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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-08-13
ARlsTocRAT OR JAcosiN.

Mr. Bryan quotes approvingly a
statement made by Mr.. Jefferson in
his old age that evevy man must be a
tory or whig, Jacobin or ultra. FEEDER.
Glist of republican, aristocrat Of dem.
ocrat. Every American voter should
examine his mental makeup careful.
ly to ascertain whether he is an arts.
tocrat or a J%acobin. II the former he
should ally himself with the republi.
cans. and IL the latter with Mr.. Bryan
and the Populist elements which have
had temporary control of the Demo
cratic party.
The American "a-istocrat," as de.
fined by Mr.. Bryan. is a "%plutocrat.'
The men who have much wealth and
who worship the possessors of much
wealth form one party. The other
party includes, according to Mr.. Bry'
an. all who say they have faith In
the wisdom of the people. who pro-
fess to love them, and assure them
| daily that they are working to pro
mote the welfare Of the people"
Two unsuccessful campaigns have
not budged Mr.. Bryan from his orig
inal position that wealth" is a greedy
monster which Is seeking to rob the
people" Of their rights and enslave
them, and that it 10 his mission tc
deliver the people" from the great
dragon. "plutocracy."
This has been the simple creed o
many demagogues from the beginning
of history. The creed Is a fetchint
one with many ignorant and excit
able persons when work is scarce an'
wage and prices low. Yet the Amer
lean voters rejected It in 1896 wheI
in sore distress. They have no pa
thence with that creed when they ar
prosperous and the majority of then
have hopes of becoming "~plutocrats
themselves in a Large or modest way
Then. indeed the men who babbl
about the subversion Of liberty b.
"plutocrats" ARE thrust like FOOLS
prophets forth"
Mr.. Bryan has bIt one idea, an
that a bad idea-the idea OF the Ja'
obin. It Is well for the party he ha
led 10 two defeats that II is abou
to get rid of him. Chicago Tribune.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-08-13
FERGUS COUNTY FAIR.

Now that 1t has been fully decided
that We are to have o fair 1t behooves
every citizen to consider himself a
committee of one to make ii a pro-
nounced success. II all pull together
1t can be made the greatest event
that ever took place in Fergus county.
Great effort has been and will be
made to secure attractions, notwith-
standing that the association has been
laboring at a great disadvantage W.
ing to a lack of railroad facilities,
something that may not be a hind
rance in future years. However, the
special features promise to be some
thing novel and thrillingly exciting,
while the rae program will be as
good as any heretofore presented.
This occasion gives the old-timers
a chance to get together, shake
hands and have a little pleasure after
a season of hard labor. Such oppor-
tunities are rare. far too infrequent
but hard to be obviated in a county
of such magnificent distances.
Make up your mind to come and
bring your wives, daughters, o m and
sweethearts.
If possible bring something to place
on exhibition; every little helps and
it is the only way in which the dis
play can be made attractive.
1t is not the value or the premiums
that should determine your action.
The association does not exist for the
purpose of making money. 1t will be
content to pay premiums and running
expenses and, If possible. obliterate
present Indebtedness. This fair be.
longs to every man. woman and child
in Fergus county. II will be just what
the people make 1t. II it becomes n
permanent institution, a yearly event
eagerly awaited. 1t must have the sup.
port of the public. Should failure re.
suit this year it may be the last of
our fairs for many years to come.
Make II a success.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-08-13
SMASH TRUSTS, NOT TARIFF.
Free Trade in Meat and Cattle Nc
Remedy for Beef Trust Extortion.

The democrats blame the tariff for
the high price of meat, as If the tariff
had not existed before the present
high prices went into effect. The
fact of the matter is that American
meat controls the market abroad as
well as at home. Ii the tariff were
removed the importation of meat in
to the United States would increase
but the price would not decline. 1t
is pretty small business but 1t is char
acteristic, this clamor of the Demo-
cratic organs and politicians that the
protective tariff is responsible for all
the exactions of the great beef trust.
They even say that the governments
proceeding against the beef trust has
the privilege of exacting from the peo-
pie 40 per cent more than they ought
to pay for their meat, the Dingley
tariff making possible the trust ex.
tortion. But these Democrats take
mighty good care to give no exact fig
ures. They do not want the rank and
file of the party to know tie precise
amount of the iniquitious Republican
tariff. for then the Democrats would
discover that the real humbug was
not at all in President R~oosevelt's
vigorous onslaught on the beef trust
but in this Democratic argument.
AS a matter Of fact, the tariff rates
on meat have hitherto been regard
ed as excessive. The rate on fresh
beef, veal, mutton and pork is only
two cents a pound. The rate on cat
tie ranges from 81 q head for ami
mails less than n year old to 1915
for animals valued at not more than
$14 a head. Animals valued at more
than $l4 a head are dutiable at 27ie
per cent ad valorem. Sheep are dut'
liable at from rs cents to $3.50 a head,
These are entirely moderate figures,
They are not extravagant. II the farm
ers and stockraisers OF the country
are to have any protection at all. il
is manifest that these rather low du'
ties have played a very small part
II any. in the beef trust operations
The widest free trader would moi
pretend that a protective tariff could
possibly be used to raise a given ar
ticle by any more than the full
amount of duty. How can a duty o.
two cents a pound on beef or mutton
therefore. be held accountable for the
trusts increased prices of three to
six cents a pound? And how can
27h per cent duty on cattle be util
lied to compel the American peopI'
to give 40 to 60 per cent more thar
they ought to pay for their meats?
The moment that uhis antitrust ar
gument of the Democrats is examined
IL goes all to pieces. The wide dis
parity between the actual rates o.
duty and the Increase in the price o.
meat demolishes the whole contention
1t is significant that the Democratic
4 leaders are not urging this free trade
remedy in congress. They know wei
that 1t is not only a humbug on thu
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-08-13
SMASH

Congressman Livingston of Geor-
gia says: by abolishing the tariff
we can dismantle every manufacture
ing combination in the land" So we
can. BY abolishing the tariff We can
dismantle every industry in the coun-
try and 5000 600 workingmen can be
sent to the farms for a bare living.
Mr.. Livingston is very frank. but we
don't think u laborerers are ready
TO take his medicine. 1t would be a
mighty bitter pill.-Economist.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-08-13

Hon. James n. Eckels, who was
Cleyeland's comptroller of the cur.
rency, is quoted as saying that the
Democrats can make nothing out OF
It's cry of imperialism" With a
good many other Democrats he fayors
the retention of the Philippines and
doubtless approves of the Republican
policy of dealing with the question OF
their government. If the Democratic
party is not careful ii will lose as
many votes on this issue as 1t did on
the money question.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-08-13

The Republic asserts that Ameri
cans pay 800 for the typewriter sold
in Europe for $50. Not long ago, &c
cording to official reports, Governor
Dockery treated himself to a first
class, new typewriter at a cost IF
s53, and other officials at Jefferson
City report the purchase of new type
writer's as low as slS. The Republics
free trade statistics are inflated at one
end and telescopcd at the other
Globe Democrat.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-08-13
CATTLE SHIPMENTS EARLY.
Many Bunches Shipped Right OF the
Green Grass Bring Good Prices.

Archibald Gray. the assistant gen.
eral freight agent of the Great North
ern railroad, in al interview with
the Great Falls Tribune. says:
Cattle shipments are a little ear.
lier this year than in the past. The
range beet stock is in fine condition
and several large shipments have al
ready gone forward.
Unusually the shipments do not
start much before the middle of Aug
ust. There has been an idea among
many cattlemen that beef stock
should not be shipped until after they
had fed for a time on the cured grass
of the range. II was the idea that
they would not obtain the hardness
of flesh SO as to stand shipment until
after they had done this:
However. the shipments this year,
disproves that theory. Some of the
earlier shipments were of cattle which
had fed altogethere on green grass.
The range this year has been the best
we have had in many seasons and
stock have had all the green grass
and all the water they wanted. The
result is they have fattened earlier
1.-The early shipments arrived at
their destination in fine condition and
commanded the top price of the mar
ket, just as well as II they had been
on the cured grass for several weeks
"The indications are that the ship
ments will be heavy this year and,
owing to the range conditions, the
cattle will be generally the best that
have been shipped out Of the state
and will command the top prices In
the market"
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-08-13

try Of southern Wyoming and north.
ern Colorado will be thoroughly de.
moralized. Conflicts between cattle
and sheep men are becoming more
frequent, and the slaughter of sheep
and killing OF flock tenders are rous-
ing the people to a pitch Of fury that
will result In a general outbreak un-
less some relief comes O
THE cause of the most recent re,
newal Of the conflict is an order of the
government that sheep must be kept
of the forest reserves, the last ref.
uge of the bounded animals and their
owners. These are the only lands up.
on which the cattle were not grazed,
and so the sheep were turned in.
Government agents complained to
Washington that the little animals
were destroying the shrubbery and
young trees in their effort to fini
enough vegetation to sustain life, and
the order came that they must leave.
The mountain parks. where the sheep
used to be driven in the summer, are
closed to them by the combined action
Of the miners, campers and hunters.
There seemed to be no place for
them, but the wner decided to again
try conclusions with the cattlemen.
This led to a renewal of hostilities
that bids fair to last indefinitely, or
until the sheep raising industry is
ruined"
Not long since Mrs. Nancy B. Irv,
ing. a Chicago woman, suffered a loss
of 1900 Angora goats at the hands Of
these outlaw raiders, who first bound
and gagged the herder. Now this
woman has placed an armed guard at
her camp and declares she will resist
the raiders TO the bitter end. She
has also invoked the aid of the state
humane society. One of the methods
of destruction is to set off dynamite
in the bands Of sheep.
One man has lost $4,000 head of
sheep and another $1,000. The camp
of the latter was attacked by $50
masked men.
All of which wss an exhibition OF
outlawry that should not be tolerat.
ed in any state of the Union. The
stockmen or their employees who re.
sort to such methods should have
summary justice melted out to them.
We don't believe such a war could
be carried on in Montana. With our
immense herds of cattle and millions
of sheep. there has never been much
more than a wordy controversy be-
tween the contendiug interests. and
very little of that. Inasmuch as all
have an equal right to the public do
main mutual concessions should be
made. The state of Wyoming and
the general government should be in
voked to check sNch depredations.
Montana can give our sister state a
wholesome lesson in morals and de
cency when 1t comes to sharing the
benefits Of the open range.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-08-13

is a heroic figure while he accepts
his punishment without question,
That attitude will make General Smith
friends even among those who have
the least to say in defense of his
"howling wilderness" campaign in
Samar. Kitchener conducted a sim.
liar sort of campaign in Egypt and
South Africa and becomes a lord and
recipient of s25O,OOO. Smith conducts
his with equal success in Samar, is
court m%artialed, reprimanded and dis.
missed from active service" And
yet from their utterances in an effor.
to make political capital there are
some who are complaining Of the
lightness of his punishment.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-08-13

When convention day arrives our
contemporary will find that the Re-
publicans will have no trouble in fill.
ing out their county ticket with the
very best material without "beguil
ing" anyone of Democratic tenden.
cies." The only difficulty will be that
there is so much good material that it
will be difficult to make a choice.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-08-13

The deposits in American savings
banks have increased from $3.50,
597 1923 in 1895 to s2.S45, 691 300 In
1902. With such a showing as this
those who toll and save will be slow
to condemn Republican policies and
measures. They are willing to "let
well enough alone instead of chas.
ing Democratic rainbows. A fact is
far lore comforting than a promise or
q theory.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-08-13

Although Harry Tracy's wounds
meant certain death the Fastening OF
the end by his own hand surprised
no one as it was generally believed
that he would take his own life before
submitting to arrest. 1t was only n
question of time when the daring
criminal was to meet his doom and
the public waited impatiently for the
tragic denouement.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-08-13

Report comes from Helena that Sen
ator W. A. Clark has purchased the
Helena Independent, the price pail
being sl5O,0OO. IL is also said that
Jere Collins. formerly editor and pro.
prietor OF the River Press, but more
recently a citizen of New York. will
become editor and chief. Mr.. Collins
is an able writer.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-08-13

II is now stated that Mary Mac.
Lane has signed a contract with the
New York World to write as her gen
Jus dictates. She could not have
found a better medium through which
to display her peculiar talents. Moth
ing can be too lurid for the World.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-08-13

Henry L. Shattuck Of Shellsburg.
Iowa, was cured Of a stomach trouble
with which he had been afflicted for
years. by four boxes of Chamberlain's
stomach and Liver tablets. He had
previously tried many other remedies
and a number of physicians without
relief. For sale by c. H. Williams.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-08-13

Last Saturday was the tw~enty-fifth
anniversary of the battle of Big Hole.
when General John Gibbon was
wounded, the engagement with the
Indians having taken place on Aug.
9th. 1877. Think Of the history that
has been made in Montana since that
event.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-08-13

Speaking of the Ease of General
Smith the Minneapolis Journal says:
General Jacob II. Smith takes his
punishment the way people like to see
soldiers accept discipline. The griz.
zled warrior, veteran OF three wars
and Indian campaigns innumerable,
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-08-13

As W understand Mr.. Bryan he
will not be a candidate for the presi-
dency two years hence but will not
say that under no circumstances
would he ever be a candidate again.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-08-13

Michigan Democrats have nominal,
ed a man by the name of Bible for
lieutenant governor. His rejection
would not alarm the home missionary
societies of that state.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-08-13

The browning of King Edward took
place last Saturday with great pomp
and splendor but the event did not
attract any special interest in Amer.
lea where people care but little for
the gilt and tinsel of royalty.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-08-13

Montana is now the greatest wool
producing state in the Union, a lead
that IL is likely to maintain for many
years to come.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-08-13

A moving machine passed through
Main street last Monday morning but
II didn't cut any grass. Lewistown
IL not that kind of a berg.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-08-13

If Mr.. Bryan cannot be president
he will sec that there are several 9th.
ers in the same boat.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-08-13

The silence of ~eX.President Clevc
land and ex-senator Hill has reached
the oppressive stage.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-08-13

The sudden death of Senator Nc
MILAN of Michigan removes a hard
working and valuable member of the
upper house of congress.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-08-13

When you pay more for the rent OF
your business than for advertising
your business, you are pursuing a rash
policy. II you can do business let 1t
be known.
FRANKLIN.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-08-13

Now that Tracy is dead the immi-
grafton to Washington promises to be
large again next spring.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-08-13
X AT ITS WORD.

The Northern Securities Company
is having more trouble. This time Il
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-08-13

LEwISTOwN, MONT, Aug. 10, 1902.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-08-13

would as soon think of doing busi'
ness without clerks as without adyer'
Using.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-08-13
o WANAMAKER.

Nothing, except the mint, a make
money without advertising.
GLADSTONE.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-08-13

PUBLISHED wEERL BY
JOHN NJ. YR00MAN, Editor and Proprietor.
HALSEY R. WATSON, Business Manager.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-08-13

OFFICIAL PAPER OF FERGUS COUNTY.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-10-07
Chinese Fond of Gaming.

The heather Chinee" portrayed by
Bret Harte, with "his sleeves full of
aces and bowers" is not a creation of
fiction. In fact, almost every native
of the celestial empire is born gam
bier and will hazard all he possesses
on the turn Of a card. If there is one
thing the Chinese in America cannot
understand regarding our customs it
is why the police and courts sNNlld
take cognizance of gambling. 1t is a
recognized amusement in China and
the Chinaman is a reckless gambler.
They have several kinds of playing
cards, but the general name for them
Is chepae. or paper tickets. The cards
are two inches and half in length and
half an inch wide and the kind most
commonly used are called tseen-wan-
che-pae, "a thousand times 10000
cards" This pack has thirty cards
three suits of nine each and three in
dependent suits which are superior to
the rest. The suits are named ypec-
lively nine myriads of str Of
beads, nine units of cakes, mine
units of chains"
There are several queer names for
other varieties of playing cards. One
is called "the hundred boys cards." an
other ~chariots. HOSES end guns and
third, euriously devised on the princi-
pie of some of our historical games, is
called "a thousand times 10000 mems
names cards"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-10-07
A Hard struggle.

When you have a bad back. bach
that's lame. weak or aching. it's a bard
struggle sometimes TO find relief and
cure, but it's a harder struggle wlleE
the dangers beset you of urinary dis
orders. too frequent urinatlon. reFeD
ton Of the urine with all the snbse-
quent pains. annOyances and suffer ng
There are many medicines that rellevs
these conditions. but you want a rem
edy-a cure. Read this statement; Il
tells of a cure that lasted.
Veteran Josiah Heller, place Of resi-,
dence 706 South Walnut street. Ur,
bana. Ill, says In the fall OF 1850
procured Doan's Kidney Pills at Cum
ningham's drug store In Champaign
and after taking the remedy conscten.
fiously | made public statement o.
she results. told how DOan's Kidaey
Pills relieved me OF kidney trouble. dis
posed Of my lame back and the pains
across my loins. beneath the shouldeg
blades, etc. During the otcrval which
has elapsed ! have had OCCASION at tiraes
10 resort TO Doan's Kidney Pills wher
! noticed warnings Of another attack.
and on each and every occasion the re-
suit obtained was just as satisfactory
as when the pills were irst brought to
my notice. AT this time ! just az EN-.
nhatIcally endorse the preparation az
did several years ago"
A FREE TRIAL Of this great Kid
ney medicine which cured Mr.. Heller
win be mailed on application to any
part Of the United States. Address
Poster Milburn Co. Buffalo. ~ Y. For
sale by all druggists. price 80 cents per
bnr
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-10-07
6HOOZS
COLLEGES

Sir William Mcdonald has given S12j,-
900 to the Ontario government for the es-
Enlistment of department Of domestic
science in the Ontario Agricultural Col
lege at Guelph.
As a result Of prosperous conditions
and the promise of big crops in the West
many young women who usually teach
are reported TO be staying at home, thus
causing scarcity Of teachers in the
Western States.
The War Department has issued an or
der detailing 200 army officers as mill
tary instructors to colleges and univer-
sites Arms and ammunition will be loan.
ed 20 the schools for instruction purposes.
Instructors viii be sont only to schools
having more than 100 pupils under mill
tary training.
A school for the instruction Of newly
appointed assistant surgeons Of the navy
is to be established in connection with a
new naval hospital on the site Of the
naval observatory at Washington. y. G.
The medical examining board at New
York viii constitute the faculty Of The
new school.
In Boston. where the vacation schools
were first established and are now fix
ture, the experiment is 10 be made during
the coming tsyo years Of using the school
houses as social centers for old and
young. Lectures and entertainments will
be given and various kinds Of clubs and
classes organized.
The press OF Germany Is giving much
attention 10 the recent statistics show
ing the close connection between seien-
ufic education and commercial develop
ment. The remarkable increase in the
production OF beet sugar in Germany IS
cited as al illustration. 100000 tons
being produced last year.
Prof. White, candidate for saperinten-
deg Of public instruction IN Missouri,
there are 1900 school teachers IN
the State. and that their average com
pensatson IS less than 500 q year.
At the request Of many q the faculty
OK Chicazo University the board Of tras-
tees has decided to postpone FOR swo
months final action on the proposed seS
re~at5oa Of the sexes.
Educational reports bv nal FROM the
PHILIPPINES ssy that the first signs OF en-
thuSssm for the American schools are on
the Wzne When the new school year
began IN June many Of last year's pupils
stayed away, especially those Of the poor
e. families.