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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-19
Here Are Some of the Inside Facts About Orozco
and Zapata, and About the Conditions That
Have Kept Mexico in Ferment for
Large Part of the Time Recently.

the Cabinet and the government service full
Of his own kin. That Is not true. An I'M
Gle, Don Ernesto Madero. IS Minister OF
Finance. No one IN the republic, by edit
cation, training. reputation and probity. 10
better fitted TO do himself and his country
credit in this post than Don Ernesto. II Is
a notable fact that In all the abuse ard
vilifcation that have been heaped upon Ma
dero and his administration, the Minister
OF Finance has been exempt. A cousin Of
the President is Minister OF Fomento. He
IS admit 0dly competent. That is all Of the
Madero hln. so far as the knowledge OF the
writer goes, who are holding Office under
, the administration. The press snapped and
yapped, lied and distorted facts. The adj
vocates of the methods which held Dtaz Sc
cure in power for a generation criticised
the President numerically for not having
proceeded more promptly, energetically and
ruthlessly toward the recalcitrant ciizenry.
THE BREAKING OF THE STORM.
So the clouds gathered. and a little
more than three months ago the storm
broke. The first fash came from Chi
huahua with the uprising at Juarez and
the taking OF the town. Don Emilio
Vasquez Gomez tucked his fat legs be-
meath his desk in San Antonio and. snug
under the protection Of our neutrality
laws. sliced on the revolutionists. In
series of silly kilograms and manifestos
he invited Madero to quit and turn over
the Presidency TO him.
Strangely enough, Madero declined.
Madero is sound upon one fundamental
t,I sa
tho most important element to be con-
sidered in forming a conclusion upon
Mexican affairs. lie insists that he was
legally elected. that he has not violated
his oath of Office in any way and that
quite aside from the personal element in
volved the political future and integrity
of Mexico depend vitality upon an honest
~ chosen constitutional President being
allowed to serve out his term. so long as
he obeys the law and the constitution.
That is hard proposition to get around.
, All foreigners and friends OF law. or
der and progress in Mexico are hoping
that Madero will maintain himself
against his enemies Not SO much, per-
haps, on Madero's personal account, but
because of the bigger principle behind
the man There is no use in Guessing
over the fact-whch every one here rea-
lizes-that If Mexico is to keep on elect
ing Presidents and trying to throw them
out of Office without giving them any
more show 10 make good than the re-
voting Mexicans have allowed Madero
the sooner the United States takes hand
the better for all concerned.
Right now Mexico is az the crisis OF her
national sickness. The Mexicans hold the
fate Of their country in their own hands.
They can cure the republic. or kill IL, so
far as her independence and national en-
tity goes 1t is up TO them They seem to
realize and believe this more than they dh
two months ago.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-02-07
End Of Altruism.

Because he was too soft hearted to
ask his poverty stricken landlady to
buy new rugs for his room the altru-
istic young a bought several small
rugs and spread them W the floor.
Immediately after the next sweeping
day she presented a bill for the weeks
expenditures: Items-Room rent, break
fasts. laundry and beating rugs. q
cents.
"Hello!" said the %altruistic young
man. "What does this mean?"
"Just what it says" she returned
IF folks must cover their floor with
extra rugs they'll have to pay fol
beating 'em, that's all. I can't afford
to do it for nothing"
And from that moment altruism lost
a disciple.-New York Times.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-02-07

An old lady was going over the Lon
don ZOO, and after some time she went
up to a keeper and tapped him on the
shoulder with her umbrella.
"Well, num-" said the keeper.
II want to ask you," explained the
old lady, (which of the animals in the
zoo you consider the most remarka-
ble."
The keeper scratched his head for
awhile:
We'll, num-" he replied, "arter care
full consideration, as you might say,
I've come to the conclusion as the bis
cult goes to the laughing hyena"
Indeed" said the old lady in sur
prise. "And why do you consider the
laughing hyena so remarkable"
well, num- answered the zoolog.
ical expert. "he only has a sleep once
a week, he only has a meal once a
month, and he only has a drink once a
year. So what he's got to laugh about
is a bloomin' mystery to me"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-02-07
FOOT OF THE BEE.

Strong Claws and Flexible Pads For
Rough and Smooth Surfaces.
The seeming miracle of insects walk
ing nonchalantly on a ceiling is ex-
planned by Tickner Edwardes. chair
man Of the British Beekeepers' asso-
citation. in his book on 1.-The Lore Of
the Honeybee." Insects owe such pow
er, it appears, to an ingenious device
which is we'll illustrated in the foot Of
the bee.
She has a pair of short, strong dou-
BILE claws. which will take her securely
owe all but the smoothest and shiniest
surfaces, and it is with these claws
that bees form themselves into dense
clusters and knots and cables within
the hive. holding hand to hand. as it
were. in all directions. But when
there is nothing for the claw to hold
by another part Of the foot comes into
play. This is a soft, flexible pad.
which is always covered by a thick.
oily oxidation. In walking the bee
puts her feet down three at a time.
the pads adhering instantly they come
into contact with the smooth surface.
At the next step the other three pads
come into play, while the first three
are stripped of. But each foot is
capable Of attaching and detaching it.
self independently Of its fellows.
In this case, we learn, 'the strip.
ping is accomplished by downward
pressure of the claws of the same
| foot"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-02-07
GREAT NATURAL BRIDGE

Jueties Marshall Called Il "cod's
Gre atsst Miracle In stons."
The great Natural bridge. which is
one Of the natural wonders of the
United States, overlooks the James
river valley. being on the western
| slope Of the Blue mountains. It is
just about the center Of the state. It
approaches Niagara in grandeur and
exceeds 1t In height and awful mys-
terry. 1t is a single block Of lime
stone. with many shades Of color.
The walls are smooth, as If cut with
! chisels. and there is no sign Of dis.
placement.
The visitor follows q tumbling cas-
cade down a deep assure in the noun
tain under some Of the largest arbor
vitae trees in the world and, turning
down a line of steps cut into the preci-
pice. suddenly finds himself by a swift
stream in a dark canyon and the great
bridge far above him.
Washington when a surveyor for
Lord Fairfax visited the Natural bridge
and carved his name, where it may
still be seen. The original bridge tract
was granted by King George III. to
Thomas Jefferson in 1774. After he
was president Jefferson visited the
place. surveyed it and made the map
| with his own hands. Jefferson spoke
Of the place as "a famous place that
will draw the attention Of the world"
Chief Justice Marshall wrote Of the
bridge as Goods greatest miracle in
stone" Henry Clay wrote Of 1.-The
bridge not made with hands that spans
a river. carries a highway and makes
two mountains one"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-02-07
49, The -
Scrap Book
Shutting OF Composition.

Bishop Nathaniel s. Thomas of wy
oming visited the state penitentiary
and endeavored to ascertain what
causes had led to the downfall of the
various prisoners. Almost to a man
they told the bishop that love of drink
had put them behind the bars. This
interested him. and he asked each
prisoner for his solution of the liquor
problem, carefully tabulating the an
swers for future reference. All but
one of the prisoners announced them
selves advocates of prohibition
One man, a lean. rugged, leather
necked convict, not yet bleached by
prison life, denounced this plan when
the bishop suggested it to him.
''The trouble with prohibition ia it
don't prohibit" he said vigorously.
what you want to do is to close up
the distilleries. They're the boys to go
after"
"a sensible idea, certainly" said
Bishop Thomas, making a note Of it.
"Your plan is to stop the traffic at it's
source. Excellent! You like a
very intelligent man. May 1 ask who
you are-what you are here fort"
"Oh, me-" said the prisoner. II am
a moonshiner. pittsburgh Dispatch.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-02-07
PITCHER WADDELL'S PLAY.
Il Was q Deliberate Case Of Over the
Fence and Out.

Il Was q Deliberate Case Of Over the
Fence and Out.
Connie Mack tells the following story
of that great but eccentric left handler
Rube Waddell. He says:
1--WE used to put Rube in center field
when we weren't pitching him. He
never wanted to sit on the bench, and
we had to humor him or he wouldn't
have stayed on the lot, that's all. He
was a bully fielder too. One day we
were having quite a battle with some
team. and Rube was covering center
field for US. We were being hard
pressed. With only one out, the other
team filled the bases in the fifth in
ming and a brace of good batters were
up. We had two strikes on the man
at bat, and then something happened.
"a black cloud Of smoke appeared
in the sky back Of center field fence
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-02-07
Saxons,

Saxon is from "seax," a sword. and
so the "Men Of the Sword" In the
early days the Saxons took for them
selves such names as "Bloody Az"
Skull Cleaver," Deaths Head"
names which in no way belied their
original character. The "berserker
rage" of the old Vikings spread death
and destruction all around the coasts
which they haunted, and by the terror
Of their name they led the Christians
to put into their litany the prayer.
"Deliver us, o Lord, from the fury
Of the Northmen." Very terrible were
these old Saxons, and to this day the
most dreadful of all the people on the
face Of the earth, when they are thor
oroughly reused. are the descendants
Of the same Men of the Sword.-New
York American.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-02-07
Literal INTERPRETATION.

A sneak thief had got into the car
and made of with a fellow travellers
pocketbook. A greeny, who was evil
IDENTIFY on his first trip to the city, had
taken the episode in with a certain
amount Of relish and. despite his sup
posed g~reenness, apparently knew more
about the identity of the guilty one
than any one present when the alarm
was raised.
He touched the conductor or the arm
and pointed to a man who was hurry
ing down the block for dear life.
There's the thief" he chuckled dryly.
The conductor turned on him sharply.
"You - fool! If yer saw i'm pick
in tn gents pocket why didn't yer re-
port i'm stead O. lettin' i'm slip of
that way?"
THAT sign up there scared me-" re.
turned the hayseed.
"What sign?"
eth one tibet SEE Beware of Pick
pockets "-Exchange.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-02-07
A Case Of Economy.

Mrs. Johnson, the wife of the new
minister in a New England town. ask
ed a neighboring farmers boy to bring
her a dozen eggs and a roasting chick
EN- when he brought the vegetables the
next day. The boy appeared prompt
ly. but in his basket were only eleven
eggs. Ma says she will send over the
other egg after n WHILE" he explained.
But what about the chickens" Mrs.
Johnson asked. THAT does not seem
to be here either"
"She will send that, too" was the
answer.
But" complained Mrs. Johnson. ~
want to cook the chicken for dinner
Why didn't you bring it over with yot
this timer"
Because" replied the boy, 1.-The her
isn't killed yet. You see, mas waitin
till she lays the other egg."-Lippin
colts.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-02-07
Persian Ware.

True porcelain was never produced
in Persia, but hard paste porcelain In
Persian forms and styles Of decoration
was made in China for the Persian
market. Wine ewers with powder blue
glaze and gold overglaze decoration,
small vase, and bowls with bronze
luster glaze and designs reserved in
white are found in collections of Per-
sian ware, but these are unquestion-
ably Of Chinese acknowledgements.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-02-07

OOs3OVO WV SS0Tys
Congressman Sulzer of New York
has stopped telling after dinner stories.
The New York congressman and ].
Adam Bede, the Minnesota wit, were
speakers at a banquet in Washington
not long ago. Bede held the floor for
an hour and told some amusing yarns.
When MI. Sulzer arose he shook. his
Henry Clays ut the guests and started
out to win the humor Marathon him.
self.
II will first tell you a story that
Adam " heard" he began and then
launched into the recital Of an anec.
dote so aged that everybody in the
audience could call it by its front
name. Mr.. Sulzer hadn't progressed
very far when Representative Stanley
Of Kentucky reared up and in a hoarse
whisper, heard all over the room, said.
"Why, Bill. Adam Invented tina,
story"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-02-07
Hot Air Shut OF.

Charlie Mann, who presides over the
destinies Of the press gallery in the
house of representatives, is a bureau
of information for people in all parts
of the city. They call him up on the
telephone and ask for news about ev
erything going on in Washington.
One Saturday. when professional avi-
ators were giving a series of flights on
the speedway, he got this question
over the wire, Twill you tell me, are
there any air flights today"
"None today" answered Mann. "The
house adjourned yesterday to meet
next Observation-Disclosures Star.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-02-07
Anger.

Bride thy passion. Anger is the sin
OF all the greatest. It leads UP to deeds
known only to the darkest hours Of night.
1t tempts the upright man to throw aside
His cloak Of reason and go forth to dip
His hands in hums Il H,o2G. it covers up
The path where GAts Na..:5 with stead
fast feet.
It will not listen to the soft appeals
OF maiden loneliness or turn aside
From its fierce purpose when the dimpled
hands
OF mercy are held up before its gaze.
1t will not falter in its stubborn course
When old age counsels with great swelling
words.
1t is the curse of youth and middle age,
OF gray haired men and women It be-
numbs
The sensibilities of all alike.
TITS only At to live where madmen live,
Safe stalled behind the strongest prison
+, bars.
: Herbert f. Day.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-02-07
Scared Him or.

Ralph r. Bradley, a Chicago lawyer,
had a client who had some differences
with a farmer down state. Mr.. Brad
ley wrote in the interest of his client
on a letterhead showing the address of
the lawyers firm in the Rookery. He
received no reply and was obliged
eventually to make a trip to close the
litigation. Meeting the farmer, he
asked him why he had not shown him
the courtesy at least to acknowledge
the receipt Of the letter.
"Well," said the down slater, II no
ticed The Rookery' on your letter
head, and it bothered me. I am not ar
educated man, 80 I had some n look
'rookery' up. He told me it meant
den of thieves. and I concluded not te
have anything to do with you."
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-02-07

Mrs. Crabshaw-l can't understand
why didn't see those faults in you
before we were married. Mr.. Crab
shaw-It's quite plain. my dear.
don't possess them.-Judge.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-02-07
The Smiles Faded.

A pretty American girl travelling In
England was sorely tried by the an
noyances and stares to which she was
subjected on account of her American
Irregularities" She went into a shoe
shop in London to buy a pair of shoes,
and the clerk tried on innumerable
pairs of veritable "boats," as she called
them, much to the amusement of two
Englishwomen customers seated neal
by, who regarded her through theil
"starers'' as If she were some strange
animal in a menagerie.
Finally the clerk said apologetically
"We 'aven't anything narrow enough
for you, miss. You see, miss, our ladies
have wider feet because they walk 81
much, miss"
The two Englishwomen smiled will
the air of superiority that she had me
for SO long, and she felt she coult
stand 1t no longer. do they walk OF
their hands, too?" she flashed out.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-02-07
II LET OUT A LAS THAT YEARLY WOKE
THE DEAD"

i LEI WI A ~ 4H0A AAAAAA "SNA
THE DEAD"
and a little later a blaze. Then came
the clashing and changing o. fire bells
and the clatter of horses hoofs. l
happened to look in the direction of
the blaze. High up on the center field
fence l saw RUDE perched, looking at
the blaze, ~silhouetted against the red
glare Of the conf1agration. l let out a
blast that nearly woke the dead. Rube
heard me and looked around. He
seemed undecided for a moment as to
his next move, but he wasn't long in
making up his mind. With a broad
grin and a graceful salute of his hand,
as if to say, so long, fellows! he has
tily dropped from sight on the other
side Of the fence and was on his way
to the fire."
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-02-07
Terms Of Court, 1912.

CHOUTEAU COUNTY
Tuesday, February 9th.
Tuesday, May 7th.
Tuesday, September Gath.
Tuesday, November 18th.
VALLEY COUNTY
Tuesday, April 10th.
Tuesday, June 18th.
Tuesday, October Let.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-02-07

Property has its duties as well as
It's rights.-Thomas Drummond.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-02-07
The River Press.

Subscribe now for the WEEKLY Rlv.
Err PRESS. Send it to "the old folks
ct home"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-02-07
Homeliko.

Homeliko.
Mamma-Why are you hiding from
your little brother, Lizzie? Lizzie
Oh, we are just playing. I'm the lady
Of the house. and Tommy is the butch
er come with his bill.-Chicago News.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-02-07
Jack Got Even.

A Judge, presiding n day IN court,
asked a sailor whether he saw the
plaintiff strike the defendant.
"Who Is the PLAINTIFF" asked the
sailor.
pretty man you are" said his
honor. shat you don't know the plain
tif from the defendant! Well, where
did you see the man strike him"
"Abaft the binnacle," said Jack tar.
where is abaft the binnacleT" in
quired his honor.
pretty Judge you are" responded
Jack, that you don't know abaft the
b%innacle"
The sun., 1912-08-04

which had been 20 often changed, 90 per-
sistently and baffingly inaccurate. John
son put on a record while his partner
waited. Then johnson turned a little
crank and from the machine there came
an almost squeakless sound. johnson
looked at his partner and the inanccr Of
the firm returned the glance.
"Itake back all said about the squeak ="
remarked his partner.
The two men knew what the machine
meant. 1t was not difficult for them TO
picture luxury. pleasure. everything in
life worth while. johnson had arrived.
Fortunately at this time the firm had
some money. which had come in from a
job Of repairing ballot boxes One thou
sand dollars was in the treasury. less what
johnson g partner had spent 10 buy gun.
He loved to shoot and johnson had in
sisted when this money was paid that his
partner should indulge himself with IA gun.
| a. he did believe in self f-abneGat ion all the
| time. and SO a week had been a pretty
large percentage of tho net receipts of the
firm for the inventor to withdraw. But
tho gun was not a very expensive one and
there was considerable money available.
Johnson's partner sailed Immediately
for London. while the inventor stayed in
the shop and worked day and night to get
the machine nearer perfection. In Lon
don the graphophone people listened TO
what the partner played. Then they re-
marked:
we will pay Mr.. johnson what he likes
for the European rights Of his invention
The partner thought it would be a good
idea to cable johnson Of his success and he
did 30 without delay. From that time tc
tho present the graphophone company
and the Victor people have controlled Mr.
Johnson's invention.
This is briefly the story OF how a mar
started . new industry and sent his prod
ucts all over the globe. His invention hal
recorded the great voices Of the day ano
the songs and folk tales Of fifty-nine diff
ferent languages and dialects.
The sun., 1912-08-04
E(dredee.R. Johnson.
Fourteen years ago not singer Of repu-

Fourteen years ago not a singer Of repu-
tation would touch the talking machine
business. Then johnson and his partner
had very little to offer singers in the way
of remuneration. Referring 10 this ono
day Mr.. Johnson remarked: Il remember
that We had no place for the singers To
record in except a loft that you got to
with ladder. would scurry around and
get some poor devil TO come and sing for
a dollar or two in real money and then
Id push him up the ladder and try to get
record At times the voices would
record at others only failure crowned
our efforts.
ut gives me queer feeling sometimes
when I think of those early days as |
watch Melba. Farrar. Tetra2zini. Caruso
and other noted stars singing in our
laboratory to-day. At times when
note these vocalists at work l recall a
woman l hired to sing for us in the he
ginning. l can picture her now. a good
ma; ured. stout creature who had come
in the rain without an umbrella TO sing
for a dollar or 80. In her hat she had a
long feather and it hung over her ear
dripping water on the floor Of the loft.
Gracious. what a time had getting
her up that ladder! But she was good
hearted and didn't mind. Moreover.
she enjoyed singing into the machine so
much that she wanted to come back every
day and work for US.
AS we could not unfailingly rely on
our machinery to give the proper effects
there were timeS everything went
wrong. Then it was a case Of II at first
you don't succeed. try. try again. Hun
dfeds OF times it seemed as IL I could not
stand another failure.
Il would talk over MY failure with my
partner and he would encourage me
Never was a sharp word exchanged be.
tween US. Nothing but sympathy was ever
bartered through all that time OF disap.
pointment and struggle"
In Mr.. Johnson's opinion nothing ha.
doomed the invention mora than the
The sun., 1912-08-04

A part OF this money was put up as
backing for the old politician. To be
exact $4,000. it Ia alleged. was handed
o~er to the inspector. The house opened
up for business the ext day. 1t was ex-
pensively fitted up and runners were sent
out to drum up trade.
Two days later word came for the
place to close up. The inspector was
asked why. Because. he is said to have
declared. a raiding lieutenant of police
was getting busy. and besides he didn't
like the man who had furnished the bank
roll. But the $4,000 didn't come back. al
though an earnest request was made for il
The man who lost this money took part
in one Of the first attempts to shake down
bookmakers after the passage of the anti
race track laws. 1t was ut track on long
Island that he appeared before the races
one day and demanded $3.50 from each
bookmaker.
For whom was he acting? Not the
police. for the inspector in charge an
nounced that hs had been inst ructed not
to interfere But soon this INSPECTOR was
quietly informed that il he didn't raid the
bOokmakcrs. who had refused to give ,ip,
he would find himself in serious trouble
In came several mounted policemen and
all betting ceased. The man who had
demanded tribute from tho booklnakcrs
was repudiated by certain county officials
and tho next day he was barred from the
track
| kosnnthal's y suueal on Becker WAS no,
his first effort in that line. Several Year.
ago he tried To open gambling house al
Arverne. lie was notified by Inspector
John Flood that he couldn't Z operate. Ros
! enthal promptly visited the ofaos Of su