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Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-12-07
GIRLS, KEEP YOUNG.
Though Hard to Realise at the Tim.
Youth Il the Best Time
of Life.

"Mother wants to keep me baby I'M
til I am co." pouted girl of IA, whose
wise mother wanted to have her retain
the loosely flowing locks and the youth
full simple garments suitable to her
years for a couple of seasons longer.
This complaint is very frequently heard
coming from the lips of maidens who
are to be envied owing to their adorable
youth, the very thing they despise.
The rosy flush, the slight figure, the
clear eyes will never belong to them but
once. Once only can a woman be
young. Do not forget this, girls, so
anxious to put behind you the one
period of your existence when the sun
shines as it never will again, and when
the birds sing with a sweeter meaning
than will be heard when the morning
has passed and high noon with the
greater heat and pressure of the bur-
dens of life has rushed upon you. Isn't
every young thing sweeter and purer
than the world-hardened, older ones of
the same specie? Look at the lambs at
play, note the tender green leaves that
shoot out in their innocent verdure from
the old winter seasoned branches. Kit
tens and chicks and young birds are
the most appealing creatures, and when
one comes to babies there never can be
in all this lovely world anything so
sweet and loveable as q dear little
dimpled baby.
Therefore, girls, stay young. You
may have to bear some inconvenience
of restraint owing to your extreme
youth, but the time will come when you
will long for these incidentals of the
youthfulness that will have passed
away from you forever.-Detroit Free
Press.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-12-07
THEY WORK TOGETHER.
Farmers and wheelmen Both Are
Now Interested In Promoting the
Good Roads Agitation.

The increasing interest in the subject
of good roads is now one of consider
able significance, owing to the class of
men who are working up the agitation.
In the western states the farmers and
wheelmen are working together in alb
solute harmony, and the interest they
are arousing is little short of remark
able.
The enactment of good road laws in
the eastern states was secured through
the combined efforts Of the farmers and
the wheelmen. In New Jersey the move
ment was initiated by the farmers who
sought the aid of the wheelmen and
found their assistance Of incalculable
value. This was not unexpected, for
the wheelmen have always been con-
sistent advocate of highway improve
ment, and the Gospel of Good Roads"
formed the chief plank in their plat
form when the League of American
Wheelmen was organized. It has been
charged that the motive of the wheel
men was selfish one, and, in the early
days of cycling, when every wheelman
was road rider and rode high wheel,
there may have been some ground for
the charge, but no foundation for such
belief exists to-day. Since the adop-
ton Of the safety machine as bust
ness vehicle by all sorts and conditions
of men, not one city wheelman in ten
is seen upon country road more than
few times each year, and the wheel
mans interest in good roads is purely
business proposition, the adoption of
which would benefit him only in pro-
portion as it would benefit any other
member of the community.
The young men who formed the
League of American Wheelmen 20 years
ago are now the substantial business
and professional men of their respec-
tive communities, and their connection
with the organization is maintained
chiefly for the purpose of aiding the
movement for better roads. Many of
them seldom ride wheel, and their
work for good roads is simply in the
line of public improvement. which is
neither more nor less creditable to
them than to the member of an agri-
cultural or other organization.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-12-07
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS
Philadelphia will add 400 officers I.

Philadelphia will add 400 officers to
ito police force.
Hartford, Conn.,, il building q mill
lion-dollar bridge.
Philadelphia has decided to allow mo-
tocycles in the parks.
There are 1,135 miles of railway in
Cuba, 551 miles of which are controlled
by British companies.
The Ancient Mechanical Society of
Baltimore celebrated it's one hundred
and thirty-sixth anniversary recently.
An attack of melancholia caused Mrs.
Samuel Miller, of Portchester, N. Y,
to cut off her tongue with pair of scis-
sors.
The best maple sirup comes from the
north side of the tree, but the flow
is not so large as when the tree is
tapped on the south side.
On the big steamer Oceanic there is
no seat at the table marked 10, nor no
cabin bearing that number. This is
concession to superstition.
Thunder storms are more frequent
in Iowa than in any other part of the
world. The average is only about every
fourth day. Sumatra has sc in a year,
and Rio Janeiro 81.
First-class passengers in England
have increased only ten per cent. in
ten years, while the number of the
third-class passengers has increased Al
per cent. Out of 1,o63,oOo,o 900 passen.
gers travelling with regular tickets ex-
GLIDING Communication tickets, 963,673,-
996 went in third-class compartments;
66, 10000 in second-class and 33,O37,-
100 in first-class compartments, so that
out of 100 travellers, only three went
first-class, six second-class and 81 third
class.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-12-07
RURAL NAIL DELIVERY.
wherever lntreaueea,, the syste0
Has Proved Q Blesol0g o0o Pleas.
IRE g Its DsnsAeiaFses.

In the report just made by the assist
ant postmaster general there il crafty
ing information in regard to the re-
suits of the experiments In free mail
delivery in the rural districts. It ap-
pears that the service 80 far has re-
suited in increased postal receipts, IN
improvement in the condition of the
roads traversed by the carriers and ma
terial benefits to the farmers. Not only
has the value Of farm land risen. but
better prices for farm products are OBJ
tanned as a result Of daily touch with
the markets. Educational benefits are
also conferred through ready access to
periodical literature. /,
tits no doubt a great accommodation
to the farmer to be spared q drive Of
several miles over country roads and
some loss of time in getting his mail.
The argument approvingly cited in the
report to the effect that some statisti-
clan figured out an annual loss of many
millions of dollars to the agricultural
interests of the country through the
necessity of sending to the village or
town for the mail does not impress one
very much, to be sure, for it savors Of
the absurdity. characteristic of all such
calculations. Farmers lose millions by
talking politics or indulging in neigh
borly gossip, but they are not altogeth-
er economic men" or producing ma
chimes, and have other interests and
needs besides agriculture. Far-fetched
arguments are not necessary to show
the expediency of extending rural mail
delivery if it can be done without ma
terial loss and without increasing the
deficit.
We learn from the report that at tho
present time there are in successful OPP
Grafton over 383 services radiating over
40 states and one territory. The only
states unrepresented are Mississippi,
Montana and Idaho. Between the be-
ginning of the new fiscal year and No
vember 1, with an additional expendi-
ture of s15o,ooo, rural delivery has been
EXTENDED to nearly $4,000 persons at an
annual cost of about "a cents per cap
ita. In small towns of 5000 population
the average per capita cost is much
higher. being about $3.50. These fig
ures lead the assistant postmaster gem
eral to advocate vigorously further I'M,
PRODUCTION of the system so advan-
tageous to the farmers and sokeenlyap-
preciated by them. But the summary
Of the report does not tell us anything
about the financial effects of the re-
form. Our progress is certainly rea-
,sonably rapid at the present rate.-Chi-
cago Post.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-12-07
wide and Narrow tires.

The following test as reported by
the Michigan station shows compar-
ison of wide and narrow tires on wag-
ons and also the importance of suffi-
cient use of axle grease. ION good roads
the drafts of wide and narrow-tired
wagons were about equal; on plowed
land narrow-tired wagon pulled As
per cent. harder than one with wide
tires; on a road with sand two inches
deep, IS per cent. harder. and on sod,
ten per cent. harder. A wagon not
CREASED pulled IS per cent. harder than
when greased.'
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-12-07
BRAKE FOR WAGONS.
II the Pla. Here Outlined IL Followed
Any Country Blacksmith Can
Make One.

Few farm wagons are supplied with
brakes for the wheels. and yet no class
of vehicles is more in need of them. We
cannot help the team in hauling load
up hill or incline, but we can help it
in going down. Where ones farm is
billy or the highways about it are billy,
brake is an absolute necessity to save
wear on the horses. Any blacksmith
can make one according to the plan
given in the cut. Use three-quarter
inch round iron, and make the upright
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-12-07
Jolly Times at a Funeral.

Hungarian peasants like to have q
good time when somebody dies. A
wealthy farmer at Szabadka recently
left 1880 acres of land and a large
sum to his nephews. In his pockets
were found 5000 forms in cash. This
sum, it was decided, he had set aside
for a sumptuops funeral, so the bells
were kept ringing two days and every.
body was royalty entertained Y.
Sun.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-12-07
GETTING Even.

Friend-How did you fellows come
to decide against Lawyer Roorback's
client? All the testimony was in his
favor and Roorback's address was q
mastery effort.
Juryman ~ Huh! He began his
speech by sayin' that word to the
wise was sufficient and then talked
'wo solid hours. Judge.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-12-07
The.Proper season,

Ferdy-In prehistoric days Guide,
there were birds 200 feet long!
Guide-Ah! If them birds wuz only
as broad as they wuz long, sonny, then
was the days you arter gone cunning!
Puck.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-12-07
CORDUROY FARM ROAD.
~-& s,=M-:

device was seen in successful use this
season. Split cedar or pine logs ii.
two and lay them, sawed side up, on tho
wet ground, as shown. Two strips Of
board can be laid down lengthwise ON
each side and nailed tosthe slabs to hold
them in place, or iron dogs can b
used. The diagram "A B shows how To-
saw the logs for such corduroy road
Orange Judd Farmer.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-12-07

Grapevines trained on high frames
for arbsrs are less subject to rot than
other vines that have been trained close
to the ground. preventing : free circn-:
lation Of air. 81 ri
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-12-07

One object to be gained By pruning
is to reduce the wood SO g fairly Ia
equalize growth 50 that the leaves apd 4
branches will not interfere one With hs
other. ). s:,58
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-12-07
CORDUROY FARM ROAD.
This Description and How to .
Lay Them Down. III

The chemically wet spots in the
farm roads can be well treated by the
plan shown in the illustration. Such
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-12-07

The next morning, g the Herr As
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-12-07

dissuade my brother from this fool
ishness. Iwould give anything to have
been able to prevent it,"
"But the piece pleases, as you see."
"People are laughing at my brother,
and it seems to me as if myself must
run the gauntlet of their ridicule." :.
Fraulein Greta became very thought
full. The second act was sentimental.
The audience, in spite of a kindly effort
to seem appreciative, at length showed
signs Of WEAKNESS. Fraulein Greta
now and then stole a glance at her
neighbor. She instinctively OWNED
his thoughts. She saw with his eyes,
saw what she had not seen before, that
the play was indeed very weak.
''There is great difference between
seeing the lines on paper and hearing
them spoken" she yentured, timidly.
"And L have used my utmost en-
deavor to make strong, sensible man
of my brother. And this is my reward
this evidence of shallowness and con.
ceit," groaned the Herr Assessor.
Fraulein Greta sat silent, with down.
cast eyes. She was quite as pale as her
neighbor.
THAT such disgrace should be HIS
murmured Richard. 20, I never sus.
pected that he could be so callow! II
is a bitter revelation, suddenly to dis.
cover that person whom one has
thought possessed of a certain earnest.
ness of purpose, has in reality been
squandering his time with such child.
lish nonsense"
j 20 please, please, do not take it sc
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1899-11-29

Thompson left Fergus county last
year and settled on the Gallatin.
Billings Gazette: County Surveyor
W. r. Flynn OF Miles City came to
Billings Wednesday and In company
with c. A. Dewar, deputy county sur
veyor OF this county, together witha
camping outfit, left yesterday for the
Musselshell country, where they will
be met by Col. Sheets OF Miles City.
The party will endeavor TO locate the
division line between this county and
Custer county In order to determine
in which county the shooting of Max
Hildebrandt by Frank Custer took
place.
Chas. Wentworth has purchased
the interests Of c. W. Baylies and A.
j. Stephens In the fast express line
to Gilt Edge, known as the "Nickle
Plate" This line has handled alarge
portion OF the business between these
points for many months past, and
Mr.. Wentworth promises not only to
improve the already satisfactory SER
vice, but seek increased patronage
from travellers and shippers. Mr..
Wentworth expects to move his fam
lily to Lewistown as soon as he can
secure a house.
Deputy Treasurer Miss Cook is be-
ing kept busy these days receiving
taxes. Saturday night it was esti.
mated that $50, 900 had been paid in
and there was $4,000 still due the
county. As the date Of delinquency
approaches payments are more rapid
and the delinquent list promises to
be short. Owing to the last day OF
the month being a legal holiday.
taxes may be paid Friday up to 6 p.
m, after which all are subject to the
ten per cent penalty. The Northern
Pacific has not settled.
A Kansas editor has figured out
the following: "Did you ever stop to
think that an ordinary deck OF play
Ing cards Is a perfect calendar? There
are fifty-two cards, representing the
number of weeks in ayear, 1865 spots
corresponding to the 365 days in the
year; twelve faced cards, representing
the twelve months; four suits. clubs
spades, hearts, diamonds, represent
ing the four seasons; thirteen moons
In each year, and the joker makes uI
for the extra day in the year. Die
you ever think OF 1t before?"
There will be public entertainment
consisting Of Rotations, dialogues
vocal and instrumental music, giver
at the Philbrook hall Saturday eve
ming, December 9th. Following tn,
entertainment will be a basket sup
per, the baskets to be auctioned by
Philbrook's famous auctioneer, Mr.
Chambers. The money raised will b,
used for the benefit OF the school
Everybody is invited to attend ant
assist In this worthy cause. The la
dies are especially invited to bring
baskets.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1899-11-29
An important Difference.

To make 1t apparent to thousands
who think themselves Ill that they
are not afflicted with any disease,
but that the system simply needs
cleansing, is to bring comfort home
to their hearts, as a costive condition
is easily cured by using Syrup OF
Figs. Manufactured by the Califor-
mia Fig Syrup Co. only, and sold by
all druggists.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1899-11-29
Working Mont and Oay

The busiest and mightiest little
thing that ever was made Is DIR.
Kings New Life Pills. Every pill is
a sugar coated globule OF health that
changes weakness into strength, list
lessness into energy, brain-iag into
mental power. They're wonderful
in building up the health. Only DC
per box. Sold by c. II. Williams.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1899-11-29
\ Gown, County ano state
10


Great Falls Tribune: DR.. A. M.
Dwight, late OF Stockett, who isnow
visiting Salt Lake, expects to return
in about a month and locate at STAN
ford.
The supreme court has dismissed
the appeal In the case OF the First
National bank Of Great Falls against
Severance & Co. ct al. because the de-
tense failed to file its transcript with
in the time prescribed.
The p~ostofice was closed Saturday
afternoon from 2 to 4 o'clock upon
orders from the postmaster general,
the occasion being the funeral of
Vice-President Hobart, who was bur-
led at Patterson, N. j., that after
noon.
Montana affords some strange sit
uations to the eye of the visitor, but
one must come to Lewistown to find
a saloon and a school run under the
same roof. And yet parents wonder
how their children yer came to like
the smell OF liquor.
Adjt. Croft left Thursday morning
for Connecticut, where he will spend
the holidays with his children and
relatives. He will return to Lewis
town soon after the first OF the year,
by which time he will have decided
upon his contemplated resumption OF
service In the Philippine islands.
Tomorrow is the day set apart for
Thanksgiving, an annual event OBJ
served by oil Americans at home or
abroad. Surely all Americans have
much to be thankful for this year and
the people Of Fergus county as much
as those OF any other section. May
the sun shine tomorrow ineach home
where these lines may find Judgement.
Mr.. John War;, manager of the
Montana Hardware Co., writes from
Battle Creek, Mich, where he has
been under treatment for some time,
that he is greatly improved and ex-
poets to return to Lewistown about
Dec. l. When Mr.. War; left 1t was
thought he would remain In Michi.
gan until spring.
Last Saturday a prominent mer.
chant of Lewistown offered a Lewis
town woolgrower twenty cents for
his next years clip, the wool to be
received at the shearing pens. This
would be about twenty-one cents at
the market and the merchant must
figure on a better price than that to
warrant the advance.
Tomorrow Thanksgiving morn
ing) union services will be held at the
Presbyterian church at II a. m. to
which all are invited. Rev. w. w,
Van Orsdel, who Is assisting Rev,
Williams this week. will preach the
sermon, assisting Rev. Brown thro.
out the services. The church bell will
ring as for Sunday rervice.
The sounty commissioners will meet
in regular quarterly session Monday
next. Among the important matters
to be passed upon at this time will be
the awarding of the contracts forcare
ofthe county sick and insane, medical
attendance and the furnishing OF fined.
icines and supplies. The session will
doubtless continue until the first OF the
following week.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1899-11-29
The Woodworking firm OF weydert

The woolgrowing firm OF Weydert
Bros. vas dissolved about the first
of November. Mr.. p. C. Weydert re-
tains the larger portion, including
the home ranch near Lewisto wn,
while Albert Weydert will make his
headquarters at Phllbrook.
The Jackson building ON the east
side, now occupied by two depart
ments OF our schools, is positively in
danger OF being blown over in the
first wind storm that strikes 1t, be-
sides being such ashell as to endanger
the health of teachers and children.
Billings Gazette: Livingston Is to
have a new paper. 1t will be called
the Park County Republican, be
stanch Republican in politics, and
the first issue will make Its appear
ance in that city about Dec. 10 under
the management of A. NJ. Williams, a
well-known newspaper man Of this
state.
A report was current Monday that
w. j. Roberts, late of Company /,
had died at the residence OF DR.. Hill
at Garneill, but this sad news later
proved untrue. Mr.. Roberts, whose
condition was very serious when he
returned, has not improved as hoped
and 1t sseems hardly probable that he
can long survive. Neitherfriendsnor
comrades seem to be able to offer any
encouragement.
Protracted meetings were begun at
the Methodist church Sunday even
ing and will continue daily for an in
definite time. Rev. w. w. Van Orsdel,
presiding elder, arrived Monday to
participate and Tuesday Rev. st.
Hill of Beaver creek and Rev. Rhoades
Of Utica Joined theirforces with those
of the resident pastor Rev. Williams.
The attendance upon the meetings is
very gratifying and an invitation Is
extended to all.
A. H. S. Bird of the Spotted Horse
has been in town several days the
past week. He is much delayed In
the starting of work by the non-ar.
rival of necessary supplies. Thepasl
fortnight has been devoted to getting
the buildings in shape for use during
the winter and In improving the water
supply. He thinks the mine il IL
very good condition, considering the
way it has been worked by some o
the recent managers.
George w. Cook OF Lewistown
Thomas Duffy of Fl. McGinnis ant
Owen Dunn OF Gilt Edge, have beer
appointed by the interior departmen'
as appraisers Of part OF the aband
oned Fl. Maginnis military reserve
Their instructions will be received BY
mail and are presumed to cover tn,
matter of thedisposition OF that por
ton Of the ser included In thu
townsite OF Gilt Edge. Three bet
ter men for this work could hardly
have been chosen from Ferguscounty
j. J. Thompson OF Lewistown re
ceived a telegram last week from
Gallatin county announcing tina
fears were entertained that his broth
er, d. ]. Thompson, had been mur
dered and requesting him to CONF
ut once. The telegram gave no par
ticulars further than to- say that tn,
mans coat and vest had been found
covered with blood and that Their,
was no clue to the nan or his remains
Mr.. Thompson left at once. d. ]
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1899-11-29

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