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The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-05-15
GOATS ABOARD TIE bATTLESnIPS.
TWO DRINKING B1LLIES THAT SERVICE-ONE
sUPERINTENDED SANTIAGO
LAUGHED HABITS


SAY, Bill, won't you have something's
The invitation to drink was extended by
a white aproned bartender. who stood in
front of a saloon on the corner of Fran
cisco and Mason street San Francisco,
and was directed at a handsome goat
that was lying in the street half way
up the block idly munching gaudy la bel
from tomato can.
"Marrrrr-' was the answering re-
Spouse and tkS dispenser of liquid re-
freshments taking it to mean an accept
ance of his invitation yelled back: ,
"Well hurry up"
The intelligent animal gazed longingly
at his uncompleted meal, tore off another
piece of the colored paper and with a half
sigh, staggered to his feet took another
wistful glance at the can and moved
slowly toward the saloon.
Bill did not stand on ceremony on
the sidewalk. but entered the swinging
doors with the confidence of an old
stager and marched up to the bar with
a critical air. Having first sampled the
towel that was fastened in a ring for
the use of customers and not finding it
to his liking he reared up on his hind
feet and planted his front legs on the
mahogany.
w TN q pldlItlNe d-dd-d, lie Idue
1t known that he was ready. The man
behind the bar produced a tall glass of
North Beach steam and the goat held
his mouth open to receive the beverage.
Having satisfied his thirst. he placed his
front feet on an equality with his back
ones and moved out of the drinking re-
sort with a satisfied mein. He con-
tinued up the street hunting for his I'M
finished meal. Having found the can
he proceeded to have dessert.
This goat is known throughout Ire
city and surrounding towns as "Boscow
Bill" He is the property of Dick"
Madden, a well-known resident of the
northeastern section of the city, was
captured in the wilds of Telegraph Hill
six years ago and was adopted by Mad
den. Nearly every householder in his
district boasts a goat, which is one Of
the family. Telegraph hill has long been
known as the goats paradise. The be-
whiskered denizens of that section
browse contentedly on the sloping sides
of that eminence, unmindful of the
shocks and flying rocks caused by the
blasts of destructive quarryInen.
Dick Maddens goat could easily be
distinguished in that large colony by
reason of his size and pompousness.
BILL is larger than a mastff, as dig
nified as a supreme court justice and as
gentle as a lamb. He is bearded like
the pard,' is as fat as an alderman and
has an appetite that never can be APP
peaSed. Clothes on the line are sal l
to be his especial delight But Bill has
all the vices and none of the virtues of
his master. He drinks beer and chews
tobacco with infinite satisfaction to him.
self and onlookers. A pouch of tobacco
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-05-15
AND NOW THEY ARE TRAINING
ELEPHANTS BY MACHINERY

Elephant instructors have devised a
new method of imparting wisdom to
their charges. In former years there
We're as many methods as trainers, bit
with the invention of machinery and the
progression Of thought a material change
has been wrought.
At the present time the elephant in.
structor goes about his work in pre-.
cisely the same manner as does the con-
tractor of a sky -scraper. If the material
in hand is to be raised, the very quick
est and safest way of elevating it is en-
ployed. If a lotion beam is fitted to
certain position on the fifth floor, it is
placed there in the shortest time posi-
bic by the use of a huge crane If the
elephant trainer wants an exhibition o.
Notwithstanding or rope-walking he Is
abled by the use of the crane to fur
nish a cue of the most effective nature
in minimum of time.
Dangling at the end of the huge der.
rick the elephant is placed in any posi-
ton desired Once in this position his
education is commenced from that point
The new method of training is an ex.
pertinent as yet, but its success is as
sured, at least so far young elephants
are concerned. Recently the Forepaugh-
Sells circus, which has it's winter quar-
ters at Columbus, O., received con-
signment of dozen or more baby
pachyderms from Ceylon, Sumatra and
India. Their ages ranged from to II
years. and their weight between $500
pounds and ton.
Coming fresh from the jungles of their
native country, the young elephants pos
sessed anything but docile nature.
Hence, their training was accomplished
only with difficulty.
The beginner was taken into a rims
in the circus training barns and heavy
harness attached to a strong crane or
derrick placed around the beasts bod,
The instructor then gave the command,
stand on head and forefeet!" This
would be Greek, of course, to the pupil,
but the meaning Of the command grad
ually dawns upon the animals instinct
after being lifted into the air and tilted
forward on his head and trunk several
times. Thus, in due course of time, the
youthful pachyderm is taught success
fully all the acts known in elephant n
wisdom.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-05-15

| in his reach will disappear in a twink
ling. A glass of beer is quaffed with
gusto. All those who know the goats
love for beer satisfy his cravings by
buying quantities to cool his ardor.
"Boscow Bill is leading member Of
the Eagles, and has helped initiate more
than 100 of the noble birds. When new
eyrie was organized in the Garden City
the officers of the local nest took their
fellow member to San Jose to take part
in the ceremonies. After the session Bill
was tempted to join in the celebration
of the event. Along with four Eagles he
paid his respects to the natives, an open
carriage conveying the quartet on their
rounds. Bill raised such disturbance
in one resort that a minion of the law
swooped down upon him and placed him
under arrest, and the goat was taken to
Jail in patrol wagon and placed in
cell. He was later bailed out.
The sailors of the batteship Iowa pos
cess a goat which they are willing to pit
against "Boscow Bill in a contest of
scholarship or seamanship. Their goat
travels under the euphonious title of
Santiago Bill" He was present at the
destruction of Cervera's fleet and during
the terrific cannonade showed his utter
contempt LOT spanish ny
running about the deck. Santiago Bill'
would rather stick his asbestos tongue
into hot pipe and draw up the burning
tobacco than eat This is his favorite
pastime and the sailors humor him. The
goat often accompanies the bluejackets
when they go ashore and he attracts
more attention than a small-sized circus.
He ambles behind the sailors and accepts
an invitation to drink with even more
alacrity than the men themselves.
Santiago Bill created no end of trou-
bic for three policemen last spring, short
ly after the famous warship reached this
port. The goat was not familiar with the
laws of this western land and thought
he had as much latitude as he enjoyed
on shipboard. He soon found out his MS
take by running afoul of three landlub-
bers who were glittering stars. His Of
Tense consisted in disturbing wake.
Policeman r. G. Skain submitted the
following sensational report of Santiago
Ellis" arrest to his sergeant:
II arrested a black goat this morning
for disorderly conduct at a wake on Van
Ness avenue. The goat is the mascot of
the battleshin Iowa and got drunk last
went into the undertaking rooms. where
a wake was being held and made enough
noise to awaken the corpse. Police
whistles We're blown by the mourners and
Officers Joel. Green and Special Officer
Wallace responded. After a desperate
stuggle we managed to get the goat.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-05-15
COAL GAS TO SELL AT
FOUR CENTS A THOUSAND

A new coal gas has been discovered
by DR.. Ludwig Mond, Norwich, Ems,
member of a great chemical manufac>
turing company bearing his name. The
gas, though not adapted for Illuminating
purposes, is almost perfect for heatin,s
and power purposes, and can be made
and sold at cents per 1000 feet, as
compared with an average price OF
nearly a dollar for the old process gas.
A private bill before parliament is now
asking for franchise to make and sup
ply the new product, which will brins
about revolution in manufacturing.
It will be especially useful in the steel
and iron industries, where it can be use
for heating, almost to the exclusion OF
coal direct. The gas can be sent through
the ordinary dry gas mains, and would
solve the question of London fogs.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-05-15
milk WUUNIAI AUl vi S1 ss

West End dentist noted for keeping his
patients waiting long time and for in :
differences to the age Of the magazines
and papers left on his waiting room
table to beguile their tedium. Mr.. Glenn
ents was kept waiting for solid hour,
and when his turn came his patience
had given out. But he contented him
self. as he entered the consulting room,
with the caustic remark: Il see by your
papers, that there is prospect Of war
with the TranSvaal!"
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-05-15
QUESTION ANSWERED.

Yes, August Flower still has tn,
largest sale of any medicine in the civil
lied world. Your mothers and grand
mothers never thought of using any
thing else for Indigestion or Biliousness
Doctors were scarce. and they seldom
heard Of Appendicitis, Nervous Prostra-
ton or Heart Failure, etc. They used
August Flower to clean out the system
and fermentation of undigested fo,d
regulate the action of the liver, stimu-
late the nervous and organic action OF
the system, and that is all they took
when feeling dull and bad with head
aches and other aches. You only need
few doses of Green's August Flower
in liquid form, to make you satisfied
there is nothing serious the matter viii
you. Get Green's Prize Almanac.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-05-15
D r u ~ K e ~ ~ e s s
Drug and Cigarette Habits
Cured

No confinement. no publicity, no eb-
rupt shutting off of either liquor or
opium. The only treatment adopted hy
the United States government for uss
in national and state homes for soldiers
and sailors.
The only Kelley institute in the state.
All others claiming to use Kelley rene.
dies are frauds and imitators.
Ladies treated az privately as at their
own hone.
For terms and literature address THE
KELLEY INSTITUTE. 164 East South
First street. or Lock Box $50. Salt Lake
City. Utah.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-05-15
EASTERN SUMMER EXCURSIONS
VIA GREAT NORTHERN RY.

st. Paul and return................$ 1000
Account Modern WOodmen and Medi-
cal Association meetings. on sale May
3Oth and June 7th. Return limit GO days.
Cincinnati and return. $3.50
On sale July I'd and Sd. Account Chris
tian Endeavor meeting. Return limit 60
days.
Detroit and return .................$61.25
Account teachers meeting, on sale
July I'd and Sd. Return limit 60 days..
Milwaukee and return ........ ISL. 10
Account of Elks' meeting. Time of sale
and limit of ticket given later.
Office Al North Main street.
J, E. DAWSON, G. A.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-05-15

Gothamite-I suppose you may think
we New Workers are rather severe on
your Boston girls when we speak OF
their cold bloodedness?
Hubbite-Not at all; SO many of your
fellows have been frozen out by them,
you know.-Boston Transcript.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-05-15

The Dentists Reading Matter.
Stories Of Mark Twain's London expe.
riences are leaking out. Some weeks
back he went to consult l-knoWn
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-05-03
NASHVILLE MAN ARRESTED.
Claims TO Know Something About
John oakleY's Death.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, April IS. - John
Carter, who gives his residence at 46
Maury street, Nashville, is a police
prisoner, held because he seems to be
pronounced lunatic.
Garter tells peculiar story, in which
there may be something of fact or lines
upon which to develop a crime Yes
terday he encountered policeman on
the street, and, under seeming excite
ment, declared that the man who killed
John Oakley, near Nashville, about two
years ago, was named Holey and that
he was then in the Telephone exchange.
He described the accused man accu-
rately and the officer went to the ex-
change, where he found man filling
t1e description, in the act of telephon-
ing a message to Long Lake, Tenn, in
Lake county. He said his name was
Willis, that he knew Carter and that he
was at Nashville last about nine years
ago. Later Willis was not so sure that
he knew Carter, and the officer went out
to find the accuser and bring the men
together. 1t was not soon accomplished
and Willis was gone, and the officer
took Carter along as a crazy man. Car.
ter claims that he was with Oakley the
night he was shot, and that he carried
his (Oakley's) watch for sometime.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-05-03
Effects of the Combine.

A special from Mt. Pleasant to the
American says
"Opinion is divided here as to what
effect the combination will have on the
town. Some think it would kill it,
while others think it would make bust
ness much better. This latter belief is
held by but few, however. The evi-
dent intention of the consolidators is to
try to force up the price of Tennessee
rock, and, this being 50, it seems that
for awhile at least mining would be sus-
pended almost entirely.
1.-The continued rumors of the con-
solidation have had very salutary
effect on bidders for Tennessee rock in
the Eastern markets. Inquiries for
rock on long time contracts are pouring
in from all quarters, though very few
offers have been accepted. 1t is said
that in the last ten days inquiries have
been received for 100000 tons of rock.
Buyers of rock fear the consolidation
and are trying to make large purchases
before the deal is completed.
"The aggregate shipments from this
district between Jan. | and April /,
three months, was as follows: Export,
81 ,651 tons; domestic, 63,349 tons; total
107, 900 tons. At this rate. if continued
through the year, the output of 1901
will pass 425, 900 tons, an increase of 2C
per cent over that of 1900.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-05-03
The Proposed Phosphate
Consolidation.
1T WILL INVOLVE $5,OOO,OOO.
Options on Nearly All of the Larger
Properties August Belmont and
Other Millionaires at Mt. Pleasant.

The proposed consolidation of the
phosphate companies at Mt. Pleasant
now looks like a certainty.
August Belmont, the multi millionaire;
President Fish, of the Illinois Central
Railroad; President Smith, of the Louis.
vile & Nashville; Mr.. j T.. Harrahan,
of the Illinois Central, Mr.. j. T..
Latham, of Latham, Alexander q Co.,
bankers of New York, and Mr.. Lozart, a
capitalists of New York, were in Mt.
Pleasant Saturday, having come down
on private car. They went over the
phosphate fields and surveyed them,
and from there went to Pensacola, Fla.
1t is asserted, and the assertion is
generally credited, that nearly all of the
larger companies at Mt. Pleasant have
given to Messrs. Rogers and Gray OF
Philadelphia, the promoters of the
scheme, thirty day options on their
properties. This means that the pro-
jecC will probably go through within
the next three or four weeks. The con-
solidation, it is said, will involve about
S., 100000.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-05-03

Mimi, says the following in regard TO
Peruna: GAS remedy for catarrh l can
cheerfully recommend Peruna. l know
what it is to suffer from that terrible
disease and feel that it is my duty to
speak a good word for the tonic that
brought me immediate relief. Peruna
cured me of bad case of catarrh and |
know it will cure any other sufferer
from that disease"
Miss Matte L. Guild, President Illi-
nois Young Peoples Christian Temper
ance Union, in recent letter from Chi
cago, ILL.,, says:
az doubt if Peruna has rival in all
the remedies recommended to-day for
cafarrh of the system. A remedy that
will cure Catarh of the stomach will
cure the same condition of the mucous
membrane anywhere. IhaVe found 1t
the best remedy have ever tried for
cafarrh, and believing it worthy my
endorsement l gladly accord it,"
Mrs. Elmer Fleming, orator of Reser-
yoir Conncil No. l6S, Northwestern Le-
gion of Honor, of Minneapolis, Minr.,
writes from 2535 Polk street, n. E.:
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-05-03
FISH CULTURE.
The Annual Spawn Harvest is at
Hand.

A Washington news letter saws:
"rhe fish cOmmiss ion j. hard at
work attendingto the annual spawn
harvest, which lasts for y couple of
m nths each spring. The work Of
collecting the eggs is done by fish
ermen and farmers along the river,
who have had long experience ia the
line From the Great Falls above
Washington 10 where the Potomac
flows into Chesapeake Bay. every
favorable situation Ia alrpauy occu-
pied by the nets of hshermeu, who
supply the markets of Washington,
Baltimore, and other cities. The
government pays Them $20a million,
or fifty cents a quart for The eggs
taken from the fish they catch,
there being from % 600 t., 30 coo eggs
in quart. This j. "A proiitable bust
ness, because the fish is worth about
10 cents a pound in the market, and
is still salable after me eggs have
been removed. rhe spawn is taken
in the night when the nets are
drawn, the fish arr IN pecfed, at q
those in couditlOn ar separated
from the rest. The spawn il urawn
ihbV Sip7p l'hANAilbS lOIiluR
about seven quarts, uud in each is
placed S5 900 or $4,000 eggs, about 70
p r cent OF which hatch in bout ten
days. The young ii sb are then placed
in ponds and reservoirs, where
they are carefully fed aud cared
/ for Until they rea3n an age at which
they are able to look after them
selves, when they are distributed
throughout the country in the cars
of the fl n commission, Thn largest
h Atchery is on the Snsq uehanna
River, near Havre de Grace, Mary
la nd, where l75 900 900 ii IN were
produced last seas N Every year
Il govel nment saves from d struc-
ti' n at least a billion fish ggs which
otherwise would be lost, as the fish
which contain them would be sold
in the III rket and eaten, and the
fish supply would soon be exhaust
ed.n
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-05-03
A BAD OFFICER.
Policeman Russell Gets Drunk and
Creates Much Disturbance.

Policeman Russell, of Mt. Pleasant,
got on drunk Saturday night and
created much disturbance, with the
result that he was taken in charge by
the other officers, disarmed and prompt
ly discharged from the force.
The officer, it is said, caused much
excitement among the negroes, and
knocked several of them down. Finally,
after hitting one negro, he pulled his
pistol and fired two or three shots at
him, one of the balls glanbing the top of
the negro's head and causing painful
scalp wound.
Officer Russell has made very bad
record for himself, and his conduct
Saturday has excited much feeling
against him.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-05-03
THE SEEOLESS NAVEL ORANGE.
Its Marvellous Growth in This
Country Since 1870.

A Washington news item says:
"lf the Department OF Agriculture
had done uo.hing else, the profits
arising from its Importation of the
seedless navel orange alone would
suffice to pay all It's expenses for the
past thiits years, The original tree,
which was imported about 1870, is
still at the Department. Its history
is interesting. About the time men
toned, an American woman told
Mr.. Saunders, the expert on pomol-
ogy for the department., that she
had enjoyed the most delicious
oranges while in the vicinity of the
City of Bahia, Brazil, and believed
he would do well to procure some of
the budded fruit aS an experiment
in this country The Secretary of
Agriculture requested our Consul at
that point to send him twelve
buo ded trees. They came in due time.
aud were in turn budded on small
seedlings for distribution. Only one
survived, and while cuttings from
this did not thrive in Florida, they
did on the Pacific coast, and to-day
the naval or Bahia orange, the father
of that industry in California, owes its
existence to the single tree now
standing in the glass house in the
Agricultural grounds. OF the crop
of about 10000 carloads for 1901, at
least l5,0 600 of them were of the naval
variety, while the revenue varies
from $3,000,000 to So 100000 3 year.
The statement of this fact, single
tree having produced sufficient
revenue to sustain the apartment
for a pCriod of thirty years, neyer
fails to awe the tourists. and causes
him to beg for single leaf from the
wonderful money tree"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-05-03

when all other remedies fail. / can
heartily recommend Peruna as a ca
tarrh remedy"
The spring is the time to treat ca
tarrh. Cold, wet winter weather often
retards a cure of catarrh. II a course of
Puruna is taken during the early spring
months the cure will he prompt and
permanent. There can be no failures if
Peruna is takenintelligentlyd during the
favorable weather Of spring.
As systemic eatarrh remedy Peruna
eradicates catarrh from the system
wherever 1t may be located. 1t cures ca
tarrh of the stomach or bowels with the
same certainty as catarrh Of the head.
For q free book containing valuable
advice on the causes and treatment of
catarrh, address The Peruna Medicine
Co, Columbus, Ohio.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-05-03
LEES SHORTAGE.
Said to Have Secured $26,O76.70
from Nashville Bank.

NASHVILLE, April 27 The short
age of w. w. Lea, individual book
keeper for the First National Bank,
who disappeared last July and was
subsequently arrested, was disclosed
for the first time To. day. The
amount of the defalcation is said to
be $23 ,07670. and was developed in
suit filed by the bank against the
United States Fidelity and Guar
antee Company, sureties on the
bond of Lee.
It's charged that during the period
from May, 1895 to May, 1899, the
bank sustained pecuniary loss OF
$7,2l9.50 on account of the fraud and
dishonesty of Lea while acting as
individual book keeper; that during
the period from Nav. 1899, to May,
1900, "A loss of $l3 l57 20was sustained
through Lsa's dishonesty.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-05-03
KINGS DAUGHTERS.
Time of Reception Changed to Tues
day, May z.

The Kings Daughters had very i'm
portant meeting Friday afternoon at
the home of Mrs. II. p. Figuers, when
further arrangements were made for the
Kings Daughters Convention to be held
here next month.
The time for holding the reception
was changed from Monday afternoon
May 6, the first day of the Convention
to Tuesday afternoon, May 7, from 3 tc
s O'Clock. The reception, which will be
in honor of Mrs. Davis, of New York
Secretary of the Central Council, and
the delegates and visitors, will be held
at the Institute.
From reports received, it is thought
there will be between 30 and IS dele
gates and visitors in attendance
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-05-03

A NEW YORK woman who mar
ried an alleged French Count has
discovered that he Is only horse
doctor. Well, what of it? 1t would
have been worse had an alleged
horse doctor turned out to be only
French Count.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-05-03

REV. DIR. PAULDING says that
Mark Twain is man of low birth
and breeding. All this because
Mark criticized the missionaries to
China. BY the way, who knows
about Rev. Paulding's birth aad
breeding?
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-05-03
WILL NOT CONTEST WILL.
Mrs. Kilbreath and Mrs. Gardner
Accept Their Legacies.

Special 10 the Herald.
nashville, April 29.-Mrs. Kilbreatk
and Mrs. Gardner will not contest the
will Of their uncle, the late Samuel Muir
ply. md we're to-day paid the legacies
given them in the will, relinquishing al
other claims.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-05-03

81 have been
troubled all my
life with catarrh
in my head. l
took Peruna for
a b o u { tn rec
months, and now
think / am per-
manently cured.
| believe that for
catarrh in all its
forms Peruna is
the medicine of
the age. 1t cures