Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-01-30
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: The FREE LANCE


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Reputable business men have all ex-
perienced the difficulty of cashing checks
when away from home, although the
name signed to the check is we'll known
and the drawer entirely responsible.
There is nothing really singular about
that. however. The strange thing is
that when a business man is unable to
obtain cent on check that is per-
fectly straight and good the crook can
go in and cash worthless paper, almost
at WILL The problem involved in this
state of affairs is one that has often
puzzled officers.
Not long ago man was arrested for
having passed a worthless check on
certain Butte saloon keeper whose
whisky is of the brand known as
squirrel" When taken to the station,
Tom Boyle asked the penitent prisoner
what he had done with the money.
spent it all at the saloon where i
got it for whisky" replied the penitent
one.
This man has too many defenses.
unused Tom. He can't be convicted
In the first place he can plead insanity
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this whisky for the check, he wasn't
guilty of obtaining anything of value
for the worthless paper. l think he's
safe"
Prof. Haupt. of Johns Hopkins. the
worlds greatest linguist had an expert
ence the other day that showed how
little a good mans word is worth among
strangers. He was on his way to New
! Haven to address the students of Yale,
and in crossing the ferry to New
| York, his purse was stolen. lie found
this out when he Went to pay his fare
at the elevated to the Grand Central
depot.
! "Ah e'wan," said the ticket agent
when he tried to explain. But | shall
miss my train," expostulated the pro-
fessor THAT may be, but We don
cary no deadbeats. You're blockln the
way.
The professor meekly withdrew from
the line of waiting passengers and walk
ed to the bottom of the station steps,
4 stvlishly attred woman approached.
Madame" he started to explain, am in
difficult
She gathered her silk skirts about her
gave him a whitening look and hurried
on The professor was daZed
A prosperous looking man whom ne
next accosted coldly gaZed over the pro-
fessor's head Five others gave as scant
heed to his pleas. Then man with q
big diamond in a loud shirt front tossed
him a dime and grunted. why don't
you be man and say it's for booze?
When he asked for his address, his
be nefactor called back, "Quit yer string
in me-.
There isn't any moral to this story.
Several authorities, or alleged authorl.
ties. have lately announced that the
blonde type in man or woman is the
weak type, mentally and physically. NO.
only is the blonde type held to be de-
fective in force, but it is also urged te
be without true beauty. Most men car
probably recall instances that will upse
this strange, Wild theory, and John $
Wise's description of General Picket
occurs to us. He says in his END @
an Era:
His name is linked forever with tina
of Gettysburg. Pickett was a striking
figure: he was a tawny man, of medium
height and of stout bcild; his long vel
lew hair was thick, hanging about hi:
ears and shoulders, suggestive OF lion:
name. He was blue-eyed, with white
eyelashes florid complexion and reddish
moustache and imperial emphasizing hi
J blonde appearances; he was of the Saxon
type. Pickett was gentleman by birth
He had great number of relatives ant
friends in Richmond and in the Jane
River section: they were justly prou,
of his military career. He was higl
and a free liver, and often declared tina
; to fight like gentleman, man mus
eat and drink like a gentleman.
low
fighting. Fitz Lee tells a characteristic
anecdote of him: AS he rode into tn
fight at Gettysburg, in passing Genera
Lee he cried out, pointing to the front
Come on, F'itz, and go with us; we sha
: have lots of fun there presently
was an odd sort of fun he had that day
i. but l have no doubt it was the life i
which he was happiest."
!.
Speaking of stories, there is one know
as ED and Joe" that is worth telling
When the Prince of Wales made HI
tour of the States in 1859 he visited Ba
9 timore on his return from Richmont
:. Va. and was escorted from Camden sts
- ton to the Gilmor House by the Cit
k Guards. then Baltimore's crack milital
organization. Col Joe Warner. who CON
manded the Guards, was a bluff old SO
der, intensely American, with most PR
nounced democratic ideas. After Il
battalion reached the hotel, Mayo
{, Swami, who had the prince in charg
= invited the officers into the hotel parl'
to be introduced to his royal highnes
OF course, Col. Warner was the first
be so honored. Advancing toward II
prince. he grasped his outstretched han
and, giving it a vigorous shake. 6,
y claimed: Mr.. Wales. 7 am very hapl
to make your acquaintance sir" III
officers of the Guards stood aghast
this extreme cordiality on the part
their commander. and an amused e
preston came over the face of t
II prince: bat. giving the colonel as vign