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Fergus County Democrat., 1914-03-17

The house has been considering the
big agricultural appropriation bill to-
day and considerable oratory' was pro-
vOked over the effort On the part of
some of the members to strike out
that item which provides for sending
out garden and flower seed. This item
calls for the expenditure of nearly
three hundred thousand dollars and
some gentleman of economical turn of
mind expressed the opinion that 1t was
just about SO much money wasted.
The friends of the farmer rallied in
large numbers and with much elo-
Quence. These seeds are distributed
chiefly by the members of congress
and 1t is considered one of the most
potent first aids to a slipping congress
man who desires to be returned. Com
mencing along about the first of the
year, the members begin to send out
the twenty thousand packages to
which each Is entitled. They go out,
OF course, under the congressional
frank and are intended to remind just
twenty thousand constituents of the
interest which their representative
has In their welfare and always with
the fervent hope tha/ the favor will
be remembered-and duly reciprocated
on election day. Some unfeeling
members who reside in cities where
there are no agricultural constituency.
have not hesitated to acclaim this free
seed distribution as very nearly akin
to graft, but would hardly be will
ing to accede to this view. For one
thing, they are really good seed, and
II they do not grow, it should not be
laid up against the congressman who
distributes them, but the agricultural
department, who collects them.
Following custom, I have been do
ing my best to distribute my quota of
seed among the people of Montana,
but it is a rather unsatisfactory situa.
tion by reason of the fact that there
is more than a hundred thousand reg.
istered voters in Montana and I
haven't but twenty thousand packages
of seed. Being new member, have
not had much of an opportunity to get
together much of a mailing list. Judge
Evans is in about the same box and.
for this reason, am going to suggest
to those who happen to peruse this
article and who have not received any
free seed from Uncle Sam, will drop
any one of the congressional delega-
tion here card to that effect, their
wants will be promptly attended to.
This is palpably pay ad, but l am
depending upon the traditional care
lessness Of my newspaper brethern
for getting 1t by the man with the big
blue pencil. T.S.
Fergus County Democrat., 1914-03-17
THE PRESS CONVENTION.

Lewistown has been honored by one
state convention this year and several
others are scheduled to be held here
between this time and next fall. The
next one will be the convention of the
Federation of Women's clubs of Mon
tana and the success of that is as
sured from the fact that the Lewis
town Woman's club will act as hos
tess on that occasion. Now comes
the announcement that the dates for
the convention of the Montana State
Press association have been fixed for
July %, "a and 25. There is no par
ticular organization here to take up
the work of making the arrangements
for this gathering of the editors, but
with the cooperation of the Chamber
of Commerce and the business men
generally the local newspaper men
will be able to show the brethern a
royal good time. The number of edi-
tors of the state who have seen the
Judith basin country since the agri-
cultural industry became established
here is exceedingly small and we con.
fidently believe that their visit here
in July will prove an eye opener fol
them. They will find here the biggest
and finest grain fields to be seen any
where in the state and this feature i.
sure to prove of great interest to them
In social way there will be no lacl
of entertainment and nowhere in th'
state could the moulders of publi
opinion hope for more cordial an,
whole-hearted welcome than Lewis
town will extend to them. The ed
tors from the other towns in the cour
ty will all cooperate with the loca
committees, and they will be hosts a
well as guests. The sentiment her
is to make this a county affair just a
far as possible. 1t is the county q
large that these visitors will be chic
ly interested in, not Lewistown esp
cially, and the presence here of sue
veterans as John M. Vrooman and ]
c. White and their active particip,
tion and assistance is being counte
uuon by the local committee in &c
ting things started.
Fergus County Democrat., 1914-03-17
NOT UNMlxED BLESSING.

Helena Independent: 1t will be we'll
for Montana, which Is enjoying the
use of the initiative and referendum,
as well as the new primary laws, to
avoid the troubles which beset Ore
gon and California, where the ballots
are becoming SO huge owing to initia-
tive petitions, that the voter is at his
wits ends to know what to do.
Californians, according to q Sacra-
mento dispatch, must face ballot the
coming fall including 25 constitutional
amendments, four referendum petit
tions, six initiative petitions, an en-
tire state ticket. candidates for SEN
ate and assembly, judicial officers and
county officers, and number Of bond
proposals. The ballot is said to be
several feet long.
The same trouble is experienced in
Oregon and the last legislature seri-
ously considered referring bill to
the people to limit the number Of
measures which may be placed on the
ballot at an election. At the 1912
election, aside from voting on nation,
al, state, congressional, legislative and
county candidates, the voters had to
take under consideration A referen-
dunn and initiative petitions, the re-
suit being that nearly all the proposed
laws were beaten. In the number were
meritoriOus measures, which would
have been of great value to the peo-
| pie, but they went the way of lot of
bad ones, the puzzled voters killing
| off good measures in order not to
make mistake and allow bad laws
| to sneak through.
So serious has the situation become
| in Oregon, that the voters have adopt
ed slogan
when in doubt, vote NO.
Few voters have time to reach q
decision on forty or fifty new laws
/ and at the same time be sure of the
merits of the numerous candidates
Under the laws of that state any per
son may put bill up to the people
by securing so many signers to pc
tition and it is the custom for hun
dreds of professional signature seek
ers to walk the streets in Portland be
seeching every passerby to sign his
name. The solicitor usually gets 1(
cents for ecah name he secures to 8
petition. The result is that the voters
are almost driven to distraction by
the solicitors, and by the time election
comes, so disgusted have they become
they either vote mo-" or ignore the
petition ballot entirely.
The last legislature considered sew
eral remedies, but took no action.
One was to limit the number of bill'
to go on a ballot at any election t.
ten. The plan was abandoned becaus,
it was feared that designing persons
wishing to head off laws, would sc
cure the ten spaces on the ballot b,
putting up dummp bills.
Another was to prohibit the opera
: tion of professional paid solicitors TO
!, signatures.
!, Still another was to provide tha
petitions be deposited at the cour
house in each county and at othe
!, towns and villages designated by
1 commission, signatures only of pei
: sens who would take the trouble t
q go to the places designated, being az
I cepted.
While no state will ever abando
> the initiative and referendum, exper
}. ence with it-at least in Oregon an
q California-shows that it REQUIRE
r careful amendment before it become
/ an instrument wholly of benefit t
o the voters.
Fergus County Democrat., 1914-03-17
As the Novice Views /
Washington, D. c., March II, 1914


A man who, for forty years, loomed
large in the business, social and po-
litical life Of Montana, and who has
even a conspicuous place nationally,
went to his final rest when death
claimed Hon. William G. Conrad at
his country home up in the Blue Ridge
mountains, Virginia, last Friday. Sem
ator Walsh and returned last night
from Winchester, where we attended
the funeral of this splendid pioneer
OF our state. l feel that 1t will be OF
interest to the thousands of Mon
tanans who were so shocked at MIR.
Conrad's passing to have reviewed
briefly some phases of his life and
career which are not altogether IA
milfar to many who are familiar with
his varied activities in his adopted
state.
Fergus County Democrat., 1914-03-17

MIN IOr MS DlSQoSS anu MS harness.
Following the services at the house,
we followed the remains to their final
resting place in the beautiful ceme-
terry at Winchester, fifteen miles away.
During the stirring days of the war,
Winchester was ever in the very heart
of fierce conflict. 1t was captured and
recaptured no fewer than eighty-one
times during that dread four years. It
was here that Sheridan, twenty miles
away" heard the roar of guns and ar
rived after that famous ride to turn
his disordered legions against the
boys in grey. who, until that moment,
had counted the battle won. AS we
rode through the streets we saw a
grim reminder of those fearsome times
in the shape of a cannon ball half en-
bedded in the wall of a brick house
The old town has caught up the spirit
of the new south and has become q
, place of considerable commercial i'm
portance. Surrounding it are thou
, sands of acres of the finest orchards
in the world and it is the boast o1
Winchesterians that more apples art
annually shipped from that point thar
are raised in our western state o.
. Oregon. I have not had the opp0r
tunity to corroborate this rather sur
! prising statement, but will give m!
; Virginia friends the benefit Of thu
1 doubt. at least, until run across som'
I web-footed denizen from the banks o
! the Willamette.
Fergus County Democrat., 1914-03-17
The Princess.
Lost ?

Lost.
A bay horse, branded like cut)
on right hip; weight, about 1900
" lbs; small wire cut below col
lar on neck; $1,000 reward for
information leading to recovery.
ADDRESS, John w. Beck, Kolin, Mon
tana, 3-17-2tp
Fergus County Democrat., 1914-03-17
Q Q Q o Q GO Q Q Q 9 ooooc
At THE THEATERs
,oooooooooooo,
Culver's Theater.

Eugene West and Catherine Henry
opened weeks engagement at Gull
ver's theater Sunday night, present
ing three one-act sketches, the best
OF these being Tanning a Husband"
which pleased the large audience
greatly. Between the sketches mov-
Ing pictures were shown and at the
end of the program came the feature
OF the bill, Mile. Athmore Grey, in her
beautiful Interpretation Of the classic
Greek and Egyptian dances, the first
being the Valse Caprice, the second
the Spring Song dance, third the Ami
tras, fourth the Dance of the Gnomes,
and ending with the Salome dance of
the seven wells.
Tonight Mr.. West and Miss Henry
will give their strongest one-act play
let, Blanche; "Stung," comedy;
"A Sure Thing" and the big scene
from "Oliver Twist" with Mr.. West
as Biol Sykes and Miss Henry as
Nance. Mile. Grey will give. a series
Of new dances.
"Wrong Mr.. Wright"
The Home Workers have in rehear-
sal the popular comedy, "The Wrong
Mr.. Wright" which will be presented
by the society at Culver's on March 81.
The Bijou.
"Blue Feather" the Indian girl,
gives an interesting bit Of vaudeville
at the Bijou this evening, the other
act being a skit by Williams & Good
rich. The vaudeville feature is not of
notable excellence, but two unusually
fine photo-plays and the Pathe weekly
will bring up the standard. Thurs
day the Grace Kimball company,
very classy feature, will be the head
liner, with Marion Beauclaire in an
European novelty.
| The Princess.
The fifth in the series of "Our Mu-
tual Girl" series will be the big fea-
ture at the Princess tonight. The
popularity of the Mutual Girl grows
with each succeeding number and
those who have seen the previous
films will not want to miss this one.
Tomorrow night the feature film will
be the dramatization of Dickens
Cricket on the HEARTH" presented in
two reels.
Sunday evening next Manager Pratt
plans to put on an all-feature picture
program.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-09-09
MAY INVOLVE U. S.
Is Fear Expressed II Government Pur.
ehases Ships IN Marine Report
Submitted in House.

WASHINGTON. Sept. s-"Fears
are expressed that we will involve our
selves In complication with Great
Britain and France II we recognize
Germans ships" says recent marine
report submitted to the house. advo-
eating the Alexander bill for a gov.
eminent controlled company 20 pur-
chase and operate ships THAT NAV
be- so. the report continues this bill
does not direct the shipping board 10
buy ships Of any particular nation.
They have the widest discretion In
the purchase or construction Of vee-
sells. We have no reason 10 believe
they will act otherwise than with the
greatest care in whatever they do"
The report declares that United
states now has less than 900 600
tons ot shipping On the foreign trade
u points out that many lines sock.
ing shelter under the American aar
although American owned. NAV nssq
AGAIN TO foreign flags after this crisis
u 20 their pccuniary advantage II
declares the governments roIicy
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to her duties as stenographer at the
george +. Sufel store, after spending
several weeks east.
Mr.. and Mrs. William S. McElroy
OF the South Side. have gone to At.
lantic City. where they will spend a
few weeks
Mrs. John X. List. Mrs Charles
o'Brien. Mrs. Nellie Hazlett left Mon.
day for Loeb Lynn Heights TO spend
two weeks
Mrs. G. Ed Mendel has gone to New
York to visit friends for a few weeks.
Miss Belle Mendel has returned from
Mountain Lake Park.
Frank Kincheloe has returned from
Belleview Chautauqua where he di.
rected a chorus choir.
A. Laurance Wheat Of New York.
will arrive in the city TO be the guest
Of Allan Wheat
Edward Conant, OF Shinnston, is
spending few days in the city visit.
ing his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Rothlesberger.
of California. are visiting relatives in
Wheeling and vicinity.
Howard Westfeld. who Is an en-
ploye Of the Pennsylvania railroad. is
detained at his home in North Wheel.
ing. on account of illness.
George Morgan. who is a brakeman
on the p. g. o.. has returned from
Cameron where he has been visiting
friends.
Mrs. Pete Anderson and daughter.
Ebba. have returned TO their home in
Strauter. H.. after visiting here.
George Kress Cree. young son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. George Cree. OF Six.
teenth street. is suffering from diph-
iberia.
Mrs. Wilbur Bags spent Monday in
New Martinsville. the guest OF friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. W. Kemple. OF Fit.
teenth street. will leave soon for
Cleveland. wher ethey will be the
guests Of friends.
Miss 1lilma Robbins. Of Parkcrs-
burg. IL a guest in the city during the
Fair
Miss Prcssa Gibbins. Of New Mar
tinsvillc. is visiting In the city.
Miss A. June Kersey. Of Bethany.
is IA the city during the Fair.
Mrs. John Walton and sister Miss
Belle Mozena OF Sardis. o.. are spend
ling several days with relatives out.
thcpike
Miss Helen Orchard Of South Penn
street has returned home after a visit
with friends and relatives At Pitts
burgh
Mr. Richard Hildreth returned 10
his home in this city yesterday after
spending the past several weeks visit
ing In the northwest lake regions
An automobile party from Cincin-
natl. o.. arrived on the city yesterday
90 attend the fair Included In tho
party were Miss Alice Englehardi
Mics Margaret Enrlohardt. a. Barelew
and r. G. Mclaughlin
Mr. and Mrs Y. p. Motley. Of Al
toona. Pa. arrived yesterday. making
the trip in their machine.
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WHEAT
Enormous Total Of see Million Bush
els for the Year Exceeds all
Reeords-Other Yields.

WASHINGTON Sept. s.-The de.
partment Of agriculture in its Sep
TENDER crop report, issued today, fore
cast the production of the country's
principal farm crops 1.-THE following
hgures represent millions) as follow
Spring wheat POI; fall wheat 500 /:
corn 2.59S; oats 1.116: barley 200:
buckwheat II; white potatoes 81:
sweet potatoes 90: tobacco $50
pounds; fax Is; rice "a: hay SO tons.
Spring wheat: Condition $50 per
cent OF normal: indicated acre
yield 1872 bushels.
Corn: condition I'll; acre yield
I24.9.
Oats: condition 75.s: acre yield
l291.
Barley: condition s24; acre yield
l263.
Buckwheat: condition ST.: acre
yield 21.5.
White potatoes: condition 75.s: acre
yield $50.
Sweet potatoes: condition Sis; acre
yield $40.
Tobacco: condition ia: acre yield
Flax: condition 1877. acre yield Sc.
Rice: condition $50: acre yield
'345.
Hay: condition --: acre yield 1.42.
Apples: condition 6i.9.
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THE DAILY CHIT-CHAT
- w.
BY Ruth Cameron
POLITE THOUGH MARRIED.

a letter friend who has been married
about "a quarter ~ n century makes the
following valuable contribution ON the
eternal problem on how 90 be happy
though married.
My husband and 7 have had very
happy married life. due 90 several things
beside our real conrcuiaiitv. one a. that
We try 20 be as polite 20 each other az
though We we're nos married And that
means lot We may lose our temuorH.
but We try % RENE mhnr that the spoken
word is not easily forgotten"
Tho other factors in this successful
marriage were also worth notice. but 4
am not going 90 mention them to-day
because want 90 spend an my force m
hammcrinr that one Dol. we Try 90 he
as polite o. each other a. though 80
we're not married.
wonder how many married rerrIe
can say that ~ their daily intercourse
Z wonder how many divorced couples
would not De divorced n they had made
that effort
The habit 81 poiiteneas or rourtrav-
7 IKE that word hoffrr-ia almost tIfit-
rereally formed in courtahin. fho two
parties put guard on their tongues.
Zach tries 90 say nothing that VIII
wound the other and everything that
viii please Then comes marriage with
ne Inevitable iutlmnCira. frirflone ana
diEillueiouments. Vow ia fhO time wren
We need that beautiful habit 81 courr~-,
the most But hv the Same token. this
is the very time when 90 fails us The
guard slips. We say some sharp little
thing which brings o. sharp on answer.
some little fault initiates us and ~
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Characterize 80 with unnatterinr FRANK
ness. go o. goes. biz BY BIT until rorsa
day we find that we are no tonrer NAV
VIZ any cnort 60 be courteous % each
. once knew young married eoyrt.
VINO made THE painful discovery on the
eve nf tncir third anniversary Hefnfr
unusually anlytlcal young people. thew
liffn the situation hraVciv. and a. an
anniF Crfarv Eift 90 each ofner nrffrr
than jewels Or flowers. each rIedref me
other renewed EFFORT 90 ~ lust a.
courteous a. IN the days 81 courtahir
To Pc sure, we % not half mean rI0rf
n TIE sharp little things that we say.
DIT ne impuleivo. fhourhflera word viii
often leave wound that viii Tester ana
acne nt intervals. perhaps for vcara ~
mN ictter friend says. The spoken word
la not easily forgotten You may think
an unkiu1 thing. cool down be aeharn-s
~ your Thought and have done no
harn. Hlt once put that thought into
1901 agd yg4 cannot measure the harm
pr nay 90 Give uc on hours head
start and 10 will take the truth \ hum
drcd years to catch uu with d. fa n "a
uiii1r saying. and the enuo o. often
tflo of r. sharp word and re r~vrs~s--.
~ me uuer0kcu word thou art master.
but The spoken word fq MASTER ~ thee
Tho pain ~ an unqualified freirr %
save schnrounauer. zoo small rnf1uaraf
VIII th1t of rercntauce- tire r6rrsor
haa o. face the iurrea eurahfo omen ~
ture. ne latter the past Witch d closed
lrrorurI hlVt
Suppose We trv 20 reme-,re~ era.
whom We efrurric with the desire O. Nv
some SHARP and unkind word
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-09-09
About People
Movements o. individuals 10
and From .IIs City.

Miss Henrietta Fair is the guest of
friends in GAINESVILLE.
Mrs. Arthur Marriott is the guest of
her sister, Miss Lila Clayton in East
Wheeling.
Mrs. Carroll Reed OF Clarksburg.
Is In the city to attend the Fair.
Miss Margaret Apologize of -Four.
teenth street, is the guest OF friends
in Bellefontaine. Ohio.
Squire Lee +. Dobbs and family
have returned home from an automo.
bile trip through wetzel and Marshal,
counties.
Miss Clara Hodgson has returned
from New York where she went in the
interest Of the accountig department
OF Stone and Thomas.
Edward Smith Of New York, Is the
guest OF Harry Seybold.
Miss Gertrude Browne has returned
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-09-09
After Vacation Peel
Your Discolored Skin

Women returning from the -easifs
WIN Drowned. Redeemed OF frcckfod conn
rleNionH viii he wise boz iur1edfafefv f9t-
.A lp the mercullzcd wax treatment
~ ,Alherneateu skin had best come On.
Tor 90 amount 81 "hoaufIfvfur" e.ffi
g.er make such skin pretty 10 look al
u ne eufcet safest easiest way 90 shed
me dfFp1ilcd cutlcic ia with the treat
mcnt s1Egeetcd. Put the wax on before
feliflnf. o. YOU would cold cream nrF
IIuef it on next morning with warm
NHler Minute PARTICLES o. scarf skin
VIII peal on day by day. gradually show
luF the healthy. Youthful skin beneath.
'ne ounce ~ mercoligcd wax. ohtalfra ne
% any drug store. ia enough 10 mails
any dleculurcd or spotted complex ION
clear. white and satIny soft ne arff0r
u 20 gentle no. injury lg caused and the
lace shows mo- trace Of Ifq use
HurnlnE heat Irritating winds and
GUY ere such wrinklc-makcrs that the
aallN use of the following astriurent-
tonic lotion 90 This season On hfrhrv a.
fi.nhle. Powdered saVoiife Il 81 dis
solved .n witch hazel p rt Teed a. n
face hath this ia "a splendid wrinkle re-
mover and preventative.
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this country. by Dr. Oil. who returned
on the steamship Rotterdam.
Rev. Benze and family left Germany
just following the declaration Of war,
and we're compelled. because OF the
failure TO secure transportation, TO
leave their baggage behind The
trunks contained. beside wearing apl
parel. many souvenirs OF their trip.
and their receipt Will be a gladsome
one. Rev. Benze will send for the
trunks Immediately.
Travelling conditions through Ger,
many and TO Holland Ia now consider
ed 70 be much improved. az train serv-
Ice Is not tied up BY the mobilization
of troops. as was the case when Rev.
Benze and his family left there. Il IL
because OF this, Il IL thought. that
Dr. OH was able to get the trunks
shipped.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-09-09
NEWS BRIEFS

/ GRANTS cHARTER-A charter
was granted yesterday 20 the Adult
Bible class Of the W. p South church
Of Anderson. BY the officials Of the
West Virginia Sunday School Associ.
alton
GRANTED PISTOL ToTiNe L.
CENSE-Captain vs.. $. Hoover. head
Of The p. a o police In tho Wheeling
district was rranted a pistol toting
license BY judge o. G.. Hervcy In cir
CUT court yesterday afternoon
TO REiNDEN DEEos-Thc county
commissioners Yesterday granted 90
ihc Colts Index company the right 20
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-09-09

Entertained For Sister.

Miss Eva Johnson pleasantly enter.
tained a number OF her friends at her
home. 65 Indiana street, monday even.
ing, in honor OF her sister Maude. who
viii leave Tuesday 20 attend the fab
ter moi school at West Liberty Nor
MAJ Games and music were enjoyed
during the evening. after which an
elegant lunch was served. Those pres.
ent were:
Misses Helen Dinger. Opal Dolen,
Allie Hood. Edna McGavin. Anna Brad
berry. Julia Wagle. Elizabeth Porter,
Eva johnson. Maude Johnson; Messrs.
VIM. Killimeyer, Joe Henning. Dan
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Ferry: J. r. KiEer. OF sherrard: W. r.
b Canadian. c. III. Bender. Edward
sengewalt. DR.. and Mrs. J. @. Walden.
OF Warwood: Rev and Mrs. w. X. Holt
rerd. Misses: Lulu Cunningham. Iva
Wise OF Bellaire: Mary +. Ashton. OF
Brookstde. and Eula Kiger. Hilda Fisher
Lille Fisher and Elsie Fisher. all OF
Sherrard- Messrs: Madison MARBLE, OF
Trtadelphia. Gustave Weber. OF will
kinsburg. Pa: Charles r. Sengewalt. OF
Stanley: I-akin. Kenneth and Albert
Feher. all OF Sherrard: Herbert John
son and Homer. lar and Lakin Senge-
walt