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Fergus County Democrat., 1914-03-24
Forest Notes.

Washington stands first in lumber
production, with Louisiana second.
The lands burned over during the
terrible fires on the Idaho national
forests in 1910. are now largely COW
cred with a thick growth Of young
tree seedlings, by natural reseeding.
Manufacturers of artificial limbs are
seeking substitutes for English will
low, used because of it's combined
lightness and strength. 1t is claimed
that the Port Oxford cedar of the Pa
cific coast will prove equally service
able.
In the open yellow pine forests of
Washington and Oregon a collapsible
plow is being used in digging fire
lines to stop surface fires. The plow
can be dismantled and folded into a
compact form, so that it can be
packed on horseback, and weighs only
40 pounds. When in use, one man
with a horse can do the work of 20
or more men working with shoyels.
The railroads of the United States
use about 15O,OOO,OOO wooden ties each
year.
Cadillac, Mich, is reported to be
the foremost city in the country for
varied and close utilization of forest
products.
More than one-fourth of all the
sheep in the eleven states nearest the
Pacific coast are grazed on the nation
al forests.
Fergus County Democrat., 1914-03-24
In Berlin they tip street car con.

In Berlin they tip street car con.
ductors.
In British Arabia, native laborer
earns from IL to l6 cents a day. on
which he supports himself and his
family.
Aberdeen, Scotland, upholsterers.
who have been on strike for month.
have agreed to accept an offer of an
increase of l1a cents an hour.
For so years Norwegian women in
the postal service have been paid the
same salaries as men for the same
work
Membership in the Women's Trade
Union League of the United States has
increased in nine years from 5000 to
$4,000 members.
Butchers union In Germany, Hung
ary. Denmark, Austria, Sweden and
Norway have formed an international
organization
indications are that the labor organ
lzatlons of Fresno, Calf, will not cele-
brate Labor day this year, as they are
devoting their energies and funds in
the direction of entertaining the Off
GERS and delegates of the State Fed
GRAFTON of Labor that will meet there
October 6.
After January next bakery pro-
prietors in New York must have sani.
tary certificates, revokable at any time
by the commissioner These certif-
Gates will be issued to cellar bakeries
now established, but only in base.
ments that have ceilings at least 10
feet high.
Five-sixths of the Canadian members
are affiliated with international cen.
tral unions. A membership of 1876, ,3S9
is credited to 1888 local branches of
| international central bodies, an In
crease of 1914 members and 1O7
locals on the figures for 1911.
According to the census of 1907
there were in Germany 196,963 foreign
ers permanently engaged in agricul
tural work, 59,Sl9 in building, 65,52(
in colleries, 29,2ll in the stone ant
pottery trades, 1888 in the textile in
| dustries, 1874 in the metal worl
trades, 9,45S In the clothing trades.
The recently effected aftiliation O
the English railwaymen's organiza
tions with the National Union Of Rail
Waymen now brings the number up tt
100000 members. Two societies still
stand out, the Railway Clerks unior
and the Engineman's union, with 20,
900 and $4,000 members respectively
Latest reports show that more thar
$4,000 men are employed as Goa
miners in the Pacific northwest
Fergus County Democrat., 1914-03-24
.WINDHAM.
Windham Leader. !

James Pearson, general manager Of
the Cottonwood Coal Co., who has
been at Lehigh for the past two days,
returned to Stockett today. The men,
so we understand, struck coal in the
shaft the first of the week, and we
are told that the coal is of an excel
lent quality, and that conditions in
general could not have been found
more satisfactory to the company. At
last report the shaft sinkers are down
about seven feet in the coal, and they
will have to go about four feet more
before the bottom of the vein is
reached. So far as it was possible to
ascertain in advance, the Cottonwood
Co. would not have gone to such a
heavy expense had they not known
that the coal at Lehigh was not only
first class, but that it could be mined
at profit. But it turns out that con-
Fergus County Democrat., 1914-03-24
THE LABOR WORLD

Glasgow, Scotland, has municipal
lodging houses for women and men at
6 and cents a night.
OF the $50 occupations once dOmi-
mated by man, 300 Of them have been
invaded by women.
The Hamilton, Canada, Board Of
Trade has asked the trades council to
support demand for an immigrants
hall.
Scottish iron molders have decided
to strike for an additional farthing
per hour and about 5000 men are af-
fected.
The Ohio Minimum Wage league
was recently formed in Cleveland by
number of carpenters and joiners.
The Saturday half holiday and even
the eight hours day were in force
during the days of the Roman empire.
Thirty states provided factory in
spection to enforce observance of
health and safety laws, and they are
determined to get more inspectors in
the states in order to care for the
lives and welfare of the workers in
industry.
In order to thwart the movement on
the part of the United Brickyard Own
ers in connection with the new capi-
tai of Australia the (labor) govern
ment built large brickyard-which
also supplies private customers-be-
fore the last election.
A new Swedish law amends and
combines the old laws relating to the
regulating of the working conditions
for all industrial workers. The same
prohibits the employment of children
under 12 years of age in Industries
and boys under Is years of age in the
mines.
Bradford, England, police are to re-
ceive an advance in wages Of approxi-
mately 49 cents per week. The maxi.
mum rate of pay has been raised to
SO per week at Is years service and
1914 at 20 years service.
Ten different trade unions of gas
and unskilled workers in England
numbering altogether 25O,OOO and pos
sessing capital of $25O,OOO, have de-
cided in principle in favor of amalga-
mating into one united organization.
Fatalities in the coal mines of the
United States during the first seven
months of the year numbered l,437,
as compared with 1,419 in the same
period last year. Pennsylvania leads
the list with 763 deaths, an Increase
of 1873 over last year.
There is an unusual shortage in the
rural domestic labor supply in the
north of Scotland, and many farmers
wives cannot get female servants.
monument to the memory of Mat
thew j. Hart, president of the Ma
tional Federation of Cloth Weavers
of America has been erected over his
grave in New Bedford, Mass.
The total number of persons em.
ployed in England's shipping trade OF
all descriptions is steadily increasing,
the figures being 274,307 in 1909, 276,.
306 in 1910, and 281 300 in 1911.
No more effective agency than the
government labor exchange has ever
been devised in England to relieve
the congestion of labor by securing
for 1t more even distribution.
LABOR
1t is declared that 40 per cent of
French millinery workers, who are all
women, do not earn more than 20
cents day.
Miss Leonora Cawker, although an
heiress in her own right, is the Off
cial dog catcher of the city of Milwau-
kee.
Coach builders and men employed in
making bodies for motor cars in Dunn
fries,' Scotland. have obtained an ad-
vance in wages.
An increased wage schedule for
trainmen on the Niagara, ST. Cath
crimes and Toronto railway has gone
into effect.
Fergus County Democrat., 1914-03-24

1t is estimated that the unprecedent-
ed number of $4,000 persons are out
of employment in Berlin, Germany.
Plans are being made to affiliate the
1900 union miners of Iowa with the
State Federation of Labor.
The Western Canada Postal Clerks
association has organized with more
than 500 members.
More women are employed by the
British government than by that of
any other country.
The present year marks the 30th an
niversary Of the first strike of Ameri-
can telegrapherS. The strike lasted
so days and involved $1,000 men,
new industry in London, Eng,
started with the object of providing
work for girls, is the manufacture of
artificial flowers.
Australia has 81 unionists per 900
inhabitants, the highest percentage of
any country.
German labor unions report an in
crease In membership of more than
10000 within the past year, the grand
total being in excess of 100000 per-
sons.
During the l2 years 100000 work
ing days were lost owing to strikes in
Canada, or an average of 100000 days
per year.
Fifteen thousand miners in North
Wales have resumed work at an ad-
vance in wages, the present rate be-
Ing 65 per cent above the standard.
! A law has been introduced in Spain
for abolishing night duty for females
and children.
In France waistmakers earn 4S
cents day.
The 25th congress of the Swiss Rail
way and Steamship Employees society
took place recently in Lncerne.
Union bookbinders in Switzerland
have established an old age pension
and invalid fund.
The state industrial commission has
I been clothed with power by the Wis.
consin legislature to fix temporary
4 time limit for female workers in the
canning factories Of the state.
Rochester IN. Y) labor unions plan
to break ground for the erection OF a
labor temple In January of next year
Farm lands IN Bombay, India, are
engaged usually by the year, and re-
ceive $3.50 to $l620 per annum, with
board and lodging and clothing worth
$l.30 to $3.50.
According to census figures for 1909,
there are 5,lS6 steam laundries In the
United States, employing an average
OF lO9,4S4 wage earners.
Fergus County Democrat., 1914-03-24
HILGER.
(Hilger Herald.)


The numerous stock sales the past
have pushed Hilger to the fore
front among the towns Of the state
as a livestock center. Of the many
sales conducted here lately not an
animal was left unsold.
The Milwaukee's track-laying crew
renewed operations Monday morning
and the new town of Roy will soon
be bound to us by bands of steel. The
citizens of Roy have been on the tip
toe of expectancy for some time and
were overjoyed when the work train
finally started operations.
Miss Gladys Woods returned Mon
day from Lewistown, where she un-
derwent an operation. She has been
under the doctors care for the past
two weeks and her many friends are
pleased to see her return in good
health. Mrs. S. D. Reid taught the
primary department during her alb
sence.
T. w. Humphrey has begun the
erection of two dwelling houses in
Railroad Addition.
Fergus County Democrat., 1914-03-24
News Of Our Neighbofs
Items Of Interest to Our Readers
Clipped From Our Contemporaries
MOORE.
(Inland Empire.)

At mass primary held at the town
hall in Moore on Monday night Mayor
Mathews called the meeting to order
and read the official call for the pri-
mary. L. L. Bannan was elected chair
man and H. N. Klinefelter secretary
by acclamation. A short recess was
taken and on reconvening the chair
man announced that nominations for
mayor were in order. The name of
E. o. Hedrick was placed in nomina-
ton and, no further nominations be-
ing made, the chairman declared the
nominations closed, and on motion, E.
o. Hedrick was declared the unani-
nous choice of the primary as can
didate for mayor.
Fourteen head of horses and two
head of cattle met death at midnight
last Thursday night, when fire start
ed in barn on the Chas. N. Grouse
farm, three miles northwest of Moore,
the building being burned to the
ground. Seven sets of harness and a
quantity of oats were also destroyed.
The horses lost in the fire were
among the best stock to be found in
the Judith basin.
Even standing room was at a pre-
MUM last Friday night, when the Re-
tekah and Odd Fellows lodges pre-
sented the comedy drama, Down in
Dixie" at the Moore opera house.
The play proved interesting from the
rise to the fall of the curtain in each
act and the large crowd present was
loud in it's praise of the entertain
ment and the work done by these
amateur actors.
Nine head of thoroughbred white.
faced Hereford bulls were shipped in
to Moore Saturday by the Montana
Ranch company, having been pur.
chased last week at Bozeman by Man.
ager Ross Brown, the animals having
just arrived in Montana from Illinois
Fergus County Democrat., 1914-03-24

Boston has 1900 union bricklayers.
Omaha has girl telegraph mesSen-
gers.
There are women carpenters in
Thibet.
There are 1,237,OOO wage earners in
Canada.
Birmingham, Eng, has a hotel for
working girls.
A woman is chief factory inspector
of Switzerland.
A railway shop at Crewe, England,
employs 10000 men.
Twenty states have free employ
ment bureaus.
Belgium maintains at public eX-
pense horseshoeing school.
In New York City there are 1900
tenements licensed as factories.
Union mattresses in Seattle have a
home of their own.
A modern Chinese trade union has
been formed in Shanghai by 5000 gold
smiths and silversmiths.
Boys just out Of school are trained
by the London (Eng.) county council
to become chefs and walters.
Wages in Japan have risen SO per
cent in 10 years, and the cost of living
has jumped 33 per cent.
A labor crisis has arisen in the Fal-
kirk, Scotland, district as the result
of the strike of patternmakers, and
the whole of the iron foundry indus
try is affected.
Boatbuilders in Birmingham, Eng
land, asked for a minimum wage of
II cents an hour and the recognition
of the Ship Constructors and Ship
wrights' union.
The employment of persons under
16 in Germany is controlled by spe-
cial laws.
More than $4,000 persons are en-
ployed in the iron mines of the United
States.
Agricultural workers in England
have been promised Sc week for a
12-hour day.
The British Columbia Federation of
Labor has passed resolutions favoring
woman suffrage and the exclusion of
Asiatics.
The Boston Elevator Operators and
Porters' union has decided that their
minimum wage rate shall be SIS a
week after March /.
The National Association of Letter
Carriers will take referendum vote
to settle the question of affiliation
with the American Federation of La
bor
In case of illness of employees of the
London postoffice they may be absent
on full pay for as much as six months
and on half pay for another six
months.
DR.. Charles w. Eliot, president emer-
titus OF Harvard university, is of the
opinion that the present industrial
warfare can be ended only by profit
sharing and the elimination of the Ia
Dor unions.
Every postoffice in the United States
would be made an employment agency
in which list of cities where labor is
wanted would be kept, under a bill
which congress will be urged to pass
by the Eight Hour League of America.
A ruling by the Oregon Welfare
commission, now in effect, prescribes
a minimum of 1926 a week for women
employed in industrial occupations in
the state of Oregon, and fixes 81 hours
as the maximum time they may be EN-.
ployed in any one week.
In the year recently ended there
were total of 1870 strikes in New
Jersey, not counting the great strikes
in the silk mills. Twenty-four of the
l2O strikes were successful, % partly
successful and 68 were failures. Twen-
ty-four causes were assigned for these
strikes.
A national union of street railway
employees was recently established at
Rome, Italy.
Fergus County Democrat., 1914-03-24
diions favorable to them have gone

diions favorable to them have gone
far beyond all expectation.
The stockholders of the Farmers
Equity Elevator Co., of Windham, met
at the school house last Saturday
afternoon and elected their board of
directors, consisting of five members
and their officers. ]. c. Burnett was
chosen president; o. S. Kaufman.
vice-president; r. F. Denhart, secre-
tary, and ]. E. Stewart, treasurer.
The above four gentlemen are on the
board and John Riley is the fifth mem
ber.
Fergus County Democrat., 1914-03-24
For the Stomach and Liver.

!. n Stuart, West Webster. N. y,
writes: II have used Chamberlain's
Tablets for disorders of the stomach
and liver off and on for the past five
years, and it affords me pleasure to
state that l have found them to be
just as represented. They are mild in
their action and the results have been
satisfactory. l value them highly"
For sale by all dealers.-Adv.
Fergus County Democrat., 1914-03-24

saturday, Aug. 15.-All-Montana day,
In celebration Of the fiftieth anniver-
sary of Montana's organization as
territory and the twenty-fifth anniver-
sary of its statehood,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-11
A Well Meaning Enterprise

Rock Island, Feb. 11.-6Editor The
Argus. "A communication was pub
lished in last nights issue, stating that
there was some objection to our dona-
ton for benevolence. We sincerely re-
greet any Misunderstanding that may
have arisen. We sent out letters to
all the ministers before the first an.
nouncement of our donation went to
press explaining the proposition to
them and asking them to state their
sentiments on the matter. but It seems
that some OF these letters were DELAY
ed. We wish to state also that We
have no right to withdraw any names.
since they We're put there by friends
OF the nominees. who had the right
10 nominate any institution that was
eligible. and voted for by others who
wished TO have them remain as par.
Elephants.
The clcrgymen contend that the
churches are not charitable institu-
tons. We have not considered them
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-11
SURPRISE MRS. pUFFIN.

Mrs. Warren Duffiu Of 1927 Fifteenth
avenue. was very pleasantly surprised
Monday evening by the members OF
the G. A. q. club and their husbands
on the occasion of her Goth birthday
anniversary. During the evening the
game OF 500 was played and musical
numbers we're given by Mrs. Allen
Pratt. Lunch was served late In. the
evening. Louis Rounds in behalf of
the company presented Mrs. Duffin
with many pretty gifts.
Yesterday afternoon a company OF
relatives from Davenport called on
Mrs. Duffin and spent a delightful
afternoon with her. They brought
with them provisions for n nice lunch
and also presented to the hostess
numerous pretty gifts.
Mrs. A. +. McInnis, 1913 Eleventh
street will entertain the G.. A. b. club
tomorrow afternoon at her home.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-11
FISHING WITH AN Ak.
Winter Sport In Which Tackle and
Bait Are Not Needed.

| Winter Sport In Which Tackle. and
Bait Are Not Needed.
When a man starts out in the dead
OF winter with only an Ak under his
arm and says he II going fishing one is
inclined to smile and take his state
mont with a grain OF salt. Neverthe-
less 1t Is true that hsh are caught"
with no other tackle than an ordi-
| nary az.
Along the coves OF fresh water lakes
and ponds in the winter. especially
when the first new Ice has formed a
Transparent covering, 1t is possible to
secure a number of good sized fsh by
means OF an az alone. These fisher
men" wear the heavy felt boots OF the
lumbermen. from which the rubber
shoes are removed when they reach the
fee. A bright sunshiny day is needed
for this sort of fishing. In many OF
these coves and especially in such
coves as are filled with rushes and wa
ter lilies in the summer pickerel. pike
and other members of that fish family
come to the surface OF the water and
rest within an inch or SO OF the ice.
AS far as known they do this to get In
the sunlight. just as they sometimes
uOat nOtlOuieSS near tue SuTidce VI tue
water IN the summer.
: The Ak fisherman in his noiseless felt
boots walks slowly over the trnnspnr-
ent ice looking for these fish. They
seem to think that the ice affords a
protection. and they are not usually
frightened away. When the unsports-
manlike fisherman" sees a fish near
the surface he steals up and hits the
fee a resounding whack with his AK
Nine times out OF ten the fish will be
seen to turn belly upward and lay mo-
tionless. The secret OF this IS that the
impact OF the ok on the Ice has forced
the water against the fish's head with
sufficient pressure to stun him. The
fisherman hastily chops a hole through
the fee, reaches in and pulls out his
fish.-Detroit Free Press.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-11
ANCIENT ARTIFICIAL LIMBS.
iron and Wooden Hands and Legs and
Plaster and Silver Noses.

Iron and Wooden Hands and Legs and
Plaster and Silver Noses.
There is in the museum OF the Royal
College of Surgeons. Lincoln's Inn
Fields. London. an artificial leg. made
about 300 B. c., Of bronze. wood and
iron. Who has not heard OF the ia
nous Iron Hand" made IN Nurem-
berg, Germany. in 1904, for the Ger
man knight. Goetz Won Berlichingep :?
Among the old time Indians ears. noses
and lips Of plaster were quite common.
one of their ordinary punishments be-
ing to cut or these useful parts OF the
human anatomy. Greek and Roman
veterans who had lost leg or an arm
In the wars used to replace them by
substitutes and Plinius speaks of a
Roman veteran soldier who-about $50
years B. Owns famous for the wood
en- hand with which he was still able
to fight as an able swordsman. In
1904 the Duke OF Brunswick had to
use an artificial hand.
Artificial limbs with movable Joints
were also largely made by the famous
Ambrose Pare-1517 to 159O-the cele-
brated French surgeon known as 1.-THE
father Of French surgery" He was
surgeon to Henry If.-1552-and also
to Francis H., Charles TX. and Henry
III. Later on Father Sebastian, q Car
melite monk, was renowned for the
manufacture of movable arms and
hands. About the middle of the sew
enteenth century Falcinelli. q Flor
entine surgeon. mentions artificial eyes
of gold. silver and crystal painted in
different colors. He also describes gold
and silver ears which were either tied
to the head with strings or else sewed
on the skin OF the scalp by the aid
of gold and silver wire. Silver noses.
too. are spoken of as having been in
use for a long time.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-11
DISCUSS REMEDIAL LOANS.

The Social Service Study club OF
the First Methodist church, an organi-
cation of men that is trying to accomp-
lish something along the lines of So
cjal service, had very interesting
meeting at the church last evening.
Following the serving of supper to
25 OF the members the subject OF
remedial loans was taken up and dis
cussed with Ralph Gregory as the
leader. He told in an Interesting way
of the means that have been used in
other cities principally in the east to
offset the traffic of the loan sharks
by mems church societies organizing
with the idea OF making loans at
certain percent lower than the loan
companies. The plan has, been found
very profitable both to borrower and
investor. Incidents were cited to
show the practices that are used in
gaining business and OF fits disadvant-
age to the poor. A committee OF
three men was appointed to investi-
gate the feasibility OF organizing some
such society In the city in connection
with other church mems clubs. This
committee will investigate and report
back at some future meeting. A re-
port from the committee appointed to
confer with other city clubs looking
to the determination OF the fly in the
city reported that It had arranged for
a conference with the Woman's club
to be held soon. Also that the school
authorities had promised to assist in
the work by eventually organizing the
boys OF the city into companies to
patrol the allies and see that garbage
is disposed OF properly. The men hope
in this way to assist materially in rid
ding the city of flies.