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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-12-11

Avon Springs N Y, Feb. f. 1901.
DR. Taft Bros. Medicine Co.
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the first Of November. very Soo noticed "A RADICAL Improvement. After using one
bottle her Asthma has disappeared and she is entirely free from all symptoms. feel
that eau consistently recommend the medicine to all ~ho are afflicted with this dis
trsing disease. Yours respectfully, o. II. PHELPS NJ ID.
Dr. TAFT BmA Medicine Co. Feb. s. 1901.
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remedies, but they have all Jailed. ran across your Advertisement and started with
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~s unable to work. am now the best Of health and I'm doing business every day.
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Home address, 25 Ryington street.. S. RAPHAEL,
81 East 129th ct. City.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-12-11

of medicine.
This picture represents
the Trade Marx of SCOTS
Emulsion and is on the
wrapper Of every bottle.
Send for Tree sample.
SCOTT & BOVINE,
4oo Pearl ST.. New York.
soc. and tIsall druggists.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-12-11
Rev. DR.. Morris Wechsler,
OF the Cong. Bnai Israel.

IN Dol OF inc JOng. BhaI IsrheI.
NEW York, Jan. 3, 1901.
Drs. Taft Bros. Medicine Co.,
Gentlemen: Your Asthmalene IL an excel
lent remedy for Asthma and Hay Fever, and
ubIttititu Blt, ATE. bl tI,Llhs ylitb
The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-29

more about the condition of working
women than anybody else in the coun-
try.
That" was a little white card
somewhat worn with handling, and
having a list of New York stores
printed upon it.
York Consumers League" said Mrs.
Kelley. Il saw it in the cardcase of a.
woman in Minneapolis. She told me
that she came down to this city to
shop about once a year, and she keeps
the card so that she can shop right
! have found that card as far south as
Richmond, Va"
What is the White List?" asked the
reporter stupidity.
THE White List" replied Mrs. KEEL
ley. contains the names of those re-
tail stores in New York which most
nearly comply with the requirements
of the Consumers League. They pay
their women employees living wage;
allow them all the legal holidays and
half day weekly during July and
August with pay; give them three
quarters of an hour at noon; provide
proper lunch and retiring rooms, the
latter in sanitary condition. And II
fines are imposed they go into fund
for the benefit of the employees"
Who found out all about this?' de-
manded the reporter.
The Consumers League of New
York" said Mrs. Kelley. You see,"
she continued, 'it makes a good deal
of difference II a body of rich, influ-
entail women are watching and in
quiring about such things. Proprietors
are very much more careful how they
treat the girls who work for them.
The league made no black list It con-
demned no one. 1t simply prepared a
white list of the fair houses, distribut-
ed it among it's friends, and asked
them to shop in those places. That
is the best kind of advertising and
merchants were willing to give some
thing to get it,"
Did it make any difference?" said
Mrs. Kelley, that where the New
York Consumers League started with
two stores on its white list ten years
ago, to-day 1t has forty. Ten years ago
Mrs. Frederick Nathan and Mrs.
Charles Lowell sent out 1,400 letters to
the merchants of New York, Offering
to examine their stores and place them
on their list. They received two an
swers. They visited those stores and
placed them on their White List.
They found very bad conditions in
New York; young children working 90
hours a week in December for 30 cents
"a cent an hour. They found retiring
rooms in wretched sanitary conditions,
and yet the only place in the store
where an employe could eat her lunch
con. Now no child works for less than
$l.75 a week. Sanitary conditions have
very greatly improved, and good lunch
rooms have been provided in many OF
the stores. The league secured the PAS
sage OF the law providing seats for the
clerks and also that no child under IA
should be employed. The Saturday
half holiday In summer and the five
legal holidays with pay were unknown
ten years ago. Now they are nearly
universal"
How were you able TO do all that?"
said the reporter IN an amazed tone.
OF oiheers across the desk, The report.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-29

may be worn at outside functions. II
other materials are preferred than
those here employed, black satin and
point desprit will realize handsome re-
suit; and IL the wearer is one of those
sweet apple checked elderly women
who love color, made in the same way,
gray and pink brocade over a tilmy
petticoat of gray net, will be found
charging.
Old ladies are not so somber in dress
nowadays as they once were. The
world may blame them for IT and say,
lat her age" but for my part there
is nothing / love so much as to see
some fine elderly woman clinging to
the lovely tints OF youth. We are old
soon enough. heaven knows. and in
these coquettish grandmammas we
may discern a pleasant forgetfulness
of the fact So let us encourage their
sweet weaknesses.
The BoIerO Hediyivus.
Like the voice Of the turtle. the call
OF the bolero IN again heard in the
land. and considering how very becom-
ing are It's dainty details, their contin-
ued popularity II not astonishing. But
Fashion must always do something 20
make you believe you are getting "A
new desc, W the LATEST boleros run 70
The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-29
WOMAN MUST WEAR A BIRD.
IL She Can't Get "A Bird She Takes a.
Butterfly.

New York. Sept. 27.-Birds and but
terflies are the quite new models for
most Of the dainty bits Of jewelry that
give the cachet of smartnes sto elab-
crate gowns this season In London.
Happily, also, they occur in such var
led designs and so many degrees of
quality that women who habitually
ride in the 'busses can wear them quite
as well as those who recline in the ele-
CANT victorias of Hyde Park. Per-
haps the birds are little more sought
after than the butterflies. In fact. n
seems that nobody is anybody in Lon
don who doesn't wear as an ornament
a small bird of some sort. Few there
are, indeed, of the feathered tribe that
have escaped imitation.
Even the ungainly body OF the Young
snipe Is set up in tiny rose diamonds
TO serve as catch pin about an inch
long. The English pheasant with long
tail feathers is a favored and grace
ful design In precious stones. Tyre
birds are reserved for the hair. and he
hind their spread tails are placed high.
SOFT aigrettes. These birds are made
both IN rhinestones and in diamonds
ana cost therefore upwards from NJ
teen dollars 70 almost a kings ransom.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-29
WOMEN 0FFIcEH0LDERS.
THE NUMBER Of THEM is MOST
SURPRISING.

In the Full Suffrage States This
Might BE Expected-In Others II
Must Depend on Merit-They Are
County Treasurers, County Super
intendents and Clerks of the Court.
One Writes Legal Opinions for the
Government-Anothe Inspects and
superintends the Cleaning of
Streets.
Washington, Sept FIT has been
shown that whether or not women
have the suffrage, they are holding of
flee in ever increasing numbers; that,
in fact, although it seems a paradox,
more of them appear to be officeholders
in states which give women no political
rights than in those in which they en-
joy the franchise. In many states
where women have not the ballot they
hold offices (Which might be plums for
voters) entirely because of their abil-
ity, which must be of an unusual kind
in order to override mems desire to
reward their own sex for political SER
vice. But here are some of the good
things performed by women in states
where they do vote, which consequent
ly do not indicate whether they are
more or less deserving than men.
Mrs. Mary A. Wright, member of the
last Idaho Legislature, has been unani-
The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-29

Two, three or five dainty little swal-
lows crossing on the wing a parallel
bar is not exactly a new design, but 1t
now is certainly having a second wave
OF popularity, while small peacocks, al
together new, are among the most
gorgeous Of the bird ornaments. When
not made up of stones these are done
IN exquisite enamel, each eye of the
magnificent tail being wonderfully true
to life. Such brooch was first or
dered by Lady Warwick, who has an
especial fondness for peacocks, and
whose flock of white ones at Warwick
castle have long been one Of the sights
of that part of England. Ducks are
not. forgotten in this reigning passion
for birds. Nearly always, however,
they are made of enamel on either
gold or silver their highly colored
necks and heads cleaning in the light
most brilliantly. Pouter and fantail
pigeons are among the very attractive
and quaint of the new designs.
With the BUTTERFLIES also there Is
much variety in the style of makeup,
and while the handsomest ones are
costly, there are others very pretty
that come within the range of nearly
all. But always, it must be remem-
bered, that 1t takes a certain type or
woman, light, fiower-like looking
creature, to wear we'll butterfly. AL
most every woman, on the contrary.
can find some bird that suits her per-
sonality. fetching way to wear any
OF these ornaments is as clasps for
some of the numerous chains which
are hung about the neck.
Chains, indeed, instead of being
about ready to be laid on the shelf, are
apparently increasing their hold on the
heart of womankind, old and young. IL
would be difficult to assert just what,
that is at all feasible, is not being hung
on them. The present fad is to at
tach at their ends little mirror clev-
erly disguised. The uninitiated thinks
that he sees an enameied water lily.
beautiful fieur de lis, or large four
leaf clover dangling about it's fair own
er's neck. This fanciful floral design,
however, pushes open like a locket and
displays underneath a bit of looking
glass just large enough for a hasty
peep. On another jingling end is
small round box of either gold or sill
yer. 1t harbors a tiny powder puff, and
touch of newness is a good sized
piece of pink coral set in it's top. In
travelling, especially, these recherche
knick -knacks find a field of usefulness
in helping their wearers to keep tidy
and presentable.
Along with chains are strings or
beads, both fine and coarse, and OF
every conceivable color and quality.
Sometimes at their ends they are fin
ished with two quaint little tassels. So
abundantly are these gaily colored
beads seen in London and at the gay
watering places as to suggest bar
barrie age, or the North American In
dams.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-29

part of his plumage. Even where no
other bird effect is seen, a stuffed head
may crop up, holding down a big ro-
settle of velvet or silk on a. round hat.
These run to very astounding bills
long and slim, like the cranes or fiat
duck spoons, and painted in brilliant
reds and yellows that are plainly the
handiwork of man.
Wherefore the effect of some OF these
heads is grotsque in the extreme, re-
minding you of the clown in the circus,
who wears the nose that does not fit.
Again whole parrots. with vivid green
bodies and bright blue wings, will be
discovered, perched upon some wide
puffed velvet crown, the head pointing
downward over the front and the tail
lifted to accommodate the rise of the
back. Shaped pieces of delicate lace
are now stretched over wire to initiate
the wide quilts found so decorative.
More Sensible Hats.
Coming to something really worth
while-for these whole-bird trimmings
are too outre to be desirable-there
are some pretty round hats with rolled
brims. all in changeable breast
feathers, that may be recon-
mended. These are trimmed at the
left side with made plumes of the
same, ending in floating tails. No other
garniture than the breasts is used, and
The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-29

in-two look which the dark jupes and
pale waists once gave is graciously
eliminated.
How desperately weary we all got of
those gloomy black skirts and eternal
fancy bodies, and how daintily feminine
the one-color gowns seem by contrast!
For, of course, they are made in the
most delicate tints and one trick to
preserve the unbroken tone at the
waist is to have the stitched belt also
of the gown material. Again the waist
may not even be outlined. as in the
case of the tucked frock in the group
picture where an armor of tucks, I'M
marked by any girding, goes from the
lace yoke to the skirt inset.
This very charming frock, which,
though delightful for slim figures, had
better be avoided by stiff, bulky ones,
is made over a princess lining fasten-
ing at the back. The material is sky
blue crepe de chine or etamine, with
which a lace guipure in ochre-yellow
contrasts richly. Small covered but
tons of the material. set an inch apart,
fasten ii at the back down to the
placket limit.
A chic dress for a young lady. which
may be made in white. pale toned or
Powered silk, relies upon shaped box
plaits and an under lacing OF black vel
vet ribbon to produce an effect even
more novel. The plaits of this are made
separately from the dress and lightly
attached at the underseam, here and
there openings being left for the black
vlvet to pass through The elbow
sleeves are made entirely in this way,
the plaits of the bodice approaching
more closely at throat and waist line,
The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-29

all sorts of little tricks TO vary them
from the summer styles. Most COM
monty they form the upper garment
of a costume whose skirt may show
no sign of the embroideries and stole
ends lavished on the jacket. The out
door gown pictured shows this modish
eccentricity, in material of plum ana
black wool, classed under the generic
head of invisible check. Just what In
visible means to the manufacturers We
should like to know, as all OF these
checked materials are distinctly Wis
ible in pattern. Waving this inconsis-
tency, some of the checked materials
are very beautiful. especially certain
ones with a camels' hair softness and
a surface shadowing of long hairs.
To return to the street gown, plum
wool spotted with black forms the
skirt cores, which are narrowly out
lined with black velvet. Velvet leaves
put on in applications appear in the
enbroideries of the Jacket, whose
curving lower line lifts high at the
back to jauntily display a white under
blouse.
The trim jacket for shopping is of
mixed brown and tan box cloth, with
brown silk braid and pierced bone but
tons. 1t is one of the many really styl-
ish ready made models for ordinary
wear. Mary Dean.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-29

mously elected chief clerk of the House
of Representatives. Five other women
in the House and two in the Senate
were elected to important positions.
Mrs. Evangeline Hearth, member of
the Colorado House of Representatives,
was made chairman of the Committee
on Enrolment, and member of the
committees on appropriations and ex-
penditures, education, state institu-
tons, temperance and public health.
She introduced a bill providing for the
submission of constitutional amend
ment, under which the next Legisla-
ture would be able to establish COM
pulsory arbitration of labor disputes.
Mrs. Hearth also acted as speaker or
the House for an entire day. The
speaker desired to take part in de-
bate and called her to the chair. Many
difficult parliamentary points came up
for decision, which she met with In
telligence and dignity.
Miss Permeal French, whom Cover
nor Steunenburg called the best state
superintendent of public instruction
that Idaho ever had, was reelected.
Women were elected county superin-
tendents in fifteen counties, and treas
urer in six counties.
state superintcn} lent of public instruc-
ton in Colorado by the largest vote
cast for any candidate in the state. She
ran 1000 woes ahead of the governor
and 961 ahead of the candidate for
President of the United States, which
called forth a eulogy from The Denver
News upon efficiency versus partisan
ship in educational affairs.
The Office of commissioners OF the
Court of Claims in Santa Fe, New
Mexico, where women have not even
school suffrage, is held by Grace Ken
nedy. She has authority to take de-
positions anywhere in the country in
cases pending in that court. Previous
ly she was secretary of the bureau OF
immigration, and also of the Republic
can central committee.
Another girl of twenty, Miss Holmes,
is assistant superintendent of the Chi
cago Board of Charities. This position
in that great city is one of extreme
responsibility. Miss Julia Lathrop has
lust resigned from the Illinois state
Board OF Charities.
Chicago has several women inspec-
tors of streets. garbage, etc. Mrs. "A.
Emmagene Paul being the well known
and very successful superintendent of
the First ward. Miss Jane Adams OF
Hull House revolutionized the sanitary
conditions of the slum district of Hal
stead street Now the ranks OF So
ciety have been invaded and Mrs. Ho-
ratio May has accepted the position OF
inspector in her precinct. Mrs. Potter
Palmer was offered this position, but
was too much occupied TO accept il.
II is the lady's duty personally to in
spect garbage boxes, enforce the Jaw
requiring metallic cans and report on
cleanliness and hygiene. Mrs May Is
a widow. a lover OF art and a traveller.
Her father and husband were distn-
guished and public-spirited men.
The office OF deputy prothonotary OF
one county IN Pennsylvania Is filled by
Mrs. Belle Wood. She has full charge
OF the business when her superior is
absent. and also Is clerk OF the Quar-
Ger Sessions and Common Pleas Courts.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-29
A SERMON ON STYLES.
THE TEXT is FOUND IN THE FASH
ION JOURNALS.

Hats Are Not quite So bad as They
Threatened-But Birds Are Every
where Rampant-The Separate
Waist Seems to BE DOOmed-Lovely
Styles for Elderly Ladies-FashfOn
Helps Them Keep Their Youthful
Is a Spring of Endless Delight.
New York, Sept. 27.-Hats show a
tendency to improve in becomingness
as the season advances, and with pa
tient search it looks as If we may all
be suited in time. But If shapes are
modifying in eccentricity they make
up for it in odd and perishable ma
terials, entire hats being seen of cocks
feathers. rolled tightly to initiate satin
braid. These are undoubtedly novel,
but naturally follows that such frail
and easily ruff1ed surfaces are scarcely
practicable for the woman who can
afford but one street headpiece.
shape of felt or velvet, with a
rolled brim of breast feathers, will be
found a more sensible purchase, for so
rampant is the influence of the bird
this season that few chapeaux may be
found without a donation from some
The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-29

administers the oath to jurors and wit
nesses, records verdicts, etc.
Mrs. Cornelius Stevenson, president
of the Civic Club and Acorn Club or
Philadelphia, is a member of the two
subcommittee of the National Export
Committee. She is a trustee OF the
Philadelphia Museum, secretary OF
archaeology in the university. and a
member of several philosophical, SCI
entific and oriental bodies. She was
placed by the mayor upon an advisory
committee, to consider a sl1.OOO,OOo
loan bill.
The Treasury Department has ap-
pointed a woman as clerk to the con-
troller, Miss Clara Greacon of Michi-
gan. She will write legal opinions for
the government. This is distinct in
novation in the Treasury Department.
The corporation of Sheffield, Eng
land, employees four women as health
inspectors at good salaries, appointing
an ex-inspector, Mrs. Greenwood, to
train women for this Office.
A long list might be given OF women
in public Office, and almost without ex-
ception the testimony is highly favor
able as to their ability, honesty and
conscientious, faithful service.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-29

er inspected 1t carefully and with in
creasing respect. There was the name
of Mrs. Frederick w. Vanderbilt upon
1t; also Mrs Seth Low, whose husband
is President of Columbia University;
Mrs. Joseph Choate, wife of the am
bassador to England; Mrs. /. Newton
Stokes, whose husband was one of six
heirs to $90,000,000, and Miss Grace
Dodge, a millionaire in her own
right.
Got many more like these?" in
quired the reporter politely.
"One thousand of them" replied Mrs,
Kelley calmly.
This is the secret of the success of
the league in it's long and difficult task
of lettering the conditions for women
and children in the stores of New
York. A circle of women who can buy
regardless of prices has stood staun-
chilly by the White List. A little in
cident will illustrate. One of the larg-
est stores in New York was on the
White List. 1t sent a girl, who held
an important and well paid position,
away on a vacation, with the assurance
that her place would be retained for
her. Upon her return she found that
her position had been abolished, its
work being divided between two other
employees. Six members of the league
waited upon the manager and said:
This girl went away upon the as
surance of the head of her department
that her position would be held for
her. If you do not find place for her
we will remove our accounts elsewhere
Immediately and not reopen them here
again."
The girl was given place and her
wages for her vacation were forward
ed, without request, to the president
of the league. Women who can order
without ever asking the cost can com
mand good deal for the asking, and
such women are the bulwark of the
National Consumers League.
Minnie ]. Reynolds.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-29

such a hat in green and black-Chan-
ticlear's iridescent-if on just the right
head, is truly bewildering. The accom-
panying gown should be of black cloth
in trim tailor style, with which a
cocks plume boa will be found a DASH
finish.
With the round hats the manner in
which they are to be worn depends
largely on the disposition of the crown
band, and, as our illustration shows,
front, side and back tilts are all in
vogue. The two lower styles may be
found among the made hats. in plain
and folded velvet and various novelty
materials, whose decorative surfaces
leave little room for other ornamental
ton. Such hats cost anywhere from
$3.50 to 81. and the home milliner will
ind admirable suggestions in the SIM
pie methods Of trimming pictured here
The all feather hats are more expen-
sive, costing from SO up. And this is
without the side breast trimming, mind
you-a little matter OF perhaps SO more,
total. $12 for anything that at all APP
proaches the right mode.
To conclude. your breast hat must
never be carelessly brushed. A soft
linen rag, deftly applied the way the
feathers run. viii remove dust with
which is the chief charm OF this spe-
cies Of headgear.
Gowns Are All of Kind.
Costumes consisting OF a skirt Of one
color and bodice OF another are no
longer admired for dressy house wear.
The new tOilettes dinterieur are ali OF
kind, as far AZ their ground principle
~ concerned, snd with these the cut
The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-29

paper, with not a trace Of anything
upon it, and nothing suspicious about
it, dip it in water, hold it up to the
light, and perfect Photographic
transparency appears. AS soon as the
paper is dry the image has disappear
ed, and nothing but an ordinary piece
of paper remains, but a paper having
the power to turn itself into a trans
parency as often as you wet 1t. Do
you not see the possibilities of fun
with such invisible photographs?
But how is it done? Let me reveal
the secret. Select an unsized, soft pa
per; float it upon a solution of gela-
tine, about ten grains to the ounce
for five minutes; then immense it from
twenty to thirty seconds in the fol-
lowing solution: Ammonium bichro-
mate, 120 grains; water, s ounces. Dry
again. The paper will now have a
yellowish tinge. Print IN daylight I'M
til we'll defined brown image is visi-