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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-10-02
26O7A Mont. Az
Bell Phone s9a: Moffett Phone 1s1.
No Charge for Male Help,

NO Charge for Male Help.
Help Wanted.
General farm hands.
Girls for general house work, city
and ranch.
Position Wanted.
Competent emergency woman; also
experienced nurse.
For Rent.
Broom house furnished for house.
keeping; north side; good location.
Groom house, partly furnished, suit
able for two families. southeast part
of town.
Three rooms, furnished for house.
keeping, near South Side school.
For Sale.
Bargain for cash; three-room house,
two lots, north side; good location.
Boarding House.
For the address of the best boarding
and rooming house in the city at
$500 per week Cor table board S5)
see me.
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Chicago Union Stock Yards.

Chicago. Sept. 3O.-Cattle-Good to
prime steers. 5.25@5.9O poor to me-
dunn, s3.75@4.90; stockers and feed
ers, $2.25@4.30; cows, $1.40@4.25:
heifers. $2.OO@4.50; calves, $500
7.5O. Hogs-Mixed and butchers, $3.50
@6.3O; good to choice heavy, $500
go; rough heavy. S5.30@5.75; light.
s5.75@6.4O. Sheep-Good to choice
wethers, $3.4O@4.25; Western, $2.25@
400; native lambs, $3.50@5.75; West
ern, $2.40@5.35.
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Long IL In Hard Luck.

Herman Long. the famous old De
troft and Boston shortstop. recently
fled a petition in bankruptcy at Bos.
ton, Herman tried to manage a hotel,
gin distributor and play baseball all at
the same time. hence the failure.
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Automobile output In 1908.

In America alone 10000 automobiles
will be placed on the market during
the present year. which will only sup
ply half the demand.
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MARKET QUOTATIONS.
Minneapolis Wheat

Minneapolis. Sept 80. Wheat
Dec, 5k@75%c; May, 77Mc. On
track-No. l hard. 80Ac; No. 1 North
efn, YAc; No. 2 Northern, TN @75c;
No. 8 Northern, 6S@72c.
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Geier,a Hating.

Phil Geier, the Washington boy, re
Gently leading batter in the American
association. was the first to make 100
hits this season.
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conditions of the last six months, and
he appears to be more intent on
gaining popularity in certain circles
outside of Washington than with the
administration here.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-10-02
Chicago Grain and Provisions.

Chicago, Sept. 3O.-Wheat-sept.,
TIC; old, 77Ac; Dec. TN @77Ac;
DID, 77Mc; May, h@78Ac. Corn
Sept, 44Mc; Dee, ~ a5M g @4 6ss M May,
s11.5O; Oct, $11.50; Dec, $11.65; JAN,
s12.45; May, $12.55@12.57k. Flax
ern. 96]ac; Sept. 96hc; Oct, 96kc;
Dec. 99c; May, $1.03h. Butter
Creameries. 16@21c; diaries, 14@19c.
Eggs - 18@19c. Poultry - Turkeys,
.l2c; chickens, 11hc: springs, 800
l2hc.
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. LOCKOUT THREATENED.
Des Moines Merchants Organize to
Fight Union Labor.

Des Moines, Ia, Oct. 1.-Aalockout
of all union employees was last night
declared by four of the largest dry
goods stores in the city unless a boy
colt declared by the unions against a
fifth store is raised today. The mer-
chants have organized to CON sat the
demands of the labor unions and un-
less a compromise is effected today a
contest will begin for supremacy.
Several hundred clerks are affected.
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BODY OF TOM MADISON FOUND

Kansas MuFdeFer Supposed to Have
Killed Himself. ra
Cowles, Neb., Oct. 1.-The body Of
Tom Madison, the supposed slayer of
three women in Smith county, Kan
sas, was found Wednesday in a field.
He had been shot, supposedly by him
self. He had apparently been dead a
number of days. The body has been
identified as that Of the Kansas fugi-
tive and has been turned over to the
cOrOner. ta
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Rhythmic IL Faster This Year.
Rhythmic. POS, is a faster horse than
last year. but he is in the 2:OS class
now.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-02

You like Tom because he says things YOU
know and says them just as you feel them.
And whom he says them and you receive
they expand within you just as they
would have done had they come first to you
for expression. The thing is. Tom beats
you to expression. Perhaps he cleafa
what was not lucid Of your mind.
Before the Current Topics Club Tom once
said:
ideals rule the world"
Tom mounts a new ideal on a pedestal
every day-and Tom earns few dollars ~
he goes.
Things come to the man who is balanced
between the ideal and the condition.
His ideals-well. they are such as all Of
US almost have felt. at times. though they
are warmed and given life by this young
man and do not suffer Of neglect because
Of the dollar.
Where gather ideals thus for expression
there Is almost certainly the gift Of dream
ing well and splendidly.
Tom sees the Rood-you do not hear his
expression on the bad. His law education
From this school and also from Central
College he was graduated with honors.
He won many prizes in school. one Of
them the State oratorical prize at Kan
sas City: also the essay prize. his subject
being king Lear which won for him in
the college world q reputation as Shakes
pearean student.
You would not imagine a young man win
ming prizes in oratory, as boy running
on at sea, unless you credit 1t to the read
ing Of some highly seasoned narrative or q
long reach Of the oratorical mind.
Tom and a boy friend were going to take
charge Of battleship. but the enemy at
home overlook them and the expedition
against the British came to naught.
: Tom does not just now recall what IL was
that tho British were doing-he thinks NAV
be he was Jealous Of John Paul Jones or
Paul Revere.
Tom was not to be sailor, and ali be-
cause Of his oratory
His intuitive appreciation Of the musical
value Of words. It is worth repeating, ana
this same intuitive appreciation Of the melo-
dious possibilities Of English prose, both Of
which characterized Sergeant 8. Prentiss,
Uriel Wright and his famous grandfather,
Thomas Lilbourn Anderson, make his
speeches, whether extemporaneous or pre-
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half dozen or NOR. peopl. to sleep there

q half dozen or more people to sleep there
at night.
They lie down in the clothes they wear
in the daytime men and women budding
together that the animal heat may aid the
bricks in keeping them warm.
Tho rest Of the family sleep on the noor.
The furniture Of such house IL Gcanty.
There Is a rude table. few stools and p
bench and It may be Z box or so for cloth
ing.
In one corner ron. Viii see an iron.
picture Of the Virgin or the Savior with q
candle burning under It. and II you are =
good man you win cross yourself and make
There are NO comforts of amy kind and
the ordinary farmer is almost as poorly
housed as his cattle.
; The most OF the cooking Is done in the
oven. although the bread sometimes comes
from the public oven belonging to the VII
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-02

1 0C,.0W pounds OF -four every year. Esti
| mating d pound Of flour to loaf of brca(
and that one loaf will feed mar one da,
this would be enough to feed the whole
| world for about three weeks.
Forty per cent of this Hour comes from
| Contra! and Southern Russia.
| 1t is an excellent article. we'll ground and
well graded. a large quantity Of it being
| exported
MEN OVERSEE CROWDS OF
WOMEN LABORERS ON THE FARMS.
I am surprised at the work done here b,
| women.
| There are more of them In the fields than
| men. and not uncommon sight IS a crowd
! of women hoeing and digging, bossed by q
| man who leans on his staff and keeps them
up to their work.
Much of the ground Is spaded by women.
| The grain is cut by them with sickles and
scythes. and the harvest scenes embrace
more girls than boys.
The women dress in bright red cp!co
gowns with white waists or chemises. Some
have aprons beautifully embroidered
They have a sort Of turbah about their
heads in place Of a hat. and the ordinary
shoe Is made OF straw and the stocking Ia q
rag tied on with strings.
Most Of the women arc very goo0-na-
tured.
1 have chatted with them through my in
terpreter, and got snap shot OF one to
show you the style Of fork used in the
country districts here.
Before snapped the camera at the girl
/ gave her q rouble. and she laughed all
over.
The hours of labor are longer here than
with us. have ridden through the Black
Earth Zone on the cars in the early MORN
ing and have seen the people starting out
to work at O'CLOCK.
They labor from then until or In the
100 xyfff, ~
twenty-five cents Q day.
I asn told that you can get girls at 10
cents day In some parts OF Russia. and
that they board themselves Men are paid
a little bit more, but wages everywhere are
much lower than with us.
wish could take you into one Of these
There are 10000 Of them in Europe alone
and they are also to be found along the
Transsiberian Railroad and in the valley
Of the Amoor River. They are the Same
everywhere: differing only as to the char
acter OF building material.
In Northern Russia and in the black zone
the houses are log cabins. rooted with
boards. or matched with straw.
Hurther south where timber Is scarcer
they are made Of sun-dried bricks or wat
ORDINARY VILLAGE
HAS BUT ONE STREET.
AZ 10 country ROAD Win grass along
the sides and back Of this the huts irregu-
larry placed and running distance Of
mile or moro up and down It.
The cabins are seldom Of more than one
story and an attic
They have no gardens and often the barn
will be part Of the. house formed by
lean-to atSfhe back.
The common house is not more than
twenty feet square and eight feet In height
to where the roof begins.
Entering We first come into . sort OF q
stcreroom oiled with rude farming tools,
old harness. and perhaps chickens and pos
sibiy q calf
rom this we pass into the livlng-room of
the cabin. It Is often tho only room, be-
ing kitchen. dtning-room and sleeping /
room all In one.
One-fourth OF 1t is taken up by the oven
Or stove. This IL built Of bricks, ledge
being ieft under the roof large enough for
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-02

They have been giving satisfaction, and
they may form the opening wedge for this
kind of our machinery.
RUSSIANS LIKE
OUR THRASHING MACHINES,
What is needed is an army of American
drummers with a practical knowledge of
agriculture and agricultural machinery and
at the same time the ability to speak Ger
man and Russian.
Such men could be found in the North
west. and they could make enormous sales
for our great factories.
These drummers should travel over the
country from village to village and from
fair to fair.
There are many fairs and markets held
At regular Intervals all over Russia. The
men should have samples Of their machines
and supply in stock at the port.
Inc Russian wants to see what he buys,
put ne is willing to pay a good price and he
wants the best In a future letter / will
write Of the Mini Novgorod fair, the big
Eest fair of the world which would make n
good headquarters for such work.
Our drummers will find this market q
curious one.
They win need to stay hero for month,
before they understand their possible cus-
TONER'S In America you sell to the indi-
vidual farmer.
Here . vast business Is done with the
government. and the towns and villages, in
ADDITION to that with private parties.
Russia 10 country Of Villages.
Inc people do not live In houses scattered
over the farms. They are collected togeth-
er In little hamlets. usually composed Of
log cabins. containing from Q few hundred
to 2 Thousand people.
They have their stables and cattle IA the
villages and drive the latter out TO the
nelds. They 90 out to work In gangs every
morning and walk back every night.
Much OF the land II owned by the VILLAGES
~ such. and not by the Individual, living
IN them.
The head men Of each town divide nm the
land from year to year, giving 30 much 10
each family. and the crops are divided 1T
the end Of the season.
COUNCIL Fixes TIME
OF SOWING CRoPk
The Village Council fxes the time Of sow
Ing the crops and OF gathering them. and
u may buy machinery to aid In the work.
Thus q little town may have half-doxen
thrakherA m0werS and sreapers. and a good
American drummer may get . big order at
one clip. -
He may introduce plows. rakes ana other
small tools. at the same time working each
little community n q lobbyist does !. legts-
lature. -. : -
Indeed. the drummer WIN hav, TO rnder-
stand the system Of Russian land owner
ship In. order to do his work well.
He Will ind that about one-third Of all
the land here beiong to the Etats and
Imperial family.
Tho Cxar owns more than 600 .0ooOoo a.rea
Much Of this land b under cultivation.
ana his agents buy farming machinery In
enormous quantities.
Many Nf them are 4usceptthls d perpua-
NON and : 5ndiclous present al ~ 11aht
ttns um hei1 : saIA
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/ A second third of European Russia be-
longs to the peasants.
1t came to them when the Car freed the
\ serfs.
This was at about the same time as our
abolition movement. We freed 100000 ne
groes. at cost of hundreds of thousands
of lives and big national debt
Russia freed fifty millions without losing
one life, and 1t gave every man, woman
and child. on the average, about seven acres
Of land.
1t did not give the land to the individuals,
however. but to the villages, and these vii
lagos apportion them out from time to time
among the families.
The land was taken from the mobiles, but
they were paid for It.
The serfsf had been working the lands
and had the villages upon them.
The peasants were given the villages and
enough land about them to average thirty
/ three acres to the family. so that a village
Of hundred families got thirty-three hun
dred acres OF land in common.
This land Is still so held. and the village
as whole Is responsible for the taxes 1t
Is bound to pay SO much for the land, the
payments running over forty-nine years.
Some villages have purchased their lands
outright. Others are still paying for it.
All together. from such payments and from
the lands granted the crown peasants the
Government now gets about $46.oooo0o
year.
MOBILES OWN THREE-FoURTHS
OF THE PRIVATE LAND.
OF the private lands Of Russia about three
fourths is owned by the mobiles.
Some OF them have tens Of thousands Of
acres the average size Of the estates in the
North being from 1000 to 10000 acres, and
In tho South much smaller.
There are also many peasants and quite
large number Of merchants who have their
own farms.
Tho mobiles and the peasants are better
customers than the merchants
Mary OF the former give large orders for
agricultural machinery and some Of the
latter farm intenSvely. The merchants buy
land as q speculation and work 1t to death,
They cut on the wood. and crop and re-
crop until the land gives out, and then sell
It again. All over Russia, however, there
10 little good farming The common pillow
only scratches the earth and the yield per
acre II small.
The average product Of rye is only eleven
bushels WHEAT from ten to thirteen bushels.
barley about twelve bushels and oats seven-
teen bushels per acre
Much OF the soil Is as worn out a. the
old tobacco and cotton lands OF the South.
and II Will take careful cultivation to make
Il valuable. -
There is little chance here for the intro
ductbn Of american -four.
The freight rates are too heavy. and OF
late years the Russians have been p,Itfinr
M modern mills OF their own.
The 6rst roller patent process MN was
introduced along iato in the sixties. and
Mnce thae time many have grown nm near
the railroads and rivera
lt y estimated that there ara nov NN0o
n:iig = Aussla, which are grinding Sl,ooo.-
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-02

Special Cosrsspondsnss q ne Sunday RspuAua
Moscow, July A-My scouting expedition
this weak has been along the tracks Of the
invasion Of American agricultural machin-
cry.
Our army Of farm tool sxporters d slowly
but surely making its way Into Russia.
One inrm Is shipping a. much A. 4 million
collars worth = year. and . score morn are
doing good business.
The imports 80 Tar are confined to . few
upecialtea but new tools come IN every
year. and our commercial invasion OF Russia
& 70 be largely in machinery.
We already have the lead in reapers:
eehlnd 10 everything else.
As Il II now, the Germans have the bulk
Of the businei1. They have sent their drum
tners hare and made them learn the lam
guaee.
They havs good agents in all ths pran-
cipal towns ana subagents In the surround
Ing country. so that they are working Rus
ia Just ~ the American wholesale dealer
works his territory ut home.
Their systematic organization tells, and
thesr trAdc In this branch alone is at least
I'VE times - much as ours.
They supply S per cent Of all the plows.
Qfill3. eeeders and horsepower thrashing
machines. and large part Of the American
imports goes through their hands
n vplue soi fthsir business IL already
sea61erahly over hundred million dollars
year. and It will increase right along.
Next to the Germans come the English.
who are shipping about sixty-nve million
ooIl1rr worth OF farming tools and other
0AcAlnes into this country, and next the
Americana who furnish a possible twenty
0illloa doalArf worth.
s AL thlss however. IL a nothing In COM
pArison with the possibilities OF the future.
Tia Russian Empire ID the biggest farm
upon earth.
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pared, IN effective power. which rsve. bfs
hearers the pleasurable sensation az : hesu,
tiful song,
And the effect Is heightened BY hia mn.
steal voice and highly tasteful ana Guild.
waited defamation.
As Q lawyer. these chsr.eterfrfse. 40 ,ha
natural orator At him for an advor.ss
fellow-lawyer saws Of him. : :
His speeches are never realfv ,r...r.A.
for his brain acts on q hair trierer. sn6 ~
never finds himself n : ioas for nersuicnoue
and expressive vord. ~ ccrvs~ ~
thoughts. whatever he oecssipn, HSvsvSr
carefully he may have dsvoted hi 49, =
preparing an orator or srrussene ~. ~
time arrives he varies his prepered e(BoFt
to suit any emergency. H could. n 49,.
sary, make Q fyiux witch befors sIsnsee
any Judxe,s ewes - - |.
Two occasions OF Tom, polit,oal sxu&e1
ence are spoken Of often BIZ hie UeunocrA y
friends. One az ,hsrn 80 -ScSr. 49,
nate Judge william n Birrs for ia a9ie~
Of Judge Of the 81. Louis Ceurt al xsoesis
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-02
HERE is SOME OF ANDERSOrS PHILOSOPHY

I'D rather be great lawyer than Be Pfesdeat
ITO mind law the noblest profession h the category
It's possibilities les It's opportunities golden aad The
pefience of the Law b the bfoadest.
The only lasting happiness in life aries from tie
ness Of duty well performed
never knew man IN my life that dida have god
b him although have found men where 700 had
deep Is find the good.
The who tells the tfsth undes al esesnstanees vm
win sooner OF later.
mans success
Thcse classes Of persons who ought be sat y
jan for SIX months twice ycaf-snobs and eads
Remember It Is people have to deal wth-net theoeis
altogether, ancient history.
MAN should mix with his fellow man.
believe IN the strength Of confidence and the weaka 6
ceneeit.
Life b short for mech reget and nnaay ssas-ve
should be buy with live issues
Don't talk about your enemy-he may day s.
your best friend.
Give the other fellow credit for knowing hh basa,s
better than you do"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-11
WHITE BEAR.

Mr.. and Mrs. P. NJ. Saint and son, Of
Denver, Mrs. Ada Kidston and son of
Chicago, and George Theobald of st.
Paul, were guests If Mr.. and Mrs Geo.
Lemon.
Mr. and Mrs. C. r. Grady. who have
been spending the summer at the lake,
have taken apartments at so Central ter
race.
The Misses Marie and Florence Croft
left Thursday for Waterman Hall, Syca-
more, ILL.,, where they will attend school
j. NJ Goldsmith and family, who have
been spending the summer at South Shore
Park, have returned to the city.
Miss Mary Sanders and the Misses San
derS, who spent the summer at Mahto-
med1. have returned to st. Paul
Mr.. and Mrs. Alexis Conrad, of Mime
apol1s spent few days with Mr.. and
Mrs. A. Schneider.
L. H. Schnabel and family. Mrs Geo
Schnabel and Miss Llewellyn, have gone
to Sandstone.
Mrs. John Luther and Mrs H. Kloster-
man, OF St Paul, spent a few days with
Mrs. David Hanna has returned from a
visit with her sister, Mrs. Julia Painter,
Of st. Paul.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. NJ Patterson, of the
Peninsula, have closed their cottage for
the season.
Mrs William O'Brien, of Manitou is
land, has returned to her home on Holly
avenue.
Miss Aimee Anger has returned from a
weeks visit with Mrs. F. j. Anger, in ST.
Paul.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Farmhouse have
returned to their home on Central ave-
nue..
Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Gillette, of Dellwood
win be at the Aberdeen during the win
ter.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. A. Hardenburgh have
closed their cottage at Dellwood
Mrs. w. 81. Drake has gone to Los An
geles. Cal, to spend the winter.
Mrs Lewis Yetter Is visiting Mrs. w.
G. Armstrong, in Wilmette, III.
Mrs. V. NJ. Lampham spent a few days
With Mrs. Lewis Yetter
F. P. Blair and family, of Bald Eagle.
have returned to town.
Mrs. James R. Clewet Is visiting In
Superior and Gordon.
Mrs. F. H. Beulke and family have
returned to the city.
Wells Lounsberry and family have re-
turned to st. Paul
Mrs. f. A. Blodgett and family have re-
turned to st. Paul.
Miss Hattie Yetter has returned from, a
visit in st. Paul.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Rehse have returned
to the city.
Mrs. Otis Sylvester is visiting in Red
Wing MINI.
P: w. Bartlett and family have returned
to the city.
Mrs. George Lemon has returned from
K. T. Lott is spending a week in Chi
cago.
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DAYToN's BLUFF.

The marriage of Miss Selma Adam and
julius l.. Wackerfuss occurred Wednes-
day afternoon at st. Johns German Luth-
eran church. corner Margaret and Hope
streets. Rev. Carl Gausewitz officiated
The bride was attended by Miss Susan
Hagan as maid Of honor and Miss Hattie
WIN and Miss Annie KTaemer as brides
maids. Arthur Adams was best man and
Emil Doulth and Henry Hanson were
the uShers. Freda Wackerfuss and Grace
Christopher acted as flower girls Miss
Laura Christopher gave a vocal selection
during the ceremony. The bride wore
an elaborate gown of white louisine silk
trimmed with Irish point lace and white
Chiffon. After the. ceremony a reception
was held at the home of the groom 8
brother. F. Wackerfuss, S57 Margaret
street. MIR. and Mrs. Wacl1erfuss will re-
side at 1874 Concord street, where they
Will be at home after Nov. 1.
Only relatives and intimate friends
witnessed the marriage of Miss Emma L.
Vihstadt, daughter of Mr. and Mrs H.
N1hStadt. Of Maple street, and William
T: Walker; of River Falls, Wis, at the
o'clock noon. Rev. Carl Gausewitz of ST.
John S German Lutheran church. -officiat-
cd. The brides brother and sister. VIII
liam Vihstadt and Miss Lena Vihstadt
were the only attendants. Mr. and Mrs.
Walker left in the afternoon for their
future home in River Falls.
Mrs. John Gordon Brown gave a card
party last Friday evening for Mr.. and
Mrs. Carl Heine, Of New York. The
Misses Johanna Holl. Ada Henry, Freda
Nauman and Messrs. Carl Siebold and
Frank Krieger won the favors.
Rev A. L. Koeneke, of the Dayton's
Bluff German NJ. e. church, viii make
an address Friday at the meeting of the
Dayton's Bluff Mothers club to be held
IN the Van Buren, school.
A surprise was given Thursday evening
Tor Mr.. Norman Fabian, of East Third
street. in honor of his birthday anniver-
sary, by the choir boys of st. Peters
Episcopal church.
Mrs. Clifford e Griswold, of East Fifth
street, gave a luncheon Monday in honor
or her birthday anniversary A guess
ing contest was won by Mrs. Samuel
Spindler
The Ladies' Aid Society of st. Johns
Catholic church met Wednesday after