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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-02-27
NEW RULES ANNOUNCED,
To Regulate the Cutting of Timber on
Mineral Lands.

To Regulate the Cutting of Timber or
Mineral Lands.
New rules regulating the citing OF
timber on mineral lands went into
effect Feb. ID in every part Of the
country where such timber exists. The
rules were announced by. the general
land Office, and in effect are as follows
The land from which timber may be
felled or removed under the provisions
Of this act, must be known to be of a
strictly mineral character and mot
subject to entry under existing laws of
tho United States. except for mineral
entry" Parties who take timber from
the public lands under assumed author
ity of this act must stand prepared to
show that their acts are within the
prescribed terms of the law granting
such privilege, the burden being on
such parties Of proving by a preponder-
anee of evidence that the land from
which the timber is taken is "mineral"
within the meaning of the act.
The privileges granted are confined
to citizens Of the United States and
other persons, bona fde residents of
the states, territories and other mineral
districts, provided for in the act.
The uses for which timber may be
felled or removed are limited by the
wording of the act to "building, agri.
cultural, mining, OF other domestic
purposes" ..
No timber is permitted to be felled
or removed for purposes of sale or traffic
or to manufacture the same into lumber
or other timber products as an article
merchandise, or for any other use
whatsoever, except as defined in section
four Of these rules and regulations.
No timber cut or removed under the
provisions Of this act may be transports
ed out of the state or territory where
produced.
No timber is permittd to be used for
smelling purposes, smelling being a
and distinctive industry from
that Of mining.
No growing trees Of any kind what
'oever less than eight inches in diam
ster are permitted to be cut.
Persons telling or removing timber
1nder the provisions Of this act must
all Of each tree cut that can be
used, and must dispose of
he tops, brush and other refuse in such
manner as to prevent the spread Of for.
st fires.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-02-27
HOTEL ARRIVALS.
At the Grand,

Friday, Feb. 23.-Max Mayer, New
York; Z a Gray, Helena; s K Dev.
Grill, Lavina; Joe soss, A Il Goodfnd,
Helena; 9 L Doychert, Butte; j W
Dua]s, Denver; j Q Mccarthy, Chest
nut; j s Kelly, Gebo; F Fl Davis,
Omaha; W M Murphy, G. M Billiner,
Portland; A W Pullen, N Y; G e
Lennon, S. D.; VIM. j M Laughlin,
Wyo. D 9 Gould, Neb.
Saturday. - Allan Ter Bush, st.
Paul: Harry Osgood, Tacoma; Z j
Armstrong. @ E Boch, Chicago; + P
Stone, Dickinson; J M Dauherty, Oma.
ha; Y D Lehrkind, Butte; Robt Cru.
we'll, city; VIM. Wolff, Leavenworth;
Tom Smith, Chicago; Max Goodwin,
Butte; CT Stewart, Chicago; Mrs. j
A Jones, Wyo.; Harry Scott, Lavina;
M Crane, Chicago.
Sunday. Geo F Walsh, Cal. Joe
Gardner, Brooklyn; 9 Cassor, Butte;
A @ Johnson, Helena; Thos Clary,
Fort Benton; D j Hennessy and wife
Butte; W Deegan, Red Lodge; Mas
Mayer, Oregon; T P Mcdonald,
Bridger IN L O'Brien. Glendive.
Monday. - Geo @ Cowden, Texas;
Geo A Pemberton, Texas: W g White,
Butte; 9 F Daily, Billings; VIM. Muir.
ply, W J W Lauhglin, Deadwood; W L
Bowers. st. Paul; VIM. F Lewis, Ohio;
R A Retner, Tacoma; M G Wise,
Mass. !; W Fl Burkerhoff, Ind. J M
O'Brien. Butte; F D New; G 4 Lem.
mon, s. D.; Miss Yerkes, B Q White,
Miles City.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-02-27
What II khtl0lY

A grand old remedy Tor Cough, Colds
and, Consumption, used through, the
world tor half II century, has cured ins
Vulnerable eaaes Of lneipleat e0nsump,,
tlon and relieved many, IN advanced
stages, II you are not satisfied With the
results we VIII refund ,taonr money,
Price % eta. 10 cts. and &ld0. Hold by
Chapple Drug Go
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-02-27
First Pub. Feb. 70, 1900 Pub. Mar. 10. ipOOt
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
Estate of Henry Ohnpple, deceased,
Notice IN hereby given by tho under.
siRne d administratrix OF tho estate Of
Henry Chapple, deceased, TO tho orodi.
tors of and all persons having claims
against the said deceased, 10 exhibit
them, with the necessary vouchers,
within ten months after the first publi-
cation Of this notice, 10 the snid Admin.
istrntfix nj Office OF Jas, II. O0ss, EsQ.,
room No. D. First National bank build.
ing, In the city Of Billings, In the
county Of Yellowstone, state Of Men.
tana.
Dated nj Billings, Montana, Febsu.
AIRY 30, 1900, Mrs, Matte Ohapple,
Administrators Of tho estate OF Henry
Chapplo, deSeNsed.
BY Jas. II. 0oSs,
Attorney for Administrators,
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-02-27
tN0. B,0v7.) .,...
Report OF tho Condition .
OF
National Bank,
Al BILLINGS.

In the State Of Montana, at the close
OF business February 10, 1000.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-02-27
. RICK
c. P. SLATER g. SON,
BRICK MANUFACTURERS,
BILLINGS, MONTANA.

Furnished Brick for the following
buildings in 1900:
Billings Brewery.
Mills u Co.'s Wholesale house.
Billings Bottllng Works.
g. .. Gruwell, addition to Exchange saloon.
VIII. Mccormick, double dwelling.
william. l. Bakers drq. store.
j.. j. McCormick's residence.
Samlin saloon guiding.
First National Bank addition.
Grand Hotel addition.
Public Library building.
Billings, Furniture h Carpet Co.'s addition.
Searcy dwelling.
Tlnsley Il st. John, dwelling.
Also for several smaller houses, additions and
improvements. and to the Northern Pacific nv,
Our first kiln will be ready about May lat and
thereafter we will be prepared to furnish any
of iirst-class building brick ut low prices.
YARDS NORTHWEST or THG CtTy.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-02-27
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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-02-21

Very few people outside official cir
cles know what a large number of ba-
bies are born every year in the infirm-
aries of prisons and penitentiaries, the
little people always causing quite a
dutter of attentiveness and excitement
among female Warders and prisoners
alike.
OF course there is vast difference in
prisoners, and sometimes the person
least attentive to the prison baby is the
mother herself; but, on the other hand,
the general body of the women prison
ers make the most pathetic efforts, by
means of all manner Of trifing scraps
and odds and ends, to fabrlcate articles
Of wear and ornament for the out-of-
place little stranger.
Quite ree-fourths of the women
volunteer to tend 1t, and 1t is often the
case that the most refractory and diff
cult of the prisoners soften and greatly
alter by being allowed to do little
things for 1t; indeed, 1t acts through
out like veritable ray of sunshine
among the whole of the poor prisoners,
who generally manage ogetthemselves
into great good humor by suggesting as
volubly as the prison rules will permit
fantastic names for the child. Within
. certain period Of their birth these
children are taken away from the
mother and are tended elsewhere with
the utmost care and humanity.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-02-21

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that time became the virtual head Of
the overland freight, overland stage
line, and pony express. Up to that
period the fastest time ever made by
news from the Missouri River to San
Francisco was twenty-one days The
pony express curtailed this to ten days,
taking dispatches from the wire at st.
Joseph, Mo-, and carrying them tue rest
of the way on horseback. The route
was divided into 100 stations, and 500
horses and $50 men were required for
the work. Eighty of these men acted
as riders. The riders were all old
plainsmen and scouts, brave and dar-
ing, and the story of the pony express
is one Of thrilling adventure. Two hun
dred and fifty miles a day was made
by the express. and none Of the riders
carried an extra ounce of weight. The
horses were why mustangs used to the
trail, full of endurance, and as sure
footed as mountain goats.
The work done by the pony express
was the marvel of the day and the
feats Of horsemanship then accom-
plished are still talked Of. However, 1t
never paid running expenses and was
eventually sold.
For some years past Col. Majors had
been living quiet life, his time being
occupied in the writing of book of his
experiences. In many respects he was
wonderful man and history will claim
him as most remarkable figure.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-02-21
Ready with the Re,ort.

The following story is attributed to
Marshall P. Wilder: Some evenings
ago man was seated in the corridor
of one of the large hotels smoking a
fragrant Havana cigar. On thefounge
next to him We're seated woman and
her daughter. the latter being imme-
dlately next to the smoker. The draft
In the corridor blew the smoke from
the cigar across the younger woman's
face. to which, although it annoyed her
extremely, the smoker remained seem.
ingly either obl!vious or else wholly
Indifferent. Finally. after several quite
audible remarks to her mother apropoa
of the rudeness of men in general In
smoking In the presence of women,
which passed rapidly into somewhat
hectic comment Oh this smoker in par
ticular, the frayed string Of her TEN.
per broke, and, turning savagely to the
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-02-21
The sage of Hawyille

Improvements" quoth the sage of
Hawville, ''air mighty good things, Wit
there's some I've run acrost at goes
ag'in my grain. There's my gal. When
she lived down on the farm here she
was willin' to go by the name of Sary.
Then she went to the district school an
afore long give us to understan' that
her name was Sarah. Then sent her
to the city boardin' school an she
hadn't been there month afore she
writ home an give us distinctly to I'M
derstan' that her name was Sara. The
next letter writ told her that It
took some people alfred long time
to find out their name, an that hoped
she'd finally settle on some partickler
one. SOS 'ud know what one to use
when ! mentioned her in my will. She
amt changed 1t sense, but we're ex-
pectin' another change on the next
mail. improvements air good things
in some respects. but us l said nfore.
they is sartinly some that goes ag'in
my grain. "-Indianapolls Sun.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-02-21
BLACK WALNUT.
A Discarded American Timber which
Europeans Appreciate.

A Discarded American Timber Which
Europeans Appreciate.
The great size often reached by the
walnut tree. the richness of the dark
brown wood. the unique beauty Of the
grain sometimes found IN burls, knots,
feathers and in the curl of the roots. all
conspire to make this the most choice
and h'gh-priced Of all our native woods.
twenty-five years ago walnut was ex-
tensively used in the manufacture of
fine furniture and finishings in this
country but manufacturers adroitly
drew attention to the beauty Of darby
stained CHARTERED oak, and the use Of
the rarer, wood has greatly declined.
But all this time the search for fine
black walnut logs has gone on syste-
matically. though quietly, the trade at
tracing little attention. though the vol
ume of lumber handled has been large.
Though found to some extent n the
Atlantic States from Massachusetts
southwark, the great source of supply
has been the central portion of the Mis-
slssippi Valley. The walnut is at home
In the rich alluvial bottom lands OF the
Western streams and in the stony lime
stone soils Of the hills and mountains,
and In such localities the buyers have
left few trees unsurveyed. Throughout
Eastern Kansas, Missouri and Arkan-
sas, as we'll as the States along the
Ohio and its tributaries. may be seen n
few logs at this little station, a car or
two at that, with carefully hewn sides
and painted ends, ready for the market.
If you ask where the market is you
will find that the great bulk of this rare
lumber goes to Europe.
While we have been led into an IN
thusiastic admiration for fine oak,
stained according to the degree of an
tiquity it is supposed to represent, our
European cousins have been paying
fancy prices for the rich black walnut
that we have allowed to go tout Of
Acknowledged Quarterly.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-02-21


The death of Ruskin naturally invites
inspection of the English literary zen
18th, and one is inclined to question
whether there are at present any stars
of the promised magnitude of the van.
ished Ruskin and Carlyle in prose and
of Tennyson and Browning In poetry.
In America who is the Emerson of to-
day and who the typical poet? In both
countries there are young aspirants
who have revealed some divine sparks,
but whether these will be kindled to a
blaze remains to be proven. On the
face Of it, says the Chicago Tribune,
there seems to be to-day more men who
combine the literary art with some 9TH
er important activity, and of whom 1t
might be said, as Henry James has re-
Gently SO admirably said of Stevenson:
Almost the last word about him would
be that he had, at any rate, Supremacy
written, were 1t not that he seems still
better characterized by his having at
any rate supremely lived" 1t has been
said that the early sterility in Amer
lean literature was due to the fact that
men were living rather than rejecting
in those days, and when the time for
reflection same there rose up an Emer-
son and his kind. Men seem to have
gone back to the living" again, or II
they combine the two 1t is in such men
as f. Hopkinson Smith or the late
George w. Stevens, who have the In
stinct for adventure combined with the
artistic instinct for writing. and who,
according to their own lights, live "su-
premely." But whatever be the cause
there seems at present no promise of
English Ruskins and Carlyles or Amer
lean Emersons.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-02-21
trails was Independence, Mo. He start
ed in business with little outfit of six

trails was Independence, Mo. He start
ed IN business with little outfit Of six
wagons and forty oxen, for 1t took six
oxen to draw one of the wagons. His
hrst trip was made to Santa Fe, and
the run of 800 miles and back was made
In n!nety-two days. This was unprece-
denied at the time. and the fact that
Majors brought his oxen in as fat and
sleek as when they started out gave
him reputation among the traders.
Up to that time 1t had been conceded
that no man could manage yoke of
oxen without swearing. A teamster
was hired more on his reputation for
swearing and shooting than for driv-
ing. Col. Majors was religious man
and for long time conscientious scru-
pies stood in the way Of his going INTO
the freighting business. He would not
employ men who swore, and he would
not haul freight on Sundays.
AS traffic Increased 1t fell gradually
into the hands Of Majors overland
freight, and he took in two partners
and changed the name to Majors, Rus
sell & Waddell. They soon increased
their teaming outfit to 10000 oxen and
1000 wagons. dividing them into tout
fits" or trains" moving out of 1nde-
pendence, No., on certain date, and
scheduled to reach Santa Fe or Salt
Lake or Denver, as the case might be,
on certain date. The organization Of
q freight train for crossing the plains
consisted Of twenty-five wagons carry
Ing from three to three and one-half
tons each. the merchandise being pro-
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-02-21


When one nation annexes part or all
of another nations territory the best
way to hold it is to pin it down with
railroad. England's title to the Sou
dan has not been questioned since
Kitchener built his railroad across the
desert. Russia's railroad through Man
churia fixes her claim upon that part
of the Chinese empire, as the extension
of her rails to Merry and Samarcand
confirmed her title to Turkestan and
Bokhara, and now France is about to
build line across the Sahara to link
her possessions on the Mediterranean
coast with the French Soudan and the
heart of Africa. No doubt it will make
permanent her hold on this large sec
ton of the African continent.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-02-21

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plains and into this time had been
crowded events which are history.
1t was in 1S4S that Col. Majors began
his freighting on the old Santa Fe trail
running line Of wagons between Inde-
pendence. No.. and Santa Fe., N. NJ.
Majors Overland Freight soon became
famous all over the world. He was not
the first man to carry freight over the
trail. but he was the first man to de.
velop overland freighting as an indus.
try and to insure in any degree the safe
ty of his goods. His beginning was
made ausplclously on the edge of the
gold fever, and soon he, and the part
ners he afterward associated with him,
had established lines to Mexico, Cali
fornia, Colorado and Utah, and in one
year the profits of the firm of Majors,
Russell & Waddell amounted to $500.
600. Nearly all of the freight carried
over the Rocky Mountains by contract
at that time was carried in Majors
wagons. and the Government contracts
were all intrusted to him.
When Col. Majors began operations
the Eastern terminus of the freighting
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-02-21

Scores of men are now occupying
highly responsible and lucrative posi-.
tons with the leading railroad compa-
MES of the United States who have
climbed from the lowest rung Of the
ladder to the. top. ii. U. Nudge, who
has just been made general manager
of the Santa Fe system, first obtained
employment with that company in 1872,
as u water boy, when he was 10 years
of age. He was successfully telegraph
operator. brakeman. conductor, bag
gaseMnn. road Loss and superintend-
ent, his original purpose beng to learn
all branches of the railroad b..s ness
and to lit himself for any duty lie
might he called upon to pc TO m A
leading railroad man was once sked
what qualifications man must possess
to get ahead in the railroad business
lush and energy was his r.py. II
began us Il b.akenan. All the diyis-
z ion superintendent Oh this ia Tread
have come up from minor positions"
That was ten years ago: but the same
opportunities exist to-day. What is true
of The railroad bus SIS IS true, more.
over. of many other lines of effort. The
boy who pays Strict attention to bust
ness aud tries 10 he honest. is sure to
succeed II he has the natural ability
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-02-21
A theory that has neither faith nor
trust in its foundation doesn't amount
to very much

Happy is the bride the sun shines on
Iii she isn't afraid of freckles,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-02-21
Her Literal .Explan.tion,

A few days ago a boy was missing
from schoolroom in one of the uptown
public school buildings. The teacher
looked around and failed to see the
familiar face.
Does any pupil know why Tommy
McGregor isn't in school to-day?" she
inquired.
- There was no answer.
The teacher repeated the query. !
Then n little girl slowly lifted her
hand.
please, ma'am," she said, 81 know"
"And why does he stay away,
Nary"
"Please, ma'am, it's because he's got
.mensles inside.'"
Mary had read the contagious disease
card that was tackled on the front Of
the house.-Baltimore Herald.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-02-21

ment. 1t was that sauce for the mas.
culine gender should also be sauce for
the feminine gender. and il wives were
not to be advised of the nocturnal
whereabouts of their lords the wivaa
themselves might take evenings out
and decline to exhibit their logbooks In
the morning. This has sicklied DER the
masculine rejoicings with the pale ca,4s
of thought. Husbands are beginnina
to fear that this Judge is entirely too
radical and In his haste to declare their
independence from wifcly supervision
has enunciated doctrine that may jolt
the pillars of society.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-02-21


The extraordinary demand for iron
and steel products, and consequent
high prices, is making wire fences cost
much more than few years ago, but
we are not sure but they are even now
the cheapest fences one can build, con-
sidering durability rs well as first cost.
Many use secondhand gas pipe for
posts, and we think there is nothing
better If they can be bought direct
from companies who take them up be-
cause of pinhole leaks that make them
unfit for conveying gas, but in no way
injure them for use as posts. They
can be found in almost all sizes, from
the inch pipe, large enough for the
wire netting for poultry yards, up to
size that will carry heavy wire for
cattle fence, and If painted occasional
ly are neat and durable. They would
help to remove danger sometimes
feared from wire fences. the conduc-
ton of lightning. The first iron post
would be very likely to ground the cur
rent.-American Cultiyator.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-02-21


The use of machinery on the farm is
very nearly reducing the hours Of labor
to eight hours day. Very few ask
hired help to work over ten hours now,
and when at work with horses and
machinery eight hours of labor is as
much as ought to be expected of the
team, and the teamster expects to do
but little more excepting to give the
team the care 1t should have and to
keep the machine in order. Even this
last is sometimes delegated to some
other person, IL there are knives to
sharpen. as on the moving machine
and reaper, for not every good team
ster is handy at the grindstone and
some have but little mechanical in
genuity, so that though they may learn
to run machine while it is in good
order, they can not put 1T In order If
anything goes wrong.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-02-21

copied 1t. The hook was issued in 1859.
and fell fiat. Receiving small atten-
ton from the reviewers. it was left
on the shelves unsold. There it might
have remained to this day. according TO
Mr.. Blackmore. had not the Princess
Louise. fourth daughter of Queen Vic
tera. married in 1871 the Marquis Of
Lorne. The public. fancying that Lorna
Doone In some manner had to do with
Lorne. and his marriage. bought up the
entire edition and others that quickly
followed. 1t was found that the great
novel. while not guilty of the charge.
was most charming book. and Its lit
erary success was thenceforward as
SIrpd
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-02-21
By Those Who Know.

II oy AAU0C w nO kAnOWs
Broiled meats should be served az
soon as cooked.
A housekeeper who knows recon-
mcnds placing pieces Of licorice around
where ants run.
Onions are great absorbents. They
should not be left cut for any length
of time and then used.
Warm bread and cake should be cut
with knife, the blade Of which has
been heated by standing It in boiling
water.
The French fashion of keeping q
vanilla bean in the sugar box is worth
following, because of the delicious
flavor the sugar attains.
Old newspapers torn In small pieces
and wet In water softened by the addi-
ton! Of little ammonia are excellent
to wash lamp chlmneys.
To remove scratches and bruises
from furniture rub them gently with q
fresh walnut, butternut or hickorynut
kernel and they will disappear as il By
magic.
Clean copper vessels by rubbing them
with half lemon dipped in salt. They
should then be washed with pure water
and dried and polished with soft
cloth.
Keep a little package of absorbent
cotton in one Of the sldeboard drawers.
II oil, milk or cream Is spilled on a
wooden dress or coat. bit of the cot.
ton instantly applied will remove all
traces Of the stains.
To remove grease from carpets
cover the spots with -four or dry corn.
meal, and pin paper over 1t. Repeat
the process every six hours until the
grease is drawn out. brushing the old
nour on each time,