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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-03-12

1t is to be regretted that the COVER
nor could not see his way clear to sign
the bill Offering a bounty on beet
sugar of Montana production. AS Tho
Gazette took occasion before to say,
such a law would have been resultant
Of much good to the entire state, al
though offered primarily for the en-
couragement of the manufacture of
that staple in one particular locality.
Had the bill received the governors
sanction it is safe to say that within a
short time the culture of sugar beets
would have received attention in
many localities throughout the state.
That beets can be raised successfully
in the numerous valleys has been dem
onstrated to q point where it is war
rantable to speak of it as an absolute
certainty. The quality of the beets
grown in an experimental wny was
proved to be Of the best, they excelling
in the yield Of sugar all others grown
in the west. Expression of regret is
useless at this time; it is to be hoped,
however, that the attempt to add the
name of Montana to the list of sugar
producing states will not end with
the rebuff it has received and that
some way may be found to establish
an industry to the success of which
nature and environment are prepared
to contribute sc generously.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-03-12
THE CANAL TANGLE.

Great Britain may not have intended
to withhold it's reply to the senate
amendments to the Hay-Pauncefote
treaty until after the senate had adj
journed, but that does not alter exist
ing conditions. The fact remains that
it has rejected the amendments and
by reason of things a new treaty must
be negotiated. The only thing that
seems to cause England any regret
and that regret is Sights that the
answer could not have been forwarded
in time so that the onus of the failure
of the treaty would have been with the
senate. This would have been some
satisfaction to Downing street, but as
far as the ultimate results are CON
cerned they would have been the same.
The treaty as amended and rejected
would have failed any way, as it is
very apparent that the senate was not
in a mood to make concessions.
It is hard to speculate upon the fu-
ture of the canal question and some
sharp maneuvering will result when
next the matter is taken up. The
difficulty attending attempts to arrive
at a conclusion satisfactory to both
sides is easily to be seen even at this
time. 1t is safe to say that the senate
will be in no better mood for making
concessions than it was when the
amendments were adopted. Many of
those who voted for a canal under ex-
elusive American control will be in
the new senate, while of the new sena-
tors it is safe to assume the larger
proportion will share in that opinion.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-03-12

Consequently the element favoring a
purely American canal cannot be said
to have been lessene.1 any. Taking
this into consideration and the British
determination not to surrender any of
the advantages gained by the Clayton
Bulwer treaty, it is easily to be
seen that tho immediate future holds
out no very cheerful promises
Another element that must not be
overlooked is England's sudden cooling
of affection for America. Since the
establishment Of such friendly rela-
tions between Great Britain and Ger
many American stock is not quoted
quite so high in the British foreign
office as formerly. The friendship of
Germany promises more substantial
returns than those contributed by a
mere sentiment and England just now
is looking for the sort Of friendship
that means backing with men and guns
if necessary. England is not unmind.
full of the fact that the kaiser's atti-
tude had a great deal to do with Euro
pean non-intervention in South Africa
and great reliance is attached to Will
helms willingness to go even further
than he has gone should occasion arise
to make an aggressive show Of force in
favor of his uncle.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-03-12
TREATY THAT FAILED.

By Withholding it's reply to the sen.
ate amendments to the Hay-Paunce-
fote treaty beyond the date when by
it's own terms the treaty failed, the
British government gave notice of it's
refusal to accept the amendments.
The entire matter is now in statu quo
and the Clayton-Bulwer treaty re-
mains in force and effect as much as
though effort had never been made to
revise and modify it. Further nego-
tiations must now be entered into,
which means further loss of time be-
fore anything can be undertaken in
the direction of actual Inauguration of
the long desired isthmian waterway.
Washington, according to advices, is
hopeful that when negotiations are
again undertaken they may result in
al understanding agreeable to the
senate amendments to the lapsed
treaty. This, Of course, is only the
hope of one of n parties to the ques-
tion. It may turn out that Great
Britain has no intention whatever of
receding from its position and will
grant 10 further concessions than
those it made in the Hay-Pauncefote
convention. It is not altogether GER
tain that it will yield even that much
the next time. The fact that it made
no effort whatever in the direction of
securing ratification of the Hay-Paun-
cefote treaty is regarded i'll some
quarters as a hint that it proposes to
demand compliance in their entirety
with the provisions contained in the
| treaty now binding the two nations
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-03-12
SINNER COMES TO REPENTANCE.

Remorse seems to have done for the.
Livingston Enterprise what shame
was incapable of accomplishing.
After training with the hermophraditic
nondescript known as the silver repub-
lican part it gave way to the impulse
to speedily reach the bottom that some
time or other colme to all who have
wilfully entered upon the downward
career, and threw off its last SEM
blance Of a pretense to decency and
openly allied itself with the enemy to
good government and progress and
gave its support to Bryan and every
anarchistic principle that notorious
wind TANNER stands for. It continued
to revel in the muck of it's new asso-
Citations until it seemed all hope for
it's regeneration was gone. Those who
once respected and admired it felt a
plying contempt for it's weakness and
while they cherished recollection of
it's former goodness they could not but
pass it by as unclean and a thing to be
avoided.
But all the time it assumed a hard
ness of heart and Indifference to the
good opinion of those erstwhile its
friends that the depraved always as
sumo to feel, conscience was not stilled
altogether and moments came to it
when the "still small voice" thun-
dered is accusations in a voice that
made the Enterprise tremble and
vainly seek to fly from is rei1orseless
ccuse The struggle between OBJ
stinacy and reason, between remorse
and abandon was long, but, joyous to
relate, conscience and reason prevailed
and a brand has been plucked from the
burning. Black and soiled, it is true,
but with the desire to be saved and
made clean again, a thing to be re-
spected and admired.
Accepting the Enterprises confess
sion of its sins as sincere and it's re-
pentance as genuine the republican
papers of the state will now cease
their structures on it's course, forgive
its past follies and sinfulness and ex
tend a helping han,l, so that the refor-
nation may be made complete and
lasting. For the present. however,
the Enterprise must be content to re.
main on the probationers' list until
such time az those sitting in judgment
upon it shall be satisfied that it will
not backslide and again leave the path
Of rectitude for the highway of wick.
edness. When its time of probation
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-03-12

shall have passed it will again he
taken into full communion and hailed
as one of the chosen band. Until then
it will be accorded every consideration
and courtesy, but must not allow itself
to be forgetful of the fact that like all
recent converts it will be watched,
carefully watched, by those with
whom it would affiliate.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-03-12
FRIENDSHIP sUpPLANTs ENEMITY

FRIENDSHIP SUPPLANTS ENEM1TY.
That passions in men cool and
resentment dies is made apparent in
the steps now taking to cur revoca-
ton of the order of the supreme court
disbarring John B. Welcome from
the practice of law. Several petitions
are now before the court asking for
his reinstatement and among the
signatures they bear are those Of men
who two years ago. when the order
was made, we've arrayed against him
and looked upon his disqualification
as no more than a just and we'll mer-
tied punishment for an ofense com
mitteed by him. The fact that some
of the ablest and most prominent law
yers of the state are petitioning for
his restoration to professional stand
ing shows that among those who erst-
while were his professional associates
q belief prevails that he has been pun
ished enough and is a worthy object
for the exercise of clemency.
The disbarment Of Welcome was
one of the results of the most bitter
and acrimonious political quarrels
that ever took place in this OF any
other state and during which many
things were done by men who under
other circumstances and conditions
would have given resentment to the
very thought suggesting their COM
mission. In view Of the ulany changes
in political and personal associations
and affiliations which have occurred in
the lapse of time that has interviewed
since that unfortunate condition arose
it does seem as though Mr.. Welcome
of the many who either on n side OF
the other committed acts not justi.
fed by law or honor should not alone
be made to suffer punishment. Many
fully as guilty as he have never been
punished at all while many others Their
arrayed against each other in political
hatred and personal enmity have
changed sides and are now allies in
politics and friends in their socia.
relations. Some of those who two
years ago were fighting with him arc
now aligned on the other side, while
some of those whom he fought the
hardest are now friends of the mar
and cause in whose interest he riskei
to the extent of accomplishing hi
own ruin.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-03-12

Now that that body has adjourned
every newspaper in the state feels it a
duty to say something about the leg
islature and it's accomplishments.
Just to be in line, The Gazette will
contribute it's mite to the mortuary
literature, and do it briefly: The best
things done by the fusion combination
were those left undone.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-03-12

otherwise. The time will come to all
OF them when they would dislike most
awfully to find themselves shut off
from debate on a question in which
they take particular interest. 1t is
very unlikely that the attempt now
making to apply a gag to verbose sen
ators will prove any more successful
than have those which have preceded
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GROUND FOR CONTEST. :
By autocratic and unwarranted usur-
patton Of prerogative in refusing to
heed the protests of the republicans
the lieutenant governor of the state
appears to have laid the foundation
for trouble for Mr.. Gibson. Ac-
cording to all report the time when a
senator could legally be elected had
passed when the final ballot was taken
on which the election of Mr.. Gibson
was declared. The time during which
the legislature may be in session is
limited and clearly defined by the con-
stitution of the state. Furthermore,
the in which a United States
senator is to be elected is prescribed
by federal law. While the pleasant
fiction of %arresting times flight by
setting back the clock is occasionally
practiced zeal the closing hour of a
legislative body, it is always done
when matters clearly and definitely
within the absolute purview of that
body are under consideration and in
which no other body is interested.
Objection under such circumstances
is never made.
1t cannot be said that the election
Of a United States senator comes
within the radius of such legislative
action and the protests made when the
legislature was in joint session should
have been needed. The fact that a
burly sergeant-at-arms saw fit TO de-
stroy state property by hurting a club
at the clock and demolishing it did
not arrest time in it's onward flight or
bring back the time that had passed
since the session had ceased to exist
as a legal body. Protests innumerable
were made against proceeding fur
Their after the session had expired by
law, but no attention was paid to
them. With the same spirit of
autocracy he displayed while ordering
about Il lot of enlisted men at Chick
amauga Higgins arrogated all power
to himself and became the leader Of a
mob wilfully violating the law. His
refusal to permit the record to show
that the time had expired when fur
ther %balloting was permissible will
probably not help his side, should the
talk of a contest be put into execution.
In case a contest is made the merits of
the controversy will be decided upon
the evidence submitted. Plenty of
testimony will be offered to prove
that the attention of the presiding
officer was called to the fact that the
session had expired by limitation, and
should he offer the excuse that the
clock by which the body regulated its
hours failed to show it, other testi-
mony will also ba on hand to explain
why the time piece did not record the
hour.
If the law is to be enforced in its
strict Interpretation then 1t is very
clear that the republicans have good
cause Of contest should they decide
to institute one against MI. Gibson.
At all events, Higgins laid himself
open to censure and condemnation and
should effort be made to prevent the
seating Of Mr.. Gibson the lieutenant
governor will be held responsible fol
the trouble. 49,
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-03-12
NO DECISION YET,

Washington, March 1.-The SUI
preme court did not announce it's de-
cision in the Porto Rican cases today.
Only three opinions were delivered, all
of minor Importance, which is taken
to mean that the justices are devoting
their time largely to the insular de-
cision.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-22

instruments were heaped up everywhere, till
it was almost impossible to move about,
even for brownie.
The little fellow tried to smash some of
the bottles, but they all withstOod his eff
forts. Then he clambered up the leg of
chair to the scat. and thence he hoped TO
the table. The finished manuscript lay there
just as the Professor had left it, and 10! he
side it stood the ink bottle, which the Pro
fessor had forgotten to cork before retiring.
A plan for revenge flashed through his
mind and, without waiting another moment,
he proceeded to put it into execution.
Getting his tiny fingers under the edge Of
the ink bottle and exerting all the strength
that was in his little body, he managed to
tip the bottle up on edge, and then, with
pull and a tug and push over it went and
out poured the ink in a gurgling black cas-
cade. forming Immediately into little rivers
and lakes and seas. which tlOwcd~n all d.
rections over the closely written pages. Riv-
ulets Of ink chased each other and ran races
in and out among the leaves, only to be
swallowed up in the rush of some larger
stream And so the black deluge went on;
one by one the little islands and continents
Of bescribbled paper that had remained at
first were swamped until at last not even
the smallest little islet remained.
The little mischief-maker stopped only
long enough to assure himself that every
word of the writing was bOtted out, and
then away he Scampered to wherever it is
that the brownies go, and it is safe to pre-
sumo that he nevermore nibbled at Jumps
of cheese in funny wire cages, however
tempting they might be.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-22

Get a strong piece of round elastic about
quarter of an inch in diameter and three
feet long. This you can buy al a dry goods
store for about Is cents. Take a block
of wood three inches long and one inch
square, and bore hole quarter of an inch
in diameter through the center. Now shave
the block with your knife until it is perfectly
round leaving a small, square projection on
one end. Smooth it with sandpaper so that
it fits the groove in the top of your gun
barrel. Pass your elastic cord through the
hole and then fasten both ends of your gun
securely to the end of your gun barrel by a
strong staple, as shown in figure g. Now
your gun is complete. Pass each side of the
elastic cord under the spools on the side Of
the gun. draw back the block, or carriage, as
it is called, until the square projection o.
the rear end catches on the square rear
end of the gun barrel. Place a stick. marble.
buckshot or bullet in front of the carriage
in the groovcd barrel, and your gun is
loaded. The six-inch stick that is just be-
hind the barrel is the trigger.
When you have aimed at the object you
want to hit, press upward on the lower end
Of the trigger. The top of the trigger will
shove up the carriage until it is free then it
will fly forward and the gun is discharged.
The beauty of this gun is that you can
shoot small. round stones, bullets. darts.
arrows and many other things with it out Of
doors. and If you want to practice in the
house you can shoot at a target, using little
balls of putty as missiles.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-22

Perhaps a number of our readers who live
in the country have guns that fire real pow
der and shot, but, of course, guns Of this
kind are of no use to the 'city boys, and TO
those Of our country readers whose parents
will not allow them to use firearms so we
will tell YOU how to make Il gun that Will
shoot very well indeed and with which you
can make some very fair scores, whether
Won use it for sparrows or just for target
shooting.
Take a piece of hard board about three
feet long, three inches wide and one and a
half inches thick. Commencing at one end
of this. smooth one edge with your jack
knife until it is curved like the under side
of a gun barrel to within four inches of the
other end. Leave it square here. Now cut
a groove half an inch deep the whole width
of the upper edge. Scrape this groove with
the edge of small piece of glass until it is
as smooth inside as you can get it this way.
Now, take a piece Of sandpaper and rub
the inside of the groove until it is perfectly
smooth, with no bumps or splinters what
ever in it. as in figure /.
Bore hole about the size of an ordinary
lead pencil half way between the groove and
the curved under side of the stick and one
foot from the end. Take a piece of lead
pencil four inches long and smear it with
glue. Now stick it through this hole, so
that it extends an equal distance on each
side. Take two empty spools and put one
on each end Of the piece of lead pencil, first
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-22

presence known by gnawing great holes
right through some of the Professors deep
est books, which, by the way, must have
been very dry eating, indeed!
"Ah! ha!" said he now, ''the mouse, a small
rodent quadruped of the genus mus, inhabit-
ing houses and subsisting chiefly on precious
manuscripts and cheese
Thus soliloquizing. he laid down his pen
and arose TO bring the prisoner forth; but
judge Of his surprise to find covering in
corner of the little wire cage, no mouse a
all, but the funniest creature he had ever laid
eyes upon! Thin little arms and legs it had
and a head about the size of Il walnut, from
which peered two bright little eyes in Won
der and terror Mt its surroundings.
Of course either you or I would have
known at glance that the captured ma
raudcr was nothing more nor less than
veritable brownie. but, strange to say. the
Professor who, I am sure knew everything
else. did not know it. He admitted to him
self, however, that he had never seen just
such a creature before, and came to the con
cusion that he had discovered some new
species.
Now. if there is anything in this world that
can make a professor happy it is such dis
cOvery, and our professor was no exception.
In a moment the manuscript was pushed
aside the magnifying glass brought out and
the brownie was being examined all over.
When the poor little fellow saw that awful,
magnifying eye glazing at him through the
glass he thought his time had come, and he
kicked and squirmed frantically to escape.
The more he kicked, however the tighter
body, and he soon saw the useIessness of his
efforts.
When he found that he was not to be killed
outright, however, he subsidized into quiet,
and the Professor was able to pursue his
investigation undisturbed.
HIM said the old gentleman at last, 81
guess you must be a strongylocentrotus
drobachiensis or at the very least a trogle-
dyte!" and at. this terrible accusation the
poor little fellows terror broke out anew.
please. mister" he sobbed, let me go: I'm
only a little brownie, and I won't eat your
cheese any more"
WHAT exclaimed the Professor "a
brownie? Nonsense; just wait till my book
comes out and you'll see that brownies are
impossible
Really, I'm a BIZ" began the
brownie.
"Now there you 90 again" interrupted the
Professor. Don't dare to contradict met
And so gruf was his manner that the help
less captive thought it safer to remain silent.
The Professor then got out tall, narrow
bottle which he filled with water, and into it
he popped the brownie, saying, Now for the
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-22

water test" The brownie did not mind the
water, for his large head kept him atoat in
il: but then the Professor covered the mouth
of the bottle securely with piece of parch-
ment. and on pressing upon this with his
thumb, he found that the little fellow shot
rapidly to the bottom, only coming to the
surface when the pressure was released.
This was evidently exactly what the Pro
feSs0r expected would happen. for he said:
Just as | thought, a strougylocentrotus,"
which, by the way, is Latin for sea urchin,"
and ii was fortunate for the brownie that he
did not keep up this experiment. for with
each rush to the bottom the little fellow was
nearly drowned. sausned that he had the
new specimen classed. the Professor put the
bottle on a shelf, and, the hour being late,
he put out the light and went to bed.
Thus left to his own devices, the poor chap
kicked and struggled for a long time with all
his might to free himself, but to no purpose,
till at last he began to give way to despair.
What would his mother think when he did
not come home that night, or the next. or
any other night?
The thought of home made him desperate.
and, with an effort that for a brownie was
simply superhuman, he set the tall vessel
lettering on its narrow base, and then one
mighty kick upset it on the shelf Here it
rolled over and over, making the brownie
feel quite sick and dizzy, till it reached the
edge, and then down it came to the floor