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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-08-17
PLuNGER'S "DREAM PALACE"
Features Of the Late Lewis G. Tewks.
bury's House Without Windows.

Features Of the Late Lewis G. Tswks.
bury's House Without Windows.
At the heyday of his fortune Lewis
G. Tewkesbury. once a broker who
welded great power in Wall street and
who died recently at New Orleans,
patronized the theaters where the cho-
rus girls thrived and spent a fortune
In entertainment after the stage door
closed at night. He married Violet
Aubrey. as she was known on the
stage, and it was this union which led
him to conceive the building Of the
dream palace" at 20 West Seventy.
Dinth street in New York.
This palace, costing 100000, was
the most remarkable structure III New
York on the outside. It was built of
brownstone and was without windows
In front or rear. Even the doors at
the entrance were Of solid oak. and the
place was 50 constructed that not a
ray Of light entered. The ventilation
was secured by means Of dark shafts
through which fresh cold or warm air
circulated, depending upon the season.
The splendor, however, Of the noon.
day u was given IN the inside of
the palace by myriads of electric bulbs
and chandeliers in hooks and corners
and ceilings everywhere. The decora.
tins and furnishings Of the house were
brought from every quarter Of the
globe and were the finest that money
could buy.
While many Of the friends Of Tewks.
bury used to joke about the dream
palace, he knew his business. 1t was
the best advertisement Of Tewksbury
that he ever put out, and the house
without windows was talked about
everywhere.
Born in New Hampshire about forty
eight years ago. Mr.. Tewksbury went
to New York in 1880 with $4,000. He
was a shrewd Spectator. and. taking
advantage of the decline In the mar
ket in the early nineties, he amassed
a fortune which at the end Of the
panic of 1893 was estimated at be-
tween six and seven million dollars.
During the zenith Of his financial ca
reer he was q member Of the Consoli-
dated, Petroleum and Produce ex.
changes in New York.
Few men have ever attracted more
attention in financial circles. His rise
to wealth and power was almost
without a precedent, and until the
turn Of the tide Of fortune he was
known throughout the world because
of his lavish manner of living and the
daring of his speculation. He had ap-
parently risen on the highest wave of
prosperity, and he had INDUCED in
every costly luxury that whim could
suggest.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-08-17
o K GRAFT.

The political reformers who charge
their opponents with extravaganza at
the expense Of the people, appear to
be engaged in a scheme that will com.
pei the taxpayers Of the country to
dig up a tidy sum for a proposition
from which most of them will not de.
rive any benefit. The story of the
imposition Is told in a Washington
dispatch which says:
The United States government will
be forced to pay q very large portion
OF the bills of the democr attic cam.
paign committee during the approach
ing fight for control of the next con.
gress. This ofact has just become
known through the announcement at
the democr attic congressional commit.
tee headquarters there that the cam
paign text.book!of that party is made
up entirely of excerpts from the
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES can there
fore be sent through the mails free I'm.
der congressional franks. The book
contains 5l6j pages and the bill for
handling these In the malls, which the
%p0stot]ce department must pay. will
u close to the million dollar mark.
While in past.campaigns, practical.
ly every member of congress used mis-
frank to send speeches and other por.
lions of the Congressional Record to
his constituents, this is the first time
that any party has been so bold as to
force the government to pay postage
on its campaignI textbook. In view
of the country wide agitation for
economical reforms in the postal Or
ganiz alton and of the almost universal
editorial endorsement of the Carter
bill for postal reorganization, intro.
duced In the last congress by Senator
Carter OF Montana, many of the lead.
Ing democrats at fret opposed the
scheme to use the congressional frank
to send out the campaign text books
OF the party. They insisted that such
action would place them in an unholy
light, when they went upon public
platforms snd.made demands for eco
omy in the national government
Pleas of poverty and lack of cam,
paign funds on the part of those ir
charge of the book finally prevailed
and Uncle Sam will have to pay thu
democratic mailing bill.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-08-17

American Spruce For Italian Airships.
The Italian government has request
ed President Cortlandt Field Bishop
Of the Aero Club of America to ship to
Italy a cargo Of American spruce to be
used in the construction of aeroplanes
for the Italian army. Several Italian
woods have been tried for %aeroplane
building. but none is equal to Ameri-
car spruce for strength and durability.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-08-17

ROAD improvement have been go limit
ed, that progress has been slow and
the problem remains practically un-
solved.
In Chouteau county the annual ex'
penditures for road purposes have
averaged s25. 900 to $50, 600 during re.
cent years, and there is scarcely q
mile OF public highway that is worthy
Of the name ''good road" In other
parts of Montana the conditions are
similar, the demand for work on new
highways or repairs upon roads al.
ready established. absorbing all the
funds that can be devoted to that
class of public expenditures. The
amount of money expended every year
upon roads in Chouteau county, If ap.
portioned equally to every . public
highway in the county, would average
less than two dollars per mile-an
amount so Insignificant that its ex.
penditure in that way would not have
any Visible effect.
The necessity for road lave that will
produce better results is discussed by
the Great Falls Tribune 10 part to this
effect:
We need better road laws and need
them badly. This fact has been real
lied for 20 years, and IS q result
every two years q Legislature has IN.
d~ertaken to amend the road laws OF
the state with most Indifferent results
most of the time. Everybody admits
the existing road laws to be inefficient
and expensive, but when it comes to
making q change the old law in cub.
stance survives, not because it is good,
but because there is not sufficient un-
animity of purpose in making 1t better.
Each legislator has . reform of his
own, and none command Q majority.
The appointment Of . good roads
commission, If they do their work we'll
and thoroughly, al we hope and be-
lieve they will, ought to result in Great
ing such Q body of public opinion in
favor Of their recommend stions az will
crystslize them In law at the next ses.
sion Of the legislature. It is needless
to say that any satisfactory road law
ought to provide that some portion Of
the money raised by county taxation
for the purpose of constructing and
maintaining rosds, should be segre.
gated and set aside for q permanent
road fund. for the building of first
class modern roads in scientific style.
That proportion may be very small,
but ii it is only sufficient to build one
mile each year, yet it should be re.
ligiously devoted to that purpose as
far as the fund will go. Had this
been done 20 years ago, as 1t should
have been, Cascade county would to.
day have had q good many miles of
fret rate macadam roads and its dirt
roads generally would have been JUS,
as good as they are now.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-08-17
FOR BETTER A

Improved methods of dealing with
the public roads problem in all parts
of Montana would be welcomed by
everyone concerned. Eforts In this
direction have been made by legisls.
tive assemblies ever since Montana
hss had an organized government,
but the undertaking is 90 vast, and
the financial resources available for
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-08-17
TIP on Saving Time.

Latest time saving wrinkle in the
telephone business:
When the man YOU have called up
answers the call and you say to him
us this Mr.. Jones:" he. II he is III
to date. no longer wastes time and
words by answering. "Yes. this Is MIR
Jones'" He answers with simply this
speaking"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-08-17

The following rules have been adopted for the
government Of the Chouteau county republican
convention.
/. Delegates and alternate delegates shall be
republican residents Of the precinct which
they represent.
!. In the absence of a delegate his alternate
ehall cast his vote.
3. In the absence of q delegate and hie alter
nate q majority of the delegation from that pre-
cinct shall cast the vote of the absentee.
4. In the absence of all the delegates and
alternates from any precinct, no vote shall be
cast from such precinct.
A. j. FREDERICK, Secretary.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1910-08-06
A New Case of English Humor.

Two sOutherners were entertaining
an Englishman when one Of them told
the following story:
There was n poor white in our coun-
~ named Yairow. whom every one
thought. dishonest. but who had never
been caught stealing At last he got
too bold. and through the testimony of
a Mr. Brown he was sent TO jail. Soon
after IarroW served his sentence Mr.
Brown was obliged to 80 10 Baltimore
and have his eyes operated upon \
much exaggerated account of the OPP
Grafton reached the county and was
told TO Yarrow
Il wish ter gracious. said that
worthy. that when the doctor took out
that old Browns eyes he'd dropped
EN- on the door and the eat had got
en-
At the conclusion of the story the
other sOuiheruer laughed heartily. but
the Englishmau was horri6ed. Just
think he said "of having eat in the
room when such a serious operation
was being performed. Lippincotrs
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1910-08-06
A Genuine Booster.

talking about boosters eagle
the of will the
genuine place Dad understands his business
guests with good meals and the
always spck span Then without soldering
him guest really glad have his
pany appreciates his patronage The result that
practically guest goes thoroughly pleased always
good that Dad Faris hotel
in Again up Mason he isn't afraid
good other little
thing in Mason he We believe has
done good past year
further if he has done harm have heard
of it. be decent
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1910-08-06

Old colored Joe had for many years
been man OF all work for the Cor
dons When the family mo,c ed To- an
other town Joe remained in Reading
Several years later. when Mr.. Gordon
returned to Reading on business. old
Joe heard he was in town and went
at once to the home of Mr.. Gordon =
sister. They were at dinner. and at
one of the open windows Joe took his
stand. a pleased grin on his face.
After Joe had asked about each mem
Der of Mr. Gordon's family Mr. Cor
don said. where's Harve now. .Ioe:"
Harve was Joe's brother.
Hes daid. sub" returned Joe. "a
woman in Font Smith shot him"
What did they do to herr" asked
Mr.. Gordon.
They put her in the penitentiary
fob life. She didn't stay her time out.
though said Joe
"She didn't: why not?" asked Mr..
Gordon
"She daid," said Joe. National
Monthly
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1910-08-06
Mixed His Poetry.

Mixed metaphors, observation-disclosures
and inattention have caused many
laughable incidents. Teachers in the
elementary grades Of the public
schools especially hear many of these
amusing breaks
one day bright youth in one of the
higher grades of a Kensington school
during an elocution period furnished
an addition TO the long list. He mixed
up two poets with result that pro-
voked much laughter in the school.
He quoted, or. rather, misquoted, as
follows
Oh woman in our hours of ease.
Uncertain. coy and hard to please;
But. seeing too oft become familiar with
her face.
We first endure, then pity. then embrace
Philadelphia Times.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1910-08-06

In the primitive villages of the An
des. scattered through Peru, Bolivia
and Ecuador, the descendants of the
ancient Incas depend upon the "kipu"
for keeping all their accounts. It was
in use when Pizarro conquered Peru.
and the Andean Indians have never
improved on it. 1t is the oldest known
form of bookkeeping The kiju is sim
ply collection of knotted strings Dill
ierently colored strings denote differ
'nt articles in daily use and ten dis
tinct knots the ten numerals la the
absence of written language il IS "a
maryeously perfect system Large
transactions are conducted as accurate
~ by it as if double entry housekeeping
were employed
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1910-08-06
The fIiqhcst Court.

When Tom Bagnell was justice of
the peace at Altman. the highest in
corporated town in the country. stand
had occasion TO fine disorderIy char
actcr SO ana costs. The victim of the
operation of justice objected to the
finding of the court and announced
that he would take an appeal.
What! Appeal, would you:" asked
the astonished court You can't come
any of that, now. This is the highest
court in the United States, and YOU
can't appeal"
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1910-08-06
WILL FREIGHT TO BODIE
Nevada Copper Belt Officials
Close Contract

Walter {. Orem. G.. NJ Fraser, traf-
lic manager of the Nevada Copper Belt
railroad and Chas. Mcleod, left Yer
ington last week Wednesday i'll the
latter's auto for trip to Bodie. They
went to confer with the officials of the
HYDRO Electric Company who are put
ting in a large electric power plant near
Mono lake. A contract was entered
into for the hauling of 100 tons of freight
from either Yerington or Mason. Kaut-
man & Downey's, Slingerland's and
Buffers teams will be engaged i'll the
work.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1910-08-06

There came knock at the door.
The man Of the house answered il
Good morning, sir" said The caller
Don't you want
- don't want anything" snapped
the man of the house. slamming the
door in his face. Ding these ped
dlersr
II was a fateful mistake
The stranger had come TO make him
an offer for his house and lot. which
he was trying to sell
Opportunity had Knocked at his door
and had been repused chicago rrib-
une
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1910-08-06
Quite the Contrary.

But his table manners are poor" Oh
served the old fashioned mother.
Poor, Why. mammal eXclaims the
dashing daughter He took me TO
lunch with him at the St Gorgeous
and ordered nothing but the most ex-
pensive things on the menuw-Judge.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1910-08-06

Don't! That's three donts and they all refer
sending newspaper
signing address Just plain initials don't fill the bill
at all Somebody be wanted in Antelope "saten' up
racket be signed the communication if
published add there's
communication to be published it is signed
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1910-08-06
A Clerical Conundrum.

Archbishop Whately once asked the
starye ia tie great desert:" and an
swered it himself as follows: Because
he can eat The sand which is there.
But what brought the sandwiches
there? Why. Noah sent Ham. aud his
descendants mustered aud bred"
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1910-08-06

MN The San Francisco Examiner IS
the newsiest paper on the PaclhC coast
DO YOU want ii delivered to your honle
every morning? Leave word al ! INES
Office
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1910-08-06
No Stranger to Them.

Did you ever hear Of snakes in win
teri"
10 be sure" replied the Bilville
matron. My old man sees them the
year round They're a regular per
formin' circus to him. Atlanta Con,
stitution
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1910-08-06
HuIT1Or and
Philosophy
PERT PARAGRAPHS.
BY DUNCAN n. SMITH

MISFORTUNES may be tolerated
when we are comfortable and
they are we'll bred enough to not force
themselves upon our notice
Probably the reason why there are
so many cures for badness in the
world is because there are so many
bald heads.
When widow singles a man out
from the throng it is dimes to dew
berries that he does not remain single
a great while.
When mems and women's clubs
reach a somewhat higher degree OF de-
velopment homes will no longer be
necessary
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1910-08-06
PLENTY of Poise

HAS plenty of poise. has she?"
We'll, she looked at Niagara falls
through lorgnette "-Pittsburg Post.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1910-08-06
AS Others See Us.

general election in Lyon County
bitterly fought especially
legislature county commssonehp. That
house matter ementing and the live
agang o Observation-Disclosures City Chronicle.
superstitous subscriber, spider in paper,
wants considered bad Nothing of the kind.
spider just looking the colnmns of the paper
what advertising that spin
be free from MISUNDERSTANDING
The political candidates beginning to from their
past King, of Silver City,
commissioner long ]. G. kaufman,
and A. Phipps and A Carter for justice Of the
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1910-08-06

hereby direct that this notice he puhsn,eeSu
,nt period OF nine co. weeks IN the NeIlhsv.ss
NhtN' y weekly newspaper published ~ NJ
lhRtoh, County OF Lyon Nevada, that being ~
newspaper hereby designated by me as p''
lshed nearest the said mining locations
LOUIS j. COIN
Register
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1910-08-06

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Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1910-08-06

Attorney for claimant
Dale ol hrst publication July 10, 1910.
lhlc ni last publication September N, i9"'
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1910-08-06

Considering its universal application,
ii is remarkably singular that common
sense isn't more fashionable,
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1910-08-06

N hen we are
busy the . II ! Y
person that we
like TO hear talk
is a deaf mute.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1910-08-06

II is hard to
be tacttul and act
Just as you fcei
like acting ut The
same time,
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1910-08-06

Sometimes man is popular because
he has so many enemies
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1910-08-06

II is hard to make an old timer UNI
derstand that things are as they ought
to be and that we aren't speeding to
the bowwows.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-04-11
JERSEY GOING DEMOCRATIC,
NEW IDEA LEADER SAYS.
Republicans Can't Elect Next
Governor, He Declares.

JERSEY CITY, April 11.-Andrew ].
Knox, chairman of the New Idea
Republican committee, believes that
because Of recent developments the RE-
puolicans stand a poor chance Of elect
ing a governor next fall.
81 do moi think the Republican ma
chine is going to elect a Governor this
time" say Knox, because the people
are awake. The awakening, sad to re-
late, has beer a tardy one for people
possessing the intelligence credited to
Jerseyites. but everyone knows now
what was done and what was felt dur
ing the last memorable session of the
Legislature.
THE voting public Is also sore be-
cause representatives did not extend
the primary law to the election of Con-
gressmen and Governor. Then came
the cold storage farce. Everyone who
knows how things are manipulated ex-
pected that the cold storage bill would
be sidetracked.
I'm a word, all bills of vital impor-
lance and of vital interest n benefit
to the public were throttled. 1t was
a wholesale killing off Of measures that
would have benefited the people. What
a travesty!"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-04-11
ST. STEPHENS MEMS CLUB
TO ENTERTAIN WITH DANCE.
Vaudeville Program Will Pre-
Cede Church Reception.

The fifth annual entertainment, recep-
ton and dance of the Mems Club of
st. Stephens Episcopal Church, which
will be held in the New Auditorium,
Orange street, tomorrow night, prom
ises to be the most successful affair of
the kind that this progressive organi-
cation had ever promoted.
Chairman William j.. Fader and the
members of the committee have, with
the aid Of the rector, the Rev. DR.. f.
A. WATSON, and a reception roster of
twenty-five members, arranged to look
after the enjoyment of their guests.
Those who will assist on the general
committee will be George Linnett,
treasurer; Harry G.. Shaw, secretary;
Edgar l.. Meeker, c.. Fred Bostock,
George r. Bangs, Charles E. Estabrook.
Clinton King, Harry w. Gray, Fred
Sehnellbacher, Ferdinand C. Lampe,
Earl Tilden, Frank Hopping, Frank N.
Cook, Jesse Willets, Wilfred Prior, Otto
A. Hasse, Charles n. Parker, Stewart
V. Briggs, Albert w. Frankowski,
James N. Jose, S. S. Howell, E. S. De-
zerns, William f. Wilke, Madison AL
ling n H.. Raymond Armitage.
h chairman of the floor committee
is Earl Tilden. An entertaining vaude-
vile program has been provided. and
the reception will precede the final
card, dancing.