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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-09-23
Warwhoops From the Sanctum

It's a wise European nation that
knows where its capital is located
these days.-Pittsburg Gazette.
Whatever the result may be in Eu.
rope. there will still remain heaven,
hell and the United States of America.
Kansas City Star.
When Europe begins to make her
map over after the war. she is not
going to have any Rivers of Doubt
Memphis Commercial Appeal.
Although preserving strict neutral.
ity the American reader, for lingual
reasons. is glad that there is little
fighting in Russia.-Chicago News.
All the warning nations appear to
want Uncle Sam to umpire the strug-
gle, but none would accept his rul-
ings if he accepted the job.-Globe
Democrat.
To win easily and pleasantly. the
Russians should let half their army
be captured. For defense 1000. 900
men would be ample. and to board
the other 1900, 900 would be no joke
for the Germans.-Springfield Repub-
lican.
Many of the vaudeville entertain
ers who have toured America in the
past m now on the firing line in Eu-
rope. Without boosting at all for war
can be said of some of them that
found the right place.-Ana-
conda Standard.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-09-23
Livestock for State Fair

Helena, Sept. 1o.-One hundred and
t:ft.. cars of liye.toc:: and grain were
shurted onto tine state fai, tracks
this morning, hard on the heels Of the
great string which was unioaded and
sent back Yesterday. Tonight INC
last of these cars was emptjed AMI its
crntents placed ir the great exhibi-
ton halls of the fairgrounds. When
the job had bee.l finished the titanic
struggle with the flood of domestic
exhibits, which has poured into Hell
ena in an amending stream for more
than a week was over, and a prompt
opening of a complete fair was made
certain.
Only a few %straggling carloads Of
Montana displays are yet to come.
When the army Of workers has placed
the contents of today's ravan the
RI ali will be 81 EAR for the reception of
the foreign" exhibits, due here to-
morrow.
These special trains made up of
nearly 100 cars, start tonight from
Spokane toward Helena. They are to
Dt run pluh all tIc way ulu VIII YET
here Sunday night. They carry live
stock that has won blue ribbons and
fine prizes m practically every fair
in the northwest, a string o. race.
horses from tn Spokane fair and the
equipment If the Wild West show
and the carnival company, which are
to furnish fea ire, for the amusement
program of the exposition.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-09-23
IElephants' Tusks.

The largest t,lSkS Of Indian eIe-
plants measure not I'VE four Or i've
feet IN "igth. outside curve. aud about
sixteen inches IN circumference ut the
:mln and weigh about seventy tour
i"snhs, I'll" tn>k>. except thos. at
very aged elephants. are solid only for
II portion Ut their length. The hollow
Is Tiled win firm. bioody pulp, ~
young animals the tnsks are solid only
for Il portion Of their length even ont.
side the gum and are hollow through
out the embedded portion. With age
the pulp cavity decreases in depth til,
in very old animals 1t becomes almost
Obliterated.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-09-23
BLAMING THE FARMER

The conduct of the western farmer
who is holding his wheat for higher
prices is giving grave concern to
fasteners who do not grow wheat.
1t has come to be quite the fashion
to condemn the agriculturist for his eff.
fort to get as much money as possible
out of his crops. In the west sympa-
thy is with the nan who produces the
wheat. 1t is true that millions of
bushels of grain are being withheld
from the market. It is also true that
this course will have a tendency to
increase prices. But inasmuch as
somebody is going to make a rich pro-
fit out of wheat this year, owing to the
war, it would better be the farmer
than the Spectator. It was the far
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-09-23
Machine Builds Wire Fence

A fence-building machine that will
not only stretch the straight wires
but will in the mesh between
them is one of the latest developments
in farming accessories. This machine
is equipped with a gasoline engine,
which supplies the power both for
traction and for operating, and will
do it's work going up or down hill as
we'll as on the level. A picture of the
machine appears in Popular Mechan-
les magazine.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-09-23

Butte. Sept. 2l.-As part of the
punishment imposed on Dennis Her.
lihy. saloonkeeper convicted of viola.
ton of military regulation of saloons,
the stock Of liquor in his saloon was
destroyed this morning. 4 company of
militia in command of Major Dono-
hue and other officers was marched
to the saloon. and the liquor was car
ried out and emptied into the street,
the containers first being broken.
There was a $500 military cocktail
flowing down Wyoming street within
a short time. 1t vas composed of a
mixture of all the liquors that go to
make up the stock in trade of a
saloon. and the air was redolent with
an aroma of a rich. penetrating. spi-
cy alcoholic character.
Nsn~ - 81 ns
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-09-23

Fine Book and Job Printing a spec
tslty at the River Press Office.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-05-19

gee, "has sized up the situation per-
fectly-except for one rather important
detail. It is not the infatuation Of the
moment, professor. Say, rather, that
Of lifetime"
"Ah. yes" the old man returned.
"Youth-how sure it always is Of that
do not deprecate the feeling. Once,
long ago. l. too. had youth and faith.
We will not dwell on that, however.
Miss Thornhill assures me that Henry
Bentley, the son of my friend John
Bentley, esteems you highly. She as
serts that you are in every respect as
far as her knowledge goes, an admira-
bic young man. i feel sure that after
calm contemplation you will see that
what you have done is very unfortu-
nate. The package Of money, which
In a giddy moment you have given
into young lady's keeping, is much
desired by the authorities as evidence
against very corrupt political ring. l
am certain that when you know all
the details you will be glad to return
with me to Reuton and do all In your
power to help US regain possession of
that package"
And now the town hall informed Mr..
Magee that the hour was II. He pic
tured train flying like black shad-
ow through the white night. Was she
on it-safe?
Professor Bolton" he said, there
couldn't possibly be any one anywhere
more eager than to learn all the de-
tails of this affair-to hear your real
reason for coming to Baldpate inn and
to have the peroxide blond incident
properly classified and given It's niche
In history. But let me tell you again
my action of tonight was no mere
madness Of the moment. I shall stick
to It through thick and thin. Now,
about the blonds."
1.-THE blondsw repeated the profess
sor dreamily. "Ah, yes. l must make
q small confession Of guilt there! l
did not come here to escape the re-
suits of that indiscreet remark, but l
really made it-about year ago. Shall
ever forget3 Hardly. The newspa-
pers and my wife won't let me. I can
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-05-19
A Robber on the Farm.

A poor fence is one of the worst types
OF farm robber.
1t robs you of time, labor, and the
consequent expenses attached to fre-
quent repairing.
The bad fence also encourages the
stock to sneak over IL, under 1t, or
through 1t till, after awhile, they will
raid even good fence. You are there
by practically robbed of the herd that
caused you no trouble by being breachy
Til the bad fence lured them away and
spoiled them.
Then, too, We must also lay to the
charge OF this sort of robber, the time
one loses chasing and hunting up stock
the damage done to crops; and, only too
often, the loss of soms fine animal by be.
coming foundered, or getting ruined,
perhaps killed outright, on the dilapi'
dated fence.
Last, but far from being the least,
plundered by the poor fence robber, is
your neighbor, when the depredations Of
the stock are carried on to his possess
ions. The damage caused by such raids,
the bitter feelings thus engendered,
and the loss of Lifetime friendship
sometimes resulting give this robber q
still moro fearful record.
Then do you think it would be q wise
and profitable move to hang this bad
fence robber on good, S0-inch wover
wire fence, attached to substantial posts
with two we'll stretched wires above it'
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-05-19

boarding house, while Miss Thornhill
and the professor talked intermittenty
In low tones. The ranks at Baldpate
were thinning rapidly; before long The
place must settle back with Q sigh In
the cold to wait for its hrst summer
girl.
"Nr. Magee." said Kendrick nervous
", you have become involved In An
unkind, a tragic story: do not mean
the affair Of the bribe-I refer to tho
matter between Hayden and myself"
III you had rather not began Ma
gee.
NO." replied Kendrick. II prefer
that you should know. Il was you
who took the pistol from-his hand. I
do not believe that even can tell you
all that was In Hayden's mind when
he went into that other room and
closed the door. It seems to me pre-
posterous that a man Of his sort
should take his life Under the circum.
stances. feel somehow that there
is a part Of the story even l do not
know. But let that be-"
He bowed his head in his hands.
Ever since came into this room."
he went on, "the eyes Of pompous
little man have been following me
about. They have constantly recalled
to me the nightmare Of my life. You
have noticed, no doubt, the pictures Of
the admiral that decorate these wallsT
II have" replied Magee. he gaxed
curiously at the nearest Of the por.
traits. How persistenty this almost
mythical starched man wove in and
out Of the melodrama at Baldpate inn.
"Well," continued Kendrick, "the ad.
mirars eyes haunt me. Perhaps you
know that he plays a game-a game Of
solitaire. I have good reason to re-
member that game. 1t is a silly incon.
sequental game You would scarcely
believe that 1t once sent man to hell"
He stopped.
II am beginning in the middle Of my
story" he apologized. "Let me go
back. Six years ago was hardly the
man you sec now-l was at least TWEEN
ty years younger Hayden and work.
ed together In the office Of the Subur.
ban railway. We had been close friends
at college. believed In him and
trusted him, although ! knew he had
certain weaknesses. | was happy
man. had risen rapidly. was young.
the future vas lying golden before me,
and was engaged. The daughter Of
Henry Thornhill, our employer-the
girl you have met here at Baldpate-
had promised to be my wife. Hayden
had also been suitOr, but wnen our
engagement was announced he came
to me like a man, and ! thought his
words were sincere.
zone day Hayden told ME OF q
chance We might take which would
make us rich 1t was not altogether
within the law. but it was the sort OF
thing that other men were doing con-
stantly, and Hayden assured me that
as he had arranged matters 1t was alb
solutely safe. My great sin Is tnat l
agreed We should take the chance.
sin for which have paid, Mr.. Magee,
over and over"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-05-19
Seven Keys
TO
Baldpate
By
EARL DERR BIGGERS
Copyright. 1918. by the Bobbs.NsrriIl
Company
Copyright. 1918. by the Bebbs.N Merrill
Companv
ICoNTINuEnl

CONTINUED
On dptoe the amateur hermits OF
Baldpate descended to the hotel Office
Mr.. Magee saw the eyes Of the girl Of
the station upon him. wide with doubt
and alarm. While the others gathered
in little groups and talked. he took
her to one side.
when does the next train leave fol
Reuton?" he asked her.
"ln two hours-at 1890" she replied
"You must be on It" he told her.
With you will go the 100000 pack.
age. have it in my pocket now"
She took the news stolidly and made
no reply.
Are you afraid?" asked Magee gent.
ly. "You mustn't be. No harm can
touch you. / shall stay here and see
that no one follows"
I'm not afraid" she replied. Just
startled that's all. Did he-did he do
it because you took this money-be-
cause he was afraid Of what would
happenT
"You mean Hayden" Magee said.
mo. This money was not concerned
ln-his death. That is an affair be-
tween Kendrick and him."
II see." answered the girl slowly.
I'm so glad it wasn't-the money. l
couldn't bear it il it were."
MAY l call your attention" remark
ed Magee. ito the fact that the long
reign Of Pm going to- is ended and the
rule Of T've done it has begun? I've
actually got the money. Somehow 1t
doesn't seem to thrill you the way /
thought it would"
"But 1t does-oh, 1t does! cried the
girl. II was upset for moment. It's
glorious news. And with you on guard
here I'm not afraid to carry it away
down the mountain-and to Reuton.
I'll be with you In moment ready for
the Journey"
She called Mrs. Norton. and the two
went rather tmidly upstairs together.
Mr.. Magee turned to his companions
In the room and mentally called their
roll. They were all there-the profes-
sor, the mayor. Max. Bland. Peters.
Miss Thornhill and the newcomer Ken
drick. a man prematurely old, grayed
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-05-19

ut the temples and with face yellow
ed by fever. He and the professor
were talking earnestly together and
now the old man came and stood be-
fore Magee.
"Mr. Magee," he said seriously, u
learn from Kendrick that you have In
your possession a certain package OF
money that has been much buffeted
about here at Baldpate inn. Now. !
suggest-no. I demand
Pardon me. professor" Mr.. Magee
interrupted. II have something to suG-
gest, even to demand. 1t Is that you
and every one else present select a
chair and sit down. l suggest. though
/ do not demand. that you pick COM
Portable chairs. for a vigil that you
are about to begin will prove q long
one"
what do you mean?" asked the
mayor Of Reuton. coming militantly to
Professor Bottoms side.
Magee did not reply. Miss Norton
and her mother came downstairs. the
former wrapped In great coat. She
stood on the bottom step. her cheeks
flushed. her eyes ablaze. Mr.. Magee,
going to her side. reflected that she
looked charming and wonderful and
wished he had time to admire, but he
hadn't He took from one pocket the
pistol he had removed from the hand
Of Hayden; from the other the cele-
brated package Of money.
81 warn you ALL" he said, II will
shoot any one who makes move FOR
this bundle. Miss Norton Is going to
take 1t away with her. She Ii to catch
the 1890 train for Reut0n. The train
arrives at its destination at IL. Much
as 1t pains me to say it. no one will
leave this room before 1915"
"You-crookr roared Cargan.
Mr.. Magee smiled as he put the pack
age In the girls hand.
Possibly" he said; but Mr.. Car
gan. the blackness Of the kettle always
has annoyed the pot"
The little professor or comparative
literature stepped forward and stood
pompously before Magee.
lone moment" he remarked. BE
fore you steal this money in front OF
our very eyes want to inform you
who am and who represent here"
'This is no time" replied Magee.
"for light talk on the subject OF
blonds."
"rhls is the time." said the professor
warmly. "for me to tell you that Mr..
Kendrick here and myself represent at
Baldpate inn the prosecuting attorney
Of Reuton county. We
Cargan. big. red, volcanic. inter.
rupted.
"Draytonv' he beloved. "Drayton
GENT you hersi The rat! The pup!
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-05-19
A Tribute to the Cow.

Many years ago the Hon. Fl. C..
Adams, to whose untiriug efforts as
State Dairy Com missioner and Congress
man the farmers of this country owe An
everlasting debt Of gratitude, wrote for
the Breeders Gazette of Chicago the fol-
lowing exquisite tribute to the dairy
COW:
The civilized world pays tribute to
the COW. She is the one thing that man
can always get something out Of. She is
one of the few stock concerns of the
country that the bOndholders have little
chance TO milk.
When she kicks We can kill her-a
blessed privilege which might have a
wider range. She runs business col
lege and teaches men to keep accounts
and figure profit and loss. She is the
symbol of contentmsnt, the one thing
needful in American life.
She is life itself to countless children
stranded upon the barren bosoms and
hollow hearts of a degenerate modern
motherhood.
She comes in at evening, bringing
with her the sweet breath Of the mead
ows, whose velvet turf and crimson
clover mingled their fragrance in the
dear old summer days.
You lean over the fence as she comes
into the yard and stands quietly chew
ing her cud in the after-glow of the sun
set which touches lightly the hills, and
suddenly you drop out of yourself, your
pains, your disappointmsnts, your hopes
your pride, and become a boy again,
barefootsd, with the chores to do. You
hear the faint tinkle of the cowbell upon
neighbours farm. 1t is the keynote OF
memories of days of steady work, OF
nights of rest, of pleasure that had no
sting, of q world small but clean, with
the light of Heaven upon it. 1t WAS the
simple, wholesome kind Of life, and 10
the picture the COW, "the mother of
men," was central figure, and always,
whether dainty Jersey, or lordly Short
horn, she brings back the golden days OF
boyhood and girlhood.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-05-19
A Toad In Cold Frame.
fBv r. j. MAYNARD, streator, ILL.,


once found IL very hard to raise Gu
cumbers because Of the ravages OF the
cucumber beetle. Then, l happened 10
remember that an old gardener In Eng
land sixty years ago, used to pay the boy
who would bring him the first toad be
could fiud. Last spring after 1 bad
planted my cucumbers and they had be-
gun to come up nicely, the beetles came
in swans. just before this I had put
toad in the bed. On the next lot was q
bed of fine plants just coming into Leaf.
I also had some planted outside tho
frame, but the beetles got them all.
Those inside the frame were not touch
ed. Though Mr.. Toad kept out OF sight,
II put beetle or bug in there be
would instantly appear, and like light
ming flash the bug would be gone. When
I lengt hened out the frames put in two
more toads. kept water In the frame
for them to drink. They climbed out
several times, and I put them back, but
finally when the bugs we're all gone and
danger over they disappeared also.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-05-19
CHAPTER XXI.
In the Name Of tho Law.

kI AGEEs eyes strayed to where
INT the two victims Of the dead
mans falsehoOd whispered to-
S gether in the shadows, and he
wondered at the calmness with which
Kendrick had greeted Hayden in the
room above.
when Kendrick arrived" Professor
Bolton went on, "frst Of all he consult
ed his old friend Drayton. Drayton
Informed him that he had nothing to
fear should his misstep be made pub.
lie, for in reality there was at this late
day no crime committed in the eyes
of the law. He also told Kendrick
how matters stood, and Of the net he
was spreading for Hayden. He had
some fears. he said. about sending a
man Of my years alone to Baldpate
inn. Kendrick begged for the chance
to come too. So. without making bis
return known in Reuton. three nights
ago he accompanied me here. Three
nights-it seems years. ! had secured
keys for US both from John Bentley.
As we climbed the mountain l noticed
your light, and we agreed 1t would
be best II only one Of US revealed our
selves to the intruders in the inn. SO
Kendrick let himself in by side door
while engaged you and Bland In the
Office. he spent the night on the third
floor. In the morning told the whole
affair to Quimby, knowing bis inter
est In both Hayden and Kendrick, and
secured for Kendrick the key to the
annex. Almost as soon as l arrived
"The curtain went up on the melo-
DRAMA" suggested Mr.. Magee.
"You state 1t vividly and with truth"
Professor Bolton replied. might be-
fore last the ordinance numbered 40
was due to pass the council. It was
arranged that when 1t did, Hayden,
through his man Rutter, or personally.
would telephone the combination OF
the safe to the mayor Of Reuton. Car
gan and Bland sat In the office watch.
ing for the fash Of light at the tele-
phone switchboard. while you and l
were Max's prisoners above. Some
thing went wrong. Hayden heard that
the courts would issue an injunction
making ordinance No. As worthless
So, although the council obeyed Car.
pan's instructions and passed the bill,
Hayden refused to give the mayor the
combination"
The old man paused and shook bis
head wonderingly.
"Then melodrama began In deao
earnest" he continued. II have al
ways been a man Of peace. and the
wild scuffle that claimed me for one
of its leading actors from that moment
will remain In my memory as long af
live. Cargan dynamited the SAFE
Kendrick held him up. You held uI
Kendrick. l peeked through your win
dow and saw you place the package Of
money under brick In your nre
place.
"You-the curtains were down" In
terrupted Magee.
"I found half inch Of open space,
explained the old man. "Yes, 1 actual
ly lay on my stomach in the snow ane
watched you. In the morning for thu
first time in my life committed rob
berry. My punishment was swift anf
sure. Bland swooped down upon me
Again this afternoon came upon thu
precious package, after long search
In the hands Of the hermit of Bald
pate. I thought we were safe at las
when l handed the package to Ken
| drick In my room tonight but l hat
| not counted On the Wild things y0utl
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-05-19

The natural construction Of the fowls
digestive organs points to seed or grain
diet. No provision other than that OF
assimilation is made for tho moisture
taken into the crop. The fowls must
have water, both to soften the food
when taken into the crop and to enable
the gizzard to grind II the more easily.
The hen must also be provided with
water to finish the egg which she lays.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-05-19

Once In . while we sec fields Of corn
whore the hills are not far enough
apart. Seems a. II the men who plant
that way must think they can cheat Ma
ture. Can't do It, though. She says,
"Give mo . chancei need enough
ground 20 grow good hill Of corn"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-05-19

Do not hurry the cows or encourage
them to rush pell-mell in and out OF the
stable. Great danger can result Ca,e-
fully hired men and the boys snouid oe
cautioned against this.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-05-19

Mako sure the horse you buy has .
clear bright eye.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-05-19
AMONG THE FARMERS.
"sPEED THE PLOw."

Correspondence on practical agricultural topics
is solicited. Address all communication In.
tended for this department 70 HENRI u.
HAMMOND, Agricultural Editor Oxford Fem
ocrat. Paris, Ne.