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Fergus County argus., 1886-10-21

\ Woonsockr'. Oak. sl@e'i,tl says:
The people of Dakota are becoming
disguised with the continued ml-rul-
ing- al Gommi>-ioner sparks. and
have determined to take action to H.
yei.,,,. some of his arbitrary decisions.
Onc of thelate rulings. anl one in Iii
rect conflict with that of every pr,ele-
,.,.s...or since the enactment nj the
homesteal Law. i~ that unmarried
women. who. after taking heirrlainls.
marry. forfeit n right. and the land
reNrr,S 10 t.Ie -oyerim Within u
raiiu- of thirty miles. uf this pltce. II
j. stated. that today here are ninety
three claims taken 10y Women. and of
that number over eighty are nov liY-
ing on and improving their lanl.
MANY thousand acres are thus being
improved. and the residents thereon
do not propu-- 20 submit To sparks
d,s.r.t. \ L., .s-. l. h.i1. prepared
in Whi,.h iinai proof are - he oiirr'al. .
which. according tn the ruling, mu I
pr rejected. >uit will iA,u a. uti,r ht
brough. IN the supreme court "A amt
the eonInIi->l8ner 20 eonprl iiH hA
nIind;tinu> 80 i-~itv a pItct Thereon.
Fergus County argus., 1886-10-21
Two Governors Answered.

Washington Special: Land Commission
,r Sparks makes reply to- the rhur-e- made
by Goycrnor- Warren of Wyoming anu
Iauser Of Montana ia their annual re-
ports, both of whom claimed thdi fhr
crowt IA ii their respective terflt tori,~ had
been retarded 10y hecominiesioner' ~ policy
relative to land entries. lie says;
~ far as Warren j. concerned, he - not
sincere IN his chur."s. H. j. uud,r thr in
Huence of -con.idrc's who have stoi"'l
large tr;lct- of public land in Wyoming and
wal t. to please them. Since hi report
was issued havr had I-ttcr- from two ul
t,ic wtaithiest settlers pf W plHius. who
stat" that only - feg weeks ago Wa rrit
hiniStli stated that the only people who
wcr. finding fault with my administration
IN the West we're thieves aud land .r'ibl't ~.
Th"re was really an Increase in my terra oi
,iop entries over the last Republican, year.
Whereas the desert land entries IN 'ue
Ghr.cnne hand district were ,pii IN lNN L.
ll-t year they were .J.b1. thus showing that
~ have reduced TIA" erfrirs of land Il Al
iu4 rurporffiuu- ana secured eat ries from
more tictual ,ftler-. ,iov. ilan-,.r has
h..u iaIuc.-u 10 make thee chars-- bN u
man nov iu Office there, who will not.
however. l., there long. The same ar-l-
meut WI trptN To- Montana a. To- " .o-
ming. Tin at rios IA ! - y IRE a- folio =
Bozeman. ~. Helena. 3.oat: Mil-- titE
2,57a. total. BOYS. In i>>6 under IA,
administration the number oi entries wer,
a. follows. Bpzemau. l.i5s: Helena
3.oJ6: Miles city. 2.i27 tot.d. 7.lll. Th,
Increase has been oyer 2,pp, tut rifa> ~
Montana. This hardly bears ,inv. Iiau-ei
out ir hi charges, but the,e people IL
about tii- thing fnr a purpo,'' AMI keep II
up with an astonishing persistence.
think, however, this d. alartnlcat citI
stand a..
Fergus County argus., 1886-10-21

tanned IL severe cut ON the back oil the
head. from which the blood flowed copi-
ously, and painful bruises on his right leg
and left arm. The Major did not lose con
sciousness and was borne from the gallery
on the shoulders of willing attendants.
His injuries are not considered of serious
nature-lIcrald.
The Daily Cooke Picnic is the title ot
new journal just born at the head "i
Soda Butte creek. IL is turned out 10y
some manifold process and occupies one
page Of fooscap. The advertising space Is
occupied by the cards Of saloons, hotels
and restaurants. An apologize note al
the foot of the page says As this Is oui
first issue and the proprietor and editor
have gone to lake Abundance with IA part,
Of mining experts, and the devil is playin.
poker, terms will he given latcr.-tiazcttc
Fergus County argus., 1886-10-21

At the meeting Of the Masonic Grand
Lodge of Montana, last week. the follow
ing officers were elected for the ensuing Ma
sonic year:
Grand Master. Sam Word, Of Butte
Deputy Grand Master. }. W. Hathaway,
of Helena.
Grand Senior Warden, i. c. Logan, of
of Miles City.
Junior Grand Warden, e. +. Folsom, "i
White sulphur Springs.
Grand Secretasy, Cornelius Hedges, oi
Hclens.
Grand Treasurer, II. NJ Parchen, oi
Helena.
Grand Chaplain, =. :. Witt.
| Grand Historian, y. x. Gilbert.
| Grand Orator, George w. Beal.
| Grand Lecturer, 7. W. Carter.
Grand Marshall, r. g. Knox.
| Senior Grand Deacon, \. Van fisk.
| Junior Grand Deacon, \. j. Tervis.
| Grand standard Bearer, Samuel Colbert
| Grand Torch Bearer, X. u. Richmond.
Senior Grand stewart, Frank lsatenhan
Junior Grand stewart, W. ii. Narear.
Grand Tyler, T.. W. Neal.
Fergus County argus., 1886-10-21

The standard silver dollars issued
during the week ending Oct. ., were
y3f. .SS3.
Mr.. Poure-Hopkins, Who introduced
steel pens into France. has Just died,
aged eightyiive years.
Gen. Lew Wallace is writing his
romance of Turkish life at the rate OF
$50 to 800 words a day.
The relatives of Blind Tom. the
musical prodigy, are involved IN n
quarrel over the dead man = money.
sullivan. while in Butte next month
will offer any man 500 who VIII
stand up before him two rounds,
Queensbiiry rules.
Prof. William u. Whitney. the cele-
brated philologist, has been Obliged to
give up his classes ut New Haven ON
account OF i'll health.
Henry George was ut one time pri-
| vate secretary to Abram :. Hewitt.
I but after six months time the latter
, found him too impractical.
Leonard W. Jerome Of New York
allows l- daughter, wife of Lord Ran
dolph Churchill, chancellor OF the
British exchequer, 3 5,OOOperannum
Lord Churchill's salary is S2o,ooO
year.
The condemned Chicago Anarchists
are confined in eight adjoining cells on
the second floor of the Jail. They arr
allowed several hours of exercise d
day in the corridors. They have yer,
little hope OF escaping execution.
Mrs. General Grant has been pais
81 81, 900. the second payment on he
share of the profits on her late hus
bands memoirs. The previous pay
ment was 5000 900. and her publisher
say she will probably receive SoOo,W'
in all.
Henry Willard, formerly connects
xith the Northern Pacific management
: has returned to New York from Europs
p. but his friends authoritatively den
that he has returned to connect hin
SELF with that company again. but II
;, rumored that he may accept the pres
dency OF the Oregon Railway X Nav
II CATION company.
Fergus County argus., 1886-10-21
A Curiosity.


ss''"''-1
Colonel Walter W. DeI.acy .oi Helena,
brought into the Herald office to-day
n veritable curiosity in the shape 'of
an issue of the New York Daily Herald
of April 18th. lS43-fort y-three years
and half old. TheColonel unearthed
this ancient edition from some of his
effects i'm New Orleans, which he looked
over when he went South last winter.
In typographical appearance the
paper bears u distinct resemblance to
it's mighty daily ISSUES of to-day.
though there all similarity ceases. 1t
has four small pages, which i'm the
matter of size and news would com
pare unfavorably with any Montana
journal oi the present day. The
length OF telegraphic news that bur
dens its columns to-day was then
entirely unknown, and in its place are
matters of local occurrence and "the
latest by mail from abroad. One OF
the particular features OF the old issue
is a diagram showing the Northwest
ern Boundary" or the dividing line
between the United States and the
British Possessions in the vicinity ol
Maine and New Brunswick, taken from
1.-THE map used by the Hon. John JAY
i'm 1887" The map was found anon.
Mr.. Jays papers, and was discussed
before the New York Hist orical Society
at "A meeting which is described in thin
old issue OF the Herald. Among thu
proceedings are the speeches OF Hon
Albert Gallatin and Hon. Daniel Web
ster before the society.
Col. DeI.acy prizes this old news
Fergus County argus., 1886-10-21

isn't he b.autiiuiz" said the vii,
of the politician ~ ~he dandl,rl hef
balsyboy who ~mil,.l and kicked every
time she threw him mp.
lie is," answered the proud fath"r
a. he watched the play of the lttir
feet, but I'm afraid te will never he
IA good party man"
..Why not -
"B.s.aIi>e he's n kicker.
1, l. these Terrible thin.- that east Il
gloom over the haplcs; familic~.-!io>
ton Courier.
Fergus County argus., 1886-10-21
Man.

What II queer combination oil cheek and
perversity,
Insolence, pride. CAB. impudence. vanity,
Jealousy, hate, scOrn. baseness, insanity,
Honor. truth, wisdom, virtue, urbanity,
Is that whimsical biped called man!
Who can fathom the depths Of his innate
depravityy -,
To-day he's all gayety, tomorrow all
gravity.
For blowing his own horn. he has pro-
pensity.
Even under clouds Of singular density.
oh, mystical clay-bank called man!
lie can he the source Of beast'y brutaiity,
Re modest and meek, or indulge in hiarity,
Don airs Of graces and sanity tOtahty,
Or equal the devil in daring rascality.
This curious enigma called man.
w. J. O'Reartlon In Life.
Fergus County argus., 1886-10-21

The standard silver dollars issued
during the week endinq Oct. -. were
y3t SS3
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-09-23
One of the Vital Questions.

There is no doubt that the Democrats
of Ohio will make desperate effort this
year to throw into the background, or
hide altogether, one of the most vital
questions of the campaign, which is the
purity of the ballot They will discuss
the liquor problem, shed crocodile tears
over the sad plight of the laborers, and
even touch upon the tariff rather than
admit that the people of Ohio are to de-
eide next November whether forgery,
ballot box stuffing, and the most shame
less and open political corruption shall
be tolerated in this state. They cannot,
however, evade or obscure this imports
ant issue. Everywhere men are waiting
to learn whether, in the decision to be
rendered at the polls, good or evil is to
triumph, whether honesty or crime shall
be made the pathway to success in pub
lie affairs. If Ohio should be carried by
the Democrats this year, every politician
in the state would feel that an election
could be bought or stolen with impuni-
ty. The cause of Democracy is the cause
of the Payne bribery outrage, Of the in>
famous forgeries and ruffianly crimes by
which the State Senate was seized and
held for months, of the runaway Sena-
tors, of the Columbus forgery, which
was designed to steal several prominent
offices, of the Mclean doodle" gang,
and of the men who used the Supreme
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-09-23
Origin of SIanting Roofs.

To find the source from which the
European nations have derived the art
of building in stone, we must lcok to
the land of the Pharoahs. From Egypt
the craft passed to Greece, and from the
Greeks it was taken up by the Romans,
to be by them, disseminated through the
north and west of Europe in the process
of colonization. The similarity, in re-
gard to some of these in Egypt of older
date. affords strong confirmation of the
tradition that the Greeks borrowed the
art from the Egyptians. The Greeks,
however, in adopting it added a new
feature, the pediment, and the reason for
this addition is easy to find. Egypt is
practically rainless. All the protection
from the climate required in palace or
temple in such country is shelter from
the sun by day and from the cold by
night, and for this fat roof, supported
by walls, or pillars with architraves, is
quite sufficient; but, when, as in all Eu-
ropean countries, rain has to be taken
into account, a slanting root becomes a
necessity. The Greeks, with their eye
for symmetry, provided for this by form
ing the roof with central ridge, at an
obtuse angle, from which it sloped down
equally on either side. The triangular
space thus formed at the end of the
building above the architrave was occu-
pied by the pediment. and this part of
the facade, which owed its birth to the
exigencies of climate. was thenceforth
regarded as so essential to the artistic
completeness of the work that it was
said that if the temple were to be erect
ed in the celestial regions, where the
rain would not be possible, the pediment
could not be omitted.-Popular Science
Monthly.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-09-23
Constitutional Catarrh.

No single disease has entailed more suffering
or hastened the breaking up of the constitu>
tion than catarrh; the sense of smell. taste,
sight, hearing, the human voice, the mind-One
or more and Sometimes all, yield to its destruc-
tive influences; the poison distributed through
out the system by 1t attacks every vital TO ce,
and breaks up the most robust of constitutions;
ignored because but little understood by most
physicians, those suffering from 1t have little
hope to be relieved of IL this side of the grave
1t is time then that the popular treatment oi
this terrible disease by remedies within the
reach of all passed into hands at once compe-
tent and trustworthy; tn g new and hitherto
untried method adopted by DR.. Sanford in the
preparation of his Radical Oure has won the
hearty approval of thousands; 1t Is tnstanta
neous in affording relief in all head colds
sneeZing, snuffling and obstructed breathing,
and rapidly removes the most oppressive
symptoms, clearing the head, sweetening the
breath. restoring the sense of smell, taste and
hearing, and nutralizing the constitutional
tendency Of the disease towards the lungs
liver and kidneys.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-09-23

THE exact language of Mr.. Blaine, in
denouncing, in one of his recent speeches
in Maine, the gigantic and unconstitu'
tional wrong which transfers political
power to the Solid South. is:
81 know great many people say. Now
don't bring that Southern question up
1t is not wise Well. if l were in any
representative capacity might hesitate,
or at all events might be willing to hear
suggestions of such prudence. But be-
ing simply private citizen and respon'
sible to nothing but the good opinion of
my neighbors, an honor which 1 always
crave, beg to say that, whether popular
or unpopular, 1 made a VOW two years
ago, which 1 will keep up, that l will
take part in no campaign so long as that
glaring evil abides, without holding ii
up to popular detestation.
Let US take an srithmetical view OF
it. We have in the rough sixty millions
of people. Now, if you exclude the col
ored men both from the basis of repre-
sentation and from the right of suffrage
the Republican party walks to power
with the ease that the zephyrs do. II
you admit the negro, the whole colored
population, to representative basis and
deny him bis vote, then you have taken
six millions from one side and transfer
red it to the other side, and with that
the stolen power-stolen against every
law, human and divine. You say to the
white man of South Carolina and the
white man of Mississippi, You may have
two votes in all that concerns the Gov
ernmeDt of this nation, where we in
Maine have one.' 1 protest against this
as derogatory to every free voter in ev'
cry free state. protest against it as
that which will ultimately canker and
destroy the national life. protest
against it all the more because some may
say, Let US have peace on that question.
l shall protest against it if lam the only
man left, and God be praised there are
many of them; but if l we're the only
man left, and | had but one speech left
l would protest against that as villain
Gus insult and wrong so gigantic thai
1 could find no language to express my
adherence of it,"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-09-23

Court as party tool. The Democratic
party in Ohio is now under the control
of the very men who were morally re-
sponsible for all these infamous deeds,
even if, indeed, they did not actually
procure their commission. The orgsni-
zation cannot be separated from its rec
ord and its corrupt leaders. To indorse
the one is to approve the other. and to
cover the state with shame. No other
question can be more important than
this. The good name Of the state, its
future government, the pecuniary wei.
fare of its citizens, and above all its NOR
al tone, its character, and its hopes of a
creditable history depend upon the settle
ment of this supreme issue in the proper
way. We believe that the people of Ohio
see and feel the truth of this solemn
fact. They will remember it at the polls
and vote accordingly. and that means
the utter overthrow of the Democratic
party now and for years to come.-Cleve-
land Leader.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-09-23
Superior Excellence.

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cellence in all diseases, and its nrodHs op-
eyandi, are fully explained in DR.. Hart
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from page to page 10 though the whole
book should be read and studied to get the
full value of this par excellent remedy.
These books can be had at all the drug
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w. D. Williams, U. S. Pension Agent
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I have used about one bottle and half,
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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-09-23
THE NEWS.
Monthly

The New Hampshire Republicans
nominated for Governor, Col. Charles II
Sawyer, of Dover.
Four hundred and sixty of the trouble
some Apaches have been shipped on a
special train to Florida.
The Republicans of the Ninth Indiana
District nominated j. B. Cheadle for Con-
gress on the S5th ballot.
A secret organization for purifying
the politics of Pittsburgh and Allegheny
City, has been formed at Pittsburgh.
The vicinity of Clinton, Mass, is ter
rorized by the story of an immense land
snake which steals sheep and calves.
Cincinnati police officers are charged
with receiving regular weekly sums
from the managers of the houses of ill
fame.
The Cincinnati SalOon-keepers' Society
has indorsed Mr.. Follett. Democratic
candidate for Judge of the Ohio Supreme
Court.
A man is In Jail at Covington, Upton
county, Tenn, who claims that he mur-
dered exMayor Bowman, of East st
Louis.
An active movement is on foot to se'
verely restrict the importation of cattle
and sheep from Canada into the United
States.
The Ohio Supreme Court met Monday
and early consideration of the constitu-
tionality of the Dow liquor law is ex'
pected.
General Thomas J. Brady prints q
card regarding the Florida count in 1876
in which he says that he has always
! maintained that had the count been fair
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-09-23
GOOD NIGHT.

The tales are told, the songs are sung
The evening romp is over,
And up the nursery stairs they cnmO,
With little buzzing tongues that chlme
Like bees among the clover.
Their busy brains and happy hearts
Are full of crowding fancies;
For song and tale and make-believe
A wondrous web of dreams they weave
And many child romances.
The starry night is fair without;
The new moon rises slowly;
The nursery lamp is burning faint,
Each white-robed like little saint,
Their prayers they murmur slowly.
Good night! Their tired heads are still,
On pillows soft reposing,
The dim and dizzy mist OF sleep
About their thoughts begin to creep,
Their drowsy eyes are closing.
Good night While through the silent air
The moonbeams pale are streaming;
They drift from daylight's noisy shore
Blow out the light and shut the door,
And leave them to their dreaming.
M. Johnson.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-09-23
How Is This?

We dislike to say anything that sounds
like an imputation upon the trustwor+
thiness of our venerable friend, General
Neal Dow, the father of Prohibition.
Nevertheless, there is little matter that
we should be glad to have him straighten
out.
Differing entirely with General Dow
in our opinion as to the merits of the
prohibitory system, and in our belief as
to the practical efficiency of the Maine
statutes for the suppression of the liquor
traffic, we have always been glad to res
ceive and to publish his assurances that
the law was working finely.
Half a dozen times, perhaps, within as
many years past, General Dow has writ
ten to the Sun rebuking US for intimat-
ing that the Maine law did not seriously
affect the dimensions of the rum traffic
in that state. In March, 1888, for exam
pie, he made the subioined statement in
letter we printed as coming from the
highest authority on the subject:
"The quantity of liquor sold in Maine
is not more than one twentieth of what
it was before the law. Every distillery
and brewery in the state has been sup
pressed; there is not one remaining"
The same year General Dow wrote as
follows to The Rev. Charles D. Crane, a
New Jersey clergyman:
"The Maine law was enacted in 1851,
and from that day to this it has been a
great success"
Only ten months ago he published
letter containing this declaration:
"The Maine law is as well executed as
any other on our statutes"
Last week General Dow caused 10 be
printed in the Portland Argus, over his
own signature, an open letter, in which
occurs this extraordinary passage:
"For many years we have applied to
Republican Legislatures for such addi~
tions to the law as experience has shown
to be necessary, but we have been abso+
lutely refused, or have been put off by
insufficient and Insignificant measures.
The consequence is that the volume of
the liquor traffic has not been at all re-
duced within the last twenty years. In
every city in Maine under Republican
rule, except in Portland, the law has
been and is absolutely ignored, and the
authorities refuse to take any measures
whatever for the extinction of the low
grog shops which infest them, and in
Hict great suffering upon large numbers
of people"
The question whether the Republican
party in Maine has been and is loyal to
the temperance cause is of trifling im>
portance compared with that which is
raised by these significant admissions.
They come from the man who, more
than any other one person. is responsible
for the statements that for years have
cheered and encouraged the Prohibition,
lists in other states of the Union.
Where is the system likely to have a
longer, fairer and fuller trial than it has
had in the state of Maine ?-New York
Sun. 10th,