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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1889-02-14
A BIG GAME SLAUGHTER.
Farmer Murray Covers the Top Rail Of His
Fence With It'll -Cea3 Fas- -aad-0sts-
Plenty Of Animals

\ summeryille w. Na.) dispatch
says; Henry Murray, farmer in the
mountains OF Pocahontas county, has
been annoyed and damaged by the
squirrels. chipmunks and other four
legged pests which nightly swarmed
from the woods and ate hscorn. They
literally destroyed everything before
them I'M, il he accident ally ST ruck upon
IA plan 10y which he has destroyed al
most all of the pests. lie one day no
ticed chicken which had stepped int o
Il little pool of coal tar. The fowl
wandered about "a few minutes. until
its feet became So covered with the
leaves and sticks upon which it stepped
that it could go no furihe and fell
hclple--ly to the ground. Murray,
struck with the idea suggested by the
plight of la. chicken. Immediately set
ia work and filled large kettle with
coal tar and other giutinous sub
stances. which he heated.
This conglomerationh he spread thick
IN upon the top rail oi the fence which
: r,tchrd around his corn field and
into the woods. Before daybreak the
.next morning Murray, accompanied
-bx his boys and half dozen dogs,
went into the corn field. and, raising n
yell. started he affrighted animals by
the dozen from their work Of destruc-
ton. Imam instant long line of gray.
brown aud striped animals We're jump
in. and scurryng along the top of the
fence toward the woods. Before they
reached the woods many OF them had
80 covered their feet and sides with the
gummy stuff that they either stuck
fast or fell to the ground, when they
were quickly despatched. In the open
woods at the end of the fence the scene
was an animated one OF rolling. tum-
bling squirrels, coons and opossums,
with feet, sides and back covered wit h
the adhering leaves. sticks, etc, Wit Ia
which the ground Wa, covered. sixty
seven gray squirrels, thirty-iour chip
munks, three opossrms and seven UNI
lucky coons fell victims to Murray :
"tar-heel' mixture.
4 few OF hers succeeded in citing int q
the trees, but they could not get out
( of sight OF he hunters. their feet either
f sticking to the branches or failing 70
/ hold at all on account OF the bunche-
+ of leave, adhering to them. In a short
time Murray literally depopulated the
& -id, of the mountain of the pests. Ii
wa, but a short time before the story
cot out. and now that entire country
i, u-int Murray's recipe for the de
,trlFtion oi the pests which destro!
thousands of dollars worth OF corr
and other cereals every year.-Glob'
Democrat.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1889-02-14
Still Sleeping.

Total

ATTIcA. Ny. Feb. Mrs. Emma
Althouse is still asleep, this being her
twentv-ninth day. Everything known
to medical skill was tried by Dr. Retel.
the physician who now has the ease in
charge, on saturday evening last TO
awaken her. but the doctor finally
gave it up. \ ealvanic battery was
applied. cold water was thrown upon
her face. and other iuethodS We're tried.
in vain. The only effect the battery
had upon her was to force open her
eyes. but she never recained conscious
ness: and with the exception oi IA
little more color. caused by ieverl-h-
ness. her condition i about the same
as last week
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1889-02-14

samoa, fair Samoa.
Where graceful palm trees grow.
ANA hIng and serf in cotton shirts
All trouserless do 90;
Where inaIiens swim the bright lapoons
Or meath the southern stars
breathe out their VOWS of constaucy
In cooing 'oos" and ''ahs;"
Where nature rules the simple heart
Aud honesty's intentional
And clinging Mother IIubbards scorpeJ
AS staid and too conventional.
For You our Uncle sam doth wbet
pon his boots his bowie.
And Bsma rex : scru5iing up his X Krunps
TO make them tiercely showy;
And England's lying low to snatch
The bone II either drops it
To take advantage Of the toss
Whichever way Fate Hops it;
AMI senators are full of fight
And metaphoric wars are fought
By doughty braves who never heard
bugie call or mortarshot.
To show how Christians cut "a throat
Two armies MAJ Ice he'd tIpon-
III courage ooze not-you who once
our hapless parsous fcl upon:
Win 'hristian torch tn burn yonr huts.
With christian arlor waste and ravape.
WIN christian Justice seize your land,
To prove n Christian beats ~ savage.
WHEN an Is tone-and here's the milk
WITHIN the nut-so much we prize Won.
With niggerhead and Me,lforl rum
we u undertake Ia ciyilize you.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1889-02-14
Tie srreme Court Affirms the Death Sem
TENT and Fixes the Date Of Execution
for March Eighth.
Helena lIcrald.l

Helena Herald.
Yesterday afternoon, just before the
conclusion of the Supreme court ses-
sicn, Sheriff Jefferis brought George
iodas inO the court room to hear
the decison of his case. which had
been APPEALED for "a new trial. All the
luflges r.re present but Chief Justice
IcCon,rll. who had tried Godas in
ths district cou.t. The opinion OF the
Supreme Court was read by Judge
Bach. II was in substance that the
iniictmHt against the prisoner was
good am valid and that the decision
of tte lower court would he affirmed.
GOdas wa, then asked to stand up.
and as hedid so the Judge pronounced
the dealt sentence, confiding the pris-
oner toIhe care of the sheriff of Lewis
and Carke county until Friday.
Marc, 3, 1889, on which day, between
the aosrs OF 10 u. m. and 3 u. m..
Godas,is to be hanged by the neck
untildead. The prisoner was removed
to the county jail. where a death
watch was set upon him and he will
fh'is be guarded day and night until
he fatal Friday set for his execution.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1889-02-14
A Soldier Has Snakes.

\ Mandan special says: \ brother OF
General Scholield is now ar Dickenson
in charge OF the sheriff, getting over a
tried TO keep facts quiet.
but it j. learned that when on Pull
man en route east a few nights ago hs
scared all the passengers in the car
nearly to death, carved mirror. with
his sword AMI came pretty near cary
ing passengers. but tImely aid arrived.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1889-02-14
Lariating a Lynx.

Dillon Tribune: Upon Hamilton :
ranch. on upper Horse prairie. two
cowboys, Henry Beach and Lee Pow
ell. nu4e efl-.i-tu fn rotIunin-, ui ~ lie
on the ran.e. \ lar,r-~ilc'l uuun ain
lynx, measuring three and u iiali teet
from tip To TIP, made an attack on he
cowboys and their dogs. The lynx
crippled ami whipped ths dogs and
then attacked the cowboys. Powell,
who was riding Il green bronco colt d.
being an expert in throwing rope.
succeeded Ia pitching his lariat around
the lynx'- neck. Poweil's bronco
started. and with the lariat firmly
fastened To the horn oi the saddle. the
lynx WIS dragged i've miles Intocanp.
Int the brute showed fight then. y hen
he wa> dispatched without further
ceremony
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1889-02-14
War Cruiser Wanted.

SAN FRANcIsCo, Jan. 81 A public
statement was made here this after
noon that the Union Iron Works re-
ceived dispatch from Secretary Whit
ney ordering them to get the new crui-
ser Charleston ready for sea within
twenty days il possible, at no matter
what extra cost.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1889-02-14

The Manlt oba railway and Fort
Benton Transportation company :
steamers took ont of Montana up
wards OF 3.O5O.oW pounds of wool
The records al the Northern Pacific
railroad for four mont h. nj ~ss show
the following amount oi wool shipped
from Montana points ON that road:
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1889-02-14
OFFICsAg. RO~rCR.

OfFNbAs. RO~rGR.
Federal DIRECTORY.
Delegate tn Congress, J. X. Toole. Heiena
Governor ....... Preston II. Leslie, Helena
Secretary ......... William B. Webb. Helena
Treasurer ...............W q. Prcutt. Helena
Auditor. James Sullivan. Helena
Chief Justice......N. W. Mcconnell. Helena.
Associate Justices ); Sr%"i': 5 '';;s; S'i';:u
Clerk Fourth Judicial District Conrt ...
W. VI. tockrill.. .............t;reat Falls
Surveyor General Ben. II. Greene, Helena.
SurerInten ent lublie Instruction
........A. &. Logan, Miles City,
L. :. Marshal ...........R. :. Kelly, Helena.
Register 4. :. Land Office. S.W. Langhorne
F~rg". Co""sy OMic-rs.
Joint Councilman. Geo. NJ. Hatch
Member Legislative Assembly. J. y. Waite
Sheriff. thas NJ Clary
Treasurer. Frank T.. Wright
Clerk and Recorder, William II. Kelly
Deputy Clerk Dist. Court, Chas. = Fell
Judge OF Probate, Daniel A. Meagher
County Attorney, Frank r.. Smith
Surveyor, George Staflor,
Coroner, Dr. W. +. Hanson
Supt. OF Schools, Miss Fannie Corbn
COMMISSIONERS.
T.. l.. Chandler Chairman, TT. Maginnis |
}. l.. Barnes, Philbrook |
John McCourt tibet |
County Commissioners meet First Mon
day OF March, June, September and de-
ecmber.
The District Court i'm and for Fergus
County, meets first Monday in April and
first Monday in October.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1889-02-14
MONTANA WOOL SHIPMENTS IN 1888.
Eight Million Five Hundred Thousand Pounds

- Montana We.l Groner.
Between the first Oi June and the
first of October he It Paul, Mime
apoli~ 4 Manitoba railway shipped
out oi Montana wool as follows:
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1889-02-14
SOMETHING ABOUT SAMOA.


< AND WOOL INTERESTS OF THE GREAT JUDITH COUNTRY.
The Washington critic., 1889-04-29
Trashy Novels Defended.

people may say what they please about
trashy novels" said nervous little bright
eyed woman the other day, "but must say
they are better than medicine for me at
times. ! am, as plenty OF other women are,
a natural worrier; that is, l am given to
borrowing trouble and looking ahead with
apprehension Of disaster to come. 1 should
have been born man, sometimes think,
and tussled with the world myself, but sit
ting at home as do, the mother OF fam
lily, and having to wait and watch my hus-
band try to lay up something for our old
age in his own way, easily fall into a habit
OF useless worrying about the future, which
tentfs to stimulate regret for the past, aud
often make the present unnecessarily un-
pleasant for those around me. When used
TO fall into such mood a spirit Of restless
energy would take possession OF me, and |
would work away at my household duties
far beyond what my strength warranted.
Ny weary body would then react on my
worried brain and the result would be
total collapse from which 1t took time
and nursing to recover But | found
remedy at last in silly novels. When /
feel worrying mood coming upon me
now, fall TO reading them. They keep
me from thinking, they sooth me into un-
expected maps, thev require no mental ef-
fort for their comprehension, they stir no
strong emotion within me; in fact, short
course of them induces sweet torpor OF
the brain, which, while not to be desired
in the young or In one as permanent feat
ure, has often proved ofiucalculable bene-
fit to me, and great comfort to my family.
IN Y. Tribune.
The Washington critic., 1889-04-29
APHORISMS.

Ignorance is the mother of all evil
i Montaigne.
No gift can make rich those who are poor
in wisdom Julia Ward Howe.
Twenty years in the life of q man is some
times severe lesson Nine. de Stael.
The surest way to please is to forget
ones self and to think only OF others
[Moncrif.
Beauty is often but a splendid cloak
which conceals the imperfections of the
soul.-[T. Gautier.
We attract hearts by the qualities we dis
play; we retain them by the qualities we
possess.
There are three things which women throw
away Their time their money, and their
health.-[Mme. Geoffrin.
1t does not depend upon us to avoid
poverty. but 1t does depend upon us to
make that poverty respected. .-[voltaire.
1t is never the opinions Of others that dis
please us, but the pertinacity they display
in obtruding them upon us.--TFoubert.
There are several ways to speak: To
speak well, to speak easily, to speak justly,
and to speak at the right moment. tia
Bruyere.
The preiudices Of men emanate from the
mind, and may be overcome; the prejudiccs
Of women emanate from the heart, and are
impregnable.-[D Argens.
The Washington critic., 1889-04-29
NOVELTIES IN JEWELRY.

Filigree jewelry is bidding high for favor
itism again.
The armlets now so much in vogue are
invariably fastened with ieweled pins.
Pretty silver finger-bowls display on their
outer surfaces specimens Of the most equi-
site chasing.
A hairpin top that is attracting attention
Just now is flying angle in variegated gold
with diamond wings.
Among the most artistic ring-settings are
five or six circlets Of semi-precious stones
arranged 30 that the colors blend.
A small piece of rope in gold wire,
sprinkled with pearls, is what some ladies
are wearing in lieu Of ordinary earrings.
A notably rich and elegant brooch is q
more than ordinarily large opal, pointed
top and bottom, encircled by filigree gold
frame set closely with rubes.
1t would be difficult to excel In beauty as
queen chain pendant tiny gold obelisk
with hieroglyphics on the surface repre-
sented by numberless rubies.
Very rich-looking cuff-buttous are OF
platinum and gold, oval shaped, and are
crossed and recrossed In small squares, q
diamond, ruby or sapphire resting on the
centre.
1t is considered extremely stylish to
wear, scattered in the hair, at receptions or
balls, half dozen eDamelcd pinzs with
diamond centres. These are favored prin-
cipally by the brunettes, blondes affecting
more readily the violet. The idea is quite
unique and the effect is dazzling. flew
elers' Review
The Washington critic., 1889-04-29
Two woMEN IN poLIrIos.

The advent of women in politics will
be objected to by none when they ap.
pear, as did the two daughters of Mr..
Jacob Roxbury of Alexandria last week.
The father was candidate for Gas Su.
perintendent. He is an aged man with
no sons, and his two daughters one of
whom is a teacher in the public schools,
resolved to canvass for him. They did
50, effectually, and Mr.. Roxbury now
occupies the office. One of the young
ladies visited the houses of all the voters
in town. the other saw TO IL that tickets
were issued and all work Of that sort
properly attended to, and 1t has been q
long time in Alexandria since any can
didatc's cause was better served The
Primrose League in England never
worked on its broader scale to more
purpose
The woman in politics, as daughter
or wife, will never be an unpleasant
fignre. She retains all that is womanly,
because she is impelled by a womanly
instinct She Is as far removed from
the noisy suffragist as the dove is from
the loon. Somehow, the regard and
sympathy of the community IL always
with them, and they are always a
power. Women Of the type Of Mrs.
Logan will always be as attractive as
women OF the type Of half q dozen
The Washington critic., 1889-04-29

The elevators which are entered through
one side and left through the other are
often confusing. There is one man in town
at least who will subscribe to this. He
rode up to the top of tall, downtown
building in one of them the other day, and
when he started to go down again he thought
he was to leave 1t on the first floor through
the same side he entered on the top floor.
So he stepped In and leaned against the
wall Of the elevator shaft, just opposite the
door, II was one of those sudden elevators
and the boy in charge likes to drop 1t
rapidly in order that he may smile at the
little shrieks Of alarm uttered by his lady
passengers He dropped the car on this oc-
casion. The wall Of the shaft shot up the
back Of the confused young man with a
rasping sound, and before he could accept
the warning and step away from the wall
the car had reached the first floor The
scraping had carried his coat and vest up
around his neck; his hat had been tipped
forward on his face. AS he left the car he
was obliged to 'swalk Spanish" and he had
to undress himself before he could get his
apparel in place again. Hereafter he will
take good care that he leans only against
stationary walls.--[ Chicago Herald
The Washington critic., 1889-04-29
MoRsELs OF GAsTRoNoMY.

Shad roe for breakfast is now the proper
caper.
Beating up ice cream for Charlotte Russo
"filling' is one of the baker's new tricks.
A writer in a medical journal has great
deal to say about herring for sleepless-
ness.
Brown bread and butter with raw oys-
tiers, an English fad, has broken out among
us.
Bermuda onions are declared sufficiently
delicious TO make one inconsiderate for
other people.
There are people who believe French
cook can pound and beat a bootleg into q
tenderloin.
Tufiies insufiiciently cooked are equiva-
lent to discarded rubber overshoe cut up
into mincemeat, and just as palatable.
Foreigners comment upon the "enormous
breakfasts which we Americans eat, and
attribute much of our ill-health TO the fact.
Fiddlesticks
The final gun has fired for-pan and grid
die cakes of all sorts, conditions and kinds,
and the news should he forthwith carried to
Mary In the kitchen.
Triangular sandwiches ran out of CASTRO
nomic fashion with the winding up Of the
prolonged season OF afternoon teas.-[ New
York Mail and Express.
The Washington critic., 1889-04-29
A Boys LOGIC.
rt Knocked Out the deacon and Made
the Audience Laugh,


The Up River, Me-, News gives the fol-
lowing reminiscence OF an incident in an
Oldtown lyceum forty years ago, to which
all the doctors, lawyers and ministers OF
the town belonged. One evening capital
punishment was the question being dis
cussed, and called out the best forces on
both sides. During the evening young
boy who had been constant member, re-
piled 10 Deacon Rigby upon this question.
The deacon was for hanging. The boy op-
posed. Said the deacon, quoting from the
Mosaic law: "Whcso sheddeth mans blood
by man his blood shall De she'd" Thinking
this to be bombshell to his opponents, be
dwelt upon It till his time expired, when the
boy sprang to his feet and said:
"Supposing we take the law which the
gentleman has quoted, and which, In a
philosophical sense, has been abrogated as
null aud void since the birth OF our Savior,
and see what the logical deduction would
come to. For example, one man kills an
other, another man kills him and so on iun-
III we come to the last man on earth
Who's going to kill himS He dare not sui
eide, for that same law forbds IT, Now,
deacon" said the boy, "what are you going
to do with the last MANI"
The boys logic called ont rounds Of ap-
plause and vanquished the deacon. The
boy is now Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court Of the United States, Melville w.
Fuller
The Washington critic., 1889-04-29
platform figures who could be named
must be otherwise.


"THE DEVELOPMENTS in the Lydecker
cohrt, martial of frauds In the Aqucduct
tunnel and the scatbing denunciation by
the Congressional Investigating Committee
of The whole system Of constructions is a
severe blow to the engineer corps of the
army said an army officer to-day. "Whcn
the tunnel project was put In operation
there was some scrambling In the engineer
corps for the credit of originating
the plan. Since there has been
such perfect exposition of the folly Of
the idea, however, no one has been clamor-
ing for the credit and there has been q
general effort to unselfshly allow the
others to take the credit For a while,
at least, Hoxie, one official, made himself
very conspicuous in connection with the
tunnel plans, but not chirp has been
heard from him since the system was shown
to be so Detective
The Washington critic., 1889-04-29
oanadlans rloel.Ing 70 the stntes

The French Canadian papers agree that
the volume OF emigration from Quebec to
the United States this year promises to ex-
ceed that OF any previous year in the hiss
tory of the province. One paper says II
win reach 100000, another that 1t may ex-
ceed $4,000. Mr.. Mercier, premier of Que
bee, expresses the belief that by 1891 there
will not be less than 100000 French-Ca-
nadians in the United States. He places
the French Canadian population of Que
bee in 1891 at 1,940,0O0 and the French
Canadian population OF the other Canadian
provinces at 2Ss,0O0, so that for every fif-
teen French Canadians In Canada there win
be ten In the United States Toronto Cor.
Chicago Tribune.
The Washington critic., 1889-04-29


OF quarter to a church erection fund over
ON Capitol Hill accompanied the cash with
the following effort;
Should every one his quarter give,
This church, which now is small,
Wiii such capacious quarters have
AS VIII provide Tor ALL
7 freely Give to thee
son,a ,,uortor INTO mo
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vo, - ,,,,,, =, q = co,,, ,,., , 49,,
going to New York to see, but you Will find
IL Doiiar-tenniai or Ien-dollarial, Just as
The printer at the case stands up for the
harmony NJ labor and canitaI
The Washington critic., 1889-04-29
WASHINGTON, APRIL 90, 1899.
PRESIDENTIAL RECEPTIONS.

The Cabinet meets on Tuesdays and
Fridays at 1890 p. m.
Senators and Representatives in Congress
will be received by the President every day,
except Mondays, from 10 until l2.
Persons not members Of Congress having
business with the President will be received
from 12 until on Wednesdays, Thursdays
and Saturdays.
Those who have no business, but call
merely to pay their respects, will be re-
ceived by the President in the East Room
at p. m, on Mondays, Wednesdays and
Saturdays.
The Washington critic., 1889-04-29

ANOTHER SOUTHERN newspaper man has
given up the press and entered the pulpit
This time IL is Mr.. Henry ID. Howren of the
Charleston Ners aud Courier, who has re-
formed. lie preached to 1,500 people last
night. The greatest feature about this
business is that when man gets so boozy
that he is no good on the newspaper he
swears of and enters the ministry. 1t
would look better II the newspaper man
changed his calling without having to go
through a reformatory process.
The Washington critic., 1889-04-29
AN EDUCATIONAL FAILURE.

The fashioned spelling school is
still popular in Kentucky, and very
good thing it is Many strong men and
.lever women have developed their first
ambitions in a spelling school, and the
effect of these gatherings is always
profitable, or nearly always so. An ex.
ceplional case was possibly that which
occurred at the Mount Welcome school
house last week, in the southeastern
part of the State named. The school Is
taught by Miss Jarvis, and the spell.
ing match was most exciting one, the
sides being about evenly matched
il was while the spelling contest was
in full progress that boy opened a
window to drive away supposed dog,
which was prowling about the house.
The boy opened the window, but did
not stay there. AS the sash was lifted
- bear began 10 Chamber in and school
was dismissed and out of the front door
and down the road in three seconds by
The clock. The tear did not pursue.
He merely took possession of the school
house and proceeded to make himself
as comfortable as circumstances would
permit. The suddenly adjourned school
went down the road until farmhouse
was reached and then the farmer, with
his ,itle, and the farmers big son, with
a shotgun, went after the beer attend.
ant at school.
They found the bear bravely engaged
in the absorption OF knowledge in bulk.
He was eating spelling books and arith,
metics, when they looked cautiously in
through the door, and seemed to be en-.
joying the diet. He was net bear of
more than ordinary intelligence, appar.
emily, but he had in half an hour taken
in more photography and mathematics
han had the brightest pupil in the
school in three months. The farmer
shot him through the heart and he
rolled over and died with his mouth
full of wisdom. His last words were
never uttered, but they were all there.
Admirable as was the conduct of the
bear in the case above related, it seems
tolerably clear that the-system Of teach
ing bears and children in the same
school is not and never will be sue.
cess, and the Kentucky authorities
should recognize the fact. The two
races do got set along well together
Their ways are different, and If Ken
lucky bears are to be taught at all 1t
viii not be on the co-educational plan.
The experiment has been tried and
proved a failure 1t was nobody s fault
in particular, but it was a failure.