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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-05-08

Notwithstanding the continued as
sertions of the Butte Miner that the
anthracite al commission was Meth
ing more than j "huge farce, iesti-
tute of any highe' aim or mor r:aC!i-
cal purpose than drawing Tie per
diem Of it's membership" the laDcy-
ing men of the big mining camp refuse
to take the same view Of that body
or the purpose for which it was re-
ated. They go right ahead with their
preparations for rece:ving the man
who created the farce and % pay
him all honor in their power, prompt
ed thereto, as they themselves declare,
because of the friendliness to the toll
ers he showed when he brought about
the conditions that made the commits
sion possible, and his manifest desire
to be of assistance to them. The
Miner is so warped and permeated
with rank partisanship that it could
not be honest with it's political op-
ponents, even if it desired to be so,
a desire with which it has neve been
credited.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-05-08
Circular to Wool Shippers.

The c., B. & @. Railway company
proposes to take out insurance cover
ing fire risk on wool stored in its
warehouses at Billings, Cody, Clear
mont, Garland and Edgemont, cover
ing the interests of all concerned
AS each lot of wool arrives atA'the
company's warehouse, this. company
will cause same to be insured against
loss by fire, while stored, to such an
amount per pound as the owner may
determine, or if the owner shall name
no amount, then at it's market value,
as near as may be, at the time OF its
receipt; it being understood that in
either of such cases, in the event of
the destruction of the wool by fire,
the loss shall not exceed the amount
of the insurance, which shall in all
cases be collected by the railway COM
pany and paid to the owner of the
wool. The railway company will adj
vance the cost of the insurance from
time to time, and collect the same
from the owner when the storage is
terminated. The cost of such insur-
ance shall in all cases be based upon
the actual time during which the
wool is stored.
BY this method alone a the own
err of the wool and the railway COM
pany, it's custodian storage, be abso-
lutely protected against loss by fire,
however occasioned.
D. o. IVES,
General Freight Agent.
II. B. SEGUR,
General Agent. kj3O
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-05-08

merely foAthe accommodation and COM
fort Of persons SO lazy and Indifferent
that they are willing to forego one OF the
really pleasing and diverting features
of a tour through the most wonderful
spot in all the world. The president
was particular to declare against such
an innovation, it might almost be
called sacrilege, and in this has the
endorsement of all really sensible per-
sons. Let wonderland" remain as
nearly as nature left it, wild animals,
geysers and all, and make no attempt
to transform it into a midway or
give it the semblance of a private
pleasure resort.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-05-08
EDITORIAL filings.

One of the fashionable spring tints In
Central America is known as ''crushed
rebellion. baltimore American.
In the matter of breaking banks the
Mississippi has distanced some enter
prising Northumberland Tribune.
There is nothing SO genuine as the
contentment of a community where
they put up a four story building and
refer to it as a MISUNDERSTANDING
ton Post.
If the Missouri minister who threat
ems to tell the truth at funerals carries
out his threat. there will probably soon
be a funeral at which he will figure
otherwise than as the preacher.-Louis-
Vile Courier-JOurnal.
With ]. Pierpont Morgan at the head
Of the syndicate owning the cup de-
fender one horrifying thought suggests
itself. Suppose he decided to merge
the opposing yacht interests and abol-
ished Observation-Disclosures North
American.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-05-08
.Jet Jewels" the Latest.

In Paris jet is in great vogue. Here
the fashion is showing itself, says the
New York Press. A Broadway jeweler
is showing the astonishing jet jew
els that are worn abroad to the eXc!u-
sion of precious gems. In his window
are dog collars. bracelets and hair or
naments of finely cut jet. Recently in
Monte Carlo Nine. Jane Hading. the
actress. electrified the spectators by
wearing a black chiffon gown, totally
untrimmed. with her throat clasped by
a collar of Jet. Strands of these glis-
tening beads fell over her shoulders.
and her crisp black hair was crowned
with a jet tiara. Her arms We're encir-
cled by jet bracelets. The vogue dated
from that etening.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-05-08
FOREIGN PtCKlN3s.

The Spanish government has revived
the regulation requiring all foreign
ers resident in or visiting Spain to reg
lister their anne at their consulates.
A Lisbon physician has created a SEN
sation by his assertion that there are
at least 1000 lepers in Portugal and
that. as beggars. they convey the infec-
ton from place to- place. .r.t
The National library Of Paris has
$36.20o a year for the purchase of new
books. The Berlin Royal library has
$37.5OO. while the British Museum H.
brHry has no less than $1S5,OOO.
Soon after the marriage to Napoleon
Ill. Empress Eugene began to collect
and file important letters from sover-
eigns, statesmen. soldiers and other
men of note. This collection is not in
France.
A number Of manufacturers of
watches are preparing to emigrate
from Switzerland to Germany. Ribbon,
silk and other manufacturers have pre-
coded them. The object is to save tar.
if fees and G cheaper labor.
Some time ago a custodian of the
Archaeological museum in Florence be-
came suddenly insane and smashed a
world famed old Greek vase. Some of
the fragments disappeared and were
advertised for. The other day the thief
brought them back and left them on a
table in the museum. The vase can
now be reconstructed.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-05-08
An Open Letter to the County A.
torney. f 4


If the county attorney is sincere in
the prosecution of the gambling cases
IN the courts, will he kindly publicly
explain why certain arrests were made
and others who were equally guilty
were allowed to escape? | am reliably
informed that the county attorney and
other officials purposely overlooked
the arrest and prosecution of certain
gambling cases and used every effort
on the other hand to make horrible
examples" out of others.
The law was never enacted to shield
one and prosecute the other, but this
to my mind is just what is being done
through the county attorneys Office
in this county.
Mr.. Harris, the public prosecutor
for the county, in the opinion of many
who know the facts, is playing q dual
role in connection with the gambling
question in this city and county. To
the church-going part Of the commun-
ity he is said to be making great pre-
tension toward s%uppressing gambling,
while to a certain contingent of what
may be classed as the s%portively in
clined element his eyes are closed to
the open violation of law.
The county attorney does not see
the petty larceny gambling conducted
in a score of establishments in the
town, although this is known to near
ly every other man, woman and child
in the city. 1t is said that this man
whose one side is for gambling and
the other for its suppression, has de-
clared that he favors poker playing
in back rooms and other forms of
gambling hidden from view. Will he
kindly give me the section of the
statute from which he i%nterprets this
kind of a decision? a
When Mr.. Harris has explained
these matters to the satisfaction Of
the public there will probably be a
few more questions submitted to him
for answer.
ALEX. REILLY.
Billings, Mont, May 8, 1908.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-05-08
sHEvER CASTLES HISTORY.
Famous Estate In England bought
by William Waldorf Aston,

Famous Estate In England bought
by William Waldorf Aston.
Hever castle. near Seven Oaks, Kent
In England, which has just been pur.
chased by William Waldorf Aston, is
situated III one of the most picturesque
parts of the pretty county of Kent. not
far from Penshurst, says the New York
Times. 1t is % large, but architec.
turally and in it's associations 1t is one
of the most famous Of the historical
houses of the United Kingdom.
The castle is a very curious specimen
Of the domestic fortress and was erect.
ed by William de Hever. u Norman
baron, who, under Edward III. 1927.
1869, Obtained royal permission to for.
tify his manor house. His two daugh.
tiers and coheiresses conveyed it in
marriage to the families Of Gotham
and Brocas. The former acquired the
Whole by purchase and afterward sold
the estate to Sir Godfrey Boleyn. u
wealthy merchant of London, lord
mayor Of that city in the time of Henry
vi. and great-grandfather of the Ill
fated Anne Boleyn.
Henry WILL. on the death of Sir
Thomas Boleyn. knight of the Garter,
earl of Wiltshire and Ormond and IA
Their of Anne Boleyn. seized the estate
in right Of his own wife and afterward
enlarged 1t by purchases from others
Of the Boleyn family. The next pos
SCISSOR Of the estate was Lady Anne of
Cleves, and in the reign Of Queen Mary
the castle was sold to Sir Edward Wal
degrave. chamberlain to the queens
household. From his family the es-
tate passed to the Humphreys and
finally to the Malleys. a Sussex family.
The castle, as it exists now il a mass
Of buildings with buttresses. square
towers, embrasures. square headed
windows and one Of the very few
meats with water still existing in the
kingdom. The great dining room. now
used as a kitchen. contains some of the
furniture which was there in the time
Of the Boleyns. but the room which is
most popular with visitors is that
known as Anne Boleyn's bedchamber.
1t is beautifully paneled and contains
the original furniture. including Anne
Boleyn's bed. In it is a splendid pair
of andirons bearing the royal initials
II. A. and surmounted by royal own
Another room Is said to have been
used as a council chamber by Henry
VIII. and has a curious stuccO ceiling.
There are many ancient stained glass
windows in the castle. and the building
contains dungeons. secret staircases
and the other romantic attributes Of u
historic residence. Anne Boleyn lived
at Hever castle up to the time she mar
red Henry VIII. &,e
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-05-08
Vigorous Old Age

Paine's Celery Compound makes the old
feel young, and cures their ills. 1t has added
ears of health and enjoyment to many a life.
Use this great medicine regularly. and its invig-
rating powers will fill your declining years
with health, strength, and happiness. Read
what George f.. Morse, 81 years old, writes:-
WELLS & RICHARDSON Co., h
Gentlemen just a word in favor OF
Pair,e's Celery Compound, hoping it may catch
the eye Of so,ne afflicted person, and they
may receive the same satisfactory benefit.
Some IS years ago I had a combination of
malaria, chiiIs and fever, and grip, which con-
tinued for a year or more; meantime l lost in
weight about 90 pounds, trying different medi-
cines and doctors with unsatisfactory results.
Paine's Celery Compound was recommended,
and, after using a little I began to improve,
gaining about a pound a week. In a year I
had regained 50 pounds Of the lost weight and
good health, and have been a well man evss,
since. Yours truly, GEORGEF MORSE.
LEoMlNsrER, Mass, Oct. ~, 1902.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-05-08
A USEFUL HEN.
Poultry Farmer Claims to Have Bred
One That Does Work Of Two.

3Vu49Ey = ltA St"A11 ~ ~ 0ICO
One That Does Work of Two.
Charles Helmke of Green Village,
near Morristown.. N. ~. has a hen
which lays two eggs n day. says the
New York Press. The hen has been
watched carefully for the last month
and has not varied from that record
since she vas placed in a coop by her
self. On two days she has laid three
eggs, but on the following days has
laid only " "
This hen is not a freak. but is the re-
suit of breeding experiments carried on
for three years by Helmke. He had
the idea it would be possible to pro-
duce a breed of hens that would lay
every day in the year. He even thought
it possible to produce hens that would
lay two eggs Il day. But he did not
know how near he was coming to the
desired result until March l. when he
placed this hen in a coop by herself for
observation. Since that time she has
laid sixty-eight eggs.
Helmke is gathering the eggs for the
purpose of Matching. He has three sit
tings in operation. He believes that he
has produced the greatest hen for cOm-
mercial purposes in the world.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-05-08
The First

I'm the very first mosquito of the year;
Clear my song.)
I am singing tenor solos, in YOU ear
Good and strong.
I was bred on the Patapsco,
And I'll see where morning maps go;
What rare I where all your slaps go!
Hear my song.
Oh. hear my song!
I'm the very first mosquito of the year.
I'm the very first mosquito OF the year.;
(Hear my song.)
But I will not be the last One. never fear;
You're all wrong.
For in April there II be millions.
And in May there will be billions.
And by August undecillions.
Hear my song.
My high G song!
I'm the very first mosquito of the year.
I'm the very first mosquito of the year:
clear my song.)
Thought I'd beat your beds mosquito
cover here.
Was I wrong?
Always aim to strike the city
Founders day. though the committee
Doesn't like my little ditty.
Hear m song.
My bugle song!
I'm the very first mosquito OF the year.
When Lord Baltimore first landed. I was
here
With my song,
And I did my cornet solo in his ear
Good Inc strong.
Never saw a fellow swear SO,
Fan the air and tear his hair so;
He declared he couldn't bear so
Bad a song.
My madd'ning song.
For I was the first mosquito of that year.
Yes. 1 am the first mosquito Of the year:
Clear my song.)
And I'm happier than you are. cause I'm
here
With my gong.
You may bar me, smudge and smoke me;
You may slap me-, you may poke me;
You may curse me or may joke me,
Blu my song
Goes right along.
I'm the very first mosquito of the year.
They have found a bug to kill me. so !
hear:
(Hear my song.)
But it cannot with my pleasure interfere
Very long.
It will be the same old story
When l tune my bugle CORY.
And I'll foot this bug to glory
With my song.
My killing song.
Uor I am b first MOSQUITO OF the year.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-05-08
THE GiRLLEss TELEPHONE.

Automatic Device which Prevents
Interruption Of Conversation.
An invention which promises to do
away with much profanity. expressed
or implied. and any quantity Of vexa-
ton Is now being tried on a large scale
in Chicago, says Harper's Weekly. 1t
is already satisfactorily at work in a
dozen cities with a population of 25,-
600 and over, and it's promoters are
certain Of it's complete success in the
largest cities. 1t is the automatic. Sse-
cret service" girlless telephone. By
means Of the automatic switchboard
the telephone girls at the central sta
tons are absolutely done away with.
When a number is wanted. you simply
turn a small dial like that which oper-
ates the combination of n vault to the
numerals which make up the required
number in their consecutive order.
Then you press a button which rings
the call bell ON the other telephone. and
the connection is complete.
The whole operation is automatic and
almost instantaneous. No one can
break in and interrupt or overhear a
conversation. and a person speaking
cannot be cut off before he has finished.
Though more than one telephone COM
pany in a city is Il nuisance. the adop~
ton of an automatic switchboard would
certainly go far toward remedying
most of the faults of the present sys-
tenn. The Chicago company has already
spent several millions of dollars in the
building of tunnels for it's wires and
will have 10000 telephones in opera
ton within the neXt two or three
months.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-05-08
FRIDAY. MAY 8, 1903.
Probably because they are socia

Probably because they are social
lists and therefore have all the con-
tempt possible for existing laws and
political arrangements the men who
were electedS9 office at the recent
city election ne4d at Anaconda refused
to comply with the statutory provision
requiring them to qualify within a
certain specified time and now their
right to occupy the positions to which
they were chosen by the people is
seriously doubted. The mayor attempt
ed to force a session of the new coun-
Gil, but in this he was unsuccessful,
as he was unable to secure the attend
ance of a quorum, and after holding
down the cushioned chair in the city
hall for several hours he declared
the council adjourned. Meanwhile
the old mayor and aldermen were
holding a meeting and attending to
business in the regular way. He de-
.clares that he will not surrender his
ONCE until he is legally and properly
relieved. The complication that has
arisen will necessitate recourse to the
courts, Notwithstanding that the men
whose positions seem in doubt were
elected in the regular way. If the
Anaconda men are giving a fair sam
pie of what socialists generally would
have done throughout the state the
cities where the cult had tickets in
the field are no doubt thankful that
they were not successful in all OF
them.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-05-08
He PLEADED TOO QUICKLY
Continued From First Page.
t o the clerk apd walked away ap-
parently relieved.
Others Are Continued.


After this case had been disposed OF
Judge Loud announced that the mat
ter of receiving the pleas of the other
defendants would be continued until
the first day of the next term and that
the men would be permitted to go
on their W recogniZance. 1t was
now the turn of the attorneys OF the
others to indulge in a little we'll mean
ing pleasantly at the expense OF their
brother whose client in his haste to
get through with his case had fore
stalled the action of the court and
thereby laid himself liable to the
payment of a fine at once, instead OF
gaining time and having the S OF
his money for two or three months.
The only thing Mr.. Firth said in
reply was that it was very evident
that the county attorney had "got to
his man. and seemingly had "stam-
peded" him. This the county attor-
ney denied, saying the man had come
to him and that it had been his pro-
position to plead as he did, provided
he would be let down easy,
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-05-08

Strange as it may appear, there are
some western newspapers, those who
above all others, it would seem, should
be the first to oppose any innovations
calculated to rob the Yellowstone Ma
tional park of any of it's primitiveness
and destroy it's ~naturalness by at
tempting the Improvements" of art.
are strongly advocating the introduce
ton of some system of trans
portation through the park other than
the stage coach. A travelling man,
presumably an agent for a wine house
or some other concern equally indif-
ferent to expense, has started a fool
talk that the president in his Gardiner
speech should have included a trolley
line among the other betterments he
he said should be made in the nations
big playground. The suggestion OF
this lover Of ease has met with the
cordial approval of some western edi.
tors and now they want electric cars
A----
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-05-08
MISS RoosEvtLT's "TRIP.
R~res1dent's Daughter Laden With
Gifts From Porto Ricans

Presidents Daughter Laden With
I Gifts From Porto lean
Miss Alice Roosevelt returned to the
having received more attention than
was ever before paid to a woman In
the island Of Porto Rico. writes the San
Juan correspondent of the Philadelphia
Press. And in addition to taking home
with her the best wishes of the people
in Porto Rico she carried u gold cup
and saucer. a pearl handled fan, a box
of drawnwork handkerchiefs and nr.
n1erous other gifts from the proud ma.
tives whose cities she visited.
Every honor that could possibly be
shown to the presidents daughter was
rendered, and for twelve days Miss
Roosevelt received these demonstra-
tons with charming modesty, evidently
recognizing the fact that the president,
too, was being greeted through a most
acceptab BILE Proxy.
Ponce certainly did herself proud"
in honoring Miss Roosevelt. A popular
subscription fund amounting to $1,000
was expended. There was a reception
at the Spanish casino, which was gu.
perbly decorated. and a sumptuous din.
ner was served Mt midnight. The Wis
iting party was entertained at the
home Of Carlos Armstrong.
Miss Roosevelt visited the Ponce In
dustrial school. where ~drawnwork
harflkerchiefs were presented to her.
She then heard u band concert and
witnessed a firemen's parade. At 10
o'clock she laid the cornerstone of the
Roosevelt Industrial school. and a sill
yer trowel was given to her. An hour
later Judge Cortada and Carlos Arm
strong. in the name Of the people Of
Ponce. presented to Miss Roosevelt q
gold cup and aucer, beautifully etched
and engraved. all Porto Rican work-
manship. and also a box Of exquisite
handkerchiefs with en-
bFoidered initials. g.. ~
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-05-08

o. OOA ShOSW
British officers in South Africa are
complaining bitterly of the class of re-
cruits now arriving, says the New
York Commercial Advertiser. In
draft the average age of the soldiers,
was eighteen. and there We're a few
who were far younger. mere boys of
fourteen. although they were enlisted
as being of proper age. The officers say
that it is impossible to train these
growing lads. as they are unable to
bear the strain of hard work in a new
climate. The Dutch openly scott at the
youthful appearance of the recruits.
while the older soldiers christen their
boy comrades after the secretary OF
war, Brodrick. whose name has become
= generic term for
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-05-08
NEW RECORD FOR GuNNERY
Indiana's Marksmen Beat the World
by II Marvellous Feat.

by II Marvellous Feat.
The superiority of the gunners of the
Americap navy was emphasized at
Pensacola. Fla, the other day when
the battleship Indiana at target prac-
tice in the gulf established a new
worlds record in firing the thirteen
inch pieces. says the New York Times.
The vessel entered late in the after
noon and reported to Admiral Higgin-
son that the gunners had scored four
teen out of sixteen shots with the thir-
teen inch pieces at a range of five
miles. lowering the worlds record by
one shot.
Admiral Higginson ordered every
ship of the north Atlantic squadron to
cheer the Indiana and her crew as she
steamed past them up the harbor for
accomplishing the marvellous feat.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-05-08
Made Young Again.

lone of DIR. Kings New Life Pills
each night for two weeks has put me
in my teens again." writes d. H.
Turner of Dempseytown, Pa. They're
the best in the world for liver, stom-
ach and bowels. Purely vegetable.
Never gripe. Only Csc at Chapple
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-05-08
Don't Forget Me.

When you are placing your insur-
ance. My companies and rates can
not be excelled. Edgar B. Camp, First
Aa- 49, l.a1aa>- dSAAA