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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1899-02-08
City Property.

A four room cottage on Main street next to
court house, two lots, stable and good well,
very convenient and only $1,000. One years
time for $500 at eight per cent. The best and
cheapest snap on the list.
$500 for two lots, fence, good stable, log
house. fine well. best location. Very cheap.
A neat four room cottage. one lot, near
Sixth avenue, with stable and wood shed, a
snap at 800.
A five room frame cottage. 2 lots, good well
and WOOD shed, centrally located, at $l,2J0.W.
Easy terms.
A six room cottage on Main street, very con-
venient to court house and business part of
town, one lot with stable, good cellar and well.
Very desirable property and can be bought for
$l,4O0.
sl,lj0 will buy a six-rOom dwelling on Main
street, east side; in good condition and very
desirable property.
Five lots and two cottages on east side, cheap;
will sell aportiOn.
A vacant lot on Main street, west side; suit
able for business: will be sold at a low figure.
Two lots on Washington street, with good
barn and chicken house and twenty loads rock.
and enclosed by good fence; choice location
for residence.
A tiye-room cottage, furnished; will sell with
or without furniture, or rent ard sell furniture
possession Immediately.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1899-02-08
OSTEOPATHY.
From a Representative Man who has
it.

Judge j. II. Goodnight, of Franklin, KY, then representative in con-
says; 4 suffered long from hillary cacui or gall stone. and phystc-
ians at national capital and elsewhe wer unable to cure o. offer Inc the
encouragement of ultimate recovery. AS a last resort / tried
osteopathy. To me its simplicity made it appear absurd. That gall stone,
asthma, rheumatism. constipation, and nervous prostration could becured
without drugs, was to me absurd, and l suffered from all these ills. But
after the first treatment slept like "A child, and after a few treatments |
ate anything desired. My strength returned, pain abated, organs became
normal in their functions; then / believed. then saw, cures, chronic and
acute, that appeared marvellous, cures which, if performed by the orthodox
method of medicines, the journals would have abounded In applause. l
have seen cripples, paraly tics, dispeptcs, ESTIMATES and rheumatcs take
their beds and walk. These observations added to my own experience have
graduated my hopes and beliefs into knowledge, if knowledge can be OBJ
tanned in human events"
DR.. A. D. MAHAFFY,
Lewistown Hotel.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1899-02-08
Cook & Hilger
Loans, Investments, Commissions AND Insurance.
We will for a period of 80 days offer the fol-
lowing bargains in city and ranch property.
Partial List of Property for Sale.

100 acres near Peter Anderson's ranch. three
miles from Lewistoen; good house in course
Of construction; living water; 80 acres fenced;
price, S625.
Six hundred dollars will buy 100 acres, five
miles from Lewistown; 30 acres timber, bal
ance grazing; good water; 10000 feet of saw
logs,
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1899-02-08
PURE WATER,

And how to get il, is a problem easily solved
The solution of the problem is the steam drill
ing machine. The water is Town there, and
the only way to get a supply absolutely free
from surface drainage is to 20 DEEP with a
CASED well. We drill them to any reason
able depth. COOK BROS,
Well Contractors.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1899-02-08
Keep Quiet

And use Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera
and DiarrhTa Remedy for all pains
of the stomach and all unnatural
l~oOseness of the bowels. II always
cures. For sale bv all druL lists.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1899-02-08

The smallest things may exert the
greatest influence. DeWitt's Little
Early Risers are lequalled for over
coming constipation and liver trou-
blps.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1899-02-08
Ranch Property.

100 acres on the Judith River, patented, all
fenced, good buildings. can all be irrigated,
and a good stock ranch with adjoining range
for ii, 400.
2iO acres on Judith River near Philbrook.
patented, one of the oldest ranches IN the
basin, splendid water right. good buildings,
cuts a hundred tons of hay, 40 acres under
cultivation. all fenced. a snap at $2,lU; $l,lU
cash and balance one year at ~ per cent.
800 acres near Gilt Edge. patented, good
water right, extensive buildings. good fence,
pitch pine posts. II acres wheat, 10 acres oats,
10 acres timothy in fine condition, all tor
$500.
1910 acres of patented land, one of the best
sheep or cattle ranches in the county, east OF
Ubet, good water right, all fenced. splendid
buildings and sheds, controls large range; wei
kept up, and all for $3.50. Halt cash balance
one year at 10 per cent. "A rare bargin.
Nine hundred and sixty acres of patented
land. nine-room house, valuable barn, stable
ana cOrrals, good water in house and corral,
valuable water right, - tons good hay, all Tor
$3.50: situated on Judith river, near mouth OF
Ross Fork; part cash, time on balance, ms
is the best bargain we have offered TINS
season.
400 acres OF patented land on Big Spring
creek. five miles from LeWistown, all fenced,
good house. stable and sheds, cuts 100 tons hay
17j acres under cultivation, ~ tons. ot hay ~
with ranch, also ~ tons straw, outlet 10 good
range. and all for only $500.
so acres patented land all fenced with con
veuieEt division fences. good house, stable;
and o~utbuildings, two large sheds, good
spring at house, valuable water night, cuts lot
tons hay. splendid range facilities, - tons hay
go with ranch and all for : 1000. Long time
on half of purchase price.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-01-28

No one. the southern farmer least OF
all. will dispute the statement that live
stock has had more TO do with the gen.
eral improvement of southern farms
than any other thing. The southern
farmer. having learned his hard les
son. is now headed the right way. II
is admitted that the care of live stock
requires the constant attention of some
one. and that one is pretty closely tied
to the farm. This plan is not in har-
mony with the general inclination to
make the farm produce crops that will
not require constant care or at least
supervision. What would be thought
OF the merchant who kept on his
shelves goods suitable for only one or
two seasons of the year? And yet
many farmers are working on this
same lame line The general disin-
clination 10 keep stock is due partly
to the fact that good returns are re-
ceived from grains. fruits. hay and the
like. and To some extent because stock
raising is not generally understood
Stock keeping means steady and fair
returns for the outlay. but more than
all. ii means the maintenance of soil
fertility. which cannot be had in any
other way so easily and cheaply. II
is not meant to imply that the use OF
commercial fertilizers may be done
away with entirely. but their cost will
be materially lessened
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-01-28
Corean G-omanc-r-.

The influence Of the gcomancers ex-
tends from the King To his humblest
subjects. and illustrates the cunning
and simplicity which are combined in
the Corcan character. These profes-
sional oraclcs are consulted on MI oc-
casions by all sorts OF people The
King never thinks of doing anything
without first asking their opinion
They are more important 10 him than
legal advisers To railways and other
corporations that employ them. and
they are notoriously corrupt and their
advice is always influenced hy the pay
ment of money.
If any one desires TO obtain n favor
from the King. he usually cndeavors 10
secure the good offices of the geom-
anccr who is likely to he consulted. and
the amount of the bribc corresponds TO
the importance Of the matter. While
the gcnmancer prctendS Ia consult the
spirits and observe the movements nf
the stars. his client knows that il is
the money :l:at governs his action
Nevertheless. when the client is re-
uuirrd to perform some official act. h."
consults the same old humblg VINO
has been hrihcd hy some one else 20
influence his decision. and he is per-
fcctly aware of the fact.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-01-28

The work of the heart is the circu-
lation of the lifc-giving blood through
out the body With each stroke or
beat of the heart il projects something
like six ounces of blood into the bodily
condUits. throwing it for a distance of
nine feet. This = does 81 times each
minute. 4.1I0 times each hour. 1880
times in day. 362';i.i00 times in n
year. and 2.54O. .337 .120 times in life
time of seventy years including leap
years. The blood is propelled by the
heart nine feet each beat. 20I yards
each minute, seven miles in an hour,
169 miles in a day. 61.SlT miles In
Il year and i.330.O6s miles i'll the 20
years The total force exerted by the
heart every ~ hours has been calcu-
lated TO be equal to 124 foot tons-that
is. il the whole force expended by the
heart i'm "a hours were gathered into
one huge strGke. such a power would
lift 12i tons one foot of the ground.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-01-28

The native Brazilian. far removed as
he usually is from doctors and sur
seons depends upon little ant To sew
up his wounds when he is slashed or
scratched Truth to tell. the average
surgeon could do the job no better than
these little insects The ant has two
strong nippers on his head. They are
his weapons for battle or Il forage
When a Brazilian has cut himself. for
example. hc picks up an ant presses
the nippers against The wound one on
each side. and then gives the bug a
squeeze. The indignant insect nat
urally snaps his nippers tog, ther
piercing the flesh and bringing the
laccrated parts close together. The
brazilian at that moment gives the
ants body Il jerk. and away il flies.
leaving the nippcrS imhrdcd in the
fleSh. that kills the ant. hut. as he has
served his most useful purpose in life.
it is well. The operation is repeated
until the wound is sewed up neatly
ana thoroughly
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-01-28
$l.0O A YEAR.
SOME ARABIAN ETIQUETTE.
To Inquire About wffe's Welfare Is .
Gross Impertinence.


Social etiquette among the Arabs is
a factor in life to be considered ser
iously. if you wish TO live among them
without friction. Its obligations are
not to be completely mastered in a few
months Sometimes when | have had
companions with me presumably
thoroughly au fait with all things
Mohammedan. the harmony of the Oc-
casion has been seriously endangered
by some thoughtleSSness or ignorance
on their part, which TO the Moslem
could appear only as a contemptuous
want of consideration.
No greater insult could be offered to
an Arab than friendly inquiry as to
the welfare of his wife-to us Il nat
ural civility hut 10 him gross inn
pertinence bitterly resented. ON one
occasion nearly made a similar
blunder. was invited by a neighbor-
ing sheik TO go to see him. and was ON
the point of riding up To his tent door
and dismounting there. Fortunately,
however. | recollected in ssme that ETH
quette demanded that should halt fifty
yards off. and call in loud voice:
Have your permission to approach =
This gives time To bundle off any of
their womcnkind who may be about,
preparatory to the admission of \
stranger.
Ii is curious also TO notice that. in
spite of the real effcction existing be-
tween father ana son. the sense of
respect dominates all other feelings,
and the sons will never sit at meat
with their father in the presence of a
guest. but will wait upon both until
the father. rising. allows them the op-
portunity of brcakin. bread with their
visitor.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-01-28

Every engineer knows what Manila
hemp is. hut few are aware that il il
the product Of species of banana
which is cultivated In certain localities
I'm The Philippine Islands. The plant.
called by the natives ''ahaca." throws
up cluster OF shcaiing leaf stalks 70
height of twenty or thirty feet. which
spread out at the top into n crown OF
huge. undivided leaves. When II IS
three years old II is cut down. aud the
stalks are torn into strips Thes"
strips. while still fresh are drawn b"-
tween n knife and II wooden block. AMI
the soft celluious matter is removed.
The fibre is then hung up To dry in the
open mir until ii is fit for use. Each
stalk gives about n pound of fibre. and
two natives will turn out about twenty
five pounds day The inside fibre.
which is thin and weak is used by the
natives for making articles of dress.
The familiar Manila rope is made from
the fibre Of the outer layer. which Is
hard and strong. 1'ne whole supply of
Manila hemp practically comes from
the Philippines. and the United States
consume Il per cent of II. Last year
this country took I11.i13 bales ont Of
the So102n bales exported. Great Brit
ain coming next with 3S5. .iS2 bales
The continent of Europe took 22.313
hales
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-01-28

There are some curious things in
central Australia. According to Prof
Baldwin Spencer. Lake Amadeus in tha
dry season is merely sheet of salt
Ayers rock. about five miles round
rises abruptly from the desert. For
merly vast rivers flowed here. and
the diprodoton. II wombat-like creature
worthy of its name. and four times rs
large as n kangaroo. flourished on the
plains. Now there are hardly any AMI
mails 10 be seen. The fish live i'm water
holes of the hills until the floods WASH
them dow.: to the valleys. At the end
of the wet season the water frogs ill,
themselves with water roll themselves
in the mud. and lie low till the next
rains. which may rot come for two
years. Meanwhile. the providcnt frog.
like the ''mousie" of Robert Burns.
may have the misfortune to furnish Il
arink To a thirsty black. The natives
also gel water from the roots of trees.
They are in the totem stage. and re-
we're certain plants or animals which
protect them. Men of one group can
only marry women from another single
group
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-01-28

"One of the strangcst. as well as the
wisest. provisions of nature. is that
which protects the doe deer. as well as
some other female animals. from enc
mics of the carnivorous species durin.
the period when the offspring is very
young Between the toes of all the
feet will be found hole. which ex-
tends into the foot about an inch ter
minating in sack, in which is Sc
created musk or scent of very
strong odor. Ordinarily. when the deer
is walking. the mir leaves enough scent
in each track TO enable a dog or vol.
to follow It several hours after IL has
been made: but the foot of the doe is
changed for several months after the
fawn is born. The glands. If glands
they are. dry ar. and there is not Il
bit of odor in the track. and no dog,
not even the best deerhounds, is able
to follow the trail. Many good hounds
have lost their reputation by failing TO
follow the trail of Il female bear with
cubs, and perhaps deer also.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-01-28

ing down Fifth avenue. saw the
smoke and flames in the direction of
Broadway. and hurritu to the scene
with half Il dozen companions.
when we reached the hotel the
flames ere sprl. ging out Of the thir.i-
floor windows. Tlss.Ie did not seem To
be- any immediate ian.er to the in
atcS. The fire v-as evidently confined
to one or two roonIs. Suddenly man.
partially dressed in evening dress Tor
partially undressed should say. for
| take il he had just laid aside his
coat. rushed To tle window next the
one where the fire WAS iicrccst and
flung il open. We saw the room burn
ing behind him. He put one foot On
the sill. Make a rope. make a rope
someone shouted from below.
He was too daZed for that. lie
vaulted through the window and
struck the iron paling as he fell.
when my friends and rushed foi
ward he lay moaning on the pavement:
No. no; I'm done for. No. no. Then
. I" swooned. and we eaScd him where
he lay. expecting he would die in a
moment But he turned on his side,
pulling feebly at his collar with his
right hand. | looscncd his cravat. and
as did so the fiuttering fingers caught
mt thin gold chain round his neck.
snapped il and pluckcd themselves
away in a weak spasm. graSping some
thing in their clench. Then his eyes
opened in terror and n wailing. broken
voice came to us: She cant get out:
she cant get out: -cafl-not- get
out, All. dear Gou" and il died into
moan again and he was quite still.
with the shut right hama beside him.
We thought him gone. But in another
moment he looked up quiet quietly at
me and smiled. as il we We're old ac
quaintances. My friend he said you
must keep it, and h. moved his prcc-
ious handful toward me. 1t slipped.
and with sigh he was dead"
Il have his keepsake" the old gen
tleman continued: iii is Il very curious
piece of Jewel work"
Here he arose aud went to Il cabinet
in the corner.
A very curious piece of handicraft.
you will say. If You care for such
things you must examine this
The Goals fell in the CRATE and n
dcsolate street cry came up from the
world below us. but the room WAS very
still. lie came back Ia the fire and
showed me in his opcn-hand a large
gold locket. apparently of Indian de
sign. rough and effective.
How beautiful it is he said. and
his fingers dwelt on ii gently before he
gave IL 10 me to handle.
As he turned back 10 the cabinet for
something the tiny caskct fell open in
my hand and disclosed a beautiful.
laughing miniature in ivory.
1t was the face | had seen five min
utes before peeping between the dull
green curtains.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-01-28
1i7URR'
SSV= :gy!
THE CHEAPEST FERTILIZERS.
why Yard Manure Is Cheapest Raise NJ

Why Yard Manure Is Cheapest Raise NJ
trogeu Instead of Buying II.
THE truth. is. friends. as any disin-
terested scientific man will tell you
that ton of stable manure. with ten
pounds of nitrogen, twelve pounds oi
potash and six pounds of phosphoriC
acid in IL, is worth more to you in the
end for farm crops, as a rule. although
perhaps, not so Immediately available
than the same number of pounds OF
these ingredients in any fertilizer on
earth" writes T. b. Terry in the Prac-
tical Farmer. This is because the
manure furnishes vegetable matter tc
decay in the soil and has a beneficial
bacterial effect. neither of which you
get from commercial fertilizers. Now
here is the substance of the whole mat
ter. and every honorable agricultural
paper or institute worker, or fertilizer
man, will agree with it heartily We
want you to save all your manure and
not let part of II go to waste and then
buy back the same ingredients you
AOct. NNC want yOu W 6iO"
cow-peas. etc. and get nitrogen practi-
cally free. instead of buying it. We
want you TO buy feed and get fertility
for your land. Lastly. If you haven't
enough. as you find by actual expert
ment, then purchase what you need.
When you buy fertilizer again, lei
1t be after you have learned how to
figure them. II figures on the bag say
2 to 3 per cent. of nitrogen 1t means
per cent. only. That is all the law re-
quires. The 81 is put on to deceive
you. so an agent can call ii 2i5 per cent
on the average. Two per cent means
of course pounds in 100 or 40 in a
ton. Figure this at IA cents. Then
figure the phosphoric acid that is avail
able, soluble and reverted. at 5is cents
Next the potash. at cents: then add
20 per cent. for mixing. and you will
have fair idea of what the fertilizer is
worth. or. rather, what you should pay
for II. Do not let any interested party
fool you into thinking that a ton OF
wheat straw will not be worth more to
you in the end, properly used on your
farm. that 81 worth of any fertilizers
you can buy. Where quick action is
wanted. of course you can get a fertil-
izer that will do better than the straw
but in the long run you will lose by
selling straw at 81 and buying fertil-
izers with the money. l would not sell
IL at 81 ton. The vegetable matter
that the straw adds to the soil is too
valuable
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-01-28

II Paris is ever hrSeigcd again. II
will in all probability hr spared the
horrors of famine. \ committee ap-
pointed Jointly hy the minister nf wa,
and the municipal council has just ap-
proved scheme for building large
stores for preserving supplies of frozen
meat.
Paris in time Of war needs 200 tons
of meat Il day. Al this rate all th..
iicck Of sheep and heads of oxen
that could be- brought together M III"
last moment would last but n few
weeks. AMI IL might be impossible -
feed them. The stores about to be erect.
I'd will contain even in time of peace
large supplies of meat. and immediate
iy upon n declaration Of war will r"-
reive 10000 tons Of beef ana mutton.
This represents fifty days rations. or
20 days halfrations. The forts round
nris have sufficient food 10 last three
ar No war is likely 10 last this
myth of time.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-01-28
Dnnt's For DnIrNmcn

Don't keep cream after it is ripe. but
churn nj once.
Don't mix sour and sweet cream
keep it separate until all is ripe.
Don't exercise your cows by sending
The dog to bring them from pasture
Don't try TO work the buttermilk out
of the butter: wash it out while in the
granular stage.
Don't think that because some men
say so COW is merely machine. She
is the most nervous animal OF all ami
mails
Don't think that three or four de-
grees difference in temperature In the
cream will make no difference when
churning.
Don't think that because a cow is a
good locker she is a good COW: the re-
verse is invariably true
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-01-28

Hogs will invariably take to the wa
ter when given an opportunity. espec.
tally when troubled with lice II the
animals have no wallow. one should be
provided This is easy to accomplish
simply dig a hole and fill with water
and the hogs will do the rest When
he wallow is formed pour over its sur
face kerosene oil varying in amount ac-
cording 10 size of wallow The mud
and water thus treated becomes sure
death to the lice on the hogs.