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The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1908-10-16

Diplomatic and consular
service ............ II S55U0l
Department service
Washington, D. c.
State ........... 70 l-.uI
Treasury ........ go 7.-.l
War ..... 40 lC1 S12
Navy observation-disclosures. A. $3.50
Post Office .......... 10 1O846s
Interior ............. 4O5 231,7
.aE4eles on
.6U6I lu9muI9AoD s-.S
Revenue .......... pSo 4gZ ISL
Post Office .........2,958 2,29s424
Interior ............. % 262-6
Commerce and Labor 90 44gl-
United States Army,
officers ............ II 2g.-5
United States Army,
enlisted men $3.50 1Ol.0s5
Miscellaneous, including
uuclassiiied ........1, 935 1.16I2l5
Total Z. .......13673 S8,O32 555.
I'm tn Getty
Office .......-.... $50 .376,lso
Interstate Commerce
Commission .......... 81 40
United States Capitol 1876 126.4-J
Washington, d. c., Post
Office ............. 100 1502+0.
District Of Columbia
Government, includ-
ing unskilled labor 2,z98 I.2525S9
Department service at
Large.
Customs and Internal
From all reports the candidacy Of
Senator Donlan Of Missoula county
should appeal strongly to the grcat.
mass OF the people of the state, he ha,
reached the position which he oc
by hard work and can appre-
the difficulties of the common
people. And there is no question Of
all getting a square deal.
The nominations for county and
state officers having been made it
5 now to be a red hot 80 day cam
as to who will come under the
wire in the lead.
Judge Horn it seems just wants to
.un anyhow Notwithstanding the fact
hat he was practically re~pudiated by
lis party last spring.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1908-10-16

COUNTY TICKET
District Judges
A. P.
]. MILLER SMITH
County Commissioner
MOSES ROOT
Senator
CHARLES N. KESSLER
Representatives
HARRY HALL
]. A.
]. A. WERNER
THOMAS GIBSON
M. A. WILMER
GUS KIRBY
JOHN
Attorney
E. D. al
Sheriff
NJ. L. HIGGINS
Clerk Of Court
F. L. REESE
Clerk and Recorder
LEON SHAW
Treasurer
T. B.
Auditor
T. H. SPRATT
Assessor
F. f. TIBBETTS
Superintendent Of Schools
MISS DIT BRADLEY
Coroner
B. V. McCABE
For Public Administrator
SAMUEL SCHWAB
For Surveyor
J. D. MCLEOD
Justice of the Peace
HORN
]. w. EDDY
Constable
J. M.
c. w. WILSON
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1908-10-16
LOCALS

Trade with the Helena Packing
and Provision Co.
J.. B. Bass returned to Helena Friday
from Billings where he spent several
days.
A splendid program will be rendered
at the St. James literary next Wesne-
day every body is invited to attend.
Harry Simmons has returned from
Huntrs Hot Springs
Mr.. William Robb, well known ar
ound St. Paul and Minneapolis who
has lived here for some time past is
very dangerously sick.
VIM Crosby in the city Friday.
W. Vanwinkle has retained to this
city from Butte.
S. Browner brought the Figman
company out as far as Billings.
iOm 0'"S ""o - wen N'o"' -"
fitted up the club in that city in grand
style ahc Dld' lar 10 90 d eoou Dusr
ness
no" ~ Md''o"e was d" ""e
great IePuDH0aH Hnee'lHs at piiInss
TO go som to beat It.
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week thew saw was a hummer and >
one az the hest programs will he rem
dered next Wednesday evening. Be
sure and attend. :.
Missoula last week. :
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Miss Vera Summons who has been :,
the sick list was able to be at the :
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The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1908-10-16
Senators

Hiram R. Rcvels Of Mississippi.
Blanche X. Bruce OF Mississippi.
Representatives
R. II. Cain Of South Carolina.
Henry p. Cheatham OF North Carolina
Robert Brown Elliott Of South Car
DINA.
Jere HARRISON OF Alabamn.
John II. Hyman Of North Carolina.
James Z. O'Hara of North Carolina,
John r. Lynch Of Mississippi.
John NJ. Langstone Of Virginia.
Thomas +. Miller OF South Carolina.
George w. Murray South Carolina.
Charles Z. Nash Of Louisiana.
Joseph H. Rainey.
James T. Rapier.
Alonzo J. Ransiar.
Benjamin S. Turner.
Josiah T. Walls.
GeorgeH. White Of North Corolina.
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-08-28

only limit to the scope Of such schem.
ing. To charge a man with graft,
ing" was one way. The opposition
papers could be depended upon to
make the most Of the charges in tho
way of publicity, at least, and once
you got a man explaining" the next
move was to ask him to explain" his
'explanation." Alleged interviews, al
legged treachery to the party" or to
particular candidates - these tricks,
and hundreds of others were resorted
to to do away with a candidate or, to
beat him If nominated..,--.,.,.
As for counting out q candidate"
who was honestly elected, that branch
OF the game was a really classic one.
1t required the utmost solemnity and
decorum, surrounded by all possible
legal safe-Euards,' and carried on
with that artistic assumptions of fair
ness and regard for liberty's palladium
commensurate with the dignifed
hypocrisy Of the proceedings.
1t can be readily imagined from the
foregoing that a man had to keep his
eyes open. when he went into politics.
Ordinary treacbery and double-dealing
he became accustomed to at once, par
ticularly II he ~as in q ward where he
could depend lpon meeting men
whose ideas Of honesty were dim and
fleeting; and whose word of honor was
something less in substantially than
a burned-out match. He might make
half a dozen iron-bound compacts with
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-08-28

Politician Of Considerable Prominence
Was Stabbed.
i'll feeling on the part of the assaulter.
Sometimes a polling place had to be
stormed to gain an entrance to the
ballot box, and on one occasion the
hail OF bullets that was sent in
through the barred door to announce
the intention of the besiegers killed
one of the occupants of the room. No
one was ever punished for this mur-
der. Yet the same men who killed
the sentinel over the ballot box would
have preferred to slug" him and take
the box in that way But they never
would stand for ''trif1ing::" and every
man of them carried a "gun.' The
hest-dressed, most gentlemanly, quiet
est and most dangerous of the crowd
afterwards went into the saloon busi-
ness, and in row with a coterie Of
his old cronies turned up, white.faced,
in the middle of the adjoining street
with cluster of bullets in him. It
looked as though they had arranged
to get" him for some reason or other.
Another time a local politician of
considerable prominence was stabbed
in a wrangle over the alleged stuffing
CT a ballot box and instantly killed.
Certain of the witnesses testified that
some one cried "get him" just before
the fatal thrust. An open knife. ready
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-08-28
IS AMERICA | soon! ]! !:
TO BOW TO 0QUEE.N?
ACCORDING TO LOUIS a. eovR.
=: oA'N,, We MleHThs WELL 81
> PREPARE OURSELVES. ,u
REPUBLIC TO BEov|ERTHR0WN
Powerful Secret Council at Work with
the Object Of Placing "Helen
Of New York" On the
Throne.F. ~ - ..

London.-To overthrow the Amer.
lean republic and establish monarchy
instead, with Helen ofsNew York" as
queen, is the modest scheme of Louis
A. Gourdain. now stopping at tho
Savoy hotel.
"'* Attention was first drawn to Gour-
dams scheme by the publication in
the fashionable Morning Post of an
advertisement reading:
"Royalists of the United States Of
America organized for tthe purpose of
securing real liberty and to crown
Helen of New York queen. We desire
the aid Of the royaliste Of the world
who can place our cauke before their
respective sovereigns and secure their
practical support.
"LoUIs AsGoURDAIN:~
While Gourdain was3explaining his
plans his dark eyes fashed in antici-
patton. He explained fhat one secret
council, composed of: $even members,
had been sent by the supreme council
of Chicago on a private mission to the
crowned heads of the world
According to Gourdain this secret
council arrived on the steamer Lu-
cania June % and is now scattered in
st. Petersburg, Berlin, Madrid, Rome,
Tokyo and London trying to interest
the heads of the respective; govern
ments.
This movement to overthrow the
American republic,".* said Gourdain,
"and establish a monarchy began in
Chicago in 1908. Our secret organiza-
tion is represented in every state and
can control 100000. votes. We not
only will obtain our desires, but will
also fight socialism in a great war
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-08-28

a . the motto OF the game Is,
generally, win at all haz-
A ards" it follows that poll
Il tics is in some wards. and in
some exigencies, desperate
game. This applies both to1the upper
and lower stratas of the men engaged
In it. If the men higher up" wanted
something put over the plate" that
required physical force, they could
always find men lower down in abe
scale who were guaranteed to stop at
nothing. These riff.raff of the under.
current relied on political influence
to bring them clear OF any crime they
might commit, and it often did gain
them immunity. The code of morality
seemed to be that the other fellows
would do the same thing If they had
the power and needed the trick" so
that not even deliberate murder was
omitted on rare occasions to accom-.
plish a political end.
If anyone thinks I am drawing on
my imagination for this statement, he
is respectfully referred to the books
of the various cemeteries and the
record of the murder trials in the
criminal courts of the city.
In the practice of my profession as
a lawyer | had run across some men,
bers OF what were known as the
strong-arm boys" of a certain section
of the city. They had figured as wit
nesses in some criminal cases in
which my firm was engaged, and l
had an opportunity to study them.
They were Young fellows as a rule,
and exceedingly we'll dressed. Some
Of them were very handy with their
fists, and some were regulation gun
fighters" All of them were crooks"
in various lines, from "card-sharps"
and confidence" men to "shell-game
workers. and pickpockets.
When | broke through "the crust"
Of politics these "strong-arm boys"
were very active in local politics, al
though they We're far distant from my
political bailiwick, and mostly did not
belong to our party Sometimes they
held petty political jobs for a year or
six months, and sometimes they hung
around the saloons and polling places,
the henchmen of some local politician.
But they were relentless when they
went out after anything, and woe
to the man or men who stood in their
way. And a curious thing about their
warfare was the utter impersonality
with which they waged it. If re-
former or public spirited citizen hap
pened to be appointed to go over to
some polling place to see that no
crooked work was done there, and the
strong: rm lads" were there to lam
something through they did not wait
any longer than to find out what the
strange: wanted and then proceeded
to put him out OF business" This pro-
cess usually landed the citizen in the
nearest hospital handy. and the game
went oA. Now. If the citizen had put
up a sood fight, he was sometimes
cOmplilnented on it fterward by a
member Of the "strong-arm" contin
gent. and the affair discussed with
perfect eQuanimity; and no vestige OF
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-08-28
Man Carries His Lea Home.

Wilkesbarre, Pa.-Carrying his am
putated leg in his arm, John Ortkuski,
who had it cut of ON the Lehigh VAL
ley railroad, crawled a quarter of a
mile in an effort to reach White
Haven. He was discovered by rail-
readers. Ortkuski was thrown under
the wheels of freight train while
trying to jump aboard, and his left leg
was cut of ut the knee. He bound the
stump in his shirt and. stopped the
bleeding, and then, carrying the am
putated leg in his arms, crawled on.
His remarkable courage and strength
took the breath of the physicians.
They believe he will recover.
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-08-28
In Your Youth.

And then there was the time you
took Her to the county fair. You wore
that new 1898 suit; had Dewey Mum
gers best roadster and rubber-tired
r1g and a new whip with red ribbon.
tied around it. She wore a white
dress with a blue sash, and a string
of blue glass beads about her neck.
Mind those entries in your daily ex-
pense" book-candy. 10 cents; pea
nuts, S cents; merry-go-round tickets,
IS cents: side show, 20 cents; we1ner'
wurst sandwiches, 20 cents; lemonade,
10 cents: ice cream, 20 cents; shoot
ing gallery, 10 cents; tintypes-you've
got 'em yet, you sitting and she stand
ing with her hand on your shoulder
80 cents. Gee, but you thought you
blew yourself" that day, didn't you?
Los Angeles Express.
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-08-28
The OId.Tmoe aov.

The boy of to-day who complains OF
anything should be made to read the
rules and regulations laid down for
boys In old colonial days. He had to
stand up at the table. He must 60 to
bed at candlelight. He must not sit
down in the presence Of visitor He
must not shout. He must not run
stones at animals or birds. He must
not idle on the street, and II he had
been found trying to stand on his
head he would have gone to jail for .
week.
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-08-28
SELF DELuSloN
Many People Deceived by Coffee.

We like to defend our 1ndulgencies
and habits even though we may be
convinced of their actual harmful
ness.
A man can convince himself that
whisky is good for him on a cold morn
ing, or beer on a hot summer day
when he wants the whisky or beer.
It's the same with coffee. Thousands
Of people suffer headaches and nerv-
BUSINESS year after year but try to
persuade themselves the cause is not
coffee-because they like coffee.
while yet child I commenced u.s.
ing coffee and continued it," writes a
Wis. man, until was q regular cof-
fee f1end. I drank it every morning
and in consequence had a binding
headache nearly every afternoon.
my folks thought It was coffee that
allied nae, but liked 1t and would not
admit it was the cause of my trouble,
50 stuck to coffee and the headaches
stuck to me. :. =.
:, Finally, the folks stopped buying
coffee and brought home some Postum.
They made it right directions on
pkg.) and told me to see what differ
ence It would make with my head, and
during the first week on Postum my
old afniction did not bother me once.
From that day to this we have used
nothing but Postum in place Of COT
fee-headaches are thing Of the past
om6 tho vholo forni1u io IN Rno hoolf1, -
Postum looks good, smells good.
tastes good, is good, and does good to
the whole body" There's a Reason -
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. Read ''The Road to Well.
ville," in .pkgs. ...-..,
Ever read the above letter? A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full Of human
interest.
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-08-28

The Dream Of the American ReyaIists.
which will be fought: and finished in.
side. of the next three years.
AS for the mysterious Helen Of New
York" Gourdain refuses to disclose
her identity until an appointed date:
This much l may say: She is an
American born, young, handsome.
rich and possesses great business abil,
ity. She has common sense and is of
royal descent; also very popular in
American society. She has consented
to lead our cause.
"Regarding her marriage, which will
be necessary to secure her throne, we
prefer European prince to an Ameri,
can street sweeper. The queen shalt
be assisted by house of lords a
house of commons.
'The nobility will be made the
state bosses
"The monarchy will weld all the diff
ferent races, making up the American
people into one great nation. The fact
Is we badly need change in America.
We think We are free, but we are not.
The Russian, who is supposed to be
downtrodden, would not stand for such
condition Of affairs for "a hours.
The English people would not toler-
ate them so seconds.
Look at American justice where
cases are dragging through the courts.
Here they either iberate or hang
the prisoners in few weeks.
"Our financial state is rotten and
with feeling of insecurity.
THAT constant change of rulers is
wrong. We neither rule ourselves nor
have an autocrat rule u.s. We are lust
between the two.
THE coronation of Helen of New
York will take place in Washington u
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-08-28
Mrs. sousa Expert eilliardist.

Mrs. John Philip sousa, wife Of the
bandmaster, excels him in at least
one thing, and that an unusual one
for woman. Friends of the march
king" recently have expressed their
sympathy for him because of a severe
trouncing he received at the hands of
his WHEAT a game of billiards. Mrs.
Sousa is an expert with the cue, and
one of the women who have resisted
the lure Of bridge whist, preferring
the older game. Mrs. Sousa wields
the cue like professional.
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-08-28

Kitty-Isnt she the most contrary
thing?
Betty-Why so?
Kitty-She's been coaxing and coax
ing me to go to her picnic, and I won't
do 1t.
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-08-28

It's sometimes easier to catch on
than It 10 to let 70.
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-08-28
A Play on Words,

Scott-They dramatize everything
nowadays. I'll bet they'll soon be
dramatizing the ad. columns.
Mott-Well, why not; aren't the ad.
columns just the place for striking
situations?
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-08-28

WE SELL GUNS AND TRAPS CHEAP
Buy furs and hides, or tan them for robes l.
rugs. N. w. Hide 4 Fur Co., Minneapolis.
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-08-28

We want your CREAM ship US to-day,
MILTON DAIRY CO., st. Paul, MINI.
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-08-28

TELL US YOUR ROOF TROUBLES.
Our preserver stops all leaks permanent
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-08-28

Better Q tramp in the woods than
hobo in the woodshed.
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-08-28

WE PAY TOP PRICES FOR CREAM,
Miller e. Holmes. st. Paul. Minnesota
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-08-28

Habit has more force in forming our
characters than opinions have.-R.
Hall.
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-08-28

A talking machine is all right If it
does not talk machine politics.
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-08-28

Those Tired, Aching Foot Of Yours
need Aliens FOOt-Ease. &c at your DruRgists
Write A. 8. Olmsted. LIE Roy. N T.. Tor sample
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-08-28

WE PAY HIGH PRICE FOR CREAM.
The Crescent Creamery Co., st. Paul.
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-08-28

Mr.. Windows Soothing syrup.
asmmation ssyS pain cures wind eolc. sc bottle.
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-08-28

Municipal Trading Nets Large Sum.
Liverpool makes nearly $S00.090 .
year by municipal trading.
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-08-28

II you are unable to hold your tem'
per get strong man to hold you.
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-08-28

Goodness thinks NO Ill whore no. III
Seems.-Hilton. p: +:
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-08-28

Don't waste other peoples time
while you are wasting your own.
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-08-28

situations?
WE SELL GUNS AND TRAPS CHEAP
Buy furs and hides, or tan them for robes &
rugs. N. w. Hide l. Fur Co., Minneapolis.
Habit has more force in forming our
characters than opinions have.-R.
Hall.
TELL US YOUR ROOF TROUBLES.
Our preserver stops all leaks permanent
ly. Marie Paint Co., Minneapolis, MINI.
II you are unable to hold your TEN.
per get a strong man to hold you.
These Tired, Aching Feet Of Yours
Write 4. s. Olmsted. Le Roy. n T.. Tor sample
Don't waste other peoples time
while you are wasting your own.
Mrs- Windows Soothing syrup.
asnmation aays pain, cures wind collie. sc bottls.
A talking machine is all right IL it
does not talk machine politics.
WE PAY TOP PRICES FOR CREAM.
Miller & Holmes. st. Paul. Minnesota.
Better Q tramp in the woods than
hobo in the woodshed:
We want your CREAM ship US to-day.
MILTON DAIRY CO., st. Paul, MINI.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-29
WANTS IDAHO STOCK
FOR KLONDIKE MARKET.

Fred Miller, the well known Pom
eroy stockbuyer, is visiting the Lew
iston country for the purpose of pur-
chasing 1000 choice steers to fatten
for the Klondike market next spring,
says the Lewiston Teller.
Mr. Miller makes yearly shipments
to the northern mining country and
has contracted the stock for a July
delivery that he expects to purchase
from central Idaho stockmen.
The delivery to Mr.. Miller will
probably be made at Pomeroy this
fall and the cattle will be ranged in
the grain fields until late IN the fan,
when they will be turned into the
feeding pastures for the winter. A
few weeks on the early grass range
OF the lower Snake river will finish
the fattening preparatory to the ship
ment north in May.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-29
EARTHQUAKE IN HE'LL
SAYS MIR. CHAFIN

Billings, Mont, Aug. 29.-Eugene
Chafin, candidate for president on the
prohibition ticket, delivered two
speeches on the issues of the cam
paign in this city today.
"It matters not whether Taft or
Bryan is elected" said Mr. Chafin,
there will not be a single line of
American history changed But, if
am elected" he added, there will be
the biggest earthquake in hell that
ever happened.
when 1 am elected and inaugur-
ated on the 4th of next March," said
he, Il will call a special session of
congress to enact a prohibition law,
secure an amendment to the consti-
tuition, and when this is accomplish
ed, there will not be a brewery nor a
saloon under the domain of the
American flag "a hours afterward.
Il am asked every day by the
nespaper men what l think of my
chances-if expect to be elected. I
make the same answer every time,
and it is this: If every democrat and
every republican who believes in pro-
hibition will break away from his
party and vote his honest sentiments,
there is absolutely no doubt of my
election, for there are from 60 per
cent to so per cent of voters of those
parties who are prohibitionlsts at
heart"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-29
ONE DYNAMO RUNNING.
Some improvement Made i'm Main
Power Plant.


Power Plant.
1t was announced by officials of the
Northwestern Gas & Electric compa-
ny today that one dynamo which was
disabled by the breaking of the reser-
voir at the company's plant on the
Walla Walla river has been complete
ly repaired and was running as usual,
says the Walla Walla Statesmn.
The addition of this dynamo has
materially increased the power that is
available for use in the city. Work
is progressing on the remainder of the
machinery at the power house, and 1t
is expected that the full power win
probably be turned on late this even
ing or tomorrow.
Enough power is at present availa-
BE to run all the street cars on the
old schedule and also to light the
streets. There will be power enough
tc light some of the residences this
evening but not enough for all. They
will all be lighted by tomorrow at the
latest.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-29
City BreOities

All kinds OF good dry wood. Sec
Minnis.
Ingram's for groceries, formerl!
Demott's.
Furnished rooms. 5O2 Water street
phone Red 2052.
Best nut coal Give US a chance.
oregon Lumber Yard.
See US before you get your fuel.
Oregon Lumber Yard.
Prices cut on Wire Fence. Call on
Goodman Hardware Co.
See MINIS for good dry wood that
burns. Lots OF It on hand.
For special prices on ranges. stoves
and utensils, see Goodman Hardware
Co.
Get our prices on Cascade fir wood
ard slab wood. Oregon Lumber
Yard.
Unfurnlshed housekeeping rooms
for rent Enquire at East Oregonian
office.
All kinds OF transfer work done
promptly. stansberry & Milne. phone
Main
Wanted-Japanese boy wants house
OF office work by the day. cave or
ders this office.
Thirty days special prices on Amer
lean Field and Hog Fence. See Good.
man Hardware Co.
For Rent-Five-room cottage, hot
and cold water electric lighted, good
location. Inquire 100 Bluff street.
Wanted - Woman for general
housework; steady job and good
wages. Call at 115 w. High street.
Peaches pears, grapes, plums, ap-
Piles, canteloupes and watermelons,
always fresh, at Ingram's grocery, for
merly Demott's
Cucumbers, sweet corn, tomatoes,