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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-02-20
He Defends Himself.

His Wife-There you are going out
again to make a night of It. No con-
sideration at all for me!
He-On the contrary, my dear, I'm
doing it to save you the trouble of pre-.
pairing breakfast for me. feel that
won't need any tomorrow York
Press.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-02-20

Now that Pat Grove has been ac-
quilted on the charge of kidnapping he
may find solace in the thought that
he who kidnaps and runs away may
live to kidnap another Cudahy.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-02-20

If the editor of South Dakota pa.
per has the right dope he throws a
little light on the disposition to be
made of the Montana Railroad, in a
Letter to the Miles City Independent,
to be found elsewhere in this issue,
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-02-20

Whatever may be President Roose-
velt's attitude as regards "entanplinc
alliances the one which took place
at the White House met with his
hearty approval
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-02-20
The Primitive Way,

Abel" cried Cain haughtily, you
insult me by this 'holier than thou at
titude.''
And as his code of honor left him no
alternative he promptly knocked his
brother in the Baltimore Ameri-
can
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-02-20
Not a FaXOrite.

Mr.. Nocash-Your daughter is of ma.
ture age. Why do you wish our mar
riage postponed three years:
Old Gentleman-One or the other Of
you may die before that time.-New
York Weekly
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-02-20

The bill to establish the whipping
post in the District of Columbia, re-
Ceived scant consideration in the low
err house of congress. In fact it was
made the subject of great deal of
levity on the part of members and
finally laid on the table. While the
wife beater is looked upon as most
despicable creature for whom no SEN
tence could be too severe. there is
something in a resort to the whipping
post as means of punishment that
is abhorent in this day and genera
ton. 1t partakes too much of the
fortunes of the middle ages, and bru-
talizes the person selected to admin
lister the lashes. Wife beaters de-
serve severe punishment but some
more modern form of fitting it to the
offense can be found for criminals of
that class. Congress did we'll in rel
egating this bill to the waste basket.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-02-20
PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY
JOIN n. VR00MAN, Editor and Proprietor.
HALSEY R. WATSON. Business Manager.

No subscriber will be carried on our
books. whose arrearages are greater
than six months. All subscription &C.
counts are payable in advance.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-02-20

Subscribers falling to receive their
papers will please notify this Office.
that the cause may be investigated
and reported to the proper authori-
ties.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-02-20

might be much worse than they are
at present.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-08-31
MUD SUCK SPRINGS.

II. NJ Runyon. of Catlettsburg. was
business visitor on our creek last
Monday
Rev. Austin is very sick at the home
of his father-in-law, A. J. Pettry
Chas. Miller, who has been quite sic
for some time. is again able to be in
his store.
Miss Rosa johnson visited her par
ents at Jattie ovre Sunday.
Green Kinner and sisters, Misses
Anna and Addie. have returned home
after an extended visit with rela-
tives at Portsmouth
Curtis White was a business visi-
tor in Catlettsburg Friday and Sat
urday.
Several of our people attended the
ball game at Balls Fork Saturday
Misses Anna mad Clara Miller We're
guests Of tile Misses Byington Sunday.
DR.. L. NJ Prichard, of Bats Fork,
was professional visitor on our
creek Thursday.
Died, monday. an infant of WYNN.
Curnutt and wife. The bereaved par
ents have our sympathy
Mrs. o. I, Kinner is on the sick
list.
The quarterly meeting which was
held at Tyra Chapel Saturday and
Sunday, was largely attended and
much interest was manifested by all
present.
Our school is progressing nicely
under the management Of Frank
White.
Joe Ross contemplates going to
Portsmouth this week, where he will
reside for time We are sorry to
lose him. Juno
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-08-31
HERIETTA.

We are having lots OF rain and the
farmers think there is too much for
their crops.
X. II. Murray has gone to Wolf
Creek. where he is engaged in the
merchandise business
Miss Daisy Fannln, of Pilgrim, who
has been visiting her aunt, Mrs. b.
II. Murray, for two weeks, has return
ed to her home in Martin county.
John Vanhoose and William Wal
len went to Ashland last Sunday.
Emmett Murray and wife were call
ing on G. w. Boyd and wife last
Sunday.
Mrs. Francis Daniel, of Lost Creek.
was visiting friends here last week
Virgil Prose is having a new adj
dltlon built to his house, which is
a great Improvement
There will be a Box Supper at the
Chestnut school house next Saturday
night Everybody is invited.
We are having good literary ~
this place every Friday night
Apple drying and bean picking are
! the order Of the day. Dora
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-08-31
.PoLLy's CHAPEL.

The rain and wind did much dam
age to the crops in this locality
L. P. Webb, who has typhoid fever,
Is s,proying.
David l., Thompson and wife and Ut
tie son Paul, have been visiting rel
ltNrs at this place.
Itnzo Watson has returned home
frcm West Virginia where he has
been employed for some time
Miss Martha Webb Miss Mary
Browning and Charlie Adams were
visiting the school at Pollys Chapel
Friday evening. There were several
reci,atons by the scholars and n
nice lime was reported
Frank Kiser is staying with George
c'..lcg
Dave Kitchen Went TO Lick Branch
last Thursday
Elem Thompson. OF Bluefield, W.
Va. has been visiting here.
John Diamond has been visiting
home folks the past week
Matte Large was calling at Dave
Lyons sunday
Mr.. Lyons sick folks are improy-
ing,
Grover Webb has gone to Prestons-
burg to work.
Mrs. Zellie Thompson was visiting
Liza Webb the past week
John Young passed through here
Saturday He had been 10 Olioyille
looking for a location
Or. j. o. Hall was ON our streets sa
urday attending TO his- patients
George Carter has purchased nice
horse from Dave Kitchen.
John Kitchen and \. s Pennington
attended lodge at Cherokee satur-
day night
Willard Thompson and wife were
visiting at George CZters Sunday.
Cassie Holdbrook visited homefolk,
over Sunday.
Lon Watson went to Louisa Sat
urday.
Grover Webb visited his brother
at this place Sunday
win and Elisha Elswick were or
the Creek Sunday
The preacher failed 10 come 10
this place sunday, and several wer,
disappointed
Birdie and Neva Elswick were
on the creek Sunday Soldier Boy
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-08-31
FELIX. w. VA.

Health is not very good here at
this writing.
Arminda Bowen is very low with
consumption.
Rev. Sparks preached very in
seresting sermon Sunday at the Myr-
lie school house to quite large con-
gregation
A. NJ. See preached at Myrtle Sat
arday night
We had two weddings in our COM
munity last Saturday, the contracting
parties being John Shovel to Miss
Laura Copley, and Dick Bowen TO
Nan Sparks, Lindsey Salmons off
dating,
We are expecting another wedding.
John Chapman. of this place, was at
home Sunday from Chattaroi, where
be is employed in the mines.
G. NJ Salmons. the merchant of Fee
Tx, has begun large job of tie
hauling on bragg Creek.
J. B. Crum was at this place on
business one day last week
We are grieyed to know of so many
widows. Mountain Boy.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-08-31
poTrER


The recent rain which reached this
place last week did more damage
than ever was known in this county
before.
}. w. Bostic, who is spending his
vacation from Browns Business Col
lege, visited the family Of J. II.
Thompson Saturday and Sunday
Miss Ruth and Hala Fanntn Were
visiting Miss Clara and Kate Thomp.
son last Saturday and sunday
and all attended church at Fallsburg
j. w Bostic returned to Terre Haute
Ind, last Monday TO resume his po-
sition as teacher in Browns Bus
mess College
Sidney Hensleys sister from Four
Poll, w. Va, has been visiting him
the past few days
Lit Skeens is going to move to
Catettsburg next week
J. II, Ekers moved to Louisa Tues
day, where he will resume his duties
as teacher in the public schools
airs ]. w. Shortridge moved to
Catlettsburg Wednesday, where her
husband is in business.
Miss Bertha Dalton is contemplating
visit TO her brother in New York
Jake Compton was visiting Home
folks last Sunday
Coon Kinner is on the sick list
Rev. Sam Bettes, the Cowboy
Preacher closed a series of meet
ings at Fallsburg last Sunday.
Miss Elizabeth Thompson is con
templating a visit to Ashland soon.
Miss Nolda Fannin has beer Wis
iting her cousin.
Miss Florence Curnutt is in Cat
lettsburg.
lack Thompson, o. Horseiord, still
makes frequent trips 10 Fallsburg
Mrs. J. A. Collinsworth will leave
for Cincinnati this week To purchase
her fall stock of goods
Miss Alice Dalton, Of Cincinnati,
is visiting her father, James Dali
ton, Mt this place
Oscar Woller was calling OF ni'
best girl on Horseford last Sunday.
Labe Compton was the guest Of Mis-
Hala Fannin recently
Mrs. David Thompson attended
church at Fallsburg last Sunday
| Miss Ethel Layne visited her grand.
parents at Fallsburg last week
Lenore
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-08-31
MARVIN

Rain has done much damage here
on the creek. The corn is badly dam
aged
We pre- sorry to hear OF Mrs
George Hally being so ILL.,
Miss Martha Moore is on the sick
list.
sirs Susan noore will soon move
back to her old home farm on Blaine
We are sorry to have her go.
The sick in our community are nc
be,,er at present
We are sorry to hear OF Henry
Compton having the fever
David Lyons family are very low
with fever
Miss hary Compton called on w
NJ. Moore last week
There was an apple cutting at
Sandford Penningtons Thursday
night
Harve salter was on our creek last
"Wednesday on business
Madge Rice and Marion Wright
attended Sunday School at Green
Valley Sunday.
Lizzie Rise was visiting James
Chadwick last Thursday
There was bean stringing at
VIM. Rises Tuesday night
b B. B.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-08-31

Hon. Clarence ousley. editor of the
Fort Worth Record and one OF the
most thorough students Of the race
question in the South, has written an
open letter to President Roosevelt on
the projected Abandonment OF Fort
Brown because the white people re-
fused to receive the negro troops
on terms Of social equality in which
he reviews the incidents and con-
eludes:
while not so designed its effect
Is TO put hellish lust in the minds
Of the millions Of negro brutes who
are no more comparable to the intel
gent negro you have met than the
best Of the race otday is comparable
o the savages of Africa.
These negroes Of whom / speak
and whom you do not know consti-
tute the vast majority of the g.
100000 living in our back yards and
they are absolutely incapable Of
reason. Social equality to their
minds means the mspeakable crime
For every aspiring and decent ne
gro who sees the door of hope,
which you vainly imagine you are
holding open TO the race, ten thous-
and negroes see only the embrace OF
white virgin. Cut off our rations
drive our men out of the house of
their fathers as an atonement for
slavery. but don't make our wives
and daughters the victims of false
philosophy and partisan regime
"You have proved your greatness in
many achievements, and | like to
think you are honest But you are
not infallible and you cannot per-
lorn miracles"
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-08-31

Twenty-eight persons were killed
and twenty-four wounded as the re-
suit of an attempt to assasslnate Pre-
mier Stolpin while he was holding d
public reception at his country home
His fifteen-year-old daughter is
among the dead Two of the -four
conspirators were blown to atoms
II is thought that the bomb was ac-
eidentalIy dropped else more per-
sons would have been killed The
Premier was slightly wounded and Is
completely FRUSTRATED over the
affair.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-08-31
FALLsBURG

Everybody that had any fences Of
any kind around here has been try
ing to get them replaced
We had preacher here last week
that had made human nature a study
and he told the Fullsburg folks that
he was not going to tell them OF
any Of their faults. because II ne
did he knew they would not sleep
we'll
1t will be long time before the
folks can haul crossties and lumber
to Fuller's Station
Prof John Ekers has moved to
Louisa and will be ready 10 be one Of
the teachers in the school there
Everybody around here is in
hopes the hot weather is over
c. NJ. Evans has just returned from
visit with his daughter
Mrs George Yates and Mrs VIM.
Savage visited Mrs. W T. Kane this
week, and Mrs. W b. Post and son
called at Mrs Kane's Sunday
Mrs, James Rice and Granddaughter
visited her mother. Mrs Evans. Sun
day.
Born to Mr. and Mrs Yantz, a fine
boy.
James Grubb and wife visited at
Geo. Skeen's last Sunday
Jack Thompson has daily at
tendance OF fifty scholars at his
school on Hulett Branch.
The Gypsy gang passed by Yates
VILE last Monday but they have not
visited Fallsburg
Reuben Johnson and Theodore
Johnson are going to the Baptist
Association this week.
The FaIlsburg base ball team Is
still holding up their good record
They have not lost game this sea-
son. Their last game being with
Busseyville last Saturday which they
won with ease.
J Dalton and daughter were Wis
iting at Central City
Reys. Cassidy and Dean will preach
in the grove at Fuller's Station next
Sunday evening.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-08-31
wEnRvILLE.

The hardest rain that ever fell In
this vicinity occurred at two o'clock
Tuesday. Every bridge and eulvert
from Carter bridge to Mr. Chadwick's
ON Collins fork torn out and washed
away.
Mrs, John Stambaugh of Lexington
is on Blaine visiting her sister, who
is very sick with consumption
Miss pearl walters. OF Blaine. is WIS
itlng In Ashland
A cloud burst at the head of this
creek, Dry Fork. occurred Tuesday
and in less than 30 minutes there
were 80 feet of water at Wobbville
John Laney. Jim Kitchen and Joe
Fields lost heavily in corn fencing
mad other properly
Mr. and Mrs Joe Gardiner Of
Prestonsburg. are visiting her father,
Judge Woods.
Mr. Wells aud wife, OF Ashland whc
have been visiting her father went
home Wednesday
A j. Pennington and son have gone
to Ashland ON business
DR. John Young. ~ Greeuup, and
Mr. Garnett. Of Maysville. are here.
Mrs Anthony Howard, of Huntingto
is visiting her father Squire Per-
kins
Mr. Bailey, OF Bells Trace. and G.
| W Perkins. Of Cherokee are attend
ing the Baptist Association at olive
Hin.
Fleming Thompson, OF BluetIeld,
has been visiting his grandfather.
Frank Young aud family Of Irish
Greek. are visiting hls fatherin-law
Sam Kirk
Levi Webb. ST. and Mi Campbell
shipped a car load OF fine cattle SAT-
urday
Dick Morris. Of Knob branch. Is
here with his daughter
Miss Jane oBrien aud Miss Dorothy
Dean Webb have gone 10 Holden and
Logan 10 visit MIS-. Mate Moore Fti-
ley
John Miit Perkins who has been
visiting his people has returned home
to Huntington
A big gasoline engine has been ship
ped 10 the diamond mines In Elliott
Misses Pearl Walters aud Emmn
Thompson have returned from the
Sunday School Convention at Clytfe.
side
Can Bogrs has gone to Greeuup 4,
visit his wife
Elem Thompson recently made {
business trip TO Huntington
Attys Jerry Rife and Vim sayag,
are attending Magistrates court her,
today
Shine Gambill Of Blaine Is Webb
VILE visitor today
Elem Graham returned home with
his sister Miss Geurgla. who has
been visiting in Ohio
Mr. and Mrs Luther Walters pass
ed through today onrouie 10 iheh
home at Blaine
Mr. Conley Cashier Of the Bank OF
Blaine, has returned from Ashland,
where he attended the big sunday
School Convention
Re, Forman, Of the NJ 4 1nurch
South. Of Kansas. preached here sun.
day He is brother OF lNirs lev
Webb, Sr.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-08-31

Negro troops do not seem to be
wanted anywhere in the United States
and an effort probably will be made
in the next Congress to repeal the
law which provides for the enlist
uent OF negroes. Even the Filipinos
object to colored soldiers.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-08-31
MULE FOR SALE.

-Four years old, large, good condI-
tIoh. good worker Worth $3.50 WIN
TAN less. Apply to vlrgie Prose-
IIorIe,,a. johnson county, Ky.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-05-26

Bismarck is said to have predicted that the breakup of the British em- pire would begin in South Africa. It's friends boasted at the close of the Boer war that his prediction had been falsified. Every day makes it more manifest that the peace wrench ed from the Boers by the torture of their wives and children settled noth- ing, says a New York writer. Eng land had only the Boers as enemies until the present parliament was elected. Now she has along with these the white colonists and both the min- ing population of the Transvaal and of Natal and these Natal colonists As usual, matters grow worse with the partial attempt to do more fairly by the weaker races. Wicked systems grow more perilous to all concerned with the attempt at partial reform of their iniquities. The course of events in South, Africa will pay for close attention in the coming years, and it may be found that the Prus- sian chancellor was not false prophet after all.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-05-26

Outside the forest reserves is an area of public land, estimated at 4OO,- 100000 acres. which mas no present value except for grazing purposes. On this land grazing is wholly un- restrained by law. Commercial inter- ests. great and small. have competed for it's use, and the result has been abuse of the range. Millions of acres have been recklessly overgrazed and practically ruined. In his last annual message the president says: "It is probable that the present grazing value of the open public range is scarcely more than half what it once was or what it might easily be again under careful regulation" Some stockmen have. to the exclusion of others. possessed themselves of the strategic positions-that is. the lands controlling the streams. springs. and other watering places. and by this means have secured temporary con- trol of the adjoining grazing lands. Charges of fraudulent entry have led to litigation. Great areas have been illegally fenced. Again. stock owners. notably sheep and cattle men. have defended their conflicting claims by force of arms, causing serious loss of property and even of life.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-05-26

a rule, strong concerns and quite able
 to stand the losses. Foreign com panies have already remitted about half of their losses, and whether the
 remainder will be settled by gold shipments, by the sale of securities, Eor by the surplus held in this coun- try remains to be seen. Probably all three methods will be resorted to. Both American and foreign losses, however, will be settled gradually. A small percentage has already been paid. but no demands are really due until sixty days after the fire. Sub sequently payments will be distri- buted over long period because considerable time will be required to make adjustments, settle losses and satisfy conflicting claims. For such reasons it does not seem likely that the San Francisco fire can cause any further serious disturbance to the money market. It may, in fact, ulti- mately prove a source of ease, since the large sums gathered for the first aid of San Francisco and the large sums held there for restarting pur- poses will eventually find their way back to the New York market.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-05-26

A friend of Senator Tillman in re. ferring again to the row over the rate bill. says that he should have refused to enter into an alliance with the president through the medium of a third party and that party not imi mediately concerned with the subs ject of the negotiations. As he over looked these points hes should not have been surprised when the presi- dent threw him and his associates over and marched to victory at the head of his reunited party, with the flags flying and the band playing. Some there are who claim the presi- dent conducted his negotiations with Tillman merely to scare the Aldrich combine into action and that Till man did not have wit enough to per- ceive that he was being played for "come-on." On the other hand, Roosevelt cooly announces that in- stead of Chandler being his emis- sary, that he really came from Till man and that the approaches were made from the other end. All this has left Chandler high and dry. Both sides to the controversy are condemn ing him as busy-body.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-05-26
HEARD IN PASSING.

I There are some people in the work
 who never seem to understand tha
 1t is better to wear cotton at theil own expense shan to go clad in sill and velvet by public subscription. | isn't possible to command the respec of the community and ask for tips a the same time.-Bridgeport Tele gram.
 Race suicide prevails to such ar extent in aristocratic Chicago that the census takers for the schooI board, who receive 1 cent a word fol the name of every child recorded cannot earn day wages in the fash ionable districts and have resigned asking to be transferred to the ghet. to where children are plenty Bridgeport Standard
 In the opinion of the Cleveland Leader there is but one obvious rem edy for the careless running of auto mobiles, and that is to require all chauffeurs to submit to an examina- tion covering their soundness of mind, their sobriety of habits and their knowledge of the rules of the road and the mechanism of the auto mobile.-Meriden Journal
 Bridgeport watch owners have found their timepieces running wild since the powder magazine explosion. and repair men are reaping a harvest for tinkering. It is probably not a fact that the shock has resulted in calming the agitated mind of the Bridgeport writer who assumes to do all the public speaking for the demo- crats of Connecticut.-New London Day.
 A complaint was brought before an eminent English bishop that a clergy man in his diocese was wearing an Oxford masters hood, when in fact. he had no such degree. II call 1t, my lord" said the compiaiuant wearing lie on his back" .We need not use quite so strong a Wbfd, Ar Smith," the bishop replied. ip bis biandest manner. Call it a faise hood. New Haven Journal and Courier.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-05-26

7 \ Perhaps he was, but that fact should not be connected with what he has written"
 At what age do you consider a,writ. CTS mental powers at their maximum? 7 Mir. Wells was asked.
 ''The age varies vastly with different men," he responded.
 "Then you do not believe in the gen. eral proposition advanced by Profess. or Osler that men above sixty years of age should commit sulcide?"
 By no means,' laughed Mir. Wells.
 "A day laborer might not be of much use, but many men are bright mental ly as long as they are alive. Why, half of our politicians do not begin to cut their eyeteeth in that art until they are away past forty. believe that mankind's age of usefulness extends much beyond Professor Osler's fgure.'
 Referring to the works of imaginaS tion MT. Wells has written. he was asked If in his belief interplanetary communication would ever be estab- lished.
 Why not?" he replied quickly. "Can we in this age say that such thing will be impossible In future age? In a talk with noted scientist in Bos. ton I was shown things and told things about Mars which were astounding to the imagination. It seemed to place the habitable condition of that planet slmost beyond doubt. The mere thought of communicating with the in. habitants of another planet is tre- mendously stimulating to the imagina- tlon. Who shall say that 1t shall not take place In the future?"