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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-11-26
..Et out,

A certain congressman was from a
rural district. and as 1t was his first
time in Washington-and. indeed, his
first visit TO any city OF considerable
size-the experiences OF himself and
wife were often unique. At home a
guest had been something Of n rarity,
but had only meant an extra piece
from the pumpkin pie, a few more
doughnuts and perhaps a deeper in
road into the dish Of cabbage or beans.
1t was slow dawning on them that q
congressman at Washington is a host
at large.
Soon after they had become settled
in their new home a friend called on
them from the rural district and be-
gan to express a~stonishment at the
size Of the city and the number Of Its
people. winding up with:
AN 80 you keep a girl now, Sairy,
an put your washin' out? Well, well,
the luck o. some people. An l s'pose
you have callers most every dayT
"Callersp' gasped the congressman's
wife. throwing up her hands In dire
full recollection. 81 should say so, an
eaters. Mary Ann, Hiram an mes
been ct out twice In a week."-Ex-
change.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-11-26
The JenY6Ah.

The bay of Naples abounds in me-
dusa, or jellyfish, often growing as
large rs two feet in diameter and
weighing fifty and sixty pounds. Some
Of them shine at night with a greenish
light and are known as 'noctiluca"
might lanterns) by the natives. The
jellyfish sometimes make migrations In
great groups, sometimes SO large and
SO thick as to impede the navigation of
vessels, like the floating plants in the
sargasso sea of the tropics. These
shoals Of medusn, as they are called,
may be so dense that a piece of timber
plunged in among them will be held up
right as II stuck I'm the mud, and or
binary rowboats cannot force their
way through them. Their migratiOns
have never been explained. They are
irregular and occur at no particular
season Of the year and under no par
ticular influences.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-11-26
Smart.

The successful merchant nowadays
knows how to turn even misfortune
into advertising.
A team Of coach horses dashed into
IN immense plate glass window in
front Of a big furniture store and made
a great smash up Of everything In
sight.
The proprietor, instead of shutting up
shop even temporarily, sat down and
with a paint brush elaborated the fol-
lowing On a big white board and in.
stalled it In the window where the
plate glass was:
"A coach smashed this window. You
see even the horses know where to find
good furniture. This is a hint for YOU"
London Answers.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-11-26
A Wonderful Balance.

The grand balance, or scale, used In
the Bank of England is probably the
most wonderful piece of mechanism to
be seer anywhere. 1t stands about sew
en- feet high and weighs probably two
tons. This scale is SO perfectly ad-
justed that it can weigh a grain Of dust
or 400 pounds Of gold. A postage
stamp placed on one of the two weigh
ing portions will move the index six
inches. If the weight placed upon the
scale is beyond Its capacity, an electric
bell is set ringing, the machine declin.
ing to execute a task Of which 1t is in
capable.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-11-26
Martinique.

Over a hundred years ago Josephine
Beauharnais, empress OF the French.
wrote this description Of Martinique,
words which bear an added interest
now:
Mature, rich and sumptuous, has COW
cred with a ~carpeting which charms as
well by the variety Of Its colors as Of
its objects. She has strewn the banks
Of our rivers with flowers and has
planted the freshest forests around our
fertile borders. | cannot resist the
temptation to breathe In the pure aro-
matte Odors waited on the zephyr's
wings. l love to hide myself In the
green woods that skirt our dwelling.
There I tread on the flowers. which ex-
hale a perfume as rich as that Of the
orange grove and more grateful to the
senses"
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-11-26

On the cornerstone Of that fabric
which we entitle manhood is engraved
the monosyllable mo" He who early
learns the use Of that invaluable word
has already learned the way to peace
and comfort and safety. An easy CON-
pliance illustrates everything. Respect
for others need not degenerate Into
servitude. but respect for oneself. That
10 the very alpha and omega Of all In
ward command.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-11-26
A Cry For q VIEW Invention.

Unless we learn to avoid waste In the
use Of coal. says Professor John Perry.
the world In a hundred years or SO will
resemble q spendthrift who has run
through his patrimony. What Is need.
ed il some form Of engine to convert
as directly and cheaply as possible the
energy Of ceal into electric energy. Sci
ence. he believes. Is capable OF achiev.
ing the desired result. but only through
united effort. supported by large capt.
tai. He suggests that II the expendi.
ture Of S5.OOO,0O0 a year were Entrusted
for two or three years to such men as
Lord Kelvin or Lord Rayleigh the prob
lem might be solved.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-11-26
Leprosy, Fish and Arsenic.

A lecturer at the London polytechnic
declared at a recent meeting that the
progress Of leprosy could be arrested IL
sufferers would abstain wholly from
eating fish. He cited several cases In
his own experience. One was that Of a
a who was blind from leprosy and
who had had muscular atrophy for if
teen years. After eighteen months alb
%stinence, taking at the same time small
doses Of arsenic, all traces Of patches
had disappeared from his hands and
feet.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-11-26

. GAS FLAME ORcHEsTRIoN
Ingenious Musical INSTRUMENT Made
..- EhAa

IuEcnious Musical Instrument Made
From . Chancellor.
A singular musical instrument be-
longs to a nan uptown, who made Il
in pursuance OF suggestions from Pro-
lessor Ogden Rood, the famous SCI
enlist. Until informed no n would
ever recognize the apparatus. II is
part of the chandelier In the owners
drawing room. The basis OF the AZ.
fair Is the so called musical flame.
When gas is burned in a cylindrical
chimney of a certain length and width,
II produces a musical note. According
to the angle ut which the p is
emitted from the jet, there will be
either a sound or silence. A simple
continuance enables the owner by
touching a button to change the flame
from the musical to the nonmusical at
his will. There are thirty lamps In
his chandelier, so arranged as TO make
four octaves. The keyboard is In a
corner Of the room, where il occupies
but little space and might easily be
mistaken for a convenient shelf on the
wall. The music produced by the
flames is very pleasant. 1t is not as
loud or as vibrant as that from either
wood or brass wind instruments, but
is fuller and more sonorous than q
whistle or a flute.
An odd feature Of the instrument Is
that playing on the flames does not
vary the amount Of light produced, the
musical being indistinguishable from
the nonmusical fame. All that the
spectator notices Is a delightful melody
of unusual timbre coming to him from
,he chandelier.
The owner has frequently had con-
siderable fun by playing the instru-
ment when some one was In the room
or hall that knew nothing Of the affair.
Where the auditor was educated. he
was puzzled and looked about the par
lors in vain for the n~ewfanglcd music
box he believed to be at work. Where
he was ignorant. he usually manifested
some fear along with his bewilder.
ment. A neighbor servant who CHANGED
In there declared that it was 'spooks'
and could hardly be persuaded to reyis-
it the house.
While the cost Of the gas organ, as
the owner calls 1t. is not great, its con
struction demands considerable time in
order TO secure the proper notes from
the chimneys. In the case described
the owner devoted several months TO
trying chimneys Of varying lengths and
widths before he obtained the salts.
factory musical scale. Not only the
length and width Of the chimney, but
the thickness of the glass. the uniforms
ity Of the walls and even the compo-
sltion of the glass itself affect the mu.
steal note given by a lame.-New York
Post.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-11-26

Users of films will find that after de-
velopment and fixing they may be
washed with ease and certainty by
pinning the strips to a piece OF board
and floating the same, film down, In the
bathtub. In this way they may be left
indefinitely without attention. and as
the chemicals to be eliminated from the
film are heavier than the water the
process is simple and thorough.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-11-26
shooting N yicious Hor.-.

Tirrc is considerable risk incurred
in sh cling n vicious horse both to the
blac.. NTH and to the horse itself. To
rcmoy" this risk altogether an Austrn-
ilaa has invented a sort OF wooden
cagc. the sides and top of which are
paddc!. The horse is led in. the door
Is fastened, and the cage is then turned
coE;l tcly upside down. the animal
res. ar on It's back with Its feet I'D.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-11-26
FlattePy.

Some people like to natter and some
like to receive 1t. Saying things we do
not mean, utterlng meaningless moth
ings, il ~insIncerity. and what 10 insin'
certify but untruthfulness? Be not de-
ceived by the lips Of the fiatterer. The
hopeyed words may be only a concealed
arrow intended to blind the eyes
Catholic Home Companion.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-11-26
The Lnkf Reuuenf.

An amateur sportsman had mistaken
a calf for a deer. and the calf was
breathing its last.
"T-tell mother" gasped the dying
martyr, addressing the sympathetic
sheep that stood lei by-"t-tell moth
er t-that died camel"
Another struggle, and the agony was
e r.-Chicago News.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-11-26
STARTLING, But True.

"If every one knew what a grand
medicine DIR. Kings New Life Pills
is" writes ID. II. Turner. Dempsey
town. Pa. you'd sell all you have in
a day. Two weeks use has made
a new man of me-" Infallible for
constipation, stomach and liver trou-
bles. 25c at C. II. Williams drug
store.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-11-26
Expensive.

Suitor-I want to marry your daugh.
ter. sir. not because of her social posi-
ton. but because she's a pearl. SRA
pearl!
Father (d~ryly)-Yes: she Is a pearl.
and you can apply again when you are
in a position to pay for the setting.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-11-26

He who unintelllgently attempts
what is beyond his power must leave
indone his own proper work, and thus
lis time is wasted, be he ever 20 close
Z OCCUPIED.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-11-26
or sale by C. II. Williams.
R~ambouiliet Rams

The Jackson grade ~Rambouille, rams, mum
bering jOo. are now pastured In the vicinity o
Lewis,oNn. You can have your pick for $40
per head. This is an opportunity 20 &c, good
stuff for little money. COOK & HILGER,
Lewistown. Mont,
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-11-26
Rams for Sale.

Yearling and two-year-old Ram
bouillet rams. at my ranch at Flatwil'
low. Prices reasonable.
II. F. CLEMENT.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-11-26

Mrs. Gaussip-I suppose you're care
full to make your husband tell you
everything that happens to him.
Mrs. Strongmind-Better than that.
I'm careful to see that nothing happens
to him.-Philadelphia Press.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-11-26
Che TnnL Hin.

He-Am I good enough for you, dar-
ling?
She-No. George; but you are too
good for any other girl.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-11-26
a Liberal O0er

The undersigned will be given a
free sample OF Chamberlain's Stom.
ach and Liver Tablets to anyone want,
ing a reliable remedy for disorders
OF the stomach. biliousness or consti.
patton. This Is a new remedy and a
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-11-26

II Is a well known fact that oxen and
sheep fatten better in company than
when kept alone.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-11-26
RAMS FOR SALE

One thousand Delame and Ram
bouillet, one and two year old
bucks for sale. Apply S. S. Hob
son, Utica.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-11-26

1t is easy finding reasons why other
folks should be patient.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-11-26

sent. postage paid, to any address by
mail. Immediately upon receipt Of or.
der when accompanied by cash. money
order or stamps.
We aim to keep a complete stock
of all blanks in general use In the
county and II the blank you desire be
not above listed we will be pleased
to hear from you.
. We do not extend credit on blanks.
the percentage OF profit being 80 ex.
ceedingly small that It does not war
iant IL.
Fergus County Argus.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-11-26

IuDtTH LODGE NO. 10, K. p. MEETS
~ every Thursday In Fraternity Hall.
ED. BRASSEY. c. c.
NJ. II. ALLEN, X. of X. S.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-11-26
Fergus County Argus
Lodge directory

ewisTOwN LODGE ". ~. A. r. q A. n.
IL Meets the first and third Saturdays OF
each month In Masonic Hall.
II. A. MOULTON, W. NJ.
JAMES BLACKBOARD. Sec'y.
Gilpin observer., 1902-05-22
DEATH LIST INCREASED.
eoIiad, Texas, Tornado Even Worse
Than First Reported.

Houston. Texas. Hay 20.-The list of
dead and injured as the result of the
Goliad tornado is as given late last
night. with the exception of William
Maddox, whose name should be taken
from the list of injured and placed
among the dead.
There are ninety-eight dead and 1903
injured. though further search of the
ruins and reports from the country
may cause an addition to this list.
In Goliad, forty doctors are caring
for the injured There may be few
deaths, but the opinion of majority
of the physicians is that all will re-
cover.
Reports from the country show that
n number of houses We're wrecked and
much stock and only three persons
hurt. none fatally.
The property loss in the city and sur
rounding country will probably reach
100000. The storm swept the city
from end to end. and demolished 100
stores and residences.
The tornado. which was preceded by
n terrific downpour of hail. lasted only
n few minutes. The hail storm drove
the people into their houses. where
they We're caught when the death-deal-
Ing wind came upon them with terrific
force, leveling everything in its way.
The tornado swept an area of 300
yards wide for n distance of mile
and half. Houses collapsed rs II
built of cardboard. covering The dead
and injured with debris which neces-
sarily made the work of rescue slow.
People nocked to the town from all OF
the surrounding country. Many of
tlpm had rplntiVps I'm shn ,ity
Gilpin observer., 1902-05-22
Moros Generally Friendly.

Manila, May 19.-General Chnffee re-
turned here yesterday from Lake Lano,
In the interior of the island of Min
danao. He said he saw several Moro
datos while there, and had most salts
factory interviews with them. Nearly
all the datos, and especially the sur
viving sultans. claim to entertain
friendly feelings towards the United
States.
In view of cablegram which Gen.
eral Chaffee received to-day from Gen
eral Davis, who Is in command of the
American forces on Mindanao, and In
which 1t appears that Dato Ruty has
apparently refused to return the ami
mails he captured from the American
army, General Chaffee Is not prepared
to say that there will be no more fight
ing in Mindanao.
General Davis reports that Dato
Ruty says he is ready to fight, but
General Chaffee believes that although
1t may be necessary to bring .fhs dato
to terms. his resistance OF the Ameri-
can forces must necessarily be slight.
Dato Ruty's forts are situated on n
high hill. They could be surrounded
by line of American sklrmIshers,
who would prevent the dato from OBJ
tanning water and who could thus
force practically bloodless victory In
n few days.
Gilpin observer., 1902-05-22
Plot to XIII King Of Spain.

Madrid. May 10.-An anarchist mot
against King Alfonso has been dlscov-
cred, and six arrests, including that Of
Gabriel Lopez, nm employee of an insur-
ance company. have been made. Dynn-
mite cartridges were found on the
premises where Lopez was arrested.
Lopez says he received package Of
cartridges from another anarchist,
with instructions TO throw them ut the
moment OF the passage of the royal
carriage In yesterdays procession.
The discovery of the plot against the
king IL confirmed by the newspapers
here. II IL now said that nine dyna-
mite cartridges were seized. Further
priests have been made. and the pris-
oners include six medical students, u
printer. u carpenter and mason.
Gilpin observer., 1902-05-22
COUNTY OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Meeting of the Colorado State Asso
citation at Fort Collins.

Denver. May 2O-The County Su-
perintendents' Association closed
very profitable session at Fort Collins
on the 18th, and several of the MEM
hers from the western slope went to
Greeley to visit the Normal School be-
fore returning to their homes. This an
nual gathering of the superintendent
is for the purpose of gaining instruc-
ton and inspiration in their work, and
the association contains some of the
brightest and strongest educators Of
the state. A majority Of the counties
We're represented this year.
Besides the presidents address "a
general review of the year in educa-
tom by Superintendent Carpenter of
Del Norte, the following topics were
presented and provoked general dis
cuSsion:
Establishing Public Libraries" Su-
perintendent Satterlee of Cripple
Greek.
problems in Language Teaching in
Rural Schools State Superintendent
Grenfell
1.-The County Superintendent as a
Practical Office Manager" Superin-
tendent Shook of Greeley.
One evening was given to addresses
| by President Aylesworth of the Colo
RADIO Agricultural College and Super
intendent Taylor of the Loveland city
| schools on the question: Are Our
High Schools and Colleges Schools for
the PeopleY and another evening to a
| lively round table discussion in charge
of Dr. Y. X. Snyder, in which the
chief duties of the county superin-
| tendent and his relation to certifica-
| ton of teachers and to teachers insti-
| tutes, received an overhauling.
The officers of the association elected
| for the ensuing year are: President,
| Superintendent Grant Rutland, Eagle
| county; vice president, Superintendent
Minnie Holiday of Ouray county; Sec
rotary, Superintendent j. e. Shook OF
| Weld county; treasurer, Superintend-
ent Mary E. Gill of Larimer county.
| The city of Pueblo was chosen as the
| place for meeting in 1903.
In addition to the resolutions gen.
orally in evidence at such gatherings,
| Superintendent Rutland presented the
| following one and it was enthusiast
| tically adopted:
Whereas, Mrs. Helen l.. Grenfell
has filled the office of state superin-
| tendent with eminent ability and uni
VeTSal SatlSTactlOH, HOluluS Sicreu lue
interests of the children Of the state
and unifying all the educational inter-
ests; therefore be it
Resolved, that the county superin-
tendents of the state of Colorado, in a
body assembled, do recommend her as
her own successor in office, and re-
quest all political parties of the state,
irrespective of partisan politics, to
place her name on their tickets for
state superintendent"
The social duties of the occasion
were by no means neglected by the
people of Fort Collins. The cadets met
them with an exhibition drill: the may
or not only welcomed them in an adj
| dress, but with the assistance of prom
inent citizens took them for carriage
drives through the city and its beauti-
full surroundings; the domestic econo-
my departments of the college enter
tanned them at dinner: and the C. A. c..
Glee Club, one of the best in the West,
enlivened their meetings with inspir-
ing music.
Gilpin observer., 1902-05-22

A widow Of Dayton. KY. and a
merchant of Hopkinsville in the same
state have been married by telephone.
or course to widow who. presum-
ably, has previously gone through the
regular matrimonial form. a long
distance ceremony may be as good as
any other. But we fancy that real
"blushing bride"-that is, one blush
ing as bride for the first time
would wish to have the ceremony
wireless and the space between sta
lions not more than the length OF
two arms.
Gilpin observer., 1902-05-22

The attendance at the larger uni.
versities of the United States is: Har.
ward. 5,576; Columbia. 4,422; Michi.
gan. 1872; Chicago, 3,727; California,
S.540; Minnesota. 1886; Cornell,
BIG; Wisconsin. 2,s12; Yale, 1850:
pennsylvania. $3.50.
Gilpin observer., 1902-05-22

Soon the young king of Spain Will
be crowned, and three days later the
republic of Cuba will celebrate it's
birthday. Alphonso XIII. will hardly
telegraph his congratulations tn be
read at the Cuban festivities.
Gilpin observer., 1902-05-22

The Marquis of Queensberry who has
run through a great fortune in ten
years Is the son of the distinguished
author Of the rules which bear the
Queensberry name. 1t is just as well
to give the old man his due.
Gilpin observer., 1902-05-22

A Missouri court has decided that
teachers may whip their pupils There
are pedagogues in Missouri who have
discovered that pupils may sometimes
whip their teachers.
Gilpin observer., 1902-05-22

Many OF the newspapers are discuss
ing what they call 1.-The downright fol-
ly Of the beef combine" Most per-
sons. however, are thinking about its
downright Inconvenience.
Gilpin observer., 1902-05-22

1t is understood that ]. p. Morgan
receives s12,5OO.000 OF stock in the
shipping combine for his services in
organizing and financing It. This
seems like a good price. but 1t should
be remembered that Mr. Morgan needs
II. He buys Old Masters.
Gilpin observer., 1902-05-22

A Boston preacher says the society
women of that city swear horribly. 1t
has always been feared that close ap-
plication to the study of Browning
would II carried on very long lead to
something bad.
Gilpin observer., 1902-05-22

The Rev. Mr.. Hyde of New York
says that women ought to be allowed
to propose. Allowed! 1t would be in
teresting to know how they can be
prevented from proposing If they wish
to.
Gilpin observer., 1902-05-22

Goats lymph is said to make old
a goat on the door of down town
business place is not a sign that lymph
is sold within at cents a glass.
Gilpin observer., 1902-05-22

Henry Labouchere says Morgan is
putting the handwriting on the wall
But perhaps Henry is mistaken. Nor
gan may be reaching for the wall.
Gilpin observer., 1902-05-22

An infusion of William Waldorf AS
tor should be enough to make the
British peerage give up the ghost at
last.
Gilpin observer., 1902-05-22

Mr.. Carnegie has been elected a
member of the Plumbers guild in
London. The association with this
craft will relieve him of all anxiety
about dying rich
Gilpin observer., 1902-05-22

figures cannot preyaricate We must
admit that there has been a wonderful
revival of interest in baseball
throughout the country.
Gilpin observer., 1902-05-22

According to the Duluth Herald the
only difference between sanatarium
and sanitorium is in the charge to the
patients.
Gilpin observer., 1902-05-22

when perfect politeness comes il
at the door," noted the large-waiste
philosopher. perfect honesty flies GU
of the window"
Gilpin observer., 1902-05-22

The discovery is announced of new
comet in the constellation of Pegasus.
And every spring poet thinks he is it
Gilpin observer., 1902-05-22

Coffee was the only stimulant that
Dewey's men had at the battle of Ma
Mia Bay. And that, it must be ad-
mitted, was sufficient.
Gilpin observer., 1902-05-22

"Mathewson's twisters in the second
inning caused a couple of fouls to as
cend to the empyrean and come
straight down into Yeager's nit" o.
yes. the baseball seasons here.
Gilpin observer., 1902-05-22

Three Castellanes have been elected
to thu French Chamber of Deputies.
The Gould fortune is in politics.