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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-12-22
REINFORCING POLES.
Decayed Butts Strengthened by Steel
Rods are Concrete.

SSS'Se''StC0 ny 0C00I
Rods are Concrete.
The liinite.; supply and steadily in.
creaSii- cost uf WoH!rn poles for eiec.
trio light. telephone and railway trans
mission ines present Il serious prob
lem to large consumers IF this kind of
timber, says the Electric Railway Jour
nal. Preservatives are used to pro-
long the life and service of poles to be
set in the future. but the constant re-
newalS of old poles which were set
before the value CT preservatives was
realized require large quantities of
new poles each year to take the place
of those dangerously decayed at the
ground line. These poles are perfectly
sound above the ground line, and a
plan for reinforcing them consisting
of a cage Of steel rods surrounded
with a shell of concrete was recently
devised.
The pole to be REINFORCED is support.
ed by tripods or held securely in place
by temporary guy ropes or wires. The
earth is then removed for a distance
Of about eighteen inches from the
sides Of the pole to Il depth that will
expose the solid portion of the butt
remaining. The decayed portion of
the pole is then scraped out. Steel
rods one-half inch in diameter and
from three and one-half feet to six
feet long are used for reinforcing.
The rods are pointed at both ends. the
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-12-22

struction, but is said to have a large
finger in the Chinese pie generally.
For one thing. it is an open secret in
Wall street that it "a Morgan who
brought about the firing of Crane as
Chinese minister. The fact was pub
lished in at least one newspaper at the
time. but was otherwise kept quiet.
The story goes that Crane, who is u
Chicago man, was not in favor Of the
New York inancier hogging American
finances in the orient. Indeed. Crane
intimated as much in one of his speech
es. 1t was right here, says rumor. that
the shoe pincled rather than in the
other indiscretions Of speech in which
Mr.. Crane INDUCED. The conclusion
is borne out by the treatment he re-
ceived in Washington after making his
anti-Morgan break. He was allowed
to cool his heels in the antechamber
Of the state department and finally to
depart for San Francisco without in
structions. a thing unprecedented in
dispatching a new minister to an i'm
portant post. Then when he reached
San Francisco and was on the eve Of
sailing he was called back to Wash
ington and summarily dismissed. Ac-
cording to the wise ones, MOrgan's fine
Italian hand was in it all.
However that may be. it is a fact
that for many years MIR. Morgan has
had altogether too much to do in gov
0NpN N0ntO n ~ S~, IN io mt NI,o cov.k
of man who works openly. On the
surface he has no part in politics. He
belongs to the inside. He does his
work in the back parlor and the secret
conference. His name has been in
some of the biggest government finan-
cial scandals Of the last quarter of a
century, such rs the midnight bond
deal" 1t is scarcely possible that all
this smoke could be generated without
a little fire. Two years ago, OF course.
Morgan was hailed as a savior when
he loaned a lot Of brokers money to
tide them over the panic. Well, he
may be a Wall street savior, but he
is not one that l care to fall down and
worship.
At last there promises to be an
actual split in Christian Science ranks,
but it will not be made by Mrs. Della
n. Gilbert, who wanted to start a
church in the Plaza hotel and said
real mea things about Mrs. Eddy be-
cause of a veto of the Plaza scheme.
Mrs. Gilbert tried to divide the church
and did SO to the extent of separating
herself from it. The new schism Is
more serious. 1t is headed by Mrs.
Augusta E. S~tetson. who is really the
big Christian Scientist Of New York.
When Mrs. Stetson gets ready to do Il
sun IN religious long division there
will be some real dividing. 1t looks
like this little mathematical exercise
were about to be pulled of. The BOs.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-12-22
Health In the Water Pitcher.

A good rule for the whole day is to
drink a little water somewhat oftener
than thirst prompts. A course Of this
treatment will remind the restored
mind in sound body of the words of
the hymn. washed all my sins away"
There are sins against the body no
less than there are sins against the
soul. For the consequences of the for
mer find the medicine in the pitcher
Washington Post.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-12-22
AVOIDING Tomntat;on-

Hammert - Styingham has never
bought a Christmas tree for his chill.
dren.
Callahan-Probably he is afraid Of
temptation.
Hammert-Temptation?
Callahan-I mean that he is afraid
that If he did buy a tree he would be
tempted to buy something to hang on
it.-Town and Country.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-12-22

"Acu ~ COAucS W SlIlhcS, we nave
two that reach us where we live.
Street a strikes may be walkouts in
more senses than one. yet nc one really
suffers from doing the Weston act, al
least temporarily. But who is to live
without pie and shirt waists? That is
the double calamity that has New
York in it's grip. The piemakers have
been out for some time, and now the
waistmakers are on the 90. AS a re.
suit we are eating rice pudding and
prunes and making over the waists OF
last year.
Each waist a thousand peekholes has. you
say.
Yes. but where peeks the waist of yester-
day?
Is a question that need be asked no
more. The waist of yesterday is still
In commission. The question that wor.
Pies us is, Where are the pies of yes
terday or of tomorrow or Of the day
after tomorrow? New York is as pie
less as the Democratic party after e.ce.
ton. We would even follow in the
wake of Boston and eat pie for break
fast If somebody would give us the
blessed chance. The whole town il
bowling for pie. Mince. apple. pea, i.
lemon, cocoanut. pumpkin-Lord. how
good they all sound! Bring on the pas
try eve II 1t is the kind that Mabel
used to make and that could be used
for wagon wheels or circular saws.
Each pie a thousand aches contains. you
say.
Yes. but pass up a few old aches tbs
way.
Politics we are ready to forget. The
polar controversy is a trapped chess.
nut. AS for shirt waists. they are worn
only by women anyway. and women
can't vote. There is only one real.
paramount. burning issue in this mans
town. ard that is-pie.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-12-22
A Bio Stick Of Timber,

The tall timber that forms the cen
terpiece Of the Nome circle ut the
Alaska Yukon-P Pacific exposition has Il
total length Of 1877 feet and Is thirty
inches in diameter Mt the butt and
four inches at the top.-Popular Me-
chanicS.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-12-22
THE TERR0R's CHRISTMAS.

Turkeys Were $17 Each During the
Siege Of Paris.
When the Christmas day Of 1870
dawned upon Paris the city had been
In the iron grip Of the German invest
ment for about three months. The
winter was a bitterly cold one, the
thermometer registering 10 degrees be,
low freezing point N Christmas morn.
ing. The Seine was frozen over.
The poor's daily rations were Il few
ounces Of horset1esh and a piece of re-
pulsive looking black bread.
BY Dec. % food prices had reached
their highest point since the begin.
ming of the siege. On Nov. 13 a pound
OF butter fetched $14 and a rabbit
$3.50. By Dec. 10 rabbits had risen to
IS, a box Of sardines brought $3.50 and
eggs % cents apiece. For ones Christ
mas dinner n could buy a goose for
$40 or a turkey for SIT. Pigeons wer,
50 each, and a small fowl could be oh
tanned for IS. Ham was $1.5O a pound
As for vegetables, carrots and turnips
We're 4 cents each, and a bushel of DO
tatOes cost 1925. There was hardly
any milk in Paris, and the little there
was had to be preserved for the sick
and wounded. However, there were
oceans Of wine, and the wineshops did
q roaring trade.
For some time before Christmas the
starving people had been feeding on
cats, rats n dogs until by Dec. 2;
q dish of cats flesh was hardly obtain,
able. Dog was 60 cents a pound. and
fine rats fetched IA cents each. Many
domestic pets We're killed for food.
"Poor Azor!." said a humorous citizen
as he finished a stew made from his
favOrite dog. How he would have
enjoyed these bones.'
With true Partisan light heartedness
the citizens tried to make the best OF
things, and the cafes and restaurants
wore almost their normal aspect. Al
half past 10, however, an order of
Trochu closed every shop and cafe
and by II O'Clock Paris had gone to
bed.
The midnight mass Of Christmas eve
was celebrated as usual in the church.
es, which We're crowded with pray.
Ing, weeping women. Newspapers ap.
peared as usual, some of them contain.
Ing glowing accounts of perfectly i'm.
ag1nary French successes. The sa-
tirica1 sheets We're even more bitter
n venomous than at other times
n published scathing c%aricatures.
Some showed the fallen emperor, Ma
poleon ILL.,, as a shoeblack ut King
Williams boots, or as a beggar with
his pockets turned inside out, or as a
traitor handing over France to muy
derers, or as q thief making off wit:
millions Of the nations money. OH
ers depicted Julius Favre in tears unf
pocketing Bismarck's gold and Trochu
handing over the keys of Paris to a
Prussian in exchange for a bag of
coin. In all the idea Of Parisians that
France had been betrayed by those
who ought to have protected her was
prevalent.
So Mt this seas0n of peace and good
will suffering Paris was nearly ut her.
last gasp. Owing to the ~tenacity or
her rulers and citizens, however, hei
agony vas to be prolonged for some
weeks longer, as It was not until
February that the negotiations for .
kegan.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-12-22
Hurry Up Santa Clausl

Yander Mistah Christmas.
Loafin' long de way.
He slower h a a railroad'-
Dat what chillun say.
Oey wants i'm fer ter hurry nm
An pass de time er day.
bout de comm es de Chris'lmul
-Atlalta Constitution
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-12-22
WASHINGTON POST
The Quest Of the Auto.

The Quest Of the Auto.
Mrs. Newlywed-I am hoping and
praying that my hubby will give me
an auto for Christmas.
Her Friend-How long are you mar
ried?
Mrs. Newlywed-Six months.
Her Friend-Well, hoping and pray.
Ing may fetch It this year, but next
year 1t will have to b sobbing and
jawing.-Judge.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-12-22
A Great Coal Saver.

The Niagara falls hydro-electrir
plants during the year 1908 saved the
equivalent Of more than a million tons
OF coal.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-12-22
Morgan and
The Chinese Loan
His Share IN the Crane Affar-Gotham's
fleCtion-Mrs. StetSon and the Christian
Science Trouble N Workers Hail
From Every State-A Strike That
Has Caused Great SUFFERING.
BY JAMES A. EDCERTON.
four New York Correspondent


AYOW that the campaign is over
the conventionally correct
x thing perhaps is to point NOR
ais. But why do it? It is
bad enough to have campaigns without
tn1icting the public with platitudes
and obvious conclusions. Here in New
York we have two things for concratu-
lation-William Travers Jerome is out
of it and Tammany is on the toboggan.
In these two facts and some others
there is glory enough for all. It must
be said for u late political unpleas-
antness, however, that in the matter
OF calling names and plain and fancy
billingsgate it had all other recent
campaigns looking like pink teas. One
must go back to the bespattered days
of the Blaine-C Cleveland contest to find
an equal amount Of mud singing. The
number Of things they charged against
poor Gaynor-and proved most Of them,
too-was a shame. Well, thanks be, it
is over for four years, and maybe by
that time Tam" will be dead and
there will not be so much occasion
for political filth.
see Germany is trying to block
American participation in the Chinese
loan. or. rather, in the building of the
Chinese railway which is behind the
loan. This news should make J. Pier
pont Morgan particularly amiable.
Morgan is not only the cause of the
American insistence for sharing in the
loan and the resultant railway con-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-29
HOUSES FOR RENT

SOUTH. 910 18th street, 6 rooms, $22.50 S14 18th street, s rooms $20 2l0S Avenue H, rooms. $25. 1906 Avenue I, remodeied, furnace heat rooms, $35. 14l5 10th avenue, rooms, $30. 1417 10th avenue, furnace heat, rooms $S5 929 Georgia street. new, terraeed lot, rooms, SS2 .50 1227 20th street. rooms, $40 1908 14th avenue. rooms. $40. 1605 10th avenue furnace heat, servants house, etc, rooms. S45. 1511 14th avenue. furnace heat, strictiy modern, s rooms, $40.
 NORTH. 1921 17th street, rooms, $25 1925 17th street, rooms. $2o. 1706 Marshall avenue, rooms, S22. 5o 1912 19th street, suitable for two families s rooms, 80. 12l1 23d street, rooms. $22. 90.
 WEST END. 200 ,Elyton street, 2-story, ' rooms, $zo. 614 Princeton avenue. furnished, $2o un- furnished, SEQ; rooms. 1006 McMillan avenue, rooms and oath' S15 2l7 Elyton street, rooms, $l2.50 90 College street, 10 rooms, S4O 729 Tuscaloosa avenue, rooms, $SO. 1129 1st avenue, rooms, SEQ. 9O5 Tuscaloosa avenue, rooms, S2o. 251S 4th avenue, rooms, $15.
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while telling Grandma" some Of the sights at Coney Island that she could not afford to miss.
 Now, strange as it may seem to young CT per, Ons who have journeyed .o cuney I.,ianl, '"Grandma" found 1t impossible tn gay any fare at any point on lle route. Her I'm Grandma Goodwin, of patclscn and I'm taking my first Llip to Concy Island" got her all the trans Dorta : ion she reeded and plenty of 'nfo-ina- ton resides.
 When she reached the island she saw everything, hut could spend nothing. The showmen wouldn't take her money. and last night she said she had had three cups of tea, two glasses of milk. and a trip in ''one of those auto things" without being allowed to pay.
 "When I tried to pay she said, the men just looked at me and said: Go right in, Grandma. It's against the rules for anybody as young as you to pay They are very nice lot of men at Coney Island, polite and friendly. I know I'm not young. It was just their way to say I was, but l wish all of them could know that they have given a tired old woman the only real holiday she's had in many years"
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WORLD NOT ALL BAD.
Grandma of 93 Discovers 1t on Her
 First Visit to Coney.

From the New York Herald.
 After planning for years to visit Coney Island which she had never seen, Grandma" Goodwin, who is 93 years old and lives at 522 Straight street, Pat erson, made the trip Friday. She had the time of her life, and it did not cost her a cent.
 Grandma" Goodwin had talked for a lSxg time about goihg to Coney lsl&nd. in the lawyers offices she cleaned she had heard so many s.ories of IS gran de ss that she finally grew ashamed of not having visited the place which cv- erybody else in Paterson seemed to have seen.
 When the men who employed Grand ma discovered she had never made the trip they said to her:
 You go there tonaorrow."
 She got on a White line car and .'ode to Hoboken When the conductor came through she said "Pm Grandma Goodwin, of Paterson, and I'm taking my first trip to Coney Ixiand.''
 T got your fare once." said the con ductor. and he stood and ehatted sor .
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of both is to convey enlightening infor- nation The professor and the press aim or should aim-at common goal, by different routes. Thomas Jefferson, who founded the University of Virginia-and who counted that his worthiest achieve ment-said that he would prefer govern ment by the press without laws than by law without newspapers. It is not mod- est perhaps for a newspaper to assert that the printing press is as useful as the university as an educator, but every one knows which of two men would be the best educated at middle age-the man who abandoned reading the daily news papers and the periodicals to plunge into higher education, from high school, or the man who dropped text book study after leaving the high school and de- pended upon reading the newspapers to keep posted upon current events and to absorb general knowledge. Neither the one nor the other would be broadly ed- ucated. Each would need what he had missed, but the college-bred man in ig- norance of the affairs of the day would hardly be better equipped of the two. Hs would surely not be the broader.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-29
RYAN'S BARGAINS.

$2650-New, 5-room house and hall, water and lights, plumbing complete, cement sidewalks, on car line in one block of North Birmingham park; one-half cash, balance easy.
 $24O0- -F'ive-room house, nice lot, l4th ave nue, north, near 18th street; satisfactory terms.
 S2S50-Seven-room, 2-story house. water, lights and gas, new, up-to-date nome; one-third cash, balance easy, interest D per cent; at Fairview.
 $2500-Four lots, store and dwelling, well located at Fairview, South Ensley and North Bessemer cars.
 $1600-Six-room house and hall, In TWO blocks of car line, 74th street. East Lake; one-fourth cash, balance easy. $22OO-140-acre farm, 60 acres in cultiva- tion, 4-room house and Broom house and out buildings, good spring, creek running through farm at Argo, on Ala bama Great Southern railroad, north. O00-Eight-acre truck farm, one fnile from Cate City, on good macadam road Groom house, good well, other out build ings with running branch on property We have some beautiful resident lots io- cated on the car line in Woodlawn, street chrted, sidewalks; price, from s40O to $60O; one-fourth cash, balance to suit; see this property before you buy.
 RYAN REAL ESTATE co. po o,1 ,,bax,,, No Sos rJo 2016 3d avenue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-29

 RYAN REAL ESTATE co. Bell nhnnn No S25 No 2OzG 3d avenue.
FOR RENT.
Bell phor.

Warehouse, l70S Avenue 3, fine location for small factory. has storage room ana stables in connection. Small store, 11S s. 22d street, rent only $20.
 Store, corner Ed avenue and 14th street, new and convenient; will be ready oc- tober 1. fine location for drug store Large. commodous residence, rooms, large lot, servants house ana stapies' 938 South 18th street. Residence, rooms. S14 South 18th street. very convenie/t location. Cottage, 6 rooms all in good repair, looo 44th street, rent S16. Cottage. rooms, modern, 13l6 Avenue H, Ensley.
 Cottage at Fairview, corner lot, nice house, rooms and hall. Cottage. 4 rooms and hall, on car hne' at Rising station. Broom brick apartment, nice and con yenient, water furnished; rent only so.oo Two new Broom flats, bath, electric lights, very attractive houses Tor col ored people.
 groom cottage, 1923 Avenue A, Avondale' large lot. for coiored people. 4-room cottage. 9O6 South Dd street, for colored people.
 GEORGE BILBE, Agent. Rell s1 11sk Fist street.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-29

-Two-thirds cash, one 7-room house, one Broom house and 26 lots, at Ala bama City. three-quarters mile from the car line These lots will sell in less than 12 months for $500 each. This property will sell to anybody that looks at 1t and wants to invest. This IS the last time you will see this ad s1So0-5-room house with bathroom, on beautiful residence street, close to car line and close to town, on terms or $500 cash. balance $25 per month. s15c0-One 4-room house on 9th street on lot 1o0x15O; terms one-third cash. S500-One Broom house and lot, size 6Oxl4o; for colored people.
 s5oo-Four-room house in three blocks of new postoffice; for colored people s2eOO-Four 4-room houses. two blocks ol the rod mill; will rent for S.5o per month each; terms, one-third cash, balance one and two years. s125 Each-12 lots at steel plant; Size ol lots 25x150.
 1923 Each-Three lots on 10th street, in Elliott addition; terms $25 cash balance s15 per month.
 $2s50-A beautiful Groom cottage with two lots. size 50x150 each, on Forest ave nue.
 s2oO0-A brand new cottage on Cansler avenue.
 SI00-A new groom house on lZtH Streel, near Foster avenue will sell on terms. seoOO-vacant lot 50x200 on 4th street. ss5oo-Lot 1OOx175, on 9th street near the Louisville and Nashville railroad; terms, third cash, balance one and two years.
 s125o-A beautiful lot on Harralson ave- nue, size 6x145 will sell on terms; one third cash.
 s3ooo-One broom house and two lots on the corner. and one 4-room house and hall on Forest avenue; terms, one-third cash, balance one and two years; this is bargain what you read about. s350-Nice residence lot on 14th street, near Alabama street
 $3000-Four 4-room houses between the steel plant and Gadsden: will rent for $10 each these houses are all new and well worth 5000 each: can be had on terms of one-third cash, balance one and two years.
 s750-Here is your chance to get on the mountain: nice 4-room house about years old, just on top of mountain. straight out Fifth street; terms, all cash
 $2250-One of the swellest lots on the mar ket on Walnut and Harralson streets; size of lot. 90x157
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-29
CADSDEN REAL ESTATE
Gadsden is the fourth largest city in Alabama and will take Birmnghans place before annexng her suburbs in five years Get in now before the boom comes on

$l5oo-A nice little broom cottage on 12th street; can fix terms to suit $12b0-Four-room cottage on Hill avenue: size of lot, 50x210 can make terms. S20o0-A Groom house on Hill avenue; size of lot 60x2l0: this is a nice home. s30oo-7-room, 2-story house on 12th street: cas fix terms
 $2000-A nice broom cottage on Sd street near Cherry.
 $15O0-5-room house on Reynolds street: can fix terms.
 $700-One 4-room house and one-half acra of land in East Gadsden; one mile from the bridge; nice and high. $1200@-room house on Alabama street; terms se00 cash, balance to suit. $50 to s950 Each-Five beautiful lots on Walnut and 10th streets; can fix terms. $l500-3 acres of railroad frontage; the very thing for small industry; terms. one-third cash, balance one and two years
 -Two-story brick on Broad street, business center.
 s40O0-A modern Groom cottage on Walnut street; can fix terms. s50O0-A modern, 7-room, 2-story house on Walnut street; can fix terms. $9O00-A lot 50 feet on 2d street, running back 165 feet. with a 4-room house; has railroad frontage: fine place for a 
 wholesale house: terms, one-thrd cash, balance one and two years. $20Oo-One broom house on 12th street; size of lot, 100 feet front by 150 deep; all cash.
 s20 Per Acre-250 acres in three miles of Gadsden; well improved; one mile of river front; never overf1ows; plenty of water on place; cheapest farm to be- had fin Alabama. s15o0-S-room house on 9th street; size of lot, 65x115 terms, s200 cash. balance $25 per month
 We are agents for the best residence property to be had in Gadsden, at a req sonable price. We are selling lots today for $500 each that will be going at $500 in less than SO days time. We know at least of 10 houses that will be started in this survey in the next 30 days. It is located directly half way between the great steel mill and Gadsden. Come to see us we can show you anything on the market in and around Gadsden, from brick building down to vacant lot. We know the values and will treat you right
 If von have anything to sell or rent list 1t with us. We are after the buyers and never let up until we get them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-29
FOR SALE.

S265O An S-room residence, with bath, electric lights, gas and sewerage, West End.
 $5oOO. A corner lot near Rhodes Circle, with an S-room residence, barn, servant S house and chicken yard; this has to be seen to appreciate the low price at which it is offered; easy terms.
 ss75O Groom cottage with bath, electric lights. gas, etc; on Avenue G near S0th street, South Highlands.
 s6SOO A corner lot, close in and well improved renting now for $6s per month.
 $500 Lot 150x140. renting now for S100 per month; with more improvements can be made to rent for considerably more.
 $425O Five 4-room houses, renting for $50 per month. For nice little investment this can't be beat
 w. N. MALONE & co. 219 North Twenty-first Street, Phones 12S9