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pany, consisting of some Of the best
vaudeville artists on the road, and
an excellent and entertaining variety
acts of various kinds, will be at the
Grand tomorrow night.
Times-promoter., 1902-12-19

under the red cap coming his way
After supper she brought his slip
pers and put the table near the glow
ing crate, for she insisted that there
was nothing poetical in heat coming
out of the flL :, and then would sit
down and talk. One ev-ning she
said:
81 hope you haven't made all OF
your Christmas plans. 1t would be
such fun to help you make out your
list"
"My what?" asked the uncle. in
surprise.
"Why, the LIST of what you are 60
ing to do for Santa Claus. He prob
a Wy has exchanged his sleigh for an
automobile this year and will visit
more people. Seriously, l mean, un-
Gle, it is hard to plan to make lot
of people happy on Christmas, you
know"
He did not know, for he had not
tried it. He had long ago made the
holy Christine an ordinary day.
Jessie went right on as if he had
been enthusiastic.
at is thank-offering year, you
know, and we must do more than
usual. The children have been max
ing scrap BOOKS and fixing up old
toys for months, and I've knit nit
tens at night, and mamma earned
five dollars for the poor"
"How?" asked the uncle.
"Mollie wanted two weeks off, and
mamma had that money. She has
so much sewing and church work she
couldn't stand it all alone, even with
our help. but she said little back
ache for Christmas was a pleasure.
She sent warm dress to preach
er's wife out west. Papa wore
patched fanIels ana sent five dol
lars to India for an extra dinner
among some famine orphans. Of
Times-promoter., 1902-12-19

| for. Is he going crazy?" and Nancy
had remarked to Jake, in tones over
heard in the next room: "He won't
be long with us. Folks often change
in nature fore they're struck with
death"
In the morning Uncle John found
pair of mittens at his plate from
Nancy and several pretty but useful
things, the handiwork of his niece.
Nancy was radiant over the new
wool dress and Jake grinning over a
two-dollar bill. while Jessie danced
with joy over pretty gold pin set
in pearls, having few ornaments dear
to girls heart.
The dinner was great success and
the little widow and her children
thought they were in paradise. The
third minister's wife forgot her wor-
ries and let Jessie fill her children
with cake and candy almost beyond
the rescuing power of any remedy.
After dinner the banker called
Nancy aside and asked if the widow
anu ucI ShlluLcn SOulu SIuJ uhlil sic
could find work, if extra help were
hired, and Nancy, overshadowed by
Christmas angels, consented.
If you have never devoured a mans
best viands in powerful frame of
mind you do not know how the min
lister felt. He had for long time
been trying to get up his courage to
talk to his richest and stingiest men,
Der about starting the new church
building, and, with the aid of the
Christmas angels, the minister Sc
cured a promise that the rich man
would bear half the expense of the
new building and think about the
new organ.
That night the man sat alone after
the house was still. If he had had
a keener sense OF hearing he would
have heard the Christmas angels
singing a song of Thanksgiving near
him, but he only heard his own soul
speaking in the night: "John Kings
ley, there has been a mistake. You
have been thought selfish and cold
toward God and man. But you are
fond of folks and of doing good with
Times-promoter., 1902-12-19
e downtown yesterday.

one downtown yesterday. And
Jake?"
II always give Nancy dollar, but
Jake doesn't earn more than his
wages"
"He has sick mother; but you
know that, of course, you dear old
fellow. You look sick yourself, and
I'm going to bed and let you rest"
said Jessie, dropping a kiss on the
bald spot on her uncle's head.
II can stand it once" he groaned
when he was alone, but before the
week was out he began to feel the
"more blessedness,' and surprised
himself by going around whistling
like a boy and handing out nickels
to school children, winding up with
giving each of his bank employees a
check Christmas eve. Not satisfied,
he sent oranges to the Sunday school
tree and to his sister Mary ten dol
lars.
He smiled with real pleasure when
he saw the five heavy baskets Jake
was to take around Christmas eve.
He hung around, living over boy
hood memories, while Nancy stuffed
the big turkey and Jessie made
candy and popcorn balls. He even
fell to stoning raisins for the plum
pudding and was rewarded by
piece of Nancy's sample pie"
You haven't asked for anything
for yourself, chick" he said to his
niece.
Tears came to the young girls
eyes. ''It is enough to have such o
kind, generous uncle" she answered.
"And, uncle. 1 don't believe people
understand how noble-hearted you
are"
Evidently not. for that evening
the banker had overheard one of his
clerks say. "This is the first time we
have gotten what we did not slave
Times-promoter., 1902-12-19
ITS MELLOWITG EFFECTS.
The Right Christmas Spirit Tends l. O
Soften the Worlds Hard Humanity
--Day Belonging to All
ChristendOm.

The church has her saints and ma,
tions have their heroes, but this day
the greatest of all Christian holidays
with its juvenile joys and it's wealth
of good cheer, belongs to all Christen.
dom in every cline. The universally
of its observance testiffes to the hui
manizing influence of the life and
teachings of Him whose birth it cele.
| brates.
Christmas is the great mellower OF
humanity, says the Chicago Daily Her,
aid. 1t steals into our sordid lives
with its tinsel and holly, with it's pratt
tie of children and its tokens of low
ing remembrance, and holds us pris-
oners in the citadel Of love- 1t is use
less to try to escape. The doors and
windows are barred against the cynic
and the pessimist. It's sunshine is
death to doldrums, and the grumpy
misanthrope who scowls and rails at
humanity all the year is forced to open
his pocketbook and sometimes finds
himself wearing a smile.
1t is true that even now there are
some churlish people in the world who
do not believe in Christmas anG who
contemplate it's event with exceeding
sourness of disposition and who aban-
don themselves to doleful dissertation
upon the follies and extravagances Of
the festival. Not even Christmas will
sweeten their embittered lives or
touch their heartstrings with it's joy
Gus jingle of bells across the snow
But happily the crusty Scroogses
get fewer every year. Even those who
fail to recognize the religious signifi-
cance of the day and have slight re-
gard for the hallowed memories that
associate it with the life of Jesus yield
themselves wholly and generously to
the tender impulses which it awakens.
They join gladly in the giftmaking
joys of the festival and vie with each
other in the efforts to make the world
happier.
1t is true that thousands of people
have a perverted notion of Christmas
giving, who gladly misrepresent the
spirit of the festival and whose OBJ
servance of it is marked by foolish ex-
cesses and eXtravagances. 1t is true
that much Christmas giving is merely
an exchange of commodities between
people who have no possible need of
the things they receive. But, after all,
the great wide world celebrates Christ
mas in the spirit in which it should
be celebrated, keeping it close to the
children, for whose gladness it was in
stituted, and using it for an exchange
of those gifts which are priced not
for their intrinsic worth but for the
loving thoughts shown in their selec-
tion.
Times-promoter., 1902-12-19

course, there are some poor people
for us to have for dinner, or we send
it. How many family o4nners have
you on your list, uncle, dear?"
Nancy attends to the dinners her
self" answered Uncle John. a little
stiffly.
"Oh, can I ..elp her and order what
l want at the grocery? I suppose
in a town AAe this there ,re many
who look to you for their Christmas
turkey" said Jessie, brightly.
"Do as you think BEST" answered
the uncle, with that inward pang
some people have when parting with
oney.
"And can I help invite the guests
for our own home dinner? The min
ister's wife does her own work, so
Of course we want them and the
dear children; and 1 met the sweet
est little women on the train with
two lovely children. Her hus-
band died year ago, and
she finds she cannot stand
sewing in shop to support
them, so she has come to her girl
hood home to see what she can do
here. l saw her yesterday, and l
wormed out of her that she was liv-
ing in two rooms and hadn't gotten
anything to do"
THAT is, or used to be, Matte
Clark. Her father did not save his
money, you see."
$50 you will help his poor daugh-
ter" spoke up Jessie. Thank you; and
Nancy said she'd admire to get din
ner for her preacher and his folks
onct."
Nancy is the best church MEM
Der in the family. But what more
do you want for Christmas? Do you
think I have a Fortunatus purse ?"
"No; but a big heart lengthens
any pocketbook; so l guess you
might give me five dollars to get
presents for these five children. Jake
said be could find me a little tree
out in the woods. and we'll be all
right. suppose you'll get Nancy
a dsesS; ! san a warm pretty brown
Times-promoter., 1902-12-19

your money-the real John, I mean.
The old, lonely, selfish man is dead,
John. l am going, with Gods help.
to make myself present of noble,
generous soul"
In her happy girlhood sleep Jessie
was smiling as if she heard the
Christmas, angels rejoicing, saying:
BLESSED are they who show souls
the biessedness Of giving."-N. VI.
Christian Advocate.
Times-promoter., 1902-12-19
An Eve for the Present,

Miss Smoothe-No, l cannot give
you my answer until the first of next
year.
Mr.. Softeigh- But why? You say
you love me, and
Miss Smoothe- Why, you silly
thing! If our engagement were an
nounced now, none of the other men
would send me single Christmas
gift.-Baltimore American.
Times-promoter., 1902-12-19

==aak ka4 Christmas pres
ent," and the ,all man found himself
imprisoned by pair of warm arms
while a sweet young face was helc
upto his own.
"Glad to see you, Puss. You lool
as your ma did at your age. 1t was
kind of you to give up city holidays
and come into country village in
the dead of winter"
"Oh, l came to visit ,ou, and you
are not dead nor cold." laughed Jes-
sic, merrily.
A thrill of new life went through
the old bachelors heart. Then his
sister had not let her children know
what a selfish old fellow he was.
The large Kingsley family had
scattered east and west. all except
the eldest, John. When the town
took in the old homestead he was
able to start bank in the village.
The more he enlarged in his worldly
posse ssions the more contracted be-
came his heart. He lived in the old
brick homestead alone, except for
the presence of faithful old do
mestic and the hired man. He did
not often visit his relatives or ask
them to visit him, but Mary was a
minister's wife and her husband had
lately been sent to one of the small
churches in the large city near, and
the sister determined to try to win
the lonely man back to himself
II am aIraiu you will find this
dark house very STILL" said the uncle.
"Oh, we'll throw up the shades and
let in all the light, and Wisconsin has
the brightest winter sunshine in the
world. While I'm here we will have
in all of your old friends. My head
is tired from studying, but my hands
are all right, and I'll help cook and
work"
Nancy is Tartar; you had bet
ter keep out of her Kitchen" warned
the uncle. 81 do not dare give too
many orders" But Jessie went in
and conquered at once. She always
expected the very best of everyone,
and in hunting for the rose side of
every nature she, some way, got
around the thorns without bringing
them to the surface.
Uncle John could hardly believe he
was in his own house when he saw
it all open, warm and light, with
flowers in th windows. and Nancy
looking kind instead of naughty and
severe. He heard such merry peals
of laughter from the kitchen he ven-
tured into those sacred precincts to
help pop corn and crack hickory
nuts. Man is domestic animal. and
the ouor of frying doughnuts and
the sight of the raisius being stoned
and eggs growing into snow white
foam, bring up pleasant sensations.
jessie had pleasant way Of going
TO NEE, her uncle, and e quickened
mis- old k&2rt to see le bright faee
Times-promoter., 1902-12-19
rs Chrismastide, and

all snould TINE
Their notes proclaiming, far and near,
The birthday of our King.
A King, indeed, the Son Of Heaven,
Whose coming down to earth
Placed upon man the signet true
OF his immortal birth.
The starlit heavens in beauty shone
AS Christ, the child, appeared;
And shepherds, gazing on the scene,
BehelG, aGored and feared.
Brightest among the starry orbs.
The star of Bethlehem
Shot forth its fairest, purest rays,
AS If 10 beckon them
To tarry not, but seek the spot
Where in the marger lay
The heavenly babe, the one foretold,
To be a King Away.
Aye, Sovereign of a world redeemed,
OF man from sin made free,
Though humble, lowly as babe,
Yet still Prince was He.
One universal song should rise
This Christmastide on high,
Earth's millions sing as angels sang
When Christ to earth drew nigh.
Good VIII to Men, and Peace on Earth.
Sang the angelic choir,
And through the centuries these words
Have failed pot to inspire.
Their meaning sinking deep within
The hearts of all mankind,
From thence producing grand results,
Which souls together bind
Good will to men the infant Christ
Brought from His home above:
Ard this rich gift He freely gives
Is filled with purest love.
The Christ-child and the risen Christ
Should claim our thoughts to-day,
Through them there came the blessed hope
OF immortality.
Ring loudly, then, ye Christmas bells,
Until the charmed air
Shall vibrate with MELODY
Whose music all may share.
j. M. Thompson. in Bosto Budget.
Times-promoter., 1902-12-19
Cupid's Reign .

Jaggs-How is it so many couples
are getting married just now?
Waggs-Perhaps it has something
to do with the Christmas t1ea.--
Judgo.
Times-promoter., 1902-12-19

Many Of us might be happy if we did not
suffer from disorders of the liver. Then we
ought to use Dr. August Koenig's Hamburg
Drops, which cure the disorders and bring
the whole system to healthy condition.
Times-promoter., 1902-12-19

Little Willy-Did you have good
Christmas dinner at your house yes
terday?
Little Bob-Good? Well, say! ] ct
so much that wasn't hungry again
for most an hour and a half!-Puck
Times-promoter., 1902-12-19

Piso's Cure for Consumption is an infalli.
bic remedy for coughs and colds.-N. w.
Times-promoter., 1902-12-19

We are none of us either as foolish or as
smart as some people think we are.-Indian-
annliS News
Times-promoter., 1902-12-19

Stops the Cough
end works off the cold. Laxative Bromo
Quinine Tablets. Price 25 cents.
Times-promoter., 1902-12-19

Mrs. Jiggs-I'm sorry, my man, but
1 can't give you anything to-day.
Drowsy Dunton-Dat amt wat /
want, Teddy. l jes called t. see could
youse darn me stockin' so cud hang
it up for Christmas.-Chicago Daily
News.
Times-promoter., 1902-12-19

A clean youth makes clear old age
Rams Horn.
Times-promoter., 1902-12-19
At q brooklyn Boarding House.

Mrs Oldbird (sweetly)-Mr. Choosey,
will you pass the butter?
Mr.. Choosey (empha tically- bet your
life-if it's no better than sual.-Judge.
Times-promoter., 1902-12-19

Carpets can be colored on the floor with
Putnam Fadeless DYES.
Times-promoter., 1902-12-19

Life is made up of events and recnrFGnces.
Chicago Daily News.
Times-promoter., 1902-12-19
zBY rkRA6ooDwlN RANTz. k

I'll ERE I am, Uncle
John, for your
"a H. se2@ Christmas pres
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-21
MURDERER TAKES GOV. ToOLE
INTO HIS CONFIDENCE.
CONVICTED MURDERER
CIaimes to Be Innocent of Both
Crimes Laid At His Door
Other Killings.

Butte, March ia special to the
Miner from Deer Lodge says the con
vict, Clinton Dotson. who is awaiting
sentence of death, has made a remark
able statement to Governor Toole in
which he declares his innocence CT the
Two murders with which he is charged.
The first murder. that of Eugene Cul-
linane, August 8. 1899. he asserts was
committed by Oliver Benson and Ellis
Presinger' alone, he being in Helena
at the time. Benson's confession of
the crime was that Benson remained
in hiding while Dotson and Persinger
murdered the old man.
The second murder in which Oliver
Dotson, father Of the condemned man
was the victim, for plotting which
Dotson is to'be hanged. it is charged
was done by James Macarthur. who
was hanged for the crime last Septem-
Der.
Dotson was in for life for the first
crime, and it was charged Dotson and
Macarthur Matched the plot within the
prison walls, whereby Macarthur,
whose term was shortly to expire,
was to murder Dotson's father and
pin a purported confession on the
body. This confession it was suppos-
ed would clear young Dotson of the
first crime and give him his liberty.
Dotson makes the sensational state
ment that in the plot Macarthur was
to kill Warden Conley and attempt a
general release of the %convicts. Dot
son say through him this design was
frustrated. Dotson declares Nc
Arthur confessed to him of the murder
of a man whose remains were found
near Central park in 1896. His name
al Allen. and his folks reside in
Walla .Walla, Wash. Berry, a Bitter
Root ranchman, is also implicated in
this murder.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-21
SIZE ASKS BIG DAMAGES.
ETlora Dubois sues Sheriff Of Tacoma
Arrested BY Mistake.

Tacoma. Wash, March 1S:-Mrs.
| William Mcclure, also known as Flora
Dubois, the variety actress, who
spends her vacations upon a farm in
northern Montana, has brought suit
| against Sheriff Hartman for damages
to the extent of $11,30O for false ar
rest. Sheriff Hartman is only a vi
carious sufferer in the matter, the real
object of the suit being Chief of Po-
lice Fackler, who got himself appoint
ed deputy sheriff in order that he
might bring back to Tacoma the wo-
man who was the alleged leader of the
gang of burglars operating in this
city.
Flora Dubois, whose feelings have
been injured, got into the unfortunate
plight by her association with Reta
Gardner, who recently figured in the
Pierce county courts as the accom-
plice of n Jackson and others, and
in newspapers as the burglar ~queen,'
but was acquitted by a jury. The two
actress were friends and Mrs. Mcclure
had given her picture, with autograph
attached to the Gardner woman, who
Lad it in her trunk at a local lodging
house when the police found it while
searching for the supposed leader of
the burglar gang. Chief Fackler
jumped to the conclusion that the
original of the picture had occupied
the room land straightway set out to
find her. Mrs. Mcclure was accord
ingly brought from her dairy farm
near Kalispell on December 4, al
though she offered to prove that she
was working in Victoria at the time
she was charged with having been in
Tacoma.
1t was not until a few days later.
when Reta Gardner was arraigned in
Seattle on the same charge, that
Chief Fackler acknowledged his mis-
take and Mrs. Mcclure was released.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-21
BARRIERS OF SNOW STILL STOP.
TRAINS.
ACCIDENTS CAUSE DELAY
Snow PIows On Northern Pacific
Working From East and West
Close Together.

st. Paul, March 1S.-Neither of the
transeontinental line has yet succeed.
ed in clearing its road Of the great
heaps Of snow under which the tracks
were buried by last weeks blizzard.
Advices received at the Northern Pa,
cific Office were to the effect that the
snow plows working east and west
from Bismarck and Jamestown were
in sight of each other and that it now
seemed possible that trains would be
again running tonight. But officials
have met with so many mishaps in
their efforts to get a clear track that
they will not make any definite state
ment as to the resumption of traffic
until trains are actually moving. 1t
was thought last night that the road
would be clear by this morning, but
accidents by derailment of the gigan-
tic rotary plows delayed the work.
The Great Northern officials say
they hope to have their trains run
ming before morning but they make
no positive promise to that effect.
The Southern Pacific which also is
suffering from the effects of the
storm, is making a great effort to re-
open traffic but has only partially
succeeded.
No reports have been received as
to the situation on the Canadian Pa
cifc line which was blockaded for sew
eral hundred miles.
The loss of life and property caused
by the storm is still largely a matter
of conjecture. But five authenticated
cases of loss of life have so far been
reported. There are rumors that there
have been lives lost among the new
settlers, but these lack confirmation.
The percentage of loss of live stock
is far from being accurately known.
Estimates range from 2 to 60 per cent
and it will be some days before any
thing like accurate figures can be OBJ
tanned.
1t is estiamted the loss to the trans
continental roads will amount to near
ly half a million dollars. This esti-
mate takes into consideration only
the actual loss to the roads by reason
of damage to perishable freight and
cost of clearing roads.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-21
ARRESTED FOR EMBEZZLEMENT.
Max c. Mayer Makes a Statement A.
ter Taken Into Custody.

New York, March 1S.-Max C. May
err, formerly a member of the broker
age firm of Rathbone, Mayer & Rath-
bone, was arrested today for embez-
element, said to amount in all to $780,
900. The charge was originally made
by c. l.. Rathbone & Son, successors
to the firm of which Mayer was former
ly a member. He was taken before
Judge Blaine of Jersey City, on a
warrant charging him with the embez-
element in one instance of $4,000;
and released on $25,O00 bail. Subse-
quently an indictment was found
against him by the grand jury of New
York. After the arrest Mayer made
the following statement:
II did not intend running away and
they could have arrested me any time
they wished. Have been in New York
for the last two years almost every
day. l was in New York all day yes
terday and last evening spent the
night with my mother. l have asked
attorneys to make a detailed state
ment. The charge will not stand when
it is explained. I was in partnership
with Mr.. Rathbone and it is because
we dissolved that partnership that
this has occurred"
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-21
First Publication Feb. IA, 19O2-6w
Notice for Publication.

Department of the Interior, Land
Office at Lewistown. Montana, Febru-
ary u, 1902.-Notice is hereby given
that the following named settler has
filed notice of his intention to make
final proof in support of his claim,
and that said proof will be made be-
fore T. A. Williams, clerk district
court, at Billings, Montana, on Satur-
day, April 10, 1902. viz:
JAMES w. MENDENHALL,
who made H. E. No. 2.6O3, for the
81 SEA, 81 SWA section 26, town
ship 5 north, range 81 east, M. M.
He anne the following witnesses
to prove his continuous residence
upon and cultivation of said land, viz.
William M. Murphy, of Lavina, Mont;
Walter o. Lee, Of Billings, Mont;
Jefferson z. Brewer, of Billings, Mont:
Harry B. Drum, of Lavina, Mont.
EDWARD BRASSEY,
Register.