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The Monte Vista journal., 1903-08-08

Col Corlctt started for Silver.
ton Sunday night where he has
some valuable inning interests.
The Monte Vista journal., 1903-08-08

Lillian Mason nj the Broadway
Opera House Monday.
The Monte Vista journal., 1903-08-08
p. A. Amiss, of Denver. was in
town Wednesday

2. A. Amiss, of Denver. was in
town Wednesday.
Lillian Mason nj the Broadway
Opera House Monday.
BE the BELL Cow" and hear
Miss Mason Monday night.
II. S. Groves, of the Ranch and
Range, WAS in town Tuesday.
Harry Sayler's wife and two
children are now with him at Los
Angeles.
Special attention of readers is
called to the article on page 3rd of
this paper.
Mrs. n. b. Russell and son of
Louisville Ky, are visiting with
c. II. Mathis.
Mrs. w. =. Love entertained
the Com Iowa visitors nj her home
Tuesday night.
j. }. Hosselkuss. eff Del Norte,
was doing bnsiucss in town the
fore part of the week.
W. ii. Morris. of tho home,
made visit to Denver last week
..,.l ...,.....l u-1.a..I.
The Monte Vista journal., 1903-08-08

f.nos Keel and wife have made
up and divorce proceedings have
been declared off.
The Monte Vista journal., 1903-08-08

VIII Cochran. of thcDcl Norte
Prospector was in town Thursday
and WITNESSED the ball game.
The Monte Vista journal., 1903-08-08

Q. C.Cnmmings aud son Franl
have been taking AN outing up tn,
Alamosn river this week.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-06-29
HAPPENINGS !
ABOUT TOWN !

James Keeisy. the it.yeaF- ola
pa paf carrier who SaN two safe
blowers leaving the TfaHent saloon
IN ballard. after the robbery last
Thursday morning. has failed 60
identify Jack Clark a SUSPECT clark
IL held pending a further iuvestiEa-
ton.
The mortgage which for - years
has hung over the Grace Methodist
Episcopal church. vac burned az
Yesterday Mornings services and the
church building was dedicated by
Bishop Cfans;on.
Many steamer excursions around
the nound were given yesterday. The
swedish club gave a biE excursion
90 Three Tree Points. and the
steamer Mnnette and ferry city ~
Seattle carried the crowds 10 the
bathing beaches 1t Alkf point and
West Seattle. The Hetam~rs Athion.
inland Flyer and Port Orchard carr
ried many people to Brsmert0n.
Thousands visited the different
parks.
Charles ReIss. a ta-year-oid boy,
sras arreated Yesterday for breaktuE
into n grocery store on Mercer street.
Saturday nlght. lie admitted that
lf Allu Two NtIff VaA ttsaA thiAf NtNN
the store and had stolen s. from the
tin also some bananas Detectives
Adams and Lane made the Hrrest
Eric Kuutaan was considerably
shaken up yesterday afternoon IN a
collision with q train Of cars near
the foot ~ Charles street. lie was
struck b the train from the rear
and rolled over several times. AT
the Wayalde Mission hospital u was
found he had sustained no serious
injuries
Joe neanregard. charged with Inn
porting women 10 this country for I'm
moral purposes WIS turned over b}
the police 90 United states Dep1ty
Marshai Tyler yesterday aud was tax
en- 10 the county Jail as fedora
prisoner. HeaureFard vas IN the cts
iaH on suspicion Of theft.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-06-29
BLEW IT
SKY HIGH
BURGLAR B0hoLgp A SAFE.
CRACKING JoB IN A TIN SHOP

Too great uberali,y la the ose Of
black powder mafred an otherwise
snlncntly sueeessful safe Slowing Ia
.C al Smiths tia shop and sheet
metal ssufka au Fourth avenue anuth
prar kiuE street. late saturday
night
fhs burstAf. to al Appearances.
literally niisa she safe with the ola
fashioned explosive and when the
fuse burned dawn % she thinEn go
iue point Il Nsuf of with "a bang
thai woke even chief Eulilsaus hard
slsstsra 81 ralles hs=sif lzftsss ana
saw siumheftnS eitisFhs within
radius 81 . tailr the strunsset kind
~ an Impression that the Eipficus
Fourth had arrived Ncsk ahead ~
schedule tifau
Although tns eafa contained 81 CO
ln soid aHd silver u " eNffeW4Fik
untlkufN that the burglar Eui aAY ~
IL unless he pursued a ia an alfs
ahip X t. violating no eanfii~hc@
a. sag that fhs police are roufidtNtiY
expecting = little showed % Silver
AVID Keia On the tlaf flats fnost any
day. provided the coin hos not been
higNn cat - It's course since iraFinA
% the direction ~ ths pesFly Eaicn.
Tho eafs as reduced I scrap iron
and ta-ath picks Thr office iu
which Il afafH Il 4 niie % hindliuE
and every NIndaR 81 the fkstors
VAS smashed ~ the explosion
The police saefe aH she ground
within fuN minutes after thr fire
aurkN went eft bas $40 burglar was
10 nr faund ThsY aay that iuh bears
the -aa MARKS - Hest TharNfuu.
a safr haNef aad Al arsund burHiaf
. ha Ma seen a HaiiafJ fvrenfifI
He'd esll - inesri on suspicion II
Ne j. foaaa = he blascsai-.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-06-29

But did give you a Jolly good
scare. Saturday. didn't y" said Miss
June. ar she tfipped spryiy into
Weather Foreeastsr SaiiAbury's o.
flee. this morning.
Salisbury began 70 blush and clear
his throat. for ne IL = marvellous
bashfnl man in the presence 81 la
dies.
Yes. ma am. yuu did make me feei
pretty sad. and I thought you were
going 20 take Four iife before fonf
sands mad run their course. f0u
cried and took on So
NO. no. you dear good weather
man. That's not II ~ All You $50
I had been crying - much lately
that l was hysterfcai when came
90 see you. but when ! got horne
made up my mind 10 forget ny
troubles. and ! felt happy al day
yesterday"
Yes. you we're lovely enough.
said Salisbury. hut don't you know
you that you are making me out an
awful nar Folks are getting 20 they
60 down street carrying umbrellas
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-06-29
nAloagY ALLOWS VERY FEW
sToss. GASES

KANSAS CITY, June ESPECIALLY -
William A. Maioney drifted Into base
bah through a mere chance. lie IL
tns brand OF uaii player tnft n N iiisd
feather az present having received his
Lessons IA fast playing while at college
and naturally has the brains that TT
him for Intelligent work. lie PLAYED
while attending Georgetown university
with the college team during the three
years he was atpdcnt After leaving
college he finished the season Of 1873
with North Attlchrongh, strong team
~ Independent professionals, aud tho
following two years he spent playing
in kttiebrouFh. Ills first appearance
In really fact company was IN 1901,
when he signed ana played during the
season with Milwaukee. lie was trans.
ferr.d the following year TO the st
Louis American league team when the
Milwaukee franchise was sold lie was
released by that club, and signed tm-
rnedlateiy with Cincinnati. with which
team he finished the season. HIS ontfy
into the American association this year
has been most suspicious. lie II al.
ready regarded as ono Of the best
catcherp in tho association and has
a magnificent wing" allowing few
stolen bases. Tie ~ hitting second In
the team, around the $50 per cent
mark. ..-.4.a4...-.-.--
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-06-29

CLEVELAND. O.. June fs--Joe
Mitchell laughed when he Was asked
how Icing be had been playing golf.
.ssssAs 7 eaa sAsnnai hrnnetss ~ on
ms links" he aid When I was
a sehaniboy at Edlnboro ! spent alt
II my spare timc out on the course.
lie h . scotchnan. six years 40
he came to America from BeFi'n,
where h. had ben the professional
a. the Berlin Golf club. the fret IN
strueter q the old Scotch game to
yiHit that city.
lie IL = quiet unaasnminE fellow.
q small man bat wify one. He i
an ssfsfhuaiast and when he starts 10
talk rolf Re warns up TO hts sub
feet. seated IN one Of the snss
chairs out at the Cleveland Country
CLUB re- told some of his experiences
as professional
You know hen | was q young
star / had no thought Of ever max.
tnH : business % this sort Of thing
/ liked the game and I stuck to II
until I could make = fairly good
showing. Their the people around
my hnne asked me 10 teach them.
Pretty soon had all the pupils that
1 cauid take care u 7 got a chance
to 20 60 Berlin and I accepted
mighty quick During the winter !
go to Florida. ! have had five sea
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-06-29
Vze cozksor IYssr dRr mr.
oIZS5. me Llyxl ZthS yzzLkso'

sunn a, the Florida Country club ~
Jacksonyilic and one at the Panama
club
cone great trouble with Americans
r that shas Ae sasst ..zsssasstssss enough
They don't get right daNn "a the
real hard work They look At Il too
much as though Il was play. The
average golfer wants to start ~ ~
the Jump and be a good player with
ouf work or study. That is impos-
sible. The younger generation IL
coming along fast. however, and !
think II b. only matter Of few
years until those on this side will be
fully the equal ~ the players w the
old country The college men are
the ones who viii take the lead ~
the years % come"
Mitchell has the distinction 81
having been the first man to Instruct
both John -. Rockefeller and An
drew Carnegie in the rudimenta OF
the game lie was asked for an
opinion relative % their ability with
the driver aud hrassse.
on ! would Tatner not ue quoted
on that. hr said III they were 60
play. | guess thsf e would be about
an even thing one T. about a. good
~ the other.
In the open tournament at Toledo
two years ago Mitchell Was beaten
by one stroke hy BERNARD Nichols.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-06-29
MISS JUNE SAID SHE
WAS ONLY POOLING
WEATHER MAN SALISBURY SAYS THE FAIR YOUNG LADY IS
MAKING HIM OUT AN AWFUL LIAR

whenever I ssy Il IL going TO be fine
weather. and when I predict heavy
storms. the girls wear their light
suits and the men blossom cut tfl
straw hats and gay r~galia. You
remember hos you fooled me last
week | said fine day for Sunday
and you cried and pouted most all
day
I did that just becaune the west
wind slapped my facrs bat. TKh
on dear. I feel rhlll nov !" and =
look OF pain eaot acruRE the FAIR
RirTH lovely face. 4 am going -
cry some more know ! am
on. please don't. my poor child.
pleaded Salisbury.
Wei. for yonf sake. ] may put Il
Off til tomorrow. but I shall cry
most Of this week and weep a. ! go
20 my death" she jumped up and
dashed hurriedly out % the office.
Yes. there Will be showers In =
daY Or two. mald Salisbury 70 the
star man. after she had left look
for storms for the rest ~ the seek
and rainy dsy for the Fourth. Per
haps."
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-06-29
CONVENTION OF
COUNTY CLERKS

DIS M0lSEH iawa. June - r.
Mayer Hfenfer welcomed tie faefn-
hers 81 Ems state AasartasteW ~ Costns
~ CLERKS AZ the np~uiug * thsif thlrd
aunuat convention fastaN fhie afigr~
nuon gaveruur cHmnifra is ausu fur
80 address on The lisaa ti0as between
far and Ciefk aHd Us suafsrts q
probate and approval - bends are
~ heduisi FOR 1isrussian.
The sessions stii BE rantiuusd and
cone iuded tHmorfua The attsndanrs
= iar9s ana ffem Al ifasestinns Ire
mesfinM Wtll b. the mast slacrssiaf ~
ever held hF shs association and -
ut4fh h~nent 10 ths meaatsfs,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-06-29
$4,000 FIRE
SC0RCHES NOME

had 90 be turned of for five min
utsH white repairs we're made, and ~
the meantime the fire had made
such headway that all the efforts of
the department had tn he directed
towards saving the adjoining huiidf
iues The latter we're saved hY thr
uar 90 chemical aud q steam IRE
engine.
Thr origin OF the FIRE had not boon
definitely learned when the Senator
sailed. but from the fact that "a
started in the rear eud uf the build 4.
iaF near the Kitchen Il Il supposed
L. have been caused hY q defective
fIue
The Lawrence hotel T. owned hY
>. 4. Gleae. who also awns the
largest hardware STORE IN hume ana
FORMERLY lived in DAWSON. Mrs r,
IA Mcdonald Of liutts. WHO ~"
turned this mofnln9 GA the senator,
had offered a. huy the hotel The
inarniur OF the daY e burned bnt
would not ray the pfiee % $1,000
asked fnf a.
The huudlng was not insured
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-06-29
AMASA r. MILLER, A
SO PIONEER, DEAD

Amasa p. Miller died last night at
his home. az Rainier Beach Mr.
Miller was well known throughout
the entire state. having come "a
Washington In 1853. un 60 few
years ago he had taken a prominent
part M the affairs OF this city and
had for several terms been mem.
ber OF the city council
Mr.. Miilcr's death was caused By
liberation Of the stomach. He was
~ years old. lie leaves widow
and one son, Henry Miller. The ia.
neral win be held tomorrow.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-06-29
EDUCATIONAL
ASSOCIATION

AsHEvILLE N. G. June 2a-Thls
famous resort a. crowded with teach
era from all parts Of the South. come
60 attend the annual meeting OF tee
Southern Educational Association.
Tho convention will open tomorrow
AID sc.tlsne th.ee days Erass Gess-
ont Indications It will be the largest
and most representative gathering OF
educate ever seen IN the South
Tho territory covered by the essocia-
tion Includes every southern state.
from Maryland Co Texas, and Mis-
souri, also comes within It's iurlsdic-
ton.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-06-29
NAP
COST c0NMERS SIS

Disguised with the bali game which
he went 20 see at Georgetown yeatcr-
day. John C0nners went 90 sleep and
lost y pockctbook containing three
twenty-dollar goidpieoea and three
fives. also some silver.
BE reported the robbery 70 the He-
attic police but was referred 10 tho
sheriff as the robbery was committed
outside the city limits. Marshal BiaRg
81 Georgetown will probably attempt
to clear w the mystery.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-06-29
The Lawrence Hotel, the Largest
Hosiery i'm Nome, Totally
Desfr0yedby Fierce Blaze
on June 10

ana the Nome Trading Comrah2
we've saved only by the splendid
work 81 the fire department
The hotel would probably have
bseH saved had not line IT hase
broken at critical moment Water
Ter fire fighting n brought "a die
tamae 81 half mile through q line
OF six inch hose, which branches of
at fsalni into three lines II rlns
The hose broke al tho ioint is min
ufos after the discovery 81 the fire
The water ip an three lines - heHe
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-06-29
TO UNLOAD
ON CANADA

LONDON. June "a conference Of
various boards Of guardians was held
today FOR the purpose ~ dlncuHaing
tho advisabllity % sending a large
number Of the children under their
cn.a 20 Canada.
Mr. w. g. II Preston, tho Dominion
immigration agent addressed the meet
ing aud explained the advantages Of
fered by the Dominion 20 immigrants
Of "a good class.
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The Lawrence hotel. the largest
huiidins Il is Kind IA Nome. was
totally destroyed BY firs June ~
wlth less of aboug $50 ape The rrr
started at I o'eleek ia tha afternoon
ana VAS still anouiaeflrg " hen the
steamer senator. which arrived this
marnnE. left >ane az , O'Clock In
the evening 81 June -
Two adfoinuK huiiainss. owned By
SogsnsFon ilresa. q the Royal Cafe
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-06-29
INCREASES
ITS cAP/7M

pITTaHuRG. Pa, June 2a.-The
stockholders Of the pittsburs q Lake
Erie Railroad are In session here to-
day for the purpose 81 voting on the
proposition Of the directors 20 Increase
the capital stock from 5000. 900 20 tio.-
100000 I'll proceeds are 20 be used
60 pay the expenses ~ recent pur-
chnaea Of new equipment and OF Inn
provsmenta TO the roadbed.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-06-29

TEACHERS

OCEAN CITY, NJ d., June 2o.--
the day scores of delegates
have been arriving by train and boat
iu anticipation Of the opening this
evening u the thlrty-eixth annual aes-
sion Of the Maryland State Teaehers
association. The feature 81 the iui-
tlai session will be the annual address
Of the president, Joseph Blair OF hpar-
row Point.
Governor Smith has promised 20 al
dress the association tomorrow. taking
As his topic. THE Relations Of the
Bsats 20 tho Public Schools"
The sessions are 10 continue until
Thursday and the long and Interesting
program arranged calls for papers and
discussions covering a vide range Of
sdueaslelsl Pgobisna. .s--.--s---
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-06-29
A
BAD ACTOR

los ANGELES. Cal. June IT,
Walter McCurdy. the young Amefl-
ran attorney whom powerful In
flueuee'from the United states saved
fr0m penal servitude In the MeSi-
ear Hais mines. II again In Jan AZ
HsrIu0ailin. Saturday ne ROt on a
bif drunk and began shooting % the
Town Previously he had been IN
jail Tor forgery.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-06-29
BROKE EVEN
ON SERIES
siwAsHEs WON LAST GAME
FROM SENATORS

sAcHANESTo. June gs--Parke
Wilson bunch taaK tine last game
81 the Seattle. Sacramento series
mere yesterday uFsHHluE even on the
series Mike Fishers Senators
started out % wtH. but In the fourth
walk and -four hits. enc 81 which
was two bsKgsr. cloutcd out ~
'Boettinser. uetted four runs for Sc
attic.
Again IN the eighth. after two
were out and with two on bases,
Sample swung hearty. but tho ball
rolled Just beyond home plate, II
looked "a II all were uut when Gra-
ham threw the ball away at first
and the two runners scored. A hit
then scored Sample.
The senators also landed one run
m this inning.
Score By innings;
Seattle =. 0e04oo03O- . /
F'crain'n fo Of 0 o 0 90 10 2
Saturdays game-seattie Z, Sacra-
f-zuto 6.
AZ Los Angeles:
San Francisco 7. Los Angeles }.
A. Oaklands
Oakland T. Portland g.
Oakland 6. Portland 3.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-06-29
O'BRIEh VS.. BONNER

MATCH CHUNK Pa. Taus % gacs
- tsfleu of Philadelphia. aHd jaek fitsts
asr ~ hrmfnit fill are scheduled e.
aisst Isl fhr rlnn here fsaHEHhf tasfasa
she Carhan cruusg Afe1asEa g4Hb and
shs result IL awaited nth eesssidsFs
abIs Interest ~ sfssftinN etfsiss. The
aensiitiosse ~ fhe hesii Hfs Ten fasues
AZ ths mlddirusixht stuit
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-06-29
OWE LOWE
LITTLE 1l7UT
AND frisco cor ". IN SUN.
DAYS GAME

Poor Old uuE tsEssa. pleaded snH
played far ilst nHT tfstis run fHf uinr
!ssas laaaas~ - Ashl@sia PARA ss4ssf-
daF tsif ali - vain iiis tatsss couii
nat daiissf tzas Hf-sas aud ss fes1it
Honest Iehu kfss'iuaksy, with hul cur
nan IN his rfah taE Walked OF with
ths Kanns
The Eame was a pitchers battle.
tthkrr for seattle ana ffeistsr fer
rffsee were tHs siah artists and zach
pitched phsunsssaAi ssafi though the
fisitar rad Slightly ths better q u.
Score b. inniaEs
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-06-29
S75O,OOO
I'M GOLD
city or SEATTLE m PORT
WITH TREASURE CARGO

with $4,000 81 Klondike gold
the largest treasure cargo q the
sea sou--fhe steamer City of Seaitie
arrived from akaR~ay last night
The DUST was consigned 70 The ~.
At r. r. Co. Eelby smelling work
United States svsay office and
Northern Commercial company. The
Featiie brought IS passengers.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-06-29
MO RACE TO-DAY

HIGHLhNDa. ~. ". June ~
There IL q bowling northeast storm
today and 20-milc wind. Sir
Thomas and the American yachts
men are dtHa ppoinfed. as to-day Vas
set fof a Shamrock try-out over q
measured course.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-06-29
FATAL STREET
CAR ACCIDENT

CLEVELAND. o. June E.--tn
heavy for the electric cars on wilson
and Bower streets coiiided this morn
ing. William FULLER. who was stane-
INK on the platform, was fatally
cruched. Thomas Hoderick and Au-
saal Clements we're seriously injured.
1bs car vas crowded and q dcEen
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-06-29
BALLARD
BURGLAR
Ere. ech & Nelson's Store Robbed
--CrackSn1en Infesf City

r7urwiafs pried of the shutters "a
French a Nelson's dryEoosss starr Al
Ballard last ntsHts anil rppbtd sne
cash drawer - g Th@s eisn usad@
an attempt 20 rob the drysct'tis stpse
81 S4nkey 4 CRUDE. hut asfe un-
able 10 br~sk throush the Iron shut
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-06-29
STAR TIPS
Probable Winners of
TOday's Races

FIRST RAeE-Rsd Spinner.
O'Couner. hafdef.
SECOND RACE 49, uufdoek.
Pirate Maid. ffaruato.
THIRD HACE=Annie Marie,
y. q. shaw Crigii.
FOURTH RACE -- Mountc,
bank, jim Gore, bnsHenHo.
FIFTH RACE ~@Monda, MYr'
tle ~, William y.
SIXTH RACE Kitty Kelly,
step Around, Rosario.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-06-29
ROOSEVELT 4
HAND WORKER

OYSTER BAY. June 20 The
new executive offices opened this
morning At 20 o'clock. Notwlth-
standing President Hooscvelt's an
ss.yss.ss-=ssfsf.s fsart 80 t.essss {; sas. -
Immediately commenced work when
the mail arrived
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tHf@s
The activity u ti,c knights 81 the
HulnN j. aiaf4miuR HaiiAfd utsf
chants Ths suburb IL iufesisd
ulth rfac kassseu. apparently. and
asns 20 Increase The police force
may BE taken.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-06-29
TOUR THE SOUTH

of tho Mount Zion Coiored baptist
church. preached his farewell ecr-
mon last night Mr.. Mcpherson VIII
tour the south this summer, lee
turing In the interests Of coiored
Baptist institutional church, which
he wishes 10 establish in this city.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-06-29
FORM SHEET FOR TODAY'S RACES

Oig che heo known to h dT
M n uct hwdgnt oy hhreanh a %
h trace h dat VIII I ddd d rduly
f a ree nsrdh tray Uuanbe6 gmedou
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-06-29

Steamers Dolphin and cottase city
sailed 70 Southeastern Alaska last
night with total Of about 200 pas
E9nasrss
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-06-29

WEATHER roREeAsr-rsnloht an,
she~ers llaht &c fresh south winds.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-06-05
EARLY po,itic,I PLATFORMS.

II is i'm the ScyoutCcut. century that
the first beginnings OF the platform
must be sought, hut these early traces
of its use are very slight. That there
must have been some little employ
ment of IL i'm dcmagOgic way may be
Inferred from the Characters Of But
ler. the author of the ever memorable
"IIudibraS." He describes n leader
of n faction rs one who "scts tho
psalm, and all his party sing after him.
He is like n figure i'm arithmctic-the
more Ciphcrs he stands before the more
his value amounts to. He is n great
harnngucr. talks himself into author
ity, and, like parrot, climbs with his
bcak." 1t is probable, moreover that
the first form Of the platform was tho
Convcnticlc or meeting house OF the
Puritan or DissCntcr, for Butler, I'm his
character Of "Thc Scditious Man.
says that III he be preacher he has
the advantage OF all others OF his tribe,
for he has way 10 vent sedition by
Wholesale But the platform nt this
time was Of no practical account. Such
attempts MS there were outside parlia-
mcnt to influence opinion were made
by means OF the press, partly by the
book. partly by the pamphlet and part
ly Ivy the journal-C, H. Roylapcc Kent
In Longman's.