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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1888-01-05

President DeIano has iss,,ssi the fol
lowing address to tbe wool growers of
the United States urging them to fight
a reduction of the tariff as proposed
by President Cleveland.
Mount Vernon, Ohio, Dec. %. INST,
the Wool Growers %. the unitsrl States;
The sentiment favorina gvee tras,, In tI,as
country has been augmented q, the extent
of the president'r Influence. Inann,uurjue
sympathy with those vino sln moi en-.
courage American industries aud domestic.
iabor. the executive emphasized his con-
tempt i"r your industry by pr,ppsing the
repeal of NIL duties on imported w,s,ls.
iou number about million voters, and
give employment to about n million u,,r,..
Every state, and nearly every county h,
each state OF the Union. has Hreks ard
Hook masters. Your Rocks ueueraIsv .rv
small, ynur wealth limited and your lr~,.
n",'s 80 scattered as Ia render organization
hhd united a.ti"n difficult. Once the tro-
uue,fs "' 900 oooo0o p"rnd- of wool an
nn"iiy. valued 1t about 500. 600 Oos, Won
nave seen the unfriendiy legislation of lss:,
check your growth. and actually r,du.,
your hocks IN number and your animal
cup W luanttfy To the extent oi Is nor
cent. These rriuctions fulnwest N small
r'uue,ion of protective duties. Nuw tn.
fi'S''eht proposes the abolition So that
So"th America and Australia with other
i"f"isii nations, can supply the rousu,nn-
tion of the United states .pin,lIe. nn,i
looms. The officers OF your national soci.
e's uesire to organize resistance to thj.
criei attempt. in order to secure its defeat
ny active, consolidated resistance, I al.
vise that you petition congress freely f,on,
u" parts of the country. Send let ters To
coig'essmen from every district. Have
each association of wool growers. stntr.
county, township or town. f,sss and for.
ward appropriate resolution. lncite gran.
gers, or associations Of -ban.lmen e,
unite their voices with yours in urging CON
gress To promote the welfare of usricuitur...
Ghiranchlsed freemen may obtain Justice
ana avoid oppression by making those In
authority understand their wants. Jf.you
nave not large or consolidated wealth, Won
have votes. Exercise widely the power
which this privilege gives. The founler, of
our republic placed ia the hands ui its
people the power to correct the errors of
those who make or administer our laws
without insurrection or violence The OK
fcu'ivc has been misinformed. Remove
ne deception, and let him and the nation
know That You will not submit T., the nros
posed injustice without Il resolute str,,rp,,.
N,isnedl &. DELANo.
Pres. National Wool Growers Assu'u.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1888-01-05
A Desperate Captured.

DENVER special: 4 telegram from
Deer Trail, Colo. gives information
that the outlaw Newt Voice. who re
Gently killed Officer Hoili,,gsworth
and eraped, last Friday morning rode
INTO Hoblnson : sheep ranch. tweiy.
miles north OF Deer Trail and de.
thailded shelter, which was given niB,.
During the day II number of r,tncilnien.
learning oi Norce's whereabouts. sur
rounded the dugont for the p,rpos.;
OF killing Linn When he c;t,ne out
Norce horse remained staining near
the door ol the place, ready for IN
stant use, but it Was evident that he
suspected lie Was surrounded bv the
ranchinen, tor the hertlers in the dug.
out came otit la the evening and lee.
and watere'l te animal. Everything
remained quiet until early SATURDAY.,
when man with Norce's hat and
coat on rushed from the door anI
took tine horse. Men who were cor
cealed behind the corral fired upon
INN ana he ielldrad. II l. now learned
the dead man WAS IA her,irr whom
Norce had forced ut the mouth of n
W inciiester riile % put Oh MS clothes
ana run toward the hnrs. ior be p,ir-
pose OF learning whether or not til.
officers or ranchmen were i'll the vicin-
iiy concealed. Word was immediately
tslesraphed the sheriff AT Denver, who
sent "a special train bearing half a
dozen Officers to Deer Trail, with in
str'ictions TO take Norce dead or alive.
The posse arrived and oct tire 70 tn.
..-- 5ti. and Norce ranle out and sur
lie will oe taken 10 Denv.r.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1888-01-05
IRE Firs fea.,sgs o: Sale.

\ Young BoStoniav hs- w4t.t.n le.
several prominent generals a>kin. hos
they felt Ia their iir~t battles. ,,tnr.nl
sherman says mat san quest ions arr.
hdFt To answer. Adu Ilgll Porter sli-~
hi- first battle occurred ahrn he wa,
twelve years of aye. and that h iii
no fe-l much afrald. tirn pl-.t-onto or
ieniath~ that bis ilr-' lsa, :. VA, in
hexsco ~ lsi6. an thai ne i,.t iLat
III" sooner the enemy wI~ ti,.Jshr
the bc;ter II would h- Will, r,-uerai
Avvreil SAYS that th. lfrtia ai Bull
Run. i>oi was Li- nr>' AM th.t
when be saw the enemy "a, thought
that great and n,eit-- rl4ag. ,t:
about to by committee.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1888-01-05

W. +. Gladsto.e va, - YEAR, o'G
I1st THURSDAY, tl.e ;Jth u.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1888-01-05

Boston. Mass, D.c o3.-Weinesday
last Ira Paine made tie unprecedented
scor. oi ooi points ut the Narrasan-
sett Gun club at Providence, l.. l..
With IL smith & Wcs-pn iI-calibre
army revolver on the standard Amer
ican target, at a distance OF iiitv Yards.
IN 100 consecutive shots. \. ". B.1,-
net, however, asserted that h- could
equal ANY score Mr.. Paine made and
yesterday proceeded to Walnut I'LL
ranee, where, IN the presence OF reii .ble
witnesses. with the official club scorer.
r.nse-keeper, and others, rolled up in
100 -hol, at fifty yards on the same
target 9li poin,a, which Is IT. point !,
higher than Mr.. Paine pr any otner
person has ever recorded. The srore
included two ten->hot strings, ag-re-
eating 81 epuallng the b,.-t ten shots
on rerp"s; there were also iuur ten
-i,ot clean scores and T. ,i,..uf. .e', ,.l,
consecutive 1uil'stycs.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1888-01-05

The annual report of The Secretary
of the Senate is IA very readable doc,i
ment. Among the purchases were one
Mediterranean bath-sponsc, one hun
dred pounds OF Babbitt's : soap, and ..
half-dozen OF sapoliO. This isevidene
| enough that some one has been iakiu.,
bath, but The Tact cannot Il. r,se,i ls
"a campaign document, for no names
are divulged.
Between July l2 and Aug. 8, 1856.
the Senators drank 900 pints OF apul
iinarls, used up four boxes of lemons,
and fifty pounds OF sugar. There mo-
record OF any charges for cold tea"
Under the head of Expenses Of Sub,
Committee on Foreign Relations. "
Senator Elmun1s has "a "iOr.nt
lunch" charged to the government,
senator salisbury, dinner. in Boston.
10 cents, and supper in Boston. 3,
cents" The mystery is that /, SEN.
ator of the United States would ill his
stomach with I5-cent patrician din.
ner, and in Boston too,
''Five pounds of Copenhapen snus
Tor use United States Senate. 50 2utp
wo-grain quinine pills; ,rt dozen best
Italian cosmetics, = %, six Package.
l.ubln's powder, 81 .Os: two gross
T1poli powder, Sli. ~; one puff-box
and one pun, SlI.l0; twenty pounds
oxalic acId. 81 are aUioiry the inter
estin. items.
1t Is very easy to iora;e Nho used
some OF these articles. but n few of
them are puzzlers. Of course Reck
TOOK snuif, and John sherman in.
dulaed IN quinne for his nIaeria. But
how was the Italian cosmetics"
"Lubin's powder" "one puif-box ana
one pun distributed? Seiutor .Ione;
oi FLORIDA could not haI. u-ei then,
all. u louisville Commercial
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1888-01-05

Eastern farmers and agriculture
journals have a very crude idea of ths
lnbors and duties of Montana farmers
This fact is shown in the well-mean,
advice which they weekly receive from
the pens of their brethren. The east
ern farmer talks about his clover hay
buckwheat, millet corn and pumpkins
These articles form a large portion ol
his farm products and OF course de.
mand much of his care and thought
He also has his wheat, rye, barley,
oats and vegetables to engage his at
tention. Hisproductsa are more diver
s.fei, and rs a rn.e each class il
cultivated with care and watchsul-
ness unknown TO the Wild west. Every
foot OF ground aud every hi; o. home
made fertilizer is saved and applied to
the land at the proper time. His low
grounds are drained and evc~v pro-
vision made to ward oiy the i'll effects
OF too much moisture.
The character OF the Hand climate
' " - '..'''' IL 4
IN Montana rs such that different pro-
vision must be made to cultivate land
proiitably. As it was supposed in the
'"',s o"! VI "ohtaha FARMING that
an irrigation ditch WAS indispensable
this matter was first attended oafter
the cali, was mn, ma H.
-. .,.,'. ,,'., VI" =. many '"ses
"'"' "oNe "" ,he "'tch ana ran
IN debt Tor his seed, farming imple-
ments and provisions. The ,r.,sSbon-
ner strucL s,..h viii, l.. -,
.trect SOM. ,.co,..,.,, ',. =, 80; 'a'a,
NOT n se,v Won, dr;,..,, .,,,, IS III ."'
nc.s a,,t;r.lx, Mill, 80. o"s
tb;ny tn 80. H.. Soo"
cron raising t;ms ,hs ",.t '%s,,m s",. u"rn,s
have den,onst rat,d ~, -. - III :uaso"s ':,:.
RAISING fa i, to con5 ,.rn,p ..;,n.!
: t;,;c;oI ,,o;st,,r., NJ ar
,ro,tJ,, u;,i.,,a,J a., ""S
I y rn,;,,, I.nJs vi "e'''"
In Wontnna hr. ,,, s
l;vars;t;n5 crons So, 1' '''se
,.;,,Ity ~, ,,,Laot ,l. sI"-
selves IN the ra;s;ur NJ CT Ill
,,,,uber ,,.o,, , i;,,Io - VIZ '' -
The RAISING of COR, al ,.,i nm.
lover hnv and vine r"nd,,n,s @ ."o"m 'r, neat
rule. nor .ttannt.J ~ Wnn.a ".e' asa
axcellent snhst;fute fnrc"r, '; ;s "i''', sa', Hn
neas h,,t corn can D.. .s,,oo.sf,, ~. ,ou;' y,
m nrorlv evarv vaI,.r in - ,,as .n,.,;, ia,.eo
The writer la ,a.,,,,i :" ,n' ,t ''.ory
owed Canada in pr;cLiv paar p i".
rnnr mo 1F;.,5,51, ~, -; sa,.ea
ar the terr;t or;.I go of 80 sn.e
very ear me, ,s,,r;na tw.l,.. 80
eupfh. Buck wheat dnes ,", 80
,indlv IN our col NTn,.' m" ."Ne
md hence that article ~ tt ;sI'
Iom raised here iItbonoi, - Sc, .e
~ Grown here thor, 40 ~, ,. -" "ay
n The nroduct nf o,,r farn,s III, ,,,, '''ucn
md ottention nacess,r,' - ; no .a'e
ron NOT be,no INST; t;f;eJ IL. thar'1,,,,., "m
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1888-01-05
Attentive.

Washinsto hotel clerk k-Front. htzo
any Texas congressman gone TO heir
rooms yet
Eront-Ies, sir; two OF them.
Hotel cl.rk-Well. 20 uD sta.rs and.
show them how to put out tie sas.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-05-31
Training the German Soldier.

The Germans olaim that their musketry instruction is enough better than the French to make up for the superiority of the French magazine rifle, The Heeres zeitung declar- ing recently in confident tone that "a fairly good rifle in the hands of marksmen we'll commanded, all else being equal, is more effective than superior rifle can be in slov- enly and too confident hands," No ono will doubt the truth of this who has seen large bodies of troops at work at the butts, nor can those who know how careful is Ger man military instruction doubt that the arm used by German troops will be made the most of, so far as untiring drill will suffice to make up for natural awkwardness. But the men from the farming districts, the Bauerleute, especially those from Saxony, Wurtemberg and Hanover, have big, clumsy fingers, and those who have seen the time they make over the simple and heavy apparatus of the needle gun will be slow to believe that they can ap- proach the French in the skillful use of the mechanism of the magazine rifle.
 Under the new regulations the German soldier is taught to fire standing, kneeling, lying down, behind a parapet, from shelter trench, behind tree, and at a running target. Attempts are making to teach the soldier how to judge distance by sound, that is to say, by the striking of the first bullet fired; and knowing the adjustment of the sights and the wind gauges for three ranges, 400, 800 and 1,20O meters, he is expected to be able to estimate a new range by means of these known points in his practice firing Scientific American.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-05-31
Japanese Funeral Cu.toms.

During my visit to the park passed a Japanese funeral procession that was quite novel, Before reaching the procession my attention was attracted to what seemed to be the spasmodic shouting of quite number of men, and as they passed, noticed that about every two minutes they all united in shout ing some words in unison. Between these times they would chat and laugh together and stop to bow and talk with any friends they met, and often, after what would seem to be an explanation of whose funeral it was, many would join and swell the procession. Noticing the absence of all females, was in- formed that the women did not as rule attend, especially as this was divorced wo- man.
 Borne on litter formed of two poles was plain pine box, probably about two feet square and about three feet high, into which the body was jammed with it's head between its knees. Surmountin;. this was peculiar kind of canopy made oi some brownish ma terial and ornamented with rice cakes, rice straw, fern and Q liberal supply of Japanese prayers. fastened together by string and tackled to the box, as circulars are in your street cars. was told that the age and sex are designated by a lantern placed in front Of the body, the absence of which indicated the one referred to as being divorced woman, they being the only exception. I did not have time to witness the burial CoItIIUufOo but t1xIlOi otes..d tl..-+ %l.-y placed in the cemeteries just as they come, and if you wish to find the grave of some particular departed friend you have to climb around until you find it.-Cor. San Francisco Examiner
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-05-31
THE WATERBURY EVENING DHMoGRAT THURSDAY MAY 3l sss
BARKNess HAS UNKNOWN IERRoRs
An Incident with g Moral That Hap
 pened in Minneapolis Hospital.

An Incident with Moral That Hap
 pened in B Minneapolis Hospital.
 "For heavens sake turn up the lightl Do it quick or shall go madi"
 A wonlan's voice almost screeched forth this command She lay tossing upon an iron cot in room in one of the Minneapolis hos pitals. She was young in years, but the deep lines on her still handsome face and her gen. era1 appearance were only too suggestive of a life of wild dissipation. She was woman of the town. A fever had been the means of her removal from house of sin to the pleasant quarters in the hospital She had awakened from a two weeks unconscious sleep when she opened her eyes to find herself in a semi darkened room yesterday afternoon.
 She appeared to be greatly frightened. The pleasant faced young woman officiating as nurse rushed to the window and pulled up the curtain at her wild cry. The hospital physician, who was in the room at the time and who stood at the sick woman's bedside, spoke kindly to her and said: "There is nothing to be frightened at; but I'll see that your room is never darkened again while you are here"
 Thanks" said the trembling girl, and in a moment she was far off again in dreamland
 That little episode may seem trife queer to you" said the doctor to visitor who was accompanying him on his rounds, "but it won't when explain little. I've had many years experience in a professional way with these women. There is nothing under heaven that they fear, we'll or ill, so much as dark ness-not even death. They simply have 0 horror of darkness. And they are all the same way. A years experience in the life they follow brings about this result. The causes That would be hard to explain. Per haps they have visions that are unpleasant, even horrible. Perhaps they think. I've noticed one peculiarity about this class of women, they are happiest when they are not given time to think. Natural, too. All ahkea Indeed, yes. Find mo one that will remain in dark room either in company or alone for moment without screaming and l will show you something never saw in all my professional career and something 1 doubt that any one ever w."-Indianapolis Journal
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-05-31
For a Genteel Corpse.

h. Boston nothing is held to be too eood for a:genteel corpse. Two coffins, just now in process of construction by local manu- facturer-to be used some day by grand daughter of the Baron von Wurtemburg and her husband-will cost not less than S5, GOO apiece. They are made of mahogany, seven inches thick, carved in bold relief with the most elaborate designs. All of these are in some manner emblematic of death On the panel spider-itself symbolic of the grim destroyer-has caught the fly at last in g web so delicately executed that you fear to breathe upon it lest it blow away. In an- other place grifin's claw suppsets human skull from fracture in which lizard is crawling. Still another panel shows an owl in the act of capturing a mouse, and so on, the intention being to express the idea that death comes soon or late to every living thing. .a.. -a ....
 On the top of each coffin is carved coat of arms, and every available inch of the in- terior is beautifed by the cutting tools Inside these superb caskets are swung two silken hammocks for the eventual reception of the baron's granddaughter and her spouse They are not dead yet, be it understood Quite otherwise But, having no end of money, they wish to die regardless of ex- pense. A $125 5,0OO mausoleum in a local cem- etery will serve as a receptacle for the costly boxes-Rene Bache in New Orleans Pica- yune.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-05-31

THE PRISON MIRROR, little sheet pub lished by the convicts of the Saltwater, Minn., penitentiary, speaking of two young burglars whom Judge Maritime of New York, recently sentenced to thirty years imprisonment, says: Hardly any body pretends that in cases of this kind exact justice is administered; it is now generally understood that the primary pur- pose of all legal punishment is to prevent crime. It is, then, question whether the same end might..not have been secured by a less apparently severe and arbitrary degree of punishment. It is clearly to the inter ests of the people that crime be prevented d as cheaply and expeditiously as possible consistent with thoroughness and we doubt whether it would require anything like thirty years proper treatment to prepare these two young thieves for a decent life of law-respe lawsupporting citizens. Indeed, it strikes us that such sentences are usually horrible blunders; as Fouche said: It is more than crime; it is politi cal mistake.'"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-05-31
THURSDAY. MAY 31, 1888.
National Democratic Convention,

The national democratic committee hav- ing met in the city of Washington on the 22d day of February, 1888, has appointed Tuesday, the 5th day of June next at noon as the time chosen and the city of St Louis as the place of holding the national demo- cratic convention.
 Each state is entitled to representation therein equal to double the number of it's senators and representatives in the con- gress of the United States. The Demo- crats of each organized territory and the District of Columbia are invited to send two delegates, subject to the decision of the convention as to their admission. All Democratic conservative citizens of the United States, irrespective of past political associations and differences, who can unite with us in the effort for pure, economi- cal and constitutional government, are cor dially invited to join in sending delegates to the convention.
 WILLIAM H. BARNUM.
 FREDERICK O. PIERCE, Secretary.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-05-31

IT has long been mystery to the French government how bank notes of that coun- try are forged. The business has been sue cessfully carried sn, and attempts to locate the forgers have time and again proved fruitless. A retired police officer who has had great experience, has just made known romantic theory as to the manner in which the notes are forged. He says that the forgers, who naturally are very rich, are owners of several steamers, with, of course, picked, trustworthy crew, and all machinery for forging notes on board. When an issue of false notes is decided upon, the ship puts to sea, the notes are printed, and the plates are thrown into the sea. The ship then puts into port in the country in which the notes are to be circu- lated, distributes them to confidential agents, and in three days the spells are foated. The notes not got rid of are de stroyed, and the steamer leaves port to meet agents in some other port, where the spoil is divided, and ahother issue is ar ranged for some other country.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-05-31
WIFI, HE HATES THE ENGLISH.
Secret of the German Crown Prince's
 Dislike-Tormented by Schoolboys.

Secret of the German Crown Princo's
 Dislike-Tormented by Schoolboys.
 John Bull on his travels has acquired most unenviable reputation throughout the world for arrogance and discourtesy, and, in fact for objectionable conduct of nature which is tersely and correctly described abroad as insular. Disagreeable though he be, he Is perfect angel in comparison to the English schoolboy or college ''man," who, for the purpose of acquiring foreign lan- guages, has been placed under the care of some private tutor generally declasse English clergyman-in one of the provincial towns of Germany, Switzerland and France. It is impossible to conceive a more unruly, noisy and rough lot than these young men and boys, many of whom have been expelled for misconduct from the public schools in England; and with their undisglised con- tempt for everything foreign, and their ab- solute lack of reverence, regard or respect for anybody or anything abroad, they con- stitute holy terror to the inhabitants of the towns which they inflict with their presence.
 It is to these English college linen" and boys that is mainly attributable the intense and notorious hatred of Crown Prince William of Germany for everything pertain ing to Great Britain. They rendered his life at Bonn perfect misery and torture to him.
 
 in that pretty town on the banks of the Rhine he was butt of their practical jokes, an object of their ridicule and contempt, and repeatedly exposed to the grossest kind of in- suits at their hands. To give a solitary in- stance thereof it will be sufficient to state that no matter at what hour he set aside for his swim in the river, his young English tor mentors would always make point of talk ing their dip at the same time, and of indulg- ing in the toughest kind of horse play. Thus, no sooner would the prince take his header off the diving board, than several of them would immediately plunge, as if by accident, on top of him and prevent him from coming to the surface. This was all the more cruel as, owing to the fact of his left arm being withered and utterly useless, the poor boy was, and in fact still is, little better than a cripple.
 These and thousand other petty insults he patiently bore in stoical silence and without appearing to take any notice thereof, fact which enraged his tormentors and always stimulated them to the perpetration of fresh outrages. That, however, he has not forgot ten or forgiven their behavior has been ire quently and openly shown since he has be- come power in the land by his extreme and publicly shown dislike for everything Eng hsh.-Berlin Cor. New York Times