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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-03-30
FIRST CHILDREN'S BOOKS.
Sheets Of Horn Protected the Pages
From Soiled Fingers.

From Soiled Fingers.
The earliest English book for chill
dren was "The Babies Book, or a
Lyttl Report of How Young People
Should Behave" The horn books ex
listed in Elizabeth's reign. The writ
ing was covered with a sheet of horn
in order to protect the lettering from
contact with dirty fingers.
The chap book contained most Of
the familiar nursery rhymes and sto-
ries which have appertained to nursery
lore for generations. They exhibit
very crude woodcuts, often daubed
with inappropriate color, and the COM
monest paper as a rule was used. They
were hawked about by the chapman or
peddler and cost only a few pence
apiece.
They served to perpetuate such ia
miliar ditties as 'Sing a Song of Six
pence" which dates from the six
teenth century; "Three Blind Mice"
in use, with music. in 1909; The Frog
and the Mouse" in existence in 1880.
and "Girls and Boys Come Out to
Play" which was sung by the vii
layers in the time of Charles II. lit
tie Jack Horner." we know, is older
than the seventeenth century, and last,
but not least, Lucy Locket," the tune
from which originated yankee Doo-
die"
A few of what were called battle
door books" have been handed down to
us. They were three leaved cards
which were folded up into oblong
pocket shaped volumes. These taught
reading and numerals in the dame
schools in town and country. The lit.
tie gilt books. as they were called,
adorned on the outside with gilt Dutch
paper colored flowers. were much
priced gift books of that period. Chill.
dren were employed coloring such pic.
ture books by hand. one child doing al
the red in the series Of Illustrations
another all the blue. and so on. O1
course they gained precision by repeti
ton. but we very often find the tints
overlapping as if carried out by an in
experienced hand.-London Queen.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-03-30
Presenting Arms to a Cat.

About the middle Of the last century
a very high English official died in a
fortress at a place that is one Of the
centers Of Brahmanic orthodoxy. and
at the moment when the news of his
death reached the sepoy guard at the
main gate a black cat rushed out of 1t.
The guard presented arms to the cat
as a salute to the flying spirit Of the
powerful Englishman. and the coinci'
dence took so firm a hold Of the local
ity that up to a few years ago neither
exhortation or orders could prevent q
Hindoo sentry at that gate from pre-
senting arms to any cat that passed
out at night.-Bombay Times.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-03-30
SURVEY THE PUBLIC LANDS.

Pertinent to the occasion and condi.
tions, is the request of Representative
Charles N. Pray that the government
make the necessary appropriation to
survey the public lands of Montana
at once, and the people of the state
cannot do better than to urge upon
congress in every possible manner
that the request of MIR. Pray be com.
piled with.
Thousands of settlers are 1ocking
to the state, the Great Falls land Office
alone furnishing example that needs
no comment. Saturday the homestead
entries in the local land Office mum.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-03-30

This bank solicits accounts, and
offers to depositors absolute security,
prompt and careful attention, and the
most liberal tire tment consistent with
safe and profitable banking. Buys
and sells foreign exchange, drawing
direct on all principal American and
European cities, and issues Its own
Letters of Credit.
Interest paid on time deposits. The
highest cash price paid for approved
state, county, city and school bonds
and warrants.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-03-30
Her Proof

why" asked the judge, do you
think your husband is dead? You say
you haven't heard from him for more
than a year. Do you consider that
reasonable proof that he has passed
out of e%xistence?"
Eyes. your honor. II he was still
alive he'd be asking me to send him
money."-Chicago Record Herald.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-03-30
Her Mild COMPLAINT.

Patient Parent-Georgie. what do
you think l found in my bed last
night? Georgie-W What was it, nam.
ma? Patient Parent-A railroad train
and a fire engine.-Harper's Bazaar.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-03-30
Sure.

Mrs. Church-Are your children be
ing brought up to help themselves?
Mrs. Gothem.-Oh. yes; / never lock
the cooky jar!-Yonkers Statesman.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-03-30
SEEDS

To the Farmers of Chouteau Co.:
We have on hand a large quantity
OF carefully selected Grain, Grass
Seeds and Corn, of which we will
gladly submit samples and prices, on
request. The following is a list of the
several varieties that we have in our
warehouse:
Blue Stem Wheat
Durum or Macaroni Wheat
Club or Soft Spring Wheat
HulIess or Bald Barley, Welding
40 to as bushels per acre
Mating Barley
Flax Seed
Broom Corn MilIet
Timothy Seed
Alfalfa Seed
6romus Inermis Grass Seed
Canada Field Peas
White Flint Corn, carefully bred
up, Yielding as high as 60
bushels per acre
Burbanks and Early Rose Potatoes
and an endless variety Of Farm
and Garden Seeds
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-03-30

The following property will be sold
at 10 o'clock a. m. on the above date:
One large black stallion, one bay stall
lion, one large team geldings, one f.
year-old gelding, three mares, three
3-year-old %fllies, two 2-year-old %fllies,
one 1-year-old FLY, one 2-year-old
gelding, three saddle horses, two Dur
ham bulls, 80 head steers, $50 head
other of stock cattle, new disc drill,
new disc harrow, SO tons hay, 200
bushels choice seed potatoes of the
Burbank and White Swan varieties,
all household goods and many other
things too numerous to mention.
Terms of sale-Sums of 500 and n
der, cash; all sums over 500, eight
months time, bankable paper at 8 per
cent. Free lunch.
S. c. PHILBRICK,
Geyser, Mont.
Col. A. J. Vance, Auctioneer.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-07-01
WESLEYAN
Fifteen Young Men And woman Bid
Farewell To School Gays

Mitchell-The fifteen young men
and women who graduated from d.
kota Wesleyan University at the re
cent commencement exercises ha e
chosen their vocation in life and which
they confidently expect to follow
throughout the intervening years. j.
F Washburn will go to South Anne l.
GA as a missionary, II. H. lat away
will also enter the mission feid. Grace
WhitIow has decided to become a pro
fessional nurse. while Teresa w. Hcye'
Ora A. Kelley and CIR ando Ho n ng
will enter the teaching profession. o
C brown and Fred Smith Will enter
the banking business, Wrile Her er
A Hardy and Luther Giddings pro Csc
TO spend the first year In holding GOWN
a claim in the farther west to pro ne
a foundation for the future. M ar
p Kennedy and Sidney }. tr II.
have adopted the law and NbeFl -
Wilde will take up newspaper WorH
in which he has had some eXpfr n :
while attending college. Roland d l.
has selected medicine and n v. ~
nant has accepted engineering as 'he
fnture courses. The class OF YOU
men and women is made up o. resi-
dents of this state and whatever prom
inence they attain in their future ivy
will bring credit to the state ana th'
institute which sends them forth'
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-07-01
Sultan Of Suiu Coming.

Manila. p. l. - The sutton of Sulu,
who once offered his hand in mar
rage to Miss Alice Roosevelt, II tc
visit America. He has announced that
the chief object of his trip abroad is
to dispose of q collection Of pearls val
ued at something like $250.O00, the pro.
ceeds from which will be devoted to
improving the condition of his people.
He will be accompanied by fourteen
prominent Moors. He already has
sailed for India and will make stops ct
several European cities.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-07-01
BROTHER FOUND
LONG LOST BROTHER OF A RICH
ILLINOIS WOMAN FOUND
AT PUkWANA
MUCH NEEDED THE AID
Had Been Nearly Frozen to Death
In The BruIe Comfy
Lock Up

Chamberlain-As the result OF cor
~respondence between a woman OF
wealth and prominence at Kankakre,
ILL.,, and a South Dakotan, in the pr
son of l.. l.. Hagaman of Pukw2 nj,
the Illinois woman has found a long
lost brother, who sorely needs her aid.
The brother is a man named Joe Nc
Ginnis, who about two years ago was
nearly frozen to death in the Bru}e
county jail, and who since leaving tie
hospital has been cared for at the
Brule county poor farm. AS a result
of the exposure to the excessive cold
in the jail during n OF the cold s
days of the winter, he lost both h n Is
and most of both feet. AS the sister
who has located him through CORE
spondence with Mr.. Hagaman, VINO
formerly lived in Kankakee, is
wealthy, it is expected she will take
&er unfortunate brother back to Hi
nois and care for him during the re-
mainder Of his life. At the time OF
McGinnis' e. )or'1re he was the only
prisoner in the Jail. and when the jail
err looked about when visiting the jail
for the last time in the evening and
did not see McGinnis, he believed the
prisoner had walked out of the tai,
as he had been permitted to do thu
several times before when he had been
temporarily locked up after acquiring
one of his frequent "jags.' Thinking
the prisoner had left the Jail, the "a l.
err departed from the building withou'
/ aking any provision for a fire. Nc
Ginnis, it developed, had concerto
himself under some light robes whlcf
were thrown carelessly in one corner
of the jail and there he remained with
out fire all that night and until we
into the next day, when he was ac1l
dentallv found more dead than alive
The taller was exonerated from al
blame in the matter.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-07-01
The National Forest Reserve

Deadwood-On July l the Black
Hills National forest, the largest for
est reserve in the country today, wi
be divided into two units, the new for
est consisting of the southern FOR
lions of the present one. Word to this
effect has been received from Wash
ington by Supervisor kelletter, Ihe
plan has beer under consideration for
some time. Besides being the larg-
est forest in the United States, the
Black Hills national forest is ranked
as the most important in the matter
of business transactions and contains
1890 4 acres. The nature OF the
work on hand has become such tina
the forest was unwieldy and 1t was
found the only practical way was 70
divide. Accordingly a new forest Is to
be established by drawing a line east
and west through the present forest
Just south Of Redfern In pennington
county. making the two forests almos
enual in size. The southern forest
will establish headquarters at Cdsser,
with r. P. lines, formerly with the
local Headquarters and now in the
district forester's otfice at Ogden, titan,
as the new supervisor. lHe iedu-
quarters for the northern forest VIII
remain in Deadwood under SuT eEvlsor
Kelleter and it is understood that the
establishment of the new forest VII
not effect the local forest officials cN-
cept to increase their efficiency by re
lieving them of much homestead con
test work that is frequent in the south
ern Hills.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-07-01
Supreme Court Grind

The supreme court has admitted to
practice law in the courts or the state
the list of graduates from the law de-
partment OF the state university, the
list being: Thomas Ringsrud, lanE-
ton: Harrison NJ. Lewis, Canton; Haf-
ry l.. Brown. Aberdeen; Carl d. John
son Winona. Mimi. Lester E. Hix,
ermillion; Dawes E. Brisbine, Yank-
ron: Richard F. Lyons. Jr., Vermil-
lion; George r. Puder, Twin Bro s:
Ralph H. Driesbach, Vermilli n;
Frank r. McKenna. Twin Broo s;
Buel r. Wood, Rapid City: Theodore
C. limbs, Stickney; Raymond V.
Fletcher, Centerville; Theodore +.
Auldride, vermillion; cyrus c. Puck
EFT, ermillion; Edward H. Sweet, Yer
million. Jackson Ingham, WOonSOcI-
EFT: Lyle A. Goodman. Sioux City, la
Clarence II. Nee, Centerville, Forrest
J. Eager, Pierre.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-07-01
Personal.
rhe .Jefries-Johnson fight will take

The Jefries-Johnson fight will take
place in Reno, Nevada.
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., just mar
ried. will make his home in San Fran
cisco.
w. e. Andrews denies that the
president has taken q hand In pushing
him forward for Office.
Senators will enjoy the services OF
q masseur in the bathrooms in the
marble Office building.
The Acknowledgement wedding
took place at New York.
President Taft signed the bill max
ing Arizona and New Mexico states.
John Austin Stevens. SO years old.
a we'll known New York merchant of
a generation ago. died at Newport. R. l.
Representative Norris gave the
a scare by thr catching to intro
duce a resolution to Gust Speaker Can
non.
The senate confirmed Charles F.
hauke of Tacoma, Wash, to be second
assistant commander OF Indian affairs,
an once created by the present con
gress.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-07-01
Building Against Odds

whitewood-Although efforts hid
been made through the courts to block
the building of a road between here
and spearfsh, 1t is now in progress
and has been for nearly W weeks.
While the court proceedings were still
pending over the right Of way, Loaf
men who want the road for a cnt-or
to spearfsh, got busy and put W
crews at work nights. One crew start
ed out from Spearfish and another
from here and considerable progress
was made on both sides before the
road building was discovered. SO far
no action has been taken to stop 1t.
The new road will make the DIS ance
between the two towns ten miles and
means better mail facilities for each,
Grading will soon commence and 1T Is
hoped to have the road in operation
by OcAober.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-07-01
Horses Stolen

Lamro-A number of the homestead
ers in this portion OF the ceded part
of Trip county have informed the
authorities Of recent thefts OF horses
which leads the authorizes to bel1eVo
that a regularly organized band or
thieves is once more operating IN thls
Of the state. The thofts are s p
posed to be the work OF irresponsible
half-breed Sioux Indians, assisted b.
reckless whites. who are accustomed
to prey Upon their more enefg uc
brithren. If the authorities are una le
to secure the evidence necessary 10
warrant arrests being made, the"e IS
talk OF the white settlers organl Ing
a vigilance committee and win1ng out
those who are suspected of committing
the thefts.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-07-01
Receives Prize

vermillion-C. c. Pickett of the y.
S. d. college Of law receives the dear S
prize of twenty-five dollars and a set
OF law books for the best thesis While
r. F. Lyons, Jr., is awarded Sc oad
prize. Odell Whitney receives the
Freshman prize and Carston Eggen IS
given the honors and a prize for ofs
scholarship. II the college OF music
three were tied for the deans prl e
of a gold medal for having received
the highest number OF honor mfrkS
in the pulls r~ecitals during the year
and sets Of Chopin and Schu@e't COM
positions were presented to MISS 3
Florence Totten, Ella Chrlstlanson ana
Belle Parmley.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-07-01
FOR THE BUSY MAN
f,-WS EPlTOME THAT CAN SOON
EE COMPRISED.
MANY EVENTS ARE MENTIONED
Home and Foreign intelligence Con
denSed Into Two and T our
Line Paragraphs.
Was

The public building bill, carrying
&19, 28S, 500 in authorizations 1or III
creasing cost of public buildings, etc.
besides So, 095 900 for continuing con
tracts, was passed by the house.
President Taft will not appoint tAe
Ave Judges Of the court or commerce
authorized by the new railroad la"
until December next. Inc law ooes
not become effective until August 10.
The comptroller of the currency mas
authorized the following national
banks to begin business: First Nal'oh-
n. Laurel, Neb.. capital $4,000; r. A
Mccormack. PRESIDENT; J. H. Coburn.
vice president; w. I.
cashier; c.. d. Young assistant CASHIER.
Richard Parr, the customs deputy
ut New York, who materially assisted
the government in recovering osef
q. OOO,O 900 in the sugar underwelgn
ing frauds, is to be rewarded to the
extent of 100000.
The following Nebraska postmast'
ers have been appointed: AnoKa
Boyd county, Martin X. Kirport, vice
n. w. Pareken, resigned; st
Michael, Buffalo COUNT Edith A
Nickel, vice D. NJ. Hendrickson' re
moved; Table, Custer county, oscar
A. Oline, vice P. M. Sperry, resigned.
Family and business reasons were
eiven at the state department as IN
cause of the retirement from IN
diplomatic service Of James Flyn'
Stutesman. American minister t
Bolivia. The report that Mr.. SUITES
man was stepping out In order 7
make a place in the service Tor IRE
". Carpenter, former secretary 7
president, is denied.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-07-01
Biggest Steamship in World.

Hamburg Germ. - Arriving here
from Potsdam, Emperor William
lunched with Albert Balm. director
general of the Hamburg American
steamship line, and Marine Construc-
tor Mewes, who explained to the en-
peror the plans of the new steamer
which the company has decided to
build Immediately. This will be the
largest steamship in the world, having
a length between perpendiculars OF
876 feet and a breadth of 851a feet.
From keel to upper deck will measure
81 feet. She will have a speed of %
knots.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-07-01
New Block For Pukwana

Pukwana-Resulting from the fire Of
several months ago, in which the only
hotel in the town was destroyed, a
nne new block will be erected this
summer by John Stransky. The bui d.
ing is to have a frontage OF 80 feet,
will be two stories high and will be
as near fireproof as possible, cement
blocks being the material for con
struction. The hotel will occupy q
good portion OF the building and the
rest will Re used for business pur-
poses. The building will be equipped
with all modern conveniences and WI
cost about SIS 900 when completed
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-07-01
Standard Reduces Oil prices.

New York.-The wholesale prices
for refined Oil have been reduced from
one and one-half cents to one cent a
gallon by the Standard Oil Company,
making the prevailing price through
out the country now seven and one
half cents q gallon. The standard
controls more than seventy-five per
cent of the refined output OF the
country and it can readily be seen
what such a reduction in price mean
to the great corporation.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-07-01
New Priest at Ethan

Mitchell-Rev. Father Feldmever
has been installed as the new pest
of the Catholic church at Ethan, the
occasion drawing eight of the church
dionitaries In this section. The ordi-
paton services we're continued through
ont the dav and evening and We've wit
messed nv a large number of the par
;sbfoners. Father Feldmeyer has juft
completed his education and whl'e I'll
ing several temporary posltlonS q +
ing his vacation he IS just now enter
ing upon his work as a clergyman
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-07-01
Catholic indians Meet

Aberdeen-Five thousand Cathollc
Indians gathered at FIT. Yates, north OF
the town of Mclaughlin, on June 70,
for their annual religious congress.
The Indians came from all the reseT-
yations in the northwest, and a large
number Of Catholic dignltaries, IN
Guiding the Most Rev. Father Falconlo,
apostolic delegate to the United states,
Archbishop Ireland Of ST. Paul. Fishop
Wehrle of Bismarck, O'Reilly of Fargo
and Busch of Lead will be in attend
ancp.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-07-01
A Co.operative Creamery

Stockholm-The farmers living In
the territory tributary to this place
have shown their faith in the town
by organizing a cooperative creamery
with the following officers: N. Bergren
president; P. Eclow, treasurer; CHRIS
Hanson, secretary. Directors: Joht
Racklund and Arthur Berg. The COM
pany has an entirely new plant. The
machinery is u~p-to-date. The build.
ing is painted a rich cream color tina,
attracts the attention of visitors. TIL
number of patrons at present is 70, t.
start with, and the output is forr
tubs Of No. l butter daily.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-07-01
Record Land Sale

Dell Rapids-One OF the M h@st
priced In land sales here holds tie
record. Mr.. M. corrothers $ - nj
heautiful farm of 80 acres for S 0,GO)
to a party from Iowa. The fam IS
six miles southeast OF Dell zap IS In
LOGAN township. Mr.. Corrnthers faS
resided here for over thirty yeas, and
is one of our staunchest Gil ems.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-07-01
Killed By Faulty Bridge

Sioux Falls-As the result Of an &C.
cident Thursday evening at the Mckee
bridge three miles northeast OF tn"
city. which COLLAPSED. Stephen XIII
aged about 35 is dead. Mrs. Koh' l.
badly injured and a son about Sc Ell.
teen years Of age is lcid up with a
broken leg.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-07-01
Totals =. 26,272 20.335 21.448
CONGREGATIONAL Vote

The county vote on consressHlen
shows hat the voters sliced the pro-
gressive nominee for that once, .tnen
turned back to Wesley, progressive, tor.
governor, Burke has a total OF 33,2S4'
and Martin 31,901. The progresslves,
Thorson had 2S,222, and schrader
26, 1920. Burke's majority over Thorson
is 5.O32, and Martins majority over
Thorson 3.679. BY counties the vote IS:
Thor
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-07-01
Mobridre Building Boom

Mobr,dee-The town Were tho Po-
c,Ac coast line OF tie Milwaukee road
crosses the Missouri ri err, Is en- Dying
a building boom of pronounced r.
nortions. Fifty residences are le'rg
erected mere at present, besides a num-
her OF business buildings.