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GOGGLES WITHOUT LENSES.

perpendicular slit, the junction of the
two Sits forming a right angle. Below
the horizontal slit is another slit, which
Is cut aslant toward the outside Of the
lens. The efficiency of these Sits IS
based upon the scientific principle that
an opening Of Il small diameter has the
same effect upon the luminous rays as
the central point of Il convex lens. II
the eye is placed IA to the opening,
the angle taken in is very large and
proportionate to the diameter Of the
opening. The vision obtained through
the Sits is claimed to be brighter and
sharper than through ordinary goggles,
while blurred sight caused by rain,
mud. dust and steam is entirely elimi-
mated. 1t also is impossible for flying
stones to break them as with goggles
with glass lenses. From Il medical
point Of view the new goggles prevent
swelling and conjunctivitis.
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CAUSE OF RHEUMATISM
Disease Due to Cvereating and Lack Of
Sufficient Exercise.

Disease Due to Cvereatins and Lack Of
Sufficient Exercise.
Rheumatism, SO called, is probably
as ca U.mon as any ailment one ever
hears of, and yet if one were to ana
lyze carefully the average case of rheu-
matism the result would doubtless
show that the disease was something
very different indeed from the real
thing. Almost everybody when suffer
ing from a slight stiffness Of a joint or
a muscular soreness promptly makes
a diagnosis of rheumatism, when in
reality the cast is nothing more than
what in technical language is known
as lithaemia, sometimes called Ameri-
can govt.
The real disease Of rheumatism IS the
result of an accumulation in the blood
Of imperfectly converted food, princi-
| pally uric acid. This accumulation is
due to intemperance in eating and
drinking and insufficient active exer-
else.
Heredity in some cases seems to play
an important part. In the great ma
jority the symptoms follow a regular
order, beginning with a feeling of full
ness and discomfort after meals. indi-
gestion, nausea and an un. pleasant
taste in the mouth, followed by throb-
bling headache, nervous irritability and
vertigo, muscular pains which may be
confined to one or more muscles or
skip about them one to another. Last
" and in most cases the most trouble
some of all symptoms is depression of
spirits, the patient imagining that he
has all sorts of ailments. Persons suf-
fering from mental disorder as a result
of this disease have been known to
commit suicide. Fortunately these
cases are not common, but It should
be remembered that they are among
the possibilities.
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nj, who is one of the most famous of
Italian actresses and who has been his
leading woman for about twenty years.
Signor NOvelli is tall and strongly
built, and the stage has been his home
since childhood. His father was a
count who ran away from home be-
cause he was averse to becoming a
priest and who was acting as prompter
in a theatrical troupe travelling through
Italy when the son Ermcte was born.
The child's playthings were marionettes
and his r%ecreations the performances
Of dramas In miniature. He was sue
cessively waiter In a restaurant, barn.
stormer. comedian and finally TRACE
dian. He plays comedy and tragedy
with equal facility and Is very versa
tile, having a repertory Of about 100
plays. Six Of Shakespeare's dramas
r numbered in this list. Signor No
velli is about flfty-five years old. He
has made several tours Of leading
South American countries and came to
the United States for his present tour
from Mexico, where he was received
with much enthusiasm.
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aware that there was anything wrong
in her daughters relations with the
architect.
1t has been declared that Mrs. Hol-
man aided the prosecution in the now
famous trial on account Of bitterness
against Thaw and supplied District
Attorney Jerome with facts about her
daughter to be used in discrediting the
latter's testimony. Mrs. Holman her
self has kept out Of the public eye as
much as possible during the trial and
has refused to be interviewed. She
was drst married to Winfield Scott
Nesbit. a Pittsburg lawyer. After his
death the family were in straitened
circumstances, and it was in this way
that Mrs. Nesbit. as she then was.
came to allow Evelyn to pose for
photographers aud later for artists.
She kept a lodging house in Pittsburg
at n time. According to Evelyn's
testimony, there were many times in
Mrs. HOlman's career when she did
not know where the next meal was to
come from. Statements emanating
from Eyelyn's mother since the Thaw
ease came into prominence have been
given out by her present husband,
Charles ]. Holman. He recently de
MED that his wife had given Mr.. Je-
rome a statement with which to en-
oarrass Evelyn on the witness stand.
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New Serum Discovered.

Discovery Of an antidysenteric Sc
rum is just announced by the Vienna
Sero-T herapeutical institute. Expert.
ments, which have been carried on
since 1905. principally by Professor
Paltauf and Drs. Doerr and Kraus,
have shown that the serum, introduced
In quantities Of forty cubic centime-
hers, effected within a few days a COM
plete cure. just as the antidiphtheria
serum.
The serum was used by the Russians
In the recent war with Japan and
yielded excellent results. ven in the
worst cases. The institute has work.
ed, however. until now to complete and
perfect the discovery.
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4 DAINTY COSTUME o A SMALL GIRL.
is in general use throughout the south,
but is practically unknown in the north
and west. which is much to be regret
ted, since it has all the good qualities
Of linen. without the Objectionable one
Of becoming easily tumbled. 1t costs
only 10 cents a yard.
Frocks made from the sheer ma
terials are Of entirely different de-
sign, and except for a very young child
r Of the two piece variety, having a
full skirt fastened to the waist. These
always show some touch Of hand en-
broidery and inserts Of real lace. The
short, puffed sleeves and broad collar.
such as are shown in the Illustration.
are considered the proper finish for lit
tie dresses Of this character.
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The Proper Sleeves.

The matching hat is essential, and
there is a distinct tendency to show
in the spring hat just a touch of the
material employed on the gown, either
In silk, velvet or lace.
Only the strictly tailored gowns with
absolutely straight lines and stitched
finish show the long, plain sleeves.
The natty short coat suits continue to
demand a three-quarter sleeve or less.
The three-quartered sleeve is most
economical, as it requires only a
twelve button glove instead of sixteen.
The shorter glove can be bought at
sales as low as $1.25, while $3.50 is the
standard price for the longer glove in
good quality.
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GONE FOR GOOD.
What Happened to \ Piece Of Land on
the Mississiopi,

What Happened to a Piece Of Land on
the Mississippi.
l had bought a piece of land a few
miles below Memphis on the Arkansas
side, and three years later l happened
to be in that locality md went to see
about it. On making inquiries Of the
nearest settler he said:
"Waal, stranger. about two years
ago l planted that land O. yours to
corn. The crop promised to be a pow
erful big one, and l reckoned on pay.
In of my debts with it. I went out
one mawnin'. however. and the pesky
land was gone"
"But where had it gone to?" l asked.
1.-THE river had cut in and took it
across to the other shore. 1t wasn't in
this state no mo-. I went over on the
other side to see about it, but a critter
had jumped my co'nfeld and said he
was gwine to hang on to It."
"And then whati"
"Waal, he reaped the corn and next
year planted the ground to yams.
Them yams was about ready to dig
when l got up one mawnin' to find that
the river had cut in ND thrown the
land back on this side. I jumped 1t
at once. The Teller come over to see
about 1t, but l told him I wasn't dis
putin the ways of Providence. Power
ful big crop Of vans I had that fall"
"Well?"
"Waal, l was maxim ready to plant
con ag'in last spring when l got up
n mawnin' and looked out. and your
land wasn't there any mo-. Jest clean
gone"
Gone over to the other side again,
had it,"
mo, sab; it had got tired Of loafin'
around we're and started down the riv-
er, and the captain Of a steamboat told
me he had met it thirty miles down.
stream. l don't know how bad you
want that land. sab, nor how patient
you are, but it appears to me that
you'll have to wait around till the old
Mississip gifts ready to run upstream
and bring it back."-Minneapolis Jour-
nal.
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Sighting the luxuries,

A Chicago woman who paid $50 for
q cat was unable to pay her rent, and
the ~unfeeling landlord made her look
up some other quarters. When we
have secured the necessities of life we
often have to do without the luxu.
ries.
No woman can be real happy without
a cat, but 1t would be an odd kind Of
woman who could not be happy and 60
about with a song in her heart without
paying rent. The landlord evidently
wasn't as cute as he thought he was.
There are other gentlemen in his
class. The grocer and the butcher are
notable examples. They often think
that just because a man rides around
In an auto he should pay his bills
for provisions promptly. They evident
" do not know how much money 1t
costs to keep an auto going, paying
0nes for fast driving and keeping the
women folks in clothes to match. Some
Of tradesmen have no poetry in
their souls.
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Ready For SIauohter.

His face an hands IL always clean,
The part Is always in his hair.
The clo'es he's got amt nary tear.
His ties the slickest ever seen,
His shoes 10 polished every day.
His shirt waist collars stthf an neat,
He gives hisself Jest dead away,
That kid acrost the street.
He's always smilin' an perlite,
He amt got nex to any slang,
He's never trainin' with the n
I know blame we'll he wouldn't fight.
He always does Jest what he's told,
His disposition's orful sweet;
Ny folks say he's as good as gold,
That kid acrost the street.
I'm layin' for that sissy lad;
I'll git him all alone some time.
Right On his back l mean to climb
I sure will put him to the bad.
He won't look pretty Then I'm through;
mean to do the Job complete;
] won't b happy till l do
That kid acrost the street.
-Chicago Daily NewA
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at the case and aided his father in ed
idng the different papers the latter
published and in 1856 became Column
bus correspondent Of the Cincinnati
Gazette. Three years later, at twenty.
two. he was appointed news editor Of
the Ohio State Journal. He then had
a consuming ambition to become a
great poet. and some Of his verse had
been published in the Atlantic Month
b. 1t was in 1869 that his first vol
ume Of poems was published. The
next year he appeared as author Of a
campaign life of Abraham Lincoln, and
this was worth writing. not only he
cause It had a great personality as it's
subject, but also because 1t brought
HOweIls a %consulship Mt Venice. put
him in the way Of studying the Italian
language and literature md thus had
= potential influence upon his subse-
Quent career. He remained at Venice
until 1865. and the impressions Of his
stay there were embodied in venetian
Life" 1866. and Italian Journeys"
1867. On his return to the United
States he vas for a time connected
with the New York Tribune and the
New York Times and also with the Ma
itor Of the Atlantic Monthly and for a
half dozen years conducted the critical
department Of Harper's Monthly called
1.-THE Editors Study" He has also
been editor Of the Cosmopolitan Mag
azine. His published works almost
equal in number the years Of his life.
When Columbia university gave Mr..
Howells the degree of doctor Of letters
Professor Harry Thurston Peck in pre-
senting it said:
It would be s%upertluous in me to
enumerate in this presence his many
titles to our admiration. whether as stu
dent and skpositor Of Italian poetry, as
essayist Or as critic. When We speak his
name We think first Of all Of what HI
has achieved in literature through the
medium Of fiction. 1t IL only In a narrow
sense that we call it fiction. In a broader
n more v~eractous sense that fiction 10
- true a. truth itself. Through 1t he has
become. as 1t were, the interpreter Of his
own countrymen to themselves. And he
has been something more han this. for
he has gone down beneath those purely
superficial differences and peculiarities
which constitute the types that are called
national and has searched Of h soul Of
that humanity which il universal.
Below are a few random quotations
from Mr.. Howells' works which may
be cited as "HOwellsisms:'
Marriage is a perpetual pardon. conces-
ston, surrender. It's an everlasting giving
up; that's the divine thing about 1t.
He was not one OF those men who rush.
like air. into every empty place. He had
he gift Of reticence. and the lady who
had planned the vacuum beheld his SELF
control with admiration.
There 10 nothing has really 50 strong a
digestion a love. and that 10 very lucky.
seeing what manifold experiences love
hos to swallow and assimilate.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-04-24
The Spring Poet.

The poet sees old winter skipping
And spring come down the landscay
tripping
And blithely pass,
A merry lass,
Just like a colt turned out to grass:
He eees her. most divinely fair,
Come floating in without q care,
6erenely grand;
SO. pen in hand.
He grabs a sheet Of paper, n
He don't do q thing to spring, sweet
Sweet spring
He don do a thing to spring.
He notes the hillsides fairly biushins.
The brooklets to the river rushing.
The suns warm food,
The tende bud,
But, oh, he never sees the mud!
The while the merry farmers boy
Jumps all OF seven feet high for joyi
On every hand
The leaves expand,
And so he grasps his pencil, and
He don do a thing to spring.
Sweet spring
He don't do a thing to spring.
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"HE nation, indeed the world,
has just been celebrating the
centenary of LongfellOw's birth,
and now the public is remind
ed that one Of the greatest Of living
American men of letters. William Dean
Howells, has reached threescore and
ten, at which age a man is supposed to
be able to retire on his laurels if he SO
desires. But. though Mr.. Howells has
won laurels in plenty. he evinces no
disposition to cease from winning
more. and his literary output shows no
particular diminution in quantity or
deterioration in quality. Mr.. Howells
has received many congratulations on
coming to a good old age without
serious impairment of his mental or
physical powers. His place in Amer
lean literature is secure. and, while it
IL too early yet to determine his exact
rank among his contemporaries, no one
competent to Judge questions his right
to a permanent place in the temple of
fame.
Mr.. Howells was born on March /.
1887, and, like sc many other men who
have made their mark in the world, is
a native Of Ohio. 1t was in the little
town Of Martins Ferry that he first
saw the light. He is a graduate of Il
newspaper Office. which is generally
regarded as one of the best institutions
Of learning a young man al attend.
Honorary degrees have come to him
from Yale and Harvard, Columbia and
Oxford. His inherited taste for litera-
tnre was intensified by the atmosphere
which pervaded his fathers printing
Office and editorial room, for the nov
elist's sire was a country editor, and
Il has been said that the papers he is
sued possessed a literary flavor some
what beyond the appreciation Of the
pioneer community to which they were
addressed. This characteristic and his
advanced abolition sentiments made
Journalism an uncertain proposition for
he senior HOwells.
The future apostle of realistic fiction
In America served his apprenticeship
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-04-24
Care Of Forests In Germany.

In the demesnia1 forests Of Alsace-
Lorraine. Germany. 1S.O22.219 cubic
feet Of lumber was cut for construc-
ton and fuel purposes last year and
told to the public. The mountains are
never entirely denuded Of timber over
any large territory or area. and small
strips r indicated for cutting by the
authorities. and thick forests are FIRE.
quently thinned out. All the under
brush and small branches are sold in
bundles for kindlings and for basket
making, and even the roots and stunps
are saved.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-04-24
End Of the Honeymoon,

An old married man happened to
meet a beaming bridegroom on the lat
ter's first day at business after the
wedding trip.
"Hello" said he. "Finished your
honeymoon yetY'
II don't know" replied the happy
husband, smiling. Il have never been
able to determine the exact meaning
of the word honeymoon"
well, then, has your wife COM
menced to do the cooking yet"-Phila-
delphia Ledger.
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ing their reasonable price. Delicate
embroideries on 6ne handkerchief lin
ems, In patterns artistic and elegant in
the extreme. decorate the parasols at
the other end Of the scale.
These are lined with d~elicately tint
ed silks in many cases, and the han
dies are fetching examples OF the best
that is turned out by designers who
make these a specially.
Carved ivories with gold mount1ngs.
pearl in nacre tintings. insets Of semi
precious stones or of clever French
limitations are some Of the handles
used.
The empire parasol with the handle
reversed from the usual position. SO
that when closed 1t Is carried with the
top Of the shade toward the hand and
when open the hand is near the fer.
rule, ia said to be q coming winner in
it, class. The parasol illustrated is Of
this style.
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The New

Embroidered linen collars, the high
turned down style, are extremely
smart and are worn with all kinds Of
waists. They are fastened in front.
and the favorite finish is the tulle bow
or rosette fastened with a bar pin of
diamonds or pearls. One style has
buttonholes through which are put link
cuff buttons or a velvet ribbon that is
tied in a stiff bow. A hemstitched
edge, a narrow line of hand embroid-
cry. or some small design In embroid-
cry just at the corner. is the current
fashion.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-04-24
Modes Ia Parasols,

Linen parasols are to be even more
generally used than heretofore. and
these come In a very wide range Of
styles, in excellent designs that will
retail at from $3.50 to $50 and over.
The cheaper mes are Of quite heavy
linen. with embroideries that coun.
terfeit hand work ~excellently. These
have handles of natural wood in sim
pie forms and are remarkably good
looking specimens. neither cheap nor
common In appearance no~twithstand-
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-04-24
EVELYN THAW'S MOTHER.
Mrs. Charles J. Holman and Her At.
titude Toward Her Dauohter.

WIS., NnaVIeS y. norman ana 7er Az
t;tude Toward Her Daughter.
There has been much discussion dur
ing the Thaw trial YER the conduct of
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw's mother. Mrs.
Charles J. Holman, in allowing her
daughter to come in such close contact
with the dangers Of New YOrk's
Great White Way" and in taking
money from both Stanford White and
Harry X. Thaw. The testimony in the
case indicates that she shared in the
funds supplied Evelyn 10y White and
that some of the latter's checks We're
made out directly to Mrs. Holman's
order. Evelyn Thaw on the stand al
ways sought in her testimony to ex-
culpate her mother from blame for tax.
Ing money from White and frequently
asserted that Mrs. Holman was not
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-04-24
OF the Same Opinion Still.

The small boy was saying his pray
ers. "Hawold be my name," he re-
peated.
"'Hallowed be thy name,'" corrected
his grandmother.
Again he made the attempt, "Hawold
be my maize"
Again the grandmother: "'Halhwed
be thy name Harold. Now try anotl-
er time
but, grandma, Hawold be my
name."-Lippincott's Magazine.
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Goino Down..

Mrs. Merlin tired Of driving that
e horse. Can't you get mt a motor
car?
Mr.. Mer-Impossible, but If you'll
wait until the vacation season opens l
think there'll be some motor boats
coming this way.-Chicago News.
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WOMAN AND FASHION
Lingerie F.ock,

White is steadily gaining in favor FOR
children's frocks, but the wise r.orhe.
will not forget to plan some coio.ed
ones for morning wear. For these
plain gingham. linens and ducks are
the most serviceable materials.
For more dressy frocks, white
batiste, lawns and india linen are used.
One piece dresses are usually made
from heavy linen. or canon cloth. also
known as Indian head. The material
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-04-24
No Opportunity.

w 0VV0S S0Vs1S1s
"How do you tell whether 4 chicken
10 young or old?"
by eating It."
that's a good idea. You know, l
never thought Of that. But. then, I
have never had an opportunity to test
It. You know. l live In Z boarding
house."
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As Others See Us.

Biggs-Blowitt seems to have a ma
MIA for building air castles.
Diggs-Huh! Wind castles would be
more appropriate term. - Detroit
Tribune.
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ERMETE NovElLl.

The Great Italian Actor, Now Starring
In United States.
Ermete Novelli, the Italian actor,
now on a starring tour of this country,
IL sometimes called the Edwin Booth
of Italy. His first visit to the United
States was made two years ago. Since
the death of Salvini he has been recOg-
nized as the head of his profession in
Italy. He is supported by Olga Jinin-
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Distributing Branch.

"Have you any trader" asked the
housewife Of the tattered M
"Oh. yes, indeed, num-"
"What Is 1T"
"Cook's assistant, num-"
Cooks assistant? How do you a.
sist the cook!'
Help her dispose Of her products.
num-"
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Humor ona Philosophy
BY DUNCAN n. SMITH
PERT PARAGRAPHS.

A misplaced switch on a railroad or
he sensitive part of q boy may cause
all sorts of annoyance.
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United.

In truth they did not very we'll
In double harness trot.
The marriage ties 90 lightly pressed
That soon the knot wa not.
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Another Question,

"Papa!"
"Well. Harold?"
"Say, papa, what Is the difference
made woman ?"-Judge.
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Wifey-I've been oiling the cylinder.
dear.
Hubby (who has just emerged from
Observation-Disclosures be blowed! That
ri my ear!-Tatler.
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CLASHES GOGGLES.
A Unique Eye Protecting Device Based
on Scientific Principles.

on Scientific Principles.
Classics goggles for Automobiles is
the very latest in the novelty line, a
French eye specialist having hit upon
the idea in eye protection, which. 1t is
claimed, will eliminate the disadvan.
tages Of the present type. Instead of
glass the lenses are made Of thin
sheets Of steel, in each Of which are
three narrow Sits, being cut hori-
zontally, intersected ear the nos by q
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Its RUNNING Mate.

It's Running Mate.
Fame 10 a most elusive bird
And shy of your society.
Sometimes you think you've caught
her when
It's only notoriety.