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Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1905-04-18
A Scotch ion,

A highlander who sold brOOms went
into a barber shop in Glasgow to get
shaved. The barber bought one of his
brooms and after having shaved him
asked the price of it. "Twopence," said
the highlander. "No, no." said the 9th
er. Il will give you a penny, and if
that does not satisfy you take your
broom again." The highlander took it
and asked what he had to pay. "a pen
ny said the barber. Il will gle you a
bawbee, and if that doesn't satisfy you
pit on my beard gain."-London Tat
Ter.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1905-04-18
Experience or "Reminiscences.

The Authors Wife-How can you
write an up to date sea story when you
haven't been on the water for years?
The Author-Well, I've been married
for twenty years, and yet l can write
love story.-Life.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1905-04-18
Y, MONTANA, TUESDAY, APRIL 49, 1905.

that they will bring in their wool.
Although the merchants here suffer
a disadvantage in the matter of
freight rates, they are alive to the
necessity of capturing this trade and
are making prices to woolgrowers
which are as good as can be obtained
III either Billings or Great Falls.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1905-04-18
The Sch eniers.

Don't you sometimes think that you
are too much attached to money!"
NO" answered Dustin Stax "If
you knew all the schemes to pry man
loose from it you'd realize that he has
to be closely attached. Washington
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1905-04-18
Tho Bitter End

A pupil In one of the New York pub
lie schools was asked to write SEN
tenee containing the words "bitter
end. He turned in the following: "a
dog chased cat and bitter end"
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1905-04-18

poor John: [ will not believe it even
yet. Please write by return mail for
l hardly know what | am writing and
l must go and inform my sister,
Yours,
Mrs. L. Gordon.
p. 81 will be counting the days
until get your next letter."
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1905-04-18
WITHOUT the silence.

Snacks-Did your wife's mother treat
you with silent scorn? Jacks-NO such
luck; she Just treated me with scorn.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1905-04-18
Waco, Texas, March 9th. 1905.

Waco, Texas, March 9th, 1905.
"Mr. A. V. Rogeas. Dear Sir: l
have just received copy of your let
ter to my sister, Mrs. Gordon in Ire
land, giving an account of my broth
er, John A. Quay whom you suppose
is dead l have written to him often
but he seldom answered my letters.
| have not heard from him since he
was in the n. w. Territory and of
course know nothing of him. 1 have
been away from home 25 years and
have lost track of lot of my rela-
tions. Will you kindly let me know
how long John has been at Rogers
and what he had there. He wrote
me a glowing account of that place
and claimed to have 1000 acres of
land. Did he take up government
claim in Montana? If so, please state
particulars. My sister is very much
worried and wants me to find out all
can about the matter. Let me know
all you can and if anything can be
saved out Of his effects / would like
my sisters to have it.
How far was his place from yours
and what was he doing? | do not
think anyone knows very much about
him: he must have had something
saved as he had no one but himself.
Please write at once and let me know
what you think would be of interest
to me and | will be under everlasting
obligations TO you, Yours truly,
S. ]. Quay"
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1905-04-18

Remember, the Democrat and the
best state map ever published for less
than the price of the map, $500.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1905-04-18

John Quay lived for two years about
five miles from Rogers. His immedi-
ate neighbors are VIM. Noble and
Chas. j. Sherbino who own ranches
but half a mile from the boundaries
of Quay's property which consists Of a
homestead and desert entry. Quay
was reserved and inotfensive being
and though not making many warm
personal friends he had no enemies.
At the time of his disappearance he
owned three head of horses and was
known to have some money. The
last time he was seen was at the Eli
jah ranch where he had taken a mare
for breeding purposes. This was on
October 14th, from that day to this
he has not been seen and his reason
for leaving or his whereabouts cam
not be discovered. When the neigh
bors went to his ranch, it was found
that all the clothing that had been
taken was light suit which he was
wearing during the warm weather
which prevailed at that time. The
best of his clothes were left and if he
left the country on sudden impulse,
he certainly did not take enough
clothes to ''wad shotgun" as friends
in looking over his effects discovered.
The ranch buildings were left as
they would be left by man expect
ing to return Immediately: the chick
ems were there and two horses. The
day before his disappearance he bought
part of load of grain and from what
can be learned he had made prepara-
tions to winter on his ranch. 1t is
known that Quay had money on his
person at the time of his mysterious
taking off. A short time since, news
was received from Ireland that he
had been left a farm which though
not extremely valuable would have
furnished means enough to keep him
in fairly good circumstances the rest
of his life.
The mysterious disappearance bust
ness seems to be in a flourishing con-
dition in the vicinity of Rogers, for
only few weeks after this mat
ter was brought to public notice,
Chas. Sherbino, the neighbor of Quay
left suddenly and has not since been
heard from. Sherbino left his ranch
in almost the same manner as Quay
and left mare and colt and a large
number of chickens to shift for them
selves. Sherbino is man well along
in the forties and has herded sheep
considerably, though for time he
worked in the tie camp at Martins
dale during the building Of the Mon
tana Railroad.
The ranchers living in the vicinity
OF Rogers have decided to probe the
matter of Quay's disappearance to the
bottom and are bent on finding out
what happened to the unfortunate
man if possible. AS soon as the snow
melts out of the coulees and it is
possible to make thorough search of
the surrounding country, steps will be
taken in an endeavor to solve the
mystery.
Rememher. the Democrat and tho
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1905-04-18

INVENTORS. Fine Dom estic Cigar.
NV ONSO On sale at all dealers.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1905-04-18

The real estate office of Nihil &
Malcolm is completed and the enter
pfising firm OF real estate dealers Is
ready for business
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1905-08-17
German to Retire.

New York, Aug, 8.-A prom
inent citizen of Maryland and a
life long friend of Arthur P. Cor
man, now stopping at the Holland
House here, is authority for the
statement that Senator German at
the expiration of his present term
will retire permanently from Office
and active politics.
The Senator has been in public
life 46 years. Of late years his
health has been poor and he has
has been advised to give up affairs
and devote his remaining years to
rest.
This generalization Of the plans
of the senior Senator from Mary
land was given in good faith to
the correspondent, contingent on
the withholding of the source.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1905-08-17
REAL INTENT LAID BARE.

Under the keen analysis of such
fearless and outspoken Democrats
as Edgar H. Cans and Archibald
H Taylor the true meaning of the
Poe amendment is being laid bare.
It must give the organization man
ayers a jar to read this declaration
from Mr. Cans;
Ioppose the amendment because it
is fraudulent attempt to undermine
the Constitution of the United States.
That the program involves dis
r.mination against the negro in
the administration of the amend
ment is openly avowed by every
body identified with the birth and
nurture of the Ubiquitous thing,
from Murray Vandiver and Sena-
tor German down. The very cry
of white Supremacy excludes
the idea that the negro will be
given a fair show in the constitu-
tional examination. No conceal
ment is made of the intention to
violate the Fifteenth Amendment.
which forbids discrimination on
account of race, or color or pre-
vious condition of servitude. " The
registrars of voters would in this
despicable business be expected to
commit perjury and violate the
oath which Our State Constitution
enjoins upon them. wherein they
pledge themselves to execute their
Offices without partiality or pre-
judice.
Mr.. Taylor reminds the reputed
sponsor of this amendment (AIr.
Poe that he has sworn, probably
a thousand times, to obey the
Constitution of the United States.
Every lawyer, every man holding
public office or who has held pub
lie Office since 1870, every natura-
lied citizen has boun0 himself in
honor by solemn oath of fealty to
obey the Constitution of his coun-
try. Anyone Of these, acting as
registrars, or conniving at or as
sisting in the administration of the
Poe measure in the manner desig-
mated by the Democratic ring,
would be guilty OF perjury, and
every citizen not under the same
direct pledge would be morally
guilty of wrongful act
Presented in this light, it is clear
that those who vote for this meas
ure are sowing seeds of anarchy,
for anarchy is the wanton disre-
gard of law.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1905-08-17

I believe she was specializing on his
future. They hadn't any money, and
Of course he couldn't risk any such a
game of chance as literature when he
had a wife to look after-she wasn't
the woman to back him up in a fight
so he got a sort Of professorship in a
wretched little school in Rameses''
"Rameses, Indiana? Good Godp' in
terrrupted the decadent.
He was going to hold it for only
two or three years and then come back
east, but he's been there ever since
for seventeen years. He never had
time to push ahead with his writing,
and then his wife's lungs gave out, and
for the last several years she has been
progressing along in consumption. S'e
went all to pieces, the way her
always do when anything gets wrc. 4
and I fancy she must have got pretty
difficult, to say the least His wife
died last month, and here he is You've
seen him. Mccain. there's a man who
started out with better brains and
more of them than you or I ever will
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1905-08-17
New Money-order Form.

Washington, August 9.-Before
leaving for his vacation Postmas-
ter General Cortelyou directed the
issuance of a new form of money
order, which, it is believed, will
be proof against alteration at the
hands of forgers. The department
has been greatly annoyed by the
operations of persons who pur-
chase money orders for small
amounts and raise them, passing
them upon merchants after office
hours. Although the direct loss
falls entirely upon those who &C
cept the orders, the department re-
fusing to cash them except as or
iginally drawn, there has been a
heavy indirect expense involved
in the pursuit, arrest and convic-
ton of the offenders.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1905-08-17
Il SUPPOSE THIS IS BOHEMIA. u

a potboiler than l once had. l never
would have believed it once, but 1 real
don't suppose 1 ever had it in me to
write Hamlet You We're always the
nan with the sacred fire. Come along
this way"
The tall building consisted mostly of
studios, and Russell occupied a much
Widowed room at the bitter end of q
llrrow staircase of many flights.
Books and sheets of manuscripts were
Ehuffled about everywhere; there We're
tropical posters on the walls, mixed
with scraps of sketches and photo
graphs, and a diffused suggestion Of
tobacco made warm, hospltable odor
of habitation. The haphazard disorder
Jared on Lindsay's habits of precision
but 1t spoke Enthusiastically of work,
and he respected it for that. Only he
said as he washed Off the coal dust Of
the train, ~ suppose this Ia Bohemia"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1905-08-17
Receiving New ENGINES.

The Baltimore & Ohio has re-
ceived its fist installment of the
order for 21o new freight engines.
The order was placed with the
American Locomotive company
last spring and from the
rapid rate they are being turn
ed out it is believed that they will
all be on the road in two months.
1t is not known where the engines
will be used, but it is understood
that many will be used on the
Pittsburg division.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1905-08-17

y I'll - III IOIIulSII IOlIOWlnS his
wife's death passed very slow
~ ly to Walter Lindsay, profess
or of English literature and
language at the college of Rameses
City. He did no lecturing - indeed,
he was about to resign his chair -
and he dragged out the twenty-one
empty days in the falseSt of false pO-
sitions. He had to receive the CON
dolences of his friends and pretend
that the woman's death meant some
thing besides emancipation. He was
ashamed to catch himself even think
ing of it as such. He rejoiced but in
mental stealth, and in the midst of
these emotions he was surprised by
the strong and sharp sense of physical
bereavement-the sudden removal of
what had so long been a part of life
to be endured.
His literary ambitions had never de
serted him, though for the last decade
he had had little time and less heart
for actual work. But he had always
tried to keep the fame aIight He re
membeTed the time when his friends
had thought the highest prizes not be
yond his reach. He was only forty
one even nova mans best age Tn
der the stimulus of anticipation he got
out his Old manuscripts and tried to
start something new, but he could
settle his mind to no sustained effort
He postponed beginning work till he
should be we'll settled in New York.
and he telcgraphed his friend Russell
to meet him at the ferry on Thursday.
why, he's an old mani" was Rus
sells first Mortified mental exclamation
as he caught sight of the lean, stopping
figure in the black coat and baggy
trousers, the rather Sunken eyes and
the wisps of faded hair on the temples.
He had seen his old classmate only
once since Lindsay had gone to InGi-
ana, and his memory had always been
Of the brilliant youth whose Unsuitable
intellectual curiosity and range of
thought had seemed to mark him in
fallibly for distinction.
Il feel certain that l can do better
work here than l have ever done There
is something stimulating, exciting,
about a great city. Don't you find it
sou said Lindsay.
Il might-if one didn't have to keep
up with the race" said Russell dryly.
Have you brought any manuscripts
with you|"
"a few, mostly old ones. You know
l have not had much time for writing
during the last few years. OF course"
he went on, hesitating little, you
know how it has been, and l may say
that l do not feel that l have lost any
thing by it, and l would do it all over
again under the same circumstances.
There may have been some loss of
time, but l feel sure there has been a
greater gain. It's been good for me;
I'm full of ideas, and man needs
mellOwing a little before he can do his
best work. Don't you think so? But
how have you been getting on? You
never wrote me much about Yourself"
"Oh, fairly enough in my small way"
he said, fumbling for his latchkey.
LAS thy strength so shall thy day be
here Here you know, I've lost good
many illusions about my own genius,
and I've come to have more respect for
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1905-08-17

1t is now beginning to be sus-
pected that one Joe Miller origin
ally wrote the Poe amendment.
and that its authorship was con-
cealed for fear the public might
think it was a joke.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1905-08-17
JehOiaxim Burns The Word Of God

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JehOiaHim Burns The Word Of God
Jehoiakim is a type of the sinful
soul asserting itself in terror and
wrath against the righteous judg-
ments of God. His fate was terri
bic example of the folly of doing
so. A merciful Providence had
given every opportunity of repen-
tence. God had allowed him to
be dethroned, put in irons, his face
set toward Babylon. The came an
unexpected reversal of fortune
Liberation and e-enthronement.
Gods hand ought to have been
recognized, but was not. Neither
severity nor goodness affected his
obdurate heart.
In the present instance the
threatening prophecies, SO lately
and publicly read, could not long,
in the nature of things, be secreted
from the king. But his courtiers
approached him with consummate
skill. They left the scroll behind,
lest the very sight of it should in
fame him. They secreted the
prophet and his amanuensis, lest
the king in his rage should kill
them. They attempted to break
the burden" of the prophet in
the softest manner,possible, in hopes
that his stubborn will would yield
and disaster be averted.
The king was seated in the win
ter residence portion Of the palace,
which was itself the target for the
prophets shaft-a house with
spacious apartments and airy bal
comics, ceiled with cedar, painted
with vermilion but built with en-
forced and unrequited labor.
The strategy of the mobiles avail
ed nothing in this instance. The
king was in passion at once. He
demanded to see the scroll. When
three or four columns were read
he could endure no more. In
spite of the entreaties which his
princes had the courage to make,
with the deliberation of an implac
able malice he prepared to destroy
the parchment Taking a scribe's
knife, sharp for mending pens and
making erasures, he began cutting
the odious document into shreds,
and kept dropping it, piece by
piece, into the brazier five Goals
and waiting till each had shr1vel-
ed up before he dropped another,
until the whole was consumed. He
would have dealt in the manner
with Jeremiah and Baruch if he
could have laid hands upon them.
But how secure are they whom2the
Lord hides!
Doubtless the king congratulate
ed himself upon the total destruc-
ton of the hateful writings. How
brief the respite. The scroll was
a phenix. 1t rose from its own
ashes. Not syllable was want
ing. And there were terrible ad
ditions, to the effect that the land
should be entirely desolate, that
no descendant Of the king should
permanently sit upon his throne,
and that his corpse should meet a
fate peculiarly revolving to the
Oriental mind
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1905-08-17

There is due significance in
the juxtaposition of this lesson
and the preceding. The former
shows the Bible honored. This
the Bible dishonored. To Josiah
the Bible was SAVIOR of life. To
Jehoiakim of death. In no mys.
teal way, but none the less eff
ciently, the Bible Stays or makes
alive as men use it to-day.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1905-08-17
WANTED.

At Garthrights Mt. Lake Park,
strictly fresh eggs and butter.
Will pay 20 cents half cash cant
be overstocked.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1905-08-17

Sad days were these. The times
ware evil. Josiah's death is de-
clared to have been the most tragic
event in Hebrew history. And
the complete destruction of the
land by the king Of Babylon was
now impending.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1905-08-17
EStray Notice,

There came to nv place about June
10Th a black shoat with few white
spots on back. Owner will please
come forw' I'd, pay all costs and dam
ages and take same away.
143t j. 7. LOHR Btttinger.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1905-08-17
FOR RENT.

One six room house with spring
water, and all necessary out build
ings on Liberty street. Apply at
this Office or H. c. Sincell & Co.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1905-08-17

Baruch deserves to have his
name perpetuated. He knew the
peril of being scribe to Jeremiah.
At first lie demurred, but when
he once accepted the office he gave
splendid example Of constancy
and courageously read the proph-
cts message in the court of the
temple
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1905-08-17
Lap Seal Ready ROofins.

The most reliable and durable
ready roofing on the market. G.. A.
Shirer & Co. 22.2t.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1905-08-17
Analysis and Key.

I. Jehoiakim Type.
I. Self assertion against God.
2. His warning: its failure.
3. Defiant destruction of the
Scripture.
4. It's importance. Scroll a
phenix.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1905-08-17

Jehoiakim was practically sold
out to heathenism when he came
to his throne. He was Pharaoh's
pumpet, and to please his master
added Egyptian rites to others
which he adopted.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1905-08-17

The verified and assured con-
illusions of scientific criticism must
be received or the Church and in
dividual falls out hopelessly in
the march of the worlds life.
The critics pen knife may be
doing the work of the surgeon s
scalpel. Il may be Kidding the
body of Scripture from foreign
and alien matter. 1t may bring
into proper position parts which
have been misplaced.
The Bible can not only endure,
1t can challenge criticism. No
true friend of the sacred book
should seek to exempt it from the
test of literary criticism. When
all is said and done it is highly
probable that for substanceof doc
trine and precept we shall have
the same old book our fathers
had.
The knife and fire were SO very
handy. Sight of them suggested
the means of destruction. The an
CRY king snatched the knife from
the scribe's gird1e. And there
stood the brazier of red hot Goals.
The implements of vice are rightly
banished by law. Men act largely
by suggestion. Out of sight is to
be out Of mind for most. The
saying that opportunity makes
thieves is not strictly true; but all
will agree that it is well to have
the opportunities reduced to a
minimum.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1905-08-17

On the other hand, to disallow
the correct and reverent applica-
of the working principles of liter
airy criticism to the Scriptures is
to put them in the category with
the golden plates of the Mormon
Bible.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1905-08-17
The Teachers Lantern.

This celebrated scene is so dra-
matte that the temptation is
strong TO use it in a rhetorical
way. For example, at first blush
it seems to fit in singularly clev-
er manner the so called higher
critic. He is apparently engaged
in cutting the Bible to pieces. And
to all intents aud purposes his
work is as futile as that of Jehoi-
akim's pen-knife.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1905-08-17

Another roll" Truth gained
emphasis by reiteration. Spite of
knife and fire the word of God re-
mains and is indestructible.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1905-08-17
Ole Greater
) Gain !
By
FRANK LILLE POLLOCK
Copyright, 1904, by Frank Lille Pollock
FRANK LILLE POLLOCK


= HE fortnight following his
wife's death passed very slow
ly to Walter Lindsay, profess