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Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-13

classics. and the other usual means
taken to divert the souls of those who
are afflicted With melancholy until their
minds are led up into more cheerful
and more hopeful channels. The Cleve-
land of today is not much like the CleVe-
land that was ready to declare war in
fifteen minutes against the greatest pow
er on earth over some snakes and alliga-
tors in Venezuela And the Gen. Harri-
son of today, who is afraid to see our
country a WCrld power. who is dissatis-
fled with everything in the Philippines,
i'll the West Indies and in the home gov
eminent, is not the same Benjamin Har-
rison. apparently. that when a boy
fought at Peach Tree: not the same that
when president and his secretary of state
was i'll. steered the country through the
troubles caused by the killing of our
sailors in Valparaiso: negotiated a treaty
for the acquisition of the Hawaiian is
lands, and showed himself in every .lin
eament a clear Drained. COMMISSIONING
American. ready to fight at the drop of
a hat. If necessary. The new century has
started in loaded up With a vast store
of dry rot.--Salt Lake Tribune.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-13
WHAT THE RAILROADS SHOW.

The rapport of the Interstate commerce
commission for the year ended June 50,
last, has been received by the Inter
Mountain. and it contains much interest
ing data. The most striking feature of
it is the vast amount of business done by
the roads, and the evident prosperity of
them ALL particularly as compared with
the conditions prevailing a few years
ago. when II seemed as though every
railroad in the country must pass into
the hands of receivers
The report includes 100 lines, with to-
tl' mileage of over 10000 miles. Fol-
the year covered. these roads earned 81
i16 per mile gross. as compared with S.
05D for 1895. The net earnings per mile
were $2,751, as ccmrared with $1,946 il
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-13
A CENTURY OF GROWTH.

Robert p. Porter, the commissioner
for the eleventh census and who knows
"a thing or two about popula tipn has
just given out some calculations that
ought to interest all who are Interested
in the development and progress Of this
country. He says:
Taking all past records as a basis the
population of the United States at the
close of this century ought II be at
least 800. 600 600. but no one can nropllesy
this with any particle of hope that it
Will be approximately correct. At the
beginning Of The nineteenth century
100 years ago-all the statiSticans of
prominence estimated that the popula-
tion of the United States AT this time
would be 100, coo 900. These pl 1dictinns
Were based on the increase prior to that
time.
The natural increment of healthy
country like England is one and one
half per cent. year. OF about L. per
cent. a decade. BY that is mdant the
augmentation by birth giving no con-
Sideration to the growth by immigra tion.
Ii we should increase at the rata Of
one and one-half per csut. q year by
natural means and cOntinU- along these
lines for the next 100 wears. tll1 popula-
ton would be 800 900 GEO. NOT counting
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MUST EARN their SALARIES.

kalispell Bee: The lower house of the
state Legislature is to be congratula ted
upon the decisive action it has taken
concerning the numerous clerks with
which it is encumbered. 1t is evident
that unless checked the female clerks
would have had the Legislators working
for them instead of the other way. There
isn't anyone can be half 50 fresh as
Young woman who thinks she has po-
lilical pull. Heretofore the principal
Cuty of the Legislative committee CLERKS
has been to look sweet, smile on the
chairman of the committee and eat bon
Ions with the members. 1t is hopeful
sign that they are at length to be re-
CURED to understand that a Legislative
clerkship at five dollars per diem means
something more than a two months holi-
Gays or Irritation.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-13
Benz. HARRISON'S MUSINGS.

Following Mark Twain in the North
American Review, Benjamin Harrison
has an article entitled Musings Upon
Current Topics" aud while it is
strong and shrewd. even with all his
genius. Gen. Harrison cannot conceal
the fact that he is absolutely dissats-
fled With the way things are going. Ii
is really taking up the strain of MI.
Cleveland's speech before the Holland
society. and it raises the question in
ones mind as To whether there ought
not to be Il new adjustment. Very
many people have tried to invent a
business for eN-presdents. Some, have
suggested that they be made senator's
for life. Others have tried to fix a
station where they would be advisory
Some would fix them at the head OF
great universities. Judging by the dis
position which our two ex-preSidents
seem to possess just now. it looks as
though there ought to be a presidential
rest cure home provided for them, where
they could have warm rooms. porous
p'asters. trained nurses, soft music and
readers to entertain them with the
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-13

1894. and S2.o16 in 1897. While 1899 was
splendid year. yet the gross earnings
for 1900 showed an increase over it of
SIC, 900. 900. which is about 121a per cent.
gain. The expenses per mile last year
we're $3.50 more than in 1899, but this in
crease went. very largely. into perma-
nent improvements, the extra eXpendi-
ture contributing much to the general
prosperity of the country. The dividend
account for last year. too. was notable
amounting to sloe. 400 600. as compared
with SS1 S44.00 for 1899.
Perhaps the most gratifying thing III
the report is the showing that for the
year. the roads had an aggregate sur
plus of $40. 900 900, as compared with s53,
ooo.ooo for 1899. Nothing shows the
changed condition more clearly than
these figures. In 1898. this surplus
amounted to but IS o0o. 900: in 1894, the
surplus was wiped out and for three
years. up to 1897. deficits were shown
What a reversal has been brought about
il the past few years. then, is indicated
bv the fact that the deficit which existed
when President Mckinley was inauguy-
ated has been replaced by a surplus of
s'9o0o,ooo, after paying for the vast i'm
ING sos. 400 900 in dividends.
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THE State PRESS,
MILK AND MEAT INSPECTOR.

Billings Gazette: If the people of Bill
irgs consider their own health of rs
nuch consequence as that of people re-
siding in the larger cities of the state,
they would better be up and doing. AS
the Gazette several days ago stated a bill
is pending in the Legislature for the in
specton of meat and milk offered for sale
food. The bill provides that the pro-
posed law shall apply only to cities OF
600 or more inhabitants. The Gazette,
With many others. is of the opinion that
the bill should be SO amended as to bring
all incorporated towns and cities within
the purVieW of the act. Even limited in
scope as tn law will be, If enacted. a
Very strong and active opposition has
sprung up and much lobbying is being
dune to defeat the bill.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-13

false sense of the patient. 1t is more than
fancy, for it is solid conviction"
There is a reply worthy of the COM
bined efforts of Tallyrand and Ii Hung
Chang.
DIR. William J. Little spread a dinner
at the Elks' club, at Macon, Ga, Thurs
clay evening to a few friends. The guests
were invited because of the interest they
had recently manifested in the operation
performed on Mr.. lobe Anderson, who
was wounded in a shooting affair at
Manchester Mills. Christmas Eve night.
1t was considered a case where the pa
tient had one chance in hundred for
recovery. The bowels had been pune
tured five times. DR.. Ferguson, after
witnessing the operation performed by
DR.. Little, bet dinners for all the news
paper men and physicians who figured
III the case that Mr.. ANDERSON would get
well. DR.. Little took the bet and gladly
PAID the dinners last evening, Mr.. AM
Ell son having recovered sufficiently to
come down town and go about his work
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-13
Michigan.

Charles Day. of Marshall Michigan.
tried a practical joke the other day and
to everyone except himself. He was in
BARRIERS chair getting his hair cut
when the idea struck HIM that it would
be real funny to touch the BARRIERS hand
With the lighted end of his cigarette and
see him jump. He did so and the results
We're surprising. The barber was just
rubbing some bay rum on Days head
and the cigarette ignited the alcoholic
mixture, which blazed up like a torch
light procession. In four seconds there
wasn't a hair left on Days Uranium and
he has sworn off on practical jokes.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-13
COL SAM WILL STAY,

YeiloNs stone journal: 1t is not the
habit or rule of this paper to reproduce
articles eulogiStic or complimentary of
the editor, but here is a case where GUS
tom must be departed from in order to
correct misapprehension that if al
lowed to spread might result disastrous
~ to the welfare of the Journal ana
those who derive sustenance from it.
Two or three times recently the editor
has run across mention of his retire.
ment in the state exchanges. The state
nlent has no broader foundation than the
appointment on January of the scion of
the house of Gordon to the position of
publisher heretofore filled by the editor.
Editors of dailies in the larger cities and
towns in the state have no conception of
the manifold duties of the main guy of
a country paper even though it be a
daily as this is. These chaps that do
nothing but grind out stuff" are editors,
all right enough, but they know nothing
of the trials Of the man who is editor,
publisher solicitor. advertising agent.
and circulation liar all at once. Pub
Usher is nice sounding title to cover
all the afore- mentioned duties aside from
Coin tn writin'." and it was to do away
! in a ms assure with the necessity of be-
: ing dra eyed away from the editorial con-
sideration of the deep degradation of
some political opponent to size up a
cord Of wood a sack of potatoes ten
| dered on account of long overdue sub
scription that the change was made. The
young man has gotten to be something
| OF an expert wood. He is. onto the
! methods of the guileless agriculturist
whereby an abnormal vacuum is main
tanned in the bowels of a cord of wood
without any external hint of its exist
ence and he will in time attain goo.
eye" for potatoes, cabbages and othel
| rural truck, leaving the editor reason
ably free from those harassing Interrupt
tons referred to. 1t is only the pub
Usher who has retired not the editor.
In Gods province the latter will con
tinue for many day to deal out impair
tial condemnation of the enemy whathe
equipped in democratic uniform or il
the motley rags Of fusion, of which de
mocracy supplies the shoon, that beini
the understanding. while the twin i'm
be Giles, labor and poulism, ransack tn
earrets of century for gaycolored rag
in which to parade their poor misguide
; personalities during the brief campaig
season in which democracy permits thei
to be seen and heard.
No. the editor has not retired.
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a squirrel gun is recommended for majors

a squirrel gun is recommended for majors
and captains.
No man shall be allowed to kill in ex-
cess of six persons a day. In case OF
honor this number may be increased to
10a.
Every citizen who does not tote the
remains of his victims from public sight
within As hours from the time the first
volley was fired will be fined one D)
gallon OF mOonshine.
Any citizen who steps on another's
toes may be shot with the privilege of
apologizing thereafter.
If citizen leaves home half shot and
is found on the street short time there
after full of buckshot, that is his fault,
and his relatives are not allowed to
sLoot more than II suspects in their eff
forts to find the guilty person.
Here is a floating paragraph that reads
as though it might have been taken
from one of the descriptions of the high
er order of animals in Darwin's De
scent of Man." except that the word
"twarf'' is here applied to human beings:
"A study has recently been made of
the dwarfs who live in the Congo forest
in the vicinity of the Semliki river. in the
Uganda protectorate These dwarfs are
Of two types. Those OF one are black
skinned. with considerable stiff. black
hair on their bodies: those of the other
have red or yellow skins. with ten
dercy to red hair on the head and yell
loW-gray hair on their bodies. They are
quite intelligent and though extremely
ugly. are described as being usually of
a winning and cheerful disposition.
Senator Jones of Arkansas. is a men,
/ Der Of humane society He is also on
| occasion the reverse of a dandy in his
! costume. The other day he stopped ON
hi" way to the capitol and began in
! speeding a team of horses standing near
the curb. What you feeling about that
| horses neck for?" demanded the driver.
Il want to see if the collar fits this
| hcrse." said the senator. mildly. We'll, y
! said the driver If it don't fit no better n
that collar fits you it's a darn bad fit.
/ Cii0 ep."
The Martian version of a song celestial
not by Ben Jonson:
| Wink at me only With thine eye
And that shall be the sign.
Then spurn thy Teslas into space
And I'll do the like with mine.
The science OF my 1dulel udNS
Is doubtless very fine.
But l have lunatics enough
] will not talk with thine.
| glowed of late with tender heat,
Not thinking aught of thee.
But in the hope dear Venus self
That light of love might see.
Put since the worms that round the
crawl
Have glimmered back a me.
I hope and yearn for naught, swear,
Save my next apogee.
Here's another chance for the patriot
democrats to protest against the crimi
nal extravaganza of republican admin
istration. Congress has just granted tn
| widow of General Lawton a pension q
$40 month.
If you charge the Christian Scientist
with denying the reality of sickness. the
deny the charge. If you say they adm
It's reality, they deny that, too. The
: high priestess, Mrs. E. G Eddy, is the
quoted to this effect: sickness is neitf
er imaginary nor real-that is, to til
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-13

Private John Allen. of Mississippi who
is soon to retire from congress, succeeded.
the other day in getting a favorable re-
port from the committee for an appro-
priaton for a fish hatchery at Tupelo.
His presentation of the case was so
funny that the committee couldn't with
stand the appeal Private John said:
l am about to go out of congress, and
I want to sit down by that hatchery in
my declining years and watch the little
fishes swim round and round. 81
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the FREE LANCE
t*** ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

People who complain that Kentucky is
losing her sportsmanlke character
should take heart. A new code of rules
to govern sport in that state has just
been printed, and is having wide cir
culation. Here is the code:
Plain citizens may be shot from Janu-
airy / to December 81.
Senators, governors and members of
congress may be shot during any polit-
ical campaign or within go days there
after.
Niggers may he shot at any time.
Hunters in search of this game are also
allowed to use a stuffed club or butch
er knife.
If any man is caught drinking water
ii is a sign he is no gentleman. sab! as',s
may be executed with whatever weao-
on is nearest at hand. Colonies may he
shot with impunity at any time. while
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-13

The committee on territories has
agreed that no new states shall be adj
nitted at the present session. One
reason for this is the amount of impor-
tant business pending. Oklahoma is not
al all discouraged. and having familiar
lied the members of congress with the
extent of her wealth, population and in
dustries, in confident that she will BE
admitted at the next session.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-13
SCURRIIOUS HUMOR.

The Minneap polls Journal resanls Mark
TWain's misrepresentation With re-
gard to the Philippines in his effort to dis
credit President Mckinieys adfninistra-
ton. and denounces his North Ameri-
can Review article as "scurrEiouS hui
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-02-07
petition and rate-cutting. So far as
that contingency is concerned all is
lovely and the goose hangs high.
FORESTRY.

According to the current bulletin of
the Agricultural department, interest
in scientific forestry is rapidly increas-
ing in the South and the Division of
Forestry is at work on preliminary
examinations in Tennessee while re-
quests for expert assistance, have been
received from South Carolina and
Georgia, involving many tens of thou
sands Of acres of timber lands. 1t is
reported also that the farmers in the
territory west of the Mississippi and
north of the 40th parallel of latitude
are awaking to the Importance of
planting trees. especially for economic
purposes. Recent disastrous floods in
the Mississippi valley are a solemn
warning against the unwisdom and
shortsightedness of the policy that has
permitted the greed of a few men to
denude vast sections of that valley of
its forests and the awakening to the
necessity of reforestation is. a good
sign.
The Division of Forestry is one of
the most useful adjuncts of the Agri-
cultural Department and its work
should receive every assistance and
encouragement from Congress and the
country.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-02-07
MORE PROMINENT TRAITORS.

1t is high time that department of
patriotism, the administration press
bureau, was getting to work denounc-
ing such rampant and outspoken trail
tors to Mr.. Mckinley as Mark Twain
and ex-President Harrison. These,
as the st. Louis Republic puts it, have
heretofore been regarded as excellent
types of the American citizen-proud
of their country, jealous for its good
name, solicitOus that its government
shall remain true to the principles of
liberty upon which it was founded"
But, alas. we now find the great
philosopher-humorist and the Repub-
lican ex-President we'll up in the front
rank of those who come squarely
in the Mckinley category of traitors.
In the language of our contemporary,
they dare to deny that Mr.. Mckinley
is doing Gods will in ~enslaving, or
else slaughtering, a little people who
aspire to freedom. They refuse to
sanction our surrender to the British
policy of robbing weaker nations in
the name of the Almighty. This is a
great pity for Mark Twain and for Mr..
Harrison. The grim and savage hum
or with which Twain tells the truth of
the hypocrisy Of Mr.. McKinley's be-
%nevolent assimilation pose, and the
delicate satire Of Mr.. Harrison's I'M
masking of the countenance of admin
~istration greed which glows with ava
rice at the sight of the riches accom-
panying the acceptance of the Divine
will by the people whom we are rob-
bling, cannot but hurt these disloyal
gentlemen. They tell the truth too
plainly"
There lies the trouble. Telling the
plain truth is treason to McKinleyism.
And both Mark Twain and Benjamin
Harrison have been deeply guilty.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-02-07
GREAT STEEL COMBINE
MAY Be BUT AM|CABLE
AGREEMENT ON PRICES.
Continued from. FIRST Page.


out. but financial interests have not
until now been disposed to take up so
large a proposition as the purchase of
his securities and the amalgamation
of the different prominent steel COM
panies in the United States would in
volve."
The Evening Post also announces
the Carnegie sale as an accomplished
fact. The Post says:
1.-THE leading participants in the
deal, on the purchasing side, were re-
ported to be c. M. Schwab, now presi-
dent of the Carnegie company and a
trusted friend of Andrew Carnegie,
and banking interests represented by
j. P. Morgan & Co. What further
scope the deal might have was a SUBJ
ject of conflicting information.
"A representative of the Carnegie in
terests asserted to-day that an ar
rangement had been practically con-
summated whereby the Carnegie Steel
Company, the Federal Steel Company.
the National Steel Company, and the
American Steel & Wire Company would
combine and be operated under the
same management.
Unless some unforeseen hitch is en-
countered in the remaining negotia-
tions the amalgamation scheme will go
through with an enormous capitaliza-
ton. Whether 81, 900, 000, 900 would be
required to float the enterprise, the
Carnegie representative could not say.
1t is understood that the undertake
ing has the backing of the Carnegie,
Morgan and Rockefeller interests"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-02-07
POLITICS TO THE FRONT.
Both Houses Enlivened BY Discus
sions That Created Interest and
An

Both Houses Enlivened BY Discus
sions That Created Interest and
Acrimony
Special to the Register. 2
CHARLESTON, w. Va, February S.
Politics held the center of the stage
to-day in both houses, and consider
able acrimony was displayed.
Senator Smith, president of the SEN
ate. threw the fire brand in the body.
When the reapportionment bill was
under discussion he descended from
his perch and began a harangue that
considering his position and the fact
that the discussion had hitherto
taken On no bitterness, was a most
undignifed and uncalled for proceed
ing, richly meriting the gentlemanly
but severe castigation administered
by Senator Cornwell, and badly need
ing the apology made for it by SEN
ator Lanham.
Senator Smith seemed to have a spe-
cial grudge against Senator Osenton
and Cornwell, and was pretty severe in
his handling of them But, though he
split the ears of some and got some
applause from them, he certainly made
the judicious grieve for the lack of
dignity displayed by one occupying
his high position.
Senators Osenton, Cornwell, Kidd and
Lanham had discussed the bill before
the President made his speech, but had
INDUCED in no personalities, and SEN
ator Smiths assault upon Senators is
deprecated by the conservative mem
berg of his own party as much as it is
resented by the Democrats.
Senator Cornwell's speech in reply
vas the neatest and most effective
of the scalpel witnessed during the
session. He wished to assure the Sem
ate. he said, that if anything he had
said in his former speech had caused
bringing about the spectacle just wit
messed, when the presiding officer had
descended from his high station to
make a speech so full of personal acri-
mony and party rancor he was sorry
for 1t, and offered his apology in open
Senate.
Senator Lanham, who had occupied
the chair during Senator Smiths tir-
ade, considered it necessary to make
an apology in good hard earnest for
his chief, and proceeded to do so,
though the attempt was somewhat
lame. .
In the House the trouble arose over
the absolute refusal of the Speaker to
allow the minority the privilege of
having the journal show what took
place at yesterdays session. Alder
son, Brannon and Kenney all sought
to have corrections made, but the
Speaker without disputing the pro-
priety of the showing, sought to be
made by them, refused to entertain
their motions, and the journal goes
into it's permanent form classifying the
record, and not giving the true idea
of the proceedings as they actually oc-
Cured.