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Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1899-08-04

$500 Sample fedora and stiff hats in
GLIDING, Tan, Gray, Black, and
Brown, our price .....-....-.... .....98c
Ladies wrapper sl00 quality, Blue.
Black and White, our price. ......49c
aides Dress skirts, including all thu
newest shades this season 81 so
quality, our price,. ....~..."..-98c.
Our ladies'shirt waist 25c. Can't be
beat anywhere ....~......-...... .........
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1899-08-04
SHOES.
SHOES.


800 and 400 Mems hand welt shoes black or
tan, lace or gaiter all style toes our price
l9s, these are samples.
800 and 400 Ladies 6ne shoes any style toe
lace or button, vesting top, our price
1893, these are samples.
See our mems heavy working and plow shoes
95c. Can't b. beat.
$500 and $50 Ladies tan and black ,esting
top, sample shoes.....................Sl 80,
Our l.25 Ladies lace or button shoes any
style toe, our priee.......................9
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1899-08-04
MONUMENTS.
TOMB STONES.

Having associated myself with the
Marble and Granite firm Of Wilkinson
& Neville, Of Baltimore, Nd, take
pleasure in informing my friends Of
Southern Maryland, and the public gem
orally, that am prepared to furnish.
Monuments, Head and foa stones.
Curbing aud cemetery work generally
at the shortest notice and at the most
reasonable prices
re- Designs and estimates cheerfully
submitted upon application and satisfac-
ton guaranteed in every case.
HARRY T. MUDD,
Formerly Of Charles County. Present
Address, N. W. Cor. Mosher ST., and
Myrtle Avenue.
sept. Ply. BALTIMORE. Mp.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1899-08-04
100 Suits for Children.
Knee pants all styles.

y 90 quality, cur price. 80
Knee pants..................lOc l23c, and l5c.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1899-04-05

/ had not sent Sergt. Shaules with a
squad to dislodge them we would
have lost n good many of the COM
pany, for we were out I'm the open
field and they behind a bank of earth;
but at that time the Kansas boys
came through the woods on that
side OF the track and drove them out,
and then Shaules and his squad gave
them a hot fire and dropped lots oi
them. Well, we took the town and
are now in the trenches here, and
will move TO the front again soon.
! think Col. Wallace was hit at the
same time Fred was, and also one of
CO. AS boys. who has since died.
Fred died ON the way to the hospi-
tai. so we have lost two of our best
boys and we are feeling very bad
over 1t.
/ have not got a scratch set, and
trust to God that | may come safely
through the battles and return in
safety to my loved ones at home;
and | hope that this trouble will not
last much longer and then | think we
will be sent home all the quicker, and
SO | live in hope that by the first OF
May we will be on the way home.
The people can well be proud Of the
men in the regiment, for they have
made a fine record for themselves,
and Gen. Macarthur said on the field
last Sunday, Feb. 5, that 'hell itself
could not stop the Montana regi-
ment when they were started" so
you see we did some fighting, and,
although we have lost more men
than the islands are worth, we have
done our duty at all times and will
receive full credit for it In the official
returns.
Every one of the boys that can get
here is in the field, and some that are
too sick in the hospital to come out
are on guard there and are doing the
work of men that would have to be
left there, and it would do you good
to hear the men cheer and see them
wave their hats on the field Of battle
when we have got the enemy on the
run. and to see the long. solid line of
skirmishers go forward with a rush
when the orders are given, although
the bullets may be singing around
our heads.
l have used up all my paper, SO
must close.
CAPT. GUY III. PRESTON,
Co. |, LIST Mont. Inf. U. :. A.,
Manila, p. |.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1899-04-05
FROM SERGEANT ChEADLf.
Extracts From a Letter Addressed TO Mrs.
Cheadle From the Trenches Near
C~alOoCan.

Mrs. L. X. Cheadle received from
her husband last week a letter writ
ten in the trenches near CaloOcan,
the words being inscribed on a piece
Of heavy paper which looked as
though torn from an old Spanish ac-
count book. The following excerpts
are very interesting:
In THE TRENCHES NEAR CALooCAN,
Feb. Is, 1899.
$50 Saturday, Feb. 4, our out
post, about ~ miles from quarters
in town, was attacked about $3.50 p.
IN. | went out about an hour later
and found them lying behind a little
dixie in a rice field. Preston, Shaules,
Stoddard and Foster went out at
the same time. We lay there all
night under an intermittent fire. On
our right was the outpost OF the
Third U. s. artillery and on our left
the Pennsylvanians. We stayed in
this position until about noon Of the
9Th, when there was a general ad-
vance all along u front. We ad-
vanced, alternately rushing forward
and lying down and firing, through
a tract Of dense timber and brush,
falling back once to burn the houses,
of which there were a good many.
About l O'Clock, / should think, poor
Billy Meyersick got a wound in his
right lung, which proved fatal, and
he died on the 18th.
We continued on, across "A wide
field, up a hill occupied al a ceme-
terry, crossed a road with wire fences
on either side and into a big Genie
terry, one-half or three-quarters OF a
mile across. We fought our way
continuously under a heavy fire, but
the Filipinos are bad marksmen and
we had only one other man wounded
and he is recovering.
By this time 1t was > O'Clock, and,
counting the previous night, we had
been under fire, more or less hot, for
about Is hours. W. finally marched
back to town and arrived there,
nearly exhausted, about $50. Thus
ended my first experience under fire
of this kind.
Since then we have been out In the
field all but one day-the 9Th, in
trenches all the time but the 10th
the day of the battle OF Caloocan.
This was a hotter fight than the
other, but not so long. 1t lasted
less than three hours. We lost Fred
Hall, who was killed by a shot
through his side and abdomen and
which fractured his spine. He died
while he was being carried from the
field. This day we advanced through
the woods and fields north from the
city and were under fire from the
start. The fighting has been pretty
hot all around The city. .
There is fighting somewhere on the
line every day. We sleep in
the trenches and have to be on the
alert nearly all of the time. .
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1899-04-05

Most OF our men act remarkably
well. They are a brave lot Of Eel
lows. y
The guns r beginning to crack on
our right as the sun goes down. We
nearly always expect IA little attack
at night. y / must close and
get ready for the night. | take my
rifle. revolver, cartridge belt and sack
and lie down in my blanket in the
trench.
+. X. CHEADLE.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1899-04-05

~ was suffering with what the doctors called
chronic indigestion, torpid liver, and vertigo"
writes Mrs. Martha Z. Barham, Of MELVILLE,
Prince George Co., Va. THE doctor did me
no good. My symptoms were giddiness in
the head, pains in the chest and an uneasy
feeling all over. / also suffered with female
weakness.
~ was all rundown and could not do any
work at all without suffering from nervous at
tacks. / wrote to Dr.. R.. ". Pierce, Of Buffalo,
N. ", for advice. He advised to use DIR. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery and 'Favorite Pre-
scription.' / did so. and used five bottles of
each, and I cannot express the benefit ! have
received from these medicines. I gained in
health and strength. When / commenced TO
use the medicines I weighed only ia pounds,
now ! weigh 40 pounds. ! thank God and
pr. Pierce for my recovery. My husband and
friends all thought l would die but today l am
a well woman"
The wonderful effects of this great "Dis-
covery" are genuine and permanent; they
are not due to any false OF alcoholic stimu-
lus for II contains no alcohol. Real sub
stantial healthy musuclar strength is built
up; the stomach and liver are toned; the
blood is purified and vitalized; the nerves
are steadied; the entire constitution is re-
juvenated and renewed.
In case of constipation, there is nothing
quite SO effective as DR.. Pierce's Pleasant
Pellets. They act comfortably though
surely; they do not grippe; you do not be-
come a slave to their use. Their effect is
lasting. There are countless substitutes;
but nothing else is like them.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1899-04-05
+. X. C~HEADLE.

BIG SPRING, CAMP No. los. WOOD
MEN OF II WORLD: Meets the second
and fourth Tuesday of each month at Stafford's
hall, Main street, al 5 y. m.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1899-04-05
Fergus County Officers.

District Court Sessions. 1889 March 18th,
May 10Th, August 26th, November 9Th.
County Commissioners meet in regular ses-
sions on the first Monday OF March, June, Sep
tcmber and December.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1899-04-05
SCHOOL BOARD.

w. +. Cort. Chairman; +. f. Wright, John
Nadnais, J. B.Thompson, RIG. Jackson, L.P.
Slater, w. II. Culver. +. G. Worden. CLERK.
Regular meetings first Saturday Of each month
at 5 p. m, at Cort & Worden's office.
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Simnle CaIculatinn.

There is very simple rule for fnd- ing the average number of years which persons of any given ase may expect to live. If the present age be deducted from So. two-thirds of the remainder is the answer required. The result is not absolutely accurate, but 1t is near enough. For instancee, man aged 20 might, by this rule. expect to live 40 years longer. which Is just what the latest actuarial tables give. At At the expectation of life works out at nearly 2 years, while the tables give it as over 9 years. At 50 the aboYe rule allows just over 13 years. and the tables show little less.
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prnnn cIIRE sENr rREE.

By addressing Blood Balm Co, 222 Mhehell Street, Atlanta, Ga, any Of our readers may obtain sample bottle of their famous B. 5. B.-Botanic Blood Balm, the greatest. grandest,. best and strongest blood remedy made Cures when all else fails, pimpleA ulcers, ser0fala. eczema, boils, n
 poison, eating sores, distressing
 poison, eating sores cataTrh, rheu3 3s tlsm. Free medical advice lnclude1N when description of your trouble ia given. This generous offer IS worth while accepting. Sample bottle sent all charges prepaid. Large bottles, containing nearly quart of medicine, for sale by all druggists at Loo pe- bottle. 3. B. B. is always ahead of all other blood remedies for curing blood humors. Try 5. B. B. next time you buy blood purifier.
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Dog Collars of Jet Isea,is.

In place of wearing strings of pearls. women at the theaters wear thick ropes made of five strings of imitation seed pearls wound twice around the cellar of the dress and fastening in front with the ends of the ropes that ter minate in two full tassels of pearly strings. Another purehasable oddity is the dog collar of jet beads. Strings of eolored cut glass or jet beads are not in the fashionable position they once held, and in their place a five-string dog collar is assumed with slides of rhinestones, else at intervals two strings are caught together with a white crystal, rich red or turquoise bead, to the great enhancement of the frock with which 1t is worn.
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When President Consulted with 8

When President Consulted with
 Vice President.
 Vice President Stevenson used to tell a story which John c. Breckenridge had told him to illustrate the tradt- tional relations between the president and the man whose principal business 1t is to wait for the possible death Of the president in order that he may take the presidents chair, and the New York Mail and Express thus gives cur reney to It. Breckenridge said that Buchanan never consulted him about any important matter, although as a kentuckian. having the confidence of most of the southern leaders, he felt hat his advice might at times have been valuable to the president In the early fall of 1860. when Buchanan's s .erm was nearing an end amid the <athering clouds of war, Nice-President Breckenridge received an urgent sum mons 10 the White House, He re sponded at once. thinking that at last the president wanted his advice on the momeHtous questions then pending. When he arrived he was shown into the presidents room, and Mir Buchaa- an, who was alone. called his private secretary and instructed him to see that they were not disturbed during the important conference which was to follow. When the private secretary had withdrawn the president unlocked the private drawer in his desk. took out a manuscript, sat down with great solemnity and said to Vice President Breckenridge in his most impressive manner; T want 10 read you the draft of my Thanksgiving day proclamation and to get 2ouf opinion of it. The yice-p president controlled his facial muscles. listened respectfully and se- fiously. made some complimentary re- marks about sbe important document and. With his customary courtesy. bowed sad smiled his way out from the only interview 10 which he was ever Invited by President Buchanan.
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WHY ROBIN HAS 4 RED BREAST
One of christ.s comforters When He
 Hung on the Cross.

One of Christ's Comforters When He
 Hung on the Cross.
 Birds played part at the eruelfxlon, according to legend After Jesus haa been nailed to the cross two birds came and alfghted on the extended arms oI the instrument of death. One was magpie. with beautiful aigrette on it's head and a long, waving tail, then the handsomest of birds, but the WickeaesI' chirpiug insults at the suffering Jesus. The other bird was modest little Dlfo, with gray plumage, which a. " oacheu the cross timidly, uttering cries oA grief. With it's wings it tried to wipe away the blinding sweat and bioou from the face of Jesus, while with US beak it tried to pluck away one of the thorns which was piercing Jesus, 1ore- head A single drop of blood fell oh the breast of the pitying little gray bird, and gave the world the robin req breast. And to it Jesus said: Blessed be thou, little bird, which sharest my sorrows. May joy accompany thee eY- erywhere. Thine eggs shall be as Dlue as the sky above; thou shalt be the bird of God bearer of good tidings' AS for thee" said he to the magple, "thou shalt be an accursed bird. Thoa shalt lose that brilliant aigrette ana the beautiful colors on which thou prIdest myself so highly. Funefeai bird, thy message shall be only evil, and the rain from heaven shall always fall into thy nest" The peasants oI France, in accordance with this tfadl- tion, pierce the heart of a magpie WIth a thorn whenever they catch one. III Spain the swallow is considered the good bird, and they say that when the Roman soldiers pressed the crown ot thorns on Jesus brow the swallows came and tried to remove the thorns with their beaks. The Russians say that the swallows took away the nails which the executioners had brought, but the sparrows carried them back again. The Danish say that the moment ot the crucifxion the stork, moved with pity, cried "Styrkhain! Styrkhainis God give him strengthD and since that time the stork has been consider ed sacred. It is also stated that Lon- ginus, the Roman soldier who pierced the side of Jesus with the spear, was converted on account of the blood which fell upon him. This was due to the cleansing power of that blood, according to the church, and his eyes were thus opened to the beauty of bo- liness.-Philadelphia Inquirer.
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MAGNIFICENT LAzlNEss.
Achievement of Tramp which Holds
 the Record for Ease.


 At about noon yesterday q fat and healthy looking but phenomeaaily tat tered tramp sat furtiYely dozing on bench in Lafayette square. The nearby tablet of the geedetie survey an nouneed that he was in exactly lati- tude 20 degrees, 56 minutes and 59 sec onds. and longitude 90 degrees. 1 min utes, and seconds. but the fact dis turbed him not Leaning back lux uriously, he appeared to be bursting from every seam of his dIiap. Lated at tire, and as he passed in and out or cat maps he nodded solemnly, like porcelain mandarin. His legs were crossed and his suspended foot was tn- eased in shoe from which most of the forward portion of the sole was miss ing exposing his bare and dirty toes from below. 1t was held to his foot by string tied around his instep; in fact, he was literally "on his uppers, circumstance which evidently both cred him as little as the geadetie tab let. Presently, in one of his waking intervals. he espied half-smoked ei- gar stump lying on the pavement, about a yard from the bench. For moment he surveyed it calmly. dispas- sionately, almost judicially. Then he executed remarkable strategic move ment. Without stirring the upper DOT ton of his body, he slowly unerossed 1 his legs. lowered his foot accurately and deliberately over the treasure troye, gripped It In eonyulsive clutch sf his toes, reversed the motion, raised his foot, carrying with 1t the stump, crossed his legs, languidly stretched forth his hand and secured the prize. A gouty ciubman. who was out for 8 constitutional, and who had watched the proceeding from another bench, was lost in admiration. Why, ths man Is a Wonder!3 he exclaimed to a 1 friend. There is something magnih- cent almost supernatural, in such lazi- ness as thatl He has elevated it to an art, to a-but Aold 1t would be 8 l thousand plties if he were disturbed for match: must offer him one!' The gouty elubman arose with difficulty, hobbled down the walk and, drawing a silver match ease from his pocket, ex= tended it with polite bow. The tramp manifested no surprise. but slowly ex- traeted a mateh and ignited the stump.
 Tanks he murmured. and closed his eyes. He is superb!' said the club man when he rejoined his friend. He IS record =breaker He is the laziest man in the wofldn'-New Orleans Times Democrat.
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Adaptibflity of tho Rat.

Let's take look at our unWelcome guest, the rat. Does he reason2 I'm sure he does. Laying aside the more or less probable yarns about his get ting mofasses from a jug with his tail and other stories, here are some facts. Modern builders and householders have fought the rat and tried to de- prive him Of food and shelter in the land where he was born and where he may consider that he has some rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of hap piness.
 They have put Instructions in the way of the rat that might have dis couraged our feeble native black fel- low, who was driven to the wilderness years ago by the formidable brown Norway rat, which is now a resident in every land where ships go. He is the sfttest," and he fit" all other rats out of business. He is sagacious and can reason; a living example of physical courage and brain power. He knows no instinetiye routine life, such as a bee leads and rats rise superior to their environment at any time when the environment proves to be a misft says writer in Forest and Stream.
 The brown rat, like the old sailor has adapted himself to steel ships and is at home in them, but it is in the cities that he gets in his fine work on gas fittings lead pipe, cement floors, and brick drains He ehews cement floors in the weakest places and taps lead pipe for water. Sewer rats" have achieved reputation on parallel lines with sanitary plumbing, and un- der the New York end of the Brook lyn bridge rats are earning 8 frigid living in the cold storage warehouses and sharpening their teeth on frozen fish and game where 8 mans breath will turn to snow on summers day. He is enough of a philosopher to take life as he finds it; he is genuine man of the world
 As the burglar keeps abreast of the safemaker, so the intelligent rat steps to the march of civilization and cold storage. This is not instinct" it is the result of thought, and thought i'm. plies reason.
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G.RE''
HOW rlilan Clocks Are Made.

The Fipian clock is rather 2 curios- fly: it is made from hollowed tree trunk, something after the shape Of 2 canoe. This is placed on the ground in the center of the towns. At l2 o'clock a few sharp strokes upon thss hollow trunk with a wooden elG}ifat- tract the attention, then twelve seW. loud strokes are given. This taxes plaee every hour, the right number or strokes being given. The sound can be heard from one side of the harbor to another.
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Profess ssiona1.

TYR. c. D. SMITH. Veterinary Surgeon and U Dentist treats all diseases of domestic animals. Office at Brewsters Stable. Tels phone, old 74; new t29 ,-,5,., n
 Answered Promptly.
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Perfect Content

is bound to be yours when yo0 get ieside of one of our faultlessly laundered collars, cuffs or shirt The color and finish are exquisite. There are no frayed edges or torn button holes to annoy you from any work done at this up-to-date laundry,
 HWERIcHN-EXcEnsIoR
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 2le uuest sapFaaue St.
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ARKANS AS RIVER PACKET co

Ep sowLApD. Pees. Gen. Mnkr..
 |. E. PHILP0T General Ages. Boat Leaves Memphis every Tues day at D. m
 Boat leaves Pine Bluff every Fri day ut | a. III.
 We make lowest rates from and to all points.
 Telephone No. 66.2for general.In rm mati on.
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nR. A. W. TROUPE. Pine Bluff, Ark
 efflce with Anderson Never Drug Store
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REMIT WITH ORDER.

Rules or Measurement, Breast measure over vest close ua under arms.
 Waist measure over pants at waist.
 Inside leg measure from crotch to heel. Send these measurements with your order.
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| HAVE A BARGAIN In dwelling corner ,a 9th ave Must be sold IL once. Terms to usit the purchaser. Telephone or call on Ghas, Hayeock. Real Eestate Agent ti2ta West Second avenue.
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Ruff City Lumber Co. manufaetur- q and dealer in all kinds of lumber, also sashes. doors, blinds, and all kinds of iDterior and exterior finish Every thing at reasonable prices.
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! OsT-A small diamond stud, Finder will ward, sf@
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FOR sALE-uae upflkhat piano; 3;,r price gsa re a avenue. 2}4
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FOR sALE-- Four graded Jersey fresh milk cowa. Inaufre Ut 1307 East Third Il ve- me 4# E. J. LAMBERT.
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FoIAN9 TOR SALE. Genuine James NJ. starr make cost SJ75 Cabinet grand, large sizs, full octave; very little used. In Qutre at thia office. @oV
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OTRAYBD--0ne large dappIe-gfey saddle Al mare Finder will please return same to Brewster & Henslee's livery stable ani re- eeive pay for trouble, Af9
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T-OR sALF-A irst-class Surrey and double
 F harness by Mrs Katie Curry No. 2l02 South Olive street. VIII sell at bargain. 42
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nERs0N8 visiting Hot Springs eau secure
 good private board close t0 bath aousse at reasonable rates by applying to Rev J. N. Dickson, 1U7 Wilmington hYes s97
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xTIAVI the best remedy on earth for womb v complaints can he had Of Mrs. Ionnet the agent afl West Fourth avenue, Also the Star Recurrent Syringe acknowledged by physicians to he the best in use. 3o3
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FOR sALE-Tw0 wheels sla each: horse toexebange for COW. II. f. Oleott' lilp W. Rarraque street.
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TOR RENT-My sulphur springs cottage for rent, Dr. j. l.. Gofee IT mhnh- Tankersey Drug Store @50
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FOR RRNT-House No. 90a West 2nd ave nue; bath room. cistern, water works &e.. Apply be Mira. l.. Moore 9l0 sbh avenue; old phone 2bs. W