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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-27
This Is The Age Of Paper.
New York World.

A report from Lynn, Mass, an.
nounces that the police of that city are
to be provided with clubs made OF
paper instead of hickory. The new
clubs will be harder, tougher aud
more durable than the old. In q new
direction, then, paper is to take the
place Of wood.
Some twenty years ago James G.
Blaine struck the fancy OF the country
by saying in an address at q college
commencement that the nature OF our
civilization Is fairly illustrated by the
fact that the wheels of the car that
brought him from Washington and
the napkin given him at theIcommence.
ment luncheon wereimade of the same
material as that upon which he had
written his speech. The wheels, the
napkins and the!stationery we're all oil
paper.
But since the time ofiBlaine the use
of paper has been tcarried far beyond
the limits that excitedihis admiration
Who could then have foreseen tina
the policeman's club would be made
of 1t.
1t is hard to.set limits to the posi-
bilities of paper as to those OF rubber
We have paper wheels and rubber
tires. Already there Is talk of pavinf
streets with rubber surfaces, and per
haps the found atoms may be papier
mache. We are soon to be required
to carry paper drinking cups alonl
with hankerchiefs as q part of th,
necessary equipment OF dress. B,
and by the whole dress may be paper
Fortunately We can pay for all thes
things with paper money.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-27
Secrets OF Business Success.

Little drops of water poured into
the milk, give the milkman's daughter
lovely gowns OF silk. Little grains OF
sugar, mingled with sand, make
the grocer's assets swell to be at
the band. Little bowls of custard,
humble though they seem, help enrich
the fellow selling pure ice cream,
Little rocks and boulders, little chunks
OF slate. make the coal mans fortune
something fierce and great. Little
ads we'll written, printed nice and neat
give the joyful merchant q home OF
Easy Street.-Wa alt Macon,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-27
Food Value of Cheese.

Cheese contains all the essentials Of
human food, according to a pamphlet
recently Issued bv the department OF
agriculture. The popular belief that
cheese, even when green or %unripened,
is difficult of digestion, or that un.
ripened cheese, or cheese in any stage
of ripening is co~nstipating 10 not JUS.
titled. The lmilk !solids in cheese are
very digestible, and make an almost
perfect food. c With the addition of
rennet and the development of Tactic
acid in cheese.making, some chemical
changes take place: but these do not
transform digestible solids in milk
into indigestible solids in cheese. The
digestive disturbances attributed to
p%ecularities in the cheese itself are
probably due merely to ating,
or to the custom of eating cheese only
at the close;of the meal, when one has
already had:more than enough food.
Skim milk cheese, when sold as a
whole.milk product, is q fraud that is
a positive injury to the dairy bust.
ness; but skim milk cheese, stated and
sold as such, is entitled to considera.
ton by both producer and consumer.
It is digestible and has a food value:
made to have an agreeable taste it
could beIsold cheaply to poor people.
Cottage cheese is another cheap and
palatable product, much OF which
could be added to the dietary at =
great saving in the total cost Of food.
Indeed, allIkinds Of cheese, ven the
very highly favored and so.called
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, have a high food
value.
The consumption of cheese by the
American people should be increased,
from the viewpoint both Of economy
and it's superior food value, according
to The Journal of the American Medi.
cal association. A pound of cheese
has nearly the same food value as
two pounds OF lean meat or eggs, or
the same weight Of ham. Not only is
it superior in food value, but also it
furnishes nitrogen without the increase
Of uric acic In the system. For this
reason 1t may be eaten by those TO-
clined to equity affections to whom
meat is denied.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-27

chief purpose of his work will be the
development of this territory, whether
it be along agricultural, commercial or
manufacturing lines. It is understood
that he will always be glad to cooperate
and render all assistance possible to
commercial organizations in their effort
to further develop the of their
communities, holding himself subject to
the call Of these organizations or to
address met tings when held for the pur-
pose of development.
Mr.. Chamberlain will make a very able
officer for this particular line of work,
and the advantage of his advice to Great
Northern communities should prove ey-
tremely beneficial to them.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-27
GOVERNOR NORRIS PLAN.

At the conference of governors held
at Spring Lake, N. j., the executive
Of Montana made q notable speech
upon "Strengthening the power of the
Executive" Governor Norris advo.
Gates giving to the heads of the states
the power to remove officers who fail
to perform their duties.
Every law-abiding citizen can
sympathize with Governor Norris
position In desiring to be placed in
such a position that he can enforce
the law in every portion OF the com.
monwealth, but to place the power in
the hands of ar executive to discharge
state and county officers whom he
might think had failed in their duty
would be going the great lengths, says
the Butte Miner. A partisan governor
might desire to get rid of q sheriff OF
q different party In some county, and
all the executive would have to do
would be to take up charges preferred
against the official and throw him GU,
of the Office.
Although the Miner believes tina
the people of Montnna have sufficien
confidence In the rectitude and honest,
of Governor Norris to endow hin
with this extraordinary power, to d,
90 would set . most dangerous proceed
ent in future, and might lead to great
or ills than this plan seeks to cure
The recall Of Q sheriff or county at
torney could hardly be safely left t.
any one individual, whether he b
governor or not, but II is Q matte
upon which the people should pass.
It 10 true that some states hsv
adopted laws which provide automsti
cally that it, lynching occurs in
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-27
AMONG OUR NEIGHBORS.
A Grist Of Items Gathered From Our
Northern Montana Exchanges.

Inverness Index: John Snieble,
who lives north of Big Sage creek, is
threshing his grain by %tramping it out.
He aud his family are said to have
threshed out over 100 bushels of fine
or ain during the last few days.
Havre Promoter: The regular fall
roundup of the stock association here
for beef cattle began last Friday.
The roundup began at Fort Assinni-
boine aud will scour the reservation,
thence to the Big Sandy county and
the Marias. The shipment of stock
will begin September 90 at Big Sandy.
Conrad Independent, E. E. Leech,
who is disposing of his sheep, is now
in Dakota, where feed is very carce
this year, and is buying up a large
number Of young cattle whice he will
fatten for the Portland market. He
had an immense crop of hay this year,
and will feed it M to the Dakota
stuff.
Glasgow Independent: 1t is report.
ed that E. j.. Browning lost twelve
hundred and fifty head of sheep by
being drowned during the recent heavy
rains. The sheep we're running on the
range south and west of Glasgow
and we're surrounded by water from
the hills before the herder realized the
condition.
Chester Signal: While George
Knowles, a farmer living near Alma,
was unhitching his horses from the
binder at moo last Saturday the ami.
mails became frightened and run
away with the machine. Mr.. Knowles
was thrown on the sickle bar and was
quite seriously cut and bruised before
the machine ran over q shock of grain
and released him.
bingham Review: OF the Aax which
has been thrashed in this vicinity, the
average yield seems to be about six
or seven bushels per acre. while 1t is
thought the late fax will make eight
or ten bushels per acre. Considering
the high price of fax, six or seven
seven bushels per acre is a profitable
crop. Practically all the flax was
sown on this years breaking.
Big Sandy M~ountaineer: r. S.
Tingley last week sold to the firm OF
Gallup and Campbell of Omaha, Neb.
about 300 head of range horses, which
will be shipped east the first OF
next week. This cleans up r. SIS
bunch of rangers, all but the yearl.
ings. George Campbell who has been
buying here for a week or more made
the purchase for the company.
!. Culbertson Republican; Robert
holland, of Fort Peck, informs us TIT
, wheat which vas sown on summer fal.
; lowed land ia making an average Of
!, twenty bushels per acre while thai
sown on spring blowing is going from
3 three to nine and q half. The summer
fallow wheat went over sixty bushel,
This would seem to be q rather etrone
argument in favor of summer fallow
ing.
Conrad Observer: Deputy Stat
a Veterinarian Hull will today go K
Cut Bank, where he will oversee thu
dipping of q bunch OF about 500
h head of F cattle, q part OF which viii
be shipped to market and the remain
= der removed to new range in the Mis-
= souri, river country. Two tons o.
= sulphur and one ton of lime will b
used In the dipping and it Ia estimate,
that 40 tons of coal will be used Il
Iheatiug the solution.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-27
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. ~, 1911.
RECIPROCITY REJECTED.

The result of the general election in
Canada which was held Thursday of
the past week, was q surprise to most
OF the students of the political situa-
ton. By q majority that was over
whelming, the Canadian voters re-
pudiated political leaders who fsv.
ored closer business e Citations with the
United States. and elected candid ates
who had declared their opposition to
the proposed reciprocity arrange
ment.
Various explain atoms of the Cana
dian political landslide are forth.
coming, the most plausible theory
being that it was caused by the con.
aicting interestssiof the agricultural
and manufacturing industries. The
terms of the proposed agreement con-
templated free3entry Of Canadian farm
products into American markets, in
return for the eadmission of certain
American manufactures to Canada
proposition that: didl not appeal to
owners OF Canadian mills and fac.
tories and their! employees. The cleo
ton returnsIshow that.Ithe advocates
of reciprocity receivedlstrong support
among farming communities, but the
opposition scorediheavily In districts
where Observation-Disclosures the princi'
pal industry.
This was a reversal of conditions
that prevailed in the United States,
where the farmers received the short
end of the deal, for the benefit of Am.
erican manufacturers. On this side
of the line, the farming interests were
generally opposed to the trade agree.
ment while the manufacturing interests
hoped to reap adv antage from it.
During the reciprocity debate in the
special session Of congress, most OF
the members from the northwestern
and other agricultural states ex'
pressed the belief that the adoption
of the agreement would result in lower
prices for American farm products
and their views.!were sustained by
market reports of immediate advances
in grain quotations as soon as the
result of the Canadian election was
announced.
The defeat of the reciprocity nego.
tiations, through 1.-THE vote of the
Canadian electorate, will not cause
grief or regret among American
citizens whose products we're to be
sold in open competition with simi.
lar products from Canada. I,
was q one-sidedQ proposition thai
bore q suspicious resemblance to class
legislation, and, with the classified
ton of interests reversed as to pro
posed benefits, the conditions in Can
ada were similar.
While the defeat of canadian reci
procity may cause disappointment tt
some of the political leaders, and tt
certain interests that hoped to gail
benefit from the proposed agreement
II will not be regarded a. q nationa
calamity to either thes United State
or Canada.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-27
The Great Northern RAILWAY
Secures Eminent Aglicltuist

a. E. Chamberlain, formerly Superin-
tendent of Farmers Institutes in South
Dakota, has recently connected himself
with the Great Northern Railway as
Development Commissioner with head
quarters in st. Paul.
Mr.. Chamberlain's jurisdiction will ex-
tend over the entire territory traversed
by the Great Northern lines, and the
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-03-08
NO MISERY IN STOMACH
No Indigestion, Heartburn, Gas or
Headache Five Minutes Later

Every family here ought to keep
some Diapepsin in the house as any
one of you may have an attack Of In
digestion or Stomach trouble at any
time, day or night.
This harmless preparation will di-
gest anything you eat and overcome
distressed, out of order stomach
FIVE minutes afterwards.
If your meals don't tempt you or
what little you do eat seems to fill
you, or lays like lump of lead in
your stomach, or If you have heart
burn, that is a sign of Indigestion.
Ask your Pharmacist for so cent
case of Pape's Diapepsin, and take
little just as soon as you can. There
will be no sour risings, no belChing
of undigested food mixed with acid,
no stomach gas or heartburn, fullness
or heavy feeling in the stomach, Nau-
sea, Debilitating Headaches, Dizzi-
ness and intestinal gripping This will
all go and, besides. there will be no
sour food left over in the stomach to
poison your breath with nauseous cd
ors.
Pape's Diapepsin is certain cure
for out of order stomacRs, because IT
prevents fermentation and takes hold
of your food and digests it JUST the
same as If your stomach wasn't there
Relief in five minutes from all so-
mach misery at any drug store, wait
ing for you.
These large so cent cases contain
more than sufficient to cure almost
any chronic case OF Dyspepsia, lndi-
gestion or any other Stomach trouble
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-03-08
CANDIDATES
TAKE NAM Els
OFF TICKET
R. E. HeaIy, Attorney and Fred
Russell Collector
BOTH GIVE GOOD REASONS
Edward L. Bates to Take R. E.
HeaIy's Place on Village Caucus
Ticket
BOTH GIVE GOOD REASONS

Robert Il. Healey has withdrawn
his name as a candidate for village
attorney and Fred Russell has with
drawn as a candidate for collector on
the Citizens ticket.
Mr.. Healey withdraws for business
reasons solely. The caucus nomina-
ted both him and his partner, b. II.
Holden on the ticket and after con-
sideration they agreed that one Of
the firm was enough at a time.
Mr.. Russell in a letter printed be-
low gives his reasons for pulling off.
He and John Ryan, the other can
didate, have talked the matter over
and it was practically agreed that the
collectorship for the town and village
ought to go to the same man and had
Mr., Ryan been defeated Tuesday at
the town meeting he would have with
drawn from the village ticket.
The committee from the citizens
caucus to fill vacancies ON the ticket
is made up Of Il. r. Griswold, C. w.
Soule and J. c. Pelerin.
The committee last evening con-
suited the board of trustees as to
whom to put on in place Of Mr. Healy
and the consensus Of opinion was in
favor OF Edward L. Bates and his
name will be filed this evening.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-03-08
OLDEST WOMAN IN STATE
Mrs. Eliza Thompson shurtleff Still
In Good Health at Woodstock

Woodstock, March S.--Mrs. Eliza
Thompson ShurtlefI of Bridgewater,
who Is 10l years old is probably the
Oldest woman in the state OF Vermont
Mrs. Shurtleff retains most OF her fac.
ulties, though her memory is slightly
Impaired. She has many friends with
whom she Is fond OF chatting about
both current events and those OF old
err days.
She has never used tea or coffee
and has used medicine sparingly. She
attributes long life to strictly temper
ate living Her favorite occupation
Is knitting.
Her parents were Barnabas and
Sarah Thompson. who came to Yer.
mont from Halifax. Mass. and her
husband was Jesse h Shurtlen Her
brother, Zodack Thompson, was au.
thor OF Thompson's Gazetteer and
History OF Vermont published in
.lSi2.
Two children were born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Shuruen. The daughter died
several years ago and Mrs. Shurtlon
makes her home with her son, Irving
r. Shurtlen.
Among the members OF the same
line of the Shurtlen family living In
Vermont is Harry G. Shurtleff OF
Montpelier, a lawyer and general
counsel for tho Montpelier q Wells
River railroad.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-03-08
TROOPS ORDERED
TO MOBILIZE ON
FRONTIER
Army and Navy to Take Part
in ManeOuvres
MOVE OF MYSTERY
All Kinds of Rumors Regarding Stu
alton In Mexleo-No information
Given Out

Washington, March S.-The United
States is makME a move as to Mexi-
co that looks like a potential interior
ence in the affairs of that country,
though it wear the official aspect of a
military mobilization test. Nearly
10000 troops. or practically one
fourth Of the entire United States
Army, including the forces in the In
sular possessions have been ordered
to entrain for points near the Next
can boundary.
Major Gen. Wood in explaining to
the newspaper men what was being
done began with the simple state
ment that the War Department had
decided to show how the. army could
be modified and that the movement
was merely for the purpose of ma
noeuvres.
The real significance of these ac-
tivities, which have been confined ap-
parently to the last forty-eight hours
or less, is thought to relate very di-
rectly to the conditions in Mexico,
and to the growing belief that the sit
uation there 70 by no means so salts
factory as the Mexican government
would have it believed There are
persistent reports that the physical
condition of President Diaz has lately
become such as to alarm his adher-
ents, and that momentous develop
ments are to be prepared for
One report which was current here
is that the Pearson syndicate, heavily
interested in enterprises in northern
Mexico, had appealed to the British
government for adequate protection
of themselves and other foreign inter-
ests, in preparation for the chaotic
conditions which would almost GER
tainly follow any serious loss of pres
tige, to say nothing of the collapse of
the DiaZ government. 1t was said
that the British ambassador had TAX
en- up the question with the state de-
partment here with a suggestion that
unless the United States took i'm
mediate action to exhibit its disposi-
ton and ability to protect foreign in
terests in Mexico, the European gov.
ernments. more particularly Great
Britain and Germany would be com
PEELED to do so.
OF course no direct confirmation oil
this report was obtainable but the
sudden burst of martial activity gave
1t color.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-03-08
BURKE BADLY BEATEN
Robert Roberts Elected Mayor or
Burlington by 346 Majority

Burlington, March S.--Robert Rob
erts yesterday defeated James +.
Burke in the mayoralty race by ma
jority Of SAC in a total vote OF 3174.
When the final count was made az
the polls, Mr.. Roberts had 1860 votes.
while Mr.. Burke had i414 Mr.. Burke
carried two wards the third and
fourth. His majority in the third
ward was 81, while in the fourth ward
he had 246. Mr.. Roberts carried all
the other wards by very substantial
maiorltles.
Burlington yesterday went license
by M majority Every ward in the
city, except the FIRST ward, went for
license by n good majority The total
license vote cast was 1886 OF which
1926 were for license and 1909 were
against license.
The proposition to exempt the Ho.
tel Vermont from taxation for per.
Tod OF five years was killed by an
overwhelming mo" vote that reach.
ed n majority OF 1851. The total no
vote on this question was 1898 while
the yes vote was 9i2.
Exemption of the members Of com
pany NJ from a poll tax also suffered
a decisive defeat, the majority
against exemption being 1926.
Yesterdays results on the vote fol-
aldermen will make no change In the
board with the exception OF II. w. ]
Hawkins who takes Alderman John
NJ. Clark's place from the fifth ward
G. p. Cowles, NJ. J. Barnes. Charlie.
p. Dion, John Mccartney and John w
Co1ey remain on the board as IN,
result OF substantial maiorities II
their several wards.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-03-08
BOSTON AND MAINE
GETS WAY into
MONTPELIER
Another important Change in
Vt. Railroad Map
B. & M. BUYS THE m. & W. R.
Montpelier and Wells River Is the
Only Road that has Line to
Barre Granite Quarries
B. & M. BUYS THE m. 6 W. R.

New Haven, March S.-Parties in
the interest Of the Vermont Valley
railroad company, a corporation Of
the state Of Vermont, have bought
the interest Of the Sortwell estate in
the Montpelier and Wells River rail
road, the Barre railroad and the
Barre railway. This announcement
was made yesterday afternoon from
the offices of the New York, New Ha-
ven and Hartford railroad at New
Haven. 1t is further stated that as
soon as the legal preliminaries can
be arranged, the properties will be
merged into and become a part OF
the Boston and Maine railroad sys-
TEN and thereafter be operated as a
part of the same.
The announcement of this purchase
and its projected merger with the
Boston and Maine discloses a new
step taken by the New Haven COM
pany in it's contest against the Grand
( Trunk. This newly acquired line
reaches from Wells River, VT, to
/ Montpelier, VT, with branches to
Barre and to one or two other points,
the whole including about 60 miles Of
road. The line is a pretty old one,
having been opened in 1873, and Of
late years, excepting in one year, has
paid 5 per cent upon its stock OF
100000. At Wells River it connects
with the Boston and Maine and at
Montpelier with the Vermont Central
which is leased to the Grand Trunk.
1t is understood to have been a valu-
able feeder to the Grand Trunk sys-
TEN, particularly in connection with
the Barre quarries.
The Sortwell estate possessed a
controlling interest in all three lines
which have just changed hands. The
three roads were controlled by former
Mayor Alvin f. Sortwell Of Cam
bridge, who died last year Hitherto.
the Boston and Maine lines have had
no direct connection with Montpel-
Ter or Barre. Outside of the Mont
pelier and Wells River railroad, the
Central Vermont has had no COMPETE
ton. The acquisition of the three
smaller roads will give the Boston
and Maine a direct entrance into the
important granite fields of Central
Vermont
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-03-08
ALICE PLOT AGAINST TAFT
Spokane Police Declare Anarchists
Have Planned to xiii Him

Spokane, Wash, March S.-Captur-
ed just when alleged plans for assass-
mating Mayor n. S. Pratt were al
most ready, John Steele and Stuart
Moffet, now in the city Jail, are neld
by the police as the probable murder
ers of Capt John T. Sullivan, and al
legged accomplices in plot to kill
President Taft.
This is the gist of a statement of
Martin ]. Burns, captain of detectives
issued after a conference with Chief
Of Police Doust
The arrest of the two men was
made Friday night Friday night"
said Capt. Burns, our men heard
Steele report to Moffett after visit
to the Pratt house. Steele said that
the house was guarded day and night.
He told the group around him an
other night that he was high enough
up In anarchistic circles to know that
President Taft would be killed as
soon as he left Washington after
Congress closed"