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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-04-27
MANEUVERING
FOR POSITION
Little Actual Fighting Done During
Last Week In the orient-Many
Wild Stories Afloat.
SCARE IN WESTERN WATERS
Report of Strange Crafts in European
Waters Give Russians Start
kuropatkin the Man.

st. Petersburg, April 22.-The car
has received the following from Vice
roy Alexieff, bearing today's date:
IL respectfully report to your maj
esty that today, during the placing OF
mines by some steam launches, Lieu
tenant Pell and twenty men were
killed through mine exploding pre-
maturely under the stern of one of
the launches"
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-04-27
EAGLES CELEBRATE.
First Anniversary of the Gilt Edge
Aerie Made Pleasant Occasion.


The fraternal order of Eagles in
Gilt Edge celebrated the first anni-
versary of their aerie's organization
April 18th. by giving dance and
banquet.
Dancing began about 8 p. m. and
continued until 1880, when all re-
paired to the banquet hall, which
was artistically decorated with the
national colors, palms, ferns, etc.
President Roosevelt's picture, draped
with national colors. occupied a con-
spicuous place.
The banner of Gilt Edge aerie oc-
cupied a position in the center of
the hall.
One hundred persons sat down to
an elegant repast. including all the
delicacies of the season, served by
numerous walters.
After satisfying their hunger
Worthy President Z. j. Rule arose
and in a gentle voice welcomed the
guests and introduced Past Worthy
President Il. w. Jones as toastmas-
ter. Mr.. Jones made a neat little
Eagle speech, which was followed by
the singing of the ode of welcome.
The following program was render
ed:
THE President" r. A. Mckee.
Fraternity" Samuel Hurvitch.
Equality" Miss Eula L. Evans.
Solo, Down Where the Cotton
Blossoms Grow" E. J. Baker.
ssGaargia Na1untaarH Mice Cucia
Dunn.
"The Civil War" p. ]. Neff.
Cornet solo. James Coates.
The Rescued Child" Miss Hen
erickson.
"The Press" Orlando Sawyer.
Song, parody on Good Old Sum-
mer Time" Mrs. Jacob Jones
Initiating Her Husband" Mrs.
Clyde Stephens.
Solo. The Holy City," Art Baker.
Cornet solo, Miss Mable Baker.
The responses brought forth hearty
applause, and all those fortunate
enough to attend pronounce it the
grandest affair ever held in Gilt
Edge.
The following song was composed
and sung by Mrs. Jacob Jones:
There Is a day in each year
Gilt Edge Eagles hold dear;
It's their own anniversary day,
Though they may be young,
But the time will soon come
On some anniversary day
When they will be older,
Then they will grow bolder;
And say, they are years and years
old,
Though they are young Eagles,
I'm sure they are not feeble:
They've proved it, We need not be
told.
In the good old summer time,
In the good old winter time,
You see Eagles everywhere,
They are always just in line
From east to west.
They are known as the best;
F. o. e. is very good sign
Gilt Edge Eagles are always in the
lead
In the summer or winter time.
We all know tbs true,
The Eagles red. white and blue,
And the bird representing their name
Is the same that our country
Has had as an emblem
Through all the years of fame,
At the head of the nation
Is an Eagles relation;
Its the president, Roosevelt by name
And what We think best
Is the Eagle that's pressed
On our money-it's just the same.
There is week in September,
If you will remember;
The Eagles will show their great
strength.
Twill be at the convention,
OF which much Is mentioned,
To be held in Baltimore;
Then from every state, town or vii
lage that's known
There will be Eagles in Baltimore
shown.
The wise folks will say
This has been a great day
For the $4,000 birds.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-04-27
STOLE PAY CHECKS.
Montana Railroad Co. Suffers a Loss
OFFICER Hot After Thieves.

-Onicer HOT AFTER IhieveS.
Livingston, April 25.-Numerous
checks issued by the Montana Rail-
road company for labor, in various
amounts, and in different persons
names, have been found here. They
had evidently been stolen soon after
being issued. Four of them were
picked up on the depot platform,
where they were evidently dropped
by the party who had brought them
to Livingston. One check for s74.50.
made out to F. w. Sheldon, was pass
ed at Confarr's jewelry store, where
the man who presented II bought a
good watch and received $l4.50 in
change in cash. Another for $96 was
passed on Leopolds clothing store,
where a small bill Of goods was pur-
chased, and cash given in change.
The man who cashed the checks rep
resented himself as railroad man.
The police are working on the case,
and hope to catch the man and Sc
cure some explanation.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-04-27

killed. STAFF Captain Smeizen ana
II rihemen were severely wounded
and Lieutenant Poshkin and four men
were slightly wounded. The detach-
ment returned to our bank of the
river under the cover of two of our
guns"
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-04-27
A Great Sensation.

There was a big sensation in Lees
vile, Ind, when w. II. Brown of that
place. who was expected TO die, had
his life saved by DR.. Kings New Dis
covery for Consumption. He writes:
II endured insufferable agonies from
asthma. but your New Discovery
gave me immediate relief and soon
thereafter effected complete cure" /"
Similar cures OF consumption, pneu-
monia. bronchitis and grip are num-
erous. It's the peerless remedy for
all throat and lung troubles. Price
soc and 81. Guaranteed by Delzell
Drug Co
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-04-27
State of Siege Extended.

st. Petersburg. April 22, 1880 p. m.
-Th state of siege has been extend
ed to all the towns adjacent to the
Siberian railroad.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-04-27

Our stock of World Afmanacs for
1904 has arrived. Price 35 cents al
the office; 45 cents by mail.
Evening journal., 1904-12-16
A PLEASANT CUSTOM.

TOR some years about Christmas
l. time in this city a very pleasant
custom has prevailed. Of contributing
10 the happiness or the street car em-
ployes and their families. It is to give
the conductors a penny or two with
each fare for several days preceding
Christians. Each conductor divides
with his motorman, and thus they
have something with which TO make
Christmas a little brighter for their
loved ones.
Now we understand that this GUS
tom is to be kept up this year. and
we also notice that il is extending e
other cities. Baltimore having been the
latest to take II up.
Somebody will object that It isn't
business, and it isn't. We have heard
that it is the duty Of the car lines &
pay their employees SUFFICIENT salaries
and it is. But IT is a custom that
costs no individual any appreciable
amount, and it is merely in response
10 a sentiment that is very pleasant
TO see In the public. II IL is to be
argued as a business proposition, we
have nothing TO say. but life contains
other things Of absorbing interest.
Evening journal., 1904-12-16
LEGISLATIVE HLuNpERs.

TUE Philadelphia Record in notice
\ ing Governor Hunns call for an
extraordinary session to remedy an
evident mistake in a bill passed two
years ago. says:
Delaware has come to the front as
the latest state whose legislators have
proved their Incompetence by passing
a law which they never intended to
pass. The measure in question relates
to judgment liens, and was meant to
apply to liens dated after January 1,
1905; but through error Jan
uary 1, 1906" was substituted i'm
the bill as passed, and an expensive
special session OF the Legislature will
have TO be called to remedy the defect
and avert serious complications.
Legislative blunders OF this charac-
ter are so common throughout the
country and the consequences are often
so grave that it is inexplicable why
no steps have been taken to prevent
their repetition. No well-conducted
business firm would dream Of running
the risk Of costly error in the conduct
of its affairs that is taken every time
an important bill comes before a
state Legislature for passage. The
legislators as "a rule have little
knowledge Of law; many Of them are
lacking In education, and few read the
bills upon which they are expected to
vote with the careful attention 20 de-
tail that measures affecting the public
interests deserve. II the lawmakers
cannot or viii not scrutinize their own
hAt uIta
body Of experts to do Il for them.
Legislative blunders must be checked.
In this instance we have not learn
ed whether the mistake was in the
or in the enrolled bin. If IN
the former then the committee that
had IL in charge Cprobably the commit
tee on eRvised statutes) was negligent
or the mistake may have occurred in
in which case the committee
on enrolled bills is entitled to the
blame
The duties Of the latter committee
are onerous. During the closing DAYS
of the session there comes to this
committee a batch Of bills which re-
quires a long time TO read and be-
sides this, they have to be carefully
compared. The members are not ac-
.eustomed to the close. painstalSing
work required, and, besides, they are
busy with other matters. The commit-
lee on Revised statutesl was negligent.
accustomed to detect errors. would be
accustomed to detect errros. would be
an ideal selection.
Evening journal., 1904-12-16
READABLE RHYMES
Why Not. Indeed7

II more than one house are called
houses
And more than one mouse are mice,
Then why are two mice not mouses
And why are two houses not hice?
10 a letter is sent when it goes
And we know it went when it's gone,
Why hasn't it snent when it SHOWS
or the money we spent been spone?
If the vino that clings never changed,
But the joke that we spring Is sprung.
Why isn't the BEN that we ring ranged
or the door that is banged shut bung?
A word that we speak is spoken.
Why don't we say IL is spake?
our girl, when a pitcher is broken,
"Aoh, Louis" she says, 1t ISIS break"
If we lie when we say we have laid
And we lay when we say we have lied,
Why don't we speak Of the needles we
played
Or tell of the pieces we piled?
A fish that we catch isn't catched,
And the roof that we thatch isn't
thaught.
Why don't we speak Of a thought that
was thatched
or hear of an egg that was haught?
II a picture that's hung isn't hanged.
But the man who is hanged isn't
hung,
Why isn't the song that we sing sanged
Or any old thing ever thung?
Maurice Smiley in Golfers.
Evening journal., 1904-12-16
ONE HUNDRED GIRLS
: WOULD WED OELAWAREAN
c. B. Hunt, a Lonesome
Farmer, Sent a Request to
Chicago's Mayor

Chicago, Dec. 16.--When Mayor
Harrison made public the request of
c. b. Hunt, Of Delaware, who is
lonesome. has two brick houses and
a 160-acre farm" and wants wife,
he little thought OF results. One hum
dred women of all ages have deluged
the Mayor with letters.
All want to marry the Delaware
man. Miss Mildred Walker OF Elgin,
H., writes:
4 am an orphan. % years old, a
perfect blonde. all natural. too no
nake-up whatever. Have red cheeks.
dimple in each cheek and one IN chin.
whore my angel kissed me. have
taken q great fancy to Mr.. Hunt"
Another applicant writes:
Il am a young girl, 20 years of age,
and wish 10 get acquainted with the
young man. I have an opportunity 10
we'd some Chicago gentlemen. but
would ,rather live on the farm"
Evening journal., 1904-12-16

Political New York is considerably agi-
tated these days over the question
Of who shall succeed Chauncey M.
Depew as Senator from that state.
In all the discussion there seems to
be no thought OF the disposition of
the Legislature, but the idea is that
odel, Plat and other leaders win
- arrange it for themselves. All indi-
cations point to the retirement of
Mr. Depow and the election Of ex-
Governor Black as his successor.
Evening journal., 1904-12-16
CAUGHT AT RANDOM

Tho dentists OF the United States. It IS
said. annually put s2OOO0oO worth Of gold
into the teeth Of the people.
Did you ever read He Fell in Love
With His Wife?'"
"No, and I ain't goin' to read no such
fool thing either"
You are the first one to whom l have
shown this poem" the young poet went
on. 81 was wooing the muse last
night"
Poor fellow! replied the editor.
handing back the manuscript. ITS too
bad she rejected YOU"
An authentic Madonna OF the great
fifteenth century Venetian painter, Clio
vanni Bellini painted on wood, has just
been discovered i'm the house Of fam
lily at Trieste, in Austria.
President Roosevelt has decided says
the Washington correspondent OF the
Chicago Journal. to make the White
House dinners more interesting than
fashionable. The guests win include
savants, musicians. artists and work
ers, literary people, and scientists,
many of the latter living on Govern
ment salaries OF $1,000 year and doing
original research which gets their
names into publications printed In Ger
man.
Evening journal., 1904-12-16

clan. skilled man in any trade. earns
much more than a clerk or bookkeeper.
And 1t is easier to rise In trade. The
opportunities IN industrial leadership
come to those who know the rungs Of
the ladder from the bottom up
Il strikes us that this Is a little hard
on the modern schools. We don't sup
pose that our "daddles' spelled any
better than we SPELL and it is quite
possible that the wisdom they arc sup
posed 20 have accumulated in the
schools has been magnined in our
lmaginations.
It Is true that we have clerks, type
writer's and stenographers who cannot
spell and who are as ignorant Of gram
mar as a first grade pupil, but this Is
not the fault Of the schools nor OF the
business colleges. It is due TO a rather
prevalent idea that there are short cuts
to fame and fortune and that the years
Of study and discipline required i'm the
public schools may be evaded without
IN consequences.
Children get tired OF school and are
either allowed to dawdle along or they
remain at home. Then when they are
growing to maturity there is a sudden
awakening to the fact that they must
do something. The business college they
imagine IS a short cut, but that valued
Institution can only materially help
those who have the solid foundation Of
a good English education.
In addition TO the commercial studies,
they cannot cover the work that should
have been done ia the public or paroch-
ial schools and which requires years.
There are excellent positions IN business
life awaiting young men and women
who have taken commercial courses,
but these courses must have a ground
work Of thorough preliminary educa-
tion. The boy without a pretty thor
ough knowledge OF spelling, grammar
arithmetic and history may take the
commercial courses tin he is gray.
headed, and stlll be seeking permanent
employment.
Evening journal., 1904-12-16

batch OF Cinnamon who have graduated
for military life from a Japanese college;
for It was only about four years ago that
the Chinese Government ovorcame its
reluctance TO learn from its old enemy
Since then several hundred young China
men belonging TO good families have
been sent over 10 Japan 70 study other
arts as well as those Of war, till the Japa-
nese Government found itself obliged
TO impose certain restrictions in order to
prevent It's own youth being crowded out
of tho schools. There are still, hewever
number OF Chinese military students
left who will IN due course return to form
the nucleus of the corps OF officers that
will ho needed 20 train the army organ
izcd en- the plan Of Sir Robert Hart.
Evening journal., 1904-12-16
A Reformed Consular Service.

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
OF tho multitude OF subjects treated by
the President In his recent message the
subject of consular reform is by no
means the least important Tho Presi-
dent urges that salaries be substituted
for foes and that plans be provided for
the classification. grading and transfer
of men IN the consular service. All the
defects IN tho existing system, or lack
of system. which the President points
out are so notorious that relief should
DE prompt mad easy OF accomplishment
yet repeatedly bills to this end have been
introduced in Congress never to emerge
thcrcfrom as laws.
Evening journal., 1904-12-16
,Jewelry

our line Of jewelry includes cuff
buttons, stick pins. shirt studs for
men; for ladies, cuff pins, side and
back combs with rhinestone set
tings, 25c and soc.
Shell combs with sterling silver
backs. 25c, SOC, 60c. 75c
Clothes and hat brushes in ster-
ling silver and aluminium, 25c, soc,
75c. 81, S125, 50, $3.50.
Sterling silver novelties, nail scls-
sors, embroidery scissors nail files,
curling irons, match boxes, etc.
25c and SOC.
Sterling silver thimbles, regular
ly worth soc, at 25c as a holiday spe-
cial.
Embroidery sets Of scissors. en-
cry and thimble in a pretty little
case, $3.50.
Hand-painted opal toilet sets,
SL25 and Si.5O-two bureau bottles,
brush and comb tray. pin tray,
powder and trinket boxes-SL $1.25
and Sl5O.
Hand-painted placques, with cas-
els, 25c, soc, soc, 75c. 9Oc.
Evening journal., 1904-12-16
BREAKING INTO JAIL.

VAJT EXPECTED IL; we have ex-
w peoted Il for some time. It IS
easy to prophesy after thing has
happened, but our prophecy came in
advance and has been many times re-
peated
The Sussex Jail has been boldly en-
tered and one OF the sherif's family
has been robbed II the criminal IS
detected. ne viii be sent TO that jail
and then he wiil-be under the pain
fui necessity OF breaking out. SO in
a little time a criminal may under
stand all the ms and outs Of this ter
rible, frowning bastile.
A new Jail is needed. not so much TO
prevent the inmates from escaping as
to protect them from the lawbrealsers
outside who desire to get in. Sheriff
Steele never knows when he retires
Chat is, goes TO bed) at night what
moment somebody may enter and steal
everything in the institution.
We don't know; possibly this ease
with which nocturnal visitors find an
entrance may be part OF the scheme
which has for its basis the well-lnown
Sussex hospitality; but such visitors
should have the courtesy to knock, at
least.
This breaking into our jails and dis
turbing the inmates must be stopped
someway. AS an extra precaution a
picket fence might be built around the
Jail and the gate bolted at night. And
there should be a hook on the main
door so that it may be fastened ere the
inmates seek virtuous repose at 8 p.
np the Sussex hour Tor turning in.
Something has got TO be done with
that Jail sure; otherwise Sheriff Steele
win never get a wink OF sleep. Every
time a window rattlos at night he
doesn't know but another marauder is
about to step in and get watch or
bit to eat from the larder.
Evening journal., 1904-12-16
Ennlne Leaves the Rails.

While shifting cars on the tracks OF
the p, 3. & w. railroad at the foot Of
Second street yesterday afternoon an
engine left the tracks and crashed into
the fence and gate surrounding Mel
chior's coal yards. The fence for sew
eral yards was broken into splinters,
the gate wrecked and rear step torn
off the locomotive.
Evening journal., 1904-12-16
Lost Fortune Gambling.

New York. Dec 16.-According to a
story given out here. Police Inspector
McClusky, chief of the New York de-
tective bureau, has received a report
that two men, one from Cleveland and
the other from Chicago, both wealthy.
lost S6S,OOO a few nights ago in a New
York gambling house OF this amount,
$4,000, which had been given in
checks, was recovered, but $4,000, the
cash loss, was not refunded The story
says the men were introduced into the
house by person representing him
self as an old friend of the Cleveland
man.
Evening journal., 1904-12-16
lnstruetine the Chinese.

From the New York Sun.
japanese officers are engaged In train
ing ana drilling Chinese troops. and now
Il IS announced In a japanese paper that
among large .number Of cadets who hnd
passed out OF the military school az Toxic
and been presented 20 the Emperor were
sixty-two young Cinnamon who had quail
ihed for commissions In the new Chinese
Army
They arc, so Tar as known. the FIRST
Evening journal., 1904-12-16
Penney,s nla RalI order.

Philadelphia, Dec. 16 - Orders for
the steel rail requirements Of the
Pennsylvania Railroad company for
their lines east and west Of Pittsburg
for the year 1905. amounting to 1922
zoo tons. were placed as follows: Unit
ed States Steel Corporation, $4,000
tons; Lackawanna Steel company, 1000
tons; Cambria Steel company, 20,1OO
tons, and the Pennsylvania Steel COM
pany. 20.10O tons.
Evening journal., 1904-12-16
FUNDAMENTAL EDUCATION.

THE New York World thinks there
= is something radically wrong with
the public schools in these days. and
slghs for the "little red sehool-house"
that OUT fathers ana mothers attended.
Il says.
What the modern public school is
turning on. Is seen in the typewriters
who cannot spell. in the business col
ieges, the stores, the Offices and the
other so-called genteel occupations
which are crowded with helpless and
incompetent public-school graduates.
e-rnsntsr. an ironworker an electri-
Evening journal., 1904-12-16
salisburv Propertv Advancinq.

The sale last week Of the property OF
A. p. Trader on Camden avenue. says the
Wicomico News. of Salisbury. az price
Of $500. gives some idea Of the advance
ia city real estate within the past few
years. Not more than four years ago Mr..
Trader is said to have offered the original
tract of land for the sum Of 5000, and
could find no purchaser at that price.
During the past Two years Mr. Trader
Evening journal., 1904-12-16
anRVICn

orders for The Evening Journal may %
ssnt direct to the paper or 20 the nearest
news agent. In the city II is served by
auth ,rizee agents. and all orders received
therefropa viii bc turned over to them.
II delivery is irregular, notify carrier OF
agent; II Irregularities continue no'iry
rhe Evening Journal.
Persons leaving the city temporarily
should have Tho Evening Journal for
warded to them and thus keep IN touch
with local happenings. Send orders direct
20 the once.
Evening journal., 1904-12-16
Perfurnery

We make a speciality OF good per-
fumes-the prices range from lOc to
Soc
Young peoples Colgate's-four
and five bottles in a box for Csc
two bottles and a cake Of soap in a
little Colonial box, 25c.
Toilet soaps-three cakes In a box
10c, 15c, 25c.
Cashmere bouquet soap, 15s and
25c a cake.
Colgate's dental and talcum pow
der Inc a hnx
Evening journal., 1904-12-16
EDITORIAL OPINION
The Game Law I.arvs.t.

From tho st. Paul Dispatch.
To date IL is known that nine men in
Minnesota and forty-two in Wisconsin
out hunting deer, were mistaken by 9th
ers, also hunting deer, for deer. and were
shot at for deer and were killed. Tho
list Of wounded is not yet made up. This
kind OF pleasure is almost as service
able as football in making contributions
TO the mortuary lists and in preventing
the overpopulation Of the earth.
Evening journal., 1904-12-16

has old to William JEFF Station a lot for
$1,000, on which Mr. Station has built
fine residence. He has also sold to Mr..
Pusey another lot for $1,000, and
the main property for $500. making in
all $500 for ap roperty that four years
ago would not bring 5000.
Evening journal., 1904-12-16
Pretty Gifts

Silver mounted whisks. soc and
75c.
Brush, comb and mirror sets. in
sterling silver, aluminium and hand
painted porcelain, 81, S1.25, $780,
Sl90. 81, $3.50, IS.
Gold filled watch chains, Doc and
81.
Hat pins, &C. 10c and 25c.
Children's rings, 25c.
Sterling silver soap cups, $L50.
Shaving mug ana brush, sterling
silver, 50. $3.50.
Evening journal., 1904-12-16
pled as ResuIt Of operatlon.

Word was received here yesterday of
the death Of Mrs. Harry Menough, Of
oxford, Pa, at Prices Hospital. Phil
adelphia, as the result Of an operation.
Mrs. Menough was well known in this
city
Evening journal., 1904-12-16
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Evening journal., 1904-12-16
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