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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1890-08-07
The Alarm Clock Lights the Lamp.

A Maine man recently devised an
apparatus with which a lazy man
might set the kitchen fire agoing with
ont leaving his bed, and now an in
ventor in Madison has produced an
arrangement by which the lamp lights
itself on dark winter mornings when
the alarm clock jingles. The mechan-
ism OF the alarm lifts a catch that
holds piece OF sandpaper under the
point OF a match. The sandpaper flies
back, quickly ignites the match, which
is inserted in a socket in the end OF a
plunger. As the match burns the
plnneer slowly deseends into the CHM
ney OF the lamp to the burner, when II
remains stationary for n few seconds.
giving ample time for lighting the wick
and then returns to its place free and
clear OF the lamp. NO getting up in
the dark and fumbling with match. -
says the inventor but, alas, You have
10 get up Just the same, and there :
the rub Lewiston Journal
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1890-08-07

The Hon. Hugh J. Mckimmon ol
Toronto, a prominent Canadian law
yer. real estate owner and railway
official, recently said to a reporter oi
the Detroit Free Press: England is in
position to-day where she does not
dare to declare war against any for
mislable nation on earth-mnch less
the United States, which is more pow
erful than any other two nations com
bined. This country can climb all
over Great Britain with muddy and
hObnailed boots, and she will smile
only n sad, sweet smile. and profess q
believe that it Is intended rs II loving
caress. Whatever the government ol
England may ha, those Who are run.
ming things political over there are n
long way from being fools. suppose,
for instance, that the worst came I O
The worst in this lSehring sea difficult y
and blows were truck and were de
clare,l. This country. fighting right
here at home ansl with everyt hing IN
it's favor, would thrash the jacket of
OF her. But that would not be the
worst Of it--frOm an English stand
point. After England was beautifully
whipped and was lOating around the
hospital feeling OF her bruises, she
would suddenly discover that Ireland
was gone from her forever. Canada a
portion OF the United States, India n
free government, and Australia and
New Zealand running things to suit
themselves. Then England would
limp back to her solitary little isle and
attempt to climb back upon her
throne, only to find the throne back
in the woOdshed Of current events and
a free and glorious republic doing a
rushing business at the old stand. q.
no, England isn't going to war with
the United States over n few stray
seais-not this year.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1890-08-07
A MONSTER TUNNEL.


An article in the Allahabad Pioneer
gives some interesting particulars con
cerning the tunnel that has Just been
completed through the Khoja on the
railroad from Quetta to Candahar.
Thojah pass is $500 feet above the
sea, and 1000 feet above the level oi
the surrounding country. The tunnel
pierces the range at right angles. and
it's course is therefore due east and
west, and it enters the hill at about
900 feet below the crest of the pass
The length of the tunnel is ~ .OOOleet. =.
or two and n hall miles approx
n,ately, and il will carry double line
OF rails For the first half the floor
ascends about ! in 900. and for the
second hall of the journey it deScends
mt an incline Of one in forty.
There are two main shafts, one :, =
ieet and he ther 900 feet deep, which
were sunk in order to facilitate the
construction of the tunnel. The chei
obstacle Of progress arose from the
flooding Of the tunnel at more than
one point. \ large spring was cut
and the water flooded the shaft on
the Candahar side to the depth OF | 50
feet. IT took ten weeks to pump out
the water. and i'm the western heading
as much as fifty gallons "A minute We're
constantly rushing out of the west
mouth. In or 'er to overcome this
difficulty n side cutting had to be
made. The magnitude of the work is
testified to 10y the banks OF shale and
rock mt the mouth OF the tunnel and
at the pithead, which are said to be
quite altering the landscape in places.
One curious discovery made during
the progress OF the work, as the result
OF an vestisation in the cause OF
certain mysterious explosions, was
that it was proved that combustion
had arisen inside case OF blasting
gelatine. London standard.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1890-08-07
BLOODY SALVADOR.
General Rivas Shot Dead = Hundreds Of His
Followers Bite the Dust.

LA L.IBERTAD, Aug. 1.-The news is
confirmed OF the defeat of General
Rivas 10y the government troops under
General Ant Onio Ezeta. Rivas escaped
fom the capital last night, but was
pursued and taken prisoner few
miles outside the city. This morning
he was publically shot and his corpse
was exposed on the public square.
1t is reported that many prominent
citizens are compromised and strict
inquiry is being made regarding the
Rivas conspiracy. The siege lasted
forty hours. The capital suffered
considerable damage. Hundreds oi
persons were shot dead in the street
The government forces which took
part in the overthrow OF Rivas are
now disposed to return to the frontier
II necessary.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1890-08-07

The Curious Dsrivatiens Of Q Number ol
Words in Popular Use.

Rehobeoth Sunday Herald: "varlet' u
is the same as "valet," and each is an
offshoot OF the feudal "vassal."
Madame is ''my'lady, and "sir" has
been extracted from the in Senior
through the French.
"Dsndelion," dent lie lion (the hon :
TOOTH, and "vinegar" was once vim
aigre (sOur wine).
A VILLAIN" before the stigma OF dis.
grace was ttachesl to him. was a la
borer on the villa OF Roman country
gent tlenan.
biscuit" keeps alive the Latin his
cOctus twice cOokesi), and a verdict is
simply n we're dictum Ia true saying)
An earl WAS AN "eldler' in the prinl-
tive society. while pope is the same :
papa" and caar and kaiser are both
Caesars
Queen at first meant "wife" or
"mother," and n survival OF it's early
Specification exists in "quean,'' used
now only ia bad senses.
".Iimminy" is n reminiscence Of the
classical adjuratiOn, o geinini, used by
the Romans when they called upon
The twins Castor and POllux to help
them.
ltetlingote is "riding-coat, borrowed
by the French from cur own languages
and returned to us in n new guise with
the dressmaker's stamp OF approval.
"slOp' shop has nothing to do with
slOps, as some amateur etymOlOgist .
have asserted, but means clothing
shops, the word coming from lcelandic
stopper, a coat.
Lord is the Anglo-Saxon halford
loaf dist stributOr). The Latin term for
"lOrd' (dOminus) has given us "dom-
inie, the old term tor preacher. and
he same root is found in "dame."
"ROamers" are people who 90 to
Rome to see the pope, and "saunter-
ers" was the appellatiOn bestowed on
the religious enthusiasts who made he
pilgrimage to the salnte terre-the
Holy Land.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1890-08-07
CARTER on IRRIGATION.


Special to Helena Journal: In the
house to-day. during consideration OF
the sundry civil appropriation bill,
and when the proposition to repeal
the irrigation survey act OF 1888 was
reached, Carter made a brilliant
speech in support OF the proposition.
He bitterly opposed the scheme OF the
house committee ON appropriations.
suggested by Mr.. Cannon, reinOdeling
he land law so as to permit the act
of 1883 to stand. with notifications.
He said that the present law para
lyzed the energies Of 5000. 900 Ameri-
can people, ~ they cannot proceed
with the application OF their genius in
irrigating arid plains until the survey
lines are run. The law withdrawing
arid lands from public entry till sur
veys are made should by all means be
repealed. ettlers cannot build reser-
vOirs and canals until survey lines
have been run, and when the lat ter
work is completed, settlers get Just
exactly what they now know, namely.
Indications where the lines may be-
run, and basins established, which,
when the work is completed, will not
he worth a farthing. The practical
location and establishment OF bitches
requires the most accurate engineer
ing. The geological survey is con-
Quoted on plan of glittering gener-
alities. One man reported that he
had surveyed last year the Judith
valley Oi Montana. Carter here de
scribed in picturesque language the
Judith valley and showed how i'm
possible 1t was for one man to make
an intelligent survey of it within u
year. This work. he said. was done
by u single individual in one summer,
ana from his time was ken n number
OF fishing excursions. The work was
a complete waste OF time and trouble,
and Yet this valley or basin was out
side the possibility OF settlement till
these lines were run. They may be
sufficient for a gentleman in BOsto
or a gentleman in London, but they
were no good to practical settlers.
Down at the mouth of rivulets, he
said, was the place tor reservoirs.
where they will be convenient and OF
use, but the surveys placed them on
the mountain side at timber lands.
No ene would pay any attention to
tine surveys after they were made
One might as well try to get mo-
nOpoly on fish in the ocean AZ water
in the Montana mountains and reser-
vOlrs. MIR. Cogswell, OF Massachu-
setts, wanted to know if it would not
be possible il the act of 1888 was re-
pealed for private parties tOget vested
rights in or mionopolies OF water privi.
leges. Mr.. Carter said it would be
impossible, as the desert land act OF
1877 interposed an estopel to such
proceedings. lie read the act, which
was plain on the subject, and stated
that it held each Individual to the
amount OF water necessary for the
purpose described for irrigat ion, and
that talk about monopoly OF water
or water rights was "a myth. The
house non-concurred in the senate
amendment repeating the act OF lSSs.
and IT will go To the conference com
mittee.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1890-08-07

The Mother Lode company is
crushing the richest quartz ever taken
out in the Crur d'Alene mining dis
trict, says Murray, Idaho, dispatch.
The quartz is literally covered with
gold, and the battery OF the tive-stamp
mill is SO frequently charged with
amalgam that daily clean-ups are
required. 1t is expected that the
company will realize over 81 500 this
month from the Kettle mine. The
Mother Lode is the pioneer quartz
gold mine and is the richest one on
the globe. The vein is small, but is
extraordinarily rich.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1890-08-07
Industrial Items.

Paper pillows are made.
In June 3S, PIG immigrants arrived.
An Italian road has a IO-wheel To-
cOmotive.
New Hampshire has 10000 French
Canadians.
American machinery sells in Frame
and Germany.
Cincinnati daily manniaci ures co.
900 pounds Of shot.
Rockefeller is building an .or,mary
house" for S3, ,OOO,OOO.
The wool clip in the United states
for 1889 was 262, ,OOO, 900 pounds.
More than two-thirds OF he exports
OF Mexico come to the United states
A bounty OF 20 cents per dozen is
paid for English sparrows' heads.
Within ten miles OF Knoxville, Tenn,
30 marble quarries arein operation.
There were 20, 1000, 900 pairs OF sus-
penders manufactured in the United
States last year.
The postal card factory at shelton,
Conn.,, Is at present turning out ., 800
600 cards a day.
The famous Missouri mountain OF
iron, known as Pilot Knob. has ceased
to be productive.
Clinton, Iowa, claims to have the
largest sawmill i'm the world. II cuts
$50, 900 feet in ten hours.
In Chicago the Irish saloonleepers
are bOycotting the brewerie> con
trolled by English syndicates.
A private dinner given at belmont.
cos, New York, recently cost SIG, 900.
The floral decorations alone cost
S. 900.
Minneapolis has twenty-three flour
mills, with a daily capacity of 4O,25O
barrels. One mill makes 200 barrels
a day.
Dakota farmers complain OF n
scarcity OF harvest hands and ar.
advertising for able bodied men to
work in the field
Fifty years ago the first power loom
for weaving carpets was set in motion
by =. b. Bigelow OF Boston. Ten
yards day was its original capacity
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1890-08-07
A stumper.

"Why do you call these blackber-
ries:" asked the small boy oil the
grocer.
because they are black" was the
prompt reply.
Then why do you call them other
black ones raspberries -
"Because-because-you move on
What are you hanging around here
Tor, anyhow y"-Dei goit Free Pres
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1890-08-07

LEXINGTON, Ky, July 3l.-Three
years ago W. {. France paid S7.5OO
for half interest in Red Wilkes.
To-day France paid McCann $4,000
for the other half. The horses earn
ings in this year amount to SlO.OOO
more. This - more money than was
ever paid for II hall interest i'm "A horse
OF hls age.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1890-08-07
Valuable Crop.

MIsaEAPoIIs, July 81. - The best
authorities estimate tie wheat crop
of the present season IN the Dakotas
and Minnesota at ! OO. .OOO. 600 bushels.
damage, taking the country as whole,
ard the harvest l. nov in progress.
The yaiA- oi this crop tn the north
west IL estimated at s6O, 600 900 3 I
the lowest
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1890-08-07
A Good Comparison

Jester: Mr.. Freespender-Can you
tell Inc, dearest. how those waves
closely resemble myself,
Dearest-No, Arthur. now do they
Mr.. Freespender = Well, both the
waves and | 20 broke as soon AZ We
reach tue beach
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1890-08-07

Munsey's Weekly; cum.o-Do YOU
know, really heard ONE lady praise
another lady's hat to-day.
Brown-Dear me
Cumso-Ies, the one who did the
prai-in2 was tue ,uiliin-r who made
the hat.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1890-08-07

Why did the men strike up at the
vinegar factory"
Because the cider was working more
than ten hours day. Youth Com
panion
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1890-08-07

Large constructed with Special View to the so
Judith and Wolf Creek will hnd
the point haul their WOOL whether
desiring sell or ship
the ;
and Others seeking locations will hn the route 10
depend obtaining 81 a
BED ROCK PRICES Also blacksmith shop at Landing
ssrORDERS By MAIL GIVEN PROMPT ATTENTION
The morning call., 1890-08-18
STATE PRODUCTS.
More Eastern Exhrbits-FIne Fruits-To-
Days Meeting.

More Eastern Exhl bits-FIne Fruits-To-
Days Meeting.
Twenty-one packages OF assorted fruits were
received Saturday by the Stale Board OF Trade
from Los Angeles, and were forwarded direct to
California on Wheels" by the afternoon train.
Tie California exhibit was 10 Cumberland, Md,
yesterday, and Will go from there TO Baltimore
and Washington, in Which TWO cities IL will ex-
hibit this week. 1t IS said the exhibition cars
Will return 10 this city in September
The board mas procured glass jar feet 2
Inches deep and 612 inches in diameter, which
Will be filled with immense Bartlett pears from
lie ranch OF A. T. Hatch at Suisun.
Superintendent Mcdonald yesterday put up
five peaches for exhibition which completely
tiled two glass jars. They measure each twelve
inches III circumference. Ihey were raised near
HanfOrd, Tulare County One OF the jars holds
two peaches and the other three.
The meeting OF the Executive Committee,
which will De held to-day, Will be very largely
attended, delegates from all over the Slate hav-
ing signined their Intention OF being present
connection with The Worlds Fair. EX-MayOr
Gregory OF Sacramento has promised to pre-
side, aud the following-named gentlemen have
promised to be present:
Mayor Pond, ii. NJ. EsIee. Isador Jacobs, Jules
Cert, Colin NJ. Boyd, A. 5. HallidIe, q. W. Nc
Near, A w. Scott A. q. Halves, Z. F. Bassett;
G. Carry, George Z. Perkins, L. L. Baker, AL
bert GallatD, A. p. HOtaling, N. w. Spaulding
G. e. Whtney, a. B. Forbes, A. d. Cutler, A, W.
Star bird, W. II. Mills, John p Irish, N. 7. Chip
man, JOHN Q. Brown. j. S. Emery OF Oakland, A.
A. Il lbbIrd Of Butte County, A. I. Hatch OF sui
sun, Captain Messenger Of Calayeras, ii. Raap OF
Contra Costa, A ID. Smith OF Fresno, l.. C. Me
Alec OF Kern, Major L. w. Jones OF Los Angr-
les, c. V. w. Hooper OF MERGED, j. ID. Carr OF
Monterey &. 81. Francis of Napa, +. w. Masu
of Placer, E. }. Gregory OF Sacramento, L.
Greer OF sacramento, homas Flint Jr OF San
BeDito, Thomas Gardner OF Coronado, j. e. Nor
rissey of San Joaquin, Tyler Beach of Santa
Clara, d. Mcpherson of Santa Cruz, q. N. Platt
of SoianO, President CatZ OF The Board of Super
yisOrs OF Sonoma County. Mark Mcdonald OF
Santa Rosa, A. Price OF Healdsburg, J. ID. Cald
well of Stanislaus, A. f. Abbott and George d.
EIsk nf Vuha
The morning call., 1890-08-18
KEMMLER RELICS.
Jar OF Them Stolen From an Examin-
in

A Jar OF Them Stolen From an Examin-
ing Physician.
BUFFALO On. ", Aug. I.-Dr. George
E. Fell one of the physicians present at
the autopsy on murderer kemmler, filled a
jar of fragments OF kemmer's body to
bring here for scientific purposes. That
jar was stolen by somebody. Reminders
skull vas sawed into four pieces and thor
oughly scraped. DR.. Daniels took one piece,
which shows the effect of the electrodes
DR.. Daniels thus describes it,
"The blood channels within the circle
where the electrode touched are all colored
dark blue, while outside of it they are
red. The blood vessels lie between a thin
membrane, which has been removed, and
when we sawed the skull open we found
that the blood within the circle of the
electrodes was like charcoal. The applica-
ton of the current had absorbed all the
ers of bone, which compose the skull. is a
spopgy substance, which, acting a
cushion, protects the brain against blows on
the head. Within the compass of the cleo
trode this had disappeared, being dried up
by the electricity"
The doctor has two walls, one filled with
blood taken from the right side of kemm-
ler'S heart. 1t is somewhat darker and a
little thicker than that taken on the left
side, which is in the other bottle. The pc
cullarlly Oh Tie UlOou Is THAT 1t mas re-
NAMED In the same liquid state as when it
was taken from the heart This has been
noted Ill persons who have met an electri-
cal death, and is called electrosiS. The
blood of a person who has died a natural
death quickly coagulates, and when placed
III dish the serum rises to the surface,
while the horiEe forms a substance of the
consistence Of liver at the bottom of the
dish.
Theoretically" said Dr. Daniels, the
electrical current has destroyed the fibrine.
The examination of the blood may reveal
whether this is the real cause, or it may
give US no light on the question. l have
given the analyzation OF the blood to a
chemist. In this large bottle is piece of
the brain taken from beneath the electrode
where it had something of buff color.
Here, also, is piece of the cerebellum, in
the back of the head, and the first section
of the spinal cord beginning at the base of
the brain. There is enough material in that
small bottle if properly used to make 10000
microscopic slides. This in the fourth
bottle is a portion of the skin at the base OF
the spine which was burned. ST. Louis
Republic,
The morning call., 1890-08-18
Support of Panpsrs.

Philip L. Weaver, Superintendent OF the
Almshouse, has forwarded to the State
Board Of Examiners at Sacramento claims
on the State for the support of persons
over 80 years of age, children and orphans,
for six months, ending June Both, amount
ing in the aggregate to S20,40 10. The ac-
count is made up as follows: Five hundred
and eighty-fve persons over 60 years old,
SIS. S22 &c; fourteen children, 1854 10; or
phans and haIf-orphans, S2l4 10. The State
pays for the support OF inmates of the
Amshouse over 20 years old SlO0 year,
for children SIS year, for orphans SIS a
year, and for half-orphans $50 year The
cost to the city for supporting the institu-
ton was $4,000, in round figures, which
makes an expense to each of the 100000 ill.,
habitants of the city of 13 cents.
The morning call., 1890-08-18

There must be no Southern California nor
Northern California In this campalgn. While
The South has furnished the Republican candt
date for Governor, colonel Markham Is The
nominee of the united Republican party of Cali
San Francisco as of Los Angeles. His fight will
be made on broad grounds, and lis election Will
express the will of the people throughout the
length and breadth OF Ibe State. This was the
sentiment or the party as expressed in conyen-
ton. This will be found the sentiment of the
people when their wills are expressed at the
ballOt-bUx. The glory OF one part of Tie S ale is
the glory of every OTHER part Of the State. Sec
tional differences were swallowed up IN the
unanimous choice by the Sacramento Convention
OF lie man who to-day is leading The Republican
hosts OF the SIate 10 gIeat victory at the polls.
The name of Markham heads ticket which
comments Itself 10 the Republican voters Of The
Stale.
The morning call., 1890-08-18
Sacramento Bee.)

MIR. Morrow is sulkiug, and we are sorry for 1t.
When he heard that the Republican Convention
had nominated him for Congressman at-laige he
began to impugn the intelligence OF the dele
gates for not showing that it Will not be possible
10 make feapp0rtiOnnlent before the California
election In November. Yet there were men In
that convention beside whom the intellectual
fires of Mr.. Morrow burnt but dmy. They had
not the knowledge that Mr.. MORROW possesses Of
Congressional probabilities and practices, but
when lie questions their Intelligence and
accepts Their action toward him as an affont III
stead of an honor, he simply displays pettish
pique that we had not looked for IN ID man whom
The Republican party has so greatly honored In
The past. The convention certainly regarded Its
nomination of MORROW for Congress as dstn-
guished honor, and the people applauded the
handsome maguauimity of Its action. IL is un-
fortunate that MIR. Morrow should see BIT TO re-
card II as an affioHt. The Republican party felt
kindly toward the Congressman.
The morning call., 1890-08-18
(Napa Register.)

Well DONE good and faithful delegates to the
Republican stale Convention. You have given
every worthy interest recognition and every part
of California representation on the ticket you
have chosen. A united southern sentiment has
been respected Ill the selection OF ii. Ii. Mark
ham, a brOnZed veteran OF Tie war, eX-memDer
of Congress and man of commercial worth and
high social standing, for standard bearer. For
right hand supporter, as next In authority, you
have happily chosen a sturdy representative Of
the mining region, John b. Reddick of Caayeras.
The executive head you then confirmed in
strength by assOciatng with 1t four splendid judi.
cial nomnatiOns-Wllliam FL. Beatty for Chief
Justice and Z. II. Garoutte. r.. L. Harrison and
j. }. de Haven for Associate Justices OF the Su-
preme Court
The morning call., 1890-08-18

The following companies have fled arti-
cles of incorporationin the County Clerks
office:
California Sash Balance Company-Directors:
A. w. Forbes, Joseph D. Reddlng, Benjamin
Marshall, Frederick r. Webster Jerome A.
Hart, Charles L. Croker, Il. 7. hurlberti Capt.
tai stock S25o.00U, divided into 25Oo shares
Occidental kindergarten Association-Direc-
tors: Lille Z. Callahan. Annis q. Behlow, Agnes
ID. Curtis, Carrie l.. GrlsNOld, Hannah l.. Les
zynsky and Sarah Samuels. There is no capital
stock.
Tulare Electric-light and Power Company, for
Inc purpose OF supplying HE town OF Tulare
with electricity In It's different uses-Dlrectors:
+. w. Eaton, John G. Turner, George A. Davis,
III. G. Miller, c. ID. Gushing; capital stock $780,
600, divided into 5000 shares