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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-04-24
Wonderland, the bright little week

Wonderland, the bright little week
ly published. at the eastern gate to the
Yellowstone National park, is of the
opinion that a proper running mate
for Roosevelt next year would be the
Honorable Frank w. Mondell, Wyo-
ming's alert and able representative
in congress. In the opinion of the
editor of that paper Mr.. Mondells
service in behalf of national aid to ir-
'rigation entities him to the distince
Zion, as what he did in that direction
was largely instrumental in turning
the political current of many western
states from democratic into republi.
can channels. Many men of less abil-
ity have been named in connection
with the position.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-04-24
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THE GRINDING PROCESS.

st. Louis Republic: In this day of
common motive and combined activity
the. individual seems to be at a dis
count, comparatively insignificant be-
side the great purpose and progress
sion of which he is a part. He is q
mere bit of machinery rather than a
complete, Individual engine. Apart,
by himself, he is OF small moment;
it is, only his strength as a unit in the
collective whole THAT counts. To be
an effective factor he must sink in
dividuality. The whole training OF
the, present day is toward self-repres-
sion, and this as it should be. 1t is
somewhat anomalous that se%lf-repres-
sion makes, for character. 1t does,
just as self-denial makes for power,
just rs mute, unquestioning service
makes for ge%neralship, ability to di-
rect. Thus, instead of cheapening
manhood the present day business life
gives it coordination, fiber and tone.
1t is a refining yet a strengthening
process. 1t is a more ever yet a
more, potent and effective life that we
lead these days. 1t is concerted eff
fort and common enterprise, gradual,
sure. continuous; as against a riotous
individuality OF former times, spor-
adic; fulD of mistakes, uncertain. 1t
is the difference between trained en-
ergy and m~isdirection, concentration
and waste. Finely tempered and pow
erful individuality brings to-
day no less than formerly. Perhaps
the road is a little longer now, but
achievements are more substantial
and enduring. On the whole, there is
no good reason for the mar of today
to despair because he is ground.
down." If he has the intrinsic merit,
the grinding will develop it. If he
lacks it, he is perhaps even better off
as a factor in the big machinery than
he would be in Independent action.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-04-24
THEY TALK TOO u c

While they may probably regard it
as an evidence OF a lack of apprecia-
ton and as proof of harsh ingratitude,
yet the rest of their countrymen are
beginning to wish for less louuacity
or the part of the fighting men, the
sailors and soldiers. Whatever their
ability may be in the lines of their
services to the country, they are I'M
fortunate in respect to their public
~utterances. Hardly one of them that
talks publicly that does not stir up
some sort OF a row, either at home or
abroad and makes subsequent expla-
nation necessary. General Frank D.
Baldwin is one of those who has laid
himself open to censure because OF
the reckless manner in which he is
said to have used his tongue. Fort
unately this time no, one, except him
self is involved and it will not be re-
quired Of the government to explain
matters to some thin-skinned Euro
pean power that has taken offense at
his speech.
In an address at Denver last week
he is quoted as having said that he
likes the Filipino as a soldier for the
same reason that he has a preference
for the negro in a like capacity, "as
it does not make any difference
whether he gets killed or not" AS
il this brutality had not been suf-
ficiently clear, the general is credited
with an explanatory remark to this
effect: There is nothing more to it.
IT a person owned a thoroughbred or
full-blooded dog and also q cur, is it
not natural that he would prefer to
have the cur killed before the other?"
1t is but just to say that now the
general claims to have been incor-
quoted by the newspapers that
reported his speech. He admits that
while he said something that sound
ed like the excerpt given it was not
exactly what he meant. The fact
that he admits even SO much must be
taken as tolerably strong proof OF
the generals slight regard for the
negro, not to say anything about his
opinion of the Filipino. He may have
the professional soldiers disregard for
the value and sanctity of human life.
but this does not justify him in hold
ing the life of one soldier who is true
to his country and who is fighting it's
battles at a less value than that of
the other, regardless of what their
color may be. The safety OF the ne
gro soldier in battle should be as much
the concern of his commander as the
safety OF the white soldier. Both are
fighting for the same flag and both
have offered their services, prompted
by the same patriotic impulse. Should
all officers feel and speak as Baldwin
does it is not probable that many OF
the colored men would volunteer the
next time the government made a call
for defenders.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-04-24
DEMOCRATIC HEREsv.

Among other things, the demo-
cratic editors, in their efforts to
bring about at least a semblance Of
harmony in their party, should en-
deavor to arrive at some definite un-
derstanding concerning the tariff. In
this respect they to- be even
more widely separated than on the
matter of leadership. While some OF
them are demanding expurgation OF
everything bearing the slightest re-
semblance to protection and a return
to the schedules of the Wilson act.
others insist upon only a slight re-
vision of the provisions of the Ding
ley law. ~
Among the latter may be properly
classed a certain able exponent of
the party in this state. It's voice is
raised for protection in spots, es-
pecially spots in which it has more
than a party interest. The special
object OF its solicitation is beet sugar.
In order that a gentleman whom it
knows well and in whose welfare it
has the greatest concern may be en-
abled to add a few more to the many
dollars possession of which popular
belief credits him with it wages a
special war on the Cuban reciprocity
measure now pending in congress. To
it's own satisfaction it has figured it
uut - ii the bill as ;,.,~d upm
by the senate is ratified by the house
an %irreparible injury will be done to
the raiser OF sugar beets and the ma4l-
ufacturer of beet sugar. Protesting
to believe thus, it has arrayed itself
on the side of the Interpretations
lists and in this particular regard
out-herods Herod, totally disregard
ant of the inconsistency of such a
course. -4
II protection is lily good in this
Instance, why is it not equally bene-
fetal in respect to other articles OF
American production. Notwithstand-
ing the exalted and patriotic air as
sumed by the average democratic
newspaper whenever it undertakes to
discuss the tariff, the presence of a
selfish motive is always apparent.
The attempt may be made to give
such discussion a broad and philan-
thropic air, but before any progress
is made in the line OF argument un-
dertaken the conviction forces itself
upon the mind of the reader that
about all democrats, whether they adj
nit it or not, view the tariff pretty
much as did a famous presidential
candidate of their party some years
ago. He declined to express his
views on the subject and put aside
all questioners with the remark that
the tariff vas a local issue. IL it hap
pens that local interests would be best
subserved by protective tariff then the
democrats of that particular locality
may be relied upon to oppose anything
calculated to bring about a revision
OF the tariff in c~onsonance with the
professed ideas of the majority. They
are willing and even anxious in in
stances that the people OF other Sec
tons may be injured, sc long as they
are exempt from any such injury in
the exploitation of the democratic no.
tions of a tariff. The ability to re-
gard the matter broadly and CON-
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-04-24
NExT?

Chicago Post: The interstate COM
merce commission now purposes to in
quire TO what extent the coal-carrying
railroads are merged. And when they
have properly been clipped and shaw
ed who will answer to the call of
"Next?"
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-03-07
Remarkable Fate OF an
Italian Countess.

That is a strange story of spontan-
aous combustion that is told in tele~
graphic dispatch from San Francisco
in the Rochester Post-Express to the
effect that an inebriate, attempting to
light cigar at gas jet, his breath
caught fire, the flames burning the in
terror of the chest to crisp. This
story is paralleled, strangely enough,
in the very interesting memoirs of
Bianchini. 1t concerns the remark
able case of combustion of the body
of the Countess Bandi, of the city of
Ccsena, Italy. One evening the coun-
tess felt an unusual drowsiness and
retired early, her maid remaining with
her until she had fallen asleep. Next
morning when the girl called to
awaken her mistress she found moth.
ing but the charred remains of the
countess lying in heap in the middle
Of the floor; the unconsumed portions,
feet, legs, hands and fingers, still
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-03-07
Childish Comment on
Goats Probable Fate.

Children and parrots take to pro.
family as the sparks fly upward, and no
possessor Of either ever can be sure
what sort of a vocabulary waits only
opportunity to be aired. A prominent
member of the Professional Woman's
League has son, a sturdy little chap,
who greatly surprised and amused her
the other day by his nonchalant use of
a very respectable oath.
The boy, who is not yet out of kits,
was playing in backyard, where, by
the way, he had been forbidden to go
because of the unfriendly disposition
of neighboring goat. His mother
the boys, not the goats at desk
near an overlooking window cata-
loguing art objects for the exhibition
for which she has been an active
worker. When she let her gaze fall
into the grounds aforesaid she was
horrified to find that the child was
struggling violently with the long
feared enemy. The goat had charged
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-03-07

The captain Of the dredger says that
for some time past his men have
known of the. treasure thus being
brought up from the harbor,: and ef
forts were made to stop the silver flow
upon the 'dredger before it had a
chance to gey into the outflow pipe. A.
box was constructed, and into this the
majority OF coins sucked up have
dropped and are easily gotten out. It
is seldom that an opening Of the box
has not yielded up a handful of nick
els, dimes ;and dollars of several ma
tions. -
Some coins are comparatively new,
while others are more than 200 years
old. A Spanish coin dated 1856 was
found. Another, picked up recently by
Capt. Barker, bears the inscription,
Libra por la Constitution, Bolivia Re-
publica, Boliviana, 1927"
A gentleman who has known of this
silver mine stated that it is probably
the deposit of coins began during the
whaling days, when no doubt many OF
the old-time coins were dropped over
board by sailors merely for the enjoy
ment of watching natives dive after
them-Columbus Dispatch.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-03-07
Dred@e Up Old Coins
From Honolulu Hdrbor.

Tourists who have found pleasure in
tossing nickels, dimes and even coins
of larger denominations into the har-
bor waters at Honolulu from the decks
OF incoming passengers steamers for
the enjoyment of watching half-naked
Hawaiian boys dive for them, may be
surprised to learn that not a tithe OF
them were caught by the deft little
water dogs, and that after many years
they formed a part OF the new-made
lands near the railway wharf.
The harbor has yielded up much of
the money that has been sent to the
bottom in this manner, through the
medium of the big suction dredger
which is now ait work. The mud and
silt on the harbor bottom is sucked up
through pipes into the dredger, and is
again forced through long chain of
pipes to the tide-water lands near the
railway wharves, where it is spread
out over large area. Natives dis
covered some time ago that this pipe
is depositing more than ordinary har-
Dor silt. Coins of all metals, except
sold, have poured out of the mouth of
the pipe line and many Hawaiians
have profited by their long vigil there.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-03-07

glowing with clear, white heat. In
the center of the heap lay the head.
These parts were all that were left
of the countess save the heap of ashes.
Two tallow candles that had been
blown out and left on the table were
found to be melted, the wicks remain
ing, which clearly proved that they
had not been consumed in the regular
way. Nothing in the apartment had
been injured in the least, but every
thing-furniture, tapestry, bedclotnes,
etc.-was literally covered with Pc
culiar damp, sootlike substance. Ar
ticles in the dining room adjoining
were also coated with the substance.
While the countess was not addicted
to strong drink, she had for years
daily bathed her body in camphorated
spirits of wine. According to Bian-
chini the mystery of the countesss
death was never satisfactorily ex-
planned.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-03-07
THE OUTPUT OF WHISKY

How Seductive Fluid Is Manufactured
in North Carolina.
80 this is the only liquor distil-
lery in all these mountains ?" re-
marked the visitor to little noun
tain settlement in North Carolina, in
q tone that was half questioning. .
1T do be- said the mountain whis-
ky-maker.
How much do you turn out in a
day." asked the stranger.
Wall, reckon we makes along
about twenty gallons day.
And is that all the whisky that's
drunk in these parts?"
Say, you be-ent no revenue sharp,
be you?" he demanded suddenly
Cause if you be, I amt got nothin'
to say. l pays my taxes, as ever one
knows, an that's all there is to it,
After a time the stranger persuad-
ed him that there was no ulterior mo-
tive in his questioning, and the old
man explained the whisky situation.
II tole you this was the only sill
around here, an so it is-the only one
that pays a tax. But" he continued,
every old woman in these mountains,
has copper kettle in which she boils
her washing. Every: old woman has
a lid that fits the copper kettle tight
ly, and that can be fastened down.
They boil clothes in them on Monday:
and they boil whisky in them the 9th
er six days of the week" 49,. :. .2>2.l
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-03-07
Pin-Makinq Industry.

There's pin on the sidewalk" ;"
said the statistician, ''but don't bother
to pick it up, for S,00o,0OO,0OO new
ones will be made this year, and
what's one pin among SO many. The
pin," he went on, lis an interesting
subject. It is older than civilization,
and 5000 years, ago it was made in
more beautiful form than it is to-day.
Then only the wealthy could afford
pins, but now we can all use them.
This is because they are made by.
such an ingenious and intelligent ma
chine. Into its mouth coil of wire
flows, and out of the other end comes:
the pin completed save for its plating
and polishing The plating is a. mere
matter of bath; the polishing a mere
matter of a dry shampoo in a revolv-:
ing barrel of sawdust: Even the
packing of the pins in papers lis ma.
chine work. This year there are close
upon fifty pin factories running busily
in America, and their sales will +. 4ag-
gregate about $3,250, ,0O0. I 0 s.]=.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-03-07

ago"a man came and engaged table
board for four persons. He was man
of#good appearance, his credentials
We're every that could be desired
apdzshe agreed to take the party. But
uponsth day set for their arrival the
man came alone. ~.' e.:
Z When will the others Gomez" she
asked him.
ITO tell you the truth, - he replied,
Tam the only one; but have a
somewhat unusual appetite. and I pay
the rates for: four people for myself "
20 70 say that the woman was aston
tshed would be mild expression, but
itsseemed e fair arrangement, particu-
lafly for her4 side Of the bargain. That
ati been boa ing.
Withsherf for a Weel and then shesWas
ask hi1n 70 leave, for she
said he not only: ate enough for four
people, but for boarding house full,
and she could not afford to keep him.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-03-07
New Substitute for Coal.

A st. Louis man, says the Globe
Democrat, claims to have ait upon a.
substitute for anthracite coal, which.
will render sections contiguous to
bituminous coal fields forever inde-
pendent of strikers and similar dis
turbances in Pennsylvania, West Vir-
ginia, and the hard coal regions
Tests conducted scientifically and
under all variety of conditions have
demonstrated, it is claimed, that bri-.
guettes manufactured fram soft coaH
slack, first subjected to a cleaning
process, then nodded into bricks by
the use of patent binder under high
pressure, have all of the good qualities
Of hard coal. Briquettes are manufac-
tured from slack, or, gather, the
refuse which comes from bituminOus
coal mines, and can be produced at
about $3.50 a ton. Scientists have
been trying for years to- discover q
process by which this product could
be made ... 49,.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-03-07
The LONGING for Savzrery..

The white pariah is one <sf the most
difficult problems by which the great
powers owning colonial dependencies
in Asia and in Africa are confronted
It is a problem that has come home
to the United States since the latter
has added the Philippine islands to it's
possessions, For now ana then the
American authorities in the Orient:
find themselves called upon to deal
with some white man who has allied
himself to the Philippine insurgents
In almost every instance. when cap
tured, deserters have given the same
explanation of their conduzf! namely.
that they had yielded to- the temptas
ton held out to them OF a life where
they would be free to follGW every In
stinct of their nature, withUut any re-
gard for the restrictions, the preju-
dices and the laws of civfh1nd society.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-03-07

but his intended victim had caught
both horns in two chubby hands and
was holding fast. 1t was the arena
scene from "Quo Vadis" in miniature.
The mother rushed to the rescue.
She arrived in the nick of time, for the
lad was commencing to weary and
could not have kept his grip much
longer. Upon being released, however,
he Strengthened himself stockily and
brushed his palms against each other
with a fine bravado.
"You were just in time, mamma"
he observed seriously. IF you hadn't
come when you did I'd killed the
blankety goat" The boy didn't say
blankety, by the way, but the remark
was made in such matter-of-fact tone
that mamma was unable to restrain
her mirth, and so he was spared
thrashing.-New York. Times.
Every man has his limit and some
neY1 have tyuf1 a1Ts r o@tys
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-03-07
THE CHURCH HE FAVORED.
PhiladeIphian Gives Reasons for His
RELIGIOUS leaninus

Philadelphia Gives Reasons for His
Religious Leanings.
1t is told of the late Senator Matt
Carpenter that one day while chat
ting with friends in a committee room
the conversation turned on the rela-
tive merits of religious sects. Nearly
every member Of the party belonged
to some church, and there had been
an animated discussion, Senator Car
penter pacing up and down, listening
lntently enough, but saying not a
word. -.s-- :
+, What church do you belong to, Car
penter?"" asked one. -. 9
>. I don't belong TO any lin : -.
= = = Why don't you join one?' RI y
..z"ls,s q don 'fyvant to. None exactly
suits my views" ~
=. What enc would you, join if you
were to feel forced to choice?" ~.
"The Catholic, by all means"
And why the Catholic?" 80.
Because they have purgatory, and
that's motion for new trial.''-Phil-
adelphia Ledger.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-03-07
Let It Go at That.

A Boston lady who is a district
visitor became much interested in a
very poor but apparently respectable
Irish family named Curran, living on
the top floor of great building in a
slum district of her parish. Every
time she visited the Currans she was
annoyed by the staring and the whis-
pering of the other, women living in
the building >7
One day she said to Mrs. Curran:
"Your neighbors seem very curious to
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-03-07
70 .'Ol., SETTLE T Z 7 ] LIBERIA
MANY AMERICAN NEGROES PRO
( Il !, III POSE. TO EMlGRATE.


nization Of That Country on Foot !.
+ Thorough Investigation Of Possibili-
Is ties Being Made. !. s~1
Some new. ideas relating to the
;ransplanting of American negroes in
Liberia have been introduced by Rev.
F.. j. Harris and Mr.. and Mrs. J. f.:
Green, three Mississippi negroes OF
intelligence and business capacity,
Who expect to reside permanently in
liberia, and give all their time to the
interests of the emigration of their
ace to that country. These agents.
before any negroes are invited to go.
20 Liberia are to make a thorough
study of various parts of the country
,o.ascertain what locations in elevated
and healthful sections of the republic,
away from the coast, are desirable as
homes for Americans: The effort will
De made to build up vigorous and self
supporting settlements, whose chances
.or success will be greatly improved
oy the fact that favorable conditions
Ire to be found before Americans are
invited to go to the new regions.
Mr.. Green reports that about 1 1000
negroes, substantial farmers, artisans
skilled in various trades and other
persons who will make desirable col
onists are ready to start fer Liberia as
soon as they are informed that suit
able regions have been secured. No ne
vxy11 sol
to do good and skillful work win be
permitted to emigrate to the proposed
settlements. The information obtained
by the agents in Liberia viii be circu-
lated among the members Of the Al
rican league, as the emigration COM
pany is called, so that at a1l stages of
progress everyone interested may
know just what is being done to start
them off successfully and just what
conditions they will meet in the new
country.
Liberians are very desiruus to en-
courage immigration from America.
There is no doubt of the large agricul-
tural resources of the country and OF
the fact that American negroes, gan:
make comfortable homes there, but
the conditions in the republic are diff
Ierezt- from IT ossez in tl1isz4FaIin
great deal Of the emigration thus far.
Ehassbeen aphazard and badsy planneu
ana on the whole the various co1oniz
ing enterprises have not been very
successful. It remains to- be seen
what measures of success will be at
tanned by this better organized and
apparently well-planned movement to-
provide suitable opportunities to a.
large number of black Americans to-
return to the land of their fathers.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-03-07

mails, were not only cut in the rock,
as is usually the case with such rep
resentatives, but were painted in sew
eral colors and give some evidence of
artistic skill: There are eighty pic
lures, of which forty-nine. represent
bisons of various kinds The pig
ments used, which are shades of red
and brown, have been found, on
analysis by Moissan, the eminent
French chemist, to be ochres mixed
with minute fragments of transparent
silica.