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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-11-24
III NERVOUS MAN.
He who Requires the Constant CeRs
of an Attendant.

~ AV1A1ubAES8 AS VIEW
of an Attendant.
A crowded car Of an up town bound
Lexington n elevated train,
Wednesday afternoon, about 3 o'clock,
was deeply interested in a couple that
entered 1t at Reid avenue station. The
man was SO rvo that he could
scarcely stand. and he fairly trembled
rs his wife supported him to a seat.
As oon as he reached it squarely, his
eyes closed. and he appeared to be in a
deep sleep. The oma carried in her
right hand q saw, a hammer and sew
eral other sorts Of carpenters tools.
She sat stern and erect, and looked as
though life to her was a pretty tough
experience. The passengers guessed
that she was leading her nervous hus-
band home from work, but how on
earth he ever used the tools she carried
was a puzzle. If you look about you
sharply these days it is no uncommon
sight to see m careworn of
tenance leading along faded e The
other morning O. silent oma walked
into the barber shop on Evergreen ave-
nue., nea Cooper street, followed by
her husband, a pale faced. thin individ-
ual, who acted as though he was walk
ing on air. He fell into a chair, and the
barber rapidly shaved him, while the
woman sat in a corner and waited I'M
til the process was complete. Then she
handed owe the price Of a shave, with
no tip, and walked out, followed by her
broken down better half.
ooh, that's nothing" said the barber,
as he looked after the queer couple. II
have had numbers Of men come to my
place like that. Some of them are so
COMPOUNDED that before you
get half finished they wan to jump
from the chair. I've got six outside
customers whom l shave at their
homes. and two Of them l shave in two
days; one side today. the mex side to-
morrow, because Of their excessive ex-
citability. When l was over in the
Produce Exchange building, l had men
jump from my chair and run out Of the
shop because they couldn't sit still long
enough to be shaved brooklyn
Times.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-11-24
News and Notes.

Among vegetables which the depart
ment Of agriculture has imported and
pronounces of great merit are two spe-
eies Of asparagus new to America, one
from Algeria, the other from Naples.
The Brazilian duck, a recent deli
cious addition to the menu Of the cpl
cures, is said to be a wood duck" diff
fering much from the popularity raised
Pekin. To be a success for market it
must be fed and fattened, with the
scrupulous care and nicely Of the
French poultry growers, on finely chop
ped mixed feeds specially designed to
give delicately favored meat.
Over 20 important products are now
made from corr. Under latest modern
discoveries and methods not a particle
of corn is wasted. There is said to be
absolutely, no refuse.
Our imports of wines, currants, raj
sins and fresh grapes aggregate over
$8,35O,OOO a year.
"A liberal potato crop in sight" fs
The American Agriculturist's verdict,
though the crop has proved disappoint-
ing in the northwest and in parts of
New York and Ohio.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-11-24
AFRICAN WOLVES.
They Are Very FerOcious, and Even
the Lions Fear Them.

They Are Very FerOcious, and Even
the Lions Fear Them.
The African wolves, when hunting in
packs, are very formidable, and M.
Foa. the great French explorer, says:
Experience has shown me that they at
tack not only all animals Of medium
size, but also the lion itself. They wage
terrible battles, in which the lion sue
cumbs to numbers, though not without
having ripped open some Of the enemy.
But the survivors Ii, their turn soon
tear it. Consequently the large, raven
GUS beast has a salutary terror Of them.
In this connection he relates a story of
how his servant once scared away
some lions who had surrounded them
in the darkness away from camp.
The night was as black as pitch, and
we did not distinguish the trees until
upon them. Lions prowled around us,
and one Of them roared within alarm
ing proximity; but we could not see
them; we heard them walking in the
leaves on all sides. Reaching the tree,
we found n of our companions with
the rife cooked, another trying to re-
light a half extinguished torch. Still
the lions walked. We guessed them
coming and going in the darkness.
At that moment Tambarika whisper
ed to us the advice to initiate the pun
pts (wolves) in the distance. So we i'm
mediately began barking and shouting
"Hu, hu, hui" in an un%dertone, as
though the pack was still al a distance.
while the man at the camp made the
same well initiated cry. The effect was
instantaneous. There was a rapid gal
lop in the dry leaves; the lions decamp-
ed. The more or less well initiated ap-
proach of a pack of wolves rid us Of
them for the whole night. We returned
to the camp with our honey, and moth
Ing troubled u tranquility until
morning.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-11-24
HOW Mo.auitoe. hibernate.

I'm what stage of their existence do
mosquitoes and similar gnats pass the
winter" ii a query to which Miss
Mary e. Murtfeldt replies in the st.
Louis Republic: So far as has been as
eertained, the mosquito and it's nearest
allies hibernate in the perfect form,
hidden away in hollow trees, in cor
ners of buildings and among low bush
es. That the most severe cold does
not impair their vitality is proved by
the almost insupportable abundance
and ferocity Of these insects in arctic
regions. They will also survive In
heated rooms in a state Of semiactivity,
as the writer has proved by expert
ment.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-11-24
FROM THE SHADOW.

Under the roses and under the dew,
Dead-but the dreaming, dear heart, Of you'll
For the day you knelt near the death yelled place
! telt your tears fall over my face.
And the rose that you left where my dreams must
be
Thrilled the Thought Of you down to mel
And / said, from my couch in the white walled
dust,
.'She is true to her love, she is true to her trust,
"And her tenderest tears will fall for me
fill we meet in Gods eternity"
Under the rose and under the dew,
Dead-bu / dream no more Of you!
The stormy winds DER my dwelling rave;
Dead are the roses that blessed my grave.
For you never kneel by my couch to say
The loving words that you said that day.
Crumbles my name on the marbles crust,
Ny dreams are dead, and my heart is dust!
Atlanta Constitution.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-11-24
Getting Acquainted.

A Ravenswood man tells this story
about q friend of his whose business
takes him away from home frequently:
For the last month or SO he has had
q respite, and his neighbors have no.
ticed the unusual length Of his visit to
his own house. One of them asked
him recently If he had got pretty well
acquainted with the members of his
family.
II think l am making an impress
sion," he responded. MY little girl
went to her mother the other day and
said, That man who ome here some
times spanked nj today Chicago
News.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-11-24
v FOR WINTER.
A Cheap Chat Arrangement-How to
Move Bees.

h Move Bees.
There Is 10 better arrangement for
wlDtering bees than an ordinary dry
goosg box made into a chaff hive. as
shown in Fig. /, and the manne Of fix
ing 1t Is SO fully explained in the pic
ture that nc further direction is need
ed. The side Of the large box is taken
off to show how to arrange the hive of
bees. The hive Is tipped up at one side
to show the bottom arrangement. The
side Is placed back and the entire space
between hives inside filed with dry
chaff, a good roof added and all paint
ed up nicely, as shown In Fig. 2.
This Arrangement is illustrated in
Farm, Field and Fireside, in which A.
H. Duff also tells about moving bees.
He says that moving them, either long
or short distances, should be done be-
fore cold weather. They should be To-
Gated on the spot where they are in
tended during warm weather to be
wintered, so as to be thoroughly &C.
quainted with their surroundings be-
fore cold weather sets in. This not
only answers for long distances, but
more especially so If they are to be
moved about in the same apiary.
If colonies are thus changed just at
the beginning of winter, when they do
not have a chance to mark their new
location by frequent flights, it will re-
suit in irreparable damage and a heavy
loss in bees. The only safe plan to
move colonies in the same apiary is to
move the hive a few feet each day that
the bees are flying until the desired
spot is reached.
In this ann the bees will follow
the hive and find their way home;
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-11-24
Remarkable Tumors.

Some remarkable records Of tumors
are given in The Lancet. The largest
known is a uterine tumor that weighed
1876 pounds. described by a doctor Of
Bucharest. Hunter removed one
weighing 40 pounds from a woman
whose weight without the tumor was
95 pounds. The largest solid tumor Of
this class weighed 106 pounds. The
record for ovarian tumors is held by
a Chinese patient, who had n weigh
ing 1859 pounds; without it she weighed
Of 149 pounds and a German M of
146. For mammary tumors a case Is
on record where the growth in one
breast weighed ga pounds and in the
other 40 pounds.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-11-24
The BetrOthal Ring.

The early history Of the wedding
ring is not easy to trace. as 1t was apt
to be confused with the betrothal ring.
This was once the more important of
the two, for in the days of u forefa-
theirs the betrothal was the great cere-
mony and marriage only the ratifica-
ton of the contract. Then a spouse
was a betrothed person. and to espouse
was to be betrothed. The ceremony
Of espousal or betrothal was celebrat-
ed with all possible solemnity as the
contract Of a future eternal bond Of
love-" No doubt the reason for thus
solemnizing an engagement was that
in times of violence and lawlessness
the church thought it needful to pro-
tect the woman and therefore made
the betrothal SO sacred that a violation
Of the contract was punished with ex-
communication. A betrothal service
was used, which still forms part Of the
French and Italian ritual, and, indeed,
the first part Of the Anglican
riage rite down to the woman's II
will' is simply the old betrothal serv-
loo
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-11-24
TA1LBoARD OR END GATE.

TAILBOARD OR N GATE.
also wide enough so that the wings r
e r and A G III will be on the outside
Of the bed when the end gate is up.
Have two hooks made as at 1 and 2
and bolt to the end gate with the hook
turned down. Then have made out Of
old wagon tire two plates, 3 and 4,
each about six inches long. with slots
about two inches long and large
enough to admit hooks l and 2. Bolt
these plates to the under side Of the
wagon bed, with the slots extending
out far enough from the bed to admit
the hooks. This makes your hinge for
the end gate SO that it can be removed
from the bed instantly.
NOW attach two rods or chains, as
at Fig. s, at G D and let them pass
through rings fastened at the top end
of the bed. This holds the end gate up,
so that one may stand on it and begin
to unload. Have two rings, one on
each side of the bed. fastened the
length Of the chains or rods from the
end Of the bed to hold the end gate up
while the load is being hauled.
Particular attention Is called in the
journal already mentioned to the crate
shown in the second cut by a writer
who describes it thus: As can be seen,
all the Stats composing it are upright,
obviating thereby the use of corner
supports, for, as put together, the Stats
lap at the corners and, being we'll nail
ed, afford great firmness to the whole
affair. This is of decided convenience
in that the crate can thus be made Of
dry goods boxes and the like, simply
with saw and hammer, some nails and
some leather straps for handles, n on
each side.
The shape of this crate, remember,
should be rectangular, for then If n
wishes to load a number Of them into
a wagon box it can be done with per-
feet ease. Indeed, If put to use in this
manner, the crate is Indispensable for
harvesting apples, potatoes, turnips,
carrots, beets, and 80 on. BY making
up enough of them, which can be done
on rainy days, to fill a wagon box load
after load of vegetables and fruit a
be taken from the field with a single
handling, which not only saves much
time, but lessons the danger of bruises,
and in case of fruits, like apples and
pears, this Is an item Of the gravest
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-11-24
Missouri Orchards.

Following Is in substance advice from
the president Of the Missouri Horti-
cultural society, given at a recent in
%stitute: The proper selection Of varie-
ties is very important. The Ben Davis
is the leading commercial apple for
this section. Eighty per cent may be
planted Of this. The remaining 20
per cent may be divided between the
Jonathan, Winesap, Missouri Pippin
and Gano. Head the trees quite low
and prune sparingly. The eastern
practice Of giving the tree an open
head will be fatal here. Our bright
sunshine and hot summers will sun
scald the limbs.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-11-24
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FARM CONVENIENCES

Wagon Gate Useful In Huaktng Time.
Crate For Roots. Apples, Etc.
A sketch Of a very convenient tail
board n end gate. which can be at
tached to any wagon bed and which
saves much time and labor In unload
Farmer by a correspondent, who says:
"The size Of wagon beds varies SO
much that 1t is useless to give dimen-
sions, but make tile part A r G D long
enough to extend at least six inches
above the sideboards Of the wagon and
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-11-24
Didn't know His Boss.

John |. Blair in his earlier days own
ed a western railroad along the route
Of which he established a series of
~lunchrooms. at which employees>o f the
road were to be charged so cents and
all passengers Is cents. Mr.. Blair once
dined at one of these places and, con-
Guiding his meal. laid down a half dol
lar.
"Hold on!' cried the cashier. "You
don't belong to this road!'
II know that" replied Mr.. Blair.
1.-THE road belongs to me-"
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-11-24
CRATE FOR POTATOES, TuRN1Ps, ETC.

CRATE o POTATOES, TURN1Ps, ETC.
Importance, the enduring qualities of
all such depending chiefly On their be-
ing kept whole and nice.
Provided there is only n man to
handle them, crates holding half a
bushel each are plenty large enough,
but where two pairs of hands are pres
ent to take them in charge it is bet
ter to have them as large again at
least. Kept properly housed, such
crates will last one a lifetime.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-11-24
rrepar1ns Trees For Winter.

At the north begin to prepare trees
and shrubs for winter at least by the
last Of October. At the south this
should not be delayed longer than No.
vember. To protect from the ravages
Of rabbits, mice, etc.. clear the ground
around the stalk of all rubbish, either
by hoeing or moving OF close to the
ground. Apply protection to the body
Of the,tree. This a be done by wrap
ping with paper. rags, co~rnstalks,
screen wire or wood veneering. 80
advises American Agricultural.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-11-24
Gotham,s M%illtouairea.

At the present time there are be-
tween 500 and 1000 men in New York
who are worth $1,000 900 or more. In
1915, when New York had a population
Of 10000. there were only 10 men who
were assessed at $780, 600 or more, and
the highest assessment was only $780,
600.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-11-24
Tell Your Sister

A beautiful complexion is an impossible
ty without good pure blood, the sort
that only exists IN connection with good
digestion, a healthy liver and bowels.
Karl's Clover Root Tea acts directly on
the bowels, liver and kidneys keeping
them in perfect health. Price % cts
and 50 cts. Sold by Chapple Drug 90.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-11-24
slBERlA's BIG GOLD CROP.
Large Quantities of 1t Struggled Out
of the Country.

Large Quantities of 1t Struggled Ont
of the Country.
In spite of the most stringent Rus
sian laws on the SUBJECTIVE taking
away of gold without government con-
sent-there Is an enormous business
done all over Siberia in gold. both dust
and, especially, nuggets stolen from
the workings. 1t is a criminal offense
to be found In possession of gold; but
as SO large a proportion OF the popula-
ton Of Siberia consists Of those sent
there for punishment. and the only
further punishment they have to fear
Is deportation to some yet more distant
region OF the same barren and joyless
land. the deterrent is by no means SO
formidable as d mere perusal OF the
awful menaces Of the statutes at first
sight seems to convey. Moreover. the
successful dealer in stolen gold rarely
fails to escape the penalties of his Of
Tense. eve when caught redhanded.
The Russian official. eel in Russia
proper. is seldom altogether unreason-
able; and in Siberia. where the preg-
nant saying of the dishonest ''chinov-
Mix. Its a long way to Peter'-that
is, st. Petersburg-is especially signif-
can the official is good natured' in
the extreme. and a substitute can al
ways be bought to accept unpleasant
responsibilities.
A great part of the gold is conveyed
over the Chinese frontier-that is,
across the river Amur. which is the
sole defense of the frontier against
smuggling from both sides-and finds
a ready sale at ruinous sacrifices in ex-
change for a certain fiery Chinese
vodka. The valuable properties of this
spirit. much esteemed by Russian and
native alike. are that it gives the Gus
toner the beatitude of i~ntoxication one
day. and on the mex he can attain the
same exalted state by the cheap expe-
dent Of drinking water.-Chambers'
Journal.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-11-24

Commercial Fertilizer and Potatoes.
The Virginia station draws the fol-
lowing conclusions from experiments
with commercial fertilizers for pota-
toes:
First.-That potatoes grown without
fertilizers contain the greatest amount
of dry matter. The addition Of fer
tilizers tends to diminish the dry mat
ter, and also as the quantity Of fer
tilizer used is increased the amount Of
dry matter is diminished.
phate Of potash was used contain nor
dry matter than those where muriate
was used.
Third.-The ash is not affected to
any very appreciable extent. Fertili-
zers tend slightly to increase it.
Fourth.-Very little effect is produced
on the starch by fertilizers, their tend
ency being to increase rather than to
diminish it.
Fifth.-Potatoes grown with muriate
of potash contain less dry matter but
slightly more starch than those grown
with sulphate of potash.
SiXth.-Neither the kind nor amount
Of fertilizer has any appreciate effect
on the percentage Of nitrogen, phos-
phoric acid and potash contained in
potatoes.
Seventh.-The percentage of chlorine
is considerably increased when muriate
Of potash is used, and the more muri-
ate used the higher the percentage Of
chlorine.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-11-24

One man is probably just as good as
another, but he usually considers him
self q little better.-Chicago News.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-11-24

The wife Of the fourth emperor of
China invented silk weaving and vas
worshiped in consequence. Japanese
bronze work resulted from a woman's
efforts.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-11-24
CHEAP CHAFF HIVE FOR WINTER.

CHEAP CHAFF HIVE O WINTER.
otherwise they would become lost or
enter other hives, in which case they
are liable to be stung to death by other
bees. There is less loss in this respect
during the autumn months than at any
time during spring or summer, as the
bees are lying idle the greater part Of
the time at this season.
Bees should not be moved during
winter. They should not be disturbed
or molested in any manner while TAX
ing their winter doze, except on a fine
day, when they are flying, to look after
their wants. They may be moved in
early spring in safety, when they are
beginning to fly daily.
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-30
WOOL MARKET,

Boston, June 2a-The American Wool
and Cotton Reporter will say tomorrow:
The wool market continues active and
strong. During the past week prices
have reached the highest figures in more
than a year. and the tendency Is a; this
writing Enthusiastically upward. Manufac-
turers. traders and spectators have been
operating quite freely. both the large and
small mills being represented IN the mar
kef and all have apparently come 70 the
conclusion that Il IS no use 10 stand out
longer against the inevitable rise in wool.
Prices exceeding 80 cents clean for fine
territory wOcis have been freely paid.
choice selected staple commanding as
much as 5sTS4c Some large lines OF wool
have been taken at current quotations.
The strength and buoyancy shown by the
market were accumulated by the reports
received from the London wool sales
which opened OF Tuesday with a good
attendance and offerings Of %. mn bales.
The continued strength and increased ac-
tivitv shown IN the goods market has
naturally exerted a strengthening influ-
erce Sales OF the week a. Boston
amounted 20 3 4oS. 00o pounds domestic and
rs mn pounds foreign. making total az
6113 on. against a total OF 1854 An for the
previous week and a total OF 1.261 500 for
the corresponding week last year. Sales
since January 1899 amounted 20 12i $500
pounds. against a, 95 80 pounds last year
at this time.
London, June 2e-There was a full at
tendance OF buyers at today's wool auc-
ton sales. Fine cross-breds and merinos
were in firm demand. German representa-
tives operated more freely. dividing me-
rinos equally with the home trade. The
continental buyers were eager bidders for
locks and pieces az high rates. 4 large
quantity Of low. medium crOSs-breds re-
allied 2iE per cent below the May series
The number OF sales aggregated 19,22s.
The sales Of the dag Cgere 12s3S.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-30
CITY IN BRIEF.

Mr.. william G. Mckee has changed bis
transfer ONCE from 7Os East Douglas ave
nue.. TO sl3 East Douglas avenue.
H. E. drummer. county treasurer al
Coldwater. Kan. Is in the city on bush
ness. bringing with him cur % hogs.
Mrs. Massey. wife OF the assistant chisi
OF police. Is recovering from severe
spell Of illness lasting more than a week
Mrs. E. 3. Shelley Of Si3 Waco avenue.
will Join Mr.. Scheliey for a tour Of the
south and west.
Mr.. George Hoffman L. now Installed
as city passenger and ticket agent Of the
Rock Island. 70 take the place 81 Mr..
MoIet VINO was transferred 70 Kansas
City. Mr. Hoffman Il a very accommo-
dating gentleman ard = hustler for busl-
ness.
Mr.. r n. Stevens. one Of the firm OF
Stevens & Caldwell. who operated the
Wichita Nil and Elevator company. has
accepted A position as manager o. the
big mills at Purcell. T. ard vii leave
in a few days TO take charge Of the p0sl-
ton. He EtI not move rs family from
Wichita
Judge and Mn. T B. Wal Of wlohFa.
placed our people under lasting o5i.gs-
tiUne On Memorial Day. no by delivering
en- excellent address, and she by favoTing
them with an opportunity Cor h~arinE hsr
matches voice IN cong Waite ne
city they were -he gusts Of the Temples.
-Eur-ka Herald