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Telegram-herald., 1890-06-29

CABBoS. Wy. r. June 2s The bust
ness portion o. this town was burned
Friday pmorninF Loss 500 oo0
with small insurance. The Gre started
in 8 room in the hotel In which =
druaken man had been put too sleep
Telegram-herald., 1890-06-29

WAsuISGToS. June 2s.-The debate
on the election bill WAS resumed in the
House yesterday
Mr.. Flower n. " denounced the
bill "a un-Republican. n-DemocTatic
and uu-American. 1t was a meas
IRE constructed upon the idea that
the small Republican majority now in
Congress could better legislate for the
people than the people themselves Any
court teat would lend itsoif TO the exc.
Fergus County argus., 1890-04-10

"Gen. Crook was very fond OF hunt
ing," said Lieut.. kennOn, "and was
one OF the best shots ever saw. When
he was young man he always did the
hunting for his mess. In those days
sometimes the mess bills exceeded the
officers salaries, and l have heard
Gen. Crook tell how they made him
caterer, and 10y his intimate knowledge
of the Indians economical methods OF
cooking and his luck ut hunting the
mess was soon able to declare divi-
dends. have been with him on many
hunting trips, and ] never saw bet
ter or a steadier shot. Sage hens are
not the easiest game to bag, and yet ]
have seen him repeatedly drop bird
out of a flock with each barrel; but
not only that, he would kill "a chicken
every time. His eyes were SO quick
that while aiming he could select the
chicks instantaneously. With all his
experience and trials Gen. Crook was
as simple as a child. Hewas straight
forward and truthful. and had no pa
thence with cOncealment or trickery
He never broke his word to white men
or red men, "-Washingt on Star.
Fergus County argus., 1890-04-10

Don't blame the world because the thorns
are found among the roses;
The day that breaks in storm may I've all
sunshine when il closes.
We cannot hope to always meet with for
tunes fond caressing.
And that which seems most hard to heal
may bring with il n blessing.
The buried seed must rot in earth ere il
produce the Hover.
And the weak plant to fructify must have
both sun aud shower.
:" man. to gain development, must st rugelc
with liie's CROSSES.
And view with calm philosophy his trials
aud his l0sses.
A deadly. pois nous weed may yi-ls - salve
"f surest healing;
The sweetest bloom may pois nous be,
although its bane ronce:,ling.
Things are not always what they seem,
but still twas heaven designed them.
And we should class them all as good aud
take them as we find them.
Little we know of this brief life aud nothing
of it's seslual,
Then let us take in hun,hle trust all that
may seem unequal.
Gods ways are not our ways and he should
certainly lie trusted;
All that is wrong in His good time will
surely ie adjusted.
Fergus County argus., 1890-04-10
NEXT TO IMPOSSIBLE.
Ths Proper Economical Thing Cannot be Done.

Washingt on special to Helena Jour
nal: All this talk about an increase
of the ratio Of representation in the
house under the new apportionment
after the returns OF the elevent h census
have been received will amount to
nothing. It. is undoubtedly the proper
economical thing to reduce he number
Of members Of the house of repre-
sentatives, inst cad of increa sing them.
but this question has been sufficiently
discussed in past congresses to show
that it is next to a physical impossi-
bility. Under the present law each
member of congress- is supposed to
represent 125,WW American citizens.
and ~ representative is given to each
fraction Of this number in the various
states. 1t IL now proposed to increase
the number OF persons which each
representative shall represent to 49,
ono or 2MD, 900.
Undoubtedly the returns from the
eleventh census will entitle the house
Of represent atives to from fifteen to
tL.. csnsns viii o;,a ~, ;',"ra.so -,
nonul.tion in the ,,,,".hooJ ~
iOINO OOO of nennle Eacb s,a,, Of
co,,rsa will I.a ,,,;,i.,.i -, Ill;
t;onaI ranr.ssn, ,,;va so, ros 0o" vi
d,t;onoI ro,.,iot;on ,nJ ois,, a., III;
t;o,.insmi,.r sor ~" s,a",;nn"s S 10.
OOO so,Is W,,ar vo,, ~ .I
of coroross 20 80, l'' "s, ~,
renresrnt alton in ,he hons. ,s -, ~
s.ptst;ves vo,, s;n',.,,, vi. =, .i".
Iacrsas. h;s cha,,... To- ~. ,'; % w
tion In nnhI;c lite onJ also =" ali Ii"" ,o
HE Ant ;ss h,, s,,'"';,a ~ f. W s'i'' 20 ~
nm Increase of nomml,t;on % vIon,, Wn w'
of con.rsss nov ,ra"sa., "".s
IoO ,,,r con, 80, i'''s;',. "1' ,,''. ~, W
lii two wars ono =, n'.,,,u. n ~, .ni
that this ;nnr.,ass,, ,.,.o.;a..r J. s pe ..'"'
ranrsssnt a,;,.. ns H., ,',.a na'Ss'"e' ,".
,,aprIe II ,a.ns H.. P, ,,s y. ,ne
bo. " or..,ar n,,,,ha, as i n.,"e'
worL fnr th.n ,,r,,..,.,,. M r"p"t W
for several years have been looking
forward to the reappointment with
view t0 relief in the way OF additional
membership.
Fergus County argus., 1890-04-10
GEN. CROOKS ROMANCE.
How He Found Wife and How Her Brother
Found Him.
(St. Paul Glolpe.1

Gen. Crook, whose sudden death at
Chicago spread gloom Of sorrow over
the entire country, had spicy little
chapter of romance in his courtship.
1t was during the war, when Gen.
Crook was commander of the depart
ment OF West Virginia, with his head
quarters at Cumberland. that he fell
in love with Mary DAILY, the daughter
of John DAILY, who kept the famous
summer resort hotel at Oakland, Oh
the Baltimore X Ohio road. John
DAILY was an extreme secessionist, and
his daughter imbibesl her father e prin-
ciples. Her brother James was a lieu
tenant in n rebel cavalry regiment,
which was operating against Crooks
command.
One dark night Jim DAILY slipped
through the lines, and ON paying sur
reptitiOus visit to his home found Gen.
Crook in the front parlor sparkling his
sister Mary. 1t occurred to Jim that
a federal general in love would be like
the rest Of the boys with softsned
heart, and would make a nightly busi-
ness oi visiting his amorita. without
his intentions to the
family he quietly slipped back through
the lines to his regiment headquarters
upon the sOut b branch Of the Potomac
and asked permission of the colonel to
lead u raid on Cumberland. The next
night, at the head of twenty picked
Jim DAILY slipped past the
pickets, rode to his father's house,
where he found Gen. Crook enterta ain
ing Miss Many under the parlor gas
light. In few moments the general
was transferred from his comfortable
and was riding out of
town behind Miss Mary's brother, a
prisoner of war, on his way to Rich
mond. The raiding party called ut an
uptown hotel where Gen. Kelly, who
was next in command to Crook, was
stopping, and pulling him out of a
to a rebel trooper. The audacity OF
lshed Gen. Crooks admiration for tine
DAILY family, and when he got back
from Libby prison the first thing he
lid was to hunt up his rebel sweet
heart and marry her. After the war,
when Gen. Crook was out on the plains !
lighting the Indians, he placed Jim
Daily, his former captor, on his staff,
where by his courage and sagacity he
rendered valuable service to his COM
nander in their campaigns against the
willy red men.
There is apt to be lively contest |
or Gen. Crooks successorship, but if |
merit and hest wishes OF the people of
he northwest are cOnsulte ed Gen. Ruger |
will get the appointment.
Fergus County argus., 1890-04-10
His Conscience Smote Him.

A sad-eyed man walked into a store
in Beloit the other day, and, planking
down a SO note, tearfully said: Just
four years ago to-day stole "a pair
OF shoes from your store. The matter
has been preying on my mind, but my
pride prevented me from confesslne.
can stand it no longer. Take your
pay out of this SO bill" The mer-
chant, of course, was delighted to
meet such a penitent, cOntrite soul,
and gave the man 81, and he departed
with light heart. The $40 bill was
a very finely executed counterfeit.
The next conscience stricken individu-
al that presents himself at that store
will he thrown into the river with
neatness and despatch. .-Janesville
Gazette.
Fergus County argus., 1890-04-10
STRAY CATTLE.
The Treasury Department Decides Question
for Fort Benton.

WASHINGTON, April 1.-The collector
OF Gust oms at Fort Benton, Montana,
has informed the treasury department
that a large number OF foreign cattle
strayed in the district from British
America about three years ago and
have remained ever since. lie asks
whether they are liable to duty. As
sistant Secretary Tichenor replied
that while the INCREASE in number oi
the animals which may have natur-
ally occurred since the arrival OF the
herd in the United States is not liable
to duty, being OF domestic production,
the animals which strayed across the
border are properly subject to duty.
Fergus County argus., 1890-04-10
Greeks Knew Only Four Colors.

Science gives us interesting Diet ails
about what the human eye has been
and what it may become. The Nendas
OF India, which are the most ancient
written documents, attest that at
times most remote. hut still recorded
in history, only two colors We're known
black and red.
A very long time elapsed before the
eye could perceive the color yellow.
and n still longer time before green
could he distinguished; and it is re-
markable that in the most ancient
Language the term which designated
yellow insensibly passed to the signii
cation of green.
The Greeks had. according to tht
generally received opinion, the percep
ton Of cOlOrs very highly developed
AMI yet authors Of a more recent date
assure ,ls that in the time Of Alex
an.ler the Great the Greek painters
knew but four cOlOrs, viz: white
black, red. and yellow. The words t'
designate blue and violet were wantin;
to the Greeks in the most ancient
times of their history, they calinl
these colors gray and black. 1t i
thus the cOlOrs in the rainbow wer
only distinguished gradually, and tn
great Aristotle only knew four O
them.
II is a well-knOwn fact that whel
the colOrs OF the prism are pinot
praphed there remains outside tn
limit of the blue and violet in th
spectrum a distinct impression whic
our eyes do not recognize as a color
Psychologists tell us that it is reason
able to suppose that as the colo
organ becomes more highly developed
and even before the human eye b'
comes perfect, this outside band wi
evolve into "a color perfectly discerl
ible-Philadelphia Record.
Fergus County argus., 1890-04-10
A Brief synopsis Of the Mach.Talked-of
Drama.

II has been reported 10y cable dis
patches that the French government
intends to forbid the performance OF
"rhe Passion Play" a religious drama
whicn was to he given ut the Odeon
theater in Paris, with Sarah Bernhardt
in the character of the Virgin. The
great actress was anxious to play the
character OF the Virgin after having
obt aimed success in her role Of Joan Oi
Are. She asked Mr.. HaramcOurt. n
young and well known poet, to write
for her "'rhe Majesty of the Passion, y
which was to be presented at the
Odeon only two Or three times during
the week preceding Easter, says the
New York Tribune. The whole drama
has been written in 800 lines, which
are full of poetry. 1t is u literary
work quite different from "'he Passion
Play" as represented at the famous
German village Of Oberammergan.
The play is divided INTO two chants
or acts-the first entitled The Son ol
Man." Each act is itself divided into
three parts or tableaux. In the first
act the poet starts from the principl,
that man who is superior is iOrcibly
endowed with an intelligence whicl
leads him to love his fellOw-beings, but
as he sees them unhappy he suffers
hence The three esubdivisions-(l) Idea
(2) Love, (3) Grief. The first subdi
vision represents Jesus entering TIN
Temple and driving away the Phari
sees. The Virgin cannot enter TIN
Temple. but sees her son going dOwi
the steps followed by an enthusiastic
crowd. The second represents tn
Lords Supper, and the third show
Jesus in the Garden. lie goes to sleep
and on his awakening he sees Mary a
his side. This is the principal scene
the play. Jesus is deaf to the
les OF his mother, who begs him in tn
most heartrending verses to desis
from his mission.
The second act represents Jesus bs
fore the Sanhed i'm tribunal, then bs
fore PLATE, and finally on his way t
: Golgotha. TO a soldier who remark
. to him that his cross is heavy, b
answers i'm two beautiful verses: 9
am falling down under the world
misery; the weight OF sins is heavis
5 than that OF my cross"
eI Jesus is placed on the cross. Mar
\ is there, sObbing, but she is finally T.
signed The guards handle her rougl
4 ly, and one OF them, pushing he Nirgi
Z aside. brutally exclaims, Beware
i my stick"' then the curtain falls.
Fergus County argus., 1890-04-10
The Sheep and the Reformer.

Americus COb,len, going out into the
country one day, met a sheep.
"A fine lot OF wool you have on
your back" said he. by the way,
what is the price OF wOol?'
twenty-five cents a pound, an
swered the big merinO.
"roo high-entirely too high. That's
the result OF protection. Raw mate
rial ought to be on the free list"
"But, sir, it costs my master much
to feed and care for me. and he must
have some profit. You do not be-
grudge him q fair living, | trust
Denied reasonable margin on wool
he would have no money to spend fol
clothing, and i'm that case the facto
ries would lose business and workmer
be put to sore straits, and indirectly
the whole community would suffer-"
A. Golden replied loftily: "Bah
you are "a muttOn-head!
The sheep wandered down the valley
after stopping long enough to remark
"Fm glad am q sheep. Anyhow, 1T
far better than to be an ass. ."-Ex.
Fergus County argus., 1890-04-10
WHO KNOWS {,
II the Enormous Escape Of Natural Gas
Menace to the Safety Of the Earth.

Enquirer" writes as follows to tn,
Helena Herald: Who knows but tha,
this great globe of ours is suspended
and held in place by the vast amount
of gas slowed away in the secret re
cesses OF the earth? Who knows but
that when this gas is exhausted, which
Is now in n thousand places in Ohio
Pennsylvania, Indiana and West Vir.
ginia forcing itself from the earth at
the rate OF six hundred millions of feet
day, the globe itself, deprived of it,.
buOyant element, will fall into space a
weighted ball without orbits or regular
motions or seasons, eventually getting
away so far from the sun that the
Opaque mass would know neither light
nor heat nor he animated with living
creatures, the waters of the great
oceans spreading themselves whittier
they list, without boundaries or cen
trifugal forces, to I've attract ell O some
other planet or world?
In a word. who knows but that the
present and increasing Use of natural
gas by the multitude of CONSUMERS for
motive power, smelling and illuminat- =
ing purposes will ere long empty the
vast reservoirs Of the cart h and cause
universal humiliation? IL is known
that the natural gas from he Westing-
house well at Pittsbura and from tn.
newly developed wells "A F'ridlcy, Ohio.
and other places isSlies from he earth
with n pressure Of 80 to 26O pounds
to the square inch. II would seem
that this pressure indicated "a source
of supply behind il practically mex
haustible, but it more certainly proves
that no storage, however extensive,
will long withstand such u waste at
such a pressure without a collapse or
"a closing up OF the holes in the earth
and the stopping OF the exhausts.
Who knows but the collapse will be
followed by earthquakes, and The total
consumption of the gas from the bow
els OF the earth by final blotting out
OF this planet from among the count
less worlds Ot the univers?
It may he known that our globe IL
not inflated as a balloon, and that its
outward shell or crust is proof against
the commissions OF its interior, still it
may he argued that without the gas
that is now flowing out daily at the
rate OF many hundreds of millions OF
feet it will not float as it has been
floating for so many millions OF years
IN ma iestic grandeur in its linrnal
course around the sun.
Who knows but the thousand mill
ions OF people in this world, outside OF
those Interested in the use OF natural
gas, may not have just grounds to call
a halt on this gas business and de
mand the corking up of all the wells
and the prohibition OF their further
use, lest we all 90 down together into
utter oblivion?
Fergus County argus., 1890-04-10
STATE FINANCES.
Helena Journal.l

Helena JOurnaIl
Mr.. Hickman yesterday filed his
report for the first quarter OF the fiscal
year 1890 with Governor TOOle.
From this report it is learned that
Deer Lodge county has been enjoying
the benefits OF the sheep inspectors
fund without making a levy for it's
proportion OF the expenses OF the
iund. Likewise, Silver Bow has been
a beneficiary OF the stock inspect or's
fund without in turn swelling the fund.
The receipts OF the office from all
sources foot up Sl9s, ,743.67. Dis
bursements: General fund, $64. 1872 80;
sheep inspectors fund, $344.5O; stock
inspectors fund, Sl1,773.15; stock
indemnity fund, $572; total, $77,
i22.Oi. Cash on hand: General fund,
$50. .56S ~; sheep inspectors fund,
S2,2 so; stock inspectors fund,
S2.1S4.41; stock indemnity fund, $9,-
SOO.1O. The very heavy disburse-
ments from the general fund are due
to the fact that there was q session Ol
the state legislative assembly during
the quarter, which circumstances may
he recalled by citizens OF retentivs
memories.
Fergus County argus., 1890-04-10
A SERMON FOR TO-DAY.
Col. Robert Ingersoll on the Great Struggle
Of Life.

Born OF love and hope. OF ecstacy
and pain, of agony and fear, OF tears
and joy-dowered with the wealth of
two united hearts-held in happy arms
with lips upon life's drifted font, blue
vsined and fair, where perfect peace
finds perfect form-rOcked by willing
feet and wooed to shadOwy shores Of
sleep by siren mother singing soft and
low-looking with wonders wide and
startled eyes at common things of life
and day--taught by want and wish
and contact with the things that touch
the dimpled lash OF babes-lured by
light and flame and charmed by col
or's wOndrous robes--learning the use
of hands and feet, and by a love OF
mimicry giiled to utter speech-releas-
ing prisoned thoughts from grabbed
and curious marks on sOiled and tat
tered leaves-puzzling the brain with
crooked numbers and their changing.
tangled worth-and so through years
Of alternating day and night. until the
captive grows familiar with the chains
and walls and limitations of life.
And the time runs on in sun and
shade, until one of all the world is
wOoesl and won, and all the lore OF
love is taught and learned again. Again
home is built with the fair chamber
wherein faint dreams, like cool and
shadowy wales, divide the billOwed
hours of love. Again the miracle OF
birth-the pain and Joy, the kiss OF
welcome and the cradle song, drown
ing the drOwsy prattle OF a babe.
And then the sense of obligation and
OF wrong-pity for those who toll and
weep, tears for the imprisoned, the de
spised, love for the generous dead, and
in the heart the rapture OF u high re-
solve.
And then ambition, with it's lust OF
pelf and place and power, longing to
put upon it's breast distinctions
worthless badge. Then keener thoughts
Of men, and eyes that see behind the
smiling mask OF craft-hattered no
more by the obsequious cringe OF gain
and greed knowing the uselessness OF
boarded gold-of honor bought from
those who would charge the usury of
self-respect-Of power that only bends
a cOward's knees and forces from the
lips of fear the lies of praise. Know
ing at last the unstudied gesture OF
esteem, the reverend eyes made rich
with honest thought, and holding high
above all other things-high as hopes
great throbbing star above the dark
ness of the dead-the love of wife and
child and friend.
The locks of gray and growing love
of other days and half-remembered
things-the holding withered hands of
those who first held his, while over
dim and loving eyes death softly
presses down the lids to rest.
Ann so, locking i'm marriage VOWS his
hands and crossing Others
on the breasts OF peace, with daugh-
ters' babes upon his knees and white
hair mingling with gold, he journeys
On on from day to day to the horizon
gray, he falls asleep within the armso OF
her he worshipped and adored, feeling
upon his pallid lips loves last and
holiest kiss.-Dramatic Mirror.
Fergus County argus., 1890-04-10
A Nan With a Double Heart.

The Mercer County Medical society
devoted the better part OF its session
in Trenton, n. j., to the examination
of VIM. King, n colored citizen with
two hearts. lie is about 43 years OF
age, and the examination proved that
he had double heart like that found
i'm some OF the lower animals. Hehas
wonderful control over these two
blood pumping organs, and, to show
his powers, caused his heart and pulse
to cease beating for sixty seconds;
He claims that his mother discovered
his double heart when he was about
six months old. The NJ. D.'s consider
it one OF the nineteenth century won
ders.
Fergus County argus., 1890-04-10
Will Know by August.

Robert p. Porter, superintendent
of the census, thinks the work will he
SO promptly done this year that he
will be able to announce by August |
how many OF us compose the popula-
tion. There will be 600 clerks EN-
ployed in Washington, and electrical
enumerating machine, that will do
more work in five hours than was
formerly done in fifty.
Fergus County argus., 1890-04-10
A Diplomatic Youth.

New York Ledger: Chicago Father
You say you love my daughter?
Eastern Suitor-Yes. sir; passion
ately. ,.,,
Chicago Father-IIOw did you stand
on the worlds fair question?
Eastern Suitor--If any other city
than Chicago had got it, ] feel that II
would have been a national calamity
Chicago Father-Take her.
Fergus County argus., 1890-04-10

George Seyingle of StovertOn, Ohio,
is the owner OF a rare specimen OF the
sheep kind. IL has the nose and feet
OF a dog, but it is in all other respects
a sheep. Instead OF having the ordi-
nary teeth OF the sheep species, the
animals mouth, both upper and lower
laws. are filled with long and sharp
wolf-ike fangs, rendering 1T extremely
difficult for it to pick grass like other
sheep. 1t gets its chief substance from
twics and young shrubs, the bark and
tender wood OF which it devours
greedily.
Fergus County argus., 1890-04-10
A Garfield Memorial.

CLEVELAND, April 1.-Ex.President
Hayes and Hon. Amos Townsend,
president and secretary OF the Garfield
Memorial association, have issued an
address stating that the memorial
structure in this city will he dedicated
May 80 next, and inviting all organ
lied bodies in the United states, mill
tary, masonic and civic and ex-soldiers
and citizens generally to participate in
the ceremonies. Arrangements are be-
ing perfected with the railroad COM
panies for reduced rates OF fare.
Fergus County argus., 1890-04-10
Proof Positive.

"Do you think all prayers are an
swersd 2" was asked of a clergyman.
"Oh, yes; if they are made in the
right spirit" replied the man OF the
cloth.
How can a man know whether his
prayers are made in the right spirit -
persisted the inquirer.
"Oh, by seeing il they are answered.
Judge.
Fergus County argus., 1890-04-10

Judge: Before our marriage, com
plained the wife, "you assured me hat
my pathway through life should be
st rewn with roses, whereas ] spend my
evenings mending stockings.'
well, darling, you know you could
not walk on roses barefOoted on ac-
count OF the thOrns.'
Fergus County argus., 1890-04-10

Dry Goods Chronicle: Bob Reeder-
DO YOU know, old man, never real
lied the power OF the press until last
night!
Jack Pott-IIow was that?
Bob Reeder-She accepted me.
Fergus County argus., 1890-04-10
Onto Her Lay.

Judge: Mrs. Timothy Seed-I know
that speckled hen is laying eggs every
day by the way she cackles, but Ican't
find the nest.
Mr.. Timothy Seed-P-rhaps she has
mislaid her eggs.
Fergus County argus., 1890-04-10
OTFiCuAl. ROSTER.


u. :. Marshal Thomas Irwin, Butte
REGISTER 4. :. Land Office. S.W. I.anghorne
i:-cevcr q. :. Iani Office. u. $. Iiuwell
Surveyor General. ..-....t;eo. j.. Eaton
u. :. Attorney y........................E. -. Weed
All Of Helena.
Fergus County argus., 1890-04-10

Special View to the
Judith and Wolf Creek county VIII nm"
the to haul their WOOL whether
desiring sell or ship
theG North
obtaining slls o "
blacksmith shop at
ssrORDERS BY MAIL GIVEN PROMPT ATTENTION