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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-04-07

/ fat b. &c; lard, best. lie: I'd, 105zc break
i fast bacon. 13015c; hams. 12d14c, according 70
| brand and average; Cal H., 9G9he.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-06-04
Savage Legends.

The savage islanders of the south
Pacific believe that the world is n CO.
coanut shell OF enormous dimensions.
at the top of which is n single aperture
communicating with the upper air.
where human beings dwell. At the
very bottom Of this imaginary shell is
a stem gradually tapering to a point
which represents the beginning Of all
things. This point is n spirit or demon
without human form, whose name is
Root Of All Existence. BY him the en-
tire fabric OF Creation Is sustained.
In the interior OF the cocoanut shell,
at its very bottom, lives a female de-
mon. So narrow Is the space into
which she Is crowded that she Is oblIg-
ed to sit forever with knee and chin
touching. Her name Is The Very Be
ginning. and from her are sprung nu-
merous spirits. They inhablt five diff
ferent floors, into which the great CO.
coanut is divided. From certain of
these spirits mankind is descended.
The islanders, regarding themselves as
the only real men and women. were
formerly accustomed TO regard stran-
gers rs evil spirits in the guise Of hui.
manity, whom they killed when they
could. Offering them rs sacrifices.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-06-04
NOTHING WAS LOST.
An Omission In n Wedding Cercmon,
That Didn't Count.

A distinguished officer of the United
States navy once told this story on him
self:
At the time OF his marriage he had
been through the civil war aud had had
many narrowing experiences aboard
ship, through all of which he kept our
age and remained MS calm us n brave
mar should. As the time for the cerc-
mony came on, however, his calmncss
gradually gave way. At the altar, amid
the blaze of brass buttons and gold
lace marking the full naval wedding,
the officer was all but stampedcd and
what went on there seemed very much
mixed to him. Fearing the excitement
of the moment would temporarily take
him off his feet, the officer had learned
the marriage ceremony letter perfect,
as he thought, and he remembered re-
peating the words after the minister in
n mechanical sort of way.
After the ceremony was over and all
was serene again, including the OIL.
GERS state Of mind, the kindly clergy.
Hl1ll came VI 10 MN ana toucneu MN
on the shoulder.
"Look here, old man," he said, "you
didn't endow your wife with any
worldly goods"
"What's that?" asked the bridegroom,
with something OF establishment In his
voice.
"Why. | repeated the sentence with
all my worldly goods | thee endow' sew
eral times and despite my efforts you
would not say II after me-"
The bridegroom seemed perturbed FOR
a moment, and then a beaming light
came into his face.
"Never mind, sir" he said. "She
didn't lose a blessed thing by my fail
ure."-Washington Star.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-06-04
CHEMISTRY OF TEARS.
weeping Improves the sight Instead
of IL,


Tears have their functional duty TO
accomplish, Ike every other fluid Of
the body, and the lachrymal gland is
not placed behind the eye simply to
ill space or to give expression to emo
ton, says an exchange.
The chemical properties Of tears con-
sist OF phosphate OF lime and soda,
making them very salty, but never BIT
ter. Their action on the eye is very
beneficial, and here consists their pre-
scribed duty Of the body, washing thor.
oughly that sensitive organ. which al.
lows no foreign fluid TO do the same
work. Nothing %cleanses the eye like a
good salty shower bath, and medical
art has followed natures law In this
respect, advocating the invigorating
solution for any distressed condition
of the optics.
Tears do not weaken the sight, but
improve II. They act as a tonic on the
muscular vision. keeping the eye soft
and limpld. and 1t will be noticed that
women In whose eyes sympathetic tears
gather quickly have brighter, tenderer
orbs than others. When the pupils are
hard and cold, the world attributes II
to ones disposition. which Is a mere
figure of speech, implying the lack of
balmy tears that are to the cOrnea what
salve IL to the skin or nourlshment TO
the blood.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-06-04
Queer Freaks of Flowers.

"Why is It," complained the man
with a crouch TO n restaurant keeper
yesterday. that you fcllers hurdly ever
have any flowers in your Cid jointsT'
The hash founder looked up. Flow.
ers won't live in restaurants" he said.
.'The smoke and odor Of the cooking
seems TO smother them. and they never
thrive. I've tried It dozens OF times,
and always with the same result. Put
flowers in a saloon, though, and they
grow and bloom in splendid shape. The
tobacco smoke, ! suppose, serves rs a
~fumigator, and the fumes of the liquor
apparently stimulate them. If you want
TO make n success Of flowers, put them
in a grogshop. To stunt or kill them, a
restaurant Is the best ever."-Dulutb
News-Tribune.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-06-04

Scaweeds vary surprisingly in their
habits OF life. Some species grow al
together beneath the water, attaching
themselves below the lowest tide level,
other frequent heights where they are
left dry at every retreating tide. while
others yet are found in situations
where they are scarcely ever covered
by water. Whereas most Of them at
tach themselves to rocks Or solid bot
tom, keeping to the shadows, there are
exceptions to the rule. among which
the most remarkable Is the sargasso
or gulf weed, which floats on the
surface OF the ocean. Immense fields
of ii are seen by the navigator. extend.
ing as far as the eye can reach. 1t is
sometimes so abundant ms seriously to
interfere with the progress OF ships,
and IL was this which SO alarmed the
crew Of Columbus on bis first voyage
Of discovery.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-06-04
N T THE eoRILLK1
An Animal West Africans Say Has
the soul of n Man.

Gorilla hunting is q distinct sensation
sven for the veteran hunter. This ami
NAL, which has become confused some
what with fable and fiction, is a reall-
ty and a decidedly unpleasant n to
engage. The west Africans are mortal
ly afraid Of II, believing that the brute
contains the spirit Of n man. They at.
tribute to 1t all sorts Of ferocities, like
the carrying of Of a human being. who
is permitted to return after being de-
prived Of toe and finger nails.
skilled hunters have never observed
any of these doings, but they testify to
the brute's strength and ferocity," says
Allen Sangree in Ainslee's. According
to n French sportsman, n full grown
gorilla can bite through a tree six inch
es thick in order to secure the sap and
twist n gun barrel with the swollen
lunches of muscle that serve for arms.
His roar is terrifying and can be heard
for a distance of three miles.
81 shall never forget how the first
one impressed me- says the French
man, for had q bad attack of shakes.
The woods had been filed some time
with n barking roar. but l saw nothing
until my guide clucked softly and
pointed to Il tree alongside which stood
an immense male gorilla. There he re.
manned but twelve yards away, boldly
facing us with his huge chest, muscu'
lar arms. fiercely glaring deep gray
eyes and n hellish expression. until
moved.
"'At that lie dropped TO all fours and
came six yards nearer. sitting up 10
beat his breasts with his huge fists-a
defiance-so that it sounded like an i'm.
mense drum. His roar was most vingu,
lar, beginning with n kind OF barkS,nd
deepening into a bass roll that literally
resemblcd thunder. The short hair on
his forehead was twitching, his power
full fangs showed unpleasantly. and,
feeling he was about to attack and In
cidentally being scared green, l shot
him through the heart. With n groan
something human and yet british, he
fell on his face and died quickly, like a
man. lie measured 8 feet o inches in
length, his chest was CO inches, and his
arms spread o feet. | was glad TO have
the specimen, but somehow after that
never cared TO kill a gorilla unless he
actually menaced me-"
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-06-04
No "Tick- Obtainable.

Telegraph Operator-I am sorry, sir,
but the rules of this company make 1t
impossible for me to send your message
collect" That privilege we are not al
lowed to extend to absolute strangers.
Applicant-Do you mean for me to
understand by that that you can't trust
me?
Telegraph Operator-Under the cir
cumstances, sir. 1t is impossible for me
to do SO.
Applicant-Well, that gets the best OF
me! | thought Of all places on the face
Of the earth a telegraph Office was the
likeliest to get anything on tick.-Bos-
ton Courier.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-06-04

TIMBER LAND. ACT JUNE 3. 1sIs.-No.
tice for Publication. = Inited States Land
Office. Lewistowu. Mont, May 81, 1902.
Notice is hereby given that In compliance
with the provisions Of the act of congress of
June 8. ls7S, entitled "An act for the sale OF
timber landsin the states of california, Oregon
Nevada and W ashington Territory asextend-
ed to all the public land states by act Ct August
4 1899, Mary A. shaules, OF Kendall, County OF
Fergus. State OF Montana. has this day filed In
this office her sworn statement No. :. for the
purchase Of the lots 3 and I, swA nwA sec LIP
IA n. 7 Is e. Montana T.. NJ, and will offer
proof to show that the land sought is
more valuable for its timber or stone than for
agricultural purposes, and TO establish her
claim to said land before the register and re-
ceiver OF this Office at Lewistown, Mont, on
Friday. the sth day Of August, 1902.
She names as witnesses:
Thomas Conway. Andrew Green. John
Borgh and Samuel Phillips, all Of Lewistown.
Mont.
ANY and all persons claiming adversely the
above described lands are requested to file their
claims in this Office on or before said sth day
of August, 1907.
EDWARD BRAssEY. Register,
First publication Junet
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-06-04
First publication May IA.

PUBLICATION FOR PATENT NO. 7s.-
"A United States Land Office at L~ewistown,
Montana, Nav n, 1909.
PATRICK 7. SWEENEY,
whose postoffice address Is Neihart, Montana,
has this day. filed application for patent for
1899 acres of the Lin Placer Mining claim.
situate in Yogo. unorganized Mining District,
Fergus County. Montana. and designated as
Sur. No. 6g22, In Fract. T. Is N, X. II E., Mon
tana Principal Meridian. which claim Is re-
corded in the recorders office of Fergus
County, at Lewistown, Montana, - -
and described by metes and boundsa as follows
beginning at cor. No. ]. a limestone marked
I.6222, from which u. s. Location Monument
No. ssI9 bears n. 34'4l. W. 42l4 feet: thence S.
IS 20, +. II09 f. 10 cor. No. 2; thence 5. 80 IS
+. l0i7.l to cor. No. 3; thence S. as, w. 402 #.
to cor. No. 4: thence n. as. 40 II, to cor. o 5:
thence n. "a, w. 1000 II. to cor. No. 8; thence
N. 1fI5, W. 703 II. To cor. No. !; thence n. 80
IS, w. 1+5.5 II. TO cor. No. 3; thence N. 50 81
f.. los Il, to cor No. 7, the place of beginning,
embracing an area OF 1888 acres. upon which a
plat and notice Of application for patent was
posted on the 10Th day of May, 1902"
Adjoining claim in the southwest Sur. No.
52l9. Combination Placer. no conflicting
claims.
Any and all persons claiming adversely any
portion of said placer claim or surface ground
are required To file their adverse claims with
the register Of the u. $. Land Office at Lewis
town. In the state of Montana, during the sixty
DAYS period of publication hereof or they viii
be barred by virtue OF the provisions of the
statute.
First publication May n.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-06-04
The Mace In England.

Every deliberatiye civil body in Eng
land, even down to the town councils,
is provided with a mace, which Is
brought forth with solemn ceremony
and placed on the table before the de-
alterations begin. In n or two city
councils a candlestick Of silver is add.
ed TO the mace, and acts passed in the
absence Of these objects are supposed
to be illegal.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-06-04
DEsERT LAND FINAL PRoOF-Notice

DESERT LAND FINAL PROOF-Notice
~ for publication-United States Land Office
at Lewistown, Mont, May 8, 1872.
Notice is hereby given that
GEORGE J. WAREHAM,
of Denton, Fergus county. Mont, has filed no
tice of intention to make proof on his desert
land claim No. ST.. for the WI mex, sec 10. tp
10 n. T IA e, Montana p. NJ, before the register
and receiver at Lewistoyn. Montana, on Wed
nesday, the 18th day of June, 1902.
He names the following witnesses TO prove
the complete irrigation and reclamation of said
land:
James Awberry and WILDER A. Moore, both
of Deertield, Mont; Andrew j. Rogers and
Jethro Wareham. both of Kendall. Mont.
EDWARD BRAssEY. Register,
First publication May 7.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-06-04
EpwARr pRAssEv. Rerister.
First publication MAY rs.

DESERT LAND FINAL PROOF-Notice
~ for publication-United States Land Office
at Lewistown. Mont, Aptil q. 1907.
Notice is hereby given that
JOHANNA BRYAN,
of Deerfield, Montana. has filed notice of in
tention to make proof on her desert land claim
No: 1894, for the nwh neil, e1s nwh, swk nwA,
nwk swk. sec q, ne13 sch. sec II, tp II n. Z II
e, Montana p. NJ. before the register and re.
ceiver at Lewistown, Montana, on Saturday,
the eth day Of June, 1909.
She names the following witnesses TO prove
the complete irrigation and reclamation OF said
land:
Albert +, Hodges and Anton Schafer. OF
Stanford, Mont; Peter Mcconnell. of Deer
field, Mont; Levi Knerr. of Denton, Mont.
EDWARD BRAssEY. Register.
First publication April 80.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-06-04
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION - United
~ States Land Office at leXistQHn. Mont.

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION - United
~ States Land Office at Lewistown. Mont,
June 2. 1902.
Notice is hereby given that the following.
named settlers have filed notice of their inten-
ton to make final proof in support of their
claims, and that said proofs will be made be.
fore the register and receiver at Lewistown,
Mont. on Friday. July II, 1902, viz:
ANDREW FERGUS, JR.,
who made ii. L. No. i040, for the lots 2 and 8.
swk men, nwk sek. sec tip II mr. q e. Mon
tana p. M: also
NELLIE II. FERGUS.
who made II. L. No. 104l. for the lot 4. sell
swk sec 30, lots 1 and 2, sec 81 tp Is n T q e.
Montana Z. M: also
MARY WIGHT,
widow of John Wight. deceased. who made II.
Z. No. 2264, for the ela sell sec Is. nla mex sec
10 Up Is n 2 Il e. Montana p. NJ.
They name the following witnesses to prove
their continuous residence upon and cultiva-
ton of said land, viz:
Nellie II. Fergus, Andrew Fergus. j.. An
drew Fergus, Dina Marshall and Mary Wight.
all of Fergus, Mont.
EDWARD BRAssEY. Register.
First publication June4
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-06-04
A SHINING Praceaa,

"This," said the fond father to the
archaeological expert. seems to be q
pretty big bill for the treatment you
have given my daughter"
1T was n difficult treatment" ex'
planned the skin doctor. "You'see, We
had to remove all the cuticle from her
cheeks and graft a new epidermis upon
them"
"Well," said the father. reaching foi
his ~checkbook, II don't know which
one of us you skinned the most."-Bal-
timore American.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-06-04
Fiat Economy.

Customer-You advertise carpet rem
nants. l see. l want two, n TO cover
the parlor and the other for the sitting
room.
Salesman-But. madam, a carpet as
large as that would not be q remnant.
Customer-Oh, yes, it would. l live In
a iat.-New York Weekly.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-06-04

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION - United
~ States Land Office at L~ewistown. Mont,
May 81, 1902.
Notice Is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of HE intention
10 make final proof in support of his claim and
that said proof will be made before the register
and receiver at LevIstown. Montana. on
saturday, July IL. lp2. viz;
WILLIAM X. DUNCAN.
who made II. +. No. 1913. for the els seli, sec
i. eie nwii SEC %. ~ is H. l9e, Montana z.
NJ
He names the following witnesses 10 prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
of said land. viz:
William x. Sickson. George III. Shepherd,
Walter q. Downing and Charles Wentworth,
all of Lewistuwn. Mont
EDWARD BRAssEY. Register,
First publication June
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-06-04
Notice Of Application for Patent.
Mineral Application No. "a.
United States Land Ofce

Onittu states Land once,
Lewistown, Mont, April 10, 1909.
Notice is hereby given that William Z. Will
son, whose postofiice address is Maiden, Fer
gus county, Montana, has filed an application
for a patent for the lode mining claim known
as the goodwin" Quartz Mining Claim stu
ate IN Warm Spring mining district (unorgan-
izedl, Fergus county. Montana. and designat-
ed by the official plat and field notes thereof on
ship l6 north Of range 20 east, Montana Merid-
ian, notice of location of which claim Is record
ed In the office of the clerk and recorder of
said county at Lewistown. Montana. in Book
5, Lode Locations, at page $40 thereof. Said
claim and Survey No. 64s1 being described
from the field notes as follows. to-wit:
Beginning at the southeast corner, being
corner No. !. from which the corner to sections
., ., 10 and IL. tp is n. T 20 e. bears south So 49,
e, 2,759.1 IT.; thence n s.. Is e, 1,500 II. to cor No.
2; thence n 81 2 W 59l 3 #. to cor No. 81; thence
9 ~ 20 W 1.!99.S #. to cor No. 4; thence S So 2 e
542.9 IT: to the place of beginning, containing an
area of 1858 acres. Magnetic variation on all
courses 49, 80 east.
Any and all persons claiming adversely to
any portion of the said Goodwin lode mining
claim, or surface ground so plated and applied
for are hereby notified that they must file their
adverse claim with the register and receiver of
the United States land Office al Lewistown,
Montana. during the sixty days period of pub
LEGATION hereof, or they will be forever barred
by virtue of the statutes in such case made and
provided.
EDWARD BRAssEY. Register.
CoRT & WoRDEN,
Attorneys for Claimant.
First publication April is.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-06-04
Wrath Dish

A little Cambridge girl was discover.
ed whispering in school. and the teach
or asked:
what were you saying to the girI
next to you when l caught you wills
peringi"
The little culprit hung her head for q
moment and then replied:
81 was only telling her how nice you
looked In your new dress"
"Wcll ~that-yes-I know-but VIC
must The class In spelling will please
stand up."-Christian Register.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-06-04

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION - United
AZ States Land Office at Lewtstown. Mont,
Nav n, 1877.
Notice Is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention
90 make final proof in support of his claim and
that said proc. will be made before the register
md receiver z. Lewlstown, Montana. on
Thursday, July q. ii.g. VIZ:
JOHN RET.
who made II. /" 40. l!l2, for the sls swli sec
~. n's nwit sec - IN Hrrl7e e, Montana T.. NJ
He names the following witnesses to prove
of said land. viz:
Daniel Iutiman, Thomas Coffman, Philir
Deranlean and Arinas Deranleau, all of Rock,
form. Mont.
EDWARD BRAssKY. Register,
First publ. Cation June4
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-06-04
EDWARD BRAsSEY, Register
First publication Junet
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION - United
~ States Land Office at Lewistown, Mont.

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION - United
Az States Land Office at Lewistown, Mont-
June 2, 1902,
Notice Is hereby given that the following.
ton to make final proof in support of their
claims, and that said proof will be made before
the register and receiver at Lewistown, Mont.
on Thursday, July 10. 1907. viz:
WILLIAM TISDALE,
who made II. 4. No. 23ll, for the VIZ swA swll
nwh. sec Is. and seh SELL. sec II, tp II n, r II e,
Montana z. M. also
FRANK YOST.
who made ii. K. Nc. $50, for the e1a mex, nj.
They name the following witnesses to prove
their continuous residence upon and cultiva'
ton of said land. viz:
William II. Alshouse, Elmer Young, Mathew
SHELTON, Frank Yost and William Tisdale, al
of Stanford. Mont.
EDWARD BRAssEY. Register.
First publication June
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-06-04

DESERT LAND FINAL PROOF-Notice
~ for publication-United States Land Office
at Lewistown, Mont, April q. 1902.
Notice is hereby given that
NELLIE p. HODGES.
assignee ofEdd. Roberts. of Stanford, Montana.
has filed notice Of intention to make proof on
her desert land claim No. 1895, for the sl8 SEX,
se4 swb, sec n, tp II n, T IA e. Montana p. M,
before the register and receiver at Lewistown,
Montana, on Saturday, the 18th day of June,
1902.
She names the following witnesses TO prove
the complete irrigation and reclamation of said
land;
Charles II. Hodges, of Stanford, Mont.
Peter Mcconnell. Of Deerfield. Mont; Levi
knerr, of Denton. Mont; Anton Schafer, OF
Stanford, Mont.
EDWARD BRAssEY, Register.
First publication April 20.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-06-04
Performed m Filinl Duty.

Joe was such a pathetic little man.
He came from a quarter OF the city
where crime and misery had formed
a background for the five weary years
of his unnatural little life. He was late
to kindergarten one morning and was
asked to sit by the door until the morn
ing exercises were over. Before being
restored to grace the teacher asked him
why he was so late. "Well," replied
Joe. "the patrol came after my mother,
and | waited TO see her of."-Chicago
Tribune.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-06-04
Realism Most Attractive

"Do you believe In realism in the
drama" asked the friend.
IL DO" answered SIR. Stormlngtou
Barnes. MANY is the time l would
have given a great deal TO play Mac
beth with a real banquet."-Washing
ton Star.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-06-04
First publication June
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION - United
~ States Land Office at Lewistown, Mont,

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION - United
~ States Land Office at Lewistown, Mont,
May 81. 1902.
Notice Is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention
10 make final proof in support of his claim and
that said proof will be made before the register
and receiver at Lewistown. Montana, on
Monday, July II, 1902. viz:
LEVI H. WOODY,
who made III. l.. No. S63, for the ei2 nwii, mex
swl4, nwA sell, sec s. Up IA n, II e, Montana
Z. NJ.
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
of said land. viz:
Elias ;. Smith and Alonzo NJ. Sloan, of Cot
tonwood, Mont: William 5. Coffman. of Ken
dali, Mont; Charles W. Baird, of Rockford,
Mont.
EDWARD BRAssEY, Register,
First publication June4
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-06-04
Trade Craft.

1--WE are turning out some very elabo-
rate scales" said the a~gent-"some
that will attract the attention of your
customers"
"Do you suppose ! want my custom
ers to watch the scalesg" asked the sur
prised butcher. "Glve me the plainest
style you haye."-Chicago News.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-06-04
HIS Experience.

"You can't imagine" said the music.
al young woman, show distressing T..
is when n singer realizes that she has
lost her voice."
perhaps not" replied the man, "but
I've got a fair Idea Of how distressing
It is when she doesn't realize it,
Philadelphia Press.