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Fergus County argus., 1901-11-06
RAILROAD AN ASSURED FACT.
The Last Survey Filed Was That OF 1891 and
Crossed the Basin Almost in
Straiuht Line.

The intention OF the Great North
ern and Burlington railroads to con-
struct line of railroad from short
distance east OF Billings to Great
Falls, has been personally confirmed
by J.sJ. Hill, and 1t Is now an assured
fact that inside of year road will
be in operation through the Judith
Basin.
While there are men who would re-
tard progress and civilization for
their personal gain, and who are not
In favor OF a railroad, yet those who
have the best interests Of thecountry
at heart hail with Joy the opening up
and development which invariably
follows the advent OF the "iron
horse"
The trackless prairies OF Minnesota
and the Dakotas were brought with
In the pale OF civilization and rem
dered prosperous by the advent OF
railroads and progress and now pro-
duce a large portion Of the immense
wealth OF the great northwest.
When the numerous natural advan-
tages which are waiting develop
ment throughout Fergus county are
taken into consideration, the benefits
which will be derived both by and
from railroad are made more ap.
parent.
Many preliminary surveys have
been made through the Basin but
only one has been filed, the route o
the road designated as the Montana
Wyoming. Eastern Railroad, which
was filed In the land Office at Lewis
town In 1891. As the direction taker
by the road is interesting to the resi-
dents OF Fergus county, the numberi
u the townships, range and sectionl
through which the survey passed, Il
given from Okla as follows: go
Stephens Springs or Okais situated
In township IL north, range Is east
and in that township thesurvey rum
through the neA Of sec q, the ek o
sec % and through the center Of se'
Is, taking In the swK OF sec 10. In tt
I'm, l5e, it runs through the swk o
sec 80, neK sec 81, VIZ Of sec 80, ant
the VIZ OF sec 40. In tp I'm, l4e. 4
takes in the neK sec l3, seK and nw]
of sec IL, and the VIZ Of sec l. II
tp 13n. rye l4s 1t runs through tn
sex and nwK Of sec 35. swK Of sec 2d
nwA OF sec 2y. sex and nwK sec 22, se)
and nwK Of sec 10, swk OF sec 8, mel
OF sec 8, SEX and neH Of sec s. neh O
sec %. seK and nwA OF sec "a, ek sec IA
sek OF sec IL, nwA sec ~. swk sec ]
and the neH sec 2. which takes 1t owe
to Sage creek.
The road, being but smallsectiol
OF vast transcontinental route, ]
run In as direct line as possibl
and from the gap at Ubet goes direc
to Greene and from thence In a
straight route as practicable to tn
Fergus County argus., 1901-11-06
COMMISSIONERS TO BUILD SIDEWALKS.
Mr.. HiIger Petitions Council to Order Side.
Walks on Seventh Avenue-Several
Bills Cut Down.

The regular meeting OF the city
council took place on Monday even
ing at which much regular business
was transacted.
The various bills and accounts
were audited and approved by the
auditing committee and passed by
the council.
The bill of j. l.. Vanness, for meals
served to the judges and clerks of
election, was disallowed by the
council on the grounds that there il
no provision in thestatutes that pro-
vides for the payment OF such bills
by the city.
Marshal Kane then explained that
he had been asked by the judges and
clerks to get the meals for them and
that II the city did not pay the bill
he would have to pay 1t himself.
The council informed Mr.. Kane that
under the circumstances they could
not pay the bill as 1t would establish
a bad precedent and the marshal
was heard to murmur "guess he was
up against It,"
Donald FOwler's bill for ZIG for
furnishing a copy OF the assessment
list was then brought under discus
sion and was allowed to the amount
OF $40.
Joseph Pratt's bill for $67 .65 for
damages sustained by his wagon
and outfit was discussed and after
being cut down to $50 was allowed.
Alderman Brassey, OF the street
and alley committee mentioned that
the grade In the vicinity OF Mrs.
Anderson's house on Washington
and Sixth was In bad repair and
should be fixed and established be.
fore the setting In OF cold weather.
The council ordered that the city
engineer and the street and alley
committees should attend to the
matter and have the grade fixed.
The printing committee reported
and stated that two bids had been
received on the city printing, one
from the ARGUS and the other from
the Democrat and owing to the fact
that the Democrat bid was much the
lowest they recommended that it be
accepted.
On being put to vote the bid ol
the Democrat was accepted and
bonds fixed to the amount OF $500.
David Hllger made short address
to the council In which he brought to
their notice the necessity Of side
walk on the southwest side Of
Seventh avenue on the county prop.
erty. The street commissioner was
instructed to order a sidewalk On
that portion OF Seventh avenue.
Mr.. Broad, who is In Fergus coun'
ty In the interests OF j. X. Cook, Ol
Seattle, asked permission to address
the meeting on the subject OF the
water works contract. He stated
that he had much experience In the
line of laying OF water systems and
had placed the water works both al
Cripple Creek and Durango, CAL. the
operation Of which had been attend
ed with much success.
He was Informed that until aftel
the coming city election no definite
arrangement In the matter coult
take place.
The judges and clerks OF the com
ing election were appointed as fol
lows:
First ward-Jndges. David Hilger
Alex Lehman and A. l.. Hopkins
Clerks, w. III. Culver and I'D. Waite
Second ward-F. T.. Smith. Jas
Corcoran and W. A. Forsyth wer
app ointed judges with p. w. Wat
kins and Walter Knight as clerks.
Third ward-Phillip Laux. Chas
Williams and Geo. Parrott, judges
Geo. Reeder and w. w. Watson
Fergus County argus., 1901-11-06
True
Economy

The difference in
cost between an alum
baking powder and
tn e high est class
cream Of tartar bak-
ing powder would not
amount for a family's
supply to one dollar
a year.
DR.. Prices is the
standard cream of tar
tar baking powder. 1t
makes the food de-
licious and healthful.
Fergus County argus., 1901-11-06
Bargains Ia
OLD LIQUORS.

Per Quart
Old Blackberry Brandy 5 IS
Old Imported Spanish Sherry 100
Old Imported Oporto Port 100
Old Rhine Wine LOO
Old Bordeaux Claret IS
Old Hermitage Rye l.5O
Old ]. w. Harper Bourbon l.5O
Old Murray Hill Club 50
Old kirkwood Rye l.oO
Old Oscar Pepper Bourbon l.oO
Old w. n. McBrayer so
Old Crow Whiskey l.SO
Old Taylor Rye l.oO
Anheuser Busch Malt Murine
per bottle .25
We have Old Bass Ale and GUM
ness Stout, imported in the bottle
for sale.
All these bargains to be found in
the liquor department If the Lewis
town Hotel.
CHAS. E. WRIGHT. Proprietor.
Fergus County argus., 1901-11-06

u. S. line daters and self-inking
daters are carried in stock at the
Argus office.
Fergus County argus., 1901-11-06

NoTE.-You cannot, II you
value good health, afford to
use cheap, low-grade, alum
baking powders. They are
aptto spoil the food they do
endanger the health. All
physicians will tell you that
alum in food is deleterious
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-11-30
WU'S SUCCESSOR.
Kingeast Tseng, Who May Be
China's Minister Here.

mini y
1t is reported in Washington diDlo.
matte circles. says the New York
Worlds correspondent, that Kingeast
Tseng, eldest son of the late Marquis
Tseng. who was III of China's most
famous diplomats, is to succeed WI
Ting Fang as Chinese minister here.
Tscng is only thirty years old, but he
IL regarded as n Of China's brightest
men. He is married and has children.
Much of his life has been spent in Eng
land, where he studied ut Kings coli
legc, Oxford. On his graduation he re-
turned to China and entered the dip
lomatic service. He was advanced so
rapidly that when his father died he
did not take the title Of marquis, be-
cause it meant ~relinquishing his diplo-
matte duties. 4. younger brother is now
Marquis Tseng.
Tscng'S acquaintance with American
life Is remarkable. He has been III
New York several times. One of the
arts he learned here was poker playing.
Now Tscng is regarded as the best en-
ponent Of the great American game IN
all China. He has been stationed as
secretary at some of the leading courts
OF Europe.
WI Ting Fang. the present Chinese
minister, returned to he city the other
night from his trip to Ann Arbor, Mich,
where he delivered IN address to the
| students. Mr.. WI said he had not re-
ceived any notice OF his recall to China.
a step which a Picking dispatch later
said had been determined upon, nor had
he received any intimation that he
would be asked to return.
He said he would not be surprised II
such action were contemplated, as he
now has served on the mission here
more than II year longer than the Gus
tomary time allowed by the foreign or
fee at any one place-viz, three years.
He is simply holding over now, AND
his recall and the appointment of Il sue
ccssor would be simply in line with es'
tablished practice.
Mr.. Was tenure has been very salts
factory to the administration, and it il
understood that it was through repre-
sensations of the officials here conveyed
to the Chinese government that it wa
continued.
When asked whether he would return
10 China if he were recalled, NJ. WI
replied:
why shouldn't l? All my Interest,"
are there"
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-11-30
NEW TYPE OF SHELL.
How the Ene7ny's View Ge IL Battle
Nefd Cnn Bc Obscured.

How the Ene7ny's View as Il Hatt.e-
Nefd Cnn Bc bscur
4 remarkable shell of a new type
that has Just been introduced into the
German army is stated to be receiving
the close attention of the British war
office. says the London Mail. BY the
introduction of a cartridge composed
of amorphous phosphorus into the or
binary charge of snokeless powder a
thick Write smoke Is emitted when the
shell bursts, thus showing the gUnners
even ut the greatest distance how close
the ~projectile has gone to the enemy's
position.
by increasing the proportion of this
chemical, an operation which does not
lessen the bursting effect, it Is held to
be possible to deposit in front OF the
encmy's position a thick wall Of white
smoke which for many seconds Will al
together obliterato his view of the
field. The experiments in the German
army have proved highly satisfactory.
and it is said that the invention is al
most sure to be adopted in England.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-11-30
A Freak Plant In Chile.

A Chilian botanist reports a piaht
that not only breaihes but coughs anu
also sncezes. The least dust proVokes
n cough. and the leaf turns req shaNes
spasnodicalty and gives out a souno
axactlv like tha. az sn""|'n"
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-11-30
sUGS EATING UP A CHURCH
Cos,iy sto..e Elincc In Ohio Almost
Destroyed by beetles.

Destroyed by beetles.
Bugs ar eating up the hundred thou
sand d.. ar Presbyterian church in
Middletovn O.. one of the handsom-
est stone cdifices there, writes IL spe-
cial correspondent of the Chicago Inter
Ocean. The walls on both Main ana
Fourth streets are made unSlShtly DJ
the many holes bored by the insects,
and especially around the Fourth street
entrance, where the sun shines all day,
there are myrials Of holes, many O.
which are large enough to insert a lcad
pcreil in. The stone about the holes
crrmbips readily to dust, and the work
Of destruction seems almost complete.
White each stone penetrated by the
bugs is irrcparably ruined. II does not
follow t!nlt t,e handsome structure Is
in any immediate danger Oh co!!aps"'
and it may ilnt for some years. Inc
tower seems to have been first attacked
bv TIE insects. as it has suffered the
most Ni2Wpl from Main street below
Fourth with a pair Of opera glasses, II
j. soon 10 be literally a mass Of holes.
One StOne lear Tie up VI ~
about six inches thick and two 1eet
long is in such n bad state that 1T mas
almost fallen to pieces. Holes to the
Number OF thirty-six were counted IL
this one stone. The corner stone mas
three deep holes that penetrate 1t TOT
the length of a lead pencil.
The bugs that are doing the misch'er
arc q sort of beetle that is common IN
thc sandstone region, but has never
been troublesome in that section oe'
fore. They are black IN Color ABOUT
| an inch and a half long ana nave pow
crful m%andibles, with which they easily
| cut their way into the soft stone. Ihey
| are very strong COR their size. Iheir
%mondibles are about a quarter Oh III
irob long oud are as hard as ivory.
The bugs have been examined uy
Professor j. II. Mexican OF the pupi'c
school board, who says they are the
most destructive insects he ever saw
rhcv can run very fast. They nave
fonr LEGS and also have long placE
wings. Their eyes are like glass n
ono,t rs large as a pin head.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-11-30
LINZ ANTIMAL.ARlAL-.
Ar q. grvtunt Discovery H"p9fte"
- E'rcuoh Physician.

- y u
/. Y lu.u Or. Roche has discovered
thai +, Irestnce of lime IN the SOL Or
in Ike ra'.'Y helps to rAtermlnat" ma,
larja. 4 5 is Il curious illustration OF
the irt rG )e1denre of widely different
industries that this medico sclentlllc
discovery vas first made in connection
with governments in manuring. 1hls
fact r. particularly interesting TO adNo-
catos in season and out of season, or
adding to the fertility Of the soil by the
iudiciuus use of manures. Inc us
1nnparHncc Of marsh malaria from
Puisayr after lime had been used IN
ihe district as a fertilizer led to in
ycsti4ations which are still beng car
ried on. and which reasonably point
to tIp probability that in lime a very
effective agent has been found 10
leu)raliHc the spread of malaria.
: Another medical man, DE-. GFei!e''
has tal.cn up the suggestion, ana ne
has written to the Revue Hygiene
thai 1hp lining Of the soil for aS"lcui-
tural purposes in various provinces Ill
France which were more or loss aA'''-
ed bv malaria has resulted in the re-
duction Of malaria cas.s almost ia pro
portion TO the quantity Of lime USED
1t is Tor experts to say Wheti1er NE
statement that in manycountries whose
CONDITIONS favor the existence OF 1hala'
ria tine freedom or prevalence OF maia-
ria is the accompaniment OF a caica'
re0US soil is true.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-11-30
VumhIebuys as BnrOmeters'

! Country folk are firmly of the opii-
ion hat the tumblebus (Geofrvles
Storcoi8riuD is an excellent paro'ile'ei
aud tlGt ii takes flight only when a
scas9b f fair weather is coming NJ
Fabre, Freutt naturalist, mas lnIts'f
gated o ouestion thoroughly n mas
come o.. the conclusion that 1his ihee.
is, ia i.'t. more sensitive than the pese
borp, .'", and mat it can veNltapi! pe
used 80 predict fine weather. ~ - ~
changes of electric tension that the III
sect IS sensitive.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-11-30


1t Determines Presence of Water
Beneath Surface Of the Earth-In-
teresting Suggestion Made Con-
corning Telepathy and Wireless
Telegraphy.
Aristocratic nerve finders" have
c%onclusively established the genuine
ness Of the divining rod, according to
Sir Thomas Lauder Brunton, M. D.,
+. r. S., physician to st. Bartholomew
hospital in London, says the Chicago
Record Herald. In the course Of his
report of recent Investigations, read
before the Medico- psychological associ-
alton the other afternoon, Sir Thomas
said:
1.-TWO eXquisitely sensitive ladies Of
the English aristocracy recently con-
Quoted experiments which demonstrate
that the divining rod may be a per-
fcctly reliable instrument for deter
mining the presence of water beneath
the surface of the earth. These cXper-
iments illustrate only simple natural
phenomena and indicate the residence
Of marvellous qualities neither in the
person using the witch hazel plant nor
in the plant itself.
"When the divining rod dips toward
the earth above Il vein OF water, it
merely amplilics and renders visible
the involuntary muscular action pro-
duced in the c~Xperimcnter by the influ-
ence of water. Very many delicately
organized persons feel the approach of
a thunderstorm long before it arrives.
Meteorological changes might easily be
foretold By the movements of an in
| strumcnt constructed and adjusted to
record the muscular agitation result
inc from the imminence Of such
changes. This would be a thoroughly
scientific application of the principle
of the diviiSns rod.
"The camel Of the desert unerringly
detects the presence OF water miles dis
tant. Why may not the human organ
ism ~involnntarily detect its presence a
few feet away and impress the fact on
the divinins rod? The effect Of the
proximity of water on the sensoT.y
nerve fibers of Il human being is no
stranger than the cracking of chairs
and tables under the influence Of mois-
ture.'
Sir Thomas Brunton is not yet ready
TO commit himself on the subject, but
he suggests that telepathy may yet be
discovered in the form OF intellectual
wireless telegraplly. He thinks all the
problem needs is a metaphysical Tesla
or MArconi.
Thought transfercncc," said the lee
turer, lis too common to 80 unstudieti
An English mother, the wife of Il re
spoctcd physician, dreamed that hel
son, then serving in the Crinea. hat
been shot in tine foot. Some weeks lat
cr an officer returned nome and inform
cd the mother chat her boy had beer
shot in the right foot. You mistake,
said she; 1t was the left foot 1t de
velopcd that the woman was right ant
the officer wrong, although the knowl
edge Of the mother came absolutel.
from Il dream.
"IIistory and experience are full o
similar incidents which cannot all b.
Dut down to chance. 1T is not impoSsi
BILE that two minds are sometimes 81
mutually nttrned that n acts. rs
sender and the other rs q receiver. thu
realizing the phenomenon OF the tele
phone."
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-11-30
kAlSEF ON


Snys MOr;san's shipping Combine lis
n Manncc to EureEpr.
N. Pierre de Srgur gives Il highly In
tcresting account in the current num-
Der of the I,eyue de Paris Of the re-
ception given by the kaiser on board
the HChenzollorn to a party Of French
tourists at Odde, says Il Paris dispatch,
Although the event took place FAR
back in july. The statements attributed
to the kaiser before his guests are
none the less important ut this june,
ture.
Ills conversation with VS." writes
NJ. de Ecgur, was chiefly about Amer
lea. He evidences but slight cnthusi-
assn for that country. To him there is
a Il for the future in the colossal
trusts so dear TO the Yankee million
aire which tend to place an industry or
an international exchange in the hands
of Il single individual or group Of indi-
vidual&.
"'Suppose.' he said IN suhatance,
that Il Morgan succeed, in combining;
under his flag several of the oceanic
lines. lie does not occupy any official
position IN this country outside OF the
| influence derived from this wealth. 1t
would therefore be impossible to treat
with him If it should happen that an
international incident o. Il foreign pow
or were involved in lis enterprise, and
neither would it be possible to have
recourse to the state, which. having 10
part in the business, could decline any
responsibility, Then to whom could
turn"
In order to obNi2te this danger t!e
kaiser foresecs the necessity OF form
ing Il European customs union against
the United States on sii>ilar li.lrS tn
the continental blockade devised by
Napoleon against England IL order to
safeguard the Interests and assure the
freedom Of continental commerce at
the expense Of Amcrica's development,
and lie declared to- us without CircUni-
locution that In such an e~N"ntuality
England would be forced to c'lo0S" an
alternative of two absolutely opposite
policies-eithcr to adhere to the block
adc and place herself on the side OF
Europe against Tie United States or
else to join the later against the pow
ers Of the continent"
A Freak Plant In Chile.
A Gillian botanist reports Il pl"n
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-11-30
ROD ENDORSED
London Scientist Tells Of Results
of Recent Investigations.
CLAIMS THAT IT IS RELIABLE.

1t Determines Presence Of Water
Beneath Surface Of the Earth-In-
teresting Suggestion Made Con-
corning Telepathy and Wireless
T~elegraphy.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-11-30
for Exchange

Farm situated in Calais, three
miles from Marshfeld: one hundred
acres, suitably divided into tillage,
pasture and wood land. Good build
ings well painted, good water, fine
fruit orchard. One of the best sugar
richards of 1000 trees in Washington
County. Will keep under proper
MANAGEMENT Is COWS and team. VIII
exchange FIR city property In Barre
or Montpelier. Address
The Western news., 1901-08-07

several transports with returning vol
unteers to stop at Yokohama, and so
hundreds of American soldiers visited
that city and Toxic. One of them hired
q bicycle. and was taking ride about
the streets of Yokohama when he ran
down an elderly Japanese man. Tho
soldier rang his bell several times, but
the Japanese apparently paid no atten-
ton to 1t, and the American found him
self promptly arrested and taken to
court, where he was fined 10 yen ($5).
He protested that he had done every
thing possible to avert the accident,
and asked why the man made no at
tempt to get out of the way. The po-
liceman then told him that the man
was blind. The soldier looked dazed
for a minute, then felt In his pocket
and brought out $40 bill. Here he
said, it's the last I've got, but he can
have It. and he turned 1t over to the
blind man. The Japanese were deeply
touched, and that same day delega-
ton Of policemen hunted up the soldier
and gave him back his fine."
The Western news., 1901-08-07
Emit Note,

-
Handle fruit as IL you were handling
eggs.
1t is the duty of every farmer to plant
fruit trees.
Cut out from the pear tree all limbs
which show blight.
Most fruit growers say that clay soil
is the best for the pear.
Blackberries are profitable berry to
raise for the market
The best soil for the raspberry is q
rich. well-drained, deep SOIL
The number Of known species Of
plums runs up into the hundreds.
Land that will produce grain and
vegetables viii grow blackbegries.
Plums should be thinned to about
six inches apart after the June drop.
Plant different kinds of fruit trees so
as to be sure of a crop of some kind.
Pears and plums are just as hardy as
apples and just as valuable to raise.
Strawberries will grow in every State
in the Union. Have you a bed of them?
Fruit trees require to be cultivated
and pruned. but they will repay all
care and attention.
Training raspberries and blackberries
on trellises is recommended by some
growers.
When fruit has been thoroughly
thinned 1t attains the largest size, great
est beauty and deliciousness Of favor.
The Western news., 1901-08-07

gagged the services of local committee
to assist in the search for the body.
Intellectual efforts had been made in
years gone by to find the body, but Col.
Gardiner was sure that the General
had been buried in tomb known as the
Jones vault. He was rewarded in his
search by finding a coffin plate upon
which he could trace the word
Greene" and some continental but
tons. Gen. Greene's skull was Of un-
usual size. and this was well preserved.
His hands were encased in silk gloves
that were still intact when found. The
bones of his son, who was drowned In
the Savannah River. were found by his
side. The few remaining bones have
been placed in separate boxes and de-
posted in safety deposit vault for
such disposition as may be arranged
later. They will probably be buried
under the Nathaniel Greene monument
in Savannah.