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The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-11-22
Hogs Are Required To Be Buried When
They Die OF Cholera.

The following bulletin issued by the
Kentucky Experimental Station cites
the law in regard to the disposal of the
carcasses of hogs dying of cholera, and
in view of TIE prevalence of the dis
ease among the swine of the country,
should be carried out to the letter.
DISPOSAL OF DEAD HOGS.
Hog cholera is again prevalent over
practically the entire State of Kentuc-
ky. and we cannot help but feel that
this is due largely to carelessness in
the disposition of carcasses of hogs dy-
ing from cholera. Unless we adopt
radical measures, and see that the stat
utes covering the disposition of carcass
es of hogs dying from contagious dis
eases are enforced, the tremendous
losses that we have had for the last
two years will continue indefinitely.
We also feel the inability of this de-
partment to protect the live stock in
terests of Kentucky without the hearty
cooperation of the stock raisers. This
office is notified daily of parties who,
through carelessness or ignorance,
have violated the law governing the
disposition of carcasses. For this rea-
son, we desire to call the attention of
the public to the following chapter
from the Acts of the General Assem-
bly, of the Commonwealth of Kentucky,
page 236:
CHAPTER 70.
An Act providing for the destruction
of the carcasses of swine dying from
cholera or other disease
Be it enacted by the General Assem-
bly, of the Commonwealth of Kentucky,
FIRST: That in all cases where any
pig, shoat or hog shall die of the dis
ease commonly called ''hog cholera,
or any other disease, it shall be the
duty of the owner. or owners, of such
pig, shoat or hog, or the person or per-
sons having the care or custody of the
same. having knowledge of the fact or
upon receiving notice thereof, to cause
the carcass of the same to be burned
within twelve hours, or securely buried
two and one-half feet deep.
SECOND: Any person, or persons,
failing and refusing to comply with the
above provisions shall be deemed guilty
of misdemeanor and upon conviction
thereof shall be fined in sum not less
than ten or more than fifty dollars.
Approved by the Governor Mar. IA, IL.
The burying of hogs that have died
of cholera is dangerous practice and
should be discouraged. Virulent out
breaks of hog cholera have developed
from carcassed that have been buried
for several years; therefore the man
who buries cholera hogs on his farm is
in constant danger of hog cholera.
Burning is greatly to be preferred.
Trusting that we may have your
hearty cooperation in the eradication
of hog cholera from Kentucky, the De-
partment of Animal Husbandry of the
Agricultural Experiment
Station is always at your command.
E. S. Good,
Head of the Division of Animal Hus-
bandry, Kentucky Agricultural Exper-
iment Station, Lexington, KY.
Robert Graham.
State Veterinarian, Lexington, KY.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-11-22

r. E. NJ cRoberts & Son.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-31
Teeth Are Not a Luxury.

False teeth are a necessity, not q
luxury, and q husband is legally
bound to furnish them for his wife, if
she needs them. This Is not the opin.
ion of a medical or humane society,
but the solemn verdict of the supreme
court of Wisconsin. Unless an appeal
is taken to the United States supreme
court, on the ground that this decision
deprives the husband of life, liberty
or property without due process Of
law and is therefore uuconstitu-
tional, this pronouncement will
stand as = law of the land. The Jour-
nal of the American Medical Associa.
ton says that it is doubtful If there is
any other state which has thus safe
guarded the rights OF its femini ne
citizens. Married women in need OF
teeth should at once move to Wis
cOnsin.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-31
Denies Charges Of Monopoly.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.-Emphatic
denial that the United States Steel
corporation ia q monopoly as
charged was made in the Stanley In.
vestig ating committee of the house
today by President J.. j. Farrell In
continuing his testimony. He declared
that it was not the policy of the cor.
poration to ''gobble" the export trade
of the world at any cost.
IA monopoly of the iron and steel
trade in this country" said Mr.. Far.
rell, "is neither possible, nor desir'
able. There is no monopoly. Since
the steel corporation was organized
there has been much new capital at
tr acted to the industry and many fur
naces have been built which are MOI
controlled by the steel corporation
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-31
May InvaIidate Land Titles.

WASHINGTON, Jan. PA decision
rendered by the secretary Of the inter.
Tor several months ago, which escaped
general notice at the time, threatens
to invalidate titles to many thousands
of acres of land in the west unless the
department. recedes from the position
or congress comes to the rescue of in
nocent parties whose titles are in
danger.
The decision in question, signed by
Assistant Secretary Samuel Adams,
virtually holds invalid all lieu selec'
lions filed upon unsurveyed public
lands; that is, lands that were un.
surveyed at the time of selection, and
state selections are just as much af'
fected as selections by individuals
The amount of land and the number
/ of titles affected by this decision can
not be ever approximately estimated
at this time, but the extent is very
great.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-31
He Was Against Competition.

Bishop Nathaniel S. Thomas of
Wyoming visited the state penitentt.
airy and endeavored to ascertain what
causes had led to downfall of the var
ious prisoners. Almost to q nan
they told the bishop that love of drink
had put them behind the bars. This
interested him and he asked each pris-
oner for his solution of the liquor
problem, carefully tabulating the
answers for further reference. All
but one of the prisoners announced
themselves advocates of prohibition.
One man, a lean, rugged, leather.
necked convict, not yet bleached by
prison life, denounced this plan when
the bishop suggested it to him.
1.-THE trouble with prohibition is it
don't prohibit" he said vigorously.
"What you want to dc ia to close up
the distilleries-they re the boys to 60
AFTER"
"a sensible idea, certainly" said
Bishop Thomas, making q note of it.
"Your plan is to stop the traffic at its
| very source. Excellent. You seem
like q very intelligent man. May
ask who you are-what you are here
for?"
"Oh, me,' said the prisoner. g.
am q mOOnshiner."
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-31
TEMPERING COPPER.
Tho Art Not Known by tho Prehistoric
Mexicans.

] no VTI uNOI VUO"u W eUO IUSusosOSsS
Mexicans.
The Aztecs, Toltecs and Tarascans,
it is said. possessed in prehistoric ages
the art Of tempering copper. Several
a~rchaeologists and ethnologists of the
City of Mexico now deny they had
such knowledge. Copper axe and
knife blades found at A~tcapotzalco are
so soft they a be cut with an ordi-
nary pocketknife. On the other hand,
Tarascan copper cutting implements
from the Balsas river ruins in Guer-
zero were so hard that they would
turn the edge of a modern knife.
Analysis showed that these different
blades were of the same composition
as the copper ores found in the re-
spective localities. The soft blades
were made from comparatively pure
copper ores, while the hard, apparent
~ tempered blades from Guerrero
were made from the natural ores
which existed in the hills, alleged with
| nickel and cobalt, thus making the
| smelted metal Tor alloy almost as
hard as steel; hence the so called TEN
pering was due to the natural alloy
found in the ore, which when heated
and sharpened gave a hard cutting
edge. On the other hand, where the
ores were practically pure copper the
implements made from such ores were
soft and remain so to this day.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-31
Washington News Notes.

WASHINGTON, Jan. Ex-senator
Myers has introduced q bill sppropri-
ating Sl8 900 for the purchase of
ground and the erection of q weather
bureau observatory building at Bill
lings, Mont.
Senator Gore of Oklahoma will ad.
vocate an annual federal appro.
priation of from $40, DOC. 900 to S12,
DOC, 900 for the next ten years, to be
expended on roads. To derive benefit
from such funds, states would have to
appropriate double or treble the
amounts received from the govern
ment. He is preparing a bill for this
purpose.
A scheme of SO, 600 miles of national
highways is proposed by the Nationa,
Waterways association. Those II
Montana will be:
The Northwestern Trunk highway
from Chicago to Billings, $500 miles
The Rocky Mountain highway. from
Fort Assinniboine to Ell Paso, l,25'
miles.
The Salt Lake Mountain Link high
way, 250 miles.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-31
THE TRIAL..

The trial of the Chicago packers is
the fret criminal prosecution under
the Sherman law, so far as the late Of
the original fling of the governments
charges is concerned. 1t likewise puts
the act to q cruciaul test for the first
time, says the Spokesmsn.Review
Since July l, 1908, the managers of
the turpentine trust have been tried
and convicted, while criminal indict-
ments have also been brought against
officials of the bathtub, lumber, shoe
machinery and smaller trusts. But
the men convicted are ~ on bail.
Accordingly many lawyers and politi.
clans contend that the result proves
that the supreme courts rule of rea.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-31
Political Gossip.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.-'I am for
Taft as strong as a man can be-" de-
clared Postmaster General Hitchcock
at the White House today. l did not
realize until q day or two ago how far
these stories about my alleged differ
ences with the president had gone. l
probably shall have something to say
on the subject later"
CHICAGO, Jan. 23.-Arrangements
have been completed for opening head.
quarters here today for the purpose OF
assisting in the election in delegates
who favor Theodore r oosevelt for
the presidential nomination. Edwin
Sims, former United States district
attorney, will be charge Of head
quarters.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-31
RISKS OF RAILROAD TRAVEL

During the recent cold weather pas.
senger traffic through the states where
the thermometer ranged the lowest
was more than considerably impeded
by broken rails. It ia an uni lterable
fact that when the thermometer sneaks
down low enough, q rail will break
when a fat wheel passes over 1t. In
many places through the Dakotas and
Minnesota the speed limit on trains
was fixed at ten miles an hour on &C.
count of the many breaks. Several
hundred broken rails were found with
in a distance of SO miles 10 the Da-
kotas and the condition has become
such as to call for editorial comment
from some of the leading railway
magazines. The Railway Age Ca
zette devotes considerable space to
this question. Railway men through.
out the country are complaining that
they are receiving poor rails. The
question ia asked why the railway men
have not made the facts In the case
clear? The Gazette gives the follow.
ing reasons:
The makers of steel rails are very
large shippers and the railways fear
that they will be punished by with.
drawal of traffic in case they take the
initiative. Another reason is that the
directors in the large steel mills are
usually holders of stock i a the various
railways and, while they may have
never taken any active part in influ-
encing action in the matter of buying
rails, still the very fact that they are
interested in both mill and railway
undoubtedly has its effect.
Local railway men have expressed
themselves without hesitancy on the
matter of rails, says the Muscular.
Their opinion is that the rail now
furnished the railroads could be i'm
proved. One or two do not share thit
view, but the majority thinks that the
steel rails furnished are of an inferior
quality, or the number Of breakages
reported would not be 80 large. Thu
public interest requires that the roads
shall get safe rails il they are obtain
able. The manufacturers hav'
proved that they can make good rail-
and undoubtedly if the mills will no
take action and the railroads dsr'
not, the public will dnslly step In will
the demand that safety be insured
by regulation and testing Of the raj
output,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-31
TO CARE FOR IMMIGRANTS.

To secure an amendment to the fed
eral statute regulating the immigra'
ton of aliens into the United States,
making it obligatory on the general
immigration commissioners to gather
and publish all available Information
about the resources, vacant lands q
physical CHI characteristics OF each state.
and to distribute booklets in different
languages to the aliens coming to the
United States, the Northwestern De.
velopment league, of which Lewis Pen.
we'll, of Helena, is president, is open
ing q strenuous campaign.
Letters, resolutions, suggestions and
arguments as to the necessity of this
work are going out from the St. Paul
Office of the league to all congress-
men aud senator's. Attention is called
to the fact that the present commits.
sioner of immigration can do little or
nothing to assist foreigners in secur-
ing reliable information about vacant
lands and opportunities in the agri.
cultural states. The policy OF the
government is purely negative, devot-
ing its attention to keeping out un.
desirable aliens.
The league proposed that the immi-
grafton bureau also voluntary give
each man aud woman w'", arrives q
number of pub.!c..;oLs printed In
their own language directing them
where they may find an opportunity to
get onto the land: that all this infor-
nation should be collected by the
government, the aliens will have more
confidence in it than If it was given
them from any other source.
Another provision asked is that
when a state or territory desires to do
SO, an agent may be sent to any i'm.
migrant station and under regulations
prescribed by the commissioners OF
general immigr alton, the agent may
have access to aliens who have been
admitted to the United States for the
purpose of presenting, orally or in
writing, the special inducements Offer
ed by such state or territory.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-31
Pointed Paragraphs.

The lazier a man is the more fish he
can catch.
Admire q woman and che will admire
your good taste.
There are two sides to an argument
but only one end.
Age may bring wisdom, but leaves
little time to use it.
Nothing looks more silly than q
emile that is long drawn out.
If an actress Is q star she expects
to be praised to the skies.
Don't sneer at the man in the hole, he
may climb out and kick you in.
Most men dislike to play poker with
q bad loser-also q good winner.
A woman's idea of q good time
doesn't VI to regrets the next morn
ing.
While enuui isn't exactly contag
ious, 1t is apt to make other people
tired,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-31

WORM GEAR NJ FOR L1VE AALE.
among engineers, the worm gear is SUI
perior to other forms of drive for mo-
tor driven vehicles within the scope
Of its legitimate field, on the score Of
efficiency, durability and simplicity.
A series Of experiments carried out
by Wilfred Lewis, a we'll known Amer
lean authority on gears, showed the
maximum efficiency of a worm gear
like that here illustrated to be 90 per
cent, which corresponds to an extreme
~ small friction between the worm
and the worm wheel. The thread Of
the worm had four turns, the average
angle Of the thread being % degrees.
The worm was of the variety known
as Hindley's screw-that is, it was
shaped like an hourglass to fit the
curvature Of the worm wheel. Such a
construction is. of course, expensive.
The life" Of such a gear vas estimat-
ed at about 10000 miles.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-31
A Cure For leprosv.

The Tribune de Geneve, under the
heading Of "One More Success For
Raoul Pictet," publishes a paragraph
to the effect that by means of clique
fled oxide Of carbonate" the discovery
of Professor Pictet Of Geneva univer-
sity, a cure for leprosy has been found
BY local application of liquefied air at
the low temperature Of 40 degrees be-
low zero a number of lepers have been
cured in the Hawaiian Islands. the III
tense cold destroying the microbes
gradually and the diseased flesh re
gaining its original health and color.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-31
A Chinese Coast liqht.

One of the finest coast lights in the
world, for its size, has been erected by
the Chinese imperial maritime customs
at Gillian rock. about eighty miles
north Of Hongkong. The work of In
stallation has been going on for about
two years, and the light first came into
operation on June 3. Some idea Of its
power may be gained when it is stated
that it a be clearly observed at a
distance Of tw%enty-four miles. The
Illuminating apparatus is group fash
ing Of the first order, showing three
white lightning flashes in quick sue
cession every two seconds. The ap,
proximate power Of the flash is 100000
candles.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-31

con enfeebled the criminal clause Of
the Sherman act.
The momentous Importance of the
present case consists in the fact that
the question of crime is involved and
that the outcome will show whether
the ruling of the supreme court in the
oil and tobacco cases has bourne down
on the criminal clause.
The group now on trial-Messrs.
Armour, Morris, Swift and Tilden and
four of their chief sssistants-repre-
sent the largest interest yet hailed to
court under this criminal section. The
proceeding therefore against the beef
trust acquires even greater Significance
than that against the steel trust.
The packers plan to maintain that
"if they were parties to q combination
ia restraint of trade, yet, under the
supreme courts decision in the oil and
tobacco cases, the restraint was rea.
sonsble." They seek to show that
in effect the court killed the Sherman
law by sanctioning reasonable re-
straint of trade.
The governments bssing its action
on the criminal clause affords an OPP
portunity to Justify the contention
that guilt is personal and to reach a
real source of the evils in monopolistic
trusts.
In case the packers be acquitted the
criminal clause OF the Sherman law
becomes forceless.
Should they be convicted and jailed,
Imprisonment will bring about more
obedience to the Sherman law than
will the fines imposed in q score of
successful civil suits.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-31
Butter Thief Is 6igamist.

FARGO, N. D. Jan. Pa. ]. MUIR
ray, said by Northern Pacific detec-
tives to be the head of . gang tina,
has robbed shippers of more than
10000 worth OF butter in the last
three years, was convicted In the dis.
trict court today on the charge OF
grand larceny. He will be sentenced
Saturday.
Murray is said by court officials
here to have FIVE wives and three
women who appeared in court today
said they were married to the prisoner
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-31
unjoue Whitewash Of Uruouav.

When travelling through the rural
districts of Uruguay ones attention is
attracted to the fine white color Of the
farm buildings ever during the wet
season. To obtain this neat effect a
whitewash is used which Is made with
the sliced leaves of the common cac-
tus macerated in water for twenty
four hours, producing a solution OF
creamy consistence. To this lime is
added and well mixed. When applied
to any surface, be it Of wood, brick.
iron or other material, a beautiful
pearly white appearance is produced
which will endure through storms and
frosts for many years.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-31
The Bread Board.

Hold the knife in a slanting manner
and follow the grain Of the wood
while cleaning dough off a bread
board. Also do the washing Of it
away from the iron sink, for the least
grease and black will get into the
soft wood.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-31

BUTTE, Jan. 22.-The second an
nual exposition of the Montana State
Poultry association opened here with
500 pens and 900 birds on view
| Great Falls SEM the largest outside
exhibit.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-31
RIVER PRESS Fort Benton
For Sale Or

Fiftv.tvo COPIES Of the WIHKLY RIvBR PBsss
Tor $500 spot cash, or 1T equivalent in banks bic
paper. Goods will be delivered In regular weekly
installments during the twelve months following
rocaiDt of remittance, Satisfaction guaranteed.
Address THE RIVER PRESS,
Fort Benton. Mont.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-31
WORM GEAR DRIVE.
Superior to Other Forms For Motor
Driven vehicles.

Superior to othsr Forms For Motor
Driven Vehicles.
During the past year or so European
automobile manufacturers have been
regarding with increasing favor the
worm gear drive for their cars, with
the result that many Of the leading
firms have adopted this form of trans
mission as standard, says Popular Me-
chanics. American concerns are now
watching closely this recent develop
ment, and already one prominent man
ufacturer of electric wagons has de-
vised a form Of worm gear drive that
is giving splendid results in practice.
In a paper by E. r. Whitney read be,
fore a recent meeting of the Society of
Automobile Engineers at Dayton, O.,
it was claimed that, contrary to a
widespread opinion which exists ever
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-18
TRUSTEES OF INSANE
 HOSPITAL MEET

Tuscaloosa, October 17.-tSpecial)- The annual meeting of the trustees of the Alabama Insane Hospital was held yesterday in the hospital building. Those who were in attendance were President sam Will John of Birming- ham, Secretary w. M. Faulk, Dr. J. l.. Williamson of Tuscaloosa and pr. Frank Webb of Calvert. c. B. Werner was re- elected a member of the board, his term of service having expired. Only the regular routine business was dis pensed and Dr. Searcy was authorized to proceed with the erection of the su- perintendents home which was de- stroyed by fire year ago.
 At 6 o'clock the trustees with their wives were entertained at an elegant dinner by Dr. Searcy. The affair was a notable event and assembled together a brilliant coterie of distinguished guests. An honored dinner guest was Mrs Ellen Peter Bryce whose lamented husband Dr. Peter Bryce, was the first Superintendent of this famous institu- tion
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-18
Schrank's Bail Doubled

Milwaukee, october 1.-The ball of John Schrank, charged with attempting to kill Col Theodore Roosevelt Monday night, was today increased from s7500 to N5.0ou by Judge Backus of the municipal court. to which the case has been transferred. No effort has been made by the prisoner to furnish the bond, and no reason has thus far been given Tor doubling the amount.
 Colonel Roosevelt will not be required to come to Milwaukee 10 appear at tie trial of his attempted slayer, according to the decision of District Attorney Babel today.
 q have sufficient testimony to prose- cute Schrank, regardless of his own statements and confessions" said MT. Zabel "I have witnesses to the shooting and also patrolmen who saw the revolver in his hand, and can testify to his strug- gle to escape from his captor"
 Souvenir hunters by the score are visit ing the district attorney or sending him letters asking for relics, such as portions of Colonel Roosevelts shirt, the gun or any of the things found upon Schrank
 Schrank has a rosary which he re- fuses to part with. He wears it about his neck, tied with a short string. When he was first taken to the county jail, he was asked to turn 1t over to the jailer because 1t was feared he might use it in an attempt at suicide. He protested so vigorously that Sheriff Arnold permitted him to retain it.