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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1895-10-03
HOW TO MEASURE HAY.
Tables That Farmers Can Easily Apply in
Any Case.

The question is often asked how
to measure hay, and while we have
had some experience we prefer tn
adopt that of Others to our own.
The Northwestern Agriculturalist on
this subject very correctly says that
measuring is a very crude and I'M
satisfactory method of estimating
the weight of hay. There are times,
however, when it is impracticable
to Use the scales. and a close approx
nation to the true weight will
answer all purposes. Then by TAX
ing into consideration that fine, soft
hay will pack more closely than "a
coarser, sitter quality, that when
cut early i'm the season it will become
more solid than stiff. late cut hay.
that the degree of dryness when
stacked will affect the weight, that
the compactness of the lower part
of the stack or load il affected by
the height, time 1t has stood or the
Travelled over, it is quite possible for
person of ordinary experience and
judgment To estimate of the quality
and quantity i'm the load or NOW.
1t is estimated that with the above
mentioned conditions at an average
timothy, i'm stacks of ten feet high
and upwards, measures about JOo
cubic feet to the ton, clear clover
betwe 600 and 700 cubic feet. To
| find the cubic feet i'm n circular stack
ference by .O4 of the height. Below
is given a set of rules for computing
the number of cubic yards i'm a toI
of hay i'm the field. stack or load
which can be easily reduced to cubic
feet by multiplying the results i'm cubi'
yards by "a.
|. The number of tons of meadow
i'm the windrows is the quotient q
the product of the length, breath an'
height, i'm yards divided by %.
=. To find the number of tons q
hay i'm a NOW, divide the product a
the length, height and width by 10,
the stack is well packed. II shallow
and the hay recently stacked, divid
by IL, and by any number from II t.
Is, according to the density of tn
stack. In square or long stacks tn
number of tons is the quotient of tn
product of the length of the base
, the width, and half of the height, il
yards divided by 10.
=. In loads the number of tons &
hay is found by multiplying togethe
the length, width and height i'm yard
and dividing the product by 20.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1895-10-03
The Youngest Soldier.

Milwaukee Sentinel: The question
soldier comes up at regular intervals
and has been settled a great many
timss to- the satisfaction of a few
people. But the trouble is that it
will never stay settled. Col. f. Il.
Gray of Madison presents n new can
didate for this distinguished honor
i'm G. &. Lincoln, who il now an EN-
ploye of the State of Wisconsin in
the capital at Madison. Mr.. Lincoln
was born at Naperyille. DuPage
county. ILL.,, April Is. 1850, and ell
listed at Wautoma. Waushara
county, Oct. IL, lSii,, when exactly
thirteen years and six months old.
He served until Dee. =. lSC5. when he
was discharged from the service at
Madison. He had three brothers
i'm the war, all older than himself.
but all below the average age of en-
listed men. Orange Lincoln, of the
Thirty-seventh Wisconsin regiment.
was killed at Petersburg. July 30.
1864, when fourteen years and eight
months of age George Lincoln, "a
soldier i'm the Sixteenth Wisconsin.
was killed at Pittsburg Landing at
the age of sixteen, and Ira Lincoln,
also of the Sixteenth Wisconsin,
died at Lake Providence in December,
1853. G. G. Lincoln, who claims To
have been the youngest Wisconsin
soldier, is now forty-five years old.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1895-10-03
Our Export Trade.

Protectionists desire earnestly an
expansion of our export trade. Their
policy is to establish firmly home
industries and let American ingenuity
and enterprise do the rest. Thus,
the manufacture of watches at
Waltham. Mass, Elgin, ILL.,, and
elsewhere has been followed by the
export OF American watches to
Europe, Mexico, South America and
Australia. This export trade is due
primarily to the success attained at
home under Protection. II we did
not first make good watches at
waltham and elsewhere we could
not have encountered Swiss competi-
ton abroad. What il true of the
watch industry is true of many
Others. 1t would apply to a great
many more industries if they had re-
ceived, i'm the past years, the en-
couragement to which they are en-
titled. This country ought, for in
stance, to be expoting tin plate in
large quantities instead OF buying II
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1895-10-03
ONE evidence found in that church.

some evidence found i'm that church.
We will show that the marks upon
the belfry door are the marks of a
chisel, and that the chisel was found
i'm the pastors study i'm a tool box.
We will show you, as long as they
have introduced a paper here with
letters on it as compared with letters
found i'm Emanuel church, that they
are letters written by Rev. John
George Gibson. II we are to act
upon suspicious, we. will show you
that there are Others who have been
cast into suspicion, and worse than
the defendant. We will show you
that on April 3 Durrant wore a dark
suit of clothes of blue cloth, while
the witness Vogel said he had light
trousers. We will show that the
eyesight of Mrs. Leake and Mrs.
Crossett is impaired, and that the
eputation of Witnesses Quinlan.
Oppenheim and Phillips for veracity
is bad.
II we can prove what we have out
lined now, we should have the spirit
of Blanche Lamont to call upon you
to realize the truth, and if her spirit
could come before you we believe it
would say: "Let the defendant
stand out; let him be free, for he
harmed me not" Theodore Dur
rant liz innocent; we stand for his
life; we demand his liberty.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1895-10-03
A WEAK DEFENSE,
First Attempt at Proving an Alibl Discour-
aging to Durrant's Attorneys.

SAN FRANCIsCO, Sept. 2.-The Key
stone i'm the arch of Durrant's alibi
crumbled and fell today. The wit
ness upon whom the attorneys for
the defense depended most to sustain
their contention that Durrant was
attending "a lecture at Cooper Medi-
cal college when blanche Lamont
was murdered gave disappointing
testimony. Instead of testify
ing that Durrant was present at
the lecture, as Attorney Duprey said
DR.. Cheney would do, the doctor
said he had no recollection of seeing
the young man. To offset this
reverse the defense gained only one
point, the admission az an exhibit
of the roll call book at the college,
i'm which Durrant was recorded as
present at the lecture given on April
B. The prosecution holds the roll
call book i'm little esteem, from the
fact that it will place witnesses on
the stand to prove that Durrant
frequently asked his classmates to
answer to his name when he was
absent.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1895-10-03
Wool at Home and Abroad.

BosToN, Sept. 1.-THE Boston
Commercial Bulletin will say to-
morrow of the wool market: The
heavy sales are the direct result of
the improvement abroad. The Lon
don sales show an advance of 10 to
20 per cent. There has been no ad-
vance in the price of domestic woods.
Territory delaines now sell at SIC
clean, a cent better than year ago,
three cents less than in August, 1894.
and &c to &c less than in March, 1898.
LONDON. Sept. 27.-At the wool
auction today sales were active and
firm and prices hardening. Coarse
cross breds were frequently bought
at D per cent higher than during the
July series. America was inactive.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1895-10-03
AnnihiIating A Space.

SYRACUSE, \. ", Sept. 25.-All rec
ords for speed in long distance travel
by railroad Were broken this morn
ing by the New York Worlds special
train, which carried this mornings
edition from New York to this place.
The distance between Albany and
Syracuse, l4S miles, was covered In
130 minutes, an average of ds.3 miles
per hour.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1895-10-03
R@:as!l! a! fs%dssl! RsklRs
ABSOLUTELY PURE
Highest of all in Leavening Power.-Latest U. S. &C

from Great Britain. The fiippant
writers who clamor for the develop
ment of our export trade by opening
the gates to foreign products of all
kinds do not know how American
manufactures have with difficulty
acquired a footing abroad and re-
tanned il. Protection enabled them
to do il.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1895-10-03
That . No Josh.

Mattel understand that Queen
Victoria dosen't look with favor
upon the new woman
Jack-And I understand that her
eldest son doesn't look with favor
upon the old woman.-New York
Sun.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1895-10-03

Halls Hair Remover enjoys the
confidence and patronage of people
all over the civilized world who use
it to restore and keep the hair a
natural color.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1895-10-03
Able to Give Something. .

It'd Bits: Mary" said the sick
man to his wife, when the doctor
pronounced il a case of smallpox,
IF any of my creditors call tell them
1 am at last i'm a condition to give
them something.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1895-10-03

Send in your orders for. Job
Work.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1895-10-03

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. &.-If TheO-
dore Durrant has anything tangible
upon which to base his denial of the
charge that he murdered Blanche
Lamont and Minnie Williams, his
attorneys have failed to give salts
factory evidence of the fact. After
two days devoted to the testimony
of the defense, the trial was adj
jOurned at noon yesterday until
next Tuesday. In the meantime,
however. the defense has disclosed
enough to satisfy the prosecution
that Durrant's attorneys are CROP
ing in the dark in the hope that
something may develop within the
next few days to save the prisoners
life.
Mrs. G. Monnier, wife of a French
liquor dealer says that on the after
noon of April 3 she saw Theodore
Durrant enter Emanuel church alone.
Mrs. Monnier says she was on her
way to a dressmaker's that day.
Investigation proves Mrs. Monnier
not only did not see Durrant enter
the church, but never saw him until
the trial commenced. 1t is believed
her mind is deranged.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1895-10-03

Work.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-05-27

What may the people Of Mars be like,
III there are people on this planet whose
vast changes. visible 35.O0O,000 miles
away. are witnesses of the atmosphere
and water necessary to ultra-terresJrial
life. The water must be curiously diff
erent from that on the earth, if it really
exist and the atmosphere has only one
seventh the density of our terrestrial
envelope. This atmosphere, according
To- Astronomer Perciyal Lowell, is a
Veil Of aqueous vapor. and hence cloud
less. The Martian storms are accom-
panied with no palpable wind. The
rarity Of the air would make water
boil at about 127 degrees Fahrenheit
and so low a boiling point would make
i- impossible to cook anything in the
open air. or even to boil eggs except
under cover.
What kind of physically constituted
beings could live on this thin air? No
mOrrals with such lungs as ours, GER
tainly. The Marian, if he exist, says
a scientific contemporary is evidently
o. creature with gills. 1t is hard TO
think OF such a fsh-like being as
philosopher. a canal-builder and the
lord of one Of the planets And he
must he more goblin than mana
gnome, burrOwing in the
mountains of Mars.
However, the Marian speculative
scientist is probably al this moment
engaged I'm figuring us out quite as
strange monsters as we picture him
and his fellows to be.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-05-27
SMALL TALK
Minor Matters OF Interest Briefly and
Pithily Fold.

Minor Matters OF Interest Briefly and
pithuy Fold.
Council meets Tuesday night
Several wagon picnics were given
yesterday.
The Council Committees on Police
and Cemeteries viii meet tonight.
Harry Thurber has purchased an
engine for his confectionery on Market
street
Seats are going Off rapidly for the
ElEs' outing az the Park Casino Mon
day and Tuesday.
Geo. Merritt, Louis Coleman and
j. ]. Sweeney were arrested yesterday
for being drunk and disorGerly
The Council Committee ON Streets.
Alleys and Grades win meet this even
ing jointly with the Board of Public
Works
There were large crowds at both
parks yesterday afternoon. The vau-
deville entertainment at the Mozart is
making a decided HIT
There viii be an entertainment at
the First Presbyterian Church under
the auspices of the Christian Endeavor
Society -his evening. Tickets % cents.
The West Virginia dear and blind
school at B0mney closes June 18th.
An entertainment will he given on
June 10. Several Wheeling people are
expecting TO attend
Manager Chas. Feinler viii open
the Grand Opera House on June oath,
for q short season of summer yaude-
Vile He has received hundreds of
letters from the best artists In the bus
mess.
Henry Myers. whose residence is
mp Caldwell's run, was present I'm the
Eighth ward during the fire yesterday
mo the old stable and trestlc and i'm
crying 90 escape q stream of water from
the house. stumbled and i'm falling rec
ceiyed an ugly wound i'm his right
hand
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-05-27

MARTINS FERRY.

Last evening the n. Z. Church was
filed TO its utmost capacity 20 hear
Rev. j. W. Robins deliver The bacca-
laureate sermon to the graduating class
of 90 of the High School. Rev. Robins
subject for his discourse was taken
from the sixth chapter and 18th verse
of the Book Of Kings: Pray thee, open
his eyes that he may see After q
few opening remarks explaining the
text. he asked that they open their
ewes that they may see the perils that
beset your path as well as the Opportu-
mites. Foes that YOU must guard; bat
Ties 10 ba fought and must be fought
The perls of life he enumerated as
follows. The disposition 20 unterrate
rather than 10 Overrate your ability
10 do. Many rest with the conviction
that a tling is impossible and there
drop the matter. TO be successful You
must consider all things possible, with
the aid Of Christ IneEperience is an
other of the perils eli life. a g00dly
number entertain the thought that
prospects are as great as though they
were 40 OF 90 years old i'm experience
In the path of life To enter into life
without experience. without protection.
without any preparation. is q foolish
and Improbable undertaking, and
many go down through ineXperienCe.
The next thing considered was incor-
rect ideas. sentiments and principles.
de illustrated the fall Of wealthy man
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-05-27

Special to the Register.
Huntington, W. Va, May 26.-Andy
Hedrick, a young man, was sent to
Jail yesterday morning in default of a
fine Of fifty dollars. assessed by the
Mayor. At three o'clock he was free
man. He broke the lock on his cell
and got down on the first floor When
a couple of officers opened the big
door to put in a prisoner Andy rushed
out. He was pursued, but escaped by
jumping in a skin and reaching the
Ohio side.
Ringo, the negro who created such a
sensation during the past week and
kept the town agOg, has finally said
that he is innocent of the murder OF
the Finley children. His wife has told
the police a great deal in the past twen-
ty-four hours in regard to .RingO's
depredations, and many a burglary is
now credited to him that was hereto
fore a mystery.
The town is fun of strange colored
men, and the police viii commence to
ran them out. They are mostly from
up the Norfolk and Western railroad,
and it is alleged by some that they
have been brought here to vote. The
city election takes place on June 18th,
and these cOons will be given a very
close watching
The Camp Garnet Confederate As
ISOLATION is rapidly completing iar-
engagements for great day on June LIST,
when they Will decorate the graves of
their dead. The ladies have prepared
TO feed the camp and their visitors
Charles Caldwell, of Parkersburg, has
consented to reply to a toast. and let
ters are being received daily from
prominent gentlemen throughout the
State announcing their intention of be-
ing present
The Sunday closing law was not OBJ
served to-day and people had no
trouble in securing a shave, bath or
cigar.
Cigarette fends here have a great
scheme for securing the little smokers.
They send 10 Catlettsburg, KY, but
ten miles away, and get enough to supA
ply them for some time. No dealers
have so far taken out license under TIE
new law here.
sd. Norris, a young man. suspected
his wife of infdelity, and Friday night
took large dose of poison. Physi-
clans worked hard with him, and he
was pronounced out of danger last
evening.
The Democratic ticket is gaining
-fvnntr#f ID .rtTl
through by a handsome majority. Re
pubLcans about town openly express
their intentions Of voting for it.
The Huntington brewery at Central
City, which has gone into the hands of
q receiver, viii, it is reported. change
hands shortly. The plant is one of the
most valuable in this part of the State,
and everyone supposed that it was
making big money.
Sheriff Verlander, of Summers coun-
ty with several guards. arrived here
tonight from Hinton with two prison
ers whom he takes to the penitentiary
tomorrow. Both are negroes, one of
whom is Mandy Golden a notorious
criminal, known far and wide. He will
serve ten years for shooting into a pas
senger train. Harrison Mckee goes
for five years for shooting his wife.
Lace VinsOn. a venerable and well to
10 citizen of the Big Sandy Valley, was
found lying dead this morning at the
new bridge at Catlettsburg. Marks of
violence indicated murder, and a cor
0ner's jury rendered a verdict to that
effect. He was a brother of eX-U. S.
Marshal Ninson.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-05-27
FTCVTVC RONC an styles at the Auction
NEMORIAL sERNON ~ BENWO


The memorial sermon was preached
by Rev l.. w. Roberts. of Wesley NJ. z.
Church, Wheeling. The services were
held i'm the basement OF the NJ. D.
Church, which has been but a short
time open for service. There were but
a few soldiers present from the fact
chat there was q misunderstanding as
20 the service but those present We're
well paid for going.
Services opened with singing the an
them, Praise the Lord All We Ma
tions, by the choir. followed with
America by the congregation. At
ter prayer and reading OF the lesson
another patriotic hymn was sung, after
which the sermon was preached from
the text, Wherefore God hath also
highly exalted Him and hath given
Him a name above all other names. q"
Christ is referred TO. He came to save
the lost. TO help and lift up humanity.
In this respect lie was as true a pa
triot as ever walked upon the earth.
He frequently referred to His own
country and from il drew His most
useful and beautiful lessons.
He loved His own country with a de-
voted love. He loved its beauties. its
wales and hills Especially did He love
Nazareth, though l0wly place. Ii
was Jesus OF Nazareth while He lived.
so has it been down through the ages.
and SO it is now i'm this the evening of
The Nineteenth century. it is still Jesus
of Nazareth His life was the result
OF great necessity. This necessity
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-05-27

She Washington Post again thrusJs
It's r-pier between 1IcKinley's ribs, re-
marking that "this advance in the
wages OF employees viii very naturally
make O. change in some presidential
calculations"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-05-27

on Friday evening. June 7th. o 'Fes-
dyal OF Roses viii be held at the
TouuE Mems Christian Association
building Supper will be served early
in the evening by the Ladies' Auxiliary
and later choice programme VIII De
rendered I'm the hail. The building
viii De profusely decorated. roses pre-
dominating. ln addition TO the supper
charming young ladies viii serve deli
ci0us refreshments
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-05-27
fine rain

The only thing the Cleveland Plain
dealer finds in favor Of the proposed
Mckinley and Reed ticke, is that II
WoulI De shaped like an ant
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-05-27
7Iuocy TO Loan on Real Esatc-stoek Car
ID. T...n ~ Any TLr-..

Money TO Loan on Real Estate
stock can be taken ut any time Ap-
nly 10 West Virginia Savings and
Building Association. Room Il. II2-
sonic Temple. once hours. 6;l5 TO SIS
D. ID. every Monday.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-05-27

WVDWUODEV thcIastday OF che auc
w FtBH NyIH tion. Monday viii be
- - bargain day.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-05-27

The special correspondent Of the AS
ISOLATED Press in Armenia this morn
ing gives TO the world another chapter
of the horrible and revolving cruelues
practced upon the defenseiess people
by the Turks and their tiendish allies,
the Kurds. The recital Of such devilish
atrocities as boiling the bodies Of men
and toasting infants and then eating
them, viii arouse anew the wrath OF
the Christian nations Of the Garth
Civilization and Christianity must see
TO it that the threatened rebellion or
the Armenians is a success, even if no
more radical step be taken. The un-
sDeakable Turk must so. He ought TO
go ut once.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-05-27
OUR HUNTINGTON BUDGET.
A Young Man Succeeds in Escaping
From Jail,

Ringo, the Alleged Murderer, Says
He is Not Guilty-The Town Full
of Strange Negroes-Ex-Confed-
crates Making PreparatiOns-At-
TEMPTED Suicide.