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Fergus County argus., 1898-12-21
PERSONAL AND OTHERWISE.

Remember "Pinafore"
''Pinafore" will delight you.
Lehman gives a special discount to
churches.
For stomach troubles, nothing
equal to osteopathy.
Smith & Thompson for pianos,
sold on easy terms.
DR.. f. A. Long, the dentist, can be
found at the Day house.
Fur mittens, fur gloves, sheepskin
boots at Stuart & Pauling.
If you have severe backache, see
the osteopath, he can fix you.
Stuart & Pauling have just received
consignment OF boys ulsters.
The acknowledged most popular
comic opera ever written, "PinafOre'.
w. H. Culver gave a pleasant
social dance at his hall last Friday
evening.
The Power Mercantile Co. have Just
received their stock of kitchen tables
and iron beds.
Your watch will give you no fur
ther trouble if you have it repaired
by ID. E. Hemphill.
Just received large line of over
coats, ulsters and REFERS. Stuart &
Pauling. Lewistown.
Did you notice that handsome
sShn lat ~ hn
ware Co.? 1t is a beauty.
DR.. L. A. Long, dentist, makes the
best fitting and most natural appear
ing plates. This is no boast. Try
him.
The Newport Dancing Club of Gilt
Edge will give New Years ball on
December 30, to which all are invited.
See notice elsewh here.
There will be Xmas tree in the
Methodist church Friday evening.
There will be short exercises by the
children OF the Sunday school.
Among the many beautiful china
pieces displayed by the Montana
Hardware Co. a chocolate set i'm blue
japanese china is worthy of special
notice.
Geo. NJ. Stone left Thursday last
via Billings for Belfast, Maine, where
he will spend the holidays and
several weeks among relatives and
friends.
When i'm need OF furniture, pianos
ftI, a..
sons new furniture store. New goods
and low prices. Pianos and organs
sold on easy terms.
l.. Scovel and brother will give
Dec. 30. Good supper. and music by
Mahana's orchestra. Everybody cor.
daily invited to attend.
Usefulness, combined with beauty
and quality, enhance the value of
Christmas gift. "She" will appreci-
ate a dainty and delicate cup or a
fragile plate in a way that will sur
prise you.
In selecting your Christmas pres
ents be sure and select some article
useful to the house-a nice rocker, a
center-table, or a set of new dining
chairs-at Smith & Thompson's new
furniture store, where they sell cheap.
piece of cut glass is more beauti-
full and enduring than half the pretty
things offered at Christmas time. 1t
makes a useful and welcome present.
The Montana Hardware Co. has a
magnificent collection. Have you
seen it?
Many household is saddened by
death because of the failure to keep
on hand a safe and absolutely certain
cure for Group, such AZ One Minute
Cough Cure. See that your little ones
are protected against emergency. c.
+. Little.
Fergus County argus., 1898-12-21

TALL P. BABCOCK, of Avoca, N. Y,
- veteran of the 3rd n. Y. Artillery and
for thirty years of the Babcock &
Munsel Carriage Co., of Auburn, says: II
write to express my gratitude for the mirac-
lous benefit received from DR.. Miles Heart
Cure. suffered for years, as result of army
life, from sciatica which affected my heart
in the worst form, my limbs swelled from
the ankles up. 1 bloated until l was unable
to button my clothingi had sharp pains
about the heart, smothering spells and
shortness of breath. For three months 1
was unable to lie down, and all the sleep l
got was in an arm chair. l was treated by
the best doctors but gradually grew worse.
About year ago l commenced taking DR..
Miles New Heart Cure and il saved my Life
Fergus County argus., 1898-12-21
No r1edicine Needed

To make you see the advantage OF
getting your holiday presents of the
Montana Hardware Co. Their dis
play is unrivalled.
Fergus County argus., 1898-12-21
Cow Strayed.

-Strayed from Casino creek, about
two months ago, one ALFRED COW,
branded "a diamond open A on
left hip, X one overbit in each ear.
Five dollars reward will be paid for
Information left at the Dark Horse
stable which will lead to recovery of
above animal. NJ. l.. WooDMAN.
Fergus County argus., 1898-12-21

- "A ~ ACHE and RHEuMArIsM relieved
oA~9Nby DIR. Miles Nerve Plasters-
Fergus County argus., 1898-12-21

as il by n miracle"
DR.. Miles Remedies
are sold by all drug
gists under a positive
guarantee, first bottle
benefits or money re-
funded. Book on dis
eases of the heart and
nerves free. Address,
DIR, MILES MEDICAI
Fergus County argus., 1898-12-21

DIR. MILES MEDICAL CO., Elkhart, Ind.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-11-25
By Marion v Hollis IE@s

~ am very pleased 10 have e you,
Mrs. Rivers" she said, graciously. "Nias-
ter Rupert Selwyn will be riding past the
school to-day, and he will bring you the
rules I was speaking about. I wish you
good-morning!"
"Good-morning, Lady Selwyn," mur-
mured the white lips. and a cry from the
bleeding heart went up to Heaven-bet-
ter any anguish, Any death, than this!
She was gone, the beautiful, stately
lady; but the rich perfume OF her gar
ments still fingered in the room. With
trembling hands Mrs. Rivers raised the
"Wordsworth"-she opened it, and tore
u the title page that bore her NAME.
mo n else shall see how little he
cares for my memory" she said. "He
might have cared for my books"
Despite her hcroism and her self-sacri-
fee, she was but a woman-that one little
instance OF his Indifference hurt her more
than his marriage had done. She laid her
tired head down upon the table md wept,
hot, bitter tears.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-11-25

she used to kiss me so. She used TO heA
see In her arms, and kiss me as though
her heart was breaking. do miss my
mother"
The handsome face grow sad, and the
clear yes filed with tears.
mo one is quito like your own mother"
he said; land mine loved me. Ny father
often tells me how she used to teach mo.
and fear for me; how she always longed
to see me a good and great man. So I
mean to be. My mother il among the
angels; but she shall see how I loved her."
she can bear no more; she is weeping
wildly now, knccling at the foot Of the lit1
tie couch, her whole figure shaken with
deep-drawl bitter sobs, and he is stand.
ing Owe. her in deep amaze.
What is the matter, Mrs. Rivcrs?-
what 10 wrongs"
BY an effort SO violent that it almost
Killed her, she controlled herself and rose.
Il am ashaiAcd," she said, ''of giving
way so; but I had a son once, and I lost
him-you made mo think of him."
You have lost a son, and I a mothcr,n
he said. (which is the greater trouble
Of the two"
"Mine." she said softly. "Shall you
come To see me often, Master Rupert?" !
yes" he said. 81 always liked coming
to see Mrs. Browne, and l shall be just
as pleased to sec you. Whenever my
father is away. and Lady Beatrice is in
one Of her 'humors,' as the servants Gull
them, 1 like 10 ride over here. My lady
used to think n sound box on the ears a
remedy for every fault l had. Ny father,
however, did not agree with her."
II should say not" she cried indignant.
~.
He laughed again.
"a woman's hand could never hurt me-"
he said proudly. "Good morning, Mrs,
Rivers. I will come again often, il you
will let me-"
"Comc when you WILL" she said; and
then their eyes met. The boy started.
"Who on earth are you like, Mrs. Riv.
ers?" he cried. Il have seer you before,
l am sure; or else solnc one like you."
She drew back in alarm.
"Chancc rcscmblances are common
enough" she said quietly. 81 can only
hope my face reminds you Of some one
very pleasant.
THAT it docs," he replied. "Now 1
must co."
And the mex minute he was on horse
back, waving his cap in n farewell salute
to her.
ITO be continucd1
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-11-25

ing the nails. Be sure the head is firm.
Then to cushion use curled hair, or ex.
celsior and over this tack unbleached
muslin. Over the muslin place Gre
tonne or whatever the cover is to be,
and tack around the edges. Get but:
tons with metal shanks and with them
tuft the seat by boring holes through
the head and passing n strong string
through the head and stufing and tying
it in q tight knot over Il nail to draw
the button down into the cushion. OF
the same material make a flouncc for
the sides. gathering it on q, stout cord
and lacking it fast. The lounce should
be full enough to hang gracefully and
where tackled the edge can be finished
by gimp ornamented with large headed
upholsterer's tacks.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-11-25
bank. looking for q place where the,
water was not 60 hiRh.

bank. looking for q place where the,
water was not 70 high.
Such q place was found after a short
time. Swapping his own revolver on
the top Of his head and ordering his
ne to do likewise, the major with six
followers plunged into the river, swan
to the opposite bank, secured the q
noes, rowed back across for all Of the
rest Of the command, save just enough
to guard the horses, and went on up
stream. Reaching the mouth Of the
Coosa and rowing upstream a little
way, Major Weston sighted the trans
port in a little bayou only q short dis
lance ahead.
Pulling to the shore and bleaching the
canoes. Major Weston began making
signals which might catch the attention
OF some n on board the transport.
Presently he had the pleasure Of seeing
a gig push or from the transport and
come toward shore. When the gig ran
up on the beach, who should step out Of
1t but the captain Of the rebel supply
boat.
'sWhat do you want with meT' asked
the captain.
"And who may you be?" asked Major
Weston.
81 am the captain Of the transport out
there" vas the reply.
"Ah. then you are just the man I
wanted to see" said Major Weston. II
am the major commanding the advance
guard of Gen. Wilson's cavalry, which
will be along here in q few minutes
several thousand strong, and to save
you and unpleasantness I would ask
you to surrender yourself and your
transport"
> The captain thought the matter owe
for a while, noted the determined ex-
preston on Major Weston's face, and
concluded to oblige him. Leaving the
captain under guard with two Of his
men. Major Weston and the rest Of his
command got into the captains gig and
one of the canoes and rowed u to the
transport, where Major Weston told the
officer in charge that his captain had
surrendered and that he had come to
take possession of the boat.
The transport was promptly turned
over, was taken down the river to Mont
gomery, and there was destroyed. For
the success and daring Of this under
taking Congress awarded to Lieut.. Col.
Weston a medal Of honor.
"FOr which," said the lieutenant col
onel the other day, II ON very CRATE
full. But had I not succeeded I would
have been promptly court-martialed
and probably cashiered from the army
for practically abandoning every
blooming horse and all my equipments.
So far as l know, this is the only in
stance during the civil war of a cavalry
command capturing a rebel ship."-Chi
cago Inter Ocean.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-11-25

Prof. Martin. the Swedish savant. has
discovered in the Krcmlln at Moscow
a large portion of the Swedish war
booty captured by Gustavus Adolphus.
1t appears that the majority of the sill
YER vessels and ornaments kept in the
treasury Mt the Kremlin are presents
made Mt different times by various
kings Of Sweden to the czars Of Russia.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-11-25
Soft GiuRerbread.

One cup Of sour milk. one cup dark
rich molasses, one-half cup butter, one.
half cup sugar, n egg, one table.
spoonful ginger, two cups bread hour.
Warm the butter. molasses and ginger
together, add the milk. -four and egg
and a pinch Of salt, and last the soda
dissolved in one tablespoonful Of warm
water. Bake in shallow pans.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-11-25
when Papa's sick.


When papa's sick, my goodness sakesi
Such awful, awful times 1t makes.
He speaks in oh! such lonesome tones.
And gives such ghas'ly kind Of groans,
And rolls his eyes and holds his head,
And makes ma help him up to bedA
While Sis and Bridget run to hear
Hot water bags to warm his feet, Ii,
And I must get the doctor quick
We have to jump when papa's sick.
When papa's sick mo has to stant
Right side the bed and hold his hand,
While Sis she has to fan In fan,
Fol he says he's "a dyin' man."
And wants the children round him to
Be there when ssufferin' pm gets through"f
He says he wants to say good-by
And kiss us all and then he'll die;
Then means and says his 'breatlint
thick"-
It's awful sad when papa's sick.
When papa's sick he acts that way
Until he hears the doctor say.
You've only got a cold, you know,
You'll be all right'n n day or So"
And then-well, say! you ought to see,
He's different as he can be,
And growls and swears from noon to night
just cause his dinner amt cooked right,
And all he does is fuss and kick
We're all used up when papa's sick.
Il. A. w. Bulletin.
A Barrel Ottoman.
To make a barrel ottoman saw the
barrel in half, after which bind with q
,hOOD. mailing to n Stave. and clinch,
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-11-25
ship Taken by Covalrymcp.

N1AA ~ 81
Lieut.. Col. John Il. Weston, assistant
commissary general of subsistence, has
received the medal of honor recently
awarded to him by Congress for bray-
cry during the civil war.
1t seems that this particular net Of
bravery was performed in 1864, shortly
after the battle Of Resaca. Lieut.. Col.
Weston vas then a major of cavalry at
tached to Gen. Wilson's division. He
and his men were in Alabama, about
forty miles above Montgomery. Word
came to Gen. Wilson that there was a
Confederate transport, laden with food
md supplies, somewhere near the juno
ton Of the Tallapoosa and the Coosa
rivers. Major Weston was ordered to
proceed up the bank of the Tallapoosa
to locate the transport, capture it IL he
could, and IL he couldn't, to report the
best way of capturing it.
After a march of several miles along
the shore Of the Tallapoosa, Major Wes-
ton saw on the opposite bank of the
river two or three canoes, which he
thought might be more useful to him in
hunting up a transport than cavalry
horses. The river was high, however.
and there was no bridge in sight. Some
of the officers under him told the major
that fording the river was out Of the
question and that there was no other
means Of getting across. The major
had a different idea, however, and
promptly acted upon 1t. Hating his
command, he left most Of his men in
charge Of the horses, while he and a
half dozen others walked along the
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-11-25
.llc Craze for Relics

~ AEuAC IOI NGllCS
"a good many Of the boys upon their
return from Cuba" said the colonel,
had the same passion for relics as we
had in the old time. 1 remember Il par
tlcularly aggravated case at Fort Don.
olson. After the battle the boys were
in a craze for relics, and they gathered
up stacks of old bayonets, belt plates,
rcvolvers, swords, bullets, and even
cannon balls. One captain, who lived
ut Fort Defiance, Ohio, had about three
bushels of relics stored in his tent
when we yer ordered to move. He
threw most of them away, but lie kept
a handsomely ornamented artillery
sack, which he decided to use as u hav-
ersack. The morning on which we
were to march he had taken great pains
to supply this new haversack with at
ables. He had q teacup of butter, q
bottle of pickles, some cold chicken, a
box of condensed milk, and bareback,
and gingerbread. He left the wcll-fill-
ed haversack hanging on the gun
stack, while he went to look after some
company business, and one of the boys,
while he was absent, dropped a six
pound cannon ball in it.
"This went in, of course, without ref
erence to b butter or gingerbread or
the condensed. milk. When the cap.
tain returned he swung his haversack
over his shoulder. He was surprised
to find it so heavy, but he made no III
vestigation, and submitted no remarks.
The boys could see that it wore on him
during the day. He changed it from
one shoulder to the other, and finally
carried it under his arm. When the
regiment stopped for the monday meal
the captain, with his mouth watering.
sat himself on n stump to enjoy his
well-ordered dinner. When he opened
his havcrsack, or artillery sack, he
was amazed. The cannon ball in go
ing in had crushed the butter cup and
uncovered the condensed milk, and but
ter and condensed milk were smeared
C all the other articles in the haycr-
sack. The captain caught sight Of the
cannon ball, and, swearing and griev.
ing. threw 1t as far as he could into
the woods. After his dinner, however,
he thought better of it, went out into
the woods and hunted up the cannon
ball, and swore that as he had carried
it so far he would carry it through.
When I last saw him he was using it as
a paper weight."-Chicago Inter Ocean.
Gen. wheeler's Slip.
A correspondent of the New York
press. in writing Of the battle before
Santiago, says:
During all the terrible firing of shot
and shell which lasted until darkness
set in, Gen. Wheeler was the only man
I saw who did not dodge or duck. He
/ sat astride his horse coolly giving or
ders, chatting with his aids and taking
things as they come" as an officer who
was lying on the ground remarked.
Gen. Wheeler provoked one good laugh,
which went all along the line. Through
his glass he saw the enemy retreating,
and he turned to a group Of friends and
said gleefully: "It's all right, boys; the
Yankees are yielding" The little gen.
eral corrected himself when he Jaw the
smile that came, and said: II mean
the spaniards, of course. gentlemen"
II there is anything that keeps the
mind open TO angel visits and repels the
ministry Of evil, 1t e q pirc human
Il 49,
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-11-25
corned Beef Hash.
Sponge Cake.

Take five eggs, the weight Of four in
sugar and the weight of three in -four;
put the eggs and sugar in a basin, and
beat them with two forks for a quar-
ter Of an hour; then take out the
forks, and take a spoon and gently
sift in the -four, stirring very gently.
Have n small cake tin buttered inside:
then pour 1t in. 1t takes about half
an hour.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-11-25

II there is anything that keeps the
mind open to angel visits and repels the
ministry Of evil, 1t Is a ptrc human
love.-N. 2. Willis.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-11-25
Don't Borrow.

1 have found it a great mistake to
make a practice of borrowing what we
need from neighbors. l have also been
troubled a good deal by nelghbors COM
ing to borrow. One Of my neighbors
has n thing or the other over there
nearly all the time, while I have bor-
r0wed but n thing from him in the
last few years. But when lie comes to
borrow, of course, l give with a willing
heart, for were l to refuse him he
would regard me as an enemy, and !
would rather give him what he wants
than be his enemy. I would rather buy
the neighbors. With things of our own
we car 60 ahead with our work with.
out waiting for neighbors to get
through. A man is welcome to borrow
from me If he will bring the article
home when 1 want 1T. But they often
forget this, and wear them out faster
than I would myself.-M. w. Yodcr, in
Practical Farmer.
O~doriferous Feet,
Few things are more insufferable to
their possessor or to the public at large
than feet with an odor. 1t is worth
knowing, however, that this trouble
may be corrected. The remedy, as
given by one who has had occasion to
try it, is as follows: Dissolve one-half
cup powdered borax in a gallon of hot
water, and soak the feet in this from
five to twenty-five minutes. Then add
one teacupful Of vinegar. Scrub the
feet thoroughly, using strong soap
suds. Rinse in tepid water. then In
cold, and dry thoroughly, rubbing With
a heavy towel.
corned Beef Hash.
Chop q pint cupful of lean, cold
corned beef; cut up the same quantity
of cold boiled potatoes. with one small
onion. Put a large tablespoonful Of
butter in a frying pan and stand over
the fire to melt. Sift in two tablespoon.
fuls Of -four and mix until brown; add
the potatoes and onion, let cook for five
minutes, urn in the meat. When well
heated pour over a pint and a half Of
water, season with pepper and salt and
stir until well mixed. Take up in Q
heated dish and serve.
A Sponge Cake.
Take five eggs, the weight of four in
sugar and the weight Of three in four:
put the eggs and sugar in a basin, and
beat them with two forks for a quar-
ter Of an hour; then take out the
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It takes {Wo I'd make Quarre IN
~ ~ n l1 Woman
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THE RECITAL.
Nearly a thousand people hear
the entertainment.

The closing recital OF the year-Glee
clubs do very we'll Misses 6Ilbers
and Howe prevented from perform
inc INV i,iuess-Manx vomen keen
tne;r h.,s Tna arogram an,
-.
a""''.
The last recital of the term was
given in Commencement Hall on FRI
day night in the presence of the larP-
est audience gathered in the Hall this
year. Nearly thousand people were
out to hear the school Of music and
they we're not disappointed in the
treat which they received Tor their
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-12-21
MORGANTDWN SCHOOLS.
Roll Of iioEer from the various depart
ments for the last month.

The following are the names of
those pupils who have neither been
absent nor tardy tor the month end
ing December 2, 1898:
A. Grammar-Josie Kunkle, Teach
er. Girls-Belle Darling, Della
Hess, Emma Newman, Linnie Vance,
Eva Watts Boys-Odell Tenant
B. Grammar-W Villa N. Brand,
Teacher. Pearl Courtney. Jessie
Pool, Lucy Wilson, Everett Darling,
Ralph Johnson, Lloyd Selby.
A. Intermediate-Laura Shisler,
Teacher. Ida Atkeson, Edith Bal
icy, Katie Fitch, Hazel Green, Dantes
Kiger, Matte Tough, Cecil Pixler,
Nellie Steele, Mary Skinner, Phoebe
Turner, Lulu Weaver, Mabel Weaver
George Bower, John Hoffman, Hen
ry johnson, Donald Ross, William
Skinner, Merrell Wood.
B. Intermediate-Alice Cobun,
Teacher. Ada Kiger, Edna Level
zen, Lulu Layton, Ethel Moore, Flo
Myers, Jennett Skinner, Marion
Tapp, Nellie Pool, Lenora Reed,
Goldie Sheets, Marie Joseph, Emory
Hess.
A. Primary - Lynne Waddell,
Teacher. Alice Aldrich, Ruth Bal
ley, May Baumgardner, Ethel Jol-
life, Jessie Meyers, Lucy Pool, Edna
Kidd. Robert Bowie, Harry Carney,
Stanley Cox, Jessie Hall, Shirley
Taylor.
B. Primary-Ella Simpson, Teach
er. Guy Utterback, Arthur Hiser,
Jay Brand, Royal McCutcheon, Her
bert Gardner, Roy Mclaughlin.
Edith Smith, Pauline Woolery, Jellie
Dusenberry, Jessie Weaver, Flor
cnce Utterback, Orville Waters, Ruby
Dusenbcrry. Elizabeth Ellenberger,
Vera Kidd, Blanche Dusenberry, Luz
ellie Brown, Guy Bailey, Forest
Bloom, Dewitt Fischer.
C. Primary-Tida Bailey, Teach
er Hough Chips, George Dawson,
Jessie Piles, Walter Pool, Arthur
Williams Edith Barthlow. Florence
Graham, George Price, Georgia Sc
mans.
Colored School-A. G. Smith,
Teacher. Emerson Blue, Alfred
Rhoades, James Smith, Thos. Ward,
Lille Henshaw, Ida johnson, Hell
en- B. Rhoades, Blanch Smith, Beu-
lah Smith, Clark Harris.
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A GREAT SUCCESS.
Mr.. Riddle Closes his series of Read
ings with ssHamlet.v

Mr.. Riddle read Shakespeare's
Hamlet last evening to large and
appreciative audience Indeed there
has been steady growth in num-
bers and cordiality from the first
evening. The reading of Hamlet
was superbly done, the part of mel
ancholy Dane" being especially well
taken. Hamlet's stimulation Of
madness was most skillfully shown
Mr.. Riddle very soon got himself in
touch with his audience especially
as regarded the part of Hamlet, as
was shown by the applause following
each scene portraying Hamlet's
character in some peculiar phase
The scene in which Hamlet instructs
the players to portray murder
similar to that Of his father by his
uncle was simply perfect. There
has been from the first thorough
appreciation of Mr.. Riddle by our
people who have been cordial in
their response to his magnificent
work. Mr. Riddle goes directly to
NewYork to read and we all feel that
Morgantown is faring about as well
as the great cities in having literary
treats,