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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-05-26

OPERATION.
lar, and the bottom In cross section IL
horizontal. The iron T rails are placed
on Offsets in the walls at q distance Of
about two inches from the top Of the
walls. the base Of the rails being
placed fiat on the offsets. The small
boat used is barge shaped, is three
feet six inches long and draws four
inches Of water. The canal has twen-
ty-dve feet each of 8, 4 and s per cent
inclines, the remaining five feet being
open.
AS may be readily seen from the
drawings. the paddle wheel just about
closes the canal. the opening below the
wheel being about three-eighths inch,
or just enough to allow a slightly less
quantity of water to pass under the
wheel than ome down the canal.
The wheel is then locked by a simple
device. and the water backs up for q
distance of fifteen to twenty feet. thus
giving a head of about six inches. The
wheel is then unlocked and Immediate
ly begins to revolve. rolling upstream
by the aid of the power generated with
this head. The greater the head the
faster the wheel moves, thus allowing
the water to pass under the wheel
faster. When the water has reached
its normal head Of six inches the wheel
assumes its normal speed, which in the
case Of the model was about one-half
mile per hour.
A separate canal should be used for
the traffic in the other direction, but
exactly the same principle Of the wa
ter wheel is employed. The main axis
of the wheel for the descent is carried
upon a truck supported by four wheels
running directly upon the rails. With
the action of a hand wheel the wheels
on either side Of this truck may be
brought closer together, so that they
will raise the axis of the main wheel,
taking it off the rails for a fraction of
an inch-in other words, Just enough
to keep it from exerting its tractive
force IN the rails and still not meas
urably increase the flow Of water un-
der 1t. Although the rotation as we'll
as the action Of the wheel will be ex-
actly as in the upstream movement,
the power will be transmitted through
the two wheels direct to the rails. The
rails of the truck will turn in the op-
posite direction from that Of the wa
ter wheel, and as they and not the
water wheel axis rest on the rails the
boat and the wheel are propelled
downstream with the same velocity as
in the opposite direction.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-05-26
MOVABLE N LOCK.

ingenious Self Propelled Device For
Moving Boats Up an Incline.
Engineer Giuseppe Bartolomei Of
Rome has recently invented a movable
self propelled canal lock, which forms
one of the cleverest and most ingen-
tous advances since the employment
Of canals for transportation purpose
was begun.
The movable canal lock as designed
by Signor Bartolomei consists primari-
" Of a paddle wheel placed across the
section of the canal. with the axis Of
the wheel resting on iron rails set
into the retaining walls at the sides.
1t is presupposed that the canal is an
Inclined one, as otherwise there would
be no use for locks. The canal may
have an inclination Of from 3 to 6 or
even Z per cent, and the grade need
not necessarily be constant, but differ
ent stretches have different grades.
The model canal built by Signor
Bartolomei near Rome is about eighty
feet long, the width between the rails
fourteen inches, while the distance
from the base Of the canal to the run-
ming base Of the rails is six inches.
Che sides Of the canal are perpendicu-
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-05-26

tons of the secretary become espe
cially. important. and he needs to be a
man Of unusual ability as an executive
and diplomat. All this applies particu.
larry to the position Of secretary to
the president. but it applies also to the
less talked Of but none the less re.
sponsible posts occupied by the meA
who act as secretaries to the various
cabinet officers.
In the case of the secretary to the
president quite exceptional qualifica-
tons are necessary to success. Special
cleverness in dealing with all kinds of
people, keen knowledge Of human ma
ture, a strong constitution and capac-
ity for enduring long and continuous
mental strain, together with wide
knowledge of public affairs and a will
ingness to perform arduous service il
the interests of ones chief make up
some of these qualities. They were
possessed in unusual degree by such
secretaries as Loeb. Cortelyou and La
mont. President Taft's secretary,
Frederick w. Carpenter, has already
given evidence Of being a secretary of
the same type. 1t is the belief of
those who have watched him at work
In the executive Offices Of the White
House since the incoming Of the new
administration that he is good cabi-
net timber.
The secretary to the president is
paid what would ordinarily be consid-
cred a pretty good salary, $4,000,
which is more than a congressman or
senator received until the recent legis-
lation raising the salaries of these Of
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-05-26

been n of the factors in the growth
and success Of Tuxedo Park, N. Y.
His first wife was a daughter Of the
late Pierre Lorillard, founder Of the
Park. Mr.. Taller is a noted whip, an
excellent tennis player and has made
a fortune on the Street. Il. N. Taller,
the father Of the bridegroom, is the
compiler Of the famous diary Of events
IN New York. and the volumes thereof
take a considerable space in his large
library ut his house on Washington
square. New York.
At the wedding the Vanderbilts, Liy-
ingstons. Beekmans. Lehrs, Goulds and
other families of the smart set were
we'll represented.
Mrs. Mary E. Wilkins Freeman was
greeted on a recent visit to San Fran.
cisco as the author of "Rebecca Of
Sunnybrook Farm" On the other
hand, Mrs. Kate Douglas Wiggin was
recently congratulated by letter as the
author Of 'The Shuttle" which apper.
tains by right to Mrs. Burnett. The
London typesetter who recently turned
Mary q. Wilkins into Mary E. VIII
liams and felt no Qualm for it would
have hesitated a long while before
turning her into Kate Douglas Wi9ein.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-05-26

~ 0As S0AsAb "A
THE PHONE.
fees. Mr.. Carpenter Is a university
graduate and a lawyer. He is a bache.
lor and so may be reckoned one OF
the best catches which the new admin.
istration has brought into prominence,
next perhaps to Postmaster General
Frank H. Hitchcock. Mr.. Carpenter
is a native Of Michigan, and it was
while secretary to Mr.. Taft in Manila
that he so endeared himself to the
present chief executive as to make the
latter feel he could not thereafter serve
the public without the assistance of
Fred. At thirty-seven Secretary Car
penter is full Of energy and pa.
thence and, last, but not least, of mod
esty, a quality perhaps fully as i'm.
portant in the kind of post he fills as
any of the others.
Mr.. Carpenter accompanied Judge
Taft to Rome in 1902 on the mission
in connection with the settlement of
friars' claims in the Philippines, re-
turned to the latter islands with Mr..
Taft, who was then governor general,
and when the latter was called to the
United States to become secretary of
war came with him. He made the trip
to the islands again when Secretary
Taft opened the Philippine assembly.
The federal department Of Justice
has in latter DAYS beconAe a very extern
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-05-26

mHKM PASTA, NEW MINISTER OF WAR.
who in the intoxication of first enjoy
ment Of power carried things with too
high a hand. With the overthrow Of
the committee Of union and progress
and of the ministry of Hilmi Pasha
the elements more favorable to the abb
solute p%retensions Of the sultan come
into power, and Abdul Hamid himself
was by no means displeased when
these leaders fell and their places were
given to such men as Tewfk Pasha,
the new prime minister, and Edhem
Pasha, the new minister Of war.
The turn in affairs means also the
downfall, for the time being at least,
Of Ali Ria Pasha, the former minis
ter Of war, and of Ahmed Ria, the
leader OF the Young Turk party and
president Of the chamber of deputies,
who has been a lifelong friend of po-
lltical reform and who suffered exile
for many years. The new minister of
war, Edhem Pasha, was commander
OF the Turks in the war with Greece.
The extraordinary climb in the mar
ket which wheat has recently taken is
attributed In part to the bull opera
lions Of James A. Patten, the Chicago
grain man. who IN the first FIVE DAYS
of his big wheat campaign is said to
have cleared a neat profit of S., 900.
His corner in wheat drove the price
OF bread in London up a penny a loaf.
He was able to sell about 5000, 900
bushels of May wheat ut $1.oO to $1.28,
which cost him but $1.O4 only a few
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-05-26


The senator from Rhode Island, Mel.
son w. Aldrich, is a pretty big toad
in the puddle now that the tariff bill
Is in the senate and in the hands of
the finance committee, Of which he is
chairman. 1t has surprised the coun-
try to learn that President Taft be-
lieves Mr.. Aldrich to be with him in
his efforts for a tariff revision down
ward and in the interest Of the ulti-
mate consumer. The reason for Mr..
Taft's confidence Of this Is explained
as follows by an observer Of the stu
alton at Washington:
1.-THE reason for this coming together
OF the senate leader, who never agreed
with President Roosevelt unless be
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-05-26
ACTION against reforms In the
direction Of parliamentary gov.
eminent has come In Turkey.

~EACTION against reforms In the
direction Of parliamentary gov
eminent has come In Turkey,
just as predicted by many
when the constitutional regime was in.
4ugurated last summer. It was said
then that the empire Of the sultan was
not yet ready for the democratic ideas
proposed. The outbreaks which have
put the empire close to the throes Of
revolution have been deferred longer
than many thought possible, but they
have now brought about q condition Of.
anarchy which BODIES la for the prog
ress Of constitutional principles In the
near future. The Young Turk party,
headed by the committee Of union and
progress, seems to have taken the reins
Of government and gone at too hot
headed a pace, with the result that a
reactionary sentiment was created
and the downfall Of the ministry was
brought about. The Young Turk party
- believed to have made a great mis-
take when it broke with the expert
enced statesman and proved friend of
liberal ideas who was the first pre-
mier, Kiamil Pasha, last February.
Since his resignation and the appoint
ment as his successor Of Hilmi Pasha
the situation Of the committee Of union
and progress has gone from bad to
worse. Its embarrassment was aggra-
waited by the dictatorial cours Of some
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-05-26

JAsPER WILSON. tary to the present
attorney general. George w. Wicker
sham. Another secretary who is hard
worked is Jasper Wilson. private Sec
rotary to Farmer" James Wilson.
head Of the department of agriculture,
one OF the busiest of cabinet members,
and another is d. NJ. Carr. private sec.
rotary to Secretary Ballinger of The in.
terror department.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-05-26
Census Of Our Horses,

The government has been taking q
census Of the horses of the country
and reports that there are over 2O.OO0..
600 horses and nearly 4.OOO. 900 mules
In the Omitted States. This Is a greater
number Of horses by several hundred
thousand than were reported previous.
". The "horseless age Is evidently
not yet IN sight.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-05-26

months ago. In Chicago the entire
force Of the big bull leaders was
thrown on the buying side Of the mar.
ket. and wheat went up by leaps and
bounds until It developed into a YER
liable buying panic.
Patten predicts that the days Of cheap
wheat are over and that loaves of
bread will hereafter be higher In price
or smaller In size.
Patten denies that he controls the
market. but his alleged wheat corner
has been called to the attention of the
department Of Justice at Washington.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-05-26

sive affair owing to
the large number of
prosecutions | t l.
tuted against big
corporations and the
volume of litigation
of other kinds need
ing attention. For
the successful direc-
ton of all this O
much depends on
Frank Cole. secre-
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-05-26

had to and then
usually on a COM
pro mise basis,
and the new pres
ident is q long
story, which may.
b o W e r, b e
summed up brief
~. Senator AID
rich Is a keen pol
itician who likes
to haye things
coming his way.
He rarely ever
starts a fight, but
he has never been
known to dodge
one. When the
Taft nomination
was b a n ging
somewhat in the
balance early last
spring the Rhode
lsland senator
was one Of the
first band wagon
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-05-26
The Post
OF Private
Secretary


TT is very essen.
j tial in e s G
days for a man
in an important ex.
ecutive position tt
have a good secre.
tary. In public life,
where SO much de.
Ponds upon giving
courteous and dis.
eliminating t a t.
ment to those with
whom an official has
tn deal tho fnnc.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-05-26

AA0I OoAO Wo8O4
senators when the faint gray light Of
a Taft dawn appeared.
Senator Aldrich, whose son married
a daughter of John D. Rockefeller, is
said to have declared that a thousand
men knew Mr.. Rockefeller better than
be did. In fact, the senator has been
quoted as saying that, except at his
daughters wedding and a casual meet
Ing on Fifth avenue, New York, on
Sunday in the early fall, he has not
e Mr.. Rockefeller and did not learn
his views about the Taft candidacy
throughout the entire campaign last
year. Senator Aldrich was one Of
the first to attempt to reach Mr.. Rock
efeller to persuade him not to indorse
the candidacy of Mr.. Taft in a public
letter a few days before election day.
The senator failed in his mission, but
he drew the gratitude Of the president
for his attempt.
Senator Aldrich, in harmony with
many of the older senate leaders, is
more than willing to do business on
an amicable basis with President Taft,
They welcome a new era in his incum-
bency of the White House on the
ground that they now have somebody
IN the presidents chair with whom
they can argue without being scalped
before they Begin"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-05-26

The Tariff Bill In the Senate
and Nelson w. Aldrich's
Attitude to the President,
The MARRIAGE Of T. Suffern
Taller and Miss Brown.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-05-26
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Big Affairs Of the World

The Revolution In Turkey
and the New Figures Who
Have Come to the Front
In That Empire = James A.
Patterns Wheat Corner.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-05-26
GARDNER FEELS SAD.
limekiIn Club President Laments
Passing Of the Simple Life.
LONGS FOR GOOD OLD DAYS.
Brother Jones, Samuel Shin, White
wash Johnsine and Waydown esbse
Are Advised to Mend Their Ways Be-
fore Il 10 Too Late.

Press.l
"AAY frens," began Brother
Gardner Of the Limekiln
~ club the other evening aft
er the routine business Of
the meeting had been disposed Of, II
do not wish. to be critical. but as de
days go by I find myself lamentin' mo
and mo- de passin' Of de simple life
Of fo'ty or fifty years ago. was
brung up in de old fashioned way, and
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-05-26

The marriage of T. Suffern Taller of
New York to Miss Harriet Stewart
Brown of Baltimore on April IA was
one Of the chief events Of Easter week
In the leading city Of Maryland. The
brides father, Alexander Brown, q
wealthy banker, gave his daughter a
check for $1.OOO,OOO as one Of her wed.
ding presents.
Mr.. Taller. who Is the head Of the
banking house Of Taller 4 Co.. has
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1909-06-25
Property ForSa lie

Coed dwelling house on South Ma
pie avenue.
Double dwelling on Swartx street.
Two new dwellings, On Faulkner ave.
A thribIe and single house or f.
John street.
| New dwelling with three acres Of
land near MaIlowe.
New dwelling near Berkeley istation
with several acres of land suitable fol-
trucking purposes.
A fine large building lot en- K. John
Street.
building Iots on High street.
A very desirable building lot on W
King street.
A fine well improved farm lying
within miles of Martinsburg, good
limestone land and we'll watered.
A fine. farm of 240 acres enc mi,s
west of Handbook, Nd, with good
buildings 40 acres If good timber, the
best of orchard land. This il the
| cheapest farm today offered Oh the
real estate market.
Several good limestone farms lying
in the county Of Jefferson.
| Is acres of fine slate land, well inn
proved aud lying within half mile Of
corporation line OF Martinsburg.
A good family carriage, Thrush 4
Slough at a bargain.
Life Il Fire Insurance
Poterfield & Boyer.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1909-06-25
By HALLE ERMINIE RIvES

the early sunlight was flooding tn
room. however, David Stires opened
his eyes and looked upon her quite
naturally.
Where l. Harry Sandersonfv he
asked. II thought he was here
She looked at him With forced
smile "You have been drcahlng.' she
answered.
Il suppose So he said. with sigh,
"but II was cry real. thought he
came IN and spoke your name"
She stroked his hand "It was fancy,
dear
He lay silent moment. Then hoI
said. III It could only have been Har-l
ry you married instead Of Hugh. for
he loved you. Jessica
She flushed as she said. "fA that
was fancy too"
u was the first time since I'll my OF
her marriage thar he had apoken
Hngh's name.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1909-06-25

dian room had become an imminent de-
Mand
What lf love her! What right
have ! 70 love her, with a wretcliesl
name HE mine? She has refinement,
q measure OF wealth no doubt, and
am poor as poverty, dependent on the
days grabbIng ia tile ditch for tolnnr-
rows bacon and tlour Yet that would
not stand la The way. | am no seual
rogue, angling for The Ioaves and fishes
Whatever else he cursed nae with, m
tiife gave me brain. ansi culture and
experience hlsse educated ii. With
hand or brain can iew my own nIella
60 stand IN"
! 10 he Ind argued. hut bis argsaneat
ended always with the Same strgA
and utlanswefable conclusion. 10 drag
her down Ia order 10 lift myself Be-
cause she pitles pe-~pity IL akin to
love~~shali take advantage OF her
interest and innocencef''
In The cabin through the long hours
Till The dawn began TO infiltrate the
dark holIows Of the wood he had lain
wide eyed. thinking When dag came
he had cooked his breakfast aud there
after vat watching the havoc Of the
storm through the window. Hours
passed thus before the fury OF the
wind had spent itself. AT length he
rose, threw open the door and stood
looking out upon the wind whipped
foliage and the drab desolatIon OF the
fog. Then be threw on his mackinaw
coat. picked up his gold pan and climb
ed down the slope. Beneath all other
problems must lie the sortiid problem
OF his daily food lie had uncovered
n crevice In the bed rock at the end Of
his trench the day before, and now be
scraped paiIfuI OF the soggy gravel
1t contained and carried II back to the
cabin.
With sigh he took on his damp coat
and threw q log on the FIRE. He abb
stractedly watched II kindle. then filed
aud lit his pipe and turned to the book
shelf. He ran his hand nbsently along
the row. Where had been that wide.
dim cxpanse OF library walls that how
cred like mirage beyond his visual
sight? He chose volume he had been
reading and turned the pages.
All at once his hand ciinched. He
gave a ehoked cry. He was staring at
a cancelled bank draft bearing his own
name-a draft across whose face was
written In the eramped hand resem-
bling the signature word that seemed
etched 10 liyid characters Of shame
Forgery
PAY to Hugh Stires--the sum OF
$1,000" He read the phrase In
hoarse, husky monotone. every vein
beating fiercely. bis body hot with the
heat OF a forge. There 1t was, hid
eous chapter OF It. the damnable truth
from which he had shrunk!
Did the town know? He snatched at
the draft and read the date. More than
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1909-06-25

Said recently: "Whea you feel dswn and out
feel there is living, just take your thoughts
with yon and walk them of. Before you have
Have you Roticed the In walking Of late in
every community? Many attribute II TO the COM
fort which Allea's Foot-Ease, the antiseptie pow
Ger to be shaken into the shoes, gives mil lions
now using it. A. Weston has said, sit has rsa
merlf;1
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1909-06-25

looked at the paper again with painful
intenfness. II was cancelled, therefore
had been paid without question. Yet
the man II had robbed had stamped 1t
with that yenomous hallmars. Clearly
the law had not stepped in. for here he
was at liberty, owning bis nane. He
had been let 50, then. disowned, to car
~ his badge Of crime here into the viii
derness! And how had be llvFd since
then7
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1909-06-25

y year ago, ana
" mad been pre-
senteu Tor pay
nlent y q as
ranesisy me CITY
near whhh ne
nad neen picked '
up beside me
railroad ira CT r.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1909-06-25
This Il An Easy Test

sprinkle Aliens Foot-Ease In one shoe and no,
In the other. aud notice the difference. just
the thing 70 use when rubbers or oyershoes be
come necessary. and your shoes seem 70 pinch.
Sold everywhere. CSC. Don't accept any sub
titute.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1909-06-25

! Harry made his way
down the mountain tn
the blank and heavy
dark, correcting his
path by the lightning,
he had faced aqnarcly
the question that III that
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-05-31
SEVERAL KINDS OF ACCENTS.
Cbseryant New Yorker Noted the Diff
ferent Pronunciations of Singers
in the Choir.

In 50 cosmopolitan a city as this,
Began a man who was on his way
from choral service at one of the
New York churches, II fancy cholr
masters duties arc douby hard
How so?" asked his companion,
who, though less observing, had sat
through the same service
Because of the various pronuneia
lions of The members of the choir. To
day I heard distinctly four different
methods of pronouncing the word
aercy. It took me some time to fig
IRE them all out, but | happened to
know the line Lord, have mercy upon
us. etc. There were some who SAD
moicy. and they seemed TO be IN the
majority, others sang 'murcy with al
the b-rr to the that they could gel
in, still there was some one, SO.
prano who pronounced it as 1t 1t were
spelled with a double g, meercy, and
some one gave 1t a French finish and
said mercay. Now don't doubt that
choir master has worked over those
PEOPLE i'm his effort TO get uniform
pronunciation, but SO far at least to
my perhaps too critical ear, he has
failed TO do so"