The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-05-22

possessea what all other Montana clubs
lack - well-mansCsd grill room. An
opera house good enough for Paris, excel
lena restaurants, modern atores In stately
buildings Of Montana Rranits line tho broad
and huay avenues, Tho wator system and
electric car aervios are very satisfactory.
Probably the most luxurioualy furnished
banking house west Of Chicago II that Of
tho Fret National. The masbled walls and
ceiling and mahogany and brass fixtures
are 40 impressive that thu customer who IL
refused I loan walks away with a
light heart. We feel sure that the
presidency Of that bank 10 motc satisfac-
tory to Presidents Timothy COLLINS than gu
bsrnatorial honors. Great Falls has also a
Kelley institute. While this concern Ia
now chiefly dependent on home consump-
ton for its prosperity special Inducements
are offered to other towns. Among these
Ia a weekly frss excursion train from Butte.
Then there 10 that youthful journalist.
Col. Daniel Searles. who set type with Gut
tenbsrg. employed the elder Bennett ~ Of
tce boy and has whipped more men who
wanted to whip the editor than any other
journalist in this country. He 10 still young
enough to walk out to his SOAP claims in
the Belt mountains each morning before
breakfast.
Rudyard Kipling recently described New
York az a long and narrow pig trough. Now
then which of our esteemed west side con-
temporaries will be first to say in double
loaded BREWER that kiplin0 must have
mixed New York aud Helena.
General Weed says with emphasis that he
IL not a candidate for the republican
gubernatorial nomination. But he did not
deny that he was in the hands Of his
friends, he would not deny that he was not
a candidate in the sense of seeking the
nomination. He simply said he was not a
candidate. Besides the entire CONVERSE
ton occurred in the dark 30 that it WAS i'm
possible to note the winking OF the other
eye. We offer these explanations so that
candidates who refuse to look out for Weed
cannot say they did not have fair warning.
Hugh McQuaid's long stay in Europe is
creating considerable alarm among his
friends. A recent announcement in the
Court journal to the effect that he had
dined twice in one week at the residence OF
Lady Beatrice Crawshawfordshire, widow
fordshirs, gives added weight that Nc
Quaid's journey was not wholly for the
purpose of seeing dear old Lunnon once
more. We rather look for a Ms. McQuaid
if this Montana foreigner ever deiens to
visit us again.
Our attention was recently called to a
fine photograph OF Capt. Tom Couch. IT.
was conspicuous in a gathering. of other
distinguished looking people and could be
easily seen from the street. That feature
of the portrait which attracted special at
tention was the absence of a neoktie. Now
We hope that the captain will not venture
to the Minneapolis convention without the
adornment of this really necessary article
of dress. He should not be deludsd into
will hide the front of his collar. When tho
Harrison and anti- Harrison cohorts come
together 70 anticipate \ breeze from Lake
Minnetonka, and in that event a glance at
the captains neck might provoke a remark
from New England that the only neckties
worn out in Montana were made OF hemp.
While it is true that the old Roman sena-
tors never wore four-in-hands or piques at
political gatherings, it is also true that
times have changed. If Julius Cesar we're
working up an anti-Harrison at Minneapo-
lis We should expect to find him dressed in
a linen duster toga and white plug
hat. Instead of wearing a crown Of grass
he would be chewing ono of the straws.
We believe the choice of Capt. Couch to
have been singularly fortunate. His tall
we'll built form, broad shoulders and
head will give the eastern visitor a
good impression OF Montana's sturdy man
hood, while his hearty laugh will create an
of good nature wherever no
may be. We fancy that when he rises in
his seat to cast Montana's six votes for
Harrison there will be more than one ad-
glance toward him. We insist.
however, on the necktie. It need not bs
red, but it should be there.