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The progress., 1890-11-29
How Many Rich Men Began
Life.

Senator Farwell began life as sur.
veyor. Cornelius Vanderbilt began
life as farmer. Wanamaker's first
salary was $1.25 n week, A. T..
Stewart made his start rs scho oil
teacher. Jim Keene drove q milk
wagon in California town. Cyrus
Field began life rs clerk in New
England store. Pulitzer once acted
as n stoker on a Mississippi steam
boat. Lucky" Baldwin worked on
his fathers farm in Indiana. Dave
Swinton sold sugar over an Ohio
counter for 81 week. Moses Tay-
lor clerked in Water street, New
York, at 50 q week. George w.
Childs was an errand-boy for a book
seller Mt 81 month. j. c. Flood,
the California millionaire, kept d ga
loon in San Francisco. p. T. Bar
mum earned a salary as bartender
in Niblo's theatre, New York. Jay
Gould canvnssed Delaware county,
New York, selling maps at 81. 80
apiece. c. r. Huntington sold but
ter and eggs for what he could get a
pound and dozen. Andrew Carnegie
did his first work in a Pittsburg tele-
graph office ut 50 a week. Whitelaw
Reid did work as correspondent of a
Cincinnati newspaper for So week
Adam Forepaugh was a butcher in
Philadelphia when he decided to go
into the show business. Senator Joe
Brown made his first money by
plowing. his neighbours fields with
4 pair Of, bull calves.
The progress., 1890-11-29
Fight With an Elephant.

Capt. Paterson, ofthe Argyll High
landers, who was passenger by the
steamship Oriental from Singapore,
returns to recruit from severe in
juries suffered in q contest with an
elephant, while shooting in an un-
frequented part of the Mallecca
peninsula, between Near and the
Gemeuchi river. Capt. Paterson's 5
gun missed fire, and the elephant he
was hunting Knocked him. down.
pinned him to the ground by driy-
ing a tusk through one OF his thighs,
and then attempted to crush him by
kneeling on him. Capt. Paterson,
however, held ON by the other tusk,
whereupon the elephant passed his
trunk round the captains waist,
threw him d distance of about 30
yards and left him.
Lieut.. Sutherland. who was with
Capt. Paterson, did the best he
could for his friend, but it was ~
hours before the latter could obtain
any water beyond what Lieut..
Sutherland squeezed out of plants
into his mouth. In was also eight
days before he could obtain any med
ical aid In addition to his wound,
Capt. Paterson suffered severe in
ternal iuiurles from the elephants
trunk. Heis, however, now recover
ing The scene of the accident is be-
lieved to be IL part Of the country
previously untrodden by white man.
Pail Mall Budget.
The progress., 1890-11-29
Novel Use Of the Telephone.

One OF the most novel uses to
which the telephone has been turned
is reported ut Woodstock, Ont, dur
ling the progress of the trial Of Birch
all for murder, The court room is
very small, and could hardly accom-
modate the court attendant s, at
torneys, reporters and witnesses,
much less the eager crowds which
the sensational character of the trial
drew to the town A smart public
house-keeper, however saw the
chance ofdoinga q good stroke Of bust
ness, and he very effectively carried
out his ideas On the wall over the
judges head he managed to have
fixed large telephone receiver,
which he connected with 20 instru-
ments at his place ofbusiness. Here
the tubes were rented for "a certain
time at % cents head, and four of
the tubes were placed in d private
room for ladies. 1t is needless to
say that nll day long, each day of
the trial, the hotel telephone was in
requisition, and every word that was
said in the court room was thus car
ried to the ears of the distant listen
erS.
The progress., 1890-11-29
The Child Of nm Evn Parent.

Malvolio says in Shakspeafeis COMEDY Of
Twelfth Night, .Some are born great, some
achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust
apon them" So 1t is with nervousness some
are born nervous some achieve nervousness ~
their own imprudence and neglect ana some nave
pervousness thrust upon them by disease. Inc
rapidly and assumes Alarming proportions when
Ii reaches the stage Of hypochondira ana chronic
seepless ness is weakness. the cnliu Oh lnulkes
ton, parent OF many evils For tne lInc1paclg VI "
the stomach to digest food and q me system 70
aseimilate it after digestion. HosteIIeI o~lonncn ~
Bitters has ever proved q soyercign Ieheuy. nhe
maj sensitiyeness OF the1herves IL succeeded Dy
oteadiness and vigor In those delicate ussuesii
bodily substances increases when tnat slRn1i
reatoratiye Or digestion il systematlcaIy nseo:
CONQUER also with IL malaria. rheumausm, kinney
inacfiyity. liver complaint and constipation
The progress., 1890-11-29


facts About the Silk Industry.
The silk industry of America has
grown into considerable proportions.
Begun as an experiment twenty-five
years ago, it now occupies 700 estab-
lishments, gives employment to 5O,-
600 persons and yields a yearly pro-
duct of the value of 100000, 900.
Our silk making is confined almost
exclusively to staple goods. The
high grade fabrics will probably con-
tinue to be made aboard on account
of the special aptitude of the Lyons,
France, cheap. skilled hand Tabor; but
for the production OF staples the
American manufacturer has the best
machinry in the world. The growth
of the Industry in recent yeers is
shown by the following figures: In
1882 domestic silks W ere produced to
the value of $50, ,1O2, ,O2O, as against
$57, 957,O51 imported silks. In
1889 domestics were $58, ,668, 780, as
against $4,000, 900 in foreign silks
imported.AChicago Tribune.
The progress., 1890-11-29

OF health and strength renewed and oi
ease and comfort follows the use oi
Syrup Of Figs, as it acts in harmony
with nature to effectually cleanse the
system when costive or bilious. For
sale in SOC and $1.00 bottles by all
leading druggists.
The progress., 1890-11-29

For BRONCHIAL, AsTHMATIc AND PuL-
MoSARY COMPLAINTS, browns Bronchial
Trochesn have remarkable curative proper
ties. Sold only in, boxes
The progress., 1890-11-29

Are anr of the new-fangled washing com
ronnds - GOOD as the ola fashioned soapl
bohbins, Electric Soap has been sold every
day for "a years, and Is now just as good as
ever. Ask your grocer for 1t and take no
nfh
The progress., 1890-11-29

Il is with infinite satisfaction that stste
the fact that DR. Bulls Cough Syrup has
been long used In my family and alWavs with
marked success. X. r. Jarvis, Chief Enri-
neer Fire Department, Petersburg, Va
A Pugilist who drinks is likely to get into
Q tight box.
The progress., 1890-11-29

The Amer can turkey will need protection
until after Thanksgiving.
The progress., 1890-11-29

MRS. MISUNDERSTANDING Syrup, for Chi
dren teething, softens the gums, reduces innamm,
tion, allays pain. cures wind collie. Csc. bottle
The progress., 1890-11-29

Money Is one of the things that seem mos
valuable when we haven't got IL.
The progress., 1890-11-29
tIoIman,s Liver Pads,

Belief is the rudder bJ which the ship Of
our life Is directed.
The progress., 1890-11-29

When the pretty girl marrics rich she has
reached the sweet buy and buy.
The progress., 1890-11-29

Send TO Colt & Co., New York, leading
manufacturers of Magic Lanterns, Views,
etc, for large, beautifully illustrated Cata-
logue, free
The progress., 1890-11-29

We are never so strong as when we ar
thankful
The progress., 1890-11-29

"The tree Of deepest root Is found, least
willing still TO leave the ground" and this
could once have been most truly said of
chronic pain g G1V 0BA - 49,
lapse of so many 60 . 0UR1gU1gn rsnody
has been found in Salvation on, every prov
ident householder should keep 1t.
The progress., 1890-11-29

tFoIrnan's Liver Pads cure MALARIA. Il
Hoiman,s LIVER Pads cure biLioGsNEss.
PamnhIef free With nllinstructions and a
tions. HoLMAE LIVER PAD Co., ". BOX zll2, ny
The progress., 1890-11-29

Every time the Lord makes woman he
changes the pattern.
The progress., 1890-11-29

five didn't have any trials We couldn't
have any faith.
The progress., 1890-11-29

The man in the wrong is the one who
won't forgive.
The progress., 1890-11-29
Scott,s Emulsion Of Pure Cod Liver
OIL. With IlypOphOaphitea.

For Lung TIoablcs aud Wasting Diseases.
DR.. j. SIMcNAtp. New. Orleans, La, says
"Scotts Emulsion is the finest preparation
Of the kind. in af ections Of the lungs and
other wasting diseases, we may consider it
our most lel.alle ;gent. In a perfectly
elegant and agreeable form"
The progress., 1890-11-29

Foul Ioisons that accumulate In the blood
and rot the mach inery of the system, arc
eradicated al d expelled BY using Prickly Ash
Pitters. medicine that viii not frritate the
stomach or towels. 1t acts in gentle man
Der On these delicate organs, and restores
health In every case
The progress., 1890-11-29

In Texas row they track horse-thief on
the hoss- trail Ian system.
Fergus County argus., 1890-04-17
The Congo Forest.

One of the most striking passages in
Mr.. Stanley's letters, received before
he himself emerged from the center OF
Africa, was that in which he Describes
the vast, gloomy forest OF the Congo.
In the Parliamentary Papers" upon
the Emin relief expedition Just issued,
containing Stanley's report, there is
another remarkable description OF
this wonderful region.
I'VE can prove, says Stanley, "that
east and north and northeast OF the
Congo there exists an immense area OF
about 25O,OOO square miles which is
covered by one unbroken, compact
and veritable forest. A scientific
writer. Prof. Drummond, as late as
1883 whites that the fairy labyrinth
OF ferns and palms, the festoons OF
climbing plants blocking the paths and
scenting the forest with their flowers,
the gorgeous cloud of insects, the gayly
plumaged birds, the paroquets, the
monkeys swinging from their trapeze
in the shaded bowers, are unknown to
Africa With due Difference to the
professor, these are precisely what are
every day seen within that great area
OF 2oO,OOO square miles, through the
core of which we Travelled for thirteen
months and in whose gloomy shades
so many scores OF our dark followers
perished. Our progress through the
dense underground of brush and am
bitious young trees which grew beneath
the impervious shades OF the forest
giants, and which was matted by
arums, phrynia and amoma, meshed
by endless lines OF calamus, and com
plicated by great cabls-like convulvuli,
was often only at the rate OF 400 yards
an hour. Through such obstructions
as these we had to tunnel a way fol
the column to pass. The Amazon val.
ley cannot boast a more impervious
or a more outrageous forest, nor one
which has more truly "a tropical char.
acter than this vast upper Congo for.
est, nourished, as it is, by eleven
months OF tropical showers. Lon.
don News.
Fergus County argus., 1890-04-17
The Duty ON Wool.

In the wool schedule OF the new
tariff bill, woods of the first class,
known as clothing woods, have duty
OF IL cents pound; woods OF the
second class, known as combing woods,
I 2 cents; carpet woods valued at II
cents or less, 81, cents per pound;
valued at over IL cents, s cents a
pound. This is "A reduction of ! !, cts.
"a pound from the senate bill and an
increase OF cents from the present
law. Ii Is believed. however. that the
definitions and classiiicatiOns and re-
strictions provided for will make this
duty even more valuable to the wool
growers than the duty fixed by the
senate bill. In the Mills bill wool was
put on the free list and the duty given
to the manufacturers Of woolen fabrics
was from 40 to io per cent. As this
bill makes wool ,lutiable. il gives com
pensation tn the manufacturers for
the duty imposed upon wool. The
difference between the duty given the
manufacturers by the Mills bill and
the proposed measure is only 10 per
cent. After giving to the manufac-
turers compensatory duty for the
duty upon wooden yards, cloths are
made dutiable at 10 per cent. ad va
lormem additional, WOODEN goods at
80 per cent, and ready made ,lot hing
at 80 per cent.
Fergus County argus., 1890-04-17
SHINING Frozen Steers.

Bill Nye: Winter has been a little
severe along The cattle ranges, and de
ceased cattle may be seen extenlin.
their swollen abdomens int o the bright
crisp air as the train rapidly whirl,
one along at the rate OF seven or eight
miles per hour. The skinnng of "a
frozen steer is something to which I
alluded while ago. Col. Buffalo Bill.
who served under Washington AMI
killed buffalo and baby elephants at
Valley Forge, according to an Italian
paper. should have put this feature
into hl- show. Maybe he will when he
reads this. The COW gentleman first
selects "A quick, yet steady going mule.
then lac looks ior "a dead STEER. lie
does not have to look very far. lie
now attaches One end of the decea >el
To some permanent object. This is
harder o find than the steer, however.
lie then attaches his rope to the hide
of the remains, having cut it with his
knife first. He next starts the mule
OF. AMI a mile or So away he discovers
that the hide l. entirely free from the
cold and pul--les, remains.
Sometimes "a cowboy tries to skin "a
steer before the animal is entirely
dead. and when the former gets back
Ia th- place from which he was kicked
he finds that he ha. a fine new ,et of
whiSkers with which to surprise hi
friends.
Fergus County argus., 1890-04-17
The Out and In of Life.

Chicago Tribune: An old acquaint-
ance OF John Beidler, "a millionaire of
Chicago, tells this:
'JOhn and I were poor boys in
Chicago. We used to work all day,
hard work, too, and walk about the
streets at night. 1t was our favorite
pastime to walk those streets on
which the mansions abutted. Some
times We would linger in front of them
and gaze in at the windows and look
at the fine pictures and see the rich
men and their families and friends sit -
tingabout in the fine room. remem-
Der one night in particular. was
barefooted and so was John. had
no coat. John had no shirt. We
hadn't lO-cent piece between us. As
We stood looking in the window OF a
mansion on Wabash avenue some
body came to the window and looked
out. John nudged me and saId.
81 wonder ii he is thinking about
u.s. ] wonder il he knows how poor
We are2'
"A few weeks ago was N Johns
house. You know he i, "a millionaire
now. have plenty myself. We stood
in the window OF his parlor and looked
out through a gently-faling snow, and
two men fingered about his gateway
and looked in.
"'John, said, 4 wonder if those
fellows out there are looking AZ us
wondering how rich We are
Fergus County argus., 1890-04-17
HOW GRANT POPPED THE QUESTION.
A Striking Incident in the Life Of the Great
General.

| Philadelphia Inquirer: A very strik
ing incident in the life OF Gen. Grant
was mentioned by an intimate friend.
Ii related to the delicate subject OF
how the general popped the question.
Those who knew Gen. Grant intimate
iy can imagine how he could storm q
rampant, charge a battery of art illery
or lead n fOrlOrn hope in battle easier
than he could ask for the hand of the
woman he loved. The occasion when
the young lieutenant in the army and
Julia Dent plighted their trOth was
not one Of those ideal moonlight
nights, nor were the stars twinkIing
over lovers signs, but on q dark,
stormy night in the woods OF Missouri.
The lieutenant was visiting his army
cOmrade and former classmate, Fred
Dent. lac had driven into town in
buggy with his comrades sister. The
young people were on their way home
The darkness had Overtaken them.
The rain had fallen in torrents, and
the roads were ankle deep with mud.
The lightning flashed and the thunder
pealed out OF the blackness of night
which followed. A swollen stream and
"a frall bridge stood in their way. As
they reached the dangerous spot a
sudden flash of electric light revealed
the terrOrs OF the flood and the dan.
gers OF the bridge. In an instant,
awaiting himself OF this moment of
light, the brave young officer urged the
good steed upon the quivering floor
way. A dreadful burst Of thunder
shook the very foundations of the
earth.
The young lady, who had thus far
bravely faced the terrors of the situa-
ton, stunned by the tremendous crash,
grasped the unmOved lieutenant by her
side with afirighted force. The bridge
now began to yield to the undermining
action OF the raging torrent. As it
seemed to sink away the maid en-
claimed in her fears: "Oh, we are lost. D."
"NO. julia" came a tender reply from
the heart full OF emotion which beat
in that brave young breast. "Noth-
ing shall happen to you. ] shall take
care OF you"
Another flash in timely succession
revealed the terrible situation, but one
iudicious stimulation of the powerful
steed brought the lieutenant and his
hearts treasure once more upon the
solid ground of the other side as the
plankway of the bridge moved away
in the surging Hood. Rescued from a
situation so perilous was the occasion
for ~ thoughtful silence. The storm
beaten lovers pushed on their trying
way through mud and rain and wind.
Soon out of the darkness came a
voice: ".'nlla, We're you fright tened?"
"What n terrible night it ISL said the |
maiden in reply. II would always like
to care for you and protect you. May
do so?" "Ies. IN the simple innO- |
cence of her girlish heart. was the
answer.
Fergus County argus., 1890-04-17
Coronets Of Nobility.

French counts have nine equal pearl.
in their coronets.
The British baron is entitled to a
cOronet OF four big pearls.
The English viscount has a coronet
of seven pearls of even size.
The earl's cOronet shows five small
pearls and four strawberry leaves.
The English marquis Is led to
three strawberry leaves and two large
pearls.
French marIuis-s bear three straw
berry leaves and two clusters of three
small pearls.
French VIscounts are ent le,l to a
coronet containing three large pearls
and two smaller ones.
French barons are not entitled to n
coronet, but to what l. called "A tOrtil,
a circlet of gold having "a necklace
Of tiny pearls turned three times
around il.
The German princes coronet is very
peculiar with ITS graceful curves oi
pearls, its -rmIne circlet, and the
globe and cross. Indicative of an impe-
rial grant. IL Is used in all countries
on he continent, with or without the
interior velvet cap. and as allowed
only to descendants OF sovereign tam
lilies or members of the higher house
oi parliament.
Fergus County argus., 1890-04-17
MONTANA.


BURY '. 10 i.>>.
Ho-roN, April 3.
FennO Brothers X Chllls.-A good
average business has been done during
the past week. which has been pretty
generally distributed. embracing all
varieties of stock and indicatingb by the
number Of n,anlfict urers that have
been in the market that the large ma
JOrity OF the mills are experiencing al
most daily needs, and even at the
present rate OF consumption he week
ly sales must steadily average about
what they do now. Prices continue
about the same, and there Is but little
prospect of any alteration for he next
few weeks. Stocks are now so much
reduced that buyers, where they are
at all particular, are finding it difficult
to promptly find what they are seek
ing, and. when they finally do run
across it, do not hesitate so long as
they did "a month ago over the price ii
it seems reasonable at the start. II
appears, however, to be simply the
necessity of the buyers which keeps the
market where it IL at present. II
stocks were larger prices would he
lower, as there IL nothing ia the con
ditlon OF the goods market 10 cncoiIr
age manufacturers IN buying raw ma
terial. and consequently the general
feeling appears To bs that the new clip
will open at lower figures than that of
1889. In view oi the loss which has
been sustained by most handlers ol
wool during the past twelve months,
whet her A. dealers or manufacturers.
il Is certainly not unreasonable to say
the least, for them to approach the
new season with caution, and, if ex-
perience is worth anything, there will
not he the precipitation this season in
buying wool that proved so very dis
astrOus last year. As "a rule the pros
poets OF the new clip are good, as. ow-
ing to the wet winter. the condition
and color OF the wool will he above the
average, and that which has already
been taken off in California looks un-
usually well and appears to lie excep-
tiOnally free from vegetable defect.
TerritOryWoOls Including Montana,
Utah and Wyoming)-l'here has been
an active inquiry for long staple, warp
territory woods, but supplies OF these
are small and they have commanded
full market prices. Many woods are
pdrl"uuTiy wei cIedneu up. Inc
sales this week include 10000 pounds
medium Montana at 22c, 26,OOO me-
dunn Montana at 20, 1000 medium
Utah at 20, 5000 No. | territory at
20, 10000 No. l at 20 to 22, 10000
fine No. l at 10 to n, 6O,OOO fine
medium at lS to 20, l65. 900 line, fine
medium and medium at IL to 23,
10000 do. at | ) to 81, and l15, 900
on private terms.
Fergus County argus., 1890-04-17
THE WOOL MARKET.
Opinions Of Wool Merchants ON the Past
Present and Future Outlook.
CHICAGO. April g.

CHICAGO. April 3.
W. A. Allen 4 Co.-Since January
there has been little of interest to re-
port OF wool markets. the market s
continuing very slow and irregular and
values gradually weakening. A better
trade was reasonably hoped for in
heavy wOolens during the winter, hut
the season proved tn he except ionaIly
mild and the consumption OF wooden
goods was thereby materially reduced.
thus reducing also the demand for
wool. A serious cause OF the trouble
during the first of the season was in
the defects Of the present tariff and
also trr frauds ut the custom houses,
10y whn'h immense amounts OF foreign
wOOlen goods were brought in under
very low duties, thus enabling impor-
ters tc i..dersell our own manufacture
ers. TIE imports Of foreign wOOlen
goods the past year were OF some ten
milliOss dollars greater value than ever
before, and in all were of over fifty
million dollars value, this not includ-
ing immense importations OF yarns
and wool partly manufact ured also.
Thus most OF our manufacturers soon
realizet the fact that in order o com
pete ti.ey must buy wool at lower
prices or else stop their mills. And
dealers soon realized, to their serious
cost, that the wool prices Of the last
clip were started too high. The past
month has shown good, fair trade
on our market from western mills.
Eastern manufacturers uniformly re-
port that they can buy lower on east
ern markets. The stocks IN our mar
ket Of bright, well-grOwn wool are light,
particularly OF fine and fine medium
grades. Low medium wool has been
in comparatively small demand all the
season, and values have declined rela-
lively more on this grade than on any
We qote present market for old wOOIs
Fergus County argus., 1890-04-17
OFFICIAL. ROSTER.

state DIRECTORY.
Governor. X. Toolc Helena
Lieut.. t'overnor....John T.. Hickards. Eutte
Member oi Congress, T. IL. Carter. Helena
S~eretary Louis Rotwitt, Helena
Treasurer ..........R. -. Hickman, Helena
Auditor..... \. kenney. Helena
Att'y General, Henri J. Haskell alendive
hief Justice supreme Court...........
Henry y. blake. Helena
Associate Justices r.. y. IIarwood
Supreme Court ' W. II DeW lit
lerk Sup. Court, W. !. Kennedy, Helena
: Iierint ladent Public Instruction.
........John Cannon. Helena
Federal Directory.
4. :. Marshal Thomas Irwin, Butte
Eesi,ter L. :. Land Office. S.W. Langhorne
i'-reiv-r 4. :. Land Office. II. :. Howell
surveyor General. ....t;eo. u. Eaton
u. ). Attorney ............-...........E. ID. Weed
All OF Helena.