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THURSDAY, JULY 12, 1906.
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we use above quotation to announce to
our patrons that we are in need of that
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little money outstanding which, were it
io our coffers, would enable us to make
much needed and contemplated improve
ments. If you know yourself indebted
to us, a remittance would be of great
help. The amount may be small, but
we have many such, and if everyone ow
ing ns would respond, would soon be able
to prove to our customers by an im
proved newspaper that the saying of the
money and the mare is correct.
You can fool some of the people all
the time, thinks William Jennings Bryan.
In other words he would rather be
president of the United States than be
right in his convictions. He has broad
ened considerable since he first predicted
destruction to ihe country unless free
coinage be adopted, and hie desire for
presidency has not narrowed during hie
growth in other directions. The move
ment towards a combination of all the
trusts of . the country, who oppose the
change that the republican party has
made in late years, is said to have
originated in Wall street. Outlaws with
money seeing that a republican president
and a republican congress intended to
check their greed by wise legislation,
became alarmed at such an “outrage to
the country” in their eyes, ard looked
around for a man to carry out their
plans and smash the republican party
into smithereens nt the next presidential
election, for daring to show them where
to head in at. Bryan was abroad and
visited all the shining heads of Europe,
and again fell into sudden prominence.
The head moguls of the trusts conceived
that they had an opportunity. They im
mediately arranged for a large public
banquet for Bryan upon hie return. This
will be done, and William Jennings
Bryan will be as good as nominated for
president upon the democratic ticket in
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1908. This much is true, that these trust
magnates have no nse for the republican
party, and seek to defeat it at the polls,
because of legislation imagined to be
detrimental to their interests enacted by
the party, and Bryan is the chosen tool
of revenge. But hie chances are small.
The people throughout the United
States only too well understand the
situation, and will understand it still
more by November 1908.
A genius for coining forceful epigrams
has givrn Benatoi Bailey of Texas much
distinction and power.
But it is a gift that, like a double
edged tool, cuts both ways, and, while
dangerous to its possessor, may easily
be disastrous to good as to evil.
Most any other man might have crit
icised President Roosevelt’s expenditure
of 8100,000 more than any of bis prede
cessors in office and canned no excite
ment. But wben Senator Bailey de
clared that ‘ Roosevelt has cost more
and is worth less than any other presi
dent we have ever had,” be aroused a
storm of protest.
Seeking to say something very force
ful. Senator Bailey said something very
foolish.
For the sake of rounding out a pun
gent epigram he let fly an idea which
he would never have permitted himself
tc utter in calm words.
The idea that Roosevelt is worth less
than any other president we have ever
bad is not only untrue but stupid.
More baa been accomplished in his
term —even in the last year—to bring
the piratical trusts into subjection to
law than in the three decades since the
interstate commerce law was passed.
Roosevelt has brought about the rail
way rate bill, which will give us honesty
in freight shipping.
He is winning out in packing house
inspection, which will put anj end to
unwholesome meat.
He has practically destroyed the
wholesale stealing of western lands by
syndicates, and saved millions of acres
tor —ttlf,
It ia because of Preaidant Roosevelt
that there ia to be federal proeecution
of the Standard Oil company.
It is because of him that finee aggre
gating 890,000 have been imposed upon
five packing companies and a railroad,
and two freight brokers sent to jail, for
violation of the anti-rebate law.
It is because of him that fines amount
ing to $40,000 were imposed upon another
railway and two of its officials for a like
offense.
It is because of him and his sleepless
zeal and unceasing activity that the
great corporations have been made at
last to understand that they are not
superior to law, but must conform to it
or suffer heavy consequences.
The paper trust has been destroyed.
The fertilizer trust faces 80 indict
ments.
The tobacco trust has been compelled
to bring its books into court and two of
its constituent companies have been
indicted.
The drug trust has been enjoined.
Directly bac< of every one of these
moves against corporate greed and law
lessness was President Roosevelt.
Due allowance can be made for Roose
velt’s blunders, egotism, compromises
and recklessness of speech, and there
still remains an immense balance of
worth that cannot be discredited in the
minds of the American people.—St. Paul
Daily News.
Governor Joseph K, Toole and At
torney General Albert J. Galen have re
turned from Washington, where they
went io response to a request from the
general laud office that the state of
Montana show cause why certain se
lections of land made under the pro
vision of the enabling act should not be
cancelled. Incidentally, they not only
made this showing, but also caused to be
instituted an inquiry as to why the state
bad not received patents for lands se
lected under the educations! institution
land grants. In both matters, the state
was victorious. That is, a satisfactory
showing was made why the selections
should not be cancelled, and steps were
inaugurated which will result in the
. state receiving title to the lands which
have been selected during the past four
or five years.
Montana has a cash balance of $522,-
; 962 78 in its treasury, according to the
S.lnne report of State Treasurer J. H.
I Rice. The report also shows that with
| the investments of the several funds, the
state’s resources aggregate $1,578,086 74.
The receipts during the month were
862,236.75 and the disbursements SBB,
354 97.
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river aa well as both forks of the Milk
river on the Blackfoot reservation before
it enters Canada. In that oaae the lower
Milk River valley will have to be irri
gated from some other source.
The delegates urged that the Chain
Lakes reservoir should be constructed
as a separate project in case that the
waters of the St. Mary’s could not be
bad. which would prove a great benefit
to the settlers of the lower valley. They
were informed that the site for the dam
has not yet been approved, and that the
borings there showed only a sand found
ation. The dam would be of earth and
nearly 100 feet high, and for that reason
the consulting engineers could not agree
together that such a dam on such a
foundation would hold. However, they
believed that before long all obstacles
will be removed and the dam approved.
The report further says that in an inter
view with the officers of the reclamation
service regarding the work of oommenc
ing the construction of the Dodson Di
version dam at this time without any
assurance of water would not be justi
fiable, and that the farmers of the Lower
Milk river could not be expected to pay
for water which the government waa
unable to furnish.
It was further shown to the delegates
that the Milk River project has present
ed, and still presents, more embarrassing
features than any other project under
taken by the reclamation service. That
the reclamation department and al)
parties interested are doing all that they
can to push the matter along, and es
pecially is this true of Mr. Babb and his
able assistants. They have performed a
task, and have been called upon to solve
engineering problems, the difficulties of
which the residents of the valley are not
aware of. Furthermore, the delegates
were assured that it was the energy, en
thusiasm and tenacity of Mr. Babb in
clinging to this project more than to any
other cause that the actual construction
of the canal from St. Mary’s to the Milk
liver is now under way.
Regarding the matter of the survey of
public lands in this vicinity the report
says that, if petitions were bad for sur
veys according to law, the matter of
actual boni fide claims would be con
strued as liberally as possible, and the
surveys immediately made.
While a bilious attack is decidedly un
pleasant it is quickly over when Cbam
qerlarns Stomach and Liver Tablets are
used . For sale by R. H. McGiunese.
THE MOOR OF VENICE
SOME OF THE OTHELLOS AND IAGOS
OF THE PAST.
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Few Famonn Actors Have Been Suc
ceaNful In the Great Tragedy—Ed
mund Kean’N Characterisation of
the Moor—Kean'a Death.
One is struck by the number of great
actors who have attempted Othello and
failed in it. The really successful
Othellos are a very small and select
company. Burbage, oue assumes, was
the original Moor, and was probably
as good in it as in any other part he
played.
We get in Mr. Pepys’ Diary two
quaint references to the play. On Oct.
11, 1659, be tells us be went with Mr.
Salisbury and Mr. Creed to see “The
Moor of Venice,” as it was always
called then. It “was well done. Burt
acted the Moor. By the same token a
very pretty lady that sat by me called
out to see Desdemona smothered.”
Nine years later, on Feb. 6, 1668, he
writes: “To the king's playhouse, and
there in an upper box did see 'The
Moor of Venice,' but ill acted in most
parts, Mohun, which did a little sur
prise me, not acting lago’s part by
much so well as Clun used to do; nor
another Hart's, which was Cassio’s, nor
Indeed Burt doing the Moor's so well
as I once thought be did.” But Mr.
Pepys was In a bad temper that nlgbf,
for bls carriage had broken down on
the way home, and he waa “mightily
vexed, poor wretch.”
Betterton's Othello would appear to
have been a remarkable performance.
One writer sjieaka of “the terrible force
of his Othello,” and Addison says: “The
wonderful agony which he appeared in
wben be examined the circumstance of
the handkerchief in the part of Othello,
the mixture of love that intruded upon
hla mind upon the Innocent answers
Desdemona makes, betrayed In hla ges
ture such a variety and vicissitude of
passions as would admonish a man to
be afraid of hla own heart.”
It was in the Portugal Street thea
ter, sometimes styled the Duke's thea
ter, that Betterton played, but we have
unfortunately but little record of his
appearance in the part, nor do we
know bow lie was dressed for it. The
costume some of the old actors adopted
for the part appears to modem taste
quite ludicrous. In his "Autobiogra
phy” Reynolds tells us he remembered
seeing Spranger Barry play Othello in
a full suit of gold laced scarlet, a small
cocked hat, kuee breeches and silk
stockings.
Garrick was but a poor Othello ex
cept In the scene where lago first Im
plants tire suspicion of Desdemona, and
Quin was very little superior. But
Garrick did, at any rate, adopt Moor
ish costume, a startling Innovation,
which led one writer to say that he
was unmeaningly dressed On the first
night Quin was In the pit nnd when
Garrick entered exclaimed tn allusion
to Hogarth's black boy: Pom
Landusky Breezes.
July 4th, 1906.
The people were awakened this morn
ing by aeveral loud reports of a cannon,
which brought the glorious Fourth
forcibly to their minds. The buildings
on Main street were decorated with flags.
The building of J. M. Davie, our post
muster, is noticeable among the improve
ments here, and it presents a very neat
aud attractive appearance with its new
coat of white paint.
Bowles A Borrell have adorned their
building with a coat of green paint.
Among the visitors of late are Mr. R
Olarke Fiek and family, on their way to
their home on the Missouri; Mrs. Young
and others from Havre.
Mr. i nd Mre. Riegel, of Chinook, are
visiting their daughter Mrs. H. Burrell.
A dinner was served in the afternoon
in the Heath building, to which the
ladies of Landusky contributed liberally.
A dance will be held in the Heath build
ing in the evening, and a fine time is
expected.
Do Not Neglect theChlldren.
At this season of the year the flirst
unnautral looseness of a child’s bowels
should have immediate attention. The
best thing that can be given is Chamber
lam's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy followed by castor oil as direct
ed with each bottle of the remedy. For
sale by R. H. McGioness.
For County Treasurer.
I desire to announce my candid
acy for the republican nomination
for county treasurer on this plat
form: That if nominated and
elected I will conduct, the office
without the expense of a deputy;
also that I will obtain the largest
possible interest upon deposits of
public funds, and pay that interest
into the county treasury for the
benefit of the taxpayers. This
pledge will be filed with my no
mination papers.
' D. G. LOCKWOOD.
Death from Lockjaw
never folio«s an injury dressed siitb
Bncklen’s Arnica Bhivp. Its antiseptic
and healing prop-riiee prevent blood
poisoning. Chae Oswald, merchant, of
Reusselaersvill?, N. Y„ writes: ‘‘lt cured
Seth Buren, of this place, of the ugliest
sure on hi-t neck I ever saw.’’ Cures
Cute, Wounds, Burns and Sores. 25} at
R H. McGiuuese' drug store.
poy, by ! Where’s the lamp and
the teakettle?”
John Philip Kemble also did much to
improve the public Ideas on the fitness
of costume in the theater. The stiff
skirted coat, breeches, waistcoat, black
face, white, full bottomed wig and
three cocked bat which tradition pre
scribed for Othello despite Garrick's
laudable endeavor was swept nwny
after Kemble's time. He himself
played lago much better tbnn Othello,
and Byron said of the performance
that it was perfection.
Another very excellent Ingo was
George Frederick Cooke. Playing the
part one night at York, he was loudly
hissed by two or three men In the au
dience, who cried out. “What a vil
lain!'' It was a compliment he much
appreciated.
Coming to Edmund Kean, we find
this actor playing Othello and lago on
alternate nights. Dr. Doran says of
Kean’s Othello, “In the fiercer scenes
he was unsurpassable, and in the great
third act none who remembers him
will. I think, be prepared to allow that
he ever had or is likely to have an
equal.” His lago was quite original,
"a careless, cordial, comfortable vil
lain,” as Hazlitt calls him.
Subsequently Kean played Othello
to the lago of Young. It had been ar
ranged that they should alternate the
parts, but after the first performance
Kean preferred to leave lago to Young.
"I flatter myself,” he said to Whit
bread, who was then manager of Dru
ry Lane, “he could not act Othello as
I, yet what chance should I have in
Ingo after him with his musical voice?”
Kean’s last appearance on the stage,
on March 25, 1833, was In “Othello,"
with his son Charles ns Ingo. Kean
went through the play, “dying as lie
went,” until be came to "Farewell!
Othello’s occupation gone.” Then he
gasped for breath, tried to begin the
next speech and fell forward on his
aon's shoulder, moaning: "I am dying.
Speak to them for me.”
Charles Young was excellent as lago,
but wben he tried Othello later to the
lago of Macready be failed altogether.
Hazlitt said of the performance:
"Young in Othello was like a great
humming top, and Macready in lago
like a mischievous boy whipping him.”
There have been other Othellos since,
but few of renown. There was Gusta
vus Brookes, who appeared in the part
at the Olympic in 1848; Charles Kean,
at the Princess' in 1853; Salvlnl. who
played It first at the Queen's, In Ixing
acre. In 1875: Fechter played it with
out success in 1861; Phelps played it at
the Pripcess, at Covent Garden, at
Sadler's Wells and elsewhere; Sir Hen
ry Irving flrat played the part in 1876
and subsequently alternated Othello
and lago with Edwin Booth; and. more
recently, Forbes Robertson and Hu
bert Carter. . _
There have, of course, been burlesque
Othellos, but In three cases nt least the
burlesque was quite unintentional.
Othello was chosen for the first appear
ance of Samuel Foote at the Haymar
ket in 1744. The future droil and mim
ic waa short and stout, with a round,
flat face, and bls acting of the Moor
to the lago of Macklin must bare becu
very fynny,. Bui ft centuryJftt.er, at the
same theater, Aotkern, Dundreary
fame, (toyed Othello with Buckstpue
■■ lago, which must have been even
more amusing. Charles Mathews, the
Seymour Hicks of an earlier age, also
attempted Othello once, but only once.
•—New Orleans Timea-Democrat.
NAME SPELLINGS.
Diversity of Ortbosraphy Waa Quite
Comane la the Past.
Nowadays if a man whose name was
Brown should spell It Broun, Broon,
Browen or Brun he would no doubt
get Into a variety of complicated trou
bles. Such a diversity of orthography
does not seem to have annoyed the
English poet Shakespeare, however, for
bls name appears with five different
spellings, two of which are in his own
handwriting.
In the reßtstw Ln the church at Strat
ford the name of the greatest English
dramatist Is written Sbakspeare. It
appears as Sbakspeare In the body of
bls will, but this same will Is Indorsed
“Mr. Shackspere's Will.” The poet
himself wrote bls name Sbakspere and
Sbakspeare, and now it Is spelled
Shakespeare.
Sir Walter Raleigh had numerous
ways of spelling his name. It appears
at different times and places as Raw
ley, Ralegh, Raleigh, Rawlelgb and
Raweley.
There Is Ben Jonson’s signature in
which an h appears.
Dryden often spelled bls name with
an 1.
Samuel Butler, author of "Hudlbras,”
was known to write his name Boteler.
Dr. Crovne waa so anxious to have
bis name prououaced correctly that be
wrote It six different ways.
The French naxne Villers during the
history of that family was spelled four
teen ways.
The girl's name Maud was one of
those that have come down through the
ages from the Saxon. Maud was origi
nally Magau. which means to lie able.
From the name Hannah the Greeks
made Annu and Ananias. Anna, grow
ing in favor, sent off various other off
shoots, among which are Annette, Ani
ta. Anne, Nancy, etc.
The name Jobanan was brought to
England by the Crusaders. Later It
was contracted to John. In Ireland it
became Shawn and in Scotland lan. It
took some years for this name to reach
Russia. When it did it was called Ivan,
and In Germany it became Hans.
The word William comes from an
cient Teutonic mythology. It derived
its origin from one of three primeval
gods—Odin, Will and Ve.
In like manner we have Margaret
from the Persian, meaning the child of
light; Barbara from tbe^reek, mean
ing strength; Agnes from the Roman.
Catharine from the fourth saint and
countless others.
Watering Seed Beds.
Amateurs and Inexperienced growers
of flowers often make the mistake of
watering the soil in which seeds are
sown immediately after the sowing
whether the soil Is moist or not. The
practice is a harmful one, generally
speaking, and should not be Indulged
In except in unusual cases. If the soil
or compost In which the seeds are sown
is moist at the time of sowing no water
should be used, as the soil becomes stiff
and forms a crust on the surface which
prevents die seeds from pushing
through. After sowing the seed in any
soil, except an exceedingly dry one,
it is better to wait a day or two before
watering or until the soil dries up
pretty well. Then apply gently with a
fine sprinkler just enough water to
moisten the soil moderately through
out, which will suffice until the soil
shows signs of dryness again. It Is
not necessary to give a little sprinkling
every day, as some believe, for such
treatment only makes matters worse.
Sports of British Columbia.
If Nimrod came to British Columbia
he would experience another heyday.
The sports of the forest and stream
are triumphant there. Moose, elk, car
ibou, mountain goats aud sheep, bears
—grizzly, brown and black—mountain
Uons, or cougars, and deer of several
kinds range in sufficient numbers for
sport almost anywhere and in ample
quantities for ruthless slaughter in
many places, so that Nimrod, whether
pothunter or sportsman, as the mod
ern Unes are drawn, would surely And
satisfying excitement and trophies
worth}’ of bls fame and skill. Small
game, too, spreads throughout the
country, and the biggest bags are easi
ly filled in a few hours' shooting. And
old Izaak Walton, the father of an
gling. would find an abundance of the
"contemplative man's recreation,” as
the lakes and streams teem with the
finest game fish.—Field and Stream.
Rivarol's Wit.
Antoine Rivarol, the French epigram
matist of the eighteenth century, was
so brilliant that something good was
expected of him every minute. Once
when be had been invited to dinner, at
which the hostess especially wished'
him to shine, he sat quite silent. The
attitude of disappointed expectancy In.
the company nettled him, and at last
Rivarol made a stupid remark. Every !
body uttered an exclamation.
"There,” said Rivarol, "I cannot say
a stupid thing without every one’s cry
Ing, ’Thlefr ”
At a dinner In the bouse of some Ger
mane he made a joke. His hosts put
their beads together inquiringly. Riv
arol said to his neighbor, a Frenchman:
"Look at the Germans pooling their
wits to understand a Joke.”
The Wood pile.
Proofreader—You speak here of Nil
rltch’s house as "a magnificent marble
pile." Editor—Well? Proofreader—
Well, It Isn't marble at all. It’s n
frame bulldlqg. Editor—That so? Then
just substitute “wood" for "marble.”—
Philadelphia