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Radically Wrong.

~ s the result of feeling which,
for years, has steadily strength
ened, among those connected
with the local administration in Butte,
a plan has been formulated and put in
the shape of a proposed legislative
measure, which aims to bring the Butte
ipolice force into a more satisfactory
reorganization. First of all, the idea is
Ito depart squarely from the method
which hitherto has made the city's po-
lice force a factor in spring politics
That departure ought to be made; the
Standard has been, during all the years
of its existence, patient advocate of a
5change that would abolish Butte's anti
.quated policy and bring the city's police
administration somewhere within range
of modern day methods
It appears that a measure has been
prepared touching the Butte police force
and that the intention is to ask legisla-
tion in harmony with its provisions
indeed, as We understand it, the prop
osition is to make the proposed new
plan law for all the cities of the first
class in Montana. The proposition is
that a police commission be created for
these cities. The plan undar which this
commission is to be appointed. as we
understand the measure is that it shall
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have three members, one of these to be
the mayor of the city, the other two to
be appointed by the governor.
This plan is enough to destroy the
bill; the measure ought never to prevail.
No good reason can be given why the
governor who Is at the head of the state
administration, should have an import
ant function which is purely municipal.
The plan is in every way an egregious
misfit. The Standard knows of no state
where this policy is operative. We hear,
however, that it is in actual operation
somewhere. If it is, a good guess is
that it does not work to good purpose.
A police commission ought certainly
to be a home-rule affair. Its members
should have long terms-say, five years.
These members ought to hold their Of
fee by appointment of the mayor, with
terms so arranged, of course, that no
two go out of office at the same time.
The police department should be abso-
lutely under the control of this board,
which will, as matter of course, sub
liiil itS SSllIIidlt VI eApSIlSeS " Tie CllN
council and get it's annual appropria-
tons from that body; but the council
should have no more to do with the mat
tiers Of discipline or of appointments
than it has to do with the hiring of
church choirs in the city.
The movement in the best governed
cities in recent years has been mani
testify in the direction of giving power to
the mayor-as, for instance, in the ap-
pointment of fire and police commits
sioners and boards of public works Ex-
perience shows that this policy works
we'll; those who are students of the COM
plex problems of municipal govern
ment practically agree in saying that
the result of this plan has been the
selection of better men for the Office of
mayor. The theory is: Get good man
for mayor and then give him plenty of
function; center responsibility in that
way 1t is a fact that in many cities it
has become matter of experience that
the mayors make it their especial care to
select the very best material at COM
mand for service on these boards; the
result shows itself in the excellence of
the police management and fire depart
| ment control in these cities.
But to go outside city's boundaries
and give to governor the power to APP
point the majority in given city's po-
lice commission-the plan, as we look al
it. carries it's own instant condemnation
| with it and has absolutely no point in
| it's favor.
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Saturday Will Tell.

n T Harrisburg, day before yester-
day, a vote in the caucus of re-
b publ!cans in the Pennsylvania
legislature put an end to a good deal
Of speculation. Quay's candidacy was
the issue: the upshot is that, by con-
siderable, he gets less votes than he
and his friends predicted he could rally.
At the same time, by considerable, he
gets more votes than his enemies had
said he could poll
The Pennsylvania legislature has 1854
republican members. In a caucus QUAY
secured 109. The total membership Of
the legislature is 254, so that l2S are
necessary to elect; Quay had persist
emily claimed 1876, with about as much
to back up the claim, so it turned out,
as w, A. Clark has in support of mis-
preposterous claim that he has bought
majority for himself in the Montana
legislature. Quay is a skilled bribe-siv-
er; his lieutenants are now asserting
that, spite of his caucus failure, he
will rally the nineteen votes he needs;
and those who know Quay's methods
are not boldly predicting that he will
fail in this.
Philadelphia newspapers that are
fighting Quay have lately been setting
out the situation from the standpoint
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All Sorts.

A human body when cremated leaves
a residuum of about eight ounces.
Snow rarely falls in Smyrna. Conse-
quently. when in the performance of Puc-
cinfs La B0heme' recently the property
snowtiakes were almost as large as news
papers there was no criticism from the
audience
The British museum recently received a
curious and grewsome rosary from the
mysterious land of Thibet 1t is COM
posed of thin discs, made from a human
skull finished at the end with three peach
kernels and strung on piece of common
string.
A SicIlian tribunal has just sentenced a
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noted forger to Imprisonment for 1879
| years. The culprit had passed himself
on as an advocate. and in that guise COM
| mitted So different acts of serious fraud,
having even stolen for a short time the
seal OF the chancellor Of the court.
OF the entire human race it is estimated
that 5O0,0Oo,000 are well clothed-that is,
they wear garments of some kind. 25O,-
100000 habitually go naked, and 600
only cover parts of their body; 800, o0o, 600
live in houses, 100000, 900 in huts and caves
and 25o,Oo0,0O0 have virtually no shelter
at all.
Count Skorzewski, a wealthy land own
err in the province Of Posen. Germany, to
the amazement of his rustic neighbours
has introduced a novel departure on his
estates. Instead of a horse or an OK, a
CAMEL is yoked to the pillow, and the eN-
pertinent has proved successful beyond
the counts most sanguine expectations
The New Lutheran Church News, a re-
llgious paper recently started in Ger
many, has just been discontinued for a
| curious reason. Its object was to defend
the doctrine of the verbal inspiration of
the Bible, and in his vaedictory the edi-
tor says he could not get any contributors
to take that side of the question.
There are at present several old con-
victs in Fremantle (Westralia) Jail. who,
though their time has long expired, live
on there. They give as their reason that
all the people they knew in the old coun-
try must be long since dead, SO they pre-
fer to remain where so much of their life
has been spent. The old fellows are al
lowed to go into town, but must be back
in time for lookup.
Now that a Chinese reformer (?) has
recommended the empress to discard such
new tangled weapons as the gun and re-
turn to the bow and arrow, by which
China won her military glory, it is not
surprising to reach the account of
Swedish explorer, who has lately been
travelling in Asia, relates of his expert
ences in China. He gives some interest
ing details about the Chinese army and
garrison life in the towns of the celestial
empire. A regiment of Chinese troops
would possess among them about half
dozen English guns and an equal number
of Russian, the remainder being armed
with bows and lances. The guns were in
Wretched condition the soldiers taking no
care whatever of them. He had seen SOL
diers place their rifles in a muddy stream
and use them as poles to vault across.
In a squad of cavalry about a dozen
horses would be in fair condition, the re-
mainder old hacks, impossible to turn to
any account. Parades and shooting are
very rare among the garrisons The SOL
diers, officers and non-commissioned off
GERS pass their time in eating, drinking
and smoking opium. In counting their
men they not only number up the indi-
viduals but their arms their boots and
their different pieces of uniform, bring
ing out the most astonishing totals, which
greatly t1atters the pride of the command
ants
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A RURAL SPARKLING.

Things is never goin' right,
Ufe is so contraryD
Thought I'd go that winter night
An speak the word TO Mary
Never seen her look so sweet,
(Jest like any fairyD
Kitten purrin' at her feet
Me, six yards from Mary!
Told her that twas like to snow
All the weather showed it.
Looked as if we'd have a blow.
Simply said "She knowed itr'
Talked o. this an talked O. that
Till my tongue got weary;
Made remarks about the cat,
But still KEEP fur from Mary!
Old clock licked an licked away,
(Wished her heart would softenD
Couldn't find the word to say,
Though l tried it often.
Time to go an leave them charms
Since / couldn't win EN-!
Yawned, and sorter stretched my arms,
An'-praise God-she wuz in EN-.
Don't these women know sight?
Amt they all contrary?
Didn't say the word that night,
An yet I'll marry Mary.
Atlanta Constitution,
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Chicago Office-469 The Rookery.
The S. C. Beckwith Special Agency,
tSole Agents Foreign Advertising.
Washington Bureau-1,415 G street, N.
Wv
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advertising rates will be furnished on ap-
plication.
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TO ADVERTISERS.

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advertisers a bona fide paid circulation,
i Daily and Sunday, three times greater
| than that of any other newspaper pub
| lished in the state of Montana. Advertis-
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This watchwerd lately made potent against
boodlers in Chicago ought to be blazoned over the
main entrance of the temporary capitol in Helena:
"Make it hot for men who take brides, and hotter
still for who give brides"
n.assaan ~.aaa
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Governor Wolcott of Massachusetts ha!
recovered from his recent attack of the
grip and expects to resume his duties in
day or two. TEX 1r
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-02-19

shipments" stands In the way OF hls reach
Ing the world's market, VI he sells he
must cell 10 a 'mhldie man and thus re-
duce his Income Now, II railroads would
eorne to our rescue and tell our people that
In twenty-five hushel lots they would hapt
IT. 10 the coast AZ carload rates, farmers
would grow the grain and ship, and IL
would greatly increase the railroad trarin
and enable the farmer 10 reach the OUTSIDE
world The farmer can not ship IN carload
lots. and hence he must sell. II at all 10 IL
middlcman. II the railroads cant be "a
duccd TO give these ratcs TO our peu9le'
then the merchants In every town III t1u
State must organize aud handle the gram
crt ps Of The country, and thus induce INC
extensive growing of grain
Tcxns should become Che granary OF inc
old world Tho best Interest Of our copn,,
try lies in the greatest number OF snnll'
farms: small farmers can not pfohApiE
grow cattle. The large pastures and open
ranges must for many years hold money
DIV OF cattle raising. BIT there Is bound
less possibility In each small farmer IN
cur state growing q few h0gS for marhel'
int again carload shipments aud tha
nmiddle man" takes all their profits ana
hence the poor farmer is driven from tnis
refuge. Now, If our business men ID eyer!
town OF Que CT more thousand inhabliahis
would nut lip an Ice plant, cold storage ana
mail poriy nackery it would be good IN
yestmoni for them and at the same inc
would induce the growing OF millions OF
hogs In our State. and would soon holNe
the diversity question.
business mon. capitalist and railroads
must come to orr assistance and prac-
lIcally aid us In establishing these new m
dustries. TO-.
-four mill will give a homo market Tor
wheat and save the Hhpping charges anu
give local supply OF 0onr. Ana MI
local demand fer hogs. and so you'd y
canning factory give u good local narke,,
for lis products. and II Is this class o.
small factories scattered all over our greu.
state that would open up markets Tor new
/ farm products, and aid in the mncn ,,aihsu-
! 1 4 crnn diYersiicatlOn. II. y, HllaN',
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-02-19
MAi<E NEW NARlSETh.
HOW Texas Towns Can Bring About
Crop DiVcrsiticntion.

To the Editor of Tho Post
bowie Texas. February lG.-~f.Hery fal-
mer In the state rs tuliy aware OF tnc NJ
portunce of crop dlvcrsitieation Bnl II
costs labor and money 10 make n CROP
ana he can not ri9k MS all upon any new
crops without some assurance that DC can
sou his cror whon made NJ romuneta lYe
urices In my last article j shoWeu the
iustco and Importance OF the mefchpbl
ana capitalist 10 find markets Tor th'7'
products. If man is TO be success ~
tanning every hour of his time, ms taiehI
and energy must be devoted 10 the WON
in hpnd: hence he can not act as merchhnt
and manufacturer
There are at preEent but four crops
that can be relied upon 10 bring IN m1ney
in he fall
Tirst--cattle arc In demand and are
likely to be for few years 20 come
Second-iogs. Texas might easily be-
como as great hog producing otd'e 10
i: Is cattle. Why not
Tbird--Cotton. While cotton is low N
price. IT is cash always at us maIhet
price. But any man with thimOlelul Of
brains ought to see that cotton mas .lot
vet touched bottom. Africa can proaueo
mo re Gotten than the worlds marhsss cun
consume and in a few years VIII 90 IL
ana with its cheap labor can grow IL nv
2 cents a pound, or even less. sOuth
American can do the same, ana so c'ill
asia we do curse ives great wrong TO
shut our eyes to these great historical ana
geographical facts.
4 Fourih--Wheat But only small por-
! ton ~ our State can grow wheat, ana Oh
All grain crops II IL the most uncertain
Wher. then can we look for new crops
] and MARKET II surely behooVes our peo-
Mo. merchants and capitalists TO cast
about and begin In earnest 10 prepare Tor
the future. The chief dependence OF our
state Ia agriculture and STOCK ralslns
Our merchants, our bankers and our RAJ "
ruada are not "toting" fair with our lai
mers AND our farmers are lett 10 heh
the tattie alone. and they have peen
growing poorer each year for the past tel
Years. Texas can produce thousands o.
carloads OF fruits and vegetables II tIc'
could reach the Noiinern markets. Du
they can't; the railroads and commission
men eat up all the profits TO get cheat
rates we must scip by the carlpan' Inn
requires combined effort, and " sen on
of short crops II can not be done No"
fail TO zee why a man can traVei ~
passenger coach and pay for his one seat
hut must fiji car to secure cheuI
freight rate. A car shipped 10 one pom
Will overgtock 1t. Now II our raiiroaa
would start fruit car from the oohst
and let IL be known that II was i.y
train" and any man along the ROAD coui'
put on his few crates at CARLOAD rates,
/ n few years Il would regult in the grow
. ! ing nj enormous crops Of fruits and veg
/ etables that would fill thousands Of car
and bring millions OF money into oul
, state But carload lots" VIII neNel
tuild up these industries. II IS snaf
Texas could produce millions Of hushei
I Of corn and other grain But rar''a'
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-02-19
|sOF STRONG DRINK
|htS Of Christian Men Discussed by
Rev. Seth Ward.
EkPtcTs OF THE LIQUOR PROBLEM
Sermon Delivered in Sbcarn
asthodist CI,urch-Tempernnce
sentiment Growing Daily.

f.fl
icilowing sermon was delivered in
u Methodist church a few Sundays ago
aH Seth Ward A, rooo,, r,oo,i,g of
! hs,cr,,
association fev. ward was
>a'asy requested TO allow the publica-
! 4 the sermon &, 1,,, pa..N
4 io'''
~; Wine is n moclor stror ar,rL g.
u, .rd ,,h,s o'ionS WIN"
~ "nosoeVer Is deceived thereby Is
E'sS Proverbs, 20.i.
Fa qelte ve,, o,I -
tzr,nco @""i' 'nal tne oauSS "a
H"s oi'eh besn injured by the
'N'a'e ntteranceS of its advocates. and
|aieasslng tho evlls az +r ,,,,,. a
! Hats i, ~, se'oHh u''NN '"N
k@i. nils'ihh people IN view oil tle
sas surrounding us, / wish 10 speak
fsty and religiousIv ba,a ., aoaI
r Nth the f,o.. N.Y.
|s,Iu ~ 'ae'' tnal with aoJectiyes, ana
upon what appear to me- to ba the
n dllies OF Christian mon ro,ber than
lssulge IN +. ,i.aa, -" 1879
b tsls resr uivusslotl OF uouptiul lheoile
Tire yery .ras rom the Use OF lltoN'-
|tait hi, siea', most pc. sons are Willie
|&-Aog VIA w Ital lhaehllude OF ~ %
b talenl ' s,,p eau ana Intervening ar
~. hc,d y, rev People iuiF
4 Nport M ~ ~ nanu the tWc'ltn ap
|aaf. Hon e., ohiT,u states cem llssio1i
q eScmsIrsJIaai ioi ~ wright. whleh Is :
E,snis aspep,a 81 70 a pr sentailon q the
eMliis,ly sstner some facts that 10 me
Etn Of 90 s.arlIihR ana that ought 70 D.
Lsty bst,ao,, ihtsrest 70 every On lstl y.
EsEsn ~, anu % every lover OF Els
nj ma ,,,, i'er estimating the amount o,
ia p,anntaeu, impsrtad, expaltsi "a
|nwn ,h as arts and medicines, IL
pa STAT ehere arc consumed ~ tns
|tsuHed e, annually l,los,a92b96 ealloas
msr n auous ana matt liquors, trae,
H Of o,,r ssalohS Tor each man. woman 20
Il irom reputation. We're these ngnre
y b. S,.l.,Hnl temperance pub!cailon tlss
p lfe' IN, ou ~. as Unreasonable on tai
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-02-19

l-dules 'lnt W.T. Nlu SuHtN' lh'l@
and button. he'd and spring heel
Kid and VcstiiE tons, stock and
patent leather tips. coin toes. q
value 81 %. this week ....,...,..,. i'o
Drew. Selby & &c. S Zine Gu tom
Made Vicl Kid shoes. SILK vest
ing and kid tons. hSel and sprmr
heel coin and "plnnc sense toes.
patent leather and stock tins. 10 !.
better shoes made, value S2So, @
choice ,..,s''.'-''-t'-' '-.-s't' '''f'' w.
Misses Flue Wei Kid Button
Spring Heel Sho5s. patent leather
tips. coin tees. sizes T. 70 y, value Tx
I.a5, this week ''-...'.''..''. w
Misses zine Wei lid spriaE Heel
Lace shoes, patent leather tips .
ccin toes. sizes l. TO :, vallo y
sl.tr, at ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS " &
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-02-19

r1,oyn.--cuero. Texas, February IN
NJ THOMAS Lloyd aged q years, d'eo
~. avening at o'clock at her resi-
dence in Morgaptown. The funeral 'o a,s
n u..ne Wednesday afternoon' she was isld
- rest in HILLSIDE cemetery
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-02-19
Fright is right, since God Is God
And right the day must win'

NAV God speed the day of rs ul's'ate and
glorious triumph
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Carpet Department Specials

We will ofer for tho last TING e ci,ss
out what is LETT of these handsome AN
SQUARES Note the fcllcwinR;
sizes sisxS yards. wo,h 500, Z ok
for NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. WV
sizes SKI wards. worth $500 A AZ
Tor Observation-Disclosures. ~
slaes Sxs,s yards. worth $40. az
for OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ,s.s,.'' NV
Sizes GA yards. worth $3.50, e Az
FOR observation-disclosures 80 " ~
ONLY few nrre LEFT OF those
choice Bagdad porticrcs, wSrth Z Az
$500 and $500, at,.,.,.,,t,.,.... o'To
This week only choice line Of
oil Cloths, regular price iSc n ohc
square yard this week only Nuo
our assortment 81 Ane Comhlna
lion Fur Rugs still cemplcte.
warranted udoritss, roeuler pncoD al
$500 this week ..,;.,,.s.t,..... @toS
We olSer this week n large Has Of -
White. Black and Gray Tur hti
Rugs, value Se.1S, this week. i'Vo
Large conslgnmont Of lur sprlne Mat
tings lust received. See US tor prices pa-
fore purchasing.
Special Values this week in
Ladies', Misses and Children's
Hose Note them.
Misses mud ChNdren's Derby Rib
he'd INST BLACK Seamless Hose,
high eullcfd heel double TOES HIn
value ialhc, AT ...,t,+.s.'s'''''. ""
Misses extra quality Fast BLACK
Derby Ribbed Hose, saamlsss.
double puees and double he Is
and toes. h,gh spilo,d heels
sizes az TO Az real Nalne l'e' liz
this week cnly .,..,,.,,.,'','..'. ~"
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-02-19
Children's Vestee Suits.
Ages > TO s


All Wool Navy Serge Suits. collar.
vest and sleeves trimmed with
red, white and blue soutacbs
braid, military buttons; also all
wool Gray Flannel Suits. collar
and vest made Of brown flannel.
collar, sleeves and vest trimmed
with four lows narrow eoutachs
braid, six large white pearl but
tons; tho bottoms of pants az
above suits trimmed nice s,tel j.
buckles. value S2.00. choice this
week !
All Wcol Brown. Blue and Black
Cheviut Vestee Suits. the brown
suit, light brown collar. vest. col
lar and sleeves Trimmed with
four lows narrow black and tan
soutache braid: the blue and black
have red collars. ye.d collar and
sleeves trimmed with four rows
marrow 9outache braid, good rearl
buttons; pants have steel buttcns
al bottom: were $3.50, this week.
choice Observation-Disclosures. !
All Wool Dark Brown Invisible
Plaid Cheviot Suits, one has tan
flannel collar, vest aud collar and
sleeves trimmed with three mar
row rows narrow soutache braid:
one sui! has red flannel collar,
vest sleeves and collar trimmed
with four rows marrow soutachc
braid. nice pearl buttons, steel
buckles At Bottom OF pants, cle-
gantly made, were s1.75. special
this week ....,,, ,,......,.,,...
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Grand Clearing Up Sale OF
Mems Fall and Winter
Fine Suits.

Consisting of one. two and three OF
kind, broken sizes. all marked so low
that they will go out with rush. our
size may be here now. but IT viii not be
long To get the pick, come at once. EN-
press charges not paid on these suits
Mems Fine All Wool Gray and
Brown Tweed Gray. Mixed and
Brown Plaid Cashmere and Black
S ass: ys .S, $sS ) E, isR s,, ep'd SO
Mems Extra Fine and Extra Well
Tailored Brown and Black Che
viots. black and brown Melton
fancy plaid worsted IN brown and
gray mixtures. fancy brown
checked Wales. some m9de with
fancy satin Innings, all satin
piped, were Sioo1, $3.50 a1d I hl(
$500 choice this week. ,......,... INV