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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-11-08
1T WAS A GREAT SYSTEM.
hut August Belmonts Bank Hadn
Enough Money to Play 1t.

but August Belmonts Bank Hadn't
Enough Money tn Play 1t.
An incident at the race track e
minded James Rowe, the Jockey
club starter. of a scene which once
took place in the Office of August
Belmont, the banker and owner Of
famous race horses. The incident it
self was trivial, but the story which
it led Rowe to tell was characteristic
of two classes of people who fol
low" racing.
When Rowe was Mr.. Belmont's
trainer, he was in the bankers pri-
vate Office one day telling him about
some horses when the card was
brought in of a nan who sent in he
had some important information to
give concerning racing.
"Who is the MANI" Mr.. Belmont
asked of Rowe. Il have never heard
of him"
"Oh, he's a harmless fellow who
goes to the races" answered Rowe.
Well" said Mr.. Belmont to the
boy who had brought in the card,
show him in"
MIR. Belmont" said the visitor,
when he had entered, Il have some
thing here which will interest you"
He then proceeded to explain asys-
tenn which he had devised for beat
ing the races" The banker listened
attentively to everything that he had
to say, noted carefully the explana-
tons and scanned with interest the
tables of figures which the other
showed him. He allowed him to talk
for half an hour. while Rowe watch
ed the scene in wonder. At the end
of that time Mr.. Belmont touched a
bell and a clerk entered.
please go and find out for me-"
said Mr.. Belmont, ''how much avail
able money the bank has"
While he was waiting for the clerk
to return he sat with an i~nscrutable
look on his face. The clerk returned.
THE bank has $14, 636, 600, sir" he
said.
Mr.. Belmont picked up the state
ment which the ''crank" had given
him and again studied it. Then he
turned and handed it to the man.
My friend" he said, the bank
has not enough money to play your
system."-New York Tribune.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-11-08

Kure every or misery IN a snort
time with only the best erbs to be
used" A Chicago store announces,
Pickles and New York Papers," In
Philadelphia there Is a sign reading.
.'Ho Made Pies" and the sign of a
barber shop in the same city reads,
Ct. Washington Smith. Tonsorial
Abbattoir." A farmer in western
Massachusetts, recently displayed the
following warning Oh his place:
..Nottis-Know kows is aloud in
these medders, eny man or women
lettin thar kows run the rode wot
gifts into my medders aforesaid shall
hav his tail cut of by me, Abadiah
Rogers."IChicago Times.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-11-08
Music of the Future.

The young lady at the piano was
playing difficult selection from Wag-
ner. In the midst of it she suddenly
stopped in confusion.
What is the matterl' inquired one
of the company.
Il struck a false note, she replied.
"Well, what of it," said another.
Nobody but Wagner would ever
know it, and he's dead. Go ahead
with the music"
And she went ahead. - Chicago
Tribune.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-11-08

1T is easier" the curate read, ''for
a needle to go through the eye of
the camel" He saw the wears stony
stare fixed on him and realized that
he was making a mistake. He blush
ed, coughed slightly and corrected
himself, 1T is easier for a camel to
go through the knee of an idol
Then he went on quite happily.-To-
day
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-11-08
Among the clans of Scotland differ.

Among the clans of Scotland differ
emit kinds of heather were adopted as
clan badges, and from an intermin-
Cling of the colors of these badges,
and sometimes the color of the rocks
and mountains which the tribes in
habited, the beautiful and historic
clan tartans We're designed.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-11-08

The Specialized Girl-Have you
read ''Ships That Pass In tie Night3"
The Auburn Haired Girl-No.
What kind are theyi CourtshipslH
Indianapolis Journal.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-11-08

The famous De Saussay wrote a
folio volume composed of panegyrics
Of persons whose name was Andrew.
because that was his own name.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-11-08
Ladies' Nurse.

Ladies' needing the services OF Mrs. j
Watkins will please address her through
he mail. Lewistown.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-11-08
r of the Times.

The sign in front of q Georgetown
CMd.) store reads as follows: Born
with q brain within . brain. ! can
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-11-08
CLUBBING RATES.

HAVING FREQUENTLY BEEN OFFERED INDUCEMENTS TO CLUB
IL with e9aernj journals and finding a desire among many of our readers to
get some eastern weekly or monthly in connection with their local paper ne
now offer thu ARGUS and an publication named below at greatly reduced rates
-THE FERGus CoINrYA Argus nd ST. Louis Globe DEMOCRAT Lrenl 4 as
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-11-08
CaStOria.

"Castoria Is an excellent medicine for chill
dren. Mothers have repeatedly told me of its
good effect upon their children"
DR.. G.. C. OsGoop,
Lowell. Mass.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-11-08

The Centaur Company, n Murray Street, Nov York City.
The Washington times., 1894-06-07
Lost Two Customers

at was rainy day." said the bookseller.
"and the wet shoes and dripping umbrellas
of customers had made the floor quite wet
and slippery just inside the store door. All
our clerks happened TO be in the back part of
the place when the door opened and a large
and very stout lady hurried in. Just as the
door swung shut behind her, she slipped and
fell fat upon the floor.
Before any of Us couI reach her she picked
herself up with surprising quickness for a wo-
man OF her size. gave stony stare all round the
room, and then. without uttering a word.
turned around. opened the door and walked
out in the most digniiied manner
None of us has ever seen the woman
since, and suppose her pride will prevent
her from ever coming into the store where
her first appearance was so notifying
''Ir was only day or two after that" the
salesman continued. "when We lost another
customer. A lady who had bought book
from us week or so before came in and
asked us to exchange the volume for another
one she thought she would rather have
Il explained TO her that it was our rule
never to exchange books. and though | talked
as politely as l could / could see she was
getting angry every second. She was indig-
naEt and didn't hesitate to say so. and she
had begun TO make me rather nervous when,
in the midst OF what was really a regular
tirade. she snapped out:
T. 4 suppose your rules are as unchange-
aoie as the laws OF the Pedes and Mersions
i mean the Perds and MeSsions-or-I
mean-the Nerds and
''And then she stopped. took long breath.
made a break for the door and disappeared,
and we have not yet exchanged that book. =
New York Tribune.
The Washington times., 1894-06-07
THE WASHINGTON TIMES. THURSDAY, JUNE Z. 1894.

siderable extent. The Hlndoos are the most
generally favored race in this respect but
several Europeans and Americans have
achieved considerable renown who either ac-
quired this fourth dimension OF space or pos
sessed 1t inngtely.
Nine. BIavatsky, the late theosophic priest
ess, is generally supposed to have known the
nature of the fourth dimension of space and
to have used 1t extensively illustrating her
theories Of the new religion. Henry Slade,
the American spiritualist, was also considered
an expert In the utilization Of the fourth d.
mention, II Professor Zellern of Berlin, be
considered an authority, Washington Irving
Bishop, the late celebrated mind reader. per-
formed some physical experiments that could
not certainly have found an explanation in
our modern natural PHILOSOPHERS.
That the Hindoos are exceedingly clever
palmers In sleight-of-hand and that they
follow the routine OF practice common to all
conjurers am awpre OF. but when these de-
ceptions are partially grasped by the OBJ
servers then do they resort to higher and
almost unknown branch Of physics
1t may be interesting to note that Mme
Blavatsky was student for years in India
and other oriental countries.
Whether Henry Slade actually possessed
this marvellous but thoroughly scientific prop
erty OF space or not is beyond my dictum to
say, for it was not my good fortune TO wit
ness the experiments that he was pleased to
state were produced by spirit aid and power.
To disbelieve the real existence of the
fourth dimension of space is to contradict
the direct logical deductions OF such scientific
authorities as Gauss, Newton, Faraday and
Kent. The latter once made the following
statement:
''If it is possible that there be developments
Of other dimensions in space, it is also very
probable that God has somewhere produced
them. For his works have all the grandeur
and variety that can possibly be comprised. u
ARCHIE F. COLLINS.
The Washington times., 1894-06-07

FRANK LAwLER wants to come to Congress
again. He is out in an address to the voters
OF one OF the newly-created districts of Chicago
in which he announces his candidacy. Mr..
LAWYER says the only office he wanted from
the administration was the postmastership OF
the windy city, and having been turned
down, although more than &C, 900 names were
on his petition. he had not applied for any
thing else. Now, however, he yearns for
another term in the "cave of the winds.' and
there is good reason for believing that his
ambition may be gratified Certainly if the
bulk of the constituents of THE TIofEs-the
working people of the District of Columbia
could have any say in the matter Mr.. Lawler
could read his title clear to another term in
the House with scarcely the formality of Il
contest.
The Washington times., 1894-06-07
HITS-OR MISSES.

| Anxious Inquirer: We have homes for des-
titute poor, for old ladies, for orphans, for
the insane, for deaf mutes, and for incurable
invalids in Washington, but as yet none for
Senators.
The firm of Steele & Walker has just failed
| in st. Joseph, NO., for nearly million. De-
spite the firm name, it is asserted that every
thing has been straight, and that both part
! ners are still on deck
An aggregation of burnt cork artists were
chased from the stage in a Chicago theater
Monday. 1t was fire, and not eggs or de-
cayed vegetables.
No one has yet suggested statue for W. G..
P. BreckinridGe.
A year or so ago, in Hanover, Pa. Mr..
Smith and a Miss Hoke were married, and
recently their first baby was christened Hoke
Smith. 1t is not stated what the Georgia
Hoke Smith has sent the young man. He has
probably not yet enough sense for an office
holder.
Sugar has been swallowed, Investigation
and all, without many wry faces,
The first sweet girl graduates are embryo
lawyers
Chicago women have the smallest waists,
Chicago paper says. OF corsets true.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer is giving away
chromos of the "Wild Flowers OF America"
with coupons. The New York veto Governor
has not yet appeared.
The real estate clerks promise not to try
and sell any lots during their excursion to-
night.
If Corbett had to pay reading notice rates
for his advertising he wouldn't talk SO much.
Ohio Republicans expression in favor Of
silver does not necessarily mean an indorse-
ment OF Reeds scheme.
The bank tax law will not be repealed.
There are still few fragmentary planks OF
the Democratic platform left.
Pitcher Lamp, his light went out.
The Washington times., 1894-06-07
A SINKING COUNTRY.
Engineers are About to Investigate III,
Delta of the Mississippi River.

Engineers are About to Investigate III,
Delta of the Mississippi River.
Col. E. J. Corthell, an engineer OF note,
who is now making surveys for $1,000 GOO
bridge across the Mississippi near New
Orleans, says that the city is steadily sink
inc. He states that there is a movement on
foot among eminent engineers to have an in
vestigation made into the delta country. with
a view TO ascertain how much sinking there
has been during the last thirty years. 1t is
fact that the entire delta country is gradually
sinking.
From a number of bench marks made by
surveyors years ago on trees, etc, on the
Gulf coast, and comparison of the mean
level OF the Gulf now with what it was twenty
years ago. in correction with the present
bench marks. the fact has developed that the
delta coast has sunken at least foot within
the last thirty or forty years. There is no
doubt that the city of New Orleans is some
six inches lower now than it was forty years
ago The intention is 10 ascertain the exact
sinking OF the earth and TO investigate the
causes which have produced it.
The Washington times., 1894-06-07
Ancmocrntic PRINCESS.

The Radicals need not worry if Lord Rose
berry married Princess Maud. She has always
been the most democratic of prineesses.
good many people have heard the story OF her
serene announcement that if it were not for her
grandmother she should herself propose to
young Bosionian who used 20 visit at MARI
brouSh house. And children IN England
always delighted in the story OF her running
away from her sisters and their governess in
Hyde Park when she was q child Tor the
ayowed purpose OF bpying oranges and eat
ing them sitting On = par:i chair like other
girls IS Lady Roseoery and wife of the
premier OF England. Princess 3saud would
DOUBTLESS be sufficiently digniAed for her posi-
ticn. The Bri;cns WHO will say they ''can't
understand what Wales is thinking o., letting
his girl marry The Scotchman.' viii at least
confess that there is a good deal of independ-
ence of foreigners among his children. Like
their aunt, the Princess Louise of LorRe.
Prince George, and Princesses Louise and
Maud appear to think that a noble Br.ton is
a better mate than any royal continental. for
whom none OF them cares.-New York Adver-
tiSer.
The Washington times., 1894-06-07
Joshua Gals for Judgment.

To tho Editor OF TIE frNEs:
There have been so many complaints in the
last few weeks through the public press OF the
city in regard to the conduct Of certain officials
at the health department that citizen /
would like TO Gsk why no investigation is made
by tie Board of Commissioners The health
department is one OF vital importance, and
where t.iere is SO Euch SMOKE Ihere must be
scrir fire, ana there !s evidently gross neglect,
tarc!cssursS and oven worse In the matters
q et,esfh.Emg to this o.ice.
dtfMhe charges brought by DR.. Merritt In the late
smallpox be true, il is most Outrageous
neglect. Ii the pound service is crippled that
they cannot look 10 the worthless cars that +. II
OUR streets, and the bo1y OF poor woilan s
dead enid must be left 10 rot through the blum
ders OF the health officials, is /; not high time
for the Commissioners oil the District 10 eve: haul
the heath department? md YET strange as 1t
may seem, although these matters have been
brought 10 lbs notice OF the Commissioners, yet
as far rs the public knows not the least notice
has been taken of them.
4 Board OF commissioners that could give
for .h the edicf one day that laboring mans pay
IN the District should be only one dollar per day
and then fescind IL The next, ought certainly be
compelled by public pressure 10 LOOK into the
atiaiis OF the ABOVE department Let the day
light shine Il. u, Commissioner Truesdell, be
the Hercules 10 clean the Augsan stables. Turn
On your light JOSHUA
The Washington times., 1894-06-07
Widows are popular.


There is no gainsaying the fact that the
widow is the most popular woman who fits
across the maelstrom of social life. But the
law of compensation sets the price on all the
favors OF fate. and the widow, however
gloomy or shining her environments, is no
exception OF the rule. Are you loved and
loving wife. with the strong right arm OF the
best of men to shield and protect you from
the world and its caiumny? Then know that
the removal of that arm means your own
transformation in the eyes of the world to q
person answering to an entirely different de-
ser ption.
The world steps up higher in order to OBJ
tain better point OF view. and it ferrets out
motive Tor action where no motives exist.
and it regards you with suspicion where
there is 10 c:use. The world has an evil
eye. and the lens through which it observes
dstor,s the objects passing before it. The
world keeps an eye on widows. and their
very action is fraught with interest. In the
environment OF widowhood woman must
needs pay the price.
George Washington and Napoleon Bona
parte both married widows. each OF whom
had two children. a boy and Z girl. and il is
also coincidence in history that neither OF
them bore children to their iiiustrious lords.
New York Advertiser.
The Washington times., 1894-06-07
THE BANK OF FRANCE.
Immense Piles of Silver Coin in the Gel.
lars Of the Institution.

Immense Piles of Silver Coin in the Gel.
lars Of the Institution
"While making a tour of the continent
few years ago." said Theodore L. Fairfax, a
New York broker, to ST. Louis Globe-Demo-
crat man, 81 was shown through the Bank OF
France. The silver coin is heaped up in bar
rels and placed in cellars resembling the spa
cions warehouse Of brewery, each barrel
holding $4,000 francs in five-franc pieces and
weighing about 600 pounds. There are at
times 500 barrels piled up to the very crown
OF the arches and rising much higher than a
mans head. The visitor walks through a
long alley of these barrels for some time until
he comes to large, stone-f0Dred apartment.
wherein are to be seen large. square leaden
cases.
Each OF these holds 10000 bags of 1000
francs each. and the whole are soldered uD
Theoretically within the cases. Several OF
these appeared not TO have been touched for
years. / was told they were liable to remain
undisturbed for 100 years longer. as they are
the last OF the banks resources to be dipped
into. The treasure in these leaden reservoirs
is kept perfectly dry and free from any varia-
ton OF temperature. The stairs reaching TO
these regions are narrow and admit of only
one person at time ascending and descend
ing. This has been expressly contrived for
protection and defense from insurgent mobs.
In one OF the treasure vaults are the precious
deposits of the Rothschiids and the wealthy
capitalists left for safety with the bank
The Washington times., 1894-06-07
ARBITRATION.

A bill to provide for arbitration and to pre-
vent hostilities between labor and capital has
been introduced into Congress by Represent
stive Kiefer, of Minnesota.
Arbitration has no. been very effective In
preventing hostilities between labor and cap
ital in this country, often as it has been tried.
1t seldom settles principle in dispute. 1t is
too much like tossing pennies to decide who
wins a particular game in progress.
The late Augusta convention hit the nail on
the head when it resolved "that labor and
capital are equally dependent upon each
,ther, and are equally entitled to tho fostering
,are and just treatment of the courts and
legislatures of the country"
If the legislatures were as prompt to enact
laws for the fair and just treatment OF labor
as the Governors are to order out troops for
the suppression of riots there would be no
riots to suppress and but little occasion for
arbitration
The Washington times., 1894-06-07
OTHER PEOPLES HITS.

As to large proportion of the amount paid
out as sugar bounty there will be no record
found in Uncle Sans books.-ChicaSo Tri-
bune.
Gen. Hews.on. the American who slew a
Frenchman the other day with his umbrella,
will not be challenged to fight II French duel
unless he chooses less deadly weapon.-Cin-
cinnau Times-Star
Congressman Rayner had the courage TO
express what many others believe, that planks
are at times inserted in national platforms for
Observation-Disclosures Herald
4 few New York monopolists have met and
in solemn session condemned the income tax
proposition. This is an added argument in
its favor.-Nemphes Commercial.
'What are the American people coming
to?" shouts a political economist. There
seems to be widespread hope that they are
coming to dinner.-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
II it be true that the Gar OF Russia mas
gone into civil service reform, then we shall
expect lilies OF the valley to bloom in Siberia
in the month of May.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
breckenridge of Kentucky declares that he
is running for reelection ''solely on his rec
ord" That is just the trouble.-New York
Press.
The Washington times., 1894-06-07

TIE triple prophecy of Lord Rosebery is
now finally fulfilled. Years ago he said he
would marry the richest heiress OF her time.
that he would become prime minister. and
that one of his horses would win the Derby
Perhaps none of these at the time of their ful-
flllment was more important to his future
than the last. Singular enough. the best
horse at the Derby reflects corresponding
honor upon the owner. and this victory on
the Downs viii have grea; influence on his
foreign policy. which recently has shown a
tendency toward partial collapse.
The Washington times., 1894-06-07
4 Suggested Remedy.

To the Editor OF The TINES.
You say in THE TINES of July of the man
found in the Smithsonian park in starving con-
dition:
But how much better would it be If such a
condition of society could be brought about that
no man willing 10 work or those dependent on
him should ever suffer for lack of food"
Permit me respectfully TO say that such con-
diton Of society can be created, but not by wage
work Ii IS clearly demonstrated by the present
condition o! affairs in this country that there are
at leas. three times many wage-workers as
there is any need OF; consequently two-thirds of
them must be out ot employment simply be-
cause there is wage-work for only one-third of
their number. What shall the other two-thirds
do?
If the CoXey movement prevails to any great
extent, they will be gathered into communities
and become parasites en- the employed.
Would il hot be better TO place them in commune
ties where they can provide for their own neces-
sities?
Upon township OF land containing thirty. six
square miles 500 families lie located on
twenty-five acres of land for each family with
lots OF rcoEi in The center Of the tract for man
ufacturo :, schools pleasure grounds, etc, etc.
manufacture their produ.ts jointly and produce
them Ia sevesaltr, thus combining the individ-
uai ana cCnmCnistic system.
Is not suCt: = scheme practicaP J am aware
that thousand questions Inny bo asked in
gard to = and as many objections made, wli.,n
wolld be oIncCit to answer or satisfy: but ven-
lures often the surest way to success, and
small prppcietorships is certainly the antidote
TO monopoly. TITUS.