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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1892-03-03
The Methods of Tammany.

Organization, and not education;
success, and not Improvement; victo
rious war, and not glorious peace, are
presented as the supreme aims OF
Tamman%y; ,ng % The regiment is tea anu the
'six hundred charging down the val
ley OF death" is cited as an inspiring
example for city politicians. The
ideal duties and relations OF fellow
citizens in city affairs are not those
OF peacefully considering them ac-
cording to their nature as so much
business to be done-the making and
care of streets, buildings and parks
or as so much discretion and trained
skill, to be exercised concerning
schools, police, grogshops and public
health,-with all OF which quarrelsome
partisan factions can have no rela-
tions but those OF pernicious inter
meddling,-but all these duties and
relations are those OF remorseless con-
fiict, of partisan politics, and hence OF
endless war between hostile factions
and camps. A more uncivilized, dia-
bolic and detestable theory OF munich
pal government-onem more destructive
of municipal prosperity and morality
was neVer sketched. As we read
this sketch and imagine the great In
dian chief, Tammany, with his paint
and his feathers, leading his tribe to
battle, we can see tomahawks gleam-
ing between the lines and hear the
war-whoop i'm the distance. 1t de
tends despotism the king OF Daho-
mey might envy, and a perpetual war
fare over which the Yahoos and Sioux
would whoop and dance for Joy. IL
would be unjust to say that there Is
nothing but the didactic presentation
of this theory OF eternal and insatia'
| BILE war. There is variety as great
as in the hues of a zebra or in the con-
tents of Bologna sausage. That
bumptious and audacious yet speclous
and soporitic oratory OF which Tam
many has a fountain, everywhere la
bricates the merciless logic OF the wal
code. The spoils system is defended
in it's most despotic, repulsive and
vicious form. "All the employees o
the city government, says the chief
"from the mayor to the porter who
makes his fire, should be members o
the Tammany organization" Hence
every poor laborer appealing tor EN-
ployment, and every youth seeking 4
clerkship, under the city, is withou
hope if he has not sworn fealty t.
Tammany, and, We may add, pait
bribe money to its treasury or to 1t
leaders.-Hon. Dorman b. Eaton, II
! North American Review
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1892-03-03
WOLF DRIVE IN KANSAS.
Ravenous Pests Rounded and
Killed By Four Thousand Men.

GIRARD, Kan, Feb. / 4,-The wolf
drive, for which preparations have
been in progress for two months, took
place yesterday. In some townships
wolves and foxes have increased with
such rapidity that the farmers found
it necessary to take steps to extermi-
nate the pests. The drive was con-
d1HgGctteedda Quoted With titgg ggiGItary discipline and
At o'clock in the morning about
1000 men surrounded a section of
country measuring ten miles square.
With 1 900 men on each side OF the
square there were 100 to the mile, or
nearly one man to every fifty feet.
The forces were divided into three bat
talions and each had it's colonel,
major, adjutant and line officers. At
the center of each line the brigadler
commanding was to have his head
quarters. and communications along
the line with the major general We're
provided for. At n distance OF one
| mile from tine center in Grant town
ship q halt was ordered and the otfi-
GERS inspected their lines and prepared
for the fight.
The firing of a cannon was a signal
for the final closingin. Firearms were
not used except by those designated
by the general; Others carried clubs.
The wolves were not to be killed until
they were rounded up in the center.
All the line officers and skirmishers
walked, the officers designated by the
different colors worn. The chase
proper began at l O'Clock and as a
result twenty-five wolves were killed
At > O'Clock the forces left the field
feeling iubilant over their success.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1892-03-03
Rebuking Theft.

New York Tribune: The people OF
the state OF New York will not con-
done crimes against the ballot box.
That is the meaning of the results oi
the elections which were held on Tues
day in a number OF the counties.
Hill, Murphy, Maynard, the members
of the state board of canvassers, and
the rest of the gang which put through
the seat-stealing infamy may well
tremble as they examine these telltale
returns. For the figures demonstrate
that the people execrate them. In
nearly every county that has been
heard from the Republicans have made
decided gains. The next board OF
supervisors OF Onondaga will be over
whelmingly Republican. The present
board stands Republicans Il, Demo-
Gratis 16. OF the nineteen towns which
voted on Tuesday the Republicans
carried all but "A gain OF s over last
year. The next board of supervisors
of Tioga will contain 8 Republicans
and / Democrat. The present board
contains Republicans and Demo-
Gratis.
The Democracy of Broome has been
put to route, and no mistake. The
next common council at Binghamp-
ton will contain 10 Republicans and
three Democrats. The present council
contains > Republicans and Demo-
Gratis. In the same city the Republi-
cans have elected 8 OF their 13 candi-
dates for supervisors. There are only
l 4 Republicans in the present board
OF Broome, while in the next one,
according to present appearances,
there will he more than 20. In Steuben,
Democratic majority of two in the
board OF supervisors is converted into
Republican majority OF 16. The
Republicans have also made gains in
Chenango, Cortland, Herkimer, Mont
gomery, Seneca, Tompkins, Franklin
and Washington, and even in that
most trustworthy of Democratic
strongholds, Schoharie, while in the
other counties, with an occasional
exception, they would seem at least to
have held their own.
The outcome of these elections i'm
Onondaga and Cortland and in Steu-
ben and Chemung are esecially note
worthy and gratifying, for in these
counties the Hill seat stealing ganggot
in their fine work. Onondaga and
Cortland compose the twenty-fifth
senate district, and the majority of
the electors OF the district voted for
Mr.. Peck, the Republican candidate
for senator. Nevertheless, to his Dem
ocratic competitor, Mr.. Nichols was
awarded the seat. Now the majority
of the electors of Onondaga and Cort-
land, embracing the first opportunity
to do so, rebuked the outrage. So in
the twenty-sixth senate district, of
Chemung and Steuben are a part. The
seat of that district is now occupied
by % Democrat, Walker, although he
was defeated by nearly 31,7OO votes.
The fairminded men OF Chemung and
Steuben took pains on Tuesday to
prove what they think of this shame
less assault upon the will OF the ma
iority.
Do you think it paid, Senator Hill?
Do you think it paid, Judge Maynard,
of-heaven save the mark-the court
of appeals? You thought at the time
vice for the Democracy by putting up
and putting through the seat-stealing
job. What do you think now? Take
good look at these returns and then
answer.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1892-03-03
COL. SANDERS UNIFORM.
What Became Of the Military Suit the Col
Brought TO Montans.

VIM. Rea writes to the Avant Cour-
ier as follows:
..When was in Alder Gulch in 1864
the Bannack Indians had very hard
time OF it, and were dancing the ghost
dance every day, praying for the COM
ing OF the Messiah, etc.
The Indians never 60 the ghost dance
unless they are suffering. Tvenoticed
that for the past twenty-seven years.
Those were hard times for white peo-
pie as well as Indians, and grub was
none too plenty.
One day Bannack jim, now chief OF
the tribe, who was then but a boy,
went up to Virginia City, and Col.
Sanders called him into his office.
Sandersi took off Jim's blanket and
dressed the Lad in his army uniform,
with magnificent epaulets, and San
ders never looked better than Ban
mack Jim in this military suit. San
ders had fine hat that with the suit,
and Bannaek lin was given that too.
After being dressed up. Bannack jim
started for camp, and Sanders and
some others OF us followed after to see
the fun. When the Indians saw jim
coming they thought he was the devi
instead of the Messiah. There was
such stampede of Indians, dogs and
horses as was never seen before, anC
it was several days before some OF th'
Indians came back to camp.
Bannack Jim wore that uniform
after that until it was worn out. III
was called Major Jim after that ant
the wearing OF the suit undoubtedi.
had something to do with making hili
prominent, resulting in his being mad
chief when Bannack George died"
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1892-03-03
springer's Wool Bill.

New York Press: The purpose OF
the Democrats to make foreign wool
free, on the ground that it is raw ma
terial, is squarely opposed to the in
terests OF the agriculturist. To carry
it out would he to reduce the income
OF every farmer whose sheep contribu-
ted to last years American wool pro-
duct OF $50, 900, 900 pounds So far
as the farmer is concerned, the wool
he sends to market is not raw mater
ial. 1t is finished product which rep
resents his own labor, the cost of his
farm, the interest on that cost and all
the expenses OF running his farm
and making it pay a profit. The
farmer is entitled to full protection as
much as the wage worker who manu-
features woolens. The Democracy
can party would protect both.
No possible Justification exists Tor
the Springer measure. Ii aims to nm
do all that the Mckinley law has al
ready accomplished for the wooden in
dustry. In 1890 the American people
paid foreigners S53, SOS, ,914 for wooden
fabrics. In 1891 they paid only S34,-
Ol0, SAB. This represents AN immense
gain to American industry, which the
free trader would wipe out at a single
stroke. American wooden goods not
only command better home market
than they did year and half ago,
but they are cheaper today than when
the Mckinley bill was passed. The
Democratic free wool bill is in the in
terest OF foreigners and against the in
terest of Americans. 1t should not be-
come a law, and it will not while Re
publican senate is in the capitol and a
Republican president in the White
House
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1892-03-03
A MONSTER METEoR-OR LIE.
II is Three Hundred Feet in Length. and
Falls in Montana, Killing Two China
men and Forty Cattle.

A Hamilton, Mont, special telegram
to the Pioneer Press tells the follow
ing startling but highly improbable
story:
Great excitement has been caused
here by the fall OF a monster meteor,
which drove itself 200 feet in the
earth, but protrudes 100 feet in the
air. and is still sputtering and sizzling
furiously, emitting sulphurous gases
that impresnate the air for miles
around.
The startling heavenly visitor ar
rived early in the morning, leaving
lurid trail that lighted up the sky and
stirred the doing fowl untimely from
the restful perch. But the horrid
monster wrought death and worked
havoc as it struck the earth on the
ranch of Henry Chambers, but few
miles from the blooded horse ranch of
Marcus DAILY, the king turfman. 1t
struck Chambers cattle shed, in which
some forty head of cows and two Chi
namen were corralled, and so great
was the circumference OF the meteor
but with the two Celestials are buried
beneath that awful monument OF
heated meteOric stone.
The earth rocked like cradle for
miles. Buildings were shaken from
their foundations. The contents OF
pantries were demolished, and sleep
ing inhabitants thrown from their
beds. Great excitement exists all
through the Bitter Root valley, and
hundreds of people are flocking to the
scene, which is one of terrifying aspect
and makes stout hearts quail.
Great globules of molten metal roll
from the sides OF the kissing, sputter-
ing monster, and anon come appalling
crashing sounds as its limits contract
from the effects OF exposure TO the
cold air. Fitful bolts OF flame shoot
high in the air from the summit, and
a great stream OF liquid lava has
plowed its way from the base down
the hillside and loses itself in the basin
OF the extinct lake in which was re-
Gently found a petriied sea serpent
sixty feet in length, and only few
miles distant from the great cave in
the mountains in which were found
the band of alternating Indians, the
last of the cliff dwellers.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1892-03-03
Republican Truths.

The nearer the farm and factory are
to each other the greater the home
market, and the greater the home
market the greater the value OF the
farm.
Every worker at manufacturing in
this country consumes over $50 worth
OF our agricultural produce per year,
the English laborer consuming only
"a. AZ worth
The nearer producer and consumer
are brought together the more the
profit to the producer, the less thecost
to the consumer, and the less the
profit to the middleman.
All great, successful, and progressive
ideas bearing on the public life and
policy of the nation. within the last
thirty years, have been originated by
Republicans. Reciprocity is a great,
successful, and progressive idea.
II Democratic house, with a ma.
jority of two-thlrds, can run two
months at an expense OF over S7OO.
600 without doing anything, or even
getting as far as the adoption of rules
how much can it expend and how
littlecan it accomplish in the course o
1.-TWO years?
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1892-03-03
A QUESTION FOR FARMERS.
Will They Support Party That Declares in
Favor of Putting Wool on the
Free List

The farmers of the western states,
including Ohio, West Virginia, Penn
sylvania, and all New England, can
bear testimony to the effect OF reduc-
ing the tariff on wool. Some of the
finest hocks ever known in the history
tirely disappeared, and the lands
which were thus devoted to the pro-
duction of sheep are now grain-raising
farms, being competitors in the larger
field OF agriculture. Who has been
benefited by the tariff reduction on
wool in the last thirty years? The
decrease in the fiocks in the foregoing
states was, from 1875 to 1891:
1879. 1891. Decrease.
New Eng; States. l,4ioooo l.lo5,oco $4,000
Midoe states.-'-----. 3'sSs,Sn 2ssoWo l-5Is3o
Being an absolute decrease of 3 ,O93,-
91S sheep.
During the same period we eimported
wool from foreign countries to the
amount of S1S6, ,OO0,O 900, or an an
nual amount OF nearly S12, ,OOO, 900
sent out of the United States Tor raw
wool alone.
Now, with the price declining gradu-
ally from 80 cents per pound in 1875
to 33 cents in 1890, we find that i'm
five years, 1885 to 1891, the total
decrease in the number OF sheep i'm the
United States to be over 1000, 900.
and during this same five years there
was imported into this country more
than 100000 head, paying a duty
OF 80 cents each.
The backward step OF sheep hus-
bandry is wholly chargeable to tariff
tinkering. What is the remedy? Sup
pose the farmers of the United States
would undertake to raise all the sheep
we need for wool and mutton. What
would be required? The United States
Wool Growers association estimate
that it would require 60, 600, 900 more
sheep in this country. Now to Iced
and care for this number, basing our
estimate on what Is required for the
42,OOO,OOO we now have, it would
take 100000 900 acres OF land, and
would give employment to some 200,-
900 hands in caring for the sheep and
in the manufacturing OF the wooden
goods we now import, which in lSSS
were invoiced at the custom houses at
S63, ,0OO, 900, this sum, too, repre-
senting an undervaluation OF at least
one half. With this idea i'm view, the
Mckinley bill placed a duty OF $50
per head on sheep instead of 30 cents.
the old price. This will cnt off hall II
million per year, and give some en-
couragement to sheep raising. Let
the wool tariff of 1883 he restored.
and the hopeful things indicated i'll
the foregoing will be consummated.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1892-03-03
Englsnd's Hostility to Us.

Colonel Robert G. Ingersoll, in New
York Morning Journal: OF course
England has no love for America. By
England L mean the governing class.
Why should monarchy be in love with
Republicanism, with Democracy? The
monarch insists that he gets his right
to rule from what he is pleased to call
the will of God, whereas in a republic
the sovereign authority is the will of
the people. 1t is impossible that there
should be any real friendship between
the two forms of government.
We must, however, remember one
thing, and that is, that there is an
England within England-an England
that does not belong to the titled
classes, an England that has not been
bribed or demoralized by those in
authority-and that England has al
ways been our friend, because that
England is the friend OF liberty and
progress everywhere. But the elackeys,
the snobs, the flatterers of the titled,
those who are willing to crawl that
they may rise, are now and always
have been the enemies OF the great
Republic.
1t is curious fact than in monar-
chical governments at least the high
est and lowest are generally friends.
There may be foundation for this
friedship in the fact that both are par
asites-both live on the labor ofhonest
men. After all, there is a kinship be-
tween the prince and the pauper.
Both extend the hand for aims, and
the fact that one is ieweled and the
other extremely dirty makes no diff
ference IN principle-and the owners OF
these hands have always been fast
friends, and, in accordance with the
great law OF ingratitude, both have
held in contempt the people who sup
ported them.
One thing we must not forget and
that is that the best people OF Eng
land are our friends. The best writ
ers, the best thinkers are on our side.
Ii Is only natural that all who visit
America should find some fault We
lind fault ourselves, and to be thin
skinned is almost n plea of guilty.
For my part | have no doubt about
the future OF America. Ii not only is,
but Is to be for many, many genera
tions, the greatest nation OF the world.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1892-03-03
THE CASTLE LINE.
Ryme Of tho Modern Moss Back.

who is no relation to the Ancient Mariner.
"a road to Castle, - was the cry,
Throughout the broad expanse
OF Meagher and Fergus and Cascade
And down to old Last Chance.
Both night and day the welkin ring
No rest would Miller take
Until the money was in sight
This golden road to make.
And Cory said, at shall be done.
Let's rustic up the boys;
I'll give five thousand; come
Along, and help keep up the noise,''
Again the word was passed along
And Hauser joined the van,
by old Spokane I'll swear said he.
We'll carry out this plan
Then twenty thousand he put up
To set IA good example,
And HershfieId pIanked ten thousa nd dow .
Till soon the fund was ample.
With shining shekels in their hands
The old time heroes came,
And Jockey, Horsky. Cannon, Hale,
All Joined the ranks of fame.
And in the line was Murphy seen,
Zen Perkins signed the roll,
While Chessman came up to the scratch
As Parchen held the scroll.
Then X kleusch mdt Bros. Muth Il Cox.
Floyd Jones, aud Dan Flowerree
And Porter, Hotter, Davidson.
All came the fun to see.
The L. =. smelter made a lead
Nick hessier followed suit,
Joe Davis, Wallace. Thornburg. too
All took the proper shoot.
Then all in merry conclave met
And sang this little song,
We're coming. friends OF Castle, sure
And won [ be very long
M in Helena journal
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1892-03-03
BuckWheat Cakes.

The way of setting raise over night by the
use of Yeast while the light there always
we'll founded suspicion that buckwheat cakes made IN
that manner we're indgesble and unwhoesome because
of the chemical action that takes place alters the our
from its original character the sourng decomposlng
process continues in the stomach followed by dyspepsia
kindred troubles.
etc and naces upon table smoking hot bucwhea cakes
in - minutes or less Prices Cream Baking Powder
is the element superseded the old methods Buck
wheat and all griddle made with DIR Prices Powder
are not only exceedingly light and delicious but can be
enjoyed by dyspepcs and invads with lmpunity N fces
Cream only baking powder Containing the whites OF
eggs
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1892-03-03
A wideawake Traveller.

New York Press: Gambler--HaVea
game of poker, sir
Traveler-Thank you. beg to be
excused.
GambIer-Perhaps you object to
games of chance?
Traveller Not at all. What l OBJ
ject to is playing a game in which l
have no chance.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1892-03-03
Education at a Discount.

Pioneer Press: Several towns IN
Missouri are making a fight for the To-
cation OF the state university, which
was formerly at Columbia, but was
destroyed by fire a short time since.
A state so districted as 70 return only
one Republican congressman doesn't
show any great appreciation OF edu-
cational advantages, and ought to
get along very well without n univer-
slty.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1892-03-03
OFFICIAL ROSTER.
state DIRECTORY.

q ,yrruor h. fOole, Helena
Lieut.. observation-disclosures +. Richards, Butt.
Member ni Congress, ". ". Dixon, Butt,
; 'cretury y---............. Louis RotwiIt, Helen
Treasurer -.... ......... Il. %. Hickman III elena
Audit"r..-......-.. ...... +. \. kenney Helena.
Atty General, ,...H Henri J. Haskell, GIendfye
IhieiIu-tice supreme Court...........
Henry y Blake. Helena
associate justices Z, \. Harwooi
Supreme Court ''"' W. II. Dewitt
ters Sup. Court, ". J. Kennedy, Helena
? superintendent Public Instruction
Iyb N ~.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1892-03-03
Federal Directory.

o.. :. Marshal ........... Wm. +. Furay, Butte
Re lister Il. ;. Land Otfice.........C. \. Burr,
R.e-iyrr T.. :. Land OtiiCe.-.....G. w Cool
Surveyor General II. Eaton
". s. ATTORNEY ID. Weed
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1892-03-03
wooL-sroRINc FACILITIES.

bank Special View the Storing
the Judith and Wolf Greek county will hnd
thisthe O haul their wool whether
desiring sell or ship
and will find the %
knds PRICES Also blacksmith shop at Landing
nrORDERs BY MAIL GIVEN PROMPT ATTENTION
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1892-03-03

Cwhois no relation to the Ancient Mariner.)
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-18
Trapsh o oters In Action,

WASHINGTON. May 1.-THE trapshoosing tournament OIL
the Capital City Gun Club commenced yesterday There
will be four days OF SPORT Among tho shooters present
to-day were W. R. Hobart New York; Ed Miller. Spring
neld. n. j.; Paul North Cleveland: Neat Apgar New
York: william wolstencroft Philadelphia; William +
sumnerson. DR.. wayman. and ". o. sydner stanton
". Va; H. NJ. Helm. Baltimore: X. II. Bond. JessupA
Md: c. Smith and II. Keller. PlanAeld n. j.. and J.
McAlpin. Richmond. The princira! winners were;
First Event-Ten Singles wnstencroft. 10: Sum.
nerson, 10: Keller 70: Miller. o. Smith. 8. Hopper.
ksi tn i% Jr Wasau. Ms is H.
Tl,ra Eysnswrif,s,n single. Miller IS; w.gp:s.
Fourth Ev"nt-Tweny singie- Keller 20: Hopper.
IT. 10; Miller -; North ~ llonart T.; Apsar 49,;
-: bow ID; RothweLl u; Doyi" "a, Miller. =;
Keller ~ ,nnnersnn. i3 Bant Il" Hopper Jr. 49,
SS slVin '2 AsHfE singles. Miller m Wagner 49,
SlfHSE i: soI Sa""." ps S%,
seventh kvent-T.n snsl".. HOPPER. Jr. 10; Miller
TO- A S.sn o HJn G'a ri 4 n2ys
8: Henry; 5; capron. y; Mngner ;; runners n,
ns r. by. +. %n i%s Nayn r. sifss
j.: Ks.r', Is: Nor,n % lnT"r ls, bond II;
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Rothwell. o. Wagner :. boyle; \ Hunter, = Henry, =
TGasy in% % x =, ' soi hs nsyss
was perfect. tt"r" h"inI INC light and no wind
hmo,s tT n"WS'q% ri TI p Wi S.w I yark M,She
iiartl"yH Wilmington, Del I 7. Ralzlry. Washing.
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