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Fergus County argus., 1902-01-29
Notice of Dissolution.

On and after this date the firm of Boardman
* Langdoc is hereby dissolved and the bust
ness will be carried on by Victor Langdoc,
who will collect all bills under the firm name
and will pay all bills of the said firm. All
creditors are requested to call and settle at
once.
Dated at Maiden, Mont. Jan. Is, 1902.
VICTOR LANGDOC,
EDGAR BOARDMAN.
Fergus County argus., 1902-01-29
Notice to Shareholders.

Notice is hereby given that the tenth annual
meeting of the sharehol .ers of the Montana
Hardware Company, for the purpose of elect
ing a board of directors to serve for the ensu-
ing year, and for the transaction of such other
business as may be properly brought before
the meeting. will be held in the office of the
company in Lewistown. Montana, on Friday,
the 18th day of February. 1902, at ] O'Clock p. m
ATSTIN w. WARR,
Secretary.
Lewstown. Mont, January %. 1902.
Fergus County argus., 1902-01-29

Chas. Raser OF Kendall was in the
city last week attending a contest
case. Mr.. Raser says that the little
mining camp in the North Moccasin
shows signs of being lively city this
summer.
Fergus County argus., 1902-01-29
FIRE BELL SIGNALS.
Citizens Should Cut This Out and
Keep it in Conspicuous Place.


'rhe following signals for use with
the new fire bell have been arranged
by the department:
For Curfew-three taps.
For meetings of department-three
taps, pause, two taps.
For fires-sharp, quick, full strokes.
After ringing thus for several seconds
pause and give one. two or three taps,
according to which ward the fire is
situated in. the number of taps being
the number of the ward; then after
short pause continue sharp ringing.
This code, If followed, will soon be
familiar to all and the designation of
the ward will enable the firemen to
reach the point with greater dispatch.
Fergus County argus., 1902-01-29
Notice of Dissolution,

Notice is hereby given that the firm of
Stuart * Wells has this day been dissolved by
mutual consent. W. Wells will continue
the business. paying all debts of the late firm
and collecting all outstanding obligations.
Dated at Lewistown. Mont, Jan. /, 1902.
J. l.. STUART,
w. j. WELLS.
Fergus County argus., 1902-01-29
To Cure A Cold in One Oay

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund the money II it fails to cure.
+. w. Groves signature is on each box. 25c.
Fergus County argus., 1902-01-29
Stops the Cough
and Works off the Cold.
Dentistry.

Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets cure a cold
In one day. No cure. no pay. Price 2j cents
Evening star., 1902-08-22
Tom Johnson's Turn.

This is Tom Johnson's year to tackle the
republicans in Ohio. The buckeye demo-
Gratis are rich in leaders, but unfortunately
for the party they do not dwell together in
unity. They fight each other quite as ener
getically as ever they do the common enc
my. The result of course is greatly to the
liking of the enemy. When John r. Nc
Lean Is in control of the organization, Tom
Johnson's interest is far from intense. When
Tom Johnson controls, Mr.. McLean's inter-
est is not at all riotous. And when Col.
Kilbourne controls, neither Mr.. Mclean nor
Mr.. Johnson loses wink of sleep from
over-anxiety. Both Mr.. Mclean and Col.
Kilbourne have taken a sound beating at
the polls. Will Mr.. Johnson commander
in-chief meet with similar fate?
Mr.. Johnson this year will not, as his two
rivals did when they challenged the enemy.
head state ticket. But he will control the
state convention next month and write the
platform. That will make him the leader
for the campaign and put the responsibility
on him Will he succeed in getting more
voters TO the polls than his rivals did when
they were in charge? The returns will be
interesting from that viewpoint If he does,
1t is scarcely necessary to say that there
will be some excuse for Growing on his
the occasion. He has a strong voice, and
he believes in himself.
AS was pointed out in The Stars Cleve-
land letter yesterday, interest attaches to
the platform which Mr.. Johnson will pre-
sent. a very rich man himself, he takes
the ground that wealth does not pay it's
share of taxes. He has the great railroad
corporations particularly in view. He wants
to .'go after them,' and first and last to set
things in general right. He was at one
time follower of Henry George. He has
since been a follower Of Mr.. Bryan. He
was when in Congress a pronounced free
trader. Shall we find In the coming de-
iverance as much of his we'll known prin-
clples may be available for use in a
local campaign? Will he give indication
Of what We may expect If fortune in the
next two years should bring him forward
for national honors? He has high ambition,
and money to support it. And, not to speak
OF the republicans of the state, how will
such platform If forthcoming strike the
Mclean and Kilbourne forces? Will it give
them an additional excuse for Indifference?
Evening star., 1902-08-22

proach him assured of his discretion and
newspaper story of the theft or accidental
finding of genuine government money
plates In an artistic Dit Of initiative lthog
raphy, and despite the fiagrancy of the
fraud. the improbability of the proposition
to place money just good as genuine
In the hands of strangers when the makers
might themselves pass 1t at its face value,
bait and Is lost.
A few years ago a Texan who had been
invited to New York to be f1eeced, but who
was familiar with the game. undertook to
seize the genuine money which Is usually
shown to the victim by the sharpers before
1t was replaced in the receptacle by the
green goods OF the commerce In the
ensuing fracas he shot and killed one of
the principals of the gale and was later
released because of the sentiment which
prevailed that the dead man had got only
his just deserts and society was wei rid of
him. In consequence of this tragedy the
green goods game was even more widely
exploited than ever, and it seemed as
though there was possible excuse for
police reports there is no sign that the lure
has lost its t-arm for rural spectators. A
few more captures like that of yesterday,
however, and the game will hardly be
worth the candle, especially If the courts
administer justice with a heavy hand to
these swindlers.
Evening star., 1902-08-22
Tsi Ans Vengeance.

Unless maligned by the news reports Isl
An, the dowager empress of China, is unre-
generate. Her hatred of all reformers con-
tinues unabated. She has just secretly or
dered the death, according to a dispatch
from Shanghai to London, of Kung Yu Wei,
who was responsible for the mental atti-
tude of the emperor during the brief period
of his pro-western views. Kung Yu Wei
fed the country when the palace revolution
checked his work and made the emperor
prisoner IN a pagoda in the innermost re-
cesses Of the imperial gardens. He was
in Hawaii for time and came even as far
as San Francisco, forwarding the reform
propaganda and making converts from the
old celestial order among the Cinnamon in
the Islands and on the Pacific coast. Later
he returned to China under the promise of
amnesty and virtually under the protection
of the foreign powers. 1t would be sad
blow to the progress of China If he were
now killed by order Of the court for China
seriously needs just such men to counter
act the influence of the reactionary element
both in the population at large and in the
ruling class
Evening star., 1902-08-22
They Are Seven.

A populist state convention in session in
Kansas with only seven members pres
ent? How are the mighty fallen! Think
OF the days when Mr.. PETER, Mrs. Lease,
Jerry Simpson, and others held the people
OF that state spellbound with eloquent dis
sertations upon real government of the peo-
pie, by the people, and for the people Think
of the enormous crowds which assembled
al every place where a meeting had been
advertised. Think of the long professions
of men and women that filled the big roads
and sang songs in praise of the new order
they were to inaugurate all over the coun-
try Think of the brilliant man whose pub
lie career they brought to a close. Think of
Mr.. ingalls, as the shining mark for those
who had tired Of both of the old parties and
had organized for new men and new meas
ures. The glance backward Is but short
one. and yet here we find that great host
dwindled to seven, and some difficulty en-
eountered in organizing the seven.
Evening star., 1902-08-22
Tennis.

The Doherty brothers, English tennis
experts. Will return home with new honors
They have beaten the best Americans who
nave gone against them at the several
tournaments thus far held for their partici-
patton and the interna tional tennis cham
plonship belongs once more to England
Inls is disappointing to Americans who
mad hoped to establish a western supremacy
IN this as In other departments of sport
Inc Englishmen were faced by several men
or perhaps greater skill in some featuras
OF the game They were not, as rule. so
brilliant IN their play as some Of their
opponents, did not smash so hard or serve
SO ably on occasions But what won them
their games, sets and matches was their
superior steadiness their ability to smash
accurately, 20 serve with regular precision
and to play with as great strength in the
final and deciding game of the set as in
the first. Indeed they seemed to improve
as the sets progressed and to play an up-
hill game with greater confidence than their
opponents showed even with the assure nee
OF an early lead. The Americans seemed
TO rush themselves out Of their pace early
IN the sets, and often with the score stand
ing four to one against the Englishmen the
latter kept up their steady play and won
out.
These matches have revealed that there
Is today a deeper popular interest In tennis
than for several seasons, perhaps greater
Evening star., 1902-08-22
The Southern Republican Problem.

The President, II is announced, is giving
attention to political conditions In the south.
He wants to see his party grow down there,
and he wants to contribute to such an end.
He has an idea that 'pie-hunting" Is the
bane of the present republican organiza-
tions in that section. He insists, therefore,
that something far higher than that be
made the spur of activity. He wants plat
forms drawn. candidates for state and ma
tfOnal offices nominated, and campaigns Wig
orousIy conducted. In that way. and in that
way alone. Is there hope, as he views the
matter of breaking the one-party power
that has for so long a time prevailed in
that quarter.
Several years ago, The Star. in some COM
ments on the failure of the Virginia repub-
Iicans to make nominations regularly and
conduct campaigns. pointed out the unwis-
dom of such a policy. The opinion was ex-
pressed then that only through ceaseless
and earnest endeavOr could a political or
genization be kept in good fighting trim
and in the way of deserving and ultimate
Iy achieving success. To this there came
the reply from those who felt themselves
under fire that in the existing conditions it
was useless to contest for the offices; that
the election laws as framed and admins
tered made republican success impossible.
Why. it was asked, put up candidates and
spend money on them when their canvasses
were absolutely hopeless from the outset?
This was no adequate reply then. and 1t
has less force today. New election laws
based upon a limited suffrage are now in
operation In several of the southern states,
and they should be thoroughly tested. The
republicans should put candidates in the
field everywhere, If for other purpose
than to show who may vote. and what
basis there was for the claim that the
negro as a voter was a clog upon the re-
publican coach. The negro has now been
disfranchised, and how many white recruits
have come to the republican party as the
result of It?
The Presidents proposition is good as
far it goes. But it does not go to the
root OF the trouble. There will be no
publican party in the south while the
south's representation in Congress and in
the electoral college remains upon an un-
constitutional basis. There Is an adage
which says that you cannot have your cake
and eat 1t. Southern politicians have dis
proved this far as the negro Is con-
cerned. They have him here in Congress,
and they eat him at home. He isn't permit
ted to vote for even a dog law in Louisiana,
but Louisiana votes him here upon ques-
tions Of the highest moment to the whole
country and when it comes to the election
OF President of the United States. The
republican leaders in Congress lack the
courage of their convictions.
Evening star., 1902-08-22
Restoration of the Drowned,

From the New York World.
For the second time this season there ts
reported the resuscitation of a person who
had been under water far beyond the pe-
riod ordinarily set down as surely fatal
In the more recent case fifteen-year-old
girl lay at the bottom of a stream for
twenty minutes, her hands firmly claspine
a root. This disposes of the encyclopedia
authority who remarks wisely that in such
an instance OF retained vitality lit is to be
presumed that the immersion has not been
complete. Immersion for from one to two
minutes produces what may be fatal as
phyxiation in the ordinary man. Trained
divers resist the suffocating process mucfr
longer, of course, and dogs have remained
active four minutes under test Expe-
riences in the revival of persons taken from
the water differ great tly, some of those who
have been immersed the longest being SOON
est responsive to treatment. 1t not infre-
quently happens that death In the water
results from state Of syncope induced by
the shock of the sudden peril On the
other hand, this very condition, by prevent.
Ing the Involuntary action which draws
water Into the lungs, may play the mart of
life-saver. At any rate, drowning in its
first stages is merely a suspending of amt
nation. 1t Involves no vital injury. THE
two cases Of restoration after long psriods
here referred to should furnish a fresh i'm,
pulse IL any Is needed. to work over every
victim of the water SO long as hope has the
least thread OF reason to cling to.
Evening star., 1902-08-22

The snapshot photographer has placed
serious problem before the public men of
today. No amount Of intellectual superior
ity can render a man quite oblivious to the
consideration of personal appearance When
the portrait painter was the sole parsonage
who assumed to place the lineaments of
celebrities before the popular gaze. the task
OF heightening agreeable traits and soften
ing defects was easy. The ordinary photo
graph is more candid, but Is still amenable
TO artistic Interpretation. The snapshot
picture. however. has the disagreeable habit
OF catching it's subject al the greatest pos
sible disadvantage. and II is doubtful
whether man who has so distinguished
himself would not display wisdom in lend
Ing himself freely and with as good a grace
as possible TO the artist whose friendly in
tentions are backed with a reasonable de-
gree OF skill. There is no use In defying the
photographer. The best plan is to sacrifice
dlf1dence and make his surreptitious attacks
unnecessary.
Evening star., 1902-08-22
a Green Goods Gang Caught.

The green goods game is one OF the
most offensive swindles ever devised to
separate the creduIous from their money,
yet II mas never aroused any marked degree
or popular Indignation. This is because the
victim In the case is ALWAYS himself a
would-be swtndler and deserves no SYM
pathy whatever when he is caught for a
heavy loss. Nevertheless, the game is a
vicious one and deserves to be frustrated
whenever possible. and to this end the en-
ergies Of police and secret service agents
are constantly bent, with occasional sue
cess. Yesterday in New York a gang OF six
persons was captured. together with the
entire plant OF the game, consisting Of
circulars. letters. bogus newspaper clip
pings. addresses, miniature trunks in
which the goods were TO be carried off
by the victim, and the neat slips of green
paper to fool the eyes OF the intending
passer OF counterfeit money. The haul is
regarded as exceptionally important, mas
much as 1t Is the hrst time an entire outfit
has been taken with the operators
This game has been. exposed so many
times that 1t Is a marvel victims continue
to be found for It's workers. There is prob
ably not a community of any size in the
United States in which the full story of the
swindle In all Its details has not been told
dozens OF times Yet the sharpers continue
10 lure their victims on to the large cities
from the rural and even the urban regions
with surprising regularity. The fraud Is
neatly practiced. The appeal is so personal,
SO nattering The man has been selected
from long list OF persons on account of
nis standing In the community, his shrewd-
ness ana his known capacity for transact
ing delicate operations Imposing special
confidence in him, the correspondents ap-
Evening star., 1902-08-22
The Arrival Of J. p. Morgan,

No band Is waiting at the pier
Heroic harmonies to raise;
There Is no gilded charioteer
To guide him through the city's maze
No crown is glittering Ger his brow,
To mark him ruler of the map,
And bid the people pause and bow;
He wears modest yachting cap.
No jeweled scepter does he clasp
To warn us that we must not lag
In homage; what his hand doth grasp
Is but simple travelling bag.
And yet he has certain air;
To read it none are at a loss,
AS If 'twere writ in letters fair,
1t tells the world that he is boss.
Evening star., 1902-08-22

than ever before. The attendance at the
tournaments was large and the news Of the
play has been closely watched in many
places. This is coincidental with the re-
vival of the game as a sport outside Of
championship circles. Courts long over
grown with grass have been restored this
year and new ones have been laid out in
the suburbs of all of the large cities. Deal
ers IN sporting goods report that the de-
mand for the tennis supplies Is unprece-
dented Certain makes of goods cannot be
had locally at all, so inadequate is the sup
ply. One explanation is that there is a
record-breaking expectation Of tennis goods
to Germany, where the game has become
suddenly popular. and to Australia. Ameri-
can goods, 1t appears have the call on the
market.
The game owes its revival doubtless in
a large measure, to the popularity of ping
pong, which Is merely tennis on a small
scale. For perhaps half a dozen years the
tennis player has been eclipsed by the
golfer in America. while in England where
fads are less violent than here, the two
games have gone on with their normal
popularity, even as cricket is played year
after year and decade after decade de-
spite the advent of new games. Tennis has
Its special attractions for some lovers of
outdoor exercise, notably the demand which
1t makes upon muscular energy, f1neness of
vision and quickness of Judgment While
too violent an exercise for some, it is an
admirable game for the active young man
or woman. 1t has its attractions, too, as a
spectacle despite the comparative sameness
of the plays. The competition between the
contestants Is intense and demands the
closest attention and evokes frequent en-
thusiasms on the part of those who know
the game in it's details and appreciate the
requirements of good play.
Evening star., 1902-08-22

Lady Raglan's exhibition Of her corona
tion robes at thrippence look gratified a
general and not unwholesome curiosity, Sc
cured a goodly sum for charitable purposes
and did no real harm If some Of the
American gentlemen who have attended
court functions in knee breeches could be
persuaded to adopt similar course the
cause Of philanthropy would be greatly as
sisted. Lady Raglan has set an example
whose results will be awaited with especial
interest on this side.
Evening star., 1902-08-22
An chronological Insinuation.
From the Chicago Tribune

A great question now rises to perplex
Chicago. What. does the word Chicago
mean! The geological survey, which seems
to spend its time digging up word roots as
well as rock strata, thinks that Chicaro
means either wild onion or skunk. Here is
a tempting variety Of choice. Do we want
stink or would we prefer a stencil? III is
not for Chicago to fail to face the situation.
Il accept the universe" Margaret Fuller
used to say. Cad. SHIELD betterr' said
Carlyle. That is how Chicago viii feel
Evening star., 1902-08-22
An Obsolete idea.

"My dear" said the gentleman with gold
trimmed glasses, "can you recite Mary Had
a Little Lamb?"
NO" answered the little girl who also
wore gold-rimmed glasses. The poem has
little or no literary value and its spirit is
contrary to our modern institutions. Since
the organization of the meat trust, Mary
would be lucky to get chop, without as
Stunning proprtetorship of the entire ami
NAL"
Evening star., 1902-08-22
A Fair PHILOSOPHER.

"And you really think that the ignorant
may be successful in life?" said the man
who enjoys abstruse discussion
Certainly" answered Miss Cayenne;
the man who thoroughly believes in HIM
self has a great advantage. And self-es-
TEEN is frequently based on the grossest
sort of ignorance"
Evening star., 1902-08-22

Governor Odell says he Is not one of
those who believe that all the acts of cor
porations are right. This Is the first init
nation that any one existed who regarded
corporations as morally infallible.
Evening star., 1902-08-22

The demand for Cuban tobacco of the
better grades is expected to far exceed the
supply next week If Cuba could turn its
sugar cane farms into tobacco plantations
it might proceed In comparative indifference
10 the tariff.
Evening star., 1902-08-22
An Autumn Relief,

When autumn comes and cools us Off
Well smile and say 'Hurrahr'
Since men and horses both may doff
Those comic hats of straw
Evening star., 1902-08-22

When New York theater sells for S.
100000 the playgoer should not be sur
prised if the price of admission goes to
pay rent rather than to securing meritorf-
ous performances
Evening star., 1902-08-22

Even if Mr.. Schwab should decide to re
tire he would not be an object of sympathy
He has been drawing salary which wouIG
certainly enable him to lay aside some
thing for a rainy day.
Evening star., 1902-08-22

When the figures handled by some of the
big corporations are remembered, a "biI-
Hon dollar Congress seems a comparatively
modest affair
Evening star., 1902-08-22

Russell Sage recently gave the children Of
his native town wholesale holiday treat.
And his generosity is the more creditable
because he was not running for office.
Evening star., 1902-08-22

General Funston is said to have a lively
appreciation of humor. But Mark Twain's
efforts to be funny at his expense probably
do not appeal to him
Evening star., 1902-08-22

Under CrOker's administration Tammany
was not accustomed to squander valuable
energy in calling names
Evening star., 1902-08-22
SHOOTING STARS.
An Apprehension.

'It's terrible to be sleepy so much o de
time" said Meandering Mike.
why don't you go to sleep?" rejoined
Flooding Pete. You might as we'll"
Oats where you're wrong. If dere is
anything I breads, it's goin' to sleep. 1
might dream 1 was workin'"
Evening star., 1902-08-22

The young King of Spain. instead Of tax
ing himself too seriously, seems to be In
danger Of going to the other extreme.
Evening star., 1902-08-22

When a man has to work hard enough to
earn a million dollars a year he is GER
tainly entitled to a vacation.
Evening star., 1902-08-22

General Jake Smith holds to the theory of
cold-oiooded discipline, even when he him.
self is the object of its rigors.
Evening star., 1902-08-22

Dom Paul, like many other popular
heroes. is compelled to realize that fame's
favors are often very pershable gifts.
Evening star., 1902-08-22

Some folks" said Uncle Eben, takes
credit foh bein' patient, when dey is simply
taldn' life easy an showin' sense enough
not to interfere wifi de folks dat does de
work"
Evening star., 1902-08-22

Now that Mr. Morgan is home again, the
usual curiosity as to what he will do next
ls manifested
Evening star., 1902-08-22

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