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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-05-12

The Assembly on Tuesday, by vote
of rs to /, and without debate, passed
the joint resolution for a constitutional
amendment providing for graduated In
come tax. The Senate ordered to en-
grossment by vote of II to IL the bill
providing for reports at stated periods
by coal pine owners of coal shipments
within the State.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1903-03-05
HOTEL DEAL CLOSED.
Art Slckler and Harry Clifford Acquire
Proprletorst,lp Of American Hotel

The long-pending deal between But
ler & Holt and Art Sickler and Henry
Clifford for the furnishings and pro-
prietor ship of the American hotel was
consummated last week and the new
proprietors gave their first meal Sun
day morning. Messrs. Sckler &
Clifford have already begun the work
of overhauling and renovating the in
terror of the building. New carpets
will take the place of those that have
been doing service in the rooms for
several years and where necessary to
add to the comfort of those quarters
new furniture and linen will be added.
The culinary department will be in
charge of an experienced chef while
in the dining room additional and
obliging help will be added.
Babe Smith and Ed. Hopkins, the
two amiable and professional concoc-
tors of mixed beverages, will continue
to ''practice" at the bar, where new
and choice line of wines, liquors and
cigars will be kept for the patrons.
The bowling allevs and pool and
billiard rooms are not being overlooked
in the progress of improvement and
those who are wont to indulge in this
kind of sport will always find these
departments at their disposal.
Realizing that Forsyth has advanced
sufficiently towards the metropolitan
goal to warrant the maintenance of
first-class hotel and that the welfare
OF the town depends in no small degree
on the manner in which it is conducted.
Messrs. Sickler & Clifford are sparinr
neither pains or expense to make their
hostelry credit to the community and
agreeable to its patrons.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1903-03-05
New Rules for Railroad Men.

In Montana and elsewhere through
out the country move is being made
to insure more safety for passenger
and other trains as result of the re-
cent unprecedented number of acci-
dents in all directions. It is reported
that George Richardson. master of
transportation of the Southern Pacific
company, is correcting the final proofs
of new and revised edition of book
let of some 900 rules for the guidance
Of the men in operating department
OF big railroad concern and its TO-
900 miles of roadway. This compre-
hensive guide to train movements, sig
nails, order forms and interior condition
OF passenger coaches will be ready for
distribution to the employees about the
first of April.
The new code of rules is the result of
development. In 1892 the company had
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1903-03-05

the Northern men will not buy this
year, for the simple reason that it is
not a paying proposition. If they
don't get their two-year -olds down to
$1S they needn't expect to sell hoof
to Eastern men this year,
Assessor A. E. Lewis, who will soon
commence interviewing owners of tax
able property in Choteau county, has
decided to adopt the valuations that
prevailed last year. Mixed herds of
stock cattle will be assessed at S23 per
head; beef steers, $50 and upward;
mich cows, $50 per head. Stock sheep
will be assessed at s.. IS, and straight
punches of lambs at s.. Range horses
will be valued at SIS per head, and
other horses proportionately. Hay and
grain lands will be valued at So and
grazing lands at s. per acre. All land
upon which final proof has been made
must be returned for taxation.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1903-03-05
BIRNEY
meant.

BIRNEY. Mont, Feb. o6-The Misses
Edwyne and Josie B. Taliaferro, Of
Port Gibson, Miss. nieces of Capt.
Joseph Brown and sisters of Mrs. N. J.
Humphreys, arrived here Sunday to
spend the spring in Montana.
Friday being the last day of the term
here, school closed till next September
Mrs. Matney, who has been quite i'll
during the winter, is again able to be
out.
Mrs. H. Boles, of Pass creek. was
visiting in the neighborhood for Il short
while recently.
The dance which was to have been
given this Friday at the Rosebud hall
is postponed till St. Patrick's Day.
Mrs. James Haywood left Saturday
for Lamedeer, where she will conduct
the school of that district for the next
five months.
Mr.. II. Larsen's dance, which took
place Friday, was one of the most en-
joyable affairs of the season and was
pronounced by all a crowning success
DR.. Simpson, who was called from
Sheridan to administer medical aid to
Commissioner N. J. Humphreys, who
has been very sick with pneumonia,
reports that though Mr.. Humphreys
condition is very serious, there is more
hope today for his recovery than there
has been.
There is plenty of room at the top of
the creased pole of success.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1903-03-05
RANCH @
AND
@ RANGE

Cattlemen in the Panhandle of Texas
say abolition of the quarantine line
will bankrupt many of them, says the
Chicago Live Stock World. AS this
seems to be what the advocates of the
measure most desire the admission will
give them great satisfaction.
Rolla p. Herrin, former live stock in
spector of Montana, told Chicago re-
porters that the output of Montana
stockholm would be greatly increased
during the coming seasons, and that
the thousands of Southern steers that
had been turned out on ranges were
doing we'll.
Pierre WibauX, who marketed a
great many heavy cattle during the
past season, is reported to be now ne
gotiating with Texas cattlemen for
good lots of young steers. Mr.. Wibaux
has bought largely of Northern Pacific
lands this year, and will have better
control of his large range operations
than was heretofore possible.
According to the West Texas Stock
man, the range country of Texas is in
better slape today than it has been in
a great many years, and the outlook is
just about all that could be desired.
In the stock-farming district there are
abundant feed crops, which will obvi-
ate the necessity of sending so much
money east for high feed as had to be
done last winter. The average cow
man is on easy street, this winter
so far as grass and feed are concerned.
"Jack" Serruys, Pierre Wibaux's
manager in Montana, is not bullish on
Southern steers this spring. ''If they
are expecting last years prices down
there" he said in the Chicago Live
Stock World, ''thay have dose of dis
appointment coming. Conditions have
been radically changed in Montana
lately. The man who runs cattle down
there now must own his own land and
that is expensive. Unless Texas grow
ers drop considerable in their demands
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1903-03-05
Another GrasshOpper Plague Threat

Ranchmen in eastern Montana, South
Dakota and northern Wyoming are
afraid that grasshoppers may swarm
on the range this year. A special to
the Chicago Live Stock World from
Belle Fourche, S. D., says:
''Ranchmen and others in this vicin-
ity are somewhat alarmed over recent
bulletin issued by the department of
agriculture to the effect that eastern
Montana, northeastern Wyoming and
Western South Dakota were threatened
with a plague of grasshoppers. The
insects were thick in Montana last
summer, and it is feared that they NAV
multiply to such an extent as to men
ace the vegetation in another Summer.
"The tongue disease seems to have
been arrested among the cattle of this
range. 1t appeared in only two or
three herds, and there have not been
any teaths for three weeks. It was
reared Tor time that the hoof and
mouth disease that had created such
havoc in New England was making
its appearance, but this apprehension
has been allaycd. No symptoms of
dise;se were manifest in the hoof, be-
ing confined to the tongue, on which
ulcers appeared. 1t is believed now
the disease has run out.
so far there hasnot been any trad
ing IN Southern cattle by the cattlemen
of this range. At this time last year
fully 10000 head had been contracted
for by the northern cattlemen, in Texas,
New Mexico and Arizona. he cattle
men OF the Southern ranges are hold
ing their cattle at a price that is con-
sidered excessive by the Northerners.
The Dakotas and Montana do not need
as many cattle this year as last, and
the probabilities are that purchases
will be SMALL
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1903-03-05

convention of operating officials in
San Francisco, and some fifteen of them
evolved set of rules to supplement the
well recognized regulations formed and
used by the railway association, in
Guiding all the lines in this Country
Then, in 1898, the Southern Pacific
revised its rule book and got out anoth-
er and bigger edition.
Now it is about to issue a third edi-
tion that is supposed to embody every
thing that railway man should know
about and be familiar with in the man.
agement of passenger and freight trains
and locomotives.
Until the American association was
formed and it adopted for all lines a
uniform method of train signaling,
each company had its own code of rules
and signals, and trainmen going from
one company to another had to learn
the new code and run the risk of be-
coming badly confused in interpreting
some of the signals.
In this new book are embodied all
the standard rules of the American as
sociation for every train movement,
and with the rules are various cuts
and drawings to illustrate what is
meant.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1903-03-05
*Overdr
Interesting Program.

The following program will be rem
dered by the Parents club at the
school house tomorrow afternoon at 3
O'Clock. Everyone is cordially invited
to be present:
Opening Song
Miss Heath's Room.
Paper. ......... "Clean1iness"
Mrs. Auld.
Discussion.
Paper. ."Schoo' Room Decoration"
Mrs. H. V. Beeman.
Paper. ."How to Obtain Material
for Decoration
Miss Smith.
Discussion.
Closing. g.............1 Instrumental Duet
Mrs. Buttertield and Miss Wadding-
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1903-03-05
COUNTY'S CASH.
Treasurer's Report Shows a Balance Of
Over Twenty Three Thousand Dollars.

The report of County Treasurer
Longley for the month of February has
been filed with County Clerk Bailey.
1t shows there is in the treasury the
sum of $23, ,397.37. There was received
during the month the sum of $o89. 90.
The amount to the credit of the various
accounts is as follows:
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1903-03-05

Receipts were as follows: Received
from taxes, $19S.44 licenses, $271. 90;
county officers fees, S16S.25; other
sources, $52.0 90. Total, S6S9.6o.
*Overdr avn.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1903-03-05

There is plenty of room at the top of
the creased pole of success.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-07-17

Below this win BE another floor, built /
ii sections. S hy feet. supported /
on carriages which move on nernen
dicnlar tracks. The space under the
stage has been excavated 70 d depth
eaual To the height 81 the stage Itself
Entire scenes can thus be built under
the stage on these disappearing ear
riages and then raised noiselessly into
place. TO operate these stage sections
eounterhalance weights are again used
side scenes will stand ON carriages
below the stage and Will be simply
rolled into place through grooves cut
In the floor at the proper angles. Drop
scenes which now require q eofnpli-
Gated rigging loft ana a regiment 81
men to handle them, VIII be raised and
lowered by a system Of eounterbal
anced weights. and one man can easily
operate them
To represent moving scene, Or, more
properly, the changing landscape rid
az might see as he passed along, per-
/ pendicular rollers two feet ia diameter
| will revolve in the wings, and from
them will be unroled strips Of scenery
/ From tie one nearest the audience Will
be unwound transparent net on which
win be painted large foreground OBJ
Iects, such as trees, rocks and bushes
i This strip viii move rapidly Then
i VIII come a strip containing middle dis
lance objects- moving more slowly, and
SO on until the last set Of rollers +
reached, bearing the background Of sky
and mountains. or whatever it may be,
ana moving very slowly or not at all
4 Thus Siagfrieds trip down the Rhine
viii be very clearly shown. Heretofore
this scene had to be omitted the or
chestra merely playing the music.
An entire new electrical equipment
is being Installed, and the best lightins
effects will be obtained They viii b'
controlled by a man at S2o.ooi
switchboard beside the promptefs,ies
on the front part Of the stage HITLER
to the lighting effects were controlled
from the wings and it was necess8r,
to signal from the prompter's box.
Another improvement will be the en
largement Of the orchestra pit by a
most half to accommodate 100 men in
stead Of sixy-aye or seventy as q
present. To do this a few 9eet hay
been taken from the front part Of u
stage
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-07-17
WaeN a PoPE plEs
Formalilies Attending Ferincntiou
and Proclamation Of His Death.

Formalilfes Attending EerincntiOu
and Proclamation Of His Death.
on the Official notification By popes
medical attendants that his holiness
is in a critical condition the sacrament
is exposed fl All the churches in Rome.
says the New York Herald. at St
Peters 1t is exposed on the high altar
covered with a cloth Of white lawn,
which is only removed on the death Of
the pope. Meanwhile summonses are
sent by telegraph TO the foreign or alb.
sent cardinals, and those Ia Rome are
called to the Vatican.
on the death occurring the first step
10 be taken is the official verihcation
that the vicar Of Christ Is no more.
This act, which is performed with a
certain prescribed ceremony deyoiyes
upon the cardinal camerlingo cham
berlainl, to whom on the demise Of the
holy father the supreme authority Tor
the time being is committed
ALFRED III fun canonicals, his emf
nence, attended by the cardinals, pref
ates and laymen Of high rank at the
papal court, proceeds 10 the chamber
" death. knocking at the door with a
wand Of silver. the cardinal Gamer
lingo enters the room and. advancing
to the couch on which lies the dead
figure Of the pope, touches the breast
and forehead and then, sinking on bis
knees. proclaims in a loud voice, Dom
inns mana noster mortuus est" The
fsherman's ring and the other papa
seals are then handed to the cardinal
I carnerlingo, together with a documeni
formally attesting the death Of IN
4 pope.
AS soon as this ceremony is accom-
plished the body is embalmed and at
tired in the pontifical vestments as
preliminary to the public exposition Q
the remains in St Peters. The body
which is committed to the charge o
the papal chamberlains, is first Of a
taken to the Sistine chapel and theme
by a covered way TO the great ba
| silica. where it lies IN state for thre
DAYS ID the chapel Of the holy sacra
| ment. reposing on richly drape
| couch.
-Four members of the noble guar
watch over the remains day and nigh
with drawn swords. The body IS S
exposed that the faithful in filing pas
can kiss the feet of the dead pontif
! Meanwhile every church in Rome
draped in mourning, and masses for tn
repose Of the soul of the departed, t
gether with the especial prayer f
the guidance Of the church and Of Il
new pope, are said constantly.
During this time the arrangement
For the holding Of the eonelaYe are b
ing perfected The ten sacred congr
cations meet on the third day from Il
pope's death ii the hall of consistol
. and there appoint three members
their body and cardinal bishop,
cardinal priest and a cardinal deaco
10 form. with the cardinal canerling
the temporary state executive.
/ ON the first meeting Of the carolina
Che cardinal camerlingo reads Z
> papal bull touching on the election
!. d pope ana then. in the presence of a
I breaks tie hshennan's ring aud signe
r Of the dead nondh.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-07-17
A LOVE THAT
NEVER DIED


lOriginall
When General Zachary Taylor's
troops were in Mexico confronting
those Of Santa Anna an incident Of SCI
cret service took place which was not
only thrilling, but which contained a
romance.
one evening two officers, one in the
uniform OF q Mexican colonel, the other
that of a captain, rode into the advance
Mexican camps and asked to be con-
Quoted TO the tent Of the commanding
officer. Arriving there, they found Ma
jor Fourtado, to whom they presented
an order purporting to be signed by
General Santa Anna directing that
they be afforded every facility to in
spect the camps. This was given them.
They rode over the ground, noted the
approaches, and as they were about to
depart they were arrested and taken to
Major Fourtado, the commandant. On
them were found sketches and memo
randa that proved them to be spies.
They confessed and were informed
that they would be shot at daylight the
next morning.
The men were Lieutenant Colonel
Otis winchester and Lieutenant War
rem Holmes OF the American army.
Colonel Winchester, knowing that GER
tain information was extremely neces-
sary to his general, had volunteered
to make a bold attempt to secure 1t.
Lieutenant Holmes was sent with
him, 1t being hoped that If Winchester
was taken Holmes might get through
and back with the information. The
uniforms had been obtained fronfMex-
lean officers, prisoners Of war. Santa
Annals signature had been forged from
dispatch which had been captNred
on the messenger who bore It.
Neither slept during the night and
shortly before dawn wrote brief letters
to their homes. which they We're told
would be forwarded under dag Of truce
to General Taylor. winchester, muct
the older man. was composed, buf
Holmes suffered from all the depres
sion to be expected in one about 70 b
shot
care you related, !" asked Winchester
ITO Edward c. Holmes OF the class O
1872. at West Point9"
HE was my father" replied Holmes
winchester said nothing, but looke'
at the young man with a melanchol!
stare. At the moment a messenge
from Major Fourtado entered
"The oommandant" lie said, lis e.
pecially reluctant to take the lives o
two such brave men. He deems on
sufficient to satisfy the military lay
common in such cases and directs m
to inform you that you are permHte
to draw lots. the one losing TO be q
ecuted at once, the other 70 be 81
changed
Winchester again turned his glanc
on young Holmes, and 0 sight migl
have been Of relief-escaped him. Ih
two officers EXCHANGED letters to the
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-07-17
The Tines Daily Short Story.


respective families to be taken north
by the one escaping death. Then they
were conducted to Fonrtados head
quarters.
The commandant placed two stones
IN bis hat, the one black, the other
white Colonel Winchester claimed
by right Of seniority to draw the first
stone drawn being decisive. He step
ped up to Fourtado, who sat at table
holding the hat put in his hand and
withdrawing it tossed a black stone
on the table
you have lost" said the major, lay
ing down the hat Then turning To-
the guard, he directed that the pris-
oners BE taken away. A few minutes
later a volley was heard without, and
Otis Winchester had been executed.
Major Fourtado took up his hat and
before placing it on his head put in his
hand to withdraw the remaining stone.
1t was not there.
''Has any one touched the hat" he
asked, surprised, ''since laid it on
the tableY
Every one present diselaimed having
done so.
Gentlemen" said the major, I'VE
have shot noble man. He took both
chances, sparing his companion
A month later Lieutenant Holmes
was exchanged. Before taking his de-
/ parture for the American lines he was
conducted to Major Fourtado's head
quarters.
'fWhat bond was there between you
and your conradeT asked Fourtado
ssNone that know Of General Tay-
Tor called for volunteers to attend an
officer on a hazardous enterprise.
volunteered and was accepted"
lieutenant / win tell you a secret
| When Colonel Winchester Withdrew
his hand from the hat that decided
your fate and his he took both stones
The information weighed heavily up
on Holmes. He remembered Winches
ter's mention OF his father, who hat
died some years before, anc as soon a
he returned ia his home went straight
to his mother TO ask her to enlighter
him.
sAIother." he asked, who was Otii
Winchester
"Why do you ask, my boy2" replied
the lady, starting.
The young man gave his mother IN
information he had received from tn
Mexican. TWAS some time Esfore SD
could find her voice to speak The
she said:
sOtis Winchester was your father
rival. They were classmates at Yves
Point and was a guest Of the super
intendent. decided for your father.
The last five words We're spoken q
most in a whisper, after which Their
was q silence between the two, a s
lence which 1t would have been PR
fame to interrupt and the impressive
. ness Of which no word could depic
Then the son went to his mother an
put his arms about her.
II supposed" he said, that this T
greatest OF all sacrifices was for n
and I could not understand how
could be SO. see now that it was Il
YOU" r. A. mitchell
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-07-17

The roller chair Of Chicago fame
will not be found at the St. Louis expo
sition. In its stead win be light cleo
trio motor chair said to be so simple IN
its design that it can be easily guided
and managed The most important
feature is the guard rail on the sides Of
the chair. This is connected with the
operating mechanism aud Is SO sensi-
tive that the chair Is brought TO Q
standstill as soon as the guard rail
comes in contact with anything.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-07-17
NOVEL STAGE EFFECTS
New Scheme For the Metro
politan Opera House.
TWO FLOORS BUILT IN SECTIONS.

J.
All kinds as scenes IN New Nori's
Temple 81 aTusic Nay he Repre-
sentea by Means o. the second
Floor, supported on Disappearing
Carriages, which Move on Perpen-
dieuIar Tracks.
Extensive alterations now being
made to the Metropolitan Opera House
stage IA New York at a cost Of $780,
GOO win when finished make It one u
the most complete In the world and
win add UNNECESSARILY to the artistic
side Of the opera season, says the New
York Herald. Operas such as The
Flying Dntehman." "Lohengrin" and
The Ring" cycle, which require elab-
crate scenery, VIII now be presented
with artistic completeness,
"Parslfal too, which viii be seen
for the first time in the United States
next season, win be given by Mr. Ton.
ried Oh magnificent scale The entire
storm scene on the ocean In *The Ely
ING Dutchman. which has had to be
omitted at the Metropolitan. will bC
beautifully shown from the new stage
The old stage floor has been torn out
and in its place there win be two floors
either OF which may be used according
to scenic effect to be produced One i
made in two huge sections which sep
arate in the center and by O system q
oounterbalance weights max be pushed
into the wings and ont ct the WY