Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-07

MOUNTAIN: BUTTE. MONT
level of the sea all heights and depths
are measured"
1t is from the throne room of mental
equilibrium that every edict of intellec-
tual power must come.
In the lofty heavens of the long ago the !
morning stars sang together and kindled
into flame the god of day.
The music of hope was written on the
human heart, and happiness became the
natural heritage of man.
This inheritance is lost through reck-
less thinking, which compels US to meet
circumstances that will never happen, |
conditions that will never arise-to cross
bridges we shall never reach, to escape
penalties that never ave been imposed.
and hunger for reWards that can never
come. Vs. "a
Life becomes a feverish. fantastic pot
pourri of impossible ambitions and mag
mary failures, until Death whispers its
message into the respondent ear and y
other derelict on the ocean OF aspiration
goes gloomily down to the sea-weed ANA
the slime. 60
one Of the worlds greatest poets has
told us that where Ignorance is bliss us
folly to be WISE" u
Ee might have ~dded-Wher WisqoH
is a comfort tits a crime to be a fool:
If we owe our best work to the woTlo,
we owe to the world the selection Of a
field in which our best work may be; ac-
complished, and the contribution OF a
cerebral instrument through WINCH tHHa4t
end may be attained.
He who aims too high to ever redc1 y
target is less successful in the total sym
mary of his life than he who REGISTERS
upon the roster of each succeeding DAY
| the determination to do his best. a.,
| In mental soil that is ready TOT thg
fructifying influences of a BUSY Woitu.
would plant a flower of hope tnat VIII
give forth dts odors and invite the sun
shine and cheer the eye, bringing TO Nne
heart the incense of heaven Wnen s.orilS
of sorrow rage.
folding lotus Of Gods love to all, placing
within the limits of the Will that spien-
did empire of the soul-the nina OIL man.
TIL H.. N. Buckley Oratorical contest
drew q very large crowd to the ohivel-
sity last night. There were TOUR speaA-
ers and each of them is deserving Vi t.e
highest praise, as is also the laules VINO
furnished the vocal and Instrument"
music.
Mrs. whitticker and Miss Hathaway
were first on the programme with d
piano duet, and the next was a very pref
ty vocal solo by Miss Harding. After IN
vocation by Rev. Salesman, Charles Earie
| A VoTV QellVeIEu Ills oIokAoA D"
! the Ideal Statesman" and made a very
good impression and some good points as
we'll. -.
Leslie E. Wood delivered ar Grafton
on Opportunity and Progress" which
was very nicely composed, we'll received
and very interesting. ,
A very sweet and much enjoyed vocal
solo by Miss Herndon was ollowed Dy
Eben Hugh Murray, winner of the o n
test. Mr.. Murray's subject was Duties
Devolving Upon American Patriotism.
and the fact that he won the prize IS
proof of a first class composition and ex-
cellent delivery. Sidney Mire Ward
spoke last his subject being the "Requi-
sites of an American Mr.. Ward warm
ed up to the occasion and delivered MS
grafton like an old timer. IN
The last two numbers was a vocal sole
J by Mr.. McAllister and a piano duet by
Mrs. Porter and Mrs. Hurlbut and more
than a%cceptably rendered and very much
enjoyed. g ~ lie e,sss1 y;
After benedictfonIEby Rev. Salesman,
the decision of the Judges Messrs.GJoe
Dixon, A. L. Duncan and Rev. j. H.. Nc
Junkin was awaited with great expec-
fancy and Rev. McJunkin in a very clev-
> or little address delivered the prize, SIC
: to E. H. Murray. - r.
>, Pie Joseph, Louis Ashley and Sewasse
three bucks from the Flat1ead reserva
ton. came to Missoula yesterday with
a dollar or two, and as that is Simply a
prerequisite for a bottle OF booze and
, an elegant jag, they proceeded to get
: Jagged early. At about 10 o'clock in the
evening they were in good fighting trim
= and Pie Joseph opened up hostilitles or
the Rattlesnake by kicking in the dool
:? of a dwelling and frightening the occu.
pants into fits. Constable Mccormick
was notified, and got there shortly will
a onr1n1o nf aSciSfantS and the indians
broke for the woods. Sewasse proved
too fleet for the officers and made hi.
! escape after a hot chase. Pie JOSEPH
threw off his blanket and swan tn,
y river in a desperate effort to get away
but there was an officer waiting for hin
on the other side, and after a fierc,
= struggle the half naked redskin wa
= overpowered. A Chinese swill cart wa!
pressed into service and the two Indian
!. brought to Jail and locked up. Joseph
blanket was ound this morning wrapped
. around a telegraph pole on East Pin
street.
. Ed. Nugent was arrested this after
noon at the instance of Chas. Peterson
charged with petty larceny. It seem,
as if they were in a saloon together whel
Nugent requested Peterson to buy
drink which Nugent refused to do, at tn
= same time showing Peterson q roll O
bills. Nugent slapped Peterson an,
\ knocked the bills out of his hands on tn,
" floor and then picked them up.
-- ST
IL The young peoples missionary cfrcl
will Civ a musicale next Monday nieh
d at the home of Mrs. Tyler Thompson
d the proceeds to be applied on a year
schooling at Hiram college, Ohio, for
Japanese named Yasuma Yamasaki. On
h of the eatures of the evening will be
IT Japanese quartette, which will certainl
be worth going to hear. as