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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-14

Persons living at Manhattan can buy
round trip tickets to WamegO for eighty
cents, leave on the regular train at $50
Tuesday morning and take the excur-
sion train a little later at WamegO Re
turning they would leave WamegO on
1920
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-14

Chicago. Dec 14.-For Kansas: Fair
and continued cold tonight and Friday;
northerly winds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-14

hand to run this excursion, on account
of the balance from last season. All
the contributors were notified and only
three were not in favor of this excur-
Sion.
The following time card has been ar
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1899-04-26
Shirt Waist Forecnsts.

III the elm of life was ever discov-
cred. certainly the summer shirt waist
has been dipped in it. Every season is
Predicted as its last, and each success
Sive season sees ii resurreeted in bright
~ Eues and greater variety than ever
before. The women said. when il was
limited ;Eli large sleeves would be dis
eafGyd ard light Cnesthc mode: THAT
Kills the siilt waist. ~ soon as YOU put
tight sleeves in il then it begins TO
break away AT the armholes and be-
comes useless" Last years medium
sized sleeves proved satisfactory. and
this years first display look as though
they might be proof against any rip
ping or giving away process. White
promises TO be prime ~favorite in the
sulnTe shirt waist. This may be ac-
counted for by The terrible experience
in pale v%ioiets, blues and pinks. that
have returned from the laundry a mud
dy white and utterly unfit for wear in
street or house. The washable silk
waist. which gave such satisfaction last
year. promises to III greatly in demand
for the coming srasons-N. y. Herald.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1899-04-26
Real Estate and Mining Transfers.
SoLoN b. SToE,
Health Officer.

Bernard Mcdonnell to X. +. Hamilton. swh
nel4, VIE sell. sec u: nwA neh. sec "a. tp Is n,
II e; $500. One-sixth interest in Lewistown
Ditch Co., $500.
Virginia Pratt to Elmer Huntsinger, lot I, blk
80, p. & ID. add; S75.
VIM. ]. Jackson, ST., to Fred r. Warren, wig
nwh sec q; s1a swA sec %, tp IA n, IA e; $500.
William Shea to William Medigar and Hattie
Medigar, neh seh4, e1s mex, swh mex. sec 80.
tip l6 n, T IS e: $500.
Geo. w. Bailey ct TX. to X Z. Hamilton, lot
4, se14 swA sec IS; ne4 nwA sec 10, tp Is n, IS
e; $500.
s.. 5. Hobson to Bank of Fergus County, 40
acres in sec n, 100 acres in sec Is, 40 acres in
sec 80, tp Is n. IS e; 81.
Ida c. Cheadle to Bank of Fergus County,
200 acres in sec q. tip II n, IS e; 81.
E. A. Huson to Bank of Fergus County, i2O
acres in sec II. tip II n, T IS e; 80 acres in sec q,
80 acres in sec %, tp IS n, 10 e; 81.
Arthur T. Wright to sank of Fergus County.
100 acres in sec "a, tip l6 n. Is e; 81.
John d. Waite, sheriff, to Bank of Fergus
County, property formerly owned by Huson
Live Stock Co. and sold at sheriff's sale Nov.
IA, 1896; also a deed conveying water right of
5000 inches belonging to Warm Spring Irrigat-
ing Ditch Co. and sold under execution.
N. M. McCauley to II. II. Hodgson, Its Z and
s, blk Hill. original townsite; $4,000.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1899-04-26
Three-Story Hotel Projected.

Z. j. Fay, of the Lewistown Hotel,
IL agitating the building Of a large
hostelry on the present site Of the
Lewistown, providing he can succeed
in forming a stock company for the
purpose. The capital sought to be
raised is s25, 600, and the plans of Mr..
Fay contemplate a three story build
ing, the lower floor to be arranged
for business offices and the main
hotel entrance, and the second and
third floors, which would extend
over the first floor Of the bank build
ing, provide some fifty commodious
rooms with all modern conveniences.
Mr.. Fay is a hotel nan Of experience
and constantly growing popularity,
and he realizes that additions to
Lewistown hotel facilities should
take into consideration the brilliant
future of the town.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1899-04-26
ELECTRICITY ROUTS FROST.
A wisconsin Inventor Employs the
Current to Thaw Ont Frosen
Water Pipes.

The electrical engineering depart
ment of the University of Wisconsin is
responsible for the method of thawing
out frozen water pipes by electricity.
The results are reported to be highly
satisfactory. Not only are pipes
thawed out more rapidly than when
the plumber has spent a large part of
the day tinkering with them, but the
process also has the merit of being in
expensive. All that is done isto attach
a wire at the meter If the freeze is out
side of it and another at the nearest
hydrant. A circuit is secured by means
of the frozen pipe and the electricity
being turned on the pipes are thawed
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1899-04-26

Ia rapidly falling health. l suffered d~readhilly
from bloating, and urinary difficulty. l was
growing perceptibly weaker each day and suf.
fered much sharp pain at times. / had to give
up my work and felt that something must be
done. Isought your advice and received a prompt
reply. / followed your directions and took twelve
bottles of DIR. Pierce's Favorite Prescription, and
also followed your hygenic instructions. Ibegan
to improve Immediately, my health became ex-
cellent, and / could do all my work 1--WE live on a
good sized farm). walked and rode all ] could,
and enjoyed II. I had a short, easy confinement
and have a healthy baby boy"
The one medicine that gives prompt
and sure relief is DIR. Pierce's Favorite
Prescription. 1t is a tonic and purifier
that works on one special set of organs
and puts them in a perfectly vigorous,
healthy condition. It quickly soothes in
fammation and stops facilitating drains
on the system. Taken regularly during
the period of CESSATION it greatly lessons
the pain and danger of childbirth.
Although sweet to the taste it contains
no sugar which often disagrees with weak
stomachs; nor does it contain any alco-
hol, or opium in any form, and therefore
does not induce a craving for stimulants.
Keeps perfectly in any climate.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1899-04-26
Rev. A. P.aus in Town.

Rev. Albert Pfaus, now pastor of
the Presbyterian church at Sand
Coulee, came In from Great Falls
Saturday night. and il spending a
few days with his many friends. The
gentleman looks as tho he was being
treated very well at Sand Coulee.
While here he favored us with a call
and displayed II large-scale map OF
the scene of the fighting in the Philip
pines, sent him by Lieut.. Croft. and
upon which the officer had marked
the several positions OF Company
and other troops. 1t was a very
interesting exhibit. Mr.. Pfaus will
leave for the north tomorrow via
Benton.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1899-04-26
OUR NEW HIGH SCHOOL.
Suggested That the Maintenance and
Management be Transferred to
the County.

The new high school building will
soon be In the hands OF the plaster
ers, and 1t In already 80 far toward
completion that visitors may gain a
correct impression OF the facilities to
be afforded by this building.
Its architecture Is handsome, the
massive stone arches over the en-
frances and the cut stone work trim
mings to the brick walls are both
grand and tasteful. When thetower,
which il to he erected some twenty
feet higher than at present, has been
completed, the structure will indeed
be a credit to the town.
On the ground floor are four class
rooms, each OF capacity for fifty
scholars, cloak Dom for each class
room, a commodious Office, broad
halls and ample approach to the
grand double staircase. The second
floor is divided into an immense as
sembly room, the largest room in
Lewistown, and capable of seating
from 200 to 300 people without the
least crowding. At the east and
south corners are recitation rooms
and between "a small room in the
tower, the staircase taking up the
remaining space. The assembly room
has 16 windows, each large and all
well distributed, while each of the
other rooms is amply lighted.
Trustees Jackson and Cort are CIV
ing constant attention to the build
ing and allowing none but the best
material obtainable to enter into it's
construction and every requirement
of the specifications to be faithfully
followed.
Tho the building will cost consider
ably more than at first planned. we
believe the changes made were well
advised, and should the structurecost
$4,000, as seems possible, it will be
an $500 high school, rather than a
$4,000 high school which cost $lS, 900.
Tho haste has not been character
istic of the construction, it is reason
able to believe that it will be so far
completed as to admit of the opening
of several departments in the build
ing when school commences in the
fall.
At the last legislative session a bill
was passed to permit the county
commissioners to submit to the peo-
pie a proposition for the conducting
of a county high school, and in sew
eral counties the city high schools
have been transferred to the county.
The benefits Of such a course are mu-
tual, on the one hand the town be,
ing relieved from the entire burden of
maintenance and on the other all the
school children being admitted to free
scholarship. Prof. Parent has been
making some Investigations along
this line and has promised us an ar
ticle for next week.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1899-04-26

Doesn't Miss De Bang get up from
the piano gracrtully?" 'Oh. yes: | am
always too Pleased TO see her do it,
Philadelphia Bulletin.
What time did the hotel catch fire?'
Midnight" Every b...y get u safe
ly?" "A.l except the night Waterman.
We coultal't wake him up in time
Boston Traveller.
Misunderstood Again.-Mr. Banks
Don't you think my wife paints very
nicely?" Miss MISUNDERSTANDING!
1t makes her look so much younger, |
think."-N. Y. World.
A Good Subject.-"Do you think
there is anything in the saying that the
fish is a brain food?" II don't know,
But it won't do you any harm to try the
experiment" - Philadelphia North
American.
After the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES,
Johnny, have whipped you only for
your own good. | believe | have only
done my duty. Tell me, truly, what do
you think yourself?" Johnny-"lf ]
should tell you what | think, you'd give
me another whipping.'-Boston Tran.
script.
The Boy and the Spider.-Papa-
"See the spider, my hey, spinning his
web. Is it not wonderful? Do you re-
feet that, try as he may, no man could
spin that WEBB" Johnny-"What of lit?
See me spin this top! Do you reflect
that, try as he may, no spider could
spin this top?'-Stray Stories.
She Had.-Hearing a faint rustic in
the dark hallway below, the elder sis
ter, supposing the young man had gone,
leaned over the balustrade and called
out: well, Bessie, have you landed
him?" There was a deep, sepulchral
silence for some moments. II was brok-
en- by the h%esitating, constrained voice
Of the young man: "She has."-Boston
Journal.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1899-04-26

out in less than ten minutes. By this
system no pipes burst, as they often
do when the plumber is called in.
The process is the invention of Profs
Dugald c. jackson Wood and Burgess,
of the university, and was first tried
in Madison, with the result that water
flowed in from IL TO 20 minutes after
the current was applied.
The power used in these tests varied
from ~ to 20 horse power used for
about a quarter of an hour. and in each
case the pipe operated on was warmed
sufficiently 80 that ii was comfortable
10 the hand, The process, when prop
erly applied, cannot possibly cause in
jury to the pipes or property in the vi
entity or TO the personsof passers near
by. Ii is now in regular use, by the
consent of the inventors, by the Madi-
son Electric Light company who iscar-
rying out an organized crusade against
frozen service pipes in Madison. There
are reported 10 be as many as 400
frozen pipes in Madison. The work is
adaptable TO the conditions in any
city. and requires a suitable generator
of electricity. controlling devices and
conducting wires. After the process is
properly understood il can he expedi-
tiously operated by two intelligent
workmen with a conveyance to carry
around the appliances. and the in.
ventors estimate that from ten 10
thirty separate service pipes may be
thawed cat by such an outfit in a day.
In thawiag service pipes two are
cleared out at one ''thaw." where two
frozen pipes are on the same block
Chicago Times-Hcrald.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1899-04-26
The best authorities regard the harv-

The best authorities regard the harv-
est festival as of Jewish origin aud
othernations followed the custom of Of.
fering up the first fruits of their fields
to their gods. When the harvest was
over the heads OF heather families were
wont TO feast with the servants. This
led 10 the harvest supper which is now
celebrated.
In Italy agriculture has made little
progress, yet the season of the harvest
is made one continual festival. The
mountain toilers gather in Rome ard
leave the city in companies, white oxen,
decorated with br. 1t ribbons, draw
ing their carts. .Altars are erected in
the fields AID mas celebrated. In the
evening singing. carcing and feasting
conclude the celebration.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1899-04-26

Clifford listed were the attorneys
for the plaintiffs. Hungate and Har-
vey were the resident attorneys for
the defendant.
Cash Henderson Of Wichita and 9th.
ers filed intervening petitions, max
ing claims against the defendants,
and the big bundle OF legal papers ON
file waxed still bigger.
But the case never came to trial,
and the metallic representation Of
"Justice" was banished to the cellar,
where 1t stands a laughing stuck for
the rats in "a land OF darkness and
the shadow Of DEATH"
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1899-04-26
A WESTERN
That lie Wasn't Cut mi for
the Legislature.

When Col. Bannister left Chicago
for the mountains for the benefit of
his lungs he had a dim idea that he
would settle down somewhere and put
in a term in the state Legislature.
He reached Pine Top City to find the
climate all he hoped for, and after
a few days he preached the subject Of
office-getting to the landlord of the
hotel.
I'm a new man here" was the re-
ply, ''but | know a Teller who a tell
you all about it and I'll send him in"
The "feller" proved TO be an ex-mem-
Der of the legislature, and when the
subject was stated he replied:
"Yes, / can tell you jest how to work
it, and if you want me TO I'll run your
campaign and agree to land you in the
senate"
The colonel expressed a desire for IN
outline of how the campaign was to
be run, and the Eek" laid his gun on
the table before him and said:
81 don't reckon you brought one
with you, but that's a good one and
can get along without it for a week
or so. The first thing you want to
do is to 60 out and pick a fuss and
shoot your man."
"Pick a fuss about what?" queried
the colonel.
Don't make no difference. jest go
out on the street and cuss the town.
the climate or the people. Get up a
row over religion or politics or the
hereafter. When you've got to a GER
tain pint you must call the other fell
low a liar. He'll reach back for his
gun; but you must get the drop on
him and bore him. Don't get ratified
over it. If you miss him you'll feel
something red-hot go through you and
the campaign will be off"
But, Lord save you, l can't go out
and shoot a man down." exclaimed the
colonel.
Got to do it, sir-got to do it, or
you can't do no runnin' for office.
Havin' killed your man, you want TO
announce your political ambitions.
Put about $50 in my hands to set up
the drinks for the boys and I'll see
that the verdict of the %coroner's jury
8 all right and that Pine Top whoops
'er for you. You'd better pay the
funeral expenses of the victim as we'll;
the boys are quick to notice little p'ints
like that"
sand that will be ALP" asked the
colonel.
"0h, no, that will be only the starter
the openin' of the campaign. Ihad
TO shoot four men myself, and only
got into the house at that. You play
poker, of course?"
NO"
Then you must learn. You'll have
to put in your nights in the poker
rooms or the boys will say you feel
yourself too good. How much whisky
can you drink"
"a tablespoonful"
SCOT to learn to drink half a gallon
in a day. A candidate who don't drink
at every bar stands no show. How's
your voice?"
Every weak"
That's bad. The boys will expect
about three speeches a day, with one
extra on Sunday. Can you shoot two
handed and ride a bucking broncho? 2"
IL don't think want to 60 to the
legislature" replied the colonel, after
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1899-04-26

work than her
n~eighbors. 1t is
q distinct tri-
umph if her
butter is gener-
ally regarded
as the finest in
the county.
But fine butter
and bad health
don't go to-
gether.
Mrs. W. ]. Kid
der, Of Hill Dale
Farm, Enosburg,
VT, writes to DR..
r. v. Pierce, Buff
falo, N. Y: Dur
ing the past year I
found that ! was
to become a moth
er and that ! was
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1899-04-26
Notice.

II would appear from cards issued by me
that tenants are obliged to clean the premises
occupied by them. ! desire to correct this.
The owners of property are responsible for
the cleaning up, although tenants are generally
willing to clean their yards of a limited amount
of refuse.
SCION b. SToE,
Health Officer.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1899-04-26

District Court Sessions, 1899 March 18th,
May 10Th, August 18th. November ith.
County Commissioners meet in regular SEES
sions on the first Monday of March. June, Sep
TENDER and December.
SCHOOL BOARD.
w. T.. Cort, Chairman; f.. 4. Wright, John
Vadnais, J. B.Thompson. X. q. Jackson, L.P.
Slater, W. II. Culver. +. q. Worden, Clerk.
Regular meetings first Saturday Of each month
at s p. M, at Cort * Worden's office.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1899-04-26
moments thought.

O moments thought.
"Well that's for you to say. I'm
shown you how to do it, and to have
lots Of fun at the same time. but mebbe
it's jest as well you don't try it. Cone
10 size you up, I'm afraid you don,
know over half a dozen cuss words
and that you'd try to shoot your first
man with the butt end OF the guni"-
Chicago Evening News.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1899-04-26
The work of a farmers wife is never

ended. But it is wholesome, enjoyable,
productive work that is pleasurable if the
farmers wife is a we'll woman.
The work becomes weary drudgery
when the woman is sick. The work
drags and the woman's pride is hurt.
Her ambition is to do as much and better
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-10-05
CURRENT COMMENT.

NMr. Bryan evidently has a new CHI; :.
cago platform up his sleeve Chicago
Record Ind.).
UThe antis say the flag must be
kept clean. Then let them keep their
hands off it.-Duluth News Tribune.
Ex-senator Hanna is back in the
United States, and the democrats will
Cleveland Leader.
GFCol. Bryan's oratory trots at such
a tremendous pace that his political
convictions occasionally interfere
Chicago Tribune.
uTIn catchy comparisons Mr.. Bryan
is without peer, but in argument
with strong men he is weak as a reed
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
GTTrust conferences serve to empha-
size the fact that if the trusts want the
backing of party they will have to
start one of their own.-St. Louis Globe
Democrat.
GJlt is interesting to note that the
American Bar association papers on the
Philippine question pretty generally
take the Mckinley end Of the argument
And the representative lawyers there
are popularity supposed to know a thing
or two about law and justice.-Louis-
vile Times.
EFWithin two weeks Dewey will be on
American soil Every democrat or
mugwump who believes it was a mistake
for Dewey to whip the Spaniards at
Manila and hold his position there ur,
til the American army arrived vii,
please stand up and be counted nov
while there is a chaLce Clevelan,
Leader
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-10-05
A DEMOCRATIC DUET, WHICH SOUNDED LIKE DlSCoRD.

democrats will derive no advantage
from making this a political issue, for
the republicans will take an advanced
and aggressive position in favor of the
regulation of these combines. The SEN
ator is also of the opinion that ''the Phil
ippine question will be closed in six
months" and it will then be difficult
to create any great amount of enthusi-
asm over such a false issue as Imperial
ISM"
The strongest reasons given for the
senator's confidence in the determina-
ton of the people to continue the pres
ent national administration are the
sound commercial condition of the
country, its revived industrial activity
and the restored public confidence in
the stability of the national finances.
These are the considerations that will
have greater weight with the people
than any demagogical appeals against
trusts" and ''imperialism.''- Chicago
Times-H Herald.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-10-05
PREDICTIONS BY HANNA.
Present Prosperity Points to IA Sure
Victory of the Republicans
Next Year.

Senator Hanna comes back from Eu-
rope full to his hat band with the OPP
timism that makes for stalwart Amer
icansm. No sooner had he left the
gang-plank than he proceeded to dis
tribute cheerful representations re-
garding the country and the republican
party.
Senator Hanna predicts that Presi-
dent Mckinley will be renominated and
reelected and that Mr.. Bryan is sched-
uled for another defeat as the leader of
the silver democracy. OF course, no one
expects the senator from Ohio to pre-
diet anything else, but it cannot be de-
MED that he bases his predictions upon
facts that are so generally recognized
that they scarcely admit of any contro-
versy.
So far as the currency question is con-
cerned, Senator Hanna reminds the OPP
position that the republicans had to
conduct great Campaign of educa
ton" in 1896, which will not be required
in 1900. The people were at first in
clined to yield 10 the sophistries Of the
cheap money advocates, but the tide of
public opinion was finally turned by
the most magnificent appeal to the pop
ular intelligence ever witnessed in any
political campaign in any country. The
people are educated upon this question.
They have continued the study and in
vestigation begun in 1896, and the
longer they study the currency question
the more firmly does the gold standard
become intrcnched in the popular will.
So far as the trusts are concerned
Senator Hanna is of the opinion that the
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-10-05

prosperity depends upon genuine
money. The increase has been $780,
100000 in gold. ii is not the product
nor the accompaniment of a debased
and deprecated currency.
But, to waive argument, and accept
conditions instead of temporzing over
theories, is it not good, sensible,
sound business principle to, having now
an abundance both of good money and
stable prosperity, view the situation
with satisfaction and eschew expert
ments?
The positive state of Mckinley and
prosperity is certainly far preferable
to the possibility of Bryan and adver-
sity. 1t is not TO be expected that an
intelligent people will contemplate in
any measure of complacency the eX-
change of the one for the other. Ohio,
of a surety, has no such intention. For
that reason, even though she had not
others of import, she will ratify her
republicanism in November and reaf-
firm it year hence.-Cincinnati Com
mercial Tribune.