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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-07-24
Effect Of LIGHT en- the Blood,

Or. Oerum Of the Finsen institute al
Copenhagen has just carried out a
number Of experiments on the effect of
light on the blood. He has found that
darkness reduces the total amount of
blood by 3 to 3.3 per cent. while de-
creasing at the same time the amount
Of blood contained in the heart. Red
light has an effect like that of dark
ness, while blue light is apt to result
In an excess of blood and an increase
in the amount contained by the heart.
Light baths are likely to increase the
amount Of blood in the course Of four
hours. Darkness will increase and in
tensive light will reduce the blood
pressure. Animals born in the dark
or in red light have a greater weight
but only half the amount Of blood Of
those born under normal conditions.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-07-24
Blue Light For Dentists.

Blue light has been used since 1901
by Renard of the University of Gene
va and other dentists, but it's action III
producing a~naesthesia is not vet under.
stood. An electric lamp Of sixteen
candlepower with a glass of intense
blue Is the source of the light in prac-
tice. The lamp Is placed five or six
inches from the eyes Of the patient, r
screen Of blue cloth being thrown over
head and lamp, and insensibility with
out sleep results in two or three min
utes. The condition lasts only about
thirty seconds. This Is sufficient time
for extracting a tooth. but careful
watching for the critical moment is
required. With promptness Of action
there is no danger. Cavalie has tried
the method in about forty cases, with
very few failures, and Renard has
been successful in IS per cent of his
reported cases. All failures have been
attributed to the patients lack Of the
confidence or insufficient fix
ing Of the attention or the light.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-07-24
SavinQ q Cab Fare.

Here's q pretty tale Of domestic econ
omy from an English paper. He had
been brought up in the lap of luxury
and extravaganza, and when bad
times came and he had to 20 down to
the city and look carefully after his
shillings 1t was his pretty and tender
little wife who helped him and en-
couraged him by example in small
savings. One fence, however, he new
or would face. He baked at taking n
bus.
1T might pass the club, you know,
dear. and the fellows at the win
dows'-
One evening, however, he returned
radiant to dinner. Tenderly embrac-
ing his life's partner he murmured:
eve done it, darling. All the way
for threepcnce.'
Low and gratitude were in her eyes
as she said:
"My W brave boy. Did you mind
1t very much:"
With affectionate cheeriness he made
answer:
mo, dear. Got box seat: real good
old sort the driver. Told me lots of
stories and was quite chatty. Capital
chap. Gave him a big cigar and half
a crow for himself when I got down"
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chusetts, but Hartford. Conn, was his
home from early boyhood to manhood
He graduated from the Lawrence Sci
enti6c school In 1887 and from Yale
university in 1891. afterward taking
postgraduate course at Yale. Then be
entered the bar and practiced law fol
several years. He is quite an athlete
and Is q leading member OF President
RoOsevelt's tennis cabinet His re-
port on the devious ways Of the Stand
ard Oil company is filed with ginger
and evinces great familiarity with the
history and methods of hat monopoly.
Mr.. Smith has been up against big
corporations in such a way as to know
the evils eulanating from their indu-
ence In politics ever since he sat In
the Connecticut legislature during his
political apprenticeship. At that time
he rubbed elbows with agents of cor
p%oratlons, II of whom wanted to re-
tain him as counsel, which, as he was
a lawyer, was proper. But Smith re-
fused to te retained.
There there was the usual railroad
fight. \ certain railroad wanted a
little bill" The bill would do away
with competition in railway building.
Smith led the scrap against it. The
bill did not pass.
1t was Il great mystery to the rail
road lobbyists. Here was a poor young
man who refused to be retained and
who did up their bill. They did not
know that Smith had been left a little
fortune 10y his maiden aunt and was
not really poor at all. Smith was very
close mouthed about that. He Just
smiled. kept a good conscience and
passed up their money.
Rut the scandal spread, and it O
became known to a number of people
that Smith would not take a bride.
Through President Hadley of Yale it
came to the ears OF President Roose-
welt.
And that is why IN the summer of
1903. while corporations were busy
with congressman arranging to fill the
new office with "a good man. Smith
received a letter from Oyster Bay ask
ing him to call. The rest Is familiar
history.
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SUGGS AND HIS SYSTEM.
now his Deep Breathing Course Came
to Be tnterrunted.

How His Deep Breathing Course Came
to Be Interrupted.
lTiIsifer Suggs appeared on his front
porch just as his neighbor came u
on his OWL steps. The neighbor glanc-
&c over and saw that Mr.. Suggs'
cheeks were puffed out and that his
eyes seemed to be bullying. He oh
served also that Mr.. Suggs walked
n1ethod1cally the length of his porch.
then turned and retraced his stems.
cheeks still puffed and ewes still bulo.
ing.
Good morning" called the neighbor
cheerily.
"One!" said Mr.. Suggs, with a mighty
outpufing of breath. Then his cheeks
sank in and his eyes went back to sub-
normal. while his shoulders curved for
ward and his chest became concave.
Ills waist line also became smaller.
and Mr.. Suggs walked the length of
nls porch and back in this shape, while
the neighbor looked on with amaze
ment.
Good morning." the neighbor said
again when Mr.. Suggs returned to his
end of the porch.
"Two-oo-oo.' Missed Mr.. Suggs, with
a tremendous thrush Of breath.
Once more Mr.. Suggs' cheeks grew
round and round. Once more his ewes
bulged out and his face grew purple.
Once more he paced the length of his
porch and back. Again the neigl.hor
said Good morning." and this time
Mr.. Suggs blew out his breath in 6
raucous "Three-ee-ee!"
Again his shoulders were curviug for
ward; again his cheeks were sinking
inward, but the neighbor ran across
the lot and demanded:
What in the dickens do YOU mean
oy Stumbling me, sir? I'll give you to
understand I'm as good as you or any-
body else. and when I say Good morn
ing it's up to YOU or anybody else to
acknowledge it,"
Mr.. Suggs gasped and replied:
Good morning. then, dodgast It!
I'm taking one Of these deep breath
ing courses, and you choked me off
right after the third inspiration, and
now I've got to 20 back and begin all
over ag~ain""-Judge.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-07-24
Those Ancient Friends.

The solid. solemn books we read
That mildly entertain
o. that instruct us carefully
And all the points explain
May do us quite a world Of good,
But a they bring US JOY
As those old tales we used to read
When we were but a boy?
Say, those We're stories for your life
In every line a thrill
In drawing room and battleields,
Where men e forth to kill,
With villains planning all around
To take the hero's life,
But thwarted by the heroine,
Who oon becomes his wife.
Adventures SWarmed in every page
On mountains, plains and ships,
For Indians came and gathered
scalps
AS we would gather chips.
Or pirates, very dark and fierce,
Climbed on the quarter deck.
And every n who stayed was sure
To get it in the neck.
Yes. those were books to talk about
And eagerly to read:
The villain would be crushed at last,
The hero would succeed,
With something doing all the time,
On every page a row.
Too bad the authors that we have
Can't write US that kind now.
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supported by the head and brow
straps. Thence the checkrein passes
down through eyes formed on the ends
OF the bit and is buckled to the reins
3D.. The bit is concavo-convex in
cross section with rounded edges 50
as not to injure the tongue or the
mouth Of the horse. 1t is preferably
made of aluminium with a steel core
and is arched over at its centers to
mt the lower jaw Of the horse below
the grinders and above the nippers In
such a way as not to interfere with
or press on the animals lips.
In operation, when the reins are
pulled the bit is pressed on the horses
tongue. allowing the checkrein 70
slide freely through the elbows OBJ and
eyes Of the bit Co, thus drawing the
horses head upward with multiple
force. 1t will be evident that by this
arrangement with a slight pull on the
reins the horses head is forced to
stand erect through the action Of the
and the checkrein at the
same time performs its ordinary func-
ton.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-07-24

JAPANESE SECTION OF DUMAS HOME.
lish ana beautify the position they had
won by force Of arms. He declared
b a his c%ountrymen We're a peaceful
rather than an aggressive race, that
b Chinese were absolutely unaggres-
sive and that there was no such thing
as a real yellow peril"
Recently his party has taken an atti.
tnde OF opposition to the government
as to It's friendly policy with America.
Count Okuma. though no longer the
active leader Of the Progressive party.
Is still consulted by 1t as Of yore. The
present situation puts him In a position
more or less a~ntagonistic to America.
Count Okuma Is likened by Henry
George, Jr., who visited him a short
time ago, to the statesman whom the
Democrats Of America regard as the
founder of their party. Thomas Je1er-
son. His political followers resort to
his home at Waseda, In the outskirts
OF Tokyo, much as Jefferson's follow
ers used to 90 to Monticello for their
leaders advice. Like Jefferson, he Is a
man Of fne personal tastes. Of culture
and fortune, the founder Of a univer-
sity and In private life somewhat of
an %aristocrat, yet is democratic In his
political teachings. He regards with
concern the concentration Of wealth
and Of population and the sinister In
tlucnce of trusts. In the Interview
with Mr.. George he cited the fact that
the Mitsut and lwasaki families, the
Nanderbilts and Astors Of japan, had
fortunes OF about 100000 each about
thirty years ago, and this was thought
a very large sum Mt the time, but they
have since increased to about $50. Co.,
COO each. Count Okuma, who has now
n his seventeen year. was a
poor boy and In becoming rich has not
forgotten what 1t means TO be pool.
having used his wealth In many ways
for the benefit Of his countrymen. II"
lives the simple life. and his residence
Is by no means the kind OF a house an
average American Of his wealth and
station would choose as a home. It
has two sections-one japanese, the
other European. The latter Is car,eted,
with a large leather covered divan In
the center and comfortable chairs Of
various kinds scattered about. There
are tables and bookcases and similar
furniture. The japanese sectio, is
what Americans would call very plain
and has sliding screens and = orered
windows. The home Is surrounded.
however. like every typical Japanese
home, with a beautiful flower garden,
Across the street from his estate is the
University of Waseda. which he found
ed and endowed Though "out of poli-,
TICS, as an Anlcrican would say. the
II Is still Il great power In the land,
mt his advice is sought by his ruler.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-07-24
Hornaday Gift
Of Headc
And Horns.

~HROUGH the efforts Of the New
York Geological society and OF
its director, DIR. William T
Hornaday, the United States
tn time to come, when the wild ami
mails once native to the country have
disappeared. will have q national col.
lection of heads and horns Of such
beasts. For some time sportsmen and
students Of natural history have been
discussing the question Of how to es-
tablish such a collection and wishing
that one might be brought into exist
ence before all the big game in Amer
lea is exterminated. In the museums
Of Europe there are collections Of
heads and horns which are the envy
Of sportsmen In America. One Of these
collections Is In the South K%ensington
museum. London, and for years the
English sportsmen and collectors have
been donating to It. Its treasures en-
brace many rare and valuable speci-
mems from both hemispheres. Natural
" Americans would like to see some
collection formed in this country which
while not excluding specimens from
other parts Of the globe would give
especial attention to preserving data
about the animals native to our soil,
&uch data to include, besides the heads
and horns. photographs, records, etc.
This discussion over the truthfulness
Of the writer's of books about animals
and the controversy between Dr.. W. J.
Long and President Roosevelt as to
the reliability Of the statements in the
formers new work have given special
t1meliness to the movement for estab-
fishing the collection. The most active
promoters of the enterprise besides
DR.. Hornaday are Madison Grant Of
the Boone and Crockett club and DR..
John NJ. Phillips of the Lewis and
Clark club. DR.. Hornaday represents
the Campfire club, and these three
organizations are known among MIN
rods for the achievements Of their
members as hunters Of big game. DR..
Phillips is game commissioner for
Pennsylvania.
A good beginning has been made in
the establishment Of the collection
through the gift by DR.. Hornaday OF
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-07-24

Az most valuable specimens of heads
and horns collected by himself. When
the Increase Of specimens justifes H.,
a separate building will be provided
TO house the collection. In the mean
time the New York Geological society,
a. guardian of the specimens. will
maintain them In the picture gallery
OF the administration building. now ap-
preaching completion. The specimens
Will be arranged In two major diyi-
sions. one showing in graduation the
hatural evolution Of the horned species
upon the face OF the whole globe, the
indicating geographical division
ny comments. A complete and COM
prehenslve collection of photographs
VIII further serve to illustrate the vari-
auohs OF the species and the hannts
uno hablts OF the animals both in free.
uom II in captivity. The collection
together with the library of the Zoo.
ioe'cal society. which will bc made
AValiahle for reference, will represent
a bureau OF information for sportsmen
such as may not be found ~anywher.
else IN the world.
Two notable heads In the present
nucleus of a collection are those of ,
ROCKY mountain bighorn and Of a
white mountain goat. The Rocky
mountain bighorn Is nearly ext,pc, as
a species. and this specimen was oh.
talned four years ago in British Colnm.
bia To bring down such a specimen
requires a high degree Of prowess MS n
hunter. for the gunner must eudur.
great stress of soul and BODY before
he bags this member Of the moun.
tain sheep family. a family long known
for Its fondness for crags and nrec,,
pices where human beings can cnmn
only With exceeding difficulty, Tho
white mountain goat-not from tho
White mountains Of New HAMPSHIRE
% the name might suggest, but from
the northwestern part Of the conf.
nent-is another rare animal which
does not readily fall into the hunters
bag. One thing the promoters of thc
collection much desire Ia to obtain DOS.
session Of a pair Of antlers from the
AIaskan bull moose, which carries the
largest head weapons Of any animal On
d g1oba.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-07-24

"YHAT Is the feeling about
wv America in Japan and
What is the feeling about
Japan in American are
two questions that are being asked
with a good deal Of frequency in the
respective countries, and the answers
are various, Japan is not looking for
trouble" says Henry w. Depison,
American adviser to the japanese for
eign Office. They want war with us,
feeling that they would win," saws an
American who has lived fourteen
years in Japan in a private letter to a
well known New Yorker. At a ban
Quet In Tokyo recently Vice Admiral
Matsumoto stated that Japan would
not reach the highest round Of the lad
der until she had had a war with Eng
land OF America. adding that he pre-
ferred America. and thought that in a
quick war Japan would soon compel
her adversary to seek terms OF peace.
On the other hand, the words of
friendship spoken by General Kuroki
in hts tour Of the United States had a
sincere sound. and most people In this
country were disposed to take them at
their face value. The fact that the
a~nti-Japanese agitation on the Pacific
coast. originating In the San Francisco
school incident, was famed into fame
again by the riots In which Japanese
workmen and restaurant keepers were
attacked Is by many held to show that
the nation will have the japanese
problem to face IN some form for a
good while to come. The situation
gives a new interest to the characters
Of the leaG.ng japanese statesmen and |
awakens curiosity as to their attitude |
toward foreigners. especially our own
nation. Much weight is attached under
these circumstances to the views of ia
pans grand old man." Count Shige-
nobu Okulnu. ex-premier and up TO a
few months e active leader Of the
party. Count Okuma while
the war with Russia was In progress
expressed the opinion that II the Japa-
won IT they would seek by OBJ
of the utmost courtesy and
cordially toward foreigners to estaI-
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-07-24
Insane Never Cooperate.

Crazy people never act together. de-
clares the superintendent Of a large
asylum for the insane. quoted in the
Medical Times (New York;. IF one
inmate attacks an attendant. as some
times happens. the others would look
upon It as no affair Of theirs and sim
ply watch It out. The moment we dis
cover two or more inmates working
together we would know they were on
the road to recovery" 1t is on this ac-
count that there are so few concerted
mutinies in insane asylums. So that the
number Of attendants does not have to
be large.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-07-24
Artificial furs.

The big demand for mems fur great
coats during the past winter left the
supply market bare. Furriers and
clothing manufacturers state that arti.
fetal skins will figure prominently in
next years stocks. 1t is claimed that
successful experiments have been made
in producing genuine" limitations Of
Persian lamb, fox, mink. bear. beaver,
chlnchilla and squirrel pelts. adapta-
bic to lining and trimming purposes.
Among the points cited III favor OF
artificial furs as compared with the
natural are lighter weight. more dura
bility and hygienic properties. In the
matter Of price it is said that there
is an average difference of about so
per cent on the side Of artificial furs.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-07-24
HERBERT KNOX SMITH.

His Report on Standard Oil and Ais
Previous Services.
Herbert Knox Smith, the new com
missioner of corporations, whose Stand.
ard Oil report has been under discus.
sion, is winning the title of "Hard
Knox" Smith on account of the heavy
blows dealt the oil monopoly in his ar
raignment of its methods. He sue
ceeded James Il. Garfield as commits
sioner Of corporations when the lat
ter vent into the cabinet as secre-
tary Of the interior. He had served as
deputy commissioner. and his promo
ton was in line with the principles Of
civil service reform. Before his ap-
pointment as deputy commissioner he
was solicitor for the bureau. He was
born thirty-seven years 6 in Massa-
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-07-24
An Apotooy.

You theenk. my frand. l am too slow,
Too dulnba Dago man;
You theenk ! nevva coma grow
To gooda Merican?
been here Tonga 'nough. you say,
For learna som'thing too?
My frand. you max me deesa way;
gotta learn from you.
I no be 'Mericana Queeck
An be da man l should.
Onteell you show me how to speak
Da langwadge pretta good.
o pleass. my frand. l tusta do
Da best l can, You see,
no can say som'theeng to you
But dat YOU say to me.
You don'ta tai me many word
For help me vera wal.
You know da first l evva heard:
Eet eesa 'Gotoha)."
OATS how, my frand. l am no Queeck
To be da man I should.
You don'ia tai me how to speak
Da lanGwidge pretty good.
r. A.. Daily in Catholic Standard and
J4V1ee.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-07-24
Corks Made From Paper.

A machine for making corks o"t O.
waste paper and paper pulp has rccrri
ly been perfected and patented. II
machine makes corks out Of all kin
Of waste paper, which are mur.i -
perior 10 the ordinary corks. as H.
are impervious to acids or oils. re :
made by chemists and the larger vs. rs
Of corks say they are far superior t"
the old style In every way.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-07-24
NEW FORM OF Birdie.
Simple Device to Stop Horses Quiekis
Without Injurinq Them,

~'''pS OGS'@S " 0NoP V0rSeS 0ulckIk
Without Injuring Them.
The accompanying engraving illus.
tratcS an improved form Of bride
which is of very simple construction
and provides an effective means for
bringing a horse to a quick stop. The
bride is humane In its action and IN
SO arranged as to multiply the power
at the bit as compared with that ap.
Piled at the reins. 1t thus enables the
driver to control the horse with small
exertfon.
The checkrein which is shown at A
passes through an elbow (B), which is
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-07-24
Some Rights Left.

0O"e UISVNS Soy.
II hear they are going to abolish
free lunches"
''rhey can't do that"
"Why notY'
why not? guess the people have
some vested rights In them by this
time. Any Judge would grant an in
junction against it"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-07-24

yes remarked Farmer CorntOSsel,
my boy Josh gets a good deal O. fun
out of automohiling."
But he doesn't own a machine"
"Of course not. He's one O the coun-
ty cOnStables. '-Washington Star
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-07-24
With the inmates.

VI hear they are going to abolish tho
lockstep In the penitentiary."
'"They could make more Of 4 hit by
abolishing the lock-"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-07-24
Mot For the 1houohtful.

"A man should think twice before he
gets married"
''You shouldn't discourage matimony
IKE that"
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Various Methods.

Hewitt Il have been pinched for
money lately.
Jewett-Well. women have different
ways of getting it. My wife kisses me
when she wants any cash.-New York
Press.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-07-24

lA1ulI0u.
The milk of human kindness Is SO
condensed In some people that it re-
quires the X rays to discover 1t.
The man who lives off the COM
munity usually has the biggest crouch
because the community doesn't better
itself.
fernaps the reason an awkward man
Is apt to amount to something is be.
cause he does not spend his time being
proud Of himself.
There are a lot Of smart women in
b world, but they ought not to be
blamed for it.
Marrying an heiress may not be easy,
but it doesn't spell hard work after.
ward.
The beauty doctor recognizes that II
is mostly a skin game as she counts
her dollars.
In order not to be utter failures most
money makers usually acquire a few
money spenders by the time that they
have made good.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-07-24
A NEW ENGLAND BEAUTY.

Miss Marguerite Eiiane SYLVAN, Win.
ner In Boston Herald Contest.
Judges have decided who Is the most
beautiful woman of New England and
who Is the most beautiful woman Of
Chicago. According to the decision
made in the beauty contest conducted
by the Boston Sunday Herald, Miss
Marguerite Ehane Sylvan Is the most
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-07-24
Missed Old Friends.

"How did your friend the Russian fu-
gitive sleep last night:'
Not very well, We forgot to have
bomb explosions at regular intervals
through the night for him."