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The Advocate and news., 1899-01-04
ErnerIence with a PIE silo.

Quite a little has been said lately
with regard to the danger Of using pit
silos says q correspondent Of Hoard's
Dairyman. AS am the possessor Of
pit silo think must say word in
relation to it. We put one in about five
years ago this fall. We have filed it
for the fourth time this fall, and you
may be sure IL has come to stay. We
usually commence feeding about the
middle Of November and continue to
feed until the latter part of August. A
year ago we were unable to get it empty
before it was time to I'll again. This
summer we emptied it the goth OF Au-
gust by feeding it to the hogs as we'll as
the cows. The COWS ate it as greedily
in summer as in the winter. So, You
see, have occasion to be out and in
the silo in hot and muggy weather dur
ing the summer as well as in the win.
ter, and must say that suffered no
inconvenience at any time. The silo 10
lS feet deep and IL feet across in the
clear
The Advocate and news., 1899-01-04

dreaded disease Seeing DR.. Hartman's
Pe-ru-na recommended so highly, de-
cided to give it o trial, and after having
used only two bottles, / am happy to
state / am rapidly traversing the road
to health. Pe-ru-na is more than is
claimed for it,"
ALI druggists sell Pe-ru.na.
The Advocate and news., 1899-01-04
Food For Dairy Cows.

Professor Henry Of the Wisconsin ex-
pertinent station, speaking Of food for
dairy cows, states that 100 pounds OF
the foods named contain the following
amounts Of digestibIe nutrients:
The Advocate and news., 1899-01-04

Mr.. w. +. Shelton, !
Grove, 1. T., says;
81 am grateful for
opportunity to say to
those who may be
suffering from ca
tarrh that Pe-ru-na}
is what they need.
l had for years been
afflicted with this
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-10-13


The national irrigation congress at
it's recent meeting at Missoula, strongly
endorsed the policy favoring the con.
struction of storage reservoirs by the
federal government for food protection
and to save for use in aid of irrigation
and navigation, the food waters which
now run to waste and cause overflow
and destruction, and it's officials have
started upon a plan of campaign for the
coming year to use every effort in seour.
ing this desired end. The coming nat.
ional congress at Washington will find
a strong and united sentiment along
this line, which it cannot easily disre.
gard,
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-10-13
THE INCREASE OF MONEY.

What. we wonder, will the free sill
verites argue next year about the gold
standard contracting the currency, and
decreasing the amount of money in Cir.
culation? That was their stock argu.
ment last national campaign, but the
democrat who repeats it will, in the
face Of the record, make himself ridicu.
lous. The country has practically been
under the gold standard all this time.
yet increases are shown in both the
amount OF money in circulation and the
money and bullion in the treasury for
the month Of September. The net in.
crease in circulation amounted to
e6.b7a, 045, The total amount Of oircu.
lation outstanding on October was
sl,948, 708. 16s. which represented an
increase Of over $l8a, 100. 900 for tine
year. The circulation per capita Ia put
BY the treasury experts. on the basis Of
~ estimated population Of 1861. 200,
y 90. 40. This represents an increase
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-10-13

are in the grades below high school.
Less provision IL made for them, but
even here III schools are putting forth
n helping hand. Home study il not
encouraged by the teachers ia grades
below the sixth, or ut least ii should
not be regularly undertaken by young
pupils. These children Of the grades,
however, who have not acquired any
regular habit Of s%elf.oontrol, are the
very ones whose restlessness needs
most careful direction. For them our
schools IRE attempting to open the doors
to the vast storahOuse Of interesting
aud profitable reading, home reading,
If you please, Wherein they oan rest
tired muscles and calm a restless mind.
Never before has there been suoh q del
uge Of interesting junevile books. Our
school board and teachers are constant
~ adding new books to their library
lists. Each grade teacher ia trying to
interest her pupils in these good hooks.
Can they do more? If you know what
anxious solioitude the teacher has for
every pupil IN her room, you must
know how readily she will do all that
reason suggests. for their welfare.
After that. the matter rests with
parents and municipal authorities.
Parents should keep children off the
evenings, except under proper
and where parental author
ity is wanting the city authorities
should intervene. LASTLY, those moor
rigibles that are not subject to author.
ity Of teachers or parents should be sent
to the reform school, a movement that
will help them, while preventing their
pernicious example from contaminat-
ing others.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-10-13
THE SCHOOLS IN DANGER.

Another evidence of democratic blum
dering and incompetency is furnished
by the decision of the supreme court
last Monday. declaring the law fatally
defective providing for voting money
for school purposes at special elections.
The substance OF the decision is given
elsewhere in this issue, and it should
be remembered that the law was pass
ed, or at least amended and made de-
f~ective. by the democratic legislature
Of 1897. Nearly every school district
in the state is effected by the decision.
and many of the schools in the largest
cities, it is feared, will be closed. The
schools in the Billings district are eff
fected to the extent of the three mill
tax voted last April, which raised some
81, 800. Practically none of this tax
has been collected. and if there is an
objection raised to its collection the
Billings schools will be left without
funds.
A special session OF the legislature is
being urged by some of the state news
papers to remedy the defect. and it
looks as though one should be held. 1t
should be limited, however, to adjust
ing this school matter; il any other
legislation is attempted there will prob
ably be more plumbers, and the people
Of Montana have had quite enough Of
the last legislature. A~special session
will cost the state about 81 1000 a day,
but the taxpayers would rather bear
this expense than see the schools closed
on account of democratic incompetenoy.
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Public
School
Notes.
~ N NJ NJ " n WMM ~

The inertia of the average American
is remarkable in certain matters. He
will ride his wheel" past a big brick
several times a day for many days
though he we'll knows that the frs,
time he rides that way after dark he
will be sure to run over it and take q
"header. So parents and citizens voc
children and youths exposed to certain
dangers 0 tho streets, but they view
impassively these glazing evils as long
as their " families are not affected.
Boys play about the railroad yards.
Girls frequent the platform of the rail.
road station, and both boys and girls
are all too often seen about the streets
evenings without proper escort.
A few years ago a great many good
people believed that the public schools
Cor at least private ones) should care
for the moral welfare Of tho children
Of a community. Quite naturally,
with an assurance born of the grossest
inexperience, many teachers tried to
assume the functions Of the home. and
the church, along with those properly
belonging to their own sphere. The
writer of these notes has known we'll
meaning principals Of schools, who
often spent their evenings sneaking
around town spying upon their students.
When a natural reaction from this con
dition arose, some fair minded, but un-
discriminating teachers swung to the
other extremes. and in their champion
ship OF pupils right out of school,
would permit their street interviews
with students to be favored with the
exhilerating breath OF shrinking ciga-
rette smoke. Finally even this became
bad form" and now the schools are
trying to solve the problem another
way.
The present scheme for keeping pu-
pills off the streets is to give them
something better to do. The schools
attempt this in two ways. The high
school course of today is 70 full of sub.
jects and the standard of excellence IN
every good high school is SO we'll deter
mined that no pupils Of ordinary abil-
ity (there are few extraordinary ones)
can hope to do the prescribed work In
the required time without regular
evening hours Of home study. This Ia
an unequivooal fact. and when your
boy says there Ia no studying to do AZ
home, DO most earnestly assured that
tho result Of his work will DO failure.
The high school work Of tho day re.
regular home study, Those pay.
who accept this proposition have
solved the street problem an FAR M their
are concerned.
But the great majority Of the pupils
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-10-13
THE HONORS TO DEWEY.

As some newspaper has truly re,
marked, all this honor that is beine
paid Dewey Ia not on account of the
personality of the man nor on account OF
the great victory he won in Manila
bay. It is more on account of the re,
suits of that victory; because it made
this country respected throughout the
world as a first class power; because
the American people, in fact, are in
thorough accord with the policy Of the
government respecting Dewey victory.
The people of this country do not nay
such homage to individuals; it is the
principles they represent that they hon.
or; a man must be right before he car
be a hero. The masses Of Americans
would not so applaud a foreigner, even
though he had won a greater victory
than Dewey-they must be in sympathy
with the conditions which bring about
given results.
This all goes to show that the people
will uphold the administration in the
course it has adopted toward the new
territory acquired by the war. They
have not yet had the opportunity to OK.
press themselves on the subject, except
by paying honor to Dewey. They have
done that, right heartily, but when
they get to the ballot boxes next
month, in the states where national is.
sues are involved in the elections, Won
will hear the voice of the people ex.
pressed. And it will be in favor of the
American flag remaining wherever it
has been planted through the valor Of
our sailors and soldiers. All this dem.
ocratic buster about aggression. oppres.
sion and the crushing of liberty is the
veriest rot: the efforts of the democrats
to swerve tho people from the path of
duty will be futile. They will be
found voting the way our soldiers are
shooting-to put down the rebels and
all who are aiding and abbetting them.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-10-13

OF 4 cents per head Of population for
the month and of $1.21 as compared
with October l last year. All the items
OF circulation except treasury notes of
1890 and currency certificates show in.
creases for the year, the most note.
worthy being an increase Of nearly
$4,000, 900, in gold certificates. Evi.
IDENTIFY the volume Of circulation as a
whole has kept pace with the growth Of
population during the year. with some.
thing to spare besides.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-10-13
AS TO M'KINLEy's SPEECHES.

The esteemed Anaconda Standard
says President Mckinley is open to
much adverse criticism on account of
the speeches he ia making this week Oh
his western tour, In other words, the
Standard thinks the president should
not 60 on the stump. He has not done
so; he is merely speaking in response
to the demands Of thousands Of loyal
citizens who have turned out at every
crossroads to greet the chief executive
of the nation. But even if the presi-
dent had gone on the stump to make
regular political speeches, there would
be no improperly in it; indeed, history
gives several presidents of that charac.
ter.
But if it is improper for President
Mckinley to make a few speeches, what
is to be said Of would. be. president::Bry.
an? He hasn't done anything but
make speeches for the past three years,
generally at so much per speech, until
his continual chatter has made him RI
diculous. Contrast the utterances Of
the two men, and see which deserves
the criticism. President McKinley's
are those of a ripened statesman and
scholar; they are wise, patriotic and
dignifed; they appeal to the reason of
men, instead of their prejudioes and
passions; they are loyal utterances in.
stead of reasonable ones. In fact
there is no more comparison between
President Mckinley and Bryan, so far
as their speeches are concerned, than
there would be between Bob Smith and
The esteemed Standard ia rash to so
criticise President Mckinley. in the
face of the record that Bryan is max.
ing, and has made. He is like a garrulous
old woman in fact there is as little sense
to much he says as there is to the aver.
age utteranoes of the neighborhood Cos.
sip. Bryan talks to deceive the people
III national questions; Mckinley talks
to enlighten them.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-10-13
Nothing Too Complimentary.

Butte Miner: The Miner acknowl.
edges the receipt Of the Illustrated His
torical Edition of The Billings Gazette.
1t is a very handsome publication Of 50
pages, exclusive of the heavy cover, and
is filled with interesting cuts and infor-
nation concerning the Yellowstone
country. The press work is splendid
and all the cuts show up as clearly as
photographs. The picture OF the AIN
dian Foot Race" on page nine -is-u VERT.
able work of art. All the pictures are
good and splendidly reproduced. Sew
eral pages are devoted to neighboring
towns and Columbus, Gebo and Red
Lodge are we'll represented. 1t is Gus
tomary for members of the Montana
press to make kindly references in rela.
ton to these special efforts Of their con
temporaries, but nothing too compli-
mentary could hardly be said of The
Billings Gazette's Illustrated Historical
Edition. M
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#NMNMRWM& NWWWW RRNR NM
Church Notes. /

At Congregational church next Sun
day, at II a. M, subject "Ihe Nine
teenth Century," evening at 1880 Mr..
CLARK will begin u series of d%iscourses
Oh Religions" the first will be
"Confucius."
Services at the M. Z. church Sun
day, Oct. l5-Preaching at II a. m.
Subject, christianity Unique in the
Exaltation Of Childhood" Sunday
school at 10 IN. Junior Epworth
League at 3 p. m. Instruction and
profitable lessons for children. Epworth
League social services at $3.50 .. IN.
All young people cordially welcomed.
Preaching at Z $50 p. M, Subject per.
.sonality Of the Devil Glass meeting
after evening preaching.
James Opie, Pastor.
Y
There will bo no services at the
Catholic church next Sunday.
Y
At St. Luke's church next Sunday
there will be the following services
Morning prayer at II O'Clock and even
ing prayer at 1880 o'clock. Sunday
school at 9:45. All are welcome to
these services.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-10-13

San Francisco Chronicle: Wanted
An issue! It is a sign that ought to be
tackled over democratic headquarters.
The need is acute and will be hardly
less so if Dewey declines to run, for
even then expansion will be finally dis
posed of by congress next winter, leav.
ing the democrats with nothing to do
but make faces at a thing accomplished.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-10-13
Finest In the State,

Big Timber Pioneer: One Of the
finest special editions aver gotten out in
this state ia the illustrated Historical
Edition Of The Billings Gazette, whioi,
was received ut this office last week.
So far as mechanical makeup ia con-
cerned it could not be improved and the
reading matter contained therein de-
scriptive of business interests and re-
sources of Yellowstone and Carbon
counties is Of much interest.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-10-13
Billings May Take a Just Pride In 1t.

Bozeman Chronicle: The Billings
Gazette has our sincere thanks for a
copy of it's Illustrated Historical Ed
ton, which has been in course of prepa-
ton since early last spring and which is
entitled to all the praise that can be be-
slowed upon it. 1t is handsomely
printed, replete with historical matter,
fine cuts and IN every way is a choice,
artistic and complete production. The
people of Billings may we'll feel a just
pride in it,
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-10-13

The democrats would be willing ia
declare for expansion if they could in.
duce Dewey to accept the presidential
nomination. But Dewey is too great a
man to train with such a crowd. He
would rather be RICH: than be presi-
dent, and is right in line now with the
American policy of standing by the
flag,
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-10-13
Is n Fine Edition.

Gebo Sentinel: The Illustrated His
torical Edition Of The Billings Gazette,
which has been in course OF preparation
since last spring, was issued today. 1t
is in magazine form, consists of tifty-one
pages, inside the covers, is embellished
with 100 fine half-tone e%ngravings and
the subject matter is descriptive Of the
splendid II Of Yellowstone and
Carbon counties. 1t is a fine edition
and a be secured while they last at
25 cents a copy by addressing The Ga
zette.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-10-13

1t is dollars to doughnuts that you'll
find the democratic party championing
the cause of the Beers, not because the
democrats think the South Africans are
in the right, but because the party
that is always agin' the government
expects to catch votes. lingo Mason
of Illinois has already been heard from.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-10-13
ADVERTISING BILLINGS.
A Few of the Press Comments on the
Illustrated Historical Edition.
speaks Well for This Paper.

Billings Times: The Illustrated His
toIical Edition Of The Billings Gazette
speaks we'll for that energetic paper.
We hope the object for which it was
published may be the means of adding
materially to u city and its surround.
ings.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-10-13
A Treasure Of Information-

Forsyth Times: The Illustrated His
torical Edition Of The Billings Gazette
reflects we'll the enterprise and push of
the growing metropolis Of eastern Mon
tana. This edition Of fifty.two pages.
exclusive Of covers, contains q treasure
house of information and an art gallery
of fine illustrations.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-10-13
Full of Valuable Information.

Butte Inter Mountain: The Illus
trated Historical Edition Of The Bill.
ings Gazette, just at hand, Is a publica.
ton that reflects great credit on that
ably conducted newspaper. 1t is finely
printed, elegantly illustrated and full Of
valuable information concerning that ia.
vored section of the state.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-10-13
The Finest Yet,

Sheridan Post: The Billings Gazette
came out last week In q very fine dress
and contained a oreditable writeup of
Billings and its leading citizens. Tho
Post wishes to extend congratulations
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-10-13

Colonel Bryan should be sent to New
York to help out the yacht races; he
could raise enough wind to strip the
spars Of both yachts.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-10-13
THE BILLINGS GAZETTE: FRIDAY. OCTOBER 10. 1899.

to Brother Boardman on the finest
illustrated edition that has so far land
ed on our able,
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1899-11-11
Could Not Catch Them.

The iii p made over into Mon
tana by the soldiers and civilians
who went after the equity
wretches" who escaped from the
bull pen through the treachely of
Sergeant Crawford resulted in
failure. The posse returned
home last Sunday. They found
undoubted traces of the fugitives
but they had disappeared previous
to the arrival of the searching
party. The trip was very hard
one as great deal of the distance
covered they had 10 go over IS
to "a inches of crusted snow
which broke through with the
weight of the men. There were
70 persons in the party.-Ward-
ner NezVs.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1899-11-11
Becoming American.

By command of the governor
general of the island, the teach
ing of English in the public
schools of Porto Rico is now
compulsory; but long before any
order was issued upon the subject
a majority of the school teachers
had introduced the study of the
language upon their individual
account, sometimes even paying
an English instructor out of their
own slender salaries. This pa
triotic effort, however, may have
been intended to curry favor with
the new powers that be.
The ceremony of saluting the
flag at the opening of the daily
exercises of the school, and the
singing of "America" or the
"Star Spangled Banner" stand
ing, is universal. AS might have
been expected in country where
only IS or 20 per cent of the in
habitants are able to read OF
write, there are foGnd in every
school children of all ages an6
sizes and colors-white, brown
and black.
Within a few years the young,
er generation of Porto Rico will
speak English. Already the ex-
tent of their English vocabulary
is surprising. And in this re
spect the street arabs, due Il
their personal contact with The
American soldiers, are far in ad.
vance of their compeers. The
boolblack calls "Shine!" as in Tho
United States, and the newsboy
is no less vociferOus and persist
ent in crying in English the nam,
of the daily he sells. "No good,
as a condemnatory expletive, ha
fairly been adopted into the Por
to Rican Spanish, as has "aI
right" with an opposite signiii
cance.-Lcslie's Weekly.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1899-11-11

With the submission Of their
preliminary report to the Presi-
dent, the members of the COM
mission felt at liberty for the first
time since their arrival in the
Unsted States to partly discuss
the subject of their investigation,
says Washington special to the
Herald.
81 wish you would say for me, "
said Admiral Dewey, ''that l in
dorse every word of the commiss-
ions admirable report. lean say
this with perfect propriety for the
reason that l did not write it. 1t
was written by the literary mem
bers of the commission after full
and free conference between us,
but on every conclusion reached
we were unanimous. We made
absolutely truthful representation
Of all that has happeled and Of
the existing situation.
There has not been a mo-
ment since the first gun was fired
that the United States could have
Withdrawn from the islands, and
the reasons set forth in the report
as to why permanent American
control is essential are, in my OPP
inion, immovable. There is no
alternative. That the Tagalos are
realizing this is shown from the
rapid disintegration from Aguin-
aldo's ranks.
"The later advices show a
very decided Improvement in the
situation. I look for an early ter
mination of the war. In fact, l
firmly believe that the bottom has
dropped out Of the Instruction.
GAS soon as the Tagalo insur-
rection is suppressed" said Pres
dent Schurman tonight, ''the Uni
ted States should Immediately es-
tablish government to be admin
istered at first under the direction
of the War Department, but by
successive stages to finally be
placed in the hands of the Filipi-
nos under American sovereignty,