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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-03

cred himself with glory by taking hold of
the tiny hand, which instantly closed over
his big finger as the infant struggled to get
this new plaything up to its moist little
mouth.
"Cuttin' teeth, eh?' asked the conductor,
with a proud sense of superior knowledge.
Yes, 1 think there is a tooth almost
through now said the mamma, as if con-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-03

One Of the passengers, who had been
much interested in the baby during the trip
down town, decided that * might be worth
while, from a newspaper standpoint. to see
what sort Of a theater-goer the baby was.
And so. when he discovered where the
young mother had secured a seat in the Or
chestra circle, the inquisitive one took a
seat in the row Immediately behind her.
II.
But, alas! the impression that a baby
creates at an absorbing melodrama is vast
Iy different from the one it inspires on a
crowded street car. However, the baby itself
was entirely unconscious of the change in
the situation. And so when its mamma had
comfortably seated herself and had removed
her own wraps and the wraps of the baby
Gncluding the furry hood, the little the
ater-goer clawed its way up to the favorite
shoulder once more and took a sweeping
view of the back part of the house.
To it's amazement, the three women into
whose faces it gazed, after the general sur
vey, glared back at it with wrath written
all over their features. ITO think snorted
the middle one, "of any woman with a baby
OF that age wanting to come to the theater
so bad that she brought it alongr' "Well,
this ends our enjoyment of the play right
here-that's certainl" snapped the end one,
in loud enough tones for the young mother
TO hear what was said. III see if we can't
get our seats changed" suggested a third;
and she rose and went out, only TO come
back a few minutes later with the an
nouncement that no other seats were to be
secured.
The baby was deeply hurt. 1t didn't under
stand what was being said about it. per-
haps, but it understood well enough that it
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-03

but the hood had been
somewhat dislOdged dur
ing the mothers exciting
rush for the car, and 1t
was quite evident to ev-
eryone that there wasn't
a blessed hair on the
babys head. Everybody
knows that the excite
ment OF catching an East
WashingtOn-street car is
nerve-racking in the ex-
IRENE. and it was little
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-03

wasn't making its
usual hit, for some
mysterious reason.
1t crawled down
from the beloved
shoulder and took a
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-03

companion held their
own, and when the
curtain rose on the
second act the baby
was cooling and hap
by and evidently de-
termined to carry the
house. Which ii did
a few moments later,
for, in the midst of a
tender love scene, the
baby called out ''Da,
da, da!" which con-
vulsed the audience,
but so enraged the
two players who were
enacting the scene
that they glared
fiercely into the audi
tOrium.
Following this sue
cess, the baby gave
out a high, bird-like
note that sounded
and the g~alleryites,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-03

even If you do insist upon bringing il TO a
matinee to disturb every soul in the the
ater." cried the fair maiden. with flashing
the baby's clutches.
The rank injustice of this last proceeding
sank deep into the infants heart. It's face
went through a series of strange contor-
tons which eliminated in a wall of utter
despair just as the curtain rose on the first
act. Its mother held it tightly and rocked
it back and forth, but the joy of the after
noon was gone for her. Its feelings had been
outraged. 1t walled. and ii howled, and ii
sobbed, and it choked, until the poor young
woman could no longer stand the fearful
looks that were showered upon her from all
sides. And so she disappeared up the aisle
with the crying cherub, but left her own
and the baby's wraps behind in the seat 10
show that she was still bent upon holding
the fort. And sure enough she returned just
at the climax of the first act, when there
was plenty Of excitement taking place on
the stage. The baby. who had come back
witt it's little nerves quieted down, forgot
all it's good resolutions and joined in the
racket with a right good will. sending up a
shrek that drowned out all of the uprOar
on the stage and the melodramatic music
of the orchestra. The curtain fell, but the
baby continued its aria for fully three min
utes longer
In spite of all the cruel things that were
shot at both mamma and offspring by the
audience, the young woman and her little
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-03

~NNE afternoon last week a young
woman boarded an East Wash
-ington-street car near the base
fR7IiItS ball Dark-a car that was hur-
tHz1HU rying down town. She was
dressed in a 'ready-to-wear
street costume. with a brand new imitation
gray fox boa around her neck. the ends OF
which dangled at the edge Of her gown. She
was rather pretty and. with such an outfit
10 set of her charms. would have attracted
attention anywhere. But what made her the
observed OF all observers was ali additional
ornament which she wore over one shout
der-a fat. saucer-eyed. bald-headed baby.
The young mother had tried to disguise
the fact that the baby was bald by covering
its head with a furry white Angora hood
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-03

nee 1t has been definitely an
nOunced that pneumonia is an in
fictitious disease, and one person
can contract it from another, 1t
has haen q snhiect of much dis
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-03

is IL TO be a flower girl?'
asked 'Melia of Martha, as they
trudged happily home from
school through the cool spring
afternoon.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-03

IIhe WF-t-F-t-t-t. anu IWt BdIItI TITS,
who hate the sentimental scenes anyway,
Holbrook argus., 1904-08-13

Owens F. H. Woodruff
 raised on improve
 ments lots IA and IT
 block -................ ... 5000 Owens J. Clark Show
 Low raised on stock
 horses. s....................... 15o.oo reduced on stk. cattle 21.oo
Holbrook argus., 1904-08-13

additional assessment pldHO.----.-----------. 10000 . Stewart Freeman Wins
 low additional as-
 sessment saddle. 2o.oo Stumpff Conrad Wins
 low additional as- sessment H H. goods 1oo.oo Skinner & Sutton Wins.
 low raised on jewelry 1oo.oo St. Louis & San Fran
 CISCO K. K. Go. raised on lands. ds..............19 ,562.71 Santa Fe Pacific K. K.
 Co. Los Angeles. Cal.
 raised on lots and i'm
 provements as shown
 by abstract filed in
 office of Clerk of the
 Board ofEqualization 7575.75 Smith & Smith Hol-
 brook raised on har-
 ness $12O buggies $50 15o.oo Scorse H. H. Holbrook
 reduced on lot IS blk.
 1 $6.25 improvement
 thereon $12.5O on
 lots 19 and 20 blk. 1
 $12.5O on lots 5 and
 6 blk. 8 $1S.75. ......... 5000 raised on improve
 ments lot A block l.. SIPS raised on improve
 ments lots 10 and 12
 block 1..... 112.5o Scorse w. K. Holbrook raised on H H. goods 5000 raised on improve
 ments lots 19 and 20 block 4....... 1oo.oo Smith E. ]. Holbrook additional assessment H. H. goods. ........-. 5000 SmithsonJ. ID. Jr. Wood ruff raised on stock cattle $6.OO work horses $2O.OO...-. 26.oo additional assessment r. 1OO.OO Smithson ]. D. Sr. raised on work horses 2o.oo raised on stock cattle 400 Smith s. F. Woodruff raised on improve ments lot 31 block - 7S.oo Schuster A. &. B Hol- brook raised on stock of goods..-. 3ooo.oo raised on lot 8 blk. 1. 56.25 raised on improve ments thereon. ...... 3OO.Oo Stratton w. E. Snow-
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-09-07
Protection Means Prosperity.

When Mckinley and Roosevelt were
inauguratcd in 1897, 5,2Ol, 1872 depos-
itors had $780,, 376,035 in the savings
banks of the country. During the
past seven years. under Republican
administration and a protective tar
if. The number Of depositors has in
creased by more than 1000 900 and
the amount of deposits by more than
81 .OO0. 0OO, 000. The increase has been
steady and constant year after year,
the increase in New York state alone
during the past year being more than
$50. 10000. This proves that wages
have increased much more than cost
of living and that wage earners have
not only lived far better during the
years under the Dingley law, but
have, after enjoying The necessities
and luxuries of life. been able to lay
aside one billion dollars for the pro-
verbal rainy day. But this billion dol
lars by no means measures the sur.
plds earrings of the wage gamer.
There have been millions deposited
with building and loan associations
other millions have been used in can
ceiling mortgages on the farm or the
house. other millions have been used
in insurance. in sending the boys anC
girls to school and college and in
ways impossible under Democracy ant
free trade.
During the last Democratic admin
istration and under the operation oi
the Wilson-Gorman law the saving.
of the people had TO be withdrawn
and used Ia buy the necessaries o.
life. Those were the days OF Demo
cratic cheapness, and yet u people
were compelled TO run behind, Som,
were able to go to the bank an,
withdraw the savings of years. Others
had to go to the pawnshops. We hav'
made up the losses of those years
and gained much besides, and thes'
1000, 600 saving bank depositors will
all vote for Roosevelt and Fairbanks
for protection and prosperity.-He
Cna Record,
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-09-07
WAIT FOR AN APPETITE.
10" shouid Never "a simply o
the Sake 0f Eating.


a prolific cause Of chronic indigestion
is eating from habit and simply be-
cause II Is mealtime and others are
eating. To eat when not hungry Is to
eat without relish, and food taken
without relish is worse than wasted.
Without relish the salivary glands do
not act. the gastric fluids are not freely
secreted, and the best Of foods will not
be digested. Many perfectly harmless
dishes are severely condemned for 10
other reason than they were eaten per-
f%unctorily and without relish and due
ln~salivation.
Hunger makes the plainest foods en-
joyable. 1t causes vigorous secretion
and outpouring OF all the digestive fu-
Ids, the sources of ptyalin, pepsin,
trypsin, ETC., without a plentiful supply
OF which no foods can be perfectly d.
gested.
Walt for an appetite, IL 1t takes q
week. Fasting is one Of the saving
graces. 1t has a spiritual significance
only through Its great physical and
physiologic importance. II breakfast
is a bore or lunch a matter Of indifer'
ence, cut n or both of them out
Wait for distance and unmistakable
hunger and then eat slowly. IL you
do this you need ask few questions as
to the propriety and digestibility OF
what you eat, and 1t need not be pre-
digested. Exchange.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-09-07

stock, including sheep. cattle and
hogs, at the Union stockyards mar
ket, believe the conditions as at pres
ent existing, viz: arrivals occurring
nearly all on Monday and Wednes-
day, are detrimental to the interests
of all concerned, and suggest that ar
rangements be made whereby a much
larger portion OF receipts of cattle,
sheep and hogs will occur on Tues
day, Thursday and Friday, and here
by agree TO lend our support to the
above plan by being prepared to pur-
chase such stock at all times on Tues
day, Thursday and Friday at full mar
ket prices.
I'VE are satisfied this plan, If fol-
lowed, will result in financial advan-
tage to stock shippers, commission
men and buyers, and hope you VIII
arrange IT,"
The commission merchants yester-
day sent the following to their pa
irons:
''The undersigned live stock CONF
sion merchants heartily commend to
your favorable consideration, a prop
osition made by all the buyers on the
Chicago market, all the railroads de-
liyering stock at that market and the
Union Stock Yard & Transit company,
to secure a more even distribution OF
the receipts OF live stock throughout
tie week. and to that end state that
We hold an agreement from all the
buyers of live stock on this market in
which they bind themselves to pur-
chase live stock as freely on Tues
days, Thursdays and Fridays as they
do on Mondays and Wednesdays.
The benefit which you can derive
from the relief from congested trans
p~ortation and market facilities and
conditions will. We believe, well re-
pay you for making an effort to have
your shipments here on the days on
which u receipts are now only NOM
inal. to-wit: Tuesdays, Thursdays
and Fridays, as well as Mondays and
Wednesdays.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-09-07
Memory.


There are 100 different varieties Of
memory. and perhaps we cannot alto
gether choose which we will possess,
though every sort, when we have the
germs Of il, may be cultivated. To
learn anything by heart the best plan
IL to read a sentence and repeat 1t
without n book, then read the next
sentence and repeat the two, and so
on. Repetition is of great importance,
'llne upon line" More is learned and
remembered by reading through one
book twice than by reading two books
once. After n thing has been learned
IL must be recalled and gone over at
intervals, or the impression will fade
AWAY.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-09-07
why windmilla Burned Down.

OF the production Of fire by the fric-
ton of wood against wood windmills
OF the old construction gave on a large
scale some disastrous examples. When
the force OF the wind increased the
miller was obliged to bring each Of the
sails In succession to the ground In or
der to unclothe It, but when sudden
squalls came on this was Impractical
bic, and the mill In extreme cases ran
away-that is. could not be stopped.
Everything was now done to Increase
the grip Of the wooden brake round the
great wheel on the driving shaft. and
water was poured c~opiously over them,
but In spite of all this flames would
sometimes burst out from the Intense
friction and the mill be probably
burned down as the result. The beau
tiful machinery Of the modern wind
mill, by which the miller controls the
action Of the sails from the interior of
the building. has reduced this danger to
a minimum. Notes and Queries.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-09-07
THE PENGUIN.
II II Awkward on Land and q Gym
mast In the Water.

mast In the Water.
A kind Of penguin. the adele, is a
laugh provoking bird. Adelies are
most inquisitive and at times are in
such a hurry to follow up a clew that
they will scramble along the ice on
the belly, pushing with their legs and
using their flippers alternately like the
paddle Of q canoe They get over the
ground at an astonishing rate, and it is
hard work TO overtake a penguin when
II takes to this means of locomotion,
especially when II doubles. In the
water the penguin is perfectly at home.
diving and steeplechasing in grand
style. 1t Fan jump clean out Of the
water and pop down on the ice exact
ly like some m coming up through a
trapdoor on the stage and dropping
on his feet. The penguins collect In
enormous numbers and are sometimes
seen marching about like a regiment
Of soldiers in Indian file, all acting In
unison.
A much larger penguin, the emperor,
weighs sixty or seventy pounds and
stands well V three feet high. II
possesses the most extraordinary mus
cular powers in its f1ippers. When pre-
sented with the end Of the skee stick
the emperor gives it such a smack that
ones hands Jingle. At the same time
1t uttcrs an angry cultural exclama'
ton.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-09-07
THE LITERARY DETECTIVE.
Ills Hunt In One That Adds Spice to
His Reading.

There is a certain type Of literary
mar who seems content to take little
part In the struggle Of letters beyond
keeping an eye on his contemporaries
and bouncing down Oh them every now
and then to accuse them of having
given a meaning to such and such a
word which that word should not pos
sess. 1t Is strange that the number Of
these literary detectives is not larger,
for there are few more fascinating &C.
equations than this. 1t lends a spice
TO ones reading. The dullest book be-
comes as readable as the most deity
written novel. Certain words have TAX
en- TO themselves meanings In the
course OF time which they have no
right to possess. Phenomenon is a
very hardened offender. To use this
word as meaning something strange"
instead Of something that appears
and Is visible is to insure arrest at the
hands of the detective. Lately the
word temper" has been exposed.
Through long impunity 1t has come to
imply bad temper. whereas, II 1t had
Its rights. It should mean just the re.
verse. We strongly advise every one
who desires a never failing source OF
amusement to read the next novel he
takes up with the eye Of the detective
Starting with the easier words. like
phenomenon" the novice may 20 on
from strength to strength until before
long nothing can escape him. The ex
ercise, moreover, Is not only a pleasure
but n duty.-London Globe.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-09-07
IN BILLINGS TODAY.
Republicans Meet In Wool Warehouse
10 Name Candidates.

Billings, Sept. 1.-The committee
appointed by the Roosevelt and Fair
banks club to secure a suitable build
ing for tie Republican state conyen'
ton has very nearly completed its ar.
rangements. The Burlington wool
house has been secured, and when the
work of fitting up is completed the
hall will be a very fine convention
hall. The building as now arranged
will accommodate 1900 people. Ele'
vaed seats have been put in on the
eastern end and the sides to perhaps
onethird of the length of the hall.
These are for visitors. The part OF
the hall for delegates will be saeted
with chairs. A large platform for the
press. the presiding officers and 9th
er persons of prominence comes next
The western portion of the hall has
been reserved for the various com
mittee rooms.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-09-07
THE SNlPE'S DRUMMING.
A N~aturaIist's Theory as TO How the
Sound In Produced.

II Is disputed whether the snipe's
drumming curious noise. suggestive
Of a miniature thrashing machinc-is
made by the bird with is wings or by
Its tail or by both wings and tail.
Some recent observations incline me
strongly TO believe that the tail plays,
at any rate, the more important part.
During the performance the bird flies
at a great height round and round In
a wide, sweeping circle. At intervals
he makes n sudden and rapid descent,
holding his wings partly iexed and his
tail spread to its full extent. The out
ermost tail feather on either side points
outward at a greater angle than those
adjoining II, SO that when the bird is
watched through a good field glass day
light shows between ii and the next,
and. II | am right In my view, the
drumming sound Is due to the rush OF
air against this isolated feather. The
snlpe's tail feathers seem so puny that
II is ut first difficult to believe that
they can produce so great n result. But
IL an outer one be taken-it Is slightly
scimitcr shaped, with the outer web
much reduced and swung rapidly
through the air the drumming noise
may be distinctly heard. though it
seems but n very faint echo Of the
loud. throbbing hum that startles one
when it suddenly descends from an
ethereal height. and the small bird is
deserted. hardly more than a speck to
the naked eye, circling round in wild
career and now and then swooping
headlong downward and thrilling the
air with his weird music.-London Ma
fura
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-09-07
Cannot he Fooled.

In making the tariff a dominant is
sue the Democrats will find that the
people cannot be fooled. They have
enjoyed prosperity and know that 1t
was the wise system of protection
which has been the consistent policy
OF the Republican party. that made
that prosperity a reality. They are
therefore not likely now to vote to de
stroy II. Rather will they continue TO
support the party which by policy and
practice has made them the most en-
We'd people In the civilized world
Providence News.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-09-07
SHEEP IN INDIA.
They Are the Favorite BEASTS of Bur-
den In Mountainous Regions.

In Tibet and among the mountainous
part Of India sheep are employed as
carriers. The mountain sheep Of these
districts. true TO its nature, Is remark
ably sure footed and can carry loads CT
twenty-five pounds, or even more, over
steep crags and precipitous paths
where hardly any other animal could
find a footing.
In the inner ranges Of the Himalayas
the yak COW and the hardy mountain
sheep are the favorite beasts of bur-
den. Sheep withstand the intense cold
Of the higher parts Of Tibet much more
easily than the yak and can better face
the stony roads.
Sheep carrying from seventeen to
twenty-five pounds Of baggage and llv-
Ing entirely on the scanty grass found
growing by the way accompanied Main
Suigh. the famous Indian explorer. on
a journey Of more than a thousand
miles. 1t is very common in the Him
alayas to load sheep, high up In the
mountains, with borax and then to
drive them down to the plains, where
they are shorn Of their wool and re-
turn laden with grain or salt.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-09-07
Doomed to Defeat,

The Democratic convention doomed
It's party to defeat by the stand il
took on the tariff question. The orig.
inal plank of the platform dealt with
II in a cautious way, which showed
that its authors are aware of the diff.
ficulty Of the subject. Repeated de.
feats have taught the Democrats of
the northeast that II Is not to be ex.
pected that the country will elect
any party to overthrow d policy which
Is bound up with the prosperity and
even the continuance of our system OF
industries. II was promised in the
original declaration that : the party
should give careful consideration to
the difficulties which beset any al
tcration of the tariff, and make only
those which can be made with safety
while advancing in the direction OF
lowering the duties on imports.
This statement did not satisfy Mr.
Bryan. and in this he had the sup.
port of the south, which still thinks
OF the tariff as a sort of accidental
and freakish law, whose repeal would
hurt nobody they care for. So the
PLATFORM contains about as indiscrini
mate a dcnunciation of the system OF
protection as has ever been put be
fore the American people. and he
who votes for candidates who arc
placed On il. votes TO take the bread
out of The mouths of the American
workman. 10 shut the American fac.
tory. 10 close the American Workshop
aud TO r"tIcc The country TO depend,
ence upon foreign capital and labor
for the supply of manufacturers. lie
Nutos for the renewal of The mlseriea
inflicted five times on this country
by unwarranted reduction of duties
and shared by Ireland and India
tnruogh nor than a century past
Robert Ellis Thompson in the Irish
World.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-09-07
Worlds Fair Rates.

Great Falls to st. Louis and return,
$47.50.
Great Falls to Chicago and return,
$3.50.
Great Falls to st. Louis, returning
via Chicago or vice versa. s53.75.
Tickets on sale every Tuesday, May
to October, inclusive, also June 9th,
10th and 18th. S%topovers allowed
within going limit of ten days, and
returning within final limit of ninety
days from date of sale.
For further particulars apply to
c. w. DOHERTY,
Agent Lewistown.
l.. II. YOUNG. Ticket Agent, Great
Falls.