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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-04-24
Gypzy Knowledse OF ths Future.

1T seems bu. little short of the mraes
u.ous. says t.,e writer of Il most Interest,"
Ing article on "o;ypsies' in Frank Les
hes Popular Monlhly, "te have the hid
den history of ones life read so perfect
ly by utter strangers, but the means BY
which they make 1t appear that they do
so is hot entirely pamistry, which, re-
garded as a science, has little part in
gypsy fortune telling. Romanys gather
every possible bit of information about
the Inhabitants OF the ncig hborhocd
where they happen to he soiourning. by
jndlcious questioning OF servants ana
nelshbors, and hoard the treasure in their
marvellous memories. Add to this the
fac, that their naturally keen powers OF
observation have been trained for CEN
turtles to read character and life history
from the face, that certain generalities
always obtain with certain types of hand;
and faces that general facts may apply
10 any ones past history. and that only
what comes to pass is remembered ont
of the mass of information given one, and
You have the key to their apparent un-
ca;tny knowledge of past and present "
->-s,-s-------
1t is estimated that nearly 100000. 600
kilograms are forwarded every wear
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-04-24

'''TTT0T 17TT7'Tw
story. friend OF lnille vent into "a
hish-class restaurant and discovered
oleonFtrgaline upon The tallt. come
here, he said 10 the waitar How do
you pronounce o-l-G- o-lll-a-l s.sier-
inc And the intelligent serHitor at
once RESPONDED: j pronounce 1t but
ter. sir, on else / lose nay jon,
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-04-24
HUSBAND SUSPECTED.
Aged Cleveland Woman Found Mu,
dered in Her fiona.

Lynch, aged is, was found dead in the he.
rear OF her home early today. Her hus-
band, Martin Lynch, aged 60, is under
arrest charged with her murder. Lynch
when taken into custody was covered
With blood and in a drunken condition
He declares he found his wife dead
when he returned from work this
morning.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-04-24

Eiso's Cure for Consumption alvaSs
gives Immediate relief III All tllroat t'eli.
dies t. +. Bierman, lseipsic Ohio, Aug.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-04-24
Easp Enough

Baltimore Herald; The Tramp
Gould you tell me, sir, how l can find
work."
and try to keep it in running ordeyi"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-04-24
" you lfSn 1,ay.J nl,yn.
What Tommy Knev..

Get Red Gross Bal lsfte. the best I3all
llun. I.arga , ~ package olly ! ealls.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-04-24

Mary is the most popular name
among actresses. Next in number are
contractions Of Eleanor,
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-04-24

Dyefls Is as simple as washing wAen
you use PUTNAM t'AiiI,I.l..s.s i5N i.llS
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-04-24

voGElrR's CURATIVE cos.po,,,so, t,c great icraedy
which makes people wc.l made from, The formula
of az eminent London physician. send St laeobs
Oil, Ltd, baltimore, Md. Tor free sample bottlo
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-04-24

1t is estimated that nearly 400, ooo. 600
kilograms are forwarded every year
the world over.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-04-24

,luce others who are sinilnrly afflicted
10 try rerlna.' Edward Laws.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-08-15
HER GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY.

Chicago News: If the average
housewife will write down aslist Of the
articles Of food which she buys of her
grocer and market man she will be
surprised to find how short it is. The
city family which purchases every
thing it eats is usually satisfied with
a few staple articles of diet, from
which a moderate variety Of dishes
are prepared. But in this time Of al
legged scarcity, when meats particular
~ are held at preposterous prices, 1t
is the duty, as it should be the pleas
ure of the housewife to explore the
market for wholesome and palatable,
If comparatively unfamiliar, articles
'of food with which to replace the sta
pie articles that have arisen almost
beyond the reach of the family in
come. If Columbus won fame by dis
covering a new continent that was
not needed particularly at the time
of his explorations, why should not
the talented housewife win renown
in her particular neighborhood by dis
covering a new and desirable dish that
is as cheap as it is wholesome?
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-08-15

After maintaining a dignif1ed sill
ence for several days, the Helena In
dependent has finally set all doubt at
rest as to the identity of its owner
ship. Sunday mornings issue Of that
paper announces that Senator w. "A.
Clark is now the owner of the sheet
and also confidentially remarks that
in politics it will remain democratic.
No announcement is made as to any
of the reported changes in the editor
ial departments, consequently it is
to be inferred that the senator himself
will do 10 more than sign the checks.
the same office he has been filling on
the several other publications he owns
in different parts OF the state. The
fact that nothing comdenatory Of the
railroads and also nothing commenda-
tory of Mr.. Heinze appears in the last
two issues Of the paper will probably
be taken as confirming the reported
reasons for the purchase by Mr..
Clark.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-08-15

While he may consider it very prop
er, it is entirely unnecessary fer Ed
ward to assure his loyal subjects and
the world at large that he is highly
pleased because the coronation passed
off so successfully. The ones to whom
he addresses himself have taken it
for granted. Still it is a pleasing EVIL
dence of royal favor that his majesty
is frank enough to say he has no kick
coming, even though Whitelaw Reid
was not among the land others" who
attended the little function.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-08-15

ly the same method of assessment as
that applied to the taxable property
Of people who live here. All inter-
ests should be placed upon the same
footing. II Montana farmers and
stockmen. and ether resident owners
of taxable property, r assessed at
the cash value of their possessions.
it is proper that nonresident property
owners receive exactly similar treat
ment.
The assessment Of all property as
the law directs, accompanied by an
economical administration of public
affairs, would give Montana q tax roll
Of such splendid proportions that the
annual levy throughout the state could
be materially reduced from the figures
Of recent years.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-08-15
TREAT ALL ALIKE.

Benton River Press: The Helena
Record is alarmed yer the possibility
that high assessments" will discour-
age the investment Of outside capital
in Montana enterprises. 1t says:
Every one admits that what Mon
tana and Lewis and Clarke county
need and desire is more outside cap
ital. There is nothing that will do
more to prevent the investment CT out
side capital than high assessments
and a heavy burden of taxation"
In presenting these views, the REQ
ord fails to explain what is meant by
a high assessment" Under u tax
laws, property is required to be as
sessed at it's cash value, and the ap-
plication of this rule without discrimi-
nation should be satisfactory to all
parties concerned. There is nothing
Non record to show that the county or
state authorities have raised assess
ments beyond the limit prescribed by
statute; where there is a dispute as to
the cash value of the property affect,
ed the taxpayer has the privilege of
submitting proof that he has been, as
sessed too high, and If the evidence
is in his favor the desired reduction
is granted. When a fair valuation
is placed upon taxable property-a
valuation proportionate to it's earning
capacity-its owner cannot complain
OF unjust treatment.
Outside capital, however much its
investment in Montana may be de-
sired, is not entitled to exemption
from the plain provisions of u tax
laws. If citizens of Montana bear a
tax burden regulated by statute and
the requirements of organized govern
ment outside capital that comes to
this state in search Of profitable in
vestment should be subject to exact
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-08-15
n. Snriggs has issued 3

A. E. Spriggs has issued a call for a
meeting Of the peoples panty, to be
held at Helena. Considering the fact
that as an organization the party
which Mr.. Spriggs alleges to represent
ceased to have any existence almost
two years ago, when it was swallowed
bodily by the democrats, it is diff
ficult to imagine what he expects to
accomplish OF whom he thinks will
be there to help him in "ccnferring on
the situation and taking such action
as may be thought necessary" It is
barely possible that he thinks the
corpse is in need of decent interment
and that Attorney General Donovan
and Auditor Calderhead may be in
duced to give>a trifle of their salaries
to defray the funeral expenses.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-08-15
MAGiNNIs is HONEST.

Major Martin Maginnis may have
strong democratic leanings and oc-
casionaaly vote the ticket of that par
ty, but for all that he is honest and
loyalty patriotic. He has only recent
ly returned from a tour of the world
and took occasion to make an extend
ed stay in the Philippines where he
familiarized himself with the condi-
lions existing there and the conditions
that obtained when the first attempt
was made to establish American SUI.
premacy in the archipelago. In a
lengthy interview in last Sundays
Anaconda Standard he gives the peo-
pie of the state the benefit of his OBJ
s%ervatiOns and tells them what he
thinks of our efforts to make the is
lands habitable for others than saw
ages and half civilized natives. I'm
like almost every other democrat he
has no fault to find with what the ad-
ministration has done over there and
is still doing. He does not declare
the American soldiers to be worse
than savages and also refrains from
calling them murderers and Williams.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-08-15
M'MlLLAN.

BY the death ct Senator Mcmillan
not only the state which he served
so conspicuously, but the entire ma
ton loses one of it's best citizens. In
the senate he will be missed, as he
was one of it's ablest members, attest,
ed by the fact that he was given mem
bership in some of the most important
committees of that body. His life
and success are shining examples OF
the possibilities open to all in this
land where only ability and true
worth are the badges of nobility and
without the possession of which pre-.
ferment and fame arc not to be had
While active in politics, Mr.. MeMil
Ian was not q politician in the accept
ed term. He was eminently a bust
ness man and it was to his natural
aptitude in that direction that made
him SO successful in all affairs. Com
ing from, Canada when yet a boy, he
began life as a clerk and gradually
worked upward until when he dice
hardly an. enterprise of any magnitude
in his state could be named witt
which he was not connected in some
way. He was a philanthropic, ant
gave munificently of the wealth tina
was his, giving literally to variou!
charitable and educational institu
tons in Michigan and other states.
In politics Mr.. Mcmillan was a re
publican and was serving his thirt
term in the senate.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-08-15

Judging from the continual manner
in which many of the democratic
newspapers are harping On the trust
question it is very evident that is to
be enc of the ISSUES" of the forth
coming campaign. They are SC busy
telling what the republicans have fail
ed to do in this regard that they over
look the fact that it was under a dem
ocratic administration that the first
real trusts had their origin and that
Notwithstanding that party was in
power twice nothing in the way of
legislation calculated to even regu-
late combinations Of capital, not to
say anything of s%uppressing them,
was ever attempted by it.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-08-15
THREE VESSELS 70 PROTECT
AMERICAN INTERESTS.
ON The VENEZUELAN COAST
Germans Land Force OF Marines at
Peurto cabeIlo-consuiates
Reported PiIIaged.

Washington, Aug. 13.-Over night
the navy department received word
that the Cincinnati had sailed yester-
day from Puerto Cabello for BARGE
Iona. under the Instructions cabled
yesterday to Commander Mclean, di-
recting either the Cincinnati or To-
peka TO proceed to that point. Com
mander Mclean, who is the senior Of
fcer, evidently decided to go himself
and leave the Topeka to protect
American interests at Puerto sCabello.
It is probable that the Cincinnati
has already arrived at Barcelona, but
that fact may not be known officially
here for several days, as Minister
Bowen cabled the state deartment
from Caracas today that the cable
from Caracas to Barcelona again had
been cut by the revolutionists. On
Monday, he reported that this cable
had been cut, but presumably it had
been repaired in the interim and his
last dispatch indicated that the con-
.,nection again has been lost. Neither
the state or navy department has re-
ceived confirmation of the press dis
PEACHES from Port of Spain, which
were conveyed there from Barcelona
by boat, Of the fighting at Barcelona
and of the report that the American,
Italian and Dutch consulates had
been pillaged. The officials Of the
navy department are confident that
Commander Mclean, with the Gin
%cinnati, will be able to take care of
American interests there.
Owing to the generally disturbed
condition of affairs all along the line
of the Venezuelan coast and the ap-
peals of Minister Bowen for warships,
the question whether our naval forces
in these waters is sufficient to take
care of the situation and to meet fu-
ture contingencies, has been can
vassed. For the present it has been
decided that it is unnecessary to send
an additional vessel. We now have
three ships at the three critical points,
the Cincinnati at Barcelona, the To
peka at Puerto Cabello, where the
Germans already have landed a force,
and the Marietta at the mouth of the
Orinoco, which was declared blockad-
ed by the Castro government.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-08-15
MONTANA ASSESSMENTS

While nearly all are agreed that a
change in the assessment laws Of the
state could be made to good advant-
age to everybody concerned, it is no
ticeable that not many of the Mon
tana newspapers r agreed with the
Helena Record that the assessments
are too high or that the assessors
and boards of equalization are to
blame for it. Some of them undertake
to enlighten the Record and inform
it that the laws of the state provide
that all property shall be assessed
at its actual value, and advise the
Helena publication to direct its ap-
peals to the legislature to change the
laws.
So long as the law remains as it is
The Gazette shares the opinion of
the majoriay and believes that If the
officials whose duty it is to assess
property should do otherwise than as
the law directs they would be- rec
reant to their trust and %neglectful Of
their duty. While it is true that one
can occasionally hear complaints of
ove~r-assessing, when sifted those
complaints are usually found to be
without foundation. True it is that
cases occur now and then when as
sessments are really excessive, but it
is also true that whenever proper
representations are made to the va
rious boards of equalization, support
ed by the proof required by the law,
that the errors are corrected. AS a
rule the boards Of equalization OF
the state are composed of honorable,
sensible men and they are always
ready and willing to remedy any
wrong that may have been done a
taxpayer.
But. after all, what can be more rea
sonable or fair than to assess all
property at it's actual value, al near
as that actual value can be ascertain.
ed or established?
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-08-15
II A YIELDS.

The state board Of equalization did
not possess sufficient rightly Of spine
to adhere to it's original figures in
the matter Of the assessments Of the
railroads and made a material reduc-
ton. This was expected and the PEG
pie were prepared for the cut. They
were not, however, prepared to see
the attorney general and secretary of
state hold out for a reduction to the
very minimum they believed the board
would stand. Both gentlemen were
elected on platforms that denounced
corporate interference in public at
fairs and which stood pledged to the
enforcement of equal rights to all and
special privileges to one In fact
they were elected because they were
supposed to be particularly bright
lights in the trust swatting combina-
ton and the people very naturally
locked to them to be the very first to
raise their voices in behalf of in
creased railroad assessments. The
only fear entertained as regards them
was that they might be inclined to
be too severe on the roads and as
sess them out of all reason simply
because of the fact they are railroads
and consequently legitimate prey fer
everybody who can reach them. But
such fear was groundless. The gen.
tlemen were not possessed of any
such bitterness Of spirit toward the
railroads. Thanks to the remaining
members the ideas of the two did not
prevail and the roads are compelled to
pay at least a reasonable tax. The fact
that Notwithstanding the reduction the
assessment is still in excess Of over
100 per cent of that of last year may
be taken as evidence that the three
remaining members have finally awak.
ened to the truth and admit that here
tofore they have been a little too
partial toward the railroads.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-08-15

He say their conduct has been adj
mirable and exemplary in the highest
degree and denies The malicious
charges of extreme cruelty and saw
agery made against them by some
other men prominent in his own par
ty. He has been a soldier himself and
therefore is supposedly more com
petent to speak Of such things than
are many of those who have set them
selves up as judges and jury and
have condemned the men who are
fighting the nations battles, condemn
ed them on testimony no nor relia-
bic than that of partisans and the lit
tie coterie of fellows down on Lake
George.
His experience in the halls of con
gress and his education and train
ing as a lawyer have qualified the
major to sit in judgment upon what
has been done in the islands by our
government in the way OF governing
them, while his experience as a soldier
has also qualified him to criticise the
work Of the army. With neither
branch has he any fault to find. On
the contrary he is free with his praise
of both and declares each is entitled
to the fullest respect and confidence
of the nation and that in our dealings
with the Fillpinos we have wen the
respect and admiration of the entire
civilized world.
AS for the islands themselves he is
in favor of their retention indefinite
ly, his sound judgment, common sense
and education, as well as knowledge of
the world and its people causing him
to understand and appreciate our re-
,spQnsibility to civilization and the
recreancy to a high trust of which
we would be guilty were we to listen
to the clamor of the American Tag.
alos and turn tail and surrender the
islands to the adventures who are
demanding control. He realizes our
duty and insists that we perform it.
In this insistance he gives only strong
err evidence Of the liberality and man
liness for which the people of Montana
have learned to admire and respect
him. He does not permit a suppcs-
ed obligation to party to impel him
to falsehood or Misrepresentation.
He is too broad and honest for any
such smallness and values the good
name of the country above possible
party advantage.
In these days of democratic calum.
NATION and Misrepresentation it is re.
freshing to find at least enc member
Of that party who is truthful even to
the extent of giving what is justly
due a political enemy. This is ex'
actly what Major Maginnis does in
his interview on the Philippines.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-08-15
WONDER OF THE WORLD.

The proportions assumed by the
sheep industry of Montana during the
few years that have passed since the
re-enactment Of a protective tariff is
becoming, if not the worlds wonder,
at least that of the rest of the coun-
try. In a recent issue of the New
York Commercial, under the head
ing, "A Great Sheep Raising State"
appeared an editorial showing due APP
probation of the business of which
the article treated. The Commercial
said:
Montana, which we are wont to
think of as a mining state and
particularly as a great copper pro-
Queer, now holds first place in the
union as a producer of wool. She has
5000, 900 sheep, and during 1901 north
ern Montana alone raised $780, 900
lambs and marketed 14,000, 900
pounds of wool. It brought on an
average of 13.40 cents a pound, but
a week ago wool was selling at Great
Falls, Billings, Miles City and other
marketing points for prices ranging
above Is cents a record price of 1873
cents having been made on one clip.
1t is doubtful if any other state in
the Union can show such a rapid de-
velopment of an industry. There was
not a single sheep in Montana be-
fore the close of the civil var About
that time one flock was taken there
or a venture, but no systematic plan
Of sheep-raising was entered upon UNI
til 1874, when a flock Of 1000 was put
into northern Montana on a contract
for four years management of it; in
1878 the contractor turned over to
the owner 1000 f1rst-class animals
and $4,000 in cash, the proceeds of
sales of mutton and wool. In the "a
years following that Montana has
come to lead all the states in sheep
raising and owns and controls one
tenth of all the sheep and wool pro-
duced in the United States"
With United States Senator Paris
Gibson's recent speech in mind. in
which he declared himself in favor
of the republican protective policy
in regard to wool, the Commercial
adds: ut isn't SO very strange, there
fore, that Montana's two hunted
States senators, officially listed as
democrats, both favor a protective
tariff ON wool, or that one Of them
CLARK would have a duty on all
raw material coming into the United
States. 1t vas cases like that that
once moved General Winfield Scott
| Hancock to declare that the tariff is
a local ISSUE He might have gone
farther and said that it is that and
more-a national issue and a local
one at the same. time"
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-08-15
THE MAIL STAGE WAS ROBBED
Lone Highwayman Made His Appear
ance in California.

Sacramento, Cal, Aug. ia spec
ial to the Evening Bee from Tonapas,
New, says:
: Last night at 1890 O'Clock Wells
Fargo & Co.'s mail stage was robbed
by a lone ~highwayman about a mile
from town. Dan Robbins was the
driver and there were no passengers
aboard. The robber had stretched a
rope across the road and also cover
ed the driver with a shotgun. He
broke open the treasure box with a
sledge hammer, but it is not known
how much he gota Sheriff Logan and
Sullivan tracked the high
wayman into town and they regard
his capture BIS certain.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-08-15

1t has remained for a democratic
newspaper of Montana to discover
that the employees of the steel trust
are engaged in a fight fer higher
wages. If The Gazette is not gross
ly in error the employees of that com
bination are not fighting to keep
body and soul together" but on the
contrary are on the NEST amicable
terms with their employers, in fact
many of them are enjoying an ad.
vance in wages, voluntarily made, and
no trouble of any kind exists
wherever any Of the corporations
plants are in operation.