Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-04-17

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equlpages can be seen In the afternoon
on the driveways OF the Bots de Bou-
logne and Champs Elysees, occupied
by fair Parisiennes dressed In charm
Ing creations made as only Partisan
costumers can make them. The
whole city takes on a holiday airand
its citizens seek pleasure with renewed
zeal after the indoor recreations OF
the winter aso
The Great Western Cereal Co. incor-
porated last week in New Jersey. Its
capital is merely nominal, being
sl00,00 The incorporation papers
show that the amount may be in
creased until the full capital a be
issued. This company, 1t is stated,
will be merged with the American
Cereal Company.
The shirt waist will be adopted by
Louisville letter carriers this sum-
mer and a notice has been issued by
the postoffice department to that ef-
feet. The carriers are enthusiastic at
the prospect and Louisville will have
at least 400 shirt waist men this sum-
mer. The other employees of the Of
fee expect to follow the carriers'lead.
Three officers belonging to General
Cailles' staff near Manila and $4,000
of lnsurgent funds has been captured
by Lieutenant Mapes Of the Twenty
third infantry. Under the old regu-
lations cock pits will be r~e-establish-
ed in Manila, the privilege OF conduct
ing them being granted to the widow
OF Captain Lara, who commanded
the native police OF the city. Form
erly the municipal reyenue derived
from cock pits amounted to 100000
annually.
An experimental armor plate for
war ships has recently been shipped
from Plttsburg to the naval proving
grounds at Indian Head, to be sub
jected to the regulation ballistic test.
II the new armor plate Is a success
and a be sold at $50 a ton it will
NEAR a saving to the government OF
1905 on each ton ofarmor. On abat-
tleship Of the Alabama class, carry
ing 1900 tons OF armor, this would
mean n clear saving to the govern
ment OF S793 900.
Acetylene has found a wide field Of
usefulness, and the new gas illuIni-
mates the streets and buildings Of
many towns and villages. At Mag
ara Falls there Is the largest calcium
carbide plant in the world, that OF
the Union Carbide Company. 1t Is
from this calcium carbide that acety-
lene gas is generated. There will be
a very complete a~cetylene exhibit ut
the Pan-American Exposition. A
special building of splendid proper
tions and design has been erected for
this purpose.
1t will be interesting to readers and
admirers Of Charles Dickens to know
that the Black Bull inn, the last OF
the ancient hostelries in Holborn,
London, IL to be pulled down. 1t
was there that Dickens laid the scene
OF the nursing experiences of Mrs.
Camp and Betsy Prig and where the
immortal Sairey perpetrated so many
of her historic expressions. After
standing for over 800 years it Is now
to make way for IA modern building.
This will soon be the fate of all the
old haunts so dear to Dickens.
A design has been approved by the
secretary of the treasury for a new
ten dollar legal tender United States
note. On the face OF the note Is the
picture OF an American buffalo, re-
produced from n fine mounted speci-
men in the national museum. Onthe
right and left ends are portraits uf
Lewis and Clarke, the noted explor-
ers of the far northwest. By the side
OF each is a full figure extending a
palm over the pictures. The figures
and letters denoting the denomina-
ton are quite large and conspicuous.
The note Is considered rs artistic as
any that has been issued in many
years.
A new preservative has been dis
covered by q Danish buttermaker,
the properties of which are far supe.
rior to any article in that line yet
brought to public notice. BY means
Of this preparation 1t IL possible to
preserve butter and all kinds OF mer-
chandise. Experiments show that
butter, for instance, "a be preserved
melted and lose none Of it's freshness.
1t can also be placed among goods
that are decomposing or contain
rank odors without Icing affected.
The preparation IL notiniuriousirom
u sanitary point Of view and will. it
Is believed. create u revolution in the
shipping of perishable merchandise.
A new field FOR the nspirant to civil
service Jobs has been oDenpd uD hy
the acquisition of the Philippine
islands. The salaries paid there will