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The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-11-09

1.-THE little town of Plympton, four
miles from Plymouth, Devonshire. was
the birthplace Of Sir Joshua Reynolds,
prince of English portrait painters.
Mrs. Christie went one better, ana de-
scribed his family and early environ
ments. She told of his placid tempera-
ment, which was equally proof against
the fierce attacks of unsuccessful rivals
and the brusque, outspoken comments OF
friends like Johnston.
Mrs. Christie told Of the life destined
for him by his father, that OF DOCTOR
and of how he rebelled. His father con-
seized by bailiff. The heads were to De
when he found the latter was making
some money from painting PORTRAITS.
She told of his prodigious industry, Civ
ing 200 sittings a month, and from these
finishing from 81 to 40 portraits every
month, One understands how he man
aged to paint the thousands he did dur
Ing his lifetime.
His deafness, the result of cold caught
In the Vatican, was lasting, and caused
him great inconvenience. His appoint
ment as first president Of the Royal
Academy of England, was spoken OF ana
the events leading up to 1t. His ardent
search for the lost art OF color1ng, MS
purchase of seven pictures, which he cut
ND and analysed the paint, hoping to
thereby discover the secret. such beautl-
full Titians that he was demonstrated
with. His friendships and hatredsEno,
he was too placid to hate-but his dis
likes were spoken Of
His favorites, she said, We're beautiful
women, innocent children and the heroic
for models. She described his picture OF
a sea captain, which brought him 1ame
first in England. Also his picture OF
Goldsmith, which is said to be the most
pathetic and tender portrait he ever
painted. She told Of his seven portraits
OF Garrick and narrated Gainsborough:s
attempts to paint Garrick and his fail
ure.
When Mrs. Christie finished, Mrs.
Green Majors started the discussion, and
gave an interesting talk. She told OF
REYNOLDS taking children from the street
for models, of his "Babes in the Woods"
both children taken from the same streeI
Arab in a different pose. She described
in detail his famous portrait OF Mrs.
Scott Siddons, said to be the finest por-
trait in the world, as the Tragic Muse
OF his painting his name on the mem OF
her gown, and when she spoke of 1t tell
Ing her he was satisfied to go down to
fame On the hem of her garment.
She told of his family picture of the
duke and duchess of Marlborough and
their six children, and of how it came
near being lost to the world through his
having loaned it to an impecunlous
painter, whose goods and chattels were
scented to his studying under Hudson
cut from this group and sold separately
OF this Reynolds learned just in time
and rescued the picture by paying the
painters debts.
This closed the program, with the ex
ception of a piano solo by Miss Trask.
Club members should remember tina
at the meeting next Wednesday the trus
tees will be elected, and every member Q
the club should be in attendance.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-11-09
OFFICER REPROvfS A FOOLISH MOTHE r
Little Stop Crying by Telling Him
patroman in Me a Timely Reprimand.

FLUSH your noise. you little imp!" ex-
claimed a woman with two children. as
she stood ut Park and Main streets to-
day, waiting for car.
Her remarks were addressed to boy.
perhaps years of age, who, tired and
sleepy, was crying gently and rubbing
his small fists into his eyes in an en-
deavor to keep back, the tears.
"Shut up right off," continued the
mother, as she gave the child a shake,
cor I'll give you to policeman. and he
will kill you. Here comes one now" she
added, as a big patrolman turned the
corner and stood near aler.
The crying child gazed at the police
man with terror in his eyes. He evident
ly believed the officer would kill him, as
his mother had said, and instinctively
he shrank behind her, SO as to be out of
harms way.
Take this child. officer" said the
mother, pulling the trembling little TEL
low from behind her, and forcing him
toward the patrolman, ''and kill him If he
don't stop his squalling.'
Pardon me, ma ann" said the officer
taking in the situation at a glance. "but
l must say Yen are not doing the right
thing by that child, who seems to be a
bright little fellow.
You are training him to hate the sight
of police officer, to think that any and
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-11-09
EDWARD w. RALPH.

The engagement has been announced
of Deputy Clerk of the District Court
Edward w. Ralph and Miss Elizabeth
E. Thomas. The marriage will take
place at very early date. Mr.. Ralph
is a well-known resident of Butte and
a popular member of the clerical staff
of the district court clerks office. Miss
Thomas is a talented musician and
charming young lady. Mr.. Ralph has
been a resident of Butte since 1891, and
he has a great many friend and acquaint-
ances here. Before his appointment to
the position of deputy clerk in Mr.. Rob
erts' office he was engaged in leasing
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-11-09

every man who wears q uniform Is q
brute. always looking for chance to
hurt someone.
You are giving him a wrong idea Of
officers of the law, and the chances are
that when he grows up he will hate them
worse than he does now, and will not miss
a chance to get even with them for hav-
ing frightened him in his youth.
If were in your place, 1t seems to mo
I would teach him that a police officer
is paid by the city to protect hiTn-not
to harm him.
by teaching him that you will instill
into his mind a respect for the law,
which he will not have IL You teach him
that the officers are for the purpose of in.
juring children
The face of the mother had become
redder and redder as the patrOlman
spoke. and at the conclusion Of his re-
marks she snid:
Il did not mean what / said when I
spoke to the boy, officer. was itired and
his crying annoyed me. I'll not try to
brighten him by saying that q policeman
will hurt him. in the future"
Before the car for which the woman
was waiting arrived the patrolman had
become quite friendly with the little fell
low, whose ideas regarding policemen
changed when the officer took him into
nearby candy store and bought for
him a small bag of sweetmeats.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-11-09
He Remembered It All Right.

"John." she said, looking at him Sc
verely, ibid you know that yesterday
was the anniversary of our wedding!
Certainly, my darling, certainly, ne
replied, pretending that he wasn't at
ali surprised "'Didn't they send that
little thing out from the jewelers. that
I ordered for you? I shall go around
TODAY and see about it. Confound those
people, anyway. They promised they'd
send it yesterday, without fall. II
there's anything that makes me mad It's
to have people lie to me about thing
of that kind. I'd have gone somewhere
else if they had said they couldn't have
it ready in time. Well, I'll make such
kick when I get in town today that
they won't forget next time. I'll bet.
Yes, remembered 1t. my dear. thought
of you all day, and of that other happy
day. What glorious-why, my darling,
what are you crying for?"
"Oh, you l-liar!' she sobbed. 1T isn't
till next month, and you're d-d-deceiving
me! Go away! Don't you dare to
t-t-touch met
"Confound women, anyhow" he said.
as he went down the front steps. They're
never happy unless they're making trou-
BILE for themselvesl'
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and mining in this locality. He was =
grand lodge representative of the Il @.
O. F. at the recent meeting at Great
Falls. Miss Thomas has been resi-
dent of Butte for about a year, ana
already has large circle of friends. She
lives with her brother. William !.
Thomas, 531 Diamond street. She has
been a teacher of music, and is an
artistic and cultured performer on the
piano. The announcement of the en-
gagement of the young couple will be
received with pleasure by their numer-
Gus friends. and no doubt they will be
the recipients Of many congratulations.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-11-09
SOCIETY PERSONALS.

Carlton H. Hand has returned from a
visit Of nearly a year in the Philippines,
exploring for mineral wealth.
Mrs. Margaret Cunningham has re-
turned from an extended visit in the
East, where she visited many points of
interest.
Miss Ritter has returned from visit
to Writings ranch and is at home on
West Granite street.
Mrs. c. NJ. Atkins has been called to
Detroit, Mich, by the dangerous illness
of Lew Atkins, second son of Colonel
and Mrs. Atkins. 1t will be remembered
that he secured the appointment for An
napolis last year. He is a graduate
of the Butte high school and has hosts
of friends who will hope for his speedy
recovery.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-11-09
Hard 10 Seat Railroads
scalpers' Tickets Liable to Be Taken
Up by the First Conductor.

Persons who are familiar with the
changes that have been made in the
ticket forms Of railroads during the pas.
so many people still get taken in from
time to time by the ticket scalpers, says
the Seattle Times.
The time was. and that not many years
ago, when man could purchase a ticket
from scalper at a reduced rate ana
stand some chance Of it being accepted
by the conductors on the trains on which
he offered it.
But that time has gone by and the
man now who buys a ticket from an I'M
authorized agent is almost sure to have
it taken from him by the first conductor
to whom he offers it. ana in addition to
that have to pay full fare for his ride or
be put off the train.
This condition has existed now for two
or three years and it would seem that
the travelling public would become aware
of the fact some time and cease to
patronize thu scalpers.
But educating the public against such
games seems to be a very slow process
and many passengers are taken in daily
al all large cities by the alluring offer OF
full first-class tickets at reduced rates.
Even in Seattle the scalpers seem to
continue to do a lucrative business de-
spite the fact that hardly train goes
East but carries some passenger who
offers the conductor scalper's ticket
and he is either put off the train or COM
! PEELED to pay his fare second time.
In some instances two or three persons
| with scalpers' tickets are put OFT of one
| train All of the. roads are enforcing the
: rules in regard to ticket limitations with
| unusual severity this season, and as a
result the scalpers find it ever more and
more difficult to get their tickets non
| Ored.
! The manner in which ticket scalperi
operate is to purchase the unused por.
ton of return tickets at greatly reduced
| rates and in turn sell them again to pas
sengers going the opposite direction.
Nowadays all round-trip tickets on al
roads are identification tickets and con
tain the description and the signature o.
1 the purchaser.
In addition to this each ticket specific:
on it's face that it is non-transferable ant
good only by the person to whom 1t wa:
sold.
It also specifies on its face that in cas-
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-11-09
THE FAIR WOMAN AND HER LOVE
Writer Who Study Question Tries Explain How Is
That Homey Beautiful Wives

heroes, and you would offend her NOR
tally if you were to suggest tha1 MS
qualities are very commonplace ones
after all.
There is curious fact in womas's
affection 1t is more delightful to her
to be loved than to love.
She cannot be induced to give her love
lust in return for one that is offered.
And SO it is the capacity for showing
affection that she greatly admires in a
man.
When she is strong, when she can en-
dow him in her fancy with all his ex-
cellences, and when he is devoutly in
love with herself, she casts to the winds
all such paltry considerations as whether
his nose is straight or his eyes brown
or blue.
She takes him without the 'faintest
regard to his appearance, and believes
to the day of her death he is the hand
soonest man in the world.
Sometimes she admires mans less
amiable qualities. She will think GER
| tain roughness to the rest of the world
| not at all a thing to deprecate, always
| provided he is tender toward herself.
| She often runs into the mistake that un-
| pleasing ways are a sign of strength,
! and does not mind mast arful way that
excites a mans own sex. -.
| Loves the Hanu of Steel.
| Indeed, a masterfulness is one of the
characteristics in man that excite her
| strong, although perhaps secret, admira-
| ton.
She may like the velvet glove outside,
but she dearly loves to feel the hand OF
steel inside it.
No henpecked husband ever was re-
| garded with anything but contempt by
his wife, and if he had but the confidence
to stand up and resist her to her face
the woman would generally be delighted
to take the second place without pro-
test.
woman dearly loves courage in q
man. 1t is the quality which seems tt
her greatly to be admired, probably from
I the instinct nature has implanted'in hel
to seek the protection of the stronger
creature.
| A man who is afraid seems to wom
an at once the most miserable creature
on the face of the earth. He usurps he
privileges and does not avail himself o
his own.
A woman admires determination in
man. That is why persistence wins he
in the end, though she will try 1t to tn
utmost limit.
She herself is conscious of tendenc!
10 give up a matter in which she i
t,warted, to get tired of something be
lore she has achieved it, to lose hear
IN pursuit which takes her power.
-: thinks a man who can never hgh
so l. nd as when he Is being beaten
| a fea ture to command her wonderinl
admiration and her alteration.
The moral of which is-but never min
; the moral,
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-11-09

it is presented by any person other than
the original purchaser the company Is
authorized to take the ticket up and
in addition to collect full fare OF the
passenger.
1t is this provision of the contract
which the scalper and his customer ex-
pect to evade in their efforts to have
tickets accepted by conductors.
They act on the presumption that cons
ductors will be either too busy or too
negligent to look carefully at the ticket
offered or will not make an effort to
learn whether it is presented by the
original purchaser.
In this they miscalculate, for all con-
ductors are instructed to be very strict
about accepting tickets from persons
other than those to whom they We're SOLD.
One day last week three persons were
put off Northern Pacific train between
here and Spokane who were trying to go
East on scalpers' tickets. t
On several other trains persons were
compelled to pay full fare in addition to
FORGETTING their tickets.
1t is quite frequent thing on both the
Northern Pacific and the Great Northern
trains out of Seattle for unauthorized
tickets to be taken up. A local rallroao
man said in this connection yesterday:
1T seems as though the public would
become familiar with this condition OK
affairs after while.
1.-THE roads have been strictly enforcing
the nti-scalper rules for months and It
is now practically impossible for the pos
SCISSOR of a ticket not purchased directly
from the company to induce the conduc-
tor to accept it.
I'VE constantly warn intending passen.
gers against the danger of purchasing
scalpers' tickets, but they think we are
merely endeavoring to induce them to
pay higher prices for tickets at the regu-
!. lar offices.
at is so easy to guard against being
taken in by unknown and unauthorized
persons in the purchase of tickets. 1t Is
only necessary for the passenger to pur-
chase his ticket at the regular place and
| in the regular manner.
TT may cost him dollar or two more.
! but it will carry him to his destination or
| provide him cause of action against the
! company and it's agent.
1.-The scalper's ticket is worthless when
| detected and is almost certain to be de-"
tected."
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-11-09

lust the sort Of woman needed In such
a difficult position.
No one attempts todeny that it Is a
difficult position-trustee Of the club.
1t means hard work and lots of 1t.
Those who do except the positions sh6tild
be given q vote Of thanks The nomi-
nees are: Mesdames NJ. Cunningham A.
H. wethey. Troutman, Mcintyre. e. w.
Shively, Charles Copenharve. Ignattus
Donnelly, Prince, Louis Best, HARPER,
John Forbis, Hall, Frederic T.. Holbrook.
]. D. slemmons, Charles schatxlein. &C.
Reuger, George Tower, Mary Busch, J..
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-11-09

next time. and that will probably close
the special session Of the club for
time. Many members who are among
the best workers in the club find 1t diff
cult to reach the club rooms at such an
early hour.
It was decided to elect two sets OF
trustees, II in all, six to serve two
years, five to serve one year. When
nominations were made it was amusing
to see the way nominees commenced to
withdraw. However, enough were nomi-
mated who did not withdraw to give the
club plenty of good timber to select
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-11-09

1,s+ uhv most women admire most
mon is a problem many persons long
since have abandoned.
Tbair surrender isn't diftlcuI Oh COM
.nrahension. All you have 10 uo 10 ~
look at the men. ,,. ha.
Vet they fail to solve the puzzle Ne
49,, consider it from the wrong
viewpoint. .,, =, ,,,omen
+la,. assume the kirtled ones must re-
,ori,a handsomeness in their lofus ano
masters. Nothing could be 1arthei ilo'.,
the truth, says writer VINO mas heooieo
the matter oh,rga
AGAINST women that they HAVE nv 80
same sense of beauty that men possess
simn,v because, while good looks form
so strong an attraction in man eyes,
q woman. in nine cases out OF ten' never
,h;r1,s of them in her choice Oh a nus
band. ,;o..
There seems no limit to the ugllness
which a man may possess Wlthout Al
snnv way running his chances OF getting
q woman to love him.
Sometimes his wife is exceptionally
.beautiful; indeed, it is the exception
rather than the rule to see an ugly man
with plain wife.
Perhaps his own lack of beauty makes
him value it more keenly in others Whlie
she. as is natural, is not particularly
affected by the lack of what is SO mucn
a part of herself.
Men Misunderstood It.
A man may be crippled, hideous' de-
formed and yet find woman glad to
share his lot.
Men, noticing this popularity, have
oftan sneered at women in consequence,
sup,1osing them so anxious to marry
that they are not fastidious as to whom
they take But they misunderstood the
matter altogether.
1t is not only pity alone which moves
a woman to marry an unattractlNe man
Compassion can move her to much, 1ol
it is one of the most powerful influences
over her mind.
Rut love with her is not half so Otter
induced by beauty in the object as oS
other qualities which excite her adnlra-
ton far more strongly.
First of all she chiefly admires in 6
man his strength, physical and moral
She has not much bodily strength her
self, and so it seems to her the mos
beautiful thing in the world.
She thinks a man who can walk 2
miles without fatigue and lift her up Will
one hand far more worthy of being ad
mired than the Apollo Belvedere, ant
the man who can make others obey NJ
she considers a king among men.
Adnaire3 Character in Man.
Besides this, g woman admires char
actcr in a man and owes him for hi
noble qualities, or What she suppose
10 be such.
She always idealizes the man sh
,dmres, and Thinks him all sorts
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-11-09

Then We Get the Figures-"One never
knows a mans real value until he IS
dead" commented the thoughtful wo-
man.
"True," replied the worldly woman.
previous to that we can only speculate
on the amount of the insurance he car-
RES"
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FROM AS many members who were not
present have been telephoning and In
other ways trying to learn the names
of the nominees they are given in full,
and as will be seen nearly every one is
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-11-09
WHAT TFIE MONTANA WOMEN ARE DOING

all the grace Of one who thoroughly un-
derstands a subject. The talk was great
ly enjoyed by the club. Part OF the even
ing was given to current events, and in
formal talks by Colonel Cook and Cap
tain Sanders on China and Halo islands.
Mrs Frank Mitchell entertained the
club for the evening at her home on West
Granite. Tonight the club meets with
Mrs. George Clark, South Excelsior.
The program will cover some very in
teresting topics.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-11-09

Another special session of the Wom-
ans club was held Wednesday before
The regular meeting. One will be held
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-11-09

Russell, A. H. Jones, Schilling w. W.
Cheeley. ..
Mrs. A. S. Christie read short paper
and supplemented it by many interest
ing facts and stories of Joshua Rey-
nolds. She commenced by saying that
1.-THE desire of Englishnen to preserve
the pictures Of distinguished persons
for the satisfaction and pleasure of their
descendants seems almost inherent and
the galleries of ancestors which this
custom has left to representatives of
noble families today furnish an impress
sive accessory to hereditary grandeur.
And SO it happens as long as England
has any art to speak of the portrait
painter has flourished there. Thus it
will be seen that civic pride as we'll as
that of race has done much to promote
the excellence of English protraiture,
and the impetus which it so early re-
ceived would seem not to have slackened
if we study the names of native masters
who eysclled foreign painters-Reynolds,
Gainsborough, etc. -
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-11-09

The old high school mandolin and
guitar club met at the residence of John
Corrette on South Idaho street, Wednes-
day evening. and passed a merry time
with music, instrumental and vocal.
Those present were: Mrs. A. H. Jones,
Misses Brebner, Meiklejohn. Davis, Nc
Tucker, Corrette; Messrs. Mueller. Hop
kins and Corrette.