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Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1909-01-07
PLANS WORKING WELL

At the meeting of the Montana
State Teachers Association. held in
Helena, December %, Jesse P. Rowe,
president Of the association, presented
an invitation from the Alaska Yukon
Pacific Exposition to the members to
visit Seattle next summer during the
exposition period. The invitation
points out that the vacation time OF
1909 comes wholly within the dates OF
the exposition, which ooens June 1,
and closes October Is. Attention is
also called to the educational advan-
tages of such a trip and to the low
rates announced by the railroads Gov
ering the time Of the exposition.
Here you will be brought into di.
rect contact with the resources, con-
ditions and progress, not only Of the
Pacific Slope, reads the invitation,
but also of Alaska, the Canadian
Northwest, Hawaii, the Philippines
and the Orient, all of which will be
exhibited here on a scale never before
attempted. Three weeks spent on such
a trip allowing a full week at the
exposition and ample time for scores
of enlightening excursions and side
trips, will yield more accurate know
ledge than can be acquired in years
of reading.
<This exposition is built on the
campus Of the University Of Washing
ton. AS a result Of Seattle and Wash
ington enterprise the University will
come into more than $4,000, 900 worth
OF permanent improvements, includ-
ing eight permanent buildings, eleven
miles Of graded and asphalt paved
streets, many acres of beautiful gar
dens and a complete system of under
ground work. -
The permanent buildings at the
Alaska Yukon-Pacifc exposition give
the grounds substantial appearance
and is new feature in exposition
buildings. Already four Of these per-
manent structures are completed and
the others will soon be ready to turn
over to the exposition. The completed
permanent buildings, are Auditorium,
Fine Arts, Machinery, and Fisheries.
Other buildings completed are the
Manufactures, Agriculture, Mines,
Oregon State and California State. The
Washington State, Forestry, Arctic
Brotherhood and Woman's buildings.
the other permanent structures, are
rapidly nearing completion. The Cas-
CAGES and Geyser Basin are finished
and the United States government has
started work on it's group Of buildings,
consisting Of structures for Alaska,
Hawaii, Philippines and government
fisheries in addition to the main build
ing.
The government of Canada and the
state of New York are preparing to
commence construction of their build
lngs. Plans for both structures have
been approved. Acres of green lawns |
and flower beds have been laid out and
of some Of the buildings |
Tor the larger attractions on the Ply
Streak, as the amusement center IS
known, has been commenced.
Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1909-01-07

Billings Journal.
/ DAIRY LAWS DESIRED
The Montana State Dairymen's
association will hold an important
meeting in Bozeman January Il and
| II, according to the announcement
sent out by the secretary, W. J.
Elliott. The circular announcing
the meeting and the purposes for
which it is called, follows:
The dairymen are going to pass
upon a set Of dairy laws that they
are preparing to present to the
next legislature for passage. They
also intend to ask the legislature to
appoint dairy commissioner to see
to the enforcement of these laws.
The dairy industry of the state
has certainly grown very rapidly
during the past five years. Five
years ago there were but five cream
cries in the whole state today there
are forty.
This infant industry represents an
investment Of;
5000 cows (150 per cream
cry at $50 each 100000
40 creamery plants, aver
age price $4,000 100000
In hand separators and
dairy utensils $4,000
In barns and stables 10
for each creamery average
price $500 100000
Total SITS, 900
In these things the dairymen have
az Industry representing an inyest-
ment of over three quarters Of
million dollars. Surely it would pay
Montana to appoint a dairy COM
missioner to look after this phase Of
our agriculture, SO we ask every
dairyman to be present at this meet
ing.
There will, Of course. be the usual
scoring contest for the state butter
makers, and we expect the dairy
department at Washington to send
man to score the butter.
Your secretary has raised almost
$500 and two gold medals to be COM
peted for. Now let us have ten
pounds of prints from each cream
cry and please prepay the express
on the same to Bozeman. Ten pound
prints will be acceptable at this
time, as Bezeman merchants have
little call for bulk butter.
In addition to the $500 that will
be awarded pro rata, suitable en-
graved gold medal is offered the
buttermaker who scores highest
using Wells Richardson butter color
by the Wells Richardson company. |
# the one winning the Wells Rich |
ardson company's medal is highest
scorer at the convention he will re-
ceive in addition SIS in gold.
The Diamond Crystal Salt comp |
any also offers suitably engraved |
gold medal to the buttermaker scor-
ing highest, providing the butter is
saIted with Diamond Crystal salt.
Tbs list Of those contributing to
the scoring contest fund up to date
IS:
Wells Richardson Co., gold
medal ard $40 90 /
Crystal Salt company,
gold medal and 1000
De Laval Separator Co. 1900
Charles Hanson Laboratory 1OOOl.
\. E, Barber Creamery Supply
Co. 1000
Sharpness Separator Co. 1000
Worcester Salt Co. 1O.0Ol'
!. B. Ford Co. 1000
Omega Separator Co. 500
!. B. Friday Co. 500
# 4
Total se5. 90 ]
Everyone is welcome to attend any |
: all Of the meetings. Helena Re- :
ord. s;
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Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1909-01-07

Paper napkins for sale at the
Monitor office. A splendid variety.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-25
A STORK MARATHON.
Landlord Offers $1oo for First Boy and
 $50 for First Girl.

From the New York American.
 If the sky is darkened one of these sig zling days by sudden migration of huge, squawkng birds, don't get excited. It will be nothing more or less than the great Stork Marathon, for the infancy stakes, which will finish at the House of Babies" No 6s-73 Rivington street
 There will be no handicap for extra weight and the stork carrying "A pounds of twins will have to compete without al lowance against the one carrying nine pounds of single infant. But if twins win, the purse will be $500. whereas a vic torious single infant will draw only SlU- unless his parents happen to have had eight children before him. In that case he will get s15O.
 The race has been arranged and the purse offered by Max Dick, landlord of the House of Babies" and he herewith announces the ironbound rule that no gil babies are eligible to compete. Any stork entering the Marathon with fem mine infant will undoubtedly be found out and ruled off the aerial turf.
 There are only 25O children now resident In the "House of Babies,' and naturally Mir Dick, he is Uncle Dick" to the whole 250--is alarmed less race suicide rob his tenement of its title. It was to offset suci a calamity that, in the absence of MT. Roosevelt he solemnly announced yesterday to the 6S families in the house that he had decided to institute the above IT., n;ioaed competition.
 The announcement was received with a fattering demonstration of approval and gratitude. If MT. Dick had offered prizes for solving a jig-saw puzzle or counting dots, the trouble and difficulty of the problem would have appalled, his tenants. But a problem in race augmentation-tha was easy! Besides, they were going to augment anyway. It seemed almost a shame to take the money.
 There are several families in the House of Babies" which already boast eight or more children-the Amstodefskys and the Liebowitzes, to name only two-and the first baby boy to arrive in one of their spacious domiciles will get the S150 prize. If the masculine infant born after today comes to a family of fewer members, he will receive slO0. And twins, triplets or quadruplets born to anybody will win $5OO.
 The accomplished news tipster who vis- tied the House of Babies" yesterday and watched Mir. and Mrs. Louis Lax (what an apt name for a janitorD trying to keep the juvenile population from blocking the entrance, was moved to indite few well-chosen lines to the House of Babies" They follow in the original: "In the House of Babies they are danc-
 ing for joy,
 Every mother wishing to have the first
 boy.
 From the ground floor to the top, all day
 the children run, jump, hop and flop. It is great sight; you would look on
 with delight
 To see the little mites on the roof flying
 kites,
 Which makes them feel happy and
 bright''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-25
Church Politics In M0nt9nmerY

The feasibility of prohibition is still H disputef problem, and especially are the me1Aods of securing it tentative. MarA conservative men, therefore, think the subject should be left in statutory form until a thorough test of it has been had and the final form of the problem has been reached. The constitution has never been considered the haven of tentative propositions, and prohibition in it's present stage should not be incorporated in it.
 For holding this view of the prob lem and for holding in addition that undue agitation should be avoided in this period of upbuilding, Leon c. Nc Cord, a teacher in the Dexter Ave nue Methodist church, Montgomery, Is to be bounced, or at any rate an at tempt is being made to bounce him because he holds to the views thai thousands of other good men in this state consider wise, prudent and help fu3. Mr. -McOord, teaches in the Sun
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-25
Merchant We'll Pleased.

"The systematic work of the Business Mems league to bring more trade to Bir- mingham is continuing to bring very satis- factory results" said a well known busi- ness man yesterday "The cumulative ef- feet of the advertising work of the league will be felt to a more decided extent dur ing the coming fall months.
 'The wide advertising the league is giv- ing to the weekend and special railroad rates is making every one throughout Bir- minghams trade territory familiar with the campaign. That the out-of-town shop pers appreciate and take advantage of these concessions made by the railroads Is well evidenced by the increasing week. end trade of our merchants. The railroad people have already realized that the work of the Business Mems league is one in which it is to their interest to CO., operate, and that the league is very lib- eral in its advertising of the special rates that the railroads have conceded. The all of the roads leading into the city, and 1t is hoped that the very few roads that have not yet put on such special rates will do so at an early date.
 "A glance at the map of AlabamaA will show that Birmingham, from It's geog- raphical position and it's numerous rail- way connections, Is naturally and logically the retail trade center for practically all of the northern half of the states'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-25
President Taft In Birmingham

The shaping-up of the Presidents big trip is progressing, and it prom ises to be almost as noteworthy as was President Johnsons famous swing around the circle The people always desire to see their president, and as the country becomes larger and more populous the head of the government is treated more and more like king, He travels at public expense in royal style. He is received with popular acclaim, which is the desire of all kings.
 It is plain already that he will not come to Birmingham until Novem- Der, when the frost will be on the pumpkin and persimmons will be in almost perfect condition. 'Possums ripen, so to speak, when persimmons do. It is to be hoped the President will stay in our midst long enough to see and understand the possibilities of this district He should, at the very least, go round the Horn. He should stand where one whistle can summon every material-ore, fuel and flux-that enters into the composition of the best rails in the world. This district will welcome President Taft warmly and sincerely. It has confi- dence in his judgment, tact and hon. esty, and that is why the people here desire to meet and greet the President of these United States.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-25
SDain'S War Crisis In Morocco

Under the Algeciras treaty Spain and France are to police Morocco, and just at present Spains share of the task is onerous. The Kabyles on the Riff coast near Algeria are interfer- ing with Spain's railroad extensions suoth of Melilla. If the other tribes men take up arms there may be 50,- 900 fanatical men in the field and in order to put them down Spain would have to send to Morocco 60,000 men, and this would tax her resources severely. The Moroccan trouble is not popular in Spain, and the republicans and socialists are taking advantage of the situation. They create no little trouble whenever a regiment of re- servists is sent to Melilla.
 The Sultan at Fez, Mulai-Abd-El- Hafid has no power over the Riff tribesmen. He has few troops and less money, and he has no influence over the tribesmen, who hate all for eigners and who desire most of all a holy war. They are Moslems of the fanatical type, and born robbers, Spain proposes to put down the up- rising of the tribesmen at any cost, despite the fact that the public senti- ment of the kingdom does not warmly sustain the effort. Premier Maga ae- clines to convene parliament, believ- ing he can handle the tribesmen on the resources he has in hand The families of the reservists sent to Me- lila are to be assisted by public sub- scriptions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-25

day school in question a class of young men recruited, save two, by himself These young men are standing by him and up to him. If he is to be driven out of the church they too will go.
 Over such an open question of pol icy should a church, made up from all parties, take position? No prin- ciple is involved, because the state now has a statewide prohibition law which can be amended ad libitum. It is a question of policy only. And yet the Dexter Avenue church proposes to drive MT. McCord out The Age-Herald submits that this is not good sense, justice or charity. It is very far re- moved from the freedom of speech guaranteed in the first amendment of the federal constitution. It is car rying of partisan politics into religion without necessity or excuse. The Dex- ter Avenue church should stop long enough to consider the nature and scope of it's recent action.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-25
"WIM M EN-"

GA Tramp Ballad by Harry H. Kemp in the American Magazine). What? you work!-an on farm, Rd,
 from the daylight till the dark, And you hope by application you will
 some day make your mark! Well, I guess I ken believe va, for, long,
 long time ago, When I meddled with ambition an the
 worlds allurin' show, I remember that I slaved away, like you,
 both soon an late, But I'll never work again es long es I
 ken slam a gate, An why a man like us should work I
 fall to understand Fer what's the use O workin' wen there's
 wimmen in the land? Yesi Whats the use O. workin' wen
 there's wimmen in the land That gives a. tramp his daily bread, an
 with a willin' hand? The men are very obstinate, an doubt
 each word you say, If va tell them you are hungry, they'll
 put va maxim hay, Or remark va look quite husky, wonder
 if you're any good At splittin' up some kindlin', or sawin'
 knotty wood But the wimmen Good Lord bless 'em)-
 all va haf ta do with them Is ta tell 'em of your mother with a
 chokin' sort O "hem,'' Er praise their little toddlin babes, CT
 pitch a weepin tale, An a sprlnklin uf religion have never
 known sta fall. Oh, wimmen are the n1ainstay of our per-
 secuted band An what's the use O worlsin wen there s
 wimmen in the landl"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-25
Lumber Rates Advanced.

Railroad regulating has not reduced the freight on, lumber; on the other hand rates are higher on local ship ments,' said D. A. Vaughn, a broker and lumber dealer of Montgomery.
 "On group No. 1, which applies to points south of Montgomery, the rate to Brming gham Is 51k cents; on group No. 2, north of Montgomery, the rate is cents per hundred pounds. As the cars have a capacity of 50,000 to 60 000 pounds the freight on car of lumber is about $25 to $35 per car to Br mingham. This rate is from s2.50 to $3 per car higher than before railroad regulating by the present administra- tion. On the other hand the mills and dealers have been forced to accept $4 to $5 less for No. 1, which is flooring and ceiling, or SIS 50 as compared to SIS in the prosperous season antedat- ing the panic and No. now sells for about $6.50, whereas the high point was $15 before the tumble. So you see we lumber men haves like Rastus' mole trap was planned, been caught 'er comn' and CT gwine' by reform and hard times"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-25
Polj Taxes and DiSfranChiSement

No doubt the entire scheme of poll tax paying and of voting based upon it needs oyerhauling-needs it worse than a boy ever needed a licking. The entire scheme is a mistake. Nosother state in the south has made a cumula- tive poll tax condition of voting, and no other state has so many disquali- fled white voters as Alabama has to- day.
 If it be good policy to connive at the disfranchisement of 100000 white men, then the poll tax provision of the constitution of 1901 should stand. True, the 100000 are at fault, but the question with the commonwealth is, is it best to permit, under any circumstances, 100000 white men to become disfranchised?
 Some day this question will have to be met. The special session may not take it up. It will come up some day, and in the meanwhile 100000 white men in Alabama are becoming callous and careless so far as their public duties are concerned, for man who cannot vote cannot be expected to be alert and patriotic in public mat ters.
 No doubt a constitutional amend ment is needed The cumulative fea ture of the poll tax should be re- pealed. The accumulation of the years should be remitted. And the payment of poll taxes hereafter should be compulsory. The state no longer needs the poll tax safeguard of the electorate. Other provisions of the constitution of 1901 provide all need ful safeguards. The sooner this change is effected the sounder the state will become. No state can af- ford to have 100000 white men who cannot vote.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-25
In a Single Lifetime

A man so years of age-there are many of that age in this country, where correct living is not unknown -could have ridden on the first rail road train, received the first telegraph message, listened to the first telephone call, straddled the first bicycle, whizZed by on the first automobile and watched the first flight of heavier-than-air ma chimes. He could not have ridden on Fulton's steamboat, for that steamed up the Hudson in 1906, but his life covers all the other great appliances of the age, including the manifold uses of electricity.
 Man has in one long lifetime con- uuered all the elements about him except air, and he is in a fair way to render it as subject to his usvs and conveniences as water is today. Really the uses of electricity are more marvellous than the uses of the air, although both are needful, both aid man to gain control of the forces about him.
 If the next 80 years are to bring forth equal developments, man will indeed become the master of the phy. sical word. Whether the level of hap piness has been raised by these changes in the last so years is a question, but these changes have at any rate made the world smaller, have rendered isolation difficult, and now all must swim or sink together. These changes have brought us face to face with new problems-with corporations and combinations of all sorts, and nc houbt it will be found that every age no matter how progressive it may be will have difficult and distracting prob aems. This age certainly has.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-25
DECLINE OF TRACK GAMBLING.

From the Chicago News.
 Only a few years since race track gam bling was widely prevalent. Missouri took the initiative in the crusade against the ponies and their touts. Chicago was among the communities which took the lead in suppressing this evil. Somewhat over a year ago Governor Hughes inau- gurated a movement against race track gambling in New York state. Success attended his efforts to secure the passage of a law which has dealt blow to the practice. Since that time Louisiana, Tex as, California and Washington have en- acted laws having the same purpose in view. Last week the Florida legislature passed a bill designed toAprohibit gam bling at race tracks. The success of the movement against this particularly harm ful method of spreading the gambling fever is a gratifying sign of the nation s moral development.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-25
NED BRACE TALKS ABOUT POLITICS
 AS EXISTING IN ALABAMA TO-DAY

1 imens of game of twenty-two varieties
 and that the stuffed skins of eighty
 would be exhibited in the National Mu-
 scum in Washington. By that time the
 other naturalsts of the expedition had
 collected about 1900 specimens of man.
 mals birds and reptiles.
 Two months have passed and every
 cabegram has told of the fine sport Colonel Roosevelt has been having Even monkeys contributed to it. recent cablegram reported that he wanted hippos, and the dispatch above indicates that he got them. Another recent dispatch says Colonel Roosevelt was satated with
 game and was writing and resting"
 After reading the above l could not re- frain from putting to myself the question
 as to whether or not there would be
 some "Bwana Tumbos'' stuffed skins ex-.
 hibited in a selected political museum of
 Alabama in the not far distant future The common sense people of Alabama who voted overwhelmingly for sessions of
 the legislature only every four years ara getting very tired of political turmoil and strife and slovenly legislative methods of doing business. They are tired of extra sessions to correct errors of former ses-
 sions. They want the states business con-
 ducted like a good farmer runs his busi-
 ness, or a merchant his. Or manufac- turer his.
 As the people are to have another extra session foisted upon them they will insist upon having the work necessary to be
 done well done and not have a lot of legislative stuff heaped upon them which will make another extra session soon
 necessary to remedy it.
 In other words the substantial people
 of Alabama have had more of the vaude- vile of legislation, and of the footlight
 politician than they care for. They are becoming very much in the
 state of the little boy who told his mother
 that he had never had enough battercakes. One day she decided to surfeit him. So
 she sat a dish of butter and pitcher of syrup before him while she cooked
 battercakes as fast as the good old frying pan would turn them out
 The boy. in ecstasy of delight, ate man. l fully and with much ado. Finally he i reached his capacity. The good mother | continued to cook.
 | With a fresh plate of well Drowned ones 1 she stood before the boy and insisted, 1 Johnny" said she, q have cooked all l these. You must east them. Take some. i Johnny with an expression of pain upon his face. and both hands clasped al
 the waitsband of his pants, mumbled out: "No, ma, I don't want desc Ise got.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-25
New Postoffice Building.

"As the time for taking the next census Is so near at hand an appropriation for a new postoffice building for Birming- ham, much needed. will not be considered by Congress until after it is ascertained just what the population of this town is. said an ex-sovernment official.
 "The government. instead of construct-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-25
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR. From the New York Press

woman is a hero to stand so many of them in her family.
 Girls can have<a splendid time at matinee unlessrthe show is any good
 A valuable thing about building a house is YOU learn better than to do 1t again. A sure way to break drouth is have an evening engagement to sit in ham, mock with a girl under the trees,
 A ;rs T had nine bathtubs in [ house he'd manage somehow to keep all the family waiting till he-caEue out of thems