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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1888-04-19
Cardiff knocke ! Out by Cupid.

Minneapolis society is all torn up
over the announcement that "a well
known society girl would soon marry
Patsy Cardiff, the prigill,t. The bride
exlmctant is Miss Nellie Hall, who j. a
decided iavorite in society. Through
family reversals she has been com
PEELED to teach music for living. but
that fact has not preVen ed her from
being invited to exclusive gathering,
rs frequently a. the idlest butterfly uf
them all. There j. no young woman
in the city who i more widely 49,
teemed. Cardiff happened tn drop in
at Il musicale where Miss Hall WAS
playing one day. lie fell in love with
her at first sight and sought an intro
The young woman was rather amused
mt having "A pugili>t for IA lover. ami,
though he l. IA handsome man, looked
upon his attentions in the light of IA
Joke. Patsy WAS in sober earnest.
however, and finally Miss Hall brcdme
Interested. Her interest has turned
into love. and the wedding day j. now
being discussed. nj course all of the
girls friends are trying to di,suade her
from the match, but she remains firm.
Cardiff announces that he has given
up the ring forever, and now that he
ha> gotten into good society will try
to stay there. Ills refusal 10 tight
kilrain is thus explained The mat
ter has been kept very quiet, and not
even Cardiff : partner knew oi II.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1888-04-19
INDIANS AND ENGLISH.


President Cleveland has written a
long letter to Rev. .iames Morrow, ID.
d., Philadelphia, in response to a res
olution adopted at the session ut Phil
adelphia of the annual conference OF
the Methodist Episcopal church, held
March 80, OF which the following is n
synopsis:
My Dear Sir II have received GER
tain resolutions passed by the annual
conference held mt Philadelphia. The
action taken by this assemblage of
Christian men has greatly surprised
me. They declare that this conference
earnestly protests against the recent
action of the government in excluding
the use OF native languages in the edu-
cation of Indians. aud especially the
exclusion of the Dakota bible: that
while admitting the advantages in
teaching English to the Indians, to
compel them to receive al religious in
structions in that language would
practically hinder their receiving it in
the most effective way: that the line
Ot power travels wit h the human heart.
and the heait of the Indian is in his
language; and that the operations of
all missionary societies should be un-
trammeled by state interference.
The president quotes the rules OF the
Indian bureau upon the subject, and
continues:
The government seeks, in its man.
asement OF the Indians. to civilize and
prepare them for that contact with
the world which necessarily accom-
panies civilization. Nothing is more
important to the Indian. from this
point OF view, than knowledge Of the
English language. 1t VII not do to
permit these wards of the nation to
become their own masters-tO indulge
IN their own barbarous language-be-
cause it pleases them. The use of the
Indian vernacular should not be en-
cOuraged or continued beyond the
limit of necessity, and text books, the
'oral instruction in the general sense,
and the curriculum certainly should be
in English. The rules OF the Indian
bureau have been modified so as to
meet the views of good men who seek
to AID the government in benevolent
until it was supposed that
their meaning was quite plain and
their purposes satisfactory. The gov
will continue to invoke the
assistance OF all Christian people and
i'm this very important
and interesting part OF the labor en-
trusted to it.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1888-04-19
important News From, Montana.

Ii is worthy of remark that the ter
ritories are still for Blaine. Either
they have not heard from Florence or
they have perceived the almost audi
bile wink that accompanied the Maine
statesman letter OF declination. Dur
ing the last week in March the Indie
pendent OF Helena. NJ. r., made II
careful canvass OF the leading Repll-
licans OF the territory. And this is
what the summary shows: For Blaine
SO: Sherman. 10; Gresham. -: ALI
son, 23; Lincoln, Is; Conkling, q; he
pew, 3; Edmrnds, 1: Washburn, /.
and lIartranf'. of PENNSYLVANIA, |.
Upon an attempt to get ut how the
Blaine men would go in ease his dee
lination declined, they split about
equally between sherman, Allison and
Gresham. As Montana Will have two
votes in the Republican convention
aud none in the electoral college, this
must he taken as very significant
straw. Cleveland has it all his own
way among the Democratic commit
teemen who send delegates to St.
| louis .-tl liicago News.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1888-04-19

Following il an extract from the
minority report OF the ways and
means committee, with reference to
the wool tariff:
The American farmer will appre.iate
the vicious character of the bill whel,
he is appris.rl of the fact that, while
the products of land and labor are
shut of from Canada by the protect
i've tariff imposed by the Canadian
government. the Canadian farmer can
send many oi his products here with
out the payment OF duty. Nowhere
IN the bi is the ultimate purpose OF
the authors more manifest than its
treatment of wool. 1t places this prod
net upon he free list and exposes our
iiOck> and ilceces to merciless compe-
tition from abroad. In this respect
the bill is but AN echo of the presi-
dent $ message, and gives emphasis to
the settled purpose of the majority to
break down the most valuable indus
tries of the country. Why have the
malOrlty put wool on the free list /?
The purpose is to break down the
price of wool.
1t this should he the result, we in
q'ilre ut whose expense and loss? 1t
must he at the expense of the Ameri-
can grower and to his loss who, Mt the
present prices and with the present
duty, is being forced out of the busi-
ness by rtiinous foreign competition.
The injury. by the confession of the
majority, will fall upon the American
wool growers. The bill will greatly in
crease the imports of the foreign prod
net and diminish, if not wholly de-
stroy, our own production. 1t should
he borne IN mind that our wool pro-
ducers cannot compete with countries
where no winter feeding and but little
summer attention is required and
where labor is so cheap, unless their
industry has inst and adequate pro-
lection.
The majority inquire i'm their report:
"lf congress grants the request of the
do for wooden clothing?" We beg to
suggest that the people of this country
wore woolen clothes during the exist
ence OF the tariff of 1867 land the
tarlfi proposed by the wool conference
is substantially that tariff, and the
people were never better clothed and
never better able to buy them.
Wool upon the free list is a deadly
assault upon the great agricultural in
terests. and will fall with terrible
crash upon millions of people. 1t will
destroy invested capital, unsettle es-
tablislied values, wrest from flock
masters their lifetime earnings, bank
rupt thousands OF our best and most
industrious farmers, and drive them
into other branches OF agriculture al
ready Overcrowded.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1888-04-19
How to Stamp 4 Letter.

Louisville Courier-Journal: Ont of
the millions OF persons who stamp let
tiers daily. but few know the way to
do the clicking" remarked Mr.. All
Oldham. the stamp purveyor at the
postoilice, yesterday.
Which is the right way, Alf9" quer-
iel Il listener.
Why, the envelope ought to be
licked, not he stamp. Ii you lick the
envelope and then apply the stamp it
will stick. sure. Ii you lick the stamp
you are liable to carry away all the
on your tongue, or so much
that the stamp will fall OFF. Many u
letter has reached the dead letter
Office because the sender licke, the
stamp instead of the envelope"
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1888-04-19

The house OF representative has
PASSED "A bill to aut horize tl.- Issue OF
fractional paper currency IN leuoln-
nations OF 10. | , aud - rents. when
demanded from the secretary of the
treasury. This will bc welcomed by
the public a. II great convenience in
the transmission OF small sums of
money 10y mail. II j. found IN prac-
tice that the postal note system now
IN vogue l. inconvenien:. IA compared
with fractional currency. Iir postal
notes can only be obtained and paid
at money order oilire>, Wliril.. gully
number per cent of all the post
offices. II would add To the convent
riirc u denominations of : '..I ! .I'lctut
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1888-04-19

Translated from the German by W. n. Buck.
e thoteau Caiument. Dcnocratic organ Of norl
stern th"tcau county
Mary had little lamb.
II was not white. hut drab.
That little lamb went out to play,
Aud came home with the scab.
Like some little fountain's flow
Up from the mighty deep.
That little lamb did give the scab
To iifty-tho,,san nd sheep.
Then when the people found il out
They called II meeting quick,
Aud extended AN invitation
To all upon the creek.
When the meeting came to order,
The first an the programme
Was To- pa~s n resolution
To quarantine the lamb,
Aud they PASSED another,
To insure ~ better clip,
That all should work together,
And all their ilocks would dip.
Well. that was pretty good.
And 50 lar as ] could learn,
n motion was in order
For that meeting to adjourn.
But an old man took the floor then,
Who not one word had said;
lie WIS white with many winters,
And harefooted ON his head.
Then he read one resolution,
And it passed without dissention,
Nurl they sent ii to ~. Louis
To the Democratic convention.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1888-04-19

Translated from the German hy W. n. Buck. of
the thoteau faunient. Democratic organ Of north
western thoteau county
Smyrna times., 1888-09-12

THE inducements that have been
held out for years to immigration from
Europe is bearing its legitimate fruit.
Our great cities are coming under the
dominance of foreign population and
foreign ideas. President Cleveland in
his letter of acceptance speaks of it as
one that menaces our domestic institu
tions. New York is more foreign than
American in her population but it
would seem Chicago is more intensely
so than New York. At a meeting of
Episcopal ministers in Chicago, Mon
day, committee submitted a report,
in which it was stated that Chicago
was practically a foreign city that
not over one-ffth of the population
were Americans; that the municipal
officers were mostly foreigners, and
the City Council had a majority of for
eigners as members. Consequently the
Americans were unable to enforce
American laws, and felt some modesty
about asking the foreigners to enforce
them. The report held out that il
consequence of this state of things, anC
of the influence of foreign politicians
the Mayor was terrorized and cOulC
not enforce the laws. The report thel
recommended that mass meeting b
held and the question be discussed
and the people wrought up to a feelin
that something must be done to coun
teract the foreign influence. This re
port caused a rather heated discussion
and it was finally laid on the table.
Smyrna times., 1888-09-12

FRANCE and Italy says the american,
are the storm-centres of Europe now.
The ambition of each is to carve out
an empire for itself in Northern Africa.
The bitterness with which Italy resent
ed the annexation of Tunis will be re-
membered. With nearly equal bitter
ness France regards the extension of
italian conquests on the lower Red
Sea, the last being the annexation of
NIassowah. With England holding
one shore and Italy the other, France
would have very little real use of the
Suez Canal at the upper end of the Red
Sea, in case she fell out with either.
So the two Powers begin to talk Of
their armaments and their military and
naval force, and their prime ministers
attend the autumn man9uvres of theil
fleets, as though war were actually
Impending. There have been too many
of these diplomatic displays Of teeth il
the last decade for the world TO taxi
them very seriously. France, whicl
would have to act on the aggressive
has good reason to believe that the Ol'
alliance of Italy with Germany is no
at an end, and that in attacking on
country she would have to fight botf
Smyrna times., 1888-09-12
Death of owen G. Crow.

Owen G. Crow died at his residence
on Delaware street, in this town, on
Saturday morning last in the SIND year
of his age. He had been in feeble
health for several years, usually Incl
dent to the age Of fourscOre, but
month or so ago a stomach disease,
probably cancer, seized and fast rob-
bed him of his vital powers ending,
when there was no longer bodily
strength to resist, in his death, as above
stated. He was a great and a patient
sufferer, giving many evidences of his
full reliance on the christian faith IN
the trying hour.
Mr.. Crow was born in Cecil county
Md, and came to this town from
Odessa in the year 1912 and took
charge of the Smyrna House as pro
prietor, succeeding John Wilds. H'
remained in the prOprietorship OF thl
house for seven years when he changed
to the Delaware House where he re
mained two years which finished VI
his connection with hotel life. In
wear or two after he bought the farm
over Smyrna Landing where he mad
his home until ten or twelve years ag
when he ceased the active pursuits c
life, part of the time since being spen
in Wilmington and the remainder i
SMYRNA. He became a member of tn
NJ. E. church during the pastorate
Rev. z. Stubbs twelve years ago. II
: wife who survives him, and who in
f long pilgrimage had led beautiful an
exemplary life, ever found in him afte
q ready and willing cOnsOrt in after
dance upon the church and the variol
means of grace. His remains were il
= TERED in GlenwOOd cemetery on Mo
j. day afternoon, Rev. VIM. S. Robinsc
Officiating.
Smyrna times., 1888-09-12
Excessive Humidity,

The weather the past ten days has
been both remarkable and damaging.
On Friday it was cold enough for fire,
while Saturday morning, with the wind
blowing from the South, whittier it had
shifted in the night, it had not only
become warm, but oppressive with
dampness. When the doors were
opened the excessive moisture in the
atmosphere rushed in with the warm
air and swiftly deposited itself on the
'cold walls, furniture, ETC., and pene-
trate wall papers, curtains, bedding
and everything within reach that pre-
sented a surface cooler than the air
that carried it into the house. Oh
course, the moisture lOosened and dis,
colored paper made curtains as limp
as a wash-rag; made beds damp anC
musty, and generally spoiled every
thing that water could spoil. In sew
eral cases paper fell from the ceiling
In the dwellings it was only discOm
fort, but in the fields in rotting anC
damaging the peaches, thus great!
Iessening the profits that up to tha
date had been expected.
Smyrna times., 1888-09-12
The Peach.

The peach crop is nearing its end,
hastened by the cracking, rotting and
dashing to the ground of the smOck,
the last of the heavy varieties not mar
keted. The weeks storm, if it had
been intended for injuring the smock
peach, could hardly have been more
efiectual. The crop will hardly exceed
half the value that was expected.
Those that were not whipped off or
cracked or mildewed, may, under favor
able weather, color up better than an
ticipated This is the third season
tracted spell of bad weather Just at
ripening time.
The train on Monday took 148 cars.
Previous shipments, 5343.
A Wyoming dealer thinks that the
storm knocked 100000 baskets, fully
500 car loads. These peaches are not
lost however, but they will turn up in
the canneries and evaporatOrs. Peaches
sold from 80 to rs cents a basket al
Wyoming Monday. Those knocked of
by the storm sold at Is and 25 cents.
| The Baltimore SUU says: There was
a heavy arrival of peaches at Ligh
street Monday, and but little change il
the market. Good fruit was in demand
at steady prices, while the poorer quail
tiles sold for little or nothing. Extr;
grades sold at 60 cents to 81 per box
The Fruit and Produce Exchange re
ceived 5000 packages. Chairs choic
brought 66 cents per basket, and EXtr
Crawford's rs cents per box. Smocks
which are beginning to arrive, wer
, sold at from so to go cents per baske
and white fruit as high as 65 cents.
! The rain during the last three day
' has materially damaged the peach Gro
. in Kent county, Md. This week, j
e which the big rush of Smock woul
f have occurred, will be a disappoin
/ ment, as the rain has rOtted or spl
s the peaches seriously. All the buye
s at Nicholson's and Chestertown haN
quit buying, and the peach season
nearing its close. The canning an
: drying houses at Chestertown are pa,
u ing from ten to twenty cents per ba
L ket. The season at the longest WI
q not last over two weeks.
Smyrna times., 1888-09-12
News Items.

A destructive rain and wind storm
swept over parts Of Nansemond, Isle
of Wight and southampton counties,
in Virginia, Monday destroying stand
ing crops and blowing down trees and
farm buildings. F. T. Cross, a promi-
nent farmer in NanaemOnd county, was
killed by a falling tree.
The Administration has added to its
treaty muddles by pushing the Chinese
Exclusion bill through the House be-
fore it had learned what the Chinese
Government had done about the treaty.
On the mere rumOr that it had rejected
the treaty, Congressman Scott, acting
for the Administration, got the House
to pass the Exclusion bill under whip
and spur. Friday it was learned that
the treaty had been postponed by
| China for further consideration, and
! Senator German, in behalf of the Ad-
ministratiOn, tried to stop the bill IN
trdnsitu, but the Senate Overruled him.
Luckily for the Administration, Sena-
tor Blair came to its rescue by entering
a motion to reconsider.
The twenty second annual encamp-
ment of the Graud Army of the Repub.
lie was begun in Columbus Ohio, Mon
day. The veterans are in four camps.
The Naval Veterans Association i:
well represented and they took part il
the big parade yesterday. Among
those who have already been men
toned as candidates for COmmander-in
Chief are Judge Veasy, of Vermont
General Palmer, of New York Gen
Warner, of Missouri; J. c. Lineham, 0
New Hampshire; Gen. Curtis, of New
York !; Gov. Alger, of Michigan; Col
8 Saxton, of Illinois, and Gen. Goblin, 0
! Pennsylvania. 1t was estimated tina
there were a quarter of a million c
, strangers in Columbus.
Y FRosT.-DuriDg Thursday and Fri
t day nights Of last week unprecedente
0 frosts prevailed in New Hampshire an
} Maine, doing great damage to veget
5 ton, particularly corn and pOtatoe
l. In Sullivan county, New Hampshire
). the havoc is greater than was ever be
/ fore known from an early frost. A
i Winthrop, Maine, the frost was s
e heavy that the landscape looked as
+ covered with snow.
If The frost of Thursday night wi
have a serious effect on the canning e
n adjustments in the vicinity of Medwa
" Massachusetts.
: Reports from all points back fro
7, Connecticut river show hard frOsts
Thursday night. and large loss
D. corn and tobacco. The thermomet
ID marked 81 degrees in various place
Ice formed the thickness of windc
1t glass.
= There was a killing frost in Renss
s laer and Washington counties, NJ
n York. Ice formed and great dana
C. was done to corn, potatoes, buckwhC
eh and melons. The frost was especia
is disastrous near Saratoga.
e. In Massachusetts, farmers lost su
s: crops as cucumbers, tomatoes, squa
10, and corn. In some places the gra
crop is injured. Reports of damage
ce frost have also been received frC
n points in northern New England.
Smyrna times., 1888-09-12
NOTICE.

NOTICE.
IN Notice is hereby given that l. William
Fell, being the tenant of the house known
as the Delaware House n the Town Of smyrna
Kent county and State of Delaware, intend 20 make
application to the Court of General Sessions OF ne
Peace and Jail Delivery Of the state Of Delaware
in and for Kent County, at Its next session WEltl
will commence and be held at Dover, in kel,
County aforesaid, on Monday, the twenty-seoold
day OF october in the year Of our Lord one d.
sand eight hundred and eighty eight, for lioseS
for the keeping Of an inn or tavern and auihout
ing the sale of intoxicating liquors In less quanA
ties than one quart, 70 be drunk on the premissa
in the said, Delaware House" The said Dea'
ware House, wherein an inn or tavern IS props.
ed 70 be Kept with the privilege Of selling theie-
intoxicating liquors in less quantities than o9e
quart 70 be drunk on the premises, is located u
United School District Nos. and II and and lyl,
IN Kent county Aforesaid, and forming one I nlisl
school District by the name OF the Smyrna fus
lie schools" and at the Southeast e9l
ner OF Main Street and Mount Vernon, iormell
Methodist Street, in the said Tewn q smlr
ma, IN Kent county aforesaid The W.
when the said application will be mA1i
by me will be on Monday the twenty y-secoll
day Of October, in the year Of our Lord eas ea
thousand eight hundred and eighty-eghL c. Se.-s
the first day of the next term Of the SAID sVS.. ~
of General Sessions Of the Peace and jan ~
livery Of the State of Delaware. in and ioI ~. As,
county. The names Of the respectable ellii''~
recommending my said application, are
i W. i. Cavender, A. E Jardine,
| Jacob LeinberRer ThOs Mccoy.
i I. +. jefferson, VIM C. Palmer,
/ W. A. C. Hardcastle L Harrison,
Peter P. Collins, Frank Wells
| +. +. POstles, Wm. NJ. Lewis
| VIM. A. MeKOWn, John Mustard,
/ 0. Fisher Samuel Wilds. -,
WILLIAM YELL
Smyrna, Del, Sept. -, 1SsS-SW
Smyrna times., 1888-09-12
fOf Wt oW0fHu AtHtc'
Arrival of Peach Trains.

Editor Of the Smyrna Times-DEAR
SIR-Please find enclosed the date of
the arrival of peach trains for the past
week, which you will please publish
for the information of the growers and
shippers of peaches:
Sept. 4-First train, 81 cars, Las
A. NJ; second train, 20.cars, 2.15 A. Nj
third train, cars, 3 A. NJ; fourth train,
3 cars, 7 A. Ms cars.
Sept. 5--First train, 10 cars, 80 A.
NJ; second train, Is cars, 3. .45 A. NJ; third
train, 21 cars, 4 A. NJ; fourth train, Il
cars, 5A. NJ; 4 cars not in-73 cars.
Sept. 6-First train, 10 cars, 1880 A.
NJ; second train. % cars, 2. Is A. NJ; third
train, 20 cars, 230 A. NJ; fourth train, {
cars, 2.45 A. M.-63 cars.
Sept. First train, Is cars, 1.SO A
NJ: second train, Is cars, 1.45 A. NJ.
third train, 10 cars. A. NJ; fourtl
train, 6 cars, 2.15 A. M.--49 cars.
Sept. 8-First train, "a cars, 2.l5 A
NJ; second train, 26 cars, 2.30 A. NJ,
80 cars.
80 cars In on Monday morning
nearly all in bad order. Market brisl
this morning, but fruit Of poor quality
selling at so cents to $3.50 per basket
G. II. REGISTER.
384 Washington st., N, Y. Sept. il, 'SS
Smyrna times., 1888-09-12
Business Locals.

A few Carpets and Mattings left at
J. B. COoper's will be sold at very low
figures.
GEO. M. STEVENSON will receive
and fill all orders for ice cream at the
shortest notice.
VIM. P. Smithers has to loan $4,000
in sums of 81 900 each; and also S2,5OO
on mortgage on farm land.
Try the Wilmington City Steam
Laundry, w. F. BUCHANAN, Agent.
Goods called for and delivered by
the agent for the Wilmington CITY
Steam Laundry.
Pulpit and Family Bibles, at J. B.
COOper's.
States, Pencils, Pens, Ink, Tablets,
Erasers. Blank Books, Crayon, and ali
other School Stationery, and all the
School Books, at J. B. Cooper's Book
Store.
For the BEST Lemons in Smyrna, e
to Geo. NJ. StevensOn's, Market st.
Wilmington City Steam Laundry
W. F. BUCHANAN, Agent.
Devoe Brilliant Oil, the best and SAT
est oil made, at J. B. Cooper's.
Blank Books, all Styles. sizes an,
Qualities, at J. B. COOper's.
Table and Pocket Cutlery at J. F
Cooper's.
Granite and Porcelain Tea an
Chamber Sets, plain and decorated, &
J. B. COoper's.
Window Shades and Spring Fixture
e at J. B. CoOper's. Loops and Fringe
Order any Book you want, at J.
COOper's.