Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-11-30

you try TO put the paste brush into
II.
The Chicago man, who killed his
wife, because she refused TO go with
him TO church was. Of course, of a
deeply religious nature.
The author of the new pure food
law for North Dakota says that he
looks for this winter of a national
pure food law. The North Dakota
pure food law has much to commend
IT, For instance II requires that semi.
annually the food commissioner shall
publish In two papers In each county
In the state list Of the adulterated
foods that have come under his Off
cial notice. These publications are
paid for by the state, and the direct
effect Is TO reform the public and In
sure the support OF the state press
for the law. If all the states had sim.
liar statutes the men who get rich
by food adulteration would soon be-
looking for something else 10 do.
With such mess Of lame and alb.
surd issues as Imperialism. lnconsti.
tutionalily. miiltaIism, big stuck, etc.
II is no wonder that The Democratic
party was Overwhelmingly defeated
ON November Sth.
According TO news item in the
Seattle Post-Inlelligencer. w. J. Arm.
strong a farmer on the Swinomish
hats in Skagit county. has raised 40
bushels OF marketable oats from four
acres. or la bushels per acre aud
has other crops in proportion. Mr..
Armstrong voted the Republican tick.
ct, not as our Democratic friends
would doubtless derisively exclaim, be-
cause this yield is due to the Repub.
lican party, but because Mr.. Arm
strong knew that he would have
plenty OF demand for all his oats and
other grain and that he would obtain
good prices for them and because
these good prices were direct result
OF Republican policies. He sees
about him nation more prosperous
than IL was ever before, consuming
more food than ever before and pay.
ing, without hardship, the highest
prices for IL. Oats In the northwest
corner OF the country are worth from
forty to fifty cents per bushel. II
makes some difference TO the farmer
whether the eighty million people of
the United States are living on two
thirds rations OF breadstuffs and 9th.
er necessaries or whether they are
eating all they want .hd have the
money TO pay for II.
Although the Democratic platform
| stated In the same old way that pro
lection is robbery the tin plate liar"
OF Clevelands time. did not this year
take the stump, in view OF the fact
that we are now not only supplying
all our own tin plate but are export.
ing large quantities. This Is the
product which the ablest OF the Dem
ocratic bunch staked their reputation
on that We could never produce In
this country. The American tin In
dustry production now finds its way
into every house In the land ana the
money paid for tin articles stays at
home instead OF going abroad TO ell
rich foreign manufacturers.
From trial appropriation during
the Mckinley administration. of about
sufficient size 10 build good mouse
the rural free delivery has grown in
to great branch Of the postoffice
department. Estimates now being
prepared showing the probable cost
OF maintaining the rural free delivery
service during the fiscal year l905-6.
and upon which the appropriations
made at the coming session of con
gress will be based. indicate that the
delivery in operation at the end Of
next June will cost about $50. .000. 900
a year to maintain. IL Is stated that
In order that the service may be ex-
tended In conformity with the pres.
ent plans OF the department and what
ar believed To be the wishes of both
houses OF congress, an additional sum
OF 36,000.000 will be necessary. The
present plans contemplate a gradual
and reasonable advance In the ex-
penditures each year until the grand
total OF $40.000,000 is reached. Il Is
believed that eventually practically
the entire country can be covered
with network of rural routes in oD-
GRAFTON for this annual expenditure.
Forty millions OF dollars is a gen.
erous sum. but in no other way. per.
haps, could The money be more ad-
vantageously and beneficially expend.
ed than In giving to the rural COM
munities throughout the country. as
rapidly as circumstances make II
practicable, an efficient free delivery
service.
II Is stated that the American Can
company Is about to institute the
manufacture Of tin cigar boxes. 9th
er forms Of tobacco are put up in tin
and Il is believed to be largely a
matter of sentiment and taste.
II Is certainly only question OF
time when tin or some other substl-
tute will have to take the place OF
the rapidly disappearing Spanish Ce-
dar now used In all boxes for good
cigars. Il may not De generally
known that this wood (Cedrela odo.
RATA Is almost as valuable as mahog.
any. Is as handsome. will take as high
a polish. and in fact can be used In.
terchangeably with mahogany.
A few days before the election the
Brooklyn Eagle asked why Roosevelt
did not move 10 make Judge Parker's
election unanimous. The question was
all right but the names we're slightly
mixed.
The Democratic party should not be
discouraged. They did splendidly con
sijering they did not have a single
good issue and moreover were handi'
capped by past"
Port Arthur may soon be expected
TO go japanese by big majority
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