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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-11-16
The Passing Of Pills.

OF the discoveries of drugs and mar
%cotics, their 9 and misuse, and Of
the constant tendency of the medical
profession to discard them when pos.
sible, DR.. Woods Hutchinson writes
in the November number OF Hampton's
Magazine. Under the title Of 1.-THE
Passing Of Pills and Powders" the
doctor describes the gradual awaken.
ing of the physician to the fact that
drugs and potions we're not indispen-
sable to recovery-that fevers ran a
fairly definite course and stopped OF
their own accord-that the majority OF
diseases tended toward ultimate recov.
cry. Less and less violent methods OF
treatment we're adopted, vomitin9s and
purgings and bleedings became less
universal, and the habit grew up OF
depending more upon diet, bathing,
and rest, putting patients to bed and
using drugs simply to keep them com.
Portable and assisting the body in its
fight.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-11-16
Issues Thanksgiving Proclamation

HELENA, Nov. l2.-The twenty
fourth day OF November, the last
Thursday In this months, has been set
aside by Governor E. l.. Norris as
Thanksgiving day In q proclamation
as follows:
"Amopg nObler virtues of man are
q capacity for appreciation of benefits
enjoyed and q desire to give expires.
sion to gratitude for the bestowal of
these benefits.
"Our prosperity In commercial at.
fairs, the progress of our industrial
development, and the health and hap.
piness OF our people during the past
furnish ample cause for the exercise
OF these attributes.
"That fullest opportunity may be
given the people of Montana to offer
thanks for the numerous blessings and
for the bounteous mercies of the pas,
twelve months, I, Edwin L. Norris,
governor Of the state of Montana,
hereby join the president OF the United
States in designating and setting
apart Thursday, the twenty.fourtt
day of November, one thousand nine
hundred and ten, as Thanksgiving
day.
"Let the people throughout the state
on that day rest from their labors ant
business cares, and in such manner al
may be most in keeping with the spirit
Of the occasion give expression o.
their thanks to Almighty God for his
manifold blessings through the yea,
that 10 passing"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-11-16
America Leads the World.

1t has been proven that Q man in
the United States has q working power
twice rs great IS the German or
Frenchman: three times that of the
Austrian and five times that of the
Italian. America ranks first place
today among the manufacturing na-
tions Of the world and produces more
than the combined output of her three
greatest competitors. A few years
ago this country ranked fourth in the
list but today she grows twelve mil
lion richer every setting sun.
To-day" ssys ~ English newspa-
per, "many q foreigner sits down to
his breakfast Of cereal manufactured
in Niagara Falls; q beef steak from
Omaha: q slice Of bacon from the Mo-
hawk valley; and his bread from
wheat ground in Minneapolis. On his
way to bic Office he can ride in . car
made in New York, propelled by ma
chinery made IN Schenectady; over .
railroad constructed by American en-
gineers and largely of American ma
terials. On reaching his Office he sits
in . chair made in Chicago; before .
roll top desk made in Buffalo; his
letters are written OF q typewriter
made In Syracuse; he signs them with
. New York fountain pen and dries
them with sheets of blotting paper
from New England; the letters are put
away in files made in Grand Rapids.
Looking over his evening paper he
reads OF the placing in American ship
yards of orders for American battle.
ships for European and Asistic ma
tiOne.n
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-11-16
Notice To Contractors,

hour Of : O'Clock p. m. Of Tuesday, December
., 1910, for furnishing medical and surgical at.
teau county, within the city of Fort Benton, and
county Jail, and within . radius of three miles
Of said city. Proposals. must include contagious
ministering Of anesthetics upon said county
charges - may be required. Said contract to
run Tor . period Of one year from January /,
1871. The right 10 reserved to reject any OF Ill
bids.
By order OF the board Of county commission
ers. ". r. LEET, County Clerk.
Fort Benton, Mont, Nov. I, 1910.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-11-16
Butte Needs Big Meat Supply.

outte Nee0S Dig Meat supply.
Fifteen million pounds Of meat are
consumed in Butte each year, accord
ing to fgures compiled BY G. A.. Rod.
man, general manager of the Swift
Packing company in Montana. Any
q not having had occasion to esti-
mate the amount used before, will
probably be startled by this enormous
figure. Nevertheless 1t IL true, or as
nearly true as q be computed by
any n thoroughly familiar with the
meat business of Montana and Butte,
says the Anaconda Standard. MI.
Rodman has had charge of the Swift
Offices in Montana for several years
and before that he was engaged in the
same business in the east. While his
figures may not be exactly corset,
they come very nesr the mark.
Fifteen million pounds Is q lot Of
meat. When packed in big r~efrigera-
tor care there would be q train Of ap.
proximately 779 cars In length. which
WOulN 9 AVCOu XVI" DuVtC w 4SOCh0E
and return. That amount of meat, If
it were possible to keep fresh, consum.
ed daily by q family of four persons,
would last the family for 8 ,750 years,
figuring that each person consumed
200 pounds OF meat annually.
The greater part Of this enormous
tonnage OF meat, approximately 49,
DOC, 600 pounds, is shipped to Butte
from the packing houses of Omaha,
Kansas City, st. Louis and Chicago,
while the remainder comes from Bill
ings, Anaconda and other local butch.
ering or packing concerns, in or about
the immediate vicinity of the city.
The freight paid TO the railroad com.
panies alone. on the meat which ia
shipped into Butte from the east rep.
resents an enormous amount of money.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-11-16
WEDNESDAY, NOV. Is, 1910.
POLITICAL

One OF the peculiar features OF re
turns of the recent election is the evil
dence Of political blindness on the
part Of many Of the voters. In mark.
ing their ballots for members of the
legislative assembly, they appear to
have been Influenced largely by the
personality Of the candidate, or by 10.
cal consider atoms, rather than the
political effect that would result from
the election of this or that legislative
ticket.
This apparent Indifference to the ef.
feet Of the political complexion OF a
legislative assembly upon the affairs
Of the nation is manifested In election
returns from all parts of Montana. It
appears in returns from various pre-.
cincts in Choutesu county, where
many OF the voters-evidently from
reasons Of personal friendship for the
legislative candidstes-marked their
ballots for the republican representa-.
tive In congress, and then proceeded
to vote for legislative candidates who
would assist in electing q democratic
United States senator.
In other cases, possibly, the method
OF procedure was reversed, hut in either
event q voter who would elect Q repub.
licsn to one house of congress- and q
democrat to the other branch Of the
national Isw.msking body, betrsys q
condition OF mental obtuseness or pol.
iticsf blindness that is foolish and re.
p%rehensible.
1t does not require intimate knowl.
edge Of the political uncertainties oil
the present stu alton to suggest to the
voters OF each party that an erratic
course In voting for members of the
legislative assembly may be fatal to
their party supremacy in the United
States senate. An instructive objec,
lesson to this effect appears in the
Montana returns, which show q re.
publican majority of over 1900 for
representative in congress-, while the
vote for various members of the leeis'
lstive assembly, as reported a. this
writing, leaves the political complex,
ion OF that body and its choice fol
United States sen ator 10 doubt.
The present unjust spportionment
OF course, is partly responsible TO,
these conditions in the next Legislative
assembly, but the political blindness
OF many of the voters has contributed
to this unsatisfactory result.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-11-16
AMONG OUR NEICHBORS,
A Grist Of Items Gathered From Our
Northern Montana Exchanges,

Nortnern Montan3 exchanges.
Malta Enterprise: The many friends
of H. Il. Nelson of Vsndalia, who was
reported go seriously i'll last week,
will be pleased to learn that his con.
dition is much improved and that he
is on the road to complete recovery.
Galats Journal: A new post Office
has been established twenty miles due
north of here. and . route will be co.
tablished providing mail two or three
times q week from Galata. The name
Of the new Office is Grandview. and
Martin Bergsven is postmaster. This
region 10 thickly settled and the Office
will be q great convenience to the
many patrons.
Chester Signal: More than 200 feet
Of ane water in q we'll q tribe more
than 400 feet is the report from the
Chester experimental farm. After
going down about 400 feet and strik.
ing several small veins OF water about
10 inches of very hard rock was struck
md after piercing this an excellent
supply OF soft water was the result.
Shelby News: One of the political
surprises of the day was the election
Of James A. johnson for mayor OF
Shelby. He is known to be . rustler
Of the keenest type, but It was not
thought possible that he could beat
the regular nominee, but he did so
and showed bis ability as q campaign
manager.
Valerian: John Wolf of Shelby,
recently killed . white deer. Not
merely q deer with light colored coat,
but ri which is pure white from its
head to Its stubby tail. This animal,
1t is claimed, is the second of It's kind
to be killed in Montana in the last 20
yesrs, although this statement may
catch the eye Of hunters in various
parts of the state who have themselves
killed q white deer.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-11-16
Mr.. BRYAN AND LEMONS,

A Texas dispatch says that William
Jennings Bryan is about to remove
for the winter to his ranch In the
Lower Rio Grsnde valley, where he Is
raising lemons. An appropriate in
dustry indeed to engage the attention
OF the great Nebraska statesman!
In the early part OF the recent cam
paign Mr.. Bryan was handed q lemon
not OF his " raising. 1t was sug.
gested that he help out Mr.. Kern, In
Indiana, but before an invitation
could be framed from the democra attic
leaders of the state, the brewers and
distillers were heard from. They pro.
tested. Mr.. Bryan had denounced
their business, they would have moth.
ing to do with him. And then the
campaign managers hardened to the
protest. To avoid . possible quarrel
they concluded not to ask Mr.. Bryan
to help make it possible for Mr.. Kern
to reach the United States senate.
Then the rank and file of the party
we're heard from. They usually are
In such emergencies. They wanted
Bryan. and Bryan they must have.
For after all it is from the rank and
file that the voters come. Needing the
cry, the campaign managers ignored
the brewers and distillers and invited
Mr.. Bryan to make q our OF the state
This he did, and throughout Indian,
he was welcomed by tremendous
crowds. Partly through clever cam
paign methods, but mostly because o
his personality, Bryan gathered biz
audiences together, and he made
profound impression, as he always
does where oratory counts for any
thing.
While Bryan Is still popular ant
still able to hold his audiences, it ma!
we'll be that he has not acquired tn,
ability to convince his hearers tina
HE ideas about voting are the RICH
ideas. For fourteen years Colone
Bryan, the boy orator, who 10 q DO.
no longer, has drawn great crowd
only to find that he and his party had
In the language OF the street, beel
handed Q lemon at the polls in No
vember.
And now Colonel Bryan is goin,
into the lemon raising business dow
in the Rio Grande valley. and it ma,
be that he will have . few to pas
around himself in the years to come
It doesn't take lemon trees long {,
msture.-Butte Inter- Mountain.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-11-16

Havre Promoter: H. c. Huber, who
has been drilling wells In the country
west OF Hsvre, has left for his home
10 Wisconsin where he will join his
family. Mr.. Huber has drilled 10
wells this season, ell of them being
successful. He will return next spring
to again take up work along the came
line.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-05-14
by Associated PresS.)

cincinnati, O., May 14.-Speaking
pelore several thousand women at
the General Federation of Women's
Clubs here yesterday, Representative
j. E, Randell, of Louisiana. president
OF the National Rivers and Harbors
congress, urged every woman in her
interest as home maker to work for
development of the natural water
ways of the nation.
10 reduce the cost of transporta-
ton of the common necessaries of
life, would be to reduce the cost of
living, Mr.. Randell urged. and to de-
velop the waterways would be to de
stroy all monopolies of transporta-
ton. In the cases Of many common
commodities, he illustrated the cost
OF carrying them from the point of
crlgin 10 the ultimate consumer was
nearly equal TO the original cost OF
the article. Not one of the neces-
raries of life, he declared was unef.
1ected by the monopolies and cost of
transportation.
we are struggling hard in ron
grass just nov" sail Mr. RansdoU
to enact a bill to regulate and con.
troll railroads IL thsir multifarl3nr
f2'ations With pm p,cp,c The OF.
JET sought IS very desirable and
some %; the mcans ,-,:sa 81. ex-
ceIlent, but 1t is almost impossible 10
prevent monopolies and there is al
ways uncertainty about the enforce
nent of the human law.
IF we coulo improve and use the
Vaterways-Natural highways pro |
'lded by the Creator-a1I insure the |
'ubllc use OF terminals upon item
&c man could iGonopolize them. Thew
Ire free roadbcds for the use of all
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-05-14
RANSDELL WANTS WOMEN
To HELP THE WATERWAYS

the people. Co ditions TO- CONNECT
non are perfect and no commission
is needed to fix freight rats on i'm.
proved water courses. Railroads are
'nonopolistic corporations owned, Oh
Grated and controlled for private
gain, they are limited IL CAPACITY
and there is frequently fierce conges.
tioh upon hem
| we should watch water terminals
with eagle eyes. In many localities
they are owned and operated by rail
loads in i-elr selfish interests with
scant regard for the rights of their
rivals or the lublic. The terminals
On navigable waters shou!l he public
property, and all transportation aeep.
lies by lard and water sbonld use
them on equal terms. It is certainly
very unjust for the government to
improve navigable waters unless thew
can be used by all the people. ana
In my opinion congress should re-
qulre condition precedent to an an
preparation for the Improvement of
any river or harbor that the state or
community in interest should acouire
and hold for common use sufficient
water front and provide thereon
modern convenient terminals. In
cases where the water front has a..
ready been acquired by private par
tles' would suggest that the public
resume ownership through condemna.
ton proceedings under the mower of
eminent domain, for surely the good |
OF the community is superior to the
right of any private person or corpor-
alton"
The pending rivers and barbors
Dill which has passed both houses of
and will become a law in
the near future is the best ever on.
acted. 1t embodies the three gran
for which the National Riv.
'rs and Harbors Congress has fought
'ince its organization, viz: II carries
IN appropriation of $4,000 900; is 10
'e annual hereafter instead of trien-
nal; and adopts fixed policy for the
completion of the great projects with
definite period of time. But we
re still far from complete success
nd gladly welcome the cooperation
the good women of the land" III
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-05-14
may CALL WICKERSHAM
IN BALLINGER PROBE
Special TO The Ne1Os.


Washington, May 14.-With the
prospect of being finally excused from
the witness stand during the day. Sec
rotary Ballinger again submitted to
cross-eXamination by Attorney Pepper,
counsel for Pinchot at the Ballinger-
Pinchot investigation yesterday. Mr..
Pepper began questioning the secre-
tary about the restoration of water
power sites withdrawn under the Gar
field administration of the Interior
Department.
The committee will decide today
whether Attorney General Wicker
sham shall be summoned to relate the
conversation he had with Henry NJ.
Hoyt, former attorney general for
Porto Rico, when the latter called the
CLAWS charges to his attention. Mr..
Ballinger said yesterday that Mr. Hoyt
had greatly exaggerated the circum-
stances of that interview and that Mr.
Brandeis, attorney for CLAWS. insisted
that the attorney general should be
called as witness.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-05-14
HOWS THIS?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re-
ward for any case of Catarrh that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure. F. J. CHENEY & CO,
Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known
f. j. Cheney for the last Is years, and
believe him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions and financially
able to carry out any obligations
made by his firm
WALDING, KINNAN a. MARVIN.
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken in
ternally, acting directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces Of the sys-
TEN. Testimonials sent free. Price
IS cents per bottle. Sold by all
Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for con-
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-05-14
POISON IN
STOMACHS
Dangerous Gases Arise From Undi-
gested Food-Dgestit-th New
Relief for Indigestion, Destroys
Stomach Gases.

Thousands of people all over this
broad land are being slowly poisoned
TO death. They eat rich foods, drink
strong drinks, keep late hours. Food
lies undigested in their stomachs.
causing poisonous gases to arise from
masses of fermenting food. These
gases slowly poison the blood. deaden
me nerves, weaken the heart. clog
the brain until the whole system is
affected. Digestit-the new relief for
stomachs relieves the stomach almost
instantly by digesting all the food
that the overburdened stomach cannot
handle alone. 1t not only digests this
1000, destroys all poisonous gases. but
creates a healthy appetite-makes the
stomach hungry for more. If helms
the stomach digest ali the food ana
assimilate the strength of this food
TO the lamished body.
pIgestit costs 80 cents a package at
a.. druggists. or mailed direct from
W J.. Brown, Co, Jackson. Miss
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-05-14
DIRECTOR Of PUBLIC
HEALTH IS APPOINTED
Special to The NelCS.

Special to The Nel0S.
Jackson, Miss, May 14.-The ap
,pointment of DR.. w. S. Leathers as
director of public health and santa
ton for the Mississippi Board OF
Health, meets with general approx
al, and his work will be among Tie
most important in this state in sew
eral years.
DR.. Leathers was selected for this
position after the state board of
health had accepted John D. Rookie
feller's offer of financial aid to fight
the hook worm in Mississippi, and
DR.. feathers will devote most of his
time and attention to this special
work, though he will give his atten-
ton to health and sanitation mat
tiers in general
In addition to establishing a la
boratory in this city, over which he
will preside, DR.. feathers will have
corps of twelve or fifteen men IN
the field working under his direction.
subject to the approval of the State
Board of Health.
DIR. s. H. Mclean. secretary of the
State Board of Health. regards this
as one of the most important works
undertaken in the state for some
years, and believes it will result in
much good to the whole state. 1t
means a campaign of education in |
health and hygiene. and it is the de-
sire of the board that a system of
school inspection will grow out Of
the work, in addition to the benefits
to be derived from the broader as
)ects.
1t is the purpose of the State Board
u Health, DR.. Mclean says. to en-
hoy every agency that can be effect
vely used to secure the desired. re-
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-05-14

riculture. Mr.. Van Dine read an in.
teresting paper on the "Co-Operative
Laboratory for the Study of Cane In
sects' before the meeting of the
Louisiana Sugar Planters Association
Thursday night.
MI Van Dine stated that the total
value of the cane industry in this
State was s15,312, 200, and that about
10 per cent was the annual loss from
this cause.
The annual election of officers was
held and all of the old officers were
reelected by reclamation. The off,
GERS are: President, Charles V.
Moore; first vice president, L. M. So
Mat; second vice president, Jos. E.
Brugiere; third vice president, John
A. Pharr; secretary, Reginald Dykers:
treasurer, J. B. Levert.
Executive Board: John Dymond.
w. c. Stubbs. Jos. e. Bruglere, Henry
Mccall and ]. G. Levert.
1t was decided not to establish a
sugar laboratory here as there was
found to be no need for it as present.
The report of the treasurer showed a
cash balance on hand of $S,756.4S.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-05-14
TREASURER IS SHORT
over HALF MILLION

Special to The NcioS.
Worchester, Mass, May 14.-John
A. Hail. former treasurer OF the
South Bridge Savings Bank, OF South
Bridge, was indicted yesterday,
charged with the larceny of S1O4, 200
of the banks funds
Although the counts of the indict-
ment aggregate only 100000 as the
amount for which Hall is responsible,
expert accountants who have gone
over his books in the bank khave re-
ported a shortage exceeding 100000
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-05-14

suits along the line of the prevention
OF disease. The press and clergy of
the state will be employed in every
possible way in the interest of SAM
tation and hygiene, and it is the de-
sire of the board to cooperate with
all the organizations and give every
assistance possible along this line.
The work, it is understood. will be-
gin on or about June. /
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-05-14
Beautiful Spanish Dancer
Gives Praise to Pe-ru-na.

Peruna is not beverage nor bitters,.
but an honest, straightforward tome
aha increases the appetite and encour~
ages digestion.
There is q great demand for tonics-
duria~ the depressing heat of summer
and e."cria!ly in countries where hot
weather is very prevalent.
Such demand is exactly met by
Peruna
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-05-14

NERVOUS prostration is usually the
4" result of a vocation which requires
continual strain on the nervous
system.
IN such cases it would be wise if q
ohange of vocation could be made.
Sut this is not always possible and
good tonic becomes necessity.
Peruna is a tonic that invigorates
without producing drug habit.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-05-14

The splendid work of Chamber
lain's Stomach and Liver Tablets is
daily coming to light. No such
grand remedy for liver and bowel
troubles was ever known before.
Thousands bless them for curing con-
stipation. sick headaches, biliousness,
jaundice and indigestion. Sold by
Hays & Field.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-05-14
insects CAUSE HEAVY
Loss TO CANE growers

Special to The Netos.
New Orleans, May 14.-One million
nve hundred thousand dollars is the
annual loss to cane growers in Louisi-
ana owing to the ravages OF the va.
rious insects which prey upon cane
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-05-14

mass P9tar Monterde Praises PcTanG a Toaic
letter sent to the Peuna popular spanish
Miss Pillar is as
Teafro Principal of Mexico Nov
) me Peruna Drug 1Ig Columbus, S IL
ueHuenen:
FOR some time have Informing Ur that o1t M
{ best tonic have ' '9'' '0"'"Nf - 'e
1t is wondsr foriaer OF the exhaustion and If M
me NsI OF me whole body 0roded
me most complete restoration Ii is aka t ~ 10
'0"' - ''"i'O Pheasant 10 me I
do not hesitate therefore, recommend this remedy tn m
inc oeSr ana nlosf
fo"S very trHg (3fi p.