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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-09-02
ONE MILLION ACRES OF LAND IN
NORTHERN MONTANA.
ORDER AN IMPORTANT one
Bona Eide Settlers May Take It When
st. Mary Canal Is
Completed.

Great Falls, Aug. 24-One millior
more acres Of land in Northern Mon
tana have been withdrawn from gen
eral entry by the government. Or
ders were received from the general
land Office in Washington last even.
ing and placed on file in the Great
Falls land Office. The order is by far
the most important that has come to
the Great Falls Office since it's open
ing, n is practical evidence of the
intention of the general government
to push forward the st. Mary canal
project as rapidly as possible and at
the same time to retain the land for
bona fide settlers.
Ehe4order came by telegraph and
wita6f0Ws from all but homestead en-
trys1sthe following land: Township
% north, ranges 81 to 80 east, inclu-
sive; township 20 north, ranges 20
to 3S east, inclusive; township 80
north, ranges ~ to 81 east, inclusive;
township 81 north, ranges SO to SO
east, inclusive; township 80 north,
ranges 81 to "a east, inclusive.
This withdrawal is made under the
report Of the government surveyors,
who have completed the work in that.
section during the past few months,
and comprises tracts of land 95 miles
long from the Belknap agency on the
Great Northern to Glasgow and about
30 miles wide, being along the valley
of Milk river.
ALI of the entries which have been !
filed in the Great Falls Office will be
passed upon by the Office and are not
subject to the withdrawal order, but
no further filings will be received
upon land embraced in that district
except homestead filings, and as CON-
mutation is not allowed, the appli-
cants must be bona fide residents up
on the land five years before acquir-
ing title.
The present withdrawal order en-
braces about 100000 acres, and
previous to this time there were more
than 1000, 900 acres withdrawn from
any entry whatever in this district,
SO that at the present time there are
100000 acres of land in the Great
Falls office withdrawn from general
entry, 1000, 900 being subject to home
stead entry without communication.
There are few persons in northern
" Montana uyhp hora. ~;.,or +Lo.-lA |
how much the st. Mary canal really
means to this end of the state, and the |
action of the government in withdraw
ing such a %stupendous area of land
from entry will bring the fact home
in a startling I'M
1t is probable that more land yet
will be withdrawn, md the govern
ment surveyors are nov working up
on the proposition and giving figures
as to the land which will be covered
by the proposed canal, so that action
may be taken. The land is withdrawn
by the government in order that bona
fde settlers may be able to take ad-
vantage of the opening when the ca
nal shall have been completed and SO
that land spectators may not be Civ
en- a chance to gobble up the land
for speculative purposes.
The lot withdrawn yesterday com
prises Al townships, the amount
previously withdrawn comprising 1O5
townships.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-09-02
HI. Latin spelling Uncertai,

Just before sailing for England Pet0r
Finley Dunno (Mr. Dooley) lunched at
the home of a Brooklyn friend. A few
days later he had occasion to write to
one of the members Of the family. In
the course of his letter he introduced
q few Latin words-"just for the fun
Of the thing" as he explained it. The
letter concluded. he read it over and
then added
"P. ST. am not quite sure of my
Latin spelling. l write it by ear"
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-09-02
HOLIDAYS IN A N
Novel Plan Adopted by a Whining.
ton DELI Merchant.

In order to give himself and his en-
ployees a rest D. B. Jones. a leading
business man in Wilmington, Del. has
ueclded upon a novel plan, says the
Philadelphia Press. On Saturday. Aug.
TO- he will close his place of business.
and it will remain closed for tive
weeks as he thinks it desirable for
all his employees and the owner to
rest at one time.
he does not believe that he will lose
custom as the people will understand
What he is trying to do and will come
back to him when he ope
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-09-02
don is the appointment which those

don is the appointment which those
men most value.
II 1t is time for us to enjoy from our
minds the lingering impression that
America is a rebellious British colony,
a vulgar Anglo-Saxon suburb. The
the most important foreign element
that Great Britain has to deal with.
Washington must therefore be made
the principal post in our diplomatic
service, and to do that the salary must
be considerably raised, even if at the
expense of the other first class appoint
mants.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-09-02
Kaiscr's Approval Of Our

1t is reported from Berlin that the
kaiser has expressed his approval of
the many young American women he
recently saw at Kiel, says the London
Express. He likes their vivacious
ways and the smart way they dress
and, above all, the splendid way in
which they carry themselves.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-09-02
CHIEF CENTER,
British Recognition of Warrington
MS Huh of International AfYsirs.

British Recognition of Warrington
MS Hub Of International Aft. IRIS.
Washington is in mourning; in Lon
Con not a bell has tolled. Yet America
has only lost a friend, England a most
successful ambassador and a valuable
public servant. We are not a diplomat.
ic people. The bonds of sentiment
which loosely bind Great Britain and
the United States together have a firm
er hold the other side of the Atlantic
than they have on this. For private
reasons no doubt President Roosevelt
and the official world Of Washington
desire to show exceptional respect for
the memory of the late Lord Paunce-
fote, says the London Truth. But good
will for England makes them specially
anxious to give public expression to the
grief caused by his death.
Perhaps the thought may be more
clearly conveyed by reducing it to
pounds, shillings and pence. There is a
new factor in European politics. 1t is
ASa. par lASuiOlly ID ILLS lew
factor important in the calculations of
the British empire. The development
of the United States has shifted, for
Great Britain certainly, the diplomatic
center from Paris to Washington, but
our government altogether ignores the
altered situation. The following table
Of salaries paid to our diplomatic rep.
resentatives is ~instructive:
The British ambassador at Paris re-
ceives .99. 600
The British ambassador at Berlin. 5000
The British ambassador at Constan-
unople 5000
The British ambassador at Vienna. 5000
The British ambassador at st. Pc
tersburg Observation-Disclosures. 1880
The British ambassador at Rome. 7.OOQ
The British ambassador at Washing
ton $500
Apart from other considerations it is
therefore obvious that Paris is regard
cd by our diplomatists as the prize of /
the service, while Washington is a low |
rung in the embassadorial ladder. But |
the United States send their best men
to represent them in London. and Len
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-09-02
OVERLOOKED HEALTH PAPERS
Montana Horses Held Up by Nortl
Dakota Inspector.

Big Timber, Aug. 29.-stock in
spectors OF Mandan. N. D., have jump
ed on Al Harrison, q rancher of Grey
Cliff, and the next time that Mr. Har-
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-09-02
Her Record Achievement.

Mr.. Cityman-How long has your
mother kept summer boarders?
Susie Punkinsquash-She kept n
TWO weeks once Philadelphia Rec
ord.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-09-02
Americas Biggest Circus Exhibits at BILLINGS, Sen. 9Th
modern y ps1e BIG +

Presenting All the Latest European. Oriental and American Areuic Sens,
on . scale q M!a9nnicent Condolences. never before attempte.
overwhelming, magnitude. + 4 4 4 4 4 & + !.
Gilpin observer., 1902-06-26
ra..ooina Society Women.

A new fad among Chicago society
women is the tattooing of their fair
bodies. A few weeks ago a repulsive
looking little Japanese tattooer arrived
in that city with letters of introduc-
tion from some Of the smartest women
in London and New York who had
been tattooed by him recently. The
Chicago women, of course. Thought it
VOID be the proper thing to follow
suit. Now several are sending regrets
when invited out. owing to their
wounds. This fad was first adopted
by the Countess Of Warwick and other
fashionable London women, and it was
taken up in this city. The Jap's let
ters easily gained for him entree into
the most exclusive Chicago homes. At
least six OF the North Side set have
had the initials of their fiances or
husbands or some sentimental symbol
indelibIy printed on their arms or
shoulders. One Of the best known has
commissioned the Jap to tattoo a
bracelet upon her wrist and to insert
precious stones In the design.
Gilpin observer., 1902-06-26
cerements Grace Weddings.

Few brides would care to follow .
custom traditional in some rural dis
tricts of Northumberland. in England.
There. when a woman marries. her
grave clothes are considered quite as
essential a part Of her trousseau as
her wedding gown. Safely wrapped
away with lavender and all kinds Of
sweet-smelling herbs. they are taken
out from time to time and carefully
aired and inspected. Indeed. these
grewsomely suggestive garments seem
to have a special value. for their own.
er, in moments Of gloom and depres'
sion. often finds comfort In trying on
her snroud and rejecting upon the
pleasing effect It will produce when
her turn comes to be viewed" by her
mourning neighbors and acQuaint.
ances.
Gilpin observer., 1902-06-26
ceorae washInaton,s REELECTION.

A New York Tribune correspondent
writing from Washington arrays all
the historical evidence at hand and
concludes that the first president was
not a communicant OF any religious
body. A leading quotation. that from
Robert Dale Owen, seems to convey
the spirit of the whole communica.
ton: when spoke Of Washington's
deathbed, l had the account of an
eyewitness lying before me. And most
strongly does that. corroborate my
opinion that Washington's religion
was OF the most liberal stamp. No
Clergyman around his deathbed. No
protestations that in the dying hour
religion afforded him aid No praying.
No repeating Of texts. No asking for
a Bible to read chapter. The Father
of His Country died the death of a
patriot: he died as he had lived. in
dignity and peace; but he left behind
him not one word to warrant the be.
lief that he was other than a sincere
Deist."
Gilpin observer., 1902-06-26
CHINESE GUN CENTURIES OLD.
Cannon Taken from Great Wall Is
$500 Years Old.

There have just been placed on ex-
hibftion in Memorial Hall in the park
at Philadelphia an interesting old Chi
nese cannon and remarkable piece
of carving in the form of an antique
Japanese sword and sheath of heavy
ivory. measuring over three feet in
length, made from sections of elephant
tusks and elaborately carved over the
entire surface with battle scenes and
Japanese warriors in curious armor.
The cannon was taken from the
great wall of China at Shanhai-kwan
in 1899 by E. E. Diffenderfer and pre-
sented to the Philadelphia museum
This wall is supposed to have been
erected about $50 B. C. The cannon,
which is apparently made of iron and
yard in length, was found built in
the top of the masonry, with only the
muzzle and touch-hole exposed, where
it had been imbeddea for probably
$3.50 years.
A remarkable feature or this vener-
able relic, says the Philadelphia Rec
ord, is that, while it is thick and
clumsy, and much corroded, it rings
when struck with the clear, rich, sus-
tanned tones of a silver bell.
Gilpin observer., 1902-06-26
To Build a Chinese Cemetery.

A Philadelphia attorney has pur.
chased farm of forty-eight acres in
Bensalem township for a syndicate.
which purposes to establish a Chinese
cemetery. 1t will be the only GENE.
terry of its kind east of the Rocky
Mountains. Its projectors say that
it will have one or more temples. and
be laid out in every way to conform
to Chinese customs. The principal
pagoda will be nine stories high, and
from the balconies will hang bells.
which are to be rung at stated hours
of the day and night-certain ones to
keep the evil spirits away and Others
to guide the good spirits. The Chi
nese have Deen trying for a long time
to obtain a tract of land on the line
of the Pennsylvania railroad. between
New York and Philadelphia. for a
cemetery.
Gilpin observer., 1902-06-26
Georqe DOWNING.

Every letter Lord Salisbury writes
from Downing street perpetuates the
name of a clever man from Massachu-
setts. Those were the days before the
Fourth of July had any significance in
American annals. and George Down
ing. the first scholar in the first pub
lie school in Massachusetts, and the
first graduate sent out by Harvard
College. came to England and became
a chaplain in CromwelIs army. By
remarkable stroke of fortune. he was
sent to represent England at The
Hague when Europe was trembling be-
fore Oliver. and during three distinct
eras in Englands history he held the
office of British ambassador at the
Dutch court. He was as popular-or
as clever-under the merry monarch
as under the protector and the COM
monwealth. and it came to pass, in the
reign of Charles H. that the man from
Massachusetts was granted great
tract of land at Westminster. where
he built huge mansions and laid out
Downing street. To this day Down
ing's street is Downing street still,
and, though George Downing is forgot
ten. there is no name in the British
empire which is more familiar to US
than his.-St. James Gazette.
Gilpin observer., 1902-06-26
Edward kemeys in Washington.

Edward Kemeys. a sculptor. well
known for his reproductions of ami.
mails, and his wife, who is also a work.
er in the same field. after a winter
spent in studying the Indians and wild
game of New Mexico. have settled
down in Washington. where the
Geological park offers them plenty of
material. At present Mr.. Kemeys is
at work upon a series of bronzes or
dered by Chicago for her public
buildings. representing the important
animals of America. His chief work
heretofore has been bought by Chica-
co. which city is especially proud of
the lions that guard the entrance of
the Art Institute. They are nine feet
high-the largest in the world. with
the exception OF those by Landseer in
London.
Gilpin observer., 1902-06-26
Dramatic oath-Takino.

At a memorable gathering. attend
ed by Henry ILL.,, the prelates and bar
ons of England. each bearing lighted
taper, encircled the king while the
curse of heaven was invoked by the
archbishop OF Canterbury on those
who in future should in any respect
violate the two charters (the Magma
Charta and the Charta de Foresta).
Hands were lifted in air and brows
barred. and ''the tapers were then ex-
tinguished and thrown, stinking and
smoking. on the ground and the dire
malediction uttered that the souls of
every one who infringed the charters
might thus be extinguished and stink
and smoke in HE'LL" Weirdly i'm
pressive in its rude fervor. the cpl
sode was made additionally striking
by the action of the Aing. who closed
the ceremony by declaring these
words: $50 may God help me. will
inviolably observe all these things, as
l am a man and Christian, a knight
and a crowned and anointed king"
Gilpin observer., 1902-06-26
WORK FOR WOMEN
DONE BY THE SALVATION ARMY.
Industrial Home in New York City
Room for Forty at Time, Who
are Taught Fine Work-can Come
and Go at Pleasure.

The work for women done by the
Salvation Army is classed as rescue
work." and Industrial homes are estab-
lished in many of the large cities to
enable those who are saved from the
streets to become self-suppOrting. All
the rescue work in New York City is
under the special direction of Staff
Captain Caroline Welch, who goes to
the Jefferson Market Court every morn
ing in search of wOmen.whO need help.
The probation" cases are given in
to her charge. and those who in her
opinion might be benefited by the
Army institutions are urged to enter
them. Those who can be induced to
accept the offer of shelter and friendly
aid-and they are many-are taken TO
the Army rescue home" in large,
pleasant. old-fashioned house near
Stuyvesant square. There is nothing
to indicate its difference from other
houses. No gilt-lettered signboard an
nounces that its inmates are of the
great host of the lost Those who en-
ter may drop at once, if they will,
all connection with the past, and in the
majority of cases the name by which
the newcomer was known is discarded
and a new one given her if she so de
sire it.
There is room in this house for for
ty, and 1t is always filed The house
has large. well-equipped laundry in
the basement. and there newcomers
are taught to do fine work This is
practically the only definite means of
support that the home has. for there
is no endowment, and it is financed
independently, as all the Army work
must be self-supporting. Occasional
gifts of money help to keep it running.
1t is interesting to know that many
of the little touches that make the
house attractive We're contributed by
women who have been residents there.
The lace curtains in the pleasant sit
ting room. the ornaments, comfortable
chairs and such things are all evil
dences of their appreciation of the
home atmosphere.
HOusewOrk is carefully taught to
those who prefer it, and when a girl
displays some proficiency with the
needle she may be sent. as soon as
Staff Captain Welch thinks advisable.
TO the Army headquarters to learn
something of dressmaking. There she
can find employment in making uni
forms until she feels that she can take
life up again in the outside world,
where the instruction she has received
enables her TO earn u living.-New
iCrk Tribune
Gilpin observer., 1902-06-26
Guard American Statesmen.

Exceeding care is taken by the
members of the Senate to prevent
some crank from attempting to wipe
that body out Of existence at one fell
swoop. The doorkeepers have special
instructions on this point. Every per-
son who enters the public galleries Is
closely scrutinized. Visitors can carry
no packages whatever, because it is
feared the bundles may contain bombs
or other internal machines which could
be hurled with deadly effect into the
chamber.
During the recent rush of visitors to
Washington the guards had lively ex-
psIiences with the amateur photog
raphers. Every day dozens of tourists
were barred out because they had
their cameras with them. The guards
admit that the Senators have no OBJ
lection to having their pictures taken
but they say there is danger of some
dangerous missile being concealed in
the cameras, so they cannot take the
risk of permitting them in the CALLER
les. AS the guards refuse to be re-
sponsible for packages left with them
the fears OF the senator's result in cut
ting down their audiences. During a
recent exciting and prolonged session
of the Senate several young women
who did not wish to miss any of the
interesting debate sent out for some
uncheon. The guard stopped the mes
senger on his return. He explained
that the package contained things
which were dangerous only when ta
ken internally. but the doorkeeper was
obdurate. The young women were
forced to give up their desirable seats
and eat their lunch in the corridor
On another occasion a well-lnown
congressman attempted to enter the
Senate gallery with suspicious-look-
ing bulge to his coat and he was made
to show what he carried in his pocket.
1t was a bottle of ink which he had
just purchased in the Senate station
ery-room.
Gilpin observer., 1902-06-26
"charity"-Not Business.

Charity covers many sins. and this
is how provincial co-religionist
made it cover the sin of desecrating
the Sabbath, says the London Jewish
World. Mr. Isaacs. as we will call our
friend. kept his clothing store open
on the Sabbath. though not at all too
link" otherwise. One Sabbath morn.
ing a local Christian clergyman. who
was friendly with many members of
the community. demonstrated with
Mr.. Isaacs when passing his establish.
ment. ~ am really surprised. Mr..
Isaacs." raid the cleric. genially. that
q right .ood Jew. such as you
should do business on the Sabbath"
And do you call this business?" re.
piled Mr.. Isaacs, pointing to a ready
made suit on one Of the dummies in
the doorway, marked lis, why. this
% charity"
Gilpin observer., 1902-06-26
The Point at Issue.

A witness, who had given Lis EVIL
dence in such way as to satisfy
everybody in court that he was com.
hitting perjury. being cautioned by
Justice -, said at last: MY lord,
you may believe me or not, but
have stated not word that is false.
for l have been welded to truth from
my infancy"
"Yes, SIR" said Justice; but
the question is how long have you
been q widower."
Gilpin observer., 1902-06-26
A story Of Holland House.

The place now belongs to the fifth
Earl of Leicester. lineal descendant
OF the famous politician Fox. after.
ward Lord Holland. and Lord Ilches.
ter. who owns over thirty-two thou.
sand acres in other parts Of the coun.
try. has ample means for keeping
up" Holland House. Holland House.
too. has its ghost story. The beauti.
full Lady Diana Rich. daughter Of the
Earl Of Holland from whom the house
took its name. was once walking in
the garden before dinner. when she
met her own apparition. "as II in .
looking glass" A month later this
lady succumbed to smallpox. and her
sister. also. It is said. saw an appari.
ton Just before her deatn.--Csssell's
Magazine.
Gilpin observer., 1902-06-26
Land Stolen by the Sea.

The Strand Magazine describes the
steady and disastrous eating away of
the coast line of England by the en-
croaching sea, and 1t Is stated that
the annual loss of area by coast eros
ion in England alone is probably not
less than 1000 acres.
On the other hand, marsh lands
have been drained and other lands
reclaimed, but these areas are insig-
nificant as compared with those which
have been lost.
Parts of the lost lands were low-ly-
ing. protected by dikes or levees,
which were eventually preached; 9TH
or parts were washed away by floods
and storms but in many cases the
sea is eating its way into tall cliffs,
demolishing numerous towns and vii
lagos.
The line Of anchorage for ships off
Selsey, in Sussex. is still called THE
Park" having been royal deer park
in the reign of Henry VIII, while the
treacherous shoals known as the
Goodwin sands formed in early days
the estate of Earl Goodwin.
On the Yorkshire coast there are
IL buried towns and villages. and in
Suffolk there are five. Submerged for
ests may be seen at low tide of Bex-
hill and Wirral, and their remains
have been found at numerous points
along the coast
Southwest from Lands End. toward
the Scilly islands, peninsula of
about 227 square miles has been car
ried away; and below the sand beach
is deposit of black mold containing
indications of trees and deer.
At Wirral is Leasowes castle, now
on the edge of the cliff. but fifty years
ago it was half a mile from the sea.
Many historical towns, such as Raw.
ensburg (mentioned by Shakspere).
where Henry w landed in 1899. and
Edward " in 1471. have now entirely
disappeared.
At Reculver the cliffs were grad.
ually eroded until a church, originally
two miles inland, was partly wrecked:
this church. however. had two spires.
forming a striking landmark for sail
ors. and tn, trinity board Tin charge
of the lighthouse work. therefore had
a sea wall built to prevent the des-
truction OF the towers.
Gilpin observer., 1902-06-26
His Editorial Message.

When Martin Baddles went North,
with grip full Of poems. the janitors
and editorial attendants. suspecting
his purpose. turned him down.
At one ONCE he displayed his wares
to one Of the editorial guards. who
said:
THE editor won't talk to you about
manuscript-he's full"
"All right" said Baddles. as he
packed his grip again. tell him I'll
call around when he's sober."-At.
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