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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-03-29

In view of the news concerning
the democratic state of mind in the
east it is not likely that actualization
will follow the talk heard some time
ago about abolishing the two-thirds
rule in the next national convention.
Fear of the yellow peril" whethef
justified or not, has put aside all no.
ton of making the change.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-03-29

At all events the preparations for
a leonine finish were indicative OF
an earnestness that will long be re-
membered by those who were COM
PEELED to participate in them.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-03-29
Reward.

We the undersigned, will pay $500
reward for the apprehension and con;
viction of the murderer of Dong Quay,
a Chinese woman, at her home in
this city, on the night of February "a.
YEE SAM LEE.
HEE KEE & co.
YEE QUONG LEE & co.
February 26, 1904. k-m1
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-03-29
Telephone Girls In GERMANY.

Tie 1000 telephone girls in Germany
are government employees. Each must
be of good character and live in a re.
spectacle family. The pay is 53N
cents a day, with an advance of 6
cents in two years, and those four
years In service secure Il cents a day.
Applicants for these positions usually
wait two years for an opening.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-03-29

For Sale.

G.. A. Griggs' residence, seven rooms
and closets, furnished. or unfinished.
Terms, cash and payments. Also one
Fischer grand piano. Call BOG North
Twenty-ninth street. 94-2
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-03-29
Piano Tuning.

Arthur Wales, premier plano tuner.
Thirty years experience. Leave or.
ders at Holmes & Rixon's drug store
Montana avenue. 57-tf
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-03-29
Tuesday, March 90, 1904.
THE NEED is URGENT.

THE NEED is URGENT.
It must be admitted that some rea-
son attaches to the complaints occa-
sionally heard relative to the high
rates of local taxation. They are not
without cause, for the latter probably
exists, but it is one for the creation
Of which it would hardly be fair to
hold responsible those who occupy
executive or ministerial positions il
connection with the government and
affairs of the community. 1t is be-
yond them or their ability to remove
it, being the natural result of events.
The experience now had locally is
only a repetition of that through which
all young and growing communities
r forced to pass. Development OF
revenue producing sources has not
kept pace with the growth of popula-
PM#1 o'
ton at a ratio to make it equal to
meet the demands for public improve
ments and betterments. In conse-
Quence the load that must be borne at
times seems a trife heavier than it
should be, but that does not alter mat
tiers, nor does it lessen the urgency
of those demands.
Illustration of this is afforded in the
condition by which the trustees OF
this school district now find them
selves confronted. Despite the very
liberal provisions made only within
a recent time to afford school accom-
modations for all entitled to them
with reasonable provisions to<meet the
demands OF a future not too far dis
tant-because of the unexpected, and
it may almost be said unprecedented,
growth of the school population OF the
district those accommodations are
found to have been outgrown and de-
mand has arisen for their immediate
increase. Ii it is desired that none
Of the children entitled to the right of
sharing in the educational benefits
provided by the public shall be de
prived of that right it is imperative
that more room be made in the
schools. It is admitted that the ne
cessity for increased school facilities
is urgent, and the only way in which
it may be met is to respond to the
appeal of the board for more money
in other words, authority to issue
bonds on the credit OF the district.
In order that it may supply existing
deficiencies in this respect and be
prepared to meet those likely to arise
within a reasonable time in the future
the board asks for authority to issue
bonds to the extent of $4,000. But
in doing SO the assurance is given
that it is not the intention or wish
to float the entire issue at once, in
case of its authorization. Only suf-
ncient of the bonds will be sold to
meet existing demands; the balance
will be reserved for use hereafter,
should it become necessary to make
other additions. II that necessity
never presents itself the remaining
bonds will not be sold.
For itself The Gazette is free to adj
init that when the proposal of another
bond issue was first preached it felt
strongly inclined to Oppose it. 1nves-
tigation and examination, however,
have caused it to change its mind,
end now it takes its stand with those
who favor the proposition. It would
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-03-29
Dr.. RiesIand Coming.

RI. Riesland, the we'll known eye
specialist, will be at the Rademaker
again March 26 to 20. Consultation
free. 87-tf
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-03-29
Get Your Easter Suit.

Mrs. Tschudy has just received the
advance styles in Stevens suits, skirts
and underskirts. Call and see them.
Ill North Thirty-second street. 89-tf
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-03-29
Land For Rent.

Land for rent, mich COWS and seed
potatoes for sale. Address Thomas
McGirl, Billings. 93-4
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-03-29
erotto Springs Floral Company.

Grotto Springs Floral Company.
Fresh cut flowers in great variety.
Special attention given to design
work. Mail orders filled on day re-
ceived. 92-tf
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-17
c:IzsEIIS!:.

THE DAY OF THE DOG, BY George
55 Barr McCutcheon, Illustrated by Elar-
rison Fisher. Dccorated8by Margaret
and Helen M. Armstrong. Published
by podd, Mead and Company. For
sale by the Bell Book and Stationery
Company
One OF the gayest and most original Of
little lomances, one that almost reads
itself, thatgis full of funny situations and
unexpected developments
The whole period Of time through which
the action Of tho story runs does not on
coed thirty-slX hours, but 1t IS long
enough for several questions OF moment
to be settled, and for the dostinies Of two
very Intelligent and attractive people to
be happily adjusted q
And where does "tho dos" come IN? n
woud-bc reader might ask All. that Is
/, crucial question, ono which only the
reading of the brilliant comedy that Mr..
McCutcheon has SO successfully told will
satisfactorily answer
In illustration, marginal decoration and
cover design, ''rhe Day of the DOG"
shows the qunintest and finest Of work.
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GzzI1s.Tl]L

s
THE RAINBOW CHAsERs. A STORY
OF TIE PLAINS. by John H. Whit
son, author OF Barbara, a Woman Of
the West" Published by Little, Brown
and Co.. Boston, March, 1901 For
sale By the Bell Book and Stationery
Company, Richmond, Va
Under this tito and in n volume Of
nearly AGO pages, well illustrated by
Arthur e. Becher, tho author has given
renders of new fiction an unusually clever
and entertaining story. and one wildly
told throughout 1T Is a strong story,
fun OF stirring action, of graphic por-
trayal of character and with the writer's
love of nature breathing from every page
OF 1t. The plot affords ample scope for
stirring incident, The characters arc pic
turesque types abundant generation
ago, aud the story Is told IN such Il man
F, ner as to hold the readers interest to tho
Hast page The scene Is easily shifted
| from the saw mill region In the forests
of Arkansas, through ''rhe Land That
| Asks No Questions as the author char
lacterlzes the Indian Territory, and OH TO
| the plains OF Kansas during the days OF
great land speculation. when that state
FIRST began 10 be thickly settled, 1t Is In
tho last named scene that the major
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-17
How Condo,rs Are Caught,

Il Anyone who has ever watched q heaVy
bird rise from the ground has doubtless
noticed that It runs along the ground
FOR q. few feet before 1t rises; the bird
must acquire some momentum petore
its wings can lift Its heavy body Into ne
air The natives In certain parts OF the
Andes understand this fact very well and
Sby means of 1t catch the great Andea'l
vultures, the condors, 3...
A small space is shut In with high
fence and left upon at the top. Then q
limb Of a piece OF carbon Is placed On
tic ground inside. Presently g 'yllltu y.
sees tho bait and swoops down upon v,
but when once he finds he has aligned
on the ground inside he cannot get oul,
for lie has no running space IN Whlch W
acquire the momentum that Is necessary
before his wings can lit hlm.wl roo ~ =
Times tt7s
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m the crossings o ,r SIN in their enforce

ment OF 1t.
It would not take a year to curb the
brutes who run down pedestrians IN our
larger cities. They do not permit child
rem to drive horses. in London streets
You never see an officer spring at
horses head. or engage In profane
,wrangle with reckless driver. The
law is the law in London, and the secret
OF It's success is found IN the fact that It
is enforced without fear or favor: The
moment a driver dares to violate the
law. no ceases to be driver. II pos
destrlan chooses to pass through line
Of moving vehicles he does SO at his
peril. Nor is your London street trav-
eler leisurely Individual. He is as much
in hurry as his hustlinE brother N
Chicago, but he has learned that there
is nothing to DO gained by taking des :'.
perate chances. IN IN 81 ss -,
The score therefore stands even. me N
English railways are atrocious, but the
London method OF handling street traihc
approaches perfection. There are indi-
cations that England Is about to adopt
the best features OF the American rail-
way system. They dislike to 90 IT, put
there seems no alternative. Arc there
any indication that we shall discard our
obsolete, stupid. and DANGEROUS street STR
traffic anarchy2 a aSss ~ ,.,,..s.l
Copyright, 1904. by Frederick uphalm
N't Adams.) ,ts
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lEs.l.1.;NJI

THE LIONS or TIE LORD. All Tale
offstho Old West. Harry Leon VIII
son. LthropB Publishing Company,
Boston, $50 pages. Illustrated.
This is a story involving the history
and life of tho NIormons, and is especi-
ally interesting to those who have be-
come Interested in the institutions and
customs of this people from reading the
| newspaper reports OF tho recent Invests
| cations made by The United States SEN
| ate. } ii p
Around the story of the life Of Joel Roc.
tho hero of the book. an Elder in Israel
and a Lion OF the Lord, is given a full
history OF the Mormons from tho dis
| covery of the Book, Of Mormon by Jos
| ephS Smith down. to recent years. We have
! a full account of their expulsion from
their second settlement at Nauyoo. ILL.
and the terrible march across the desert
TO the valley Of tho Great Salt Lake: the
reclaiming of the desert and the strug-
giles Of the first few years. After they
had become prosperous again, came the
disputes with the United States govern
ment. and tho fights with its troops, and
the famous Mountain Meadow massacre,
In Which the Mormons destroy4a wagon
train passing through Utah, killing 100
mon, women and children. A full ac-
count is given of the institution and
growth of polygamy and of Its effects
on the character Of the. people. Neces-
sarily one of the principal characters In
the book is Brigham Young, Prophet.
Seer and Revelator, the head of the
Church. who exercises a despotic rule.
and enforces his authority by the aid
of the Danitics, who are sworn to obey his
commands, whether right or, wrong, and
who are accountable for the disappear
ance of NIL who rebel against the rule
OF Brigham. Il. & t.i 55
While the story is particularly good.
the book itself is very interesting and
well worth reading by those who desire
to know more Of the temporal nnd spirit
ual history of the Church Of Jesus Christ
of Latter-day. Saints, moro; commonly
known as the Mormon Church. q
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-17
AUSTRALIANS WAY
NEGRO PROBLEM.
The Plain Facts as to How That
Country Manages Negro
& ss8 Problem.

The London papers have been comment
Ing on the gradual extirpation OF the the
blacks in Australia, and especially IN
Queensland The comment has called
from Mr. Harold Finch Hntton. q former5
NJ. r., a letter containing some r. ra'h lf't
blunt statements. Says he:
II merely wish to deal with facts, and
rlunhesItatingly declare that the blacks OF
Queensland have been almost entirely en-
terminated by az system carefully planned
and deliberately carried out by tho
government Of the country. For TINS
purpose a body OF native police BE was
organized. It's members were recu'teds
from the wild blacks themselves, lo1nceEea
byGwhite men. The black ira ck t were ,sa,a
simply human bloodhopnds' giilea WIZ
trail. and with all the ferocious luminosity
"a the renegade. sharpened by the kno%l-
dye that IL they ever attempted to rcJoln
the tribe they had deserted they would
DO Instantly killed, ,,.,.
HyVhen sent OH o punitive expeul!lon /
against the wild blacks never more 2 9, thah
blacks evidence sis not received ~
Queensland court Of law, and therefore
there could DO no legal evidence or any
atrocities committed The euphemism Tor
this kind of business Is dispensing, tho
blacks The official account would DO
that Mr.. so-and-so. with company Of
black ira ckers, has succeeded IN dlspers-ll
Ing tho, blacks IN the neighboihood Of
Aramao who have lately caused much
annoyance by spearng cattle
1.-THE white man In charge knows quite
we'll that according to the law Of the
land, IL he kills a black, except In self
defense, he is liable to be hanged, He
knows equally we'll that II in dispensing
a mob Of blacks he does not manage to
XIII a fair number his services will be
dispensed with, and he will be replaced
by some one who better understands the
Wishes OF his superiors at headquarters, !"
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Iitho royal archives of Denmark III a very
thorough and palnstaking manner. snntl
his methods of stating facts mid }cXteiiu-
atinE circumstances Inspire his reader
with an ,inbounded confidence In tho con-
illusions he has drawn
one OF tho most pathetic tlttetances
which! ho sets down In regard 10 Caroline
Matilda Is il letter said to have been writ
len by her tohc Z brother, King George
III OF England, and left3to DO given into
the hands Of her daughter, who, MS an In
FAINT. wns torn from her mothers arms
when the latter left 1Srongburg for Ccllc.
III this letter Cnrolinc faces the approach
OF death With cnlnlness she declares 10
her brother that. young ns sho IS. she
is glad to die, MS she has nothing left 70
1.-Two or TO hope for. SHE closes With q
passionate animation Of her Innocence
against her cnomles chargs OF unfalth-
fitness to her royal husband. {
The author points out the likelihood
that this letter Is not genuine, that evils
dences are ngalnst It's having been writ
ten by Caroline Matilda. but one prefers
TO believe 1t otherwise as one 1,auses To-
drop tear over the tintmely fate of
sucl, early innocence and beauty. jSs85
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REVIEWS AND CRITICISMS
OF SOME BOOKS OF THE DAY

4 incideuts Of the story arc alrordcd an luu
Il ihe book gets It's title from the name Y ~
pted To the land Spectators III inc lh,a ,
4 sas boom iii The cotlrse OF the LIS, LIZ
reader Is given Il picture VI II sm ,,i
/ Hood IN ihe Arkansas river. Il tllrilllnE
j description Of Kansas bllszard anu lliisil IL
/ ~ or II dovnstlng drought before 1le ulSs
or Artificial irrigation. IT is tne -.
Il that finally shrvels not only me cru ,lp
| or tho grangers. but will, then, 'no u
| flnted svnlties of the Golden CITY pooE1'
causing thc new magic cities Of the plains
1 to collapse into IL chaos of deserted Sliti',
| lies, shattcrea hopes and worthless mort
| gagos.
rho hero Of tho story Is Dick Brewster,
| son Of d well-to-do and naughty Arkansas
saw mill owner, lie falls In love WIN
the pretty dnuEhtor2 Of one Of his fa1nc.' >
tcHmsters. Of whom Jed Anderson. Il &c
putty sheriff, Is also inamored. Tho Two
ultimately meet and become Involved ~
q drunken brnwl iii N bnckwoods bar, ah No
iii the course oftlc fight both ron GOVT
tho steps and \ Brewster. rendered llsell,
siblo by tho fail would have been kilicd
had not Hank Wilson, The only Wlth ,e,
seized tBrewst crs knife aud fatally zap
bod Anderson. brewster. believing lie nag
Killed Anderson. IS tried convicted ana
sentenced for life. Thanks to the ingenuity
Of tramp his fellow prisoner, he cs-
capes and makes for the Territory. Ihcfe
after several years and a series OF adveh-
lures, with nnother,wnnderer. no reaches
Kansas In the inclplency. OF the boom anu
establishes himself as II land locator
Having grown a heavy beard and aged
very much Iii tho years since lie left NJ
kansas. lie escapes recbgnition and flnnlly
forms a partnership withstl1o Judge who
had sentenced him years before, and who
had gone to Golden City to invest. The
Judge has II beautiful daughter. with
whom Brewst cr under his new name Of
Jackson Blake, had fallen inGlovc. After
many experiences and adventures. and
when Blake is about to be exposed and
arrested as an escaped convict believing
himself guilty Hank Wilson, the real
murderer Of Anderson, IS stabbed. and
on his dcatliBbed confesses the murder Of
Anderson and discloscs Blake's Identity
and Innocence. III .S
Then, OF course Dick and Tlcnor Spell-
Ger have no obstacle to their happiness
and the story ends like The fairy tales
l3ut tho book Is OF Interest rather from
Its vcry&finc descriptions than from Us
mot wholly unique plot.a5The fragrance
of tho forests, the yastncss OF the plains
and tho very natural descrlpt tons of the
land boom, not wholly unlike moro recent
speculative madnesses. arc well worth
reading. 3
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HOW CITIES ARE
GOVERNED IN ENGLAND
CONTINUED From Third Pagc.)

morning, or possibly this evening He
might serve a jail sentence or lose his
lisccnsc, OF possibly both. 1t Is very sell
dom that driver violates the rules Of
tho road. Whenever a pedestrian Is in-
kiured it is generally his own fault. In
Germany, when q street accident occurs.
they arrest the one who Is run over, and
do not modest the driver. They assume
that the pedestrian Is to blame, hold him
for disturbing the peace. and in nine in,
stances out OF ten they are right"
There are hundred Of streets In Lon
don Which bear q traffic far In excess OF
Fifth Avenue, New York. but the police
have not the slightest difficulty in hand
ling 1t. When one pauses to consider
that nearly 600 persons were killed last
year on the streets OF New York alone.
and that thousands We're crippled and
manned for life, 1t would seem the part
or common sense to profit from tho ex-
ample Of London, city with vastly
greater traffic and one moving with much
greater velocity and In which deaths are
almost unknown and accidents reduced
to tho minimum. The remedy Is sinpll-
city itself Enact a plain law, and bat&
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Ideal Explosion.

Bella-What's the matter, deal! 10H
look blue, 81.
dentally run across an old beau, OF nine
that have always referred g as 'he
ideal man.
iAnd no was jaalous7' S.
mot a bit Of It, That's inst the .rou.
bile, Ee only laughed, and SAID ne alan!t
see how could possibly admire such az
ordinary type. In fact, he's peen pa,
ting himself on the back ever SINCE, any
him Jealous agaip!'-Detrolt Free Press
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Later knowledge.

"Perhaps Miss Butney doesn't know I'm
here said Mr. Boren, who had been
waiting some time TO see the lady,
q II think she does, replied the maid,
.%.'But I've been waiting half an hour"
Eyes that's why think She knows
It's you that's hero. didn't tell >her."-
Philadelphia Ledger
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-17
GasEzEIaE{1I
"Be Ye Perfect"

Tho little devotional book under the
above title. by Alice Henry eraser, will
he placed on sale at Hunters book store
The book has been favorably reviewed by
competent critics.
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IF YOU WILL.

BY r..
the go n F..
~ orretith 5tneIs
forb
when that much nearer home
In Your heart bring
the
When oolho rod I \
of
pain
Io will, so Is tho "a
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-17
Authors and Their Books,

DR., John Graham Brooks, Who was well
known not only In Richmond. but
throughout tho entire country, has added
to his reputation by his collected essays
on the Social Unrest, which treat of the
present problems on labor and sociology.
The book is published by the Mcmillan
Company and is for sale in paper bound
edition az IS cts, copy.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-17

The tito Of Mrs Humphry Wards new
novel. which begins serial publication in
the juno Harper's. is The Marriage OF
William Ashe. The scenes Of the story
arc laid in a time previous to that OF
Lady Roses Daughter.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-17

Miss Margery Willams's new novel,
''The Price of Youth is third on the
list Of best-seling. books In New York
city Another on the list IS Rev Cyrus
r. Brady's novel, "a Little Traitor to
the South"
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Alberto -Dumont's my Air

Alberto Santos-Dumont's my Air
ships stands out unique among the pub
lications Of the spring, II Is the simple,
direct account of rarely earnest, brave,
gifted mans struggle with The problem
of aeF!al navigation The problem In IT.
self Is one OF Worldwide interest and
importance; ana the slight little brazilian
has given all his time, his energies, and
his zeal 10 overcoming difficulties which
most others have declared lnsurlnonnt-
able He has won success hy pluck nnd
faith and the hardest of hard work; and
yet he takes this success. In the spirit OF
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-17

Onoto ,Watanna's new Japanese novel.
Daughters Of Milo" has been postponed
again. this time until April 20th. Advance
orders exhausted the very large first cdi-
tlon;a and the books appearance Is delay
ed while another edition is printing, on
account OF the time needed to make the
colored illustrations.
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Mr.. Winston Churchil's new novel.
lHThe Crossing will probably appear
some time in May. It's theme is1largcly
the peaceful conquest Of the great Louis
lana territory shy American settlers: It's
comprises pictures OF Amer
lean lifo in the, Statesbord ering the Mis-!
sisslppi acentt fury ago, the crossing OF tho
river after the Louisiana Purchase by
American settlers, and a the Introduction
of American social aand political ideals
into the Louisiana territory. The book
will be illustrated ,int fcolors.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-17

Miss Ellen Glasgow's new novel, I'll" .rl'
Dclivcrancc," Is not only the first mpor-
stnnt book OF 1901, but 1t Is encouraging
to sec that 1t is tho best.sclling book OF
the new year MS we'll. Interesting figures
which tho publishers, Doubleday, Page
g. Co., announce concerning the clrcnla-
ton Of "Tho Deliverance, show that new new
editions have been In press continually
since publication.
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G1E=sLs11:161'

WHERE THE TIDE COME IN by Lucy
Meacham Thruston. Illustrated by
Charles Grcenwald Published by
Little Brown and Company, OF 13os-55