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PIONEERS DUE IN FAIR WEEK State Society Will Assemble in Capital City When the Crowds Come. SOME FAIL TO PAY THEIR DUES Executive Committe Adopts Resolu tion Putting in Eorce Suspension Clause of the Constitution. The execut ive committee of the So ciety of Montana Pioneers lias ar ranged for the meeting of the society in Helena during fair week. This will be the twenty-second annual meeting, and the pioneers will gather on Tues day, Wednesday and ^Thursday, while the fair is open, At the meeting of the execution com mittee there were present, Cornelius Hedges, president: A.M. I loiter, treas urer; J. IT. Sanders, secretary'"and Conrad Kohrs and M. lteinig. There was an informal discussion of the annual meet ing of the society, and it was decided to hold it*'Tues day, Wednesday and Thursday of fair week. As the railroads make a spec ial rate to the fair, the pioneers will not have the usual trouble in getting reduced rates. 1'resident Hedges ap pointed as a committee on credentials H. M. Parchen. W. F. Word and George Hooker and a number of new members were elected to" member ship. Secretary Sanders reported that during the year he had ^issued 1,000 certificates of membership. The subject of delinquent dues was discussed by the committee and the following ^resolutions were adopted, the secretary being instructed to fur nish copies to t lie press: "Whereas, the following amendment to the constitution of the society was adopted tothe annual meeting held in 1902, at billion, Montana: " 'The annual dues shall be two ($2.00) dollars per annum from all ac tive members; provided that in case any member shall be unable to pay the same, upon recommendation of the vice president for the county in which such member lives, the execu tive committee may remit such dues; and provided, further that in case any member shall become delinquent for two years, lie shall be suspended; and provided further, that any member who may be dropped from the roll of membership by the secretary shall be reinstalled only by the payment of such delinquent dues;' and "Whereas, the Society of Montana Pioneers has a large membership, and quite a number of its members who are well able financially to pay their annual dues have neglected to][do so; "Therefore, in accordance with jtlie intention of the above resolution, we, as the executive committee, deem it our duty to enforce the provisions of tiie above resolution; it is therefore "Resolved, that all members who are two years in arrears with' their dues, and who are financially able to pay the same, be hereby notified that unless said dues are paid to tiie secre tary by Julu 1. 1903, their names will be suspended from the membership roll, as provided in said resolution."— Helena Independent, April 9. INTERVIEW WITH MISS MEYERSICK. Residents of County, Property Own ers or Not, Should Pay Taxes. In the article entitled, "Welfare of our schools'* which was published in last weeks' Democrat, the inter view with Miss Meyersick, was liable to a wrong const ruction owing to tiie fact that part of a sentence', was omitted. .Tiie paragraph should read: "One means as suggested by Miss Meyersick, is to impose a special tax on married or unmarried personsabove a certain age, who do not own prop erty and work on a salary, which would bring in a revenue from a class of people who are not now subject to taxation of any description." Miss Meyerslcks' idea is to have everyone pay their share of the school taxes whether they are property own ers or not. In some instances there are men who are at the head of fam ilies, owning nothing, who do not contribute to the schooling of their children. It is these cases and the class of unmarried men who are working for a salary that this special tax would reach. It would be an ex tremely mean spirited indvidual who would object to paying a small school tax out of his salary. It would not amount to enough in one year to de prive him of an extra box of cigars, but tiie aggregate amount from a tax of this decription throughout tiie county would help out the school fund materially. Fine job printing at tiie Democrat. BOTTl.E SHAKERS. A. Cniqne Set of Expert Wdrc Earn ers In France. The bottle shakers of France form a somewhat unique set of expert wage earners. All the larger firms of champagne makers at Reims use only the juice from the first pressing of the grape for champagne. The juice is taken in barrels to the cellars and poured into large vats. The wine remains in those vats from Oc tober until January, when the mixing takes place. This mixture is called the cuvee, and it stands again until April or June, when the great opera tion of filling the bottles takes place. First, the bottles are thoroughly test ed and well cleaned. Then tiie long pipes are extended to the bottles from the mighty vats that hold the cuvee, and as the bottles nt£ filled, corked and wired they are lowered in baskets to the caves below, where they are stack ed. These bottles are now left from one to two years, when they are put in small racks, necks downward, and for two or three months each bottle is given daily a gentle little shake by an experienced workman. In this way the sediment is brought gradually to the cork and the wine becomes perfectly clear. One man can shake about 30.000 bot tles in a day. Upon the expertness of the shakers depends in large measure the quality of the wine.—Philadelphia North American. EUGENIE'S ESCAPE. How Hie Empress Ciot Out of France After Sedan. As soon as the hot headed citizens of Paris learned in September, 1870, that their emperor, Napoleon III., had sur rendered to the Prussians at Sedan these Parisians rose in a riotous mob and made posthaste for the Tuileries. They were armed and after royal blood and plunder. The empress bad to lloe for her life. Assisted by the Austrian and Italian ministers, she made a hur ried flight from the palace, but found the mob ahead of her in tiie garden; back again and then out by a secret way into a side street, where they en tered a carriage. A street gamin rec ognized the empress here, but the shouting of the mob was so great that the boy's cry of warning was not heeded. Once the carriage was stopped by a mob, but the party alighted and man aged to escape. Finding themselves near the residence of Dr. Evans, the American dentist, they took refuge there, and tiie doctor took upon him self the responsibility of Empress Eu genie's safety. The empress put on a dress belonging to Mrs. Evans and, with Mme. Breton, her friend, was driven by Dr. Evans to .be suburbs. Dr. Evans explained that tl c women were a patient and her attendant whom be was taking to a sanitarium. Two days later the fugitives reached a eoast town, • whence they escaped to England. Teeth and Temperament. "I don't suppose many people stop to think that the formation of their teeth Is an Indication of their temperament," said a dentist the other day. "Did you ever see a person with long, narrow teeth who had not a very nervous, high struug temperament? Did you over see a person with short, broad teeth who was not somewhat phlegmatic and cheerful? I often won der when the pretty girl opens her mouth to show her ivory white teeth If she realizes that some of us are sizing up her disposition. "I unconsciously fall into the habit of looking at tiie teeth of the people I meet socially and choosing my ac quaintances accordingly. That is one of the reasons why false teetli ought to be made exactly like the original set. They have to fit the temperament of the wearer."—Philadelphia Record. First Jewelry Store. It may interest women to know that the first jewelry store was started in the city of Cliungon about 3,000 years ago. The Celestial millionaires of that period knew nothing of the fascination of diamonds, because diamonds were not in vogue at that B. C. period. Pearls and jade and coral and other unpolished mineral substances had to content them, and as if to make good the glitter of rivieres and tiaras the princesses of Cliaiigon employed arti sans to fashion them tiie most wonder ful gold and silver ornaments, which in themselves were far more costly than diamonds.—Boston Herald. Books and Their Making. "At present the American people are divided Into two classes," said "the head of a well known publishing house In New York, "those who forget to read and those who read to forget. A book was formerly a thing put aside to be read, but now it is a thing read to be put aside. I am not sure which is the better botli for us bookmakers and the public, but it is certainly a fact that bookmaking is now a manufac ture, while it used to be a science." Pick the Winner. Once on a time two youths were suit ors for the hand of a good, beautiful, sensible, bright, tactful, candid, soul ful, womanly girl. One youth made love. The other made money. Puzzle.—Which youth married the good, beautiful, sensible, bright, tact ful, candid, soulful, womanly girl? A Sure Itemedy. . Mother—Have you told Olga that if she insists on marrying that lieutenant who is so deep in debt you won't give her a penny? Father—No; I guess I will tell the lieutenant instead. That will be more effective.—Fliegende Blat ter. rmm FERGUS COUNTY HARDWARE CO, INCORPORATED ■DEALERS IN Heavy and Shelf Hardware. Mining Supplies Oliver Chilled and Steel Plows. The Advance Thresher and Engimes. Parlin & Ormdorff Plows and Harrows. Studebaker Wagons and Buggies. The Sattley Disk Plow, the Best on Earth. The Illinois Cream Separator. Monitor Disk Drill, the Gold Medal Winner. Oil of all kinds for Machinery or Painting. WOOL SACKS > AND TWINE Woodman & Charters Old Stand or New Lang Building, Upper Main Street GO TO St. Louis ...VIA... The North-Western Line and Chicago Four Fine Fast Trains Daily Minneapolis and St. Paul to Chicago Direct Connections at Chicago with 12 Trains for St. Louis...... Stop-OOer Allotted at Chicago For rates and other information regarding World's Fair, address A. M. FENTON, General Agent, Helena, Mont. T. W. TEASDALE, Gen. Pass. Agt., St. Paul, Minn. Get Rid of the Gophers By Using WOODLARK SQUIRREL POISON It is the easiest and surest way DELZELL DRUG COMPANY ..The Leading Druggists... Money to Lend We are now prepared to receive applications for ..Ten Year Loans.. = == UPON -— Itnpioved Ranch Property In ahy amount. Reasonable interest rates and prepayment privileges . . . WRIGHT BROS. Real Estate, Loans, Abstracts of Thle, General Insurance ..... Telephone No. 30. Opposite P. O. LhWibTOWN, - MONTANA Up-to-Date Job Printing at the Democrat Office. Le<wisto<wn Coal Company * We have reopened our new mine and now have the BEST COAL ON THE MARKET Clear of any hone or dirt. We absolutely guarantee the quality. Once tried will always be used. • Oftiee at Scales, rear of Delzell's Drug Store. Tel. 147. A. Hopkins 6- Sons PURE FOOD GROCERS We have just received for the Lent season the most complete line of Salt and Canned Fish in the city. We have only room to quote a few of the staples, but everything else in proportion : Fancy Family Mackerel, 2 for......................... Tied Sock-Eye Salmon, 2 lbs....................... White Fish, 2 lbs......................... 3 lbs Wood Box Club House Codfish, abso lutely boneless, regular price 75c, during this season....... A. Hopkins <S- Sons SPRING CREEK COAL COMPANY S c, "Sts > T ® - c •£ <D 5 ~ Q< One ton or less, per toil........ 9S.OO One to five tons, per ton........ 4.50 Over five tons, per ton......... 4.00 All coal at mine, per ton......... 4.00 Special Price on Quantities at the Mine 13 50 z M O PI PJ 3 C fi SPRING (REEK COAL COMPANY Office, Mont. Lumber Co.'s Old Building, 5th Ave. 'Phone 157. MONTANA RAILROAD COMPANY Tin Card Effective at 12:01 a. m. Sunday, November 6, 1904. Daily except Sunday Lve. 7:30 a.m. 11:02 " Arr. 11:30 p.m. Lve. 12:01 " 12:40 " 1:00 " 1:41 " 2:20 " 3:50 " 4:58 " Arr. 0:00 " STATIONS . .Lombard.. ... I >orsey... .. .Summit.. .. Lennep... • Martinsdale ... Twodot.. .Harlowton. .....Tibet... ... Moore... . Lewistown. Daily except Sunday Arr. Lve, Arr. Lve. 7 3:45 12:55 12:30 12:00 11:20 10:53 10:23 9:53 8:35 7:35 7:00 p.m m. a. 111 Montana Railroad Co., Helena. Montana. D11CLOS & WALDEN ^ Practical Tailors n? % S Opposite Fair Store M y Street * JJUNTOON. WORDEN & SMITH ATTORNEYS AT LAW Office Main St., Opposite Day House. Tel. 70 Lewistown, Montana. g W. PENNOCK ATTORNEY A' .AW TELEPHONE BT Lewistown,