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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-02-12
RACE TRACKS AT WAR
Tanforan and Oakland Will Try
Experiment Of Opposition
Meetings.

San Francisco, Feb. S-The local
racing world was surprised today BY
a declaration of war between Tanforan
and Oakland race tracks. Prince Pom
iatowski, president of the San Fran
cisco Jockey club, announced that the
Tanforan meeting <vould continue in
definitely.
According to an arrangement here
tofore prevailing between the tracks,
Tanforan would have closed tomorrow
afternoon for the customary period OF
time and the sport would have been
taken up across the bay Monday
Included in the declaration Of the
prince was the statement that there
would be a special handicap at Tan
foran next Saturday afternoon for
which a purse Of $40, 900 would be
offered. This handicap is to Offset the
attraction at Oakland Park next Sat-
urday afternoon, where the Burns
handicap, one of the greatest racing
events of the year. is scheduled to
come off.
Owners Of racing horses at Oakland
will not be allowed to start at Tan
foran. Prince Poniatowski explained
the declaration of war by saying it was
due to the fact that he believed Presi.
dent Williams of the California Jockey
club, which controls the Oakland track,
was responsible for the San Mateo leg
islation shortening the Tanfo1an sea
son.
The special match race between
Canmore aud Articulate has been post
poned until next Wednesday.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-02-12
into The GUTTER
Two Hundred Dollars Worth of
@ Booze Sacrificed on Ma
TONS Altar.

Sioux City, Ia, Feb. civilian
Tice, a druggist of Meckling, S. D.,
received a warning from. women of
the W. G. T. u, advising him that if
he did not at once remove and destroy
all the liquors which he had in his
store they would wreck the place.
The druggist took out all his
liquors, valued at about 5000 and
poured them into the gutter, while the
women watched the proceedings, sing
ing hymns of praise.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-02-12
Eminent KNAvES
Well Known Business Men Accused
of Completely in Criminal
Outrages.

Alton, Ills, Feb. 9-John Boals,
one of the best known business men of
Alton, was arrested today by Sheriff
Holze charged with being one Of the
s'invincible thieves who have been
terrorizing American bottom farmers,
threatening to dynamite their homes
unless ST., 500 were placed in certain
places by farmers. W. L. Fairman, a
we'll known attorney of Upper Alton,
was also arrested on the same charge
today, and both Boals and Fairman
were placed in Jail by the sheriff to
await examination.
Mic Gregory, saloonkeeper and OK
postmaster at Oldenburg, in this coun-
ty, who is said to have been held for
conspiracy, became frightened and on
last Monday gave himself up and
turned states evidence, giving the
names Of Joseph Goudie, farm hand
Joseph Slumpstick, a stranger; John
Boals of Alton and Willis l.. Fairman
of Upper Alton as his accomplices.
On the night of Thursday, January 10,
he says, these men me in Gregory's
saloon and wrote another letter to
threatened farmers, telling them that
unless money was put in a certain
place by 4 O'Clock of the next day
their homes would be dynamited that
night and all manner Of evil would
befall the farmers and their families.
Gregory said that all Of the men under
arrest were desperate and formed the
conspiracy in hopes of %replenishine
their pocketbooks.
Boals is the Oldest son of M. H.
Boals, a wealthy planning mill and
lumberman, one of Atoms Oldest fam
lilies. Fairman is equally respectfully
connected. He is a son Of the late
Professor Fairman of Shurtleff college
The arrests have caused an intense sen
sation. Both declare their innocence
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-02-12
BUFFETING DEwET.

London, Feb. 9-The Weekly Dis
patch states it has good grounds for
saying that information is being re-
ceived in an authoritative quarter in
London that Commandant DeWet
late on Friday attempted to escape
along Simthfield- BeJhlie road but was
foiled by a strong body Of scouts.
Subsequently Knox intercepted another
movement, whe1epon DeWet retreated
and was forced. over the Bastuoland
border.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-02-12
San rrancisco's Libraries.

A movement is on foot in San Fran
cisco for the gathering under n roof
of all the special. technical and gen
eral subscription libraries in that city.
There are in the California metropolis
a dozen scientific societies which are
struggling against the odds Of rent.
taxes and other inevitable expentii-
lures and which would welcome any
reasonable proposition for a consolida-
ton of their collections Of books.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-02-12
LOSS $3.50, 900.

Pittsburg, Feb. 9-The five-story
brick building at Twenty-third street
and Allegheny Valley railroad, occu-
pied by the Armstrong Bros. cork
factory, was completely destroyed by
Ere today, together with the foundry
ad machine shop of the .Totten Hogg
IN and steel foundry on Twenty
Icotth street, adjoining the Arm
ssrongs. The loss will reach almost
$3.50, 600, with insurance covering the
amount fully.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-02-12
YOUR FACE

shows the state of your feelings and the
state of your health a s we'll. Impure
blood makes itself apparent in a pale
and eallow complexion, pimples and skin
eruptions. II you are feeling weak and
worn out and do not have q healthy ap-
pearance, you should try. Acker's Blood
Elixir. It cures all blood diseases where
cheap sarsaparillas and so called pur-
tiers fail; knowing this we sell every
bottle on q positive guarantee. For II
BY Chapple Drug Co.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-02-12
PAULSON TO HANG.
Convicted of the Crimes of Murder, Rob-
berry and Arson.

Lacrosse, Feb. 9-The jury in the
Erick Paulson murder case at Alma,
Wis, brought in a verdict Of guilty Of
murder in the first degree.
He was charged with numbering
Mary Sheldon, the ~l6-year-old daugh-
ter of Thomas Seldom, at Peppin, Wis,
June 16, 1898. He robbed the house
of $500 and then set fire to it. The
girl was the only one in the house at
the time and she was burned to death.
Paulson was arrested at Durand, June
3 last.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-02-12
A POOR.

Lately Starved in London because he
could not digest his food. Early use of
DR.. Kings New Life Pills would have
saved him. They strengthen the stom-
ach, aid digestion, promote assimilation,
improve appetite. Price 25c. Money
back if not satisfied. Sold by Chapple
Drug Company.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-02-12
CHEERS FOR THE SMASHER
Scriptural Quotations Are Tossed
Through Car Windows to
Curious Crowds.

Des Moines. Ia, Feb. 9-Mrs. Ma
tion, during her tour through the
southern part Of the state this morn
ing, made addresses from the plat
form Of . Rock Island passenger train
to many crowds in the towns she
passed through.
In the afternoon she visited four
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-02-12
RATCHET IN THE STATU IES.

Topeka, Feb. "a bill was intro
duced in the legislature today to le-
galize ''joint smashing"
Morris tribune., 1901-08-17
Lora southey,s J GuiIi 4

The most eccentric action Of an eccen.
trio man was Lord southey's cool Ill.
rangement for suicide by means OF q
guiIIotine. He had a magnificent one
erected In the. drawing room Of his
house in the Rue du Luxembourg at
Paris. The machine was Of ebony In.
laid with gold and silver. the frame
work carved with artistic. skill, the
knife, sharp as razor, was Of polished
and ornamented steel. Preparing FOR
death, his Iordship had bis hair. cut
close, and, clothed In q robe OF white
silk, he kneeled upon the platform
under the knife before mirror and
pressed the spring which should, release
the knife. But the spring failed to
work, and the would be snicide decided
to give the guillotine to a. museum in
stead Of making q second attempt to
end his life, 1t, is said that he made
an annual pilgrimage to see the gpillO-
tine until the end OF his life.
Morris tribune., 1901-08-17

Perhaps one Of the shortest court.
ships was that Of an eminent jurist. He
was on his way to hold court In q
town when he met a young woman re.
turning from market.
How deep is the creek and what
did you get for your butter?" asked
cup to the knee and ninepence," was
the answer as the girl walked on.
The Judge pondered over the sensible
breFity Of the reply, turned his horse,
rode back and overlook her.
II liked your answer just now" he
said, land like you. / think you
would make good wife. Will you mar
~ meY
She looked him over and said, eyes"
Then get up behind me, and we will
ride to town and be married"
She did get up behind, and they rode
to the courthouse and were made one.
It is recorded that, brief though the
courtship had been. the marriage prov
ed q pre-eminently happy one.
Morris tribune., 1901-08-17
she was the Ghost.

"a certain lady and her family" says
Sir Mountstuart GRANDEUR in his
"Diary," "hired place In Scotland
which was haunted by the ghost Of "a
woman who was to be seen constantly
at night wandering through the rooms
and passages. When the family arriv-
ed, the lady was much struck with the
place and said, 7 must have been here
before, for I know this place so well,
only there ought to be two rooms here,
and there is only one.'
s'The agentereplied that within few
weeks the owner had caused a partition
to be taken down and made the, two
rooms into one. Still the lady was puiz-
zfed at her knowledge 81 the place, till
she remembered that 1t was house
she used to 50 to In her dreams.
s"Well, some time passed, and the
agent was up at the house again, when
the lady complained that one part Of
the contract had not been fulfilled
They had hired a house and ghost for
the summer, and no ghost had she seen.I
The agent replied: OF course not; be-
cause you are the ghost. We recognized
you themoment we saw you.'"
Morris tribune., 1901-08-17
! YOUNG LADIES LIFE sAYeD.
At Panannas Colombia, by Chamber.
laln's Colo, Cholera and Diar.
rhOea Remedy.

DR.. Chas. II. Utter, prominent
physician Of Panama, Colombia, in a
recent letter states: Last March
had, as q patient q young lady sixteen
years ofsage, who had . very bad at
tack Of dysentry. Everything i pre-
.scribed for her proved Intellectual and
she was growing worse every hour.
Her parents were sure she would die.
She had become SO weak that she
could not turn over in bed. What to
do at this critical moment was a
study for me, but / thought of Cham
ber1ain's Colo, Cholera and Diar-
rhoea Remedy and as a last resort
prescribed it. The most wonderful
result was effected. Within eight
hours she was feeling much better;
inside Of three days she was upon
her feet and at the end of one week
was entirely we'll" For saleby j. r.
Kruger.
Morris tribune., 1901-08-17
500 Reward $Ioe.

The readers of this paper viii be pleased
to learn that there is at least one dreaded
disease that science has been able to cure
in all it's stages, and that is Catarrh.
Halls Catarrh Cure is the only positive
cure known to the medical fraternity.
Catarrh being constitutional disease,
requires constitutional treatment.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system, thereby destroy
ing the foundation of the disease, ardseiv-
ing the patient strength by building up
the constitution and assisting nature In
doing itswork. The p1oprietors havezso
much faith in its curative powers, that
they offer One Hundred. Dollars for any
case thatit fails to cure. Send for list gof
Testimonials. IS
Address,F j. CHIMNEY &CO., Toledo.
o. ~ Sold by Druggists, IS. z
Hairs Family Pills are the-best.
Morris tribune., 1901-08-17
Nero !si.n..perntitiorsul.

Many Of the negro superstitions In
Kentucky are quite Interesting. Ar
old philosopher told. me with great
gravity: ..n you want peppahs to grow
You must git mad. Ny old. oman an
me had / spat, an /, went, right out
an planted, mn peppahs, an they come
right up" Stfll another saying Is that
peppers to prosper must be planted
BIZ redheaded Or BY q high tempered
person. X. n -... $500
The negro also says that one never
sees. q jaybird on Friday, for the bird
visits his satanic majesty to ''pack kin
ding" on that, day. The three signs
In which negroes place implicit trust
are the well known ones OF the ground
hogs appearing above ground on the
ID Of February, that a hoe must not be
carried through house. or q death will
follow and that potatoes must be plant
ed in the dark of the moon as well as
all vegetables that ripen in the ground
and that, corn must be planted In the
light Of the moon. ..s
Morris tribune., 1901-08-17
X.a4rE FOR Z pet.

One Of the queeeest little apetp 4eVel
seen is the tame ant belonging to q vel
known scientist. This man eeps tribes
of ants IN nests which he has made
himseH, and feeds them with honey OF
sugar through tube that connects
with the nests. One day he saw that
one OF the ants kept coming into the
tube to eat up the honey in the glass
bulb at thesend. When he took out the
cork that closed the bulb. the insect
came to- look for the food, and he offer
ed IT. aoIne honey on the point Of q
needle. says the New York Tribune.
Fhe ant shrank back at first, then
drew nearer, feeling about with It's an
tennae, until It reached the needle.
Soon It learned to take the honey OF
its keepers finger, although ants are
among the most timid Of living things,
and a new odor or the least movement
outside their nests usually drives these
little ingectr away.
This ant is now 80 tame that It. quits
the bulb as soon as the cork is removed
and goes tosdnd the honey on the sci
entistss finger. When It's meal is over,
II, does not try to. hurry away, but
waits TIL its master lifts It on q bristle
and carries 1t back to its nest.
Morris tribune., 1901-08-17
Pinerea and a1esby.

henv Eaaen 81, PingVee YVES coming
Into prominence in Michigan politics
he was IN washington one night and
strolled through the corridors of VIII
lards hotel, which he had not visited
since war times, when it was the popu
lar, rendezvous of the city. political
military and otherwise. A friend intro
duced hmm to Colonel Mosby, the Old
guerrilla chieftain.
'sWhy, hello, colonel said Pingree In
HIS bluff, offhanded way. Just as If he
was In the habit Of meeting Mosby ev;
cry day. II have not seen you for 25
years, but I remember very well the
last occasions when.W we met"
! taAh," said the Virginian politely,
''what incident recalls it to your mind
I really fail to remember you, much to
my regret"
"Oh,i WELL" said Pingree, 'tyou would
not he SO apt as I to remember the day.
I was captured by your men. and, hap
pening to be wearing very good, near
" new uniform, you conhscated 1t on
the spot and gave me your old ragged
leutternuts. But that's all right. All's
faiR in love and war, know, Let's
have!a cigar"
Without q word Of protest Mosby ae-
cepted, and a long friendly chat fol.
lowed.
Morris tribune., 1901-08-17
cAopln q. lslanoE FaaEeraaE..


This; is from fragment Of piano fin.
yering left by Chopin: 'sNo one notices
inequality in the power Of the notes OF
q scale when it is played very fast and
equally 40 regards time. In q good
mechanism the aim is not to play gev-
erything with an equal sound. hut to
acquire q beautiful quality Of touch
and q perfect. shading.
For "a long Nme players have. acted
against nature in seeking to give equal
power to each finger: On the contrary,
each finger should have an appropriate
part assigned 1t. The thumb has the
greatest power. being the thickest I'm
ger and the freest. Then comes the lit
tie finger, al. the other extremity of the
hand. The middle finger Is the main
support OF the hand and is assistedl5b by
the first Finally comes the third. the
weakest one.
"Asto this Siamese twin Of the middle
finger some players try to force it with
all their might to become independent.
q thing impossible and most likely I'm.
necessary. There are, then. many Diff
ferent qualities of sound, just as there
are several fingers. The point is to
utilize the differences, and this, in other
words, is the art Of lingering Hume
ker's Chopin, the Man and His Mu-
!Sic:ss d 1;.si 80! IN
Morris tribune., 1901-08-17
A Rattlesnalre. story.

In aLife and Sport on the Pacific
Coast" Horace, A. Vachell relates one
of his narrow escapes from friends
bullet. my cousin and / had been
camping and hunting for several days
in Q sort of paradise valley. One day,
during q. long ride, on horseback, we
had seen q, great many .rattlesnakes
and killed ., few, an exceptional ex-
perience. That night my cousin woke
up and saw by the light Of the moon, q
big RATHER crawling across my chest.
He lay for moment fascinated. hor-
ror, struck watching the slnuous curves
of the reptile. &. .,..,. s.
@Then he quietly reached for his six
shooter, but he could not see. the rep
tiles head, and he moved nearer, noise
lessly, yet quickly, dreading some
movement on my part that should pre-
cipitate the very thing he dreaded. and
then he saw that twas not a snake at
all only. the black and yellow stripe Of
my blanket, which gently rose and fell
as; 4 breathed. Had he, dred-weIl, 1t
might have, been bad for me. for he
confessed that his hand shook"
Morris tribune., 1901-08-17
A Remarkable suicide.

One Of the most remarkable cases of
suicide was that Of, the king Of Falalga,
on the west coast Of Africa, :. II
The king was attacked by Moham-
medan force, and, finding resistance
impossible, he assembled his family
and principal officers, and after ad-
dressing them and intimating his de
termination never to accept Mohamme-
danism and inviting those who did not
agree with him to go away he applied
d light to large quantity Of gunpoW-
der collected for the purpose and blew;
into atoms the palace and all who were
In it,
Morris tribune., 1901-08-17
A sure Cure For Dl 4

Coming, AZ it does, il the busiest
season. when man car least afford
ito lose time, sure and quick eure
for diarrhoea isvery desirable. Any
one who has given ita trial will tell
you that the quickest, surest and
most pleasant remedy in use for this
diseases is Chamberlain's Colo,
Cholera and Disrrhoea Remedy.
There is no loss Of time when it is
used as one or two doses of it will
cure any ordinary attack. It meyer
fails, not even in the most, severe and
dangerous cases. For sale by j. r
Kruger.
Morris tribune., 1901-08-17
Ho1 Ca,nDea.

A naturalist says that the squirrel
tribe Is increasing all over the wooded
districts OF England and in the Scottish
lowlands In some parts Of Scotland,
notably in the north, the little creature
% unknown.
II Is not 30 long ago that Scotch
judge was trying : case which had to
do with the escape OF q squirrel from
Its cage and the question as to whether
II had been stolen.
Were its wings clipped 2" be asked .
witness.
But my lord" interposed the coun,
sell sit Is. q Quadruped.'
"Quadruped or no quadruped," said
his honor sternly, IF its wings had
been clipped It could never have e.
capped
Morris tribune., 1901-08-17
New Service to ST. Louis Via ..The
Milwaukee, Line.

Commencing Sunday, May 10Th,
the G. NJ. B. st. 2. will inaugurate
through sleeping car service between
the Twin Cities and ST. Louis,
The sleeper will be carried daily
on the train leaving Minneapolis 7:3o
q. m. and st. Paul 500 a. N ar
rivingsSt. Louis 2 o'clock, following
morning.
Z The route is via G, NJ. s. st. P.
Iowa Central and Wabash Rys. max
ing q very direct line passing
through very interesting portion of
the country.
Morris tribune., 1901-08-17
Use,Of ! ISnx Breath.

When chilled by exposure to cold.
take . long breath, with the mouth
firmly shut Repeat this several times
until you begin to feel the heat return
Ing. It requires only b very short time
! to do this. The kong breath Quickens
the pulse. ana this causes the blood to
circulate faster. The blood flows into
all parts OF the veins and arteries and
gives out q great deal Of heat. It is
stated that a long. deep breath, held as
long a. possible, win close the pores of
a heated skin, and the danger Of taking
cold, on stepping outdoors, may be thus
guarded against.
Morris tribune., 1901-08-17

In cases of cough or Group give the.
little one One Minute Cough Cure.
Then resteasy and have no fear. The
child will be all right in little while
Il never fails. Pleasant to take, al
ways safe sure and almost instan-
taneous in effect. j. r. Kruger.
Morris tribune., 1901-08-17
Food ana Force.

The best nourished individual, other
3 ahings being equal. Is the strongest
and most useful, and the best fed ma
lions, other things being equal. are
those which lead the progress Of the
world.
An abundance OF food Is to be regard
ed as the essential foundation for all
andlvidual, social economic and ma
tional aggrandizement.--Dr. Wiley in
Everybody's Magazine
Morris tribune., 1901-08-17
..T.rouhIa Eifhep. .YRa1,

Mrs. De Good Why aren't you goina
to church @
Mr.. De Good Last Sunday the root
leaked. and three or four drops went
down my back.
Mrs. De Good The roof has been 10
paired since then.
Mr.. De Good -Huhl Thea they'll be
wanting money to pay for, the repairs.
New York Weekly. n
Morris tribune., 1901-08-17
First pubIic Pianist.

OF all the myriads who play the pi,
a1o how many know that 'sTom Bow
ling Dibdin was the first man who
played the. instrument In public2 Thai
was In 1867, and the feat was perform
ed at the first night Of 1.-THE Beggal'S
Opera. Invention.
Morris tribune., 1901-08-17
4 nanra.yrf4a $50.

sDid you ever think what you would
do 8if you had the Duke Of Westmin
ster's incomeT'
village Pastor5sNo, but 4 have some
times wondered what the duke would
do X he had mine. London Baptist
Morris tribune., 1901-08-17

Ants can stand extremes Of heat and
cold. Forty7eight hours exposure to
frost will not kill them, and one sort
has been observed to, build Its most ip
ehtnks ~ . blacksmith,s forge.
Morris tribune., 1901-08-17
0toered stralrht.

'Tf thought that any girl would &C.
eept met.5 casually remarked the bash
full Mr.. Dolyers, I'D propose tomor-
row"
''Why not this EVENING" asked Miss
Dosdick coyly. u h. e.t
The affair viii take place In about q
month Detroit Free Press.
Morris tribune., 1901-08-17
The TronT,Ie.

whats the matter with you lately?
Has she thrown you over" M
''No; that's just what she refuses to
KBOsn Town and Country.
Morris tribune., 1901-08-17
cryina ana Groanann.

Ii5 According tea French physician,
crying and groanfng In pain are ma
lures oWna methods Of subduing the
keenness OF physical suffering. Re
thinks that men should freely relieve
their snEerings IN this waXAand that
crying In children should Not be qre-
pressed, as in doing so serious conse-
Qnences may be engende
Morris tribune., 1901-08-17

\ Lycurgus- being asked why, in his
laws, be had set down no punishment
for ingratitude. answered, II have left
II to the gods to punish
Morris tribune., 1901-08-17

s'his signatl ) IS on every box Of the genuine
Laxative Bronco Hirine Tablets
she remedy that cDp~Ss . cola An ONE Day
Cholera Morbus = Dangerous Disease.
/ In many instances attacks Of
cholera morbus terminate fatally be-
fore medicine can be procured on d.
physician summoned. The sale way
is. to keep at hand d reliable medicine
for use II such cases For this pur-
pose, there is nothing So sure as
ChambeElain's Cole, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy, W. E. BosworthI
of Lafayette, Alabama, says: I'm
June, 1900, I had serious attack Of
cholera mOrbus and one dose of
Chamberlain's Colo, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy gave me reliefin
fifteen ainutes 7 For sale BY j. r,
Krueger