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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1893-11-16

IL is really amusing TO notice the ex-
cuses and reasons given by Democratic
editors and politicians for the recent
political slump. 1t is natural that
they should seek for some hole to
crawl out of, but wholesale lying and
Misrepresentation which brought them
victory a year ago will mislead no n
but the most vicious and ignorant. The
statement that the result was lowing
D the hard times which is attributed
10 the Democratic party, is absolutely
true, however. No further explana-
ton is necessary. 1t covers the whole
ground. The success of the party
meant a radical change in our entire
industrial system. The threat of IA
new policy, the uncertainty, brought
all manufacturing industries to a stand
still and checked the investment Of
capital in new enterprises. When a
newspaper like the Helena Indepen-
dent observes that "we still have the
Mckinley law" it uses an argument
that would not do credit to an inmate
OF the Warm Springs asylum, and
shows to what dishonest methods Il
journalist will resort to in order to
hoodwink his readers. The editor OF
the Independent knows that manufac-
turers will not make goods to be sold a
year hence, when there is danger OF
the tariff being removed from articles
that will come in direct competition
with their product. This fear and
uncertainty has already knocked the
state of Montana out of overs million
dollars in the ruin of the wool market
The Cleveland beneficiary of the indie
pendent should give the people of Mon
tana credit for a little intelligence ever
if in dire straights to explain the result
of the election turns
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1893-11-16
A GOOD SUGGESTION.

We are in receipt of II letter from
Senator Power in which he suggests
the advisability of some action Ivy the
Democratic w~oolgrowers of this state
relative to the wool tariff. He thinks
by appealing to Chairman Wilson ofthe
ways and means committee of the
house, and Senator Vest, member of
the senate finance committee, stating
the true facts regarding the sheep in
dustry in Montana, that their commit
tees would extend Il helping hand
While it may be futile to attempt to
check the purpose to place wool or the
free list, it will do no harm L make an
effort. There are Il number of promi-
uent Democratic woolgrowers in the
state, one notable instance being Hon.
A. j. Davidson, member Of the Demo
cratic national committee. Were such
gentlemen disposed to gather data and
give a clear exposition of the condition
of the industry at present and one or
more of their number personally visit
Washington, 1t Is possible some con-
cessions might be made and absolute
free wool avoided. The result of the
recent elections might also cut some
figure. Whatever is done should be
done quickly. No doubt b. c. White
and David Hilger would willingly aid
Mr.. Davidson in gathering any facts
necessary from this county. Let us
have a protest before the ways and
means committee from the Demo-
cratic woolgrowers of Montana. The
welfare of a great industry should be
placed above party. 1t is of vital in
terest to the whole state as other pur.
suits are in a great dependent
on the prosperity of the woolgrowine
industry.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1893-11-16
THE VICTORY

The grand victory achieved by the
Republicans all over the country at the
elections cannot be misinter-
preted. True, Democratic leaders and
writers may attempt to mistify the ig-
norant for party advantage, but those
who study cause and effect and have
nothing to gain by party supremacy,
will not be deceived. They know that
one year ago there was prosperity
throughout the land, that labor was
fully employed at good wages, that all
industries were fourishing and money
easily obtained. They know there
was no sign or indication Of the present
situation observable in the industrial
and financial outlook.
When it was learned that the Demo-
cratic party had swept the country,
securing all branches of the govern
ment, then it was that shrewd men
predicted hard times, though perhaps
unable todiscern the approaching panic.
Manufacturers commenced TO curtail
and cease production. Money
into hiding, and the Shylocks Of
Wall street, backed by Grover Cleve-
land, took the occasion to make war
on silver and attribute the panic to the
white metal. After q three months ses-
sion of congress silver was finally over
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1893-11-16
M0NTANA's WOMAN LAWYER.
The Modest Little Blonde Who Is Assistant
tttorney General.

The only m who ever came to
Washington as the accredited repre-
sentative of a sovereign state is Miss
Ella Knowles, assistant attorney
general of Montana, who was recently
in that city on official business. Miss
Knowles spirited canvass for the at
torney generalship, to which office it
was one time thought she was elected,
will be remembered, and according to
the Washington Post, it was in recog-
milton OF her evident popularity in the
state that she was atterward ap-
pointed assistant in the Office of her
successful rival. An additional evil
dence of the esteem in which she is
held by the state officials is the fact
that she was sent to the capital on
important business relating to the
Montana school lands. Some $780,
900 was involved in this litigation.
Miss Knowles also had some business
which took her before the attorney
general and treasury department.
She is a modest little blonde, with
blue eyes set deep under a fine, full
brow, which, if phrenologists speak
truly, indicates rare reasoning power.
She is a ready talker and told a re-
porter many interesting facts concern
ing her career in a manner not in the
least savoring of self glorification.
She is a native of New Hampshire and
a graduate of Bates college, a famous
old Maine institution. She COM
menced the study of law in Maine and
finished her course in Montana,
whittier she migrated a half dozen
years ago. But in order to be admitted
o the bar she WAS obliged to get a
special bill passed, which she accom-
plished IN 1889, the last act of the
Montana territorial legislature. She
is o the only mi lawyer in
Montana.
at is a fact, however," said Miss
Knowles, with a smile, "that for fully
a year before the act was passed Ihad
an excellent practice, except that my
cases were filed in the name OF some
male attorney"
Miss Knowles was very well salts.
fed with her canvas for the attorney
generalship and attributed her defeat
solely to the fact that she was unable
to reach the many sparsely populated
sections of the state. She carried the
cities and largest counties triumph.
antly, but the returns from the back
districts defeated her. Some of the
department officials were much sur
prised at Der appearance before them
on official business, but were too po-
lite to show it.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1893-11-16
IN BEHALF OF MINERS.
An Act suspending Mining Assessments For
the FEAR 1898.

An act to amend section No. 1924
of the revised statutes OF the United
States, relating to mining claims.
Be it enacted by the senate and
house of representatives OF the United
States OF America in congress assem-
bled, that the provisions OF section
numbered 1924 of the United States,
which requires that on each claim To-
Gated after the 10th day of May,
1872, and until patent has been is
issued therefor, not less than 500
worth OF labor shall be performed or
Improvements made during each year,
be suspended for the year 1898 so
that no mining claim that has been
regularly located and recorded as re-
quired by the local laws and mining
regulations shall De subject to for
feiture for non-performance of the an
nual assessment for the year 1898;
provided that the claimant or claim
ants of any mining location in order
to secure the benefits of this act shall
cause to be recorded in the office where
the location notice or certificate is
filed on or beforS Dec. 81, 1898, a no
tice that he or they in good faith in
tend to hold and work said claim;
provided, however, that the provi-
sions OF this act shall not apply to
South Dakota. This act shall take
effect from and after it's passage.
The above act was passed by con-
gress and approved by President
Cleveland. and is of interest to every
holder OF a mining claim in Montana.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1893-11-16

Judge Gresham, the renegade Re
publican, who shuifies around in the
seat nee occupied by James q. Blaine,
wants the rotten Hawaiian monarchy
restored under Liliuokalani. He
would have the provisional govern
ment, which has controlled the islands
for the past eight mouths, overthrow
by force, if necessary, and the queen
hoisted TO power. Perhaps the Pnar-
isee thought it time for him to do
something lest people would forget
who was acting as secretary OF state.
1t is a remarkable proposition from a
representative OF a republican form OF
government. Gresham should resign.
He is "A fraud.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1893-11-16
WILL TAKE WARRANTS.
0ne-Fourth of State Taxes Payable in State
Warrants.
Helena Herald

llielena fferald-l
The statd board of examiners met
last Monday, and while in session
they decided that o%ne-fourth of the
state taxes could be paid with state
warrants. State Treasurer Wright
was accordingly notified to send all
county treasurers notices to that ef-
feet, which was done. Following is
the rule which shall govern thecounty
treasurers in the matter:
The county treasurer shall, at the
time he collects the taxes, prepare a
statement in triplicate i'll which shall
be inserted, the name OF the taxpayer,
the assessed value of his property,
the amount OF taxes, at 2l2 mills, paid
by the taxpayer, the amount OF one
fourth of the 2l2 mills state tax, the
number of each state warrant paid
for taxes, the name of the party to
whom thestate warrant was originally
issued, the date when received, and
the amount OF the state warrant.
They will be requirded to cause tile
party to whom the warrant was
originally issued to endorse his name
upon the back and the party who
turns over the warrant to endorse his
name upon the back, together with
the date upon which he turns the
same over to the county treasurer
The warrant, so taken in, must &C
company the statement transmitted
to the state Treasurer, together with
the cash, so that it can be easily
checked up by the treasurer. These
statements must be made out in trip
licate, one transmitted to the state
board OF examiners, one to the state
treasurer and one to the county clerl
OF the county, and each must be sub
scribed and sworn to by the county
treasurer.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1893-11-16

thrown, but there has, rs yet, been no
perceptible change in the financial or
industrial situation.
This ruse could not fool the peopel
They saw something different at the
bottom of our trouble. 1t was the dim
outlines of free trade approaching
slowly but surely. They discovered
factories closing by the hun
dreds and men idle by the tens of
thousands. 1t was no empty vision or
nightmare, but a reality. Ii was some
thing felt as well as seen by many and
they wsre only too glad To record their
votes against the party which stood
for such Il policy. While in some
states the result may be attributed in a
certain degree to local causes, it will
apply in no sense to the great states of
In the former state the fither uf the
present tariff law, Major Mckinley, was
pitted against Lawrence 4. Neal, tue
author of the free trade plank of the
Democratic national platform. A
square fight was made on the question
of protection VS.. free trade, almost To
the exclusion of other issues. The
gallant defender of American indus
tries comes out of the contest with "A
majority of 200. vote so emphatic
in the way of endorsement of himself
- L.. fl, =. . --
there will be no name but his before
the next national Republican conven'
ton for president of the United States
Massachusetts,, which has been wav
ering for several years past, tired o
idle mills and sick at heart of the sigh
of hungry men, has given an old tim,
Republican majority.
The great state of Pennsylvania
though given but "A poor chance to re
buke the present administration, give
a Republican majority of $4,000.
New Jersey, the Democratic strong
hold, is carried by the Republican
overwhelmingly, the party securing
United States senator.
In Iowa Boies is defeated by Jack
son by $4,000, while the legislature vii
be Republican three to one-insurinl
! the return of a Republican senator Il
Washington.
In New York the Republicans sweel
the state, electing all state officers an
7 defeating the notorious state stealei
Z Judge Maynard. 1t is also eviden
a that national issues cut a great figur
| in the contest. Thousands of idle me-
! in the state have seen enough of tn
! hlighling effects ofthreatenedfree trade
A In every state the result is all tina
could be wished for and shows tn
trend Of popular feeling. The ia
monk who could coerce a whole cor
e gress has been rebuked by the peopI
in a most decisive
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1893-11-16

From the moment b. c. White, IA
Democrat, called together a convention
of the woolgrowers of Montana, it was
acknowledged that a protective tariff
ON wool was need. That manly act ex-
ploded the free mixing WOOL non
sense, and the actions of Messrs. Glib
son, Hilger and others was acknowl-
edgment hat if the wool industry is to
thrive in Montana a protective tariff
must be retained. Here is Il splendid
field for labor for the Independent, and
that journal could endear itself to the
host of sheep men in Montana should
it lay aside partisanship and work to
the end hat what we have may be re-
tanned, and vicious legislation against
the west" be averted.-River Press.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1893-11-16

1t has been claimed by many of the
free traders and by an occasional
sheepman that wool had already
reached free trade or London prices.
In refutation of this statement JUS
tice Bateman & Co.'S wool circular OF
November LIST contains a table show
ing the percentage of decline in the
principal grades OF American wool
during the eight months following
March 1st, 1898, with the free wool
value during the same period. On
March LIST Montana medium sold at
1910 in Boston, on November 1st at
l3 cents or a decline of 30 per cent in
eight months. When wool sold at 13
cents in Boston the samegrade brought
but 90 cents in London or 81 cents
less, and this is just the ratio prices
would fall were a free wool bill passed.
On Montana fine the Boston figures
we're, March LIST, 16h cents; Nov. 1st,
IL cents, or a decline OF 33la per cent,
and the London quotations 81 cents,
a difference between free trade and
threatened free trade OF 2l2 cents pei
pound. Although the administration
is doing all in its power to depress the
price on wool and ruin the profits o
sheep raising, they have not yet sue
ceeded in lowering prices to the Lon
don or free trade basis. 1t is entirely
probable that they will accomplish
this, however, soon after congress con
Npnas
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1893-11-16

Recent discoveries have demonstrated that
all the ORGANS of the body are under the con-
troll of the nerve centers, located la or near
the base of the brain, and that when tIe-e are
deranged the organs which they supply with
nerve tiuid are also deranged- When H. l. fc-
membered that a serious injury To the spinal
cord will cause paralysis of the holy below
the injured point, because the nerve force Is
prevented by the injury from reaching the
paralyZed portion, IL will be understood how
the arrangement OF the nerve ceuicr| viii
cause the arrangement of the various organs
which they supply with nerve force.
the imperfect action of the nerve ceIters NJ
the base of the brain, not from a derauzc-
ment primarily originating in the organ it,
self. The great mistake OF physicians liz
treating these diseases Is that they treat the
organ rather than the nerve centeFs which
are the cause of the trouble.
DIR. FRANKLIN MILES the celebfatei SPc-
cialist. has profoundly studied this sIbJect Tor
over 20 years, and has made many Important
discoveries in connection with IL. cileT aiuof'g
them being the facts contained IN the "a 1Dsc
statement, and that the ordinary mnIho Is ~
treatment are wrong. All headache, div
ness, dullness, confusion, pressure. D.us-,
mania, melancholy. insanity epilepsy, -.
Vitus dance. etc, are nervous discl-cS ~
matter how caused. The wonderful success C1
DIR. Miles Restorative Nervine Is due to the
fact that il is based on the foregoing p fnrtDl".
DIR. MILES NERFTNE Is sold nv
all druggists on a positive guaran'c % sen
direct by DIR. MILES MEDICAL CO T. ,A;ir
Ind, on receipt Of price, - Ier II III ~tN
bottles for >. express prepaid. IL Goa a-I5
neither oplates noe dangerous dru
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1893-11-16
Takes the Golden Ball.

A former sultan-so runs the story
Offered a golden ball for lying.
Many lied to him, but the sultan re-
piled that he could himselflie better.
Finally an aged man from Angora
appeared before him with a large jar
on his shoulders. Your father" he
said, borrowed a jar like this full of
gold from my father and said that
you would repay the gold TO his son.
Impossible" said the sultan. If
the story be true" replied the pill
grim, pay your fathers debt. If
impossible, l have won the golden
ball" The sultan at once awarded
him the prize. -London Truth
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1893-11-16
Freedom of worship, In Russia.

Freedom of Worship In Russia
If the Saviour himself should ap-
pear, poor and unknown, in a Rus
sian peasant village, as he appeared
in Galilee 10 centuries ago; if he
should speak to the people the same
words that he spoke in Galilee and
that are recorded in the four Cos
pels, he would not be at liberty "a
hours. He would first be handcuffed
and sent to the pale of settlement by
etape as a jew, and then, if he con-
tinued to teach, he would be rear
rested and thrown into prison. If
he finally escaped crucifixion at the
hands of the holy orthodox church
which bears his name, it would be
only because crucifixion has been su-
perseded in Russia by exile, incar-
ceration in the hereto cells" of re-
mote monasteries and deportation to
the mines of Transbaikalia.-Georg
KEENAN, in Century.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1893-11-16
A GOOD JOKE.
Told on a Helena Girl Who Visited the Fair

A good story comes from the
Worlds Fair on a Helena young lady
who is prominent in society circles,
and who with Butte relatives is visit
ing Chicago. The party consisting OF
two gentlemen and three ladies, went
to a restaurant for breakfast. They
were handed a card upon which to
write out their order. One of the
ladies ordered a steak. The Helena
young lady, who sat next, ordered the
same, marking under the word steak
two ditto strokes. The orders were
taken and i'm due time the colored at
tendant brought them in except the
Helena girls order.
81 guess you forgot my order" she
politely suggested.
mo, ma'am, | didn't. Your order
will be in directly. 1t takes more time
to get it ready than the Others"
No further explanation was sought
and the young lady waited patiently.
Presently the waiter appeared and
served eleven beefstakes in front of
her plate. The bill was S12.
1t appears the waiter mistook the
ditto marks for the number IL.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1893-11-16

The BEST PLAsrER.-Dampen a piece OF
flannel with Chamberlain's Pain Balm and
bind it on over the seat of ain 1t is bet
ter than any plaster. When the lungs are
sore suce an application on the chest and
another on the back, between the shoulder
blades, will often prevent pneumonia.
There is nothing so good for a lame back
or a pain in the side. A sore throat can
nearly always be cured in one night by APP
plying a flannel bandage dampened with
Pain Balm. Fifty cent bottles for sale by
all druggists
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1893-11-16
STATE OF ONO, CITY OF ToLEDo,l
LUCAS COUNTY.

LUCAS iOUNTH-
Frank j. Cheney makes oath, that he is
thu senior partner oil the firm OF +. j.
Cheney Il Co., doing business in the city OF
Toledo, county and state aforesaid, and
that said firm will pay the sum of ONE
HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and every
case OF Catarrh that cannot be cured by
the use of Halls Catarrh Cure.
FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my
presence, this 9th day of Decembers, A. ID.
1856. A.. w. GLEASON,
lsEAL.s Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally and
acts directly on the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. Send for testi-
monials, free.
Address, F. j. CHENEY & Co, Toledo, o.
Ess-Sold by druggists, Toe.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1893-11-16

When the tariff writer OF the Independent
gets to work it is said the office boy is sta
toned outside to see that no Montana
woolgrower gets into the sanctum.-Herald.
On the contrary, we have no more cor
dial and welcome visitors han our friends
in the woolgrowing industry. They very
generally share our opinion that a tariff
law under which wool reaches the lowest
price ever known is a failure and ought to
be repealed, and that any change would b
desirable. Many of them strongly favor
putting wool on the free list as the best
means of making a steady market for the
Montana product at living prices, but not
one of them, SO FAR as We have learned, be-
lieves the Mckinley law to be of any use
to the woolgrower. although there are
those, OF course, Who believe in some de-
gree of Observation-Disclosures
The above comments on the Her.
AIDS sarcastic thrust by the ''mix-
ing chump of the Independent shows
what regard a Democratic editor has
for the truth. He makes no distinc-
tion in party but speaks of wool
growers generally. There is not a Re-
publican woolgrower in Fergus county
but would brand the writer of the
above as a gross prevaricator. Fur
ther than this there are a number of
Democratic woolgrowers inthis county
who are heartily sick OF the present
situation and do not hesitate to hold
the party responsible for the present
condition of the wool market. They
also know that the Mckinley law has
been of 'use to the woolgrower." The
part taken by prominent Democrats
at the recent meeting OF the State
Woolgrowers' association shows that
Cleveland's striker does not control
heir actions or represent their opin-
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1893-11-16

Mr.. Moore, the postmaster at Bradshaw
Va, after reading an advertisement OF
Chamberlain's Collie. Cholera and Diarrhea
Remedy, concluded to try a small bottle of
il. He says: II used it in two cases for
collie and three for diarrh9a with perfect
satisfa ction. / have handled and used a
great deal of patent medicine but never
tried any that gave as good !, sulisasthis."
For sale by all druggists.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1893-11-16

Persons using Hills Double Chloride of
Gold ablets for drunkenness, morphine
or tobacco habit are not required to use
their will power in order to have n cure
effected. The use OF liquor, morphine or
tobacco is permitted until such time as it
is voluntarily given up. There is no other
remedy offered but that requires the
patient to give up the use OF stimulants
while taking it. Hills Tablets are a guar
anteed cure and are for sale by all first
class druggists.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1893-11-16

Speaking of the Mckinley tariff law
the Helena Independent says: at is
a fraud and a failure. Under it bust
ness has become stagnant and labor
distressed" This is what Neal said
down in Ohio but the people sized him
up as a d~emagogue and a liar and voted
for Mckinley and protection.