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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-10-19

In writing of his work recently Colonel
Astor wrote:
lin my book l assumed the discovery
OF a force counteracting gravitation.
We know that magnets can repel as
easily as they attract and that the
earth Is a great magnet. l coined q
word, 'apergy.' for this gravitational
counterpart. With apergy, If we could
produce 1t. we could do almost any.
thing, from lifting weights on earth to
a trip to the moon or farther, II prop
erly equipped. Think what emancipa,
don from gravitation. II we could neu.
tralize that ancient force. would mean
to the aeroplane! 1t would need no
wings, could carry as much weight as
the aviator wished, and the engine
would be needed only for propulsion.
with apergy tremendous speed
would not be difficult. AS a falling
body drops sixteen feet the first sec.
ond. ~thlrty-two the next. sixty-four the
next. and so on. so the speed would
increase in geometrical progression.
with repulsion equaling gravitation. as
we happen to find it. but if we could
make the earth repel at all there Is no
reason why this should not be In.
creased so that soon we should acquire
cOmetary velocity"
"'Now,' said the doctor, I am 90
ing to show you the effect Of alcohol
upon your circulation think it was
circulation he said; it may have been
advertising" This Is one of the
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-10-19

OF 1t when he first enters the academy,
No sooner does he reach the school
than he is taught to treat the other
boys with the greatest respect, and
when finally allowed to go to his room
he is greeted by his roommate as fol-
lows:
well, Slower, how are you? How
did you leave mother and the chick.
ems? My names White-Mr. White,
please. I'm most particular"
How do you do, Mr.. White 2" said
Slower, recovering some of his com.
posure.
"There's your kennel" said Butsey
White, indicating the bed. The wash
trough's over there: baths down the
corridor. Do you snoreT"
"What" said Slower, taken aback.
"Oh, never mind! II you do I'll cure
you," said White encouragingly.
The story is, on the whole, our best
American tom Brown ut Rugby"
and 1t carries a strong u~ndercurrent
making for honor and justice and all
manly virtues. There are some excit-
ing football incidents that will delight
the lovers of the sport.
Sewell Ford. whose new book, "Just
Horses" Is being so well received,
spent his vacation at Christmas Cove,
on the Maine coast. While there he
conducted some original research work,
results led him to report the
following:
II regret to alarm any government
bureaus or disturb the summer quiet
of scientific bodies. but the truth must
be told. There are no more fish in the
Atlantic ocean. 1t is useless to con-
front me with statistics. Fish commits.
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Don't Be "Eussv."

Don't! Even ii you can't try to
overcome the failing for the sake of
your own health and peace of mind
try to do so for the sake of the man
you will certainly render wretched one
OF these days.
1t is said that no oma has a proper
sense OF proportion. The fussy woman
certainly hasn't. On her horizon tribes
loom like battleships. She never rec.
ognizes what really matters and what
Is unimportant.
AS a worker the fussy woman is al
ways a failure. She neither gets
through as much work nor allows 9th.
ers to do so. Like a high stepping
horse. she is all action. yet makes but
little progress. Nevertheless business
will age her before her time.
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Registration Notice, District No. ?.

Notice is hereby given that my home Office
Will be at my ranch in Big Sandy voting
precinct, where 1 will register duly qualified vo,
tiers OF that precinct between the hours of 8 a, n.
and = p. m: on October II, IL, 10, 20, p, 22, "a, Is
l will also attend and register duly qualified
voters of Box Elder precinct at the hotel in Box
Elder between the hours of 9 q. m. and 8 D. m, on
October "a and Is, 1910.
II will also attend and register duly qualified
voters OF Big Sandy precinc Ct ct Spokane Houee
between the hours of 9 Q. m. and Q p. m. on Octo-
Der, 70, 1910
Duly qualified voters residing in che precincts
named are requested to apply for registration At
the places and on the dates mentioned.
MAHLO WILLIAMS.
Registry Agent Dist. No. z.
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Registration Notice, District No. q

Notice is hereby given that my home office will
be at my home RANCH, in Valleaux voting pre-
cinct, where will register duly qualified voters
OF that precinct between the hours of 9 a. m. and
Up; N. on October 1s, 20, p, 22, "A, rs, 26, ~, Is
l will also attend and register duly qualified
voters of Perrysburg precinct at the Quinn
ranch, betweent the hours of 9 a. m. and 9 p. m. on
October II, 1910.
l will also attend and register duly qualified
voters OF Solid precinct at the postofice between
the hours of 8 a. m. and 9 p. m. on October IS,
Duly qualified voters residing in the precincts
named are requested to apply for registration at
the places and on the dates mentioned.
ROBERT THOMSON,
Registry Agent Dist. No. 10,
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Like the very last line of one Of his
deep, whimsical stories were the last
conscious words he said. 1t was dark
on Sunday morning. and he knew that
he was going. Turn Oh the lights.
DOCTOR" be said and smiled. I'm
afraid to go home in the dark"
The last volume of stories from O.
Henry's pen was gone over by him not
a month before his death. These sto.
rtes will be published SOC under the
title of "Whirligigs." In less than ten
years this man became the most popu.
lar and the best short story writer in
America. He left behind him ten vol.
umes.
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nursery since the Teddy bear made
his triumphal appearance. Indeed. in
the affections Of some Of the small
folk Teddy's nose is completely out of
joint.
These dolls come in different sizes
and prices. The kind most liked are
about the size Of the bear toy. and
the body is Of the same plushy mate.
rial. The ROSTERS pinions are Of red.
yellow and green felt, and the top
knot is the familiar cockscomb carried
out in bright red cloth. Topping the
pretty face Of a little girl' bisque
doll. this headgear effect is very anus
ing. The doll is jointed and may be
twisted into all sorts Of attitudes.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-10-19
Notice Of Expiration Of Time 70,
Registration.

Notice is hereby given that the time for the reg
i%etration Of the names of qualified electors IN
registry district No. III, in the county of Chouteau
ton to be held on Tuesday, the 8th day of No.
vember, 1910, for the said county of C6outeau.
Will expire at p. m. on the goth day of October
The names of the several precincts or polling
places embraced in said registry district No. ID
are as follows: valleaux. Perrysbnrg and Sol.
lid. ROBERT THOMSON,
Registry Agent Dist. No. 10,
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SlOnerS must hold
t h job 8 OF
course, and l can
hardly blame them
for supporting as
long as they can
the popular fiction
that cod, halibut,
ETC.. still inhabit
these waters. But
have been out and
seen tor myself.
Something ought to
be done about Il,
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Registration Notice, Distric, No.i2

Notice is hereby given that my home Office will
be at my ranch in auckland voting precinct,
where l will register duly qualified voters of that
precinct between the hours of 3 a. m. and 9 D. IN.
on october II, IL, 10, 20, "a, Is, 26, q, % and 90,
1910.
will also attend and register duly qualified vo-
ers OF Upper H~ighwood voting precinct at High.
wood hall between the hours of 8 q. M. and 9 n.
m. on October 81 and %, 1910.
Duly qualified voters residing in the precincts
named are requested to apply for registration at
the places and on the dates mentioned.
r. W. AUCKLAND,
Registry Agent Dist. No. u.
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Notice Of Expiration Of Time fol
Registration.

Notice is hereby given that the time for the reg
registry district No. Is, in the county of Chouteau
and state of Montana, prior to the general cleo
ton to be held on Tuesday, the 9Th day of No
will expire at 2 p. m, on the 2sth dsy of October,
The names of the several precincts or polling
are as follows: Steele, Libby, Upper Shonkin
and ShOnkin.
HUBERT PENDORF,
Registry Agent Dist. No. Is.
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Notice Of Expiration Of Time for
Registration.

Notice is hereby given that the time for the reg
%istraticn of the names of qualified electors in
registry district No. IL, in the county of Chouteau,
ton to be held on Tuesday, the sth day of No
vember, 1910, for the said county of Chouteau,
Will expire at . p. m. on the goth day of October,
1910.
The names of the several precincts or polling
places embraced in said registry district No. 12
are as follows: Upper Highwood and Buckland.
r. W. ~BUCKLAND,
Registry A gent Dist. No. 70.
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Notice Of Expiration Of Time for
Registration n.

Notice is hereby given that the time for the
registry district No. 5, in the county Of Chouteau
and state of Montana, prior to the general cleo
ton to be held on Tuesday, the 8th day of No
will expire at p. m /. on the 29th day of October,
1910.
The names of the several precincts or polling
are as follows: Munroe, Lohse. Egan and War
JOHN P. SCHALLER,
Registry Agent Dist. No. s.
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Notice Of Expiration Of Time for
Registration.

Notice is hereby given that the time for the reg
registry district No II, in the county of Chouteau
and state of Montana, prior to the general cleo
ton to be held on Tuesday, the 9Th day of No
1910.
The names of the several precincts or polling
are as follows: Fort Benton, Mariae, Ragland,
Carter and Flowefee.
N. T. CHEMlDLIN,
Registry Agent Dist. No. II.
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toned by anybody
else. In response
to a request for
an autobiography a
Few years ago he
wrote:
"The unhappy sub,
ject of This sketch
was born so long
ago that he per
sists in never re-
ferring to the date.
Citizens of his ma
tive town Of Green
field. Ind. lille
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-10-19
Notice Of Expiration Of Time TO,
Registration.

Notice is hereby given that the time tor the
registration Of the names of qualified electors in
registry district No. Z. in the county Of Chouteau
ton TO- be held on Tuesday. the Sth day Of Novem.
Der, 1910, for the said county of Chouteau. will
Will expire at 9 p. m. on the 29th day of October.
The names Of the several precincts or polling
places embraced in said registry district No. :
are as follows: Big Sandy and Box Elder.
MAHLON WILLIAMS,
Registry Agent, Dist. No. T.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-10-19
In the Limelight
Writers Whose Works Are
Being Talked About
COME parts of

Var
MINT" o W e n
j o b n s o new
book, will make
you yearn to be a
%schoolboy a 6 a / n,
while other chap
tiers. If you put
yourself in Drinks
place. will make
you glad that your
college days are
over, for Dink,
whose real name is
John Humperdink
S slower, has a
mighty how'd %1~a
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-10-19

But now that his
book, IA Journey
Into Other Worlds"
Is attracting so
much attention he
will probably be
called the million
aire author until he
makes his mark in
some other field.
The volume is a
flight OF fancy, in
which the author
tells of the triumphs
of science aud the
-nN1orr, IN ~
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-10-19
It's Straight From Paris.

There is an entirely new idea in
trimming lingerie dresses recently ar
rived from Paris that will be used in
many ways later on in the season in
the making Of different kinds of
clothes.
1t is this. In place Of the usual
trimming of hand embroidery the de-
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-10-19
Ebony RapartaA.

Mistah Cole-Whah 70 gwine at.
huh?
Mistah Dusky-l's gwine at whah
rs gwine at-dat's whah rs gwine at:
philadelphia Press.
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o p e para
graphs in the very
last story that o
Henry wrote. He
completed it only
a few days before
his death. and he
got the material
from his expert
ences in seeking
relief from the
very illness that
vraS fatal 70 him
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-10-19
A Prediction.

What are You going to be when you
grow up, Tommy asked the clergy
man while waiting for Tommy's
mamma to come down into the parlor.
"a orphan" said Tommy proudly
Harper's Weekly.
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Plenty of Them.

TIenty OF mem.
Boy-My pas a skipper too!
Skipper-Indeed! What craft does
he command?
Boy-Aw. he don't command no
craft. He skipped ter Canada.-Buf-
falO Times.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-10-19
THE ROOSTER DOLL.
All Children Love Thjs
Newcomer In ToyIand.

Have you seen the rooster doll? He
or, rather. she. for the rooster has a
little girls head-is one of the fun.
NEST and ~cleverest toys to enter the
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-10-19
How the Quarrel BEGAN.

How tho Quarrel Began.
Young Husband Ito wife)-Didn't l
telegraph to you not to bring your
mother with you?
Young Wife, know. That's what
she wants to see you about. She read
the telegram!-New York Journal.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-10-19
His Kick.

His Kick.
But why do you talk of getting a
divorce? You told ME yourself that
! make biscuits just like your mother
used to make
"That's the reasOn."-HOuStOn Post.
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those pleasures that grow rather than
pail by repetition and man to
say, when comes the time Of dimmed
eyes and whitened locks, not "All is
vanity and vexation Of spirit" but ut
IL good to have lived" But he empha-
sizes the necessity of cultivating the
faculty of enjoyment as one goes
along. 1.-THE best way to secure future
happiness is to be as happy as is right
fully possible today" And together
with this it is necessary to realize how
common to all average men and wom-
en- are the great, the most important,
sources Of human happiness. Neither
great riches nor much leisure, he
points out, "a add a great deal to the
possibilities Of the fullest s%atisfactions
In living.
Among these possibilities he gives
ample measure to the s~atisfactions Of
sense. Even such humble delights as
eating and drinking receive due recog-
milton. Taking food and drink" says
the president emeritus Of Harvard. us
a great enjoyment for healthy people,
and those who do not enjoy eating sell
dom have much capacity for enjoy
ment or usefulness Of any Sort" But
Of far importance are the pleas.
ures to be gained through the eye and
the a I. 1.-THE whole outward world
IL the kingdom Of the observant eye.
He who enters into any part Of that
Kingdom to possess it has a store of
pure enjoyment in life which is liter.
ally inexhaustible and Unreasonable.
His eyes alone will give him a life
worth living"
Some years ago Colonel John Jacob
Aston was known as the millionaire
society man. Then he went into pol
itics, and the word politician appeared
after his name. Later on he gave us
many clever and useful inventions. and
We called him the millionaire inventor.
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Books and Authors
Some New Publications
Attracting Attention

IN DR.. Charles W.
L Eliot's e W
book, 1.-THE Du-
rable Satisfaction
of Life" we have
q volume of charm
ing essays. The IT,
tie indicates that it
Is the lasting pleas
ures Of life for
shfA >O
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- I. o. o. +,
Meets every wednesday
are cordially invited to attend.
ALvAN PERCY, Rec. Sec.
Encampment No. Is meets the first and third
Friday of each month. -A1 la"
WV. CARvsR, Scribe.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-11-11

state city. She is the only woman
humane officer in the state of Okla
homa
Time was, not many months ago,
when Sapulpa's Transfers mistreated
their horses at will, left them in the
hot streets for hours without food or
water and inflicted all sorts of cruelty,
thoughtless or otherwise, upon the
dumb brutes of the vicinity. But last
March the women of Sapulpa, aided
by few of the men, organized hui
name society, and determined to
stamp out these abuses. So limited
were the finances of the new society
that it could not afford to employ an
officer to look after the work.
Then into the breach stepped Mrs.
Bassett, who volunteered to fill the
Office until regular officer could be
employed. So we'll did she accomplish
her task that the city council agreed
to pay salary and appoint as hui
name officer anyone the society might
select Mrs. Bassett was urged to take
place, and when her name was placed
before the councilmen they were de-
lighted to make the appointment. And
they went even further. They named
her city truant officer as we'll.
Before she entered upon her duties
1t was frequent occurrence for team
sters to work horses with sore shout
ders day in and day out. Mrs. Bas-
sett has rapidly remedied that condi-
<tOp nd hn ~ ,1,,,c CT
wholly discontinued. Most of the
horses in Sapulpa have been provided
with hats this summer and have been
fed and watered with greater regu-
larity, while drinking fountains have
been erected In many places over the
city.
Stray dogs without friends to pro-
long their lives by means of the
brass tax tag are no longer killed by
the bullet of policeman. In It's stead
gas Is used, as Mrs. Bassett believes
1t to be practically painless.
Due to this woman's efforts roping
contest at Sapulpa was declared off
last summer. She not only realizes
that the day of the wild west is long
since past In Oklahoma, but it is her
desire to put a stop to a form of
amusement that results in broken
horns and legs and frequently broken
necks for the steers that are used.
In addition, horses and men also are
frequently injured.
AS truant officer, Mrs. Bassett has
almost stamped out truancy in the
public schools of her home city. With
the compulsory school law behind her
she is able to enforce her demands
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gies have bestowed handsome gifts
for the use of their countrymen
at large, Sir Ernest, has gone
them all one better by his interna-
tional philanthropy An Anglicized
Teuton, his gift takes cognizance of
the fact, and the million dollars do
mated in the name Of the late King
Edward. as memorial to 1.-The
Peacemaker," includes in it's benefit
his compatriots in the land of his
adoption equally with his erstwhile
countrymen In the fatherland.
A gift to international charity in
memory Of King Edward; million
dollar fund established for the aid of
the English poor In Germany and the
German poor in England, plainly the
gift seems designed to relieve the ten
sion between these two nations whose
war scares" at the expense of each
other are so numerous. However,
Sir Ernest says that was not his idea,
although If that were the effect of
the fund he would be greatly delight
ed.
The son of Cologne banker, Sir
Ernest was born in 1852 and at an
early age went to England, where he
made splendid fortune. About eight
years ago, on the eve of his departure
to India, he placed at the disposal Of
King Edward $1,000,00O to be used
for charitable or unitarian purposes.
King Edward devoted the money to
providing additional sanatoria for the
open air treatment Of tuberculosis,
which were greatly needed at that
time. Sir Ernest early became prof.
cient in financial affairs. In recogni-
ton of successful services rendered
to the Egyptian government In 1899
he received the X. G. M. G. And in
addition he has the first-class royal
Order Of Wars NORWAY and Sweden)
to which countries he was Of great
assistance in railway enterprise, and
the Order Of the Crown Of Prussia, of
the first class, one of the highest Ger
man decorations. OF late years Sir
Ernest had been closely associated
with King Edward and was one OF
the last allowed to call on him before
his death
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knows how to dress.
Each country has its own peculiar
views and prejudices concerning mas
culine raiment, being largely influ-
enced by climatic conditions and by
mode Of life.
Those who aim at being particular
ly well CARRIED usually go to tailors of
their own nationality, who employ
English cutters, or else have their
clothes built in London. But while one
hears of plenty of rich Americans, of
up-to-date European sovereigns, such
as King Alfonso, as we'll as the
rulers of Norway, Denmark, Greece.
Russia and Germany, getting their
frcck coat, their lounge suits, and
above all, their trousers, from London,
no one with any pretensions to being
we'll dressed-save Frenchman-
would ever dream of going for his
clothes to Paris.
When, therefore, one of the hall a
dozen individuals who lay claim to
the succession Of the late Due de
Talleyrand-P erigord, who as Prince de
Sagan was acknowledged as the king
Of the handles on the banks of the
Seine, announces his intention of Wis
iting the United States for the pur.
pose of teaching American men how
to dress, in a series of highly-paid lee.
lures, one is tempted to smile and to
lend credence to the rumor that the
real object of his trip across the At
lantic is to find the rich American
wife whom he has failed to discover
among the cosmopolitan society OF
which he is the bright particular star
in the French capital.
Now, no matter how Americans may
dress nor how much they may fall
short of the fantastic doctrines ad
vanced by the self-styled successor OF
de Sagan, they at any rate array them
selves in a manly fashion, and If he
is coming over here to urge them to
wear corsets and to reduce thheir
broad shoulders, which he proclaims
to be ugly, to the narrowness of his
own shoulders, which he insists is far
more artistic, 1t might be we'll for the
federal immigration authorities to pre-
vent his landing in New York, and to
deport him, SO as to prevent him from
preaching theories of an altogether
subversive character.
A contestant for the title Of king
of the French handles Is Count Rob.
ert de Montesquieu, who will be re-
called as having made an unsuccess.
full lecturing tour In America some
years ago, his reception being indeed
such that although he came here for
four months, he remained but three
weeks.
He Is the apostle of the esthetic
cult in France, and has wonderful
pet tortoise, the back of the little rep
tile being gilded and studded with
multi-hued jewels, SO that it might
crawl over his carpets in arabesques
of living color.
Describing himself as the Poet 0:
the Peacocks and Of the Chauves-Suris
Bats, he has published several vol
umes of poems, which can only be
described as nightmares in print. Fol-
they have all the discord, without any
of the delirium Of madness; and the
possibilities of verso for the express
sion of fluent, contorted and intermina
BILE nonsense have never been moro
cogently demonstrated than in the
pages of these books.