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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-09-11

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DOCTORS NEGOTIATING A GUINEA PIG WITH
BUBONIO PLAGUE GERMS.
for the purchase Of rats at 3 cents
each. The Norfolk authorities have
put a small army Of rat catchers at
work and are paying boys and others
3 cents for each rat delivered to them.
It Is the flea and not the rat that
% directly responsible for the transmits
SION Of the dread disease to human I've
tngs. The rat acquires his evil reputa-
ton as a plague carrier because he is
infested with fleas. Sometimes they
kill the rat with their poison. In that
case they are certain to leave the dead
body to attach themselves to human
beings If they can reach them. The
only practicable way to keep feas away
from the human is to eXterminate the
rats that bear them.
That the bubonic plague will con-
dnue through the summer despite the
fact that the authorities have it fairly
under control was the report of the
commission of army surgeons from the
United States Marine hospital who
were sent to Porto Rico to make a
study Of plague conditions.
Lieutenant Colonel Jefferson r.
Kean, who heads the commission, said
that more than 2 per cent Of the rats
subjected to examination showed in
lection, but that few fleas were found
on them.
"Unquestionably the plague will
reach the United States" he said. sit
seems to be going around the world,
and I do not. think it will be possible
to keep infected rats from reaching
our piers. In order to prevent this the
piers would have to be faced with
sheet iron or reconstructed with con-
crete. Sanitary conditions are better
In the city Of San Juan than in the
environs, where it will be impossible
to stamp out the plague until better
conditions prevail through modern
sanitary methods"
The other members Of the commits.
sion are Major Frederick F. Russell,
lieutenant Fred H.. Foucar and F. Y.
Howard. They visited San Juan, May
aguez, Ponce, Carolina and the out.
lying districts which are affected. In
Carolina they found that Z per cent of
the rats were infected.
Before they left San Juan sixty-four
sats were killed on the ship.
Experiments Of methods for prevent.
Ing and fighting the plague are being
carried On ct quarantine. New York
hArbor. =
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Natural Inquiry.

NaSOTas INJURY
A resident Of Willoughby had a fine
dog, the story goes, and one day that
fine dog was missing. The Willough-
by householder asked all around the
neighborhood, and after awhile he in
serted an advertisement in the morn-
ing papers: give dollars reward. No
questions asked"
The next day a man appeared at the
door, leading the dog. The latter was
promptly identified, and the money
was turned over to the rescuer. But
the rescuer showed some reluctance to
leave.
"It's all right" said the owner of the
dog; "you can 60"
"Lemme ask youse sumpin," persist.
ed the lucky dog finder. ''Youse ad.
vertised no queschuns asst, but dat
don't keep me from astin none, do it?'
"No, / guess not"
"Den here's my queschun: If dat
dawg gifts stole-or l means lost
again would youse offer de same re-
ward?"-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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from which he was graduated. He
afterward was graduated in law from
the same institution. He was elected
city solicitor Of Ironton in 1896. Then
he went to the Ohio legislature. In
1905 he was elected speaker of the
house Of representatives. In the same
year he obtained the Republican nomi-
nation for secretary of state and led
the Republican state ticket.
Two years later Mr.. Thompson was
reelected secretary Of state. He held
this Office until Jan. 7. 1911, when
he resigned to accept the assistant Sec
retaryship of the department Of the in.
terror, which position he held until he
became the presidents secretary.
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mire yo', sub, and wish to make 70
governor. Yo' are a modest, retiring
citizen, sub, as becomes a brave and
gallant man, but we trust yo' will
please and crafty the people by &C.
cepting the nomination hereby tender
ed to yo'.'
That's what the Judge said, sub,
and, though his words were few, they
brought teahs In my eyes. 1t was a
powerful surprise to me, and it was
some time befo' l could control my
emotions. When ! had succeeded l
said to him:
"'Judge Golden, l don't car for Of
fee. l am satisfied to rest on my rec
ord as a soldier, but If the people Of
this state are calling for me, sub, l
must obey. If l an elected to the
| high and honorable office l will do my
best to retain the love and affection of
those who honah me-
"That was the way it happened.
subj" continued the colonel, land it is
needless to add that my teahs mingled
| with the cocktail. l drank with the
Judge befo' he departed.
Nominated by A~cclamation.
"A few days later my nomination fol-
lowed, and the die was cast. Yes, sub.
I was nominated by reclamation, and
for a time the other party hesitated
about making a nomination in Opposi-
ton. 1t was so clear that l had a
walkover and would ride in on the
wave that they were reluctant to make
q move
However, they at length decided to
put out a ticket, and after a great deal
of persuasion an unknown ~person-an
unknown person way off in a swamp
county-was induced to sacrifice him
self. While he was such a cipher, sub,
that it wasn't deemed necessary for
me to make 4 campaign. I deemed it
best to prepare a few speeches and
exhibit myself to the enthusiastic and
adoring people.
II carried my speeches, and l carried
the people. 1t was said in the papers
that l was the popular idol and that
my remarks We're received with hur-
ricanes Of applause-nothing less than
hurricanes. After some of the meet
ings the adoring populace lifted me
up on its shoulders and bore me in
triumph, suh-in triumph. The opposi
ton was silent until the campaign full.
ly opened, and then it blazed forth
like a battery suddenly unmasked
There We're falsehood and vituperation
by the barrel, and for a moment l felt
appalled,.
Tho Campaign Interrupted.
"Not that they could truthfully asperse
my record, sub, but they resorted tc
the basest lying and the grossest ex
aggeration. Can yo' credit 1t, sub, tina,
they tried to take from me the honat
of leading my regiment in the desper
ate charge Of Gettysburg. Yes, they
did, suh-they shorely did-and they
even went further. One paper said
was fo'teen miles in the rear at the
time, and another published a picture
of me sitting on the fence while my
brave boys were sweeping CALAMITY w
the slopes to die for the cause. Cad
sub, but didn't my blood boil when
saw that picture! And they mad,
charges, s%uh-charges that l was a 20
litical schemer and a charlatan anj
dishonest to the core and that m,
theories were the phantoms of an in
sane
II couldn't go ahead, subj couldn'
do it. My motives had been belied ant
my honah impugned, and with tn,
Bunkers from time immemorial honal
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-09-11
Bubonic
Plague
Situation

~ EPORTS from Porto Rico and
Cuba to the United States pub
lie health and marine hospital
service indicate that the bu-
homie plague situation continues seri-
ous in both islands, with an increase
Of cases in the former. DR.. Creel, rep
resentauve Of the federal health serv-
ice in Porto Rico. says that the spread
Of the plague there is traceable to rat
infection, and active measures have
been taken to check it. Because Of the
increase Of the malay DR.. Creel asked
for several men in addition to the sew
enty already assigned him in the work
Of fighting the plague. Surgeon Gen
aral Blue at once sent additional men.
The laboratory force is being worked
day and night, according to DR.. Creel.
Passed Assistant Surgeon Won Ez-
dorf, stationed at Havana, has greatly
Increased his field In fighting the dis
ease and has drawn a quarantine line
about the zone of infection, including
in this district the strip from Menzar-
ratio street to the bay. This includes
the confines of the old city. DR.. Won
Ezdorf stated that 800 rats have been
examined, but no infection was dis
covered in them.
While the situation in Havana is
still regarded as serious because Of the
increase of the epidemic in Porto Rico,
Surgeon General Blue took steps look
ing to the e%xpcditing Of commerce be-
tween Havana and the United States.
This was done at the request Of a num-
Der Of big shipping interests. Surgeon
General Blue issued orders that pas
sengers for New York shall be allowed
to embark without quarantine delay
subject to a completion Of examination
at New York. Allowing five days from
Havana to New York, passengers
would be detained two days in quaran-
tine.
Following the example Of Norfolk,
the health commissioner Of Pensacola,
Fla, notified the public health serv-
ice that $3.50 had been appropriated
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-09-11
CARMl THOMPSON.

He Succeeded Charles D. Hilles az
President Taft's Secretary.
Carmi Thompson, President Taft's
new secretary, succeeds Charles D.
Hilles, who resigned to become chair
man Of the Republican national COM
mittee.
Mr.. Thompson was born in Wayne
county, w. Va, forty-one years ago.
His father was a coal miner. When
four years old his family moved to
1r%onton, o. When twelve years old
Mr.. Thompson went to work with his
father in the coal mines. At sixteen
he passed entrance examinations for
admission to the 1ronton High school.
He was graduated from the high school
and entered the Ohio State university,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-09-11

AARON q. WATKINS ABovE) AND EUGENE
W. CHAFIN.
Ohio Northern university and was ad-
mitted to the bar in 1889. He was the
Prohibition candidate for governor Of
Ohio in 1905 and again in 1908. He also
is an ordained minister of the Method
list Episcopal church.
Two relatives of President Taft fg-
ured in the convention. William Mich
olson Taft of California contributed
$4,000 to the campaign fund. s. H.
Taft led an unsuccessful fight to
change the name Of the party to the
"National Conservation party"
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OFFICE vs.. HONOR
The Colonel Lost the First to
Preserve the Second.
The STORY OF HIS CAMPAIGN.
His Character Asperssd, He Removed
His Accusers In Accordance With the
Code, but the Other Candidate Got
the Votes.
BY M. QUAD.

BY N. QUAD.
copyright, 1912, by Associated Literary
Press
FTER the wah," said Colonel
Bunker as he finished his
IA cocktail, latter the wah
came reconstruction, and,
while I played my part in it, I might
have done far mo- but for my engage
ments on the field of honah. l could
have been elected governor Of this
state by $4,000 majority except for
having to pause and defend my honah.
l had hosts of friends, who hoped for
my political advancement, and one
day a party committee, headed by
Judge Golden. appeared at my Office.
and the judge observed:
"'Colonel Bunker, the people of this
great and sovereign state love and adj
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-09-11
CHAFlN AND WATKINS.
Prohibition Party Candidates For Pres
ident and Vice President.

The National Prohibition party's
candidates for president and vice pres
ident are the same standard bearers as
four years ago, Eugene w. Chain of
Arizona and Aaron S. Watkins OF
Ohio.
Mr.. Chain was born in Wisconsin On
Nov. /, 1862. and was educated in the
public schools and tile University of
Wisconsin. He was admitted to the
practice of law in 1875. He has for
many years been nationally prominent
as a speaker and organizer in temper
ance and prohibition movements.
Mr.. Watkins was born in Ohio on
Nov. 20, 1863. He was graduated at
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-09-11
From a Wife's Diary,

II am completely disheartened.
"Tonight l entered the parlor sud
denly and found my husband lying on
one of my lovely new sofa cushions.
"How impossible it is for a woman
to make a home in the true when
she Is married to such an insensate
man!
"Sometimes l feel that l should be
glad to die."-Pearson's Weekly.
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unconcernsd.

II care not who makes the country's
laws" said the 'sharp" lawyer, 'if'-
III what?" his colleague asked.
III they continue to put in verbiage
that may be %variously Interpreted
Chicago Record Herald.
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Its Origin.

Its Origin.
"There's no place like home"
was evidently written by a man
who vas trying to spend two full
weeks in a summer cottage.-De-
troit Free Press.
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Speed.

"Has the baroness already another
husbaHd?'
"Oh, no; she's already without one
aRain."-Fliegende Batter.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-21

her mind that ii might contain ele
ments of interest or of physical de-
velopment
believe we are coming to time
when housework will be so intelli
gently organized and so well done that
no one will dare look down upon it
as an inferior trade Ii takes a lot of
intelligence, lot of thought, to keep
your house in perfect order, keep it
clean and well regulated and to do
this yourself, with minimum ex
penditure of nervous vitality and
physical strength.
l have been telling you all along, in
writing about my rules for health.
that ali the exercise in the world is
not going to help you unless you put
your mind on the work you are doing
and the benefits to be derived
It's the same way in homework If
you want homework TO do YOU any
good put more brain and less sinew
into it. Every day you viii find some
problem to solve that will tax YOUR in
genuity and stimulate your thinking
machine.
Housework tires most women be-
cause they hate it. The same physical
motion performed in a gymnasium
and called physical culture will be
considered fun. Turn your housework
into intelligent joyful activity and
you Will find that the exercise of 1t
will help keep your figure shapely and
add to your bank account besides,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-21
Gray Hair Is
Not Compulsory

1t is almost pathetic when woman S
hair begins 10 fade and she realizes that
II Is turning gray, and vet there is no
one to blame but herself for negIectlng
II, for the hair responds very quickly TO
the proper care and treatment The
hair turns gray because it has lost vi
tally, and when you pull out the first
simply enlarge the cells and coarsen
your hair, and It will turn gray more
quickly than If left alone.
For many years we have handled all
Of the good hair preparations and we
believe there is nothing better TO be had
anywhere than our Robinnalre Hair
Dye. 1t Is not the ordinary vulgar
bleach or artificial coloring. We should
have named it Restorative, because it
original color and beautiful, healthy
condition, and there is no reason why
you should hesitate to use II II your
hair is fading and losing its color.
1t is our own labora tory product and
we guarantee it TO be pure and harm
less. 1t has been in use for over quar-
ter OF a century and we have yet to
receive the first complaint. but we can
show YOU hundreds OF letters. unsoiic-
ited. telling Of the wonderful results
obtained from It.
No woman need have gray hair unde-
sired. II she will give little time and
care to its treatment. The hair always
responds quickly Robinnaire Hair Dive
is easily applied. and It Is non Sticky
and does not stain either skin or scalp.
II you want to see what II will do. get a
Csc trial size and use II on a small
part Of your hair. saw back Of the
ears. Won will be SURPRISED and plea sed
with Il Fc~uler le-ge size 75c. Sent
postpaid. Jacobs Pharmacy. Atlanta.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-21
Daysey Mayme and Her Folks
BY FRANCES L. GARslOE.

lengthy appeal, doesn't love me He
refuses to let me smear molasses candy
on his Sunday clothes
At least twenty children have signed
d complaint asking tnelc mothsfA 10
appear and explain why milk is poured
down a childs throat when it cries be-
cause it is cold
1t was also decided that the model
man isn't one Of Immaculate neatncss
The model man is one whose clothes
are greasy and sticky with children
finger marks. with half his buttons off
for use in bean shooters and his tie
gone to put around the neck of the dog
Such a man. wearing pacard, is
model man in the decision of the juve-
nile court
But on the placard must be printed
these words: Il am a Friend of Little
Children. and Believe in Letting the
Dear Little Ones Have a Good Time
with Me"
one boy. who has appeared often as
plaintiff his parents being particularly
! insI: Nor3inate. expressed the wish in
court recently that there were giants in
these days. so they could come along
and whip father"
Young man" rebuked Judge Chaun-
cey Devere Appleton very sternly.
there ARE giants in these days, and
grown-up people get whipped harder
and oEener than the children You
need not worry about Father Father
catches it all right
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-21

L asst Winter when took an apart
ment in New York everybody
thought of course, | was going
to have a maid have a theater maid.
naturally, but she has all she can
do to attend to my costumes. which,
while they may not seem to require
much attention, nevertheless take up
all of her time.
NO, indeed I'm not going to have
maid, | announced calmly. Il need
the extra exercise of housework
There was a general ha-ha at my
expense, but | knew what I was about.
Housework is fine exercise if you
know how to do it right. and I've al
WAYS done good real Of it, and been
none the worse for IT.
First of all. of course. it depends
upon your house whether you are go
ing to enjoy your work. or find it bur
densome and unhealthy
BY house mean apartment, or one
room in a lodging house, or a four
story dwelling, or whatever the place
is that YOU call home.
Costs a Lot.
Most of us fill our houses with use
less truck for which we never have
any real need, and which usually costs
a lot of money in the beginning. and
much more to keep clean.
The japanese seem to me to have
worked out the most perfect plan for
their homes. Everything they possess
is necessary, and every necessary thing
is beautiful artistic and valuable. If
you will go over your home and elm
mate everything that YOU have no use
for, and everything that is not beauti-
full, the daily care OF what is left will
be excellent exercise for YOU. and il
won't take you long to do it.
like to do my own housework,
because / am exceedingly fussy about
having things perfectly clean. and !
hate dust.
Now, / have watched the ordinary
houseworker perform the daily chore
of busting, and | can't say that she
does it scientifically or successfully.
She is too much like the stage maid.
who is always laced into very tight :
fitting dress. with a little bit Of white
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-21

TIME imperturbabe dignity Of
Caauncey Devere Appleton, age
nine. as chairman at the recent
session Of the Childrens congress. mas
resulted in his election as judge of the
juvenile court.
a position heavy with responsibility,
for before him come many questions
concerning the Rights of Childhood,
Parents need governing and the man
ner OF procedure, the measures, etc.
are all questions gravey settled by
Judge Chauncey Devere Appleton, age
nine.
The first case reported today came
from the Havering family The baby Of
three refused to eat her oatmeal, and
when her mother begged her to eat it,
always remembering to say please"
the child pushed the oatmeal off the
table
Father, mother and child appeared
before the juvenile court the child as
plaintiff in a suit for damages to her
feelings. and the parents as defend
ants They are willing TO waive the
damaged carpet in an effort TO compro-
mise but the child refuses.
A baby in family of such prom-
nence that the name is suppressed on
request. smashed seven cut glass tum-
blers. and when the remaining five were
put out of it's reach, it made an appeal
TO the Juvenile court
Father" says one little girl In a
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-21
MISS ANNETTE kELLERMANN.

apron about the size of dolly and a
large lace cap, who goes up and down
the stage flirting feather dustet
around the legs of the gilt furniture,
while she sings a merry song without
looking at what she's doing
Dust that is dslodged with a
feather buster simply goes and settles
somewhere else. Usually it settles in
your own lungs A nice healthy place
isn't it? When l do my busting every
window is wide open, my hair is tied
up tight in one of my favorite silE
handkerehiefs, and l dust with a
cloth. a damp rag or chamois. and
take the dust away to be washed out
of the rag.
A Stretching Exercise.
! insist upon having the picture
holdings wiped off, and when | do it
myself you can see this is the best
kind of reaching and stretching ex-
ercse Sweeping is good exercise. totN
but as it raises so much dust ] pre-
fer the vacuum method of cleaning,
and there. are so many different kinds
of thees cleaners now that most fam
flies could afford to have them, espe-
three families clubbing in and buying
good cleaner
never go at ny housework except
in the loosest and most comfortable
clothing. and I am very particular to
have comforta ble-not high heeled-
slippers, but soft, dow shoes, with a
very modest heel, which | keep for
this special purpose
Half the time the woman who does
her homework is not properly dressed
for her work. She can not combine
comfort and something at least half
way pretty in appearance. Many wom-
en- look upon a great big prom as q
sign Of bondage or social inferority,
! think. That's why we see so many
dirty bouscs and soiled kimonos. The
one pieec dress is a blessing, as it al
ways looks tidy. and the big apron is
complete protection. like the work
mans blouse which English workmen
wear, but of which ] don't see very
many in America
dOn mind ScruDDlng, ana If YOU do
it with a will it is the same as many
OF the standard exercises for shoulders.
back and waist muscles There is no
reason why one should only scrub with
the right hand you could easily get
accustomed TO alternating with the left
hand. This makes the development Of
the muscles more equal
A Martyr TO Dust
one Of the reasons why housework Is
looked upon as such bugbear is that
women have never taken the trouble to
systematic their work and TO get the
most out of It for themselves. The
average woman who does homework
either for her own family or for some
one else looks upon herself as a sort
of martyr. and she really Is martyr.
too A martyr SO dust. dirt, discomfort:
to complete lack of system, and the
thought that Would save her so many
steps and so much time.
She would rather save every piece OF
dust gathering brio -brae than to dis
card 1t and give the time she used to
spend in Keeping the bric-a -brac clean
to some more entertaining or more up-
lifting form of work. When she does
her housework she goes at it disiking
the work the duh routine Of IL has
long ago deadened any possibility in
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-21
FRECkLES
Don't Hide Them With Veil; Remove
Them With the New Drug.

An eminent skin specialist recently
discovered a new drug, othine-double
strength-which is so uniformly sue
cessful in removing frecltes and Civ
ing a clear. beautiful complexion that
II is sold by Jacobs Pharmacy under
an absolute guarantee to refund the
money if it fails.
Don't hide your freckles under a veil,
get ar ounce Of othine and remove
them Even the first nights use viii
show a wonderful Improvement, some
-of. the lighter freckles vanishing en-
tirely. 1t is absolutely harmless. and
can not injure the most tender skin
Be sure to ask Jacobs Pharmacy for
the double strength othine: ii is this
that is sold on the money back guaran-
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-21

BY toilet counters OF mail, SOC. None
back if not entirely PieaJed.
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