davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-02-23
LATEST SPORTING
NEWS

baltimore, Feb. 19.-Jpe Cans, some
of the different fighters in his class,
makes the following sweeping chal-
lenge:
Il will agree to meet Britt, Nelson,
Herrera all on the same night and
in the same ring, ten rounds each.
l agree to defeat them all in that
time. If any of them succeed in de-
feating me they are to take the win
ner's end. If, however, I defeat them
all I am to take the big end. The
only condition l impose is that have
20 minutes rest between bouts if I
care to. and that l be permitted to
name the men in order that | wish
to take them on"
Mr.. and Mrs. Bob Fitzsimmons
made their joint vaudeville debut as
the headliners of the excellent bill
at Proctor's in New York, in a one
act version of the love scenes from
their former starring vehicle, "A Fight
for Love-" Bob was given q fine re-
ception and his wife came in for her
share of the applause. Their act
evoked a great deal of laughter as
love scenes seriously.
A cooking main at which in the
neighborhood Of $4,000, it is believed.
will change hands, will be held in
Kentucky the latter part of this
month, when birds bred in the north
ern states will be pitted against south
ern bred cocks in a big international
contest. The proposed main is at
tracing the attention of chicken fan
ciers all over the country, and there
will be enough entries to make the
sport interesting and of long enough
duration.
Now that the Herrera-Hermann
| fight is a thing of the past, the sports
are turning their attention to the
coming Marvin Hart-Tommy Burns
twenty-round bout, which takes place
this month. Burns is quite favor
ite with the southern sporting fra
ternity, and is touted to give the
claimant to the heavyweight cham
pionship a run for the winners end
He is working industriously for the
bout and is being ably assisted BY
Jack Twin" Sullivan.
Jack Curley, manager of Hart, ant
Tommy Ryan, writes from Los Ange
les that his pugilists are both il
splendid shape and he looks for Har
to win a decisive victory over Burns
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-02-23

j. PierpOnt Morgan has forwarded
a check of $500 toward the fund start
ed to send team of American ath-
letes to the Olympic games at Athens
next April. This subscription is by far
the most important received for the
project, and no doubt will have the
effect of inducing other wealthy Amer.
leans to loosen up their purse strings
Jimmy Britt is another fighter who
claims he will engage in only one
more battle and then quit the ring
The man Britt wants for his opponent
III this contest is Battling Nelson, with
whom he has been promised a fight in
Frisco next May. Matchmaker Jimmy
Coffroth offered Britt a purse of IS. 5O(
TO box Eddie Hanlon this month ant
Hanlon said he would add $500 to thu
purse if Britt would fight him, bu
Jimmy said there was not a chance
of his fighting anybody but Nelson.
Wilson Miner, the man who mar
ried the widow of the late Charles T
Yerkes, has boxed with all the heavy
weights in the ring while they were il
training at different times, and, &C
cording to Bat Masterson, easily ha,
1t on all of them. At one time he an
nounced that If it took Jeffries an,
length of time to put Jack Munro
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-02-23
...w4 1hiA7


We offer one aundred dollars re.
ward for any case Of catarrh that can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure
F. J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known
F. ]. Cheney for the last Is years, and
believe him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions and financially
able to cary out any obligations made
by their firm.
WEST & TRUAX, Wholesale Drug
gists, Toledo. o.
WALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken inter
nally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces OF the system
Testimonials sent free. Price 75c pei
bottle. Sold by all druggists.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-02-23
The Little Gray Lamb,

The Little Gray Lamb.
Out on the endless purple hills, deep
in the clasp of somber night,
The shepherds guarded their weary
ones-guarded their flocks of
| cloudy white,
That like snowdrift in silence lay,
Save one little lamb with it's fleece
! Of gray.
Out on the hillside all alone, gazing
afar with sleepless eyes.
The little gray lamb prayed soft and
| low, its weary face to the starry
skies;
"Oh, moon of the heavens so fair.
| SO bright.
Give mech, give me-a fleece of
| white!"
| No answer came from the dome of
blue, nor comfort lurked in the
cypress trees;
But faint came a whisper borne along
on the scented wings of the pass
in breeze;
Little gray lamb that prays this
| night,
cannot give thee a fleece of white"
Then the little gray lamb Of the sleep
less eyes prayed to the clouds for
coat Of snow,
Asked of the roses, besought the
woods; but each gave answer soft
and low:
Little gray lamb that prays this
We cannot give thee fleece of
white"
Like a a gem unlocked from a casket
dark, like an ocean pearl from its
bed of blue,
Came softly stealing the clouds be-
tween, wonderful star which
brighter grew
Until it famed like the sun by day
Over the place where Jesus lay.
Ere hushed we're the angels notes Of
praise the joyful shepherds had
quickly sped
Past rock and shadow, adown the hill
to kneel at the Savior's lowly bed;
While, like the spirits of phantom
Followed their flocks-their flocks
of white.
And patiently, longingly, out Of the
night, apart from the others-far
apart
Came limping and sorrowful, all alone,
the little gray lamb Of the weary
heart,
Murmuring, II must hide far away:
am not worthy-my fleece is gray"
And the Christ Child looked upon hum
bled pride, at kings bent low on
the earthen floor,
But gazed beyond at the saddened
heart of the little gray lamb at
the open door;
And he called it up to his manager
low and laid his hand on the
wrinkled face,
While the kings drew golden robes
place,
lamb was blest;
For, 10. it was whittier than all the
rest!
In many cathedrals grand and dim,
whose windows glimmer with
pane and lens,
Mid the odor of incense raised in
prayer, ahllowed about with last
amens,
The infant Savior is pictured fair,
with kneeling Magi wise and old.
But His holy hand rests-not on the
gifts, the myrrh, the frankincense,
the gold
But on the head with a heavenly
light,
OF the little gray lamb that was
changed to white.
Archibald Beresford D. Sullivan in
st. Nicholas.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-02-23

feet OF work has been accomplished
In thoroughly opening up the proper
ty. The third strata Of coal is now
being worked on a four and a half
foot seam, which consists of extreme
~ rich coal particularly free from
waste.
From the Norris district, Madison
county, comes the fresh report that
the Hecla mine has changed hands
for the second time in the last few
months. Adam Burris first secured
a lease and bond on it from the own
Ell, George Hadzor, and at once began
operations by sinking a shaft on the
ore, after which he drifted some 70
feet in ore, during which time he took
out 60 tons of silver-gold and copper
ere, for which the shelters settle
ment shows $40 per ton. On the
showing made by Mr.. Buris, J. R.
Riyadn and other Butte capitalists
have purchased Mr.. Burris' lease and
bond, and are laying their plans to
operate the Hecla on a large and
systematic scale, the vein being true
fissure of silicious quartz in granite,
five feet wide, with two-foot high
grade pay streak.
The Real del Monte deal of Pachuca,
which covers the sale of the biggest
silver mine in Mexico has been con-
cluded. The British Venture syndicate
of London, through the agency Of Ber-
nard Macdonald and M. E. Mcdonald
of Guanajuato, have agreed to take all
the shares at $1,000 share. The his
tory of this deal will rank as the most
extraordinary in the annals of Mexi-
can mining. It appears that the mine
was undercapitalized from the start.
At first, 2,225 shares were issued at
o par value of 500 each. OF course,
with the richness of the ore, the
shares soon went up from 800 to
$500, and at last $500. The rumor of
the sale became known through the
presence of experts in the district and
the sampling that was taking place.
OF course, the shares jumped from
$500 to $1,000, but even this jump
would only have made the purchase
price about $4,000, 900, a low figure for
the 116 properties. Then the rumor
went out that an English-American
syndicate had an option on all the
shares at $1,000 per share, which
would only have made the sale come
to $3,700,O00, or a little over that fig
ure.
For a stated consideration of 81,
Thomas Royel has sold to Louis John
son one-sixteenth interest in the Box
Elder group of claims, situated in the
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-02-23
tHllJEG&29@SSal
IT MADE A DIFFERENCE.
But Not Until He Received the TIP
From His Passenger.

From His Passenger.
"Do you think you'll be able to catch
that 3:15 train?" inquired the nervous
passenger, fidgeting about on his seat
In the big four horse bus that was tax
Ing him over the rough roads of the
Adirondack mountains to the railroad
station some ten miles away.
II dunno" drawled the griZzled driv-
er, industriously putting away at his
pipe. without turning his head.
The lone passenger relapsed into 81
lence. The heavy coach rumbled on for
about two miles, when, after consult
ing his watch for the hundredth time
the nervous man broke forth again:
well, do you think you'll make that
train, driver
"Perhaps," came the short, droning
reply.
Three tOilsome miles were reeled Oft
without word being spoken. when the
lone passenger once more TREMENDOUSLY
asked:
"How about it now! Will we get
there on time!'
"Mebbe," nonchalantly answered the
driver.
Once more the worried traveller re.
Apsed into silence. And the lumber.
some coach jolted along over the rough
and uneven roads.
The anxious man sat in profound
meditation until a signpOst on the road
Informed him that the railroad station
was only two miles OF. He glanced al
his watch quickly, then studied the i'm
mobile features of the driver for q full
minute. And smile lighted up his
face as he leaned over and, slipping q
silver dollar into the calloused hand
oe the jehu, he quietly asked, "Will VIZ
catch that trainT'
"Sure" quickly came the response
followed by the sharp cracking Of thu
whip over the horses heads.-Nev
York Times.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-02-23

A GUARANTEED CURE FOR PILES
Itching. Blind, Bleeding, Protruding
Piles. Druggists are authorized to re-
fund money If PAZO OINTMENT fails
to cure in to IA days. Soc
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-02-23

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine
Tablets. Druggists refund money II
it fails to cure. e. W. GROVES sig
nature Is on each box. 26c.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-02-23

out, he, Miner, would then challenge
Jeflries for the championship. He
is the one man whom Billy Delaney
thinks would have a chance in the
ring with Jeffries.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-02-23

For a stated consideration of 81,
Thomas Royel has sold to Louis John
son one-sixteenth interest in the Box
Elder group of claims, situated in the
North MOccasin district.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-08-18
NORTH BENNINGTON
Timothy McGinnis is visiting friends
in New York

Timothy McGinnis is visiting friends
In New York
Mrs A. Fl. Phillips of Troy is in
town for a few days.
Several of the young people spent
the 10th at Lake Dauderdale.
H. T. Bennett Of Manchester called
ON relatives in town Thursday.
A new cement walk is being laid in
front of the Simmons block on Main
street.
w. j. Lampson of Manchester Depot
was in town Thursday in the interest
of the Manchester fair.
John Evans of Glens Falls and
Charles Evans are spending their va
cations at their home here.
Mr. and Mrs Edwin Farnham and
son of West Arlington are guests OF
Edgar W. Madison and daughter.
Mr. aud Mrs H. NJ. Goodermote have
commenced housekeeping in one of the
Walworth tenements on Prospect street
Robert Smith has moved his family
in one of the tenements in G W. Wal.
worth's new house on Houghton st.
The Sunday school of the NJ L church
at Hinsdillyille picnicked at Battle
field park the 10th. About 60 members
attended. The Battlefield was visited
ana all joined in singing America on
the historic spot.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-08-18
CENTRAL VERMONT SUED
Attorney General Alleges Payment OF Excessive
Freight Rates,

Montpelier, Aug. l6.-Attorney Gen
eral c. G. Fits has brought two suits
against the Central Vermont Railway
Co. The first is for $40, 900 and alleges
that excessive freight rates have been
collected on coal purchased for the
state hospital for the insane at Water
bury. The second suit is brought to
recover S., 900 claimed to have been
collected in excess of the regular
freight rates. 1t is claimed that coal
has been hauled for George Hall, of
Ogdensburg, N. Y, for 40 cents ton
less than that hauled for the state II
is claimed that this discrimination has
been practiced since 1900.
The suits are brought under sections
1902 and 1904, Vermont Statutes, which
provide for equal and reasonable rates
by carrying companies.
Service was accepted by CIV. Wit
ters, of st. Adams, attorney for the
railroad, and the suits have been filed
for trial at the September term OF
Washington county court.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-08-18
MEAT FROM
SICK COWS
Letter From PerIey E. Pope
Of Montpelier.
DENIES HERALD'S STORY
Says He Did Not Say Things
Included In Alleged
Affidavit.

The subjoined letter from Perley f..
Pope, a leading dry goods merchant
of Montpelier to the Rutland Herald
Is the outcome OF some aiildavits print
ed In the Herald and which are re.
printed in the Banner today In tho
Clement advertising.
Editor Rutland Herald,
Rutland, Vermont.
Dear Sir:
The afidavit concerning dis
eased meat which appeared in the Rut-
land Herald August 18th, and which
| swore to 10 good faith, was not In.
tended for the purpose TO which it has
been put and does not appear as |
understood 1t should. The fact that
the affidavit was not drawn up by my.
self possibly might account for its not
being drawn as would have drawn il.
But be that as it may, / want to say
the affidavit Is 10 error in so far as II
states that Auditor Graham said cattle
condemned as diseased, and paid for
by the state, bad been sold by the
state TO the Swift Beef Co. when 1t was
known that the meat from such cattle
was to be placed on the market after
an inspection by competent veteri-
narians. Mr. Graham did not say that
aud neither did he say that such sale
was made because OF belief that beef
from slightly afflicted cattle could be
eaten With safety.
! have nothing further to say in this
regard except that In making the aft.
davit my interest was in no way poll
teal, but solely for what I deem TO be
the public good. My only desire was
to aid IN creating public sentiment in
favor OF an investigation for II charges
that have been made are thus true
want to know it, and believe this is
common desire OF Vermont people
generally.
AS understand the Vermont law ii
is a crime to sell meat from diseased
cattle for food. II am right it GER.
tainly is up 10 the proper officials to
make an investigation, and II this has
been done to prosecute whoever is
guilty Of doing it.
You will greatly oblige me by print
ing this letter in the next issue OF the
Daily and Weekly Herald
Very truly yours,
Perley E. Pope.
Montpelier Vt. Aug. II 1905.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-08-18

for ths president eh.ls ls ty saying
tha' me negroes nre po.acil children
that uicy llfe Shown thslr urlpacIp
10 mallfa.u their political rights
DO b true lha' the sccr, hlO "a child
UEe faith iu the l,eunhtcgu r.r1 be
aerInr that 10 would sdm .sfr the
.rrred trus' which tte fortunes of
war auc fla clu,utrn.a hal nHn.r'i
unon 10 fud flHt 10 would no Hsr hm
.Ise glmhlrf's tai, D.. ih' sime of
polf.ce
~Tnut Got 90 h.f The salrs are
falling fgom the uesn.'s cyct .lr b.
n.Yr dsllus'oncd Is rtc a.f. uf n
Hcpunlcu congress the sper. .... coz
me hr- of Republican cabinet Hui
ihe silence ot d Reluh icln president
llc sllu'u not he.ifste io rrnm a'r BE- -
former friends who have iviraI oil Mm
nor refuse o. fmterulz' with unrr
enemies who ARE willing 90 give h'm
AID. while hr rem aius q polii.,II ISSUE
he mu-l Insist upon making his lNarr
ielt and his rights respected"
MIS- Henrietta r. Eynns. SISTER nf
Lewis :. Leay. q negro who .n.f h.s
life while with John Brown boz ihe af
tact 40 Harper Ferry gave sou.r rrm
.uiscenccs of that event
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-08-18
MCCULLOUGH
MAUSOLEUM
Work Progressing On Fine
Cemetery Work.
MANN HODCEC DEOIllDEN
MANY HORSES REQUIRED
To Get Blocks OF Granite Up To
Center-0ne Piece Weighs
20 Tons.

The mausoleum which Is being erect
el at Bennington Center Tor ex-Gov
John G. Mccullough OF North Ben
nington will probably be, when com
pleted, the finest and largest tomb in
this section.
For several weeks granite from the
Jones Bros. quarries in Barre has
been brought here on heavy fiat cars
and drawn TO the Center on a special
truck wagon weighing - tons. As
many as Is horses have been used on
one load thus far, and the heaviest
block OF granite has not yet arrived.
A GO foot derrick with a capacity OF
about 30 tons is being used TO handle
the different pieces Of stone with, and
to hoist them to their proper places on
the building. There are about six men
at work there at the present time.
The mausoleum is to stand on the
corner OF Main street and Monument
avenue, nearly on the site OF the old
Ethan A lien home. The buildin! ia
ces toward the west fronting on Mon
ument avenue and stands about 30 feet
from the street The concrete founda-
ton has been laid eight feet below the
grade line. The structure measures
about Is by % feet and about % feet in
height. There will be a porch 10 front
approached by four broad steps and
enclosed in front bytwo nuted columns
on each side Ia back of the solid front.
A doorway 4xs feet opens from the
porch into the interior by two grill
work bronze doors and behind these
two solid tight bronze doors.
The interior is to be finished in Yer
mont white marble with bronze trim
mings and there will be Is catacombs.
eight on each side aud two in the rear.
AT the back will be four small grill
windows
The roof of the building is TO be CAB
led and will rest upon four square pill.
lars at the corners OF the main part
aud the columns OF the porch The
two sides of the building will be per-
fectly plain. Above the pillars of the
latter and just below the gable will be
large stone with mccullough" cut
In the stone.
The largest piece of granite in the
building is one in the roof weighing
about 20 tons. There will be oyer one
hundred pieces OF stone in the structure
when completed.
The plans were drawn by the Nor
cross Bros. OF Worcester and the work
OF construction Is in charge Of W. +.
Rowland OF Barre.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-08-18
S. II. BLACKMER
J. s. HOLDEN
Claims OF Former Upheld
By Correspondent.
GIVE HIM A CHANCE
he Is Younger Now Than Was
Holden When lie Came
To Town.
GIVE HIM A CHANCE

Editor OF the Banner-Not to pro-
woke hard feeling but that both sides
may be heard | desire TO say a few
words in reply TO the letter In Tues
days Banner which everybody at once
recognized as from the pen of Jam IS
II. Livingston though his extreme
modesty prevented his signing his
name.
AS to the abilities and qualifications
OF Mr. Holden / agree fully with the
timid and retiring letter writer above
referred to. John $. Holden is a man
10 whom Bennington owes much, moro
than IL will ever or ever can pay. ]
believe that voice the sentiments of
hundreds OF voters when ! say that un-
der ordinary circumstances | should
be proud to vote for him, but this is
not an ordinary occasion.
Mr. Holden We all know TO be an
honest man, fair and fearless, but he
is not one whit better than Mr. Black
mer-no more honest, no fairer ADD
not so fearless, for Mr. Blackmer has
deded the bosses, united himself from
all party affiliations and come out 10
TO the open to be target for all the
arrows Of his opponents, pointed as
they are with sarcasm, barbed with
jealousy, poisoned with malice and
feathered with fear.
We are told what Mr. Holden has
done in the plst 20 years and | am
glad to agree that he has done all that
and more. But allow me TO suggest
that Huling Blackmer is a younger
man today than was sir Holden when
he came to Bennington 20 years ago.
His life is before him. Give him a
chance and be may accomplish as
much as MIR Holden. Other men have.
Mr. Blackmer, so to speak, is just get
ting his eyes open, but they are bright
eyes, backed by keen, thinking brain,
a sturdy body and desire to do his
best for Bennington and for the state
OF Vermont Give him a chance to
win his spurs.
Mr. Blackmer is a rich man, accord
ing TO report. Mr. Holden we know is
and has made a success of life in every
respect and l admire him for it. Let
us send Mr. Blackmer to the state
senate this fall where he will mix with
many OF the ablest men of the state,
gain knowledge of Vermont affairs
and Vermont needs. With the broad.
Going effect Of this experience he is
sure to make better and more loyal
citizen. Then when he gets back thus
equipped we will invite him to develop
a business career here in Bennington
that will justify our faith in him and
result in enlarged and increased pros
perity for Bennington.
An Unmortgaged Republican.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-08-18
BIG QUAKE
IN CHILE
Valparaiso Shaken, Maybe
Destroyed, by Shocks.
NO DETAILS OBTAINED
FIRST Reports Said Loss Of Life
Vas Great but This Cannot
Be Confirmed.

NEW YORK. Aug rs Earthquakes
Hoampauied hy destruction Of build
iles Donnagraii3n and many casualties
% Valparaiso shook chile aud Argen.
ina "Wednesday night.
Excepting Tor Few private messages
fportar au earthquake Ia chile and
damage 90 buildings la Valparaiso. no
rect news from chile has as yet
l.eu received The early reports, com
Ig from different points. stated that
u.c earthquake had resulted IN great
lDss of llfe AMI widespread damage 10
% operiy Up 10 late hour. however.
tier. bad been nothing 10 couhrm these
nports
correspondent at BuenOs Ayres
cables that 10 }. feared the town OF Los
Aides iu the province OF Aconcagua.
has been destroyed AZ the same time
hc po.ufs out thli Bucuos Ayres has no
d.rrt communication with the dis
ono hed district
.O official Information has reached
IA .hugfnu frnu chile and while posi-
civ Information rs lacking New York
of iaIs uf Dah.r companies having con
ue, lions u South America express the
op I0n that tIe hn.t reports of The
eaf lIuHkts were exaggerated
Al cables reachlug New York from
CHE anl Valparaiso were evidently
mu D. delayed. according 10 the state
mrI f- uf these officials. who are mem
selves unable TO get any Information
0ra ne ou the situation other than the
nG flat au earthquake has occurred
and tuaf ihe disturbance has disar-
ranged feieeaphlc apparatus and inter
frrr. with communication.
Az Do JD o'clock last night the central
DaOI office of The Western Union Tele-
guII rompauy received service mes
sage stating "lhc Valparaiso Office *
,l1-rl until O'Clock tomorrow morn
Iug 40 reason is given FOR this. and
ur.iher this nor amy other message ie-
ce'fei hy the company throws any
more deruiir neht upon the situation
m DIr
There d. mmch anxiety among those
who have friends and relatives in
bile Ihe cahic companies aud news
plprf are making every effort to Sc
urr definite Information
D. pointed out thnt the entire alb
.rnDe 1f any word from official sources
4 Valparaiso and other points In Chile
mly r taken as indicating consider
ihlc o. .a -rer'tion 100 the reports OF loss
10 Ifr ani e' tent Of damage