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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-01-26
CLUB FOR LONDON
WITH ODD RULES
British Organization viii Be
Called 1.-THE Five Hundred"
NAMES OF MEMBERS TABo0EO

Each One to Be Known by q Number
Instead-To Have Special Anthem.
All Members Must Contribute q
Speech or Song to Club Photograph.
Some quaint clubs have been spring
ing up in London lately. It was only
the other day that q story appeared
about the foundation Of a club in Lon
don on the lines Of the Gridiron club
in Washington, and now it is proposed
to open a club with very novel rules
and regulations which promise plenty
of fun to the members, who will be
mostly leading actors, musicians and
others prominent in artistic life. 1t is
to be called 1.-The Five Hundred"
Every member is to be known by a
number, and should he by accident ad-
dress another by name he will be liza
BILE to a fine. The club is to have a
special anthem Of its own, which every
member will have to learn and sing
when occasion arises.
How Members Announce Themselves.
Another novelty is that an electric
tablet is to be placed in an anteroom
which will contain every members
number, and on entering the club a
member will have to announce him
self by registering his number on the
tablet. which will be visible in the
'clubroom.
No walters will be visible, though
they will be ready behind a screen to
attend to the wants of members, who
will write their requirements upon a
slip Of paper. drop it into a revolving
desk, when it will be whisked round
and returned with the required dish
or drink.
Nor is this the end of the novelties.
To each member will be presented Il
key to admit him to the club, and with
it he must close the door on entering
and leaving. Should he lose his key
there will be a fine of 10 shillings to
pay. Should he transfer it, woe in
deed be his lot, for transfer means lia-
bility to expulsion.
Disposition Of Fines.
Then each member must give a
speech, song or defamation for the
club monograph, and each. too. if
called upon, must give a lecture. the
subject to be chosen by the committee.
Failing to lecture or to supply a sub
stitute. a member will be fined.
All fines will go toward buying thea
ter tickets for first nights for mem
bers who will be chosen by a poll.
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Notice Of Contest
UNITED STATES LAND Orr1cE,


GREAT FALLS, Mont, Jan. 10, 1910.
A sufficient contest affidavit having been filed
In this office by Frederick Todd, contestant,
against homestead entry No: 1872, made Septem.
Der 20, 1906, for lot 2, section 80, township %
north, range 10 east, sh NEA and NwA Mex
section %, township % north, range Q east, Mon
tana principal meridian, by Robert 8. Mooret
co1testee, in which it is alleged that said Robert
S. Moore has never established actual or any
residence whatever upon said land, that he is
not in this part of the country, that his whore.
abouts cannot be ascertained upon due and dill
gent inquiry. that he has never made any i'm.
p~rovements whatever on said land, and that
there are no improvements thereon at the pres
ent time, saia parties ave hereby notified to ap.
pear, respond and offer evidence touching said
allegation at 10 O'Clock a. m. on February ID,
1910, before Chas. II. Boyle, u. s. commissioner,
at his Office in Fort Benton, Montana, and that
final hearing will be held at 10 O'Clock a. m. on
February 81. 1910, before the Register and Re-
ceiver at the United States land office in Great
Falls, Montana.
The said contes tan; having, In a proper affids
Wit, filed January 10, 1910, set forth facts which
show that after due diligence personal service
of this notice can not be made, it is hereby Or
dered and directed that such notice be given by
due and proper publication.
j. Nj. BURLINGAME, Register.
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DRUG HABIT DURABLE.
New York Physicians Claim to Have
Found a Specific.

New York Physicians Claim to Have
Found a Specific.
The announcement recently made by
DR.. Alexander Lamber, of New York.
visiting physician at Bellevue ir,spila.
and professor Of clinical medicine al
the Cornell Medical college. tina, he
has at last discovered u speedy cure
for the drug habit and alcoholism has
aroused much public interest.
The fact that DR.. Lambert is IL ply
stefan Of high repute and a recognized
authority in the matter Of specifics
lends credence to his contention that
the most confirmed drug 6ends are not
beyond cure.
'The obliteration Of the era wing for
narcotics is not a matter of months or
weeks" says Dr.. Lambert. 'but is &C.
complished in less than five days. The
result is often SO dramatic that one
hesitates to believe it possible"
The physician says he obtained the
specific about Eve years ago from
Charles B. Towns, who spent some
years in China studying opium cases
among the hospitals there. Since that
time he has been experimenting with
It extensively in his practice at Belle
vue. Here is the specific:
Fifteen per cent tincture Of bella.
donna, the fluid extract Of xanthoxy-
lum prickly ash) and the fluid extract
Of hyoscyamus. mixed in the certain
proportions.
The cure, according to DR.. Lambert,
can be effected with a minimum Of
suffering, and no matter how long the
patient has been addicted to the habit
or in what quantities he has been &C.
customed to take drugs he will be
placed in the same attitude toward
them as before he fell into the habit.
His health will be in no way impaired
by the treatment or the deprivation Of
the drug. On the contrary, a physio-
logical change comes about whereby,
all desire being eliminated. self conf
dence is restored to the patient and
his system adjusted to do without it.
New York Times.
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Notice Of Contest,
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
HnHA~ KAvyo M~~k In-

UNITED oTATEA LAND OFFICE,
GREAT FALLS, Mont, Jan. 10, 1910.
A sufficient contest affidavit having been filed
in his office by
FREDERICK TODD,
contestant, against homestead entry No. 1S43,
made August 26, 1904, for SWA SEX, SH SWk
and NWK SWH section Is, to~nship Is north,
range Q east, Montana principal meridian, by
Sherman Reynolds, contestee, In which 1t Is al
legged that the said Sherman Reynolds has never
established actual or any residence whatever
upon said land, that he ie not in this part Of the
country, that his whereabouts cannot be ascer-
tanned upon due and dilieent enquiry, that he
has never made any improvements whatever
upon said land, that there are NO improvements
thereon At The present time. Said parties are
evidence touching said allegation ct 10 O'Clock
q. m. on February. Is. 1910, before Chss. H.
Boyle, U. 8. commissioner, at his Office In Fort
Benton, Montans. and that final hearing viii be
fore the Register and Receiver 1t the United
States Land Office in Great Falls, Montana.
The said contestant having, in . proper afids.
Wit, filed January 10, 1910, set forth facts which
show that after due diligence personal service Of
this notice cannot be made, 1t 10 hereby ordered
and directed that such notice be given b: due
and proper publication.
J. N. BURLINGAME, Register.
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The Comma In Law.

The comma is a very importan. item,
and If omitted the reading matter cuts
queer capers. As an instance note
the following act Of the last legisla-
ture of Massachusetts: "Whoever oper-
ates an automobile or a motorcycle on
any public way or private way laid out
under the authority Of law ~recklessly
or while under the influence of liquor,
or so as to endanger the lives or safe
ty Of the public" etc. Evidently the
reckless motorist can go as be pleases
on highways which have not been
"laid out under the influence of liquor"
Legislators should not only mind their
p's and as. but the periods and COM
mas.-Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
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Enforced Loyalty.

On a visit to st. Petersburg a visitor
noticed that on the occasion of the
birthday Of the czarina there were
only n or two flags visible, these be-
ing displayed on official buildings. On
a later visit. a week or two later. he
observed that flags were everywhere.
the very streets obscured by waving
bunting. why" he asked a friend.
'do you show a flag now, while you
did not then?" "Well." was the reply,
"a police agent came round and said
that if I did not display one l should
be fined 200 rubles. So I hoisted three,
to be on the right side, and the others
are doing the same"
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SMOKE PIPE REGULATOR.
Device For Checking Draft Of Furnace
When Overheated.

The accompanying illustration shows
a simple way in which to make a Their
mostatic regulator that will automatic
ally open passages in the smoke pipe
to admit cold air, thus checking the
draft Of the furnace and eventually
cooling off the fire. The regulator
should be placed as near the furnace
as possible. Fig. 1 shows a sectional
side elevation Of the ~thermostatic reg
ulator and Fig. 2 a horizontal section
of the same. In a short piece of pipe,
say about six inches long, a number
of openings are made. These openings
are covered with the thermostatic
band, which is made as follows: A ring
about two inches wide and about an
inch larger in diameter than the pipe
is made of galvanized iron. The edges
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-01-26
Immense Fan For Coal Mines.

The largest mine fan in America If
not In the world is planned for the
ventilation of three mines at Marian
ma, Pa. The great fan will be thirty
five feet in diameter, which is FIVE feet
larger than any fan now in use in
American mines, and will have a ca
pacity Of 1.2OO.OOO cubic feet of air
per minute. enough to blow the whole
summit Of the hill at Mariana away
If compressed. The fan and it's acces.
sorry machinery, it is said. will involve
an expenditure Of 100000.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-01-26
Water In Wool.

A very curious application Of the
properties of calcium carbide has been
made in Australia-namely, to the easy
determination of the quantity of wa
ter contained in wool before shearing.
A little wool is clipped off, weighed
and mixed thoroughly with an excess
of calcium carbide in a suitable appa
ratus. The acetylene produced by the
reaction of the carbide with the water
in the wool is determined by measur-
ing it's volume at constant pressure or
Its pressure at constant volume by
means Of a scale so graduated as to
give directly the proportion of water
in the wool.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-01-26

their wedding Bjornson promised his
wife jestingly that he would keep her
in pocket money by paying her 81 for
each new imaginative work by a ma
tive writer that took his fancy.
"They will be coming: They will be
coming!" he cried triumphantly. Ill
have to work hard to keep my prom
ise."
But they did not come. Months
passed. and if Mrs. B%jornson received
any pocket money it was 0 owing
to the merit of any native poet or nov
elist. Bjornson himself was then best
known through "Synnove S%olbakken.'
which he had published not long be-
fore.
Visit From a Young Poet.
Charmed by this beautiful piece of
writing. Kristoffer Jansen. then a young
student, made his way to the poets
home at Christiania. carrying in his
pocket a roll of poems of his own in
manuscript.
B%jornson was lying on his back on a
lounge playing with his trstborn,
Bjorn.
go on" he said, with a gracious
nod to the visitor as soon as be had
heard the cause and the purpose of the
visit.
Young Jansen began to read. Now
and then he would look up to see what
impression he was making IN his lis
tener. As far IS he could make out.
B%jornson was wholly absorbed In the
play with the child. When at last the
recitation ended and Jansen lapsed
into despairing silence. too awed to
venture a question even, Bjornson
leaped to his feet. dropped the child
into the cradle and rushed out of the
room. A moment later he returned.
leading his wife by the hand.
"Karoline." he said to her. II have
heard something that | like at last.
and here is your first dollar"
1lushed With Delight.
Jansen stared in unfeigned surprise.
But the explanation that followed
made him blush with pleasure.
"And now you must hear my latest"
B%jornson said, taking a manuscript
from the drawer of his writing table.
It was 'Arne." Jansen listened to
the reading of it with bated breath.
When the end came. Bjornson demand
ed:
"Well. what do you think of it"
Jansen gasped and stammered and
blushed.' He wanted to say something
nice, and, he could not find words that
seemed good enough. Finally he burst
out:
I'll think Mrs. Bjornson should
have another dollar"
Bjornson was once asked to mention
the greatest pleasure that his poetry
had ever given him. THAT" he replied.
twas when a delegation of political
opponents marched to my house and
smashed all my windows. for" he add
ed, they had no sooner done this and
started to march home again than !
heard them sing. Yes, we love this
land Of ours They had to sing the
song of the man whom they had at
tackedv"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-01-26
Myrtle suppIants Orange For Weddings.

Myrtle S~upplants Orange For Weddings.
Bridal wreaths of myrtle are becom-
ing the fad in London as we'll as in
Paris and Rome. and one of the most
fashionable brides of November mar
ried recently in st. Margaret's. West
minister. London. had her veil fastened
with a garland of white myrtle. Miss
Elizabeth Trescot. who became the
bride of Lieutenant Philip Torrey. {.
s. n. in Washington Il few days ago.
wore the classic emblem of happy love.
the white myrtle. instead of the ridicu
lous orange flower. Now that Paris
and Europe generally have placed their
sea- of approval on the bridal wreath
OF myrtle this novelty may be said TO
have arrived. and it will no doubt fig
ure largely in bridal bouquets and
floral decorations in marriages of the
future.
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Another of Them,

1t is a joke in the royal family Of
England that Prince Edward of Wales
is intensely proud Of his uniform of a
naval cadet, and he wears this upon
all occasions. Princess Mary Of Wales
possesses much of the love Of mischief
that characterized her aunt. the pres.
ent queen of Norway, in her younger
days. Prince Edward received rather
a large parcel addressed to him in a
hand he did not recognize. He pro-
ceeded to unpack this and found to his
disgust that it contained a doll dressed
in the exact uniform of the naval ca
diets and bearing in the writing Of his
sister a label with the words, "An-
other of them"
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Notice Of Contest.

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
0RHAT FALLS, Mont, Jan. 4, 1910.
A. ufhcIent contest afadavit having been nled
In this once by
THOMAS COATSwORTH,
contestant, against homestead entry No. O4959,
made April g, 1908, for SEX NWk, ny SWk
section 4, MEN sen section 8. township n
Iunds;, ' contsst se.; In % WHICH i % d alleged z H.: SA ssid
contestee never established his residence on
said land, nor in any manner improved the same,
except to dig . few post holes, said parties are
hereby notified to appear, respond and ofIer
evidence touching said allegation at 10 O'Clock
9. m. on February 16, 1910, before Chas. h. Boyle,
y. 8. commissioner, at his Office in Fort Benton,
Montana, and that dnal hearing will be held ct ID
O'Clock .. m. OF February %, 1910, before the
Register and Receiver at the United States land
Office in Great Falls, Montana.
The said contestant having, in proper afidavit
filed December Is, 1909, set forth facts which show
that after due diligence personal service of this
notice cannot be made, It is hereby ordered and
directed that such notice be given by due and
proper publication.
j. M. BURLINGAME, Register.
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Postal SUPPLIES,

Some idea of the quantity of mate
rial used by the postal service may be
gained when it is stated that during
last year the division furnished $685.
100000 yards Of Irvine, 100000 pens,
2S3,OOO p%enholders, 650,OOO pencils and
100000 blank cards. To wrap the
bundles 100000 sheets of wrapping
paper were used. Blank forms are
furnished by the millions. OF the form
application For Domestic Money Or
DER" which is seen in the lobby of
every postoffice, there were 161. TO- 900
used last year, and during the same
period 69,O34 rubber stamps were man.
ufactured and supplied to postofices.-
National Magazine.
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Hay and Grain Bought and Sold
Hacks Meet All Trains
FRONT STREET, FORT BENTON
No Modern Home Is Complete
Without a Telephone.

The greatest labor and time-savine
convenience of the age. You can talk
from your telephone to every subscrib-
er in any exchange in Utah, Monta M
Idaho, Wyoming, as we'll as all Pacific
coast points and Colorado and Now
Mexico. Short rates for short talks.
Half minute up. The pay begins when
the talk begins.
Rates from $500 up, for unlimited
local service,
Leave your orders now. The new
instruments r the very latest i'm.
proved.
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WOMAN'S DAY COMING.
Rev. Dr.. Hills Says She Will Own All
Property a Thousand Years Hence.

Rev. Dr.. Hills Says She Will Own All
Property a Thousand Years Hence.
Rev. DR.. Newell Dwight Hills Of
Brooklyn, formerly Of Chicago, who
spoke before the Cook County Teach
ers' association in Chicago the other
morning, said: 1.-THE women are get
ting the most Of the education of to-
day. and before long, If the men con
tinue to go into business and get their
recreation in the evening by playing
billiards while the women follow in
tellectual pursuits. the women will he
the only educated persons of the coun-
try.
I'm 1000 years the women will own
all the property. and when a man
wishes so cents with which to buy a
Christmas present he is likely to be
asked by his wife what he did with
the last so cents she gave him."
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Notice Of Contest.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE

UNITED STATES Al OFFICE,
GREAT FALLS, Mont, Dec. Is, 1909.
A :ufacient contest afhdavit having been hlsd
In this ONCE by
MALv1NA A HoLMQUIsT,
contestant, against homestead entry No. 06107,
made May 10, 1909, for the SWk NWA, NWk
SWz. section g.; SEX MEX, Mex sen, sec.
siSo q Z township y aolth, s.ngs : est. 40 ap-
tlon n. Montana meridian, By Louis G. Ludtke,
Sontestee. In which It 10 alleged that the said
Louis G.. Ludtke has never established actual OF
any residence whatever thereon, and that be re.
moved from the state Of Montana, and said
parties are hereby notified to appear. respond,
and o4er evidence touching said Allegation ct ID
O'Clock 9. m. on February II, 1910, before Chas. 81.
Boyle, United States commissioner, ct his ONCE
IN Fort Benton, Chouteau county, Montana, and
thas dnal hearing will be held alto O'Clock .. m:
on February 81, 1910, before the Register and
Receiver, at the United States Land once In
Great FALLS, Montana.
The said contestant hsying, In . properaflda.
vt dled December u. 1909. set forth facts which
show that after due diligence personal service Of
this notice cannot be made 4 10 hereby ordered
and directed that such notice be given BY due and
j. N. BURLINGAME, Register.
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Notice for Publication.
(Not coal land.)
UN1rEp SrArEs LAnn Orr1rr

UNITED STATES LAM OFFICE,
GREAT FALLS, Mont, Dec. g., 1903.
Notice is hereby given that
BERNICE E. STEVENS,
poetoffce address is Fort Benton, Mont,
has this 9TH day Of December, 1909, filed in this
Office her application to select under the prov.
sione of section 73O8, r. g., the NWk SEX sec.
ton 20, township "a north, range z east, and the
NEK NEA section 30, township "a north, range
8 east. Serial No. O8047.
Any and oil persons claiming adversely the
lands described, or desiring to object because Of
er reason, to the disposal to applicant, should
die their afadavits Of protest in this ONCE on OF
before the ST. day Of February, 1910.
j. n. BURLINGAME, Register.
First publication, Dec IA, 1909.
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An Air Craft Like a Bird.

David Smith. a farmer from Deweese.
Neb.. recently gave a contract to w. c:
Altman. a Norfolk (Neb.) mechanic. to
build a new style air craft which
Smith has been working on four years
and patented a few days ago. The
machine is worked by bicycle pedals.
and the wings flap up and down.
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Rocky Mountain Bell Tel. Co.
l. B. LONG & co.,
Opposite Park Hotel,
Great Falls, Mont

Our speciality is buying sheep
on orders for our customers. II
you have any for sale for deliv.
cry in the spring, or after shear
ing, write us giving description
and price
We make no charges.
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A Mania For Railway Travail.

The Chinese. so long stubbornly
averse to railway travel. have now
taken to it furiously. 1t is not an un-
common sight to see the second and
third class cars packed with passen-
gers three or four hours before the
schedule time for the train to leave.
Some arrive at the station the night
before and sleep on the platform un-
til the train backs in. when they get
aboard. They seem to derive as much
pleasure from sitting in the ears when
the latter are stationary as they do
when under way.
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constantinople's Soar and Candies.

Constantinople's Soap and Candles.
Constantinople is the dirtiest city in
the world. the only street cleaners be-
ing the starving dogs. cats and rats.
But the people do use soap. Last year
there We're imported into that city
$500 tons Of soap. selling at from 90
to GO cents a cake. Practically all the
soap Of Constantincple arrives from
the island Of Mitylene, which makes
$4,000 tons a year from it's olive oil.
Constantinople still burns candles
largely. The annual imports amount
to 100000 pounds.-New York Press.
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HIRAM F. SMITH.

!; :; :; :: :: !; :; :; :; :: :: ; :: !: :;
Cattle branded on
right ribs.
Horses same brand
on right shoulder.
Vent for cattle and
horses, SAM brand
on right hip.
~ ?. o. address
Whitlash, Mont
Note-Address is given wrong In brand book .
II. T.. Smith, Hollywood.