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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-03-27
Model Botanic Garden.

The forest Of Arden, brought to the
notice of the Botanical society of
Washington by II. G. Skeels, is a 300
acre tract Of forest and meadow just
east Of Joliet, III. 1t Is a part Of the
1000 acre estate of II. N. Higinbotham
Of Chicago and has been arranged as a
model botanic garden, which already
has 1900 species and has oom for as
many more. The plants are arranged
along the five miles Of gravel drives In
the accepted sequence Of plant fami-
lies, from the ferns to the composites.
There are NO formal beds and no labels,
but a map, divided into squares of
a hundred feet to a side, has an index
giving the plant names and the number
Of the squares containing each species.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-03-27

which give the hair it's color
"All infants at birth have blue eyes.
In some babies Immediately after birth
pigment granules begin to develop in
the iris. Thus they become brown or
black eyed. In others, however, no
such pigment formation takes place
and the eyes remain blue or gray
throughout life.
"If this at present blue eyed ex-con-
vict is really the missing brown eyed
banker a reasonable explanation of
the discrepancy in the eye colorings
would be that under the stress OF
physical and mental shock the colorine
matter which had in early life develop.
ed in each iris had atrophied or disap'
peared. leaving the eyes the original
blue coloring present at BIRTH
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-03-27
BEETLE MONoFl.kNE,
Successful Flying Mschine Eeuir7cd
With Folding Wines.

Successful Flying Mschine Eeui~7cd
With Folding Wings.
With wings that fo,G Luck over tie
body like those Of a gigantic beetle. &
curious. insect-like appearance is pre-,
sented by the new French ~aeroplane
illustrated herewith. says Popular Me
chanics. Moreover. differentilting it
from the host of freak folding contriv-
ances that have preceded it. the pres
ent machine, the de Marcay-Mooney
monoplane, is the first with folding
wings that has actually flown.
AS is shown in the Illustration, the
principle Of construction is simplicity
itself, each wing being pivoted at its
point Of attachment to the body, to a
vertical pillar that, besides CONSTITUTE
ing a hinge, also erves as a mast or
strut, from which the bracing wires
to the wings are strung,
A wheel alongside the drivers seat
controls the wing positions, and by re.
volving this wheel the change Is eff.
fected from wings fully spread to the
closed position over the body. In both
positions there is provision for securely
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-03-27
Tho Seat Of Aunuer,

Whether the hunger sense has its
seat In the stomach and thirst in the
throat has been a subject Of much sci
entifc controversy. The Italian physi-
clan Valenti now puts the seat Of both
these emotions in the gullet. He found
that n cocaine injection in the esopha-
gus (the channel from the mouth to the
ptomach) resulted in immediate sup
preston Of the feeling Of both hunger
and thirst. Savages have long known
that the chewing of cocoa leaves rem
ders the gullet insensitive and destroys
my desire for food or drink.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-03-27
Biqness Of a Nickel,

A nickel then was bigger than a million
dollars now;
A nickel then could buy a world of hap
piness somehow:
A nickel then was all a lad could some
times hope to get,
And. oh. how wide with human joy his
little eyes were set!
A nickel back in those old times was big
ger than a mint:
A nickel then was like a dream of riches
with its CLINT:
A nickel then was all a child expected at
the best,
And. oh. how glad it made his heart beat
in his little breasts!
A nickel then was bigger than a fortune
seems these days;
A nickel then could fill the mind with
fancy's gilded maze;
A nickel then could buy the earth. in
childhood's dream at least,
And, oh, that We could taste again hat
sense Of ~childhood's feast!
Baltimore Sun.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-03-27

JUSTICE t AND HIS HOME AT o
RlsTOWN, N. J.
Governor Fort and would have had
three years more to serve. In the four
years during which he has filled the
place of chancellor lie was compelled to
render decisions in hundreds Of impor-
tant cases yearly. His position as n
of the country's leading jurists Is re-
garded among New Jersey people as
we'll earned. AS chancellor OF the
state in which nearly all Of the coun-
try's largest industrial trusts are in
corporated he has had opportunity to
become thoroughly familiar with the
legal aspects of the trust question.
Chancellor Pitney in the fall Of 1891
was married to Florence, eldest daugh-
ter of William II. Shelton of Norris
town. In appearance he does not look
his age. He is clean shaven, and his
handsome face is strong and rugged.
He is tall and commanding in appear
ance and of affable nner lie takes
an active interest in outdoor exercises.
In casting about for a. successor to
Justice Harlan Mr.. Taft first looked
beyond the Mississippi river. At one
time 1t seemed certain that he would
name Judge William G.. Hook of the
United States circuit court, and again
it seemed that Secretary Charles Ma
gel of the department of commerce and
labor would be the presidents choice.
There was a protest against Judge
Hook because Of his decisions in two
Oklahoma cases. one involving the two
cent fare law and the other the jim
crow car law. The latter case, in
which Judge Hook decided in favor Of
the railroads and against the conten-
ton of the negroes affected, is said to
have been the final aus of the presi-
dents turning from the Kansas jurist.
Labor organizations protested against
Secretary Nagel on the ground that he
had been too lenient in the enforce
ment of the immigration laws.
With the naming Of Justice Pitney
President Taft has had the extraordi-
nary experience Of having constituted
a majority Of the highest tribunal in
the land. In addition to naming FIVE
new justices on a court Of nine, Presi-
dent Taft also had the distinction of
elevating Associate Justice Edward D.
White to the chief justiceship. making
in all six supreme court appointments
during the three years he has been in
the White House. The FIVE associate
justices named by Mr.. Taft were
Messrs. Lurton. Hughes. Van Devan-
ter. Lamar and Pitney.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-03-27
Mother and the Cat,

Stanley, aged four, was one of a large
family. Besides numerous sisters and
brothers, there We're aunts and uncles
galore and many cousins. The only
very young people, however, were
those in his immediate household.
One Thanksgiving dinner Stanley
gazed solemnly around the table for
awhile and then announced o%racularly:
my mother and the cat seem to be
the only people in this whole family
that have any Observation-Disclosures
Free Press.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-03-27
Qouhly Profitable.

Retail Druggist-I don't see any more
profit in your liniment than in the
brand I'm handling.
Agent For the Skinoffe Tenstrength
Eminent You don't? Why, man
alive, there's double the profit in han
ding mine! My liniment is so power
full that every bottle sold means the
sale Of a bottle Of salve.-Judge.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-03-27

~HANCELLOR MAHLON PIT
NEY of New Jersey. appointed
" by President Taft to be associ-
ate justice of the United States
supreme court, vice Mr.. Harlan, de-
ceased, is the first native of that state
to sit upon that bench. William Pater-
son was appointed from New Jersey in
1898, but he was born at sea. Joseph
p. Bradley, another famous jurist ap-
pointed from New Jersey, was born in
New York.
The new justice is a Princeton man.
His father. Henry G. Pitney, was a
vice chancellor of New Jersey. His
mother was Sarah Louise Halsted.
Mahlon Pitney was born at Morristown
Feb. 5, 1853. He was graduated from
Princeton in the class Of 1870, received
the masters degree three years later
and when he became chancellor was
honored with the degree of doctor of
laws from his alma mater. He was a d
mitted to the bar in 1882 and began
practice in Morristown. He was sent
to congress in 1895 and reelected when
his term expired. He resigned on Jan.
10, 1899, and the anne year was elect
ed to the state senate.
On Feb. 5, 1901, Senator Pitney was
nominated by Governor Voorhees, for
justice of the supreme court to succeed
Justice Gummere. resigned, to take eff
feet Nov. 16. 1901. and the nomination.
without reference, was at nee con
firmed by the senate. He was sworn
into Office on Nov. 10. 1901, for a term
Of seven years.
Judge Pitney became chancellor OF
New Jersey in 1908 by appointment OF
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-03-27
R N HIS QUARTER.
How the Seeker After Homer Gained
information.

How the Seeker After Homer Gained
Information.
EKYINSLOW HOMER was a great
w painter who had the unusual
good fortune to have his merit
appreciated early in life. But no one
ever presumed less on a wide reputa-
ton. Affectation was a weakness from
which his of humor saved him.
In his biography. lately written by
". H. Downs. is printed the story of
a New York gentleman Of wealth and
artistic tastes who made the journey
to Scarboro. Me-. where Homer had
his studio, to make the artists ac-
quaintance.
On his arrival he found the studio
door locked; the owner was nowhere
to be seen. He wandered about the
cliffs for awhile until he met a man in
a rough old suit of clothes, rubber
boots and u battered felt hat who car
ried a fishpole. He ~accosted the fisher
man thus:
II say. my man. if you can tell me
where l can find Winslow Homer l
have a quarter for YOU"
"Where's< your q%uarter?" said the
fisherman.
He handed it owe and was astound.
ed to hear the quizzical Yankee fisher
man say, II am Winslow Homer
The sequel of this unusual introduc
ton was that Homer took his new ac
q%uaintance back to the studio. enter
tanned him and before he left sold hin
q picture.-Youth's Companion.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-03-27

locking the wings in place-a point
Of particular Importance in the fight
position.
No attempt is made to allow for
swinging the wings during flight, the
novel design having for it's sole pur-
pose the more compact slowing of
wings, while the machine is on the
ground, to facilitate storage, and also
to allow the vehicle to be run along
narrow roads or across other than clear
fields, in search of suitable ascending
areas. This land travel can be accom-
plished either by towing, as with a
horse or automobile, or by the thrust
of the aeroplane propeller, the latter
ordinarily permitting it to proceed I'M
der it's own power, In the manner of
the not altogether uncommon wind
wagon Steering on the ground is
effected by the wheels of the alightins
gear. which are made movable, and
connected up to a steering gear, with
this particular purpose in view.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-03-27
MRS. EDWIN B. ALSOP,

MRS. EDWIN B. ALSOP.
She Is nineteen years old. while her
husband is seventy-fve. They We're
married recently at New York.
Mr.. Alsop's first wife. Emma Hussey
Of Pittsburgh. died four years ago.
leaving him a fortune. He met Miss
Hill two years ago at a North Carolina
resort which he OWNS.
The bridegroom has two sons. who
are students at Harvard.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-03-27
Saturn's RinQa.

A Norwegian scientist has advanced
the theory that S%aturn's rings are cleo
trical phenomena. produced by the ra-
diation of luminous particles from the
planet. which constantly renews them.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-03-27

Photo by American Press Association.
LAW DROPPING FROM BROOKLYN BRIDGE
IN A PARACHUTE.
forty-eight seconds after he jumped
from the bridge. The distance is 49,
feet.
The police had refused a permit for
the feat. but Law outwitted them. He
rode on to the bridge in an automobile.
When the machine had reached the
point from which the jump was to be
made Law stepped out and. with not
more than ten seconds pause at the
rail, leaped off.
Law has acquired considerable repu-
tation as a steeplejack. having climbed
the flagpoles Of many of the skyscrap.
ers Of New York.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-03-27
No Poker For Papa,

Husband-Mary, a member of our
lodge is sick, and l have got to pay i
fraternal call.
Wife-All right. Just tell him that
while you Were taking your bath l
went through your pocketbook and
that you won't be able to sit in the
game.-Philadelphia Telegraph.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-03-27
EYES MAY CHANGE COLOR.
Stress Of Physical and Mental Shock
Sometimes Causes It.

The possibility Of a mans eyes
changing color as a result of mental
shock or physical i'll treatment was the
subject Of an interesting discussion
of one of the big London hospitals re
Gently.
1T Is ommon knowledge" said one
Of the surgeons, that great physical
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-03-27

This bank eolicits accounts, and
offers to depositors absolute security.
prompt and careful attention, and the
most liberal treatment consistent with
safe and profitable banking. Buys
and sells foreign exchange, drawing
direct on all principal American and
European cities, and issues its own
Letters of Credit.
Interest paid on time deposits. The
highest cash price paid for approved
state, county. city and school bonds
and warrants.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-03-27

hardships may sud
denly turn the hair
white. The loss Of
color here follows
on certain chemical
changes, due to dis
turbances of nutri-
ton. taking place
in the tiny particles
of ~cOlOring matter
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-03-27
DARING PARACHUTE JUMPER.

Law Was 43 Seconds Reaching River
From Brooklyn Bridge.
Frederick r. Law. the stceplejacf
who some time ago negotiated a para
chute jump from the statue of Liberty.
recently captured new hUnors by du
plicating the feat from Brooklyn bridge.
Law wore a bathing suit and landed
in the icy water Of the East river just
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-03-27
MRS. EDWIN B. ALSOP.

She Is Nineteen -year-o OLD Bride Of Sew
nty-five.year-oId Manufacturer.
Mrs. Edwin b. Alsop, wife Of a Pitts
burgh manufacturer. was formerly
Miss Eflie Pope Hill Of Macon. Ga.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-03-27
Not Disappointed,

Women, as a rule, do not want
saints for husbands; also wo-
men, as a rule, do not get them
either.-Spokane Spokesman-Re-
view.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-03-27

W. G. CONRAD, Pres.
JAMES T. STANFORD,
Vice-Pres. and Manager.
A. E. SCHWINGEL,
Cashier.
OMAR J. MALCOLM,
Asst. Cashier.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-03-27
Justice Pitney
OF the u. S.
Supreme Court

~HANCELLOR MAHLON PIT
NEY of New Jersey. appointed
~ by President Taft to be associ-
ate Justice of the United States
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-03-27
Conrad Banking
COMPANY,
GREAT FALLS, MONT.

PAID UP CAPITAL............8 100000
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-12

A LONG the rocky shores Of New
~ England Is much indellble
ink 1t is better than any
that can be bought-a beautiful
crimson In color, and when applied
to fabrics absolutely Interchangeable
This Ink is contained In little bot
ties put up by Nature herself-the
receptacles In question being certain
whelks, or sea snails, Of the species
known TO science as purpura lapil-
lus II the shell OF one OF these
whelks be broken. there VIII be
found, just under the skin OF the
back, slender whitish vein contain
ing yellow liquor. The latter, when
applied to linen with a small brush
and exposed to the sun, turns hrst
green. then blue, then purple. and
finally a brilliant crimson. Nothing
will wash 1t out.
Lest 1t be supposed that the no
tion OF obtaining dyes from marine
mollusks Is at all new. IL Is worth
explaining that the famous Tyrian
purple, used by the ancients, which
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-12

Chesapeake Bay, the New Hamp-
shire being selected to do the firing,
the object being to show the value
Of the "spotting" system, to give in
formation as to the effect Of modern
gun fire On an armored vessel and
10 settle some vexed questions con-
corning the flight Of projectiles and
their angle OF impact
The San Marcos's protection con-
sisted Of a partial 12-inch steel belt,
12-inch armor on bulkheadH, tuTrets,
redoubt and coming tower. 6-inch
on the ammunition hoists and g.
inch deck. Each salvo fired con-
sisted Of four 12-inch and four 8~inch
shots
The results Of the firing" de-
clared the Secretary Of the Navy,
have furnished us with the most
valuable information on the import
ant questions that arise In the con-
sideration of the preparedness Of
the fleet for actual battle.
'@The firing has conclusively proven
that our system Of training Is the
best, and the total wreck Of the San
Marcos has impressed every OBJ
server Of the accuracy OF fire and
the destructive features Of our pro-
jectiles.
LAS the practise was primarily for
the education Of spoilers in esti-
mating the errors In range at dis
tances OF FIVE to seven miles. it was
intended to have the salvos SO placed
that few projectiles would hit the
vessel, so that we might use her
again next year for spotting practise,
Almost all the salvos were fred
so that they would fall at varying
distances for the education OF the
spoilers, but in order TO observe the
fire OF our projectiles on an actual
armored vessel a few Of the salyos
we're directed at the target itself,
and we got great many hits from
these salvos l noticed on one salvo
that four 12-inch projectiles fell In a
bunch, all of them striking the YES
sci and causing dreadful havoc.
The New Hanp shire placed the
salvos anywhere She wanted, and
when the gunners wished to have
some hits on the coming tower and
the turret armor, in order to observe
the effect. they had no trouble plac.
ing the shots at from 10000 to 10000
yards range at just the point desired
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-12

Contact mines have been in use
for years as a means Of defense lot
harbors, but 1t is now purposeu 10
place them in the sea during a naVai
engagement, and to govern INC
course OF the conflict in SIGH man
ner that the enemy will be either
driven or lured into their vicinity.
By international agreement, now
ever, all mines so used must be OF
pattern that will sink one hour after
being planted.
Great work was done with tor
pedos, too Each vessel had Two
tries, and at range Of $500 yards
the Delaware got two hits, while the
Florida got one. For the purpose OF
these tests dummy torpedo heads
were used. Some Of them. battered
and bent, are shown in the illustra-
tons
Battle practise is an annual fea-
ture in the American navy, The ship
making the pest TecOTu ieCsi'eS
what is known as the trophy pen
nant. consisting OF black circle on
a red ground In addition to this
every member Of the crew gets a
permanent increase In salary. and
the members of the gun crew get
medals in addition.
Last year the Michigan won the
championship. but it now goes to the
Utah. The Delaware, the Michigan,
the New Hampshire and the Rhode
Island made excellent scores. and
were not very far behind the winner,
Those ships which did not do so
we'll were handicapped by weather
conditions OF unsuitable materials
Last year the skill OF American
gunners was put to more practical
test than is afforded by the square
targets ordinarily used. The old
battleship Texas. renamed the San
Marcos, was used as : target In
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-12
Living Ink Bottles All
Along New Eng1and's Col

Is the most famous Of ah ~
got from two species Oh 81
This color was deemed 700
for arfy but royalty and 'm IT,.
In the days Of imperial ~ u
cost of one pound OF wool ~
it being SITS. -,,A |,
The dye was sepAtsis,
tedious process, the s Ts'% 4,
pounded In a mortar enS s ~
thus obtained diluted E,ln VIII. ID
of water and urine. lpu, ,.s, h
d. Suced what would be eaileas : lss,.si
"purpurate of ammonl', nom 70 b. I
applied to wool l,rI gave oolor .
the most beautliuli, Il, 'yS yrss d
changing from me,al,'" ,,
Pile in different lights snoi,s,,.td \
Such was the ce'syL ,an,. "a
purple % Of the anclenst nmsstsa h
Simpler sin r and cheaper ns'rs !. NJ
d,m ducing ii. from guan9ii .,i,l : ssss' 10
stood-thougb II u sIde. 'i /" IN.
mercIally as .ss nollusb
which the stun s1S v soy eooi
ary. under the ,wV,s5e.tiss w9ss
tion to the Statements
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-12

T HAT American gunners arc
more efficient than ever, ana
J. that the submarine mine
NAV he used effectively as means
of ofrense as well as one OF defense'
ara two of the important fatcs
hroueht out by the battle practise OIL
+ha United States Atlantic fleet just
completed on the Virginia capes'
steaming at full speed the gun
nera found little difficulty in hitting
targets at a range Of $1,000 yards
most remarkable achievement
when it is remembered that at tnat
distance the larger part OF the target
fs below the horizon, leaving only
the upper part visible. A little mo-
tion of the ship or the rolling OF
fair.sized wave was sufficient 70 oD-
ecure the target entirely.
A year or SO ago, indeed, Rear
Admiral N. e. Mason, chief OF the
Bureau Of Ordnance, reported that
all systems Of range finding failed
at distances beyond 10000. or at
most $4,000 yards, and that as all
the sources of inaccuracy at short
ranges were exaggerated as the
range increased, at $4,000 yards
their cumulative effect was such as
to make 1t doubtful whether hit at
that range could be regarded as any
thing more than a matter OF luck,
and II is a fact that the gunners OF
European navies regard it as waste
AZ effort to aim at greater range
than 1000 OF 5000 yards.
Nevertheless, the records show
that at $4,000 to $4,000 yards the
battleship Utah made no less tnan
nine hits, while the Michigan took
second place with seven.
The secret Of this achievement
lies in the efficiency Of the men be-
hind the guns. on the bridge, in the
engine room, and particularly OF the
fire control officer stationed in the
cage-like masts. characteristic OF
American battleships.
The pictures on this page, taken
during the battle practise, illustrate
the system which enables our gun
uers to hit targets which are quite
invisible to the naked eye, and which
appear only one-quarter Of their
actual size through the most power
full telescopes available. AS the tar
gets are only twenty-four feet square