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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-29
NEAT PARLoR TRICK. :.

The Mysterious Watch--For this feat you need no preparation. After lew moments of merry chatter you borrow rom some one in the audience a watch. Having obtained this-an open-faced watch is best-ask some other person to loan you a small hammer. Almost any one will have this implement in his DOS session. Taking the hammer in your right hand, approach some one with a smile and ask him for an anvil. Nat urally he will not have it. Prior to the performance you will have concealed an anvil in your sleeve. Pretending to search the last persons pockets you Will produce the anvil. Now, ask any lady to lend you her 'kerchief Into this place the pieces of the watch. Fold the handkerchief neatly and give 1t to third party to hold. Now pronounce some mystic words slowly and then un- fold the handkerchief, taking, therefrom the watch in perfect condition It is best to practice this feat many times until you attain perfection. After you arc sure of yourself you can do the same trick with a grandfather's clock - Chicago Post.
 A COMMERCIAL EAR.
 "1s the babble of a mountain brook sweet music to his ears?"
 No. He thinks the cheerful gong of cash register has it beaten 40 ways"
 ALWAYS FRISKY.
 The optimistic person,
 In toughest kind of weather, That others hurl a curse on,
 Will crack his heels together
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-29
ADRJFT WITH THE TIMES

POOR WOMAN Iris very sad
 Bout Mrs. Widge; She can't improve Her game of bridge.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-29
TO ANY TRAVELLER.

You may have seen the Niger In Peru met the llama; Hast ever been to Geiger,
 In dear old Alabama?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-29
The Music Festival

q consider it most fortunate that we are to have music festival in May during the National Good Roads conven- tion here" said a member of the good roads committee. Birmingham is par tieularly attractive to visitors in the month of May, and there is so mucn to see that delegates to a convention would go away with a fairly good i'm prcssion, even were there no special form of entertainment provided for them. But owing to the magnitude of the National Good Roads convention great deal will be done to give Birmingham a. gala ap- pearance, and to afford Advertisement for the visitors. High-class music, such as Victor Herbert and his orchestra and famous soloists, will give us, will be greatly enjoyed by hundreds of the good roads people. I think there will be as many as 1000 ladies with the delegates The Business Mems league will probably get up trades carnival during the same week. But should there be nothing Tn the way of entertainment other than the musical festival, Birmingham will be provided with something that will give more real pleasure to a large propor- ton of the visitors than anything else that could be planned
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-29
Impressions From First Visit

'"rhis is my first visit to Birmingham, and I am greatly pleased with the city" said Louis G. Russell, manager of the industrial department of the Common wealth Life Insurance company of Louis- vile. "I am much interested with Bir- mingham's bright prospects. This city's wonderful showing in the recent census attracted wide attention. Some people thought that the enormous percentage of increase over 1900 was the result of reaching out and taking in a great deal of territory that was not naturally a part of the greater city, but in the two days I have been here l see that Bir- mingham is as compact as a great many other prosperous cities, and from pres- ent indications would say that the open spaces would soon be built up. think a conservative prediction might be that Birmingham will double in popua- tion by 1920"
 MT. Russell said that Lousvilles pop ulation was a sore disappointment to the people of that city. It's population had
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-29

Billy Sheehan Is not at any rate g quitter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-29
The timid hand stretched forth to aid

A brother in his need, A kindly word in grief's dark hour, That proves friend indeed; The plea for mercy softly breathed,
 When justice threatens high; The sorrow of contrte heart
 These things shall never die. The cruel and the bitter word,
 That wounded as it fell; The chilling want of sympathy
 We feel, but never tell; The hard repulse that chills the heart Whose hopes were bounding high, In an unfading record kept
 These things shall never dIe. Let nothing pass, for every hand
 Must find some work to do; Lose not a chance to waken love-
 Be firm, and just and true; 4s, So shall a light that cannot fade
 Beam on thee from on high, And angel voices say to thee These things shall never die.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-29

INSPIRATION. Iris not so hard To write a rhyme, When dreaming bout Vacation time.
 Birmingham Age-Herald. Iris very hard To write a rhyme When dreaming bout Baseball time.
 St. Louis Times.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-29
A DEEP-LAID SCHEME.

DEEP-LAID SCHEME.
 "Widgeham is thinking very seriously of taking a course of cod liver oil.' ''Widgeham isn't failing. I hope?" Not in the least, but his wife thinks he is and he has persuaded her to let him take big drink of whisky after each dose of oil, to kill the taste.''
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-27
Pleasant Valley Jottings.

Miss Eva Iddings has gone to In.
diana for a few weeks, visit with her
parents. She has the distinction of
being the first settler in the valley to
make final proof. Miss Iva Iddings
is the second.
E. G. Moody is building q good
frame house on his homestead.
Miss Minnie Billiter who is teaching
the LaBsrre school, attended the in
stitute at Chinook last week.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Allen are enjoying q
visit from Mrs. Aliens uncle end his
wife, Mr.. and Mrs. ARIEL Littler, of
Markell, Ind.
The splendid fail rains have put the
ground in the hest possible condition
for fall grain, of which q great deal
has been sown in the valley. It will
get q good start before winter, max.
ing the outlook bright for q good
crop next year. Breaking is good
and tho settlers are getting Ia ali the
grain they can this fall. w. E. B.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-27
Teachers Adopt Resolutions.

The following resolutions we're
adopted by the Chouteau County
Teachers Institute, at the closing
session:
Whereas, we the teachers of Chou
te au county In institute assembled, in
order to express u appreciation Of
the benefit and the in%spirational help
fulness of these meetings.; and
Whereas, we wish to express our
gratitude to those who have contrib
uted toward the success of this insti.
tute; therefore be it
Resolved, that we extend to Miss
Daisy Irene Blackstone, Jul worthy
county superintendent, our sincerest
gratitude for her untiring efforts and
her great success in bringing to US the
excellent talent to which we have
listened during this session.
Resolved, that we extend our appre.
citation and thanks to Miss Sawyer
for her helpful primary work; to Pro-
fessor Merrima an for his most excellent
and practical talks; to Mr.. Ketcham;
to Dr.. futile and to Professor Cooley
for their efforts which added helpful.
ness and interest to the institute; to
Professor Troy for his efforts in Sc
curing rates and also in dispensing
perpetual sunshine.
Resolved, That we express thanks
to Miss Beatrice Boyle and to Miss
Chamberlain for their class room
work before the institute.
Resolved, that we express thanks to
the Misses Frost, Parks, Lillian and
Loretta Lohman and to Mrs. Bertha
Horsley for musical numbers, to Mr..
George Herman for his excellent i'm
personation of "The Music Master"
aud TO all others who contributed to
the welfare of the institutes; and be it
further
Resolved. that we extend thanks to
the people of Chinook for their cour
tesy toward the Chouteau county
teachers.
Resolved, that a copy OF these reso.
lutions be spread upon the minutes of
this meeting, and that they be SUBJ
mitted to the papers of Chouteau
county for publication.
AGNES II. ATKINSON,
BEATRICE BOYLE,
G. M. LUCE.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-27
Growing Winter Rye.

The winter rye crop is one of the
hardest crops that can be grown.
This is rue Of it whether viewed from
the standpoint of drouth or cold. No
cereal grown will stand more drouth,
and no cereal grown will stand more
cold. 1t will also grow under bad
conditions with reference to soil. No
kind OF small grain has greater power
to gather plant food from q soil that
10 low in the elements OF the same.
Winter rye may be grown with con.
siderable success to simply drilling it
In between the stubbles and without
first discing the land. The stubbles
will protect 1t from exposure in the
winter. This, under stern wintry ION.
ditions, is q great advantage. Under
many conditions of growth winter rye
will do we'll on ground that has been
plowed after the harvest season. On
such land it is-likely 10 do we'll il
there 10 moisture enough in the soil to
terminate the seed properly. Under
such q condition, however, If there is
not moisture enough to germina ate the
seed, hardy % the winter rye is, it is
liable to fail.
The crop should be put In with the
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-27
Eight Holdups In "a Hours.

BUTTE, Sept. PIN q series of
holdups that are battling and without
parallel in recent months, Butte ex-
perienced in the 81 hours ending at
midnight no less than eight holdups,
and all apparently the work of two
men, who are credited with the holdup
last Saturday night at Hubert's
saloon. Two saloons are among the
list and six pedestrians contributed
to the daring operations of the pair.
In some cases the men worked with.
out masks, but always with guns and
with extreme daring perpetrated rob-
berries on corners that are we'll travel.
ed. In one case they toyed with
their victim as he walked two blocks
with his hands In the air while they
laughed. 1t is 1.-THE tall and short
man" again. In cases where there
was resistance they have used force.
and their oper atoms have extended
over the entire city.
After seven holdups yesterday they
suddenly appeared at Marty Sulliv ans
place on Anaconda road, and after
sticking up the bartender started
again on their mission.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-27
State Fair Opens.

HELENA, Sept. 25.-After months OF
prepar alton the gates of the ninth an.
nual Montana State fair we're swung
open this morning aud everything was
found in readiness for the auds
who will be In attendance this week on
the biggest exposition and the greatest
display of soil products ever seen in
the northwest. Halt a million dollars
worth of livestock is now on the
grounds and In the various buildings
are being shown Montana's best pro.
ducts In agriculture, horticulture,
dairying, stock raising, poultry rails.
ing, women's work, art, manufacturing
industries and all other lines of pro-
gressive endeavor.
The amusement program Ia the best
balanced and most finished ever offer.
ed the Montana public; $50 of the
classiest running animals that ever
came to the state; 80 harness horses,
six aeroplane flights daily; bucking
bronchos; sheep dog contests, novelty
races and vaudeville stunts galore.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-27

drill. This method of sowing may
make the difference between c
and failure. as compared with broad.
casting the seed. When sown with
The grill the aim should be to put the
SEED down to where moisture Is found
in the soil.
When sowing winter rye, about six
pecks OF seed should be sown per acre
as q rule, between the Missouri river
and Rocky mountains. This grain
does not stool so much as some other
grains, and therefore, will stand thick.
er sowing. 1t 10 a matter of surprise
that more winter rye is not sown in
dry areas. 1t is certainly the surest
crop that can be grown. OF course, it
10 not so valuable q crop as winter
wheat, but 1t is more sure. It q be
grown where winter wheat will fail.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-27
Cheadle For Federal Judge.

M1ssoULA. Sept. q. - Senator
Dixon today transmitted to Attorney
General Wickersham and President
TAFT his recommend alton of Judge
Edwin K. Cheadle Of Lewistown for
appointment as federal Judge for the
Montana district to succeed Judge
Rasch. Discussing the matter, Sena.
tor Dixon said tonight:
"The names OF many excellent law
yers have been suggested in connection
with the appointment, among them
four or five district judges and as
many more prominent lawyers in diff.
ferent parts of the state.
"Almost any one OF them would be a
credit to the federal judiciary, but the
letters that have come to me from all
parts OF the state, from lawyers aud
business men, favorable to Judge
Cheadle's appointment, lead me to be-
lieve that his appointment to federal
Judge would be a most fitting one.
"Judge Cheadle has had q long and
successful career as a district Judge in
this state. He has the reputation of
being e%minently fair and impartial in
his decisions on the bench. He has
had no entangling alliances with any
faction or special interests in Mon
tana. and l believe his appointment
by the president would meet the ap-
prevail of the state"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-27
BETTER THAN TURKEY RED
New Variety Of Wheat Promises To
Become Popular.

There is slowly being introduced
into Montana q new variety OF hard
wheat, and from the success had with
it so far, it is not unsafe to predic.
that ia a few years it will entirely
supersede the present varieties OF
turkey red wheat. This new variety
Is kharkof, and not only does it give
a greater yield than torkey red. but
it is fully equal 10 quality to the best
turkey red wheat grown in Montana.
A Helena ranch company secured
two sacks of kharkof last fall and
planted 1t the middle of last October,
four or FIVE weeks later than winter
wheat is customarily planted. In spite
OF the lateness Of its planting, these
two sacks threshed 81 bushels of wheat,
and the kernels we're larger than
the kernels of turkey red wheat. The
heads, though not fully filled out be.
cause of the late planting. averaged
nearly six inches ia lee 9Th.
A sample of this Montana kharkof
was sent to Minneapolis and tested by
the Howard Wheat & Flour Testing
laboratory. They reported: 1.-THE
wheat seems to be of good quality
containing an average amount of
gluten and fully equal in quality to
the best turkey red wheat shipped
here from Montana. Believe your
people will be perfectly safe in plant.
ing this wheat for seed"
The Montana experiment station has
been testing this wheat at the different
dry land stations in the state. In bull
letin No. 80 of the station is given q
showing of the average yields, farm
values, cost of production and net
profits per acre Of 81 different crops,
from all stations, for all years tested.
And kharkof stands at the top of the
list with the greatest net profit per
acre, potatoes alone excepted. The
net profit Of kharkof per acre is given
at Cpl 80; Of turkey red wheat at GA 80.
Helena Record.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-27
Pointed Paragraphs.

Cold cash makes an excellent hot
weather comfort.
1t takes q wild widow to call q bach.
elor's bluff.
And q kiss in the dark is one kind
of electric spark.
A man arrested for vagrancy natu.
rally has q pinched look.
Ii you can't marry the one you love,
try to love the one you marry.
Many a man has been robbed of his
friends while watching his enemies.
One touch of weather supplies the
whole world with something to talk
about.
Better keep an eye on the man who
is apparently Indifferent to his own
interests.
Some people are always taking of.
tense, but somehow the supply never
become exhausted.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-27
"PHints All the Nsws.n

II any reader of the RIVER PRESS
considers 1t worthy of recommendation
70 friends, the favor will be very high.
ly appreciated by it's publishers.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-26
ORDER SCOTTISH CLANS
Royal Deputy John Japp a Can didate For National
 Secretary

At a recent meeting of Clan Camp bell No. "A, Royal Deputy John Japp . announced his candidacy for the of- flee of Royal or National Secretary This office embraces all the societies in the organization in the U. S. and Canada. The biennial convention of the order will be held in Boston next August and part of the business will be the election of officers for the fol- lowing two years. When MT. Japp was questioned about the matter he said it was quite true that he is a candi- date for this office. He did not want to say anything critical Or otherwise further than that there is a wide spread feeling among the members that the time is ripe for change and if the feeling comes to a strong enough point he is willing to place his ser vices at the disposal of the order. His wide experience of office work and up-to-date methods and his enthusi- asm for fraternal business render him peculiarly fit for the office. His many friends in this city wish him good luck" and The Farmer to whose columns he has been a frequent and acceptable contributor desires also to express good wishes for his suc- cess,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-26
OPEN MUFFLER TENDS BROUGHT
 IN BY POLICE

A fine of s10 with costs. making the total penalty a. little less than $15 was set by Judge Foster in the city court today upon the case of Henry for violation of the automobile law, section of which requires that muf- flers be kept closed while vehicles are passing through cities.
 There were three such arrests yes- terday. Motorcycle Policemen Cor gas and Daley have been warning operators to close their muff1ers ever in the East End, the other in the West End.
 Yesterday they began making ar rests for this offense.
 S. S. Long, a varnfsh manufactures of New York city. took umbrage at his arrest, and abused the policeman roundly for experiencing him. Cor he posted $1O0 for his appearance for trial on June 3.
 A. J. Gleason, a school teacher of New York city was passing through with a party of women when Gorgas apprehended him for the same of fence. Gleason hadn't $100 with him. Gleason's party was outside while he remained inside. When his plight became known to Supt. Birn- ingham, he took into consideration Gleason's courteous attitude to the officer who arrested him, and the sup uperintendent ordered his release.
 Henry Gafrnor, arrested for driv- ing through the East End, told Judge Foster today that he hadn't thrown open the muffler, but another occu- pant of the car opened 1t. He pleaded guilty to the charge, how ever and paid the fine.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-26
Old Booty's Ghost,

An apparition was once the subject of g. trial in the Court of Kings Bench. This was the case known tc lawyers as "Old Bootys Case" and was an action for libel brought by his widow against a certain Captain Barnaby for saying that he had been Old Booty, chased by the devil, dis appear in the burning crater of Stromboli. The trial took place be- fore Sir Robert Wright, Lord Chief Justice of England, and jury in 1888. The defence was that the words spoken were actually true, and Cap tain Barnaby produced thirty witness es (captains and sailors) to testify to the fact that they had also at the time mentioned, in May, 1887, seen Old Booty or his apparition disappear into the crater.
 Their statements were further sub- stantiated by the ships log books, by which the remarkable fact appeared that allowing for the difference in time the apparition was seen at the moment of Old Booty's death. With such evidence before him the Lord Chief Justice summed up strongly in Captain Barnaby's favor, saying, ac- cording to the report: "Lord have mercy upon me and grant that I may never see what you have seen. One, two, three witnesses may be mistaken, but thirty never" And so Mrs. Booty lost her case.-London Chronicle.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-26
Below Freezing Point.

'I asked an Alaskan pioneer who was crossing to his old home in Sweden what happened when the thermome- ter goes down to 60 and 80 degrees be- low zero," said Marshall J. Taylor of Seattle. Wash. At 60 degrees below. he said, "the exposed ears, hands or nose will freeze in going a quarter of a mile under ordinary circumstances; but the children go and come from school as usual without suffering from the cold provided their faces and hands are protected.
 ''They soon get used to it. But caution must be used to avoid drawing the cold air into the lungs, and it is dangerous to breathe through the mouth. More die from pneumonia brought on by freezing the lungs in that way than from any other form of exposure. Horses are protected by breathing bags, which extend down from the nose of the animal about eighteen inches and are open at the bottom. The breath which is eXhaled warns the air in the bag before 1t is inhaled and drawn into the lungs. And men wear 'parky' or headdreSs which extends over the face and af- lords similar protection.
 Tn the Canadian districts tho
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-26
Girls identify
 Hanf0rd As Man Affr0nted Them
He Claims to be Grandfather and Admits Arrests For Similar OffenSeS

After many weeks of diligent search the police yesterday arrested a man they believe is the one Of whom they have been receiving complaints from West End shop girls for many weeks.
 Patrolmen Malone and Connery ar- rested Charles Hanford, a laborer, 4S who says he is grandfather and lives in Stratford. Hanford was in a box car on the viaduct near Iranis- tan avenue. Four girls identified him as the man that a few moments before had insulted them as they passed through Railroad avenue beneath the siding where the freight car was standing on a siding.
 Hanford vehemently denied the ac- cusation today. despite the positive testimony of the four shop girls. He admitted however that 20 years ago he was arrested for a similar offence, and that less than a dozen years ago Court Officer Finnegan had caught him in the act of peeping through win- dows in Stratford avenue.
 Hanford was held in bail of $500 un- til tomorrow to give him an oppor- tunity to have summoned as witnesses several men who he says were at work near him when the offence is alleged to have been committed. He went to jail being unable to furnish the necessary bail.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-26
FLOWERS FOR GRAVES
 OF DEAD SOLDIERS

Flowers for the graves of departed comrades of the G. A. R. will be plac- ed on the resting places of the old soldiers on the morning of Memorial Day by the various committees of the G. A. R. Delegates to visit each cem- etery were appointed at meeting of Elias Howe, IT,, Post, last evening. Any public spirited citizen who desires to aid in the task and to donate flow CTS is asked to report to the G. A R. committee at his nearest cemetery.
 All veterans of the Civil War, whether members of the G. A. R. or not are. invited to meet at the City Hall on Tuesday at 1 o'clock, there to assist in the exercises connected with the unveiling of the Lincoln Me morial tablet, the unveiling oration to be delivered by Architect Joseph A. Northrop, at whose suggestion the tab let was designed. The parade is ex- pected to move after the unveiling, about 1:30 o'clock.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-26
MISSING GEORGE REYNOLDS RESTORED
 TO HIS MOTHER

Fourteen years old George Reynolds, who left St. Vincent's hospital, We'd nesday afternoon, and didn't return to his home at 137 Lindley street, was restored to his grief stricken mother at police headquarters this forenoon.
 Captain Arnold to whom the woman came for assistance this morning found the lad at the home of Mrs Ellen O'Neill, a friend of the family living in Catherine street. The youngster, unaware of the alarm he had caused by his disappearance, accompanied the captain to the 1atter's office where his mother awaited the captains re- turn. She was overjoyed at sight of the supposedly lost boy.
 Reynolds was struck by ball bat several days ago and taken to St. Vim cents for fear of concussion of the brain. He quickly recovered.