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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1896-01-30
LAUNCHING OF THE HELENA.
Acting Gov. Botkin Names the Christening
Party.

The following dispatch was wired
Herbert today in connec-
tion with the christening of the gun
boat Helena, to be launched at New
port News on the 30th of January:
HELENA. Mont, Jan. 22.-Hon. H.
A. Herbert, Secretary of the Navy,
Washington, ID. C.:-Acknowledgin
your courtesy, 1 designate Agnes
Belle Steele to- christen the gunboat
Helena, and name as additional
members of the party Hon. VIM.
l.. Steele, mayor of Helena, Senator
Carter and wife, Senator Mantle,
Representative Hartman and wife,
Hon. Martin Maginnis, Saml. T.
Hauser and daughter, Mrs. Wilbur
F. Sanders, X. f. Fisk and daughter,
Miss Cora Perkins, Edward o. Hol-
ter, and Edmund Jones.
ALEX. c. BoTKIN,
Acting Governor.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1896-01-30

today. For expenses already de-
creed, as well as for expenses to be
decreased for the future, revenue is
needed 1t is needed equally to help
the treasury i'm its wrestle with the
greenbacks, into which it has been
forced by that deficit making, fraud,
the Wilson bill. More revenue would
still he necessary if the grecnbacks
should all dissolve over night.
The reason for raising more money
than we must spend is stronger to-
day than when President Cleveland
began his second term i'm March of
lS93. Since that date the United
States government has been COM
PEELED to increase its debt by over
$l62 900, 900. i'm order to crafty the
Cleveland caprice for tariff smashing.
Revenue is what we need, and un-
less the day of financial imbecility
and political treachery is still upon
us. revenue we shall have,
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1896-01-30
SOME TIME.

Last night. my darling, as you slept
| thought ! heard you sigh.
And to- your little crib ! crept,
And watched n space thereby:
And then ] stopped and kissed your
Brow.
For oh? love you So
You are too young I o know it now.
But some time you shall know.
Some time when, in a darkened place
Where Others come to- weep.
Your eyes shall look upon "A face
Calm in eternal sleep;
The voiceless lips. the wrinkled brow,
The patient smile shall show
You are too young to know il now,
But some time you may know.
Look backward. then, into the years.
And see me here tonight
See, @ my darling. how my tears
Are falling as | write:
And feel once more upon your brow
The kiss of long ago
You are too young to know it now,
But some time you shall know.
Eugene Field.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1896-01-30
Wellington Nomination Ratified.
ALEX. G. BoTEIN,
Acting Governor.

ANNAPOLIS. Md, Jan. 22.-The leg
islature i'm joint session today rati-
fed the action of last nights Repub-
lican caucus and elected Congressman
George l.. Wellington to succeed
Charles III. Gibson as United States
senator. OF the Republicans IL re-
fused to vote, one voted for Colds
bourgh. Eight Democrats refused
to abide by the caucus nomination,
Senator John W. Smith. German
candidate, but voted for other can
didates. The final ballot resulted:
George Wellington, 63; Philip l..
Goldsborough, 1; John Walter Smith,
Democrat, 3; John X. Pattison.
Democrat, Z: J. +. Ellwood, Demo
crat, /.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1896-01-30
cAMPos' RETIREMENT GOOD NEWS.
Revolutionary Secretary Says It Is Worth
Ten Battles.

When Gonzales de Quesada, secre-
tary of the Cuban revolutionary
party in the United States, was in
formed of the of the intended ap-
pointment of General Polavieja to
replace Martinez de Campos he ex-
claimed with enthusiasm:
Good! That is worth ten battles
to us. This is considered as con-
fession of the fate of the Spanish
government i'm Cuba, as General
Campos was the first military chief
i'm Spain, and also one of the ab1est
politicians. In this opinion we are
borne out by General Azearraga, the
Minister of war for Spain, who on
the 9TH of January, in denying the
rumor of the resignation of General
Campos said: '.Theretirement of Gen,
Campos will he the first national
defeat before the rebels, before
Europe, and before the United
States
Now, if General Campos has been
unable to crush the rebellion, he who
succeeded in getting the Cubans to
accept a compromise i'm 1878, it can.
not he expected that General Pola.
vieja, who never showed and mill
tary ability, as he was only an aid
of Campos i'm the last war, will bs
able to stop the victorious revolu
tionary movement. General Pola
vieia's appointment implies change
of policy i'm the conduct of the wal
and an appeal to sanguinary ant
cruel methods. Cuba recalls tht
outrages OF the innocent women by
forces under Polavieja and also the
| dreadful assassination of Genera
Leyte Vidal, II Cuban General. III,
also had 30 people i'm Santiago d.
Cuba charged with conspiracy. seizet
and sent to the African island o
Fernando Po. His coming repre-
sents the policy of determination
and the desperation of Spain. Bu
il will increase the Cuban army, al
thousands will prefer death on TIN
field to- murder in the darkness q
night"
General Polavieja fought in TIN
last revolution and was within tn
past ten years Captain General q
Cuba.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1896-01-30
The Armiess Wonder.

Ethel, were you out sleighing
with the armless wonder last even
ing,
''Why papa, what a question.
What put such an idea into your
head?"
81 saw your escort holding the
lines in his eeth-''-Detroit Free
Press.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1896-01-30
Will Take q Rest

Senator Hill thinks the demands
of society i'm Washington interfere
with the proper performance of their
duties by the members of Congress.
This may be true, but Senator Hills
duties will not be interfered with
after next year.-New York Press.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1896-01-30

Wife-You saw Mrs. Browner last
evening?
Husband-Yes, but not to speak to.
Wife-What story, They tell me
you were sitting with her for more
than two hours.
Husband-True, but it was she
who did the talking.-Boston Tran
script.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1896-01-30

John Bull-When l start to do
anything i never back out.
France-What, never?
John Bull-No, never.
Germany-What, never?
John Bull-No. never.
Uncle Sam-What, never?
John Bull fvery cross well hardly
ever.-Pathfinder.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1896-01-30
For Q Silver Plank.

WASHINGTON. JAM 23.-The Repub-
lican silver senator's today signed a
declaration which is intended to be
used In the coming campaign as the
demand which the silver men will
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1896-01-30

Though Cuba. beauteous brunette.
The Spaniard bold may claim,
With vows that he will never let
Her bear another name,
Some subtle tokens still we see
Across the southern brine,
That Uncle Samuel will be
Her only valentine.
Washington Star.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1896-01-30

They have brand of whisky i'm
San Antonio called the Horn of
Plenty" because it will corn you
copiousl-Texas Siftings.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1896-01-30
Revenue Is What We Need,

New York Sun: Revenue is the
prime necessity of our government
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1896-01-30
In Effect Sunday, June Q, 1895.

In Effect Sunday, June Q, 1895.
ARRIVE AT HELENA.
No. I, Pacific Mail, west bound .............S:.
No. . Atlantic Mail east bound IL 20 y
No. s, Marysyille accommodation. daily
except Sunday -..----..9:So m
No. 9. Elkhorn accommodation. Tuesdays,
Thursdays and Saturdays m
No. 9, wickes and Boulder accommodation
daily except Sunday ........5:25
No. l01, Rimini mixed, Mondays only IN
DEPART FROM HELENA.
No. l. Pacific Mail west bound 1886
No. p Atlantic Mail, east bound l:30 m
No. Z, Marysvillc accommodation. 6aily
No. TO- Elkhorn accomno nodation Tuesdays,
Thursdays and Saturdays 15
No. 10. Wickes and Boulder aecommoda-
tion, daily except Sunday -.......7:1j M
No. lO2 Rimini mixed, Mondays only .--l0:30
For Information, time cards, maps and
tickets, call on or write
A. D. EDGAR,
General Agent, Helena, Montana,
CHAS. s. FEE,
Genl Pass. and Ticket Agent.
ST. PAUL. MINI.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1896-01-30

hhsy Ehuh Infants hli Young dw w mnep at thar oenh~hS
n h OI department I l k and H moi carry mother The p
I I fife an d prices hy How y~ ~
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-31
VENEZUELA'S GREAT RAILROAD.
Alter Travelling Twenty-four Miles You
Are Six Miles from tina Start

After Travelling Twenty-four tIiles You
Are Six Miles from the Start.
This is scene on one of the most
remarkablc railroads in the world. It is
the railroad between Caracas, the caDital
OF Venezuela: and its port La Guayra.
AS inc olrd flies the two towns are only
ABOUT six miles apart. but the railroad
that joins them is nearly twenty four
miles long. Caracas is in a deep valley.
but It is two-thirds of a mile higher than
La Guayra, and the mountains lctyveen
them are nearly 5000 feet high.
SO the railroad train, that never cx-
ceeds FIVE or six small and very light
cars, winds along the precipitous TANKS
OF the mountains. puffs up one side of a
valley and down the other, darts through
snort tunnels and keeps up its very sinu-
Gus way until finally the glorious valley
Of the capital city bursts into view.
Then steam is shut off, the brakes are
applied, and slowly the train slips down
the inward face of the mountains to it's
station in the city
The most charming an exhilarating
views are revealed at ever stage of the
journey: but this short trip is not one
OF the safest in the world. We have not
heard that nature has ever bombarded
train with rocks from above. but this
is contingency that might happen
Sometimes during violent storms rocks
are detached from the mass that towers
above the roadhed, and go humping
down upon the track. During the rainy
season traffic has sometimes been inter
rupted for more than week at a time
by the damage done in this way to the
track. 1t is Il great problem how to
obyiatc this source Of danger and no
solution has yet hecn found
IT England We're to make war on Vene>
zuela, a few hundred natives, with crow
bars for loosening rocks, perched high
above the track could make it very
tough travelling for the enemy to reach
the capital by the railroad.
This great work of railroad engineer
ing does honor to the engineering and in
itiative talent of ex-Prcsident Guz~lan
Blanco, who conceived the project and
carried it through to success. The rail-
road was completed in 1SS3.-New York
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-31
A Great EinanCiec.

An old negro down in Georgia was
lately telling something of his condi-
ton as property holder, and seemed
quite pleased that he was so we'll off,
He said: Use bought fun ole marster
so acres er groun'. en- Ise got all dat
onder cultivation 'ccp' bout 40 acres.
en- bought de groun' for S75. OATS all
paid off, 'cep' bout 500 Den I bought
me er mule fur $50. en- gin NAH notes
fur dat. But snapped de mule off fer
a steer, en- de ole fool steer he goes an
gets stuck in er bog an TO l fines i'm
dat steer he je's up en- died dah. sab.
Still en- ALL 1se got de notes on de mule
er runnin' yet, en- dey's mostly paid up
'cep' bout S45, en- am gittin' long mon-
stous well. l thinks, fur desc var hard
times. Ole marse. he say. ef keep on
lax dis gwan to be err rich man 70 de
Millennium come Whatsoever dat is.
sah-en he say. furder. he did. dat am
SIGH er monst'ous good tiamSeer dat
otter be sawtah mix up, some way. wild
de nashinul debt. But den ISe got err
huff to ten ter dout foolin' long wild
other folkSeS depts."
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-31
Thought.

Thought of any kind, to be valuable.
must be conservativc-that is. it must
hold with firm grasp all the truth tina t
the past has handed down. 1t must
accept humbly and reverent!y that
which the wisdom of the ages has
stored up, and SO thoroughly incorper.
ate it that it may form its very bone
and muscle. Only thus can it acquire
stability or permanence. At the same
time 1t must be expansive. it must have
the power Of growth. it must he hos
pitable - new truths and fresh
thoughts. willing to pursue Inquiries,
to attack difficulties, to solve knotty
problems. Thus only can it hand down
to posterity something worthy OF its
acceptance, and pay to the future the
debt it owes to the past.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-31
THEY WANT PIE.
How a Great City's Appetite for Pic is
Satisfied

Satisfied.
1t is estimated that at least 22U00.-
900 pies are eaten in New York every
year. says a New York letter in the
Syracuse Standard. In the present stage
Of the pie it is arranged in six grades
beginning ut the very tiny little but
tom which sells at wholesale for cents,
increasing in size gradually to the sixth
and ma mmoth holiday edition, which
costs 10 cents at wholesale.
The buttons" flourish largely at the
corner stands. At one small Nassau
street stand, where at noon messenger
hoys, Office boys and other street urchins
may be seen standing in rows two deep.
there will be absorbed 200 Buttons
soda and other delicacics. AT street
stand of more imposing dimensions and
boasting Il window. a door and a tiny
lunch counter. twenty small pies are
disposed of in day. and fifteen or twcn-
ty larger ones. The lunchroom on a
large scale. however. is the place where
pie statistics reach their most surprising
miliarly known as the "Typewritcrs
exchange" from the number of nimbIc-
fingered young women who putronize it's
upper floor at the noon hour. heads the
list. This is not a reflection upon the
young women. however. for the place is
open night and day. Sundays excepted
and it averages 5000 i'll attendance. The
majority of the patrons are men, Of
this 5000 there are at least 1900 levotees
of the pie. for 800 pies in portions of
six to a pie. are given out to the hungry
multitudes daily. \ months bill for the
pie supply sometimes reaches $4,000.
4 well-known hostelry of long stand
ing near the North river. with an av-
erage daily attendance of 14,OUO people.
in its six dining rooms, disposes of over
200 pies in the course of every twenty
four hours. and OH special holidays. when
the city is crowded with out-of-town
visitors, the figures go up greatly This,
too, is Il place of 1O-cent portions. which
do not appeal so strongly to the general
n11hljc
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-31
Enjoyed Giving Away.

At dinner party in Baltimore ma,y
years ago at which George Peabody was
one OF the guests, some one inquired:
hlcil did you enjoy most. Mr. Pea
bod!' max King Your money or giving it
h i;l M"lI, answered Mr.. Pea
observed to be deeply interested in the
answer, II enjoyed making money. |
,hlik IT is Il great pleasure to make
money And when the. idea was first
suggested to me that should give
money away. it did not please. me ut all
~! III 1arf. 1t distressed me. But thought
'i' matter over and concluded I'd try it
~" '" a Snlali scale so built the first of he
motel tenement houses in London. #
MaS II hard pull but after it was done
l. l went around among the poor people
e WINK N me rooms. so clean and COM
i"rtabl'. and had quite II new feeling
i enjoyed it very much. SO | gave some
more; and the feeling increased. And
now l can truly say that, much as en-
IL away great deal better''
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-31
kite-Flyins In Ccran,


Corea is the land of kites, The busi-
ness Of flying paper birds is understood
there as it is nowhere else in the world
The toys of the country in general, as
we'll rs the games Of the people, are re-
markable. Stewart Culin of the Univer-
slty OF Pennsylvania, who is the greatest
living authority on such matters, says
that many OF the toys of today in oil
countries are surviyals from Il remote
antiquity. Some Of them are actually
ceremonial appliances Of discarded re-
iiglons. The kite is only one of numer-
Gus examples that might be mentioned.
with us it is Il mere plaything, but in
ASIA It retains suggestions of it's original
slsnhcance as a symbol of the soul. AS
for games, most of them were not in
term, but are surviyals from primitive
times, in some cases originating in magic
rites.
The kites of Corea nowadays are made
by men specially trained to the craft. A
hrst-rate one costs the equivalent of 10
cents in our money. The strings are
pure silk and of various colors, those
sky-blue The strings are costly, and
poor people save money during the year
to spend on kites and the necessary
equipments at the kite-fying season. All
classes fly kites. from the king down,
Women sometimes fly them from the
yards of houses. and it is said that one
can tell woman's kite by the way it is
managed
Core9Gns say that the Chinese do not
know; how to fly kites. The time for
Elte-tlying in the proper season is the
first half of the month: if any one should
ny a kite ut any other time he would be
laughed at. On the fourteenth day of
the first month of the year it is custom
airy to write on kite wish that the
years miSfortunes may be carried away
by it. The mother does this for her
chlld, giving the name and date of birth
A favorite emblem ON kites is picture
of Shoki, the demon quellcr.
Japanese boys attach a "hummer" to
kites Of large size. 1t is a bow of bam-
boo with string of rawhide. fastened
to the top of the kite. The boys are
very proud Of the noise made by their
kites. 1t is considered very unlucky
for hoy to lose his kite Search par
ties will sometimes follow Il lost kite
for many leagues. The kite seems to be
regarded as an emblem of the person.
atty of the boy. Girls never have kites,
Simple kite-tiyinc in Corea is secondary
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-31
Coyotes and Cattle.

A novel scheme for saving his cattle
from the droves of coyotes that iDfest
the region has been hit upon by ::
rancher of Glen Rock. Wash. He has
placed bells on the necks of a great
number of cattle in his herds, and the
result has been to scare the coyotes
away. In the two months since he
belled his herds he has not lost Sill
gle animal, while previously his loss
averaged at least one steer day.
Coyotes are becoming more Of 4 pest
every season in many parts of WASH
1ngton and Oregon, despite all the
efforts of the cattlemen and farmers to
exterminate them. Thousands of dol
lars are spent every year il wag!ug
war on the beasts, but with little re-
suit Poison awaited for time, but
now the coyotes refuse TO touch th-
poisoned carcasses of steers st.e,vn
about for their consumption. The only
way of killing them is by shooting
them, and this is feeble and wholly
inadequate means. Occasionally the
residents of a district combine and have
a grand roundup hunt, driving the
coyotes toward the center of circle
and slaughtering them there, and this
is the only means of appreciably thin
ming them out occasionally. In some re-
gions the packs of gray wolves are as
numerous and troublesome as the coy
otes. The coyotes are particularly
n6ont chicEan thiovaS ap6 ;pdaod oro
a general pest around the farm yards.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-31
ee.rRrerr

pats digest readily; but with proverbs it
Is quite otherwise. Their popularity is
snly reached because they have passed
muster as being clear to every mind. They
tell their story with directness ana
brevity which pleases the public, as the
dictionary did the old Scotch woman
''They air Draw stories," she said, "but
anco' short" Turned to tell the practical
story Of Sapolio, they often acquire new
interest. Who reads the advice, BE pa
tent and you will have patient Children"
without an innate respect for the advice
which follows, not to fret over house
cleaning, but do it easily with Sapolio?
And who can repress a smile when the
Sapolionic artist pictures the patient
father and the impatient twins defying the
proverb? But the mother will be back
sooner if she follow the advice Our ia
miliar 1.-THE pot calls the kettle black"
takes new interest in its Italian form.
The pot says to the pan, Keep off or
you'll smutch me-" The universal toll
IF the world finds expression in the Catal-
an phrase, "Where wilt thou go, Ok, that
thou wilt not plough?" Almost all ma
tons possess a proverb which declares
that IF you forbid a fool a thing, that
he will d." and with confidence in the
good will Of the public the advertiser of
Sapolio puts it in this form:
"Forbid fool thing and that he will
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-31
! JAMES G. FAIRS MONEY.
Seven Minor Legatees to be Gathered
- He Enxa -.

Seven Minor Legatees to be Gathered -ih
BEFORE Hividine the Estate.
The distribution of the millions of dol
lars left by the late james G. Fair with
N q very short period of time is now
a well,assured fact, says the San Fran-
cisco Cali ~. -. IL ~ .
Aside from the direct heirs there are
some sttty,siN collateral heirs. and other;
iegatees who have had to be attended to-
litigation. Z ~ 49, 49, = <
Even the direct heirs ut first had griey-
ahces, Imaginary or otherwise which
nave been wiped out, and now they are
on SUCH an amicable standing that they.
nave decided to at first gather in all out
side claims and to then cut up the late
eS-senator's vast wealth according to
their ideas. .1T.--- ~
SO as to bring the complexity of the
case into nutshell that it might better
oe dealt with Attorney John A. Percy
the thirty-six adult heirs resident in
Iowa, comprising the brothers and sisters
OF the deceased millionaire and their
adult children. They rested their claims
with him and a settlement was speedily
reached BY which the $64O.OO aggregates
legacies i'll the will was Immediately paid
over: also about S2OO,OO0 more for in
terest and ms an inducemcnt to some of
the heirs who felt they had not been
properly recognized. ..
Thirteen more minor heirs, also in 10.
wa, were made wards of Attorney, Percy,
last Tuesday in the probate court and
their aggregate claims, amounting to
about 100000 will soon follow the same
line of settlement as in the cases, of the
adults. W ~.
This leaves seven more minor heirs.
i've Of whom are i'll the East and two in
san Jose. AS soon as they are gathered
i'll the fold the direct heirs will divide tha
will - =. w, NC
The trustees, under the will of the
dead millionaire, will of course maintain
their position so long as they arc support
ed by the courts. They have shown no
disposition of abandoning their trust.