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Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1909-07-27
Large Crowd From Fergus County
Expected to Participate in Fes-
tivities at the Cow Town,
Delegates.
Roy E. Ayers.
David Hilger.
Louis Clark.
Frank Carleton.
Walter Knight.
H. N. Clingan.
Alternates.
Frank Millsap.
G. ]. Wiedeman.
Arthur Baker.
Harry Allen.
Red johnson.
w. O. Hinkley.
Delegates.

That the Lewistown lodge of Elks
will be represented by bunch Of
live ones is assured The names Of
the delegates and alternates, all of
whom intend to take the trip to
Miles City next week is sufficient
assurance that the best city in the
Treasure state will be right there
with the goods when the Elks Of
Montana meet in the historic COW
town next week
Others Will Also Go.
A large number Of local Elks In
addition to the delegates have signi-
fed their intention of taking in the
big show at old Mlestown. All told,
there will probably be twenty or
thirty Lewistown antlers on the
ground while the festivities are in
progress.
The people Of Miles City are maxi
ing elaborate preparations to enter
tain the big crowd. There will be
ali sorts of amusements and beside
the continuous performance for three
days in the Custer county metropolis,
the little exposition out at Seattle
will strongly resemble third class
side show.
Twice-a-week plain dealer., 1909-12-07

lands. 5000 feet above the sea.
1t is all only a few
railroad companies have been permit,
ted to install exhibits which might
be considered for eXpl citation pur.
posses The government exhibit
shows what the department of agri,
culture is doing for the people who
till the land, what has been discov.
cred by the bureau of animal indus.
try, by the Office of the plant breeder
and those experts empoyed to eradi
cate injuries insects and diseases of
plants and animals, which annually
destroy a billion dollars worth of life
and deprive the nation of that much
new wealth.
Twenty-Five of the states became
interested in the National Corn ex.
position as a movement which would
give them an opportunity to demon.
state to some 100000 farmers how
science is solving the problem of get.
ting from the soil the greatest pos.
sible profits.
Great Quantity of Exhibits.
Three miles of prize-winning corn
has been entered, the ears laying side
by side on the exhibition shelves. In
samples of one peck more than a
thousand bushels of threshed grains
wheat, oats, rye, barley, seeds OF
clover, millet, timothy and alfalfa
await the scoring of the judges which
will divide $4,000 in prizes and award
a score of gold and silver trophies to
those producing the best of each vari.
ETY.. When the exposition draws to
close all this prize winning grain
will be sold at auction. The infu
ence of this choice seed on next
years crop. and on production during
years to come. will give the ration
Twice-a-week plain dealer., 1909-12-07
thousands of dollars of new wealth.

thousands of dollars of new wealth
The state exhibits are especially in.
teresting, some of them showing the
results of Is years work by plant
breeders in order to secure an i'm.
proved variety of grain. Wisconsin,
for instance, has been working with
barley. The experiment stations have
secured IA varieties adapted to either
feeding or brewing. Every variety
has a pedigree running back as far
as those of most farm animals. How
these improved varieties were Sc
cured, the parent stock and the grain
produced during 1909 is all shown,
together with charts demonstrating
the increased production.
Iowa's Educational Display.
Iowa is famous as state which has
urged the idea that the man who
intelligently tills the soil will ulti.
mately own it. The conservative es.
Inmates say Iowa increased the value
of the corn crop $12,OOO,0OO annually
by instructing the farmers how to
test their seed. In it's exhibits she
state not only shows the five general
soil types within the borders, but
demonstrates how each must be han.
died to obtain either a profit or a
loss. The soil chemist shows the
farmer what fertilizers to use on
these soils and in half an hour the
close observer can secure information
which it would take a life time to
find out by individual experiments.
winter wheat secured by breeding and
adapted to central Iowa are also
shown, while the engineering depart
ment has an exhibit dealing with the
economic production CT power on the
farm. Another feature shows new
Twice-a-week plain dealer., 1909-12-07
sity of Minnesota school of asgricul.
Curious Trees.

Among the curiosities of tree life Is
the sofar, or whistling tree, of leubia.
When the winds blow over this tree
it gives out flutelike sounds, pl; ayinS
away to the wilderness for hours at a
time strange, weird melodies. 1t is the
spirit of the dead singing among the
branches, the natives say, but the sci
entific white man says that the SO unds
are due to myriad of small holes
which an insect bores in the spines
of the branches. The weeping tree OF
the Canary islands is another boreal
freak This tree in the dryest W cath.
er will rain down showers from its
leaves, and the natives gather up the
water from the pool formed at the foot
of the trunk and find it pure and
fresh. The tree exudes the water from
innumerable pores at the base of the
leaves.
Twice-a-week plain dealer., 1909-12-07
GREAT SCHOOL FOR
NATIONS FARMERS
NATIONAL CORN EXPOSITION
OPENS ITS DOORS TO-
DAY IN OMAHA.
THE DISPLAYS ARE REMARKABLE
Federal Government and Twenty-Five
States Have Exhibits Showing How
Science and Brains Can Make
Millions from the Soil.

Omaha, Neb., Dec. 6.-How H'alns
are making millions on the American
farms; meeting the seasons with COM
mon sense as we'll as brute force, has
resulted in giving the world more and
better food, is graphically shown at
the third National Corn exposition
which opened in Omaha to-day, and
continues until December 16.
The federal government and %
states have exhibits installed showing
how the simplest form of science has
produced types of plants for new as
we'll rs old lands; for arid as we'll
as watered regions; for attitudes as
low as Louisiana swamps and as
high as Wyoming and Montana table
Twice-a-week plain dealer., 1909-12-07
National Civic CONGRESS.

New York, Dec. 6.--In response toN
call issued by the governors of the |,
American Civic alliance, represents.
tives of large number of civic and
educational organizations from all
parts of the country met here to-day
in "a civic congress that is to last un.
til Saturday night. Men prominent
in all walks of life have come to
help consider and devise means for
co-ordinating civic activities through.
out the country, and also to plan more
effective methods of studying and
solving municipal problems. The
gathering is non-partisan, and the
opening session was presided over
by Henry Clews, the New York bank.
er, who is chairman of the board OF
governors of the alliance.
Twice-a-week plain dealer., 1909-12-07
An Easy DUTY.

"The late Gov. Johnson was witty
as we'll as a wise man." said resi-.
dent of Minneapolis.
''Once, at a dinner, New York mil.
lionaire said about his taxes:
I've got little piece of property
that brings me in fair rental, and
the taxgatherers haven't spotted it
yet. ! don't know whether | ought to
tell them or not. What would you do
Gov .Johnson?'
THE governors eyes twinkled.
Its the duty of every man, he
said. TO live nnspotted. Still, If ]
were you I'd pay up"
Twice-a-week plain dealer., 1909-12-07

methods of using cement and clay
products in the erection of farm build
ings.
Arkansas has a field of growing rice
in it's exhibit, and it is irrigated daily
just as 1t would be in the vast fields
of the south; Oklahoma shows 200
varieties of cotton and has cotton
gin to run every day separating the
seed from the lint; Tennessee has a
miniature phosphate quarry pulver-
izer and the machinery, for applying
this fertilizer to the fields.
Kansas and Alfalfa.
Alfalfa has solved the problem of
soil fertility and maintenance, and
Kansas shows the effect of rotating
this wonderful leguminous plant with
corn. The difference in production of
corn is astonishing, while the alfalfa
crop of Kansas gives the farmers a
good profit, supplies the hogs idea
of heaven" and enables the Kansas
hog to meet the world beaters in the
markets and beat them.
By persistent effort Missouri has Sc,
cured lnC lOns-lOOkeu-lOr E0S cnOlcra
serum. By its use one crop of hogs
in four is saved from the lavages o.
the disease, and the country is as
sured of more healthy meat. In its
exhibits Missouri shows how this Sc
rum is applied and the results of its
application.
What Other States Show.
Indiana changes the chemical COM
position of corn at will, increasing or
decreasing the oil, starch or protein
content. Texas shows how cattle
may be finished for the market with
out the use of corn; North Dakota
how the new coming population may
make a large profit the first year;
Twice-a-week plain dealer., 1909-12-07

South Dakota the results OF expert
Montana, the dry farming systems;
Colorado, the results of breeding to
secure sugar beet with greater
sugar content; Wyoming the accli-
mating of plants from the lower alti-
tudes; Illinois, the result of a sweep
ing soil investigation and experiments
with crop rotation; Delaware, how a
family can make more than a living
on one of the small farms of little
Delaware; Minnesota, the results of
spending $4,000 in breeding wheat,
while Nebraska demonstrates the ef-
feet of nutrition on breeds of farm
animals.
Besides seeing the exhibits, the Wis
itors have an opportunity to hear
many authorities and thinkers, a pro-
gram having been arranged for each
day Among the speakers are James
]. Hill, builder of the northwest;
Willet nj. Hays, assistant secretary of
agriculture; Judge Joseph M. Carey,
former senator from Wyoming and au-
thor of the Carey act; Gov. John
Burke of North Dakota; Prof. H. w.
Mumford of the, University of Illinois;
| Clifford Pinchot, chief forester of the
1 department of the interior; Gov. John
Shafroth of Colorato; Senator j. H.
Harris of Kansas; John H. Worst,
! president of the North Dakota agri-
cultural college, and H. j. Waters,
president of the Kansas Agricultural
college.
For the women of the farms a big
domestic science laboratory has been
opened in charge of Jessica e. Besack
of Columbia university, while do
mestic art department is in charge OF
| Yrs. Margaret j Blair of the Gniver
Twice-a-week plain dealer., 1909-12-07

Cures baby's Group, Willie's daily
cuts and bruises, mama's sore throat,
grandma's lameness- DIR. Thomas
Electric Oil-the great household reme-
DIV
Twice-a-week plain dealer., 1909-12-07
sSdaLED AS AUTO TURNS OYER.
Detroit Man is Victim of Too Great
Speed.

Detroit, Mich, Dec 4.-William ].
Chiera, 80 years old, was killed when
an automobile in which he was riding
turned turtle. The machine, which
was travelling at rapid pace, sud-
denly swerved from the street, dash
ed across d sideM ak, crosseu 800
foot vacant lot and plunged over
2O-foot embankment. 4 male com.
panion escaped with a broken arm.
Twice-a-week plain dealer., 1909-12-07

Handkerchiefs always of our strong lines We
have everything in handkerches We have Plain Hand
kercheifs and Embroidered Handkerchets the Ma
deria Embroidery is especially handsome. Hemsttched
Handkerchiefs from Sc up and beautiful line of the
Handsome Armenian Lace Handkerchiefs from SOC up
to So. SO.
Twice-a-week plain dealer., 1909-12-07

Our Stock of Fancy Goods contains lots
of good things for Christmas presents.
Fancy Neckwear of all kinds, Silk and Lace
Scarfs, Belt Pins and Collar Pins, Orna-
Ornaments, Mufflers and all kinds of Head
Wraps, Sweaters, Knit Caps, Jackets and
Bootees for infants wear and lots of other
useful Gifts.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-17
Henry Watterson Won't Retire
 From the Journalistic Field

Louisville, Ky, March 16.--Some of Henry Watterson's Louisville friends and party associates, protesting against a recent rumor of his retirement from activity, and requesting him to be their guest at . dinner to be rendered him on the anniversary of Thomas JefYer- sons birth. have received from him a letter which. while declining the dim ner invitation. corrects the report of his contemplated retirement and gives his views as to the political possibili- ties fin the future.
 The letter Is as follows:
 Naples, Fla, March 12, 1s09 ,
 Friends. Neighbors and Democrats -I am profoundly touched by your let ter of the 24th of February. which has just reached me.
 Some words of mine. written during moments of agonizfng affliction and deep detection. and not intended for publication, have created the misim pression that am in a state bordering on despair.
 "It would not be true to say so. I am in the enjoyment of robust health. I hope to be spared many years yet.>~r
 "If I believed the Democratic Party an opportunist party, a creature of fads and fancies organized for ofifce-g getting and office holding, would not concern myself about Its future. That 1t has sometimes gone astray does not im- peach It's original character or It's uf> timate destination. It was never more essential to the well being of the na- tion. and the people than it is at this pre~ent moment.
 "TAe Republican Party is the off, spring of special privilege. It has be- 4.Jffft the custodian of organized and licensed graft. It has multiplied the nations living expenses two-fold in ten years.
 "Of the personal integrity. the ad : mirable equipment and the good initen-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-17
FRENCHWOMAN ROSE
 N FROM HER COFFIN

Paris, March 1,-At Frejus. near Cannes. couple of days ago. an octo- genarian named Mime. Cristin was thought to have died in her sleep. The doctor who was called pronounced the women to be dead. and arrange ments were made for the funeral. This wap to have taken place the fol- lowing afternoon. An hour or so be- fore the departure for the cemetery. the dead woman started the mourners by sitting up in her coffin and asking to be supplied with something to drink as she was thirsty
 The spectators of this incident. save two, fled shrieking from the house. The two who preserved their presence of mind removed the 'corpse" from the coffin. and put her to bed. where she soon went soundly to sleep.
 Mime. Cristin Is quite well again, and knows nothing of the narrow escape she has had of being buried alive. Very curiously. she has, recounted to the members of their family that she dreamed she was dead and had been buried.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-17

took his forks and spoons home with
 The days, are growing longer and Foreigners are coming to Paris again It is time. therefore, for a warning to Americans against the danger after dusk of the Bois de Boulogne. In spite of all that has been said and written, the Bois de Boulogne is in- sufficiently lighted and insufficiently make 1t their haunt as soon as the spring comes. This week man was arrested for deliberate highway rob bery in the Bofs. He was armed with two revoivers. Unfortunately his case Is not an isolated one. and in few weeks there will. be, large numbers or complaints at the Paris police stations of watches stolen and of assaults in the Bois. In the daytime the Bois Is safe; but it Is anything but safe after nightfall. and there have been cases or been stopped and robbed.
 At Nancy an extraordinary family drama has just been enacted. girl be- ing severely wounded by her uncle. who lies near her in the hospital with bullet in his head. Recently he car ried the young woman off on his motor-car, and took her-and a. female IFlenQ or nerS 10 bOrQeauX, where she communicated with the police authori- ties. who sent her home The eccen- tric uncle, who had said that he would kill both girls if they tried to escape, and himself afterwards. followed his niece back to Nancy. and, entering his brother Jaws house. found the whole family assembled in room. There was a hot altercation, and a stampede when a revolver was pro duced. The unlucky niece received two bullets In an arm and another in the nape of the neck as she was bolt ing down the staircase, and then the uncle lodged fourth bullet in his own head. The girls father Is a manufacturer and some of his work men. hearing the report of firearms. hastened to the spot. and, raising her from the floor. found that she was very badly hurt. Others had to pull the frantic manufacturer away from his brother-in-faw. as in his fury he wanted to despatch him, outright Happily. the young woman's condition Is not regarded as desperate. Her uncle, on the other hand, is not expect ed to recover from the effects of his self-inflicted wound
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-17
old Missouri State Road.

BrookheId Gazette.
 One of the oldset landmarks in this part of Missouri Is the old Bloomfield road. also known as the old state road This road began in the eastern part of north Missouri, running west through Bloomington. Ii didn't run on section lines as the roads now run, but ran as the crow flies. The highway was the main thoroughfare through north Nils souri long before and after the Hanni- bal and St. Joseph Railroad was built and has a history not well known to the younger generation. Over this old time high way the early gold seekers travelled in OK wagons with their little earthly belongings, going to California and Oregon.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-17
microbe. in Extremely Cold Land.

IIONuON IIODt.
 We are accustomed to think of severe and continuous cold as being an enemy to life of every sort but data furnished to the Pasteur Institute in Paris by Dr. Charcot, the Antarctic explorer. proves conclusively that the intense cold of the south polar regions still all lows various forms of mlscropic life to flourish On examining the intestines -2f animals twenty-four different kinds OK microbes were found. and of these hfSSN were varieties already known In Eurore Even the microbes found in soil taken from the Antarctic contin- ent where the foot of man had never frod were found to be Identical with those of the Inhabited world.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-17

The Philippines Womens Club. the first organization of its kind in the Islands, Is doing some good work among the children and mothers of that land. In 1905 the club was formed of several hundred enthusiastic native women, due to the suggestion and en- ergetic work of Miss Conception Felix, at that time a law student. She be- came interested in the club movement among women of the Western Hemi- sphere and planned out some work for her fellow countrywomen. which was followed with enthusiasm. Determin- Ing to establish a center whore pure sterilized milk could be distributed to the sIckly and ill-fed infants of the islands. a garden party on the palace grounds was given and S2.500 cleared. A steriliEing apparatus was imported from Paris and a sanitary building in which to house 1t was constructed. Fifty or seventy-ave children can be cared for here at one time.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-17
CONGRESS
Summary of Senate,

Washington, March 16-The read,no or the Presidents message to Congress in favor of a revision of the tarifY was, the chief-business before the Sen ate today. The message received care full attention. After the adoption of motion that the Senate should not meet again until next Friday, an ad- Journment was taken at 12:1S o'clock.
 Summary of House.
 Washington, March 16-In striking contrast to the scenes of confusion, disorder and acrimonious debate which marked the opening day of the House, the session of that body today assumed its wonted air of dignity. There was general good feeling among the mem- bers, whose main topic of conversa- ton on the floor and in the corridors was the fight of yesterday over the rules. The anticipated message of President Taft. pointing out the neces- sity for & revision of the tariff. was received, and met with prolonged ap- plause from the Republicans. Some dis appointment, however. was felt over the fact that the tariff measure was not presented. This. 1t is expected. will be done tomorrow.
 Interest attached to the announce ment by the Speaker of the personnel of the Committee on Rules and Ways and Means. The new members on the former are Messrs. Smith (Iowa), Republican; and Messrs. Clark (Mo) and Fitzgerald (N. D, Demo- crats, succeeding Messrs. Sherman (N. Y), Williams tMiss.) and Dearmond (Mo.), respectively.
 The vacancies one theSi Ways and Means Committee were filled by the appointment of Messrs.s Cushman. Washington. Harrison (N. Y), and Broussard (La.)
 The biennial lottery for seats was conducted and many were the disap pointments on the part of those whose names were among the last to be drawn.
 At 3;04 the House adjourned
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-17

tions of the newly insuUnraksd Presi- dent. entertain not the smallest ques- ton; but he eis Republican, . Re- publican bred in the bone and dyed in the wool. and he must stand or fall with his party.
 Tn short. where Roosevelt seemec enormously to win, Taft will svicari- ousiy lose: that is. he will reap the fruits of a battle that were better new CT gained presenting the not unusual spectacle of sturdy merit paying the debts of brilliant but wasteful exploit ation. Upon this line of thought I propose to fight sour coming battle but. in the columns of my paper. The. days of individual activity outside those limits-especially the days of speech making for me. are ended. have earned my discharge. ess@
 "I thank you. with all my heart and entreating your forgiveness beg that you will take the will for the deed along with my constant and affection ate friendship. Sincerely, Henry Watterson."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-17
TAe Horseshoe Celebratie.,

Alo2AnQer llty. OOIIOOk. zs The Rockford Chronicle does not look with favor upon the proposed ceiebra- tton of the battle of Horseshoe Bend on Tallapoosa river in this county, fought between. General Jackson and the Creek Indians nearly one hundred years ago, when there was much destruction of life-history stating that of the 900 warriors led by the brave Menewa only seventy survived. The Chronicle takes the position that the anniversary celebration of such a mas sacre is not a very fitting occasion for a brave, civilized and humane people to participate in.--This was a history marking event in this section of the state and broke the rule of the savage and opened the country to Civilization. It is not the purpose of those who have proposed this celebration to make merry over this historic occasion be- cause of taking. so many lives, as The Chronicle suggests. but because 1t marked the turning point in the states history. There were many battles with the Indians but the battle of Horse shoe Bend. was the decisive one. and made 1t possible for this country to come under the civilizing influences of the white man. It can be observed in manner befitting its historic i'm portance. and proper tribute Can be given to the bravery of the Indians. This great battle-ground should be marked by congress in order to per- petuate it in the history of the country.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-17
Bride of Felu Weeks
 Drinks Carboic Acid

iciole hanging on the gate as you go out. Cleveland Leader.
 Got . cigarettef"
 Thought you'd sworn off"
 T have. but a fellows got to do these things gradually. I've quit buyfns 'em."> Pfttsburg Post.
 'T've had to give a great many we'd ding presents" declared he.
 80 have l." responded she.
 Suppose We marry and get square with our friends? Detroit Free Press.
 T have been taking some moving pictures of life on your farm." f"Did you catch the hired man in mo- tion?"
 T think so."
 An. science can do anything these days"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-17

United states Steel Cooperation Con-
 s1dering Such . Plan.
 New York. March 1S.-Reports were again current today. in quarters said to be usually well informed on such matters, that the United States Steel Corporation is contemplating a cut of from Is to 20 per cent. in the wages of its 24.000 employees, to take effect April 15.
 E. H. Gary, chairman of the United States Steel Corporation, when asked the truth of the report to- night, said that no ,cut in wages had
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-17

Miss Mabel Willard and Mrs. Maud P. Wood have started on a tour around the world to study the condition of women in different countries. Japan will be the first of the countries vis- Ited on their two-year Journey.