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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-01-12
HIRAM CARPENTERS WONDER
Full CURE OF PSORIASIS.

'T have been afflicted for twenty
years with an obctin te skin disease
called by some M. DIS. psoriasis, and
others leprosy, commencing on my
scalp; and in spite of all could do
with the help of the most skilful doc
tors, 1t slowly but surely extended un-
til year ago this winter 1t covered
my entire person In the form of dry
scales. For the last three years have
been unable to do any labor, and
suffering intensely all the time. Every
morning there would be nearly dust
painful of scales taken from the sheet
on my bed, some of them half as large
as the envelope containing this letter.
In the latter part of winter my skin
commenced cracking open. l tried
everything, almost, that could be
thought Of, without any relief! The
18th Of June / started West, in hopes
could reach the Hot Springs.
reached Detroit and was so low /
thought I should have to go to the
hospital, but finally got as far as Ian
sing, Mich, where had sister liv-
ing One DR.. treated me about
two weeks, but did me no good All
thought had but short time to live.
earnestly prayed to die. Cracked
through the skin all over my back,
across my ribs, arms, hands, limbs;
feet badly swollen; toe-nails came off;
f1nger-nails dead and hard as bone;
hair dead, dry and lifeless as old
straw. o my God! how did suffer
my sister wouldn't give up; said
We will try Cuticura' Some was ap-
piled to one hand and arm. Eureka!
there was relief; stopped the terrible
burning sensation from the word CO.
They Immediately got Cuticura Re-
solvent, Ointment and Soap. / COM
menced by taking Cuticura Resolvent
three time a day after meals; had a
bath once a day, water about blood
heat; used Cuticura Soap freely; ap-
piled Cuticura Ointment morning and
evening. Result: returned to my
home In Just six weeks from the time
left, and my skin as smooth as this
sheet of paper. Hiram e. Carpenter,
Henderson, N. Y"
The above remarkable testimonial
was written January 10, 1880, and is
republished because of the perman-
ency of the cure Under date of April
%, 1910, Mr. Carpenter wrote from his
present home, $40 Walnut st. So,
Lansing, Mich: II have never suf-
fered return of the psoriasis and al
though many years have passed have
not forgotten the terrible suffering !
endured before using the Cuticura
Remedies"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-01-12
Greatly Chanaed.

In little town in Maine where u
is still the custom for the residents to
attend the funerals of those whom
they may have seen only few times
in their lives, regarding the event a.
a sort of social function, the under
taker was somewhat puzzled at the
actions of one woman, who gazed IN
the coffin, shook her head sadly and
returned to her seat, saying: How
changed" only to repeat the process
several times.
After this had been gone through
three or four times the undertaken
realized what was the trouble, ana
stepping up to the caller, saidi
Madam, 1 think you must have made
a mistake. This is John Sawyer tha&
we are burying from here. Maria
Browns funeral is being held from q
house in the next block"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-01-12
CHAPTER vll.-contlnued.

She surrendered to the determine
ton in his voice and they moved slow.
ly along the path, listening for any
sound that might come from ahead of
them. Nathaniel had already formed
his plan of action. From Marion's
words and the voice in which she had
uttered them he knew that 1t would
be useless for him as 1t had been for
Neil to urge her to fee from the is
land. There remained but one thing
for him to do, SO he fell back upon the
scheme which he had proposed to
Marion's brother. He realized now
that he might be compelled to play
the game single-handed unless he
could secure assistance from Obadiah.
His ship and men were in the hands
of the Mormons; Neil, in his search
for the captured vessel, stood large
chance of missing him that night, and in
that event Marion's fate would depend
on him alone. If he could locate a
small boat on the beach back of Oba-
diahs; If he could in some way lure
Marion to it He gave an involuntary
shudder at the thought of using force
upon the girl at his side, at the
thought of her terror of those first
few moments, her struggles, her
broken confidence. She believed in
him now. She believed that he loved
her She trusted him. The warm
soft pressure of her hand as 1t chung
to his arm in the blackening gloom of
the forest was evidence of that trust
She looked into his face anxiously, in
quiringly when they stopped to listen.
like a child who was sure of
stronger spirit at her side. She held
her breath when he held his, she
listened when he listened, her feet fell
\ with velvet stiffness when he stepped
with caution. Her confidence in him
was like a beautiful dream to Ma
thaniel and he trembled when he pic
tured the destruction of it. After a
little he reached over and as II by &C
cident touched the hand that was ly-
ing on his arm; he dared more after
a mon.ent, and drew the warm little 4
fingers into lis great strong palm and
held them there, his soul thrilled by
their gentle submissiveness. And then
in another breath there came to still
his Joy a thought of the terrible power
that chained this girl to the Mormon
king He longed to speak words of
encouragement to her, to instil hope
in her bosom, to ask her to confide in
him the secret of the shadow which
hung over her, but the memory of
what Neil had said to him held his
lips closed.
They had walked in silence for
many minutes when the girl stopped.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-01-12
SUCCESS in
SHEEP GROWING
Experience Teaches Only Safe
Way Is to Begin With Moderate
Sized FLOCK and Gradually
Increase the Number.
lnr R. q. MISUNDERSTOOD,

Success in the sheep business is a
growth. 1t does not come to an In
experienced man who jumps into the
business on large .scale-such cases
are usually characterized by losses
and disappointments, that following
soon after founding the flock, cause
the owner to abandon the business.
Experience proves that the only safe
course is to begin with moderate
sized flock and gradually increase the
number until 1t Isl as large as can be
maintained at a profit on the farm.
: Careful study and some experience
gained with a small flock are the adj
vances that must be made before a
man can make success of the
sheep business. Dogs, parasites and
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-01-12

/ tariff tinkering cannot keep the bust
ness down when the farmers appre.
ciate the large profits 1t can be made
to yield.
Sheep will eat weeds aDs sprouts
and thrive on them, but it is an In.
cidental merit which true fockmas.
ters do not advertise. A lusty lamb,
luxurious in the wealth of its milk
made fat, can quickly degenerate in
to listless skin and bone apparition
after cropping short heritage and fol.
lowing the trail of worm-infested
ewes.
In shipping lambs to market leave
the. culls and sell them to local buyers
for what you can get.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-01-12
Wants a Long Enhancement.

do you believe In long engage
mentsT" he asked after she had con-
scented to be his.
Eyes, dearest" she replied. Il have
always thought 1t was such mistake
for two people to rush into matrimony
before they learned to really know
each other"
We'll, about how long would you
wish the engagement to be?'
Let me see. Would you think 1t
was too long If we did not get mar
ried until a week from next Thurs
day?"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-01-12
The snrest Wan

CHER Justice Fuiier's estate is Chi,
cago real estate which he bought W
years ago and is now valued at 81 500,
900. This is the surest and easiest Wal
to get rich: Buy real estate 10 Yes1s
ago.--Kansasi6sty Times,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-01-12
Onions From Seed.

It is simple matter to grow big
crop of onions from seed sewn in the
open. OF course, the ground should be
quite level, free from stones and of
high fertility. The weeds must be
fought and the ground stirred repeat
eddy, but 1t is good crop and should
be sown more largely for local mar.
kets,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-01-12

OF the domesticated breeds of fowl
IN England the Dorking is among the
oldest, ranking in this respect with
the Games. There are those among
poultry writer's, who give it even
greater historical significance, claim
ing to trace its ancestry back to the
time of the Roman invasion of Brit
tany. 1t takes its name from an Eng
fish town in Surrey where undoubted-
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-01-12
Quite Different.

DO you always do a little more
Than is expected Of your"
mo, my boss always expects lit
tie more than you can do"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-01-12

ly it first attained economic impor-
lance. From this source it has spread
pretty much over England, and occu-
pies the same position to the poultry
industry of that country that the Ply
mouth Rocks and Wyandottes do to
America. Pre-eminently it belongs to
the all-purpose breeds, with slightly
preponderating advantage for table
uses.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-01-12
Household Hints,

BY taking one hobble skirt and
sewing up one end of it very pretty
ragbag may be made in which to put
the others.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-01-12

manent home of the SOW, keeping her
there during the winter and compelling
plenty of exercise by putting her food
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-01-12
Reverse Art.

IAN actress In her makeup re.
verses the usual rules of art"
How so?"
"she paints first so she can draw
afterward."
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-01-12

Occasionally you hear some one
mentioned as being a good liar.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-01-12

Mrs. Windows Soothing Syrup.
For children teething softens the gums reducesin
aiiays pain, cures wind cola &c bottle.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-01-12

The trouble hunter always bags
game.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1911-12-30

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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-04-19
Fighting on Mexican Border.

aqua PR1ETA, Mexico, April IT,
The fret attempt Of the Mexican feder-
al troops to recspture the port OF Aqua
Priets from the rebels resulted today
In failure and the repulse Of the na.
tionals. The battle opened at $50
o'clock aud ragged until 1890, the fed
erals crossing the open country and
%assaulting the rebel trenches. The
federals used machine guns, but they
were repeatedly silenced by the Are OF
the rebel sharpshooters who directed
their aim at the soldiers manning these
guns.
The losses of the rebels were slight
but it is believed the federals suffered
severely.
Bullets crossed the American bound.
airy line and fell in q veritable hail in
sections OF Douglas. Arizona. At least
one American was hit. The rebels, az
ter repulsing the federal attack, began
the new entertainments. They are ex-
pecting reinforcements.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-04-19
Buffalo Shipped to Canada.

KALIsPELL, April 14.-At the stock
yards Wednesday 13 head OF young
buff alo from the Conrad herd we're
loaded for shipment to the buffalo
park OF the dominion government.
Several similar shipments were made
from this famous herd in the past,
mostly of young animals, but it is
stated that this will be the last for five
years, when the Canadians may pur-
Oh ase moreo of the animals.
Howard Douglas, the purchasing
agent of the Canadian government, has
been here several days. inspecting and
selecting the young buffalo. The ami.
mails r placed in heavy crates for
shipment, and are thus easily handled.
The entire herd, consisting of nearly
100 buff alo, had to be driven from its
pasture, eight miles from here to the
stocky ards, in order to separate the
ones to be sent away. The Conrad
herd is now reduced to a smaller size
than it has been for q number of years.
1t is said that the Canadians are pay.
ing $3.50 q head for the buffalo.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-04-19
Boys and Girls Corn Contests.

The success of the boys and girls
corn contests last year and the inter-
est manifested by the young folks
since that time has led the Montana
Farmers Institute Office to promote
the formation this spring of boys and
girls corn clubs In the rural districts
OF the state. 1t lie planned that the
champion corn grower of each district
will compete with those from other dis
tricts for the county championship and
the winners in this class will compete
at the state fair in Helena for state
honors. Already quite q number of
the clubs have been started In differ.
ent parts of the state. The Farmers
Institute Office will furnish to each
club seed corn and instructions for
the care Of the crop.
In this connection We may note that
the Dakota Farmer has inaugur ated
. boys contest for Montana and
North Dakota with premiums aggre.
eating over 5000. II you want to
know more about the corn clubs, write
to the Office OF Farmers Institutes,
| Bozeman, Montana.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-04-19
Will Benefit Settlers.

WASHINGTON, April l4.-Represen.
Pray today introduced q bill
homesteaders on lands in
within forest reserves to com.
mute after two years residence.
and to obtain patent upon making sat-
refractory proof and paying sl.65 per
acre for their lands.
Pray also introduced q bill provid-
ing for the sale OF timber land serious.
ly damaged by forest fires last cum.
mer. Where damaged timber stands
on unpatented homestead entries, en-.
trymen are permitted to sell it and
pocket the proceeds, and the secretary
Of the interior Is to. sell burned timber
on unreserved public domain.
Following an interview with Repre-
sentative Pray the secretary of inter.
Tor has ordered horticulture expert
ments to be undertaken on the Hunt
ley irrigation project. Mr.. Pray has
received letters and petitions from
citizens OF Billings and vicinity re-
Questing the establishment Of q horti.
cultural station near Billings. Mr..
Pray took the matter up with Secretary
Fisher, but he was told the department,
neither had money or authority to
establish the station, except in con
nection with some federal matter, such
as q government irrig alton project.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-04-19
Getting Something For Nothing.
Spokesman-Review

Spokesman Review.
One would suppose that ever the
simple would have learned BY this
time that from the nature of the Ease
getting-rich.quick schemes IRE imprac-
and generally involve fraud
on the part Of the promoters. There is
no royal road to wealth in this stern,
shrewd world, and not even in the
United States, but real and lasting
riches must be wrested from its closed
hand with sweat of brow and brain,
by self-denial and saving and fore.
sight. Yet every year q new crop OF
suckers is raised and q e flock OF
financial lambs is shorn, and q new
set OF sharpers lives by its wits
Some people seem to be unable to
learn from the expensive experience
Of their predecessors with schemes
that promise. fat and speedy profits
from small investments-practically
something for nothing.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-04-19
PROGRESS oNiTHE FARM.

In many of the western states, as
the ens figures are showing, there
has been a reduction in the size of the
farms in the past decade. Montana
furnishes a striking example Of this
drift in the direction of intensive ag.
riculture. While the average size of
the farms in that state in 1900 was 624
acres, it had dropped to 800 acres in
1910. This insures better Guilty alton
and far larger crops. With the in.
creased knowledge and zeal in farm.
ing the smaller number of acres yield
much greater returns than did the
larger number.
In populationlMontana increased 81
per cent in the decade, but its output
In agriculture expanded In q much
larger proportion. The same Is true
OF practically all Of the agriculture
states, except that the increased value
of products In lmany of them, com
pared with the growth in population,
was far greater than it was in Mon
tana.
Men bringlgrester skill to the pur
suit Of agriculture than they did for
merly and this 10 the chief reason VIII,
the general level In the convenience
ofeliie has risen so high in the west l,
tha~past two or three decades. Unde
The operation of the acts of congress
of 1862 and 1890 agricultural college
hsxe been established In oil the state
and territories. Over seventy OF thes
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-04-19
Nav Disfranchise Vote Sellers.

LOUISVILLE, KY, April l7.-Hund.
reds OF persons are expected to be
disfranchised as q result of an inves-
tigation into vote buying in Lawrence
county by the grand jury. The inquiry
was ordered to Circuit Judge Hannah
today, who instructed the: grand jury
to make q complete and thorough In.
vestig alton. This is the tenth county
in Kentucky In which investigation
has been ordered in the last month.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-04-19

Institutions are In existence. Expert.
stations run by the government
are in operation in all the western
Agriculture 10 the United
States is becoming one of the learned
professions. The old go.as.you.please
style OF GUILTY ating the soil has gone
out of vogue, and scientific methods
have taken its place.
The government at W Washington is
spending millions of dollars each year
for the benefit OF the farmers OF the
country. The capabilities OF the soil
are better known than formerly, and
there is far more intelligence in Guilt
vstion. Irrigation is doing a great
work for the region between the Mis-
souri, and the Pacific. Where irriga.
ton has not yet appeared dry farming
is revealing powers unexpected . de-
cade or two ago. In . steadily In.
creasing degree the farmer is becom-
ing emancipated from HE old.time
dependence upon the elements. Here
are some Of the ressons Why. in the
matter Of food production, the United
States is likely to be elf.supportine
for gener ations to come. The re.
wards are increasing 90 fast that sg'
riculture has attr actions of which no.
body dreamed . quarter OF . century
ago.
For more than q decade and q half
past nobody has heard of any corn
burning for fuel. The farmer sells
his grain for high prices, and he has
enough margin not only to buy coal
but to have pianos, automobiles and
libraries. His children are receiving
better education than formerly, and
he and they wear better clothes, live
in better houses, and have more OF the
comforts of life than they did in the
past. The bene6cent activities OF the
department of agriculture at Wash
ington have expanded in large meas.
ure in the past dozen years. This Is
"patern alism in government" but the
west, which has been an immense
gamer thereby. applauds 1t, and well
comes all new advances in it.-Globe'
Democrat.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-04-19
AMONG OUR NEIGHBORS.
Grist Of Items Gathered From Our
Northern Montana Exchanres.

A Grist Of Items Gathered From Our
Northern Montana Exchanges.
Harlem News: A petition was cir.
cul ated in town this week and on the
Big Flat asking for the establishment
OF q p~ostofice on Section 6 Of Towo.
ship SO, to be known as Spray vile. |
The petition also asks for the estab.
lishment aud maintenance of q star
route from Harlem to this point.
Chinook Opinion: The city council
met Saturday to consider the saloon
question. In obedience to the vote on
the question OF high license the couu.
Gil passed an ordinance raising the
license to the highest figure allowed
by law. The ordinance Is to 90 into
effect June l and the matter OF who
should hold the seven saloon licenses
was put W until that time, when the
new council will be In Office.
Havre Plaindesler: Ex.Msyor L.
Newman was in town Saturday on .
business trip and he informed several
OF his friends that he had just received
news of the death of Arthur Decker
resulting from q stroke Of paralysis.
Mr.. Decker was identified with the
early history of Hsvre Is alderman
and school trustee. He ran the old
Windsor hotel in the early 9O's and
was q passenger conductor in the
Great Northern service for several
years.
Glasgow Citizen: After patiently
waiting for the United States reclaim.
alton service to turn water upon the
productive soil Of the Milk river val.
ley for almost nine years, at last a
few settlers in the valley, resideng be.
tween Malta and D%odson,' will have
the satisfaction Of irrig atiug their
fields from the government bitches
this : year. According to reports
water is now turaed into VIII al is
known as the Malta-Dodson unit,
and the government service at Malta
10 ready to receive applications from
settlers for water for the season of
i 1911
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-04-19
Dry Goods Department

The ladies of Fort Benton and vicinity will
have an opportunity to make their spring
purchases at home that will equal anything
you can buy in the larger places as to style,
quality and price. Our buyer is now east,
where he will select the best and latest that
can be bought. Inspect our Spring Suits,
Millinery, Shoes, etc., before you buy. They
will please you.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-04-19
Furniture Department

Perhaps you are going to refurnish your
house this spring. If you are, come in and
see our line of Furniture. 1t will help you
decide what you want. Our buyer is now
east purchasing a car of the most modern,
newest, up-to-date furniture that can be
bought or ever has been shown in Fort Ben
ton. We are agents for the famous Hoosier
Kitchen Cabinets--something very useful. If
you try one you will wonder how you ever got
along so long without it.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-04-19
To Cut Wool Schedules.

WASHINGTON, April l7.-From an
authoritative source it was learned
today that the democratic revision
of the wool schedule contemplates re.
visions of about so per cent on raw
wool and substantially 40 per cent on
manufactured articles. The revised
schedule Is not yet ready for submits
sion.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-04-19
Harness Department

To the farmer or rancher who will need
anything in Harness, Saddles: Blankets, etc.,
we would like to say that a visit to our Har-
ness Department will convince you that we
can save you money on your harness pur-
chases.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-04-19
Grocery Department

Come to our Grocery Department when you
want the best Staples or Fancy Groceries.
We have spared no expense in making this
department so that it is a pleasure for our
customers to buy their groceries of us.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-04-19
Clothing Department

No matter what you want in %up-to-date
clothing, Powers Clothing Department has it.
The latest styles in Spring Suits, Hats, Shoes,
Shirts, Ties, etc., will be on display in this
department. Agents for the Walk Over shoes.
See our spring styles now on display.