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The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-08-06
Political Announcements
fPAID ADVERTIsING.l
G. w SUTHERLAND.

PAID ADFERTlSlSt.
G. w. SUTHERLAND.
hereby announce my candidacy for the
Republican nomination for commissioner from
the Third district subject to the will OF the
voters at the primary election Sept. s.
&, W. SUTHERLAND, Newport, Wash.
Ihereb, announce my candidacy ior the Re-
pnhlicsn nomination for superintendent OF
schools of Stevens county, subject to the voice
ri the voters at the primary, Sept g.
LEO H. KING, Newport, Wash.
/ hereby announce myself candidate Tor
the Office of county auditor for Stevens county,
subject to the Republican primaries to be heia
Semi. 2. 1903. JH. KING, Colville, Wash.
hereby announce myself Republican can
didate for the Office of assessor OF stevens
county, Wash.. subject to the will OF the people
as will be expressed at the primaries to De heio
Sept. 8, 1908.
LC. THOMAS, Ryan, Wash
l ain a candidate for county clerk OF Stevens
county, subject to the Republican primary
Sept. 8, 1908.
WI M
thereby announce myself Republican can
didate for the Office of assessor OF Stevens
county, WASH, subject to the will OF the people
as will be expressed st the primaries to be held
on Sept. g. 1905. FRANK boTToRF.
hereby announce my candidacy for the
Republican nomination for commissioner from
the Third district, subject to the will OF the
voters at the primary.
FRANK s. Maxwell, Lenora.
/ hereby announce my candidacy for the
Republican nomination for sheriff, subject to
the action of the voters at the primaries TO be
held Sept s. 1908.
J. r. JENNIE, Newport. Wash.
thereby announce myself as a candidate for
the Office OF sherin on the Republican ticket,
subject to the decision OF the voters at the pr-
nsries Sept. 8, 1908.
WALTER D. BELL. Colville, Wash.
/ hereby announce my candidacy for the
Democratic nomination for assessor OF Stevens
county, subject to the action OF the voters at
the primary, Sept. 8.
GEORGE w. JOHNSTON, Tweedie Wash.
| hereby announce my candidacy for the
Republican nomination for the Office OF repre-
sentative, subject to the primary Sept. 8, 1908
If elected the interests Of the people OF Stevens
county will be my interests too.
W. A. SLOAN, Locke, Wash.
hereby announce myself a nonpartisan can.
dida,e for judge of the superior court Of the
state OF Washington for Stevens county, sub
iect to the will OF the people regardless OF
party affiliations. +"
GEO. 4. ALLEN, Colvi1le Wash
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[ hereby announce myself candidate tor
the office of county auditor for Stevens county
subject to the Republican primaries to be held
Sent. 3 1903. J.H KING, Colville, Wash.
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hereby announce myself Republican can
didate for the Office of assessor of Stevens
county, Wash. subject to the will OF the people
"A will be expressed at the primaries to be held
Sept 8, 1908.
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L. c. THOMAS, Ryan, Wash.

ain a candidate for county clerk OF Stevens
county, subject to the Republican primary,
Sept. 8, 1905
W. Lon JOHNSON. Chewelah, Wash.
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thereby announce myself Republican can
didate for the Office of assessor OF Stevens
county, WASH, subject to the will OF the people
as will be expressed st the primaries to be held
on Sept. 8, 1905. FRANK boTToRF.
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hereby announce myself a nonpartisan can
dida,e for judge of the superior court OF the
state OF Washington for Stevens county, sub
iect to the will OF the people regardless o.
party affiliations. +"
GEO. 4. ALLEN, Colville, Wash,
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/ hereby announce my candidacy for the
Democratic nomination for assessor OF Stevens
county, subject to the action OF the voters at
the primary, Sept. 8.
GEORGE w. JOHNSTON Tweedie Wash.
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hereby announce myself as candidate for
the Office OF sheriff on the Republican ticket,
subject to the decision OF the voters at the pri-
1nsries Sept. 8, 1908
WALTER d. BELL, Colville, Wash.
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the horse reached Wyoming I do not
know. but certainly the Indians OF the
plains had many horses when Lewis
and Clark made their famous expior-
alton, over q hundred years ago. They
could have had no horses before the
discovery Of America and the bringing
Of the horse to Mexico By the Span
iards. It must have taken some time
for the horses to be traded from
tribe to tribe, and to spread from
Mexico to Wyoming. Then, too, It
must have taken still more time for
them to multiply to the extent that
they did before Lewis and Clark's
time. It will be remembered that
Lewis and Clark had no difhculty in
securing horses by barter.
"The petroglyphs which | photo
graphed Of horses all represent that
animal in a conventional way. That
is, the horse is not depicted in q
realistic or natural way, but his shoul.
ders are always made unnaturally
large In proportion to his hips.
The central portion OF the area
was the home Of the American bison.
upon which the Indians, when first
met by the whites, depended for not
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WlLLINrI IpNER5 JLRoM

While he was using up tallow
candles In his attacks upon Blackstone
he realized that It might be helpful to
him If he had short term of school
ing in the rudiments. He had never
been inside a schoolhouse, although
he had received some instruction at
home and had picked up good bit
OF information on general topics. To
carry out his plan he went to Spring
town, and there for eight months he
did chores and farm work and studied
with an old German who numbered
among his pupils the children of most
Of the aristocrats Of Parker county.
Entered Attorneys Office.
In the eight months Littleton
learned as much as he felt was neces-
sary for the time being. He could do
fractions as we'll as any one; he could
parse everything that could be parsed /;
he could write as fast and as plain as
any boy in the county, and he could
recite better than any actor who had
ever struck Weatherford or any place
in that part Of Texas. He knew the
history Of the United States like a
book. and he had a pretty good idea
Of the history Of other nations, which
IN his youthful opinion didn't amount
to much anyhow.
Thus equipped, he entered the office
of the district attorney Of Weather
ford county as a clerk and law stu
dent AS expressed by man who
knew him in those days, "he fairly ate
the law books" He swept through
them with lightning speed, and in
1891. at the age Of 10, he was admitted
to the bar He vas then one of the
leading young citizens Of the county
seat. AS soon as he was admitted to
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ENDURING FRESCOES

tanned for him permission to pursue
his researches in the Vatican library.
There he formed the acquaintance Of
two divinity students, who he found
were far more deeply interested in
art than in theology The three young
men browsed about among the treas
ures of that enormous library. de-
clphering manuscripts OF medieval
days, admlring the exquisite illumlna-
tions made BY ancient monks upon the
parchments Of manuscripts. and reyel-
Ing as only lovers OF books and art
could IN that storehouse Of priceless
treasures.
One day one OF the divinity students
brought to young Friederang a manu-.
script which had struck him as exlraor.
dinary It was small. bound volume,
apparently diary. filled with anno-
tations. recipes and memoranda, lotted
down. often abbreviated. but in a fair.
ly legible hand. The recipes were those
Of a chemist and artist-the name
written on the iyleaf was that Of
Mlehelangelol
And 300 years after Michelangelo
had made his entries Max Friederang.
the humble German student, sat in an
alcove Of the Vatican library reading
the story OF Michelangelo, written in
Aiiehelangelo's own hand, copying
into his notebook the precious recipe
for making plaster and mixing color.
his heart beating faster as he looked
forward to the day when he, too, would
dazzle the world with frescoes painted
after the recipe Of Michelangelo.
Friederang told his friend, Mgr. De
Wahi, rector Of the German college.
all about the diary Of Michelangelo,
and the good priest was no less in.
terested than his protege. He obtained
permission to borrow the manuscript
from the library, and one evening he
and another priest started with 1t for
library at the other side OF Rome.
intending to show II to some anti.
quarians. But as they we're crossing
the Tlber their carriage came into
collision with another and was upset.
The priests were thrown out against
the parapet Of the bridge and the
satehel in which was the precious man.
uscript fell over the parapet and into
the river, which swept It away, and It
was gone forever.
Fortunately Friederang had made
copious notes. Strangely enough the
fresco painters Of Italy and Germany
ridiculed him when he told his story.
He came TO America and met with Al.
most the same cold reception
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-01-08
ONCE TRACK WALKER,
NOW GREAT LAWYER
The Career Of Martin W. Littleton
Predicted That District Attorney jerome VIII Find
in Him Worthy Opponent at Coming Trial.

that Littleton went TO Weatherford
He was born In a log cabin in Roane
county, in the eastern part Of Tennes-
see, 35 years ago last January, and
when just youngster was taken by
his father to Weatherford. After a
stay Of few years there the elder
Littleton decided to move back to
Tennessee. but the son, then under 16
years Of age, declined to accompany
him. He preferred Texas. Even at
that tender age he had begun to dream
Of life in New York city. The idea
Of studying law hadn't occurred to
him, but he was determined to get
in the midst Of things" and to make
his way at something.
Worked and Studied Law.
Dependent on his own efforts after
his father moved back to Tennessee
he did odd jobs about Weatherford
for time and then, for want Of
something to do, obtained a Job as
trackwalker. It wasn't the sort OF
work he preferred, but he wasn't par
ticular and he stuck to it for several
months. 1t was during this servitude
that ambition to become a lawyer
seized him. His ready wit and his
ability to say things better than the
other men on the road caused some
of his associates to suggest the law
to him.
BY way Of shortening his path some
what to his chosen field he left the
railroad and got a job as devil" in
the Office of the Park County News,
which was published in Weatherford,
He didn't like Ink and pHessroom eti-
quette, SO after short term here he
got a job as bakers helper. Mixing
dough and reading law didn't prove as
delightful combination as he had
hoped and he resumed his old job OF
trackwalker because 1t gave him plen-
ty of time to study nights and to think
about his studies during the daytime.
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trial courts and was regarded as a
conner" in criminal law.

trial courts and was regarded as a
conner" in criminal law.
Involved In "Hls" Cases.
In 1899 he was made an assistant
district attorney of Kings county, and
while serving in that capacity he had
charge Of some of the most notable
cases in the borough across the bridge.
He prosecuted Five Hundred and
Twenty Per Cent" Miller and was
chief prosecutor in many other prom.
inent cases. And during all this time
he was gradually earning a reputation
as an orator and after-dinner speaker,
He attracted particular attention be-
cause he was Of a different school
from his competitors. He brought
east with him a southern charm OF
manner that invariably made friends
for him
His real debut as an orator came
during the campaign of 1900, in the old
Academy of Music, in Brooklyn
Known as a man who could make a
fair speech. he was put down on the
programme as one Of the tailenders
Three Democrats Of national promi
nence were scheduled for the chief ad
dresses, and David B. Hill was her
aided as the principal attraction. When
his turn came Mr.. LittIeton-then q
man Of but % years-created a sensa
tion from the start. It is no exag
geration to say that he really elec
trified the audience. His speech was
short, clear and to the point, and his
eloquence stirred the crowd to storms
Of applause. instead Of leaving the
hall everyone stayed and still others
iammed their way in.
Littleton became known outside ol
Brooklyn after that. It was that effort
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FRESH DISCOVERIES gN WYOMING
BRING TO LIGHT MORE FACTS
ABOUT THEM.
Harlan !. Smith, Of Archaeological
Department Of American Museum
Of Natural History, Closes
Successful Season.


Eastern Wyoming has under the
persistent search Of Harlan l. Smith
Of the archaeological department Of
the American Museum Of Natural His
tory, yielded fresh knowledge concern
ing the prehistoric days In America
Quarries covering many acres and
similar quarries in seven other places
in the states have been discovered
which give fragmentary evidence Of
the existence Of a race OF people ages
ago. Hundreds Of stone circles mark
ing prehistoric sites Of large vii
lagos have been found, some of them
covering acres and numbering scores
Of circles also several cave dwellings,
rock inscriptions and a new type Of
steatite dish.
It was found by Mr. Smith that the
Indians had treated the buffalo as our
cowboys do cattle-in other words,
that the Indian had been practically
wild cowboy who hunted wild cat
tie called buffalo or American bison,
and that our cowboys are tame In
dams who hunt tame buffalo called
cattle.
He brought back from Wyoming
to the museum eight boxes Of speci.
mems Of the handiwork of the prehis-
toric people Of the plains, a large
number Of Photographic negatives,
and mass Of field notes and infor-
nation about places he saw as well
as Of things Of which he was told,
but which there was no time to visit.
Among the problems to be solved"
said Mr.. Smith, the following may be
mentioned: When did man first ap-
pear in the region? Judging from the
results Of exploration in other places,
1t may take many years Of the com
bined efforts Of all who are interested
before extensive evidence on this point
Is discovered. What was the culture
OF these first inhabitants? Was there
more than one culture in the area,
either at various places or during
different periods? How was the cul
ture affected by the introduction Of
the horse? No doubt the coming Of
the horse to a people whose only
beast Of burden was the dog caused
great advance in their general cul,
ture, as it would enable them to travel
further in search Of food, to possess
and transport more property, and to
become somewhat more independent
of the scanty water supply.
The horse figures as perhaps the
most conspicuous element in all the
more recent photographs and petro
glyphs seen by me in Wyoming. By
recent mean since the introduction
of the horse. Photographs made be
fore that date would, of course, noi
contain representations of the horse
an animal which the Indians hat
never seen. The exact date at which
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Mart" Littleton had been selected as
chief counsel for Harry X Thaw. It
caused some in New York. While he
has been recognized for several years
as an able trial lawyer, he has not
been prominently identified with the
criminal branch of his profession, al
though he has been many times ad-
vised that he could become supreme
in that field II he would enter It.
His success since he left his old
home in Texas has been almost phe-
nomenal, and it has been due largely
to these things-determination, af-
liability Of manner, a gift of oratory
and conciseness Of expression. There
are few men in Eew York who can
excel him IN making a plea before a
jury; there are fewer who can make a
more pleasing after-dinner speech;
there are few who can equal him in
clearly stating a complex proposition; !;
there is none who can excel him in
dealing a telling verbal blow at an op-
perfume time And. added to it all,
he is a thorough student Of the law.
He is an expert at cross-examination,
is a fighter for what he thinks is right
and he has a forceful way with jury.
Became Famed as Orator.
Back in his boyhood days in Texas
he was known as an orator and story.
teller, He could reoite all the old
lnfth reader masterpieces with fire
that stirred the boys" in the village
store, and. a short time later, when he
vas active in politics but not old
enough to vote, he could rouse the
old timers down In Weatherford to
bursts Of applause with his oratorical
efforts.
II was due to no choice Of his own
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New York.-It was back in 1855
when the following dialogue took place
between the foreman OF little rail,
road down in Texas and rosy
checked. smiling young trackwalker
whose good nature and ready tongue
had earned him a reputation extend
ing clear across a Texas township.
you're a pretty bright young man,
said the foreman. Il suppose some day
you expect to be the conductor Of a
freight train, don't you?'
mo. sir, replied the trackwalker,
n never expect to be that,
you don't? You ought to aspire to
something like that What do you
hope to be?"
4 expect to be big lawyer in New
Yok city"
After the foreman had recovered
from his laughter he said:
Pretty far cry from trackwalker to
metropolitan lawyer, isn't it?"
"Yes, sir, but no farther than from
rail splitter to president
Martin W. Littleton was the rosy
checked trackwalker A few years
later when the whole country was
ringing with his speech at the st,
Louis national convention in which
he nominated Alton B. Parker for the
presidency, Mr. Littleton went back
to his old corner Of Texas, and met
the railroad foreman who had sketched
out for him the brilliant future Of a
freight conductor
Part Of Ambition Realized.
well, Martin said the foreman,
you've changed some since / was
your boss, amt you?"
I'm older"
"And you're a big New York lawyer,
too. amt you?"
"WeIl, | don't know about the big,
but I'm New York lawyer, anyhow. "
It probably caused some talk down
in Texas, when it was learned that
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other lawyer who has in recent years
been in full charge of case so i'm
portant as the Thaw trial, Mr. Little
ton will be eagerly watched during his
conduct Of that trial. His friends say
that his experience as a prosecuting
attorney in Texas and in Brooklyn will
greatly aid him in his fight. and they
predict that the pitting Of his ability
against the cool, unerring methods Of
District Attorney Jerome will furnish
one Of the most interesting contests Of
its kind seen in New York in many
years.
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only their food. but for the material
for their clothing, moccasins, covers
for their tepees and ferryboats or
RATS, backgrounds upon which to
paint their calendars, and other things
of like character.
After all the vaunted superiority
Of the white race, our people today
are holding the cattle much as the
Indians held the buffalo, For instance.
the Indians held the herds at the
North Platte river in order that the
tribes living north Of the river might
be able to get the buffalo all through
the year. for. If left to themselves,
the herds would have travelled fur
ther to the south in winter. Our
roundup and general treatment Of the
cattle OF the plains resembles to-day
and always has, in wildness and cruel
ty, the buffalo hunt Of the red men,
Gives Large Sum for Science.
Gen. Cyrus B. Comstock, corps OF
engineers, i. s. A., has given to the
National Academy Of Science. OF which
he is a member, the sum Of $4,000
the income from which is to be de-
voted to the advancement Of knowl.
edge in magnetism. electricity and
radiant energy.
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practice ne hung oul his ahIn FIJI
Wealherford and forthwith he began
90 win cases in The local courts The
suavity of manner that distinguished
him proved To- be one Of Ills chief as
sets, and the quick wit which gives
him advantage over his opponents at
the present time aided him then in de-
feating his older adversaries. Two
years ia Weatherford put him at the
head Of the profession there, despite
the fact that ne was still a beardiess
youth who had caat but one vote.
Bright Career ia Dallas.
Dallas was the scene Of his next en-.
deavors, He was unheralded, but it
was only a short time before he be-
came recognized as a lawyer Of ability
and boundless ambition. In two years
he became assistant district attorney,
and Ia that capacity he made a reputa-
tion as a prosecutor which extended
pretty well all over Texas. His grasp
Of criminal law was described as re.
markable and his handling of a jury
was said to be little short OF mar
yelous. There was just enough Of the
old southern fire in his oratory to
make juries bow before him.
During his career in Dallas he was
constantly fondling his ambition to
come to New York. He had never
been east Of the Texas line since his
father had moved over from Tennes-
see, and he had never met more than
half dozen men from the metropolis.
But he had read Of It and dreamed Of
it and he was determined to make a
clean jump across the continent as
soon as he could serape together
enough money to pay the expenses Of
himself and-of Mrs. Littleton.
Winning Wife.
There wasn't any Mrs Littleton at
that time, but he was determined there
should be. It has been said that the
greatest oratorical effort Of his life
was that put forth when he induced
MS wife to marry him, give up her lux
urious home in Texas, and come to
New York with him. He had made a
splendid success as a lawyer. but had
little money; he had no friends in New
York, and not even suggestion that
he might obtain work. Mr.. and Mrs.
Littleton, nevertheless, bade goodbye
to Dallas in 1896 and a short time
later arrived in the city, which the
youthful bridegroom-he was then but
"a years old--had dreamed of conquer
ing.
The young lawyer despite his Texas
laurels, did not make the strides here
he had made in the southwest, but he
was neither surprised nor dispap-
pointed. He sought work in the of.
fees of various lawyers and finally OBJ
tanned a position with the firm OF
Peck & Field. Later he found place
with Sheehan & Collins. Still later be
became attorney for the Brooklyn
Heights Railway company, and It was
while there that his star began to
rise. He attracted attention In the