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Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-13
DO7SON AND LEUTGERT.

An important murder trial in Anacon-
da was concluded yesterday, with the
principal actor in the legal drama con-
signed to the penitentiary for 80 years.
The Standard is disDleased with the
se~cond-deeree verdict and in comment
ing on the action Of the jury this morn
ing it says:
II he committed the crime at all, his
was, ~indisputably, a first-degree murder
IF there was doubt as to his commission
of the act, if it was not, to the minds or
the Jurors, an absolute certainty that
Dotson committed a first-degree murder
then, in all justice and fairness, he should
have been acquitted.
by the Inter Mountain when Leutgert,
the Chicago sausage maker, was con-
victed Of the crime Of reducing his wife
to nothingness in a soap vat. He was
convicted on strong evidence, n If gull
ty richly deserved the extreme penalty
of the law. If not guilty. he should not
have been consigned to prison. But the
Standard disagreed with that view of the
case, and stoutly maintained that the
Chicago verdict was just what it should
have been. In the Dotson case 1t re-
verses itself, and insists that the MUIR
derer should have been sentenced to the
-o lIa,,e Ar ocny,itfnd
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-13

those which have been COM
pairing Aguinaldo with George Washing
ton n the patriots at Valley Forge, and
bowling about the shotgun policy of the
administration, will reverse their levers
and run onto a side track for the time
being. They will permit the government
to keep its troops in the Philippines with
out firing on them in the rear-that is,
until another change of programme is
announced.
1t was very thoughtful of Colonel
Bryan to express himself in favor of nav
ing Aguinaldo licked. without trying to
umpire the last round in the fight. But
his reasoning is illogical and inconsistent
when he says that we meaning the
national administrator should send
word to the men who are firing at our
flag, and shooting down our soldier boys,
that our intentions are honorable and
have been all the time, and that if they
will only 'let up" we Will give them all
that they are fighting for-namely, turn
over the territory purchased from Spain,
under a treaty-to the signing of which
Bryan raised no obiection-to the COM
plete rulership of a characterless bandit.
If the Filipinos are rebels. or insurgents
! against the government, they are not en-
titled to any announcement from the
federal authorities as to the future in
tentions of the United States concerning
them, until they lay down their arms.
If, on the other hand. they are a free
and independent people. fighting for their
| liberties, as the democrats claim, the
rules of wal debar us from officially eX-
planning to our adversary our future
plans as a nation, should we succeed in
made by Colonel Bryan. when analyzed,
amount to nothing more nor less than
s~urrendering to A~euinaldo. for they could
consistently be carried into effect in no
other way.
But granting, for the sake of argu-
ment, that it was within the boundaries
of common sense to officially advise an
enemy in the field as to our intentions for
the future, what authority rests in the
hands of the president of the United
States to officially define the course which
this country may see fit to pursue in the
settlement of the Philippine question? 1t
IS not within his power to advise Aguin-
aldo as to what congress VIII do in the
adjustment of Philippine affairs. 1t is
not the president, but the representatives
OF the people in congress, who will deter
mine these matters. Those who have adj
mired Colonel Bryan in the past will re-
gret his descent into the cheap political
field of dema oOpuarv.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-13
WH/7ESyDE AND THE STANDARD.

Mr.. Fred Whiteside was arrested some
time since on the charge of attempted
bribery. The prominence of that gentle
man in the affairs of this state. and the
fact that the allegation has to do with
his former position as a member of the
discussion of the troubles into which he
has fallen. But while the press have
quite generally reviewed the circum-
stance of his arrest for a henious offence
against the peace and dignity of the state,
one newspaper has held aloof from edi.
torial mention of the affair.". That news
paper is the Anaconda Standard.
Whether guilty or innocent of the crime
for which he has been arrested, Mr..
Whiteside can lay his present enbarrdss-
ment wholly to his earnest desire to serve
the cause of the Standard and its friends.
His ardor and enthusiasm to place him
self in a position of usefulness to the
anti-Clark wing Of the democracy has
finally gotten him into trouble, regardless
of the merits or dement's of the cas-
little surprise hat the Standard has ig-
nored MI. Whiteside in this matter, as if
he were a common criminal entitled to
no protection from persons who are ready
and anxious to PREJUDICE his case and
blacken his character before a judicial
hearing can be had.
The right to assail a mans charac-
ter in the columns of a newspaper car
ries with it the right to defend the char
acter OF another. and having exercised
! that ~prerogative to the limit in the ease
of Mr.. w. A. Clark. it is surprising that
the Standard does not permit a little
of the milk of human kindness to flow
! through its veins when it's champion and
friend. Mr.. Whiteside. is in trouble. 1t
may be claimed that Mr.. Whiteside is in
a different position than Mr.. Clark, in
asnnuch as he has been cited to appear
dard did not recognize this distinction
in the case of Mr.. John B. Welcome. 1t
tried him in its editorial columns and
rendered a verdict of guilty, though that
gentleman's judicial hearing had not
taken place.
If a man guilty of an offence against
the law should be assailed by a news
paper. in advance of a judicial Bearing,
on the grounds that the press such
a duty of the public. it follows that when
| a man is unjustly accused he should be
! defended with equal vigor, in the inter
ests of society. In its refusal to defend
MI. Whiteside the Standard gives groelnd
for the suspicion that it is afraid IS
commit itself to an opinion as to whether
the late leader of it's political forces OF
the foor of the Joint assembly is limo
cent or guilty of the crime charge'
against him.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-13

This morning the Butte Miner says:
..For as much as the democrats fight
among themselves, and in spite of all
threats to the contrary, they usually WIhd
up with voting the party ticket" Alas
That was demonstrated in the last city
election in Butte.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-13

The Anaconda Standard has reached
the sublime conclusion that SPAN ac-
cepted $40, oOo, 900. for the Philippines
under duress. which vitiates the con-
tract! Along this line of reasoning, the
man who is compelled to vote the demo-
cratic ticket or lose his job, vitiates the
election.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-13
GENIUS AND DYSPEPSIA.

Detroit Journal: you are Dyspepsia
cried Mediocrity, with a sneer.
NO" replied Genius. smiling Wahly,
"niv wages are not sufficient to permit
OF such a thing!"
This conversation tool place a long
time ago, of courses; ere yet the average
ffteen-cent cafe could afford to serve
its patrons with the more destructive
foods,
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-13
NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS CON-
SOLIDATED TIGER & POORMAN
MINING COMPANY.

All stockholders desiring to Join in the
scildated Tiger & Poorman Mining COM
pany must report amount of holdings and
pay the assessment levied to Alex j.
Johnson, treasurer. at the bar Of w. A.
Clark & Brother on or before October 20.
1899.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-13
STRUCK A BARGAIN.

New York Journal: Bootblack-Have
a shine, mister? Only two cents. -
Rusticus (who had been warned about
being lone by them city chaps)1tNo, sir
ea. I'll give you a penny. -
B. B.-Can't do it, sir; two celts's the
lowest.
R.-Qooking wistfully at his ex-blacS-
bCots)-What dyer say to a centsand a
chew of this tobaccer?
It was a bargain. -.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-13

"Win you trust me, Fanny?' he cried,
p%assionately grasping her hand. -
with all my heart, Augustus, with all
my soul, with all myself" she whispered,
nesting on his manly bosom.
"Would to goodness you We're my tail
orr" he murmured to himself, as he took
her tenderlY in his arms.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-13
VERY PROBABLE.

New York Journal: Biggs-Prof. BIN
ms has a new theory in regard to the
burning of Rome.
Bogss-What is it?
Biggs-He thinks some one set fire to
the city lust to distract Nero'S atten-
ton and make him stop tiddling.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-13

Clerk-Lady been here this morning,
sir, complaining about some goods we
sent her.
Employer-Who was she?
Clerk quite forgot to ask her name,
sir, but she's a little woman-with a full
sized tongue!
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-13
MONEY TO BURN.

The Bank of England destroys about
35), 900 of it's notes every week, to replace
them with freshly printed ones. One
evening in each week is set apart for the
making of this expensive bonfire.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-13

Casey-Doolan offered to prove to me in
black an white that on war a DOL.
Calncy-Phwat Mapped thin?
Casey-I proved to him in black an
blu thot he war a liar.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-13

II hope I see you WE'LL" he said fluently
to the Ole farmer leaning OF his hoe.
81 hope you do" was the unexpected
answer; but IL you don see me well.
young man, put on specs" J
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-13

'.Is the cashier out?" he asked, as he
looked around.
NO." replied the president, az he
glanced up from al examination Of the
books; 1.-THE cashier is not out; it's the
bank that's out"
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-13

Its a shame said the summer board
er, for you to waste so much land on
that pig-pen, when you might turn it into
a beautiful lawn"
Nay" replied the farmer. who knew
his business. 1.-The pen is mightier than
the sward."
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-13

"Why don't you literary men get rich?"
asked a lady of a Bohemian.
IT don't know" he replied, unless it is
because gold and sense never go togeth-
err"
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-13
LETTER LIST.

The following is a list of letters adver-
tised at Butte, Mont, for the week md
ing October 5, 1899:
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-08-03
Sun Bonnets the Rage.

Sun bonnets of every description
are seen in the shops, and there is no
doubt that they are to be the rage.
The average outdoor girl must pos
sess at least half dozen of these
creations. In the country they are
indispensable. Sometimes she fash
ions them herself, but this is no small
task, and requires time and taste and
skill.
Nothing could be more becoming
and picturesque than some of the
lovely combinations of muslin, lace
and ribbon which are already shown.
They are in plain colors, or lowered
in bright or pale colors, to suit every
taste. Some are soft and dropping,
and others are made on stiffened
forms. They have strings, or they
have not, but the strings, if there, are
unlikely ever to be tied. 1t would
seem to indicate that the summer girl
intends to pay some regard to her
complexion, and not so hatless in the
sun, as she did last season.-NeN
York Herald.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-08-03
/ GOOD ROADS NOTES.
The Hoof the Road Destroyer.

In a recent number of Municipal
Engineering Thomas Conyngton says
in regard to the destructive effect of
horses hoofs on pavements and roads:
''The most interesting phase of this
question is, however, the effect pro-
duced by the general use of motor
vehicles upon the present and
very important problems of streetpav-
ing, maintenance and cleaning. At
present the effect of the horses hoof
on paved surfaces is one of the most
serious difficulties confronting the
municipal engineer. If an effectual
method of destroying our streets were
desired, it is doubtful whether any
thing better could be devised than the
hammering, cutting, twisting and
grinding of horses feet. Take
ponderous draft horse, weighing close
to ton, shoe his four feet with
heavy, sharp templates as
traction base, harness him to
truck, put on heavier load aud then
start him pounding, denting, twisting
and scraping from morning to night
and you have very efficient engine
of destruction. All of our paving con-
struction is largely affected by this
factor. The granite block pavement,
with all its variations, has no other
raison d'etre for its existence. AS
phalt, paving brick and the other
modern pavements are very greatly
modified by the necessity of guarding
against the destructive action of the
horses hoof Nearly all the repairs
required by the modern pavement are
due to this cause, and in lesser de-
gree to the iron-tired wagon wheels
with their angular edges. The hard
est granite blocks grind off until too
uneven for use and are then either re-
surfaced with asphalt or relaid. Pay
ing brick wear out, and, where there
is the slightest softness, go to pieces.
Wherever weak spot occurs in the
asphalt, it is found ont by the hoofs
of horses, and the pavement is only
preserved by the most constant main
tenance; while macadam streets and
roads can hardly be maintained i'll
even tolerable condition.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-08-03
Fads and Fancies.

The new toques are wider than they
have been in many season.
Straight, full skirts continue to be
used in making up sheer transparent
summer textiles for slender figures.
Chiffon, mousseline de sole and all
the other very light transparent tex
tiles reappear as leading adjuncts for
dressy gowns and toilets of every de-
scription.
A p city costume, with skirt of
black and white shepherd s-check
wool, had bolero Of very fine black
cheviot, with a shirt-waist beneath of
plated white silk.
Plaid stockings are worn with BIZ
cycle and golf boots, and some col
ored stockings with some thin gowns,
but nothing is moro satisfactory than
black for general wear.
Some of the new silk shirt waists
have small box plaits running from
shoulder to waist on either side of the
front, and others graduated from the
yoke in the back to the waist.
White yelling or barege may be as
deliberately trimmed as white
organdy; it will have as cool an effect,
be nearly as comfortable on hot day
as cotton, and during sudden change
in the temperature the light wool
gown will give the needed protection.
A shoulder-cape that is unusually
attractive is made of point d'esprit
over white silk, the delicate lace with
the little white dots having a parti-
cularly soft effect, while around the
edge rows of white lace, showing a
few threads of black to match the
esprit, are fufed on.
Skirts with closings at the side in
stead of at the back are now the most
favored. If so arranged, the round
waist or basque bodice can be per-
manently fastened to the skirt at the
back, thus avoiding the time and
trouble necessarily given to waist
and skirt differently laced or hooked.
Bayadere aud perpendicular stripes
appear on every sort of fabric from
the simplest cottous to the richest
silks and satins. These materials, as
rule, are made up with circular
skirt, although French modistes use
also the gored styles, deity curving
the bayadere stripes into mitred points
that meet at each seam and produce q
pretty chevron effect around the Gu
tire skirt.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-08-03

Z
chine and rode short distance. it was
only few days ago that she really
took her first lesson under the guild.
ance of a well-known bicyclist.
Promptly at quarter past two she
started from No. - Newbury street
for ride to Jamaica Plain. Miss
Keller seemed to have no difficulty in
mounting, and started off with much
self-confdence and as if she was quite
used to riding. She was given much
good advice by party of interested
small boys who stood near, evidently
thinking their assistance invaluable.
Miss Sullivan, her teacher, accom-
panied her on her ride.
1t is hoped by this experiment to
afford for Miss Keller outdoor exer-
else, which hardly could be obtained
in any other way. By riding tan
dem, guided by one in whom she has
absolute confidence, she simply has to
acquire the mechanical essentials of
bicycle riding, while in return she
derives healthful benefit. She is very
enthusiastic over this new venture,
and as in everything else which she
undertakes, has thrown heart and soul
into the mastery of her task. Boston
TRANSCRIPT.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-08-03
What Do Farmers Expect?

The city of Chicago offered to pay
for one-sixth of all the good roads re-
CURED throughout the State of Ill
inois, but the farmer representatives.
of the Legislature yelled joyously''
when they defeated the good roads
bill requiring the State to pay fifty per
cent. of the cost of roads, the county
thirtyfve per cent and the property
owners petitioning for the road fifteen
per cent.
AS one-third of the taxable property
of the State is in Chicago, 1t would
seem as though the people of that city
would have opposed the bill, but they
did not. 1t was the farmers who
jumped on the bill with ghoulish glee
aud ripped it up the back. The think
ing people of Illinois are now wonder
ing if the farmers would accept good
roads, were they offered to tn EN- free,
with q ninety-nine year guaranty to
keep them in good repair.
tits evident some of our good farmer
friends, who are foundering in the
mud several months every year, are
sadly in need of some mental phos-
plate.
Because of its deep, soft soil, I'll.
inois is thought to be the champion
bad roads State, distinction it seems
to cling to until the farmers come ou'
of their mud-locked lethargy, OF the
people Of the cities and towns present
the rural communities with q system
of good highways, free OF cost.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-08-03
Hoine-Made AIiroir Velvet.


"1Iiroir velvet is as popular as
ever" remarked fashionable MILL
ner, who is as noted for her amiabil-
ity as for style of her hats and bon
nets. "And it is not always easy to
get good assortment of colors, even
in large shops. 1t is as well, then. for
one to know how to make it herself.
1.-The velvet is laid on smooth
pressing board, which is not too
thickly padded. A large hot iron
should then be passed quickly over
it. The iron must be slid rather than
pressed. but using full weight all the
time. Never remove the iron until it
has passed from edge to edge of the
velvet, and always start from the edge,
even if it causes you to go over the
same part twice; and always press the
right way of the velvet. Every wom-
an understands the up and down Of
cloth and velvet, and you must press
down the direction of the pile, and
always follow the straight thread of
the velvet When pressing bias
piece the iron must always go slant
ing from edge to edge, whereas if it is
straight you press in a straight line.
''In the factories where miroir vel
vet is made they use large rollers the
width of the velvet, which prevents
iron marks. When doing it at home
you have the disadvantage of the small
iron to guard against, but by practis-
ing ON scraps you will soon become
expert, and find it is great addition
to your possibilities of using old ma
terials and shades that are too glar-
ing. Take sample of velvet that is
apparently not a match or seems too
harsh in color; it will be completely
transformed by mirroring. 1t will
change a faded color, and it gives Il
beautiful white bloom to even the
cheapest quality. "-Philadelphla In
1uirer.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-08-03
Regarding Poor Roads.

They are bad for 5he doctor and in
many cases bad for the patients, many
of whom have died either because the
doctor couldn't come at all or arrived
too late. They are bad for the school
children, many of whom often are
compelled to remain at home during
certain seasons of the year on account
of the mud in the roads. They are bad
for the good people who would go to
church on Sundays. They are bad for
funerals and for weddings. They are
bad for parties and entertainments.
They are, of course, bad for horses
and wagons and drivers who are not
responsible for them; but they are just
the thing for those who are opposed to
good roads. A road cannot be toe
rutty or muddy or sandy for the pun
ishment of those who oppose good
roads. OF course they are bad for
farmers pocketbooks and bank &C.
counts. There is no material evil from
which farmers are suffering to-day SC
ruinous to their financial interests as
bad roads. Rochester IN. " Demo.
crat.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-08-03
oUTTA-PERCHA SCARCE.
Difficult to Get Enough for a Pacific
Cable.

In connection with the Pacific cable
very interesting question arises, says
the Engineering Magazine From
where is the gutta-percha for this gil
gantic cable to come? Every whisper
Of the construction of transpaciic
line sends the gutta-percha market at
Singapore up by leaps and bounds. The
ruling price of the gum is the highest
that has ever obtained. 1t is stated,
on what authority 1t is hard to say,
that the visible supply OF gutta-percha
is insufficient for the task, and that If
this cable is laid it will be the last-the
last With gutta-percha insulation at
least.
While this pessimism on the part Of
the gutta-percha producers savors
somewhat of a desire to stiffen the
market, there is yet a sufficiently rea-
sonable foundation for it in the wanton
destruction of the gutta-percha forests
1t will be interesting to see the out
come Of the situation. II the United
States acquires an island in the Caro-
lines the building OF the cable line
seems possible. though expensive. L
they do not find a landing place the
operation of the cable seems to require
a prohibitively costly plant. AnC
meanwhile there is the question of tht
disappearing gutta-percha tree.
They are never alone that are &C
compahied with noble thoughts.-Si
phiUin Sidney
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-08-03
The Crusade in Brief.

A good road verify causeth content
ment.
No rural community that does not
make some effort to procure goodroads
should expect free delivery of mails.
Where the farmers will not let the
cyclists assist in building good roads
the wheelmen should build good cycle
paths.
Investment in good roads is the
height of good Judgment. Agitate the
good roads question. -Madison lind. J
Courier.
A father and sixteen -year-old son
were drowned recently in n flooded
highway near Cedar Falls, Wis. 1t is
evident that the drainage OF this
highway was deficient,
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-08-03

Mayor Jones, of Toledo, Ohio, in a
recent article, takes the ground that
the idle tramp and the idle millionaire
should each contribute to the welfare
of the country. He thinks that the
capitalist should invest some of his
money in building and the idle
vagabond should contribute some of
his time and strength. These services,
in his opinion, would be as patriotic
and as worthy of the love of men as to
risk ones life in battle.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-08-03

The Chicago Post tells OF a doctor
who hurried into drug store. 1--WE
been called to attend the Croesus
baby" he said, "and I've given a pre-
scription that calls for nothing but
paragoric. When they send 1t over
here you must tell them it will take at
least an hour to put it up, and the
cost will be $3.50. That's the onlv
way to make them think I'm any good.
the medicines any good and you're
any good, and l want to keep their
huisenss"