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The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-08-09
On To Kansas.

At this time with an unusual
rres, of business we could from a
o.r,onal standpoint i'll afford atriP
Of anv duration away from ourPlacc
ofbusiness. But as we believe that
IN. same will be Of ultimate and last
ing benefit to our people in this
section, we willingly make the sac
riRce of time and expense to March
On To Kansas and there meet the
representative men and women OF
our race and tell them of the oPPor
tunlties that are theirs in this sec
ton if they will come.
And five do that and are success
ful in inducing some of our best
citizenship to come out and assist
what ars here in the uplift OF the rae
we shall feel amply repaid for ou
time anb expense.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-08-09
Senator Murrlll.
time anb expense.

All places have their characters
among its different classes. in this re
-spe ct Helena is no exception one
Ofthe characters OF this City familiar
to the scme wnat unique and some
time Grotesque, l. Murrill better
known blythe Cognomen Olsen
ator" at the Church no function is
complete without him, although no
DR.. Gaunsalus or Prof. Swing>his
reasoning and philosophy is at times
pOtent,a what ever he undertakes
whether as soloist on a musical
program or as debater on heavy
subject, his earnestness overcomes
his critics, he is the life of St. James
Literary and has been referred to as
the man who made the St. James
literary famous.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-08-09
The Niagara Movement.

Ihes:third Annual Meeting of the
Niagara Movement will take place
IN Boston, Mass, Monday to Wed.
Aug. 20 to 18th.
The day program will include:
one public demonstration, one soci
al reception, a series of private con
''erences in committee groups, pill
sfmages to abodes of the faithful.
inere will also be a celebration OF
'ne Tooth anniversary of the aboli-
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-08-09
NEWS FROM CHICAGO

Mr.. Richard w. Hall a col
ored police officer cf Chicago dis
played on last Thursday great brav-
cry a desperate and deadly struggle
with a white man by the name OF
Costello Guinsppe. He shot and
killed Mr.. Costello GuinsPpe."I "Ihe
head officials of the Police Depart
ment of Chicago as well as the
large number Of leading citizens Of
Chicago have highly compimenteo
Police officer Richard w. Hall up,
on his good Judgement and excel
ent bravery.
Mr.. A. H. Roberts, Clerk OF the
Municipal Court is away on his va
cation.
[Continued on page Al
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-08-09

both being property holders in the
G#
Mrs. &. E. McEvoy is one of or
business women who must be given
credit for her ability along that line
she conducts one of the best room
lug h uses in the City and rooms at
a premium at her establishment
She has for years conducted the
Boston Block saved her money and
owns property.
b. f. Hooper who does a gener
al contracting business, has shown
what a man can do who attends to
business, as he is a large property
holder.
M. L. Walker who conducts
Junk business and also is interested
in mines can also be quoted as sue
cess in his line.
j. E. w. Clark coeduets a first
class chriopodist and hair dressing
parlors, and is one of the leading
business men Of Helena.
The Plaindealer Publishing Co. is
another business concern which do
-es a large volume ofbusiness, the
job department is always filed with
orders, and the newspaper has all
splendid circulation which in al,
ways on the upward trend.
The Helena Hand Laundry anC
Capital City Hand laundry are cor
Germs operated by our peoPl
which are paying propositions.
Mrs. f. G. Cole conducts tn
largest exclusive second hand busi
ness in the City.
And others which we have no
the space to mention are doing thei
part to aid and assist in the business
world.
Most all of our people who have
resided here for any length of time
wn their own homes.
We submit that no City in th'
Country can make a better showing
with total Negro population OF le'
than 500.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-08-09

Owing to the peculiar conditions
,,.t exist as to the publication OF
ri, oaper 1t will be impossible tor
III. Oapep to be published during
our absence in attendance to the
Western Press Association at Tope-
;, Kansas so our next assure viii
10, ,ppear until the 23rd. Inst. Our
patrons will have to bear in mlnd
tn. exigencies Of the occasion and
oovern themselves accordingly.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-08-09

35c quality Children's fine Fleece
Lined Vests; white, cream and
gray; all sizes; this sale your choice
for zoe
25c Grade Misses Extra Fine Ribbed
Hose, spliced heels and toes all
sizes; fast colors; choice, pair loc
75c quality Ladies' Good Fleece Line d
Union Suits, colors cream and gray
all sizes; choice DOC
SOC quality Ladies Fine Cashmere
Hose, full fashioned, fast color
double heels and toes, choice per
,ir soc
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-08-09

tion of the. slave trade.
Railroad rates a fare and a third,
round trip, certificae plain.
All lovers of liberty and equa |
rights are cordial y invited.
w. E. DUBOIS,
GENERAL SECRETARY.
c. G.Morgan, State Secretary fer
Massachusetts, Chairman Local
Committee of Arrangements, 80
Court Street, Boston, Mass.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-08-09
BUTTE NOTES

Hello. Editor" this is Butte
we are still alive, and in the ring,
glad to hear of you representing
this part of the Country at Kan
as.
Rev.H.H. Jones and his co-work-
ers desevers much credit in the eff
ort they have made ,toimprove the
A.E.Church,the cupola is beauty
and great improvement to the
property.
MIR. {. Logan and bride have
eturend from their wedding tour
to make thier home in our City we
welcome them in Our Midst.
Mr.. and Mrs. McCowen of Boze-
man are visitor in onr City They
have had several function in their
honor.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Jones enter
-tained in honor of Mr.. and Mrs.
McCowen on Friday evening all in
-vited reported a delightful time,
The features of the week was
the Old Maids Convention given at
! G,F Hall for the benft of A.M.E.
Church under the able management
of Mrs. Nj. Lucas it was fun from
start to finish.
Prcf. +. A. Pearl was a master
hand governing Old Maids into
beautiful women but when Mrs. H.
la. Iones wished to be turned into
a man he baulked and the Machine
Buatcd.
Mrs, VIM. Lewis is very sick at
her home on West Mercury st.
The Old Maids sure eNcelled the
selves and no doubt win for them
selves a Bachelor heart.
The song entitled the OldMaids
sung by Mrs. Minnie Smith lsworth
of mentioning.
The Rec. by Miss V.Williams 4
MISS. Reeves was well received the
cultured young lady Miss Grace
Johnson was well taken.
The sweet singer Mrs,C.P.Smltf
was in good form.
The last but not least Mrs. Geo
Willis as Topsy was a Mers she did
her part sure, she brought dowI
the house.
Jim.Yancey O.Frnton, Jno.Allen
Tno. Davis we admit are stillon earti
EditorJ. B.Bass was the City
Monday and Tuesday.
The Afro-American Mining ant
Milling Co have fine suit otroon
in the Silver Bow Block.
Judge FURRY now has charge c
|I w Duncan's old stand at ia :
Wyoming ST.
Mr. Geo. Willis continues in ba
health.
Our people are great patrons {
1.-THE race track.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-08-09
HELENAGQORED CITIZENS IN UNE
OAGANZE A LOCAL BUSINESS LEAGUE
and ELECTS DELEGATES TO The NATIONAL
LEAGUE WHICH NEEISN !OPEKAKANSAS.

To the credit our citizens in
Helena, it is to be saib that out of
Ia Heterogeneous mass there are al
waysa vast majoity of that mass,
who are broadgauged and stand for
race progress.
In response to a call issued by
the editor of this journal theP. lain
dealer office was crowed Thursday
sfternoon to organize and put on
foot local BUSINESS league. One of
the pioneer citizens of this section
in the person of MOI. Asnett wa
made chairman ofthe meeting, and
after the odject of the meeting was
stated by J.B. Bass the meeting
soon got down to business, and
formed a permanent organization
and elected two delegates and two
alternate to attend the meeting of
the of the National body which
meets in Topeka, the 10, Inst.
1t was the consensus of opin-
ion; that the organization should be
a permernent one. And that by be-
ing in touch with the great Nat
-ional BODY of which Booker I. Was
-ington is president that much good
could be- accomplished for race pro-
gress in this section.
The following officers were elec
] ted. NJ. o. J. Aruett Pres. J. B. Bass
Vice Pres. H. c. Simmons Secetary
r Fl. Salisbury Tres.
]. b. Bass and J. L. Ellis were
elected as delegates to attend the
. the National League at Topeka and
GINS Mason and H. Salisbury as their
allernates.
SKETCHES Or A FEW Or OUR
e BUSINESS MEN.
w. R.. Dorsey runs a modern
! and up to date grocery business
$ which foots up many thousands an
b -nually, he employs several clerks
and has a trade which is not even
confined 10 theslimits of our City.
A. J. Walton is engaged in the
restaurant business and does an I'M
.mense volume of business, bis pat
Il tronage comes from all classes anc
Though only short time in busi-
ness, he is making a rabid progreS:
! which shows what can be accom-
n plished if one will only make the
effort.
; Llyods tailoring and boot blacE
establishment which probably doe
Y business of $4,000 per month IS
conducted by L. V. Graye.
d Harry Salisbury young maj
5 who has only recently located in ou
City, has a pantatorium and clean
of ing establishment which has all IN
S work his firm can do and IS make
ing money.
I'd Gordon and Irwin saloon me
(which business is Legitimate
o this secti on do an immense 'olun
of business and are progressive me
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-08-09
The New York
Dry Goods Store.
Ae\eOa, MONtaOa.
HOSIERY AlD UNDERWEAR DEPARTMENT

75c quality Ladies' Good Wool and
Cotton Mixed Vests or Pants, gray
mixed; all sizes, your choice 900
75c and S5c grade Misses Good Wool
Vests or Pants, odds and ends, brok-
en- sizes, great bargain; your choice
at oSc
2Oc quality Chiidren's Good Fleece
Lined Hose, warranted fast black,
spliced heels and toes, your choice,
per pair
s5c quality Ladies' Fine Fleece Lined
Vests or Pants; cream or gray, all
sizes, this sale your choice HSc
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-08-09
PEACE

pROSPERITYl!
UNIONl!!
The Tupelo journal., 1907-10-04
THE STORY.

4 MESSENGER from King David!
"A The news of his coming spread
quickly through the country about
Lodebar, and soon the people were
eagerly discussing the purpose of the
visit. Did he bring good tidings or i'll?
Was his mission n of peace or did
he come with some sinister motive?
And when it was learned that the
messenger had gone straight to the
house of Machir, the chief man of the
place, in fact, the most powerful shiek
in that part of the country, and had
inquired after one Mephibosheth, who
was said to dwell there, the know
ing ones said it BODIED i'll for the sun
of Jonathan, the o of Saul.
Tidings of the growing power of
King David had reached Lodebar from
time to time and no more eager listen
err to the stories could be found than
Mephibosheth. Helpless as he was he
would always manage to get to the
place where the new was being dis
cussed, and though taking no active
part in the conversation he inter-
jected brief questions which always
brought out all the details of the
story.
Although only five years old when
the tragic events fell upon the house
hold of Saul they had burned them,
selves into his tender mind. The con
sternation Of the royal household
when the dreadful tidings of the re,
suit of the battle we're learned, the
confusion as preparation was made
for flight, and then the mad. panic
stricken rush which followed as the
rumor came that the Philistines were
almost upon them. All this he re-
membered and then had come the aw-
full accident. The nurse that was car
rying him stumbled and fell near the
head of the long flight of stairs lead
ing from the palace, and the next rec
objection he had was of lying helpless
on his couch with his legs bandaged
up and pains so intense that it seem
ed as though he must die. And since
that day he had wondered why he had
not died, and had often wished as he
considered his h~elplessness that he
had.
AS we have said, he was always in
tensely interested In news from the
land of his birth, and had followed
with special interest the rising for
The Tupelo journal., 1907-10-04
HELPING THE TRUSTS.
Systems That Are Opposed to the
Welfare of tho Masses.

Nearly a century ago, Disraeli, the
elder. in his essay on gaming and
gambling, wrote: THE savage and the
civilized, the illiterate and the learn
ed, are alike captivated by the hope
OF accommodating wealth without the
labors of industry. In this saying the
great statesman and writer sounded
the keynote of much of the woes met
with in life. 1t is the desire to secure
wealth without labor, to gain some
thing for nothing, that causes many to
go to their graves "unwept, unhonored
and unsung.",
The man who gleefully sings Make
a few dollars earn you a living" will
be sure to find many people ready to
believe him. They will take a
chance" anyway, and the gullible are
so numerous that the promoter really
succeeds in accommodating wealth
without the labors of industry" but
the others-his enthusiastically
fail.
During the past few years one large
concern that has for long been drain
ing the rural districts Of surplus
wealth, has built a city of it's own,
and has erected buildings for the &C
commodation of 1000 people. This
concern does not draw a cen of trade
from the people of the city wherein it
is located. All its wealth and the
means by which it built up it's "own
city, has been contributed by people
scattered throughout the country.
How few there are who think that
when they send money to this great
concern for supplies that might as
well be bought in their home town,
that they are helping to deal a death
blow to the place they call home? Yet
such is the fact. Every dollar sent
to the large city, assists in the build
ing up of greater trusts, and great.
er combinations, that seek to control
the manufacturing, the mercantile
business, and as well the prices OF
labor and all the products of the work
shop and the farm. 1t means bust.
ness oligarchy to which the common
people should not submit.
d. M. CARR.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-10-04
Cured by a

Constant companionship with a
typewriting machine has a soothing
and %elevating influence on a man. No
hard drinker, for instance, can use a
typewriter. His nerves. must be in
good order or he will strike the wrong
letters and mangle up his copy. There
is a case of this kind which led to the
reformation of a man. He was a type
writer and stesographer for a law
firm. He was a good. all-around man,
but he would go on the spree occas-
ionally. This the head of the firm did
not like, so he thought he would teach
him a lesson. The stenographer was
a methodical man, and he went on the
skate" at stated times in the year.
When he returned on one occasion his
employer had the machine all fixed for
him. He had had the letters changed
so that when you struck H. for in
stance, it would print "x," and so on.
The stenographer came back, feeling
rather shaky, anyhow, and when he
wrote off his first letter the result was
appalling. He began to tremble. The
boss kindly sem him to the Adiron-
dacks to brace up. The cure was com.
plete. He touched liquor again
as long as he lived.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-10-04
Millions Are Lost Annually.

Fifty millions of dollars annually is
a conservative estimate of the amount
that the people of the United States
are swindled out of through the opera
ton of fraudulent investment and in
a concerns.
How easily people are Influenced to
make investments in questionable con-
Germs, has been recently strongly il
Illustrated through the operations of
the different alleged cooperative mer-
camille, BODYBUILDING and investment
schemes which have been declared
fraudulent by the postal authorities.
1t is during the times of prosperity
that the schemers find the richest
field. People who never had the hand
ling of much money, and who find in
their possession a few hundreds of
dollars, just have enough for the
''taste" of wealth SO that they are
easy victims for the sharpers who op-
crate fake enterprises which hold
out alluring promises of great re-
turns on small investments. State
laws for the control of such concerns
should be stringent, and severe pun
ishment melted to those who operate
them.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-10-04
TRADES GREAT MAGNET.
How Some Mammoth Fortunes Have
Been Built Up.

Many of the great fortunes in Amer
lea have been gained by the judicious
use of printers ink. The wealthiest
merchants attribute their success to
advertising. Millions and millions of
dollars worth of manufactured prod
ucts are annually sold to the people
of the United States through the ad-
vertising pages Of the public press,
the only medium. Consider the new
tangled breakfast foods, the numerous
natural food preparations! 1t is more
than likely they would never have be-
come known without their merits
We're exploited before the people
through the newspapers. Great exclu-
sive mail-order houses. institutions
that have come into existence during
the past 90 years, have been built up
entirely through judicious advertis-
ing.s
AS to the mail order houses, there
is a loud clamor against their en-
croachments throughout the country.
There is every cause for alarm that
thsy will eventually grow into such
mammoth institutions as will monop-
olize the business that is now the
backbone and spine OF the country
towns. There is one way that the
merchants can lessen the evil. 1t Is
by persistent use of the public press.
Use advertising space, meet the COM
petition rightly and squarely and let
the OeODlp know about If
Hundreds of would be business ven
lures have failed just because there
was no proper advertising. Hundreds
and thousands OF small merchants fail
for n same cause. The paper in a
small town is of greater force than
the average merchant thinks. If the
storekeeper desires to test his home
paper as an advertising medium, let
him insert an advertisement of some
article and put the price lower than
1t is generally sold at. Then await
results. He will find that the people
will learn of it, and call to see about
it.
Dollars to the editor for advertis-
ing space are never lost if the adver-
Using is of the proper kind. The in
vestment will bring greater returns to
the merchant than money invested in
any other way. One trouble is that
the average merchant knows little
about proper methods Of advertising.
A simple card John Jones, Grocer,
sells groceries" is of but little use.
Make advertising attractive. Tell
about goods. about prices, and every
thing that a prospective purchaser
may want to know. Keep persistently
at it. Change advertisements week
after week. The people look for it.,
and it will pay.
d. M. CARR.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-10-04
Another Meanest Man.

We've heard of the meanest man
In town, and his faithful wife in her
faded gown, and of Maud in the stub
bic raking hay, when the good old
judge rode her way; and the famous
liar with line and pole. and the truant
boy and swimming hole; but the freak
of all is the man who goes and buys
for family food and clothes on credit
for six months or more, from the keep
,er of the local store, and when for
cash he sells his crops, at the local
store he never stops; forgets the bill
he ought to pay, and for things he
wants he sends away to Make &
Fake who want the ''mon,. and who
sell for cash" to everyone. This
man with mind OF little strength. cant
see the 'plunk" at arms length. but
grabs the penny nea his eye, and lets
the x~littering dollars lie.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-10-04
Trust "Graft."


One of the practices of the trusts in
the marketing of their products, is
the prize schemes. In order to induce
the consumers to use their various
brands of goods, attractive offers are
made to exchange different articles
for certificates and coupons. But it
is always intended that the consum-
ers pay the freight" Generally
where premiums are offered with
goods, the packages are short in
weight, or a few cents more charged
than goods of like kind sell for. Thus
it can be seen how the premiums
given are paid for by the consumer,
and he pays a high price for the
prizes he draws. Goods that are
given away with purchases cost
money. Their cost does not come out
Of the pockets of the manufacturers,
but out of the purses of the people
who use the goods. If one desires to
buy sugar, he does not care to pay
for the scoop or shovel. He wants
sugar, and at the lowest price con
sistent. He knows that ii he takes
the scoop or the shovel some one
pays the bill. Various systems Of
premium giving have been devised.
Some call for a certain number of
coupons of some sort, and so much
cash. or some article just for the
coupons alone. Where cash is re.
quired along with coupons there is
apparently an additional profit in the
deal aside from that made on the
goods with which coupons are given.
1t is well to buy goods on their merits
alone. Buy what you want and at
the right price, and you will be ahead
Of the premium plan.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-10-04
Generous Act Rewarded.

An undertaken named Roberts, at
Walthamstow. England, several years
ago buried, at his own expense, the
bodies of a friendless woman and child
who had been murdered. rather than
see them laid in a pauper's grave. He
has just received $4,000, b~equeathed
him by an old gentleman who had ad-
mired his act.