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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-09-12

From Wednesdays Daily Gazette.
A. T. Strait of Roundup is a guest
at the Grand.
Mrs. James Laidly of Flatgillow is
a guest at the Grand.
d. A. Pinkham is another Red
Lodge visitor at the fair.
H. P. Leck of Anaconda is spend
ing the day in the city on business.
The Hon. John T. Smith of Living
ston is among today's visitors at the
fair.
The Misses Gertrude and Emma
Johnson of Helena are guests at the
Grand
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Demars of
Cody, Wyo., are in the city and visit
ing the fair.
The Hon. G. w. Hoffman of Boze-
man is among those who are attend
ing the fair today.
James Hogan of Red Lodge came
down last evening from the coal
camp to visit the fair.
George Simmons and Miss Norah
Flanagan, both of Big Timber. are
registered at the Grand.
Mr.1and Mrs. F. E. Rosser of Alb
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-09-12
At the Circus.

Baltimore Herald: The Ape
heard the trainer tell his helper to
give the trick donkey fifteen stripes
on the back and as many on=his legs.
The Rhinocerus-You did? My,
my, that's tough! What's poor Buck
UNI been doing to deserve such punish
ment?
The Ape-Nothing, only the zebra
is sick, and Buckum has to take his
place in the parade today.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-09-12

night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Grewell came
in from Joliet this morning to visit
the fair. ].
J.. H. Johnson of Miles City is Wis
| iting his brother, w. M. Johnson and
other relatives in Billings and taking
in the fair.
Mrs. George T. Lamport and Mrs.
Robert Leavens of Red Lodge are
spending today with friends in Bill
ings and attending the fair.
C. w. Hudson and wife, Mrs. B. F,
Perkins, Miss Coffeen and Miss Flor.
ence Galley constitute a party of Sher'
idan, Wyo., visitors in the city today,
Frank Church, formerly engaged in
| the ranch business near the CITY, is
I here from the Clark's Fork, where in
company with several others he is
now engaged in the sheep business.
Friday evening at Gruwell hall q
grand ball will be held for the bene
fit of the baseball association. Tickets
will be sold at the low price of 81
each and everyone is cordially invit
ed to attend.
Nels. Lunsdale was assessed a mt
Of $40 by the, police magistrate this
morning for indulging in a plair
drunk on the streets last night. He
paid it. Dave Carridy, who was ar
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-09-12
AVERAGES to Date.

Chicago Post: In an effort to push
the missive clear into n of the pat
ent mail boxes she had got her fingers
caught.
He watched her efforts to ,extricate
them.
Beware" he said, "of the mailed
hand"
When she got him home he was
sorry he had said it.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-09-12

Quick. reliable shoe repairing. Post
Office basement. 74-u
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1902-10-09
ONt DOLLAR A YEAR

Siata i,t 'chissick travelled over the entire
ih,,a:o' h,:' writing as well as attondino 70
ErIe,ness rr;en for his paper, and mok,no
lie was " ;hsn INC score wherever he went.
prom,n m"s .hrown in contact with maov
ton ti"'iy Sn% Induced him to resign his Ino poai.
cominr com ""u &c 60 to Ashovillo. To did SO, bn-
which ,S hSI, clerk at the Battery Park hotel d
nhnm, t Iusa n"a just bcon built This "Ur", Woo
manacor MANI, a"'o, lIo soon became ass;stant p; m"I
thrn ,'"gor under tho Cox repimo n1",'s""' am%
S; s?'nc years ago, leased tho Mo p',"l,y,, ho.y,,
al himself and has since run it w;,SS I,S notel
eo success. From tho first his M"a oanaa!i naatk'
as hotel manager was manifcsta S capacity ta,
II was not long before Ed McK,Sa;',a,u MtSa anu
name was known all over the comnt.'' nH
as That of an ideal host. lie ''y tn"Sy.
everybody of prominence, and tho'
knew him and liked him. Few man. @ Es
his age ever become as widely kuoSm
ana as popular as Ed McKissick, Rio
hearted, generous, courteous and bri"hi
nc nc was charming company at all times
ne was always q picture of health :
MIR. McKlssick nevor married iTs
death will be distinct 'oss to the ci,v
Of Asheville.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1902-10-09
FLOODS IN TEXAS.
Cotton Damaged by The ire
nIcuUOuS Raina.

A Houston, Texas, dispatch of
Saturday says that during the past 12
hours there has been terrible rain
fall over tho whole of south and por-
ton of cast Texas, which has done
great damage to the open cotton,
washed away innumerablc small and
many big bridges, drowned cattle and
caused other destruction.
The small streams arc reported out
of their banks in every direction and
the railroads have suffered heavy dam
age to their tracks and bridges.
AT Kennedy 1t is estimated that Is
inches of water fell. Many people
we're compelled to remove from their
homes.
AT Rancho, a 81 foot steel bridge
was wrecked by the flood and carried
half milo down the stream. Several
houses were washed away but thoir in.
habitants got out in safety.
A great number of horses were
caught il, tho bottoms at various points
and were drowned.
Gonzales county, especially, suffered
heavily in this respect. The loss tC
cotton cannot cven be estimated, be,
cause Of tho large area affected. Pick
ing had been in progress for some
days, but oil that had not been remOv
ed from the bOlls is total loss ant
boing beaten into tho ground. The
rain has thoroughly relieved tho long
existing drought in the cattle country
along the lower coast.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1902-10-09

COUNTRY SCHOOL PROBLEMc,. -
That our rural schools arc failures to
certain extent is self-ovidont. Our
farmers arc abandoning their country
homes, gong to town in order to cdu-
cate there children. Is their anything
in nature or country environment that
hindcrs the cause of education and pro-
vents tho intellectual development Of
youth? If so, the world has been slow
in making this discovery. In fact, tho
history of the ages refutes this theory.
Our Creator placed man in garden
in close relation with nature and the
soil IIorc he has ever found the
most favorable conditions for happi.
ness and symmetrical development. II
our schools are failures Tho fault is oul
own. Nature and environment have
ever favored the rural school. Oul
limitations arc advantages. Snporin,
donts Of city schools admit this fact
EtizabcM ID. Abcrnathy in Soutnur
Farn, Magazinc.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1902-10-09
THEY ROBBED THE GRAVES
Negroes Supplied Indianapolis
Colleges With Dead Bodies
From Cemeteries.

Negroes Supplied Indianapolis
Colleges With Dead Bodies
From Cemeteries.
Wholesale robbery of graves III the
cemeteries about indianapolis, which
has been going on for some time, was
brought TO close Monday morning by
tho arrest of q gang of soven negroes.
Warrants were also issued for a
prominent physician, the demonstration
of anatomy III the Central College Of
Physicians and Surgeons, in which two
stolen bodies wore found about 10 days
ago; for an interne in tho college and
for the janitor Of tho college. The
negroes under arrest are: Walter
Daniels, Sol Grady, Sam Martin, Gar
field Bucker, VIM. Jones, Rufus Can
trell aud Isham Donnel. All live in
indianapolis.
Rufust Cantrell made complete
confession and implicated the others.
He said the demonstration accompanied
the negroes on several of The grave
robbing expeditions.
Nearly one hundred graves, it ls
said, have been robbed by ghouls dur
ing the last three months. The detec-
tives say the negroes we're armed with
shotguns and equipped with horses
and wagons. The bodies woro sold to
different colleges which opened their
winter terms last week. The detec-
| tivas say that complete investigation
| viii probably show that evan the
graves in Crown Hill were desecratod
by the ghouls. Cantrell said that he
and the other negroes visited Mount
Jackson cemetery almost every time
any one was buried in the place. "We
pretty near cleaned that place out" he
sold. "I don't believe that wo have
there since july"
When the negroes were brought in
to court all weakened and confessed
they were members Of an organized
gang of ghouls.
Mount Jackson, cemetery just
across the river, west of the city, has
been left practically empty by the grave
robbers.
Rufus" was the password at the
medical colleges and when it was ut
tered by the returning ghouls, the
doors of tho colleges would always bt
opened without questioning. The
statement that Crown Hill, one of th'
beat guarded cemeteries IN tho Unitet
} States, has probably boon invaded b,
The grave robbers, has caused indigna
tion. One OF the ghouls said it usual
took about 25 minutes to rob grave
{. The law in Indiana is very stric
and provides for effective punishmen
of ghouls by long Imprisonment.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1902-10-09
TOM DIXON'S ROME.

The Author of "Thc Jeopardy
Spots" Describes ElminR
ton.
In the Worlds Work for October
the Rev. Thomas Dixon, Jr., gives {
! description of his home in which ht
says
The present house ut Elmington was
built by DR.. John Prosser Tabb, fifty
| seven years ago, at that timo tho rich.
est and most influential man in this
county. Its walls contain the brick
from tho old house built III the earlost
Colonial days.
These walls arc three feet thick.
Tho house is thrco and half stories
high and contains thirty-two rooms.
Tho hall is twonty feet wide, thirty
five feet deep, and from its rear circu-
lar wall tho winding mahogany stair
sweeps gracefully up three stories into
the gallery Of tho observatory. There
is not shoddy piece of work in it
from collar to attic. The mahogany
rails and spindlos arc tho finest finish
ed handWork, the window and door
stills arc massive Italian marble, and
the hard Pine floors 80 evenly and
smoothly laid they will hold water.
The floors arc laid on oak slccpcrs set
only ten inches apart, and arc back
plastcred and sand-ballasted
More than hundred slaves aided
the skilled workmon in its erection.
Its straight, massive, square lines gavo
me the opportunity to carry out my
droam of the Colonial home. 1t only
required the addition on both sides of
the Crock facados and great pillars
and it WAS done.
l had mon at work on the cODstruc-
ton OF these columns who never saw
q locomotive---men Of family who own
their homes. And l hope thoy mover
will sec one down here.
l put in systom of watcrworks,
with windmill for power, four bath
rooms, and u complete system of sowcr-
age into tidowator. An acetylonc gas
plant gave us finer lights than clcctri-
city and for less cost than city gus.
We rummagcd through the junk shops
OF New York and dragged out o com.
pletc set Of massive old brass chandc-
licrs, ali over fifty years old in pattern,
had them cleaned at tho factory, and
they looked as if they were built into
tho house originally.
Twelve rooms havo open grato fires,
and VIC secured sufficient heat for all
The space by placing two tubular l. =
air furnancca in the basement. Our
winters arc usually 50 mild that roses
blossom in tho ilowcr- garIon in Dc
cembcr.
l had dreamed all this complete
from tho moment ! saw the house.
The actual doing Of tho things was a
revelation and liberal education.
figured on $4,000 for the job of paint
ing, decorating, wator, heat, and
modern convcnionccs. The plumbing
cost $2,35O and L got good value for
the money. The bill aggregated S7,-
500. But when it was done it was q
joy to look at 1t. The cifoct was mas
sive and dignificd, and yet homclike
and inviting. We had something to
show for our money, and, what was a
great doal bottcr, we had something
that would stand the test Of time. It's
great hall and grand old rooms with
their lofty ceiling give meaning and
dignity to daily lifo, and their memo
rios link us in fellowship and sympati +,
to mighty past.
and we got all this for the prico of
nineteen feet of scorchcd mud in New
York.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1902-10-09
ED. Mcl<ISSICIk DEAD.


llc Wis oIlC OIL TIC MOSt DC
servcdly Popular Young Men
in the South.
GENIAL Ed McKisslc'> dYa.i. 1t seems
hard for those who knew him to realize
that he is no more that he has passed
from the worlds stage. But 1t is true.
The end came suddenly and unoXpGct.
cdly, the young man being cut down III
tho flower Of his manhood. A talented
fellow, with winning manners, he when
barely of aye determined to do what
few men have ever dOnc--bccomc q
prominent man in the country through
the medium Of the hotel business. That
he succeeded is shown by tho fact that
he WAS known the country over and
that he numbered among his personal
friends hundreds of the most dis
llnguishcd men in America. He was
a past master in the art of entertain
mcnt and many person will hear Of
his death with sincere regret
In SCENE that Mr.. McKissick had
recently been at Tate Springs, Tenn. =,
and went with a party of friends to
Norfolk, Va, where he was combining
business With pleasure, beng q mem-
Der of II hunting party. He died su j.
denly Sunday morning of apoplcxy
about II O'Clock, shortly after no had
brcakfastod.
Mr.. McKissick was u son of tho late
Col. |. G.. McKissl2k, of Union, one Of
the typical South Carolina gentlemen
of the old school. His mother sur
wives him, being at present on visit
to relatives at JOnesvllle. He leaves
also two brothers, Mr.. A. Foster Nc.
Klssck, president of the Grendel Cot
ton mills at Greenwood, who won't tt
Norfolk Sunday morning and Mr.
j. r. McKissick, at present student
at the South Carolina college in Co
lumba. He leaves also o sister, Mrs
Finest Harry, of Elberton, Ga.
Ed Z. Nick ,ssick was about 35 year
of age. lilo was a pago IN tho Genera
Assembly whom his father was q mem
ber of that body, and as q boy mad
many friends in all parts of the State
lie entered the South Carolina collep
about 1884 and remained for, a coupi
of years, when he left and bccam
travelling agent for the Charlosto
News and Courier. In this capacit
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1902-10-09

infer that this increase of population
and prosperity has boon brought abou
entirely by tho immigration of North
ern farmers, for they do not represent
even majority Of It, although they
represent large proportion, most Of
them coming from the Northwestern
States. We have had comparatively
no dissatisfaction and fow removals,
for as u rulo thoy are prosperous and
contcntcd, and where ono Northorn
farmer settles others from his old
neighborhood follow him. For this
reason the prospects for additional inn
migration from tho North and West
are very favorable, as every satisfied
Northern farmer In tho South is an
active and influential immigration
agent. In south Georgia, and Florida
VIC are expecting new class Of inn
migrants from tho Northwest stock
farmors-for VIC have demonstrated
that cattle, sheep and hogs can be
raised, fattencd and marketed cheaper
in this section than in the Northwest,
and already several large tracts Of
land havo been taken up by North
western farmers for the purpose of
grazing cattle.
"It has boen anything but an easy
task to attempt to divert the tide of
immigration from. limos of latitude to
those Of longitude, but the stream has
been started and will continue to in
CT case III its llow."
Capt. j. f. Merry, Of Dubuque,
Iowa, assistant general passenger
agent of the Illinois Central Railway,
writes
elf we may judge from present
valuations the South during tho next
twelve months will witness an immi-
grafton from the North akin to that
which for tho past two years has found
its way in the direction Of the Cana
dian line.
Within tho past sixty days an UNI
usual interest has sprung up among
bankers, lawyers, doctors, merchants,
real estate agents and railroad men
the Northwest IN the
matter of Southern land Investments,
in the cotton districts, and
already number of cotton plantations
have been purchased by Northern
mon and viii. be leased to cotored
tenants. The writer is confident such
will be far moro remuner-
ativo than even double the amounts
invested in Northern farms.
Tho undeveloped cotton and corn
lands of the South are also now in de-
mand at advanced prices. Contracts
are being made for the clearing of
these lands and the placing of these
farms in such condition as will make
them attractive as we'll as profitable.
"Indoed, thore is general feeling
everywhere that Southern farm lands,
in sympathy with tho present indus
trial and commercial activities OF the
South and the general prosperity of
the country, must necessarily advance.
What we want in tho South is moro
farms and better farming, more atten-
ton paid to farm attracLivencss, more
white houses and moro rcd barns.
All these things arc steadily increasing
and in time Mississippi will compare
favorably with Illinois, Tennessee
with Ohio, and Louisiana with Iowa
in the amount Of their products and
value of lands."
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1902-10-09
Lieutenant Governor elect Sloan ha

Lieutenant Governor elect Sloan has
received a great many applications for
the few appointments that como under
his control. IIo has already decided
upon all of his appointments and it is
useless to write to him further upon
the matter. The two most important
appointments are: journal clerk,
Tillman Bunch, and bill clork, A. IL.
Butler. Mr.. Bunch, who has been
sclcctod for the position of Journal
clerk, is grandson of the late George
d. Tillman, and is from Spartanburg
County. Mr. Butler is tho efficient
bill clerk who has occupied that place
for some time.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1902-10-09

Columbia has q rich and racy sem
sation over the reported marriage of
ex-Aldcrman Schmidt, who says he is
not married while the girls family say
that he is. II seems that he claims TO
have been "dopcd."
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1902-10-09
THE STATE'S COLLEGE
FOR THE NEGROES.

Annual Report of The Board of
Trustees of The Orangeburp
School.
below is given the annual report of
the Board of Trustees of the State Col
orcd college at Orangeburg, which has
been sent to the State superintendent
OF education for incorporation in his
annual report to the general assembly:
10 the Hon. j. J. McMahan, State
superintendent Of Education of South
Carolina
Tho Board Of Trustees of the Co.or-
cd Normal, Industrial, Agricultural
and Mechanical College of South
Carolina respectfully submit tho fol-
lowing report through you to the Gen.
oral Assembly of South Carolina:
Wo herewith submit tho report of
the president of tho college, ombodv-
ing the academic, normal and indus
tflal departments, showing that good,
solid work is being done, harmonious
efforts being expended by all con-
Ccrnod.
The industrial department Is scoring
signal SUCCESS, tho fine exhibit of the
industries securing gold medal at the
South Carolina Interstate and West
Indian Exposition. No better work
OF its kind is being done anywhere.
There wcro 30l industrial studies pur-
sued last year out of an enrolment of
621 students, thus showing that each
student has at lonsL ono or more trades
o.. industries. The students that
loavo this school will be self-sustaining
and not parasites on tho body polite.
Tho farm continues to make q good
showing. Farmers institutes were
held in l6 counties this year to the
cdillcatlon Of whito and black. Ex-
pcrlmonts still continue on the farm
with various kinds Of cotton and corn
and especial attention was given
this yoar to prolific green stock food
ing plants with SUCCESS.
The health Of tho student body con-
tlnucs to compare most favorabiy with
most any s,milar institution. $5,04O.-
AZ have boon expended on tho now
brick industrial building-it will re-
quirc about IS 900 additional to finish
and place the machinery in tho build
ing.
"A steam heating plant has been in.
stalled in Morrill, hall at cost of
$4,000, which odds much to the
safety Of the building and the health
| and comfort of the students.
Tho prcsldent's report elbows tho re-.
ccipts and disbursements for the year,
| an itemizcd account Of which has been
filed with tho State Superintendent of
Education, and is always subject to IN
spGctlon.
The presidents report likewise
shows the itcmizcd needs Of tho lnsti-
tuition necessary to continue tho con-
structiOn in hand and to run the insti-
tuition, viz
ABSOLUTE NEEDS.
Current expenses (approxl-
matcd--last years. 6gures) 81 ,46S. .34
Incidental expenses CAST
years ligures) 1,254.3l
furnishings industries (ast
years Ggures) 1897 go
Insurance 1,500.O
Physician and clerical service 800 90
Fire-pr0of vault 10000
$1O,e20.2:
salaries teaching force 12,500.O0
1923, ,32O. 81
lSoduceu by income, etc 1876, ,1G
Absolute needs s. 5O05 :1s
TO complete and equip now
industrial building 8 5,0OO.0l
state appropriation needed $1O,0O5. 1:
Thus it. will be seen, as has beer
claimed, that the institution can b.
. run on State appropriation of 80 90,
annually when the buildings in pro
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1902-10-09

Nine. Pattie and Nine. Nordica met
by chance the other day at st. Maritz,
Switzerland, and renewed acquaintance
of bygone days.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1902-10-09

State appropriation needed $1O,0O5.12
Thus it will be seen, as has been
claimed, that the institution can be
run on State appropriation of &c 900
annually when the buildings ir pro.
cess OF construction are complete, but
we need $4,000 to complete tho build
ings in process of erection, and we can
earnestly request your honorable
bodies to appropriate 100000 this
year in order that this work can be
completed and tho institution be
placed on tho basis tho trustees and
president have been striving for since
it's establishment.
A storm this summor damaged the
roof of The new industrial building
several hundred dollars on account of
it's unfinished state.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-10-16
TAG ENDS OF THINGS.

Rome has $4,000 visitors during the
FIRST six months of the year.
Trial by jury in Britain dates from
the reign of Ethelred l., S66-S71 A. d.
Factory girls in Leeds, England, go
to work fashlonably attired, numbers
of them on cycles.
Only five outbreaks of yellow fever
10 English ports are known to have oc-
cprred in the last century.
The pearl is the only precious stone
that can be skinned, TO skin 1t is often
the only way to restore its milky color.
The records of the Great Bank of
Newfoundland show that the cod leave
there entirely two months every year,
December and January.
The island of Newfoundlan d-a ter
ritory as large as the state of New
York--has only about 100000 inha BIZ
tants, and these are sprinkled along
the coast line.
Of 90 emperors who have governed
the whole or a large part of the Roman
empire 62 were murdered or died under
suspicious circumstances.
Modern science is making itself felt
In Persia, A traveller from that conn
try reports that prisoners arrested for
oTense$ against the state are branded
by means of acids imported Tor that
purpose.
Mackerel are notable as migrants.
They appear on the middle Atlantic
coast In the spring in poor condition,
but they work their way north with
the sun, feeding and improving as they