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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-01-13
Lifc,s Changes.

While in the drawing room coach on
his way home from Philadelphia not
long ago a New Yorker found himself
face to face with a woman whom he had
not seen for some time.
"Why, Mrs. Blank" cried the New
Yorker, chow
At the woman's reproachful glance
he stopped. "Not Mrs. Blank" she COR
rected. II got my divorce from Mr..
Blank some time ago. I'm now Mrs.
Dash. Let me present my husband, Mr..
DASH, w%hereupon a nan got up and
bowed.
"You-you don't mean it!' gasped
the New Yorker. IT hadn't heard. You
and Mr.. Dash haven't been married
very long, have your
"Oh, no, indeed" said the woman,
"about 10 minutes, I think consult
ing her watch. Were on our wedding
trip now"
The New Yorker gasped again. Then,
"Bless you, my children" he cried and
fed to the smoking car New York
Sun.
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INDIAN SIGNAL SERVICE.
They Have Long T~eIephOned by the
Use of Drums.

They Have Long TeleDhOned by the
Use Of Drums.
Travellers in uncivilized countries
have often wondered how some savage
tribes were able to transmit news for
hundreds Of miles with no apparent
facilities for doing so. An interesting
light is thown on this subject by Jose
Bach, who tells Of the means by which
the Indians OH the Amazon communi-
cate with each other at a distance. The
natives live in groups of 100 to 200
persons in settlements half a mile or a
mile apart. In each dwelling there is a
wooden drum, which is buried for half
it's height in sand mixed with frag-
ments of wood, bone and mica, and has
a triple diaphragm of leather, wood
and rubber. When this drum is struck
with a wooden mallet. the sound travels
far and is distinctly beard in the other
drums in the neighboring dwellings.
1t is beyond doubt that the transmits
sion OF the sound takes place through
the earth, since the blows struck are
scarcely audible outside of the houses
in which the instruments are placed.
After a ..'malucca, or dwelling, has
been "called up by an initial blow
conversation is carried on between the
two drums. Mr.. Bach's explanation ia
that the communication is facilitated
by the nature of the ground, the drums
doubtless resting upon one and the same
stratum Of rock, since transmission
through ordinary allnvial earth could
not be depended Il N. This method
furnishes an ingenious modification Of
the process employed by Indians for
perceiving distant noises, such as the
gallop of a horse, which consists in APP
plying the ear to the earth. st. Louis
Globe Democrat.
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An Offset.

"This is Mr.. Pneer, is it not?'
Eyes, sir
"You have rented a house fronting on
Mulberry square. ! believef"
II have
well, my name is Ferguson. I have
rented the house mex to yours, and by
a queer mistake the man I sent to clean
it up so I could move into it went to
the wrong place and cleaned up yours.
His bill, which ! settled, is quite mod.
erate-only $l.50-and I thought that
if the work proved satisfactory on in.
speotion perhaps you would not object
to assuming the payment of that
amount"
"Not at all, sir, but I shall charge
you 81. 80 for n days occupancy Of
my house. That. I think, makes us even,
sir. "-Chioago Tribune.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-01-13
The Four Greatest Poets.

Who are the four greatest poets of the
world? The question one, we gather
from Sir Edward Hamilton's mono
graph, which used to exercise Mr. Glad
stone. About the first three places in
deed he believed that there could be no
reasonable question. They must be as
signed to Homer, Dante and Shakes
peare. But about the fourth place Mr..
Gladstone found geat difficulty. He
considered that there were four COM
~petitors-Eschylus, Virgil, Milton and
Goethe. We wonder how many Of our
readers would at a first guess select Mr..
Gladstone's final choice? 1t was Goethe.
Who, in recent days, have been the
greatest masters of English? This was
another question which Mr.. Gladstone
was fond Of considering. He decided in
favor Of two as greater than all others
Cardinal Newman and Mr.. Ruskin. 1t
is interesting to recall the fact that Mr..
Morley, in a lecture, answered the same
question. According to him, the great
masters of English in our generation
have been three-Carlyle, Macaulay
and Mr.. Ruskin. The last named alone
appears, it will be seen, in both lists
London News.
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|, NoT NY Way

sits not my way"
How often is this heard.
"It's not my way, to speak the kindly word:
1 feel enough, but it's not well to speak,
To tell my loving out it sec..is SO weak"
tits not my way
How often hearts have broken
Because the loving word has been unspoken.
Because the smile we looked for was a frown,
The hand that should uplift. lit held us down.
Its not my way
To speak the word that craving love requires,
To voice approval, foster vain desires"
Hearts often flint and fall out ~ the way.
Because to speak is not your WI
IT'S not my way.
All, we'll, when death shall come
And touch the best loved lips and make them
dumb
BAD will it be for you = grim regr"'
And stern remorse UPON your he-- .-.Ilngs Get
Their fingers firm.
Because it is their way to tortuve and to wiring.
Then you'll remember every Little thing.
The smile you did not Civ. the wor' '-spoken
Which might have gill; l.4s and h. : heart
unbroken
Aye, then you will remember,
And in blood sweat and agony will say.
Would it had been my way
To love, approve and tell it out, SO meee,
For 1T was you that made my life complete
Rose Seelye- Miller in Observer
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Twisted LOgic,,

It is said that during the Irish rebel
lion Of ls4S a bishop sent q request to
q parish priest for information and re-
oeived the reply, ''The peace Of the
country il assured; faction fights are
increasing"
A'similar twist in logic Ia manifested
in o message Of congratulation received
by Mi. Willis. on his election to the
New South Wales parliament. The tel.
egram from his agent read, "Carnida
iubilant; heavy fighting; several hurt,
including self. London Chronicle.
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A judicial Ruling.

During the hearing Of a case at the
Bloomsbury county court counsel refer
red to the defendant, an Oxford master
of arts. as "this man" ~whereupon de-
PENDANTS counsel protested, saying be
might at least have used the word ''gen-
tleman." Judge Bacon - Nonsense.
That is the sort of affectation you often
hear among women when they say
"you ought to call me q lady" In my
opinion man is a much better title than
gentleman. London Telegraph.
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Uses of Adversely.

1t is something new to discover that
a bodily afliction can assist one in
mastering the difficulties Of learning q
foreign language, but there is a case of
the kind on record.
Miss Gertrude came down stairs one
morning with red eyes, a swollen nose
and a generally distressed appearance.
"What is the matter, Gertrude?"
asked her mother.
IAN awful cold in my head" she re-
piled.
~ am very sorry" said her sympa-
thizing parent.
II was when / got up, cheerfully
rejoined the young miss, "but I'm not
now. l can get that French nasal sound
exactly. Tray be-ong. Bong zhoor,
How's that?''-Youth's Companion.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-01-13
A Game Jockey,


Tod Sloane's gameness will new be
questioned by those who saw him win a
old East st. Louis track some years
ago. After the race Tod was hardly able
to dismount. Then it was learned that
he had broken all arm in the race. It
seems that he was crowded against the
fence in a jam around III of the turns
and broke his arm. Switching the reins
to his good arm, he rode the race out
with great determination, putting up a
Garrison finish" and winning ON the
post by the narrowest possible margin.
It was an exhibition of gameness the
like of which was never before heard Of
in the history of the American turf
Chicago Record.
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south or East, Which?

When a trip is contemplated it is 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.
gantly equipped with sleeping cars, par.
Tor 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. G. Pond, General Passenger
Agent, Milwaukee, Wis
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-01-13
Mice of All Coiors.

Tho National Mouse Club of England
recently held an exhibition where sew
eral hundred mice competed for gold
medals, champion cups and various 9th
or prizes. These little creatures are not
the ordinary everyday mice which scare
the cook and drive the mistress of the
house to take refuge on a chair. They
are we'll bred mice that expected to be
petted and caressed and treated as ten
derby as a pet cat or dog.
By careful breeding they have de-
veloped great variety in ooloring and
sometimes in shape. One very choice
style of animal, called the spiny mouse,
has a row Of bristling hair for a spinal
ornament and is a very cute miniature
reproduction of a poroupine, The ia
miliar white mice so often seen for sale
on the streets here have been bred with
black eyes instead of red ones. It has
taken several years to produce these re-
suits, but the society now claims to be
able to furnish mice in IL or ID differ
ent shades. To any one who is able to
overcome the fear Of mice they are
dainty, delicate little studies at any
time, but when they play around in
suits Of chocolate, sable, fawn, jet
black, tortoise Or golden agouti they be-
come perfectly fascinating.
AS in the case Of all fads of this kind,
the prices brought by these little pets
are extremely steep. Fifteen dollars or
$40 is not a large price to pay for q
we'll bred mouse, and some of them
have been sold for as high as $25,
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-01-13
The Army and Navy

Have covered themselves with glory
during the war. The army and navy
vestpocket memorandum book pub
lished by the Northern Pacific is a COM
pact digest OF information relative to
the navies and armies Of Spain and the
United States at the beginning Of the
wal. 1t has a map Of Cuba, illustra-
tions Of naval ships, glossary Of navy
and army terms. translation Of Spanish
words, etc. Send 10 cents to Chas. s.
Fee, Gen. Pass. agent, N. F. r. R., st.
Paul, Mimi, for a copy. soft
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DEALING WITH LuMBERMEN.
Tricks IndulEed In by Boil
Buyer and Seller.

Peculiar Tricks INDUCED In by Both
Buyer and Seller.
There is an old retired merchant in
Detroit who delights in recalling his
experiences when an active mar run
ming a general store in one of the north
ern cities of the lower peninsula.
II used to reap a harvest when the
men were coming out Of the woods, he
relates. "They were not up in styles, and
about any old thing would suit them
provided the color was right and the fit
even passable. But there were trick
sters among them, and l had to have
my wits about me in order to keep even
with them.
How much is that hat?' asked a
strapping six %footer, who arrived from
camp one day with a pocketful Of
money
"'Two fifty, l replied.
"TLen he informed me that he al
ways had the crowns Of his hats punched
full Of holes in order to keep his head
cool and his hair from coming out. |
soon had this attended to, and then be
asked what the hat was worth. Two
fifty. l responded in surprise, but he
laughed at me for asking such a price
for damaged goods. He had me, and
got his hat for 81, while the jolly crowd
with him had a laugh at my expense.
He wanted to look at some .fiddles,
and after pricing n at $40 concluded
To take it.
where's the bow?' he asked. as /
was doing up the package.
"'You only bought the fiddle,
laughed. The others saw the point and
laughed too. The giant tried to bluff
me, but I kept good humored, and got
even Oh the hat by charging him 81. so
for the bow. | not only got even, but
the others were SO pleased with my
Yankee trick that they spent plenty
of money with me. Detroit Free
Press.
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Played out.

Dull headache, pains in various parts
of the body, sinking at the pit of the
stomach, loss of appetite, feverishness,
pimples or sores are all positive evidences
of impure blood. No matter how it be-
came so, it must be purified in order to
obtain good health. Acker's Blood
Elixir has never failed to cure Scrofulous
Dr. Gyphilitic poisone or any other blood
diseases. 1t is certainly a wonderful
remedy and we sell every bottle on a
positive guarantee. Sold by Chapple
Drug Co.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-01-13
SHARKS and the De.d whale.

The presence OF any large quantity
of easily obtainable food is always suffl.
oient to secure the undivided attention
of the shark tribe. When "cutting I'M
whales at sea, / have often been amazed
at the Incredible numbers Of these crea-
lures that gather in a short space Of
time, attracted by some mysterious
means from heaven only knows what
remote distances. It has often occurred
to us, when whaling in the neighbor-
hood Of New Zealand, to get a sperm
whale alongside without a sign Of q
shark below or a bird above. Within
an hour from the time of our occurring
the vast mass Of flesh to the ship the
whole area within at least an acre has
been alive with q seething multitude Of
sharks, while from every quarter came
drifting silently an incalculable host Of
sea birds, converting the blue surface
Of new fallen snow.
The h%arpooners and officers from their
lofty position on the cutting stage slew
scores upon scores by simply dropping
their keen edged blubber spades upon
the soft crowns of the struggling fish,
the only place where u shark is vulner.
able to instant death. The weapon
sinks into the creatures brain, he gives
a c%onvulsive writhe or two, releases his
hold and slowly sinks, followed in his
descent by a knot of his immediate
neighbors, all anxious to provide him
with prompt sepulture within their
W yearning maws. National Re-
view. ..@ ~E
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what Il ShiIoh2

A grand old remedy for Cough, Colds
and Consumption; used through the
world for half a century, has cured in
Vulnerable cases of incipient consump-
tion and relieved many in advanced
stages. II you are not satisfied with the
results we will refund your money.
Price 25 cts, SO cts. and s1.OO. Sold by
Chapple Drug Co.
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when Inc Time Came.

Maud-Oh, Ethel, and what did you
say to him when he proposed to your
Did you say what you said you were 60
ing to thesother day? That was a noble
speech, just suited to crush the boldest
man And did he stink away like a
whipped dog?
Ethel-Well, not exactly, You see,
I didn't say just that. I-I-weii-sr
-er-well, you see. l said yea
London Fun.
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You Can't Hear It.

There are many sounds animals can
hear which are inaudible to man. Mr..
Gallon, the famous anthropologist, has
invented a little whistle with an ad-
Unstable plug, by which it can be render
ed more and more shrill till IL ceases to
give any note to oux ears, yet a dog will
hee~ it II q whistle still and answer
r. lilly its call
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-01-13

The plant known as vervain, which
Ia not distinguished for Its beauty and
which grows q Idays utterly disre.
garded, was 80 sacred to the Druids
that they only gathered II for their
diyinations when the great dog star
arose, In order that neither sun ncr
moon ehould NEE tho deed.
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Strange Mistake.

North Side Mother-I told you a lit.
tie while ago, Jerry, who our first par.
ents were. Let me see il you remem
Der. Who vas the first man;
Precooious Roy-Adam.
North Side Mother--That's right.
Who was the first woman?
Precooious Boy - Evil. - Chicago
Tribune.
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II you are too indolent 10 shinsi'
your HOUSE during tho dry weather. W.
have NJ Just cause Tor complaint |
cause your roof leaks when u rnire
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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 if
not satisfactory. Price 25 cts. and so
cts. Sold by Chapple Drug Go.
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Two OF q Kind.

Husband lat the breakfast tablet
Oh, for some Of the biscuits my mother
used to makot
Wife tsweatiy)-l'm sorry you have
not got them, dear. They would be just
about a,ata enough by this time to 70
well with that remark. New York
World. .
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You Try II.

If ShiIoh's Cough and Consumption
Cure. which is sold for the small price Of
% cts, SO cts. and S1.OO. does not cure
take the bottle back and we will refund
your money. Sold for over fifty years
on this guarantee. Price Is cts. and so
cts. Sold by Chapple Drug Co.
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their Defense"
Although the practical service to
mankind which is rendered by institu-
tions of this class is alone sufficient to
justify their maintenance and to war
ran alarm as to their future, there are
other questions involved which possess
profound interest for the philosopher.
We know that the earth is a magnet,
but as yet no one is able to say what
makes it so. The fundamental secret OF
terrestrial magnetism has not been
solved. Then, too, there are various
changes in direction which mark the
behavior Of the needle that remain to
be explained. What influence is it that
makes the needle swing to and fro to O
microscopic extent every day: Why 10 il
that the diurnal swing IL greater in
years Of sun spot abundance than at the
minimum stage OF solar activity: Why
do the indications Of the needle differ
In summer from those OF winter? What
IL the key to the mystery Of the long
period movement that makes IL neass.
sary 10 reohart the ~situations What
cause the convulsive behavior Of the
magnets for u fow hours or days when
there II u great outbreak of sun spotss
And IL there any relation between the
weather aud thu fluctuations Ia the
sarth's mngnettsms There are theories
On these subjects, but no Reaerally no.
eeptad doctrines. and tho human mimi
10 W constituted that u will not sess
antii further light 10 obtainsd.--Nsw
York Tribune
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-09-26
SUED THE UNDkftTAKEIs.
Interesting Phase Of u Un}uue t.;x,,
Procce ling.

Judge Blackstone had before him in
the Corporation Court yesterday q
phase of one Of the most unique ana
one Of the most Interesting cases ever
brought in a Virginia court.
This is the suit Of Eliza beth Hobbs
vs.. j. Fl. Caffee < Son. und-rtakers
and cmbalmers.
In August. 1885, Il little over year
ago. Mrs. Hobbs son. Holly Hobbs. was
killed on the yard here. The body was
shipped to the home of the deccas 4.
Mason. West Virginia.
Before being shipped. however. The
body was embamed by the above men
TONED firm. On the way out, for some
reason. the remains got into such q
condition that the road would not car
~ them unless they were put in a
metal casket. which was done in Hunt
ington. The declaration Of the nlaintifs
sets forth and alleges that the body
was improperly embalmel, and Tie .1e-
reaved mother brings suit for $1,000 as
a partial iecompensa for the mental
anguish she endured by reason of the
Ehastly details Of the affai. and the
fact that she did not sea the face o: her
son before the remains We're Inferred.
The suit is brought in the Corpora
ton Court by attorneys c. C. Mitchell!
and Q. r. Martin. In court yesterday,
Mr.. r. NJ. Lett. counsel for the de-
PENDANT. demurred to the declaration
on the ground chiefly. that mental suf-
fering being the only ground Of the ac-
ton. was not in Stself sufficient
1t is the first time case of this sort
has ever come up in q Virginia court,
and only two or three reported cases Of
4 similar nature can be found fr.era
other states.
Judge Blackstone. sitting for Judge
Earham. over-rulcd the motion for
demurrer. and. So the suit proce.: is
under the original and unamended dec
larutiOn
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-09-26
STILL THEY COME
Public Schools Still Over.run
With Would.be Pupils.
SITUATION misunderstood
Now Teachers Will Not Start In Until Oct.
:. The Huntington School Opened
Up Yesterday and Has No
Room to Spare.
SITUATION misunderstood

The end of the school problem is not
Yet. 1t probably will not entirely be
during the next eight or nine minths.
The measures taken by the Board Or
school Trustees at their last nectin.,
will partly relieve the situation which.
however. is not thoroughly un,larst TODD
by the public.
When the board passed its order PRO
NidinS for two new teachers Cor Prof.
Jetfress. and one new teacher, for Prof
i.pes and Prof. Lee. that order was 10.
TO go into effect until the beginning Ut
the next month. which is October =
Therefore. the same lack of spac, r.c-
walls at this time as was the case be-
fore the board acted
The public not understanding that
tn" new teachers would not 50 on DUTY
until October :. and think!ns that e.
erythinS had b.en arranged fo,. III.
accommodation Of their little ones sent
their children to school in vast num-
b"rs Monday. ana the PRINCIPALS werc
again forced to turn them away
SO far as the High and Graded school
is concerned. provision was unl,. made
for the primary pupils any way 50
when the new teacher does come On in
that school. only primary pupils can be
one grade-the sixth--which still has
rccm for about fifteen more pupils
All the other grades are crowded ne
Eond their capacity. There are nov: in
the graded school torty-six more pupils
than the grade rooms were built Il ac-
comlnoGate
over in the East End, waen Pref
Jeffress gets his two new teachers. ne
VIII he able to accommodate the pri-
mary pupils ana 10 handle the .ourth
grade. which is now SO unweil:lv tia t
1t cannot he managed as a Whole, but
is divided. pending the arrival OF the
new instructress.
but the Huntington school opened
yesterday. This ought to help matters
cOnsidera bly,.
There are five teachers there. IN
Guiding the principal. The school ac-
commodities the children of the en-
nloyces of the shipyard- Yestnr
the enrolment reached only about half
the number the school is capable nf
handling. Therefore, those sh:rvard
employees who cannot get their chilli
rem in the public schools can take ad-
vantage Of the Huntington school
Moreover. the Kindergarten attached
to the Huntington school is open to
the children OF any in the city, regard
less OF whether they are the children
of shipyard employees or otherwise
Mr.. Huntington has been exceedingly
generous in the management Of this
school, and his generosity will come
in 1uate as handily this year as it ever
did i'm the past. ~
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-09-26
In Their New Quarters.

The Newport News Wine and Liquor
Company has moved into its handsome
new store room at the corner OF Wash
ingtOn avenue and TWenty-iifih street
which has been magnitcently tilted up
for the large business Of III. company
Especial attention is called 70 the
company's large advertisement in this
ISSUE Of the Daily Press, in Which some
Of the various brands handled arr.
given. 1t