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The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-10-31

superintendent Of the Western Canada
national parks, out to the FIathead to
see the herd and make an ofer for it.
Mr.. Douglas recommended the purchase
of the animals AMI an offer Of about
$780, 900 was made. This was accepted.
Pablo agreeing to deliver the animals In
Canada for that price.
Then came the task OF rounding up
these animals. transporting them from
their range to RayalH, Mont, 80 miles
away. loading them upon freight cars
and shipping them to Canada, where
they had to be unloaded and delivered
in the parks. To say that such task
was herculean is to express 1t mildly, but
Michel Pablo was not daunted. He en-
ployed a force Of expert riders, mounted
them upon his own best horses and set
forth to accomplish the task, riding at
the head of his men on bis own favorite
mount. corral into which the animals
might be driven from the range was the
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-10-31

first necessity. Taking advantage Of a
horseshoe bend IN the Pend dOrieile
River, the outside bank Of which is OF
clay and stands almost straight up and
down, he had a fence constructed across
the neck of the horseshoe and wing Fences
built for distance Of a mile or more
from the end Of this fence and q cut in
the bank Of the river out into the range.
Into this the buffalos were driven IN
three separate bands at different times.
II required much hard and dangerous
riding on the part of the buffalo punch
ers, and many OF the animals escaped
numerous times, but perseverance pre-
vailed and two years ago 400 Of the herd
were successfully rounded up. then driven
down the Mission Valley into the eorrals
at RavalH From these eOrrals the ami
mails were pulled and dragged by means
of block and tackle into the railroad
cars. Last year another roundup was
made. but just when the riders were
about to drive the herd to Rayalt the
hand stampeded and made Its escape from
the corral ut Roman,
This spring it was decided to make no
further attempt to drive the animals
from Roman to Rayalli, but to corral
them, load them In crates mounted upon
wheels, and haul them over the noun
tains to the loading corrais.
For this purpose heavy crates. large
enough to hold two buffalo each, we're
constructed of heavy timber, fastened to-
gether with steel and wire. Through a
loading chute the animals were driven
into these crates, securely roped in and
hauled by means of six and eight-horse
teams over the long and dusty journey
to RavaIli. Here they were turned out
into a series Of corrals, frcm which they
were driven, one at time. into the load
ing chute. A moose around each bufaio's
neck and the Juggling of score Of men
landed the animal in his car, where the
struggling beast was held until q parti-
ton TO separate him from his compan-
ions could be firmly put into place.
The dangers attending the work OF
handling the buffalo were many. and
there were numerous escapes from death
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-10-31

former" until the finished hat is ready
to be shipped, each one performing some
necessary duty requiring a certain degree
of knowledge and skill.
Old Dame Nature seems TO have spe-
cially designed the fibre of fur for felt.
Shaping the felt into hats was left to
the ingenuity Of man. IL placed under
a microscope each fibre will be seen TO
have a row of baTbs on either side.
When hot water is applied to the fur 1t
curls and mats and the little barbs hold
the ibres tightly together. Repeated dip
ping in hot water and manipulation by
hand cause the hbreS to knit still more
closely and thus the felt In formed.
The first thing the hatmaker does Is to
mix the long and short grades OF fur
together in proper quantities and to re-
move all impurities. The mixing is done
by a machine called a devil" through
which the fur passes three times. Then
1t goes through the blower" which com
pletes the process and turns out a nice
fluffy mass of fur ready for the former.
by long experience the halter knows just
how much fur is needed for the different
sizes and styles of hats, so the fur is
weighed out to the fraction Of an ounce.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-10-31
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y NTERESTING among the strange
e traditions of trades is the origin
"a OF the fur hat commonly worn by
men today. Several centuries ago
mendicant Friar made a pair
of sandals from a hare's skin. At
first he wore them with the fur side out
for looks sake. but the rough skin hurt
his feet and induced him to line bis san
dals with fur cut from other skins After
n long pilgrimage one hot day he re-
moved his sandals and discovered that
the fur lining had formed a firm fabric
around his feet. Being q wise man he
reasoned that the heat and moisture from
his feet had caused this miracle. and
after some experiments he was able TO
form q rude covering for his head by
applying hot water to hare's fur. This
was the beginning Of the making of
felt, and ST. Clement. for that was the
Friar's name, is hailed today as the
patron saint of the hatters.
Historians have their dates mixed on
this question, but It is easonably GER
tain that hats were made of felted fur as
early as the eighth century. The begin
ming of the hatmaking industry in Amer
lea is also in doubt, but as far back as
the cOlOnists were making hats at rate
too great to suit them, which would indi-
cate that the industry must have been
brought over to the New World at an
early date. Today there are more than
10000 journeyman hatters In the United
States who make something like 10000
900 hats every year. The principal cen
tiers Of this industry are Danbury, Ct;
New York city. Newark and the Oranges,
n. j.. and Philadelphia, with scattering
factories at other points In the East
Danbury claims 10 be the greatest hat
center. 1t has 80 factories, with a prod
uct OF about 100000 hats yearly.
Almost every man wears a fur hat
Very few have the faintest Idea how
hats are made yet the process Of manu-
facture is of the greatest interest In ali
its details To begin with, the material
Csed is the fur of the hare, the cOney
and the muskrat, obtained principally in
Belgium. Germany, France. Russia, Scot
land and Australia, so that the greater
part Of the raw material for hats made
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-10-31

HHH It'll the shipment recently OF
nearly 200 Buffalo from Ravaih,
Mont. to Canada, all but the
49, outlaw remnant OF the largest
herd Of wild bison in the United
States were removed from their native
heath to the limited confines of a foreign
park-to make way for the advancing
march Of progress and development.
Trapped into man-made corrals, roped and
loaded into cages, bound down with
chains and wire, hauled over long and
rough roads. then dragged by main force
into freight cars and shipped so ike many
common cattle over the railroads, nearly
COO Of these lords OF the plains have
been dragged from the free and untram-
meled range of their nativity into a nh-
tionaI playground. where they will be
kept as noble specimens Of American big
game. And this is all done to make
room for the white mantle man with
the pillow and the hoe, whose conquest Of
the soil has swept the red man, the
buffalo and other wild game before him
like mist before the wind. The settler,
in the great battle OF development, needed
more lands to conqher. The Flathead
reservation offered an enticing field for
his activities. But there was not room
for the red mans buffalo and the white
mans cattle; perforce the bison had TO
make way for the munching COW, the toll
ing horse and the ravenous sheep and
swine of him who WIS coming 10 trans
form the untamed wilds into an Area
Cia of homes, farms and ranches. The
grazing range Of the buffalo was to be
come the feeding ground Of domestic AMI
mails, 50 the bison were sold for a paltry
sum and men were hired to capture and
ship them into the country OF the pur-
chaser, the Canadian government. And
when the $50 head that remain upon the
reservation are rounded up and shipped
this fall there will be none Of the noble
animals left TO dispute the right of the
white mans stock to every blade Of grass
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on the range where once thy .,..-..i.e' VA
lord of all he surveyed.
But q few years ago bison roamed the
Western plains in countless numbers
Herds SO large that days were required
for them to pass a given point, frequently
forced pioneer immigrants to encamp and
wait patiently for them to pass before
they could resume their journey over the
new trail into the unknown wilderness
Of the vast West. But these days have
swiftly glided into the past, and with
them are vanishing the buffalo Ike a
mirage at the setting Of the sun. The
thunderous pound Of their hoofs is heard
no more, and the plains where they once
were wont to Craze in peace OF rush in
maddened fright before some impending
danger, are crossed with fences, dotted
with farm houses and producing farm
products to sustain life and pour dollars
into the pockets Of their conquerors-the
white man.
Mans appetite for fresh meat and the
discovery that buffalo tongue was a deli
cacy to tickle the palate of an epicure
first led to the ruthless slaughter of the
animals, the lives of countless thousands
being sacrificed for the sake Of their
tongues. When the bison began to get
scarce and wealth developed a hobby for
buffalo hides and heads, mans greed for
gold furnished a motive for the slaughter
Of more and more, until he suddenly
awakened to the realization that the buf-
falo was almost extinct. A desire to save
and protect these noble animals found
birth In the hearts of q few men. and the
surviving buffalo were gathered together
in small herds by animal fanciers, zoolo-
gieal gardens and bison societies in various
parts of the country. The Canadian gov
eminent took an interest In the matter
and established herds in some of its parks
The United States government has, at
last, been interested and has established
a bison range In Montana, but it failed
to act in time to prevent the loss to
this country OF the largest herd within its
borders
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Blocking H9E B0aIeS

cess, called pressing" Having been
dried after the blocking process the stin
hat form is heated in an oven to soften
it ami the crown placed in 4 steel die,
which is made to conform exactly TO the
style in which the hat Is 10 be finished.
A rubber bag. through which cold water
is pumped. is dropped down into the In
side Of the hat crown and the pressure
turned on. This pressure varies from 200
to 600 pounds to the square inch and
forces the felt to conform to the shape
OF the steel die. The cold water stiffens
the felt and the crown comes from the
press hard and firm. For soft hats the
process differs here. Instead OF being
shaped by the hydraulic press the soft
hat Is steamed and stretched over a die
Of the required shape and ironed with hot
irons &c bring It to the proper shape,
after which it is cooled By the water
press.
Shaving and bouncing the crowns is the
next process. TIE hat is put on a cylin-
der which revolves against a knife and
the rough nap Is shaved Of. Then It Is
placed on a revolving wooden block and
smoothed with bouncing paper-a sort OF
sandpaper-and "leured" TO bring out the
fne effects Of the dyes "Leuring" is
done with a pad Of coarse muslin, heated,
with which grease Is applied 10 the sur
face and thoroughly rubbed In Soft hats
are finished IN the same manner. That
finishes the work on the crown; the bFim
only remains to be shaped and curled.
machine trims the brim to the de-
sired width and an operator either by
hand or machine, working with hot irons,
gives the edge Of the brim its curl. A
matricing machine, which is a die IN two
parts, presses the bTim into shape by
hydraulic pressure Of about 300 pounds.
The brim cOOls in this die and comes out
hardened into the fashionable curves.
This completes the process of manufac-
ture. The trimmings are put on by girls
who bind the brim, attach the silk band
aud bow around the crown and the sweat
band inside, pasting in the proper labels,
after which the hat is passed along for
final inspection and packing for shipment.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-10-31
A PECULIAR VINE.

TT is said that a rsncher living near
q Medford. Oregon. has produced deep
rooted vine which bears three crops
of strawberries each year. Il Is claimed
that the result has been obtained by
grating alfalfa roots TO the roots OF
the strawberry vine. The vine and the
result obtained is one Of the most peculiar
gardening stunts ever heard OF.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-10-31
wHALERONE IS VALUABLE.

whalebone. which used to cost IS cents
per pound so years ago, is now worth
IS for the same amount A single whale
may yield 1900 pounds. and this makes
It a very valuable article. The whales
are getting very scarce In the Northern
seas and they are Tot often killed.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1909-11-13
Suppression Of News.

People come at the newspaper
with the time-worn warning that
1T will do no good to publish
these things" Publicity is re-
Fgarded as being almost if not
quite as potent a preventive of
hwbreaking as the fear of pun
ishment, and the effect of public
ity should be considered before
rather than after the commission
of OffenSes. This fear makes the
work of the officers of the law
easier and the public should
know what is going ON in the 10,
cal courts. Newspapers usually
are glad to withhold the publica.
ton of'news which might prove
injurious to the good names of
any individual or work harm to
his business, but there is a class
of people who make a habit of
trying to suppress everything
with which some of their friends
are connected. Many years of
experience teaches US that no
newspaper ever made any friends
or realized any benefits from sup
pressing the legitimate things
the public ought to now.-Ober-
lin. (O.) News.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1909-11-13
ELIMINATION of JudSOn'S Body Ordered

On M onday night, Judge
Brunot, acting as special Judge
in the case of the State VS.. DR..
E, e.. McKowen, charged with
the murder of E. K. Judson, is.
sued an order directing the corO,
ner's jury of West Feliciana Par
ish to exhume the body of Jud.
son, buried at st. Francisville
and deliver to DR.. Charles E.
Coates, of the Louisiana State
University, the vital members of
the body for analysis. He fur.
ther directed that the body must
be exhumed in the presence of
DR.. Coates and the coroner. DR..
Coates was directed by the order
to make an examination of the
vital members for traces of poi.
son, and to report to the District
Court of West Feliciana Parish.
This order was issued after an
extended conference between
Judge Brunot, who has been ap-
pointed special Judge in this
case; District Attorney Golsan,
of West Feliciana, and Sheriff
Hubbs, of East Feliciana.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1909-11-13
4 CRUSADE AGAINST THE
HOOKWORN.

Mr.. John D. ROckefeller'S do,
nation of a million dollars for the
eradication of the hook worm in
the South is variOusly criticized
by the press and people of the
section he seeks to benefit.
Many seem to regard it, as did
the eminent Methodist Bishop
of Georgia, as reflection upon
the South, as arising from de-
sire to belittle or pauperize it's
people. Whatever Mr.. Rookie
feller'S motives may be it cannot
be denied that it is a timely and
useful benefactiOn, and the fact
that treatment for this disease is
sOrely needed should be of para
mount consideration.
There can be no question that
the disease is very prevalent.
The statement before a medical
association by DR.. H. H. West of
Gulfport, Miss. that ground
itch" is the symptom that the
parasite is entering the system
is sufficient proof to a layman
that the disease is very common.
1t has been urged that the dis
ease has fewer fatalities than tn.
berculOsis, malaria and other
diseases. That may be, but the
fact remains that it deprives
its victim of energy, often of in.
telligence, makes life a drag
without aim or meaning, hence
it's effects are as baleful as if at.
tended with more certain fatal
ty, Many states of existence
are worse than death, and the
victim of the hookwOrm, who
lives without health or hope, is
in one of these conditions.
Besides there are doubtless
many cases of supposed malarial
origin that may be uncinariasis,
and perhaps many others where
this disease is a disturbing fac
tor There is little doubt that
it is common in various forms,
and the Standard Oil million
should be accepted from a more
grateful motive than a mere
spelling of the Egyptians"
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1909-11-13
., 81 2
Most Poverty is Due to m. Health.


Self-preservation is the first
law of nature, Nathan Straus,
the phiIanthropist, says in The
DelineatOr for December. Self.
sacrifice in the interest of society
is prime law of civilization.
Willingness to sacrifice .one's
pleasure and comfort in some de-
gree to the needs of humanity
this is of prime Importance in all
charity. =.
| do notregard giving to chart
ty as form of special mercy.
Devotion of a part of. our wealth
to those less fortunate than our
selves is demanded by justice,
DICTATED by conscience and ex.
pressly commanded by, the
Mosaic law. 1t seems impossi.
BILE for society to be just. If our
present civilization really gave
equal opportunities to all and
special privileges to nome" there
would be very little need for
charity. But society is unjust.
1t does not give the child in the
slumS the same opportunity as
the child in the marble palace.
Such being the case, it is not the
privilege, but the duty, of every
one able to support himself and
those dependent upon him, to
confer a part of the blessings
which he enjoys upon others less
fortunate than himself. 1t is
our duty to do our utmost as in.
dividuals to redress the inevita,
BILE injustice that we perpetrate
as a society.
If we recognize that to give to
the poor is a just and necessary
activity of the fortunate posses.
sor of much or little, the ques.
ton at once arises as to how it
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1909-11-13

is best to give. A true philan-
thropist is anxious to give in a
manner to accomplish the most
good. A real philanthrOpist at
once asks himself, what are to
be my principles of giving?" |
have long ago answered this
question, at least for myself
my purpose has always,been to
help the poor to help them
selves" | have decided that |
can do this best by supplying
them with pure food. | try to
help the poor, and especially the
babies of the poor, to keep well
and grow up strong by furnish
ing them with clean, germ.free,
nourishing milk. Most poverty
is traCeable to i'll. health, and most
crime is traceable to poverty; so
| am trying not only to alleviate
misery by helping the poor to
help themselves; | hope, also, to
perform a social service in less,
euing the amount of crime. |
feel that if we gave more of our
money for pure food, we would
need to give less for hospitals
and also less for jails.
If we are to help people to help
themselves we must not encOur-
age begging by promiscuous civ
ing. To avoid either, encourag-
ing begging, or pauperlzlng
those temporarily in need of
aims, | bit upon the plan of sell
ing pure milk at a nominal price
for about q third of it's value.
So the man who receives the
milk pays for it, and is not made
to feel that he is the recipient of
aims.
Each one must decide for him
self how much he wishes to give
to charity. | have again answer
ed this question, at least to my
own satisfaction. The old He
brew law commands US to give
tenth of our income to the
poor. | have taken this as a
minimum limit, always feeling
that as | got more | should de.
vote a larger proportion of what
| had to humanity. "Of him to
whom much is given, much is
expected
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1909-11-13

inence they bring, but then some
people will say any thing mean.
Again, there are others, so un-
kind as to recall how in the hap
py days of the campaign, Mr..
Sanders delighted to picture the
simple hospitality that would
prevail at the Mansion should he
be chosen to dwell there; no
lackeys, no Intermediates, moth
ing but just walk right in with,
out knocking and ask to see
Jared" Such people are mean
enough to say that if they do
ASK for Jared" the social secre.
tary will answer that he is in
New York, or Monroe, or some
other big place. But, as intimat-
ed before some peoples churlish.
ness sours the milk of all human
kindness.
What if the taxes are heavy
and yet inadequate for the needs
of the State? What if money be
needed for roads, levees and
schools? What if it does cost
5000 per annum?-
The Governor must have a So
cial secretary!
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1909-11-13
NEW Evidence IN McKOVEN
CASE.

1t TRANSFERRED from a Bator
Rouge telegram to the N. O
Daily Picayune of Nov. 10 that
new evidence is in hand in the
JudsOn murder case. 1t is 6
letter which was written by E
K. Judson, and postmarked at
Wakefield the day his body was
found at that place.
Says the Picayune:
THE letter was addressed to
Judge Rufus E. Foster, of the
Federal Court, New Orleans, by
the grand jury of whose court
Dr.. McKowen was indicted for
writing obscene letters in Jack
son, and sending them through
the United States mails. The
letter was addressed in Judson S
handwriting, and was postmark-
ed, Wakefield, Oct. Is a. m"
From this it is evident that the
letter was mailed in Wakefield
poStotfice on the day that JudSon
was killed, The letter was prob,
ably mailed on Sunday, Oct. II,
the last day that Judson was
seen alive.
"JudSon's body was found only
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1909-11-13

In reply to the many qus's~
whether it is lawful TO dr's !
check for less than one ~.
the American Bankers jour :
saws: "The answer to all ~
inquiries has been that the Dc" :.
paper reports are err'ns y
that Congress has nOt p !.
any new law on the suOec1 !.
that the law in question n'' - =,
in force for nearly half q cen'' =,
having been enacted in l'Oi, - !.
that such law has never y y,
construed to prohibit the s'' y
of checks for less than OD .. h
lar as ordinary paymsD' ;
business transactions M,
N. B. All checks Of les ,'' !.
Az i 80 .bsnkfully "
ceived at this Office, proVid'' T"
signatures are all right