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Fergus County argus., 1890-12-04
DESERT LAND FINAL PRU0F.
u, Is. Land Office at Helena. Mont,
October =, ls.p.

u. Is. Land Office at Helena. Mont,
October =, lsg.
Notice is hereby given that David Hilger.
Of Christina, Fergus county. Montana, has
filed notice of intention tn make proof on
his desert land claim No. 1888, for the r.
MEL. ia Sci, See. -; va NV, and W.
SWl, See. s;i. Tp. !? ", Il. 10 f., before the
Register aud Receiver at Lewistown, Mont,
on Monday. the sth day of December,
1850.
He names the following witnesses to
prove the complete irrigation and reclama-
tion of said land:
William T. Swope, George W. Cook and
James L. Gjerde, of Christina, Mont, and
Edward T.. Chandler. of Maiden, Mont.
s. A. SwIGGErr, Register.
Fergus County argus., 1890-12-04
Notice of Final Proof
Land Office ut Helena, Mont.
September ~, 1880.

Land Office at Helena, Mont,
September -, 1880.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his inten-
ton to make final proof in support OF his
claim, and that said proof viii be made be-
fore the Register and Receiver at Lewis
town, Mont. ON Becember q, 1880, viz:
David %. eagle.
who made homestead application No. 2t,i.
for the NA Sci. SWt SEA, See. .; NV,
SWA, Sec. 10. Tp. IA n, II. II east.
He names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon and
cultivation of said land, viz: George NJ.
Stone, John =. Barnes. John Raw and
Isaac b. Dawkins, all of PhilbroOk, Mont.
S..A SwIGGErr. Register.
Fergus County argus., 1890-12-04
Desert Land Final Proof.
4. :. Land Office at Helena, Mont,
November 4 ls.Nb.

4. :. Land Office at Helena. Mont,
November Z, 1880.
Notice is hereby given that Mrs. Olive ;.
Etiien. Of Fergus county, Montana, has
filed notice of intention to make proof on
her desert land claim No. l7ss, for the WA
NE4, and NW4 SEt, See. ~, Tp. - ~, X.
~ r., before the Register and Receiver at
Lewistown. Mont, on saturday. the 18th
Jay of December, ls:s'.
She names the following witnesses tn
prove the complete irrigation and reclama-
iion OF said land: Edward Pagel. John
Doak, Joseph Sipple and Jonathan :. Phil
lips, all of Utica, Mont.
:. A. SwiaErT, Register.
Fergus County argus., 1890-12-04
DESERT LAND FINAL PROOF.
l.. ). Land Office at Helena. Mont,
September -. ls:U.

L. :. Land Office at Helena. Mont,
September -, lsD.
Notice is hereby given that Mrs. Tenn
perance \. Magallon, of Okla, Mont. has
filed notice of intention to make proof on
her desert land claim No. ls6s, for the
NJ SEi, and SW4 SEl,. Sec. 5. TIP. II ~. r..
IL f., before the Register and Receiver at
Lewistown. Mont ON Saturday, the'ith day
of December, 1880.
She names the following witnesses to
prove the complete irrigation and reclama-
ton of said land: William T. Neil. Charles
T.. Severance. Jefferson Nichols and Harlow
u. Narney, all of Okla, Mont.
= A. SwIGGETT Register.
Fergus County argus., 1890-12-04
Notice Of Final Entry.
Land Office at Helena, Mont
Septeunber ~, 1880.

Land OlIice al HeIena, Mont
September -. 1880.
Notice is hereby given thst the following
named settler has filed notice of his inten-
ton to make final proof in support of his
claim, and that said proof will be made
before the Register and Receiver at Lewis
town, Mont, ON December >, ls9o. viz:
John L. Hawck.
who made homestead application No. 292i,
for the SEA Sci, Sec. !; - swi., swl.
SCI, Sec. :, Up. IA ", X. 10 T..
He names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon, and
cultivation of, said land, viz: Elisha
NJ. Clark, William V. Lewis, Michael
Trachay and Myron a. Palmer, all of Phil
brook, Mont.
:. A. SwIGGErT, Register.
Fergus County argus., 1890-12-04
Notice of Final Entry.

Land Office ut Helena, Mont,
September ~, lsD.
Noticeis hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his inten-
tion to make final proc; in support ot his
claim, and that said proof will be made be
fore the Register and Receiver at Lewis
town, Mont, on December ;, is.w, viz
Alpho"s" Jaekma".
who made pre-enIption declaratory state
ment No. ioioJ, tor the ~ NWl, See. :, III.
IN, Il. II r., and Me-, SEi,, SE', NEi,
See. ~. Tp. IA ", X. ~ 4.
lie names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon and
cultivation oi said land. viz Thonas
j. Frost, Charles X. Frost. Caleb Duncan
and Thomas Casey. allo Lewistown. Mont.
:. A. SwIGGErr. Register.
Fergus County argus., 1890-12-04
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Permanent, located in
BUTT + CIT y,
At Southeast Corner of Main and Broad
WAY. Private Entrance at broadway.
Liebig World Dispensary
AND INTERNATIONAL
Medical and Surgical Institute.
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Fergus County argus., 1890-12-04

as-I50L Lbs OF BAGGAGE CIECKEp FREE.
Pare al ays a. low the Lowest "a Fur
Time Tsbi.>, IhruiIgh Tickets, etc. call upon
your local Ticket Agent, or write to
q. VI. rRArr.
tieu1 Tkt. 4 Pass Ag't. Minneapolis. Minn.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-09-05
THE ANGRY WORD.

Weary and heartsick from work and PAIN
Was 1t any wonder the hard word Gamer
With children's clamor and heavy care,
It seemed that mine was the "lion share"
And John, with look that told he heard.
Went on to his work with a calm absurd
Weary and heartsick all Of the day,
The heavy hours went slowly away,
The night came down. but no John returned,
To where the hearth fire sulkily burned;
gave the children their supper and bed,
And crouched by the Goals with an aching heao.
o was It dream-that seemed to be john
So weary and painfully hammerlng on,
Seemed to be laboring over my strength,
Till the long long day was over at length
With cruel words and haunting sheer
Flung often at him by the overseerf
o was it dream that, the day now Ger,
They doubled his task and abused him more,
That the patient mind had but one refrain,
81 bear, for my home and the living to gam"
But the word had spoken ANld its smart
And was like fire in the patient heart.
A step on the stair! John has returned
The sulky fire now more brightly has burned,
A leap in my heart moves me on to the door,
/ sob in the arms of my darling once more;
o never again by word or sign
Will l claim that his burden Is l1ghter thaI
mine.
Detroit Free Press
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-09-05
JOHN ADAMS PUPILS.

A Lively Description of His School and
Certain Thoughts Thereupon.
After taking the degree of Bachelor
of Arts at Harvard, John Adams taught
school at Worcester, Mass. In the fol-.
lowing letter, written March Is, 1855,
he gives a lively description of his
school and certain thoughts thereupon..
The letter is to Judge Richard Crauch,
of Boston,:
81 sometimes in my sprightly mo-
ments consider myself in my great
chair at school as some dictator at the
head of a Commonwealth. In this little
State 1 can discover all the great gen.
fuses, all the surprising actions and rev.
olutions of the great world in minia-
ture.
81 have several renowned Generals
but three feet high, and several deep
projecting politicians in petticoats. I
have others catching and dissecting
flies, accommodating remarkable pebbles,
cooked shells, etc., with as ardent curl
osity as any virtuoso in the Royal So
ciety.
''Some rattle and thunder out A, B,
c, etc., with as much fire and impetuos-
ity as Alexander fought, and very often
sit down and Cry as heartily upon being
outspelt as Caesar did when at Alexan-
ders sepulcher he recollected that the
Macedonian hero conquered the world
before his age.
cat one table sits Mr.. Insipid, fop-
ping and futtering, spinning his whir-
ligig or playing with his fingers, as gaily
and wittily as any Frenchified coxcomb
brandishes his cane or rattlss his snuff
box. At another sits the polemical d.
vine, plodding and wrangling in his
mind about Adams fall in which we
sinned ALL as his primer has it.
'In short, hey little school, like the
great world, is made up of kings, poll
ticians, divines, LII. IS, tops, buffoons,
flddlers, sycophants, fools, coxcombs,
chimney -sweepers and every other char
a,ter drawn in history or seen in the
world. Is it not then the highest pleas
ure to preside in this little world, to be-
stow the proper applause upon virtuous
and generous actions, to blame and pun
lSh every vicious and contracted trick. to
tear out of the tender mind every thing
that is mean and little, and fire the
newborn soul with noble ardOr and
emulation? The world affords no greater
pleasure. youths Companion.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-09-05

rose Tom said, gravely: Gentlemen,
will you kindly step into the parlor for
q moment?"
Dick gave him quick look, but the
grimly set face afforded him no COM
fort. When all were seated Tom rose,
advanced to the center of the room and
announced: Gentlemen, we have a
traitor in our midst-or at least one who
stands in danger of becoming traitor.
Gentlemen, to-day 1 saw pointing at
Dick whose face had grown CHASTITY
white-''to-day I saw"
'You saw something very in teresting,
no doubt" interrupted a musical voice,
and 10! in the doorway was a strange APP
partition. 1t was the red-haired girl in
the very sweetest of complicated sum-
mer costumes, and as she moved for
ward there appeared in the rear three
other girls, the statuesque beauty from
Vassar, the black-eyed Maud, and Title,
diminutive blonde, with dimple in
either cheek.
''My Paw" went on the red-haired
girl, without deigning to notice the
dazed astonish ment of the devoted four,
wants to buy this house, and he sent me
over to find out who the owner is? ooh
Tot, may Heaven forgive youp' gasped
the Vassar girl.) didn't quite like to
come alone so brought some of my friends
for company. What? Are you acquaint-
ed? Why, how funny! 1 do declare,
there's my old friend Dick! Its too nice
for any thing Say, who does own the
house?'
In about five minutes some one had pro-
posed dance, but the red-haired girl OBJ
jected because there was no chaperon.
An appealing glance from the Vassar girl
sent Tom hurrying into the kitchen
whence he presently returned with the
Anticipated colored lady who, ne said,
would take great pleasure in chaperon-
ing the party.
So, while one couple supplied the
music the other three danced, and the
Anticipated colored lady sat in a big
armchair grinning like a Cheshire cat
and beating time on the carpet with her
big old feet.
When four people enter into COM
pact and all get sick of it at once there
is no special sin in smashing it.
The lesses of a South Side residence
will soon be trying to sublet it.-Harold
R. Vynne, in Chicago Journal.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-09-05
The Vagaries of FOrtune.

eff you please, madam" said tat
tered tramp, 81 would like some cold
victuals."
81 suppose you are flood sufferer
replied the housewife, sarcastically.
"Worse than that, madam. One year
ago was rolling in wealth. To-day
Am worse than penniless."
"1Ddeed! What is your misfortune?"
81 am a stakeholder in a baseball
slub."-The Jury.
Why He refused TO Pay.
Collector (hotly)-You admit the debt,
but refuse to pay the bill! What is your
reason, sir, for this?
Boston Man (coldly)-It is not prop
erly made out. You have used the word
''balance" in the sense of remainder"
Ticklowell, show this man out.-Chi.
cago Tribune.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-09-05
THE READING OF NOVELS.

1t Is the Most Complete and Satisfactory
Rest for the Working Mind.
1t is significant fact that many of
the hardest intellectual workers turn
at times to fiction with intense and
eager interest. After the tension of
prolonged thought or sustained investi-
cation the mind is immensely refreshed
by contact with human life in some
good story. In the first despairing mo-
ments which followed the confession to
Carlyle that part of the manuscript of
the French Revolution" had been de-
stroyed, the great Scotchman, whose
working power was phenomenal, tells
US that he plunged into Marryat's nov
els to secure distraction, and that the
effort was successful. Bismarck, one of
the most powerful minds of the century,
is always surrounded by piles of the
another prominently vigorous and
trained intellect, is continually show
ing his interest in fiction by public
comments and concentrations 1t is
sometimes a mans duty to leave the
serious books in his library untouched
and to devote himself entirely to the
light novels upon which he can Law
his hands.
Since many of the masterpieces of
literature are in the department of fic-
ton, it is hardly necessary to add that
there are many novels which ought to
be studied as one studies a play of
Shakespeare's or poem of Browning's
Ignorance of the best modern fiction in
wolves ignorance of very large part Of
the best modern literature; for in no
other department, save that of criti-
cism. has the modern mind been so
active and so creative. One returns
again and again to George Eliot's
earlier novels for their profound phi
losophy of life, their wonderful insight
into character, their sustained and no.
BILE eloquence of style. "Adam Bede,"
''The Mill on the Floss and "Romola"
are as serious and substantial contribu-
tions to human knowledge, in every
way as worthy of profound study, as
Montaigne's Essays" or Carlyle's
"Hero Worship" or Macaulay's brill
liant dissertations. They are not books
to read lightly or for mere enter
tainment; they are books to be
studied; they are masterpieces not only
In the fneness of their form, but be-
cause they contain the ''life-blood of
master spirit, embalmed and treasured
up on purpose to life beyond life"
These novels are named, not because
they are prominently above other
novels. but because they represent
whole class of books of the highest and
more lasting interest and Importance.
The great novelists have been among
the great teachers of this century One
can not know France without knowing
Balzac, nor England without knowing
Thackeray, nor Russia without knowing
Tourgueneff, nor Germany without
knowing Heyse, nor Spain without
knowing Valdis.
When you are tired, anxious or over
burdened, the immediate duty is the
duty of rest, and there is no form of rest
10 complete for the active working mind
rs the reading of good story. When
you are in the working mood, eager for
knowledge of life and for the study of
literary art, read the great novels dis
criminatingly, intelligently, thoughtful
!y.-Christian Union.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-09-05
How He Retrenched.

Mr.. Billus Cooking over his expense
account)-"Maria, we spent exactly $50
more than our income last year. We've
got to retrench." Mrs. Billus-''It
wasn't my fault, John. I didn't lose SIS
on the election, nor pay out $40 in club
dues, nor spend sos for cigars, nor run
through with $120 in three days at the
races, nor indorse note for $500 for
mere acquaintance and lose it, nor"
Mr.. Billus (still looking through the ex-
pense account)-''None of these things
account for that $50. Oh! Here it is
Subscription for pastors salary, $50r
Maria, we can't stand thatl The preach
Or will have to get along without any
thing from me this year. Chicago Trib-
une.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-09-05
PlTH AND POINT.

4 good word is an easy obligation;
but not to speak i'll, requires only our
silence, which costs us nothing.
The world is seldom so badly fooled
as when it accepts a man at his own es.
innate of Observation-Disclosures Jour
nal
An honest man who lacks Judgment,
is more dangerous than thief who has
discretion P. Read.
Every man should have a good
opinion of himself. Hemay find it hard
to persuade other people to perform
this arduous duty for him.-Somerville
Journal.
The power of the mind over the
body is immense. Let that power be
called forth, let it be trained and exer-
cised, and vigor both of mind and body
will be the result.
You never know until the big man
who licked you has turned the corner
how many men there was in the crowd
whose sympathies were with you in the
fght.-Atchison Globe.
Amidst the worlds babbling we are
often wishing for period of silence, and
longing for the wings of dove to carry
Us to place of rest. And yet how soon
the solitude disgusts us and makes us
hurry back to the haunts of men,
United Presbyterian.
If you want to look for heroes in
our day you must go down to the
kitchen, you must go to the sewing
attlcs, you must go where persons en-
dure every thing almost without MUIR
muir, where they divide their penny
with their parents, and work on through
days and months and years, and die in
wretchedness and neglect.-The Old
Homestead.
Every useful invention has been
carried out and perfected by the CO. op-
Grafton of many minds, or by the sue
cessive applications of varied genius to
the same object, age after age. The
mechanic must aid the philosopher. or
he must stand still in his demonstra-
tions; and the philosopher must aid the
mechanic, or he will work and work
without wisdom.-Once Week.
The higher or more elevated per-
son gets in life the more responsibility
is encountered. Hence it is doubtful if
any greater happiness is had in one con-
dition of life than another, providing a
person has respect for himself, and will
do what he honestly feels to be right,
the only method, by the way, of deter
mining what right is. Nature will not
allow human being any rest, and just
as fast as knowledge is obtained it must
be utilized in order to maintain a uni
form degree of happiness.-The House
hold.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-09-05
Rights of a Citizen in His Rome.

The citizen may, in his own home,
wear what clothes he likes, use what
language he likes, and, generally
speaking, may do in his own home
what he pleases to do; save only the
things which conflict with what some
other householder happens to please at
the same time, or the things of which
the consequences would be injurious to
the whole body of citizens. In Boston,
for instance, he may, in his own house,
swear freely, which he can not do out
side withou committing misdemeanor;
in Washing on he may take the name
of the Trinity in vain, while if he does
it in the streets, he renders himself
liable to be ned two hogsheads of tobac-
CO; and in Maine and Kansas, ifhe can get
wine and beer into his house he may
drink it without let or hindrance, and
without a physicians certificate
Scribner's Magazine.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-09-05
BANKRUPT PRINCES.
German Magnates Who Have Recently
Been Declared InsOlvent.

German Magnates Who Have Recently
Been Declared Insolvent.
Bankruptcy appears to be becoming
fashionable among the great Princes Of
Germany. Within the last two months
Prince Albert, of the sovereign house of
Waldeck; Prince Charles, of the reign
ing family of Liechtenstein, and Prince
Trautmannsdorff, have all three been
declared insolvent debtors and placed
''unter curatelle," and now Prince
Frederick ". of Salmiyrburg has been
subjected to similar ignominy.
Forty-four years of age and the pos
SCISSOR of numerous titles, including
that of Rhinegrave and of similar
Spanish Grandee of the first class, his
debts at present amount to about S.
900, 900. During the course of the legal
proceedings it was shown that until his
fathers death he had been forced to
content himself with paltry allowance
of $1,000 per annum, which, although
possibly sufficient for the wants of an
ordinary mortal, was far from adequate
for high and mighty Prince, who re-
fuses to smoke any thing but Havana
cigars at So apiece. Under the circum-
stances, it is not surprising that it
should have been tobacco merchant
who first instituted the steps that
finally landed His Highness in
the Bankruptcy Court, and re-
suited in his being placed 'un-
ter curatelle." This ''unter curatelle"
condition is one that is exceedingly I'M
pleasant. 1t is equivalent to declara-
ton of perpetual minority, and the per-
son on whom it is imposed is not only
declared incapable of managing his own
affairs, but is practically outlawed and
deprived of the electoral franchise, and
almost every other right of citizenship.
No civil contract entered into by him is
valid. His signature is of no account
in point CT law, and from the legal
point of view he is nobody-as unsub-
stantial as the family ghost and as ire
sponsible as babe unborn. Prince
Trautmannsdorff was the president Of
the Austrian Jockey Club. where he lost
in a single night $3.50, 900 at cards.
With view of retrieving his fortunes
be straightway purchased for . rise
large number of options on wheat
Snd other cereals, which, however,
greatly to his dismay, took downward
instead of an upward course, rendering
him thereby liable for differences to the
tune of So, 900, 900.
Another well-known parsonage who
is at present ''unter curatelle," and
whose name is we'll known in the
United States, is Baron Victor Erlanges.
once magnate of European finance
but now an exile residing on the shores
of the lake of Geneva, in Switzerland.
Only last week suit was brought
against the trustees of his bankruptcy,
in the course of which the whole Cir
cumstanca of his ruin were again made
pukic.-Vienna Cor. n. Y. Tribune.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-09-05
WIT AND WISDOM.

To know how to be silent is more
difficult and more profitable than to
know how to speak.
The trouble with cheerful people is
that their cheerfulness is so hard to
snub.-Atchison Globe.
There was never a crank born that
a shrewd worker didn't turn sit" to his
own uses.-Ashland Press.
-Suspiciouspeople torture themselves
while those they are afraid of are calmly
Observation-Disclosures Journal.
"A man is known by the company he
does not keep, in measure, as well as
by the company he does keep.-N. o.
Picayune.
The human heart is like feather
bed. 1t must be roughly handled, we'll
shaken and exposed to variety Of
turns, to prevent it becoming hard.
-Timidity creates towards and never
wins success. 1t is strong and abiding
faith in ones own ability to perform
which overcomes difficulties that others
think can not be surmounted.
The truest successes in life are not
those into which people fall by accident,
or those which they win by single bold
stroke, but those into which they grow
by slow and sure unfolding of capac-
ity and power.
In all our active service we do best
when working in company with our
friends. Retirement is necessary, but
coming out from it to be workers to-
gether," is the rule of our efficiency
United Presby terrain.
The hours we pass with happy pros
poets in view, are more pleasing than
those crowned with fruition. In the
first case, we cook the dish to our own
appetite; in the latter, nature cooks it
for us.-The Household.
1t is the perversity of human nature
that makes the things of mortality dear
er to us in proportion as they fade from
our hopes, like birds, whose hues are
only unfolded when they take wing and
vanish amid the skies.-Owen Meredith.
The stranger who insists on giving
you his confidence, either takes you for
a fool and is trying to play on your Gre
dulity, or else he wants to warm him.
self at fire kindled by his own vanity,
and for which you furnish the fuel
Opie P. Reid.
"A rich man is he who lives upon
what he has, owes nothing and is con-
tented, for there is no determinate sum
of money, no quantity of estate thatcan
make man rich, since no man is truly
rich that has not so much as perfectly
satiates his desire of having more; for
the desire of more is want, and want is
rtu