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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1888-08-09
j. BoOKwALTER,
Land Commissioner.
TO RECLAIM ARID LANDS.
An Amendment to the Sundry-Civil Bill
Adopted BY the Senate.

WASHINGTON, ID. C., July 3Oth.-In
an amendment to the sundry-civil bill
appropriating S25O.OOO for the pur-
pose OF investigating the extent to
which the arid region OF the United
States can be redeemed by irrigation.
lie said the point had very nearly
been re lched when the country would
have no land surplus. BY arid lands
he meant all land that was non
productive without irrigation, and
that classification embraced the east
ern portions OF California, Oregon,
Washington territory, and nearly the
whole of Idaho. Utah. Nevada. Ari-
zona. New Mexico. Colorado, Wyoming,
and Montana, while western portions
OF Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas and
Texas were, in some seasons, seriously
.rffrctert- drought t.effrreti
reclamation of arid lands could he
be accOmpished-and OF that there
could be no reasonable doubt the
amount asked to inaugllrate the ex-
pertinent was but n trifiie.
Mr.. Teller moved to add the follow
ing words to the amendment, and the
motion was agreed to: And ~ fast
as such sites for reservoirs shall he
surveyed such sites shall be i'm state
of reservation until the president OF
the United States shall otherwise
order
Mr.. Reagan offered as a substitute
for Mr.. Teller's amendment to the
amendment the following. which was
agreed to: And all the lands which
may lie designated for reservoirs and
canals for irrigation shall he reserved
as the property OF the United States
and shall not he subject to entry or
settlement until hereafter provided by
law"
Mr.. Bowen's amendment asamende,l
was agreed tO-yeas 20. nays =.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1888-08-09
A BUSTED SHOW.
John L. Sullivan's Circus q Thing Of the
Past.

John l.. Sullvan's circus has come
to an end, leaving, it is said, large
number OF unpaid employees. A de-
tachment of police guarded what was
left of the property to-day and pre-
vented an angry crowd OF men from
wreaking their vengeance upon it. MIR.
Holmes, the owner of the property, is
at Boston. He is quoted as saying
that he received letter from his law
yer "a day or two ago, advising him to
come here if he wished to save any OF
his goods. When he arrived he found
that the employees, twenty-six in num-
ber, and all OF the performers had re-
ceived no pay i'm two weeks, and that
some of them had waited still longer.
They of course had no claim against
the property, AMI where sullivan and
Gray were he did not know. 'They
cleared 81 900 last week." he said,
but where that is now ! don't know.
When got here my horses had not
been fed for two days. ] sold the
horses this morning. The tents and
seats are not worth ten cents on the
dollar now
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1888-08-09

A farmer living i'm the town OF Nor
way was out picking up hens eggs on
Tuesday evening, July 3, says a Ra-
cine, Wis, special, when he placed n
small bantam's egg in his mouth and
accidentally swallowed it. 1t was
nearly week after when he felt some
thing pressing upon the inside of his
stomach and heard a clucking noise.
He Immediately went to II doctor in
the neighbOrhOod. and the doctor
went at him with stomach pump
and soon relieved him OF a live ban
tam chicken, which had presumably
been Matched by the natural heat upon
the inside of his body. The e,g was.
no doubt, about fOur-iifths Matched
when it entered his stomach. This is
probably one of the strange-t cases on
record. 1t was told 10y n reliable far
mer from that section of the country.
New York Journal.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1888-08-09
A MExICAN's BONANZA.
The Rich Product Of Lower California Gold
uines-0reat Excitement.

A special from san Diego, Cal, says
that Emeliamo Barra, a Mexican
miner, brought in "a few days ago l6l
ounces of gold. worth 50, $50, from
his mines in Lower California. The
gold brought in is the product OF only
few days work, and he has taken
out altogether S63,OOO in the past
month.
The mines are located Oh the penin-
sula OF Lower California, about $50
miles south of San Diego, and 3S miles
east from the coast. The ore is free
gold quartz, and eight tons have been
shipped by the schooner Emma to
San Francisco for reduction.
The gold brought in is l6l ounces OF
pure mineral, worked out by small
stamp-mill in crude manner. There
is great excitement here over the dis
coveries and the richness OF the gold
fields.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1888-08-09

.'The rise and fall of he hustle Is far
more int crest ing to women OF the pres
ent day than any topic that can be
discussed. said the head of the dress
making department Of II large store in
this city on saturday. my. how the
hustle did rise. 1t grew like n water
melon under II hot summer sun. In
deed. il was beginning to he II quest ioh
as to which was the hustle and which
was the girl. as Gen. knhkerbocker
used to sing in his topical song in the
Little Tycoon. But the bird cage is
doomed. 1t must go. Dolly Nardelr-
went. Gainsborough hats went, and so
does everything OF that sort. People
are cont inually painting for someth hing
new. The hustle had its uses. II gave
thin girls an air of seeming stOutness,
and it was used to make the dresses
set we'll 1t was II first rate affair to
take the weight of heavy dresses off a
womans hips. But when the girls he
gan to wear the bustles half way up
their backs people began to he alarmed.
1t made the dear creatures look like
mineature camels And the way lie
girls would shake themselves. oh my,
Why, they looked as if they would fall
apart. For years the hustle has been
growing smaller. The greatest proper
tionS it ever reached was when it top
ped the brshel basket. Now it is n
very modest affair, and looks like "a
small-sized rat trap. BY next fall i
will be gone entirely.
Mrs. Cleveland has done one good
thing for the women Of this country.
With u waved the hand she has wiped
the bust les off the fashion plates. In
deed, it is really blessing. Then it il
odd that the presidents wife should
take the matter in hand. But she has
done so, and b,istles are now only
good for masks to be- used by small
boys at base ball matches.
What is to take the place ofthe bus
tie? | will show you. II is simple,
effective and cheap. \ set OF reeds are
to lie ,.wed into the back OF the skirt
They are OF graduated sizes and make
the dress set well. 1t improves the
hanging of the skirt and j. very simple.
so nature is to have n chance again:
the hustle has been banished. '-Phila-
delphia Record.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1888-08-09

Talk about sudden cold snaps.
said Pete smith last evening. what
we are now having il nothing to what
| have seen up in the mountains.
Why. one July, about eight years ago.
| was up at independence lake ON "A
fishing trip. One day, when all the
matches had in my pocket took fire
spontaneously and the gravel stones
Kissed when water spla>hed ON them,
the wind suddenly whirled around
and came from the north. \ trout
had Just made spring out OF the
water after "a fly, and before it got
down the lake was frozen solid.
walked out on the ice and picked it up.
1t was IA stiff IA a railroad spike. Oi
course there are tolerably sudden days
here. but they are nothing to what W
sometimes see up in the mountains.
Territorial Enterprise.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1888-08-09

Ever hear tell Of I.aughin' sam,
Highway robl,er an Dcadwood gam?
Sam was full Of his playful tricks
Long in the winter of 10.
Played IL low on "a heap ~ folks
Alters a-workin' his practical jokes.
Sly as "A coon, an quaint, an droil.
Couldn't help jokin to save his soul.
Hadn't his ekal at sledse or draw.
Siickest fakir you ever saw.
Fellow out here named Hungry Jim
Thought he could get away with him;
l.Iim ran the bar of the Free-for-All-
Plenty Of nerve an lots of gall.)
Tackled him once at II game. for fun,
Disreneniber how much Sam won.
Naturally, Hungry Jim went broke,
Swore at he wouldn't stand the joke;
Swore at he'd riddle sam with ball
II he ever set foot in the Free-ior-All.
Sam. he knowel 'at he'd do it, too,
An he works up ~ joke on IL sheeny jew
Gets him ter put on his overcoat,
Turns up the collar around his throat;
tSam wore an ulster at every one knew
Great big checkers all striped with blue.
Pulls down his hat over his face,
Tells him ter mosey ter IIungryJim's plac'
Fooled that sheeny the slickest way,
Said twas n Joke at he meant ter play.
Shecny went swaggerin' up ter the door,
Give il kick, an then before
lie opened his mouth to take a drain,
Plum went bullet through his brain.
Sam he'd iiggered on seein' Jim
Swing by the neck ter the nearest limb;
But the law, yer see, is "A tickle jade,
An this il the little joke she played:
Soon ez the boys diskivered the hoax
They swore il was time to stock such jokes
They told him plainly he'd hev ter quit
An gin him half an hour ter git
While cz for Jim, they found way ter
Elect the cuss ter the legislator.
SAM 7. CLOVER
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1888-08-09

The tubero-e is no rose, but species
OF olyath.
Pompey's pillar had no historical
connection with POmpey in any way.
Cleopatra : needle was not erected
by the Egyptian queen, nor i'm her
honor.
Whalebone is not bone, and is said
not to possess a single property of
bone.
Turkish baths did not originate i'm
Turkey. and are not baths, only
heated chambers.
German silver was not invented i'm
Germany. and does not contain a
particle OF silver.
Black lead Is not lead at all. but n
compound of carbon and small
quantity OF iron.
Brazilian grass never grew in Brazil,
and il not grass; it is nothing but
strips OF palm-leaf
Burgundy pitch is not pitch. and
does not come from Burgundy: the
greater part OF IT Is rosin and palm oil.
Sealing-wax does not contain n
particle OF wax. but i. composed OF
Neniee turpentine, shellac and Gin
nabar.
Catgut i made from the entrails OF
sheep.
Cuttle-bone is not bone. but a kind
OF chalk once enclosed in the fossil
remains OF extinct specimens OF cut
tletish.-PItt sburg Dispatch.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1888-08-09
FOR EXHIBITION.
Samples Of Grains, Grasses, Etc. Along the
Manitoba and Montana Central Requested
by the Land Commissioners.


The ManitOb road is desirOus Of
,.r,..,,,,, srac;,,.ns nj ,,ro,,u,., ,Iouy
VI
its line Tor exhibition at lars, rs the
folIovins circular will show.
60, N a, a, ,.
vn ~ W. ~ ,S'"s
=. S'; w, 1",y q,
81, =. -: nr"'"wa'er. 'ies'', "on.'.
,'e'r 's-"e are "''""sne =" P."o' u"
eNn''1' VI ,ne prouur.s o' ..e county ~,
VERSE" oy .ne .''"'.oo. y ys's" :" ',s H'".1
~. =" e "o., W I'M ~ y" ,: ''.' "'''
~ .ne 'Nls's't'oh 10 De ne'" ~ M'hhea""'s'
""e" ci"ns h"s"s' =" """ '"'ee" wv '"''
'r par. ~ Sep.e'"'"r.
Is oeAre" 10 renrse". as har as p,ss'-
Wv vi, ~,
country. one feature o' 'ne eNhip'' VIII W,
tra'. oi ears co,npos''. ." one engine anu
grain uuthrr-heJ ami the Nat cars will be
loaded with the pro,lucts-one of Mime
sofa. one of Dakota and one Of Montana.
The Montana ear wili he oi the Montana
eh.ra' '""""y' '"e OUTFITS III '"e MIMI
'"Th Th. .a,. vii, h. o,o,, .;,h, foo, Inn, and
of annronriate width. II you will kindly
do so, / will be very glad indeed il you will
interest yourself to secure for this work the
material to represent the mineral products
and Industries ,,., o' Montana ~ i1a ma, :,
""" ~ "e aoe ~, sJ ,"u,;f,, seIu vxs % " h,"t NJ
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1888-08-09


Messrs. Jack Lawrence and Pat
Sheehan, who belong to the Butte
party OF prospectors at present work
ing in the Bear Paw mountains, were
in the city today engaged in recording
some of their latest discoveries.
They filed with the county recorder
three notices of location: The sun
rise, II silver lead; the Sunset, also sill
YER, and the Benton, "a collaborating
quartz lead. The leads are all well de-
fined, OF good width, and the speci-
mems of quartz which they brought
in seem to he very rich in mineral.
They will send the rock to Butte to he
assayed.
Mr.. Sheei,an is an old prosI'cctor
who has been in every mining territory
and state west Of the Mississippi river
and south OF the British line. lie has
in his time made many rich discoveries
of mines, but like all the Ol'l-time pros
pect ors he is never happy unless in the
mountains looking for new discoveries.
When asked what he thought of the
Bear Paw mountains as II mining
country, he said that in his opinion
those mount aims would show up some
bonanza properties when fully pros
pected and developed. lie had never
seen finer country for prospectors.
lie is fully sat tisiied that the country
is full OF good leads, and says there is
little evidence Of prospectOrsever hav-
ing done much of any work.
Messrs. Lawrence and Sheehan 1t art
ed back to their mines with supplies to
last them for some time. and will con-
tinue prospecting and developing.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1888-08-09

land and Thurman would be elected by one
Of the largest elective majorities ever given.
Now. one of these gentlemen is bound to be
wrong. Which one?
Look out for another deadlock in the
house. The district tax bill, which caused
the late deadlock in the house, after its
passage by the senate, has been aided as
an amendment to the snndry civil appro-
priation bill in the senate.
has sent to the architect Of the capitol n
painting representing the first homestead
taken up in the United States under the
homestead law. IL was located in Gage
county. Neb., bv Daniel Freeman.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1888-08-09

!
of inquiry from Rev. f. =. Hammond,
under date of July 23rd, gives the fol-
lowing interesting facts concerning this
wonderful region:
Sir-Your est eemed favor of the 10Th
was forwarded to me at Livingston.
Thanks for many interesting pamph-
let's sent me. Your account ofth ter
races was good and proves youan apt
student and faithful chrOnicler. That
mist axes should not occur is unlikely.
since your humble servant and guide
has doubtless made many OF them.
The boiling lake of the Excelsior is $50
feet north and south and $50 feet at
right angles with the river; the two
craters below are about thirty feet
apart. Their actual dimensions can
not he accurately known, but judging
by the dimensions of he verticle waves
one is not less than forty feet and the
other twent y-iive feet, making a total
of sixty-iive feet for both. The double
ction is common to allgeysers, wheth-
er steanl-aqueOus 1t sOrgas-aqueo'is. or The
outflow from these two cr;tterS is 21O
feet wide, over twice that Of the Fire
hole river The depth OF the water
during the thirty minutes outflow VIII
average four inches. ] have est imated
the daily discharge at 3.WW,Wn bbls.
and there is no doubt that the great
rainfall in the Madison and Yellow
st one valleys is largely due to he mn
mense clouds that form above Hell =
Half Acre--Or, rat her, seven acres
which condensing fall in Hoods OF rain.
Lieutenant Rivers Of Camp Sheridan
has expressed the opinion that the
dlmlminished activity at the upper
geyser basin may he due to he greatly
Increased discharge at the midway gey-
ser basin. where the Excelsior makes
it's hourly eruptiOns six miles below.
The Grand one Of the finest geysers OF
the upper basin, has been dormant for
months. while Others are either infre-
uuent and weak or totally inactive.
Old faithful seems to enjoy his estab-
lished reput alton for regularity, both
as to time and the quantity OF water
discharged. 1t is possible that the en-
tire gevser system Oft FirehOle river
WIN tne'r vas. .:s .sup.eIra1''i. n'..;'. IT,.
when ire4uen'l! enp,.eu "'an i"I,' ,I'.,
iaterai aque1"o,~ " ".I ,,,i.,,',
wafer lia' .su 80. .o"''a a.','.t;nno Wa., Of the
COMPARING ,ne '.e. .I SSo 80
Excelsior Win .Iose p' ri,
tile ioiioWihs ma heu.' .I ,o,;,'pl
tions ,,e'i weIe 1s.',,' iiltsu', soI. ,h;m, =,
ulschtre,he q. .'e.'' ', ";'.S,,' ,;'',',.:,
iiae' ,ort! -nNe ""u .:S"'! ..,
The close OF e'"Il er"p.'pn VIZ ".oh'. ,'a',...
panied oy Nio'ent ear,h'l""Ne n"o.N1
that tore "o"n ''e -! .1,'1 1.'..,. man ",, ,'J
added mu'n oo,h 70 Wv u'"s.i ,,a'a"., "'"'
s"oiim''y oi ihe sl"H'".m - ,a,'.L
MASSES Oh oroSen wa. VIZ q. anai 80
erup.'o,' h''rr' nv ."s o."
h"h'red iee' apoNe',s .op.,oe 'I', 49,, ;,,,
c,as''l''s .ose'nt' ~ 'mi" ,';,i, ',.,nf.,m;no
the n,''S ""' .n,.;,a M,
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1888-08-09

She came in beauty's joyous morn
With dignity and grace;
With modest micn of an uncrowned queen
She took her exalted place;
She is to day in her own sweet way
The nations joy and pride.
With happiness may the angels bless
The president bride.
Bright-eyed, witty,
Graceful and pretty
Such is our lady. the first in the land;
From the beginning.
Hearts she's been winning
Party's forgotten when clasping her hand.
Smiling sweetly,
Acting discreetly.
Modest as pansy 10y summer winds tanned
In garden shady.
Such is our lady,
Dear tn our hearts aud first in the land.
Chicago News.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1888-08-09
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent

OuT htsuiaT
WAsHINGToN, July 21, 1858.
senator tulom has offered "A preamble
and resolution in regard to the monopoly
which the Canadian Pacific Railway Go.
has. by controlling all the rivers. ON the
boundary line becwsen the United States
and Canada, and directing the interstate
commerce com mission to inquire into these
matters and report to congress il any addi-
tional legislation is necessary to promote
our interests.
The house committee ON agriculture,
which recently decided to postpone the fur
ther consideration Of the various bills re-
lating to compounded lard until next De
cembcr, has reconsidered its action, and
decided to report to the house the Lee bill
to prevent the sale. manufacture or trans
portation of adulterated articles of food
drink and drugs; also a substitute for the
Butterworth bill defining lard and impo--
ing tax upon compound lard, and regu
lating its sale, importation and exporta-
ton.
The rules of the senate have been amend
ell So as to allow the privilege Of tho iloor
to ex-speakers of the house oi representa-
tives.
-ffIg TuIIrIbiruU EuTI.rfrr- hsrf rurf
Of trouble in reaching an agreement ON the
tariff. bat with the aid Of n caucus hed ON
Wednesday evening, they have finally de-
cided to report, thoroughly discuss. and
pass u substitute for the Mills bill. The
measure, they say, is nearly ready to re-
port. Sugar aud the internal revenue will
furnish the principle reductions.
The house has passed bill to Great, u
United States land court. for the purpose
of judicial investigation Of private land
claims in New Mexico and Colorado. Ari-
IONA was originally included in the bill, bu,
Delegate Smith of that territory made such
IA vigorous opposition that he succeeded in
having an amenment cxcmpting Arizona
adopted.
Curious things come out sometimes in
congressional Investigations. There is n
committee now engaged in investigating the
publication of the war records. The other
day witness testified that the work Of the
war records office was three months ahead
Of the government printing office in its
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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1888-08-09

Cant you spare ME a little money,
papa
"How much, DEAR"
"Well, want to buy enough mate
rial TO make one OF the new-fashioned
bathing suits"
How much is the stuff a yard?'
Three dollars
".All right, my dear. Get whst you
want. Here is hall dollar"
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1888-08-09
His Money Was Melted but He Was Saved

During thunder storm at Paw Paw
ILL.,, t'eO. Eaton was struck by light
ming while tending thre-hins machine
engine. He fell to theground, but soon
regained consciousness and walked
home. \ few pieces of money Were
melted in hispocket and a hole burned
in his pocket book. lie is up and
around but is somewhat blistered.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1888-08-09

The New York sun. i'm an art icle on
strikes, sums up the losses for the
whole year as follows:
About 2 per cent of all the strikes OF
1887 were for peculiar causes difficult
to classify. The Others, or 81 per
cent, may he grouped under three
causes: Demand for fewer hours work
or higher wages. 5I2 strikes, or 63 per
cent; trade union demands other than
wages and hours, 225 strikes, or 26
per cent; sympathetic strikes, 6s, or
: per cent. Out of the SSi strikes in
augurated in 1887, 241 were success
ful and | l5 more were compromised
upon such basis aS gave more or less
advantage to the wOrkmen over their
previous conditions. The successful
and compromised strikes together en-
listed l2S, ,2:i4 employees, or about 3S
per cent OF all the strikers. In 1886
about 20 per cent OF the ST trikers were
on the winning side. The greatest
number of strikers in IA single state was
in Pennsylvania, where ,3l7 were
out at different times. New York
comes next with 62 $50. The mum
bers OF strikers engaged in the trades
most seriously affected 10y these
troubles may be seen in the following
table
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1888-08-09

| Transportati
toal and coke..................... .........so, lCo
Leather. shoes, S31
| Tobacco and cigars....................... S.o?3
| Textiles, clothing, =
| Iron and steel. oS9
| Patterns ana machinery rN.................l 63?
Building trades. .obo
The building trades lost more days
of work than any other class of strIk-
ers. the aggregate being ! 1920
The boot and shOemakers come next
with ,29l ,Iy3. The number OF days
spent in unsuccessful strikes in the
whole year was 5,OSl ,3l5, and in sue
cessiul strikes l ia 1874. These fig
ures do not include the strikes that
were unfinished on Jan. | last, of
which all but one have been settled
unsuccessiully from the strikers point
of view. That one is still in progress
,t.e.p
strikes account for round 5000, 900
more days lost, and the grand total
for the year, therefore. is nearly ten
! million days time lost ON account OF
strikes. As there were nearly three
hundred and fifty thousand strikers, il
appears that about one month per
capita was lost by them. suppose he
average daily earnings OF these men
was 81 80, II conservative estimate
whei, tnr great number Of carpenters
on strike Is considered, the total loss
in wages for the year would amount
to about Sl3. 800 900. The money
loss in the successful strikes may he
est timated at 81. .IOO,OOO in wages, or
about SlS.75 for each striker. 1t is
impossible to give "a trust worthy esti-
mate OF the loss To general business
interests from the same causes, and to
the consumers, upon whom many
strikes reacted in the raising OF prices
for staple products.