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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-08-28
CASTING METALS.
Alloys Better Adapted 20 the Process
Than Pure Materials.

As a general rule pure metals are
much less adapted for pouring than are
alloys. Thus pure copper. pure silver
and pure nickel are unsuitable casting
materials. since it is possible only i'll
very rare cases to obtain dense cast
ings, while the alloys Of these metals
can be readily made into the desired
shapes by means Of the CASTING pro-
ces0.
The difficulty Of the production OF
the casting grows with the melting
temperature Of the material to be cast.
The higher the same Is the more labori-
U and difficult Is the production Of
the casting mold and more expensive
y the material of the latter and the
larger a quantity Of fuel Is required
10 fuse the material to be treated.
Metals fusing at a low temperature
may be cast with greater Ease than
those melting at a higher one. Cast
in0 Of tin. lead and zinc can be pro-
duced without the expenditure Of trou-
BILE, time and material required by
those Of aluminium, bronze, brass, sill
yer, gold, iron. steel, etc. Every me-
dunn which Is adapted to depress the
fusing temperature will also obviata
the difficulty Of the production Of the
casting and the danger Of a failure OF
the work. The consistency Of the
fused metals also exercises great influ.
ence upon the use Of the material for
imparting shape in a liquid state. In
the same sense as, for example. water.
oil and quicksilver represent different
degrees Of 1uidity, the fused metals
also exhibit a different behavior In thu
liquid state. as well as the transition
from the solid into the liquid state.
Forgeable iron. platinum and nicke!
soften before they melt; hence they
pass through the stages which may bs
compared to glass. sealing wax, wax
oil and water. while the metallic alloys
change their state Of aggregation more
or less suddenly. Those metals which
soften before melting are, IS a rule
more thickly liquid, even II heated fal
above their melting point, than the
alloys which soften without melting
For this reason the production Of cast
ing from copper is difficult, while thu
use Of bronze for this purpose gives
the opposite results: hence an alloy Of
copper and tin offers no difficulties
whatever.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-08-28
A His Mother TAUGHT Him,

A southern judge tells of the dlsQual-
idcation of a juryman who came before
him. The case was a capital one, and
the lanky backwoodsman declared de.
termined opposition to capital punish
ment. Looking at him sternly, and In
tones somewhat suggestive Of wrath.
the judge asked the fellow If he did
not think there were conditions so ex-
traOrdinary as to warrant the hanging
Of the offender. He said he did not be-
heve anything could make him assent
to such a verdict.
but will your honor let me ex-
plain" said the disqualified citizen.
I'D like to give the court my reasons"
II don't wish to hear any explanation
erom you. Go and sit down."
Excuse me. judge, but you must
hear my reason"
well. then. give it, and go along
with you"
1.-The reason I am opposed to capital
punishment, your honor, is that my old
nanny taught me 1t were a sin to kin
anything that wasn't ftten to eat"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-08-28
BOAT.

issued to an Englishman named
Thompson and modified somewhat by
the present experimenters. The boat
Is fitted with an 80 to 100 horsepower
gasoline motor, which drives two air
.propellers that propelled the boat first
through and then above the surface of
the water, as al be seen from the
photograph. The weight OF the boat
complete with two men on board Is
1880 pounds, and 1t is to attain q speed
Of about forty miles an hour, although
the inventors do not state the speed
actually attained thus far.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-08-28
Vacuum and Insulation.

The remarkable heat insulating ef-
feet Of a vacuum Is strikingly brought
out in the claims made for a new
sp0rtsmen's bottle. The vessel has
double walls. being really n bottle
within another, with a sealed up inter-
vening space from which the air has
been withdrawn. It Is asserted that
liquids In this bottle can be kept hot
f~orty-eight hours in the coolest wealth
er and that iced beverages will retain
their delicious GOODNESS for weeks In
the hottest summer.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-08-28
The Hot Wator Cure.

The Hot Water Cure.
DR.. william Osler Is always exceed
ingly precise in his directions to pa
tents. He relates an experience which
4 brother practitioner once had which
illustrates the dangers Of lack Of pre-
c1sion.
A young man n day visited this
doctor and described a common mala.
dy that had befallen him.
1.-THE thing for you to do" the physi-
clan said, lis to drink hot water an
hour before breakfast every morning."
The patient took his leave and In a
week returned.
swell. how are you feelingr' the
physician asked.
"Worse, doctor: worse, II anything"
was the reply.
"Ah! Did you follow my advice and
drink hot water an hour before break
fast?"
II did my best SIR" said the young
man, "but I couldn't keep it up more'n
ten minutes at a stretch" -Woman's
Home Companion.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-08-28

Won Moitke's Discrimination.
the following droll account Of Count
Moltke:
when a declaration of war Is foat-
ing in the air.. the chancellor said.
"even Moltke gets laxative, and when
We were in for It in 1870, he grew ten
years younger in a day. Before, taci-
turn and cross, he now chatted pleas
antly, got an appetite for champagne
and heavy cigars and lost the last rem
nant Of govt that he had acquired
while resting or laurels that had
grown old. But at any rate, the Ia
nous old general is a comforting ex-
ample for all enthusiastic smokers. He
shows how healthy smoking Is, and
that n a grow old doing It. He
showed his fondness for a good cigar
even in the battle Of Koniggratz.
"On that memorable day In July,
1855, when victory and defeat hung for
hours in the balance, I was filled with
d1sQuietude and apprehension. I rode
up to Moltke, who sat on his horse like
q statue, following every movement Of
the battle. To talk to him was impos.
slble, but l had in my case two cigars
hft, a good one and a bad one. With.
out a word I offered the case to
Moltke. and without a word he took 1t,
examined the two cigars and selected
the good one. This was enough en-.
couragement for me, for I said to my.
self, II the general can so calmly Sc.
lect the better cigar, our chances must
be good"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-08-28
- The ~
Scrap Book
An Error Of Mortal Mind,

When Christian Science began to find
footing in Council Bluffs the little son
Of a prominent IN who had EN-
braced the faith and was urging others
to take it up was out Of school a day
because of sickness. When the young
ster returned his teacher, who pos
sessed an inQuiring mind, engaged the
youngster In conversation: Been sick,
Joe?" "Yes'm." "Sick enough to be
in bed?" "Yes'm." what did your
mother do for you, Joe, while you
aehed 20 In bed?" asked the teacher,
now all expectancy for the reply. "Shs
mended my trousers" lisped Joe.-
Omaha Excelsior.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-08-28
A C%onsoiina Thouaht.

A young authoress who has been uni
formly unsuccessful In selling her manu-
scripts recently said to me, In all seri-
BUSINESS and with the sweetest spirit:
when l suffer from disappointment
and thwarted ambition I go to a fu-
neral to seek relief. Seeing the mo-
tionless figure at rest impresses it on
me that We shall all be so some day
my W fevered heart. the very editor
who refused me-and l feel a certain
consolation In the thought!'-Lippin-
colts.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-08-28
Notice Of Ftna Proof.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
GREAT FALLS, Mont, August 9,

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
GREAT FALLS, Mont, August 2, 1901.
Notice 10 hereby given that
JOSEPH WOOD,
Of Fort Benton, Montana, has 6led notice of his
intention to make dnal hve-year proof in support
Of his claim, viz: Homestead entry No. 1855,
made NAY 9, 1902, for the SEA NWk. Eh SWk
and SWk sen section -, t0wnship Is north,
range 1 east, and that said proof Will be made
before Jeremiah Sullivan, U. 8. commissioner
ct his ONCE IN Fort Benton, Montana, on Sstur.
day, September II, 1907.
He names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation Of said
land, viz: William F.. Wood, John Stocking,
David n. Gilbert and Robert Thomson, all 81
Fort Benton, Montana.
]. N. BURLINGAME, Register.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-08-28
THE ANIMALS.

] think I could turn and live with animals,
they are 30 placid and self contained.
I stand and look at them long and long.
They do not sweat and whine about their
condition.:
They do not lie wake in the dark and
weep for their sins;
They do not make me sick discussing their
duty to God.
Not ono IL dissatisfied: not one La dement,
ed with the mania Of owning things;
Not one kneels to another nor to his kind
that lived thousands Of years ago:
Not one 10 respectable or unhappy over
the whole earth.
Walt Whitman.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-08-28
No Modern Home Is Complete
Without a Telephone.

The greatest labor and time-saving
convenience of the age. You a talk
from your telephone to every subscrib-
er in any exchange in Utah, Montans,
Idaho, Wyoming, as we'll as all Pacific
coast points and Colorado and New
Mexico. Short rates for short talks.
Half minute up. The pay begins when
the talk begins.
Rates from 2 100 up, for unlimited
local service.
Leave your orders now. The new
instruments are the very latest i'm.
proved.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-08-28
Hs Got Il, Bless Him!

wv ~Se vi
Among the passengers on a western
train recently, says the Boston Journal,
was a woman very much o~verdressed,
accompanied by a bright looking nurse
girl and a self willed, tyrannical boy
Of about three years.
The boy aroused the indignation of
the passengers by his continued shrieks
and kicks and screams and his vicious
ness toward his patient nurse. He tore
her bonnet, scratched her hands and
finally spat In her face without a word
Of remonstrance from the mother.
Whenever the nurse manifested any
frmness the mother chided her sharply.
Finally the mother composed herself
for a nap. and about the time the boy
had slapped the nurse for the lfth
time a bug came sailing in and few on
the window Of the nurses seat. The
boy at once tried to catch it.
The nurse caught his hand and said
coaxingly:
Harry mustn't touch. Bug will bite
Harry"
Harry screamed savagely and began
to kick and pound the nurse.
The mother, without opening her
eyes or lifting her head, cried out
sharply:
"Why do you tease that child so.
Mary? Let him have what he wants
at once"
But. ma'am, it's a.
"Let him have it, I say"
Thus encouraged, Harry clutched at
the bug and caught it. The creams
Of pain that followed brought tears
Of JOY to the passengers eyes.
The mother awOke again.
IS "Mary,' she cried, "let him have it,
Mary turned In her seat and said con.
fusedly:
Hes got it, ma'am"
"What IS itT" languidly asked the
mother as the screams increased.
"A wasp. ma'am," said the nurse.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-08-28
Ms Scheme Worked All RIGHT,

1t Is related that a certain man was
recently very sad because his wife
had gone out Of town on a visit,
which she would not shorten in spite
OF his appeals to her to come home.
He finally hit upon a plan to induce
her to return. He sem her a copy Of
each Of the local papers with one item
clipped out, and when she wrote to
find out what it was he had clipped
out he refused to tell her.
The scheme worked admirably. In
less than Il week she was home to
find out what it was that had been
going Oh that her husband didn't want
her 10 know about. Ladies' Home
Journal.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-08-28
Ore Crushed UNDERGROUND,

In the Smuggler mine at Telluride.
Colo, the rock Is crushed underground.
This Is done to effect an economy in
the cost Of the ore handling. There
are two crushers, and they are driven
By motors.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-08-28
His Limits.

His Limits.
A minister tells this story: II once
had in my Sunday school an urchin
from a poor neighborhood. He brought
In two or three recruits. and one after
o l said to him, Billy, don't you
think you could induce one or two
other boys to come to Sunday schoolT
Billy answered, Well, sir, l could
bring one, but all the other fellers in
our alley can lick me-"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-08-28
Desert land..Fjrai Proof,
ID Stairs LAM OFFICE.

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE.
GREAT FALLS, Mont, August 3, 1907.
Notice IL hereby given that
DOROTHY MCLEISH,
OF Fort Benton, Montana, has filed notice Of in.
tention to make proof on her desert land claim
No. 1877, for lot ), and SEA NWk section 2,
township q north, range 5 east, before Chas. h.
Boyle, Us commissioner, at his office at Fort
Benton, Montana. on Saturday, the lath day of
September, l9O1.
She names the following witnesses to prove the
complete irrigation and Exclamation of said land:
Adam tombstone, David Gilbert, Charles Smith
and Frank E. Lewis, all of Fort Benton, Mon.
tsna- J. NJ. BURLINGAME, Register.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-08-28
Boat Driven by Air PropelIers.

Our illustration shows a remarkable
photograph Of a new hydroplane boat,
which was first experimental with
successfully on Lake Bracciano, near
Rome. Italy. recently. This boat vas
designed and built by Messrs. Crocco
and Ricaldoni Of the Brigata Special
isti. Rome. 1t is fitted with two "
shaped fins at the bow and stern. re-
spectively, in accordance with a patent
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-08-28
Population Of Egypt.

Census returns show .hat the total
population of Egypt, exclusive of non
ad Bedouins, is II ,2OG,3l9. Of WHOM
5,G1S,GS4 are males and 5,5S7,67J f.
males. There is an increase Of nearly
1900, 900 since 1897.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-08-28
A New Explosive.

Potasimite is a new explosive, per
fected In Monterey, Mexico, and first
used with success upon the construc-
ton of a Mexican Central railroad
branch with, we are told, wonderful
results. It is claimed to be safer.
cheaper and more powerful than dyna-
mite.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-08-28
Jacob Riis and the Pretty Girl,

Jacob Riis, whose heart covers all
suffering humanity. recently engaged
a pretty, soft haired girl to work his
typewriter. While her face was pref
ty, he also saw that 1t was pale, and
his heart at once went out to her as a
suffering being. After. watching the
girl for half an hour one day he asked
her in a tone full Of sympathy:
Don't you get awfully tired some
times from that incessant click, click
Of the machine?"
"Yes, SIR" replied the girl, Il do.
It wears on the nerves dreadfully."
II thought So" said Mr.. Riis, warm
ing up now that he had found a suffer
ing soul. Don't typewriters ever
graduate from their work."
They do" replied the girl as a happy
light broke over her face.
And then what do they turn their
hands top asked the warm hearted
reformer.
"Well," said the girl as the prettiest
pink bushes suffused her cheeks, they
generally marry their employers"
Then Mr. Riis turned hurriedly to
bis work.-Ladies' Home Journal.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-08-28

Parties wishing TO purchase live
stock will find some attractive offer
inys in our advertising columns.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-08-28
Sitting on Q Clerk.

Sitting on . Clerk.
In n Of the executive departments
In Washington a young man fresh from
Texas was appointed a subchief Of a
division.
He had a misunderstanding with one
Of the clerks a few days after his ad-
vent, and he was instructed by his su-
perior to discipline the clerk, as the
latter happened to be In the wrong.
"You must discipline him. Not harsh
", but sit down on him properly" said
the chief Of division.
II don't like to do that" replied the
Texan.
1--WE can't take our likes and dis
likes into consideration in government
service in the administration of our
Duties" advised the chief. Give him
q gentle dressing down. and then sit
down on him quick and hard"
Il hate to do it,"
Cant help it. It's your duty. He is
in a room by himself. No one will hear
or see you. 1t will be good practice
for you. as you vii! have to do it Of.
ten. He's a little fellow too
That's the worst Of it. If he were
my size. I'd like the sport better than
branding and roping steers. However,
havin.s been a deputy sheriff | know
what my duty can When l was
told TO go out and get Il cattle ruSt'er
Or a bad cowboy, l usually got him
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-08-28
Rocky Mountain Bell Tel. CO.

Fine Book and JOB Printing q spe-
at cha RIVER PRESS Office.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-08-28
HIRAM F. SMITH.

MILNER CATTLE co.
N. +. MtLNEa, Pres. and Manager, Fort Benton.
Montana.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-09-20
The American Abroad,

It has for years been brought home to us-by comment more or less com plimentary-thatw we Americans travel ing abroad are closely scrutinized by the Europeans. But perhaps we have not realized that the observing eyes of the younger-in fact, the youngest generation are turned upon us.
 A Parisian woman going to her chil- dren's playroom discovered her little boy and girl absorbed in a remarkable occupation. The boy stood motionless and solemn on a small table in the middle of the room. The girl, arrayed in grownup hat and coat. walked slowly round him, regarding him lthoughtfully. now and then peering ab- stractedly into a red covered book in her hand.
 What are you doing, children" asked the puzzled parent.
 "Oh, Paul is the Column vendome, mamma" gravely explained the sister, "and I am a tourist from America with book, you know"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-09-20
,TE DZXE VcIEfCIK ADlpEcGgNG KING MnRY v. . LCyNE Z12on JZ LZQZLNDJ RAGzlMT

| Charles I. was imprisoned. @ The Oxford pageant, which ran from June 27 to July 8, achieved a
 brilliant success and attracted thou. sands of. American visitors to the old university town. That of Rom sey abbey, which preceded it, was a scarcely less notable triumph. The gray abbey itself, the milenary of whose foundation was thus commem- orated, is admittedly the most perfect example of a Norman conventical building in the kingdom. It is true to its type--a sturdy bulldog of a building. Doubtless that is why it has lasted out the centuries so won- derfuIly.
 MT. Parker when appealed to as to the possibility of successful historical pageants in America replied:
 My knowledge of American his- tory is limited, but I should say that towns in America with histories suit ed to reproduction in the form of pageants are rare. But there are a few of them that would lend them selves to such purpose admirably. Plymouth, Mass, for instance, would be an ideal place for such show. I could imagine nons better in America According to my ideas, speaking off hand, an historic pageant there should be worked out something like this: The first tableau should depict a scene in the English town from whence it takes its name. Successive tableaux should represent the landing of the Pilgrim fathers, the early trials or the settlers and their struggles with the Indians, the split with the mother land, and so on through the independent history of the country.
 Salem, Mass, is another town that affords abundant material for an his toric pageant, tho witch incident, es- pecially, being we'll adapted to dra- matic representation. Boston is an. other city that has the necessary his tory, but fine city though it is, from what I have seen of it should say it's people are too busy to bother about pageants. The same is true of New York. Its population is too cosmo- politan and too much absorbed in trade and commerce to enter with en- thusiasm into the preparation of an historic pageant. There are many people there who know nothing and care nothing about the history of the city"
 But the towns in America whose history goes back far enough to af- ford good material for the presenta- ton of pageants in them are by no means so limited as MT. Parker ap- pears to think. Anybody familiar with American history could easily specify a dozen or more that would we'll answer the purpose.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-09-20
The Canary,

Canaries and other birds in cages, says an authority on the subject, very easily get rheumatism in their poor little legs from damp perches. And as a legful of rheumatism is a legful of rheumatism. and therefore a legful of pain, no matter what the size of the sufferer, 1t is not to be supposed that rheumatism is a less serious matter for a canary than for an elephant. The perches. therefore, should be kept dry. If the little feet get sore, bath ing In rosewater will cure them. If the bird has a chill 1t should have two or three doses of olive oil and be shel- tered carefully from drafts. Even in warm weather birds should not be hung in drafts. for they are very sus- ceptible to them. Another don't" for the woman wko wants her bird to sing is don't give the bird sweets" Sweet things affect bird as they do a hu- man singer-they roughen the voice.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-09-20
CHAMPS ELYSEES.
Paris Has the Most Light Hearted
 Street In the World.


 Street In the World.
 From the Avenue des Champs Ely. sees to the Boulevard des Capuchins fin Paris is but a step, but there the tune is even merrier. It is place of noises, blare, glare, the perfume of women, the raucous honk- -honk of automobile horns, by day the street of costly shops, by night the promenade in chief of his most Satanic majesty. It is at its best-or worst-in February, dur ing Mi Careme, when the air is thick with confetti and the denizens of the boulevards are beside themselves. No use then to sit at one of the little ta- bles on the sidewalk, thinking to sip your book while you enjoy the swiftly changing panorama of the festival. In moment you would find the book a porridge of confetti; your hat damned over your ears; the chair jerked from under you and your erstwhile happy self flat on your back. It is marvellous, the penetrating quality of confetti! I have shaken it out of my innermost