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The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-09-20

A French engineer named Mercadier
has invented multiplex telegraph sys-
tenn which has recently been given a
trial between London and Glasgow. By
the Mercadier system it is possible to
send twelve different messages over the
same wire at the same time, and can be
duplexed by which "a messages may be
sent in the same manner. AS explained,
the apparatus is simple. THE wire is
attached at either end to twelve sending
wires and in another case to twelve re-
ceivers. At the sending end the currents
are interrupted by twelve rapidly vibrat-
ing metal reeds, each reed vibrating at
different speed. At the receiving end
are twelve telephone receivers with
membranes Of different thickness, capa-
tle of vibrating at certain rate. but no
other. The different rates of these re-
ceivers are identical with the rates Of
the reeds at the sending station" Now
it is in order for some one to invent a
multplex system of telegraphy that can
be operated without wires.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-09-20
A DAY OF GRIEF.

In all respects yesterday in Butte was
the most sorrowful day the oldest resi-
dents can recall. There was a solemn
hush everywhere. People conversed in
low tones and walked with lighter tread.
Every place Of business was closed, and
what is more noteworthy. every saloon
denied admission to the public for the
first time in the history of the city or
the state. The Auditorium and churches
We're filled with people and thousands
were unable to gain admission. Nearly
all who listened to the memorial ora
lions were overcome with emotion. Wo-
men and children and great strong men
were melted to tears as they We're
brought to a contemplation OF the ma
TONS bereavement. Never were such
scenes before witnessed in Butte. Never
did 1t seem possible they would be. In
the states other cities the Inter Noun
tain's advices are that similar grief was
expressed, that the churches everywhere
were filled With people lamenting the
national loss and seeking the consola-
tons of religion in the sad hour OF a
common affection. The great heart of
a Christian nation was almost at the
breaking point yesterday. The people
Of all the states of the union mourned
as from a personal loss. It was one of
the sad days Of the republic, but as it
passed in solemn silence and people
arose from their prayers the star of hope
once more became visible to the mourn
ers, and it seemed as if engraved on
every heart We're the last words of the
dead president. 1T is Gods way"
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-09-20
the NAVAL INVESTIGATION.

The Schley inquiry was resumed to-
slow length along until the facts and
fctions connected Herewith shall all be
exposed to the public eye. Except in
the capacity Of a witness, Admiral
Sampson will not figure in the contro-
yersy, though the verdict of the court
may indirectly affect the reputation of
the man Who commanded, even if not
present, at the battle of July Sd. The
democratic press, with a view to the
possible presidential candidacy Of Schley
in 1908, and because of a belief that ad-
ministration influences We're against
that popular officer, has sought to give
political tinge to the investigation, but
in this cheerful endeavor it will fail, as
the good sense of the American people is
averse to that sort of work. The pity
of the situation is that the investigation
ever became necessary, but the so-called
history Of the ass. Maclay, and the per-
sistent Misrepresentation OF the parti-
sans of both Sampson and Schley
almost compelled the latter to demand
an inquiry. The people at large would
prefer to let the reputable historians fix
the relative merits of the naval officers,
for in the public mind each of them is
entitled to great credit for smashing the
Spanish fleet and, in the language Of
schley, "there is glory enough for ALL"
There is a great difference in the per-
sonality Of the two admirals, Sampson
being austere, pedantic and unpopular,
while Schley is genial and generous
man, whose friends are legion. Yet in
the eyes of the world the present inquiry
appears like an exhibition of linen wash
Ing, and neither the principals nor the
nation will likely receive therefrom any
possible benefit.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-09-20
the CASE OF the DOCTORS.

An impression seems to be current
that the physicians summoned to the
bedside of the president were grossly
mistaken in their diagnosis of the case
and that at no time did they apprehend
the fatal result that so shocked the ma
ton. That impression does the doctors
an injustice. DR.. Herman Mynter, one
OF the most prominent of the number,
prior to the development of alarming
symptoms. discussed the case. saying:
Mr.. Mckinley is by no means out Of
danger as yet. If he We're young man.
accustomed to exercise, l would not hesl-
tate to predict positively that he would
recover in the course Of a few weeks.
AS it is, will make no such statement.
He is man we'll advanced in years, and
over his abdomen there is layer Of
fatty tissue several inches thick. These
tissues, which were separated by the
knife must be thoroughly joined to-
gebher, and in much the same condition
that they were, before the wound can
be said to be thoroughly healed. Very
many wounds heal by second inten-
tion," as the presidents is doing, and
we are not fearful over results in that
direction, but there is no telling what
complications may ensue. l wish to be
perfectly honest and frank in the matter
and to treat the presidents case just
as I would that Of a private citizen. but
I cannot say, much as I desire to. that
he is yet out of danger. Our case is still
one to cause us the gravest anxiety,
although so far everything has gone
most SatiSfar Orilv
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-09-20
AN HARMONIOUS FIfND.

|" That anarchists have among them
geniuses can not be denied by any one
who has ever given a cursory glance at
their horrid literature. They believe
in universal destruction, in order that
from the ruins may arise an Utopia,
peopled by anarchists alone. What would
follow they do not seem to know or
care. Judging from present day anarch-
lists the ideal place Of abode would sbe
a land flowing with beer, plenty of tin
dippers handy. In a recent Issue of
Free Society,"" published by Abraham,
Isaak, who was arrested on suspicion
of being implicated in the plot to as
sassinate the president. is a poem. 1t is
a remarkable production of a diseased
mind. It Is addressed to Gaetano Bresci.
the man who assassinated King Hum
bert of Italy, is from the pen of VOL
tairine De Cleyre of Philadelphia, and Is
entitled "Marsh-Bloom." 1t is as fol-
lows:
Requiem, requiem. requiem,
Blood-red blossom Of poison stem
Broken for Man.
Swamp-sunk LEAKAGE and dungeon
bloom,
Seeded bearer of royal doom.
What now is the ban?
What to thee is the island grave
With desert wind and desolate wave?
Will they silence Death?
Can they weight thee now with the
heaviest stone?
Can they lay aught on thee with "Be
alone"
That hast conquered breath?
10, at is f1nished"-a man for a king!
Mark you we'll who have done this thing,
The flower has roots:
Bitter and rank grow the things of the
sea;
Ye shall know what sap ran thick in
the tree.
When We pluck it's fruits.
Requiem, requiem, requiem,
Sleep on, sleep on. accursed of them
Who work our pain:
A wild Marsh blossom shall blow again
From buried root in the slime of men.
On the day Of the Great Red, Rain.
Who can not see in these lines the un-
dulating beauty of the rattlesnake~. as
1t coils to strike? Its fangs drop poison.
and the hiss Of the serpent is heard.
It is a deadly thing. the offspring Of a
f1end.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-09-20

Henry Clews thinks that anarchy is
encouraged by giving publicity to those
who commit horrible crimes, and that
vanity often leads to murder. There
may be much or little in this, according
to ones way Of thinking. The fool who
fired the Ephesian dome does not hive in
history. He committed the crime in
order that he might become famous, but
the wise old Greeks denied him the glory
he sought. There may be those Of the
present day ready to commit murder
that they may be talked about, but there
achieve notoriety that killing need not
be resorted to by one tortured with
vanity.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-09-20

Senator Wellington in q letter no W..
A. Croffut. personal friend at Wash.
ington. denies that he made the remarks
attributed to him. He denies that he
gave any interview to a newspaper ex.
pressing indifference to the shooting o.
President Mckinley. and claims that he
refused again and again to say anything
for publication, "for the reason that Nc
Kinley had done me such injury as I
could never forgive, and I felt that Il
would he better to say nothing at this
tiane." quoting his words. Senator Well
lington adds that he was appalled, at the
crime OF Czolgocz. as 1t strikes at the
government itself. He advocates the
passage Of some drastic law to prevent
another national tragedy like that en-.
acted at Buffalo. All this sounds we'll.
but it seems like deathbed repentance.
IF Senator Wellington has not given his
case away by admitting that he could
never forgive President Mckinley for a
real or fancied injury. he has come near
it. Unconsciously. perhaps, he has used
in his letter to Mr.. Croffut some Of the
identical words attributed to him in the
alleged interview which has caused him
ito be execrated by good men. That Sen.
ator Wellington may clear himself many
are charitable enough to desire, but that
he can do SO in a manner satisfactory to
all the people IL doubtful.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-09-20
Dur thoughts go back to other days"

our thoughts go pack to other days.
Indeed 1t does" replied the other
replied the other. We are not likely to
be called out before our meal is finished.
In Virginia City in the early days some
one would be likely to come in and give
the sign and We would have to go.
would hate to leave this corn now. We
didn't have any corn in those days, but
had enough excitement to make up for
all the good eating We lost"
Just then newsboy came in and an
Inter Mountain was purchased.
Think Of getting newspaper for u
Nickel" confined the last speaker. II
paid SIG quarter for the Virginia City
Post in 1865. BY the way, saw copy
OF the old Post today. 1t recalled old
times. Do you remember when we first
heard Of Lincoln's assassination"
YES" was the reply, land there were
no more rebels and union men after
that. We were all Americans-after onA
fool had been killed.
"Choir boys are to receive a general
as we'll as a musical education in choir
school, which will be opened in connec-
ton with the Cathedral of st. John the
Divine, in the old building on the Ca
thedral grounds. New York. during Oc-
tober said E. r. Titus, a travelling rep
resentative Of musical instrument
house Of Gotham as he took seat in a
group of gossipers in the Finlen this
forenoon.
''The school, which will be under the
control of the Board of Trustees of the
cathedral, will be in charge of clergy
man who has wide experience in teach
ing boys and is thoroughly conversant
with modern methods of instruction. The
curriculum is being arranged with the
advice and assistance OF several of the
foremost educators in this city.
"Choir boys will receive their educa-
ton free, rendering in return for it only
their services in the choir. The ages Of
the boys must be between nine and
twelve years. In exceptional cases,
where there has been previous vocal
training of satisfactory character old
err boys may be taken. It's great
scheme, don't you think sop
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-09-20

The words used by Senator wellington
in replying to a reporter who asked him
sassination were these:
have nothing to say. Mckinley and
I are enemies. He has been guilty OF
an objectionable offense toward me.
cannot say anything good for him. and
I do not think it is just time to say any
thing bad. despise the man. have
no use for him. and there is no reason
for my saying anything. I am totally
Indifferent in the matter.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-09-20
CHAT WITH TRAVELLERS

II heard good story today on Judge
I. G. Denny, now a resident of your
city, where he enjoys a good law prac-
tice." said a Missoula gentleman visit
ing IN Butte. Judge Denny denies the
story but it is vouched for by one of his
best friends. He was seated in his Office
the other day when a man dressed in
mining garb walked in. It did not take
him long to explain his business-a dis
pute over, a mining claim of value. AS
explained by his caller, Judge Denny
saw that it Is what lawyers call a good
case and visions Of big, fat fee danced
through his brain as he became more at
fable. Terms were almost agreed upon
when the stranger suddenly scrutinized
Judge Denny closely and asked:
"'You used to be prosecuting attorney
of Missoula county, didn't your
EYES, replied the Judge. wonderingly.
"'That settles it, I can't employ you,
said the man as he arose and prepared
to leave.
"sWhy? may inquirer suavely asked
the judge.
"I'l tell you, if you really want to
know. You prosecuted me once for horse
stealing and failed to convict. was
innocent. of course, but all the facts
we're against me. and a lawyer that
couldn't convict on that evidence Is not
the man I want to attend to my business
Good dag.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-09-20

many and England. 1t is consoling,
however, to realize that the copper mar
ket in this country is in strong hands,
and that the so-called trust" instead
of being an element of danger, is really
just now the mainstay of the market
to which every business and labor in
terest in the copper regions is indebted
for prosperity.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-09-20

President Roosevelt has appointed W
B. Ridgely Of Springfield. ILL.,. comptroller
of the currency. It Is known that Pres
ident Mckinley had selected Mr.. Ridge.y
as the successor Of Comptroller Dawes.
and his appointment by President Roose>
Welt proves that he intends as far as
possible to carry out the plans Of Presi-
dent Mckinley.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-09-20

The action Of a Denver Judge. who
found 1t necessary to suspend the dis
trict attorney and appoint special pro-
secutor to present the cases Of alleged
jury bribing to a special grand Jury.
goes to show that alleged crookedness of
officials IS confined to no special local
ity In the United StateaL
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-09-20

In several communities men have been
banished for utterances derogatory to
the late president. 1t speaks we'll for
the people OF these communities that the
citizens went no further. The despicable
wretches who condemn good government
and good men can receive no worse pun
ishment than social ostracism.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-09-20

General W. J. Palmer. originator Of
the Denver & Rio Grande system and the
Rio Grande Western. has distributed
81, 00O, 900 out OF the sale of the last
named road among his late associates
and employees. That money could not
have been disposed Of In a wiser and
more just manner even il he had founded
and endowed . library with 1t.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-09-20

Senator Wellington says he is not con
cerned about the action of the Baltimore
club which expelled him. Probably not
but the United States senate is to b.
heard from.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-09-20

George Fred Williams. who has been
in Europe, Is home again, but he is not
making extensive preparations to run for
governor of Massachusetts. Mr.. Williams
is among the retired.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-09-20

Ex-Queen Liliuokalani recently cele-
brated her sixty-second birthday with a
primitive Hawaiian feast, at which raw
fish and poi We're the principal dishes.
Judge Estee and other Americans were
invited guests.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-09-20

Among those who spoke at Missoula
on Memorial day was DR.. Reed, presi-
dent OF the Montana College of Agricul-
'ture. DR.. Reed said that yellow Journal
ism is in league with anarchy. All
Americans agree with DR.. Reed.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-09-20

The bullet that killed President Nc.
Kinley was not poisoned. The same car
not be said of the heart of the assassin
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-09-20

Mr.. Parker. the colored man. who is
alleged to have captured Czolgosz, may
also find it necessary to demand a court
of inquiry
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-09-20

The same swamp that breeds malaria
may grow pond lilies, but that Is no rea
son why it should not be drained.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-09-20

The Salt Lake Tribune suggests that
the Schley inquiry be called off as the
verdict will not be accepted either way it
goes. The suggestion is a good one.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-09-20

At a Park street restaurant last even-
ing were seated two old TIMERS VINO
were reminiscent. .
ut seems odd" said one. ito be seated
here enjoying the comforts of esvlit1a-
ton. and. Incidentally. . good meal. -
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-11-07
Bathing In Salt Lake.

"Salt lake is remarkable sheet of
water in many ways, and bathing in it
possesses features which are unique"
says Utah man. TT is very invigor-
ating and refreshing, to be sure, but it
takes some time to become accustomed
to the extraordinary buoyancy Of the
water 1t is quite impossible to sink
or to drown in the lake, but many peo-
pie have been killed by the water.
When there is a breeze and spray is
dashed upon bathers, the water is SO
densely impregnated with salt that the
liquid portion evaporates very quickly
and leaves deposit of salt on the skin.
ION several occasions people have.
drifted out while bathing or been
wrecked and thrown overheard and aft,
erward found dead on top Of the water.
choked to death by the accumulation Of
salt in their mouths and nostrils."
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-11-07
His PRAYER.

The little son of an Episcopal clergy
man of Los Angeles was visiting with
his mother Canadian city, where the
two attended services at a certain
church. 1t is the custom in that church
for the clergyman and congregation to
bow in silent prayer for a minute or
two just before the sermon begins. 1t
was a new proceeding to the child, for
he was not accustomed to seeing this
done in his fathers church, but the
little chap bravely and reverently did
his part.
After the service was over the clergy
man, one of the old evangelical school.
who had noticed the reverence and ap-
parent devotion of the child, spoke to
him and commended his reverence with
an affectionate pat on the head. at
was very pleasing" he remarked to a
group of bystanders, "to see this little
fellow so deeply engaged in earnest
prayer just before began my sermon.
What prayer did you offer to the throne
Of grace, my little boya'
All unconscious of the effect it pro-
duced, the little fellow candidly and
instantly replied: II said: Now l lay
me down to sleep. pray the Lord my
soul to keep "-San Francisco Argo-
naut
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-11-07
Birds. Eggs superstition,.

The old, wrinkied, dusky aunties of
the south tell children: do not eat the
bluebirds' eggs. They make you love
to wander" They believe that the pale
blue eggs of that beautiful creature,
that violet Of the air. that bird with
"sky tinge on his back, earth tinge on
his breast" will make the greedy nest
robber restless as long as he lives. No
place, however enticing, can hold the
being who has once tasted bluebird's
egg.
He who eats a hooking birds egg
will be compelled to tell all he knows -
The one who robs killdee's nest and
eats it's eggs will surely break an arm.
He who eats doves egg will be fol-
lowed by bad luck, while the egg of any
bird Of yellow plumage will be sure to
cause fever, and he who eats an OWLS
egg will be always shrieking The eat
er Of q crows egg will always, as old
aunties say. 'be gwine on foolish like a
crow does go on, 'Ha, ha, hal! But d
partridge's egg" they declare, "du des
make you thrive an grow fas'. Dey
is de onlies' sort er birds eggs dat you
kin eat widout findin' 'em danger
some" -. ,seezsssF.yss-a-,,.,
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-11-07
A Persian Barber.

A Persian barber works in a style
very different from that in vogue in
this country. A typical shop is a
square room, with one side open to the
street. In the center is tiny bed of
flowers sunk in the floor, from the
middle of which rises an octagonal
stone column about three feet high.
The capital of the column forms a
receptacle for the water in which the
barber dips his hand as he shaves his
customers scalp. In Persia they dc
not lather. The shop is very clean. In
two recesses stand four vases filled
with flowers and the implements of the
BARRIERS art-scissors, razors, lancets
hand mirrors, large pinchers to extract
teeth. branding irons to cauteriZe the
arteries in amputating limbs, strong
combs. but not hairbrush, for that
implement is never used by Persians.
From the BARRIERS girdle hang a
round copper water bottle, his strop
and a pouch to hold his instruments
In his bosom is small mirror, the
presentation of which to his customers
is sign that the job is finished and
that the barber waits for his pay. The
barber shaves the heads Of his custom
ers. dyes their boards. pulls their teeth
blisters and bleeds them when ailing
sets their broken bones and shampoos
their bodieS.-EXchange
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-11-07

The following confession of a novel
list as TO the method in which he wrote
one of his books is not without inter-
est. He had Lad tie story outlined in
his notebook for a~,ong time and ought
to have been abB to write 1t, but did
not feel able. 4 len one day he hap
pened to think of it again and saw, al
most as if it had been a stage scene,
the little tableau with which the book
was to close-one of those ends which
are also beginning. So he began to
work and i'll short time had complet-
ed the first three chapters. Then, for
no reason that he can give, there was q
jump, and he wrote the chapters which
are now numbered XII and xxi, the
last in the book. Then he went back
and wrote straight on from w to XVII.
The story had been with him so long
that it was the easiest thing in the
world to write it, and so he got through
this part Of the work with remarkable
CELEBRITY. In the eighteenth chapter
nothing happens. Every day for a
fortnight he rose, breakfasted and tried
to write that chapter; every night he
tore up big pile of manuscript which
he knew to be hopelessly bad. Then
he got desperate. The chapter should
be written and should stand, whether
good or bad. He wrote it and left the
house because it was bad and he had
resolved not to tear it up. Next day
he wrote chapter NIX, and on the NOR
row he rewrote chapter XVIII and
somehow or other contrived to get into
it all that he had failed to get before.
Then he wrote chapter Xxx, and tile
book was completed.-London Post.