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The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-02

Senator Beverage. during a recent
visit to Portland, talked about ora
tory.
"Ihe campaign" he said, "'has CIV
en- us oratory more remarkable for guam
tity than quality. True oratory is that
which brings results. is that which con
verts an audience of enemies to an u
dienee of supporters. Such oratory is
rare.
- have a friend whose wife, a
'suffragette, is a great orator. Her
speeches from the platform are wonder
full, and her husband, the other day,
-gave me an illustration of the eff
cheney of her private speeches.
CAN agent called on my wife this
afternoon he said, and tried to sell
her a new wrinkle eradicator.'
"Did he succeed2'
"'He left in half an hour was
the answer with a gross of bottles
of wrinkle e~radicator of my wife's OWL
manufacture that he had purchased
from her"
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-02

Elias. are the glaciers beginning to 40
vance In notable numbers. In the Alps
a general retreat Of the glaciers began
about 1861. At first 1t vas rapid but
the rate afterward slackened. Toward
the end Of the nineteenth century a GA
cier here and there slightly retraced It's
steps, but the majority are still either
slowly shrinking or stationary.
The remarkable fact that the earliest
known ancestor, or primitive type OF
the modern whale bore heavy armor on
its back. in the form Of strong, bony
plates has recently been set forth by
the German paleontologlst. DR.. Abel
The plates occasionally found associ-
| ated with the remains Of the primeYal
form Of whale have generally been re-
earded as having belonged TO gigantic
turtles. but the German investigations
show that they were part Of the skeIe-
TON itself. They resemble In their char
| acter the ~impenetrable bony shells oil
the huge glyptodonts that formerly In
hobited South America. The suggestion
ia made that at the time when they
carried armor whales were amphibious
creatures, living on the coasts ano
needing special protection from break
ers and from sharks.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-02
MD0PUlAR &
'YfsG
9~A@

NJ. Lacroix, a member Of the French
Academy Of Sciences, read a paper De-
fore that learned society on the manu-
facture OF sapphires. lie has dlscoN-
cred practically the composition OF the
precious stone, and has succeeded III
obtaining some specimens which almost
resemble the real stone. 1t can not De
said that VI. Lacrolx has yet dlscoF-
cred the exact process, for those when
he has obtained would not impose upoh
a skilled lapidary who subjected them
to a severe test.
The climbing perch (Anabas Scan
dens), Of which six examples have re-
Gently been received at the London
Geological Gardens. is an Interesting
case of a fish which Is able to spend a
considerable time out of its native ele-
ment. The climbing perch is able 10
make some progress on land by the
movement of its pectoral and yentral
fins. 1t Is even able to climb trees, ana
has been found in a palm tree several
feet from the ground. 1t Is difficult 10
get It to display these peculiarities In
confinement.
The little black people Of Africa so
dramatically described by Stanley are
not the only pygmies produced by mat
wonderful continent. In Liberia and
Sierra Leone are found pygmy hippo
potamus, some specimens Of which nave
recently been sent to England. IheSe
animals are described as being more
like pigs in their habits than like thelI
gigantic relatives. A good mud-hole Il
quite sufficient for them. They seem It
prefer solitude i'm their native haunts
going about singly, and when two ar
Seen in company they almost inyariaDl!
consist of a mother and her calf.
President Schurman of Cornell Uni
versity calls attention to the need o
the development Of a type of englnee
Specially skilled in everything relatlhI
10 hydraulics. Water, he remarks !
destined from now on to play a grea
part In the economic development OF III
United States. II Is hereafter 10 u
used on a vast scale for power ana 10
irrigation, as well rs for n~avlgaIlol
The maximum benefit to be got Irol
the use of water will be sought IN III
East from navigation and power an
u the West from irrigation and po"e
One Of the unexplained phenomeh
OF what Prof. T. G. Bonney calls u
worlds ice mantle" is the alternal
advance and retreat of the glaciers :
Present, says Prof. Bonney, only
Scandinavia, and perhaps at o =
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-02

He was one of those long, sad-faced
men who never seem to be able to re
sist talking to their fellow passengers
in a train or n similar conveyance,
and, seating himself next to an inoffen
sive individual smoking a big black Gig
ar and reading a paper, he at once be
gan to worry him with questions.
''Sir," he said, twill you allow your
boy to smoke cigarettes when he grows
upi'
"I've never given the question a min
ute's thought, - replied the other.
The other man painted for breath.
"And," he went on, family, Evil
YOU allow him to drinkf''
Again the smoker answered that h
had never thought about it.
con-" gasped the sad-faced man
"can such people exist To think
But then the other man interrupte'
him.
"Look here, sir" he said. "Yo
mean well, no doubt, but let me tell 20
that I've been a confirmed bachelo
for the last thirty-6ve yearsl'
Then, at last, the sad-faced man wa
silent. He had something to thin
about.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-02

This first governmental issue Of
stamped envelopes. stamped letter pa
per and adhesive labels or stamps In
England was In 1910. Three years be-
fore, in 1887, stamped wrappers under
the name of "go-frees" had been used
experlmentally and had been recon-
mended to the chancellor Of the ex-
chequer for adoption by the govern
ment. In Dundee, r printer named
James Chalmers printed stamps from
ordinary type, washing their backs with
gum. He showed them to his neigh
bors, but made no public mention Of
them until November, 1887. nine months
after Sir Rowland Hill had drawn the
attention OF the commissioners Of the
postofice to the possibilities Of using
such adhesive stamps when people
bought unstamped envelopes TO the
p~ostofice.
The postal system derives its very
name from the posts placed along Ro-
man roads to mark points where court
ers took dispatches. But the modern
postal system with Its prepaid postage
with its system OF levying postal trib
ute on the basis Of weight and not dis
lance, its letter boxes, It's delivery Of
parcels and newspapers and money or
ders, dates from Sir Rowland Hill.
The earliest official notice Of a posta
service in the American colonies !
found in the records Of the genera
court Of Massachusetts in 1889. TIL
house Of Richard Fairbanks in Bosto'
was under the ruling of the court desif
mated as the place for all letter
brought from across the seas or to b
sent thIther. He was allowed a penn
for every letter which he received
sent. In Virginia, every planter We
required to provide a messenger to ca
~ letters ms they arrived at his pla'
tation to the next one. He forfeitt
| n hogshead Of tobacco should he ia
Z 70 do so. In 1872, the government
= New York established a monthly po
r between New York and Boston. In lO'
the office Of postmaster general Il
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-02

- TNCE the earliest years
C~ the postage stamps OF
Ga this country have varied
~ In design. Their use was
@%@9@E sanctioned by an act OF
@YH Congress March 3, 1917
- tentative issue a
y, issued at the postof1ce OF Ne"
VII and IN st. Louis two years DeIore'
o. and I'm Rhode Island IN 1916.
Tsa arst stamps issued were for D ana
- ,onts and bore the portraits OF
T.orr,In and washington. AT various
,,,,os a complete series varying In
w.. from I to 90 cents was Issued.
NJ nortralts used on the stamps were
40 If FRANKLIN, 1 cent Jackson,
ocppt. Washington, 3-cent; Lincoln
oor+ Jefferson. 1O-cent Clay, 12-cent
wobster. 15-cent: Scott, 24-cent; Ham
uton 9O-cent Perry, 9O-cent, and Stan
,on 7-cent. Most Of these portraits
vore drawn from marbles, but Stanton
w,s ~reproduced from a photograph.
Rowland HlIl Of England was found
Or OF the modern postal system. Eng
land. accepting his scheme Of postal
reform. was the first country to intro
duce the system Of delivering prepaid
letters carrying postage stamps. A story
has It that Sir Rowland was staying
at an inn in northern England. While
there he saw the postman deliver to
his hosts daughter a letter which she
returned unopened, as she had not a
shilling 10 pay for its delivery. Moved
TO compassion by the lingering fondness
with which she turned the letter Ovel
IN her hands, carefully studying every
mark on It's exterior, Sir Rowland ten
dered a shilling to the postman, whC
left the letter. Then the innkeeper't
daughter. embarrassed by his kindness
explained that II was unnecessary. Sh,
and her brother, unable to pay postage
had arranged a code of communication
While she handled the letter she hal
learned what he wished her to know.
Whether this story be true or not
Sir Rowland Hill, who was only Nj
Hill at the time. as he was knighte,
later. early realized the ~inadequacy @
the postal system Of England and al
IDENTIFY advocated his system, undo
which postage should be prepaid.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-02

America was created. Benjamin Frank
lin, who had been appointed postmaster
Of Philadelphia in 1887, was given the
office In 1853. He visited all the I'M
portant postoflces. Though his reforms
made the Office bring in a clear rev
enue. he was removed by the king In
1774. but shortly after was appointed
to the same Office by the Continental
Congress. The first postmaster OF the
United States OF America was Samuel
Osgood. When he took charge Of the
department the country had seventy
FIVE postofices.
The charge for the delivery Of letters
was based on distances covered and
varied from G cents for thirty miles to
25 cents for $50 miles. Until 1853, dis
lance was the basis Of cost. In that
year a uniform rate Of postage ignor-
ing the distance was nxed at 8 cents
Oct. 1, 1888, this was reduced to 2
cents. During the early days OF Alas
kan development. every letter delivered
in Nome cost the government 81.
Though the use Of adhesive postage
stamps was authorized in 1S47, prepay
ment by stamps was o made compuls-
ory until 1856. A uniform free deliv-
cry system was not instituted until
1863. though the penny post existed IN
A number Of cities In 1862, the carriers
remuneratlng themselves by the collec-
ton Of a voluntary fee Of from l to 2
cents for each piece OF mail delivered
A convention held in Paris in 1875
made various improvements in the reg
ulations and provided for a postal con
, gress TO consider revision Of all pend
ing rules at least every five years. Th'
International Postal Union thus effect
ed works constantly for the simplih
cation md Identification Of postal sys
TENS. The rate fixed by the irst con
!, ventlon. Of 8 cents for each half uni
II of weight for ordinary letters still pre-
walls. save that recently special conver
t,ons reducing It to ? cents have bee
. arranged between this country an
England ard this country and German,
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-02
This is One of the 4O,366

Testimonials received in two years. "ours is a New England farmers
home. and IS we are twenty miles from a large town, we re oohged 10 o-
mend very largely upon family medicines we keep on hand all the time.
FIRST and Foremost among them is Hoods SarsaParhIa' winch we
have always found a true friend and helper. When l had suffered dread
fnuv from dvspepsa. without finding relief, Hoods Sarsaparila gave me
positive help. and when l had used four bottles l was IN better health tnan
for many ears 1 have found Hoods Sarsapa1na
"a Great spring Medicine to build one up when strength is most
needed. to create a n appetite, and in short to regulate the whole system l
have lately been taking Sarsatabs, which l find convenient easy to take ana
also very beneficial Mrs. f. L. Berry, West Troy, Me.
Hoods Sarsaparila combines the utmost remedial values II more than
20 different ingredients, each greatly strengthened and enriched by this
peculiar combination. ,
Bepnn taking Hoods Sarsaparila today. Get it in the usual liquid
sun ~ ~ calculated tablets known as Sarsatabs. 100 Doses One Dollar.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-02
seeing and Listening.

Here's A sort Of queer thing said
a o arsighted man. Il an very
sighted. Strong glasses are ~indlspensa-
HE to me for ordinary, general seeing
in my goings about, but when l SIT
down to read | take or my glasses
ord hiring the print up to within the
natural focus Of the eye. 1t seehs 10
mo that reading with the natural eye l
can read with a more Intimate ana d
clearer understanding.
go much for my reading without
s~nartacles, and now here IS the Ihlns
tbot Is queer to me. II when am
raod,pg thus. with my glasses on
somebody comes along to speak 10 me
- tban. 10 get a clear understand
inc Of that question l must nave u
my s~pectacles. .A,s boD
- az home where | know the PEG
=. .,yoi+ a minute till l get on ml
rrn-ac+ocles, and would put them OF
ond her say. Now go ahead and real
T.. with nv spectacles on with III
r ~ Of seeing at its best, with tn
sbarnest definition OF things IN genera
70 the eve. l get the clearest apprenel
sion of things said TO me-
$50 in reading l do best Win N
glasses off, but in understanding tnlne
soid 10 me. in listening, do best VII
- classes on. There is one modinc
-, 70 tbIs-where there is no light
n a dark room, where l can see
-, understand equally well with
u.,tbout zlasses."-New York Sun
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-02
ASK PARDON FOR YOUNGER.
Mayor of Kansas City Recommends the
Move.

Mayor OF Kansas CITY recommends IHe
Move.
Absolute pardon for Cole Younger,
one of the famous Kansas bandits, IS
requested in a letter to Governor John
son of Minnesota from James \. Reed,
former mayor of Kansas City, Mo. lie.
saws the former bandit is now promoting.
a suburban railroad scheme and is
handicapped by the fact that his Min,
nesota parole granted several years ago
carried conditions. Reed recites that
the bank robbery at Mortified, Mimi,
for which crime several of the Younger
boys were sent to the penitentiary, grew
ont of conditions created by the civil
war, that Younger has been a good citi'
zen and claims that he has observed
| the conditions of his pardon.
The Younger boys were formerly
| identified with Jesse and Frank James
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-02

New Curate-Cau II Of you tell me
how much It costs to board an automo-
bile here?
old Resident-About thirty dollars
think.
Young NJ. D.-But It only costs TWEEN
ty-hve to board a horse.
Miss Stenographer-And II only costs
ave cents TO board a trolley.-Succes-
Magazine.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-02
Measures Necessary.

Really" said Nervey. Il want you
n no my wife. Come, now, don't say
No" -.
.,Nfr. Nervey." replied the heiress, Il
couldn't think Of saying no to you
"Ahr'
eft wouldn't have any effect on you
co 7 think the best thing I can do Is
70 val for the police THE Catholic
Standard and Times.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-02

The University Of Wisconsin is teach
ing farmers, mechanics, hOusekeepers,
blacksmiths and electricians by cor
respondence, in all parts Of the state.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-02

When a man goes to town 10 'lsl''
e "a thought funny II be remains TWO
doys hut A woman Is expected to re
main at least two months, ana nA's
ma rites given IN her honor.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-02

No matter how much good Luck a man
have, he always manages to have
enough of the other kind to break the
monOtony.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-02

Thousands Of country people know mat II
time Of sudden mishap or accident llanlln
Wizard Oil is the best substitute LOT IN
famiIy doctor. That is why 1t is so Otter
found upon the shelf.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-02

The water wagon is way up like an
airship when you climb on, but as close
to the ground as the grass when you
fall of.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-02
pile, Cured in 8 to IA Days.

PAzO OINTMENT is guaranteed TO car
ny case Of itching, blind, bleeding or pro
ruding piles in 9 to II days or money n
Inded. SOC.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-02
Pettit's Eye Salve for Csc

relieves tired or o]verworked eyes,
tops eve aches, congested, inflamed
n sore eyes. All druggists or Howard
Bros, Buffalo, n. y.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-02

HOWARD E. BURTON, Assayer and
Chemist, Leadville, Colo. Specimen prices:
Gold, silver, lead, $1.OO; gold, silver Toe;
gold, soc; zinc or copper, 81. Malllng en.
SToIonas and full price list sent on applica
ton Control and umpire work solicited
References: Carbonate National Bank
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-02
You Can Get Aliens FOot-Ease FREE

Write Allen S. Olmsted, lie Roy, N
Y, for a free sample of Aliens Foot
Ease. 1t cures sweating, hot, swollen
aching feet. 1t makes new or tigh'
shoes easy. A certain cure for corns
improving nails and buniOns. All drug
glsts sell it. csc. Don't accept an,
substitute.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-02

If a man could ever get enough money
to support his family in all they want
it would be Just his luck to have an.
other one to support.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-02

rrost. Vitus Dance and Nervous Dis
eases permanently cured by
u Aline's Great Nerve kestorer. SEN
4 So trial bottle and treatise. "
p II. Kline. Ltd, 9Sl Arch st., Phlla, Pa
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-02

The baseball season has opened at tn
University of Idaho, and between 81
ara 40 men have been out to prac'ic'
his week on the athletic field.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-02

Next to his beard, a certain type OF
man seems to think the kind of necktleS
he wears is the surest sign how smart
he is.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-02

Taxi-typewriters in New York hotels
where a person may write a half hou
for 10 cents, are the latest addition tt
the coin-in-the-slot family.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-02

And every city man looks forward to
the time when he will have a garden
and raise his own chiekens.-Chieago
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-02

Optimism is the way you can zee
about a thing that is going to harper
until it happens.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-02

Mothers will find Mrs. WinsloWs Sooli
ing Syrup the best remedy 10 use ii N
children during the teething period
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-02

A Canadian has invented a orlck
laying machine by which two men an
a boy can do the work of men,
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-02
The only One.

"You say your son is hard to manage,
Mr. Inns. Does he display any natural
bent?'
"yes. | think he is going to be a
crook baltimore American.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-02

The fools are not all dead yet an@
what is more, they never VII o.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-02
49, III nRRoMo ouININE'

That is LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE.
tnok for the signature of f.. W. GRoNE
Used the world over to cure a cold IN one
day. 2Jc.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-24
GUARD INSPECTION
COMES TO AN END
Good Showing byGeneral and
NOncommisSiOned Stats.
MAJ. NEUMEYER PARTICIPATES
Makes First Appearance Following
Recovery from Severe Attack of
Pne1mOnfa-Guns and Equipment
Inspected by Capt. Horn, of the
Third Field Artillery.

With the inspection of the general star
/ and general nOnCommisEoned stan. az
militia headquarters. and the First Sepa-
rate Battalion OF negro troops at the
Center Market Armory last night. the
annual inspection of the District OF Co
lumbia National Guard by officers de-
tailed from the War Department was
brought TO a close.
The field and star made 40 per cent in
attendance. Maj. Edwin H. Neumeyer.
cOmmissary general and acting quarter
master general or the brigade, who only
recently recovered from a severe attack
! Of pneumonia. was out for the first time
and his self-sacrifce in attending the in
spection so that the general star might
make leo per cent called forth many ex-
pressions OF appreciation from his broth
er officers.
The First Separate Battalion. under
command OF Mai. Arthur Brooks. made
a good showing. There was one man alb
sent in Company A, nine in Company 3.
two IN Company c, and five in Com
pany d.
The inspection 5ust completed was the
last which the guard viii undergo with
the organization provided for under the
old militia act OF 1sS9-
A Complete Reorganization.
Before the District brigade reports to
the officers OF the regular army next
year, II VIII have undergone a complete
reorganization, making 81 conform IN
every detail 70 that OF the regular estab-
Iishment
The present inspection was the most
rigid the guard has ever experienced. The
effect OF the parade on March 4. causing
many absentees because OF sickness. and
IN which much OF the equipment Of the
men had been soaked by the rain and
slush. was apparent. In most OF the or
ganizations there was considerable i'm
provement IN efficiency over last year.
AT Il O'Clock yesterday morning. Capt
Tieman y. Horn. Third Field Artillery.
Z. S. A, inspected the guns. equipment
books. and papers Of the First Battery
Field Artillery, AZ its armory. 1907 Ohio
avenue. Lieut.. Lands First SerEt
Wilson, and Private Ralph Curtis. accom-
panied Capt Horn through the inspec-
ton. In Private Curtis. Capt Horn rec.
ognized one OF his old soldiers, who. ten
years ago, played football with him in a
same, in which the captain was seriously
Injured.
Capt Horn especially complimented the
condition Of the quarternaster's room, IN
which the stores had been arranged IN a
systematic maDzer by Corpl Bonnet
He was severe IN his criticism Of the in
adequate armcry facilities OF the battery.
and said the condition OF the guns and
equipment COZ pared unfavorably with
that OF last year.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-24
AIumnf to Give Rnnnnet-

The annual banquet OF the Washington
Alumni Association OF Hamilton College
viii be held at the Raleigh at s O'Clock
tomorrow evening. Although the alumni
association IS small and the college IS
not so widely known as others. II num-
bers the best men IN the land among its
alumni Among the sons OF Hamilton
present at the dinner VIII be Vice Presi-
dent Sherman, Senator Elihu Root. and
Director OF the Census North.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-24
Committee in Charge.
venezueIa Honors Brewer.

John Brewer. OF Rockville. Nd, has re-
ceived a special honorary decoration for
great service and high merit from
President Gomez. OF Venezuela. Mr.
Brewer has been in charge OF the archives
OF the United States legation al Caracas
for the last ten months, and the action
OF President Gomez IS regarded as an
additional indication OF his desire to in
crease friendly relations between his
country and the United States