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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-01-02
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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-01-02
Woodstock, w., january, 1909.

vermont's mines produced in 1907
from copper ores alone gold, silver
and copper to the value of $l32,-
CAB, an increase in value of $85, 1916
over the output of 1906. And Bridge
water, that undeveloped colorado,
had no share in this production.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-01-02

"Does that young woman hail from
Boston"
Eyes" answered the western youth
thoughtfully, chat expresses the idea
precisely. She halls from Boston. /
was never before overtaken by such
4 heavy downfall Of intellectual Ice"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-01-02
SOUTH POMFRET.

Howe's stretcher mill has a lot of
work on hand and is working a
double shift in getting out chair
stock.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-01-02
Always Dublin.

An Irishman and an American
were talking about their own coun-
tries one day when the American
said:
america is the richest country
in the world today"
"Shure," said Pat, "Oireland will
soon be the richest"
BLOWS that ?" said the American.
"Shure," answered Pat, 'isn't the
capital always Dublin ?"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-01-02

We will send The Mirror and Farmer
and The Age to NEW SUBSCRIBERS one year for
$1.l5.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-01-02

Tie report comes from England
that Carrie Nation is going into vau-
deyille.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-12-08
II Came Back.

John Burroughs. the naturalist.
dined with NE one night" said a mag
azine editor Of New York. land among
my guests was a young nature writer
OF the new school.
This young nan told a wonderful
story about the Intelligence Of oysters.
He said he was going to put the story
In his new book. Mr.. Burroughs gave
q dry laugh and said:
LET me tell you about a cat. This
story Is quite as authentic as the other
one. and it should do for your book
nicely
The venerable student paused i'm
~pressively. then said:
ga Springfield couple had a cat
that age had rendered helpless, and
they put it out Of its misery by means
of chloroform. They buried 1t in the
garden and planted a rosebush over
its remains. The next morning a IA
miliar scratching took them to the
front door. and there was that cat
waiting to be let in, with the rose
bush under it's ARM"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-12-08
A Fellow Named Marty.

John Stetson, the famous old the
atrical manager of Boston, was a mar
of great native ability, but his early
education had been somewhat neglect
ed. and the go-as-you-please fashion
in which he handled the kings Eng
fish was continually horrifying his
punctilious fellow townsmen. On one
occasion he was interested in the Or
ganization Of a light opera company
and was disappointed to hear that a
certain popular prima donna whom he
hoped to secure was about to start
south.
I've signed a contract for Mardi
Gras," she said. ito sing in New Or
leans"
Huh" grunted MI. Stetson. Hope
you get your money" Later on he re-
ported the matter to his partner.
"Well we can't get her." he said.
"She's gone and joined a fake Grau
opera company"
(Which Grau is running the show?"
asked the other.
"a fellow named Marty" replied Mr..
Stetson. "You know Maurice Grau
has about 200 second cousins, and this
must be one that's just gone into the
business"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-12-08
Curious VILLAGE Names,

There is in Dorset a group of villages
which in some form or other have AS
their eponym the stream in whose val-
ley they are situated. The stream is
named Puddle, and the villages bear
the names Of Puddle Hinton. Puddle
town. Tulpuddle. Afpuddle. Turner's
Puddle and Bryan's Puddle. One is
reminded of the riddle about the letter
"n." Some. like Queen Mary, have
it before:" some, like King William.
'have it behind" Poor things. poor
things. THE Inhabitants of these vii
lagos says Marcus Dimsdale. who
writes in the Cornhiil Magazine on
English Village Names ''sent to a
former postmaster genpral-if | am
rightly informed. Cecil Raikes-a re-
quest that they might be allowed to
change their names aud replace them
with more euphoniouS substitutes
which they %obligingly supplied. Back
came the official reply. curt. overbear-
ing. inexorable. Puddle you are. and
puddle you must remain"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-12-08
A Dou Story,

We brought from Scotland a collie
about six months old. He YVES allow
ed to be with us at the breakfast ia
BILE, but never to be fed in the dining
room. This rule was enforced by my
daughter. l was the only member of
the family who yer broke over the
rule. And often when l offered him
a tempting bone he would glance
across the table, and if he caught the
f%orbidding eye he would resist the
temptation. But one morning she left
the table abruptly. Rab followed her
into the hall and watched her till she
had closed the door of her study.
Then he scampered back, nudged my
elbow. as If to say. "Now is our time"
He seized the bone and was soon
crunching it with the greatest salts
faction.-London Spectator.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-12-08
THE FORBIDDEN FRUIT.
No Authority For Saying It Mas an
Apple That Eve Ate.

what a vast amount of trouble the
human race might have avoided if Eve
hadn't eaten that apple" remarked the
grouchy individual when something
especially displeased him.
How do you know it was an ap-
ple?" asked the accurate man.
why. the Bible says so, doesn't it?''
mo. 1t has come to be q popular
belief that the fruit which was eaten
by u first parents in the garden
eastward in Eden was an apple, but
there is no authority for this.
1T is called simply the fruit Of the
tree Of knowledge of good and evil.
And when the woman saw that the
tree was good for food and that it was
pleasant to the eyes and a tree to be
desired to make one wise she took of
the fruit thereof and did eat and gave
also to her husband with her, and he
did eat What is there here about an
apple?
"A great many popular quotations
are attributed to the Bible when in
fact they had other sources.
"'God tempers the wind to the shorn
lamb is not from the Scriptures, but
from "A Sentimental Journey to italy,
by Sterne.
"'In the midst of life we are in
DEATH which is found in the burial
service, can be traced to Luther.
"From st. Paul's u%tterance, The love
Of money is the root of all evil,' we
have twisted the saying. Money is the
root of evil Cleanliness is next to
godliness' was uttered by John Wes-
ley in a sermon on dress. The merci-
full man is merciful to his beast is a
popular rendering of the proverb, A
righteous man regardeth the life Of his
beast The tongue is an unruly mem.
ber' appears in the epistle of James as
The tongue can no man tame; it is
an unruly vil.'"-Philadelphh North
American.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-12-08
A BEAVER DAM.
The Feeling It. Inspired In a Univer.
sitv Professor.

me Keeling IT. Inspired In q Univer.
sity Professor.
/ have yet to meet the man who can
walk for the first time through a beav-
er works, as the range of a colony of
beavers is called, and not feel some
thing of the sentiment of human asso-
citation.
1t is a sensation very similar to what
we feel when we come out unexpected
~ into q woodland clearing after a
long day spent in the unbroken soil
tudes.
once stood with a learned professor
of Columbia college on the bank of a
stream in eastern Canada and looked
down on a freshly made beaver dam
one of the best in point of construc-
ton that l had ever seen. 1t was, in
deed. a really ~stupendous affair for a
beaver to have made. Built Of alder
poles and brush, weighted with mud
and small stones, it was fifty feet long.
six feet high and raised the level of
the water by about sixty inches.
Seen from the upstream side. it pre-
sented the appearance of a more or
less evenly disposed array of short
sticks %protruding from a long mound
Of mud just level with the surface of
the restrained water. From below the
brushwood supporting the dam proper
was plainly visible and the ingenuity
of it's placing at once apparent.
There was of course hone OF that
pile driving or basket weaving which
at II time played so large a part in
the picturesque descriptions by fanci-
full writer's. but despite it's r%ougnness
it was a really remarkable piece Of
animal engineering. My companion in
spected it for several minutes in i'm
pressed silence.
81 should be afraid to kill a thing
that knew so much" he said thought
fully.-Bailey's Magazine.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-12-08
Needed q Bracer.

I A Louisville family, whereof a num-
Der are young girls. recently entertain
ed a cousin who has rarely ventured
out Of the mountains of the Blue Grass
State. One evening there was a dance
in honor of the birthday Of u of the
young ladies. and it was with consid-
cradle difficulty that the backward
cousin was Induced to come down
stairs and mingle with the gay COM
pany there assembled.
About ~ o'clock a certain young
lady. observing that the mountaineer
had taken no part in the dancing,
said:
"Mr. Cummins, aren't you going to
dance with me:"
After an embarrassed pause the Wis
itor said. II will if you'll excus me
for a few minutes sc that l can gel
about six drinks"
"Heavens!" exclaimed the girl, dun
founded by this extraordinary condi
ton thus imposed.
II beg your pardon" returned tn
mOuntaineer. aghast at the effect b.
had produced, but the truth is that
eve have any confidence in my dane
ing until I've five or six whiskies."-
~Lippincott's.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-12-08
Got Better All the Time.

ton and Cambridge. Said one: $50 this
is the cemetery where they say James
Russell Lowell as a small boy went
out one Halloween night to look for
ghosts. l wonder which stone he was
hiding behind and if he really did see
a ghost"
~ can't tell you. ma'am," answered
the guide. but over here lies a man
who had three wives. On the stone of
the first n he had inscribed. My
Wife, on the stone of the second. My
Dear Wife and on that of the third.
My Beloved Wife, If any ghosts try
walking around here it ought to be
that first wife,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-12-08
Dr. Hale's. Qax.

DR.. Hale and the late Bishop Hunt
ington Of New York were fast friends.
The latter had been a Unitarian. and
his shift caused a sensation, says the
Christian Register. The Episcopaiians
have saints, assigned to the various
days in the year. When an Episco-
palian minister writes a letter Oh any
day for which there is a saint be al
ways writes the name Of the saint at
the close Of the letter instead Of the
date. Bishop Huntington learned all
these things quickly and began to prac-
tice them at once. The first time he
had occasion to write to his old friend
DR.. Hale after joining the church he
placed "St. Michael's day" after his
signature. A reply from the doctor
came, and after his name he had writ
ten in a full, round hand, Wash day."
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-12-08

Chinook Opinion: The arrival OF
the homesteaders who have been filing
here this fall with their household
goods and farm implements has com.
menced and the arrivals are expected
to increase in number during the next
two months as the farm work further
east is finished up. A number of the
arrivals are already domiciled 10
town for the winter, preparing to go
onto their claims as early as possible
in the spring.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-12-08
QUICK TO LEARN.
The Timid Young Bride Coached by
Her Husband,

A young bride who belonged t" Il
charity club and sometimes had to go
out alone after dark was very much
afraid of being stopped and robbed.
Her husband disliked to provide her
with a revolver, but he bought n
punching bag and showed her how to
use her fists and where to place the
most telling blow in case of molesta-
ton.
Below the belt. mind you," he adj
jured her-"below the belt. Such a
blow if properly planted will make a
man sorry quicker than anything. If
any one steps out in front of you your
course will be easy. If he comes up
behind you swing round suddenly and
strike out hard. The robber will re-
pent of his evil ways in a hurry"
That night was the brides late even
ing, and she happened to be coming up
the street just in front of her husband
when he saw her, and the spirit of mis-
chief took possession Of him.
wonder If she'd really do as l told
her or If her little fists would hurt
any one?" he pondered.
Two seconds later he found out.
Walking up behind his wife, he laid a
heavy hand upon her shoulder. He
had no time in which to say anything,
and she made no effort in that direc-
ton. She simply obeyed his instruc-
lions to the letter, swinging round
with a suddenness which completely
disconnected him, and delivered a blow
that made all the rest Of his predic-
lions come true.
Then she fed home with the speed
and energy Of a frightened deer, not
even waiting to cast a single glance at
the discounted a who had, as she
supposed, endeavored to rob her. She
passed the remainder Of the evening in
alternately weeping out her nervous
ness upon her husbands shoulder and
wondering why he looked so pale.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-12-08

In proving a match to the browbeat-
ing lawyer the woman witness is prob
ably in the majority. At a recent case
in court a woman witness was giving
very damaging evidence against the
prisoner, and the attorney for the de-
tense, nettled at her manner. decided
to embarrass her If he could.
"In giving your testimony, madam, l
observe that you r constantly using
the word irony May l ask If you
comprehend it's true meaning"
"Well, l think l do. l will illustrate.
If l were to call you a gentleman l
should unquestionably be INDUCING in
most decided irony."-Ladies' Home
Journal.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-12-08
Fun For the Bow,

$50 you tried to convince your son
that he was not too old to be subjected
to corporal disciplineT"
THAT'S what I did," answered Farm
er Corntossel. II gave him a good
old fashioned dressin' down in the
woodshed jes' the same as If he had
been ten years younger"
"What did he do?"
HE jes' laughed an said 1t remind.
ed him Of the good times he had when
he was bein' initiated in his college
Observation-Disclosures Star.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-12-08

cellar. lugged out her trunks and com.
menced to pack.
Lying upon a couch, she watched
him through her tears with great Gu.
riosity. From time to time. in reply
to many questions, she advised him
what articles would be useful in the
country. and they were eagerly in
cluded.
Perspiring and exhausted after some
hours of preparatory detail for her de-
parture, he sank into a chair and said:
Everything is ready now. You have
abundant time to catch your train"
81 have decided" she softly said.
"not to 60"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-12-08
Notice for Publication n,

Serial Nos. OS466 and OS467.
UNITED STATES LAM OFFICE.
Withdrawn coal lands. See circular April "a,
1909.
GREAT FALLS, Mont, Dec. 2, 1909.
Notice 10 hereby given that
CORNELIUS j. MCNAMARA,
whose pestoffice address is Big Sandy, Montana,
Office his application to select under the provi.
sions of section 2306, r. s., the NEA of SWA
and NWA of SEX of section twenty (2O), town.
ship 26 north OF range Is east. Serial Nos. OS466
and O846S.
Any and all persons claiming adversely the
lands described, Oh desiring to object because of
the mineral character of the land, or for any
other reason, to the disposal to applicant, should
nle their affidavits of protest in this Office on or
before the 23dJday of January, 1910.
j. NJ. BURLINGAME, Register.
First publication Dec. 2, 1909.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-12-08
Hardness.

No mockery in this world ever sounds
to me so hollow as that of being told
to cultivate happiness. What does
such advice mean? Happiness is not
a potato in mold and titled with ma
nure. Happiness is a glory shining
far down upon us out of heaven. She
is a divine dew which the soul on GER
tain Of it's summer mornings feels
dropping upon it from the amaranth
bloom and golden fruitage Of para
dise.-Charlotte Bronte.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-12-08

Under the seat CRAWLED AWKWARD
there" the actor Lf FORTH.
answered. Il don't know why he
wanted to avoid you"
The conductor, surprised, looked un-
der the seat. and Bill. with a look of
mingled rage and chagrin that changed
to a sickly smile as he caught sight of
Robson's face, crawled awkwardly
forth.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-12-08
What There's Time For.

Lots of time for lots Of things,
Though it's said that time has wings
There is always time to find
Ways of being sweet and kind.
There is always time to share
Smiles and goodness e~verywhere;
Time to send the frowns away,
Time a gentle word to say,
Time for helpfulness and time
To assist the weak to climb,
Time to give a little flower,
Time for friendship any hour,
But there is no time to spare
For unkindness anywhere.
Frank WalcOtt HUT.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-12-08
Where Courtesy Prevails.

Wher6 CouFteSy
1.-THE South Americans are very pc.
lite," said the man who travels.
Naturally" answered Miss Cay.
mi I'm some of those republics it
Is not safe to slight the humblest citi-
zen. There Is no telling what moment
he may become president."-Washing
ton Star.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-12-08

pFacT1cal Joker.
He was travelling
in England with
Il friend, a small
man called Bill,
One summer, and
ON the Liverpool
train Bill fell
asleep. While he
slept r o b S Q II
stole his ticket
from his pocket.
In a little while
t b e conductor
was to be G g
approaching.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-12-08
Still In the Dark.

StNI IN the Dark.
As every lawyer knows, Senator
Daniel is the author Of a comprehen-
sive treatise on negotiable instruments
which is generally considered to be
the. leading authority on the subject.
A friend M day inquired how it was
that in the midst Of his arduous polit-
ical duties, which must have demand
ed his constant attention, he found
time to write two such exhaustive vol
umes.
"Well," replied the senator. lit hap
pened this way: A young fellow
knew came to me one day and said.
Say. Mr.. Daniel. does a sight draft
bear INTEREST," And would you be-
lieve it?-l couldn't answer that sim
pie question. So | determined then
and there to find out all about it. II
took me a long time. but l did it,"
"Well, SENATOR" observed the friend
after a short pause. "does a sight draft
bear INTEREST,""
There was Il moments silence.
"Hanged If l know" was the abrupt
reply.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-12-08

New Husbanl-Dil you make those
biscuits. my dear? His Wife-Yes,
darling. Her Husband-Well, Id rath-
err you would not make any more.
sweetheart. His Wife-Why. not,
love? Her Observation-Disclosures. angel
mine. you are too light for such heavy
work.-Chicago Record-Hera'd
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-12-08
Too Wilma.

Mr.. and Mrs. Blank had had a series
of petty quarrels in their elegant apart
ment in New York. In the midst Of
her tears over the latest of these dis
agreements Mrs. Blank announced that
she would make an immediate visit
of a month to her mothers home IN
the country for a rest from Mr..
Blanks abuse.
Mr.. Blank did his best to dissemble
and hide his inward joy at this de-
cision as he hurried to the station.
bought tickets, hurried back home,
pulled Off his coat, plunged into the
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-12-08

conductor appear
ed he lay on his
back on the dusty
floor quite invfsi-
bic.
Robson surren-
dered both tick
e t s. w%hereupon
t e conductor
said:
Here are two
tickets. Where is
your friend. Sir?"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-12-08

Marriage may be compared to a
tram car" said a confirmed bachelor.
"Why?" asked his fair partner.
because some people are just as
anxious to get out of it as others are
to enter"-London Telegraph.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-12-08
Foresight.

Little WilIie-Say. pa. what is fore
sight? Pa-Foresight. my son. is the
faculty Of being around when there is
a melon to be cut.-Chicago News.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-12-08

Get out your ticket" Robson said.
Bill. after a frantic search, said. with
an oath. that his ticket was lost. Rob-
son then advised him to escape pay
ing by hiding under the seat. This
Bill decided to do. and when the
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-12-08

II wisdom was to cease throughout
the world no one would suspect HIM
self Of ignorance.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-12-08
Burn Your Own Smoke.

Burn Your Own Smoke.
The first lesson of life Is to burn our
own smoke-that is, not to inflict on
outsiders our personal sorrows and
petty morbidness, not to keep think.
ing Of ourselves as exceptional cases.
james Russell Lowell.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-12-08

Circumstances are not in our power
virtues ar e-EarrQP.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-12-08
- The -
Scrap Book
He

When Stuart Robson. the actor. was
a young man he was an incorrigible
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-12-11
Five Hundred Club.

Mrs. H. Bloch entertained the
Five Hundred Club Thursday after
noon at her pretty home on May
street. Every apartment was bright
and CHEEKY in Christmas holly, with
red berries and evergreens. Tables
were arranged for five hundred, and
the playing was lively Mrs Barney
Pearlstone was awarded first prize, a
hand-painted china piece. Mrs. H.
Horwits was awarded the consolation
prize, a pretty bon bon dish After
the playing an elegant luncheon was
served. Mrs. Bloch was assisted in
entertaining by her sister, Miss Fin
kelstein, of Victoria. The following
were out-of-town guests:s Mrs. Carl
We'll of Lincoln, Neb., Mrs. Schwartz
of Bay City, Miss Hart of Waco, Mrs.
Knolle of LAGRANGE and Miss Finkel-
stein of Victoria.