Banks-No; I have a simpler expla-
nation than that. I never felt better
in my life. I was at the aquarium
Charles Battell LOOMS in Judge.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-04-14

n0V0U90s
A vender Of plaster s%tatuettes saw
a chance for a sale in q we'll dressed
bibulous man who was lacking down
the street.
"You buy-a de statuetteY' he asked.
alluringly holding out his choicest Of
fertng. "Gar-r-ri-baldi-1 sell-a him
vera cheep. De gr-reat-a Gar-r-ri-
baldi-only thirta cents"
"Oh, tell with Garibaldiv' said the
bibulous one, making a swipe with his
arm that sent Garibaldi crashing to
the sidewalk.
For a moment the Italian regarded
the fragments; then, his eyes flashing
fire, he seized from his stock a stat
uette of George Washington. "You
t'ell-a with my Gar-r-ribaldi?" he hiss
ed between his teeth. "So!" He
raised the immortal George high above
his head, and-crash!-it flew into frag-
ments alongside of the i'll fated Carl.
baldi. "Ha! I t'ell-a wild your George
Wash! Ha. ha"-Everybody's.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-04-14
Rocky Mountain Bell Tel. Co.

Parties wishing to purchase live
stock will find some attractive Offer
ings in our advertising columns.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-04-14
The Man Of Force,

There is always room for a man of
force, and he makes room for many.
Society is a troop of thinkers, and the
best heads among them take the best
places.-Ralph Waldo Emerson.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-04-14
A New Way to Pat.

Two Irishmen were discussing the
various books they had read.
"Have you read The Eternal City?'"
II have"
Have you read Marie Corelli's
works?"
II have that"
Have you read Looking Back
wardT"
"How on airth could l do that?"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-04-14
Knew When He Was Happv,

The soul of an editor who had died
of starvation was being conducted to
the Elysian fields. AS they passed the
portals of the Internal regions he asked
his guide If he might not 60 in and
look around. The guide consented, but
warned him to stay but a few min
utes, as he could not wait long.
A long time passed, and the editor
had not returned, so the guiding an
gel went in search Of him. He found
him before a cage in which a number
of doomed wretches were being toast
ed on redhot griddles. Over the cage
was the sign Delinquent Subscrib-
ers."
Come" said the guide, 1--WE must be
going"
Don't wait for me-" replied the ed
itor. SIN not coming. This is heaven
enough for me!-Lippincott's.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-04-14

ment favor the advances or listen with
anything save scorn and Indignation to
the amorous protestations Of the
wretched and repulsive homunculus.
the deformed and degraded defend
anti" His client looked up from the
we'll of the court and piteously muir
INJURED: mfr. Sergeant wilkins! Oh,
Mr.. Sergeant Wilkins!" "Silence, sir"
replied the sergeant in a wrathful un-
dertone. Gentlemen he continued.
bringing his fist down heavily on the
desk before him, do you think that
this lovely lady, tbs fair and smiling
creature, would ever have permitted
an offer Of marriage to be made to her
by this miserable atom Of humanity.
this stunted creature, who would have
to stand On a sheet Of note paper to
look over ~twopence" The jury at
once gave a verdict for the defendant.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-04-14
HAGEN & FRY

Ii you are going to put up a build
ing, construct a pumping or current
wheel irrigating plant, put in a steam
or gasoline engine, steam or hot water
heating plants, or build a bridge,
SEE US FIRST,
And let US Figure with you.
1t your gasoline engine needs repairs
or attention of any kind, see US. We
furnish all kinds Of supplies.
Cot. Main and st. John FORT BENTON
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-04-14
And He Did.

And He Did.
A certain college town In the south
boasts Of a bridge Of privileges. Stu
dents take advantage Of the liberty
given them through the legend, when
driving with young lady visitors to
cross the famous bridge, to tell the
story and to illustrate it at the propi-
t1ous moment Of crossing.
The story was told recently that Mr..
Dubose was driving with Miss Brown.
The young lady was affected with a
slight though charming lisp. When
Mr.. Dubose had related the legend Of
the bridge he added, And now, Miss
Brown, when a fellow drives across
with his girl he has the undisputed
privilege of taking her in his arms and
kissing her."
The astOnished Miss Brown cried in
wise apprehension, ooh, Mithter DID,
BOTH"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-04-14
lAo Lost the Bet.

He Lost the Bet.
An Irish waiter named Kenny was
noted for his wit and ready answers.
A party Of gentlemen who were stay
Ing at the hotel heard of Kenny's wit,
and one Of them made a bet that he
would say something that Kenny
couldn't answer at once.
A bottle Of champagne was ordered.
The n who made the bet took hold
Of the bottle and commenced to open
it. The cork came out with a bang
and few into Kenny's mouth.
"Ah," he said. that is not the way
to Cork"
Kenny took the cork out of his
mouth and replied, "No, but it's the
way to 'Kill-Kenny.'"
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-10
HOW TO GATHER IN SHEKELS
DISCUSSED BY REVENUE MEN
Deputy Collectors of Nebraska Dis
trict Hold Meeting and Tell
Their Troubles.

A reunion of the deputy revenue col
lectors Of the Nebraska internal revenue
collection district was held Friday morning
at the office Of Collector of Internal
Revenue Ross Hammond in the federal
building. 1t was the first meeting of its
kind ever held in the state.
The purpose OF the meeting was to bring
the various deputies in touch with each
other and to confer with a view of i'm
proving the field methods of the collection
service.
The program comprised a symposium
upon the collection of special taxes as
provided by the revenue laws and each of
the deputies wa given a certain topic 10
discuss. Robert Dorgan of Lincoln spoke
upon Saloon Keepers and Wholesalers
G. n. r. Browne OF Hastings took for his
theme THE Collection of Special Taxes
from Druggists and Dispensing Physi-
clans" r. b. McFNadon Of Chadron gave
an interesting talk upon "Bootlegging."
G. c. Humphrey OF Grand Island discussed
Cigar Factories" E s. Critchfield OF
omaha The Cigar Dealers o. y. Stukey
OF Norfolk, 'oleomargarine," and A. l.
Slater OF Fremont, Monthly Accounts
At the close OF the morning meeting the
deputies were the guests OF Collector Ham
mond at luncheon at the Willard.
The remainder Of the day was given over
10 social diversions. The meeting con-
cluded Friday afternoon, when the deputies
returned to their respective stations.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-10
DRAINAGE UNDER new LAW
Farmers Along Papio River Want to
Organize a District.
HAVE VAST AREA TO REDEEM
VIII Take Advantage Of statute Pro-
vidinR that the state shall Is
sue Bonds for such


To drain more than 800 acres of Doug
las and Sarpy county land. property own
ers along the Papio are making every ef-
fort to organize a drainage district under
the new law when the state will issue
the bonds to pay for the work and charge
the owners an annual tax for twenty years
to pay for the work.
The proposed ditch will begin at the Lane
cutoff, not far from Seymour park, drain
four or five sections Of Douglas county
land and then crossing Sarpy county to the
Platte or Missouri river, will drain at
lest twenty-five sections.
This ditch will be less expensive thar
most bitches, according to property own
ers interested, an the creek is in a good
position to make the ditch easy to con-
struct. From IS to SO per acre, which is
paid in twenty annual payments, II is
thought will cover the cost Of the ditch.
Those who have given consent and who
are even anxious TO see the ditch con-
structed represent several thousand acres
Of land, among them being Guy Barton,
~Interurban Land company. Joseph Mail
ander, Barclay White estate. represented
by the Byron Reed company, and George
Warren Smith.
The construction OF a ditch along the
Papio has long been needed. according to
A. L. Reed, and It will increase the value
of the land from $50 to SEQ per acre.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-10
WISCONSIN WILL MULTIPLY
ITS CORN SHOW EXHIBITS
Prof. n. A. Moore Says They VIII
BE Five or Ten Times
as Great.

"There is no reason why Wisconsin Will
not have an exhibit at Omaha in 1903 five
or ten times as large as last year.
This is the cheering news which m
to the management OF the National Corn
exposition from Prof. r. A. Moore OF the
University of Wisconsin experiment sta
ton, who was largely responsible for the
big exhibit Of the Badger state at the
1908 exposition.
The agricultural interests of Wisconsin
have organized an association which now
has 1900 members. From the members OF
this organization a large collection Of grains
will be brought together for exhibition at
Omaha.
Wisconsin is coming to Omaha this year
in special trains and prepared to take any
thing in sight when it comes to prizes.
In return for the premiums which the
state expects TO win, the State Grain Grow
ers' association is being asked by Prof.
Moore and others to offer a trophy at the
National Corn exposition similar to the
trophy offered each year by the Indiana
grain
The board of directors of the National
Corn exposition held ar important meet
ing Thursday evening, at which final plans
for financing the coming exposition were
discussed.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-10

more at the foot of the bed until he aroused
Mr.. and Mrs. Barnett. He led them to the
scene of his triumph, and it was found that
nothing was missing from the home.
His other feats as detective were similar
and they have won for him a life position.
he has become bodyguard to Mrs. Barnett.
She is so nervous nowadays that she needs
the sense of protection which Togo gives.
He has Travelled east with her and IS only
Just home from a trip to New Orleans,
where he was her sole protec. or. Every
time any one looks at her at all critically
Togo stiffens his short legs and begins to
bark. The bigger the menacing object the
more stubborn his defense, and he has won
from his mistress the statement that:
when he is with me 1 never feel afraid"
Chicago Tribune.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-10
RELICS OF THE DELAWARES
Historic Collection Loaned to the Ma
tIOnal Museum by Chief of
the Tribe.

The loan collection of the National mu-
scum has just been enriched by a small
but important deposit of Delaware Indian
relics by Richard c.. Adams. the hereditary
chief OF the tribe. who Is a resident of
Washington. The collection has just
been placed on exhibition. It consists of a
silver peace pipe, silver ~tomahawk, wan
pun belt, flute and war bonnet, all Of
them the finest specimens that a fashion
able Delaware brave could want TO sport
on a dress occasion. All OF them, too,
have historic value, the buffalo horns on
the war bonnet being the same that were
worn by the war chief of the tribe when
he signed the treaty with Penn in 1889.
The silver pipe was presented to the
tribe in 1914 by General HARRISON, and Is
engraved Peace and Friendship" II Is
decorated with a picture Of an American
eagle and OF an Indian shaking hands with
an army officer.
The silver tomahswk is OF later date,
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-10
GOOD FRIDAY CLOSES UP
SOME LINES OF BUSINESS
Services Are Held I'm Catholic. Epis-
copal and Lutheran Churches
of the City.

Good Friday silenced the tickers Of the
Omaha Grain exchange and in the com
mission offices Of the Board of Trade. New
York Life and the Bee buildings. Wheat
quit going up; cars of corn piled up in the
breakup yards and the machines cleaning
light weight oats were at a standstill for a
day.
In other lines of business Good Friday
did not have much influence. Some offices
were deserted, especially in the after
noon and some strictly orthodox peo-
pie closed up their offices and
small shops all day. Each year Good Fri
day is having a tendency to close up bust
ness more and more, according to church.
men. The complete close up Of grain and
stock markets in recognition OF the day is
cited as reason to believe it will be more
generally observed.
In Catholic. Episcopal and most Lutheran
churches special services were held. Ser
vices In the Catholic and Episcopal
churches known as the passion service"
was held from ~ noon until 8 o'clock in
the afternoon. This service was held III
the Kountze Memorial Lutheran church,
DR.. Frederick Rouse OF the First Congre-
gational church leading in the meditations.
DR.. L. Groh and DR.. r.. H. B. Mcbride
were also speakers at the afternoon SER
vice.
The children's devotional hour was at 4
p. M, when Miss Louise Specht spoke on
THE Observance of Good Friday Earnest
johnson on THE Significance of Good Fri
day and Henrietta Schnetz on the
'Pathos of the Cross
Gospel services were held last evening
in a number of churches, with special
music and short sermons by the pastors.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-10
ToGo'S BITE BEATS His BARK
Snapped on n Burglars Extremity
and Saves the Family
Treasures.

II dog shows gave blue ribbons for scien-
tific burglar chasing Togo Barnett surely
would win II, for he has saved the family
fortunes three times. That the possessions
Of Mr.. and Mrs. John H.. Barnett Of Chi
cago are intact is due exclusively to the
dogs last coup in shipping the heels Of a
burglar.
Mr.. and Mrs. Barnett are not eager to
have the record of his burglar chasing
made known. While IT may increase the
reputation of a brilliant member OF their
family, the notoriety OF having been nearly
robbed three times is a little disturbing to
them.
Nevertheless, here is the story from his
point OF view:
Togo was asleep at the foot Of Mrs. Bar
nett's bed. She also was asleep and so
was the master OF the house. Suddenly a
noise disturbed Togo's slumbers. He stood
up, and although his master and mistress
did not stir. and he knew that the first girl
and the second girl long ago had sent their
beaux home and locked the doors the noise
continued. 1t was the heavy sound of mas
culine boots manipulated softly.
Togo barked. His mistress did not stir.
Togo barked again. Still neither master
nor mistress moved.
Togo leaped to the floor and raced down
the front stairs. All the while the noise OF
heavy boots was retTeatinE pantryward.
Togo followed, and at the pantry window
found the heavy boots on the verge OF
making an exit.
Togo, who knows no fear, shipped the
ankles above the boots and barked louder
yet-so loud and determinedly in fact that
the burglar thought he surely would b,
caught with the goods II he did not drop
them. He left on the window ledge a lot
Of the family plate, a small roll of money,
and two or three pieces Of jewelry.
Then Togo ran back and barked some
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-10
Will Grand
Jury Be Called?
1t is Up to Judge Sears, and He May
Consult With Other Dis.
trict Judges.

Whether or not a grand jury will be
called for the May term OF district court
Temoins undecided. Judge Sears declared
Friday morning that he had not made up
his mind.
So far as bringing indictments against
well known" offenders is concerned there
is no apparent necessity for a grand jury,
informations having been lodged and men
accused srraigned to cover all under ar
rest.
Judge Sears may either call a grand jury
by himself or consult first with the other
judges Of the district bench. He gave no
intimation of which course he would pur-
sue and It is possible that he may do
neither,
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-10
THREE.CENT FARE ENIOINED
Missouri Railroads Are Restrained
Prom Putting Rate Into Effect.
SUIT FILED IN ST. LOUIS
PetItioB Filled ~ order Of Governor
HsdIey Alleges Agreement 90
Raise Charges IL Unlavvful and
violation of Charters.

ST. LOUIS, Mo. April s.-Under the
terms Of a temporary injunction granted
here tonight in the circuit court all rail
roads operating in Missouri are restrained
from putting into effect the scent fare,
which was To nave obtained after midnight
tomorrow. The injunction was granted at
the instance Of sesbert G. Jones, circuit
attorney OF st. Louis, acting for Governor
Hadley.
The petition alleges that the railroads
have entered into an Unlawful agreement
TO fix the rates and thus have failed TO
carry out their charter requirements In
operating competing lines. 1t Is also
charged that there is a discriminate be-
tween classes Of passengers in that some
are charged 3 cents on the ticket rate,
others . cents and m cents on the mileage
basis. The injunction Is returnable next
Monday.
Rush c. Lake and John ]. Kennish, for
mer deputies In the office Of Herbert s.
Hadley, when attorney general, supervised
the filing OF the suit.
Mr.. Lake, who is now secretary to Gov
ernor Hadley. said the action was not
taken in defiance Of Attorney General
Major.
Mr.. Lake said that as Mr.. Hadley's sue
cessor in office was practically restrained
by order OF United States district court
and the decision OF Judge Mcpherson from
enforcing the s-cent rate and while this
suit was brought On other grounds, Mr..
Major was not the proper person to bring
the case before the court.
MI the proceedings surrounding the fiji
ing Of the suit we're accompanied by Sc
crccy and yet revealed a clever arrange
ment to have the proceedings brought at
a time when the railroads were off guard
and TO proceedings could be brought to
forestall the action.
Circuit court Clerk Graves kept his Of
fice open tonight to permit the suit TO be
filed. The injunction order signed by Cir
cult Judge George II. Williams is peculiar
IN some respects in that it is a temporary
restraining order and In effect an order IL
show cause why the injunction should not
be granted. This unusual proceeding was
explained as due to the Importance of the
case. the necessity of an immediate
restaring order and the necessity TO give
tho railroads an early opportunity to be
heard.
Circuit Attorney Jones appears in the suit
as relator for the state.
JEFFERsoN CITY. Mo. April s.-Gov-
srnor Hadley at midnight said the in
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-10

having been presented to the chief of the
tribe in 1850. 1t bears the same legend.
Peace and Friendship and Is decorated
with an engraving of an eagle and a rifle
crossed with an arrow.
The war club Is the most sinister OF the
relics. 1t has a record Of eight men to its
credit. so far as is known. II was pre-
scented to Captain Swannock, the war
chief Of the tribe, and carried by him
through the Florida war OF 1888, and was
by him presented to War Chief secondine,
and by him carried on two trips with FIRE.
mont across the Rocky mountains and
through the Mexican war, 1t was carried
by his successor in the civil war. and al
ways in behalf OF the United States. The
tribe presented 1t to Mr.. Adams in 1902.
There are not many OF the Delawares
left, There are, perhaps, 1000 Of them
altogether, some scattered in cities, many
of them citizens Of the United States, and
a small band of them still in New Mexico.
though the most OF them are in Oklahoma.
They were the Indians inhabiting Della
ware and Pennsylvania at the time Penn
made his settlement there. The name has
come to be geographical in American
usage, but 1t means in the Indian language
sure enough men," The have
always been partisans of the United States,
and in fact some experts I'm American his
tory say there would have been no United
States had It not been for the
The flute that is now in the National
museum collection is OF cedar. Nobody
knows Just how old It is, but It was In
possession OF the tribe when they lived ir
the vicinity of Fort Pitt, now Pittsburg
II was presented to Mr.. Adams in 1907
Washington Star.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-10
SHILOH AND ITS MEMOIRS
Great Battlefield OF the Civil War,
Its Memorials and Its
Treasurer.

A magnificent park OF more than 1000
acres; a vista of we'll kept walks, roads
and thriving trees; a roll of 6l monu-
ments marking historic spots where men
gave their lives for principles of states
rights on the one side and to save the
union on the other. This is Shiloh today,
thrilling us with pride In the valor of both
the blue and the gray, who struggled there
forty-seven years ago this month.
Two hundred and thirty-three cannon that
"shook the earth with their thunder are
scattered over the field in the same posi-
lions they occupied on that long and
bloody Sunday nearly half a century ago.
But through the traces of a past war are
seen the i~nsistent signs of a present and
lasting peace. Within the limits of the bat
tlefield there are churches that sit in nun
like modesty; schOolhouses that echo with
the music Of the ''patter of little feet
Nature seems to have lent her sympathetic
aid in preserving the memories of the great
conflict. The tree where Johnston sank
so quietly into death, though topped by a
cannon shot, seemed to take on a new
ness of life" and It's branches, green and
fresh. wave gently over the classic column
erected beneath them, with every breath
OF the soft southern breeze.
And another tree, the one under which
Grant bivouacked on Sunday night. stands
topless, but mantled In growing ivy, per-
ennially green, a fitting sentinel over the
grave Of a brave little Ohio drummer boy
who sleeps near its foot.
Almost like voices from the grave. the
relics shown with reverence to only the
few who are not among the idly curious
are kept hidden in the room OF the lodge. %
f1as Tine r,r rwI R..lAAws.u g,I-s
Here is the true pathos OF the great bat
not to be handled, chat were gathered in
from the bodies of the unknown often wan
der from the ranks To sink down and die.
When these were hastily buried, every
thing that could possibly identify them in
the future was taken form the bodies and
religiously preserved. Razors. pipes,
knives, watches, rings, jewelry, quantity
carved out by the men in the camps, even
"trinkets and tresses Of hair are found
in the pathetic but gTewsome collections
With the tenderness of a woman and the
sentiment Of a schoolgirl. Mr.. Dean, the
superintendent, has spared no pains to
find surviving relatives of those who
rest where they wearied and lie where
they fell" to whom such relics may be
restored. In more cases than seem pos
sible he has been successful. Once a cor
roded locket containing a picture. faded
and dim, Of a beautiful lady in bridal
array found IT, way to a bleak Mime
sofa home. A tress OF hair, black as a
ravens wing. travelled to the hills OF
Georgia, and yet there are many that
will net sr be claimed.
''shileh Park" is an outward sign Of an
inward national pride. too deep to be ar
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-10

shortlived pride in some especially gal
liant deed performed by linen on our
side" pales in that grander pride that
they who here sank down in the strug-
gle and died. were all Americans and all
our own.
The splendid American dash as shown
by the fiery onset of the lines in gray
has Its eternal monument in lines OF red
tablets; blue marks the tribute to Ameri-
can endurance In the slow retreat OF the
union forecast. Louis Globe Democrat.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-10
He Fails to
Pay Alimony
Man with Woman's Name Has An
other Round in Court with
His Wife.

Whether or not Ann Hillebrsnd was al
lowed to see his daughter a reasonable
number OF times was argued before Judge
Troup the fore part of Friday afternoon.
Mrs. Hillebrand. whose first name is Ada,
and her husbands Ann, was granted a
decree Of divorce and besides allmony her
husband was ordered to pay SIS a month
for the care OF their girl.
Hillebrsnd claims he stopped payment be-
cause his former wife would not let him
see the girl and Mrs. Hillebrand denies
this. c. z. Smith appears for Mrs. Hille-
brand and c.. E. Foster for the other party.