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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-08-13
Nln.la nd IaNe

An aspect of our subject. however. be-
fore matters reach their marrying stage.
is the effect Of music upon the emotions,
especially love. or vice versa. and the
stimulus IL gives 10 affairs of the heart
generally. have seen IL stated some
where that there are more marriages
among the class of people who dabble In
quAyers and harmonies. and Who como
under that very pliahle term musical"
than any other. II this be true. IL ought
20 b. possible to account for H. Why 10
iti IL IL hard 10 see. especially at the
financial outlook. for the average mu-
.ioian Is certainly not. % far as my sr.
psrienco goes. such a. 10 warrant,wo-
men sesking husbands In this walk OF
life. and money. ! believe. constitutes
an important factor In the matrimonial
question. whichever side b. viewing Il.
Most people. probably. will be prepared
20 say that tho opportunities for alrting
are greater. and perhaps the solution 81
the problem may A. well b" found In this
AZ any other. However the matter be
solved. musical annals certainly furnish
q considerable roll of hirtations-.uf.
heient, indeed. 10 tempt many 10 think
that after all the class of whom I am
writing play no inoonsldsrabie part In
keeping tho divorce law In existence
There l. no end 10 the tales. Even that
straight laced gentleman. Haydn, whoss
piou. habit OF inscribing his scorss with
bits Of rcverent Latin. will 20 down 10
posterity. and who, II this failed. would
always 10 held sacred for his oratohs,
The Creation--eyen be fell In love
with Mile Boselli. despite his wife and
bis piety. lIe had her portrait painted,
and satisfied all her little whims and
fancies. which. like those Of all prime
donne. were not. of course. inerpsnsivs
ones Good old. but inoonstant. HAydni
-Gentleman's Magazine.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-08-13
NUMBER 33.


'It's wonderful what fiimfam ncshins
they do git up nowadays said'ths old
lady In the nert saat ahead. "yhen i
was fust married an or cart was oonad.
cred good nuf fur anybody To ride In.
but now they hev 10 hev palace kyau and
sich or folks Is kicking.
"lt's got 10 10 jiss a. bad nor wuss In
church. she continued. IA she fsit for her
pipe and tobacco. II shct my eyes 10 10
fur awhile. but had 20 git 'em open
when folks began 10 make fun of me fur
wearing OF q bonnet which was seven
years old. Some Of EN- git new bonnst
every year. and the extravagance In
drsss goods. handkerchiefs, collars. and
sich 10 perfectly awful should. think
Il would bus, up all the men folks
"And everything has got 20 running
to grammar she went on. as she hlled
her pipe and hunted In her atohei for
match. "In my day nobody didnt keer
nuthing about nouns and verbs and
poyerbs. but everybody In this aigs 10
dead struck on 'sm. can't tell Ono o.
my gals 10 bring up 'tater fur dinner or
drive the goslin's out o. the garden patch
but what sbs nics up at me about my
grammar
She found q match and lighted her
pipe. % the great Amusement Of the
other passengers. and shs was pulling
away and taking lots OF comfort when
the conductor came along.
"No smoking In this car. ma'am." he
curly announced.
What
mo smoking here
"Do you mean TO say In agin the rules
TO smoke a. ride along and banker fur
itY'
II do You will have 10 stop AZ once
"Ilurnphi Well. that does put the
cap sheaf on the whole blxness. though
I've bin expecting u fur some time.
Tho last time went 10 meeting they
objected 10 my smoking In one of tho
back pews. and now start on journey
10 my daughter Hammers 10 bo told 10
shet OF smoking Afore I've drawn sir
whins. because the railroad don't like iti
I'll stop. % course. but when I git 20
Hammers I'll just gin right up and tell
'em want 10 die. Its no use fur an ole
woman like ms 10 expect 20 git any
more comfort In this himham aige. and
the sooner kin git 10 heaven tie bet
ter. New York Sun
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-08-13

No such Institution a. our English
workhouse exists In France. the only
shelter offered those unfortunate nom.
bers Of the human family who fnd
themselves houseless and penniless being
the night asyluns. WITCH. though al.
mirabls institutions In their way. are
kept up by private charity. and can re-
ceive but very limited number Of the
applicants who crowd round the doors
both winter and summer. That the
absence OF workhouses In France does
not. however. imply much greater proc
perfty or thrift than In England IL
proved by statement recently made In
the chamber Of deputies by the member
for Indre-et-Loire. who informed the
minister OF the interior that In one COM
muns OF his department reckoning 5000
inhabitants, no fewer than I. 400 Migrants
had been known TO present themselves
for aims In . single day. This instance
was adduced N an example VI the great
increase In the number Of vagabonds.
due, presumably. ~ ". Constans OBJ
served. 10 the hard times experienced
By many OF the working classes during
the past few years Il may be added
that 10 put down vagabopdags IN France
Il not easy. offenders Of This elias only
being liable 10 prosecution In the event
Of their having neither domicne, nor
profession. nor recognized trade-thrss
conditions that Are rarely met with TO-
gs;hn.-Londou Standard
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-08-13

forward and offered mo her nand. which
Lost no time In taking. Twas sure OF
Maggie Van SERVER now.
"'I'm very glad 90 see you. Mr. Bird.
Pray what made you leave - unoeremo-
nIously on Mondayr
"'well. Miss Maggie. I thought Il was
about the best thing ! could do under
the circumstances
WHAT Just because offered yoa
little wine and caker
"'Not at all Tho refreshments were
as acceptable as they were gracefully
tendered.'
"'Then why did you 40 away before
I returnedr
"I didn't go away before you To
turned. staid until you came hack and
practically turned mo out % the house
"'I turned YOU out Of the housed she
exclaimed. In blank astonishment why,
I never did anything % the kind
"'I am sorry 10 contradict a lady; but
you certainly did
by this time I had forgotten all about
tho twins In the case. and Miss Maggie's
brow darkened ominously A. she said.
gravelyi
"'Mr. Bird. have you been drinkingi
wish you 90 distinctly understand that
am not story teller; and say never
saw you after went out u this room
after thu papers
"'Mis- Van SERVER. want II equally
distinctly and emphatically borne In
mind that am not a liar. and u you
had not In effect turned mo out of the
house. pretending 30 know nothing about
me. should not have gone away
Then Mis- MAggio's eyes flashed as
shs rctortedi
"'And you cannot oblige me moro
than by going away again
II was half way Across the yard 10 my
carriage. when heard a tsarfully pcni.
tent voice. crying; oh. Maggiei Call
him baekl Don't let him got II was
that did itr
II turned In considerable astonish-
ment. and there stood both gi.ls on the
porch. looking 40 terribly alike that.
staring at them In semi.idiotio wonder.
could not for the life of me have told
which was the other. There Il but little
more % II. The story ~ how Laura
fired me out and concealed the fact
from Maggie had 10 be told numberless
times. until the moon shone brightly
down upon my pleasant reflections a. !
pursued homewArd the lonely road that
was not lonely at AL. ="
"well.- asked the writer. sis that all
there l. % ~"
"Yes." said Mr. Bird. with queer
smile. except that J am the uncle of
those two girls that just left us. and the
mischievous Laura Ia their aunt -
Lieut.. J. Dark Chandlco la Prank leslie.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-08-13
NO riosr. NO PRAYER.

\ group of naval officer. werr indulg-
Ing. the other day, la rrmlnisence. of the
war. when one Of them told the follow
ing warn;
Early on the morning of December
%, lsgi," b. aid, admiral Porter sig-
nailed 60 the fleet before Fort Fisher,
"Get under way and follow me-" The
ship Ia which belonged was assigned,
In the programme, Ia a position between
two irOnclld- close under the fort. We
anticipated hot aud terrible work. The
ilagship lei the way, aud was approach
Ing within range. when Lieutenant Com
mander H., of my ship, ordered all hands
called Ia muster. The braNny tars
gathered aft on the quarter deck, with
the officers In their usual places, aud our
commander began tO read from the
prayerbook. the Prayer Before Battle
II was a solemn moment, none knew Who
or how many among u might suddenly
be- ushered into the presence of the God
of Battles. Our commander read az
though hc felt II: the whole ship. COM
pany were awed aud hushed aud the
throbbing of the engines aud wash 0f
water along the side seemed prefer
naturally loud. When about half
through signal was reported from the
fiagship:
Come Ia anchor In your positions"
"When Il was read tO our commander
a sudden reyulslon of feeling came over
him. Throwing down his payerbcok
upon the hatch, he exclaimed:
"well, IN be--if I'm going to
pray II We ain't a-golng to fight. Pipe
down "f-ENchange
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-08-13
TRAVELLING INAIRuNk

The suffering. Of Mr.. Thomas W.
Vines, 81 Chicago, who tried to 90 to ~.
Louis In Saratoga trunk In order To
avoid the obtrusiye attentions Of Mr..
''inkerton's detectives, should be- warn
Ing Ia other gentlemen with similar
reasons for ".hooting the moon" This
candidate for term of public service la
the Illinois state penitentary found his
Gineyra conveyance anything but COM
Portable. One baggageman playfully
tossed him about twenty feet, and broke
hls bottle Of water aud the bridge Of his
nose. Another dropped 100 pound
trunk on his head. Still another packed
him away 80 that he had no air to ex-
pand his lungs. Wet, bruised, banged
and .uffocatcd, he was forced Ia cry for
help, aud succor came. When first "
leased he said he was trying TO beat his
fare, and purse was promptly made up
for his relief. Nothing appeals 30
strongly to the Western heart a. q bold
attempt to beat a railroad. Then he es-
sayed another daring flight Of fancy and
said he Was the long lost 1sscott. This
was too much, and the 81. Louis police
locked him up, and be was Identified and
sent back 10 Chicago.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-08-13
Foolinx . Issderfeos.

Many stories have been told on the
plains as illustrating the yerdsncy and
eastern innocence OF pilgrims" and
'ienderfeet." One Of the bes, which
The News now recalls Il related In 10
gard 10 the manner In which one Of the
old plains ranchmen up near the South
pass got a new wagon he had an old
one, which was practically worthless,
and he had made many efforts TO trade
Il OF TO passing trains and travellers. but
without success. lie was getting con-
siderably discouraged when lone "pil-
grim appcaredat the ranch and camped
for the night. The pilgrim vas very
green and, a. he was bound over the
mountains. had many questions 10 ask
about tho mountain pass. how wide II
was, and whether wagons experienced
much difficulty In getting through. lie
had brand new wagon, which struck
the ranchman's eye. and he determined
TO play bold game 90 get IL.
The next morning the 'pilgrim" saw
the rAnchman very carefully measuring
his wagon. and very naturally his curl
o-ity was excited. and his inquiries were
answered by the solemn assurance from
the ranchman that the wagon was Just
two inches two wide 10 get through the
pas. The pilgrim was dumfounded
and In q peck OF tronble. Finally his
eyes rested on the old rattletrap OF the
ranchman, which he measured aud found
10 be two inches narrower than his own.
lie promptly proposed a trade. The
ranchman demurred. His wagon was
old, to be sure. but then IL was narrow
enough TO go through the pas In case he
should ever want 10 visit the Salt Lake
valley. The more he objected the more
lmportunate the ''pilgrim" became. and
finally trade was contaminated. the
ranchman getting the new wagon and
pocketing good round sum TO boot.
The pilgrim" went on his way rejoic-
ing at his good fortune In getting q
wagon which would 20 through the mar
row pass: but when he reached the west
ern slope he must have realized how
badly he had been vistimized. since the
South pas IL broad enough TO march "A
army through, and not the narrow gorge,
barely wide enough for . wagon, which
had been pictured 10 him and which he
was 90 willing 10 obelieve.-Denver News
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-08-13

BAD SEASONS AND Coon fARMERs.-
Did YOU ever notice that good farmers
complain less than anybody else con-
cernlng bad seasonsf Of course the
good farmer desires propliious season
lust az earnestly a. anybody else; but
MI. failure 10 get II does not necessarily
bring with II a failure Of his seasons
work. Complete failure seldom fall. To
hi. lot. and his bad years are often bet.
ter ones In the outcome than the good
ones Of hls careless neighbors. Good
farming i aimed not only al taking The
most c3mplete advantage OF favorable
circumstances, but In overcoming adj
verse conditions In whatever form they
nav present themselves. Reflect on
these things, you Who rise or fall by the
weather. National stockman.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-08-13
rnnk rInsT PRIZE.

The state board of pharmacy recently
analy1ed twelve of the most popular
medicines In order 90 see whether they
were what they were recommended a.
be. After two weeks Of careful work,
they awarded the first prize, gold med
al. Ia Messrs. \. 4. Oriway a CO., pro-
prietor. ~ sulphur Bliter., II being In
their opinion the best aud only strictly
pure blood purifying medicine Ia the
Enthusiastically Chemist.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-08-13

raruu A0s.ismy D. a. endowed fuinE sshaei
Nf i.IT lrIFsrslty and stu.isuts attinE hfre
-. rnisr ta'hF uu frinrlpsfs Certiarais ~iii,,a'
fl-torr ensuiaatiau
NV ruar-es - stl.iY ary srers-i m tollcrs,
tssila. at Hngnsk srsgial afFantares az
.'f'I O. FulnE rsurir rreparinE o. traT \. 80
'..sfs ~ farussi o. tksir ouuFsuisurs.
- tftl tsr a n. has hst sI,cctal s.iEantAres
~ slienres knf has siFvn spesial sttruuea -
- .Fpartusut thrus "a 'hsrs have hsd 80
- t-airinr anIi al have siis- D. that tsafh 4
- sfisnrs - Insnr terms.
- hamln iihrarY sutusesl ~ Tea. Hasa
- hsmin. former sfuIisutI cantaias nearlf
afyilIr chl.-sn tolu1nes anf l. opsn wtn
t.aarFs O. every sfaisnt ~tuieuts cArrf %
NlNFans stat Ger Naluabs farintifs o. Ypunk 4
- o traiu thFmerlrs- On puhnC spsaAins
'sif.l training in i--s ssspins \ Tissn hs's
~ fru.tess havs lust .scursi stoes, - -
- - 80 tuihiinEs. ths wofk upon shAsh =.
.ltNlf hegun. at rfvu.i-r- Ersatrr u-sralns-.
afstr kifantszr- o. it- -tufhsnts than ets,
it. tsotsi krrl.Iu ulf-iatiuns Or stuisnte 80
ftsaneos prifrs. tso-od l-aari fer ~ - pSf
- a frasiss AT RsIl~tus uon-s- and fs-a-l
- a. tsry rrs@onable rates tonFeaisni
- - sslf boarlinE.
gatAaEees - any ether infertaauon -
eaaes N s~yuriuT r,ous &c. Srite " a L.
aar'i, >ecrvtary, ~
NJ. SARGENT. frinciPal
Hsbrun. Nsins.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-08-13
Wet Fryeburg. Aug. lot, 1883.

The use OF mower aud reaper hAs
worsr,I A great improvement In the sp-
r..,,nes ef the neld.. In httlng them
~, ,hss. lmplenents stumps and stones
49,. hen removed. and the surface made
a. smooth a. possible; on NeIl ~ ~
naturally vet land thi. smoothing pr, =,
60. .hould not preclude the ploNlhg o'
open burrows 10 carry OF the water. %
I'nder draining does not entirely ooNias. ',
thIs necessity. for when the surIAee m ~
,hs ,ra,pd l. frozen water cannot 70
-, to the dralns.-JOurnal.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-08-13
I WOULD BELIEVE.


voaid t-iieys--
That ther~ 4 truth IN men.
Until IA prptet them fAlse and unkind
n there Wa naught but night
Al DARK ansl starless. then
voad ~ blind
And dfesm % ligtt,
AMI sunshine. and blue sky,
And never wske b. know
Ny dvsm was hevsy.
woali leiieve-
That thsre l. truth In lote.
That 0o-t 4. msFviful AMI kind.
N nAught IL truthfnl
Hot The stars above
Then wouh hlnl
nv hrnk 90 Heaven.
And thlnk that down below
Man was anrelc.
And shouh never know.
woaii bsns,e.-
That NE q grand. snd SUN
Of somsthing letter stili. beyond
The dim Obscure mere sienss AMI dafkli purc,
When star iigii leAls the way along
4 valley dafkensst
To ~ heaven kis-ssi hrim.
AMI hnite NE
Gruws inhnlte with iIlta.
-gEoRgIa n TtrV. In Dexter tafette.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-08-13

Mr.. Youngcoupls-what h this cak'
you have made, darlingi
Mn youngcoupls-A pound cake
sweetest
IL think there must have been some
thing the matter with the soalsA"-Bur
ungtoa Frss PrssA
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-08-13

The apple crop In Maine, judging from
accounts Of correspondents aud CLEAN
ings from our exchanges, will not be a
large one, scarcely up 10 the average.
This 4 not Baldwin year. Orchards
that produced heavy crop OF apples
last year. are showing light one TINS
year. A far a. we are able Ia Judge the
Goblin worms are less troublesome than
l. usually the case when the apple crop
l. light. Perhaps they couldn't stand 80
much cold weather and dampness In Nay
and June.-Journal.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-08-13

Remember the evening meetings ~
,hs state Fair. The first, on MONDAY
sx.alnr. will he a meeting of the stais
s''..s., si. = Tnesday evening Il In charge OF
H. Hoard Of Agriculture. "wednesday
sssninv the Pathological society, anu
Thur.Iay evening the state crsnss' VIII ~
National Master Brigham OF ohio, 'ss ~.
chief speaker. The meetings AT, ~ -
he'd AZ Exhlbltion Hall At the r
Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-08-13
% cHGgRFul.

n -or,is ms mirs which. when you stand
wrh sarly mi.a sDd aspect dre.r. rejects -oai
ats
wnh hfes grand ro~<ibnrie.
Bss lace 10 ~ith ohesrfai smils and sunny -
pct gay.
rssn lie -in represented l> q. oos long summers
i xOrl.l.A
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-08-13
WANTED.

= agaid. AT shsn "a iookins sftsr hsr =
80 eAArEs u younx chiit. Must - abe '.
,.nle p.Ain ewing ani smAihle and oohsint
So nom o. to ~ dollars per sesk- Al
iIKSRY n. DRESSER
10 sprinE 80. Portland. NE.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-08-13
AMONG THE FARMERS.
-sFHEBruErIow.-

IerresI-ialisnos - prNcticai ssricanaral t.,tie.
= s.tlr1 at A1lre.s All osssmunicAtioa. Ia
ten,is-i for this asI.srmsnt n AsHsTIrVHai
hhirOA. oNteri nlsuacrat Parts, Ne.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-08-13

There are 90 many things TO make q
man laugh In this world that you won.
der that be should ever cry; there are %
many things 10 make him cry that you
wouass that hs can ever laugh.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-08-13

$50 you are out OF work againr' said
the minister severely. at seems 10 me
that you get tired Of new employer
very quickly" Don't misrepresent me,
sir.' said the man mildly. at can never
be truthfuliy said that I get tired arst."
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-08-13
Dentist.

NngWA1. MAINE
a. s Nsla ~ oornsf p.afsr,h.
roEro
O Arutlt,i rals- % tio. ~arrsniei O. -
tas "a tsst, s.i r,tisr us.is.
ssrsasrea r.snuievi in ever rsr'ieul.r %
ts psy.
raas. ef.a s..i. ., r,.-sa.bls Pr,os..
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-08-13

MONE.Y: .,!j:: -. ::: !; ::. !: Il: ::i.'' :.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-08-13

uAvts utusK. soUru rARfs
E.rt.r r.sirs t.aIl Nn.r Plate oehi finei
N..r.r rl.frs tr rlaIf rlafrs snl ~t1f tsalf
Fa.rt s..f Tnnr ArtariaI OrIsus ani
o. ~ W "a A. flsriafr tIIhsf arl - sirIin
t.tl-uf II o. rrlfrtr rlhrairf uessi shrn dssir
fafftsaEr
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l. r. uEkkN
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rne WORLDS ACCEPTANCE OF US

-GroneI, b. rnr.. b pe,ler Gale,le.
Fergus County argus., 1889-11-14
He Kissed Me.

The Mi~~nula Item narrate- thi- e'iuca-
ii"nal incident. \ ,rhno girl. class \. i've
IN. ioli 10y the 'earh.r io parse the SEN
tcnrr. lie kissed me. consented r'.lu'-
family. laranse opposed to speaking "i pri-
waite anair- ia public. He. she com
mensed, with unnecessary emphasis aud u
fond in.ern. over the word that brought
crimson to her ch-sks. ''is u prunoun: third
pers"n. singular number masculine genacr;
gentleman pretty well fixed universally
considered u good catch. X is-ed il "a veil,
tran-itive much 81; rvsular-.v~ry
evening Indicative mood indicating affsc-
tion; first aud third persons, plural num-
her. aud governed by circumstances. Nc
oh. everybody knows me. aud down she
sat.
Fergus County argus., 1889-11-14
Broke His Leg.

Last Friday lngbr..th Olsen. Il firn.r ri
Rork creek With. driving his t-an not iced
that "ur "f the trarc~ had lpr"nr M
coupl-i. lie stopped the team. and ~hilr
ia the act of hooking the trnce was kickrd
by the near h"r>e on the cnii 81 the l-g. re-
-ultins ia compound fracture nl the limb.
liz was taken To- his home 10y a friend. vino
administered to the sufferer ~ best he
knew how. on Monday Mr.. Olsen was
brought iuto town aud quarter-d ~ the
Lcwsstown hotel. Dr Hanson was sum
moned aud dressed the fracture. Mr.. Olsen
l. new arrival m our county. coming from
Helena. where his family still reside They
have been notified of h. misfortune. The
patient 10 doing well aud gives every rrom-
is, 81 early rrnv.ry.
Fergus County argus., 1889-11-14

Parents should be careful that their chill
drcn de- not contract colds during the fall
the lung aud air passages, making the child
much m"r. likely to contract other colds
during the winter. II il this succe>-ion of
colds that causes catarrh aud bronchitis or
pavrs the way for consumption should ~
cold bc contracted lose NO time l.ut cur. il
a> quickly az p.>sible. \ fifty cent bottle
of Chamberlain Cough Reu-dy will cure
any cold in ~ few days aud leave the res
pratory organ. strong aud healthy. For
sale 10y W. ". he Witt.
Fergus County argus., 1889-11-14
BIDS FOR THE CARE or TINE POOR. &c.

Bids will br rerciVed hy the E..ard al
County commissioners up tn ! O'Clock
l.. NJ. Tuesday. December 3d, l>>!, f"r
the care aud maintenance al the pp.r, ~irk
aud inlirm Of Fergus county f"r the year
i>9o.
Also, bids for furnishing medical attend
ance to, the poor. sick aud inirm u, the
county hospital aud prisoners al TIA"
c.uniy Jail.
And bids ior furnishing such drugs, medi-
zines and medical supplies to county p"or.
sick aud iniirm. at county hospital aud
prisoners ~ county jail. a- may he pre-
-cribed by county physician. such drugs,
medicines aud medical supplies To- be de
livered when required AT either hospital or
Jail. All bids To- lie scaled aud marke,
bids for care "f county po"r, medical sup
plies. ar furnishing drugs. as the cas-. ma y
Le. Hoard reserves right to reject any aud
all bids
W. u. KELLY,
Clerk "i Board.
Fergus County argus., 1889-11-14
Judge of the Eighth District.

The Great Falls Leader gives the follow
ing biographical sketch of Hon. q. II. l;-n-
ton, nov judge of the Eighth Judicial IDs-
trict
District Judge &. II. Benton is u native
of Saratoga county. Y. v. aud IL about 10
years of age. lie studied law ia New York
fpr - period of about three years when he
moved to- Minnesota ia 1872 aud was ad-
United To- the bar ia the same year. lie
prac'ired law for some tim- in Faribault.
moved from there to Dodge county. where
he served as probate Judge for several years.
resisning his office to come to Montana in
1857. lie has been in successful practice
since. and considering the solid stability of
the man. We can predict nothing for him
but the most conservative and careful ac-
ton deciding not hastily. hut giving due
weight Ia all sides