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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-05-11

lives and property worth $oG7.S7O
During the first period here given the
property lost each month was valued
at $G.394. a vessel lost every fifty-four
days and a life every four months: in
the second period for which the figures
are available $G.5J3 was lost each
month; a vessel vas wrecked and Il
life was lost every forty-ive days.
1t is no wonder. then. that the canal
short cut has been talked about since
the days OF Myles Standish. The In
dams used to escape the angry seas
on the outer rim Of the coast by portag
ing their canoes across the sands of
the cape, and it was the path they fol
lowed that suggested the project of
the canal. which the records of Flym-
outh colony show the colonists used
to discuss with animation.
Since then the matter has been taken
up scores of times and just as often
dronped. ard it Was not until 1859
that Il charter granted to the Boston.
Cape Cod and New York Canal COM
paEy brought into the venture men of
NIsSSsNilcsetto titH VI NEW 4olh N!!O
made up their minds not to let the
venture die. Mr.. belmont took the
financial arrangements. He formed a
company with $6GG0.000 of bonds and
an equal amount of stock and anncurc-
ed that he intended to sit up with the
plan until he came through the canal
on the first trip.
It now looks for the first time as If
the Cape Cod canal was to be a real
fly. and it is estimated that the mid
die Of 1912 will see its completion.
The big excavator for the time is in
the center of tho picture, and the
dredge is in the background. But the
two machines are joint partners III the
business of making the big ditch. The
excavator cuts the land down to the
level Of high water. and then the
dredger will come into the play all
along the way which the %excavator
has gone.
The entire e%xcavating machine
weighs 120 tons. 1t requires a crew Of
seven men to operate tan engineer.
two 3remen and an oiler, n derrick
man. a tender or track shifter and a
commanding officer or captain.
MI. Belmont estimates that 25.O0O..
900 tons Of freight will 60 through the
canal each year.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-05-11
By JAMES A. EDCER TON,
Tour Washington CORRESPONDENT

BY JAMES A. EDCERTON
tOur Washington Correspondent
He order for a rehearing on the
Standard Oh and tobacco trust
cases Is being variously inter.
preted, the consensus Of opin-
Ion holding that there was a divided
court without a constitutional major.
ity either for or against the govern
ment. The result of the whole matter
II thai the cas- Is up to the president.
He must appoint the man on whose
single vote the decision of the Stand.
ard OIL and tobacco trust cases hangs.
The other judges have made up their
minds. and it Is unlikely that q reargu-
ment would change their opinions.
Even though Justice Moody RECEIVERS
sufficiently to his seat when
the r%ehearing takes place, he cannot
sit in at least n of these cases for
the reason that he argued it as attor.
ney general. The fate of the ease de.
ponds, therefore. on the new Justice
that Is to be uamed. No one man for
a long time has faced such a responsi.
bility. The whole attitude of the gov
eminent toward the trusts is in the
balance. The future of the country is
in some measure to be decided by the
character of the man President Taft
names to succeed Justice Brewer.
Who will the new justice be? Not
Solicitor General Lloyd w. Bowers.
who has been most prominently con-
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-05-11
Building the
Cape Coz
q CsnaI. *

IN NE OF the nest interesting sur
" S!cai operations since the world
began. in which not even sto-
vatne is used to ease the patient. is
now being performed. and mariners
every where are discussing 1t. This is
the amputation Of the right arm of
massachusetts close to the shoulder.
which Is to make the long talked Of
Cape Cod canal. and actual work on
this Immense project Is now going for
ward at the rate Of $50 cubic yards of
earth an hour. Fol years aud years
this waterway has appeared to be
only a dream, but at last August Bel
mont. the New York flnancier. who is
promoting the plan. ordered out the
scalpels. and the task has now actual
~ begun to cut the eight mile strait
that Is designed to transform the Cape
Cod region from the great maritime
graveyard of tue world to q safe ard
profitable route for freight ard pas.
senger traffic.
From the earliest days the large
number Of vessels engaged in carry
ing cargoes under sail and steam from
the New England states to the Attain.
tic coastwise trade have been bu:fei,i
by gales. swept upon rock and rec.
and many a stout ship has contributed
her all TO the graveyard al ,l:,. rs,.
Early drtHn,p-: and wO-.:":s ~inn,:c, , ,
h narrow neck that holds the arm
like cape between H]HrnStHh:e :nc
BuzZards bay cs y means nf SAWS
ton. II that sIcvt Keel: CT eight mi!'.
could be cut. permitting ship; t. go
through instead of around the tyeacl
erous cape. they fovesaw safety ;in,.
profit.
The list Of vessels ard lives lost OF?
the cape during the past twepty-fuur
years is an appalling one. From Oc:.
/. 1879. to July /. 1905. there wcr,.
137 vessels lost &" lives and properly
with Il va!ur q: S1.G15.245: from Ju,,.
1850. to j.n. !. 1885. Is vessels -.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-05-11

months ago the actor was hurrying
home from a rehearsal when a street
peddler with a tray Of Mexican jump
ing beans caught his eye. and he be-
came intensely interested in watching
the little curiosities.
A few days later it occurred to him
that much pleasure might be derived
with them. and he has invented Il
game that has spread all over Eng
land and is now being introduced in
this country. The game is played with
the jumping beans and a warm plate.
on which circles have been drawn
with a pen. The owner of the bean
which first jumps beyond the outer
circles takes the pool. The accompa-
nying illustration shows a game in
DrOgreSS.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-05-11
TURN HER FACE TO.

TURN HER FACE TO. OF the head with
WARD THE SETTING n meat Ak. This
sUN. treatment has
never been known to fail since Adam.
Don't stick up your nose at the King
drag. It win make a sour road look
sweet in less time than any other de-
vice known to a The only objec-
ton to It II that it is too darned SIM
pie. 1t ought to have three or four fly
wheels, fifty or sixty cogs and a few
Anndred coll springs attached to it.
IAen II &2S5 I. o. b. Chicago were
charged for It It might come into gen
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-05-11

cURRIED WITH A 2 BY readers writes to
Il scANr1lNG. ask If anything
can be done with the voice OF the
female guinea hen. We think not,
brother. 1t is as hopeless a PROPOSE.
ton as the amateur tenor and Just
about as musical. The best treatment
Is to extract the voice with a bread
knife and a pair Of pipe tongs. When
this is done thoroughly the voice rare
~ comes back.
Here Is q little item which is worthy
Of consideration il you are f~attening
cattle for market: Just before weigh
ing in feed a generous quantity of
yeast foam and dried apples. Be care-
full not to overdo 1t, or the buyer NAV
think you have been entertaining an
epidemic Of dropsy.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-05-11

SPRAY HIS STOMACH WITH ICED TEA.
surface. when they can be easily re-
moved with a pair Of pliers. This
treatment is good only during the dog
days. for cholera germs have no thirst
during the winter months.
After the boy has worked on the
fArm all summer for his board and
overalls hand him 20 cents in currency
and send him to the county fair for
an outing. The average boy can have
q regular Fourth of July celebration on
20 cents. and your generosity will en-
dear him to the farm and give him a
broad. liberal outlook ON life.
Constant Reader wants to know If
there Is any way to keep a sucking
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-05-11
JOHN LIS E;EHG.SGE.

Former rea'i ~e,:tt C-at:.>ic; NeSs
S.eci'HE. g .:;s fc-;a.
l.e tiiir:t.'&r IL "itiy OF jean L.
Sullivan. ~ft:::.s.. cct-vVeirh: c.:i NJ
l1ci! of :h' Wn.it!. "a Mis-, Katharine
li"rk!ns has revealed q p"r:ty ro-
:la!lte. Years n:.u Miss HiiainS
Eis!! have i!eeD MIS-. Sullivan had
net Sullivan ai.-ere:l Fer ny teco,u:ng
q ruGi!.S'. AS tic "l:oStul strong boy"
lie was tried out ut the old Crib club
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-05-11

"A AA@Ah
clergyman friend, who said that the
children could use his caboose as a
s~tepladder. and inside Of a week the
animal had scattered a large and grow
Ing family over a rock crushed road
two and a half miles long. We would
sooner trust our anatomy to the ten
der mercies Of a drunken corn shred
der than face the rotary action Of a
sleepy eyed mule which was once a
member Of a preachers family. De-
spite the fact that the average preach
er doesn't know a jack from a jackpot,
we notice that when it comes to a
horse trade he can paint rings around
any other class Of our citizenship.
The practice Of dehorning as usually
carried out is needlessly cruel. The
best method Is to have the horns ex-
tracted by a painless dentist. who will
draw them while you wait at 81 per
horn. The heifer which has inhaled
a couple of bags Of laughing gas
while in the dentist chair will never
kick anybody's front teeth loose again,
Every farmer ought to have a strop
for his disk harrow. It is neat and in
expensive and when hung in the par.
lOr makes a nice ornament. We ad-
wise against the use of the self strop-
ping harrow. 1t Is not practical and Is
liable to bleed the hired man when in
perfect health.
The colt which persists in kicking
the hind quarters of its mother every
day or two should be curried with a
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-05-11

his family YER hlACh 1hEM III HE
day at 3 a. m. HOG HOUSE.
with a high gear crow. There is 10
necessity of it. Just pipe the roost-
er's crow through a four inch exhaust
pipe and run it underground into your
neighbours back yard.
Never allow the hired nan to read
Shakespeare or Carlyle while riding
the corn c%ultivator. We knew a hired
hand who devoured Emerson's les
says' while thus engaged, and he be-
came so absorbed that the team backed
him into a barbed wire fence, ripping
the lining from his abdominal cavity.
A balky horse is a trial in the home.
Many cases are incurable, while others
yield to mild and humane treatment,
such as kicking the animal in the pit
OF the stomach with a hobnailed boot,
tickling his nostrils with a crowbar,
stroking him gently over the ears with
an elm club, etc. The best way, how
ever, is to sit quietly in the buggy and
read extracts from the book of Job
while waiting for the balkee to shoot
the chutes.
The average so called hog cholera
cure is a rank fraud, designed merely
to separate the farmer from his milk
check. We have placed on the market
the only genuine cholera cure in exist
ence. Here is the prescription: First
lay the hog gently on his back in the
front parlor and spray his stomach
with iced tea. This provokes a con-
suming thirst on the part of the chol-
era germs, causing them to rise to the
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-05-11

calf quiet while
teaching her how
to drink skim
milk from a ten
quart pail. The
remedy is very
simple: Grasp the
calf firmly by the
tail and nostrils,
turn her face to-
ward the setting
sun and hit her
twice in success
sion In the back
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-05-11
FIRST ARTICLE.

shall we do to keep the
wv boys on the farmY" in
quircs one anxious sister
who has seven daughters
Of marriageable age. The only way
we know of, sister, is to hitch them to
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-05-11

the man clothed in power. Today the
c%artoonists show him clothed in a bar
rel. Tomorrow he will 60.
"There are Democratic bosses in this
state whose names YOU instantly re-
call. Fortunately they are not rum
ming for congress. They already know
better than to attempt 1t. And they
at least II of them-would like to he
credited with being IN my side and
helping to elect me. Let 10 n be
alarmed by this or deceived by it. l
am against bosses. Democratic or Re
publican. Their day il past: their a
Is run. Independence in politics IL
rendering them impossible"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-05-11
ENGLAND'S new A N

Jumping Beans and q Hot Plate Pro-
vide Much Amusement.
Cyril Maude, the noted British actor.
Is gaining fame in a new way abroad,
and had he need Of a press agent that
gentleman would have some rather
novel material with which to keep his
employer in the limelight. A few
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-05-11

, by Il scantling
applied s
the posterior Or
ganism b before
every meal. A
kicking colt can
drive o men
to the nearest
saloon in pass
ing a given point
than any other
article Of furni.
ture on the farm.
n a.,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-05-11
BY HI. Rann


eral use. As it is. it is handicapped by
cheapness. Nobody wants a road drag
which costs only a few boards of the
back fence, 4 bolt or two from the
windmill and a astful Of skinned
knuckles.
Why not brighten up the hennery
better days2
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-05-11

the hog b o u $ e
with a log chain.
This is painful,
but salutary. and
10 calculated to
inspire
for parental au-
thority.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-05-11
GIRLS AS MESSENGERS.
eerIin's Fair Mercuries Make Good
Time on Their Wheels.

All Germany is interested in an ex-
pertinent being tried in Berlin which
will no doubt be adopted in other coun-
tries if it proves successful. This is
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-05-11

erence In his Chicago Press club
speech to statesmen correspondence
had OILaughIin in view. II begins to
look more aud more rs though there is
something IN all this and that there
may be political fireworks on I,oose-
velt's return. My own guess is that he
will support Taft in the main. but that
he may have something to say Oh the
conservation row..
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-05-11
Facts and Rum0rs
Of Washington

New Justice Of Supreme Cour-Ma,
Change Nations nistory-W1n Hughes Be
the Man 2-SeCret of Understands
Ascendency-Nobody Wants to Con.
troll the Next Congress Refusing
TO Pay uncle Joe's Chauffeur.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-05-11

No self respect
ing farmer will
allow a bow leg
ged, squat nosed,
short tailed asth-
matte rooster to
wake him and
h2R family ovprv
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-05-11

ONE OF BERLIN's NEW MESSENGERS.
to employ girls to do the work Of the
messenger boys. and SO far they have
managed surprisingly well. making
quicker time. as a rule. in delivering
messages and proving more obliging
and respectful than their predecessors.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-05-11
Now is a good time to look over the

Now Is a good t
calves heads for
warts. If there is
no corn doctor in
the neighborhood
remove the warts
with a draw
shave. beginning
at the southwest
corner Of the
wart and work
ing due east. II
the calf is inclin-
ed to be FESTIVE
under this treat
ment, soothe her
with an ak helve
laid firmly across
the nose. If she
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-05-11

Tue NUSe. II Sue KEMOVE THE WAHIS
RECEIVERS from WITH A DRAwsHAvE.
this treatment she will live to be
eighty years old.
With all due respect for wearers Of
the cloth. We advise against buying a
jack that carries around Endorsements
from a minister Of the gospel. We had
a friend who bought a jack from q
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1910-10-26

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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1910-10-26

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tr1 CEeT t-1.rrf uafF cs.- NJ
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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1910-10-26

The 51,iHes, getting kind
Tie business building kind
Both arr honest. bur not of permanent
pro1, The building kind j. permanent.
TLe Ee~sraler j q medium. a conveyance.
which -2rries yeur message 10 thousands Of
readers.
IL other words. your copy" yoyr adver-
r-seueur. : your salesman and the newspaper
agrees 10 carry your salesman into thousands
Il homes and introduce him.
The introduction l. practically a statement
ike this:
Here are a number Of firms. every one Of
which claims your attention by virtue Of the
fart that they all have something YOU need or
desire Something 10 make life better worth
the living
Neressirie, and injuries both make ap-
peals for recognition-and both get il
lou and every other advertiser goes into
the privacy of these homes on equal footing.
How much Of success becomes yours, de-
Fends III you.
The extent Of your success is limited to two
thing, only.
The extent and quality Of the circulation
Of the paper and the influence Of Your copy "
which is your salesman
Certain business institutions never utilize
more than so, OF their abilities.
Certain advertisers never realize more than
50'o Of their opportunities.
The latter ones are those who advertise
simply to get business or do not advertise at ALL
They don't appreciate the relation of adj
vertising to business building
Building their business.
Such men are like the man who travelled
from South Africa to St Louis to see the
Worlds Fair and when he got there was salts
ned to look only at the outside of the buildings.
1t never occurred to him to go inside-to
get all that was coming to him.
30 it is with certain business concerns:
they advertise, but never get any further than
Today.
Tomorrow, with Them is not considered
They do not get all that is due them.
Talk on this page)
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1910-10-26
the article advertised.

Newspaper advertising. which all success
ful advertisers claim is the best kind Of adyer.
tising j. If two classes
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1910-10-26

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Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-03-25
500 Reward, 500

The readers of this paper will be pleased
to learn that thei is at least one dreaded
disease that science Oas been able to cure in
all its stages, and that is Catarrh. Halls
Catarrh Cure is tine only positive cure now
known to the medical fraternity. CAtarrh
being a constitutional disease, requires a
constitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure is taken internally, acting directly
upon the blood snd Mucous surfaces of the
system, thereby destroying tine foundation
of the disease, and giviag the patient
strength by building up the constitution
and assisting nature in doing its work.
The proprietors have SO much faith in It's
curative powers that they offer One HUI
dred Dollars for any disease that 1t fails 70
cure. Send for list of testimonials.
Address f. j. CHENEY g. co, Tol. o
Sold by all druggists, 75 cents.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-03-25
MusIe-LovInu Cows.

Music pleases man and beast. The
author OF the book Of Job records the
effects OF the trumpet on the horse,
and a writer in the American Nat
uralist tells OF herd of cows that
was greatly moved by the music of a
band. Twelve or thirteen cows in a
herd were grazing in a large field op-
posite "a dwelling house. One day a
Germah band began playing on the
road dividing the house from the field.
No sooner did the cows hear the music
than they came from the farther end
OF the field. and standing with their
heads over the dividing stone fence
quietly listened to the music. On the
departure OF the musicians, the cows
followed them as far as they could on
the other side OF the wall. When they
could go no farther, they stood lowing
piteossly. Some Of them became so
excited that they ran round and round
the field, seeking to get out. Finding
no outlet, they returned to the corner
where they had lost sight Of the band
and remained there for a long time.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-03-25

Rumor has it that the Milford Inn
h,s been sold to Henry and Albert
CJtterill.
Mrs. Isabella F. Wright of N. Y.
was a visitor in town this week.
Geo. II. Bull Esq. spent last Sun
day with his family at Pleasant
Point n. J. where they are staying
with DIR. and Mrs. Reed.
Remember the entertainment in
Browns Hall next Tuesday evening
March 30. Benefit of V. l. A.
Our neighbor advises every body
to clean their premises. Excellent
idea, and perhaps suggested by q
glance out Of It's back windows.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-03-25
OBITUARY
WESLEY WATSON.

Mr.. Watson life long resident Of
this place died at his home in the
Borough yesterday ION March "a.
after a long illness of general debility
He was born March 2, 1882 and was
a son of the late William and Mary
Cameron Watson. He served in the
Civil War and was corporal in Co.
B. 151 Pa vol and among other en-
gagements took part in the battle OF
Gettysburg. He was carpenter and
worked at his trade until incapacita
ted by sickness. He is survived by his
widow, two sons Chauncey sld Har
ry and one daughter Gertrude. The
funeral will be held Sunday and in
terment in Milford Cemetery.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-03-25
Misery.

The neighbor's dog sits out on the
front lawn and howls dismally. The
man in the window looks out and
yells; "Sh-h-h. you beast!" The dog
continues to howl. The man again
comes to the window and this time
hurls a shoe at the dog. Still the
animal howls. Another shoe follows.
The next day the mans wife goes
around in her stocking feet because
she can't find her shoes. The man
hasn't the price of another pair OF
shoes for her. and the next night the
dog howls louder than ever.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-03-25

~[x.LI44IEI3GNM
OPPOSITE
5 6 1Oc. Store
PORT JERVIS
plsllked Publicity.

Young man." the rising statesman
aid to the reporter, newspaper motor
ETY. is exceedingly distasteful to me,
but sinceayou have asked me to give
you see of the particulars of the
leading events in my life l VIII
comply. | do so, however, with great
eluctance" Here he took a type
written sheet from a drawer in his
iesk and handed it to the reporter
I suppose, of course" he added, you
viii want my portrait, and, although
.iGliko anything that savours of urU Ie
publicity, J can do no less than comply
giti yJ.r visa Here he took La &c
pho ogsaph fIom a pile in ano,he-
drawer and gave It to the repol er
'ArecCotal mat .er concerning ny
cli,' he added, you will find in this
pr,l e@ ieaaet, as well as particular.
o. l-y -C.bie5 and tastes. When tl.s
appears in print you may send me ,wo
hundred and fifty copies Of the pape.."
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-03-25
Children and Fools.

The boy was an idios. His head was
twice the normal size. and he would
sit for hours without speaking. How
ever, when he did emit a remark, it
was sure to be startling, and couched
in apt language. One day, an ex
Temely plain" old maid was calling
on his mother. After a long period O.
apparently thoughtless silence. the
idiot remarked suddenly, DO you
know Miss Perkins. you are absolute.
ly the homeliest woman l ever laid
my eyes upon?"
In agony, the mother turned to him:
Charlie do not let me ever hear you
make such a remark again" she cried
severely. Mother" quoth the idiot.
Il never shall have occasion to-"