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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-04-03

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H. r. Lee, assistant cashier Of the
First National bank Of Miles City,
spent Sunday IN the city visiting G.
M. White. cashier Of the Peoples Saw
ings bank.
B. B. Clamp, Jr., advance represent
alive for the Paul Gilmore company,
is ii the city arranging for the ap-
tpearance Of his company at the Bah
cock .theater.
Rev. Wiley. Mountjoy, superintend-
ent Of the state orphan asylum at
Twin Bridges, arrived in Billings yes
terday morning and lectured at the
Christian church last night.
Thomas Hogan, foreman Of the
John T. Murphy Ranch & Cattle com
pany, has returned from Helena
where he appeared before the United
States district court as a witness.
Miss Beatrice Armour returned
yesterday morning rom Augusta.
Mont, where she was recently called
by news Of the death Of her step.
father. Miss Irene Armour accom-.
panied her sister to this city.
Mrs. Frank Purcell left yesterday
morning for Glencoe, Okla, having
been called there by the serious i'll
ness Of her father. William Graft. Mr.
Craft visited his daughter in Billings
two years ago and made many friends
here.
George Lamport, a former residen'
Of this city who is interested in a Goa
mine at Bear Greek, Is visiting oil
friends in Billings this week. Mr.
Lamport has recently leased his rancl
near Bear Creek and is living at Ret
Lodge.
Mrs. Frank Sullivan and little sol
Kenneth Of lewiston stopped over 81
Billings for a visit with Mrs. Sulll
vans sister, Mrs. w. g. Keil, while el
route to their home, from Arizona
where they have been spending tn
winter.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-11-17
moved I couldn't help being pleased

noyed, l couldn't help being pleased.
 In the meantime the little packet of money had fallen on the deck: but though it had struck him from be- hind, he seemed to realize exactly what had happened and, stooping down, he picked it up. Then he raised his hand high, so that could see he had the crumpled ball of paper in 1t, and edging his way determinedly, but not at all roughly, through the crowd, he opened the parcel and gave the money to the conductor.
 What splendid looking man" l said in low voice to Mrs. Ess Kay. Isn't 1t extraordinary that he should be in the steerage?"
 Come away, my dear child" she an- here to be stared at by low creatures like that. The fellows not in the least splendid looking. He's only a big, hulking animal. Don't take to making up romances about the steerage pas sengers. my love. They're not worth bothing your little head about, because if they weren't born for that sort of thing, they wouldn't be there. assure you"
 didn't say anything more. though was vexed with her, both for being so stupidly conventional and for speaking to me in such loud tone that she at. tracted peoples attention.
 We went back to our deck chairs, and there was nothing to remind me of the little episode except the torn cover of my magazine, on which, I now remembered. Sally Woodburn had scrawled my name over and over again in pencil, just in idleness, while she and I had been talking that morning. If Mrs. Ess Kay had known, no doubt she would have been furious that a piece of paper with my name on 1t should have gone down into the steer age. But didn't mind. for remem- bered that the young man had opened the parcel. given the money to the con- ductor. and kept the cover, which probably he had soon after thrown overheard or twisted up to light a pipe.
 Nothing more happened that day, but there are two nice American girls on board, about my own age or a little older Ghey seem years older. for they are so charming and self possessec) and Mrs. Ess Kay encourages me to like them, as they are in Mrs. Van der Windt's party. I grew quite well ac quainted with them the third day out, and they asked me to go and watch the people in the steerage. who had a trick dog which was lots of fun. l went and saw the bronze young man again. He was standing with his arms folded across his blue flannel shirted chest. leaning against one of the supports of kind of bridge, look. ing up toward the first class deck. Our eyes met as they had before, and I was % absurd that I felt myself blushing. I could have boxed my own ears. and though the trained dog really was pet I didn't stay long A4~
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-11-17

the Chesapeake bay will give to Amer ican ships of war safe inside passage and a harbor for repairs or for stores in times of peace or in times of wal. and will save an outside sailing dis. tance of hundreds of miles, with all its perils. why should great nation like this hesitate to provide such deep. CT channel?
 Commercial Significance.
 "If, again, and regard this as of greater concern to the common pee pie, the deepening of such a water way between any such ports along the Atlantic coast or from any point of production to any point of shipment will enable the farmers or tho manu- lecturers to do more businsss than they hitherto have done or will pre- vide facilities that will attract txaAe and encourage the development of American shipping, why should we not provide such waterways and thus strengthen the hands of the breadwin- ners of our ceuntry?"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-11-17

4 man 1rith tall hat and lobster
 cldw for nose.
 even in rags. Stan disputes that the ory with her when he isn't too lazy and wants to, bet he could so disguise himself that she would take him for green grocer or fishmonger who have the air of being commoner than other men, I think-at least in our village at Battlemead-because they wear fat tufts of curls frothing out over their foreheads from under their caps, which are always plaid and made of cloth.
 Anyway, if mother is right this man in the steerage must have the bluest of blood in his veins, for l never saw one with clearer, nobler features. And yet. he doesn't give the impression of a broken down gentleman who has gone the pace and paid for 1t by stum- bling into the depths. I thought, as he looked up straight into my face that first time (and think stilD that no face could be finer or more manly than his. Brown-deep brown 1t is, like bronze, and clean shaved (not rough and scrubby). with dark gray eyes q knew at once they were gray because the light struck into them) trimmed with black lashes so long you couldn't help noticing them; black eyebrows aud hair short and sleek like Stans or any other we'll groomed man one knows. Besides, commences shows in peoples mouths more than anywhere else. It's hard to define, but it's there, and this mans mouth Is the best part of his face, unless it's the chin or per haps the nose. I'm not quite sure which. though I've thought good deal about them all. because of the mystery of finding such man in such an un- suitable place. 1t would be just the same If you saw a tall palm suddenly shooting up in the kitchen garden and couldn't find out how 1t had been planted there
 I'm afraid I must have shown how surprised I was and admiriDg, too, maybe (how can one keep from admir- ing what is fine and noble. whether it's a strange persons face. or the profile of a mountain against sky at sun seth, for the handsome steerage pas senger looked at me a long. long in- stant as if he were as much aston ished as was, and yet with such a nine look that instead of being ar-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-11-17

Generally l can throw fairly straight, for Stan took some pains with that part of my education when I was a small girl, but just at that instant some one standing next me moved, knocked me on the elbow and spoiled my aim.
 Instead of falling in front of MT. Lobster-C Claw, the parcel hit the ear of very tall young man among the crowd below, who had been standing with his back to me. He turned quick Iy, not knowing what had happened, glanced up and caught my eyes, as l was looking down quite distressed.
 I had noticed his figure in the crush because he lowered nearly head over every one else, and I had a dim im- pression that he had good shoulders, but seeing his face gave me a great surprise.
 It was as different from all the rest of the steerage faces as day is from night, and somehow it gave me quite a shock that such a man should be among those others. as if something must be wrong with the world or 1t could not happen. had even a guilty sort of thrill, as If I had no right to be well dressed and prosperous, staring at him and his companions as though they were a show which we others paid to see-daring to amuse ourselves with the hard, strange conditions of their lives.
 I've heard mother say that good blood is sure to prove itself, that gen tleman can't look like common man
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-11-17

It is strange how certain kinds of eyes haunt me. You see them in the air, as if they were really looking at you-especially when you are just dropping off to sleep. think gray ones do this more than others. Per haps it is because they are more pierc- ing
 But it was the fourth day that the climax came-the climax which has ended by upsetting me so much and has made everything so uncomfort- able.
 The weather was glorious-all blue and gold after sulky, leaden day and there was dancing down on the steerage deck again. Though it was so fine, the water was not smooth like a floor as 1t had been at first, but broken into indigo waves rufled irregularly with silver lace and edged with shim- mering pearl fringe. ....
 The same performance was going on down there on the crowded deck that I'd seen the first day, and Sally Woodburn and I, who had been walk ing-counting the times we went around to make two miles-stopped to glance at the show.
 There's that good looking man Cousin Katherine classi6es as a hulk ing animal" said Sally. q must really consult the dictionary for a definition of the word 'hulking.' don't know whether it's a verb or adjective. dc you|
 No, I don't" said I. But which ever it is, I'm sure he doesn't or isn't He's a gentleman, and something strange has happened or he wouldn't be there. I do think it's shame. Il must be horrible"
 Don't you think Cousin Katherine knows more about such persons thar your asked Sally, and there was sucl funny quayer in her voice that turned to see what it meant. She wa. laughing, but ahether at me or al Mrs. Ess Kay or at the man with tn, lobster claw nose I couldn't tell, and before could answer her question by asking another something happened which put the whole conversation ou of my mind.
 ITO Be Continued.1
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-11-17
MEET TO BOOM
 WATERWAYS.
National Movement Begins
 In Baltimore Today.
CAPE COD TO KEY WEST.

Scope of Deeper Waterways Assoeia. tion's Work Embraces Entire Atlan-
 tic seaboard of tho United States.
 Success Means Strengthening of the
 Hands of the Breadwinnsrs of the
 Country, Declares Congressman J.
 Hampton Moore.
 Baltimore. Nov. 17-With nearly bo0 delegates in attendance, the first an- nual convention of the Deeper Water ways association began here today.
 The convention will last three days and is expected to be productive of good results in the promotion of Amer ican maritime interests. Its primary object is the advocacy of the move ment to build an inland waterway connecting Boston with Key West practically the entire length of the At lantic seaboard of the United States. More than POO associations are banded together to promote the movement. The president of the Deeper Water ways association Is Congressman J. Hampton Moore of Philadelphia, who delivered the address welcoming the delegates and outlining the objects of the association. He predicted a successful outcome of the associations work, declaring 1t to be one in which the entire American people are vitally interested
 Scope ef the Assoeiatien's Work.
 In speaking of the associations work MT. Moore said:
 If the opening of . waterway from the north side of Cape Cod to Long Island sound means the saving of a single life. employed in the shipping trade. why should we not strive for the completion of It?
 "when we know as . matter of rec ord that hundreds of human lives arc lost upon the shoals of Cape Cod and that millions of dollars worth of val uable property is wrecked because there is no inside passage. why should we hesitate to put our engineers at work and make short cut inland that will provide . safe harbor for shipping and haven for the men who are engaged in that important occupa- tion7
 If the deepening of an inland chan nel hetxeen the Delavare rivef and
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-11-17

I never heard of such breakfasts and luncheons as they have on this ship, and the first menu I saw surprised me 80 much that I couldn't believe they really had and could produce all those things if anybody was inconsiderate enough to ask for them. I hardly sup posed there were so many things to eat in the world. But the captain heard me exclaiming to Sally, so he smiled and told me to test the menu by ordering bit of everything on 1t. He'd guarantee that nothing would be missed ont This was at breakfast the second day, and when he saw that l ate several dear little round things shaped like cream colored doilies. which are called pancakes though they aren't bit like ours) with some perfectly divine stuff named maple sirup, he said my taking such fancy to American products was a sign that l should marry an American.
 What nonsense! As if would dream of marrying, especially a for eigner. But for all that pancakes and maple sirup are delicious. I've had them every day since for breakfast, after finishing great orange four Hines the natural size, which isn't really an orange, because it's a grape fruit. You have it on your plate cut In two halves. with ice in each and you scoop the inside out of lot of tiny pockets with teaspoon. fou think when you first see it that you can't eat more than half, but instead you eat every bit, and sometimes if the morning is hot you even wish you could have more, though, of course. you wouldn't be so greedy as to ask.
 It was on the second day out, too. That all my troubles began-and in a queer way which nobody could have guessed would lead to anything disa- greeable.
 In the afternoon I was reading in my deck chair, drawn close to Mrs. Ess Rays side, when that Mrs. Van der Windt whom Sally called a silly old thing, toddled up and spoke to us. sDo come and watch them dancing in the steerage," she said Its such fun
 Mrs. Ess Kay likes sitting still on Shipboard better than anything else. but 1t seems that Mrs. Van der Windt is so important that if all the Four Hundred Sally told me about were pruned away except about twenty-five she would be among the number left. so probably that is the reason why Mrs. Ess Kay takes long walks up and down the deck with her, though it makes her giddy to walk, and Mrs. Van der Windt is not in the least en- tertaining
 She got up now, like lamb about 10 be led to the slaughter, except that she smiled bravely, which the lamb would not be able to bring itself to do "Come, Betty" she said to me, it will amuse you.''
 "Yes, do come. Lady Betty" repeat ed Mrs. Van der Windt. Whereupon 1 obeyed, little knowing what I was laying up for myself.
 Our deck is amidships. Aft. on a level with ours, is the second class
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-11-17
HEARST AT WHITE HOUSE.

He Runs Over For Few Minutes 10 See
 Prssident.
 Washington. Nov. INV. R. Hearst of New York made call of courtesy at the White House. His call was at such an unusual hour that it caused remark
 He left the theahsr which he and Mrs. Hearst were attending between acts. saw the president and was back in his seat soon after the curtain rose for the succeeding act
 He said that no significance was to be attached to his visit: that he mere ly took the earliest opportunity after his arrival here to pay his respects ts the president.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-11-17
General Lucas Dies sudder,x.

Laurenceburg. Ind. Nov. 17.-Brigs. dier General Thomas ]. Lucas diet suddenly at his home here.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-11-17
Turkish Aid to Persia,

Tabriz, Nov. 17.-Turkish officers are assisting Satar Khan in fortifying tho town against the forces of the shah.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-06-21
NEW FEATURES.

The Graphic calls the attention of it's readers to several new features which have recently been added 10 this paper. Among these is a Daily Short Story of one column length, and the Heart to Heart Talks, by Edgar 4. Nye. These talks are not only inter-
 esting, but philosophical, practical ennobling and cheering to the heart and have only to be read to be appre- ciated. Gems of Religious Thought is new special feature of our Sun day edition, and will be found of in terest and value to our readers gen erally.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-06-21

snonsible for the plaques of destruct- i've insects, which have done so much damage to agriculture and kindred ln- dustries during the past decade. IL is a realization forced upon us by self evident facts which are becoming, through various channels, more gen. orally known, and a wider dlsseml- nation of such knowledge is much to be desired For the enlightment of those of our readers who can not see that the feathered tribe occupy an inn portant place in economy of nature, attention is directed to this paragraph from an able article on the subject III a recent issue of the Cotton Journal, edited by Harvie Jordon, of the South- ern Cotton Growers association:
 "The cankerworm is a very noxious insect. and Mir H. E. Bush, ornithol- oeist of the board of agriculture of Massachusetts, states that he found i'll the stomachs of four small chickadees one thousand and twenty-eight eggs of this insect. The stomachs Of four other birds of the same species were found 10 contain six eggs and one hundred and five female moths of the cankerworm. The average number ot eggs ordinarily found in these female moths is 1S5 It is estimated that a chickadee will eat on an average of ! thirty female moths daily, so that during the 25-day perion in which these moths crawl up trees the chick adee would destroy 13S,750 of these injurious insects.
 Prof. Forbes, director of the Illinois State Laboratory of Natural History, says that he found in the stomach of a single robin 175 larvae of very injurious fly, and about as many more in the intestines.
 It is asserted almost that. with but two exceptions, all those denizens oi
 the air commonly supposed to be
 predatory are really beneficial, the
 exceptions being the bluetailed dar'
 ter and Coopers hawk.
 pr A. NJ. Fisher, assistant ornithol-
 ogist of the United States department
 Of agriculture found that 90 per ceni
 Of the 'red-shouldered hawk or her
 hawk consisted of injurious mammals
 and insects. while 200 stomachs ot
 barn owls. which he examined, con
 tained the skulls of 450 mammals. nc
 less than 925 of these being skulls o1 the destructive field or meadow mouse.
 So We find that the question of birt protection has very practical sidt and while there are no debut many
 who have absolutely no sentimenta
 feeling for our feathered friends, the
 question Of dollars and cents enters very largely into the matter, ant should swing unsentimental opiniol
 over 10 the side of the birds.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-06-21

In the beginning it was ordained that nature should preserve her own balance, but the Divine Architect seems not to have taken into consid- eration the desire of femininity for personal adornment nor the lust Of bovhood for slaughter. To these two causes, more than all others comDln- ed. is due the alarming depletion of bird life and the consequent increase of noxious insects and destructive mammals.
 In the South, where birds were for merlv more abundant than elsewhere, the plume hunter has reaped rich harvest, and we have as one Of it's direful results the boil weeyil, whose predatory march has gone on it's way leaving devastation and barren fields in it's wake in spite of strenuous sci entific opposition. But for the wanton and senseless destruction of the birds of this section the boil weevil would still be unknown.
 The one great lesson here taught is that each state should enact suitaoe laws for the protection Of it's birds or better still that congress itsel1 should take the initiative and dc something to stop custom whicf
 must eventually result in a plague o 1 insects.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-06-21
Heart toHear
 Talks.
 By EDWIN A. ME.
THE HARVARD STOOP."
Copyright, 1908, by Edwin A. N,'-.


 Dr. J. E. Goldthwait of Boston de clares that deep trousers pockets are more dangerous to young men than French heels or tight laced corsets to young women.
 What?
 Ever see that stoop? They call it tue Harvard stoop in and about Boston. but it prevails everywhere.
 Note the stooping, lounging pose of the young collegian or young man about town. He doesn't seem to know what to do with his hands. So be jams them down into his deep trousers pockets as far as he can thrust them Note the enforced curvature of his spine. His backbone is a curve Of beauty, and his shoulders droop out of all proportion.
 The stoop may be picturesque in the eyes of the girls, but 1t is not at al! conducive to good health or manly carriage.
 Therefore the Boston doctor pre- scribes shallow trousers pockets when one of these young men comes to him for trea tment. He says it is case for the tailor rather than for the doctor.
 The stoop is fashionable.
 Therefore it is popular.
 The average young fellow is close cOpyist of the manners and poses of his set.
 Because "all the fellows" push up their coats behind when putting their hands in their trousers pockets in- stead of pushing back the coat from the front as was the universal custon' when we were boys, every young m"1 must .perforce push up his coat from behind.
 The only way 10 cure the avcrace young man of this custom of hunchin- his coat up from behind is to star' some new way of doing the act
 The only way to save young mo. from the health destroying 'Uarv@ stoop' is to make it nnfashioHahe When it becomes the thing fol young men to stand up and throw ta". | shoulders back. as they are compellg l to do in the military schools. then. |. not till then. will the Harvard stou.. l become obsolete. Beneath the rule of men enti.'37 great the college tailor is mightier 1T 3 the director of the college gymnas;"'
 Because your yonug American n bound to be in the swim.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-06-21

Assistant District Attorney POW ell Clayton was in this city yester- day to be present at the hearing or Isaac Hartley, who was examined Dy the United States commissioner here on a charge of peonage. Hartley planter in the vicinity of Galloway is accused of forcing negro woman to work for him for quite a while on a debt he alleged her husband owed him.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-06-21
CITY ATTORNEY
 WITHDREW PETITION

Prosecuting Attorney w. D. Jones yesterday advised County Judge Gould that he had the legal authority to permit City Attorney w. B. Sorrells to withdraw an amended petition he had filed in his court, asking that certain territory be annexed to the city of Pine Bluff, in accordance with an ordinance adopted by the city council some weeks ago. Attorney Sorrells withdrew his original peti- ton and filed an amended petition, but afterwards learned that he had
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-06-21
The Great Mysterious ZELDA < co.

Owing to the fact that the Great Zelda was unable ment of the Orpheo heater has arranged with the Great Zelda Co. to put this wonderful act all this week at this popular place of amusement There will be five shows daily including this Won- derfu act and vaudeville features, The usual mov- ing pictures will be seen 7atinee performances at 3 and 4; evenings 7:3o, 8:3o and o.3o Admission satisfied
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-06-21
WANT A LOCAL
 TRAIN TO CAMDEN

Secretary J. L, Caldwell of the Pine Bluff Board of Trade, has ad- dressed a letter to Superintendent E. A. Peck of the Cotton Belt, in which he urges the establishment of daily local passenger train between this city and Camden, in order to give the residents soath of this city an oppor- tunity to do their trading here and return home the same day, without having to depend on midnight trains