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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-02-17
LINCOLN FOR PRESIDENT.

The centenary OF the birth of Abra-
ham Lincoln is occasion for recalling
many of the interesting incidents of
the early sixties in which the martyr
president was the central figure.
Among them is the following:
On February l6. 1860, the Chicago
Tribune came u for Abraham Lin
coin as its candida ate for the presi-
dency, with these reasons why he was
the logical standard bearer of the re.
publican party:
"First-A gentleman of unimpeach-
able purity of private life. His good
name is not soiled by q single act,
political, social, moral or religious
that We or his friends need blush to
as his. In all his relations to his
fellows he has not yet been guilty OF
that thing upon which an enemy car
place his finger and say, "This is dis
honest" or ''This is mean" Herein
he is the peer of the most unspotted
man in the republic-the living like
ness, the f%ull.length size, of thu
eminent characters who laid the found
atoms of this government.
"Second-A man Of great bre adtl
and great a%cuteness of intellect. No
learned in q bookish sense, but maste
of great fundamental principles and
of that kind of ability which apple
them to great auses and events.
"Third-Right on the record. Al
old time whig of the Henry Cha,
school originally, he came early int,
the republican government in whicl
he has since been so conspicuous. H
has that radicalism which q keen in
sight into the anti.slavery conflict i
sure to give; but coupled with it, TO
existing institutions and laws.
"Fourth-A man of executive cap
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-02-17

acity. Never garrulous, never pro.
missing what he can not perform,
never doing anything for show or
effect, laboriously attentive to detail,
industrious and conscientious, he
would see to it that nolwaut of prompt
ness, attention or industry On his part
should defeat the reforms in the ad.
ministration of fairs which republic
anism is pledged to inaugurate.
1--WE do not know that he has any
aspiration for the posi- ton. While
others r intriguing and trading he
is at his professional work, content
to be let alone. -. . Abraham
Lincoln will never be president by
virtue OF intrigue and bargain"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-02-17
Favors Glacier National Park.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.-The house
committee on public lands has author.
lied q favorable report on q bill
creating Glacier National park in
northwest Montana.
The bill provides for the setting
aside of !, 300 square miles of noun.
famous country, some of 1t 10, 900 feet
above the sea, containing $50 lakes
and 60 glaciers. In these regions
Senator Boise Penrose and his bro.
ther, Dr.. Charles Penrose, had a
thrilling bear fight q few years ago,
and as IN additional attraction it is
commended that it contains the only
glaciers in the United States outside
OF Alaska. The claim is disputed,
however, on behalf of Colorado.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-02-17
Will Prosecute Land Grabbers.

CHICAGO, Feb. 10. - Since Secre.
tary of the Interior Garfield made his
sens tional declaration that cases of
land fraud involving the theft of por-
lions of the public domain valued At
Sll4, 600, 600 were pending in the
federal courts or under investig alton
by his department., he has received
inform alton of still more extensive
frauds. says a Washington dispatch
to the Record. Herald. Secretary Gar
field at fret asked for an appropria.
ton of $500, 600 to carry on the in.
vestig alton, but the reports reaching
him show that the frauds are so num-
erous and of such q character that
the amount will not suffice, and he
new asks for 81, 900, 600 to be used in
the work.
The almost herculean task of un-
earthing the gigantic frauds in the
public lands, which are alleged to
exist, is strikingly shown in . state
ment of Chief of the Field Service
Schwartz, who reports to the secre.
tary that combinations are frequent
ly so we'll organized and 80 aided by
defective public land laws as to pre-
sent an almost impossible task in Sc
curing evidence, or recovering lands
worth hundreds of thousands OF
dOllars.'
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-02-17
Rather Ambiquous.

When Weber and Fields We're play
ing together a couple Of husky west
crn visitors, seeing New York for the
first time, dropped into the Weber
field Museum Of Drama to see the
show.
(which Is Weber and which is
Fields" asked one, who forgot what
a programme was for.
"Derned II l know" replied the 9TH
er. But whichever Is which, I'd rath-
er be the other one."-Bohemian Mag.
QZine,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-02-17

HELENA, Feb. 9.-Judge Hunt will
leave Helena February 20, according
to his present plans, to attend the
Inauguration of William h. Taft, OF
whom he is q warm personal friend
Judge Hunt and President-elect Tai,
we're class mates together at Yale,
class of IS. Judge Hunt will return
in time to resume the trial OF cases
March IL.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-02-17
INTEREST ON COUNTY FUNDS

The pledge made in the republican
state platform in regard to enacting q
law to secure to the people the pro.
fits on county funds, will be redeemed
If the eleventh assembly passes q bill
that is now pending in the house of
representatives. The measure, which
has already received favorable action
10 the senate, reads in part as fol-
lows:
1t shall be the duty of the county
treasurer to deposit public moneys in
his possession, except such as is re-.
CURED for current business, in any
bank located in his county, provided
that as q condition precedent to the
making of any such deposits the bank
or banks must undertake and agree to
to pay interest at the rate of ~ per
cent. per annum on all daily balances
OF such money on deposit; and pro-
vided, that II there be no bank in the
county DESTROYS of complying with the
provisions of this law, that the treas.
urer may make deposits outside of the
county in accordan M with the terms
and provisions thereof.
Any bank or banks receiving such
deposit, shall, through its president
and cashier, make a quarterly state
ment OF account under oath, showing
all moneys that have been deposited
with such bank during the quarter,
the amount of daily balances, and the
amount of interest by such bank or
banks credited or paid. and showing
that such bank or officers thereof, or
other person, has neither paid or
given any consideration or emolument
whatsoever to the treasurer or any
other person in addition to the in
terest herein provided for, for or on
account of the making of such deposits
with such bank.
No deposits shall be made by the
TREASURER until he shall have first re.
ceived as security thereof, in amount
at least equivalent to the amount of
such deposit, bonds of the United
States or state of Montana, or county,
school district or municipal bonds
issued in this state, surety company
bonds or such other good and suf1lci-
lent security as shall have been first
approved by the board of county
commissioners.
All such deposits shall be subject to
withdrawal by the treasurer in such
amounts as may be necessary from
time to time, and no deposit of funds
shall be made, or permitted to remain,
in any bank unless the treasurer shall
have first designated such bank as a
depository, nor until the security for
the deposit shall have been first ap-
proved by the board of county CON-
missioners and delivered to the treas
urer. All interest paid and collected
on deposits shall be credited to the
general fund of the county.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-02-17

This bank solicits accounts, and
offers to depositors absolute security,
prompt and careful attention, and the
most liberal treatment consistent with
safe and profitable banking. Buys
and sells foreign exchange, drawing
direct on all principal American and
European cities, and issues It's own
Letters of Credit.
Interest paid On time deposits. The
highest cash price paid for approved
state, county, city and school bonds
and warrants.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-02-17
THE BAlMY CHINOOK.

Among old dinners as we'll as among
the recent arrived pilgrims in the
West there is an idea that the chinook
wind, which is so welcome during the
winter and spring months, is a warm,
moisture.laden breeze. 1t has always
been the belief that the chinook had
its origin from the Japan current.
None of these theories are correct, &C.
cording to the Investigations of q num-
Der of scientists. The United States
weather bureau has made an exhaus-
tive study of this wind and agrees
fully with the following explanation:
"No other phenomena in this land
of meteorological mysteries is quite
so unique and distinctive as the
chinook wind. From the days of
Lewis and Clark the chinook wind
has been a delight and q wonder. It's
name is derived from the Chinook
nation of Indians, a one-time numer-
Gus and powerful people inhabiting
the north bank of the Columbia from
The Dalles to the ocean Trappers,
herdsmen and early agricultural set.
tiers noting that it came into the in
terror from the southwest, called it
chinook under the somewhat mistaken
belief that it flowed out of the Chinook
country and drew its warm, melting
properties from the Japan current.
Scientific research of later days has
shown this belief vas largely errone.
Gus.
"The chinook is not a moist wind
like that which blows in from the Pa.
ci6c, but derives its snow-melting
powers from its exceeding dryness.
Vapor laden winds from the Pacific,
rising to great heights in the Cascade
mountains, are drained of their mois-
ture by the mountain wall and be.
come cold, dry and rare6ed ia those
lofty elevations. In falling from the
lofty heights to the plains of the in
land empire they are warmed by com
preston. 1t has been scientifically
determined that the chinook wind, in
falling from mountain to plain, is
warmed at the rate of about one de.
gree for each 100 feet descent. A fall
of $500 feet from the summit of the
Cascade mountains to the wind plateau
of the interior will raise the tempera.
ture of the wind by about 30 degrees.
"Here, then, are the peculiar prop
critics of the chinook wind-warmth
and dryness, melting the SHOWS by its
high temperature and sucking them up
by its thirsty properties.
"This phenomena is repeated in the
Rocky mountains and over the broad
plains of Montana. When the chinook
wind has reached the Rocky mountains
it is again misture-laden and this
moisture is precipitated by that high
range and its d%eviating spurs. 1t is
rendered dry at the summit of the
Rockies and is again warmed by it's
rapid descent to the Montana plains,
and this benign influence Is often ex-
tended to the Dakotas.
"To the people inhabiting the vast
interior the chinook has ever been q
joy aud a mystery. When SHOWS lay
deep, the lakes were ice bound and
Indian herds were furnishing the
oborigines from the Mandaus of
Dakota to the Yakimas and the
Walla Wallas, sought to propitiate
aud welcome this great spirit by in
carnations and long.continued dances.
In after years, the white h%erdsmen,
Respondent as be saw his horses and
cattle dying on the frozen SHOWS,
found good fortune in its warm and
melting BREATH
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-02-17
Missed tho Accessories.

II hear you are receiving attentions
from an actor"
"Yes. and l think he would propose
II I could rig up a spot light in the
parlor and sort Of arrange the pianola
for a little slow music ."-Kansas City
Journal.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-02-17
Wonderful Effect.

Mr.. Howard - Isn't 1t wonderful
what force Niagara has? Mrs. Talk
much - Marvellous! Do you know,
when ] first saw it for a full moment
] couldn't speak.-Rrooklyn Life.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-02-17
REPORT OF THE CONDITIONS
or THE
Stockmen's National
BANK,

AT FORT BENTON,
In the State OF Montana, at the close of business,
February s, 1909.
Amador ledger., 1909-09-10

1t is a noteworthy fact that the supervisors convention
which assembled here last Monday silent upon the sub
ect of the present system of road mainenance The old
saying that silence gives indicates that the members
OF that body in favor of aowing road matters remain
they but they did have the courage say The
road question by all odds the most vital issue confronting
the people of the three counties We do believe such
unanimty of opinion any other single issue could be
secured popular upon this subject and the vote
would be in condemnation of the existing system of handling
roads, which makes each supervisor the whole shooting
match in his district road law framed in the interest
of the taxpayers and with the object of securing efficient
roads reasonable cost the prime necessity just and
supervisors could do great deal toward reform in this
direction. But will they?
Amador ledger., 1909-09-10
THE SUPERVISORS CONVENTION.

The initial meeting OF the supervisors of three counties
Amador Caaveras and Tuolumne held last Monday in
Jackson and synopsis of the proceedings published else
where this issue The topic that seemed uppermos in
minds the county fathers of the three sections the
liquor question: and how deal with that problem Other
subjects brought up, including the matter of licenses
generally but liquor licenses occupied the front seat in the
discussions.
The object aimed at appeared be uniformity
regard licenses particularly liquor licenses the three
counties and this end the districts attorneys of these
counties each requested draw up ordinance the
subject and submit the the meeting of the con-
venon that ordinance embodyng what is viewed as
the best features of the three submitted may be framed and
recommended for adoption The license question is that
has bothered only county managers but state and
national legislative bodes from time immemorial 1t will
continue bother them for ages Like the labor
question: it is incapable of solution that would be salts
factory both sides of the controversy The combined legal
wisdom of the three counties will leave whit
satisfactory settlement be borne in mind that as
regards liquor licenses the demands of the three counties
wide apart In Tuolumne county comparatively high
license prevails In neghborng county of Caaveras
medium in the shape of licenses imposed upon liquor
dealers In Amador county running under license
established twenty years ago The body of the
ordinance has been changed several times but the license fee
has remained unatered So that in effort unfo
nifty of action III the three counties Amador occupies the
disadvantageous position. 1t may be that the
liquor license IN this county is too low 1t is perhaps the
lowest in the We do believe however, tlat any
effort to attain uniformity with Tuolumne and Calaveras
would improve here. Amador would fall heir the
major share of the dspeasue that would be raised there
BY We have nothing gain by shaping ordinance to
with the provisions of law in neghborng counties
We shall certainly heap of trouble we adopt such
policy very nice and proper for supervisors of differ
counties to and exchange views but the proposition
of uniform under existing circumstances is eghted
with disturbance far this county is concerned Condi
ons vary the different countless and each county should
exercise its sovereignty in such The supervisors
should aim to keep in touch with the popular sentiment in
the respective countless instead of following the lead of any
neghborng county.
Amador ledger., 1909-09-10

Lieutenant Peary also claims the honor of having dis
covered the north pole He says he reached there April o.
1909 This is nearly year after Dr. Cook says he got
there Pearys claim questioned by few, while there
many doubters in regard to the Cook story,
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-01-30
..sTin,es is .Chafsned.n

Ties, stree. Bill; times is changed
since you an me was ddin' our court
In" said Adoniram Glover. with note
OF sadness in his voice. TO old Andy
Clover. who had come over to "set a
spell
when we Yves dom our courtin',
Andy, gal thought she was bein'
treatediright harnsom II a teller bought
her 10 cents wuth % pep'mints once in
awhile, an if he TUX her to any doin's
In town she didn't expect him to go
down into his jeans to the tune of q
dollar or two for ice cream an soda
water an candy at fo'ty cents 6
paound. My son 81 TUX his ducksy-
daddle TO the band concert in town
yistiday, an there want a quarter
left Of dollar bill be struck me fer
time he got home. Beats all the way
young folks throw the money away
nowadays. tell We times is changed
nightly since we was boys, an the
Lawd only knows what the end will be
with feiler layin out 10 cents on a
gal in one dayr'-St Louis Republic.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-01-30
The inrocent Young Thing.

The manufacturer of moving pic
ture machine was explaining to a
group Of acquaantances how he had OBJ
tanned series Of pictures showing q
celebrated massacre that had once
taken place at western army post
in the days when Indian warfare was
horrible reality instead Of an exhibit
on a Broadway stage.
''The commander of the post" he
said, chad detachment Of soldiers
and another of Indians re-en4ct the
scene for us. dressed exactly as ia the
old days, so our machines could secure
every detail--the onslaught Of the In
dams. the defense by the white sol
diers, their massacre and the destruc-
ton of the FORT
at may be very interesting" said
the kindly citizen. hut should not
care TO see 1t In even picture"
The sweet young thing listened with
wide eyes.
and did they really Kill the white
soldiers for your" she asked. breath
less--New York Press.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-01-30
sim Womer Of Hungary.

The women of Hungary regard q
small waist as tie greatest possible
beauty. and they will endure anything
In order TO put ON an appearance OF be-
lug small wasted Tight lacing Is car
sied on to an extraordinary extent, and
the waist Is compressed by force until
one would think that the owner could
hardly breathe. Yet iIsHhis confined
state the women will p,ange into the
widest of Hungarian dances. known
as the czardas, and prance frantically
like ballet dancers until at the end
they sink. gasping, exhausted and well
nigh suffocated, on q sofa. AS they
grew older most of these slim beauties
become enormously stout, and then
they are regarded as quite old. The
Hungarians, though they resemble the
Turks in many ways, have not the
Turkish admiration for fat women or
the English sdmiration for elderly
made up bellies. Hungary is land OF
slim young women, and when they
lose their figure they lose their attrac-
fiveness ana tnoir pnwarg-M Modern So
Giety.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-01-30
SCHOOL BONDS
autographed in New Work ard WIN
ebe Delivered to Purchasers
This Week.

Ffom The World OF "Wednesday.
THE. $4,000 school bonds have been
~ahed in New York and Were
received yeSter~--s a~ye.~ne Dvs1fa nf
education fer execution. They will be
delivered some time tDis week to
Messrs. N. w. Harris & Co., the New
York bankers who purchased them
several weeks ago Soon thereafter
the money will be available.
The next step will be for the board
OF education to adopt plans for the
new school building to be erected in
the third ward and, also, to adopt
such plans for changes as are con-
tenplated on the other ward school
buildings. The board is in touch with
several architects and the prospects
are that there win be nc unreason-
able delay in the commencement OF
the work
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-01-30
BEAUTIFUL HOME
WEDDING WEDNESDAY
Mr. Harry c. Light WEEDS Mss
Edna B, Hewitt.
CEREMONY AT HIGH
NOON AT R.DGEWky
vii, Reside in msrtirshurp Where
Mr. Light Holds Responsible PEST
sion--oysr HUNDRED Invited
Guests witness Elaborate Wedding
Mr. Q, o. Myers, sesr Man.

From The World OF Wednesday
The Aospitable home OF Mr., and
Mrs. l.. A. Hewitt at Ridgeway.
Berkeley county, was the scene OF
am elaborate wedding at fighnoon to
day when their only daughter Edna
B. became tho bride of Mr.. Harry 9.
Light, OF Martlnsburg. The officiating
clergyman was Rev r. 4. Cooper. Of
Bridgeport. Conn, N college chum o.
the brides brother, Mr.. w. s Hewitt.
last.
The matTons OF hoaor were Mrs. W,
s, Hewitt, Ridgeway, and Mrs, T. II
Meredith. OF Hagerstown The best
man was Mr.. Bernard d. Myers. Mar
tinsburg. Misses GLADYS and Eiiza
beth Cochran. of Clearbrook, we're
the fewer girls.
The bridal pArty entered the parlor
to The strains of Merdelsghon's wed
ding march as played by Miss Laurs
Robinson. During the ceremony she
played softly Hearts and Flawers.'
The Lohengrin wedding march was
played as occasional. The bride
was married on the same spot thai
her mother was before her. This
bride was given away NY hei
, brother.
| The bride wore handsome gown
of white satin and carried shovel
| bouquet of bride roses. The matroni
1 Of honor werel gowned in pink musa
l line and carried carnations.
A reception and sumptuous wedding
dinner followed the wedding, th'
guests numbered more than hun
1 dred. Later Mr.. and Mrs. Ligh
boarded the afternoon CHAMBERLAIN,
{ valley train for bridal trip to Wash
\ imgbon and other eastern citie-. Or
I their return in week or ten day
\ they will reside in Martinsburg.
i The bride is a pretty and accom-
Y pIFished young lady and will receive
fla warm welcgme here where she hal
NANNY friends. Mr.. Light is one 0
Martinsburg's rising young men AM
is personally popular. He Is book
keeper and manager OF Mr.. T. p
--LEkliders extensive business place
in 1his city.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-01-30
RULE or THE ROAD.
A Lerdon Policeman Explained ths
Matter Very Clearly.

'sTne first day IN England" says an
American traveller. '.ny heart Jumped
into my throat several times. Riding
on top Of a bus. tho driver would al
ways turn toward the left when we
were about to pass another vehicle.
and, although knew that that was
the English custom. | held on tight
and got shivers anticipating collision
every time. One morning ! stepped
up to policeman at Kings Cross to
get my bearings, and. as he was dis
posed 10 be laxative. ] kept him com
pany.
among other things. l asked him
whether there was any rule requiring
pedestrians TO keep 10 the left No, be
told me; 1t was only for the roadway
that the rule held
~I then asked him why It was that
tn England they always turned to the
left. whereas In all other countries tbs
rule was 20 turn to the right.
".oh. it's very important TO keep &
the left he said seriously. knew Il
was very important 10 observe ths
rule of the road, but why turn to thu
leftf
well he said. IN show you. Nov
you come here and he led me to thu
middle Of the roadway. You see b
continued. how the traffic moves alopl
the two sides OF the roadY
ayes. I saw, and pretty sight !
was. foo--a string Of all sorts OF con
veyances coming toward us on on
right and another moving away from
MS on the left ~ far as the eye coul,
see.
"sWell, now and he was very I'm
prcssive- suppose you were drivln
along In the middle here and anothe
kerrige was coming the other wy, an
suppose you turned TO the right, don
| Won see you would he getting In IN
| wy OF all those vchiclesT
Eyes, saw that.
"'Well, THAT'S why we always tur
| 10 the left
| II learned afterward that the 'bobb.
expected a tip for all the informatio
be had given youths Ccmpar
/ ION
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-01-30
The Human Tsmpsr.turs.

Put to the test Of the thermometer,
It appears that the normal tempera.
ture Of the body is almost invariable,
regardless of latitude or season. Put
ting the bulb OF the thermometer I'M
der the tongue Of an Eskimo at the
frozen north or Of a man under the
blazing sun Of the tropics, we find that
In each case. the body being In a state
Of health. the temperature is about the
same. the difference not amounting to
degree We may say absolutely that
the average normal temperature OF
human being is about 9S.5 degrees
f., just as we may say that at sea
level water boils at 212 degrees F.
New York American.