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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-07-03
Dangerous rs,.uomy.

A paragraph about RI economical
merchant In broadway saving the
backs Of old envelopes for scratch pa.
per reminds an old friend OF this story:
A New York dealer. who left about
s2.000,00 for a long time kept up the
practice OF tearing of the fly sheets
Of the numerous foolscap letters he
received aud sticking them on a spindle
for scrlbbling purposes. Envelopes
were not yet in use. \ lawsuit arose,
and the merchant thought he had won
his case when defendants letter. due;
signed. a produced. Counsel for
defendant examined the letter and.
turning 1t over TO look for the SUPER
scriptlon, found that it was missing.
He Immediately saw his advantage
and said: This letter Is Incomplete,
your honor. A sheet Is missing. l
claim that there might have been a
postscript on the other sheet which
would entirely change the character
OF the order" The court so ruled, and
defendant won the suit. The practice
Of utilizing fly sheets In that mcr-
chants Office was At once discontinued.
New York Press.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-07-03
Much of Little.

The stranger in any city half q hun.
dred years old. IL he knew nothing of
the city's history, would learn from
many Of the signs that the second and
third generations had succeeded to the
business of father and grandfather. II
Is especially true of New York. The
New York Tribune mentions some Pc
cullar signs and relates the following:
A Londoner who had strolled about
the streets of the city with q New
Yorker who called his attention to
some Of the signs Of son agreed that
in this respect New York was very like
London, but in neither city was there
any such sign as he saw In one of the
old English towns a few hours run
from the worlds metropolis. The sign
reads, John L~ittlejohn's Sons & Little
(Little Littlejohn, Doolittle Littlejohn
& John Little).
According to the Londoner the first
Littlejohn and Little were partners.
The former gave his first son his part.
ner's family name, and Little gave his
boy his partners Christian name. Lit.
tlejohn's second son was named for his
mothers family, Doollttle. The three
sons succeeded to their fathers busi-
ness; hence the sign is entirely correct,
and the Londoner was right in saying
that the successors had no intention Of
being funny" when they had their
sign written as it appears.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-07-03
Athletic AppetItes.

"The actual amount of good roast
beef that a table of athletes viii con.
sumo" writes Walter Camp IN The
Century. 'ls something apTl!l'u- 90
the inundated. Three rF.ul r. 81 a
Yale football team ouCe wont 10 Cam
bridge 10 watch a match between Ilur-
ward md some other team. These
three men stopped at a hotel for their
luncheon. Among other Jhings the
spokesman Of the party ordered three
portions of cold roast beef. But. sir
said the waiter, two portions viii be
n great plenty for all il3rcp Of YOU
The giant Of the party looked mp bland
ly ut the servant and said, You bring
the three portions aud then watch us
eat it,
when the writer was captain Of the
team. long before the days Of special
method in management. the eleven
were to play at Cambridge and, leaving
New Haven the Afternoon OF the day
preceding the match, went to a Boston
hotel for dinner and the night. Most
of the men were readily collected ut
one or two large tables, 'but n certain
rusher, being late, had seated himself
at n table in a distant part OF the din
ing room, and he was told 10y the man
ager to order his W dinner. That
boys dinner, and II is needless to say
that it was without wine. came to the
extraordinary total OF Sl3.SJ. He was
quite able TO play the next day, how
ever"
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-07-03
Profits In Frnctions OF Cents.

1t is most astonishing that trade
In these days is making its enormous
profits in the fractions OF a cent. In
one Of the cities of the country there
was a bank president who gave his
millions for philanthropic purposes.
During his life. ever on the days when
he was almost too inflrm to walk. he
would trudge sadly and brokenly to
his home. One day a man met him on
the street and said:
"Why don't you take the street carr
He instantly replied. my dear
friend. do you appreciate the fact that
a hundred dollars would have to work
half a week to pay that fare?"
And yet be gave two millions to a
library and another million to a hos
pital. That Is the spirit OF moderp
money making. On the one hand 1t
gets the millions through the fractions
of cents. and with the other 1t spends
the millions without regard to decl.
mails. -Saturday Evening Post.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-07-03
--
VIZ
DEGENERATE PLANTS.
The Posnto and = Cane Losing
the seed Producing Eoyyc-.


the seed Producing Eoyyc-.
The potato has been p%ropagatc.l for
So many years by sprouts which start
from the eyes OF the tuber that potato
seed Is becoming almost unknown even
in the farming districts where these
useful vegetables are the chief agrlcul.
tural product. 1t happens also that
sugar cam has been subjected to a sim.
ilar treatment except that the sprouts
from which the plants are reproduced
have started from the joints of the
cane which have been planted Instead
of seed.
In both instances there were prac-
teal reasons for the methods OF propa-
gation-namely. that merchantable po-
tatoes and sugar yielding canes were
originally quickly produced by the
planting Of sprouts, while seed plant
ings necessitated a considerable delay.
After hundreds of years OF such
paintings botanists have discovered
that both plants have nearly lost the
seed producing faculty and that the
few seeds which occasionally appear
are generally unfruitful. In the case
Of the potato this is particularly no.
ticeable, us in a great majority of in
stances the blossoms wlther and drop
off without the development of the
grapelike fruit which should contain
the seeds. Yet this discovery of the
botanists would not seriously affect
the practical farmer wN'e 1t not that
1t has revealed another fact equally
important. The second discovery,
briefly stated, is that constant repro
ductlon from sprouts. like ~inbreeding
In the case Of animals, results in de-
generacy and ultimately in the disap.
pearance of the species unless 1t is re-
vived and renewed by the crossing Of
seedlings.
Particular attention has been given
to this matter in the laboratory Of
economic botany at Harvard u%niversi-
ty and resulted in the sending of a
representative TO Java, where the seed
of the sugar cane Is still being cult
waited. with the result that n cane ex-
ceptionally rich in sugar is produced.
Through the efforts Of Mr.. Cakes
Ames, assistant director of the Iiar-
ward botanic garden, specimens Of
fruitful seed have been secured in
Cuba, and the restoration of the plant
has been undertaken in Il scientific
manner. The improvement of the po-
tato has at the same time been under
taken by Mr.. Luther Burbank of San
tn Rosa, Cal, an enthusiastic horti-
culturl,t who has undertaken the per-
petuatlon and improvement Of the po-
tato seed.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-07-03
A ~sergeant,s surnrIsc.

"When Indians were being recruited
for the regular army, said a western
representative, sit was the custom to
give them civilized names. Down n,
Fort Apache army officers were re-
cruiting Yumas and Apaches. 4 re-
cruiting sergeant was naming them.
Finally a company had been formed,
and the first sergeant. who was an
American. went out to the front anL
center TO report his company to the
commanding officer.
"'Company ID, sir, four priyates alb.
sent
"'Who are they? asked the com.
handing officer.
"'Jay Gould. Cornelius Vanderbilt,
Joe Jefferson and Russell Sage, sir
shouted the sergeant."-New Yorl
World.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-07-03

John W. Alexander, one Of the most
prominent American painters, asserts
publicly that the cause Of art receives
more intelligent and liberal support
in Philadelphia, Plttsburg and ST. Louis
than it does in New York. In n recent
address Mr.. Alexander said that there
Is rapidly coming to the front in
France a school of young artists whose
work is unknown to New York while
perfectly familiar to Philadelphia,
Pittsburg and even st. Louis. These
cities" lie continued, "see work that
never ONE to New York, because
their local art societies maintain Euro
pean agents, who, as soon as any pic
ture or statue attracts attention, make
every effort to secure it for one of their
exhibitions. Such works of art pass
through New York under bond on their
way TO other cities and return through
New York, but the metropolis never
sees them"
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-07-03

temporary receiver. and the directors
Immediately took steps to reorganize
the Institution. The failure Of the
bank was precipitated by the inabll-
lty OF the management, after refusal
OF the clearing house To- come to its
aid, To comply with the conditions
imposed upon it by the government
officials in the comptroller of the eur
rency's department in Washington.
also by the enormous withdrawal OF
funds by country banks which kept
their accounts with the Seventh Ma
tional.
In answer to inquiries made at
Washington in regard to the redeem
ing of stamped checks the following
reply was received: Replying to
your communication asking II banks
or s~tationers can make claim as gen.
eral agents for their customers for
the redemption OF imprinted stamps
purchased from them, you are ad-
vised that as stationers or the officers
of banks claimants cannot generally
make affidavit that their customers
are not indebted to the United States;
that they are the bona ide owners of
the stamps presented for redemption,
or such other facts as are necessary
to support their claims, and they can
not be recognized as duly qualified
agents for the presentation Of claims
for their customers. Banks or sta
TONERS may, however, purchase i'm
printed stamps which they procured
and sold to their customers, and, as
bona fide owners thereof, present
claims in their own names for the re-
demption OF such stamps without re-
gard to the number purchased from
each customer.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-07-03
Sang His Death Song.

Z. V. Methever, the murderer Of Dor
othy Mckee, a Long Beach girl, paid
the penalty of his crime on May 10 by
being hanged in the gallows room of
San Quentin prison. Methever was
dressed in n somber suit Of black. with
a white rose pinned over his heart. 1t
was IL minutes before Drs. Casey, Ed
wards and Teaby pronounced Methever
dead. In the silence following the
springing of the trap a bird alighted
on one Of the barred windows Of the
gallows room and burst into song. It's
voicefor several minutes mingled with
the prayers of the priest. and 1t was
not until a slipper from the hanged
mans foot fell to the door with n noise
that the feathered chorister flew away.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-07-03
A~Eireman's Close Call.

II stuck to my engine, although
every joint ached and every nerve
was racked with PAIN writes G. w.
Bellamy, q locomotive fireman OF
Burlington, Iowa. II was weak and
pale, without any appetite and all
run down. AS l was about to give
up | got a bottle OF Electric Bltters,
and after taking 1t | felt as well as
ever did in my life" Weak, sickly,
rundown people always gain new
life, strength and vigor from their
use. Try them. Satisfaction guar
anteed by c. III. Williams. Price, 80
cents.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-07-03
Clocks with "y.hrrls.r

"Clocks are certainly queer things"
said the man who was tinllcrlng at the
hall clock in n suburban house the 9TH
er day, "They get cranky spells just
like people. Sometimes they really act
as though they were bewitched. \
friend of mine had 4 little clock that
had behaved itself and kept good time
for years. One day ii took n notion to
lay of for awhile, and they couldn't
get it started again. My friends wife
was cleaning the room several days
nfterward, and she took tie clock and
laid it down Hat on It's back on a chair.
1t started to go at once and licked
away ~ a great rate, but rs sOon rs
she placed it on end It stopped again.
Well. they set II, and for n time II act
ed all right rs long as II remained on
its back. But II soon got cranky again
and refused to 90. The other day, just
for fun, they turned 1t upside down,
and. would you believe 1t, that crazy
clock started Off again. Now ii only
runs when it is standing on its head.
and they are wondering what new fool
ishness it will develop next."-Boston
Record.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-07-03
sleeplrr Chr EthicH.

II seems that there Is an unwritten
code Of sleeping car ethics which has
its fine distinctions. The International
says: "The seasoned traveller enters
the Pullman as II 1t were n room In a
club with which he is familiar, but
which he has not visited for some time.
He slows away his belongings, accord
Ing to his habit. puts on his travelling
cap and a pair Of light shoes or slippers
and overgaiters. gets out his newspa-
pers and book and, not forgetting his
smoking outfit, Is ready TO be COM
Portable. Be 1t remembered that II
slippers be donned they must always
be accompanied by overgalters, for
without these latter the slippered foot
is not permissible under the unwritten
law of sleeping car travel"
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-07-03
Circus Enginecrlnr.

In Europe it is the custom 10 load
eannons and caissons over the side Of
the car. When one of the sovereigns
who visited an American circus in his
domains saw the runways placed at the
end of the cars. the block and tackle
fixed far ahead Of the runway. the rope
running through the block and attach
ed TO the heavy cages; when he saw
heavy rolls Of canvas and wagons be-
Ing lifted from the ground aud Il single
team of horses drawing them speedily
TO the cars and then all the length OF
the train. finally lowering them into the
cars, he expressed the utmost astonish-
men that his engineers had never
thought Of that before.-COllier's Week
ly
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-07-03
The Result of Ills study.

II suppose you have made n study OF
human nature" remarked the friend.
IL attribute my success In life TO that
fact" answered Senator Sorghum.
"Were you ever tempted to give the
world the benefit of your observations,
10 put them irSo book form rs a human
comedy or something of that sort?"
"My dear sir. 1t wouldn't take n book
to do It. | have figured on the problem
OF human nature until | know the an
swer. ! should just say. Human ma
ture loves money and let IL go at
that."-Exchange.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-07-03

The conscientious young man OF
fashion nov brushes his hair differ
emily when wearing a hat. Chancellor
Tlsdall. the acknowledged Beau Brum.
mel of Dublin in his youth. had mex
pressibles vnriously cut for walking
and for sitting and once sat down In
the former with disastrous results.
Not long ago a mllliner advertised with
q newly invented hat that II ~"necessi.
tated the mouth worn slightly Open"
What shall we come to next?-vanity
Fair.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-07-03
midas wild Animals.

A government report Just issued
shows that during the year 1899 In
India the number Of deaths among hu-
man beings attributed TO %carnivorous
animals was 2.oG6. Tigers caused the
death Of 800, wolves OF 33s. and Loop
ards, hyenas. jackals and crocodlles
were accountable for a large proper
tion Of the remainder. The loss Of hui
man life from snakes reached the high
total OF 2i.G2l, a greater mortality
than In any Of the fou. preceding
years. Nearly half the deaths occur.
red IN Bengal.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-07-03
4 Daring Marriage.

No woman ever possessed the cour-
age Of her opinions in n greater degree
than Lady Burdett-C outts, for few
actresses with n banking account Of
some S2.000.000 would have withstood
as she did the offers OF marriage-bril-
liant and otherwise-made to her by all
sorts and conditions of men, says VI.
A. p. And then, having been proof
against all Establishments Of the rop-
poslte sex until the age OF CO, how few
would have dared to marry. as she
did. a young American gentleman
nearly 40 years her Junior, and, what is
more, to marry in the regulation white
satin, orange blossoms and lace veil!
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-07-03
Not Sntixfoctnrv

"Mose." said Mr.. Subbubs. 81 want
you TO clean out my cellar tonight"
deed, sah," Nose protested, 81
KANT do no wuck laik dat at night. sab,
dat would be satisfactory TO yo', sah."
why. not? You've often cleaned
out my chicken coop at night"
"Yes. sab: but | reckon dat wuzn'
satisfactory to yo', sah."-Philadelphia
Record.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-07-03
when California Was Unknown.

In an old geography printed in 1916
appears the following: California is a
wild and almost unknown land.
Throughout the year it is covered with
dense fogs, as damp as unhealthful.
In the interior are volcanoes and vast
plains of shifting SHOWS, which some
times shoot columns to great heights.
This would seem nearly incredible
were 1t not for the well authenticated
accounts Of Travellers"
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-07-03
Hutfnns.

Towne-For goodness sake, what are
you So cranky about?
Browne-Oh. | asked my wife 10 sew
q button on my coat.
Towne-Aud wouldn't she DO Il?
Browne-Yes. but I've Just discover.
ed that the button she sewed on my
coat she cut from my est.-Exchangc.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-07-03
Work Ahead.

Citiman-I suppose you fellows In the
country are glad TO see this rain.
Subbubs-Not much!
Cltiman-Why. IL will make things
grow quickly.
Subbubs-That's just It. II will make
the Internal grass shoot Up so wen
have 10 cut it again. - Philadelphia
Press.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-07-03

The first European book that ever
appeared in the japanese language was
a translation from the German Of
Heine's songs.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-07-03
Chronic Condition.

Prospective Tenant-Of course the
house needs repairs.
O~wner-iIuh! Did you ever see q
house that acknowledgements News.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1901-02-06

can be left in the rows all winter. The
parsnip is q more valuable crop than
some others. Freezing does not injure
it's quality and it is excellent for stock
and on the table 1t can be cooked in
various ways.
Every breeder of thoroughbred stock
who AIMS to make reputation never
fails to Gull from the flock or herd an
animal that has the least blemish. II
the farmer should pursue such policy,
even with grale stock, he would in
crease the producing capacity Of his
animals every year. Every inferior an
lmal retained is drawback to all others,
as success is had by using only the
best for breeding.
X ~
The best place for all kinds OF slips,
scapsuds, ETC., is on the manure heap.
1t Is au advantage 10 keep manure
somewhat damp (not weO, AMI when
all refuse matter is added the manure
will be better than when kept real dry.
If the manure in the heap is turned
over at lea,t once during the winter
and the coarser portions thrown at the
bottom, decomposition of the mass will
be more uniform, while the addition OF
the soapsuds, etc, will prevent loss of
ammonia.
Experiments made with the different
breeds OF poultry. in order to deter
mine which breeds OF hens produce the
largest number Of eggs, resulted in no
selection. One bree would come frs
one year and another the second. The
age of the hens. the food and the
quar- ers largely influence laying. Some
bree Is excel in summer and others in
winter. but not half a dozen eggs will
be the dif1eaence between many breeds
for a whole years laying.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1901-02-06
HICKS FOR FEBRUARY.

The first storm period in February
will be central on the 4th, covering the
2nd to 7tb. About the 3rd to the 9th
will be central days Of marked disturb
ance. High gales will prevail in south
elm and central sections. The period
will culmidate in heavy sleet and snow,
high barometer and rushing blizzard
Gus winds down from the northwest.
Col dIsagreeable weather will follow
these storrns up TO the reactionary
storm days central on the 10th and
11th, On about these days there will
be marked changes to falling barometer,
warmer weather and RAIN and snow.
After these reactionery storms it will
be cooler with northwest winds.
The next regular storm period will
last from the 18th to the 18th. The
moon is new on tho 18th, on the celes-
Ii quarter on the 10Th, and in rerigee
on the 20th. These facts give assur-
auces that the disturbances beginning
about the 18th, 18th and 18Th will not
subside until after the 10th and Goth.
Some heavy tropical storms are proba-
able, especially in the south. The
hardest storm will be between the 18th
and 10th.
Continued unsettled weather, with
squalls OF rain and snow, will likely
prevail into and through the reaction
airy storm days, 2lst to 23rd. After
these days wrintry temperatures will
prevail. During the last part of the
month there will be sudden blasts Of
cold following on the heels of warm
rains and thunder.
TIE closing storm period for Febru-
airy is central on the 9th. The month
goes on, with falling barometer, higher
tempe, AZURE and rain and snow from
western AMI northern extremes. These
End of March.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1901-02-06
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Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1901-02-06
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