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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-07

LNOR SALE-Penn ave., East Liberty-Lots 200
l. feet deep. at sl25 per front foot: surroundings
of the best character; unquestionably the choice
No. so Fourth aY =
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-07

ITPRIGHT ENGINES-5 to 10 horse power with
ST., Allegheny.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-07

CECOND-HAND engines and boilers-Two 81
- horsepower and two ten horsepower station
airy engines and boilers. One ten horsepower
portable on wheels. Thirty-ive, IL, II, ten and
eight horsepower engines vertical ana horizontal,
all good and will be sold cheap. Harness Machine
DenOt 80 First
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-07

HORSES-2 very fine horses. one can pace very
IL fast the other is perfect family horse for
buggy saddle either can be driven by lady: will
scare at nothing. Address II. H., Dispatch office.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-07
FOR sALE-MIsCELLANEoUs.
Horses. Vehicles. Live Stock.

EtARRIAGES-Two carriages, one large fam
" carriage the other Brewster brougham. e
be seen 32i Ridge avenue, Allegheny.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-07

DELIVERY wagons-Delivery wagons al styles
IL our own make. VIM. Beckert, $40 to 344 Obi
ST.. Allegheny. Telephone. 3l2O.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-07

HORsES-Busness and driving horses; have a
IL carload just arrived; can be seen at 2. Muir
bridge, city. II. II. Cunningham, Marion, o.
HORSE-A bay driving and riding mare: hand
III some, fast, and perfectly gentle; will be sold
cheap for want of use. Address Horse, p. o. Box
No. 1000.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-07

DOILERS and engines, secondhand; all sizes,
ID from to 100 h. D. cheapest in the market; As
boilers and engines in stock, stationary and porta-
bic: nprlG mt boilers mounted I1 farm engine etc
ing. Telephone. $4Ol. 23-5 Park way. j. 5,
Young Allegheny Pa.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-07

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The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1891-12-17

The party which. under the direction of
Chief Putnam, of the Department of Eth
nOlogy. of the exposition. has been making
excavations of the mounds in Ohio for three
months or more met with rare success on
Nov. II near Chillicothe, in making one of
the richest finds of the century in the way
of prehistoric remains. While at work on
a mound 500 feet long, 200 feet wide and
% feet high. the excavatOrs found near the
center of the mound, at depth of ii feet.
the massive skeleton of a man incased in
copper armor. The head was covered by
an oval-shaped copper cap; the jaws had
copper mouldings; the arms were dressed
in copper. while copper plates covered the
chest and stomach, and on each side of the
head, on protruding sticks, were wooden
antlers ornamented with copper. The
mouth was stuffed with genuine pearls of
immense size, but much decayed. Around
the neck was necklace of bears teeth, set
with pearls. At the side of this skeleton
was a female skeleton. the two being sup
posed to be of man and wife. 1t is esti-
mated that the bodies were buried fully 900
years ago. The excavators believe they
have at last found the king of the mound
builders. Scientific American.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1891-12-17
Gents

1.-THE endurance of pain," or the non endur-
ance of pain in the criminal. tattoo
marks" Inscriptions on cell-walls and else
where by prisoners. etc.--but our space is
about covered.
/ may remark, however, that 1 have
found nothing in the writings of criminal
anthrOpOlOgists that warrants the accept
ance of the dictum that ''crime is a dis
ease." HavelOck EIlis's 1.-THE Criminal. I"
the latest and most entertaining. yet withal.
the most profound and liberal work of it's
kind, fails to convince me of the truth of
the deductions of criminal anthropolOgsts.
l have lived in the ''practicaP' world of
crime, and the more | read of ''penOlOgy, !"
prevention" and science in its relation to
crime and criminals. the more am l con-
firmed in my knowledge that crime is solely
and wholly of environment. and cannot
withhold an observation have made many
times in reading Mr. Ellis's work. and that
is. that the author of 1.-The Criminal has
views which are connected with my own;
but that, from some cause or other. ne dare
not at this time express them fully. He
goes almost to the length of accepting what
he believes to be fact as expressed by the
intellectual criminals with whom his stud
les have made him familiar; but he evades
an OutspOken belief by Difference to his
contemporaries, or by probably or
maybe" l shall hail the time when GRIM
inal anthropOlOgy gets on surer footing
than it now is-when it will stand on the
rock of environment in the building up of
its theories.
l may add that l have not taken Mr..
Ellis's work as theme for this article [
mentioned it incidentally; but L could not
refrain from referring to it, there being so
much generosity displayed by the author.
1t should be in the hands of everv legislator
AYE. in the hands of every citizen in the
Union. and thoroughly studied. Mr.. Ellis
is an Englishman. and the only one capable
Of the task he has performed. Charles
Scribner's Sons. New York. are his Amer
lean publishers. ADDISON HOOD.
New York city. (Jed Jukes.)
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1891-12-17
A Seventh Wonder.

The three great pyramids of Czech have
enjoyed deserved reputation for many cent
uries as constituting one of the Seven Won.
ders of the World. Situated at the edge of the
great Sahara desert. some five miles west of
Cairo of ancient Egypt. There are sixty
nine pyramids now standing, but these three
are by far the greatest Of all. AS we walk
up to the side of the largest of these three.
we stand in the shadow of structure that
shuts out all the sky, and we look up and
strain our vision to appreciate the distant
top, and overwhelmed with awe we step
back to endeavor to take in that massive
structure with one sweep of the eye. We
can get some idea of this huge pile of rock
when we take into consideration that it
measures seven hundred and forty six feet
each side of the square base, stands four
hundred and fifty feet high, and contains
eighty.two million one hundred and eleven
thousand cubic feet of masonry, and covers
thirteen acres of ground. One hundred
thousand wOrkmen were employed at one
time in its erection. and for ten years prep
arations were being made for the building
of this greatest of all the pyramids. 1t has
subterraneous room of red granite called
the kings chamber" and another. called
the "Queen's chamber" A narrow pas
sage four feet square leads to these cham
berS from the outer world. This passage
is completely lined with huge blocks of red
granite, and the chambers are made of the
same material, only beautifully polished.
These rooms are supposed to have been
used as tombs for the king and queen.
Ferguson. the historian, says: 'NO one
can possibly examine the interior of this
great pyramid, without being struck with
astOnishment at the wonderful mechanical
skill displayed in its construction. The i'm.
mense blocks of granite brought from Syene
"a distance of five hundred miles-polished
like glass. and so fitted that the joints can
scarcely be detected, it has retained it's Or
iginal perfection for unnumbered centuries.
whilst other mighty fabrics. composed of
coarse workmanship and materials. have
gradually crumbled away into shapeless
masses of stone and rubbish. In this in
stance every block is as fresh and as per-
feet as when taken from the quarry; and
such is the ponderous solldity and perfec-
tion of their texture, and the labor and sci.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1891-12-17
UP AND DOWN.

We're up to-day on fortunes hill
And free from every sorrow.
But in the wheel of good and ill
All may be changed tomorrow.
We're up and down as time flies on
Now ease and hardest labor
No millionaire can safely frown
Upon his lowly neighbor.
Riches take wings the man of wealth
May meet with sudden losses.
While he whose only store is health
May ride behind his horses.
Then do not slight the toiling poor.
For labor ne'er disgraces.
And though your fortune seems secure,
Some day you may change places.
God help us all-were poor at best
Dependent on each other
Though crowned with ease or sore distressed
Weak man is still mans brother!
Then when on fortunes top we stand,
No ill our state attending,
Let us extend a helping hand
To those about descending.
Francis S. Smith, in New York Weekly.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-10-29
ARSENIC AND AMMONIA.
Remarkable Contrast in the Effect of Two
Poisons on the Complexion.

The slow absorption OF many poisons
changes in some more or less modified form
the complexion, but arsenic and ammonia
show their effect about as quickly as any.
The popular belief that arsenic clea rs the
complexion has led many silly women to
kill themselves with it in small, continued
doses.
1t produces a waxy, ivory-like appear
ance OF the skin during n certain stage OF
the poisoning, but it's terrible after effects
have become too well known to make it OF
common use as a cosmetic.
The effects OF ammonia upon the com
plexion are directly the opposite to hat OF
arsenic. The first symptom of ammonia
poisoning which appears among those who
work in ammonia factories is a discolora-
ton OF the skin OF the nose and forehead.
This gradually extends over the face until
the complexion has n stained, blotched,
and unsightly appearance. With people
who take ammonia into their systems in
smaller doses, as with their water or food,
these striking symptoms do not appear SO
o The only effect of the poison that is
visible for a time is a general unwholesome
ness and s~allowness Of the complexion.
Many people are slowly absorbing am
monia poison without knowing it. The
use of ammonia in the manufactures has
greatly increased of late, and it is unques-
tionably used as an adulterant in food
preparations. Official analysis have plainly
shown it's use even in such cheap articles OF
every day consumption AS baking powders.
The continued absorption OF ammonia in
even minute quantities as an adulterant in
food is injurious not merely from it's effect
upon the complexion, but because it de-
stroys the coating of the stomach and
causes dyspepsia and kindred evils.
Professor Long, of Chicago, is authority
for the statement that, if to fifty million
parts of water there is one part of am
monia, the water is dangerous.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-10-29
FINAL PROOFS.

Ordinarily we deem anything that
appear in the editorial columns of the
NJ ontana Democrat unworthy Of atten-
ton. But as this sheet has seer fit to
attack the register Of the land Office
for exercising his right and following
established precedents in selecting
the ARGUS for the publication Of
final proofs, we consider it no more
than Just that the truth should be stat
ed in relation to the matter. In reply
to a clipping from the Livingston Post,
the editor of the Democrat says:
Judge Lamar, while secretary of the
interior, made and enforced a ruling to
the effect that where two or more news
papers are published in the same city
or town the publication of proof notices
MUST be awarded to the journal per-
forming the work for the least compen-
sation." Now, rs a matter of fact,
Judge Lamar did nothing of the kind,
and the editor Of the Matchmaking sheet
knows he lies when he says so. In
lAtiiial . luilIS " nv thV apoNS
is misquoted, it reads:
when two Or more such newspapers are
published in the same town nearest the
land, you may select the one which, in
your honest and impartial judgment as
public officers. will best subserve the pur-
pose of the law and general interests OF the
public"
The reader will note that it leaves
the matter entirely discretionary with
the register and receiver, and he will
note further hat it reads, 'you LAY
select" not must" as the editor of the
Democrat has written it. Here is the
first lie in misquoting Lamar, which
anyo can ascertain by calling at the
land office. The second lie consists in
stating that Lamar enforced such a
ruling. Where was it enforced? Not
in Montana or Dakota, nor in exam
sas." In Dakota what few Democratic
papers there were got all the business,
while the hearings in proofs were taken
away from Republican judges of pro-
bate and given to Democratic clerks of
court. In Montana Hon. Sam Lang
horn was register under Cleveland.
Did he give proofs to Republican
papers when he could avoid it?
Hardly. The editor of the Democrat
knows "that to the victors belong the
spoils" is a cardinal principle of De-
mocracy, and its beneficiaries were
never known to overlook anything.
Acting Commissioners S~tockslager, in
1887, made a ruling Of the same i'm
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-10-29
THE ELECTIONS.

Before another issue OF the ARGUS a
number of important state elections
will have taken place. New York,
Ohio, Massachusetts,, Iowa and Mary
land vote for state officers and mem
bers OF the Legislature, while sew
eral other states have elections of
less Importance. The contest in New
York on the part OF the Republicans
has been waged against Tammany
and corruption. The Republicans
have found a gallant leader in Jacob
Sloat Fassett. He is young, aggres-
sive and able, and as the campaign
draws to a close there is reason to
hope for Republican success in that
state. Decent Democrats are becom-
ing alarmed and disguised with the
reign OF Tammany, and will vote to
destroy or at least to limit its politi-
cal power. Even with the great odds
to contend with there is a chance for
victory; yetno Republican should feel
%sanguine.
In Ohio the contest has more of a
national aspect. Here the great
question of tariff and free trade has
been the chief issue, although the
Democrats tried to ring in the silver
coinage issue by building a platform
on which their candidate refused to
stand. Major Mckinley, author OF
the new tariff law, is pitted against
Campbell, the present governor OF the
state. Mr.. Mckinley has made a
great canvass, speaking to immense
audiences. We believe he has the
people with him and will be trium'
plant. He is personally very popu'
lar, while the people OF Ohio are not
yet ready to accept free trade. There
is little doubt that the Republicans
will secure the legislature.
The prospects are good for the cleo
ton of Allen owe Russell in Massa
chusetts.
In Iowa the result is in doubt
owing to the alienation of the Ger
mans from the Republican party or
account of prohibition. But Republic
cans are confident Of the election o
Wheeler, who is popular among the
farmers.
Maryland is generally one-sided. and
as Republicans hope for nothing they
will not be disappointed.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-10-29
David A. Wells Condemned by his Friends

The Wool and Cotton Reporter is
an able trade journal that advocates
free wool. It's estimate OF David A.
Wells recent ridiculous statement that
the tariff caused the importation OF
shoddy adulterants for clothing is
given in the following words:
The Boston Journal of Commerce
was perfectly correct in saying of "a re
cent letter OF Hon. David A. Wells that
"the falsity of Mr.. Wells statement
THAT the use OF shoddy and cotton in
wooden fabrics is due to the tariff has
been exposed by the press of the coun.
try enough to satisfy any unprecedented
person at all acquainted with the sub.
%ject." Nothing interferes to such an
extent with the correct application OF
tariff laws in the United States as
these silly statements OF i'll informed
partisan writers like Mr.. Wells. The
Reporter did not believe in the increase
in duties upon wool under the McKin'
ley bill, and would have preferred
ethics free wool or reduced and ad
valorem duties. But how can wemakt
any Roadway in favor of tariff reduc,
ton if men like Mr.. Wells, who write
upon that side OF the question weaken
the effect OF their arguments by asser
tions so inaccurate as to excite the
ridicule OF every well informed person
in the wooden industry"
The assertions OF Mr.. Wells have
been shown to be absurd falsehoods
by The Press and several other. pro,
lection papers. Now an earnest ad.
vocate of the very policy il repect to
wool that this free trade theorist
breaches comes out and condemns his
great effort as "the silly statement o
an i'll informed partisan writer"
II David A. Wells is prudent he will
keep still about wool and the tariff in
the future. His foolish utterances
have caused the well informed support
ers o his own cause to repudiate him
New York Press.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-10-29

Major Mckinley, in the course of a
speech at Marietta, Ohio, recently,
while dealing convincing blows in favor
of protection, paused, then said:
The best tariff speech | ever heard-it
has never been excelled by any man-was
made by an iron-worker OF Ohio four or
five years ago before the committee on
ways and means OF the national house OF
representatives, over which Roger q. Mills
presided, when the Democratic party was
in power. Let me read you what he said.
He was not a learned man. He worked in
one of the mills of Ohio. a great,
noble fellow, who stood before that COM
mittee and made his speech. His name
was Philip HAYDEN: II was born under a
free trade government. believe that
government deprived me OF an education.
The reason OF that was that had to go to
work when l was eight years OF age. re-
member, also. my brother going to work
when he was eight years of age. There
was a family OF eight or nine of us. My
wages we're 10 cents a day. Subsequently
l went up u five shillings a day, or SIPS,
1 anu ludl NdF III lnl ltouIu ciNh ~
having to pay GO cents n day out OF that
for my helper. ] am not going to detain
you any longer than just to say that as
soon as my limited knowledge informed
me that labor was protected in the United
States / came here. 1 became a citizen oil
the United States, and now | have a family
and make regularly fourteen shillings a
day, and consequently / am able to send
my children to school, and they are getting
an education which their father did not
| get under a free trade government. All j
want to say to you is, l want you to let
the tariff alone and let me see my children
raised and educated as citizens" Tha,
tells the whole story. 1t is that difference
which makes the difference between citizens
here and citizens anywhere else in the
world.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-10-29

The register and receiver of the Lew
istown land Office are in receipt of a
circular letter from the commissioner
of the general land office containing
instructions relative to a point arising
thro ugh the granting of permits to cut
timber on the public lands. The ques-
ton having been raised as to whether
the granting of such permits would
have the effect of withdrawing such
lands from settlement and entry, the
commissioner directs that parties de-
string t o make such entry be advised
that the granting of such permits in no
way disposes of the lands upon which
the timber grows. The title to the land
still remains with the United States.
The commissioner further says that
the interference by one holding such q
permit with the peaceful possession
and occupation of q settler who goes
upon the land subsequent to the issu-
ance of the permit will be deemed suff-
cient reason for the revocation of the
privilege granted him.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-10-29

The New York Sun has no use for
Grover Cleveland or Roger Q. Mills.
1t denounces these two calamity
shriekers in the following paralyzing
manner:
These two singular compounds of noun
tebank and crank want the Democratic
party to shut its eyes, stand on it's head,
and say to the farmers, whose barns are
bullying with grain, Your granaries are
iobbers and country storekeepers, whose
stocks are being sold as fast as they are
ordered, You are prevented from doing
business by the tariff to the laborers,
whose services are in greater demand than
ever, You can find no work on account OF
the tariff to the welldressed, You are
naked on account of the tariff" to the
w~ell-to-do, You are paupers on account
of the tariff to n nation digesting it's din
ner with enjoyment and peace of mind.
You are starving on account OF thctariff.h
IL the Democratic party was sufficiently
far gone with paresis to be scared by the
croaking OF these ridiculous crows, ID Would
lie laughed out of sight in 1892 Hired
weepers are not in demand at a weddin
feast, and crows are hunted with shotguns.
Calamity" Searles and the editor of
the Independent should paste the above
in a conspicuous place. 1t is the writ
ing of an honest Democrat.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-10-29

The trans-Mississippi congress heidi its
annual meeting in Omaha last week.
Silver was among the questions dis
cussed. Martin Maginnis, of this state,
made a speech in favor of free coinage.
On the proposition calling for the free
coinage of the American product the
A resolution calling upon congress to
protect owners of mineral lands in Ari-
IONA, Utah, New Mexico, California.
Colorado, Nevada, Wyoming, Oregon,
Idaho, Montana and South Dakota
against possible loss from the encroach-
ments from railroad grants was adopt
ed. The next convention will be held
in New Orleans.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-10-29
His Accent Gave Him Away.

al was never taken for an lrishman
but once in my life," said Quinn OF
the Butte Miner to a coterie OF friends
on row in Washington. al
was with the Bismarck Tribune in 'S5
when the congressional campaign
opened. | was sent for to prepare
campaign literature for the Demo
cratic committee in Aberdeen. While
at work there Mai. c. Boyd Barrett,
the editor of the Democratic paper at
Aberdeen, proposed to go out stump
ing the territory if | would write a
speech forhim. 1 did so and prepared
an argument which would take about
an hour to deliver. The great issue
was whether or not the great territory
of Dakota should be divided into
states or be admitted as one imperial
commonwealth. The issue was sum-
med up in the word 'devision.' In the
midst of the speech | prepared a ditty
after the style of the Tit Willow song,
winding up each line with division,
division One of the stanZas COM
menced with the words, and the cold
briny waters were having his feet.
Well, Mai. Barrett read the speech to
our committee before going out to de-
liver it to the dear people. When he
came to that line he pronounced the
word .laving' as though it were 'leav-
ing interrupted him by calling his
attention to the word and telling him
it should be pronounced having He
smiled benignantly upon Inc and re.
piled: Quinn, you can write well
enough, but you can't expect me to
initiate your Irish accent And the
old man went into the campaign and
whenever he spoke hepronounced that
word leaving That is the only time
| was ever called Irish, for I'm French,
as anybody ought to know by my
name"
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-10-29

Roswell p. Flower may be defeated
for the governorship of New York, but
his splendid citizenship, his generosity,
patriotism and philanthropy cannot
be forgotten. The election of young
Fassett over Mr.. Flower would indeed
be partisanship run wild.-Butte Miner.
AS editor Quinn has just returned
from New York he must have heard
something drop that puts him in a
doubling mood. Flowers patriot
ism," forsooth! He is known rs the
man who damned and berated Union
soldiers because they left their homes
to defend the stars and stripes.