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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-04-28
GEORGE Il. MAXWELL MAKES in
TEREsTINe TALK.
PLEA FOR SMALL FARM
Illustrates Talk With Beautiful Views
Of Various Reclamation Projects
Seeking to Interest Chicago People
in the West.

Om saturdays daily.
George H. Maxwell, a settlement
worker and irrigationist of note, gave
one Of the most interesting lectures
on irrigation in the auditorium of the
y. M. G. A. last night that has ever
been heard in this city. MI. Maxwell
Illustrated his lectures with scores Of
beautifully colored slides showing
the work Of the United States reclama-
ton service in reclaiming vast areas
of arid land in the west and Of the
results attained by the rural settle
ment workers.
During his lecture he advocated in
the warmest terms the small farm and
intensive farming. He declared that
he is opposed to q bill pending in
congress which, IL enacted into a law,
will permit entry by 9 single .individ'
ual Of $40 acres Of public domain.
Scenes on the Huntley tract, Bill
jngs bench, at Tlesper farm and
throughout this part Of the Yellow
stone valley generally, were inter
*persed with Vie ws Of the work of re
claiming arid lands III the several
states included in the reclamation act
His explanation Of the views was full
and lucid, but throughout the entire
lecture his purpose in impressing on
his auditors the wonderful transforms
ton In the country and the benefits to
be derived by the people from irriga,
ton was apparent.
Examples Huntiey Tract.
N his argument In support Of his
contention that the small farm waa
the best thing for the communities
where they were. located he cited al
an example the Huntley reclamation
project, declaring that II the land was
divided into larger tracts It might
have been settled much quicker, but
VG LFaEEN
in the end but one-quarter Of the mum
Der Of settlers would have been fur.
nished with homes IN this section Of
the state.
He said that he was endeavoring to
interest Chicago people in the rec1a'
nation Of the west, and as the result
Of the movement for an inland water
way was able to advance a stronger
argument In support of this than
otherwise. By a chart he showed how.
II vast areas were irrigated in the
west the foods in the Mississippi
which are an effectual bar to an in.
land waterway from the gulf to Chi.
cago would be eliminated. II enough
water was diverted onto the land in
the Missouri river valley.
He explained the rural settlement
work which is responsible for the
number Of people leaving the crowded
tenements and fats Of the city fol
the country, illustrating with views
OF conditions in country and city
alike.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-04-28
SENATOR CAMDEN DEAD.
Prominent Maryland ofnelal Dies ..
Age Of 90 Years.

Baltimore. Nd. April Ex-senator
Camden died today Of congestion OF
the kidneys. He had been Ill for two
weeks. Mr.. Camden was so years old.
At his bedside were his wife and son,
]. N. Camden, Jr.. and General and
Mrs. B. s. spillman, the last named
being the senator's daughter.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-04-28
RUTH WHITE WANTS
ROOM THIRTEEN
BUT SHE FINDS FEW HOTELS IN
COUNTRY HAVE ONE.
From Sundays Daily.

Stage folks are almost invariably
superstitious, but q notable, exception
to the rule is Ruth White, the dash
ing prima donna with 1.-THE Burgomas
ter" which is booked to appear here
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-04-28
TELEPHONE GIRLS DANCE.
Young People Waltz to Strains o.
Good Music.
From Saturdays Daily.

Good Music.
From Saturdays Daily.
Last night at the Coliseum rink the
"hellO girls" of the city gave another
one of their social dances which are
becoming exceedingly popular as So
cial events in Billings. Hundreds of
young people attended and enjoyed
the time Of their lives Waiting to the
strains Of music furnished by an, ex-
cellent orchestra.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-04-28

first assertion is not borne out by the
makers name stamped on the cantle,
and his other statement is disbelieYed
since he says that he paid 500 for the
saddle and it is evident that it did
not cost more than $25 when new.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-04-28

The noise in Illinois is anything .bu
an i'll noise for w. j. Bryan.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-04-19
Was This a Trained Mad Doa7

Not long ago Il telephone cali Va
received at the Flora avenue police
station requesting that an officer he
sent to Il house TO kill a dog suppose!
ly mad When The officer arrived i.e
met 4 negro.
There's a dog under them steps an
he's shore mad the negro said exeifl
edly.
The officer fired one shot without hit
ting the dog The animal started tc
run away.
Gimme that gun quick. III xii
him." the negro shouted.
Saying which he reached for the OF
fcer's revolver and got it. He then
pursued the dog, aiming the revolver
at 1t as it run yelping down the street
The policeman waited, expecting The
negro to shoot at any moment. The
negro and dog-and the revolver-went
round q corner and never came back
The officer has bought another reyoly
er. He says he thinks the dog was
trained. :! Kansas City Star.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-04-19
Chop Suey Best Of All,

i have tried them all in their na.
tive haunts, and Hike them" said tho
traveller, according to the Baltimore
Sun
Tried what" asked the bystander.
Railroads"
NO; national Dishes" answered the
traveller, The hot tamale Of the Me,
lean, thu goulash OF the Hungarian. the
chop suey of the Chink, are all knowp
to me and many others.
The best Of them all Is chop euev.
The hot tamale is too hot and has verg
little nouri>hment to 1t, and goulasll is
too heavy. It tastes pretty good. but 1t
Is not a fool to recommend to a NAV
with weak stomach. Chop sucy. how
ever, IS appcti2ing easily digested and
very nourishlng. 1t IS the great contli-
button of the orient to the occldent In
my opinion. II IS made Of rice. sprout
ed beans, celery and chickens blood,
al mixed together in the form of soup
and nicely @"&soned.'
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-04-19
A Plant Of AL Work.

The fields as we'll as the broad roads
Of Ecuador are inelosed by adobe walls
surmounted by the broad leavcd Amer,
lean aloe. The aloe, sometimes called
the century plant, is one of the most
useful ana important plants in the
country. The Indians thatch their huts
with It's leaves. The leaves when tap
ped yield sirup They can also be used
ns soap and the spines as pins. The
hber IS woven into sacks. and from II
are made the coarse sandals. Worn hF
the common people. SHE tall flower
stalks are used for beans and ladders
The flowers, boiled and soaked in vine
gar. make an agreeable p'cklc.--Natton
al Geographic Magazine.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-04-19
Ci,snrina His CoIors.

Every Sunday Il young boUtblack IN
New York attended a mission school,
This school. through its we'll meaning
teachers, decided to have Il Christmas
tree The Gifts for the pupils We're
provided for them hy the teachers and
some patrons Of the school
Jimmy, the bootnlack, was there
Christmas eve, but was much aisap
pointed when his present proved to be
copy Of Browning's poems. He fold
ed it carefully in the paper in which
he received it and took it home.
The next Sunday the superintendent
Of the mission school announced that
any child who was disappointed with
his OF her git could exchange It.
Jimmy marched boldly to the front
with his.
"What have YOU there. Jimmy9'
browning, sir"
"And what do you want in ex
CHANGE
"Blackng, Sir"
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-04-19
"Not Worth a Curse"

Curse, anything worthless. Corrup
ton of the old English word kerse. a
small, sour wild cherry; French, cerise
German, krsch. "Nision Of Piers Plow.
man
Wisdom and witt MOVIE s not worth a
kerse.
But II it be carded with cootis as clothers
Kembe their woole.
The expression mot worth curse
used frequently nowadays is therefore
not properly profane, though it is fire.
quently intensified by a profane ex-
pletive
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-04-19
Nearing the Limit.

Mrs. Uenpeck seems to have hei
husband so we'll trained that he'd jump
through q hoop Il she held it up and
gave him the word
It's worse than that. She even
makes him help her celebrate the ami,
yersnry OF her marriage to her first
husband '-Chf"sso Record Herald.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-04-19
The Axiai Rotation CT Venus.

FOR over two c,4.ll".v> il W. .f>!.eH
ally accepted th,t, !ze TIE eartl,. t.
planet Venus rotated GA 1t, u. . - !.
little less than tW..stty-fonH L -
since Schiaparelli "1',c" !a:4,: aefl ea"#
FL! observation Of 1h@ F'"ae' ,-'.'c""'z7
ed that the actual rotation Ncr.o.! W
between six and nine motii's =
olncrs have devoted much alln,'tint i.
this matter. In the Observatory IT.
Dennng sums W the available e..
dence on the point and cam only cos
clude that this particular problem Still
detes solution. Life on Venus wolll,i
be very different from life on the earil
should the planets avial rotation hr
rs Schiaparclli asserted. Identical We
the period of its revolution round The
sun. as In that case the same hcmi
sphere would always be turned to ths
sun and enjoy perpetual day, while tx
opposite hemisphere would be doomed
to eternal night,
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-04-19
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Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-04-19
NEW YEAR ;nJJ3 TiCE.
arkeepe,' Con-p:ai7s o the :
Res solution tjao.&.

3arkeepe,' Complains O the c.
Resolution t.ao.t.
h. III have /" lay va - f.@ g..
Eo weeks Of The neW year, ia
will have to lay oi. Il 1yp.'l.~
speaker, lean man, stood in !.
Ed and spacious beer saloon. /;
BIZ polished mahogany. omEX -.
great mirrors ANA large palut
beautiful women. Ropes All
S of evergreen tWiaed about N.
and the electroIiers, and OH T.,
e bar stood q bowl Of IT,
for it was New Years day.
boys" said the lean map
have TO go.
it for. boss?" asked the youu@
the two bartcniers. Mcehani.
th his WOODEN bar cloth lie pr
he bar till it shone again. al
sly he gazed in his employ c,''.
John. you ought TO know
br."
baloon keeper spoke inpatienuy
han entered from the street. -
hi the bar with reluctant steps
of q sudden turned hurried. :
| )arted
III be DANCED" said BarteuIe,
"That's the fourth fellow la
lat this mornin'. What's it nelu
="
bought to know what it means
IA repeated the sa,oon keeper
Meaning is the cause Of Your Sis
n John" the man resumed; YOU.
Won is caused Ivy the New
Wswear off of that fellow ana
4Iids like him. All over the broM}
John, countless numbers of nle%
Eoff drinking for a year on Nca
!, day. Half OF them stick 70
swear off for a week, and t6
half, with just few exception
to it for two weeks Tho
weeks Of January, John. are .
the two poorest weeks on I'll
ans calendar. He can't pay eX
|; hence he retrenches; hence he
0ff prudent. Industrious yotu.4
Hike chaps With ii. p
Chat they can stand 4 little il.t
TNhout privation.'
|Nght. But" said John sulNily-,
sAint got nothing put by. and
IFS a shame that my poor wife
lnoeent babe have got to sufle
Ijoyous holiday season throu&&'
Wear off of I Iot of fooiisa
lNess men 1t don't seem ri2h
III '-Philadrlphia Bulletin.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-04-19
Her Ambition,

This incident was told by an &C.
tress who was once playing Rosa.
lind. and playing it, as she fanced
rather acceptably. AS she entered her
dressing room at the theater one night
note from q wsman was handed to
her which read in this wise:
"Dere lady | work for dentist hui
have spoiled so many of his teeth
saying over your part in the play that
now l can say it just as we'll as You
do, and l want You to let me try it
tonight and see if I can't for the den.
fist says he cannot have me am more
and must pay for his teeth and so
must SO on the stage and l will lie
here at I O'clock"
The exchange WAS not made.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-04-19
A Little In Doubt.

Hostess-I hope we shall see you
again next Wednesday. I'm giving a
dance. MI Young M awfully sorry,
but I'm going 10 Il welding, Hostess
Oh. indeed. I'il sure you'll enjoy your
self far more. Mr.. Young-Im not SCI
sure. You see, it's my own wedding.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-04-19

The salesman as he wrapped mp the
eggs conNersed politely.
There are quadrupeds that lay,
ma am he said.
'".That lay eggs"
"Ies. they are mammals. ma'am
too. Their home IS in South America,
their Mames are the ornithDrhynchuS,
or duck billed platypus. and the echid,
na, or porcupine ant eater. They are
The lowest mammals known"
'Rcally:"
"Oh, yes. The duck billed platNrus
lays two eggs at a time. But the
echidna lays but one egg. which it car
ries in a natural pouch beneath its
stomach there's an idea for the hen
there-unth the kid echidna. so te
speak, is Matched out."-Los Angeles
Times.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-04-19
A Persuader.

4 you make any New Years reese
~ asked Miss Miami Brown.
81 answered Mr.. Erastus Pink.
but l done persuaded MistaE Coli.
! to make one. After | got thoo
him at de las parlor social be
FIllin' to promise dat he'd stop
to pick 'sturbances fohever an
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-04-19
AppIvinc the Froverb.

4 professional hulnorist was having
his boots BACKED. And Is Your IA
ther a bootblack, too?' he asked tie
boy.
mo, STR" replied the bootb!ack; my
father is Il farmer"
"Ah." said the professional! humor
Est, reaching for his notebook, "he be
lieves in making hay while the son
shines
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-04-19
Takinc Them Down.

Dr. Risk d'd not satisfy the Calvin
igtic portion OF lbs flock. Why" said
they. you diana tell us enough ABBOTT
renouncing our ain righteousness.
"Renounciny your ain righteousness
shouted the doctor Il never saw ar!
ye had to renp3ln"e" Ilriftwood
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-04-19
Every Little Hit Heips

y say you encouraged our friend
AXE another New Years resolu
did" answered the man whose
his AN right.
you know he'll break ii
y end x six weeks at the least
latou?'
ez0 And even if he does
Wss1 eks ahead of the game :
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-04-19
Recipe For Hardness,

To watch the corn grow or the bios
SONS set, TO draw hard breath Over,
plowshare or spade, to read, to think
10 love, to pray-these are the thing,
that make men happy.-John Ruskin.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-04-19
Revised Version.

mixer. I remember.
souse where | MAS born
- the janitor. helihoy. butcher boy
ker boy. bootb!4ck. elevator man
pcer'a hoy
nGwsboy CETisineas m.rn.
II -EsW YORK Sur.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-04-19
CHILDREN'S HOLIDAY,
hina New Years Is the Lfttl
1gR Ones Great Festival

nina New Years Is the ltttit
Ones Great Festival.
cept at the Chinese New N"ac
q comes in February, Il is Ner,s
to catch q glimpse of children II
1. Little beggars will run beside
Tor miles to earn / cash, Il
4 coin with square hole in ti.s
le of it. worth the twentieth ol :
hut children who have parents
re for them seem to he kept Il;
an the time or only allowed +"
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-04-19

PrtckIy thisilc> have their uses With
oct doubt, h;lt ;h:; doesn't Jls:!.y VOC
q becoming oAs- $py.a PiAindtal'
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-04-19

Animals 70 the number Of 1000, 100
are killed yearly for the sake Of thel
fur
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-04-19

laps Chinese children have rome
Mys together. but they alwaN :
s@f they We're horn grown up
eholas
Albuquerque citizen., 1908-06-16
DELEGATES TAKE
AN ACTIVE PART
Members OF Committees From
Territory Are Agreed on at eau.
CuS--FdirbdnkS Favored For
Vice Presidential Nomind-
ton to Succeed Himself.

Chicago June 16.-( Especially AS
New Mexico delegation, assisted by
the governor. the national commit
teeman, Mr.. Luna, and the many citi-
zens from that territory, it is very
probable that statehood for New
Mexico plank will oe inserted in the
Republican platform.
The New Mexico delegation held a
meeting last night and FL. o. Bursum
was elected chairman, with I. b..
Catron as vice chairman. Ii. Q. Bur-
sum was agreed upon as the New
Mexico member of the resolutions
committee Charles A. Spess as the
New Mexico member OF the creden-
tials committee and w, IL. IL. Llewel-
lyn as a member of the committee to
notify the presidential nominee. Hon.
Solomon Luna was unanimously chos-
en- national committeeman from New
Mexico
In the temporary Organization of
the committee New Mes.ico has se-
cured the appointment of Wilson W.
Mills of Colfax county as an assistant
sergeant-at-armS, with Charles ".
Stafford and Alfred Grunsfeld as mes
sengers. The committee on creden-
tials will recommend that New Mex
leo be given six votes and all dele
gates and alternates from New Mex
leo will be given official badges and
will be seated in the convention. Gov
ernor George Curry has been assigned
one of the seats of honor on the
platform Of the convention.
The New Mexico delegation Is IN
favor of Charles w. Fairbanks, vice
president, for the nomination of vice
president before this convention. The
Indications are that Fairbanks will be
the choice of the convention, as a
large number of the lea ders and del
egates here feel disposed to compro-
mise upon him in lieu Of others more
prominently mentioned
Governor Curry, Committeeman
Luna, Chairman Bursum and the 9TH
er members of the delegation are
spending all spare time in urging the
claims of New Mexico for statehood.
Delegate Andrews. who is also here.
Is assisting, and he Is being ably sec
onded by Senators Penrose and Knox
of Pennsylvania and the other MEM
bers of the Pennsylvania delegation.
Albuquerque citizen., 1908-06-16

overcome With alacrity and courage.
and the country has marched steadily
onW ard ia its matchless course of in.
dustrial triumphs. The wise and
beneliCient legislation OF the Republi-
can party during the long years of it's
ascendency and administration Of
national affairs laid the foundation
for the public veal so securely that
no dlsquieting condition, not even a
temporary panic, which necessarily
touches the handspring of all indus
trial life, could arrest the country's
res stless advance.
Since the last national Republican
convention, four years ago. our pop
ulation has increased from SIN mil
lions to 81 II millions, whilo four mil
lions of immigrants from every quar-
ter of The globe have found welcome
to our shores anu protection under
our flag.
During the last four years our
hocks and herds have increased in
value from 2,99S million dollars to
4,331 millions.
The value of our farm products
from 5,9l7 millions to 7,412 millions.
The output of coal from 314 mil
Our product of gold from "A mill
lions of dollars to 80 millions.
The accumulation in savings banks
of 2.S15 million dollars in 1903 was
augmented to 3,495 millions in 1907.
The deposits in all banks in 1903,
aggregating 1858 million dollars,
reached the fabulous sum of 13 bill
lions in 1907. an increase of S,546
million dollars in four years.
Two millions of spndles in our
cotton mills were added. and the do
mestic cotton used in our factories in
1907 amounted to over million bales,
as against 3,924,000 bales in 1903.
The importations of raw silk to
supply our mills increased from a
little over 5 million pounds I'm 1903
to nearly 19 million pounds in 1907.
In spite of the dsqu citing condi-
tions incident to the regulation of
rates on interstate railroads 20 thou
sand miles of new trackage have been.
added in the past four years.
The tonnage Of vessels passing
through the Sault Ste. Marie canal
has Increased from % millions in
1908 to "A millions in 1907.
The output of pig iron. the baro-
meter of trade, in 1907 was 25,7S1,-
900 IONS as against a little over Is
million tons in 1903, and our exports
OF iron and steel increased from $96.-
$4,000 in 1903 to S1S1,531, 900 in
1907.
The cotton fabrics wrought in Am
crican mills from our domestic fibei
Albuquerque citizen., 1908-06-16
WCE-PRtSIDENCY IS
STILL SUBJECT Of
DISCUSSION
Fairbanks and DOlliver Seem
TO be Leading but Cum.
minis Movement Starts.
NUMEROUS OTHER
CANDIDATES AT WORK

I,liza- -, 90 r..
nioaso' 'uhe lo'-In,eIe9t s,o"s
i,ou'H III tne vice pIeSiuehcy anu TO-
10y "os aus ilieiiteu oS eoiii'''iHs re-
nrssidant ana roe and tho affact m
On the noliricoI situation in Indiona
and Iowa ot The nossibIe nomination
of Fairhanks ana Senator DoIIivar -,
snactiveIy nacuIiar conditjor a.,
the Naw vork doIagatior of corsIaar
ahIe nronortio, ,,bioh =. ayoya,,I,, t.,
fayor of Tho ,,nr,ination 90 penraSa,,'
tatiya Iamas cbarn,an ~ ITtira ana
tba sentiment asneciaIiy among aeia-
pates Of savaraI Neu, Engrand .tatas
to the arfect +hot H. ticxet u,o,,,d coll,
strength from the nomination of a.
New York state man compIicates the