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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-04-14
The French Supreme Court.

The constitution Of the cour de cas-
sation is as follows: One president, or
chief justice. stands at the head Of the
organization. having below him three
subordinate presidents, each of whom
has charge of a chamber. Next in order
come As minor Judges. styled council
ors, Is for each chamber. Besides these
strictly judicial fu%nctionaries, who are
appointed for life. there are yer Off
cial advocates. one Of whom is a sort Of
attorney general to the whole body.
while two practice in each Of the d.
visions
To this staff must be added four chief
clerks and about q score of minor Off
cials. OF the three chambers. the first
is a court Of requests. serving to decide
what cases shall be allowed to 60 before
the civil and criminal chambers re-
spectively. Eleven judges in all the d.
visions are necessary to form q quorum.
The courts only sit three days a week,
from 10 to 4. 20 that this huge machine
does it's work very slowly.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-04-14
No Poached EGGS For der.

No POached Eggs For Her.
There is an old lady in a charming
out of the way village whose opinions
of ''artist chaps and ''Lunnon ways
are amusing.
On one occasion a wandering knight
Of the brush secured a nights lodging
at her cottage.
EARLY next morning he was asked
what he would like for breakfast.
"Oh," was the reply. "a couple Of
eggs will do-poached, mind you" q.
"Beg pardon, sir
II said a couple of eggs, %poached.'
repeated the artist in a louder tone.
The old lady stiffened her back,
opened the door and pointed out into
the road.
"Clear out O. my housel' she COM
manded. ''I'd have you know as I re-
spects my neighbours property. and l
amt no poacher. Sich goings on may
do in Lunnon. but they won't do in
Loamshire.
The artist endeavored to explain, but
the lady would not listen. and he did
not break his fast in that house.
painters was allus a bad lot. were
the last words he heard before she shut
the door behind him. ''but gettin hon
est fowk to poach eggs for ems quite
a new dodge. London Telegraph.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-04-14
A SDauisb Street Scene.

In nothing is the illiterate condition
of Spain shown as in the numerous
writing booths which line the streets
of Barcelona. Spain has preserved much
of the picturesque life of past ages, and
even at the present day in many Of its
towns may be seen the Waterman, with
pike and lantern, going his nightly
rounds not far from a fine street bril-
liantly illuminated by the electric light.
In the Rambla, the principal street of
Barcelona, may be seen several of these
writing booths of the public scribes.
There for a small consideration the IL
literate Dr. any one else may have any
thing indited from the poetry of a love
epistle to the prosaic application for a
situation. The front of each booth is
placarded with the name of the scribe
and the services he is prepared to rem
der to his customers. Some scribes COM
bine the art of painting with that of
writing, and all add to their activities
the business of registry Offices for serv-
ants.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-04-14
His MOthersa Son.

my niece Mary was always a well
meaning girl. but she would say the
wrong thing almost every time" said
one old gentleman to another, ''and
she's got q boy that's going to be her
very counterpart"
The old gentleman's eyes twinkled,
and his ugly. good natured face was
puckered with enjoyment as he drew
from his pocketbook a small sheet of
note paper.
II sent Hal a toy monkey that plays
all kinds of pranks when it's wound
up, said he, chuckling. "Now you
listen to this letter of thanks I got from
him. He's just 8 years old:
"DBER UNCLE ned am delited with the
munkey. thank you. He makes me think of
you very often. And whenever mamma winds
him up, and he begins to jump. mamma and !
feel az II we were back at your house where
all those toys are, and mamma will look at the
munkey and say, THAT'S your Uncle Ned all
over Goodbye from your greatfull
"HAL-'
Youths COMPANION.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-04-14
DYsPEPTIC CARLYLE.
His ~DeprecasOry Opinions Of Severe
Of His Famous Contemporaries.

d18 D0pEeCAtOEy Op1n1OHB OH SeSeTstt
of His Famous Contemporaries.
Dr.. J. B. Crozier. a Canadian physi
clan. in a volume called my Inrel
Life, tells of a very breezy interview
be had with Thomas Carlyle. whose ad
vice he once sought about going in for
literature. DR.. Crozier, in reply to the
old mans query as to what authors he
knew, mentioned John Stuart Mill.
Carlyle broke out:
ooh. aye. poor Mill He used to
come to me here with his Benthamism,
his radicalism, his greatest number.
and a that nonsense. but I had to tell
him at last it vas a. moonshine, and he
didna like it. But he was a thin, wire
drawn, sawdustish, logic chopping kind
of body, was poor Mill. When his book
on liberty came out, he sent me a copy
of it to read, but I just had to tell him
that I didn't agree with a single word
of it from beginning to end. He was
offended. and never came back to me. :"
The doctor tried Buckle:
"Of all the tlockheads by whom this
bewildered generation has been deluded
that man Buckle was the greatest. - :
A more long winded, conceited block
head, and one more full of empty, bar
rem formulas about the progress Of the
species. progress of this and progress Of
that, and especially the progress of sci
ence, l never came across-a poor crea-
ture that could be Of service to no MOI
tal.'
And finally Herbert Spencer:
Spencer! An Unreasonable ass. 49,
And so ye've been meddling with Spen-
Ger, have ye! He was brought to me
by Lewes. and a more conceited young
man l thought I had never seen. He
seemed to think himself just a perfect
owl of Minerva for knowledge. * y =
Yell get little good out Of him, young
man."
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-04-14
0yePdfDlOmRtIc.

. -
Mr.. MeektOn was gazing at his wife
with that inane and anna BILE fixety
which comes into = mans face when he
has been mapping and is ashamed of
the fact.
"Leonidas," she said sterp1y.
"What is it. my dear?' he inquired
as he Strengthened himself up in his
sleepy hollow chair.
"What is the matter"
Nothing is the matter" he said.
growing red in the face. II haven't in
timated that there was anything wrong.
have II"
mo. But you have been behaving
rather queerly. Just now you gave a
little start and exclaimed, Yes, Hen
rietta, I agree with you perfectly
"Well," answered he. apprehensive.
ly, ''there isn't anything in that to take
exception to, is there?"
Are you sure you meant itT'
every word Of it,"
"Ycu had given the matter due con-
sideration before you spokey"
Certainly. Do you doubt me. Hen.
rietta?"
"Oh, no. But I can't help attaching
some significance to the fact that ]
hadn't uttered a word during the ten
minutes previous to your enthusiastic
Endorsement of my sentiments"
"Well. to tell the truth, Henrietta, ]
had been asleep, and something awoke
me, and I naturally supposed-that is tc
say, I took it for granted And then
he gave it up.-Washington Star.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-04-14
South or East, Which?

When a trip is contemplated it is 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-
gantly equipped with sleeping cars, par
lorcars and day coaches, they are fully ap-
preciated by the travelling public. Your
nearest ticket agent will give you CON-
plete information and furnish you folder
of the Wisconsin Central lines.
Jas. @. Pond, General Passenger
Agent, Milwaukee, Wis
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-04-14
The Way to Go to California

Is in a tourist sleeping car-personally
conducted-via the Burlington route.
You make fast time. You see the
finest scenery on the globe.
Your a is not SO extensively fin
ished nor SO fine to look at as a palace
sleeper, but it is just as clean, just as
comfortable, just as good to ride in,
and nearly $40 cheaper.
The Burlington excursions leave
every Thursday, reaching San Francisco
Sunday and Los Angeles Monday.
Porter with each car. Excursion man.
ager with each party. For folder CIV
ing full information call at nearest B.
& M. railroad depot or write to J.
Francis, general passenger agent, Oma-
ha, Neb. $4,000
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-04-14
Natvrers CUnnin4,

Protective mimicry. that cunning de-
vice Of nature to preserve animals from
their enemies, is we'll shown in the
eggs AZ certain fishes. notably the Cali
fornian shark known as Gyropleurodus
francisco. The shark is OF a sluggish
habit. lurking among rocks, and it's
dark egg resembles a leaf Of kelp or sea-
weed folded up spirally. 1t lie deposited
among the beds of kelp and clinss 10
the lesves by the edges Of the spirah.
The young shark bursts open the end
of the egg and swims away. Another
sharks egg Of the Pacific coast has ten
tacles which clasp the seaweed and
alo initiate ito appearance.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-04-14
NEW CURE FOR COBRA BITES
A Yarn That Will SHAKE Up Ameri-
can Snake story Inventors.

A Yarn That Will Shake Up Ameri-
can max story Inventors.
American invent DIS of snake stories
must look to their laurels. The educated
Bengal has entered into competition.
and judging from the sample given in
good faith by a native paper at Calcut-
ia he will be hard to beat. Some time
back the lovely daughter of a wealthy
Zemindar was bitten by a cobra and
died in the course of a few hours. As
her remains were being conveyed to the
Ganges for sepulture a passing patri-
arch of reverend mien proposed that he
should be allowed to experiment with
resuscitation. AS he bore a high repu.
tation as a professor of occult science.
the Borrowing relatives readily consent
ed.
The sage then obtained three cowries,
and after praying very energetically
threw the shells on the ground. Instant
~ one disappeared, and the spectators
were wondering what had become of it
when a huge cobra burst out of the ad-
jacent jungle, bearing the missing cow
RE on it's forehead. It must have been
a humble sort of reptile. for when or
dered by the sage to suck the wound OF
the deceased lady it at once complied.
and then died to save further trouble.
Within an hour its human victim had
quite recovered, and went off merrily
with her husband ana relatives, none
the worse for her little adventure.
''Such was the marvellous treatment"
says the narrator. ''of the peasant.
Moula Bux, professor of the occult sci
ence, which. with the spread of the so
called western civilization, has almost
died out of the land" What we cannot
understand is why snakes committed
more. atrocities when occult science
was in it's prime than under western
civilization.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-04-14
An Uncomfortable Superstition.

A very uncomfortable superstition
prevails in the Minieh province in
Egypk. Whenever a pigeon house is to
be made, the fellahin consider that
the pottery used in its construction
should be baked by the help Of a human
body. A pigeon house was to be erected
recently at the village Of Benz Somrook,
in this province. and this necessary pre-
liminary of it's construction was not
forgotten. A young child was first
caught and in spite of it's struggles
was put in an oven and burned alive
while the pottery was baked with the
aid Of this human holocaust. Two men.
one of them a potter by trade, have
been arrested on suspicion of having
taken part in this old custom. Cairo
Egyptian Gasette.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-04-14
Don't Lose Any Time About 1t.

If your relatives or friends expect to
come west this spring ask the nearest
Burlington Route agent about the
specially reduced rates now in effect to
Montana, Utah, California, Washing
ton and Oregon points,. Write them
right away-today. They may be
withdrawn at any moment. Through
tourist sleeping car service to San Fran
cisco and Los Angeles every Thursday F.;
to Butte, Spokane and Seattle every
Tuesday and Thursday.
j. Francis,
General Passenger Agent,
Offs Omaha, Neb.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-04-14
A Natter Of Hsne Discipline.

A child should never b discussed
within his own hearing. Unfortunate
is that family where the little ones
learn that they may appeal successfully
from one parent to another or where
upon one falls the onus of every neces-
sary denial or reproof. while the other
stands sponsor for every pleasure and
indulgence. Let us spare no secret
effort 40 parents to appear a unit to the
child. = Elaine Goodale Eastman in
Woman's Home Companion.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-04-14
Youths Companion.
Way Up In 1t.

The fair young girl looked at the
gilded clock on the mantel.
II don't want to hurry You. MI.
Slowgo." she sweetly explained as she
met his questioning look. "but the fact
is it is almost time for ma to come
home from the club. And I just want
to say this: II ma says, 4 we
adjourn don't you attempt to lay It
on the table, OF to raise a point Of or
der. or anything else that foolish, be-
cause you might as well understand
right here and now that ma's simply a
bowling Jim dandy when it comes to
the rules of parliamentary procedure,
md don't you hesitate to recollect itl'
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-04-14

The hrst duel known to have taken
place upon American soil occurred in
1880, when Edward Doty and Edward
Lsister. servants Of a New England
solonist named Hopkins, fought over
some triiing matter with swords. Mel
sher was seriously injured, but both
were severely punished by the provin-
sial authoritieA
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-04-14
The Pyra~aa

The laborers who built the pyramids
did not work under such Disadvantages
as have long been attributed to them.
Recent research shows that they had
solid and tubular drills and hths tools.
The drills were set with jewels and Ont
into the rocks with kaAnness and acca-
Dasy
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-04-14
On Every Bottle

OF Shiloh's Consumption Cure is this
guarantees: "All we ask of you is to use
two-thirds of the contents of this bottle
faithfully, then if you can say you are
not benefited return the bottle to your
druggist and he may refund the price
paid" Price 25 cts, 80 cts. and Sl.OO.
Sold by Chapple Drug Go.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-04-14
How Is Your Wife?

Has she lost her beauty? If so, con-
stipation, indigestion, sick headache are
principal uses Karl's Glover Root
Tea has cured these ills for half a CEN
fury. Price 25 cts. and 80 cts. Money
refunded if results are not satisfactory.
Sold by Chapple Drug Co.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-04-14
Do You Know

Consumption is preventable? Science
has proven that, and also that neglect is
suicidal. The worst cold or cough can
be cured with Shiloh's Cough and Con-
sumption Cure. Sold on positive guar.
antee for over fifty years. Sold by
Chapple Drug Co.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-04-14
Cane Horns Letter D>x.

On Cape Horn stands a covered bar
rel, a regular international letter box.
It il the custom Of captains passing
round the Horn to send a boat ashore at
this point. if possible, take whatever
mail is going in the direction OF the
vessel and drop in whatever il desired
shall z, in the other direction.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-04-14
Peerless.

$50 you have no house Of lords in
this countryi" said the visiting Eng
lishman.
mo. We haven't. replied the Amer
lean. ''This ia a nation without a
peer. "-Harper's Basar.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-04-14
Another Sort.

"Were there no extenuating circ M
stances connected with the casst'
mo. nothing but attenuated cisoum-
stances.
:. What do You mean by thatr'
1.-THE defendants circumstances were
- reduced that he could not afford to
engage a competent attorney. Pitts
burg Chronicle Telegraph.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-04-14

Religion IL intended for both worlds,
and right living for this is the besI
preparation for tho next. Character Il
decisive Of destiny .-Tryon Edwards
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-04-14

The first equestrian statue erected in
Great Britain was that Of Charles / q
Charing Cross. London. facing Pasaia-
n0nt street
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-04-14
Quick Writiag.

Chief-I'm satisfied with yous hand
writing. But can you write shorthasdi
Applicant-Yes but it takes loaeoi
.~~P1isgende BlatteE
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-04-14
L. j. FARRELL.

Range from Clarke's Fork to the reservation
line on the coded strip.
J. M. Conway is in charge of the stock and
authorized to sell. His headquarters are on
Blue creek, Billings.
Parties furnishing information of stock o6
their range or stock stolen will be suitably re-
warded.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-04-14

Montana Avenue, Center of Main Block
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-03-11

The Republican primary meetings for
the election OF delegates to the state
and city conventions and for the Sc
lection Of a city committee were held
last evening. and. with the exception
OF brief and unimportant discussions
in the Third and Eighth wards. contest
ing delegations being elected In the for
mer. business was transacted harmo-
nlously and rapidly, and it was clearly
shown that the city assembly ticket
which was announced yesterday, would
be placed in nomination.
There was a great unanimity of pur-
pose expressed i'm the several ward
rooms, and IL was stated that no effort
would be spared TO elect the nominees
of the party, and II was hoped that the
candidates would cooperate with the
ward committees in bringing out big
vote on April next The results In
the several wards were as follows:
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-03-11
BOWLING CONTESTS.
Grown Team Defeated al Duck Pins by Providence
kihelc Tenn ko. /

i. A. A. team No. of duckpin bowl
ers defeated the boys from College hill
in an Inter-club league game last eve-
ming by score of 1898 against 1858 pins
The score by strings was: l.. a. a., 4l2
4i3 and 430 pins, against Brown, 402
Ala and 437 pins. Godfrey of the win
ming team was high man with a score of
2g2 pins. Kimball, from Brown, was
second with a score of 263 pins.
Burnham's team defeated Jones
team at the duck pins i'm a Music hall
game last evening, by a score Of 1908
pins against l174 pins. Shea of Burn
hams team was high man. with a score
of 27l pins. Jones was second, with a
score of $50 pins.
B. Halls and Saucier's teams met in
a duck pin game in the Music hall
league last evening, by a score of 1898
against 1896 pins. IL was a very close
and interesting game right through.
The score by strings was: Halls, 407,
40i and 3S7 pins, against 3Sl, AS and
394 pins. h. Hall was high roller, with
2G0 pins, and Weatherbee of the de-
feated aggregation was second, with
250 pins.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-03-11
THIRD WARD.

Chairman Benjamin Worsley called
the caucus TO order and at once pro-
ceeded TO business. T. Jefferson Riley
endeavored to interrupt the harmony or
the proceedings, and made certain re-
marks OF an uncomplmentary nature,
but he had no support from the clti-
zens OF the ward, who had assembled
To transact business in an orderly man.
ner. The result of the caucus was as
follows. Delegates to the state con-
vention: Herbert ID. Goff and James j.
Nolan; delegates to the city conven-
ton: Asa Burlingame. Walter j. Lewis.
Asa Hamlet. Adolf Ginsberg and Will
liam Besser; for ward committee: Wal
ter Lloyd, William ~. Meyers. James
J. Nolan, A. Rafllowich and Allmiger II.
England.
Later Mr.. Riley and few others as
sembled and went through the form of
holding caucus, the result of which
was as follows: state convention, AL
bert w. Smith and Augustus Y. Thurs
ton; city convention, Il. Jefferson Riley,
James McNair, Charles Ellsbree. Rob-
ert Brown and John Smith; city COM
mttee Benjamin n. Burbanks. Blakely
a. Smith, Robert Brown Matley Wood
and Warren Thurston. Charles Ellis
bree was chairman and Benjamin n.
Burbanks secretary OF the caucus.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-03-11
LADIES NIGHT"
Enjoyable Entertainment Given by The fa'S;aif
Club Last Evening

very enjoyable entertainment was
given by the Falstaff club last even
ing, in the hall No. 1856 Westminster
street, it being the second ladies' night
OF the season, and the attendance was
very large. Like all the affairs ar
ranged by the Falstaffs there was not
a dull moment during the evening, and
the several persons who furnished the
entertainment were very warmly ap-
plauded for their excellent work.
The program was as follows:
Piano solo. Warren l.. Turner BARI
tone solo, "The Holy City" Fred l.
Richards; speciality "Out of Job" Wal
ter +. Kranz: violin solo. concerto, 2d
movement. Prof. Henri Faucher; read
ing. "Hobson at Santiago Jessie Cres-
ser: humorous character sketch, G. w.
Clissold; banjo solo, Kentucky Home"
and variations, James II. jennings;
charcoal sketch. Harry Il. Wood bari
tone solo. "He Was a Prince" Fred ].
Richards; violin solo, Fantasia" PROF.
Faucher: speciality, "Old-Time Min
strel." Walter Il. kranZ; reading, Gin
evera," Jessie Cresser; mandolin selec-
tion, James III. Jennings; international
character representations, Introducing
patriotic airs, Messrs. Woods and Cls
sold.
The committee which had full charge
of the affair and TO whose efforts much
of the success of il was due, consisted
of Fred !. Richard, II. G. Patterson
and w Il. Patterson Warren l.. Tur-
ner acted most acceptably as musical
director.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-03-11
CURES WITHOUT PAIN


The Pyramid Pile Cure cures all
forms of piles without one particle Of
pain. This desirable point is not OBJ
tanned by the use of injurious oplates
which simply deaden and paralyze the
nerves OF the parts and make matters
worse in the long run. But il is done
solely by its remarkable healing and
soothing effects.
And while It thus gives immediate
relief, at the same time the disease is
not merely checked. but a radical cure
is rapidly accomplished.
And the point we want TO make clear
Is that all this is done without a par
ticle OF pain.
This fact is one great reason for the
popularity Of the Pyramid Pile Cure
ana constitutes one very great differ
ence between 70 and almost any other
kind OF treatment FOR piles.
Every kind of surgical operation for
piles is excruciatlngiy painful besides
endangering the life OF the patient and
in most cases Is not to be compared
with the Pyramid cure. neither In
making successful cures without pain
nor In cheapness and safety
The Pyramid Pile cure has been be-
fore the public so long. ana its merits
recognized by too many people 10 al
low It to be classed with the many
salves. suppositorles. pills etc. and
you run no risk IN trying II. as rs often
the case with untried preparations.
If you are ever troubled with any
form Of piles or rectal disease DO not
forget the Pyramid Pile cure. Prepar-
ed by the Pyramid Drug Co. OF Mar
shall Mich. and sold by druggists at
20 cents per package. me-2t