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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-10-20

ment this morning. ne saIu 10 ner.
"and It was all so absurd 1t was due
to my forgetfulness. inspired by intense
application to business. My daughter
may be absent some time. She went
away quietly with Susan last night to
stay with some friends out Of town,
but her absences are so infrequent and
I am so accustomed to seeing her at
the breakfast table that the fact really
slipped my mind In the midst of so
many cares. and made a useless
scene. which regret"
Grayman was almost a match for
Captain Alfonso Payton in the perfec-
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-10-20
Take Care Of Farm Macbinerv

Don't wait until the fall rains ..
winter SHOWS cover the machinery
with rust, warp the wood and scale of,
the paint. 1t Is more than worth the
trouble to get the machinery under
cover as soon as II has done it's sea-.
sons work. An implement shed viii
pay for itself In few years.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-10-20


methods have been employ
ed for this purpose. There is no bet
Ter method from tho standpoint of eff
fciency than the old one of braidirg
together by the husks or tying them
In lots by strings and hanging In tie
summer kitchen or in the attic above,
near the stovepipe This, however, e.
quires considerable room and is not
altogether satisfactory to- the workers
In the kitchen. A furnace room is a
good place, providing it is we'll venti-
lated and an occasional fire is built.
Frequently the corn is left in, crates
and, while this is usually a success.
full method, there Is more or less
danger from molding; corn so stored
should be watched carefully until It
is known to be thoroughly dry.
Storing-Many contrivances have
been used to hold the ears. Racks on
which the ears can be placed in single
be kept out Of the rooms. Ears sus.
pended in links of binder Irvine will
keep well and be safe from mice. The
soft pith in the butt of the ears
makes it possible for them to be hung
on nails which lave had the heads CIT
off after being driven into upright
posts. An inverted pan will need to
be nailed about the bottom of the post
to prevent mice from reaching the
corn.
Drying-The temperature of the
room in which corn is stored should
be maintained at rs or so degrees,
with abundant circulation of air.
Rapid drying removes the possibility
of holding and consequent loss Of
vitality. After the drying is complete.
the temperature of the room may be
allowed to drop even below freezing,
but it SHOULD be observed that many
of our successful corn growers never
allow the temperature of the room in
which seed corn is stored to fall be-
low freezing. The room should be
kept thoroughly dry.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-10-20

witch Of thing. according to all re-
ports-and then he talks ransom with
their friends from heaven knows
where. He leaves no track and no
clews In the air. I've never had to
deal with him myself for this is the
first time that he has ventured into
New York. but I've heard all about
him from different parts of the coun-
try"
HE gave me precise address where
to meet him." said Grayman.
"And do you think you'll catch him
there?"
How can he hope to get the money
IL he doesn't meet me-"
"Ah, see that you are not up to the
tricks Of these crooks. Payton will
watch the place from bis aero like a
hawk. II he sees any signs of. a trap
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-10-20

HE QUALITY of seed corn
in the spring depends
largely on it's having been
properly dried ard stored.
The selected ears should
be placed where they viii
dry in the shortest reason.
able time, and various
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-06-28
Would Enjoin Government.

HELENA, June PA petition for an
Injunction to restrain the government
from seeking to secure possession Of
the reservoir site on the Blackfeet In
dian reservation that Is the key to
the St. Mary's project was fled in the
federal court today.
The petitioners are Caroline Henkel,
George Heukel, William Henkel, Lizzie
Peterson and Marie Henkel. Against
these petitioners District Attorney J.
w. Freeman recently brought suit for
the enforcement TO q contract for the
relinquishment to the government OF
whatever rights they might have in
the land. The first motion was de.
cided in favor of the government but
it has been finally disposed of.
In addition to asking Nor an injunc'
ton to restrain the government from
taking further steps to dispossess the
petitioners, It 10 asked that judgment
be entered allotting to the petitioners
the lands in controversy.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-06-28
DRYING THE BANANA.
Great Change Takes Place In Fruit
Thus Treated.

Great Change Takes Place In Fruit
Thus Treated.
Speaking Of bananas, the city dweller
may imagine that a native banana, cut
from its stem when just ripe, must be
UNNECESSARILY more edible and full Of
flavor. says the Chicago Tribune. So
it Is. 1t Is 80 much better in favor
that growers are experimenting with
drying the thoroughly ripened fruit for
shipment to the ends Of the earth If
there shall be a demand so widespread.
Chemically some startling changes
come about in drying the banana. The
green banana in the stage in which it
is cut for shipment contains 80 per
cent Of starch and 3 per cent of sugar.
Fully ripe the sugar content reaches 20
per cent, Of which 40 per cent Is sac
charose-or ane sugar-wh1le so per
cent Is inventor ~honey-sugar. Only
2 per cent of starch remains.
In the ripened and dried banana a
still greater change is effected. The sac
charose not only resolves itself into
honey sugar, but the 2 per cent OF
starch becomes saccharose and before
completion Of the drying process is
honey sugar. And honey sugar is the
richest and most easily digested Of all
known sweets.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-06-28

moisture then in the land is prevented
from escaping. This will add some
thing to the cost of blowing, but it will
be money we'll expended. To simply
turn the land over with the pillow and
then allow the moisture to escape is
certainly unfortunate 10 q locality
where moisture is at. all times precious.
The season now passing has been
one OF more than average rainfall.
This has loosened the soil SO that it
is easily plowed. The power called for
to pillow land now is not more, or at
least not much more than half the
power called for to pillow. the same
when the moisture has left it. It will
OF course leave it later 10 the season
when the weather turns dry as it al.
ways does. All diligence should
be used, therefore, to break up all the
land possible by power or by horses
while the ground is thus moist.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-06-28
A Scheme.

HELENA, June pa scheme for the
reclamation of 20. 900 acres of land ly.
ing along the Little Missouri river in
Custer county, Is miles south of Baker
is being projected by Butte men.
While the natter has not been official,
ly presented to the state Cary board,
State engineer A. w. Mahon has just
returned from q trip of inspection of
the project made with H. r. Albion,
the engineer OF the parties proposing
the scheme. The soil is good and the
project feasible, Gays Mr.. Mahon.
1t is understood that the hackers of
the project are expecting q railroad to
tap the district, when the lands will be
placed on the market. Mr.. Mahon
says practically no rain has fallen for
10 months in the southeastern part of
Custer county-the only portion in
the state, 90 far as he knows, which
has been deficient in moisture this
year..
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-06-28
Furs With Rubber Backs.

A new process for producing arti'
6cial furs is described in La Nature.
The raw pieces of pelt are frozen and
the skin carefully shaved of. thawed
and sent to the tanneries to be made
into leather. The frozen fur which
remains Is allowed to thaw slightly
at the bottom SO that a small part Of
the hair is freed from ice. This thaw
ed portion is then covered with a solu.
ton of rubber. which Is allowed to set.
The result is that large seamless pieces
Of fur are obtained much cheaper than
those which come with the natural
skin. These same artificial furs are
said to DO more lasting than the real,
because they are immune from the at
tacks Of moths.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-06-28
NATURE PROTECTS BIRDS.
Experiment Proves Value Of White
Under Body,

Under Body.
Even the most de%sultory of amateur
~naturalists has been struck with the
fact that among animals, birds. rem
tiles and fishes the under portions of
these creatures are Of lighter shadincs
than are their backs and sides. TO
these students Of nature it Is quite
sufficient to account for the difference
by saying that "sunburn' merely Incl
dentally has developed a colored pig
ment in skin or feathers.
1t was reserved for an artist to dis
cover that natures leaving uncolored
the belly portions of these creatures
was for the purpose Of leaving them
less visible to their natural enemies.
One might ask. How can 4 white
belly shield such a creature from
sightY'
The answer Is that with sunlight or
ever the clouded light OF day striking
on the backs Of these creatures a
shadow in corresponding degree is
cast over the creatures under por-
tons. II this portion Of the creature
were rs dark as is the upper back
and sides the result would be an In.
tenser dark on the under side. As
nature has protected the creature, the
whittier belly in shadow effects a blend
ing which makes 1t least visible.
In Thayer's tests two objects about
the size Of ordinary potatoes were
covered with a viscid fluid. were at
tached to wires and supported a few
inches above a dust brown back
ground. The dust was scattered i'm
partially oil over the two objects. A
third object Of the same size was
painted white on the under half. and
in treating 1t to a dust coat the upper
portions were covered to a like degree,
with only a slight dust shading on the
sides. leaving that part which might
correspond to the white belly Of a
thrush quite untouched. Stepping
back a few yards. the two objects
wholly covered a dust brown stood
out in strong relief. while the object
with white underneath disappeared
from view altogether.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-06-28
Followed Eoyptian Methods,

Herr Knauth, the architect in charge
of the cathedral of Strassburg, has
shown that the principles Of construc-
ton followed by the great cathedral
builders Of former times are identical
with those used by the builders of the
Egyptian pyramids and are based on
triangulation. The same simple geo.
metrtcal figure underlies all these con-
structions. More than this, Herr
Knauth traces the architectural princi-
pie in the formation Of crystals and
lays down this formula: THE laws Of
proportion in medieval architecture
are the geometrical laws of crystalliza-
ton"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-06-28
Wanted Sleeper,

A certain physician sat in a box at
the theater the other night. It hap
pened that he was the first man to
take his seat in that particular box.
The next man ushered in had been
hitting Just a few of the moro elevated
points In the highway prior to coming
to the theater.
"Am I intrudingT he inquired ever
80 politely Of the doctor. "Have you
this section engaged all for yourself?"
mo. I haven't got it engaged all
for myself. Sit down." replied the
doctor brusquely. for he didn't want
to encourage the stranger to carry on
any extended conversation.
"All right, then," replied the stran-
ger. III you haven't got the whole
section I'll tell the porter to go ahead
and let down the upper BERTH
Washington Star.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-06-28
A Woman Horse Thief.

GLASGOW, June 22.-One of the men
arrested here Tuesday afternoon with
eight head Of horses belonging to the
Sunnyside Ranch Co., in Cascade
county. was discovered this meTntng
to be q woman.
The county %jailer, "Puck" Powell,
recognized the prisoner to be q Mrs.
Coons who got into some trouble near
Malta some years ago over the shoot.
ing of q horse and left the country,
and has been wearing the garb Of a
man since.
She now claims her partner stole the
horses and that she fell in with him at
Chester, while he makes the claim that
she had the horses when he Joined her
at Chester.
The woman has been going by the
name of Davis, since wearing her dis :
Ruise.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-06-28
Sandstone Wells Best.

All rocks contain some water, but
some formations, such as the GRANTEES,
carry only an inappreciable amount.
Sandstone. on the other hand, has an
absorptive capacity Of a gallon or more
Of water per cubic foot Of rock and is
the best water bearer Of the solid
rocks. Wells sunk in sandstone are
usually drilled. and the water derived
from that rock IL seldom polluted
United States Geological Survey,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-06-28
Web of the Spider.

Spiders are highly intelligent crea-
lures and invented "shoddy" long ago.
They work up their spent silk and SO
save themselves the extra effort of ex.
tracing and compromising 1t afresh.
says a scientist. This may be a mis-
take. Emerson states that by common
report the spider eats the old web. He
observed. however, an American epeira
gather the old web up in her mouth
and sometimes throw 1t away at once.
but at other times "she sits and chews
1t with apparent pleasure"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-06-28
FARMING.

1t is the opinion oflProfessor Thos.
Shaw that careless work and wrong
methods are responsible for most of
the failures In dry land farming. In
the matter OF breaking the land, for
instance, the professor insists that the
work must be properly done or the re-
suits will be unsatisfactory. In a bull.
letin dealing with this feature of the
subject, Professor Shaw says in part:
The tendency is to break up the land
too shallow, not only when it 10 brok.
en- by teams but also when it is broken
by the aid OF power. The farmer who
employs a powerIplow should have q
clear and MISUNDERSTANDING as to
what the depth shallsbe. Much of the
blowing done by power plows is not
deserving of the name. 1t is plowed
shallow. It is full OF skips, that is
places in which the land is not turned
' at all. That is not the fault of
the plows but ofithe men who handle
them. Many claim that shallow break.
ing is as good as deep bre taking. In
some instances as when the season is
favorable it may produce q good crop,
but It is not nearly so good a. deep
breaking as q rule, hence the farmers
should insist on having their ground
broken deeply and we'll turned over.
It should be 10 deep ss 5 or 6 inches
6 being better than s.
It is . great matter when the power
pillow can draw behind 1t q disk to
compress the sod without cutting 1t,
the disk being;followed by the harrow.
The land is thus plowed, compressed
and narrowed It one operation. In
other words . reasonably good dust
mulch IL formed on the land % soon
- It 10 plowed, hence much Of the
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-06-28
Tho Forehead and Health,

The forehead Is the first feature Of
the face to show indisposition. The
minute ones stomach is out of order
there will be yellow spots on the
brow. When one feels faint the fore
head will instantly show It When
one Is sick there will be freckles and
pimples upon the brow, which was
smooth and clear before. The fore
head is as good an indication of ones
general health as is the pulse.-Lon-
don Globe.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-06-28
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20, 1911.
A A DEAL FOR ALL.

the part OF some Of our new settlers
that public officials are not according
them the fair and impartial treatment
that is their due. At least, that is the
Inference suggested by gossip that
comes from certain parts of the coun-
y, and which in :some csses finds .
place in the local newspapers.
This newspaper believes that In.
stances OF suspected unfair treatment
will prove, upon proper investig alton,
to be perfectly proper and right; and
1t is suggested that, before berating
the public officer supposed to be guilty
OF error or neglect, the aggrieved citi.
zen make sure that his view of the
natter is sustained by the facts and
the statutes.
The duties to be performed by each
public official are explicitly defined by
law: the officer cannot 60 beyond the
Limitations set forth without incurring
risk of reprimand by appeal to the
courts. Without any purpose to rep.
resent Chouteau county officials IS
superior to those of other counties,
the River Press takes pleasure in
stating, from itsI personal observa-
ton, that they are competent public
employees, familiar with their duties,
and impartial in their dealings with
all classes ofCcitizens.
A few instanceslof Choutesu county
officers troubles will explain the stu.
alton. In one case theicounty super.
%intendent was severely criticised be.
cause of her refusal to remove Q
teacher employed In 9 certain district.
Az . matter of fact the employment or
discharge OF q teacher lrests entirely
with the hoard of trustees. The coun.
ty OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES have a world
of trouble if her.lduties included the
selection of teachers for the sixtyor
o schools in t%he;county.
The county treasurer, it is under.
stood, has!been getting some caustic
letters from owners of personal prop
erty, the taxes upon which are not
secured by q lien upon real estate.
The Montana laws require the asses
Dor to list such personal property and
Immediately report it 70 the county
treasurer, Who'll shall %thereupon pro.
coed to collect the taxes due upon such
property for the current year. The
county treasurer is positively re-
quired, by;'his! oath of Office, to do
this. A taxpayersrecently discovered
that, while the value lof his property
was the same as tha at of another settler
q few miles distant, his taxes were
much higher, and he at once made
loud protest. But his suspicion Of
unfair treatment was removed by the
explain alton that theiIparties lived II
different school districts, and the sup
posed %overchsrge vas thelspecial levy
made in that school!district.
For the information of taxpayer,
generally, it may be remarked tina
the Choutesu county tax levy Is smonl
the lowest In Montana. The rate las
year, exclusive3of taxesl for schoo
purposes, was l0} mills-only eigh
other counties having go low Q rat
Of q xation.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-06-28
Turn About,

At a Christmas dinner in Washing.
ton a statesman who had been much
In the public eye was called upon
after the meal to make a little speech.
he rose and began: "You have been
giving your attention 50 far to q tur-
key stuffed with sage. You are now
about to give your attention to a sage
stuffed with turkeyr"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-06-28
We CAN SUPPLY You WITH EVERYTHING

We CAN SUFFI1 1UU WITH EVEK1 Thing
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 7. G. 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.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-06-28

Fine Book and Job Printing q spe.
cialtV 1t the RIVER PRESS Office.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-06-28
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 Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-12-15
ROACH TO PLAY
WITH ALBANY
ssts-g HAIW b
PENSACOLA BALL PLAYER WILL
GO TO THE SALLY LEAGUE FOR
A TRYouT-HAs SIGNED CON-
TRACT.

Ernest Roach, who played third base
and short stop during the past year
in Pensacola. has signed a contract
with the Albany, Ga, team of the
Sally league, and will be tried out by
Manager Mckay, of that club. First
Baseman Griffin will go to Meridian
of the Cotton States league ir March
for his try out. Regarding the signing
of Roach special from Albany says:
Secretary Walter Muse, of the AL
bany baseball club, has received the
signed contracts of two young in
fielders who will have try-ou on the
Albany team at spring practice.
"One is Ernest Roach, a youngster
of Pensacola, Fla, who Mobile was at
tempting to sign. Roach thought a
season in Sally company would better
fit him for a Southern league try-out
and therefore signed with the Albany
club.
THE other is r. e. White, a semi
professional from Macon. White tried
out with Macon two seasons ago and
gave Whitley Mors a run for the
money for a while, playing the second
sack during the first three weeks OF
the season.
Both of these youngsters have
shown great form on infield work and
ought to make Albany good men,
They will report for practice early in
March"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-12-15
WOULD GIVE
BATTLESH|PS
SOME COONS
LEE H. JERNlGAN WRITES LET
TER PROPOSING TO PRESENT
EACH OF VESSELS WITH A MAS
COT AND VOLUNTEERS TO PAY
oNE-THIRD OF THE COST.

Perhaps the presentation of the sill
yer service to the battleship Florida
will not be the only presentation cere-
mony in Pensacola Monday 1t Ger
tainly will not be if the suggestion OF
Lee H. Jernigan, Of Whitfield, meets
with favor. Mr.. Jernigan suggests
giving, not only the Florida, but also
the Utah and the German ship Hansa.
Mr.. Jernigan does not mean a coon of
enough racCoon-the kind that roams
the woods and that is hunted with
dogs.
Mr.. Jernigan agrees to pay one third
of the cost of the three coons, and
writes as follows on the subject:
Whitfield, Fla, Dec. IL, 1911.
Editor Pensacola Journal.
I notice the offer of the bob cat for
a mascot for the battleship Florida.
Let's put $40 more to the cost and
give both vessels, the Florida, the Utah
and the German ship -Hansa, each a
nice pet coon. That Is Something the
boys can pet and handle like cat and
they are the incest pet on a boat of
any. I will give SIS on same, and can
get the three delivered in Pensa cola by
Monday if not Sunday, if l can get a
reply Saturday
The coons are grown, being nearly
IS months old, and were caught before
their eyes were open and raised with
a bottle. They are daisies and I am
sure the boys would like them.
Respectfully yours,
LEE H. JERNIGAN.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-12-15
DESTIN.
Special to The Journal

Destin, Dec. 13.-Messrs. L. D. Wood
ward and Charles Shipley went to
Pensacola Sunday night with fish
They went on the Oriole.
Mrs. Angus Marge left for Miller
Ferry Wednesday night on the
Geneva, where she will join her hus-
band.
Miss Ellen Destin is expected home
Tuesday from Alabama, where she has
been visiting for a month.
Mrs. H. Niles has returned to her
home in Bombay, after a weeks visit
with relatives here.
Rev. Mr.. Stock left Saturday for At
lanta, where he will spend Christmas
with his parents. Mr.. Stocks has been
the pastor here for. two years. and
each and everyone here has learned to
love him. He is not only a good min
lister, but a good doctor and nurse
also, and his large score of friends
who wish him God speed on his jour
ney, will be more than pleased wher
he returns.
Miss Priscilla Marler has returned
home from Melville, where she has
been visiting relatives.