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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-10-10
SUING LATE PARTNER in SHEEP
VENTURE.
CLAIMS He IS The LOSER
Paid Money for Various Things and
Got Nothing in Return
Accounting Demanded.

With visions of the immence profits
to be made in the sheep business, a
little over a year ago, or to give the
exact. date, October 1, 1901, Carl
Wiese and August Bray formed a CO.
partnership to engage in the. NUT
ton and wool raising industry. Not
having the necessary capital to buy
a flock outright, they resorted to the
%expedient of leasing one of 1900 head
from John Wilson, for which they
were to pay the leasor a rental OF 60
cents per head, per annum, they to
retain the increase and the wool
shorn.
Whether the venture did not pay as
we'll as was expected or because of
some other reason, is not stated, but
at all events the co-partnership was
dissolved by mutual consent on the
first of the present month, after hav-
ing lasted exactly one year. The set
Element was not of a nature agree
able to one OF the parners, Wiese, for
he has begun suit in the district court
against his late partner and demands
an accounting and also Judgment for
various sums of money he alleges he
paid for the benefit Of the other mem
Der Of the late firm.
His complaint was filed this morn
ing and in it he charges that between
July q, 1901, and September II, same
year, both dates included, he worked
for Bray at an agreed wage Of $40
per month, making the total due him
$74.65; that he has been paid only
IS, the price of two pairs of shoes
bought for him by the defendant, and
the further sum of $2.75, representing
the amount of road work done by de-
PENDANT for him. He claims that there
is now due him $500 with interest
at the rate of 8 per cent per annum
from September II, 1901.
He furthermore alleges that on
May Is, 1902, he paid at the special
request and instance Of the defendant
the sum Of $3.50 for wages due an
employee of defendant, and that May
IA, 1902, he paid the further sum of
$3.50 to a sheepherder, also employ
ed by defendant, and that October i,
1902, he bought and paid for provi-
ions to the amount of 1926, also for
and at the request of defendant.
He demands judgment for the vari-
GUS amounts specified, together with
interest.
AS a second cause of action he cites
the existence of the alleged co-part-
nership and ayers that the profits
and losses wer to be borne in equal
proportions and that all expenses were
to be paid in like manner; that he
devoted considerable more of his time
to the business of the co-partnership
than did. the defendant and also paid
out much more money than did his
late partner; that Bray had charge
of the shearing and that he believes
the wool shorn amounted to more
than was reported by Bray; that he
has repeatedly asked the defendant
for an accounting and settlement, but
never with success.
Therefore he demands judgment
against defendant for an accounting
and for his share in the profits of the
co-partnership and all the other re-
lief the court may consider him n
titled to.
w. M. Johnston apears for the plain
tiff.
MODE rLAM noun
The Topeka state journal., 1902-03-29
THE PRINCES DOG CART.

Among the presents for their children
which the Duke and Duchess of Corn
wall and York carried home none gave
greater pleasure than Bouncer. Bounc-
er is one of the handsomest dogs that
ever left their native Newfoundland
a great, kindly, intelligent animal with
a perfect coat and gentle eyes. The 60
cart and the set of harness that accom-
pany him are equally handsome. Per-
haps Bouncer may pave the way for
other dogs to make themselves useful
to other children in humber station.
A couple of sturdy dogs or so make as
capital steeds for the conveyance af
baby boys and girls as the unorna-
mental goat, and the dogs would enjoy
it, which is more than can be said for
Billy or Nanny.
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China silk Zoe Linings.

1 want to give the woman who is
aking her summer gowns a hint. Use
Innings of china silk. They are the lat
est thing and are considered infinitely
smarter than taffeta. You know the
idea is to look as .slinky'' as possible
and TO have your gowns cling to you al
most like Greek drapery.
This will be an unIined summer,
which is to say that there viii be as few
Innings as possible. A good many fou-
lard silks are made with unlined blouse
waists buttoning down. the back and
unlined skirts all laid in little tucks.
These dresses are the acme of comfort
and are useful for all occasions from
shopping to calling. The sketch shows
one of the most effective of these un-
lined costumes. Its extreme simplicity
is it's recommendation. Both waist and
skirt are laid in perpendicular tucks
the former bisected by a wide curved
insertion of heavy lace. The sleeves
have the upper halves tucked. ending
in a bishop puff, with a tight under
sleeve of lace. The only bit of lining in
the whole costume is a narrow band of
lawn connecting the plain, tucked por-
tion of the upper sleeve with the under
sleeve. This is to form the puff.
The skirt is one of the best of the un-
lined models. as it has full ruffie laid
in tiny tucks. This gives a good deal
Of fullness around the feet The waist
fastens down tbe back with round silk
buttons to mat6h the gown. The belt
is of black or dark silk. It is boned and
is wide in the back and narrow in the
front. There is a bow of cream tulle a
the throat.
This dress would be pretty made up
in any of the dark shades of satin fou-
lard. / say dark because it would then
be more serviceable. The parasol is
smartest made of the same silk to
match. This is not so expensive as it
sounds, and it adds greatly to the ap-
pearance of the costume.
The hat is one of the standard shapes.
1t IS of black satin straw trimmed with
pink roses. KATE CLYDE.
New York.
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PIONEER WOMEN
HORTICULTURISTS

is one of the famous fruit culturistS of
the state. 1t was twenty years ago that
she began, with every obstacle, and
more, too, that would have discouraged
an ordinary man. One obstacle was
lack of capital another was a large
family of dependent children All she
had was courage, will and clear, fine
common sense, but these were better
than a million. Her speciality is tenn
perate zone fruits, likewise berries and
nuts. She operates $50 acres and on
them produces apricots, grapes, peach
es and pears among the choicest THAT
appear at the annual state agricultural
fair of California. She also specially
prepares dried and preserved fruits.
The thousand acre orchard farm of
Mrs. E. =. buckingham at Vacaville is
known on both sides of the Atlantic. 1t
has required some twenty years of con-
slant care and work to develop it, but
now Mrs. Buckingham may take a
pleasure trip to Europe or Asia if she
likes, and the returns of her vineyards
and olive orchards are sure. Mrs.
Buckingham has also a fine strain of
dairy cattle, and her ranch is one OF
the show places of California
There, too, is the field of Horticulture
and the hybridization, enlarging and
improving of the. natural flowers of
California. In this women are supreme,
ing them. The great frilled double pc
tunia is the result of years of patient
small experimenting by Mrs T. Gould
of Ventura. Every blossom manipulate
ed in the process of creating this flow
er was pollenized by hand-the hand OF
Mrs. Gould-and the operation had Of
ten to be repeated dozen times. An
other noted southern California flower
hybridizer is Mrs. Theodosia Shepard.
one of whose tasks was to enlarge and
brighten in color the beautiful native
poppy of that region. So well has she
succeeded that from the common wild
yellow poppy, which the learned call
eschscholtzia, she has produced blos-
som more than sixteen inches in cir
cumference and of a hue so radiant
that only the orange line of the solar
spectrum can rival it.
Yet another California woman is a
pioneer in the lucrative stuffed prune
industry. A box of stuffed prunes is a
confection delicious, but so expensive
in the east that ordinary people cannot
have it at all. Heretofore this fruit has
been chiefly imported from Germany
in small, fancy boxes. Mrs. Reed be-
gan experimenting with the prepara-
tion and packing of stuffed prunes and
brought 1t to perfection. Clean and
pretty packing and boxing have much
to do with the sale of dainty food
product, and Mrs. Reed excels the for
eigner in this particular. Every box is
sold in the eastern market as fast as
she can prepare it.
The rearing of silk cocoons is an in
dustry yet in its infancy. but California
women have taken hold of it and will
make of it, too. a lucrative occupation.
What women in the Golden State have
| done in dairying and in fruit and flower
culture women all over the Union can
Il -
mate and conditions. Here is a noble
field for money getting, and women
need not go away from home to utilize
it. ESTHER z. CULLEN.
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F4s55ens s:sdoss1S

showing the underwaist of a cobwebby
texture. Thus rhe whole thing looks
like a dress with a fine lingerie front
Would you believe it2 China silk is
also to be used, and all the dear. soft
clinging stuffs which we have always
been taught were unsuitable for tailor
mades. Here is one in the illustration
which viii be worn at grand wedding
during Easter week. 1t is made of
French blue china silk and very deep
yellow all over lace 1t illustrates what
/ have been saying about the dress ap-
pearance. In the present case the un-
derwaist is of heavy lace, and all the
lace on the costume matches. Notice
the curved tucxing. That is one of the
new spring features. The curved bo-
lero fastens over the bust with three
large jeweled buttons, and the puffs of
the sleeves have tiny replicas of them.
The little position tails are of the lace,
and so is the belt Even the bottom of
the skirt is bordered with a waved ap-
plication of it.
The Topeka state journal., 1902-03-29
THE VALUABLE PRINcEssEs.

A small state sometimes gains con-
siderably in importance through its
princesses marrying well. Its princes.
other than the heir apparent, have the
disadvantage of their sisters in this re-
spect, as great royal heiresses are new
er plentiful. The king of Denmark and
the Prince of Montenegro owe most of
their influence in European affairs to
the alliances made by daughters. and
highnesses of minor degree or who have
been dethroned are sometimes better
represented by the princesses of their
house than by the princes. The eldest
daughter of the Duke of Parma gave
Bulgaria its future ruler. Two daugh-
ters of the late Comte de Paris-the
queen of Portugal and the Duchess of
Aosta-are conspicuous figures in the
respective countries of their adoption
Two daughters of Duke Charles Theo-
dore. the Bavarian royal oculist, have
married heirs to thrones, and other in
stances could be named in which q.
princess has become the bright particu-
lar star of her family through a lucky
marriage, while her brothers have had
to retain a secondary position.
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THE MARBLE HEARTED MAIDEN.

There are some mysterious maidens
whose hearts are so constructed that
they positively can't fall in love with
any one. And the strange thing is
that, Notwithstanding this fact, men
fall IN love with them, But, alas, when
the enamored swain falls at her feet
and avows his alteration she has to
confess that she has no responsive feel
ing for him.
How it is nobody can explain. Ths
girl certainly is not to blame. Spiteful
folk may say that the only person she
loves is herself, but that is really not
true.
She is not selhsh-only quite indiffer-
ent So Indifferent is she, indeed, that
she often consents to marry her lover
if he is very persistent in his plea. al
though she hardly ever pretends to
have any deep affection for him.
In fact, she marries him to put an end
to the incessant bother of his courtship
Sometimes the wedding is the firsf
step in the cure of her ailment, for mar
ried life soon shows her that true love
really exists. and, to her amazement. q
fresh, new joy creeps into her soul. She
herself has learned to love!
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woman whose pompadour is crowned
with an airy creation of roses and tuile
carries spring in her heart
Really. you know these flower hats
are quite the smartest things we have
had for some time. Nothing is more
chic than a three cornered shape built
of tiny white roses and having IoI soie
trimming a huge, irregular bow OF paie
blue louisine. put this on red halrea
or black haired woman and see how
stunning she looks. For blonds there
are snepherdess shapes of pink tune
and bride roses. with here and there a
e-Ieam of a jeweled buckle or clasp OF
pearls
Pearl ornaments are a feature OF the
Easter hat of 1902. They initiate all the
rr-,,it known and unl1nown-grapes,
cherries and even tiny pears-and they
are combined with green foliage be
longing to the fruit they represent.
Even the roses are studded with pearl
dewdrops instead of the customary
rhinestone ones.
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approval as who should say, Behold in
me the model of feminine virtue and
conduct"
Il do not read so much some wives
and mothers do I prefer to devote my
time to my family"
But you belong to this club, of
course" said Mrs. Kindly, who was a
guest and a stranger. Mrs. Goodbody
again primped her mouth sweetly with
her manner of carrying all the femi-
nine virtues and answered:
"Oh, no. l belong to no club. I am
entirely given to my husband and chill
dren. L dread the intrusion into our
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All the hats have streamers- 1t IS no
exaggeration to say this. something
must hang from the back of the hat in
order to make it stylish. 1t is either a
bow of ribbon, a trailing vine of flow
ers or a costly veil of lace looped
around the hat with apparent careless
ness and allowed to fall in two long
ends reaching. almost to the shoulders
Speaking of these wells. if you want to
be really up to date get becoming tai
lor made shape of tuscan straw and
trim it simply with one of these rich
lace wells clasped in the back with a
huge oval pearl buckle. Have the veil
black if IT is black hat and cream il it
is a yellow straw. 1t viii make you
look very smart and very, very aristo-
cratic.
Red hats will be worn now until the
really hot weather sets in. There is
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home privacy of anything that would
weaken my domestic ties or disturb my
influence in my family
1t was ladies' night at Mrs. Good
body's husbands club Mr.. Goodbody
was president; therefore by reflection
his wife shone with some of his light.
The distinguished statesman Hon. Brat
tie Blitherington took Mrs. Goodbody
in TO supper. He delivered his wittiest
dinner speech. He knew it was his
wittiest, for he had tried it on audi
ences often enough to know. Amid
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laughter and applause he sat down be-
side Mrs. Goodbody.
You did very nicely" said she,
glancing at him with the expression of
a mild, well fed hen.
Hon. Brattle looked annoyed, but
Mrs. Goodbody did not notice it. She
sat silent as a post. Hon. Brattle talk
ed of this and that. Mrs Goodbody
smiled and looked sweetly satisfied.
Hon. Brattle heard the scintillations of
witty conversation elsewhere, he saw
the flash, the glance and the smile. the
responsive brightness everywhere ex-
cept in his immediate locality. He
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MOire Is Popular.

Gowns and suits of moire are the
smartest Easter costumes this year. 1
haven't the slightest idea how they. are
going to wear. but they are pretty with
out a doubt. especially when combined
with blouses of yellow insertion or lace
All the suits are made very light weight.
so that the jackets can be worn all the
time, the shirt waist and skirt idea not
being considered smart any longer For
this reason many of the little Etons
are made unlined and have open fronts
The Topeka state journal., 1902-03-29
spring and summer skirts.

This is the smartest Easter gown I
have seen this year, so shall not weary
you with descriptions of the inferior
ones, but will pass on instead to what
is just now q very absorbing question
spring and summer skirts.
Have you noticed their increased
length-in front. 1 mean? The smart
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notnlnS prettler
for a brunette
girl-but a girl,
understand. No
woman who has
passed her first
youth can afford
to be seen in a
red hat 1t must
be chosen with
great care, too,
and the entire
effect must be
airy and not at
all substantial.
Poppie s. wit h
their green leaves
added to relieve
the too bright
glare. are pretti-
est, although I
saw at a fash
ionable church a
charming g ha t
m a d g of T e d
roses, tulle of a
darker shade and
chic knots of
BLACK velvet. The
roses We're smoth-
cred in the folds
of the tulle. A red
hat, by the way,
"a.
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wriggled in his chair. He cast about
desperately for something to say. At
length he fished up this:
II suppose, Mrs. Goodbody, you enjoy
greatly these occasions at your hus-
bands club?''
''Oh, yes, they are very nice" says
Mrs. Goodbody, primping her mouth
more sweetly than ever. But when I
am away from home I am always
thinking of my children and our family
circle. My domestic ties are all in all
to me-
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est now lie a
couple of inches
on the ground.
This requires a
new style of
walk. Instead of
the heel and toe
step a woman
m uSt t a I m o S t
Shuttle along in
order to avoid
treading on her
skirt. But then
this little in
conve nience is
nothing compar-
ed with the grace
full effect this
increased length
gives. 1t is in
tended. by the
way, principally
for the stout wo-
man, who, poor
thing. has a suf-
ficien tly hard
time when you
lconsider that all
the styles are de-
signed for sylphs
and that to be in
the fashion a
woman absolute
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full voice that his fair audience ap-
plauded him nightly. A well fed. well
dressed dame, Mrs. -Goodbody, listened
lady next her:
who is this gentleman"
The lady next her stared. Don't you
know?'' she asked That's Hamlet
Matinee. Everybody knows Matinee.
You've seen him many a time, haven't
you?''
Mrs. Goodbody primped her mouth
sweetly. Mo- she said, "I don't re-
member him. My time is wholly occu-
pied with looking after the wants of my
husband and children. My home ties
are sacred to me-
''Oh!" remarked the lady next her.
Mrs. Goodbody. well fed. well dress
ed as ever, attended meeting of the
Ladies' Paper Readers club. The ques-
tion for discussion was, Which was the
greater novelist, George Eliot or George
Sand?
Don't you Think said Mrs. Kindly
to Mrs Goodbody, that George Eliot's
'Middlemarch' is greater than anything
George Sand ever wrote?"
'I've never read his 'Middlemarch,'
replied Mrs. Goodbody. I've read his
remember them very well. I do think,
though, that he was greater writer
than Mr.. Sand
Mrs Kindly gave a gulp and said to
herself, rs it possible this woman does
not know they We're both women?' But
she did not say it aloud. Certain re-
quirements of courteous etiquette must
be observed. Mrs. Goodbody continued
with an air of satisfaction and deep self
The Topeka state journal., 1902-03-29
A RAsHFUL PRINCESS.

Her majesty the young queen of Italy.
who was the Princess Helene of Monte
negro, was as a girl very shy. Indeed.
it Is reported that she was/So difhdent
after she became crown princess of
Italy that for some time she was fear
full of speaking the language of her
adopted country lest she might make
mistakes.
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Hang your domestic tiesl'' growled
Mr.. Blitherington to himself. eff ever
1 am caught. sitting next you again.
then may never make another
speechi'' ALICE A. BROWNE.
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hats. WHAT II the ar IS a lIIIIe cIIIIIy
and you see a fur boa and mu1f now ana
then combined with these airy hats? 1t
is because Easter is so early this year
No matter if March winds do blow. the
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a sylph even if she isn't one. The exag-
gerated length of skirt furnishes some
of the illusion.
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has come at last. and
with it have fed all the somber
colors of winter. Everywhere
one sees. gayly dressed women
wearing charming flower laden.
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Mrs, Goodbody S
Domestic les

R. MATINEE. the great ira
gedian, at a ladies' tea recit-
ed Draw Thy Blade with
such dramatic fire, such tenn
,aa,.a 1,a1+oI foroa c,o1, soul
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on account OIL Its
showiness, must always be smaller
than one of any other color.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-01-30
EFFECTS OF BEER DRINKING.
That Ii Weakens the Power
to Resist Disease.

DR.. S. II. Burger, practitioner of
35 wears, rs in Toledo, o., saws: 81
think beer kills quicker than any
other liquor. My attention was first
called to it's insidious effects when l
began examining for life insurance.
L passed as unusually good risks five
Germans-young business men-who
seemed in the best health, and to
have superb constitutions. In a few
years | was amazed to see the whole
five drop off, one after another, with
what ought to have been mild and
easily durable diseases. On compar-
ing my experience with that of other
physicians l found they were all hav-
ing similar luck with confirmed beer
drinkers, and my practice since has
heaped confirmation upon confrma-
ton.
THE first organ to be attacked is
the kidneys; the liver soon sympa-
thizes, and then comes, most fire.
quently dropsy or Bright's disease,
both certain to end fatally. Any
physician who cares to take the time
will tell you that among the dread
full results of beer drinking are lock-
jaw and erysipelas, and that the beer
drinker seems incapable of recover
ing from mild disorders and injuries
not regarded of a grave character.
Pneumonia, pleurisy, fevers, ETC.,
seem to have first mortgage on him,
which they foreclose remorselessly at
an early opportunity.
The beer drinker is much worse off
than the whisky drinker, who seems
to have more elasticity and reserve
power. He will even have delirium
tremens; but after the fit is gone
you will sometimes find good mate
rial to work upon. Good management
may bring him around all right. But
when beer drinker gets into trouble
it seems almost as if you have to
recreate the man before you can do
anything for him.
Beer drinkers are peculiarly liable
to die of pneumonia. Their vital
power, their power of resistance.
their wis medicatrix naturae,' is so
lowered that they are liable to drop
off from any form of acute disease,
such as fevers. pneumonia, etc. As
rule, when a beer drinker takes
pneumonia he dies.
Beer drinking produces rheuma-
tism by producing chronic congestion
and ultimately degeneration of the
liver, thus interfering with its func-
tons by which the food is elaborated
and fitted for the sustenance of the
body. and the refuse materials oxi-
died and made soluble for elimina-
ton by the kidneys, thus forcing the
retention in the body of the excre-
mentitious and dead matter | have
spoken Of The presence of uric acid
and other soluble effete matters in
the blood and tissues is one main
cause of rheumatism. National Ad-
vocate.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-01-30
Social Wine Drinkinr

1t is a fact worth mentioning in these
days of social wine drinking that not
a drop of wine was served at the we'd
ding of John ID. Rockefeller, Jr. At
function like this, where cost does not
enter into the character of an enter
taMment, all recognize at once that it
is a matter of principle with the host
or hostess to serve no alcoholic bever-
ages. A very different case was recent
~ brought to our notice. At very
elegant party dinner, given in most
luxurious home and at which the
hostess was using her own fine china,
the walters became so intoxicated that
one of them stumbled and fell while
carrying a tray of this costly china.
The pieces were all broken, of course,
and the expensive rugs were stained
with wine spilled by the same servants.
The lady of the house was compelled to
dismiss the caterers aids Co and call
upon her own maids to complete the
serving of the dinner. Does somebody
say SERVED her right for furnishing
the wine ?'-Temperance Tribune.