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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-04-21
GERMAN MILITARY SERVICE
A Curious Method by Which 1t May
Be Avoided.

Anybody can emigrate from Germany
before he is II years old without run
ming the risk. in case he should return.
Of being forced to join the army. but he
will be allowed to remain only nine
months in Germany. If he stays longer
he becomes again a German citizen and
must do military service. If he leaves
when he has been a little less than nine
months in the country and stays away
for two or three weeks he car return
without running any danger and can
stay another nine months. If he does
this every nine months he can live as
long as he likes in Germany.
AS soon as a man is II years old he
cannot leave Germany without serving
in the army. He can. however, get per-
mission to leave the country until he is
20 years old if somebody is willing to
give bond that he will return and serve
his term.
In case a man forfeits his bond he
cannot return to his fatherland before
he is As years old, as he would be
promptly arrested and sentenced to
serve a longer term than the original
one. After a man is As years old he can
60 back to Germany without being pun
ished and live there as long as he likes.
In case a deserter is caught in Ger
many before he is 45 years old he is SEN
fenced to two or three years imprison-
ment in a fortress and all his personal
property is contiscated. - New York
Herald.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-04-21
HE KEPT n SEAT.
But 1t Was Worth What the Othe1
Man Paid For 1t,

Dut IL WIZ worm w nat the OtneF
Man Paid For 1t.
A man who had not been to church
for a very long time, says a London ex-
change, finally hardened to the persua-
sions of his wife and decided to 90. He
got the family all together, and they
started early. Arriving at the church,
there were very few people in it and
no pew openers at hand, SO the man led
his family we'll up the aisle and took
possession of a nice pew.
just as the service was about to be-
gin a pompous looking old man came
in, walked up to the door of the pew
and stood there. exhibiting evident sur
prise that it was occupied. The occu-
pants moved over and offered him room
to sit down, but he declined to be seat
ed. Finally the old man produced a
card and wrote upon it with a pencil:
81 pay for this pew"
HE gave the card to the strange &C.
cupant. who, had he been like most
people, would have at once got up and
left. But the intruder adjusted his
glasses and with a smile read the card.
Then he calmly wrote beneath it:
"How much do you pay d year,"
To this inquiry the pompous old gen.
tleman. still standing. wrote abruptly:
"Ten pounds"
The stranger smiled as though he
were pleased, looked around to compare
the pew with others. admired it's nice
cushions and furnishings and wrote
back:
II don't blame you. 1t is we'll worth
it,"
The pompous old gentleman at that
stage collapsed into his seat.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-04-21
SHE SANG FCR DEATH.
h Pathos and Tragedy of Emma
bot Passing Away.


One night in >he city of Denver.
located at the TO-. and in plain vi=S1 of
the Rocky mountains. Emma Abbott
was billed to appear in "Faust. In the
same city a most attractive and beauti-
full 1S-year-old girl, belonging to one OF
the wealthiest families. lay in the las.
stages Of that fell enemy of the human
race-consumption. Some weeks before
the arrival of the company she said to
those around her: ''Oh. | hope the sun
will shine and the weather will be warm
and genial. so l can hear Miss Abbott
sing once more | think l could then
pass away peacefully and without on.
single regret. But there came with tnr
queen of the lyric stage a northern hur-
ricane-with the very air charged with
~icicles. which penetrated the lungs.
Some one told Miss Abbott of the griev.
ous disappointment of the dying girl.
She went to the opera house and never
sang more sweetly, and as soon as it
was over and the audience dismissed
called her carriage and directed it to
drive to the home OF cne young lady
The scene which followed was worthy
of the finest brush ever welded by the
grand old masters. There lay the dying
earth angel, with pallid lips, hectic
cheeks and lustrous Eyes and the light
of immortal beauty shining upon her
face. Standing beside her, in one of her
richest robes (the one she had worn that
night). sparkling with pearls, rubies
and diamonds, stood the almost divine
mistress Of earthly melody.
The first piece rendered was The
Old Folks at Home" and then followed
II Know My Redeemer Liveth." The
finale Of this weird scene was Crock Of
Ages Cleft For Me, Let Me Hide Myself
In Thee. And then Miss Abbott bent
over the frail form and kissed her an
eternal farewell. Soon after the spirit
passed into the wild winds which rang
through the wild mountains near by
set sail for that haven from which the
first homeward bound bark is yet to
be seen-the stainless soul waited to
the stainless heavens by the sweetest
music EVER heard on earth-into the
melodies of paradise birds.
Miss Abbott returned to her room at
the hotel and retired. Some time dur
ing the night she awoke with a pain in
the left lung. 1t rapidly grew worse. A
physician was summoned. Then anoth-
er, and another, who applied every
remedy they could command. All to no
purpose. It was typhoid pneumonia in
it's worst form. The black camel was
kneeling at her door. Angels of the
heavenly choir had that night listened
to her voice in the sickroom and sent
for her to come home to them.
In three days that voice which had SO
often raised the souls of men and wom-
en- to the noblest. the grandest heights
in holy ecstasy. was forever stilled in
death-gone forth into-the night.
So fades the summer cloud away,
So sinks the gale when storms are DER.
So gently shuts the eye of day,
So dies the wave along the shore.
H. G. Stevenson in Atlanta Consti-
tutiOn.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-04-21
Potato Queries,

In answer to a question as to the best
method of planting potatoes The Farm
Journal advises: 1. All things consid-
cred, we prefer to plant in drills rather
than in hills. the drills being ~ or 8
feet apart, according to soil and vari-
ETY., and the seed being dropped 10 to
is inches apart. 2. We have always
been able to grow satisfactory crops by
spreading fertilizer in the bottom of
drill and mixing it with the soil before
putting in the seed. 8. The number of
eyes to leave on a seed piece depends a
great deal on the variety and on the size
of the seed tubers. Heavy settlers require
fewer eyes than varieties that are less
prolific in tubers. When small tubers
are used for seed, more eyes must be
left on the piece than when the tubers
are large. We usually cut early potatoes
when large to one or two eyes, but
White Stars and similar kinds have
done we'll for us when we have used
medium tubers cut in half or planted
whole.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-04-21

and in the one-half inch deep plant the
roots and the stalk or the lower end of
the stalk are formed together. In the
two inch deep plant there is a small
root that connects the base or lower
end Of stalk with the head of the cluster
Of roots.
eff you examine a wheat plant that
has been frozen out, you will find that
there is no cluster of roots, but simply
the stalk cut off, as shown at A in Fig.
2, but in Fig. 1 the cluster of roots and
base Of the plant are together and are
nearer to the top of the ground. and
they draw up with the plant as the
frost heaves the ground up and are not
broken. I think the proper way is to
wheat very shallow, just so it is
covered on ground that is inclined to
be wet and heaves out by freezing, but
on ground that is we'll drained and that
is not inclined to freeze out the plant
Fig. 2 is all right and will stand the
dry weather the best; consequently
drained land is the best and more sure
to raise a crop, and shallow sowing is
the best on underlined land
Commenting upon the foregoing COM
munication from a subscriber. the Ohio
Farmer remarks:
When the seed is planted deep, two
sets Of roots are produced, me from the
bulb at lower end of stalk and one from
the seed grain below. This is really the
case whether the seed is planted deep
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-04-21
Bacterial Rot of Cabbage.

AS there is no remedy known for bac-
terial rot of cabbage, prevention must
be relied upon. These measures are rec
commended in The National Stockman
and Farmer by Professor Stuart of the
Indiana station:
Avoid planting in land on which in.
fected plants have been grown. Several
years may be necessary to rid the land
of the germs.
Do not use manure containing de-
cayed cabbage leaves or stalks either in
the seeded or field.
Wet land should be avoided, as it ia
vors the development of the disease.
Keep the plants as free from insects
~ possible.
Remove and destroy all diseased
plants or portions of the plant as soon
ss diseased condition is noticed.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-04-21
The One He Missed.

Il was elected by the votes of eight
different nationalities,' declared an
east side alderman as he tucked his
thumbs in the armholes of his vest and
struck an attitude.
"That so? What were they?"
"Irish, German, Polish, English.
Italian, French and Greek"
"That's only seven"
"What the deuce was the other now 2
There were eight sure"
"Americans, suggested a reporter.
"That's it. Couldn't think of them to
save me-. detroit Free Press.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-04-21
Proof Positive.

His Honor-What's the charge, off.
Ger? Drunk? .,.
Oficer-No. sor-craZy.
His Honor-How do you know3
Oficer-Well. sor. he is a proprietor
of a daily paper. and l heard him tell a
man that the paper probably had the
smallest circulation in the city, and So
His Honor-The padded cell-quicki
Harlem Life.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-04-21
Legal ReDartee.

"Gentlemen of the jury" said the
pompous lawyer, assuming his most i'm
posing mien. II once sat upon the
judges bench in Iowa"
Where was the judgef" quickly
inquired the opposing attorney, and the
pompous gentleman found the thread
Of his argument hopelessly entangled.
Detroit Free Press.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-04-21
Poor Business.

An old ~gravedigger who lived in a
village at the foot of the Grampians
was n day complaining about the
dullness of times.
"Man, John, is trade that bad wi
yer said a sympathizing neighbor.
"Bad!' returned John. bringing his
staff down with an impatient gesture.
II havena buried a levin sowl this sax
weeks"
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-04-21
Kansas Farmers Timely Hints.

Push the grass and clover seeding.
Sow oats at the very first opportunity.
Make a little early garden as soon as
possible.
Set out the raspberry plants at the
first opportunity.
Rolling the ground often benefits the
fall sown wheat.
After the oats and clover are sown
push the work of blowing so as to plant
the corn early.
Keep well up with the work. To get
behind now too often means keeping
behind the whole season.
The peach can be pruned at any time
now. Cut back the new growth of wood
from one-third to one-half.
In transplanting trees or plants care
should be taken never to allow the roots
to become dry.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-04-21
FIG. A N

or shallow, but in the latter case they
are close together and form one cluster
to all appearance. Hence in land that
heaves up, shallow sowing is best, as the
roots form a mass nea the surface and
heave up with the soil and settle back
again when frost goes out. In deep SOW
ing the stem is broken in two between
the primary and secondary roots.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-04-21

During the middle ages, when the
aristocracy Of Florence and Venice was
so tyrannous to it's dependents. MUIR
der was considered as a small crime
and poisoning was SO skillfully effected
that many people lived almost entirely
on boiled eggs.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-04-21
inexpensive Rollers,

l herewith present two ways of max
ing rollers which will not be expensive
if you will do the work yourself. One
roller consists of logs of any desired size.
and a roller of this kind will last a long
time if kept housed. Put on a mower
or planter seat for the driver. The 9TH
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-04-21
THE WHEAT PLANT.

It's Root System In Relation to Shall
low and Deep Sowing.
II have always had the impression,
and it is general, too. that a wheat
plant had Two sets of roots. In order to
learn the exact mode Of the growth Of
the plant and of it's roots, I planted
Sept. 26, 1898, two grains of wheat,
n Gig. y one-half Of an inch deep
and the other Gig. y two inches deep.
No. 1 came up three days before the
other, and they were dug up Dec. 20
and washed. Notice that the head of
the cluster of roots forms at the grain.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-04-21

In the river Llano. in Texas, islands
of floating sand are sometimes seen.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-04-21
O.


or may be made out of castoff mower
or planter wheels, which can be picked
up almost anywhere for a small price.
Have plenty of holes drilled through the
rims and bolt on 2 by 4 or 2 by 6 scant-
lings Of the desired length. The frame
may be made Of pine, and a binder or a
mower tongue may be used. Iowa
Homestead.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-04-21
One Thing and Another.

The department of agriculture reports
that cotton is produced to a limited ex-
tent, but at a high rate of profit, in the
southwestern corner of Utah by irriga-
ton.
The California orange crop this sea-
son has been estimated at 5000. 900
boxes.
Castor beans planted April Is at the
Oklahoma station yielded about 10
bushels per acre, which was more than
was obtained from late planting.
The good reputation of bronze grass
(Bromus inermis) is spreading in the
west, and it is likely to be put in more
extensively than ever before for hay.
Many farmers are beginning to see
that the rise of alkali is coincident with
the accumulation of seepage waters and
to realize that the trouble is probably
due to a too lavish use of water in irri-
cation.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-03-11
HUMOROUS.

Philosophie-'My I hope is 70 die
rich" Huh! | believe I would rather
live poor."-Indianapolis Journal.
do you believe n person can get
the grippe from a%nother?' "Idon'tsee
why not. Anybody who had it would
be a fool not to give it up.'-Boston
Transcript.
When They Wrote on StOnes.-Egyp-
tian Poet (angrily)-"Then. why don't
you return my manuscript" Egyp-
tian Editor (coldly)-"You enclosed n
ox-team.-Life.
His Experience thought Cholly's
father started him in business" HE
did; but business was so dull that Chol-
ly had to get an alarm clock to wake
himself up when it was time to 60
home!"-Puck.
Should one refer TO Il bicycle as
him. her or ito" Her of course"
But why do you make it feminine?"
because one oon discovers that the
filings cost more than the framework"
Chicago Evening Post.
Now that we have encountered
these Americans" said A~guinaldo. Il
wonder" What, oh, great chief,
with the gold whistler" Il wonder
why they merely annexed Cuba. Porto
Rico the Ladrones and us. Why did
they ignore Spain?"-Philadelphia
North American.
Life's Compensations.-"You can't
spell long words like hippopot mus and
parallelOgram." said the small boy
who wore spectacles and 4 sailor suit.
Well" answered the boy who was
leading a dog by a piece of rope, "dat's
where I'm lucky. L don't have to-
Washington Star.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-03-11
His Denomination.

At the close of services Il Sunday
morning the pastor of 4 city church
went down the aisle. Is was his GUS
tom. to greet the strangers in the con-
g~re"atiou. You are not a member Of
our church." he said to one of them.
NO. sir" replied the stranger.
DO you belong any denomination,
may | ask"
We'll" responded the other. hesitat-
ingly. I'm what YOU might call Il sub
merged Presbyterian"
How is that"
Il was brought up a Presbyterian,
nv wife is Il Methodist, my eldest
daughter is a Baptist. my son is the
o~rganist at a Universalist church. my
second daughter sings in an Episcopal
choir. and my youngest goes to a Con-
gregational Sunday school"
But you contribute. doubtless, to
some one church,"
Yes. | contribute to all of them.
That is partly what submeTges me-
Youths Companion.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-03-11
CAUSES OF DIZZINESS,
- oondition That May Indicate Any
One of q Number of
DeranEements.

mere is perhaps nothing. unless it be
a paIE In the left side-mistaken often.
Tor a sign of heart disease-which so
alarms the subject of it. and so firmly
con'lrces him that he has some serious
maIady. as vertigo. or dizziness.
we GO not refer to dizziness from
some evident cause, such as dancing.
swinging, looking down from a height.
S~easlckness or earsickness. but to a
GlZzF feeling that attacks one while
walking CT sitting quietly, and which
comes AND goes without any apparent
reason. Or may persist indefinitely.
W course, dizziness may be a symp-
tom OF brain disease. or heart disease.
or kidney disease. but so may be nau-
sea and vomiting: yet when u person is
suddenly taken with sickness Of the
stomach he is not ordinarily frightened
10 death. He usually. and most often
correctly. attributes his attack to sim
pie indigestion, ard spells of dizziness
are generally due to the same cause.
Dyspepsia. or indigestion. is a much
more common complaint than most
people imagine. and we cannot always
hr sure that digestion is perfect simply
because the tongue is clean and no dis
freSs is felt in the stomach after eat
ing.
Another cause of vertigo is a tenn
porafy increase Or decrease in the
amOunt Of blood in the brain. An eX-
ample Of this is seen in the dizziness
which constitutes one of the features
Of a fainting fit. This evanescent con-
2estion or anaemia of the brain may be
due 10 any of a number of causes. but it
H. usually significant of nothing alarm
ing. although in the very aged il may
indicate n want of elasticity in the
blood vessels.
Another very frequent cause of diZzi-
nfs> * ear trouble of some sort. In
deed. many Psychologists believe that
vertigo is always due primarily to some
change occurring in the internal ear.
either originating there or acting
r~CficNiy through the agency Of the audi
Tory nerve. This ear trouble may be n
slight catarrhal trouble. irritation
caused by The cerumeD. or ear-waN. ora
hair or insect resting against the drum
membrane. or Il peculiar Affection
kGCWu as Ncnicre's disease.
t-tirH"atiSm. or some other difficulty
of yisio" may BE provocative of diZzi-
rts md his an o~cculist can usually
~rrii.'. ~ proper glasses.
Finally. We may say. that in the great
mai"sit, ST eases dizziness i net a
Syi.T-nla 81 serious import. although
i; j. aut always easy to IRE ii: but its
o"r"rr'r"" j. Il sign thai something.
-Gr,-WlaT". is not a. Il should he. and
tnr problem for the doctor i to dis.
cover he cause ard remove it ii he can
-I0uti's Companion.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-03-11
SCHOOL AND CHURCH

According 10 recent statistics
gathered from all denominations,
church membership in the United
States is increasing 10 rapidly than
the population.
Statistics have been given concerning
the parent: of the students in our de-
nominational colleges. showing the
four-ffths of them to be protesting
Christians.-United Presbyterian.
The Methodist church in Canada is in
augurating Il fire insurance business 10
take risks only on churches and par
sonages. The profits will 90 to the
fund for superannuated ministers.
\ petition in favor of closing all sa-
looms all day on Sunday in England
has been signed by 1000 clergymen. rep
resenting the Presbyterian. Baptist.
CONGREGATIONAL and Methodist churches
of that country.
The Tennessee Methodist Episcopal
conference has a Conference Sister
hood" The Institution fee is 25 cents.
ard on The death of 4 member each sur
vivur pays one dollar. The membership
consists of the wives ard widows of the
Tennessee preachers.
The English correspondent Of the
Episcopal Recorder says that "Wes-
!eyan Methodist ministers are Il long
lived class. Only 80 out OF 1900 home
workers died during the last year.
And of this number seven were septua-
gruarians and five OctogenariarS.
The commercial conference on for
eicn missions. to lie held in New York
April y TO May l. 1900. will he II of
the largest and o representative as
semblies of Christians ever held. 1t is
expected that III least 3.GaG delegates
will be in attendance. and that nearly
all the missionary societies in the world
will be represented. Only Protestant
Christianity will participate.
Herman Ehrlich. who for the past
- years has conducted u mission Tor
the Jews of Whitechapel. London. says
that the Zionist movement has taken
hold Of the Jews in 4 most miraculous
way. And at Il recent meeting Of the
ZinuistS IN the East end over Coco Jews
met together to hear something of the
land of their fathers. and the cnthCsi-
assn was 30 great that during an ad-
drcs> I'll aged jew cried out: Out
feet shall stand within thy gates, .
JeruSaIem,"
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-03-11

ard his advertising appropriation was
five dollars. Three years ago he orig
mated the now familiar Cascarets that
work while you sleep" and this year
he employs over 200 people. including
twenty stenographers and typewriterS
and Il system of ten graphOphOnes. His
newspaper advertising investments
are over S300.G00 Il year. and lie is
counted as Il of the greatest
practical, because successful, au-
thOritics on the science OF aGver-
Using in the world. His delight is
20 see the working of the enormous adj
vertising machine which he set in mo-
don u few years ago. and his ambition
is best Illustrated by IN expression
made use OF 10 a friend recently. lie
said: My boy. well get rich when we
make money faster than We can spend
il for ADVERTISING"
BESIDES his proprietary enterprises,
Mr.. Kramer scored another great bust
ness success in the Ma"Eo-Mud baths of
Indiana Mineral Spring.. Ind. where
treatment for rheumatism : obtained.
The place was Il mere wilGcrne>-I IN the
hills Of Indiana Il few years ago. but Ia
tur5 had provided the material. mud
and lithia water. for the cure. and Mr..
Kramer appreciated its possibilities at
first sight. To-day there is at the lndi-
ana Mineral Springs Il $25o.OCO plant Of
hotels. bathhCuscs and cottages. cleo
tric-lightod. steam-heateG. with beau
tiful park surroundings.
MIR. Kramer is only thirty-siN years
cid and his energy and vitality nave not
Yet reached their climax. Many lead
ing business men Of America have been
glad + Join in his enterprises. display
ing the highest confidence in a great flu
ture which this mans remarkable adj
ycrtiSing genius and capacity for work
will bring forth.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-03-11
Man,. Expendftures In n Lifetime.

resident of Kent, Nd, who has kept
careful account of his expenditures.
calculates that during the 81 years OF
his life he has consumed 1850 loaves
of bread, at 3 cents per pound. value.
Ss56.sO; 26.ss0 pounds of meat, at 5
cents, S1.34O; 7,72s pounds of vegeta-
bles. eggs, fish. etc. at 2cents, s154.56;
and II. 6 gallons of water, tea. coffee,
beer. wine, etc, at an average cost of 1
cent per gallon, S117.G0; total. S2.46S.96.
He also figures that Oh the 30,660 days
of his life 1O,OsO have been spent in
sleep. 1890 in work and $3.50 in eating
and pleasure seeking.-Chicaso Chron-
ici..