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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-11-27
THE MARE WAS A "DAiSY."
JACK lee, Otherwise sGOldea Jack" Tells
Of q Buoking Mare lie Owned in
Early DAYS

A short time ago Jack Lee of Ar
mells tod tie following story to a
select and appreciative audience:
when | was following horses for
a living. said Golden Jack" Il had
a mare that wuz the slickest that
yer stood on four legs. She could
run like n skeered coyote, but nobody
knowed it for a long time but me.
Her name wuz Fairy Fingers an
Fairy Fingers an mt got to under
stand each other rather intimate
like. I'd put up the job and Fairy
Fingers would do the work. When
some of them eastern fellers first came
into the country to beat the honest
cowboy and prospector, can Fairy
Fingers skinned q few of 'em an left
'em with their hides hangin' on the
fence. 1t wuzn'tlong till | hadenough
new saddles to start a harness shop,
picked up as many hundred dollars
an the mare was still mine to boot.
81 went to Castle in the early days
me an the mare, continued ''Gold-
en- Jack" THE boys all knowed me
up there and when they heerd l wuz
In they began to offer to bet tibet l
had somethin' good in the way of
horse flesh along. There wuz an
eastern Teller in the camp who wuz
orgnnizin' companies on holes in the
ground an sellin' the stock to tender
leet. Say. but he wuz a slick talker.
He could talk an arm off n n wind
mill while it wuz goin'. This feller's
name wuz Peevy, He was a big Teller
from Boston-about as big as Jim
Washburn over at Gilt Edge. This
Bostonese comes to me one day an
says he heers | had u race boss. ]
SEE, yes, she kin run n little an he
see, kin she jump SEE, yes, she
kin jump some-anything this side
of the moon He wanted to SET her
Jump. There wuz a six foot fence
around the corral. slung mesclf On
the mare without n saddle or bride,
fer you see the mare an me had a
perfect nnderstandin' with each other
an she wouldn't stand fer no saddle
nohow-not even with me. L SEE
Hi, Fairy Fingers, see that fence?
The mare laid back her ears-she wu7
IA thoroughbred, she wuz-soared
over that fence like n bird an wu'
still sailln' when | slapped 'er on the
neck with my hat an'told 'er to come
around. Fairy Fingers come around
quicker'n a sloop with her helm hard
over an we took the fence course
back again into the corral. Peevy
comes up to me an wants To buy the
mare. He offered me $50 in cash an
$500 In mining stock. took 1t, fer
knowed the mare would soon b'
mine agin II | wanted her, an L sold
the stock that same day fer $3.50.
"Well, Peevy he puts q saddle on
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-11-27
MARINES ROUTE THE INSURGENTS.
Climb a 200 foot Cliff and Assault and
Capture the Stronghold at Sojenten.

Manila, Nov. 2l.-Maior l.. W. r..
Waller OF the marine corps, has cab
led Rear Admiral Rodgers at Manila
"A full and detailed account Of the at
tack Nov. 9TH by the men Of his CON-.
mand upon the rebel stronghold Mt
Sojenten. near Basey, Island OF Sa-
mar.
The insurgent camps were destroy
ed, 40 bamboo cannon were captured
and much rice and other stores de-
stroyed. The rebel stronghold was
almost impregnible. The trails lead
ing to 1t were lined with poisoned
spears sticking from the ground and
were filed with hidden pitfalls.
Major Walters command attacked
the enemy Unexpectedly. To do this
they had to scale a cliff POO feet high;
this they climbed b~arefooted over
bamboo ladders. At the top they
found boulders piled ready to pre-
cipitate upon an attacking party.
Major Waller says he was person.
ally not present Mt the action. He
praises Capt. David ID. Porter and
Capt. Hiram l.. Bears for their splen-
did work and says too much praise
cannot be given the marines them
selves. whose bravery he character
lied as brilliant In every respect. The
major considers the scaling Of cliffs
200 feet high az a new feature OF war
fare and says such men would be able
to do anything anywhere. Thirty OF
the enemy were killed. The marines
sustained a few tri6lng wounds.
Rear Admiral Rodgers has replied
to Major Waller, congratulating him
npon this successful action by his
command.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-11-27

The land sales at Dillon On Thurs
DAY were another illustration Of the
wisdom Of the change Of policy Of the
state land board. It was not expected
thu, -arge sales Of state land would
be made 10 Beayerhead county. from
TIE fat that a large portion Of the state
land. IN tina, county are grazing lands
sld therefore would not be purchased
az The minimum price fixed by the law.
However some land was sold at ten
dollars an acre. and twenty thousand
acres were leased at good prices. The
encouraging thing a0outt the days trans
actions is that the lands were leased in
small tracts. under the rule that no
more than one section shall be leased to
one person. Most of the tracts leased
were less than the constitutional six
hundred and forty acres. The lands
leased were mostly occupied by stock
men who released, the lands being un'
derfence. At the a~ppraisals good prices
were obtained both for the lands pur
chased and for those leased.-llelena
Record.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-11-27

chant enjoys a good business, the farm.
err and stockman fair prices for their
products, while the lahorcr is well NJ
warded for his toll. In schools, churches
and colleges the state i making prog
reSS.
Fergus county, though young in
years, has taken its place among the
older political divisions Of the state in
all that pertains to material wealth and
greatness, Indeed our people have
much 10 be- thankful for in the growth
and development Of the past year. to
say nothing of the promising outlook
ahead. No county in the state has {
greater future, and Lewistown. its cap.
ital city, rcaps its share o! the distrib'
utcd blessings,
Realizing all this. we are indeed
called upon 10 return thanks TO the
source from which all blessings flo w.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-11-27

Not only rag-time. but what some
reverend gentlemen please 10 call rag
religious music isto be placed under the
ban. The Rev. Joseph \. Milbnrn OF
Chicago. in a recent address, severely
criticised the Moody and Sankey hymns
which have touched the hearts of mil
lions and led them TO embrace religion,
What they lack ia true literary merits
easily offset 10y their soul-stirring senti'
meut expressed in language that ap
peals to the understanding ofthe masses
Christ was not n professor of languages
What little he had to say was in sim
pie words that gave no evidence of cru
dition. His mission was to save man
kind from their sins; not to teach then
the art of phraseology or rythm,
There is little danger of these hymns
being discarded among the masses OF
worshippers, with whom sentiment is
strong and which alone movesthe heart,
When religious worship becomes stilted
and formal the synagogue will have
fewer attendants.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-11-27
HOWtIL'S sESItNCr COMMUItD.

As will be seen elsewhere Governor
Toole has committed the sentence of
Milton D. Howell to Imprisonment for
life. Although not surprised at his
action we find nothing in his reasons
for granting clemency that changes the
aspect of the case in the slightest
Even granting that the examination of
the skull revealed the fact that the
bullet entered the head from the front
this does not essen the gravity of How
ellis crime in the least. A man with a
spade is utterly defenseless against a
man with a Winchester o. feet away
Howell killed his victim in cold blood,
without any more p~rovocation than
takes place in fist fights every day in
the year. The mentioning of the Cal
der case as influencing the verdict is
the rankest nonsense 50 far as e~xtenua'
ton goes. IL was high time for some,
thing to prompt a jury to do its duty.
Only one Of that trio Of murderers
received his just deserts.
Judging from the haste with which
Governor Toole acted in the ease he
must have had an engagement TO play
'sluf" at the Montana club. AmatteI
OF such moment should have received
longer consideration. Several remon
strances against executive clemency
will not reach Helena until today.
The ARGUS has no apologies TO Offer
for the stand IL has taken in this matter
We believe when a just verdict is found
that the law should take It's course. II
the people do not favor capital punish
ment then the law should be repealed
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-11-27
Wagner and the Player.

When Richard Wagner vas conduct
or of the Royal Opera in Dresden, the
orchestra of that institution. though
one of the best in Germany, was far
from being as good as 1t Is now, and
Wagner had n good deal Of trouble in
making 1t follow his intentions. Some
years later. when he was living as an
exile In Zurich. he undertook to train
the local orchestra. After a few at
tempts he exclaimed, Gentlemen. you
have just given me a great pleasure;
you have played exactly as badly as
the Dresden orchestra"
The Zurich players laughed, and the
idea that they might play better than
the royal musicians In Dresden so fred
their zeal that they actually succeeded
IN doing II.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-11-27
TUBES.
Process of Their Manufacture mt
Jena, In Germany.

Process of Their Manufacture mt
Jena, In Germany.
A most interesting account Is given
in The Idler of the wonderful state
aided industry ut Jena where glass and
lenses are made for scientists. The in
dustry has been built up by Professor
Able and DR.. Schott, and has through
out been conducted by scientists whose
efforts have made Jena famous among
scientific men the world over. One of
the most picturesque features of the
Jena glassworks is the great corridor
where the thermometer tubes are
blown and drawn, says a correspondent.
We SAY this glass in process Of man.
ufacture. A boy workman caught a
bit of molten glass from the furnace on
the end of a blowpipe. 1t was hardly
larger than n walnut, but by twirling
and blowing and molding it grew to the
size of an orange, with the shape Of an
orange. More glass was then added,
and there was more rolling and blow
ing, and when the proper stage was
reached the blowpipe was passed
quickly to the brawny master work
man.
He, in his turn, added glass, blowing
from time to time with cheeks out
pulled until 1t seemed as though they
must burst, and then rolling the great
ball of glass on his iron kneading board
until it looked like a huge yellow gourd.
Faster and faster he worked, keeping
the ball always symmetrical and yet
white hot. At length he lifted the
glowing mass quickly in the air, and a
second workman attached the blowpipe
at the bottom. Then the two men ran
in opposite directions. twirling the
pipes and blowing Justify from time to
time. From a thick, partly yellow
globe the glass thinned out quickly as
the men ran apart, until 1t became a
dull red tube not larger than a mans
little finger and nearly 300 feet long.
Sometimes in drawing these tubes one
Of the blowers would not only run the
length of the corridor, but far outside
ON the hill.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-11-27
- Z
Hmong the Miners;
. DEVOTED TO THE LARGE AND SMALL <
! NEWS OF THE MINING CAMPS i
I OF FERGUS COUNTY. {


The Philippine groupe Of cyanide
prospects, situated In the Armells
district, has been bonded to f. A.
Case, representing New York syndi-
cate. In the SUN of 100000. The deul
was consummated last week, and Mr..
Case IL now on the property with a
force OF men, exploiting the various
ore bodies.
The prospects + owned by Chas.
Rhoades, Otto Anderson and Joseph
Meredith, and are located on the
forks OF Armells creek, the main ore
body being on the hogback directly
between the forks.
The terms Of the bond are that Mr..
Case shall commence development
work on the property at once and
shall continue said work with not
less than two men ut any time.
The first payment IN the bond will
be made on March lst, 1902, and n
payment of 10000 will be made on
July lst OF the same year unless a
mill Of not less than 80 tons capacity
IL operating on the property In a
way which will show that work
will be carried on in IN energetic and
buslncss-like manner. In the case OF
everything being satisfactory To all
parties concerned the bond will be
extended until 1903.
The small amount OF development
work accomplished thus far on this
valuable group has uncovered large
bodies OF ore, and OH the Philippine
claim, where the creek cuts through,
a G0O-foot face OF cyanide ore Is in full
view. The property comprises the
following claims: Manila, lloilo,
Philippine, Olympia, Funston, Luzon
and Aguinaldo.
The cyanide ores rocuredfrom this
property SO far have been low-grade,
and have run from $500 to $3.50 per
ton, though 1t is thought that on
a further development ore OF much
higher values will be encountered.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-11-27
10 NEW EVIDENCE wHATtyER.


by the exhuming of the remains of
Mr.. Rolling the prosecution in the
Howell case seems 10 have received u
severe jolt, which may prevent a jolt To
Howell.-Great Falls Tribune.
The above is just what could be ex-
pected from Il distortion of facts or a
superficial knowledge of the case.
With a great blare of trumpets the at
torneys for the murderer, Howell,
would seek to create the impression,
and spread it broadcast, that they have
found some new and startling evidence
in favor of their client. 1t is the mer.
est subterfuge and is resorted to for
grounds on which To base a request for
a new trial in case they fail to secure
executive clcmency. The murdered
man received two wounds-onc in the
back and the other in the head We
hear nothing from the defense about
the wound in the back, because the
flesh ilaS dccaycd: only the hard skull
strives ,hcjs purpose now. But If both
wound, were received in front the cyi-
druce would bc of no consequence be-
fore an Intelligent jury. If this evi.
dence is of such great Importance why
did Howell, attorneys overlook il at
the time OF the trial? We're they not
anxious to save the life OF their client?
Were they ignorant Of the rudimcntary
principles OF criminal practice! The
body could have been cXhumed by order
of the court, and all of the clothing
could have been on exhibition before
the jury.
As n matter of fact such evidence is
of no consequence whatever. Howell
did not return to work in the field. and
the shooting was not near the place
where the quarrel took place the night
before. He did not start Out with i'm
plements Of labor or Of peace. lie COL
possession of a gun, put it in good re
pair the night before, loaded it, made
arrangements for Il horse, or knew
where he could steal one, and then wen'
to bed to sleep, perhaps without ;
wakeful hour. The next morning h,
~sneaSs ont 20 where his victim il
''armcd'-God save the mark-with
spade. Think of that. Is there n MAI
Of common sense in Fergus county witt
would attempt TO make any defens'
with a spade against a man armed will
a Winchester? Was there an iota o
evidence TO show that Rolling had an!
other means of defense? A man woult
be a poor shot indeed who could no
kill half a dozen men with spades at
distance of siXty-five feet before reeeiv
ing any injury himself.
Yet the specious plea of self-defens'
is to be made at this late day to saw,
the life of a cold-blooded murderei
whose deed was premeditated an,
damnable in every particular. IfIIow
ell is intelligent, SO much the greateri
mis- offense: il ignorant, the law doe
not excuse him-if it does, then tn,
doors of the state penitentiary should
be thrown open 10 a majority Of thu
inmates.
The idea of s~elf-defense in this cas-,
is too absurd for a moments considcra
tion. TWAS simply a dilatory movemen
in behalf of the condemned-an effor
to defeat the law-and is reprehensible
| if not diabolieal, from the standpoint o
Justice.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-11-27
THANKSGIVING DAY,

Tomorrow has been designated by
President Roosevelt as the annual
Thanksgiving day for the American
people. Originally a Puritan custom
and confined to New England, it, ob.
servance was extended to- the northern
states during the civil war by proclama.
ton Of President Lincoln. Now the
day is observed throughout the entire
country in some way or another. The
day has lost much of its former sombre
and serious character. Although re,
ligious services will be held in every
city and hamlet, and thanks offered for
blessings bestowed, it will also be day
of mirth and pleasure and family re
unions.
Despite the great afiiiction the nation
has suffered within the past few months
there is much for the people TO be CRATE
full and thankful for. The country i.
free from epidemics, scourges and wars
America, in fact, is forging ahead tc
first place in the concert of nations
This applies not only to Commercial
supremacy, but to the arts and sciences
Never before was prosperity and plenty
so universal, and the people so wei
clothed, housed and fed. That som,
may find but little cause for thankful
ness may be due to their WI lack o,
effort or TO the misfortunes incident L
this life which no human hand can sta,
or government ameliorate.
As a state Montana enjoys her shar,
of divine favors. In no state is Their,
greater evidence Of prosperity or con
tentment among the people. The mer
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-11-27
ENGLISH OF THE ENGLISH.
"London Is n Nice Place n You
Know the

IL n Nice Place III You
Know the Language"
That hackneyed American maiden
who said London was a nice place IL
you knew the language was not n bit
absurd. We speak English. but we
have built up our forms of English ex-
preston upon the English OF a few
shlres OF the old country as 1t was
spoken between two and three centu-
ries ago. while they have been blending
and changing the speech Of all their
home peoples during the same period.
The result is that an American al
hardly utter O sentence In England
without calling attention to the differ
ence between his speech and that Of
the people about him.
Only yesterday, after IS months resi-
dence in England, l rushed up TO a con-
ductor In Charing Cross station and
asked, (which car for Bromleyp He
stared at me. and / knew / had spoken
a foreign tongue to him, because street
vehicles like omnlbuses and horse cars
re called road cars and tram cars. and
here are no other cars In England.
If you ask a guest at your home In
England whether he likes his meat
rare, he asks what you said because he
does not understand you. He calls
meat UNDERGONE when 1t is not thor
oughly cooked. IL you tell him you
fear the asparagus Is canned, he is at
a loss again. because he would have
said 1t was timed. To ask him to pass
fhe powdered sugar will again set him
to wondering. for he calls 1t icing sugar
generally. though he knows that 1t Is
sometimes called caster or sifted sugar.
And IL you have candy on the table
you may not call it so without betray-
ing your foreign origin, for he calls
candy Sweets" abbreviated from
'sweetmeats," and used TO designate
all preserves, buildings, pies, candies
and jams.
To go further alcng the eceentricities
of English at the dining table most
persons know, ] suppose, that the beet
Is called beet root, cornstarch is corn
flour, corned beef Tor a particular cut
of III is called SILVER sides of beef" and
napkins are serviettes.-Julian Ralph
in Harper's Magazine.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-11-27

Belt, Nov. Estate Auditor }. III.
C%alderbead passed through town
Friday Oh his way to the logo coun-
try, via Neihdrt. Mr.. CalIerhead is
interested in whatisgenerally known
as the Blue Dick" properties ut
Yogo. The owners have men EN-
ployed sinking a shaft on the claims
and already have very good show
ings in copper. After inspecting the
workings, If oi the opinion that the
men have reached a proper depth,
Mr.. Calderhead will order a cross-cut
which will serve to develop the
width OF the vein. The lode, from
which they have already extracted
some valuable ore, runs north and
south and IN on a contact between
lime and granite.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-11-27

An extremely rich body OF cyanide
ore has been discovered on the King
Barnes group OF mines, which on be-
ing assayed, gives values from 50 to
81 per ton in gold. Considerable de-
yelopment work is being accom-
plished on these valuable properties
and owing to the presence of large
bodies of cyanide ore Oh some of the
more northerly claims, an additional
mill will in all probability be erected
on the property in the spring.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-11-27

porated, has secured two claims
which r adjacent to the Abbey and
which are owned by David Ware
ham. These prospects, which are
named the Bruno and Antelope, con-
tain some fine bodies OF cyaniding
ore and In conjunction with the
properties already owned by the
company. will make n OF the rich
est groups in the Moccasin noun
tains.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-11-27
Polished Furniture.

When n polished table Is stained by n
hot dish. one restoring process Is to use
first wood alcohol and then linseed or
olive oil. This treatment Is excellent
for keeping any polished furniture in
order and is one of the few things for
which wood alcohol may be used. The
latter Is cheaper than the pure and for
certain domestic uses Is quite as good.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-11-27
A Special Occasion.

First Tramp-You orter see Bill 60
In over de fence wit de bull after
him.
Second Tramp-Must have been wuth
lookin at.
First Tramp-Say! II wuz de only
time I ever seen him when he didn't
look tired.-Puck.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-11-27
Ancient

According TO Prescott the money OF
the Aztecs consisted OF quilts full OF
gold dust and bags of chocolate grains.
Before the introduction of coined mon
ey into Greece skewers or spikes Of iron
and copper were used, six being a
drachma or handful.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-11-27

As soon as congress convenes Senator
Hansbrough will offer his bill provid-
ing for an irrigating fund 10 come from
the sale of public lands. Evidently the
senator is not in favor of repeating the
general land laws, for in that ease
there would be no fund 10 use FOR that
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-11-27

As the Bryan brand oi Democracy
rcccdrS in the west the Cleveland arti-
Gle assumes larger proportions in the
east. The party /, rcorganized by SOM
mon consent. German, Mn and plncy
will be in the band wagon, and tariff
and trusts will undoubtedly be the
issues in the next campaign. MIR. Bry-
IN will have 10 Join in the procession
or sit on the fence and watch it pass.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-11-27

1t looks very much as if the Howell
murder case in Fergus county was com
ing to a head when the defendant'slaw-
yer is forced to rob the grave of his
clients victim and Secur the skull as
eyidence.-Butte Inter Mountain.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-11-27
That Will Be Next.

"Potatoes are frightfully high" said
Mr.. Dukane.
THAT'S what they are" added Mr..
Gaswell. THE department stores will
soon be holding an hour sale OF pota-
toes at 81 cents n dozen."-Pittsburg
Chronicle-Telerraph
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-11-27

While Judge DuBOse admits that the
verdict in the case Of Milton o. Howell
was right and just, he thinks the ends
of Justice would be conserved by com
mutation to life Imprisonment. After
admitting the justice of the verdict he
is in favor Of setting it aside. What is
such an opinion worth? Possibly Judge
DuRose is in a position to exhibit a
fellow-feeling for the condemned.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-11-27

Congress v next week. II
promises to be an interesting session,
though the members viii not get down
to rag-chcwing until after the holiday
rpapSS