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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-06-23
a PRESS

Among the welcome visitors in8the
north, south east and west is General
Confldence.-Stevensville Register.
De little rays OBJ sunshin' an little
drops OBJ watah, make de hay an
grain an 'falfa grow jes like dey
oughtah.-Dillon Tribune.
It begins to look as though the
campaign funds this year would be
composed largely Of emergency cur
rency.-Helena Independent.
There is still ample time for some
university with a late commence
ment season to shoot an IL. D. degree
at Mr.. sherman.-Anaconda Standard.
Witnesses in ordinary trials should
not be required to review their entire
lives. merely to satisfy counsel that
their evidence is credible.-Butte In
ter Mountain.
Anyway, Mr.. Conrad can reasonably
feel assured Of a better reception at
the hands Of the Bozeman convention
than Mr.. Fairbanks received from the
Chicago gathering. Butte Miner.
If Billy Hearst doesn't take advan-
tage Of the prohibition move to make
another try for the presidency he will
disappoint US. Surely he is pliable
enough for q little flop like that.
Avant-C Courier.
Mr.. Bryan is credited with having
had to desire to see Mr.. Taft as the
republican nominee for the presi-
dency. He now has his fish, and
after next November he will wish 1t
had been some one else.-Helena Rec.
ord.
The government is going to buy an
other 100 QUO pounds Of .moking to5.
taco for the men Of the ravy. Tee
navy enjoys the smoke Of battle and
also the smoke Of peace.-Helena In.
dependent.
When Butte people look at the per
centage column which shows that the
Smoky city Is safely ensconced 90
cellar champions, they can scarcely
help wishing that Manager Russ Hall
failed to carry on an energetic hirta.
ton with Widow Gunness.-Forsyth
Times.
The gentleman from Indiana who
said so far as he knew the only things
that Missed were snakes and geese
must have heard that free silver re.
publican state convention at Helena
some years ago at which, the late Col.
onel Sanders was moved to make
with emphasis much the same remark.
Butte IN; er-Mountain
: =
The republican congressional dele.
cation in Montana stepped aside and
let the high privates go to the ma.
tional convention as delegates, but II
the Helena independent voices the
wishes OF w. "A. Clark and Joe Toole.
the high privates in the democratic
ranks will be asked to step aside and
allow the e1-ofnce holders to repre-.
sent the party at Denver.-Republican
Picket.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-06-23

"A mad dog scare in Washington
probably gives the capital more ex'
element than did the recent session
Of congress.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-06-23

Mr.. Conrad's vice presidential boon
must have been caused with smoke
less powder.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-06-23

When Tom, Taggart asked the re-
publican delegates to see the steam
roller" he simply thought he was in
a democratic gathering In Indiana.
Tom actually has such a machine,
which he operates in the Hoosier
state.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-06-23

The temperature yesterday after
noon would have led one to believe
that the change in seasons, which
took place Sunday was from summer
to winter instead Of from spring to
summer.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-06-23

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delegates or a single one Of the SO
delegates yet to be elected.-Butte
Miner. !,
INTERESTING FACTS.
There are 10000 lakes in New
foundland.
Canton has fewer than 500 foreign
residents.
Pittsburg has seven more national
banks than Boston.
The Rock Of Gibraltar is honey
combed with 20 miles Of tunneling.
Mrs. Egbert Parnell, an Australian,
invented perforated underwear.
The French budgetry scheme for
1909 will provide for two Dread
naughts.
Margaret Hogan, a student at Bar
nard, is blind. but attends lectures
regularly.
The German emperor has . well
equipped pottery which brings him in
$4,000 a year.
There are 256 railroad stations with
in a six-mile radius Of st. Paul's ca
thedra1, London.
Extremes meet. Ahouse in St. Au-
gustine, built in 1856, has been turned
into a garage. -Ft
The popular vote In 1904 aggregat.
ed over 13,500,000 Of which Roosevelt
received 100000.
.E'H.A r ".EE- .trHH- aLW "4fNHlHs GHysH.
Siam is the land of temples. New
ones are constantly being built and
the old ones rarely repaired.
During the reign OF William and
Mary bachelors and widowers over %
years were taxed 1 shilling yearly.
In New Zealand everybody is bound
by law to take a weekly nalf holiday,
and there must be no Sinking the OBJ.
legation.
Considerable progress has been
made with q scheme for temporary in
terchanges Of public school teachers
between different parts Of the British
empire.
The smoke from the bowl Of ones
pipe is blue because, coming direct
from the red-hot tobacco, It is very
highly oxidized. but the smoke from
ones lips is gray. because It is highly
watered and hydrocarbonized.
A fully equipped daily newspaper
plant, with q special telegraph serv'
ice and In charge Of q competent
newspaper man, is the plan Of the
board of curators Of the Missouri state
university at Columbia, Mo-. for the
new department Of journalism.
Professor Carl Won Noorden, ad'
dressing a number Of prominent sci
entists at Vienna on the subject Of
Food and Nourishment,' declared
that the reason so many men begin
to get fat Immediately after they have
married is because their wives give
them their favorite dishes on every
possible occasion.
The deposit Of kerosene shale, about
1870. miles west Of Sydney, is said t.
be the largest in the world. There ID
q stream called the Wolgan river, ID
the valley Of which and adjoining
most Of these deposits are found
They are estimated to cover Al square
miles depth Of seam from a few
to six feet.
In Spain about the only kind Of
plow in use is q primitive wooden at
fair with one handle and q tongue. To
this IL hitched q pair Of small oxen
or Of mules yoked up like oxen The
driver rests his right foot onta rea,
extension to keep the pillow from jump
ing out Of the ground, steadying him
self BY touching his left foot when he
seems likely to lose his BALANCE.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-06-23

The next affair OF national impor-
lance will be the meeting Of the
Knockers club in Denver, when Chief
Knocker w. ]. Bryan, will be chosen
to do the hammering against the &C
complishments Of the republicans.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-06-23

In politics as in finance there are
good and bad bills. The republican
convention chose a good Bill and the
democratic convention will take 4 baa
bill in July.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-06-23

Oyster Bay is now IN the limelight.
The seat Of government will move to
It's summer home.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-06-23

There is a man in Sweet Grass
county experimenting with different
grating processes, according to the
dispatches. He should be stopped. We
want no grating In Montana.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-06-23

II w. ]. Bryan in 1908 will just
take a look at the platform Of W. J.
Bryan In 1896 he will probably not
talk about anyone "retreating."
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-06-23

James J. Hill, after a tour Of the
northwest, has declared that the crop
outlook has not been better In years.
If that is the case Mr.. Hill will have
to cease talking hard times next fall.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-06-23

A Kansas man is to be set free be-
cause Of a poem he wrote. There are
some poets free who ought to be put
in jail for poems they write.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-06-23

John R. Toole, Senator w. A. Clark,
Charles Hartman, etc.-the delega-
ton to Denver may not have a ring
like sound, but it probably will.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-06-23

Butte citizens are SO used to going
below that they probably don't mind
occupying the bottom Of the per
centage column in the Northwestern
league.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-06-23

The recent assertion Of D. B. Hill
that there Is no democratic party
leads to the conclusion that Hill has
graduated from being q democrat
into a mo nothing"
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-06-23

Was 1t a voice from the tomb that
declared There is no democratic
party" It was generally believed that
David B. Hill was dead.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-06-23

The republican platform seems to
meet with the approval Of all except
the Nebraska orator.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-06-23

The name of Prince Helie de sagap
represents quantity and not quality.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-06-23

Harry K. Thaw doesn't like to stay
in prison. But he is not the only per-
son in that fix.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-06-23

None Of the entries were scratched,
but 1t was a runaway race. It will be
the same kind next November with
the same leader.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-06-23


- polilics as u nnance tnere s are
good and oad D1ls. Ine republican
antlo chose goo Ell andAtne
vi - 'uly'
There Is a mar in Sweet Grass
county experimenting with different
ulspa su iae snould5 ~ toppeu we
"ane ~ siai'ins - Mon.ana.
John R.. Toole, Senator w. A. Clark,
ton lsal TO Denver may nc nav 9 ring
IKE sound put y propaDly val.
~ il
A Kansas mar is to be set free be-
some poees lfee WHO ousht 70 sDe put
- 60 - poeuus tnes Wii'e
declared There is no democratic
parry. y was oel'eyeo tnat
DAVID = FIJI was deao
None Of the tentriesswere scratched,
but IT was q runaway race. It will be
the same KIND e November with
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-06-23

The food in western Montana has
spent its force. Yesterday the Mis-
soula papers Of June 2 reached Bill
ings. @
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-06-23

The cheers for Sherman must have
reminded the old war horse delegates
Of some past conventions.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-06-23

There are no longer any antis in the
republican party. but there are still.
plenty Of allies allied to light for
Taft.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-06-23

In Spain about the only kind Of
pillow in use is q primitive wooden at
fair with one handle and a tongue. To
this Is hitched q pair OF. small oxen
or OF mules yoked up like oxen The
driver rests his right foot onsa rea,
extension to keep the pillow from jump
ing out Of the ground, steadylng him,
self by touching his left foot when he
seems likely to lose his balance.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-06-23

There is still ample time for some
university with a late commence
ment season to shoot an IL. D. degree
at Mr.. sherman.-Anaconda Standard.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-21
Cold Water Weddings.


Marriage among the Hopi. tribe Of
the Pueblo Indians, is an institution re.
garding which those most concerned have
least to say. When the parents OF
girl find it expedient for her to get mar.
ried, they look up an available man and
negotiate with his parents. After the
matter has been arranged the principals
are notified, the girl goes to the home OF
the bridegroom's parents and grinds corr
for them for three weeks, while the bride.
groom makes kind OF sash for the bride
Then one morning at sunrise they botl
battle their heads in cold water, which
completes the ceremony. There have
been instances Of the bridegroom refusing
to go through the performance. 1t hal
then proceeded without him and been &C
counted valid. and several weeks later III
has yielded and had his head bathed. Tht
Navajo ceremony is much more elaborat,
and impressive. but then the Navajo girli
are much nicer. The regular tariff OF
a Navajo girl entering the port Of matrt
On the second occasion the tax Is min,
horses. while subsequent marriages ar,
free. This is not purchase money. but u
merely tribute OF respect to a mother
in-law and a token of appreciation OF thu
care and expense involved in bearinl
and rearing the lady, a recognition mol
unworthy of consideration by civilixet
bridegrooms. On the other hand, ant
deserving of great condemnation, Is thai
raw OF many tribes, unwritten but o.
much sanctity, that man and his moth
er-in-law shall never meet after thu
ceremony.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-21

for the beautiful monuments. the magnifi-
cen. temples and the sumptuous villas that
arose on either side OF 1t. Cicero. Horace
and others were in the habit Of calling this
the " Queen of Roads
The temples have fallen. the monu-
ments have been destroyed. the villas
are in ruins: but today. twenty-five cen
turtles after Appius Claudius built 1t. the
road is still in use, bearing the burdens of
commerce and the name of it's founder.
What a memorial! How worthy! How
enduring!
kppius ClaudiuS was one OF Rome's
greatest generals; but how many now
living can even name one Of his vic
tories? He was a very wise ruler; but
how many now living can recount his
civil achievements? He was one of Rome 8
foremost writer's; but how many now liv-
books? All of these things gave him
temporary fame, but all failed to give
him permanent fame. But he built a
great highway, and who has not heard
Of the Appian Way?
While riding along the Appian Way the
writer remembered a suggestion that he
had heard. but had not needed much.
that a great highway would be the most
suitable memorial to Lincoln. The more
the suggestion has been thought over.
however. the more significant and valua-
BILE 1t has become.
From the White House to Gettysburg
Abraham Lincoln journeyed to deliver a
speech which will be recited by school
boys a thousand years from now. and
which will stand as a classic as long as
the English language Is spoken. A
broad and splendid highway. the best In
the world, from the grounds Of the
White House to the battlefield Of Gettys-
burg. to be called The Lincoln Road" or
The Lincoln Way" will, in the judy
ment Of the writer. stand the test as the
most appropriate memorial that could be
constructed to show our respect and at
lection for Abraham Lincoln.
Gettysburg is itself a memorial, elo-
quent of things done and Of things said.
Here was fought the most important bat
tie of the greatest Of wars. Here was ex-
hibited valor unsurpassed In the annals
of military prowess. Tie men who wore
the blue and the men who wore the gray
their descendants and their countrymen,
can all properly exult as Americans In
the valiant deeds that were here perform
ed Here, too. was pronounced Lincoln's
matchless speech. which "crystallized the
spirit of the republic into a paragraph"
The battlefield Of Gettysburg is only in
very small part a cemetery. In the main
1t is a magnificent park. on the adorn-
ment Of which over seven millions Of dol
lars have been expended-"and the end Is
not yet" No one who has not seen this
most richly endowed place can have any
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-21
stately trees, the rows broken at points
where could be obtained fine views of

stately trees. the rows broken at points
where could be obtained fine views of
mountain or valley or river.
In order that 1.-The Lincoln Way" may
be built with certainty and. without de-
lay. it should be constructed under the d.
rection of national commission and
should be paid for out of the national
Treasury. But full opportunity should
then be given to the individ. al states to
express their regard for Lincoln To each
state in the Union may be allotted a por-
ton of THE Lincoln Way to be en-
bellished in accordance with its taste
and means. subject to the approval of
the national commission. Other spaces
could be allotted for establishment to
national patriotic societies. Opportunity
should be afforded to succeeding genera
lions to add something to the beauty of
THE Lincoln Way" So long as patriot
ism CLOVIS in the hearts of the American
people. it will be for them labor Of love
to add from time to time to this express
sion of national affection. keeping THE
Lincoln Way at the forefront as the
best and most attractive highways in the
entire world.
Having in mind the possibilities of cleo
trical Illumination. the beauty of this
boulevard when lit up at night may be
left to the imagination.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-21

idea how wonderfully interesting and at
tractive it Is 1t is by far the finest
battlefield park in the world.
Though money has thus been gener-
ously expended in identifying the battle
field of Gettysburg and in suitably mark
its scenes of heroic deeds, 1t Is SO mac
cessible that comparatively Few people
are able to visit 1t. OF all the hosts or
travellers Of this and other countries who
visit Washington every year, not one In
ten thousand ever gets to Gettysburg,
though nearly all of them would like to
visit this historic field.
The Road to Gettysburg.
Gettysburg lies almost due north of
Washington and about seventy-two miles
away, as this road would run. What a
fitting memorial to Lincoln would be a
noble highway, splendid boulevard,
from the White House to Gettysburg.
from the house where his record for
craftsmanship was achieved to the spot
where he struck the highest note of hui
man eloquence! The seventy-two miles
would give sufficient length to the high
way to justify it's use as a national me-
mortal The country to be traversed Of
fers no special engineering difficulties. 1t
Is just about sufficiently rolling to AFFORD
fine landscape effects and to furnish OPP
portunity for handsome bridge here and
there. The width of the road should COM
port with its memorial character. Let us
say tentatively that the width should be
200 feet.
AS a suggestion. the following plan for
THE Lincoln Road is submitted:
Down the middle of the road let there
be a greensward forty or fifty feet wide.
we'll kept lawn looking like beauti-
full green carpet of velvet. To lend Va
riety to this central line of beauty, here
and there flower gardens and other deco
rative features could be introduced. At
intervals could be erected fountains and
other monumental embellishments that
might be appropriate.
On each side of this central line Of
beauty let there be a smooth roadway
forty or fifty feet wide. constructed ac
cording to the highest engineering stand
ard of good roads" One of these road
ways may be reserved for swift moving
vehicles like automobiles. and the other
for slow-moving vehicles like carriages
and wagons.
Outside Of these driveways could be
double tracked electric railways, occu-
plying a width of twenty feet each and
separated from the driveways by hedges.
One of the these railways could be for
express trains of high speed and stopping
only at intervals Of ten or fifteen miles;
the other could be for local trains moving
slowly and stopping at short intervals.
Bordering THE Lincoln Road" on each
side there should be row or rows of
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Statue of Boswell.
rom the London Chronicle.

From the London Chronicle.
Lichfield has decided to set up a statue
of James Boswell, and it is right. There
would be no Johnson If there had been no
Boswell Strangers walk about Fleet
street, peering into any place that DR..
johnson may have visited. Why do they
do it? Have they ever consulted the
Dictionary" read the Lives of the
Poets" or anything that DR.. Johnson ever
wrote? You may fling an inkpot along
who has read a line Of DR.. Johnsons
writings.
But his talk. his roll. his rudeness, his
clumsy courtesies. his foolish habits his
prayerful moments his big and bulky per-
sonality-these are the things that count
More especially his magnificent honesty
of thought. Nevertheless. we should have
had but a ghost of ghost If Boswell had
not by some happy accident Of nature
acter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-21

with a core Of rope. around which is
wound a strand of yarn. fitting and fill
ing the rubber casing and forming cush-
icning support therefor upon the rope
core. This makes a tire that has prac-
tically all the resiliency Of the pneumatic
tire and none of its faults. Tacks and
broken glass in the roadway will have
no terrors for the man who equips his
motor car or his bicycle with one of these
tires. The inner core or rope is made OF
such tightly twisted strands and so nearly
fills the casing that the danger of pack
ing has been reduced to minimum.
otherwise the tire would flatten and
spread and the rubber would be cut by
the rims OF the wheels.
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laden with trophies this season thus far,

at least IN THIS SectiCn OF the state. very
little of the beautiful blossom has beer
gathered. but ii will be remembered that
largo quantities of 1t were secured very
late last season. Lovers of the arbutHs
are endeavoring to prevent its wholesale
ing 1t. 1t is important IL the presence OF
this early and most beautiful flower 10
to he retained that the stem bearing the
blossom is cut of instead OF broken, az
the latter process Injuries the plant ant
not infrequently uproots 1t and destroys
Its life. 1t ought not to require much
persuasion to induce adults to exercise
care in gathering arbutus. and the chill.
dren. who thoroughly enjoy the hunt fol
it, should be instructed in the same direc.
ton
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-21
RoBs PUNCTURE OF TERRoRs.
Cavity in New Tire Is Filled With
Rope and Yarn.

1t has remained for an Ohio man to
take the sting out of a puncture by in
venting hollow vehicle tire that can be
stuck full of holes and still go on doing
it's work. This is because there is no air
to escape. The tire. which. OF course is
of rubber. Is hollow only in the sense that
it is not solid rubber The cavity is filled
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-21
Scottish Taste in Sport.
m tho Glasgow Herald

From the GIaSgOw Herald.
Cricket Is in Scottish sports what the
opera is in Scottish theatricals-a feeble
and neglected exotic. So far as the or
binary association audience in Scotland
Is concerned. there Is no reason why
football should not be played all the year
round