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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-11-10
MUSIC IN
Pretty Surprises Met With In a Ge.
nevA Music Box Factory.

Pretty Surprises Met With n a &c.
news Music Box Factory.
The chief industry of Geneva is the
manufacture OF musical boxes. Thou.
sands Of Lien, women and children are
employed in the factories. one Of which
was visited by a traveller who gives
some interesting particulars about his
visit.
An attendant invited him to take q
seat. He did so, and strains Of delight
full music came from the chair. He
hung his hat on q rack and put his
stick in the stand. Music came from
both rack and stand. He wrote his
tame in the visitors register. and on
dipping his pen into the ink music
burst forth from the inkstand.
The manager Of the factory explain
ed the process Of making musical
boxes, a business which requires pa
tience and nicely.
The different parts are made by men
who are experts in those parts and
who do nothing else year in and year
out.
The music Is marked on the cylinder
by a man who has served several
years of apprenticeship. Another man
inserts in the marked places pegs
which have been filed to a uniform
length. The comb, or set Of teeth,
which strikes the pegs and makes the
sound is arranged by a man who does
nothing else. The cylinder is then re-
volved to see that every peg produces
a proper tone.
The most delicate work Of all is the
revising of each peg. 1t is done by a
workman who has a good ear for mu-
sic. He sees that every peg is in it's
proper place and is bent at the correct
angle.
When the instrument is in it's case.
an expert examines it to see that the
time is ~perfect.-St. Louis Republic.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-11-10
To Test Wall Papers.

Arsenic Is very often present in the
pigment used for wall papers, and as
every one knows, If one W one s
walls with q paper containing deadly
poison ones health must suffer. 1t is
important, therefore, to select wall pa
pers which do not contain arsenic, and
the method of testing them is simple in
the extreme. Take a piece of the paper
and light it, and II arsenic be present
you will notice an odor like that of
garlic. Do not inhale the smoke. An
other way Of testing the paper is to
pour over it a little diluted h%ydrochlor-
ic acid. If the greens in the pattern
become blue in this treatment it is be.
cause they contain arsenic.-Home
Notes.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-11-10
Chinese Bound Feet.

The Chinese saying is, "For each
pair of bound feet there has been a
whole kang, or big bath, full Of tears"
and they say that one girl out of ten
dies of foot binding or Of its after ef-
fects. When I quoted this to the Ital-
ian mother superior at Hankow, who
has for years been head Of the great
girl school and founding establish
ment there, she said, with tears in her
eyes:
"Oh, no, no! That may be true Of
the coast towns" I thought she was
going to say it would be a gross ex-
aggeration in central China. but to my
horror she went on, "But more here
Intimate China" by
Mrs. A. Little.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-11-10

was out walking in Kingston, ia
maica, n afternoon, and while on n
narrow side street came upon two
black women. each apparently in a
towering rage. Each woman's tongue
was going at a phenomenal rate. but
not a word vi their screeching jargon
was ineligible to me.
Finally one Of the women scooped
up a double handful Of the ever pres
ent Kingston dust and flung 1t over
the other woman with Il wild shrek OF
laughter. The dust covered womah
retaliated by taking a tin pan she had
in her hand and scooping up a coupe
Of quarts of the dirty water in the gut
ter by the roadside drenched her as
sailant with 1t. while all that part Of
Kingston resounded with the mad
laughter. The two women then closed
in on each other and proceeded to
engage in n prolonged wrestle. which
resulted In both Of them falling to the
ground, where they rolled over and
over In a cloud Of dust and finally
stood upon their feet. facing each 9TH
er In a state of dirt and disorder be-
yond description.
Fearing that they would make a sec.
Ond onslaught on each other and
wishing to play the part of pence
maker, i stepped forward and asked:
what Is the troubleY
Courtesying low, one of the women
said in a soft, drawing voice:
"No trouble at all. mastah; we's jess
acknowledgements Bazaar.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-11-10
A HARD WON BET.
Carrying Four Bricks Half a Mile IL
NsIt an Easy Task.

. ~
"The hardest won bet | ever made"
remarked the travelling man as he
shook the ashes off his cigar, was tc
carry four bricks half n mile. That
sounds like a simple thing to do,
doesn't it? Well, you try 1t and you
will find out whether it Is OF not. OF
course the manner Of carrying the
bricks is important. A man bet me
that I couldn't carry two bricks in each
hand from where we were back to the
hotel and put them up on the bar. The
bricks were to be put side by side and
grasped, two in each hand, between
the thumb and fingers, the fingers
pointing down. I was not allowed to
stop and rest, nor to put the bricks
down.
"Well, thought I, that's 50 easily
earned, so l took the bet and started.
For a quarter Of the distance it was
easy and l already felt those two sill
yer dollars in my pocket. But then my
fingers began to grow tired. The mus
cles between my f%orefingers and
thumbs were 500 aching terribly. My
arms began to pain me and to throb
like mad. l found myself setting my
teeth together and the cords in my
neck were In a high state Of tension.
When I came within a hundred yards
Of the hotel there was scarcely an inch
In my whole body that was not aching
as If l had been stuck full of pins.
II don't know how I managed to 60
that last little distance. could no
longer stand erect, and I was trembling
like a leaf, and yet the other fellow
was alongside. laughing as If to split his
sides. And when | got into the bar
room, it was all I could do to raise first
one hand and then the other and put
the bricks on the counter. I know that
l couldn't have gone 80 feet farther.
I got the 50, but the next day l could
scarcely move, and I didn't get over
the soreness for a week. 1t looks Easy,
but just you try it."-Detroit Free
PRESS.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-11-10
He Comfortable.

Devote your energies to being COM
Portable. Nothing will aid you & much
as simplicity. Don't try to follow all
the fads invented by fools. In the first
place, get a comfortable place to hive.
Get a good cellar. Get a good cistern.
Fix your water pipes so they won't
freeze. Fix yourself so that you can
be warm In winter and reasonably
cool in summer. Have things handy"
around the house. Give up your mem.
bership in literary and card clubs and
devote your attention to your W
affairs. If you can't find enough to
keep you busy, it is a sign you don't
look very closeay.-Atchison Globe.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-11-10
A Conservative Parrot.

A correspondent Of The Spectator
tells of an aged parrot Of most con-
sentative instincts. The owner had re-
Gently a new carpet in her dining
room. where the parrot lives, and Pol
~ made herself quite Ill with her
strong objection to this innovation.
yhe screamed Take it away" till she
was exhausted, and at last she refused
to eat her food till they brought q
square Of the old carpet and put 1t
around the cage. She then at once be.
came cheerful and reconciled to life.
though she will never take her walks
abroad beyond her beloved piece of
old carpet.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-11-10
THE DOORBEL.L,
1T Tells What Manner Of Man You
Are by Your Ring.

~ AeAAS "nat manner OF Man YOu
Are by You Ring.
Doorbells are pretty fair indicators
Of character. Probably you have not
been conscious of 1t, but every time
you pull a doorbell you register what
manner of man you are. Your ring will
not tell everything about you, from
the color of your eyes to your taste in
flowers. but to those who know the
signs the doorbell Is as good as a title
page. Any n who has had occasion
to answer bell pulls knows how much
difference there is in them. One per-
sons methods varies little from time to
time, though the difference between
that method and somebody else's,
while slight, will be sufficiently well
marked. 1t is seldom that two rings
are exactly alike.
The housewife recognizes each, the
impatient man, who pulls the bell
twice in quick succession and does not
wait long before trying 1t again; the
one Of more phlegmatic temperament,
whose ring Is slower and more sub
stantial; the hesitating woman, who
NA@Wo eAc huoO ouI IL d SUCCESSFUL OL
nervous Jerks; the seedy individual
with matches to sell, who stretches
the wire carefully to it's full length
and then allows it to relax with q
faint, apologize tinkle, and the jolly
friend, who knows he Is welcome, and
therefore grasps the knob with a hear
ty swing that is fairly eloquent with
good nature, and sets the bell to shak-
ing it's sides with such peals Of echo.
ing laughter that it positively cannot
stop at once, but subsidies gradually
with a merry, irrepressible little litter.
A doorbell has as many voices as Wis.
itors.-Berlin (Md.) Herald.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-11-10
Changed Accompaniment.

One can hardly be expected to have
music in his soul" when there is dis
cord in his stomach.
Husband-What was that you were
playing, my dear?
Wife-Did you like it?
1T was lovely-the melody divine.
the harmony exquisite"
1T Is the very thing l played last
evening, and you said 1t was horrid."
"Well, the steak was burner last
evening."-Stray Stories.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-11-10
A Financial Shock.

A man went to a local bank with a
check which there vas no cash on de-
post to meet. When the paying teller
declined to respond, the applicant
loudly demanded to see the cashier.
I'VE have no cash here for you"
quietly responded the teller.
The man with the check saw the
point. He moved in circles till he
found his way out, tobogganed down
the front steps and was led a block by
q policeman before sufficiently recov-
cred to make explanation.-Detroit
Free Press.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-11-10
Bookkeeping Comes High.

1T makes me tired" said the young
man-"these advertisements guaran-
teeing to teach a person bookkeeping
for So"
But can't it be done" was asked.
"Not on your life! Why. | spent six
months and over 500 to learn the art.
and what do you suppose happened at
the close Of the first year?"
GOT your figures miXedY"
"Well, | should smile! There was a
discrepancy Of $500 between the cash
book and my leGser, and my father had
to make it good, while I hunted for an
other jobv'-Brooklyn Citizen.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-11-10
4 CLEAN OF PLEAsuREAs.
Along the noisy city ways,

Along the noisy city ways, ~
And In this rafting city car,
On this the dreariest Of days,
Perplexed with business fret and jar
When suddenly a young, sweet face -,
Looked on my petulance and pain
And lent 1t something Of its grace
And charmed it into peace again.
The day was just as bleak without,
My ncighbors just as cold within,
And truth was just as fall Of Goubt,
The world was Just as full Of sin.
But in the light Of that young smile
The world slew pure, the heart grew warm,
And sunshine CLEANED a little while
Across the darkness OF the storm.
] lid not care to seek her name.
| only said: s;'God bless thy life.
Thy sweet, young grace be still the same,
Or happy maid or happy wife"
Phillips Brooks.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-11-10
Killed BY . s~1isprint.

It Is related Of Alassandro Guido, q
famous Italian poet and composer Of
the seventeeth century, that he died at
Frascati of apoplexy, brought on by
his discovery Of a typographical error
p a finely printed copy Of poems which
h was on his way to present to Pope
Clepent XI.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-11-10
On Every Bottle

OF Shiloh's Consumption Cure is this
guarantee: "All we ask of you is to use
two-thirds of the contents Of this bottle
faithfully, then il you can say you are
not benefited return the bottle to your
druggist and he may refund the price
paid" Price Is cts, so cts. and Sl.O0.
Sold by Chapple Drug Co.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-11-10
The wor.t Par 81 II.

De Jones-l hear your firm dis
charged you.
Smythe-Yes. But ! wouldn't mind
that so much II they hadn't added in.
suit to injury.
De Jones-How so?
Smythe-They advertised for a boy
to ill my place.-Chicago News.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-11-10

It isNa favorite occupation to de-
Ss,!nce Tie sons of wealthy men for
Oe4us worthless. Yet their worthless
aess sou scatters fortunes that might
v.nerwtse Increase to the detriment Of
ne general aublic. Ill Is the wind
TT oio"s no one good.-St. Joseph
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-11-10

It's a long life, but devotion to the true interests and
prosperity of the American people has won for it new
friends as the years rolled by and the original mem
bers of its family passed to their reward, and these adj
mirers are loyal and steadfast today, with faith in it's
teachings and confidence in the information which it
brings to their homes and fresides. AS a natural con
sequence it enjoys in it's old age all the vitality and
vigor of its youth, strengthened and ripened by the ex
periences of over half a century. Il has lived on its
merits, and on the cordial support of progressive
Americans. 1t is
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-11-10
True to h Soil.

McSwatter-He has everything at
his fingers ends. that professor.
McSwitters--Even real estate.-Syr-
acuse Herald.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-04-02
ROYAL ARCANUM.
The Several Councils to Unite for
Grand Entertainment on April 10.

The several Royal Arcanum Councils,
OF Richmond have decided 70 give a
grand musical and literary entertainment
al the Mozart Academy on the evening
of Wednesday, April 18th. at which time
the Grand Council of the Arcanum VIII
be in session. A general committee COM
posed OF a subcommittee from the va
rious councils are now perfecting ar
rangements. and there IS no doubt ths
occasion will be a grand affair. The
chairman Of the Committee OF Arrange
ments is Mr.. Joseph l.. Levy, OF Nc
Carthy Council, and Mr.. Harry Kemp.
OF ShOckoe. IS secretary. Professor Frank
f. Cosby has been given charge OF the
musical portion OF the programme.
The committee OF the whole VIII meet
at Mccarthy Council. Lee Camp Han. on
next Thursday evening, April 6th' at
o'clock, when tickets OF invitation TO tho
entertainment viii be apportloned 10 the
several councils.
The programme promises 70 be very
imposing and Will be published during
the week.
1t IS expected that the Supreme Regent
and Supreme orator OF the Arcanum
order will be- present and make short adj
dresses As before stated. thu Grand
Council OF Virginia will be In session at
that time and will be invited as guests
OF honor 10 the entertainment
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-04-02
MAY MUSIC FESTIVAL.
The Event of the Season in Richmond's
Musical World.

The music festival to be given at tho
Academy on the 2lst and 22nd OF this
month is the sixth series commenced In
1896 given under the auspices Of the
Wednesday Club of Richmond. The as
ISOLATION maintains a permanent chorus
of $50 voices, which rehearses weekly ex-
cept summer months during the period
between each festival. The plan of the
association is 10 bring TO the assistance
OF this chorus n large orchestra and emf
nent sOloists for the performance of
works worthy OF such an occasion.
The chorus has been trained for the
present festival by Mr.. Arthur Schrivner.
who has been the conductor OF these
festivals since their institution.
Tie solosts this year will be: Misc
Sarah Anderson, soprano; Miss Anna
IohDnler Soprano; Miss Gertrude May
stein. alto; Miss Blanche Towle, alto:
Sgnor Campanari. baritone: Mr.. Evan
Williams. tenor; Mr. Clarence Shirley.
tenor; Mr.. Myron Whitney. Jr., basso
On the afternoon OF the end concert
will be given by the chIldren's chorus OF
275 voices
The Boston Festival Orchestra Is conn.,
nosed OF forty-hve pieces. II has APP
neared here upon two former occasions.
and nothing need be said at this time %
the superexcellence OF its work.
The works TO be sung at this fesuvu
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-04-02

are Mendess6hns "Hymn Of Praise
Coleridge Taylors Hiawatha's Wedding
Feast" and StanfOrd's God IS our Hope
and Strength" (XlvD.
At the Saturday matinee The Chlldren's
Chorus will sing Adelaide Proctor
Legend Of Bregenz" Emusic by BendalD,
a beautiful three-part harmony caniata,
and other shorter choruses, accompanied
By the orchestra and solo artists, making
that programme most attractive.
Musically, the festival will not only be
up 10 the standard OF its predecessors.
but will surpass them. The conspicuous
and notable event OF the festival will be,
Of course. the FIRST concert in which the
works named above will be interpreted.
This concert will be devoted exclusively
10 sacred music. on the 22nd, the pro-
gramme will be entirely secular in charac-
ter.
This Is Il critical year IN the history OF
the Wednesday Club. As for the fnan<
cial status the cold facts are these: IN
1897 the musical association lost nearly
$1,000 I'm 1898 about $500. There was moth
ing IN the treasury at the beginning or
the present year, and the expenses OF
the approaching festival will not be less
than $500 or this sum barely, 5000 has
been subscribed, so that II will be neces-
scription before the managers viii feel
that they have been warranted in an un-
dertaking 20 provide such an exceptional
treat for the Richmond public.
A well-organized musical association
has more claims than one upon the COM
munfty I'm which it exists. Those who
view such an organization from the SIN
gle standpoint OF pleasure and recreation
or amusement, do not take a comprehen-
sve view 1t is true that the entertain
ment given by musical society are de.
signed especially for the enjoyment OF an
commemorative musicians as well az
the auditors That will be enough o,
itself to commend the Wednesday Club
OF Richmond 20 the good will ard patron
age OF the community for 10 those who
love good music and artistic effects, the
forthcoming festival Of the Wednesday
Club will be an unqualified delight.
There Is no music on earth like the music
OF a well trained chorus and orchestra.
The Wednesday Club was originally
started in February, 1893 by a few menu
bers for their own mutual Improvement
and entertainment. They met weekly al
the house OF Mr. IT T. Meloney, present
president. and il proved so succession
that the interest and the membership
RAPIDLY Increased. and the club closed
the first season by singing successfully
the music OF Glucks beautiful opera
"Orpheus." The interest thus started
continued and increased to such an ex-
tent that the club reorganlzed on much
larger scale In order to meet apparent de-
mand for the study OF some Of the great
est choral works OF the great compos-
ers.
The club is attempting this year to meet
the expenses OF the festival by a sub
scribing members list. Those who thus
contribute to the guarantee fund OF the
association enjoy special privileges In re-
gard 10 the first selection of seats for
eaah concert. They also obtain the seats
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-04-02

J are successful and drawing cards every
where.
Williams and Adams will present
their laughable connection. '"The Monte
carlo Mnhonaires'.' Both OF these enter
tainers have played in Richmond before
they Joined the vaudeville, ana theatre
gocrs will receive the announcement Of
their engagement with pleasure. Their
act s. another of the q created pure
~ for fun furnishing. Ahey are eccen-
trio comedians. and will, no doubt, be one
of the hits Of the bill
The act presented by Mr. and Mrs
Stuart barrow viii be a novel one and
one that promises 70 be a favorite with the
ladies and children, and men folk. too.
There Is genius and originality in the
act. The couple make rapid sand and
smoke pictures. and their shadowgraph
work is declared TO be superior to any
presented by Trewey or the Lorretts.
This act is another feature.
Misses Gilbert and Trixeda are two of
the most popular young women on the
stage Their act consists OF singing and
dancing.
one OF the best acrobatic. singing.
dancing and character impersonating
teams in the profession are Farley and
Quinn, who are on the bill. These young
men make up as street boys, and make
their hearers spend pleasant time.
Comedy musical artists are favorites
in Richmond and one Of the best in the
business Is on the banner bill Carrna-
nelli and Lucille. in an entirely new and
original musical act, Fun and Music in
a Butcher shop" produce music on fmi-
tation meats Of all kinds. and butchers
tools.
Moa and Goodrich. the skatorial come
dams. are also up among the headlines
Their act will consist Of a number of hu-
morous evolutons upon roller skates.
An extra matinee will be given to-
morrow, after which the regular perform.
ances VIII be given every night, NATL
nees Tuesday Thursday and Saturday.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-04-02
Tho Biiou Theatre.

Manager Wells will present to the Bijou
natrons this week a programme that
promises not to be wanting in those
qualities that are so popular and that
characterize the comfortable. well-ar-
RANGED and nicely managed theatre.
Mr. Wells has been for some time Sc
lectinr he acts 20 make up this bill. and
from quite a number submitted to MN
he has chosen those that promise to
draw the capacity Of the house ut every
performance.
As feature, Dooiev and Ten Brooke
the prominent American Minstrel come
diaus. were engaged. This act has held
the boards at The famous Hammersteln :,
play the Keith and Proctor circuits. en-
tortaiucd abroad and viii be seen for
the first time I'm vaudeville South at the
Biiou. Their act is one Of those sixty
laughs TO the minute affairs that only
frsf-class. Quick-wtted comedians are
successful in. and Dooley and Ten Brooke