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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-06-18
Daniel Webster's School Days.

Daniel Webster, when a small boy,
was very careless, not to say untidy,
in the matter OF his personal cleanli-
ness. His teacher had many times re-
proved him for not washing his hands.
He had both coaxed and scolded him,
but it was to no purpose-Daniel
would come to school with dirty hands.
One day out OF all patience with him
he called Daniel to his desk, made him
hold up his hands in the presence Of
the whole school, and solemnly warned
him that, if he ever came to school
again with his hands in that condition,
he would give him ferruling which he
would long remember. Daniel prom
ised better behavior and for awhile
there was general improvement. His
reformation, however, did not prove
to be permanent, his hands being in a
few days again as dirty as ever. The
teachers eyes detected them, and as
soon as school opened for the day,
i'm a loud voice he said, Daniel, come
herel" Daniel stealthily brought the
palm of his right hand into contact
with his tongue, and, as he walked
slowly toward the teacher, rubbed it
upon his trousers in the effort to re
move from it some OF the dirt. "Hold
out your hand." said the teacher.
Daniel extended his right hand, palm
upward. "Do you call that a clean
hand?" sternly demanded the teacher.
"Not very, SIR" modestly replied Dan
iel 81 should say mot veryp said
the teacher. 81 promised you ter
ruling, but / will let you off this time,
if i'm this whole school room you will
show me a dirtier hand than that. y
"There it is SIR" exclaimed Daniel,
quickly extending his left hand, which
had not undergone the summary clean
sing of the right.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-06-18
Sheep and Wool.

Government reports state that on
Jan. L, 1891, there were 43,43l,13G
sheep in the United States. The hocks
OF the country touched low-water
mark in 1889, with a total OF 42, 599,-
ore.
The wool estimates for the year
1891, as made by Joseph p. Truitt, of
the Philadelphia Textile association,
show that the supply OF American
wool will not fall far short OF three
hundred million pounds. Wyoming
is estimated at nearly eight million
pounds, Utah at over fourteen million
pounds, while Montana's s product is
placed at nearly fifteen million pounds.
Texas produces nearly twenty-five
million pounds, and leads all other
states in wool productions; California
comes next, with Ohio, Oregon, Michi-
gan and Montana following in the or
der named.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-06-18
Why They Like 1t.

Outside ofDelaware enewspaper-read-
ers were astonished to learn that a
new whipping-post had been set up in
Newcastle. But in Delaware the peo-
Pile are very proud of the whipping
post. They do not deny that it is a
relic of more benighted era; they will
criticise it as rouhdly as any one.
Yet the worse it is the more they
prize it, because, they say, it needs a
barbarous system OF punishment to
keep the marauders of Maryland, Penn
sylvania and New Jersey from carry
ing off the whole of Delaware bodily.
As it is, they say that the thieves of
those states make hop, skip and a
Jump across Delaware and carry with
them whatever they can lift.-New
York Sun.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-06-18
HIS NERVES WERE SHATTERED.
Why the Engineer Could Never Run Fast
Train Again.

"When / was with the Missouri Pa
cifc, some years ago, there was in our
employ an engineer named Wes Haley,
who was one of the best men | ever
saw in a cab. He was a careful man
and conscientious to fault, so far as
that he seemed to have no conception
of the meaning of the word fear, and
was known as the fastest runner on
the line. For that reason we put him
on the fast mail between Kansas City
and Sedalla, and Tor more than a year
he took the train through on time. !
cannot recall an instance during that
time when he was Il minute late.
'At last, however, misfortune over
took him. He had been engaged to be
married to a young lady who lived at
small station along the line, but, as
lovers will sometimes, they quarreled,
and Yves left her in anger. She wrote
him to come back, but he was obsti-
nate and made no reply. After a few
days he reconsidered the matter and
asked for lay-off, intending to go out
and strengthen matters up once more.
He sent no word, intending to surprise
her, and that very night she threw her
self in front OF his engine and was killed.
Wes was on the train, but riding in the
rear coach, an extra man being in his
place In the cab. never saw a man
so completely crushed in my life.
''He came back to work in few
days and took out his old run, but his
heart was gone. For several nights
noticed that his train was report ed
late, and l sent for him. | asked him
about it, and he broke down and cried
like child. His courage was gone, he
said, and he dared not rush his engine
to the old speed. The upshot OF it
was that we were compelled to put him
on a slow train, and he never could be
induced to pull a fast train again. He
is only one of a number OF engineers
whom | have known during my rail-
road experience to lose their courage,
and never knew one of them to re-
gain it.
alt requires nerve of iron to pull one
of the modern flyers, and, that nerve
once lost by any mishap, an engineer
is useless for all time as a fast runner.
This is a fact known to all old rail
road men, nearly all of whom have
met with stories similar to that of
poor Wes Haley" - San Francisco
Call.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-06-18
A Bird That Impales Its Victims.

Says a California horticulturist:
''rThe butcher is the most saga
cious and at the same time the most
cruel of birds. A pair will follow you
while plowing, and if you overturn a
rats nest they willimmediately pounce
upon the wretched creatures, kill them
or drag them away and spike them in
the sharp thorns OF an orange tree, to
be devoured at leisure. The other
morning | saw butcher-bird with
snake fully foot long. He had it by
the back OF the neck and with it flew
up into an orange tree. He then nailed
the reptile on to thorn and sat and
watched it. He let the snake almost
wriggle of, when he flew at it and fixed
1T more firmly. They kill their game
by the wholesale and treat it in this
fashion. For that reason, because
they are destructive to gophers and
rats, they are considered the friend of
the orange-grower. These Innocent
looking little gophers are very de-
structive to the orange. Whenever
you see an orange tree blooming in
profusion you can tell the roots have
been attacked and destroyed by the
gopher"
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-06-18
No Getting Around 1t.

According to newspaper cores
pondent all Paris is laughing about
an American inventor who is said to
have patented a corset that is to bring
about the reign of morality at once.
If one of these articles is pressed by a
lovers arm it at once admits shrek
like the whistle of a railway engine;
and the inventor claims that he has
already married three OF his daughters
owing to the publicity thus thrust
upon a backward lover. The Pari-
slams, whose ideas OF things American
are more or less indefinite and mon
strous, it is said, actually believe that
such an invention has been patented
here.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-06-18
THE NICARAGUA CANAL.
Ex-senator Miller Believes 1t Win Be Com
plsted Within Six Years.

81 confidently expect that the Nicar-
aqua Canal will be opened to the world
in 1897, said ex-Uunited States Sena-
tor Warner Miller, at the Grand Pa
cific, Chicago, recently, speaking as
president of the Nicaragua Canal
Company. 'The distance is less than
10 miles," continued Mr.. Miller, "and
for 140 miles nature has done our
work for us in the lakes and rivers.
Although S1OO, 900, 900 has been con-
templated as the cost / am sure the
work will be completed at figure sur
prisingly below that sum. We now
have 1 200 men at work, the force
having been doubled since | was last
there. We shall have 1O, 900 laborers
the moment we raise the necessary
money. Ii is to the interest OF this
country that the stock be owned by
Americans instead of foreigners. | am
sure there is sufficient capital in Amer
ica to prevent Europeans getting con-
troll of the scheme"
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-06-18

II you want to mermerize a person
who has never been put in that state,
you must place him in an easy pos
ture and then request him to be calm
and resigned. Take him by both
hands, or else by one hand and gently
place the other on his forehead. But
with whatever part OF his body you
choose to come in contact, be esure you
always touch two points answering to
the positive and dnegativeforces. Hav-
ing taken him by both hands fix your
eyes upon his, and if possible let him
contentedly and steadily look in your
face. Remain in this condition until
his eyes close. Then place both your
hands on his head gently, pass them
to his shoulders, down the arms and
off at the end of his fingers. Throw
your hands outward as you return
them to his head, and continue the
passes until he can hear no voice but
yours, says the Indianapolis News.
He is entirely in the mesmeric state.
When a person Is in this condition,
whether put there by yourself or some
one else, you can awake him by the
upward passes, or else do it by an i'm.
preston as follows: Tell him, al will
count three and when count three
will slap my hands together and you
will be wide awake and in your perfect
senses. Areyou ready?" Ifhe answers
in the affirmative you will proceed to
count "one," "two," "three." The
word "three" should be spoken sud
denly and in a very loud voice, and al
the same instant the palms of tn.
hands should be smitten together
This will instantly awaken him.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-06-18
The Modern Ajax.

New York special: Three weeks ago
John Whitman, the "Modern Ajax,
made a statement that he had sue
ceeded in moving a freight car, weigh
ing with its load, 27,294 pounds, by
the force of his back and shoulders,
with leg force thrown in. A sporting
man offered to bet 81 900 that he
could not do it again. Richard X.
Fox said he would take the wager on
Whitman's behalf and a contract was
made. Whitman went to st. Johns
Park this morning to repeat the task
and told the superintendent he was
willing to work on any car that could
be brought into use, and car weigh
ing a little over $4,000 pounds was
found standing on a curve. Whitman
moved the car forty feet. Eight men
then tried to move the same car, but
could not bulge it an inch.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-06-18
Farmers Playing with Fate.

Chicago News: The history OF third
parties in American politis is a history
of political wrecks. Whether called
the Greenback party, the Prohibition
party, or by whatever name these
independent movements have been
designated, their course as political
factors has been steadily toward ex-
tinction or absorption.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-06-18
Has a Better Job.

WASHINGTON, May 29.-Dr. Hamil-
ton, Surgeon General OF the Marine
Hospital service, resigned and has
accepted a position as Professor of
Surgery and Surgical Pathology in the
Rush Medical College of Chicago. He
is to be succeeded by Surgeon Walter
Wyman.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-06-18
New York Press
And the Poor Man Knows it, Too.

The price of the poor mans dinner
pail is now 90 per cent. cheaper than
it was before the "McKinley tariff
iniquity" was inaugurated.-Ci Cincin-
matt Gazette.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-06-18
Time to Go.

He lat 11:45 p. m. )-"Time waits
on no man."
She-"I don't blame it. 1t would
lose lots of sleep if it waited on some
persons / know."-Free Press.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-06-18
Tariff Pictures.

the head this morning. Yesterday we
talked about prices; this morning
about production. We made virtu-
ally no steel wire nails under the reve-
nue. duty of / cent pound;
when the duty was raised to
A cents pound in
1888, and by 1885 we were producing
100000 kegs year
We produced in 1890
5000, 900 kegs.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-06-18
OFFICIAL ROSTER.

State Directory.
toyernor.............Jose h. Toule, Helena
Lieut. GovrruOr....John 4. Richards, Butte
Member OF Congress, L. H. carter, Helena
Secretary ............. Louis Rotwitt, Helena
Treasurer X. y. Hickman Helena
A. kenney, Helena
Airy General m Il enri j. Haskell, Glendive
ChiefJustice Supreme Court...........
Henry n. Blake, Helena
Associate Justices +: n; Harwood
CLERK Sup. Court, w. j. Kennedy, Helena
SUPERINTENDENT Public Instruction
.......John Cannon, Helena
Federal Directory.
u. 5. Marshal I.......Wm. +. Furay, Butte
Register Il. 5. Land Otfice....-...'. A. BhFt
Receiver u. ). Land Othce....u. tooh
Snry.vor t;eu.r.I ..,.....GeO. ID. Eaton
n Attorney. ID. Weed
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-06-18
WooL.SToRINc FACILITIES.

Warehouse the bank constructed with Special View to the Storing
the Judith and Wolf Greek county Will ind
the point to hauth wool, whether
desiring sell ship.
will find the route via judith Landing
OF
BED ROCK PRICES Also blacksmith shop Landing
sroRDERS BY MAIL GIVEN PROMPT ATTENTION
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-12-13
Pruning CID Vines.

The old vines that have not been pruned
for years should be treated in the fall to a
good treatment of the knife, for they are
overgrown in branches and stalks that are
only preventing the full growth and ma
turity of the main vines, says the American
Cuttioator. In every garden and orchard
there are numbers of such vines, which
have been allowed to grow and extend their
branches at will On such vines it will be
found generally that the fruit Is smaller in
size, poorer in quality and less tn quantity.
1t more generally resembles the wild fruit
than cultivated, aud as time goes On Ii de-
teriorates more.
Pruning effects decided change. It con-
serves the energy and Vitality of the
mother stalks. IL prevents che sap from
being dissipated over vine areas It ia the
same in effect as feeding animals concen-
trate0 foods, and after some improved sys.
tenn.
The vines should be cut away until neth~
ing is left but the necessary arms, branches
or laterals to allow g single one to each
wire, stake, slat or osher support. The
chances are II the vines have been neg
lecred 10 this extent no support has been
given them. This also should be remedied
A support for every branch should be made,
and the result will be surprising in time.
Numerous strong, healthy sprouts will come
from each Of these branches during the fol-
lowing summer.
Then the work of pruning. or rather dis
budding or rubbing off, will have TO take
place. Where they are TOO thick the
weaker ones should he Eabbed off, and only
the strong one, allowed TO remain. 10 will
take one whole season, and probably two, to
make the vines over completely, but by that
time, If this system is followe entirely, new
wood will characterize the vines. OF course.
no vines should be thus pruned that are ex-
peoted to produce fruit next season. II this
is expected, some Of the old arms shsnld be
left, which will bear fruit There is no
danger from winter injury, because the
vines have been pruned In the fall While
summer pruning tends TO diminish growth
Of the branches, fall or winter pruning has
the opposite effect. In tends to increase the
growth rapidly.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-12-13
PARTISAN BEGGARS.

They Serve an Apprenticeship-Ch
table Societies Made Their Dupes.
Beggars. says the Paris Temps, are regu-
larly educated for their business like other
tradesmen. Those who do not attempt TO
attract attention and aims by feigning
bodily defects Of all kinds begin by going
from door 70 door begging gifts A full
grown man could NOS do so unless he BE-
afraid OF labor and most commonly, given
to drinking. He can ring the bells Of about
SOO doors every morning, aud as there is one
good door 10 an average OF every four, Ac-
cording to ordinary beggars' statistics, he
will have recsived ifty gifts, mostly con-
sisting OF money, the rest OF eatables His
working day Is over about o'clock IN the
afternoon, when be will dine upon the gifts
received The money he will spend al
tlngle-tangle" In the evening.
The next morning he begins work at a
distance from his beat Of the preceding day
great enough to avoid meeting the same
policemen and tradesmen. He prefers 20
favor bakers and butchers with his custom
and, II he has tue tact 60 appear poor
enough, he is generally fairly successful
with them.
Having pursued this course Of begging for
SIX weeks the fellows apprenticeship is
finished and he Is made an assistant He has
ambulatipg or stationary beggar. II he
likes a change OF scenery and the exercise of
walking he viii select the former, other wise
he VIII be stationary, which, In large city.
Is Certainly the more profitable. Those
| among the stationary begRars who
understand best how 10 play on che
charitable feelings of the well-to-do
do not go out at all, but receive their
aims &C home from families AMI charitable
societies These gifts nre reCular and maxi a
up permanent and fair income A we'll
trained beggar will keep books properly,
and such book Of revenue and expenses is
generally curious thing TO look at Some
society will supply the bread of the family ;
another the meat, the church or pastor will
pay the rent, another society will clothe the
children and send them TO school, other
societies will supply the linen and clothes,
will provide laundry and 30 on. II Judi
ciously managed such beggar's family
can be supported 10 a condition approach
ing great comfort, and a single day will
often bring them dozen visits Of charita-
BILE people,
Nearly every beggar family has cups
board OF dilapidnted appearance containing
few rags TO protect the children from cold
and storms. But if examined 1t will be
found filled with orders for all sorts OF nee
essaries of life presented by private families
or societies that make charity their aim. II
also contains the writing materials of the
be8gar with number OF specimens or for
mulas of begging letters, lists of names of
charitable people and societies, and an al
manac showing the dates of meetings aud
oanquets OF charitable societies, of festivi-
ties and weddings Of the rich, and the places
where such events will be celebrated. The
cupboard is the regular business office of
the bcg-gar.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-12-13
Medicinal Properties of onions.

Old people well knew the value of onion
poultices for many purposes. Either roasted
or boiled, they were often applied in cases
Of Group or sore throat. being put on as hot
as they could be BORNE In the latter dis
eases or threatened attack Of diphtheria,
they are oftened used. bus many claim that
they are more rapid in action il pounded
up raw, and applied at onca In an indo-
Ient or slow-growing tumor, they will have
rapid effect Ia either form, bringing It to "a
head" as quickly as almost any remedy
known, and almost without pain. Even
physicians recommend the onion-poultice to
the feet In cases of fever and rheumatic
pains, and few drops Of the juice of an
onion dropped In the ear, or the Insertion of
the warm heart OF core OF the roasted
onion, is a favorite remedy for obstinate
cases of earache and neuralgia of the face.
Eating Of raw onion is the sailors favorite
cure or preventive of scurvy. Those who
can digest them often find the eating of raw
onions at supper gives a night Of sound
sleep IN cases Of insomnia, aud where raw
onions are not easily digssted boiled onions
have similar effect. They quicken the ac-
ton of the kidneys, and even severe cases of
gravel have been cured by regular habit
OF eating raw onionA For stomach
worms in children they are better than
most Of the advertised remedies.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-12-13
THE MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY DECEMBER 49, 18slsIxrEEN PA

heavy feeding in connection with plenty OF
exercise, both for growing chicks and laying
nens: fiad also that the foods best SUITED
Tor the growth OF strong. bony, muscular
CHICKS are also best suited to large egg pro-
auction. and that the eggs whsn used for
natching Invariably hatch well. / never
nnd u necessary 20 provide any special diet
curing the Noting period, as a naturally
strong and vigorous hen that has besn
properly fed and cared for during the year
previous. will mott quickly and safely, and
can furnish positive proof that many
such birds will do considerable singing and
lay some eggs during the time. / want
none OF the so-called patent egg-foods, con-
dition powders or drugs OF any kind; but
plenty OF good, clean, sound grain, such as
oats wheat, barley, corn and buckwheat,
using largely of the first two named. A
mixture OF ground oats and corn, equal
weights, with their weight OF bran added
and the whole moistened with skim milk.
makes up the morning meal when the hens
are always hungry ami are allowed all they
will eat up clean in fifteen or twenty min
utes. If any Of the food remains in the
trough at the end Of that time it is taken
away at once.
Whole grain Is fed at noon and night in
litter. so that they must exercise to get It;
yet care is taken TO see that they get enough
TO satisfy them before going on their
perches at night. Before feeding the grain
at noon, feed Of green food Is given
given which is greatly rslished. Green
clover cut fine aud kale supply this want In
summer, and cabbage, bests aud turnips In
Water. A little skim milk Is given for
drink in the fore part Of the day, with a
supply OF good, pure, clean water the ress Of
the time. No musty or impure food Of any
kind is ever given, for the reason that il Is
believed to be injurious to the health Of the
fowls and to impart bad flavor to the
eggs.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-12-13
Need of More Experiments,

Farmers should not only read but study
the reports given by the agricultural expert
mental stations. says an exchange They
will tind many a useful hint In them, but
they will do well to refuse to accept the con-
illusions OF the stations as infallible authori-
ty. especially when they are only the re-
suits OF experiments OF one year. A change
or variation of the temperature during the
season while the experiment was going on
may make vast difference in the result, or
or 1t may be affected by other circum-
stances not set down or considered at the
first trial. The rainfall, the quality or
quantity of manure used or the soil itself
nave great effects upoa the crops. In stock
experiments many other things besides the
amount of food given affects general re-
suits, not the least of which lie the individ-
ual characteristics of the animals them
selves. Therefore, while the professors at
the stations are making the experiments,
the practical farmers should also be making
similar ones at their homes, aud when their
results differ greatly from the results at the
station they should search for the cause OF
the difference. If the station succeeds
where the farmer fails, the latter should
know the cause of his failure, and should
learn to remedy the difficulty. II it is be-
cause of variation OF soil or from some
cause not under the control Of the farmer,
he should know it. While we expect an
agricultural professor to have more and
deeper knowledge than the farmer, he will
not know more than all the farmers whea
ell are pursuing the same Investigations.
Therefore, farmers should not cease to study
and experiment for themselves