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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-02-05
How to Mend eurni%urn

TOW 70 Mend Furniture.
Dry rot is very common in old furni-
ture, and sometimes a piece is too good
to throw away. The weak part can be
strengthened in this way: Scrape the
rotten wood from the piece of furni-
ture. then spray the part with coal oil.
Make a mixture Of beeswax, melted
rosin and sawdust and fill the holes.
This will harden and make perfect
wood cement. II the wood Is a dark
mahogany color add some melted SEAL
ing u to the mixture; keep it hot
when applying 1t to the wood. When
vanished 1t does not show the patch.
When a round breaks in a chair do
not remove the back or leg Of the
chair, wherever the damage is done.
Pull the round from the chair, repair if
1t is possible, then with an anger make
n Of the holes a half inch deeper.
This will allow the round to slip down
into the %deepened hole. after which the
opposite end a be lifted in place and
glued.
The piece should lie fiat while drying.
or the round will slip out Of place.
This saves the trouble of removing
other parts to remedy one small break.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-02-05
Notice Of Contest,

United States Land Office at Lewistown, Mon.
tana, January q, 1918.
To Thomas W. Frasier, of Lonetree, Montana,
You are hereby notified that
EARL H. BURNS,
who gives LewistOwn, Montana, az his postofice
his duly corroborated application to contest and
secure the cancellation Of your homestead entry
serial No. 0s166, made December 80, 1909, fol
east, Montana meridian, and - grounds for his
contest he alleges that you, Thomas W. Frasier,
have never cultivated or improved the said land
q small shack thereon uninhabitable; that you
have abandoned said land for more than eighte n
months last past; that your application for leave
ton and fraud; that you have abandoned the said
land for more than six months last past since the
expiration of the leave of absence fraudulently
Obtained; and excepting the said shack the land
said allegations will be taken by this Office as
try asvlV Viii pe Se e eanesied t ay ysaa snq WIZ ss'o your snt
further right to be heard therein, either before
this Office O. on appeal, II You fail to hls IN this
publication Of this notice, as shown below, your
answer, under oath, specifically meeting and re.
spending to these allegations of contest, or if
proof that. you have served q copy Of our an.
swer on the ssio contestant either in person or
BY registered mail. II this service is made by
testant in person, proof Of such service must be
either the said contestants written acknowledge.
ment of tis receipt of the copy, showing the date
Of it's receipt, or the affidavit of the person by
whom the delivery was made stating when and
where the copy was delivered; if made by regis:
tered mail, proof of such service must consist of
the affidavit of the person by whom the copy was
mailed stating when and the postoface to which
it was mailed, and this affidavit must be accom-
panied by the postmaster's receipt for the letter:
You should state IN your answer the name of
the postoffce to which you desire future notices
to be sent to YOU
Z. E. McKOIN, Register.
Date of first publication February s, 1919.
Date of second publication February -, 1918.
Date of third publication February IL, 1918:
Date of fourth publication February Is, 1918.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-02-05
Suffragists Plan Active Campaign.

SVsls 0o'SsS
HELENA, Jan. 30.-Now that the
legislature has passed the equal sui.
frage bill, submitting the question OF
votes for women to the people of Mon.
taua, the leaders OF the aus will
start an active campaign. which will
last until the next general election,
two ears hence, according to state.
ments given out at the equal suffrage
headquarters.
The campaign will start simultane-
ously throughout the state, and will
take the form of rallies In public halls
and parades and street corner meet.
ipgs in some OF the larger cities. Ell.
forts will be made to see personally
every man and woman in the state,
particular attention being given to the
sparsely settled districts. The state
will be divided into units, each uni,
being q voting precinct. There viii
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-02-05
American Women Consider
Children a Great "Respon-
sibility" to Be Stunned

ACE suicide in America is largely Influenced by an apparent
lack of religious feeling. In Spain the average family num-
- bers seven and eight children.
THE WOMEN OF SPAIN REGARD CHILDREN AS A
JOY AND MOTHERHOOD AS A HAPPY GOD GIVEN DUTY. THE
AMERICAN WOMEN APPEAR TO DsPAssioNArELY REGARD chill.
oREN AS GREAT RESPONSIBILITIES TO BE STUNNED.
The American woman puts off "these responsibilities" until it is
too late; then she leads a lonely and MISERABLE OLD AGE. l
think this very fact makes for a great deal of social unrest and family
misery here.
The same noticeable lack of religious feeling is also noticeable
among a large class of women of Paris. They have SCORNED
MOTHERHOOD. They r crying for greater social liberty. Thew
want to be free and independent to follow their individual desires.
much like the rich and leisure class here. They have numerous
ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE THE HOME which engage their time
and interest, and they SHUN THE RESPONSIBILITY which
they feel that childhood brings.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-02-05
BY JOHN
Naturalist and Essayist

I must be said that literature has gained in many respects in
this hurrying, economic age. It has GAINED IN POINT
~ AND PRECISION WHAT IT HAS LOST IN POWER.
We are more impatient of the sham, the make believe, the
dilaory, the merely rhetorical and oratorical. We are more impa-
tmnt of the obscure, the tedious, the impotent, the superauous, the
far fetched.
We have a new and a sharpened sense for the REAL, the
VITAL, the LOGICAL. The diatory and m%eandering methods of
even such a writer Is Hawthorne tire II a little now, and the make
believe of a Dickens is we'll nigh intolerable.
WE WANT A STORY TO MOVE RAPIDLY; We WANT THE Es.
SAY FULL OF POINT AND sUcGEsTloN. WE FIND IT MORE AND
MORE DIFFICULT TO READ BOOKS ABOUT BOOKS, AND ALL WRIT.
ING "AsoUT AND ABOUT" WE ARE IMPATIENT or. We WANT,
THE THING ITSELF; WE WANT CURRENTS AND coUNTERcUR.
RENTs-MovEMENTs AND RAPIDlTy At ALL HAZARDS.
We are used to seeing the wheels go round; we feel the trernen-
dous push OF our civilization all about us; we see the straight paths.
despite obstacles, that the controlled physical forces make over the
earth's surface; we r MASTERS OF THE SCIENCE OF
SHORT CUTS in all departments of life, and both literature and
philosophy respond to these conditions. Pragmatism has come in,
dogmatlsm has gone out; the formal, the perfunctory, the rhetorical,
count for less and less; the direct, the MANLY, the ESSENTIAL.
count for more and more. Science has cured us of many delusions,
ana 1t has made up the poorer by dispeling certain illusions, but it
has surely MADE THE EARTH A MUCH MORE HABITA-
BILE PLACE than it was in the prescentifc ages.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-02-05
American School
Boys Are "SOftened"

y !. GEORGE klRSCHENSTElNER German Educator
MEXICAN PUPILS, PARTICULARLY BOYS ARE BEING SUE.
JEcTED TO HARMFUL "soFTENlNG" PROCESSES.
The cause lies partly in the employment of methods
which make the pupils tasks too easy and partly in the lack
of men teachers.
Boys in the four lower grades may we'll be left in the hands of
women teachers. The upper grades should unquestionably be
UNDER MEN who understand the nature of the boy better than
women do.
The boy should in many cases be much more FIRMLY AND
VIGOROUSLY HANDLED than is possible for a woman. 1t is
doubtless the overhling of the schools with women teachers that is
EFFEMINlZING the process of character building and weakening
the pupils respects for authority.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-02-05
How to Remove Grease.

Nv" 80 FteTN0V0 0FVaScs
When grease is spilled Oh Il wooden
table pour cold water over it immedt-
ately. This will harden the grease
and prevent it from sinking into the
wood. 1t can then be easily removed
with q knife.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-02-05
be . precinct leader for each besides
the regular county chairman. The
state central committee will distribute
tons Of literature.
The Persian Apron.

The Persian Apron.
An apron Ia the Persian royal stand
ard. A Persian who was a black
smith by trade raised a successful re-
volt. and his leather apron, covered
with jewels. is still borne in the van
Of Persian armies.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-02-05
Hay For Sale.

Baled hay for sale. When in want of a car
write or wire. H. FARNUM, Harlem, Mont.
The Prescott daily news., 1913-03-26
A Cure For Eczema.

Eczema in any form, whether acute or chronic, is easily and rapidly overcome by the use of Meritol Eczema Remedy. Gives positive relief when all others fail, and we heartily recommend it to any sufferer.
 Hesterly Drug Store exclusive gents. Advt
The Prescott daily news., 1913-03-26

attempt here to 50 through the cabinet with . view to setting forth the likely humanity en- deavors of the members. but the charge that it is . purely iosalistic cabinet seems 90 wholly unwArrantsd by the apparent facts in the cass that the existence of any impression that 1t is such Is . matter of Washington wonderment. There seems to be . general feeling among men of all par ties in the capital that the Wilson ad- ministration starts we'll and that where Wilson sits, there is the head of the table, and there 1t will contin- ue to bo
The Prescott daily news., 1913-03-26
Foreign

Spanish court officials, it is hinted, no longer can hide the fact that King Alfonso's health is in a precarious state, and an order issued, forbidding the taking of snapshot pictures of his majesty. is generally accepted by the public as conirmationA Aof recent re- ports.
 Col. Manuel AlcRde, publisher of the New Era, a Maderista (Mexico City) paper, arrived in New York and announced that he has positive proof that Francisco l. Madero and Pino SuareZ were stabbed to death or stran- gled and not shot down as stated.
 Eighty ships, mainly small craft, were sunk of Hamburg. Germany, in southwesterly hurricane. Twelve deaths have been reported and it is thought the death list may reach 50 persons.
 The issues of several Vienna news papers were confscated by the gov ernment because they published ac- counts of the sailing of an Austria Hungarian fleet to make demon stration off the coast of Montenegro.
The Prescott daily news., 1913-03-26
. . .


 Senator James K. Vardaman let 1t be known to some of his colleagues that he will introduce resolution at the extra session of congress looking to the repeal of the constitutional amendment enfranchising the negroes Huntington Wilson. assistant secre tary of state. resigned because of the new administration Chinese policy. and his resignation was immediately accepted by President Wilson.
 Strong representations have been made to President Wilson and Mir, Garrison, secretary of war, against the retention of Maj, Gen. Leonard Wood as chief of staff of the army. The objection to the retention of Maj. Gen. Wood comes principally from Representative Hay of Virginia
 Joseph F.. Davies. national commit. teeman from Wisconsin. will accept President Wilson's tender of assistant secretary of war. it was semi-official- ly learned
The Prescott daily news., 1913-03-26

[v' oale-Pure Buff Rock eggs ksl. Rsl setting S2.00. Wheeler k.eon. phone 7S. Advt 314
The Prescott daily news., 1913-03-26
[esterly Drug Store

Svids., |vsy Kidney Pills will reach your |0au Es%ual case If you have any form of Ia &'ey I or bladder trouble, any back ;,,a \, rheumatism, uric acid poisoning ar .negular $. and painful kidney action.
 es q are strengthening, tonic and cur ru 's, ana contain no habit forming E" hesterly Drug Store.
The Prescott daily news., 1913-03-26

Gen. Sung, former Chinese minister of education, was shot and wounded at Shanghai. His assailant escaped. Gen. Sung was on his way to attend the opening of parliament in Pellin. The attack against him occurred in the railway station
 The Alaska senate has passed the house bill granting votes to women. This is the first bill passed by the legislature aDd there was not dis senting vote The bill exempts wo- men from jury duty.
 The most severe epidemic of in tluenza on record is prevalent in the Austrian capital. Half million cases have been reported in the .ast three months and the epidemic is still tax ing the capacity of Vienna hospitals, nursing institutions and physicians.
 The European powers virtually have decided to ignore the eXtravagant de mands of the Balkan allies and to con slder their reply as tantamount to an agreement to accept the proffered me diation.
 More than 300 Albanians, inhabi- tants of Liuma have been shot down without trial by Servian soldiers in Turkish kossova
 The formal answer of the Balkan al' liance- Bulgaria. Servia, Greece and Montenegio- delivered. the min sters of ,he powers accepting the oi' fer of the grea; powers to mediate for the settlement of the war betw en Turkey and the Balkan states.
 "I ain through with po'ar expedt tions," announced Rear Admiral Rob ert k. Peary. diseoyerer ot the nor" pole, as he sailed from Naples on fhe North German Lloyd Koenig Abort, to attend the coming international geo graphical congress.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1913-12-12
MILWAUKEE SPECIAL TRAIN

The Chicago Milwaukee & st.
Paul Ry. will operate a special train
from Pullman to Seattle-Tacoma for
the students of the Washington State
College going to the Coast for the
Christmas holidays.
The special train will leave Pull
man on December 8 at about p.
m, from the O.-W. r. G. N. depot,
and will make a fast through run to
the Coast without change of cars.
The mileage from Pullman to Seat
tle-Taeoma via the O.-W R. & N
c. M. e st. P. is approximately 100
miles shorter than via any other
route. This shorter mileage, to-
gether with the fine roadbed and
easy mountain grades of the Mil
waukee, will enable the Milwaukee
Special to make an extra fast run.
The special train will consist of a
baggage car, coach, standard and
tourist sleepers, dining car and an
observation car. The equipment will
be of "All Steel type and similar to
that used on the "Oylmpian, the
finest train across the continent The
sleeping cars will contain berths of
the Longer Higher and Wider" type
featured by the Milwaukee Railway.
The special holiday round trip
fare from Pullman to Seattle and Ia
coma will be $14.00. Proportionately
low rates to all other Coast points.
1t will cost no more to travel in this
special "All Steel" train than via
any other route. The prices of berths
III sleeping cars from Pullman to
SeattleTacoma will be as follows:
Lower standard, $2.75; lower tourist,
$780,, upper standard, $2.20; upper
tourist, $1.25.
For further information relative to
this special train, sleeping car reser-
vations and tickets, apply to the de-
pot ticket agent, O.-W. r. e N. Co.,
Pullman, or Howard G. Hanbloom or
John F. Foran of Washington State
College.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1913-12-12
FEDERATED CHURCH

G. H. Harrison, pastor; w. S.
Shawen, associate worker. Sunday
services: Sunday school at 10 a. m.
in the Baptist building; morning
worship at II o'clock, Y. P. meeting
at $50 p. m. and vespers at 1870
p, m. in the Congregational building.
If not active elsewhere we invite you
to join us in worship and work
Next Sunday morning the pastor will
speak on the theme, THE Christ OF
Peace or the God of War" In the
evening the Christmas cantata THE
Light of Life" will be sung by a
chorus under the leadership of Pro-
fessOr A. w. Taylor.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1913-12-12

reports received from these offices
show that the changes in the service
had been greatly appreciated by the
public.
The number of parcels handled in
the first and second zones since these
changes became effective show an in
crease of approximately 1 6 per cent
The average weight has also in
creased from 1.2 to II pounds per
parcel, and Notwithstanding the great
reduction in rates in the first and
second zones the average package has
increased from II cents parcel to
10 cents"
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1913-12-12

The annual varsity ball will occur
i'll the college gymnasium next Fri
day evening, December u. AS is
customary, the dance will be an in
formal one.
1t is urgently desired by the man
agementS that the order of dances be
commenced promptly at o'clock,
and everybody should make every eff
fCrt to be punctual. The debate be-
gins at p. m. and thus prevents no
one from attending the debate in
order to attend the ball.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1913-12-12
DEVELOPING PARCEL
POST SYSTEM

Washington, Dec. 6.-Postmaster
General Burleson's policy to increase
the weight limits of parcel post pack
ages in the first and second zones
from 20 to so pounds, to admit books
to the parcel post, and to reduce
rates in the third, fourth, fifth and
sixth zones, was approved today by
the interstate commerce commission.
The maximum weight of parcels to
all zones beyond the second was in
creased from IL to 20 pounds. The
approved changes in rates and
weights to be in effect January |,
1914, follow:
TO reduce the rates for the third
zone from 7 cents for the first pound
and cents for each additional
pound to cents for the first pound
and = cents for each additional
pound.
To reduce the rates for the fourth
zone from cents for the first pound
and cents for each additional
pound, to cents for the first pound
and 4 cents for each additional
pound.
To reduce the rates for the fifth
zcne from cents for the first pound
and cents for each additional
pound, to s cents for the first pound
and 6 cents for each additional
pound.
TO reduce the rates for the sixth
zone from 10 cents for the first
pound and cents for each additional
pound, to 8 cents for the first pound
and 8 cents for each additional
pound.
1T seems obvious" says the COM
mission, that the service to the pub
lie will be promoted by these changes
provided the revenue from the serv-
ice is not less than the cost thereof.
Your experiences and statistics seem
to show clearly that the revenue will
not be less than the cost of the sery-
ice.
1t is provided by the postmaster
general, with the consent of the COM
mission, that the rate of postage on
parcels containing books Weighing
eight ounces or less shall be one cent
for each two ounces or fractional
part thereof, and on those weighing
III excess of eight ounces the zone
parcel rate shall apply" This is to
tie effective March 16, 1914.
Consent also was given by the COM
mission to the admission of ship
ments of gold, gold bullion and gold
dust in Alaska and to and from
Alaska in packages weighing not
more than IL pounds. The rate of
postage fixed is two cents an ounce
or fraction thereof for all distances.
The postmaster general issued an
order effective August Is last in
creasing the weight limit in the first
and second zones from II to 20
pounds and materially reducing the
A'''O VI PoHIe6C IOA IhSSS zones, anu
stated at that time that this step was
in the nature of an experiment" said
the statement issued tonight by the
postoffice department.
After these changes had been in
effect for some time a record was
kept of packages handled in a num-
Der of large representative postoffices
throughout the United States and the
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1913-12-12
NAZARENE CHURCH

Services next Sunday in the chapel
at 1909 Morton street. Sunday
school at 0 a. m. Preaching at II
and 1880. Bible study class at $50.
Drawer meeting Friday at 100.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1913-12-12

H. j. Welty has opened law office
il, the Post Office building at Colfax.
He has fine record as a lawyer and
the many old friends and clients
whom he made while practicing law
in Pullman will be glad to learn that
he has decided to re-enter the prac-
tice of his profession in Whitman
county.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1913-12-12
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

Usual services at Presbyterian
church next Sabbath morning. Sun
day school at $50 a. m; morning
worship at II o'clock; Christian En-
deayor at 6:30 p. m; evening serv-
ice at 1880 p. m. You are cordially
invited TO attend. w. G. NJ. Hays,
pastor.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1913-12-12
CHRISTIAN CHURCH

Harley Jackson, minister. Sunday
school at $50. Preaching at II a.
IN. and 7:30 p. m. Special music at
both seryicyes. Members urged to
be present. Strangers welcome.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1913-12-12
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE

Christian Science services are held
iii Masonic hall at II a. m. Sunday.
Subject Of next Sundays lesson-ser-
mon God, the Preserver of Man"
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1913-12-12

John Squires left last evening for
Los Angeles, Cal, where he took
George Bloomfield in the hope that
his health would be improved by the
change of climate.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1913-12-12

S. E. Ratliff, for several years EN-
ployed at the Commoner printing Of
flee in Colfax, spent Monday with
Pullman friends. MFR. Ratliff has just
purchased type and machinery for a
job printing plant which he will in
stall in the Fraternity building at the
county seat.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1913-12-12

A son was born last week to Mr.
and Mrs. Clarence Reyes at their
home near North Yakima, where he
is superintendent of large fruit or
chard.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1913-12-12
LOCAL BREVITIES

The ladies of the Federated Aid
society will hold food sale at Hun
gerford's grocery store tomorrow
afternoon.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1913-12-12

Mr.. and Mrs. f. T. Barnard spent
the week end in Spokane.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1913-12-12

Rev. c. H. Harrison will leave
Monday to spend Christmas at his old
home in st, Johns, New Brunswick
Canada.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1913-12-12

F. f. Sanger made a business trim
TO Spokane Wednesday.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1913-12-12

The debate which was scheduled
for last Friday evening at ColfaX be-
tv cen the Pullman and CollaX -.an
schools was called off because of the
illness of one of the members of the
Pullman team.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1913-12-12

The local Masonic lodge will con-
fer the third degree on three candi-
dates this evening. Members from
ColfaX, Cotton and other points will
&c present
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1913-12-12

Mrs. Thos. Neill of Colfax spent the
first of the week with Pullman rel
atiyes.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1913-12-12

Mrs. j. w. Stevens of Dayton is Wis
iting her daughter, Mrs. Karl Allen.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1913-12-12

Mrs. Mae Dyer, a middle-aged
widow who for several months con-
Quoted a boarding house on East
Main street, was taken to the Colfax
hospital Sunday night suffering from
bowel complaint and died there
Monday morning. Several children
survive.