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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-15
Men From Edmund PhinRey Taken
From Ship 10 Braschss Buoy.
WERE SAvE0 UHDEa DIFFICULTIES
Went Aground on the Shoals OF san.
dy Hook in Terrific ssa-Llfe
Savers Could Not Reach Vessel in
Boats.
(By AssocIated pressl

NEW YORK, Dec. 14-Thc bark
Edmund Phinncy. from Savannah,
Ga. for Perth Amboy, with lumber
and railroad tics. was caught in n
heavy snowstorm and gale along the
dangerous shoals of Sandy Hook this
morning and was driven on the beach
about a mile from the point of the
Hook and near the government PROV
ing grounds.
AS soon as she grounded, the YES
sci turned broadsldc to the beach
land lay rolling heavily with the
heavy seas making a clean breach
over her decks The high surf made
ii impossible for the Sandy Hook
Life Saving crew to row to their as
sistance, and resource was had to
the Lyle gun in All attempt to shoot
a line TO the IL imperiled seamen
who could be seen in the rigging OF
the Phinney.
This also failed. as the gun had to
be fired in the teeth of a 60 mile
gale.
After all attempts with the line
had failed, the crew launched a new
power boat, equipped with 30 horse
power gasoline engine and it was
taken in tow by a wrecking tug
which then started for the stranded
bark. The seas. driven by the wind
were so high that the tug was soor
obliged to put back and seek the
shelter of the Hook.
An hour later the Phinoy's fore.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-15
STORM CAUSED NO WRECK
OFF VIRGINIA CAPES
Northeast Gale Drove Ships Inbo the
Roads, But No Disasters
Reported.
(By Associated Pressl

NORFOLK, VA, Dec. 14-Thc north
cast gale that swept up the coast
early this morning, while severe and
forcing all ships in shore TO seek
shelter of land locked harbors, so
far as reported was followed by no
disasters.
The wind reached q velocity of so
miles an hour off the Virginia Capes
and GO miles at Hatteras. A high
sea prevailed and a driving rain and
mist added to the perils of naviga-
tors. Scores of vessels took refuge
in Hampton Roads and the bay in
let's.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-15
Mrs. Lonsworth Holding Her Own.
fly Associated PraSsl

WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec. IA -
Mrs. Nicholas Longworth is reported
as still doing well and holding her
own. She Is expected to be quite
well in q short time. and the Pres
ident and Mrs. Roosevelt have sent
invitations for young peoples party
at the White House for January Sd.
when the young friends of Miss Ethel
Roosevelt will be entertained.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-15
Mill CLOSED BY Sheriff.

HARPERS FERRY, w. VA, Dec.
1.-THE Ieedy S. Dcpew Company's
mill at Peachers Mill, two miles west
OF here, has been closed by Deputy
Sheriff Shugart on an attachment is
sued by the circuit court at the in.
stance of tn Harper's FRY bank to
satisfy deed OF trust.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-15

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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-08-28
CHILDISH RIVALRY.
Close Race at First. but Johnnie Wins
on the Homestretch.

Close Race At First. but Johnnie Wins
on the Homestreteh.
johnnie. aged eight, has been in the
house for a week In consequence Of a
header from his bike" In this time
he and Percy. aged six. have exhaust
ed all their usual themes for disputes.
Yesterday this was overheard in the
nursery:
Mamma, did Percy ever have
whooping coughT
Eyes, dear"
swell. then, did he have it as bad as
Idid?'
mo, not quite"
"There. Percy!"
"Well. anyhow" (this from another
voice., Il had measules worsen'r you.
and l had it first too"
"You didn't"
II did toov'
Mamma! Mamma! Did Percy have
measules before l did?"
"Yes. he had it first, and you took II
from himy'
Percy now triumphed audibly and
vociferously. Then Johnnie rallied and
crushed him:
swell, anyhow, l broke my collar
bone, and it cost $25."
Percy had no more to say. 1t Is ex-
pected as soon as the rain stops he will
60 straight out and break his collar
bone.-Pittsburg Dispatch.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-08-28
Strange Doings
Of Animals,

~RES1DENT ROOSEvELT'S
criticism Of the SO called ma
ture fakir" writer's has had
one unexpected result. 1t has
produced a crop Of stories about the
strange doings Of animals all labeled
as true and some of them ACCOMPANIED
with afidavits. The students Of ami
mails do not all agree about the
amount Of intelligence the latter pos
sess. John Burroughs says: 1.-The wild
creatures get up no private theatricals
for our benefit. There are no well or
ganized games; there are no arts and
crafts exhibitions. There Is only a
world Of ~unreasoning wild things be-
having al they have behaved since
man has known them. each after bis
kind"
That represents one side Of the con-
toversy. On the other hand, in defin-
ing his point Of view as a writer about
animals DR.. William j. Long, who was
criticised by President Roosevelt.
says, II describe the unusual things
among wild animals and call them
unusual and &C make you interested in
the animal. SO that you will watch
aud find out other interesting things
for yourself"
One Of DR.. Longs stories to which
objection has been made by other natu-
Palists tells how a wolf killed n deer by
"a quick snap under the stag's chest
Just behind the forelegs, where the
heart lay" Mr.. Burroughs says no
wolf could do it. that he would have to
have teeth eight or nine inches long to
reach the heart. Dr. Long says the
point of a Gcer's heart lies close against
the chest walls and when the walls
sink at each respiration a very slight
wound between the ribs or through the
breast cartilage is all that is necessary
to reach It.
Another story told by DR.. Long and
accompanied by a stack Of af1davits
recited how a wOodcock set its own
broken leg in clay and stood on the
other leg while the clay hardened. Mr..
Burroughs said this was too much for
him to believe. but DR.. Long has come
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-08-28
HUMOR OF THE HOUR
The arioht Side,

AFTER ali. the life Of the horny
handed son Of toll has its recon.
penses," a bit grimly remarked the
honest but eminently astute agricul.
tur1st. 1T is true that us angular agri.
culturists are cartooned in the comic
papers. lampooned and occasionally
babooned on the stage and are fire.
Quently U owe by automobiles, and
the poets sing-ho. sing-hey and a ron
delay without any special provocation
as far as l can e about us, and we
are kept pretty busy horning of agents
Of various kinds and being everlasting
~ licked for our impudence in the best
magazines by clean limbed young col
lege men with pale. dissipated faces
and are considerably kicked by the
lowing kline, stung by the busy bee and
are forever losing our wallets and our
equilibrium every time we get as far
as seven miles from home, but still I
admire to say that l believe we are
about as well of as the city men, who,
according to what l read in the papers,
suffer from the social ambitions Of
their women folks, the sings and ar
rows of them they elect to Office, the
wiles Of adventuresses. blots and all
such as that on their escutcheons and
the thousand and one fads, follies and
fobbles that aff1ict people who feel that
they must keep up appearances and a
lifelong warfare with first mortgage
bonds, second mortgage bonds, i'm
provement bonds, refunding bonds,
blanket mortgage bonds, common stock,
preferred stock, treasury stock, water
ed stock. the old Knickerbocker stock.
consolidated first, second and third
mortgage bonds and incidentally In a
good many cases the CALLING bonds of
wedlock.
II believe III stick to the old farm
for a spell yet. 1t amt nea as pictur-
esque as the city. but It also lacks
quite a good deal of being as strenu-
ous."-Tom p. Morgan in Puck.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-08-28

REAR ADMIRAL ROBLEY d. EVANS.
hook entitled "a Sailors Log-Rem.
2niscences of Forty Years Of Naval
Life" dwelling briefly and modestly
on bis W part In 1t. A portion Of the
story Is as follows:
A. we approached the remains Of the
seockade l was aware that one particular
Sharpshooter was shooting at me, and
h We were . hundred yards away he
hit me in the left leg. about three inches
Below the knee. The force OF the blow
VA 30 great that ! landed on my face in
the sand. l got a silk handkerchief out
Of my pocket and. with the kind assist
ance OF my classmate. Hoban Sands, soon
front AZ fast as I could.
>AoouS this time the men were stumbling
evef wires which they cut with their
knives-they proved to be wires to the
lorpedoes oyer which We had charged. but
they failed to explode. My left leg seem
I'd asleep, but / was able to use It. The
stockade. or What remained OF II, VA
very near. and l determined to IeAd my
company by the flank through a break in
IT, and then charge over the angle OF tho
Fort. which now looked very dificult to
climb. managed to get through the
otockade with seven others, when my
sh~arpshooter friend sent a bullet through
my right knee. and l realized that my
chance of going was settled. tried to
stand y, but 1t was no use, my less
would not hold me. and besides this was
bleeding dreadiully. and l knew that was
. matter which had to be looked to.
Later his "sharpshooter friend took
another try at him, this time nippinx
off a toe and injuring his foot and
ankle. This angered Evans. and he
put In a little gun play on his own nc
count. my bullet went Il little high"
he writes, striking the poor chap in
the throat and passing out at the back
Of the neck. He staggered around
after dropping his gun and finally
pitched over the parapet and rolled
down near me, where he lay dead"
LippincOtt's relates that when Evans
was a captain on one Of Uncle Sans
big dogs OF war he was once hastily
aroused in the middle Of the night by
q lieutenant, who informed him with
much perturbation that the ship was
on fire close to the powder magazine.
III that be &c." said Fighting Bob"
rising leisurely to put on his clothes,
I'VE shall soon see to it,"
The lieutenant went back to the
scene of danger, but shortly afterward
returned and said: You need not be
afraid. sir. The fire is extinguished.'
Afraid" thundered Captain Evans.
What do you mean by that. sir? l
never was afraid In my life." Then,
looking the lieutenant full in the face,
be added: pray. how does a man feel,
cir, when he is afraida I need not ask
how be looks!"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-08-28
A Letter From Dad.

Dear wife. l cannot tell you how
I've missed since you went away
The home Is very lonesome now.
Where did You put my suit Of gray:
With none to greet me at the door.
With heavy heart l tread the blocks
that homeward lead: l miss you more.
But. say. where did you hide my socks!
How still and duh the house appears,
miss the sunlight Of your eyes.
The weeks you've been away seem years.
What has become OF all my ties.
I hope o will enjoy yourself.
But do not mingie with the firts.
I've hunted every closet shelf
Wherever do you keep my shirts:
And now I've told yop all the news.
There's nothing NOS for me to write.
01cept. where did you hide my shoes:
They are not anywhere in sight.
Detroit Free Preeo..
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-08-28

JOHN BURROUGHS AT sLABsIDEs, HIS
CABIN IN HI WOODS.
to the front with the following, duly
testified to by s. NJ. Reese of Gal
lon. O.:
One day when hunting woodcock l shot
one which had evidently broker its leg.
There was a bandage around It composed
Of clay interviewer with grass or a woody
fiber OF some kind. The bones seemed to
have knit together perfectly. The SWELL
Ing was nearly all gone. the bandage was
loose. and In my opinion would soon have
dropped of. l gave the leg. with the
bandage on II, to one Of our leading ply
sicians and surgeons, who expressed HIM
self emphatically, saying that 1t was q
better job than many surgeons could do.
DR.. Coyie kept the woodcock's leg at his
Office and later exhibited It at a conven-
ton OF physicians and surgeons OF this
county.
DR.. William T. Hornaday, director Of
the New York Geological park, gives
animals credit for the possession Of
more reasoning power than Mr.. Bur-
roughs does. but he say there is a linn
1t to their capacity to reason, and he
~characterizes DIR. Long as "a highly
imaginative nature writer" But DR..
Hornaday can tell some pretty good
stories himself. He relates how a wise
Qurangoutang at the Bronx zoo refused
to be trained by his keepers to do any
thing. but in playing by himself with a
stick one day he found out after nu-
merous trials how to use It as a lever.
He was as jubilant oyer the discovery
as Archimedes himself could have been.
Armed with the knowledge Of what he
could accomplish with his lever, he set
to work to pry apart the bars of his
cage, and his scientific propensities
soon had to be curbed.
From the geological gardens In Cen
trail park, New York. comes the story
OF how n baby leopard adopted a baby
sparrow. The strange pair seemed to
appreciate each others company and
apparently were a loving couple. The
leopard. about three months old. was
placed in a cage by itself and
given some shin bones Of beef with
which 1t might strengthen its jaws and
sharpen its teeth. A half grown spar.
row few into the Enclosure. The leop-
ard eyed the bird narrowly for a mo-
ment and then crept toward it. The
sparrow, not in the least afraid. began
picking small pieces Of meat from n
Of the shin bones, and the leopard, in
stead Of gobbling it down at one gulp.
began licking the little thing In a ca
ressing way. Then the leopard laid
down, and the sparrow flew upon it's
back and remained there. After a
time 1t flew away. but a little later
came back. Every time the bird flew
away the leopard got on to its feet and
watched and waited till the sparrow
returned. The bird spent the afternoon
either pecking about the cage or roost-
ing on the leopard's back.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-08-28
Fighting Bob."
Fleet Commander

N view of the present delicate sit.
uation in the relations between
the United States and Japan the
assignment of Rear Admiral Rob
ley d. Evans to command the feet
that Is to cruise in the Pacific means q
high compliment to that officer and an
expression Of much confidence in his
discretion and ability. Admiral Evans
has had more experience as a feet
commander than any other rear ad.
miral OF the active list. He is familiar
with conditions in Pacific waters, as he
was commander-in-chief Of the Asiatic
0eet for two years, a part of this serv-
ice being during the period Of the Rus
0o-Japanese war.
"Fighting Bob" has earned his SOU
0fiQuet. He was of the heroes Of
the attacks on Fort Fisher in the civil
war, receiving in that engagement four
severe rife shot wounds. He was in
command of the Yorktown at Valpa-
salso, Chile. during the period Of
strained relations between that country
and the United States, and 1t was his
c0urse at this critical time which gave
him his title Of Fighting Bob" He
helped vanquish Cervera's feet at San
tago and has rendered exceptional ser
vice In his later Soon after his
Feturn from the far east in 1904 he
was asked by President Roosevelt to
take command Of what was then the
North Atlantic feet, and which com
prised but eight battleships. The re-
organization of the naval forces on
the Atlantic coast and the establish
ment Of the Atlantic feet placed six
teen battleships and a considerable
force of other craft, large and small,
under this admirars command. The
men Of his ships have been hard at
work in the practice Of naval ma
neuvers, In athletics of various sorts,
which have been specially encouraged
by Admiral Evans. and in other activi-
ties pertinent to their calling, so that
It Is believed the general standard Of
the branch Of the service under Eight
ing Bob" was never SO high as now.
Admiral Evans was horn in 1S47 and
was not quite eighteen years old when
the assault on Fort Fisher. in which he
participated. took place in 1865. He
has described the affair wildly In his
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-08-28
Casein Made BY Electricity.

A French investigator has evolved a
method Of using electricity in the pro
duction Of casein from milk. The
method is extremely simple. 1t con.
s'sts essentially of passing a strong
current at low voltage, such as is or
dlnarily used in other electrolytic proc
esses. between two terminals, one of
carbon and the other of iron.
The carbon terminal. or anode, is
Immersed in the milk at a distance of
about four inches from the other ter
minal, or cathode, which is immersed
IN a porous vessel containing an aka
line solution-either the whey from a
previous operation or a 5 per cent So
luton Of caustic soda.
1t is possible with a current density
of about n hundredth ampere per
square centimeter Of anode to separate
the casein from a hundred gallons Of
milk in from ten to twenty minutes.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-08-28
Polishing Nickel Articles,

It is said that Il high polish may be
obtained after nickel plating on small
steel articles, such as screws. by tum-
bling them with leather and dry rouge.
says the Scientific American. The ar
ticles are placed in a tumbling barred
with leather scraps. Some dry rouge
Is put into the barrel along with the
screws and leather, and the whole is
tumbled for some time. The rouge
coats the surface of the leather and
causes 1t to act like a polishing wheel.
Canvas scraps may be used in place OF
leather.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-08-28


physical power Of the fair sex in
America. Miss Sutton has now won
the women's tennis championship Of all
England twice, and she announced aft.
q her recent success In the tourna.
ment at Wimbledon that she was 60
ing to try a third time. She has been
the American champion, and IL she
beats Miss Sears, who now holds that
title, in the August tournament to de-
termine who is the best woman player
In this country she will then he wo-
mans champion Of the world in ten.
mis-.
Miss Sutton first won the all England
championship two years ago. Last
year she lost 1t to Miss ID. X. Douglass
Of England, now Mrs. II. l.. Chambers.
This year she beat Mrs. Chambers and
won back the title. On the conclusion
Of the championship round she receiv.
ed a remarkable ovation from the
crowds in the stands, who were forced
to admire her pluck despite the fact
that many regretted seeing an Ameri-
ran girl win the English championship.
The band struck up See the Conquer
Ing Hero Comes" and the committee
presented Miss Sutton with n bouquet
Of flowers. She Is only twenty years
old. She has several sisters. and all
have won fame Mt tennis. Their home
IL In Pasadena. Cal. and the local ten
mis- championship has long been a fam.
lily possession. as there has seldom
been a year when one or another of
the sisters has not held 1t.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-08-28
TESTING Pneumatic Hammers,

Tests Of a pneumatic hammer, states
the Industrial World. reveal the fact
that a very slight error Of design or
adjustment Of the valve may affect the
efficiency Of the tool to a very marked
degree. With a certain hammer, CIV
ing 1886 blows per minute, the piston
had a velocity Of impact, OF 1856 feet
per second at the end Of the forward
stroke. A slight improvement in the
valve increased the number Of blows
to 1.040 per minute, while the velocity
Of impact at the end Of the forward
stroke was 44.65 feet per second, re-
sulting, Of course, in a much more ef-
fective blow.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-08-28
What He Missed.

One Of the officials of the Indian of
ice at Washington was visiting
reservation in Montana on government,
business when a certain chief who hat
taken a fancy to Uncle Sans agent in
vited him to attend the wedding Of the
Indians daughter.
The Indian Office man was, to his re
greet. unable to he present at the fes
tivities, but the Indian laconically de
scribed the function subsequently IL
order to indicate what the agent had
missed.
"Five dogs" said the chief, land
plenty pie."-Harper's Weekly.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-08-28
Oxygen as an Antiseptic.

Ozone is, as chemists know, an active
form of oxygen. The Japanese, ever
alert to apply science in their behalf,
make use of ozone in the army to ster-
ilize the water. 1t is a natural anti
septic, and the plan was carried a step
farther and applied to the preservation
OF meats. In a Theoretically sealed
chamber the meat is subjected to the
action Of under pressure, after
which it remains good. ut a moderate
temperature, for several weeks. This
form of oxygen seems to kill the germs
Of putrefaction and combines with
something in the meat to form a COM
paratively stable %antiseptic.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-08-28

Fig. 3, which are drawn to an enlarged
scale. The teeth shown in Fig. 2 are
those of a new file. and those in Fig. 9
are the worn. rounded teeth Of an old
one. When the file is held in the sand
blast the teeth are cut down, as indi.
Gated by the white lines, thus replacing
the sharp cutting edges and making
the file nearly as good as new. The
number of times a file can he resharp-
ened depends upon the work for which
1t is intended and upon the cut and
depth Of the teeth.-Popular Mechanics,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-08-28
INDlANA'S BEAUTY QUEEN.

Miss ura sho.f, = crawfesd'~i''s High
School GRADUATE.
The award Of the title Of beauty
queen OF Indiana to Miss IRA Shoaf OF
Wallace has been generally Endorsed
by those who have seen her picture.
Miss Shoaf graduated recently from
the Charlottesville High school, and
when the Indianapolis Star conducted
~ quest for the prettest girl In the
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-08-28
SHARPENING OLD FILES.

Sane Blast Machine Reeuts the Round.
ed Teeth.
1t would seem that a sand blast d.
rected against a file would take the
sharp edges from the teeth, but instead
the files are sharpened by the treat
ment. The machine here illustrated
is constructed on this principle. II
consists Of a sheet metal hood with an
opening liz front for inserting the file
and a small sand blast apparatus, op.
Grated by compressed air or steam.
The sharpening process will be clear.
" understood from the sectional view
of the file teeth shown in Fig. 2 and
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-08-28

'"rhe tiger refuses to keep the job
unless we give him a raise"
"What's the matter with him?"
HE doesn't like jolting over the
rough streets in the parade"
"Well, give him the raise. but If he
kicks again tell him We'll get another
nan to wear the skin."-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-08-28
Taken at His Word.

Mrs. Smart-So these are the china
bargains you advertised?
Clerk-Yes. ma'am. and they're going
for little or nothing.
Mrs. Smart-All right. Ill take that
blue bordered dish for nothing.-Phila.
delphia Press.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-08-28
WONDERFUL May SUTTON.

American Girl Who Won English Ten.
mis- Championship.
Miss May Sutton of California is one
1efes of her time. and her skill and
endurance in playing tennis are the
marvel Of all who witness her per-
formances. Englishwomcn are proven.
bially strong and athletic owing to the
popularity of outdoor sports and diver
sions in England from time immemo-
rial. That an American woman should
take the honors in tennis away from
EnglishwOmen is considered a high
compliment to the healthfulness and
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-08-28
Production Of Aluminium.

According to the lronmonger, E. L.
Rinmann of the University of Upsala
claims to have discovered a new proc.
minimum from blue clay. by which the
cost of production Is reduced to about
0ne-Quarter of the present rate.