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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-24

ments of algebra, geometry and English.
together with the elementary work in the
profession for which they are being edu-
Gated. The next year is more severe. and
the third is still more so. The third year
at West Point which makes a cadet a
second year man." Is much the hardest
Of the term; but the men who survive to
reach that stage usually get to the gradu-
alton point. For ten years, from 1880 to
1885, the percentage of discharges from the
second class for deficiency was per cent.
in the January examinations and about
per cent. in the. June examinations The
first year men also have difficult; course
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-24

One of the most popular schemes is the
one by which the president would be
allowed to appoint ten cadets every year.
each United States senator one during
his term of office each representative
one. and each territorial delegate one
Another plan would give the governors
of states the right to appoint one or
two cadets every year.
None of these plans could be carried
out without making additions to the pres
ent buildings. These buildings have ac-
commodations for only $40 cadets II
housed, as they should be. two In room
At the present time forty-five cadets are
compelled to sleep three in room. The
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-24

first uniform and equipments when he be-
comes an officer But the amount II inade-
quate, and an officer usually begins his
active career in debt and In many In
stances he remains In the service for years
before he can unload the burden. The
additional pay recommended by Col. Mills
would do much toward relieving the em-
barrassment
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-24
Map 81 the. Transvaal.

A splendid map of the seat Of war ~
Africa, 80 by rs inches. accompanies the
National Geographic Magazine (Washing-
ton, D. CT for December The map shows
in detail the mountain roads. railroads, tell
egraph lines. stations and all physical feat
ures necessary to clear understanding Of
the country in which the British and Beers
are at present fighting. As the map was
prepared under the supervision OF the war
department, its official nature guarantees
the correctness OF the details.
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laid out FOR them. but they reach the goal,
with few exceptions.
The plans of the men who hope to see
the HIST OF discharges grow smaller by
raising the standard for admission to the
academy also include the enlargement Of
the plant so that 1t may accommodate
about 800 cadets. This would give officers
for 5000 men, and leave vacancies for
meritorious noncommissioned officers The
graduating classes would probably number
, about 100 every year.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-24

THOSE needing a FIRST-GRADE
MATTRESS, will do well to in
vestigate this. Hair Mattress
tees inches wide by feet 9
hcnes long. The tick Is a very
heavy grade. well sewed and
ovunu. and contains fine quality
~ euried hair Weight of mat
s,s S az 20 lbs. They are now worth
thw put next week az M
'ney will be ........... 3I1sUO
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-07-28
Dirt For the Dirty Ones.

I'm several Of the provincial towns"
writes Mr.. Ransome, lone finds hotels
said to be conducted on the foreign
principle and certain Japanese hotels
have a foreign side. The European &C.
commodation In such places Is, as a
rule. terrible. The rooms are dirty,
the beds are rickety, the %bedclothes are
apparently seldom washed and the tn.
bles and chairs are seldom capable Of
standing on more than two legs at a
time.
"When l first went to Japan | could
not understand how. on the foreign
side Of the Japanese hotels, the accom
modations could be 20 inferior. when
the Japanese portion was kept scrupu.
lousy clean. One would naturally
think that a people whose houses were
SO spotless would revolt at having a
portion Of their premises In a filthy
condition.
But, as explained to me by the land
lord of one Of these hybrid establish.
ments: Foreigners are dirty by nature.
They 60 about their houses In their
boots, and consequently they cannot
wish to have their rooms kept In prop.
er condition. "-Literature.
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A Wonderful Book.

The Chinese Almanac Is the most
largely circulated publication in the
world. the copies printed and sold
yearly reaching several millions. 1t Is
printed ut Picking and Is n monopoly of
the emperor, no other almanac being
permitted to be sold In that country.
Although containing reliable astro.
nomical information, its chief mission
Is to give full and accurate informa.
ton for selecting lucky places for per.
forming all the acts, great and small,
Of everyday life. And as every act Of
life In China. however trivial. depends
for its success on the time in which
and the direction point Of compass) to.
ward which It Is done, 1t Is Of the ut.
most Importance that every II should
have correct information at all times
available to enable him so to order his
life as to avoid bad luck and calamity
and ecure good luck and prosperity.
SO great Is the native faith in It's in.
fallibility that not long since the Chi.
nese minister to Germany refused to
sail on a day which had been appointed
because it was declared In the almanac
to be unlucky.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
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SINGULAR FISH CRADLES.
A Father Fish Who Hatches His
Young In His Mouth.

In the Nile there Is q singular fish
that has been known from early Bibl,
times. 1t Is dedicated to the Apostle
simonis and Is especially common in
Palestine and the s,a OF lake Of Tibc.
RUS. Nearly all these fishes have Il
singular method OF caring for their
young. At the time of spawning the
mother fish forms a little nest among
the reeds and PUSHES. in which she de.
posits perhaps POO green eggs. about
the size Of shot. which she immediate.
~ deserts. Curiously enough. In all
the thousands Of fishes but three orfour
instances are known where the mother
displays any affection for her young or
remains by them.
The father stations himself by the
nest and presently appears to be dining
upon the eggs, but II he Is carefully
watched 1t will be seen that he Is tax.
ing them into his mouth with the
greatest care and not swallowing
them. They are lodged in what cor.
responds to the cheeks and held there.
The eggs soon hatch, the little fishes
grow ana the cOuntcnance or MIR. lila.
pia becomes greatly swollen and puff.
ed out Of all semblance to his former
self. He n begin to close his
mouth and presents a most eXtraordi.
nary appearance.
TO accommodate and protect the
growing family the fish submits to
great Inconvenience and only permits
them to escape when it Is a physical
impossibility to hold them any longer.
At this time the father will undergo
severe treatment rather than relin-
quish his progeny. He has been thrown
out upon the beach. but still clings to
his charge. Eel during his death
struggles. Many of the young remain
in this singular cradle until they are
four inches In Observation-Disclosures
Inquirer.
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Advertised Letters.

List Of letters remaining uncalled for
in the p~ostof1ce at Billings, Yellow
stone county, Montana. for the week
ending July "a, 1899.
Bates, Mr.. ; Beattie, Frank (3);
Beerwart, Lewis; Beerwart, Ludwig
Cain, Joseph s.; Galley, Franz r. ;
Close, EARLY; Crownever, Harry r.
Delpha, N. s.; Durley, P. D.: East
man, W. L.: Ehle, s. A.; Hartley,
ALL; Holmes, Il. G.. James, j. G.;
johnson, A. j.; Kearney, John; Lin
dell, Joe j.; MoKiernan, T. E.. Matt.
land, James; Martin, Harry; Nash,
Mrs. M. E.; Nicely, Thos. O.. Ongley,
G. N. (2); Panhandle, Billy; Pettin.
gill. Chas. :; Pope, Sam Purvis, W. 8.
Reagan, Michael; Richardson, G. H.
(2); Rooney, Pat; Ross, q. H.. Ro j,
George; Ruble, H. f. (2); Shannon,
Mrs. VILLAIN; Smith, James X. Smith,
W. f.; Sonmesin, Pit Gus; Stanton,
Samuel; Sternat, Charley; Steward,
Q. w.; Sullivan. J. j; T%hielicke,
William.
Persons calling for the same will
please say "advertised.
L. +. Babcock. Postmaster.
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MAY FIRES.
An Ancient scotch CustOn Which
Once Involved Human Sacrifce.

Sir John Sinclair's "Statistical Ac.
count Of Scotland" contains notices Of
many old customs, which still contin.
ued to be observed in the Highlands.
though they were even then fast dying
out. From the eleventh volume Of that
great work. which was published in
1901 and the succeeding years. we
learn, OH the authority Of the minister
Of Callander, Perthshire, that the boys
Of the township assembled in a body
upon the mOors On May day, and pro-
ceeded to dig a circular trench, leaving
the soil in the center un%disturbed, so as
to form n low table Of green turf. suf.
ticient in size to accommodate the
whole party.
They lighted a fire and prepared n
custard Of milk and eggs. and a large
oatmeal cake, which they baked upon a
stone placed in the embers. When they
had eaten the custard, they divided the
cake into as many equal portions as
there were persons in the assembly and
daubed n Of those pieces with char
coal until it was perfectly black. They
then placed all the pieces Of cake to.
gether In a bonnet. and each In turn
drew n blindfolded. the holder Of the
bonnet being entitled to the last piece.
The boy who drew the %blackened por-
ton was destined to be sacrificed and
was compelled to leap three times
through the flames.
Although the ceremony had degen.
Grated into a mere pastime for boys, 1t
Ia evident that 1t must once upon u
time have involved the actual sacrifice
Of a human being, in order to render
the coming summer fruitful.-Gentle.
mans Magazine.
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A Silent

A curly haired small boy sat in a
Fourteenth street car just at the time
Of the day when the ears are most
crowded on Thursday afternoon. A
worn looking woman, evidently his
mother, sat beside him. At Fifteenth
street Il particularly buxom omar Of
middle age crowded into the ar. There
was no sent for her. and she stood glar.
Ing at the boy. Later her ~displeasure
vented itself In words. and she express
cd herself freely to the woman who
stood mex her about women who let
their children occupy seats while ladies
are standing. The worn looking WON.
an flushed, but made no move to have
the boy surrender his seat. The buxom
oma still glared and still expressed
herself with extreme f%rnnkness. The
boy sat still. At N street the mother
rang the bell. AS the car stopped she
put her arms around the boy and lifted
him to his feet. half carrying him to
the door.
won't you take this seat| she said
to the buxom m II an just TAX.
Ing him home from the hospital"
And as the car rolled Oh the buxom
woman looked warmer than the wealth.
er warranted Washington Post.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-07-28
A Flower.

The Canadian Manufacturer reports
the remarkable phenomenon Of the dis.
covery Of a flower incased in a hole in
m old iron casting, the flowe" being in
a perfect state Of preservation. A work.
man engaged In breaking up old iron
ut a foundry in Ontario came across an
old wheel that had done service on a
stationary engine for many years. On
breaking 1t he discovered in n crevice a
flower blossom in perfect condition. it's
color being as fresh as the day it found
its way into It's mysterious hiding
place. It had evidently fallen into the
casting when it was being poured, and
in some manner escaped injury from
the molten metal. AS the cavity was
perfectly alright it naturally retained
its freshness until exposed to view.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-07-28
The Barber Was All Rirht.

"After being shaved In q Chicago no.
tel barber shop" said the III from
South Bend, II walked out and down
the street and entered another shop
and took a chair. The barber lathered
and scraped me without Il word, and
Is minutes later I submitted myself to
a third. He lathercd and rubbed as
II I had not been shaved for a month.
and just as he took up the razor I
asked:
"'Didn't you notice that l had been
shaved twice already this morningT
"'Yes, SIR he replied.
"'But you are going to shave me
again"
40. sir. ! supposed you came In
here to get the skin taken Off and part
with some Of your cheek! "-Pittsburg
Dispatch.
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Dunyan's sharp Answer.

John Bunyan wrote THE Pilgrims
Progress in Bedford jail, where he
was confined for his religion. A Quak.
er came to the prison and thus al,
dressed him:
"Friend Bunyan, the Lord hath sent
me to seek for thee, and | have beer
through several counties in search OF
thee and o W am glad l have found
thee"
Bunyan replied, 'Friend. thou dost
not speak truth In saying the Lord
sem thee to seek for me, for the Lord
well knows that | have been in this
jail for some years, and II he had sent
thee he would have sent thee here d.
rectly."
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-07-28
Wills Of Some Women.

some women derive a great deal OF
enjoyment out of making their Wills
remarked a lawyer the other day
"They change them as often as they
change their gowns. 1t is only a few
days ago that came down to my office
to find one Of my fair clients anx.
iously awaiting me. She was in a great
state Of nervousness.
"Oh. Mr.. Blank she exclaimed. I've
come to change my will
"'What! Again. I asked.
"'Yes.' she said. 4 discovered last
night that Mrs. - whom | had in
tended to leave my diamond tiara to.
has been saying spiteful things about
my poor, dead hu~sband-said he made
his money out Of green grocery and an
Off beer license-odious creature that
she Is. l could never rest In my grave
II thought she would benefit n Earth.
ing's worth from my death.
"'Cross her off the will. please, Mr..
Blank, and substitute the name of-let
me see, now; whom can | leave the dia-
mond tiara to? Well, I'll think it over
tonight and come and see you in the
morning.
"And so on" continued the man Of
law. THAT good lady changed her will
six times in as many months, and the
names in it would have filed a small
directory. while the rest Of it suggest
ed an auctioneer's catalogue."-London
Mail.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-07-28
XacGlnatel the Aldea.

Orders that were issued by the Ger
man West African officials that all
firearms In the hands Of natives should
be stamped and registered aroused
much discomfort. Lieutenant Eggers.
In D~amaraland. however. got along
with no trouble. He had lnoculated
cattle for the rinderpest three years be-
fore, us the Damaras saw. with good
results. He therefore announced that
he was ready to vaccinate their rifles
10 rs to insure their shooting straight
and doing nc hurt to their owners and
the Damaras crowded to him to get
their guns stamped.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-07-28
South or East, Which?

When a trip is contemplated it 10 al.
ways we'll to prepare in advance in order
to avoid little Inconvenience which are
often annoying. The two fast trains
leaving Minneapolis and st. Paul daily
via Wisconsin Central lines for Milwau-
kee and Chicago make close connections
with trains east and south. Being Gle.
guntly equipped with sleeping cars, par.
lor cars and day coaches, they are fully ap.
preciated by the travelling public. Your
nearest ticket agent will give you COM
plete information and furnish you folder
OF the Wisconsin Central lines.
Jas. 9. Pond, General Passenger
Agent, Milwaukee. Wis
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-07-28
Saving silver Mt the Mint.

Perhaps the most interesting scheme
for the recovery Of waste silver at the
local mint Is that applied to the uten-
sils Of the melting gang. The big iron
stirring rods, the clippers. the strainers
and the ladies' that come in contact
with the molten metal are laid aside at
Intervals and e down stairs. They
are covered with what looks like brown
rust, but is really oxidixed silver.
Suppose, to digress Il moment, one
desired to get a cout Of paint Off the
outside of a house. In such event the
plan Of scraping away the house and
leaving the shell Of paint standing
would y" regarded as somewhat eccen.
trio, yet that is substantially the meth.
cd adopted at the mint. The imple.
ments are placed in baths Of sulphuric
acid. which attacks the iron or steel,
but leaves the silver untouched. Little
by little a strainer. for instance, will
entirely disappear.
That is to say, the original strainer
disappears and leaves In It's place q hol.
low silver counterpart, delicate as an
eggshell. They are very curious, these
fragile casts. Their surface Is a sort Of
natural f1ligree. h~oneycombed with in
Vulnerable fantastic perforations. The
reproduction Of a bolt or screw Is some.
times us perfect as an electrotype, but
they are hurried remorselessly back to
the crucible and thus pursue their cy.
Gle until Mt last they find their Karma
In q minted coin.-New Orleans Times.
Democrat.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-07-28
Odd Companions,

The kennebec Journal tells OF q man
who has a fox and a hound that are
boon companions. When both animals
were In the pup stage. they were plac,
ed together and have now enjoyed a
year OF each others society in peace
and harmony. They sleep together and
play with each other much after the
manner Of two frolicsome pups. The
fox has perfect freedom of action. COM
ing and going at will, but he always re.
turns at night to share the dogs bed.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-07-28
Her Lucid

Don't you WISH" he asked. looking
soulfully into her eyes. that the tun.
mel on this line was ten times as long?"
mo-" she answered.
It struck him like a dash OF cold we.
upon him that she no longer loved him.
"They always light the a lamps
when coming to the long tunnels" she
added. land they don't for the short
Ynes."-Chicago Post.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-07-28
A YindlCtiVe Reptile.

The fer-de-lance IL found on the is.
lands Of Martinique and Santa Lucia,
where the natives counteract It's virus
with a decoction Of jungle hemlock,
and the basis Of it's grrwsome reDuta.
ton seems to be the fact that 1t does
not warn the lntrudrrs Of It's haunts,
after the Of the cobra or the
r~attlesnake, but tattens It's coils and.
with slightly vibrating tail. awaits
events.
If the unsuspecting traveller should
show no sign Of hostile intent, he may
be allowed to pass unframed within
two yards Of the coiled matadore, but a
closer approach Is apt to be construed
as a challenge, and the ~vivoron, sud-
denly rearing its ugly head. may scare
the trespasser into some motion Of self
defense-he may lift his foot or brand.
ish his stick In a menacing manner II
he does, he Is lost. The lower coils will
expand, bringing the business end.
neck and all. a few fee. carer; the
head points" like a leveled rife, then
darts forward with electric swiftness.
guided by an unerrIng instinct for the
selection Of the least protected parts of
the body.
And the vindictive brute Is ready to
repeat It's bite. For a moment II rears
back. trembling with excitement. and.
II felled by a blow Of Its victims stick.
will snap away savagely ut stumps and
stones or even, like a wounded pan.
ther, ut It's Own body.-Popular Science
Monthly.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-07-28
An Unconscious Press Aren't,

1t was a critic who uprose on the first
night OF the late Charles Reade's
drama. ITS Never Too Late to Mend"
at the Princess 'theater. London. In
1865, and ~vehemently protested against
the logging business in the jail scene
as being inhuman and untrue to life.
However. 1t was true to life, and the
discussion that ensued tended to crowd
the theater for many months.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-07-28
NObOly Missed II,

Hicks-Barry made a bet that every
person who came by his fence would
touch II and he won.
Wicks-Nonsense! How did 1t hap
pen?
Hicks-He merely stuck up the sign
paint" and, Of course. everybody con
sidered himself called upon to feel Of
the fence Boston Transcript.
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Com Sense rare.

OF bright, witty. learned and cute
people we can find whole battalIons
In every community. but when you 80
In search OF people possessed of good.
hard common they are not so
easy to find. -Punxsutawney Spirit.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-07-28
Young Mothers.

Group is the terror OF thousands of
young mothers because it's outbreak is
80 agonizing and frequently fatal.
Shiloh's Cough and Consumption Cure
acts like magic in cases Of Group. 1t has
never been known to fail. The worst
cases relieved Immediately. Price 25
cts. 80 cts. and Sl.O0. Sold by Chapple
Drup On
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-07-28

Oriental Judgment OF Mixed Babies.
The Greek ecclesiastical authorities
at Aleppo have been called upon to de.
eide a case which strongly recalls Solo
mons famous judgment. BY a strange
coincidence n woman and her daughter
both gave birth to a female child at the
same time. But the babies got mixed,
and, rs one Of them was ugly and the
other pretty and healthy, both mothers
claimed the latter. The elder woman
maintained that. as all her other chill
dren were handsome, the ugly child
could not be hers, while her daughter
claimed that, being young, handsome
and strong, she could not be the moth.
er Of a weak and ugly babe.
The religious chief Of the town set.
tied the affair In a summary way. He
adjudged the beautiful child to the
daughter on the ground that, it being
her first. the occasion was not to be
made one Of humiliation and disap.
pointment, while the elder mother
could afford to forego her claim since
she had already had several handsome
children. -Constantinople Malumat.
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His Share.

Judge-Was the stolen article gold
or only gilt?
P%rlsoner-lt al silver. sor. The
guilt was all me own. yer anner!-
Jewellers Weekly.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-07-28

Canada has a forest area estimated ut
1,250,00O square miles. or 800. 900. 900
acres. the largest forest area. so far as
the woods Of commerce are concerned.
Of any country Of the world. Its forest
production Ia $50, 900. 900 annually.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-07-28

When a wise prophet predicts the
end Of the world. no invariably puts It
10 far In the future that no one no
knows will live to contradict him,-Chi.
cage Tribune.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-07-28
Sick Headaches,

The curse Of overworked womankind,
are quickly and surely cured by Karl's
Glover Root Tea, the great blood purifier
and tissue builder. Money refunded il
not satisfactory. Price Is cts. and 50
cts. Sold by Chapple Drug Co.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-07-28
KeeNa Ua Worried.

The greatest nuisance In any CON
munity IL the person who makes q spe'
cialty of finding germs In the food
Washington Post.
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You Try 1t,

II Shiloh's Cough and Consumption
Cure, which is sold for the small price Of
% cts, so cts. and Sl.OO, does not cure
take the bottle back and we will refund
your money. Sold for over fifty years
on this guarantee. Price rs cts. and 80
cts. Sold by Chapple Drug Co..
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-07-28

Strictly. there Is no such thing as the
pursuit OF happiness; we simply dodge
unhappiness. Detroit Journal.
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The first duty Of a real man Ia to do
his real duty irst.- Kansas City Star.