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competed. They baked. boiled. stuffed,
broiled and made potpie of Mr.. Crow.
and they used all sorts of seasonings
to make him taste like chicken or tur-
key. but after experimenting for
weeks he was still crow and nobody
would eat him. \ dog might get hun
CRY enough to pick the birds bones,
but it is known that Il fox turns away
from them with Il wry face.
I'm running this singing. my dear.
And don't you get on your ear.
Nv filed up my voice,
And I'll make him rejoice
And bring out his wife for to hear"
AS bad as men dislike the crow
they give him credit for his cuteness.
In a locality where they have been
shot at no sooner does a man appear
with Il gun than the crow is away at
his best speed. The same man can walk
out with "a stick on his shoulder and
the bird will give him no attention
whatever. He knows what's bad for
him. and in that he is ahead Of most
human beings. The noise Of a brass
band will drive every crow away
within hearing. In that he has advan-
tage over man. Man wants to get
away from the music, but has no
wings to fly with.
And he went as the cleaning drew nigh,
And he sang from a maple tree high.
Twas a screech and a cav,
A sort of haw, haw!
AS If reaching up for the notes.
AS to the longevity Of the crow, he
has been known to live twenty years,
or as long as a goose, but in most
cases row die under the age Of five
years. They get tired Of their own
voices and want a change.
He was warbling away like a band
When Jed. with a gun in his hand.
Came out, n he fired
Be-caws he was tired,
And down came the crow in the sand.
And when he didn't return home
that night Mrs. Crow went looking for
her w breakfast and said. IF he's a
nightingale he's surely a dead un."
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-10-12
Registration Notice, District No 10.

Notice lie hereby given that my home office will
pc at my RANCH, in Upper ShOnkin voting pre-
OF that precinct between the hours Of 9 q. m. and
2 m; on October Fl, 22, rs. 81, e and %, 1910.
VIII also attend and register duly qualified vo-
camp between the hours OF 9 a. m. and 9 p. m. on
l VII! also attend and register duly qualified vo.
tiers OF Libby precinct at tue old Libby & Merrill
ranch between the hours of 8 a. m. and 9 D. m.
on October 10 and 70, 1910.
Will also attend and register duly qualified vo-
tere OF Shonkin precinct at the Benton Sheep
CO.'S ranch between the hours of 9 q. m. and5
p. m: on October "a and Is, 1910.
Duly qualified voters residing in the precincts
named are requested to apply for registration at
the places and on the dates mentioned.
HUBERT PENDORF.
Registry Agent Dist. No. 10.
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The Horse and the Man.
Ia fable that Is no fable.1

Ia fable that is no fable.1
Once upon a time an Employer
bought a Horse and hired a Man.
The Mar worked Twelve, sometimes
Fourteen hours a Day.
The Man would Gladly have Worked
only Eight hours "A Day. but his EN-.
ployer Kicked against such Short
Hours.
The Horse Never Worked more than
Eight Hours a Day.
The Man took Good care Of the
Horse-Fed him Regularly, Curried
him every Day, furnished him q Good
Bed of Straw and was Kind to him.
The Man got what was Left after
his Employer had Eaten; he slept in
the Attic. where the Snow blew
through the Cracks.
The Man Raised his Hat every time
he met the Horse.
Gee whiz." said the Man one Day.
II Wish l Was a Horsew!
Moral.-You Must Buy a Horse, But
You Can Hire a Man.-Boston Post.
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Guiding the forest rangers and the SOL
dlers, the government put to work
more than 5000 men to fight the fires.
The money loss from the Montana
Idaho fires will reach far into the mil
lions, and the nation will be lucky if it
sustains direct damages from loss Of
timber during the season Of less than
$1O,OOO,O00. The indirect damages
the retarding of forest growth, erosion
OF the absorptive sponge" or forest
humus that retains SHOWS and rains.
forrential floods succeeded by droughts
that dry up the water courses and ruin
b crops and the washing of fertile
soil to the sca-can hardly be esti.
mated.
The United States loses millions Of
dollars each year, much Of it need
lessly, through forest fires. Lightning
sometimes ignites the dead wood Of
the old trees. This is the time Of the
year when the bee hunters start fires
in the bottom Of old trees to smoke the
bees out. Fishermen, campers out
and berry pickers are guilty Of much
b a Is careless in the way of starting
fires. Much recent legislation has
been aimed. with little effect. against
railroad companies to find Il way to
prevent the flow of thousands Of
sparks from the smokestacks of loco
motives as they go rushing through
the forests. Undoubtedly this last is
the most general cause Of forest fires
and must be dealt with before the evils
and waste can be stopped. .Appreciat-
ing the dangers. insurance ompanies
decline to insure woodlands that come
near to railroads; therefore the great
trees are at the mercy Of the fire king.
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who has just completed a trip around
the world in her touring a Con.
sidering the time made and the roads
over which she travelled, it is one OF
the most remarkable feats in the his
tory OF the automobile age and one
that few men could duplicate.
This journey began on July 10, 1909.
Mrs, Fisher Travelled over nearly 90.
600 miles Of road that led through
jungles and deserts, over mountains,
down steep grades. through narrow pas-
sages, across shaky bridges and along
mysterious roads, covering parts Of
both the western and eastern con.
tinents that had lever been ~traversed
by an automobile before.
Packing her automobile on a steam
ship bound for France, Mrs. Fisher
left New York city with no other
plans or preparation than the idea that
she wanted to see the world in her
own way-in an automobile-and she
says that her party Of four has made
the trip we'll within the bounds of
what 1t would cost a similar party to
travel by train. counting ever her
original investment for car and equip
ment and her expenses en- route for
tires and such minor repairs as she
found necessary.
Mrs. Fisher. by the way. is the IA.
nous woman manufacturer OF Tren.
ton, N. j.. who won the admiration
OF WI Ting Fang by her success In
business following the death Of her
husband. She is the only woman who
ever made her way by gasoline entire.
~ around the globe.
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Registration Notice, District No. 8.

Notice is hereby given that nv home Office
will be at the l.. N. Fleenor residence. in Epan
voting. precinct, where l will register duly quail
fed voters OF that precinct between the hours of
and 2Y, 1910.
| will also attend and register duly qualified vo-
sers OF Warrick precinct at Warrick Post Office
tober "A and Is, 1910.
will ALSO attend and register duly qualified
ranch between the hours OF 8 a. m. and . n. nv m
October II and IL, 1910. ""
Will also attend and register duly qualified
voters OF Lohee precinct at Lohse'e ranch be-
10 and 20, 1910. 'o'
Duly qualified voters residing in the precincts
named are requested to apply for registration At
the places and on the dates mentioned.
JOHN P. SCHALLER.
Registry Agent Dist. No. 5.
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DUKE JOSEF, HUNTER.

But II ls For Bear and Nat an Hsiress
That He Comes.
There's no need to lock up our heir.
esses because the Duke Franz Josef Of
Bavaria has come to America. True,
he is on hunting bent, but 1t is for
bear and not a wife that brings him to
these shores. After society in the east
gets through with him he proposes to
20 west and knock over a few grizzlies
among the tall spruces of the Rockies.
The duke is twenty-five years old
slim youth who seems partial to
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-10-12

BY N. QUAD.
Copyright, 1910, by Associated Literary
Press.l
A crow a a nest in an oak.
And his life went along with q poke.
He'd a wife to advise
And talk to him wise
And indulge now and then in a Joke.
YP to thirty years ago the crow
was to be found in thousands
~ in every state east Of the Mis-
sissippi river. Then the farm
ers began to thin him out, and there
are many localities where he can no
longer be found. Naturalists call him
the most useless bird on earth. He
isn't handsome to look at, he has the
harshest kind Of a voice, he is destruc.
tive, and he is not food for man. It
Is a matter of wonder why he was
created at all.
That crow had the pick Of the land.
There was always plenty at hand.
From sunrise to set
He was eating. you bet,
And his way 1t was balmy and bland.
The crow will eat most any kind of
meat and any kind of seeds. He will
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Registration Notice., District No, ?

Notice is hereby given that my home Office
Will be at my ranch in Big Sandy voting
precinct, where I will register duly qualified vo.
ters of that precinct between the hours of q. m,
and 26, 1910.
l will also attend and register duly qualified
voters of Box Elder precinct at the hotel in Box
Elder between the hours of 9 q. m. and 9 D.. m. on
October q and 2S, 1910.
will also attend and register duly qualified
voters OF Big Sandy precinct at Spokane House
between the hours of 9 q. m. and Q p. m. on Octo-
ber, %, 1910
Duly qualified voters residing in the precincts
named are requested to apply for registration at
the places and on the dates mentioned.
MAHLON WILLIAMS,
Registry Agent Dist. No. 2.
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Registration Notice., District No. {

Notice is hereby given that my home office will
cinct, where l will register duly qualified Voters
OF that precinct between the hours of 9 a. m. and
sp; m. on October 10, 20, q, q, "A, 25, 26, ~, %
l will also attend and register duly qualified
voters of Perrysburg precinct at the Quinn
ranch, between the hours of 9 a. m. and 9 p. m. on
October II, 1910.
l will also attend and register duly qualified
voters of Solid precinct at the postofice between
the hours of 9 q. m. and 9 p. m. on October 10,
1910
Duly qualified voters residing in the precincts
named are requested to apply for registration at
the places and on the dates mentioned.
ROBERT THOMSON,
Registry Agent Dist. No. 10.
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The Spoil
OF the
Fire kinS


HE poor we have always with
us. as some one has put it;
likewise the forest fire. Last
year, the year before and as
far back as one can remember the
problem of protecting the forests from
fires has received nation wide atten-
tion. and, while much has been done
In this direction, the con~fagrations
still continue. In fact, forest fires in
the year 1910 have been more preva-
lent than ever before in the history
Of the country. The great forests of
the northwest have been ravaged AZ
iever before. In Winnipeg last May
fire caused a loss of more than $1,000
600 in lumber on the stump and al
ready cut, as we'll as the destruction
of numbers Of numbering outfits in the
path of the flames.
Minnesota also suffered with forest
fires, and in the same month Winni-
peg reported heavy loss. Trains to
Duluth in the upper lake country ar
rived with the paint scorched from
their sides and passengers in a state
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Photo by American Press Association.
DUKR FRANZ JOSEF ION LEFT.
English tailors. He is a tri1e under
average height. but he moves with the
spring of an athlete. A soldier by pro-
f~ession. he holds a commission as lieu
tenant in the kaiser's first regiment Of
uhlans. aud at home he is known as a
crack horseman. He is an enthusiastic
sportsman with a collection Of big
game heads and racing yacht trophies.
Before he goes home he wants to add
a grizzly pelt to his collection and per.
haps an American cup. His English
is hardly blurred BY an accent and he
permits himself to be interviewed
without difficulty. While he talks he
caresses a mustache hardly larger than
a bushy eyebrow.
The duke Is somewhat remote from
the throne Of the constitutional mon
archy Of Bavaria. His great-uncie.
Prince Luitpold, reigns there and gov.
ems. instead Of the mad king, and has
so many direct descendants that Karl
T%heodore's line may wait a long time.
The late Duke Karl Theodore was the
father of Duke Franz josef and won
international fame as a skilled &C.
ulist who treated the poor without
charge. Franz Josef succeeded him in
1909 as the head of the younger or
ducal branch Of the ancient Bavarian
noble family of Wittelsbach. Franz
Josef Is a royal highness nevertheless.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-10-12
Something Worth Weepina For.

Something Worth Weeping For.
The old gentleman who had seen
better days picked the yelling urchin
out of the gutter.
Come, comet" he said. whats all
this %trouble?'
An attendant youth volunteered the
explanations:
"Please, sir, 'e's lorst is glarss alley
a-playin' marbles"
well, don't cry" soothed the o. G.
w. H. S. B. D.. patting the still Sob
bfng %youngster on the back. Here's a
penny for you to buy some MORE"
The tears burst forth afresh.
II wouldn't cry If l were you"
urged the benefactor.
"Y-y-yes. yer would" gasped the
weeping one, IF you'd b-ben an lorst
yer farver's glass eye."-Answers.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-10-12
Registration Notice, Distric, No.i2

Notice lie hereby given that my nome office will
be at my ranch in auckland voting precinct,
where l will register duly qualified voters of that
precinct between the hours Of 9 a. m. and 9 p. m.
1910.
will also attend and register duly qualified vo.
s.no % ~ uRPS at Isgnw *bo NOrne P1ecinct a. hign'
m. on October 81 and %, 1910.
Duly qualified voters residing in the precincts
named are requested to apply for registration at
the places and on the dates mentioned.
r. W. BUCKLAND,
Registry Agent Dist. No. -.
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Notice Of Expiration Of Time for
Registration. ".

Notice is hereby given that the time for the reg.
istration Of the names of qualified electors IN
registry district No. IL, in the county of Chouteau
ton to be held on Tuesday, the sth day of No.
vember, 1910, for the said county of C6outeau.
VIII expire at p. m. on the goth day of October
The names of the several precincts or polling
places embraced in said registry district No. 10
are as follows: Valleaux. Perrysburg and Sol.
lid. ROBERT THOMSON,
Registry Agent Dist, No. 10.
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Registration Notice, District No.. II,


Notice is hereby given that my home office will
be at the River Press office, in Fort Benton vot-
ing precinct, where l will register duly quail
ifed voters of that precinct between the hours of
9 q. m. and 9 p. m. on October II, Is, 10, 81, "a, Is,
28 and 20, 1910.
l will also attend and register duly qualified vo-
ters of Mariss precinct at Teton Station between
the hours of Q a. m. and 9 p. m. on October 20,
1910.
l will also attend and register duly qualified
voters OF Ragland precinct at the old Pugeley
ranch, between the hours of 9 q. M. and 9 p. m. on
October ~, 1910.
will also attend and register duly qualified
voters OF Carter precinct at the Carter hotel be-
tween the hours of 9 =. m. and . p. IN. on October
20, 1910.
will also attend and register duly qualified
voters of Floweree precinct at the tloweree
hotel between the hours of = a. m. and 9 p. m. on
October n, 1910.
Duly qualified voters residing in the precincts
named are requested to apply for registration at
the places and on the dates mentioned.
N. 7. CHEMIDLIN,
Registry Agent Dist. No. IL.
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MRS. FISHERS GREAT TRIP.

The First Woman to Circle the Globe
In an Automobile.
The hand that rocks the cradle not
only rules the world. but mere man
these days is being shown that in feats
of daring and endurance the fair sex
is more than holding its own. Take.
for instance, the remarkable automo-
bile trip Of Mrs. Harriet Clark Fisher.
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Wasted Worship.

"Aw-will You give this note to Miss
May de Sylphington, the-aw-pretty
little blond creature with the violet
eyes, don't you know. who dances in
the b~allet:"
''That'll be all right. guv'nor. l
Ter.
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Notice Of Expiration Of Time foI
Registration.

Notice ie hereby given that the time for the reg
registry district No II, in the county of Chouteau
and state of Montana, prior to the general cleo
ton to be held on Tuesday, the 9Th day of No
1910.
The names of the several precincts or polling
are as follows: Fort Benton, Marias, Ragland,
Carter and Floweree.
N. T. CHEMIDLIN,
Registry Agent Dist. No. II.
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Notice Of Expiration Of Time for
Registratio H..

Notice is hereby given that the time for the
registration of the names Of qualified electors In
and etate of Montana, prior to the general cleo
ton to be held on Tuesday, the 9Th day of No
vember, 1910, for the said county of Chouteau,
1910.
The names of the several precincts or polling
are as follows: Munroe, Lohse, Egan and War.
rick.
JOHN P. SCHALLER,
Registry Agent Dist. No. 8.
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Of Course.

Of Course.
Benham-What did you suffragettes
debate today?
Mrs. Benham-"Resolved, That mere
man has some rights that woman is
bound to respect"
Benham-And the decision?
Mrs. Benham-Was in the neagtive.-
New York Press.
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Hooked!

"Pshaw!" exclaimed Miss Yerner.
I'm sure Wen miss the opening num-
Der. We've waited a good many min
utes for that mother of NINE"
Hours, l should say" Mr.. Sloman
retorted rather GROSSLY.
ours? Oh, George!" she cried and
laid her blushing cheek upon his shirt
front.-Argonaut.
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The Folly Of Grumbline.

Oh. It amt no use to grumble.
An 1t amt no use to cry.
For dat " brings de sunshine.
An 1t never clears de sky.
An 1t never stops de thunder.
An It checks de rain.
So it's best to keep a-smilin'
Till de sunshine comes again.
detroit Free Press.
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Notice Of Expiration Of Time for
Registration.

Notice is hereby given that the time tor the
registration of the names of qualified electors in
registry DISTRICT No. {. in the county of Chouteau
ton to be held on Tuesday, the sth day Of Novem-
Der, 1910, for the said county of Chouteau, will
Will expire at 9 p. m. on the 29th day of October,
1910.
The names of the several precincts or polling
places embraced in said registry district No. :
are az follows: Big Sandy and Box Elder.
MAHLON WILLIAMS,
Registry Agent, Dist, No. z,
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Owing.

OWING.
"Came into a fortune. didn't he:"
Eyes, a big one.'
"Whats he doing these days:"
"He has become interested in settle
ment work."
> "Well. that ought to keep him occu-
pied for awhile. He owed everybody"
Houston Post.
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Notice Of Expiration Of Time for
+ Registration.

Notice lie hereby given that the time for the reg
registry district No. Is, in the county of Chouteau
and state Of Montana, prior to the general cleo
ton to be held on Tuesday, the Sth day Of No
will expire at 3 p. m, on the 29th day of October,
1910.
The names of the several precincts or polling
places embraced in said registry district No. IS
are as follows: Steele, Libby, Upper shonkin
and ShOnkin.
HUBERT PENDORF,
Registry Agent Dist. No. Is.
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Notice Of Expiration Of Time for
Registration.

Notice is hereby given that the time for the reg
%istraticn of the names of qualified electors in
registry district No. II, in the county of Chouteau,
ton to be held on Tuesday, the sth day of No
vember, 1910, for the said county of Chouteau,
will expire at 9 p. III. on the goth day of October,
1910.
The names of the several precincts or polling
places embraced in said registry district No. u
are as follows: Upper Highwood and auckland.
r. W. auckland,
Registry Agent Dist. No. 10.
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snap up a frog, oyster or clam. No
matter how rank or rancid his food
is, he enjoys it. Let a farmer plant an
acre of corn and leave it unmatched
for a day and a flock of crows will
scratch up every kernel. 1t was to
scare the crows away that old suits
Of clothes stuffed with straw were first
placed In fields. The birds appetite is
so good he will gobble down a quart
Of shelled corn at n time. The agri-
cultural bureau estimates that every
crow damages the farmer $40 worth
during the season. It's in the winter
season that the bird has a hard time.
and many freeze and starve to death.
No shotgun was pointed at him
As he sat on the fence or a limb.
No club broke his neck,
No stone did him wreck.
But he suddenly took up q whim.
Funny End Of Lawsuit.
A curious lawsuit took place in the
state Of Ohio some FIVE years ago on
account Of the crows. The farmers Of
a certain county were pledged not to
feed them during the winter, thus
leaving them to die. but a certain man
with a kind heart bought many BUSH
els of corn and invited all crows to
come and feast three times a day.
There were days when a thousand
crows assembled and when their cav
ing could be heard for a mile or more.
They got through the winter all right.
but the good man who made it pos
sible had ten lawsuits for damages.
The matter hung fire in the courts
for a long time. but it was finally
decided that as there was no law
against killing a crow there could be
none against saving his life.
His song was a farreaching cav,
Like a spike that Is grated by saw.
Twas a cav and a screech.
And a mile it did reach,
And twas not forbidden by law.
A German naturalist named Brett
zie started out a few years ago to
make a songster of the crow. He took
young ones and slit their tongues and
put them in cages with ~canaries and
other singing birds, and for a time he
thought he would be successful. Then
when the young crows got their voices
1t proved to be something more shrill
and %screechy than the notes Of their
fathers and mothers. The crow isn't
born with the right kind of throat for
a warbler.
The whim that got into his head
Was. instead Of going to bed.
To sing with all hail.
Like the sweet nightingale,
And tickle the old farmer Jed.
Crows Can Cav, That's All.
1t was believed for Il long time by
naturalists that the crow could be
taught to talk as we'll as or better than
a parrot. Men spent months acting rs
teachers. but all they ever got out Of
Jim Crow was his caw. He was keep
Ing quiet and letting them do the
talking. Many Of them were nut in
cages with parrots. but the parrots did
all the swearing.
1T never can be-" said the wife.
you're no singer you bet your crow life,
The farmer will scoff.
The gun will go off.
And there'n be a row and a strife"
Russia is the ountry Of crows,
Some thirty years ago Il duke offered a
reward OF $1,000 to cook crow 81 that
the peasants would like the meat,
Russian. French and German cooks
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Not Yet.

Not Vet.
"Really. now" said the young man
struggling with a few hairs on his up
per lip. do you think a mustache be-
comes me:"
II can't say" replied the girl. with a
smile, until it becomes a mustache."-
Yonkers Statesman.
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STORiESOFCROWS
Natural History For Youths About
Three Birds.
AND SOME RARA AVIS VERSE.

One That Wanted to Be q nightingale.
Good to Eat In .Russia-FuII Of Mis-
chief and Useless, but They Are
Cute.