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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-12-15

Geology is wonderful study" re-
marked the enthusiast
81 suppose So" answered Sirius Bar
ker. "but it always seemed kind O. tan
talizin' to me to be told where coal Is
and how il come there instead O. being
told how to get the price O. it."-Wash.
ington Star.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-12-15
The Kind Mother Used.

The bride was out marketing for the
first time. She had ordered generous
number of eatables. and the next on
her list was eggs. 81 shall want a
Dozen" she said.
Twill you have case eggs?" asked the
clerk.
Really. l don't know" answered the
girl. wrinkiing her pretty forehead. "lf
l recollect. mother always used hens
eggs."-New York Press.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-12-15

"Did you ever make a personal sac
rifceT asked the visiting parson.
eyes indeed" replied Mrs. De Style.
~ once declined to be interviewed by
q society reporter."-Chicago News.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-12-15

When you want a pleasant laxative
take Chamberlain Stomach and L'v-
er Tablets. For sale by all druggists.
Oh.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-12-15

He who has health has hone. and he
who has hope has OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Proverb.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-12-15

Any job work you desire neatly ex
ecuted call on this office.
The Breckenridge news., 1905-11-29

Reserving forests in the west from
monopoliZatiOn for private gain Is
government policy with which the peo-
pie have become somewhat familiar,
our national forest reserves amounting
now to nearly sixty million acres; but
the idea of applying this principle to
the older forests in the eastern states
may be new to some people and yet
is becoming Il prominent one. Moth
ing is giving it popularity and import
ance so much as the great interest
manifested by the President i'll the
subject.
There are proposed great national
reservations in the Southern Appala-
chan forests, in the White Mountains,
in Minnesota, and in other eastern
states, entirely separate and apart from
the great reservations i'll the west.
President Roosevelt is an arch disci-
pie of forestry and the great promii
nence into which the subject has
Jumped may be indicated by the
growth of the Bureau of Forestry
from Il small office. a few years ago,
employing half n dozen people. TO an
institution with annual appropriations
of half Il million dollars. employing
hundreds of trained foresters in the
field, and having the supervision. ac-
tual and tentative of nearly hundred
million acres of forest.
If there ever was a national queS-
tion it is forestry, and the people of
the country are wise in waking up, or
fortunate in being wakened up, to its
overShadowing Importance before If
revocable damage shall have been
done.
The largest Of the proposed eastern
forest reserves is that in the Southern
Appalachian Mountains ana that its
establishment is Il matter of national
concern was dwelt upon with empha-
sis by President Roosevelt in his adj
dress at Raleigh, n. c., on October 20.
He pointed out how vitally southern
forests affect southern indus
tries and thus the entire coun-
try. The entire sOuth-the territory
east of the Mississippi and south of
the Ohio rivers-is affected by this
proposed reservation of some four
million mountain acres in which rise
all the rivers which water this area
The President said:
81 want to say word to you on a
special subject in which all the coun.
try is concerned, but in which North
, Carolina has a special concern. The
preservation of the forests is vital to
the welfare of every country. China
and the Mediterranean countries offer
examples of the terrible effect of de-
foreStation upon the physical geogra-
ply, and therefore ultimately upon
the national well-being of the nations.
one of the most obvious duties which
cur generation owes to the generations
that are to come after us is to pre-
serve the existing forests. The prime
difference between civilized and un-
civilized peoples is that in civilized
The Breckenridge news., 1905-11-29
BLACK WALNUT NUTMEGS.
Bishop Potter Was Sure That He
Was Tasting the Real Article.

The power of suggestion is not
merely a phrase; it really is a power.
1t has the strength to deceive men in
the matter of cigars, wines, whiskeys
and what not. 1t is force in medicine
as every doctor knows. 1t is an agent
in therapeutics. The power of sug-
gestion and the force of example are
intimately related. But to illustrate
the pranks which suggestion may play
with ones palate the following story is
told on Bishop Potter, reverend gen.
tleman of ecclesiastic note and recent
Subway Tavern fame:
In the course of his diocesan ram
bles he called on an old friend from
the South. 1t was evening, and the
bishop was invited to supper, not din.
ner, for as people of the South know,
the appropriate time for dinner is mid
day and the meal after candle-light is
supper. One of the dishes served was
cottage-cheese or as it is more often
called in the language of the olden
time "smear-case." This is often eaten
under a plentiful dressing of cream
and sugar. The bishop elected to have
mess" of "smear-case" but his ap-
petite craved little grated nutmeg as
a flavor. This was embarrassing TO
the hosts wife at the foot of the sup
per table, but she said to Aunt Dinah,
who waited on table, Aunt Dinah,
bring the bishop some nutmeg"
Oar amt no nutmegs in de pantry"
whispered Aunt Dinah.
"Well, ask Mrs. Tomlinson. next
door, TO lend me one"
She amt got none. She done use
de las she hayde in maxim egg-nog,"
reported Aunt Dinah.
well, then, run down to Miss Bet
sy's and see if she's got a nutmeg"
said the troubled hostess, who talked
with augmented viyacity and anima-
tion to make the time pass quickly till
that nutmeg should be brought. Soon
Aunt Dinah came in, her black face
wreathed with triumphant smiles. and
placed before the bishop the mess Of
''smear-case" generously sprinkled
with grated nutmeg
"Ah." said the bishop. speaking with
that tone of complacent assurance,
coming from a consciousness of a per-
feet familiarity with his subject,
smacking his lips and beaming with
The Breckenridge news., 1905-11-29
LIFE OF BABY SAVAGE.
THE TREATMENT WHICH INDIAN
PAP0OSES RECEIVE FROM
SQUAW MOTHERS.

Indian Redskin Very Seldom Cries-Is
Greek and Hung on a Tree to Dry
Out.
In the Indian papoose child nature
is essentially the same as in the Cau-
casion babe, though there is strik-
ing contrast in their manners, due to
maternal treatment, or as a student of
child nature might say, to environ
ment. The chief differences, really,
between the little Indian and the little
white is that the former is less cry
baby than the latter. The reason for
this is that the white baby usually gets
What he cries for if il be within moth
\ s. power to procure it. Learning this
l., n experience, for every mother
khJws how wise and shrewd the baby
is, whenever he feels that a certain ar
ticle would conduce to his content
ment, he forthwith howls. Now, the
papoose, so far from being encouraged
in this vocal exercise, is repressed. His
mother is unresponsive and the baby
not achieving what he weeps for, soon
learns that tears and walls profit not
Perhaps if the white mother dwelt
in the deserts or the mountains so that
babv's crying would not disturb the
neighbors even she might let hip cry
till WEAKNESS brought sleep, and per-
haps if the redskin mother lived
among sensitive neighbors she might
seek to pacify the crying babe with
The Breckenridge news., 1905-11-29

bribes that the neighbors might not
charge her with neglect of maternal
duty, or her baby with an evil disposi-
ton. Yet another reason for the calm
and placid habit and orderliness of the
papoose as compared with his fair
brother is that the darker little saw
age has no cradle, crib or go-cart to
sport and gambol in, but is either
packed tightly in a basket or strapped
to a board In this position he finds
kicking and squirming uncomfortable
exercise and his enforced repose de-
velops into habit
So, the stoicism and the taciturnity
of the Indian are nurtured in early
youth, though of course one reason for
the Indians lack of fluency in speech
is that in his life and thought he has
not the need of many words. The
primitive white man was not voluble.
Bath Day of Papoose.
The papoose has no nursery luxu-
ries as little pale-face babes under
stand that phrase. He has no soft and
tepid water prepared for him by a
faithful maid or a fond mamma. He
is never lathered o'er with perfumed
soap nor busted with sweet-scented
powders. At intervals, usually two or
three times a week, the mothers of
the tribe or band take their babies to
the nearest creek, pool or spring, un-
strap the little ones and tumble them
into shallow water, where they have
a splashing time while the mothers
swap the gossip of the tribe, for
squaws are very feminine in their love
of persOna1 news and chit-chat invOlV-
ing other squaws. bucks and braves.
The Breckenridge news., 1905-11-29

a most beatific expression, "what a
grateful flavor nutmeg does add to
smear-case. This is the paragon of the
season."
The supper dishes cleared up and
the bishop gone, the hostess said to
Aunt Dinah, BE sure and get Miss
Betsy another nutmeg at the store in
the morning"
"Lor', Miss. Miss Betsy didn't had no
nutmeg, jes' took piece of black wal
nut from de ole window sill what dat
Yankee carpenter was repairin' today,
and done grated it over de cheese.
The Breckenridge news., 1905-11-29
Death for Weakling Babies.

Nearly all Indian children that one
sees are hardy and well formed. This
is because only those of robust consti-
tuition survive the trials and exposure
of their babyhood. 1t is desired that
only the naturally strong should sur
yive, for it is a custom in most of
the tribes to wilfully expose, suffoca e
or drown born weaklings or deformed
babies. Death is the lot of the un-
happy little baby whose health and
physique are below the tribal standard.
The Albino child, and these are more
common among the Indians than might
be supposed, is certain to perish soon
after birth, because the coming of such
child is regarded as evidence of dis
pleasure of the Great Spirit.
The redskin babe is released from
his lacings and swaddlings as soon as
he is old enough to walk, and then
his real child life begins. He has
great freedom. When it is warm
enough to go without clothes, and the
Indian child is Injured to cold, he tum
bles and romps naked. His pets are
dogs and ponies and is as fond OF
these as are his blond cousins. AS hi
grows old enough to run he takes al
interest in the athletic sports of the
tribe and the usual young Indian game!
are deer and hounds, hide and seek
foot racing, pony racing, bow and arrow
shooting, spear throwing, wrestling
and follow the leader.
The Breckenridge news., 1905-11-29

When the bath is ended a cloth is
tied round the baby and he is hung
up on the branch of tree or a sapling
till sun and wind have dried him.
Then he is packed in his basket and
trundled on his mothers back home
ward 10 the family tepee.
The Breckenridge news., 1905-11-29
Had Great Powers.

A justice of the peace for the Maine
woods, addressing the judge as Most
High" was reprimanded and told that
there was but one Most High" He
who had created the whole world out
of nothing.
"Well, judge" he answered. you Gre
ated Si Sewell justice of the peace, and
if that isn't making something out of
nothing, what is?"
The Breckenridge news., 1905-11-29

peoples each generation works not on
ly for its own well-being, but for the
well-being of the generations yet un.
born, and if we permit the natural re-
sources of this land to be destroyed SC
that we hand over to our children a
The Breckenridge news., 1905-11-29
Future of the Orient.

The future of the Orient is great
and the greater it is the better for the
world. With peace guaranteed by the
Anglo-Japanese alliance, anu equal Op-
portunities in Korea and China Sc
cured by that treaty, as well as by
the agreement of the policies Of the
three great Pacific powers-Japan, the
United States and Great Britain-an
important era has dawned upon the
Orient. During the last quarter of a
century all the great events of the
world have transpired in the East.
For years to come the East will still
be the center of the worlds great
happenings"
The Breckenridge news., 1905-11-29
A New Planet Discovered.

Be sure to read this weeks story,
Nebula, recently-discovere Orb,
within hundred miles of the earth.
The story is told by the historian of
the exploring party which made the
most remarkable airship voyage on
record.
The Breckenridge news., 1905-11-29
Forest Wealth a Great Heritage.

zone of the greatest of these her1-
tagcs is our forest wealth. 1t Is the
upper attitudes of the forested noun
tains that are most valuable to the
nation as "A whole. especially because
of their effects upon the water supply.
Neither state or nation can afford to
turn these mountains over to the un-
restrained greed of those who would
exploit them at the expense of the
future. We cannot afford to wait lon
ger before assuming control, in the
interest of the public, of these forests;
for if we do wait, the vested interests
Of private parties in them may become
50 strongly intrcnched that it may be
Il most expensive task to GUST them. II
the Eastern States are wise, then from
the Bay of Fundy TO the Cuff we will
see, within the next few years policy
The Breckenridge news., 1905-11-29

race. His mental food is composed of
stories of warfare, and the chase.
The education of the Indian maiden
is conducted by her mother, who teach
es all the domestic arts which the
Indian maid should know.
The Breckenridge news., 1905-11-29

On the election of Henry Addington
to the chair of the House of Commons
in 1889 the salary of the speaker was
fixed at 5000 pounds ($30,0O0) per
annum.
The Breckenridge news., 1905-11-29
PRESERVING THE FORESTS FROM
DESTRUCTION.
CRUSADE HEADED BY PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT TO PREVENT
FOREST FAMINE AND FLOOD PAVAGt.
RICHARD HAMILTON BYRD.

heritage diminished in value we there
by prove our uniitness TO stand IN the
forefront of civilized peoples.
The Breckenridge news., 1905-11-29
Developing the Brave.

The child is given every possible en-
couragement to play and is never
whipped by his parents, because it is
the Indians philosophy that whipping
breaks the spirit of the child and the
Indian ambition is to be brave and
self-reliant. 1t is a fact that though
the Indian child is not subject to cor
poral punishment and the ruder forms
of discipline which white children are
often made to endure, they are rever-
ent, obedient, docile and extraordina-
rily respectful toward their parents
and seniors. 1t is the Spartan quality
which the mother and father strive to
develop in their boys.
The Breckenridge news., 1905-11-29
School of the Indian.

The Indian lad of the wilds is not
oppressed with book studies. He is
taught his nature lessons in the for
est, among the rocks or on the plains
He learns by hunting, and camping
with his elders, and every Indian lad
tiles to win the prize of commentator
by proficiency in those nature studies
which the Indian holds is the highest
form of knowledge. 1t is around the
camp fire, or the fire in the lodge, that
the youth learns the traditions of his
The Breckenridge news., 1905-11-29
JAPANESE YELLOW PERIL.
HI0KI CALLS 1T A MYTH. ISLAND
NATION'S EYES NOT ON
PHILIPPINES

Japan Stanos for Open Door and a
Square Deal to AlI-American Aid
Welcomed.
Japan is inclined to resent the re-
currence of allegations in the news
papers of this country that she has
designs upon the Philippines. In an
address before the members of the
Cleveland Chamber of Commerce,
Hon. Eki Hioki, First Secretary of the
japanese Legation, expressed in no
uncertain terms what is believed to
be definite statement of the policy
of the Mikado with reference to the
The Breckenridge news., 1905-11-29

Of the profits wherever gained with
any people. The United States has
been. is, and will be Japan's best Gus
toner.
The Breckenridge news., 1905-11-29

sci on foot similar to that so fortu-
nately carried out in the high Sierras
of the west by the national govern
menr. All the higher Applachians
should be reserved, either by the
states or by the nation. l much pre-
fer that they should he put under ma
tional control, but it is Il mere truism
to say that they will not be reserved
either by the states or by the nation
unless you people of the South show
Il strong interest therein.
The Breckenridge news., 1905-11-29
Song of a Dakota blizzard.

Ye that have steers, prepare to shed
them now.
The Breckenridge news., 1905-11-29
MoulL Prevent Floods ar d Create
Water Power.

"Such reserves would be paying
investment, not only in protection to
many interests, but in dollars and
cents to the government. The i'm
pOrtance to the soutnern people of
protecting the southern mountain for
ests is obvious. These forests are
the best defense against the floods
which, in the recent past have, during
IA single twelfth-month, destroyed
property officially valued at nearly
twice what it would cost to buy the
Southern Appalachian reserve.
"The maintenance of your southern
water powers is not less important
than the prevention of floods, because
if they are injured your manufacture
ing interests will suffer with them.
Inc perpetuation of your forests
which have done so much for the
South. should be one of the first OBJ
iects of your public men. The two
senators from North Carolina have
taken an honorable part i'm this move
ment. But | do not think that the
people of North Carolina, or of any
other southern state. have quite grasp
ed the Importance of this movement
to the commercial development and
prosperity of the SOUTH"
The Breckenridge news., 1905-11-29
The Presidents Message to
Congress-.

The special message sent to Con-
gress by the President on the South
ern Appalachian Reserve reads like a
story. 1t touches upon the interest in
the subject of the scientists and the
lumberman, of the geolOgist and the
farmer, the meteOrologist and the
fruit grower, the business man and
the engineer, and the steamship pilot
and the homeseeker. The President
transmits with his message report
of the Secretary of Agriculture, pre-
pared in collaboration with the De-
partment of the Interior upon the
forests, rivers and mountains of the
southern Appalachian region, and up
on its agricultural situation as affect
ed by them, and says i'm part:
The report of the Secretary pre-
sents the final results of an investiga-
ton authorized by the last Congress.
Its conclusions point Enthusiastically, in
the Judgment of the Secretary and i'm
my own, to the creation of a national
forest reserve in certain parts of the
Southern States. The facts set forth
an economic need of prime Importance
to the welfare of the South, and hence
to that of the nation as whole, and
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1905-08-16
GRAPE CROP IS THE HEAVIEST
 IN YEARS.

Crop conditions are in excellent shape throughout the territory, ac- cording to the report of Section Di- rector Jesufnosky for the week ending August z.
 Local rains and thunderstorms were numerous during the week, excepting the extreme southwestern section, where no precipitation was recorded. Hailstorms occurred over some DOT tions of Gila, Navajo, Apache. and Graham counties, resulting in slight damage. The weekly mean tempcra- ture showed an excess of two degrees above normal. The extremes were: maximum, III degrees. at Phoenix. on the 9th; minimum. 46 degrees at Flagstaff on the 3rd. The following
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1905-08-16
IS REGISTERING.
Reports of Geo. Scammell's Success In
 Los Angeles.
(From Saturdays Daily.)

Geo. E. Scammell, who is well known in this portion of the territory. is now ore of the leading real estate dealers of Los Angeles. according 10 the reports of those who have recently visited the City of Angels. Scammell is said to he located in swell offices, and to be among those who are hand ling the larger and more important deals in the realty business of the southwest.
 During the past few weeks he closed n deal affecting some mining property in the vicinity of Mayer, a.d it is no secret that his commission yIs a neat sum of more than two fgu,os. From recent arrivals from Los Angeles 1t IS learned that George is an=.o1s for all his Arizona friends to know that he Is well and prospering, and that he is once more "'0n his feet''
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1905-08-16
Drainage Tunnel Being
 Driven By The
 Contractors
Material Will Reach Here Within
 60 Days
(Froz satsrday's Daly.)

Work on the new city reservoir is all ready under way, as result of the con, tract let to Sines & Rockmark. A visit to the site of the new structure yester- day showed that the initial work of preparing the permanent drain is now in hand.
 This work is simply the construc- tion of tunnel, four by five feet, that is intended to drain the site and to later serve as the inflow and overflow outlets. The nature of the ground up- on which the reservoir will stand makes it important to arrange for this drain age in manner to guarantee its eff cheney in keeping the ground dry and beyond any possible damage from wa ter in the form of seepage.
 It will probably be one month be- fore the real work of construction will be commenced, and in the meantime the drainage system will be completed, and the site graded preparatory to putting in the cement walls and foor
 Under the contract the city is to furnish the cement for this work. and the estimate of material requires about 1000 barrels. The city fathers are now advertising for bids on this ce- ment, and it is expected that within the next thirty days the first ear load of material will be in Prescott and ready for use.
 As soon as the tunnel now being driven shall have been finished, men and teams will be put to work on the grading, that may require two or three weeks to complete. The formation on the hill where the new reservoir is to be located is such as to make the foundation work of vital importance.
 Being of volcanic origin, and large ly loose cinder soil, it is necessary to take especial care to provide a good underpinning for the cement walls. For this reason special attention is being given to the question of drain age, and to arranging for system of seepage drains that will keep the ground dry and solid.
 It is expected that Colorado Portland cement will he used in the new reser- 1 vOir, but until the Council accepts the l best and lowest bid the brand to be l used cannot be known. Henry Rock ! mark, who has personal supervision of the construction of the reservoir, is an , adept in this line of work, having done ! great deal Of cement contract work 1. off coast cities, particularly in and about Seattle, Washington. Cement | work of all kinds is a speciality with i him, and he hopes to complete the new storage outfit here without any diff- culty. {
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1905-08-16
CURES SCIATICA.

Rev. W. L. Riley, l.. L. D., Cuba, New York, writes: "After fifteen days of excrueiating pain from sciatic rheu- matism, under various treatments, was induced to try Ballard's Snow Liniment; the first application giving my first relief, and the second entire relief. can give it unqualified re- cOmmendation.' 25c, soc, s1.00.
 Sold by Brisley Drug Co.