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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-07-17

# S0AOA SAeys SOIO.p July
down the maieddctions OF the Most
High upon the Roman priesthood, and
shouting in Italian: Long live Italy;
long live the protestants," Giuseppe
ALA, the murderer Of Father Leo
Heinrtchs. was carried to the death
trap exactly at $3.50 o'clock tonight
and paid the extreme penalty Of his
crime.
Perhaps a more sensational and
thrilling scene was never beheld by
any OF the 16 persons present than.
the execution OF this misguided Italian
whose cries and screams
were only hushed by the automatic
springing OF the mechanism which
forever silenced the tongue that cried
for vengeance against those whom
ALA had considered the destroyers Of
his home and happiness.
At 4 o'clock this afternoon Warden
Cleghorn OF the state penitentiary,
through his interpreter, Antonio sas-
80, q prison guard, read the death
warrant to Ala. Contrary to expec-
tations, the prisoner exhibited no emo
ton, not even moving a muscle, and
when the reading was finished said:
"All right, / am ready to die now"
At 6 o'clock supper was served the
prisoner, it being the regular meal
served to the officers Of the prison.
Before eating he divided It into i've
portions. saying that one was for his
wife, one for himsel1 ana me each
for his three children. He then ate
with apparent composure and relish.
At z o'clock Guard sasso came to
him with the information that within
one hour the execution would take
place. Ala again assented and said
he was ready at any time. He fur
Their said he felt no sorrow whatever
for having killed Father Leo. He was
certain that Father Leo was the man
he had been searching for for many
months and claimed that he recog-
nized the priest as his tormentor by
a car on the side OF his face. Ala.
said he had worked for Father Leo
in Portugal and was sure that he had
killed the right man. Ala said he
did not believe there was a God, for.
If SO, he would not have been per-
mitted to be in his present predicar
ment. He said he found no fault with
the law, but that the priest did wrong
in breaking up his family.
At 8 O'Clock, everything being In
readiness, the warden's assistants APP
preached Alias cell and led the con.
demned man to the execution room,
where the black cap and moose were
adjusted by the deputy warden. Dur
ing this procedure Ala became frantic
and rent the air with yells and curses
against the priesthood.
Ala was placed upon the trap.
Chaplain Blake Of the prison uttered
q short prayer. the dripping water Of
the automatic mechanism released the
great weight and at exactly $3.50 the
body was jerked into the air.
Unfortunately his neck was not
broken, owing to the Slipping Of the
rope and he died Of strangulation.
After nineteen minutes Alias body
was cut down and he was pronounced
dead.
Alias Crime.
Guinseppe Alias crime. the murder
of Father Leo Heinrichs, Of the Order
OF franciscan monks, at the alter rail
n st. Elizabeth's church in Denver
while the priest was administering
the sacrament Of the Eucharist, struck
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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-07-17
AIIa's Crime.

Guinseppe Alias crime, the murder
of Father Leo Heinrichs, Of the Order
OF franciscan monks. at the alter rail.
N st. Elizabeth's church in Denver
while the priest was administering
the sacrament Of the Eucharist, struck
horror to the heart Of every person
III Denver and awakened anxiety
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-05-05

That's all right, sir. I can drive
right in"
But you needn't" l said, jumping
out. wait right here"
Doctor Armstrong; residence was
brilliantly lighted, n the strains of
a waltz stole across the lawn cheerily.
l made a detour and studied the house,
seeking a door by which l could enter
without passing the u%nfriendly Glib
raltar of a host and hostess on guard
to welcome belated guests.
A long conservatory filed with trop-
ical plants gave me an opportunity.
Promenaders were passing idly
through it and out into another part
of the house by an exit l could not
see. A handsome, specialized gentle
nan opened a glass door within a
yard of where l stood, shifted the air
and said to his companion as he turn
ed back with a shrug into the conser-
vatory:
There's nc sign of snow. 1t isn't
Christmas weather Mt ALL"
He strolled away through the palms
and | instantly threw off my ulster
and cap. cast them behind some
bushes and boldly opened the door and
entered.
The bali room was on the third floor
but the guests we're struggling down
to supper and l took my stand at the
foot of the broad stairway and glanced
up carelessly as though waiting for
some one. 1t vas a large and bril-.
liant company and many a lovely face
passed me as l stood waiting. The
very size of the gathering gave me
security, and l smoothed my gloves
complacently.
The specialized gentleman whose Il,
terest in the weather had given me a
valued Aint of the open conservatory
door, came 10 and stood beside me
He ever put his hand on my arm with
intimate friendliness,
(TO BE. CoNTINUED)
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-05-05
60 a. &
AAS@EARAY
IN
Cost of Maintenance Is Not High II
Work Is Done Right.

Someone has said that the mainten-
ance of a macadam road should begin
on the day the road is completed. In
a sense this statement Is not far from
the truth. 1t is usually not necessary
to do much to the macadam surface
for a year or two, but the cutters,
catch basins and culverts must be
kept clean, the weeds along the road
sides cut or, preferably, pulled out by
the roats, and the small gullies in the
shoulders and on the slopes filled be-
fore they become too large.
1t is quite possible, particularly II
the road was built in the fall of the
year and trap rock was used, that
loose stones will appear on the surface
the first spring after the road is
opened to travel. These need not
alarm the road official. They should
be picked up and stacked for future
use. 1t is astonishing how a few
loose stones on the surface of a mac
adam road will have the appearance
Of a great number, so that the uniD-
formed always think, and frequently
state, that the road is going to pieces.
It is a fact that often such stones will
disappear into the macadam after the
first rain.
OF course the macadam will become
worn in time and need repair. No
one can state accurately how much of
the macadam surface will wear off in
a given time. The dictum, heard so
often, that the macadam will wear
down one-half inch in a years use is
a fallacy. The length of life of a
properly built macadam road depends
especially upon the volume and kind
Of traffic over it, the quality of the
stone of which it is composed, and
its peculiar fitness to resist the wear
to which it is subjected, and also upon
the climatic conditions of the locality.
A certain Massachusetts road built
of an excellent quality of trap rock in
the best needed resurfacing
within two years after it was COM
pleted. The road was a portion of
a main thoroughfare just outside of
n of the largest cities in the state.
In addition to the usual heavy traffic
to which such a road must be sub
jected, it was used constantly by drays
loaded with the products of several
mills. There are many miles of state
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-05-05
Standard Road Section.

roads in Massachusetts built of broken
field stones and in use for ten or
twelve years on which little or no
surface repairs have been needed. In
the first case mentioned it was prob
ably a mistake to have used the mac
adam type of %surfacing. Vitrifed paw
ing brick, or possibly blocks of gran
lite or some other hard material,
would have more nearly suited the
conditions. In the latter case the field
stones have served their purpose ad-
mirably, though some of the roads
could and probably would have been
built of gravel had that material been
obtainable at a reasonable cost.
1t was formerly held that the mac
adam surface should be restored In
nually to its original thickness. Doubt
less this practice was excellent, so
far as the condition of the roads was
concerned, but such annual restoration
is costly. The present practice is to
Keep the surface always smooth. to
NIL any small holes or incipient ruts
which may appear, but to do no re-
surfacing until the stones have worn
down at least to the lower stratum of
the macadam. Too often the resurfac-
Ing is delayed longer than economi-
cal considerations will justify.
By the time the upper course has
been worn through the road is usual
ly more or less out of shape. AS be-
fore stated, most of the wear is near
the middle of the road. The sides tend
to build up as the center wears down
When the road is in this condition it
should be resurfaced with the hest
stone which is available. 1t should
not be necessary to put on more than
three inches in the center, and the
stone at the sides may be spread as
thinly as is possible.
Only a relatively small part of the
resurfacing cost is included in the
annual cost per mile above stated. hut
1t is believed that an expenditure of
not exceeding 5000 per mile per wear
should be the maximum amount neces.
sary to provide. for both ordinary and
extraordinary repairs.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-05-05

every new you read of in a book,
and If you are panied to discover the
historian lifting anchor and spreading
sail contrary to the r~eckonings of the
nautical almanac, | beg to call your at
tention to these items from the time
table of the Mid-Western and Southern
Railway for December, 1901: The
southbound express passed Annandale
at exactly SO minutes after four p. m.
It was scheduled to reach Cincinnati
at IL o'clock sharp, This, l trust, is
sufficiently explicit.
To the student Of morals and mo-
tives / will say a further word. l had
resolved to practice deception in rum
ming away from Glenarm House to
keep my promise to Marian Devereux.
By leaving l should forfeit my right
to any part of my grandfather's es-
tate; but of more immediate import
ance vas my absence from Glenarm
House at this %juncture, when the at
lacks of Morgan and the strange ways
of Bates made it clearly my duty to
remain. Pickering and l were en-
gagged in a sharp contest, and | was
beginning to enjoy 1t to the full. but
l did not falter in my determination
to visit Cincinnati, hoping to return
without my absence being discovered;
10 the next afternoon l began prepar-
Ing for my journey,
Bates, l fear that I'm taking a Sc
we're cold and I'm going to dose myself
with whisky and quinine and go to
bed. l shan't want any dinner-noth-
Ing until you see me again"
/ yawned and stretched myself with
a groan.
I'm very sorry, sir. Shan't call
a doctor?"
mot a bit of it. I'll sleep it off and
be as lively as a cricket in the morn
ing"
At four o'clock 1 told him to carry
some hot water and lemons TO my
rooms; babe him an emphatic good.
night and locked the door as he left.
Then | packed my evening clothes in
a suitcase. l threw the bag and
heavy ulster from a window, swung
myself out upon the limb of a big ma
pie and let 1t bend me to it's sharpest
and then dropped lightly to the
ground.
l passed the gate and struck OF to-
ward the village with a joyful sense
of freedom. l reached the station
without incident and waited in the
freight shed to keep u of sight of
the station loafers until my train drew
up, then quietly jumped aboard. /
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-05-05

shows my plan of arrangement. By
a very simple device of my W con-
~trivance 1 heat all the water for use
about the creamery with this engine.
1t is possible for this same little en-
CINE, mounted ON light trucks and
fitted up with the traction wheel of an
old discarded grain or corn harvester,
to do the greater part of the farm
trucking. There is no end to the lit
tie things the gas engine will do. 1t
will turn the washing machine, the
sewing machine, the sausage grinder.
The durability of the gas engine | be-
lieve to be far in excess of the steam
power, as with good care and proper
fabrication there is practically little
wear on them. In fact one of the
most satisfactory solutions of the
farm labor problem to-day is the in
stalling of modern farm machinery,
and the farmer who adopts modern
methods is alive to his own interests.
The gas engine, says the Rural New
Yorker, is n of the most indispens-
able of all modern farm machines.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-05-05
When Learning Is JocuIar.

The Yale students attitude toward
the faculty, though %jocular, is not an,
tagonistic, and as a rule the Record
laughs with the professor at his IN
fortunate pupil, as instance:
Dycut Funker-But do not thi& !
deserve an absolute zero.
Professor-Neither do !, but maj ID
the lowest mark l am allowed to give'
Among the stage settings of inc
campus the lunch-rooms, called 'aCs
wagons" because of their remarkaOls
output Of bologna sandwiches or nv
dogs" are well p~atronized n cOu'
tribute their share of fun.
SHAY, Jack, come on over ahu nav
a dog"
mop, 1 Just had a rabbit
well, shen, come on over ana ha"
a dog for a chaser THE Bohemian
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-05-05

renef in 1t. But didn't suppose Ma
rian's affairs interested you"
"They don't, Sister Theresa. Her
affairs are not of the slightest import
ance-but she isl"
There was frank inquiry in her eyes
now.
But o don't know her-you have
missed your opportunity"
ITO be sure, | don I know her; but |
know Olivia Gladys Armstrong. She's
a particular friend of mine-we have
chased rabbits together, and she told
me a great deal. l have formed a
very good opinion of Miss Devereux
in that way. Oh, that note you wrote
about Olivia's intrusions beyond the
wall! l ought to thank you for it.
but I really didn't mind"
"A note? / never wrote you a note
until to-day!"
well, some one did" l said, then
she smiled.
"oh, that must have been Marian!
She was always olivia's loyal friend
and a%pologist."
II should say so"
But you shouldn't have known
olivia--it is objectionable! If she
played tricks upon you, you should
not have taken advantage of them to
make her acquaintance. That wasn't
fair to mel"
Il suppose mott But 1 protest
against this deportation. The land
scape hereabouts is only so much sky,
snow and lumber without Olivia"
I'VE miss her, TOO" replied Sister
Theresa. I'VE have less to dol"
went home and studied the time
table.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-05-05
KEEPING eRINDsToNE TRUE.
In the Grinding of Tools Do Not Let
Stone Get Grooved.

The average grindstone on the farm
sees pretty tough times. The softer
the stone, the harder usage it receives.
Its lot is almost as hard as that of
the hoy on the farm" who has to
turn 1t by the hour. The grinding sur
face of the stone is more apt to be
concave than it is to have an even
face, or slightly beveled surface.
The concave condition comes from
grinding axes, scythes, machine
knives, ETC., with their edges length
wise of the stone instead of across it.
This a not be helped in grinding
some tools. But, suggests Prairie
Farmer, when the stone does assume
this shape, making it impossible to
grind a chisel or any f~iat-edged tool
decently, it is a good time to get a
spade or two-spades are usually dull
and hold them on the stone until
sharpened, when the Irregularities in
the surface of the stone will have dis
appeared.
A grindstone by the way, should
never be left exposed to the sun. The
weight of the handle will always cause
n portion of the stone to remain
uppermost, and this from exposure
viii reach a different degree of hard.
ness from the underside, so that after
a while the stone will be ground out
of a circle. If the stone has to stand
In the open, a fiat box can easily be
obtained to serve as a over.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-05-05

bought 4 ssat In the Washington
sleeper and after supper in the dining
car made myself comfortable and
dozed and dreamed as the train
plunged through the dark. The
through passengers about me went
to bed, and | was left sprawled out
in my open section, lurking on the
shadowy frontier between the known
world and dreamlaud.
We're RUNNING into Cincinnati ten
minutes late" said the porter's voice.
and in a moment | was in the vesti-
bule and out, hurrying to a hotel. At
the st. Botolph | ordered a carriage
and broke all records changing my
clothes. The timetable informed me
that the Chicago express left at half
past me-. There was no reason why
| should not be safe at Glenarm House
by my usual breakfast hour in the
morning if all went well. To avoid
loss Of time in returning to the sta
ton | paid the hotel charge and car
ried my bag away with me
Doctor Armstrong; residence?
Yes, sir; I've already taken two loads
there"
The carriage was soon climbing
what semed to be a mountain to the
heights above Cincinnati. To this day
associate Ohio's most interesting city
with a lonely carriage ride that was
as strange to me as a trackless jungle
in the wilds of Africa. And my heart
began to perform strange tattoos on
my ribs. / was going TO the house Of
a gentleman who did not know of my
existence, to see a girl who was his
guest, to whom l had never, as the
conventions go, been presented. 1t
did not seem half so easy, now that 1
was we'll launched upon the adven-
ture.
l stopped the cabman Just as he
vas about to enter an iron gateway
whose posts bore two great lamps.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-05-05
Too uch localized.

HE was at one time the leading
photographer, wasn't he?"
Eyes. But after Bella's experience
his business dropped off,"
Tell me about It,"
Bella had some pictures taken
there and they certainly were swell.
A multimillionaire from Pittsburg saw
one in the showcase and fell in love
at first sight"
with Bella?"
with Bella's picture. OF course. he
was wild to be introduced. Then be
saw the actual Bella"
"And them"
"And then he took the first train
back to Pittsburg."
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-05-05
Feeding MoIasses to Stock.

me use of molasses as a stock food
appears to be growing in favor, and
is indorsed by practical feeders after
careful use. A pint to a quart a dav
may be fed with good results, accord
ing to the size and appetite of the
animal. 1t is a producer of energy
and heat the same as sugar. and is
slightly laxative in effect, producing
hesh and ambition. In the case of
norses' the verdict seems to be that
tne ieed' II ground, may be cut short
at least 30 per cent. where molasses
diluted with water is mixed with the
balance. When beginning its nee
only a small amount per day should he
given, a half a cupful, gradually in
creasing the same with any food. In
giving molasses to mich cows. the 70.
quirements of each individual animal
should be studied.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-05-05
Mall orders carefully attended.
WHERE MR.. sPooNER LOST o,,r
Next Time, Maybe, He viii Be Mo-,
chary of Compliments.

DO you really mean It, Mr.. Spoonor
when you say l am the best girl IN
the world?" asked Miss Flynn, altar
the young man had suggested tba,
she should become Mrs. Spooner.
Indeed, l do, Miss Flypp." asseva,.
ated the young man. 81 say it again
you are the best girl in the world"
"And the loveliest, 1 think Won
said?"
1.-THE loveliest, without doubt"
II think you said something about
my accomplishments, too?"
II did. I said they excelled those
of any other girl"
L believe you called me sweet?"
IA sweeter woman ne'er drew
BREATH" quoted the ardent lover.
you used the word perfect too.
did you not?"
Il did. 1 also pronounce you the
pink of perfection, propriety and
modesty, the empress of my heart
the peerless one among the beauteous
creatures of your sex, a maiden ador.
able, enchanting and worthy of the
hand of the best mar on earth. Say
the word that will make me the happb
est man, my own Dora!"
Before l give you an answer, Mr..
Spooner, l should like to ask you one
question"
"A dozen If you like"
One will be enough. Don't you
think you have a good deal Of assur.
ance to expect a woman with all those
excellent qualities to marry you?"
Then MI. Spooner went home.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-05-05
GAS ENGINE ON FARM.
A Suggestion as to the Most Efficient
Arrangement.

There is practically no piece OF farm
machinery that the gas engine VIII
not operate more successfully, cheap
err and more efficiently than any other
known portable power. The writer mas
a two horsepower gas engine that OPP
crates the cream separator and churn.
pumps water, grinds feed, saws wood.
turns the %grindstone, and | hope to
milk the COWS with it in the near flu
ture. The cost of fuel for operating
it is about IL cent per horsepower
per hour. When we wish to start any
of the different machines (and we fire.
quently operate all of them at one
time except the saving outfit and feed
mild, we give the wheels a turn or
two and off she goes, no smoke, no
dirt, no litter, no fire. The illustration
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-05-05
Keep Cows Comfortable

IL is very poor economy to let the
cows roam over the fields in cold
or stormy weather hunting for some.
thing to eat. The men who make
the most money out of their cows Keen
them in a warn stable all winter onI,,
permitting them to go out in the ward
on warm days. 1t takes feed to nro.
duce body heat and if the COW is NOT
Kept comfortable a whole lot of body
neat must come from the feed. The
more body heat used the moro 60
is neede for bodily maintenance
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-05-05
FARM HINTS.

independence and farm life are
synonymous terms.
Visit other successful dairymen and
gather up such bits of knowIedgo 90
may be obtained.
II you find 1t hard work to handle
silage, use a silage fork made esne.
cially for the purpose.
Grass and weeds in the young ~.
chard make a fine nesting place for
the mice in the winter.
The silo continues to grow in nonr
larity. It's the greatest adjunct of
modern dairying yet discovered.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-05-05
Nav Find Market in Sudan

A British officer in the Sudan sug.
gests that the educating of the natives
in the matter of wearing apparel will
be a work of time. Their purchas-
ing power is still far greater than
their expenditure" he writes. MANY
an Arab owns 200 head of cattle and
only one shirt"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-05-05
More Zones of Quiet.

Chicago has recently eslS moss
hospital quiet zones, similar 70 Otber
in New York, and there arc aoInss
signs that a wave of protest over
un%restrained noise is sweepine the
the country; and even In Europ lilies
authorities of many of the large
are instituting a~nti-noise meaSu
Medical Record.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-05-05
Women Not Humorous.

Ida Rose McCabe says thai ~o.t
are lacking in humor and tna' ions
of them either take a hyper LARA.
view of life or look at 1t from oil ,oo
frivolous standpoint. Women an 10
highly conventionalized to De mess
appreciate humor with the Aee as
of men from their broader ouuO
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-05-05

In Massachusetts the illegal sale
of street railway transfers is made
punishable by a fne not exceeding
$50 or Imprisonment for not more
than 80 days.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-05-05
There's the u

1t is a thing of no great difficulty 70
raise objections against another mans
oration-nay, 1t is a very easy mateti
but to produce a better in its place ID
a work extremely troublesome
Plutarch-
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-05-05
Uncle Eben.

Sometimes" said Uncle /
plates, 16 per cent?. naaI dasnt
folks dat wants to be c~oh'ehuYa"
fob fear o. bein' unfashionap''
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-05-05

a Minnesota friend has solved the
farm labor problem. He hired two
ouAoh German girls for farm labor-
ers, ana dom have to keep horses and
pugeles for them. They don't keen
late hours but N~ ges1y for work
every morning
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-05-05
CHAPTER XVII.

Golden Butterflies.
If you are n of those captious peo-
pie who must verify by the calendar