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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-06-18

Mrs. Kennedy may thank the gal
lantry Of the men of Missouri that
she faces no harder prospect than a
ten years sentence in the penitent-
airy. The killing Of her husband was.
proved to be murder without any ex-
tenuating circumstances and 1t is
safe to ny that were Kennedy alive
and he had been convicted of murder
ing her under the same conditions as
she is shown to have killed him he
would now probably be contemplat-
ing his exit into the hereafter by way
Of q strong rope and sudden jerk.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-06-18
IN THE A 4 OF TRADE.
Record Showing Days Commercial
and Financial Fluctuations.
Live Stock.

Chicago, June 17.-Cattle: Re-
ceipts $4,000; Including 1000 Texans.
Choice steady, others weak. Top
Texans $685.. Good to prime steers,
81 to $500; fair to medium, $40 to
$3.50; stockers and feeders, So +Sl
$4.75; cows, 1910 to $3.50; heifers,
$2.75 to $500; Gamers, 81 to 1855;
bulls, slow at s. to $3.50; calves, firm
81 to 1925; Texas fed steers $4.25
to 1925; Texas bulls, $2.75 to 1915.
Sheep-Receipts 10000. Sheep and
lambs steady to 10 cents higher.
Spring lambs up to $5.75. Colorados
SOLO. Good to choice wethers, $3.50
q $3.50; fair to choice mixed, $3.50
@ 81; western sheep $500 q $4.25;
yearlings, - to $3.50; native lambs,
81 @ $5.15; western lambs, SAFE q
$50.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-06-18
KNOWS WHERE TO GO.

G. Arthur Pearson, owner and edi-
tor of the London Daily Express, is
the latest English journalist to visit
these shores, but his mission is un-
like that of Harmsworth, who left
here only a few weeks ago, in that he
comes over to learn, instead of
teach. Harmsworth had an idea that
he could show the American news.
paper craft a few things of which it
knew nothing, and accordingly ac-
cepted the opportunity offered by one
of the New York publications to put
his ideas into effect. He left a very
much surprised gentleman and when
he got back to Dear old Lunnun" he
confessed that ne had changed his
mind, as the American manner of con-
Quoting newspapers was too swift for
the Britisher and that the English
people were too slow to accept the
changes he could make were he to
conduct his publications in the up-to-
late manner Of his American con-
temporaries.
Mr.. Pearson must have had a quiet
little talk with Mr.. Harmsworth. as
he comes over, don't " know" to
make a study Of the latest mechan-
ical and editorial developments in
metropolitan journalism and apply
them to his own papers, of which he
owns many in the United Kingdom.
He is SO struck with American ideas
and methods that he rather likes the
in relation to Yankee compe-
tition in England. saying 1t will wake
up MS people by such an object les
son as they are likely to receive and
do them good. He wants, among
other things, an automobile which Il
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-06-18

Notwithstanding the hurry they
have manifested to get rid Of the
Americans, the Cubans. by the ad-
mission Of their own delegates to
Washington, are not prepared to as
sumo self-government this year. Ac-
cording to the men who visited the
capital they cannot hope to have
the Cuban government organized and
ready to begin where the Americans
leave of until February 1, Of next
year. It seems to be another case Of
manana.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-06-18
A NEBRASKA E

Senator Dietrich OF Nebraska is
credited with the intention Of intro.
ducing a bill in congress next winter
for a law placing the control Of peni,
tentiaries in the western states with
the federal government and utilizing
the labor of convicts in the construc-
ton Of irrigating canals and storage
reservoirs. The senator explained his
plan at a meeting of a number of rep
resentatives from the arid states held
at Omaha recently for the purpose Of
agreeing upon some method to be
pursued by them in congress to enlist
te aid Of the national government in
the reclamation Of the arid lands Of
the west. Those who heard his ex-
position are said to have been so fav-
orably impressed with his idea that
they promised to give it their support
and the senator is said to be now en-
gagged in preparing his bill so as to
have it ready for introduction at the
earliest possible moment. In view Of
the complicated nature Of such an un-
dertaking it is not likely that the bill
will pass, but even if it does fail it
will accomplish n good purpose,
that OF keeping the matter of national
aid for irrigation in the west before
the public and before congress and
may have the result Of bringing about
other legislation calculated to
effect that for which the senator and
every other congressman from the
west is laboring, the enactment of a
law appropriating money for q gov
system of irrigation.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-06-18

The reports from Europe that it was
the intention of this government to
send a representative to the vatican
have caused not a little apprehension
and much comment, as such a move
would be in the nature of something
clearly prohibited by the constitution,
inasmuch as it would be a direct rec
ignition of a state church. Fortu-
nately Cardinal Gibbons happens to
be in Europe and a rev days ago had
an audience with the pope. During
the visit to the head of his church the
cardinal informed the pope that the
report of the intended assumption of
official relations between this country
and the vatican was wrong and UNI
founded and then explained that the
United States could not constitution.
ally credit a representative to his
court because the republic does not
recognize a state chruch and does not
make any distinction between forms
of religious faith. The timely expla-
nation Of the cardinal will put a. stop
to the report and also ease the minds
of those who thought they saw an In
tention on the part of the administra-
ton to recognize the temporal power
of the head of the Roman Catholic
church.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-06-18

II Corn King" Phillips will only
go into Nebraska and Kansas and ad.
vocate his scheme for raising the
price of orn he will soon be a bigger
man than Bryan eve was in that
part Of the country and have q fol
lowing that will put the Nebraskan
on the bench. farther back than he
now is. In fact. he will be hailed
as q new messiah by the populists.
Forty cent corn" az q campaign cry
would beat free silver all hollow and
carry those two states by storm.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-06-18
ACCEPT BRITISH PROPOSAL.
Manner OF Collecting Indemnity Prac
ticaIIy Agreed Upon.

Paris, June 14.-Dispatches re-
ceived here from Pekin today say
that the foreign ministers are consid-
ering fresh propositions from Mr..
Rockhill affecting the Chinese CON
cessions looking to the payment of the
indemnity. The propositions concern
minor matters and may, or may not,
be accepted, but until they are dig
posed of the ministers will not pro-
nounce a decision as to the matter in
which China is to pay the powers,
though it is virtually settled that the
British proposal will be accepted. All
sight Of the proposition of the United
States to submit the matter to arbi-
tration to The Hague tribunal has
disappeared.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-06-18

matter, while 1t concerns Butte first
and most, is one Of considerable in
terest to the entire state, as 1t means
that q serious war between labor and
the employing element Of the state
has been averted, for it is not a GER
tainty that the trouble, had it been
allowed to continue, would not have
spread to other concerns and assum-
ed proportions that would have made
1t a serious proposition for everybody.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-06-18
STILL r sMEAD.

Major Smead, the agent of the
F1athead Indians, now has the laugh
on some of the gentlemen who a few
weeks ago were after his scalp be
cause they alleged he maintained an
unnecessary quarantine of the In
dams under his charge in order tc
force them to trade at certain stores
on the reservation in which he was
accused of having an interest. He
raised the quarantine and the Mis-.
soula merchants, the ones who had
been making the accusations that he
was using a public Office to fur
Their a private snap, were satisfied;
that is, they thought they were, for
as subsequent events would go to
show they are now of the opinion
that the quarantine was not such a
bad and selfish one after all. Last
week they appealed to him to re-es-
tablish it, and being of an obliging
and accommodating disposition he
complied with the request, and to
make the quarantine as effective as
possible has invoked the assistance
of the Northern Pacific railroad with
the result that no outgoing tickets
will be sold at any point on the res
ervation until after the embargo shall
have been raised.
Smallpox has again made it's ap-
pearance among the Indians under
his charge and the Missoulians are
scared almost to death lest the dis
ease get beyond the majors control
and take a notion to wander down
their way. But even now they are
not satisfied and have made new COM
against him. 1t happens that
some of the vagabond Crees have
wriggled themselves onto the reser-
walton and they are held responsible
for the second outbreak of the dis
ease, and his enemies are now charg-
ing the major with having forced the
affected a%borigines to leave the res
ervation and go out among the set
tiers. This charge, like the original,
the major denies in the most emphat-
ic manner and says that instead of
driven the Indians away he
has caused his police to round them
all up and has placed them in a de
camp which he organized fol
that special purpose.
The major may put up a clear de-
tense, but the chances are that the
gang which seemingly is camping
On his TRAIL" will eventually succeed
in getting his scalp. The fellows
it are not of the kind who
allow one or two defeats to discour-
age them, and as past events in con-
nection with the Indian service of the /
go to show they are not
over particular as to the methods
they pursue to accomplish their pur-
pose. He is up agains a hard lot.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-06-18

William e. Curtis, correspondent OF
the Chicago Record-Herald, says:
"Arriga, the minister OF Guatemala
in Washington, and one of the most
scholarly and able members OF the
diplomatic corps lis preparing for
presentation to the Pan-American con-
ference at Mexico next October a
plan of arbitration for the settle
ment Of all differences which may oc-
u between the American nations, In
Guiding claims for damages or indem-
nifty brought by a citizen Of one re-
public against the government OF an
other. Mr.. Lazo's. idea Is a perma-
nent tribunal, to be composed Of all
the diplomatic representatives at.
Washington, and a competent person
to be designated to represent the gov
eminent of the United States. Any
n of the republics having a grew
ance against a neighbor is to have
the privilege Of. submitting 1t to this
tribunal and a court Of three Of its
members is to be drawn by lot to hear
the case. The unsuccessful party will
have the right to appeal for a hearing
by all the members of the tribunal
In case it is dissatisfied with the yer.
dict after the first hearing. These
are the chief points Of Mr.. Lazo's
plan, which is being prepared with
great are and elaboration"
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-06-18

The defaulting cashier Of q Kan
sas bank who shot and killed him
self no doubt thought that by COM
hitting suicide he was making all
the %reparation possible in his power.
While his act may afford some sat
isfaction to the victims of his detail
cations, they would probably consid-
er 1t a greater favor had he killed
himself before he undertook to prac-
tice dishonesty at their expense.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-06-18

Sayings Of little People.-A little
girl read a composition before the
minister. The subject was "a Cow
She wove in this preliminary sen.
tence: ga GOV is the most useful
animal in the world, except religion"
Weekly. &
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-06-18

Special Epworth League Excursion.
The Northern Pacific Railway COM
pany will sell special excursion tick
eta Billings to San Francisco and re-
turn at $4,000. Tickets ON sale July
7th to 14th. inclusive: limited to Aug
ust 31st, 1901. Stopovers will be al
lowed within limits.
d-sw.td H. N. KENNEDY, Agt.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-06-18

Judging from the news received
from there, the natives Of the isl
ands of the far off southern seas are
ready to extend a warm welcome to
all the missionaries who care to visit
them, provided they are not too old
and tough and their flesh is not faint
ed too strongly of tobacco.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-06-18

Special Rates to Pan-Amoriean Expo-
oltion.
The Northern Pacific Railway COM
pany will sell special excursion tick
cts Billings to Buffalo and return at
@57.76. Tickets on sale the first and
third Tuesday Of each month. June to
October inclusive. Tickets limited to
thirty days.
d-sw.td n. N. KENNEDY. AIT
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-06-18

Butte is exceptionally happy be-
cause the trouble between the men
and the Butte 4 Boston smelter man.
agement has been adjusted and the
works are going to start up again. II
they have not already done 20. The
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-06-18

capable of running 100 miles an hour
and for the design of such a machine
is offering $4,000 and thinks, right
fully, if it can be accomplished at all
it will have to be an American brain
that will perform the task.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-06-18
New York Money.

call rather steady at 8 @ 5 per cent;
last loan 4 per cent; ruling rate 81.
Prime mercantile paper 81 q AZ
per cent.
Silver certificates nominally Coo.
Bar silver 591kc.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-06-18

Carter Harrison, who was elected
mayor of Chicago because he was the
son of his father and by reason Of
this suddenly became prominent in
the democratic party, has decided
that he does not want to be the nom
inc of his party for president Of the
United States. He says he is mo darn
fool" at least he hopes he is not and
knows that the people of the nation
do not want him for their executive.
The fact that the young man has
sense enough to realize that he is not
the sort of man that the nation de-
sires for president is tolerably good
evidence that he is not the qualified
sort of a fool he disclaims being. He
may suit the Chicagoans for their
mayor, but he is a long way from be-
ing possessed of the qualifications de-
manded in a man for the position to
which some of his admirers sought
to pave the way for him. Even his
own party, outside of his bailiwick,
does not consider him to be the great
est man it contains. The fact that
says he would rather be mayor
OF Chicago than president of. the
United States makes it very evident
that Carter believes he has a mort
gage on his present position and in
tends to be mayor during the rest Of
his days.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-06-18

oath to the admission, and made that
as its cause of action to force the
Independent to let it share in the
use Of the Associated Press franchise.
The admission made in that COM
plant must be accepted as true, for
the Record swore to it and If this is
not considered proof sufficient, for
some people may think that he who
steals will lie, and, if necessary,
swear to it, the list Of subscribers to
the Associated Press is easily obtain
able and perusal will fail to show the
name of the Record on that list. Had
the Reprint a news service worthy Of
being dignified by that name it would
not have exposed it's weakness in that
respect by instituting suit against
the Independent, knowing that it
would be advertised all over the state
as a newspaper which was forced to
use the grapevine" line in collat-
ing its 'telegraphic" news and thus
placing it outside the pale Of repu-
table and honest publications and in
a class where it could not hope to
honestly compete with them.
The Record is q fraudulent publ.
The people are beginning to
know this better every succeeding
day and Notwithstanding the cut In
1t has made they do not want. II,
rs old and stale. news al be obtained
by subscribing to some eastern pub
the same as the Record does,
and ct . price even lower than which
The Reprint charges for II.
The Lamar register., 1901-04-17
HOW TO TREAT a BOOK.

It il better to give . book than to
lend It.
DO not cut books except with a
proper ivory paper knife.
Do not bite your paper knife until
It has the edge OF = saw.
Books are neither card racks. crumb
baskets or receptacles for dead leaves.
"It IL the ruination of q good book
not to cut It right through into the
corners.
Books were not meant as cushions,
nor were they meant to be toasted be-
fore a nre.
Never write upon title page or
half title. The blank ny leaf is the
right place.
Do not turn the leaves Of books
down. Particularly dc not turn down
the leaves of books printed on plate
paper.
II you are in the habit of lending
books do not mark them. These two
habits together constitute an act of
desecration.
These rules may seem self-evident,
but in spite of that they are often ig-
nored by those who ought to know
better.--Arthur L. Humphreys in
THE Private Library"
The Lamar register., 1901-04-17
Santa Ee EXCURSION Rates.

Commencing Tuesday, March IL,
we will run a special stock train
every Tuesday and Saturday to pick
up local stock. This train will
handle nothing but stock and will
leave La Junta at ! p. IN and arrive
at Lamar about 2:45 p. IN.
An all year tourist rate to Hot
Springs, N Mex. at rate Of Sl4.7O
for round trip, final limit 80 days
from date OF sale. Holders Of these
tickets can obtain the following low
rates for side trips from La Junta:
Round trip to Pueblo 81 80, to Colo
RADIO Springs $435, to Denver 1925.
They can be obtained either on GO
ing or return trip and carry limit OF
so days, with stop over privileges
north of including Pueblo.
For further particulars inquire OF
q. j. GARVIN, Agent.
The Lamar register., 1901-04-17
MURMuRs OF, THE MODES.

Machine stitching will be as popular
as ever in spring.
For street wear many OF the new
gowns are OF broadcloth Of the finest.
lightest variety.
Wash silks are to the fore again in
the list Of warm weather fabrics in
great variety. both for waists and
gowns. but the India and China silks
In colors bid fair to be outrivaled very
little by the satin foulards.
The tendency in summer shirtines
Ii toward stripes or small scattered
figures Of linen or silk: madrases are
generally striped. but strong contrast
ing colors are not apparent in any of
the fabrics designed strictly for shirt
waists.
Pastel shades exist no longer In
name. although they still reign in fact.
Their new title Is "bonbon tints" that
show the same soft blues. dim green's.
shadowy reds and creamy browns
Philadelphia Times.
The Lamar register., 1901-04-17
WORK or YOUNG CHRISTIANS

The Epworth League meets In San
Francisco July 1921.
The dates of the International
Christian Endsavor convention at Gin
cannati are July s-1o.
Pictures Of Christian Endeavor so
cieties Of eighteen nationalities were
printed In the anniversary number Of
the Christian Endeavor World.
Topeka, kaa.. Endeavorers Of one
church took sick girl from hovel
to . hospital. and later provided a
home for her. raising 500 for her COM
fort.
The Young Peoples society in the
New York church of which DR.. j.
Wilbur Chapman is pastor. has FUR
nished reading matter for one Of the
transports to Manila
A bronze tablet commemorative Of
the birthplsos Of the Christian En-
dsavor movement was unveiled at
Portland. Me-. RECENTLY. Christian En-
deavor leaders from all over the coun-
try gathered there for q four-days'
convention, in celebration OF the
movements twentieth birthday.
More than 100 prisoners in the Ed
dyvilie. KY. penttentiary expressed a
desire to become Christians at q
Christian Endeavor service held there.
The prisoners Of Kentucky received
1.700 Christmas letters. written by the
Endeavorsrs Of the state.
The Lamar register., 1901-04-17
Professional Tasters.

The following from an exchange
WIS handed us by a merchant, who
SAYS it hits number in this vicin
ity:
Grocery keepers are patient set
Of fellows and class of people who
are much imposei upon. Said a
groceryman, yesterday:
do you know, as class, we are
almost eaten out of house and
home by the meddlesome man, the
fellow who goes nosing around with
his fingers in everything? mean
the man who is too stingy to eat
epough at home, but who is habit.
ual faster when feasting on the
preserves OF others He is familiar
cuss. He goes from barrel to barrel
From the prunes he dives into the
raisins. He samples the cheese and
washes it down with glass Of sweet
cider il he is fortunate enough to
reach the faucet. He always did
like dried apples because they are
inclined to swell upa long felt want
and dried peaches were always my
huckleberry.' Them molasses are
good, cause he has tasted 'em and
has right to know One banana
don't amount to much, SO he yanks
Ter from the stem and throws the
peeling on the floor So with
bunch of grapes in his hand and
three plums in his mouth he passes
out, and the forbearing grocer, who
has been systematically robbed in
broad daylight, heaves sigh of re-
lief at his departure. That's Just
the way hundreds Of people get
living. 1t looks like a small thing
to complain about, but ten or fifteen
fellows u day for 3l3 days in year,
and you surely wouldn't wonder at
our having to resort to wire screens
on our barrels and boxes. Yes, we
lose hundreds OF dollars worth of
goods, annually, for which We pay
spot cash, by professional 'tasters.' "
Bloomington World.
The Lamar register., 1901-04-17
hurled Under SNOW.

Elizabeth Woodcock. overwhelmed in
l snowdrift near Cambridge. was too
weak to thrust her way out. but before
being overcome by torpor managed to
lie her handkerchief to twig and
push 1t out at the top to serve as a
signal. In this awful position the poor
woman remained for eight days and
lights. without food. before being dis
covered. and she survived her hard
ihips only six months. A similar case
occurred in Piedmont. Italy, when
.hree women were buried thirty-seven
lays In the ruins Of a stable by q
heavy fall Of solid snow. They also
Iurvived their ordeal.
The Lamar register., 1901-04-17
A MERRY HEART.
Prssenoe Of JovlaI Man IL Like .
Medicine.

Prssence of y JoviaI Man Is Like
Medicine.
"A merry heart doeth good like a
medicine" says the Proverbs, but
there are different degrees of merri-
ment, and different effects following its
exercise. The man who keeps a merry
heart through paths'of pain and hours
OF sorrow and years of care; who.
standing on the rock of faith, gazes
ahead through storms and sunshine
alike with cheerful countenance."
this one imparts confidence, impresses
his own convictions. sheds comfort on
those around him. and his presence 10
like medicine" to such as need him.
And who is there who doesn't need, at
some time. the inspiring brightness of
the man with a merry heart? or the
woman. for that matter. Women can
bear up under greater trials than men
can; SO believe the nan with a
merry --'-,. 10 most apt - Je a woman.
a -r nd, and done. At birth. we
q have Ilanted within us the seed
Cd which "maketh the heart glad"
an, cultivated, the germ grows to
the lac of completeness. wherein is
given place this agreeable possession
called merry heart" We all ought
10 have 1t in full blossom-swaying in
every breath from heaven. and she'd
ding fragrance. brightness and joy on
III around.-Varm Journal.