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Fergus County argus., 1899-08-09

A Duluth dispatch dated Aug. )
says: "At meeting of the Lake Car
riers' association. controlling the
wages Of 30 per cent OF the large ship
ping interests on the great lakes, it
was agreed to advance wages on lake
vessels 40 per cent, the advance TAX
ing effect Aug. 10. This Is the great
eat advance in pay ever made by the
lake carriers, and does not come In
response to troubles or any strike,
but simply because "men are scarce" 1"
Such In the case In nearly every line
of business. "Men are scarce" these
times and the calamity bowler is out
Of job.
Fergus County argus., 1899-08-09

Gen. Alger was given a public re-
ceptiOn upon his return tn his home
N Detroit, Mich, and all classes
turned out to show their esteem for
him. He was always popular among
the people Of Michigan. He gave the
state an excellent administration
when governor and has always given
literally to charity and every public
enterprise. The poor people of De-
troit have reason to love the manior
what he has done for them. No
amount of abuse can make them for
get his kindness and generosity. No
bitterness turks In the generals heart.
In his reply to the address of welcome
he closed with the following words:
"And now, my fellow-citizens,
come home without n grievance.
During that struggle and while that
great work was upon me, can
truthfully say that | had from the
Fergus County argus., 1899-08-09

president all the support that he
could give. We went through that
struggle and came out victorious.
We transported across the seas more
than 5000 men one way and the
other without an accident. We
fought battles in the Philippines, In
Cuba and In Porto Rico, and wenever
lost a battle, a color, a prisoner or a
gun. Wherever the American flag
was planted by the American soldiers
there il stands and there II shall
stand forever"
Fergus County argus., 1899-08-09
MISREPRESENTlNG THE FACTS.

The leading editorial in the Demo-
crat last week-from the pen of the
new boss, DIR. Hogan, we are in
formed-is quite amusing in it's at
tempt to mislead the people of Fer
gus county into believing that the
Democrat ts of Lewistown won great
victory In the late municipal contest
and that the leading politicians Of
the Republican party received a won
derful turning down.
Primarily it IL well that the people
of thecounty should understand that
the editorial referred To isintended as
step in securing TO" JEFF" and "Doc"
thecomplete domination of the party
This interesting pair have already
laid their plans for 1900, which in
cludes the mastery Of JEFF" the NOM
ination Of doc" for legislative po-
sition. so that he may be in the next
senatorial election as a recOmpense
for his wonderful (?) ability as a
schemer. and the side-tracking of
Sheriff Shaw to make room for an
other whom the pair can more easily
bulldoze and manage. Between now
and the opening of the campaign
next year IL will be the constant aim
of this pair To hoodwink Fergus
county Democrats into the belief that
really doc" and "Jeff'' did some
thing miraculous In Lewistown and
that II they are given the reins they
can duplicate it In the county.
In the first place they did not win
anything wonderful in Lewistown.
Upon Mr.. Frank Wright's defeat for
alderman they lay particular stress.
Mr.. Wright was named In a ward
which was recognized MS almost
hopelessly Democratic. Mr.. Wright
was not i'm Lewistown during the
canvass, being in Great Falls on bus.
mess. and did not make any "her-
culean efforts" To be elected, as the
Democrat would have you believe.
The Lewistown precincts, as they
are constituted in a general election.
include great many voters not In
the corporate limits, and even then
fhn IN hos nftnv, rat aA
Democratic than Republican MAORI
ties, notwithstanding the Republi-
cans have always won great victO-
ries in the county at large. Lastyear
Williams, Parent. Shaw and Slater
each carried the town and several
Republican candidates only secured
trifling majorities-nine for Meagher,
for instance.
The new bosses may crow over
their victory OF last month, but be.
fore another general election Lewis
town will again have had an oppor
tunity of electing municipal officers
and the result may be entirely differ
ent.
But regardless of what LewistowI
does, the county may he depended
upon to completely overwhelm JEFF
and doc" and return such Republi
can majorities as will offer no oppor
tunity for Democratic roosters. The.
will not be able to shake voters on
of every dive as they did In town
When they tackle Fergus scounty the.
will have undertaken something al
together beyond their size. 1t
doubtful even whether they can rul
the Democratic convention, tho thi
may be possible.
Fergus County argus., 1899-08-09

The Democrats would be very glnd
of the opportunity to drop Bryan
and would take up Admiral Dewey
in a minute il the latter would per-
nit the use Of his name. But Admi-
raj Dewey is not Democrat and de-
sires the reelection Of President Nc
KinleY.
Fergus County argus., 1899-08-09

An Alaskan gold seeker, speaking
of the great rush andexcitement over
the Cape Nome region, says: You
can pull up handful of grass and
shake il into pan Of water and get
n dollar. saw one man who washed
his shirt, then rinsed the suds and
got 81" A laundry ought to pay
well in the new colorado.
Fergus County argus., 1899-08-09

Mr.. Bryan, in listing his property
for taxation, estimates his billiard
table to be worth S5; piano, $50;
three carriages. $50; -four watches,
clocks, ETC." $25. Mr.. Bryan must
have taste for old, cheap stuff, or
perhaps he uses the l6 to system in
paying his taxes. - Chicago Times
Herald.
Fergus County argus., 1899-08-09
The Queen'a nunA.

Weigh four eggs. Take their weight
both in -four and in sugar, and three
quarters of it in butter. Cream the
cutter, add the -four with one scant
icasroonful of baking powder and a
pinch of salt sifted into it, beat the
eggs well, and add them and the sugar
and few drops of lemon extract. Drop
on buttered pan. put few currants
and bits of citron and a sprinkle of
cinnamon on each. and bake from Is to
20 minutes in brisk oven.-Puritan. ,
Fergus County argus., 1899-08-09

George Fred Williams doesn't want
to take second place on the ticket
with Bryan. Eastern Democrats are
not going to pungle toward the cleo
tion of Bryan and steen to one. and
Freddie wants a sure thing ii he il
going to play second fiddle to the
h'hoy orator"
Fergus County argus., 1899-08-09

While Benjamin F. Butler dwelt
upon the dangers to us incident upon
making the Alaskan Indians citizens,
Alaska could not be purchased from
us now for a hundred million dollars.
while the Alaskan Indians would be a
curiosity In any state of the Union.
Fergus County argus., 1899-08-09

The Great Falls Tribune IL having
more bad dreams In which Tom Reed
is the villain in plot to stab the Re
publican party in a vital spot. In
the meantime Mr.. Reed Is doing Eu-
rope and having good time.
Fergus County argus., 1899-08-09

The st. Louis Globe Democrat says
there is really very little danger of
clash in Alaska between the Cana
dian and American authorities. The
citizens of Alaska know how to keep
cool and even the animals are fur
bearing.
Fergus County argus., 1899-08-09
Errpi,s County Arp,ts.
LEwISTowN, MONT, Aug 8, 80.

Iowa Republicans held their state
convention last week and renominat-
ed Leslie NJ. Shaw for governor. The
resolutions strongly endorsed the ma
tional administration.
Fergus County argus., 1899-08-09

The external cal in the human race
being of shell-like shape, is admirably
adapted to receive and transmit to the
interior the vibrations of the atmos-
phere.
Sharp County record., 1899-01-13
A CURIOUS CUSTOM.

In Lithuana, a province of
Russia, there is a curious we'd
ding custom which requires that
the BRIDES ears be boxed by her
mother before the ceremony.
The custom may seem rather
brutal to an American, but it is
really done with the best of mo-
tives, and the most tender hear
ted mother in Lithuana will insist
on fulfilling her part before the
couple are married.
Tho reason for it is simply
this: If the young woman, after
some years of welded life, finds
that she has made an unhappy
choice of a husband, she can sue
for a divorce on the ground that
she was forced into the marriage,
and the fact that her mother
boxed her ears just before the
ceremony was performed can be
brought forward as positive proof
that she was an unwilling bride.
Sharp County record., 1899-01-13

tone she said
'Oh, John, are you going 10
get me another?"
"Of course not" he answered
That would be foolish. All you
have to do is just to think that
the moths haven't been here
and your coat will be just as
good as ever.'
"Now, if that wasn't a clear
case of being a victim of Christ
ian science, what would you call
it?"
Mrs. Wimbledon made no i'm
mediate reply. She sat there
thinking hard for a few minutes.
Then she got up, and as she
started from the room she said in
tc cnes of deep disgust:
"S)me mon are such low,
coarse brutes."
Mr.. Wimbledon is still trying to
think of some way to make his
peace with her.
Sharp County record., 1899-01-13

To those who are superstitious
of the number 10, we refer the
following;
Rev. B. F, Chapman, Of And
over, Conn.,, who has lived to be
80 years old, was born on the
18th day Of the month, He was
10 years old when his family
made an important move and IL
years after that he was married.
He is a member of a family OF
13 and his wife was also. She
was born on tho 18th day of the
month and had 10 letters in hel
name. Three OF their children
were byrn on the 18th day of thu
month. He was born and prob
ably will die in ono OF the orig
inal states, and in q county hav'
ing i3 towns. His pew in tn,
church in No, Is,
Sharp County record., 1899-01-13

A Texas judge was robbed Of q
horse not long ago, 80 says an
exchange and tho thief being
apprehended, was brought up
before him for trial. The Judge
eyed he prisoner with deep
satisfaction for a minute or 80,
and then delivered himself Of the
following; Sowing to person.
al redjudioe, the Court will not
hear this case, II will be tried
by tho baliff, who will find a
verdict in accordance with the
facts, In the meantime, the
Sharp County record., 1899-01-13

We look into a cradle and
behold a crying babe. AT the
age of ten he is a noisy kid with
half the buttons off his pants and
an eye for meanness; at fifteen
he is the "devil" in print shop;
at twenty-ons publisher of a
country newspaper, at the head
Of every enterprise calculated to
improve the town, or enrich the
business men thereof; at thirty
five he is an annotated, wornout
man, with a bald head and holes
in, his pockets: at fifty he's a
corpse in a cheap coffin, and his
only resources left behind are q
few cases Of wornout type, a
Washington hand p:ess and a
subscription book with five hum
dred delinquent subscribers, who
line up and march past the coffin
saying, "He was a public spirited
fellow, but he couldn't save any
thing. Pilgrims Progress.
Sharp County record., 1899-01-13
Court will 60 outside and bend a
rope and pick out good tree.

With the type trust, the Ink
trust and the paper trust to raise
the price of goods and the de-
linquent subscriber trust to
lower receipts, the poor publisher
stands between the devil and
the deep blue sea.-Searcy
Beacon.
Sharp County record., 1899-01-13
BRYAN'S POSITION.

"You have ab)re1 diligently
to prevent foreign financiers from
disregarding the rights of the
American people, now you are
called upon to use your influence
to prevent the American people
from disregardin5 the rights of
others. Self-restraint is a diff
cult virtue to practice. Solomon
says that ho that ruleth his own
spirit is better than he that TAX
eth a city. The American people
have shown that they can take a
city; will they be able to restrain
the spirit of conquest?
1t has been the boast of our
nation that right makes might;
shall we abandon the motto of
the republic and 60 back a GEN.
tury to the monarchial motto
which asserts that might makes
right.
Be not carried away by the
excitement incident to war; it
will soon subside. Our people
will turn again to the paths of
peace, justice will resume her
reign.
Be steadfast in the faith Of
the fathers; your fight is for
yourselves as we'll as for your
country. In the words of the
distinguished Georgian, Hill:
"Who saves his country saves
himself, and all things saved do
bless him. Who lets his country
die let's all things die, dies him
self ignobly-and all things dy.
ing curse him."
Imperialism finds its inspiar-
ton in dollars not in duty. 1t is
not our duty to sacrifice the best
of the nation in tropical jungles
in an attempt to stifle the very
sentiments which have given vi
tality to American institutions;
it is not our duty to deny the
people of the PHILIPPIANS the
rights for which our forefathers
fought from Bunker Hill to York.
town.
Our nation has a mission, but
it is to liberate those who are in
bondage-not to place shackles
upon those who are struggling to
be free.
We rejoice in the marvellous
victory won by Dewey in Manila
bay; we would give to him a
sacred place in history and crown
his memory with blessings. To
us he is a hero; to the Filipinos
he can be a savior.
Let him be known to posterity
not as the subjugator of an alien
race, but as the redeemer Of an
oppressed people-not as Lord
Give, but as a Lafayette. The
gratitude of people is better
than a jeweled sword.'
Sharp County record., 1899-01-13

I have been great SUFFERER from eonst,psuo.
for over f,ye years. SUthing gave me any r,li.,
Nv fee. and legs and abdomen were bloatsd -
could not wear shoes on my feet and only loo'.
aress. saw Rlpaps Tabules advertised in m.
daily paper. bought soSe and took them ss dIrsrs
Cd, Have taken them aboat three weeks and thar.
Is such schansel am not eonstipated any mo,s
and ows 1t all 10 Ripans fabules. lam ,hr,'
seven years old, have no occupation. only ~,
household duties and nursing my sick husb,,s
Hs has had the dropsy and am trying Rlp,n,
rsbulss for him. He feels some better but /, Nm
take some time, ne has been sick SO long. Yos
may use my letter and name a. you Hike.
Mrs. MARY GaRsAs CIIs.,
have been suffering from headaches v,>
since was little girl. Icould never rtdsh,
Sharp County record., 1899-01-13
u.., p,,.,, r.bu,es with 50 much salts.

fbsys used RipAns Tabules with 90 much ,A1s'
action that I can oheertuily recommend then,'
Haye been troubled for about three years WIN
what called bilious attacks coming On ,esnsw
anca a vaek. Was told by different physicians
mat n vu caused by bad teeth. OF which ! haa
ssyeral 1 had the teeth extracted. but the a.
tscks continued. l had seen advertisements o.
psnans Tabules In all The papers but had no tahh
In them, but about six weeks since irirna M
dueed me 70 Try them. Have taken but TWO ol ths
anal Scent boxes Of the Ta6ules ana nave pau
no recurrence II II" attacksN ha'e new, ss va,
...s,nnniaI for anything before, but the great
sn,oun, Of good which believe has been conc me
nv Rinsns Tsbules induces me 10 add mine 10 tne
me-, .,,nn nov At. DRWirr
Sharp County record., 1899-01-13

RaGing some Of the testimonials In favor ot
Rlpaas Tabules, tried them. Ripans Tabues not
oniy relieved but actually cured my youuSsts,,
the headaches have d sappaarsd. bowels ere Ia
good condition and ho never complains Of hh
stomach. He Is now red, chubby faced boy Thu
wonderful change attribute 10 Ripans Tabule.,
am satisfied that they will benefit any one from
the cradle to old sge) II taken according to dIrss
tions. n "'FHcA
Sharp County record., 1899-01-13

WANTED:-The Post Dispatch
wants an agent in every hamlet,
every village, every town, every
city. This is the opportunity Of
lifetime to establish profitable
business. 1t costs nothing to try,
You can get the support Of your
leading citizens, who will be onl,
too glad to see you start.
The Post Dispatch is in groa
demand. It's agreatpaper. II
member Of the Associated p so
No other st. Louis evening papo.
enjoys this distinction. The
Post-T ispatch has war cores
pondents at all points of interest
and with tho fleets now in tho
Pacific and Cuban waters.
BY mail only 90 cents u month.
Write at once for particulars.
Address, The Post Dispatch,
st, Louis, Nj
Sharp County record., 1899-01-13
A VICTIM OF CHRISTIAN SCIENCE

rooPtSl neipSVi p't o'S "Si'
known in what has come to be
called "the Colonial club set, "
says the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Mrs. Wimbledon is pretty and
Mr.. Wimbledon is clever, SO they,
of course, are popular. For
some time past Mrs. Wimbledon
has been toying with Christian
science as a sort of side issue.
She has not talked much about
it to her friends, but she has
has made no secret OF it, and
has never been slow to speak up
for it at what she thought proper
times.
Mr.. Wimbledon has, for some
reason, been inclined to think
that his wife was making a fool
of herself and bringing shame
upon him. Men are 80 queer
about such things, you know.
He has tried to talk her out OF it,
but she has a lady friend who
keeps her pretty we'll coached,
as a consequence the unfortun at-
man has generally been pretty
badly stumped in his arguments.
But he had a glorious triumph a
few evenings ago.
While they were slipping their
coffee after dinner, he said:
swell | have just heard OF
another Christian science VIC
TIM"
"Nonsense," h replied,
"there never was a Christian
science victim. People who lack
faith sometimes die, but how
can it be proved that they would
not have died if they had had
the old drug treatment? That
is something people always for
get when they begin TO talk
about Christian science"
81 don't care to discuss that
phase of the question:" Mr..
Wimbledon returned. ut would
be just as profitable to talk to an
old fashioned pump as to try to
convince a Christian scientist that
medicines are sometimes neces-
sary for the preservation of life.
But this is a real open -and-shut
case of a person becoming a
victim of Christian science, and
Pm going to prove it to you"
"George Wimbledon" his wife
answered, ''you might sit there
and talk until the day of judg-
ment, but you never would be
able to convince me that any one
ever fell a victim to Christian
science.
"Now, I'll show you how it's
done," he said.
"Over on the West Side there
ls a man that has my sympathy.
He is in just such iix as am.
His wife is a thoroughgoing
Christian scientist. Whenever
he has had a sore throat or the
rheumatism she has told him
just to imagine that he was we'll
and his ills would disappear
Mrs. Wimbledon nodded appro-
vingly.
"Well, he has stood it very
patiently. For a year and a half
he has been waiting for her to
have a headache or a lame back
or something of that kind, 80 he
might have a laugh at her ex-
pense, but she has persistently
and inconsiderately remained
WE'LL"
"Of course she has," Mrs.
Wimbledon put in.
"But day before yesterday
he went on, "the poor chaps
moment of triumph presented
itself. Remember, | got this
right from the man himself and
It's no yellow journal report
When he went home for lunch
A Il
Sharp County record., 1899-01-13


some sending
hsdofso
ytanshpa rnongh'" o"'s''
Sharp County record., 1899-01-13

cur Vt go intoA crowded
place without gettlna ,
headache and sick atm
stomach. l heard abo,
Ripaus Tahules from =
aunt Of mine who vu
taking them for cataps
OF the stomach. She h.s
fouud such relief frou
their use she advised N.
10 tako them too, spdf
have been doing so sinc.
last October. and WIN
cay they have compl.,.
ly cured my headachs
l am tventy.nins year
old. You are welcons
10 use this testimonial
Mrs ]. BRooxxYn
Sharp County record., 1899-01-13

fsbules regularly. She keeps afew cartons R'pans
rsbule, in the house and says she will notbe with
out them. The heartburn and sleeplessness pave
disappeared with the Indigestion which was was
so~m,rly 80 great burden for her. Our whole
FAMILY take the Tabulcs regularly. especially afier
= hearty meal. Ny mother is fifty year. OF age
And ia enjoying the boat of health and spri1s aiso
est, hearty meals, an impossibility Del"re she
took Mpans Tsbuies- ANTON d. oLA0AA''
Sharp County record., 1899-01-13
Nv eevAO.yaarniAt

Ny seven'year.old bop
suffered with pains II
his head, constipa,lca
and complained Of M
stomach, He could nd
eat like children Of hh
age do and what L
did eat did not agra
with him. He was thin
Sharp County record., 1899-01-13

want to inform you.
n words OF highest
praise. Of the benent
/ have derived from
Mpans Tabiles. l ON .
professional nurse and
In this profession q clear
head h always needed.
Ripans rsbules does u:
After ono Of mJ cases !
found my self completely
run down. Acting on the
advice Of Nr. Geo. Bow.
or, Ph. g., $50 Newark
Ave. Jersey City. l took
Ripans Tsbules with
grand results.
Miss BRrIIx WIEphAx.
Sharp County record., 1899-01-13

Mother was troubled
with heartburn and
siseplsssness. caused BY
indigestion. for . good
many years. One day
shs saw Q testimonial
ia the paper indorsins
Ripans Tabules. She
Determined to give them
Q trial. was greatly
relieved BY their use
n "A II q
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-23

The success Of Seattle irm In secur-
ing contract for ship repair and con-
struction amounting to 100000. in COM
petition with such concerns as the
Union Iron Works Of San Francisco. II
an important fact in the growth and fu-
ture outlook Of this city. It means
more than the amount involved would
signify. 1t foretells the Rise Of Seattle
to the FIRST rank in the bodybuilding IN
dustry In the future. With the devel-
opment Of commerce on the Pacific and
the enormous demand for ships, there
will be work on this coast for more than
one such plant ~ that OF the Cramps
on the Delaware. Seattle should have
no superior in the race which she has
already entered so effectively as to be
q dangerous competitor Of one Of the
heaviest concerns in the country. Every
Seattle citizen hopes that this is but
the beginning Of great things for US In
a great industry.
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= sasy 70 enlarge = the demand for the
manufactured commodity incrsasss 1t
u much wiser to be satisfied with small
beginnings and increase a. trade condi-
tions improve. than II IL to establish =
concern capable Of supplying half the
world and then find half the world mot
READY to buy.
The local committee which Ii to In
augurate an effort to attract manufac-
turing here should not be too ambitious.
Large concerns viii be welcome, Of
course. but smaller ventures are worthy
Of equal encouragement. II substaI,-
TALLY founded thsy viii pay their way.
something which cannot always be
guaranteed to the more pretentious con-
Germs. Invite small manufactures
hither and they viii become large man
ufactories AZ the growth OF the city. the
condition of the times and the demands
Of the people warrant
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any copper mining proposition could sst
= favorable hearing; ana capital was
loaded down with copper mine sscuEi-
ties. most OF which were good but some
Of which were Of the wildcat variety.
The former president Of the Globe bank
resigned because II was known that he
was heavily interested In the copper
combine. Unfortunately. the bank it.
self had made large advances on copper
stocks, and when the market broke
these loans were neither paid nor prop
erly secured. 1t win be well worth .
bank failure or two to teach investors
of capital. and particularly bank ON
ciais. that many Of the new 'industrial''
stocks are all right for speculative pur-
poses but mighty poor form Of col
lateral for safe investments When
the banks refuse to loan on them, COM
bines will have to 80 out Of business
unless they are legitimate enterprises.
founded on business principles instead
Of water and the gambling mania.
Then goodbye to most Of the trusts.