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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-01-19

COMES SOON
REV. ATKINSON OPENS MEETINGS
AT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
JANUARY %.

All arrangements have been COM
peted for the series of union meet
ings to be held at the First Presbyter-
ian church commencing Sunday morn
inc, ain. %, by Rev #. H. Atkinson.
the evangelist. who is now meeting
with such success at Great Falls. The
Tribune, of that city, has this to say
regarding the man and his methods:
Evangelist Atkinson. who is to adj
dress the men of this city in the op-
era house at 2:3O this afternoon, is
a man of wide and varied experience
Left fatherless at an early age. he has
knocked about the world a great deal,
has travelled widely at home and
abroad and has been thrown with men
OF all classes in almost all manner of
environments. He thus enjoys an in
innate familiarity with the manner of
life, the temptations, the habits of
thought, and the inward battles of the
average mana knowledge. by the
way, of which the ordinary clergyman
is supposed to be to a great degree
void
"But if he speaks with practical
Intimate. first hand and experimental
knowledge of the ordinary man of the
world. he has an equal or even deep
CT knowledge and experience of what
the religion which he breaches can do
for such a man. And in his presenta-
ton of the truth he is not a mere the
oTiSt but one who speaks out of the
. knowledge of change which was
brought in his own life by the power
Of the truth he proclaims. That this
knowledge of men and knowledge of
the reality of religion makes pow
ertul combination is at once apparent.
"Mr. Atkinson's method is clear.
straight, lucid presentation of the
scripture. which he holds unouestion-
ably to be the very word of God and
the last court of appeal in all mat
ters of religion. He possesses a keen
insight into the meaning of texts
which become in his hand a glittering
+ sword welded with the zest and skill
the the expert swOrdsman feels when
armed With the weapon of his choice.
The great personalities of the Bible
are also his familiar friends and ne
speaks of Moses and Paul and Isaiah
as though he had been chatting with
them day before yesterday. He makes
frequent use also of a large fund of IL
lustrations, anecdotes and observa-
tons which have come to him in his
travels and experiences.
In personal appearance, while not
of imposing stature, he has the bear
ing and the eye of sotler and per-
haps the dominant note of his person
ality is that of martial manly. out
spoken courage which at the same
time is void of all faint of obtrusive-
ness.
las speaker he is not without dra-
matte force, impresing one as though
he We're the conscious message bear.
er of the Most High. He has a strong,
clear. resonant voice that. whether
speaking or singing, gives the impress
sion that the truth it is carrying is al
together too important to be disregard
ed or trifled with
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-01-19
Ar AlI-Day Race Between Battle
ships.

Shortly before the opening of the
recent war. the British government
it will be remembered. purchased from
South American republic that was
retrenching it's naval expenditures
two battleships which had recently
been constructed in English yards.
One of these. now known as the
"Swiftsure, was built as Elswick
and the other. now named the 'Tri
umph' at the Vickers yard. Both of
these battleships. which are of the
very moderate displacement of H.
500 tons, carry an armament prac-
tically as heavy. and. as some experts
think. heavier than that carried by
the government designed battieships
OF the Duncan class. which are of
1900 tons displacement. Therefore,
they are excellent representatives of
the ElSwick school of design. which
like that of our own navy. seems to
be able to secure very heavy gun
power in proportion to the displace-
ment Sir William White the design
er of the Duncan" class. has been
crtisized for not securing greater Of
fensive and defensive elements on the
large displacements which he has Civ
en- to his ships: but he has always
contended and we think with reason,
that what his ships have lost in gun
power. they have gained in endurance
and reliability. The "Swiftsure' and
the Triumph" had shown. in the
course of trials held in 1904, a speed
under full power of over 90 knots an
hour as against the designed speed
of 10 knots. The Duncan had de-
vcloped on trial a speed of 1871 knots,
and the average speed Of the rest of
the class was about the same. It
should be mentioned that the arma-
ment of the 14.O00-tOn Duncan is
four Pinch and twelve 6-nch guns;
while that of the "Swiftslre' is four
loinch and fourteen rs inch.
Naturally. the introduction of the
Elswick- built ships into the British
navy led to keen rivalry between them
and the fast Duncan" class, and this
eliminated in a twentyfour hour race
lcarried out under the recent Admir-
atty provision for quarterly full-pow-
er trial of all ships of the navy which
recently took place between the dun
can and the "Swiftsure.' The bat
tleshps started on their all-day race
on even terms. They were driven at
full power for the whole twenty-four
hours, and at the end of that time
the Duncan" was 80 miles ahead of
! the "Swiftsure. having put to her
redit the remarkable performance. for
! a battleship. of maintaining for whole
/ day an average speed of POI knots an
hour An average speed of 1876 knots
an hour was sustained by the Swift
sure. That a 14.00o ton battleship
could be able to steam for 1927 knots
at an average speed Of over 20 knots
an hour, constitutes a record that will
probably stand for some time TO come
To enable our readers to form ar
Intelligent estimate of the relative per
fOrmances of the two ships, we may
mention that the "Swiftsure" is 43(
feet in length. by n feet beam. an
p 2-3 feet in draft. and that on hel
official trial she made 20 knots al
hour with 14,O1S indicated horse-pow
err; whereas the Duncan is 405 fee
in length, by 75h feet beam. and 2711
feet draft, and on her official tria
made 1877 knots with an indicate,
horsepower Of 1922.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-01-19
Is a Wedding Director.

A wideawake woman in Boston has
found new outlet for woman's activ-
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-01-19

ity by taking charge of weddings, says
the Philadelphia Telegraph. On the
day OF the marriage ceremony the
bride and the brides mother are gen.
orally too busy and too tired to give
much attention to the MANAGEMENT
of the details. AS helper in this
household emergency the wedding yli-
rector fills a long felt want The name
of this pioneer is Miss Nellie Bliffins
and she elves with her husband and
daughter on Boston's aristocratic
Beacon street
Mrs. Bliffins' method is to get to the
house early and to give her first at
tention to the tronsseau. She sees
to IL that the dress, gloves and Slip
pers are just right. She then takes
charge of the packing The bride eats
her luncheon in comfort, knowing
that everything she needs will be in
her bags and trunks. carefully inven-
toried in a little book as TO its precise
location.
Mrs Bliffins is at the church door
before the marriage ceremony to give
the last touches to the brides gown
before the bride enters the church.
The girls mother is even saved from
having to see that the rooms are put
in order after the newly welded wife
has gone on her wedding tour Mrs.
Bliffins attends to all that.
The value of the work of the we'd
ding director is best attested by the
popularity it has attained. Most Of
her business, Mrs. Bliffins says, comes
indirectly. 1t has grown on the prin-
ciple of the advertisement of GER
tain merchant some years ago: eff
you don't like it, tell me; if you do
like it tell Others"
AT first many people were inclined
to poohpooh the idea of wedding
director. Today. however. they have
learned that even to run a wedding
properly takes some expert knOwl-
edge Mrs Bliffins is a student of
design and decorative art as well as
of the changing fashions. Frequent
visits to New York and occasional
ones to Paris enable her to bring back
IDEAS of how they manage these things
in other places. But more valuable
yet are the many suggestions her
woman's wit and her wOman's taste
enable her to add to the convenience
or the beauty of the wedding.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-01-19

Three little babies were nestled in
bed
I'll name William, Willie and Bill
mother said:
Wide was her smile. for triplets they
be,
She laws her good luck to Rocky
Mountain Tea. fGreat baby medi-
cine.) Phillips Drug Co. Ho.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-01-19
l. AS II GALL

Mr.. FARMER:
This is your last opportunity to get the Farmers Ledger
for $l.75-about x regular price.
OUR PLAN: We advertise this book the special price for
on in each section of Montana The time in section
expires Feb lst At this price make profit this ed
on but count the outlay much invested in Advertising
We know that farmer who this book will be
constant advertiser for he will certainly want his neigh
bors to share the many benefits with him.
Journals in the Pc
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-01-19
ChamberIain's Cough Remedy Abso.
uteiy Harmless,

The fault or giving children medi-
cine containing injurious substances,
is sometimes more disastrous than the
disease from which they are suffer
ing. Every mother should know that
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is per-
fectly safe for children to take. 1t
contains nothing harmful and for
coughs, colds and Group is unsurpass-
ed, For sale by all druggists. Oh.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-01-19

to live. Death came at 4 o'clock with
the members of the family gathered
at the bedside.
An outline of the funeral arrange.
ments was decided upon tonight.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-01-19
ECHO OF THE
DREYFUS CASE
COL. HENRY, ALLEGED TO HAVE
COMMITTED SUICIDE, SAID
TO BE ALIVE.

Paris, Jan 1S.-An extraordinary
the Express of Muhausen, from a cor
respondent formerly at Buenos Ayres,
who states that he saw in a restaurant
of that CITY Colonel Henry, the officer
who cut his own throat at Mont Vale
rien fort during the agitation over the
Dreyfus case in September, 1898. The
correspondent seems to have believ-
ed at first that Colonel Henry's ghost
had appeared to him. He knew the
colonel well and had correspondent
with him formerly. Looking steadily
the correspondent convinced himself
that the real Colonel Henry. in flesh
and blood was before him and no
phantom.
Seeing the correspondents eyes fix
ed upon him in wonderment the sup
posed Colonel Henry rose from his
seat in the restaurant and disappear
ed quickly. The correspondent then
asked the landlord and walters if they
knew the man who had just gone out
so hastily. They answered negatively
but the correspondent assured them
that the person was Henry and no.
DOuN PlSt. Later p0 llle cOIIGSpOlu-
ent returned to Paris and made an in
quiry, which, he says. was productive
Of the strongest surprises. and hence
he wrote of the matter the Alsatian
paper.
In reply to an inquiry the directors
Of the Alsatian journal state that they
published the sensational letter under
reserve, but they were tnoroughly
convinced of the good faith OF lheir
correspondent.
Doctors Tell of Suicide.
Two doctors who Were called in to
see Colonel Henry when he was lying
in his cell with his throat cut have
been questioned on the subject. One
of them. Dr.. Levy. was doing military
service at the Fort of Mont Valerien
when Colonel Henry was brought
there. He was summoned to the col
onel's cell on the night of the suicide
and found the officer quite dead. All
the doctor could do was to wash the
gaping wound and bind up the dead
mans throat. Later on Madame Hen
ry and her son came. So also did
several friends, and no doubtss what
ever as to the identity of the colonel
We're expressed. DR.. Levy. according
ly. dismiSses the story of the cor
respondent Of the Alsatian paper as
childish.
DR.. de Lagorce. who went to eX-
anime the body of Colonel Henry at
the instance of the police, did not
know the officer personally, any more
than DR.. Levy. All he can say. there
fore, is that it was a clear and undis-
putable case of suicide. The dead
officer whom he saw before him in
the cell had most undoubtedly cut his
throat with his own hand.
Now the Matin publishes a letter
from NJ. Fouillet, an artist. who SAYS
he sketched Henry at the lola trial
during the Dreyfus agitation. He is
positive that he saw this same Henry.
ana not his ghost or his double. in the
Rue Lafayette in 1899 Mr.. Fouillet
spoke to several persons about this,
but nobody cared to revive the mat
ter, so he now suggests that an in
Vestigation should be opened.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-07
AGAINST POSTMASTER GENERAL.
Suit to Restrain Enforcement Of
Fraud Order.

Postmaster General George B. Cortelyou
is made defendant in a suit filed In the Dis
trict Supreme Court by Thomas McCarty of
New York city. doing business as the ORR
entail Perfume Company, for an injunction
to restrain the Postmaster General from en-
forcing a fraud order against mail matter
connected with the business of the COM
plainant. In the suit McCarty explains to
the court that he has been engaged in the
selling of novelty consisting of highly per-
fumed tablets inclosed in gilt heart-shaped
filigree lockets. To quickly introduce into
this country celebrated Arabian perfumes, :"
he further states, certain advertisements
were published offering prizes in the shape
of silk remnants, watches, ETC.. to persons
becoming agents for the sale of the per-
fume He denies that any money was OBJ
tanned except in connection with the actual
sales.
The complainant sets forth that the bulk
of his business has been carried on through
the mails, and AYERS that the postmaster of
New York city. since April 10 last acting
1t is alleged, under order of the Postmaster
General, has refused to deliver to the COM
plainant any mail matter in that office di-
rected to him. The order of the Postma ster
General, the complainant states, was issued
April Ii, and directed that all the mail mat
be marked fraudulent" and returned to the
senders.
McCarty asks the court for an Injunction
directing the Postmaster General to revoke
the order and allow him to continue the use
or the mails in the conduct of his business.
The suit was filed by Attorneys John b.
Cotton and William F. White.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-07
PLACED ON TRIAL.
Nicholas Changui Before Jury in
Criminal Court

Nicholas Changui, an Italian laborer, en-
ployed in connection with the excavation
work at the site of the new union station,
No. l. before Justice Gould and jury, to
answer charge of criminal assault The
indictment charges that January 20 last
Margaret e. Yancey, a colored woman.
while returning to her home was passing
through Patterson's woods, near Ivy City,
was attacked by the defendant and the
crime perpetrated.
After an opening statement by Assistant
United States Attorney Charles H Turner
that the government expected to prove that
the defendant was the person who COM
mitted the assault at the time and place
mentioned in the indictment, Attorney
George e. Tralles. counsel for the defense.
informed the jury that he would prove an
alibi.
The following were chosen as a jury:
Frank B. Metzerott, John Connor, Thomas
P. Hickman. Thomas P. Morgan, Horace l..
Beall. John w. Wade. Walter B. Guy, Eu-
gene H. Pitcher, Henry Brown, Wolcott
Tuckerman, Thomas F. Keane and Andrew
Craig.
AS the District code provides that in the
event of conviction for a criminal assault
the jury may add to their verdict the death
penalty, 1T has been customary to lock up
the jury in such trials, but as neither
counsel desired this action Justice Gould
directed that If the trial should not be fin
ished today 1t would not be necessary to
keep the jury together.
Sergt. Lombardy of the police force will
act interpreter for the defendant and a
number of his witnesses who are unable to
speak the English language.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-07
AT GUNToN-TEMPLE CHURCH.
Discourse by Pastor on Immortality
of the Soul

Rev. DIR. John Lee Allison, pastor of Gun
ton-Temple Memorial Presbyterian Church,
preached last evening on the Immortality
of the Soul-Its Hopes and Assurance" He
took as his text, Genesis 1925, And God
said let US make man in our Image and
after our likeness" The pastor said, in
part: THE precious fact of Immortality
should give new meaning to both our joys
and sorrows. To feel that the soul is i'm
perishable gives an added power to life, a
significance to existence. Over the triple
doorways of the Cathedral of Milan there
are three inscriptions, spanning the splendid
arches. One reads: All that which pleases
Is only for a moment Another, All tina
which troubles is but for a moment while
the great central entrance bears the IN
scription, That only Is which IS eternal.
ut Is SO important to realize that this
life is but a fragment of the life everlast-
ing. LIES tolls and trials strain and
stress, so fill our minds and hands that we
scarcely look up and out. Tears of sad
ness obscure the vision of God and heaven.
the dust of eartn's battlefelds conceals the
blue above, and the stars of hope that
CLEAN forth their assurance of a better lie
beyond. The soul needs to get on the noun
tain top of this Scripture truth of immor-
tally and see the visions of the greath
life stretching away beyond our close hori-
IONS A look into the face Of the Christ or
study of the Word assures us that our
life really has no horizon, there is no death.
I'VE look through the empty tomb OF q
risen Lord and. as through a window see
green fields beside still waters and catch
glimpses of dear faces, missed from the
firesides. Faith In immortality draws the
veil aside and we see dear ones in the home
land above beckoning us to eternal inner
itance."
In closing the speaker charged his hearers
10 lay up for themselves a good founda-
ton against time to come, that they may
lay hold on eternal life.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-07
Services at Cosmopolitan Church,

Rev. Dr. Simon p. w. Drew, pastor of the
Cosmopolitan Baptist Church, res o street
northwest. preached yesterday at II am on
the earthquake and the destruction by fire
In San Francisco. taking as his text
Though the earth be moved and the noun
tains be carried into the sea yet will not
fear" At 3 pm. he conducted a baptismal
service in the Anacostia river, and at pm
he preached the second of the series of
sermons on the earthquake. At pm he
celebrated the Lords Supper and extended
the hand of fellowship to several new mem
bers of his church
An invitation has been extended to Mr.
Drew to deliver the seventh annual COM
mencement address at Christ's College, Bal
timore, Md, May 8, which he accepted
The college faculty, it is stated has voted
that the degree of Phi. D. be conferred upon
Mr.. Drew at the coming commencement
The church will give a reception in honor
of their pastor Thursday June T.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-07
ELABORATE ENTERTAINMENT.
Plans for Second Night Of Masonic
Nav Festival

An elaborate vaudeville performance is
being planned for the second night OF tho
Masonic May festival, Tuesday, May % by
Mr.. Joseph F. Luckett of the Columbia
Theater. who Is chairman OF the subcorn-
mittee on entertainment OF the Masonic
board Of control. The performance will be
In the nature OF polite vaudeville show,
those taking part being all professional ac-
tors and actresses who will be playing at
the several local theaters during the week
Of the festival.
Only tentative arrangements have yet
been made for the program to be presented
on the stage at Convention Hall on that
evening. but Mr.. Luckett said today that a
meeting Of the entertainment committee
will soon be called for the purpose of pre-
pairing a definite program. which will In
ciude number of striking innovations.
Large sales of tickets for the festival are
being reported to Mr.. j. Frank TrazZare.
secretary of the board of control and ali
evidences indicate that the festival Will be
the most successful Masonic event of the
KIND ever given In the District The 80 GOO
season tickets were printed for the board
by the National Publishing Company of this
city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-07
Treated at HoSnitals.

Mary Cox, colored, twenty-five years of
age, was taken sick about $50 o'clock yes
terday morning at her home, $40 18th street
southwest. The police ambulance was sum-
moned and she was removed to the Emer-
gency Hospital for treatment.
Robert Parker, young colored man, was
treated at the Emergency Hospital last
night about 1870 o'clock for an incised
wound of his left hip. He said he received
the injury while skylarking with a friend at
his home. His wound was not serious and
he remained in the hospital only short
time.
Scott Bowles, colored, twenty-six years of
age, was taken from his home in rear of
612 Q street. to Freedmen's Hospital yester-
day morning to be treated for injuries he
received Saturday night when he fell and
struck his head against the stone pavement
near his home. In addition to a cut over
his right eye the physicians found that two
of his ribs were fractured Bowles went
home after he had received the injuries and
policeman was told of the incident yester-
day morning. He summoned the patrol
wagon and had the injured man taken to
the hospital
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-07
FUND FOR CALEB POWERS.
Action Of Kentucky Republican Club
at Meeting Saturday Might.

At the meeting Of the Kentucky Republic
an Club. held Saturday night at It's head
quarters. 623 Louisiana avenue northwest,
a report was made by the committee that
is soliciting contributions in Washington for
the purpose of aiding in his next trial Caleb
Powers. who is accused of completely In the
murder of Gov. Goebel. Progress was re-
ported. but 1t was decided that. in view OF
the San Francisco subscriptions having
overshadowed everything else for the time
being. 1t would be advisable to hold the
fund open for two or three weeks longer.
The Powers case and his needs were pre-
scented to the club in a forceful and pa
thetic manner by Mr.. Jake Patrick of the
Blue Grass state. who Is a friend and neigh
Dor of Powers. 1t was decided to make
urgent appeals to all who feel an interest
in Caleb Powers and his case to send in
their contributions during the next two
weeks in order that he may know what to
depend on and to what extent he may hope
to cope with the prosecution in the way of
employing counsel and securing the pres
ence at court of his witnesses.
Mr.. Clarence F. Norment, president of
the Central National Bank, is receiving the
contributions.