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The Glenwood post., 1908-08-29

J. r. Ballinger, the great ball twirler
who helped Glenwood win many game
last year, came in this morning from
Salt Lake where he accompanied the
Luxus team. We are all glad to see
"Randy' once more and from the
smile that has hovered over his coun-
tenance since he landed in town we in
fer that the feeling is mutual.
Grand Master Joseph hewitt and
Secretary J. NJ. Norman passed through
Glenwood this morning bound for AS
pen where they will make an official
visit to Aspen lodge No. SO l. o. o. +.
| They expect to Sunday in Glenwood
and meet Monday evening with Glen
wood lodge No. 6s. Tuesday they will
90 to Grand Junction where a special
session of the grand lodge will be held
| in connection with an official visit to
Mesa lodge No.5S.
! At meeting of the Democratic sen
atorial committee of the 2lst distric,
composed of Ed McLearn of Rifle, Je
Hantgen of Meeker and L. R. Willett.
of Basalt, which was held here today il
was decided to hold the convention fol
the nomination of state senator in thi'
city on Sept. at 2 p. m. The dele
gates are apportioned as follows Gar
field, 16; Eagle s; Rio Blanco, Z. Th'
committee elected f. f. Drach per
manent chairman and c. w. Taylo
secretary.
The Glenwood post., 1908-08-29

C. l.. Chatfield with the U. S. Geo
logical survey spent yesterday in Glen
wood making the gaugings on the
Grand and Roaring Fork rivers. He
left today for Crystal river and Thomp
son creek, accompanied by A. ]. Dick
son, division engineer for this terri
tory.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-02-25
HIM.
 SELF AT STAKE

If Earle Lawrence, Jr., six years old ,r shelton avenue. Jamaica. N. \. had lived in bacSwoOds settlement in ,ae days oI Indian marauding. hls name probably would loom big In sto. rieS of heroic adventure. Living as he does, however. In prosaic days, when heroic display that causes loss and in, convenience k regarded as a nuisance that ought Co be suppressed. young Lawrcuce's eGort to prove he was q Stoic brought upon him the wrath of the Jamaica fremen and harsh words from policemen.
 It was because he wanted Co prove he could be as courageous as any white settler who ever was burned at the stake by Indians that the small boy determined to submit to self in. dicted torture In carrying out hls ideas he set fire to the house In which he lived
 Sad. indeed, was 1t to the little fel- low to be regarded as an incendiary instead of a hero. but he tried to play the game to the end and did not utter a moan when the physicians were treating him for bis burns.
 The boy his parents said, has read and listened to stories of Indian mas sacreS and the heroISm of white set tiers until his mind had been turned. Frequently when playing about the house he shouldered a broom In Imita- ton of gun and started forth to kIll imaginary Indians or, turning Indian, would sally forth with a poker wleld- ed Ike a tomahawk against imaginary white settlers.
 One of the boys favorIte forms of amusement was to play burning at the stake" He would lean against the wall and. imagining the Indians were setting fire to the pie of wood at bis feet, would make heroic speeches. Ey- idently young Lawrence decided to in- ject realism Into the game. Gathering a bundle of newspapers, he placed them in a pile in the middle of the kitchen. He stepped boldly on the pile and shouted:
 I'll die without HinchinG, for the white settler Is no coward"
The daily Alaskan., 1908-02-25
INSULTS TO ROYALTY.
Some Ot the Things That Constitute
 Leze Majesty in England.

Many people think that leze majesty giving insult to royalty-is not a crime in Great Britain. The English statute books, however, contain many penalties for such offenses.
 Placing a postage stamp on a letter upside down Is q punishable oGensc, as is also the defacement of a coin bear. ing the royal image. This Is insulting the kings efigy
 Private individuals may not raise the royal standard over their dwellings. This is the emblem of the regal au- thority to be displayed only where the king is present
 While an agltator may talk against royalty in the abstract as much as be chooses, contemptuous or insulting personal references to the reignlng sov- ereign opens the offender to heavy fine and imprisonment,
 The slightest slap upon the face of the king or queen-or any other part of the anatomy, for that matter-ls punishable with the death penalty, In the reign of Queen Victoria a Lieuten- ant Page struck her across the face with his cane. He was sentenced to death, but the queen commuted his sentence
 It Is likewise a crime to bring the uniform of the sovereign into con- tempt. To garb a low comedian or a villain of the stage in q discarded uni form of the army or the navy is sui flcient to bring heavy cenSurc from the government For tlls reason theatrical managers usually see to it thut the uniforms worn are not exactly copies of the real things.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-02-25
LIMERICK COMPETITION

LIMERICK COMPETITION George Woodburn Tuck" Flahartee The Board of Trade to see,
 Says he it's right,
 We open tonight, The door in the Allee. h an AIley,s said smiling Tuck Flaherty. Philanthropy's always rarity.
 So when the Board of Trade cash,
 Lets me cut dash, pll distribute the 'Overs" 10 charity.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-02-25
opitaina Time.

 Time is huryylug along Like the river il the song, Like an auto painted red. Like n small boys Christmas sled, Like n race horse, lllte a train, Like a schoolgirl in tho rnin. Soon wcW hear the tin horns toot For the day Co rcsolute, Every year about thls date People stand around and wait For the day on which they drop All their little sins and stop All their mc0nncss and the things That rctard their sproutlng wings And by resolutions do Make themselves aS good as now. On the shelf they mean to lay Vices carefully away, Put the demon rum to rout. Let their rragrart pipes go out, Chucl, cigars and Ggarettes, Pay tho!r old election bets. Say "No" where they now say Yes And bo models, more or less. That's the limo of dope they frame, That's the foxy little game Which they brashly plan to play On the merry New Years day, And becoming halos pick, But alas, they do not stick, Not more than a day or SO. This year they may fool us. though.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-02-25
lN. 3. There won,t be no "overs, J

The Board of Trade is offering a prize, consisting of box of cigars or a bottle of wine for the best Limerick advertising their new alley entrance
 The conditions of this contest are that each Limerick shall contain the name "Board of Trade" and use the term "Alley,"
 Two Limerlcks, selected from those received will be published daily, and the judges will select one of these as the prize winner each week.
 All Limericts received will be posted on tbe blackboard in the Board of Trade each day as received
The daily Alaskan., 1908-02-25

ing on top Of the pile of paper, He had set fire to the pile, and, though the flames were burning hls body. be held his position unflnchingly.
 I'll show the redskins I'm no cow ard" he gasped as the grandmother entered.
 The boy. however, got no further op- portunity to display his stolclsm, for the grandmother lifted him out of the flames and dragged him to the street, where men tore the burning clothing from his body. An alarm was turned In. After the flremen put out the flames an Inquiry was begun. When the situation was explained, the men turned wrathfully upon the boy.
 You little rascal. you ought to be set @ in!'." a policeman said.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-02-25

His grandmother, who was In the next room, heard the shout but, think. Ing the boy was playing one of his usual games, paid no attention to him. But she stopped her work when she smeled smoke and saw the hallway lighted up by flame.
 Rushing into the room ln which the boy was playing. she found him stand.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-02-25
Negroes Wins at White Beauty Show

Negress Wins at White Beauty Show
 Edna Mason, q muIatto girl, won the first prize at beauty show held at a charity bazaar In Taylorstown, Pa, and the admirers of her white com petltors threatened to expel the entire colored population from the neighbor- hood. Edna, eighteen years old, pos sessed of strlhngIy regular features and with a clear light brown complex. lon, came from Louisiana two years ago. Her grandparents were slaves and she was brought up ln southern family of wealth. She was educated in a southern industrial school and spent two years abroad as the maid in the family in which she had been brought up. She is a musician of some promise and possesses a sweet, well modulated voice.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-02-25
r Showed them was hero.o re

q showed them I was a hero,1 re piled the boy.
 "oh, you did" joined one of the fire men. "You showed them you were q flrebug, and you need a good licking
 But the rebulies ceased when th, men saw the boy was in agony. He was taken to the hospital, where h!s wounds were dressed, and he was placed in bed. When his father ar rived In the institution, he promised the boy would not try to burn himself at the stake again.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-02-25
Dried Eldor5orry Loavoa In Asthma.

Dried Elderserry Leaves In Asthma.
 If you will gather leaves from an elderberry bush when they are green and let them dry and then put them into a pillow and sleep upon them nightly for about three months" said Petersburg lTennJ man, they will cure the worst case of asthma. After they are dried the leaves have a pecul- lar but pleasing odor. By inhaling this odor the asthma Is cured. l know q number of people who cured them selves of asthma by sleeping on dried cldcrberry leaves."-Nashville Tennes- sean.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-02-25
A Policeman at Ninety.three.

Robert r. Peters of Sioux City, Ia.. Is said to be the oldest policeman in Inc country. He is ninety-three. Pc. ters went to Sioux City from New York and has been a cop tlere for usventy-five years
New-York tribune., 1908-07-19

The ceremony consisted Of military honors per-
formed bv the Both Regiment OF the japanese
army. whose torn and bloody hanner-the same
that was riddled with shots by the dead Rus
sians-was lowered before the tomb: religious
conservation by the Bishop OF Peking. ana s'-
lutes by the ENJOYS. who, two by two. mouhteo
the steps Of the tomb. the Russians making tue
sign of the cross. the japanese bowling low
Perhaps the most moving part OF the scene
was the greeting and handshaking among the
generals Of the two nations. Nogi gave potn
hands and the warmest sort c. grip to the Rus
slams. The Russian soldiers cheered for tine
brave Japanese army" and the japanese cheered
for the brave Russian dead. 1t was almost q
family fete. ending with garden party ana
dinner given by General Oshima. 1.-THE seal has
been set u IN the reconciliation OF Russia ana
Japan" adds "LIlluStration-
New-York tribune., 1908-07-19

the irrevocable passage of time The text and
the illustration combined haze served to nerve
many men to their task. The story Of Walter
Scott's heroic and almost superhuman effort TO
wipe out his debts receives added interest
when remembers that the motto on his dial
was, For the night cometh-"
In the first coinage Of the United States the
sun dial used with the notices "Fugio,"
and "Lind your business" This money was
known as the "Fugio currency 1t is believed
that the notices and the picture of the dial on
this money were due to Franklin, who had seen
the dial on the General Postoffice in London. 1t
bad as 1t motto. BE about your business" The
motto. "Begone about your business" was the
form upon the dial in the Inner Temple at Lon
don. Its origin the testy reply Of tie only
occupant Of the library to the dial makers in
quiry regarding the motto for The new dial.
what shall the motto for the dial be,
sir?" asked he nc entered, cap in hand. to
receive h; instructions
"Begoue about your business almost shouted
the irritated reAo,1. without Looking up from his
law book. A very good motto it seemed to the
dial maker, and he christened his child OF time
with this moral
While might expect the sentimental side
OF the dial to suggest poetry and the framing
of moral precepts. one would hardly expect the
mathematcally minded dial maker to become
even moderately poetical over a description Of
the hand!work OF another craftsman 80
In this beautiful Alter" wrote Hegge about
tho dial Of Kratzer. Cardinal Wolsey's 'Mathe-
matick Reader" 1T Corpus Christi "(on wch
Art has sacrificed such Yarietis Of Invention to
tho Deitis Of the SUM are twelve Gnomons, the
Suns fellow travellers who like sarr distant In
New-York tribune., 1908-07-19

Cove It is said that Wolfe had presentiment
that the battle would result in his DEATH for In
the course Of the day before he called to him MS
friend Jervis, afteYward celebrated as an ad-
miraL and taking from his neck small chain
to which was attached the miniature of a young
woman to whom he was betrothed gave 1t to
Jeryis and asked him to return it to her. As
the boats moved silently through the darkness
Wolfe occasionally repeated aloud verses from
Grays "I,cgy," one line Of which.
The paths OF glory lead but to the grave
apparently betrayed what was in his mind.
"Gentlemen" he said to the officers with him.
IT would rather be the author Of that poem than
take Quebec
sketch of Wolfe which drawn by Cap
tain Hervey Smith just before his death at
Quebec is among the pictures printed herewith
The marks the drawing are worm or moth
holes
The skull Of Montcam who died at Quebec,
saying that 1t was better that he should not live
to see Quebec surrendered. is to be seen to-day
at the Ursuline Convent where it is preserved in
a glass case.
That the individuality OF Quebec is not confined
to Its physical characteristics is indicated by the
business card Of the barber whose shop occupies
Montcalm's old headquarters. Like Nello. proud
Of his philosophy and learning. he styles himself
a professor OF crinicutural abscision and crani-
logical tripsis. tonsorial artist. physiogHomical
hair dresser, facial ope, ator. Uranium manipula-
tor and capillary abridger. &c. SC"
History romance. scenery. customs. buildings.
everything about the old city serves to make It
an attractive setting for a carnival Of the sort
planned
New-York tribune., 1908-07-19
BR.lTE MEN HONORED.
Japan Raises Monument to Russians
Killed at Port arthur.

The peaceful epilogue Of a great military
drama given at Port Arthur on juno TO-
When a curious. picturesque and touching cere-
mony performed Through the initiative Of
General Oshima, Governor of Kwang-Tung
Japan has put up collective monument to the
remains Of the Russian defenders slain In the
diego Of Port Arthur. This measure serves two
soldiers. in the first place. had merely pro-
vfsional burial. They were buried where they
fell. and the place marked by cross OF
wood or uncarved stone. This made OF Port
Arthur a graveyard that was eloquent but not
dignifed ] the second place. tho proverbial
F1pacity Of the low class Chinese does not spare
the poor remains of the dead. To steal a button
from a tunic. the ccabbard Of a sword. II not
rings. watches and other valuable objects. the
thieves will dig up the corpses and profane them
without the slightest compunction- Therefore,
for convenience in Guarding the graves. as well
as for the honor due to the brave. the collective
tomb made and dedicated in the presence
Of mingled emissaries Of the Car and the Japan
csc authorities"
General Logi was delegated by the Emperor Of
japan to preside at the function. On his side
the Car sent General Gerugrao and Admiral
Massevitch, well General Tchitchakov.
cummandant of the troops Of Harbin, and many
officers and pIivates, all ex-defenders Of Port
Arthur. The wounds and of conflict were
still to be seen on them
New-York tribune., 1908-07-19
USE FOR SUN DIALS.
Continued from second page.

A dial I'm these days exists more because or its
ncturesoueness ard the sentiment when at-
taches to il than because Of its usefulness 1"@ie
is something about a sun dial which appea's 10
sentiment Perhaps it is its rlerci!essness tna'
Give. u its hold upon human beings One can
.urn backward the hands of the clock Inc
House Of Representatives has been known 10
turn back the hands OF the clock both actually
and technically for days at a time once II Is
recorded that the shadow went backward AV
degrees on the dial Of Ahaz as sign to KING
4czektah a miracle so remarkable that its rec
ord has stood the test of time There u.s. or was
recently. preserved in Philadelphia relic CT the
Roscrucians styled the Horolosiurn Achaz-the
dial of Ahaz-in which the miracle is performed
by refraction through water poured into the
shallow basin forming the dial The shadow
NAV be bent back but it cannot be stopped by
the hand Of man.
Perhaps II Is due to this fact that it became
the habit to use notices having a reference 10
New-York tribune., 1908-07-19

habitants dwell some under ye Aequinoct.n
some under the Poles. some in more tempar,e!
Climates: some upon Plains in Plano: some nm
the Mountains in Convexos and some In -.
ValIies In Concavo. Here you may see u.
Aequinoctiall Dial the Mother OF ye rest, N.
hath the horizons of the parallel Sphere for b,
bubble Province, which suffer by course -
half-years night. There the polar Dial vinara
with the Lateral Meridian Here you may -
hold the two fac'd Vertical dial which shake
hands with both Poles. There the Convex d,a
elevated In triumph upon iron Arches Hese
lastly. tho Concave Dial which shews the Son
at noone the hemisphere OF Night IN Other
dials neighboring Clocks betray their Errours:
but In this Consort Of Dials informed with ons
Soul Of Art, they move all with one Motion, ana
unite with their Stiles the prayse ot their arti-
dcier."
An Illustration OF q craftsman who. besde4
was an artist In his field
New-York tribune., 1908-07-19

But I shall always be a brother to you" h
murmured
IF had any use for a brother she replied
gweetly. Il could reach under the sofa and set
one right now.-Phnadelphia LEDGER
New-York tribune., 1908-07-19

Shls extraordinary 12-foot petrifed fish has
koon ersctad In W6rtembera . memorial
= Niilis.n |. German Empsror and King Of
Prussia. The fish dxhss froa, prehistoric time.
h - twelve feet long without its head which
6as not been discovered. The diameter of it's
throat is six and haH feet. The Sketch
New-York tribune., 1908-07-19
OLD FOES RECONCILED.
Continued from 6fth page.

containing Wolfe's troops moving silently In the
shadows toward the cove now known as Wolfes
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-12-01
SWIFT JUSTICE
DEALT OFFENDERS
FOUR VICTIMS IN POLICE COURT
YESTERDAY.

I h@&l IrAL 44l. MLu N"I.TaE AHM
There were but few victims in po-
lice court yesterday when Judge
Mann took the rostrum and called
t. the lbaliff to bring in the pris-
oners.
James Cahio was stated on the blot
ter, as "all in, down and out" from
rioutous living and frequent imbib-
ing. officer Ross who made the ar
rest testified as to the circumstances
of his arrest, after which the Judge
told the prisoner that his fine would
be ten days or thirty minutes to get
outside the city limits. James thanked
the judge fervently and ayailed him
self of the opportunity to track.
James Hill and B. H. Thersen, were
vags picked up on the streets. They
had a capital of 20 cents between
them and they were given the same
ten days or thirty minutes to fade
away. They faded.
j. B. Ray, charged with vagrancy,
made such a touching plea, that Judge
Mann suspended sentence, but IL he
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-12-01
JAPANESE TREATY
CONTINUED from Third Pase.)

on that text. This work has made
splendid progress, and it was said at
the state department today that in all
PROBABILITY the agreement would soon
be made public.
Baron Takahira, the Japanese am
bassador called at the state depart
ment today and remained for some
time in conference with Acting Secre-
tary Bacon.
The agreement reached between
Japan and the United States is the
elimination of a long line of conven-
tions, treaties and understandings be-
tween the two countries dating back
to the controversy Owe the Japanese
school question in San Francisco,
which, for a time, in the minds Of
some people, threatened the friendly
relations between the two countries.
That was settled amicably. Later
there vas a copyright and trade mark
convention; an arbitration treaty; a
prompt answer to an invitation by
Japan to participate in the Toxic ex-
position and last of all, the visit of
the battleship fleet. The rapid success
sion Of such events in the minds Of
the state department officials has but
tended to strengthen the good feeling
beween the twoenations, which is now
vitalized by what some think amounts
practically to an alliance.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-12-01
MONTGOMERY SENTENCED.
Insists That He Never Obtained
Money of the Failed Bank.

Insists That He Never Obtained
Money Of the Failed Bank.
PITTSBURG, Nov. 28.-wm. Mont
gomery, former cashier of the Allie
gheny National bank, which failed for
over 81, 200, 900 some time ago, was
sentenced to serve Is years in the
western ~penitentiary today by Judge
Young Of the United States circuit
court. Montgomery was sentenced
upon two indictments charging him
with the embezzlement and abstrac-
ton of over $780, 600.
There were nc arguments when the
motion for a new trial came up today
and Judge Young Immediately pro-
nounced sentence.
Before being sentenced Montgomery
said:
IT never took one penny Of the
banks money for my own use. The
I have been treated reminds me
of the old days of withcraft. I was
willing to go on the stand and was not
allowed to, and my case was butch
cred up. At n time about five OF
six years ago l was worth over $1,000
but in the financial furry my for
tune dWindled. The bank also lost,
but I think with a proper bank exam
ination, it would not have been
closed"
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-12-01
MILWAUKEE PARK LINE
CONTINUED from page Three)

lead through Billings to Cooke City,
at the entrance of the National Park.
The survey of the new line it is said,
leads across the Musselshell river at
Roundup over a bridge, which has al
ready been constructed and up Half
Breed creek, through a tunnel to the
source of Razor creek and down Razor
creek to the Billings bench, entering
Billings and crossing the river in the
vicinity of the packing house and go
ing across the country to the Clarke's
Forke and hence to the Yellowstone
Park railroad, which would be utilized
on up the stream and extended to the
Sunlight Basin, and then into Cooke
City, crossing the MISUNDERSTANDING
line in it's course.
This would open an unusually rich
territory 1t would give the Milwaukee
a chance to compete for the vast
amount of tarfic, which arises in Bill
ings and would also place it in a posi-
ton to secure coal from the Carbon
county field, while assuring a heavy
tonnage from the Sunlight Basin dis
trict and the Cooke City mining terri
tory, which needs but a railroad, to
become a big producer. But still more
Important, it would give the Milwaukee
railroad access to Yellowstone Ma
tional park, at n of the best en-
frances and would enable that road to
become a competitor for the trans
portation of the tens of thousands Of
people, who visit the park every year.
A Billings man, who owns coal in
the Carbon county field, made a state
ment yesterday, to the effect that in
terests allied with the Milwaukee rail-
road had made Overtures with a view
to securing coal lands in the Bear
Greek district and this lends strength
to the reports made.
The route as laid out by the engi-
neers would give a water grade for the
branch its entire distance, with the ex-
ception of one short tunnel from Halt
Breed creek to Razor creek between
here and Roundup and a trip through
a natural pass which leads from the
Clarke's Fork river into Cooke City.
The grade would be an excellent one
and construction work would be easy
as the company would already have
about rs miles in the<Yellowstone Park
railroad constructed.