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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-07-30
WEDNESDAY, JULY 80, 1913.


State laws compelling citizens To
exercise the privilege Of the ballot
were advocated BY Secretary Daniels.
Of the navy department, In . public
speech delivered ct Long Beach, CAL,
. few days ago. The proposition may
not meet with unanimous endorsement,
but It will occur TO many that the sx.
ePcise Of the franchise 10 o. much .
duty Of citizenship - service on .
jury or any other obligation to which
O. American citizen 10 subject.
I'VE ehsve too large . class Of
%citizens," said Secretary Daniels.
generally we'll educated and we'll to
do, who abdicate the kingly right OF
suffrage. A way should he required
to make 1t easy for them to vote and
then require It Of them. Each state
in the union should pass . law for
the compulsory exercise of the ballot
on the part of every qualified voter.
There is hardly On election anywhere
10 the country. outside Of presidential
years, where the issue 10 not carried
BY . minority Of the electorate.
III % American citizen can forget
bic duty, the state must compel him to
recall II. We have come to q time in
U eternal life when the compulsory
ballot must at least be given . fair
teet."
The indifference Of the voters-their
failure ito respond to one Of the
most important duties OF citizeuship-
sometimes brings results that do not
represent the will Of . majority Of the
electorate. In primary elections and
general elections, there is usually .
large decrease in the vote compared
with the number Of citizens who are
entitled to give expression to their
views. The verdict rendered At the
polls is frequently that OF q minority
Of the qualified voters.
In some Of the states it has been
proposed to impose q fine or some
other pen atty upon citizens who neg.
lect the duty of participating In cleo.
lions, but 80 far Is known this plan
has not yet been put into effect.
Montana's thirteenh assembly made an
effort to solve the problem In an
amendment to the state election laws
which provides that the name of any
voter who fails to 60 to the polls At q
general election shall be removed from
the reRistr alton list. This provision
will operate only ~ . rebuke to the
delinquent, % it merely requires him
to register again In order to regain the
right to vote 1t subsequent elections.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-07-30
Not a Total Wreck.

"What have you done with your
play?"
1T didn't go as a farce. so had
some music composed and tried it as
an opera. but it fell fiat. Then l boiled
1t down into a vaudeville sketch. but
nobody would touch it."
TOO bad. A total loss. eh?"
"Not total. There's one good joke in
in it.: l a sell that for 50 cents."-
Louisville Courier-Journal.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-07-30
Mans Bio Mistake.

According to Il German biologist.
MAI made Il mistake when centuries
ago he changed himself from a quad
ruped to a biped. the contention being
that many present day ills are due to
carrying the spine in an upright posi-
ton when it was intended to be car
ried horizontally.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-07-30
Accounted For.

1.-THE bahy'S awful bald" said Mabel,
"ies: they come bald on II
they had hair they'd pull it all out. and
then all that hair would be wasted"
said Tommy. Philadelphia Record.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-07-30
OFFICIAL PAPER OF cHourEAu COUNTY

Al Istters and communications containin0 mat
~ tstsnded. for publication In this paper should
- sSdsssssd to "zAs River Pres" and the nane
q ~ writer mwst b given to insure attention.
Leesl sduertisements UW be inserted In these
sojussas Ct the rate Of ten cents pr line from
tSsasjsst s~d Evs rents per line from regular a 4.
O0Ttjeess.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1913-05-23
The Young Mans Refuge.
BY William r. Ellis.


here rs d NXSCcli IIDIc tcilucIlCy dDTOaU
at presept to take refuge In hygienic. eco
nomic and social reasons for personal pur-
ity. This is. the teaching that one hears
on every side. 1t should alarm the church
for these are no adequate defenses for
the morality OF society. h fact that
various disabilities. physical. economic,
Industrial, social and legal, follow in the
train Of iinpurity, are quite insufficient to
safeguard the race.
Joseph's way was better. His course
was in consOnance with the highest
knowledge of our own time. A noble char
acter inspired by highest ideals is the best
armor against the beSetments of sin. Jo-
seph had first OF all a high sense OF per-
sonal honor. He would not offend against
his employer. the husband Of the tempt
ress. That was one of the things that a
man Of standards cannot do. Again, he
could not do this great wickedness and
sin against Cod These loftiest ethical
and religious considerations were his de-
iiverance. and it is not too much to say
that only along the same line may we
expect to approach In our time the solu-
ton of the present problem of personal
purity.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1913-05-23
A sELF-REcoRpiNc pIcro.
GRAPH.

From the Boston Transcript.

From the Boston Transcript.
A self-recording photograph, which
could not only overhear conversation in
a room where its presence was not gus
pected. but could make a full record Of
The conversation. whispers n all, on
q Photographic cylinder located some
distance away, is being exhibited In
New York by X. M. Turner, the inven-
tor. The secret OF how to build such q
s-elf-recording photograph has been
sought diligently ver since the instru-
ment that made Detective Burns fa-
nous was placed upon the market eight
years ago. In his cases in court Burna
mas been forced up to the present to
submit St~enOgraphic notes, the authen-
ITCHY OF which he has had to prove.
F'or eight years Mr.. Turner worked
on the Invention. For seven and a halt
OF them he sought to connect the dia-
phragm of the photograph directly
70 the needle of n photographic roll,
but got no results. Four weeks ago he
oegan experimenting with an air cush-
ION tive the diaphragm and the
and at once obtained a full and natur-
al reproduction of the voice.
MIR. Turner explained that the new
as applied to business, means
mat II Is now possible for a business
man to sit at his desk and dictate his
letters in his ordinary tone of voice.
and have them taken down on phon0-
graphic rolls 100 feet or 1000 feet away.
He might even remain at home. IL he
nad a direct wire connection with his
office. and do his debating in his bed
room or library. The only limit of the
s~elf-recording photograph, Mr.. Turner
insisted, was that 10 recognized In
the transmission of conversation nv
telephone.
>, Iheres 4 chance here" said Mr..
turner. for newspapers to eliminate
the time loss between big convention
nails and their offices. 1t could manu-
facture In the office owe this wire pho-
n~ographic rolls of speeches Just as they
We're made. Typesetters. working from
these rolls, could pass the matter AL
most directly from the peaker to the
printing presses
In detective work, MIR. Turner said
that the absence of the self-recordinv
feature had proved an almost insur-
mountable difficulty. 1t had been nec-
essary To make the Instruments so that
W. uetectiVes. instead of n could
listen 10 what was being repeated bv
the photograph. In some court cases the
evidence had been thrown
out. because q single detectiye's tram
scrlption OF the record was Thought In
ne hardly reliable enough for q con-
sIctioh; But now the Judge can listen
=, me In the courtroom"
mans natural voice. The %Opra
VIII luentlfy each nan who has sDoken
I'D q room where 1t has been MT worL
IN detective work. the nh
would be equipped both with I%istenine
ana recording Instruments. 80 thai the
.,sleners could write out in Shorthand
the FAINTER portions of the ver ton
More sensitive plates NAV vet ha d.
vlSed. capable OF catching ana ranors
ing even whispers.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1913-05-23
Sunset.

10 49, O@ssOO
II solitude hath ever led fhv ston.
y lne Wild oceans echOinE shore.
ANA thou hast fingered there
ontil tfle suns broad orb
se sSld resting on the bu FINISHED wave.
o must have marked the lines
I purple goid that motionless
lung Ger the sinking sphere.
lhou must have marked the h,llows
Edged with intoIerable radIancv
lowering like rocks Of let
with diamond wreath.
ANA yet there Is a moment.
Wheh the suns highest point
edge. "ossc1"
wnen inose far clouds of feathery gold.
'ouAuesi win deepest purple, CLEAN
like islands on q dark-blue sea.
Ihen has thy fancy SCARED above the
earth, -"
And furied It's weariei wing
Within the Fairy's fame.
Yet not the golden islands
dreaming In yOn Hood of light.
Nor the feathery curtains
Stretching Ger the suns bright couch.
NOR the FURNISHED oceans waves
Faving that gorgeous dome.
SO fair, SO wonderful a sight
As Mab's ethereal palace could afford.
Yet hkest evenings vault. that fairy hall.
heaven. low resting on the wave. Il
It's floors of flashing light.
Its vast and azure DOME.
Its fertile golden, Islands
Floating on a silver sea;
whilst suns their mingling beamtngD
darted
Through clouds OF ~circumabient darkness
And pearly battlement3 around
Looked Ger the Immense OF Hes1en.
Percy Rissbe Shelley t'Queen MAh"l
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1913-05-23
) result was that he was thrown into

The result was that he was thrown into
Pharaoh's prison.
An injustice: OF course it was. But
that is nothing new. Injustice comes to
all who lead forceful independent lives.
Strong men like Joseph waste no time in
whimpering. They do not go about as
sailing the ears of thei. neighbours with
their grievances. Accepting conditions az
they are, they re~solutely set about maxi
Ing them better. There is no spot so dark.
no lot so lowly that the soul cannot grow:
and the surest way out Is in the words OF
the poem, Keep sweet, and keep a-moy-
ing"
Dreams In Prison.
Even in prison, Joseph followed his life
rule of simple he%lpfulness. There is moth
ing subtle or profound about his philos-
ophy of conduct. He simply tried to do
his best and to help everybody he could.
He had high visions, 1t Is true, and he
had them wherever he was; nevertheless.
these did not lift him above lowly service
for his fellow man. He was a friend and
helper of every life hat he could by any
means reach. Thus we find him the con-
genial associate of his fellow prisoners.
the servants of Pharaoh.
There are some folk to whom we MATURE
ally turn In time OF trouble. Joseph was
one of these, as everybody in the prison
quickly knew. When the butler and the
baker turned to him with their dreams. he
who had insight and reverence, unfolded
the meaning of their visions. The credit
for his skill he gave to God. yet he en-
ployed his gift for human service.
Joseph was a practical man. and he re-
minded the cup-bearer hat when he was
released, he should mention Joseph's need
to Pharaoh. Here again he met with In
gratitude. but that did not turn his spirit
sour. He knew how to wait on the
Lord" which IL one OF the great lessons
of life for youth to learn. When we real
ize that. as the Italian proverb says, ''God
always pays. although He does not always
the secret Of successful living.
The story ends with Joseph In prison.
but is none the less Joseph the c0nqueror.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1913-05-23
..E ~RosEsREAsTED 4 o
REAK.

There are few better singers than the
Rosehreasted Grosbeak. Nuttall. one
of our early and best O~rnithol0gists.
says he has no superior, sav only The
mocking bird: like the hooking bird he
sings at night. but does not make a
speciality OF IL. When he Is in the right
mood. will sometime sing all through
the night, with notes as clear and mel
1ow as q silver bell.
Guatemala. in Central America. IS
Of the principal winter resorts If
these birds. Coming north. they reach
Sioux City about May z, and by tho
n of the month the nest u built and
he set Of eggs. numbering from three
60 hve. are deposited. These are pale
blue With reddish brown markings
thickly scattered over the whole egg
but congregated somewhat IN q wreath
r0und the large end.
The II itself n closely built Of stub
Bile. fragmsnts Of leaves and stems 1t
plants. strengthened BY twigs and
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1913-05-23
THE SPOTTED sANoP,peR.

You cannot vail along the banks ~
any or the rivers or the shores of any
oI the lakes or the ponds in this Sec
tion OF the country in the summer sea.
son without seeing this bird. He is "ne
" the best known birds that make
tnelr MONIES u the water.
Perhaps 1t is the notes or perhaps il
~ ms actions that have 80 generally
attracted attention. The notes sound
like speet-weet'' or "weet-weet', ar 40
by q stretch of the imagination v",,
1nignt yourself to believe that
he was trying to tell you that he had
Wet-feet. or to be careful lest vo,,
snoula get 'wet-feet' yourself. He is
g!ace1ui IN motion when flying or run
I ning; pat when standing. he is quite
likely 20 give you an uneasy feeling
rom the way he bobs his tail up and
Gown. as II he was trying to play
teeter-totter'' with himself. Though
~ gives @ an unsteady feeling TO
waIcn MIN. still ii is most Interesting
me common names that he has re-
ee.se0 reveals the way these two char
acterlstics have attracted the attention
among these popular titles are: tip
up. teeter-tail." "teeter-snipe." .neat-
weet.' He also has some names thai
are not so descriptive such as sand
iarK "sand-snipe." and '.river-snipe.,
he s~anaplper's food IS such as can
pe satnered up along the shores of
ponns ana rivers. such as snails and
the like and the seeds OF aquatic plants.
I much appearsfifn.h ETAOIN ETAOI
II much prefers the fresh water shores
Dut Is known also along the sea shore
where 1t feeds on the beach when the
toe is out. flying away when the tide
comes. It Is n of the most widely
distributed birds. ranging ali the way
9 may sometimes he seen quite a
from Alaska n the Hudson bay re-
eionso on n north through all of North
a ~ IL A No. ~
bra I'll. =
Though f%requenting the banks Of
rivers and streams n never happy
unless near water. still 1t does not care
to build Its nest very close to the water.
but seeks n grassy spot on somewhat
higher ground. a little distance back
from the shore. The nest is generally
built In a tuft OF grass. and under z
nice shrub II possible. There il little
attempt to conceal this home. and the
distance away. Altitude dOes not seem
to Interfere with these birds. Theyhave
been known to inhab bit lakes in noun
famous regions as hizh al 1000 feet.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1913-05-23
me YELLOW

There are about Is species of the
warbler family found In AMERICA but
not nearly that many are found in this
vicinity. The most common of all
around here Is the yellow warbler. or
"summs or yeilOwbtrd." or its habits.
Nuttall says: "Thfs Is a very lovely,
unsuspiciOus and almost familiar lit
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1913-05-23
a Woman,s Venaeanea.

The path Of virtue Is not easy, al
though 1t ultimately leads to triumph.
The good who are effective commonly win
the enmity OF the bad. Joseph's virtue
was a worse affront to Potiphar's wife
against her. His virtue was the most
singing rebuke to her lack Of virtue.
Therefore. she sought vengeance and
found 1t by falsely accusing Joseph OF
the sin which he hal refused to .c.rInit.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-04-17
CROUL WISHES
MAYOR WOULD
UNSEAL LIPS
Would Have Marx Indicate
Choice for Police Commits
siOner Without Delay
SAYS DEPARTMENTS
WORK is HAMPERED
Doesn't Want to Lay Plans If
Some One Else Is to Get
His Place

Police Commissioner Croul intimat-
ed, Wednesday morning, that Mayor
Marx Is retarding the work OF the de-
partment by Withholding his an
nouncement on the police commits
sionership. The commissioner con-
fessed that he Is worried. not so much
over the possibility of not being reap
pointed, as over the disposition OF the
police funds for the coming year. The
various city departments usually plan
their work as soon as the board or
estimates completes its work on the
budget, although the funds are not
actually available until July /.
On account of the uncertainty re-
garding the police commissionership.
Mr. Croul is unwilling TO enter into
new contracts or go ahead with his
plans for the coming year until the
mayor indicates what he intends
to do.
If new man Is appointed TO the
job he may have different ideas about
the disposition OF the departments
funds. and do not wish TO embarass
him by contracting for work that he
will have TO do" slid the commits
sioner.
1T would be better and more bust
ness-like IL ] could confer with the
new commissioner at this time. be-
fore our heavy work begins. Fer in
stance, | am asking for five sergeants
and they will not come under my APP
preparation. The new man ought to
be acquainted with such items. It
would be easier for me II knew just
what was going to be done and 1t
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-04-17
Can't Get Away From It

Analysis of Grape-Nuts shows Potas-
SUM and Phosphorus (Which join and
make Phosphate of Potash is consider
able more than one-haf of all the mineral
salts in the food
DR.. Geo. w. Carey, an authority on the
constituent elements Of the body says ::
The gray matter of the brain is con-
trolled entirely by the inorganic cell-salt,
Potassium Phosphate phosphate OF
Potash). This salt unites with albumen
and by the addition OF oxygen creates
nerve fluid or the gray matter OF the
brain. OF course, there is a trace OF other
salts and other organic matter in nerve
fluid. but Potassium Phosphate is the
chief factor and has the power within
itself to attract. by its own law OF Atm
ity all things needed TO manufacture the
elixir of life
Further on he SAYS: "The beginning
and end OF the matter is to supply the
lacking principle, and in molecular form,
exactly as Nature furnishes it in vege-
tables. fruits and grain. To supply de
fciencies--this is the only law OF cure"
The natural conclusion is that il Phos-
phate OF Potash is the needed mineral
element in brain and you use food which
does not contain it, YOU have brain Jag
because lis daily loss is no: supplied
On the contrary, if YOU eat food known
70 be rich in this element, YOU place be
fore the life forces that which nature de-
mands for brain-buildng.
Mind does not work well on a brain
that is broken down by lack OF noursh-
meut
A peaceful and evenly poised mind is
necessary 10 good digestion
Worry, anxiety. fear. hate. etc. etc
directly interfere with or stop the flow OF
Ptyain, the digestive Juice of the mouth
and also interfere with the flow OF the
digestive juices OF stomach and pancreas
Therefore, the mental state of the indi-
vidual has much TO do more than sus-
pected) with digestion.
Brain is made Of Phosphate OF Potash
as the prlncipal Mineral Salt. added to
albulnen and water.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-04-17
MY VISIT TO
A PAPER MILL
~ RAY MULLEN-AlotH
SCHOOL, A-s

uRING a recent trip through
Canada. | had the pleasure Oh
~ Waiting the Lincoln paper
mills, at Merriron. Ontario
NV visit was made In the e'ehihs
Upon entering the building l lounu
myself In a room so warm that the
workmen were dressed In Dathins
suits for comfort. The particular
work in which they were engaged
was the manufacture OF "kraft pa
per-that dark brown paper "hich
We have all seen--and which Is salu
In he the strongest and toughest
wrapping paper made. For seNera'
years II was obtained only from Ger
many. hut two years ago the Lincoln
mills began TO Manufacture H. W
supply the demand or the oni'eo
States and Canada.
II was certainly interesting 10
watch the process by which the raw
material was changed into the mn
ished product. The material cun,
sisting chiefly OF ground tamaraVA
ana sulphite, was first put INTO
large tub-shaped machine caiiea
"beater." in which it was thorough
~ cleansed and "digested.' FROM
TIA "heater" Il passed into a color
ing machine, and was then trans,
Jared to a mixer where certain
chemicals were added. These gave
Il the appearance OF muddy water, II
vas then ready for the nhishins
room. As It flowed over steer taoIe
IN this room, the water was drawn
on by a suction machine, thus leav-
ing the pulp in the form OF wet pa,
por. This was carried onward TO 20
steam rollers having dinereht a
grees of temperature. an operateu
by six electric motors. The roiiers
were 30 inches in diameter and 10
inches in length As the paper
passed from roller to roller, It was
thoroughly dried and pressed anu
finally, from under the last roller
cane n sheet of tough wrapping pa.
per. which three minutes before mao
been apparently nothing but stream
Of muddy water.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-04-17
NOTED NEWSPAPER
WRITER IS DEAD
E. ID. Earring Was Former New
York, Washington and For
eign Correspondent

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, April 10
After an illness OF four days, Eli d.
caring. until recently, managing edi.
tor or The Sun, and for a number OF
years foreign editor OF the United
Press. died here today, OF appen.
dicitis, following an operation at ST.
Nincent's hospital
An tnexhaustible fund OF kindly
humor. coupled with thorough
knowledge OF the science and history
or the game. won for Earring years
ago an enviable reputation as base.
ball writer. and, though he achieved
many higher journalistic successes, he
was TO the time of his death regarded
as one OF the best-posted authorities
on the great American game.
devotion TO his S4-year-old father,
the Rev. William Earring. who sur
wives him. caused Earring TO turn
down offers OF the management Of the
Toxic and Paris bureaus OF the
United Press, because 1T would be
kind OF hard 10 "phone home to dad"
Earring, who was we'll known TO all
newspapermen In Washington and
New York, was an intimate friend of
James Whitcomb Riley, the poet: Kin
Hubbard, the Hoosier humorist, and
Meredith Nicholson. the author.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-04-17
A LOOSE VALVE
BY MARCElLA HOETGER,
CAMPBELL SCHOOL.
WAS awakened one morning by

r WAS awakened one morning by
most unusual humping SOUND
i and could not at first make out
from what direction it came. After
had gotten out of bed. and was walk
ing toward the kitchen, the sound be-
came clearer and the odor Of gas be-
came very strong. | listened at the
door and heard very odd sound &C
companied by the humping and
thought il must be the cat
Being somewhat afraid OF cats.
cid not attempt to open the door, but
went 10 my mothers room and awak-
ened her. When we opened the kitch-
en- door we were met by SO strong an
odor of gas that felt little dizzy.
I rushed TO the outside door. and
threw It open and found that 1t was
still very dark. which had not
noticed before. 1t was the cat which
was making the noise, trying TO get
out, and she fairly flew out when the
door was opened. and did not come
back until late that afternoon.
The only way We could explain the
escaping OF the gas was that probably
the cat climbed on the stove and
brushed against the valve which was
somewhat loose and In this way turn
ed on the gas.