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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-01-20
Conan Doyle ON Golf.

my dear sir" writes Conan Doyle
to ar English friend, "pray present my
compliments to the Ormeau Golf club
and wish them from me a very happy
evening. l am myself an intermittent
golfer. getting very violent attacks at
regular intervals. 1t usually takes me
about two months to convince myself
that l shall never be any good, and then
l give it up until a fresh burst Of en-
ergy sets me trying once more. I played
in Egypt until they told me that exca.
vators had to pay a special tax. l in
augurated a private course in Vermont
also, and the Yankee farmers asked us
what we were boring for. If aver the
Ormeau club should wish any part of
their links returned, l could undertake
in a few games to clear away any sod
now existing
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-01-20
Kfrghiz Music.

One of the Kirghiz came into my
tent, and, squatting down, began to play
the kaumuss, a three stringed instru-
ment played with the fingers. The
music was monotonous and of a melan-
choly cadence. but it harmonized we'll
with the surroundings and the moods
they inspired. In a word, it was TYPO
ally Asiatic. l sat and listened to it
with pleasure, giving my imagination
captive to the music, the soft moaning
Of the night wind, the gentle crackle Of
the fire. How many and many a night
did I not spend thus during the long
years that followed listening to the
dreamy sounds of that primitive Kir-
ghiz instrument!
How many a dark, solitary winter
afternoon did I not while away in this
foolish fashionl In course of time /
grew accustomed to the kaumuss and
derived as much pleasure from it as the
Kirghiz did themselves. In fact, l grew
fond of it. It's soothing music carried
my mind away into the fairy realms Of
day dreams. My thoughts few far away
to my home amid the dark pine woods
of Sweden. Sven Hedin in ''Through
ASIA"
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-01-20
Lifebonts Of the World.

The lifeboat service is one of the very
noblest of philanthropic institutions,
and many civilized nations pay special
attention to these means for the rescue
Of perishing mariners. England's life
boat service is a voluntary one. The
Royal National Lifeboat institution,
which controls the bulk of British life
boats, was founded in 1924. 1t now has
owe 300 lifeboats on the shores of the
kingdom, and has been instrumental in
saving nearly 80, 900 lives. The French
lifeboat service was established in 1865,
and has 83 stations, while it has been
the means Of saving v e 900 vessels
and 1900 lives.
The French service has one great ad-
vantage over ours. It is that the public
board of works always builds the first
lifeboat house at each station as it is
established, consequently relieving the
service Of a great outlay. The German
service was established in 1866, and
has lO4 lifeboat stations. The United
States has 1888 lifeboat stations. The
cost of the United States service is
about e290, 900 a year. London Tit.
Bits.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-01-20
The ElxinR Eax.

The flying fox is a very curious in
babitant Of the forest neal Moteton bay,
in east Australia. 1t lives in focks and
moves generally toward the dusk Of the
evening, and the noise produced by the
heavy Tapping Of the SO called wings is
very singular. The .iocks like quiet
places, where there are large araucarian
pine trees, with an underwood Of scrub
and creepers. The foxes hang in vast
numbers from horizontal branches of
the pine trees.
When there is a clear space among
n trees, an enormous number of the
animals may be seen, and their noise
can be heard, for directly they see any.
thing unusual they utter a short bark,
something like the sound made by young
rocks. Often every branch is crowded.
and the young foxes are seen either flap
ping their wings and holding on with
their hind feet and with their heads
downward or snarling and fighting for
places.
Suddenly the whole take to fight
and flap their furry, winglike sides and
wheel around like heavy birds. Many
fly with their young holding on to them.
The creature is not a true fox, and
there is a fold Of skin which reaches
from the fore to the hind legs. This is
called the wing, and it enables the
pteropus, as the animal is called, to
float and turn in the air. -Philadelphia
Press.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-01-20
His Concern.

A commercial traveller on his trip
called upon a we'll known chemist. He
was nervous as he put his hand in his
pocket and handed out a card.
~ represent that concern" said the
young man.
"You are fortunate" replied the
chemist.
The commercial traveller was encour-
aged and said:
81 think SO, sir, and the chemist who
trades with us is eve more Sc. Ny firm
has the finest line Of cosmetics in the
country"
II shouldn't have thought it," slow
~ responded the man Of medicines.
"Her complexion looks natural"
And he handed back the photograph
which the young man had given him
by mistake. He took it and left without
waiting to make any farewell remarks.
London Sketch.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-01-20
Worship OF the Tiger.

The carcass of the tiger was carried
to the adjacent village, where a her
was decapitated in front Of it by the
Gonds as an offering to the tiger god.
while all the women assembled and die
obeisance to the monster, bringing also
their children, and placing each a small
coin on the tigers body or in front Of
its jaws; for these primitive people
look on the tiger as their god, and small
marvel seeing what a wondrous orea-
ture he is, with matohless symmetry
Of form and mighty strength. before
which man seems an Insignificant pup.
pet.-"Tropios and Shows, by Burton.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-01-20
MOIST WEATHER..
A Description Of a Spell of Humidity
ON the b

A Description Of a Spell Of Humidity
ON the Wabash.
"Talking about rainy weather, - said
the westerner, II remember once out
in Indianapolis meeting a farmer who
took the most cheerful view of damp
ness Of anybody / ever saw. Iasked him
if they had had much rain down on the
Wabash that spring.
"'Well, it has been a little damp he
answered. The day before I left home
l had to hang up "a Of my ducks. They
bad got so water soaked that they
couldn't swim any longer. l planted
my corr i'll two feet of water, and l
don't expect over 80 bushels to the acre.
My wheat is looking pretty we'll, but
the sturgeon and catfish have damaged
it considerably. There was about Is
minutes sunshine one day, and l
thought I would plant my potatoes, SO
I loaded them on a scow and anchored
the scow in three feet of water, when it
began to rain again.
"'I wanted to go down on the bottom
lands next the Wabash to see if the
grass was growing for my hay crop, but
my wife said that as we didn't have any
diving bell she'd rather l wouldn't. l
should feel kind Of discouraged with all
the rain, but I've spent my odd hours
Of leisure time-and the even ones, too,
on account of staying in out of the wet
building us an ark. If it will only
rain another week or two until l get
her ready to sail, I'm going to take my
family out to Missouri by water for a
trip to visit our folks that moved off
out there because they didn't know
enough to stay in a place where they
were comfortable. - Boston Tran
script.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-01-20
Mother.

There is q story told on one Of the
circuits, which may or may not have
seen the light Of print already, Of how
not long ago a very young barrister rose
to examine one Of his witnesses with an
unacoountably hazy notion Of her iden-
tity. II think that you are the prison.
er's mother?" he began.
Certainly not. sir" wa the unex-
pected answer.
Turning hurriedly to hts brief, he
thought he had found the reason for her
evident annoyance. "Ah. yes. be con.
tinued. ~ see. You are the p~rosecutrix's
mothery"
Certainly not. " came her reply. still
more emphatically.
"Then whose mother are youl" he
demanded. almost In despair. and she
fairly boiled over with indignation &C
shs sesortsd; "Nobody'A CIR. ] am q
single woman. "-St. James 0asstta.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-01-20
The Army and Navy

Have covered themselves with glory
during the war. The army and navy
vestpocket memorandum book pub
lished by the Northern Pacific is a COM
pact digest of information relative to
the navies and armies Of Spain and the
United States at the beginning of the
war. 1t has a map Of Cuba, illustra-
tions Of naval ships, glossary of navy
and army terms. translation Of Spanish
words, etc. Send 10 cents to Chas. S.
Fee, Gen. Pass. agent, N. P. R. r., st.
Paul, Mimi, for a copy. soft
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-01-20
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
Tor 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, 1899-01-20
SHE GoT HIM BACK.
How the Dogs Mistress Retained Her
Pet Spaniel.

NOW tnG OVSsH N1BkTGBB f&Gt11I1GU ttesE
Pet Spaniel.
When Mrs. Marie Nevins Blaine "a.
married to DR.. w. T. Bull. her PEI
spaniel, Lion wal banished. After III
couple had been married a year is
Bull persuaded her husband to lei
return for a week, promising to tge
him in the stable.
Three days of Lions visit had passed
when as DR.. Bull was taking off Iii
overcoat in his office there came a rap Ut
the inner door. It was SO faint that at
first he did not notice it. Then when it
was repeated be said. "Come in." No
one came, but the rapping went Oh. He
opened the door, and there stood Lion.
He had been knocking the door with a
little wooden box he held in his mouth,
addressed to DR.. Bull. The doctor took
the box, and Lion, too polite to intrude,
turned and walked in a digniied man
ner back up stairs. The doctor opened
the box and read the tiny npte contain
ed therein. smiled and threw it in the
sorapbasket.
The next day Lion knocked and left
another note. The third time he came
there was a reply for him. The doctor
said, "Lion, wait" He took the box,
distracted the note, put n Of his own
in it's place, and handing the box back
to the dog gave him a pat and sent him
up stairs. Here is a copy of Lions notes
and the reply they finally ELECTED:
DEAR DocToR-1 am enjoying my visit to my
iCtrccc VOW r1,,oh r. ,x-oc vnrr blvd ~ =,
to invite me here, and ! have tried to behave
the best I know how. It will be hard to leave
my mistress again. I wish you would like me
a little bit. LION.
The letter which Lion carried back
to his mistress read:
LIoN-You are such a respectable, we'll bred
fellow that your visit is extended indefinitely
W. Z. B.
Boston Journal.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-01-20

It was in q little out Of the way place
in the country, and as the recent arrival
passed some asked who she was.
"Ste 10 u society woman who has
been wishing for the last ten years that
she could get away from the trials and
anxieties and bores and supeFAciality Of
society,"" was the answer.
"But why IL she so sad?"
because Of last she has got away
from them. Chicago Post.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-01-20
Took Her In.

eyes" said the business man, 81
have given up trying to collect that lit
tie bill from Bilkins. You see. he is q
pretty big, husky fellow. and he used
to throw my collectors out
"Then why didn't you employ a
woman collector; He couldn't do tina,
to a woman
"That's what thought. So l got
one and sent her around, but she never
came back.
"Why not?'
He married her. Chicago Post.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-01-20

The FIRST yield coin called = sovereign
wsa coined In .hs reign oe llswsy VII.
The present sovereign. ~ eusssnt ~ 10
sAAllinss. was iiras issued In ieit
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-01-20
Does This Strike You?

Muddy compilations, nauseating
breaths come from chronic constipation.
Karls Clover Root Tea is an absolute
cure and has been sold for fifty years on
an absolute guarantee. Price 25 cts.
and so cts. Sold by Chapple Drug Co.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-01-20
Consolinx Thought

The bishop Of Wakefield was once
oonsoling an east end oostermonger for
the loss Of his little son. The poor fol
low was rocking to and fro In his dis.
tress. He suddenly looked At the bishop,
and. with tears running down his
cheeks. said. "D'ye think ] could get
ehe young basgar stutfeds"-London
News.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-01-20

The seeds Of the Philippine bean from,
the coast near Manila 70 closely sssens.
BILE the quarts pebbles. among which
they fall. In shape, uise and color. lbs.
tss. hardness and s~tvasiAcasion ~ Ia
b. alyacst Observation-Disclosures.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-01-20
rAppsashtns.

Nsliy-l don't sse how GETTING ones
feat wes causes tocehAnhs.
Jsek-Yoa don'V u you had svss
hna 4 taoth pulled, yon would know
that the roots run clear 10 yoas tnsA-
Tacoma Ledger
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-01-20

Ainwick castle. according to the oh.
servations Of . learned antiQuary. owes
Ito origin to tina Romans II 10 one Of
the largest Gothic buildings In Britain.
containing about 1--we acres Of ground
within its outer walls. Hanksd with 10
towers and turyets
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-01-20

The eagle first appeared on the ssal oi
tho United states In = design Submitted
10 congress by William Hsrson of Phil.
aAslphia In i'ss The device was adopt.
I'd Juns 20 Of that year
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-01-20
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, 1899-01-20
Advertised Letters.

List Of letters remaining uncalled 70,
i'll the p~ostofice at Billings, Yellow.
stone county, Montana, for the week
ending Jan. 16, 1899.
Balcler, Frank; Dell, g. H.. Doser.
Mrs Mary; Fuller, r. O.; Germond,
VIM. u; Hillgress, B.; Hunt, w. B.
Jones, G. L.: Jones, Richard @.
Mead, VIM. Shaeffer, O. G.
Persons calling for the same will
please say advertised"
L. F. Babcock. Postmaster.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-01-20
Your Face

Shows the state Of your feelings and the
state of your health as we'll. Impure
blood makes itself apparent in a pale and
sallow complexion. pimples and skin
eruptions. Ii you are feeling weak and
worn out and do not have a healty APP
pearance you should try Acker's Blood
Elixir. 1t cures all blood diseases where
cheap sarsaparillas and so-called puri-
fi"rs fail; knowing this we sell every
bottle on a positive guarantee. Sold by
Chapple Drug Co.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-01-20
DO YOU
KNOW
THAT
The Gazette
Job Department

Turns out a better class Of
work than any other printing
establishment in the Yellow
stone valley.
We are prepared to do any
class Of printing on short
notice. ............
We employ only frst-class
workmen, and consequently
can guarantee
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-07-29

is an admirable magazine, and one en-
tirely fail and just to the south. My
friend Benjamin f. Green, of Dalton,
was sent on a secret mission TO Cuba
and st. Domingo in 1913 by President
Taylor, and recently he wrote truth
full and very instructive article con-
tanning his observations of the people,
especially the conflict between the
white and negro races in those islands.
This sketch was declined by every
northern magazine of republican in
stincts-declined because its conclusion
did not tally with republican policy;
but it was promptly accepted by the
Midland Monthly, and Mr.. Green adj
vises our people to contribute to it and
patronize it. Mr.. Green, a well-known
scion of that very notable and able gen.
tleman, Duff Green, is himself one of
the most learned and able writer's of
the south. Then there is our own Thorn
as Nelson Page, whose RED Rock" has
awakened the conservative people of
the north, and they declare with some
signs of repentance that they did not
know, they did not dreRm that the
south was so shamefu,.y and cruelty
harrassed in reconstruction days. May
be they will apologize before long.
Yes, we are rising up again to the
front, and will yet fulfill Albion Tour
gees prediction, for he says, in his
Fools Errand:" 1.-THE south con-
trolled and dominated for so years and
if our people continue to worship
money as their God the south will be-
fore another half century control and
dominate 10 again" The north, like
Haman, sees Mordecai sitting at the
gate, and is unhappy, and now her only
hope is that there is a niger in the
woodpile who will some day break out
and drench our land with blood. Let
the north beware and let us alone, for
Haman was hanged on the gallows he
built for Mordecai. We do not fear the
negro, for, though he is political fool,
he is yet our friend.
But must be amiable to-day, for IL
is the seventy-third anniversary of my
birthday. l have already had 40 kisses
and hundred good wishes, and there
are more to come. My wife kissed me
early-kissed me first, and said, with
conjugal smile: you must live on
and on as long as you can, for don't
know how we would get along with
out you" don't, either, and so, like
a pensioned soldier, keep living on.
Time cuts down all,
Both great and small
Except pensioned soldier.
We had big dining to-day with IS
of the family at the feast, and the menu
was an old-fashioned dinner, with ice
cream and talk and hilarity for dessert.
They drank cold water toast to my
longevity.-Bill Arp, in Atlanta Consti-
tuition.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-07-29
THE CAMEL DRIVER.
All the PathOs of Life Is Displayed
in His Patient and Unbeauti-
full Face.

When / saw AIoussa | understood
what the American consul meant when
he spoke of drivers face. had called
on the consul few days before with
Khaled, the camel dealer, who supplies
the Turkish post with dromedaries for
the journey between Bagdad and Da-
mascus. AT the time / was under the
impression that Khaled was to accom-
pany me across the desert, but the con-
sui knew better. THAT is not driv-
er's face" he said
Now, Moussa's was unquestionably
drivers face. 1t was like an old coffee
colored parchment. The heavy brow
was furrowed and pitted with years of
exposure to the fiery heat of August
and the fierce cold of January nights
in the Syrian desert; the grizzled hair
of his cheeks matted his face almost to-
the eyes; his beard might have been .
sprig of withered tamarisk bush; his
eyes, neither expectant nor reminis-
cent, infinitely patient, infinitely re-
signed, were cast from long habit on
the skyline. Moussa and the camel are
inseparably connected in my memory.
When used to wake in the desert from
dreaming of some English garden or
| crowded city l would peer ont of my
sheepskins to see the camel's arched
neck framing starry ring of sky, with
head posed so mstionless that were it
not for slight twitching of the mouth
you would think the patient beast
asleep. My thoughts turned instinct
lively to Moussa.
The old man would be nursing his
beaked coffee pot over the scanty cru
bers of a thornbush fire, as patient as
| fate. He looked like one who had been
| devoted from his youth to great trust
in which his life conferred. cannot re-
member ever having seen Moussa or the
camel asleep. Moussa never looked
quite comfortable when out of the sad
die; the jogging swing of the camel was
second nature to him, and have no
doubt that he would have suffered en-
treme discomfort in an easy chair. The
old man was plainly clad in long black
boots, a very dilapidated, weather-worn
sheepskin cloak, and brown hood
clasped with single black aagal "a
cord of wool or goat hair worn round
the head to secure the turban); all of
which seemed quite insignificant
against the 10y winds that after sunset
sweep across the desert from Lebanon.
Relics of brass buttons and an edging
of red braid revealed that there had
been some pretense of uniform.
AS might be expected. his figure was
slightly bent and his gait rather diff
cult shamble; but he never lost his pc
cular Arab dignity, which was height
ened perhaps by the burden of his trust
and the memory of that longer journey
of his youth to the prophets tomb at
Mecca. At least such were my impress
sions of Hail Moussa, the old man who,
in oriental rarlance, was my father and
my mother during the long ride over
the desert from Bagdad to Damascus.
obeyed him in all things implicitly,
as one does the captain of ship. His
attitude was paternal enough to make
-me feel a child again, and wonder IL I
had been good at the end OF each day.
Life in the desert with Moussa was %
! new and understandable
| Magazine.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-07-29

You can pick out fools by their ques
tons and wise men by their answers
Chicago Daily News.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-07-29

Heaven publishes the bad and proves
the best.-Dryden.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-07-07
KATE's VISITORS.
The shock Given TO Her Mistress By
Domestic Treasure in
WashinEton.

A Washington housekeeper engaged
a young colored woman from Virginia
as kitchenmaid. and was much pleased
with her evident desire to be useful and
master the details of her duties. The
girl was quiet and respectful, cared
little to go out, and had no visitors,
and had come to be regarded as that
long-looked-for treasure, good serv-
ant, when one day her mistress was
startled by hearing the girl cry out in
a sharp, hysterical tone of voice:
How de do, Aunt Jane! Well! Gran
pap, declar'i Uncle Joab, Use glad to
see you, deed is. Well, well, de baby,
too? wy, you deah little cully-head
pickaninny! kiss me, dis minit Well,
/ nevah! To think Aunt Sallie's along
with you all. / nevah was SO glad to
see you befo', nevahi How's mothah?
Wyfor didn't she KUN long? She JUS
nights well as not. Mary, you JUS tell
her how / hollered bout her!"
The mistress, after a minutes aston
ished pause, wended her way down.
stairs with the intention of curbing the
noisy demonstration and suggesting
thtib thC 5iLC Vi tiC hItCHcu 6CHICelV
warranted all the darkies in Virginia
calling at the same time. She made
considerable noise in the hallway to
warn them that she was coming, and
moment later opened the kitchen door.
There sat the girl entirely alone and
busy shining up her tins.
"Why, Kate" said the mistress. 81
thought the kitchen was full of COM
pany-that all your relatives, except
your mother, had called to see YOU
who was it?"
The girl looked bewildered for mo-
ment, and then said:
Deed, miss, Use just homesick, so ]
had to prittent like rs talkin' to the
folks, else I'd got to set right down and
cry! hope amt done nothin'
wrong?"
NO." said the mistress, kindly.
you've done nothing wrong. You're a
good girl, Kate, and talk to your peo-
pie whenever 1t will make you feel bet.
Ter IN " Sun