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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-07-10
ITCHING TORTURE
Of LITTLE BABY
Head and Face Covered With Awful
itching Sores and Scabs -WouId
Scratch Until Blood Came
Mother in Despair for Treatment
Did No Good-Dread Disease
YIELDED TO CUTICURA
ALMOST IMMEDIATELY

II was in despair about my baby.
When he was about two months old his
face and head were full of scabs and
very itching sores with terrible running
matter. l had to tie his little hands in
bags for he used to make his face and
head bleed. l had two or three doctors
but they did not do any good. l was
told to try Cuticura Soap and Cuticura
Ointment and l can say that they
stopped the running matter Immediately
and soon after l had washed him twice
he looked almost well. but l used about
three cakes Of Cuticura Soap and four
or five boxes of Cuticura Ointment. corr
tinuing the treatment for two Of three
months. l also used Cuticura Rene
dies for my other children and took
Cuticura ResoIvent myself to purify my
milk for my baby whom l nursed while
he suffered with that terrible itching
and sores he had. Now l always have
C0ticura Soap and Ointment in the
house handy. l shall be glad II you
want to publish this letter so that other
sufferers will come to know what good
the Cuticura Remedies can do. Mrs.
Frances Rizzo, 1905 DickinsonSt., Phila-
delphia, Penn. Nov. s and IS, 1906"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-07-10
The Genius of the DramatiSt,

BY JAMES BRYCE. British Ambassador to III United States
~HlNK of the vast sums poured out for the support of the the
alter! Think of the audience which waits upon the PLAYWRIGHT
today! NEVER IN THE WORLDS HISTORY was
there anything like it, never. Would it not have been ex-
pected that the opportunity for a dranatist would produce one of the
first magnitude? 1t has failed to do sc. l am not competent to discuss
the modern play. 1t is TOO VARIED, too complex a theme. But
l cannot refrain from feeling that one Of the greatest opportunities
offered the dramatist in the history of the modern world is going u-
availed of.
l should hardly agree that the dramatits art is one in which
GENIUS il rarely exhibited. 1t is true that there r. a few names
which stand so very high in dramatic glory that they put all other
claimants to greatness out of comtenance. But, aside from the Greeks
and Shakespeare, there have been in al. lands and ages dramatists the
like of whose genius, exhibited in any art, WOULD ENTITLE
THEM TO IMMORTALITY. We may claim this for several, Ger
tainly, of our English playwriters Of earlier days. The Germans have
had their great dramatists in the past, and have warm admiratior
for lIauptmann and Sulermann today. But today has not give,
another Goethe or Schiller.
THE FRENCH WOULD INSIST THAT RACINE, coRNE,LLE AND
MoLIERE ARE AMONG THE WORLDS GREATEST MEN, AND THEY
WOULD BE RIGHT.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-07-10
Slow Progress In Haywood Trial.

BOISE, July 8.-When court con.
vened this morning Judge Wood an
nounced to the attorneys that he de.
sired that every effort be made during
the remainder of the trial to expedite
matters. He said he had no desire to
be exacting, but he must insist chat no
further time be wasted. Both sides
promised to hurry the final presenta.
tions to the jury.
The entire morning session of the
Haywood trial vas taken up today
with the reading of the testimony Of
fered by the defense on the subject Of
the explosion at the home Of Fred w.
Bradley in Washington street, San
Francisco, in 1905. The testimony
was taken by q commission appointed
by Judge Wood, who is presiding at
the present trial, and is intended to
contradict Harry Orchards story as
to the placing OF a bomb on the front
porch of the Bradley house, as a part
of the conspiracy alleged against the
Western Federation Of Miners, and of
which the state asserts that the Steuu.
enberg murder was an incident.
The defense, during the stay of the
commission in San Francisco, secured
the testimony of Bradley himself and
several others expressing the belief
that the explosion was due to gas, and
declaring that the havoc wrought by it
was not caused by dynamite. Orchard
declared that the bomb arranged by
him to be exploded at the front door
when i. was opened contained about
10 pounds of dynamite, encased in a
large section of lead pipe.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-07-10
The EncrOachmentS of
Executive Authority,

By United States Senator JOSEPH b. FORAKER II Ohio.
BELIEVE in our dual system Of government, one state and the
other national; one to deal with local affairs, the other with
those that are NATIONAL N INTERNATIONAL I
believe that as the business of the government and the duties
of the government multiply it will become more and more strikingly
manifest that our fathers were wise in providing such a system and
that, instead of talking about the deliberations Of state lines, we should
now more than ever be careful to preserve to the states THEIR
PROPER RIGHTS AND FUNCTIONS, just IS we have always
been Jealous to protect the federal government in the exercise of all
the powers delegated to it, either expressly Or by implication.
believe also that our fathers were wise when they created three
departments of government AND MADE THEM SEPARATE,
Independent and COORDINATE and that the rights of each should
be jealousy protected against infringement by either of the others.
THIS PROVISION IS OF SUCH VITAL CHARACTER AND HAS
SUCH DIRECT RELATION TO THE PUBLIC WELFARE AND THE
RIGHTS AND LIBERTIES OF INDIVIDUAL CITIZENS THAT NO PUB
Lie cLAMoR. NO ALLEGED EFFICIENCY, NO PARTY coNslDERA.
TONS. NO PERSONAL ADVANTAGE OF ANY KIND, CAN JUSTIFY
OR EXCUSE ANY MAN WHO IN TIE DISCHARGE OF A PUBLIC
DUTY CONSCIOUSLY DsREcARDs n VIOLATES IT.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-07-10
Corporations and
Our Multi HENRY sx
- CLEWs.
MilliOnaireS. S S:* 3s,.
Banker.

I is gratifying to observe that our people have always take,
time to consider the problems of the times BEFORE ACT
ING. An interesting and important question today i:
~ whether great individual and corporate wealth is a menace:
Economists have always disagreed over the DEFINITION
Of wealth. For us it will be enough to consider wealth as all our
worldly possessions. 1t has always been the tendency of man to aspire
to wealth and higher conditions. This is the HANDSPRING o.
PROGRESS.
In our own country the result Of the aspirations of men for wealt.
and higher conditions has been the most marvellous growth record
by history. Americans DO NOT HOARD THEIR WEALTH
They employ it in buying luxuries and in developing the resources #
the country.
We can refute much that has been said against our men of wealth.
The usefulness of these men has NEVER been appreciated. Sha'
we ever forget what Americans of wealth-John Adams, Thorn
Jefferson, John Hancock, James Madison, Robert Morris, Geor"
Washington, all capitalsts-did in colonial times? At the time of the
civil war, when the government was in financial distress, IT,,
WEALTHY MEN came to the rescue. We all know how Senate
Leland Stanford bestowed his wealth in founding a California univcr-
sMy and that John D. Rockefellers money built the Chicago univer-
sMy. | might mention cases without number of where the seeds Of
education have been sown broadcast from Maine to Texas by the rich.
Brightest among the galaxy Of philantlropists shines the name of An
drew Carnegie.
enables him to direct it in philanthropy and business in a way that will
cause it to be of the greatest value in advancing the welfare of tho
country. The cry Of tainted money! very often causes the spirit Of
the donor to be UNDERRATED.
While we now have bilionaires, THE POOR ARE GROWING
RICHER and the list Of taxpayers longer. There need be no fear for
the institutions of our country by the wealth Of individuals. Great
capitalists are usually self made, and they are usually men Of GREAT
CHARACTER as we'll as of great ability. Their wealth may be
abused in the hands of heirs. Laws could be passed to prevent such
abuse.
Corporate bodies are often managed by irresponsible directors in
a manner that makes its wealth A MENACE. 1t is here that tho
law has stepped in, and no doubt the enforcement of the laws will
eliminate the dangers.
THE REMEDY FOR CORPORATION wRoNcpo,Nc Is FOUND IN
PUBLICITY. THE LEGISLATURE SHOULD PASS LAWS COMPELLING
ALL CORPORATIONS TO MAKE sEM,ANNuAL AccouNrNes.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-07-10

L is gratifying to observe that our people have always take'
time to consider the problems of the times BEFORE ACT
ING. An interesting and important question today i:
- whether great individual and corporate wealth is a menace.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-12-20
seLLs.np sHeucHr TO LONDON
are Specimen That Has Been S
cured fer the Zoo.

A specimen of the naked-throated
hsllbird (Chasmorhynchus n~udicollis)
has lust been received at the Zoolos-
ical gardens, London. The most re
markable thing n connection with tn,
bellbird is its powerful voice; it ut
ters a clear, metallic note which can
be- heard at . distance of three miles.
Its noise il like that produced by 4
blacksmith striking his anvil. Some
times it repeats its notes in quick
successisa, sometimes at fairly lona
intervals. There is no mistake about
he voice Of this bird; 1t is loud and
MERGING, and would be heard above
the din produced by every inmate Of
he ZOO raising its voice at once. Elk
cent for a space Of naked skin OF the
throat and around the eyes. which
during the breeding season, is of
green color, this bird is pure white
The contrast between the sexes in. thu
bellbirds, of which two species havl
been exhibited in the m~enagerie. \
extreme. For while the male is pure
white, the female is brownish green
Darwin refers to the bellbird when b,
points out that white is a very rar'
color in terrestrial species of mod
crate size and i~noffensive habits"
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-12-20

~ siris. may l introduce my most IN
Innate friend. Sir Reginald Beau
champ"
dorothy glanced up quickly, to una
: pa1r OF handsome gray eyes nxed
upon her in such evident admiration
mat she blushed wildly, wondering II
Al British lions were as alluring 70
tne eye as this Saxon-haired baronet-
q pleased, half angry, she saw that
- was boldly placing his initials De
usrc ove waltzes on the white gold
ongagement card for which he had
asked, modestfy enough.
! have. always heard" she cried. %.
eovering her self-possession, that
Anslishmen are very aggressive-ano
ceoQuer by invasion. Don't you think
ssncily. that three waltzes would -
: AIR share for one partner"
Five would be more according to
my views" returned the young man
laughing, too. but offering his arm
with Chesterfeldian grace.
Dorothy, pouting a little, took It
\ losing herself in the maze OF
whirling figures, forgot everything II
the charm Of the aver seductive waltz
AS the first streaks of, gray dawn
peered in through the window blinds
Dorothy, still flushed by happy excite
ment, babe .adieu to Sir Reginald be
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-12-20

C. O.. MOUTON, CROW GIL
RARD, WIN. CAMPBELL, f.
6. VOORHEES,, DE. p. M.
GIRARD LEO JUDGE, j. J.
DAVIDSON, ~GUSsSCHMULEN
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-12-20
souAws USE SEWING MAcHiNEA
Universal Household Article Among
Indians Of the EvsrgIadea

II am preparing for my annual tr1D
to the Indians of the Florida Ever
glades, the most interesting trip l ever
take" said a sewing machine agent
But what do you sell in the out
landish Everglades?" . woman asked
Sewing machines, dear madam
he replied.
ITO the I~ndians?"
Even so. There Is hardly . squaw
in the wild and remote Everglades
who has not her sewing machine. In
deed, sewing machines have become
necessities In the Everglades, like
moccasins or nrewatsr.
why? For bsadwork making. You
know this beautiful beadwork that the
Indians Of the Everglades sell? Well
II IL all made on sewing machines. Il
IL made on my machines. I have done
. good trade u the Everglades To-
i've years.
I'm, the Everglades" hs ended. TIN
boot Of the loon and the splash of thu
crocodile in the lagoon are well-nigf
drowned in the continuous whirr At
thousand busy machines"
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-12-20
Plenty q Hot water.

Boarding House Keeper-A glass Of
hot water! What can the man want
with . glass of Not water He doesn't
shave.
Cookie wants tor drink n.
ITO drink 1t? Well. I never"
~Oh, all the boarders is sending fur
hot water now, three times q day.
Goodness me! What for?"
Fur to drink. They calls 1t tAe hot
water cure. 1t beats all new tangled
notions what come up"
what does II cure?"
"Oh, they say II do cure everything
just splendid"
Thank fortuR. it's cheap. Give
EN- all the hot water they want.
Maria"
"Yes'm.
$50 hot water is q great cure, Is It?
Well, / shan't let any of my boarders
get i'll for want of medicine. Just put
another gallon Of hot water in that
oxtail soup, Maria. and l think you'd
better take out the ox-tail now; it
might get too rich."-Tit-Bits.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-12-20
Y Tax on Planos.

The vigorous protests made in
France against the proposal to levy .
tax upon all owners Of pianos in that
country have had the desired result,
and for the present no further attempt
will be made to carry the suggestion
into effect
The plan, as the London Telegraph
recalls, was to make every p~ossessor
Of q small piano pay the equivalent
Of two dollars a year, and the owners
Of Z grand were to disburse double
that amount. 1t was estimated that
the revenue from the proposed tax
would enrich the Golfers OF the state
to the tune Of $1,000, 900. Many collec-
lions Of other instruments have been
known 70 produce q worse tune.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-12-20
nav Revive clories Of Mukden.

Mukden, the chief city Of central
Manchuria ana the old capital of the
Chinese empire, is q characteristic
Tartar-C Chinese city Of about zoe. 600
Inhabitants. Its glory has largely de-
parted. There ere some rGperts. how
ever, that It 10 the intention Of the
Chinese government to try to restore
something Of its lost importance. II
b the headquarters Of = viceroy. Yhe
temples. tombs. sateways and other
buildings. al veAerable with ago. ct
once stamp the place ~ NJ Of the an
Client seats Of Tartar civilization. The
commercial importance Of Mukden lies
almost entirely In the future. There
arc hardly any foreigners IN the
place: probably not over eight q ten
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-12-20

claimed Sir Reginald esauehamp.
meath the tall date palms in the con-
~ssrvatory.
"You American girls are . spring OF
everlasting surprise to me-" he wa
saying. smiling beneath his long,
blonde mustache. you m 50 origin
q, SO entertaining, So" He paused
for q word.
Concealed; l fear that is our repu-
tation." Miss Le Strange blushed ~
ihe added: "Of course there are nota-
BILE exceptions. l I'm one"
Are you?" eagerly. Il was going
b say that you have such exquisite
taste in dress. Now, take my sisters
for example Of my comparison. Belle
70 . handsome girl. . perfect Hebs-
. II Ellen. rosy cheeks. blue eyes and
the figure Of Diana-but neither Of
those girls have the individuality to
conceive such = gown - you wear to-
night. It II simply ideal. . dream. .
symphony in rose color"
D~orothy's eyes fell before his ardent
glance. and she studied, with absorbed
attention, the protruding tip Of her
dainty little black kid slipper.
Il suppose" she said at last, naive
b, that you would not care to hazard
Z guess as to the price of this stun
lining gown? 1t IL not . BIT conven-
| tional to tell you. but some witch
seems impelling me to unburden my
mind Of q guilty secret. am posing
a. Cleopatra when l am really-guess
| now"
Beauchamp took a backward step.
and with folded arms studied the little
pink-gowned figure as a c~onnoisseur
might study q finished work Of art.
"As you permit it,. he ventuzed,
umidly, II would say the gown could
not have cost less than $500. l am q
sad ignoramus, you know, on such
matters, but you strike me a. being
exquisitely attired."
II see you are just % easily de.
ceived ~ papa," said Miss L. Strange.
well, BY way Of keeping up our M
| tioual reputation for oddly. / win con.
Tess the whole murderous plot. The
story may amuse your sisters and
serve q IN Arabian Nights entertain.
msnt. This wonderful gown cost Just
one dollar and nifty cents-all told.
Behold me shorn Of majesty"
Sir Reefna1d's lower Jaw fell and
disbelief clouded his handsome eyes.
"Fee1 It." cried Dorothy, seizing I
floating cloud Of her pink .draperies.
1T Il cheese cloth"
Then, although his awe and admfr,,
don Tor the genius Of the American
woman overwhelmed him, the British
!, Phlegmaticism could go no further BY
way Of vocal expression than ~By
George!s
But Miss lie Strange did not forget
| Aunt Dlnah. Amid much laughter and
many pretty gestures she confessed
The whole story. and with veritable
tears of gratitude in her blue eyes
told Of tho old tirewoman's efforts e
make the dress pretty.
ri is Z fairy tale!" cried the bar
nnet. aCinderella come to Cothham
lonfy one thing Il lacking"
THAR pyes met, and beneath -
hrsath ~ young Girl whispered:
pf1nce9"
1Ao otpey \ not complete vithoui
5hfmA spstnrmod Blr Beauchamp. q
3Wo&def~1o y6n th1nk-5
1slleese1 "a tene6th. NJ -,
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-12-20
UNDER
FALSE c0L0RS
(Copyright)
D. VIOLET ErYSoE MITCHELL


nat 10 de matter my honey dover"
lid Aunt Dinah, with characteristic
xecklessness of metaphor. a.. pausing
the center of the kitchen, she re-
Safded in deep surprise the clouded
s1kcA of pretty Dorothy lie Strange.
The young girl seated herself defect,
ea1y upon . chair. ~rs
= s"Oh, 1t is poverty, always poverty"
slept Miss LIE Strange. who. being
motherless and still very young. had
RDown to treat Aunt Dinah with q Ger.
Aain affectionate friendliness born Of
i6eir mutually fallen fortunes. For. in
lthe good old ante-bellum days when
porothy's mother had been the belle
of Charleston and her father reckoned
g one Of the wealthiest as we'll as
troudest men in the state. Aunt Dinah
had held the sway Of an empress in
= he LIE Strange kitchen, and her orders
had been meekly carried out by half
dozen satellites. But, alas. With
Ahe ~decadence Of southern prosperity
zen also the fortunes Of the rich bank
- and when. ten years later. Doro-
16y's blue-eyed mother, dying In want
te the luxuries to which she had been
tccustomed, faded out OF . world
Nffhich no longer held any charm for
aer. she had left her baby in the arms
az the one faithful servant who.
Through storm and sunshine. had fol-
kowed In the footsteps Of her beloved
mistress.
Bound by the tie Of strong affection
% the family, Aunt Dniah struggled to
Keep alive in Dorothy the proud spirit
M her mother. and with the skill Of .
veteran ofacer ruled the Kitchen.
Watched with belligerent eye Miss lie
Gtranee'st northern associates. and
could, ~ . shake 81 her turbaned
Nd, unset many Z plan of her mas.
eer's making.
"Sho! Poverty mighty mean. what
- bsn dom to 20 now. Missy. dsar?'
DurotAy mfelded aletter. balancing
oesself denly upon the chair. spread II
out NOON the hap Of her faded green
cashmere dress.
sTvs got n Invitation to the bah II
Aenitageis." sighed she. between little
eoho. IAN the Eyarts girls Z going,
ma ouriie Williams. Even Catheryiu
Dstes vim Be there In . brand new
lAnnsacol0rod ta2eta. Everyone has
6anothiag - wear but me. and It's the
.xery nrst big dance to which I have
S exor been asked-I wish ! could die
xes; / DO. This being proud and pool
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1907-04-06
Personal Beauty.

Personal beauty has always been d
great power, and probably always VIII
be. It is one of natures gifts, when
like intellect may be used for good or
i'll. If you are indifferent to your dress
or personal appearance, YOU run the
risk OF bringing upon yourself the con-
tempt of the world, and thus losing
your influence. This has been the fate
of good but eccentric people from time
immcnoriaI and some Of our best
men and women nave lost much OF
their influence because of their indtf-
ference to. the world. IT is the duty OF
every mother to teach her daughter
to have respect for her personal APP
paarance. as we'll as her intellectual
attainments Many q. plain girl by
her daintiness of dress, and by what is
termed her good management of her
helf. has become a social power, while
her sister, more generously gifted by
ma ture, has proved a failure because Of
her Indifference to the influence of
social appearance We feel instict-
lively panied by unlovely things. And
there is no necessity for any woman
to be repulsive: if she dresses herself
neatly and becomingly and does not
scowl or look cross. but puts on L
pleasant expression, she cannot fail TO
be attractive.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1907-04-06
HOW LILLIAN RUSSELL
PRESERVES HER BEAUTY

I'm England every woman admires
and envies the beauty Of the queen.
In America their cousins search for
the fountain of youth at which Miss
Lillian Russell drinks. There is no
secret in her methods by which. after
IN active career full Of travel and hard
work she still holds the position OF be-
ing the most beautiful woman of her
,ype ON the stage.
Her first advice TO her sisters is,
Don't worry Worry Will make
more wrinkles in an hour than time
IAN chisel in a decade. Don't let little
things annoy you. Life is made up of
erif7es. once the habit is formed Of
making mountains Of molehills. no re-
serve force is left when big problems
are faced Fresh air possesses more
curative and preventative powers than
an the doctors prescriptions and
beauty recipes in the world.
Miss Russell spends two hours every
lay in the open air. She dresses COM
r5rtably. leaving the face and throat
uncovered. If the weather permits she
takes a brisk walk, breathing deeply
and evenly expanding the lungs to
their fullest capacity throwing back
aer head and stepping firmly and
briskly. Every morning, as soon as she
rises, she goes to an open window and
exercises and clears her lungs by deep
breathing. When travelling she spends
am hour each day on the observation
platform Of her car Walking is her
.ure for tri1ing colds and minor Ills.
ON stormy DAYS she dl esses for protec-
ZION. but wears 40 veil or tight cover
nag At the throat.
in her diet she makes no restrictions.
She eats what she likes. but selects a
simple fare of plain foods. avoiding all
rich sauces and heavy gravies In her
bath she prefers one of the same tenn
llarature Of the room, rubbing herself
down briskly with a coarse towel get
ting as much light exercise as possible
out of a necessity. For her daily eXer-
Use. if engagements and rehearsals
ompel her time in the open air to be
taken up in driving to and from the
theatre. she uses the simpler move
lnents Of the army "setting UP" drill.
This drill is now in use in the schools,
md mother can learn the movements
rom her sond and daughter.
The problem is ore that each woman
must solve for herself; the rules are
,inple. but they are not ironclad. Miss
russell and her sister, Susan Westford,
followed the same course last summer.
Tbev took equal walks, followed the
anne diet and exercised together, yet
Miss Russell lost weight and her sister
gained in flesh. However, Miss West