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The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1894-07-27

Children Cry for Pitchers CastOrIa'
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-07-26
Early Mention of Sugar.

The Rolls contain no information,
SO far as l have searched them, con-
cerning the source of sugar; but Fos-
broke, in his Encyclopedia of An
tiquities," refers to Joinville's 'Vie
de st. Louis" as his authority for say
ing that the sugar cane was grown
at Acre and states that Barbary was
the chief place whence it was OBJ
tanned before its cultivation in the
West Indies. Townsends Manual
of Dates" gives India and Arabia as
the source of sugar in A. ID. 81, Cy-
press 114S-1420, Madeira 1921 1906 and
Spain before the Moorish invasion of
I'll. Beet root was not used before
1147.
The earliest mention / have found
of sugar is 300 pounds of zucre de
Roche" i'll 1243 Close Roll, 2s Henry
IID. Then come two and one halt
pounds zucar' rosat'," 1858 Ward
robe Account, | 22, q. r.; ''Zucar
Alex" five pounds at tenpence pei
pound, 1864 ibid, 29J, four and
one fourth pounds 'zucar' at two
shillings UbidJ; 625S pounds ''Zu
car and 1926 pounds ''Zucar' ros' ei
violett'," 12ss ibid. ~; sugar
from Soperelane lbid., IS 81, etc.
The item Is not of uncommon occur
renee III the Wardrobe Rolls. Notes
and Queries.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-07-26
The Other Way.

'Did l understand you to say that
Skadchase was suffering from heart
trouble brought about by financial
Embarrassment"
mo. Isaid he was suffering from
financial embarrassment brought
about by heart trouble The heir
sss he was engaged to has Tilted
him. m."-Indianapolis journal.
When Cats Were scarce.
In a curious collection of ancient
Welsh laws, dated 9i3 A. D., appears
the following sentence, from which
it would appear that cats were rather
scarce at that time: THE worth Of
kitten until it shall open its eyes is
one legal penny; from that time till
it shall kill mice, two legal pennies;
after it shall kill mice, four legal
pence, and so it shall always remain. -"
New York Sun.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-07-26
HELP THAT CAME TOO LATE.


The Story Of IA Poor Family Was Published,
but 1t Did Little Good.
One dreary day, wet and cold, in
February, few years ago, assigned
by Philadelphia newspaper to in
vestigate a case of destitution, i
found a man and wife and two chill
dren in two small rooms in a tene-
ment. The poverty of the family
was evident at glance. The wom-
an was young and comely, fair
haired and of delicate complexion,
but thin and pinched. The children
We're fiaXen haired copies, III little. of
the mother. The children, poorly
clad though they We're, We're as clean
as painstaking care could made them.
They We're strangers in the city,
without friends, without acquaint
ances save their miserable neighbors
of the tenement For two weeks aft
er their coming. three months prior
to my visit, the man had worked
Then he fell sick, was in bed a
month, wasted all his means, lost his
place and could find no other. The
woman appealed earnestly for assist
ance.
The husband sat by in silence most
of the time, bent, and his head in his
hands.
wrote my story, and the next day
l was handed Il roll of bills, about
$50, which some generous people had
contributed, to- take to the destitute
family. Two little girls, with bas-
ket packed by their mother, We're
waiting to go along.
In answer to my knock an old wom-
an opened the door. As l stepped in
she nodded her head silently in the
direction of the bedroom. Moving
that way, / saw the young wife sit
! ting with shawl over her bowed head
beside the bed At my approach she
raised her eyes, uttered no word nor
made a sign, but returned immedi-
ately to her attitude of grief. The
children were playing quietly on the
floor. i turned wonderingly to the
| bed-there lay the husband dying
In a fit of dependency, hopeless of
relief, he had hacked his throat with
a razor the night before. Two days
| after he was dead.
Saying nothing, l turned away,
| gave the roll of bills to the old WON
an, who whispered at the door what
had occurred, and walked out with
the little girls, whose basket had
been emptied. After we had gone a
block in silence one of my little com
panions looked up with wonder in
her eyes and asked: What's the mat
ter, Mr.. Reporter. Is there any one
sick New York Mail and Express
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-07-26
UTICA U1TERINGs.
Sweet, oh, sweet is the breeze today.
Waited Ger from the new uovu hay

Sweet, oh, sweet is the breeze today.
Waited DER from the new mown hay
To W. M. Abbott belongs the dis
tinction OF opening on the 9th inst.
the season commemorative OF Maud
Muller.
Our tiockmasteFs, representing to-
tai OF about 10000 sheep. have re-
turned from Great. Falls. Several
have not yet gone in. The highest re-
ceived for any OF the clips, to our
knowledge, is 1Oii cents, obtained by
F. r. Warren.
We are indebted to Mr.. j. Huntoon
for pleasant drive to the Hoover
Pipin placer mine the other day.
Through the courtesy OF Manager Pip
in we were shown over the extensive
works, along the line OF about one
etc. While We eagerly listened to the
method OF obtaining gold as described
by Mr.. Pipin, and think we, too, could
now do it. We will patiently wait and
RcI Jul uuob slONl1 Nlh the Ddlu-hcdi-
ed end OF hay fork until We get enough
to 60 in extensively, as these enter
prising men are doing; then watch
our smoke.
The second fatality resulting from.
membraneous Group occurred here on
the 18th inst in the death of the seven
year old son OF Mrs. John Rooney.
Other cases of a like character are
numerous.
Ed Corbin, the Cottonwood sponsor,
and lady are visiting with merchant
Bach.
Whew, 9S in the shade on Friday
last. Don't mention it, We know it 3
hot.
4.66 inches OF rain fell al this point
during the month of June, according
to the report of the government OBJ
server.
We are promised IA new blacksmith b
shop in the near future. Plenty 10 do
for both. Haying will begin generally
today, the 23d. RUSTIC.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-07-26
lti.unarck as "A kolnp.

Prince Bismarck is usually depict
cd as very stern and serious man,
though once he showed himself i'll a
different light. There was a chill
dren's party at the palace, and the
crown prince was anxious that the
ex-chancellor should take a partner
and join in one of the dances. No,
I'm too old to dance, said Bismarck,
''but I'll tell you what Ill do don't
mind playing the organ" and Il few
minutes later the emperor entered
the room to discover crowd of lit
tie folks busily engaged in dancing,
while Bismarck was vigorously turn
ing the handle of "a barrel organ that
had been provided for their amuse.
ment.-Berlin Letter.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-07-26
From South of the snowies.

A wet season and no use for irrigat-
ing bitches.
Mrs. Elizabeth Slayton OF Washing
ton, ID. c., is visiting her sons at
Folsom.
E. l.. Ashley says the hard times
are going to compel him to sew on his
own buttons for another year, which
Is too bad and will surely cause few
sympathetic tears to flow where all
the circumstances are known.
John Buanger, the Lavina merchant,
is spending the week in the basin look
ing after his ranch. By the way. did
you know he has another son born on
the 9th of June and is correspond
ingly happy.
The stages are now making fast
time and with good stock and good
drivers there is no reason why they
may not continue to do SO. 1t seems
so far that the change has been fol
the better. Ira Woolsey has tn,
routes to Roundup and Folsom.
Good hayinR weather at last and
the crop will be the biggest for severa
years. Shearing, though late. is now
completed, and on the average tn,
wool is in nice, light condition.
small clip of Fergus county wool was
sold for 81 cents last week in Billings
but most growers prefer to ship in th'
hope that congress will continue tc
disagree and as a consequence thai
the free wool clause will fail. The feel
ing in Billings is quite hopeful of suci
i a result
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-07-26
Highest of all in Leavening Power-Latest u S Govt Report
Re-! g! BSxds'! RBskiRS
ABSOLUTELY PURE

Fort Robinson, three from Fort Nc
Kinney and four from Omaha. A de-
tachment OF artillery troops from
Omaha also accompanied the train.
Two fiat cars loaded with coal were
placed in front OF the first train at
Pocatello and pushed ahead all the
way up. At several stations along
the line the soldiers spirits were
revived by wild rumors OF the re-
ception Butte would give them
when they arrived. 1t was reported
at every town that the people OF this
city were in armed rebellion against
the government and that the soldiers
would have to fight. When the trains
pulled in Butte about 500 people
were at the depot. Pickers were
thrown out almost as far south az
the entire electric light works. A de-
tachment guarded the depot and
lines were drawn up as far as Front
street. The eleven companies com
prise about 600 men. A Union Pa
cific train left for the south at A
O'Clock this afternoon.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-07-26


made as to the manner in which the
manufacture and storage of ice cream
are carried on in English cities, par
ticularly in the overcrowded and dir
ty dwellings of foreigners, into whose
hands the trade has largely fallen.
In order to bring these dealers un-
der the sanitary regulations applica-
BILE to purveyors of milk, the Glas-
gov local authority brought a test
case before the sheriff's court and
won it. The sheriff's decision was
reversed on appeal by the higher
court A man who sells ice cream,
therefore, which consists almost en-
tirely of milk, with a little flour and
fiavoring, is not purveyor of milk
in the sense which the English stat
ute requires and is consequently not
amenable to the elaw.-Scotsman.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-07-26
Not Easily Disturbed.

eyes. most men have a mania for
running to fires, said a fireman IL
his hour of ease. In fact, many Will
even get up in the night to run with
the crowd and see what Is going on
But encountered "A man the other
day who exhibited most remark
able indifference to entertainment OF
this kind Early in the morning we
heard a woman screaming Fire! In
residence yard that backs up against
the engine house, and one of the men
ran around TO discover that she had
made too vigorous a breakfast tire,
and the kitchen roof was in flames
We all turned out in short order, and
though it was lively blaze soon had
it under control. The street was full
of people, of course, and all the WON
en- of the family were rushing about
in great excitement.
..As the man of the house was not
to be seen, we supposed he was out
ON one of his usual trips; but, bless
you when we were reeling up the
hose. he came numbering out OF a
side door. He was large man and
was evidently just out of bed, as he
was buttoning his clothes on the way.
"sWell,' said one of the men, have
you Just found out your house was
afireF
""No,' replied Mr.. Portly, with a
yawn. i heard the women screech-
ing, but knew you boys were handy
and would look after matters. If II
hadn't been for the looks of the thing,
1 wouldn't have got up at all n-'"-In'
! dianapohs Journal
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-07-26
An Explanation.

"Josiar," said Mrs. Corntossel,
'these remarks bout scientific cookin
is mighty puzzlin."
II reckon" replied her husband,
"One person says that fish hain't
fit ter eat, another says We orient ter
tech meat, an another declares that
bread is mighty onwholesome."
motions nowadays is mighty new
tangled"
But it explains suthin ter me.
With our ancestors subsistin on i'm
proper diet all these years, an lertin
of their constitutions run down, it
amt no wonder thet we raise some
dudes. es."-Washington Star.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-07-26
LeuptheninR Life.

The difference between rising every
morning at and at s in the course
of 40 years amounts to 29, 200 hours,
or three years, 12l days and 10
hours, which are equal to eight
hours day for exactly 10 years. So
that rising at will be the same as if
10 years of life "a weighty considera-
tom were added, wherein we may
command eight hours every day for
the cultivation of our minds and the
dispatch of business.-New York
Ledger
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-07-26
Hot Water.

In Japan they long ago discovered
the sovereign virtues of hot water.
Much of the healthfulness of the Jap
anese is due to their habitual use of
very hot water. They dabble their
bodies in water at 104 degrees F., and
on particular occasions they go into
baths heated up to 15s degrees-hot
enough nearly to stew a pear or cook
an egg, and enough, one would sup
pose, to parboil any ordinary human
bein1.-San Francisco Ar9onaut-
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-07-26
Threw Up the Sponge.

SACRAMENTO, Cal, July 21.-The
mediation committee of the A. X. L.
held meeting this evening and unan.
imously voted to declare the strike of
Internationally. They sent a short
notice to that effect to Superintendent
Fillmore. The military will probably
be here two or three days yet to look
after few hot heads who have been
intimidatinp the workmen.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-07-26
Patents and Population.

The following facts are significant:
Mississippi takes one patent for every
20, ,469 of her population; Connect
cut, one for every LOIS of hers
South Carolina, ona for every %, 400;
Massachusetts,, one for 1,055: North
Carolina, one for every 81, 2sS; Rhode
Island, one for 1,19l; Georgia takes
one for every 4,s17 and New York
one for 1,635. Alabama takes on.
for every 1s,457; Illinois, one for
1874. Quarterly.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-07-26
PEACE In BUTTE.
Six Hundred United States Soldiers Arrived
in Butte Saturday Over the Union
Pacific.
Adjourned sine die.

Butte, July 21.-The Union Pacific
train from the south arrived at 9
O'Clock this afternoon, bringing eleven
companies of troops under Com
mander Captain Bates. Three trains
were required to transport the troops
which left Omaha last Wednesday at
$3.50 p. m. Four companies are from
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-07-26
H. lee Cream MIX:

The question, is ice cream to be
considered as milk came up in a
Glasgow case of some Importance
from a sanitary point of view, which
was settled i'll the British high court
of judiciary. Its prominent features
were these: During one summer and
autumn some cases of fever were
found to have been caused by theuse
of ice cream, and at the same time
some unsavory revelations were
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-07-26
COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS.

Proceedings of regular July session
ot county commissioners.
Board met July 10th and adjourned
to July 18th, 1894.
Board met at 10 a. m, July 18th.
Present, f. +. Chandler, w. :. Per
kins and II. o. Wareham.
Board approved form OF bonds.
b. ID. Phillips allowed rebate on
81 800 for 1892, and on S3T5 for
1898.
Adjourned to 2 p. IN.
Called at 2 p. IN. All present.
Nellie Bessey raised 81 ,3O5 on 81
head of cattle and $40 on 2 horses.
c. l.. Beveridge raised 81, 500 on
800 head of cattle.
Cave Group Mining Co. raised $500
on buildings and machinery.
ID. NJ. Crowley reduced $3.50 on
horses and 5000 on saloon fixtures.
Adjourned to 2 a. m. July 18th.
Called at 9 n. IN. July 18th. All
present.
Adjourned to p. IN.
Called at p. m. All present.
Assessment OF VIM. Gordon reduced
80 head of cat tie, $2,250.
Assessment of David Fratt raised
$500 on lani and reduced $500 on
mortgage.
Adjourned to 8 Il. m. July 18th.
Called at 8 a. m. July 18th. AL
present.
knerr Bros. assessment reduced
$625 on valuation of lands.
Adjourned to p. m.
Called at p. IN. All present.
Montana Hardware Co. reduced
$40 on mortgage.
Maginnis Mining Co. raised $4,000
on machinery.
Mrs. n. Belsnger raised $4,000 or
merchandise.
Adjourned to 8 a m. July Goth.
Called at o a. m. July Goth. AL
present.
Lewistown Electric Light Co. raised
81 300 on value of plant.
n. NJ. McCauley raised 100 head o
cattle at S15 per head, SO, $50.
Assessment of Mrs. Jane Berkin re
duced $50, being value of two lots.
j. M. Powers reduced $3.50 on sc
horses.
Assessment of r. II. Riddlesbargel
rebated entire; same land assessed
Murphy, Maclay & Co.
G. P. Burnette raised 100 head o
cattle at SIS, 81, 500.
Assessment Of James Fergus & Sol
raised 500 head of cattle, 81, 500.
| Assessment of Judith Cattle com
pany raised / 900, $4,000,
Assessment John T. Seyler raise,
80 head of cattle, 81 $50.
Adjourned to o. II. m. July 21st.
Called at 9 n. m. July 21st. Al
present.
Assessment of ]. ii. Moe reduce,
$4,250 on moi tgages.
Edward Sutter raised on 20 hea'
horses at 81 ), $500.
Joseph Sutter raised on 30 horses
$500.
j. III. Charters assessment increase,
81 900 on merchandise.
August s., 10 and 1 L set as days t.
here remonstrances against raises.
Reductions ordered made rs TO
lows:
Odilon Janeaux, $1,000; Evelyl
Janeaux, S2,275; Virginia Pratt
81 ,S25, all on real estate.
Chairman f. p. Chandler author
ized to employ expert to examine tn
county books.
Adjourned sine die.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-07-26
One Woman In q Thousand.

"And your wife aimed at and struck
your head with the cupl"
Eyes, SIR"
"Well, then, all l have to say is
that you should be very proud of
her. Chicago Inter Ocean.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-07-26

<nn JAMES A. SHIELDS Posi- No 10, q.
- : !: !. Z: :: =: !: :: : !: ::
- A. r.. OF Lewistown, meets ON the last
HI|I Saturday of each month, al , p. m. in
IltllIl q. A. X. hall.
@ JAMES REED.
ANA Commander
" A. NJ. MACUMBEE, Adj.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1894-08-19

The rancllcrs in this vicinity are all
making hay.
Mrs. Miller and children, Of Ely,
are visiting her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Stone, also Mrs. Charley Irvine.
Sam Jones and Waite Waters have
gone To Tuscarora after some ears and
Il track to use III the Manhattan
mine.
Samuel L. Carlson has taken Il con-
tract to do some rock work on the
Copper creek ditch for the Bruncau
Mining Co.
Jack Abel spent Il few days in the
camp, and had II full stock Of liquors.
The boys treated him fairly well.
G.. L. Pearson's two daughters and
D are spending the Summer with
him on his ranch.
Tho Salt Lake contractors, who
has been working on the 1G creek
ditch. expect to complete their work
soon.
Marlis has had three saloons nj
ready. but as they did not seem to be
Il howiing success w only have one
at the present, and the proprietor z
it says be will leave soon.
y. S. Lcnnri. wife. daughter and
two sons are late arrivals from Salt
Lake and have located some ranch
land and expect To remain III this
vicinity.
Thomas Charles is in camp doing
some developing work on the Clevc.
land and Manhattan mines prepare.
tory to erecting their e mill, which
your correspondent is informed. is
now on the road from Chicago. Tom
is IL hustler and all wish him success.
MAYO.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1894-08-19
CUuldu't Understand.

An Exchange Gays Il farmer was mr.
rested and fined the other morning
for selling ad~uitcratcd milk, aduitcr.
atcd with Il little harmless water. He
u at the time Il suit of all wOol(?J
clothes badly %adultcratcd with sloddy
and boots whose solos were ndultcr
atcd with paper or wood shavings.
For breakfast he drank a%duiteratcd
coffee. his meat was spicci will adul-
tcratcd pepper, his cakes pulled up
with adu,teratcd baking powder, his
pickles sourcd with adu!tcratcd vim.
cgar, his pic was seasoned with adul.
tcratcd spice, his wife was out Of sorts
because she could not make good
bread out Of nduitcratcd -four that
had been sold TO her for the "bcst;" in
Fact he saw and felt the effect Of adul.
tcrHtion whichever way he looked,
and he had never heard Of nny Of the
ndu'icrators being arrested ar fined.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1894-08-19

advocate my party or any candidate
of any party without n sack" in viewS
l opine that the virulent personal
abuse OF myself through the columns
OF the Gazette is paid for, directly or
indirectly. AL persons who know the
antecedents OF the Gazette will readi.
ly divine @the power behind the
throne"
Now, Mr.. Editor, heretofore / have
not noticed the private or public at.
tRcks upon me personally, but for
bearance has ceased to be II virtue.
II was n L aGer OF the Silver party
and I do not profess To be onc, l up-
prehend it would be quite rs respcc-
table rs u party led by Collin, Bragg
and Company. The leaders of the
Silver party Of Nevada do not wear
the collar Of any corporation; 10 man
not Il citizen of the United States die
tatcs the policy or the nominations OF
the Silver party. It's leaders are
brave. independent, honest and able
men. Very few, il any, of them are in
the party as ofice-seckcrs. and the
dirty fling in the Gazette directed ut
these men is rs uncalled for rs it is
false. No decent man would have
penned the attack; no decent journal
would have published it, and no
decent man will pay any heed to it.
Now, Mr.. Editor, 1 am quite ramil-
lar with the record Of the parties who
prompt these attacks upon me, and
unless they call Off their hounds l
will make the fur fly from more than
one OF them before the ides OF No.
vember.
G. G. WALLACE
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1894-08-19
VIII not Sign II.

WasHINGTON, Aug. li-As the
House representatives adjourned un.
til Wednesday the tariff bill cannot be
seat To the White House until to-
morrow. 1t will be enrolled and care.
fully compared to-day and tomorrow
will receive the signature Of Speaker
Crisp and Vice President Stevenson.
y great deal Of pressure will be
brought To bear on the President to
induce him Ia sign the bill; but the
statement by the Associated Press
yesterday TINT il il his intention to let
the bill become a law without his
signature, can be reiterated to-day.
y member of the Cabinet said today
il the President should conclude to
iiliN his signature la the hill, it would
he accompanied by a statement OF
his reasons.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1894-08-19
Hoods Cures.

In saying that Hoods Sarsaparilla
cures, its p]roprictors mako no idle or
~cxtravagnnt claim. Tho advertising
of Hoods Sarsaparilla IN always with
in the bounds of reason, because il IL
true; IL always appeals To the sober,
common s"nsc Of the thinking poo.
pie, and it is always fully substantial
cd by endorsements. which in tho Il.
nanclal world, would bc accepted
without u moments hesitation.
Rcad tho testimonials published in
behalf Of Hoods Snrsapnrilla, all from
reliable. grateful people.
They toll the story. Hoods Sorfa.
parillI Cures.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1894-08-19
weiis Item.

Aquict wedding took place at tho
residence Of Mr.. james Steel. Satur-
day evening, August 18th. The con-
tracing parties being Mr.. Louis Burk-
hart and Miss Lena Nicholson both
Of Elko.
The bride looked charming in Il
pretty white lress. trimmed with lace,
and carrying i'll her hand Il beautiful
bouquet Of sweet peas. The brides.
maid, Miss Ethel Steel, was also dress
ed in white and looked very pretty.
The groom and best man. Mr.. +. III.
Mason. were alfred in the conven
tional black suits.
After the ceremony WIS performed
by Judge Corgcr refreshments were
served and very pleasant evening
WIS cnjo!c cd by all.
We wish the Young couple success
through life.
4 social was given by the members
of the |. q. G.. L. of Wells Saturday
evening. Grand Chief Tcmplnl
Vardy~ of Virginia WIS present and 4
number of the Clover Valley mem
bers. y sum- t:ous lunch was spreat
to which oil did justice. The evening
was spent in games and music. At ]
o'clock the company dispersed pro
nouncing the event the most enjoy
able Of the season.
RAzZLE DAZZLE