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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1898-06-29
KING I'M BRIGAND.
Romantic Adventures of q Caucasian
Outlaw and HIS Sudden
cut

The tribes in the Caucasus have, by
their irreconciliable hostility to Russian
administration, greatly retarded the
progress of civilization and made their
country a veritable hotbed of outlaw
~lessness.
The Russian government is using all
the means in their power to attract set
tiers to this district, but their efforts
are u~navailing; the district continues
to be chiefly a place of Punishment for
mild political offenders and members
of unorthodox sects.
The abortiveness to introduce any
thing like law and order into this law
less Land may be judged by the follow
ing characteristic incident:
A notorious trigand named Ahmed
Abuzar-Ogli was convicted and then
transported for a term of ten years 10
Saghalien for highway robbery. Be
fore the expiration of this term he sue
ceeded in effectir~ his escape. and two
years ago he re- urned to his native
place, a village called Gunjal, in the Els
abetopol district, and commenced 10
rule like a king the inhabitants of the
neighborhood.
He did SO with the full cognizance of
the Russian local authorities, who were
powerless to raise even a protest
against the usurpation of their officia'
prerogatives. He administered the law
after his own fashion, dealing out JUS
tice with an impartial hand, and caus-
ing the simple peasant folk to wonder
at his wisdom.
This mans power and influence over
the minds of his coreligionists grew
with such amazing rapidity that it
would only have required a word from
him to cause a revolution against the
Russians.
AS the officials in tEis village were
abjectly in fear of mourning Ahmed
Abuzar-Ogli's anger, it was due to the
chance visit of a high government comp
troller hat the true state of affairs
leaked out. Prince Gal;tzin, the gov
ernor-general of the military district,
when aware of the facts, caused Ogli
to be arrested, concentrated, and
summarily hanged as a warning to
others of his type.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1898-06-29

Playa del Este, Cuba. June "a, S p.
ma serious engagement took place
this morning, . miles from Santiago
on the land. Less than 1000 Ameri-
ear cavalrymen and rough riders
fought two thousand Spaniards in
the Tickets, driving them back in
To the city. The American loss is
u or Is dead, and at least 90 wound
ed, including six officers. Several OF
the wounded will die. Twelve
Spaniards were found dead in the
bush. The loss is doubtless greater.
The S%paniards had every advantage
Of numbers and positions. Among
the dead are Captains A. X. Caprons
and Hamilton Fish, Jr.; Privates
Tilman, Dawson, Dougherty, w. L.
Erwin, Dix, York, Bejork, E. Kobe,
Berth and Temmock, and Corporal
White.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1898-06-29

six transports, and that Gen. Merritt
would accompany the expedition.
A bulletin received from Washing
ton a few minutes ago says: A cipher
dispatch received by Gen. Miles states
that the landing of troops has begun
at Santiago. The landing was ac-
complished without loss of life. the
only injury being n insurgent
scalded by a shell from n OF our
boats. He will lose an arm.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1898-06-29
PROOF AGAINST FoOTpADs.
The Timid Man Had a Queer Way
of COnceaIing His


When the timid-looking man got out
of the barber chair after being shaved
he fumbled in one pocket after another
while the porter busted his clothing,
says the Kansas City Journal.
WELL" he said, with a note of aston
ishment in his voice, as he plunged his
hand for the fourth time into his right
trousers pocket and felt around.
That's funny. | thought 1 had a quar-
ter in that pocket"
He repeated the search of his other
pockets, while the barber who had
shaved him leaned his elbow on the
bach of the chair, crossed one leg over
the other and eyed him suspiciously.
Guess 1 must've los H." said the tim
id-looking man as he put his right foot
on a chair and began to roll up his
trousers leg. The barber winked at the
artist in charge of the chair next to his
and moved nearer the razor case. The
mar rolled and pulled his trousers leg
above his knee, and by this time every
one else in the shop was watching him
with intense interest. They saw that
he wore "a woman's black stocking. Just
above his knee he wore two garters, one
about four inches above the other. He
slipped the upper garter down. rolled
down the top of the stocking carefully
and there were several treasury notes
lying spread out fiat against the under
clothing that covered his leg.
What do you carry money in that
way for?"asked the barber, as he handed
the man change for the f~ive-dollar bill.
"~Footpads," was the laconic reply of
the stranger.-Kansas City Journal.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1898-06-29

New York, June PA special dis
patch from Santiago via Kingston
today says: The Cubans have brought
information to Admiral Sampson
that Cervera is prepared to make a
desperate effort to take his ships out
of Santiago harbor at the firstfavor-
able opportunity. The Spanish war
ships, it is reported, have been coaled
to their full capacity and the war
ship crews are refused shore leave.
Every night the vessels drop down
the bay to be prepared to embrace
the first opportunity to attempt a
dash past the blockading squadron.
1t is said to be the Spanish admiral's
hope to save at least a portion of his
ships from capture and in the fight to
sink some of the American fleet.
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CONTINUED from Second Page.1

Washington, June 24.-The state
department has just received advices
confirming the report that the Span
ish Cadiz squadron is in the Mediter-
ranean moving eastward. The dis
patch camef from the agent of the de-
partment at Algiers.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1898-06-29

Washington, June 24.-The presi-
lent has nominated Daniel B. Nc
Cam of Montana to be Register of the
land Office at Circle City, Alaska.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1898-06-29

Washington, June %. The for
warding of reinforcements to Gen.
Shafter at Santiago began this MORN
ing, when the first body of troops,
consisting of a regiment and on bat
TALON, left Camp Alger for Newport
News to take the transportsforC Cuba.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1898-06-29

Madrid, June 23.-News OF serious
fighting e Santiago has been re-
ceived here. Cervera cables that the
situation is critical. The governor
of Santiago admits that the Spanish
have been Obliged to retire, but a
Spanish victory is claimed.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1898-06-29

Washington, June 22.-The warde-
partment received a telegram from
San Francisco saying the third expe-
dition for the Philippines wouldleav
San Francisco on Monday next with
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1898-06-29

Madrid, June 24.-The queen regent
has signed a decree suspending the
cOrtes.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1898-06-29

New York, June pa special dat
ed Clayavelesce. Cuba, today says
that at l O'Clock this morning the
last of Gen. Skaters army of inva-
sion had landed.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1898-06-29

On board the Associated Press dis
patch boat Winder, Daiquiri harbor,
Wednesday, June %, ) p. m, via
Kingston, June 23.-At 3 o'clock this
afternoon 5000 trained American SOL
diers are camped in and around Dali
quiri and 10000 more rest on their
arms on board the transports ready
to join those who have debarked as
soon as the available boatscancarry
them ashore.
The Cuban insurgents bore their
share of the enterprise well. Five
thousand of them in the mountain
businesses and dark thickets of the
ravines lay all last night on their
guns watching every road and noun
tain pass leading from Santiago to
Guantanamo. Thousands were in
side of Daiquiri, making the approach
ness impossible. AS the dispatch
boat of the Associated Press a into
where the New Orleans was lying
with her guns trained OIL Daiquiri,
columns of lurid flame and smoke
were seer rising from the town-the
inevitable consequences of war and a
sure sign that the S~paniards had
gone, leaving ruin behind them. Be
tween nightfall and dawn the Span
iards had taken alarm and had flown
from the place after firing the town.
At $40 the New Orleans sent a shell
rumbling and crashing through the
hillside. The Detroit, Wasp and Su-
vance followed suit, and soon the
hillside and the valley seemed to be
ablaze as shot followed shot in quick
succession.
In five minutes the sea was alive
with the fiotilla of small boats head
ed by launches leading for the wharf.
Some of the boats were manned by
crews of sailors and others by SOL
diers. Each boat contained 16 men,
every one in fighting trim and carry
ing three days rations, shelter tent,
gun and 200 cartridges, ready to take
the field on reaching the shore, should
they be called upon to do u.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1898-01-12
About Lightning Rods.

Rods, although they may not entirely
protect building, may preserve it from
being seriously damaged. The Jefferson
physical laboratory of Harvard uniyer-
sity is protected in the following man
ner Each of the chimneys is provided
with rods which are connected with
conductors running along the caves.
From the corners of the roof conductors
are led to the ground and are connected
underground with a conductor which
entirely surrounds the building and
which is connected to permanent wa
ter supply at least ten feet below the
surface of the ground. Iron pipes are
driven to reach this water supply. This
is as near an approach to a cage as cir
cumstances would permit.
A trolley car has a lightning rod in
its trolley, which is connected through
its motor with the rails and the ground
1t is not beyond possibility, however
that discharge descending the trolley
arm should refuse to 60 through the mo-
tor and should seek quicker oscillating
path through the car This Is not likely
to happen often, for the network Of the
trolley wire and the telegraph lines of
town or city, together with the electric
light wires, separate and divert into
many channels the electrical disturb
ance. The great increase of wires in our
cities serves to protect from great dam
age by lightning, for many paths are
offered to the discharges, which are
thus broken up into more or less harm
less sparks. John Trowbridge
in Chautauquan
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1898-01-12

I. = NAVAL APPRENTICE.
liquor and smoking cigarettes are not
permitted Perhaps the hoy has his
greatest trials when he Is ON the train
ing ships, where he Is still treated as
boy, though he may be able to pull
an oar. reef IA sail or receive a mes
sage with flags as well as his teacher.
Every one of our vessels has in her
complement certain number of APP
prenttces of the first or second class.
received from the training ships.
Sometimes the number allowed is eX-
eeeded, as was the case ON the crack
cruiser Brooklyn some time ago,
where instead of the forty allowed.
over sixty are needed to fill the short
age of men, Some of these boys are
only sixteen years of age, but do IA
mans work and are proud of ii.
II will interest the people through.
out our land to know that while the
powerful fleet of our North Atlantic
squadron was manoeuvriug in such a
splendid manner on the southern drill
ground. behind every one of the for
midahle guns there stood a graduate
of the apprentice system-that the
shot and shell falling with such we'll
directed aim and precision at the tar
gets had been aimed by these boys and
young men.
Twelve years ago the government.
recognizing the Importance of having
an efficient corps of we'll trained men
on hand to handle the modern appli-
ances on board ship, established spe-
ctai training schools at Newport. X. l..
and Washington, II. {. The Vaean-
ctes in these schools are eXeept in
rare cases, reserved for the ex-aprrea-
tees. At these places the seaman be-
comes proficient in the use of modern
guns. the manufacturing and nrenara-
ton of explosives and managing of
torpedoes. II would appear almost in
credible that man can acquire a
practical knowledge of several subjects
In the short space of time allowed at
these training places. On all our
ships the electric turret gear. the ever
running dynamos. the installation of
wires and lights, the torpedoes. and
the many other delicate contrivanees
are managed by men who have spent a
year or more in the seamen gunner
class. Besides these varied and useful
accomplishments, they can bend a top
sail or mend the rigging on a sailing
ship: they can go down in diving
suit to examine damages to the bottom
or recover a lost anchor, they are able
to cook or wash on board a torpedo
boat II necessary, and also keep an ac-
count of the stores in satisfactory
manner, In fact. the seaman gunner
Is what new ship needs more than
the old type of sailor man
All apprentices upon discharge do
not go TO the gunnery schools. as the
accommodation there is too small for
so many. Some prefer to re-enlist
with the gun force, and before the end
OF the first year the boy with his first
enlistment stripe, II he has shown the
proper pluck and zeal performs the
duty and receives the pay of a petty
officer.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1898-01-12
CALIFORNIA.
Conducted Tour via fennsSl-
Vania Railroad.


America isa great country In variety
and grandeur of natural scenery 1t Is
unrivaled lis wooded heights, It's
fertile valleys, boundless plains, its
rugged and rocky mountains, its great
lakes, its balmy slopes are the admlra-
ton of all mankind. To traverse this
great country, to behold its diyersities
and its wonders. is liberal education,
a revelation, to the immured metropo-
Titan citizen. The PERSONAL---VERY.
Quoted Tour to California under the
direction of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company which leaves New York on
January 8, 1898, affords most excellent
opportunity to view the vast variety
and boundless beauty of this marvel
ous land. The party will travel west
ward in special Pullman ears In charge
of Tourist Agent and Chaperon,
stopping en- route at Omaha, Denver,
Colorado Springs, Manitou, Garden OF
the Gods, Glenwood Springs, and
Salt Lake City. In California visits
will be made to Monterey and the
famous Hotel Del Monte, Santa Cruz,
San Jose, Los Angeles, San Diego,
Riverside, San Bernardino, Redlands,
and Pasadena The party will return
on the Golden Gate Special, the
finest train that crosses the Continent,
leaving Los Angeles February >, and
stopping at Tucson, FL Paso, and st.
Louis. Eighteen days will be spent
in California Round-trip rate, m
c{uding all necessary eIpehscs dHftn9
entire trip, $685. from all points ON the
PENNSYLVANIA Railroad System east OF
Pittsburg $3.50 from Pittsburg. For
itinerary and full information apply to
ticket agents, or address Geo. W.
Boyd, Assistant General Passenger
Agent, Broad Street Station. Phila-
delphia.
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CRANBERRYlNG.
How the Crop Is Gathered ON Cape Cod
Marshes.

How the Crop Is Gathered on Cape Cod
Marshes.
One hundred barrels to an acre is a
good yield, though, like all others, the
cranberry crop Is very uncertain, and
while many fall below this figure, boys
have been known to produce one barrel
TO a rod. or 100 to an acre One bog of
thirty acres produced in 1896, 300
barrels.
The harvest begins about the LIST of
September, and is the most busy time
Of all the year to the people living in
the vicinity of the boys. To live out
of-doors at this beautiful season is
very pleasant, and when 1t means
health, pleasure and profit, it calls all
ages and conditions. from the baby in
arms to the oetogenarian with cane
and speetaeles; rich and poor black
and white, all are there; even the be-
lated summer visitor is not left behind.
At an early hour in the morning the
pickers are astir, everybody Is in
hurry; and although preparations were
begun days before, there are many last
things to be done before the start is
made The bogs have been lined off"
in rows, and are all ready when the
piekers arrive, so the work begins at
once. The berries are gathered in four
and six quart measures, fer each OF
which the picker receives ticket
when it is filled, or some of the larger
bogs employ a tally-keeper. Who will
get the first ticket? Each picker keeps
one eye ON his neighbor, and picks
with all his might. 1t is an exciting
race, with something in it for every
one. The oyerseer (for this important
parsonage is found on every bog) keeps
a sharp watch that no berries are lett
in the hurry and that the measures are
filled. He tells them when to begin
and when to leave off, and is authority
on all subjects connected with the
work No order is obeyed more
promptly than Leave off for dinner
There are groves adjoining nearly all
the boys. and here in the shade of the
trees the dinner is eaten; and how
good 1t tastes, The hour seems short
one when the call to work is heard
but the tickets have been counted, and
it is an honor to be high which all
coYet, so they are soon at work again
1t is Jolly company. They talk, they
laugh. they sing, they entertain visit
ors, but they pick all the time. But
the day is drawing to its end, the sun
sinks behind the trees. the dew begins
to fall. and "homeward they plod their
weary way" and the village. which
during the day has seemed almost de
serted, is again all life and hustle
After the berries are picked they
are screened and the dirt and imper-
feet fruit removed. The small growers
do this all by hand, but on the large
boys blowers and separaters are used,
which greatly facilitates the work.
They are then packed in boxes and
barrels, stamped. and shipped to mar
ket
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spiders silk.

NJ. Caehot is a Frenehman who has
solved the problem of utilizing the web
If the spider by turning 1t into silk
of a beautiful and fairy fineness. A
delicate little machine containing a
number of tiny bobbins is made to re-
volve continuously by light-running
gear. The end of the web is caught
while 1t is still attached to the spider,
and the little machine is set in mo-
ton. The spider does not seem to
mind having its web pulled OFF, and the
movement is continued until the spid-
err has completely surrendered its
shining structure. II is then released
put aside and fed until it has recu-
perated its powers, and a fresh spider
Is attached to the gear NJ Cachot in
tends establishing large factory near
Paris. and is advertising in the French
papers for large quantities of spiders
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a BABY HERO.
An AdmIrai's I'ive-Year- Old SON in Naval
Engagement.

Engagement.
Lord Cochrane was one of the great
est naval commanders England ever
had. and In 1917 he helped to free Chile
from that same Spanish yoke against
which the Cubans are now fighting.
While he was serving Chile as the
commander-in-chief of her navy, he
fought an engagement with his i've
year-old son by his side This extra
ordinary incident was the result OF the
child's indomitable will, and his faith
ers secret sympathy with his desires.
Lady Goehrane had come from Santa
30 TO Valparaiso to see her husband of
TO the war. She babe him goodby on
board his ship and went ashore, as she
WAS looking ont of the window OF her
house and listening to the gun that
WIS summoniHg all hands on board for
the last time. she saw her little son in
the arms of the first lieutenant, waving
his cap and shouting viva la patria'
as he was carried to the beach. The
Sea Lions cub had insisted on going
with his father, and before the frantic
mother could reach him he was in the
boat and under way to the flagship
Lord COchrane could not delay the fleet
To send him back. Ii seems probable
he was glad to get him. for il the first
lieutenant had not had a pretty good
notion of his masters desires, how
would he have dared bring the boy
aboard2 The youngster was without
other clothes than those he had on, and
he was rugged ont in suits made of can
vas by the delighted sailmaker
Before the first engagement Lord
Gochrane locked his son in the after
cabin, but the kid was not his son for
nothing. He wormed himself through
the quarter gallery window, joined his
father on the deck. and, strange as it
may seem, was allowed to stay there.
Lord Coehrane had weakness for that
sort of thing himself.
He, the baby. stood there in his min
iature midshipmans uniform and
handed powder tins up and down to the
gunners. Presently a shot tore off the
head of the marine next him. and he
was covered with blood but he rushed
instantly to his father. crying:
Il am not hurt, papa; the shot did
not touch me. Jack says the ball Is
not made that can kill mammals boy"
After that he was ordered below and
carried away screaming but victory ran
in the family, SO to speak, and he got
on deck again and was at last allowed
to stay there till the last gun was
fired.
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LAMBERTFILLE NATIONAL BANK,



The Bank will be opened at 9 o'clock A NJ, and
close st 3 O'Clock. T. NJ on all business days, ex-
cept Saturdays, when the closing time will be
O'Clock, +. 81.
All legal holidays observed.
Stated meetings of the Directors every Monday,
at 10 o'clock, A. NJ.
SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES TO RENT at 1--WE and
seven dollars per year.
Coupons cashed and dividends and interest col
lected.
WILLS, when enclosed in sealed envelopes and
accompanied with written instructions as to their
delivery, in case of death, Will be r. eeipted for
and kept. free Of charge.
STOCKS AND SECURITIES PURCHASED for
patrons of the Bank, at mark ct prices.
We respectfully solicit accounts, aud offer every
accommodation consistent with conservative
banking
ISAIAH p, SMITH
Cashier.
Eeh LII Isa2.ff
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Leave Lambertville for Manunka Chunk s82
100 M l.39. 5,G7 and s.22 M Sunday, % n
For Phillipsburg a nd Easton only 62s week
days.
Leave Frenchtown 05, t0.47 am.2u t80 and
$40 IN week days, 5 40 IN sundays Eur PHI
lipshnrg and Easton only. 7n2 p m.
Arrive at Phiilipsburg 40 and ii22 NJ 81,
IS, 7.35 and 9. 20 D. m sunday $40 p. IA.
Leave Phillipsburg rs, 9.4h and II = a M. 2hh
6.0I aud 3 % p sunday. % p IA.
Arrive Belvidere 7.5S, 1879 and ii 81 N. 3.2d
$50, 9.5l p M. sunday, DBL I'm.
Arrive Mauunka Chunk sos, l0.20 and II 50 ii IN,
$50, 6.Ss aud 8 SIS sunday. ass
Additional trains leave Beiyidere Tor Manupka
Chunk 7 90 and $50 IN, and 20 p tn. sunday
100 m. Returning leave Manunka hunk Tor
Belytdere 2A, rs m, 4 20 640 and 1000 p M
Sunday, 1000 IN.
Freight or mixed trains leaving Manuuka
Chunk at 90 m, Beividere 616 a m, Martins
Creek 6 IS M, arriving Lehigh Junction S. III,
viii carry passengers and make stops at nag sta
tions north OF Phillipsburg.
Passengers for Broad street Station. fhiiadei
phia by trains leaving Mauunka Chunk I.sh III
daily, aud 49, 5.2l III weekdays, and leaving
Phillipsburg 5 CO m daily, i07 and 556 p N
week days 60 through without change at fren-
ton. through ear for Manunka Chunk is at
taehed 10 trains leaving Broad Street Station 1T
bNg, Stu tn, 1900 noon, and 81, p NJ nv All
other trains passengers To or from Broad street
station change cars at Trenton
Connection is made at MaDuhkA CHUNK With
Delaware, Jaekawanna 5 Western Railroad Le-
high Junction with Lehigh Valley ,Lehigh 4 S0s.
qnehanna Morris Il Essex and New Jersey Centrs
Railroads. At bambertyille with Pennington Rail
road At Trenton with trains TO and from Ne.
York, Camden &c,
For further Ii formation see timetables, zhiet
,AN be obtaiued the tick ct Offices
J. r. WOOD
General Passenger Agent.
J. b. HUTCHINSON
General Manager