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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-09-22
FOR YOUR BAGGAGE
That Seems to Re the Proper Caper
on English Railways.

mo American ran eyer travel on the
railways Of England in comfort" said
the New Yorker, who had crossed the
Atlantic a score Of times. I'm the first
place you've got ~ play hog II you
get "A compartment by yourself, and In
the next It's an even question whether
you get your baggage at the end OF
your journey. Everything Is piled
upon the platform. ana every passen.
ger must pick cut his own. II you are
two minutes late. there IL nothing to
prevent somebody claiming your bag.
gage. | never arrived at a terminus
without witnessing a big row between
passengers. and ! never talked with u
fellow passenger who had not lost
trunk or satchcl mt some time or other.
In three months Of travelling about
saw my trunk claimed by others at
least 20 times for assaulting the
porters. This assault consisted solely
In abusing the railroad companies
about the baggage system. l finally
got 40 mad about the thing that | spent
two days In securing an interview with
a railway magnate at his office In Lon
don. straightway asked him II he
had never heard Of a baggage check.
81 have, SIR he replied.
Don't you think 1t a good sys'
tenn"
"'I do. SIR
"'Then why don't you adopt itY
"'Because It's a Yankee idea. sirv
II told him 1t was also a Yankee idea
to eat oysters and asked him why he
followed suit, and he was as serious AZ
q Judge as he replied:
son. but that's different, you know.
You Yankees swallow your oysters
whole. while we always halve and
sometimes quarter them" "-Exchange.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-09-22
Dense Ignorance.


1t Is almost impossible to imagine an
ignorance so dense as that said to be
possessed by the average French %
script from the provinces. Did It not
exist. however. his comrade from the
city, who writes about garrison life.
would hardly have told about 1t. One
day a fiery adjutant questioned
Jacques. the provincial:
Gomez" he said. you are a French
mana soldier: do you know why you
are here instead Of working In the
fields? ! ask you why you are herc--a
soldier? You give no answer. Have
you never heard Of the Germans"
mo. my adjutant."
You have never heard Of the Ger.
mans? What Is Germany"
II don't know"
Are you a Frenchman or a Ger.
mani"
II don't know"
"This Is wonderful! Where were you
born?"
AT Vaucouleurs. my adjutant."
AT V~aucouleurs. and not a patriot!
Did no one ever tell you Of the inva.
sionY'
mo. my adjutant."
The clerks In the registration offices
In many American cities relate
derful ignorance Of would be American
citizens. still it Is doubtful whether
any one of them has had to deal with
q Jacques de Vaucouleurs.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-09-22
OF A CAESARS ASHES

shakcspeare's Conceit Finds a Coun-
tevpart In Reality.
When Shakespeare put In the mouth
Of Hamlet the curious conceit about
the dust OF the great Alexander hav.
Ing become loam and then stopping Il
bunghole In u beer barrel. he had seem.
ed to reach the ultimate extra vngancr
Of imagination. Yet, e II the Porta
Salaria q still more unexpected ex-
travagance was revealed after the OK.
cavations carried on there. In these
q cippus. or sepulchral column. con.
tanning a cinerary urn OF rare oriental
alabaster was brought to ligli'. The
inscription on the cippus revealed that
the ashes contained within the urn
were those OF Calpunius Piso Licini-
anus. who. In February. A. d. 90. was
Galbra. Four days afterward Galbra
was killed, and Piso also suffered
death In his thirty-frst year. His were
the ashes that the alabaster urn con-
tanned.
The precious urn was given to Il
work man employed on the premises TO
take care of. Some days after. when
the proprietor Of the place asked for
the urn, he found 1t empty. Where"
said he, ARE the ashes that were
here" The workman. surprised. said
that he gathered them together and,
never dreaming that they were any
good. but being white nAl clean. sent
them to his wife to make lyr for her
washing! And thus. said the late
Shakespeare Wood. describing this in
cident. have the ashes Of m imperial
Caesar, adopted by Galbra as Tiberius
was adopted by Augustus and accept.
ed by the senate. been used more than
10 centuries after his death by a Ro-
man washerwoman to cleanse her dirty
linen. together with the ashes Of other
members Of the family In whose veins
flowed the noble blood Of CrassI and
Of Pompey the Great!-B Baltimore Sun.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-09-22

When Il trip il contemplated it ia al.
ways we'll to prepare in advance in order
to avoid little Inconvenience which are
often annoying. The two fast trains
leaving Minneapolis and st. Paul daily
via Wisconsin Central lines for Milwau-
kee and Chicago make close connections
with trains east and south. Being ele.
gantIy equipped with sleeping cars, par
lor cars and day coaches they are fully ap-
preciated by the travelling public. Your
nearest ticket agent will give you COM
plete information and furnish you folder
Of the Wisconsin Central lines.
Jas. G. Pond, General Passenger
Agent. Milwaukee. Wis
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-09-22

First Pub. Sept. %, 1884, Last Pub. Oct. q, 1893.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Land Office at Bozeman, Mont,
Sept. 18th, 1899.
Notice is hereby given that the fol-
lowing-named settler has filed notice of
his intention to make final proof in
support of his claim, and that said
proof will be made before T.. A, Will
Jams, Clerk of District Court at Bill
ings, Montana, on October s8th, 1899,
viz.
EDWIN l., FENTON,
Fl. ", No. 1897 for the NEl4 section
30. township 2 south range ~ H., NJ.
p, M.
He names the following witnesses tn
prove his continuous residence upon
and cultivation Of said land, via,
Jahex W. Gardner Of Laurel, Mon
tana, Charlie 8, MoFarlin of Billings,
Montana, q. Y. RuIla Of Billinas.
Montana, Charles y, T0mlinson Of
Laurel, Montana,
A. l., LOVE, Register.
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estie

He lat Enthusiastically dear, the pa
per says there was quite a fire in our
block early this morning, 1t Is sup
posed to have been the work of an in
cendiary,
She Well, don't let a little thing like
that worry you,
He Why, what do you meant
6he-N0b0dy will ever accuse You Of
building ik-Chicago News,
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-09-22
The Bernhardt In q Row.

Less than q year after my debut at
the Theatre Francois my sister Regina
one evening Accidentally trod on Nine.
Nathalie's train. Nine. Nathalie. who
was one Of the leading ladies, pushed
the poor girl SO roughly that she
knocked her head against a corner. and
the blood came. Immediately went
for" Nine. Nathalie. gave her a re.
sounding smack and called her a great
stupid! The men were delighted. but
the affair created a terrible scandal.
The manager told me | must apologize
to Nine. Nathalie. | replied:
VI will apologize to Nine. Nathalie II
she will do the same to my little SIS
ter."-Huret's SARAH Bernhardt."
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-09-22
An African Pocket Handkerchief.

| must not forget u particular,
unique of Its kind. Of the most sim
pliied toilet of the Barotsi. the pocket
handkerchief. This consists of a thin
blade of iron, finely wrought, with the
handle Of the same material, The
whole Is perhaps four or five inches
long by one Or two inches wide, and Is
hung round the neck by vegetable
ibers or tendons. In blowing their
noses they use 1t as a spring with
extreme d~eyterity, which ! can say
from experience IL not a pleasant thing
at a camp dre,-"The Kingdom of the
RarOtsf,n
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-09-22
~. .-, ,a.,-atm HI ,r,-, .a.... :. ID. at.|"-.
GOT HIS CLEAN CLOTHES.
He Had No Money, hut Had Nerve anl
am Easy chinRmNn.

SA~ e~a
am Easy Chimamnn.
/ That there are more ways than one
to accomplish n thing II Il man only
has the necessary nerve Is illustrated
by the experience OF Il young man.
The young man tells the story himself.
80 there IL no betrayal Of confidence
in printing 1t.
1t seems that he had a big bundle Of
collars and cuffs and shirts at a Chi
articles In which he needed very much.
The night was the furthest in the
week from his pay day, and he was
'broke." Still he had to have clean
linen in order to keep an important en-
gagement.
II didn't know what to do" he said
In relating the incident. Il felt sure
that the Chinaman wouldn't extend
credit to me, for It Is a well known
thing that Chinese launurymen never
trust At last | hit upon a scheme.
Going to my room. | bundled up all
the soilcd linen l possessed, Hurry
ing around to the laundryman's. | pro.
duced the bundle.
"'Slxty-fvc cents! he exclaimed
blandly. holding out his hand for the
coin.
II picked up the clean linen and. de-
posting the bundle Of soiled on his
counter, started for the door as If my
life depended on my being half a mile
away within five minutes.
""rhat's all right" | shouted back
In reply. Just mark It on that bundle.
and I'll pay you for both together!
"'Then ! was gone. but not before !
caught a glimpse Of the laundryman
hastily unwrapping the bundle | had
left, as IL he was anxious to see wheth.
err or not the contents were worth the
G5 cents I had hung him up for. He
was evidently satisfied. for he didn't
yell for the police or make any com.
motion. as | was afraid he might do,
and | had ali kinds OF freshly launder-
cd collars aud cuffs and shirts to yea
that night. And all on account Of a
bit Of Observation-Disclosures Inquirer.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-09-22

First Pub. Sept. l.-Last Pub. Sept. y, 1899.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
III the Matter Of the estate of Frank
j. Stoltz, deceased. q
Notice is hereby given by the under
signed. administrator CT said estate. to
the creditors Of and all persons having
claims against the said deceased, to ex.
hibit them with the necessary vouch-
ers. within four months after the first
publication Ut this notice to the said
administrator at the sheriff Office in
Billings, Yellowstone county, Montana.
j. T.. SAYLES,
Administrat or Of the Estate Of Frank
J.. Stoltz, deceased.
W. M. Johnston Attorney for Admin"
istratOr.
Dated ut Billings, Montana, August
30, 1899.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-09-22
II WERE you.
wouldn't think about distress,

wouldn't think about distress,
II ] were you;
wouldn't even once confess "" g.
To ever feeling blue,
But when the sun Is well disposed
To shine upon our friends and foes
I'd be content with even less,
II ] were you.
Just let 1t rain or snow or shine;
Twill bring no gain
To blame misfortune or repine; .
The longest lane
Will end sometime, und every day
Roses will bloom along the way.
Because OF rain.
Then sing your songs cry II you must,
But keep IN view
The healthy soul inspiring trust
That's always due
TO them that strive to live above
All earthly things-excepting love;
I'd let all other treasures rust,
J were you!
.. Facts and Fiction.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-09-22
UNDER STATE SUPERVISION.

Pays 5 per cent on Savings Deposits,
Interest compounded quarterly.
Pays ! per cent on Time Certificates
of Deposit, not subject to check.
Issues Savings Certificates on Build
ing and Loan Plan with definite time of
maturity and definite payments.
Loans Money on Real Estate to be re-
paid in monthly installments running
from ONE to TEN YEARS, to suit bor-
rover.
Trustees -. Lee Mantle. president;
Chas. Schatzleln, vice president; Fayette
Harrington. treasurer; Chas. r. Leonard,
attorney; A. B Clements, secretary; +.
Aug. Heinze, Henry Mueller, Frank w.
Haskins, James H. Monteath.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-09-22
A Remarkable Career,

The most remarkable official career
In the United States was that of John
Quincy Adams, 1t extended over ~
years, and embraced 10 years In the
diplomatic service as minister to Rus
sia, Prussia and the Netherlands, five
years as senator, eight years as secre-
larry of state, four years as president
and is years as a representative In con-
gress.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-09-22
ROnDer's Drink,

Somebody asked Robert Bonner once
II he were a teetotalef,
IAN q teetotaler? No" said Mr,
Bonner In answer to the question; mo,
am not q @teetotaler, had a glass
Of sherry when ! cans TO New York
In ls44,"
" IL not on record whether no ever
took another,
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-09-22

Kodol Dyspepsia Cure is a scientific
compound having the endorsement of
eminent physicians and the medical
press. It ''digests what you eat" and
Drug Co.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-09-22
No Luck In n Horse.hoe.

"Do yer behave there's luck In q
horseshoe, pennisW
mot q bit, Norah, hung wan over the
childer's cradle an II fell m bruk his
AOse,"-ROstan Commercial Rulletin,
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-09-22
FRrrted,

Grimes-Look here, Smith, why didn't
You call last nlghtY told You my
daughter was going 10 sing some NJ
per new songs, and you appeared de-
lighted,
smith, was delighted Ito know shs
was going ~ sing, Boston TRANSCRIPT,
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-09-22

don't Hike punishments, You will
never torture q child into duty, but v
sensible child will dread the frowa OF
n judicioHs mOther more than all the
reds, dark raenms and se0ldlag seho1l
MistTasses In the universe White,
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-09-22

Flowers are tho terrestrial stars that
bring dawn heA ven 70 earth ana eaFry
w our thoughts fr0m earth 10 heaven,
the poetry af the Greater written "
beauty and fragrance,
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-09-22
A P~svseetly Natural Qvesues,

ePal," said his young wife, ~ wish
YOU wouldn't put your knife In your
mouth when y0u eat"
IAN phware would yez hev me put
II" said Pat IN establishment, "n me
syesY'r Hasper's HaxaE
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-09-22
The lahY,s PFeaeRt.

Mrs, Lash-Wha did you get baby
for a birthday PRESENT.
Mrs, Rash-I took $3.50 out of the
little darling's bank and bought him
this lovely lamp for the drawing room,
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-09-22
UlMalrNlel kl0riea.

mob prieilo iihe barbeft- Men OF my
profession arc very good story teIlers,
iustoner-- Yes, and they usually u,
lusirale their stories with cuis,-Cin,
alnAati Enquirer,
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-09-22

30 penetrating ~ water NJ high pres
sure that only special qualities Of 0st
iron vii Withstand II,
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-09-22
First Pub. Sept. Ii, ls98-Last Pub. Oct. 20, 1880
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Land Office at Bohemian, Mont,

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Land Office at Bozeman. Mont,
Sept. II, 1899.
Notice is hereby given that the fol-
lowing named settler has filed notice
of his intention to make final proof in
support of his claim. and that said
proof will be made before Z. A. Will
Jams, clerk district court, at Billings,
Montana, OH October 81. 1899, viz:
SOLOMON @. TOLIVER,
Homestead Entry No. 1891 for the
Lot No. 4, section "a, township 2 north
range ~ east, Montana Principal Me-
ridian.
He names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon
and cultivation of said land, viz:
Henry A. Firth of Billings, Montana,
John Fl. Dover Of Billings, Montana,
Soren r, Miller of Billings, Montana,
Thomas McGirl Of Billings, Montana.
A. l., LOVE, Register. =,
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-09-22

Every Fedheaded boy Ia called
freddy" Why aren't redheaded girls
called somethings- Washington Demo
eFet, t
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-09-22
Time Table
Billings, Mont,
NSAS CITY,
ST.
SAN FRANCISCO,

LINCOLN, KANSAS CITY,
OMAHA, ST. LOUIS.
CHICAGO. SAN FRANCISCO,
ST. JOSEPH, DENVER,
SALT LAKE,
and all points east. south and west.
TRAINS ARRIVE AND DEPART AS Follows:
No. ~. Passenger, daily, Chicago, vt.
Louis, Kansas City, ut. JO-
seph. Atchison, Omaha. Lin
coin. Denver, California, Col
orado and Texas points.
Leave ........... ......,.... $3.50 am.
No. Al. Passenger, daily from above
points. Arrive. .............. 1908 pm
No. ~. Freight, daily, Sheridan and
intermediate points. Leave 1O0a am.
No. -. Freight. daily, from Sheridan
and, intermediate points.
Sleeping. dining and reclining chair
cars (seats free) on through trains.
Tickets sold and baggage checked to
any point in the United States or Can
ada.
For information, maps, tables and tick
cts call on or address j. l.. Harrington,
Agent, H. 3. Segur, General Agent, Bill
ings, Mont. or J. Francis, General Pas
senger Agent, Omaha. Neb.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-09-22

Montana Avenue, Center of Main Block
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-22

| plant at Santiago, and II prospects con
| tipue they will do good business in this
part of the island.
| For the benefit of those who have writ'
| ten inquiries regarding the shipment o
horses and cattle 10 Cuba, II can ne stated
| that there is not at present any DUTY Oh
domestic animals or farming implements
Titles to a good deal q the land are not
clear, but there Is plenty of vacant land
which could be used for grazing purposes,
Horses here are worth twice MS much now
as they were in Houston last June Inc
only difficulty that one would encounter
now is that at least so per cent OF the
Cubans are poor and unable TO buy. If the
Cuban commissioners who are now al
Washington negotiating for money in order
to nav the Cuban soldiers for at least one
wears service succeed in obtaining the
money prospects for all commercial IN
terests will be better. as the soldiers VIII
return to their farms and have something
with which to purchase the necessities OF
life.
Priyates Rosen and Zuck went to Gibara
Christmas, where they joined Sergeant
King and Dick Freeman on fishing expo
dition.
After lighting successful battle with
the smallpox at Gibara Sergeant King has
returned to the company.
Dick Freeman returned this morning
from Gibara. where he has been on de-
tached service at the smallpox hospital.
e.. o. Erickson has been transferred to
Charles Olson and Corporal Humi are
having fevers.
1t took fifteen of the civil police to mr.
rest one ct the boys Christmas day, and IN
a majority of cases they give the blue
coats" the whole street
Turkeys cost So and So piece but we
had them regardless OF price
Charley Johnston is COOK Tor the ueiaii
at the smallpox hospital.
Lieutenant Nichols went on visit to
Gibara Yesterday
The boys have just received mail. ana
from reports which the papers contain all
are pleased at the. prospects Of being mus
tered out within short while
j. A. Reynolds,
Company C, Second y. S. Vol. Inf'y
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-22

wings and flies away. Thus We must pro-
tect the foreign investor and offer hin, In
vestmepts on the ground floor We must
not keep all of the good things. hut divide
| them with those who help to advance our
! city and must give them an equal show
! with ourselves. prohibitory price on our
properties will drive away foreign capital
and leave us where we now are. DO not
| point at your neighbor and SAY that his
price is too high or that he ought 10 sell
cheaper and label him mossback, but
consider well what you are doing to induce
capital to come here. or course your prop
erty Will be worth more when We obtain
deep water, but without 1t we are no het-
ter of a year hence than we IRE now, Do
not lose sight of the fact that we have q
worthy rival for the foreign investor In
the twin deep water port OF Galveston. and
particularly as they are advertising TO the
world that the great Huntington system
have secured terminal facilities In their
city, Therefore let us be alive to our own
interests and be ever mindful of tho fact
that we are not the only pebble on the
beach,, that there are other places that
offer equal opportunities and as favorable
return for money invested as the city of
Houston, not only with Its promised deep
water but with the realization of our
fondest hopes.
Not only that. but we can not expect the
fact OF an appropriation being made for
Buffalo bayou and TIL, general benefits re-
suting thnrefrom reaching the foreign
investor without direct and positive assur-
ances which can only be accomplished by
correspondence and general advertising.
Now each and every citizen should resolve
himself into a committee of one to SEQ
how many foreign friends he can enlighten
and tell of our great good fortune and ever
remember that opportunities are open for
the investor that will afford him hand
some return, mss
And in conclusion ] beg TO say that with
the example of Harrisburg before us do not
lei our actions drive foreign capital away
and build up town at some seemingly
more favorable point on our deep water
channel. Don't be so afraid that you will
not get enough for your property as you
viii ask too much for II and get nothing.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-22
HOOPS REGIMENT NEws.
Christmas MISREPRESENTATION II Now
Under Control.

Under Control.
Especial Correspondence of The Post)
HoIguin, Cuba, December 26.--Cbristmas
has come and passed off quietly with the
boys at this place OF course they did MT
enjoy themselves as well as IL they were
at home with friends and relatives but all
celebrated the occasion and made ihsm-
selves as happy as possible nndcr the CIR
cumstances. Quartcrmaster Sergeant Key
polds of company G treated the boys to a
very good dinner consisting OF roast tur-
key with dressing. plum pudding and apple
sauce, roasting ears. cocoanut, chocolate
and Jelly cake. which was highly appre-
ciated by all the members OF the company.
EGG nogs were made in abundance ana
The boys drank TO their hearts content. !,
CAPTAIN Massie OF company attended,
a dinner at Gibara given by MAJOR swain.
There were also present at the dihuer
number of leading Cuban citizens and NJ.
Tracy of Chicago, representing the swift
PACKING company. Captains Lailtte ana
Dcmming also gave dinner for American
officers and friends. which was highly en-
an December "a an accidental shooting
occurred in the camps at Gibara, ~ "n ,t
private Stahl OF company iosl NJ ~,
Private Gotta of the same COMPANY M c,aan ~
Inc his gun. and not knowing that there
was d cartridge In II he pulled the t'ig-
GER GER The ball passed through the zen.
walls and entered stnhl's breast. causing SIM,
almost instantaneous death. ne was pur-
led Christmas morning with military, non,
ors. Coma was lodged In jan 70 a"A''
trial. o,,an.ai mn
s;dsrabIv during the past Two weeks az
me doctors have ii under control at this
Mace and surrounding tosns. ~.
Mr.. Tracy Of Chicago. repres e.ha NJ
swifI Packing company, - ~ v, IN which
e Se e hspt The products q The company ANY
shipped 10 This part q The isiand. 800, 70
swift company was tho hrst 70 sfec'