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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-15

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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-15

spreads as fast as good war news.
heard 1t the next day after your ia
ther returned from Atlanta. and saw
the whole thing In a flash. The truth
is, Perkins had the cheek to try his
scheme on me. I'm the first target Of
every sconndrel who has something to
sell. and I've learned many of their
tricks. I'didn't listen to oil he hadsto
say, but got rid Of him rs soon as.
could. You must not blame the old
man. AS ! see, 1t now, 1t was most
plausible scheme. and the shame Of 1T
is that no one can be handled for It.
Your father will have to grin, and bear
It He really didn't pay a fabulous
price for The land aud II heiwera,in a
condition 70 bold on 10 K fos, say,
twenty-five years be might not lose
money. But who can do that sort OF
thing7 have acres and acres Of
mountain land, offered me at a much
lower figure, but what little money
I've made he's been made by turning
my capital rapidly. Have you seen
Dolly since 1t happenedT.
No; not for two weeks" replied
Alan. ~ went to church with her
Sunday before last and have notiseen
her since. was wondering if;she,had
heard about It."
"Oh, yes; she's heard Il. from;the colo.
mel. 1t may surprise you. but the
thing has rubbed him the wrong way
why, don't understand. "texcfaimed
Alan. "Has he,'-
he old man has had abouth20 0C
acres Of land over near your fathers
purchases. and 1t seems that he was
closely watching all your father'stdeais
and, IN spite OF his Judgment to the
contrary. Mr.. Bishops confidence In
that sort OF real estate has madeshim
put a highes valuation on his bookings
o1er there go you nee now thatlyoul
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-15

'SNySS5 Ing. Toward dark 1t had be-
- gun raining, and, according
to custom. two livery stable carriages.
called hacks" were engaged to con-
yey all the couples to and from the no.
tel.
Everything in life is relative, and to
young people who often went to even
less pretentious entertainments this
affair was rather impressive in its ele-
gance. lamps shone everywhere, and
punches of candles blazed and sput-
tered in hooks hung about with ever
greens. The girls were becomingly at
tired in Light evening gowns, and many
of them were good looking, refined and
graceful. All were soft spQkap and
easy In theA. manners and either wore
or carried flowers. The evening suits
of the young men We're we'll in evi-
dence and more noticeable to, the wear
ers themselves than they would have
been ton spectator used to convention.
al style OF dress. They could be seen
In all stases Of inadaptnhlsty TO fig.
ures too large or too small and even
after the dance began therei were SEW
eral swaps and due amount Of con
graduation on the Improvement from
the appreciative fair sex. The young
lady accompanying each young mar
had pinned n small bouquet on his
lapel, SO, that it would have Nbeen i'm
possible to tell whether a, man had a
natural taste for flowers for was the
willing victim to taste higher than
his own.
Rayburn Miller and Alan sat smok
ing and talking in the room Of the
latter till half past.9 O'Clock. and then
they went down. AS general rule
young men were expected to escor,
ladies' to dances when the young mer
went at all. but Alan was often OK
cusad from SO dbdng on account 'oeiliy
R.~-. A. Az - 40 -
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-12-04
WORLDS FAIR NOTES.

The Rhode Island state building will
have a roof garden from which a view
of the entire grounds will be had.
A six foot statue of Mephistopheles
in pure sulphur will be on exhibition
in Louisiana's state mining exhibit.
Forty-five nations will exhibit at the
worlds fair. The appropriations made
by these governments for exhibits
amount to oyer $6,OOO,OO0.
Names pavilion will be a log cabin
adorned with mounted fish and game,
canoes. paddles and trophies of the
chase. Landscape paintings and pho
tographs will illustrate the Pine Tree
States summer resorts.
The. copy of the original treaty of
cession conveying the Louisiana terri
tory to the United States from France
will be displayed in Louisiana's state
pavilion. The historic document is sur
rounded with authenticated portraits
Of the signers.
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Totals -. .s1s7,342 $113, 52s

At the end of the year 1902 the de.
fciency in the bounty fund was ST.
O79, which, added to the filings for
this year, brings the total deficiency
up to $190,607. In July of this year
$23,527 was paid. De9acting this
amount and the estimated payment
at the end of the year, $780, 900, and
it is thought that the deficiency will
not be to exceed $4,000 at the last
of the present month.
The filings for 1904, it is estimated,
will not be in excess of 100000, max
ing the total to be accounted for in
that year $137,0SO. The figures for
next year are based upon those OF the
present, as it is not regarded as likely
that they will be greater. Should ex
pectations be realized in this respect
the end of 1904 should see the sum
OF S6,447 as a balance in a fund that
previously had always shown a deficit.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-12-04
FOREIGN FACTS.

Newspapers from Denmark to the
Russian provinces must in future all
go to st. Petersburg to pass the censor.
Water pipes lined with chinaware
and which are imbedded in cement in
iron pipes are being used in Coburg,
Saxony. They are thought to be in
~destructible. ".-. -H.
In Vienna a widow has been fined
two sums of IS. 3d.. the first for al
lowing a flowerpot to fall out of her
window and the second for giving her
maiden name to the authorities.
Special measures are to be taken by
the Portuguese government to prevent
the secret emigration from the Azores
which has been going on for some
time, principally to North America.
The new lava stream from Vesuvius
reaches to nearly half a mile from
Pompeii and varies in width from
fifty to sixty yards. The detonations
and showers Of scorin have ceased sud
denly.
A tramp smoking in a granary at
Z%sarnoe. Hungary, set fire to the place.
The inhabitants. unable to eXtinguish
the flames, threw the tramp into them.
He was rescued by the police in a dy-
In. condition.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-12-04
what Radium Could Do.

M. Curie, n of the discoveries Of
radium, who was interviewed on the
new minerals power by Cleveland
Moffet, says in McClure's Magazine for
November: we
II have no doubt that a kilogram Of
radium would be sufficient to destroy
the population of Paris, granting that
they came within its influence. They
would feel nothing during their ex-
posture to the radium O realize that
they were in danger. And weeks would
pass after their exposure before any
thing would happen. Then gradually
the skin would begin to peel off, and
their bodies would become one great
sore. Then they would become blind.
Then they would die from paralysis
and congestion of the spinal cord"
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-12-04
Germany's Potato Cron.

Germany grows from 35,OOO,O 900 to
4o,0Oo,00O tons of potatoes annually.
The work of harvesting this immense
crop comes in the cold. wet days of
october. November and as late as De-
cember. Until quite recently this work
has been done by hand. but of late
years several more or less successful
potato digging machines have been
tried, n the tendency is strongly to-
ward the use of such machinery. If
there is a really successful potato dig.
ger in the United States that is sim
pie. durable and can be sold for a rea-
sonable price, the maker of such ma.
chine should send over several sample
machines in charge of a, competent
German speaking operator. who can
show it in operation. explain it's work
lnS a7<s make contracts with one or
d ms to handle it for the Ger
% Report of American Con-
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-12-04
LATE LOCAL and Personal
Mrs. Mary Griffin and son visited the
city today from Junction.

Mrs. Mary Griffin and son visited the
city today from Junction.
E. E. Lonabaugh and Scott K. Snive-
" Of Sheridan, Wyo., are autographed
at the Grand. "0.4
A wreck occurred last night at
Reeds Point by which a number OF
freight cars were derailed and caused
a delay to traffic for a few hours.
" Busteed is the name of a new post
Office that has been established in
the Lake Basin region. Weekly SER
vice is maintained with Columbus as
the supplying Office.
This afternoon news was received
of a terrific storm said to be raging
along the Montana-Dakota line. A
freight train, %westbound, was reported
to be showed in, with little prospect
of being able to move for a number
of hours. #.- .
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-12-04
SHORT STORIES.

The total income of all American
farmers last year was about $780,
600, O00.
Among the fresh water pearls found
in Arkansas this year were four that
were sold in the aggregate for $500.
The government of Mexico has pro-
hibited the landing of Chinese at the
| ports on the western coast on the
ground that they have insanitary hab-
its.
George Brockway of Lyme, N. H..
planted a squash seed last spring which
produced a vine 200 feet 6 inches in
length, and all this growth yielded one
small squash.
A New Jersey man sued a street rail
road company the other day because a
conductor forbade his smoking on the
rear platform of a car. The judge sus-
tanned the man and gave him a verdict
of 6 cents.
Lancaster, Ky, copies have recently
been found of portraits of Columbus
and Americas Vespucius which are
supposed to have hung in the Royal
gallery, Naples, in 1913.
There is a man in Hampton, N. H,
who wore a straw hat all last winter.
and he says he is going to do the same
thing again this winter. He does this
because of his belief in the old theory
that it is well to keep the feet warm
and the head cool.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-12-04
EDITORIAL FILINGS.

It is stated that the bean crop this
year is Il failure. Boston may be eX-
pected to apply for the receivership.-
Buffalo Express.
Paris is bearing up as we'll as could
be expected under the announcement
that Ruskin college is to .,ve 81 chair
Of Observation-Disclosures i;4r I "e,;s.
The Duke of Roxbg, 49,. .@z"t1at
he is more anxious TO VIII" Il
than for riches. H. w So
that a rich woman &C. .. ... 90.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. E',eS
The news thar Il. ..- 'aavt
cheated a number ct !.t... T. ar ug-
gests that Poor Lo'' has re2>@: Nc Il tie
savages' art of scalpins Tor tie more
civilized one of Observation-Disclosures
Leader. M
The New York minister who proposes
that a law be enacted authorizing ply
sicians to put i%ncurables to death after
having secured the consent of the pa
tient and relatives is proceeding along
safe and conservative lines.-Milwau-
kee Sentinel.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-12-04
SWAGGEh CLICKS IN VOGUE
cutie the Latest Wrinkle With Army

Quite the Latest Wrinkle With Army,
Oficers at Warrington.
Neat little bamboo swagger sticks
with silver trimmings are much affect
ed these days by army officers at
Washington, says the New York Her
aid. Now, if they only wore the small,
tight fitting caps of the Britisher one
might imagine from the prevalence Of
the swagger stick on the we'll beaten
paths between the war department and
the Metropolitan and Army and Navy
clubs that he was in some English bar
racks town. OF course the swagger
stick is never carried except when the
officer is in uniform. ~ ->
In the Philippines the swagger stick
is considered indispensable. There are
still many officers here who decline to
carry ii. 4H-. H uE-. e' .
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-12-04
HANGING THE PUMPKIN.
A Painting That Raised d Storm In
the Paris Salon.

the Paris Salon.
It is the duty Of Louis Pretet, official
picture hanger of the Societe des Ar
tistes Francois, to distribute the can
vases which annually comprise the
Paris salon throughout the rooms Of
the Palais des Beaux Arts. The jurors
are then summoned to examine his
work and commend or condemn, as
they see fit. The artists are at liberty
to appeal to the jurors, and an inf1uen-
tial artist can make trouble for the pic
ture hanger. The Paris correspondent
of the New York Tribune tells this
story Of Vollon, one of the most ia
nous living painters of still life:
Vollon had painted what he consider
ed as his masterpiece, a luxurious
pumpkin, orange in color and heroic in
size, such rs sees at an agricul-
tural show. The jurors did not approve
Pretet's choice of a place for it.
A second choice also was found for
it and condemned.
By this time the legend Of the pump
kin was being repeated in all the stu
dios of Paris, and the leading artists
OCSuI " 1ooA III 1T llG oUlOA u lluhC
sure that their exhibits We're not being
injured by an unfortunate contrast.
B~ouguereau nearly tainted with hor-
ror on seeing the purlpkin not far from
his pictures.
"Take it away at once!!'' he COM
manded. 'It kills my little pink and
white nymphs.'
So the pumpkin was removed. But
here Cornon objected. 1T shall not
stay in the same room with my pic
tures!" he declared. "It makes my
lions and bears and tigers look like
tame cats"
Tattegrain was the next to cry out.
"Not a me-! What becomes of the
martial spirit of my canvases and what
is the use of exhibiting starving garri-
sons with that large pumpkin next
doory"
So the unfortunate painting was
shifted about till it had passed through
fifteen rooms, and not a member of the
Societe DIES Artistes Francois would
tolerate it's presence. Finally Pretet
placed the pumpkin in the entrance
hall, officially termed "Salle dillon
neur' and popularity nicknamed the
Chamber of Horrors. Vollon has been
his mortal enemy ever since.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-12-04
GETTING OUT OF E B
State Bounty Fund Gradually Over
coming Its Deficit.

M ~
Since the law reducing the bounty
on wolves and coyotes went into eff
feet, last March, there has been an ap-
preciable falling off in the number OF
bounty certificates filed at Helena and
in consequence it is estimated that
the usual annual deficiency in the
bounty fund will be greatly smaller
than heretofore.
A statement has been prepared by
the clerk of the state board of exam
liners showing the amounts paid for
each month last year and estimating
the total for this year by basing this
months claims upon calculations JUS
titled by the average of the preceding
months. AS shown by the figures OF
the clerk this years total will not
exceed $113,528, as compared with
s187,342 for last year.
The annexed table shows the COM
parative figures for both years.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-12-04
BIG SALE.
Forester JeweIry Establishment De-
termined to Reduce Stock.

G. w. Forester, the jeweler who
conducts a business in the First Ma
tional bank block, has announced that
he will at once inaugurate a big stock
reduction sale. Mr.. Forester for some
time has realized that his stock is
too large for a city the size of Bill
1ngs and in order to bring the business
down to the actual demands Of the
community he will from now until
Christmas conduct a stock reduction
sale. In the big reduction sale Mr..
Forester announces that nothing in the
store will be excluded from the low
priced goods.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-12-04
A Mad.tone That worked.

The Bundy maidstone recently COM
pleted its longest record in clinging to
a wound caused by a dog bite. says a
Newcastle Qnd.) dispatch to the In
dianapolis News. The patient vas Miss
Stella Huffman Of Tifin, O., and the
stone chung to her for 755 hours. Miss
Huffman was bitten by a dog two
years ago, and the poison had SO af-
fected her system that when she went
to Newcastle she had lost the use of
one eye. However, the stone drew the
poison out to such an extent that she
regained her sight and. although weak
from the night and day treatment, will
return home in a few days in better
health than she has enjoyed for years.
The stone worked wonders in this case,
and physicians are puzzled.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-12-04
THE HlNDoo SEER.
At the Rademaker Block for a Few
Days.

Days.
Undoubtedly the greatest palmist
and reader who has ever visited this
country is now in the city and stop
ping at the Rademaker. The people
OF the city have often been called upon
by alleged palmists, but in the visit
OF Professor Zancic, the famed Hin
doc, they are given an opportunity
to deal with a gentleman who has
no equal in the powers of the mystic
anywhere on this continent.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-12-04
Piano Tuning.

Arthur Wales, premier piano tuner.
Thirty years experience. Leave or
Eders at Holmes & Rixon's drug store,
Montana avenue. 57-tf
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-12-04

Order cut flowers at Billings green
house. TT
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After the

"But they told me you had money"
"And they bunkoed me into thinking
you We're rich"
"Well, what's to be done about it?"
"Let's fall in love just for spite."--
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-12-04

Billings creamery butter-every
package guaranteed. 56-tf
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-12-04

0. B. Prickett, Osteopathic Physi-
clan, 2912 First avenue north. 55-tf
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Calling cards at The Gazette office.
(First Publication Oct. 80. 19O3.-6w)
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department. of the Interior, Land OF.
flee at Bozeman, Montana, October
&c, 1903.-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 before
T. A. Williams, clerk of court, at
Billings, Montana, on December 5,
1903, viz: TH
CABOT T. THOMAS,
on Homestead Entry No. 1855, fol
the 81 SEA and Sk SWA section
80, township 1 north, range % east,
M. P. M.
f. He names the following witnesses
to prove his continuous residence up.
on and cultivation of said land, viz:
Alfred L. Thomas, OF Columbus, Mon
tana; Henry Struck, of Park City
Montana; Preston B. Moss, of Billings,
Montana; Robert J. Martin, of Bill.
ings, Montana.
M. R. WILSON. Register.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-12-04
Hay For Sale.

About 600 tons of alfalfa. Good ia
for feeding. Apply this Office.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-12-04

Calling cards at The Gazette Office
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-12-04
Simply Delicious.

Lowney's chocolates. Fresh supply
at the Billings Pharmacy, south side.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-12-04
TO EXCEED ALL OTHERS IN HEIGHT

Professor Desprade1le of Massachu-
sets Institute OF Technology Plans
Splendid Shaft to the "Glory OF III
American People"-Height CT Nom
ument 1900 Feet-WashinEton Sug-
gested as the Most Natural Site.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-10-01

Miss Josie Bruner went to Des MONIES
| Friday for a visit with her sisters in
this city.
S. X. Carmean was visiting his
brother, George Calmean, at ke''erton
, Tuesday.
W. L. Berry, of st. Louis, was an over
Sunday visitor with w. A. Alexander in
tais city.
Mrs. S. j. Roger returned Monday
from a visit with relatives and friends
at Decatur.
Mrs. A. c. S;gler returned Friday from
a few days visit with relatives at Gar
den Grove.
Miss Stella Chamberlin left Saturday
for ST. Joe, where she expects to spend
the winter.
Mrs. j. F. Blake, of Ottumwa, came
Sunday on visit to her mother, Mrs.
John Sewers.
e. Warner returned Monday from
Charlton, where he was transacting real
estate business.
Miss Flo Albaugh returned Monday
from visit at Lamont with her sister,
Mrs. 0. b. Teale.
Matt Jones, of High Point, was in
Leon Saturday, renewing acquaintance
with old FRIENDS.
Mrs. James Grandstatf returned Sat
urday from a two weeks visit with rel
atives at Lamont.
Mrs Ed. X. Pitman, of Humeston
visited over Sunday at the home of her
father in this city.
Mrs. Nathan Walker, of Albany, arriv-
ed Tuesday on a visit to her daughter,
Mrs. S. B. Johnson.
Mrs. Charles Pugh departed Sunday
! for Buxton, where she visits week
with her daughter.
Miss Lou Harris went to Garden
Grove Saturday to visit few days with
| Miss Maude Meter.
! Mrs. Mary Hawk came up from Davis
| City Friday evening, returning to that
city again Saturday
Mrs. P. H. Ward, Of Center township,
returned Saturday from a visit with
relatives at Lamont.
| Judge r. l.. Parrish and wife retained
Saturday from few days visit with
friends in Des Moines.
George Bowman returned Monday
from two weeks visit with relatives at
Des Moines and Perry.
| Mrs. John Bernard was passenger
Monday for Decatur, where she visited
a few days with friends.
| John yanderly spent Sunday in
Charlton visiting at the home Of his
daughter, Mrs. Eli Gray.
4 Postmaster Ledgerwood made bust
ness trip to Abba and points in the east
part Of the state Sunday.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-10-01

Mrs. 4. j. Waight returned from
Charlton Monday and viii. spend week
IN this city with her mother, Mrs. j. l..
Young before leaving for her future
home at Winona, MINI.
Mss Dora Hamilton, who has been
visiting relatives in this county for
several months, left Friday foe Pomona,
MO. Where her father, w. B. Hamilton,
has located ona big fruit fam.
Mrs. r. b. Lee returned Monday from
visit With relatives at Van Vert, and
w visit short time in this city with
her mothe1, Mrs. John Sewers, before
returning to her home at Cleo Okla.
Miss Hattie Cozad returned Friday
to Des Moines after spending the sum
mer vacation with relatives in this
county, and will resume her studies at
the Capital City Commercial College.
Mrs. j. w. Newman, of New Market,
who has been visiting her daughter
Mrs. Il. Swearingen, in this city, return
ed home Tuesday. Mrs. Swearingen and
baby went home with her Cor short
visit.
Sam Slower, who has been employed
Tor Inc past year at the insane hospital
at Cherokee, arrived home Yesterday.
having resigned his position, and will
again take up his residence in this
county.
Luther West was visiting friends in
this city last week. His father, JEFF
West, former resident of this city, re-
Gently sold his barber shop at TT. Scott.
kas, and has again bought shop at
Corydon.
j. j. Jones and family returned Satur-
day to their home at Pittsburg, Kas.
after visiting a week in this city at the
home OF Mrs. Jones' sister, Mrs. Cyrus
Weaver. 1t had been % years since
they had seen each other.
Will Lewis and mother-in-law, Mrs.
J. II. Burrows, of GAINESVILLE, cane up
Saturday and visited over Sunday at
the home of his father, E. H. Lewis,
west OF town, where Mrs. Lewis and
baby had been visiting for several days.
Lacon Stockton returned to Leon
Thursdl ~ afternoon for short visit
with his father, ex-clerk of courts, j. G.
stockton. Lacon went to Washington
couple OF years ago and since that time
has been railroading over good Dor.
ton Of the vest,
Lew Overholtzer, of Franklin town
ship, left last Saturday for trip
through Missouri and Oklahoma, in
search of some cheap land. He owns a
fine 80 in Franklin township, which he
has rented for couple of years, wisely
refusing to sell it.
Mrs. Emma Hardenburg and two
children, of Grand Junction, Colo, ar
rived Thursday for visit in this city
at the home OF her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Z. r. BedIer. 1t is the first time Mrs.
Hardenburg has visited Leon since she
went to Colorado some ten years ago.