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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-04-24

Patience In awfnliy hungry.
Patrlee~- Where have You been?
"Out To dinner with your brother"
Baeon--Styies says that last satin
dress his wife got broke him.
Egbert-sort Of a satin finish, was IL
Wheeier-How does that new clerk
of yours get on2
sprocket-IJe employs the pedal
mount. ! believe.
Il should say" remarked the OBJ
server Of events and things, Tint IL a
man wants fortune 10 smile on him
be shouldn't smile too much him
self"
Mrs, crimsonbeak-You don't know
anything, John,
Mr., Gfimsonbeak-I know II. I'VE
been herring You talk for nearly 20
years.
Bili~Tbey say there Is n good deal
~ be learned from the busy bees,
Jill-so there isi but, ms n rule, peo-
pie afe not anxious 70 take points from
them
~-~wm
Baeoil-I see u Of the leading min
listers IN Chicago WAS some years ago
u brakeman on q steam railroad.
Egbert--I suppose he's stu doing
coupling,
Bneon- Men nro always looking for
Lineage,
Egbertw Unless they are travelling on
The railroads then they nre after q
over berth Yonkors Statesman.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-04-24
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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-04-24
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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-04-24
HUMoR OF THE HOUR.

Patience I'm awfnlIy hungry.
Patriee- Where have You been?
"ont To dinner with your brother"
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-04-24

Baeon- Styles says that last satin
his wife got broke him.
Egbert-sort Of a satin finish, was IL?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-01-15
WHAT TO KNOW IN BUSINESS.
ESSENTIAL STUDIES IN THE PREPARATION
FOR A COMMERCIAL CAREER.

H.
The Right Hon James Bryce says in an article
on Commercial Education Intended for men but
with many suggestions equally valuable TO women:
For boys leaving school at thirteen or fourteen.
ana desiring to enter an office warehouse at
the earliest possible moment, no very extended
their minds Tot sufficiently mature to be fit to
tackle abstract topics and their knowledge of life
presuppose some knowledge of life profitable Ac-
seems to be to provide instruction in more
of the following branches:
metic, and especially training in the habit Of
quick and accurate mental calculation, without
the aid Of the slate paper.
Second-The elements of commercial geography.
ThirdEA modern language French, German or
Spanish. whichever may in the particular locality
Fourth-shorthand and bookkeeping. There is
Some high authorities doubt whether bookkeeping
can be prohtaby taught before the boy has entered
n 0 S o 46 That e6 books 6 for The point
FI6thCEnglish congestion 29 not with view Of
custom the boy to state what he knows in the
him how to arrange his IDEAS Compositio SIio IS
seldom well taught, at least in English schools,
mar has in reality less TO do with it than is
making boy think of the precise meaning Of
what ne has to say and the order in which II ought
grammatical ternnology better results might per
For young people who leave 8 secondary school
sixteen It is both possible and desirable pro-
naerce. The programme should include the follow
ing subjects, though not all these would be taken
by all learners:
First-Modern languages.
Second-English composition. including practice
in the art of analyzing and summarizing the
tents of documents reports
Third-Shorthand and bookkeeping (but con-
slider remark made above.
Fourth-Commercia geography and the move
ments Of the exchange of Commodities in the world
large.
F.fth-A knowledge of the nature of documents
most generally used IN business. comprehension
OF the nature of Incorporated companies and part
nerships and the and functions of banks
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-01-15
MISS EDNA NAY RETURNS.
MEMBERS OF THE BELLE OF NEWPORT
COMPANY ARRIVE ON THE ST PAUL

COMPANY ARRIVE ON THE ST. PAUL
Miss Edna May and forty-hve other members OF
the Belle Of New-YorB" company arrived home
yesterday the American liner St Paul For
nearly seven hundred nights the Belle OF New
York which was originally produced at the Ca
sino. In this city, played by the company a.
the Shaftesbury Theatre. in London
Accompanying Miss May was her father, Edgar
c. Petite large number OF friends were at the
pier to welcome Miss May and other members OF
the company back 70 America Miss May who will
go TO her home in Syracuse to-day. said that The
Belle OF New-York'' would be presented at the
Casino for two weeks. beginning on January ~ and
afterward would go on tour for a short time. She
said that Gustave Kerker and Hugh Morton had
written another play, which was 10 be called The
WIrewalkers.' and would be produced in London in
May next in one OF the three theatres controlled
by the Lyric Theatre Company. RehearsaIs for
this play. she added, would be begun in March in
this city. and the company would be composed en-
tirely of Americans
Referring to the assertion OF George Lederer that
he had made a verbal contract with her last Sep
TENDER, while in LONDON. binding her services 10
Lederer had any claim on her, explaining that
"a ngernents no contract OF any kind Us a1-a~a5
into She refuted also the statement attributed 10
a manager that she was at one time chorus girl.
earning I only small lis salary ,z
20 say that 1 a chorus girl. never was Roth
in Mr.. Lederer's company and when I was with
Mr.. Hammerstein had part. although il was
Miss May spoke enthusiastically OF the kindness
with which she was received in London, and said
she looked forward with pleasure returning.
Replying to other inquiries she said she intended
proceed with her action for divorce against her
husband. Fred Titus. She laughingly declared
that there was no truth in the rUmor that in case
of being freed from her husband she contemplated
marrying Henry Cavendish. She characterized the
report absurd. explaining that there was no
foundation for it than for other reports which
from time time. she said. had appeared putting
her down as engaged 10 at least a dozen individ-
Among the other members of the company who
came the ST. Paul were the Misses Merri Os-
borne. Hattie Moore and Ella Snyder. and George
Schiller. George FOrtescue James Sullivan and Ed
ward Connolly.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-01-15
HOTEL GUESTS AROUSED BIZ FIRE.

Fire routed the TWO hundred guests IN the VIZ
pinia Hotel facing the Grand Circle, al Eighth
ave Broadway and West Fifty-eighth-st. rom
their beds few minutes after o'clock yesterday
morning The loss viii not exceed ao0s-
q Herman H GrOgan. the night CLERK olSeoserec
en- So IN the Iavatory on the second hoOr OF the
hotel a Ave-story structure He lost no time IN
sending In an alarm and warning the occupants
. III ~ rooms Most OF the guests needed his
dics NOT 10 be frightened and dressed themselves
a small number OF the guests. however. became
oraa+Iv excited and ran. clad only II their night
eIorhiDE down the stairs into me lower part OF
the building and 10 the street Inc olaze was con
$50 - rbS second dOOr OF the building. and did
not extend much beyond the place IN which Il
oTiSfnatad The hotel IS leased by AdOlph RuhL
- Il slfDDOsed that a careless guest who threw a
Nqhted match cigar or cigarette IN the waste
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-01-15
MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT.
,rpe " A. MONTGOMERY GIVES A TALK
on CURRENT TOPICS.
CIT STRONGLY ADVOCATED HONE RULE FOR
CITIES. EXCEPT IN STATE on Ma
TIoNAIs QUESTIONS

.=o- the last twenty-five years we have been Nv
nr in q most interesting period, and yet we ola
~ ,rrovv it said Mrs ". A. Montgomery, MEM
her o. the School Board OF Rochester. recently in
an an the Recent Development Of City Govern
-,ent with Special Reference TO Charters Mrs
Montgomery continued:
What appear superficial Observers as com
ronplaces are in reality the most interesting teat
twenty five years ago there was hardly, such
or the other OF the great National parties TO which
they cung under all circumstances BUT mere Is
coming up great munlcipail par party N e1eIS
city III the country which has silently out surely
brought about revolution in the last ten years
We have got it: its here now, and the great Na-
tionaI parties face & Men have awakened to the
fact hat their city life means more TO them than
TWenty-five years ago in every city there was
great COMPLICATED machinery which contained no
one system. hut was elaborated plan Of checks
g mistake in the city government il was Impossible
managed the blame could not be placed on any one
man mower as a solution OF the difficulty, and,
though i, was al first derided as BENG TOO auto
cratic for our form Of government, finally the peo-
was the highest form Of democracy after all And
so ten or fifteen years ago there sprung up the dis
position If it was not possible to run me eIty
feua but with al the head OF Il who would
be directly responsible 10 the people who could de
rnand Of him an accounting II he did not 90 what
was right.
The speaker declares this TO be a great move in
The rsht direction. The next point she makes is 70
compare the cities and their government to lot OF
children who had not yet learned decide matters
FOR themselves, but must needs run TO their mother
20 say what should and what should not be, the
mother IN the case being the State Legislature.
Though cities beginning TO demand home
rule. she declared, they still running TO Al
bany for what they want a great deal more than
they viii twenty-five years from now"
Mrs. Montgomery strongly advocated complete
home rule for cities, except in great questions
which have 10 do with the State Nation. She
pointed out what she called the absurdity of coun-
Try legislators deciding what shall shall be
IN Rochester New-York. Syracuse any Of the
other large cities. The great chance which such
legislation offers for corruption was dwelt upon
She asked what from way up country
cared about Rochester. He was not accountable to
the people OF Rochester for his vote, nor was he
dependent upon their votes for his political position
Ehe argued
Home rule should be left to the city and II II
doesn't get good government 1t gets just good
as II deserves"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-01-15
90 cIrR- Nor 49, I'D MOTE.

The report that the Progress Club which soma
time aEo decided 20 look for another clubhouse.
ard the Democratic Club would soon exchange
buildings and the Democratic Club would pay thu
Progress Club a handsome bonus was denied IN
MANY Quarters yesterday. Andrew Freedman, who
was credited with negotiating the alleged transfer
said he had never heard OF any such plan and
.t4 NOT believe II John ". Keller president OF the
Democratic Club said he did not believe the report
An officer OF the Progress Cluo also denied ths re-
Dorr rha Democratic Club house Is big enough Tor
the wants OF the Democratic club The Progress
Club Is a much larger and much nner house than
the Democrats Club. and the cost or keeping l. Up
IL much greater should Tammany ever lose
power IN Nev-yOrk City, even the present quarters
81 the Democratic Club. Il Is believed. would be
found 70 be TOO big and too expensive. as Il Is
<eDr IN almost solely the money OF the OfdCa
holders and spOlsmen who derive their revenus
through Tamrnany's control OF the city. II Tam
many lost this control the money would not be
forthcoming. Therefore the Democratic leaders
not DESTROYS OF assuming the responsibility so<
. niZgsr and moro expensive hoDsA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-01-15
WITHDRAWAL OF MOUNTED POLICE MAY LEAD
TO DIFFICULTY IN CANADA.


Montreal, Jan 14-There is fear OF the Canadian
Indians IN the Northwest rising owing 10 the with
drawaI of OF the mounted police for the
Transvaal. The condition is considered serious
Clifford Sfton, Minister OF the Interior. and the
Commissioner have telegraphed to the Indian
agents TO warn the Indians that misconduct on
their part viii mean stoppage of the Government
bounty and any outbreak will be suppressed by
force. The white men and halfbreeds who have
been doing their best to foment trouble viii be
made 10 leave the country.
The Department of the Interior informed by
cipher telegram that serious OF affairs exists
in the northern portion OF Assniboia and Alberta
along the Saskatchewan. The Indians OF the north
ern districts principally the Crees appears have
been taking a great interest in the South African
war and have been most anxious to get every
scrap OF news concerning IT. AZ hrst their anxiety
get seemed to be merely that the members
OF a fighting have in any trouble anywhere.
within the last fortnight affairs have taken on
g dangerous aspect
White men, adventures OF a undesirable
type have been telling the Crees that the British
Government is doing exactly what the Indians be-
IieVe the Canadian Government did in 1SS5-that
is attempting to steal from the Beers the lands
on which their fathers lived, and which belong 10
braves OF q decade and a half ago the whole West
belonged to the red men. The Indian agents and
the mounted police have found the Crees TO be
excited BY these tales. and in cases the agents
have gone 70 the trouble OF trying to counteract
the reports by getting the aborigines together.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-01-15
HIS THREE REASONS WHY.

Mr. Angel Editor Of Our Dumb Animals" gives
the following answers to the question. What led
him into the work for dumb animals:
First-A beautiful horse 10 which much at
tached driven almost 10 death by two drunken
and no law to punish them.
Second-A COW belonging to a rich. misery wom-
an kept all winter almost the point of starva-
tion 10 save the Of hay-and law pre-
vent her.
Third-A who had mortgaged fine stock OF
cattle and who TO prevent the man to whom he
had mortgaged them from getting his pay, locked
IN the sta Bile doors and starved them all to death
in their stalls. and there law in Massachu-
sets punish him.
These are only three out OF many similar occur
rences which led &c give my time and money TO
this work
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-01-15
SUNSHINE RECEIVED.

4 large box received from Mrs. George S. Pratt,
Of Brattle5oro. Vt, contained a fine plush coat
fur collar hat with trimmings. materials for two
hoods. quilt pieces. picture books and papers TO
smuse sick children, paper furniture, handker-
chiefs needlebook sachet toys illustrated papers
and twelve envelopes; lesson cards and booklets
came from Mrs and Miss Phillips; reading matter
from Z. K Van BenschOten, Sue 7. Wehr and
P K A; Ethan Davidson Ayea has sent a pack
age OF papers, booklets and lesson pictures: Miss
4. St. John pairs OF childrens knitted bed
shoes for some little invalid feet and three flannel
cite skirts from Mrs l. F. Judson, in mem
ory OF a dear little girl who loved poor children
music mas been received from Kate Percy Doug
lass; German poems. from J. Augustus Rice;
pretty book. from Amy O. Welcher, 5 dues for
1900; flower card, from Miss L Mabey; a camera.
from Mrs. E; IniTuens. d scarf, quilt pieces and
scrapbooks. from T. l. Suydam.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-01-15
rAULEY MISSION ANNIVERSARY.

The McAuley Cremorne Mission. in West Thirty
second-st., held services yesterday afternoon and
evening in celebration Of rs eighteenth anniver-
sary. Charles NJ. Jesup, treasurer OF the Mission
Association. presided. and presented a report OF
the missions finances. The receipts for the year
S6.705 90, and the expenditures S. $50 Is
About S. 800 s needed for the coming year Charles
z. Balou, who with Mrs. BallOu. superintends the
mission. reported having had attendance for
the year Of 1900; % broken families reunited
and 10 prOfessed converts made. The Gre
morne Rescue Home for Women, connected with
the McAuley Mission. is 20 be opened next month
at No. 2l5 West Twenty fftA-st.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-01-15
MARRIAGE OF CATHOLIC PRIESTS.
REITERATIoN IN PARIS OF A STORY DENIED
BY AMERICAN ADHERENTs OF RoME.

bA AMERICAN ADHERENTS OF ROME
Among the innovations that have been under
taken by the Latin-AEerican Council OF the Cath
Ole Church 20 adapt the canons Of the Church
more nearly to the exgencies OF modern Hfs none
were more far reaching than that authorized By an
encycicaI OF the Pope dated the last day OF ths
Councils session
According 70 the Temps" OF Paris this docu-
ment published IN the South American press
but every effort seems 10 have been made 70 sup
press knowledge and discussion OF IL IN Europe
Its purport was nothing less than 10 exempt cath
Ole priests In Latin-American countries from ths
rule OF celi5acy imposed by the Roman Church On
IT'S clergy. Il was issued 10 meet the expressed
wishes OF the South American prelates.
To take 50 important step. involving almost a
revolution in the rule and discipline OF the Catholic
clergy. the sovereign pOntiH have taken fnro
consideration various important facts 70 which Is
attributed the growth OF Protestantism in latin
become extremely difficult In these countries Ec-
ciesiastlcs have been summoned from Europe but
aiu ~ slth ana prtcJle OF relslOu nave been se-i
ously affected The difficulty OF recruiting comes
society growing more and more materfaIistic to
take the vow OF chastity imposed upon them 20
enter me priesthood. which demands sacrifices
aIoFe the IhlcliialloI OF many 20 undergo
In view OF these facts and considering that &C.
t-.,ta~S.ssCli ei.o5cS = not regarded as a divine
~ - SIMPLY a RUE eStaolsned ~
popes and councils IN times felt the sor-
do -ovr az 80 oiT me- aIusAtiy Gan 10y
~ LuN. ln5 rope WouId grant 20 South American
priests freedom marry At the same time this Is
IeIeLy a permission Tor he exhOrts them 70 choose
- preference the perfect way and 20 remain as
Tar as possible In celI5acy.
VII not ran 70 oppose this r.
LaAat!oh OF a RUE mat they consider innexfble New
erthe ess, observes the Temps would be better
Tor the church even II the recruiting OF the priest
noou were not IN question. 10 tolerate pr1esrly
marriages rather than the Illegal relationship n
Wnch not intrequenty ecclestastcs live openly. ss-
pecially in the Interior OF the sparsey populated
spanish and Portuguese-An1erican States
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-01-15
ORGANIZED T S. s WORK.

Owing to the more thorough organization OF the
Sunshine work in several States, the general office
has been relieved of much detail work in sending
out individual greetings invalds in those States
It IS the desire OF the President-General that as
much possible, the work Of each State shall De
kept within its own Jurisdiction, and that each
branch president shall report her work TO the State
president wherever there is one and she, in turn,
will summarize the report for the general office.
During the last week there have been sent out
from the main Office box of miscellaneous art.
cIes 70 he italian Industrial School; packages OF
clothing to West Virginia to Washington, d, ca
TO Massachusetts,. and eighty-seven lndlvldG ii
gift of sunshine from the money contributed Tor
this purpose by Mrs. Joseph +. Knapp.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-01-15
TEE SONG AT THE OPEN DOOR

s1fy reighbor sits in her open door,
I CIader the leaves Of the locust tree;
And the Joy Of life grows more and more,
For the song she sings 10 me.
The song she sings is q song with wings;
And the blasts may beat and the floods may pour
But the skies are blue in the song she sings
As abe sits At her open door.
ny usizhbor's cottage across the way
"a costly buIdec Of straw and strings,
OF sticks and feathers and love and clay
And the beautiful song she sings;
But never a nest, though ever so blest,
Could hold her hearts divine outpour,
And heaven bends down 10 the low brown nest
As she sings IN her open door.
wonder Oft as I hear her sing:
my little neighbor, have you no carer"
A cherry ripe and a moth awning
Are all her dainty fare.
Fain would do some service true
For the song that has blest me Ger and Ger,
But heaven does all that love can do
For the bird at the open door
-Ida Whpple Benham, in The Independent
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-01-15
FLAMES FOLLOW EXPLOSION.
A GAS LEAK PROBABLY RESPONSIBLE FOR A
FIRE IN A FTRsT-AvE. TENEMENT HOUSE.

GAS LEAK PROBABLY RESPONSIBLE FOR A
FIRE IN A FTRsT-AvE. TENEMENT HOUSE.
Arthur Osmer. hfty-elght years old. one OF the
occupants OF the ave-story tenement house at No.
10 First-ave. went into the cellar OF that house
yesterday morning with a lighted candle A mo-
nent later there loud explosion and the
cellar filed with fame. Scarcely conscious.
AID with his face and hands bllstered and eyes
blinded by fire Osuer managed 10 crawl out Of
the cellar, up the basement steps 10 the street
In the mean time had turned in
alarm from the box at the corner and police and
nFenen were soon the scene With Incredible
rapidlty the flames made their way up the stair
way 70 the roof and in a brief space the halls
were nled with IRE and smoke. SO that egress By
them impossible The tenants. who were
taken by the fire uuawares. 70 the mont and
rear fire escapes and the roof. and in a moment
women and children The police and dre-nen ran
up the ladders and helped down the tenants.
BY one until all were safely out Of the building
Patrolman Henry Heinatz. OF the Ftfth-st. STA
brought down Wilma Osmer. eighteen years old.
daughter OF the man who was burned in the base
ment- He then returned and slipping, fell rom
the fire balcony third floor
the second floor. He received IaCerated wounds
on the face and hands, and was treated at Belle
Hospital
Policeman Fox became nearly overcoms BY
smoke while helping OUt the tenants. and would
have fallen down the fire escapes had II not been
for the timely assistance OF hremen-
The only other person injured at the FIRE was
floor. who was forced make dash through the
hercely burning hallway 10 secure access 70 his
own His face hands and neck were
frightfully bHStered-
cellar and hallway OF the house A gas leak prob
ably was responsible for the IRE.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-01-15
LACK OF COAL IN sCHUYLKILL VALLEY.

Philadelphia, Jan. 14--Inabllity 10 secure bitumi-
nous coal in sufficient quantities is making Il neces-
sary to shut down some OF the manufacturing con-
Germs IN the SchuylkiH Valley. At Bordsboro the
plant Of the E & G. Brooke Iron Company has
been shut down for several days but II is expected
that by tomorrow sufficient coal viii be on hand 10
enable some OF the departments. II the entire
plant TO resume. The Reading Iron Company Is
practically without coal. and unless II be Sc
cured a temporary shutdown must follow. From
other points throughout the valley come reports OF
coal shortage for manufacturing plants.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-01-15
Sunny ACTS OF Mas KNAPP

There is no buster Sunshine member than Mrs
Joseph Fairchild Knapp. president Of the New
York State Division Of the T. S. S. While she is
never unmindful~of the needs Of the society she
hnds time 70 spread good cheer in many directions
livery morning last week she attended the meet
4Ags q me week Of prayer al the Tabernacle tax
-I1s part IN the service OF song. She also gave q
oIiinei al the Hotel Savoy q native woman
missionary from Lucknow. Seven other mission
aries were among the guests
On each tuesday afternoon and evening rea
feast OF sunshine and good cheer greets her many
LIiel9s VINO can upon her. for aside from cordial
HlencIy visiting. there is always a musical pro-
grsnrne 70 delight the lovers OF This arr