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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-16
WORKING WITHOUT SYSTEM.
Lack Of Mental Control and Concern
tration Fatal.

From Success.
A man who does forcible work must dis
miss subject from his mind when he is
done with it. This increases the grasp
and power Of the mind and keeps it clear
for concentration upon the thing under
consideration. Nothing can he accom-
plished with half a mind; you must con-
centrate or focus all your powers upon
the thing you are doing. This you can
never do when things by the score are
half settled in your mind continually OH
truding themselves for considerat ton and
hindering the thought of present prob
lens.
When you have anything in hand. settle
1t. Do not look at it. lay it down then
look at something else and lay that down
also. but settle things as you 20 along
1t Is thousand times better to make an
occasional mistake than never to settle
anything, out be always balancing, weigh
Ing and considering many things at a
time.
IT Is vigorous thought which counts
subject which is handled so to sneak.
with the tips of the mental fingers never
amounts to anything You must seize
and grasp with all your might the thing
you are attempting, and do it with yieoT
and enthusiasm. If you wish to bear the
stamp of superiority when completed.
Another oe1ect In your work. which arises
from the faults / have mentioned. ia fail
ure to complete things Your work bears
the impress Of incompleteness, and seems
always to lack something
II you could overcome these defects.
You might be successful for YOU really
possess great ability, but lack definiteness.
Evidently your mind has not been trained
to exactitude. There has been careless-
ness In your education somewhere. II
may be partly the fault of your teachers
or your parents In not calling your atten-
ton In early life to these deficiencies.
II this had been done the task OF correc-
ton would have been easier than it is
now, but the faults may still be overcome
IL proper diligence be used. I hone. for
your own sake, that you will set about
1t with determination.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-16

containing this CELL corresponding to the
intensity of the light falling upon it. The
circuit from this cell is carried to the re-
ceiving station. and there the current is
superimposed upon the current flowing
arc is thrown upon the receiving mirror
The intensity of this ray varies with that
falling upon the selenium cell; and since
the ray traces a path on a receiving screen
similar to that which the sending ray fol-
lows the result is production of copy of
the photograph at the receiving station. 1t
Is. Of course. necessary that the image be
repeated at least ten times a second to
give constant effect upon the retina.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-16
Her Objections.
From Life.

my DEAR" whispered the husband who
had accompanied his better half to the
shop where she expected to purchase O
spring gown. II think that dress with the
black lace nxings on 1t is nobby. Why
don't you get it!''
ooh, 1t would never do" answered the
wife. Everybody is wearing that style"
Then, here's another good-looking one
this one with the separate Jacket and the
strap fixings on the skirt
Mercy, no! Why. nobody IL wearing
thatr'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-16

ritory to guard than their insignificant
numbers can cover. There should be hun
bred times many men employed as are
allowed by the authorities. Here at the
headwaters of the most important rivers Of
America no adequate efforts are being made
to perpetuate the forests. without which ir-
rigation will be forever impossible. naviga-
ton irregular and agriculture in the west
a precarious occupation, while the mines
upon which so much depends will be with
out timbers. except as 1t Is brought from
far distant points.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-16
How to Warm Gold Plates.

r rom the New York World.
Various departments of Household
hints" have unaccountably neglected to tell
how solid gold plates may be warmed for
the meat courses at dinner. This may be
done in the right or the wrong way The
right way is eXemplified at Castle Kilkenny.
This is one of the oldest inhabited dwell
ings in the world. some of the rooms being
800 years old. Among It's ancient treas
ures is a service of gold plate, which Lord
Ormonde, the twenty-seventh hereditary
chief butler of Ireland. has occasional
chances to display. Besides the ordinary
plate service Lord Ormonde has the whole
series of gold cups used at coronation BAN
quets down to the time of George ". The
gold of the service plates is almost without
alloy, consequently very soft and easily
marred. Hence the plates are warned and
presumably also washed after use, by being
dipped into hot water held by pair oil
tongs whose tips have been muffied IN
chamois leather.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-16
Was Too Busy.
From the New York Times.

II rUm tH6 new 1OrK IIHle8.
Magistrate Pools is generally more or
less irascible when he has full calendar
The other day among the line Of prisoners
arraigned was one Benjamin F. Tickle
charged with disorderly conduct. A dozen
or more lawyers were clamoring for a first
hearing, when suddenly above the babel
rose in a shrill treble:
Tickle, my client and the defendant.
your homer"
Down came the courts gavel with
whack, and he burst out:
Tickle him yourself; don't you see that
I have my hands FULL
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-16

ST want half a pound of water crackers"
said Mrs. Newcome.
"Al-fired sorry, ma'am." replied the
country sterekeeper. but 1 amt got but
two dozen of EN- in the place"
We'll I'll take them
Jest wait ten. twenty minutes. HI
Peters an Josh Slocum has been usin' EN-
fur checkers an they're piayin' the decidin
game now."-Philadelphia Press.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-16

Heavy expenses this year. said the
publisher.
'Indeed?'
Yes; I'm running two new authors and
an automobile. Atlanta Constitution.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-16
The Bare Truth.

From the Philadelphia Press
THE idea Of you telling her she had
teeth like pearls"
Whats the matter with that?'
why. she hasn't any teeth that she can
really call her own
''Well. neither have pearls"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-16
To Cure a Cold In One Day

Take Laxative Bromo Quinins Tablets An drus.
Gtsts refund the money II 1t fails to cure. n W.
Groves signature = on each box. DC.
seSo-tu. th&s-lt6s
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-16

Did McMerger inherit his money!,
Indirectly. He inherited the ability to
get the best Of others. Life.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-16
One Reason.

From Puck.
Civilization hasn't done much for the
Indian"
mo. It has been occupied. principally. in
doing things to him."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-16
Method Of Transmission.

"a beam Of light from an arc lamp is al
lowed to fall on the mirror at the sending
station. By a suitable grouping of lenses.
the beam Is thrown horizontally through
q Photographic negative, and is then TO-
cused on selenium cell. The effect of this
will be to vary the current In the circuit
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-12-09
STEAMER GOES DOWN.
Red Spar Bouy 10 Mistaken for a Bsa.
con With Fatal Results.

Vancouver, b. c., Dec. 3.-The Brit
ish cruiser Flora went on the rocks
near here today. The Flora was 60
ing at high speed when she strcuk,
her bow being driven on q shelf of
rocks with q crash which shook the
seamen from their feet and shivered
the big cruiser from end to end. The
sea rushed in quickly through the op-
en- scuppers and soon the after part
of the vessel was below water. The
officers were driven from their quar-.
tiers and were only able to save what
few things they could carry In their
hands. {,
Much damage has been done at the
bow and the vessel, which Ia worth
a million and q quarter of dollars, Ia
believed to be a total wreck.
II is believed that the wreck was
due to the navigating officer mistak.
Ing a red spar buoy for a beacon on
the opposite side Of the channel, four
miles south. He turned to the port,
thinking he was avoiding this. instead
Of going TO the starboard as he should
have done. When he discovered his
mistake the cruiser vas piled high on
the rocks.
The Flora Is q twin screw vessel,
800 feet long. drawing 10 feet with
1880 tons displacement. She was
launched ten years ago and cost
f241,S19. She carried 312 men and
has a speed OF 10 knots.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-12-09

a closing down of the A~malgamated
properties. the loss to the pay rolls
of Montana would aggregate s2O,OOo.'
900 each year. The gross expendi'
lures for all purposes, including sup
plies, freights, repairs and improve
ments is not excessively estimated at
5000 0 900.
The talk about Montana being de-
spoiled OF her wealth to enrich east
ern capitalists appears, as 1t is, the
merest drivel In connection with such
facts. As a matter OF fact the share
OF profit to the eastern stockholders
in this development OF resources with
in this state are much less than the
legal rate OF interest for money charg-
ed by banks or individuals within
the state. The remainder goes to the
benefit and prot OF Montana. The la
Dor employed in their operations Is
more literally paid than in any other
state. Their permanent improve
ments In the state are the best and
most modern that inventive genius
can devise and money can procure.
Their constituent companies are OIL
cered and managed by the most cap
able men to be found In their respec-
tive ~avocations. public-spirited and
law-abiding citizens.
The question for the people OF the
state to ask themselves and to ask
each other Is whether a great corpora
tion OF this character, carrying on in
dustries OF such magnitude that they
are scarcely comprehended, simply
because IL Is a great corporation. shall
be outlawed by biased courts and care
less legislation In the state at the be
hest of a rival corporation, organized
under the same laws, on exactly the
same plan OF organization. but lack
ing In resources, to no better purpose
or end than that the younger com
pany shall be permitted to confiscate
some Of the properties Of the Anal
gamated company through perversion
OF laws and the Observation-Disclosures OF
: Mountain.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-12-09
WOMEN TAKING THE LEAD.
Have More Time to Read Than Their
Nervous, overworked, stimu-
lated Brother.


lated Brother.
New York. Dec. Ain q sermon on
Women Rev. DIR. N. d. Hills has
sounded a warning note to young men
in business life. IF you don't want
women to outstrip you in the industr-
ial race" he said, and compel you
to come to them when you want so
cents. you would better stop drinking
poor whisky and quit gambling at
race tracks and in pool rooms.
Women" continued DR.. Hills, I'm
spite Of mans refusal to give them
the rights and privileges to which
they are entitled, are today in las
branches Of business, and In instanc.
es showing more ability than the
men.
in one Of the greatest financial In
situations of this city not long ago Q
well known man, drawing a salary OF
$4,000 a year, suffered q nervous col.
lapse. The directors selected the
young woman who for ten years had
been the ste~nographer. She, the di.
rectors told me, has done better work
than the man she succeeded. and 10
doing 1t for but $4,000 q year.
in fifty years the women will know
more than the men. They have more
time to read and study and they N
improving their time. Eventually
they will vote and tell the men for
whom they shall vote. Eventually all
the universities will be c~o-education-
al, and the women will carry of all
the prizes"
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-12-09
INDIANS
Reds Of the Blackfeet Reservation In
Good Shape Financially.

Heos or tne ne8eTSauoU IN
Good Shape Financially.
Preparations are now being made
to fence the Blackfeet reservation in
northern Montana. The reservation
Is SO situated that 1t is only necessary
to place a pole and wire fence on
the northeast and south sides, a dis
lance OF about 140 miles. A natural
enclosure exists on the other sides,
says the Montana Daily Record.
Zone idea In fencing is to prevent
range stock belonging to outsiders
from straying on the reservation and
grazing there" said Major J. II. Mon
teath. who is In Helena. ION the
south is Birch creek, the land ada
cent to which is settled upon. On the
west Is a range of mountains. Thus
the reservation, which is 60 miles
wide by As miles lonw, will be enclos-
ed. Many Indians are now in the
mountains engaged in cutting poles
for the fence and much work will be
given them during the next year.
Practically the first large irriga-
ton project ever attempted on the
Blackfeet reservation is now in pro-
gress. A ditch or canal about ten
miles long Is being built, which will
irrigate 1900 acres of land upon
which only wild hay is now being
grown. The water IL being taken
from Cut Bank creek, near the ag-
ency. and will irrigate what Is known
as the Big Flat The work is In
charge OF an engineer sent by the de-
partment. 1t is expected that large
crops Of hay and grain will be grown
as the result Of getting water on the
land. There are at present numerous
small bitches on the reservation but
nothing SO great was ever attempted
until the present ditch was begun.
There was never a time in the his
tory OF the reservation when so many
cattle were owned by the Indians, nor
was there ever a season when such
root crops were raised by them as
this year. All of the stock owners put
up more hay this year than ever be-
fore. and are well prepared to stand
a hard winter. We had some cold
weather there but no losses have re-
suited. One train load OF cattle was
shipped to market. but many of the
Indians kept their holdings on account
OF the low prices of stock.
THE Indians are fast learning the
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-12-09
Revolution Imminent.

A ure sign Of approaching revolt
and serious trouble in your system
is nervousness, sleeplessness, or
stomach upsets. Electric Bitters will
quickly dismember the troublesome
causes. It never fails to tone the
stomach, regulate the kidneys and
bowels, stimulate the liver and clarity
the blood. Run down systems benefit
particularly and all the usual attend
ing aches vanish under It's searching
and thorough effectiveness. Electric
Bitters is only SOC, and that is return
ed IL 1t don't give perfect satisfaction.
by d. B. Morris, druggist.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-12-09
GREAT z A OF COAL.
The Appalachian Field 10 the Most
Important In the World.

IWPVth&Ut w bbS VSttbs
The anthracite coal Of eastern Penn
sylvania is but q small remnant of the
original coal fields preserved In a few
synclinal basins. or hollows, produc-
ed during the wrinkling up OF the sur.
face in the formation OF the moun-
tains, and which have escaped the &C.
ton Of the extensive denuding agen.
cies which have transformed the reg.
lon. These fields probably formerly
extended entirely across the Susque-
hanna valley to join the bituminous
fields In the western part Of the state.
But the portion of the strata that was
folded up has been worn away, while
that which vas In the bottom part OF
the folds has remained. 1t follows
that almost everywhere they have to
go down to get the coal. The answer
OF a mining expert to the farmer who
lived on the eroded portion and wish.
ed to know how deep down he should
have to bore to find coal, contains a
whole lesson in geology. MY
friend" he said, ito find coal on your
farm you must go up into the air
about 1000 feet" This contortion OF
the rocks and d~islocation of the
strata In coal regions gives great
trouble to miners. and calls for the
highest degree OF geological knowl
edge on the part Of mining engineers
Frequently the coal seam will run
out against a bare wall of rock, when
II becomes a question whether one Ia
to 20 up or down to find the d~islocated
end. and in either event a vast
amount of expense Is involved.
In North America the coal meas
ures are distributed about as follows:
In the Appalachian field. $4,000 square
miles: in the central field. $4,000; in
the western, $4,000; in MICHIGAN. 6.
TOO; in Rhode Island. 500, while In
Nova Scotia there are $4,000. On &C
count of the thickness of the seams
and the quality of the coal. the Ap
important In the world. In P~ottsville
Pa. the total thickness of the work
able seams of coal is more than 10C
feet. and this is anthracite, which
has been so subjected to heat and
pressure that all the bituminous and
volatile matters have been removed
SO that 1t becomes the most valuable
fuel In the world. Its smokeless char
acter gives to our eastern cities
where 1t is principally used, an ad
vantage which is almost i~ncalculable
The Pittsburg coal is one Of the
most remarkable in the world. being
from fifteen to twenty feet In thick
ness, and extending over several
thousand square miles, and being ex
posed on the banks Of a navigable
river, where 1t can be mined with
least difficulty. IL Is of such purity
also. that when made into coke by
burning in kilns to expel the VIOLA
tile matter, 1t is the best coal In the
world for use in the manufacture OF
iron -RecOrd.Herald Chicago
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-12-09
WOULD IT PAY US
To Have the Amalsamated Run Out
OF the state of Montana2

" :"
Replying to the men who propose
to drive the Amalgamated Copper
company out of Montana as a neces-
sary preliminary to the confiscation
OF a large part Of It's property. the
Missoulian %pertinently observes that
the man who wants to shut of a pay
roll Of $4,000, 900 a year In Montana
may have the interest OF the state at
heart, but we doubt It."
II is a reasonable doubt. But why
not give the rascals credit for the full
enormity of their designs? The large
round sum OF $4,000, 900 is only about
ten per cent of the total amount
which the gentlemen complacently de-
clare their intention Of cutting of
from the yearly expenditures within
Montana. In wages alone, the Anal.
gamated companies pay annually
nearly four times that sum to their
employees In the state. IL Is not ex-
to say that counting the
wage earners in other industries who
would be deprived Of employment by
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-12-09
WILL INCREASE o
Plans Of the Northern Pacific Will
Double Livingston Paw Roll,

Double Livingston Pay Roll.
Livingston, Dec. 3.-It Is reported
here On good authority that plans
have been made for improvements In
the Northern Pacific shops in this
city that will cost In the neighborhood
OF three-quarters OF a million OF dol
lars. The improvement includes a new
machine shop. car shops, boiler shop,
blacksmith shop, a store house and
power house. The plans have been
drawn and are now In st. Paul await
ing the approval Of the head officials.
IL the improvements are made II
will mean an increase OF at least 100
per cent In the shop pay roll In this
city, which is now about 5000 a
month. The contemplated improve.
ments are said to be In pursuance OF
a plan to centralize the repair shops
Of the company as much as possible
and to do practically all OF the com
pany's work in that line at Tacoma,
Livingston and Brainerd. Several
miles OF new side track will also have
to be builthere IL the shop improve
ments planned are made. II Is said
to be practically certain that the ex.
tension will be made and that work
will probably commence in the spring.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-12-09

State Of Ohio. City OF Toledo, Lu.
cas- county. So.
Frank j. Cheney makes oath that
he is senior partner of the firm of
+. j. Cheney 4 Co., doing business In
the city Of Toledo. county and state
aforesaid, and that said firm will pay
the sum of one hundred dollars for
each and every cas- Of catarrh that
cannot be cured by the use of Halls
Catarrh Cure.
FRANK ]. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed
In my presence, this 9Th day of De.
cember, A. d. 1886.
A. W. GLEASON,
(Seal). Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh cure is taken inter
nally, and acts directly on the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
Send for testim, malls, free.
F. J. CHENEY & CO.,
Toledo. o.
Sold by all druggists, 75c.
Halls Family )ills are the best.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-12-09
A Thousand Dollars Worth Of Good.

A. II. Thurnes. a well known coal
operator OF Buffalo, o., writes: II
have been afflicted with kidney and
bladder trouble for years. passing
gravel or stones with ~excruciating
pain. got no relief from medicines
until | began taking Foley's kidney
cure. then the result was surprising.
A few doses started the brick dust
like fine stones and nov have no
pain across my kidneys and I feel like
a new man. II has done me 81, 200
worth of good" Sold by E. F. Nc.
Kechnie.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-12-09

urging him to protect the rights Of
the miners who have been ordered to
leave the Telluride district in Colora-
do on penalty Of Imprisonment. The
matter Is In the hands of the state
authorities Of Colorado. and IL does
not appear at this time that the feder-
al government, through the president,
properly can take action on 1t. The
secretary of war, who has been o n
suited by the Colorado authorities,
has expressed the opinion that the
government cannot interfere legally
in the trouble in the Telluride district
at the present juncture. Among the
officials who have considered the sub
ject it is believed that the rights of
the miners will be protected fully by
the courts,
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-12-09

Few people realize when taking
cough medicines other than Foley's
Honey and Tar. that they contain op
iates which are c~onstipating besides
being unsafe. particularly for chill.
dren. Foley's Honey and Tar con-
tains no opiates, is safe and sure and
will not constipate. Sold by e. =.
McKechnie.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-12-09
A Frightened Horse.

Running like mad down the street,
dumping the occupants. or a hundred
other accidents, r every day occur-
rences. It behooves everybody to have
q reliable salve handy. and there's
none as good as Bucklen's Arnica
salve. Burns. cuts, sores, eczema and
piles disappear quickly under its
soothing effect. 25c at ID. B. Morris
drug store.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-12-09

lesson that IL they do not work they
cannot eat, and the crops which they
harvested this year show the result
of the new Indian policy. Our schools
are filled to their capacity and the
children are all doing guvu work"