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MISUNDERSTANDING of the lot There
are no strings to this bouquet, either.
Let us consider next Exhibit 5, the
gentleman on top, at the head of the
procession, as it were. Mr.. Taylor did
right in placing him there. This is Mr..
Day Of Helena, spokesman-in-chi for
Mr.. Clark on the floor of the Joint as
sembly; orator extraordinary and work
err plenipotentiary. Whatever the or
der of the Day was, it went Not a
Sabbath Day, by any means, but still
fairly nice, pleasant Day. Day was
suspected of having Joe Toole leanings
at times, but that was all a mistake.
Day was as loyal to Clark as the Day
is long. Clark reposed all the conf
has his D., that is to say, we mean,
or rather speaking generally, however,
therefore, which is as clear as Day.
And to this Day, Mr.. Clark doesn' t
know how much or how little to attrib-
ute the legislatures failure to elect
Joe Too1e on the second ballot. Good
Day!
buL IL was HOt all lay with Mr., Clark
in Helena last winter by any means.
Examine for a moment Exhibit g.;
Geiger, j. H.; Flathead county; rep
republican, builder of dwellings and
stores in Libby for eastern parties"
inheritor of money from his mothers
estate" and raiser of additional funds
on his brothers note" What's the
matter with Geiger? He's all right.
Hoch der Geiger!
Exhibit %; Carr, H. H. the gem
tleman on the right, third down from
the top. Time with ruthless hand has
snatched the gentleman bald-headed
but age cannot wither nor custom stale
the gentleman's vigorous Clarkism
True the gentleman was nominated
and elected on a platform pledging him
to vote for w. G. Conrad first, last and
all the time. and the gentleman has
never yet offered word of explana-
ton as to how he came to switch to
w. A. Clark. But the gentleman I'M
doubtedly had good and sufficient reas-
ons, large reasons, substantial reasons
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"a perfect feast of reasons and flow CT
souls.
Exhibit %; Beasley w. w; nice
looking old gentleman with the white
whiskers; situate right over Mr.. Clarks
left shoulder-anything but a cold
shoulder last winter, however; republi-
can in politics also over the left; COM
mon thing for him, according to his
own testimony, to carry thousand dol
lar bills on his person; possibly not the
only common carrier in the group.
But the Standard, unlike Mrs. farley,
has not time to deliver separate lee
ture upon every individual in the COL
lection. Study them at your leisure.
For the most part they are fine-looking.
able, Well-to-do men. Consider the in
tellectual lineaments of &c. Hannah;
scan the classic physiognomy of 30,
Marceys; gaze in admiration at sweet
l6, Connolly; mark the strong, thor
oughbred features of a., Ingersoll: re-
gard the jaunty, dashing pose of head
OF Il, Cullen; contemplate the reflective
cast of countenance of 81, Warner: note
the clear-cut, handsome retrospective
vlsage of 8. Riddell: get onto the meta
physical brow of As, Jacqueth and go
on down the line. The Standard re-
peats in all seriousness that they are
a talented body of men. Take them all
in all and the Montana legislature will
never look upon the like of some of
them again-not by large majorities.
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grapher's was a hot box. 1t went
against his artistic soul to get such
negative as he was taking from Mr.
Bickford. Mr.. Taylor was warm
enough to save his entire winters fuel
bill. Those who are acquainted with
Mr.. Taylor are aware that he can ex-
press himself in language more vgor-
Gus than that of a mincing school girl.
Strong drink is raging. but it can't rage
Taylor's strong language. That is
strong enough to challenge Sandow and
Louis Cyr to a showdown.
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age on it to keep it in the express Of
flee. Clark wouldn't have touched the
thing with thousand dollar bill, ex-
cept for the purpose of keeping it out
of sight. Think of it-these faces star
ing at his forever in the secusion of
his private room! A man must be an
incurabe resident of Warm Springs to
suppose for moment that Clark would
permit the CHASTITY aggregation to be be-
fore his eyes. Clark hang it in his pri-
vate office, indeed.
There be those who predict that this
/ product Of the Helena gallery will pos
sess great value one of these days. Any
gentleman of that mind can make
money by buying now. Get in early
on the ground floor before the BOOM
Don't put it off until prices have scared
higher than Boston & Montana stock or
republican votes Who knows but that
upon this Taylor may yet be set as high
a valuation as upon genuine Titan, a
Vandyck, a Rubens, Rembrandt or
a Perugino? Step up. gentlemen to the
Standards bargain counter. You can
have the lot for S35. ten off for cash.
Going, gong-shall we say gone? Did
you nod. Mr.. B oxford? c. o. D.
please. At 35-at Sat- So going at
35-who wants it at 35-gentlemen, do
not permit the Standard to keep this
masterpiece as long as the Butte ex-
press office had to--at 35-at Sat So
gentlemen, where is your aesthetic
taste. where is your appreciation of the
good. the true and the beautiful that
you should come to a dead stop like so
many baking horses when this invalua-
BILE achievement of art, the work of an
old master like Taylor, is offered you
at Sat 35-at Sat 35-gentlemen,
what are you, anyhow, Goths, Vandals,
Boeotians, Crees, Crows, Flatheads,
barbarians, tramps, hoboes, tin horns.
panhandlers, that you refuse to bid s35?
Gentlemen, the sale is off for the day.
You are excused. gentlemen. Let us
weep. Vanitas vanitatum, all is van
ity and vexation of spirit. Well, If you
won't give sS5. what will you give?
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These Are New Fang1es
in the Realm of Fashion,

Those who have not turned their
Paisley and Indian shawls into por-
there's, bed spreads and other items OF
furniture may congratulate themselves
for these long despised heirlooms are
now being brought forth and utilized
as opera cloaks, pelerine fashion, with
the points dropping sharply back and
front. If fringed, the fringe is allowed
to remain. The pattern is wrought
and enhanced with velvet and lace an
plique. outlined with jewels and gold
cord, while the shoulder part is draped
with rich panne scarf, producing a
Kaleidoscope effect of Oriental
splendor. The fact that rich and
vivid colorings are to obtain rather
than the delicate pastel tints of the
past season is welcome news. Magenta,
for instance, is again to come into con-
sideration as winter fashion. If kept
away from too familiar terms with the
complexion. it is a color which lends
itself to extremely decorative and even
becoming effects. But the interposi-
ton of some judicious black and white
Antique jewels are also being brought
out from their hiding places and worm
Heavy Italian workmanship, broad
bracelets and massive gems may form
part of our panoply of war
This fad will last all through the
winter. Seed pearl necklaces in all
their quaint settings and designs are
once more to see the light and rocco
jewelry also is resuscitated. Dog col
lars of pearls and diamonds, or a band
of tulle or chiffon or black velvet (the
last is simply crossed in front with
two ends and clasped with jewels)
form the most fashionable coils for
theater wear.
AS for the wearing of jewelry in the
day time, it is truly wondrous how
one becomes reconciled to the dictates
of fashion or the latest fad. Not long
since it would have been considered
the height of Vulgarity to appear dur
ing daylight hours wearing any
amount of jewelry. Then came the thin
end of the wedge in the guise of the
innocent row of pearls which We're
strung around the throat, but so mod
est were they, so afraid were their
owners that their presence might be
discovered that they were only allow
ed to droop over the collar slightly in
front. Presently another step was
taken by the addition of another,
tiny pearl or diamond heart being de-
pended from the necklet. Thus has the
notion crept upon us stealthily that
our jewels might occasionally be al
lowed a glimpse of sunshine without
over-stepping that terribly vague, but
imperative, boundary of good taste"
The beautiful gold chains, yards in
length, reappeared to dangle from the
necks of the fair woman either with or
without definite purpose, save that of
characterization; golden hearts We're at
tached, into which We're inserted the
month stone of the Wearer; occa-
sionally, 1t is true, a watch may now
be held at the further end of the chain.
quite like old times, but more often it
encircles the throat twice or thrice.
and thence falls freely downward
among the soft frills of the bodice. T,1r
quoise ornaments are perhaps of all
other stones peculiarly adapted for dav
wear; hey are of such delicate color
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ture and had not charged a dollar for
his services Why should not Mr.. Tay-
lor and the express company take the
same high ground? There are times,
and this was one of them. when gold
should be as dross. He ordered the pic
ture, and it was a rush order al that.
He said he wanted "Clark's heroes en-
balmed in the finest quality of photo
graphy at the earliest possible moment.
so that Clark might not be beref. :sny
longer than was absolutely necessary
of the privilege of gazing in rapt con-
templation at frequent intervals "V""y
day, upon the heroic visages of the noble
81. So Taylor arose, and girded up his
loins, and adjusted his cameras. and
prepared his chemicals, and went out
into the highways and byways of Hell
ena and compelled the 81 to come in AMI
have their pictures taken. Never had
he urged any of his customers to look
pleasant, please as he implored the "a,
for he was determined that this pic
ture should be his masterpiece his chef
d'oeuvre, his ace of trumps, his Manila
victory.
Taylor was after fame all right, his
artistic instinct was aroused: but,
strange to say-at least strange to Mr..
Bickford when the box was sent C. O.
D.--Taylor was mercenary enough to
expect and demand remuneration
which to this day he has never received
from either Bickford or Clark. Taylor
was unfortunate in having to deal
with Bickford instead of Welcome.
Welcome may not have the fine artis-
tic sense of Bickford, but one thing
Welcome did do-everything he got in
Helena last winter he paid for.
Some ignorant people might ask why
Mr.. Clark didn't take the picture out
of pawn himself. What, Clark hang it
up in his private office to gaze at In
his leisure moments! Bickford brutal
ly misjudged his man when he proposed
to drag the skeleton out of Clark's clos
ct and perch it up over Clark's desk.
Doubtless Clark would have paid stor-
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turned to the wall; thing Of beauty
and a joy and inspiration forever.

turned to the wall; thing of beauty
and a joy and inspira ton forever.
Could the photographer get up such
picture? The photographer could 1;
and would; and did. The picture itself
would cost $25; the frame would cost
about $15-as a fact it was billed at
$l4.5O. Box it up and send it by ex-
press, c. 0. D., to Hon. w. M. Bick-
ford, Butte, Montana. Picture, frame,
packing and express charges-in all
$45 The box duly arrived at the Butte
express office-but Mr. Bickford and the
S45 didn't. Time and Mr.. Bickford
passed on. Boxes might come and boxes
might go, but this particular box SEEM
ed to regard itself in the light of a per-
manent resident, an old-timer at the
express office. 1t evinced an immov
able determination to stay with it.. You
might move heaven and earth and you
still couldn't move that box from the
express off1ce-if you didn't have the
price. 1t exhibited all the staying quail
tiles of the everlasting hills. There it
firmly took its stand and refused to be
budged by any consideration short of
$45.
The box arrived about the ides of
March. March went out like a lion,
but the box stayed in like clam. Came
gentle spring, ETHEREAL mildness came,
but still Mr.. Bickford and the $45 didn't
Then summer, glad and glorious sum
mer. rolling in roses and radiant with
Maud Mullers raking the meadows
sweet with hay. arrived; in which re.
spect summer was the very antithesis
of Mr.. Bickford and the $45., The box
still stood its ground 1t had assumed
a position from which it would not
s"erve for a cent less than s45. 1t
was steadfast in the faith and the ex
press office. Then the leaves began to
turn, and the summer days were DER,
Nodding Ger the yellow plain came ,au-
tumn. And Satan came also: but not,
not Mr. Bickford or the s45. The pic
ture was in one box, the express com
pany was in another and the photo
grapher was in third The photo
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CHAPTER 1.

Why did he SUGAR he acould come this morning,
and comes not 7-As You Like 1t, ILL.,, a.
This is the story Of picture; of IS
pictures in one. They were taken from
life. They were taken and grouped by
Mr.. Taylor of Helena, an artist in his
the greatest care. The constitution of
the state of Montana was not framed
with any greater. These were not the
only photographs taken in Helena last
winter. Certain thousand dollar bills
were also photographed-but that's an
other story. This is the story of the
picture You see before you. For the
present, look on this picture and then
on that some other time.
This picture was ordered of the photo
grapher by W. M. Bickford-Judge
Bickford, as he is commonly called
Judge Bickford is good judge-of pic
lures. He wanted a picture of Mr..
Clark's 81 supporters with the counte-
nance of Mr.. Clark himself in the CEN
ter, to adorn the wall Ut Mr.. Clarks
private office. Mr.. Clark being an art
connoisseur, the picture must be work
Of art; not necessarily 1000, paint
ing, for it was intended for everyday
use in his private office. Eventually
Mr.. Clark might engage Minofrizzi CT
some other celebrated Italian portrait
painter to linn the features of him
self and supporters In enduring oil
for the famous art gallery of his New
York palace. But graceful group of
superior photographs in neat, sub
stantial frame would answer all priv
ate office purposes. 1t would be sus-
pended directly over Mr.. C1arks desk,
so that Mr.. Clark, glancing up ever
and anon from the profit and loss &C.
count of the Butte Miner, could feast
his eyes upon the noble galaxy. People
admitted to Mr.. Clark's private office
could have private view of the pic
ture without extra charge. There the
picture would remain, never to be
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CHAPTER III.
vouchsdfe to shotc the sunshine of your face,
1hdt ace, Ike sdrdges, may porship it,
Loves Labor Lost, ", g.


Loves Labor Lost We.
In the course of human events the
picture came into the possession of the
Standard, which. instead of turning it
to the wall, takes pleasure in repro
duc1ng it, SO that all the world may see,
and, seeing, admire. individually and
collectively it is a good picture. The
likenesses are excellent We do not
remember ever having seen a more sp.r-
lted and life-like picture of Mr. Clark
1t mas been said that Mr.. Clark bears
striking resemblance to Charles Dick
ems. We should say that still more
striking is his resemblance to Hamlet's
father-we are speaking, of course, Of
that illustrious king in the flesh, not
after he took to doing the ghost
walk at unseemly hours of the night
You remember Hamlet's description
brow; Hyperion's curls; the front of
Jove himself an eye like Mars, to
threaten and command; station like
the herald Mercury newlighted on
heaven-kissing hill: a combination and
form indeed, where every god did
seem to set his seal to give the world
assurance of man. There are several
very handsome men in the group, but
1t will be universally conceded that
Mr.. Clark is the handsomest and most
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at Minneapolis "a Play Without a
Name Twenty-Five dollars was Of
fered by Mr.. Neill and there We're over
10000 suggestions received for suit
able title. The scenes of the first four
acts were laid in and about Delhi, In
dia. and had to do with the thrilling in
cidents in England's war in India in
1857, when 100000 trained Sepoys, or
native soldiers, revolted against the
English.
Sutton's new theater will be opened
this evening with Murray & Macks
'Finnegans Ball" as the attraction.
The company will play for a week and
the house will be closed again to per-
NIT the decorators to put on the finish
ing touches. ug "a
There probably are worse Shows on
earth thantGeorge'sso called up-to-date
Ministries, but of course they are hard
to find.
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lips. The curtain was rung down, the
audience was dismissed and money re-
FUNDED. Miss Walsh was at once placed
under the care Of a physician, and, with
rest and treatment, it was expected
that her voice would soon be restored.
Miss Edytha Chapman of the Neill
company has, among other cherished
souvenirs. white lace shawl and a
pair of Turquoise earrings that were
once the property of the famous ac-
tress, Adelaide Nelson. Miss Nelson
always used the shawl in the balcony
scene in Romeo and Juliet" and most
of her more celebrated photographs
were taken with the shawl over her
head. Miss Chapman secured it from
Miss Nelson's maid, who is now very
old lady living inaRaris.
...
Last week the Neil company pro-
duced for the first time on any stage
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you cd7t, you arc Hot 5oT an mdTfctS.
AS Yon Like 1t, Ill, 5.
Why did'the original package tarry
in the express office in Butte? Nobody
knows. There is mystery here tina.
would battle the combined analytical
faculties of Old Sleuth and Sherlock
Holmes. One theory is that the c. o.
D. codicil attached to the address was
offensive to Mr.. Bickford-that his soul
that of payment on delivery. On his
part 1t was all labor Of love. He had
conceived the idea and ordered the pic
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Guy, Inc WluoN Wlggles. 1t is
aouottul II Miss Hussey has an equal
IN ner me OF character work Her old.
| llp-Ioarlng, true hearted, rough but
loVaple lrishWoman, her clear, pene-
.ia.ins voice, her rich brogue and,
| ABOVE an, her famous song, The Boat
Lnai brought Me Over have made
hef known from ocean to ocean. The
newspapers through the East speak
very kindly OF Miss Hussey and her
ne" play. An example is the follow
ing from the Rochester Democrat:
MISS st: George Hussey gives rat
tlng good portrayal of the 1rishwoman.
her ldea or this line of work is so diff
1erent from that usually encountered,
SO dashlns, SO rafting, that If there
was not another feature in the show
she would make 1t worthy. She sings
typleaiiY. dances well and acts in
OF everybody The Elmira Gazette.
says: MISS Hussey received strong
evidence OF her popularity when the
audience manifested a desire to keep
her ON the stage during all the third
act, and reluctantly let her leave after
she had gone through three steps of an
irish reel
manager sutton OF Sutton's New
Iheater has secured for a run of 20
weeks. commencing Nov. 10, the Wood
ward Iheater company of Omaha. The
company Will alternate between
Omaha, st. Paul, Minneapolis and
Butte, ana 1t is the intention Of the
management to present in this city
some of the best plays ever produced
here. The selection for the opening of
the Butte engagement is The En-
sign, followed by the 'Musketeers,
lncog, Charity Ball. THE Girl l
Left Behind, "Charley's Aunt" Too
scenery will be used for the presenta-
ton OF each play, and the staging will
pe vel done.
MISS EVelyne Palmer the leading lady
OF the Woodward company, is capable
actress and most beautiful woman.
In every city IN which the company has
appeared Miss Palmer won the appro-
val OF the press and public.
The only dramatic event in Butte
the first half of the current week will
be the opening of Suttons theater.
which will occur this evening, when
Murray & Mack will be seen in their
OLD comedy FlnneganS Ball Man
ager Sutton has made big effort to
get his theater in readiness for this en-
gagement and opens the pretty little
play house this evening with every in
dication of a very prosperous season
is well known in Butte. and it is said
that Murray & Mack have added many
new features and new business to the
farce this season and have surrounded
themselves with a good strong com
pany, numbering about 25 people, in
Guiding dainty Kitty Beck, Miss Mayme
Taylor, Charles Barry, the Primrose
quintette and an attractive chorus of
pretty faces and shapely figures The
engagement is for the entire week.
Edwin Milton Royle, the actor and
playwright says: 1T is manifest that
vaudeville is very American. 1t touches
Us anu Jul IVES d. nianS piaces' !,
dppeais ~ 1ie BUSINESS hiah, tiieu anu
worn, VINO drops III ior nan an hour on
MS Nay no - ~ ene peisoii VIC has
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natural inclination of most of us is to
the retention of the tea gown of cling
ing, picturesque order. But once the
tide turns ever SO little, we may look
out for floods in the near future
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CHI APTER III.

Sell trhen you can; you arc not for all markets
AS Yon Like 1t, Ill, 5.
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Last week the Neill company pro-
duced for the first time on any stage
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INQUEST DRAGS ON.
Coroner Waits Till All In
jured Can Give Tes-
timony.

Bridgeport, Ct, Aug. 11.-After hold
ing sessions for four days, Coroner Do
ten and the jury that are conducting
an inquiry into the trolley catastrophe
of last Sunday, were unable to COM
plete their investigation today, and
have adjourned until 1890 o'clock Tues
day morning. How much longer the
inquest will last is as yet uncertain.
Every day new witnesses are heard of,
and as the coroner and jury are desir-
Gus of ascertaining every bit of inform
alton that might throw light on the
affair, it has been decided to sit until
every bona fide witness has been heard
1t is probable that the testimony OF
every person now alive who was on the
car at the time the accident occurred
will be taken, as far as the condition OF
the injured will permit.
Some victims of the disaster at the
Bridgeport hospital will not be in g
condition to be examined or to give in
formation for several days. Coroner
Doten also stated chat the jury has re.
ceived a large number of communica.
tions, some of them anonymous, claim
ing that the writer either was a wit
ness to the accident and can give inter.
esting testimony regarding the occur
renee, or that the sender knew of some
person or persons that could do so, anC
an effort will be made to find the writer.
Of these letters, that their testimony
may be secured.