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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-10-01
BEWARE OF OINTMENTS, FOR
CATARRH THAT CONTAIN
MERCURY,

as mercury will surely Destroy the
sense of emell and completely derange
the whole system when entering it
through the mucous surfaces. such
articles should never be used except
upon prescription from reputable ply
slcians, as the damage they will do Is
ten fold to the good you can possibly
derive from them. Halls Catarrh
Cure, manufactured by F. C.-Cheney &
Co, Toledo, O., contains M mercury
and is taken internally, acting directly
upon the b., o1 ard n acoI> surfaces of
the system, IL bu, Ing Hairs Catarrh
Cure be sure you get The genuine. 1t
il taken ,utern-liv ard il made in To
Il d., Ohio, BY F. ]. Cheney 4 &c. Te,-
timnssiais free.
- ao =, drugs isss, p:ice 75c. l'er
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-10-01
Salvation Army Runs up Against
Something Fierce in Kentucky.

Whilesburg. KY, Sept. 25-Tbe Sal
vation Army cavalry, under Col. Rich.
ard Holtz, OF Cleveland, and Major
H Hunter, of Cincinnati, left here to-day
for Wise Court House. They had not
gone far before they met with thrill
ing experience and one Which they
will not soon forget. They came upon
country barbecue where, in a beautl.
full woodland, people were dancing and
making merry. A large space had
been cleared off in an open spot and In
the center band stand had been erect
ed and country string band was furn-
ishing music. Vehicles of every de-
scrlptlon we're crowded together about
the place, and in the outskirts men
and boys were drinking hard cider
from barrels. Many were drunk and
several had been shooting their revol-
vers in the air, and the country officers
could do nothing with them.
The Salvationists were almost para-
lyzed. They had learned while here
that Letcher county was one of the
worst in the State, having more feuds
and more murders than any of its sis.
ter counties but now the Salvatlonists 8
saw reason for the trouble-the hard
cider, dancing and revolvers, with nd
restraint. 1t was some time before
they could make up their minds what
to do, but finally they opened services
under large tree by the roadside, be-
ginning by playing on their tambour-
ines and cornets, and soon a crowd
gathered.
While members OF the corps were
exhorting and the people assembled
some drunken rowdies began firing off
their revolyers and the people began to
scatter. The shooting was 80 close
that the ealvationists feared to con-
tinue their meeting. They closed with
prayer for the souls of the people and
rode away.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-10-01
A PERFECT, PAINLESS PILL

is the one that will cleanse the system
set the liver to action, remove the bile,
clear the complexion, cure headache
and leaye a good taste in the mouth.
The famous little pills for doing such
work pleasantly and effectually are De-
Wits Little Early Risers. Bob Moore,
of Lafayette, ind says: Call other
pills l have used grippe and sicken,
while DeWitt's Little arly Rlsers are
simply perfect" For sale by E. i.
Whitehead Il Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-10-01
FOR OykR SIXTY YEARS.

Mrs. Wlnslow's Soothing Syrup has
been used tor sixty years hy millions OF
mothers tor then children while teeth
ing, with perfect sncces-. 1t @n1hes
the child. s.,'tens the gums. alias ell
pain, cures wind c.,i;c, and is the best
tremedy for Diarrb.ea. II Will relieve
the p.,or little sufferer Immediately.
Soi; ny Drugs,s's IN ever psrt ct the
wurld. Twenty Ave cents bottle. Be
s,1re ard aek i,ss Mr.. Wipslnw',
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-10-01
SEPTE&BER.

Sweet is the voice that calls
/ From babbling waterfalls
In meadows where the downy seeds arr
flying;
And soft the breezes blow,
/ And eddying come and 90
In faded gardens where the rose is dy
ing.
Among the stubbled corn
The blithe quail pipes at morn,
The merry partridge drum in hidden
places,
And glltterlng insects gleam
! Above the reed,s stream,
Where busy spiders spin their flimy
At eve, cool shadows fall,
Across the garden wall,
And on the clustered grapes to purple
turning;
And peariy vapOrs lie
Along the eastern sky,
Where the broad harvest-moon is redly
burning.
All, soon on field and hill
The wind shall whistle chill,
And patriarch swallows call their flocks
together,
To fly from frost and snow,
And seek for lands where blow
The fairer blossoms of baImier
weather.
Toe cricket chirps all day,
20 faire>t summer stay"
The squirrel eyes askance the chestnuts
browning
The wild fowl fly afar
Above the foamy bar
And hasten southwark ere the skies are
frOwning.
Now comes fragrant breeze
Through the dark cedar trees,
And round about my temples fondlv
fingers,
In gentle playfulness,
Like to the soft caress
Bestowed in happier days by loving
fingers.
Yet, though sense of grief
Comes with the falling leaf,
And memory makes the sum mer doub1y
pleasant,
In all my autumn dreams
A future summer CLEANS,
Passing the falrest glories of the pres
ent. George Arnold.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-10-01
DIETING INVITES DISEASE.

To cure dyspepsia and indigestion it
is no longer necessary to live on milk
and toast. Starvation produces such
weakness that the whole system be-
Genes an easy prey to disease. Kodol
Dyspepsia Cure enables the stomach
and digestive organs to digest and as
simulate all OF the wholesome food that
one cares to eat, and is never failing
cure for indigestion, Dyspepsia and all
stomach troubles. Kodol digests what
YOU eat-makes the stomach sweet.
Sold by E. T. Whitehead & Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-10-01
sVd.6.N10 n. c.

q,
FD1roEs LEISURE tfouRs,
OBSERVATIONS OF PASSING EVENTS i
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT trips
bis sxix days the Pacific
n.--.,..,r his Is
:s. Wv ~ which he passed furnished m free
portaton nc
thing else And
have an Investigation by whether the Precedent did
really all expenses
tie
SMALL, very
work inland
,-7. Small of North Carolina a leader
in the for inland waterway CON
Meeting the Chesapeake bay Beaufort confident
carried He
am'ne the route have favorable
the subject that there will saving ut
least 600 freight trade
opposition, public or private, to tie undertaking."
IT has been we'll established scientifically, digestive
operate system
,,... -... premise use
Xray to find out just about per-
Just after hearty meal NICE soft he'd
reconed situation the
vea'ed the work OF the digestion We
thousand disturbance stomach
again every
forming the kind function during the digestive period that the
Der of Science thing wonders
chewing gum
last Many people chew it
else chews but Mime
e 49, ~ they havele Ia 8 good tor quiet
~ ing lunatca, and :he of
has ordered supply ochew'ng the
given by the Sunny South the following
The awarded by the
ensuing include considerable quantity chewing pacify
the of the asylum the
tion Of the board chewing often effect
that enables
work sootbes them violent
of violent
anddi diligently pursue a task"
soxEwHEaE, somebody
two places change" On this OF epgam good
-., deal of un of kind o another a in
~AA''e'01o "A ' duged in
Eyer Hebor dear old where
nothing? No world
practically population gentleman
that there they gain neither do
called
ITS still does duty The bell hole in
but It's good The local editor takes off
during
They'll be we'll off hundred
they
regrte Deeds for that the who elected
created 1868 still holds it. The using
cobbe stones Cornwall ia
tttt
Drill halin Edlnbug feebakfas
Sunday
breakfast SunnyS South
- breakfast a
copper
60
wishes lett among
won en- only
week. their and fall
Of
with
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-10-01
A LOVE LETTER

would not interest you if you're look
ing for a guaranteed salve tor sores,
burns or piles. Otto Dodd, of Ponder,
Mo-, writes: II suffered with an ugly
sore for year, but box of Bucklenis
Arnica Salve cured me. It's the best
sa)ve ON earth" Csc at E. T. White
head and & 60.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-10-01
BROKE INTO HIS HOUSE.

s. LeQuin, of Cavendish, VT, was
was robbed OF his customary health by
invasion Of chronic consti pa tiop.
When DR.. Kings New Life Pills broke
into bis house, his trouble was arrest
ed and now he is entirely cured. Thef
are guaranteed to cure. 90 at E. T.
Whitehead & Co = drug store.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-10-01
Wisdom IN Conversation,

Atlanta Constitution.
''Talk about things not people, i
you do not care to be considered pro
vincial, ;" recently advised a we'll bred
woman of the world when one much
younger than herself complained to hel
that through careless remark about
another she had been accused of disloy.
atty when no such thing was intended
1T always argues a local atmosphere
when one or more women assembled for
pleasurable pastlme; can find nothing
to discuss save some absent friend or
acquaintance.
Even 1t the compensation is agreea-
bic at the beginning, when 1t coutln-
ues any length of time the ifs and the
butts will creep in, and some fault or
failing of the one discussed is mention
ed.
"This failing, whatever it may be.
up to that time has been observed by
only one person, but when the vice
mentioned becomes the knowledge Of
the party Assem- mbled-and then in time
to as many more.
off in days afterwards sny of the
three or four friends who began the
friendly converse about the absent one
happens to be accused of circulating
the report, which has assumed that
they Will Indignantly deny
the charge, assert that loyalty again
and really feel innocent of what they
are accused.
"Yet they are directly accountable,
through tneir idle conversation, their
careless indulgence in personalities, OF
having pre- badly done friend hope
less lojury.
"True, it is mora interesting to dis
cuss people-the people that one knows
beet but If the conversation too con-
hinge on one person, no mat
Ter how loyal the takers may think
they are, there is danger of something
being said that may be ralsconstrued,
or misunderstood, or perverted in rep.
etition.
ut is surperf1uous always to Oh
,erve," continued the wise woman
of worldly experience, "that the woman
who continually criticises, abuses or
rldicuies another woman TO that degree
y hen it becomes noticeable, that she
INJURIES herself far more than the object
ii her dislike. In the case of the abuse
being INDUCED in before men, the lat
;er are at once touched with feeling
or the one beiug roasted, as they term
t, and the general impression justly
entertained by we'll bred men and wo-
nen alike is that nothing is SO con-
lemned N woman as her uncharltable
,ommenrs about another.
"These little comments may be d..
'ect or they may be 1ns,nuatingj they
nav even h We their effect for the time
3eing on those who hear them, but in
the woman talked against or
picked at by her women associates will
q the end be recognized as more SIN
,ed against than sihning,' and the
,arsh criticism will always react upon
he oae guilty of it."
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-10-01

Mr.. Horatio de Montfort-Upon my
soul, Maud, sometimes 1'm inclined to
think you're perfect idiot.
Mrs de Montfort-My dear hoy
didn't marry you?
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-10-01
you KNOW WHAT you ARE

Taxing when you take Grove. Taste
less Chill Tonic because the f..rtnuia
Is plainly p,,n'ed on every l"t'Ie absw-
Ing that il Is s,mp:y Iron and Quimine
IN tssteless tuym. No Cure, No Pny.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-10-01

A mercury atom is rec-oned to haye
200 by 700 or 100000 electrons all
slowed away inside.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-10-01

We'd give all we have to know as
much as the average boy Of seventeen
thinks he knows.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-07-01
OLD-TIM Err DEAD.
Tom Lewis, One of the First Settlers
in Ferqus, Passes Away,

Tom Lewis. one OF the first persons
to settle in Fergus county. AMI who
was well known to all Of the old-tim-
ers in this part of the state. died in
the Hortop house, back of the Bank
of Fergus county building, yesterday
morning about 10 o'clock. He COM
planned about s o'clock of being i'll and
after awhile. at his request. DR.. Stoll
was called in. The physician saw at
once that the old mans condition was
most critical and, alter relieving him
as much as possible. went in search
of some one to attend him. When the
doctor returned il was TO find Lewis
past the assistance Of any earthly ply
stefan. An autopsy was performed
at the Creel undertaking parlOrs last
night and il was definitely determined
that the man died from congestion {
the lungs.
Tom Lewis followed the calling of
"A cook. and had an unspotted reputa-
ton for honesty. Not only his en-
ployers. but all with whom he came
in contact. had in him the utmost con.
fidence. a confidence which vas fully
justified. as he died not owing a cent
TO any man. Some of his old-time
friends took the matter in hand and
will see that he has a decent burial.
The burial services will be held to-
morrow morning at 10 o'clock.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-07-01

traordinary group. The formations Of
this group are porphyry and phonolite,
and a 3 foot vein of quartz is shown
on the Extraordinary claim assaying
from 81 to SIC. Open cuts on the
group expose the ledge for $500 feet.
This group was located last year, and
the owners are working on II now.
On the east fork of Little Armells
creek Losinger & Morrison have eight
claims in the lime-porphyry contact.
This is known as the Tilden gulch
group. Tests have demonstrated that
the ores found in this group may be
treated by c%yanidation. and as their
values vary from $3.50 to $40 and 81
per ton ii is expected that they will
become producers during the summer.
Three cuts, one OF which is thirty
feet. and two others of ten feet each
show ore. and the ledge has been tap.
ped for more than 500 feet. Sixty per
cent. of this ore is fine enough to be
screened and worked in tanks and a
small testing plant will be erected at
once, which. If successful, will be fol-
lowed by a working plant.
Hugh Mclaughlin and Buck O'Neill
have located a claim west of the Chi
cago, which takes in the great bed of
bog iron in the gulch of west Magin-
mis- creek, upon which they are work
ing. Beside the claims mentioned sew
cral others have been located In the
district during the present year.
The formations present In the Cone
Butte district are strikingly similar 10
those of the cripple Greek district In
Colorado, and in some instances the
ores are very much like the Cripple
Creek ores. For the amount of deyel-
opment some very fine showings have
been made and the owners of prop
critics are much encouraged over the
prospect for the establishment Of a
permanent camp in the district. The
district possesses many natural advan.
tages that are absent II some of the
other districts in the county. a plenti-
full supply of water being one of them;
beside this its easiness Of access
makes IL an admirable location for a
mining camp. but its splendid show
ing for the amount of work done
speaks more for the future of Cone
Butte than all its other advantages,
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-07-01
Du chaiIIu's First Gorilla.

Suddenly an immense gorilla adVan-
ced out of the wood straight toward
us. and gave vent, as he came up, to
a terrible howl OF rage. as much as to
say, i am tired of Deing pursued and
will face you" II was a lone male,
the kind which are always the most
ferocious. This fellow made the
woods resound with his roar, which
is really an awful sound. resembling
the rolling and m~utterlng of distant
thunder. He was about twenty yards
of when We first saw him. We at
once gathered together. and | was
about to take aim and bring him down
where he stood when my most trust,
ed man. Malaonen. stopped me. say.
We stood therefore in silence gun
ing, in a whisper. Not time yet"
in hand. The gorilla looked at MS for
a minute or so out Of his evil gray
eyes thon beat his breast with his gi
gantic arms-and what arms he had,
then gave another howl Of defianc,
and advanced upon us. How terrible
he looked, | shall eve forget il
Again he stopped not more than IF
teen yards away. Still Malaoncn said
Not get" Good gracious, what Is t.
become at MS If our guns miss fire. OF
II We only wound the great beast
Again the gorilla made an advance up
on us. Now he was not twelve yard!
off. could see plainly his ferociou'
face. II was distorted with rage; hi
huge teeth were ground against eacl
other. so that We could hear the aw
full sound, the skin Of the forehead
was drawn forward and back rapid
ly. which made his hair move up an,
down and gave a truly devlish expires
sion 10 his hideous face. Once NOR,
the most horrible monster ever ere
ated by almighty God gave a roar
which seemed to shake the woods lik.
thunder. | could really feel the cart
trembling under my feet. The goriI
la, looking MS in the eye and beatin.
his breast, advanced again.
Don't fire too SOON said MalH
omen, "if you don't kill him he vii
kill you"
This time he came within eigh
yards of us before he stopped. | wa
breathing fast with excitement as
watched the huge beast. Malaone
only said, STEADY" as the gorill
came up. When he came up MalaC
men said. Now" And before h
could utter the roar for which he wa
opening his mouth three nusket ball
were in his body. He fell dead a
most without a struggle.-From Az
ventures In Africa.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-07-01
The Araus a Necessity,

Last week a gentleman came into
the Office and in a very emphatic man.
@ said. Il want to subscribe; I've
been here a long time, but never took
the paper and yesterday heard that
there was an advertisement in there
that a piece OF land near me was go
ing TO be sold. ! am going to bid on
that land myself and Ill take the pa
per and kind o. watch out hereafter.
Land is getting scarce" And such
instances are by no means lnfrequent.
The fact that all notices of land sales
and land proofs appear in the Argus
is alone worth many times the price
OF the subscription to nearly every
stockman and ranchman in the coun.
ty. Don't depend upon someone else
to tell you about these things. Read
the paper for yourself.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-07-01
DROUTH AND
THE HOPPERS
Two Agencies of Destruction Are De.
~vastating the Range in Counties
South Of Fergus.
j. D. WAITE SELLS SOME WOOL
Disposes of $4,000 Pounds at is Cts
Was the Poorest Grade of Wool
The Rest First-Class.
J. D. WAITE SELLS SOME WOOL

Senator John ID. Waite returned last
Monday from Miles City. to which
city, last week, he trailed a small
band of sheep from Utica and had
them shorn at one of the Miles City
plants. The wool, which amounted TO
about $4,000 pounds, was placed on
the market at once and a buyer lost
no time in taking it up at 15c a pound.
The difference -etween Fergus and
Custer county woods may be shown by
the fact that although Mr.. Waite con-
sidered 1t the poorest wool he will put
on the market this year, the buyers
considered il about the best that had
been brought into Miles City up 20
that time.
THE price at Miles ranges from IA
to IL cents said Senator Waite. land
considering the great superiority Of
the majority OF the Fergus county
clips over those offered for sale ct
that city, I think we stand a show OF
getting a much better price than we
got last year.
1.-THE band | trailed down was one
of the poorest | had and | shall feed
them until | can get them on the mar
ket.. In trailing them across we had
q good look at the country, and some
of the counties south Of us are GER
tainly in a most deplorable condition
as a result Of the drouth. After
crossing the divide We found the
ground almost bare for miles and
miles. In fact, from Bozeman east
ward as far as Miles City the grass is
gone. All around Forsythe, in Rose
bud county. the grasshoppers have
completely destroyed all forms Of veg
citation and the only salvation for
stock men is to trail their sheep and
cattle TO some more favored country
and that is what most OF them are
doing now.
"In Custer county the situation is
but little better. For 20 or rs miles
around Miles City there Is not enough
grass to keep a flock of geese, and
cattle men are driving their cattle 40
towards the Missouri river. Although
we may have a few dry spots in this
county Fergus Is a veritable garden
spot as compared to the drouth-strick
en-. hopper infested regions.
Thousands of sheep are beinr
shorn in and around Miles City. The
Waite & Elliott sheep will be shorn
at the Sage Greek Sheep comran"
plant. while the sheep whic!. belong
to me individually are to be shorn Al
the TIBET plant. Our sheep are all in
good condition and the wool is excel
lent. 1t may probably u a little
lighter than last year. but IL is quite
as good u grade and we expect a bet.
ter price"
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-07-01

4 late dispatch from Billings states
that VIM. Battams died az ST. Vim
cents hospital early Monday morning
from the effects OF the injuries receiv-
ed Sunday night from falling owe a
p%rcCipice. an account OF which is given
elsewhere in this paper. The many
friends of the deceased in this city
will learn with the utmost regret of
the fatal result of his fall.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-07-01

ed companion and comrade, true, ever
ready to fight with him the battles OF
me; and to the three young sons. who
must go through the most critical per
iods OF their lives without the guild
ing and guarding hand OF an ever
watchful mother.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-07-01

The excavation will first be made
at the rear end Of the building and
as soon as that part of the proposed
structure is ready to be made into
temporary quarters for the office, the
old building will be torn down and
the remainder of the building put up
with all possible dispatch. When
completed the building will be SO x
$50 feet in the clear and one OF the
handsomest business buildings in the
city.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-07-01

One Hundred Dollars Reward.
One hundred dollars reward for evi
dence sufficient to convict any one OF
riding or driving my horses or cattle
from their accustomed range.
X. s. HAMILTON.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-07-01
WILL BUILD NEW OFFICE.
New Structure to Replace Hilger &
Busenburu's Present Quarters.

buSenpuT9s FTcsent &udTte'e'
Ecayation work was started this
morning on another fine new office
building in Lewistown. The real es.
tate and insurance business OF the
enterprising firm of HIlger & Busen.
burg has outgrown the present quar-.
tiers and before summer is over a mod
ern. two-story stone building to cost
between $4,000 and 5000.