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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-12-28

possible to develop certain coal fields
and yet comply with the law. 1t is a
scandal to maintain laws which sound
we'll, but which make fraud the key
without which great natural resources
must remain closed. The law should
give individuals and corporations un-
der popular government regulation and
control 1.-THE details of which 1 shall
not at present discuss) the right to
work bodies OF coal land large enough
for profitable employment. My own
belief is that there should be provis-
ion for leasing coal, oil and gas rights
under proper restrictions. If the addi.
tional force of special agents and min
ing experts l recommend is provided
and well used, the result will be not
only to stop land frauds, but prevent
delays in patenting claims and con-
serve the indispensable fuel sources
of the nation.
'The control of grazing in the ma
tional forests is an assured success.
The condition of the range is improv-
ing rapidly, water is being developed,
much feed formerly wasted is now saw
ed and used, range controversies are
settled, opposition to the grazing fee
|
men are earnestly supporting the for
est service and cooperating with it
effectively for the improvement of the
range.
THE situation on the open govern
ment range is strikingly different. Its
carrying capacity has probably been
reduced one-half by over-grazing and
is still falling. Range controversies
in many places are active and bitter
and life and property are often in dan.
ger. The interests, both of the live
stock industry and of the government
are needlessly impaired. The present
situation is indefensible from any
point of view, and it should be ended.
Il recommend that bill be enact
ed which will provide for government
control of the public range through the
department of agriculture, which alone
is equipped for that work Such a
bill should insure to each locality
rules for grazing specifically adapted
to its needs, and should authorize the
collection of a reasonable grazing fee
Above ALL the rights Of the settler and
home-maker should be absolutely guar
anteed.
Much of the public land can only
be used to advantage for grazing when
fenced. Much of the fencing has been
done for that reason and also to pre-
vent other stock owners from using
the land to which they have an equa
right under the law. Reasonable fenc
ing, which promotes the use of the
range and yet interferes' neither with
settlement nor with other range rights
| would be thoroughly desirable If il
were legal, yet the law forbids, anc
the law must and will be enforced.
will see to it that the illegal fence;
are removed until congress at the
present session takes steps to legalizt
proper fencing by government contro
of the range
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-12-28

Prevention and Mastery o. Disease.
It is probable that most Of 10 have
heard more or less about the remark
able success which attended the efforts
Of the japanese to prevent and con.
troll disease among their armies in
Manchuria; but It has remained for
Major Louis L. Seaman to place the
full facts before the world in q work
to which he has given the appropriate
title Real Triumph Of Japan" The
high reputation Of Major Seaman q
an army surgeon, and the fact that his
assertions are based upon personal OBJ
servation during his presence with the
armies in Manchuria, place the state
ments contained in his work, extraor.
binary though they be, beyond all ques-
ton as to their veracity and accu-
racy.
It is shown by Longman's tables that
for nearly two centuries past, in wars
that extended over any great period
Of time, on an average at least four
men have persisted from disease to
every one who has died Of wounds
while 1854 were invaded home by
disease. Major Seaman quotes from
Vital Statistics for 1898, in which the
SurgeOn-General of our army shows
that while deaths from battle casual.
ties were 293, those from disease
amounted to 1851, or IA from disease
to from casualty. These surprising
figures are compared with the record
made by the Japanese. The japanese
statistics show that from February,
1904, to May, 1905, although 52,946
were killed or died from wounds, only
II 1892 died from various diseases. That
is to say, only one died from sickness
to every four and one-half men who
died in battle from wounds.
i This complete reversal of the sta.
/ tistics of the two leading nations Of
! western civilization constitutes, &C
cording to Major Seaman, the real tri
umph of Japan for it is fact that
in their war with China only ten years
before, the Japanese lost about the
| same average as that which prevailed
during our own civil war, namely
three from disease to one from bull
/ let's. In that war they realized that
disease was even more fatal than the
enemy's weapons, and in the interven
/ ing years they set out to master the
! invisible foe with success to which
the statistics, as above given, bear elo
quent testimony. These results were
obtained by careful study OF military
sanitation and hygiene, and by a most
thorough meteorological examination
Of the water along the line Of march
and in the vicinity of the camps. The
water-testing outfit formed part of ev
cry sanitary detachment, and every
foraging and scouting department wa:
accompanied by medical officer who
made an examination of the water tt
be used by the troops. In view of tbs
extraordinary facts developed as thu
result of Major Seaman's invesriga
ton. it is not putting the case toe
strongly to say that, as matters now
stand, the medical corps has as much
if not more, to do with the winning Of
campaigns and the mitigation Of tbs
horrors of war as any other depart
ment of the army.-Scientific Ameri
can.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-12-28
How Drphtherla is Contracted.

One often hears the expression, MY
child caught severe cold which de-
veloped into diphtheria, when the
truth was that the cold had simply
left the little one particularly suscep
tible to the wandering diphtherid
germ When Chamberlain Cough
Remedy is given it quickly cures the
cold and lessons the danger of diph
iberia or any other germ disease be
ing contracted. For sale by all drug
gists. Oh.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-12-28
Passed Examination Successfully

James Donahue, New Britain, Conn,
writes: 4 tried several kidney rem.
edies, and was treated by our best
physicians for diabetes, but did not
improve until | took Foley's Kidney
Cure. After the second bottle show
ed improvement, and five bottles cured
ME completely. | have since passed
rigid examination for life insurance.
Foley's Kidney Cure cures back-acne
and all forms Of kidney and bladder
trouble. c. H. Williams. Fo.
For job work In any line. neatly
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-12-28

They have made civilization possible.
They have made it possible for the
earth to support at least q hundred
people where 1t could have supported
only one but for such services az
theirs.
The men who have rendered these
great services are called capitalists.
They are hated and reviled and threat
ened with destruction by increasing
numbers Of men and women called so.
cialists, who but for capitalists could
not have existed on this planet and
who could not exist long II they had
their way and exterminated capital
lists by taking away and dividing
among themselves all their accumula
lions that are susceptible Of division
These foolish haters Of those who
have really. though perhaps not pur.
posely been their greatest benefactorl
are in. liking q revolution which would
destroy themselves even more surely
and swiftly than it would destroy those
whom they hate.-Chicago Chronicle
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-12-28
Cure for Sore Nipples.

As son as the child Is done nursing,
apply Chamberlain's salve. Wipe IL
off with a soft cloth before allowing
the child to nurse Many trained
nurses use this with the best results.
Price 25 cents per box. For sale by
all druggists. Oh.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-12-28
Deafness Cannot Be Cured.


BY local applications, as they can
not reach the diseased portion of tn
ear. There is only one way to cure
deafness, and that is by constitution
al remedies. Deafness is caused BY
an inflamed condition of the mucous
lining of the Eustachian Tube. When
this tube is inflamed you have q
rumbling sound or imperfect hearing
and when it is entirely closed, deaf
ness is the result, and unless the in
flammation can be taken out and this
tube restored to its normal condition
hearing will be destroyed forever;
nine cases out of ten are caused by
catarrh, which is nothing but an in
famed condition of the mucous sur
faces.
We will give One Hundred Dollar;
for any case of deafness (caused by
catarrh) that cannot be cured by Halls
Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars, free
F. ]. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo, o.
Sold by druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for con
Stipation.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-07-20
charge of the lynching of ]. V. John

charge of the lynching Of ]. V. john
SON:
The situation as developed at the
morning session may be said to have
been a moral and spiritual contest
between Judge Shaw on the one hand
and the people of Union and Arson
counties on the other. The statement
is not made sensationally, but With a
careful regard for the facts. It is the
broad definition of the existing feel
ings, leaving out of account the small
minority who desire the conviction OF
the defendants. That feeling may be
best expressed in a single phrase
judge against people"
The IndustrialN News comments at
large upon the above paragraph ana
sincerely regrets such a sentiment.
It is right. If that be truly the sentl-
ment in these two counties il is most
surely 10 be regretted. When it comes
to the pass Of Judge against people"
the country is in a bad shape.
We believe that if there is any law
for irving the caseEi in Union county
If should be tried and tried now. There
is no doubt but what a mob did lynch
Johnson and if it Is in the power of the
state to find the members of that mob
il has no one its duty until they are
found and severely punished, as Sc
yerelv as the law will allow.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-07-20
SPECIAL RATES VIA SEABOARD
AIR LINE RAILWAY.

TORONTO, CAN. Meeting odd Eel
lows, dates Of sale, rates and con-
ditions to be announced later.
OMAHA, NEB. International Conven-
ton Baptist Young Peoples Union
of America July 12th-15th, n
first class fare plus $500 for round
trip.
RALEIGH. y. c.. Farmers Conven-
ton, July 10th-12th, one first class
fare plus % cents for round trip.
MONTEAGLE, TENN. Woman's Con-
gress, July 30th-August goth, n
first class fare plus 25 cents for
round trip.
ASHEVILLE, N. c. Commercial Law
League Of America, one first class
fare plus 25 cents for round trip.
TUSCALOOSA, ALA. Summer School
for Teachers. June 13th-July oath,
one first class fare plus 25 cents
for round trip.
MONTEAGLE, TENN. Monteagle Bible
Training School, July 5th-August
1st, one fare plus 25 cents round
trip.
MONTEAGLE, TENN. Monteagle
Sunday School Institute, July
15th-August 5th, one fare plus IS
cents round trip.
CHARLOTTE, n. c. Religious and
Educational Convention, July
19th-22nd, one and one-third fares
plus % cen round trip.
NASHVILLE, TENN. Fisk University
Summer School, July 2nd-August
3rd, one first class fare plus 25
cents round trip.
MINIATURES. WIS. Grand Aerie,
Fraternal Order Of Eagles, Au-
gust 14th-1Sth, one first class fare
plus $500 round trip.
LEXINGTON, Ky. National Grand
Lodge United Brothers of Friend
ship and Sisters Of the Mysterious
Ten. July 30~th-August 3rd, one
first class fare plus 25 cents round
trip.
OXFORD, MISS. Summer School,
University of Mississippi, June
18th-July 2Sth, one first class fare
plus 25 cents round trip.
KNOXVILLE, TENN. Summer School
Of the South, June 19th-July 9th,
one first class fare plus 25 cents
for the round trip.
NASHVILLE, TENN. Peabody Col
lege Summer Schools for Teach
ers Vanderbilt Biblical Institute,
June 11th-August 10th. one first
class fare plus % cents round trip.
For detailed information as to rates.
schedules, dates of sale, limits, etc.
address your Ticket Agent Or the un-
derSigned.
c. H. GATTIS.
Travelling Passenger Agent,
I'LL % Raleigh. N. c..
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-07-20
EARTH CONTINUES TO SHAKE
Two More Shocks a. SocOrrO-PeOplc
Leaving That SectiOn-Street Car
Thrown From Track at FL PasO.
But a Few People sleep in louise

Santa Fe, N. NJ, July 1S.-Two more
earthquake shocks occurred at Soco--
70 this morning. The shocks Were
felt distinctly as far south as Ell Paso,
Texas, where yesterday a street car
was thrown from the track by a shock.
Refugees from Socorro and other towns
in the Rio Grande valley are daily
coming to Santa Fe and Albuquerque.
ALI night long one tremOr after an
other passed over the lower RI"
Grande valley keeping the people at
the highest tension. But few nave
slept in house for the past few nights
Observers think spirals Of smoke III the
lava fields in the direction of A!mo
Gordo are probably from hot springs
or other volcanic manifestations. A
drenching rain passed over the valley
during the might, adding to the dis
comfort Of the campers.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-07-20
PHILADELPHIA CHOSEN
Grand lodge of EIks VIII Meet in
Quaker City Next Year.

Denver, Colo, July 1s.-Philadel-
phla was chosen by the grand lodge Of
lfe benevolent Protective Order Of
hiks TO-DAY as the convention city
for next year. philadelphia received
4s9 votes, Baltimore 265, st. Joseph
was Withdrawn from the contest. 1t
IS estimated at the local headduart-
ers or the Elks' reunion that there
are now 10000 visitors in Denver, OF
Whom $500 are Elks and members Of
.ieir Families. 4 feature OF the cele-
p!duon today was a massed band pa
tdde- There were 31S musicians in
line.
me afternoon session Of the grand
iodge was devoted to revision of the
constitution IN by laws. One of the
SUBJECTS considered was the Elks home
az Bedford City. Virginia. The home
mas not come up to the expectation
OF the o~riginators and IL Is proposed
convert it into a hospital or infirmary
OF some kind.
Inc grand lodge went on record
empnatically against auxiliary bodies
OF any kind and against an insurance
feature In this connection.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-07-20
WAS ALFRED BET MARRIED.?
Insurance Policy Taken Out Sixteen
Years Ago.

New York, July 1S.-Speculation as
to whether Alfred Belt, the South At
ricaa fnancier and millionaire, who
died in London Monday left a widow,
was aroused today by the discovery
that in making an application to an
American life insurance company for
insurance on his life in 1890, Mr.. Belt
named as the beneficiary of his policy
my intended wife. Elizabeth Bennett.
Belt"
Whether this stated inteneion OF
marrying was ever carried out was not
stated in the statistics furnished to the
insurance company, which showed that
at the time he submitted to a physical
examination before receiving his poll
cies, Mr.. Belt was unmarried. Although
sixteen years have elapsed since the
policies were taken out in favor of
Elizabeth Bennett, and during that
time Belt has been constantly brought
I o public notice. yet he has AWAY.
been regarded as a bachelor.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-07-20
REDsoLE SUES THE A. c. L.
That on Account of the Di>oE-
der. Confusion and III hafiaSe-
ment ON Train He Was tofeeo "
Commit a Homicide 20 save His o"h
Life.
lSneciaI 10 The MessenxeT.l

tSpSAIal III Int
FAYETTEVILLE, y. C. July 1S.-NessTs-
Robinson and Shaw. a law firm OF ehis
city. and Mr.. John ". Bolton, II
Of the bar. today instituted suit agaiast
the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, opef-
ating the branch Atlantic and 1adk.n
Railroad, between Sanford n WI
minton, the papers returnabie a ne
August term of the Cumberland SUI
psrior court their client being becsoie'
who killed AleXston on an excursion
train between Sanford and Wilmington
on the night of Saturday, 1th lnsfah,.
or the early morning Of Sunday, TIE
sth instant. The damages are not, so
far specifically stated, but Il IS uIceT~
stood that a large mount VIII DC
asked for. The complaint OF the plain
tiff, Bedside, is set forth as foiioWs
That when the excursion train start
ed from Stedman, Alexson declared MS
intention of killing plaintiff, swearing
that he should never get back 10 Stea-
man.: that he was drunk n disorder
" and showed himself to be heavily
armed: that Oh the excursion train. me
plaintiff. so far from provoking trouDlt
with the deceased AleXsOn, bought Il
reserve seat in a locked car, hat the
managers of the excursion train left
said train in charge Of the conductor.
who, on starting TO unlock the car IL
which Bedside vas seated. was warned
by passengers not TO do so, as Alexston
would harm or kill Bedside; that The
conductor declared that AleXston wa
bluffing; that he did unlock door or
car; that Alexston entered with TWO
revolvers in his hands. whereuooE
plaintiff, in defense Of his W life.
took that of AleXstOn.
The plaintiff states that, in con>e-
! quence of the disorder, confusion ana
bad management on said train, and ca
| account . above all, of the cloud rest
ing upon him, that in consequence u
said bad management, he was force
{! to commit homicide. he HI been Sc
riously and grievOusly injured.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-07-20

Charlotte, N. c., July 1s.-Judge
Thomas j.. Shaw, presiding owe. a
special term of Union county Superior
court at Monroe. today entertained a
motion to Quash the indictments
against the alleged lynchers of john
ston at Wadesboro on the ground thai
they could not properly be brought in
Union county. The counsel for the state
excepted and appealed to the supreme
court. The twenty defendants were
held in $4,000 bonds each for their
appearance at the next term of Union
superior court by which time a decision
may have been reached by the states
highest court.
The case Of Zeke Lewis is the n
at issue and if the supreme court hoids
that the revision of the code by which
a portion of the statute was not
brought forward, has the effect OF an
nulling the provision for trying the
case in another county, they will doubt
less be remanded to Arson, the county
in which the lynching occurred, for
trial. If the court holds otherwise The
cases will be heard at some future
term OF court in Union county
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-07-20
JAPAN HASA TRUST
Cotton Manufacturing Companies Com
bine to Capture Trade of Nanchuria.

Washington, July 1S.-Information
received by the bureau Of manufac-
lures is 10 the effect TIA a great guild
Of cotton manufacturing companies of
Japan has been formed to capture he
Manchurian trade. IN connection
with the enterprise. ne government
has decided TO make loans through the
Yokohama specie bank. without limi-
tatlons as TO the amount, o only on
cotton textiles. but on matches. cement
beer, marine products. lumber and 9TH
eT goods TO be exported TO Manchuria
at the rate of four per cent per an
mum. AS regards freightage the gov
eminent will carry out negotiations
wit hthe Chinese eastern railway and
the subsidized japanese steamship
lines. The government will pursue
a similar policy with regard to Korea.
The bureau of manufactures has re-
ceived reports from Ambassador
Wright Of Toxic and from other sourc-
es confirming this new movement in
Japan.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-07-20

Stamp Clerk J.. F. Reynolds return
ed this afternoon from Asheville,
where he witnessed the transfer OF the
internal revenue office TO tho new col
lecto:, Mr.. Geo. H. Brown Mr.. Rey-
noldG brought his commission home
with Inn. He a Y that all OF the old
clerks, field deputies, etc, were recon-
missioned. The new collector gave all
of the men 10 understand that il they
were competent they would be retain
ed. otherwise they would have to step
down and out.
In reply tC 2 query MI. Reynolds
stated that the impression prevails at
Asheville that the collectors Office
will later be moved to S~tatesville. Mr..
Brown stated emphatically that he
proposed to run the Office and would
spend most of his time in Asheville
until it is definitely determined where
the office is to be permanently located.
OF course he prefers 10 have 1t at
Statesville, where he owns a beautiful
home.-Winston Sentinel.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-07-20

.nneaI 70 b. Madr To-
Bnnapdr'

Washington. july 4
rerary Newberry. - .1~
ment today heard A.,s
Wise. Of Norfolk,
al of the oontag ous t1
from Craney Islam II
This has been a ma -
for come months -nt ;2@
rodav was to love ~ -
s,ooi subject to Al a2,
Bonaparte when j
means that To- - >. 4
the navy d~eparnen, 81
the removal OF ne
ney island can 81; a[~l
cities Of Norfolk and 4
site for buildings T2
sicted with contagious
be sent. -
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-07-20

1t looks like Mr.. Hackett has got TO
conduct his canvas of the eighth all
by himself, or once in a while catch
Mr.. Blackburn on the run The demo
cratic candidate must know come
mighty tough things on his opponent
or else the latter is afraid that he
does. 1t must be some such reason as
this which makes Mr.. Blackburn 80
afraid of meeting Mr.. Hackett in Joint
debate
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-07-20
THE FAYETTEVILLE CONVENTION

Today week the democratic cOnvCn-
ton of this congressional district meets
in Fayetteville. There is going 10 De
a warm time in that old town on that
day. There is going to be a hot fight
over the congressional nomination.
Who the successful candidate will
be it is impossible to predict at this
day.
candidates are confident of success,
while there are others who talk about
the impossibility of any one of them
being successful, and speak with con-
fidence of a dark horse whoever he
may be. 1t has not developed yet from
what county, even, the dark horse, if
one is run, will be drawn. There is a
feeling in the air that such a movement
will be attempted. What success it will
have if undertaken it is too soon in
the game to predict.
We do not take much stock in this
idea. We think there will hardly ne
running room for a fifth candidate.
The race is going to be the field against
Mr.. Patterson, with that gentleman the
second choice of a great many friends
of his three opponents.
New Hanover is out of the race. The
men in charge of the party in this
county have played such poor politics
that they have destroyed whatever
chances there might have been to Sc
cure the nomination for n OF her
sons IN case there should be a deadlock
among the four avowed candidates. In
case such condition should arise this
county is the last one in the district
to which the friends Of the present
candidates would turn for a a Oh
whom to unite. For this condition OF
affairs the people of New Hanover
alone are responsible, or rather those
of her people who took charge of he
democratic county convention which
was held for the appointment of dele
| gates to the congressional convention
which did not appoint them, but left
the matter in the hands of the chair
man of that convention and an adv:s-
DRY committee to be appointed by him
to aid him in the naming of the rep
~resentatives of the democracy of the
county in the congressional conven-
ton. That county convention entirely
ignored the plan of organization of The
party which provides for the manner
of choosing delegates to state and dis
trict conventions.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-07-20
Lawyer Gibson DISCHARGED.

New York. July 19.-Burten ".
Gibson, the lawyer who was committed
TO the tombs prison in default of s25.-
900 bail to await the action of the
grand jury in connection with the
murder OF Mrs. Alice D. Kinan ap-
peared before Justice Blanchard TODAY
on a writ of habeas corpus and was
discharged from custody. The district
attorneys Office made no opposition to
the argument Of Gibson's counsel that
Gioson'c commitment was illegal.