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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-30
THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 80 1880
THANKSGIVING REFLECTIONS.

The choicest cause of our thankseivlns
to-day i- ihat Use are finding l9reI-n
markets FOR our surplus products. Was
ever a better text for thankssiNins SER
mon. Famine never came TO This couu-
TVS with us the leading question has
been not how shall We produce ana ac-
cumulatc lut how shall we dispose of
our surplus The cry OF distress through
ont the .eneth aud breadth OF this nation
FOR many years was "oycr-production
IL seemed that we were about to Dee over
vheimcd by our cm fwiuulncss. The
farmers OF the West produced so much
corn that in order 90 get rid o. their vast
accumulation they were compelled To- use
corn for fuel When many people of
other lands We're living ON crusts AND
slowly starving to death the farmers Of
mi. country were burning corn To- keep
themselves warm. The farmers of the
South held conventions time ana aeain
10 devise means br which they might re-
duce the production of cotton. Their
,/nds were SO fruitful that every year
they produced more cotton than The
farmer could probably dispose of In
vain did the planters build themselves
large barns and lay up goods for "ioau
,esrs .. Tho .l.s, ,.,,r.. never came ana
~, .,rn,.s cor..nrs5 ro incre,se.
,.he Same condition was true of tho
manufacturing world With our numcr-
.... -. .,,,,,..,l with modern mae
So. ,b.r. ,,.s from ve,r TO- y,,r a..
..l.....,,.,.., oe s,,,-,lrs stock 40 th,, .
"a. , r.ti,,sI lament that prices were
..1,,,,d ,.,o,. the cost of production.
.,,...,...i.os condition lba lD..
..s..,. H.. world had ne,.r known
"a. -. DID,. ..,,io,. ,r or,.uslsrs and
49,. ...,.,,i,, ,.,s tina, our capacirr q.
- ,.,. ma, canal to oYr cap.c.,y
- .,.rodr.c
pue ,be kind provdsnr. which hapel
This abundance upan b.. hl now kindly
come ,o o,,r relief and has oDcncd.to u.
tho market. of the world. We are nov
SHINING every year millions aul hlu-
.ireds of miulM of bushcl. OF grain to the
old world and millions of bales of cotton
Tho demand abroad Cor oar aericultural
products is steadily growing and those
countries which ale les favored. which
are not able to- produce as. much as they
can consume. ave looking 10 tne Western
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-30

Prohibition ana temperance
Editor OF The Time
Sr.-It is not nauery but sincerity,
when I say that my estimation ot The
Times can be reckonld from the fact that
[ read its editorial columns before ] Pc
rus. the news articles, and SO generally
and heartily am I in accord with us an
inundated principles, thai my immediate
associates not iulrequcntiy Joke me with
the saving "as gees The Times, so goes
B." myself I do not presume that
my dissenting from one of your editorials
to-day will. in itself considered be- a mat
ter of very serious concern TO you, but
I pen On. sentiments Of many thousands
of citizeus who always regret 10 see such
a grand journal as is The Times throw the
weight of its influence ia antagonism 10 a
great principle. I'm behalf of which is ar
rayed the leading and many of the smaller
religious denominations organizations Tor
social reform the Anti-Saloon League
and the Proh.b.Ufn party. The church
Is lifting high her voice. declaring 'tne
saloon cannot boz licensed without sin.
The obligation t0 abstain from mtoNi-
cants as beverage ls being stressed
stronger and increasingly upon the church
membership, Statesmen and patriots. nor
few. are declaring thar the licensed sac
loon. considered both from moral ana
49,. ..t ,.,.,ot,,itr of our social
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also against pt'hio'tloh 'S aN,.- '.''7
90 OBJ genius Obj our IIee ,il7''-" ''.'' "''I
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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-30
All Kinds.

Il wish could get some news from
the Tans-laL ,.,.s
My dear fellow. you can get any kind
,ou want IL your Fympathies are with
he poers. look under "a Paris date hne'
If with thc English. just see that the
dste line is Cape Town on Durham. -
chicago Post
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-30
Her Ruling Passion

Mis- lGl Thornton who is confined in
tac county jail waiting trial Tor the
murder of her husband. John Thornton.
80 Prosperity. wls ONT shopping to-day
in company with Dopuir Sheriff smith
Cauhaee MO- Ec.icW.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-30
An isxnIanation.

Kew Eoarder-"What concei'ed man
Mr. Upson ls' Don't you MINK soY
Old Polrder-'Nes, ana ! should be
canally az ,orco.ted we're IN ms POSI-
,ioa. ,.,.
Ola EoIrder--"lle is The only boArdss Ia
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-30

"Fredcrick, this year our marriage an-
rivorsary comes on Thanksgiving Day.
us that so Bertha2 Wen. shall we
give each Other a turkey or ducks? 80
Indianapolis Journal
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-30
MYSTERIOUS DEATH

The death OF Mrs. Joseph Rus'r- A"
bride of twelve hours. Us surrounded nF
mystery She was Miss Mary CI"yin
and was beautiful and vivacious She
had many suitors. bHt FINALLY gave net
hand Co Rogers. whom sl' met ado.
TWO months ago The marriage foHh
Mace las, SUNDAY ON Saturday uiehl
a supper was given at the home OF iie
groom I'm honor of the forthcoming mar
riaee. The bride-elect ate .mpcrai.t
bur was taken sick ar supper ana ol
Sunday WAS barely able to drag nolr0' u
to The altar But she had pluck AH'
managed to get through with il' ''.'-
mony The marriage ceremony .'7
performed Mrs. Rutgers aud her nus
band were driven TO Palace llai "a
Grand street. where The wedding le'.r-
ton was held
The bride tried to dance. she tainted.
She was hurriedly driven nome. N"' .'
soon after mlduieh on Monday 800
died her bands casped in her hu+ oaHd b.
her last glance direc.cd 10 Bis tetli'i
face.
n has been iuumated that one of hei
discarded lovers poisoned her at me we'd
ding supper .,,
Thcrc were forty boxes az Wild a1iml. :
ON board the steamer Bulgaria. WHO'D
arrived to-day. ono of the boxes is go
iue to Philadelphia. ten t0 central Park,
ten to Cincinnati. six to Chicago ana iAe
rcst FEB other clti.s. The animals are
I'm charge of George Schnenger. who has
made thir,y-eisht similar voyage WIN
animals
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-30
SOUTIIERN NOTES.

A number Of local capitalists have ap-
piled for a charter To- establish pottery
and clay works al Macon. Ga.
/. savannah boasts OF 1909 elcctvc fans.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-30

she was quite a wel-dTesFel woman
waiting for The 10 o'clock TRIM ana IL
was then 9;S0
'Iiow long viii it be until that 10 o'clock
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-30
TiAES BUiLDiNG.
Tl-NIH AND BA.\A SAREEAS >.
RIOHAO\D. VA.

TIE DAILY TIMES - served oy car
flers on the!f own acc0uus "a tnis ely
ana MaacAesttg s0t I'D cents "ceh,
when pal9 weekly, oas ~ ems ~.
month. wacn lao ln9Asn'{s ~ W1.'
OUTSIDE o. 4.llnNouG, 90 cents "iet.'',
sA.tl cas- a.s whete "a s"e ~"'-N
'fn-. |'HDAN TIMES. $50 q year
Eeadln4 Notices.. in read.ns i"ai'-' S"1
cards OF aot,ras.ng ra;es for space
flsu.sutG on ap,Ncauon. 49,. .-,a-
koIi by drais. check. poslolh.ss en-, by
or rex stored letter. Currency ssh' ~
mall IS al the risk Of ine sender. >.as
Times 1e.cpEoBes- Business oi.Se, 80,
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lecteu always.
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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-30

Lille would be- ga s.er il Sc put in work
The energy with which wc try 10 sh.rk
Chicago Record.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-30
FRESH GOSSIP
FROM GOTHAM
Tie Failure Of Harper and Brothers
Causes a Sensation.
CONCERN ACTED H0N0RABlY.
Sudden Death of "A Bride-in Twelve
Hours Amer Her Marriage She was
Corpsc-Now York as
Convention CITY.
CONCERN ACTED HONORABLY.

NEW YORK. Nov. 29-special-Ihe an
no,ncemont that the old publishing house
of Harper Brothers was ia financial
trouble caused something of sensation
in New York. J; seems that j. Pitrpont
Morgan had been carrying the conceiA
along for years. and holds mortgage
ON the entire property for $3.5Doooo tie
was willing 60 make further advances
but several days ago he received a iranh
letter from the Horpers declining 10 pee
ceive more money from him.
"It is due 20 YOU" they said, "'t ihe
principal creditors of Harper X Brolhti IS,
10 know that owing 90 the financial
striuecucv and the fact that the bulk oi
our assets g. not available Tor quick
realization or collateral purposes ln'
comuanv may and probably will Boz unable
to meet IDS maturing obligations. More
over. our new President, Mr. Harvey,
insists that the finances Of the company
must be readjustcd in such a way as To
enable him Co give his undivided ai'fn-
ton TO the business and editorial work,
and we ourselves feel taat 10 the present
situation we have not the moral r-nt
10 incur further obligations. "mcl we
might not be able 90 meet We cons'd J
it our duty therefore. IN justice 10 nolh
Yourself and ourselves TO decline To aN"li
ourselves of your generous oiief 10 lA-
crease the amount ol your loan, ana TO
seek your cooperation in another way
better adapted. in our judgment to COM
serve the interests of ali.o creditors.
MR. MORGAN's REPLY.
Replying the same day j. Pierpont
Morgan & CO. say:
The downfall of the house Of Harper
&. Brothers would DE a national calamity.
Evervthing that can be done. la"luiy,
10 prevent it should bc done. Under me
circumstances. we think your plan "Hi
prove I'm the end TO have been the hcss
for AN your creditors, and II Will iel-'' e
our hearty cooperation.
The entire property is taken over 10y
the state Trust Company. which Will De
receiver for the company, with o. b' NJ.
Harvey. president. as agent
I'm addition TO IT, debt due 10 Mr.. MOT
gan. there is a floating debt of $4,000"
which must be provided for The publi-
cations of the house viii DE continued,
except Harpers Round Table. "a Juve-
nile raror :. s. Mcclure says mat
Harpers Magazine alone is capable of
earning "a good interest ON SlooN"'.
KISSED CROKER GOODBYE.
Women. young and old alike and many
of them gavo Richard Croker idir-
well kiss Ibis m3raing just beto,9 the
steamer left for Europe.
He saw that every kiss was returned
and promised 90 take care of all me pas
sengars committed 20 his care hy anN'
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-30

The Baltimore sun calls attention 10
'hc fad that taking tine lcldne srs-
lens IF railroad ~ The various sections
of the country together for comparison.
pm's review finds the Southern. Cen
ua Western and Granger roads making
Re hest showing OF gains. The south
crn roads m the FIRST half OF November
averaged q gain Of S's5ll5. cor go ger
cent. over the first half OF November,
l,.N being ,xceled only by ihe Granscre.
with "a gain Of ~ pes cent. The Central
Wcetcrn. with q sam IF ll.I per cont.
and the Eastern roads exclusive of the
trunk lines. with gain of ll1 per cent
Tho. Southwestern roads gained but 2N
per cent ana the Pacific but n per cent.
What better sign than .his ot the
S0uth's prosperity?
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-30

the house who ever succeeded M ca9iur-
Ing the oyster Ia the soup thrSe days IN
succession. - Chicago News.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-30
Tho Raanoke rimo. .aN..

The Roanoke Times says
"Tnc suggestion made 10y the Richmond
Times that Senator John vs.. Daniel be
made the Democratic candidate .or iho
Prcsidcacy in 1900 appears 90 DE meeting
with wide approval ia Washington the
idea sccms to have been received with cV-
ihusiasm. ,and it would nor be very sur
prisius If Nirsinias senior senator is
eiycu serious consideration in connection
with liz Presidency. one of ;hc rcasona
for this is that it has been many years
SINCE the South has had representative
in the White House. Another Is the i'm
mouse popularity OF Senator Daniel.
while still another is the fact that thc
Senator would furnish an opportunity
for the factions in ,he pariy caused by
thc difference OF opinions upon currency
questions 60 come together Unlike
Bryan. ne is not an extremist"
This l. Ihc more significant when Il is
remembered that ne Roanoke Time
,as one Of The most ardent Supporters Of
~. pryan in the campaign of 1876.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-30

The Times Ia always Indebted - agG
who favor q wan society ~ aI son
personals tLt mss, u.6e t.,. ~ th.
sender. ..u no ~.
AL unsigned communications VIII &c
lecteu always.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-30

an subscription ~ mail peyaDlee , nl
vance. Wai1n the abel on 2"- 80
q you live oGi o. kichmohA eo VOC
when your suuscripiiOa tAp't' ',ouncd.
can renew before thc paper is
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-30

We have received the following COM
ni u.Cdtcn.
Loit0r of The Times:
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1899-08-23

President NJ. ID. Ratchford, OF the
United Mine Workers, and a member
of the subcommittee on mines and
mining Of the Industrial committee
which recently investigated the min
ing troubles at Wardner, Idaho, In
m interview declared that the ma
tional government is in no way to
blame for the unfortunate state OF
affairs In the Ceurd'Alenes. Hesays
the governor and other state officials
are responsible for any wrong done
abe miners. Ii will be remembered
that the Helena Independent and
other Democratic papers Of this stute
have been shouting militairism and
blaming the general government for
maintaining order in the CeuI
~d'Alenes.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1899-08-23

That a "a mean trick Of j. Sterling
Norton to offer to pay a round sum
Tor the names OF any populist leaders
in Nebraska who have ever earned
&2,50O IA year, for when the names OF
several lawyers had been submitted,
who claimed to have made over 81, 500
year, he turned upon them with the
Inquiry az To how it was, then, that
all through the campaign OF '96 they
howled cslamity from one end of the
state tothe other, and declared that
IL was impossible for any man to
earn n decent living under the gold
standard.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1899-08-23

Richard Croker has returned to
New York from London and has
been interviewed on the political sit
nation. He has Topped clear around
on the Philippine question andisnow
opposed to the Administrations pol
ley regarding the islands. He will
also support Bryan for the presidency
providing the silver question is left
TO congress for settlement. Of course
the willy Tammany corruptionist
must find some issue To supplant sill.
yer, hence his somersault into the
ranks.of the anti-expansionists. vii
Mr.. Bryan ''leave the silver question
to congress for settlement" Pos.
sibly. The party is capable Of any.
thing In the lodging line.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1899-08-23
"w

The confederate badge which Presi-
dent Mckinley wore al Macon, Ga. has
made II so popular that the organiza-
lion which issued it has been over
whelmed with requests for duplicates.
II has been promptly copyrighted, and
several hundred are now being turned
out daily.
According to a report made to con-
gress last year "a per cent. of the petty
officers and SO per cent. of the enlisted
men of the navy of the United States
were Of foreign birth. and some of
them had never taken out their natu-
raliZation papers. The percentage of
fore;gn-born officers is very small, .
fraction of one per cent. and every
officer in tle service is a citizen.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1899-08-23

A couple Of wild-eyed Populistt
down i'm Minnesota havefound some
thing thai promises to defeat the Re
publican party. 1t is not "imperial
Ism" or free silver. These croakerr
have discovered that while two Oh
fhree years ago harvest hands could
he secured for 81 a day and board,
they now have to pay ~ 80 and So,
The Democratic party went down t.
defeat because it lessened employ.
p,ent and wages, and now the Re.
publican party is blamed for restor.
Ing both. Some people are hard IL
please.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1899-08-23

The Shamrock, Sir Thomas Lip
tons crack yacht, which Is to race
with the Columbia next month, has
arrived i'm New York. 1t is a swift
and beautiful boat, manned by sturdy
English and Scotch sailors. Thecon.
test will prove Of great interest to
people on the Atlantic coast and even
Rocky mountain landlubbers may
work up a little enthusiasm, espe.
rally ii the Columbia wins. America
now holds the cup.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1899-08-23

PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY
yOHN M. vROOMAN, Editor & Prop'r.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1899-08-23

An exchange says: II that S30piano
which appears on the personal prop
erty statement of William j. Bryan,
the champion of 1.-THE people," is in
the same shape as its owner-only
capable of producing one tune-the
valuation is not set at too small a
Azure.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1899-08-23

The British government is about to
place an order for 500, ZOO, 900 feet Of
yellow pine lumber. This country
also has a large crop of yellow liars
which it would dispose of at a bar
gain to any foreign country.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1899-08-23
Real Estate and Mining Transfers.

w K Perry to A w Bower. nwH sw4 sec 2;
nel4 SEA sec 8 tp IL n r II e; $40.
Otis Lish to J X Mason. WI swli sec 3; seA
sea sec 4; mig ne& sec 9tp Is n T l6 e; 500.
Il + Smith to K h Cheadle, II 2, blk 3, Que
lette add; 81.
q NJ Stone to ] Z Ackley, Its 8 and 4, sec Z. II
|, sec is tip Il n IA e; 800.
Ii BarrOtt to ) Ii Mendenhall, nell sec 81
tip Z n "a e; $500.
Judith Cattle Co to Oscar Stephens, nwk sec
l5 tp Is n T II e; $3.50.
Emil Plum to Jas Kelleher, Its 3 and 4, sec 2,
Il l. sec 3 tp ~ n r Is e; $50.
Amelia Barney to Jas Kelleher. neL nwA sec
10; elg swA, seh nwk, swh ne1i. sec 8 tip 10 n I
Is G; $3.50.
Agostius Morasce to P | Moule, mex nwH,
Wig mex, nwA sell, sec 10 tip 3 n ~ e; S4!5. :.
Bank OF Fergus County to K 9 Schneider. II
1, blk 5, Jan add No2 $3.50.
L Richardson to Oscar Stephens, Ell sell
sec 4; swA swh sec 3; nwh nwk sec 10 tp IS Q
% e; $500.
Harry Bradstreet to Mcdonald Creek Sheer
Co, nls nwA sec IL tp II n I % e; 500.
Frederick Hills TO A g Gormley, Gold Duke
lode in New Year district; 800.
Boys suits and waists at Leh'
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1899-08-23

And now comes the mining to wn
of Victor, near Cripple creek, Colo
RADIO, with a 1900, 900 fire which
completely wiped out the business
portion of the town. This town
was started in 1893 and the popula-
lion is placed at 10000.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1899-08-23

Mr.. Bryan says the Republican
party places the dollar above the
man. Well, Windy" ii didn't place
IL so high but what he could reach IL
and pull it down. 1t is not a 50-cent
dollar, either.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1899-08-23

In Chicago last week Kid Mccoy
vas put to sleep in the first round by
Jack Mccormick of Philadelphia. AS
n general thing II is che Philadelphia
man who does the sleeping.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1899-08-23

II Gen. MERCER. the archconspirator
against Dreyfus, is half as bad a man
rs his face would indicate him to be.
no intelligent bulldog would engage
him in combat on equal terms.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1899-08-23
LEwIsTowN, MONT. Aug %, $50.

The French method Of conducting
a case in court would not compare
favorably with early day justice
courts i'm Montana.
The Portland daily press., 1899-09-19

win find the respective keys locked
against him. (It would be an easy mat
YET 70 provide each machine with nick
el-in-the-slot attachment. 40 that each de.
inquent could pay his roll tax at the
time OF voting, II he wished Another
lever locks the keys OF candidates for
which woman IL not entitled 90 vote.
the machine has also free ballet device,
which permits the voter TO exercise his
col sttutional right 10 vote for oandi-
dates who have not tssa dominated by
any party.
:. Whe the ia ges deoll no the polls closed
the gate IL rocked fast in IT'S outward po-
sitlon; and by this means all the push
keys ars locked, 30 that there can bs nc
tampsriug with the machine or any
furthir voting.
The Portland daily press., 1899-09-19
Personal AND PECULIAR,

j. ii. Manley, ESQ.,, of Augusta, will
receive tho Thirty-third degree at the
National Masonic convention now in
session in Philadelphia.
Hon. Daniel Ermentrout, who was
elected on November last to his sixth
term TO Congress, died at his home in
Reading, Pa, on Sunday, aged SO. On
Thurs lay last whi ie at dinner a piece of
meat lodged In his throat anu physician
had to be called to save him from stran-
gulation. Paralysis of the parts affected
followed.
Joseph W. Bartlett, former resident
Of Litohfield. has written an article on
Annapolis f1r the November or Decsm be I
number of Munsey's Magazine. Mr.,
BARTLETT is well known In this State and
at Washington, where he has served as
Congressman Boutelle's private secretary
and clerk of naval commission.
While working In the sand pits at
Lundy's Lane, on the Canadian side of
the river recently workmen unearthed
the remains of five soldiers who fell fight
ing In the mem orable battle of L1ndy q
Lane between the British and American
forces. The find included number of
buttons, a watch and a portion of an
to which q lock of dark brown hair ad-
hered. On the cloth. which retained
much of Its natural color, blood stains
showed very plainly. These relics will
be preserved by the society, but the re-
mains will be Inferred in this handsome
vault built as a receptacle for the bones
of the soldiers round eight years ago.
The battle of Lundy's Lane, in which the
soldiers met their death, took place Ss
years ago. General Scott won fame ON the
A mericau side.