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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-11-01
OATH OF OFFICE.


State Of Montana, County Of Yellow
stone-ss.
do soIemnIy swear that will sup
port, protect and defend the Constitu-
tion Of the United States and the Con-
stitution of the State Of Montana, and
that will discharge the duties OF my
office with fidelity; that have not
paid or contributed, or promised to
pay or contribute, either directly or
Indirectly, any money or other valu-
able thing to procure my election, ex-
cept for necessary and proper ex-
penses expressly authorized by law;
that have not knowingly violated
any election law Of. the state, or pro-
cured it to be done bv others in my
behalf; that will not knowingly re-
ceive, directly or indirectly. any
| money or other valuable thing for the
performance or non-performance OF
any act or duty pertaining to my Of
flee, other than the compensation al
lowed by lay, so help me God:
LARGE CASH BALANCES.
Care has been taken to check
up the monthly balances in control OF
the county treasurer LOT IHe PdSl
year. The balances for the twelve
| months average $116,000. Interest on
this sum at per centum per annum
amounts to $6,960-
j Would Pay for New Court House.
Both in city and county the people
have been complaining against high
! taxation and the issuing of county
and municipal and school bonds
! Should some scheme be devised for
/ the county to secure the interest on
| the deposit of public funds on the ba
sis of the foregoing monthly balances
| the new county court house and Jail
/ bonds, amounting to $4,000, could be
redeemed long before they mature
without costing the taxpayers one dol
, lar.
! If the taxpayers think that it is to
their interest to place Mr.. White In
the treasurer's office, and it certainly
appears so from the foregoing state
ment of facts, then let them get out
and demonstrate their belief at the
polls. Mr.. White stands for the tax
DavnrS
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-11-01

mate armor would probably send frag-
ments into the engine room.
''The fault does not lie either with
the builders or the naval constructors
detailed to supervise the work. The
Ohio was built strictly according to
the plans and specifications which
were made in the navy department
in 1900, under the direction and scru-
tiny of the board of construction"
The Chronicle further says:
"The Ohio is not the only one OF
the new battleships with this fault.
Her two sister ships, the Maine and
the Missouri, as well as the Wilcon-
sin, Alabama and Illinois, have this
omission"
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-11-01
SOUTH OF MukDEN.
Japs Are Getting Their Batteries to
the Front.

Mukden, Oct 30.-The Japanese at
tack on the Buddhist temple hill on
October 10 led to sharp fighting. The
Japanese artillery played on the posi-
ton from early in the morning, en-
deavoring to render the trenches un-
tenable, shells and shrapnel sweeping
everything and demelishing all the
shelters. The machine guns with the
battalion defending the hills were
smashed, but the defenders carried of
the remains OF guns when they were
forced to retire.
Hand-to-Hand Fight.
There was a desperate hand-to-hand
fight in the trenches, followed by a
counter attack with bayonets. me
| Japanese finally gained the hill, but
were unable to hold it in the face OF
the deadly Russian artillery fire.
! There have been a number OF sklrs~
mishes along the whole front. but no.
development Of any serious import mas
! vet appeared, though the armies are IN.
/ the closest touch and general en-
gagement may be precipitated at any
time.
At one point the trenches are only
400 yards apart. They are separated
by small stream, which is the only
water supply in the neighborhood. ~
mutual consent there is no firing on
the water carriers, who visit the,
stream with buckets. 4
A Touch OF Hunors
Several positions have already
changed hanus many times. TT is res
lated that in one village which lad
been taken and retaken by the same
! men on both sides, Captain Polkanofr,
on being driven out one day, left
note to know the name of the Japan
ese officer who was in the habit OF
occupying the hut in his absence
A little later Captain Polkanoff re-
took the villige, and going through
his old quarters found the following
note in perfect Russian:
II am Captain Yamata. l will be
greatly pleased to make Captain Polk
anoff's acquaintance
A Quiet Sunday.
Today was unusually quiet along
the whole front. The Russians are
in the habit of harassing the Japanese
in the trenches at night. Last night
Russian scouts threw hand grenade
into Japanese trench near Sinscinpu,
causing great confusion. The Rus
sian scouts also discovered that the
Japanese were moving many batteries
to the front, though as yet all have
been carefully masked.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-11-01

If you want butter that will please
every member of your family, get the
Jersey Creamery, at the Yellowstone
Meat Market. lbs
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-11-01

GOLDEN GATE TEA is guaranteed
70 give satisfaction and cost no more
than inferior brands. For sale BY W.
H. Donovan. knzz
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-11-01

Honorable William Lindsay and
Honorable Thomas II. Carter will
speak at the opera house Nov. 2. 15-2
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-11-01

Honorable William Lindsay and
Honorable Thomas n. Carter Will
speak at the opera house Nov. 2. l5-9
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1904-08-04
Run Down Lantls.

The great lnduccment for men to buy
aud develop the productiveness Of the
rundown lands Of the South is the
fact chat by wise infringement these
lands can be made to pay for their
improvement as they are built up,
They become unproductiye through
long course of bad treatment, and they,
are not going to be suddenly made rer-
tile as hey once were by any imme-
date vast expenditure in green ma
nuring. The man who puts lime on
poor land destitute Of humus, with
the notion Of aiding the growth OF
COW peas, will find that lime does not
help them. as 1t does other legumes.
He must get the peas first by the aid
of acid phosphate and potash IL on
Il sandy loan, or acid phosphate alone
on a clay loan. He will lind, too, that
tho pulycrlzed rock will give very lit
tie return Mt once on the peas, and that
for immediate results he had better
use the dissolved rock. Thus, having
got good growth Of peas. he will be
very unwise TO turn them under
green, for he will RIM the risk of dam
aging his land more than helping it,
and will have cut short the work the
peas would do for him, as the larger
part of their nitrogen gathering is
done in the later stages Of their
growth. Then. 100, the burying Of a
large growth is poor preparation for
fall grain. which need; well com
pacted soil
In short, our worn lands have still
great resource Of fertility TO be
brought OFT 10y good ploTllg and til,
lage and are really mdeveloped
farms and not mere places for
FARMS and properly treated they can
lJe made to pay for their Improvement
as they develop and DO not need the
expenditure of a high priced farm on
them be 'ore giving profitable re.
turns, -Virginian, in the Southern
Planter
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1904-08-04

condition Of life. Father and son.ln
law generally agree; It is only in the
case of the women that chickering's en-.
sue. Are women less amenabIe 10
rea SOM"
Less amenable to reason" indeed
we should rather think they are! AS
a matter Of fact, women are not amen.
aole to reason at all; and that is why
they are always right, no reasoning
being is always right; ifnd only a very
few reasoning beings care ever right
and then only by accident. An intuition
is INFINITELY more useful ir an emer-
Sency than q sylloglsDa. 4 weman al
ways starts an argument with con.
cIuslon; her reasons for this conclusion
are invariably absurd and obviously
invented, but IL any man thinks that
he is, therefore, entitled to question
that conclusion, he is nssmedIy mis-.
tahen and probably . bachelor. Lon.
don Free Lance.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1904-08-04

L, q. Daugherty, Cowley, Ky.--TTav.
ing seen that you wished some one TO
write a receipt for tanning hides with
out taking the wool or hair off. and as
have the receipt, | will write it for
the benefit of any one wishing to
know. First, put the hide in three
gallons of clear water remove all
flesh possible, put in new tin or
brass vessel. then add one-qNarter
ounce oil Of birch, one.quartcr ounce
fluid extract cranesbill, one aud a half
pounds gambler; beat fine, set on the
stove over slow fire till the gambler
has all dissolved, then take Off and
strain through a line sieve or rag into
a new tin OF brass vessel; as soon as
cool enough to bear the hands in put
in your hide, then dip your hide care.
fully in this ooze few minutes. then
let the hide remain in ooze for twenty.
four TO forty.eight hours; then take
out your hide, let drip few minutes
then oil the flesh side with ash oil, and
it is complete Atlanta Constitution.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1904-08-04

w. J. j., Butler Springs, Ala.--1.
What is your opinion Of cattail (pearD
millet as a hay crop?
2. DO you consider blood and bone
fertilizer as good as cotton seed meal
and phosphate for corn and cotton on
sandy lands?
3. Would you advise fertlllzlng corn
and cotton, say. the second working
or more TIA. Jncey
4. What fertilizer would you recon.
mend for sugar cane, and how often
should it be applied?
Answer-1. have not high opinion
Of pearl mlllet as n hay plant. 1t is
too succulent and hard TO cure, and
spells easily unless well cured.
2. Yes. No better fertilizer than n
proper mixture of acid phosphate, mu-
rate Of potash aud cotton meal can be
made.
3. As a rule, / do not approve Of sec
ond and third applications Of fertlllz-
ers to corn and cotton. II fertllzing
very heavily, as for a premium crop.
would make at least two applications
including that bedded on. There are
conditions under which nitrate Of soda
may be properly ana probably used as
a top dressing as late as June l.
a. For sugar cane, for one acre, about
as follows; 500 pounds Of high grade
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1904-08-04
GOWNS FOR STREET WEAR.


Colored linens are very fashionable
this year. They are made in blouse
waists and skirts, and in the most fam
tastic little jackets with skirts to
match--to be worn over the thinnest
of waists of muslin or batisbe or lace;
or so arranged that they can be worn
with what used to be known as chemi
settles OF lace or muslin or batiste. All
skirts fol, this style Of gown should be
made short, no matter what the ma
terlal may be. tNN 4
Dark muslins are really the most
suitable for street wear, as the light
muslins look shabby and become
soiled so quickly. However, there are
shades Of gray that are charmingly
dainty, proving the exception to the
rule, and some in light tan; but as
rule the dark colors are infinitely
smarter and they should not be
trimmed with white lace-that is, on
the skirts. A sensible fashion of this
year is that Of making skirts that re-
quire no trimming excepting the ma
terial itself, the cordings. shirrings,
tucks and pleats giving all the contrast
needed. White lace in collars and cuffs
is always effective and becoming, and
these can be taken out, Numbered and
replaced; but white lace or embroidery
on skirts soon become soiled and lozes
its freshness, and then the whole gown
Is shabby. -Harper's Bazaar.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1904-08-04
Fruit Trees ON Terraced Land.

W. L. Mcclure. Grlgsby, Ark
When land is terraced, where is the
usual or best place to plant fruit trees?
Answer-It is usual to plant one row
Of trees about six feet above the lower
edge of the terrace. Plant a row about
ten feet below the upper edge of the
same terrace. Then ill in with such
number of rows as the intervening
space will permit, If there be too much
space for one row and not enough for
two rows in the included space, crowd
the trees a little~closer in the row. II
one end of the terrace is considerably
narrower than the other, make the in
terror rows of trees correspondngly
narrower where the terrace is narrow
er and widen the space between them
in the rows. In this way yOr may ap.
proSimate an equal space for each
tree although the trees may be- at ir.
regular distances along the rows aud
the rows of varying widths, The Con.
stltutlon.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1904-08-04

acid phosphate, l2j.peunds Of Migrate
Of potash Tor 800 pounds Of kahn = 200
pounds cotton mear--to be applied
when preparing the land, say two
weeks before planting. ApplS one
third in the opening or bedding fur
row and one-thrd in each Of the list
ing burrows Mis- wei With the soft
of the furrow by running scooter
pillow in each. Apply as top dress
ing. about the time the cane is coming
up freely. ffty pounds Of nitrate OF
soda. scattering IL along on the row
Of plants, lust before plowirg. In three
or four weeks repeat. using seventy
five pounds of nitrate Of soda. Dom
be afraid of the amounts above rec
commended. IL you want a fine patch
Of cane.-Prof. A. N. Soule, Tennessee.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1904-08-04
sHIRRING AND SILK.

Silk grenadine is revived.
Taffetas are first choice.
Louislnes are much liked.
Skirts are in clustered shirrlngs.
One sash is shirred in at intervals.
Laces of silk rival coarser weaves.
Afessallnes are shiMmefy wonders.
Chiffon taffetas aIe very desirable.
SILK moussellne is as moC1sh as ever.
Shirrings dominates whole costumes.
Most shlrrlngs go round and round.
Hats Of shirred Chantilly are beautI.
full. -,iijsAge{Vll
There are shlrred parasols OF fllmy
stuff. r..
China silks are revived with good
effect. 90 =
Shirred undersleeves of net are
dainty. -
shirred chemisettes are among the
sleeves are shlrred into dropping
armhOles.
snifred dresses Of prlntean net are
,effecsive' II @ M
There are even SHRED bows for
evening shoes. IN.
Hand stitchery plays an impsrtant
part In silk dresses. a2
d Clustered shlrrings on cords are
beautiful, II not new.
Many Of the smartest taffeta blouses
ore shirred in clusters.
Very many of the handsomest
dresses are lace trimmed. IS
Champagne messallne Is as brilliant
as LIQUID sunshine itself.
1t is correct to have Chinese silks
embroidered a la Chinois.
/, Ever so much favor is bestowed
upon the green silk parasol.
Black taffeta is made into some Of
the most striking costumes.
Pale-blue taffeta has been made intc
one of the lovellest dresses.
SILK stockings may be had to match
every possible dress and shoe.
, 1t is not SO easy to shirr bodice full.
ness into yoke as many Imagine.
Wolfe skirts shirred around the hips
to a depth Of five inches are smart
Skirts shirred in clusters often have
the ealluess between laid in tucks.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1904-08-04
is WOMAN WORKER A rAI1nRne


There seems to be current some mis-.
understandings Of the remarkable ar.
ticle. 1.-THE Truth About Women I'm
Industry contributed by Mrs. Flora
Mcdonald Thompson to the May mum.
Der OF the North American Review.
Nobody knows better than Mrs.
Thompson, who herself ia a successful
journalist, that it would be absurd to
describe every woman who under
takes to support herself by mental and
physical work as a failure. No such
term would be, applicable to George
Sand, Rosa Bonheur or George Eliot.
Neither would Mrs. Thompson dream
OF asserting that a woman who has
neither a father, a husband nor
brother to support her should be de-
barred from attempting TO earn live
,llhood in Gny field of industry. She
is not writing, lowever, from a SYM
pathetic or humanitarian viewpoint.
There seems to be conclusive. evil
dence that the entrance of woman into
the field of industry has not been an
economical success; and that, for wom-
an herself, It has had mischlevous
physiological consequences. A special
committee appointed in New York TO
inquire into the condition of 100000
families, each Of which was dependent
on a woman's earnings, reported that
these earnings did not exceed, on an
ayprnnp sixty cents dov Ae foY.
the work outside of the home on wom-
ans physical organism, the statistics
collected by the Masse chusetts Bureau
Of Labor indicate that her constitu-
ton is so III adapted to mems work
that her choice of occupation should
be legally restricted, = Harpers
Weekly. 80
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1904-08-04
BUTTON WITH RIGHT HAND.

Attention was drawn by DR.. James
Shaw at the Ambidextral Culture So.
cety to the singular fact that the but.
tons on feminine clothes are on the
wrong sidt--or rather, since ladies may
maintain that 1t is mems buttons which
are wrong. that mems buttons are on
the right side Of the wearer, and
women's on the left. ' d.
This popularity DR., Shaw Oscrlbed
not to feminine peryerslty, but to the
fact that those who set ladies' fashions
were supposed to have maids to dress
them, { whom this position was more
COnvenient.-London Daily News.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1904-08-04
AFTER THE CORNER

Whatever became of that
young stock Spectator who used to get
so many tips?"
Guyer--"oh, he's getting more tips
than ever"
Gunner-"You don't say"
Guyer-"Yes; he's a waiter in hotel
now."-Chicago News.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1904-08-04
SHE WAS A HUSTLER.

George" said the Heap year girl who
meant business, II love you dearly.
VIII you be my husband?"
"Why-er-this is so s-sudden," STAN.
mered George. "G-glye me time to
think"
"Weil," she rejolned, as she looked al
her watch, think quick The last car
Is due in fifteen minutes" Chicago
News.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1904-08-04
AW, GWAN!

"Pslugger, who always used to be
wanting to fight somebody, has retired
from the ring for good. hasn't he?'
Eyes; he's wrapped up in that young.
ster Of his. He says the boy is a chip
off the old block"
us that why he's always carrying
him around on his shoulder?-Chicago
Tribune.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1904-08-04
WoMEN AND REASON.

Lady Violet Greville, discussing the
complex relationship Of mother-in-law
to daughter-in-law. pathetically asks
ITO what are the eternal jealousies
and rivalry Of two women in this
position to be attributed? They are
found IN every class and under every
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1904-08-04
WHAT WOMEN SUICIDES WEAR.


Women who are driven to suicide
presumably lose most of their ambl.
ton before taking the fatal plunge. but
there is one feminine trait that they
retain to the end, namely, pride in
clothes.
Seldom" said a doctor whose posi-
ton has required him to perform post
norton services for many of these un.
fOrtunates, "have seen q woman who
did not go to her death as well dressed
as her circumstances would allow. The
published reports of these tragedies
confirm my observation. Read in the
papers the account of a suicide, and
nine times Out of ten it will wind up
by saying the woman was well
dressed or, at the least, her clothing
was neat and clean
"Unless these women belong to the
dregs they are found dressed in the
silk skirt and snk waist which have
become the inevitable garb Of the sui
eide of moderate means. At the last
the true feminine instinct seems to re-
assert ITSELF, and, although the woman
will not be here to read the account
of the tragedy, she wants to die in the
blessed satisfaction that she will be
written up as a well dressed member
Of sOciety."-Chicago Tribune.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1904-08-04
HIS LIMIT.

"You say you swallowed a cent?"
"That's what did"
"And the doctor made you cough II
up?"
HE did"
"And then he wanted you to cdhgb
mp dollar, / suppose"
"Yep, he did; but couldn't cough up
another cent. "-Yonkers Statesman.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1904-08-04
ERRED SLUMP FOR BREAKFAs7

ERlED SLUMP FOR BREAKFAST.
Mrs, Newlywed-"Have you any nice
slumps this morning.
Butcher-"Slumps? Whatare they"
Mrs. Newlywed Indeed, l don't
know, but my husband is always talk
ing about slump in the market, and
I thought would like to fry some.'-
Philadelphia Record.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1904-08-04
THEN OR NEVER.

Miss Willlng-"Should a girl allow
her fiancee to kiss her before they are
marrledW
Mrs. Wedderly-"Well, If she wants
him to kiss her at all she should,"-
Chicago News.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1904-08-04
NOT BUSINESS,

$50 you object 20 your colleagues
quoting Shakespeare
Certainly" answered Senator sor-
ghum. why should he advertise
Shakespeare? Itah'tbuslness. Wash.
ington Star.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1904-08-04
ONE woMANs CLAIM TO FAME

=
The Winfield Courier gives an oblt.
uary of Mrs. Elizabeth Glover relict
Of the late Ben Clover, a Congressman
from the Third District. Mrs. Clover
died last Wednesday. She is accorded
the honor Of having selected the name
"Popuiist" which was taken by the
Peoples party. But more interesting
is the statement that when her bus.
band as engaged in politics she took
charge of the farm and managed it so
successfully that she was able to pay
oft a mortgage Of SIS 600, besides lot
Of accumulated interest, and to put the
family on the way TO fortune -E-Lnsas
City Journal.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1904-08-04
A EULoGY.

Tom--"Are you on the water wagon
now?"
Dick-"No; but my mllkman is
Town Topics. aHH
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1904-08-04

Poor Mrs. Japes-"Yes, mum, and
after that we gets behind in the rent"
District Visitor-"And what was that
owing to-"
Poor Mrs. Japes-"The landlord,
mum. ALLY Sloper's Half-Holiday.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1904-08-04
Removing a speeIs I,rom Horse,s Eye.

Mr.. ]. NJ. Hughes. Of Surry Coun-
ty, Virginia, says that if the depres-
sion over the eye is filled with pure
hog lard a. night the forc.gn substance
In the eye will usually be released be-
fore morning though sometimes two
or three applications are needed.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1904-08-04
6be Fanny
ride OF
" Life.
NOT TOWARD US.
Though "riches Lave wings" .
" seems to us they
VIII not use the things
But for flying away.
Catholic Standard and Times.
CHEAP AND goREIGN.

HE says his folks came over in the
May flower" SAL. ........ OH.
Quite likely; there were no restrict.
I've emigration laws then."-puck.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1904-08-04
TOLERATED.

Lady Caller-"But thought children
were not tolerated in these apart
mends?"
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1904-08-04

Hostess - "Ah, but you see, we
named the baby after the janitor."--
Town Topics.