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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-05-02
BURLINGTON AND NORTHERN PACIFIC.

AkD NOR1HEfN fASiflS'
Going east
Lv Helena daily-Twin City Limited, 1907. m.
Lv Lombard daily +" $3.50 D. m.
Ly Billings daily " " lll0p. IN.
Ar Lincoln. Neb., daily
Ar St. Paul daily ISIS a. m.
Going west
Lv Lincoln daily-Paeifc Express
Lv 81. Paul daily 1925 D. m.
Lv Billings daily 800 a. m.
Lv Lombard daily 1906 a, m.
Ar Helena daily 1905 p. m.
From this 1t will be seen that a
passenger from any southern point
may leave Lincoln, Neb.. on the Bur
llngton, reach Billings at 100 a. m,
leave at 3 a. H., reaching Lombard
at 1905 a. m, all without change Of
car
Passengers from this section to
Helena will leave ewistown atnOon,
reach Martinsdale the following NOR
ming, and, leaving there at l2:45 p.
M, reach Lombard at $50 p. m. and
Helena the same evening at s.
Passengers from Helena to this
section will leave Helena at 1905 p.
m, Lombard at $3.50 the follow
ing morning, Martinsdule at | p. IN.
and reach Lewistown about mid
night that night, about twenty-six
hours from Helena.
When the Montana railroad shall
have been completed to Merino the
coaches will probably leave Lewis
town as now, reaching Merino the
same evening, where good hotel ac-
cemmodations will be provided. The
following morning the train will
leave at about S O'Clock and they
will reach Helena the same night.
Coming this way the train from
Lombard will reach Merino in the
evening and the coach will not leave
until the following morning, allow
ing "a full night for rest.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-05-02
Shearinq at Living Springs.

Greater accommodations than in previous
years will be provided for shearing at Living
Springs this season. We have engaged twenty
expert shearers, and all will be in readiness to
attend promptly to the work. The range round
about is better than ever before and there is
abundance of water. The corrals are situated
only sixteen miles from Merino and on the
main road from Billings to Great Falls. so that
the haul may be made conveniently to any of
the markets. Growers are respectfully request
ed to take these advantages into consideration
and correspond with us regarding further par
~ticulars. SHELL K CRAIG.
Ubet, Mont.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-05-02
Try Aliens FoOt.Ease,

A powder to be shaken into the shoes. Your
feet feel swollen, nervous and hot, and get
tired easily. II you have smarting feet or tight
shoes, try Aliens Foot Ease. Ii cools the feet
and makes walking easy. Cures swollen,
sweating feet, ingrowing nails. blisters and
callous spots. Relieves cOrns and bunions of
all pain and gives rest and comfort. Try II to-
day. Sold by all druggists and shoe stores for
25c. Trial package FREE. Address Allen S.
Olmsted, lie Roy, N. Y.
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Strayed or Stolen.

My small bay saddle pony, branded NJ on
left thigh tNIcCout brandt. Disappeared from
my barn in Lewistown about two weeks ago.
If strayed, may be found on the range between
this place and TIBET. a suitable reward will be
paid for his return or for information leading to
recovery. GlRARD SMITH,
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Rates Via MartinsdsIe.

The Lewistown & Castle Stage Co.
quote the following low rates on
tickets: Lewistown to st. Paul and
Minneapolis, Mimi, LIST class $500;
End class S34.S5. To Helena, Mont,
$ll.65. All other points atlow rates.
Call on
c. H.. WILLIAMS, Agent.
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Church DIRECTORY.


PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
Divine worship zach Lords Day
at II a. m. and 7;B .. m; Sunday school AZ
l2i15 p. M; Midweek service, Thursday even
ing AT 80. Visitors are cordially invited.
CATHOLIC CHrRCnE,
Lewistnwn-Mass every Sunday at : and
1880 a m, except the last Sunday ui the month,
Nespers, Sunday at $3.50 .. m. Sunday school
at 2aD p. IN.
Gilt E~dge-Services the last Sunday of each
month at 10 a. m.
ia. NERMAAT. I astor.
METHODIST CHURCH,
Lewistuwn-Seryices at II a. m. and go ..
m. each Sunday; Glass meeting At close Of
morning service; Prayer meeting, Tuesday
evening.
john r., WILLIAMS, Pastor.
Beaver C~rcek-Services at 3 y. m. every other
Sunday; Sunday school every Sunday at 2
d, IN.
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Garnelll-Services every other Sunday at II
day at 10 a. IN.
Ubet-Services every other Sunday at D. m.
COttoRwood-Services every other Sunday
al II a. m,
Trout Cr~eek-Services one Sunday a month
at 80 y. m f.
Rock Creek-Services one Sunday a month
at 30 p. m.
c. J. ST, HILL, Pastor.
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Notice of Dissolution.

Notice is hereby given that the firm Of stoudt
& Dieziger has this day dissolved partnership.
All accounts of the firm have been transferred
to Stoudt x CO., who will collect same.
Lewistown, Mont. April II, 1900.
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Bulls for Sale,

Three yearling bulls for sale. One
full blood and two high grade short
horns. BOWER BROS,
Stanford, Mont.
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Man and Wife Wanted.

a man and wife are wanted to do general
work on ranch. Apply to
A. c. GREEN.
Utica, Mont.
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Fergus County Officers.

County Commissioners meet In regular ses-
slons on the first Monday of March, June, Sep
TENDER and December.
District Court meets during 1900 as follows:
SATURDAY, March ~: Tuesday, June ~: Satur-
day, September IL; Thursday, November 10
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-05-02
Amended Deelara,ory Statement

daey upon receipt OF rider when accompanied by cash. money order or or S mn imme-
tine blank yOu desire is lot above LISTED, write u.s. and We ul pnt at oo.
ana send yu sch quantty as you may order and thereafter keep IL in urt W. ann
thande every blank desired by oW pauons VI"
We Il 10 ~ extend Cclt on blanks
The Conservative, 1900-06-07

enough. Up to a certain point this II
was in no wise different from those
rather tame transactions. AS I zigzagged
among streets with such names as Hos.
pital and Barracks, and others called
Bourbon, Cont and so on, L saw only
many children playing, an occasional
pedestrian keeping a watchful eye on
the heavens, and now and then a grocer's
clerk smoking a scrap of glass at his
side door with a burning wisp of paper.
But when that certain point was passed
there was quite a new order of things.
The first show-piece that claimed my
attention was some singular shadows on
the sidewalk under the branches of a
tree. The shadows did not accurately
represent the form of the objects which
cast them. They consisted of short
curves, six to eight inches 1 should say
in length, composed of alternate bright
and dark bands, and seemed to move
with a crawling motion from the sun.
I stopped to watch them, for it was a
rather uncanny thing to see, and like
nothing known to me hitherto; then I
perceived that they were probably the
shadow bands I had heard of. A short
distance further on I saw them again,
under an iron trellis.
My recollections of the happenings of
the next few minutes are not sharply
defined. They do not seem wholly real
to me now, nor did they at the time. I
became aware that the daylight had
greatly failed. The air became thick,
murky, brown, indescribably oppressive.
There are sundry adjectives in Italian,
used by a certain poet in describing the
atmosphere of hell, that I should like to
use in connection with it. 1 walked
with hesitation, in a kind of nervous
dread of stumbling or being run into
whether because of the deficient light or
from a feeling of something unnatural
taking place, I cannot say. Then, from
some impulse that seems odd to me now,
I stepped into the IRENE Market, which
1 found at hand, and walked halfway
through it. But there I was in a kind
of nightmare people were buying and
selling, but I was almost feeling my way
with my hands. At the first side.door
I escaped from the %obscurity Of that
place into the yellow light without
again and it was we'll for me that I did,
for I had scarce reached the first street
corner when I felt that the darkness
was coming upon me.
I had been keeping track of the
progress of the eclipse with occasional
side chances at the sun, which left little
blue images of it's gradually shrinking
disk impressed upon the retina. And so
wholly was I u%nprepared for the total
rhoco rhan ~ coroa oc fhof T bod
The Conservative, 1900-06-07

a long while we are travelling through
the great forests of the Mississippi !;
larger trees, nor deeper and blacker
woods, are nowhere to be found again
is the man Dore indicated as q dreamer
of primeval American scenery. And
here again comes a faint creeping of
awe, as the mind reverts to that cold
shaft of darkness swinging through the
airless places without the bigness, the
loneliness, the helplessness of it, and the
unavoidable certainty of it withal.
There are, apparently, not a great
many sufficiently eager to include a
total eclipse of the sun among their life
experiences to undertake a journey to
the gulf states for it's sake. At any rate
the throng to New Orleans is not great.
This is perhaps due to the superior con
venience of Georgia and Carolina
stations to the eastern cities, where the
people are understood to care more for
such things. But also there is, accord
ing to the statistics, a geater liability to
rain in New Orleans than in the interior
districts. New Orleans, it is said, stands
sixty chances out of a hundred for a
clear day tomorrow, while some of the
other places may claim as high as
seventy five. 1t is not pleasant to think
of rain coming after all but we have
done our part the event is with Allah.
If he wish his eclipse to be seen, let him
arrange. Meantime all we can do is
(supposing our left leg to be crossed over
our right to place the right above the
left, and continue to wait.
New Orleans takes it's good fortune
calmly, if not specifically. A policeman
is heard to say, in response to a threat
of calamity, "Ill believe that, like I
will the eclipse, when 1 see it," The
word eclipse, in common parlance in this
city, is accented on the first syllable.
The people about the hotels are aware
that something is expected to happen,
but are by no means enthusiastic over
it. In ancient Jackson Square, at sun
down, assemble the old French people
and the new Italians, and sitting in their
accustomed places divert themselves
with the sight of Andrew jackson
riding nobly Gust as in the old geogra-
phies) over the maxim, "The Union
must and shall be Preserved" while
their children soil themselves upon the
grass plots and the policeman expels
their dogs but their conversation does
no u upon celestial phenomena. They
are content with the hollyhocks and
petunias, the cornstalks and sunfowers,
of the foliage beds of Jackson Square.
If any of them are solicitous for the
morrow's weather, it does not appear on
their surfaces.
The Great Father at Washington,
however,. has a ~thOuphtful cara for his
The Conservative, 1900-06-07
Che Conservative.

occurred under finer seeing conditions
than will exist tomorrow" And having
this comforting assurance, one can do
nc better than to go to bed, for things
will happen early and swiftly on the
morrow.
For the plain statement of things
ones self has observed, the first person
singular is the most practicable vehicle.
I issued, then, upon the streets of New
Orleans at 5 80 o'clock on the morning
of the 2Sth of May. 1t was too early to
judge of the day, but thus far the east
was covered with clouds. I took up my
march to the northward. I knew that
the primitive inhabitants dwelt in that
quarter, and it was my wish to be as far
removed as possible from the enlightened
observer, with his note book full of
data and his instruments of precision. I
wished also to escape from the scientific
frame of mind, and to view this phe.
nomenon, above all others, as mere bare
man, for I was thinking or the one hand
of the many times our cave.dwelling
forefathers had been sent bowling by it's
occurrence, and on the other how the
tip of this same pencil of shadow will
continue to sweep at regular intervals
over the face of this, our planet, when
mankind shall have persisted from off it,
and no animate eye shall remain to
regard darkness nor light. I wished to
see whether I could call up something
of the terror of my remote skin. clad
ancestors at this ancient spectacle, if
removed from the contamination of
tourists adjectives. I even had hopes
that what the Times. Democrats eclipse
reporter called total totality might come
upon m in some favored spot where
white haired Africans should beat drums
and do dances of sorcery. This I have
since been assured by natives was a
foolish hope.
There was time to spare, and so I
walked about while the anti.cyclonic
system was preparing the stage setting.
AS the sun mounted higher, red and
dim, behind the curdled clouds in the
east, I went up and down in the old
French Market and saw the creole
housekeepers that we have read about
buying their days supplies, their red.
snappers, their crawfishes, their gumbo.
Then about 7 o'clock the stream of
people who had work to do became so
strong that I, who had none, was borne
aside so I sat upon a bench by the way
side, where a tiny stream of New
Orleans sewage flowed by the curb
between me and the changing street.
cars.
New Orleans cutters are not wholly
sweet, and they breed flies that are very
hostile. So when the eclipse (Which by
this time was under way wa far
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-11
NEWPORT NEWS.
SPIRIT OF PROGRESS ON THE
PENINSULA

~ 1AN1 III IfIOGREoS ON The
PENINSULA.
Newport News, Va, April 1o-It is re-
liably avcrrcd that among the new en-
terises which Will be commenced and
pushed to completion In this section OF
the state long before the close Of the
present year Is another electric rail-
way between Newport News, Hampton
ana Old Point. Several charters were
granted by the Legislature during its
recent senssion. one of which, at least.
was asked for by gentlemen who mean
business 1t is positively stated that the
company to which these remarks refer
is not In the field for the purpose of
acquiring privileges to be placed upon
the market and sold out to the highest
Dluder, or TO any bidder at all, for that
matter. but that 1t intends to build
power-house, lay rails and run cars in
which 1t will carry people from New
port News to Hampton at the moderate
charge of five cents per head
The route which the new line will
pursue has not been made public, but It
Is believed that it will follow the splen-
did stretch of beach between the two
towns. The distance from this CITY to
Hampton would be but little greater
than by the Newport News and Old
Point road, but the ride along the
shore OF historic waters In which the
Merrimac and Monitor fought would
of five. or even ten, minutes to the
Journey. 1t is stated, however, that an
equipment embracing the latest impro-
vements will enable the company to re-
cuce the time between the two cities
to eighteen or twenty minutes
Sometime ago q rumor was quietly
floating about to the effect that large
summer hotel would be erected this
year on the beach midway between
Hampton and Newport News. and that.
while it would ostensibly appear us the
property of private individuals, it
would be conducted by an electric rail-
way company. Thus far, however,
nothing has occurred to indicate that
such an enterprise is contemplated un-
less it be that the gentlemen who are
interested in the proposed beach line
intend to build and operate n hotel and
waterside resort as a means Of placing
their railroad project on q solid basis.
But seeing is believing and the peo-
pie hereabouts. who are ready to well
come any legitimate enterprise to their
midst. will begin to believe that the
Peninsula is going to have another rail-
road which will carry them to and fro
for a nickel fare. when they see It. One
thing Is certain. and that is that the
COUNCILS of the two towns will hear
from VoX Populi If municipal favors
are granted unaccompanied by the pro-
vision that there shall be no transfer
of privileges.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-11
OLD POINT.

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES = TEACHERS
DEPART-AUTOM RUN.
Old Point. April 10.--Princetons fa-
moas Glec Club will be here in n day or
two, as will also the Johns Hopkins
Glec. Mandolin and Bajo Club. The lat
Ter will give u concert Friday night and
on the following evening Princeton will
be the attraction. Both entertainments
VIII be given III the ball room of the
Hy3cia. Both hotels are full of guests
and these two musical events are being
looked forward To with decided interest.
Friday morning the Yale Baseball
Club will be here and also make its
headquarters at the Hygeia. Several
Games Will be played with local men
during the visit of the club
TEACHERS DEPART.
Thirty teachers from the North, who
have been enjoying themselves at the
Chamberlain for several days. left yes
terday, by way OF Norfolk, for their
homes. The party made many friends
here during their stay. 1t said that a
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-11

members Of his family are Ill, some Of
them seriously. They are Mr.. Hosier.
Mrs. Hosicr. the latter's mother. and
three children.
Barbara Wright, q we'll liked colored
woman. Is dead. aged Ga years. Her
funeral was conducted from the First
Baptist church.
Mr.. j. w. Lynch, of Kinston. NJ c.,
to-day visited his former home in Suf-
Colonel J. II. Macleary will leave day
after, tomorrow for Europe to stay Sc
veral weeks.
Rev. John Stanly Thomas left to-day
to attend u meeting of the Norfolk
Presbytery In Accomac county, Va
There will be no mid-week services at
the Presbyterian church.
Mrs. w. G. elan Is i'll.
Rev. Jesses T. Whitley. pastor of the
First Methodist church in Hampton.
was in Suffolk to-day
Mrs. S. p. Darden. of Lawrenceyille
has concluded u visit to her mother
Mrs. o. *. Primer.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-11
WILLIAMSBURG.
FUNERAL OF THE LATE SER
GEANT SPENCER.
Especial to virginian-pilot,

Especial to Virginian- Pilot.)
Williamsburg. Va, April 1O.-The
funeral of the late Sergeant William l..
Spencer took pace to-day at - IN. from
Burton Episcopal Church. The sacred
ed!iice was filled TO overlooking. thus
lestliyinS 10 the esteem in which the
deceased WAS held. The services were
conducted by the Rev. w. r. Roberts
rector assisted by Rev. Lyman b.
Wharton. The floral offerings were
many and beautiful. The interment
was made in Cedar Grove Cemetery.
and as the large concoursc of sorrowing
relatives and friends gathered around
the grave. and while the earth was he
ing placed over all that was mortal of
our late friend and associate, the sweet
strains OF sacred music were waited
through this city of the dead. bringing
tears OF affection to the eyes of those
who had come to pay the last tribute
OF respect to one they knew and loved
so we'll in life
Among those in attendance from n
distance were Rev. Robert S. Coupland
OF Charlestsn7-W. Va; Mr-John r.
Coupland. of Norfolk, brothers law
or the deceased; Mr.. H. L. Hundley.
Mr.. Spencer Henley and Mr.. Frank
Henley. of Newport News; Mr.. p d
Spencer, of New York, brother OF the
deceased. and Mr.. S. S. Hankins and
MT. Coleman Whitaker. of James CITY.
The funeral arrangements were in
charge of Mr.. l.. II. Christian. of Rich
mond. the well-known funeral director
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-11
PETERSBURG.
FIRE IN Observation-Disclosures
PRESBYTERY-OT
MATTERS
Especial to NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

Especial to Virginan-Pilot.)
petersburg, Va, April 1O.-The dwell
ing house of Mr.. Lee Nash, in Lunen-
burg county, together with his tobacco
earn and corn crib, were destroyed by
ilre last Saturday. The loss Is $1,000
WIFE-BEATER FINED.
William Massey. who removed to Pc
terspurg two or three weeks ago from
Norfolk. was arrested yestcrddv oftor'
noon Tor assaulting and beating his
Wiie, and this morning he was before
the Mayor to answer for the charge
he was fined $40 and costs and re-
CURED to give bond In the penalty of
$oo Tor three months He was Jailed in
default. 's'eu al
EAST HANOVER PRESBYTERY.
me spring session of the East Han
over fresb ytery met Tonight at Ash
laiiu. Inc delegates from Petersburg
are From Tabb Street Presbvterio1
Church, Rev. j. w Rosebro. D. d Tho
pastor, and Mr.. Robert c. Osborne. and
rom Old Street Church, Mr.. George
hawkins. AT this session of the Pros
oytery MIR. John Rosebro a son OF Rev
Or. j. w Rosebro. of this city: Mr.
Frank Jones. of Brunswick county. and
MT. FRANK Allen. of Fords, Dinwiddlc
county. viii be taken under the care of
the Presbytery as candidates fo,. +ba
ministry. The delegates will be elect
ed TO She General Assembly. which
meets In Atlanta in May next.
CENSUS SUPERVISOR.
AS Major f. r. Lasster. of this citv
census Supervisor for this district IL
candidate for Congress- it is under
9tood mat Major A. r. Venabie, Of
as Census Supervisor There arc one
hundred and six census enumerators to
ne appointed in the district, for which
there are already 325 applicants. Pc
tersburs will have fifteen enumerntors
ana there are thirty-fve applications
already in
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-11
PHOEBUS.
NEW ORDER OF THINGS-A TRUE
STORY-BRIEF MENTION
Especial to Virginian- Pilot)

STOltY-BRIEF MENTION.
Especial to Virginian- Pilot)
Phoebus. Va, April lott is said that
on May l q new order of things will be
introduced here, and that the lawless-
ness which has given the town a bad
name will permanently disappear. On
that day the new liquor licenses will be
issued and the fiscal year will COM
mence. AS all licenses will go by favor
of the Town Council, only men who
can satisfy that body that their pur-
pose is to conduct orderly establish
ments will be granted licenses.
The town will exact fee of 500 for
the privilege. and another hundred will
go to the State. Later the State fee
may be increased TO $500, the sum paid
by the saloon men OF Hampton. There
are many applications for saloon privi-
leges. but it is said that a. number will
be disappointed.
SAY THE STORY IS TRUE.
The story which was told on Monday.
that John Brooks. the negro who was
found dying on County street Sunday
night, was in the habit of drinking
large Quantities of kerosene oil, APP
pears, despite the fact that it was at
hrst laughed at. to be true. DR.. Gates.
the well-known druggist. yesterday
told the correspondent of the Virginian-
Pilot that he had seen Brooks drink at
one drauglt n pint and Il half of the
oil and Immediately afterward eat n
handful of salt. Brooks claimed TO
nave cast iron and poison proof stom-
ach. and had been known to ask for a
spoonful OF arsenic. saying he desired to
eat Il. The doctor thinks he died of
asthma.
BRIEF MENTION.
DR.. Turner who has been i'll for some
time. has gone to his old home. in
Smithheld. He will probably remain
until he fully RECEIVERS.
The handsome building being erected
for the use of the Bank of Phoebus is
rapidly nearing completion 1t is the
largest and finest structure in the place
ana would be creditable TO a much
larger town.
Mr. James M. Cumming. the editor OF
the Phoebus Sentinel. the sprinehtly
ilttle weekly published here, has put in
mis- Office the largest safe ever seen in
this section
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-11
We Are Candidates

For the popular suffrage of all ages
platform is of such q liberal Character
mat we arc sure of coming out on the
winning side. We ask for II continuance
of your Watch and .Iewc.ry work I'm
craving and Spectacle trade. Your con
tinuci patronage for Watches, Diamonds
Jewelry. and Silver Ware. which we will
goods. honest count and honest price
POLLS open every day except Sunday Vote
early. vote often, at precinct No 3lS Main
street.