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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1898-06-22
THE TEST AT SEA.
BY A ALLEN.

They sat idly on the deck of an Allan.
tic liner. The moon was rising. 1t was
an evening in June. and they were
nearing "the Banks" Even there in
midocean the setting summer sun had
so warmed the air hat they could
lounge attheir ease in long wicker deck
chairs and discuss a knotty point in the
moral philosophy of the domestic rela-
tions.
For my part" Mamie Whitmore re
marked, drawing her little wooden wrap
closer round her ears, Il say a woman's
first duty is to her husband"
And for my part" Arthur answered,
leaning across towards his wife, II say
a woman's first duty is to her children
"How do you make hat out, Whit
more?" the major inquired, lazily. The
major had a pretty knack of his own in
casuistry.
why, it runs through all nature"
Arthur Whitmore replied. at belongs
to the very essence of the feelings en-
gendered in us by natural selection.
The male fights always for the female
and the young; the female fights for
h young only, Or turns tail to protect
them, leaving the male to defend him
self"
Il remember" the major unused, II
was out tiger-hunting once in a nullah
in India, and l came across a tiger, with
the tigress and cubs lying hid in a
jungle. | fired at the brute, and he
leaped straight up at me, but the tigress
and the cubs skunk away through the
long, tall reeds of the cane-brake. Well,
1 killed that tiger, and went after the
tigress; but, when L got her at bay, she
fought like a regular devil for her cubs,
1 can tell you. So there's your case,
Whitmore."
"Ies, it must always be So" Arthur
Whitmore continued. 1.-THE male, as
the more active and stronger of the two,
Il fight for the female and the
young together; the female, as the
weaker. yet the protector of the young,
must leave the male to DOL after him
self, and, at all risks to him, must take
care of the little mes. They are the hope
of the race, the future of the species.
The sire has had his day; if he sacrifices
his life for his young. no great harm
can come of it. But the little ones a
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1898-06-22

all the world before them; for their
sake the mother must run no needless
risk; her first duty is to them;
she has borne and sucked them;
to sacrifice them to the father
would be unnatural and harmful.
and, in the widest ense, unfeminine."
That's all very well for the beasts"
Mamie answered, p~etulantly; but we
are not beasts. and | say. with us, a
woman's first duty is always to her hus-
band. Fold up my chair before you
come below. Arthur: I'll run down and
see how Charlie and the baby are get
ting on in h stateroom."
at opens up an interesting moral
question:" said the chaplain. as Mamie
disappeared with a nod down the COM
panion-ladder. 1T seems to me you
make things rather rough for the hus-
band. don't you?"
"Well-no," Arthur answered. Il
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1898-06-22
The Good Old Times.


1t is quite natural for elderly people
to think that the times which are gone
by, and which they alone remember,
were more interesting and notable thar
the times which are Passing rov. The
passage of years tends to efface from
the mind the merely commonplace oc-
c%urrences of every day, and leave only
tie salient ones; so that past years are
really the more remarkable III our mem
cries. This is one reason why people
speak of severe weather as .old-fasIi-
ioned." On the whole. the weather does
not vary so much from one decade to
another; but people remember the Sc
we're weather Il forget the ordinary,
SO that to the mind weather of the pas
IL extreme weather. But the valuation
placed on old things may be excessive
as, for instance, in the case of u
remark made by an old gentleman to
his nephew. Twenty degrees below
zero." he said. "What does that amount
to? Why, 1 can remember a
day, when 1 was 20 years old.
that h mercury was 40 degrees below
zero; and you must remember that one
degree then was as good as two nova
days." This reminds one of the phil
osophy of the Irishman regarding the
difference between the days in Ireland
0nd America. "Ah," he said. "the days
is twice rs lorg in the ould country
as here-and there's twice as many of
them!"-Youth's COMPANION.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1898-06-22
What He Needed Most.

A story is told of a now famous Amer
lean artist who had hard luck in his
Paris student days. One day he was
seen in the street with his clothes in
the last stages of rags and his shoes
tied with Irvine. There was a wild
CLEAN in his eye when he caught sight
of a friend across the street. 1--WE got
S1O0!" he cried. waving the bill in the
air, oblivious of the crowd. Zone hun
dred dollars: and I'm going to buy some
observation-disclosures News.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1898-06-22

Washington, June 16.-The warde-
partment expects to utilize approx
mately thirty-five transports in the
expedition for the invasion of Porto
Rico. This statement was made Off
cially at the department today. This
seems to indicate that the Porto Rico
army will equal, if not exceed, the
numbers which have been sent to
Santiago. The estimate is made that
the thirty-five vessels will carry from
fifteen to twenty thousand men,
equipments and subsistence.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1898-06-22

Camp Mccullough, Guantanamo
Bay, June II, via Kingston, June IL.
The earthworks OF Caimanera at
the end of the railroad leading to the
city OF Guantanamo were demolished
today by the bombardment OF the
Texas, Marblehead and Suwanee.
The warships opened fire at 2 p. NJ,
which lasted an hour and thirty min
utes. During the afternoon a half
starved and tagged Spanish soldier
crawled into camp and gave himself
up. He said he expected to be shot
and would gladly die ii they would
only give him food and water. He
had had neither forforty-eight hours.
He reported that there We're 1000
Spanish soldiers, half-starved, who
wanted to give themselves up, but
they believed they would be killed by
the Americans as soon as they we're
once in captivity.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1898-06-22
Missed HIS Opportunity.

Judge-What is the charge against
the prisoner?
She Observation-Disclosures, sir, this
man kissed me on the street.
Kissed you, did he?"
"Yes, sir"
"How many times did he kiss you,
miss?
"Only once, SIR"
Only once! The fool! Six months!
Next case."-Yonkers Statesman.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1898-06-22
CONTINUED from Second Page.1

On board the Associated Press dis
patch boat Dauntless, off Santiago.
June 16, noon, via Kingston.-Rear
Admiral SIMPSONS fleet bOmbarded
the batteries of Santiago for the third
time at daybreak this morning. Fol
hours the ships pounded the batter
les on the right and left of the en-
trance. The western batteries, against
which the main assault was directed,
were badly wrecked; one was totally
destroyed; in others many guns were
dismOunted.
At first the Spanish replied passion
ately, but without effect. Soon most
of the guns were deserted. Not a
man was struck or injured on the
American side. 1t is believed the en-
emy's loss of life was very heavy.
Preliminary to the ~hammering given
the batteries, the dynamite cruiser
Vesuvius last night at midnight was
given another chance. Three go
pound charges of gun cotton were
sent over the Notifications at the en-
trance. The design was to drop
them into the bay around the angle
back OF the eminence on which Moro
is situated, where it was known the
Spanish torpedo boats were lying.
From where the fleets lay the en-
trance to the harborlast nightlooked
like a door opening into the livid fire
of the satanic furnace. The harbor
being in view of them, a break was
blown out of the side OF the Cayos-
milf and was clearly seen from the
ships this morning. Our fire was
much more effective than in the pre-
ceding commandments. The Massa-
chusetts ore a great gaping hole in
the emplacements, N the Texas
dropped a shell into thepowder mag
aZine; the explosion was terrific. The
batteries on the ast OF MORO were
harder to get at, but the New Or
leans dropped to within 30 yards OF
the shore and played a tattoo with
her long S-incl rifles. When the or
der came at 6:30 to cease firing, every
gun OF the enemy's had been silenced
for ten minutes, but as the ships drew
of some OF the Spanish courage re-
turned. Half u dozen shots were
spitefully fired at the Massachusetts
and the Oregon, following in her
wake.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1898-06-22

The forget-me-not has two or three
emblematic meanings. One is sug-
gested by its name; the other was
probably originated by its color. Blue
among flowers is generally associated
with the tender passion.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1898-06-22

The constitutionality of Colorado's
law requiring horseshoers to pass IN ex-
animation will he tested.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1898-06-22
A Calarada Annie.

variety of apple has been discovered
in Montrose county. Col, having a deep
red skin and a colored meat, somewhat
resembling that of a blood orange.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-07-22

The remorse of a guilty stomach is what
nation are suffering with to-day. 1t is q
we'll known fact that dyspepsia is a charac-
teristic American disease and il is frequently
stated that we are a nation Of dyspeptics."
1t is o distressing ailment and because of
its many forms is difficult to treat. Some.
times it is the result of improper modes
OF eating, improper food or mental worry
and exhaustion; then again it may be sort of
q depressed condition of the body and treat
ment should be directed to the restoration of
che health, without special attention to the
stomach. In other instances, the disease is
evidently the result Of Inflammation of the
stomach.
Anyone Of these conditions produce a lack
OF vitality in the system, by causing the
blood to lose its life.sustalning elements. The
blood is the vital element in our lives and
should be carefully nurtured. Restore the
blood to its proper condition, dyspepsia will
vanish and perfect health follow.
For example, in the county of Pembina,
North Dakota, q few miles from Walhalla.
resides Mr.. Ernest Snider a man of sterling
integrity, whose veracity cannot be don.ted.
He was formerly q resident of Lansdowne.
Ont, but removed to the west and is now q
prosperous farmer.
For three years he has been unable to do
his work because he was ill with dyspepsia.
II became seriously i'll about three years
ago." he says, and consulted a doctor who
gave me some medicine for Indigestion.
continued to grow worse and several physi.
clans were called at intervals who gave me
temporary relief, but the disease returned
with all its accustomed severity.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-07-22
Harris, the administrator of her

Harvey Harris, the administrator of her
estate.
I herewith present it through you,
Nh. Durrie, to the Presbyterian church
corporation of Bismarck, believing they
will value it is a souvenir of the first
beloved pastor, and preserve it as a
precious memento of the early years,
when its hands trailed for him the
lapsing of time-and pointed out the
recurring hours for church service, Sun
day school, prayer meeting, and deeds
of charity. The gift is not a valuable
n in a pecuniary sense, but the
children of the congregation who look
upon its face, and recall it's history may
learn from it the lessons OF self-denial
and devotion taught by the life of this
venerated man, who in the early years
of hardships and encouragement in
Bismarck was a "Pioneer of the
Pioneers and labored disinterestedly to
build up the church of Christ, on the.
STAR frontier"
Yours with respect,
LINDA W. SLAUGHTER.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-07-22
N. P. Will Paw.

st. Paul Globe: After holding out
two weeks against the decisions of the
internal revenue commissioner and the
authorities that express companies and
not shippers should pay the war tax on
bills of lading and shipping receipts, the
Northern Pacific Express company yes
terday abandoned its position and decid-
ed to pay the tax.
The decision was arrived at yesterday.
The company's legal advisers told the
directors that in the face of decisions
announced at Washington the company
could not longer refuse to pay for the
stamp which the tax law requires should
be affixed to shipping receipts. The
contention of the company to the con-
trary seemed reasonable, but as the law
had been differently construed, it
would be better for the company to
yield rather than stand the costs of liti-
cation which threatened to overwhelm
it.
Instructions were accordingly sent TO
all agents Of the company throughout
the country to stamp all receipts with
out expense to the shippers.
The Northern Pacific Express COM
pany has 400 offices and the monthly con-
tribution to the fund will be about
$1,000.
The tax will be a large item in the
company's express account, but it will
be less, perhaps, than the expense for law
suits that might go against the COM
pany.
In cases where dandrutf, scalp diseas-
es, falling and grayness of the hair ap-
pear, do not neglect them, but apply a
proper remedy and tonic like HALLS Hair
| Remover.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-07-22
MANY sufferers,
What a Large Number Of People are Enduring.
Distressing Condition in Which Many
American People are Involved The
Only Way to Alleviate it.
From the Mountainse-, Hasnazla, N. Dakota.

tttt v AOhOtUs II -...
"The distress after eating made me dread
meal time. At times l became so dizzy az
to be unable to stand. I had sour stomach,
heartburn. palpitation of heart, and weak
nerves. The doctors disagreed as to the nature
OF my disease but all agreed that the stomach
was affected. l suffered intensely and life
was q misery.
81 tried several we'll known remedies but
was not benefited.
II read Ill the newspapers articles regard.
ing the wonderful curative powers of DR..
Williams Pink Pills for Pale People, and
finally after some urging on the part of q
friend concluded to try the pills. I pur.
II had not taken all Of the first box be.
fore I felt much relief, l continued taking
the pills, and after using four boxes / was
cured. l have none Of those distressing symp.
toms now, and am completely restored to
health, and can do as much work MS any Of
the laborcrs on my farm. owe my restOra.
ton to health to DR. Williams Pink Pills
for Pale People and gladly give my testi-
monial, hoping it may prove beneficial to
some persons similarly affected"
by restoring to the blood the requisite con-
%stitucnts of life, DR.. Williams Pink Pills for
Pale People renew the nerve force and ena.
Bile the stomach to promptly and properly
assimilate the food, thus speedily and perma.
nently curing the dyspeptic. These pills
are a specific for all diseases having their
origin in impoverished blood or disordered
nerves. They contain every element requi
site to general nutrition, to restore strength
to the weak, good health to the ailing. Ply
sicians prescribe them, druggists recommend
J them and everywhere the people use them.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-07-22
Travelling Libraries.

Western Womanhood has the follow
ing to say concerning the new travelling
library plan originated by Superintend-
cut Ha!land: State Superintendent
Halland seems to have anticipated
Woman's Club work in this state and
pre-empted the claim of travelling libra
ries, and has instituted one OF the finest
things yet brought to a point of execu-
ton for the literary pleasure. and hence
moral influence of our rural districts.
He has utilized some of the idle books
In the library of the state superintend-
ent of public instruction and created
out of them ten travelling libraries of
about fifty volumeseach. The selection
is of standard books of biography, his
tory, travel, literature, fiction, science
and pedagogy. If this plan meet with
support he thinks it will be an easy
matter to secure legislative aid to the
extent of a thousand dollars or more to
extend the work. He looks to the
Woman's Clubs of the state federation
and the w. G. r. U. for assistance.
Every woman's society in the state
should help this on. Like a May flower
after a rain, this work has sprung into a
possibility which would have taken
years of labor amongst the woman's
societies to have brought to it's present
condition of completeness. even in en-
bryo as it now is. Five hundred books
are to be had for the asking to send into
homes in the state. Penicious litera-
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-07-22
JAMES STALEY,
Manufacturer. Bismarck, n. ID.

EDITOR W1NsH1P's final admonition
to the delegates to the state convention
sounds remarkably like this:
We must elect a good lar for COVER
nor. The people demand it.
I am the people. I am also the best
man for the place l happen to think of
at this writing.
If I am not nominated, the people are
likely to repudiate the ticket.
I am the people in this instance also.
Perhaps you remember me. Mark,
Mac and myself saved the republican
party. Some of you may have seen
Marks letter to me, in which it was
admitted that I had had the most to do
with the great victory.
If I am not nominated it will be a
terrific disappointment to the people.
Il am the people.)
1t would surprise you to know the
number of counties in which I am the
second choice of the delegates, where
there are two candidates in the field.
I was oil inspector for two years but
oil does not last always.
Still, / will admit I am pretty smooth
yet.
I will get the Missouri slope Tin the
neck.)
1 will get many other localities in the
same way.
I am the warmest infant in the aggre'
cation when it ONE to blowing my
own horn.
For these and many other reasons
vote for me.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-07-22

ture is abroad in quantities that would
strike CONSERVATION to the hearts of
those in homes of pure literature-only
the honest heart at a news stand can
realize the countless lot of impurity that
goes into the hands of many people who
will read, but who for lack of education,
culture and contact with the better side
of life listlessly float with a tide of i'm
purity. Winter with its long evenings
demands entertainment that the minds
as well as the hands be neither idle nor
maliciously employed. Crowd out the
bad-not by leaving vacancies-but by
crowding in the good. Send to Mr..
Halland for a copy Of a petition to be pre-
sented to the legislature and of the
library circulators.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-07-22
here with you and a brother newspaper

here with you and a brother newspaper
man of yore [ deem it my pleasure to
testify that your state has every reason
to feel proud of such a magnificent
representation Of its youth and valor.
The organization went to the front we'll
equipped, in good health and in good
cheer. The North Dakotans in both
stature and weight looked formidable
Their discipline was most excellent. The
officers of this fine command have
evidently improved their time during
their stay in San Francisco camp. They
constitute an excellent body of gentle
men. No finer looking set Of volunteer
soldiers have left this coast"
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-07-22

SYLVESTER ScovEL, the yellow cor
respondent of that yellowest of journals
the New York World, slapped General
Skaters face at Santiago after the
ceremony Of raising the American flag.
Scovel was ordered off the roof Of the
governors palace to which he forced his
way, and took this manner of settling
accounts. It is stated that his offense
is punishable by death-but it would
seem that the best way todispose OF him
would be to turn him over to the
Spaniards-to be taught manners.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-07-22
CAST OR ia
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Signature sssss sss Of lZhMzNzw
"Father Sloan's Clock"
BISMARCK, N. D., July 8, 1898.

BISMARCK, N. D., July 8, 1893.
To Rev. Archibald Durrie. pastor First
Presbyterian church Of Bismarck.
DEAR SIR: For more than one year
past l have had in my possession an
article which in accordance with the
fitness of things should belong to the
First Presbyterian church of Bismarck.
1t is the clock presented in 1874 to
Rev. 1. 0. Sloan by the "Ladies Mite
Society Of Bismarck" which was organ
lied Dec. IL, 1873, with Mrs. r. r..
Marsh, 0 of Menoken, as the first
president, succeeded by Mrs. w. B.
Shaw. Ladies of all church denomina-
tions we're among the members. Among
them I remember Mrs. J. B. Bailey, Mrs.
J. A. Emmons, Mrs. Hugh Long, Mrs.
John Nichols, Mrs. j.. S. Mann, Mrs. w.
S. Brown, Mis-. T. P. Davis, Mrs. T. F..
Singhiser, Mrs. H. r. Douglas, Mrs. j.
W. Raymond, Mrs. Henry eager, Mrs.
VIM. M. Pye, Mrs. j. P. Dunn.
Among the gentlemen who aided them
I remember Mr.. John w. Fisher, Mr..
Frank Mason now of Bismarck, and
Mr.. G. F. Hobert as diligent workers.
According to, my recollection the
price paid for the clock was So. It
stood in the little parsonage adjoining
the present one, until Rev. Sloan left
Bismarck, when it was purchased by
Mrs. Lucy Bailey who valued it highly
as a souvenir of her good pastor.
When Mrs. Bailey went to the hos
pital before her death in 1887 she sold
the clock to Mrs. Virginia Conner, who
during her life time counted "Father
Sloan's Clock" and a bible with his
autograph which he had presented to
her as among her most cherished pos.
sessions.
After Mrs. Comer's death in May,
1897, I purchased the clock from Mr..
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-07-22
Decrease of Over $4,000 in the Debt
of the County During the
Past Year.
Some Interest Figures From a State.
ment of the County Prepared
by Auditor Moorhouse.
Various Items of Local News Gath
cred in and Around the Capt.
tai City.
Assessment Statistics.

Auditor Moorhouse has made a sum-
mary of interesting statistics of the as
sessment for the present year. The
total personal property assessment of
the counties is sl29,372. There are 1922
horses of all ages valued at $71,457,
S,627 cattle of all ages valued at $780,
63O, 1907 sheep valued at sl5,Ol7, and
81 pianos valued at $3.50.
The bonded indebtedness of the coun-
ty mas been materially decreased in the
past year. On July l., 1897 the bonded
indebtedness Of the county was 5lG1 600
and the floating indebtedness was S34,-
19O.34 a total indebtedness of Sl95,19O.3f.
On the first of July of the present year
the total indebtedness. bonded, was s157,-
800 and the total floating indebtedness
500, 969. 92, a total indebtedness Of $751;
46S. O2, or q decrease in the year of S13,-
731.42. There was cash in the treasury
July l., 1897 amounting to SS,1G1.27 and
on July /, 1898, amounting to S9,172.O5,
a difference of 81, O1l.1S in favor of the
current year. The total decrease of
debt in the one year has been Sl4, 1890.
The total value of real property in the
county is S2,176,416, making a total of
real and personal of s2,G05,S2 This
does not include the value of railroad
property which is assessed by the state
board of equalization and will add about
100000.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-07-22
The Press Bows.

The meeting Of the State Press asso-
citation was a very preasant affair, though
the attendance was not as large as it
should have been. The new officers are
w. F. Gushing, president; +. A. Ward
we'll and J. Morley Wyard, vice presi-
dent: P. G. Thorson, secretary and
treasurer: w. L. Straub, G. H. Potter,
j. A. Minder, G. A. Fabnlander and z.
H. Kent, executive committee. The
citizens of Wahpeton took the members
for a drive and a most delightful recep-
ton was given at the opera house, with
bright speeches and excellent music.
The annual meeting will be held at Grand
Forks next year, and an adjourned
meeting will take place at Bismarck in
January,