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Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1905-01-31
ASSESSORS COMPLETE WORK.
State Meeting AdjOurnS After Aoree-
ina on New Valuations

Helena, Jan. 26.-The last action
taken by the county assessors before
they adjourned was to increase the
valuation of the poles and one iron
wire to $45 per mile on the lines of
the Postal Telegraph company. This
is an increase of $40 per mile over last
years assessment. The convention
reconsidered the report of the COM
mittee on insurance and personal
property, and fixed the valuation or
the Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone
company and Of the Western Union
Telegraph company at $65 per mile for
poles and one iron wire, an Increase OF
$l5 over last year.
The report Of the livestock commit
tee, which was placed on file Wednes-
day, was adopted today. This means
an increase of so cents per head in the
valuation Of sheep and Of 25 cents per
head on lambs.
The assessors today adopted Il sched-
ule of the valuation Of lumber, logs
and coal, as follows:
Rough lumber, IS to 81 a thousand:
clear lumber, 80 Thousand and up-
ward; logs, So to So, according to loca-
tion.
The assessment of timber lands az
fixed was: First class, per acre, SO;
second class, 81; third class, SO; coal
land, $2O an acre.
The assessment Of lath, together
with coal in storage, was left to the
discretion of assessors.
Jerry Sullivan was elected president
OF the association for the ensuing year
and Daniel McQuarries secretary.
Missoula was selected as the next
place of meeting.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1905-01-31
'ortnight or three weeks.

fortnight or three weeks.
The news from the goods market ia
decidedly bullish. For standard claws.
serges, in finished worsteds. etc. an
average advance of Is per cent is an
nounced by the American Woolen
company Some goods are 25 per cent
higher than a year ago. The lower
priced fabrics, previously opened,
have sold well and many mills have
Withdrawn their products as sold up.
SO far the higher prices quoted appear
to have been no restraint on business.
1t remains to be seen whether the
season turns out as we'll as the pres-
ent promise. There is apparently lit
tie trouble about the large mills get
ting all the business they can handle
even on the higher basis quoted. 1t
Is the small mills without good sup
ply OF raw material on hand about
whom there is any question, but the
fact that the big fellows have estab-
lished prices on higher basis should
be a help all around.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1905-01-31
WOOL HOLDING UP WELL.
Territorial Selling at Good Fiqures-,
But Little Wool in Boston.

Territory wool is selling to the best
OF it's ability. According to the larg-
est individual owner, there are not
over 100000 pounds of all kinds left
in Boston, that is, outside of that in a
secured state. With due allowance
for exaggeration on the minimum
side, there is very small stock even
OF Wyoming wool left for sale. All the
choicest product of Montana and 9TH
er sections was cornered by manufac-
turers months ago, says the CONNER
cial Bulletin. With the depletion of
supplies the market has lost none of
its former strength. The secured ba-
sis of the small lots of clothing wools
sold during the week has been 65(067c
for fine and 62(G63c for fine medium.
In medium grades, there have been
sales principally on the basis of 6O(0
&c for One-quarter and three-eighths
blood. Fine staple would readily
bring 7Oc clean.
1t would be a decidedly interesting
situation but for the closely watched
foreign developments and the interest
taken in the movements of the specu-
lators in the unshorn clips of the west.
After the fit of nerves occasioned by
the talk Of tariff revision contracting
operations have been resumed. Four
OF the largest of Boston's dealers keep
In the forefront and efforts to call
them Off have proved of no avail. In
every section where the grower is will
ing, the value of the 1905 clip is being
established six months in advance of
Buyers have left for Arizona
and the bona fide opening of the sea-
son will begin in that section In a
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1905-01-31
PFAUS APPOINTED POSTMASTER.
City Clerk Lands the Coveted Plum
Without Much Effort.

A telegram was received by Rev.
Albert Pfaus last Thursday from Con-
gresham Joseph M. Dixon informing
him that he had been appointed post
master for this place to succeed the
present incumbent, A. j. Stephens,
whose resignation was filed about ten
days ago. The change will take place
within month or six weeks. Mr..
Stephens has been In the local Office
for the past five years and has made
conscientious effort to give people a
good service, but for the greater part
of the time he has been handicapped
from lack of sufficient assistance.
The government has allowed him an
assistant during the last fifteen months
and by paying for another out of his
own salary he has managed the ever
growing business.
The incoming postmaster, Mr.. Pfaus,
is considered good man for the posi-
tion which was made vacant by the
resignation of Mr.. Stephens. He has
been engaged for the last two years
in such work as he will be called upon
to perform in the postoffice, and after
he has become acquainted with the
routine of the office he will undOubt-
edly get along in most satisfactory
manner. He will resign his position
as city clerk as soon as he enters the
postofflce.
Since he has been keeping track of
the work of the city council he has
won the absolute approval of the
members of that body by his efficient
work. During the last campaign Mr..
Pfaus performed valorous service for
his party, and it was this service
which secured for him the endorse
ment OF the unbroken republican Or
ganization in this county for the post
Office job. While they are all on the
inside of the corral and to an outsider
like the Democrat their political an
tics are not particularly interesting,
we nevertheless take pleasure in wish
ing Mr.. Pfaus successful tenure in
the postotfice.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1905-01-31
More Battleships Wanted.

President Roosevelt has authorized
the publication by the navy depart
ment of an official memorandum,
drawing from the Port Arthur cam
paign the lesson of the supremacy of
battleships in naval warfare. This
inspired statement condemns the at
tempt "to neutralize something pow
erful and costly by means of an in
ferior and cheap AGENT" 1t asserts
that torpedo boats have accomplished
no important results in the present
war after the first blow, which was
"a surprise far excelling the usual ele-
ments of surprise attack" the four
teen Russian vessels being anchored
close together in the outer funnel
shaped roadstead without suspicion of
impending hostilities, not patrol be-
ing out and the crews peacefully
sleeping in their usual berths." IN
der these extraordinarily favorable
conditions, amounting merely to "easy
target practice" twelve Japanese de-
stroyers discharged at least twenty
four torpedoes, and probably more, of
which three took effect. In the final
stage OF the siege the Sevastopol lay
in the outer roadstead, stationary
target for two weeks, and probably
not less than one hundred and fifty
tOrpedOes were aimed at her, but it
was not until she had withstood con-
tinuous day and night attacks by
Japanese torpedo boats and destroyers
for ten days that she was hit by three
torpedoes and beached. The obvious
moral is that America wants plenty
Of battleships, even if they do cost
SS,OOO,0oO apiece, with a deficit Of
S22,00O,OOO in the treasury. But
hungry congressman have begun to
protest against allowing all the money
they need for their districts to be
swallowed up by the navy, and they
have begun formidable agitation to
have the battleships demanded by the
administration reduced from three to
one.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1905-01-31
PhiIanthropiC SCotChman Notifies
Library Board That lie Will Do
nate Ten Thousand.
WILL ERECT A GOOD BUILDING
Conditions Prescribed by the Bonner
Can Be Easily Complied With
Will Be Built Next Summer.

Frank E. Smith, chairman of the
public library board, last Friday re-
ceived letter from the private secre-
tary of Mr.. Andrew Carnegie stating
that the generous Pittsburgher will
give to the library board of Lewistown
$4,000 for the erection Of library
building, provided the city will raise
81, 900 a year for the maintenance Of
Of the library. No news has come to
1ewistown in many days that was re-
ceived with more qualification than
that contained in this letter. 1t is
the fruition of hopes which the men,
bers of the library board have had for
many months but which they did not
expect to see realized so soon as this.
To the persistant efforts of Chair
man Frank E. Smith of the library
board are due, largely, the success of
securing this splendid donation. Sever
al years ago, he commenced writing to
the steel man asking for libra ry
gift. His letters were scarcely noticed
at first but about ever six months, he
would renew his application on be-
half Of the board. The answers to his
letters gradually became more favor
able and few weeks ago letter was
received from Carnegie's secretary
asking what the city would be able to
do toward maintaining library in
case Mr.. Carnegie gave the money
with which to erect asbuilding. This
letter was promptly answered and the
answer brought the long desired letter
announcing the willingness of Mr..
Carnegie to make donation. 1t was
hardly expected that donation, if
one was secured all, would exceed ST.
500 and even $4,000 would have been
acceptable, but Carnegie seldom does
things by halves and the fact that
Lewistown now raises by taxation, a
large amount for the maintainance of
a library probably had the effect
of causing him to make the gift a
comparatively large one.
The conditions imposed upon Lew
istown are that a suitable site shall
be furnished and at least 81 200 year
raised for maintaining the library.
The first condition is the only one
which the board will have to fulfill,
1t is thought that no trouble will be
experienced in securing site. There
is an opportunity for some local phil
anthrophist to win the thanks of the
city by donating lot in some conyen-
lent portion of the city. But if such
a donation is not forthcoming, the lot
will be secured in some manner.
The board hope to have all
conditions fulfilled so that the build
ing can be erected during the COM
ing summer.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1905-01-31

ne induced young Kellogg to deed
MN the eighty in consideration of
ms being appointed as sole agent of
ohe book in that county.
Kellogg took the agency and did not
sell over ten of the books. The eigh-
ty Is now valued at something like
S2co an ace. kellogg's friends tried
TO have him institute legal proceed
lngs for the recovery of the property
but he felt morally bound by the con-
tract and took his bitter pill without a
tremor. He is now making living by
Keeping a small store at Lehigh.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1905-01-31
BRYAN HIS OWN ATTORNEY,
Former Presidential Candidate Makes
StrOn0 Plea in Bennett Case.

New Haven, Conn.,, Jan. 25.-Argu-
ments were heard in the Connecticut
court of errors Tuesday or an appeal
William J Bryan from the decision
OF the superior court, denying him to
receive $4,000 mentioned in the IA
nous sealed letter left by the late
Philo S. Bennett, of whose estate Mr..
Bryan is executor.
Mr.. Bryan spoke eloQuently for
three-quarters of an hour. He said it
was due him in this case to say few
words as to the intent of the testator.
This intent, he thought, was very
plain, and he hoped the court would
be explicit as to whether the sealed
letter could be received as a declara-
tion OF trust, even if not a part of the
will. He said that most will contests
turned on two or three questions, usu-
ally on the capacity of testator to
make will, on the question of undue
influence, or on the intent of the tes-
tator in making bequests. In this
case he thought Mr.. Bennett ideally
competent to make a will. AS to the
question of undue influence, he cited
the fact that Mr.. Bennett Travelled
1,50O miles to Nebraska, carrying with
him a will to be used as model, and
afterward Travelled 500 mil es back to
New York, where he duly executed
the will. The question, therefore,
turns on the intent of the testator.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1905-01-31
Their ''Safely Guarded' Initiative
and Referendum Bill Voted Down
In the House.
GIST OF THE LEGISLATIVE NEWS
The Past Week a Busy One for the
S0I0ns--Many Important Meas
ureS Considered.

Helena, Jan. 24.-Both the senate
and house had interesting sessions to-
day. The senate passed a resolution
which means that the Meagher mon
ument will not be allowed to occupy
the site selected in the walk, if the
house concurs. The upper house to-
day passed a joint resolution giving
the association in charge Of the erec-
tion OF the monument the privilege of
putting the monument anywhere in
the capitol grounds save where the
base has been erected.
An important resolution, adopted
by the senate, asks the state auditor
to furnish that body with detailed in
formation in regard to certain ex-
penditures from the organization of
the state. Another resolution calls
for detailed information in regard to
the state lands.
The senate had the page question
up, and it disposed Of it by laying the
communication Of Truant Officer Cal
WIN on the table.
The house also had the page ques-
tion to consider, and it dispensed with
the services Of two Of the boys who
came under the operations of the law.
About the first business transacted
by the house was to adopt report of
the committee on privileges and cleo
tions in favor of seating Richardson,
republican, in place of Wellmais, lem-
ocrat. The report was adopted and
later in the day Richardson took the
oath.
The house passed the bill providing
for the reduction from ten to five
cents of the mileage allowed sheriffs
for the transportation of prisoners and
insane persons.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1905-01-31

was bonded a few months ago and
some promising ore bodies have been
opened. In the Little Rocky district
OF Choteau county the Alder Gulch
company extracted 5000 tons per
month from their mine.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1905-01-31

Helena, Jan. 25.-Interest centered
in the house today, where the COM
mittee on privileges and elections re-
ported on the initiative and referen-
dunn bills. The majority of the COM
mittee, comprising the republican
members, reported a substitute for
the Lanstrum and Lannin bills. The
minority reported the two bills named
favorably. There was considerable
debate on the two reports and finally
by vote of 80 to 30, the minority re-
port was adopted and combined bill,
modelled after the Oregon law, went
to the printing committee.
A number Of bills were introduced
in the house, the total reaching an
even 100.
The senate reconsidered the vote of
the day previous on the joint resoln-
tion by which the Meagher monument
was given site on the capitol grounds
except on the walk, and referred the
resolution back to the committee on
puDllc DullQlngS.
Il
There was discussion of house bill
No. 81, by Wiedeman, authorizing
school trustees to repay borrowed
money. Senators White and Ralston
spoke against the bill, the former say
ing that the passage of the bill would
set a dangerous precedent; it would
mean that officials might violate the
school law, or any other law for that
matter, and come to the legislature
and have those acts validated. The
law, he said, was proposed mainly for
the benefit of Fergus county, and he
asked consent for Judge f. X. Cheadle
Of Lewistown to explain the bill to the
senate. Senator Whipple objected on
account of time, and, the question
coming to a vote, the committee de-
cided to recommend that the bill be
cOncurred in.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-11-24

piece. Into this he
W as s p e a kin z
quickly: ~ want
two thousand cop
les Of the follow
ing letter posted to
our regular GUS
toners in time for
the four o'clock
mail this after
noon. Take down:
Dear Sirs-Owing
y to our having new
labor saving ma
chinery in all our
factories, we are
able to quote lower
for all our goods,
w b | C h you will
note are now ten
per cent cheaper
than those offered
by foreign compet-
itors. A glance at
the following fig
ures WILL"
For thirty sec
onds he continued
to talk into the
phonograph. Then
he re m Ov e d the
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-11-24
THE ARITHMoMETER-

morselessly. Now In your day one
ofhce boy using single tongue power
would probably stick down about forty
envelopes In an hour. This little ma-
chine seals nine thousand in that time
You see, 1t Is quite small. You inst
put the pile of letters in at the top and
turn this handle. Then the letters
NOW typed, duplicated, addressed and
sealed by machinery fall out on the
table. Oh! l wouldn't try to count
them. 1t might strain your aritbme.
Tic to Keep pace with the machine"
The rotary duplicator and the "Ad.
dressograph" were still working mer.
rily. Would you like to see the other
things| asked the new manager:
NOW this machine" he said, NOV
Ing over to another instrument fin n
heat-looking case, mot only prints let
ters IN exact imitation of typewriting
but 1t also prints a different name and
ADDRESS on each and adds perfect
imitation Of your signature In black
Ink at the bottom"
Il begin to feel very Old, said the
former owner Of the business. 'I sum
pose your chief cashier is made Of
levers and sprockets and your conf.
Dental clerk is driven by a main
spring."
well, think there are cog wbee,s
and spacing gears in them, too" said
the new manager. Now, here is the
book typewriter, with which we keen
our ledgers, and, in fact, all the books
In our firm. We only use pens here
as pipe cleaners. You lay the book on
the table, so, draw the machine over
1t, and make your entries eleanIy and
neatly.
But bound books are now out of
date. The loose leaf book is the mod
ern idea. DR.. and Or. sheets are of
different cOlored papers, and the
leaves can be removed and reinserted
iii the binder at moments notice."
"Then all you have to do is to cast
up the figures" said the old merchant.
Pardon me, we do nothing of the
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-11-24
HOW TO SLEEP AND WHEN.
A Physician's Advice on the Subject
Exercise, Bathing and Eating.

A Physician's Advice on the Subject
Exercise, Bathing and Eating.
The following brief quotations arr
from sleep and Its Regulation" by
DR.. j. Madison Taylor, in The Popular
Science Monthly:
During childhood and exhaustive
states too much sleep is rarely posi-
BILE. For those in full tide Of vigol
too much sleep is often distinctly hurt
full.
The action of narcotics presents
none OF the characteristics of normal
sleep except the temporary arrest oi
consciousness; hence narcosis is moi
true sleep.
The best position to assume in sleep
TO invite the least disturbance of the
functions Of the great organs is on
the abdoment, or nearly so.
Many obscure forms of digestive OF
circulatory disorders may have been
initiated in infancy through lying too
long upon the back.
To secure the most perfect repose
the temperature Of all parts should he
equalized before retiring. Cold feet
induce delay in securing sleep, and 1t
Is then shallow when attained.
1t Is most unwise to overfill the
stomach before retiring; thus disturbs
sleep almost as much as hunger, but
moderate eating before sleeping is not
hurtful, and is often salutary.
Body clothing at night should be
loose, not dense, permitting the ready
passage Of air, never Of wool next to
the skin.
Bed clothing should not be too close
of texture, blankets being prefera BILE
to dense "comfortables' and not
tucked i'm too closely. Air should be
allowed to pass occasionally under the
sides at least as one turns about more
or less freely.
Early rising Is salutary custom,
especially when the day comes early,
not otherwise
More sleep is required in winter than
in summer. The best sleep is had dur
ing the hours of darkness.
The sleeping room should be cool,
abundant air being always admitted.
This should not be interpreted to mean
that the room may safely remain in
tensely cold.
In the modern treatment Of tuber-
culosis fresh air is recognized to be
needed all day and all
night. Artificial heat can, and should,
be supplied along with the fresh air,
till the temperature Of the room be
at or near 80 or 55 degrees Fahren-
heit, for some even 80 degrees Fahren,
heit
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-11-24
HEALTH AND STRENGTH
RESTORED'BY
PF-Ru-NA

Mrs. Emma Fleissner, 1412 Sixth
Ave-, Seattle, Wash, Worthy Treas
urer Sons of Temperance, writes:
~ suffered over two years with iTeg-
nlar and painful periods. My health was
in very precarious condition and was
anxious to find something to restore my
health and strength.
II was very glad to try Peruna and
delighted to find that it was doing me
good. l continued to use it little
over three months and found my
troubles removed.
81 consider 4 splendid medicine and
shall never be without It, taking dose
occasionally when ] feel run down and
tired"
Our files contain thousands of testi-
monials which DR.. Hartman has re-
eeived from grateful, happy women
who have been restored to health by
his remedy, Peruna.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-11-24
THE TRAGIC ISLE.
Some OF the Abuses Which Prisoner,
on Sakhalin Suffer.
heit

Some OF the Abuses Which Prisoner.
on Sakhalin Suffer.
Sakhalin, the island which japan is
taking, or rather, retaking, from Rus
sia, Is the place. to which Russia sends
her violent convicts. The convict at
Siberia has some liberty to console
him for his detention, but the convict
at Sakhalin none. When a party Of
conviots (having been pronounced "yio-
lent" by the governor at the Siberian
statton) Is landed at Sakhalin the, pro-
oession' to the Jail is as follows: First
among the prisoners come men with.
fetters on their legs and linked togeth-
er In pairs the clanking Of their chains
making lugubrisus noise. Next come
half dozen mem each without fetters,
but secured by the hands to a long
iron rod. Then follow female. prison
ers and after them the. most affecting
part Of the whole-the wives and chill
dren who have elected to. accompany
Into exile their husbands and fathers,
Behind them rumble "telegas," or
rough wagons, wherein are transport
ed baggage and those children who are
too young or infirm to walk.
When ON the march the prisoners
are allowed three pounds of bread and
one-half pound Of meat each day, and
they are not forbidden to receive
aims. But when they arrive at their
destination their lot Is a pitiful one.
Their cells are damp and fungus COW
cred, their food is less than the allow
ance during the journey and their
work in the salt mines is most ex-
hausting. Many Of the prisoners are
very ignorant. Few Of them can read
excepting the Caucasians, but they are
all put to the same laborious work and
in the event of their being physically
unable to perform their allotted tasks
their punishments are very cruel.
The English "cat-o'-nine-tails" ia
nothing to the terrors of the "bodiga.
In this instrument Of torture the pris.
oner Is so fixed that he can neither
move nor cry out, and wire thongs
bound at the end with pointed tin
strike his back at frequent intervals
Other tortures to which prisoners are
subjected are too dreadful to write
about and during all these tortures
the prisoner is prevented by gags from
obtaining the poor relief Of a scream.
Surely the horrors of the salt mines
Of Iletskaya are nothing compared
with the denominations of Sakhalln.-
Pail Mall Gazette.