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The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1908-10-23

The republican candidate for
State Treasurer is the Hon. Z.
E. Esselstyn of Billings, and in
his candidacy they have a man of
whom any citizen might we'll feel
proud to assist by their support,
he is a wide awake progressive
citizen who has come up to the
high ranks which he occupies in
the party by hard work and at
all times has rendered his service
to the party both at home and
abroad.
All classes of our citizenship
will rally to his support, the col
ored citizens of Billings say that
he has always and at all times has
been a staunch friend Of the race
and its progress, and there were
none who are more enthusiastic
tor his election than they are.
The following is a sketch from
the Billings Gazette commenting
on his candidacy:
The proof Of true friendship is
what ones friends will do to help
one without solicitation. Elmer E.
Esselestyn of this city was the
recipient of such a favor at the
Republican state convention held
in Helena last month. Without
his knowledge his name was pre-
Sented and carried through the
like a whirlwind Show
ing how the delegates from every |
section of the state felt about the
eastern Montana man who has
made such an enviable record.
His friends here received the
news with JOY and offered con
gratulations to Mr.. Esselstyn,
who was taken completely by
surprise and yet was pleased to
think that the Republicans neld |
him in such high regard.
Mr.. Esselstyn has had a !
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1908-10-23
FOR STATE TREASURER.

splendid career. Coming to Mon
tana in 1887 from Watertown,
Wis, he became associated with
the mechanical department of the
Northern Pacific railroad. He
worked as a clerk in the office Of
Master Mechanic Angus Brown
and later entered the operating
department OF the road as a loco
motive fireman. lie remained
until the local officials of the road
recognized his ability and trans
terred him to the purchasing de
partment as coal Inspector with
headquarters in Red Lodge. Mr..
Esselstyn made hundreds of
friends in the metropolis of Car
bon county and accepted the no
mination for clerk of the district
court in Carbon county in 1890,
filling the position until 1904,
when he was reelected.
In the Government Service
Mir. Esselstyn resigned as clerk
OF the district court in 1906 to ac-
cept the position as register of the
United States land office in this
city. He resigned that place
last August to become general
agent Of the Owl Creek Coal
company.
Mr. Esselstyn decided to re-
main out of politics for all time
when he left the registry office,
and to devote his talents. to pri-
vate business interests. But when
people know that a man is sim
cere and honest; they want him
for their service. The office of
state treasurer is one where the
utmost trust and fidelity must be
placel in the man elected to such
a position. Such a man is FL
mer E. Esselstyn, who has al
ways made good and never be-
trayed a trust given to him by
any man.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1908-10-23
FOR CLERK OF THE DIST
RICT COURT

Judge +. X. Reccc who is the
Republican candidate for clerk Of
the district court is making a
winning canvass and it is almost
a foregone conclusion that he
will be triumphantly elected on
Nov. 3rd. Judge Recce is not
only popular among republicans,
there are scores OF democrats who
are Loyalty supporting him for
this position, he is a man whom
all classes can support feeling
that IN hlm they have a friend
and hence he will receive on Nov.
5rd a loyal support from all class
es, and be triumphantly elected
as the next clerk OF the District
,ourt.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1908-10-23

The candidacy of J. Miller
Smith for one of the judgeships
on the republican ticket has prov
ed to be strong one. Well and
favorably known and a success
in his profession it is conceded
the republicans acted wisely in
making him one of their nominees
He has been a resident of Hell
ena for Is years during which
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1908-10-23
Progress of the Race Under Re
publican Rule
World Record Established

William ]. Bryan and his matt
onal democratic campaign com
hllttee are covertly attempting
to secure the support Of the negro
voters. | nthis extremity to
io-ce NJ, Bryan's election upon
country, his campaign manager
ind themselves close TO pow
der magazine. They fully un-
derstand the attitude Of dcmocra.
IN southern states on the negro
question, and know that these de
mocrats would REBEL against al
hilatlon with negroes. Mr..
bryan and his managers, how
ever are hopeful that they may
utilize a certain portion og the
negro votes in northern democra-
Tic states, and even in northern
republican states, without its be-
ing discovered by the democrats
OF the south.
II would be interesting to know
IN detailjust what Mr.. Bryan and
MS managers areo ffering negroes
IN exchange for their votes. If it
De patronage, thes outh democrat
VII nave a reckoning on that score
at later day. If patronage has
oeen promised with no intention
u keeping the promise, Mr..
bryan and his managers would
stand discrededited as trickesters
and political swindlers. If not
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1908-10-23

Two years ago the Plalndcalcr
made an extraordinary fight ior
the election of A. p. Haywood
for county attorney. We said then
that we believed if elected he
would fill that oific both with
credit to himself and to the county
How well that prophecy has been
filled. has been amply eNcmpi-
fed by the splendid record which
he has made in that position dur
ing the past two years. lie has
been emincntly successful as a
prosecutor and as am advisor for
the various county officers At
the same time he has never been
known to appress or prosecute
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1908-10-23

anyone. So faithful and well
has he filled this position that the
republicans by an almost una
namous vote in the county con
vention nominated him for the
exalted position OF Judge OF the
district court. We believe now
as we did two years ago that if
elected he will make one Of the
best judges which has ever pre-
sided over the judicial destinies
oi the county, he is a young man
who has came mp, by his own in
diyidual effort. and he believes in
justice 10 all and by giving him
our united support on Nov. 3rd,
we cannot err.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1908-10-23
THE STATE RAILROAD
COMMISSION

One of the enactments of last
republican legislation was that of
creating a state railroad commits
sion. When the bill became a
law and the members were ap-
pointed there was a general re-
cognition of the fact that the
first two years of the existence of
the board would be largely de-
voted to getting the body in
shape as would assure results
later. But the commission ow-
ing to the excellent personel of
lis members, has done a great
deal more then get ready for
BUSINESS. 1t has done business.
To-day owing to its work, condi-
tioas as regards railroad transpo-
ration within the state are better
than in any state in the union,
where similar bodies have been in
existence for many more years.
The commission has brought
the use in this state of interchan-
gcable mileage books, the first
ever used on the Great Northern
or Union Pacific, west of Miss
ouri. 1t has caused the inaugra-
tion OF as liberal demurage rules
as are enjoyed by shippers in any
state in the union on lumber, coal
coke, lime and other commodities
1t has brought about an approx
mate reduction in coal rates on
the Great Northern to state point
OF forty per cent.
1t has brought about a reduct-
ion of lumber rates from 25 to
30 per cent.
1t has brought a reduction OF
fruit and vegetables rates Of 20
10 p per cent.
1t has forced the railroads to
cut thartes on grain and on ores,
and generally has given the pro-
lucer and the customer a chance
to do business on more favorable
ermS.
There are scores of instances
where had it not been for the
work of the commission stations
which are open today would be
closed, and scores Of cases where
njustices have been frightened.
The state railroad commission
has more than made good. Two
of the men who are responsible
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1908-10-23
]. Miller Smith
Cdliblte for Juge fthe
DislrictCourt.

time me has practiced his pro-
ieasion in this city in 1904 he was
appointed as assistant district
attorney in tie L. S. di,u Il
cour' oi Nor.aua, resigning On
oct. Is tins year
Mr. >nith will no do"h re-.
ccivc a hearty support from al
our peop'e who have known hm
iucc his residence in this city.
pcaking oi him in the highest OF
terms and are enthusiastic in
thclr support.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1908-10-23

The triumph of William How
ard Taft is only about 10 days
distant.
We can hardly, this week, dis
Germ the politics of the Topeka
Plaindealer, from the write ups
therein.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1908-10-23

| 'iiN lSS " ldOC.
Bruce l.. Keenan,, OF Tahlequa.
nominee for presidetal elector on
the republican ticket in Oklaho-
ma, addressed not along ago a
letter to Mr.. Bryan that put the
latters sincerity to a severe test.
Mr.. Bryan received the letter, but
did not reply to it. Keenan,
pledge himself to vote for Mr..
Bryan if the latter would make
public his views on any following
proposals. Mr.. Keenan's offer
was as follows:
No. l. State if you approve in
general way the course Of south
ern sentiment on the race quest
ion, as indicated by constitutional
and legislative enactments on the
suffrage question respecting fran
chise, and if you would approve
change in the national consti-
tuition so that this program could
be said to be within and not with
out the constitution.
If you approve this course of
your southern allies | viii support
you for having the courgae to
say so; il you do not approve this
course of the solid SOUTH and
will say so, | vii support you for
having the courage to tell them
wherein they are wrong.
The thirteent amendment to
the federal constitution abolished
slavery the fourteenth, gave civil
rights to the freed people; the
fifteenth prohibited suffrage on
disqualification on accout OF race.
No II you believe these am
endmcnts incorrectly prescribed
the political and civil rights oi
the n grc-rale, and viii indicate
lie y.or, vii support You ioe hay
ing the courage q your convict
in 10 peak On the ulject. On
ne other hand if you believe that
th,se amendments correctly de-
Inc he civil and political rights
q. tie negro race, then will sup
for. you for having the courage
70 say 50.
N. ;. II pou viii give your
approval to Oklahoma Senate
Hll 40. ], declaring that The i'm
mediate safety aud peace II the
.ta.c 4 Oklahoma depends upon
scparat,ng the negro from the
Vhilc r.an a.d the Indian in rail
-old waiting .,ums and pa. cnEcr
.oqeacs. .h,n vii support yod
o.u,c,ded yoG viii have the cour-
age nj ,hc anne time to say why
,aa never thought Il nece~ ary 70 .
I'd acatc the Jim Grow rail
cad laws and separate schools in
your own state OF Nebraska.
40. 4. II you believe there is
4 negro issue in the south, and de
line what that issue is so that
here may be a. moderately fair
understanding OF the issue, then
will support you for the courage
YOU nav have in such a task.
No. ). If you vii come to the
south and make speeches to the
negroes on the issues OF political
economies, or if you will have
published address along the line
# your interview, appealing to the
negro for his support on the
question OF the tariff, for example
md will circulate these political
documents. among the colored
ace to influence his vote by "ap-
,eaIing to his intelligence os well
is his patriotism, then | will vote
or YOU for this act OF high deyo-
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1908-10-23

A. P. Haywood should and will
receive the united support Of the
Afro-Americans for Judge OF the
district court.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1908-10-23

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The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1908-10-23

The Negro Bryan and Kern
club of this city seems to have
died a borning.
AFRO-AMERICAN VOTERS
ATTENTION!
NATIONAL TICKET
Democrats Attempting to Use
Negro Electors as Cat Paw
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1908-10-23

PEACE !
PROSPERITYll
UNIONl!!
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-05-05
aouarino the Circle.

There is record OF an attempted
quadrature in Egypt 800 years before
the exodus of the Jews, and, II we are
to take Hone as an authority, the
problem was solved by Hippocrates
the geometrician Of Chlos, nearly OK
years B. c. BY some 1t is claimed tha'
the efforts of HippOcrates were 10 tnt
direction of converting a circle into .
crescent because he had found tna'
the area of figure produced by draw
ing two perpendicular radil is exactly
equal to the triangle formed by the
line of conjunction. This last is the
famous theorem OF the "lunes OF HIP
pocrates." The "Papyrus Rhind," the
Oldest matbematical book in the world
written by one Ahmes about 2,oVe
r. c.. gives a rule for "squarfng the
circle The rule given requires tna'
the diameter Of circle shall be snort
ened by one-ninth and the square erect
ed upon this shortened line. The cary
Babylohians also worked at this Ole
mathematical problem, as Is attes'eo
by several references in the Talmud.
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alexandria 0azsttt,
TUESDAY EVENING. MAY 5. 1905.
A WILLING lnfermsr.

A Willing lnfermsr.
"What is the NUMBER repeated con
trail
"VIolet Park, eight-seven-seven-"
"Violet Park, eight-double-seyen9
81 reckon So"
"And what number do you Wantr
: "ElmdaIe. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT"
"What is your name"
"dv name Is John Henry Miggles.
live at IS Blicken street, Violet farK
MY house phone is Violet Park, eight
seyen-seyen or eight-double-seyen, a'
YOU choose. I am married. have ne
children. We keep dog and cat ano
a perpetual palm and Boston fern
and
"Au that is unnecessary, sir. W.
merely
"And last summer we didn't have
BIT of luck with our roses. l tried Il
have little garden. too, but the aelgh
bors' chickens got away with that. Th'
house is green, with red gables. Their
Is a cement walk from the street.
am forty years old. My wife Is young
or and looks ii. We have piano. keel
a>cook aud an upstairs girl. Had TIL
front bedroom papered last week, ant
I want
"Did you want Elmdale two-naught
four-sevenT ft
"Yesr gasped Mr.. Miggies.
"Well. the line is busy now. Shall
call your
But Mr.. Miggles wrote letter-NeV
| Orleans Picayune.
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stalking about ,ln- .aili.'-ence 81 az
imsls." said young Kaneo'ier. why, !
have dog mp at the farm tiiai SIM
ply wonderful"
"How sou said Pitken.
"Why. you see, | was out snoouns
one day when I found large hand
some dog lying on the ground uioan'h :
with pain. some rurtian had sho; II
I'm the leg. carried il home. Dandag--
the wound and finally cured the poo.
beast. Some months after that | was
compelled to travel lonely road arter
dark When suddenly PQnto, VINO ac
COMMANDED me. growled warningly'
The next moment h.gliwayman s'ri-
ned out of the bushes aId put piS'oi
to my head"
"Ah." cried the listener. Il sec
Thereup0n the grateful dog seized 'hs
robber by the throat"
"Not at all The man robbed me
easily snough-took watch. purse. eV'
erythng"
"But PontOT
IRAN off as fast as his legs would
carry him. That's the point-don't you
sect Animal instinct--diin't want t'
get shot again" - Illustrated London
| News.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-05-05
The Ferret and the Rat.

A correspondent of London paper
commenting on the crusade against
rats ia Great Britain. says: THE real
remedy against rats is the ferret, not
the unhealthy ferret kept by the haif
starved rat catcher OF the agricultural
village. but the strong. healthy ferret
bred on the ground floor OF well ven
tiIated. commodous dog kennel ana
there kept on skimmilk, table refuse
and small birds. Bedded with clean
wheat straw, the ferret Is one OF the
sweetest OF animals, and the expert
goes into the kennels and cheers them
as though In q kennel OF hounds, anu
they crawl about him harmlessly. The
young bucks viii run miles across the
country with the expert, just Ike III
tie terriers. With this healthy lie
they grow too big for hunting rats IN
barns or other buildings, but they can
settle any rat I'm wheat stack II put
In before the rat has made labyrinth
inside the stack. The doe ferrets VIII
rout the buildings, and they alone
should be the chief instrument In the
crusade. The rat Is too cunning foI
Quns. traps and other devices"
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RAILROADS,
= -
SOUTHERN RAILWAY
Trains leave Union Station AlsTsndris

Trains leave Union Station Alexsndris
In Eject April 18th, 1905.
N. B--Followingschedule figures published
only as information, and are not guaranteed
500 A. M.-Daily-Locsl for Harrison.
burg, Warrentea Dsnville and way stations.
832A M.-Daily-U. ). Fast Mail Stops
only for passengers for Charlottesville and
points south at which scheduled to stop. k1rsi
class coaches and drawing-room sleepeis for
New Orleans. Dinine car service.
4.27 p. NJ. Daily-Washington and Florids
limited. Sleeping cars between New York, Au-
gusta anc Jacksonville. Through hrst.clsss
eoacne between Washington and Jackson
yiIl,. Dining car service between WISHING
ton snS Jack sonville. Tourist to California
4:sS P. M.-Week Day-Local for Har.
risonburg and way stations on Manassas
5:i2 P. M.-Dsily-Locsl for Wsrrenton
and Charlottesville.
tsnooga Limited (via Lynchburg,: FlTtt
Glass coach and sleeping cars 10 Roanoke
Knoxville, Chattanooga and Memphis. steep
er 10 Birmingham and New Orleans, WASH
inRton TO Roanoke. Dining car service.
1l:l7P. M.-Daily-New York and New
Orleans Limited. All Pullman train, clup
and observation cars TO New Orleans. sleep.
| ers TO Asheville, Atlanta. Birmingham ana
| New Orleans. Sleeper to Charlotte. Dining
| car service.
Through trains from the South arrive at Al
exandris 1928 and s:4S A. NJ and S:lS.
S:4S. and ll:iS P. N. daily. Harrisonburg
| zoos P. NJ. week days and 1913 P n. daily.
FROM Charlottesville 1853 A. VI
~ TRAINS ON BLUEMONT BRANCH.
Leave Alexandria wv. 90. Station) S:22 A
NJ. and 6S5 P. NJ. week days for
Blnemont; 5:15 p. NJ. week days for Lees
burg 9:2I A. N. on Sundays only tor Blue
mont: 4.4s P. NJ. daily for Bluemont.
For detailed schedule figures, tickets, PuJ
Anan reservation, etc., apply to
WILLIAM G. LEHEW, Union Iicke
Agent, Alexandria, Va.
| G. II. ACKERT, Vice Pres. and Gen. Mgr
8. II. HARDWICK, Pass. Traf. Mgr.
w. H. TAYL0E, Gen. Pas % Agent
l.. 8. BROWN, General
Washington, ID. c.
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Tn. Aundrsd Rast Books.

The fact is that there Is no posi-
bflity OF naming the hundred best
books. The naming Of them for any
large general audience is quite impos-
sible. All that is possible In such a
connection is 20 state emphatlcally
that there are very few books that are
equally suitable to every kind OF In
tellect," says Clement Shorter In his
book OF Immortal Memories" TEN
permanent as well as intellectual en-
dowment makes for so much In read
Ing. Take. for example, the Imitation
of Christ George Eliot although not
a Christian, found It soul satisfying
Fhackeray, as l think more robust In
tellect. found It well nigh as mischiey'
Gus az did Eugene Sue. There are
great books that can be read only by
the few. but surely the very greatest
appeal alike to the man Of rich intel.
lectual endowment and to the man to
whom all processes Of reasoning are
incomprehensible."
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The Eighth District Committee


Alta meeting Of the Congressional State
Democratic Committee, for the Eighth Con-
gressional District Of Virginia. held at the
Prince William Hotel. in the town Of Msnas'
sss. Virginia, on the 9th day Of March, 1905,
pursuant To a call issued by the chairman,
the Hon. George S. ShackelfOrd, there were
present, the chairman, Col. Granville
Gaines: r. #. Green, Gardner i. Boothe and
Thos II. Lion. The following resolutions was
adopted
Be it resolved by the Congressional Demo
cratic Committee for the Eighth Congress
sional District Of Virginia, that primary
election. for the democratic candidate for the
United States House of Representatives, be
held throughout said District on the 9Th day
of June, 1905, between sunrise and sunset Of
that day, at ell established precincts or
wards. and as near as possible in the usual
voting places therein; he it further,
Resolved, that at said election all known
white democrats and those who have never
| before voted, who shall declare themselves TO
be democrats. shall be allowed to vote. pro
vided they will be qualified 70 vote at the
next general election in November, 1908; be
it further.
Resolved. that all candidates shall file q
notice. in writing. Of their candidacy, with
Hon. George 5. Shaekelford. Of Orange, Vir
ginis, on or before April 4th, 1908; be ii
further,
Resolved. that each candidate shall pay to
| the said Hon. George S. : lackelford, on or
before the 18th day of April, 1908, his pro
rata share Of 81 800, that being the estimate
of total expenses of conducting the said pri-
mary election; be it further,
Resolved, that any sum remaining after
the expenses of said election ale paid, shall
be returned pro rata TO the various candi-
dates: be it further,
Resolved, that this election shall be sepa-
rate and independent and not held IN con-
neetiOn with any other primary.
GEO. :. SHACRELFORD, Chairman,
THOS. Ii. LION, Secretary,
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The Letter M,

The Hebrew name Of N was Mem,
water, and It is curious to note that
the original form Of this character 10
the most ancient manuscript Is waV'
Ing line, which to the not too partcu'
lar ancients represented water. BY
some philologists the letter NJ as used
by the Phoehieians Is supposed to have
come from d picture representing the
human face. the two down strokes rep
resenting the contour OF the counte'
nance, the V stroke signifying the
nose. the two dots. long since disused'
and a stroke beneath the V represent.
ing the eyes and the mouth. The old
Phoenlclan form OF the letter does In
deed bear comical sort OF resem'
blance to the human face.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-05-05
The Only One.

Henry VIII. OF England, being at one
fine at variance with Francis /. oi
France decided to send an am bessa'
dor and to charge him with very
fierce and menscing message to TINS
nrinee. He chose for this Office an
English bishop In whom he had great
confidence and whom he believed
would be the most proper person 10
carry out his design. His prelate, De
ing Informed of the nature OF his mis-
sion and fearing for his life should d
treat with Francis in the naughty
manner his master desired, represented
to the king the danger to which he
was exposing him and begged not Z" o.
sent on this mission.
"Oh. never fear" said Henry. III
the king Of France should kill you,
VIII have the head OF every French
man | find in my kingdom
81 believe you, sire, " replied the oisn
3D. "but permit me TO assure you tha'
OF all the heads you VIII cut on there
IL not one of them that will Mt on my
body as well as my own