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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-08-03
SHELL CONCRETE.
Mined Like Rock and Makes a
smooth and Durable Pavement.

The new paving material recently
discovered near Macon promises to SUI
persede crushed stone for paving pur-
poses in Georgia. The Macon authori-
ties have several streets paved with the
concrete and are enthusiast over its
merits. The material costs little more
than ebert. is much more durable and
makes street as smooth as asphalt. 1t
can be used with perfect satisfaction on
any grade, and several streets in Macon
that have been paved with this ma
terial for two years look as if the paw
INK had just been laid. The total
amount of repairs on these streets dur
ing this period has amounted to s..
which was for rolling the streets with
out using additional material
The material is mined about 81 miles
from Macon by the Grady company. 1t
is nothing more or less than decayed
shells. 1t is taken ont of huge bank
which represents shell deposits for
thousands of years. The supply is in
exhaustible, being mined in the shape
of rock, crushed in a large mill and
rolled on the streets by huge rollers
After it is laid it knits together and is
almost as hard as rock. 1t would prob
ably not stand the wear and tear of the
belgian block, or brick. but street paw
ing experts who have examined il pro-
nounco it the best paving material ex-
tant for the laying of residence and
suburban streets.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-08-03
CHAPTER Xxx.

Her steersman shot the whalehoat
cleverly up alongside the schooner.
which was moored fore and aft to trees
ON the shore The lug sail was run down
and the painter caught by couple of
men who appeared on the deck, negroes,
too like the others. The gangway was
unshipped and passed ont, and the peo-
pie from the green cave boarded from
the gunwale of their boat,
"Who've you got there, cap'n?' ask.
ed one of the men on the schooner, as
the Eurekas stepped up on to the deck
"Oh, some laundering fools - replied
the lean captain, "who must needs
shove themselves in our way when they
weren't wanted Now, you three" he
continued, addressing his prisoners, Il
haven't staterooms to give You and tho
fo stiles full, so just turn down into
the hold for the present. No, young
man, You needn't bother to argue the
question. Just shut your head and go
quietly You'll only get your skulls
cracked if you make fools of yourselves
over it,
A couple of sheath knives were ont
on the instant, cleaning brightly in the
moonlight The negroes We're six-all
big men and armed-and how many
more there might be below there was
no means of guessing, The undergradu-
ate saw that resistance was hopeless
and did as he was told,
There was fixed iron ladder at the
after combing of the main hatch, run
ming straight up and down from the
deck to the h3.i beneath, BY this he
descended and the other two after him.
The schooner's people slid on heavy
grating and fixed it in its place with
wedges Then four pairs of shod feet
and two shuflling pairs of bare ones
could he heard making their way aft
over the deck to the companion, and
presently the murmur of voices in the
cabin came to the prisoners in IA dull
drone through the quietness Of the
night.
There be something live in this yer
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-08-03
NOVEL ROAD SCHEME.
How Gravel Road Was Built at
Small Cost To Builders.

Farmers who travel over certain
stretch of road in Illinois have discov-
cred that there is more than one way
to get good roads without putting in
experienced men to work with poor
material. The expedient employed near
Henry. Ills. is interesting, There is
toll bridge over the Illinois river at
that point, and the road runs along the
stream for distance of three or four
miles Gravel roads were wanted badly
1t cost the farmer 25 cents for every
load of grain or cereal of any kind that
was hauled over the bridge 10 the
market.
A proposition was made that the
sum would be returned to the farmer
if he brought back load Of gravel on
his return home and scattered it along
the highway. 1t was promptly agreed
to. The result was that every farmer
loaded big grain wagon with gravel
and he started at the bridge TO dump
it, The next farmer that came along
after the first load had been dumped
started where his predecessor had left
off This continued for some time, and
there are now about four miles of the
best kind of gravel roads along the riv-
erside and in a place where it has been
always hard to travel over when the
weather was bad.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-08-03

water, and thcre were green sea shrubs
trailing up to its surface Guthrie held
out his own brown fist in front of him.
1t was pale as a dead man S. There
was an atmosphere of eerness about
the cave which made both of its explor-
ers shiver involuntarily, and at the
same time their first eager trot became
insensibly reduced to IA sober walk. But
shat indeed the failing green light
made necessary
The water channel curved somewhat,
and the lazy impulses from the low
swell Of the lagoon did not penetrate
far beyond the entrance of the cavern
In 20 yards their influence had ceased
entirely and the quiet dark water looked
like ice. There was a chill, too, in the
air which added to this effect, and,
coming straight from the hot glare
without. both Guthrie and the woman
felt it keenly
The oppression of the cavern s eeri-
hess increased as the light grew dim
mer and an inclination, almost over.
towering, to turn tail seized upon the
undergraduate With a great effort he
thrust it back and led the way en-
through the green, CHASTITY twilight,
rubbing his hands together for warmth
A little way ahead the cave seemed TO
tuln abruptly at right angles or per-
haps to come to an end altogether, for
at any rate ii went no farther in it's
present direction, And yet there was
no sign to be seen of the missing farmer.
A deep toned "Hist close at hand
made the young man turn sharply.
The dark muzzle of gun barrel hung
steadily, like a round spot Of ink in the
green gloom, not ten inches away from
his eyes,
He gave an involuntary start and
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-08-03

box, announced Cain, as n faint, 7ns-
Ting noise made itself heard in the hold.
"Why. un's tortoises, he exclaimed
after brief, stertorous inspection,
"zame as Zusan Pierce, her father get
fur black beetles in the kitchen, only
bigger"
They're turtles, you oafl" corrected
Mrs Jelly contemptuously.
The whole hold was paved with
them, lying helplessly, belly uppermost.
Some of them were quite still, but 9th
ers, feebly waving their fappers in the
air, were giving rise to the faint whis-
pering sound which had attracted the
farmers attention
so that's what the schooner is doing
herel" exclaimed Guthrie. THAT ex-
plains it, she turtle catching. Well,
that's harmless enough trade surely. "
"1f obey sticks to it, " added Hen
sietta significantly. "But this kslDap-
Ing of MS three ha'n't nothing to do
with turtles that l can see. "
The steady drsne of the conversation
in the cabin was making itself heard
through the after bulkhead, and at this
moment it swelled out to louder vol
ume There was some sort of dispute
going on among the turtle catchers.
Guthrie skirmished along the floor of
the hold among its impotent occu-
pants till he came to the bulkhead. He
found a dashed cask amidships and
scrambled on to the head of it. Imme-
diately in front Of his nose was faint
glow of light. 1t came from a seam III
the boarding from which the oakum
had been started. Gently manipulating
the calking with his fingers, he enlarged
the slit to hole two inches long by
three-sixteenths wide and found that
he could not only hear plainly, but see
to a certain extent as well, although,
as the bulkhead planking was thick, his
view was necessarily n restricted one.
A white headed mulatto was reading
from a scrap of paper. To the listener 5
amazement it was an accurate account
of the foundered galleon enterprise, or,
rather, all of it that could be known It
the time when the Eureka left Bristol
the promoters aims, the supposed
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-08-03
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Eureka for him. Eh2 But what's this,
though ?' she cried eve seem to have
come to the end of the road ~
They had reached a turn in the path
The steep cliff walls of the gully drew
together from either side and met one
another, and the tumbled honeycombed
fragments at their foot ran no farther
The arm of the sea which had followed
the windings of the gully so far Tapped
the foot of a 40 foot precipice
"As the worthy Cain is not a fly,
observed Guthrie. II don t see that he
can have got along there. He must have
turned back again Perhaps he's got
damned in some Granny and we We pass
ed him ON the road We must keep a
better lookout on the way back and give
tongue as we 90
But Henrietta had pulled herself up
on to little spire and was peering ca
gcrly forward.
1--WE haven't got to the end yet, sir
after all. she reported "Thcre's n
path down below there that seems to
lead round a hond
About yard or so from the water q
edge there was n break in the cliff
which offered three foot path, at any
rate, round the next angle. What lay
beyond, they could not of course tell,
but they resolved to find ont a conven-
lent fissure helped them down, and in
another couple of minutes they were
stepping briskly along hard level foot
path.
Better travelling, this, Honrietta,
exclaimed Guthrie thankfully, land
more to orr heavy friends taste,
should fancy Perhaps he's SO charmed
with it that he has made mp his mind
to stay here permanently sooner than
toll over those abominable rocks again,
or perhaps he's come across an attract
i've mermaid and fallen in love with her
and so taken to fish diet and damp
bed for the rest of his days.
mo, retorted Henrietta with a
smile, "he wouldn do that, | m think
ing; he be afraid of Zusan Pierce get
ting to hear of it, You see, sir
BY this time they had reached the
angle of the cliff and a new prospect
opened ont before them Some 90 yards
in front lay the entrance of cave, into
which the low swell of the lagoon ran
backward and forward INCREASINGLY,
with gentle soughing whisper The
narrow path they We're following seem
ed to run far away up into the cool
depths of the cave Had the farmer
gone along it, Yes, for there on the
stone We're the groovings from the hob
nails and faint red streak from the
copper toe cap.
run TO earth at last Cain ahoyr
shouted the undergraduate, as he hur-
ried forward beneath the archway
The long echoes Of the cave howled
the words back to him
"Cain Laversha aho-o-o-o-yl" he re-
peated.
"Aho-o-o-o-y doomed the stone
walls again, but no human voice an
swered.
Poor chapl He's metbe knocked
himself senselcss and doesn t hear us, 50
suggested Henrietta, as she hurried
along the narrow causeway Of the cav
ern.
Once the archway at the entrance was
passed direcs daylight ceased and the
cave was filled instead with curious
soft green glow. The effect was ghaSt-
ly; there We're fantastic green shapes
in stone on all sides; there We're green.
phaDtomlike fish swimming in the clear
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-08-03

hoopedi Now come, Cain pull yourself
together and tell US way out Of the
difficulty"
81 reckon, zur " said the farmer with
awful deliberation, Gus ought to cloimb
up atop of the zeilin first "
no BE CONTINUED.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-08-03

TNTN UWU SNFW NC UT IlWH.
graceful lines of the vessel they were
approaching and then turned to the ne
gro captain.
$50 you're pirates, are you?" she
gruntcd "And that's your pirate
schooner Well, | will say that she $
Ear too good for the likes of YOU"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-08-03
TWO OF A KIND

IT'S simply impossible for mo 70 And
bread for my family" said the loafer
same Way holc remark q the grocer.
Il nave to work for it"-Chicago News.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-08-03

leNN'itt's Suiic .. Cholera Cure.
=! IN. lu.eN results. safe TO use.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1899-03-08

River Press: A change was made
today In the membership Of the
Benton Hardware company, an
interest being acquired by members
OF the Montana Hardware company,
OF Lewistown. Under the new
organization T. c. Power will be
president of the company; g. j.
Wiedeman, vice-president; j. Ward
Huse, secretary, and Jno. B. Rauch.
manager and treasurer. In addition
to q general line OF hardware, etc.,
the company will carry n full stock
of agricultural implements. wagons,
paints and oils and similar goods.
County Treasurer Meagher was
still in Billings at last report, wait
for favorable weather to make the
overland journey. Monday noon G..
w. Cook retired from the Office after
four years faithful service, and Miss
Lillian Cook, assumed the response.
bilities as deputy for the incoming
officer. The commissioners audited
the accounts. and 1t ia needless to
say, found everything pertaining to
the Office In proper shape and all
funds accounted for. Mr. Cook will
devote his entire time to the con-
stantly growing business Of Cook &
Hilger, brokers, loan and insurance
agents and land attorneys.
Commissioner SlaytOn arrived
Monday morning, three days after
leaving his home on the Musselshell.
He reports very little suffering Of
stock in that locality and practically
no loss among sheep except such az
usually follows the rigors of winter.
Snow in the mountains, Mr.. SlaytOn
says, ia from fifteen to twenty feet
deep, promising abundance of water
in the mountain streams during the
coming season A range rider, who
stopped at Mr.. Slayton's home
some days ago, said that the volume
| of water In the Musselshell during
the recent chinook, had carried away
all the dams In the lowerriver. This
| will be a great loss to severalowners
OF large bitches.
In Maginnis township last fall 1.
NJ. Beatty and William Beason were
elected justices of the peace and F. Il.
Flanagan and F. NJ. Smith consta-
bles. Mr.. Beatty had difficulty in
getting his bond in proper form
owing to his confinement to the
house during the rage of measles Ia
the camp and therefore did not quail
lily, while Mr.. BeasOn, though he was
named for the office by all political
parties, decided not to accept. In
the case of constable the situation
was much the same. Mr.. Flanagan
refused to qualify and Mr.. Smith,
while willing, IL not always In town
to attend to the duties. AS a result
hecommissioners Monday appointed
Mr.. Beatty to fill the Office and that
gentleman filed his bond, while they
have before them a request signed 10y
l23 citizens of the camp, praying for
the appointment of NJ. NJ. O'Brien as
deputy sheriff. Sheriff Shaw awaits
the decision Of the commissioners in
the matter.
pasf IS All
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1899-03-08
Best of All

To cleanse the system in a gentle and
truly beneficial manner, when the
time comes, use the true and
perfect remedy, Syrup of Figs. Buy
the genuine. Manufactured by the
California Fig Syrup Co. only, and
for sale by all druggists at so cents
per bottle.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1899-03-08
4 Gown, County ano state.
BoRN.-To Mr.. and Mrs. ARA
Noble, on March 4, a son.
~

oOhN.-lo Nis IA . sS
Noble, on March 4, a son.
The county commissioners are In
regular quarterly session this week
A. N. Weydert returned last week
from st. Paul, where he had been
feeding sheep. j. r. Mason returned
at the same time.
Wednesday evening OF next week
the Elks will entertain their lady
friends In the first session OF the local
lodge. The program promises to be
ga hummer"
R. A. Hanke, manager OF the Lewis
town Commercial company, having
completed bis purchase OF spring
stock. Ia expected home tomorrow.
County Attorney Smith returned
Sunday from a pleasant visit among
relatives In New York state. On his
return he stopped of at Helena for a
few days. Mr.. Smith reports very
disagreeable weather during his
stay in the east.
Services In the Methodist church
Sunday morning and evening. Sub
ject in the morning, "Shining Light
in the evening, "The Penitents
Gospel" or "Three Ways OF Dealing
with the Sinner" All are cordially
invited to attend.
B. NJ. Bean was in from Grass
Range last week and brought good
report OF stock conditions in that
section. He says that the sheep loss
will not amount to over two and
one-half per cent, and the cattle loss,
so far, has been very light.
The bounty law granting s. on
wolves and 81 on coyotes and wolf
pups, will go into effect April "a. A
certified copy of the law has been
received by the county clerk. There
are none but unimportant changes
from the text as published in these
columns some weeks ago.
The p~ostofice of CARMEL at the
Weston ranch on Ross Fork has
been established with f. G. Hill IA
postmaster. The new Office will
accommodate a large number OF
patrons and service will be arranged
as soon as the necessary bond has
been filed and preliminaries COM
pleted.
In the trial Of Joseph Hurst, at
Glendive, on the charge Of murder,
much difficulty is being experienced
in securing a jury, and court has re.
cessed until the 9th inst. to await
summoning an additional venire,
Col. Nolan. attorney general, is as
slsting the prosecution and William
Wallace, Jr., of Helena, appears fol-
the defense. Local attorneys appear
on both sides.
II. I. Shaw, the popular young
assayer at the Gilt Edge mill, and
Miss Nellie Coleman, sister of Mrs. E
w. King of Gilt Edge, were married
at the Methodist parsonage Satur'
day last by Rev. Yigus and immedi
ately left for Gilt Edge. where they
will make their home. Both young
people are very highly spoken OF by
their acquaintance and the ARGUS
joins In wishing Mr.. and Mrs. Shaw
many happy years OF welded life. d
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1899-03-08

WIN. Grand III, tne recently retirtu
P. M. at Gilt Edge, lightened our
front windows with a iovial smile
Monday last. Mr.. Graham Is not on
the mourners bench. but now feels able
to remain In Lewistown as long as
he may desire, have just az good a
time as inclination leads him, with
out feeling that he Ia retarding the
wheels Of government. While at
home Mr.. Graham kindly assists the
new postmaster in every way pos
sible.
l. NJ. Beatty, Mike O'Brien and j.
B. Washburn were among Gilt Edge
visitors in LewistOwn Monday.
These gentlemen report that Mr..
Hurvitch, the new postmaster, is
proving a credit to the Office and
that, with triling exception, Gilt
Edge patrons accepted his appoint
ment with good feeling. though he
may not have been their choice had
they voted upon the question.
Hon. W. A. Hedges found it impos-
sible to return from Helena via Lew
istown owing to some important in
terests In Yellowstone county which
demanded his attention, and there
fore the welcome intended for the
faithful representative was neces-
sarily postponed. Arrangements will
be made, however. to have Mr..
Hedges come to Lewistown shortly,
when his many admirers-admirers
OF the man and his honorable course
In the senatorial contest-will attest
their appreciation.
August Schroeder, the cowboy
who shot James Cunningham on the
Musselshell some two weeks since,
was captured on the Missouri river
last week by Stock Detective Dick
Hicks and j. X. Holmes, acowboy of
the Ryan ranch. The pursued was
making rapid progress toward
Canada when overtaken. Hicks and
Holmes had n terrible ride through
crusted snow and deserve much
credit. The prisoner has been lodged
in Jail q Billings. Cunningham is
rapidly recovering.
White Sulphur Springs Husband
man: notwithstanding the heavyfall
OF snow of the past few weeks. the
wind and the weather, the surveying
crew of the Montana railroad has re-
NAMED in the field and is pushing its
work right along. James Jobb, who
saw the party recently, says they
were in Smith Bros field and from
the direction they were taking 1t
looked as II they were following
pretty close to the old Burlington
survey, which runs several miles
south OF Martinsdale. Their object
i've point Is said to be Merino.
Sheriff Jobb had quite an experience
with his man, Tom Brown. who
was captured in Lewistown and
taken to Meagher county for trial,
At Castle Sheriff Jobb put his maj
In Jail over night and, while the
puard had gone down town for a
short time, Brown set industriously
at work pulling down the chimney
and when the guard returned had
very nearly effected his escape
Sheriff Jobb then put his man IL
irons and landed him safely In White
Sulphur Springs. IL appears that
Brown has already served two
terms In the state penitentiary and ID
a desperate man.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1899-03-08

Chamberlains Cough Remedy has
saved the lives az Thousands Of
croupy children. 1t 10 also without
An equal for colds and whoOping
cough. For sale by all druggists.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1899-03-08
Land Scrip.

We have secured several thousand
acres OF soldiers additional home
stead scrip that can be located on
any land In this district. No resi-
dence or Improvements required.
Patent follows at once to locator.
We can quote you 10 and 1OO-acrs
tracts at 81 per acre; 4O-scre tracts
slightly higher.
Write for particulars. We attend
to location and follow entry to pat
ent. Cook & HrLGER,
Lewistown, Mont.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1899-03-08

The ARGUS is prepared to do all
kinds of ordinary and fancy Job
work In the latest styles and at
lowest prices. We have the finest
stock OF job stationary ever brought
to the county and will be pleased to
submit samples and quote prices on
any work desired.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1899-03-08

Monthly Pains cured By DR.. Enas' Pain PillA
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1899-03-08

The only Sample Room in the City for the Convenience
of Commercial Travellers.
The Washington bee., 1899-02-11

GOLD DPLATED VAS
Sold only in pairs Beautifully finish
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ten inches.
Height 10 inches.
Send US 4 cash yearly subscribers
and receive pair of these excellent
vases.
The Washington bee., 1899-02-11

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Clock made and warranted by one Of
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ready to put oil in and light
This handsome lamp-clock is worth
20 dollars. A fine Christmas or birth
day present. The BEE will give one
of these clocks to any person who may
send S cash yearly subscribers.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1899-01-28

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Thinking you may be glad to know
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Many women are in need of nothing
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