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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-12-29

CO., mousse rent IOT pOOf $50. LV w
J. H. Brook, rebate special poor
tax ...... ...... 80. ...... q w
Geo. Settler, burial Of deceas-
ed paupers -. ...... -. W w
G.. G. Hardin, rebate special
poor tax w
G. G. Hardin, refund taxes...... l 20
John Powers, rebate special
poor tax q w
DR.. Portus Baxter, salary as
county physician to Dec. 9,
1916 ........ .s.. ssss sseIHO w
Chas. F. Burton, house rent for
DOOT ...... .... 80 ...s." ~ w
Amos H. Blair, rebate special
poor taxes q w
B. r. Dunnigan, rebate special
poor taxes q w
G. G. Brown, rebate special
pOO taxes q w
Geo. Harper, rebate special
poor taxes q w
Anna Carroll Estate, rebate spe-
cial DOOR taxes ............. 2 90
w. e. Harrison, care county
pauper ...... see. 49,. 80. 40 w
Fratt & O'Donnell, rebate spe-
cial poor tax ............... q w
j. S. Avery, rebate special
poor tax z w
Geo. G.. Tilden, rebate special
pOOr LAX q w
r. O. More, rebate special poor
TAX ...... 80. =. .......... q w
M. A. Shower, rebate special
poor tax q w
Amos Brannon, rebate special
poor tax q w
r. Smudley, rebate special
poor tax z w
j. l.. Greenwood, rebate special
poor tax q w
H. S. Coleman, coal for DOOR,. % 80
Yegen Bros, inc, supplies for
poor ...... .... 49,. 49,. . 10 0V
H. A. Goetschius, house rent for
poor ........ go. 49,. .'.. q w
Columbus Mercantile Co., sup
plies for poor ...... ........ 80 90
Mrs. Mary Holling, rent for poor 4 SIS
P. II. Smith, transportation for
poor ...... 80. $1,000. 80. l6 5O
Donovan-McCormick Co., sup
plies for poor ............. 81 60
st. Vincent's Hospital, care of
county poor ..............l,loO %
Mrs. A. M. Kyse, house rent for
poor ...... ...... 49,. go. . w
J. N. Purcell & Son, supplies
Tor poor ~ w
Geo. w. Hubbard, board Of pris-
OnerS 80. ...... $50. ......ll" ~
Geo. w. Hubbard, fees in GRIM
ludl cases ......... . . . q 10 OU
Nat. G.. Carwile, insurance of
Laurel bridge 49,. ...... =. go 90
J. A. Pauley, sheriff fees 49,. z 40
F. L.. Mann, justice fees ......23S IS
A. H. Murray, salary as deputy
Sherlff 49,. .... So. ......lOO w
The following bills were not allow
ed:
w. D. White, rebate special
road tax, 1897 ............. 3 OC
Joseph Hanna, rebate special
poor taxes 4 OC
D. A. Smith, witness fee justice
court ...... ...... 49,. ....122 II
The board adjourned to meet De
cember 8, 1908, at 10 o'clock a. m.
/, Approved.
!, w. o. PARKER,
Attest: Chairman.
, j. w. FISH, Clerk.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-12-29

HuntIey Ranch For Sale or Lease.
Ranch Of 1900 acres, 600 acres un-
der cultivation. Good ditch. Now pro-
ducing 1000 tons alfalfa. Land
enough broken to produce double
that amount. Address Thos. McGirl,
Billings, Mont. kf13
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-12-29
Just Received.

New novelties for holiday trade,
fancy goods, candies, etc., at Woman's
Exchange. 66-tf
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-12-29

Read The Gazette and keep posted
on local happenings.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-03

Flace a chair IN the middle u the
moor. and on the back OF 1t balaBes :
walking stick, telling tho spectators
that you are going to make tbs stick
fall off the chair without touching
either Of them and without even blow.
ing on the stick
Having first thoroughly dried tina
glass. rub it with a brush or on your
sleeve and hold II near one end Of the
stick.
The wakened electricity in the glass
win at once attract the stick and make
ii swing in any direction that you
move the glass. so that you may make
good your promise and draw the stick
out OF equilibrium whenever youl
please
You may substitute for the walkingI
stick. If you choose. a cane fishing rod
or a bamboo feather duster handley
All you have to do is to balance It'd
nicely on the back Of the chair. where
it will swing so easily that the small.
quantity OF electricity In the glass
will attract it.
The trick is better performed In dry
weather. for il the air is damp the
electrical effect is much weakened.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-03

the inside OF bottle without touch
ing the bottle or the cork-or even
the thread for that matter--how
would you go about it? That seems to
be a pretty hard proposition. but it is
easy enough-when you find out how
it is done.
Get a bottle that is made OF clear
glass, so that what goes inside Of it
may be readily seen; the ordinary
wine bottle is not suitable, because it
is made Of colored glass. To the un-
derneath part OF the cork, attach a
bent pin, and from the pin suspend a
piece OF common thread, black pre-
ferred, with a shoe button tied to its
lower end.
The thread must reach only to with
in an inch or two of the bottom Of the
bottle. and when yon have dropped it
inside and inserted the cork. the
weight Of the shoe button will keep
the thread hanging taut
Now the cutting. All you need is
a reading-glass, or sun-glass, a double
convex lens, you know, and a window
where the sun is shining. Hold up the
lens so as to catch the suns direct
rays, focus them on the thread
through the side Of the bottle and in
a few moments the thread will be cut
through by the heat as deftly as il
pair Of scissors had been used.
This little experiment may be made
from beginning to end in the presence
Of spectators, or it may be turned into
feat Of amateur magic. If the latter.
the bottle, the cork and the thread
should be prepared openly, with seal
not to be removed. Then go to an
other room, where you can get the
suns rays and having used the lens in
private, bring the bottle back with
the thread cut It win be hard for the
spectators to guess how you did II.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-03

my goodness graciousl you should
have seen what happened.
The whole lot OF them few m IN n.
air, all scrambled together. and the
boys yelled and kicked just q n n,
old gentleman was not their dear good
teacher who never spanked unless
they deserved it. Yes. they did. thev
Kicked and fought and struggled m
there in the air aRd acted disgrace
fully.
Then, OF course. when they fen
down again the teacher fell hrsf ba
cause he was the heaviest and AZ
the rest fell on top Of him. and the-
kept on fighting and kicking until i
is no wonder al an that the old gen.
tlemsn needed a sling for his back
And II you could see him and how ii,
poor old back vas bent you would
say so. too
II you want 10 see how anv one
looks when they get spradelad on,
that way. you'n soon End out bv max.
ing two cuts With a scissors IN tes
teachers picture. The white line -
MS back shows where one OF he cnt,
should be made; make the other obs
IN any direction ron please. ana thss
the figure vii be in three pieces Tnr,
the pieces around and put them -
gether IN another way. and II you haze
made tho cuts properly you ~nl -,
lust neW the old chap lpoked.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-03

A teacher who maintains that there
is altogether too much association Of
ideas without proper understanding OF
their relative meanings has instituted
a series Of tests which might be re-
garded BY some people as traps.
He wishes his pupils to acquire the
art Of accurate listening as well as
quick thinking, and to this end he oc
casionally inFerts one of his catch
questions in the midst OF a set Of the
ordinary sort
He gives the two instances follow
ing, in which he says the answers
came with joyful promptness from the
entire class, not a single voice being
missed from the chorus:
Whose hatchet never told a her'
George Washington
Whom did the negro slaves OF thid
country free?"
Abraham Lincoln Youths Com
panion.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-03

twenty-five miles away has the great
est palace ever built, surrounded by
grounds the most beautiful ever de-
signed. while the other environs OF
the capital are on a scale of great
beauty.
Paris is the greatest art center In
the world Berlin and Vienna dis
pute this. but every impartial obsery-
er, who looks into The matter cannot
come 70 ahy other conclusion. There
are over 100000 students IN Paris and
the number is growing None Of her
German rivals has half as many Only
in instrumental music can the eastern
capitals excel her In everything else
Paris takes the lead.
Paris has so many squares oblongs.
circles, etc. at the intersection OF
wide. beautiful and weil-shaped ave
MUGS that it Is a task 70 keep track of
them an Every point OF vantage has
been seized 20 embellish the city and
keep her at the head OF cities seeking
pre-eminence In this way One can
walk around Paris for months With
out exhausting the open places and
the parks which add So much to rs
neauty Though Il Is the most dense
" populated city Ia the world. It
covers an enormous area, the real
extent Of which cannot adequately
be measured until one traversos IL on
foot Then one "a forced 10 admit that
in ali things Paris IS great
Beliort Is a fortified city in eastern
France lying az the foot Of the Jura
mountains IL Is on the German from
tier and its political and strategic inn
portance early Impressed itself upon
the French a fortress of great
strength vas erected 10 command the
approaches 20 the town. The allies.
flushed with victory at Lelpsic. on
tho march towards Paris. sought 10
carry Belfort by assault in 1919. They
failed. and then II was besieged but
held the enemy at bay until peace was
declared. In 1870 a Prussian army
corps of 10000 tried to carry It by
storm, but were repulsed: then
siege began on December 3 which
lasted for seventy-1ve days. during
which the little garrison Of 5000 men
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-03

more exciting day which follows be-
hind closed doors. The Bourse DIFF
fers from the stock exchanges OF
London or New York in that every
well-dressed person is admitted to the
floor while transactions are in prog
ress
It takes from twelve to sixteen
days for letter to 90 from Paris to
New York. whereas a passenger can
cover the distance in seven days
The delay is in waiting for a French
steamer TO carry H. II you mail a
letter in Paris Saturday morning il
win be a week at Hayre before the
steamer starts which has TO carry IL
over. The French government fayors
its own and the revenue from its
transatlantic mail is immense. Much
OF this Is divided with the French line
and very little goes 70 the foreign
ones calling at Cherbourg. Unless a
letter is plainly marked on the face
that Il IS desirable to 60 on foreign
line It is reserved for the French
steamer and even where the precau-
ton Is taken q Is not always followed,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-03
Good Game for Youno and oId.

Good Game for Young and Old.
Here is an old game that used to be
popular even among ~grown-ups, and
it causes more fun and laughter than
you can imagine. You must have a
thimble frst Of all. Then all 20 out OF
the room except one. who is left with
the thimble Now the thimble has not
to be hidden, but put in some place
where every one can see it easily
without moving or touching anything
to do so.
For instance, a eood place is on a
nail, which holds up a picture. or the
window ledge; stuck in the fringe Of
the table cloth. put in the ornamental
part Of the fender. or. in fact, any
where where there are things around
It to confuse one. When the "hider''
has placed the thimble he calls the
rest Of the company in, and the
search begins.
Now listen, for this is the most i'm
portant rule Of all Those who are
looking for the thimble. must not
touch or more anything in the room
in their search, and when one does
see the thimble he must not cry out:
"Oh there 1t isl" Perfect silence
should prevail, and when the boy or
girl sees it, he or she must sit down.
It is wonderful what a long time
it often takes before the whole com
pany has seen it--often two or three
children win stand actually looking
at the thimble. and yet never see it,
and this is such fun for those who
have already seen it.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-03
cane That WIII obev ord.r..

II you want to astonish your young
friends at your next party, here is 4
way you can do it.
Tho success Of the trick depends on
the well-known fact that ali bodies
have some electricity in them. and
that it is only necessary TO wake the
electricity to make them active.
Take sheet Of paper. for example.
and rub it briskly with a brush or
with your hand and you viii hnd that
it will stick to your hand or your
clothes much as If it were glued there
Rub a piece OF glass in the same way.
and it will attract to itself any light
thing, such as scrap Of cork or a
pith-ball
It is with an electrified drinking
glass that this trick may be per
tormed
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-03
SPADE BETTER THAN A PEN.

Literary Profession Not a Very Re.
munerative One.
Ny second attempt al fiction. says
an English aspirant for literary hon
ors, was the only one that has been
ln any way a success. for SO far ii has
yielded me no less than EI32. and It
ls still selling. although 10 microscopic
quantities. The result OF my. first ten
years Of fiction apart from short
stories contributed to magazines.
which have paid me well-is that /
can show a credit balance Of G265.
representing an average income Of
e26 los. year. or a shade over los
a week, most If not the whole. Of
which has evaporated in out-of-pocket
expenses for make a point Of spend
ing few weeks IN any county or
country ln which | lay the scheme of
story
The curious thing is that every
single one Of my half-dozen novels has
received quite a lattering reception
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-03
For Good Guessers.

Here are a few conundrums.
What is the difference between an
actress and a soldier? An actress
powders her face and soldier faces
the powder
Why was george Washington like a
piano? Because he was grand. up.
right and square
Where did George Washington first
take a hack? When he took the hack
at the cherry tree
II the women all went to China
where would the men go? To Pekin.
Where did Queen Isabella take her
pillsg In cider tinsider herr.
When is a bat not a hat? When it
becomes lady
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-03

hiavciy stuck to their posts though
the dcAdly missiles OF war rained
upon them for weeks. The invest
ment cuded only after the signing Of
she articles OF peace and when the
defen 'ers were in starving condi.
ton For the heroism thus displayed
the besieged we're permitted to
maruh Ont with all the honors of war
and tho little band Of 1000. death
having carried on one-third Of the
original garrison. were the last to sur
render to the Prussians.
To commemorate this valor the
French government commissioned the
sculptor Bartholdi 70 perpetuate It In
bronze and granite. The memorial
takes the form Of a colossal figure Of
a couchant lion on a granite base and
Is regarded as one OF the finest ex.
amples OF this artists modelling and
A. universally admired. It is IN the
center Of the Place Denfert-Rochereau
in one OF the handsome residential
sections. Of Paris.
The Bourse, the stock anange Of
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-03
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Why is it that you and can't dine
together? Because U doesn't come TIL
after T.
Why is an old man like a nail in the
wall? Because 1t is In firm.
What is the difference between a
postage stamp and a bad boy? One
you lick with the stick and the other
you stick with lick.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-03
RIowlnn OF the Match.

right hand and bend your left elbow.
so as to bring the wrist near your
face Then blow out the match by
blowing into your left sleeve. It
seems impossible. doesn't it, to force
current Of air strong enough to put
out the light through your bent sleeve.
around your body under your coat
and down your right sleeve? lGyery
body will say you can't do it,
Well, you can't, The trick is to
make people think you do it. and thia
you accomplish by holding the match
between your thumb and foreinger
and swapping your middle finger nail
against the end of the match at just
the right moment A sharp snap will
put the flame out You had better prac.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-03
PARIS IS ABOVE ALL.
Most Beautiful and Attractive of the Worlds Cies-French
Capital Exercises Charm That Is to B.
Found Nowhere Else
-0e~N-S~>~0-r~e~S
Especial correspondence.)

Paris, is one Of the sights. 1t Is
magnificent structure, a reproduction
Of the Temple Of Vespasian at Rome.
and the columnar treatment gives it a
strong Egyptian aspect. 1t was be-
gun in 1903 and finished in 1926. 1t
was opened for business by King
Charles x. being the most notable
event IN that monarch's reign
which was brief There are 1000
members in the Bourse and the tran
sactions inside do not begin until ~
o'clock. Previous to this there are
curbstone sales from II o'clock Here
hundreds Of brokers gather on the
steps and sidewalks to take part tn
or to watch this preliminary to the
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-03

Loving Words.
Loving words will cost but little,
Journeying up the hill Of life:
But they make the weak and weary
Stronger, brayer for the strife
Do you count them only trines?
What to earth are sun and raln7
Never was kind word wasted,
Never one was said in vain.
When the cares Of life are many.
And its burdens heavy grow,
Think Of weak ones close beside you
II you love them. tell them so.
What you count OF little value
Has an almost magic power.
And beneath their cheering sunshine
Hearts will blossom like a flower
30, as up life's hill we journey
Let US scatter all the way
Kindly words, for they are sunshine
In the dark and cloudy day.
Grudge no loving word or action
As along through life you go.
There are weary ones around you
II you love them, tell them So
-Mollie l.. Clayton in Galveston News
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-03

King Edwards new German stew
ard has stirred up trouble I'm the
kings kitchen by institutine a
regime Of strict economy. Tradesmen
have protested mainly because the
steward refuses to pay royal warrant
holders twenty-five cents a pound for
lard, when he can get It for sixteen
cents in other markets The trades.
men are willing to compromise on a
basis Of twenty cents.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-03
The Little Florist

There's to be big record frost to-
night" snid he, blushing like a girl,
and | come to warn you"
Have you warned the other neigh.
bors2" she asked quietly.
Moo That is, l-I-"
Why haven't your
Because well-bother it all" he
stammered. suddenly getting warm all
because / thought Of you first.
And only got the news few min.
utes ago. And | couldn't, if l wanted
to, save all the orchards around here.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-03

Dick went straight to Helen Rem
ington. He knocked on the door soft
ly. His heart pounded ferceiy.
Who is there?H asked a puzzled
hali-friehtened feminine voice through
the door
It's only Dick Russell" he said
quietly There's an important mat.
ter I must see you about"
Then she opened the door-haugh-
ely fear'essly.
Come into the sitting room. Mr..
Russell" said the girl frigidly
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-03

HE city Of Paris. after
all, is the most attrae-
tive city on the globe.
London is larger, New
York IS grander. Ber-
lin and Vienna are
splendid capitals, but
none appeals to the
visitor like Paris.
When II comes ia tri-
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-03
An Outdoor Game.

The game is called Gathering
sticks and is greatly enjoyed at re-
cess by children Of all ages.
The ground is divided into two
equal parts, with small goal marked
on at the rear Of each part, in which
six sticks are placed. Each player
who reaches the enemy's goal safely
may carry one stick back to his own
goal, and may not be caught while
carrying It back. II caught before
reaching the opposite goal he must
remain a prisoner in the goal until
touched by one Of his own side: Meth
er may be caught while returning No
stick may be taken by a side while
any Of its men are prisoners. The
game is won by the Side gaining ali
OF the sticks
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-03

An old earthenware jug, with a
small hole knocked in the upper part,
may be used as a trap for small bur
rowing animals Bury the jug in the
earth. near the hole Of the animal you
are after, then make an artificial bur
row, extending from the surface of the
ground to the hole in the broken jug
strew appropriate bait along the pas
sageway, and although your game