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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-12-29
An Old Timer.

A crowd Of young men were seated
in one Of the steamboat offices in the
city the other afternoon while an old
steamboat veteran RECALLED them with
stories about old times on the Missis-
sippi and "reminiscences of old time cit
liens.
Did you know old Bill JonesT ask
ed one of the men. after the captain
had finished relating how he ran a
gantlet of Indians with his boat way
back in the forties.
"'Member Bill Jones? Well. l guess
l did," replied the captain. Lets see,
he died just after the war. He was a
good old fellow too. l knew his father
before he was married to Bills moth
err"
One Of the boys thought the old IA
was doping" and by way of tripping
him up on his dates asked, cap, how
long have you been running on the riv-
err"
"Who, me? Why. l started on the
Mississippi when it was nuthin but a
creekv"-Memphis Scimitar.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-12-29
FUMIGATED WITH SULPHUR.

FUMIGATED WITH SULPHUR.
II the fumes of sulphur were so de-
structive to insects and disease germs
and would also kill plant life in the
open air these fumes used In a tight
building would destroy the scab germs
on potatoes.
MY cold storage house Is 80 by 20
feet inside, built Of stone, with double
walls and air space between; double
floors above, with 20 sheets OF paper
and three inches Of sand between;
triple doors at each end. and a venti-
lator that when closed makes an air.
tight room that will hold 1000 to 5000
bushels Of potatoes. l burned a very
small amount Of sulphur In this closed
room when 1t contained about 400
bushels of potatoes. The result vas
that one variety that had sprouted
had the sprouts asphyxiated, and they
dropped Off at the eye. The others
failed to show any signs Of sprouting
until they had been exposed to the
daylight some time. In fact, ! be-
came alarmed. For the first time In
my life l planted home grown seed
that did not show a sign Of life. |
sold some OF this seed, but told every
one who bought that ! would not war
rant 1t to grow.
The potatoes all came up nicely In q
shorter period than usual, and the scab
germs were entirely destroyed. The
potatoes in the cut are treated seed.
MY wife had $50 glass Jars of fruit,
100 quart tin cans and 100 pounds OF
lard In the storage room. The sulphur
fumes destroyed the contents OF the
cans and penetrated about four inches
down into the lard and spoiled that
much Of 1t. ! have dug the early and
medium potatoes, and the crop Is free
from scab. The cost Of fumlgati0n
was less than 1 cent on 400 bushels Of
seed or lower than when soaked.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-12-29

DEVICE FOR HANGING A HOG.
says: 1t Is very cheap and easily made,
and any bright boy can put 1t together
in a day. BY it's use a boy can easily
raise and hang a hog that weighs 400
pounds, and the frame will hold six or
more after being dressed, and six 400
pound hogs are as many MS any or
binary family ought to kill and eat In
one year in Ohio.
Fig. / shows the side view Of the
frame. It Is made altogether Of oak,
2 by 4 stuff, and the legs are bolted on
so that they are easily taken off to
store or carry about. They are set
staggered, as shown at the end view,
Fig. 2. The large wheel, B, Is about
two feet in diameter, and the spindle
on the same axle, G, Is four inches, so
that one pound pulled down on the
rope running v B pulls up six pounds
on the rope winding on the small spin
die, G. The crank, d. also multiplies
the power about three times, SO that
one pound Of force supplied to the
crank lifts about 10 pounds theoretic-
ally. OF course the friction cuts this
down somewhat, but the heaviest part
Of the pig killing is the easiest when
this machine Is used. The large wheel.
b. is easily made by saving out two
disks of hard plank and putting In
pins around the circle, spacing the
disks about four inches apart and put
ting the circle Of pins about four inches
from the circumference.
A, in Fig. 2. shows the iron support
for q short crosspiece that holds up the
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-12-29
Alfalfa Tests In Utah.

Taking all points Of comparison into
consideration, both separately and col.
lectively. including everything that
pertains to the largest yield and high
est feeding value, tests at the Utah
station favor cutting alfalfa for cattle
feeding when the first blooms appear.
The average annual beef product
from early cut alfalfa was 705.61
pounds per acre. 1t required 9,575
pounds Of timothy to produce an equal
weight. 1907 pounds Of red clover
and 1O,Os3 pounds Of shredded corn
fodder,
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-12-29
scAB IN POTATOES.
The Latest Way of Preventing IL.
The Action Of sulphur Fumes

-
II plant an early, a medium and a
late medium potato all at the same
time. The season Is sur to be favor
able to one of them and sometimes to
all Of them. My attention was called
to the experiments with sulphur by the
New Jersey experimentation, and l
at once used sulphur on the fresh cut
seed. The result was all that the sta
ton claimed for 1t. 1t not only reduced
the scab, but acted as a stimulant, and
the keeping quality Of the new crop Is
greatly improved. The treated seed
has kept we'll for five weeks before
planting. and this seed Is not so liable
to ROT. Many seed pieces are sound
and good at digging time. l regard the
use Of sulphur on the seed as OF very
great value. l experimental with sui
able discovery" says a Kansas CORE
spondent IN The Rural New Yorker,
who describes his experience as fol-
lows:
During the Spanish American war
the price Of sulphur was so high that
l was forced to do some thinking. In
our county (Allen) there are five huge
1000 retort smelters, with 5000 work
men engaged in smelling zinc, using
natural gas for fuel. One OF these
smelters does not use the regular $50
foot chimney, and the sulphur fumes
kill all plant life for half a mile
around. Workmen in these smelters
say that the sulphur fumes cure the
worst cases Of catarrh in the head.
Sulphur fumes drawn into the mouth
and held there will kill the exposed
nerve in n decayed tooth. so that no
more toothache results, and the tooth
need not be removed. I reasoned that
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-12-29
f0G.2
DEVICE FOR HANGING A HOG.

small end Of the spindle on which the
weight Is raised. The bend Is made
SO that the gambrel sticks, which rest
on the two stringers, may be slid past
the pieces, A, without being caught by
them.
This idea has more genuine merit
than nine-tenths Of the things that are
patented every day.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-12-29
Making Distinctions.

do you know much about musicT
mot a great deal" answered Mr..
Rufshod. "But I've managed to figure
u that II you hear anything In q
theater at the cost Of S. per seat it's
art. and II somebody sings the same
thing In an adjacent fat. or hammers
II out on a piano. it's an Internal racket.
I'm getting on Washington Star.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-12-29
Many y Lover

Has turned with disgust from an other
wise lovable girl with an offensive breath.
Karl's Clover Root Tea purities the
breath by it's action on the bowels ETC.,
ms nothing else will. Sold for years on
absolute guarantee. Price % cts. and
so cts. Sold by Chapple Drug Go.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-12-29

The bindweed, or small lowered
morning glory. al imported pest, has
been troublesome In the east and In
California and IA now reported az gain
Ang q pretty strong foothold at inter.
mediate points.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-12-29
1t Hits the Spot.

When suffering from a sever cold and
your throat and lungs feel sore take a
dose dose Of f. fo!ey's Hon Honey v AID n Tar IT
s issi;n relaxed sns a S%ssi;sx ss .; thu
parts affected viii be experienced and
you will say: SIT feels SO good. TT HITS
THE SPOT" Guaranteed. Holmes u
Calhoun.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-12-29
Apples For the Northwest.

In reply to some criticism Of his
views about Russian apples Professor
Hansen Of South Dakota says in Coun-
try Gentleman: The facts are that In
the sections Of the northwest where
the American varieties fail the Russian
varieties as a class have proved supe-
rior In hardness, and that Is the first
essential. In more favored apple re-
gions where American varieties are a
commercial success / would say, LET
well enough alone" In time we hope
to combine the high quality and long
keeping capacity Of III best American
winter varieties with the hardness and
freedom from scab Of the hardest
Russian sorts, but this work Of cross
ing will demand patience and consid-
cradle time.
The fact remains that the Minnesota
State Horticultural society only recon.
nends three varieties as Of the first de.
gree of hardiness-viz, Hibernal, Ouch.
ess and Charlamoff. (The name Golden.
burg has not been adopted by this so.
eiety, as the old name, Duchess, Ia 80
we'll established In Minnesota that the
change would only confusion.)
-Four other varieties are recommended
rs Of the second degree Of hardness,
and of these two are American and
two Russian. OF the Is recommended
for trial, at least three are western
seedlings Of Duchess, three are western
American seedlings and even are Rus
sian.
Neither class Of apples needs defend;
ers. Leave 1t to q vote Of the fruitmen
In each locality. It Is simply a ques'
ton Of locality.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-11-04
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.

Notice is hereby given that at the an
nual meeting of the Waikiki Sugar
Company held this day. the following
Board of Officers We're elected for the
ensuing year, viz:
- - AIlcl '''''' -. -ItSlutIL
w. f. Vice President
Geo. II. Robertson. Treasurer
f. F. Bishop. Secretary
NJ. p. RobinsOn.,...... Director
T. Richards Robinson. Auditor
+. f. BISHOP,
Secretary.
Dated Honolulu, October 90, 1899.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-11-04
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER a. 1899.

An army burial corps is a somewhat
Eruesome appendage to the combatant
branch of the service. Not long ago
there was a transport that went
through here with cargo Of collins
The days when a soldier whether a gem
eral or a private was buried on the
field where he fell with his martial
cloak around him have passed away.
The use of steam. the methods Of en-
balming, and many other causes make
it possible to return to their own coun-
try the bodies of those who fall fighting
for the cause of that country. The
bones Of those gallant fellows who fall
in distant lands need no longer whiten
the battlefalds After all, we are only
taking a leaf out of the Chinese book.
No Chinese but expects to have his
bones finally laid i'm earth of the Flow
cry Kingdom.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-11-04
"UNKNOWN.'

After running for some months with
out the term unknown" among the list
of deaths, the report for the month of
October gives two cases where the
cause of death is unknown" Investi-
cation Of these two cases shows that
one case occurred on October 2nd, viz:
Ihera Kapolola, aged three months. and
on October 80, the infant Of Ling Sing
of Beretania street, aged six days.
Neither of these children had receiv-
ed any medical attention, and the re-
sponsibility of issuing certificates for
their burial fell upon the coroner. The
coroner therefore seems to have been
satisfied to issue certificates for the
burial of two bodies, the cause of whose
death he confesses he does not know.
Certainly this is a strange proceeding
on his part. The object of the inquest
law is to enquire into the cause of
death and whether it be a child of six
days old or a prominent man or woman
in the prime life, the obligation to en-
quire into the matter is the same. Life
is sacred Immediately after birth as it
is in the full bloom of maturity or
when on the threshold of the grave.
1t seems the hardest thing in the
world to make either officials or out
siders understand the sanctity of hu-
man life. There is activity enough if
crime is committed, there is no com
plant to be made upon that point, but
where death comes probably through
carelessness or from some unknown
cause, and where there has been no
violence, the most perfunctory investi-
cation is still considered satisfactory.
Each Of the cases cited should have
been the subject of coroner's inquest.
If no physician was employed it should
be on the official records why such was
the case. 1t should be made clear why
the Government physician was not ap-
piled to. 1t should be made clear
whether there was carelessness. In one
of the cases it is understand that the
cause of death was the "inexperience"
Of the mother. If such was the fact. a
coroner's jury might have found out
why, if the mother was so "ineXperi-
enced," some experienced person had
not been employed,
The mere fact of holding a coroner's
inquest not only throws light upon the
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-11-04

The little fracas between soldiers last
night calls attention to the fact that as
a rule the conduct of the military, pass
ing through Honolulu has been uni
formly good. such a fracas is an eX-
ception and by no means the rule. When
one considers that over 10000 troops
have passed through the city that the
men have been landed here after voy-
age of over week, in which they have
been cooped up in the narrow quarters
of a crowded transport, and that with
only a few exceptions there has been no
friction and no rioting, such as has oc-
CURED near the Preside and a. other
military posts in the United States, the
greatest praise must be given to the
soldiers for their personal good behavi-
or, and to their officers for the excel
lent discipline which they maintain
among any rowdy element which may
exist in the various regiments. We
ought to be proud of the army of our
country
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-11-04

case Investigated. but &c also reacts
upon others. our infant mortality is
far too large. We can only keep track
Of 10 tu Honolulu because our prcscu;
system only keeps reliable mortuary
statistics in this district but the infant
mortality in the outer districts Is just
as large 81 not larger. \ corouers in
quest upon the two cases cited would
have had a most wholesome effect If
the jurios had done their duty and cen
surod those who were to blame, There
is no rock so hard but what little
drop will knock admission in thou
sand years. There is no community
that will not fear the constant investi-
cation and censure for carelessness. In
this way some check may be placed up
on the unintenuonal massacre Of the
innocents by some sections of the COM
muuity
There is one other thing worthy of
criticism i'm mortuary report for Octo-
Der There is a column in the statisti-
cal table for unattended" The cases
marked unknown" were unattended, :"
and yet the unattended" column is
left blank The Board of Health auth
critics might explain the reason for
this
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-11-04

The advantages of a university edu-
cation are being more and more appre-
ciated by our people, and the Hawaiian
born is becoming a familiar feature in
many of the universities of the Main
land. At one time Yale was the favor
lite with Hawaiians, but at the present
time Harvard is in the ascendant.
though there are many Hawaiians at
Yale. At Harvard there is quite col
ony of young HaWaiians who are maxi
ing an excellent record Tor themselves
in the schools, in the literary work Of
the university, like W. II. Castle. Jr..
who has just been elected president Of
the most important literary society. in
athletics and in music. in which Wal
ter Dillingham; h8s taken a prominent
part. 1t must be a pleasure to the COM
munity to know that its sons abroa
are Worthily supporting the dignity and
honor of tie Islands. The Hawaiian
colony at Harvard is to be increased by
some twelve members next year.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-11-04

The Corean women is so little es-
teemed that she has not even a name
In childhood she has a nickname be-
slowed upon her, by which she is known
to her family and intimate friends, but
after she arrives at maturity she is
called thus only by her parents To
the rest of the world she is simply 1.-The
daughter" or the sister of So-andSo.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-11-04
BYAUTHORTTY
FOREIGN OFFICE NOTICE.

Importers Of goods are hereby notified
that they are required by Section Is of
the Consular Regulations, to certify to
the invoices Of such goods before the
Hawaiian Consular officer nearest to
the place Of shipment. Consuls have
been instructed to refuse to certify to
invoices of goods not purchased within
their jurisdiction.
L. \. MOTT SMITH,
Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Department of Foreign Affairs, Octo-
Der %, 1899
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-11-04

Special care given to mail orders.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-11-04
MEETING NOTICE.
wilders Steamship Company, Limited

The annual meeting of this Company
will take place at its office in this city
at 10 o'clock Monday morning, Novem-
Der Goth, 1899.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-11-04

STERLING SILVER,
FINE PLATED WARE,
HAWAIIAN SOUVENIR SPOONS,
New Designs.)
HAWAIIAN SOUVENIR CHINA,
Something New.)
RICH CUT GLASS,
FINE BOHEMIAN GLASS.
FRENCH CHINA,
GERMAN CHINA,
ENGLISH CHINA,
FIGURES,
BRONZES,
ORNAMENTS,
JARDINIERS,
LAMPS.
And Many Novelties.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-11-04
Don't spend your
Money abroad
You are making it
here

We beg to announce to the public
that we are making great preparations
for the coming Holiday Season, and
will have large stock Of Well-Select-
ed Goods from the principal factories
Of the world. Our buying is done by
a concern who have had many years
experience in this business and control
the largest trade on the Pacific Coast.
We promise our patrons that many
new articles in our lines that will be
shown in San Francisco can be found
in our store. Our stock will comprise
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-11-04

All goods sent out as presents will
be prepared in a separate department,
where they will be put up in the best
of style, using fine boxes, paper, ETC.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-11-04
S. l.. ROSE,
Secretary,
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.

Honolulu, October 81, 1899.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-11-04

Notice is hereby given that the fol-
lowing Board Of Officers We're elected to
serve for the ensuing year at the annual
meeting of the HamOa Plantation Co.,
held October 80, 1899:
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-11-04

Our Holiday Season will open about
the middle of November, which will
give our friends on the other islands
ample opportunity. You will be able
to give more presents this year be-
cause our prices are right.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-28
THE MINERS WERE
BADLY DECEIVED

South McAlcster, 7. T., April 2S.-Re-
Gently the Kansas & Texas Coal
shipped a large number of miners from
Jellico, Tenn, to Cherryvale, I. T.. The
miners claim that the repre-
scented that they We're to be taken to
Huntington, Ark, and that there was no
strike at Huntington. Instead of taking
the miners to Huntington, they We're
brought to Cherryvale. Finding that a
strike was on at both places, the men
refused to work and have brought suit
against the coal company for amount of
expenses incurred in seeking employment
elsewhere. Should the miners win the
suit the coal company will have to pay
damages, as there is no appeal from the
amounts sued for.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-28

large figure. The cable alone cost about
$100, 900.
The Hooker is the old Spanish prize
Panama, the second to be taken in the
war with Spain. She still bears many re-
minders of the Spaniards in the decora-
tons of her cabin. Only one design was
removed and that a handsomely executed
Spanish coat of arms. The Hooker has
been entirely refitted from stem to stern
and is said to be a model cable ship. She
is 1925 feet long and So feet beam. Her
tonnage is 2,035. On her stern are mount
ed two siX-pounder rifles and in the
magazine is a large amount of ammuni-
ton. She also carries magazine guns.
1t is calculated that the trip to Manila
will take IS days. The Hooker is a slow
boat and she is so heavily alden that her
speed will not be over 10 knots an hour.
Col. John F. Maxfield of the United
States volunteer signal corps will be in
command of the expedition. The largest
part of the signal corps has been sent
ahead by way of San Francisco. The sec
ond in command is Lieut.. Clark, of the
signal corps. The master of the Hooker
is Capt. Stephen j.. Hanley. His first
officer. Henry Winters, is a well known
cable expert. Lieut.. ]. B. Madden, act
ing assistant quarternaster, U. S. A, is
the quartermaster of the boat.
AS the Hooker is such a slow boat the
department will not send many Of
ficers to the Philippines on her. Maj.
Black, U. S. A, will be taken on board at
Gibraltar and complete his journey.
Among the passengers on the Hooker
will be VIM. T. Fee, of Ohio. Mr.. Fee.
who for the last year has been the United
States consul at Cienfuegos, Cuba, has
just been transferred to Bombay, India,
where he will serve as consul. Mr.. Fee
with his wife and three children to
Colombo, Ceylon, from which port he will
take passage to Bombay.
A considerable amount of Red Cross
supplies wkill go to Manila on the Hooker.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-28
Firms Make Protest

New York, April 28.-At a meeting Of
Ftnnish-Americans, held in this city last
night, a resolution was adopted calling
upon the government at Washington to
use, through its duly accredited repre-
sentative at The court of st. Petersburg,
its good offices with the car to bring
about, as an earnest of his declared love
of peace, the resembling of his majesty's
ukase of February II and the restitution
of his loyal Finnish subjects to their
ancient constitutional rights and privi-
leges. A cop of the resolution, to-
Sether with a signed petition from all
parts of the union. will be forwarded to
the president and the secretary of state.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-28
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
Second Judicial District of the State Of
Montana, in and for the county of Sill
YER Bow.
In the matter of the estate of James
Caldwell Singer, deceased. Notice Of
time appointed for proving will, etc.
Pursuant to an order of said district
court, made on the 18th day of April, A.
D.. 1899, notice is hereby given that Sat
urday, the 29th day Of April, A. D., 1893,
at 9 o'clock p. M, of said day, at the
court room of said court, at the city Of
Butte in the said county Of Silver Bow,
has been appointed as the time and place
for proving the will of said James Cald-
we'll Singer, deceased, and for hearing
the application of j. P. Collins, public ad-
ministrator for the issuance to him of
letters of administration with the will
annexed, When and where any person in
terested may appear and contest the
same.
Dated this 18th day Of April, 1899.
CLINTON G. CLARK,
Clerk.
BY JAMES F. WILKINS,
Deputy Clerk.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-28

Murdered Five.PeOple

st. Louis, Mo-, April PA special to
the Post-Dispatch from Maiden, Mo-,
says: The %coroner's jury, which has been
holding an inquest over the remains of
Mrs. lane Tettaton and her four children
who were murdered Tuesday night, found
a verdict that these five persons came
to their deaths by wounds inflicted by
weapons in the hands of j. H. Tettaton.'
The accused is a step-son of the murdered
woman He vas removed to ST. Louis
for safe keeping.