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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1893-12-21
London. Lord Mayor a Busy Man.

If ever a man., says The Strand
Magazine interviewer, was beset
with office and situation hslnters and
inundated with begging letters-to
say nothing of requests, both strange
and amusing-it is the lord mayor
of London. The great army of the
unemployed of every grade, from a
bank manager down to a messenger.
from a director to a caretaker, each
and every one thinks his lordship
can find him a situation and put him
in it.
What will be thought of the no
ton of turning the Mansion Honse
into a matrimonial agency with the
lord mayor as managing directorf
One young settler out in Canada,
tired of a single life, bethought him
lately of the lord mayor of London
as a suitable person to find him a
wife. The agency was declined
On another occasion a continental
tradesman had conceived the idea OF
turning the Mansion House into a
market with Ibis lordship as chief
salesman" for he sent over a large
case of goods with a request that they
might be sold ON his behalf. An
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1893-12-21

Ex-Governor Hauser in a letter to
the independent opposes free lead and
free wool. He says: 81 cannot see
anything inconsistent in advocating re-
form and reduction of the tariff, and at
she same time opposing admission of
lead practically free. Individually, L
should certainly do what little L a to
prevent this: and | would say further,
even to prevent the free admission of
wool. | believe the duty on the latter
should be materially reduced, but not
absolutely free, unless they make them
free all along the line" Mr.. Hauser
thinks free lead would "result in a very
serious loss 10 the people of Montana"
The same is true as regards wool.
What does Mr.. Hauser's organ think
about il?
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1893-12-21
A NIcKEL's WORTH OF RED TAPE

The Man Who Worked For It Is Wiser Than
He Was.
"A penny saved is penny gained"
said Donovan Rosa as he stood at
the bridge entrance on Sands street,
clearing the sweat from his forehead
with his bandana.
Il picked oakum and broke stones
for a living, but I never before sweat
SO hard at making or earning 5 cents
as l sweated today" and here Rosa
showed the nickel which was the re-
ward of his labor.
What do you meana What is it
all about2"
1T means this" said Rosa, II lost
a 5 cent piece yesterday, and l have
sweated my life out of myself today
looking for it. AS I took the first
step in the line of recovering it /
saw that there were many steps
more to be taken, so to give myself
the experience of the thing 1 made
up my mind to go through the mill
and see to the end of it. The story
is this. You can use it. 1t will be
information for many a Brooklyn
man and woman who occasionally
puts a 5 cent piece instead of a 8 cent
ticket into the receiving box of the
Brooklyn bridge. Yesterday morn
ing l was coming from New York.
l was to go to Hancock street on the
elevated road. gave to the ticket
seller a 10 cent piece. got a ticket
and a 5 cent piece from him. l threw
the s cent piece into the chopping
box. Twas gone. He would not
let me pass until I threw a ticket
in. Then / threw the ticket in. He
told me he could not touch what was
in the box, but that if l applied to
the office, 81 Sands street, Monday
morning, / could get my money back.
Monday morning I went to 81 Sands
| street and was told the box of yester-
| days receipts had not been opened
| vet. / went to New York, and com
| ing back from New York now, Mon
day evening, ! thought ! may call
| into the office and get my 8 cents. ]
| did call and was told I should get an
order of verification from the agent
that is, the ticket seller, and the
guardian of the box. Back I came,
and as 1 was going up that stairs,
which l thought was the nearest way
to go to the ticket seller, a police
man ran after me and told me 1 could
not get up that way. I told him the
business / was about and whom ]
wanted to see. Well said he, you
have to go up those stairs pointing
to those three flight stairs ON the
street. Up l went. I told the ticket
seller ! wanted an order from him
for the 5 cents. He couldn't give an
order. 1 went back to 81 Sands
street and told my story. was told
to get from the agent a voucher that
l had dropped 5 cents into the box
yesterday. l went back to the agent
and told my story to him. He hao
70 call the man who had charge OF
the box yesterday. That man re
menibered the occurrence Then il
was necessary for him to write 9
voucher, and how to do that and sci
tickets to passengers from the incom
ing train was the difficulty. Iwait
ed and waited, standing there as
train after train unloaded its passep
gers, the advance crowd of one train
catching up to the stragglers of the
preceding train. The sweat was lit
terally bubbling out of me. At last
there came a lull in the traffic. The
ticket.seller called the box guardian,
M. Ryan. MI. Ryan stated that hi
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1893-12-21

Of Zoroastrianism itself much has
been said and written. We all know
that the sun and fire and lightare to a
Zoroastrian only the great exhibition
of the power of a deity. Pure Zorro
astrianism is simplya beautiful form
of theism. The fire temple. with its
priest forever feeding the sacred
flame, the incense of the peoples
prayers continually ascending to
God, has no touch of heathenism or
of anything but what is refined and
beautiful. All that is wanted now
is what Mr.. Arnold calls Hebraism
or Judaism. We have enough of
Hellenism and to spare.
The unity of Zoroastrianism is no
ticeable. The people did indeed di-
vide into Kudmis and Shehenshais,
but the difference was only as to the
date of the last Persian king. 1t does
not exist in Persia, and even among
Indian Zoroastrians is of no practical
importance whatever. The sects in,
termarry and L on the friendliest
terms, retaining the distinction mere
ly SO as not to embarrass old records.
Nineteenth Century.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1893-12-21

AT present it looks as though a good
many Democrats would be found kick
ing hard against the Wilson iniquity.
All over New York state the people are
aroused to take action against the bill,
regardless of party. At Troy a COM
mittee appointed TO oppose the meas
ure consists of Mayor Whelan, Cor
poration Counsel Roche, County Judge
Griffith, State Senator Collins, School
Commissioner Ruff and John Flynn,
all Democrats. In other states Demo-
Gratis and Republicans are working to-
gether to defeat a part if not all of the
Infamous bill.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1893-12-21

saw. me urop the IncheI IN the DoA.
The ticket seller wrote a v~erification
of having put a nickel into the can
ceiling box. l took that v~erification
to 81 Sands street. l was directed to
the auditors department.. The re-
ceiving clerk there took it to the au-
ditor in an inside room and came
back to me with the money!" and
here Rosa showed the 5 cent piece
he had worked SO hard to recover,
remarking that it was the hardest
earned nickel he ever saw.-Brook-
Ign Eagle.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1893-12-21
Bacteria.

Bacteria are likely to be blamed
for all the ills that flesh is heir to.
Professor Schenck now maintains
that what we call a ''cold" is really
due to these invisible pests. When
one enters a cold room after being
heated, the bacteria in it flock to the
body and enter by the open
pores of the skin. Whatever may
be said of his hypothesis, he seems to
have proved by experiment that bac.
terra in the neighborhood of a warm
body move toward it. The confirmed
smoker may derive some comfort
from the fact that tobacco is inimical
to Observation-Disclosures.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1893-12-21
ARIZONA.
The Bill for Her Admission Has Passed the
House.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.-The course
of events in the house today resembled
the halcyon days of the Reed congress
when legislation was rushed through
at a galloping speed. The bill for the
admission of Arizona was put through
under whip and spur and the bill for
the admission OF New Mexico was well
under way when a wrangle over what
vened and debate lasted until adjourn
ment. The bulk OF eastern opposition
TO the admission of h territories, as
expressed by Bingham of Philadelphia
is predicted on the theory that while
eastern states, rich in wealth and
strong in population, would be able
to hold their own influence in the
house, where the basis of representa-
ton was population, the influence of
the great states of the union would be
overbalanced by greatly increased
state representation in the senate.
Hepburn of Iowa raised an objec-
ton to the clause in the Arizona bill
giving four sections in every range, a
| total OF 3,OOO,O 900 acres. Smith of
Arizona interrupted and declared that
Arizona would get just what Iowa got.
This Hepburn denied. Even if it did,
Iowa had 1000, OOOinhabitants. To
the suggestion that people would
leave Iowa to go to Arizona, Hepburn
simply moved his hand contemptu-
ously. "The idea that people would
20 from Iowa out to that arid coun-
try is preposterous," he said, 81 went
out there once and l never saw a
green thing, unless" he added. sit
wore breaches"
Bowers OF California, in heated re-
ply, drew a graphic picture of the val
leys of Arizona, more fertile, he de-
clared, than the plains of Nile. In
five years. he predicted. the popula-
ton of Arizona would be increased
over fourfold. Very few amendments
were adopted-one increasing the
grant OF lands to state institutions,
100 900 acres each to the insane asy-
lum, p~enitentiary and deaf and dumb
asylum; $4,000 acres to the hospital
for disabled miners.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1893-12-21
A recent remark of the Helena indie

A recent remark of the Helena nde
pendent is: "The woolgrowers gradu-
ally agree with us that the Mckinley
law is no good to them" IL this means
that the woolgrowers gradually agree
that they favor free wool, the Indepen-
dents remark, as a reflection of senti-
ment in Eastern Montana, is grossly
false and the Standard has advanced
its inquiry far enough to assert that it
will prove the Independents testimony
to be wilfully false. To our notion,
the merit in this wool business is to
know how the w~oolgrowers in Montana
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1893-12-21
A Clock.

The General Electric company of
Berlin, 1t is said, proposes to adopt a
new clock, which may be placed in
circuit like an ordinary incandescent
lamp. This clock, it is claimed, solves
the problem of providing an mex
pensive, yet effective, system of
electric control of clocks. The cur
rent keeps the clocks wound at an
annual cost of about 10 cents. Should
the circuit be broken, the clock will
run without the current for about
IL hours. The regulation can be per-
formed by hand from the dynamo
room or automatically from an obser-
vauory.-Chicago Herald.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1893-12-21

The Mud Geyser's criticism of Com
missioner Chandler for deferrlDg all
bids until a full meeting of the board
could be had, is hardly worthy OF at
tt ntion. Mr.. Chandler has had con-
siderable experience as Commissioners
and is well informed rs to his duties
and the requirements of the law. ANY
aspersions upon his integrity by a no
torious liar and blk will have about as
much affect as pouring water on a
ducks back.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1893-12-21
Black Coffee and Ease.

The Hospital advises literary
workers" Ito rise early, take a cup
of coffee with toast ut $50, write for
awhile, take breakfast at s, write till
noon, take lunch at l o'clock, smoke
a pipe after it, take a cup of black
coffee at 2, write a couple of hours,
take a cup of tea at A, write till 6:30,
take dinner at z, winding it up with
a cupof black coffee, take things easy
till 1O:45, then take a small cup of
cocoa and be ready for bed at IL"
The Hospital takes for granted liter
airy workers all like to take tea"
and take coffee" and take things
easy."-Boston Transcript.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1893-12-21

Sample OF mansion mouse cor
respondence exhibited to the lord
mayors interviewer was a letter
from a boy who had gone out from a
reformatory to Montreal. He wanted
to find his three brothers in England,
and fortunately the lord mayor, with
the aid of other civic officials, was
enabled to accomplish his object
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1893-12-21

The Independent declines to believe
the libel on the people of the United
states implied in the charge that they
wnuld order a great national measure
of relief and then countermand the
order before it had been executed
Helena Independent.
We think if the editor of the indie
pendent saw a tornado coming ne
would crawl into a cellar and walt I'M
ill the storm passed over
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1893-12-21

Voorhees,, chairman o. the hnanee
committee of the senate, has intro
duced a bill for the coinage ot the Sof,-
600 600 seignorage on silver IN the
treasury at the rate OF s2,ooo,ooo d
month. After this is all coined monthly
silver purchases OF S2,OOO,OOO are TO be
resumed. Provisions are made tor the
appointment of commissioners 10 an
other international monetary confer'
ance
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1893-12-21
500 Reward.

Having missed a number OF head Of cat
tie since the spring roundup, l am led to
believe that they have been driven from
my range or butchered inc sold. l hereby
offer a reward OF 500 for any Information
that will lead to the conviction of parties
engaged in this business.
COLUMBUS REoLI, Lewistown.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1893-12-21

The greatest whirlpool is the
maelstrom of the Norway coast. 1t
Is an eddy between the mainland and
an island, and when the current is in
one direction and the wind in an
other no ship car Withstand the fury
of the waves. Whales and sharks
have been cast ashore and killed.
The current is estimated to run 80
miles an hour
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1893-12-21

student OF nervous diseases. and author
of many noted treatises ON the latter subject.
long since realized the truth OF the first
statement, and his Restorative Nervin"
Is prepared on that principle. Its success
in curing all diseases arising from dcrstnne-
ment of the nervous system i wonder
full, as tsie thousands OF unsolicited teStimu-
malls in possession OF the company manufac-
turing the remedy amply prove.
DIR. Miles Restorative Nervinc Is n reltahle
remedy for ali nervous Diseases. such u,
headaclic. nervous debility. prtf=t ~ Ion
sleeplessuess. dizziness hySieria, sexual de-
bility. st. Nttus dance. epilep-y. CT. u D
sold by all druggists on a positive Guarantee.
or sent direct by the Dr. Miles Medical 60.
Elk,art, Ind, on receipi ot prize, = i"r bot
tie, six bottles for -. eEpTt--,. p~frIiiI'l
Restorative Nprgine UGSitiye.y contains np
opiates or dangerous drugs.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1893-12-21

There are 5000 persons destitute in
the iron regions Of Michigan and $780,
600 will he required to keep them
through the winter. And this right In
the midst of ''those good old Demo-
cratic times"
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1893-12-21

GOV" Brooks ought to sit right
down and write his check for 500 on
the strength # the notice he received
in the Geyser laet week. The "blood"
Is not quite all out of him yet, though
The leeches have worked him pretty
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1893-12-21

President Cleveland admits that free
raw materials and lower tarih duties
will resuIt in clover rates of wages.
But. Nr. Cleveland, are the wag earn
ers of this country going to get steady
employment with the doors open 10
the products of the world?
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1893-12-21

Hon. C. NJ. Goodell is perhaps un-
fortunate in holding a controversy with
a constituencies liar and charlatan, but
he has stated a good many facts which
will be proven at the proper time.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1893-12-21

Hills chloride OF Gold Tablets are not a
substitute put a positive cure for the to-
bacco or opium habit. Thousands testify
to their efficiency. Ask your local drug
pist for them or write to the Ohio Chemical
Co., Lima, Ohio.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1893-12-21

Hon. Thomas IL. Carter, chairman
Of the Republican national committee,
has called a meeting of the executive
committee To be held in Washington
on January 18th.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1893-12-21

The best news received from Homo
lulu for some time is that 1.-THE pro-
v~isional government has 1000 men I'M
der arms at the place prepared for
defense"
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1893-12-21

People who have tried it say that there
is no better medicine for dyspepsia than
Ayers Sarsaparilla. IL may not give one
the stomach of an ostrich, but 1t so
strengthens the alimentary organs that di-
~gestion Of ordinary food becomes easy and
natural.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1893-12-21
An Absorbing Theme.

Mr.. Jerkins-You ought to be in
terested in that woman lecturer,
Maria She gave a brilliant address
on the Suffrage
Mrs. jenkins with avidity)-Of
course I'm interested. What did she
have onf-Chicago Record.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1893-12-21

The communication from Wool
grower i'm another column will be found
IL clear and convincing statement oil
facts, by a gentleman quite able to
deal with the question.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1893-12-21

Under the Wilson bill the Goa
miners of this country will have their
wages reduced, but as an Offset CASTLE
soap is put on the free list. This is
craftsmanship.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1893-12-21

Buckingham's Dye for the whiskers does
it's work, thoroughly, coloring a uniform
brown OF black, which, when dry, will
neither rub, wash off, nor soil linen.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1893-12-21
For Sale. Cheap.

A seven-room house within four hundred
feet OF the Bank Of Fergus County. Terms
to suit purchaser. Inquire OF Watkins q
Wunierlip or T.. w. Morrison.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1893-12-21

About the only support President
Cleveland is receiving in his Hawaiian
policy is from the English press The
British will not go back on their TREND.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1893-12-21

Hoar and Sherman roasted
the stuffed prophet" to a finish one
day last week on his Hawaiian policy.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1893-12-21

The bill for the admission of Arizona
as a state has passed the house by a
vote of 1S5 yeas to 60 nays.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1893-12-21

The official canvass in Iowa gives
jackson, for governor, 32,2lO plurality
over Boies.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1893-12-21

PUBLISHED WEEKLY By
John NJ. vROOMAN, +: Editor 8 Proprietor.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1893-12-21
Notice of Payment of Warrants.

There is money in the treasury to pay
the following county warrants. with inter
est to Dec, Ia, 1893:
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1893-12-21

tut The little
white lines are
the nerves which
convey the nerve
force from { h @
nerve centers to
every part of the
body, just "a the
cleo current Is
conveyed along
{ h g telegraph
wires to g c
station, large or
small. Ordinary
physicians fail TO
regard this fact;
instead OF treat
ing the nerve CEN
tiers for the u
of the disorders
arising therefrom
they r a Z the
part affected.
Franklin Miles,
NJ. d., LII. b.. the
highly celebrated
sDeciaIIst and
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1893-12-21

Hills Chloride of Gold Tablets cure the
tobacco or opium habit. Ask your drug
gist for them.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1893-12-21
SURROUNDED BY MYSTERY!
a Great Mistake.

A recent discovery Is that headache.
dizziness. dullness. confusion Of the mind.
ETC., are due to arrangement of the nerve
centers which supply the brain with nerve
force; that indigestion, dyspepsia. neuralgia.
wind I'm stomach, etc. arise from the derange-
ment of the nerve centers supplying these or
gans with nerve fluid or force. This l. likewise
true OF many diseases OF the heart and lungs.
The nerve system Is like a telegraph system.
as will be seen by the a~ccompanytng
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1893-12-21

PAPER OF FERGUS COUNTY
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1893-12-21

LEwIsTowN. THURSDAY. Dec. II, '93.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1893-04-18

From The Boston Globe.
Mr.. Uenly NJ Boies has undertaken TO give
the crime statistics of the United States ard
he makes the somewhat startling assertion
that crime is on the increase. More than that
he declares the ratio of increase to he so
great that we stand appalled, at his assertions
For instance he tells that forty wears ago
there was one criminal in every thirty five hun
dred whereas at the present time there is
one for every seven hundred and eighty-siy
of the population.
TO the pessiniSt, who is in q chronic state
of dSgruntlcmCnt, and who is sure thnt tho
world is Oh a toboggan slide headed for the
pit, this must be Il sweet morsel To all SEN
sible people, however, it is evident that Mr.
Boies has failed to consider certain impor-
tant facts. For instance an enormous propor-
ton Of our court records is made up Of cases
OF drunkenness. Eliminate these and the ra-
OF criminal increase is at once lowered
Well, forty years ago drunkenness was hard
~ considered q crime save In exceptional
The use of stimuiantS were well nigh
universal 1t would. therefore, be manifestly
unfair to assert that human nature is growing
worse when the simple truth is that we now
consider criminal what generation ago was
taken as matter of course.
We don't believe that Mr.. BOics or any one
: else can hold his own on the statement that
society Is crunbing into ruins