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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-10-09

For three days and nights | SUI
fered agony, untold agony, from an
attack ofcholera morbus brought on
by eating cucumbers," says NJ. L.
Lowthcr, clerk Of the district court,
Centerville, Iowa. 81 thought /
should die, and tried a dozen different
medicines, but all to no purpose. !
sent for II bottle of Chamberlain's
Collie, Cholera and Dlarrhoea Remedy
and three doses relieved meentirely."
This remedy is for sale by c. III. VIII
liams.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-10-09
IhE HElENA llNChlNG.

After a period of sixteen years Hell
nj has another l~ynching bee, and a
party by the name of James Edward
Brady paid the penalty of a dastardly
crime committed on a child six years of
age. As a matter OF course the press,
the pulpit and all law-abiding citizens
deplore such an occurrence. But the
deed cannot be attributed TO the wild
and reckless" ways of the west, for
lynch law for such an offense has been
and will be resorted to in states that
have been settled for a hundred years.
So it is no reflection upon III particu-
lar civilization, II is a species Of crime
so revolving, so abhorrent, SO unspeak-
ably vile that mems passions and desire
for vengeance cannot be appeased by
the legal and orderly processes of the
courts. While all good citizens de-
plore this method Of meteing out JUS
tice, it is still a fact that there is a
feeling in the bosom of every father,
which seems to control his better judg-
ment, that one guilty OF such a crime
does not deserve n better fate. OF
course this is wrong, but IL is present
day human nature. And who ever
heard of the participants being ferreted
out and punished, even when the task
was not a very difficult one? Instead
of hoodlums, we dare say some of the
best citizens of Helena had n hand in
the execution.
About twenty-five years ago a case
very similar TO this occurred in Mime
apolis, MINI. A mob Of several hun.
dred men, including some of the lead
ing citizens of the place, broke into the
Jail, secured the prisoner and, to &C.
centuate their determination TO make
an example Of him, hanged the wretch
to a tree on the high school grounds.
The lynchers were denounced by press
and pulpit and a grand jury may have
made a report. but no arrests were
made. The same result will probably
be reached in the Helena affair, and
even il information is brought and
those suspicioned brought TO trial nc
jury would find them guilty.
We simply state these things as facts.
not that we commend or endorse them.
Is there any remedy except in educa.
ton, a better code Of morals, and q
higher regard for the majesty Of the
lawP IL would seem that the statu.
tory penalty is severe enough for such
eases il IL can be- applied.
And here may he found some excuse
for u mob taking the law into It's own
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-10-09

Lincoln, Garfield and Mckinley, three
names that will shine in history, three
presidents who lost their lives at the
hands Of assassins, were men who
sprang from the ranks Of the common
people and were acquainted with pow
erty. Lincoln's struggles to get an ed
ucation and earn a livelihood are famil-
lar to all. With a brave heart and
strong hands Garfield accepted any
honorable employment, even to follow
ing the towpath. By his W efforts
he was enabled to secure a college edu-
cation, aud at the time of his death was
regarded as one Of the ablest scholars
in public life. McKinley's career was
similar to that of Garfield. After at
tending public schools he taught until
he heard the call of his country for
men. and although a boy of II, he en-.
listed for the wal and served four years.
At its close he studied law and fitted
himself for a public career that was ad.
mirable and glorious in every respect.
What great examples this trio of mar
tyrs offer to the youth Of the country,
and yet it is inexplicable that all three
should die as they did.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-10-09
DIED FIGHTING FOR THEIR ARMS.
Only twenty-five Men Of Company c OF the
Ninth Infantry Secured Their Rifles.

Washington, Oct. 4.-The war de-
partment tonight received thefollow-
Ing dispatch from Gen. Chaffee, dated
Manila, giving further details of the
disastrous attack on the Ninth regi-
ment Tuesday:
Manila, Oct 4.-Adjutant General,
Washington: From those escaped
was learned the following: On Sept.
%, while at breakfast, at Gas In the
morning, the company was attacked
at a signal of the ringing of convent
bells, by about $50 bolomen; 240from
the ear OF the quarters and 200 SIM
u%ltaneously from the front attacked
the officers quarters. The company
was completely surprised. Theforce
attacking the front gained posses
sion OF the arms. A fight ensued for
them, in which most Of the men met
death. 1t was In the mess room In
the rear. The enemy was beaten of
temporarily by about IS men who
gained their arms. Sergeant Betron
assumed command and endeavored
to collect the men and leavein boats.
They were reattacked by the enemy.
The strength Of the command was
three officers and 72 men. Killed,
three officers and 40 enlisted men;
missing, SIX; wounded, -; present, Is.
1.-THE party attacking the officers
In the convent entered through a
church In large numbers, led by the
presidente. There yer practically
lOl rifles with the company; 20 were
saved and 75lost. Twenty-fvethou
sand rounds of ammunition lost.
N~inety-fve prisoners outside the
quarters joined In the attack ut the
signal. The boat of the missing mel
capsized. Captain Bookmiller may
pick up the men. (Slgned.)
"LIEUT. JAS. p. DRoUILLARD.
Ninth Infantry"
"Sept. 30.-Have returned Bolan.
glga. Drouillard explains the condi.
lions correctly. Landed yesterday
and the inhabitants deserted the
town, firing one shot. Buried three
officers and 20 men. A numbered the
bodies burned. The quarters build.
ings were fired as we entered. In.
surgents secured or destroyed most
Of the rations. All ordnance gone,
Insurgents secured 81 rifles and IS ,00t
cartridges. Forty-eight men ofCom.
pany C., Ninth Infantry, and one hos.
pital corps man killed or missing: q
accounted for. Found two in boat
en- route here. Buried dead. Burned
town. Returned to Bazy. (Signed.
CAPTAIN BooKMILLER,
ninth Infantry"
ode Rusey has sent a strong com
panv to chastise the savages iffound
(Signed.) "HUGHEs.
mo further details. Names o.
killed to be determined by elimina
ton OF the survivors as soon as pos
sible. June muster roll probably thu
last evidence to be had. (Sigued.)
"CHAFFEE."
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-10-09
Dentistry.

Doctor M. NJ. Hedges has To-
Gated in Lewistown. Office over Ju-
dith Hardware store. DR.. Hedges has
been in practice over 80 years, does
crown and bridge work, porcelain in
lays, continuous gum plate work and
in fact performs all operations pertain
ing to dentistry according to the latest
improvements of the art. All opera
tons, whether on the natural teeth or
artificial substitutes. assured in point
of excellence and ~permenance. Tele-
phone No. 50.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-10-09

hands. The laws delay, the cunning
and expedients resorted TO by lawyers
in behalf of criminals, is often exasper.
ating, especially when there is no doubt
as to the guilt of the accused. Then
there is the possibility of some weak.
kneed governor, of which Montana has
had two in recent years, exercising the
pardoning power overtime TO destroy
what faith people should have in hard
ened criminals getting their just de-
serts.
If rape fiends and murderers could
be brought to swift justice instead Of
having their cases delayed from month
TO month and year to year-waiting,
apparently, until affecting has changed
and the crime been forgotten, there
would be less excuse for people taking
the law into their own hands, and pos
sibly they might have a little more
faith in the courts.
The trial and execution of Czolgosz
will prove a good example of what
should be done in extreme cases. This
is one case in the annals OF crime in
America where no lawyer was anxious
to appear for the defense, and there
should be more Of them. Montana
lynchers do not go to the extremes of
the far south, though some of the mob
were so lost to decency as to suggest
the burning Of the body. Possibly
moderation is the only consolation TO
be found in the affair. II was bad
enough in any event, and il there is
any way TO prevent them in the future
the remedy should be found. The
courts should make the first effort in
that direction.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-10-09

1t is estimated that 100, 900 Montana
horses have been marketed in the east
in the past twelve months, against TO-
600 last year. 1t looks very much as
though the horse was prancing to the
front again. There will always be a
fair market for good drivers, while
there are indications that saddle ponies
will again be in better demand. The
bicycle is not the prime favorite it was,
if we can judge by the numerous sad.
die horses and riders seen on our
streets during the past summer.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-10-09

The parents of Gov. Vansant of Min
nesota celebrated the SEVENTEEN ami
versary of their wedding on the 9dinst.
They reside at Leclaire, Iowa. Mr..
Vansant is 90 years of age and his wife
80. Such instances are rare. indeed,
yet it would not be surprising II they
lived to celebrate their diamond we'd
ding. These aged people could tell an
interesting story of the growth Of the
country in the past 20 years.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-10-09

Mr.. Bryan opposes any limitation to
the freedom of speech, yet he says
warfare must be made against anarchy.
Possibly he does not regard splitting,
fire and vitriol as coming under the
head of free speech. If so, the people
are with him in his conclusions on this
subject at least.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-10-09

Mr.. Bryan says: If a paper abuses
a political opponent stop your subscrip-
ton and teach the editor to conduct
his paper on respectable lines" The
Hearst organs constituted his strongest
newspaper support during his two cam
paigns for the presidency. Would he
advise people to withdraw their sup
port from these yellow journals?
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-10-09

All honor TO Mayor Harrison of Chi
cago for issuing an order against the
holding of an anarchist meeting at
which Emma Goldman was to deliver
the same address which prompted
Czolgosz to assassinate Mckinley.
There should be no politics in the sup
pressing of anarchy in this country.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-10-09

The cup which American yachtsmen
from England Owe fifty years ago
will remain here awhile longer, al
though there were fears that the race
would be against us this time. Col
umbia and Capt. Barr have won new
laurels against no mean craft and
crew. Shamrock III and her owner
have the admiration Of Americans II
nothing more.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-10-09

The Bulgarian hrigands threatened
TO take the life of Miss Ellen Stone, the
American missionary, unless Sll2.oo0
demanded as a ransom was paid over
by October sth. Foreign missionaries
come high. Draw on Carnegie.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-10-09

The anarchist editor Of L'Aurore, the
organ of assassination at Spring Val
ley, ILL.,, has been arrested for publish
ing lottery advertisements. II is not
strange that he is accused of doing
something unlawful.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-10-09

President Roosevelt promises to visit
Montana next summer. If he does, the
bard of the Anaconda Standard will
have a poem entitled when Teddy
Took the Town"
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-10-09

There is a little life left in Helena
after all, even If it were necessary to
lynch a man TO make il known.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-10-09

Sir Thomas Upton is a foine Irish
gintleman and a true sportsman, but
we simply had 10 do it.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-10-09
LEwIsTowN, MONT. Oct. 0, 1901.

The Constitution will do for a fish
ing smack. 1t is not a dead loss,
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-10-09
LINE TO CHICA60.
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul.

chicago, Milwaukee d d. raul.
"The Milwaukee," is not only the BEST
but the BIGGEST railway connecting the
Twin Cities with Chicago.
1t penetrates eight different states.
It has 6,40O miles Of thoroughly ballast
ed and equipped roadbed.
1t runs more passenger trains to Chicago
and Milwaukee daily than any other line.
It's trains are all equipped with sleeping
dining, buffet cars and day coaches, the best
that money can buy.
It's Pioneer Limited to Chicago and Mil.
waukee daily from Minneapolis 7:30p.m.
and st. Paul $40 p. mis- the only per.
feet train in the world.
Cheap excursion tickets to q large mum.
Der OF points In the East. South and West
are now on sale via its lines.
For full information write
J. T. CONLEY,
Asst Genr Pass. Agt.,
st. Paul, Mimi.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-10-09
OFFICIAL PAPER OF FERGUS COUNTY.

PUBLISHED WEEKLY By
JOHN N. YROOMAN, Editor and Proprietor.
HALSEY R. WATSON, Business Manager.
Daily camera., 1901-06-19
WOMAN'S HEAD FOR BUSINESS
A Couple Who Were COnaulted by
Their Friends, Both Men
and Women,

\ woman told the other day that she
never went to a man for business ad-
vice. NO" she said. lit may seem
strange, but | always consult woman
friend. She has about the longest
head you ever saw, and, though she
lives quietly at home, she is splendidly
posted and her judgment infallible."
There are others. There was one
woman living in the country near the
city whose advice was sought by all
the farmers around her, says the
Louisville Times. She was a woman's
rights advocate. masculine in her ma
ture, kindly, though. and generous and
exceedingly shrewd. Whoever got
ahead of her in business deal had to
rise early or sit up all night. But the
men around called on her constantly
for information. They consulted her
as To planting their crops, about suit
able soils for certain seeds. about the
management of stock and the culture
of flowers. She ran her own farm and
was noted hOusekeeper, but il is
said the wives of men around her did
not take kindly to their husbands con
fidcuce in and admiration for her. We
all know the Stcracst enemy of suf-
rage is woman, and then, too, when
hubby praises a woman he is doing n
foolish thing and is dead sure TO prcju-
dice his own home blUumers against
her.
Daily camera., 1901-06-19
suited in Some Interesting
Deductions.

A series of tests have been made
with the ergograph, which is an instru-
ment to be applied to the muscles of
the hands and arms, to induce and
measure fatigue. Until taken up by
neurologists the ergograph has bcun
used in the psychological study of
school children, says the Catholic
World. 1t consists of two clamps de
signed to hold the wrist and forearm
firm. and a tubular cUntrivance to hold
all but one finger straight. The free
finger is then hooked into a small
strap, having weight at the other
end In the experiment the subject
is instructed to crook the finger as
long as he can. The vitality is shown
by the length of time the subject can
continue the exercise, and the capacity
for being taught is supposed to be in
dicaetd by the pupil. And here comes
in the influence of music, for it has
been found by experimenting that mu-
sic played during the tests had pro-
duced variations in the results which
can be accounted for in no other way.
For example, lively airs played on the
harp seemed to invigorate the patient
and enable him to keep up the eNer-
else for much longer time, but dreary
melodies decreased the vitality and
rendered the patients arm almost
powerless The deductions reached by
the physicians interested in the eN-
u. -
increased the physical well-being of
the patients and might be rendered a
powerful means Of curing them.
Daily camera., 1901-06-19
THIEF CAUGHT BY TURTLES.
The Snapper. Grabbed tho Mans
Hand and Held Him n Close
Prisoner,

The pickpocket who tried 10 pinch"
Il likely looking mans pocketbook and
found his fingers in the grasp of two
swapping turtles was japanese. y
native traveller in Japan had bought
the tm ties, and. being afraid that he
would be charged heavily for their
trans porlation as live animals on the
train. he placed them in a small porta-
bic trunk which he carried. When he
got on the train he held the trunk
so carefully under his arm that thief
who was in the crowd was sure the
man had something valuable in the
box. So he got into the same car and
took an adjoining seat. Taking the
first opportunity, he cut small hole
in the trunk with sharp knife and
slipped in his hand.
About this time the turtles con-
cluded that there was something do
ing" and they took hold of his fingers
in hearty way. Gritting his teeth,
the thief tried to withdraw his hand,
but he couldn't. Then he howled ana
the owner of the trunk seized him and
turned him over to the train people,
wko at the next station gave him to
n policeman. The incident, however,
wasn't closed until the traveller was
punished for violation of the railway
regulations.
Daily camera., 1901-06-19
MONTEZUMA'S WELL.
eIcasinG Natural CuriOsity in Arl-
sOna That Has a Striking
Feature

One of the most pleasing natural
curiosities in the territory of Arizona
is the pool of water known as Mon
tezuma's well, says the Native Amer
ican. 1t is situated Is miles north
east of the old abandoned military
post known as Camp Verde. 1t is
$50 feet in diameter, and the clear,
pure water is about GO feet below
the surface of the surrounding coun-
try. Some years ago certain mill
tary officers sounded the pool and
found that it had uniform depth
of so feet of water, except in one
place, apparently about six feet
square, where the sounding line went
down about 500 feet without touch
ing bottom.
The well empties into Beaver creek
only about 100 yards distant, the water
gushing forth from the rocks as
though it were under great pressure.
The well is undoubtedly supplied
from subterranean sources, possibly
through the hole sounded by the army
officers years ago. The sides Of the
well are honeycombed with caves and
tunnels, permitting sightsecrs TO de-
scend to the waters edge.
Montezuma's well contains no fish.
The flow of water through it is the
same throughout the seasons. Popu
lar opinion has attributed the origin
of the well to volcanic action. but as
the rock surrounding il is limestone
1t is more than probable that the ac-
ton of the water is responsible for its
creation
Daily camera., 1901-06-19
DID PERSEUS EXPLODE2
ms to the New Light That
Has Appeared in the
Heavens.

We wonder if any person in the
world has been frightened by the APP
pearance and disappearance OF the
new star in Perseus, of which astron-
omers have recently made so much.
Somebody ought to have been, says
the London Spectator. The new light
probably appeared because a sun had
exploded, or because two suns had col
lided, evolving temporarily an almost
inconceivable quantity of fame. If
distant sun could explode. so could our
sun, and if two suns could collide, some
sun of which we know nothing may
be rushing at pace which the mind
does not grasp, though the brain can
calculate it, toward our own. There
should be something alarming to the
imaginative in that idea, but, SO far
as we know, nobody has been alarmed.
The catastrophe in Perseus, whatever
it's cause, must have occurred so years
ago to give the light time to get here,
and catastrophes so inconceivably dis
tant are outside the range even of the
imagination. We read OF them as we
Daily camera., 1901-06-19
CHAMOIs AS COASTERS.
Animals in the Alps Enjoy Swift
Slide Down the Steep Noun
tain Side.

Nearly all animals are fond Of play,
and sometimes their play is almost a
systematic game. If you should come
across n lot of goats playing football,
with chosen sides, captains and all that
sort of thing, you would be speechless
with amazement, and yet . tourist saw
something on the Alps that is scarce
ly less astonishing, says the New York
Herald.
1t was in summer, and flock OF
chamois had climbed UP to where the
snow never melts, evidently to play on
it. Their movements were so peculiar
that he watched them carefully. They
had found steep, snow covered in
cline, to the upper end of which they
went in a body, just like party of
boys intent on coasting.
And that is precisely what the cham
ois intended, for two or three of them
at time would crouch down at the
beginning of the descent, work all four
legs to get IL start, and slide over the
surface of the snow to the bottom.
When they reached the bottom they
would rise, shake themselves and
climb up the incline again, only to
repeat their trip down. This they did
time and again, their comrades at the
upper end watching them with great
interest until it came their turn to
coast.
The coasting ground was about $50
yards from top to bottom, and the
chamois would shoot down it with the
them in a powdery cloud.
There could be no doubt whatever
that they did it for sport, and they
seemed to enjoy il as much as boys
enjoy coasting down a well-packed hill.
Daily camera., 1901-06-19
Cannon As u Teacher of Science.

NJ. Maurice Levy, the president of
the French Academy of Sciences, re-
marked in a recent address that the
cannon is one of the most instructive
laboratories that science possesses.
1t was the modern cannon. he said,
which suggested the application of eX-
plosive gases to the driving of engines.
The experience of the immense pres
sures obtained in cannon also led to
the use of pressures in steam machines,
which few years ago would have
been regarded as impracticable. Thus
experiments intended primarily for
the purposes of war had resulted in
the advance of the triumphs of peace.
Daily camera., 1901-06-19

read Of quintillions, grasping the
words, but not the thoughts they are
intended to convey. The mass of man
kind, too, are protected against as
Economical alarms, not only by their
ignorance, but by two very steady be-
liefs. One, which is not quite reason
able, is that God, though He allows
railway collisions, will never allow
anything so big as an Astronomical
if there could be
greatness or littleness in the eyes of
the Intinite-and the other, which is
reasonable enough, is that if an astro-
nomical catastrophe affected sentient
beings at all, it must destroy all of
them within its range utterly and at
once.
Daily camera., 1901-06-19
Minerals In the Land of Oranges.

Florida is rich In minerals. In addl-
ton to phosphate, OF which the world
already knows, she has immense de-
posits of clays of every kind-kaolin,
ochres. fire and aluminium clays, gyp-
sum and Fuller's earth of great eX-
tent and finest quality. She has stone
excellent for building purposes and n
soft magnetism limestone that pro-
duces cement in every respect equal
to the best imported. Iron of high
grade and value is known to exist in
several localities: so also are indica-
tions of petroleum, natural gas and
soft coal and asphalt tC- - found in
several portions of the state; and yet
with one or two exceptions the fields
containing these ores are undeveloped.
Daily camera., 1901-06-19
Papa's Consent.

She-Isn't it lovely? Papa consents.
He-Does he really?
She-Yes. He wanted to know who
you were. and l told him you were
tape clerk at Scrimp g. Co.'S, and he
seemed real pleased.
He-I am delighted.
She-Yes; and he said we could be
married just as soon as you were taken
into the firm.-N. Y. Weekly.
Daily camera., 1901-06-19
prorrcsa in Aerial Navigation.

NJ. Santon Dumont, who more nearly
than any other aeronaut has APP
preached a solution of the problem
set by the founder of the Deutsch
prize of $4,000 for the most successful
navigable arship, has been awarded
100 by the Aero club in recognition
of his efforts during 1900 to fulfill the
conditions of the competition, writes
Paris correspondent. The contest
during the coming summer promises
to be especially interesting.