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Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1911-12-14
Something Every Prospective
Automobile Buyer Should Know.


We told ypp RECENTLY the Gdden -FOUR the creates
American Annual endurance which shows better tina
other competition the quality and stamina of which
lures into it.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1911-12-14

7 Epara6teed Disteimper Pre-
seriptionA t Sinner Drug Co.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1911-12-14

wheeling in the lungs indicates
that phlegm is obstructing the
air passages BALLARD'S
HOREHOuND SYRUP loosens
the pblegm so that it can be
couphed up and elected. Price
25c, 500 and S100 per bottle.
Sold by Schultz, Gray g. Co., &
Shine Drug 90.
During the yeap 1912, every
farmer in l-ayaca county should
have q demonstration farm of
his own and show that he can
grow better products than any
Other former Ialletsville Her.
aid.
Tho farmers around Sinner
have been doing that for several
year. and never make crop fail
nre.
Hon: Geo u, Burgess of Con
zales viii be candidate to sue
coed himself as member of con-
gress from this, the Ninth dis
trici MIR Burgess has been
urRed Ay fli=nds throughout
the stale to make the race for
the Unite States senate, but he
say he~wiil support Hon. Jacob
r.. Woltals of Houston for the
toga ttrtgh Eagle,
--------------
LQne hack may come from
6verAworl cold settled in the
muscles of the back, or from di.
sease In the two former cases
the right remedy is BAL
LARD'S SNOW IMMINENT. /,
should he rubbed in thoroughly
over the affected part. the reliel
viii Be prompt and satisfactory
Price 25n 800 and 81 90 per bot
tie Sold by Schultz. Gray & Co
4 SliinerDrug Co.
j w Tayior's Guarantee. /
from reading my advertisement.
YOU decide that you would bul
land ii you and ii 40 advertised
you may come with tina distinc
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-12-06

his natural life, and that his only
chance OF avoiding such q result Ia 10
bis making . clean breast Of all he
knows about these steslings and those
10 any way implicated In them.
Time has in 40 way modified the
determin alton OF the stock owners 10
this part of the state to get to the
bottom OF these thefts and TO punish
all the guilty parties TO them. It may
be thai they are u~njustly suspicious
that facts they have . right to know
have been hushed up, but If they are
wrong in those suspicious they want
to know that fact.
We are glad to note the arrest OF
Mr.. Langhorne on another charge,
similar to that On which he pleaded
guilty before, and hope that We are
justified 10 taking 1t as q sign that
this entire matter IL to be probed to
the very bottom and all the facts with
rel asion to the scandal made p ublic.
We are cherishiug the idea that II
Special Prosecutor Hurd has been tax.
ing time to his work 1t 10 because be
is doing 1t thoroughly, and that 10 the
end no guilty man will! escape the
responsibility that is justIy his
Great Falls Tribune.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-12-06
AIR CURRENTS.
Tho Forces That Operate to Make the
Wind Blow.

The Forces That Operate to Make the
Wind Blow.
In reference to air currents and the
reasons why the wind blows the as
tronomer royal OF England explains
that air consists Of gaseous particles,
ali trying to get away from one an.
other, and that under certain condi-
lions they can be compelled to come
closer together by contraction or forced
to fly further apart by expansion. A
quart bottle, for example, holds twenty
two grains Of air at the temperature
of 10 degrees. If the bottle be cooled
by surrounding 1t with ice the air in
side contracts. When this occurs more
air PUSHES in through the bottles neck.
The quart Of air now weighs more
than twenty-five grains. If the bot
tie be heated the air 1t contains ex-
pands. its tiny particles fly further
asunder, and many Of them escape
from the bottle altogether. There is
still a quart OF air. but it weighs much
less than the original twenty-five
grains.
Now, consider the earth and the sea
under the influence OF varying degrees
Of the suns heat. Where the heat Is
greatest the air IS made lighter and
expands. Where the heat Is least the
air Is unexpanded and heavy. Both
the hot and the cold air have weight,
but the cold, being the heavier, is
drawn more effectively down to the
ground. In doing so it drives the
lighter air up out Of its way, just as
a lump Of lead dropped into a pail Of
water forces some OF the water up
ward. II the earth were equally warm
at every part and continued at a con
slant temperature wind could not ex'
list. 1t "blows" because OF heat and
! g%ravitation. In other words, air moves
from the place where It's weight or
pressure Is most toward the place
where its weight or pressure Is least.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-12-06
STORIES OF ROSSINI.
His Dread Of Thirteen and Friday and
Coincidence.

q Coincidence.
Rossini had scant patience with
amateur composers. One such once
accompanied the manuscript OF his
latest composition with a St1lton
cheese, of which he knew Rossinl to
be fond. He hoped Of course to have
a letter prnising his work. A letter
came, but all it said was: "Thanks. l
like the cheese very much."
When Rossini was rehearsing one OF
his operas in a small theater In Italy
he noticed that the horn was out OF
tune.
"Who is that playing the horn IN
such an unholy way?" he demanded.
at is l." said a tremulous voice.
"Ah, 1t is you, Is 1t? Well. go right
home" 1t was his own father.
Rossini's whimsicality extended even
to his birthday. Having been born or
Feb. 90, in leap year., he had of course
a birthday only once in four years
and when he was seventy-two he lace
tlously invited his friends to celebrate
his eighteenth birthday.
All his life ne had n dread of tn
number thirteen, us well rs Of Fri
days. He never would invite more
than twelve to dinner, and once whel
he had fourteen he made sure of NJ
undcrstudy who would, Mt a moment
notice, have been ready to come shoult
one guest have missed. And, though
this was n double superstition, he die'
on Friday, Nov. 13.-New York Sun.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-12-06
THE ESTRAY FUND SCANDAL,

The re. arrest of Mr.. Langhorne, who
has just finished serving his n year
in prison for forgery and theft 10 the
Office OF chief clerk OF the stock com
mission, comes rs a welcome assurance
that Special Prosecutor Hurd does
not propose 10 let this outrageous
swindle die out of public recollection,
but intends TO search the matter to the
bottom.
Hundreds Of stockmen 10 northern
Montana have been patiently waiting
TO see VIII at would become OF the in
vestig alton which vas ordered by the
recent legislature on the recommend a.
ton OF Governor Norris, and for
which it provided a special appropria-
tion. For some time nothing has been
heard Of the matter. IL was, indeed,
freely predicted by those impatient for
results, that nothing would ever come
of it, except the spending OF the money
appropriated by the Legislature for Il
broader and deeper investig alton Of
the facts. The arrest OF Mr.. Lang
horne on q new charge as soon as he
was released from prison will serve to
reassure that his outrage on the cattle
men that resulted In d%efrauding them
OF many thousands of dollars paid
into the estrsy fund IL not going to be
allowed to lapse.
There IL, OF course. q feeling that
young Lsnghorne WAS not solely to
blame for these steslings, and thai
others we're either crimin ally careless
OF their Official duties or had guilty
knowledge Of his s~tealings. which ex'
tended over 90 long . period OF time,
and were so ooarsely executed that Il
WAS . marvel that they we're not die
covered before. Whatever the facts
may be 10 this respect, the public and
the cattle men who lost their money
are entitled to full knowledge.
The hssty way In which Mr.. Lang
horne, after the discovery Of his nun
erous thefts, WAS allowed to pleat
guilty to one of them, aud hustled OF
to prison on . minimum sentence o
one year, could hardly fail to arouse
suspicion that he was protecting SOM
one higher up. II that vas the fac
Prosecutor Hurd will be likely t
learn the facts when the thief find,
that be is confronted with evidence o
enough separate and distinct thefts tc
keep him Ia prison for the bal ance Of
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-12-06
FREAKISH TEST
OF SAREWONESS,
How an Embryo Detective Proved
His Skill

Mayor Gaynor at a dinner in Brook
Ign condemned certain ideas OF civil
service that a German visitor from
Berlin had recommended.
"Those ideas may do well In Ber-
lin," he said, but l don't think
they'd do we'll here. We are opposed
to freaks, and this new sort Of civil
service examination is as freakish as
Old Sleuth's.
"Old Sleuth, the detective chief, was
once examining a new applicant fol
the detective bureau. He thrust into
the young mans hand a pale mass OF
rutfles and lace and cambria, a wo
mans skirt.
"'F1nd the pocket in that he said.
But the applicant shook his head.
"'No, chief he admitted frankly
That's beyond me-
"Then Old Sleuth slapped hin
heartily on the back.
IF you're smart enough, my boy,
he cried, to know it's no use to lool
for the pocket in a woman's Skin
you're smart enough to be a detective
Here's your star"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-12-06

Fine Book and Job Printing q spe'
ciAlty a. the RIVER PRESS Office,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-12-06
SAFETY FROM LIGHTNING.
Places Of Danger to Avoid During
T~hundsrstorma

Places Of Danger to Avoid During
1h~undssstorms.
Sir Ray Lancaster has been COM
planning in the British press of the
fact that science has given the general
public little information on how to be
safe In electrical storms.
The greatest danger for a human
being in a thunderstorm Is to be the
highest projecting object on the sur
face. Hence 1t is dangerous to be out
on a golf links or a hillside or in a
small boat on water. The wise thing
Is to take shelter In a house, or. II
that is not accessible, in a cave, or
under overhanging rock. or In a hole,
or to lie fat. Many more persons are
struck, according to statistics, in the
o e than when taking shelter under
trees. and it appears from statistics
that more are killed when seeking
safety under oak trees than under
beech trees. but this may be due to
the relative abundance Of those trees
or to the nature Of the soil In which
they grow.
Avoid a solitary high tree, but seek
protection in a wood or clump of many
small trees. In a house avoid during
a storm placing yourself between two
large and prominent conductors OF
electricity, such as the water pipe
or the gas main and the fireplace. IT
the house is a detached M or a corner
house in a row and the storm is close
you may do we'll to retire into the
basement until the storm is over. On
the whole, the long rows of houses OF
fairly equal height in the streets OF a
great town are about as safe as any
place during an electric storm. They
are so safe that it is not thought
worth while to protect them with
lightning conductors. The Einel tower
In Paris. being entirely built of iron
IS a huge lightning conductor and has
been photographed In storms with
forked lightning harmlessly playing
about it's head.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-12-06
Pithy Paragraphs.

Being willing helps some, but It Is
getting busy that counts.
No doubt there are cheerful givers-
but did you eve see one?
A womsn's love letter Ia two-thirds
imagination and one.third hysteris.
He is . wise man who can tell what
q woman thinks by what che says.
Cold cash always gets warm recep.
ton.
Probably . young man would enjoy
kissing . girl even II It was compul-
sorry.
What's In q name? Well, there's
the property many q man turns over
to his wife.
Many q woman prays for q husband
then lives to regret it II her prayer
IL answered.
An innocent girl may marry q man
to reform him, but the wise widow
proceeds to reform him first.
A man without credit q easily
keep out OF debt.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-12-06
Why he Kissed Her.

Daniel J.. Shern was reminded Of a
story when he read the verdict in the
breach Of promise cas- against young
Walling in New York.
II was counsel for the girl in a case
once" said the lawyer, land I thought
we had a good case. One OF the
strongest points was the ardent WOO
ing Of the defendant He calculated
at least 1924 kisses he had planted
upon the fair ones ruby lips. Imagine
our surprise when the defendant ad-
mitted it
""That's true said he, t~estifying.
I had to do IT, he explained.
Had to do itT l roared. hoping to
,mbarrass him.
"'Yes,' he answered. I either had
to keep kissing her constantly or per
NIT her to sing. and-well, I preferred
the kissing.'"-S Paul Dispatch.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-12-06
UNDERGROUND WATERS.
Soma subsurface Basins Are Almost
Chemically Pure.


Water Is found in some amount in
all formations below the earth's sur
face, from the loosest and most porous
sands and gravels to the hardest slate
and granite. The amount varies from
the merest trace chemically combined
in the molecules Of the rocks to i'm
mems reservoirs which supply wells
flowing hundreds Of thousands OF gal
Ions a day. Some waters are so pure
that a refined chemical analysis shows
only minute a OF organic and
mineral matter: others are 8 70 heavily
charged with minerals or other i'm
purities as to be unsuitable for use.
The slope Of the surface at any point
is one factor determining the amount
of water absorbed by the ground The
direction and amount of slope also
determine the form Of the water table
that Is, OF the upper limit Of satura-
ton. Except where the surface is
fat the water table Is generally not
| parallel with the surface. 1t is almost
invariably farthest from the surface
| on the SUBMITS of hills and mountains
and nearest to 1t in valleys and along
the coast. reaching the surface In
swamps and along rivers, lakes and
beaches. The surface OF the water
table Is always in motion, its higher
portions flowing toward the lowest
outlets along rivers or the sea, This
direction Of flow explains why fresf
water is usually found when a well Is
dug in a sandy beach.-Geoiogical Sur
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-12-06
A Possible Contingency.

When James B. Reynolds. now a
member Of the tariff board. was as
sistant secretary Of the treasury Sena-
tor Root, the secretary Of state, sent
for Reynolds to discuss with him mat
tiers concerning Il trade conference in
Paris which Reynolds had been Sc
lected to attend.
by the way. Mr.. Reynolds" said
Mr.. Root. you speak French. l as
sumo"
"Oh. yes" Reynolds replied. II have
n little French. | can make the wait
ers and cab drivers understand me-
"Um." said Root. But. Mr.. Reyn
olds. suppose these should be no wait
ers and cab drivers in the confer
ence ?'-Philadelphia Saturday Eve
ing Post.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-12-06
The River Press
Published every Wednssday Morning
b1 the Rirer Press PMbltsh-
ing Company.
FOR POPULAR GOVERNMENT

In q newspaper Interview just before
his departure for w ashington, Sen ator
Jos. M. Dixon expresses regret that
Governor Norris has failed to assist
10 the en- actment of reform legislation
which be PROCESSES to desire. After
discussing . few features OF national
al aiPe, the sen ator lie quoted in part
AZ follows:
1.-THE people have become so In the
habit Of looking TO the larger stage OF
action Ut w ashington th at they oftimes
overlook matters of greater import
ance here at home.
"The people Of Montana should be
just a. vitality interested in having
wise, economical and efficient govern.
ment in our local municipal and coun-
~ af airs and In state aff airs as they
are in legislation At Washington.
"a comparison commission has
drafted q most excellent form of a
primary election law for Montana.
''If the governor will only exercise
his lawful function and ave the
Montana legislature and put the ques-
ton squarely up to them, they will
pass the bill 10 less than a week.
"Of course you hear the rumors
afoat In every corner OF Montana a.
TO Why the governo" r"'gsed to call
the legislature together. / canno,
discuss that phase Of the question.
'If these rumors be not true, the
governor should call the session; II
they are true. it IL an overwhelming
and unanswerable argument why the
session should be called and the Law
passed.
SIT takes great moral coura age 10 6
man tt surrender %entrenched power
Men hold onto IL with q death-likt
grasp In the face Of certain and i'm
pending dissolution.
"The powers In Montana that foI
the time being are preventing. for
very short time only, the adoption o
a direct primary election law can, and
probably will, continue to dam the tide
OF public opinion in Montana until the
impounded force OF popular demand
will sweep them before 1t like the be
som OF destruction.
CHASED on 9 pretty fair knowledge
OF conditions in Montana and the
feeling of its people, my judgment II
that the people OF this state are today
far more interested In seeing loca
and state government restored TO tn
people OF Montana through the work
ings OF q direct primary election Law
without the intervention and super
visory control of political and cor
pOrate machines-than they are IL
tariff, currency commissions, Panam
canal or arbitr alton treaties.
"The governor has an opportunit.
presented to him that only Ome g.
men In public lifeIonce In q lifetime.
cannot believe that he will let 1t pas
by unchallenged.'
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-12-06
Wells In Granite Rocks.

In the investigation Of underground
waters In granite rocks in Connecticut
by the United States geological survey
1t was found that in drilling below a
depth Of 200 feet the chance Of OBJ
tanning water greatly decreases. The
same conclusion has been reached In
the study of GRANTEES In Maine. The
chances of obtaining a good water
supply by drilling in granite range
from 95 per cent for wells less than
100 feet deep to only 80 per cen for
wells more than 400 feet deep. Those
who drill below 200 feet take the risk
Of mourning more expense than would
be involved If they should stop drilling
and sink another we'll 80 or 100 feet
distant.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-12-06

back the gate, but in spite Of its size
it swung SO easily that he said.
You're such a big little girl that
should think you could yourself have
opened so nice a gate as this"
"Oh, / could. sir" she replied, but
then / should have got my hands all
over fresh paint"
And then the bishop saw that was
Just what had happened to him.-Cos.
mopolitan.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-12-06
The Great Salt Lake.

Reports continue that the waters Of
the Great Salt lake>i p Utah, are gradu.
ally sinking. ThiNVeems to bear out
the theory Of many scientists that the
lake is but a "shrunken remnant" Of a
vastly larger body Of acrid water that
at one time reached out to the northern
and western borders Of Utah and be-
You'd, forming a veritable inland sea.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-12-06

advisable to dip the tenon in warm
water before applying the glue. The
glue must be applied Immediately after
the tenon Is removed from the water
and then inserted in the mortise. The
sketch shows the application Of the
wedges. The bottom Of the mortise
drives the wedges rs the tenon Is
forced In place.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-12-06
new TALES
THAT ARE TOLD
Thanks For the Bishop.

The archbishop of Canterbury Is
known among his friends a. especially
partial to two things-children and
Jokes-and il rather fond of telling
the following story against himself:
As bishop OF London be was one
day walking in the suburbs of the
British capital when he CHANGED upon
a little girl who was standing looking
mp somewhat w1stfully at a four
barred gate.
'Oh. please, SIR" she asked. will
you open this gate for me-?
Smiling upon the demure maiden.
the bishop lifted the latch and pushed
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-12-06
To Look q Tenoned Joint.

A tenon placed in a blind mortise
can be permanently fastened, when
putting the joints together, by two
wedges driven in the end grain Of the
wood. In some cases, where the wood
to be used Is very dry and brittle, it is
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-10-24
GARDINER, MAINE.

From present indications vinegar Will
be very plenty about cucumber time next
year. Many barrels of cider are being
made. as native apples are very plenty.
Mr. and Mrs. George Sherman were
calling in Barnhdu. Sunday afternoon.
Burt Goodridge, who has been stopping
in Sidney, the past summer, is visiting
his sister. Mrs Clark Dixon
PiTTSTON.
NORTH-Mrs. Walter Morrill, of
Worcester, Mass, is visiting her
father, f. NJ. .McGugin, and her hus-
bands parents, Mr.. aud Mrs. +. p.
Morrill,. She is accompanied by her
little daughter Madeline
Charles Manson is having an en-
forced vacation caused by receiving a
severe sprain to his right wrist while
attending to his duties as night
Waterman at the Maine Central
freight station. Gardiner. last week.
Miss Marie Alexander, who has been
spending several weeks with Mrs.
Charles Lawrence has returned to her
home.
Alton Cooper is assisting his father,
Neah Cooper OF Randolph in the re-
pairing OF a stable in Gardiner.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-10-24
1.-The Gingerbread Man." TONIGHT.

Miss Louise Horner of the Katzes-
Phelan Musical co. does not like
vaudeville She does not object to
the vaudeville life. hut there is too
much Hneertainty about it.
More money may be paid in yaude-
VILE said Miss Horner, in speaking
of the subject one day. but for my
part | had rather receive less money
in musical comedy where I may be
assured of work all the year around
and know just what am to do each
time I appear and elso in what towns
/ am to play"
Miss Horner speaks from experience.
She has been immensely successful on
both the vaudeville and the musical
comedy stage. Particularly notable
has been her triumph as a member of
the katzes Phelan Musical Co. She is
unique in way. for she can be funny
without appearing ridiculous. a quality
extremely rare in e woman. She can
be serious. too, and in the plays
where she is not in lighter role. she
has shown she is the most charming of
actresses. A sweet singer. dainty
dancer. and clever Coincidence. she
has been fayorite in whatever city or
town she has appeared and numbers
her friends by the hundreds.
There is not a person in the katZes-
Phelan Musical Co that has not been
selected for his or her particular abil-
ity to do the work for which he or she
may be called, Not a weak point has
shown itself in the company and 1t has
shown by the success that has greeted
it everywhere, that it is a remarkable
organization.
In presenting the very hest of must
cal comedies at the lowest OF prices. a
venture has been started that is with
out a rival. 1t is Il feature that has
been unusually successful as has been
evidenced by the immense crowdsthat
have greeted the company in every
place it has appeared.
Phone 20. Seats now selling.