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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-10-13
n AFTERGlOW.

It's q witching time. when the sun has set
And the cattle homeward go
Across the meadows. dewy wet,
In the twilight afterglow.
A hush falls over all the land
AS the softly-fading light,
Like the lingering clasp of a friendly hand.
Bids the old world good night"
A nameless something fills the air
That seems to promise rest
To weary hearts, bowed down with care.
And souls with grief oppressed.
Fen as the roseate western skies
Give promise of new day.
So hope the minds horizon dyes,
And troubles flee away
In that mystic time. when day and night
Mingle and meet as one.
When they seem to pause in their restless
flight
At the gates of the setting sun.
Then the world seems touched with a wig
ards wand.
And above. around. below.
Is a glory that never a painters hand
Was given skill to show.
All nature seems to wear a smile
Beneath that witching spell.
And fancies bright our minds beguile
That tongue nor pen may tell.
Life is a symphony divine,
That no discord doth know
In that tangled wool of shade and shine.
The twilight afterglow.
Each life will have it's afterglow, =
And in that hour so dread, &
When those who softly come and go
Shall whisper: III Is dead" =
May the light of kindly actions lone Y
Inumine mem'ry's sky. :
And clothe the path of our last sun F.
With immortality.
-McFarren Davis, in Chicago Record.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-10-13

A few weeks ago the editor was
taken with a very cold that
caused him to be In a most miserable
condition. 1t was undoubtedly a
bad case of la grippe and recognizing
it as dangerous he took immediate
steps to bring about a speedy cure.
From the advertisement of Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy and the
many good recommendations in
cluded therein, we concluded to make
a first trial of the medicine. To say
that it was satisfactory in it's results.
is putting it very mildly, indeed. 1t
acted like magic and the result was
a speedy and permanent cure. We
have no hesitancy in recommending
this excellent Cough Remedy to any
one afflicted with a cough or cold in
any form.-The Banner of Liberty,
Libertytown, Maryland. The 25 and
so cent sizes for sale by C. F. Little,
Druggist.
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A Woman's Deed.
A BENEFAcTRESS WHO IS
DOING INCALCULABLE GOOD.
Devotes Much Of Her Time to the Benefits of
Children How She Helps Them.
From the Evening Ne,ps. Detroit. Mich.

Mrs. John Tansey, Of 100 Baker Street,
Detroit, Michigan, is one of those women
who always know just what to do in all
trouble and sickness. One that is a mother
to those in distress. To q reporter she said:
II am the mother of ten children and
nave raised eight of them. Several years
ago we had a serious time with my daughter,
which began when she was about sixteen
years old. She did not AVE any serious
illness but seemed to gradually waste away.
Having never had any consumption in our
families, as we come of good old Irish and
Scotch descent, We did not think it was that
disease. Neither did she have a hacking
cough, yet she grew thinner and paler each
day. Our doctor called the disease by an
odd name which, a. l afterward learned,
meant lack of blood.
at is impossible to describe the feelings
John and / had as we noticed our daughter
slowly passing away from us. As a last re-
sort / was induced to try DIR. Williams Pink
Pills for Pale People, made by the DR.. Will
liams Medicine Company, Schenectady, N.
Y, which I understood contained in a con-
densed form all the elements necessary to
1--WE new life and richness to the blood and
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clinging, innocent foebleness brings
out your highest virtues-inspires you
TO unselfishness and tenderness and
efforts for u happiness, but all thai
sort of thing only enfeebles us. Wei
rather bring u your virtues by read
ing papers to you on the Infinite, and
On The Equality of Babies"
The younger woman laughed this
time and grew rather red.
And, besides went on the other.
'aCora isn't helpless. You admitshe does
her share of the work. She makes
Johns home beautiful and happy. She
inspires him to give out the best that is
in him i'm his effort to surround her with
beauty and luxury. If the truth were
known 1 suspect there are half a dozen
perfectly respectful way; think she's
the very ideal of what a oma should
be, and let her influence them very
strongly in the direction of all that is
good and high-minded?"
"Yes," said the sister, a little reluc-
family, "all Johns friends are very fond
of Cora"
"Of course they are. My dear, it is
women like Cora who rule the world
and always have and always will rule ii,
because they are the women WIN rule
the men. 1t makes me laugh when see
how seriously the superiority masculine
minded woman takes herself. What is
she? A sort of hybrid. She is a failure
as a woman and can never hope for any
real success as n man The very bestshe
II
Shakespeare or Washington. or any of
the really great men, while the feminine
woman has something that in its way is
just as powerful as the brains of the
biggest men-and that's her femininity.
And she has the sense to use her gift.
You studied philosophy to try and in
spire your brother. But he could get
that from other men. What he wanted
vas something that men couldn't give
him-femininity. In other words, pet
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To The Gold Fields of Alaska.

The Northern Pacific Railway Co..
has arranged to sell through tickets
to the Yukon Mining District, Alaska,
via Seattle and the Steamers of the
North American Trading & Trans
~portation Co. Steamers sail from
Seattle ON Thursday, June 10th, 1897,
and Tuesday, August 10th, 1897, and
proceed directly to Fort Get There,
on st. Michael's Island near the
mouth of the Yukon River, touching
only at Ducth Harbor. Unalaska
Island, (Aloutian Chain), en- route;
at Fort Get There change is made to
the COmpany's RiverSteamers. which
pass up the Yukon River to Circle
City, Fort Cuhahy and Forty Mile,
thus affording an easy and pleasant
trip. P~rospectors and mi.Iers are
advised to take the ooPt sailing
from Seattle on June t6Ld, so as to
arrive at the mines in time for a
good seasOas work.
Rates and ,urther information will
h~y.IIrniSned on application to,
a. ID. EDGAR,
Gen'l Agent. Helena, Mont.
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restore shattered nerves. Before she had
aiken half a box, there was a decided change,
and after three months. treatment you would
not nave recognized her, as her health was
so greatly improved. She gained in flesh
rapidly and soon was in perfect health i
have always kept the pills in the house since
and have recommended them 10 every one j
could. / have told many mothers about
them and they have made some wonderful
cures. One of the girls had a young lady
friend that came to the house almost every
day, and she was a sight. Honestly, she
seemed almost transparent. / did not care
to nave my daughters associate with her, as
| was afraid she would drop dead some day
when they were out on the street. i recon-
mended and begged her to take DIR. VIII
liams' Pink Pills for Pale People, and told
her of their sterling qualities and how the
cost was slight, being only 80 cents q box or
six boxes for $3.50, at any dTuggist's. Final
" ! induced her to try them.
"They helped her wonderfully, and un-
doubtedly saved her life. She now recon-
mends them TO other young women.
EVERY mother in this land should keep
these pills in the house, as they are good for
many other ailments. / don't believe in
doetoring and never spent much money in
medicines, but / can DIR. Will
linms' Pink Pills to every mother that has
a daughter just coming into womanhood."
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AN A
The Officers Of the Tenth Cavalry Provided
Refreshments for the Sutton Troup
But Were Disappointed.
[River Press.l

[River Press.l
The recent trip Of the military to
Lewistown was not without it's dis
appointment. On last Sunday even-
ing at HarwoOd's lake was prepared
a feast the like of which has eve
been seen since the days Of Belshaz-
ar. 1t was prepared by Maj. Kelly
and Lieuts. johnson and Kenning-
ton, In honor of the ladies ofSutton's
dramatic company, who were ex-
pected to arrive that evening.
The camp table was decorated
with candles galore; the country
from the Judith to Harwood's was
secured by the STRIKERS" for the
delicacies Of the season, and the six
trumpeters were sent to the hill to
blow a mighty blast to warn the
ladies that their military friends
were ready, metaphorically speaking,
to welcome them with open arms.
But, alas, an unforeseen accident de-
layed the arrival of the stage until
next morning. During the weary
vigils of the night these three gallant
officers kept marching mp the hill
and then marched down again. In
fact, these fruitless trips were made
SO frequently that one of the parti-
cipants has been compelled to ride In
the ambulance ever since.
The charms of the expected lady
guests that never came have caused
these heroes of a hundred battles to
a like Benedict: when / said l
would die a bachelor, 1 did not think
l should live till 1 were married."
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A poison FACTORY.
Place Where the Most Deadly Drut
Are Manufactured.

Place Where the Most Deadly Drugs
Are Manufactures.
In London is n strange establishment,
behind a wilderness of warehouses and
tumbledown tenemedits, in a remote
suburb. Its massive gates are locked
and iealously guarded. A visitor must
not only be careful where he steps and
refrain from touching, he must also
breathe with great caution. One of the
terrible poisons manufactured here is
pure anhydrous acid, a drug seldom
seen outside a chemical laboratory.
This is the deadliest of all known pois-
ons. The discoverer was stricken dead
from inhaling its fumes. From three
to five per cent. of this chemical added
to 95 or 81 parts water makes prussic
acid. This diluted poison causes in
slant death, even when taken in minute
quantities.
Next to anhydrous acid, the worst
poison they make is cyanide of potas-
SUM. Last year they turned out over
1000 tons of it. Five grains being a
fatal dose, the annual output would be
sufficient to kill 2,5OO.OOO people. In
the work room, where men are gathered
around awitch's caldron containing over
a hundredweight of molten cyanide,
a strange picture is presented. The
seething mass of white-hot liquid pois-
on, with the lambent play of the fur
mace fires, the phantom faces of the
workmen enveloped in an uncanny-look-
ing glass mask, peering into the heart
Of the dreadful mixture through the
thick atmosphere, are d terrible sight.
In another room, where are tOnS of the
finished product, looking like crys-
tallized sugar, good enough to eat"
one man is never allowed alone. For
some inexplicable reason it exercises a
strange fascination for the men who
inhale it's fumes. They are haunted by
a desire to eat it. But, knowing that
satisfying the craving instant
death, most, but not all, are able to re
sist it. Aside from this fascination its
manufacture is not considered un-
healthy. The same cannot be said of
corrosive sublfmate. Its fumes are
deadly..Chicago Inter Ocean.
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1t Must
Be Seen

The "New North-w esIern Linn
ted" trains Minneapolis and st.
Paul to Chicago must be seen to
tell their own beauties, and must
be ridden on to be thoroughly N
ioyed and appreciated.
This famous train is the finest
in the world. 1t leaves Mime
apolis every night in the year 7:30
p. m; st. Paul SHOP. m; arriving
Milwaukee $50 a. m; Chicago
$3.50 a. M.
Your home agent will sell you
tickets via this first-class line and
an illustrated folder and further
information will be furnished you,
with pleasure, on application to
T.W .Teasdale, General Passenger
Agent. st. Paul, MINI.
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Pretty? Oh. yes. Pretty enough.
1 suppose. But she never could get
through college. and even now doesn't
know the difference between suffrage
and syllogism."
"Of course John is unhappy?" OBJ
served the friend.
mo, lie isn't. And that's just the
hard part OF it. He was often restless,
and low-spirited, no matter what 1 did
to entertain him, but now he seems as
happy as possible. He never refers
to his profession at home. He never
talks about literature or philosophy
with Cora. The intellectual side of
his allure seems to be entirely put
aside the moment he enters the house.
He hardly says a word. Cora docs all
the talking. She just chatters; and
he sits there and smiles and lets him.
self De coddled and made a baby OF.
He looks like a big amiable dog watch
ing a kitten. And -he d thing is
he doesn't seem to feel the real empti-
ness of his home-life TT all. He starts
downtown in the morning locking as
if he were going to conquer the world"
The matron laughed again. mo,
Cora certainly isn't silly. l should say
she was very wise. When you o v q
man, you want to make him happy,
don't you? And you say he is happy.
Well, then, Cora proves her wisdom by
that very fact"
"Oh, but think of his higher ma
ture!"
Higher nature! Pshaw! Has your
brother been less successful as a law
yer since he married."
"Not"
"Then don't trouble about his higher
nature. It's all right. He's putting it
into his work-just as he should, in.
stead of wasting it on philosophical
discussions at home. Let me tell you,
my dear, Cora is the superior woman
and you are the silly one"
SILLY! What do you mean?"
81 mean just hat. Cora doesn't talk
philosophy, but she's married. She
will have children. Sons who will grow
up to adore her just as John does;
! daughters who will be adored in their
turn, as she has been. You are not
married. There is no. one man in the
world whom you influence. Ever your
brother, as you admit, is more in
fiuenced by this woman you call silly.
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Travels from Finland to Alaaka Ur
BILE to Speak English.

Travels from Finland to Alaska Un-
able to Speak English.
Travelling from Finland to Alaska with
out speaking a word that anyone under
stood, without a single travelling com-
panion, or without meeting a person
who knew him from one end of the
journey to the other, is no small under
taking, but it has just been completed
by an eight-year-old boy, says the Sc
attic Times. Magnus Nessler left \
pleasant home in far-away Finland on
June 3 to join his father and mother,
who are working at Douglas City. He
made his long journey across the great
pond in the steerage of one of the big
ocean steamers. Here he was not 80
lonely, as there were other Finlanders
on the boat who talked the language
he could understand. At New York
there was no delay, owing to a care
fully-written shipping card which had
been sewed securely on the back of
his coat before he started on the long
journey. This did away with the neces-
sity of talking as far as his getting
through without delay was concerned.
His ticket had been purchased to cover
the entire distance, and the card idrect-
ed him to Circle City hotel, at Juneau.
He reached Seattle in time to make
good connections with the Alaska boat,
and was forwarded to Douglas by
friends. His father and mother have
not seen him since he was q baby, over
even years ago, when they left Fin
land to come to the United States.
Magnus is a well-built boy, with hair
and eyes characteristic of his race. He
is exceptionally bright, and has al
ready picked up some English. He made
friends with everybody on the steamer
although he could only talk to them by
signs.
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PENSION VOTED TO A HORSE
Oregon Fire Commissioners Retired
Faithful Eauin ~Servant.

Oregon Fire Commissioners Retired
. Faithful Equine Servant.
The board of fire commissioners has
decided hat the big bay horse Jerry,
which has faithfully served the city in
the fire department for IL years, and is
now % years of age, shall be given his
time for the remainder of his days and
be a pensioner on the city, says the
Portland Oregonian. This horse and
his mate were purchased by the city
in the days of the volunteer fire depart
ment, to draw ladder truck No. 1, and
for several years they did this work,
which is now considered a pretty heavy
Job for the three horses attached to the
truck. When the paid department was
organized Jerry became a member OF 1t,
and has discharged his duties faithfully
ever since. He is now entitled to be con-
sidered ''aged," having served longer
than the usual span Of life allotted to
horses, and the commissioners do not
feel inclined to sell him for a trifle to
some one who win perhaps starve and
abuse him, and render the remainder of
his life uncomfortable, so they have de-
cided that he is to have free hay and oats
at the expense of the city as long as he
lives.
Novel Sport in France.
The running of automobiles, oil
borseless vehicles, has become a ma
tional sport in France, and clubs de-
voted. to it have been formed in the
larger cities. One of the sights elong
the French roads this summer Will De
the addition of many motor wagons
tn the great number Of bicycles.
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ting and sympathy, and gayety,
nice, soft lines and colors, and soothing
voices, and an uncritical admiration.
and all the thousand and one little
cheerfulness hat a man means when he
talks of home and love. Cora gives them
to him, you see, and he's SO rested and
happy by the time the next days work
is ready for him, and she has made him
feel thai he's such an important and de-
lightful person he is ready to battle
with the entire universe, just to prove
that h was quite right in her esti-
mate"
"Oh!" said the younger pima 81
thought of it in that way"
mo. And lots of clever women don't;
more's the pity. just you go to an after
noon tea with me to-day and I'll point
out to you h women who are married
to the best and most successful men of
my acquaintance, and just you notice
what they are-slim-fingered. bright
eyed. graceful creatures, whose move
ments are soft inc supple, whose
clothes are perfectly chosen and ex-
quisitely worn. They are not. as a rule.
women with much learning, though
IidUy VI tueIH art ustltntSu- Dut tnt are
full of rich life and high spirits: they
are cheerful, warm-hearted and full of
sympathy. Above all they are utterly
feminine. Those are the women men
marry-the women who really count in
the world; the women who are mothers
and make the character of the new gen.
Grafton. They are the women who form
and control society, and for whose ben
eft men conquer the world"
"How do you know it?" said the
younger woman. mildly.
Because I've worked myself.
Worked hard and faced the world, Just
like a man. / know how a man feels
because Tve felt hat way myself.
When 1 used to come home dead beat,
the one thing I wanted was just cheer
full nonsense and petting and physical
comfort. / wanted something quite
different from what I'd had all day.
In those days l hated the very sound of
a superior woman's voice. and if any
one just mentioned philosophy to me !
threw my bonnet at her head"
And then they tipped the waiter one
solitary little nickel, and h young
woman went away looking a little like
the foolish virgin.-Detroit Free Press.
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Fatal Curiosity.

Visitor Ito attendant friar at the re-
fectory of q convent)-Aro we allowed
to smoke here?
Friar-No, sir,
Visitor-Then where do all these
stumps of cigars come from that i zee
lying about?
Friar-From those gentlemen who
didn't ask.@Odds and Ends.
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that lack Their character and
fitness for emigration must be APP
proved, and then they are sent on the
long journey in the charge OF matrons,
who see to their comfort and are re-
sponsFble for their safety until situa-
tions that will yield them a living are
found for them. The United British
Women's Emigration association. the
largest of all these societies, would re-
fuse to assist amy woman to emigrate il
she should openly ayow that was
seeking a husband rather than opPor-
tunities for work.-N. Y. Sun.
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The Snake's Eyes.

Theserpentis peculiarly liable. crawl
ing as it does on the ground in sandy
and dusty localities, to injuries Of the
eve. and this organ is therefore pro-
tected by being placed under h skin
or outer epidermis. When n snake
Sheds its skin, which it does three or
four times a year, the skin Of the eye
comes off with the rest.-Philadelphia
Press.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-10-13
An Hen.

An electric hen has recently been in
vented, which is claimed to be superior
to the natural article of flesh, feathers
and blood, except that il cannot lay
eggs. When the electric incubator has
produced the chickens an electric fos-
ter mother takes them in charge. The
upper part is devoted to the freshly
Matched. while the lower part is SO a
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-10-13
An Unkind Retort.

Mr.. and Mrs. Yerger had an unusually
lively matrimonial row the other night.
AS Mrs. Yerger was getting the worst
Of the argument, she burst into tears
and exclaimed: "Oh, how ] wish / had
never met you," "You do, eh?" he re-
piled, sarcastically. Yes, now thatit's
too late, you begin to symPathize with
me. Why didn't you think of that be-
fore l married you?"-N. Y. World.
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Saws go,

Cascarets Candy Cathartic, the most won.
derful medical discovery of the age, pleas
ant and refreshing to the taste, act gently
and positively on Kidneys, liver and bowels,
cure headache, fever, habitual constipation
and biliousness. Please buy and try a box
Of C.. C.. c.. to-day; 10, 25, so cents. Sold and
guaranteed to cure by all druggists.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-10-13
Knew All About Them.

She had been to the seashore and
was deeply interested In all hat per-
tanned to it.
did you everh see Q shark?" she
asked.
well, I should say so" he answered.
Il bought q house and lot of one once
on the installment plan" - Chicago
Post.
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The Reason.

Lawyer Hooks Tin the bosom of his
family)-Well. my dear. 1 have given
up the Bagrox case, after having been
engaged in it SO long.
Mrs. Hooks-Then you have exhaust
ed every legal expedient?
Lawyer Hooks-No. but I have ex-
hausted Bagrox' money.-N. Y. Jour
nal,
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How He pOpped.

Tommy entered the parlor where his
sister Mamie was entertaining her best
young man.
Il would like to have your sister for
n Christmas present, Tommy. viii you
give her to me?"
Cant" said Tommy when i
caught Fitz Dudeigh kissing her the
other night, she said: Now, Tommy,
don't give me away and l said i
wouldn't."-Demorest's Magazine.
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NofseIess Hunting.

"We'l have to carry On a still hunt
here" said C~ollingwood to Camper
down, as the two, with their guns in
land, pushed through n piece of woods
.nto an open field.
WHY" asked Camperdown.
Look at that" and CoLingwood
pointed to u sign on which some one had
tainted the warming: No hunting
lloud."-Louisville Courier-Journal.
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A Resemblance.

death and the people Of Germany
are alike in one respect"
Name it."
"The people of Germany like to use
money direct from the mint"
go on"
death loves . shining mark, too"
Pittsburgh ehronicie-Felegraph.
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When LsryPrs Stroll.

We watched the rising Of the silver moon,
And listened to the fountains gentle tune,
Then Daphne shyly turned her eyes of blue,
And said: ! like it better dark, don't your
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