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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-10-16
SPIRIT A WRITING.
How the Mysterious Sentences Are
Prepared In Advance.

How the Mysterious Sentences Are
Prepared In Advance.
S~piritualistic slate writing, IL cleverly
done, always makes a marked impress
sion On a magician's audience because
1t utterly battles their efforts to detect
the trick. They see a small cabinet
suspended above the stage by mean
Of cords or ribbons. 1t has an open
front and Is empty. The magician
turns it around so that every part Of
1t may be seen and taps 1t inside and
out with his wand to show that 1t is
hollow.
On a stand near by he has a small
easel. a common school slate, a bottle
Of india ink with a quill pen In it and
a few sheets of ordinary white writing
paper. All these he passes around
among the audience for examination.
Then he fixes q sheet Of the paper to
the slate by means Of waters, places
the slate on the easel and the easel In
the cabinet, together with the bottle of
ink, the latter having the pen still in 1t.
Having allowed the audience to see
the articles thus arranged In the cabl-
net, he throws a large silk handker-
chief over 1t. Mysterious sounds are
Immediately heard, and the cabinet
shakes as II some living thing had en-
tered It. When the sounds and the
shaking cease, he removes the hand
kerchief, showing an inscription writ
ten In bold black letters on the paper
and the pen not In the ink bottle, but
lying on the bottom of the cabinet. He
then removes the paper from the slate
and passes 1t around for examination.
when the writing is Immediately recog-
nized as having been done with India
ink.
The explanation Of the trick Is SIM
pie. The writing was done In advance
by the performer, the fluid used being
q solution Of sulphuric acid of the pur-
est quality. To make the solution 80
drops of the concentrated acid are add
ed to one ounce of filtered water. Writ
ing done with this solution is invisible
until exposed to heat. When so ex-
posed. 1t comes out perfectly black,
looking exactly like dried India ink.
The heat is applied by means Of an
electric current running over wire with
which the slate is wound. The cords
by which the cabinet Is suspended con-
ceal copper wires, which conduct the
current to the slate. Black silk threads
suitably attached enable the performer
to make the sounds in the cabinet, to
cause the cabinet to shake and to jerk
the pen out Of the ink bottle.
Several sheets Of paper are prepared
In advance, each with a different In
scription. the performer telling one In
scription from another by secretly
marked pin pricks.-New York Herald.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-10-16
Catching q Feminine Fish.

"Do you really think there are mer-
maids In the seaT"
Certainly" said the dime museum
man.
"Then why hasn't anybody besides
you succeeded In catching oneY'
Because nobody else was smart
enough to bait a hook with the latest
style of Paris hat" was the answer
Washington Star.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-10-16
Left Handed Medicine.

An Atchison druggist tells this story
and declares that It is true: He had
tonsilitis. but did not send for a doc
tor. as he knew he would be all right
as soon as the swelling broke" But
his wife was worried and insisted on
sending for a doctor. When the doc
tor arrived, he looked through his medi-
cine case. and said he had nothing
suitable for the patient; that the medi-
cine he had was for the right side.
whereas the swelling In the throat was
on the left side. Then be hurried away
to get his left handed medicine.-Atchi.
son Globe.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-10-16
Cents East and West.

"There is always a scarcity Of pen
MES In the west" says an official Of
the Philadelphia mint, "and a super
abundance of them In the east. Every
little while the banks out there set up
a boot and cry for pennies, but our
banks here are ever glad to rid them
selves of their s~urplusage in these
coins. 1t is difficult to See why such Q
state of things should be. I'm sure q
penny is just q dear to the eastern
er's heart as to the westerner's. One
would no more throw a penny away
than would the other, yet here we al
ways have too many pennies. There
they never seem to have enough"
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-10-16
Icebergs.

The captain OF an ocean steamer is
often warned of the proximity OF lee
bergs by the men In the engine room.
When a ship enters water considerably
colder than that through which II has
been going its propeller runs faster,
and as such water surrounds the vi
cinlty Of icebergs for many miles the
engineers know when the propeller's
action is greatly accelerated without
any Increase Of the steam power Ice
bergs may be expected. or course the
thermometer is the most useful indi-
Gator Of icebergs.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-10-16
Deathbed Flattery.

Almost every dying person Is liable
to be allured by the solemn attitude Of
the company and the restrained or
flowing torrents Of tears and emotions
to IN alternating conscious and uncon-
scious comedy Of conceitedness. The
seriousness with which every dying
person is treated has undoubtedly been
the very finest enjoyment Of his life to
many n poor despjsed devil and a sort
of decentralization and partial payment
for much privation.-Works Of Metz
sche.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-10-16
saluting with the Hat.

Before the invention Of wigs the hat
was rarely removed except to salute
others. especially royal personages. 1t
was worn at table when ladies or per-
sons of rank were present. Except
when saluting royalty It was the Gus
tom merely to raise the hand to the hat
somewhat after the n Of a mill
tary salute. When 1t became the mode
to wear a profusion Of false hair. the
hat was less needed as a protection for
the head and was carried under the
arm.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-10-16
II isn't the Cooks Fault,
II isn't your GroceT's Fault,

that the bulk coffee you just
purchased turns out to be differ
entfrom the "same kind" bought
before. Coffee purchased in
bulk is sure to vary.
The sealed package in which
LION COFFEE is sold insures
uniform flavor and strength. II
also keeps the coffee fresh and
insures absolute purity.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-10-16
A Tart Retort.

The infant of a household was In Its
cradle. The head Of the house was at
home. peevish and fault finding. At
length he became uncomfortable. "You
have done nothing but make mistakes
tonight" he growled.
YES" she answered meekly: IL be.
gan by putting the wrong baby to bed"
Journal.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-10-16
They Work While You Sleep.

While your mind and bodyres Cas-
carets Candy Cathartic repair your
digestion, your liver, your bowels,
put them in perfect order. Genuine
tablets stamped c. c. c. Never sold
in bulk. All druggists, Ioc.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-10-16

Why Housekeepers Lose Appetite.
The woman who orders a dinner has
eaten It before It reaches the table. II
she cooks II, too, then she has eaten II
twice. Is 1t any wonder she has no APP
petite for q third course Of it7-Har-
per's Bazaar.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-10-16

sIlken raIment has a standing among
the oldest garments In the world.
Robes Of that material were worn by
men and women alike $500 years be-
fore the birth of Christ.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-10-16

In a ton OF Dead sea water there are
1877 pounds of salt. Red sea %, Med
iterrauean s.. Atlantic 81. English
channel -. Black sea 20, Baltic IL and
Caspian sea II.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-10-16
The Nfean Thing.

Miss Passay-I dread to think OF my
fortietb birthday.
Miss Pert-Why? Did something I'M
pleasant happen then.-Tit-Bits.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-10-16

The Argus takes orders for office
supplies OF all kinds, besides handling
q email stock OF the most useful arti-
Giles.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-10-16

After having it carefully analysed. wee an state that Athmalene contains n o
opium, morphine chlOdorm or either. Very truly yours,
REV. DIR. NORRIS wECHsLER-
Avon Springs n. Y, Feb. /, 1901.
Dr. TAFT Bros. Medicine Co.
Gentlemen: l write this testimonial from a sense Of duty having tested The wonder
full effect OF your Asthmalene, for the cure Of Asthma. Ny wife has been afflicted with
spasmodc asthma tort the past IL years. Having exhausted my skill as veil as
many others. CHANGED to See our sign upon your windows IN l3oth street, New
York, Lat one obtained u bottle Of Asthmaeue. My wife commenced taking it about
the first of November. very soon noticed n radical Improvement. After using n
bottle her Asthma has disappeared and she is entirely free rom an symptoms. feel
that can consistently recommend the medicine to all who are afflicted with this dis
trsdng disease. Yours respectfully, OIL PHELPS, NJ ID.
Dr. TAFT Bros. Medicine Co. Feb. |, 1901.
Gentlemen: wst troubled with Asthma for 22 years. have tried numerous
rsmedh~, but they have all Jailed. i ran across your advertisement an started with
a trial bottle. found relief at ons ! have n family offour children. snd Tor six years
"A unable to work. am o in the best Of health an IN doing BUSINESS every day.
This testimony you can Make such useo ola syou see ~.
Home address, 235 Ryigton street. s. RAPHAEL
67Eat 129th ct. City.
TRIAL BOTTLE SENT ABSOLUTELY FREE ON RECEIPT OF POSTAL.
Do not dey. Write at once. addressing DR.. TAFT BROS! MEDICINE CO.. 10
East l30th ST, n City.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-10-16

Bear, tn. n The Kind You Haze kImars BsecA
''';;'''' IMMzzM

Are you going to be marredl We have a
beautiful line Of wedding invitations. an
n~ouncements. cards. etc. at this Office.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-10-16

D. n. SHERMAN. owner OF the following
brand FIX on the right rump on cattle. range:
Ubet and Ross Fork country. Address d
n. SHERMAN, Ubet. Mont.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-10-16

Public Administrator 1. ......W W. T. Mcfarland
County Commissioner meet In regular ser
sons OF the first Monday of March. June, Sch
TENDER and December.
District Court meets during 1901 rs followsI
Wednesday. March %; Wednesday, Junc 5,
Tuesday, September 3; Tuesday. December 8
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-10-16
Rev. Or. Morris Wechsler,

.. Kabbi OF The Cong. Bnai Israel.
NEW YORK. Jan. 3, 1901.
Drs. Tsit Bros. Medicine Co.,
Gentlemen: Your A~stbmalene IL an excel.
lent remedy for Asthma and Hay Fever. and
c.urnsit;op oil, xf.tes all t,,uII.s xbi.h
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-10-16
Lewistown Officers.


Lodge Directory.
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of each month In Masonic hall "'
l. W. E~LDRIDeE, ii. p.
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7 EwIsTowN LODGE NO. 81, A. P.AA.M M
IL Meets the first and third Saturdays OF each
VI. NJ. BLAcKFoRD,w.M
JAS. BLACKBOARD, Secy.
JUDITH LODGE NO. so, K. OF P. Meets
y every Thursday in the stafford hall.
EDMUND WRIGHT, X. of X. S.
I EwIsTowN LODGE NO. ass, B. P. o. ELKs
IL Meets the second and fourth Saturdays OF
each month IN Masonic ball; w,vupp
EDw. BRAssEY, secy.
Is OF The WORLD Meets The second and
fourth Tuesday of each month IN stafford ball.
JAS. NJ. CROFT. CLERK.
JUDITH LODGE NO. so. l.. o. o. F.-Meets
y every Monday evening in Stafford hall.
BURR K. VISsoN, N. q.
JAS. NJ. CROFT, RS.
SNOwY MOUNTAIN RNcAMPMHNT NO.
hall. GEO. EASTMAN, c. p.
J.w. LAIDLEY. S.
MEN OF AMERfCA-Meets the first
and third Wednesdays of every month 10 the |.
q. o. +. Hall, tREDlE ID. WEST, V, {.
II. NJ. srLLowAY. CLERK,
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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-10-16

Any f the above blanks will be sent postage paid. to IN address by nail imme-
dhny upo receipt Of order when accompanied by cash. money order OF stamps.
Hthe blank on desire is lot above listed. writ nj and We will print II at one
and send yu such quantity as you may order and thereafter keep 1t In stock. We aim
We do lot extend credit IN blanks
Fergus County Ar0us,
Evening star., 1901-10-30

rather startling suggestion is iniec+sa
INTO the New York city campaign through
hiht thrown out at a meeting held last
night that Tammany threats have been nj
tered against the life of Justice Jerome
who is conducting whirlwind canvass as
the fusion candidate for district attorney
If there is one man above all others in the
reform ranks whom the true-bIue Tam
manyites hate and fear it Is Jerome. He
has broken into their most secret retreats
and caught them deep in their Illegal prsc-
tiees- BE has found leading politicians Cf
their party engaged personally IN inter-
dicted games. He has captured a Tam
many police captain in a disorderly house,
as greatly surprised by the raid as were
the inmates He has turned the Iignt of
honest, judicial investigation upon some
OF the darkest corners of Tammlny's in
EQUITY and has disclosed to all the woriI
that there is no truth or deeency n the
Evening star., 1901-10-30
Mr.. Mckinley and Labor.

The words of the miscreant who was put
to death at Auburn yesterday are worth
nothing except in the way of suggestion.
81 killed the President" he said because
he was an enemy of the good people-of the
working people" Could folly, or falsehood,
go further?
Mr.. Mckinley was all his public life a
champion of the policy of protection This
policy was conceived in the interests of the
working people. Its declared purpose was
to increase their number in the United
States. and to insure them generous re-
turns for their labor. Its results have sur
passed the designs and expectations of its
most sansuine advocates. More skilled Ia
Dor is now employed under the stars and
stripes than under any other civilized flag
in the world. and al wages higher than are
elsewhere known. The American wage
Garner is better housed, better clothed. bet
ter fed. better educated than the wage
Garner of any other land. and is besides a
sovereign in his own right. The man there
lore VINO stands for protection stands dis
tnctly for the working people, and is en-
titled 10 and receives their especial regard
Since 1896 Mr.. Mckinley had not only
been the foremost champion of protection
In this country, but had so directed the on
eratiOns of that policy as TO advance the
interests of the working people beyond any
hsures previously known. He staked his
nrst contest for the presidency on that is
sue, ana after triumphing he faithfully
Kept every campaign promise he had made
He found business depressed and at a
standstiH, and the highways crowded with
people out OF work He spoke words of
confidence and good cheer, and they op-
Grated like charm A new tariff bill was
written, fires in furnaces were lighted
wheels began to turn, and an army of idle
men impatient for employment was con-
Ferted speedily into an army of bread
winners Times were never so flush in the
United States, and this is to say that the
outside world had no record which an
preached it, Indeed, on the day Mr. Nc
hlnIey received his death wound in Buffalo
ne represented more tangible benefits con-
ierred upon the wage-earners of his conn
Try than could justly be set down to the
credit of any other man who had ever
served the American people in public office.
ana what appropriately went with the
credit of his position. he stood nearer IN
the hearts of the working people than
other American statesmen bidding for their
trust and respect
50 that when one thinks of these things
the peoples best friend sacrificed by a
wretch under the pretense Of serving the
peopie-the mystery of the tragedy deepens
beyond the human power to fathom The
Presidents own last words therefore are
at once a source of consolation and in
struction.
Evening star., 1901-10-30
The Fate of Mr.. Lentz.

1t is seldom man cuts such a figure in a
campaign as John j. Lentz, once popular
stumper, is cutting In the present Ohio
campaign. Mr. Lentz, it will be remem-
bered, is the fiery patriot who championed
the F'ilipinos and denounced his own coun-
trymen with such vigor year or two ago
in Congress. He was one of the most rabid
and excitable of the anti-imperialists, and
won their applause by everything he said
on the subject. They were not very numer-
Gus in his district. however, and when he
appealed for Endorsement at the polls he
appealed in vain. He was elected to stay
at home. His constituents refused to stand
for that sort of eloquence in an American
representative.
Not instructed by. this verdict Mr.. Lentz
continued to champion the Filipinos and de-
nounce his countrymen, and expressed him
self in private conversation very much as
he had done in public speeches. He was
likewise free with his views to newspaper
reporters, and at last expressed himself
once too often and too bitterly On the oc-
casion of Mr.. McKinleys death he was
quoted in an interview in terms of disre-
spect to the martyred President, and al
though he denied the accuracy of the de-
liverance it accorded so closely with his
jected, and he found himself an object of
the anger of the Ohio people without re-
gard to party. The democrats felt them
selves as greatly outraged as the republi-
cans.
Naturally, he has been ruled off the
stump. Being a democrat, he favors the
election of Colonel Kilbourne for governor
and he attended the opening of the demo-
cratic campaign. But only to be hooted at
When the crowd caught sight of him it
jeered him and wanted to drive him off.
Strangely enough, too, he is the law part
ner of Governor Nash, and the republicans
are a little impatient with their candidate
because he did not instantly sever the con-
nection when the interview with Mr. Lentz
appeared. But Governor Nash has accepted
his law partners disclaimer, and refuses to
act. The firm of Nash & LentZ still lives.
This is unusual experience 1t some
times happens that a man loses favor with
gr essiveness in dealing with the opposition
but there have been few men to carry their
zeal so far as to disgust those whom they
fancied they were serving. Mr.. Lentz mis-
calculated the duty expected of him. He
dealt out his invective too generously. His
party did not desile him to lose all con-
troll over his vocabulary, either in painting
the virtues of the Filipino or the vices of
the American. 1t pays even for a rhetori-
cal politician to keep in touch when he can
with discretion and common sense.
Evening star., 1901-10-30
The District Estimates.

The Commissioners are wise in pursuing
this year The same policy as that of last
season in making their estimates approx
innate TO the real needs of the District with
out reference to the probable revenues By
SO doing they place squarely upon Congress
the responsibility for the proper care of the
federal city, where also belongs the blame
for the present predicament of finding he
revenues inadequate to meet the annual
needs. 1t is to be regretted that this same
uncompromising course was not pursued by
the Commissioners. those who spoke for
Washington. officially or individually in past
years when the street extension laws were
being enacted. to the end of preventing the
present unjust and unbearably oppressive
conditions Had the District stood out
firmly and unitedly against the violation OF
the organic act committed in the original
highway extension law and later in the
piecemeal re-enactment of the vicious fea-
lures of that temporarily cured statute,
there would today be no necessity for this
annual confession of partial local bank
ruptcy.
The righteous course for Congress to pur-
sue now is to accept these estimates as rep
resenting real necessities appropriate the
money in full the half-and-half basis
without exception and proceed to repair the
Evils OI past leSlSldtlOn Dy repeating the
iniquitous provisions of the street extension
laws which put all the cost of those i'm
provements upon the District. Then would
the capital be in position to care for its
half of the burden of local maintenance
without borrowing from the federal treas
ury.
The estimates themselves follow the usual
course of essential improvements in all
directions. They recognize the fact that
not only is the District growing rapidly, bat
that it still lacks many of the facilities
which pertain to a well-ordered modern
municipality. So much ground has been
lost through past congressional neglect, 20
be covered now through these annual gains,
that the budget is swelled beyond it's nor
NAL proportions. In many ways this fact
operates against the satisfaction of the
present needs. If the policy pursued oy
Congress last year is followed this winter
and next much of this lost ground will have
been regained and in few seasons the
District will be in position to settle down
TO normal rate of annual allotment with
out requiring heavy extraordinary expendi-
lures to build schools, fire engine and sta
ton houses and to equip and maintain them
at the rate required by such community,
and to lay sewers demanded by the condi-
tons of decade ago. The accumulatioas
of past neglect are but slowly disposed Of
however. so steady is the local advance in
population The stern chase is a long chase.
Evening star., 1901-10-30

municipal administration. Fearless, tire
less. unconventional and intelligent In his
work. he has abandoned party lines for the
sake of good citizenship and has infirse1 a
new element of vigor and purpose into the
fight against the machine.
He is now the nominee for the Office of
district attorney, for which he is admirably
fitted by reason of temperament and train
ing If elected the fur will surely fly from
the tigers back. He not only has the in
clination but the information to enable him
to pursue AN aggressive policy of punish
ment toward all who have violated the laws
in the past in working the great graft"
Whoever may be mayor of the city, the
district attorney has distinct power which
in the hands of an honest, earnest official
must eventually produce results. Dark vistas
of prison corridors are even now stretching
before the frightened eyes of some of the
braves who have plunged most deeply into
the plunder pile, and man is so high
in the counsels of Tammany as to feel i'm
mune from this threat of a final reckoning.
The fate of Boss Tweed warns Tammany
against allowing such a man as Jerome to
grasp the district attorneyship.
Yesterday, it was reported Tammany
heelers were heard to offer to deliver two
NottS lOT Sttl LOW lOT every NOte dSdlilSt
Jerome secured from the fusion ranks. If
this is true it verifies the forecast made
early in the fight that if the case became
desperate Croker would not hesitate to
throw over the head of the ticket in the
hope of saving the district attorneyship.
With Low as mayor and Unger as district
attorney there would be chance to at
least stave off the punishment which so
many of the braves are today fearing. To
be sure, the governor might remove dere-
lict district attorney, was done sin the
case of Asa Bird Gardiner, but 1t would be
a partisan gain to put him to the neces-
sity of such act. Hence the cry to
scratch the mayor if at the last moment
it is possible to defeat Jerome thereby.
The threat against that candidates life
may be mere campaign buncombe, but it is
worthy of the more serious consideration in
the light of what Jerome district attor
ney would mean to the vulnerable grafters
OF the big city.