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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-04-26
by seeding 10 August, varying with
Aho o1A{Anao and Hho oone~o

by seeding 10 August, varying with
the altitude and the season.
Fall rye is harder than the fall
wheat. I have never known It to
winterkill, and 1t is also 20 earlier
ripener. Under average conditions it
IL not ss large . yielder ss fall wheat
o as valuable Q crop, yet it will pro.
duce q crop when almost everything
else will fail. It Is therefore q of the
safest crops the dry farmer a grow.
OF the spring crops the Durum
wheat and the hulless barley have done
best in Montana. The Durum wheat
is deep rooted, and it is . hardy, Wig.
orous grower. While 1t is not . good
milling wheat, we have found 1t q very
safe crop. The hulless barley has
in Montana on an average yielded
more pounds Of grain to the acre than
any other spring crop. It is . very
valuable feed for hogs and cove. The
straw too is we'll liked by stock. A
popularity Of this plant 10 that how.
ever light the crop is it slwsys mi.
lures its seed-the grain you get 10
good.
OF the cereal crops oats are perhaps
the least promising on the dry farm.
The plant fs lesfy and SCENE to like q
ready supply of moisture. Early va.
rieties which r short in the straw
do best on the average. Our exper.
fences favor the Sixty Day and the
Kherson varieties.
Some new varieties of spring wheat
are now being tried with promising re.
suits. So far 10 our experience Speltz
and Emmer has not proved the equal
az yielders to the grain mentioned
above, but some new varieties are
promising. The plants are certainly
hardy If we al get the yield.
Flax is getting to be q very impor.
tant crop in the dry country. The
yield is good under average condi.
tions, when the soil is properly pre-.
pared, and even in times of extreme
drouth will always mature its seed.
Canadian field peas, and the navy
bean have been grown on the dry
farm. In yield they do not compare
with the cereal crops. They have an
added value however as soil enrich
ers, and for the peas especially the
whole plant may be used as fodder.
OF the fodder crops, corn has given
the most feed per acre. It is late ma
turing crop and for this reason must
be cultivated. All crops that prolong
their growth through August and into
September must be cultiv ated in the
dry country to hold all possible Of
the soil moisture. Our average has
been close to three tons of fodder to
the acre, and we have had over four
tons. Our work is too new to decide
on varieties, but the Longfellow and
the Northwestern dent have done we'll.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-04-26
WEDNESDAY, APRIL rs. 1911.
THE AVERAGE RAINFALL.

Reports from various parts Of nor.
thern Montana indicate anxiety among
sanchers over apparent lack Of mois.
ture in the soil, and apprehension
over . possible repetition Of the
drouth conditions Of last year. The
stu ation, however, does not warrant
such fears, as the month Of April In
this part of the northwest 10 not ex'
pected to bring q copious rainfall.
The experience of old.time residents.
which 10 sustained by official records
of the United States weather bureau,
discoursges the expectation OF April
showers in liberal volume.
The weather bureau station formerly
located at Fort Assinniboine and later
removed to Havre has official records
dating back to 1881-thus covering a
period of thirty years-and which con.
tain precipitation data for each month
of the year since that time. From these
records it appears that April is q most
uncertain month as to rainfall, the ex-
tremes ranging from less than one.
tenth of an inch in April, 1890, to 2.6S
inches in April, 1882. The month of
April in 1894 was also one Of abnor.
NAL precipitation, with 9 record OF
2.23 inches, but taking one year with
another-the dry seasons and the wet
seasons-the average precipitation for
April during the past thirty years is
only 0.86 inches.
Reference to the weather bureau
records shows that the month Of April
since 1901 has been q comparatively
dry month, the precipitation having
been considerably lees than the April
average for thirty years. The record
of April precipitation in this district
since 1901 the April rainfall of that
year being 1.66 inches) reads as fol-
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-04-26

The average April precipitation for
this nine.year period is only a little
over one.half inch-a circumstance
that justi6es the expectation Of more
liberal April showers in future to ap.
proximate the average OF preceding
seasons.
The month of May usually brings
the first soaking rains of the season
In northern Montana, and their fail
ure to arrive may be regarded Iss a
bad omen. The average precipitation
for May during the past thirty years
is 2.06 inches, according to the rec
ords Of the Havre station OF the u. S.
weather bureau. The month Of May
In 1899 witnessed the record rainfall
Of sos inches, and in eleven years o.
the past thirty the May precipitation
has exceeded three inches. On three
occasions, however, it has fallen be-
low one.half inch.
For the month of June, probably
the pivotal month for encouraging th,
growth of vegetation. the average
rainfall during the past thirty year,
has been 2.9l inches. Last year l
was only 1.23 inches, IN amount tina
was insufficient to advance grain ani
forage crops to maturity.
Under average conditions of mois
ture, and the adoption of approved
methods to retain it in the soil, agri
cultural experts are confident tina
northern Montana lands will RESPOND
generously to the efforts of settler
who make their homes In this part o
the northwest.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-04-26
Drowned In Missouri River.

GREAT FALLS, April 2l.-William
Panzram, seventy years old, was
drowned In the Missouri river yester.
day afternoon by the capsizing of a
raft on which he had crossed the river
to get irewood. His wife who was
with him on the raft, saved her life by
clinging to it after she was thrown in.
to the water. 1t was caught on q sand
bar after . little and her calls for helm
reached q neighboring farmer living
near and he rescued her from the per.
ilous position. The couple lived
eleven miles up the river from Grea,
Falls.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-04-26
CAR VENTILATION.
Cone System Proves Successful on
ENGLISH Street RAILWAYS.

Cone System Proves successful on
English Street Railways.
An invention for perfecting the ven
tilation Of street cars has Just had an
extended trial on an electric car here.
The satisfactory working Of the device
caused favorable comment, both by
experts and passengers. The atmos-
phere, even with the trial car full of
passengers, some Of whom were smok-
ing. was clear and good. This inno-
walton seems simple, and surprise is
expressed that the method had not
previously suggested itself. A series
Of cones is arranged in line, the small
end Of n projecting into the larger
open end Of the succeeding cone.
As the car moves a strong current
e down the first cone into the
mouth Of the second cone, causing VIII
ated or foul air to enter the larger
open mouth of succeeding cones and
be swept on to the final outlet.
In order to make a drastic test all
other ventilating 'apertures were thor.
oughly stopped. Two sets Of cones
were then fixed at either side Of the
car. The clearing of smoke from a
covered car (bogie type or double deck.
ed) is the most trying test. As smoke
is heavier than air the foul air will be
removed more quickly than smoke.
The invention is also adaptable to
railway carriages and to workshops,
theaters and public buildings. For
such purposes it would be necessary
to use an electric fan Or air blower in
order to induce a strong current. A
commendable feature of this invention
is it's Responsiveness. 1t is said that
it will even reduce the cost of street
car construction.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-04-26
Smoke Prevention In Berlin.

The comparative absence Of smoke in
Berlin is due partly to the use of fuel
briquettes. Consul General A. w
Thackara states that 80 per cent of the
coal fuel consumed in the city and
suburbs Is brown coal briquettes. and
it has been technically demonstrated
that, having been produced without the
addition Of a special binder, they burn
with less smoke than any other bri
quotes. Considerable coke is also used
In Berlin.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-04-26

with the requisite joined pole. guy
wires and wireless receiver and trans
mitter. f-,
The engine used in the tests was of
a class that has become popular with
mOtorcyclists. For the wireless set
the engine has slightly lower compress
sion and a larger dywheel, which also
serves as a fan. When the set is
mounted On a motorcycle the same en-
CINE runs both the wheel and the dy.
namo. The entire outfit is carried on
a pack saddle when horse %transporta.
ton is used. The pole used with the
experimental set was sixty feet in
length, divided into five foot sections.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-04-26
WIRELESS FIELD SCI.

Serviceab!e Apparatus That May Be
Carried on a Saddle.
A portable wireless field set that is
packed or a motorcycle or a horse has
been given exhaustive tests by the
British military authorities. says Pop.
ular Mechanics. The apparatus is be-
lieved to be one of the most compact
and serviceable that has yet been de-
vised. 1t consists Of a two and three
quarter horsepower gasoline engine of
a special type and a small dynamo
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-04-26

LIVINGSTON, April "a. Martin
Shetinz of Aldridge was arrested today
by Deputy Game Warden Nelson
charged With killing two moose, shet.
inz shot the animals near Yellowstone
park. Two years ago be was arrest.
ed for selling elk heads. he now
faces . prieo on term.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-04-26
SPRINGTIME Is HERE!

And with it comes the busiest season of
the year. This is the time when every one
wants to do all they can in as short a time
as possible. Isn't it a great saving of time,
which means a saving of money, if you can
buy everything you need at one place, and
at the same time get the best goods at the
Lowest Prices?
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-04-26

WE CAN SUPPLY YOU WITH EVERYTHING
Every department of our store is we'll
stocked with new goods of all kinds. We
have no doubt that one visit to our store
will convince you that the T.. C.. Power s
Bro, Ltd, Department Store is the best place
to buy your Groceries, Clothing, Dry Goods,
Furniture, Harness, Grain, Hay, Lumber and
Building Material, or anything else required.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1911-08-31

hand, was hurled forth like shot.
but came back empty Not another
sound reached him; his own horse
went steadily on, feeling his way, UNI
til he was nose against the bank, with
water merely ripping about his ankles.
Keith driving feet again into the stir
Irups headed him down stream. wading
close In toward the shore. leaning for
ward over the pommel striving to see
through the gloom
Heshad no doubt about Neb's pony
making land. unless struck by some
driftwood. or borne to the center Of
the stream by the shifting force OF the
current But II Neb had failed to re-
tain his grip he might have been
sucked under by the surge Of waters.
"A hundred yards below he found them.
dripping and weak from the struggle.
yet otherwise unhurt. There were no
words spoken, but the black and white
hands clasped silently. and then Neb
crept back into the saddle. shivering
in his wet clothes as the cool night
wind swept against him. Keeping
close In toward shore, yet far enough
out so that the water would hide their.
trail, the fugitiyes toiled steadily up
stream, guided only by the black out
line Of the low Nbank upon their left
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1911-08-31

cover our tracks SO the devil himself
couldn't follow them Got water bag
on your saddle.
Il reck'n dis am one. sah.''
Keith felt of the object Neb held
forth.
Yes, and big one. too; I'LL it and
strap it on tight; we've got . long.
dry ride ahead
"Whar' 20, propose goin'. Massa
Jack? p
ITO the Bar x'Aon the Canadian.
I've worked with that outfit They'll
give us whatever we need. and ask
no questions; don't know Of anything
In between. It's going to be hard
ride, boy, and mighty little to eat ex-
cept what saved from supper"
How far am 1t to dis we're Bar x? =
"A hundred and nifty miles as the
crow flies. and sand all the way, ex-
cept for the valley Of Salt Fork Come
on now. and keep close. tor It's easy
to. get lost In these sand hills,
Keith had ridden that hundred and
fifty miles Of sandy desoIatfon before.
but had never been called upon to
make such a journey as this proved to
be- He knew there was little to fear
from human enemies for they we're
riding far enough east OF the Santa Fee
trail to be out Of the path Of raiding
parties. while this desert country was
summed BY Indian hunters, It CON
sisted Of sand hill after sand hill. 4
drear waterless waste. where nothing
grew, and mid the dread sameness Of
which q traveller could only md pass
age BY the guidance of stars at night
or the blazing sun By day
They had covered ten miles Of It by
daybreak. their ponies travelling heavi-
". fetlock deep. but could advance no
further. With the first tint Of rose in
the east the brooding storm burst
upon them ID wild desert fury. the
fierce wind but1eting them back, lash
Ing their faces With sharp grit until
they were unable to bear the pain.
The lying sand smote them in clouds.
driven with the speed Of bullets In
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1911-08-31
A7ALE OF TIE pI Ans


vain they lay fiat, urging their ponies
forward; the, beasts, maddened and
blinded by the merciless flashing Of the
sand. refused to face the storm. Keith.
all sense of direction long since lost,
rolled YEARLY from the saddle, bur
rowed under the partial shelter Of .
sand dune, and called upon Neb to
follow him. With their hands and feet
they made a slight wind break, drag
ging the struggling ponies into its
protection. and burrowed themselves
there, the clouds Of sand skurrying
over them so thick as to obscure the
sky, and rapidly .burying them alto
gether as though In a grave. Within
an hour they were compelled TO dig
themselves out. yet 1t proved partial
escape from the pitiless lashing. The
wind howled like unloosed demons,
and the air grew cold, adding to the
sting of the grit, when some sudden
eddy hurled It into their hiding place.
To endeavor further travel would
mean certain death, for no one could
have guided a course for hundred
feet through the tempest.
4 # .
1t was three o'clock before it died
sufficiently down for them to venture
out. Even then the air remained full
of sand. while constantly shifting
ridges made travel difacuit Only
grim necessity-the suffering of the
ponies for water, and their own need
for soon reaching the habitation OF
man and acquiring food-drove them
to the early venture. They must at
tain the valley Of the Salt Fork that
night, or else perish in the desert
there remained no other choice. Ty-s
ing neckerchiefs over their horses
eyes. and lying fiat themselves, they
succeeded in pressing slowly forward.
winding in and out among the shift
ing dunes. with only the wind to guide
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1911-08-31

them. 1t was an awful trail. the hoofs
sinking deep In drifting sand, the
struggling ponies becoming so ex-
hausted that their riders finally dis,
mounted. and staggered forward on
foot, leading them stumbling blindly
after. Once the Negroes horse
dropped. and had to be dashed to its
feet again; once Keith's pony STUN
B1ed and fell on him, hurting him face
down into the sand, and he would
have died there. lacking sufacient
strength to lift the dead weight. but
for Neb.s assistance AS 1t was he
went staggering blindly forward.
bruised. and faint from hunger and
fatigue ~
About them night finally closed IN,
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1911-08-31
He HADN'T BEEN SWIMMING
Technically. Little Waldo Told His
Mother the Truth, for He
couldn't Swim.

These lovely days usher In the sea
son when such conversations as the
following are to be heard IN every
other household
Waldo. have you been Ia swim-
ming !.
No. masam. I"
waldo. told you that the water
wasn't warm enough. and you prom
ised me that you wouldn't 60. But
your face y cleaner than ever saw
Il Waldo. even your ears are clean.
Have you been IN swimming =.
No. masam
Waldo your stockings are on
wrong side-out and you seem to have
lost your unaershirt Your shirt
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1911-08-31

clings to your body. Dear. you have
never told mamma falsehood. and
1t would break her heart If you were
to- begin now. ask you again have
you been swimming Z"
No. ma'amts
And the little hero always tells the
truth. He may have jumped on the
dock Into shallow water few times.
and he may have padded around IN
the breakers all the afternoon. but he
hasn't been swimming. For It Il com.
mon knowledge among the fellows
that Waldo can't swim stroke.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1911-08-31
I. G. GREEN
BROWN ANp RRoMM

At IUHN 4 SAT Inv
Charles Town, j Helson ountv. ~. Va
Will attsOd 70 eases ii the var oue
cSurts Of West Virginia and snrgIand.
Attention given > :nsions and III n 2 =
ct CLAIMS Ainst the 8. G sy..rnru.lf
6peciGi tfention 70 cnllecttono.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1911-08-31

WE BEAR The BURDEN.
The international Fan Fabrics,
are now On display. There is NTH
Ing IN town like them -noth thing so
fine IN paint Of quality. Orders
now beIng taken foF mems clothes.
to measure only. Prizes too that
are popular.
s. b. LillDIS, SadIer Block.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1911-08-31
cHAPTER vII.
In the Sand Desert.

Suddenis- Keith halted. bringing his
pony,s head sharply about, so that the
two faced one another. The wind was
rising. hurting clouds OF sand into
their eyes. and the plainsman held one
hand before his face. q
There's no need Of keeping up a
water trail any longer" he said quiet
2ly. by all the signs we're in for a
sand storm by daylight, and that will
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1911-08-31
The Jefferson Co. Mutual
Fire Insurance Co.
Established 1878.
JOHN A. WASHINGTON, Secretary.
Office in Citizens Office Building.
'ffice in Citizens Office Building,
Charles Town, w. Va.

Charles Town, w. Va.
Offers to the people Of Jefferson county
insurance in q safe company 1t the &C.
tual cost of insurance, which is much
cheaper than the rates usually charged,
and Keeps the money at home. Good
risks from responsible parties are inyi.
ted. Executive committee meets every
Friday.
DIREcToRs-D. s. Hughes. John ".
Rider, r. L. Withers, P, S. Millard,
R. Preston Chew. s. w. Washington,
II. i. Snyder, VIM. C. Frazier, s.
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Sub-AgentsJ. s. Fleming. Shep-
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Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1911-08-31
Paid Policy Holders Since
OrGanlzation a lels over
Two HUndrS1 and Nine
II Million Dollars.
THE MUTUAL BENEFIT LIFE.
INSURANCE COMPANY


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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-03-01
ARREST MAN
FOR STEALING
MAIL SACKS

IINlIED lht4oo LA.AnAb NAAAtl
San Francisco, March l.-Capture
of a man alleged to be the thief who
during last December and January
stole mail sacks from San Francisco
ferry boats on different occasions un-
der the very noses Of the police, was
reported to Chief Postal Inspector H.
B. Hall today in telegram from In
spector W. A. Madeira, dated Ell Paso,
Texas. Madeira announced that he
had in custody Charles Sells, alias P.
c. allagher, race track tout, as the
robber. Sells was captured through
$3.50 draft obtained from the Cen
trail bank of Oakland, which had been
mailed from here to the Portland
Savings bank of Portland, Oregon
Gallagher got the $3.50 through iden-
tification by a San Francisco woman
over the telephone and with the cash
Sells went to Juarez. When the
Portland bank announced that ne
/ Gallagher account was in that insti
tuition the police got their trail. Ma
deira and his prisoner will arriv'
! here tomorrow.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-03-01
RUSSIA is STILL
THREATENING CHINA

London, March Fresh demands
by Russia upon China are reported
today in Peking dispatch to the
Reuter- News Agency. Russia, the
despatch says, has demanded more
definite statement from China as to
the Russian rights in Manchuria, Iii
and Mongolia than that given in
Chinas recent reply to the Russian
note regarding the treaty of 1881.
1t is stated also that unless the
czar's demands are met in full, Rus
sia will at once occupy Iii, province
of Asatic Turkestan.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-03-01
POSTAGE
WILL NOT
Be RAISED
MAGAZINES WIN A VICTORY In
PREVENTING CHANGE OF
RATRS-TAFT FIRM IN DETER.
MINATION TO CALL EXTRA SRS.
SION If VOTE on RECIPROCITY
is NOT TAKEN.

Washington, March 1.-The SEN
ate met today, under an agreement
involving the Lorimer case at 1880
O'Clock this afternoon; the disposi-
tion Of the tariff board measure be-
fore March 4, and night and day ses-
slons to pass the appropriation bills.
The magazine publishers won a
victory when it was agreed that the
bill TO increase second-class postal
rates will be dropped.
No agreement has been reached
regarding a vote on reciprocity with
Canada, but old-timers hope that an
extra session will prove unnecessary
1t was stated at the White House
that President Taft has not changed
his attitude regarding an extra ses.
sion, and that one will be called pro
vided a vote on the Canadian reel
proclty agreement is not reached be-
fore Saturday noon.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-03-01
FOLLOWING WILL
BE FRENCH CABINET

UNITED PRESS LEASED wIRE.l
Paris, March Antonio 1 Monis is
expected to formally accept the pre-
miership as soon as he selects his
cabinet. 1t was reported this afer'
noon that the following would com
prise the cabinet:
Monis, premier and minister of the
interior.
Deleasse, minister of the navy.
Perteatix, minister of war
Cruppi, minister of public instruc
ton.
Jeannety, minister of justice.
Callaux, minister of finance,
ViVolette, minister of labor,
Dron, minister Of commerce.