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The river press., 1914-12-02
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1914.
THE NEW WAR TAX,

In view of the penalties they may
incur for failure to comply with the
provisions of the new war revenue
law, Montana business men are seek
ing inforation regarding the assess
ment levied upon them by federal au-
thority. 1t is unfortunate that no ef-
fective method of publicity has been
adopted, by which the provisions of
the new law may be ascertained by
citizens who are subject to the new
forms of taxation and who would be
willing to contribute their share to the
federal treasury if they could learn the
amount. Even the officials who are
required to collect the new taxes are
not sufficiently familiar with the scope
of the law to give definite reply to
some of the inquiries made by mer
chants and others who desire to know
whether they are subject to the new
taxes-and if so, to what amount.
In the absence of official information
upon the subject, newspaper reports
regarding some of the important fea
lures of the new revenue law are
accepted as correct. The various
items that appear in the list indicate
that a large proportion of the general
public will share, directly or indirect
ly, in this form of increasing Uncle
Sans income.
One of the items that will interest
a large number of people is stamp
tax upon promissory notes, at the rate
of two cents for each $10O. A bill Of
lading for a shipment by freight or ex-
press calls for One-cent stamp. Tele-
graph messages and long distance tel
ephone messages are taxed one cent
each. Sleeping and parlOr car tickets
are assessed two cents, and passage
tickets to foreign country will pay
a tax in proportion to the price charg-
ed for the trip.
Deeds, mortgages and similar instru-
ments must bear revenue stamp rep
resenting a tax that is graded upon
the amount of money involved in the
transaction. The premiums on insur-
ance policies are also affected by the
new revenue law. The parties who
handle or sell any article that is liable
to a tax, and which has not been paid,
may be assessed fine of fifty dollars.
In explaining the operation of the
new law during the first few months
of it's application, an official of the
internal revenue department says:
"That | may be clearly understood,
the revenue year differs from the cal
endar year in that it begins the first
of July and ends on June 80 of the
coming year. Since this law did not
take effect until Nov. l. or perhaps /
should say this part of the law, the
taxpayer Is only liable for two-thirds
of a year. To make myself clearly un-
derstood. let me give an example.
The tax for selling retail tobacco is
$4SO for the revenue year. but the tax
payer now is required to pay not the
$3.50, but two-thirds of the same, or
1920. An attempt is made by the gov
ernment to make all tobacco sellers
bear their burden of the tax. The
saloon man, the grocery man. the wo.
man with the little cigar store on the
corner, the hotel keeper who sells ci-
gars to accommodate patrons. the drug
gist, in fact everybody who handles
tobacco in any manner or form is sub
ject to the tax"
The river press., 1914-12-02
The Letter X,

The letter *" appears but once in
English for every six times it occurs
in French
The river press., 1914-12-02
OFFICIAL PAPER OF cHOUTEAU COUNTY

All letters and communications contain
ing matter intended for publication in this
paper should be addressed to 1.-The River
Press" and the name Of the writer must
be given to insure attention.
Local advertisements will be inserted in
these columns at the rate Of ten cents per
dne from transient and five cents per line
from regular advertisers.
WECnNYNcnAv nnODAsnDn q ,o,l
The Penn's Grove record., 1914-10-30
The MORNING
Surely God Has Provided Tomor-
row to Finish the Work
of Today.

This life is inadequate. 1t breaks at
the climax. When we are about to
reach the summit of all our desires the
clouds settle around US, the path is lost
and we lie down by the wayside to rest
rest till God shall send the morning.
rest with the height of our hope I'M
reached, with no awakening to the
dream of our being. II we are to
climb the height shall we not enjoy
the vision? If we are to plant the
vineyard and cultivate the vines shall
we not enjoy the fruit thereof? Gods
purpose is that the babe shall grow
to its maturity; but man, what about
his maturity? Shall he see no tomor-
row to carry forward the initiative OF
today? Life is but a tangle of broken
threads, a refuse heap OF odds n
ends If this be all. Where is the COM
pensation If there be nj afterwh1le
wherein we can weave these broken
threads into a divine pattern. We are
creatures of a moment. And will God
scissor of these bright ambitions,
these heart yearnings, these beautiful
aspirations and decree that they shall
perish unfulflled?
What are the years Of a threescore
pilgrimage to carry forward he
things we plan for? Must all these
victories and defeats, these tolls and
triumphs end at last in a narrow crypt
with its white marker, to be in time
m%oss-grown and forgotten? We have
seen the graves of those whose dreams
were as bright as any, uprooted by
predatory swine, and the little plot
where they lay a tumble OF vagrant
weeds and vines. And do we all come
to this at last, we whom God has made
but a little lower than the angels? The
soul of man carries it's own guaranty
that it is immortal, and that the faiths
which it cherishes, the love which en-
mobiles each passing hour are but fore
CLEANS of an endless life when We
shall reach the heritage of the immor-
tails, and the good begun on earth will
be carried forward to its consumma-
ton. We are exotics here, soon to
be transferred to our native cline,
where the wintry blasts of sin shall
not harm, where no blight shall reach
the blossom of our love, and, in the
day that has no sunset, the soul IN
marred shall grow to it's complete
ness.-Exchange.
The Penn's Grove record., 1914-10-30
CoIors of HeiqoIand.

Should any Helgolanders find their
way to this country during the war
they will be surprised to find a COM
bination of their national colors-red,
green and white-adorning the little
army of the National Union of Woman
Suffrage societies. 1t is true that not
all of the $4,000 members of this or
ga~nization are demonstrative enough
to wea their gay buttons and ribbons
every day. But on public and process
sional occasions the red, green and
white favors make a brave show, as
the Londoner in Hyde Park Sunday
afternoons is well aware. The Hell
golanders derive their ribbon from
the natural coloring of their island
home-the green of the land the red
of the rock and the white of the
s-rand.-London Chronicle.
The Penn's Grove record., 1914-10-30
DESTROYING LICE ON CATTLE
Spray Animals With Good Stock Dip
by Means of Barrel Spray Pump
and Bordeaux Nozzle.

Not infrequently cattle are more or
less lousy at this time of year; par
ticularly is this true of young calves
that are not so thrifty as they should
be. 1t is true that after cattle are
turned on grass and their hides be-
come more oily they will to a large
extent get rid of the lice without
treatment, but that is a slow process
and by no means economical.
A good way to get rid of lice on
cattle is as follows: Drive a nve
lent number into a small shed so that
it is about two-thirds full. Then by
means of a barrel spray pump, rubber
hose, and Bordeaux nozzle spray the
cattle thoroughly with a good stock
dip. As the spraying progresses the
cattle will move about and in rubbing
against each other work the material
well into the hair and hide. In ordi-
nary cases one spraying will be suf-
ficient, but when badly infested spray
a second time ten days after the first
to kill such lice as have Matched from
eggs present at the first spraying, for
stock dips do not destroy nits or eggs
of lice.
Occasionally an animal will be found
in a herd that persists in remaining
lousy after such treatment as men
toned has been given. Such cases
should be given individual attention
by rubbing the dip thoroughly into the
hide by means of a brush. Lice are
must numerous around the eyes, nose,
back of the ears, withers, brisket, and
tanks, a fact that one should bear in
mind when spraying or giving bad
cases individual treatment.
The Penn's Grove record., 1914-10-30
GIVES TOO WIDE LINE
NEW SKIRT NOT PLEASING TO
THE LARGE WOMAN.
A~ccentuates Size, and Is Hard TO
Handle ProperIy-chemise-Like
Bodice Is to Continue in
Fashion, It Appears.

No other style has been invented that
could make the large woman appear
so large as the new skirts with their
plainly drawn back, their widely far
ing circular sides and front, or some
times a plated front dividing the cir
cular sides. You can quickly see what
a wide line is given across the figure,
back and front. The front is able to
stand it better than the back.
Another error that is easily fallen
into, is a swinging upward movement
of the middle front of such a skirt.
This ugliness happens even under the
hands of the best regulated dressmak-
ers. The weight and fullness of the
material causes this sagging at the
sides and back and, although one does
not object to an irregular hem, it
must come through foreknowledge and
not through bad workmanship.
None of the dressmakers advocate
fullness owe the hips. Here and there
one ices isolated cases of hip drapery,
but the newest fashions do not call
for it. In all the best gowns for street
and evening, the hips are fiattened out
The Penn's Grove record., 1914-10-30
IN THE LINE OF ECONOMY
Matter Should Be Handled in a Sys-
tematic Way After Being Given
Much Consideration.

When n has to spend a greatly d.
minished dress allowance to the very
best advantage, as a great many WON
en- have to do this year, the chief econ
omies must be effected by limiting
the number of gowns, wraps and hats,
and of the oddments on which we often
fritter away so many dollars in the
curse of a season. The few garments
bought should be of as good style and
quality as possible, while the principal
expenditure should be in such things
as corsets, underwear, footgear and
gloves, which are of equal importance
for health and for appearance.
If these be irreproachable one will
look well turned out" in the simplest
gown, provided it is trim and tidy, of
good quality and becoming in color
and cut. The great fault of the average
woman, as a rule, is that she expends
too little, in proportion, on those first
necessaries-corsets especially-hence
she often appears dowdy even when
extensively attired.
The Penn's Grove record., 1914-10-30
Still Need Mules.

The army mule still reigns. The
Army and Navy Journal says the mill
tary authorities are not convinced that
motor cars, armored or unarmored,
will be needed under the present con-
ditions of roads and terrain in this
country. Europe's experience with
motor cars will be consulted in the
United States only when pavements
are generally laid equal to those of
European roads. OF the 16 types of
motor car now being tested on the
Texas border none has proved salts
factory in transporting material on
cross country marches. Good roads
are not yet a characteristic of Amer
lea.
The Penn's Grove record., 1914-10-30

Over1ows from streams are usually
fatal to it during it's growing pc.
Rod, in fact, it is unusual for il TO
survive more than "a hours Of com.
plete su~bmergence, although during
It's dormant period in the winter it ia
less susceptible.
Not the least difficulty that the al
falfa grower must face is the neces.
s1ty for thorough incubation of the
SOIL In regions where the proper bac-
terra are not supplied by nature.
Throughout the western half of the
United States incubation in general
e not appear to be necessary, but
In the East the grower who neglects
this precaution is practically certain
to lose his time. There are two
methods now in general use. The
bacteria may be supplied either by
scattering the soil from a successful
alfalfa field, o by cultures. The ar
t1ticial cultures are supplied by the
United States department of agricul-
ture and their use explained in detail
In the printed matter which accom-
pan1es the bottle of culture. After
being mixed with the clean water and
certain chemicals these cultures are
applied to the seed, which is then
dried in a shaded place and sown as
soon as possible. When this method
is successful at all it appears to be
fully as much so as the scattering of
soil.
For some reason, however which
has not yet been definitely deter
mined, complete failures occasionally
occur; more frequently, in fact. than
when incubation is practiced by the
transfer of soil. In the latter case
from 300 to 500 pounds of soil per
acre should be used. Care should be
taken to obtain the soil only from
healthy stands known to be free from
noxious weeds or plant diseases. To
secure and handle such quantities of
soil is necessarily a somewhat burden
some and expensive business, and it
is, therefore, desirable to obtain the
soil from as e by as possible.
When no good soil is available in the
immediate vicinity it is best to seed
a very small area the first season and
to use this soil for inoculating larger
areas later on. Where only a small
quantity of soil is available, very sat-
isfactory results can ordinarily be OBJ
tanned by mixing the seed with an
equal quantity, pound for pound. of
the alfalfa soil, mashed free from even
small clods. This mixture may be
u through a drill-or sown on a
cloudy day-or after shutdown. If it
must be seeded broadcast in the sun
shine. scatter the mixture directly in
front of the covering harrow. 1t is
also possible to reduce the quantity
of soil needed for incubation by thor
oughly mixing it with several times
its weight of ordinary earth. In such
cases from 200 to 300 pounds per acre
may be found sufficient. The grower.
however, who attempts to skimp in
the incubation of his land, like the
grower who attempts to use any but
the best land, is apt to find that al
falfa instead of a profitable is a losing
crop.
The Penn's Grove record., 1914-10-30
PlMPLEs ITcHED TERRIBLY

260S N. 28th ST., Philadelphia, Pa
Il was suffering with pimples on my
neck and forehead and whenever |
got arm it would burn something
fierce. They also affected my chest.
The pimples came to a head, then they
would rub off and come again. They
were red and infiamed and | think my
clothing irritated them because when
ever / was in a warn room they would
itch something terrible. They were
very disfiguring on my face.
"The trouble had lasted about three
months when / read of the Cuticura
Soap and Ointment. l washed my face,
neck and chest with the Cuticura Soap
and warm water, dried it and put the
Cuticura Ointment on and in about a
month my face was as soft and nice
as ever" (Signed) William S. Blair,
Jr., Jan. 81, 1914.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample of each
free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Address post
card "Cuticura, Dept. L, Boston."-Adv.
The Penn's Grove record., 1914-10-30
The Sanitary Kiss.

DR.. w. F. Snow, secretary of the
American Social Hygiene association,
has suggested that if people must
kiss they should kiss through a square
of tissue paper that has been prepared
in an antiseptic bath.-News Report.
The doctors state an awful fate
turks in the mildest kisses, l cant con-
ceive-you get me, Steve-of medicat-
ed blisses. Though they affirm the
deadly germ makes kissing compli-
Gated, who'd have the nerve for to
observe, Are your lips carbolated?"
These chilly cynics from the clinics
think of naIght but drugs. Yet who
would sip them from a lip in prefer
ence to "bugs?" To sterilize a lady's
signs would simply be outrageous.
Who'd not prefer to humor her and
let her be contagious?-New York
Sun.
The Penn's Grove record., 1914-10-30

spring circular sides that flare at the
hem. Each of the French dressmakers
has a different way of maintaining
smoothness just below the waist, and
to these original methods the Ameri-
cans have added.
One of the fashions that France in
troduced last June is the foundation
stone Of all the clothes of today. This
is the long, straight upper part of the
gown which sometimes develops into a
tunic, or which ends at the wide sash
placed over the hips.
There is nothing strikingly new
about this chemise-like bodice, for it
has been worn continuously for three
months, but the dressmakers exploited
it in the new clothes and we shall
doubtless wear it until Christmas. If
anything newer is invented, it will
probably come from an American
a~telier, for there is no reason to sup
pose that France will produce new
ideas in the nearby months; there are
quite enough over here now to satisfy
even the most exacting woman.
1t is probable that this long, child
like garment-for it really is juvenile
which has slim simplicity as it's
foundation, and is called Moyen-age
for want of a better term, will prove
an obstacle to a good appearance as
much as the over full skirts will do,
but if care is taken with it, and atten-
ton paid to the way it is cut and
trimmed, the general result will not
be as bad as prophesied.
One sees the garment in every fab
rio, and it will be unfortunate if one
sees it on every figure. It, like all the
fashions for the last four years. is
primarily intended for the modern fig
ure that has been developed through
fashion, or the other way around-no
one knows which.
copyright. Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.)
The Penn's Grove record., 1914-10-30
elvIna Brings Increase.

Give without thought of return. for
you must remember that increase does
not come by personal effort, but by
the Spirit. God gives the increase
through the universal law; you have
nothing to do but to keep the law. The
greatest teacher and demonstration of
this law eve known was Jesus Christ,
and we find that he gave largely, ex-
pecting no return, yet he was always
%abundantly supplied. In giving out
the loaves and fishes he was fulfilling
the law, Give, and it shall be given
unto you," and we know that he did
receive good measure, pressed down,
shaken together and running over
Mary Parish, in Unity.
The Penn's Grove record., 1914-10-30
PROPER USE OF THE SABBATH
Christian Sentiment Can Do Much to
Regulate Observance Of the
Holy Day.

We urge Christian people who would
keep and pass on to our newer citi-
zens the best elements Of Sunday-its
chance for rest, its opportunity for
quiet worship, it's freedom from bois-
ferrous and demoralizing activities-to
study the Sunday problem Of their re-
spective communities. This should be
done not simply from the point Of view
Of tradition, or of legal enactments,
%prohibitive or permissive, but from
the point Of view Of the moral and
spiritual welfare Of the large hetero7
g urban populations.
We do not believe in the CONNER
c~ialization of Sunday by noisy assem-
blages that disturb the peace of neigh
borhoods and interfere with the wor-
ship of God in his sanctuary, in letting
the rich man play golf and forbidding
the poor man to play ball or in any
thing that demoralizes and exploits
the people on the day which God
meant should rest and re-create them
physically, Intellectually and spiritu-
ally. On the other hand, every sum-
mer Sunday holds at least fifteen day
light hours when thousands of persons
whose homes are not attractive, who
do not own carriages and automobiles,
who have few inward resources, are
likely to follow the crowd. Even If
they go to church nee or twice, as
they ought to do, ever if they sleep
late and spend more time than usual
at meals, they still have much leisure
left on their hands. The temptation
to loaf on street or to carouse
in questionable resorts is strong.
Some recreation of the right sort is
essential. At this point we believe the
influence of Christian sentiment
should be felt in determining as far as
possible the character of amusements
and diversions and in overseeing what
takes place in public resorts.-The
Congregationalist.
The Penn's Grove record., 1914-10-30

1ounces. Some plain suits with long
coats have Plated panels introduced
to give fullness. A few skirts sre
gathered and set on deep yokes.
Many dressy afternoon gowns have
a f1ounced or plated skirt. On the
newest models, even when the ex-
tremely long tunic is employed, the
underskirt is sufficiently wide to give
cas- in walking. In evening gowns
the skirt fullness is quite marked, the
side sections being rippled sufficient
ly to allow Of a broader train than has
been seen for several seasons
The skirts of all garments are ex-
tremely short, except in the case of
a few evening gowns, which have
the skirt very short in front only,
with a gradual tapering off to a point
in the back, where the skirt is long
enough to touch the floor.
The Penn's Grove record., 1914-10-30
Your Fathers Business

You cannot spend all you days In
making pincushions, or reading
newspapers, or lettering in club
rooms, and yet be happy. If you pro-
fess to follow Christ, this is not a
Christian life. 1t is not a conscien-
tious, and so 1t cannot be a comfort
able life. And if the ~pincushion or
the newspaper fail to make you hap
by, remember the reason; very good
as relaxations, ever so great an
amount of these can never be a bust
ness, and twist We not that you should
be about your Fathers business ?"-
Selected.
The Penn's Grove record., 1914-10-30
Cut Out Waste; Result. Beauty.

When Joseph Pennell was in Pana-
ma he stopped to admire the lock at
Pedro Miguel. How is it," he asked
the engineer, "that you make your
arches and %buttresses as fine as those
of a ~cathedral?" ooh, that's done to
save concrete" was the reply.
Economy as the basis of beauty is
not SO strange as it may seem. 1t
was through elimination of the super.
fluous that the loneliness as well as
grew, and the same principle may
be found at the root of every success
full work whether of art or industry.
The Craftsman.
The Penn's Grove record., 1914-10-30

A Texas newspaper remarks that
men are not slaves to the dictates of
milliners and dressmakers." Hoity
toity! Let us refer this statement to
the thousands of married men who
have been enslaved by the exasperat-
ing duties connected with the gowns
that hook up the back."-Providence
Journal.
The Penn's Grove record., 1914-10-30
Mnlchinn VeoetahIes.

For several years | have been try
ing manure mu1ches in my home vege-
table garden. The results have been
most encouraging. Asparagus has
thrived with no attention whatever
after the application of fresh horse
n early in the spring. There
is no reason why every home garden
err should not have a fine asparagus
patch by the liberal use of horse ma
nure as a mulch.
Mulches are coming into more gen
eral use among horticulturists. 1t has
been clearly demonstrated that they
h-~~ah oF hnr-
The Penn's Grove record., 1914-10-30
To Keep the Hat DustIess

A travelling hat bag costs five dol
lars. 1t is made of waterproof cloth on
a collapsible frame, that, when open, is
strong and big enough to protect the
largest hat and, when closed, is small
and light enough to be almost unno-
ticeable in the bottom of the trunk 1t
comes in navy blue and black.
The Penn's Grove record., 1914-10-30
White Frock for Winter.

The mother who likes to keep her
young daughter in white the year
round, selects frocks of heavy linen.
ratine and similar tub fabrics for cold
weather wear. A frock of white rat
inc has a collar and belt motif EN-,
b~roidered by hand with blue cotton,
The waist fastens with white crochet
buttons and loops and the belt with
snap fasteners SO that the little girl
may get into and out of her frock
Without aid from anybody.
The Penn's Grove record., 1914-10-30
Spiritual Growth.

1t is not the number of books you
read; nor the variety Of sermons
which you hear; o the amount of
religious conversation in which you
mix, but 1t is the frequency and the
earnestness with which o medi-
tate on these things, till the truth
which may be in them becomes your
own, and parf Of your own being,
that insures your spiritual growth
- Robertson.
The Penn's Grove record., 1914-10-30
unweicome.

George" said the wife to her gen.
orally unappreciative husband, how
do you like my new hat?"
We'll, my DEAR" said George, with
great candor, ito tell you the truth"
stop there, George, dear. If you're
going to talk that way about it don't
want to know."-Stray Stories.