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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-01-21
The Exhaust Pine.

The efficiency Of an engine is often
reduced when M exhaust pipe washer
is renewed owing to the diameter OF
the central hole being smaller than the
interior diameter of the exhaust pipe
OF course when a washer is cut from
sheet asbestos and the central hole Is
left smaller than it should be the pas
sage Of the exhaust gases will very
quickly blow away the surplus ashes
tos protruding within the pipe. but
when the joint is formed with a cop
per covered asbestos washer the re
stricted bore is likely to prevail FOL
some time-in fact. it may remain per
manently.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-01-21
A TWo Meal Animal.

BREAKFAST With bacon tor meat is q
latter day Invention. it should be re-
called. Down to almost modern times
mah was y two meal a day animal
dlnher and supper. A fifteenth CEN
tnrv proverb bade him rise at : a. M.
dlhe AT y Il. M. sup ut > p IN. go to
bed ut ? p. m. "Hnd thou shalt be nine
ty ana nine" The Oxford Dictionary.
indeed. gives lii3 MS the date Of the
first mention cf "brenl:faSt." For cen
turtles afterword it meant only the
morning draft of ale. with or with
out a bite Of bread. Everybody then
set y his work fastinK.-LondOn
Spectator.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-01-21
CHEAPER MOTOR U E
eenzoI Compared With oasoIine-Pos.
sibiIities Of Alcohol.

eenzoI Compared With oasolins-Pos.
sibiIities Of Alcohol.
Some interesting comparative tests
Of gasoline and benzol as motor fuels
were recently made at Brooklands in
England. Benzol is a coal tar product
that is. comes from the gas works.
while gasoline, Of course, is obtained
from petroleum. To sum up a long
and detailed story. it was found In
the Brooklands tests that benzol gave
substantially more miles per gallon
than gasoline. A number of different
cars were given a measured amount
OF gasoline and run until it was used
up: then a similar amount Of benzol
was placed in their tanks and the
mileage test repeated.
The average increase in mileage of
! all the cars tested was 5.O23 miles in
| favor Of benzol. And this occurred
without any change of carbureter adj
justment. One car that ran twenty
eight and one-half miles on a gallon
Of gasoline made no less than thirty
six on a gallon of benZol.
The chief trouble with benzol as a
substitute for gasoline in motorcars is
its limited supply. Any widespread
use Of it by automobilists would GER
tainly put up the price. and there
seems little doubt that such an adjust
ment upwards would soon be made
as to place it OF a par with gasoline as
a fuel. The real hope for q cheap au
| tomobile fluid seems to lie in the di-
| rection of alcohol. The raw material
for the latter is ~replenished every year
by the growth of vegetation. and there
seems every reason to believe that some
day it will be produced so cheaply that
it can compete with gasoline. II not al
the latter's present price, at least be
fore 1t climbs very much higher.-New
York Post.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-01-21
WATCH CASE PICTURES.
Method Of Transferring Photographs to
Glass or Metal:

Glass or Metal.
Instructions for making a picture on
a watch case. watch dial or other sim
liar object are often sold at a high
price, and most of them turn out to he
a simple carbon transfer or a process
of sensitizing metal which is difficult
to carry out. The method herewith
given is extremely simple. and with it
any one can do good work from the
start without experience in photogra-
ply. 1t makes u perfect transparent
film that appears as If the photograph
were taken directly on the watch case
or dial, writes a correspondent of Pop
ular Mechanics.
First prepare the following mixture:
Collodion four ounces, Venice turpen-
tine one dram. camphor spirits ten drops
and 50 per cent alcohol one ounce.
Flow this solution over the photograph
that is to be transferred and carefully
lay it aside to dry for fifteen minutes
or longer; then paste the print, face
down. on a smooth piece of plain glass,
using ordinary library paste. Allow
it to dry for at least n hour; then
with the bowl of a spoon or a finger
rub the picture from the center out.
wetting with cold water until all the
paper backing is removed. and place
the glass with a picture in n bowl Of
hot water. The composition will free
itself from the glass.
Place the film on a piece Of ordinary
paper and cut it to the desired size. It
is usually best to cut it in the shape Of
a disk to ft the watch case. Place this
disk back in the warm water, and the
film will soon float. while the paper
sinks to the bottom. With a solution
of gum acacia. grease the case that is
to receive the picture; then very care
fully place the picture in the right po-
sition and attach it firmly by pressing
with a silk cloth. The best place to
put the picture is either on the inside
Of the cover or on the dial. II placed
on the dial the picture will show up
in every detail. yet the figures can be
seen through the picture.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-01-21
Waterproof Sho, DRESSING.

Melt some tallow and while it is hot
put In some scraps of rubber from old
rubber shoes or boots. Be careful to
select rubber that is free from cloth.
Put in as much Of the rubber as the
tallow will absorb. Stir freely while
it is melting. and keep it away from
any flames. Allow it to cool and set
away for future use. Take enough for
immediate use and warm it sufficiently
so that it may be applied with q
brush.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-01-21
An Interesting Exhibit,

II " great shops could stand side
by side on the main street of the world
and all the vices could lie put in the
show window Of one Of them and all
the virtues In the show window Of the
other and al the people could go by ali
day. all night. and seq the windOwful
OF virtues as they were and the win.
dowful Of wires rs they were all the
world would lie good in the morning
Gerald Stanley Lees Crowds"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-01-21
pon'ts For First Aid Men.


Don't touch a wound with the hands.
Don't disturb blood clots.
Don't be rough with the patient.
Don't probe for a bullet or any other
body embedded in the flesh.
Don't wash wounds unless you ster-
ilize the water.
Don't pull or tear Off clothing. Cut
It away.
Don't attempt to remove pitch. var
nish or wax from a burned surface.
Don't bring ammonia too close to the
nostrils.
Don't touch the eye with dirty fingers
OF an unclean cloth.
Don't put bandages on too tight.
Don't let the patient know his condi'
ton is serious Coal Age.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-01-21

WHEN HE RECOVERED CONSCIOUSNESS HE
WAS IN THE DUST.
has cured more patients than any five
doctors together"
"Great man! Was he over at the Of.
Ace?"
HE happened to drop in"
A Series Of Happenings.
"Oh, he happened, did he? And when
Il happened that he was In he hap
pened to discover that you had con-
sumption, didn't heT"
HE came in on other business, but
he had scarcely glanced at me before
he asked If l knew that my left lung
was affected"
"And you told him, Of course, that
you knew It vast"
II had to tell what l have known for
months"
"Known for months, yet never men,
toned It to mel"
MRS. Bowser, there are husbands
who do not care to brighten and worry
their wives, and I am one Of Them"
"Fudge! There's never a day goes
past without some complaint from you!
90 it's incipient consumption In the
left lung this time. is IT."
1T certainly is"
81 don't believe a word of It! Your
left lung is just as sound as your right
one, and both together are as sound as
the lungs of a whale. 1t wasn't a week
ago that you were Dragging of how you
could expand your chest"
MI. Bowser sighed like air being
pumped into a barrel and made no re
ply.
"Of course this DIR. Kline made an ex'
animation" queried Mrs. Bowser.
"His name Is Kane"
"Well?"
o course he examined me-"
"And charged IS or $40 for it,"
Mr. Bowser gave no figures.
"And did he find the lung half gone?'
"About a quarter gone"
"And Of course he recommended
something? Does he think you should
60 to the north pole for a couple O
years and sleep outdoors under a pape
-four sack?"
HE has a remedy to stop the deca,
Of my lung where it is. l have not 60
to leave home"
"Just roost on the back fence a
night, eh?"
"Mrs. Bowser, l want nothing NOR
from you in that VEIN" he said wit
great dignity. If 1t hadn't been fc
you l should not now he afflicted"
"But what can l do?"
Bicycle Riding Prohibited.
"For years l have wanted to ride tn
, bike, but you have prevented me h
your ridicule. Riding the wheel woul
have given me the fresh air my luns
craved."
" said You were too fat and YOU
legs too short, and l say 1t now"
"And I hurl your insult back to YOU
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-01-21
The Rest Cure.

Little Paul. having disobeyed his
mother, was sent to bed in the mid
die of the day to think over his faults
and keep out Of further mischief. An
hour or so after he was given permits
sion to get up and dress, and soon he
appeared rosy checked and happy.
"Well. mamma. l feel lots better now
I've had such n nice long rest!"-Wo-
mans Home Companion.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-01-21
BOWSER'S LUNG.
Tries Bicycle Riding as Cure For
Consumption.
MS LEGS ARE TOO SHORT.

Catastrophe Follows Advice Of Dr..
Kane, q Specialist" Who Arouses
Mrs. BE- sareasm-Hsr Husband
Sleeps, After Threatening Divorce.
BY N. QUAD.
~fCopyright. 1918, by Associated Literary
Press.1
a 8 O'Clock the other afternoon
- Mn. Bowser happened to look
out Of a front window and was
greatly surprised to zee him
talking with a man.
As they talked Mr.. Bowser carried
his hand to his left breast.
Az they talked some more the man
tightly thumped Mr.. Bowser on the left
breast.
Then Mr.. Bowser nodded.
Then the man nodded.
Then Mr.. Bowser entered the house.
well, what is It this timer asked
Mn. Bowser. Al she met him in the
hall.
Nothing much" he replied. though
he had a serious look on his face.
"But you are home three hours ahead
Of time"
EYES,"
"And you are looking very solemn"
"Yes."
"And l want to know what it's all
about. Who was it out ut the gate with
you|"
''That's DR.. Kane. who lives -four
blocks below. You must have heard OF
him."
II never did. He can't be much Of a
DOCTOR"
"He is known as the greatest special
lst in consumption in the state. He
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-01-21
Passive.

Passive.
$50 yon lost your money in the stock
MARKET"
NO" replied Mr.. Lnmbkin: II didn't
even have the fun Of losing it myself.
l took another mans tip and then al
lowed n broker play it for me."-Wash.
ingtOn Star.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-01-21
Queer.

what is the baby crying about?'
"He dropped his gingersnap in his
glass Of water" well, that's the first
time ever knew any M to cry be-
cause he had Il soft snap."-Houston
Post.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-01-21
Ae Always Laughs Last.

HE laughs hest who laughr last"
"Then what Il hearty laugh the Eng.
hshman who is listening to the anec.
dote must get."-Kansas City Journal.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-01-21
Not In His Line.

"They tell me-" said the new re-
porter. who was doing an interview.
that you have succeeded in forging
your way to the front"
"Sir." replied the self made man
coldly. won have been misinformed.
I'm no fOrger."-LondOn Globe.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-01-21
All Settled.

All Settled,
Have you asked your fathers con
sent to marry that young MANI"
more than that. Mother and ! have
dared him to refuse ."-DetrOit Free
Press.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-01-21

No great characters are formed in
this world without suffering and self
denial.-Mutthew Henry.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-01-21
"Prlnts All The News"

II any reader If the River Press
considers it WORTHY Of recommends
tion to friends, the favor will be very
highly appreciated by its publishers.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-01-21
To Contractors and Builders

To Contractors and Builders
Bids will be received up. to noon of
February l, 1914. for building a school
house IS by "a feet in district No. %,
Building is to be completed by April !,
1914, and contractor must furnish all
material. Specifications and blue print
may be had by writing the clerk of
district No. %.
Bids should be marked "Bids for build
ing school house." and addressed to
NELLIE p. JACKSON,
Clerk Of school district No. %.
Box p Virgelle. Mont.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-05-17
Attacks On White Women.

The people Of Richmond are incensed over
two attacks made during the past few DAYS
upon young white women One suspect II is
believed. has been fatally wounded by an officer
while resisting arrest The authorities are
inclined to believe that the wounded negro 70
innocent of the crime of attacking one of the
young women, as he does not correspond to the
description given by the victim.
Suthern cities have had much with which to
contend from negroes since the close of the
War Between the States, Thousands Of the
race flocked to The cities, under the protection
of the Freedmen's Bureau and the bulk of them
have remained, The great mass will not work
where else, and they swarm IN disreputable
sections, and constantly trouble. A small
percentage take advantage of their improved
conditions, labor, and we'll behaved Some
build homes and live and die respected by their
white acauaintances. But those to whom we
refer form but small percentage the greater
number rather deteriorating than advancing in
the social scale
Notwithstanding immense sums of money are
spent yearly for their education and general
hetterfnent, the prefer to exc out their
existence in idleness ard often vicousness The
gin shop and the brothel are preferred to
churches schools,
The people of the Old Dominion are aroused
every time assault is reported and
overt acts liable to be committed by in
censed people The Richmond authorities are
endeavoring to bring the perpetrators of these
outrages to justice. and it is hoped by all law
abiding people that their efforts will prove
Observation-Disclosures Gazette.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-05-17
An IMPORTANT UNDERTAKING.

Thc sarves Of Rtchmond's industrial and edu-
cattaual associations Of conditions under the
direction a The National Bureau Of Education in
cooperation vita the National Association for
the Promotion of Industrial Education, which
u.ss begun Thursday and announcement Of
ph8ch Was made exclusively in The rjraHlaa,
is matter Of 10 little Importance to Rich
inond al ucll as tAe balance Of the country.
The suryey is being conducted by Charles
Ii win=aa@ who represents the bureau of edu-
cation ami bo has the able assistance Of Pro
tassor s. 9 4.oeAer, principal Of the John Mar
sian og4i sh school. Professor Wallace A.
Aiaese. aire550r Of tHe manual training depart
sasat III me Richmond public schools, and Pro-
Gcssat If CLAY foa5hens director Of the wood
marx.ue seufers o. taa 1osal schools. The sur,
vey v.H br me ma=t s4orough ever undertaken
In 'br United states aud NH not be completed
before aosle tlme in October.
The gentlemen engaged ia the survey began
With tire printing ar. ,akue up the shop of
the Hermi,aee Press ots-r pursuits VIII be
taAen ap n regular order, ana attention will
then be given the nseHo5s ased in their appIi-
cation to The puhfe schools.
IL Bindings wnl De reported to the National
Association for ,be Promotion Of Industrial Ed
ncation al H. ooneeausn aore early next win.
,er. ara on tae result Of tais report Will be
basea the iudusulal educational system Of the
pubic schools IN taa ntod States
IT is easy, therefore 10 appreciate the value
~ the np9er+ak{n1 ana ts7st II means to Rich
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-05-17
ANAINT. Ic9SotI4H Ts /.

The Norfolk Ledger Dispatch is in sackcloth
and ashes over press dispatch TO the effect
that an aged woman in Ohio, on her death.
bed. confessed" that she started the great Chi
cago FIRE OF 1871, and that Bridget O'Leary's COW
was in no wise responsible for the conHagra,
ton.
only few days ago" mourns our contem-
cherry tree incident IN the life Of George Wash
ngton, and in fact, there seems to be a gen.
eral disposition to discredit all the best au.
thenticated and most widely accepted stories in
our history"
Then our usually cheerful friend goes out of
Its way TO pick UP conoclastic summary from
an exchange--it doesn't say what exchange
which reads:
We told that Pocahontas never
really flung herself between Captain John Smith
and her fathers tonahawk; that William Tell
never shot an apple frtan his sons head. that
King Arthur more of a bandit than Il
hero, that Rome wasn't saved by the carkling
OF geese. and that Captain Kidd was a tame old
seaman instead of a dashina, blood -bespattered
pirate. AT this rate our histories will soon lose
their color and pale into a parity with the Con-
sresSionai Record
Calm yourself. dear heart. These same icono-
elasts will be saying next that Columbus did not
discover America, but shall pin no more
10 that statement, II II should be made than We
do to the Confession OF the Chicago woman
We are morally certain that Mrs OI,earys
COW kicked over that lamp that started the Chi.
cago confederation are that Noah built and
sailed the ark, and nothing will convince us to
the contrary
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-05-17

difference. or from pecuniary interest for few
If any, well-trained minds are unconscious cd
the awful toll made the human by the
traffic In liquor But these gentlemen are boost.
ing Richmond-for Richmond wants not only
Ia keep the traffic she has, but to add tc
it that great business to be gained by the
closing of the saloons elsewhere---in other
words Richmond wants to go into partner
ship with the blind tigers. That's what it means
without mncing words
That some of the business interests of Rich
mond Will suffer temporarily is foregone con-
clusion. But disaster that they can suf-
fer VIII ever compensate for the awful wrong
that has been done to the Tong rolf Of her
citizens, and you read them, each one OF
YOU, on your fingers ends. Business will in
time adjust Itself to the and bcttered CON
ditions and with loss that is insignifc ant
as compared with the present destruction OF
humanity.
Let the gentlemen who are lending their good
names, acquired from honorable ancestry. rather
than their own efforts, pause and consider Let
these gentlemen, who, boasting of their great
moral character and freedom from the curse
beware, lest the thief may enter their own
doorway and carry away the jewel of the house
hold.
Respectfully
EDWIN r. SURFER.
Richmond, Va, May 18th.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-05-17
From Stricken Mexico.

r, c. Elliott. writing from Mexico.
says;
The fratricidal war with It's train
of evils. looting and murders. the
paraiyZation of business. the destruc-
ton Of ranches and villages, the sus-
pension of railroad traffic. depre-
ciated currency and consequent suf-
fering and poverty, still continues,
and the end Is not yet. Many of our
members-even children of twelve
years o age-have been pressed into
military service. The effect OF all
this upon our work has been most
injurious. and, In consequence, we
have again to report barren year.
THE suspension of train service,
or the exclusive use Of trains for
military operations. have prevented
me from visiting two of my missions
on my district during the year.
Notwithstanding great difficulties
and dangers. the preachers and teach
ers have heroically remained at their
posts and ministered to the people.
We report an increase of about sew
enty members added to the church
during the year
more modern methods will be
adopted in our Sunday schools, the
I.aymen's Movement will be inaugu
rated, and urgent attention will be
given to self-support. evangelism and
meetings for united prayer and testi-
mnny An efficient and consecrated
government official was granted IL
cense to preach, and a young man Of
great promise was recommended for
the itinerancy.
"Our wesleyan college. at San Luis
Potos. and Mary Keener institute
have been closed for several months
"a serious drawback to the work.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-05-17
SUNDAY

re- scarcely anything can exceed In beauty the
H'ountainsides of Berkeley and Frederick
'uhties right now, with their many square
'nties Of apple blossoms at the very height OF
heir iovelness."
Every Vfrginian will read this description
"fth interest and pleasure whether or not he
as ever had the pleasure of viewing this Won
aerfnl scene. A profusion Of apple blossoms
leans profusion of apples and consequent
pfosperity to Virginia apple growers The Tir-
9'nidn noted recently reports that this years
rop OF apples would probably break all records,
ma this Is borne out by succeeding reports
1t Is good. Virginia's apples nave contributed
o her fame; they are in demand all over the
tvflized world because of the reputation they
ave established, and many thousands of bar.
els are shipped from the port Of Richmond
very year. The apple growers have the ad.
Fantage OF some other producers in that they
an store the fruit In Richmond's big storage
warehouses; in the event that the market is
Quilted, and hold them until they get their
own price.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-05-17
THE DOCTOR

y weary, hafied man is the doctor, yet almost
invariably an optimist Many times he saves a
life only to lose it in the end He is never
quite sure of saving 1t at any time He is al
ways sure OF losing 1t tune
He knows the seamy side of things he deals
with the most disconragng phases Of life; he
is constantly associated with weakness and af-
Fiction, yet very seldom does he become a PES
simtst Cynic
He has always been with us, this doctor. for
no human being wants to suffer or TO die Ha
vas the priest of the Egyptians and the medf-
cine of the Indians
Upon his shoulders rests heavily the burden
Of civilization. for good health is the funda.
mental fact of success. whether as applied to
individuals to communities
OF all professional men the doctor seems most
real Sooner or later he comes To touch hands
with about every one OF as
Occasionally we envy him success or ridicuIe
ms shortcomings. but that is always at a time
"hen he is not needed When trouble comes
he Is the one from whom expect help
The doctor. leads a wearing life He i4 at
eTerEbody's beck and call His business knows
no eight-hour system and recognizes no holi.
days man can be sick unto death lust as
we'll on Sunday the Fourth of July IS
he can on any other day, and the doctor must
recognize this fact
With his individual patients the doctor always
plays losing game but with humanity as
whole he is winning, and that after all is the
thing worth while
Better than any one else the doctor knows
tho fralties OF individual t,rtter than
any one else he realizes the slow but sure pro-
Eress that-is being made for the benefit of the
race whole.
Formerly the doctor worked by himself but
ne Is now trying the Operative system and 10
making his work felt through methods Of ar
gantzation and combination.
wonderful personality is this new doctor
who deals with communities and states and
no speaks Of diseases world Affections and
VINO employs guarantees. houses OF ISOLATION
dislnfectahts and antitoNns where his predeces-
sors used pills and leeches.
He is big man. and he knows ii an es-
sehflai man, and ne realizes it, He ia doing
great work and recognizes it-a work which
not only reaches down 20 each individual life
~fd1t affects the welfare Of the race
Perhaps that IT, why the doctor. though tired
and peFpleXed, is seldom discouraged. FOR
While ne sees individuals succumb and pass out
despite his best efforts, he heholds humanity
rising step by step to a plane IF better health
and greater average strength.-Houston Chroni-
Gle.