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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-09-08
Two CIvu War Me.sages.

1t was a day or two after General
Fitzhugh retired TINT the trlpg APP,
lines between Carlisle ana Harrisburg
were put IN condition for service. and
the first two messages that passed
I've them gave more than one officer
and civilian II laugh. The Harrisburg
operator was of the army variety ana
not noted for choice diction or even
grammatical accuracy, but he could be
terse on occasion. The Carlisle man.
a civilian named Noble. probably knew
more Of the rules of. syntaX. but he
was a bit f1ustered. Here are the mes
s%ages-and In those days they were Of
record, since receiving and sending by
sound was 10 In vogue:
Query--Has the rebels went!
Answer-They Is,
After all there Is lt.erit in the inter.
change. There was no room for doubt
as to what headquarters Mt Harris
burg wanted to know nor az to the
military condition at Carlisle. But
poor Noble! His friends nearly forced
him to resign by tho methods known
as "josh. "--Minneapolis Times.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-09-08

Te~Culiartttea In Their Methods Of
LivlNg and EatlnR.

neauty, from u Japanese standpoint,
consista Ia a loug, oval face, regular
features, almond shaped eyes, sloping
alightly upward, a high, narrow fore
head aud abundance of smooth, black
hair, Their movemeGi, are graceful,
although the style of their dress pre-
vents them walking With ease; their
feet aud hands are d~ellcately formed
Qnd their manners unuuestlonably
charming,
They take little or no exercise, and
one wonders sometimes how the little
ladies' employ their tlme-there seems
No little 10 DO done In Il Japanese
house, 10 begin with, there are no
regular meals, The shops near 1T
hand supply daily numberloss little
dishes, which seem to be eaten at all
hours Of the day and night--a few
peGka nj a umer-wlth those impossl-
BILE little Qhopsticks, Very little IL
kept In tho larder except some slices OF
daikan. fermented turnip. some rice
and sweet biscuits,
"The honorable live fish" Ia sold by
men who carry large water tubs from
house to house and cut Off rs much Us
II required from the unfortunate fish
and replace the sadly mutilated, hut
still struggling remains back In the
tub,
Eggs are cheap and plentiful. Bread
IA never used, no there Ia no necessity
Tor an oven,
The great stand by Ia tea. A Japan
npA 1nlv eu e,nIx14,, ... - p .
without the quaint little tea tray by
her side, and the Inevitable pipe, con,
tanning ono Whit Of tobacco, which Is
In constant Vequlsltlon, -Cornhlll Mag.
axiAe,
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-09-08
Rian,f Like the Taste.

NWhfH Colonel RIehard |, ppdge,p
says the Kansas City Journal, twas In
command ~ one Of the southern Kan
m forts mary years aga, he was as-
faRlshfd one day IN receive a dflega
HaR 81 Indians who complained to
him NJ the quality Rf thf SOAP Issued to
fhfM hy the government,
0ThfnkiRg II would be impossihla To
Makf SOAP fpR bad for nm FRdlAR,
Radge Investigated, With THE result ~
hRalRg That thf trlRe had been eatiRg
EheIT saaR allowance ana Didn't IKE
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-09-08
Napoleon ana the cobb,cr.

On NapOleon's arrival at MARSHA.
Tours the mayor. a farmer, tried In
vain to make the speech he had pre-
pared. Bowling and scrnpinS. he stood
fascinated by Bolapartn's scrutinizing
black eycs--an unhappy squirrel in the
gaze OF the rattleslake.
Close b,hInd the trembling mayor
stood III old shoemaker. In figure a
true Don QuiXotc. clad In his working
dress, "Why don't you speak. you
fool?" he mntterel From time to time
to his leader. At last hi% patience gave
way, He pushed the mayor aside. nd
vanced, with his left hand removed
his greasy cotton nighlc.p. with his
right lifted the horn spectaclcs from
his nose made his bow and delivered
the Grafton: Emperor. you are on
your way to thrash the Trussian
r0gues Once more. hope soon to see
you return crowned with glory. and l
have nothing o to say. but that
Caesar and Alexander We're botches in
comparison with YOU"
The emperor laughed and inquired Of
the old nan whether he had any SONS.
Yes; four were In the army--tw0 Of
these In the guards" Their name
were taken down. and the honest shoe.
maker soon saw them raised to the
rank OF officers and found himself pro-
vided with n comfortable pension
BlAckW0Od's.
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Welkht NJ RsReF WRAPPING,

4 gentleman af baltimore who has
been a close student Of household eco
Monies has made n comparison Of the
weight az PAPER to the weight of food
supplies purchased for q family and
IN one days purchases found that the
paper WrapPiAgs amounted to about 10
per cent Of the total, IN list of SIP
plies costing about $l,48, he found that
the paper, a~eforaiHg to weight and
which was weighed with the prpYi-
slaRs, cost bin l4N eeRts, This, he
claims, N altogether ont af Just pro-
partiQR,- RaltiMarf SIN,
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MaiRfls EIaaflRK IslaRa,

.FHe INWH aF ElhAFW has 4 HNAFlRg
!slaRa Which N quite 4 natural aHrlas-
Wy Vhf Island contains About lAl
acres, ARfs naE HRaI araHnd far the
reason thai There N not space far II tn
ae 49, RHf N rises IN or IN fpei lnrlRg
Ihe fFfshfFs nj. mi and snrLng and
lalls ,Rafk IN solid pasture land dHrIns
thf dfanghl.. nf SlnlInfT, sprllef Trees
n vel ,tql glnE Npan Y haagar
WhiK HHd Hnllffff
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-09-08
sardou as stage Manager.

Sardou IL one Of the few great stage
managers In Europe. He and Sir Hen
ry Irving are probably the two best.
"HOw is 1t done? Well, you see" re-
piled NJ. Sardou, II know exactly what
| want, and ! take are that | get it!''
sir Henry's answer to the same ques-
tion would not, m imagines, be very
different from this, Sardou does not
read a lecture to al actor whose in
tOnatiOn Ia incorrect or whose gesture
displeases him: he takes the actors
place on the boards tor a few moments
and goes through the part.
In theory this is simplicity itself; in
practice 1t Ii sometimes productive of
emotions which the z Is not in
tended to convey. AS Il rule, NJ. Sar-
dOu's demeanor at rehearsal Is beauti-
full, hut II people will 10 do as he re-
quests he can tear his hair and q
speech to tatters with the best of them,
When the hurricane Is over. he be-
comes Mr.. H%0neyt0ngue again, but he
has carried his point. -Cassell's Maya
zine, F..
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PRETTY CLEVER HORSE.
Never TIED by It's Master Because ]
kO9W ~ Much,

NsW~+S
"You see that little horse over there"
said Major Tom Williams, standing on
tho edge at the sidewalk viewing q
ANAL black pony, "That horse has
more Of tho traditional horse sense
than his sixe would show for" He
continued, "Watch him."
The major whistled a few times, and
the little horse, which was nibbling
from 4 bale Of hay on the sidewalk,
raised his head and crossed the street.
He brought the cart to which he was
attached at q standstlll Just In front OF
tho major,
"You see" said Major Williams,
that horse has an eye for distance. |
couldn't have driven him better than
that, That horse, too, Is a natural
seayeRgel, He will pick up anything
he secs on the street, IL he wants to
eat IT, never hitch him when | get
out Of the team, and he goes the length
OF the block picking UP banana peel
lRgs, eating hay, corn or anything he
takes 4 fancy to, When ! want him,
only need to whistle"
At this point a large, white dog
brushed against the major with a
friendly wag of the tail,
"You never saw that dog kiss the
pony, did your Well, watch him."
Major Williams climbed into his cart
and, calling the dog, said, kiss him"
With0Nt 4 moments hesitation the dog
ran to the head OF the horse, and,
Jumping several feet off the ground,
"klssed" the pony several times,-New
York Mall and Nxpress,
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!, ceu,apt make the cerrecaea,

A local paper published q long 0nltu'
AIRY OF u man who had died In the COM
munity, closing with the statement
that IA long procession Of people fol-
lowed the remains to their last roast
ing place. The family read the notice
and discovered the supposed error and
asked the editor to make q correction
In the word 'roasting,' but he said he
could not do II until seven years' back
Subscription that the deceased owed
had been paid, E%xchange,
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Fish M Turtle catehers,

4 fnripHs mode Of catching turtle N
praftiffd In the West indies, " con
slsts In attaching \ ring and q line To
the tail pf n species Of sucker Ash,
which Is then thrawn overheard and
immediately makes for the first turtle
he can SPY, N which he attaches him
self, The fisherman then haNls hath
turtle and spfklng fish W.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-09-08
How They MnnAgeA II.

HApd 50 yon have dnally succeeded
In getting y0nr husband 70 lake the
gold eHre2 Thought he always claim
81 thai be could quit drinking when
EYER he wanted fpy'
ives, he did, We have Just eopyinc-
fd him thai he ought 10 lake some
thing to make him went ta,'-rhlpago
Times-Herald,
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-09-08
Many /. Lover

Has turned with disgust from an other
wise lovable girl with an offensive breath.
Karl's Clover Root Tea purifies the
breath by it's action on the bowels etc,
as nothing else will. Sold for years on
absolute guarantee. Price Is cts. and
50 cts. Sold by Chapple Drug Co.
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Sick Headaches.

The curse of overworked womankind,
are quickly and surely cured by Kagi's
Glover Root Tea, the great blood purifier
and tissue builder. Money refunded il
not satisfactory. Price IS cts. and so
cts. Sold by Chapple Drug Co.
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Abrad NJ Wls vime,

fHaW NJ ypn Tie Fhls idpa " sim
nliGed spanlnRY
~ mNkrs mo langh, I've hen spell,
IAg lhal way MI my hfe, and NV now
ayprshaAy eAllNd me lgAarant"-ph ON
Gage RReard,
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Tbs T.il Of Cat.

Every y can tell a cats tail from
4 dogs, but 1t seems that the move
Ments Of each do not mean the same
thing. For instance, when a dog Wags
his tail FROM side to side, that is held
to be \ sign at friendship and peace,
and 1t will usually BIO found, according
to DR., w, Main, that this, the horizon
tai line, Is the limo OF peace,
There Is, however, one conspicuous
exception to this rule, for when tomcat
waves his tail In such a fashion, so far
from Its being an indication OF his de-
sire for peace, the movement generally
precedes an attack, Or. Main thinks
1t possible that this seemingly peaceful
action of the tail when really about to
attack may have given rise to the
charge Of treachery 50 freely made
against pussy,
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T.J. FARRELL.

Range from Clarke's Fork To the reservation
line on the coded strip.
j. N. Conway IL in charge OF the stock and
authorized to sell. Ills headquarters are on
Blue creek. Billings.
Parties furnishing information Of stock Cd
their range or stock stolen will BIZ snitnhly re-
warded.
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Send all subscriptions to THE GAZETTE
Bridgeton pioneer., 1899-03-23
BRIDGEToN, N. j. THURSDAY MARCH %. 1899.

of M. Anderson, $34 "a, for repairs. was
ordered paid when corrections were
made.
Mr.. Reeves suggested that storm sheds
be erected over the door ways, leading to
the basement of the Vine st, School. as a
protection against stormy weather. The
Building Committee were empowered to
carry out the suggestion.
Superintendent Turner made the fol-
lowing report, which was filed:-Balance
July l, 1888. $276.73: received from Citv
Treasurer, $40, ,456.43; from E. J, Hitch
ner, for substitute teaching, S39.45 Total,
S2o, ,7726l. Paid out:-For repairs, S34I. SO:
teachers salaries, Sl4746.12; books and
supplies. Sl,705.57; furniture, S3lS.43: fuel.
s835.Sl; incidentals, sl,695.s0. Total, sl9,-
643.26. Balance, 81. .l29 35.
Bids were received for connecting the
schools by ephone:-Bell, 500 wear:
Bridgeton Home, $50. Action was de-
ferred one month.
S25 from the sundries account was
transferred to thelibrary fund, and made
available for use by the committee.
VA ihctioh, buC NoIilIHlIl6e on I6dc06rS
were instructed to open a new room in
Vine street school and place Miss Young
in charge.
The recommendation of the Super
visor, relative to the meeting for parents
and teachers. was concurred in.
Mr.. Turner, in few we'll chosen re-
marks, took leave of the Board, after six
years of service. He said his relations
with the Board had been pleasant and
profitable, and while he should be severed
from it he should have no less interest in
the schools The cause of the public
schools was near his heart. He believed
the greatest institution in any town was
the public school. The success of the
town, in large degree, is measured bv
the character of its public schools. He
thanked the Board for the many courte
sizes received
Mr.. Reeves said it was matter of re-
gret that Mr.. Turner was to be separated
from the schools. He believed the
schools of Bridgeton are the better for the
services he has rendered the Boardg
Bridgeton pioneer., 1899-03-23
A Iivelv Set-to.

A lively set-to occurred at Port Norris,
between Jacob Carproof, colored, and a
German baker employed in the village.
The men got into little argument over
the Fitzsimmons-Je efferis fight which
comes off soon, and each declared he was
the best man. In order to settle the dis
pute the men repaired to barn near the
village, and in the presence of good
sized crowd of men they fought for the
honors. Carproof proved the best of the
two, knocking out the baker in the
seventh round.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1899-03-23
Will Have Charge.

The Cumberland Nail Il Iron Com
pany's property will probably continue
in the care of the Receiver. George Hamp-
ton, until after the summer season, at
least. This will require Mr.. Hampton to
be in control of the race way. tumbling
dam pond and the picnic grounds about
there. The people get much pleasure
from these places, but in recent years so
many restrictions have been added that
much of the enjoyment has been cut off.
Particularly is this so concerning boating
in the raceway. OF course Mr.. Hampton
will treat the matter literally, and thus
give the people the enjoyment of the de-
lightful places without imposing great
burdens.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1899-03-23
COOPER INQUEST.
Testimony Being Taken in the Matter OF
the Death of George Cooper

Testimony Being Taken in the Matter OF
the Death of George Cooper
Corner Davis held ali inquest in the
Cooper case Friday morning. There were
several witnesses who testified in the
case. Mrs. Jane Cooper was the first
witnesses. She testified to seei1-g the
fracas, but she was a very unwilling
witness. She did not see very much.
All she seemed to know was that there
was fuss at their house. She denied
seeing any one struck.
Mrs. Mason corroborated the former
testimony.
Freeholder Harry Lore testified to find
ing Cooper near Manumuskin station.
He was in dazed condition, shoes off, etc.
He with others took care of him and
took him to DR.. Willets. He visited the
house, and Camp told him he struck
Cooper with chair.
Jacob Cooper, the son of the deceased.
said his father was struck in the head
with chair by John Camp.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1899-03-23
MARY BOWEN DEAD.
She succumbs to Her Ill Treatment From
the Hands of a Brute.

She Succumbs to Her Ill Treatment From
the Hands of a Brute.
Mary e. Bowen, an inmate of the
County House, died in that institution
last night, after intense suffering for
several weeks. The story, if true, of her
condition, is a sad and pitiahle one.
Mrs. Bowen lived down near Port
Elizabeth. and during the blizzard in
February she was subject to terrible
treatment, if the story of many residents
in that vicinity is true. She was II years
old, and lived with man. They quar-
relied, and the fellow threw her out of
doors into the snow, and locked up the
house.
The poor old woman had nowhere to
go. She fell by the roadside, where she
was found by kind hands, who cared for
her. Both her feet were frozen. Her
hands and ears frost bitten.
She was sent to the Almshouse. Here
she suffered terribly. One foot was so
badly frozen that amputation became
necessary. County Physician Diament,
DIR. j. R. G. Thompson and Dr. Matt
Elmer performed the operation, but
with her other suffering, from the terrible
exposure she experienced, she succumb-
ed to the inevitable, and passed away.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1899-03-23
NEW PASTORS.
Congregations Cordially Greet the Newly
Appointed Ministers.

All of the NJ. E. Churches, in this city.
were favored with new pastors Sunday.
with the exception of Commerce street,
and judging by the right royal welcome
Rev. G. ii. Elder received from his peo-
pie, one would suppose he had iusC come
among them.
The day was terribly stormy and dis
agreeable. yet good congregations were
present, and from all over the citv we
near words of praise and commentator
from those who listened to the newly ap-
pointed pastors.
Rev Henry Ridgely Robinson was
warmly greeted at Central, both morning
snd evening. His Introductory sermon
was the Gospel of good cheer. and was
full OF comfort and elevating thought. In
the evening the theme was ''The ind
pensaole thing, and the unanswerable
question:" Mr. Robinson is a courtlv
gentleman, with rich, clear voice and
perfect enunciation. He is fluent
talker, easy in his manner, and will no
ooubt prove minister of great accept
ability to Central Church. Mr.. Robinson
has child very i'll in Camden and con-
sequently car not at present tell when he
can move his family to Bridgeton.
Trinity Church is to be congratulated
upon Its new pastor, Rev. D. B. Harris,
He is one of the best in the Conference.
good speaker devout christian: and
man who will command the respect of all
with whom he comes in contact. The re-
reception to Mr.. Harris and family will
not take place on Thurday, but will be
postponed one week.
Rev David Steward, the new minister
of Wesley Memorial Church, preached
two very able and entertaining sermons
Sunday. In the morning his theme
was. "Pray For Me-" In the evening,
Thine is Short" The church was filed
at both sessions.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1899-03-23
THEY ARE ROBBERS TOO.
At Least John Camp and Elias Mason are
Accused of Robbing Houses.

AT Least John Camp and Elias Mason are
Accused of Robbing Houses.
John Camp and Elias Mason, the two
men who are now in Jail awaiting the
action of the Grand Jury, for causing the
death of poor old George Cooper, now
appear in new role. They are believed
to be robbers also.
This last winter there have been several
robberies committed ia the vicinity of
Port Elizabeth, but no one had ever been
arrested for them. Since the mems
arrests, suspicion has pointed towards
them. Constable Whildin Reeves. of
Maurice River township, on Saturday
last went to the houses of these two men
and made search of them. He found
several articles, some of which were
afterward identified by Samuel Camp as
having been stolen from his house one
night this last winter. Other goods. it is
said, were identified by persons whose
houses have been robbed. 1t is thought
that besides these men there are others
connected with the robberies, and it ia
expected that the whole gang will be
brought to Justice.
The sooner Maurice River township is
rid of this gang the better it will be for
the community.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1899-03-23
BOARD OF TRADE.
Councilman George Bowen is President.
RESOLUTIONS to Have Battleship
Named New jersey

Resolutions to Have Battleship
Named New Jersey.
The Bridgeton Board of Trade held
their annual meeting Friday President
Bowen was in the chair. The roll call
was dispensed with.
Secretary Hoff read the minutes of last
meeting, which were approved as read.
Mr.. Tomlin, of the Auditing Commit.
tee, reported that the books of the treas
urer had been examined and found cor
rect. There is balance in the treasury
of Sl37 "a.
Mr.. Reeves, of the Banquet Committee,
reported progress, and stated that they had
changed the time from March Both to
some time in April. This change was
made on account of some of the dis
tinguished guests being unable to be here
this month.
The following resolutions were passed
by the Board
That the matter of honoring the State
of New Jersey with giving it's name to
one of the new battleships, is matter in
which every citizen must have an inter-
est, and is one that the business com,
munity feels deeply. therefore be it
Resolyed, By the Board of Trade. of the
city of Bridgeton, N. j., that the effort of
Congressman H. G. Loudenslager in hav
ing the name New Jersey given to one of
the battleships, is deserving of earnest
support, and this Board hereby desires to
petition the Secretary of the Navy to
favorably consider this entirely proper
request OF the representative of the First
Congressional District of New Jersey.
ResolUed, Further that the Secretary of
this Board is hereby directed to send a
copy of these resolutions to the aforesaid
Congressman, that it may be placed in
the hands of the Honorable Secretary of
the Navy.
The Board entered into discussion
over the banquet, and it was finally or
dered that the Banquet Com mittee should
have full charge of the affair
Treasurer William Ballenger read his
report for the year. 1t showed balance
in the treasury of $137 "a.
bill of 81 for postal cards was ordered
paid
The Board then went into the election
OF officers for the ensuing year:
President-George A. Bowen.
Vice Presidents-lst, Jacob Mengel; I'd,
P. Kennedy Reeves.
Treasurer-Willam H. Ballenger.
Secretary Thomas s. Hoff.
Corresponding William Ed
ward Cox.
Executive Committee-Jesse C. Davis.
John N. Glaspell, Frank Eggman, Ed, j.
Levy, F. F. Smith.
Auditing Committee-Smith Tomlin.
Hugh L. Reeves, Chas. H. Nickel.
Inc president announced that he would
appoint the standing committees at next
meeting.
On motion they adjourned.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1899-03-23
Spain's Greatest Need.

Mr.. Il. F. Olivia. of Barcelona, Spain
spends his winters at Aiken, S. G. Weak
nerves had caused severe pains in the
back of his head. On using Electric Bit
ters, Americas greatest remedy, all pain
soon left him. He says this grand medi-
cine is what his country needs, All
America knows that it cures liver and
kidney trouble. purifies the blood, tones
up the stomach, strengthens the nerves.
puts vim, vigor and new life into eyery
muscle, nerve and organ of the BODY. IF
weak, tired or ailing you need it. Every
bottle guaranteed, only so oeuts. Sold bv
ID. w. Fithian, Druggist. 20 mwf
Bridgeton pioneer., 1899-03-23
HIS VESSEL LOST.
The Schooner ''Irene" Cut Down in the
Delaware.

-
Delaware.
Friday afternoon there appeared at
the U. s. Custom Office in the PIONEER
Building, Capt. Geo. Cramer, of Town
sends Inlet. The Captain was all plastered
up with strips of bandages and two or
three CT his ribs were caved in. Cramer
said that he was coming up from Santiago
de Cuba. leaving there on the 22d of Feb
ruary with load of scrap iron, on board
the schooner "Irene." The vessel was
bound for New York Last Monday
while in the Delaware Bay, his vessel was
run into and cut in two by an unknown
steamer. In eight minutes the vessel
went to the bottom. The Captain and his
crew took to the boats and after great
sufferings from exposure, landed safely
at Indian.River, Delaware. Capt. Cramer
come here Immediately and reported his
loss. The vessel is but months old and
was valued at $4,000.