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Fergus County argus., 1890-03-13

Board allowed rebate on assessment Of
ment, and ordered clerk to draw warrant
for Sl3.20 to pay tax rebate.
Report Of sheriff for quarter ended Feb.
2S examined and approved.
Annual statement for $50 examined a nd
approved.
proved.
Report Of W. 5. Perkins, justice Of the
peace of Flat Willow township, examined
and approved.
Report Of 4. DE Frate, justice Of the peace
of Judith township, examined and ap-
proved.
Report Of county physician for quarter
ended Feb. - approved.
Report of clerk of court for quartz er ended
Feb. 2S examined and approved.
Report Of j. j. Woodwsrth, supervisor,
examined and approved.
Report of 7. A. Sloan, supervisor, exam.
ined and approved.
Petition for a county road from south
west corner Me-. Of NEi,. Sec. Is, TIP. l6
", X. II T., to northeast corner NEi, of
NE',, Sec. S, TIP. II n, X. Is f., granted
aud viewers appointed AZ follows: II. T..
Shipnan, :. u. Flowers, A. Hogeland, to
meet March =? at Vim. Dundom's house.
Board allowed rebate Of assessment of
Eliza j. Turner to the amount Of whole as
sessmsnt, she having no property in this
county.
Board ordered county treasurer to com
merce suit against Tingley Bros. for the
amount Of their taxes.
Board ordered a rebate of the special
poor and special road tax assessed to the
North Montana Sheep Co.
Rebate Of entire assessment of James
'ors"n ordered, as his assessment is in
cllded in lbair n Corson's assessment.
Assessment of Thomas Cave rebated to
81 900.
Board allowed rebate Of 81 cents per
head on 500 sheep of ID. +. slayton, and
ordered clerk to draw warrant for SIS.I5
to pay tax rebate, also 80 cents per head
ON 900 sheep of ID. W. slayton, and or
deresi warrant for Slo.25 to pay tax re-
head.
Assessment of Samuel Batdorf related.
as assessment was made ia another county.
Assessment Of kohrs X Bislenberg is here
by related, as they DO not own any prop
erty in this county.
Adjourned to . a. m. March ).
Called at ? a. IN. March >. All present.
Board granted change in the Bea yer creek
county road as follows: Outside the fence
of A. VI. Sloan.
Petition Of ;. ;. IIooson, j. u. Waite ct
al. for a division ef road district VI. IL
granted, and three districts made of the
old district, leaving Utica. the old district,
No. | /, pis's Eye district No. -, aud An
tel"pe district No. %.
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Board requested county attorney to give
his opinion as to what steps il will lie nee
essary to take in regard to county in.lebt-
ssness before proceeding with the court
house matter
Quarterly report Of county clerk and re
corder examined and approved.
Adjourned to | o'clock y. m.
Called ut I p. m. All present.
Report OF j. W. Doughsrty, Justice Of the
peace OF Maiden township, examined and
approved.
Board ordered clerk To advertise for two
bridges, to he either wood, iron Or comb-
nation, as follows: One over Judith river
at the crossing vi the Maiden and Fort
Benton county road, 1OO-foot span. IL
foot roadway in clear, and IL feet from
water to bottom Of bridge. One over Big
Spring creek on Main street, Lewistown.
5?f0ot span, 2S-foot roadway in clear,
and A.. feet from water to bottom of bridge:
abutments on each bridge to he Of either
iron or stone. Plans and specifications to
he submitted with bids. Bids to he opened
ut clock y. IN. Monday, April 21 1880.
Board rented l.. Landt's hall for court
use a. next term of court at $50 for the
term. Mr.. I.andt to furnish jury rooms,
lights md fuel.
Adjourned To . "A. m. March T.
Called at a? "a. IN. March Z. All present.
Board ordered clerk to notify all the read
supervisors that they are not to exp-nd
any money in their respective districts out
side of working the special road tax. unless
80 ordered by the board Of county commits
sisners. They are not to work therteams
on roads when not working men. unless in
Fergus County argus., 1890-03-13
WooL-sToRINc FACILITIES.

Large Warehouse the bank constructed with Special View the
Wool Wool Growers Judith and Wolf Creek
this the point o haul whether
desiring sell or ship.
anhmn and Others seeking locations will find the via judith linn
shortest supplies
kinds at BED ROCK PRICES Also blacksmith shop Landing
sarORDERS BY MAIL GIVEN PROMPT ATTENTION
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s $685. O3 8 $685. O3
SPECIAL SCHOOL DIST. NO. 4.
Cash hoverdrawn
| Dec. 1.............$ 397 90
BY cash Overdr'wn 8 397 90
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Board organized new road district on
Musselshell river, beginning at Roundup on
said river. thence down the river to- the
east line Of TIP. ~. X. % f.. thence nerth
to northeast corner of said TIP. -, thence
west twelve miles. thence southwesterly to
Roundup. l.. c. Hill appointed super
visor Of said district No. 81, Roundup dis
| trict.
Report ef viewers on road from Roundup
down the Musselshell river to Sec. l. TIP.
NJ, X. 27 E., adopted, except as to cost Of
opening. and road declared "a county road
as designated in said report Board au-
thorized the supervisor to expend not toex-
coed $500 in putting said road in condition
for travel.
Board granted change in road down Wolf
creek, from where it now runs on west side
of butte at Dan Thomas ranch, to the east
side Of said butte.
Adjourned to p. m.
Called at p. m. All present.
A COMMITTEES Of citizens from the board of
trade waited on the board to present plans
and specifications for court house, which
plans and specifications were purchased by
the citizens.
Board visited county Jail and county
hospital and found everything in good
order.
Adjourned to . a. m. March o.
Called at o a. m. March q. All present.
Board appointed supervisors for the sew
Fergus County argus., 1890-03-13
TREAsuRER's REPORT.
Receipts and Expenditures Of Fergus County
From Dec. I, 1883, to Feb. 20,
1890, Inclusive.

GENERAL SCHOOL FUND.
Cash on nd. Dec. lis I ,322 Is
From fnes............ ZIG 90
Sale school house
Dist. No. 1......... 81 90
Choteau countyCr
OF Dist. No. To-. 100 I2
From taxes....... S,312 6S
Warrants paid..... s 2,72? II
Cash ON hand.... 7,2I7 81
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AGRICULTURAL HINTS.
BUFFALO THEE.HOPPER.

Description OF tho Pest by Prof c. II.
Weed, Of tho Ohio Agricultural Expert
ment Station Remedies - Ensi!age
Against Dry Cured Grass.
In recent bulletin of the Ohio Ex-
peri nent station. Mr.. Clarence NJ. Weed
reports that little insect, called the
buffalo tree-hopper has done much dam
age to fruit trees lately. The following
account of the pest is given:
The buffalo tree-hopper is small
greenish or yeliowish insect about one
third of an inch long. which is general
~ rather common during the late sum-
mer and early autumn months. A fair
idea of its form, which has been COM
pared to that of beech-nut. may be OBJ
tanned from the illustration here given.
Its mouth consists of a sharp beak,
which it inserts into the bark and sucks
the sap. the eggs are laid in the upper
part of the twigs of apple, pear, maple
and various other fruit and shade trees,
mostly during the late summer or early
autumn months. They hatch the fol-
lowing May into small. active. greenish
hoppers, somewhat like the adults in
appearance, which insert their tiny
beaks in the tender bark and suck out
the sap. They become full-grown about
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Clothing SteeD Banks.

1t generally improves greatly the ap-
pearance of steep earth banks to clothe
them with verdure, but it often hap
pens that the grass that is used for that
purpose is injured by hot dry weather
or washed by floods from long or heavy
rains. There are two running plants
that will hold their place and furnish a
fine sheet of grass; these are the En-.
glish ivy and the periwinkle. The ivy
is tender at the North, and is OCCASION
ally killed by sharp winters when it is
exposed on walls and buildings But in
contact with the surface of the earth, or
only few inches above, it never suffers.
1t may be used for forming a close, COM
pact growth over the ground. The 9TH
er plant, the periwinkle. has finer
green color, and adheres in its close
growth even more firmly than the ivy.
In some localities it interferes with cul-
tivation. and is regarded as weed.
Both will grow freely in the shade, and
may be easily planted in the form Of
short cuttings Of stems and roots
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Care of n Cow.

Every time that COW shivers in a
cold stable, she INDUCES in an extra
amount Of feed to serve as a stave-off to
Jack Frost's deprecatory influence.
With twenty-five cows alike situated,
and all taking extra mouthfuls, enough
fodder is consumed in a week of cold
weather to sheath the walls of the airy
stable with hay foot thick, which of it.
self would insure cosy warmth. Suppose
now, says the Ohio Farmer, that during
these seven days of frigidity the temper
ATTIRE of the stable had been normal,
dry and we'll ventilated, those several
hundred pounds of hay denominated as
extra" would not have been consumed,
and at the end of the week the animals
would have been in physically better
condition than those that were obliged
to have recourse to it. Thus the extra
consumption Of hay, costing a certain
amount of human toll, with its loss OF
sweat and expenditure of Drawn and
muscle is lost, irretrievably wasted.
without returning one cent to the dairy
man. Accompanying this, the depletion
of the physical status of the creatures
adds its ocular and convincing logic, as
the winter weeks and months pass by.
So. brethren. when We regard the situa-
ton from all points OF the compass. and
do not shut our eyes to any of its un-
comfortable realities, we can see that
fodder can often be as virtually wasted
by putting it in the stomach of COW as
BY scattering it to the winds of heaven.
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Rarberry Hodgep,

A writer in one of our exchanges
while commencing the barberry as .
handsome hedge, objects to it as INSULT
cient to prevent horses and cattle from
breaking through, the spines not being
strong enough to pierce the hair and
hides of such large animals. This OBJ
lection is easily removed by stretching
two or three barb-wires lengthwise
through the center Of the hedge. one
being placed at suitable height above
the other as the hedge gradually ex-
tends in growth upwards. The barberry
will hold the wires in their places. The
purple barberry makes as good hedge
as the common one, and we find it one
of the most beautiful screens that can
be placed on the premises 1t forms .
visible barrier which animals will not
attempt to push through, and thus the
objection is obviated that the b>fb-wire
lacerates horses that do not see it
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HEAD OF A SAGA.

HEAD OF A SAGA. aSaSparrow, with
extraordinary beaks, long and curved;
and others are metallic-lustered NOR
sells, marvelously diminutive, suggest
ing Mercutio's team of little atomies."
gnat"-they are so very small. and one
now and then very sober in color. With
the exception of three or four that visit
the States as high as New England. the
500 different species are natives OF Gen.
trail and South America-not single
species being native to the Old World
In the collection of birds Of Europe
and Asia is the little Japanese duck. or
mandarin. that spectators naturally COM
pare with the wood-duck of American
waters. A wonderfully fine group OF
pheasants is also arranged here. The
Argus-eyed must be seen to gain an ade-
quate idea of its beauty. Coming to the
smaller birds of Europe, there are two
of the robin-redbreasts classified among
the warblers, and not among the thrush
es. The bird Americans call robin Is
really a thrush. 1t is not at all like the
English robin in size. but from slight
resemblance in color wasgiven the name
by early English settlers.
The black cockatoo of the Pacific
islands, with red and yellow tail feath-
ers. is not familiar in this country, and
his stuffed semblance is much I'D.
mired. The bird list is ended with the
birds of paradise, that are beautiful b.
vond words.
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BUFFALO FREEBOOTER.

midsummer, and feed, in both young
and adult states, on great variety OF
plants.
The chief injury done by the buffalo
tree-hopper is that done in the process
of egg-deposition just described. I'm
old trees it is not likely to be very Sc
rio.s, but on young trees considerable
damage may be done. Prof Popenoe,
in describing the work of the insect in
a young apple orchard in Kansas.
says:
'The effect of these punctures in the
bark and wood was shown in tho un.
healthy and unsymmetrical appearance
of the twigs, and in the young apple
trees mentioned in the lack OF vigor of
tho tree itself"
1t is always more difficult to prevent
the injuries of an insect that feeds upon
large variety of plants, both wild and
cultivated, than one which is confined
for food to the single crop injured. AS
a rule it is also more difficult to fight
those insects which get their food by
sucking than those which bite. The
buffalo tree-hopper combines both OF
these characteristics. so that from the
nature of the case we may expect it to
be difficult insect to overcome.
1t seems to me that the insects might
be successfully fought, just after hatch
ing from the eggs, by spraying with
kerosene emulsion. With this end in
view the infested trees should be care
fnlly watched during May, and as soon
as most of the eggs are Matched the
trees should be sprayed with kerosene
emulsion. In those cases where the
trees are infested by bark lice, as we'll
as the present pest, the same spraying
may be made to kill both. BY destroy
ing the progeny of the eggs in this way,
the crop of egg-laying specimens will
be reduced. but it will not necessarily
prevent the hoppers which develop in
neighboring localities from invading
the orchard to deposit eggs.
The suggestion of Prof. Saunders of
frightening away the insects during
the season of egg deposition by fire.
quently shaking the trees, also seems
worthy of trial.
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whales, dolphins. porpoises and such.
bic to secure a complete skeleton or
skin. some portion Of the anatomy fills
the place. The narwhal. a small whale
like form, having a long. single tusk.
which has earned for it the title Of sea
unicorn, is, perhaps, one Of the most in
teresting examples; its skull. with the
single long tusk. is in the collection.
Through some freak Of nature, one tusk
of the narwhal is arrested in growth.
while the other becomes SO bulky that
there appears to DO but one and cen.
trail organ Tho rudiment Of the other
tooth remains undeveloped. Instances
are given attesting the enormous power
OF tho creature; tho planking of vessels
is shown, having the tusk OF the mar
whal projecting half its length on the
inner side.
Tho Bos family. according to late
classification. embraces great numbers
of familiar and strange FORMS The col
lection of antelopes claims more time
than can be given in one visit. The
saiga, or Siberian antelope. is remark.
able. both for the extreme beauty of its
lyre-shaped horns and for being the only
antelope found in tho cold regions. I,
also differs from all others in having
3 flexible snout which gives it Q
strange aspect in profiles.
One entire floor is given to birds. and
they are mounted naturally on perch hes,
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Il
DUCK accompaniment IS
aiding the students. There are over
eight hundred specimens of North
American birds arranged systematically.
1t has been decided that the thrushes
carry the typical form rather than the
birds Of prey. as commonly believed.
and show the highest ideal of bird
organization. The place OF honor is
given to the wood thrush. the delightful
-songster Of the woodland. and one OF
the most common birds in this region
during the warmer months He has
the reputation Of being only heard. not
often seen. but visitors at Forest Park
and Tower Grove Park can frequently
c2i;h sight OF them from quiet seat in
= shady corner.
Among the crows Is the great Ameri.
can raven. 1t is found in small mum.
hers in some parts of Maine. but lives
DrincipallJ in the Northwest Califoe
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The renowned British museum. an
Immense store house of about every
thing under the sun. was organized In
1883. SO that its development has been
truly at a snail's pace. In this country.
says the ST. Louis Globe Democrat.
there are several similar institutions
that carry the honor of age without hav-
ing yet reached. by good deal. the
limit of their capabilities. The Philo-
sophical Society. of Philadelphia. pub
lished it's Introductory volume in 1859.
the Academy of Natural Science, in the
same city, was organized in 1912. and
the Lyceum of Natural History. of New
York, had an organization in 1917. In
Boston there is the Academy Of Arts
and Sciences. that has been in exist
ance over a century. but neither this
or the others mentioned fill the place of
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CROP PROSPECTS.

1ne Latest Reports show . Falling OF
Owing to tho Continued Dry Weather.
CHICAGO. July S0.-The following ap-
pears in the Farmers Review: The ma
1ority OF our correspondents in Missouri,
Kentucky and Minnesota report local
showers that have in a measure revived
parshed fields One-third of our Ohio
correspondents report local rains but
the uniform report from other parts Of
the State is, very dry" Except in .
few scattering counties drought is gen.
eral throughout Illinois, Indiana, Iowa
and the DakCtas
The effect Of this widespread drought
IS most marked upon the potato crop.
the present condition of which is 10 per
cent lower than last year at this season.
From the present outlook the Dakotas
and Minnesota are the only States that
promise any thing like fair crop.
A great decline has taken place in
the condition of corn during the past
two weeks The Dakotas are the only
States that apparently maintain a high
average, and in these States the condi-
ton is not uniform The reports from
few counties are from 50 to IS per cent.
below the average, while in the ma iority
OF instances the reports range from
100 to les per cent Since our last re-
port the general averages have fallen
of Is points in Ohio Kentucky and Ne
braska; in Kansas the decline amounts
to 125 points; in Illinois, Indiana, Mis-
souri, and Minnesota it ranges from to
10 points.
No marked change is observable in
Nebraska and Iowa reports relative to
spring wheat, but in Minnesota and the
DakOtas the averages Of condition have
declined several points We summarize
as follows the reports of our correspond
ents:
Condition of potatoes-Illinois, 40 per
cent; Indiana. so; Missouri, so; Ken
lucky, Al; Kansas, 81; Minnesota, 81;
Dakota, 30; Nebraska. 80; Iowa, 6s.
Condition of corn-Illinois, II per
cent; Indiana, So; Missouri. 20; Ohio,
80; kentucky, 60; Kansas. So; Mime
sofa, 80; Dakota, 80; Nebraska, IS;
Iowa, 80.
Condition of spring wheat--Minne-
sofa, - per cent; Dakota, 81; Nebraska,
~; Iowa, SO.
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farm gate. Is easily
made. and the most
sagacious and mis-
chievouS horse or
cow would find it
very difficult toopen,
says the American
Agriculturist. The
gate-bar next to the
top is made so long
as to project through
the upright, or a
special piece may be
fastened there for
the purpose. A piece
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Electric Yotinc Machine.

WASHINGTON, July 3O-The House
Committee on Rules yesterday gave q
hearing TO John T. EnOs. An inventor.
who seeks to have al appropriation OF
sda 900 made to deiray the cost Of in
Sailing his patent electric voting ma
chine in the House Of Representatives
He explained the workings Of his ma
chine. He stated that during this ses-
sion there ad been over 300 roll calls,
each consuming thirty minutes time.
or an aggregate Of thirty working days,
and asserted that by the use Of his ma
chine twenty-five days could have been
saved The committee took the mattea
under aAvisement
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been extinct HEAD OF A BELL BIRD.
nearly fifty years, and the few specimens
now in possession of museums are re-
garded as extremely valuable. The
price paid for this specimen in 1868 was
s625. The species was abundant in the
waters of the northeastern coast as far
south as Nahant, and on Audubon's bay
was remembered as not at all rare.
Forty specimens only are known to sci.
ence, four Of them being in museums in
this country. Several young marine
birds are here represented. such as the
Mother Carey's chicken.
The birds of South America are next
arranged. where will be seen the same
classification. the thrushes of that co1n.
try leading. 1t will prove instructive to
compare the family group of individual
species with those Of other countries.
Although the birds of South America
are the more brilliant in color. other
countries show varieties quite as inter.
esting in other respects. Tho bell.
bird utters notes that clearly simulate
the tones of a convent bell heard at a
distance. The elongated waffle on its
beak is hollow, and connected with the
nostrils. and is thought to be instrumen.
tai in the production of the strange
notes.
The great goatsucker is allied to the
whip-poor-will OF this country's woods.
and. like it, has q mouth of enormous
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Ilynamiter Mooney Drowned.

. NEW YORK. July 30-James Mooney,
the dynamiter, WAS drowned in the surf
1t Rocl,away Sunday and his body has
not been recovered. He attained his
greatest public notoriety few years
ago by his attempt to blow up the Brit
ish steamship Queen while she WAS at
her wharf in she North river and about
to sail for Liverpool He approached
the ship in row boat and the explo-
sives, which he fred under her bows,
created panic on board, bat did no SER
ious damage. He was arrested and his
counsel entering plea &C insanity he
was sent to lunatic asylam. He was
was receAtly released on the certificates
of physicians stating that he had fully
rocnveye6
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"oAiSoShG's some OF tho ma
live tribes of Now Zealand. with largo
collection of skulls from most Of the
chronological regions. A whole family
Of fuil-grown malo and female orang-
outang and others Of different ages,
como next. AS tho scale goes down.
ward there are apes and monkeys.
There are so many species that the nat
Ural affinity between tho thrce-orangs,
apes and monkeys-can be- distinctly
traced without difficulty. Bats and
iemurs are the lowest forms of the
mammals. The succeeding grade in
the descending scale reveals the insect
ivorc in moles. hedgehogs and other
creatures. Although SO small and hum
bic the mole has brain as big as a bat
The largo family Of carniverous ami
mails is arranged noxt in order, with