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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-01-31
Political Cphcaval In England.

LONDON, Jan. 27.-Except that the
returns from nine constituencies have
not been received, the general cleo
tons in the United Kingdom are end
ed. The government coalition will
have approximately $40 votes in the
next parliament, the estimate including
on the side of Premier Sir Henry
Campbell zimmerman the nationalist
and labor leader votes, with the con-
crete %unionist minority OF 100 on the
opposition side.
The issues in the campaign brought
forth by the liberals included an ex.
pensive war, for which the people are
still paying, q threatened raising of
food prices, an unpopular educational
system, and unprecedented number of
unemployed and many other matters.
General dissatisfaction with the un.
ionists' ten years of power was mani.
tested. Sir Henry Campbell Banner
man will enter the new parliment on
Feb. l3. with the greatest majority
ever given to an English premier.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-01-31
The Spiders Web.

II we compare the dimensions of the
spider will, those of it's web we are
fcrccl to admit that the little creature
Is a true engineer, able to construct a
cable network of relatively enormous
size. Thread after thread Is put in pc.
sition in the desired and necessary or
der. and sometimes prolonged observa-
ton OH the part of the Investigator is
required in order to understand the
reasons which direct the spider in it's
complicated operations and which
make 1t always follow the same order
and tie sci"c laws. Some of these rea-
sons arc explained by geometry. others
by the strength of materials. and he
who succeeds in discovering the "why"
of MI the interesting details Of the
method employed is compelled to admit
to himself that he could not have
achieved 50 good Il result with the
same materials.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-01-31
WHAT WE EAT.
Some Fearful Facts About Our Fa.
vOrite Foods.

Some Fearful Facts About Our Fa.
v0rite Foods.
Miss Alice Lakey of Crawford, n. j.,
spoke before the Woman's Republican
club Of New York city in advocacy of
the pure food bill.
Coffee" said Miss Lakey, "is made
from all sorts Of things, even from the
sweepings Of the ~bakeshops. In Tren-
ton recently great packing cases Of COT
fee were held up because composed
largely Of clay. 1t was sold finally at
public auction. and very likely some Of
you ladies are drinking it now in your
homes. A friend Of mine told me re-
Gently that a health liquid that she has
been drinking, supposing there was no
coffee In 1t, had a large proportion Of
coffee, while what Is called coffee IL
made up largely Of cereals.
"Much Of u grape Jelly Is made Of
apple waste, glucose and coal tar dye,
and q man who manufactures mustard
has yellow Ochre sent to his factory by
the ton and cocoa shells in equally large
quantities. Blackberry brandy Is one
W A0 "OASS AA0uVos OUt u WV 6uA0.
pies examined AGO had no traces Of
blackberry, but we're made Of crude
spirits and colored with the coal tar
products. These are given to invallds.
"Tapioca is used to adulterate pep
per, first colored with lampblack,
though we think by getting it whole
We are sure Of it. AS for the ground
pepper, n man employed in a pepper
factory had nothing to do but wheel
dirt into 1t, the form Of adulteration
Used there. but that is no worse than
the ground rock which forms part of
some Of our baking powders.
"A certain Kind of Jelly which l pre-
sumo we all like Is made Of salicylic
acid and glucose. and boracic acid is
used us a preservative of oysters, fish
and meat. \ western woman whose
husband was made Ill by eating oysters
went to the fish man. who told he,
frankly that he had used this acid.
But formaldehyde Is the most dan.
gerous Of all. 1t Is one Of the strongest
~preservatives. This, it was found, was
used by n Boston baker. That Is a bad
story to come from Boston, where they
know better. This baker used 1000
pounds Of bad eggs n day. These Were
deodorized with formaldehyde."
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-01-31
Dcumark's King Is Dead.

COPENHAGEN, Jan. 29.-Christian
the Ninth, the aged King of Denmark,
dean of the crowned heads of Europe,
father of King George, of Greece, Of
Queen Alexandra OF Great Britain
and Ireland, and the dowager EN-.
press, Maria F~eodoravna, OF Russia,
grandfather of King Haakon, the
Seventh of Norway, and related by
blood or by marriage to most Of the
European rulers, died with startling
%suddenness in the Amalienborg palace
this afternoon. The accession of his
successor, Prince Frederick, his cid.
est son, who will be known as Fred
erick the Eighth, will be proclaimed
tomorrow.
King Christian TX was born April
s, 1918, the fourth son of William,
Duke of S%chleswig Holstein. He sue.
ceeded to the throne in 1868, his pre-.
decessor having been the last prince
of the line of Oldenburg, which house
held the government for over 40(
years.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-01-31
Big Western Cattle Exhibit.

DENVER, Jan. % The first annual
exhibition of the Western Live Stock
association was opened at the Union
stocky ards today. 1t is by far the
largest and most complete stock show
held in the west and is attracting
considerable attention, mol only
among the western cattlemen, but
among cattle raisers and breeders in
all parts of the country.
The attendance on the opening day
was very large and it Is estimated thu at
there are more than 1000 prominent
cattlemen from the west and middle
west in this city at present, to see the
exhibition and to attend the joint
meeting of the western cattlemen
which will begin tomorrow. The pre-
MUM list is larger than at any pre-.
vious cattle show In the west and there
Is spirited rivalry between farmers
and stockgrowers in all the different
classes. The exhibition will close on
Feb. 3.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-01-31
How to Enter q Printing Office,

This clipping Is said to be popular
in country newspaper offices, and is
having quite a run in the eastern
states:
parties wishing to enter a printing
Office at this season of the year should
be governed by the following rules:
Advance to the inner door, give three
distinct raps, and the devil will attend
to your alarm. You will give him
your name, ~postofice address and
number Of years you are owing for the
paper. You will advance to the cen.
ter of the Office and address the editor
with the following countersign: Elk.
tend the right hand about two feet
from the body, with the thumb and in.
dex finger claspiug q $40 bill. which
drop into extended hand Of the editor,
at the same time saying: Were you
looking for me?:' The editor will
answer, you bet!' After giving him
the news, you will be permitted to re-
tire with u receipt for an obligation
properly discharged"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-01-31
PACKERS SEEK ACQCITrAL.
One of Their Attorneys Claims Promise
Was Made by Garfield.

CHICAGO, Jan. 29.-All efforts by
the attorneys in the packers case to
reach q agreement upon the facts q,
issue having failed, the case was re.
sumed today and the taking of evi.
deuce was commenced.
The first witness was Louis G. Krau.
thoff of New York, formerly general
counsel for Armour e. Co. He was
placed on the stand to narrate his in.
terview with Commits sioner of Cor.
poratious Garfield at the Chicago club,
April l3, 1905, when the packers allege
MIR. Garfield said certain things, the
import of which was that, IL he re-
ceived the inform alton for which he
asked, the packers should never be
prosecuted criminally.
Judge Humphrey ruled that If it
we're true that the packers had d.
vulged evidence against themselves
under pressure from the government it
would be competent to show the ma.
ture of the legal advice nnder which
the defendants were acting.
Krauthof declared that he asked
Garfield what fuse Or misuse would
be made of the information obtained?"
Witness said that Garfield replied,
''It will all be held strictly confidential
and should hot be used to injure my
clients" He told me the information
would be kept inviolate as the secret
of the bureau of corporations.
Mr.. Krautkoff declared that acting
on the statements of Commissioner
Garfield he had advised Swift Il Co.,
Nelson Morris & Co., and Armour &
Co., to submit their books I o the in
vestigation.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-01-31

4 young man was riding in the cab
with a locomotive engineer.
"Now," said t..e young man, shud-
dering. suppose u stage load of chill.
dren were to glide OH to the track from
that iane-what a blessing it would
then lie If you could stop short, in
stantly. like q man walking"
"Blessing:' said the engineer. why,
young fellow, If that stage you speak
Of were to appear now, and l could
stop short like a man walking, I
wouldn't do it. Instead. I'd keep right
OH and kill the kids"
"Why?"
Because it would be the more hu-
name course. In II a there would
be n stage load of kids slaughtered; in
the other case there would be the
slaughter Of a trainload of people. This
train is going at the rate Of forty-five
miles an hour, and the sudden stop
page Of a train going at that rate
would give the passengers precisely
the same shock that they would get
from a fall Of fifty-four feet-a fall
from Il ~housetop."
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-01-31
Poor raj.

SIN December OF the year 1892"
says Bigelow's Life of Franklin"
"Franklin commenced the publication
Of what he styled Poor Richards Al
manac.' price tivepence. 1t attained
an astonishing popularity, and at once.
Three editions We're sold within the
month of its appearance. The average
sale for twenty-five years was 10000
a year. He was sometimes obliged to
put it to press in October to get a sup
ply Of copies to the remote colonies by
the beginning Of the year. 1t has been
translated into nearly If not quite ev-
cry written language, and several DIFF
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-01-31
Zig Meeting Of StOckmcn,

DENVER, Jan. 27.-President Murdo
Mckenzie, Of the American Stock.
growers ASSOCIATION, is completing
arrangements for the annual conven-
ton of that association to be held here
January 80, 81 and February l. One
OF the most important questions for
considerable at the meeting IL the
advance in commission charges for
the sale OF live stock at the Missouri
river markets, which is ~arousing the
antagonism OF live stock shippers in
the west.
Interpretations for consideration are
the endorsement of President Roose-
velt's railroad policy and increased
foreign markets for meat products.
All indications point to q very large
attendan of live stock producers.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-01-31
A DRAIN.

lying closely together. Thus the spring
will resist any pressure applied end
wise without being decreased in length
or DETECTING.
On the other hand, it's leXibility is
such that it will readily bend and as
sumo any curvilinear figure when be-
ing passed through a trap. To direct
the forward end round the \ Of
pipes and thus facilitate it's passage the
wire is continued into a pilot or nose
piece. When the tool Is in use the flex-
iblc pilot will on coming to a bend in
the pipe strike against the walls and be
detected into the path which the tool
Times -Democrat.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-01-31
Telephone Mouthplece Abolished.

Consul Mahin of Nottingham reports
that the suggested transmission Of dis
ease by telephone mouthpieces has
led the British General Electric CON-
pany to devise an instrument in which
all danger is avoided by simply abol-
ishing the mouthpiece. The receiving
and transmitting apparatus is combin-
ed III Il small metal case, shaped like
a watch, which is held continuously to
the car both in speaking and In listen
ing. the transmitting microphone being
made so sensitive that it becomes un-
necessary to concentrate the sound
waves OH it by the aid Of any mouth
piece such as is ordinarily used.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-01-31

A novel and apparently successful
burglar alarm which was recently put
up in the store Of n Baltimore grocer
has also the merit Of simplicity and
cheapness. He placed over the door Of
the grocery IN ordinary shovel, hung
on Il nail So that when the door opened
the shovel would fall and make a
racket. Burglars visited the place re-
Gently, the shovel did all that was ex-
pected Of it. and the burglars. alarmed
BY the noise. took to their heels.-Bal.
dmore American.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-01-31
DRAIN CLEANER.
UNIQUE Tool which Can He Used For
Many Purposes.

UnlQ0e Tool Which Can He 0e4 For
Many Purposes.
illustrated herewith is a unique tool
which can he used for a multiplicity Of
purposes, such as cleaning. scraping or
removing Instructions from drains and
other pipes. boiler and similar tubes,
chimneys, fiues and other passages and
for analogous purposes. but is partic-
ularly adapted for cleaning out obstruc-
lions from traps, siphons, bends and
similar systems. The tool, being fex-
ible, will pass readily through bent or
curved pipes having sharp bends or
curves Of small radius, and yet Is suf-
fciently strong and rigid to be forced
or driven through the obstruction. The
body Of the appliance consists Of a
closely wrapped coiled or spiral spring
Of stout steel round wire, with the coils
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-01-31
Chfnasn FLAG.

The flag of China is one Of the gayest
among ensigns. The body Of the nag
il pale yellow. In the upper left hand
corner is a small red sun. Looking In
tently Mt the sun is n fierce Chinese
dragon. The dragons belly is a bril-
liant red and white. His green back IL
covered with stiff knobs. He is stand.
ing on his two hind paws and the left
fore foot. His feet are five toed and
slightly hooked. His long, five forked
tail stretches away in the a The
dragons neck is arched back. Hi
mouth is wide open, and he looks as II
he were about to try to swallow the
red sun.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-01-31

"When old Fladger came to this
town twenty-five years ago." said the
man in the macintosh, everything he
had in the world was on his back"
"And nowY" queried the man who
had his feet on the table.
"Well, his wife and six daughters
have relieved him Of the burden. They
carry It all on their backs now."-Chi-
cago Tribune.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-01-31
Wars Awful Cost.

TOXIC, Jan. 29.-An official report
submitted to the diet shows that the
actual outlay for the war from the be-
ginning Of hostilities to their end in
September last, was, for the army
S495, 0O0, 900, and for the navy $780,.
OOO, 600.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-01-31
pOstpPandial.

Judge Goodliven just went down the
street. I thought you said he was at
tending a big banquet to him this even.
ing"
moi at all. l saw him coming out Of
Defs, and l merely remarked there
was a big dinner in his honor this
evening. "-Philadelphia Ledger.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-01-31
Sufficient

Roomerton-Guess I'll have to give
up boarding. Flatleigh-Going to get
married? Roomerton-No, but my land
lady wants her money.-Chicago News.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-01-31

Chinook Opinion: Clare and Har.
~ Reser are making q deal this week
with Jehn Many to purchase his hard
ware store. Inventory is being taken
sud while the deal has not been fully
completed, 1t in all probability will
be closed within the next few days.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-01-31

Hoy mankind defers from day to
gay the best 1t can do and the most
beautiful things it a enjoy without
thinking that every day may be the
last one and that lost time is lost eter-
nity!-Max Muller.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-01-31

ferent translations Of it have been
made into the French and the German.
It contains some of the best fun a.
we'll as the wisest counsel that ever
emanated from his pen."
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-01-31
The River Press.

Subscribe now for the WEEKLY Rlv.
Err PRESS. Send it to 'the old folks
at home"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-01-31

A Joker is near akin to a buffoon, and
neither of them is the least related to
wit.--Chesterfield.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-01-31
prints All the News

If any reader of the RIVER PRESS
considers it worthy of recommend alton
to friends, the favor will be very high.
ly appreciated by it's publishers.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-11-11
Piles
Seattle Gentleman Cured With Less
Than a Box by the Pyra-
mid Pile Cure.
Anyone Can Easily Test 1t and Prove
It, for a Free Sample is Sent
by Mail to All.

Seven out of ten readers Of this pa
per are tortured with piles or some
form of rectal disease. You are, or you
would not be reading this article. Thir-
~ years ago doctors carried a lancet in
their vest pocket and bled people for
all sorts of diseases and bled them
hard,-sometimes u quart at time. II
was the fashion then. All that is
changed nowadays and a doctor with a
lancet Mould be considered curiosity.
Five years ago doctors 'cut out"
Piles wherever they got the chance.
All that has been changed since the
marvellous soothing, healing and cura-
tive properties of Pyramid Pile Cure
have become known.
BY every mail we get letters like
this:
''Wishing TO give credit where credit
is due. / feel it my duty to humanity
AS we'll as yourselves to write you re-
garding your pile remedy. / have not
finished my first box and am now well.
After the first treatment of Pyramid
Pile Cure, the soreness left, and the
swellings have kept decreasing. | also
used your pills and am feeling like my
self again. Thanking you kindly.
am, yours truly, c. Crowley, 40 9Th
Ave, Seattle. Wash.
If you want positive proof of the
curative value of this remedy. send to
the Pyramid Drug Company. 81 Pyra-
mid Building Marshall. Mich. You will
receive a free trial package by return
mail. Try il, then go straight to your
druggist, get a 50 cent box and get well.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-11-11
ROCK ISLAND BUYS
MEXICAN CENTRAL

FL PSso, Tex, Nov. 10.-It was re-
ported here today on reliable author
ity that the Mexican Central railroad
has been purchased by the Chicago,
Rock Island & Pacific and is now a
part of the Rock Island system A
connecting line will be built from
BrOwnwOOd TO Ell Paso to be used by
the Rock Island in place of the FL
PasO & Southwestern tracks in enter
ing Ell Paso.
This is said TO be the important an
nOuncement which President a. A. Rob
inson stated in Mexico City would be
made within a week. The information
is derived from both Mexican and
American sources. The Mexican Cen
trail is the most important line in the
republic of Mexico and is the only road
in Mexico that is not largely owned
by the government
At present the Rock Island enters Ell
Paso via Santa Rosa, n. NJ, over the
FL Paso & Northwestern, a part of the
FL PasO & southwestern system.
Colonel ]. L. Bell, who built the Ell
Paso Il Northeastern, who has been
here or some time, says that he is here
for the purpose of constructing an i'm
portant line of railroad from FL Paso
TO the northeast which is understood to
be the connecting line between the Rock
Island and its new property, the MeXi-
can Central. This will either be from
Brownsville or Amarillo.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-11-11

Partners and Patrons Faced Wicked
Looking Guns in the Hands
of Two Desperadoes.

San Luis Obispo, Cal, Nov. 1O.-Two
masked men, each armed with a brace
of revolvers, entered the saloon of
Dempsey & Harris at o'clock this
morning and held up r. L. Dempsey
one of the proprietors, and several 9TH
ers who were in the place. Ed Harris
Dempsey's partner, who entered a few
minutes later, was lined UP with the
other victims and all articles of value
taken from them. Harris was then
compelled TO open the safe, from which
$500 was handed over to the robbers
who, after rifiing the cash register
taking drink and some cigars and a
bottle of whisky, left the saloon on a
run. The robbers were dressed in new
Overalls, jumpers and caps with hand
kerchiefs for masks. The clothing store
of w. H. Schultz was robbed early in
the night of articles of clothing cor
responding to those worn by the bur-
glars. Both desperadoes were young
men Of light complexion
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-11-11
State ENGINEER IS SUED
Ordered to Show Cause Why He
Should Not File Applica-
ton for Water.

In the district court yesterday Judge
Lewis issued writ of peremptory
mandate in the case of n. G.. Stewards
and J. l.. Graham against Caleb NJ.
Tanner, state engineer, requiring him
to show cause why an APPLICATION for
800 second feet of water. in the lake
fork of the Green River system should
not be filed by him.
The plaintiffs asked that the defend
ant be compelled to show cause why
he should not, file and place on record
and give notice of their application. 1t
was alleged by the plaintiffs that the
state engineer had rejected their appli-
cation on the ground that a subsequent
application had been made in his office
by the owners of the land for which the
plaintiffs had applied for water. The
state engineer held that to grant the
appropriation of the plaintiffs would
be to interfere with the rights of the
owners OF the land. Judge Lewis
granted the writ as requested.