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Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1904-12-20
LENGTHY SERMONS.

Five or SiN Hours AT IL stretch and
Divisions Up to "Eitshty-sixthiy."
No English congregation would have
listened to such sermons as used to he
popular in the Presbyterian churches
Of Scotland. There is indeed a story
told of dissenting preacher named
LObb in the seventeenth century who,
when South went to hear him, "hcing
mounted up in the pulpit and naming
his text, made nothing OF splitting it
up into twenty-siX divisions, upon
which separately he very carefully I'M
dertook to cXpatiate in their order.
Thereupon the doctor rose UP, and,
jogging the friend who bore him com
pany, said, Let us go home and fetch
our gowns and slippers, for l find this
man will make night work Of it, y"
But Mr.. LObb himself was humane
In the pulpit as compared to Il certain
Mr.. Thomas Boston, to whose sermons
Sir Archibald Geikie has drawn atten-
ton in his Scottish "reminiscences"
Mr.. Thomas Boston, who wrote Il book
called "Prim1tiae ct Ultima was min
lister of the gospel at Ettrick. In ser
mon on Fear and Hope, Objects of
the Divine COmplacency," from the
text Psalm cxlvii, II, "The Lord tax
eth pleasure in them that fear him and
in those that hope in his mercy Mr..
Boston, "after an introduction in four
sections, deduced six doctrines. each
subdivided into from three to eight
heads, but the last doctrine required
another sermon which continued IA
practical improvement Of the whole
arranged under eighty-six heads. 4
sermon Oh Matthew Xi, 2S, was subdi-
vided into seventy-siX heads" On This
text, indeed, Mr.. Boston preached four
such sermons.
It is more than doubtful whether any
brains or hearts south of the Tweed
could have stood the strain Of such
discOurses But Scotch preacher,
not in the present degenerate age, has
been known to preach from five to six
hours at stretch, and sometimes
when one preacher had finished his
sermon another would begin and there
would be succession OF preachers
delivering sermon upon sermon until
the unhappy congregations We're kept
listening to 1.-The word for MS many
as ten hours without II break Bishop
Willdon in the Nineteenth Century.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1904-12-20

23rd of September of this year, he
threatened her life and also the lives
of their children. 1t is further alleg-
ed that at various and divers times,
at their home in Gilt Edge, the de-
fendant has abused her shamefully.
That he was continuously drunk from
June 1st to October 9th of this year
and that his treatment during that
period was almost unbearable. Accord
ing to the complaint the defendent
has not contributed to her support
since October 9th of the present year.
1t is set up that the plaintiff has
always been good, true and faithful
wife. She asks for the sum of $50 per
month during the predency OF the
divorce proceedings and at the settle
ment of the case she prays the court
to give her the custody of the child
rem and such relief as may be just
and proper
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1904-12-20
LOVE-.

Love is kindly and deceitless.-
Yeats
Love can sun the realms OF night
Schiller
Loves a thing that's never out of
season.-Barry Cornwall
They do not love that do not show
their ove.-Shakespeare.
He that shuts out love in turn shall
be shut out by loye.-Tennyson.
The greatest miracle Of love is the
cure of coquetry.-La R0chefoucauld.
Love is master of the wisest; it is
only fools that defy him.-Thackeray
Love never dies of starvation, but
often of observation-disclosures FEnclos.
The magic OF first love is the igno-
rance that it can ever end.-Beacons-
field.
Mans love is of mans life a thing
apart; it's woman's whole existence
Byron.
1t is impossible to love a second time
when we have once really ceased to
love.-La Rochefoucauld.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1904-12-20
LARGEST VESSEL AFlOAT.
The Minnesota, Hills leyiathan, Is
Admired in Frisco.

San Francisco, Dec. 15.-No vessel
which ever entered this harbor has
attracted so much attention as tho
steamship Minnesota, of the Great
Northern line. Her size impresses
mariners as well as landsmen, and the
beauty of her lines is self-evident.
She is now anchored off Mission Rock,
discharging 5000 tons of coal, by
means Of a noisIess electrical ma
chine. A luncheon was given on
board today, and the big vessel was
thoroughly inspected by number of
invited guests. Tomorrow the big
liner will be thrown open to the pub
lie and doubtless will be visited by
She will continue her voyage 10
Seattle early next week.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1904-12-20

ing which will hinder or retard YOUR
growth and prosperity. Personally, |
think that your Main street real es-
tate values are Il little steep and
those who have holdings should not
make the mistake of placing an exor-
bitant value on their property as it
hasa tendency to scare away investors.
| consider real estate here as mighty
good collateral, however, and may get
hold OF Il piece. If l do so, ! will
erect Il modern building for rental
purposes. 1t is my intention to, re-
turn here shortly to make further in
vestigations of the place.
Mr.. Lynch was u guest at the Elk
stag social Friday evening and there
made q speech in which he congratu-
lated those assembled upon their
town and particularly upon the So
of the citizens of Lewistown
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1904-12-20
Ed WRIGHT WILL BUILD.
Lets Plans For a Fine Residence on
Lot on Third Avenue.

Edmund Wright. clerk OF the dis
trict court, last week let the contract
fer the erection of a fine residence on
HIS lots on Third avenue. Washington
sefeeet end Boulevard George An
dersOn was the lowest bidder for the
work, his bid being $3.50 exclusive
Of the heating plant and plumbing.
The work of excavating for the new
building was started Friday and
building operations will be vigorously
prosecuted SO far as the weather will
permit during the winter. The plans
for the new residence were drawn by
j. IL. Kent the Helena architect
Tile house will be two story frame
With a basement. and will contain 9
rooms exclusive of the laundry room
in the basement. 1t will he heated
by hot water and will contain all of
the conveniences of Il modern residence.
Mr. Wright expects to get into his
house early in the summer.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1904-12-20
A PECULIAR MlXUP.
japanese and Russians Get together
by ACCident---One Killed.


Russian Headquarters, Mukden,
Dec. 17.-There was considerable de-
sultory firing on both sides today.
The Japanese made an advance, but
it proved to be only d demonstration.
Night SOrties continue. A curious
melee resulted last night from sim
ultaneous advance of both Russian
and Japanese. Two companies of Jap
anese taking advantage Of the dark
ness, advanced on Russian positions,
and at the same time a Russian col
onel set out for the village of Nangan-
"a. The Russian column heard the
Japanese firing in the direction Of
their base, and thought they had been
discovered, but held Nanganza while
sappers mined and then retired. The
Japanese re-entered the village, where
they were greeted with a tremendous
fire which killed many of them. In the
meantime the two Japanese columns
operating in the direction of the Rus
slams heard the explosion and thought
they had been outflanked, whereupon
they retired. The Japanese and Rus
SLAMS met as each side was returning.
A hand-to- hand scuffle ensued, but as
il was impossible to distinguish friend
from foe, probably little damage was
done. The Russian loss was only one.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1904-12-20

Inc indians drove off his stock and
burned his stable but failed to get
his scalp.
He acted as express messenger for
various express companies, using the
old fashioned stages to transport their
valuables. He has been in inumerable
"holdups' and escapades and attacks
by Indians during his career. He has
driven stages in almost every section
OF the west, even driving for awhile
in Australia
Some of the greatest dangers that
he successfully faced were while he
Wfss driving in New Mexico and Ari-
INA when that locality swarmed with
hostile Apaches. On many occasions
he told me he thought his last hour
had come, but said he, Il always be-
ileved in fighting an Indian when they
surprised us unless there were too
many Most of the men would run
when we would be ambushed and get
killed. I've been hit in the knee, the
right fore arm, and had bullets so
through my hat and one through my
coat collar, but my friends who ran
always got killed
Another driver named Kimes has
an interesting record. | learned from
him regarding many of his stage driv-
ing experiences in blizzards, runaways S
and in other very trying difficulties.
Pluck and intelligent use of his native
wit always has pulled him and his
and horses through.
after all is said and done regard
ing the 300-mile stage trip from Bill
lings to Great Falls, passenger is
glad to arrive at his destination after
two nights and three days oil riding
He can never forget, however, the
beauties of the scenery and the many
very interesting features and Incl
dents Of the trip and he will always
be able to recall them with pleasure.
|, an eastener, certainly am one who
SHALL for am an enthusiastic admirer
Of this stage trip
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1904-12-20
CeMpelied to Loosen His ILLEGAL Hold
On the lewist0wn Democrat, Which
Is Out of Business.
JUDGE DISCHARGES the JURY
fxteadcd Term Finally EndS--DeWitt
leses--Mining Gases Settled
Out of Court.

Judge Cheadle last Saturday dis
charged the jury who have been here
for over d month disposing of the large
number of cases which have piled up
since the last jury session. Much bus
mess was done during the term and
several cases of Importance were finally
settled.
One of the most important cases on
the docket was that of Barnes VS..
Johns, involving possession of the
Lewistown Democtat and damages
for the unlawful detention of the
plant by Johns. The case was called
Friday and at II O'Clock that night,
the jury brought in a verdict in favor
Of Barnes. The jury ordered the
plant turned over to Barnes, the
Figiitful owner and in addition gave
him $275 for back rent on the proper
tF and SO damages. Barnes sued for
$500 i'm all. Johns is now entirely
out of the newspaper businessin Lew
istown and the Fergus County Demo
crat il the only democratic paper in
tife county Johns really suspended
publication the first of the present
month as he saw that there was no
use of trying longer to hold on.
The case OF Dewitt VS.. Morase was
decided last Tuesday evening in favor
Of the defendent. The suit was on a
note, the principal Of which was ST.
439.2o. The note was given in 1898
with interest at l5 per cent. 1t was
signed by Paul Morase and Martha
MoraSe. his wife, by their marks.
There were no witnesses to the marks
and all of the trouble has arisen over
tisat failure, as the deiendent, Martha
Morase, by her attorneys, denied sign
ing the note. Dewitt brought suit
and was given judgment by default
for the principal and interest in Feb
rllary, 1903. The court, however, set
aside the Judgment was taken to the
supreme court but the plaintiffs
transcript did not contain the bill of
exceptions and the case was sent back
here for trial. The second trial re-
suited as given above.
The cases of Riser vs.. Stuart ct al
and Riser VS.. Long ct al were settled
out of court last Saturday. Some val
,uable mining property was involved
in this case. II. j. Walsh and M. f.
Gum, two prominent attorneys OF
Helena were in the city u, counsel in
tateSe cases.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1904-12-20
he LIKED the TOWN.
Hon. J. II. Lynch, Prominent Butte
Business Man Visits lewiStOwn.

The Hon. J. H. Lynch, member
of the Eighth legislative assembly
from Silver Bow county, formerly
postmaster of the city of Butte and
one of the most influential democrats
and business men of the Copper City,
made flying visit TO Lewistown last
week, having arrived in the city
Thursday evening and departed for
home Saturday morning.
The visit of Mr.. Lynch to Lewis
town was for the purpose of looking
over the town with the view to in
vesting in some real estate. He is
one of the largest holders of real es-
tate in Butte but as the rents of the
Copper city have decreased materially
during the last year or two, he has
decided to make some investments in
outside places. Lewistown appealed
to him as one Of the best towns in the
state and he came over to make per-
sonal investigation of the business
outlook.
To the Democrat, Mr.. Lynch ex-
pressed himself as highly pleased with
the business outlook i'm Lewistown
and made the prediction that our
town has hardly entered upon the era
OF her greatest prosperity. "You GER
talnly have anelegant littly city," said
Mr. Mr.. Lynch, land the most encour-
aging thing | observe is the fact that
the future holds out such magnificent
promises.
You have business interests that
would reflect credit upon a city OF
three or four times the size OF Lewis
town. Everything has the air of be-
ing substantial and permanent. With
your great stock, agricultural and
mining resources there can be moth
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1904-12-20
HUMOR IN TEXT OF CLERGY.
Amusing Remarks Which Were Most
Seriously Intended.

Amusing Remarks Which Were Most
Seriously Intended.
Part of the humor which one occa-
incl0sure Of the pulpits is due to the
queer texts which are sometimes, often
uncOnsciOusly, chosen by preachers. No
doubt there are many stories told un-
der this head which owe their origin
not to actual fact so much as to the
invention Of the wag. For example.
minister on the Sunday before his
text, "And he went on his way rejoic-
ing" and on the Sunday after his hon
eymoon to have eloquently discoursed
on the words Remember my bonds"
These instances are probably apOc-
ryphal but the following are true and
have all come within the experience Of
the writer. 1t was in the north of
England that the first incident hap
pened. It was a country church where
oil lamps were used instead of gas.
One night in the late summer when
the lamps had not yet been resumed
after the long days it got suddenly
overcast. and before the sermon it was
deemed necessary to light the pulpit
lamp During the hymn the old sex
ton repaired to the pulpit and, having
cleaned the glass chimney with dust
er, lit it up, but only feeble light strug-
gled through. And then the clergyman
took his text, which was this. And
now we see through glass darkly."
A few years ago a well known bish-
op married his second wife and, re-
turning home after his honeymoon, an
nounced series of sermons. the title
OF the series being "'The Penitents Re-
turn" This was obviously uninten-
tional.
There is church in one of our large
cities which boasts of a very high pull
pit. A short time ago strange preach
er, who was of nervous tempera-
ment, occupied this pulpit, but. as the
sequel will show, only for very short
time, for, having taken his text and
said about dozen words. he startled
his congregation by saying, LAS am
not used to pulpits as high as this, you
will pardon me, know, if come down
and preach my sermon from the lee
tern" He suited his action to the
words and preached Il very good SER
mon from the modest lectern And
this was his strangely appropriate text.
HE that eXaltetA himself shall be
abased, and he that humbleth himself
shall be exalted
One more instance: Not many months
ago clergyman preached one Sunday
evening from tie text. My woros shall
not pass away" Exactly II fortnight
later the same clergyman preacl ed the
same sermon from the same text in
the same church. to the wonderment Of
practically tie same congregation. Ev-
identity it was his determination that
at any rate his words should not pass
away from the memory of his hearers.
Chicago Chronicle.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1904-12-20
FILES ACTION FOR DIVORCE.
Mrs. Mamie MCGee Of Gilt Edge De-
SireS a Local Separation.

Mrs. Mamie McGee OF Gilt Edge
has filed an action for divorce from
her husband. Thomas McGee. also of
Gilt Edge, The complaint sets up
that the plaintiff and defendent were
married in Lewistown Oct. 10. 1898
but that soon after the wedding. the
husband commenced to treat the
plaintiff in a cruel and inhuman man
her.
1t is alleged particularly that on the
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1904-12-20

Deer and horses rank next tAtbearHlno4
In swimming powers DIE 1fEr4s,s SWIM i,
rapidly ana gracefully. and, II Is not, ~
uncommon for Them To coycr Il dis
tance of ten or even lifteeit iitilesi no
the water. Horses are powerful vl9ht'iii6 -sGf'J
mers and have none of thg axN9adaira
toward entering the water Asliieh 15fifat
often shown even by animAlS i'm Atclfy1as
can swim we'll when forced ,,tq,nnA .1M
number Of horses that We're, ,Jpg pgstHlr,ad ~ N
on the American side of the NiagaTa -,
river once swan in compary eitf6ss
this broad stream in order T ttthl'R ."
to their old stables. 1t may be usefssa'sa'a
to know that in crossing as@beily antY
water with horse the best ,h.ei Aslyanlf
If the horse is expected TO swinnalhM aas
considerable distance, is TO s!idej .;oEsf, al
his back. hold the animal lightly Nv x.,s
the tail and allow it to tow yQu acigps i, ,.,as
This relieves the horse of the 'WN,d1ssEGt 'aNs
of the body and enables hinilto CIV athtl"'ts
faster and much farther thitris oteeSh' ~
wise would be the case
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1904-12-20
Chinese Calendar,

As our week is not used except
among Christian converts thp 'Wffhese' "o'
are accustomed to count y'tlt4 dayE ID
Of the moon Certain days are uonsiGa.d1
cred specially sacred. such aAitLe INt[;ea
and 18th Of each month and the data1iisa
on which the numbers are doubled, tasrrl,,.
the Sd of the third month or III Of the ,f..
seventh month. Particular attention ,,.,,
is given in the calendars for 'gefieraf w
use TO the lucky and unlucly dHys a"Aa
sometimes even to the negld@t Sfiiss-'an
tronomical information andsdplbdia ,syAf
ttOns. Some editions combine tratller ~
poetical matter with the prastical and 4
superstitious notes. giving thc, .aete ,,c,
when the rainbow will first he seen :.
the time for the opening ~ 'ttr1ain ~
flowers and the mgraiiol,s aiH abifgs va
OF birds. The official calendars ATE is-lfiGl
sued annually. after they haye fecsiv4iisys,
ed the emperor's approval: sf,pd aAolai
though filled with superstitoaNr and i,l,,a,I
accurate In many particulars. they are. g,.a
most intercstn. and attractive and
present a good example Of the lbrd and
science Of the Chinese peoples b2'tf't's''h
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1904-12-20
Prominent Butte Citizen CHARGED
WithMisappropriatiOn of School
funds Of That City, ,ai,pH
Il rs toHio
IS A GAME or TIT foRR,"'tAGI5sgs, Iss
commissioner Indicted by 6sHmeIs
Jury, of Which White Wal, tie ,,,", sna
Foreman. Gets EyeMr oahul
% h9oMp0n
lIIua9a al

lD jnnoo "
n''.e' Dec io-Ihe BOARD ql Ifoynty
commissioners this morning reauasted
County Attorney Breen to begin, crim,,.
lhal proceedings against Was MGQ-
White on q charge of misappropria,,
ting $4,000 of the county's money
vigorous prosecution is Idleessiired1t,, Idleesiir
me news OF this official move Of tthetgl
board Of commissioners travelled fast
all over the city and created a sen, y
satlon. Mr.. White foreman ~ eof the
late grand jury, is president Of the,
i'u''e zee company and o}tthherrYiiAeaa
prominent in social and business circles.
At one time he was president Of the
board Of school trustees, and 1t Is in
connection with this Office that al-.
legged malfeasance of Office is charged.
The ball was started rolling this
morning when Chairman Clark at he
meeting OF the commissioners intro.
duced the following resoultion:, ''' .,r,,
Whereas, 1t appears that atdiyets
times w. McC. White. while acting as y,
school trustee OF school dstricr No. /
OF Silver Bow county, did az various
times wilfuly and corruptly apron
riate and take moneys belonging 10
the general school fund of this county,
misappropriated by the said W. 'McCr,
White, and more particularly as R[,
lows, towit "'4' 4's'''ss'
Fifteen thousand dollars misapprQ-,
priated and taken from The general -
school fund of this county on pecenl- y
Der 2, 1903. ''W. ID. CLARK,
Chairman of the Board of County -
bafEaboHid
The resolution was passed. CQM7r
misioners Clark and Peoples voting , r.
for and Commissioner Haggerty againsi nt
it. The latter stated that he knew ",
nothing Of the matter and for that fria
reason only wanted to vote, against
the resolution. q; r,o,,,oa5
Chairman Clark said: This is hXtyssa
no means done in the way uf retaliar ,ga
tion, as no doubt will be charged bylon.
some people. We have known of,on-
this matter for a long time, but aWait.A
ed the action of the grand juryi foalap,
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1904-04-06

knew two oil ear;h's singers; one longed 10
climb ard stand
Upon the heig hts oerlooking the peaceful lower
land.
"There where great souls have gathered, the few
great souls OF earth,
III sing my songs" he toll US. ''and they VIII
own their worth.
"But IL sang them only 10 those who love the
plain
They would not understand them. aud / would
sing in vain.
o, better far TO sing them to earths great souls.
though few,
Than to sing them to the many who ne'er one
great thought knew"
aud those who heard
Earths few great souls-ah, never they gave
one loaged-for word,
For the mighty thoughts within them nlled each
ones soul and brain.
And few among them listened to the music of
his st. ain.
But the other singer sang to the toilers in the
vale,
The patient picdding many, who strive and win
and fail.
His songs Of faith and giadness, Of hope and
trust and cheer,
Were sweet with strength and comfort. and men
were glad 10 hear.
Little this valley singer knew of the good he
wrought;
He dreamed not of the courage that from his
songs were caught
OF the hearts that were made lighter, the hands
that stronger grew,
AS they listened to his singing to the many, not
the few.
He who sang upon the mountains was forgotten
long ago,
Not one song of his remembered as the swift
years come and 10.
But the jewellers In the valley sing the others
sweet songs DER,
And as his grave grows greener they love them
more and more.
-Eben II. Rerford.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1904-04-06
Springtine.

God whispers to earth iron the heavens above,
Ana speaks to the roots and the seed In the
loan,
In accents of courage His message of love-
BE patient ard wait for the sprsngtime to
come"
BE patient and wait for the sunshine and rain,
root,
Thou shalt feel the new life In thy branches
again,
Sending forth the fresh blossoms from each
tender snoot.
Days lengthen again. but the cold, chilly wind.
sweeps through the old forest of evergreen
trees;
The earth is stili frozen. yet hence we shall fpd
That nature win soon her rich verdure dis
close.
The snow has all melted from hillside and glen.
The roots In the earth and the buds on the trees.
Are springing to life in the sunshine again.
Aud the perfume Of springtime is afoat on
the breeze.
Again the glad hum Of the insects are heard.
AS they mingle their tones with the birds in
the air.
The iarKs aud the robins. and every lone bird
Fill the woods with sweet music from every
where.
On. springtimei 10 nourish your season OF
bloom.
On. sumner! 20 perfect your season Of health
Each season Is welcomed IN every home,
Bright sunshinei glad springtimei rich gar
dens OF wealth.
Cranberry Isles. 1904 Mrs 81 r Prsbse.