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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-03-21

Senator Sewell is opposed to national
quarantine. If he doesn't want it he
should pull down his Vest.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-03-21

cago contemporary. Certainly, just six
hours run from Key West.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-03-21

I Chicago News: Bank PreSloent-Dld
understand you TO say that change of
climate HAD been recommended tor you2
Cashier-Yss. sir; that is why desire an
earlier vacation tnan usual.
| Bank President-Who recommended the
change, your physician or your attorney?
! London Judy: Insinuative.-She-I have
had my picture taken once year every
year of my life.
He-How did you manage before pho
Biography was invented?
Puck: His Ideal.4"Davy, what's the
use of calendars?''
So ne mo-.t miss the Fourth of
July"
Yonkers Statesman: Impure.-Bacon-Is
the water lou get at your boarding house
Esbert-No; there seems to be lot of
milk in it.
London Tit-Bits: Great Forehead-First
Boy-My papa knows more than your
Second Boy-I bet he doesn't. Did you
ever SEQ my papa? His forehead reaches
down TO the back of his head.
Brooklyn Life: rs that the rector there
puftine at cigar?''
Holy smoke
Judge: Brown-Tom Jackson says he is
greatly troubled with cold feet.
Smith (surprised)-Tom Jackson? Why,
always thought he was a bachelor.
Cleveland Plain Dealer: The two hold
up artists looked down at the covering
saloon keeper. Then they hustled him
across the room and showed him into his
own refrigerator.
Say. here's little up-to-date advice
for you. my friend
lie paused and swung the heavy door.
It's to wait and keep cool
Then the door slammed.
Detroit Journal: That was a difficult
thing to prove in the absence of d-cu-
mentary evidence.
you are sure that he regarded you as
his wife," asked the lawyer
"Sure?' repeated the woman. 'Sure2
Say. once gave him letter to post and
he carried it around in his pocket for
An. but unhappily the letter could not be
produced in court.
Chicago Tribune: The manlpulations of
the worlds first woman barber soothed
the strong man to sleep.
Presently. however, he awoke. looked
hastily at himself in the large plate glass
mirror, put on his coat and started to
Deliiah stopped him.
Samson she said. that hair cut is
Samson weakened and presently the
Philistines had him.
Before ] go to war. Louise. I have .
few words to say to VOLTA trust to place
in your hands,
'Speal:. Arthur: tell me air.
gone
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-03-21

Key West wouldn't be a bad place to
establish a school for scandal.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-03-21
COMMENTS BY THE PRESS.

New York Evening Post: That unanim-
Gus vote in congress for the $5Ceo).OOO
grant to the president was no mere sud
den freak of excited members. 1t crys-
tallized a transformation in our national
attitude toward the executive and the
legislative branches of our government
which merits, the careful attention OF all
students oil democratic institutions.
Louisville Courier-J Journal: Senior Polo.
tia Spanish minister, wants TO know. on
are buying warships. Spain is wofully'
ignorant. Any one else would know that
what we want with warships is TO pre-
vent anybody from stealing our reindeer,
which we went to so much trouble to OBJ
tain.
Lewiston CMe) Journal: In this world
wide craze the various shouts of war
are not to be interpreted an equivalent
of war. though they are its ragged edge.
Where thera's so much smoke there must
be some fire but il is also true that bark
and bite are not Identical AS a rule, the
dog that bays most Is gazing the moon
out of countenance. The cost OF battle
under modern conditions Is SO great that
since Sedan the civilized world has gen
orally taken it out in talk. and 1t Is
agreed that millions for defense are the
almighty dollar of peace
Pittsburg Dispatch: A lady who lived
for 107 years in Lancaster county, this
state. has just died. The fact is noted
that during ali those years she HsS never
outside that county and only once upon
a railroad train. This does not neees -arily
prove anything. but it points to possible
connection between longevity and unex-
cited existence.
New York Sun: Our esteemed conte-n-
porary. the London Spectator has rich
gifts for poetry as well as for the orig
inaI investigation of American politics.
Mr. William Watson has often patched
that wise sheet with purple. but Mr..
William Watson in his most solemn meJIi-
cal fits has never surpassed the poet who
remarks in the Spectator:
And l try to rem amber the future
We don't know how well this poets eff
forts to remember the future succeed. but
they are meritorious. Too many poets
forget the future.
st. Louis Globe-Democrat: General
Longstreet says: My service and sword
are at my country's call. and / am as
ready to respond as when I was young
lieutenant in 1874 That is pretty good
for a veteran OF 76 with q young wife to
adN him IN careful
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-03-21

Mcintosh, Hoff's attorney, should not
merely be punished for contempt of
court, but should be disbarred.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-03-21

Evidently Senator Mason has some
idea of appropriating to himself the
appellation of William the Silent
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-03-21

proctor, almost thou persuadest me
to be a Christian. William McKin-
ley.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-03-21

It is time the birds OF prey on the
Robbers Roost came off the perch.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-03-21

Mark Hanna cracks the whip, but
BILLY Mason cracks the jokes.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-03-21

Emery County Pioneer: Whoever
Colonel Isaac Trumbo is he is getting con-
siderable free advertising these days. but
it is of a nature which is worth what it
costs and no more.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-03-21

Before ] go to war. Louise I have .
few words to say to you-a trust to place
in your hands,
''Speal:. Arthur: tell me alli'
Take good care of my wheel while I'm
gone
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-03-21

The New YORK Evening world has
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-03-21

Puck: His Ideal.4"Davy, what's the
use of calendars?'
so Ne mo-.t miss the Fourth of
July"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-03-21

Yonkers Statesman: Impure.-Bacon-Is
the water GU get at your boarding house
pure?
Egbert-No; there seems to be a lot of
milk in it.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-03-21

Delilah stopped him.
Samson she said. that hair cut is
% cents"
Samson weakened and presently the
Philistines had him.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-03-21

London Tit-Bits: Great Forehead.-First
Boy-My papa knows more than your
papa does.
Second Boy-I bet he doesn't. Did you
ever SEQ my papa? His forehead reaches
down TO the back of his head
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-03-21

judge: Brown-Tom Jackson says he is
greatly troubled with cold feet.
Smith (surprised)-Tom Jackson Why,
l always thought he was bachelor.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-03-21

London Judy: Insinuative.-She-I have
had my picture taken once a year every
year of my life.
He-How did you manage before pho
Biography was invented?
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-03-21
WIT AND HUMoR.

Chicago News: Bank Presidential 1
understand you to say that change of
climate had been recommended tor your
Cashier-Yss. sir; that is why desire an
earlier vacation tnan usual.
Bank President-WhO recommended the
change, your physician or your attorney?
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-03-21

Brooklyn Life: rs that the rector there
putting at q cigar?
Yes"
Holy smoke"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-03-21

Chicago Tribune: The manipulations of
the worlds first woman barber soothed
the strong man to sleep.
Presently. however, he awoke. looked
hastily at himself in the large plate glass
mirror, put on his coat and started to
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-03-21

Evening" al SID. Matinee at s:l5.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1898-02-23
SKETCHES FROM GRASS RANGE.

Herbert Imislund is travelling the
county looking up trade.
Ole Vinger made a flying trip to
the county seat last Monday on land
business.
Thompson, the freighter, is getting
his freight outfit ready and will start
for Klondike in a short while.
Miss Winnie Luton has nearly
completed a three months school at
Finkbeiners schoolhouse al district
No. p.
E. John Charters left last week for his
former home, Ekalaka. Mont, to
which place he was called on bust
ness.
At a meeting of the board of trus-
tees in district No. q h building of
the new school house was let to 4.
W. Norton.
Charles & Malcolm have started
their ice harvest, but the crop la re-
ported rather light or o correctly
speaking thin"
We are sorry to learn of the illness
of Harvey Rowley, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Rowley, but we hope for
a speedy recovery.
There will be a good deal of fenc-
ing and improvement on ranch made
il this locality this coming season;
verify this locality Ia second to none
as a stock country.
We have had our first snow since
last November. All winter the roads
have been as dusty as the streets of
Lewistown in fair time. and twice as
dry.
BAD LAND BILL.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1898-02-23
The Maine Disaster.

The disaster to the Maine in Ha-
vana harbor last week was the
greatest catastrophe which has ever
been experienced by the American
navy. Whether the explosion was
the result of accident or of Spanish
plot, the navy department has taken
steps to determine, and within a ew
days the result of their investiga-
tions will probably be made public.
Naval officers say that the point
whether the explosion first occurred
on the outside-as the explosion OF a
Cured on the inside, IA be deter
mined from the bend on the ships
outer plates. But e should the
plates prove to be bent outward
s~ignifying an explosion from the in
side-it will be difficult to make the
American public believe that it was
not caused by the Spanish. The day
of the explosion visitors were al.
lowed on the ship and, while i'm
probable, owing to the strict sur
veilance of all movements of visitors,
it is not impossible that some Span.
ish spy set a timed bomb near M ol
the magazines.
1t is doubtless true that a great
majority OF the American people are
today hoping that it may be proved
that the Spanish, by n means Oh
another, blew up the ship, for this
majority is anxious for provocation
for a fight. The Maine was sup
posed, technically, to be among
friends in Havana harbor but that
it was not, there is little question
The Spanish government is anxious
to avoid a conflict at arms, realizing
what would be the result, but the
Spanish populace are fool hardy and
quite as willing for a scrap as the
American people. Two hundred and
sixty-eight American seamen and
officers have b,en lost and no money
reparation or apology would satisfy
the patriots of this country. AS has
been said, such would be blood
money and could not be accepted,
| We would rather far lose one hun
bred thousand more men in a con
flict and many ships, than let the
diabolical affair, if such it should
prove to be, go unavenged. For a
month prior to the Maine disaster
congressman and many government
officers were using strong language
and displaying great anger, but the
moment the blowing up of the Maine
was reported, nearly all settled into
a more serious mood, not that they
backed down at all. but that they
realized that possibly the moment
had come for concerted action and
the day for speech making had
passed.
Let us be patient, but determined.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1898-02-23

Mr.. Ward l.. Smith, of Fredericks-
town, Mo-, was troubled with chronic
diarrhUa for i've thirty years. He
had become fully satisfied that it was
only a question of a short time until
he would have to give up. He had
been treated by some of the best ply
sicians in Europe and America, but
got no permanent relief. One day he
picked up a newspaper and CHANGED
berlain's Colo, Cholera and Diarrhaa
Remedy. He got a bottle of it, the
first dose helped him and its contin
ued use cured him. For sale by C.. +
Little, Druggisr.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1898-02-23
THE SHEEP INDUSTRY.


In 1896 the number of sheep as
sessed in Montana was 2~,S15,S29, an
increase of 21O,727 over the year 1895.
In 1897 the number assessed was
2,S9S, 500. an increase of S3,170 over
1886. In 1895 and 1896 it was esti-
ing sheep'escaped assessment, accord
ing to the Forthcoming report OF
Commissioner Calderhead. There
fore, 100 per cent, or the total num-
Der of sheep in the state for 1896
would be 2,76i.O3O, an increase OF
35S, 92S over the year 1895. Prior to
1895 it was customary to estimate 8
per cen as the number that es-
capped taxation. The number of
sheep In the state March l, 1897, as
reported by the secretary of the
Montana sheep commission, was
3, 100, 1874, a difference over the num-
Der assessed in 1897 of 221 ,S35, or
7.10S per cent. The figures of the
secretary of the sheep commission
We're compiled from the reports of
the county sheep commissions-one
in each Countrywide comprise the
state commission.
Now with the least purpose in
mind to- criticise the figures of the
sheep commission, but rather to add
all obtainable information for h
benefit Of the sheep industry, the bu-
reau undertook an investigation OF
this subject through the transporta-
ton companies, all Of whom very
courteously responded to h in
quiries made. The railroads report
an aggregate of "A, 152 ,49S pounds OF
wool moved over their lines during
1897. All this originated at Mon
tana points and is without duplica-
ton of Shipments Upon the advice
of prominent woolgrowers 800, 900
pounds is deducted on account OF
wool sheared in former years, held
over i'm the state and shipped during
1897. This leaves an output for lS91
of 24,012.49S pounds, the result of the
bureaus investigation as against
--,iV','-h pouiiusy III iNSuie vi INV
compiled reports of the sheep com
mission. The sheep commissions
figures Indicate the fleece per sheep
to be 7.1O4 pounds. Reports to the
bureau from owners of $3.50 sheep
Indicate the fleece per sheep To be
7.75S pounds. Dividing the sheep
commissions figures of 7.l04 pounds
of fleece per sheep into the amount
of wool shipped over the railroads
indicates the number of sheep in the
state to be 1880, 13S. Underline like
process of division, using the bureaus
result of 7.75S pounds per fleece as
the divisor the q%uOtient indicates
3,O95, 1872 sheep in the state-a differ.
ence Of only 25,642 less than actually
reported by the commission, which,
it is suggested, is a remarkably close
result of two Investigations con
Quoted entirely independent of eacl
other and through altogether dit
ferent channels.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1898-02-23

One day last week, Chairman
Jones of the Democratic committee,
Chairman Butler of the Populist
committee and Chairman Towne of
the so-called 'Silver Republican"
committee, caused a letter to be fired
at their constituents, the three taken
together being so long that it is
doubtful if one newspaper reader out
of every hundred paid any attention
to what was written. 1t was the
same old Democratic harangue OF
''forget the past; never mind what
in power, but follow us now and we
will do SO and So" The comments
of some OF our Montana exchanges
On these letters is fairly nauseating.
Take the Great Falls Tribune for in
stance. The Tribune says, in part:
cit serves notice on the men, or
cliques OF men, If any there be who
dream that the Democratic party OF
today can be used as a machine for
the furtherance OF their personal am
billions, that the clock has struck
twelve on the old regime OF partisan
politics for selfish ends, and the
dawn Of a new day is here, where
great moral principles will do battle
in the open sunshine with principali-
ties and powers and wickedness in
high places"
Remember the last tariff act passed
by that party which was held up in
the senate at the behest of their
idolized Senator German, until the
sugar trust could be settled with;
their last president, Cleveland, who
went into the white house a poor
man and came out n multo-million-
aire; Altgeld, of Illinois, loaning
money which belonged to state funds
to banks i'm which he was personally
interested and then borrowing from
these banks to speculate in real es'
tate; Brice, the Standard Oil mag.
nate elected by the Democratic legis.
lature in Ohio to sit in the senate,
John II. Mclean, their millionaire
candidate for senator from Ohio
only last fall and Marcus DAILY a can
didate for the senate in Montana
We little wonder the Tribune editor
wrote no more editorial that night
than his comment on Senator Jones
address. 1t was enough to drive
not only himself but all his readers
to bed.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1898-02-23
ASSESSMENT OF DITchES.
Attorney General Nolan CONSTITUTES That Por
tion of the Revenue Law for Assessor
Croft.

In answer to an inquiry from
James NJ. Croft, assessor of Fergus
county, attorney General C.. b. No
Ian says that care should be taken
by all assessors not to assess bitches
and irrigating canals twice. Ii the
bitches are assessed separately, then
the lands to which they are appurt-
enant should be valued Al if they
were not irrigated, while if the
bitches were not assessed separately,
the increased value they give to the
lands should be considered when the
assessment is made. If a ditch is
owned by a company maintaining it
for a profit not in connection with
lands of it's own, it should be as
sessed separately. The attorney
general wrote as follows:
"Dear Sir: Your favor OF the 9th
is at hand. Ii the irrigating bitches
used by the owner of the land in
Fergus county are assessed sepa-
rately, then undoubtedly in the as
sessment of the land irrigated the
| appraisement should be made OF it
on the assumption that it is not
benefited by irrigation. Any other
course would be unjust in that a
higher valuation would be placed OF
that class of property than upon
any other. 1t will be readily seen
that if the land thus irrigated is ap-
praised on the basis OF having a wa.
ter right, which, of course, gives it a
higher valuation, and then indie
pendently of such an a~ppraisement
the assessment OF the water right il
made separately, you are practically
assessing the water right doubly.
If you assess the land thus irrigated
and give it a higher valuation than
it otherwise would have by reason
of the water appurtenances. then the
bitches and water rights should not
hand, If you desire to make an indie
pendent assessment on h water
rights and bitches, then those wa
ter rights and bitches should be de-
Quoted from the valuation placed
upon the land, provided your valua-
ton il made on the basis of the land
thus appraised having a water right.
"This matter was discussed by the
assessors at their meeting recently
held here, and it was the unanimous
opinion that the bitches and water
right appurtenances to land should
not be assessed at all. but that the
increased valuation of the land by
reason of such water rights should
be considered. OF course, in the case
of a water right or ditch maintained
by an individual or by a company
for profit by the sale of the water,
in such a case the water right and
ditch thus maintained should be as
sessed at it's cash value"
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1898-02-23

A ase of considerable interest to
sheep men was tried at Billings last
week. Thos. McGirl, of Huntley, in
1892 consigned his wool clip to the
McNaughton company of New York
and received an advance payment
thereon. Later McNaughton sold
the wool and alleging they had not
received as much as they had ad.
vanced McGirl, plus charges, de.
manded a drawback from the con.
signee. The case was previously
brought up in Yellowstone county
and decided against plaintiff, Nc
Naughton, on a technicality,. but
the supreme court overruled the
lower court and remanded the case
for trial on its merits. McGirl wins
but the plaintiffs will again take M
appeal.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1898-02-23

than losing strength. Autonomy is
a fiat failure-nothing but indepen-
dence will be accepted and Spain
will continue the numbering and
pillage until every patriot is killed or
starved rather than grant indepen-
dence to its last colony In the
western hemisphere. The loss OF
trade to this country has been
enormous, the cost of patrolling our
southeastern coast has already
amounted to hundreds of thousands
Of dollars, but these dwarf into in
Significance when the barbarous
methods of warfare which are and
have prevailed in the island for
three years is considered.
Peaceful intervention is a dream.
Armed intervention should not
be longer delayed. This government
should demand that the Spanish
troops be withdrawn from the
island at once and Cuba left to set
tie its own affairs, and II Spain re-
fuses this, as she doubtless will, our
navy should enter Havana harbor,
not on a friendly CALI, but in the
interest of humanity, and enforce the
demand by the Smelling of Havana if
necessary.
President Mckinley, in his annual
message delivered December last,
said, in closing a review of the Cuban
situations: eff it shall hereafter be a
duty imposed by our civilization and
humanity to interfere with force, it
shall be without fault on our part
and only because the necessity for
such action will be so clear as to
command the support and approval
OF the civilized world" The popular
verdict is that the time is now at
hand and if the administration will
act promptly, as we trust it will, it
will find itself supported by a prac-
tically unanimous congress and
people.
Let the war cease and humanity
triumph.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1898-02-23

The assessment of stock in Mon
tana this year at it's full cash value
and real estate and personal prop
erty at 70 per cent of its full cash
value, as proposed by the meeting oi
assessors in Helena early in this
month, has awakened much crit.
cism throughout the state and es-
pecially among stockmen. l.. &,
Marette, a prominent cattleman OF
Lewis and Clarke county, said to an
Independent reporter last week that
the attempt OF the mining counties
to thus saddle the burden of taxa.
ton on the stock interests would be
futile and intimated that the asses.
sors of stock counties would pay no
attention to the agreement" AS.
SCISSOR Croft is taking steps to bring
together the assessors of all the
stock counties and If successful. an
agreement will probably be reached
which will be just to all interested
and not such as was reached by the
Helena meeting.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1898-02-23
The Hour Is at Hand.

In the Cuban affair it seems that
the patience of the American people
is about exhausted. While the dis
aster TO the Mains and the DeLome
incident Immediately prior thereto,
may have added fuel to the flames,
the feeling that the time for action
on the part of this government in the
aus of Cuban liberty, has been
steadily growing, until today the
press of this country, rejecting the
opinions of each section. Ia practi-
cally unanimous that intervention
should be no longer delayed. Several
times Spain has announced that the
instruction was about quelled, but
today the patriots are livelier than
ever and seem to be gaining rather