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Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1904-10-11
Dissolution Notice.

The partnership heretofore existing
between Joseph Bertrand and Peter
Shannon is dissolved by mutual con
sent. Mr.. Peter Shannon will collect
all bills due the firm and also pay al
bills due by the firm.
JOSEPH BERTRAND,
PETER SHANNON.
First Pub. Sept. IL.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1904-10-11
STATE TRtASTRtR'S REPORT.
Over Half a Million Dollars Balance
at the End of September.

Helena, Oct. S.-State Treasurer
Barrett's report for the month of Sep
tember shows that the balances in the
several funds at the close OF the month
aggregated more than $526,O00. The
receipts for the month were $75, ,933.l4,
and the aggregate paid out during
that period was S5l, 760.l5.
The balances in the several funds on
the last day Of September are shown
in the following list:
Courier Democrat., 1904-11-03
MILLIONS FOR PHILIPPINES.

Exclusive of soldiers, sailors, and
civil officials, there are probably less
than 300 Americans in the Philippines
and not all of these are to be con.
'sidered as permanent residents. And
yet the Administration has decided
to spend millions of dollars in making
Manila "a City Beautiful" and addi-
tional millions in creating summer
capital in the mountains 100 miles
north of Manila, to which the over
worked ofice-holders may retire dur
ing the fever-breeding season, which
one returning soldier facetiously says
takes in the whole year
Manila is to be made The Gem City
of the Orient while the summer loaf
ing place is to be more magnificent
than Simla in India, in fact. than any
similar retreat in the world. A
Chicago architect has teen given carte
blanche to prepare plans and speciti-
cations, and he is about to set sail for
ive-months sojourn in the islands.
The plan seems to be to give European
'imperialists" the grand razzle-dazzle,
without regard to cost. And the
American people will be called upon
to foot the bill.
How do they like the prospect?
Courier Democrat., 1904-11-03
A Rand Rat. Exploits.

"There were a lot of rats ii Tie
storage room of my stable writes 4
citizen of johannesburg. South Africa.
land we had great difficulty in getting
at them. They We're shy Of all traps
and did a tremendous lot Of damage at
night. lying quiet all day. At length l
put in the room square tin lined box
about two feet deep and in it placed
some burned cheese. The rats tmmedi-
ately got interested in the cheese,
climbed up the outside Of the box and,
having got inside. could not ascend the
slippery tin lining. In this way We
killed great many.
"One morning my children took O
cat, which was very good ratter. and
placed 1t in the box. where there was
already q good sized rat. The cat, In
stead of tackling the rat. appeared to
make friends with it. They put their
noses together and frisked around. but
no harm was done. and eventually the
cat jumped out. refusing to tackle the
rat.
The children then put in keen
dachshund. which Immediately snap
ped at the rat and missed it. The rat
ran around the box two or three times.
dodging cleverly, and eventually, by
climbing on the dogs back. adroitly
jumped out of the box and escaped"
Courier Democrat., 1904-11-03
She Willed 1t.

Once there was a young bride who
believed in Will Power. If will a
thing l know it will Come About she
used to say. This young woman loved
her husband very much and was loath
to have him out of her sight One
evening he had to Meet a Man down.
town. and she was left Alone While
sitting in the parlor she began to wish
that her husband would Come Back.
Suddenly an idea Struck Her. Il know
what I'll do she said to herself. I'll
Will that he Come Home. That will
bring him" So she did. The young
bride Willed and Willed. After FIVE
minutes Of Willing she Heard a Step
on the Walk. Next she heard it on the
Porch. Il knew it would Bring him."
she said. and then she few to the
Door and kissed the Approaching Man
squarely in the Mouth. Imagine her
chagrin. upon releasing him, to hear
him say. That's Very Nice. ma'am,
but is Miss Bridget in?" She had kiss
ed the Hired Girls Fiance. Moral:
The mind is Strong but the eyesight
is frequently More Reliable-Kansas
City Times.
Courier Democrat., 1904-11-03
TRUSTS AND PRICES.

The bookmakers labored long
and hard and demonstrated to a finish
if you accept their figures as gospel
truth-that there are no real trusts,
that trusts have not put prices up, and
that, in fact, prices have not gone up.
They show, for example, what weak,
punny, little harmless affair our billion
dollar steel trust is-producing but
little more than one-half of our steel
output. They say that "it is obvious
that company producing only one
half of any given article entering a
given markets could not maintain ex.
cessively high prices" The misrepre.
senration in these statements lies in
the fact that as to many of the finished
products of steel the trust has an al.
most absolute monopoly and can and
does charge exorbitant prices, as is
demonstrated by it's export prices Of
these same goods. In tin plates, barbeo
wire, wire nails, and many other
articles, the trust has virtual monop.
oily of our markets and charges us
from 80 to 100 per cent. more than it
charges foreigners for these goods.
In nearly all other of its products,
such as steel rails, billet plates. struct-
ural work, ETC., in which it produces
only half of the country's output, it
has "gentlemen's agreements" with
other manufacturers which enable it,
as we'll as other manufacturers, to get
the full benefit of the high tariff du.
ties on these goods. In this way it
gets 32s ton for steel rails sold in
this country, while selling them abroad
for $1S and 500. 1t gets S32 for plates
here which it sells in England at $1s.
1t is pity that these little correc'
tions could not have been obtained in
time for insertion in their campaign
book; for, surely, the Republicans
would not knowingly and wilfully mis-.
lead the dear people.
Courier Democrat., 1904-11-03
Indian Bubiea.

Indian mothers have method Of pre-.
venting needless crying of babies
which. though it does not err on the
side Of gentleness, is efficacious. In
infancy children are entirely under the
control of their mothers or nurses. and
therefore the Indian plan of stopping
crying and preventing the formation
OF the habit is to cover the baby's
mouth with the hand and at the same
tlme to close its nostrils till it nearly
suffocates. Then it is allowed to
breathe freely again. but should it re.
cover its breath only 10 indulge in an
other howl it will at once have to en-.
dure semisuffocation. This treatment
Is repeated till the child learns that
silence is GOLDEN and ceases to use
lts vocal powers to the annoyance Of
its fond relatives.
Courier Democrat., 1904-11-03
A Cracked Derby Hat.

II you are ever unfortunate enough
to smash a new derby hat, so that It
cracks and in spite Of vigorous rub
bing and brushing refuses to resume
its pristine smoothness Of surface, ty
the simple expedient of holding light.
ed match inside the hat close to the
broken spot. By the time the match
has half burned out you will find that
the hat has become soft. II you then
will brush it vigorously with q stiff
brush for q moment it will regain its
former smoothness and look as If moth.
ing had ever marred its surface.-Good
Housekeeping.
Courier Democrat., 1904-11-03
We ARE A WORLD POWER.
Our Position Amoax Nations Established
Before the Birth Of Roosevelt.

The assurance with which you, Mr..
President, born in 1855, assume to
have discovered the United States and
its policies is even more astounding
than the policies themselves. You tell
US that the Monroe doctrine will be an
object OF derision unless We have a
mighty navy. The Monroe doctrine
was ,hirty-fye years old when you were
born. and doing remarkably we'll, as
i, has been ever since. You tell US that
without still newer, still bigger first
class navy We must definitely make up
our minds to accept secondary posi-
ton. not only in political but in COM
mercial matters. When you cut your
first tooth We had the greatest mer-
chant marine in the world-greater
even than England's-and our navy
was insignificant. Our mercantile ship
ping on blue water has steadily de-
clined under the restrictive policies
you favor, and it is smaller now than
il was when the frs, keel of the new
navy was laid.
You tell us that under your leader.
ship We have just become world
power" What were we-pardon the
personal llustration-more than gen.
Grafton before you were born, when,
with only ten million people and in.
significant armaments, We flung the
Monroe doctrine into the teeth Of the
Holy Alliance?
Considering your intelligence and
your knowledge Of American history,
your attitude seems mystery. What
can be its explanation?
What can be the purpose of all these
shrieks for mighty army and navy.
these frenzied denunciations of Cow.
ards" "weaklings" and "cravens," who
sordidly mind their own business in
stead of flying to arms, with no dis
cezpible provocation; these frantic
wavings of the mailed fist in the faces
of the nations? The spectacle Is ex.
traordinary and bewtlderlng. Ine
country is in no danger from any
power of Europe. All the nations OF
the Old World are watching each other
afraid of each other, and infinitely
more in dread of US, the terrifying
American PERIL than We could pos
sibly be of them. Not one OF then
would dream of adding war with us
to its other dangers, if we gave it a
chance to escape. Ii we could stand
against England without great arma
ments ninety years ago, when we hac
only eight million people. what have
we to fear now with eighty millions ant
eight hundreu times the resources anG
power for war? From the New York
World.l
Courier Democrat., 1904-11-03
IlsnER TARIFF rooFfsEr CHEAPER
TRANSPORTATION.

The campaign book begins its dis
:ussion Of the tariff question by show.
Ing the necessity for increasing tariff.
or artificial protection, as natural pro
tec,ion," or the cost Of Transporting
goods from one country to another de-
creases. 1t says that:
The nations Of the world have one
BY one found it necessary to establish
tariff protection to take the place Of
that protection which distance and
high cost of transportation formerly
afforded"
This demonstrates that in the minds
Of the "stand.patters" the tariff is the
enemy of science and progress and that
1t is a great mistake to cheaper the
cost of transportation. And yet these
same Republicans boast of the fact
that they have authorized an expen-
diture of from $780, 100000 to s40o. .Oo0.-
900 to construct the Panama Canal.
Why? Is it simply to furnish them
with another excuse for lacking the
tariff up several points? Why spend
money to shorten water routes and
cheaper transportation costs, IL We
must proceed promptly to Offset these
benefits by higher tariff duties?
| These "stand-patters" belong to the
old school of extreme protectionists who
wished that the oceans were walls of
fire and who we're sorry that each
country was not separated from every
other country by impossible barriers.
They show their Inconsistency and
lack Of faith In their own theories by
printing pages s. statistics in their
campaign book TO show the wonderful
growth Of our foreign commerce under
and in spite Of Dingleyism.
Courier Democrat., 1904-11-03
ROOSEVELT AND NAPOLEON.

Hon. Edward NJ. Shepard in speech
made August 81, at Bennington, VT,
aroused a great deal Of enthusiasm.
After quoting from ex-Goy. Blacks
eulogy of Theodore Roosevelt, he said:
Was not Gov. Black right? For
did he not speak of President who
has declared his contempt for that
mock humanitarianism' which would
prevent the great liberty-loving nations
of the world from going to war, who
despises, as he himself has told US.
the 'cloistered virtue which dare not
go down into the hurly.burly where
the men of might contend?'
WAS he not speaking of a President
who, in hundred speeches, has talked
of the craven and the 'weakling' and
the coward who babbles of peace who
has preached the .just man armed as
his dearest gospel, who would have a
great army, although, as he said, we
do not need it in the least for police
purposes at home but because we need
to use it abroad; who, three years be.
fore our marauding venture at Pan.
anna, declared that we must build the
Isthmian canal and must grasp the
points of vantage meaning that we
must violate the territory of another
nation; who has talked in season and
out of season Of the cant about lib
erty' and the consent Of the governed
who, speaking as the Chief Magistrate
of republic of law and order and
peace, which in its men and resources
is the most powerful Of nations. de-
clared that its maxim should be,
Speak softly and carry a big stick
and who has Of late in plain terms
threatened our neighbors at the South
that unless-in their relations not with
the United States but with others. for
whom we are in no way called upon
to act-they acted with decency in in
dustrial and political matters unless
they kept order and paid their obliga-
don.' unless the governed themselves
WELL they might expect our forctbls
Intervention?
where II the parallel for utterancea
IKE these by the ruler Of . great eoun'
t1y since Moscow and Waterloo
brought to IN end the insolsnt adaresoel
- tha Anat NaDoleon To the mo00Toh1
6 Europe and the tsrriAsd s1voys q
~ ceuIt1"
Courier Democrat., 1904-11-03

West Virginia "is all right for Roose.
yelt." says State Senator Robinson, one
of the minor leaders Of the G. o. p. in
that State. "Only few counties re.
main to be whipped into line" The
whipping into line of counties. and
factions, and individuals is keeping
the Republican bosses very busy these
days. This is the case in New Yofk,
New Jersey, Connecticut, Delaware,
wisconsin, Michigan, Colorado and
several other States. Despite theiJ
bragesdocio, the Republican bosses 81
each Of. the States above named srs
worried over the outlook and wsnD
give q good deal to be assured q
victory.
Courier Democrat., 1904-11-03
Temper is SO good a thing that W
should never lose it.-Atchison Globe.
B.rley Growing.


The production of barley in the unr
ed States has increased greatly within
the past few years. 1t is estimated u
general way that about two-thlfas
of the product is good enough for male.
ing purposes, the remainder being usea
for feeding. Only a small proportion Q,
the crop is exported. In the recon-
year 1s9s-99 the exports amounted 70
q, ,661, ,662 bushels, but this was excep
tonal. The usual quantity OF expoFu
in late years is from 6,OO0Voo
100000 bushels.
McFlu.-Ile pressea his suit. donneu
it, called OF his girl. pressed his sui
won and married her. and now ne nas
applied for a divorce. Shetland tas
lawyers are pressing his suit now' ep'
-Pittsburg Post.
Courier Democrat., 1904-11-03

Next the Republican campaign book
discusses the tariffs of other coun.
tries"-how Germany, France, Italy,
Austria Hungary, Russia, Spain, ETC.,
have settled down to the good old
policy of protection, very low wages
and extreme poverty in these countries
a compared with England or Australia
or Canada, in which countries tariff
duties are comparatively low. Strange
to say, the wages appear to decline and
poverty to increase as tariff walls be.
come higher: Russia probably has q
higher tariff wall than any Other
European country. Her wages are
about the lowest and the poverty ana
degradation Of her citisens the neat.
est Of any country In Europe. Il tes4h
taxaaien brings prosperity, shs sisa {
now Be = land Of pleAty.
Courier Democrat., 1904-11-03

course, cause q little annoyance from
dust, but q cigar that is as damp as
many smokers prefer it will not have
as good an aroma as the other and will
not burn so we'll. A medium cigar, IN
respect to these conditions, is best, but
between a damp and a dry cigar l
would always take the dry one and
thus secure the better smoke."-St
Louis eDemocrat.
Courier Democrat., 1904-11-03
Nuremberg EgKs.

Watches first came into fashion In
the year 1477 at Nuremberg, and on
that account and because Of their Pc
culiar shape they were known as "Nu.
remberg eggs" They were not all
egg shaped, however, some Of them be-
ing made in imitation of pears, gourds,
acorns. birds skulls, etc. About the
year 1920 watches began, to assume
the shape now generally worn.
Courier Democrat., 1904-11-03
Clear Description.

Detective-So you did not recognize
your assailant, professor? You do not
remember ever having seen him pre-
viously: Professor-No; but it will be
the easiest thing in the world for you
to find him. His resemblance to King
AInenhotep III. of the eighteenth
dynasty is startling-positively star
Ting.
Courier Democrat., 1904-11-03
C0uetfnR.

HeHe that courts and runs away
will live to court another day. She
But he that courts and does not wed
may find himself in court instead.
Courier Democrat., 1904-11-03
Saved.

First Citizen-If you were by your
self I'd hit you. Second Citizen-Well
amt by myself? First Citizen-Aint
with you?-Glasgow Evening Times
Courier Democrat., 1904-11-03
Dry Cigars and Damp Ones.

Some smokers prefer cigar that is
camp to one that is dry says a cigar
manufacturer, "and in showing this
preference l think they make a mis-
take. A cigar that is too dry will. Of
Courier Democrat., 1904-11-03
Certain Test.

Certain Test.
He-But why Go you think your ne.
photographs are horrid? She-Becaus.
all my girl friends ask for one ana no''
sf my men friends do!
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-06-23

alone shows that the Federation
has lost its control and the sooner
it passes ont of existence the better
it will be for the miner. To-day an
army of workers are being blamed
for the acts of a few.
1t is to be hoped that that the
organization which arises from the
ashes of the Federation will be an
organization of bona fed miners
and not an indiscriminate union
of laborers. A teamster, cook or
topman has no more right to men,
bership in a miners union than he
has to the Brotherhood OF Locomo-
tive Engineers.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-06-23
Began Last Aug
uSt.
The strike in the Cripple Creek

The strike in the Cripple Creek
trict, Colorado loa A.,
ulSA -, DeSdu iaSo 1Au-
gust. Since that time thirty-eight
men have come to their death by
violence. Sixteen men have been
killed by dynamite and train
wrecking has been resorted to.
Martial law has been declared and
hundreds of members of the Wes-
tern Federation are being deported
across the line into Kansas.
No one with common sense will
think for q moment that the Wes-
torn Federation as a body coun-
tenanced the use of dynamite and
deliberately planned wholesale
murders. The work was done by
fanatical members. But this fac,
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-06-23
Thunder Noun
tain Short on
Food.

A press dispatch from Spokane
says that food supplies are terrible
short in the Thunder Mountain
mining camp. A man who arrived
from there says flour is selling at
Is cents a pound, bacon at $1.00,
sugar $1.5O and beans at 90 cents.
The mines have had to shut down.
Half the population have gone out
and more are leaving every day.
The trouble is due to the failure
of the stores to lay in adequate
supplies.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-06-23
ADVERTISING RATES.
Prosperity Unal-
lOyed.

Nevada is enjoying an era oil
prosperity unprecedented in hei
history and is, day by day, gain
ing in strength and power.
If coming events cast their shad-
ows before, Secretary Newell's es-
innate Of half a million of pop
ulation in ten years will fall far
short.
From nearly every section comes
news Of sensational mineral dis.
coveries. AT the present rate OF
progress, within ten years the hills
will fairly resound with the whist
les of mining activity and the bow
els of that portion of the earth
described by the boundaries Of Ne
vada contain a mass of human
ity.
Tonopah, yet in infancy, has adj
ded an enormous sum to the State
wealth and to her discovery is due
the opening up of as great a min
eral section as Gods golden sun
shine ever shone upon. Upon
completion of the railroad to that
point, work will be resumed with a
vigor and Tonopah, will pour forth
her millions Of precious metals and
add fame and fortune to Nevada.
Goldfeld bids fair to rival the great
Nye county camp, while Mountain
City and numerous other localities
will be heard from in no small de-
gree.
Coupled with the great gold and
silver discoveries are the benefits
to be derived from the gigantic ir-
rigation work now going on, which
alone will add many thousands of
people-bonafde settlers-to the
population of the Sagebrush State.
Instead of being the Fairgrounds
for horned toads and lizards our
deserts will blossom in verdant
splendor dotted with happy and
prosperous homes-homes of peace
and contentment. Cities shall
blossom forth and industries will
follow.
Nowhere above the earth are
chances for future welfare as GER
tain as they are in Nevada. The
air itself is scented with oppor-
tunity. The farmer, the miner,
the merchant, the artisan, the
mechanic, the laborer, all are well
come and equally sure of success.
What can any State offer more?
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-06-23

Literary exercises in Lemaire's
Hall at 10 A. NJ sharp.
Ring Tournament to commence at
1:30 P. u. $40 purse including en-
trance fee. so cents To enter.
One hundred yard foot race, free
for ali. lst prize s.; 2nd prize 81 80.
Boys race, GO yards-l2 to Is years
list prize 81 30; Pad prize 81; 3d
prize 80 cents.
Boys race, 80 yards-8 to IL years
prize 81; 2nd prize 70 cents; 81
prize so cents, 4th prize % cents.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-06-23
Program for the 4th:

Boys race, 40 yards-5 to s years
lat prize - cents. 2nd prize 80 cents;
81 prize % Cents.
Girls race, 40 yarJs-l2 to l6 years
LIST piize End prize 70 cent?; 81
prize so cents; 4th prize % cents.
Girls race, 30 yards to IL years
LIST prize rs cents; 2nd prize 80
cents; Sd prize % cents.
Putting the shot-lst prize ~ 10;
2nd prize ri so.
Running broad jump-lst prize,
50 so; 2nd prize 81 so.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-06-23
TERMS.

Correspondence is solicited from the surround
Ing country. Communications of a personal
nature will be subject to a rigid scrutiny.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-06-23
NO AGENTS.

All mining companies operating in this and
adjoining districts, and all other parties hav-
lug business dealings with this paper, will
please transact the same with us directly, as
we have no agents IN San Francisco or other
places.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-06-23
CREAM OF WHEAT

is not only one OF the most delicate
and delicious breakfast foods ever offer
ed TO the public, but in addition, being
composed plmost entirely Of pure glut
en- is one of the healthiest and most
nutritious foods known. For sale at
A. d. Lemaire & Sons.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-12-10

Editor Streeter has found something
good about Pat Lyons although he
will have to live six years yet to reap
the full benefits. Streeter says:
"One thing Pat Lyons did that's good,
but we had forgotten it until we looked
over some documents the other day.
In 1S91-before he reformed was
life insurance agent, and he horn
swoggled us into insuring our valuable
life for the sum of $1,000, and in six
years the policy III come due, with a
total of about $500 to come to us.
If it hadn't been for the hypnotic
Establishments of the oily-tongued
Patrick, we wouldn't have done it,
and the money paid as an annual
premium would have gone for-bread
long ago. Tally one for P. J. 90.