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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-04-05
QUEER JAPAN.
a Land Where Laughter Has Ne Re.
lati0n to Pleasure.

latl0n to Pleasure.
In more Queer Things About Japan
Douglas Sladen says: Perhaps n Of
the severest Of e%tiquettes in Japan is
that of smiles. When you have lived in
that land Of smiles you will learn in
time that when you can understand a
Japanese smile you may hope to under
stand the people. A daughter-in-law
must always present a smiling face to
her mother-in-law; the servant must
smile when his mistress dismisses him.
But the news of a death must he told
with laughter. Laughter Is reserved
for very special occasions and has no
relation to JOY. Smiles are used on
every occasion to conceal real feelings.
They are not always significant OF
pleasure.
NO wants has the Japanese" the
same writer continues. HE can live
In his clothes without a tent, he can
live on rice or offal of the sea. and he
Is SO accustomed to carrying heavy
weights and running long distances
that he can be his own commissariat
and even his own horse"
II the Japanese are somewhat lay
as regards their religion. they are at
any rate believers in cleanliness. The
writer says: Personal cleanliness is a
virtue which, all japanese servants pos
sess. 1t Is no unusual thing for a Jap
anese ervant to apologize to a mistress
for not having had time to battle more
than three times that day."
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-04-05
The Benefits Of SUGAR.

A correspondent remarks that sugar
has modified the history Of Europe and
Of the world In more ways than one.
Used in England four centuries ago
almost exclusively In the preparation
Of medicines and long afterward an
article Of luxury only accessible to the
rich, it has by enlarged production and
c%heapened manufacture been brought
within the reach Of all. The universal
use Of this practically pure carbohy-
drate, which is not only a freely burn
Ing fuel and proteid sparer, but a mus
Gle food increasing the power of doing
work and lessening fatigue. must have
had widespread and beneficial effects
on the national health. Especially in
the case Of children, whose greed Of
sugar is the expression of a physiolog-
ical want, has that food been valuable
In conducting to growth, contentment
and well being.-St. James Gazette.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-04-05
WI Ting Fang in Peril.

washington, April 4.-Wu Ting
Fang, the former Chinese ambassador.
whose humor won popularity for him
in America, has fallen upon evil times
in his native land. He Is charged
with having deceived the empress dow
ager as to the real condition of the
Hankow-Canton railroad. whose at.
fairs he administers, and even with
having enriched himself out of the
revenues of the road.
His Gus is Huang Chang Men,
a censor whose duties are to keep a
sharp watch on all officials, and in.
formation reached Washington today
that Huang Chang Men has filed a
long memorial with the empress dow
ager, which has been referred to VT
for an answer. Should the charges
be sustained, he may be disgraced or
receive an order to swallow gold leaf,
and that would mean death.
From what is known Of the affair
here, it is believed the charges against
WI are the direct result of his eff
forts to introduce western progress
into the empire. The censors. for the
most part, are trying to hold China
back, and they resent activity by re-
formers.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-04-05
AUTHORITIES
AFTERPRIEST
STATEMENTS MADE BY RUSSIAN
METROPOLITAN MUST BE
COUNTERACTED.

st. Petersburg, March SIN view
of the peasant agitation throughout
the country, some of the newspapers
are seriously alarmed at the effect
of the recent pastoral address of the
Metropolitan of st. Petersburg, NJ.
A%ntonius, as being a direct Indictment
to the ignorant peasants to begin a
war of determination against the en-
tire educated class, and the papers
are demanding that the metropolitan
and the holy synod, whose mouthpiece
it is assumed Antonius was, take i'm
mediate measures to counteract the
effect Of his statements. Prince Nest
chersky, editor of the Grashdanin, de-
IN the sermon as the most dan
gerous utterance of the century, and
pictures the inevitable impression
produced on the ignorant, religious
minded peasants of a damnation from
the altar of the intellectual" as be-
ing the foes of Russia. "bloody wolves
and followers Of the anti-christ of the
west, who would destroy holy tenn
pies, place sacred bones in anatOmi-
cal museums and wean the people
from their chance of entering the
kingdom of heaven"
M. Onereshkovski, the famous au-
thor, declares that to call on the faith
full to fight with the cross to the last
drop of their blood for the salvation
of Russia as the home of Christ, and
to cut off the rotten branch, was
nothing short of a tocsin for a relig-
ious uprising-an appeal to the most
fanatical and the most uncomfortable
of human passions.
"The fire once started" he says,
would produce a world of historic
CONGREGATIONS, which neither the gov
eminent nor the intellectuals can
STOP"
In effect, he affirms that Antonius'
address was an appeal to the peas
ants to tear out from Russia all Eu-
ropean culture and put the country
back to the state in which it was in
the middle ages, and from that stand
point it was more radical than the
doctrines of the most radical revolu-
tionaries.
The Metropolitan Antonius issued
his remarkable pastoral address March
20, arraigning the Russia Of today for
vanity, dissipation and impiety, the
just punishment of which, he said,
vas the humiliation of the nation.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-04-05

and from which at least one death,
that of an eight-year-old girl, occur
red in Chicago yesterday, has been
suggested by Doctor w. J. Glass, of
the city health department. An ato-
mizer, a little carbolic acid and water
are the safeguards.
THE disease is contracted through
the throat" said Doctor Glass. while
the most reliable preventative con-
sists in staying away from infected
places and in perfect cleanliness. the
disinfection of the air passages should
help to ward OF the disease.
use an atomizer and spray the mas
al passages and throat with water con-
tanning n per cent of carbolic acid.
The disease is not as contagious as
scarlet fever. 1t begins with a Sc
we're headache and vomiting. It is not
believed that the disease will become
dangerous in. Chicago"
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-04-05
COTTON IN A FABRIC.
How to Tell IL Worsted or Woolen
Cloths Are Adulterated,

How to Tell If Worsted or Wooden
Cloths Are Adulterated.
Worsted cloths are less often adulter.
ated than woolens and are more easily
detected. A cotton worsted is a lie on
the face Of it, for the cotton stands out
with prominence. But often a cotton
thread Is twisted with a worsted
thread, and to determine its presence
It is only necessary to take the twist
out of the thread and then examine its
component parts.
Cotton. having a long staple, can be
carded and combed with wool to be
spun into worsted yarn. This is done
to cheaper the cost Of production. Cot.
ton is carded and spun with wool and
shoddy, not so much to cheaper the
yarn, for cotton is generally as expen-
sive Al some shoddies, but is intro
duced to give strength or spinning
qualities to the stock. In many cases
the shoddy is Of such short staple that
It would not stand the drawing In
spinning, and. al 1t would make the
cost Of the yarn too high to put in
enough wool to give that lacking
strength. cotton is put In for this pur-
pose.
The percentage Of cotton In q fabric
a be determined in this manner:
Take a small piece Of cloth and weigh
It. Now boil 1t for Ave minutes In a 8
per cent solution Of caustic soda. Take
out what is left, and. II any, It Is all
cotton. The wool will all be dissolved.
The percentage Of shoddy cannot be de
termined except by experience.
A cloth or yarn with shoddy in 1t Is
easily detected by its feel. Cloth made
of all new wool is softer feeling than
one containing shoddy, for the latter
has lost that new, soft, springy feel
peculiar to wool.-American Wool and
Cotton Reporter.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-04-05
ANIMALS

Country Mouse and Town Mouse Fa.
BILE Ha. Foundation In Fact.
The fable OF the country mouse and
the town ON has a foundation in
fact. Mice occasionally migrate in large
numbers when food grows scarce and
travel considerable distances to fresh
houses. Farmers in a part Of Perth
shire had a good reason to become
aware of this fact when q couple of
years ago vast swarms of mice invaded
their cornfields at harvest time.
But the mouse only travels when it
has to. The rat, on the contrary, seems
to take a yearly outing, in very much
the same fashion as do human beings.
Rats are the most migratory creatures
In the world. Troops Of rats leave the
towns at the end of summer and spend
a month or two in the country, appar-
emily in order to enjoy the change Of
food which the country affords at that
time of the year in the way of fresh
fruit and grain. Before the cold wealth
er sets in they are all back again in
their old quarters.
Reindeer migrate with the same reg
ularity as swallows. They south
when winter sets in, but as SOC as ev-
er the snow begins to melt they travel
steadily north, sometimes for as much
al a thousand miles.
To end a holiday by deliberate sui
eide is so strange a phenomenon that
for a long time n%aturalists looked upon
the stories Of the migration of the lem
mings as an improbable fiction. Yet the
facts are beyond dispute. At irregular
intervals these ratlike creatures start
out from their homes in the Businesses
Of northern Scandinavia in huge droves
numbering tens Of thousands and tray
ell steadily southwark. Death pursues
them in a hundred forms. Hawks and
other birds Of prey hover above them.
Thousands are drowned In rivers. Yet
the rest struggle on until they reach
the sea. They do not stop. They plunge
In, swim out and struggle on until at
last their strength fails and they
drown. Not n ever returns from this
journey Of death.-London Answers.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-04-05
Consider Milk River Project.


Washington. April 1.-The president
and Secretary Hitchcock have been
in conference for the past two days
with a delegation of settlers from the
Milk river valley in Montana concern
ing the different systems of irrigation
which the government Is about to in
augurate in that section of the coun-
try.
The project involves a controversy
with the Canadian government over
the diversion of water and the commit
tee was assured by both. the president
and the secretary that this had been
settled sufficiently to justify the as
surance that the work would proceed.
The committee consisted of w. E.
French, o. P. Brigham. r. L. Tafton
and ]. L. Willis. The completion of
the enterprise will result in the addi-
ton of more than SOC, 900 acres Of very
fertile land to the productive area of
of the far northwest and the commit
tee was pleased to hear that work
would be vigorously pressed.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-04-05
TUNNEL UNDER ALPS.
First Trains Pass Through and Nee
fn AkA NAaAAa

First Trains Pass Through and Meet
in the Center.
Rome, April 1.-The SimplOn tun.
mel, the longest in the world, was in.
augurated this morning, when from
the Swiss and italian sides the first
trains passed through, meeting at the
center, where there was an iron door
which originally prevented the over
flow of a torrent of hot water, and
which was today opened for the first
time. The weather at the entrance
to the tunnel a spring like, though
the surrounding mountains were COW
cred with snow, but one inside the
tunnel the temperature became very
high.
Engineer Bradau, who had directed
the work on the tunnel, conducted the
Italian train which, part of the way,
was lighted by miners with lanterns.
The train from the italian end was
the first to reach the iron door, but
a little later the train from the Swiss
side was heard on the other side of
the door. There was a brief time
spent in communicating through the
door by means of hammering, and fin
ally it was knocked down amidst fran
tic applause and cries of Long live
Switzerland" and "Long live italy"
Bands played the italian royal march
and the Swiss anthem, and the two
parties embraced and kissed each 9TH
er. Engineer Bradau shook hands with
Engineer Rosemund, the director Of
the work on the Swiss side, and the
Italian bishop, Noveara, embraced the
Swiss Bishop, Sien. The latter then
preached a short sermon, in the
course of which he said:
1.-THE church blessed progress"
In the name of God, he then blessed
the tunnel.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-04-05
success ProlonRs Life.

It is now well known that increased
complexity Of life with increased ex-
penditure distinctly aids longevity.
Luxury, 1.-THE fertile parent Of a whole
family Of diseases" modlies 1t greatly.
of course, but this Is a manageable fac.
tor. says the London Chronicle. We
have only to recall personal experience
to realize the force of intellectual stim.
ulation. The interest Of sport will sus-
tain men without fatigue for distances
they otherwise could not traverse. The
excitement Of strife will often mask
the presence of wounds. Self forgetful
ness In all the walks of life, under the
stress Of love, chivalry or accepted
duty. doubles human endurance. Sue
cess gives new vitality. new powers.
and this is another 9lme for new life.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-04-05
SHEEP COMMISSIONERS.
Rules to be Formulated in Regard to
Shipments.


Shipments.
Helena, March 3O.-At its meeting
today, the state board of sheep COM
missioners authorized State V%eterinar-
ian M. E. Knowles to formulate a set
Of rules and regulations regarding the
intermediate points in the state, re-
CARELESS of whether or not the cars
have been disinfected. No sheep al
be shipped from any place within the
state unless the ears are first disin-
fected. Heretofore it has not been
necessary to disinfect cars previous
to their use in the shipment OF sheep.
The commissioners also adopted a
set Of quarantine regulation which
will be submitted to Governor Toole
for his approval. A quarantine proc
lamation will then be issued by the
governor.
All the commissioners, in reporting
to the gathering. declared there were
less sheep in their respective localities
than two years ago. Thew were all
also of the belief that moisture is
badly needed, although heavy spring
rains would materially meet the emer
gency with something to spare. The
board adjourned tonight.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-04-05
A Record Breaker.

Among the army Of London car
rage drivers Is an Irishman noted for
his native wit. It stood him In poor
stead one day. however. Pat was en-
gagged by a gentleman to drive to a
hydropathic establishment.
On arrival at the gate the fare In
CURED. whats your fare, driver?"
well, sir" said Pat. "the manest
jintleman l ever drove here gave me
2 shillings."
"Is that so?" exclaimed the gentle.
man, who was a bit Of a wag. "Well.
here's a shilling for you. my man. l
like the idea Of breaking records
London Globe.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-04-05
To Prevent Rust.

A good mixture for use as a slush to
prevent the rusting of machinery is
made by dissolving an ounce Of cam
phor In a pound of melted lard; skim
Off the impurities and add enough black
lead to give the mixture an iron color.
After cleaning the machinery carefully
smear on the mixture. 1t can be left
indefinitely. or II wiped OF after twen-
ty-four hours will prevent rust for
some time. When removed. the metal
should be polished with a soft CLOTH
Blacksmith and Wheelwright.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-04-05
the prisoners antecedents, charac.

to the prisoners a~ntecedents. charac.
ter and state of mind and health.
Rosseau was ~reticent about his past
and his family, when on the stand dur.
ing his trial. He said that his moth.
er died several years ago, leaving him
and a brother a fortune, and that his
share had been consumed in the pur.
suit of his hobbies" His principal
hobby, it appears, was the promulga-
ton of the doctrine of america for
the Americans" and he is said to be
very intense in his belief in it. 1t
is believed that his acts of violence.
both against the Umbrla and the sta.
tue at Washington, were prompted by
his strong belief in these doctrines.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-04-05
catarrh, catarrh, catarrh!

manufacturers of Bunsen's Catarrh
Cure to refund the money If it fails
to cure any case of nasal catarrh,
catarrhal deafness, or catarrh of the
head, no matter of how long standing.
One application gives ease and rest.
Contains no mercury Or other injur.
ious drug. Bunsen's Catarrh Cure is
the only catarrh remedy sold on a pos.
tive guarantee-no cure, 10 pay. Price
SO cents. Sold by Wilson & McKech-
ME. Be.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-04-05
state Takes an Appeal.

Helena. Mont, April 5;zAlbert ].
Galen has filed with Clerk of the Su-
preme Court John T. Athey the brief
Of the appellant in the matter Of the
petition Of William B. Pomeroy. heir
at.law Of Thomas NJ. Pomeroy, who
died intestate at Deer Lodge in 1882.
and whose estate. valued at about $15,.
900, escheated to the state.
In the district court of this county
a decision was rendered in favor Of
Pomeroy and the state auditor was
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-04-05
Stabbed BY a Woman.

Lancaster. Pa. April 5.-Ralph w.
Kline, aged 26 years. an artist. was
fatally stabbed this afternoon by Jen-
ME Good, aged IS. Kline and Miss
Good were members of a fishing party
near Long Park. Kline and the girl
had a quarrel. during which Miss Good
threatened to cut out his heart. Kline
threw out his chest and told her to
stab. She did. plunging a knife into
his breast. He is at a hospital. un-
conscious. The girl fed and has not
yet been arrested.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-04-05

II bet I get into more trouble than
any man in this state" volunteered the
young fellow who had come in the club
house. Nothing in the trouble line
overlooks me. Why. I'd be afraid t.
marry
"What! Amt you married.? ejacu
lated the red nosed elderly party who
was lowering over the gratis lunch
boy. you don't know what trouble Is"
Louisville Courier-Journal.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-04-05
Charity.

She-1'm glad we went. 1t was an
excellent performance-and for such a
charitable purpose. Her Husband
Yes. indeed! We all feel a thrill OF sat
isfacton when we do something for
charity and get the worth Of our mon
ey at the same time.-London Ttt-Bits.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-04-05
POstcr1ty's Revenge.

Foreign Visitor lin the year 2O50)-
You don't e to have any family
trees In this country. Native American
No; Our ancestors destroyed the last
Of our forests more than a hundred
years ago.-Exchange.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-04-05
BrOtherly Love.

Two brothers were fined at the STRAIT
ford police court for fighting in the
street. He struck me. and l hit him."
pleaded n brother. But 1t was quite
friendly, SIR" he FASTENED to add. HE
Is my brother. and ! haven't seen him
for a long time."-London Mail.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-04-05
IS RossEAU
The Convicted Dynamiter May be Sent
to an ASYium.

to an Asylum.
New York, April 1.-Gessler Ros-
seau, the convicted dynamiter, may
be subjected to an investigation as to
his sanity. When Rosseau was found
guilty of sending an internal machine
to the liner Umbria, and confessed
that it was he who attempted to blow
up the statue of Frederick the Great,
it was announced that sentence would
be pronounced tomorrow. 1t was said
today, however. that Recorder Con,
is not satisfied to pass sentence
without first learning o about the
dynamiter. and has decided to defer
sentence pending an investigation in
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-04-05
TABER & WHITMAN CO..
Warder Bldg, Washington. DC.
Immigration is Increasjno.

New York, April Immigration to
this country through the port of New
York for the month Of March reached
unprecedented figures, the total ar
rivals numbering $4,000. Last year
for the same month the arrivals were
only 47,877.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-04-05

Bils-Ycn- made a funny break In
congratulating the brides father In
stead Of the groom. Wflls-No,
didn't. I've a daughter, too, and
know what they cost.-Chicago Jour
nal.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-04-05
Ties and Time,

She-What is the difference between
a made up tie and one you tie yourself:
He-Oh. about half an hour.-Cassett's
Journal,
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-04-05
Spotted Fever Preventative.

Chicago. April ga preventative
of c~erebro-spinal meningitis. spotted
fever" the dread plague which is raw
aging New York and eastern cities,
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-04-05

Just a. you are pleased at finding
faults you are displeased at finding per
oos0oa.-LAvatW.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-04-05

Read the Argus ana you will get
he news.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-04-05
PENSIONS.

FENSlONS.
Over one Million Dollars
allowed our clients during the last
last six years.
Over one thousand
claims allowed through us dur
ing the last six months. Dis
ability. Age and In
cre a pensions obtained
in the shortest possible time.
Wid0ws' claims a specially.
Usually granted within 90
days if placed with us immedi-
ately on soldiers death. Fees
fixed by law and payable out of
allowed pension. A successful
experience of IS years and benefit
of daily calls at Pension Bureau
are at your service. Highest re-
ferences furnished. Local magis-
trates pecuniarily
by sending us
claims.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-04-05

The Argus has all the news all u
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