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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-09-08
Reclamation In California,

The largest Of all the schemes Of
reclamation contemplated by the gov
eminent has recently been undertaken
by the engineers Of the Sacramento
valley. Its ultimate object is to con-
troll the flow from a watershed of over
1000 square miles and to improve the
two great rivers Of California. When
the task Is completed over 100000
acres Of rich land, which at present Is
dry and u baked during eight
months Of the year, will have been
brought under irrigation, and large
areas Of bottom land which at present
are subject to annual overflow and
great destruction by the foods win
have been reclaimed.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-09-08
Knew Who Used II,

Charles II. Hoyt, New England's
great playwright, once visited a small
town in Pennsylvania where there is
a hotel they say George Washington,
the Father of His Country, used to
stop at when he passed through. In it
they have a room he is said to have oc-
cupied at times.
Hoyt came through there once with
n of his attractions. He arrived at
the hotel after all the members Of the
company had been assigned rooms.
One of the company was given the
Washington room, and Hoyt received
a poor room on the top floor, the pro-
prietor not knowing who he was.
When he came downstairs later the
gentleman who had got the good room
said, "Mr. Hoyt, they have given me
the room that they used to give George
Washington when he came here"
WELL" said Hoyt, "the one they
have given me must be the one they
gave Benedict Arnold when he came"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-09-08
USED AGAINST HER.
Congratulations the Actress Received
on Her Engagement.

on Uer engagement.
A London music hall belle who had
just successfully ''landed' an old and
wealthy nobleman sued an unpopular
manager, alleging that he had not paid
her sufficiently well for her engage
ment at his hall. She won the case
and was Immediately inundated with
flowery congratulations from her
friends, all Of whom were glad to see
the manager 60 down.
Not content with her victory, how
eyer. the belle must needs crow over
her beaten manager by packing up the
choicest Of these kilograms and dis
patching them to his house, with the
intimation that he might make what
use of them he thought proper.
She regretted this last concession the
next morning. Taking her at her word,
the manager pasted the kilograms on
a board outside the music hall, headed
them "What Miss Eighties friends
think Of her engagement" and left the
public to assume which engagement,
the professional or the matrimonial.
meant.
Then followed such messages as
Good for you, old girl!' PINNED the
old horror at lastv' Don't let him
wriggle of the hook!" "Stick to him
till you get the dibs!" "%Congratula-
lions on your splendid haulw
Another action for damages against
the manager Is now pending.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-09-08
Too Eager For Work,

DR.. John S. Buist, the southern sur
geon, said in N Of his surgical lee
lures at a state college:
1T is always in rather bad taste for
a physician to boast of being busy.
Physicians, undertakers and gravedig-
gers only cause discomfort when they
allude to good times and prosperity.
There was an old man applied to the
minister Of the little village Of Paint
Rock for the post Of gravedigger. His
references were good, and the minister
agreed to assign him to the church
yard. He was to be paid so much a
grave. The gravedigger haggled over
the price, finally accepting 1t.
"'But will l get steady work. he
demanded.
"'Steady work! said the minister.
Lands sake. man, with steady work
you'd bury all Paint Rock in a week."
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-09-08
A Stickier For Rules.

Billy Grimes was a sailor, and he
knew a sailors duty and how to obey
orders. Off a foreign port one night
answer to q hail.
"Ahoy!" he said.
"Ahoy!" was the reply. Lower
down your ships ladder, %shipmate."
"You can't come aboard here to-
night" said Billy.
Lower away, you lubber," said the
voice below impatiently. IL must come
aboard. I'm the river pilot"
81 don't care" said Billy, IF you're
Punchus Pilot, I'll stick to the ships
rules"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-09-08
IHe Could Go.

At the death of the Duke Of Yelling
ton the whole diplomatic corps was
invited to the funeral at St. Paul's.
The French ambassador on receiving
his invitation was very much upset.
He hurried off to his colleague of Rus
STA, Baron Brunnow, and confided to
him the difficulty in which he was
placed.
"The queen" he said, expects us to
go to st. Paul's to the funeral Of the
Duke Of Wellington. How can l go,
considering the injuries which the duke
inflicted on my country? What shall
l dO?"
Baron BrunnOw listened gravely to
his colleagues exposition and then re-
piled. "As the duke is dead" he said,
II think you can safely go to the
funeral. If you were asked to attend
his resurrection l should say refuse the
invitation"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-09-08
Safety on the Rail.

The many improvements which have
been made both In track and rolling
stock. to say nothing Of the introduc.
ton Of block signaling, are beginning
to tell in the direction Of lowering the
list of fatalities and injuries. The Penn
sylvania railway is to be congratulated
on its remarkable record Of the past
year, during which, although it carried
a total Of 141,G59,543 passengers, not
one was killed.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-09-08
The -
Scrap Book
The Condemned.

The family had heard that bachelor
Uncle Joe was going to get married,
and there had been much caustic COM
ment over the coming event, mingled
with many expressions Of sympathy
for his fate at the hands of the de-
signing woman who had captured him,
all Of which were overheard by the
keen and open cared six-year-old boy
Of the family.
pa" said the youngster one day,
II hear Uncle Joe is going to be mar
f1ed next week."
"Yes," said the father. "Uncle Joe
has only three days more"
The little boy sighed. 1.-The last
three days." he said. "they give them
everything to eat that they ask for.
don't they. PAP"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-09-08
REVOLVING BATE BRUSH.

buckets and thus rotate the wheel G.
The water passes through the buckets
to the inner side of the wheel and is
dashed against the radlal rows Of bris-
ties. The bristles are thus kept con-
tinually wet, and the water flowing
over them serves to keep them clean.
The top of the brush is covered by a
casing which prevents the water from
splashing upward. A patent on this
improved brush has been secured by
Mr.. M. A. Dickson Of Phoenix, Ariz.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-09-08
THE CUCKOO.
Curious Supsrstitions That Are Con.
nected With the Bird.

Curious Supsrstitions That Are Con-
nected With the Bird.
There is q popular belief that what
ever one is doing when first one hears
the cuckoo that will be what one will
most frequently do during the year.
In many parts Of Scotland and in the
northern counties Of England people
turn their money In their pockets on
hearing the first call of the cuckoo. as
this. they say. insures a lucky year. In
the counties bordering in Wales not
only do they do this, but they also
have a wish at the same time, this
wish being kept secret, Of course To
have a gold coin in ones pocket when
the cuckoo's call is first heard insures
good luck for the rest Of the year.
The German peasants declare that aft
er st. Johns day the bird changes into
a sparrow hawk.
The Danes have a curious legend re-
garding this bird. When the village
girls hear its first call they kiss their
hands and repeat, Cuckoo, cuckoo,
when shall l be married?" As many
times as the bird calls cuckoo" In an
swer, so many years will the maiden
have to wait. The "a folk, bent and
bowed with rheumatism and age, ask
instead, "Cuckoo. cuckoo, when shall
I be released from this worlds cares?"
and the answer comes In the same
way. So occupied is the poor bird in
answering these questions, say the
Danes, that she never has time to build
her nest. so is forced to lay her eggs
n the nest of another bird.-Planet.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-09-08
Strivinu.

II all the end of this continuous striving
Were simply to attain,
How poor would seem the planning and
contriving,
The endless urging and the hurried driv-
ing
OF body, heart and brain!
But ever in the wake Of true achieving
There shines this glowing trail
Some other soul will be spurred on, con-
ceiving
New strength and hope. in its own power
believing.
Because thou didst not fail.
Not thine alone the glory nor the sorrow
If thou dost miss the goal.
Undreamed of lives in many a far tomor-
From thee their weakness or their force
shall borrow.
On, on. ambitious SOUL!
Ella Wheeler Wilcox.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-09-08
A Good Definition.

In one of the New York schools sew
eral of the children in n class failed
on the definition of the word bachelor.
The teacher. to impress the meaning
OF the word on the minds Of the pu-
pills, told the class to look up the word
that night and come prepared with a
good definition the next day.
When the question was taken up at
the next session the first little girl
who was asked to define the word an
swered with a confident and smiling
air, "a bachelor is a very happy
man."
The teacher grew interested. care
you sure that is correct?" she asked
the little one.
ooh. yes" was the prompt reply.
Father told me So"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-09-08
Not What Hs Wanted.

A/Scotsman walked into a Montreal
bookshop and, as the assistant thought,
asked for Robert Burns. On being told
this the proprietor of the shop him.
self got down three or four editions
Of the poet and took them to the wait
ing Scotsman. The customer. how
ever, shook. his head hopelessly and
said, 'It's nae Robert Burns / askit
for, but rubber bands!"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-09-08
Suspension 9ridaes.

There is no doubt that the first idea
Of a suspension bridge was suggested
to primitive man by the interlacing Of
tree branches and ~parasitical plants
across rivers. Probably monkeys used
them before men did. In very noun
famous countries. such as Tibet and
Peru. they have apparently been used
since the dawn of history, possibly
earlier.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-09-08
Time to Rebel.

For three weeks he had borne all
the horrors of housekeeping without
a murmur. Then his patience gave
way.
And you," sobbed his wife-"you
used to tell me l was your queen"
Yes" he said, with a wild glare in
his eyes, but when a mar finds his
queen has used his best tobacco jar
Tor pale oak varnish and his meer-
schaum pipe for a tack hammer he
begins to grasp the advantages Of a
republic"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-09-08
Not In His Lifetime,

A we'll known scientist was lectur-
ing on the suns heat and in the course
of his remarks said: 1T is an estab.
but surely losing its heat and in the
course of some 7O,OOO,OOO years it will
be exhausted. Consequently this world
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-09-08
Who TAUGHT Her Caution7

Isabel. aged four. was talking to an
imaginary friend owe the telephone,
when her mother heard her say: "Wait
a minute. Rocksy. My brother is right
here listening to all you say. and my
mother is in the room too. Don't tell
me about It now."-Delineator.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-09-08
Sammy Told.

Mrs. Smith was showing a visitor a
new hattree she had recently pur-
chased when little Samuel came in and
neglected to remove his hat. Thinking
to teach him a lesson she said, "Sam-
uel, what did I buy that hattree for?"
"For $685." answered Samuel
promptly, "but you said l wasn't to
tell anybody"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-09-08
Wood For water Tanke

Water tanks Of white pine used on
railway work, states the Engineering
Record. have in the past had a maxi
mum life of twenty years, while the
maximum life Of cypress is twenty-five
years.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-09-08
The Whole Law,

When n mOckingly asked Hittel II
he would teach him the whole law
while he stood on n foot the rabbi
replied: "What you would not like
done to yourself do not to thy neigh
Dor. This is the whole law. All the
rest Is a commentary on 1t. Go learn
this"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-09-08
Life.

Life IS a good deal of a puzzle, but
If we We're more resolute in our deter
mination to enrich it by worthy serv-
ice than we are in our desire to solve
its mysteries we should be happier.
If we put more into it we should get
more out of it.-Epworth Herald.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-09-08
Careless.

Visitor-So that's Miss OvertOn,
Don't you think she carries her age
remarkably we'll? Artist-No, l don't.
She has dropped several years of tito
my personal knowledge. Illustrated
Bits.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-09-08
@AAx~I.

NJ" HAM, INA I'D DID YOU 6AY IT WOULD
BEp"
Of ours will be dead and, like the
moon. unable to support any form Of
life"
At this juncture a member Of his au-
diencs rose in an excited manner and
said:
Pardon me, professor. but how
many years did you say it would be
before this calamity overtakes u.s."
The Professor-Seventy millions, sir.
THANK God!' was the reply. II
thought you said .00O.OOO."-Success
Magazine.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-09-08
ANA BRED RAMS
FOR SALE
- -

We are again in the field this season with a nice LOT of Sn.n;sb ord
Delaine Merino rams, and would be glad to show them to wool growers
at our n. S. ranch near Cascade.
Steadily contending through good and evil report that the primary Mission
o. I'M ssn ne ehm is an should be wool production, by refusing to cater to the
o cnteended for in directing the breeding lines Of these sheep, we are able to
weight, density and character of aeece-togeher with size, strength and
stylish appearance of individual, which has enabled these sheen o hold their
own against the field in Montana.
Cneer1ul acknowledgment has been accorded their worth in asst ears bv
h ang growers IN every part OF The state supporting our claim that they give
|pe1er . alue 10 inc one ~ higher priced rams from abroad, which
require to be dipped and incur the added expense, risk and Inconvenience Of .
long quarantine detention.
EscALLIER SHEEP COMPANY
N. $ RANCH CASCADE. MONTANA
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1909-11-12
6e,lfNCEAw
P44MTENzzlY
TO EXPLORE EARTH's CRUST.
Shaft 10 BE sunk as Far as Possible
TO Verify the increase
of Heat.

Earth exploration Is proposed by NJ
Camille Flammarion, who suggests a
deep shaft as far as possible into the
bowels Of the earth. The maximum
depth hitherto attained below the
mean level of the globes surface is
about $500 feet He remarks that the
increase of the earth's internal heat
varies In a graduated manner, accord.
ing 10 the regions. Its average In.
crease Is one degree centigrade to
every los feet But whatever the pro
portion there Is at a certain depth
an inexhaustible source of heat that
might be distributed and applied.
One of the first results of the sink
ing OF the shaft would be to verify
this increase of heat as you go far
the into the earth. The second
would be the exploration Of this un.
known soil. Who knows what geologi.
cal and archaeological curiosities
viii not come TO light. iron mines,
copper mines, precious metals, veins
OF gold, platinum, silver. radium, etc ?
NJ. Flammarion thinks that shaft
200 or 300 yards In diameter would
be needed. II would have to be cased
with ring of massive cast iron. The
earth excavated might be taken To
the sea. The lands as well as GER
tain plains of Belgium, Holland. and
Roumanla would be suitable for ex
cayating purposes. M. Flammarion
calculates that the temperature OF
boiling water would be reached at q
depth of about fifteen furlongs, but
II would be necessary to go much
deeper in order thoroughly to investl
gate the earth's crust.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1909-11-12
INTERESTING ITEMS.

About one-third or the human race
lives on rice.
The London Stock Exchange has
6A00 members.
st. Peters, in Rome, will accom-
modate $4,000 persons.
The lungs of an adult human being
have 175,OO0.000 cells.
Two million American made cigar
cites In boxes and tins AMI seventy
thousand pounds OF tobacco in tins
and plug we're imported into Bang
kok last year.
Stealing electricity In Colorado is
punishable by a fine OF $50 and i'm
prisonment for thirty days.
An electric glue heater ras been
put on the market which is said to
melt glue in thirty minutes, and to
keep 1t at a temperature of $50 de-
grees for several hours after the cur
rent has been switched off.
In the seven years, 1901 to 1908,
China's postal service expanded re-
markably. The postal routes now
cover $4,000 miles and the postof-
fees number S,49S. as against l76 in
1901, an increase OF S.Sl7 in the seven
years
Experiments and Investigations
made both in Europe and In America
Indicate that fully one-half of the
deaths from consumption occur
among people who are compelled to
breathe dust In its various forms.
The advance in stumpage dues on
lumber cut on crown lands in Quebec
province, Canada, for export is ex-
pected to occur in September, 1910.
and win, says our consul at Sher-
brook. practically prohibit the ship
ping of wood pulp to the United
states.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1909-11-12
SCIENCE NOTES.

Reading aloud is one of the most
healthful exercises for the throat and
lungs.
Oiling a file used on soft metals
will make IL cut more smoothly and
prevent II from clogging.
Washington's coal output last year
of 3.016.557 short tons was the small
est for any year since 1905.
Italy is to build four "Dreadnoughts'
and several swift scout cruisers, at a
total cost of $52.s00.000.
Shellac will be more pliable ant
will spread more easily IL small
amount of gum camphor be added
to IL.
The city of Munich has given the
Austrian Alpine club fine building
In which to house its Alpine museum
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1909-11-12

little sound box leading into huge
horn. The instrument is tucked I'M
der the chin like violin and played
uron with a bow, but the sounds that
emanate from the mouth OF the horn
ould never be recognized as the
notes of any member of the fiddle
family. In the numerous musical
stunts" which have been seen on the
vaudeville stage In recent years, diff.
ferent types of violin-horns have been
much in evidence. and all sorts of
shifts have been resorted to to pro-
duce the mournful tones which are
the characteristic of this instrument.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1909-11-12
ereat Psarl Harbor prYdoek.

The final dimensions of the great
drydoc& which the United States navy
is building at Pearl harbor, in the Ha-
waiian islands. shows that the gov.
eminent is wisely building for the fu-
ture. The dock will be l.152 feet long
from the coping to the outer sill. l4O
feet wide at the top. and will have
IS feet OF water over the entrance
sill at mean high-water level. There
viii be sill at the middle OF the
dock. for an intermediate caisson
which will divide II into two docks,
SIS feet and 6S2 feet long.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1909-11-12
Modern Flint and steel.

Auer Won Welsbach, the well.known
inventor OF the incandescent gas man.
tie, has produced an alloy of iron and
thorium which possesses remarkable
properties. When struck against a
piece of iron this alloy emits exceed.
ingly bright sparks. produced by the
almost instantaneous oxidation of par
ticles detached by the blow. Sufficient
heat is developed to ignite finder in
stantly. without the repeated efforts
required by the old.fashioned flint and
steel. The new thorium "nint." in
deed, may be called an everlasting
match. II will be very useful to ex.
plorers and tourists and should be
of great value for the ignition of ex-
plosiyes, for military and other pur-
poses.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1909-11-12
relenhones knooked out

Since the high power wireless tele-
graph station was installed at the
Brooklyn navy yard there has been a
decided interference with the efiicien-
cy OF telephone and other wire serv-
ice in the vicinity, Experts who have
been investigating the matter. believe
that the electric waves sent out from
the navy yard wireless station are ab.
soghed to a certain extent by the tele.
phone and other wires carrying the
electric currents and that this acquisi.
ton OF foreign current has inter
fered with the wire service.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1909-11-12

by a string piece of toasted cheese
over the center of the jar. II there
are any mice In the closet the bait will
attract them, but Just as soon as the
first mouse reaches the center of the
paper he viii drop into the jar and the
paper will fly back into place again
ready for the next conner. A trap ar
ranged In the same manner can be
used for the capture of field and har'
vest mice. which make odd and anus
ing pets.
A barrel covered with stiif brown
paper can be used for common rats
but they will gnaw out unless the
barrel be partly filled with water.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1909-11-12
Concrete In eatun Dam.

The mere mass OF the concrete
floor and side walls of the locks at
Gatun will be sufficient to give them
great stability: but with view to
adding a further safeguard against
rupture in the event, say, of earth
quake shocks. the government en-
gineers intend to reinforce the con.
crete by Embedding in it no less than
1000 tons of old rail. This metal
consists partly of light rail which
was used during the era of French
construction, and partly of more mod.
ern American rails, which have been
so badly bent that they can be nc
longer uesd in the track.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1909-11-12
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

The longer ago woman was born,
the easier she can remember to for
get when II was.
A queer thing about the lies you
tell is how brazen they seem when
you hear somebody else tell the
same ones.
The reason a girl likes to wash
her hair is how romantic 1t would be
90 have a prince catch her drying II
all down in the sun.
No matter how much a woman Is
sure man loves her. she wishes 1t
was more so she could ask him to
say It in bigger language.
One great trouble woman saves
herself by marrying a preacher is
how she doesn't have to nag him to
get him to go to church.-New York
Press
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1909-11-12
HARRY J. ROBINSON
ATTORNEY AT LAW
SoA-aos Judge Building, salt Lske City
He WOMB Vote Thls Year.

When Dominica opposite was ques-
lioned in the United States district
court to test his qualification for citi-
senship he showed lack OF careful
coaching.
What is the constitution OF the
United States?" opposite was asked.
THE biggest ship" was the replys
What is the meaning of the
Fourth OF July?"
THAT is day Easta riv' froze over"
"who was George Washington"
Georgia da Wash was big Tammany
man. Had much contract"
els Governor Hughes state or a
national ofiicer?"
Yes. dunno. He stop mucba
horse race. guess he want Teddy's
job"
do you believe in anarchy"
II dunno. He from Sicily, Never
heard of him"
Are you willing to take up arms at
any times to destroy the United
States?"
Amy time what can."-New York
Sun.