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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-11-03

q dozen and perhaps more who have
applied the system with great ccess
There are six or eight SYSTEMS of
dry farming. but they all hinge upon
the single idea of conserving the
moisture in the soil. While one sys.
TEN works we'll in Colorado, another
would be a failure. This is q mere
matter of detail and by experiment 1t
is determined which system is best
adapted for a particular section of
the country. and it is used. Some
sections demand deep blowing, say
ten or twelve inches, while other sec.
lions will do best with blowing of less
than six inches. Each plan has its
advocates and there Is but one way to
determine the best, and that ia by ex-
pertinent and q study Of the soil.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-11-03
Big Crowd At Billings.

BILLINGS, Oct. Is. - Because of
freight wrecks on various divisions Of
the railways entering this city. the
formal opening OF the intern ational
exposition Of dry farming products,
which was scheduled to take place
this afternoon, was postponed until
$50 O'Clock tomorrow morning, and
will be concluded before the fret ses.
sion of the dry farming congress.
Delegates, who began arriving Sat.
urdsy evening, continue to come in
from every direction. hotels were
filed quickly and the foresightedness
of the accommods tions committee, in
securing rooms in priv ate residences,
is now counting for much, for had not
the ho~useholders responded loyalty in
the work of assisting in caring for
guests, much difficulty, no doubt,
would have confronted the city In
handling the big convention.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-11-03
Hunting For Justice,

Justice Il of course loudly demanded
by every litiga4t in a court of law. but
1t Is a frequent inirmity Of the human
mind to confuse justice with ones own
cause. The late Thomas B. Reed. &C.
cording to a writer in Law Notes, used
to tell an amusing story to illustrate
this tendency.
he was. nee retained by an enter
prising client to prosecute an action.
On talking with the plaintiffs wit
nesses MI. Reed found that their sto-
ries were far from consistent, so he re-
ported the fact to his client and ad-
vised that the suit be dropped. The
client was somewhat perturbed, but
told the attorney he would have a talk
with the witnesses and let him know
the next morning what he had decided
to do. True to his word. he dropped
In bright and early, wearing the cheer
ful look Of n who has fought the
good fight.
1--WE seen those witnesses," he ex-
planned, "and they say they must have
been mistaken when they talked with
you. They all see it alike now. I've
also see some Of the jurymen, and
they think I'll win. Now, If there's
such a thing as Justice in law We can't
lose."
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-11-03
CANNON INDORSED TAFT.
Speaker and President Agree Regard.
ing Waterway Improvement.

ing waterway improvement.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 25.-President Taft
and Speaker Cannon apparently think
the sam way regarding waterway i'm.
provement as a part of q national
policy of conserving the streams. The
speaker Endorsed the presidents atti.
tude today in the matter of a bond
issue to pay for the improvements.
While Mr.. Taft's utterances on the
subject were not go far reaching re.
gardtug the creation of the fourteen
foot channel as those OF President
Roosevelt on q similar occasion and
therefore not entirely cheering to the
advocates of 40 immediate commence.
ment OF the work-yet Speaker Can.
non's endorsement gave these same
advocates encouragement. The gen.
eral good was the test which the pres
ident prescribed for the undertaking.
of ambitious works.
"Let Us take up the project on its
merits," he said, and determine by
all means at our command whether
the country in which the project is to
be carried out is SO far developed as
to justify the expenditure of q large
sum OF money and whether the project
will be useful when done.
when you have determined that on
the general principle of good to the
entire country then l am in favor of
doing that work as rapidly as it can
be done and I Am in favor Of issuing
bonds to do it,"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-11-03
A Iona Time Dyjnu.

- Long Time Tying.
Mr.. Fred Terry told this anecdote
Of the death in 1.-THE Heel of
Achilles"
zone day." he says, I'VE were re-
hearsing this play, and a member Of
my company came In from the street
and asked the call boy how far the re-
hearsal had got.
"'Mr. Terry's just dying replied
the boy.
"'Good. I've time to smoke a ciga-
rette before my entrance
presently the actor returned and re-
peated the question.
"'Stll dying answered the boy.
"'Oh, I'll 60 and have another ciga-
rette, them
Back he came and only got the
same reply from the call boy.
"Finally, after smoking FIVE ciga-
rettes, he asked, a little YEARLY, how
far the rehearsal had gone.
"'Still dying answered the call boy.
"'Great Scott!' gasped the actor. He
must be immortal" London An.
swers.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-11-03
JUST IN N
The Squire Wasn't Actually Nigh, but
He Was a Little Close.

To Vvoo y esSes0 SuOS0s
They were discussing the salient
traits Of old Squire G%regson's charac-
ter, the funeral being a thing Of the
past. Some way or mother. between
his goin' an the buryin', nobody felt
free to speak," Abel Nutting had said
rs an introduction to his remarks. 1T
seemed more'n likely he'd come to
again an call us to account, same as
usual"
"He was free to give to philanthropy
an the church," said Barton Sedgwick
when his turn came, but In the FAM
~ circle l called him kind O. close. l
won't go so fur's to say he was actu'l-
~ nigh, but he cert'nly was kind o.
close"
"As how!" inquired three voices in
unison. They all had plenty Of in
stances of the old squire's ''closeness,"
but it was Barton's privilege to speak
first. he being a cousin nee removed.
"Well, l was there to a Sunday din
ner with him last December" said
Barton slowly. HE invited Sally an
me, same as always, once a year.
"Well, Sally had one o. those stuffy
colds that make you feel worse'n If
you had pneumony, an she vowed she
wouldn't 60. She said she couldn't
taste anything anyway, an the mere
thoughts o his cold pork an boiled
potatoes went against her. But she
wanted 1 should go for policy, same as
all us relations went, an I did.
"Well, when l got there an told
squire he said, Sally not comm! an
clipped 1t right out into the kitchen,
leavin' the doors open all the way.
"'Here,' he said to old Jane Wills,
that cooked an done for him, have
those potatoes boiled soft yeti That's
good. You lift out Mis- Sedgwick's
potato, an it'll be just right to fry for
my breakfast tomorrow he said, for
Mis- Sedgwick is KEEP at home with a
cold. Lift it out careful! That's right
"An' when he come back to me he
was all creased up with smiles, he was
so pleased with himself" - Youths
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-11-03
Why He Was a Heather.

Sir Arthur Fanshaw related an anus
ing story of a Mohammedan servant
who when asked his religion replied:
"Beg pardon, sar, I'm a heathen."
When asked by his master what he
meant by a heather the man answer
ed:
BEG pardon, sar, a worshiper Of
stocks and stones"
"Confound it." remarked the master,
II can't keep a man like that in my
service"
To which came the immediate re.
joinder:
BEG pardon, sar, in your highness'
service no time to worship anything!'
London News.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-11-03
The First lanquaqe.

IN "VS u WW90T
No n of the existing languages has
any legitimate claim to be considered
the original of the family Of languages,
standing to the others a Latin. for
instance, stands to Italian and French.
OF an original primitive language Of
mankind the most patient research
has found no trace. All of them-As-
syrian, Phoenfcian, Hebrew, Arabic
are sister languages, pointing back to
an earlier parent language, which has
long disappeared. Since the historical
period man has done little in the way
of the absolute creation of language.
The work had already been accom-
plished ages before the birth of writ
ten inscriptions.-New York American.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-11-03
Alaska Miners Stranded.

SEATTLE, Oct. 25.-One hundred and
fifty gold miners, who worked all sum.
mer on a big gold mining 1ume 40
miles from Haynes, Alaska, are
stranded here, according to a state
ment made by one of them. The com.
pany, which has, headquarters in
Kansas City, paid the men their wages,
500 to $500 to each man, in checks
on a Seattle bank, but the .company's
balance is only 8 cents, and the bank
will not permit an o~verdraft.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-11-03
SEEING UNDER WATER.
The R~efraction Of Light and the Linn.
ting Angle Of Vision.

Sb0 uNVgb ! VI eSSbS ~ III ettuu-
ting Angle Of Vision.
One of the most peculiar things in
connection with life under water is
what is known IS the limiting angle Of
vision. This applies to fishes, divers,
submarine crews and, in fact, any be-
ing possessing the power of sight and
desiring to look through the water at
objects in the air. The effect is not
due to a defect in vision, but to the re-
fraction or bending of light, and no
telescope or other optical instrument
can get around it.
The effect consists of the impossible
ity of seeing anything on the outside
unless the observer directs his line Of
sight within forty-eight degrees of the
vertical. If a forty-nine degree angle or
over is taken, the surface, no matter
how clear the water is, acts as a per-
feet mirror and reflects objects at the
bottom of the water, thus not allowing
anything on the outside to be seen.
The consequence Of this property is
the most startling Of all, for everything
on the outside can be seen and thus
has to be seen in the cone described
by the forty-eight degree angle from
the eye: This shows all outside OBJ
jects huddled together and appearing
high in air. Thus, if n dives into the
middle Of a wide river, or looking up
the banks will appear close together,
but, at a great distance from the OBJ
server, high in air.
This angle is called the CRITICAL an
gle and of curse varies with the two
media in contact.
If one desires to make the experiment
a square glass box or an aquarium will
answer very we'll. Suspend this from
the ceiling or support it on a wall
bracket and look under it at an angle.
The phenomenon will be observed as
indicated. The clearer the water and
the stronger the light the more clearly
will things appear.-Chicago Record
Herald.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-11-03

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, 1909-11-03
A WORLD WIDE FAMINE.

Many people regard the increased
s of living as being q purely Am
erican issue. It is customary for
politicians to point to this or that
condition of the tariff or of other in.
fuences upon trade as the cause of
the present high prices of food stuffs.
Yet the cost of living has increased
the world over, Gays the Kansas City
Journal. There is not q civilized
country that does not feel it and in
England and Russia the people are
suffering even greater burdens In this
respect, than we are. When meat ad.
vances, the average consumer merely
blames it upon the "meat trust" and
seeks no further for q cause. When
bread costs more, We blame the bak-
ers; and 80 it goes all along the line
OF commodities for the table.
The food question is not one that
q be regulated either by tariff or
taxes. True, these things may have
an influence upon prices, but these
influences are not permanent. The
whole world must face the problem of
getting enough to eat. The price of
wheat has risen in England, France
and Germany to such an extent that
bread is almost SO per cent. higher
than a year ago. Bread costs more
in London today than in New York.
The ordinary four-pound loaf in Lon.
don costs ID cents, and a year ago the
same loaf cost nine cents. In France
the two kilogramme loaf has been ad.
vanced to IS centimes, whereas a year
ago the price was about 10 centimes.
A hundred pounds of -four in France
costs u francs, and a few months ago
the price al % francs-a rise of more
than 20 per cent. Meat has advanced
20 per cent. on the continent of Europe
over the prices of a year ago. Never
in twenty years have prices of all arti.
cles of food been as high as today.
Here in America practically the same
condition exists, Notwithstanding the
fact that we are the granary and
slaughter house of most of the worlds
wheat and meat. The only difference
with US is that the high prices make
money for the farmers and in that way
it remains at home. England imports
80 per cent. of its food. This means
that there is a constant and unvarying
drain upon her people that leayes no
permanent compensa alton. We pay
high prices 10 this country, but as a
rule we pay our own people. The in
creased cost of living is a very seri.
Gus problem and it is entirely too in
volved to be considered q mere politi.
cal issue.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-11-03
ADVERTISING

Those who wonder at and approx,
the extraordinary activities of thu
railroads in exploiting Montana q,
this time may as we'll realize that the
big work which the railroads are doing
Is not unselfsh, not visionary, no,
impractical in any sense. The adver'
tisement, the exploitation of Montana
ae the last and best of the new coun.
tries is an essential to the waxing
commerce of the railroads which ira.
verse this state as the punishment oil
q bargain sale is necessary to the
conduct of q modern store.
In his speech at the Montana state
fair James j. Hill struck the keynote
of his railroad policy when be said to
the people of Montana:
"Your future wealth cannot help
being great. You could not keep
back q country that will produce what
we have seen today, any more than
you could keep the tide out with q
pitchfork."
The Hill railroads are now engaged
10 that phase of publicity which tells
the world, truthfully, specifically and
adequately "where the tide runs" It
is running to Montana. The great
railroads that now traverse the north.
west are telling the big true story of
Montana. At last it has come to be
recognized and celebrated as the big
gest, richest, most prolific and most
beauti ul of all the worlds agricul-
tural areas.
1t has a better and larger average
annual precipitation than any of the
%so.called arid regions. The crops of
Montana are more certain in cereal
yields than those of Minnesota, Neb-
raska, Wyoming, Kansas or the
Dakotas. The wheat is better, the
barley is without rival in the world.
Even the great railroads t~raversing
Montana took a long time to find it
out. Now they IRE clamorous to pro-
claim it to the world. The fact re.
mains that Montana is the greatest
and richest mineral state in the union.
But speaking of the now evident ag.
ricultural wealth of this state, Mr..
Hill in his speech at the state fair
said: cit is not at all a fancied picture
to say that Montana can produce, and
she will produce when she has
the people-the industrious people to
60 out on the soil-over $500, 900, 600
annually that will come out of the
soil; and when it is done, they are
ready to turn to the same
and produce it next year, and the year
following and so on forever"
This big and abiding faith in the
agricultural future of Montana ex-
plains the large expenditure and the
Astounding faith of the railroads that
are now advertising Montana as the
greatest, best and last of the ''new
countries. "-Helena Independent.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-11-03
STORY OF DRY FARMING,

Much of the credit for progress
made in dry farming methods belongs
to H. w. Campbell, of Nebraska, who
has preached the gospel of the new
system of agriculture throughout the
so-called arid region and in western
Canada. MIR. Campbell is the author
of an instructive book upon dry farm.
ing and the inventor of several farm
implements that are specially adapted
for the soil culture that forms the
principal part of the new system.
According to a story sent out by
the Billings publicity bureau, Mr..
Campbell's conversion to dry farm
ing was due to his discovery that soil
which had been packed by the lamp
ing of a mules foot produced a better
crop of vegetation than other parts of
the field. The story says:
Mr.. Campbell settled in what is now
South Dakota. years ago. A couple
of dry years nearly disguised him
and one day while looking over his
wheat field with the intention of aban.
doning it, he happened to notice that
In certain spots the wheat grew green
and large. Being Of q sort of inquisi.
tive turn he examined the soil and
found that where the mule had tramped
down the ground the wheat was good.
This led him to the conclusion that
there was q way of conserving the
moisture in the ground.
Following this up with experiments
he soon discovered that where the
ground was packed the wheat grew
we'll.
While Mr.. Campbell was probably
not the first dry farmer, he was the
first to turn the system into q com.
mercial use. he saw the benefits OF
ad Advertising and 500 put himself into
the foreground.
Dry farming may be said to be al
old as the hills. Gilt is known that II
Palestine for centuries there has beer
q successful following OF the scheme
Prot. J. D. Tinsley, now connected
with the New Mexico agricultural col
lege, is authority for the statemen
that the Talamahari Indians of north
ern Mexica have followed the plan TO
years with great success. They rails
probably the best corn that is grow
in any semi-arid region. Old men O
the tribe say that the method has bee,
handed down in tribal traditions 70
years.
George L. Farrow, who settled Il
the Cache valley of Utah in 1864, ap
piled the system of dry farming an,
the result is that he is harvestin,
crops of wheat that will run from 6
to 68 bushels to the acre. There ar
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-11-03
Not Anxious.

"You have quite a number of the
poets" said Goodby, who was inspect.
ing Woodby's library. "Ah, there's
Browning! Do you understand him?"
mo; I DON'T" said Woody.
"Ah." said Goodby. continuing his
examination, "have you Praedy"
Certainly not. What's the use of
praying? I amt anxious to under.
stand him."-Philadelphia Record.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-11-03
Japanese Statesman Murdered

TOXIC, Oct. 25.-News has been re.
ceived here that Prince Ito, the famous
Japanese statesman, has been assas.
sinated by a Korean at Hardin.
Prince Ito was perhaps the greatest
statesman of new Japan. The achieve.
ment with which his name has been
chiefly associated in the minds of &C.
cidentals was the framing of the impe-
rial constitution, by virtue Of which
Japan took her place for the first
time In the ranks of modern civilized
states.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-11-03
10 SPOKE Too Soon,

A well known business man attended
his daughters commencement exer.
cises at an eastern college. He had
been greatly pleased with the beauty
and dignity Of the exercises and was
discoursing to his wife upon the rein
Ing influences Of college life. Sudden
" his impressive monologue was cut
short. A girl in cap and gown came
dashing down the steps Of the main
hall waving her diploma and shout
ing, Educated, by goshw-Ladies
Home Journal.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-11-03
Conrad As a Political Prophet.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28.-In an in.
terview published here today, W. G.
Conrad predicts q democratic legis.
lature in Montana, which will elect a
successor to Senator Carter. He be-
lieves the only hope for the nationa !
democrats is the nomination of Judgs
Gaynor for president, and he is conf.
dent the house in the next congress
will be Democratic, mainly through
changes in western votes.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-11-03
Stockmen Escape Trial.

BASIN, Wyo., Oct. 25.-Judge Par
melee today, in the trial of seven cat.
tlemen accused of killing three sheep.
men, ordered the indictments quashed
on the ground that the jury which re.
turned the information was illegally
drawn. He ordered the prosecuting
attorney go file . new Information.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-11-03
Nebraska Man Wins Priza,

ABERDEEN, S. D., Oct. 26.-William
j.. Engel of Butte, Neb., was the first
name drawn from the pile of envel-
opes in the United States land draw
ing for land in the Cheyenne and
Standing Rock Indian reservations.
Mr.. Eogel is % years of age, and reg.
istered at Pierre, S. D. He lives on a
farm three miles west of Butte.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-11-03

Parties wishing to purchase live
STOCK will find some attractive offer.
lngs IN u advertising columns.
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The River Press.

Subscribe now for the WEEKLY Rlv-
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at hOme.'
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True honor leaves no room for hest.
tation or doubt.-Plutarch.
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Water right blanks-only correct
form published--for sale at the RIVER
PRESS Office.
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W. G. CONRAD, Pres.
JAMES T. STANFORD,
Vice-Pres. and Manager.
A. E. SCHWINGEL,
Cashier.
OMAR j. MALCOLM,
Asst. Cashier.
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Local Securities 4 Speciality.
Interest Allowed on Time Deposits
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-12-06
Deafness Cannot be eurea

by local applications, as they cannot
r re- diseased portion of the ear.
lnere Is only way to cure deafness, and
mat Is by constitutional remedies.
Deafness, is caused by an inflamed con.
oltion OF the mucous lining of the Eus-
sachian Tube. When this tube is in
named you have rumbling sound or
imperfect hearing, and when it is en-
tlreiy closed, Deafness is the result
ana unless the inflammation can be
taken out and this tube restored to its
normal condition, hearing will be des-
eroyed forever; nine cases out of ten
are caused by Catarrh, which is moth.
ing but an inflamed condition of the
mucous surfaces.
We Will give One Hundred Dollars
Ior any case of Deafness Caused by ca
tarrh) that cannot be cured by Halls
Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars, free
r: j. Cheney & Co.. Toledo, o.
Sold by allDruggists, TIC.
patton. wis
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-12-06
Thanksgiving at Tolarsville-A
Day Long to be Remembered

Correspondence Of The Robesonian
1t was truly with one accord,
with hearts full of 10Y
and gratitude. that the people
gathered in the little chapel.
Many voices joined in the open
ing chorus-''Morni Sun
shine. The cordial, beautifully
phrased words of welcome by
Rev. R. L. Byrd met hearty
response in each heart, and his
impressive reading Of the 96th
and LIST verse of the 9th psalm
lead all to a new contemplation
Of the wisdom, justice, and mercy
OF the Infinite. Prayer followed
led in earnest, tender words by
Rev. John M. Gibbs of Fayette.
vile. The little boys and girls
sang very prettily their chorus
Little Reapers". Little Mis-.
Daisy Byrd made a hit" will
Doll Rosa's Bath"
The following Rotations de
serve special mention: ''Wh,
gives us our Thanksgiving Din
ner," by Miss Dara King; ''Tw'
Little Outcasts' Plea" Miss Bes
sic Chason; "Nobody's Child
Miss Dora Herring; Guilty, Of
not Guilty." Miss Gertrude Max
we'll.
The recitations, so wildly
demonstrating the helplessness
OF orphan children, were a splen.
did preparation for an excellent
talk on our orphanages by Rev.
4. l.. Byrd. 'Out from pockets