Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-01-06
Amos Turkish Baths 81. Bdwy & Main
GROWERS FARM NOT A SUCCESS

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Grover Cleveland might nave done sew
eral things calculated to hoist him into
the temple of fame.
lie could have whipped Spain, and
thus kept Teddy Roosevelt from think
ing he did it. Again, he might have sunk
a ferryboat off Santiago, and then started
on a tour Of Hobsonization from Buzz
Yards Bay to Manila.
Mr.. Cleveland could undoubtedly have
accomplished the things referred to, for
he had previously shown marked ability
in those branches of craftsmanship,
where a quick finger or the trigger meant
a dead duck, or a sudden swish of the
fishing rod insured trout for dinner.
The sage Of Princeton, however,, rested
his hopes of deafness veneration on
something less venturesome than war.
Starting in life a poor boy, he had great
sympathy for the youngsters who We're
struggling with fate. He realized only
too strongly that few boys possessed at
tainments sufficient to enable them to
climb by degrees from a lawyers clerk to
the shrievalty and finally to the presi-
Dental chair, and, in the goodness of his
heart, he determined to assist the poor
youngsters who were menaced by cruel
fate.
In carrying out his noble scheme, Mr..
Cleveland compelled himself to come to
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$40, 900, 600 he, by the greatest industry,
had saved during eight years of life as
president of the United States.
Sneering, cynical persons have eX-
pressed doubt as to Mr.. Cleveland's abil-
ity to save $40, 10000 out of a salary thai
for eight years amounted to $500, 900, blu
these carping critics are probably de-
ficient in mathematics and jealous of the
achievements of a truly great man.
Suffice it to say, Mr.. Cleveland made up
his mind to rescue the boys from their
fate and lift them to a place where they
could properly appreciate his greatness.
1t was anticipated hat the eX-president
would provide the Boys with suitable
clothing and send them to school, where
they could learn all about his career as
chief magistrate of the nation.
Mr.. Cleveland, however, had no such
intention. for when he undertook to train
young ideas in the roper way, 1t must
be done under his personal supervision.
Therefore he leased a farm close to his
Princeton estate, and then invited the
waits to come out and learn to till the
soil and improve their minds Simultan-
eous1y. 1t being balmy springtime, and
all the boys being anxious for a vacation,
they rushed joyously to Princeton and
tumbled into the agricultural business
with great abandon. For a time the
scheme was a bowling success, and the
boys worked overtime, keeping the Cleve-
land household supplied with butter,
eggs. milk. vegetables and stove wood.
In connection with their farm work, Mr..
Cleveland sought to instil1 into their
youthful minds those grand principles of
American patriotism and frugality which
had elevated him to his proud position.
1t was the custom of the great duck de-
stroyer to call the boys together every
few days and make a set speech, some
thing on the plan of his presidential mes
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listened to by the entire a~ssemblage, but
as days wore on there was a tendency on
the part of the youthful statesmen to
depart for the woods when they beheld
the approach of Grover.
Then came a disposition on the part Of
the boys to draw cuts to see who should
do the work and the lucky fellows m
ployed themselves shooting craps
Then it was that Grover mingled stern
reDroach with diScOurSeS on political
economy, and a GOODNESS sprang up be-
tween the great reformer and his charges.
He tried to enforce the civil service rules,
but he was outwitted by offensive par
tiSans.
AS Cleveland's structures became more
severe, the youngsters fled from the farm
by wos and three, until harry enough
We're left to milk the cows. While warm
weather lasted the boys managed to
worry along quite comfortably, but when
the lfSt ttiI snap SlIuth llt ldTln lleIc
was a stampede for the city. At last but
one boy was left, and when he, a few
days ago, disappeared, Mr.. Cleveland no.
titled the owner of the farm that he could
have his property. simultaneously Mr..
Cleveland abandoned his attempt to
transform the street arabs into states
men.
"Buttons'' Rosenfeld, an east side news
boy, who had the benefit of a few weeks
on the farm, in speaking of his expert
enceS, said:
cit was out of sight in de warm
We had a bully time in de
woods, and roasting corn and potatoes.
De trouble was dat de main screw comes
around all de time and talks de arm off
de whole push. Dat gimme a pain. oh,
he wuz a pretty good old geezer. but
no mistake-he cOp de milk and
eggs all right, all right. But say. when
de freczerino gets in it's work, did we
I guess nit. Moo Yawk's good
enough fur me in de OVercoat season. De
whole gang just skipped, and de main
suueeze'll have to chase his own COWS
Oh, if he sends us a bid next sum-
mer, we'll go out and ave some more fun
him."
ROUGH ON HIS MOTHER-IN-LAW.