davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1897-05-08
Baltimore And Cumberland Valley Branch,

Trains leave Hagerstown for Waynes-
boro, Johannesburg. Shippensburg and In
termediate Stations 6.35 and II. 10 a. m, and
700 p. M, and leave Shippensburg for
Hagerstown and intermediate Stations at
6.10 m. and Ice and 3.l5 p. m.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1897-05-08

DAILY.
I Daily except Sunday.
on Sundays will leave Philadelphia at 43o pm.
Train No. will run IS mixed train, Martnsburg to
Winchester
Eo.sA west and and 10 runs daily between Rar-
dsburg and Haserst0wn
Through coach between Hagerstown and fhnsdelphia
on rain and g. and between Winchester ana Fhaael-
phia trains andl.
Additional trains wall leave Carlisle for harrisburg
daily, except sunday, al 50 "a, m l2zO p M, -
D. N 9lD p. M aud from fredericksburg at OIL 4, w
ana y 40 q NJ 4ld, $50 9-35 p, IN, stopping at
Second street, Harrisburg, to let Oh passengers
Additional local trains will leave Harrisburg daily ex-
cept SUNDAY for Carlisle and intermediate stations at 9 81
A. m 40 %, and 1855 p. M, also for Mechanics
burg and INTERN eiiate stations at 741 IN. aid P M
All vi the above trains wiz stop at Second street, Har-
risburg, ~ take passengers
IL A. RIDDLE. J. +, BOYD,
GenI Pass. Agent. superintendent
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1897-05-08
4 -HIO RIY Err RAILROAD
" TAME TABLE,

ON and after Monday, December 10, 1885
assehgeg trains will run as follows:
NorICE-Please take notice that trains
the ohio RIVER Il. Il. run by Eastern
Standard Time.
tb9iiy tDaily except unday.
TERN rIME.)
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1897-05-08
TIME TABLES.

CUMBERLAND VALLEY RAILROAD
TIME FABLE.
IN EFFECT APRIL 91ST. 1897.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-01-28
Organs Lost by Disuse.

II is II curious fact. and one that has
cften been alluded TO by the natural
isis, that 'aS soon as any organ. sense
or faculty falls into d.su-t il Gegener-
ates in size or effectiveness aHd Is final
iy lost altogether" Certain parasitic
insects. for an instance. have SO COM
plctely degeneIated, il " are TO believe
the wonderful stories told by the ento-
biologists. ina they have neither eyes,
legs, Leads, mou,-is, stoIuachs nor in
tcstines. Yet, these creatures live, it
is said, and enjoy Themselves after a
fashion," A peculiar '~fashion," in
deed. Along this same line we may
ncte the fact that animals and reptiles
which spend the greater portions or
ell of their lives in caverns or in bur-
rows in the earth lose the power of
sight or have eyes that are only rudi-
mentary. Sllye ants and working ants
have lost their wings on of be-
ing kept on the ground. The masters
in some ant colonies where slaves are
kept have become SO h~opelessly de-
pcnden. on their bondsmen that they
will not only not seek food, but are ut
terly incapable of feeding themselves,
and will actually starve with food be-
fore them unless a slave is present to
place il between their jaws.-Detroit
Free Press.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-01-28
wOMAN'S iMPULSIvENESS.
1t Often Proves to He Her Worst
Enemy

1t Often Proves to he Her Worst
Enemy
If a thoughtful woman were asked:
VIVA is the greatest curse of your
sex?" she might well answers: I'm
PULSE IL is responsible for almost all
the mistakes made by the good, hearted
among us. May il not be safely said
that a few minutes thought before
speech or action would prevent most
fatal blunders? Many of us are in pos
tive bondage to our bird-like quickness
to feel, to show our feeling, to retort
or to respond. If we are hurt we must
Immediately give ourselves away" az
the phrase runs if not by bitter speech
at least by Iook and manners; yet re-
Election frequently brings the keenest
regret for the lost dignity, the betrayed
secret. Many "A one has wrecked her
own happiness for the want of the pa
tient stoicism which would have led her
tn stand aside for awhile watching
events until they brought with them
her opportunities. Even when we ar"
happy IL is not always well to let the
bright stream bear us away rudderless.
The impulsive manifestation of affec-
ton. the haSty proposal of marriage. the
hasIier acceptance-have they never
proved the beginnings of misery? Or
has n rash word never sundered true
lovers. true friends? If these things
are true il is likewise true hat the
fault iu the commencement has been
that of feminine impulsiveness- The de-
feet is n generous one. and. therefore.
commoner with us than it is with men.
50 that IL handicaps us unfairly in the
struggle of life. And truly il is n weary
task To be always with a host of petty
maxims preaching down ones heart.
But we must do il; either we must rule
feeling or feeling will rule us. 1t is n
good servant. but Il bad master. Our
loving women's hearts are like the fire
Of the domestic hearth-the light of the
home when duly controlled warming
the whole house. but il the fire he not
kept i'm its subordinate place what n con-
haeration ensues!-N. Y. Commercial
Advertiser.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-01-28
CHURCH AND II o

The Presbyterian synod of New York.
at a meeting held October %. passed res
o%lutions urging President Cleveland TO
action in the Armenian crisis.
Jewish doctors will be admitted into
Russia to attend the twelfth interna-
tional congress of medicine at Moscow.
They must. like all other doctors, have
passports. with the wise of the Russian
consul for the district in which they
live.
At Rheims the festivities in connec-
ton with the fourteen hundredth ami
versary of the conversion of Clovis to
Christianity have begun by the transfer
OF the remains of St. Remi- who hap
tized the French conqueror, to a new
shrine in the cathedral. Cardinals Lam
genieux and Perraud. with II bishops,
were present at the ceremony.
The board of directors of the Catholic
university at Washington has selected
as candidates for the presidency of the
university Rev. DIR. t. J. Conaty. of
| Worcester, Mass; Rev. DR.. Joseph F.
Mooney, vicar-general OF New York;
Rev. DIR. Daniel ]. Riordan, of Chicago.
These names will be sent to Rome, and
| Bishop Keane's successor will be chosen
from them
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-01-28
PECULIAR

A sagacious pickpocket. who was
caught exercising his agile art one cold
day. actually had the audacity to assert
that his hands were so affected by the
frost as to prevent his knowing where
he put them.
Convivial gentlemen. who have been
asked to furnish a reason for their
strange elevation of spirits on a pre-
vious evening, have been known to at
tribute that phenomenon to the royal
wedding. the fear of influenza and other
topical subjects.
\ parsonage suspected of burglarious
designs-and not unknown to the police
was caught scaling the 70 of a sub
urban villa early one morning. His de-
Tense was hat he had mounted the
roof in order to catch a favorite parrot
which had escaped from its cage.
4 lady's maid in Manchester, when
charged with confiscating certain
checks, soberly protested that she had
contracted the complaint of klepto-
mania" from her eccentric mistress.
Which plausible plea failed to convince
a level-headed justice of her alleged in
nocence.-London Tit-Bits.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-01-28
FILINGS AT THE FAIR SEX.

Wife-'What would you do if ! stayed
out every night until midnight?'
Hubby-.Jove. I'D stay at home."-
Truth.
She-"I think a girl looks awful cheap
when she first becomes engaged" He
-'She may look cheap, but you can
bet she is not."-Yonkers Statesman.
No matter how much YOU have always
told a girl you are never going to gel
married. she will always try to make
YOU think she thought you weren't in
earnest.-N. y. Press.
Il have been reading about the COM
ing style in Sleeves" remarked Mrs.
Frankstown. Are they to be too tight
or too loose?" asked Mrs. Point Breeze.
Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph.
Before they are married she will care
fully turn down his coat collar when
it gets awry, but afterward she'll jerk
il down into position as if were
throwing a door mat out of the win
dow.-Tit-Bits.
My wife was rather worried when ]
left her this morning" What was the
trouble?" well, she had been worry
ing about something or other last night
and this morning she couldn't remem-
Der what it was."-Puck.
What do you wish, madam" said the
election officer to Mrs. Tenspot. "lou
have already voted one to-day. You
voted before noon. you know" "Oh.
yes, | know that replied the votress.
but l want to change my ballot
HarIer's Bazaar.
Mrs. WardmaiI-Iou husbands can
vass for the nomination was u~nsuccess-
full, | believe. dear?" Mrs. Heeler-
"Not at all. Of course, John was de-
feated, but my picture appeared in the
papers, and. altogether, three columns
were printed about my gowns."-Phila-
delphia North American.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-01-28
GATHERS
A Medical student Who Risks His Life 10
Get Them.

n medical student Who Risks His Life Ia
Get Them.
About IS miles below Portland. on the
Oregon side of the Columbia. the broad
cNpanse of water flows without a
ripple. and is deep and as still AS death.
The hank rises high above the waters
level and stretches away back to h
timber line. just above this point is
Coffin rock" which was the starting
place TO the happy hunting grounds"
of the various Oregon tribes of Indians.
nut the very high water OF 1>G2 swept
Coffin rock of all of its deposits to the
point below. In is a lonely place. with
out sound, save the call of the cricket
in the grass, or the boot of the screech
owl nestled in the adjacent timber.
Here the OVERLOOKING waters of nearly
Il ha~lf-century ago lodged the remains
of many tribes high and dry. literally
moving the last restinr-pllce of their
dead, for no Pacific coast tribe ever
buried their dead below the surface of
the earth. Some hedged them about
with rocks. above the ground. leaving
the face upward and exposed. others
put "A bark covering over them. while
others were suspended from limbs or
left in the forks Of trees. Time has
robbed every form of it's substance. and
left only the whitened bones and
bleached skulls.
Students. dentists and physicians are
eager to secure these trophies for a~rticu-
lation. So great is the demand that at
least one man has for years followed
the hazardous business of gathering
these skulls for the market. IL is risky.
for the few remaining Indians still keep
vigil over the remains of their dead. and
I be caught in the act would mean Il
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-01-28
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.

Prescriptions filled any hour of the
night at G. ii. Williams drug store.
Buy your shingles of C.. C. Long.
Prices low and quality guaranteed.
Call and examine Stafford's ''2-min-
ute" Leather S~uspender; best i'm the
world.
For the best quality OF hams and
bacon call on Burke & Co. They
keep a supply constantly on hand.
The Montana Hardware Co. keeps
on hand a full stock of Baskets and
Collins, and will attend to all de.
mands, day or night.
The Billings and Lewistown stage
line is now running OIL the summer
schedule, making close connection
with the Burlington and Northern
Pacific roads. Express overeither o.
these lines will be promptly for
warded. f. s. Holmes, agent al
Billings; C. +. Little, agent at Lew
istown.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-01-28
LITTLE LETTER CARRIERS.

The ~two-dollar Columbians are be-
ing unloaded by dealers, and can be
had at liberal discounts off catalogue
prices.
During the year ending June 80. 1896,
2,0i6 post offices were established, and
1850 discontinued, a net gain of 296.
The English stamp, like the English
flag, is to be found in all parts of the
world. From the isles of Great Britain
to the Cape of Good Hope, from China to
Borneo and India, from Nova Scotia
and Canada to the West Indies. from
Victoria to the Fiji stands and Austria
liza extend the qualifications of the Eng
lish postal service.
Stamp collecting is an old pastime in
Paris, and seems to rave had it's origin
in 1854. The original collector was a
poor workman. named August Mancin.
who formed a collection by going
around Offices asking clerks to give him
all the castaway stamps, home and for
eign. He vas regarded as a mild luna
tic, and his requests were granted. Sud-
denly Mancin fell i'll, lost work. and was
reduced to restitution He managed
to sell his wares for a trifie to n few
Z r---rt rts = 70 had ccrar-Hnced
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-01-28
Gaod Persecution.

Your wife would Don be well if she
would go out into the air." said DIR.
Pellet TO Mr.. Misery. She stays at
home too much"
Il can't get her to go out at all, doc
tor"
III give you a prescription which
will take her out" replied the astute
physician. who then sat down and
wrote the following:
For application
"One new cape. .
"One tailor-made gown
"One new bonnet.
pair of gloves to match
Take every afternoon and evening"
Pittsburgh Chronicle.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-01-28
ALIAS SUMMONS.

In the District Court of the Tenth Judicial
District of the State of Montana. i'll and for the
The Bank OF Fergus County, a corporation.
Plaintiff, VS.. +. X. Carson and Jessie NJ. Car
son. his wife. Edward Goodkind and A. l..
the firm name and style of Goodkind Brothers.
and George +. Kuhles. Henry +. Stock and AL
bert p. Warren. doing business as copartners
stock, Defendants. Alias
The State of Montana Sends Greeting to the
above named defendants, and to each of them.
You are hereby summoned to answer the
complaint in this action, which is filed in the
office of the Clerk of this Court, a copy of
which is herewith served upon one of you in
each county wherein any of you reside. and TO
ME your answer and serve a copy thereof upon
the plaintiffs attorneys within twenty days
after the service of this m exclusive of
the day of service. and IN case of your failure
10 appear or answer, Judi ment viii be taken
against you. by default, for the relief de-
manded in the complaint.
The said action is brought to obtain a decree
of this court for the foreclosure of a certain
mortgage described in the complaint herein
and Jessie NJ. Carson. his wife. on the
twenty fifth day of September. 1895. to- secure
the payment of a certain promissory note made
by the said defendants 10 plaintiff on the same
day for 5000. described in the complaint here
in, and upon which there Is now due the sum of
one thousand dollars. lawful money of the
United States OF America, with interest at the
rate of twelve per cent per annum from the
twenty-tfth day. of September. 1885; for the
provided for in said mortgage: for the costs of
this suit. That the usual decree may be made
for the sale of the said premises. or so much
thereof as may be necessary to pay the same,
with costs, by the sheriff of said county of Fer
gus. according to law and the practice of this
court. That the proceeds of this sale may be
pplie in payment of the amount due to the
plaintiff and that the said defendants to this ac-
ton and all persons claiming under them, or
either or any of them. subsequent TO the execu-
ton ofsaid mortgage upon the said premises
either as purchasers. incumbrancers or other
wise. may be barred and foreclosed of all right,
claim or equity of redemption in the said prem
ises and every part thereof. and that the said
against the said defendants. T. X. Carson and
Jessie M. Carson, his wife, for any deficiency
which may remain due and for further relief.
Witness my hand and seal
1Dist. Court. day of January. 1897.
(Signed.) EDMUND WRIGHT.
Clerk District Court.
FRANK z. SMITH,
AtfnrrAx, Co., DI.tr&,Ha
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-01-28
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

Generally speaking, we say that the
Il of the earth amountst to ABOUT
seven inches to the statute mile; IT Is
exactly 6.g9 inches, or 1862 inches for a
geographical mile.
Scientists say that no negro has ever
tanned an elephant or any wild animal,
though negroes frequently perform
with wild animals after they have been
cowed into subsection by white men.
Lightning is zigzag because, as it
condenses the air in the immediate adj
vance of it's path it flies from side to
sid in order to pass where there is the
least resistance to its progress.
A gray, green or yellowish green
sunset indicates rain. \ red sunset
means rain. A deep blue sky means
storm. Unusually bright or twinkling
stars mean rain.
Prof. Barnard's photograph of the
milky way shows the existence of 500
o0O.00O suns. ach supposed TO he the
center of "A system of planets, where
hitherto il was thought to contain only
about 20,000,00o such suns.
A female Goldfish will lay 4 .0OO.O 900
eggs during a single season. Piscato-
rial authorities say that were il not for
the work of the natural enemies of fish.
they would fill all the available space
in the seas. rivers and oceans.
Snow appears white because il is an
aggregation of an infinite number of
minute crystals, each rejecting all the
colors of the rainbow: these colors.
uniting before they reach the eye. caus"
il to appear white TO every normal eye.
The nautical term "trade winds"
applies to constant winds which blow
at sea to the distance of about 10 de
grees on both sides of the equator. On
rhe north of the equator they blow
from the northeast and on the south
from the southeast.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-01-28
America,r Need of Cavalry.

Discussing the possibilities of a war
with England, and the strength of the
United States militia or national guard.
some of our newspapers lately boasted
that an army of 100000 men could be
thrown into Canada within a few
weeks. How many of these men would
be mounted on horseback? Ii is "a very
pertinent inquiry, for it requires from
three TO six months training to make
a cavalryman. and som" of the states
which furnish large contingents to the
national guard have not a single troop
of horses. If there Is any lesson that
the failure of the confederacy can teach
us. il is this: hat an invasion of
Canada-and i do not mean that such
a thug is in the least probable or de-
sirable-made without sufficient caval-
nv would be as barren of permanent
results as it would lie If made with al
army of crossbowmen.-Duncan Rose,
IN Cantnrv
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-01-28
The Finest Train in the World.

Or. W. :. Williams. now professor
of veterinary medicine AT CorncnTni-
versity. Ithaca. y. Y. who recently
removed with his family from Boze-
man. Travelled via The NORTHWEST
crn Line" from st. Paul to Chicago.
and writes: I'VE found the North
Western Limited all that IL is advcr-
tised; the sleeping ears superb and the
dining ear service all that could Ice
desired"
The New North Western Limited
from the mammoth engine. patterned
after the famous ''tg9. 10 t~helastcar
in the train. il brand new. and repre-
SCENTS the latest and best ideas for
absolute comfort and luxury while
travelling.
Besides the splendid buffet smoking
library coach. which il really - club
room on wheels, there il n private
compartment sleeping rar. which il
just the thing for ladies, families. and
those who DESIRE privacy: luXuriously
appointed standard sleeping ears,
ana the most comiurtahIrday coachcs
ever Offered To the travelling public.
The New Nortl-W Limited
via the NORTHEASTERN Line. leaves
Minneapolis every night, $50. ST. Paul,
$40. for Milwaukee AMI Chicago.
Tickets Via This pupular line may
be secured from agents of the North
ern Pacific Railway. who will also
make sleeping ear reservations: ear.
apply To- capt. NJ. NJ. Wheeler.
Travelling Passenger Agent. Miles
city. Mont: or to Z. W. 1raSdnlp.
q. L. A.. st. Paul. Mimi.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-01-28
GOLD DUST.

d. n. West, one of Castles old time
lumber merchants and saw mill men,
is now visiting with A. l.. Losinger,
at the Spotted Horse.
NJ. Young, who has been confined
to his room for the past month with
;nfiammatory rheumatism, is now
able to be out on the street, but is
not yet entirely recovered.
Ed Gilky has opened a restaurant
and short order house in the T. ID.
Clark building, where he will be
pleased to welcome his many friends
and acquaintance, when in the city.
Jacob Hoffman has opened a sa-
loon in the Clark building. having
surrendered his position with the
Moshner & Butts people. Mr.. Hoff-
man has the best wishes of his many
friends in his new enterprise.
The S. of r. masquerade dance
which is to be given on the 10Th of
February, promises to be quite a
social feature. The promoters are
ltdNluS HoLhihS uiiboIt liza VIII III
any measure add to the pleasure and
comfort of their guests, and a gen.
eral invitation ia extended to all.
Moshner & Butts were only able to
pay 33h cents on the dollar for their
December payday and, as a result,
much dissatisfaction is expressed by
their employees. 1t seems that their
last cleanup was not what they ex-
pected by one-half, which is the ca
son given for the light payment. The
disbursements were made last Satur-
day afternoon.
Nothing startling having occurred
in the past week we n IA trife shy
OF news. We are pleased to note,
however, that all of the sick folk are
nearly, If not quite recovered, and
that the change in the weather is
hailed by our people as "A good omen
rather than a misfortune, and it is
predicted that better health will be
the result of the change.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-01-28
The Sentative Cheek.

Nine out of ten persons if asked what
is the most sensitive part of the body,
will reply the tip of the tongue. This
is a mistake. Those engeged in polish
ing billiard balls, or any other sub
II that require a very high degree
of sm~oothness, invariably use the cheek
bone as their ~touchstone for detecting
any roughness. An ivory article hat
may feel perfectly smooth if rubbed
against the chm or ouched with the tip
of the tongue will often feel quite APP
preciably rough when applied to the
cheekbone.-tiolden DAYS.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-01-28
THE SUN CURE.
Here Ia . German Doctor Who Compels
Patients to Go Naked.

Here Ia . German Doctor Who Compels
Patients to Go Naked.
Right OF the heels of the kneipp cure.
which obliges people TO walk on the
grass in their bare feet and to apply
water to the skin in other d~isagrevable
ways. comes a still more extraordinary
cure which robs man of all his
clothes and sends him walking ABOUT
absolutely naked. This return to a
primitive nudity is prescribed by a
German physician and put into r,ae-
tice in his s%anitariuln, in the mountains
of Carniola. near Trieste. There he
gives his patients sun baths on a huge
scale.
The treatment consists in exposing
the patient entirely nude to the rays of
the sun. But the patient must not
alone bask in the rays of the sun. He
is Obliged 10 walk about naked in the
open air. 10 indulge in exercises, take
his meals, and mingle with his friends
thus disrohed. The patient mus; so
naked in all weathers, nothing must
stop him.
Neither rain. wind nor snow will be
accepted by This German doctor as an
excuse 1of allow ing MS patients 10 lit
on their clothes. Only the local police
men have succeeded in making the pa
tients return to the ways of civilian
ton.
a sanitarium has been built oil. an
elevation of $500 feet, in a very suTry
spot; a large park has been separated
into two parts by a high wall, and the
two are separated. each 10 his
own park. and in each park til. pa
| tirnts go and come in the costume OF
Adam before the fall.
Many lie on boards or on the ground
exposed to the suns rays for Is. 30, Go
minutes at n time in the hottest part OF
the day. If a shower comes, the most
advanced expose themselves to this
also, and then let themselves dry OIL
y. y. Journal.