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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-06-02
From Sundays Daily.
Raeantton FOR Mrs. w, y. Alien.

INEAE&N AETsM &EeEGHEf
From Sundays Daily.
Reception Tor Mrs. w. y. Alien.
one Of the most pleasant affairs
0f the past week was the reception
Thursday afternoon given by Mrs. Fl.
Allen In compliment to her sister
fn-law. Mrs. W. j.. Allen recently of
C~arrollton. Mo, who will make her
home here In the future. The house
decorations wyere in red and white
carnations being the prevailing flower
and the dining room was especially
metty with the use Of candles and
srrcamers Of red ribbon and smitax.
Mrs. Allen was assisted in the dining
q by Misses Nina Franklin, Opal
walker, Neva Todd and Miss Briggs.
The invitation list included Mesdames
Russell, Firth, Smith, Mowre, Lindsay,
Brother, Cook, La Mott, White,
neigher, Howard, Whitney, Ira Whit
ney, Fletcher, Lipp,s Watkins. Smell,
Shepherd, Dove, Cisel, Squirting,
Renwick, Grove, Brown, Hart, Cord
on, Robinson, Holmden, Salisbury, Tay-
Tor, Scott, Adkins, Bigelow, Greed,
Griggin, Jacobs, Mowre, Voolfolk, MI.
Bell, g. IS. Bell, w. M. Bell, Paul Nc
Cormick, Donovan, Holiday, Johnston,
johnson, R. 3. Allen, CARL, Parham,
Ryan, Hathhorn, w. o. Allen, Arthur,
Mueller, Pound, Davis, Moss, Wood
son, Wood, Woodmance. Mcclure,
Hayhurst, w. A. Allen, Barth, Brayton,
Reckard, Landon, Moves, Prickett,
Morse, Wilson, Dennis, McCray, Alb
bolt, Stoner, Bates, Brown, Bever and
Todd and Misses Harriet Brayton,
Mary Brayton, Dudley, Briggs, Todd,
Franklin, Landon, Hickman, McCor-
mick, Travis, Salisbury, GRAVEYARD,
Mabry, Collins, earns and Parham.
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CHURCH SOCIETIES..

The Congregational church held a
special meeting Thursday evening and
devoted the most of its time to the
election of a new pastor. The pres
ent pasted Rev. Fritsch will leave this
locality for Chicago in the course Of
a few weeks where he is going to as
sist in the nomination and election of
William j. Bryan.
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Not Rasnonaihle.

"Hold on said the learned chemist.
"Didn't j give you a bottle Of my Won
derful tonic that would make you look
twenty years youngerg'
"You did," replied the patient, .and
/ took It all. l was then thirty-nine,
and now l am only nineteen,
well, then, will you please settle
this bill you owe me for the treat.
ment?"
"Oh, no! AS I am only nineteen now,
/ am a minor, and minors : not held
responsible for the bills they incur.
Good day, sir."-Illnstrated Bits.
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Maiden Insurance.

The Maiden Insurance company is a
singular Denmark Institution. 1t is
confined to the nobility. and the noble
man. as soon as a female child is born
to him, enrolls her name on the COM
pany's books and pays in a certain
sum and thereafter a fixed annual
amount to the treasury. When the
young girl has reached the age Of
twenty-one she II entitled to a fixed
income and to an elegant suit Of apart
-ments, and this income and this resi-
dence. both almost princely. are hers
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9urfacino Natural Wood.

white pine. birch, cherry, wildwood.
maple, sycamore, gum and hAmlock
need no filing at all. They are classed
% the close grained woods. and their
surface presents no pores Or cellular
tissue to be filed. Still the surface
needs to be sealed up 10 the wood Will
not suck the oil out Of the varnish.
This Is called surfacing. It consists
Of coating the surface with shellac
and then ~sandpapering down to q
smooth finish. When thus treated the
wood is ready for the varnish.
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Cannon Names Commjs.jon,

Cannon Names Commission.
Washington May 30.-The speaker
appointed members OF the commission
on behalf Of the house as follows:
Messrs. Vreeland, New York; over
street, Indiana; Burton. Ohio; Weeks,
Massachusetts,; Boyninge, Colorado;
Smith, California, republicans; Pad
gett, Tennessee; Gurghes, Texas, and
Pujo, Louisiana, democrats.
OF these only Weeks, Burton and
Pujo are members Of the committee
on banking and currency.
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WEsTEl LEAGUE.

At Pueblo: Lincoln 8, Pueblo 2
second game. Lincoln 10, Pueblo 9.
At Denver: First game, Denver Ii
Omaha Q; second game, denver 2
Omaha 4.
At Des MONIES: Des Moines !
Sioux City O..
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chancel Guild.

The Chancel Guild met with Mrs.
George Hays on Wednesday and the
officers were elected for the
coming year: President, Mrs. r. E.
Moves; first vice president, Mrs. H. p.
Vermilye; second vice president, Mrs.
j. G. Morrison; treasurer, Mrs. r. E.
Shepherd; secretary, Mrs. Jesse Rand
-olph.
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A Eruel Inscription.

"A tombstone unearthed during the
demolition of the old c%hurchyard Of
Radnorshire bore a %curiously unloving
Elm Memoriam.' Here 1t IS:
= plant these shrubs upon o grave,
dear wife.
That something On this spot may boast
Of life.
Shrubs may wither and all earth must
rot;
Shrubs may revive. III you. thank
heaven, will not.
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Merry Widow Club.

The Merry Widow club entertained
their husbands with. a "bundle party
last night at the home of Mrs. Hugh
Hartman on Miles avenue. The affair
was most enjoyable and at a late hour
the hostess assisted by Mrs. Wood
nance served refreshments.
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8. y. ?. U. Social.

The B. Y. p. U. neld a business
meeting at the church Friday even
ing followed by a social. At the bust
ness meeting officers for the coming
year were elected as follows: Presi.
dent, Miss Maude Milton; vice presi.
dent, Miss Olive Mclaughlin; secre.
tary, Mrs. Beckstrum; treasurer,
Norma Conner; organist, Donald Dun.
kin; service agent, Mr.. Young.
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Senator's on commjsslon,

Washington, May 30.-lhe vice
president tonight announced the ap-
pointments Of Senators Aldrich, ALI
son, Burrows, Hale, Knox, Daniel,
Teller, Money and Bailey as members
of the currency commission recently
asked by act Of congress. MT. Knox
is the only senate representative on
the commission who is not a member
Of the committee on finance.
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,Woman's Club Meeting.

At the business meeting Of the
Woman's club Tuesday Mrs. H. Z.
Allen was elected leader of the Cur
rent Topics department to fill the va
cancy caused by the resignation Of
Mrs. M. j. Bell and Mrs. r. p. Moves
was elected leader of the ~Shakespear
department left vacant by the resig-
nation Of Mrs. j.. j. Mccormick.
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At Toledo, afternoon game: Toledo
2, Louisville 5.
AT Columbus: Afternoon game
Columbus 1, Indianapolis 2.
At Minneapolis: Minneapolis 1, Mil
waukee 0.
At Kansas City: afternoon game
St. Paul O., Kansas City 6.
At Toledo: Toledo S, Louisville 2
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DEFICIENCY BILL PASSED.

Carries Appropriations Aggregating
$30,71s,846-Pubiic Buildings.
Washington May 3O.-Tne confer
ence report on the general deficiency
o.,l, the last Of the great government
supply measures, was agreed to by
both houses today. 1t carries an APP
preparation of $~30,il8,84S, OF which
$12,476,750 is to begin work author
lied by the public buildings bill, the
authorizations of which aggregate
over $4,000, 900.
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ANOTHER GIFT FROM JOHN 2.

New York, May 3o.-The gift Of an
additional $500 900 to the Rockefeller
institute at ~sixty-sixth street and, the
East river by John D. Rockefeller was
announced tonight after a meeting OF
the trustees of the institute. The
money is to be used for the erection
of a new building les the present In
stitute. The gift makes a total or
81, 500, 900 given to the institute by
Mr.. Rockefeller.
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For Sale.
Senator Dunlap strawberry plants,
$1,000 per 1000. Grown 2 miles west
OF Billings. Wallace Bros, R. F. d.
No. 2.
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Pleasant Dance.

The members of st. Luke's Girls
club gave one of their delightful
dances Friday night in the Elk hall.
The affair was strictly private and
was most enjoyable. During the even
ing punch was served.
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Maccabees Entertained.

Mrs. F. H. Beeman entertained the
Maccabee ladies at her home on Mon
tana avenue Friday afternoon and
about 20 ladies were present. A must
cal and literary program was render
served by the hostess assisted by Mrs.
L. II. Fenske.
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strayed.

e4 Stf1ye0.
Team Of gray work horses, branded
II on right shoulder. Will pay SO
to know where they are. j. I. Ora
ham. =. o. Box 6s6; Mutual telephone
1904, Billings, Mont.
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THANKS TO VICE PRESIDENT.

Minority Leader in Senate Introduces
Neutrality-suspicious. Thanks.
Washington, MAY Ex-senator Gull
berson Of Texas FIVE minutes before
the adjournment or the senate tonight
presented the usual resolutions thank
ing Vice President Fairbanks for the
able and impartial manner in which
he had presided over It's deliberations.
Senator Gallinger was in the chair
and the resolution was at once agreed
to. The vice president was escorted
to the chair and expressed his appre-
citation Of the resolutions.
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inventors all Killed.

Washington, May 30.-The presi.
dent applied a pocket veto" to the
bill to compensate inventors for In
ventions used by the government. Re
fusal to sign 1t killed the measure
upon the adjournment Of congress to-
night.
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st. AIMS Sewing Circle.

Mrs. Bernard Martin entertained
st. AIMS Sewing circle at her home
on Wyoming avenue. This week Mrs.
Coon on North Thirtieth street will
entertain the circle at s o'clock in the
evening.
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until she either mar'rIes or dies. The
society has existed for generations. II
has always %prospered. Thanks to 1t,
poverty stricken old maids are un-
known among the Denmark nobility,
but every maiden lady Is rich and
happy.
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SOCIETY PERSONALS.

Miss Florence Dunbar is visiting
friends in Logan.
Mrs. Joseph Twyman left the first
Of the week for her home in the east
after spending the winter with her
daughter Mrs. L. G. Babcock.
Mrs. H. 3. Reckard and Miss
Briggs Of Columbus are visiting Mrs.
H. T. Allen.
Mrs. M. "A. Franklin is visiting Mrs.
"a. G. Sampson on North Thirtieth
street.
Misses Ella and Eta Goetschius are
spending some time at the formers
ranch near Saunders.
Mrs. Ira D. Crombie is visiting in
Billings from her home in Lockwood.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. j. Osburn of Dillon
were visiting in Billings last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Henry Of Liy.
ingston are visiting in Billings.
Mrs. Frank Rue is in the city from
Basin, Wyo.
Mrs. William H. Ransom and
daughter of Minneapolis are guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. C. LaFluer.
Miss Floe Hamilton is entertaining
her brother George Hamilton Of Min
neapOlis.
Mrs. F. D. Derby left Wednesday fol
California where she will spend the
summer.
Miss Alice Aldritt OF Bozeman spent
Sunday with MI and Mrs. o. F. Nc
Hargue.
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ROYAL Neiqhbors,

Following the business session Of
the Royal Neighbors Thursday even
ing light refreshments and a social
time were enjoyed.
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Notice.

Notice.
We, the undersigned, desire to an.
nounce to our patrons that we will
put our business on q cash basis
commencin9 June /, 1908.
BELCHER BROS,
Lavina, Montana.
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Mrs. chappie Entertains.

Mrs. Thomas Chapple entertained
a few friends informally Thursday
evening to meet her guest, Miss
Bright. Bridge was played followed
by q choice lunch. Mrs. Chapple was
assisted in serving by Mrs. Yates.
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Pianos at Half Price.

Pianos at Halt Price.
500 pianos, $25o.oo; $50 pianos,
S225.oo; $500 pianos, $4,000; $3.50
pianos, $175.00: Terms $25 down and
$40 monthly, or 5 per cent OF for
cash. Address ]. H. Featherston.
factory agent, Bozeman, Mont.
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Presbyterian Ladies' Aid Society,".
The Presbyterian Ladies' Aid SO.
ciety held a business meeting at the
church Wednesday,.
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The chaaner Nay.

do you know. hubby, that when
60 to, Ostend I shall dream of you
every nightw
IF it's all the same to you. I would
prefer to have you stay with me and
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Methodist Ladies' Aid Society.
The Ladies' Aid society Of the Meth
odist church held a bazaar at the
church Wednesday and though the
weather was extremely bad were very
successful.
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LODGE SOCIETIES.

The Rebeckas held a business meet
ing in their hall Monday evening.
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Why Tie Looked.

Hojack-Why arc you consulting the
dictionary? ! thought you knew how
to spell. Tomdik-I do. am not look.
ing for Information. but for corrobora.
tion.-I.ondon Tit Bits.
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WORLD AGRoPLANE RECORD.

Rome, may 3O.-Delagrange, .Ae
aeronaut beat the worlds aeroplane
record today, flying 1880 meters and
remaining in the air Is minutes and
26.
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Rain at Philadelphia.
Philadelphia, May 30.-Philadelphla-
Boston game postponed; rain.
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Man wants job as dairyman, first
class. Address Box No. 81, Huntley,
Montana.
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Bridge Whist Club.

Mrs. "A. 3. Armstrong entertained
the Ladies' Bridge Whist club at her
home on North Thirtieth street We'd
nesday night.
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orn,h,,. rerrltoriaI !sIU.

Omnibus Territorial Bill.
Washington. May 30.-The senate
tonight passed what 10 known as the
omnibus territorial bill. The measure
was called up by MI. Beveridge.
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chriatjan Ladies, Ana societv.

The Ladies' Aid society of the
Christian church met at the church
on Wednesday.
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Found.

One bay horse, with white face
about 1,400 lbs, blotched brand
Eeraerts dairy.
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THE COMING WEEK DAY BY DAY

Among the important news events
scheduled for the coming week are
the following:
Monday.
Commencement week exercises at
United States Naval academy will be-
gin at Annapolis.
Annual session Of Naval War col
lege conference begins at Newport,
r. ]. 4
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MAsoNs WILL e E

Morning.
From Sundays Daily.
Special Ascension day exercises will
he held this morning at the First Con
gregational church by the local chap
ter of knight Templars. Rev. II. S.
Fritsch will o%f1ciate and will deliver
a sermon dealing with Masonry.
All visiting Masons are specially in
vited to attend these services.
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Baptist Ladies Aid Society

The Baptist Ladies' Aid society met
at the church Wednesday and after
the business meeting Mrs. Burke
served refreshments.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE.

Detroit s, Chicago 8.
Detroit, Mich, May 30.-Morning
game. Score:
Detroit .......... .......... 6 10 Q
Chicago ........ ........ 8 5 0
Batteries: Killian and Payne;
White, Allen and Sullivan.
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AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.

Morning Games.
At Minneapolis: Milwaukee game
postponed; rain.
At Columbus: Columbus 2, Hdian-
anolis g..
AZ Kansas City: Kansas City 5,
st. Paul 2.
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be said on either side. The two dis
putting families had 4 common origin,
q king of Connaught, and could with
tpropriety and in accordance with ira
dition spell the name one way or the
other. Fortified by this award" the
two families have continued to spell
their name with one ''n'' up to the
present hour.
Equally firm on the question as to
how his name should be spelled was
the witness in a case tried in the
kings bench a few years ago. Asked
his name his prompt reply was ..John
'Awkins..' do you" queried counsel.
spell your rnme with or without an
HI" The emphatic answer was,
John" AS u rule. however, as we
have said. variety in the spelling Of
the names OF people. as In that of the
names Of places, owes its origin to
people not being SO clear as was our
friend regarding how a name should
be spelled.
Two stories in Illustration Of this
occur to us. In the first Mrs. CULVER
full was having christened her latest
baby. The old minister was a little
deaf. What name did you sayY" he
queried. Il said," replied the mother,
with some asperity. Hannah" do
you,' said the other .'mean Anna or
Hannah?' Look ere exclaimed the
now thoroughly exasperated lady, Il
won't be hexamined in this way. i
mean Hatch Observation-Disclosures
Hannah
The second incident to which we re-
fer is this. Here also there was "a
lady in the case" She was on an err
rand. and she had to deal with the
name OF another party. In brief. she
had bought a pair Of sleeve links for
her 1ance when the shopman asked,
"Any initials. miss?' The rest may be
stated thus:
she-Oh. :ses: \ forgot. Engrave a
'U'' upon them for his first name
Shopman-pardon me. is 1T uriah or
Ulysses?? Names with NJ" are rare.
you know,
She Wroudly,-His name Is Eugene
London Globe.
Pepper In Olden Times.
During the middle ages In Europe
pepper was the most esteemed and i'm
portant Of all the spices. Genoa, Ven
Ice and other commercial cities Of cen
tral Europe were indebted to their
traffic In pepper for 9 large part Of
their wealth. Its importance as a
means Of promoting commercial activ-
ity and civilization during the middle
ages can hardly be overrated. Tribute
was levied In pepper, and donations
were, made in this spice, which was
frequently also used as 2 medium Of
exchange In place Of money. When
the imperial city Of Rome was be-
sieged by Alaric, the king Of the Cloths,
In 4O8 A. D.. the ransom demanded In
cluded 5000 pounds Of gold, 10000
pounds of silver and 5000 pounds Of
pepper, illustrating the Importance Of
this spice at that time.
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Philosophy is nothing but discretion.
-Selden
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Boston s, Washington o.
Boston, May 30.-Score:
Washington 2, Boston 4.
st. Louis S, Cleveland ;

Batteries: Fa1kenbearg and Street;
Tannehil1, Pruitt and Donohue.
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Rain a. New YorI

Rain at New York.
New York, May 3O.-New York-Phil-
adelphia morning game postponed;
rain. sSSS
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st. Lukess Guild.

The st. Luke's Guild will meet with
Mrs. Fred Mashaw on North Thirty
fourth street on Wednesday,.
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BaCLeTIeS. IH1EIMdH, LI0UHdTuL anu
Belts; Petty and Stephens. .(Four-
teen innings.)
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Cleveland 6, st. Louis A.
Cleveland, May 50.-Afternoon
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Batteries: Beebe, McGlynn, Lush
anu Hostetter; Lundgren and Killing.
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Pittsburg 1, Cincinnati o.
Pittsburg, May 30.-score:
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Letroit q. CHICAGO s.

NOSIrUTI y VUVGN80 d
Detroit, May 30.-Afternoon game.
Score: r. H. 2.
Detroit .......... ......9 1 1
Chicago ........ .......5 - 3
batteries: Siever, Mullin and
Schmidt; Smith and Sullivan.
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BASEBALL RESULTS
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Pittsburg q, Cincinnati 1.
Pittsburg, May 30.-Afternoon

Batteries: Lever and Phelps; Wei
mel and Schlei.
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Chicago II. st. Louis z.

score: r. II. u.
st. Louis 3 6 8
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Detroit s, Chicago 8.
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Miss Alice Aldritt of Bozeman spent
Sunday with: Mr.. and Mrs. o. F. Nc
Hargue.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-02-03
COST OF ACQUIRING
ALLIGATOR PEAR HABIT

The taste for alligator pears, like
olives, has to be acquired. And even
after the habit is accomplished it is ex-
pensive, particularly in this country,
so far from the tropics where the pears
are grown.
Captain P. ]. Werlich, lighthouse in
spector for Uncle Sam and who makes
his home at the Hotel Portland, has
the alligator pear habit. He must have
one every morning and says he would
be willing to pay as high as 81, if nee
essary, for each one.
But alligator pears in Portland are
cheap. OF course they are scarce, kept
only by one or two fruit stands in the
city and shipped here at great expense
and. with considerable difficulty. Not
withstanding all this, they are cheap
they may be bought for fifty cents
each.
Alligator pears are mostly seed. The
Kernel is so large in fact that there is
hardly anything else on the outside
skim which covers a few bites of de-
licious mealy meat. That is, delicious,
after one acquires the habit. And they
are. only fifty cents apiece.
Alligator pears are not served regu-
larly at the hotel so Captain Werlich,
having acquired the habit. buys them
by the box. Every morning ne takes
one to the dining room with him.-Ore-
gonian.