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The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1900-02-24
TRANsvAAL,s BIT OF GREEN.

(From the Irish World)
(Air-"The Wearing of the Green.'O
Oh John Bull, dear, and did you hear.
The news that's going the round?
There is no room for England S hosts
Upon the TranSvaal ground.
No more st. Georges day they II keep,
His color it has fled
Before the honest farmer host
By fearless Joubert lead.
l met with old Paul Kruger,
And he winked the other eye;
And he said: "Therell be the deuce to
In England by and by.
For when we've whipped her on the Veit,
You'll do the same, ween,
And drive her hordes from out your Isle
And raise your flag OF green.
Then if the Boer you will help out
He'll do the same for you.
And prove to Mr.. Johnny Bull
That your friends are brave ana true
Then place the Shamrock in your hat
And Plant it on the sod,
And take your stand for liberty,
For Ireland and for God.
Whom laws are made that can be Kept
The green it will be wore,
BY every son of EIin'S Isle,
Likewise by the Boer.
Then We Will fight in every land,
No matter where it be.
Against proud England day and night
Until Ireland shall be free.
Then if at last the Afric Empire
Should be torn from England grasp,
Her day of might. o er the weak and right
VIII then have surely past.
l heard whispers of some battles
That were fought beyond the sea,
Where Erglands might was shattered
And the Beers will win the day:
Then. Ireland. We'll not leave you,
No moro the tyrant' $ hand
VIII force us into exile;
Nor devastate our land,
Where the cruel laws of England
Have dyed with blood the, green
And where. please God, we'll live and die,
But not under England's Queen;
THOMAS S. KILBRIDE,
Div. /. A. o. H.. Cook County, Ills.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1900-02-24
THE PRIESTS sELF-sACRIFICE

"A Priest is not an angel" said
New Zealand Priest, at the close of a
sermon to a large congregation recent
ly. He is only man; he is human.
He has the faults of human nature, but
his life is given to you. His hand is the
anointed hand which gives you the
Sacramento. Respect your Priests. Be
proud of them. If they have faults,
leave their faults to God. That says
an amiable and thoughtful correspond
ent lis just what so many Catholic
people do not 10. Some people are so
constituted that as George Eliot has
said, they constantly fix their eyes upon
the spots upon the sun and not upon
it's glorious radiance. We are all apt to
take the self-sacritice and willing ser
vice of the Priest in much the same
unthinking, ungrateful, gratuitous way
as that in which we accept light and
air. Possibly it is in consequence of
this airy appropriation, as a natural
heritage, of the services of the Priest,
that we are 50 free with our criticism
and so stingy with our gratitude. 1t
Ehould be vice versa. When sickness
aEsails US and death face6 US, the
Priest is the only one upon whom we
can call, knowing that the call will be
obeyed. Other friends may fail Us;
the Priest never fails us. His telephone
the night or late the hour at which
the urgent ring comes, it is answered.
Truly, indeed, we ought to respect our
Priests. The order of Melchisedech, with
the wonderful power which it conferS.
carries with il the blue ribbon Of all
earthly dignities, but it carries with
it also a greater dover Of human lone
illness. When he dCns the garb of his I
supernatural knightho0d, the Priest is
Cslo1 NV srD11 Of .7set -,r1l
from the fair garden of human love
He must go alone and lonely, and prac-
tically homeless through the world. The
life of the Priest affords the highest !
ideal that the world holds today of the |
Christian charity embodied in the pri-
mary commandment Of the Positiviet |
school: Live for Others Altruism !
can go no further. In common graft |
tude the least that Catholics can give /
to their Priest is profound respect and |
wide indulgence. instead of cold, nom /
and fiippant criticism"
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1900-02-24
MARIAN O'DONNELL.
.
Eureka, Feb. Is, 1900.
BE GENTLE.

Be gentle in your manners The
heavy football is not necessary. and by
II YOU shock the nervous and waken
the baby. The loud. shrfll tone is not
50 easily understood as the nicely mod
ulated Perhaps you are always
knocking over a vase or book. tip
ping over d glass of water or such like
mlshaps. You may not think so. but such
things show lack Of consideration
for others for with little care and
forethought such disasters might al
most always be avoided Learn to walk
quietly. Keep your eyes open that you
may not trip over rugs and cushions
or chairs ana small tables. Dent make
your friends dread to nave you come in.
as do the friends Of one young lady Of
this town. fer she always breaks some
thing before she leaves. they say.
And she is 50 good natured about it,
too remarked enc, "and penitent, but
says she always creates a breeze and
she really cannot help it," Such gen
tie zephyrs are not desirable.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1900-02-24
FRANCIS VINCENT BROWNE.

(Son of General and Mrs. Jos. A.
Browne who met his death by contact
with electric wires, in Butte, Mont, Jan.
80, 1902
He was as bold as the breeze that blows
Among the hills he loved so well;
He was as mild as dhe water that flows
Adown the Big Holes gorge and dell.
On his brow sat Truth; in his hand was
With an eye of blue and a CHEEKY face;
With a will to do: ever ready to please
A typical son of the Western race.
To know was but to love the boy;
No cares, no sorrows, all sunshine, all
His parents pride. preceptor's pleasure;
At home or abroad, friends without meas
ure.
The Master pucked the fairest flower,
The Reaper cut the choicest bloom,
To deck the Heavens bonnest bower,
To leave behind place of gloom.
To Heaven! How sweet the words can
sound,
When time hath healed the cruel wound!
To Heaven! A fairer purer soul,
Never before hath won the goal,
F. ]. H.
Dillon, Mont, Tribune.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1900-02-24

There is another little cat
Who sits behind a frame
And looks so very much like me.
You think we were the same.
L try to make her play with me:
Yet when / NEW and call
Though see her NEW in inswer,
She makes no sound at all
And to the dulleSt kitten
It's plain enough to see
nat either / am hooking her
Or she is hooking me.
1t makes, no difference what I play,
She seems to know the game;
For every time [ look around,
l see her do the same.
Ana vet no matter though l creep
On tiptoe lest she hear.
Or quickly dash around the frame,
She's sure to disappear.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1900-02-24
ARM! ARM!

The Irish in this country are doing
their share to help the cause of liberty
in Africa. Their efforts are praise
worthy, and God will reward them. Oh
that we had Tone or an O'Connell, to
organize the scattered children of the
Gael all over the world. As it is. every
Irishman in the United States should
purchase a rife and practice shooting
with it, till he could put a bullet
through an auger hole at 100 yards
nine times out of ten. Ireland with
her boys and her bitches, is already
fortified, and there is nothing wanting
but 100000 Irishmen trained to shoot
from behind those trenches, to drive
every vestige of British tyranny into
the sea.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1900-02-24

Among the many touching incidents
of Ruskins life over which Catholics
love to linRer, is his meeting with the
beggar in Rome. He had dreamed the
night before that he himself was
Franciscan friar; and, the spirit Of his
dream still possessing him, he kissed
the beggar's cheek as he gave his Gus
tomary aims. Moved by that sudden
impulse. the poor man afterward
sought his kind patron. and. with tears
in his eyes, begged him to accent the
most precious thing which he could
give-a bit of the brown robe of ST
Francis-a relic which no misery or
need had ever before drawn from him
Then Ruskin thought of the forgotten
dream. 4and shortly afterward went to
visit Assist, where MANY of bie han
piest DAYS were from that time spent.
One who tells the story, remarks: II
should like to believe that
the mendicant was himself st. Francs
appearing in the garb of a beggar to
his great disciple
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1900-02-24

Mgr. Dontenvil1e of New Westmfnis-
ter, B. c.. who goes to Rome next week.
will take with him a gold rosary from
the miners OF Dawson City as a gift
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1900-02-24
DIRECTIONS FOR LETTER WRIT
ING,

Write on one side of paper only
DO not have letters too long.
Address all letters to Aunt Busy,
Intermountain Catholic.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1900-02-24
A LETTFR FRoM A car.

Dead Editor
! hereby take
My pen fin paw to say.
Can you explain curious thing
] found the other day?
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1900-02-24

ADDRESS all letters to Aunt Busy,
Intermountain Catholic
Dear Nephews and Nieees: Aunt
Busy has not written to her boys and
girls for a long time. For the future
she viii write more and answer all
questions asked. Your dear little let
ters are eagerly looked for and gladly
published. They are all very interest
ing, and show that you do not forget
Aunt Busy. The ogden boys deserve
special mention for their letters Al
bert Dorsey, away back in Missouri. is
surely as pleased as Aunt Busy to see
his bright letter answered by so many
old chums. Write often to each other,
boys. Aunt Busy loves to see the Og-
den post-mark on her letters. But,
never one line from an Ogden F!iecel
Dear Ogden nephewe, what is the vnat-
ter with my Ogden nieces2 Are they
jealous because you wrote first?
Some weeks ago, a dear little girl
wrote asking how old Aunt Busy was,
and if her hair was grey. Aunt Busy
hopes you viii all excuse her from tell
ing her age, and there Is only one thing
can make her hair turn grey, that is
II her nepheNs and nieces forget to
write to her Good bye, boys and girls.
Do not forget your loving.
AUNT BUSY.
Denver, Feb. Is, 1900.
Dear Aunt Busy:
l sent you a nice little valentine
Did you get it? We had a valentine
box at school and l got fifteen valen-
tines. l go to the Lorretto academy
/ take music lessons. My little friends
all like YOU. Aunt Busy, and so do [
like you. / hope to see you some time.
Your loving niece.
MARIAN O'DONNELL.
Eureka. Feb. 16. 1900.
Dear Aunt Busy:
1 am little girl only five years old. !
My. mamma said if l was good she I
would let me write to you. I have
little white pussy. Its name - Pinky.
It Is black in spots. l have a little SIS |
Ter: she is a year old. Good bye. Aunt /
Busy, your loving niece.
FLORENCE HADLEY.
Colorado Springs, Colo, Feb. u, 1900
Dear Aunty:
am nine years old. go TO a public .
school and l go to Sunday school, too.
l enjoy boys and girls very much. Good
bye, your loving niece.
HELEN BROWN
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1900-02-24

For Ogder. Omaha. Chicago.
Denver. Kansas City. St. Louis.
Sache valley and intermediate
For ,Tintic. Mercur and inter
mediate points =. -. -. 100 an
tor Garfield Beach. Tooele
ana terminus go. ................. 7:45 a. n
for Ogden. Butte Helena. Port
-lailu and intermediate points. 9;45 o. 10
or Ogden Omaha Chicago
LenEer' Kansas City, st Louis
ana san Francisco .............1 As am
Or Provo. Saupete. Milford
and Intern ediate points ........ $50 D. N
OF ogden, Denver Kansas City,
Cinaha. St Louis and Chi
cag0 100 ...-,. e.. ..-........... $40 IN
Fer Ogden. Butte. Helena. san
Francisco and intermediate
Inns ..-.,. 1900. ..--.-.....-.... SD p. q
Telephone No. 80.
days. ''-' u '''- "-'
rDaily except Sunday.
~, Ileket office, Masonic block. No. ID
W. H; BANCROFT. Vice President ant
s. W. EcCLE8. General Traffic Man
eger.
- p p. hurley. General Passenger s
Ticket Agent.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1900-02-24

LEAVE SALT LAKE CITY
No. g. THE Fast Mail. for chi
cago, ST. Paul, St. Louis, Oma-
ha, Kansas City. Denver and
Park City .... zee. .........-.... 100 S.rla-
No. .. The Overland Limited,
for Chicago. st. Paul, st. Louis.
Omaha, Kansas City and Den
No. 4, The Atlantic Express"
Tor Chicago. st. Louis. Omaha.
Kansas city and Denver. $40 pm
ARRIVE SALT LAKE CITY.
No. 1O1. The Fast Mail" from
Chicago. St Louis, Omaha.
Kansas City, Denver and Park
No. l. THE Overland Limited"
from Chicago St. Louis. Oma-
ha, Kansas City and Denver q. 300 pm
No. 3, THE Pacific Express"
from Chicago, st. Paul. St.
Louis. Omaha. Kansas City and
Denver --...-...... .......-........ $3.50 a. m
CITY TICKET OFFICE, 2O1 Main
Street. Telephone No. COS.
II. NJ. CLAY,
General Agent.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1900-02-24

rom Ogden, Chicago, Omaha,
st. Louis, Kansas City and
Denver p. .... -... .............-.. &
rom ogden. Portland. Spokane,
Butte, Helena and San Fran
srSS-CN ;..... &C., .-.-..-..........
L roTI Milford. Sar1ete. Provo
rS&hd Intermediate points ........ s
rom ogden, Chicago. St. Louis,
Kansas city, Omaha. Denver
and San Francisco .....-........ 2
rom Garfield Beach. Tooele
ana Terminus --............ 4
From Tintic. Mercur and inter-
rhleGlate points &C.. ..-........... G
CoI9 Preston. Logan. Brigham.
- ogden and Intermediate pOiG IS
rom ogden, Butte san Francs
co and intermediate points Gee.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1900-02-24
First National Bank,
MONTANA.

ANDREW ]. DAVIS. President.
J. a. TALBOTT............V President.
F. B. WEIRICK. Cashier.
GEO. STEVENSON. Assistant Cashier
This bank solicits accounts and offers to
depositors absolute security. prompt and
careful attention, and the most liberal
treatment consistent with safe and profit
able banking. Buys and sells foreign
exchange, drawing direct on all principal
American and European cities. and issues
its own Letters of Credit. No interest
paid on deposits. Special attention given
to collections.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1900-02-24
OREGON (HART LIIE RIIR0ID,

- ne only line running through cars 20
portland. Butte. Missouri river Chicago
ana st. Louis. without change.
Ilne card in effect Oct IL. 1899.
rams viii arrive and depart at salt
Lake City daily as follows:
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1900-02-24

Ticket Office, 1O3 West Second South.
Postotffce Corner.
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1900-09-21
EI6HTY.FIyE lives LOST
IN q Gulf auA Interstate Train
Which Was carght In the
the Galveston Storm.

- - NA3uS0e0aA aSA0Atu
The NJ r,r,a.r, s,.,., -..o;.a 4.
$500. =. e,eS !"
!. - y i rom non. 1onn
oe, member Of the State board OF ed
acation. and residing at Lake Charles,
stating that eighty Ave Iives war. Lost
on the f4ni, ~ I,..,.,.t. 49,. 49,
n, ~ i've
-. ~ 0rieans : fiuay nignt Preced-
.1s s'otm.
49, 60 - VS. one on sne Paaseekefs
80 49, ssasns sna 4getnei WITH aiew
- sonBnr sa.e'y IN tne hgn.-
49, ~ :. Deiayhr Foint ana vas saved
- An feacned noiivas eoogt
ma Al Preparssions were msue
70 run tne srain on the Terry ocat pre-
p.sssory g sfcsssng the pay, DIT the
800 Diew - sshs.y tnes me leryY
oocio NOS make ianalpgs ana the
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1900-09-21

The Ghinesa situation Has Lost
Some Of It's Recent Acuteness.
SHARP DIPLOMACY NOW IN ORDER
Rnsaians Receive IA Easg Chang =.
Beard wsrship--Gsa. ohsRss Ex-
presses an opiases.

4 Washington special says: There
we're no Developments in the Chimes
negctiations Friday with rhis4 the
RabIic eould bemsds seqasintsa, he
yvhels matter being stili In the dipIo.
'MHtie phase. and thessfors kos ealing
Sok military orders. -
( The war department oficlslt ays
awaiting word from the sssts depaxt.
rncns As to the maxi step expsetsd &
he troops, bnt Il IA h6& intinst e f6sk
0is wifi not be aken ihla dA keIt. 8 I
The pitnsfion hss Test someili1E 81
- aehtsnsss owing 10 !; 4. <hts A
the ailiE1ds OF ths BpsS -, e6Ssrnl
mont a. indicsted ID f'har> Day ais-
patches, snd slthcus Cd DC d N isf to,s-
hfmetion han reached WashtnRton %
the pos1p 6nsrneat of fhs nth 9rnHei.
The fact e pot deabked 4ese. Bsf rs.
Eardlses 81 tie coafss - ts faksn b
Aussi4 Il is now said 'tbat tbers e
nothing 4 the Amsfican note OF re-
spouse 70 H1ssi< that dsmas - an i'm
mediate svAenation IN fhs event that
the Rassian troops ara called a1srs
Instesds it's statsd that the control
the ait1ation would sharply pass from
the stata department INTO General
ChaMee's hands, end il would be for
him. after conferring with the other
military c5mmanders, to determine
when and bow. and to what extent the
American forces should be withdrawn,
HUssIAEs RRcEIyE KARL III.
sd Hang OeAng win be sssken On
beard Z Russian vsrship q Wa Sang
snd received BY. the Russisasak raku, |"
says the 6hanghni corrsspord 6ts 81
The London, Post s'end be. win u co.
sempsnled by he Ghiness 1sisiSte *
f4flWnez - ,s,aS. -. 4 = =. ,{l.,.s. =. p
Acc4sdiSs IA TIA shan ahsi ;oori = !
ReDases e The Londs1 Time vifips
Wedh Eari "a consiaers tEz5 kfe
preltmi dfaReeE<5 AZ thS narsti3
tiuns colsiets III f1ss z,seesS; g. . ksck
be realizes a demo nn;hR Pfiask T6kh
and hss Aocbtapl icos % fHE tS<oss b Z
- Of che cpihioa sthst Is fcsld = d.
yfsahls Tor the allies q III i IA initis
tive hg sohpiline 4 ut 81 kke<s held
nhieGy seapassibl md ~ ftrnnlas-
iRs tAe;r ISlasosis scs6.dinely. ~
Rasis sqfFsspohisnt Il the
McfpiHR Post ssy1s sss- NJ q s
~ France and Hassis, ! kAss been
assnse hsys Hsrsed q demand The
conPiete, ACKNOWLEDGMENT e Chr
M. including the razihg a che
Taku forte and the Notifications aRa
aEseEkls Ssewhsfe."
6encFHf Chaaes is preparing %
make bib troops comfortable for tke
vintsES When, asked his opinson ..
gsedipg The situation, Ls b rspos "a
| . hag4 enswexea: -
sssTt Ee1lq be better for the bEifsS
ellses l1ehrs - leave; bus, a. xtf
txsn Ne 0Alness Christians @ils ID
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1900-09-21

).s = s>@isss wIsAhsss ssl
= eeis.se aasis Avssssa.
i>Iakssn special usys: The
~ 1zs assz 4 hand sdnss
~ svssl4tid6 ropcsrs q
1n1zen roFesDzsezss - sse<
81 . Inns - isas< and the
~ sids Il lie soele1e &as BE-
: 1fsin Tia pb5sc4 q a<oeRtlon.
A. erdsz ~ 0eeeEs5 Cks<Rss -
V once Vbi5A va expeeted d,
Fesstezs did not ise1s 1fusx
Lhstesd, eernes< eEbxts arp
is5 I e arRa1fs 1ke peelt1inarie@
~ " sstistisnz <6ie1l af4 expectsd
~ ;sssit ne Gh;p>se treables
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1900-09-21
OPEN
0dALYESTON
of tie Country Vie viii
I othsr Ii fxtspbIag RsIp.
md PROVISIONS POUR IN


IL.
kfon 81 pasts Of the United stztss
Eany portions Of England many
<irssads 81 aollars are pouring into
ovsi6n for the rs.isf Of Texas' dssti-
Z som s1sssferR Train loads Of
tjtioot end cIsthing are aIso hurry
|i tpNsfae Galveston, and those Of
So rsfcgsss Who have arrived IN
8ousteh srs being made - comfort
Ill : : pSsibIa. Estimates Of TIE:
<zplksr 81 dad still vary.
[s Io1es, Of uaivsstou, MAIN
|l1ls< BIZ opinion. given earlier. that
81 nanber niII be no less than ave
scuAnd. Properly losses are monnt-
Iar higher = further details arrive
I'D sopae sstimsss for the city Of Cal,
WESTON <esclI - high a. twenty miliicnl
<ollsTx 1kars &zs ii. 900 homsIsss
uerIe u e Qit5 . b taken csrs q, s
8 Il b 8 ia ion wksiher 0sIsesto6
|zr 81 VII febdilk Th6rs seems o.
- disposit der on tt2 paelsof the
esdinx citixeas, hnserez u dart Fss<
tnlelx uhere ne stern oR and
ns = clsy from IN q tie
i, raillisss i psnsliisr BE streets
IS Io<tiH hss been eive7I tset-back.
|c7 u 13tiansl cssss hsse been re-
5>rto = re = ID hase bsen skoi
lille 8sbbips &c dead. bat
<p6p1 ~ mp ~ gaining control q
ins cIsy sI.psars Is b siiti-
= ~ thu 4atho1itiss md
1o<nl 10 + rd in3usf<ial interests
> (zr< u { issst h6en made toward
s III 4 Rs}ssss "a med
q q a 4 ne water as<Pjst
E5ae| IN r>tsrs fssAe<
htsd
= 80 ~ rs.psra dig n tse
ii AZ : - - skc perishsd ss
81 81 sfu 8 h a >ls5ut fbsik 4sads.
IN NJ tflfsday sserFca-
~ 4, 
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= ~ IS ~ city 10 anal
tbs = still aprarenA
i ~ <zslances 6rb fotsn {
IS issslv disiPfsstine
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-01-23
Lrx Es Our olry.
A Glendive Newspaper Man Writes
About billings.

A Glendive Newspaper Man Writes
About billings.
Dawson County Review: Recently
we paid the town Of Billings a short but
pleasant visit. and we discovered that
many and beneficial improvements have
taken place, enhancing measurably the
appearance Of the place. Tho location
Of the town we have always considered
very handsome and cheerful one, and
withal beautiful place in which NOR.
tails might live cozily and enjoy life.
We found the people, az on former ocoa.
sions, enerRetio. thrifty and enterpris.
ing and strictly on the rustic. and to
say that the city Ia IN a prosperous con.
dition, as viewed by casual observer,
would be but to say that which ia ap.
parently a fact. Notwithstanding this
Ia the season Of the year when business
ia supposed to be to Il marked degree IN
n letharaic state, awaiting the arrival
of spring, when the busy. season IL sup.
posed to open mp, II would nevertheless
leave one under the impression that we
were IN the midst Of tho busiest season
Of the year. On every hand could be
discerned Indications Of recent improve.
ments having been made. Among the
future anticipations as mapped out BY
the citizens OF that place aud the
Northern Pacific, as worthy OF public
mention, we might say that the acoes,
sion Of the fine passenger depot In con.
temptation BY the N. p. r. r. Co.,
would add materially to the already
beautiful appearance Of the city Of Bill.
ings; besides, a magnificent public lib.
raYy building Ia already we'll under
course of construction. There are. too,
quite number Of business houses In
prospective anticipation for next season,
and an almost nuMberless large and
smaller residences, But, Ii might be
said, the matter which concerns the
"rustling" and alert Billingsite more
than any other one topic Is, "Will Bill.
ings be tho terminal point Of the Mon.
tana railroad2" The impression ap-
pears to have fastened itself upon the
people OF that town that IL Ia fore.
gone conclusion that ID will. II the
Montana railroad forms a junction
with the Northern Pacific at Billings,
1t certainly will be a dny for rejoicing
by the oitizens Of that town, as ID will
undoubtedly greotly appreciate the in
terests Of the place commercially and
otherwise. Tha increased trade Of the
Judith basin country would probably
amount to many thousands OF dollars
yearly. II is to be hoped they will not
be disappointed
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-01-23
ABOUT CENSUS ENUMERATORs.

Montana's supervisor Asks for IMforma-
tion as to Employees.
Ex-Governor Richards, the super.
visor Of the Montana census, has asked
from the attorney generals office an
opinion as to whether there is any ooh-
stitutional or legislative enactment
against employing municipal, state or
county officers AZ enumerators.
Assistant Attorney General Loeb, re-.
plying to the ex-governor, says that
while the constitution prohibits men,
ber OF congress or other Official from
holding a state office, II appears to be
questionable whether a census enumer-
ator comes in this class, He Ia of the
opinion that the enumerators can be
selected from state aud other officers,
although he admits ii Ia a close ques.
tion that the courts would have to de-
olde, In concluding his opinion, he
says;
Al to the wisdom OF expedienoy Of
the federal government appointing per-
sons holding office under our state gov
ernment to assist In the enumeration in
this state, ! will say that that il a mat.
tor resting entirely with them, and
with which the state Ia not concerned.
its policy being simply TO prohibit fed,
eval officials from becoming members Of
either house Of the legislature under the
United States, Whether the accept,
aaae Of an appointment under you In
the census enumeration Of this state BY
a member Of the state Legislature would
operate AZ a forfeiture Of his ssat. 10,
strictly speaking, q matter fOs the
courts, which would pseesaltats also