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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-02-05

The Greatest of the Mining States Of
the Union.
Extensive Deposits Of 0old-vast and Fertile
valleys-What Has Been Achieved
in q Few Years.
lsan Francisco Chronicle.l


OF the six states, Washington, the
two Dakotas, Idaho, Montana and
Wyoming, admitted to the Union dur
ing the past decade, Montana, the
forty-second, is the largest in area,
first in wealth to the per capita OF it's
population, and fourth in population.
The mean length is $40 miles, great
est width 3O5 miles, with an area of
Las, ITO square miles. 1t is greater in
extent than New England and New
York combined. The census OF 1880
showed the population of theterritory
to be 80, 159, including 80, 1856 whites,
1 ,765 Chinese, 346 Africans and ,663
Indian citizens. The census enumer-
ators OF 1890 returned to the census
bureau 131 ,S76 names as the result
of their labors.
Prospectors i'm the mountains, cow
boys and shepherds living in the iso-
lated portions of the northeastern
counties to the number OF 1000 or
900 were omitted in the enumera-
ton.
Montana has within it's borders
about 35, ,OOO,O 900 acres of land fit for
cultivation, a space which it's present
population fails to crowd. Neverthe-
less, this new state produces now
$50, ,OOO,O in mineral, agricultural
and live stock materials in a year, so
that its industries count immensely in
the proportion to the per capita of its
population.
The following is a statement OF the
total assessment of the territory for
the years named, and gives a clear
Illustration of the steady and subst an
tial growth experienced since 1850:
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-02-05
Lieut.. casey's Murder.

CHICAGO, Jan. 26.-I.ieut. Chamber
lain of the first artillery, U. s. A,
arrived in Chicago to-day from Pine
Ridge. He says the slayer OF Lieut..
Casey was a graduate OF the Carlisle
Indian school in Pennsylvania, a son
of a prominent Sioux known as mo
Water" The murderer was about to
be turned over to the soldiers to be
tried and punished when the news OF
OF the murder of Indian Few Tails
reached the Indians. They made a
proposition that they would deliver
the murderer of Lieut.. Casey and the
whites to bring the murderer OF Few
Tails and the two be hanged together.
The soldiers did not produce the slayer
of Few Tails and the Indians con-
tinued to shield the son OF No Water.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-02-05
Shot by Bob Ford.

WALsENBURG, COL, Jan. 27.-Once
more Bob Ford, the slayer of Jesse
James, is a principal in a shooting
scrape. j. ID. Harden runs saloon
between town and the mines. He and
Ford were shooting craps" Saturday
night and quarreled over the stakes.
Both men began firing rapidly at each
other. They were so close that each
was trying to knock the others gun
out of the way. Harden had been
shot in the shoulder, the ball going
through and coming out in the back,
and also in the hand. Ford was hit
in the foot and was badly burned
about the face with powder. Both
were arrested.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-02-05

The leading cities are Butte, Helena.
Missoula, Anaconda, Bozeman, Great
Falls, Livingston and Dillon, and their
respective rank in population may be
set down in the order named. Butte
shows the largest increase of popuIa-
tion and wealth during the decade, the
showing being a jump from 1000 to
3O,OOOin population, and from So
100000 to S3O,00O,00O in taxable
wealth, exclusive OF mines.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-02-05
Our Jury System.

Doctor-"You are much improved,
but you must avoid ali mental exer-
tion whatever for the next six months"
Patient-"But, doctor, L have got
to do something to make Lying"
"Have you any acquaintance with
any court officials?"
"Yes, / know several"
"Well, get them to put you on the
jury in the Court OF General Sessions
until you have recovered the use of
your mental faculties. l always rec
ommend iury-duty to my patients
when they are feebls-minded.' Texas
Siftings.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-02-05
Well Done.

In recent interview with London
reporter Salviui says that the most
genuine compliment he ever received
was paid him in San Francisco about
eight years ago.
"You remember" said the great ira
gedian, "the scene where Othello spurns
Iago with his foot? Well, one night,
just as raised my foot over the pros
trate form of the tempter, a man in
the gallery excitedly yelled out, Hold
on, there-kicking barred And he
blew a police-whistle." San Fran
CISCO Examiner.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-02-05
s25o,ooo Gone.

al see by an exchange" remarked
the financial editor, "that a young
Boston blood spent 81 600 in a two
days spree"
"Nothing so startlingly extravagant
about that" observed the sporting
editor. ''There was old Script, the
sign painter, he had son who went
out one night to paint the town red"
"Yes."
"And he did it effectually in less than
two hours"
"Well?"
"Got away with a quart OF YER
million. n."-Washington Star.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-02-05
The Modern Manner.

Daughter-"Mamma, Mr.. Nugget
has asked me to marry him."
Mamma-"Who is he, dear?"
Daughter-"A banker and miner,
mamma, from Colorado"
Mamma-"What kind of a man is
he?"
Daughter - Every, very rich,
mamma"
Mamma-"I'm so glad, dear. You
know it isn't every man these days
that a young girl can trust her life's
truest happiness with. h."-BinghaE.s..op
J Republican.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-02-05
Another Case.

Sunday-Sc Teacher-"When the
whale swallowed Jonah what made him
come up?"
Small Boy latter long silence)-''The
Nc Kinley bill. ill."-Washington Star"
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-02-05
OFFICIAL ROSTER.

state Directory.
Governor.............Jose X. Toole, Helena
Lieut.. Governor....Jo ohm +. Richards, Butte
Member OF Congress, T. II. Carter Helena
Secretary Louis Rotwitt, Helena
Treasurer ...... ...........R r. o. Hickman, II elena
Auditor............ L. A. Kenney, Helena
Atty General, IS. ii enri J. Haskell, Glendive
hief Justice Supreme Court.........
Henry n. Blake Helena
Associate Justices z; n; Harwood
;lerk Sup. Court, w. j. Kennedy, Helena
Superintendent Public Instruction.
........John Cannon, Helena
Federal Directory.
u. :. Marshal Thomas Irwin, Butte
Register u. 5. Land Ofiice.........C. A. Burg
Receiver u. s. Land Office......G. w. Cook
Surveyor General. ID. Eaton
U = Attorney............ ID. Weed
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-02-05
wooL.sroRlNc FACILITIES.

Large with Special View to the
Judith Wolf Creek county
this the point haul their wool, whether
desiring o sell or ship.
seeking will find the route % mi
suppe OF
kinds blacksmith shop at Landing
ssrORDERS BY MAIL GIVEN PROMPT ATTENTION
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-02-05

STOCK AND WOOL INTERESTS GREAT JUDITH COUNTRY
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-10-28
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sERvICEABLE STABLE FLOOR.

Hill, of Freeborn county, Minnesota,
who sends us the accompanying sketch.
1t represents an earth walk behind the
gutter; d, the gutter; c, pieces of two
by-four inch scantling bedded into the
earth, even with the earth floor, d; E,
place for Manager or feed trough. The
rear ends of the scantling, C, rest on a
two-by-four inch scantling set edge
wise. The walk, A, is kept from caving
into the gutter by piece two-by-six
inches set on edge and held in place by
short stakes. The pieces, c, should be
from two to three feet in length and
slope a little backward. They should
be set about an inch apart and the
spaces kept cleaned out for drainage
purpose. The hind feet have to rest on
wood, but the fore feet, which sustain
the greater weight, have their floor OF
earth. Instead of sawn timber, all the
pieces may be cut from poles or sticks
from the wood-pile. The plan with
slight change is good for either cattle
or horses. The expense is tritiiug. and
thousands of western stables could be
greatly improved by the introduction
of this method.-American Agrieultur
sc<
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-10-28
RATIONAL FEEDING.
Comments ON the Nutiitive Power Of r
ti0ns Given to Horses.

Comments ON the Nutlttive Power Of Ras
tions Given to Horses.
Prof. Leyer, of Paris, asks what con.
stitutes the basis for the rational feed.
ing Of u horse? He compares the ami
NAL machinery to locomotive. In
sense this is true, only the rations or
fuel which serve to generate vitality or
force in the horse and in the machine
differ. IN one respect-that food repairs
muscles, while the combustibles or ra-
tons for the engine do not repair the
machinery. OF the five groups of prin-
ciples which constitute nutrition, two.
mineral and water, may be laid aside,
the other three, albumens, fats and
hydrates of carbon, sugar, starch, ETC.,
are those that bring energy, that is
force and heat or combustion to stimu-
late the organs to produce that blood
whose ultimate output is the develop.
ment Of strength of force, says a writer
in Field and Farm.
In the living motor. the organs that
most imperiously require a nutritive
reparation are the immediate agents Of
all mechanical effort-the muscles.
and it is the tissue of the latter which
is next to exclusively composed of nj
trogenous substances. Hence, the food
known to be rich in nitrogen has been
ever selected to impart vigor and en-
durance to the horse Now such food
is not only costly, but if abused pre-
disposes the animal to blood strokes.
A relative nutritive ration is that
where the azotized is to the monaco.
tized nutritive principles as one to six.
One part of food Or combustible serves
| to keep the energy of the animal ma
chine under pressure, and the other to
animate the heart-pulse by keeping up
the circulation of the blood through the
processes of respiration and digestion.
Thus the food ration produces exter-
nal work or force and internal action
or vitality. From experiments made
by the bus and cab companies OF
Paris, fve-tenths of the total ration
is consumed in this external action.
Wolff, the eminent German scientist,
has been experimenting since 1879
and is still-on the nutritive power OF
ratiOns He finds that horse weigh.
ing half a ton will require daily eight
cen pounds of oats and sixteen pounds
Of hay straw in equal proportions ia
meet the demands of the system for
nutritive principals. Bearing in mind
that it is not what is eaten which nour
ishes, but what is digested, only eighty
per cent. of the nutritive principals OF
the oats, sixty per cent. of the hay, and
forty five per cent. of the straw are as
simulated. The more work exacted
from q horse the more literally il
ought to be fed, and the more rapid its
movements the greater period to be
given for reposc.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-10-28
FIG. 1.-THE FIRST FLOOR.

whole length if desired. A pump takes
water from the cistern below. There
should be at least five large windows
in the front end of the barn, one in the
grain room, one in the harness room
and one in the gable. This will give
plenty of light. The barn should not
have less than 1S-foot posts and if one
one wants d great deal Of storage room
for hay. and is to use horse hay fork.
eO-foot posts are none too high. Venti-
lators at the ridge should be provided.
The hay chutes are ventilators for the
basement where the cattle are, but
ventilator shafts should be run from
the manure cellars to the ventilators in
the roof, The partition between the
cattle and manure should be strong
and tight, with door near the outside
door. The muck bin is filled by dump
ing it through u large scuttle on the
main floor. l have used barn of this
style for ten years and for my purpose
don't know of better one. l used a
horse hay fork and can land hay at any
place l choose.--V. b. Grover, in Farm
and Home.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-10-28
Reliable Smoker Flu 81.

After trying many different kinds of
fuel for bee-smoker, find corn-cobs,
cut fine, the best to use, when taking
away surplus, says a writer in Ma
tional Stockman. For all other pur-
poses like buckwheat chaff the best
A tin strainer is needed when chaff is
used, to keep the chaff from blowing
out. The only objection to using chaff
when taking off surplus, is in soiling
the honey. Possibly a fine strainer
would prevent this The coarser part
of the chaff is best It is surprising to
see how well chat holds fire, and the
length Of time il will burn l left my
smoke, in the apiary the other day
partly filed When discovered it an
hour and half later it was burning
full blast, ready :or business
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-10-28
IMPROVED STABLE FLOOR.
How to Avoid Mud Holes in Stables With.
out Board Flooring.

How to Avoid Mud Holes in Stables With.
out Board Flooring.
A large number of farmers on the
western prairies accept the free services
of mother earth as flooring for their
stables. They thus secure a floor made
by the same hand that created the hoof
and one that meets the latter on more
friendly footing than hard plank.
There are no cracks here for the cold
air to work up through; no weak places
for heavy foot to break down, but a
solid, seamless bed, and warm one,
too, when covered with straw.
These floors are quite faulty, how
ever. in their crude condition. There
are no cutters behind the animals, and
the earth becomes soft where the hind
feet stand and wears away, resulting
in filthy mud-holes. A remedy for this
fault is recommended by Charles L..
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-10-28
TIE BEAVER HAT.
Revived After Long Period of Retire
ment.

Revived After a Long Period of Retire
ment.
1t is satisfactory to find that fashion
has at last brought in reasonable COW
cring for the head to which the most
fastidious lady would find it difficult to
take exception. The old beaver hat has
come in again, and bids fair to rival
most of the other head-coverings, wheth-
er in the form of bonnet or hat; for in
deed, beaver is a material that admits
of being nodded Into almost any shape
or form, and remolded time after time
when it has been seen sufficiently often
on any individual head to make it dis
tasteful. The particular suitability of
beaver in this or that design, or in this
or that color, for this or that confgura-
ton of face or tint of complexion, is
not matter we are much concerned
with, though we see no reason why it
should not be adapted to any require
ments; but it is with the material as
healthy head-eovering, either during
the approaching Indictment period of the
year vi uui ing huCI WCutlCE CVCu, tildu
we interest ourselves.
For years past ladies have been led
by fashion TO display entire disregard
to the elementary principles which
should guide them in this respect, for
it may be said that they have not
adopted any real head-covering either
for themselves or their daughters
While we avow, on the one hand, that
we are in no way Indifferent to the ele-
CANT appearance of the fair sex. and
not desire to detract from their fascina-
tons, we, on the other hand, know of
so many lamentabl results in sickness
and suffering that we can not fail to
impress on those of our readers who
have reasonable influence over their
lady patients las most successful prac-
titioners have) that they now have a
favorable opportunity of calling the at
tention of their fairer patients to the
hygienic improvements this autumn is
likely to bring about in the material
for ladies' hats and bonnets. London
Lancet.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-10-28
Electric Gardening.

The Cornell university experiment
station has been occupied with expert.
ments in growing garden plants by
means of electric light, and its use APP
pears to hasten growth and maturity.
intensity the colors of fruits and
flowers and produce natural flavors and
increase blooming. The experiments
show that period of darkness is not
needed by plants. but that there are
various difficulties yet to be overcome
before electric gardening is successful.
~ put into practice.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-10-28
RURAL B2EVlTlES.

THE horse that is given rest regu-
larly on Sunday will soon learn to
know when his holiday arrives, and
will appreciate it. Habit is a matter
of education. Animals learn the exact
time for receiving meals and will 'ap-
pear at regular hours if they have been
fed regularly.
The damage done by moles may be
great, but the damage done by the in
sects destroyed by molcs may be
greater. No creature should be con-
demned as injurious until it is known
as fact that it does not confer corre-
spondingly as great benefit as the sup
posed injury inflicted.
The Florida Dispatch says: Every
farmer who is troubled by moles ought
to try a few castor bean plants. We
knew an old gardener who was noted
for raising vegetables who always had
a few dozen of these plants scattered
about his garden for the purpose of
keeping away moles
AFrKR the Towering season most OF
the dubious plants are anything but at.
tractive. These may be lifted as soon
as leaves begin to wither, laying them
in clumps in shady place, with some
soil over their lower parts, to insure
ripening. Store in a dry place until
another planting season.
COLD water will absorb, according to
the American Dispensatory, about thir
ty-six per cent. of its own weight in
salt, and boiling about forty per cent
This makes what is known as a satu
rated brine, which always means al
the salt that the water will dissolve
In sailing butter the brine seldom il
made stronger than thirty to thirty-fou1
per cent of salt
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-10-28
August
Flower

I had been troubled five months
with Dyspepsia. The doctors told
me it was chronic. I had a fullness
after eating and a heavy load in the
pit of my stomach. l suffered fire.
quently from a Water Brash of clear
matter. Sometimes a deathly Sick
ness at the Stomach would overtake
me. Then again I would have the
terrible pains of Wind Collie. At
such times 1 would Try to belch and
could not. I was working then for
Thomas McHenry, Druggist, Cor.
Irwin and Western Ave. Allegheny
City, Pa. in whose employ 1 had
been for seven years. Finally used
August Flower, and after using just
one bottle for two weeks, was en-
tirely relieved of all the trouble. I
can now eat things dared not touch
before. would like to refer you to
Mr.. McHenry, for whom l worked,
who knows all about my condition.
and from whom l bought the medi-
cine. live with my wife and family
at 80 James St, Allegheny City, Pa.
Signed, JOHN d. Cox. 9
G. G. GREEN Sole Manufacturer,
Woodbury.. New Jersey, L. S. A.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-10-28

According to bulletin sent out from
the Wisconsin station, feeding bone
meal and hardwood ashes to hogs con.
fined to an exclusive diet of corn and
water gives the following results;
Where ashes and bone meal We're fed
the effect was to save about $50 pounds
of corn or IS per cent. of the total
amount fed in producing 100 pounds Of
gain live weight. 1t about doubles the
strength of the bones and so per cent.
more ash was found in the bones of the
hogs getting bone meal and ashes than
those that did not receive it.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-10-28

at d is just wide enough to pass through
with pail of milk, but too narrow for
the COW; the alley E is wide enough to
pass with bushel basket and has
gate. The root cellar, manure cellar
and space in front of the cattle should
be cemented. The walls between the
sill and foundation can be of wood, but
brick is better. Fig. 2 nearly explains
itself. The grain room is sheathed up
all around against the stairs and the
walls, and made vermin proof. Chutes
lead to the meal chest in the basement.
The hay chutes extend from sill to
plate with doors on both sides from top
to bottom. They are put together SO
that all will be smooth and even inside.
They should be put in two sides B and
g SO that either bay can be emptied.
The horse stalls can be extended the
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-10-28
AGRICULTURAL HINTS.
AN EXCELLENT BARN.

Especially Adapted for Localities Where
the Ground Il Level.
For economy of space, ease of work,
and comfort Of animals, few barns are
better than this one, which is for situa-
tions where the ground is nearly level
and where three stories cannot be used.
Fig. l shows the basement. which
should not DO over 8 feet below the
surface. This affords plenty of sun
and light Large half windows should
be plentifully used in the walls in
front of the cattle. It will be seen that
the hay, grain, roots, water and alb
sorbents are all handy. Water is piped
from the cistern and the faucets are
just high enough for pail. The alley
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-10-28
The Brighton Hat.

A new variety of autumn hat is called
the Brighton; that with cleft crown
being so styled. In place of the fancy
open-work straw of which the model
was first made, the Brighton is now
produced in soft. hairy felt, like
pressed camel's hair. The most popu-
lar are of fawn color, with a monde
script pattern, shading to brown, and
the hat is trimmed with simple brown
silk cord or brown velvet. A hat Of this
clasR when the shape suits, is an ex.
cellent INVESTMENT as it defies both
weather aud wear.-Chicsgo Post.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-10-28
English Money Slang.


among certain classes Of persons in
LONDON the following terms are per-
iectiy understood and commonly used:
a joey is equal to pence.
a tanner is equal to 8 pence.
a Dob is equal to one shilling.
a bull is equal to shillings.
Haif bull is equal to 3 shillings and
6pence.
a quid is equal to FL.
"A poney is equal to s25
a monkey is equal to $500
A kite means an accommodation bill.
topper or bronze coins are Familiarity
known as browns, while money gener-
any Is designated tin, dust or blunt -
Golden Days.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-10-28

When Shetland was annexed to the
scottish crown the islands contained
about 900 Udallers, all independent
land owners who held their lands,
they believed, from "God ard Heaven
only We're free of any tax Or duty
whatever on the lands they nclosed;
were, besides, independent rulers and
legislators, who met and acted with the
larl, or governor, at the great annual
foude court on equal terms, and ac-
knowledged no authority except that
OF the king, and even to him they every
now and then reluctantly submitted
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-10-28

"A strange discovery has been msde
in France at the Chauteau Champlain.
A grower found that his vineyard was
encum bered by an old decayed wall
and obtained permission to have it
pulled down. In sort of cavity he
discovered two male skeletons with
their necks, hands and feet riveted to-
gether with iron letters. Some rem
nants of clothes reduced to dust were
found on the ground where the skele-
tons lay, as we'll as some rusty iron
fragments.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-10-28
The Ladies Delighted.

The pleasant effect and the perfect safety
with which ladies may use the liquid fruit
laxative. Syrup Of Figs, under all conditions
make it their favorite remedy. 1t IS pleas.
effectual in acting on the kidneys, liver and
be wela
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-10-28

HAVE no equal as a prompt and positive
cure for sick headache, biliousness, consti
patton, pain in the side, and all liver troub
les, Carters Little Liver Pills. Try them
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-10-28

a3Ers is well provided with cars, but its
talk doesn't amoukt to much, it S too husky
Lowell Courier
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-10-28

PROoF-READERs can tell us that first i'm
pressions are likely to be full of error
Puck.