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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-10
agent in our own town said you'd give me

agent in our own town said you'd give me
a job If brought that to you"
lndeed!' commented Ingalls,, ironically.
well, do You not think your chances would
be better If you at least knocked before en-
terlng, removed your hat when you entered,
and asked for Mr. ingalls, instead of mere
ly Ingalls,? "
The stranger looked discounted, reached
for the letter, and slowly left Before In
gals recovered from his surprise there was
a knock on the door, and responding to his
Come in!' the stranger re-entered softly,
removed his hat. and gently inquired
rs Mr.. ingalls, in, STRIP
The magnate, deeply impressed with the
fact that his little lecture had produced
quick results said cheerily:
Yes. my friend-I am he. What can I
do for your"
DO for me?" came the answer. Then.
louder: DO for me! You can go to the
devil for me. you bald-headed little duffer!
That's what you can dor
And he departed. slamming the door.
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DIVERSIONS OF PRISONERS.
Expedients for Passing Time During
Their Confinement.

From the New Orleans Times Democrat
Prisoners have all sorts Of ways Of COM
municating with each other" said an old
time police officer, land it is almost i'm
possible to keep track Of them at times,
when the department wants to be partieu-
larly careful about shutting out commune
cation between one prisoner and another.
TN the first place. the prisoner has moth
ing to do but think before he is sent to the
farm or to some other place where he is
put to work. Some of them employ their
time in decorating their cells with pictures,
plastering them with newspapers and
things Of that sort. One man will write a
bit of verse, or the story of his life or a
treatise of some aspect OF the science of
crtminology. l have known many pris-
onerS to make companions Of bugs of real
bugs, cockroaches spiders and things OF
that sort l knew one man who had been
condemned to solitary confinement who had
actually trained couple OF spiders and q
to him at regular intervals for food. He
could rap on the side Of his cell and they
would scamper out of their hiding places
and rush to the point where he tapped on
the floor or the wall with his hand. They
were educated, and when he would talk to
them and fondie them they seemed to un-
derstand at least that 1t was a friendly
and affectionate sort of thing.
THE world might shrink from the touch
Of the criminals hands. Men might not
want to touch palms with him. But with
the pet spiders and the pet reaches it was
different. Apparently they loved him, and
he was more to them than all the vast
body of men on the outside OF the prison. :
But was thinking about another story.
Some few years ago there was a man in
the Missouri penitentfary who had been
sentenced to solitary confinement. 1 think
he had a sentence Of fifteen years. He
had been shut off from all communicat ton
with his fellow. prisoners. About fifteen
cells from him was a friend. The first
prisoner had pet white mouse, a little ami
NAL of remarkable intelligence. and he
proved to be source Of great comfort and
convenience to the prisoner In some way
he trained the mouse so that he under
stood him. He was finally able to get the
little animal TO carry messages from his
cell to the cell of his friend Occasionally
the mouse could be seen scampering down
the hall with piece Of paper In his mouth,
and nothing could stop him In this way
the men carried on a system of perfect
communication. It goes to- show how re-
sourceful criminals are. and what fruitful
ideas may sometimes grow out of an idle
mind. /"
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Europe's Militarism.

From the st. Petersburg 'Noyostt."
All Europe wants peace, and the German
emperor has abundantly demonstrated the
sincerity Of his pacific declarations. But
unhappily, thanks to Germany, the peace
must remain an armed peace. The Teu-
tonic empire has developed along military
lines, and must rest largely on force. All
other powers are compelled to initiate Ger
many and to adhere to militarism.
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PHI DELTA THETA FRATERNITY
~
National Convention at New York,
November e4-2S.

The national conveatien-ef the Phi Delta
Theta Fraternity will meet in New York
city during Thanksgiving week. 1t prom
ises to be by far the largest convention ever
held by any college Fraternity. Phi Delta
Theta was founded INK lS4b, and now has a
membership of over L, 600
President Benjamin, Harrison was one of
the early members of the parent chapter a,
Miami University, Ohio. Other distinguished
deceased members Were the poet, Eugene
Field, and Rev. David Swing OF Chicago.
Among prominent living members are Adlai
e. Stevenson. ]. w. Foster, VIM. F. Villas,
2. H. Conger. A. G. Harfis,s and Brigadier
General Funston. The fraternity has twelve
members OF Congress, including Senator J.
G. 8. Blackburn, REPRESENTATIVES Groff
Pierce, Grosvenor. and rGriggs, chairman OF
the democratic congressional campaign COM
mittee. -
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worn hunting clothes, surrounded with such
loungers as are at hand, dressed as guides,
and photographed as seated amid the
slaughter they have wrought. Game OF all
kinds, either embalmed or stuffed with hay,
is kept ready; Of. IL preferred, strings of
wooden FISH are brought out to furnish
pictured proof of skill This method Of at
tanning fame as Nimrod Is safe, and per-
haps as good as the method which kills the
Wild peoples of the forest. Hunting with
the camera has been a success. and a
camera as a substitute for hunting is likely
- Secome popular.
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FOUR WRECKS ON ONE ROAD.
Express Messenger, Engineer and
Firemen Lose Their Lives.

Four wrecks, two passenger and two
freights, was the record on the Norfolk and
Western railroad yesterday. At 4:2O am
passenger train No. f. running between
Columbus and Norfolk struck a freight
train near Williamson, w. Va. The engine,
mail, express, baggage and two passenger
coaches were piled up and all the cars ex-
cept the sleeper and one day coach were
burned.
The fireman and engineer were badly In
jured. w. L. Snyder, harrisburg, express
messenger. was burned up. J. C. Edwards,
an express messenger of this city, was in
Jured, and Robert Parks, the mail clerk
from Roanoke, is missing. The passengers
were not injured.
The wreck was caused by the freight
losing steam and dense fog which OBJ
structed the signals of the fagman. The
engineer failed to see them.
The second wreck occurred at 1 o M. at
Ingleside, near Bluefeld The engine of
passenger train No. 1 was derailed and
overturned. killing Engineer Charles Bate
| of Bluefield and Fireman John Deyerle of
Bradford They were crushed and scalded
| to DEATH
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From the Boston Transcript
The making of regulations as huntsmen
for those who visit the Maine woods has be-
come an industry. 1t is said. A couple of
young amen near Greenville. in that state,
have built camp supplied with three difrer-
ent entrances and an assortment Of camp
made signs for backgrounds, and equip
ped in every way to make hunting scenes
aA short notice. Customers are dressed In
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The Don't Worry Club opened early this

The Don't Worry Club opened early this
morning, without waiting for Office hours.
to admit a young man to- whom two girls
said yesterday that they were engaged.
It Is related that an Atchison girl spends
so much time looking for and reading
helpful" books and helpful poems that
her sisters have to do all the work.
An Atchison husband lowered at deaths
door so long his wife remarked that she
supposed he was having his usual trouble
finding the keyhole.-Atchison Globe.
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INGALLS,, FoRMALITY JARRED.
Breezy Western Applicant for Work
Shocks the Railway President.

From the Philadelphia Public Ledger.
= NJ. E. ingalls,, prominent in railroad af-
fairs in the middle west. has a rule that
callers must send in their names from an
outer Office and await his summons If he
desires to admit them. 1t Is told Of him
that, not great while ago. the rule was
ignored by stranger, who swung wide the
door, let 1t close with bang, and jerkily
/ asked: 4s..~-
ingalls, in?''
man. his choler rising.
"so?. aueried the stranger. Letter for
YOU"
And he handed over. an envelope. When
Mr. Ingalls, read the contents, he appeared
surprised. and asked:
"De you know what this says?'
YEP replied the stranger. Station
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-03-12
UTICA MS.

The sick around town have nearly
all returned to their normal condi-
ton. The doctors have had their in
nings.
Joe Stanley has accepted an impor-
tant position on the Hobson ranch.
We shall all miss Joe's smiling face
and pleasant ways.
John NJ. Campbell of Stanford made
his friends here a visit or his way
from Lewistown last week. He re-
ports a good time at the county seat.
Jack Moore and family. formerly
of this place, have returned from Bill
ings, where they have made their
home for about a year. Jack feels
satisfied that Utica is one of the best
places he has struck and now intends
to make this his abiding place, at
least, for some time to come.
The Rev. Rhoades goes this week
to Garneill to help Bro. b. M. Young
with the quarterly meeting at that
place. He will leave his church here
unsupplied next Sunday, but the lee
ture on st. Patrick at the Presby-
terrain church, at three o'clock, will
fully occupy the balance of that day.
We hear that the Irish will flock in
from far and near to learn whether
their patron saint was Irish, Scotch
or French.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-03-12
GRASS N ITEMS.

Mr.. and Mrs. Coder visited Grass
Range last Sunday.
Miss Morley is visiting at the home
Of Mrs. II. Imislund.
Mr.. Frank Binns is spending a few
days in town this week.
Mr.. II. Imislund spent a few days
in Lewistown this week.
Mrs. Ed. Brassey is spending a few
days with Mrs. Charters.
Quite a pleasant dancing party at
fhe hotel Thursday evening.
Mr.. Bailey. from Billings, made
Grass Range a business trip this
week.
Mr.. Louis Place has taken his
departure from town after spending
the winter here.
The arrival of Miss Ferguson, sis
ter of Mrs. Jas. Shaw. is quite an ad,
dition to Grass Range society.
The weather has become so fine,
faces are frightened and hearts glad
ened by the bright sunshine.
Mr.. George Charters has been real
sick for the past two weeks. but is
slowly improving. DR.. Atchison at
tended the case.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-03-12

Typewriter oil, thumb tscks, pins,
ribbons, etc. at the ARGUS.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-03-12

: Items Of Interest !
/ FROM CORRESPONDENTS. 4
J. GILT EDGE. KENDALL. PHILBROOK 4
= UTICA. GARNEILL. STANFORD. z
4

fever and at the time of writing the
article was still looping the loop
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-03-12
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.

j. II. Elijah of Flatwillow is regis
tered at the Lewistown hotel.
Louis Coryell of Trout creek was
transacting business in the city yes.
terday.
An improved ranch of 100 acres for
sale cheap; situated les town. APP
ply to Cook L. Hilger.
DIR. ID. d. Stearns the eye special
list of Billings. will be in Lewistown
this week and remain for several
days.
Adolphus Ruhling arrived in the
city from Chicago last week. Mr..
Ruhling is a practical hardware man
and has secured a position with the
Montana Hardware Co.
Cliff Deyo. of Blood creek diamond
fame, paid a visit to the city this
week. He still claims that some OF
the stones brought by him from Muir
ply coulee are all right.
Tom Pratt informs the public thai
he is again doing business at the old
stand on Main street. and has en-
gagged the services of Dan Kelly, the
well known blacksmith, to do his
work.
Gerard Smith and Cleo Deaton are
both suffering from the effects of be.
ing struck by rocks fired from a sling
snot. The universal practice of the
boys of the town in using the sling
shot is highly dangerous within the
city limits and inquiries should be in.
stituted in the matter.
]. F. Hickey, formerly a partner in
the firm Of Hickey & Ryles. black.
smiths. hereby informs all persons
who have not settled their accounts
with that firm that he is to be found
at the blacksmith shop of Matt Web
Der, and that he will receive all
money due the firm of Hickey &
Ryles.
The Tivoli will be opened up on
March 18th with a f~rst-class pro.
gram. A number of superior artists
have been engaged for the occasion
and a good show is guaranteed. The
house has been entirely renovated
and many improvements which will
add to the comfort of its patrons have
been instituted.
The plastering in the new Power
Mercantile Co. building is finished
and the big stairway will shortly be
completed. The mild weather has
been extremely favorable to the com.
pletion of the structure and there is
every possibility of the company be.
ing able to move their stock much
earlier than was expected.
John Rowley received a consign.
ment of well made hair brides this
week from the state penitentiary.
The brides were made by John Cow.
ans, who Is serving a twenty-five year
sentence for the killing of Slick
Saddle Brown. The brides will be
sold by raffle or otherwise and the
receipts are to be devoted to pur
chasing books for Gowans.
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A RNEIll.

Rev. G. ]. st. Hill, wife and baby
are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Z. c..
Hill.
A dance will be given in Johnson's
hall, In South Garneill, on March
14th. The best of music has been
engaged for the occasion. Tickets
including supper, 81.
The Rev. st. Hill was invited to
take charge of the gospel train that
leaves here at 1880 every Sunday
night, bound for heaven. The rev.
erend gentleman looked over the
train and found every seat taken, and
with a warning to all to hold on tight
as the road was rough in places, he
threw himself into the saddle, spoke
to the leaders and started up. st.
Hill had not been long on the road
before he found that the leaders we're
doing all the pulling, so, seeking the
spur of righteousness into one wheel
err and throwing the blacksnake Of
the wrath to come into the other, he
had them knocked into the collar in
no time, and the way they sailed
through the mud holes of sin showed
that the driver was onto his job and
knew every inch of the road. At the
first mud hole OF sin some of the
passengers, who, disobeying the driv.
er's warning to hold On tight when
they zane to the rough places, AMI
who unbeknown to him had been rid.
ing on the lazy board. fell off. In
answer to their cries to stop for them
the driver told them that in their con
dition they would muss up the other
passengers and babe them go back
and take a bath in the fount of every
blessing and try for the next train,
So with a warning in the future t.
ride inside, he and his train went
singing on their way. After three
hours Of hard pulling the reverend
driver landed his passengers outsid5
the walls of heaven and turned out
his train for the night.
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SUGAR BEET RAISING.

Amazing results have been secured
by Colorado farmers who have test.
ed the capacity of their lands for
raising sugar beets. In a contest for
a prize of 5000 in gold offered by an
eastern agricultural paper. the enor-
nous yield of 1854 pounds of sugar
beets was secured from n acre.
The beets averaged 16 per cent sugar
and yielded 1853 pounds, with a
purity of over so per cent, The crop
sold for s157.24 per acre. with a net
profit of 1884, exclusive of the 5000
prize. No place in the world has ever
produced such an enormous yield of
sugar beets as did this Colorado
farm which won the prize. AS proof
of the immense profit that can be
made from sugar beets, the record Is
valuable. The showing is, of course,
away above the average, but II is evil
dence that returns from beet raising
are sufficient to reward handsomely
those who engage in 1t. Indeed, 1t
would seem that the danger of Grip
ping such a prosperous industry by
competition from Cuba is rather re-
mote. To those who have trembled
for the future of the sugar beet in
dustry the lesson OF the Colorado
prize-winning crop is inspiring.
Professor T~raphagen of the Mon.
tana State college at Bozeman, has
just issued an experiment station bull
letin treating OF the sugar beet indus
try in Montana. Tests have been
made of beets grown in Carbon. Mis-.
| soula. Gallatin. Cascade, Yellowstone,
Park and Flathead counties. The
yield OF beets per acre in this state
is not as large as in Colorado. if the
prize.winning record is used in com
parison between the states. But the
showing made by Montana grown
beets is a remarkable one. II proves
that ranchers of this state are en-.
gagged in the sugar bet industry in
earnest and with bright prospects
of success. The percentage of sugar
in the Montana beet is greater than
that of the Colorado product and the
yield per acre is high enough to give
good returns to the farmer who en-
cages in beet growing. On one OF the
Montana ranches twenty-five tons OF
bects were grown. and the percentage
of sugar in many instances reached
as high as 1854. This showing com
pares very well with C~olorado's prize
yield. In fact it is a higher average
than any state in the Union can
show.-lnter Mountain.
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CELEBRATION AT UTICA.
Sapphire Lodge Of the 1. o. o. r. Has
a Good Time.

Determined not TO be left out in the
cold by the social element in the far
east, the wives, sisters and sweethearts
of the members of Sapphire Lodge of
the l.. o. o. f. No. 20 sprung another of
those nice little surprise parties on the
assembled lodge on the evening of
March 4.
While the members were busy patch
ing up a candidate who had just re-
ceived his medicine mot with a spoon,
and unlike the notorious Neill in Elk
dom, he didn't undertake to stand on
his dignity, but evidently believed in
the old saying, take all you can get"
and after that yell for more. After due
examination to see whether the gentle
man was in fit condition to receive
ladies, the barriers were removed and
the remainder OF the evening was taken
charge of by as jolly a crowd as ever
engaged in social festivities.
They took the hall by storm to the
patriotic strains of america" on the
subsistence of which a general address
of welcome was made by Fast Grand
o. L. David. Mrs. NJ. NJ. Messner pre-
sided at the organ while the following
ladies', Mesdames David, Messner, Mills,
Raw, Phillips and Misses Rash and Da-
vid rendered the Star Spangled Banner
and My Old Kentucky Home in r~ousing
style. After the sweet refrain of those
popular ballads had died away, b. F.
Gorden addressed the jolly assembly
and was followed by w. X. Chambers
who entertained his hearers with a
very pithy address. Vice Grand David
recited a very amusing account Of his
first experience in making plum-duff
failing to mention the fate of those
who partook of the decoction) while
the Rev. Rhoades delivered a well got
ten up address on Social Odd Fellow
ship.
Noble Grand Korell related some o.
his experience in 1878 during an sOt
mile trip overland when hostile Indians
were on the warpath and buffalo wer'
plenty. The members of the lodg,
entertained their welcome guests unit
after midnight and their adieus wer,
mingled with a very pressing invita-
ton to come again.
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Rev. c. j. st. Hill, wife and baby
are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. E. c..
Hill.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-03-12

Picks, Spades. Shovels and a thou
sand and one articles of use on a
farm. Come and get a bargain.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-03-12

When you wake up with a bad
taste in your mouth you may know
that you need a dose of Chamber
lain's Stomach & Liver Tablets. They
will cleanse your stomach, improve
your appetite and make you feel like
a new man. They are easy to take,
being s~ugar-coated, and pleasant in
effect. For sale by G. H. Williams.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-03-12

Leader Letter files are the best. We
Globe legal wrappers are the most
convenient, but we handle other va
rieties.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-03-12

AUCTION!
| will sell at my ranch
near Stanford the follow
goods, at public auction,
March "a, 1902, all goods
to be sold to the highest
bidder for cash:
2 Work Horses.
5 Sets Work Harness.
10 Horse Collars.
l Buggy Harness.
/ IL Studebaker Wagon.
l 3% S~tudebaker Wagon.
l Iron Wheel Farm Wagon.
l Buggy.
/ Cart.
1 Potato Cultivator.
/ American Spring Tooth Harrow.
/ Mccormick eft. Mower.
1 Mccormick 12-ft. Rake.
1 Bradley Sulkey Plow.
/ Walking Plow.
2 Hay Racks.
2 Wool Racks.
40 Sheep Panels.
/ Bob Sleigh.
5 Log Chains.
3 Spreader Chains.
400 Poles.
800 Posts.
500 IT. 2-inch Plank.
100 Chickens.
2 One Man Cross Cut Saws.
/ foot Cross Cut Saw.
/ Pile of Fire Wood.
1 Home Comfort Range.
l No. z Cook Stove.
/ Coal and Wood Heater.
1 Writing Desk.
/ Bed Room Set.
1 Rocker.
/ Stand.
l Churn.
2 Washing Machines.
1 Flour and Sugar Box.
1 Cupboard.
/ Singer Sewing Machine.
/ Iron Bed Stead.
1 Spring Mattress.
1 Chandelier.
1 Bath Tub.
Is feet Rubber Hose.
Picks. Spades, Shovels and a thou
sand and n articles of use on a
farm. Come and get a bargain.
Sale will start at ! p. m.
| FRED |. PANIKE.
Amador ledger., 1902-08-08
Terminated atally.

Lincoln Love died at his residence on
Peek hill early Monday morning, after
an illness of three weeks of typhoid
pneumonia. All that medical skill
could do was done by DIR. Gall, his
physician, to avert the fatal denoue-
ment. without avail. From the outset
the disease assumed a dangerous form ;
and some OF the vital organs being of
impaired strength, the malady rapidly
sapped the foundation of life. De-
ceased was 81 years of age, and native
of California. He leaves a wife and
four ehildren-two boys and two girls:
the Oldest being a boy of II years. He
was an active member of the A. o. U.
W. o. Jackson, and insured in that
order for the sum of s2009; also in the
Legion OF Honor for $1,000, and in the
New England for $1,000. The funeral
took place on Wednesday, under the
auspices of that fraternal organization,
both the "A. O. U. w. and Legion of
Honor attending in body; services
were held at the residence. Rev.. Van
Vliet officiating.