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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-04-23
Tunnel Building.

The art OF tunneling may be consid-
ence, as no distance is too great and
no material too hard to be penetrated
if the object sought is sufficient to
justify the expence. The building of
the st. Clair river tunnel, where iron
cylinders were forced through the clay
by hydraulic pressure, was a great
advance in the art OF building tunnels
through certain kinds OF soil. The
tunnel built under the streets of Lon
don, where the top OF the arch is just
below the cobble stone pavement, was
built without in the least obstructing
travel at the place where the work is
being carried on. According to the
Industrial World, tunnel ) miles
long is now being driven through the
solid rock under Gray's Peak, 60 miles
west OF Denver, Col This tunnel,
which is SKIS feet, is being built pri-
marily to tap the mineral veins in the
mountains, which are thought to be
quite rich. After the tunnel is COM
plete it will be enlarged and opened for
railroad traffic to accommodate an
extension of the Utah Central railway,
which is to form a through line from
Denver to Salt Lake. Thus far about
mile OF the tunnel has been driven
by hand power, but a plant of ten
Rand drills, with Ingersoll air com
pressors, has just been put in, and an
electric light plant is soon to follow,
after which it is expected the rate of
working will be greatly increased. The
excavating of this tunnel is through
rock about as hard as any that can
be found anywhere.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-04-23
Jim Fishers Bear.

Chronicle: Jim Fisher, the noun
taineer and guide, gave quite a vivid
description of a beat hume he had. 70
a party of friends the other night. 1t
was a case of the bear hunting the man
and was very close call for Jim, who,
in company with X. c. Hite, was stalk
ing bear in the West Gallatin country.
Jim went one way and Hite another,
and as they were coming together from
different directions Jim flushed the
bear. He took aim and fired, and was
about to fire another shot when he
found that the cartridge had lodged.
He then made off with the bear at his
heels, as fast as his legs could carry
him; but in leaping over log he fell,
and before he could recover himself
was underneath the log, where he
quietly lay while the bear jumped over
him and vainly searched for its vic
tim. Hite, who was convulsed with
laughter at the ludicrous situation
could not shoot at first, but between
the two the bear was finally dis
patched. 1t was monster, and jim
says he gave the body many a savage
thrust as ne was skinning it, for in al
his experience in the mountains hs
never saw bear so mad or so intent
upon making mincemeat OF him as this
one.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-04-23

Have the person whose name you
wish to know inform you in which OF
the upright columns the first letter OF
the name is contained. Ii it is found
in but one column it is the top letter;
if it occurs in more than one column,
it is found by adding the alphabetical
numbers of the top letters OF the col
umns in which it is to be found, the
sum being the number of the letters
sought. By taking one letter at a
time, In the way outlined above, the
whole word or name may be plainly
spelled out. Take the word Jane for
example. is found in the columns
beginning with B and H, which are the
second and eighth letters down the
alphabet; their sum is ten, and the
tenth letter down the alphabet is j
the letter sought. The next letter, A,
appears in but one column, the first,
where it stands at the head. \ is in
the columns headed by b, ID and HI
which are the second, fourth and
eighth letters in the alphabet; added
they give the fourteenth, or n, and SC
OH.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-04-23
jeremiah the Sockless.

Bill Nye: jeremiah Simpson is the
congressman from the Seventh district
of Kansas. He is n native OF New
Brunswick and at fourteen years OF
age went to sea, where he became vic
tim to the habit of going utterly with
out socks. He takes great pride in his
well-turned mahogany ankles and richly
carved legs. At full dress parties and
receptions the coming season he will
offset the low corsage of the finely
formed Washington bellies by wearing
set of high cut panties revealing his
well-groomed though still slightly chap
ped ankles.
Capt. Jerry Simpson is now a farmer,
and it is said he was elected because
he showed on the stump his sockless
condition, claiming that he was so
poor and honest that he could not at
| lord socks. His successor will doubt
| less be plain man, who will go about
canvassing the Seventh district and
wiping his nose on the top rail OF the
| fair ground fence because heis so plain
and poor that he cannot afford a
handkerchief.
| Until last June Mr.. Simpson was the
city marshall of Medicine Lodge. He
was up to that time regarded as short
on genius and long on socks. Now 1t
is otherwise. Next to the "Kreutzer
Sonata and the young lady at the
museum who has a heavy sorrsl name
down her spinal column, the Sockless
holds tine age on public notice.
| Colonel Marsh Merdock was the first
to discover that Jerry did not wear
socks. The two went in swimming to-
gether during campaign and the secret
got out. The Great Unsocked owns
$40 acres of land, which is this year
all into wheat, or nearly so at least
He also owns several head OF bright
young heifers, several OF whom will en-
ter the milch arena this spring. Mr.
Simpson is the author OF a small. blue
book on 1.-THE Care OF the Cow and I'd
der Information Generally" 1T ded
icated to Thomas Brewer Peacock, the
poet OF Topeka.
am indebted for most OF the abov,
facts to Mr.. Simpsons Medicine Lodg'
biographer and chiropodist who wishes
me to say that he treats all troubles
of the feet such as corns, bunions, in
growing mans, ChiiioiaihS' puai1e
crack, &C., &C., by mail as well as per
sonally. He has bust of Mr.. Simp
, sons foot at his place, and cheerful.
answers all questions regarding tn
great man.
Mr.. Simpson is the humorous fsatur
of the new and powerful movemen
which seems to Great general mirth
but there is a power and a principl
, behind it all to which it will be profit
able to pay attention. 1t may no
:: win this time nor the next time bu
! when it does win the professional pol
{ tician will do we'll to get into his cy
, clone cellar and spread his umbrella
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-04-23
What the Judge Didn't Know.

Apropos OF the appointment OF ex-
Congressman Carter to be commits
sioner of the general land office at
Washington, says the New York Con-
tinent, a prominent Montana man
who is here tells a story about an
eastern man who was sent out to
Montana to be Judge. 81 shall not
mention his name," said my inform
ant, "but Judge - knew absolutely
nothing about the western country
One of the first cases he had to try
was one relating to the title of some
mining property. Richard Roe had
sunk a shaft and made other improve
ments which entitled him, he averred
to claim the land. John Doe set up g
counter-claim. In charging the jury
this Judge, after making a preliminary
statement, said: "If you are convinced
that the defendant had gone ahead
and erected shaft in good faith, etc
| Great God, was the terse comment o
the foreman of the jury, this iudg
does not know the difference between
a hole in the ground and libert,
pole.'
This is the kind of people that hav
been saddled onto the west and tn
northwest in the past. They mean
well, but they did not know anythin
about the locality. Mr.. Carter is tn
first really western man to occupy tn
position of commissioner of the lam
Office for many years. Most of hi
predecessors have been as ignorant a
the judge l spoke of regarding the cor
dition of things west of the Missoul
river.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-04-23
He Opened That Account.

Chicago Mail: A man hastily entered
a La Sale street bank yesterday, and
approaching q teller's window, care
lessly threw down a check with the re-
mark: Il would like to deposit that;
please credit the amount to my ac-
count" The teller glanced at the
check and winked very hard and Wig
orously to convince himself that his
eyes were still all right. The bit OF
paper called for $463 900 and bore the
signature of one OF the most powerful
syniicates in this country. 1t was ac-
cepted without a word, and the depos-
itor left the bank within one minute
from the time he entered it.
A few weeks ago middle-aged woman
carrying a small satchel entered a
downtown bank and said to teller
that she would like to make deposit.
ave can't open an account with
you," said the young man behind the
window, "unless you make some ar
rangement with the cashier personally.
| can give you certificate OF deposit,
however"
"Very WE'LL" quietly remarked the
visitor. "Idon't want to be bothered
to carry this about town, and the GER
tificate will do very well until / car
find some institution that will open al
account with me-"
The expectant young man opened
his certificate blank book and dipped
his pen in the ink-wsll before him. TIL,
satchel was opened and from it came
not blank purse or few dollars tiet
into a knot in a handkerchief corner
but United States bonds, the fac,
value of which aggregated more thar
SPAS, 900. The certificate was no
| filled out. An account was opened.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-04-23
Our Limit Of Population.

According to recent census bulle-
tin, the quantity OF land and water
surface in the United States is 9S.16
and 1 "a per cent respectively. This
bulletin also gives the area OF the
states and territories by counties, and
the classification of the latter by sizes,
The average number ofpersons to each
square mile of land surface of the
Union is 21 .0S.
As illustrative OF the sust tanning ca
pacity OF the United States, the bulle
tin said that if Texas, the largest state
in the Union, was as thickly popuia'
ted as the State of Rhode Island, il
would have SO, ,523 ,62S inhabitants
while if the United States had a den
sity of population equal to that o
Rhode Island, the population OF thu
Union, instead OF being 62, ,622 $50
would reach the enormous sum OF 945,
766, 800, or nearly two-thirds of thu
present population of the world.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-04-23
The Kentucky Breakfast Joke.

st. Louis Republic: Never before had
Chef Phillips OF the Auditorium Hotel
been nonplussed when asked to pre-
pare a meal. From cold lunch to a
Lucillian banquet he had been at
home. And the details of every con-
ceivable dish he had imagined he pos
sessed at his fingers ends. But when
on the morning following the arrival
OF Henry Watterson the bell-boy ap-
peared before the chef and told him
that Mr.. Watterson wanted a Ken
tucky breakfast the chef was con-
fronted with his Waterloo.
"Whst's that ?" he exclaimed.
"a Kentucky breakfast" the bell
boy replied.
Not wishing to confess his ignorance
to the bell-boy the chef waved him
aside and went himself to the great
| editors room.
"Beg pardon, Mr.. Watterson," he
said, as in response to ''come-in" he
entered and found the Journalist in
bed, "but fear the bell-boy did not
correctly understand your order. He
said you wanted a Kentucky break
| fast"
"Well, that is Just what / want -
| said the journalist, adding a little inn
patiently" and | want it right away"
"What is Kentucky breakfast, sir?"
Mr.. Watterson gazed pityingly at
the chef; then, settling down in bed he
pulled the clothes over his head and
replied:
1.-TWO drinks of whiskey and a chew
of tobacco"
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-04-23
The Largest Quarried Stone.

Cor. Scientific American: You speak
OF the granite mass quarried by the
Bodwell Granite company at Vinal
Haven as the largest ever quarried.
1t may be the largest granite mass ever
quarried, but at Baalbec, in Syria. the
traveller secs at the quarry nearly
ready to be moved from the pillars
that support it stone IL by l 4 by l3
feet, containing 1922 cubic feet,
whereas the Vinal Haven stone, if the
size at the base continued to the top,
would contain but IL 800 cubic feet.
And this stone has waited for more
than a thousand years. There are
four stones nearly as large, which have
been transported mile or more and
put into the foundations of the Tenn
pie of the Sun. The ancients did know
how to handle big stones, and We have
not yet quite reached their standard
of size.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-04-23
Reciprocity Grows.

New York Press: the reciprocity is
sue, which was at first not bigger than
a mans hand, is growing in way that
portends shipwreck to Democratic
hopes. The information that the Span
ish premier, Senior Canovas del Cas-
tillo, has formally informed his Queen
that he and ex-Minister John W. Fos-
ter, the American envoy who was dis
patched to Spain for that purpose,
have settled the principle points of a
reciprocity treaty between Spain and
the United States with reference to Gu
ban products, is calculated to cast a
deep gloom over the Mugwump and
Democratic press.
More than ever the Republican party
is indicating its reputation as the
party that does something, in contrast
to the Democracy, which has motor
iously proven itself incapable OF any
thing approaching constructive states
manship. Having solidly established
protection to American industry by
means OF the Mckinley tariff, Republi-
canism now proposes to establish reci-
procity in non-competitive products
with Latin American nations as the
complement OF protection. That it is
proceeding with great assurance ofsuc-
cess, the envious and malignant sneers
OF the free trade press bear conclusive
witness.
General Foster sprevious diplomatic
experience and long familiarity with
the Spanish language and people, al
ford guarantees that in the reported
reciprocity agreement withSpain the in
tsrests OF the United States have been
carefully guarded. Reciprocity with
Cuba will prove valuable to this couu-
try. Its accomplishment will mark
one more achievement in the already
brilliant record with which the Repub-
lican leaders will go to the people i'll
1892.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-04-23
A Revision.

When the Farmers Alliance took
partial or complete control OF the leg
islatures of several western states this
winter there was every reason to fear
that they would carry out the pro-
gramme of radical and vicious legisla-
tion to which they were committed by
their platforms or by the frothy dec
larations of ignorant or knavish lead
ers. But these fears have been dissi-
pated by the event. For everywhere
the common sense of the people rose
in revolt against thefavorite measures
of the alliance and there was good
enough sense even among the chosen
representatives of that organization
to recoil before the inevitable disaster
that would have followed such legisla-
ton. A storm of public reprobation
compelled the Nebraska legislature to
desist from it's attempt to enact strin-
gent usury laws reducing the rate OF
intesest in a state where the most
pressing need of the farmer was to be
able to borrow money. 1t passed a
railroad bill similar in its terms to the
Currier bill, but almost simultaneously
with the defeat of the latter in Mime
sofa it's Nebraska twin was strangled
by the governors veto and sustained
by the senate. The Kansas legislature,
appalled, by the disastrous conse-
queuces of the radical legislation pre-
viously enacted i'm that state, instead
ofcarrying out the projects threatened
by the Alliance, adjourned without
passing one of it's favorite bills. In
Minnesota, as we know, the Currier
bill, which embodied the prevailing
view OF the Alliance that railroads
should do business for less than moth
ing, was defeated in the body where it
originated, and the interest bill will
probably meet the same fate if the leg
islature is not deaf to the overwhelm'
ing protests OF public opinion. All
these are symptoms OF vigorous re-
vulsion of public sentiment from the
unsettled condition of popular feeling
which last fall made possible the tenn.
porary triumph OF an organization
without single intelligent idea or in
telligent principle, and based wholly
upon the vicious absurdity that the in
terests OF the farmers are opposed to
or not in harmony with, those OF al
other classes of citizens. - Pioneer
Press.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-04-23
In a Hole.

Pioneer Press: Between it's platform
and its candidates, the Democratic
party is in the deepest kind OF a hole
Just now. Nor is it easy to see how
it is to climb out in time to conduct
the next national campaign with vigor
or success. 1t has two and only two
recognized candidates for the presi-
dency-Cleveland and Hill. 1t is prac-
tically reduced to a choice between
them. For while it might take up a
comparatively unknown man politi-
cally, Just as it took Hancock, it
would stand no more chance OF win
ming than it did with him. There is a
good deal OF weight in sentiment, and
big national figure counts for more
votes than a local nonentity, however
deserving he may be. 1t may be said
with certainty that the Democracy
Hill, or else it will have to make a
fight with the hecertainty of being beaten.
Now the party is equally committed
to two doctrines. 1t is thoroughly
united for free silver and free trade.
No honest Democrat can deny either
and stay with his party. Since the
death OF Randall there are not enough
Democratic protectionists to even
modify the extreme views OF the Mills
school. And every roll call on the
question OF free silver coinage showed
the party to be in favor OF it with a
unanimity even more pronounced than
that on the tariff question. Free sill
veI and free trade must be in the plat
form, or the party stultifies itself. 1t
constitutes pretty dilemma that
each of the two candidatesis on record
with a letter, the one of them oppos-
ing the cardinal doctrine OF Democracy
and the other OF them the second. Mr..
Cleveland has pronounced boldly and
finally against free coinage. Mr.. Hill
has set himself just as openly and
unequivocally against free trade.
Hemmed in as the party is to choice
between these men, and confronted
with the certainty that each OF them
must refuse, in his very letter OF ac-
ceptance, to stand on the platform
that must be adopted, the plight oi
the Democracy is not a happy one. 1t
looks very much like a case OF the
devil and the deep sea.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-04-23
A Tiger Beats a Lion.

Forest and Stream: 1t is popularity
supposed that the lion is the most
courageous and powerful of the car
nivora, or at least OF the felide; but
on the few recorded occasions OF a
battle royal between the lion and the
Bengal tiger, the lion has come of
second best. One such combat oc-
Cured recently at the Calcutta Zoo
between an African lioness and a
tigress. They are exhibited in adjoin-
ing compartments OF the same cage,
and the door having been carelessly
opened between the two compart-
ments, the tigress rushed in and dis
posed of her rival in a fight which
lasted about ten minutes.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-04-23
RoTHsCHILD's MAxIMs.
Business Principles of the Great Banker-How
to Succeed.

The elder Baron Rothschild had the
walls of his bank placarded with the
following curious maxims:
Carefully examine every detail of
your business.
Be prompt in everything.
Take time to consider and then de-
eide quickly.
Dare to go forward.
Bear troubles patiently.
Be brave in the struggle of life.
Maintain your integrity as a sacred
thing.
Never tell business lies.
Make no useless acquaintance.
Never try to appear more than you
are.
Pay your debts promptly.
Learn how to risk your money at
the right moment.
Shun strong liquor.
Employ your time well.
Do not reckon upon chance.
Be polite to everybody.
Never be discouraged.
Then work hard and you will be sure
to succeed.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-04-23
How to Cut Glass.

One can cut glass with scissors as
easily as though il was an autumn leaf.
The entire secret consists in plunging
the pane of glass into a tub OF water,
submerging also the hands and the
scissors. The scissors will cut in
straight lines without a flaw. This
result is achieved in consequence oi
the absence of vibration. II the least
portion of the scissors is left out o
the water the vibration will prevent
the glass cutting.-St. Louis Post
Dispatch.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-04-23
He Defied Cold but It Got Him.

John Turner Ingraham died in the
suburbs of Providence, X. L., the other
day, aged 80. He had kept country
store for sixty-six years continuously
at one stand. He boarded with one
family for sixty years and slept in one
room throughout the whole time. He
always slept in a cold room with the
window literally opened, regardless OF
weather. He never wore an overcoat,
nor anything around his neck, but
finally succombed to a severe cold.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-04-23
A Tin Plate Liar.

New York Press: The Boston Her
aid publishes column articlei in which
TO prove its assertion that no Ameri-
can tin plate is being manufactured.
The Press will undertake to fill the
Herald Office full OF American tin plate
at as low a price as English tin plate
is sold, c. o. d., within thirty days
after receiving the order, just for the
satisfaction of branding our Hubite
contemporary "tin plate liar" II
is hard to kick against the pricks, and
the Herald should know that the fret
trade "tin plate liar" has had his day
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-04-23
A Considerats Husband.

sDoes your husband ever chuck you
under the chin and call you pet
names? ?"
"He used to before our French house
maid left u.s."
"What had she to do with it ?'
"Well, he did it to her, you know,
and l suppose he thought 1t would
be rather mean not to show me equal
consideration"
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-04-23
Free Traders Complaints.

Inter-Ocean: The free traders COM
plain that Sheffield, England, has lost
$50, 900 in American trade since the
Mckinley bill became law. That
was why the bill was passed. We pro-
pose to keep that trade at home
where American manufacturers make
as good cutlery as those of Sheffield.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-04-23
Illegal.

"Can we not meet alone on Sunday"
he whispered eagerly, as he rose to go.
mo-" said the bankers daughter,
sadly; mot very well. Sunday is not
a legal day for meeting a loan. II L
can help you any other way"
But the darkness had swallowed him
up.-St. Joseph News.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-04-23
The Right Sort of Free Trade.

The saving OF over S5O,OOO,O0O a
year to the country by the removal OF
the duty on sugar proves that the
Republicans knew the sort of free trade
that the people want.-Globe Demo-
crat.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-04-23
YOUR NAME BY MAGIC.
A Simple Device That Will Reveal Any Num-
ber of secretc.

st. Louis Globe-Democrat: Bv the
use of the table given below you can
ascertain the name of any person or
place, providing the rules below the
lettered diagram are strictly observed
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-04-23
What 1t Was to Her.

Maud-Why do you call that ring a
war relic?
Etbel-I won it in my first engage
ment.