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THE PHILIPPINE FRIARs.
A Prominent New York Catholic
Priest Supports the Government
in a Strong Appeal.

There has been persistent at
tempt TO excite the prejudices OF the
members OF the Catholic church in
this country against the administra.
ton because OF the action In the dl.
rection OF removing the friars from
the Philippines. Negotiations to this
end have been made through the head
OF the church and the United States
has offered to pay for the lands own
ed by the friars In the Philippines.
In spite OF this. however, the attempts
OF politicians continue in the hope OF
exciting the enmity of some members
of the great church for political ends.
Archbishop Ireland, one Of the lead
Ing churchmen In this or any other
country, has shown the fairness and
justice of the actions Of this govern.
ment in the premises, and scathingly
denounces the mischief makers,
whether In or out or the church. Now
comes a prominent Catholic priest Of
New York who declares himself to be
"an American and Democrat" in a
letter to the New York Sun. in which
he upholds the policy and acts Of the
government. He says:
would wish 10 assure every ad.
herent OF my faith In the United
States that the church need fear no
intentional injury from two men so
unimpeachable in their integrity, and
so conspicuous for chivalrous manli.
ness. as are Theodore Roosevelt and
Elihu Root. And II unintentional In.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-08-06
DUTY OF ROAD TRUSTEES.
Attorney General Says Road Trustees
Have Authority Over All coun.
ty Roads.

Helena. Aug. Pin reply to inquiry
from Fred II. Hathorn. county attor.
ney OF Yellowstone county. Attorney
General Donovan today wrote that
the road trustees. appointed under
authority of the law enacted by the
last legislature, have jurisdiction ov.
er all county roads outside OF incor-
porated towns. IL Is the duty OF the
road trustees, says the attorney gen.
eral, to keep in repair the streets and
alleys OF an unincorporated town,
where such streets and alleys are
public highways, and to expend pub.
lie moneys upon them as they would
upon regularly established county
roads outside OF incorporated towns.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-08-06
MARY JOINS THE GANG.
Butte's Genius Will Work for the
New York World.

Cambridge. Mass. Aug. 3.-Mary
MaeI.ane. the genius from Butte.
Mont, has proved a genuine woman
and changed her mind, After tell
ing time and agaiN how she hated
newspaper writer's: she has decided
TO go into the realms Of the writer
cf the press.
Miss MacI.ane has received fat
tering offers from both the New York
World and the New York Herald and
has virtually decided TO join the staff
OF the former. II is probable she will
not do assignments. but will write
what she pleases on topics Of her
own choosing.
Miss MacEane Is still In Cambridge
and is not likely TO take up her work
in New York for several days.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-08-06

| jury should he done, we can be GER
tain that these two men will give
instant heed to every respectful re-
monstrance We may make.
First-An administration which has
been signally fair and benevolent to.
ward the church in Cuba and Porto
Rico is not likely to reverse its pol
icy in the Philippines, Bishop Blenk
of Porto Rico-God bless him for H.,
has borne testimony to the benef-
cent results OF our occupation in this
island. The United States, he says.
has restored to the church properties
confscated by Catholic Spain.
Secondly-The United States is not
going to remove all priests or even
all religious orders from the Philip
pines. Neither the Jesuits nor the
diocesan clergy are 10 be disturbed.
Moreover, no friars are to be deported
who have refrained from stirring up
hostility against our country. and who
have remained at their posts Of duty
In their parishes during the insurrec.
tion.
Thirdly-The United States will
heartily welcome the advent of any
number of American priests and re.
ligions to take the places of the de.
parting friars. The Christian FLIP.
mos are Catholic. and II is the ex-
treme Of improbability that they will
ever be anything else. The Washing.
ton government knows this. and re.
cognizes that loyal and enthusiastic ,
American priests will be incompar.
ably the most efficacious of all agen.
cies for Americanjzing the Filipino
people.
Fourthly-The United States will
see to IL that nothing is unlawfully
taken from the church holdings In
the Philippines. The friars' lands
will be generously paid for. and every
injury done by our army to eccles.
iastcal property will be repaired.
Fifthly-But why are we removing
the friars at all? For the simple rea.
son contained in these three PROPOSE.
tions. II Is absolutely necessary, now
that We are in the Philippines. that
American influences should be pre-.
dominant and unobstructed. Some
friars are a serious obstacle to these
American influences. Therefore. such
friars must be removed. II some of
the friars have stirred up armed op-
position against us. II others are in
doctrinating the people to our preju.
dice. and II. finally, still others stand
between us and the g'ilipinos as a
kind OF ghost Of the old Spanish dom.
ination, II Is urgent for our country
and ultimately IL will be advantageous
to our religion. that such men should
go.
This patriotic priest points out that
In the past some religious orders
have been so troublesome that the
church herself suppressed some OF the
most celebrated OF them. Only the
mischief makers in the Philippines
will be removed. and this will be
done by the church or with it's full
approval
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-08-06

Average 80. .,......... Zlo,bI2.2u 5Zt,s5i,gl5
We have repealed our war taxes to
the amount Of over 500, ,000.0 and
yet our revenue is more than suifi-
cient to meet the greatly increased
expenses Of the government. For the
fiscal year 1900 our surplus was s79,.
$4,000; for 1901 1t was $75.7l3,363
and for 1902 II will exceed $4,000
900, which is quite a difference as
compared with the annual deficits un-
der the Wilson-Gorman tariff.
Employment and Earnings.
Supply will always be governed by
demand. and demand will depend on
ability to buy. so that purchasing pow
er Is the basis OF prosperity. Our
spendable income is governed by the
amount Of employment and earnings
OF all classes. and In this respect we
are breaking records year after year
under the continued successful oper.
alton OF the Dingley tariff.
Samuel Gompers. president of the
American Federation Of Labor. esti.
mated that 100000 men were out OF
employment during the low-tariff per.
iod from 1893 to 1897. Not only thar,
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-08-06
Light as Day

Are the tracks for hundreds of feet
ahead of the Famous Northwestern
trains as the engines are equipped
with powerful electric headlights, thus
rendering travel at night as safe as
during the day. Before starting on
a trip write to I. Teasdale, G. P. A.,
st. Paul, MINI. E. A. Gray. General
Agent, Helena, Mont.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-08-06
Program is a Full One and the Race
Meeting is Expected to be
Decided Success.
RACE TRACK IN GOOD SHAPE
Balloon Ascension on the Second Day
by Renowned Aeronaut-Wiil
Make Parachute Flight.

The pessimistic individuals who set
forth gloomy forebodings in regard
to the Fergus county fair this fall
are away OF" and late developments
guarantee that the fair will be the
best that was ever held in Fergus
county.
In the space of few hours last
week committee composed of mem.
bers of the Fergus County Fair As.
sociation obtained subscriptions 10
the guarantee fund amounting to over
81 900. Arrangements have been made
by Secretary Belden 10 repair the
exhibit buildings and the track is al.
ready in good shape. Several horses
are now being traiUed by local own.
ers and John Mcpherson, a well
known horseman. intends to bring a
large string of horses from Butte and
Big Timber.
On the second day of the fair John
f. Baldwin will give some wonderful
exhibitions of his skill as an aeronaut
and his descent from the balloon with
the assistance of parachute will stir
the nerves Of the most stoical specta-
tor. Mr.. Baldwin was attached to
the signal corps of the United States
army during the Spanish-American
war in the capacity of aeronaut.
The following rules and regulations
have been drawn up by the commit
tee appointed for that purpose:
On the first and second day John
races. Four horses required to enter
and three to start. Purses in harness
races to be divided, $50-s25, SIS, $40.
Harness races to be three best in five.
american TrOtting Association and
American racing rules will be obsery.
ed. The association reserves the
right to alter. amend or substitute
any or all of the races in the pro.
gram. Races will be provided for all
classes of horses. Program to begin
at p. m. each day.
First Day.
Three minute trot or pace. 500.
Quarter mile dash, $50.
Breed race, SIS.
Balloon ascension. parachute fight.
Foot race, 100 yards, free-for-all,
s25.
Second Day.
Two forty trot or pace. 800.
Half mile running race, 800.
Three-eighths mile dash. s75.
Breed race. SIS.
Balloon ascension. parachute droD.
Rock drilling contest, SIS.
Third Day.
Free-for-all trot or pace, 5000.
Five-eighths and repeat. 800.
Six hundred yards. $50.
Boys race. owners to ride. sl5.
Ball game.
Arrangements are being made to
offer every inducement to exhibitors
OF ranch and farm produce and the
premiums will be worth competing
for
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-08-06
Skaters All Records.

Twice in hospital, F. A. Gulledge.
Verbena. Ala. paid a vast sum to the
doctors to cure a severe case OF piles,
causing "a tumors. When all failed.
Bucklen's Arnlca salve soon cured
him. Subdues Inflammation. conquers
aches, kills pains. Best salve in the
world. 25 cents at Williams drug
store.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-08-06

but the wages of those employed
were constantly forced down, many
working only part time at that. Now,
Mr.. President, what does II mean to
have 100000 men idle? At 81 per
day IL means a loss of $500. 900 001
a year in wages. or $4,000, 900. 600 In
five years. That is more than all the
gold and silver in the world. Il
means a loss of $4,000 each to 3.OOO..
OO0 families, and $4,000 will buy a
large quantity of food and clothing
and education and comfort and hap
piness. The earnings lost during the
lowtariff period can not be calculat
ed. but whatever they were we have
a different story to tell Of the past
five years.
Not only is labor all over the coun-
try fully employed. but wages have
been increased again and again. Il
is impossible to give exact figures
of the number of persons employed
or the amount of wages paid, and yet
We can get relative idea from the
labor bulletins of the different states.
Take Massachusetts,. for instance,
a typical manufacturing state. The
bureau of statistics of labor presents
from time to time an index figure in.
dicating the level of employment and
earnings. In the May number of the
Labor Bulletin comparison is made
between April, 1902. and February,
1898. Starting with 100 as a base,
the following result is shown:
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-08-06

And II must be understood that
these prices under the Dingley law
have been maintained in spite OF the
lowest figures abroad ever known.
Our wool growers have reaped a pro.
it OF few cents on every pound OF
wool produced, while the London mar.
ket has shown the greatest slump In
It's history. So much for wool. Now
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-08-06

Nearly s0O.0O0.0O0 pounds Of wool
were imported during the three years
1895. 1896 and 1897. and, mr. Presi-
dent, am informed that we have not
used IL up yet. Now, let me give
a list of prices of Ohio fleece wool on
the LIST of October last, as furnished
by Mauger & Avery, OF Boston:
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-08-06
Sheep and Wool.

Free wool was one Of the features
oil the Wilson-Gorman tariff. The
Dingley law reimposed the adequate
protection given by the Mckinley law.
Let me give few figures showing
the result, first, as regards domestic
production and imports OF wool:
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-08-06

been produced this season in west.
ern Choteau county or southwest OF
Great Falls, while in other sections
Of northern Montana the weather con-
ditions we're very favorable. The TIE.
ton and Valley county wool has thus
tar shown up the best, and the Fer.
gus county clips thus far sold have
not been up to expectations. this be-
ing a reversal of conditions in other
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-08-06

That is, employment has increased
nearly twice as fast as population.
and earnings have increased twice as
rapidly as employment. or four times
as much as population, and II the
comparison were made with 1895 and
1896. the contrast would be much
greater. What Is true of Massachu-
sets Is no doubt true Of New York,
New Jersey. Pennsylvania. Illinois
and the other industrial states. This
is the result of Dingleyism: this is
the foundation of our splendid nome
market; this is the demand that keeps
our mills running night and day. our
railroads freighted to the utmost Ca
pacity. and our farmers busy and well
rewarded with sales OF their entire
surplus. product at good prices. Not
only is every income-earner employed
at high salaries and wages, but the
hours of labor have been shortened,
with its consequent hour or two more
of domestic and social intercourse
and happiness.
Agriculture.
| wish to show now. Mr.. President,
the effect of these immense earnings
upon our agriculture. Then upon our
manufactures. First, as regards ag-
riculture. Said the Orange Judd
Farmer, In its issue OF October 10,
| 1901
The most prosperous year In the
history of the American farmer is
! drawinh to a. close
Encouraging as is the agricultur-
al situation for this year, 1t is still
more interesting when we reflect that
| 1901 is the fifth year of the successive
upward trend to agricultural values.
Some conception may be formed OF
the tremendous improvement that has
been wrought in the farmers finan-
cial condition when We find that for
the past FIVE years the cereal crops
made a value of $6.245. 100000. COM
pared to $5.2S2. .000.0 during the five
years of agricultural depression end
ing with 1896. The annual average
value of cows. cattle. hogs and sheep
for the past half decade has been
100000 more than for the pre-
vous period, but the total value OF
nOrSeS Stlll SHOWS 0edNy uecllne
from the boom OF 1892.
All history affords no precedent for
so remarkable a transformation. II
is shown also by the degree to which
farm mortgages have been paid up,
and by the substantial improvements
that have been made in farm build
ings and equipment, and by the strong
upward tendency to the value of farm
lands. especially in the central and
| western states.
Even billions of dollars can mad
equately express the Improvement In
agricultural values and incomes com.
pared to the depths of the late de-
preston. And because farmers are
in this prosperous condition. and be-
cause they are the greatest consumers
| of manufactures, the industrial out
look Is generally satisfactory and en-.
couraging."
Sheep and Wool.
Free wool was one Of the features
oil the Wilson-Gorman tariff. The
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-03-12
IDEAS OF CHILDREN
SOME AMUSING ANSWERS GIVEN IN
4 BIBLICAL EXAMINATION.
scriptures Taken Literally Ely London
scholars-One Example Which May lse
Set Forth Of Great vAlue-Love ~
an Endowment

The sayings and remarks Of children
are often presented for the amusement
OF the public in way that awakens a
suspicion that they have been compiled
by adults, but no such suspicion can
fall upon the amusing answers given
in Scripture lessons by London board
school children. They are set down in
cold black and white in the annual re-
port to the examiner. which has just
been presented to the school board
says the London Chronicle
In Standard VI, from the boys. an
swers like these were found on the ex-
animation papers: Elijah wished to
die, but God made him do just the very
opposite;" Jezebel was a very strict
eV1l-doer." Sometimes there are I'M
necessary embellishments, remarks the
examiner, as, for instance, "Ahab was
RIO scholar, and used fearful language"
One boy put a novel Interpretation
upon the Divine injunction to take no
thought for the morrow by rendering
1t, Enjoy to-day whilst you can" On
the danger of riches, this is how
young Londoner holds forth: Money
brings misery upon people, and it so
preys on their mind that they drown,
themselves, or shoot themselves, or
something of that sort"
The answers seem sometimes an echo
OF careless expressions of the teacher,
according to the examiner AS an in
stance he cites the case of a boy who,
dealing with the parable of the Phari-
see and Publican. says: He who prays
most thinks least" Again, in reply to
the question as to what Christ meant
by the words. "On these two command
ments hang all the law and the proph-
ets," some of the replies were very
curious. A Seventh Standard boy
wrote: II understand Christ's words,
hang all the law and prophets as
Christ's dislike of the law and proph-
cts"
The explanations OF the passage,
And yet l show unto you a more ex-
cellent way are generally Of little
value, says the examiner, but in one
case he shows that it is very good in
deed. This is what a Standard " boy
says about 1t: All cannot be prophets;
all cannot have great knowledge. A
person who has these endowments need
not be proud, and those who have a
hum BILE rank need not be downcast and
sad. But 1 will show you an endow-
ment in which all can excel, and with
out it all other gifts are of no good.
That endowment is love"
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The Proud Painter ind His Cook

A great public dinner was given 10
Isaac Hull by the town of Boston, and
he was asked to sit for his picture to
Gilbert Stuart, the celebrated artist
The picture, or copy of it, is in
Faneuil hall to this day Everybody
is dead now, SO that will make bold
to tell one of the anecdotes of the
picture. Stuart was himself a great
braggart, and he was entertaining Hull
with anecdotes of his English success,
stories of the marquis of this and the
baroness of that, which showed how
elegant was the society to which he
had been accustomed. Unfortunately
in the midst of this grandeur, Mrs
Stuart, who did not know there was
sitter, same in with her apron on and
her head tied up with some handker-
chief from the kitchen, and cried out,
Did you mean to have that leg of
mutton boiled or roasted?" TO which
Stuart replied. with presence of mind
to be recon mended to all husba nds,
ASK your mistress"
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THE GIRL AND THE ANGLE.
Missouri Young Woman PERT ms a Sup
posedly Wonderful Feat.

Missouri Young Woman Pert ms a Sup
posedly Wonderful Feat.
A Missouri girl of only IS summers
claims she has solved the famous prob
lem of trisecting an angle. This will
be pleasing news to people who have
been led to believe that Mizzoury was
a synonym for more Or less cranial
density. Whatever it is that she has
solved, and we must all take the
young woman's word for it, there is no
question that it's worth mentioning
and those who have angles to trisect
will undoubtedly feel keen personal
interest
At the same time there are certain
old-fashioned persons who would think
much more of the young woman's tai
ents if she could make a mince pie in
the good old toothsome style, and there
is no doubt she would stand a much
better chance of getting her picture in
the Sunday papers If she belonged to
the Merry Magpies Pedro club or was
bridesmaid at a church wedding.
Still, angles have their uses and
there are lot of people who believe in
them and on this and other accounts
1t might be well for that Louisiana
purchase management to rise up
promptly and secure the young woman
for its Midway display,
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-03-12
Downfall of the DiDgo.

Another instance of the ruin of the
savage by civilization is reported from
Australia. The dingo until within the
last few years remained the only ex-
ample of the real wild dog, though
China has chow-chows scarcely re-
moved from the wolves which they
hunt But the dingo has been corrupt
ed by the tame kangaroos kept at the
stations, as well as by the bulldog,
very artificial animal. Consequently
the degenerate dingo is no longer sat
isfied with lambs but demands mutton
and will attack even the rull-grown
cow. He has added the cunning of
civilization to the savagery Of barbar-
ism and Australia is making war on
the dingo as it made war on the rab-
bit
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-03-12

in battle array, and with streaming
banners and flashing fires. and roar
ing cannons, I have seen them beat
and storm and rage against her rock
ribbed, but impregnable battlements.
1 have seen them driven back and with
a scream of rage seek their haunts
amid the deeper deflles OF her mountain
gorges. / have seen her again when
all was calm as Sabbath day-when
the morning sunlight was tipping her
mountain tops with its golden glory,
and gliding the dewdrops from every
forest and leaf and flower. / have
looked down in the beautiful valleys,
and have seen her winding rivers f1ow-
ing with clear, translucent waters
on their peaceful journey to the sea.
have seen her fertile fields rich in
the exuberance of her golden harvest,
I have seen her green meadows dotted
with lowing herds, and l have listened
to the music of the tinkling bells on
the browsing sheep under her hill
Sides When I have thus seen her in
all her pristine beauty and loneliness.
and have known her people-so brave
and generous and progressive, and
patriotic have thanked my God that
l was born by the laughing waters of
one of her beautiful rivers, and that
my ancestors sleep beneath the shad-
ows of Tennessee's majestic noun
tainS."
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improving Kansas Corn.

Prof J. T. Willard, of the Kansas
Agricultural College, says: The sta
ton is making efforts to establish i'm
proved varieties of corn, selections be-
ing based, in part, on the percentage
of nitrogen, and with as much success
as could reasonably be expected, in
view OF the almost total failures Of the
crops on account of drought the last
two years. The ease with which corn
cross fertilizes makes these expert
ments very difficult, especially when
any effort is made to obtain a consid-
cradle quantity of given variety in
state of purity. To assist farmers in
the state who wish to improve the
chemical composition of their corn.
the chemical department has arranged
to make determinations Of the per-
centage of nitrogen for them at cost
Although on account of the scarcity OF
homegrown corn this season. the time
is not as opportune for starting the de-
velopment of improved strains OF corn
as would be desirable, it is hoped hat
some will avail themselves Of the Of
fer. Analyses of the same kind will
be made Of seed corn offered for sale
where desired, and the department ia
making such analyses on its own &C
count also. That corn would be an
appreciably more valuable grain for
feeding. If it were richer in nitrogen,
there can be no reasonable doubt. and
the farmer who will systematically set
about developing strain Of an other
wise good variety that is richer in nj
trogen, will be a public benefactor,
and doubtless will reap an ample
financial reward. 1t is probably need
less to state that corn that is being
thus developed should be planted at a
considerable distance from any other
Persons desiring corn analysed should
write the station for instructions and
terms before sending samples.