The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-06-26

yember the country at large will do
the same t~hing.-Missoulian.
The west never before had 80 much
benefit from the national administra-
tion as from this one, and the Taft
administration will be more OF the
same.-Missoulian.
With the bar, eliminated from the
national convention build
ing and the south going, dry, the days
Of the joke about booze and democrats
is certainly rapidly passing.-white-
fish Pilot.
The farmer who is sure that seed is
too costly a thing to use in adequate
quantities belongs to the same school
of finance as the merchant who is sure
that advertising costs too much
Twin Bridges Monitor. a
At any rate, Montana should feel
proud Of the fact that Miss Largely
married q SIS a week clerk. It's only
the eastern h~eiresses who wed bank
rupted counts and dukes.-Helena In
The regular annual sermons on the
dangers Of the toy pistol and the can
non ~hrecracker are being preached by
the press, and the usual drowsiness
and indifference are manifest IN the
Observation-Disclosures Standard.
# It were not for Montana's respect
for the feelings OF Mr.. Conrad, there
little doubt that the democrats Of
this state would take kindly to Mr..
Wellman's suggestion OF making 1t
Bryan and Johnson at Denver.-Butte
Miner. III
They laughed when Mark Hanna
came out OF Ohio as a political mana
ger, but he won. When Arthur Vorhys,
. modest country lawyer, came out Of
Ohio as Taft's manager, the same peo-
pie laughed again; but he won.-Mis.
sOulian. .
Mr.. ct. r." will begin to get jeal-
ms uyhnn he Ardc4 h q %ha A.,o.aA.,
Press devoted three columns to
trip to Cincinnati, while less
than a column was given to the presi-
dents journey to Oyster Bay.-Hele-.
ma Independent.
About two-thirds OF the towns OF
Montana are advertising the grandest
Fourth OF July celebration that ever
happened, but the Red Lodge celebra-
ton will be the only genuine article
the name blown in the bottle
Red Lodge Picket. s5
The Kansas City food went out Of
business as soon as the republican
convention got under way. An ordi-
nary flood could not hope to attract
attention while a national convention
was in session.-Kalispell Inter Lake.
The efforts Of the democratic poll
to use John Mitchell as a
catcher for the benefit of Bryan
have come to nothing. The former
leader OF the Mine Workers is not
any mans chestnuts out Of
he fire.-Helena Record.
The dairy train special to be run
across the state by the United States
experimental station, has been post
ooned until further notice, being the
first dairy service on record which
mas paused because of a trife Of too
much water.-Great Falls Leader.
1t Is said that the democratic coun-
chairman has made arrangements
20 keep the mules, which were not
sold at the recent market day sale, in
his city until July 1 with the hope OF
them as Bryan delegates to
democratic national convention In
Denver. Pity the poor mules.-Boze-
nam Republican Courier.
The newspaper ~phraseology Is the
.ohraseology Of the whole people. It
always homely; it is not often
graphic, but is usually clear. It ef-
its purpose, at any rate, by
'eaching the class at which it is
understanding a higher method
night not achieve.-Butte Inter Noun
ain. "
The blood and thunder play, Jesse
James," is being put on in a number
Montana towns. The impression is
quite prevalent in many portions of
he state that this play, and similar
ones, should be barred. II Montana
s to wipe out her annual crop Of
highwaymen, it would ap-
that the objections are well TAX
sn.-Red Lodge Picket.
In 1873 q financial panic struck the