Montana Plaindealer

THE MONTANA PLAINDEALER Published Weekly by The Montana Plaindealer Company. J. B. BASS, . . . EDITOR Subscription $2.00 per year. Strictly in Ad- vance. Advertising Rates on Application. Entered as second Class, matter April 12, 1905, at the Post Office at Helena, Montana, under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1879. Address all Communications to The Montana Plaindealer, 19 South Main Street, Helena, Montana. IN UNION THERE STRENGTH. Republican Ticket For Mayor—Frank J. Edwards. For Treasurer—Moss Morris. For Police Judge—H. H. Guthric. Councilmen First Ward—John Wendell. Second Ward—Chas. H. Reifenrath Third Ward—O. H. P. Shelly. Fourth Ward—J. U. Sanders. Fifth Ward—C. S. Caird. Seventh Ward—Jno. Dryburg. OUR STAND A good friend of ours on hearing that we were supporting F. J. Edwards for mayor said to us: "Have you forgot that lemon that was handed you some time ago, and that we were easy to forgive." To which we reply that our interest in the community, its growth, its success and the success of the race with which our destiny is linked forever, is far greater than any personal grievance or wrong which has been wrought against us as an individual. We believe that the interest and welfare of Helena and its citizens will be best observed by the election of F. J. Edwards, and believing such, we feel that it is our duty to lend our support to his election, regardless of any real or supposed personal grievances. Those wrongs, if there were any will no doubt in time be rightened. Mr. Edwards stands for law and order, and all the other elements that go to make up good citizenship, his past record os the chief executive of our city demonstrates his eminent ability to safely care for the interest of a better and greater Helena, and all will do themselves proud by rallying to the support of the Hon F. J. Edwards for a Better and Greater Helena. The saloon issue is only chaff thrown for the eyes of the unwary and to catch votes for the opposition. The colored citizens can on no pretex stand for anything but law and order, and if we thought for one moment that the republican candidate did not stand for the enforcement of all laws, we would most certainly advise our people to vote against him. Uncle Chef. Thomas of Kansas used to say, "Boys if you can't beat 'em fine 'em, but as we will not fine 'em. The Independent believes in the theory of catching them both going and coming. We opine that even the peerless Roosgvelt or the Commoner W. J. Bryan cannot help it if saloonkeepers see fit to support them. In the Brownsville affair which came to a vote in the committee of the U. S. Senate, every democrat lined up, against justice whether is was by the Roosevelt route or Foraker route. Every worthy citizen of his city who has been rilified in this campaign, can consider the source of the mud slinging and say: "A gentleman will not ins utime and a man who is not a gentleman cannot insult me." If you have not registered, remember that you may vote by swearing your vote in. Notwithstanding the impression a person might obtain from reading one of the city dailies, the issue in this campaign is not J. Henry Longmaid. For the information of readers of the Record, we will simply remark that the explosion of bombs and other pyrotechnical pieces in its editorial columns does not mean that anyone is going to be hurt. Some good citizens may be spatterer with mud, but that will rub off. In 1863 the road agent, George Ives, when hard up for cash, used to throw his purse on the bar and let the man behind fill it with gold dust. We do things differently these days. No one has the gall now to levyribute on the saloonkeepers; but, if we had such a man; if, for instance, we had a gentlemanly George Ives in the community, the saloonkeepers would want us to elect him as mayor. It is admitted even by his opponents that Mr. Edwards has always and at all times been a booster for Helena. If so why is it that with him at the helm the city would not be in good hands? Polatical barriers have been thrown aside in the pending campaign, for the mayorality and even the old line democrats who stand for the continued progress of the city are rallying to the support of Mr. Edwards. Our people should stand by a greater and better Helena, F. J. Edwards has made good in the past, and will again raise high the standard of a Greater Helena. Why all Republicans, and every .Tax-payer and Good Citizen Should Vote for Frank Edwards and the Republican Ticket The present campaign is a serious affair. It is a question of placing Helena in the column of progress. On the 1 of January 1910, the franchise of the present Water Company will expire. The people of Helena, those of them who are not tools of the Water Company, demand that the city own, operate and control its own plant. Frank J. Edwards is the champion of this demand. It will take a year or two to build a new water plant. This means that if Helena proposes to run its own plant that work will have to commence in the very near future. It will take a large army of workingmen to construct such a plant as the needs of the city demand. The question of labor is a very important consideration to every colored voter in Helena. The great majority of the colored men in this city are sober, industrious and respectable citizens. They need as much prosperity as their white brother. The Democratic candidates say in their platform that they favor municipal ownership, but declare that they will not interfere with corporation rule. If the Democrats decide to buy the old plant and pay the water company as much for it as they would for a new plant, where would the work ing man get off? The buying of the old plant would not mean anything to the working class. What the worker wants is work, and the policy that will create great enterprises where hundreds of men can be employed for long periods of time, is the one to be enforced by labor. The colored voter is as much interested in the welfare and progress of this city as any one else. Next Monday the people of Helena will decide this all important proposition. The people of Helena always decide right The taxpayers, the liberal-minded citizens and all good republicans will go to the polls, irrespective of party, and vote for Frank J. Edwards for mayor. Why? Because they know he has never failed to carry out his promises to the people. Every workingman should vote for a job and the policy that will give him work. No matter what his creed, color or race may be. The Republican Candidates. Frank J. Edwards was always the friend of the colored people. He never discriminated against him in business or in his social relations. The man for mayor should be a broad-guaged man, a man who is above class antag- Helena, Montana, Friday, April 3 1908 MARCHING ON FOR A GREATER AND BETTER HELENA. EDWARDS AND PROGRESS IS THE WINNING BATTLE CRY. onism. Edwards is feared by the tools of corporations because he cannot be dictated to. The Water Company wants to defeat him because it cannot buy him nor control him, as it has done other mayors. The hypocries are opposed to him for the reason that a few religious parasites cannot make him dance to their music. The fellows who clamor for purity in public morals hate him because deep down in their own hypocritical carcasses they know he is a far better man morally, physically and mentally than any of themselves. Frank Edwards is a big stalwart Republican who stands for a square deal. Every man black or white or yellow is entitled to fair play, and the Republican Party is the only party in all history that ever carried that theory into practice. There is no doubt about the colored man's vote. He stands with Abe Lincoln for a govern- MARCHING ON FOR A HELE EDWARDS AND PROGRE BATTLE Republican Platform We hereby declare our belief in and adherence to the following principles and purposes: 1. The construction of a complete new water system by the city, the supply to be derived from Beaver and MeClellan creeks, or any other available souret. 2. The reduction of the municipal bonded indebtedness. 3. We favor an amendment to the State Constitution whereby any city, which has exceeding the constitutional limit of indebtedness for the purpose of installing an electric light plant. 4. Upon all measures of municipal importance, we pledge our candidate for mayor and aldermanic candidates to a continuation of the policy of submitting such matters directly to the vote of the people for their approval or rejection. 5. We are in favor of improving and beautifying the City of Helena, with due regard to economy and e. e. ciency of such work, and with the view to making the cityinviting and attractive to our people, as well as to prospective investors and persons who might be induced to take up their residence in our midst. 6. We favor the recognition and payment of all honest indebtedness contracted by the city without reference to constitutional limitation. 7. Until such time as the city shall own and operate its electric lighting facilities, we favor the rifid enforcement of existing ordinances and the adoption of such other measures by the city as will effect a material reduction of lighting and gas charges to the consumer and to also require companies with the standard efficiency of service. 8. We pledge our candidates to a faithful performance of the foregoing declarations and commend, one and all to the favorable consideration of the voters of Helena. (From Daily Record) EDWARDS .STANDS .FOR PROGRESS Forgetting that the facts are against them, or hoping they may not be recalled, the adherents of the Helena Water Works company, and by the same token the opponents of Frank J. Edwards, are busily circulating the story that if Edwards is elected there will be no improvements such as are in evidence on both sides of town. This is the plank of the Republican city platform cover- ment of the people by the people and for the people. Edwards is a Republican in the best sense. Every colored man knows it and will vote for him. THE COUNCIL The laws of the city are made in the Council. The next mayor must have a safe republican majority, the bigger the better. The construction of a new water plant means lots of work and lots of brains. Don't handicap your Republican mayor by electing Democrats to the Council. When you vote on Monday be sure and vote for Republican Aldermen who will vote for the building of a new Water Plant. A whole lot of honest labor is much better than a whack at a few saloons. It takes money to buy first. The labor on the new plant will produce the money. GREATER AND BETTER ENA. RESS IS THE WINNING E CRY. We are in favor of improving and beautifying the city of Helena, with due-regard to economy and efficiency of such work, and with the view to making the city inviting and attractive to our people, as well as to prospective investors and persons who might be induced to take up their residence in our midst. But more convincing than the platform plank is the record of F. J. Edwards in civic improvement and city beautifying. It was under his administration that the Helena Improvement Society had its birth, and it was under his administration it first became a factor in the life of Helena. In Mayor Frank J. Edwards it not only had a warm friend, but it had an active one. The first street in Helena to be parked and graded was Sixth avenue. Many residents of that street wanted the improvement and they went to Mr. Edwards with their plans. He encouraged them, saying if they were willing to bear the expense he would assist in every way. The work was undertaken, he helped it, and then to encourage others to follow the example he successfully used his influence with the council to have the city pay for the care of the parking and the trees. He not only encouraged the individual to assume an additional burden of taxation for the purpose of making more inviting his home surroundings, but at the same time he so managed the general, expenses of the city keeping them down and watching every expenditure, that the general tax levy was kept to a point where the man who was willing to be taxed for a special improvement had the assurance of a low general levy. Suppose the Independent, Massena Bullard and others who are now opposing Frank Edwards had their way, would the people of this city be able to stand any special tax for the improvements which have been made in recent years? Suppose they had to pay as they did under the contract before Edwards got busy, $18,000 a year for water? Suppose they had to pay an annual interest of six per cent on the hundred thousand indebtedness he paid off? Suppose the city was not saving fifteen hundred a year on its light- ing bill, and had to install the number of are lights it now has at the old rate? Suppose the city was not receiving a bonus from the car company? Would it be possible for any home owner to assume in addition to the burdens Frank J. Edwards lifted from the city any others, even State Library The New York Dry Goods Store. Colossal Purchase of Exquisite White Goods though they would make more desirabilt his neighborhood and his property? Each taxpayer can answer the question for himself. What Frank Edwards has done in the past he can and will do again. He will run the business of the city economically, he will look out for the interests of the people, he will make it possible for them to prosper, even if in so doing he incurs the still greater emmity of the public utility corporations and their henchmen. Moses Morris, the Republican candidate for city treasurer, stands for the best there is in the civic life of Helena. His life in Helena has been an open book, and in electing him to the office for which he has been nominated the people of Helena will be assured of the services of a clean intelligent and honest servant. H. H. Guthrie is not a stranger to the public service, nor is he an unknown quality in Helena. A pioneer, a man of judgment and of the highest standing, never neglecting his duties, his record is one that assures him the confidence of the voter and his suffrage. REPUBLICAN ALDERMANIC CANDIDATES The aldermanic ticket selected at the Republican primaries last night is one of the strongest ever put before the yoters of this city by any party. There is not a man of the seven but who is representative of the best there is in the life of Helena. Each is vitally interested in the well being of the city, because they are all business men, and on the prosperity of the city as a whole is dependent in large part business way. their individual successes in a The names themselves are indicative of the fact that in their selection the voters at the primaries, while they remembered their political affiliations, selected them as men who would not only meet the approval of the voters at the polls, but who would also be good and faithful servants of the people. Take the candidacy in the First ward, John Wendell. Mr. Wendell has represented that ward in the city council a number of terms, and no alderman has been more faithful to the interest of his constitutes and those of the city as a whole than has Mr. Wendell. His experiences in the transaction of city business, his familiarity with the needs of the municipality, his grasp of the problems with which the aldermen are confronted, has been learned by experience, and his election for the coming two years means that the city and the First ward will have the services of a man who has proved innumerable times that he is industrious, capable and alive to the responsibilities of his position. Charles H. Reifenrath, the candidate in the second ward is not a stranger to aldermatic duties. He represented the sixth ward in the council a number of years ago and proved his capability for the position. A young man who has built up a publishing business which is a factor in the growth of the state, it is just such men as Mr. Reifenrath the city needs today to do their part in the upbuilding of the city. The Republicans of the Third ward have selected O. P. H. Shelley as one of their representatives. He also belongs to the class of men who "do things." He has resided in Helena a number of years, and is the state representative of a fraternal organization which has grown with great rapidity, due largely to his efforts. Helena needs, and the voters of the third ward are fortunate in having the opportunity to avail themselves of the services of such a man. James U. Sanders, the candidate in the Fourth ward, is the son of the lats Colonel W. F. Sanders a Republican who has spent his whole life in Helena. A lawyer, and the only member of that profession the Republicans will have in the council, his services will prove invaluable. In the selection of C. S. Caird as their candidate by the Republicans of the Fifth ward, the manfacturing interest of the city were recoznized, and by his nomination there is drafted into service of Helena one of its representative citizens. Mr. Caird is one of the proprietors of an extensive manufacturing enterprise, a safe and sane business man, whose experience gained in his private affairs will be of incalculable benefit to Helena. Another representative business man in the list of nominees is Fredrick T. Benson, the nominee in the Sixth ward. Mr Benson is now serving in the council, and has proven to be a level-headed, capable member of the body. He is a member of the firm of Benson, Carpenter & Co. and the reputation he has made in the city as a citizen and a man of affairs as well as his record in the council, are guarantees that (Continued on page 4) NEWS OF THE WORLD SHORT DISPATCHES FROM ALL PARTS OF THE GLOBE. A Review of Happenings in Both Eastern and Western Hemispheres During the Past Week—National, Historical, Political and Personal Events. Marquis Ito, Japanese resident general of Korea, will leave Tokio for that country on April 2. San Francisco citizens, in order to insure the success of the prosecutions of graft cases now going on, have asked the board of supervisors to appropriate $120,000 for expenses to help out private subscriptions. President Jordan of Stanford university has issued a statement to the effect that he upholds every act of the student committee which recently suspended more than 40 students, and that no protest can be made to the board of trustees. A tornado struck New Boston, Iowa, recently, demolishing a church, a dozen freight cars and injuring a number of people. The Aldrich currency bill passed the senate by a vote of 42 to 16, in the main a party vote. The bill has been before the senate since January 2. The duke of Abruzzi has left London for Italy. The English premier is still gravely ill. It is said the engagement between the duke of Abruzzi and Miss Elkins is for the most part imaginary, as the duke could not decide the matter without the consent of the king, which he has not yet asked. A shipment of four Orpington chickens was billed recently from Missouri to Mme. Ignace J. Paderewski, at Morges, Switzerland, by Ernest Keller-Strauss, for $7500. Mrs. Grace Nelson Stensland, daughter-in-law of Paul O. Stensland of Chicago, now serving a term in the penitentiary at Joliet for wrecking the Milwaukee Avenue State bank, is going on the stage as a grand opera star. Admiral Evans, commanding the Atlantic fleet, is at San Luis Obispo, Cal. taking treatment at a mineral springs resort. --- It has been decided that the Atlantic fleet shall make a short visit to Auckland, N. Z., on its way from Samoa to Sydney, Australia. Openwork hosiery is not "lace wearing apparel." The board of United States general apraisers has so decided. King Victor Emmanuel Saturday received J. P. Morgan in private audience and conversed with him an American affairs. The king manifested keen interest in the approaching campaign in the United States. The first through train passed over the Shanghai-Nankin railroad Saturday, a distance of 1,800 miles. Misouri, Illinois, Indiana and Michi gan Get a Share. A destructive tornado swept the county near Wilmathville, blowing several farmhouses and killing two persons. A damaging storm swept over Indiana early Saturday, doing much damage to buildings, wires and trees. At Petersburg roofs were blown off and stock was killed by falling barns. At Muncie and vicinity the storm was the worst in 20 years, many buildings being blown down. A tornado destroyed several residences and barns two miles south of Mountoum, Ill., injuring a half dozen persons, none seriously. At Kalamazoo, Mich., the storm did heavy damage. Pecorin, IL.—The storm which swept this part of the state did most of its damage at Pekin, where residences, barns, outbuildings and one distillery were destroyed. The loss will aggre gate $10,000, and many narrow escapes from death occurred. BAYLISS WAS KEEN SWINDLER Five-Thousand-Mile Chase to Arrest Alleged Cunning Insurance Thief—Living Declared Dead. New York—Governor Hughes has been asked to sign requisition papers to bring to New York Ira J. Bayliss, said by officers of the Prudential Life Insurance company to be the most dangerous swindler in their experience. There are living in New York state today more than a dozen persons who, it is charged, have been officially declared dead by Bayliss, who carried out bogus minerals and forged death certificates and undertakers' permits to enable him to collect the money of the policymakers. Get Bunco Sporting Man. Chicago.—Detectives have captured George Harris, an alleged confidence man, who is known in Seattle, Wash., as a land speculator, and are holding him to await requisition from either Spokane or New Orleans, towns in which he is said to have operated a swindle that fleeced J. E. Cavanaugh of Davenport, Iowa, out of $47,000. Tolatoi's Life Ebbs. St. Petersburg, March 31. -Private dispatches state that Count Tolstol is both a mental and physical wreck. Influenza and internal trouble are responsible for the breakdown. LATE SPORTING EVENTS. R. O. Wilson, an old-time horse-trainer, has been ruled off the turf on the Pacific coast. The Spokane race track is beginning to acquire an air of activity and the winter boarders at the course are daily receiving additions to their numbers. Vienna—In the chess tournament Saturday the American player, Marshall, defeated the Russian, Rubinstein, while Jones has good chances to win his game against Cohn. Schlechein is still in the lead. In one week the Spokane city baseball league will open its season at Natatorium park. Everything is in readiness for a fine season. The players are better than ever before, the interest taken in the league by the public seems to be greater, and the fine showing made by the boys last season gives assurance that the league will be well patronized this season. London—At the Oxford-Cambridge field sports at the Queen's club Saturday afternoon L. O. Hull, Rhodes scholar from Michigan, disappointed his friends by falling to capture the 100 yard dash for Oxford. He finished two feet behind the Cambridge fliver, McLeod, in the slow time of 10 2-5 seconds. A. M. Stevens, Rhodes scholar at Oxford from Yale university, finished first in the second event. It is reported that Port Townsend, Wash., is to remove the lid against fights. Fred Creel is regarded as one of the headiest and cleverest boxers at Spokane. He made a splendid showing recently against Louis Orsie and received the decision after four fast rounds. The two boys will meet again next month. Eddie Quinn, manager of the Spokane Indians, says in S. A. Gregg he has captured a phenomenal pitcher. He comes from Idaho. Tommy Burn, the American heavyweight pugilist, expects to leave England for the United States April 4. His early departure from England is due to the illness of his wife. To make money for the benefit of the library fund at the state penitentiary a game of ball was played Sunday afternoon between a team of prisoners and the Gilbert Hunt shop team. H. F. Hillman of the New York Athletic club broke his own world's record for the 600-yard run at an indoor meet Sunday. Time, 1:13 4:5. The former record was 1:14. Tyrus Cobb, champion batter of the American league last season, has at last signed a contract to play with the Detroit American League club this year, and will join the team at Little Rock for practice. The trout season in Washington opens Wednesday, April 1, and closes November 15. Official Northwest Schedule. The official schedule of the Northwestern league is announced by President W. H. Lucas. Spokane has 12 weeks at home, or 76 games all told including a doubleheader Labor day and eight games in the first series with Aberdeen. Spokane has three series with each Aberdeen and Butte and two with the other three teams. The Indians will have two trips to Butte and three to the Coast, playing at home all the month of June and from the middle of August till the middle of September. Schedule in full follows: At Spokane. Spokane with Seattle—June 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7; August 11, 12, 13, 14, 15. Spokane with Tacoma—June 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14; August 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23. Spokane with Butte—May 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24; August 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9; September 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13. Spokane with Vancouver—June 16, 17, 18, 18, 19, 20; September 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. Spokane with Aberdeen—April 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26; June 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28; August 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30. CASTRO ATTACKS ROOSEVELT Wily President of Venezuela Also Makes Charges Against Root. Caracas, Venezuela, via Williamstad, Curacao.—"The United States proposes to raise the flag of conquest in South America. Secretary Root, under the influence of the president, and inspired by Americans holding claims against Venezuela, is following a premeditated plan to create a conflict with this republic." So declares President Castro, through his official organ, El Constitutional. In an editorial entitled, "What Does Roosevelt Want?" the publication, which is recognized as Castro's official organ, says that the American government does not intend to recognize the finality of the decision reached by the Venezuelan courts and the mixed commissions. Hayti Unearths a New Plot. Pert Au Prince, Hayti.—A fresh conspiracy against the government has been discovered in this city. The leader of the plot, General Alarraque, who was arrested March 14 on suspicion of conspiring against the president and who was released with four others on March 24, took refuge Sunday afternoon in the French legation wit. two officers. Travel From Japan La Slack News was brought by the Empress of China that of the 28 emigration company doing business in Japan last year but three remain, which report business slack. The Kimberley diamond fields have been developing only since 1871. NORTHWEST STATES WASHINGTON, IDAHO, OREGON AND MONTANA ITEMS. A Few Interesting Items Gathered From Our Exchanges of the Surrounding Country—Numerous Accidents and Personal Events Take Place—Crop Outlook Is Good. WASHINGTON STATE NEWS May 11 has been set by the railroad commission as the date at which the hearing on the reasonableness of the grain rates will be taken up at Ritzville. This hearing will be made on what is known as the Cunningham complaint. State Treasurer George G. Mills has made the announcement that the state was again on a cash paying basis. Cyrus C. Poyntz, a farmer in the Selah valley, near North Yakima, shot and killed himself recently in a fit of despondency. The $40,000 necessary for the Children's Home at Spokane has been raised. Through eating wheat which had been treated with a solution of formaldehyde to check the growth of smut, two horses owned by Gullford Miller, a Whitman county farmer, died recently. The railroads announced a reduction in the rates covering the shipment of grain bags over their lines from the Coast, which will go into effect May 1. After several years of agitation and argument it is now believed that North Yakima is within reach of the paved street stage. The state Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposition commission has passed a resolution appropriating $10,000 to be used in constructing a building for an exhibit of needlework by the State Federation of Women's Clubs. The Harriman system lost its case in the supreme court Saturday, when a decision was given in the appeal of the Columbia Valley railroad against the Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway company. The North Bank road commenced construction along the north bank of the Columbia river in section 16, township 1 north, range 3 west, where the tunnel was bored through a slight promontory. The Harriman system sought to enjoin the road from proceeding on the ground that it is entering on the right of way without legal right. A horrifying sight greeted the family of J. D. Miller of Hansens Ferry recently, when his eight year old son was almost instantly killed by a work horse. State Superintendent of Instruction R. B. Bryan lies in a critical condition at his ranch near Wapato, and it is feared he will not recover. It is said he has a blood clot on the brain. Willis Ingalls has sold 6000 acres of pasture lands in the foothills east of Waltsburg to J. S. Galloway of Dayton for $30,000. H. P. Grant, for many years manager for the Seattle Electric company and district manager for Stone & Webster interests in the Pacific northwest, has resigned. IDAHO NEWS The differences of the Presbyterian church at Lewiston and the heirs of Mrs. Sarah C. Thompson have been settled. Mrs. Thompson left $16,000 and two sites at Lewiston for the church, providing that two churches should be built. The heirs fought the bequest and the matter has finally been settled by the church accepting about $12,000. Doan and John Romain, brothers, residing at Keuterville, have been arrested on the charge of threatening to kill Ben Ponger. Another brother of the Romains will be arrested when found on the same charge. While they were warming some dynamite in a rock cut on Cottonwood creek, near Gifford, recently, Ernest Elder was instantly killed and Louis Chermack was terribly injured by an explosion of the dynamite. Ten Missouri families have arrived on Camas Prairie with several loads of live stock, household goods and machinery. Daniel Mackintosh, editor of the Kendrick Gazette, was married recently to Miss Henrietta Lauerbach. Nine telephone girls, headed by Irene Tobin, chief operator, walked out of the Pacific State Telephone company's office at Lewiston Saturday because their demand for an eight hour day was not granted. The Wardner order of Odd Fellows is preparing a celebration of its anniversary April 26. If ever fruit men had a difficult task the Juliaetta representatives can lay claim to membership for their relentless fight on the San Jose scale. Barrels of spray have been used to drench the trees, until it would seem that no scale could live, but the fruit is shown to be affected despite this warfare. MONTANA ITEMS The body of Erick Hill, a well known saloon man of Elliston, who had been missing, was found frightfully mutilated in the Blackfoot river. There was a bullet hole through the head, the hands were nearly cut off, and the throat had been slashed from ear to ear. Robbery was the motive. Phil Miller, secretary-treasurer of the Butte aerie of Eagles, has been arrested on a complaint charging him with the theft of $260 from the lodge of which he is an official. Montana residents are the posses3 sors of publications f great age—one the Bible and the other a copy of a Pennsylvania newspaper. The Bible was published in England in 1539, less than 50 years after the discovery of America by Columbus, and was one of the largest books on which movable types were first used. George W. Sutliff is the possessor of a Pennsylvania Journal of November 8, 1750. It is yellow and musty, redolent of the days of Washington. V. T. Tusinger, walking delegate of the Missoula Cooks and Waiters' union, has suddenly disappeared and no trace has been found as to his whereabouts. A few days before he disappeared Tusinger caused the arrest of Walter Wilkey, treasurer of the union, who had left town and gone to Helena with the funds of the union in his possession. Wilkey secured the funds to square the account and was released from jail in Missoula and returned to Helena. On account of having expressed himself as being very bitter against the walking delegate, he was arrested in Helena again Sunday upon request of Missoula officers who suspect Tusinger met with foul play. Wilkey will be held until the case can be further investigated. The great Shoshone river irrigation dam in Wyoming, of which the first stone was laid Saturday, will throw 87,000 acres of arable land open for settlement. Of this, 17,000 acres will be watered before fall. The water will be taken through a tunnel, known as the Corbett tunnel, to the Garland flats and thence to Prannis and Lovell, Wyo., 75 miles away. The land to be irrigated is all rich and highly desirable. The project is under the auspices of the United States government. The annual meeting of the Montana Bankers' association will be held in Billings this year, the date being July 27 and 28. The place and date were decided by the executive committee a few days ago. Horror stricken at the fate he had so narrowly escape, William Kinney, a well known resident of Kendall, became a raving maniac, and the fear of death killed him. Kinney, while fishing, was seized with an attack of epilepsy and fell into the water, where he was rescued and resuscitated with great difficulty. Realization of how close he was to death unbalanced Kinney's mind and it took four men to restrain him. Articles of incorporation for the Gallatin Valley Electric railway have been filed at Bozeman. This is taken to mean that the road will be built and that work will be started on it soon. The road as projected will run from Bozeman to Salesville and south and west to Three Forks, passing through the richest portion of the Gallatin valley. OREGON SQUIRS A disastrous fire at Silverton destroyed a business block, causing a loss of $15,000. Fire broke out in the basemen of the building occupied by the Queen City Furniture company at Baker City recently and raged for nearly three hours, causing a los sof $15,000 to $18,000 to the proprietors, C. A. Rusco & Son. Warren Stephens, who for two years has been wanted for horse stealing at Pendleton, has been arrested by Deputy Sheriff John Cummings at the Martin Luther ranch, three miles from Wallula, Wash. Frank Shonewald, the butcher, of Spokane, who was reported as acting strangely at Klamath Falls a few days ago, escaped from his son, who was taking him to his former home. Freewater is to be an independent school district. While located within a mile of the central school at Milton, the people of the place have demanded better school facilities than have been provided. GEN. WELLS ESCAPED Attempt Made to Kill Him by Blowing Up His House. Telluride, Colo., March 30.—Former Adjutant General Bulkeley Wells narrowly escaped death or serious injury at his home from a well planned effort to assassinate him with a dynamite bomb. A stick of dynamite, or a prepared bomb was placed under or near General Wells' bed. General Wells was sleeping, as was his habit, on an outer porch of the house, and he was hurled with the debris many feet from the wrecked house. The side of the house was torn completely out, hardly a stick of the bed remained, and fragments of wood were scattered over the neighborhood. Though badly shaken up and bruised to some extend, General Wells is sale to have escaped without serious injury. General Wells took a leading part in the suppression of labor troubles in this state in 1904 and 1905. Has Harriman Quit? It is reported that E. H. Harriman has resigned from the presidency of the Union Pacific, to be succeeded by C. S. Mellen. Jolts Alabama Railroad Commission. Jolts Alabama Railroad Commission. Montgomery, Ala., March 31. - Judge Jones of the United States court, holds the Alabama penalty railroad laws unconstitutional. Plants with white blossoms have a larger proportion of fragrant species than any others; next comes red, then yellow and blue. Many of the flowers of spin gare white and highly fragrant; those of autumn and winter being darker, with less perfume. Roumania is the most illiterate country in Europe. The last census shows that in a population of about 6,000,000 nearly 4,000,000 neither write nor read HAS CHANGED HIS MIND ON OUR DIPLOMAT. German Emperor Recall His Expressions of Disapproval—Will Welcome Dr. David J. Hill if He Will Go to Berlin—Explanations from Fatherland Now Going on in Washington. Berlin.—Emperor William, having been fully advised as to the attitude of President Roosevelt and the feeling of the American public in regard to the alleged refusal of his majesty to receive Dr. David J. Hill as ambassador to Germany in succession to Charlemagne Tower, has recalled all the expressions of disapproval he recently sent to President Roosevelt and would be pleased to receive Dr. Hill as ambassador. The emperor has caused this view to be communicated to President Roosevelt. The German foreign office has sent to the following official declaration on the subject: "The notices which have appeared hitherto in the foreign press in regard to the Hill affair have originated in the erroneous impression that it was intended in Berlin to recall the approval given here last autumn to Mr. Hill's appointment. This has never been thought of. It is true that doubts subsequently arose as to whether Mr. Hill would feel himself comfortable in the post of American ambassador to Berlin, but these doubts have been removed, so that nothing stands in the way of Mr. Hill's nomination to the Berlin embassy and he will be welcome in Berlin, now as he would have been before, or as any other unobject. onaie representative would be who should be named by President Roosevelt. It is to be stated emphatically that throughout the whole incident, the ambassador, Mr. Tower, has not swerved for one instant from the straight line of absolutely loyal and honorable conduct, both toward his own government and the imperial government." Baron von Sternberg, the German ambassador at Washington, has, during the last 48 hours, been in the closest touch with the foreign office, and has cabled fully concerning that matter. He described the need of a speedy arrangement of the affair and President Roosevelt's difficulties in meeting the emperor's inclination, and, furthermore, the unpleasant effect the whole controversy was having upon American public opinion. The German foreign office since yesterday morning has sent a number of lengthy dispatches to the emperor at Venice through Baron Jenisch, the representative of the foreign office, who is with the emperor. As soon as a definite indication of the emperor's wishes was received by the secretary for foreign affairs, Herr Von Schoen, the secretary and Ambassador Tower had a long conference at the foreign office, at which the entire subject was gone over. At the conclusion of the conference Secretary von Schoen cailed the foregoing statement to the German ambassador at Washington and additional explanations. Ambassador Tower also cabled to the state department the fullest details of all that had been done. The aim of the German office is to close the incident in a manner satisfactory to the president and to the people of the United States. At first the foreign office, which is sensitive on any question relating to the emperor, was inclined to believe that a general denial of the statement that the emperor declined to receive Dr. Hill as ambassador might quiet the situation pending a leisurely settlement. It is certain that if Dr. Hill comes to Berlin as the American ambassador he will be most cordially welcomed and given every attention by the emperor and the German government. Ends in Tragedy. St. Paul, Minn., March 31.—William D. Trainor, a vaudeville actor, shot and killed Mrs. William Prior, an address with whom he was traveling, in an apartment at the Clarendon hotel early Sunday morning and then committed suicide. Mrs. Prior was about 25 years old. An open letter found in the room after the murder indicated that Mrs. Prior had threatened to eave Trainor. Advocate Women for Police Appointment of women policemen is advocated by the Women's Democratic club of New York, who, at a monthly meeting in the Hoffman house, followed with interest the reading of a paper on the subject by Miss Hattie Miller and enthusiastically indorsed her views. Johnson Would Not Refuse In an open letter Governor Johnson of Minnesota has announced that he will not refuse the democratic nomination for president if it is offered him, but he says he will not be a candidate for the purpose of defeating Bryan. Colonel Maurice Langhorn Is Dead. Lynchburg, Va., March 31.—Colonel Maurice S. Langhorn, who commanded the Eleventh Virginia regiment during the civil war, died here last night, aged 65 years. A new London library has a room set apart for talk on literary matters SENATE PASSES ALDRICH BILL By Vote of 42 to 16 It Goes Through— Both Ankeny and Piles Voted for it. Amended to change the present bank reserve law and in other particulars, the Aldrich financial bill was passed by the senate on a vote of 42 to 16. Senntors Ankeny and Piles of Wash- ington voted for it. As now amended the law allows an issue of emergency currency up to $500,000,000 to national banks, secured by county and municipal bonds approved by the secretary of the treasury. The rate of interest paid by the banks on this circulation is fixed at one half of one per cent a month for the first four months, and three-fourths of one per cent thereafter. An inter- est rate of not less than one per cent is fixed on government deposits. Banks not in reserve cities must keep four-fifths of the required 15 per cent reserve in their vaults. Officers of national banks are prohibit from investing deposits in stock or securities of corporations in which the bank officers hold positions, and a penalty of imprisonment from one to five years is provided. This amendment, and another fixing similar punishment for falsifying bank securities were secured by LaFolette. MINES AND MINING Nelson, B. C.—The report of the proceedings at the annual meeting of the Hall Mines Smelting company, located here, has been received from the old country and explained the reasons of the shutdown of last fall. It is shown that the mines connected with the smelter, the Silver King and the Emma, yielded a handsome profit for the 18 months dealt with, those immediately preceding the closedown, the first a profit of nearly $30,000 and the latter rather more than half as much. By the mismanagement of the smelter this profit was converted into a loss of $24,000 and the works closed down. Richard Mulroy, who recently secured the Republic mine at Republie, Wash., on a bond and lease, is now cleaning out the drifts and stops and putting the mine in shape to begin active mining operations April 1, according to the terms of the lease. The Granby company again broke its record for the shipment of ore from its Phoenix mines last week. The shipments were 27,288 tons, making a total for the present year of 246,796 tons. The smelter treated 23,595 tons, and a total for the year of 239,587 tons. It is stated in Greenwood that the Providence mine will shortly resume operations. The company has lately raised $50,000 for the purpose of sinking the shaft on the property to the 1000 foot level. Ed Ellis and J. A. Allan, Seattle placer men, have arrived in camp to take charge of the Bethel group of placer claims, situated on Mary Ann creek, northwest of Chesaw Wash. The strike situation at the Treadwell mines, Alaska, is assuming a serious aspect. Company F, Tenth infantry, has arrived at Treadwell with orders to aid the marshals. The arrival of the troops was unexpected. There is no disorder. Pittsburg, Kan.—On Tuesday all of the coal mines in this district shut down by mutual consent of the miners and operators, and will remain closed 30 to 60 days. Leavenworth, Kan.—Local mine operators are preparing for the coming strike of coal miners. All of the mine mules are being offered for sale, apparently in anticipation of a long contest. Large quantities of coal have already been stored by the railroads. In Leavenworth 1000 men will be affected. J. H. Ehlers of Spokane has made the initial payment of $10,000 on a $135,000 bond which he and his associates have taken on the Black Bear Fraction mine, near Wallace. There has been great activity at the Rex mine, in the Coeur d'Alenes, during the past few days, and three cars of ore are now ready for shipment to the smelter at East Helena. Paul Emmanuelson was taken uninjured from the Bunker Hill after being imprisoned by a cave-in for 28 hours. Rasmussen, his partner, who was found nearer the entrance, aided in the second rescue. The party drove a drift 17 feet by hand in order to reach Emmanuelson. The men were caught while timbering caving ground. The Bunker Hill & Sullivan Mining company is making experiments in treating mine timbers to prevent their leach. The experiments are being conducted under the direction of J. M. Nelson and H. A. Paul of the government forestry service, who have arrived at Wardner from Washington. A pickling plant will be erected at Wardner and the timbers will be treated with cresosate and zinc chloride. After the plant is in good working order Mr. Nelson will leave to install plants in other places, while Mr. Paul will remain at the Bunker Hill & Sullivan mine a good part of the summer. The Sterling Mining company is running a crosscut tunnel to cut the main ledge on its property. The Monitor mine, near the Montana line, in the Coeur d'Alenes, which shut down the first of the year, will probably not be operated this season unless the price of copper reaches 15 cents, according to a statement made Dr. H. J. Read, manager. Robert Hausewirth, a pioneer of Montana, and one of Butte's well-known citizens, was instantly killed by a blast in the Silver King mine Sunday. Mr. Hausewirth was priming a hole into which seven sticks of powder had been placed when the explosion occurred. Hausewirth's body was hurled against his partner, Albert Allen, badly injuring him. Spring Humors Impure or effete matters accumulated in the blood during the winter cause in the spring such disfiguring and painful troubles as boils, pimples, and other eruptions, also weakness, loss of appetite, that tired feeling. 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The first occurred at 3 o'clock, when 18 mine workers, including a superintendent and three bosses were killed. bosses, were killed. The second explosion occurred a few hours later, snuffing out the lives of from 40 to 50 members of a rescue party, including State Mine Inspector D. M. Elias. The names of the men killed in the first explosion were ascertained from the company's books, out of those the rescuers were not known, as no record was kept of those who volunteered for this dangerous work. The wildest excitement prevailed to day in Hanna and at the mine, where hundreds are congregated, including widows, children and other relatives of the victims. Many women are running about, wringing their hands and crying, while many little children, separated from their mothers in the semipanic that prevails are sobbing and trembling in fear of another explosion and appeals were made to all surrounding towns for assistance. One train is being rushed west from Omaha carrying officials of the Union Pacific railroad and the Union Pacific Coal company. Rescue Work Hazardous Rescue Work Hazardous The regular force of men employed at Mines No. 2 and 3 was pressed into rescue work, which has been extremely difficult and hazardous. The bodies of four of the 18 men who lost their lives in the first explosion, were located, but owing to the ever increasing volume of gas, which threatened to explode at any moment, no effort was made to remove them to the surface. Superintendent Briggs, with a team of picked men, the best and most experienced hands in the camp, went into to mine to fight the fire, but at 2 o'clock the flames had become beyond their control, and at 3 o'clock connected with the walls of gas and a terrific explosion followed. The victims are all below the tenth level, and it is likely that the flames have consumed the corpses. Particulars of Explosions. A Republican special from Hannah Wyo., says that a carefully prepared list of the missing as a result of the two explosions yesterday in mine No.1 of the Union Pacific Coal company, contains 58 names, and of this number five dead bodies have been recovered. Before further attempt at rescuing the dead can be made the fire in the 10th level, which was the direct cause of the two explosions, must be extinguished. It was while Superintendent Briggs and 17 companions were fighting the fire at the 10th level yesterday afternoon that the first explosion of gas occurred. But one man is known to have escaped death who was with this party. This was Charles Harris, colored That none hesitated in responding to the call for volunteers in the rescue of their fellow workers after the first explosion is shown by the fact that not a working official of the three mines of the Union Pacific Coal company in this camp is left. They went into the mine to aid their stricken friends, when the second explosion transformed mine No. 1 into a shamble. A further evidence that the leaders of the men of the camp were loyal is shown by the fact that several officials of the local lodge of United Mine Workers or America are missing, supposedly dead in the mine. Today's disaster brings the number of victims in mine No. 1 during the 20 years of its operation to the neighborhood of 300. The greatest previous loss of life occurred on June 30, 1903, when 169 men fell victims to deadly gas. Dramatic Notes. Anna Held is going to take "The Parisian Model" to London for a run this summer. Ethel Levy is to close her engagement with Sam Bernard next month, and will return to the vaudeville stage. Oscar Strauss is writing the music for an operatic version of Bernard Shaw's satire "Arms and the Man." It is said that Eleanor Robson has shelved "Salomy Jane" for the rest of the season and will appear only in "Nurse Marjorie." 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THE MAN WHO SWEARS BY THE FISH BRAND SLICKER is the man who has tried to get the same service out of some other make TOWER'S FISH BRAND Clean - Light - Durable Guaranteed Waterproof and Sold Everywhere at $300 ILLUSTRATED CATALOG FREE FOR THE ASHING A TOWER CO BROTHERS U.S.A. Only $140. Trade with the Helena Packing Company. W. II. Williams of Hayre Mont was in the City this week, he came over to take the civil service examination for the railway mail service H. B. Jacobs is planning a trip to Butte next week. M. O. J. Arnet tis a very busy man these days. The young folks are planning for a grand Easter Ball. The pastor of St. James Church is making quite an improvement by beautifying the basement which will bethe lecture room inthe future The Ministers andSunday School Institute which wa held in this City last May will be held this year in Great Falls on May the 12th. Rev. Baker of Bozeman was a visitor in the City the past week. The new band is now located in their permanent quarters in the Parchen building on Jackson St. and will soon be playing "Marching through Georgia." Mr. Henry H. Robinson was called to the bedside of his mother at Cheyene Wy. last week, after reaching there she died, the remains will be brought to this City Saturday and the funeral will be held at St. James Church Sunday. There will be a grand political rally of the colored voters at the Manhattan Club Friday evening. L. V. Graye writes that he has just 10 days more to stand on his head. Chas. P. Groves has abandoned his gold mines and will soon be a coal baron. Fred Spearman is preparing for his final examination inthe Civil Service. James Crump says that his season is now on in earnest. Do not fail to attend the literary on Wednesday night. Time Certificates of Time Certificates of Deposit when issued to you may be kept In Your Possession You may negotiate them by endorsing to the bank, should you prefer to holding them until due. On time can six or twelve months we You may negotiate them by endorsement without coming to the bank, should you prefer to use them instead of holding them until due. On time certificates issued for six or twelve months we Pay You 4% Interest per annum. By depositing money no risk of loss by fire or theft. Safetown people. Union Bank & T per annum. By depositing money in this way you run no risk of loss by fire or theft. Safe and sure for out of town people. HELENA, MONTANA. LOGALS And what has become of the Bright Star Club. Uncle Dave now says that he will have more time than ever. Some of our Butte patrons of whom we had a very estimable opinion have up to date failed to make good Mrs. M. Ingram has moved to 200 State St. It seems that A. J. Young at least had only a pipe dream. Mrs. A. Owens returned Saturday from a visit to Bozeman The R. J. Fletcher lodge has changed its meeting nights from the first and third Wednesday night of each month to the second and fourth Wednesday evening. Last week in the district Court J. E. Ingram was granted a divorce from Mrs. M. E. Ingram. Mr. Ed. Rivers of Dillon is visiting Mrs. S. M. Lewis of this City. Mrs. Will Jones of Butte was in our City for a few days last week visiting Mr. and Mrs.John Anderson Mrs. Alice Owens of Helena was in Bozeman last week on visit, she left for home Saturday. Miss Ella Davis gave a party on Wednesday evening in honor of A. Owens of Helena, at the residence of Mrs. S. W. Lewis. Mrs. Lewis assisted the hostess with her guest, the table was beautifully decorated with pink and white Carnations and covers laid for sixteen. Those present were; Mesdames A. Owens, B. McDonald, L. McDonald, K. McCown, Wilson, W. Walker Messers. R. Meade, W. Walker, J. W. Bush, M. Johnson, Hurt, C. E. Cole, F. Harris, S. Lewis, C. Bruce, W. Bruce. Mrs. Sula Lewis will leave Saturday for her former home in Missou uri where she will reside in the future. Mr. Moss, who ads in the capacity of valet for Paul Gilimore was in the City this week. Quite a bunch of colored citizens from Lewistown stopped over in Helena Thursday night they were euroute to Saltese Mont. s of Deposit kept ion endorsement without com- prefer to use them instead of time certificates issued for erest money in this way you run it. Safe and sure for out of & Trust Co. --- Bozeman Notes. Do you want to meet with a crowd of ladies who are kind and sociale and never spend their evening in gossip? If so join the Busy B. Club. The largest attendance since the organization, about 30 in number was royally entertained Thur. eve. by Mrs. Scott. After the business had been transacted delicious refreshments were served. Madam; Cole congratulated the Club upon its progress and delight, in meeting the financial demands of the Church and she said if she was not such a "Bright Star," she would be a Busy B. Mr. Arnett gave the Club a boom, but insisted that they hurry through business and eat. Rev. Osborne told of his delightful trip to Billings also thanked the Club for its $50, which had been applied to the Trustees and $25 to the Stewards He gave them a loud hint to assist the stewards at our next meeting, which as stated by the Pres. and Madam Cole, will be our greatest delight. $675 was taken in at Mrs. Scott. Madams Booth, Harris, Mason, Salsburg and Misse E. Harris, M. Walton, M. Johnson were feeling their best and kept continual mirth thro' out the evening. Mrs. Osborne who is always happy in convincing us that Motto "You can get as much enjoyment and pleasure and more real happiness out of church socials and Clubs than any other kind. Mrs. H. B. Anderson who was delighted with the social and jolly gathering at once joined the Club. MARCHING ON FOR A GREATER HELENA )continued from page 1 in his re-election for two years more the city will have the services of an honest, conscientious and competent public servant. Realizing that the Seventh ward never had a better representative in the council than John Dryburgh, the Republicans of that ward have again asked him to serve the people. Mr. Dryburgh has served two terms as alderman from the Seventh, and no better service has been rendered the city by an alderman. Alive to his responsibilities, conservative, yet with an ability to grasp details that not many possess, serving all the people of his ward without regard to politics or locality faithfully, and ever with an eye single to the best interests of the city, is nominating him in the Seventh ward Republicans honored themselves and guaranteed to the city the services for two years of a man whom no better has ever sat in the council chamber. HON. J. C. NAPPIER STATES HIS POSITION. Gives . Reason. for. Not. Opposing Secretary Taft. (From the Nashville Clarion.) The colored people of the United States, by force of circumstances which I need here detail, have been so long confined to the one political party that they have had but little opportunity to grow accustomed to having among themselves pronounce- and radical differences of opinions One group of religionists among us can see a group of another faith korshipping God at a different shrine from its own without having its rage excited, for we have learned that even pious and intelligent people can in all sincerity hold radically different views concerning religious matters. What we have come to in religion we will some day reach in politics, that is, the ability to view without unseemly rage the race divided, like all other races of men, into various political groups. If the honest convictions on political matters which I am now to express do nothing more than furnish to the race one more example, of a man exercising his divine right to freedom of thought and expression upon matters in which he has as much vital interest as any other American citizen, I feel that I shall not have spoken in vain. GOLORED VOTERS ORGANIZE. The colored voters met on last Monday evening and organized for the coming campaign, there were more than 75 present at the rooms of the Manhattan Club, the meeting was organized by electing J. B. Bass as chairman and Arthur Palmer as Secretary. Several gentlemen made timely remarks on the political situation After the appointment of the various committees the meeting adjourned to meet Wednesday night at which time the committee appointed reported back to the organization and after their report. A resolution endossing the candidacy of Hon. F. J. Edwards was unmananeously adopted after which the Club adjourned to meet on Friday evening for a rally of the campaign. The meeting was an enthusiastic one and all will work for the republican nominee. For Sale;- Business of Second hand furniture and small stock of wall paper. Inquive at No 110 Broadwsy. Report has it that police judge Horn was arrested this week on a warrant issued by the County Attorney for Assault Colored Congressmen In the United States. Since the addition of slavery in the United states in 1863, many regroos have held official positions. Two were United States Senators. Twenty-two Representatives; three Registers of the Treasury; several were Lieutenant Governors of States About forty have held diplomatic and consular positions; many have been officers in the army; slx were Recorders of Deeds in the District Columbia. A fine engraving of these Negroe Congressmen as just been issued giving accurate potrates of each; also the Congress in which they served and the years of service. In the picture, the two Senators, Messrs Revels and Bruce, occupy the center of the group, surrounded by the other twenty Representatives. In the background, the Stars and Strips in color. This beautiful engraving, with a booklet containing biographies of these eminent men, is sold for one dollar. This engraving is a graphic political history of the Negroe in America. No home, library, office or school room will be complete with out it. Send for one to day. The Colored American Novelty Co Washington, D. C N. B. We also have in stock large engravings of Frederick Douglass, Paul Dunbar, Toussalut I. Ouverture, Booker F. Washington, W. T. Vernor Register of the Treasury, Phillis, Wheatley and souvenir post-cards of Kelly Miller, DuBois, S. Coleridg Taylor and "Everything about Colored People" in books, pictures, inventions and souvenirs. 60 YEARS' EXPERIENCE PATENTS TRADE MARKS DESIGNS COPYRIGHT & C. Anyone sending a sketch and description may quickly ascertain our opinion free whether an invention is patentable. Communications strictly confidential. HANDBOOK on patents sent free. Oldest agency for securing patents. Patents taken through Munn & Co. receive special notice, without charge, in the Dr. Miles' Restorative Nervine Makes Weak Nerves Strong. It can be relied upon in all cases of Nervous Exhaustion, brought on by over-work, or great mental effort. It restores Nervous Energy. It allays irritation. It assists the Nerve Cells to generate nerve force. Its soothing influence upon the nerve brings restful sleep-nature's rest period so essential to the tired, worn-out mind and body. 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