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Omaha daily bee., 1889-04-21
Scenes Along the Line.

Ok THE OKLAHOMA BORDER, April 90
Especial Telegram to THE BEE. More than
Thousand camp fires are ablaze along the.
Oklahoma lines tonight, and as far as the
eve can reach their cheerful light is seen
and the boomers are gaily singing in all di-
rectons. In one camp sturdy old Missou-
rian was playing the fiddle, while a merry
crowd Of men and women were dancing on a
wagon sheet spread upon the grounds AT
other camps groups of menwere sitting around
playing cards; some were enjoying smoke,
while others were earnestly discussing their
chances in Oklahoma. The country for
miles is covered with horses and mules that
are being well rested for the great rush into
the promised land on Monday. One party of
boomers was out hunting to-day and brought
in big fat buck and some smaller game.
About twelve hundred teams are in the
camps along the line, while double that num-
ber are still en- route to that point. All will
be on the line by tomorrow night, and Eas-
ter Sunday will be peculiarly observed by
the pioneers in the Cherokee strip.
One of the boomers who had been scouting
down in the forbidden land of Oklahoma
stated that there were already fourt cen COM
panies Of soldiers on the ground and patrols
were moving about in all directions. He
jumped off the train near Guthrie and
tried to evade the soldiers, but was
seen and arrested and kept under
guard until the next train arrived,
when he was put aboard and
sent out of the territory, Captain Hayes,
commanding the troops on The Santa Fe rail
road line, on the northern border of Okla
homa put force of soldiers to work on the
Santa Fe bridge at Salt Fork, to-day, and
boarded it up in such manner that the
boomers who were too poor to pay for having
their teams transferred across the streams
by rail, were enabled to drive across the
railroad bridge. This action was deemed
necessary, on account of the feverish i'm
patience of the boomers who were waterbound
and were fearful that they would not be
able to get to Oklahoma in time for the open
ing day. They built two boats and tried to
get over. They were becoming desperate
and it was feared that they would take the
bridge by force If necessary, or resort to
other extreme measures. Four horses were
drowned, yesterday, in trying to SWIM the
Salt Fork, and one man was badly injured
manageable mule. The Salt Fork rose ten
feet yesterday, and but for the Santa t'e
bridge, many of the boomers would doubt
less have lost their lives in attempting tc
cross 1t.
The military headquarters are at Guthrie,
which is probably the most active soldiers
| camp in the country at present Tho shrill
| liotes of the cavalry bugle rcsounded through
| the Oklahoma wids, this evening, and every
| thing seemed like war times.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-04-21

STOCKHOLM, April 2o,-Princess Victoria,
crown princess Of Sweden, has gwen birth
70 another son.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-04-21
A Queen Dowager Dying.
Another Royal Swedish Son.

BERLIN, April 20.-The queen dowager Of
Bavaria is dying.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-04-21
Reinforcements of Troops.

ARKANSAS CITY, Kan, April --TSpecia[
Telegram to THE BEE. -Four companies of
United States troops from Colorado passed
through here to-day en- route to Oklahoma to
reinforce the camps at Guthrie and Lisbon.
Lieutenant Colonel Lyons, OF the Thirteenth
infantry, was in command.
Twelve cars loaded with lumber were side
tracked at Guthrie to-day to be in readiness
for use next Monday, when the demand for
lumber enough to build city will probably
be so great as to run the price up to very
profitable figures.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-04-21
A Tough Gang OF Texans.

WICHITA, Kan, April 20,-A Purcell, l.
T., special says: There is, it is to-day
stated, on the banks of the Washita, quite q
colony of Texans whose intention is to take
the country by somewhat novel and de-
cidedly tough manner. They expect to cross
the South Canadian at noon on the 22nd and
by means of fire arms and ammunition COM
mence such a vigorous fusilade that
the settlers will bo frightened away There
are some people here who think that the
plan will fail, as there might be some people
who might fire with other intention than to
frighten. 1t is said that this colony
originally consisted of 900 members, but
that only 500 are at the encampment. Many
expect to take up q claim and hold it
long enough to sell REIMBURSEMENT.
There are cowboys now lying along the
river bank and they will make grand rush.
and having fleet horses and knowing tn
country well, will soor reach very desirable
claims. They will sell their rights for what
they can make ana then move upon another.
Interest here Is intense, vet there is
little publicity to the many schemes being
concocteu on all sides. Town site men are
somewhat at loss to know how to proceed,
and no doubt many wild ventures will be
made. The subject as to WHICH will have the
first right-he who squats first, or he who
files first-is Deng freely discussed by ma
jority of the boomers
Omaha daily bee., 1889-04-21
No Whisky For the Boomers.

WASHINGTON, April 20.-Secretary Win
dom has directed the suspension of the order
issued by the commissioner of internal rev.
enue authorizing the sale of special tax
stamps to wholesale and retail liquors to en-
gage in business in Oklahoma. The secre-
tary's decision is based on the opinion that it
would be n palpable violation of law, to
transport liquor through Indian Territory,
and it would be impossible to get liquor into
Oklahoma without crossing a portion of the
Indian country.
Fergus County argus., 1889-09-19
Get Wet and Lightning Won't Hurt You

The fatal lightning stroke il so ire
pIcnt this season that persons much
exposed To thundsrsi ornis should take
all known precautions against il. In
a scientific paper recently read before
the Royal Meteorological society Mr.
q. j. Symons, r. X. =, the English
met sorologist, presented mass of
important data on the phonomena of
thunlerstorms.
ordinarily persons exposed to
thunderstorm ilee to the nearest shell
ter To escape wcttine. Mr.. SymOns
shows that I'll n man is thoroughly
wet il is impossible for light ming to kill
him. lie refers To n remarkable
proof ol This fact The great scientific
lecturer, Faraday, once demonstrated
to his audience AT the Royal institu-
ton that with all the powerful electri.
cal apparatus ut his disposal it was
impossible for him to kill a rat whose
coat had been saturated with water.
1t would he well, therefore. for any
person in II severe thunderstorm and
liable to a lightning stroke to allow
himself to lie drenched with rain al
the earliest moment possible, and in
the absence OF sufficient rainfall to
avail himself of any other means at
hand tn wet his outer apparel.--New
York Herald
Fergus County argus., 1889-09-19
Grants 0allantry.

1t is doubtful whether chronicle or
romance Oi the days OF chivalry con-
tains so touching an incident OF mat
rimonial devotion as that lately told
OF Gen. Grant When the honors came
upon the Grants, like sorrows TO the
house OF Denmark, mot single spies,
but in battalions," the mistress OF the
White House began to renew the dream
OF her girlheod, to have her cross eyes
Strengthened. Wishing to surprise the
president, Mrs Grant, telling nobody,
sent for the most eminent occulst in
America. He willingly promised to
undertake the operation, which he as
sured her would be easy to accomplish
and without danger. The good lady
could not contain herself for Joy, and,
woman-like, lam ! right, mesdames?)
gave way when she saw her husband
and coniiied to him her secret, the
pleasure she had in store for him. He
looked wistfully into those dear eyes
which had held him with tender gaze
through all the trials of checkered
career, and said in a simple way:
Julia, ] wish you would not change
them. love them as they are, end
they might seem strange If altered.
No I.auncelot, nor Romeo, nor lover
OF any CLINE or age ever spoke words
of tenderer gaIlantry than those oi the
hero oi AppomattoS. - New York
Graphic.
Fergus County argus., 1889-09-19

Chicago Tribune: The foreman of
the D0odleville Ielpor Office was sick,
and, in tho ahssne. al that function
airy, II tramp priiiter WAS making up
the forms.
"Mr Clugston, he said there's 5
inst room in his column of stun about
the Terry shooting scrape in California
for n cut Of Sarah Althea Hill"
II havn't any portrait oil her in the
Office" replied Mr. tlugston
Haven't you any cut OF Adelina
Patti that yOn've used in some soap
adj"
"No"
"Nor OF the woman with the arti-
fetal nose
NO"
"No eul oi Lydia Plnkham? ."
IL think not
"What :"
"Im positive We haven't any cut OF
Mrs. Pinkham."
"rhat settles it," exclaimed tho
tramp, putting ON his coat ana shoul.
dering his bundle. II thought this
was n printing office. find it isn't.
] don't work in no burned black ksmith
shop. Good day"
Fergus County argus., 1889-09-19
State OF Montana.

Montana hasa surplus OF $l32 100.
Montana has population oi 2OO.-
600
Montana has n mean temperature
oi ~ degrees.
Montana was invited to becoms u
state February %. 1889.
Montana has 500 firms worth $780,.
900 each
Montana wool clip last year
amounted To lO,OOO,OOO pounds, val
ued Mt 81 100000.
The Red I.odgs coal fields in Mon
tana We're first discovered 10y Yankee
Jim.
Montana has about ,JOO. 900 head
ri cat tie and about 3. 800. 600 head OF
sheep.
Mont ana has 92 500. 900 acres OF
land. :jo, ,OoO. 900 acres being susc-pt
ible oi cultivation.
The value OF gold. silver, copper and
lead taken from the mines OF Mont ana
in 1855 IL S3l ,4OO,NOW.
The Lexington mine, in Butte City,
has the deepest vert ical shaft in Mon
tana. II is ! ,i0 feet in depth New
Mort invest
Fergus County argus., 1889-09-19

WA>nI>,'ruN. sept. with the ap
proval of Secretary Proctor, Gen.
Schoiield issued the following order
The carrlsOn- oi Fort Laramie, Wy
oming Territory, Fort Hays, Kansas,
ana Fort Lyon. Colorado. will DE- with
drawn and the post. named will lie
abandoned. The troops thus with
drawn will he assigned to other 81 n
rions by the division commander. \
regiment Of infantry will he ordered
from the depart mcni oi the Missouri
or the department oi the Platte to
take station in the department oi
Texas. The commanding general oi
the department of the Missouri will
give the necessary orders to carry
these changes INTO effect a> soon as
can he done with due regard 10 eron-
omy.
Fergus County argus., 1889-09-19

II is pleasant to observe that the
practice OF dehOrning cattle has re-
ceived n dcs'isive check ut he hands Oi
the foremost judicial authorities of
England. The society for he preven-
tiOn OF cruelty to animals recent ~
brought suit against n Norfolk farmer
for torturing thirt y-two bullocks by
cutting oil their horns. lie admitted
the lehorning, and the horrible suffer
that in the end it added to their value
aud was therefore iustiiiable. The
local magistrates dismissed the com
plant. and it was Immediately carried
Ia the Queens Bench. That court
promptly and in most emphaticterms
reversed the decision. Lord hlef jus
tice Colcridg- denounced the practise
of dehorning as deteSt ably brutal. and
Mr.. ,Iustire Hawking declared it to be
~ revolving operation. 50 torturlng
that he sh,rlisred to think ol men he
ing toiiml to perform II. As to ti,e
illeaality of il the Judges were agreed.
The pain inili,ird WAS altogether dis
proportional To the slight aud dubious
good secured. II was "a monstrous IN
Fiction OF torture for the sake oi a
petty and selfish gain. and its just iii
cation was impossible. This pro
nouncem-nt will put AN end tn tins
particular form Of brIt ality in Eng
land. and it il io b~ hoped that. TO
hat extent at least, America will ini-
tate III. moiirr rountry.-A GORE
>pomien,.
Fergus County argus., 1889-09-19
A Boy Should Learn

To build fire scient iilcallN:
To I'LL the wood box every night;
To shut door. ia summer to keep
the ilies out
TO shut doors without slamnling.
TO shut them in winter Ia keep the
cold out;
To do rrrands promptly and cheer
ully;
To get ready Ia so away without
the unite,i efforts of mot her and -ls.
ter.
TO be gentle 20 his little sister:
10 wash dishes and make hi, bed
when necessary:
To sew on button and darn a
stocking;
TO he kind TO all animals:
To have a dog il possible, and ma ke
a companion oi him;
10 ride, row. shoot and swim;
10 be manly and courageous;
To let cigarettes alone e.-Thekla Kill
man
Fergus County argus., 1889-09-19
Now York Weekly

w" t'fN N''n's
Lemonade made from the Juice oi the
lemon iS one oi the best and safest
drinks for any person, whether ~
health or not. In IL suitable for al.
stomach diseases. excellent IN sickness,
in cases of jaundice, gravel, liver com
plant, Inflammation Of the bowels,
and fevers. II /, "a spccilic against
worms and skin complaints. Thepip-
PIN crushed may he used witt sugar
and water ani taken as n drink
Lemon juice Is the est an'tseorbn'" {"
remedy known. II not only cures he
disease, but prevents it. Sailors make
daily use of il ior this purpose. We
advise every one to rub their gum,
with lemon juice 10 keep them in a
healthy condition The hands and
nails are aISo kept clean, white, soft
and supple by h- daily use Of lemon
instead Of soap. II also prevent 5 chill
blains. Lemon Is used in intermittent
fevers, mixed with strong, hot, black
coffee, without sugar. Neuralgia. II Is
said, may be cured 10y rubbing the
part affected with II cut lemon. II is
valuable also to cure warts II will
remove dan,lruif 10y rubbing the root
oi the hair with il. II will alleviat,
and finally cure coughs and colds, and
heal diseased lungs ii taken hot on go
ing to bed at night. Its uses are
manifold, and the more we employ II
mt ternally he bette we shall find our
Fergus County argus., 1889-09-19
Horse Raising in Montana.

-. lIuntIey, OF the firm OF lIuntiey
Il Clark. of Toston, Mont, has an
articl,. in u recent issue OF the Turf,
Field and Farm on horse raising.
lie says: The altitude Of our farm
is about 1000 feet. We have at our
location but little snow. Seldom any
sIeighins. The snow is generally very
/ light and dry when it falls, and the
wind soon piles it in drifts, leaving the
ground bare; or, should We have ~
foot of snow for q few days, tho
IN ~ hours tinis..
Our falls are generally pleasant
until the middle Of December, and
spring generally opens in March. AMI
the middle of April Ia May we look
Tor good feed for stock.
Our colts commence to come April
/, and the same are generally weanesl
IN October. During the first month OF
fOallng time one man has entire charge
OF the mares and foals. and each colt
Is made so gentle that you can catch
1t or handle it at any time during the
entire summer. In the field cont aiming
the brood mares we have boxes con-
tanning salt all summer, and near
these salt boxes we have posts set in
he ground, about three and u half
feet high, and on the top Of thes..
round poles about 20 feet long are
spiked. and i'm the enclosure thus made
We keep boxes on the ground contain
ing oats. The young colts, by follow
ine n few Shetland ponies under the
poles. soon learn. to help themselves
To oats while their dams eat at the
salt box.
"All our colts are weaned at the
same time, according to the weather,
their condition, condition of dams, etc.
'rhey are then put INTO stables
made especially for them. 80 by 100
feet in length.
Each colt is haltered and well
broken tn lead both by man and with
saddle horse. Each colt is tied up for
his feed night and morning, which con-
sists of four to six quarts Of Oats 8
daily and what blue Joint hay they
will eat up clean. Food is sometimes |
varied by feeding bran, ground oats,
oat meal or chopped feed.
Before the youngsters are I wo years
ol age we break them all to drive
single and double.
''iou make me blush when you ask |
our rethnd OF training We have
s,V-n It up. We don't propose to pay |
the wages asked by sO-called compe-
tent men, and incompetent men need
not apply
"ln addition to our trotting stock I
would add that we also have range
stock, both horses and cattle. They |
are what the name indicates--they
run on he range the entire year and
rustic. These, with the exception of
the first winter that the colts arc
weaned and led. are never taken up
aiterward or led anything until time
to market thcm--frOn three TO six
years of age. We breed about 400
mares to imported stations and raise
from 80 To a. per cent ot the colts, at
maturity weighing ;lom l.lOOto 400
pounds
Fergus County argus., 1889-09-19

One mile Osa,, Maud $. against
time, in harness, accompanied the dis
tance 10y running horse, Glenville, o.,
July 30, 1855.
2:l3i,. best time III n race bet w-cn
horses, Maud =, Chicago, ILL.,, duly = I,
1850,
2:l3,, Maxey Cobb, against time,
accompanied by running horse, faste.,
stallion time, Prosi,lrnce, r. L., sep
tember 80, 1881.
2:l3a,, Phallas. fastest heat 10y "a
stallion against other horses, Chicago
July IL, 1881,
2l5,, JAY Eye see, hall mills track
Lincoln, Neb.. September IL. 1857.
2:lja,. Great East srn. under saddle.
third heat. Morrisania. y. V, Septeln
ber 22, 1887
2:lU,, Jay-Eyc see, against time,
best t-ti.e-year old record, Providence.
r. L.. sept cmber II, $50
2:l6, Manzaniin. third heat, best
four yenrold record. Lexington, Ky e.
September 3. 1876.
2lIa,, Axtell Wilkes, against time
accompanied 10y runner, best three
year old record, Cleveland, July. $50
2:lS, Sunol, two years, against time
san Francisco, Octohrr -, lss>
2:3lis. Norlaine, yearlina. against
time, san Francisco. November ~
1857
Two miles :i3, against ime. Fanny
Witherspoon, Chicago. ILL.,. >-ptcmhei
25, 1855.
Three milss-1;2la,, HIuntress, har.
ness, BROOKLYN, September 2l, ls12.
-Four miles - lO:3l,, l.onglellow
wagon. California. December 81 sGo
Five miles l3 90. Lady Mac. har-
Hess, San Francisco, April =. 1874.
Ten miles. 23i ;, Controller, har
ness. san Francisco, November .3
s1s.
Twenty miles 5s:25, Capt. mellow.
an, harness, hali-mile track. BOSTON,
n.tohrr 81 s6J.-Rural W"rld.
Fergus County argus., 1889-09-19
MARSHAL Maggie.

Washington sp.cial: There is one
man in Washinet on who has occasion
to remember Deputy Marshal Nagls,
who shot Judge Terry in California re-
Gently That man is O'Brien Moore.
correspondent of the It Louis Repub-
lie Moore was editor of the Tomb
stone (Ariz.) Epitaph several years
ago and Nagle was marshal of the
place. One day Nacle shot II man and
Moore denounced the act as cold
blOoded murder. and it was a shame
that Naglc was protected 10y his po-
sition. Nagle went cunning Tor tho
editor and found him on the street.
Several shots were exchanged. Moore
lost the end of u finger and Nagle WAS
shot through the neck Nagle's wound
was quite serious and le promised to
renew the fight when he recovered, but
he never has. The man Nagle killed
was u personal friend of Moore's, and
the shooting Of Judge Terry has not
incrca sesl his admiration for he man.
Fergus County argus., 1889-09-19
NORTH DAKOTA AND MONTANA.
Resemblance and Differences in Their Con-
stitutlons.

/ Bismarck Special II is interesting
to compare the two constitutions:
that drawn 10y he constitutional con
ventiOn oi North Dakota and thai,
drawn by he convention OF Montana
The documents are both about the
same length, and have very many
points in common. Bur there arr,
certain points al difference that arr.
worth looking over. The Montana
document provides hat in "a Jury ease
before IL justice oi the peace, ar in u
ease that does not amount tOa felony.
an agreement Oi twO-thirls oi he Jury
Is sufficient. There is no such provis-
ION in the North Dakota constitution
But in this state the legislature is given
he power expressly to "change. regll-
late or abolish thegrand jury system.
Montana has taken n step in the di-
rectiOn Of placing her legislative repre-
sentatiOn more on the pattern OF the
congress OF the United States by pro-
viding that there shall he only one
state senator from each county
North Dakota did not accomplish this,
,lfbo,,h there was , s,rn,,a No,
mad, In I'm, l;r...t;,, ,tr,a,.,,,I.s,
nj TN. Nout,n, I,.,;.I,tr,., a, I'M ,..',..;,...
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Tins the lay;sI,,u,.. i. !, sosS;,., ,,,,;'J.
i. x;xtv l,ys ~. ,.,,, i, MI, H.
kOta is 81 "a day.
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what unusual nr ,v;.;o, In Vnr,b
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Fergus County argus., 1889-09-19

ST. lOCIs, Sept. 2.-The last will and
testament OF Henry Shaw, OF botani-
cal garden fame, was made public to-
day. The bulk OF the property goes
to the city of st. Louis. although
number Of relatives and servants are
handsomely v remembered. The famous
garden and Tower Grove park are be-
queatbed to the city, to be held for.
ever for the benefit oi the public. To
perpetuate the work begun 10y Shawn
the botanical garden he bcqueathes
lots and other property to the Wash
ingt on university. the income of which
is to 60 toward the est ablishment and
conduct of a school of botany. The
worldly possessions OF the deceased
was bet ween four and five million dol
lars
Fergus County argus., 1889-09-19
A Dangerous Damn

II Eihcl-Mamna, II papa H. going Ia
make "a fish pond here. won't il Ice
dangerous ii there freshety
Mamma What do you mean. drr-
ling
Ethel-Why, he said yesterday that
every time he came To this placr ne
felt like damnine it up hill and down
dale
Fergus County argus., 1889-09-19

The Largest Gold Bar in the World Cast at
the Helena Assay Once for the
Montana National Bank
Helena Herald.


The Montana National Bank, like
the Territory after which 1t is named,
goes ia Tor sul,erlativss. Its president
COl. BrOadwater, has Just opeile,l at
Helena The largest plunge batl, in the
world, and vest er,lay he had east ai
the United states Assay Office at
Helena the largest gold bar in the
world. II was made from the smaller
bars that were on exhibit ion last week
at the Montana bank, comprising hui
lion from the spotted iioise, Ia, Dram
' E,mmon and the Jay Gould miner,
threr ri the gr,,,i-,t yohl producers in
I Montana. The spotted Horse bar
was very Tine gold and was worth over
S5s. 900. The other bars cont aimed
a greater proportion Of silver. is~-
tcrsiay all these bars were meltesl a
the Assay Office. under the sulservls-
ion Of 4. :. Assayer SprIille Bratlen,
by the expert melter Of the institu-
| tiOn, NJ. \. MeyendOrti. The largest
cruciblc made would hardly hold the
enormous charge, and with the hottest
furnaces 1t took n long time to melt
the precious metal SIX men were
engaged in the task and after eight
hours work the mass ol molten metal
WAS finally successfully poured into
large mould specially prepared. and
the largest gold bar in the world was
cast. It took all night to cool AMI
even at ten O'Clock this morning the
great ofick WIS sun warm 10 thc
touch. Al that hour number OF
people called ut the ASSAY Ofhce To
see the monster bai, wh'c', rrtosed on
baggage ir'rk ~ the n'clter room.
In appearance u Is NOT as handsome
~ me Sp"'i. 'i"is" n"r !whn'' was
Fergus County argus., 1889-09-19
The Sparrow Whipped the Gator

An alligator and an English sparrow
engaged in battlo near Darien. ga.
the Other day. The garor provoked
the fight by swapping at the bird,
which, III turn. dew iur.ously ut its
ugly Antagonist, aiming with precision
At the saurian's eyes. The gator
finally gave mp the contest and took
to- the river.