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The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-05-02
RA.NKy BOSTONESE.

TT Is RARELY that men bent upon mischief
II hand dupes who will do their bidding blindly. \
few political opponents of President Mckinley have
played in luck recently and found in Harvard College
number credulous students and in the alumni of the
disgruntled critics of the president Will
Mckinley exercises of
portance be held Harvard and, the it
was intended to confer upon the chief executive of the
nation appropriate college degree This has been the
invariabe for the past hundred whenever
president has been of the great college the
occasion of formal ceremonies. 1t custom in which
of college concurred and of which
the graduates have been justly proud In choosing to
degree upon President Mckinley college WISE
ly proposed to bring within the honored circle of its
alumni the foremost American in the list of the worlds
leaders. The extended William McKin
ley would be we'll bestowed A soldier, scholar, orator.
member of the bar and distinguished American citizen
are titles that honorary degree could add to- of course
and the of college comforting the distinction
the president would be of courtesy merely 1t
could not add detract from his honor prestige.
But in the proposed courtesy to the president.
lahy of snalsoued politicians have seen an opportunity
to display their malice Students of Harvard and gradu
of the institution number of 10 have been found
willing become the malicious detractors
of and organized is being made
signers to petition designed the
posed courtesy the chief executive OF the attempt
will fail 1t is not the the who have brought
the public wranglng their unworthy project
conclusion Their ends will be served it, by the display
of their belittling inrmes the opposition the presi
dent becomes notable enough to bring their unwoh
sonales into public notice The original intention of the
Harvard will be altered by the
obstruction the is consequence except
it illustrates the peculiar deprayity
takes and proves that
He who would free from malice pass his days,
Must live obscure and merit praise"
Boston has produced number of notable freaks dur
ing the past few but the Harvard episode
have the limit Of crankiness. The residents OF
Boston have taken the foremost in the
small opposition admitting the president into the
Harvard alumni Not because he qualifications
required to be worthy object of this distinction. That
not it. Andrew Jackson summoned into the dis
tnguished circle of graduates questions
So have been General Wood and Admiral Sampson The
objection William Mckinley
caona rank It's all account Of the fact that few
anti-mperialists, so-caled, shadows Of
Havards walls and this is their silly
est in pot would mrth provoking
selves not utterly removed from all degrees
Dragging Harvard College politics
trely unnecessary and nobody but the political
Nghweights who have organized the Boston of
ant!-imperialism would have done such thing.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-05-02
IMPROVED HIGHWAYS.

A1EWs FROM the centers of information respecting
" vehicle manufacture tells Of surprising increase
" In the sales of automobiles. 1t is related
sales this branch of the vehicle trade is
td dealers expected and confident obbers in
reaping harvest from the investments
tendency. 1t is plain that the automobile is taking
place of the driving of recreation.
has shown the tendency in this direction the
Indications that it will be only a years
until the suppanted by this
roltaton thought when the bicycle brought
that horse had practically
cut of commission far the pleasure
concerned, but that science
blow to deal at the almost vanCuished equine
There be scarcely doubt that the substitution
of the automobile of transportation will
desirable effect in promoting road Improvement. Own
of the machines of sufficient wealth and
Influence bring about this long
establishment systems
riders of the wheel kept incessan agitation until
THEN demands The automobiles will
less favorabely inclined toward road improvements
and they will bring greater influence bear
accomplishment of the desired than riders
cycles possibly could. Good roads have become
than and it is plain that with the passing Of
the horse from the tasks which formerly
greatly improved conditions public highways
Nshered
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-05-02
BRIGHT IDEAS OF
MONTANA EDITORS
Norried About the Range.

The most prudent Of our Montana
cattle men are a good deal worried about
range pasturage this season and if one
rc1l,cts. there is great reason for dis
Quietut;e. remarks the Miles City Stock
Growers Journal Of the .?cth inst. The
recent light SHOWS and scanty showers
are just helpful to q 70 il start in grass
growing, but there is nothing to ade-
quatcly sust tain it. There has been but
little moisture in eastern Montana since
last August. There has been next to no
snow fall during the past winter ana
the ranges everywhere Were dry, awtully
day, until the middle of March. The res
cent precipitation has measurably re-
lieved the situation, but the benefit il,
only temporary, and unless the present
season is to be an exceptional one, We
cannot expect much more rain. Our
rainy season has passed. Hence the
general disquietude, which prevents
many from buying cattle with which to
restock their ranges. They dare not
risk the chances of short feed.-Billngs
Times.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-05-02
THE GIRL WHO RIDES AsTRIDE

We've long admired the cycle girl in
two-compartment skirts
The sweetly shy and modest one, the
holder one who flirts-
The golf girl is quite charming, too.
dressed in her light attire.
The tennis girl, 1.-THE as a cat, we sure
ly all admire,
And now another star appears in beau
tvs golden skies.
She is an independent sprite. a winsome
bunch Of pride
or ravishingly saucy face-the girl who
3 rides aStride.
How proud the movements of the steed
e she holds in light embrace
AS Frances he along the road at easy
:, going pace:
His eyes are flashing with delight. his
81 nostrls proudly flare:
He seems to know the value of the load
r he has to bear.
How graceful is the hanging Of her skirt
ing. built for two.
Phat half conceals the neatness of her
s. cunning little shoe.
And dimly shows the figure it would
be a sin to hide
From differentiated eyes fixed on the
girl VINO rleS aStrlOe.
Upon the city's busy streets she rides at
careful pace
That all may feast their eyes upon her
figure and her face.
Eut when she reaches country roads a
flash lights up her eyes.
And off like bird upon the wing her
charger gaily flies.
The saucy country breezes kiss the
cheeks rosy red
AS on and on and on she speeds with
Queanly poise of head.
And country boys forget their plows
while staring open-eyed.
Upon the grace and daring of the girl
who rides astride.
Sour-visaged DANES may gaze askance
upon the natty sprite.
May wear a dog-in manager frown and
say she is a fright
May rrate about immodesty with vi
triolc tongue
And they raver saw such girls as
that when they were young
And even su1ly men may shake a dis
Appearing head
And say the hraZen hussv should be
srar'led and put to bed.
Put all the SAME tho most of us make
no atter,nt to hide
Cur honest ad"iration for the girl who
rides astride.
Denver Post.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-05-02
Hincs to Farmers.

There are a great many things that
can be done here that would help our
people. There are too many farm pros
ducts purchased outside of the state.
Poultry, butter and eggs are even Ship
ped into Fergus county. This is all
wrong ad unnecessary. 1t may require
study and hard work to supply this de-
mand, hut is will and should be met at
home eventually. The Importance of
diversified farming has only been rec
ognized in Minnesota in recent years.
In some counties hardly enough wheat
is raised for home consumption, yet the
farmers of that state are getting rich
by giving their attention to other pro-
ducts.--Fergus County Argus.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-05-02

tain that hid the mysteries of monetary science Mr. Bryan
content He knew it ALL and to him the silver plank
in the democratic platform fully substantial
equally sacred the rock of ages Now he knows
than did, but found everastingly too
cate.
of the silver question will recall stock
CT the advocates of bmetalsm 1t will be remembered
how they estimated the of gold in the world and
sought to panic in the public mind by proving
by words and figures how small chunk of the yellow
metal the monetary of the country rested upon
Now rather late in the day. Mr. Bryan forward with
the admission that if gold with population
the increase of business everything will be lovely the
bosom of lake That is what republicans have
been trying to tell the editor for
1t is not the quantity of the
stability of it that insures good Gold
furnishes just such values
and at last Mr. Bryan has been brought to look at it that
Since Mr. Bryan has into the newspaper bust
he has improved wonderfully his ability
things that puzzled him before He still clings the idea
that bi-Inetaism has been vndcated. Well maybe it
has. but Mr.. Bryan hasn't.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-05-02
THE DECLINE OF ORATvRY.

Fifty years it the common ambition of juvenile
orators. All the .t of that time
lad themselves into prominence and power Daniel
Webster Henry Clay Calhoun and that coterie of
men were and the exempars of
young specifies ourshed in backwoods
forward youth with the loud voice. the fuency
of speech and the longing defamation the pride
king his fellows Orators who had
made liberty to be lazy and
nothing they pleased They great to
be held amenable the ordinary rules of conduct.
The completely euchred when the
teal politician power. The large cities
organized politically that the spelbnder
do little than entertain the voters with stories. A
the boss of ward turn more votes than
twenty knowledge of this is dscouragng
from the dignity of his calling Mere
talk into dsrepue 1t is not effective. In cong
res member who rises with set speech generally
clears the house. too rapid for the orator
he talking the silent has been doing,
ard has minds like that of the
through the force of intellect and witt
their influence into the decadent period of oraory
leader of and human thought, has
had his day-San Francisco Bulletin
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-05-02
Mr.. BRyAN'S DISCOVERY.

IN A RECENT<ss of his newspaper w. J. Bryan dips
into the silver question. and adds a o
already large collection of black the
Gchpte. observes that business has greatly
proved increased production gold,
light of this desirable result b-metasm has
Gated. There is a theoretical advantage the double
standard" but the practical necessity
the scarcity of gold. If the
gold increases o a volume
Of money which will with population bust
ness the will necessary"
Ihis quite tune for Mr. Bryan to play the
old string. harped the cumulative theory Of
money that he had determined that
was the complement for gold in the financial
policy of the country raising the
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-05-02
.NEWYPA PER SCOOPS.

/X<H1S MORNINGS issue of the Miner made at
II tempt to define newspaper SCOOP A scoop. says
the Miner, may be published in any number of pa
pers 1T is so long even paper misses it,
is the Miner the 1t is evident that
morning contemporary is determined break into the
false convince the public that
morning does always trail in the of the
procession The Miner is It's definition of scoop
is off and its Judgment is faulty its
ice. The Inter Mountain the definition of
yesterday aft This only rec:ted the
definition, but flashed dozen examples of real
live scoops published issue of the Inter
Mountain The Miner deceive itself and worry along
II tell when it
but the public will have to few of the Miners
will convinced. Owing to the fact that large
of the population of Butte from peculiarly
skeptical locality will show them the
Out of the array of scoops displayed a page
claims published a similar account time
ago. is judgment. This defense
its service only call attention to its faults
of a the Miner can find only
that it claims to have heard of before. The Miner
against itself in admitting that out
all Mountain it select but one that
it dare lay claim to. The reading public knows scoop
we'll better than the Miner does Those who read
Miners for being left at the post in the race
will be satisfied if the Miner publishes one
news while the Mountain publishes Dozen
readers give the Miner credit for publish
rg story from the long list of Inter Mountain
scoops public will ask what of the restc Does
the enterprise occasionally
publish item of live while the Inter Mountain
publishes dozen?\
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-05-02
BITS OF WIT.

p'Auber-It isn't everybody be artist.
to have imagination to draw.
Peppery-Yes. ! noticed that most sO-called artists in
talking about their good
oeal-Phladephia Press.
'Why do they speak of the secret OF success?"
a form OF speech"
because. a of fact, there's
II Success observation-disclosures Times.
"Joe have experienced heartfelt disappoint-
nent?"
I tried to dye this old red mOustache brown
and green."-Detroit Free Press
Cholly-They're saying that the valet whom dis
charged plain language to you"
Fweddy-Plain? Baw Jove. it positively ugly
Chicago Tribune.
cit is a great drawback to be getting deaf"
it is: people quit telling you secrets"-Chcago
Record Herald.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-05-02

Since the search witnesses began. the DR..
Kellogg Helena appears have developed into
ting
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-05-02

A Tacoma has appealed to the courts to have
an erroneous strcked from the public
records He threatens ruction proceed
inss unless the him be much alive.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-05-02

The management of the East Helena smelter and its
employees have displayed considerable hard feeling in the
recent labor troubles. unable reach
men
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-05-02

Telephone Girl company has Cancelled it's Montana
dates and The line busy between here
and Fargo.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-05-02

Attorney General Donovans campaign against the slot
ma hines, will contain gay vaudeville features.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-05-02

Already the thermometers of the eastern cities have
struck up old hundred degrees shade.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-05-02

W. A. Clarks railroad graders Uvada, Utah, have
the state.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-05-02

Governor Tooe kept his appointment in unsat-
isfactory manner yesterday
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-05-02

Major Dawson returned to-day from
a visit to the east. where he took in
many points Of interest. He says that
the rains have assured the northwest
most prosperous year. for the crops are
all in fine condition.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-05-02

Henry Marty and family of South
Jackson street leave tonight for Seat
tie, where they will reside. Mr.. Marty
was with Cans & Klein five years as
window drec~er and sign writer. He is
an artist in that business. In Seattle
Mr.. Marty will go into'busness for HIM
SEE.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-05-02
"Joe have you heartfelt disappoint-

Yes I this old red moustache
| and il turned green."-Detroit
North Park union., 1901-08-09
RUSSIA AND GERMANY MAY
FORCE PEACE IN SOUTH AFRICA

tic to the ministry. referred Ia his
speech to u movement set on foot by
Premier DE kuypcr OF Holland. aided
by Queen Wilhelmina. by which he has
succeeded In Interesting the Emperor OF
Germany and the Gar OF Russia so
far that their negotiations were fast
approaching a point where England
could no longer safely ignore them.
Edmund Robinson. member Of the NJ
cent Liberal Parliament. corrol'orated
what Mr.. Baldwin had said. and de-
clnred that he spoke from his knOwl-
edge of the situation.
These public ni,erances. uncontra-
llcted by the government. taken In
conjunction with President kruger's
return 10 Tie Hague and with the re-
peated Journeys Of Mr.. Leyds. diplo-
matte agent OF the South African re-
publics. In Europe between Berlin.
Brussels. The Hague and Paris. re-
Gently, point to important developments
ut an early date.
As previously cnbled. II il said that
the kaiser IL to assume the role OF
pencemnker. having been empowered
by Kruger TO act for the Beers; that
the kaiser is willing to take the initia-
tive in order to popularixe his relations
with the German people. who disap
prove his friendship for Great Britain.
North Park union., 1901-08-09
A NEW DEMOCRATIC PARTY
ORGANIZES AT COLUMBUS

were also inserted calling for public
ownership OF all public utilities: that
all money OF whatever kind shall be
issued by the government without the
Intervention OF banks; that the money
trust. the parent of nj trusts" shall
he destroyed, for without II money
arlstocracy there can be no Imperial
ISM" The destruction OF all trusts IL
demanded. Such Democrats MS ap-
prove IL gold standard and who sup
ported Mckinley for president. are In
vitcd henccforth to affiliate with the
Republican party.
The following ticket WAS nominated:
Governor, DIR. Rudolph Recmlin;
lieutenant governor. Rial NJ. Smith:
state treasurer. J. c. Shepard: attOr-
ney general. :. l.. Clark: clerk OF Su-
preme Court. Charles Bonsnll: member
OF Board of Public Works, Il. B. Con-
nell
Dr. Reemlin. who heads the ticket
has been IL lifelong Democrat, and u
radical free silver man. He is prcsi-
dent OF the Bi-Mctallic League of
Hamilton county.
II Is customary for conventions In
Ohio to authorize their stnte commit
tees to I'LL vacancies. hut this was not
done to-day. After Chairman Groot
and others left Dr. Rccmlin positively
declined the nomination for governor.
and II wns reported that others would
not accept.
North Park union., 1901-08-09
Fell Half . Mile.

Mr.. Birkbeck was one OF a party OF
enthusiastic tourists assembled at tho
top of the Col de Mage to sec II 1t
were possible to ascend Mont Blanc
from that direction. He had stepped
aside for a moment, and when he did
not return his comrades followed his
tracks, and looking down over precip-
itous slopes OF snow and Ice. descried
him nearly half mile away at the foot
of tho slope near the head Of the
Glacier de Mage. 1t was evident that
he had fallen, and his friends went to
his assistance as soon as possible; but
1t took nearly two hours and half to
roach him. Between the place where
he began to fall and place where he
stopped there was difference in level
CT seventeen hundred feet. A contribu-
tor to the Leisure Hour tells the story
of the fall as given by Mr.. Birkbeck
himself. At the place where he lost
his footing the slope was gentle, and
he tried to stop himself with his fin-
gers and nails. The snow. however,
was to hard for this, and he went on
slipping. Sometimes he descended feet
foremost, sometimes head first. The
he went sideways. and once or twice
he had the sensation of shooting
through the air. He came to stop at
last at the edge OF a large crevasse.
When he was reached 1t was found that
almost half the skin had been taken
from his body by abrasion.-Youth's
Companion.
North Park union., 1901-08-09
Colorado Beet. Ar. Best.

New York. Aug. Henry Oxnard
president of the American Beet Sugar
Company. and president also of the
American Beet Sugar Association. wH0
has just returned to New York from n
tour OF his company's holdings in The
Arkansas valley and Nebraska, in IN
interview has given an interesting nc
count Of the beet sugar situation In
this country. He said:
I'VE have under way twenty-eight
factories for the production of beet su-
gar, and expect to build at least ten
more this year. My company has re-
Gently bought 10000 acres OF land in
the Arkansas valley and expects to
erect n factory there.
An attempt will be made at the next
session Of Congress to have the duty
on crude sugar lowered and perhaps
abolished. Should 1t succeed II will bc
discouraging to the beet sugar industry
which is In It's tender infancy. All this
is Of the greatest interest and import
nnce to Colorado. which is the finest
country in the world for the culture of
sugar beets."
North Park union., 1901-08-09

Columbus. Ohio. Aug. l.-"rlie Pro
grcssive Democratic Party" was or
ganiZed here yesterday. The attend
ancc wns so small that many doubted
up to p. III. whether any attempt
would be made to hold II state conven-
tlon.
The week following the recent Dem
ocratic state convention conference
was held at Cleveland and n protest
was issued against the action OF the
Democratic convention in ignoring
Bryan. free silver and other issues,
and In not reatfirming either of the ma
tionnl platforms on which Bryan made
his contest for president. At that con-
ference call was issued for state
convention OF Bryan Democrats.
Less than n dozen responded.
George \. Groot, who called the con-
ference ut Cleveland. and presided
over 1t July 1Ith, was both temporary
and permanent chairman yesterday.
and was made chairman of the state
committee of the new party. The con-
vention was held In his room nt Il
hotel
The reporters. who Were perched on
and about the bed, outnumbcrcd the
delegates two to one. The total ut
tendance did not exceed thirty.
The features of the platform are
laudation of Bryan and reaifirmation
of the Kansas City platform. Ilanks
North Park union., 1901-08-09

New York, Aug. 1.-Following the In.
formation cabied that rumors OF an i'm
portant step toward enforcing peace
between England and the Beers had
pervaded the House OF Commons for
several days, came speech by Glib
son Bowles, Conservative. that caused
n profound sensation, says the London
correspondent OF the World.
Mr.. Bowles gave the government SOL
emn warning that unless peace were
made In South Africa before spring.
extremely grave complications would
confront England In Europe.
The speaker declared further that he
knew that Negotiations had been pro-
cceding on the continent within the
last six months and were still active,
with the object OF inducing or enforc-
Ing peace.
In view of these conditions, he snid.
England could not persist In outrag-
Ing the feelings of the great powers
without paying heavy penalty.
A ministerial contradiction OF the
statements made by Mr.. Bowles was
looked for but none came.
Upon inquiry In the lobby OF the nu-
thor OF the warning, a World CORES
pondent learned that Mr. Bowles. who.
though a Conservative. Is somewhat
dlsnffected and more or less antagonis-
a a
North Park union., 1901-08-09
fan FrnncI.co strike.

San Francisco. July 31.-There Were
but few changes in the local lnbor sit
uation to-day. Both employers and
strikers are standing firm and each
side claims confidence in winning ont
without dra wing on their reserves. No
serious disturbance OF the pence Oc-
Cured to-day. The strikers are strict
ly observing the injunction to abstain
from any violence. The employers
hold ont no hope for a speedy settle
ment OF the trouble and say there is
nothing In sight but hard bnttle.
Two big steamship companies claim
that they are getting non-union men to
fill the places OF some of the strikers
and believe they can, within u short
time. secure all the men needed to OPP
crate their boats. An intlmntiOn was
made that the steamship companies
would. n necessary. bring men to sun
Francisco from other points.