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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-09

streets now, but made of stone or terra Gotta,
are Included in the collection, and there are
several fine specimens of Pan pipes. On the
subject Of whistling jars, of which there are
several in the collection, Charles w. Mead, of
the museum, has written:
They consist Of two pottery vessels connected
the bottom in such way that water passes
freely from one TO the other. Near the top of
the first front jar usually surmounted by
human or some animal fgure) is the opening Of
the whistle. When the jars have been partly
filed and are swung backward and forward, a
series of whistling sounds is produced AS the
vessel swings forward and upward, the water
is lowered in the first jar and raised in the
other; in the backward motion it rushes back
into the first, forcing the air out through the
whistle. 1t has often been said that the sound
emitted by these jars resembles the cry of the
animal represented on the vessel. A careful
examination of fifty-f1ve Of these whistling jars
leads to the conclusion that this is the result
OF a lively inlagfnation-that they are whistles
pure and simple
The whole Peruvian section is highly inter
esting 10 the visitor, but il has been made addi
tiOnally so since the musical instruments have
been taken from the various sections and ar
ranged in q class by themselves and that part
VIII proba bly, receive much attention from the
visiting public
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-09
COMMENT.

at thought I could get along without glasses
a while longer, but I find l can't"
Yes? II was an optical illusion."-(Smart
Set.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-11-04
DR.. Gums Blood and Nerve Tonic.

Or. Gums Blood and Nerve Tonic.
There Is not a woman In this land
but at some time In her life would
have been the better Ior the use 1f
this Tonic. For diseases peculiar to
women a better medicine was never
made. 1t is composed Of the ingred-
tents from which the system has been
deprived by disease, over work or dis
sipation. II enters at once into the
circulation. building up the tissues
that have wasted, and making pure
rich blood in the most direct way. For
weak. nervous and unsteady people,
pimply, pale or fieshless people, 1t will
make strong, steady nerve and give
the complexion that wholesome look
that indicates health. We have hun
dreds of letters that people have writ
ten us. saying they had gained in
good solid flesh at the rate Of one
to three lbs. per week, while using
DR.. Gums Blood and Nerve Tonic.
1t should be taken after meals, one
or two tablets each time. Druggists
sell 1t for 75c per box. or three boxes
for 50, or sent postpaid on receipt Of
price. We are glad to make reply TO
letters of inquiry. the advice we give
you is plain. and easily understood.
Addres DR.. Bosanko Co., Philadelphia,
Pa. For sale by Delzell Drug, Co.,
Lewistown. Mont.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-11-04

Three hundred years ago Mexico
vas the greatest mining country In
the world. In a hundred years 1t has
doubled the worlds stock of precious
metals. Mexico was then under the
strong and despotic government OF
the king of Spain. The world moved
on. The SONS of liberty in the north
won their independence and kings in
North America went below par. Mex.
leo caught the sound of liberty from
the free republic-its northern neigh.
bor-and the Mexicans found their
Washington In Hidalgo and Morelos
and had their Bunker Hill at Cuautla.
Those were stirring times for the
friends of liberty and humanity
times when civilization was getting a
new footing in the world-but they
were bad times for mining and the
product of the mines Of Mexico under
the freer but weaker government Of
the new republic went down faster
than the United States steel securities
are now going. The Mexican republic,
though conceived on the highest
ideals, furnished in practice about the
most insecure government that has
ever been found on the earth. No
one knew when he went to bed at
night who would be president in the
morning, and no n knew when he
planted his corn in the spring who
would gather 1t in the autumn. or
when he opened a mine next year who
would be working it the next. Under
such a regime new mines were seldom
opened and the old mines rapidly
closed. But the wheel of fate goes
round. Mexico had a hard time dur
ing the first three-quarters of the
nineteenth century. Then Porfiro
Diaz came upon the scene. Order
gradually emerged out of cnaos. Peo-
pie began to feel secure that they
could reap where they had sown and
could realize for themselves the pro-
duct of the mines they had opened.
The mining industry revived and to-
day, after a quarter of a century of
Diaz. Mexico is again the most prom
Using mining country in the world. 1t
is said by those of little faith that the
mining operations of the Spaniards be-
tween 1000 and 1900 had taken all of
the value there was in Mexico. The
pessimist has found himself mistaken.
The old Spaniard scarcely scratched
the surface. He has left a hundred
dollars of value where he took one,
and the modern miner in Mexico is
finding better mines than the Span
iards ever worked and is producing
ten times as much every year 10Y as
the Spaniard ever produced them
Modern Mexico.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-11-04

N. d. His bid was sl2,54O.5O. After
discussing the bids for a short while
a motion to adjourn until I o'clock in
the evening was carried. When the
council met in the evening the bids
were again taken up aud alter DELHI.
Grating upon them, the council accent.
ed the bid of Kennedy and ordered the
city attorney TO draw mp a contract
with S. n. Schruth, who was here rep.
.~resenting Kennedy. The successful
bidder has until the 18th of June to
complete the sewer, but Mr.. Schruth
expressed the belief that with favor.
able weather they would have il done
by January LIST. Kennedy presented
credentials showing that he has put in
thousands of dollars worth OF swerage
and is in every way responsible.
Work will begin just as 500 as mater,
ial can be put on the ground.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-11-04
STABBED FROM BEHIND.
James Pirrie Has a Close Call From
an Enraqed Sheepherder.

James Pirrie whose home is near
Rothiemay. in the southern part of
the county, had a close call for his
life Friday night when Mitchell Plurd.
an angry sheepherder, ran up behind
him and plunged a knife into Pirrie's
shoulder. DR.. Wilson, of this city,
who dressed the wound Monday night.
said that IL the knife had gone in a
fraction of an inch to the right it
would have severed one of the main
arteries and, situated as Pirrie was,
30 miles from assistance OF any sort,
and 70 miles from a physician, he
would have surely bled to death.
Pirrie, assisted by three herders
and a camp tender, was running three
bands of sheep about 20 miles south
the home ranch at Rothlemay, George
Pirrie, the father Of the wounded
man, contracted with the herders to
give them $50 per month, provided
they remained with the sheep all win
ter. But in the event that one OF them
stopped or was discharged he was to
be paid at the rate of $40 per month.
Last week Plurd got into a quarrel
with the camp tender and attempted
to kill him with an axe. The mans
evident ~viciousness set Pirrie to
thinking, and the more he saw of
Plurd's temper the less he desired to
have him around. so on Friday he
told the man that his services were
no longer needed.
Plurd demanded that he be paid at
the rate of $50 per month, but this
Pirrie refused to do. and told Plurd
he would have to see his father. Geo.
Pirrie, before he could settle on such
a basis. This angered Plurd, and a
short while after, without any warn
ing of any sort. he rushed up and
stuck his knife into Pirrie's left shoul.
der, the blade of the knife penetrat,
ing about three inches. The camp
tender started after Plurd with an
axe, but Pirrie ordered him to stop
and, turning to the man who had just
stabbed him, said: Il will have to &c
into Flatwillow and you might as vel
go with me- The unsuspecting Plurd
did so, but when they got into Flat
willow Pirrie handed him over to Con
stable John Deskins, who started al
once with him for Lewistown, arriv
ing here Monday night.
County Attorney Belden lodged ar
information against him. charging hin
with assault. His preliminary exam
i~nation will be held this afternoon al
2 o'clock, his arraignment having TAX
en- place before Justice Mcfarland
yesterday at that hour in the after
noon.
Pirrie is still in the city and vii
remain here until his wound begins {,
heal. With NJ complications he will
be as good as new within a coupl,
of weeks.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-11-04
Sure Cure for Piles.

Itching Piles produce moisture and
cause itching, this form, as well as
Blind, Bleeding or %Protruding Piles
are cured by DR.. Bo-san-ko's Pile Rem
edy. Stops itching and bleeding. Alb
serbs tumors. SOC a jar at druggists,
sent by mail. Treatise free. Write
me about your case. DR.. Bosanko,
Philadelphia, Pa. For sale by Dali
zell Drug Co., Lewistown. Mont.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-11-04
ASSAY Office Receipts.

The amount of gold received at the
United States assay office during the
month of October shows the flattering
increase of $63, 971.40 over the same
month in 1902.
The gain was made almost entirely
from Montana counties. Outside
states and sections sent their usual
amount, but Montana forged ahead
to the extent of more than $63 900.
To be exact Montana's output for DC.
tober last year was $20,466.42, while
this year the figures show a total for
the Treasure state of 1874, 194.72, an
actual gain of $63. 1880 for the ninth
month of the year.
Idaho fell off. The states share TO-
wards making up the total OF the local
office for October, 1902, was $12, BOA
"a, and for the same month, 1903, was
S9,449.05. Nevada's record also shows
a falling off to the extent of about IS,
900. Lost year that state contributed
$~S,627.14 for October and this year
only S5,052.34.
British Columbia Is the only out,
side territory to contribute a substan'
tial increase. British Columbia's out
put for the ninth month In 1902 was
$11. 526.S0 and for 1903, SIS, 063.26
The total from other sections. not al
ready named, was larger this year
The amount coming under "other sec
tions" for 1902 was $2.70S.2S and fol
October. 1903, is ~$5,745.41.
Had it not been for Fergus and Pari
counties, Montana's share for 1905
would have fallen behind her contri
button for last year. Fergus county
sent in only $57,506.27 during Octo
Der, 1902. This year the total from
that county is SIP, 059.9 Park coun
ty also shows a substantial gain. II
October, last year, Park contributed
500, 1885, while the October. 1908, fig
ures for Park county are 1872, 224.02.
Lewis and Clarke county is on the
delinquent list. II such 1t can be term
ed. This county's share in October
1902. was $33 ,555.35 and for the sam
month of the present year, $29, 702.62
Madison county tried to keep pact
with Lewis and Clarke. The total o
that county for October, 1902, wal
S42,S74.S9. and for the past month $35,
1854.
Missoula county is on the increas'
list with a total contribution for DC
tober, last year, OF S9,053.75 and TO
the same month this year, S2O,535.5I
The figures for Powell county are SIS
654 for the ninth month OF the yea
1902, and for the corresponding month
1903. $l2,S49.2S.
Taken on the whole it is a satisfaC
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-11-04

James Pirrie. who is in the city this
week. states that thousands of sheep
will winter between the Museslshell
and the Big Dry, many bands having
already been driven into that section.
His father, George Pirrie. has three
bands in there o The grass is ex-
ceptionally fine.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-11-04

The Barnes-King Mining company,
through its attorney, J. E. WATSON, is
making application for patents to sew
en- claims belonging to the Barnes
King group. The claims are the Box
er, Schley, Dewey, Woodchuck, Pan
sly, Porcupine and Canyon. All Of
them are located north and east of
the Mule Shoe lode of the same COM
pany.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-11-04

For a nominal consideration Frank
Currie has transferred to William
Maynard a sapphire placer claim, To-
Gated in the Gone Butte district.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-11-04

For sick headache try Chamber
lain's Stomach and Liver Tablets,
they will ward off the attack II taken
in time. For sale by all druggists.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-11-04
FERGUS COUNTY STOCK NOTES.

Oscar Stephens Places a Large Ship.
ment Of Cattle on the Market.
Oscar Stephens, the largest indi.
vidual cattle raiser In Fergus county.
placed a large shipment of cattle. 5Si
head in all. on the Chicago market
last week. He struck rather a poor day
and a bunch of cows went as low as
$3.50 per hundred. The following is a
full rannrt nu tho chinmant.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-11-04

aid Creek Sheep company, 5000 head
of yearling wethers, paying a price of
s2.l0 per head for them. II is an
nounced that the Mcdonald Creek
company has decided 10 quit the sheep
business as soon as II is possible to
do so. This. however, according to
Manager p. C. Weydert, will take
about two years. as they have leased
out several bands and IL will be some
time before the leases run out. The
company is gradually working into
the cattle business and will soon be
an important factor in that branch OF
the live stock industry in Fergus
county. The reasons assigned for this
change is the loss of much of the best
range, formerly used by the MELON.
aid people, but which now is taken up
by hOmesteaders. Hundreds of acres
of land in the Mcdonald Creek u
try. which, two or three years ago.
was used only for grazing purposes,
nov produces grain and alfalfa. 1t
simply shows the tendency of the
times in this county. Settlers are
keenly alive to the value of %agricultur.
al land here in the basin OF the Ju
dith and its tributaries. But while
the agricultural interests are rapidly
increasing in Importance the interests
OF the large owner OF sheep and cat
tie will not be seriously disturbed for
years to come. There remain thous'
ands of acres of land which cannot
yet be adapted for agricultural pur'
poses for years to come and which
will continue to be grazing lands for
the immense number of sheep and
cattle now grazing upon them.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-11-04

w. S. Shaw, the administrator Of
the DR.. Parberry estate. passed
through this city last week on his way
to the Parberry ranch oil Flatwillow
for the purpose of disposing of the
sheep now belonging to the estate.
This week he drove $500 ewes and
1000 lambs to Junction. from which
place he will ship them to market.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-11-04

H. V. Turner. of Kendall, has sold
to Mathew Dunn. of Great Falls. the
Favorite lode, situated in the North
Moccasin district. The price paid was
$1,000.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-11-04
Among the Mines
Devoted to the Large Min
ing Interests OF Fergus
County General Notes.

E. o. Learmond has purchased of
]. w. Kearney the Lion placer claim.
located in the Cone Butte district.
Consideration. nominal.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-11-04

Ut SuotNI a lew udfS 1Ol td1S.
The following dispatch, found in
the Great Falls Tribune. just express.
es the situation OF Fergus county ship
pers this season:
Big Timber, Mont. Oct. 27.-Many
OF the stockmen of this part of the
state who have been 10 Chicago with
their live stock have returned, and
they all have about the same story 10
relate regarding the conditions OF the
cattle market this fall. or the sever.
al cattle shipments which have gone
forward from local points on the Nor
thern Pacific and along the Montana
railroad not n In ten of the shippers
have received what they term a fair
price for their stock.
The stock yards at Chicago. accord.
ing to the story OF a local stockman,
have been overlooked for several
weeks with rather inferior grades OF
cattle. This condition, said he. has
likely had more to do with the demon.
allied market and the accordingly low
prices, than anything else.
In past years the grades of cattle
| W III Nflt uol III Ut tolulllOu lOI tut
block, were bought up by eastern feed,
ers, that is large farmers in the cen.
trail states, who had plenty of corn
to feed them on until such time that
they were In a marketable condition.
Up until last year these feeders made
a good thing by doing this, they not
only received a good profit on their
grain, but they unloaded from the
market an undesirable class OF cattle
which the packers had no use for. or
in other words. the market would have
become glutted.
This year the conditions are cyi
IDENTIFY changed. Feeders who dealt
heavily last season either lost on theil
transactions through the advance ir
the price OF grain. or else the present
price of grain forbids further feeding
In any event the reports brought bach
by the stockmen who spent severa
days about the stock yards in ordeI
TO dispose OF their stock, claim tina
but very few cattle are being bough
up for feeders.
John Campbell, who owns a fin,
cattle ranch near Big Elk. and Is wei
hIbNH tulOu6uouN Nv tdSltTU part %
the state. says that he lost a COO
thousand on his shipment OF six cars
and upon arriving at st. Paul, had h,
known the exact condition OF the mar
ket he was destined to find at Chica
go, he would have re-shipped hi
/, stock TO Montana, and would hay,
made money by so doing.
With the loss of all the stockmpI
does not compare in proportion. pel
haps. 10 that Of Mr.. Campbell, the
! have all lost TO a certain extent. TIL
E rancher who Is so fixed f~inancially
) and has plenty Of hay and white
!. range so that he can safely hold hi
. cattle over until another year ma
consider himself lucky.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-11-04
Reluyination Of Mexico.

tory month just past. and shows {
much larger increase than is usual,
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-11-04

p. o. Falling, OF Sweet Grass coun.
ty, recently purchased Of the MELON.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-11-04

III. c. McEvony, vice president of
the Chicago-Montana Gold Mining Co.,
was in from Gilt Edge Saturday. He
states that work is progressing in the
most satisfactory manner on the Big
Six property and that the tramway is
all completed excepting a very small
amount of trestle work, which will be
finished up within a few weeks. Pros
pect and development work are being
pushed without any cessation and the
ore body is being opened up in a man.
ner exceeding the highest expecta-
lions of all interested in the company.
From thirty to forty lei are at work
and it will not be long before the mill
is ready to start up. Mr.. McEvony is
also doing some work on his own ac-
count on the Alameda group of claims
which almost surround the Big Six
claim. Five men are now at work
and samples ~assaying as high as $1S.-
so have been taken out. II there was
ever a man who deserved to make a
strike in the Fergus county hills it is
Hank" McEvony, as he has prospect
ed them long and faithfully, and his
friends, who are numbered by the
hundreds, are glad to know that, at
last. luck is turning in his direction.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-11-04

There are at present a great num-
Der of men working in different min
ing districts of the county, this being
the time of year when the annual as
sessment work is generally done. 1t
is surprising how much ore carrying
values is found in these assessment
tunnels and shafts. Generally it is a
trace, sometimes it runs up to two,
three or four dollars, but always it is
sufficient to keep the owner of the
claim thinking that he may some day
have a Kendall. Barnes-King or Spot
ted Horse. Such is the glorious UNI
certainty of the business which ever
holds out an alluring hope to the
faithful %prospector. But it is the be-
lief of many that the mountains of
Fergus county will yet justify the
hopes of a large proportion of those
whose faith is sufficient to keep them
delving.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-11-04

Jack Rowley started from Custer
station with a train load of cattle for
Chicago this week. He had to walt
at Custer a few days FOR cars.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-11-04

There are a great number of sheep
buyers in this county at the present
time and a prominent woolgrower
stated to the Argus Monday that all
of the sheep which are nov for sale
will soon be cleaned up. AS a gen.
eral thing the Fergus county flock
masters have a superior grade of
sheep and the buyers naturally flock
into this county when the buying sea.
son opens.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-11-04

Melville parties this week purchas.
ed of A. c. Greene, 1000 yearling ewes.
William Lewis also purchased 500
ewes from Mr.. Greene for $3.50 per
head.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-11-04

David Hilger was figuring up his
cattle receipts for the present season
last Friday and found that the firm of
which he is a member has sent In 300
steers and 40 cows to the Chicago
market this season and they had net.
ted them a fraction over s33 per head.
Their cattle last year Melted them
just s54, or 81 per head more than
the present shipments. Two rather
peculiar things connected with their
shipments this year were spoken of
by Mr.. Hilger. In one shipment they
sent in a big jawed steer. When the
returns came in there was no record
of this steer and the owners naturally
supposed that he had been condemn
ed. A few days later. however, they
received a check from the board OF
stock inspectors for S42.4S. the net re-
turns from the steer. IL seems that
the big jawed animal had been turned
over for inspection. They had him
killed. found that he was all right,
sent him to the slaughter pens and
returned TO the n the balance,
Another steer got lost in st. Paul and
after a few days Mr.. Hilger received
a check from the st. Paul commission
for S5i.5O. the amount for which the
steer sold in that city.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-11-04

Frank Catlin last week bought of
Fred Warren 1875 head of ewes for
the Rib Lake Live Stock company, of
Rib Lake. Taylor county. Wis. an ac-
count of which was contained in the
last issue of the Argus. They are
three, four and fve-year-olds and of
first-class quality. Catlin, whose home
is in Sugar Grove, ILL.,, is also picking
up some sheep for himself.
b. C. White, within the past week,
has sold to f. w. Railsback, of Bill
ings, 1900 old ewes and 1000 year.
ling wethers. The price could not be
learned.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-11-04

The city council met in special ses-
sion at 3 o'clock Thursday afternoon
for the purpose OF opening bids on the
sewer construction. But two bids
were received. The first was by Jno.
Ellison, Of Lewistown, who is at pres.
ent putting in the water works extern.
sion. His bid for putting in the sewer
Vas $4,000. The other bid was that
of James Kennedy, OF Devils Lake.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-11-04
Stock Directory

ROSE McEACHNIE, GUSToN, MoSr. ~
Owner OF the following horse brand
on right shoulder; range south of the "
Snowies.