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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-11-10
When Lincoln Died.

And so the hours passed without per-
ceptible change in the presidents con
dition and with only slight shifting OF
the scene around him. The testimony
of those who had witnessed the muir.
der began to be taken in an adjoining
room. Occasionally the figures at the
bedside changed. Mrs. Lincoln came
in at intervals. sobbing out her grief.
and then was led away. This man
went, another took his place. 1t was
not until daylight that there came a
p%erceptible change. Then the breath
Ing grew q%uieter, the face became
more calm.
The doctors at Llncoln's side knew
that dissolution was near. Their bul.
letin Of 6 o'clock read, "Pulse failing::"
that Of half past 9. "still failing;" that
Of 7, Symptoms Of immediate dissolu.
tion," and then at % minutes past 7.
in the presence Of his son, Secretaries
Stanton, Welles and Usher, Attorney
General Speed. Senator Sumner. Pri.
vate Secretary Hay, DR.. Gurley, his
pastor, and several physicians and
friends. Abraham Lincoln died.
There was a prayer, and then the
solemn voice Of Stanton broke the still
ness, "Now he belongs to the ages
McClure's Magazine.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-11-10
Only Jar of Its Kind,

Horace Walpole tells a lively story Of
an old porcelain vender, who had an
exceedingly rare and valuable jar on
which he set an almost fabulous price.
One hot summer a slight volcanic
shock, such as the British isles occa-
sionally experience, logged his house
about his ear and split his porcelain
vas To an ordinary mind the accident
would have been calamitous, but the
china seller rose superior to fortune.
He doubled the price Of the article i'm.
mediately and advertised 1t as 1.-The
only jar in the world which had been
cracked by an earthquake" Nothing
very slow about that. Whether he got
his money is not added, but he certain.
~ deserved 1t.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-11-10
Fixed the fare Anyhow

CAACA SSA~ |"E-
1.-The worst kind OF a fool In the
world is a well meaning fool" said a
detective sagely. II was walking along
one night in n neighborho1d not neces-
sary to specify, when up rushed a
ma In his shirt sleeves and grabbed
me by the arm. Say. o%ficerl' he ay-
claimed, calling me by name. \ just
saw a fellow do something that he
ought to get ten years for at least.
He was a big loafer in a checked suit.
and would know him again In
China
"'But what did he do" | interrupted.
"'Why, | was sitting on my porch.
replied the man in shirt sleeves. and
saw him go up deliberately to that
letter box on the corner and drop In a
lighted cigar stump. Just think Of the
valuable mail the scoundrel might
have destroyed!
"'Are you SUI the cigar was lit?
asked.
"'Well I'm pretty sure he said,
but you needn't to worry. He hasn't
burned up anything
"'How the dickens do you know he
hasn'tY said |, surprised.
"'Why ! got a pitcher of water n
poured 1t right in said he. ! walked
of. l never did find out what those
letters looked like when the carrier
cot around."-New Orleans Times
Democrat.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-11-10
THE ERA OF
How II Has Revolutiontxed Farming
Methods In the West.

How II Has NevOlutlOutxeu r"FNaAnS
Methods In the West.
1--WE have In Colorado several specit,
ic lines Of farming that are assuming
prominence and permanence--|a!ry,NA.
stock feeding. melon growing, f.'.!i
culture and beet sugar. In speaking ~
these specifically II milst net * pc
sumed that our state Is confined ~
them alone. All farm products 90
well, except corn for which the night,
SIC rather cool. yet in the valley OF the
Arkansas corn does we'll. No finer po,
tatoes grow nor more prolitcally than
are produced In Colorado. Wheat. oats
and barley are unexcelled. Onions.
cabbage and all garden vegetables Of
the best abound, but dairying. stock
feeding. melon growing. fruit culture
and the sugar beet are presenting spe
cial opportunities" Writing thus to
The Country Gentleman. a Denver cor
respondent recounts as follows the
changes in farming wrought by the IL.
PRODUCTION Of alfalfa:
Dairying, In n way, Is something
new. 1t may seem singular to say 1t IS
not indigenous to Colorado. but such
Is the fact. At first stock raising and
grazing were extensive and profitable
pursuits, but dairying was no part Of
the early cattle industry. A cattleman
made no butter. He MIXED no cows.
Butter for the Rocky mountains was
brought across the plains and sold at
high prices. AS farming was introduc
ed and bitches for irrigation were ex.
tended along the valleys and out on
the plains the cattle kings and their
herds were driven beyond the limits OF
irrigating canals.
A singular thing happened about
that time. Somebody brought some al
falfa seed and sowed 1t, more out Of
curiosity than economic intent. That
slight circumstance was of infinite i'm.
portance to Colorado. Dairying as an
industry came in that little sack Of GU.
rious seed and has grown with the
growth of alfalfa. a new and promis.
ing industry.
At first alfalfa was not regarded as
particularly valuable as a nutrient. In
fact, our people knew nothing about It.
It Is but recently that it has come to
be recognized as the richest Of all for.
age plants In use and for dairy pur.
poses without an equal, SO that the al.
vent of alfalfa was the advent Of the
dairy In this state.
The same Is true of stock raising.
For FIVE or six years u people have
been feeding alfalfa as an outlet for
the alfalfa crop. AS an experiment It
proved successful and remunerative till
last winter, which was SO unprecedent.
eddy severe that they no more than
came out even. and yet as a single item
$4,000 lambs were fattened for the
Chicago market.
Do not think, by the way. that alfalfa
Is an arid plant, growing out OF the
plains without water or culture. 1t Is
sown as clover Is sown, irrigated as
wheat is irrigated and harvested like
any other hay. so that Its production
and use for dairy and stock feeding
purposes are strictly farm operations.
Stock feeding Is In Its infancy, but
the past Is suggestive Of great posi-.
bilities for the future. The same Is
true of dairying. We do not yet pro.
duce more than half the butter we con.
sumo.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-11-10
TANKS FOR COLD AND HOT SETTLING.

TANKS FOR COLO N HUT sEIILlNG.
which are in solution. The method Of
Qualification found preferable by A. A.
Denton in his Investigations, conducted
for the agricultural department, into
the making of sorghum strip Is to set.
tie cold. lined and clayed juice, draw
off and heat the settled Juice, clay and
settle 1t, and again draw it off, then
evaporate it. These processes are
clearly shown in the cut, the raw juice
being lined, clayed and settled cold In
settling tank A. the settled juice being
drawn off by the swing pipe 4 into the
Juice heater B. where 1t Is heated to
ear the boiling point and skinned,
then drawn Off by the swing pipe +
into the hot settling tank G, where 1t Is
again clayed and settled and the clear
juice drawn off by a swing pipe G into
the evaporation or receiving tank d.
The clarified juice Is then evaporated
to strip. By this method most Of the
solid impurities which were In suspen'
sion in the juice are removed.
In the cut the tanks A. B. G and D H.
lustrate simply the principle Of trans
ferring the Juice by gravity. In prac'
tice the tanks 3. G and d are separated
from A and are supplied with a source
Of heat. either steam or open fire,
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-11-10
A Senatorial slander.

Two ladies visiting in Washington
during one Of the sessions of congress
went to the capitol to hear the pro-
ceedings in the United States senate.
Most of the galleries being filled. they
approached the doorkeeper Of the sena-
tors gallery, where admission Is by
card. As they did not possess this
passport. the doorkeeper suggested
that they procure n from any senator
they might be acquainted with.
"But we do not know any senator"
they replied.
"Well, it is very much to your cred
It," said the doorkeeper. "Pass right
in, ladies."-San Francisco Argonaut.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-11-10
Il { LIGHTS ARE Low.

The rooms are hushed, the lights are low.
sit and listen to the wind
That comes from out the distant hill.
1t comes and croons in an undertone
OF alien regions vast and lone,
OF pleasures lost in a land unknown
Then steals away, and all is still.
IT'S good to listen to the wind
When rooms are hushcd and lights are low.
When those We love have come and gone,
IT'S weary to be left behind
To miss sweet eyes where late they shone.
TO look for what We may not find,
Long cherished forms that haunt the miY"I
Soft voices that were once too kind;
To live and miss them one by one
Is weary work. Who'd stay behind
When those we love have come and gone?
New York Times.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-11-10

RooTHOUsE AND HILLSIDE CELLAR.
or cellar, says a writer In the Ohio
Farmer in Introduction to descriptions
and diagrams as follow Of a number
of these places:
Fig. l is an end view Of a roothouse
made of brick. AS brick Is a pretty
good conductor Of heat and cold, It Is
necessary in building the walls to leave
air spaces. A roothouse should be roof
boarded with matched lumber and
shingled. underlaid with two thickness
es Of good building paper and ceiled
overhead with matched ceiling and
should have double doors, n pair to
swing out and one pair to swing In.
Fig. 2 shows the stone facing of q
hillside root cellar. This Is a large eel.
lar with bins on each side, with an al.
ley between, and Is provided with q
wide door. Two tight fences OF stakes
and planks two feet apart. with earth
allied in between. or of logs or stout
rails used in the same n make a
cheaper front and give better protec-
ton against cold than stone.
A field root cellar, Fig. 3, may be
built by digging in dry ground a trench
= feet deep and = wide. Along each
side ~ feet below the surface notch
and bevel the earth up to the surface
20 as to form an oblique support for a
joist 2 by $.
Procure for rafters 2 by : joists. saw
them into lengths Of 5 feet and set up
a po,r cniEad torother at tho ton. pV.
cry two feet Of the length Of the build
ing. Nail cheap oak boards on the top
OF these rafters 50 as to cover 1t com.
pletely. Cover this roof y to IS inches
deep with earth and sod it neatly.
drawing the sod on each side to a gut.
ter which will lead away the water OF
the rains. 3,
The ends may be closed with double
boarding and filled In between with
sawdust. In the gable ends over the
top Of the doors it should be supplied
with movable shutters for ventilation
In light soils it will be necessary tc
place a stone or brick or post and
board wall against the side Of the eel
lar. Such n cellar will last many years
and Is thoroughly frostproof. If made
80 feet long, it will hold, being filled
only to the caves, about 700 bushels
1t may Of course be made wider ant
higher and have root bins on each side
with a passageway between them.
Fig. 4 is a cheap roothouse made OF
slabs. Fig. . is half of a cross section
To make 1t frostproof take some rough
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-11-10
A TRAGEDY IN A PICTURE.
His Snap shot of n Drink That Killed
Two Men,

1Ao SuUp SuoN ~ " , ANs
Two Mcn.
"The most en-" ole snap shot pic
ture in the world -, owned by a friend
Of mine in n town in Georgia. said al
enthusiastic amateur photographers.
ats story Is extremely curious. II
seems that he went one day to a hlacr:-
smith shop to get Il shot at the men ut
the forge. The smith was engaged OIL
a difficult piece Of ironwork and had
two helpers. Just behind them Oh n
shelf was a pint flask full of yellowis!i
white liquor, evidently the corn wh:s-
ky for which the native Georgian has
a peculiar liking.
"As my friend was preparing to take
his picture II Of the helpers caught
sight Of the bottle and communicated
his discovery by dumb show to his
companion. The smiths back was
turned at the moment. and the first
man reached stealthily for the prize.
while my friend, unnoticed in the COT
ner, quickly aimed his Gamers 1t was
a comical scene, and in his mind he
had already named the photo The
Stolen Drink
1.-THE helper uncorked the flask anu
took a swift gulp, and his comrade
snatched it and did likewise. Then for
a brief, breathless instant they looked
at each other, and as they did so their
foolish grin gave way to such a stare
Of questioning horror as | never saw
before upon a human face. ! know
because 1t was then that the camera
clicked, and the picture is as clear rs
crystal. The flask contained carbolic
acid. Within an hour both men were
dead.
when my friend took one print. he
broke the negative so as to make the
photograph absolutely unique. 1t
shows the forward end Of the shop.
In the foreground is the anvil, with
the smith bending over his work. Be-
hind him are the two helpers, n still
holding the flask, looking at each 9th
er. You can see tragedy in their eyes
as plain as print. 1t Is a ~frightful AMI
dramatic tableau that could not be
duplicated by any sort Of art."-New
Orleans Times Democrat.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-11-10
Had Left For Parts Unknown.

In q murder trial in Dallas the coun.
sci for the defense was examining a
venireman regarding his qualifications
to serve. The candidate admitted that
he had once been a member Of a jury
which tried a negro for murder. 1t Is
not permissible IN such cases to ask
the result Of the trial. SO the counsel
said:
"Where il that negro now?"
II don't know" var the reply. 1.-THE
sheriff hanged him at the appointed
time."-Law Notes.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-11-10
Modest

The attention Of English speaking
visitors to the Milan cathedral Is read.
lily attracted by the following notice
which appears owe an aims box:
"Appele to Charitables. The Broth.
ers, so called. Of Mercy ask slender
arms for the Hospital. They harboi
all kinds Of diseases and have no re-
spect to religion"
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-11-10

II the Prussian CONSUMPTION were ap'
piled in India. England would have
$780, 900 regular soldiers actually In
barracks. with $4,000 recruits coming
up every year.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-11-10

1MsR*CHRBgM
FoR ROOTS.

Plans For Houses. Large or small
Hillside and Field Cellars.
The leading features OF a good root
house or cellar are cheapness OF con-
struction, nearness to the place where
ahe roots are consumed, dryness. VENT.
lation, and. above all. 1t must be FROST
proof. These important points must be
kent In mind in planning a root Jus
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-11-10
Sugar Beets For stock Feeding.


! would like to suggest-in fact. to
urge upon every farmer-the propriety
and great practical value Of trying the
experiment of growing sugar beets for
stock feeding. As a sanitary measure
It will pay Its way. | believe that the
habit Of the farmer In feeding con-
densed rations Of grain to stock IL
largely responsible for a great many
diseases Of animals and that II he
would introduce into this ration a por'
ton of sugar beets results would be a
great deal better, as far as the health
of the stock Is concerned. As IN aid
to digestion It has certainly wonderful
effects, to which fact every extensive
feeder Of sugar beets will give testi.
mony. My attention has been called
time and time again to the fact that
cattle fed grain along with sugar beet
pulp or sugar beets are able to digest
all the grain they eat, and the refuse
shows no whole grains. Taking. then.
It's sanitary value along with Its real
nutritive value Is a producer Of flesh.
we are able to appreciate Its value a.
. food.-C. +. Saylor,
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-11-10
Does This strike Youo

Muddy complexlons, nauseatlng
breaths come from chronic constipation.
Karl's Clover Root Tea is an absolute
cure and has been sold for fifty years on
an absolute guarantee. Price % cts
and SO cts. Sold by Chapple Drug Co
Geo. Nolan, Rockland, O., says. "My
wife had piles forty years, DeWitt's
Witch Hazel Salve cured her. 1t 10 the
beet salve in America" 1t heals every
thing and cures all skin diseases. Chap
pie Drug Co.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-11-10

The cheapest animal to raise Is the
sheep. and with the growing appetite
for tender lamb and mutton in this
country 1t Is one Of the most profitable.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-11-10

"Oh, yes, he is a follower of one OF
the higher arts"
"Well, he doesn't look it. What does
he doy"
He's a professional flagpole paint
err"
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-11-10
Clarifying Sorghum Strip.

The quality Of sorghum strip Is de.
termined by the more or less perfect
from the juice of the i'm.
purities which are solid and Of those
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-11-10
FIG. 8.
ROOT CELLAR AND CHEAP RooTHousE.

DOT CELLAR AND CHEAP ROOTHOUsE.
boards, cut them to the desired length
and nail on three 2 by 4 pieces, as
shown In cut. Fiji In spaces c c with
sawdust. The ends must be made dou.
BILE and filled In with sawdust, then put
on the roof Of rough slabs. 1t will be
tasteful and picturesque In appearance
and will answer the requirements Of
many.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-11-10
A New Notion About Black Knot.

Two years ago | found some black
knot on q plum tree. To remove 1t by
cutting of the limbs would greatly dis.
figure the trees. The idea occurred to
me to cover 1t with q plastic salve that
would prevent the spores being cast
OF and thus prevent any further In.
crease. mixed equal parts of kero.
sene, lard and resin, melted them to.
gether. then applied with a swab. COY
erins completely the enlargement. and
IN the fall gave another thorough ap.
plicatton. In the spring the knots
were scraped OF easily. Now the bark
II growing over the bare spots and will
soon cover them. There Is no guess
work about this. It does the work,
says ! Rural New Yorker correspond.
ent.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-10-04
THE WHiPPING-POsT.

We find many persons who are off-hand
advocates OF the restoration of the law
authorizing courts to infiict punishment
by fogging I'm cases OF petty larceny. &C.
We say "off-hand advocates" because
when tho subject is thoroughly canvass
ed the difficulties in the way OF admins
tering such law are seen 10 be great,
and compel conservative people 20 pause.
Withou, doubt, there is a class Of
petty criminals for which Jails have lit
tie terror but who would stand in dread
OF the cato 'nine-tails or the strap. But
1t is not in the power OF the Legislature
20 make a law applicable to one class,
and not 10 another All men and boys
are equal before the law.
1t sometimes occurs that boys descend
ed from honorable families become
roguish. II they were convicted and sent
10 the whippingp Post they would be dis
graced for life.
AS matter OF fact, no punishment
could be more unequal than logging
would be. II II were uniformly enforced
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-10-04
ADMIRAL PHILIP.

II has leaked out that the arrival OF
Rear Admiral Howlson in New York mar
bor. after the programme for the Dewey
naval parade had been arranged threat
ened more unpleasant complications thah
was at first supposed, and that only the
tact and diplomacy" of Rear-Admiral
Philip commandant OF the Brooklyn
nayy-yard. prevented things from getting
into a sorry mess"
In noticing this fact, the New YORK
Times says that the public are indebted
to Admiral Philip for the arrangement
and settlement Of the order OF parade III
such a manner as 10 preclude all COM
plant and all justification for dissatis-
faction on the part OF any officer concern
ed. Nature. the Times further says, i'm
parted to Admiral Philip a large measure
Of the kindly tact that has made Admiral
Dewey loved as well as famous. and TINS
tact he employed in a delicate and vexa-
tious matter so accurately and diplomati-
cally as to entitle him to a few words Of
commentator.
And ii seems that nature also impaired
70 him the heart Of a hero and the trust
ing Christian gentleman and true human
itarian Witness the magnificent manner
in which he fought the Texas in the bat
tie Of Santiago. his command to his men
not to raise a cheer of victory because
the enemy were dying, and his call TO
prayers after the fight was over. Then,
in sizing him up and uttering a few words
OF commentator. forget not his order
that certain offensive words on plate
Of the Confederate ironclad Virginia pre-
served at the Brooklyn yard be painted
out. The true heroes Of our war with
Spain are not confined to those who have
been brought most prominently to the
front, or have occupied the largest space
IN the public gaze.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-10-04
VERDICT FOR THE RAILWAY.
Damage Suit Decided i'm the Law and
Equity Court.

The jury in the Law and Equity Court
yesterday returned verdict in favor Of
the Richmond Railway and Electric
Company, in the suit OF Rebecca Jackson
against the company for $500. The dam
age was alleged 70 have been caused by
the sudden starting Of a car on Seven
teenth street last summer.
Judge Minor has granted a divorce to
Annie Fossett, nee Jones. from stephen
Fossett. They were married December
e. ISIS.
In the Hastings Court Elijah RAY.
alias jim Page (colored). charged with
stealing COW, was sentenced TO one
year in the penitentiary
John T. Moon (colored), charged with
burglary, was sent up for five years.
Marriage licenses were issued TO these
couples: George S. Clarke and Miss
Pauline VI. G. Keller; William Hensel
and Mrs. Louisa l.. Roesler; William II.
Kelley and Mrs. Leona ID. Vaughan:
Alfred c. Franck and Miss Hattie WIKI
insOn
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