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The Washington bee., 1909-04-03
The shv Man.

WOmsn show no mercy TO Ehs shy
EAn, fog he stands outside Of th9
compass Of convention. Could hs
break eat al might be saved; The
nan might be permanently o. reA
Bot he cannot. He has beeu bro lgh4
sD 70 respect convention His nus
olss may be Of steel, his heart Of drNs
bat in his soul the spirit OF difnd noe
holds him in 3 vice. In q drs yins
room he stands gaping. Qu&kiI g. .
prey TO interpretive torment -hs
Who would perhaps storm ram
part with q triumphant mile o -
ups.-London Observer.
The Washington bee., 1909-04-03
Supply Of Geld.

It "a maialy frSn Africa. AASri-
ca and Australia tASt the wOgsa
draws itz supply sf geld. sOmo s4oO.-
100000 worth WOE regularly every
year. Africa leads vita about $780,
00e,0ee; Asxt comes the United
States with about ssB.SHs.ess; Aus
tralia ranks third with some ssS,-
Gee, zee, while Russia, both In Eu-
rope and Asia. Mexico, Canada and
several ether countries, make up The
remainder.
The Washington bee., 1909-04-03
DoKs around Blacksmith shops.

Two or three dogs are nearly a.
ways 20 be found lOaflng about every
blacksmith shop. This fact is So
well recognized that detectives VISA
sent out after valuable dogs Sat
have been lost Invariably Yislt AFss
all the blacksmith shops in the neigh
borhood. The reason why dogs VISIT
the blacksmith shops is that they
love inordiAately the odoF and the
taste Of burning heSEE. They sAiH
the odoF - = woman snifEs : FOsA.
and they eat the hOOf pArings ~ .
gourmet eats trufHes.-NiaasADsiis
Journal.
The Washington bee., 1909-04-03
Dead Historians.

for my part believe in the dead
historians. l glory in the posses
SION OF some hundreds of volumes by
them. A great deal of cant Is talk
cd and written on this subject. There
u an idea In some minds that book
oa history TO be good must be new.
In nine cases out of ten the new book
Is a commonplace re-statement OF
facts that were better presented by
an older wrlter.-The Sphere.
The Washington bee., 1909-04-03
AS History Might Re Taught.

Another way of teaching history
which the schools might adopt has
apparently not appealed to them. A
good newspaper, If the teacher
knows how to interpret its daily rec
ord, may stimulate an interest In
history itself. If the pupil can be
taught the continuity and relation Of
events, an awakened interest in the
daily happenings will arouse a de-
sire to trace them back through pre-
ceding stages 1t is the break in
continuity between the past and the
immediate present that deadsns en-
thusiasm. By studying history
backward from the immediate pres
ent this chasm would be bridged
and the passion for tracing to cause
imulated.-Boston Transcript
The Washington bee., 1909-04-03
Bronze Statue of schiller.

The bronze statue of Schiller by
Hermann Matzen. which is to be
erected in Cleveland by German citi-
zens, has been completed in Berlin.
The poet is seated in an arm chair A
Berlin paper is quoted as remarking
apropos that the German who goes
TO America becomes an American IN
all that the word implies. but even
unto the third generation he is 10y
al to German poetry AMI German
song"
The Washington bee., 1909-04-03
illf5FsHF. H. sti'sa isB -
DEATH TRAP FOR BIRDS.
Lighthouses on the Maine Coast At
tract and Kill Thousands.

Lighthouses on the Maine Coast At
tract and Kill Thousands.
One of the keepers who came ashore
from Boon Island recently tells the
story of the strange death encoun-
tered by thousands of the migrat-
ing birds every spring. Flying along
the coast at night they are instantly
attracted by the powerful light from
the watch tower, as moths are drawn
to a candle. Thousands of these
o1rds in their passage north fly with
full force against the thick glass Of
the brilliantly lighted lantern.
Stunned to death they fall to the
rocks below or scale away for a lit
tie distance and fiutter helpleSsly in
to the water. The light of morning
sometimes reveals the rocks covered
with the little creatures whose jour
ney to their summer homes has met
this sudden and fatal termination.
Hundreds of species are found
among the unfortunate little tour
lists Most of them are easily rec
ognized as belonging to the various
common classes of song birds. But
very often large birds of beautiful
plumage come to their final resting
place in this manner upon the bleak
rocks, OF Boon Island. On one occa-
sion several years ago the thick
glass of the lantern was shivered to
atoms by the impact of some strange
bird Of powerful bill.-York Tran.
script.
The Washington bee., 1909-04-03
A IonR Ra@.

An astonishing trance case hAz
come to light In Berlin. 4 clerk
aged 46-a healthy normal maH-
suddenly fell asleep in June 1904.
All efforts to awaken him we're un-
successful and the sleeper since tAsa
has never opened his syes. He
breathes regularly and swallows his
food mechanically, but Is insensibls
to the seYerest attempts to arOuss
him
The Washington bee., 1909-04-03
Good Roads.

Out OF the 900 towns in the State
of New York, 500 have voted to have
their roads built under the Fuller
Plank Act, or, as it is geareaIly call
ed, the money system. The matter
is now optional with the towns, but
in the opinion of persons who have
given the matter considerable at
tention the idea OF making 1t COM
pulsory Is faVored.-Good Roads
Magazine.
The Washington bee., 1909-04-03
BURGLARS GAZETTE IN RUSSIA.
''Trades Paper" Contains All the
News OF the Graft"

St. Petersburg trade paper"
FOR burglars is now published in st.
Petersburg. 1t is called the "Bostat-
ska Gazette" or the 'Barefooted
Gazette title being apparently
an illusion to the stealthy ways Of its
readers.
The paper contains full reports OF
the latest thefts and burglaries, artt-
cles by experts on the art Of bur
quarry and what TO avoid in pursuing
it, and columns of advice and hints
to help the beginner Naturally the
paper is published in strict secrecy.
but the police Will sooner or later
discover its printing Ofice and sup
press 1t.
The Washington bee., 1909-04-03
A Hi~h License

Massachusetts has a town of 900
Inhabitants which receives $2,670
annually from a single hotel for Ii
cense to sell liquor. This is believed
to be the highest license fee paid in
the United States. The fee is nearly
double the amount paid in Boston
and other large cities.
The Washington bee., 1909-04-03
The Fastidions Burglar

Visitors at a Paris hotel were dis
agreeably surprised one morning to
ind that the boots they had left out
side their doors had been stolen by
burglar. Only one pair was left.
on which was a paper with the
words: Not good enough for me-"
The Washington bee., 1909-04-03
Value of Three Grains.

The Vienna Academy of Science has
spent nearly $4,000 in working 10
tons of uranium ore for radium
The yield was three grains of pure
radium, the largest amount ever Sc
cured at once, the value being $780,
600.
The Washington bee., 1909-04-03
Life in Gcrmmv.

Every szs Who has travelled IN
Germany is familiar with the word
"Verboten"-forbidden. He finds is
Is verboten to almost everything
which be thinks he has been sccus-
toned to do IN the United st&ts8.-
Chicago Standard.
The Washington bee., 1909-04-03
Lace Curtains.

Lace ,1nGoW curtains should al
ways lie soaked for An hour in cold
water to which q little borsX has
been added, before being pat into
warm suds. This ss.s out the
smoky smell that Is zomsHmss 90
noticeable In curtains that have
have been used In q city.
The Washington bee., 1909-04-03
Cure for SIeenIesSness.

Sleeplessness is often caused by
the head being exposed to the cold,
while the rest of the body is warm.
In nine cases out of ten if the head
is covered with a silk handkerchief.
it will induce sleep.
The Washington bee., 1909-04-03
SELLS HIS BLOOD
At BARGAIN RATE
Man Charges $40 to Give Up
Is Ounces of Life Fluid to
Save Boys Life.
PATIENTS FATHER CLOSES DEAL.

TRANSMISSION Operation is Made as
Soon as the Bargain Between Buy
er and Seller Was Struck-Man
and Boy Eyed Each Other During
Operation.
The Washington bee., 1909-04-03
Z YaIuahla Refta

A thirteenth century copper ana
gilt eiborium, supposed to have come
from MAimesbury abbey, was sold
By auction in London for $50, GOO.
Tsw ,sf'ssATS s5
The Washington bee., 1909-04-03
Paris Abates a Nuisance.

The Paris pTefeCt Of police has de-
cided that in future no more licenses
to play barrel organs in that city wiz
be granted.
The Washington bee., 1909-04-03

The Erzberg. Austria's 5 ron noun
tain, will furnish ore for 1000
more years.
The Washington bee., 1909-04-03
Man and a WomaA.

A mans idea Of being stylishiy
arssssA is to wear something In
which he looks atrociously bad; q
v,Sznan's 70 wear something no other
-man can duplicate.
.I.E.sx. / 1s' Lii -4S.s
The Washington bee., 1909-04-03
Worlds Foundation.

The population of the world is now
estimated to be about 1903, 900, 900.
OF this number 150,000,000 are
black. 6OO.OOO,OOO yellow and 1885,
100000 white.
The river press., 1909-12-22
Northwest Leads In Wheat.

SPOKANE, Dec. 19.-Id aho, Wash.
ington, Oregon and Montana are the
four greatest wheat producing states,
per acre yield, in the Union, accord
ing to statistics just compiled by A.
F. Hit, special field agent in Idaho,
Oregon and Washington for the bu.
reau of statistics of the United States
department of agriculture.
He gives Idaho first place in the
production of winter wheat, the aver.
age yield being 20 bushels. Wash.
ington is second with 25.9 bushels,
Oregon being third with about 21.6
bushels. The general average of the
United States is given at 1916 bushels.
Montana heads the list in the produc.
tion of spring wheat, the average
yield being 28.8 bushels; Idaho is
second with Is bushels and Washing
ton ia third with 20.6 bushels, the
general average of the United states
being l5.9 bushels.
While official figures are not avail.
able, it is estimated that the wheat
crop of the four states named is near
the 65, 900, 900 bushel mark this season.
with prices higher than they have been
at any time during the last 30 years.
The quotations today are from 81 to
90 cents, but there are also records oi
sales at prices ranging from 81 cents
to 81. .O2 q bushel.
The river press., 1909-12-22
lnformer Files Big Claim.

NEW YORK. Dec. 19.-Wm. Loeb,
jr., collector of the port of New York,
has approved the claim to . moiety
by Richard Parr. deputy collector and
original informer in the sugar frauds,
Of the %. l35 ,4s6 paid in to the United
States treasury by the American
Sugar Refining company 40 restitu.
ton for duties evsded by under weigh.
ing.
According to the statutes regulating
such awards, Parr will receive mot
exceeding in amount one-half OF the
net proceeds" which will mean in this
case, If the claim is approved by the
treasury department, approximately
q, ,OO0, 900.
Mr.. Loeb approved the claim only
after a thorough investig alton by
Harrison Osborne, collector of the
customs.
The river press., 1909-12-22

Ill BET yOU A GOLD WATCH.'
the train in Jersey City and tried to
stir up some betting enthusiasm by
contidentially telling members of the
party that the kid" would win the
fight. When he approached the poll
tician who told the story the latter
cast doubt on the kids" fistic ability
upon that particular occasion.
"Why, the Kid is sure to lick that
other guy. I'll bet you gold watch
he does." confidently asserted the gam
bier.
The politician remained skeptical,
and the gambler-pickpocket exclaimed:
Look here. I'll bet you a gold watch
the best one on this train-that the
Kid wins, and you can come through
the cars with me now and pick out
the watch"
The river press., 1909-12-22
Stone Cake.

In very unusual seasons the people
Of Rajputan. in India. are deprived of
seeds and succulent roots of grasses.
Under these very adverse conditions
the barks Of trees and even ground up
rocks are resorted to principally to
give bulk to the scanty meal and there
by to stay the pangs of hunger for a
longer time. A soft stone found on the
BikanirM Marwar border of Jaipua is
largely used in that part Of the coun-
try to give bulk to the meager meal.
This stone is friable and easily ground
into fine powder. 1t contains an oleagi-
nous substance which has some nutri-
ent qualities. and the people have
found that when finely ground and
used in proportions Of about one-fourth
to three-fourths of -four it does not i'm.
pair digestion for considerable time.
The river press., 1909-12-22
CONSERVE WATER POWER.
Proposed Legislation Is Ridiculed BY
Wyoming Congressman.

VTOpOSeO 6e6uoSdtlOn u nIOiCuloO 0y
Wyoming Congressman.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2O.-Scouting
the idea that there is q water power
trust and defending Secretary Bsllin.
ger against some of the adverse criti-
cism of his administration of land
laws, Representative Mondell of Wyo.
ming spoke today In favor of state, as
opposed to federal, control of the de-.
velopment of water power, particu.
larly as to the non-navigable streams.
He declared the federal government
has no constitutional authority to ex.
ercise control over the waters OF nom
navigable streams for any purpose.
The attempt to establish such federal
control, he said, was an effort to take
control from the people Who now ex.
ercise it through the states and lodge
1t with the federal bureaus.
Calling attention to the fact that
Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho,
Utah, Oregon, Washington, Califor-
mia, New ada, Arizona and New Mexi-
co contained half of the available
water power of the United States, he
said the phantom of a water power
monopoly in that region, which certain
persons had attempted to conjure up,
was indescribably grotesque and ridic-
ulous.
Mr.. Mondell spoke of the influence
of certain "powerful" bureaus of the
federal government in building up
and fostering "supericial" public
sentiment. He referred to what he
termed the loose talk about "giving
power of incalculable value" squan-
dering the water power of the public
domain, etc.
After Representative Mondell's ad-
dress Chairman Mann of the commit
tee on interstate and foreign commerce
defended his bill on federal control of
water and power sites against what he
termed was "unwarranted construction
of its language by Mr.. Mondell."
The river press., 1909-12-22
Wyoming Sheep Outfits Starving.

CASPER. Wyo., Dec. 20-All avail
able men are breaking roads from the
railroads west of here to points where
sheep are showed in and reported as
starving. Shipments of grain are be-
ing unload at various points along
the line of the Union Pacific and will
be transported overland as rapidly as
possible to be fed to the suffering ami
mails. The weather is still severe.
Railroad traffic is seriously interfered
with,
The river press., 1909-12-22

After reading the report of James
Griffin, commissioner representing
ChOuteau county at the state fair, the
board passed q resolution thanking
him for the manner in which he full
filled his Office in making the best dis
play possible of the various exhibits
from Chouteau county, resulting in
the reception of seventeen prizes for
grains and vegetables and. three
prizes in the ladies' department.
SEVENTH DAY
The board met at 10 O'Clock q. m.
with all members present.
Petitions for retail liquor licenses
in favor OF Morrison & Smith of Sa-
voy, Hoover and Cleary of Chester,
and Geo. K. Chitwood of Whitlash,
were granted.
Petition for q public scale to be To-
Gated at Dodson was granted, pro-
vided the people of Dodson will pay
expenses of setting same.
Petition for the appointment of q
constable at Dodson was approved
and Adolph Ereaux appointed.
Applications for the purchase Oi
lots were approved as follows: Lots
10, IL, II, Is, IA, Is and 16, block 81,
Fort Benton townsite; lots II and IL,
block l25, military reservation addi.
tion to Fort Benton; lots and 4,
block 81, Fort Benton townsite; lots 2
and 5, block 80, Fort Benton townsite.
The clerk was ordered to advertise the
above lots for sale, the county having
acquired title to same by tax deed.
F. f. Stranahan presented a peti.
tion in behalf of the Fort Benton san.
itarium asking permission to connect
their sewer with the county sewer. Or
| motion the board allowed the Santa.
rum to connect with the county sewer
upon payment of the sum of $50, the
Sanitarium to furnish a flushing tank
The river press., 1909-12-22
Stories Of Charles [ Lamb.

An old lady who was fond Of her dis.
senting minister once wearied Lamb
by the length Of her praises. Il speak
because l know him WE'LL" said she.
"Well. I don't-I don't But d-n him
at q venture!'
On another occasion Lamb was in
vited to a party where the room was
crowded with children. Their noise
and tricks plagued him not a little.
and at supper, when toasts were flying
to an fro, he rose to propose the health
OF the "m-much ca-ca-calumniated g-g-
good King Herodv
The river press., 1909-12-22
A Fair Offer,

How earnest some Of the cheap New
York gamblers can become was shown
by a story told the other night by
New York politician. who, in compa-
ny with other Gotham politicians and
sporting men, journeyed to Philadel-
phia on a special train to witness
bout in one of the local boxing clubs.
1t appears that one Of the cheap
gamblers, who also dabbles in the
pickpocket line on the side, boarded
The river press., 1909-12-22
Couldn't Eat Excuses,

A schoolteacher in a rural district
left her boarding place suddenly and
could not be prevailed upon to return
Her landlady asked the committee to
find out why her boarder had left her,
and to them the young woman said
plainly that the food was so bad she
could not eat it.
This explanation was in turn con-
veyed to the landlady. who expressed
the greatest surprise.
"Why." she said. II donT, see how
that could be. l knew the bread was
bad two or three times. bu! l was a..
ways careful to excuse It,"
The river press., 1909-12-22
The Bargain.

"One day last summer" said fond
father, "my two little sons were play
ing circus. To please them l Joined
them in the garden. They were sell
ing circus lemonade.
Here y'are! Fine pink lemonade
Only 2 cents glass; Tommy shouted.
"'Here y'are!' cried his younger
brother. Fresh lemonade. All you
can drink for cent"
Il sampled each merchants bever
age. The penny lemonade seemed
quite as good as the dearer sort. In
fact 1T seemed almost better. | dranh
three glasses of it. Then said:
why is your lemonade. Harry
cheaper than your brothers.? It's jus
as good
"'Of course it's iusy as good sai
Harry, only in" cat fell In it,"
The river press., 1909-12-22
A LINCOLN YARN.
Why Abe Likened Himself to the Boy
Without Ginaerbread.

A group OF Lincoln's cronies We're in
his law Office once swapping expert
ences. spinning yarns and comparing
notes on life as they found it. They
drifted to the subject of romance and
sentiment in life, and the talk at last
centered on the bliss Of lovemaking.
of ''courting" girls and feeling that
you made them fall in love with you
by your superior charms. Finally
some one of the party asked Lincoln
for his personal views on the subject.
Abe Strengthened out h lank and
ungainly frame, and quiZzical smile
stole across his exceedingly homely
face.
"Gentlemen." he drawled, II reckon
l amt fully qualified to discuss that
point with any great authority. In
fact. gentlemen. it reminds me Of the
story Of the poor little country boy
who saw another and more fortunate
boy eating a big piece Of gingerbread
He begged and pleaded with the other
boy for at least one bite Of the ginger
bread, but all in vain. and at last was
found sitting alone on a dry goods
box. following the departure of the
other boy and the gingerbread, weep.
ing bitterly.
What's the matter. sonnyY asked
the man who found him.
'Thereupon the crying boy told Of
his melancholy experience in so vain.
ly begging for just one bite of the
other boys gingerbread.
81 reckon l like gingerbread bet
tern any other boy in all the world
he s0bbed in conclusion. and it GER
tainly do seem to me that get less of
it than any other boy in all the world
THAT. gentlemen" said Abe Lincoln.
''is about my position on this question
of the joys Of courting girl and feel
ing that you're so charming she just
can't resist you. l love it better'n
any Of you. reckon. and get less
Of it."
The river press., 1909-12-22
The
Scrap Book
His Draw.

A cartoOnist who had been married
only short while met some Of his old
time boon companions. who induced
him to take hand in little game of
draw which kept him out until the
wee small hours. His excuse to his
wife when he got home was that
pressure of work kept him at the Of
flee. His wife sympathized with him.
and the next day. Indignantly telling
friend about how the Office imposed
upon her husband. said, "And l know
that Fred really didn't want to stay
in the old Office and work last night"
"Why, how do you knowT asked the
friend.
Because in his sleep Fred said.
We'll. III stay. but don't know what
to draw"
The river press., 1909-12-22
Bravery,

Fortune disdains mere ability.
Brain is nothing without bravery. The
man who can be thrashed by a sneer
has retreated before he was defeated
Half the new town halls are gifts
from "blamed fools" who left home
because they couldn't get sixty horse
power opportunity in one horse vii
lage.-Herbert Kaufman.
The river press., 1909-12-22
Two Hits to Spare.

A baseball game was played in To
peka once between the married men
and the bachelors
A man named Flood came to bat.
The pitcher put over a straight one.
and Flood knocked the ball over the
fence.
Instead of starting for first base
Flood braced himself and stood stock
still.
run. you idiot!' screamed the spec
tators. run! Why in blazes don't you
run?''
"Run?" calmly queried Flood. "What
would run for? I've got two more
.clouts at it!"-Saturday Evening Post
The river press., 1909-12-22
Forgiveness.


Now bury with the dead years conflicts
dead,
And with fresh days let ali begin anew.
Why longer amid shriveled leaf drifts
tread
When buds are swelling, flower sheaths
peeping through?
Seen through the vista Of the vanished
years
How trivial seem the struggle and the
crown!
How vain past feuds when reconciling
tears
Course down the channel worn by van
ished frown!
How few mean half the bitterness they
speak!
Words more than feelings keep us still
apart,
And in the heat of passion and of pique
The tongue Is far more cruel than the
heart.
Since love alone makes it worth while to
live.
Let all be now forgiven and forgive.
Alfred Austin.
The river press., 1909-12-22
Real Tact.

Tact means thinking about others.
It means considering what others will
think instead Of considering only what
we think ourselves. 1t means acting
in concert with others instead of act
ing only for ourselves. Real tact is
unselfishness in action, and that is why
it gains so much and wins so many
hearts.
The river press., 1909-12-22
Domestic Repartoe.

Mrs. Fidgett-Are the stars shining.
John? Mr.. Fidgett-Did you ever
know the stars to do anything else
than shine? (Later) MI. Fidgett-Is the
rain still coming down, Bessie? Mrs.
Fidgett-Did you ever know 1t to do
anything else than come down, John
Mr.. Fidgett-Yes. I have known it to
hold uD,