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RISEN FROM THE O N
Tho Romance Of eenedello MarceIio
tho Venetian Composer.

TITO V0USSlNu
Benedello Marcello, one of the most
famous Venetian composers, fell in
love with a beautiful girl named
Leonora Manfrotti, who married Paolo
S~eranzo, a Venetian noble. She died
a short time after her marriage, a vic.
tim to the harsh and jealous treatment
of her husband.
Her body was laid out in state in
the church of Wei Frari, and her lover
actually succeeded in stealing the
corpse and conveying it to a ruined
crypt in M Of the islands, and here
he sat day and night by his lost love,
singing and playing to her, as though
by the force of his art he could recall
her to life.
Leonora had a twin sister, Eliade,
who was so like her that her closest
friends could scarcely distinguish
them. One day Eliade heard a singer
in a gondola singing so exquisitely
that she traced the gondola to the de.
serted island, and there she learned
later the fate Of her sisters corpse and
the identity of Marcello. Aided by a
servant, Eliade substituted herself for
her sisters body. and when Marcello
returned and called Leonora to awake
he did not ask in vain, for apparently
she rose alive from the coffin. Marcel
10 when he found out the delusion was
quite satisfied and married Eliade, but
his happiness was short lived, as be
died a few years afterward.-London
Telegraph.
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Accounting For It.

Outgoing heads Of the government
departments sometimes make a few
personal promotions upon the eve Of
their departure, and a clerk in the de-
partment of agriculture, believing that
Secretary Wilson would go the way Of
the rest Of the Roosevelt cabinet, ven
tured to approach him with a little
plea for special recognition.
Il have been in the department since
the time you were first made secre-
tary'- the clerk began.
II know it, know It," the secretary
said, waving him away. EVERY one
knows I am a very patient and consid-
crate manv-Harper's Weekly.
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Great Falls list No. 70.
Notice for Publication,
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
GREAT FALLS. Mont. Sanf l7 ll(

GREAT FALLS, Mont, Sept. q, 1909.
Notice is hereby given that the
NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY,
whose postoffice address is st. Paul, Mimi, has
this goth day of September, 1909. filed in this Of
flee it's application to select under the provisions
Of the act Of congress approved July ], 1893, Gao
Stat. 597, 625) the northeast quarter of the south.
east quarter OF section 25, in township "a north
of range z east of the Montana principal meri-
dian, containing 40 acres. Serial No. Oe333.
Any and all persons claiming adversely the
lands described, or desiring to object because of
the mineral character of the land, or for any
other reason, to the disposal to applicant, should
file their atfidavits of protest in this office on or
before the 18th day of November, 1909
j. NJ. BURLINGAME, Register.
First publication Oct. l., 1909.
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Hay and Grain Bought and Sold
Hacks Meet All Trains
FRONT STREET, FORT BENTON
No Modern Home Is Complete
Without a Telephone.

The greatest labor and t~ime-savinR
convenience of the age. You can talk
from your telephone to every subscrib-
er in any exchange in Utah, Monts M
Idaho, Wyoming, as we'll as all Pacific
coast points and Colorado and New
Mexico. Short rates for short talks.
Halt minute up. The pay begins when
the talk begins.
Rates from $500 up, for unlimited
local service.
Leave your orders now. The new
instruments are the very latest inn
proved.
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Great Falls List No. Il.
Notice for Publication.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
GREAT FALLS, Mont, Sept. II, 1909.
Notice is hereby given that the
NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY,
whose postoilice Address is st. Paul, Minnesota,
has this 18th day of September, 1909, filed in this
office Its application to sele ct under the provi.
sions of the act of congress approved July l,
1893 $50 Stat, 597, 500, the northeast quarter of
the southeast quarter of section 8, in township
~ north of range 4; and the northeast quarter of
the southwest quarter of section 81, in township
~ north of range 5, all east of the Montana prin-
O794O.
Any and all persons claiming adversely the
lands described, or desiring to object because of
the mineral character of the land, or for any
other reason, to the disposal to applicant should
file their afidavits of protest in this office on or
before the 9Th day of November, 1909.
j. M. BURLINGAME, Register.
First publication Sept. II, 1889.
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The Witty Duke.

A Chicago heiress was relating some
OF her experiences during the Lon
don a that has just ended.
"And at a dinner in Belgrade
square,, she said, 81 sat next to the
Duke OF Devonshire. He is, Of course,
a very great swell. He has the man.
ner OF the swells Of Du Maurier, a
very bored manner, and in a sleepy
drawl he says witty things.
81 car scarcely believe 1 said to
the duke, that in your maiden speech
in the house Of commons you paused
three times and yawned heavily
"Oh. but you'd believe it, said he.
il you'd heard the speech"
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Desert Land--Ftnal Proof,
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
GRUAn EAIIa Aonk Sop4 % lAOO

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
GREAT FALLS, Mont, Sept. %, 1909.
Notice is hereby given that
CHARLES H. MERRILL,
Of Lonetree, Montana, who, on August l, 1908,
made desert land entry serial No. O4S7
for the sen NEh, MEX SEN, section l, town
ship ~ north, range 10 east and lot 4, section 6,
township 10 north, range II east, Montana
meridian, has filed notice of intention to make
final proof, to establish claim to the land above
described, before Chas. II. Boyle, U. 8. commits.
sioner, at his Office in Fort Benton, Montana, on
the 5th day of November. 1909.
Claimant names as witnes SEES: Charles E.
John P. Stone, all Of L0netree, Montana.
j. M. BURLINGAME. Register.
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Great Falls List No. "A.
Notice for Publication,
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
GREAT FALLS, Mont, Aug. 80, 1909.
Notice il hereby given that the
NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY,
whose postotfice address is st. Paul, Mimi, has
this Both day of August, 1909, filed in this office
Its application to select under the provisions of
the act OF congress approved July 1, 1898, (3O
stat, 597, 6sO), lot one (), the northeast quarter
OF the northwest quarter and the north half OF
the northeast quarter of section :, in township
Il north, OF range s east of the Montana princi.
pal meridian, containing 1903 acres. Serial
No. 0766l.
Any and all persons claiming adversely the
lands described, or desiring to object because of
the mineral character of the land, or for any 9TH
er reason, to the disposal to applicant, should
tile their afidavits of protest in this office on or
before the 18th day of October, 1909.
j NJ BURLlNGAME. Register.
First publication. Sept ID, 1909.
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A 1rYinu Iima.

Colonel" asked the beautiful girl,
"when was the most trying moment of
your life?"
1T was when l went to my wife's
father for the purpose Of asking him
to let me have her. BE was very deaf,
and I had to explain the matter be-
fore twenty clerks."-Chicago Record
Herald.
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Desert land..Ftnal Proof.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE.
LEwIsrowN, Mont, Sept. l6, 1909.
Notice ia hereby pivon that

LEwIsrOwN, Mont, Sept. 16, 1909.
Notice is hereby given that
ANDREW LARSON,
OF Big Sandy, Montana, who, on September II,
1905, made desert land entry No. 1858 (serial No.
O9ss), for 100 acres of unsurveyed land, when
surveyed will probably be in section 80, township
q north, range IS east, Montana meridian, has
filed notice of intention to make final proof, to
claim to the land above described, be-
Benton, Montana, on the 18th day Of october.
1909.
Claimant names as witnesses: John 4. Sheath
ana Mels T; Carlbers' of Big Sandy, Montana;
T. Carlberg, of Knerville, Montana.
c.. K. McKOIN, Register.
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TactfuI Tactics,

Miss Saphron-Do you sell anything
to restore the complexion? Chemist
Restore: You preserve. miss.
Deal to the amount Of It's. Cd. imme-
diately executed. )-London Tatier,
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CHOICE MISCELLANY.
The Price of an EQu.

Blanche Bates, who is a practical
farmer off the stage. tells a funny
story apropos Of two elderly negroes
whom she recently employed to take
charge of the extensive poultry yards
she has established on her big farm
ear Ossining. n. Y.
These men. Noah jackson and Alex
ander Johnston, are importations from
Dinwiddie county, Va, a region IA
nous for the cheapness and plentiful
ness of its eggs and poultry. Down
there eggs sell in summer at anywhere
from 8 cents to II cents per dozen
and rarely eve rise higher than Is
cents in the winter. When they were
told that Miss Bates egg product COM
mands a net price Of 60 cents per
dozen the year around at New York
hotels and restaurants their sensations
were first those Of establishment, then
of incredulity.
The other day she overheard q con-
%versation between the two men as
they washed and packed a case Of eggs
for II of her prize customers. It
ran something like this:
"Miss Bates wouldn't tell us a lie.
you think, Noah?"
II dunno. Mistah Johnston, whether
Miss Bates is ii truthful lady or not,
but n thing l does know. and that
is that any hen in the United States
can afford to lay eggs for a cent
apiece."-New York World.
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Particular.

Patience-Peggy is terribly afraid Of
microbes.
Patrice-Funny she'll allow any Of
the young men to kiss her.
"Oh, she'll only kiss by t%elephone!"-
Yonkers Statesman.
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warmly by the hand, told him that he
would enjoy putting the watch in or
der and would think while he did so
Of the kindness Of the town which had
presented it to him. Nj. BRAND has
discovered that the watch is an ex-
cellent timekeeper.-Paris Letter to
Washington Star.
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Rocky Mountain Bell Tel. Co.
l. B. LONG & co.,
Opposite Park Hotel,
Great Falls. Mont

Our speciality is buying sheep
on orders for our customers.
you have any for sale for deliv.
cry in the spring, or after shear
ing, write us giving description
and price,
We make no charges.
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The WEEKLY RIVER PRESS ia q good
newspaper to send awayto your friends
in the east. It will save you the trou-
BILE of writing letters
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Constantinople Women and Veil,

NAuAy tA1uSS~Culcuy tuC 1AlIAuS I'LL VI
a great weight Of numbing fear. Men
breathed freely. For the first time in
thirty years they could talk. read, meet
their friends, associate with foreign
ers and travel freely from place to
place. II have never lived till now"
said a young Turk to me. Among the
Turkish women the general emancipa-
ton produced it's most extraordinary
effect. but it was short lived. They
threw off their wells; they came out
from behind their close latticed Win
dOws into streets and public places:
they went to theaters and cafes and
drove side by side with men in open
carriages. The more ardent spirits
held an open meeting in Constantine
pie. at which the women who spoke
demanded that the century old shackles
be broken asunder. The thing was too
novel to last. After a week or two
circumstances began. Carriages were
stopped and some Of the women rough
~ handled by the crowd. They felt
instinctively that they had gone too
far. They drew back. The wells re-
appeared-perhaps not drawn quite so
closely as before. They We're not al
ways very closely drawn before
From Turkey In Revolution" by G.
r. Buxton.
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THE RIVER PRESS

1t will be seen by most of the people
of northern Montana, and the cost
will average only
One lent a word each insertion,
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HIRAM F. SMITH.

Cattle branded On
right ribs.
Horses same brand
on right shoulder.
Vent for cattle and
horses, same brand
on right hip.
~ P. o. address,
Whitlash, Mont
~Note-Address Is given wrong in brand book .
Is. 4. Smith, HighwOod.
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erous and persistent conversational
lists. He has on his desk small
alarm clock. When a visitor Of I'M
pleasant propensities is announced this
man picks up his clock, sets the alarm
for three minutes ahead, and receives
his caller. Time goes by, and then
the clock does its duty. The busy man
starts as he hears the sound, consults
his watch, and then rises with hasty
apology. I'm mighty sorry we WONT
be able to discuss that longer" he
says, "but I've an important engage.
ment at this hour, and simply must
keep It,"
A couple of city men were playing
golf when they saw an old gentleman
looking at them wistfully. They asked
him to join the game, which he did
with alacrity. He was mild in speech
and manner and played well. But
once when he made a foozle he eiacu.
lated vehemently the word "Assouan!"
A few moments later, when he had
made another bad play, he repeated: !:
"Assouan!" The fourth time he said
this one of his new-made friends
said: Il do not want to be inquisi-
tive, but will you tell me why you
say Asouan' so often?" "Well," said
the old gentleman, isn't that the big.
gest dam In the world?" He was a
Presbyterian clergyman.
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Prevarlcating Figures.

Those to whom the mathematical
mind has not been given will appre.
ciate the fun an Irishwoman, Mrs. La
Touche Of Harristown, has with mum.
bers in "The Letters OF Noble
Woman"
Il do hate sums" Mrs. La Touche
confesses to a friend. There Is no
greater mistake than to call arith.
metic an exact science. There are per.
mutations and alterations discernibIe
to minds entirely noble, like mine;
subtle variations which ordinary &C.
countants fail to discern; hidden laws
Of numbers which 1t requires a mind
like mine to perceive.
For instance, If you add a sum
from the bottom up, and then again
from the top down, the result is al.
ways different"
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NE THE STEAM PORTSMOUTH (ENa) DooKYARD


The dockyad 5000
to $500 who be streaming armies in and out the
Main Marlborough when the them
leave bill totalng 100000 The mod
be said 1913 when determined greatly
en and introduce In 1864 still further
arged and between SEQ 400 ground with its
basins DOCKS building slips storehou workshops Here
find machinery punching bending cutting and
ing steel plates all which conferred by
hydraulics electricity with
large mthy building than 12O fires
ranged in quadrangle.
OF the Namyh Of
which picture forginghere full
Dozen weighing than Portsmouth yard
boasts docks of various importance
One of these King Edwards
Nelson's There three basins fitting rigging
pairing the smaller largest of these is 1000
length the smaller Around basins
shears and lifting plates portions
and other heavy material of the ships they lie
side the They worked by hydraulic steam
the largest pair of shears capable of raising weight of 100 But
exhausted the tale the establishments which
their habitat within the long encrcg walls Portsmouth
bodybuilding
cables ships anchors forming
aeyway Neither the coyads overlooked with their
diamonds surrounded
filling ships bunkers railway
fine by the the admiral upentend
their and the houses which other
funionaes their abode Here the establishment in which
months of
higher naval
navigation school the big fire station containing
manuals fire and twenty-five hose reels
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GOOD SHORT
STOR les
~%N-NN-~-~~N~

When the Lusitania arrived in New
York from Liverpool short time ago
group Of passengers were gathered
on the pier vainly looking for porter
to cart their trunks over to the eX-
press wagon. Just as they were be-
coming thoroughly discouraged an ex-
ceedingly jovial and energetic colored
man came bustling up with a small
trunk. Here I am, ladies and gentle
men. Don't worry about yo' trunks
Leave 1t all to me. JUS don worry.
I'll tend to you"-and then, in final
burst of confidence-"you sho'' can
trust me-I'se an adopted son of Mr.
Cunard."
He was telling thrilling story out
of his wallet Of thousand and one
hair-breadth escapes over In Santiago,
doncherknow, and his pretty listener
was leaning anxiously toward him,
hanging on his every utterance. "The
wolves were upon us" he said, "bel-
lowing and roaring, as I have so often
heard them. We fed for our lives. l
don't deny it; but every second we
knew the ravenous pack was gaining
on Us. At last they were so near that
we could feel their muzzles against
our legs" "Ah!" gasped out the
lady. How glad you must have been
they had their muzzles on!"
To the leader Of band in Omaha,
jocularly spoken of in that locality
as "the worst in seven different States"
there once came man with a request
that the band play at cousins fu-
neral. as 1t a military funeral?"
asked the leader. Not at all" was
the reply my cousin was no mill
tary MANN fact, he was never even
interested in matters military. New
ertheless, 1t was his express wish
that your band should play at mis- fu-
neral" The leader was surprised and
fattered. "Is that so?" he asked.
Yes" responded the other. He said
he wanted everybody in Omaha to be
sorry that he died."
A professional man in town who re-
CARDS his time as valuable has devised
an enAa1EA nlan for handling obstrep-
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To mouth.
Diagnosis of Two Doctors.

The late Ambrose L. Thomas of Chi.
cago once told story about two
doctors.
ITO illustrate my point" he said,
apropos of an advertising error, "Ill
tell you about my friend Bones"
Bones was taken III, and, his fam.
lily physician being out Of town, a spe.
cialist was called in. ........
But the family physician unexpect.
edly returned, and he and the special.
list entered Bones chamber together
They found the man in high fever
and partially unconscious. Each put
his hand under the bed clothes to feel
Bones pulse, and each accidentally
got hold of the others hand.
HE has typhoid, said the first
physician.
Nothing of the kind said the
other. He's only drunk"
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THE RIVALS.
Miss Caroline Won, but She Was q
HSuuare SDOrt.v

Miss Caroline Won, but She Was q
"Square Sport"
Miss Caroline and Miss Matilda Bar
gle, of Old Hentley, were notable work.
ers for church fairs. They desired
earnestly to help in good work; but,
also, they so arranged their labors as
to add undoubted zest to the monot
ony Of their quiet lives. Always each
sister selected special article, Of the
same value as the others choice, Of
which she made as many as she could.
Then 1t was race to see who should
make the most and earn the most.
At one fair, for which Miss Caroline
was making clover-leaf penwipers and
Miss Matilda tomato pincushions, the
finish was unusually exciting. The day
before the event Miss Caroline, who
was slightly the swifter needlewoman,
had thirteen penwipers to her credit,
and Miss Matilda was but half a pin
cushion behind. Then the telephone
rang; Miss Caroline answered It,
On returning, her first glance show
ed her Miss Matilda just biting off the
final thread which attached green
velvet stem to scarlet satin fruit.
Miss Caroline resolutely caught up the
materials for a new clover-leaf- and
missed her spectacles. She hunted
through her work basket, then through
the room, then through the house, in
growing evaporation and misery.
A hasty look during her wanderings
showed another tomato ripening rap
idly under Matilda's fingers. Her
search grew into nervous frenzy; but
still the glasses were not to be found.
Then, peering wildly for the third
time under big four-post bed from
one side, despairing Caroline met the
eyes of an intent Matilda, crawling
sympathetically on the other.
'You go straight back to work, Ma
tidal" she commanded, sharply. This
Is too ridiculous! l can find my own
spectacles, l should hope!"
But she could not; 1t was Matilda
who found them, nearly two hours
later, clinging to curtain. Two ex-
hausted sisters hurriedly resumed
work in the waning afternoon, and
by sundown Caroline had caught up
with Matilda, and passed her.
When the receiving committee count
ed the fourteen pincushions and fifteen
penwipers, they smiled, and somebody
said, Miss Caroline is ahead, as
usual"
NO." said the chairman, IAN order
has been left for an extra pincushion
for the parsonage, to be made after
the fair. That makes them even; and
won't Miss Matilda be pleased! You
know she lost two hours at the last
minute, too, helping Miss Caroline find
her spectacles-"
The youngest member nodded appre-
ciatively. Then that's why Miss Car
oline gave me the order, and the pin
cushion to be sent anonymously-th
dear, queer, square old thing Good
sport, Miss Caroline!"
"My dear!" protested the chairman,
with a shocked laugh. "But-well,
really, suppose she is. Don't forget
to put that extra tomato on the order
list."-Youth's Companion.
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Realistic Music.

Critic Gas the composer plays his
last piece)-Very fine. But what is
chills run down the back?
Composer-That Is where the wan
derer has the hotel bin brought to
Blaetter.
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PIN Pl. s

~ tried all kinds of blood remedies
which failed to do me any good, but ]
have found the right thing at last. NY
face was full of pimples and black heads.
After taking Cascarets they all left. am
continuing the use of them and recon-
mending them to my friends. feel fine
when rise in the morning. Hope to
have chance to recommend Cascarets. /"
Fred c. Witten, rs Elm ST., Newark, N. J.
Pleasant, Palatable, Potent. Taste Good.
Do Good. Never Sicken, Weaken or Gripe.
l0c, 25c, Soc. Never sold In bulk The genu-
Inc tablet stamped c c. Guaranteed to
cure or your money back. 922
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No Doubt.

On one occasion an ignorant quack
was called by mistake to attend a
council of physicians in a critical
case. After considerable discussion
the opinion was expressed by one that
the patient was convalescent Con
valescent!" said the quack, why.
that's nothing serious. l have cured
convalescence In twenty-four hours"
Sacred Heart Review.
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Comparison.

II admit have the fault you men,
tion," said the conceited man, self
complacently, "but it's the only fault
I have, and it's a small one"
eyes," replied Knox, "just like the
small hole that makes plugged
nickel no good" Catholic Standard
and Times.
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InfnlIihIe.

Are you, indeed, a really and truly
fairy?" asked the little girl.
Yes, l am fairy. l live here in
the woods, but nobody but good chill
dren ever sees me-"
But how do you fix people SO they
can't see you?"
II lend them money"
The recipe has never been known to
fail-Cleveland Leader.
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Fair Exchange.

Mamma-Have you been taking your
cough medicine like a good boy?
Tommy-No, maam. I let Polly
taste it an she liked it, so l traded 1t
to her for orange.-Cleveland Lead
er.