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Fergus County argus., 1897-03-03
INVENTIVE GENIUS.

Among the many railroad devices re-
Gently patented is an extension step, to
be fastened to the car step 1t is folded
up while the car is in motion.
One of the latest street sprinklers is
adapted to be placed on street ears,
The water being forced through the
reservoir by air pressure.
A pocket cash register has just been
invented which is shaped like Il watch
and is operated by a gear wheel. IA small
portion of which is exposed at the edge
of the case.
\ variable-speed geared bicycle has
been patented, the special advantage
claimed being that the cTanks run faster
on the centers and slower when in posi-
ton for the application of power.
A new device for use in railway sta
tions shows the time the next train
leaves and it's destination, ringing bell
as each change is made. The apparatus
is operated by electricity.
A Texas man intends to do away with
nicotine poisoning by making pipes and
cigar holders S-shaped in the stem and
placing absorbent cotton in the interior.
Another late invention i'm this line con-
sists of a screw placed in the lower por-
tion of the bowl on a line with the in
terror of the stem, making it easy To
clean by removing the screw.
Fergus County argus., 1897-03-03
DANES to sell wheels on "the usual com

DANES to sell wheels on "the usual COM
mission"
A mathematician has computed the
movements of a riders feet while work
ing q bicycle, and has demonstrated
that it requires less exertion to travel
Is miles on . bicycle than to walk three
miles.
A Menominee (Mich.) man is making
a good thing out of buying up old out
of-date bicycles in that vicinity and
sending them to Mississippi,where they
are sold to the colored people at a good
profit on the price paid.
From England comes a new gaiter for
bicyclists. 1t is knitted gaiter and
does not buckle under the shoe or fasten
with buttons at the side. Instead, il
slips on over the shoe and clings to the
ankle like a glove.
The bishop of Ripan. England, is now
numbered among the ecclesiastical cy-
clists. His iorhship, totally ignoring
the TRADE which one of his fellow pre-
lates uttered against the universal
means of locomOtion. prides himself
upon the ease and rapidity with which
he has become u ''past master of the
cyclic art"
Fergus County argus., 1897-03-03

manders of army corps the matter is not
so bad. as they are in touch W tn troops
and leaders under their commands But
how is a general to commend an army
if the chiefs of four or five army corps
and some 20 divisions all hold the same
rank as himselfo Will he he obeyed?
The impropriety of this state of
things is well known 10 the French, but
the conditions of the republic exclude
the possibility of suitable reforms. If
any general were given an extra feather
for his hat or an extra star on the collar
of his coat he might use his new authority
against the republic. On the other hand.
the hundred or so Of division generals
hold each other in check. Yet. the re-
sponsible heads of the army fear that
serious difficulties will arise in ease of
war. and the present minister of war
has drawn up bill for the mitigation
of the evil. He suggests the appoint
ment of a responsible council of war
and the creation of a new rank. that OF
''army general" twenty-five of the
division generals are to be raised TO IL.
and they must be chosen from the OFF,
GERS who already act as army command
ers and army inspectors.
II is. however. doubtful that even this
moderate reform will be allowed to pass
the chambers. Already the radicals and
socialists raise a row and declare that
Billot is preparing for coup d'etat. On
the other hand. the military press points
out that il would be much better to give
the future commanders of armies
higher hierarchic position and to en-
able them to exercise some power over
the troops they are to lead in time OF
war. But the military authorities un-
derstand that, if 25 commanders are
raised to higher rank the present diff
Guilty in the appointment Of chiefs is at
least narrowed down. More radical re-
forms would be likely to meet with still
greater opposition than the proposition
which Gen. Billot has formulated with
the assistance of his civilian fellow min
isters.-Rerlin Rundschau.
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ItaIY and AhYnsinia.

The war between Italy and Abys-
sinia ended in the spring without any
formal arrangements of peace. and
with 5000 Italian soldiers still held as
prisoners in the hands of Menelek. Re
Gently Gen. Baldissera was sent out by
the Italian government to conclude a
treaty with Menelek. and il j. now an
nounced from Rome that the terms in
sisted upon by the Abyssinian negus
have been accepted. These include an
agreement on the part of Italy 10 keep
within her colony of Erythrea and tn
pay the negus about S:OO.OO0. not exact
ly as an indemnity. hut as compensa-
tion for the support of the prisoners.
These demands are reported to have
been sustained by Russia-Youth's
Companion
Fergus County argus., 1897-03-03
WHO COMMANDS THE FRENcH7
Corps Commanders and Division Generals
Hold Euual Rank.


Hold Equal Rank
According TO the regulations the min
lister of war Is commander in chief of the
French army. But an act passed in 1S>s'
provides that this high dignitary must
remain in Paris if n war breaks out.
The actual command will be assumed
by major general designated for that
purpose by the ministry-at present.
Gen. Saussier. Well and good. But this
officer has no right to prepare the army
according to his ideas in time of peace.
he receives the command over the differ
ent corps from another man, with
whom, perhaps. he differs materially in
opinion. The responsibility for the
state of the army is thus divided and
cannot be fastened upon any one person.
Further. the highest rank in the French
army is that of division general. There
are some higher functions. such as the
command of an army corps and the
army inspection, but these functions are
attended to by the division generals,
who stand in the same rank with their
interiors in command. In times of
peace this causes unpleasant jealousy,
during war time it may lead to conflict
and disorder. With regard to the com
Fergus County argus., 1897-03-03
RECENT PATENTS.

Two New York state men have g
patent on a single trigger for double
barreled guns.
The latest cuspidor for use in hotels
and public places is stationary. and is
provided with q flushing pipe and outlet
One of the recent patents in a horse
harness consists of strap hung across
the animals neck in front of the collar
to be used as rein support.
A Boston man has been granted q
patent on a steam motor for propelline
bicycle. The steam is generated by a
liquid fuel carried in a tank on the
wheel, fed into a combustion chamber
The newest electric bicycle lamp gen
crates its own current by means of a
friction disk running on the front tire
of the wheel. the disk being connected
with a small dynamo in the body of the
lamp.
A New York inventor has a device for
detecting and locating broken strands
of railway cable. This consists OF
placing a number of wires close to the
a projecting strand of the wire will
close circuit and give a signal.
new safety cushion for elevators
consists of ar inflated bag upon the
top of which are placed large number
of coiled springs. The idea is to break
the fall gradually, and to prevent its
rebounding by spring catches fastened
to the sides of the elevator well. which
engage flanges on the side of the ele-
vator and hold it.
A new flash-light device for taking
instantaneous pictures consists of a pis-
tol with an abnormally large barrel, in
which the flashing powder is placed.
The action of pulling the trigger ignites
the powder and at the same time re-
moves a cap from the muzzle of the
pistol, the cap holding the powder in
the chamber until the proper time of
exploding.
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Notice to Creditors.

Estate of Ezra Spragg. Deceased.
Notice Is hereby given by the undersigned.
Anna Spragg, executrix of the estate of Ezra
Spragg, deceased to the creditors of and all
persons having claims against the said de-
ceased to exhibit them with the necessary
VOUCHERS, within four months after the hrst
pu6iic.tion OF this notice. TO the said exeeutix
torneys. Cort & Worden, in Lewistown in the
county of Fergus. ANNA SPRAGG.
Executrix Of the estate of Ezra Spragg, de-
ceased.
Dated at Lewistown, February 18th, 1897.
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Where Mourning Ia q Luxur,

The luxury of woe" is such in the
orient that women seize on the slight
est pretext to indulge in it. Profes
sional mourners frequently sit before
the doors of dying people, waiting to
be engaged to raise their voices in
lamentation; and recently at Luxor a
chorus of women sat on tha banks of
the Nile and cursed, tore their gar
ments and screamed. as a schooner
took a man to prison for stealing. As
soon as the boat had left the pier these
outbursts ceased, and the women chat
ted together quietly and calmly.-Cin-
cinnau Enquirer.
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Taking Time by the Roreloolk.

How impressive"
Noiselessly did the burglar put his
head out of the window to see if po-
liceman was in sight.
are these"
Smiling at his idle fears, he ap-
preached the dressing table of the
sleeping pair.
watches of the night"
Securing the two stem-winders he
made an easy exit from the house.-N.
Y. World.
Fergus County argus., 1897-03-03
Queer Concert Receipta,

While once making a professional
tour round the world, Nine. Trebelli
agreed TO sing at a concert at the So
ciety islands for a third of the evenings
receipts. She was RATHER surprised.
though not displeased, with her share.
When counted over it consisted of 90 pigs,
40 turkeys, 95 chickens, 5000 cocoanuts
and an immense quantity of bananas.
oranges and lemons.-Cincinnati En-
uuirer
Fergus County argus., 1897-03-03
Drinking Rain DrOpn.

The interesting doings and peculiari-
ties of the young king-bird, kept cap
tive. are thus described: The king
bird lives on insects, which IL generally
captures on the wing, and the young
bird that MIR. Bumpus experimental
with caught falling drops of water by
striking at them with it's beak, but could
not be induced To drink from dish after
the manner of chicken. This leads
Mr.. Bumpus tn suggest that king-birds
may be in the habit of quenching their
thirst by seizing falling drops of rain,
G.ianaa
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Notice of Probate of Will.

In the District Court of the Tenth Judicial
District of the State of Montana. in and for
Fergus County.
In the matter of the estate of Julius Stehler,
deceased. Notice of probate of will.
Pursuant to an order of the said court, made
on the lst day of March, 1897, notice is here
by given that Saturday, the 20th day of March.
1897, at 10 O'Clock a. m. of said day. at the
Office of the clerk of said court in the village
of Lcwistown, County of Fergus. has been ap-
will of the said Julius Stiehler. deceased, and
for hearing the application of Marie Stiehler
for the issuance to her of letters testamentary.
when and where any person interested may
appear and contest the same.
EDMUND WRIGHT, Clerk.
Dated this 1st day of March. 1897.
NonTobel & Cheadle, Auys. for Petitioner.
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GOSSIP FOR WHEEL RIDERS.

L. u. Cabanne expresses the opinion
that the professional riders are now
riding with their fists as well as their
legs.
1t il said that Zimmerman will train
for the 1897 racing season. and if he can
get In good form he will ride, but un-
less his work is of a high order he will
not be seen on the track.
According to statements which have
not been contradicted some astute Brit
ish bicycle manufacturers have en-
ployed high-born but impecunious
Fergus County argus., 1897-03-03
Striking an Average.

Policeman-Come, now, you can't
stand here any longer. You'll have to
move on.
Meek Man-But promised to meet
my wife here half an hour ago.
Policeinan-All right, you return in
two hours from now. Then I'll give you
q permit to wait here till she comes
Cleveland Leader.
Fergus County argus., 1897-03-03

"You say she's kleptomaniac?"
"Oh dear, no."
"Why. you certainly did say So"
"Ye-es, did. but it was a mistake.
find that overrated her wealth and so
cial position, and 1 should not hav,
used that word. Post.
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''Bow legged - is Watson bow
legged ?" said his hest friend.
His legs are such curves that when
he stands alongside of his bicycle a
stranger would swear it was a tricycle."
-Indianapol;7 Journal
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Business Depreseion.
kiss yOu Miss lane 9v

May l kiss you, Miss Jane?"
Il am sorry to see, MIR. Briggs, that
you. too. are affected by the prevailing
cause of business depression"
''And that is?''
Lack of confidence"
Then he kissed her.-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
Fergus County argus., 1897-03-03
No Ear for yIu.t.

M, MISS lam isn't at all musical"
How do you know"
L offered TO sing oh. Promise Ma
last night, and she said sb,.,d ,,,,,,-'..
anything if wouldn't. t."-pbiIadoInh;,
North American l''ila
Fergus County argus., 1897-03-03

Good Times are
COming!
We Want Your Business
Not dollar should be sent out of Fergus
County that can be kept at home.
Do not send east for Books and Station
cry but patronize home industry.
We are prepared to furnish at the very
lowest rates anything in the line of printed
stationery, such as:
Letter Heads, Note Heads,
Bill Heads, Statements,
Plain Envelopes, Circulars,
Stamped Envelp's Dodgers,
Business Cards, Shipping Tags
Due Bills, Programs,
Calling Cards, Invitations,
Announcements. Time Checks,
Receipt Books. Checks,
Order Blanks, Placards,
Way Bills.
Blanks.
We carry complete assortment of form blanks.
Sent prepaid to any address.
Books and LithogfaPh Work -
We are agents for Of the best blank book manu-
facturers in the United States and will furnish day
books journals, ledgers, cash books, any form of
blank books lower rates than you buy elsewhere
Also, any style of lithograph work.
OFFICE SUPPLIES OF ALL KINDS.
Correspondence solicited.
Fergus County Argus.
Fergus County argus., 1897-03-03

Patrick Flanagan. sr., owner VI the follow
ing brand: on len ribs Of cattle and same on
left shoul der Of horses. Vent same on left
thigh. Ranss on the gpper Judith. p o. address
Utica. Fergus Co.. Mont
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you DEAR, DEAR OLD FELLOW"

more just than kind in tone that failed
to remind Mr.. Gilgal of the voice of the
dove he had courted and won. It re-
minded him more OF man filing buzz
saw. On this account Mr.. Gilgal
deemed 1t wise to make his wife pres
ent, and after purchasing the boa and
taking several more glasses of liquid
wobble he hailed cab and drove home.
: Mrs. Gilgal was already in bed sleep
ing the sleep of innocence, and Mr..
Gilgar craftily laid the boa on the
foot of the bed in beautiful waving
length. Then he got into bed and tried
to sleep, He could not. Either his con-
science or his shoes disturbed him, and
he arose to take off the latter. lie sat
on the floor to do so, because the chairs
were behaving awkwardly.
When he regained his feet and start.
ed toward the bed he suddenly stopped.
sM'ria," he said, in an agitated whis-,
per. "M'ria; get up # you value y'r
lifei"
Mrs. Gllgal did not deign to open her
eyes.
"come to bed, you old idiot" she
said.
mira, my dear. wife," said Mr.. Gill
gal, very impressively. "Y'r life's In
danger. I tell you, life in danger. Ge'
up 'medfately. FIR my sake, Mira, do
ge' up!"
"come to bed and be STILL" she cried.
Mr.. Gilgal slowly backed away from
the bed. His eyes were. very large and
he was perspiring freely. He tried
to be calm, and as he backed toward
the door. keepinr BIS eve, on fine hnn-
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operation performed which would re-
store Nora, "and you take the price of
the other and renew your subscription
to the Relief and Aid"
"But, my dear, you say you have
wanted pair of solitaires for long
time," said Mr.. Peabody.
"And haven't l had them?" asked
Mrs, Peabody.
"But you are sure you are satisfied to
do this?"
Entirely sure"
"And this is the worldly Mrs. Pea
body" said her husband, putting his
arm about her.
eyes, it is" she said, throwing back
her head and smiling. 81 am worldly.
love the world, and was never hap
pier in it than am just now"
"It was for love of the world" said
Mr.. Peabody, softly, as he bent and
kissed his wife, that the Christ whose
birth we celebrate came to teach, suf-
fer and die among u.s."
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from shore to sky line, and she paused
and enjoyed it as only person gifted
with fine appreciation could. Mrs. Pea
body knew that she possessed this gift
and she never attempted to belittle or
exceed it. Fer appreciation of the
efforts of others was cordial and intelli-
gent and wholly un4nixed with weak
desire to initiate them.
For this reason she was favorite
with artists, musicians and literary
workers, who valued her opinion and
regarded her not as the worldly Mrs.
Peabody, but quite one of themselves.
Still, Mrs. Peabody was societywoman
to the end of her finger tips. She
would no more have missed q social.
function from choice than she would
have broken the decalogue, and she
certainly would not have done that, for
she was not only member of one Of
the most fashionable Presbyterian
churches in the city, but her husband
was one of its elders, andin her way
she lived the religion she progressed.
Indeed she was in all things wholly sim
cere. There was not even in her youth
full appearance a single note of arti-
ficiality.
The Peabodys were not rich, but they
were able tohave many Of the luxuries
of life. On the wall above Mrs. Pea
body's work table was one of Gains.
vivid yet delicately ideal interpreta-
tons of nature. Further on was .
small Corot, brilliant bit Of Yibert's'
realism, Landseer, Gibson girl and
a gay, impossible poster, for Mrs. Pea
body's appreciation was of the all
around kind. Still, there were some
things which Mrs. Peabody wanted
very much which she did not have, and
one of them was a pair of diamond
solitaires. Her ears had been pierced,
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must Keep,
Man only abroad may fare.
He needs no castle. nor cave IN the cliff,
He conquers the elements all,
He wrenches the mountain asunder, the
wave
OF the widest ocean he makes his slave,
He SCOTS at fears and he mocks the grave
When he answers that one brave call
That one brave call: Come, follow thou
me-
And he conquers with Jesus Of Galllee."
20. the lowland sweet. where the bob-o-
link reels
Through his tangle Of tipsy tunes,
Where the bees dive deep In the clover
blooms
And the ring-dove COOS and croons;
I love it-love it with all my heart"
Cried the daughter, blue-eyed maid.
My limbs grow never a-weary, run
To the hills brown crest where dance in
the sun
Till the earth and the sea and the sky are
(And she tossed her yellow braId).
he taught US that beauty is best" cried
she,
"And worship with Jesus of Galllee."
"see. grandpa, my dolly Is ready for bed,
You must take us. and rock her to Sleep"
And the old man said, as he lifted tho
child:
THE Shepherd hath care Of His sheep.
Be we aged or young, be We weak or strong.
The end of 1t all Is this
You may loiter or climb-if the way you go
Be warm with roses or bleak with snow,
However you boast, the all you may know
1s-a doll and goodnight kiss.
'Ho, suffer the children to come unto Me,
In My kingdom they're greatest OF ALL
said He"
CHARLES EUGENE BANKS.
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- -,
COMMISSIONERS SALE OF V4LC4r

COMMISSIONERS SALE OF VALCAr
~ lBLE REAL Pursuant to
adecree of the United States Circuit Court
for the Western District of Virginia, en-.
tered at the October term thereof held at
Abingdon, Va, in the cause of Linda H.
Johnson VS.. The Southern Building and
Loan Association of Knoxville, Tennessee
We shall, as Special Commissioners APP
pointed by said decree for the purpose, Of
fer for sale at public auction, on the prem
Uses, at 2 o'clock p. M, on
TUESDAY, JANUARY 4TH, 1898,
the following described real estate situated
in the town of Graham, Virginia, to-wit:
a. Lot Z, block Al, on map of Graham
Land and Improvement Co. This prop
erty is known as the Mrs. z. E. Yost lot,
and has a store and residence upon it. 1t
was purchased by the Southern Building
and Loan Association under foreclosure
proceedings.
(2.). The G. W. Schaffe. residence. This
property adjoins G. NJ. Brown, @. Morgan
and John Lilly, as per map of r. L. Gill
lespie. 1t was purchased by the Southern
Building and Loan Association under FORE
closure proceedings.
TERMS OFSALE-Cash as to one.fourth
of the purchase price and for the residue
thereof the purchaser shall execute his
bonds in three equal installments at six,
twelve and eighteen months, with interest
from date, the title to the property to be
retained as ultimate security until all the
purchase money is paid, and the purchaser
to have the privilege of anticipating the
payment of the whole or any part of the
purchase money, or of any or al. of the
bonds given for the deferred payments.
]. r. MILLER,
Ii. PEYToN GRAY,
Nov. l3. 1897. Commissioners.
l, l. G. Fowler, clerk of the United
States district court for the Western dis
trict of Virginia, at Abingdon, Va, do
hereby certify that ]. r. Miller and H.
Peyton Gray, commissioners in the cause
of Linda II. Johnson vs.. The Southern
Building and Loan Association of Knox
vile, Tennessee, have executed the bonds
required of them as commissioners under
decree of the 3Oth day of October, 1897.
I. c. FOWLER,
Clerk of the Circuit Court of the U. S. for
the Western District of Virginia at Alb
ingdon. -
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4 Good Guess.

I'm opposed to horse racing. I
think the Society for the Prevention Of
Cruelty to Animals should step in and
put a stop to it."
"Well, old man, I'm sorry for you.
That's all 1 caa say"
"Sorry for me? What do you mean?"
"oh, of course you had your money
on the wrong horse"
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ing he had taken at least enough, and
a drop extra for good measure. Good
measure, poured down and hiccough'
ing over,
Mr.. Gllgal had purchased beautiful
ten-foot feather boa for his wife's
Christmas present. Not SO much as
surprise as q peace-offering. For Mr.,
Gilgal had the wisdom of the serpent.
In fact he was pretty near the stage
when he would have the serpents minus
the wisdom.
Mrs. Gilgal had been unusually severe
of late, and had said several things
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