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Fergus County argus., 1889-08-29
DIED AT THE END.
A Sixty Eight Day Fast Ended by the Death
Of the Unfortunate.

INDIANAPoI.I,, Aug. 2O.-Robert Mar
vel, after fasting sixty-seven days, died
this morning. His case Is so extraor-
dnary that il has attracted the at
tent,on not only OF the curious public,
hut Of the medical fraternity lar and
near. He was 81 years old. On June
I3 Marvel ate his last square meal
For thirty-six days he took absolutely
nothing into his stomach. On the
ihirty.eighth he bit of piece OF pie,
hut did not eat it. On the thirty
ninth day he drank little milk. and
At irregular periods he has con, inued
20 do 50. All told hs has drank not
% exceed one gallon OF milk in the
sixty seven days that have elapsed
since he began to fast. The effect oi
/ his abst inehce is such as would he eX'
pecte,l. The faster has reduced him.
self to n living skeleton. Sores came
upon him by reason OF his long con,
tine,nent, and he evidently suffered
long and severely. His fast is the long
est on record so far as known.
Fergus County argus., 1889-08-29
Medicinal Properties Of Vegetables.

The following Information may lie
useful To some ut this season Of the
year. ii not new To many
spinach has n direct effect upon the
kidneys.
The common dandslion. used as
green's, is also excellent TOR the same
trouble.
Asparagus pur.es the blood. Celery
net admirably upon the nervous sys-
TEN. and is a cure iOr rhetlniat ism and
neuralgia.
Tomatoes act upon the liver.
Beet> and tnrnips are excellent ap-
petizers.
Lettuce and cucumbers are cooling
in their effects upon the system.
Onions, garlic, leeks, olives and sha-
lots, all of which are similar. possess
medicinal virtues OF martad "h""
acter, stimulating tli~ cifctlaor! SIs-
tsm and the consequent increase ol
the saliva and the gastric Juice pro
mot ing digestion.
Red onions are an excellent diuretic,
and the white ones are recommended
to lie eaten raw a> IL remedy Tor m
Somnia. They are II tonic and nu
/ tritlous.
/ 4 soup made from onions is regard
ed by the French as an excellent re
storative in debility OF the digestive
organs.
Fergus County argus., 1889-08-29

According to DR. I.euf, when watsr's
taken into the full or partly full ston-
ach, It does not minele with the food,
as we are taught, but passes along
quickly bet wsen the food and lesser
curative toward the pylorus. through
which it passes into the intestines.
The secretion OF mucus by the lining
membrane is constant, and during the
night u considerable amount accumu-
lates in the stomach; some oi itsliquid
portion is absorbed, and that which
REMAINS is thick and tenacious. II
food is taken into the stomach when
i'm this condition il Incomes coated
with this mu,c,,s, and the secretion Oi
the CAST ric Juice and its action are de.
/ layed. These facts show the value oi
n goblet OF water before breakfast
This washes out tho tenacious mlictis
and stimulates the gastric glands to
secretion. In old and feeble persons
water should not he taken cold, but II
may he with great advantage taken
warm or hot. This removal OF tht
accumulated mucus from the stomach
is probably one OF the reasons why
taking soup mt the beginning of n'ea
ha, been found SO beneficial.
Fergus County argus., 1889-08-29

Justice oi the Peace Kehoe returned
yesterday from months solourn at
Rubicon Springs. He relates the fol.
lowing amusing incident, which for a
time relieved the monot ony OF life at
that secluded mountain resort
While wandering about IN the vicln-
ity OF ROckbound Lake, accompanied
by boy, the judge was struck on the
leg by the fancs of a large rattlesnakS.
The boy witnessed the snake strike
t he Judges leg and ran at full speed
back to the hotel at Rubicon, and
gave the alarm.
A rescue party was hurridly organ
lied 10y the guests The party, armed
with al least n barrel oi whskey in
! iiasks, decanters and bottles, hastened
in the direction oi the spot where the
Judge had been bitten by the venom
Gus reptile. The members oi tho
rescue party had not proceeded tar on
| their humane mission when they OBJ
served the Judge approaching. His
usual limp IN walking seemed greatly
! intensified to their alarmed magma
tions. A grand rush was made for the
/ Judge and a hundred llaSks We're in
stantly uncorked, the odor of whiskey
supplanting that OF fragrant pines,
frs and wild ilowers-eacn owner oi n
flask being eager To have the Judge
first part axe of the contents and
others endeavorine to strip hl- trous
ers off to apply healing ONT m"nts tc
tile wound
The Judge finally was able 10 ex
plain that ne had been struck on the
leg by RATHER. and while indicatin,
with his finger the spot where the rep
tiles poisonous fangs struck remarked
that it wa. hs wooden leg that hao
been bitten, ana therefore the WOUND
, would not prove serious. The .iudg'
) afterward killed the snake and exhib
itei the end OF the tai! a. a trophy
. which IL ornam-ntcd with sever
rsttles -Nnginia New Chronicle.
Fergus County argus., 1889-08-29
PREsIDENr CLARK's SPEECH.
In Reply to Hon. L. II. Hersnheld's kesolu'
tion Of Thanks at the Close Of the
Constitutional Convention.

Mr.. President and gent lenlen of the
For ths generous and
very complimen,a expression oi
your personal regard conveyed in tho
resolution which you haze Just
adopted and which has been so elo-
a,,ently supplemented by the remarks
OF the honorable gent tleman from
Lewis and Clark, ] cannot summon
words to fifty express my appreria-
ton and gratitude; but ] desire to
avail myself OF this opportunity to
r,riprocate the sentiment and to the
at aches OF this convention to extend
to each one Of you personally Tor the
indulgence, forbearance, the courteous
treatment and kindness which have
uniformly and continually character
lied all OF your actions and relations
toward me, my heartfelt thanks.
After forty-tive days OF arduousi
and | may Justly say, conscientious
labor Oh your par, during which there
nave been considered and discussed
the most important and vital ques
tions, involving necessarily many
heated but manlully conduct ed
contests, which required frequent
and prompt decisions on the
part oi tho presiding officer, J ear
point with plea sure and pride to ihs
! Tact that in every instance these decls
ions were received and accepted with
out appeal. This probably unpara
/ l.llrd experience in the history OF dsiib
cra,ive assemblies implies Il coniidene'
in the Judgment and fairness oi IT,,
presiding officer, as well as dlgnllleC
and respectful consideration which
Fergus County argus., 1889-08-29
seenly appreciate and shall ever re-

,eenlv appreciate and shall ever re-
member with graf eful pleasure.
Our work is now finished and our
names are about to be appended to
that instrument which trust may he
adopted as the constitution of the
state OF Montana.
Ii IL not n perfect instrument. IN
it are incorporated ideas and primer
piles upon which we are not all agreed,
but yielding gracefully tn that rscog-
nizel republican principle that thewilI
of the majority should prevail, we
have unanimously adopted II, and II
will soon lie submit ted q crit ical and
intelligent people for their approval
! am confident that whatever may lie
found object ionahle, the people oi
Montana will accept 1t. II de!c.ts
there be he wisdom OF future legisla-
lures may be confidently relied upon
to remedy them. Montana has been
| presented an opportunity which she
/ should not NOW neglect. she cannot
afford to pause or falter on the very
| ihreshuld Ol a.,pissip,. Willie her
, iii.ee lair nei. .l,uo ring sisic are press
ing forward TO distinction and renown.
1t is time to break the shackles that
have so long embarrassed the develop
ment OF cur nlatchless country. II is
time that this people so richly en-
dOwed with all the best qualities that
snnoble manhood should enjoy the
fullest privileges OF American citizen
ship.
Statehood will quicken our energies
and stimulate our ambition. IT VIII
encourage u faith in our stability and
permanency and induce large invest
ments in our properties. II will en-
nance the credit of both individuals Is
and the state. II will encourage the
building of ad,lit ional lines OF railways
within our borders and people ON
iert lie valleys. II will build new cities
and increase thc growth Of the Old
II will establish manufactures and
facilitate the opening OF our countless
mines.
It will promote education, develop
the highest culture and advance and
foster all the highest and best attri
butcs Of civilization.
May each one Oi you live long if
enjoy u reasonable iruitiOn Of YOU
labor here and until the envied, ysl
deserved fame Of this magnificent
state, our own beloved Montana
whose fundamental law you haN,
helped to frame, may he known tn al
HE ends OF the earth.
Fergus County argus., 1889-08-29

Judge l.anham in 81. Louis Republic:
Grant used to chop cord wood in a
peculiar way, cutting the tree all
around instead OF half down on one
side and then on the other, like the
ordinary axman. While president lie
visited st. Louis and went with him
to his farm, and passing the spot
where he once chopped wood, ! said:
General. the fellow who cut those
stumps was poor wood-chopper,
don't you think so?' The president re.
piled with a sigh; That may be true,
Judge, but to tell the truth ] was hap
pier then than am now. cut my
wood, hauled it to the city, got my
price for it and returned to my family
and was happy, but now the burdsr
OF a nation is on me and ] know nc
rest. Those were happy days, Judge.
Fergus County argus., 1889-08-29
Where Sarah Was.
Preston Mimi Times.

Preston MIMI liines
A farmer had some wheat stolen a
few nights since, and he was SO sure
that he knew who the thisi was that
he came into town and secured a war
rant for a certain young man living
near him. When the case came up for
trial the defendant said he could prove
an alib. In order to do this he had
brought in "his girl''-a buxom lass OF
%. She took the stand and swore
that he sat up with her from ! in the
evening until broad daylight next
morning.
people can he very easily mistaken"
observed the plaintiff lawyer.
81 don't care-I know he was there"
she replied.
What did you talk about
Love" she promptly answered.
What time did the old folks go to
bed"
II gave 'em the wink about 10"
"Sure hs was there AZ midnight, are
you?'
"Yes, sir
"Why are you sure
She blushed, looked over to her lover
and laughed, and getting u nod to 60
ahead she said
well, sir, just as the clock struck
l2 the old man jumped out OF bed
upstairs and hollered down, Sarah,
yer mar wants some o that catnip
tea, and we got such a start we broke
the back OF the rocking chair and went
over backward kerplunk."
"Then the jury must understand
that you were seated on SamuePs
knee?f'
81 object" put in Samuels lawyer,
and his Honor remembered the days
OF his youth and sustained the ohlec-
tion
Fergus County argus., 1889-08-29
SARAH ALTHEA HILL-sHARoN-TERRY
Where She Was Born--Her Maidsnhood Her
Matrimonial Adventures.

Cape Girarleau. Mo, special: sarah
Althea Hill, whose stormy career In
California has given her national no
toriety was born in this town 39 years
ago. She comes OF good stock, her
father being samuel Hill, a prominent
attornsy, and her mother Julia Sloan,
the daughter of "A wealthy lumber
dealer. She has one brother. Hiram
Morgan Hill. Her parents died in
1S64, leaving the two orphans an
estate of $4,000. Sarah is related
to some of the best families in the
county. She attended school at Dan
vile. Ky, and finally graduated from
St Vincent convent, this town. She
had n governess in the person OF
Mrs. Barrall, a sister of ex-COngress-
man Hatcher.
Her grandfather, Hiram Sloan, was
her guardian, and appears to have
held n slack rein. The young woman
developed "a spirited temper, and soon
after reaching legal age made her
money fly. She grew up into woman
hood in much her own way, and was
| noted for her beauty and temper. She
| was a "schemer" above all things and
this made her unpopular among her
girl companions. 1t is said OF her, too,
that though she was a spendthrift, she
, worshiped money and gave her atten.
| ton mostly to those who possessed 1t.
7, She is remembered by her friends here
as something of n tlirt, and at one
time is said to have had three engage.
ments to marry on her hands. One OF
the parties, Leandor, is now a promi-
| nent politician in southeastern Mis-.
souri,, and another resides in st. Louis.
Her conquests were numerous during
the time she held sway. She was last,
but her name was never tarnished
with scandal.
In love affairs Sarah was tyrannical
and more than one OF her lovers had
to suffer her iron rule and eccentric
whims. 1t is said she really loved ono
young fellow named Will Shaw. They
were engaged to be married, but as
the result OF a tiff the young man
determined to break the engagement.
Sarah heard Of this, and when next he
called she was so charming that he
pressed his suit with more ardor than
ever when she had her revenge by
snubbing him. The story goes that
| sne really Wantei anu eNpetteu hiA W
return, but he did not, and in Septem-
ber, 1870, disgusted and broken.
hearted, and with only the shadow OF
her fortune, she started fOr California.
A Ayoung uncle named William Sloan
accompanied her to the coast. He
was wealthy and took his handsome
niece to his mothers home. Sarah
and the old lady did not live in har-
mony and Sloan gave the girl fine
suite OF rooms in hotel. 1t was there
she met Senator Sharon. Her brother
Hiram is also on the coast
Fergus County argus., 1889-08-29

A remarkable and disastrous plague
to stock is now raging i'm Daviess
county, Indiana. During the last few
weeks a number OF farmers in various
parts ef that county have lost some
OF their finest horses. An investiga-
ton as TO the cause OF the strange
occurrences brought to light what
seems an incredulous state OF affairs,
but has proved an absolute fact. 1t
WAS found that ticks are actually kill
ing horses, which the pests attack in
great swarms, and suck the blood
from the animal until it is helpless and
i. relieved OF its sufferings by death.
Examinations show that the pest ea I
their way through the hide into the
flesh. II is thought the ticks were
brought by the Texas ponies. which
have been sold here in large numbers
in tho last few months. The ticks
attack COWS, but do not seem 10 have
the same effect as on horses.
Fergus County argus., 1889-08-29

tb, court clock were set an hour
sha,d Hardy called the case. There
was ne;ther nrosocnt;no attorney nor
witnesses present. SO Hardy dis.
charo.J ,b.. ur;sonsr For his share
in thst v;lIa;pons transaction he was
imneacbed Inv tine legislature in 1862.
hu,Ia1 fron, The bench took tn drink
,n1 J;.d Terry went over IN Nir-
ginia City Just after the discovery OF
the Comstock lode, and, surrounding
himself with band OF rullians, m
trenched himself IN stone lori on the
mountains above Virginia city, ex.
pecting to bulldoze the owners out oi
some rich claims there: He was finally
driven out and started for the C0nfed-
eracy, riding overland to Texas.
There he remained during the war, ana
after its close drifted back to Caiiior-
mia. lie was elected to the legislature
Fergus County argus., 1889-08-29

A baby at Galena fell asleep two
days after its birth on June Q, and
has not yet awakened. 1t takes its
food regularly. seems to be in perfect
health, and is growing right along. It's
parents are somewhat alarmed ut it s
prolonged slumber, but what treas
ure have they got il the baby comes
ont all right at last The baby that
doesn't squall, doesn't keep papa
awake nights and doesn't require to
be walked by the hour is a model
infant. Babies would NO doubt he
more popular were they always con-
siructed on this plan.-ChicagoHerald
Fergus County argus., 1889-08-29
Height Of Great Sea Waves.

Carefully repeated experiment made
by an expert isnced English navicat os
at Santander. on the north coast of
SPAN, showed the crest of the sea
waves in a prolonged and heavy gale
OF wind TO be ~ feet high; and allow
ing tine same for the depth between The
waves, would make height 81 feet
rom crest to base. The length from
crest TO crest was found to be 3s'i
feet. Other estimates OF the waves in
the south Atlantic daring great storms
give height OF so feet Tor the crest
and 100 feet for length. In the North
sea tine height OF crest seldom exceeds
10 feet aud the length I 30 feet
Fergus County argus., 1889-08-29
Wanted the Item Corrected.

See here he exclaimed, as he en-
tered the sanctum of the Western
editor, II want you to correct q State
msnt made n your paper
'Cert ainly, | shall he glad to make
any change that is desired.
..Iou said I was "A horse thiei and \
liar.
"Wells'
well, ! may he a horse thiet, hut
by the eternal horn spoon I'm no
liar"
Fergus County argus., 1889-08-29
TERRY AND BRODERIcK.
The Duel in Which the Latter Was virtu-
ally Murdered.

Judge Terry WaS II ftiiiaThdble 'Hfti-
acter. When gold was discovered in
California. among the first mad rush
that reached the golden land from
Texas was tail, thin, dark rk-cemplex-
iOned, wiry young man, who, at the
first glance. seemed hc beau ideal Of
the typical border rutlian. He was
well mounted and well armed: he wore
his hair long, after the style of the
Indian border, and this, with IA long.
untrimmed beard, gave him the ap-
pearance OF q man accustomed tn arms
and not afraid to Use them on the
slightest provOcatiOn. In common
with his neighbors in those days, when
he got up in the morning me examined
his silver-mOunte Derringers before he
stuffed them in his pocket, to see that
they were ready for instant use; then
he strapped on his six-shootsr and his
silver mounted bowie knife, and, All er
get ting IL whisky cocktail, felt that he
was moderately ready iOr the Orti-
nary business oi the day. The average
Texan OF those days looked down
upon all mort hern men as poor white
trash, and David :. Terry mot yet
iudcel shared all tho bittersst preiu-
,.. w., tot. ,,,s
"''
orga"'zed desperate ann P'"''"c''"
fight took place bet ween the pro-slar-
cry and anti.slay.rv or free.soiI rle-
.l,;,,, ,ho,lJ
"'""'' "' VIC "'".'' W
gam control o' the organization
Prominent among the leaders Of the
ultra southern wing were William NJ
c,,;, AMI Do,.;J : Tarrv aud wban
O.;
the otga!i'z",,on w"s l'e'''o.c' .'"'''',
reacheu 'i'e 'h'o' ''"'es ee''"'o "''u
terry was elevate" to sea, on .ne
supreme oei'ch, ms asso,'I'e oe'ne nc
ch'ei justice a "iss'patea nl. .aiell, Ell
lawyer nah'e' Hu2h MURRAY, al," !"
lawyer 'ro'i ,he so"''' ''"'''e' SUI
mon iyae"eiu'' me supreme co,','
at inns ,'i'ie was eAc,"sl'e'y q so"' u,
srn INSTITUTION anu "iei' one ''o.'s'', :,
brought ms slave afenie 10 me Guy VI
nacramsh'o ana arch'e 'ia''ileu n,'
liberty on that account me was re-
manded To ms master ny isrry ah',
nus associates, an" was oli'y r"sc''o
through the rhof'a oi 'o' T." ~ naee''
The bitter war OF race p,e!,"'''e
finally ei'isd IN d"e'' III wn,,'l M Terry
was "iis OF me pri'cil''is' ne s."'o
between the Free son wing Oh Nc i'e'i',
Ocratn party, under tiic lra'ier>iill' oi
Fergus County argus., 1889-08-29
Dry Goods Department.

pr-so Forn
Ladies
sand Jerseys tue ,i
other
lr,uit
Il
Magnificent Line of Notions,
FIXTURES
yrna Rugs linen Lap
aJads.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1889-06-22

I y
ces bouts de paperasses, a repro
daire ceci:
-..CoUEAge- .deciDE A Tout. :.
PeRDre pasIENce .dernieRE Era
)e...
! C'6tait la meme ecriture que celle
lie la lettre adressee par le soi-disant
secretaire G. Berthou. Je ne pon
vais my tromper. Ce complice
devait donner d NJ. Georges Ut
supreme conseil, au moment OH
;;'celui-ci await recu deja sa citation
acomparaitre deyaht le colnmissaire
de police, le lendemain dc Pexhu.
nation a laquelle il await assistf.
lame de raffaire, Ia femme que
j'avais dtja sonpconnee, je Ia re.
trouvais lei encore. LIE lMiph;sto
de mon jeune Faust pencourageait
a rheure du peril. Mais que!le que
fdt ma perspicacit6, quel que fit
mon entetement, jan,ai. je ne pus
| tronver trace palpabIe de Ia femme
en- question.
Ellie existait ellie 6crivait. Ellie
dirigeait tout. Mais je ne pouvais
meme pas rapercevoir, par IL r.ison
qo'elle ne Sc manifestait point dune
facon ostens,ble. Ellie ne &c mon.
trait MULE part on je pouvais la
supposer. Ellie Sc dissimulait a
tous, ct 4 moi aussi, ct q moi snr-
tout, en- cachant absolument ses
relations avec Georges des Armoies
J'esperais pourtant bien qu'elle Sc
trahirait au process.
Ellie y viendra, pensai-je. Ellie
vOudra assister aux debats. II
nest pas possible qu'elle he soft
cachee an milieu des assistants,
pendant raudience. C0mme ellie
rest pas de Melun, CONNIE ellie est
etrangere au pays, on ponrra la
reconnaitre, Ia deviner, la tiler,
parmi les badauds qu'attirera le
process de NJ. le coDte des Armoies.
Meme Ia, ellie m'echappa! En-
vain, je ifs venir Toupin, qni SO
placa dams pespace reserve au pub.
lie, en- vain je me m6lai, moi aussi,
aux curieux. Rien! je ne remar-
quai rien, nj personne. Les gems
qui Sc trouvaient Ia 6taient tous
connus de mon ami le commissalre,
ct il 6tait impossibl. que cette
inc0nnue Sc trouvat dans pauditoi.
re.
LIE process en- lui.m6me importe
pen; CO n'6tait qu'un moyen pour
moi de gagner du temps. Bret, le
ohasseur imprudent en- tut quite
pour une peine legere: IN mois de
prieon.
En- songeant 4 cette affaise, je
me souvins que Favocat lut 40 tri-
bunal une lettre saperbe Of tou.
chante en- meme temps, Que lui
avaiens adress9e ses ancions mai.
tres ct quelques condisciples de
l'ipstitution IS. Hidoine ct Satur.
min. Sealeaent, css'xtait pes n.
des Arnoiss qsi Avais 6crit lA-bss
poor sollicitsr o t6moignase Dc ses
exoellsnes ant6o6deots, N.ayant
plus soas Ia main r4niematique G.
Berthoa, palsqseje je surveillais leurs
|agisssmeots ct lss emp6chaia de
conmuuiquer, Georges avSit fiit
6csirs, par sen svocst, On doanant
poor raiseA eu'l ssait honts -
datsr dsuaeI maisoas do d3teution
una lettre suvoy6e isux r6v6ssosiS
pAsses aeVE ksei.a ti-3 81 =.
-Oest cnrisnx! me disai ;je, n J
des AEmoies asaimo a6yidemmeut
pas beancoup 6criss lxi.m<sse 1 pes
ex.pesfesseurap at sia1 8.
1'avais 10 quelqae chose 1 v6ri =
fies. Quaraute.huie heures ape>e.