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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-11
ARMED cRANks.

John Coughlin, crank, evidently
crazed, armed, and prepared to carry
into execution a plan conceived in a
ibrainstorm Of battling emotions.
sought to see the president Monday.
The mere fact that he attempted re-
sistance, and tried to make use Of a
revolver, is proof positive Of the char
acter Of his mission.
That he is a lunatic, goes without
saying. That he is a dangerous char
acter, is apparent to any reasonable
man. That he did not reach the
chief executive is due entirely to. the
vigilance Of the secret service men.
Coughlin will be examined as to
his sanity, and the proper steps taken
to place him where it is not possible
for him to carry into execution his
narrow ideas Of socialism.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-11
Dor, but for the good and protection
of all.-Miles City Journal.
POINTS ON ADVERTISING.

a sreadabel ad In . readable paper
will be read.
Make your ads strictly true in letter
and spirit.
What people want IN an ad is exact,
definite information.
No scheme is complete without the
newspaper.
The best paper covers the cream Of
trade in any section.
No permanent Gee was ever built
on a foundation Of humbug.
Tell something-tell it true in the
best paper-and It will pay the adver-
ttiser and the customer who responds
to the announcement.
Don't look too closely at the amount
OF space the lad" is going to occupy.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-11

lucky, to It's agents for the purpose sf
buying information 10 to competitors
shipments. This information, in some
cases, the government alleges, was
bought from railroad employees, oil
inspectors and others. This, however,
is denied by the Standard Oil corn
pany.
On being served with the subpoena
Mr.. Ceilings said he would not say
whether the letters would be presented
or not until he had a chance to con
fer with counsel. The court order
states that the letters must be pre-
sduced in court on Monday morning.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-11
THE LOTTERY A GOOD THING.

Who will say that the lottery insti.
tuted by the government, in the draw
ing of land on the newly opened reser-
vations, is not a good thing?
A woman In Duluth, happily mar
ried, is the lucky winner of a choice
section In the Fon du Lac reservation.
In announcing her good fortune, the
local newspaper referred to her as
Miss, instead Of Mrs. So-and-So, with
the result that now she is deluged with
proposals of marriage.
Five hundred offers have been re.
ceived to date, and more are coming
daily. This should be a hint to the
spinsters, for why should they remain
single when all they have to do is to
secure an allotment OF government
land. and pick out q husband from a
battalion of men?
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-11

14tf-eHE ~. EHH
on pas face four days after the bar
bers have been on a strike.
But the wooden bread-ah-it is the
very acme Of the bakers art. We
don't know anything. about it. All we
know Is what we have read. and that
is that a German inventor discovered
It, and that he will place 1t on the
market for just what it is. It Is as
cheap as lumber and every whit as
serviceable, so that all a man need
do, is to build him a house Of 1t In
prosperous times, that he may saw OF
slabs, and eat them in days Of hnan-
cial stress.
Blessed be the inventor OF wooden
bread.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-11
MR. EcLIPsE.

Mr.. Stanley Ketchel, who for a few
days was the whole thing in a certain
section of the pugilistic world, is now
a member of the Down and Out Club,
to which no good pug aspires, but to
which all go. Mr.. Ketchel strutted
his hour with the vanity Of a pea
cock, the admired of the sporting
class, the awe Of the street gamin.
Verify, he vas one Of the Seven
Wonders Of the modern world, and
ranked in point Of notoriety, about
seven laps ahead Of the Dutch-Vene-
zuelan dispute. And then Mr.. Ketchel
got his from Mr.. Papke, and the town
is full of men who might have been
rich. if they had followed their
bunch.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-11
RECOGNITION OF EASTERN NON
TANA,

Now that the Democratic State Con-
vention has nominated two men from
Eastern Montana it is up to the Re-
publicans to give recognition to this
section. Ia the Political checker
game, nhe opposition has made a
shrewd move, calc.laeed to gain tnt
aseendency east Of the tunnel, if tho
Republicans are 100 short-sightei to
notice the handwriting on the wall.
OF course, in doing this, the Demo.
cratic managers had i'll mind the idea
of forestalling the action Of the Re-
publican convention, and that it was
a wise move, no one will for a mo-
mont deny. Ii
1t is now up % the Republican con-
vention which meets in Helena short
", to give to this section representa-
ton on it's ticket equal to that accord
ed it by the Democracy.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-11
THAT PLOT.

The alleged plot to assassinats
Judge Taft Ia probably all In the eye
Of the man who wrote the letter. In
the frst place. IL a man had heard
such 4 plot, he would go straightway
70 the local police with the informa-
tion. a the next place, he would
not be ashamed t.. sign his name to
the. letter Of warning.
4 The chances ar that the man who
\ p3Annsd The anonymous missive Il q
ayhre,qsd, harnless. but sensation
lowing sinpleton, r. his identity "a
discovered. his friends should take
- a chasss,
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crowd to exclaim in alarm. NJ.
Wright then brought his machine
lower, but on the 63rd round he had
reached an altitude OF 200 feet.
When Mr.. Wright completed the
54th round, he had beaten his record
of yesterday afternoon, which in turn
had broken the worlds record estabs
lished in the morning flight Of yester-
day.
The crowd gave a lusty cheer, bat
Mr.. Wright was too busy manipulat-
ing the levers to a his cap as he
had done yesterday 70 show that he
heard the approval Of the spectators.
MI. Wright came down at the north
ern end Of the field at the end Of the
5sth round. landing easily. The cav
airy stationed IN duty to protect the
machine, formed q Gordon around It
and Major squier, acting chief signal
officer, pressed forward to congratu-
late the aviator.
Signal corps officers at the war de-
partment today expressed the belief
that Orville Wright will make q speed
Of at least AZ miles an hour with his
heaviersthan-air machine which does
such excellent work at Fort Myer.
This is based on their observations Of
Mr.. Wright's record breaking expert
ment yesterday. II he does make q
miles an hour, he will be entitled tor
bonus Of 20 per cent over the contrast
price which would net him for his
machine, $4,000. the contract price
being $25.o 900.
The speed is to be taken on q meas
ured course OF more than five miles
against the wind. The start Is TO b
a flying one. the machine to pass ths
starting point at full speed at both,
ends Of the course.
The ohicial trials will be- held as
soon as Mr.. Wright announces his
readiness. He will endeavor to make
. few short flights for speed tomor-
row and may begin making flights
with G. W. Furnass, his as~sistapt,ssin
order to practice for the ofncial endpr-
apce trial In which the aefpplane yin
have 10 remain in the air with two men
, for one hour.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-11
WHAT A MAN THINKS.

Honest men are almost as scarce
as silent women.
A man without enemies is apt to be
shy Of friends.
Be sure you are right, then go ahead
and ask your wife.
Few people make a success of being
good on the installment plan.
You can always tell a sensible man
by the way he agrees with you.
The reason a woman is afraid OF
thunder is she knows it won't hurt
her.
"A statesman is a politician who can
keep his mouth closed at the right
time.
When two or more women get to
gether one of the things you don't
hear is silence.
Many a slow man develops into 9
Splinter when he has a chance to run
into debt.
Everything in the world was ere
ated for some purpose. The old bach
elor keeps s~pinsters hopeful.
Anyway, the average woman knows
as much about politics as the average
man does about feeding a baby.
The man who grumbles about thu
heat does a lot of kicking when the
mercury goes into winter quarters.
Parents seem to think n of theil
first duties is to make their children
believe all the things they don't be
lieve themselves.
Big peaches are at the top Of tht
crate because they were packed las
and had more time to grow. That's
the explanation.
People can have a very enjoyable
time when they are of on q pleasure
trip planning all the nice things the,
will be able to do when they ge1
home.
When a man is aire with love fol
a woman they can have nothing bu'
Observation-Disclosures; when It cooll
down to affection they get along yer,
peaceably.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-11
DESERVES CONDEMNATION.

When Ex-senator Sullivan boasts
that he helped. to lynch a negro, he
sets an example for others.
The mere fact that he is a former
member of the United States senate
justi1es the killing Of certain members
of the colored race, in the minds Of
weaker members of humanity. Sena-
tor Sullivan knows, If anybody does,
that in the south the man, black or
white, who kills a woman is doomed
to die. If he ever comes to trial.
just why he should become a mem
Der of a mob, and aid in hanging the
culprit, when death is so certain
through the medium of the courts, is
a mystery.
The south has its problem, just as
have other sections of the country,
but the lynching Of a negro, by a
mob led by a former senator, Is not
justified because that negro killed an
other person. He is entitled to a trial,
as ceratin1y as is any other citizen.
Laws, just or unjust, are made to
be observed. If 1t is right that the
white man should receive a trial, 1t
is the part of principle that the black
man should be accorded the same
privilege.
The spectacle of a former memher
of the United States senate mingling
with a mob of vampires, bowling fol
the life of a trembling wretch is bad
enough, but that he should so far for.
get himself as to boast Of It, brings
upon him the just condemnation Of all
law-abiding people.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-11
ANKENEY GETS 1T
LIKE The CHICKEN
BEATEN TO A sTANDsTILL FOR
UNITED STATES SENATOR.

SEATTLE, Sept. 10.--Although re-
turns from the state primaries held on
September 5 are still incomplete the
figures available leave no doubt OF
the nomination Of Representative Wes-
ley L. Jones, for the United States
senator Y er Levi Ankeney, the pres
ent incumbent. To succeed Jones as
representative in congress from the
third district, Miles Poindexter, Re
publican, Of Spokane, has been chosen.
There was no opposition to Humphrey
OF Seattle, first district, and Francis
w. Cushman of Tacoma, second dis
trtct.
The close fight for gubernatoriali
nomination seems to be finally deter
mined for Samuel Cosgrove, Republic
can OF Pomeroy. Henry Mcbride, his
closest opponent has wired c%ongratula.,
tions and promises support to Cos
grove, thus %conceding his defeat.
Nearly all the newly elected mem
bers Of the legislature r formally
pledged to the senatorial candidate
receiving highest vote on direct pri-
mary.
When asked If he would abide by the
result OF the primaries or would go
before the legislature for reelection,
Senator. Ankeney would not commit
himself.
Returns from the Republican state
primaries are still incomplete. but all
the counties except one have been
heard from. Later returns are not
likely to change the following results:
For United States Senator-W. L
Jones. ssE
i Governors. G. Cosgrove.
Secretary OF state-sam Nichols.
Auditor Of State-C. ". Clauson.
State Treasurer. g. Lewis.
Attorney General-W. r. Bell.
State Land commissioners. w.
Ross.
State Superintendent Of schools-H.
b. Dewey.
Insurance Commissioners. H.
Shively. /
Congressman, First district-w. 3.
Humphrey. incumbent.
Congressman. Second. district--F.3
w. Cushman, Incumbent.
Congressman. Third district-M, G.
Poindexter. ALL
Levi Ankeney IL. defeated for United
States senator by q decisive vote e
follows:a q r..S Us.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-11
%FlTzeERALD FREED.
Man Accused Of THEFT Given His Frse

Man Accused Of Theft Given His Frss-
dom.
CHICAGO, Sept. 10.-George ".
Fitzgerald, accused by the state author
tiles Of the theft OF $173,000 from the
United States %subtreasury here was
freed by Judge Chetlain today. United
States Sub-Treasurer Boldenweck, act
ing on instructions not to disclose evi-
dence gathered by the federal authon-
ties, took the stand and refused 70
testify. Judge Chetlain %thereupon dis
missed the case.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-11
BRYAN AND THE NATIONAL COM.
MlTTEE.

Bryan went down to Chicago, and
when he pressed the button the nation
a committee gathered. He immedi-
ately took charge of the conversation,
explained the needs, the money re
quirements, ETC., etc. Only once was
he silent.
That was during that brief moment
when a few Of the members present
pledged financial support to his can
didacy.
After that crises had passed, he re.
covered his voice, and appeared in
his usual fine form, congratulated the
committee upon its loyalty, and ad.
journed the meeting until his return
from Gotham.
Nj. Bryan may be a political hoodoo,
but when it comes to buffaloing the
party leaders, he's there with bells,
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-11
EASTERN MONTANA COAL.

N,E-a1NNI . 4gLhN- EETElNg E&EL,h G4F|"eN GH4UF
AS vet the people Of this section Of
the state have given scarcely a
thought to the fact that coal underlies
nearly every mile Of ground. The
country is new, and, heretofore, at
tention has been devoted to live stock
interests.
New railroads and manufacturing
interests, however, have %sharpened
the search, and the result is astonish-
ing. On all sides, the edges Of veins
Of great width are turned up, mute
evidence OF the wealth that lies under
the ground, more than equal to all
at present on the surface.
The coal is of most excellent grade,
clean, and free from "bone." It fires
easily, gives of an intense heat, lasts
well, and burns to a fine ash. There
is little or no clinker. AS a steam
coal it is the equal Of any grade pro-
duced in other sections, being suf1-
GENTLY high in carbon for all pur.
poses.
Coal producing sections hold great
attraction to manufacturing interests,
for cheap fuel, mined within a short
distance Of the point of consumption,
assures unlimited power against all
cont contingencies.
Eastern Montana has the advantage
Of other sections in that the rich
surface offers exceptional opportuni.
ties to the husbandman, and coal meas.
ures vast possibilities to the miner.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-11

The Muscular says there is but one
Bryan, who dominates the party that
acknowledges him. Now, If there we're
two Bryans. for example, the popula-
ton OF the United States would pass
quickly to the moving picture stage.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-11
WHAT A VENERABLE MAN SAW.

A dispatch comes out Of selings-
grove, Pa, to the effect that a vener-
able farmer there killed a seven foot
black snake. That in itself is not
startling, for venerable farmers might
do that self same thing any old day.
But this v. o. F. made a post-mortem
examination Of His %snakeship, and
discovered that it had swallowed two
half grown rabbits and a four pound
cast iron frog.
All of which goes to show that even
a venerable old farmer may be next to
a brand that has the widest stag in
the bunch hobbled.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-11

The fact that the Democrats have
nominated two men from Eastern
Montana, Is notice that the campaign
this fall is not to be q game Of blind
mans bun.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-11

MT. Bryan lnSlSLS uldL JQe RepuDl1-
cans r stealing his thunder, but at
the same time he says their arguments
are wrong.-Missoulian.
When it comes to titles, OF to desig-
nations intended to be complimentary,
some of these big men in politics are
more sensitive than the public as
sumes they are. "A few days ago, all
the newspapers quoted the request
which Candidate Taft conveyed to a
group of friends at the Hot Springs.
Some of them addressed him as
Judge" he was long on the federal
bench. Others used the title "Mr.
Secretary" which attaches to his cab
met career. please drop those titles
the candidate suggested. "Call me Mr..
Taft or, If you want to, call me Bill
| am used to that" To the chairman
of a mass meeting he recently was
about to address, Mr.. Bryan said:
Don't introduce me to the audience
as the next president of the United
States, as so many Of them do" Mr..
Bryan's request was made public, his
idea apparently being to let 1t serve
as notice to the chairan Of all Bryan
rallies for the campaign. Candidate
Bryan ought to be hardened to 1t by
this time; he has been getting intro
duced as the next president, 10, these
many years.-Anaconda Standard.
Various injunction bills were con
sidered in committee during both ses-
sions of the Fifty-ninth and first SEES
sion of the Sixtieth congresses. Dur
ing the first session of the Fifty-ninth
congress several bills were before the
judiciary committee and hearings were
accorded and considered. It was
found, however, that the labor inter
ests of the country could not agree
upon any one bill, and that different
labor leaders were opposed to one or
the other bills under consideration.
Again during the first session Of the
Sixtieth congress the judiciary COM
mittee of the house gave more time
and attention to the various bills pre-
sented, but 1t was found that no bill
could be introduced that would be
J satisfactory to all the labor interests,
and no bill upon which all members
of congress could agree. This so-called
anti-injunction legislation is by no
means a partisan matter and so far
neither Democrats nor Republicans
have been able to agree among them
selves to a bill that would e to sat
isfy all concerned. There is no doubt,
however, that in the near future some
bill will be enacted into law. and when
IL is, it will be found that 1t will pro
vide protection for not only labor and
capital. but for the public as well
First, it must be constitutional. and
then 1t must be, OF such 2 nature that
1t will not lead to disorder and riot,
but will conserve the best interests OF
the people at large. and. not be drawn
in the interest Of either capital or la.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-11

Mr.. Stanley Ketchel may not be
as handsome as he was a few days
ago-but he certainly is possessed Of
more knowledge.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-11

The crank who tried to see the
president demonstrated that he was
the only oyster in the bay.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-11

We rather imagine that It Cough.
lin had reached the president. he
would have been treated to an astron-
omical spectacle not visible through
the most powerful tense.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-11

The Livingston Post remarks that
while we have a habit of levying fines,
Castro has q system Of collecting them
that might bear inspection
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-11

The Salome dance was entirely diff.
ferent from what we expected. It
was really artistic.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-11

Now that Bryan has had himself
photographed running for Office, he
may be said to have worked the side
shows to the limit.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-11

The Black Hand man calls for more
activity on the part of the black cap
men. M
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-11

Bryan has been given assurances
that Taft does not stand a ghost Of
a show in Georgia.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-11

In speaking to an audience in Chi
cago, Bryan said, GIVE me a trial"
But then, that is what Debs said.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-11

The Canadians have started a cru
SADIE for clean money. The educational
institutions still accept any old kind.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-11

The draw fight, unlike poker Of the
same name, does not settle the ques-
ton.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-11

Teh suicide compact Of DR.. Ruskin
is a small affair compared to the one
Bryan and Kern have entered into.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-11

Hearst objects to Gompers' plan.
But then, Mr.. Hearst objects to every
body's plan, except Hisgen's.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-11

1t beats the Dutch, the way this
Venezuelan dispute drags on. But
then, the Dutch may yet beat Castro.
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40 .lINI ~ 49, ~ - w II9TgVWN
Added a Little SULPHUR.

Added a Little sulphur.
Doctor-Did your husband follow my
directions? Did he take the medicine
I left for him religiously:.
Patients Wife-Im AFRAID not, doc
tor; he swore every time i gave him a
dose.-Boston Transcript.
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SIDE LIGHTS ON

.sThis gas bill is only for 10 cents"
We'll, sir??"
Couldn't you add 81? I've been
writing my wife that I'm spending my
evenings at home."-Louisville Cour-
ier-Journal.
What seems to be the matter with
Mrs. Brown? She's ailing So"
Eyes, poor thing, she got one Of
those new tangled diseases"
"she has? NY, how fortunate she
is, to be sure. Here, I've had nothing
more stylish than lumbago and I'm
three years older than she is."-De-
troit Free Press.
You say you read every word OF
the advertisements in that maya
zine?" s.
yes" answered Miss Cayenne. cts
a relief to find something that isn't
in dialect. w %. c. Star
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-11

Out of ~ existing blast furnaces in
Belgium only 81 are at present in.
operation, as compared with So at this
time a year ago.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-11

dy. But who does that little brown
bobtain belong to?
Boy-That belongs to the little
brown horse, si~r.---Judge.
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ODD FACTS.

An animal with the strength Of a
lion and the jumping capacity Of q
flea would hop one-third Of a mile.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-11

The Iowa legislature saw Cummins
first, and raised the hurdles just steen
feet
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-11

Bryan ignores Hearst with the state
ment that he is fighting Taft.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-11
~sloELlaHTs ON lire.

II Where It Belonged.
Old Gent-Neat race that. sonny!
That black horse Of Sheedy's 10 q dam
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As Usual.

AS Usual. W
De style-You say Miss Gotrox is a
clever Ice skater. Can she cut the
figure eight?
Gunbusta-No; but she cuts the fig
ure seven, reduced from etght.-Har-
per's Weekly. lg !
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-11

A Hungarian has invented a washing
machine which, with electrified water,
will cleanse 300 garments in less than
Is minutes without the aid of soap.
An electric railroad Of about 10000
feet is being built on the Zugspitze.
Bavaria, the highest peak of the Alps.
It will run to the summit, and at the
7~,00O-foot level a hotel will be built.
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STATE PRESS

Mr.. Bryan insists that the Republi-
cans are stealing his thunder, but at
the same time he says their arguments
n wrong.-Missoulian. 5