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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-12-25
In DANGER.

London, Dec. 22-The Evening
Standard says it hears that a report
has reached London that Kimberly
is seriously threatened by the Beers.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-12-25
The Lady Sow Throueh atm.

"Now. don't gimme any song about
misfortune an wantin to be q hard
worker an all that" said the hard faced
lady. II can see right through you"
"Gee!" said Dismal Dawson. II.
knowed I amt had nothin to eat for
three days, but I didn't know II had
thinned me down like that."-1ndisnap1
oils Press.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-12-25

outlined BY stitching. The corsage il
double breasted. The navy collar 10
braided, aud the sleeves T open at
the bottom. with a stitched wristband
and frfils Of taffeta-Paris Herald.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-12-25
-I.+ Mr. -.,-* e=sz EE&.s -. ,l". rT&- &c. r
WOMAN AND FASHION.
Smart Toilet In Red Cloth-varia-
items Of til. Popular Robe.
Covert Cloth Costume.

The very smart toilet shown in the
illustration is carried out in red cloth.
The skirt has a, founce at the sides
made Of plain and tucked cores alter
mating and headed by points Of darker
red velvet, lines of which ascend the
skirt to the waist.
The bodice is a clever arrangement
Of tucks, crossed straps of velvet aud
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-12-25
Covert Cloth Costume.

Covert Cloth Costume. y
The costume represented is Of drab
covert cloth, tailor made. The skirt is
plain and full at the bottom, the apron
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-12-25
COMMISSION ABOLISHED.

Washington, Dec. 22-The river
and harbor bill will carry a provision
abolishing the Missouri river commits
sion.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-12-25

"Not the giving that we feel for some
reason we ought to practice. not the
giving that comes of any artificial or
conventional motive. but the giving
that m Of great gladness, the CIV
ing prompted by real loving kindness.
the giving Of sincerity. the giving of
the heart It makes no difference how
simple may be the giving. 1t need not
be q gift. Even q few written words
will suffice.
Il believe there are certain things
needed to evoke the highest power OF
Christmas-its rarest gladness. 1t
shines brightest and best and discloses
most where material expression of it Is
wanting. It tells its best and sweetest
secrets where love is found. It grants
~ highest endowments to hearts that
nre sfmple and true and gladden. the
Hives OF others. The material surround.
aMxs matter not. Upon such a Christ
161n the Master of the feast bestows
the deArest, most abiding influences
thet car come into the human heart"
Ihe stranger on arriving In China Ia
n1rpck with the apparent Inconvenience
- the monetary system. but q short
tends 70 create an opinion
HIT the system Ii well adapted to the
peopIe. ~ least III some respects. says
Charles DENLY il the De.
sesnhar Fbrum.s The financial business
IL u e0selGner ~ dome ID either Next
dSe&aru A. in tapls. ma he prefers,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-09-23
NATIONAL GUARD NOTES

The National Guard is at last in its
-" nome, and it is needless to say
Ia every one connected with the mi
ii'la IS glad. During the past week
everybody from the colonel down has
1een busy preparing to move, and Fri
uay and Saturday a large van made
many trips TO and from both arnories
anu It was not until late in the even,
,ns that its services were dispensed
lieutenant Webb and Sergeant R1,rlx-
1 .lel nave been the busiest men in the
t Sus1Iu the last two or three DAYS. and
ne ne company commanders came in Cor
60 be done. A1s'o
AS yet the improvements around and
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-09-23

Corporal Rem Dunford of Company a
has returned from a three months Iur-
Tough
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-09-23

Within the next two or three days
Lieutenant Webb viii put in q requi
sition for s., 600 or 81, 900 worth of cloth
ing and equipment. A new company
Of infantry at Ogden and one at Provo
is the cause.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-09-23

Lieutenant Will Riley of Company
f, situated at Bountiful, has been III
the city during the past two or three
DAYS. He reports Company Z in the
best of condition.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-09-23
New Patterns

New EaCCecnS
in pajamas; a full line of night robs,
BROWN, TERRY & WOODRUFF 90
loo Main street
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-09-23

T. C. N I Cloak Dept Opening.
Monday, Tuesday. Wednesday g..
"a, % and % Also beautiful display -
Choice Millinery.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-09-23

During the last week the Lizzie
Boys mounted all four of the big guns,
and to hear them tell how they did il
one would think they were veterans
1t is also reported that one of the
''LizzieS'' soiied his hands in the act,
and as yet he hasn't been forgiven by
the rest of them
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-09-23

company to be present, as there is va
important business to come I'D.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-09-23

When we have good blood We -.
healthy, strong, vigorous and fun Of ne
and energy. Hoods SarsapariIIa mai t,1e
good blood.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-09-23

Will McArea is the latest rookie IN
the troop. while Regimental Trumpeter
Harvey Hardy, jr.. has made appiiea-
ton for a transfer to the same
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-09-23

There viii be a drill for Company
A next Wednesday, and Captain Al
ford. who has been put in command
urgently requests every member OF the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-09-23

Company H. the newest organization
IN the guard, will hold an election OF
officers next Monday night at the arm
orv. This company at present consists
of only seventeen members, but after
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-09-23
Exclusives Neckwear

in new. patterns and shapes.
BROWN TERRY & WOODRUFF ~
166 Main street
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-09-23

about the new arTnory are not quite
complete, but as soon as the new lock-
ers ere in everything will be in first
class shape
While speaking OF lockers il might
be said that every man will have his
own, in which to keep his clothing and
equipment 1t might also be said that
the locker system will put a stop to
the habit some men have of wearing
uniforms around on the street when
they have no business to.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-09-23

cruit ND to sixteen men and have a
good sized and well drilled corps
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-09-23

As soon as everything is in good
shape at the armory. the hospital corps
will commence to drill instead of dis
banding for the winter, as it has been
in the habit of doing after the eneamp-
ments- Colonel Beer says he will re-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-09-23

Last evening the line officers of the
local organization paid an o1lclal FlSlt
to the colonel. The official part of the
visit, however. did not last long, Tor
Colonel Park is a man that enjoys a
good time. and before the evening pass
ed refreshments were served Among
those who paid their respects to the
colonel were Colonies Beer and Gund,
Major Benedict, Captains Afford,
Greenwald and Grow, Lieutenants
Smith, Berlin, Terry, Margetts. Webb
and MOyIe.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-09-23

Orders have been issued by Colonel
Park directing Captain Jack Afford to
take temporary command of Company
A; also TO receive the company prop
erty from the former commander.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-09-23

Colonel Park made the remark that
he could use a saw and hammer as well
as a sword. and yesterday at the arm
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-09-23

their next meeting they viii be strong
enough to elect their captain and lieu
tenants 1t takes twenty-one men 10
make majority, and with the nine
more recruits who will be sworn In
Monday evening the election will fol-
low.
Ralph Sharkey, who was Cnce captain
OF the signal corps, is the only man
talked of for captain. but there are
der straps of ieutenantS- Among some
of the more popular are kneass,
Thompson and Conerdale-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-09-23

DRY, in overaIls. he was practicing what
he preached
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-09-23

Brigadier General John @. Cannon
and Colonel Nephi w. Clayton have
been granted furloughs for twenty
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-09-23

days, with permission to leave the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-09-23

Just arrived full line OF Juvenile Shirts with the
vestee suits.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-02-02

Customs aud Ceremonies That Iunuge.
rate the Oriental Anniversary.
The New Years festival OF the Chi.
neso. said TO Doc the most complete hol.
iday season kept by any nation Of tho
earth. is celebrated wherever single
ChInaman IS found whether IN pckin
or New York. writes Belle ~ Brain In
January Woman Home Companion,
discussing New Years Customs In the
Orient" 10 rs re- movable festival fail.
Ing on any date between Jan q ard
Feb. H. Preparations for the great
holiday begin weeks beforehand. The
accumulated dirt of many months dis
appears as n by magic. Even the
Chinaman himself passes through the
cleaning process. washing his clothes
ana hathing his person the latter be-
Ing great event in the lives OF a few,
since IL occurs but once a year. Build
ings Of every descriptions are elabo-
rately decorated Flowers are In great
demand. the fayorito being the Chinese
narclssus. The prospect Of happiness
for the year IL believed TO be In pro-
portion to the number OF flower stalks
produced from single bulb. During
the closing days Of the old year Chi
nese streets present a busy and AMI
mated scene Shops are thronged with
customers eagerly laying in large
quantities OF food. clothing and New
Years gifts. Debtors and creditors are
seen hurrying to aud fro. ondeavoring
to settle their accounts. for according
to a most commendable custom all
debts must be paid or settled In some
satisfactory manner before the new
year dawns. To meet these liabilities
shopkoepers offer their goods at I'M
heard-of-prlces and families frequent
ly part with odd bits OF brlc-a-brac.
curious relies and valuable ornaments
for sum pltifully small. No disgrace
IL equal 10 being found on New Years
morning with an unpaid debt. on
the other hand the creditor who faila
TO collect his debts at this time may
press them again for many months.
lie therefore pursues his debtor far In
10 the night. continuing his search In.
to the New Years day II necessary.
This he may do II he carries lighted
lantern to indicate that he is still on
gagged In last nights business and hai
not discovered that the day has
dawncd,
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-02-02
Astounding Claims of One {. W. Sand,
ford to Supernatural Power.

She was ON her bed. where she had
been confined for several days. The
smell of death was In the room. Her
Jaw had dropped aud her eyes were
uprollcd aud staring Those who were
about the bedside told me she had
quIvered ana passed away. There was.
40 far as could Judge. not a sign Of
heartbeat. no pulsation. no evidence OF
breathing.
Oh. God. give her back to mea'
cried
Then knelt by the side Of the bed
and prayed In whisper prayed ~
II seemed had never prayed before
told God what lie already knew. that
] had left all to follow His Son. that
had given up all In life that other
men live and strive for. that had
allowed myself to be called fool for
His sake. that had tried to walk as
closely TO Him as mortal could. I had
observed all his commandments. even
to the giving no thought to the NOR
row extending ungrudglng hospital
ity. praying. fasting, and doing all the
works that lie has asked as evidence
OF the true and contrite heart
AS ! prayed there with the people
about me, and the motlonless form on
the bed. there came into my mind as
though some kind angel whispered
them these words from the gospel OF
John:
Verify, verify. say unto you. he
that bellcyeth ON me. the works that
| do he shall do also. and greater
works than these shall he do. because
! 30 unto my Father. And whataO-
ever ye shall ask In my name. that
viii do that the Father may be glor-
ihed In the Son. II yc love me keep
my commandments
I have kept Thy commandments.
| said ! have believed on Thee. not
with the mere belief that there was
once such a man as Jesus Christ. but
with all the dread and awful slgnif-
canoe Of the great word belief" 1
believe not In Christ ns a historical
parsonage. but as present help In
time Of trouble
And as prayed thus there came to
me the consciousness that God was
hearing me with the intent TO grant
my prayer.
Il stood up beside that bed Of death
! placed my hand on the brow OF that
woman. cried with the perfect con.
fidence Of faith and almost without
volition on my part
In the name Of Jesus OF Nazareth
Olive Mills. come backl'
There was then no entreaty. nc
suppllcation for her 10 come back
II was command-and she camel
Tn little while her cyelida com
menced 20 twitch. her lips to nutter
her breast TO heave. She was with u
aSnin. In an hour she was sitting u
In bed and little after she was dow
In my Office telling me her wonderf,
story. ! had hardly dared realize m
III then that In reality this woman Ia
been In the hands OF death.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-02-02

n only one opinion on the matter ~
Shiloh. That Is entire and implicit
belief. Furthermore. a dozen or so uf
the elders were IN the room with Rr.
Sandfori when the alleged miracle waa
wrought
In the section round about Shiloh
there are an sorts OF expressions. The
clergymon OF Lewiston and Auburn
have preached mons on the matter.
for Il has excited much religious in
tercst In these two cities. These clor-
Eymon have boea interviewed. All OF
them state their conviction that Mr..
Sanford ~ sincere but misguided.
When the expression OF these opinions
was laid before Mr sandford he said
These men, though honest In their
intent, do not believe that God can do
this They practically say so. There
fore Il will never fall within their ox-
pcrlence TO witness such manifesto,
tlons of the power Of the Holy Ghost
For n God should answer doubt with
success lie would be putting a pre-
MUM on unbelief. and practically de-
throning faith. They who did not see
this thing stand counter to many
other worthy Christians here who did
see II. | never enter into contrOver-
sizes with the churchmon. have no
patience with hair spltters. | don't
preach practice, And. therefore.
the Holy Ghost does by mo as He
agrees In His Book 10 do by every man
who will follow out His commands.
not In their own roundabout way. but
in His direct path, Let US be eau
tlous how we strive TO make God out a
liar"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-02-02
A TYPICAL COYOTE.

Eskimo dog produces very fair coy
ote. so far rs appearances go.
Don Coyote" is essentially a night
animal On the outskirts OF Pasa-
dena, Cal. a city OF $1,000 inhabitants.
he comes boldly up the bordering
streets. evadlng the dogs the best he
can: now giying them a wild chase.
then stopping In some vacant lot and
defylng the town. and with head aloft
yelping to the moon. At such time the
yelps come in such quick succession
that they fairly oyerrun one another.
and seem echoed buck and repeated
from every hill. rocl, and blum. One
must give Don Coyote credit for much
intelligence. as on one occasion nj
least he led hounds and horses out OF
the way 10 n barbed wire fence. passing
under II himself but witnessing the
complete decentralization OF the hunt as
he bounded away. While the coyote
hunts singly In towns or villages, he
runs in packs In the open. and II Is
here that he demonstrates his skill and
cunning. A naturalist once observed
a pack OF coyotes on the edge OF the
desert manipulating Jack rabbit
They swept across the country In a
line. soon starting n hare, then formed
IN two parallel lines about 200 feet
apart. There was a regular plan OF
action. and none OF the coyotes seemed
over-excited. but when the hare was
started they wheeled into columns,
Hike soldiers, the leading coyote run
ming at the top OF his speed. After a
few moments he dropped to the rear
and fresh coyote took the lead; aud
this was kept up until the hare was
run down. The chase was a silent one
This method recalls the wild dogs OF
Australia. or dingo,
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-02-02
Mh.r... Your n.,a srn,Y

Most people have doubted their eyes
when at some conJuring performance
they have seen a man run needles and
pins through both checks. eylneing no
pain. as he does so. In reality every
person has hundreds OF aenseless
apecks OF skin all over his body
through which he could run pins. or
even cut them out. without feeling any
pain. II some one else were to do so
when he was blindfolded. he would not
be even aware OF the fact Physicians
call them dead spots. and the reason
that one man can sew his checks up
while another could not Is simply be-
cause the former happens to have
many hundreds OF these spots in one
place. These dead spots are caused
By the minute nerves which convey
every sensation TO the brain being
olther absent in these particular places
o. dead and senseless. But should
any one OF our readers allow himself
to be blindfolded, and then get one OF
his friends 10 prod him very gently
with clean needle. say all on one arm
out OF every hundred prlcks he VIII
feel only about sixty or seventy at the
most. In the other cases the needle
will have touched dead spots.-Clneln-
natl Enquirer
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-02-02
COT vsrry's strategic Cat

From the Worcester Telegram: Col.
Horace b, Very has a cat which Is the
terror OF dogs passing the Very dom
icile on Cedar street. There is n par
ticular stone post at the gateway on
which the cat likes to sit. waiting for
victim. II the dog approaches the
post as dogs sometimes will on bust.
ness intent, the cat promptly drops on
his back and gets a firm grip on hair
or hide as the case may be. The dog
lets out up the street or down the
street whichever way he was headed,
or the shortest way home. as II the
devil himself had got him, instead OF a
plain cat OF feminine gender. She
seems TO enjoy the free ride, and final
ly drops on, the dog never stopping
20 say good day,
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-02-02
A QUEER COLONY IN MAINE.

into that light And "a the light
cleaned brighter and brighter my Joy
grew more and more profound. /
knew that ! was approaching the
kingdom OF God Almighty was
afraid just moment-thcrc In the
dark. then | got out Of the fear into
the great wonderful peace OF God that
| shall never forget ] know I went
almost to heaven. know know
that. for the Joy touched my spirit.
As you approach a vineyard you scent
the fragrance Of the grapes before you
get where they are We'll. / was near
enough to heaven for the fragrance to
touch my spirit II was beautiful
Then. from away back somewhere.
came thinly and family the words. In
the name OF Jesus Of Nazareth. olive
Mills come back
But didn't want TO go back. |
rcbollod kept on into the bright
ness. At the mouth OF the dark place
| saw a word written on the wall In
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-02-02
Especial letter.

One OF the interesting and typical
animals Of the far west Is the Amcrl-
can wild dog. lowland wolf or coyote,
II being known under these and other
titles. While a very common animal,
Il is rarely well figured In the books
and is made to look more foxlike than
wolnsh The accompanying illustra-
tion gives n correct idea Of young
male two-thlrds grown. In general
appearance II resembles the typical
wolf, the fur being a dull yellowlsh
gray. with dark, even black. clouded
spots. beneath It Is sometimes reddish
and white.
The coyote Is virtually a wild dog
and breeds with the domestic dog.and
dogs will often refuse to lnjure the fe-
male coyote. Huxley contends that
there Is no material difference between
the skull OF coyote and that OF a dog.
and cross between collie and an
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-02-02

"In order that there may be no doubt
as 10 her opinion on this matter she
has written out this statement"
Evangelist Sanford took from his
pocket several closely written sheets
The statement is as follows:
II had been m for several days at
Shiloh, but | was not very much wor-
rled at first Then grew worse. The
elders at Shiloh prayed with me. but
In spite OF their appeals know I
passed out Of this life. knew when
my Jaw dropped. Il was death. Then
for a time I was In darkness.
Il went through a valley OF dark
ness. or. rather, the impression was
as though | were passing along a dark
tunnel, | felt rather than saw that
there was light-.a great radlance-at
the other end slowly | drew forward
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-02-02

perleneed | was In no mood to with
stand the commands OF God. SO I
went back into my body have but
family and vaguely recorded my i'm
presslons, | have not the power OF
language 10 tell you OF the wonderful
senRatlons-to make you realize all the
experience. But what have told you
Is true. My sister came down 10 shl-
lob to see how much OF my recovery
was faith and how much was fact and
she found that faith was fact"
To the two hundred apostles and
students at Shiloh Miss Minis has ro-
lated this story In detail, standing be-
fore them In the temple at one OF the
regular services OF the day. Nearly
all the inmates OF Shiloh have talked
with her and have heard her wonder
full narrative again and again There
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-02-02

n the testimony or an the 100 in
mates Of the temple az shiloh. Maine
II to be believed the Rev Frank w.
Sanford. chief Of the Holy Ghost aud
Us" school aud leader Of the worlds
eyangcllzatlon movement, with us
headquarters at shiloh has raised
from the dead Miss olive A. Mills who
has been for some time q dweller at the
temple.
The testimony given concerning the
alleged miracle IL earnest, interesting
and impressive. II only for the reason
that the students az shiloh are taught
that the most absolute verncity must
be a part OF their Christian life.
People In that section who have been
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-02-02

During the recent european cholera
scare a French project wrote 70 a
mayor requesting him to take precau-
tons against the disease, which had
broken out In his department The
mayor was rather puzzled nj these in
structions. which appeared vague to
him; but after deep thought he an
swered that he and his electors were
prepared for the plague. On inquiring
into the measures taken by the worthy
mayor In order 10 ascertain their e,1-
cheney It appeared that he had caused
as many graves 10 be dug MS there were
inhabitants,