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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-01-05
MADE RICH IN A NIGHT.
Sold All His Dts Before a silver
Bubble Vanished.

Sold All His Lots Before q silver
Bubble Vanished.
Noting the death of Samuel F.
Mitchell at the home OF his son in
Oklahoma, the Wellington Mail tells
Of one Of those periodic excitements
over alleged mining discoveries SO IA
miliar to Kansas. In 1886 Mitchell
owned a farm in Sumner county. In
digging on a creek bank he thought he
discovered silver ore. The rest of the
story is told by the Mail as follows:
"Mr. Mitchell honestly believed that
he had a genuine silver mine. So did
hundreds of others. Samples Of the
ore were sent to different assayers, and
invariably certificates were returned
to the effect that it was rich silver ore.
The excitement in Caldwell was in
tense, with hundreds of spectators
crowding the hotels, boarding houses
and private residences. Frantic eff
forts were made by different parties to
secure street car rights to the Mitchell
farm. Offers of fabulous prices in cash
for the farm were rejected by Mitchell.
Eat that time a Wellingtonian, still
a resident Of the city, owned more
than 200 Caldwell lots. He sent to
Leadville, Colo, for a practical assayer,
an old schoolmate. He arrived in We'll
lington fully equipped to make assays
in the field. The editor of the Mail
accompanied him across the country
in a carriage to the Mitchell farm.
When we arrived there we found at
least 200 people, mostly strangers, surg
ing back and forth over the mine.
without being noticed we secured
samples Of the ore and drove to the
| woods on the Chikaskia, where the ore
was carefully assayed. 1t showed only
the merest trace Of silver. Without
i%ntimating his intention, the assayer
drove back to the mine, sought out Mr..
Mitchell alone, declared himself an as
sayer, produced his apparatus and pro-
ceeded to make an assay with all the
crowd around him. The result was as
pretty a bead of silver the size of a
pea as you ever saw. The assayer had
dropped some rich Colorado ore into
the crucible. Mitchell was a millionaire
that night, and the Wellingtonian sold
all his Caldwell lots before the silver
bubble vanished into thin air."
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-01-05
we.tern Btcvcle Circuit.

Arrangements for a western bicycle
racing circuit have been completed.
Denver, Pueblo, Salt Lake City and
Ogden will form the circuit, which is
being promoted by the managers of
the successful Salt palace track at
Salt Lake City. This track has been
a pronounced money maker for four
consecutive years, the receipts of the
present year having been $4,000. F. e.
Schefski is the manager of the circuit.
Dave Shafer is interested. @
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-01-05
=. D. oo1soN, HARvARD's NEW ROWING

athletic committee, is instrumental in
bringing Colson to that college. He
goes to Cambridge to study instruction
and administration in the Harvard law
school, although there is no doubt his
real motive is to coach the crew.
Colson has steered n champion Cor
nell crew to victory and successfully
coached the freshmen crews for four
years. .- Il. ...@. 49,.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-01-05
Motors at Worlds Fair.

With the Mississippi at hand for
trials, the st. Louis fair promises to
establish an epoch in the automobile
and motor boat sport and industry in
this country. Makers of both classes
are preparing for an elaborate demon
stration of them during the exposition.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-01-05
East Versus West In Athletics.

Another opportunity is open to the
colleges of the west to meet the best
men in the east, and that opportunity
will be given during the sports at the
st. Louis exposition. On May 30 the
western intercollegiate championships
will be held, and two weeks later, on
June II, the national intercollegiate
championships will take place in the
stadium. .
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-01-05
Helpful Woman.

81 really don't see how the bachelors
get along without a loving helpmate,"
began Mrs. Benedick.
Eyes, a woman can help a man in so
many ways" replied her friend.
Exactly. Now, there's my Henry.
Whenever he sits down to mend a tear
in his coat or sew on a button he al
ways has to get me to thread his needle
for im."-Philadelphia Public Ledger.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-01-05
Brazen

"Aren't you ashamed to be an object
of pity and derision?"
"Oh, l don't know" answered Mean
dering Mike. "Dere amt nobody put
tin cartoons about me in de paper or
maxim jokes because l want to give
away libraries an colleges."-Washing-
TN Star,
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-01-05
Automobiles In Cuba.

The Cubans have taken to automo-
biles with some enthusiasm and dis
play quite a remarkable knowledge of
the different makes. The French have
already intrenched themselves strong
". With the chief demand for eight to
ten horse machines, selling from $1,400
to $1,000, however, the Americans have
an excellent chance to control the Gu
ban trade.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-01-05
Eae WORLD

Col.on to Coach Harvard Oarsmen.
In Fred Colson, the former Cornell
cockswain, Harvard will have a row
ing coach who is thoroughly familiar
with the famous Cornell stroke as a re-
suit Of "Pa" Courtney's own teaching.
He will no doubt introduce the Cornell
style at Cambridge.
Professor Horatio l.. White. the new
~ appointed chairman Of Harvard's
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-01-05
The Dixon-Palmer Fight.

The reports of the recent Dixon
Palmer fight in England say that it
was the best contest decided there in
test Palmer said, 81 held the old man
too cheaply, and l have been well
beaten"
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-01-05
Not a Bit Acco,mmodat1nr.

"Meanest folks l ever saw in the
CITY," growled the man from the way
back district. "Why, when you find q
Teller goin' right your way with one O
them big cars he won't give you a lift
without chargin' you a nickel for it,
Chicago Post.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-01-05
New Baseball Scheme.

Manager Billy Clymer has a new
Fcheme under his bonnet. He would
wed the east and west in a league made
up of Jersey City, Baltimore, Buffalo
and Toronto combined with Louisville,
Columbus, indianapolis and Toledo.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-01-05
Du,rex VIII Defend His Title.

Arthur f. Duffey, the intercollegiate
and worlds champion Splinter, will de-
fend bis title at the annual college
championship meeting to be held next
May. The announcement comes as an
authoritative denial of the stories
which have been printed frequently to
the effect that Duffey would not again
appear in the intercollegiate games.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-01-05
Boxing In

Attendance at the boxing bouts in
London has been fair, but the fact re-
mains that the Britons will not give
up a five dollar note for any fight I'M
less it is international and a champion
ship. ~ .
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-01-05
Boston Ladies'.

Gertrude-How do you know Mrs.
Dowday makes her own clothes? Has
she a sewing woman's forefnger?
Millicent-1 don't know anything
about that. l was thinking of the hor-
rid way her gowns fit her.-Boston
Transcript.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-01-05
At the Zoo.

The Monkey-What makes the giraffe
look so smiling this morning?
The Kangaroo-Oh, some n just
gave him a chocolate drop, and it tastes
good all the. way OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Bulletin.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-01-05

Hurley still an Amateur.
Marcus Hurley, the national amateur
cycling champion, again escapes the
ak and will remain an amateur for an
other season.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-01-05
Useful Piece of Furniture.

"They are going to have a bureau of
information at the corner drug store
during the convention," said Mrs. Per-
kins.
"Wonder if we couldn't get it after
the convention is over" unused her hus-
band.
"Get it! Get what?'
"The bureau of information. We need
one in the house. l could keep my
handkerchiefs in it. Nobody ever knows
where they are now.'-Judge.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-01-05
McGovcrn Better Than Ever.

III feel better than ever" remarks the
almost forgotten featherweight pugil-
list, Terry McGovern, land want it un-
derstod that l am not a dead one by
any means" Z.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-01-05

Royal Geographical society, and the
Royal society. which originally sent the
expedition, assisted by a grant from
the government.
The growing use of electric light
signs has caused legislation on the sub
ject, as in London some time ago in re-
gard to "fashers." which were restrict
ed. The owners of the electric signs
ibove the sidewalk in Chicago have
been officially notified that their signs
must be kept alight until IL o'clock
p. m. or the licenses will be revoked.
Austrian cotton mills use 31S,O00,O0O
pounds of cotton a year, two-thirds of
which is American. The cotton is
shipped from the United States direct
to Bremen or Hamburg and thence for
| warded by rail or on the river Elbe to
its place of destination. The highest
wage in the mills of Austria is $1.02
per day. and ave- get Al to 81 cents
for an eleven hour day.
The mosquito which injects yellow
fever with his proboscis bites by day
az we'll as by night and Is called the
day or striped mosquito. 1t is found
chiefly in cities, where it breeds in any
chance receptacle Of water. The eggs
are laid in standing water, and, al
though the receptacle mary dry up, the
eggs do not dessicate. but will hatch as
soon as it again contains water. The
larvae resemble those Of other mosqui.
toes and are readily killed by a kero
sene film on the surface of the water.
The Columbus journal., 1904-11-16
SELECTING sEEo CORN.

We urged our readers only 4 week
or ruD. ago 20 keep close watch u he
fields from which they expect 10 select
their seed corn Eek year and ua-b
for use as seed The best ea-s thai
riper earliest. Our easou for calling
attention TO il again a. this Ame IS
thai MANY Of our readers have a. least
small placs OF corn OF seed brought
from q distance. generally south,
which they are trying 70 accllUaCe
ard thus secure, The quality OF good
breeding. or co-r OF good type. with as
=owu II the latitude IN which they
live. Y IS quite probable that much
OF this CORE viii Be killed by al earl!
frost. but some OF II viii -ip@c. and II
- these ripe ears thai should De
chosen. for seed the reX- yea-. II
about three years these pure- types
OF corr can De accliuaCec II differ
ert parts Of the County and add from
five 20 ten bushels OF corr Per ac-s
20 the ordinary yield
Certainly this Is worth looking aHe-.
and re arr quite sur IL vii work.
but the farmer mus keep a. eye on
these early raru-Ins ears ant marx
them 80 that hs can. secure sarlIness
with. qualify ana quantity. TIE ears
thai &c II. this year cut OF the way
of probable frost vii Dc worth z S-ea:
deal Of uorey-EIcha1ge..
The Columbus journal., 1904-11-16
PROVIDE SHELTER.

There is no stock on the farm thai
VII suffer more whsr exposed 70 the
elements than the pigs. Pigs gill
make themselves comfortable during
the cay moving about even Il cold
vet weather. bat they are uoC comfort
able sleeping out o. doors n The mud
and siusa- Every night they are CON-
veaksoeL, and they ars thereby made
q poorer machine for turning oEu
and waste products Of the farm into
cash. and are much more liable to
Case hog cholera Or any swine disease
rLan pigs that nave goOc treatment
Again a. culd weather IS approach
.ng l-C me- urge The farmers O. the
great west TO provide as good shelter
for the pigs on the farm Is they DC
for their horses. This = A time worn
topic oUt lis continual repetition az
pears Z o be AZ increasing Necessity.
Il x pOor economy 10 allow stock OF
any Kin 10 run down a. hi; season
L : much easier 10 retain tac and
flesh than &c regain either after .
period OF starvation During the run
ming down process. there Is . wea
euing u vitality. especially OF the d.
ges-&ve organs Animals past their
prime and whose vitality Is naturally
small suffer uos-. \ ii--la care II
feeding a: THIS time viii keep AMI
EraIs II = good condition And prove
economical II me end.
The Columbus journal., 1904-11-16
SELECTING SEED CORN.

Ary selection Of corr for seed
should axe into account not merely
the sa-s. but the stalk upon which =
grew. At1a- al. The stalk Is the fac
tory cnsC makes the ar. and the ca
paei-y Of the stalk nus- determine The
siz and quality OF the ear, The or-
= c OF growing COTE = 70 get The arg
est amount OF sheIIeG CORE peE acre
Of The particular -vpe or -CrC which
the farmer requires
-here i = g-ea- divergence OF opIn-
.cC a 70 the size of the ear, although
co-u experts a-e pretty well agreed
on the shape. The long. slim ear -
wisely Disseminated. because Il Usu-
ally has q larger Per cent o, COB II
proportion 70 the corr. but i the long
ca : otherwise well proportional and
scOvs a. large Z Pc cent OF corn 70
cob. as does the Cediuu or smaller
ear. there Is no -eaSon 10 throw IL out
Buying seed corr II the & * often
disappointing. because the ears 90 not
come UP 70 -he highest standard COM
monty set. Tbs IS because there are
50 few perfect ears The production
o. fancy seed corr Is ike the proGuc-
riOr OF slow cattle. There are q
great MANI blanks Even II improved
strains o. corn. lot over o~ue-fOUrrh of
the crop should Dc and can De honest
y sold for seed purposes
The Columbus journal., 1904-11-16
The GIANT WATER BUG.

This insect. Is so often inquired
about As 10 what e its lame. ths- 4
lutle description il given here. L =
often found about electric lights. so
much 81 that il has OF late years ,re-
csiyeC the name OF Electric Lghc
bug under tne superstition which
many believe that the species did got
exist Un:i: after the electric lights
were Introduced This, OF course IS
erroneous. as the insect. II Us LarvaI
state, lives il ponds. and car often
De captured by al OF q Gip-ue!:
The acUlc seems peculiarly attracted
TO the elscc-ic lights and they gre
specially cOuuon around such Lights
near a river Or pools The insect u
a beneficial one. as It's larya feeds
upon small species which ichabiC the
water.
L is a conceded facr tat the cOuc-
Try that contains The largest number
OF farms Il the most prosperous
While i Is true ina the average far
Mer takes q Uacv chances of SIC
cess or failure as the tOck and grain
gambler in the cities. yet ne constant
~ nurrures hope. and with al Ms toll
and care i. after a.. the nos uGe
pendent man on ea--n. II the farmer
IS II love with MS profession a. he
should De. De 81 DO much 70 elevate
it and enhance Ius prestige Lei dig
nIry be added 20 labor AID the o
honorable as vel a. the most useful
Of all occupations VIII De accorded tCs
full share OF respectful consideration
The Columbus journal., 1904-11-16
QUICK WALKING HORSES.

: The auoLnE OF wora that shall De
mater OF = good teal OF consequence
to he ac-e- Altogether TOO little
ATTENTION = g-veE~Ca the Eats a. WHICH
. horses XII wal when doing Che:r
~O-k- The Sa:- OF large horses = Tat
u-sItE SOW. Uu. II he haut- OF some
slower -tsr i would De n the hands
Of Others. This : q matter OF sc much
concern 20 the farmer nat il l. .
QUESTION az considerable importance
10 hin a. % neCnG MS horses snail
xaLA tas- Or slow while doing rteLr
KOra-
:: Tsa= he case OF z farm hand II
charge Of : LaaC. He FORKS OF -se
rCU- system. that Il. ne begins ~ :
u the morning and quits a. : a.
night Now. SUPPOSE h = working
some distance Ton The ba-c lie
allows lis horses 10 walk Out a q
suai:s pace Suppose ae allows them
10 keep u that pace What Is Chs
0Urcousa WIZ. 1s accoCplishes Just
about r~h-ee-fourChS OF VIA. would De
accomplished i the horses were KEPT
waking a Z reasonably smart gait
OF II the character Of the pace
should depend somewhat on The ma
-u-e OF the WORK. II drawing the
pIOE. for Instance. through hard lanC,
horses should uO- De expected 10
walk az as quick Z pace l. = drawing
the sane II soil that x easily worked
On the other hand, suppose the
i drawing Al empty wagon 70 the
:eLC 70 GET q load % grain or hay II
they are allowed 10 walk al rne way
y = snai;.s~ pace considerable Vaiu-
able time Is lost a. 4 season or the
year when il is very precious. There
= 10 Necessity for allowing any IL
u : E-au 10 60 a. SuCb = ace VIE
81 empty wagon
Work hsrts engaged II handling
horses CT The farm =hoult keep this
matter II mind II they arr going 70
GO The best they ran for their employ
ers. and every farm hand should am
- nothing le-S, they VII see 10 Il
that heir horses walk along q z rea-
S0UapLg smart pace OF course there
= sOuerLinE II the nacUra. training
Of horses when they are being broken
a1C during he Ers- months that they
are required % work Il a. THIS tine
hey arr uate 70 walk up suar-ly a.
a. times. ne lesson vi; lot De easily
forgotten L vii oue 10 D. II a
seCse their natural gait, and because
i l. so they viii BE- worth much more
10 The uar who owns them than q
q creeping along T. 4 wreCchetly
slow pace.
The Columbus journal., 1904-11-16
STERLllTY OF FRUIT BLOSSOMS

A reader from LuVe-ue. Iowa
writes ChaC MS plum trees are large
strong Trees. but bear no fruit Also
a reader from AIgoua writes that ELs
crab resS blossom very full sacc
spring but bear II fruit. They boCt
ASK the cause Of this. and The remedy
The cultivation and Improvement
o. many OF our orchard fruits ha'
caused them 20 become sterile. EiCh-i
the pollen they produce has beCOuE
so Weakened N vitality Rat L vi.
cot r-rCilIZe their own blossoms. 0
else Il IS a provision OF nature 70 pre-
venC n breeding Our native plum
are especially SubjeC. -c-chIs sIe--.i-r
Il Is cot Common IT apples. bu: II :.
so frequent that Il = z SAFE rule Cevel
10. plant a large number OF Z Single
variety together bur 70 iu-e-u-x Va
-ietiss Il planting L Is probabI.
that IN both OF these cases the uufrUI-
uiuess OF The trees : due 70 -heiI
sCsriIi-y- ard thar = other varieties
were planted Eear them g they could
be ~poflsuiZeG By these they would
produce fruit One OF he quickest
ways 10 remedy il i 10 top WORK one
or two. trees WIKI other varieties that
blossom a. the aEe time a. they
will come Into bearing soCue- than
ycUcg trees would. 7 would advise
II both cases that you TOP work one
or more o. -hs trees the coming
spring with other varieties OF fruit
Probably il would be safer II -vC or
three varieties we're top grated INTO
them
The Columbus journal., 1904-11-16
escea6aTTNG ~ CUTTINGS.

One o. the easiest Z hest WAYS
Of propsgagng the grape, ounce cUF-
ant. ~gU.sebe-ry and use, As well a.
Z number or other re Z plants,
! by cuttings The best time 70 MAKE
them Is IN The Iall as sooD As posi-
Die after The leaves fall Cuttings are
EaGe Of vea-licg wood. the growth OF
me previous season. They should o.
Truu eight 10 twelve inches long. AMI
SHOULD contain a. least We buds
i three or four al the better. The
upper u = C.aGe TWO or three inches
above the upper QUO. and .rs lower
CUT close below the lower buC. l. is
considered All advantage, also. = an
inch CT "a of the previous year
growth wood OF two seasons growth
can De- left on the lower end OF The
cutting The cuttings as made should
be Ted n bundles Of three or four
inches II diameter. and be properly
labeled. 70 avoid mistakes. before stor-
ing aVa-- The best place IS &c bury
II z damp place. but where water viii
not stand. sufficiently deep 70 protect
from freezing
The Columbus journal., 1904-11-16
- -or.S- cciricr.

Ma dan. Nov. Ii-h-.Spe-
.---a- . sure cure nas been
e. ---E Tor hose scra-ic pans ina
- u--. lives miserable. l. ca-
opinion y AZ :. : Co-SeC. =
.--@.. r--.ceCr q -c-= place
a- . does not hesitate 70 SAP ma
Lgecs h-tr=g Pills The
.- NJ -.--oL : ii CrL u his
a- rl.r IL L4- cryS- terrible
a-1 = cured S-g-sa--g u .He
L. say.
an Only TOO -arpy 70 say odds
KIN PMS a4v- -gue lie lots %
go la awtIL gaIas II ~ hip
ea-. hardy wa- Eoe.S kI1-
- f.z --.pp=: = entirely think
- sc : grand mec.cin=
A. --a-.. and rheumatic pains s-s
a.. .E L--c Acc 4 ne Dlu.c
l.G- Area=y Pts naAe healthy
E-- and healthy ElcI=ys strain
s. -r- TRIO sclt our q ne blood
= r.. -.- -a-Se removed there car Dc
..---2Gsu - ScIa-Ica-
The Columbus journal., 1904-11-16

4 good xay 10 get profit from every
soua-e foot Of a farm. regardless OF
is size. i 60 have al The stock one
CO. produce stuff 90 feed
Don't keep anything but good stock.
and save every pouut cc the manure
Don't throw away time rtllicg and
hat i 700 poCr 10 produce well
Sow i IL some suitable grass or
Equine and Use Il fer pasture Until II
can be made rich With manure.
L casts Just - much 20 til Al acre
.Car produces twenty bushels q corn
As i does 10 Ill one thar produces
SKY bushels.
Il l. often said thai Euar OF small
farm. are making more clear money
than owners OF Large les IL many
cases i * true, but there Is no good
-ea<ou why Il should De l. should
Dc with he farmer as i i WITH ne
IarutacUurs--the greater the output
the cheaper &c can produce il And the
more the net profit.
The Columbus journal., 1904-11-16
DON'T INoOaSE.

Not a week passes without news
from some one VIC IS Z serious
trouble through endorsing a cote for
Z relative Or friend. Through uisfor-
tune sickness. IaLiusSS or ~raScalicv
the maker of the not has failed To
meet IL and the burden falls upon
the endorssr. There is a fine quality
Of bravery in the way some OF these
men face Ehs situation and work out
the last dollar II order TO ave rhel-
honor. but the wife and children may
suffer long before the debt is satisfied.
Il i hard for some nsr 20 refuse this
endorsement for a friend. Vet II Is al
ways Z risky thing 10 GO: We wish
that z sudden attack Of Den palsy
nigh strike most Of our friends vhs1
they are called 10 endorse notes or
sign contracts Win strangers.
The Columbus journal., 1904-11-16
. WHY We SPRAY.

There are three. prime reasons
whi0l have made spraying not only
Necessary, but II oarE cases Also
~Iurely imperative. i success - 70 D.
secured There are .tIH the d1s-uc-
ticr Of the food plants OF marE OF our
now destructive ua-E= Insects and
the replacing OF these II la:se areas
with plans OF similar nature 81 the
weakening OF cur crees, p.au-s and
vines BY hybr1Giz4cfCo. cultivation
rafting and budding and 81 b. the
il Importation Of varieties quite similar
10 those Indigenous 10 ou- Country but
more susceptible 10 attack from or
native insect pests ald Plant diseases
TIE clearing I'D OF the naive forests
where native fruits Produced and
the destruction BY similar methods Of
many Of the. food: plants CT Isaf@aciug
insects have driven them 70 the: Gull
rfyated vegetation because these II.
seccs have nowhere Else 20 ga, and IL
vas a case of either adapting them
seIxes { a slight change Of food, cr
petish-Frof. z NJ Webster