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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1916-01-28
EFFECTIVE AIDS TO 0
BY Their Use Il 10 Possible to Avoid
q Good Deal OF Domestic
etckerino.

The old method of tying q string
about q finger to recall to mind some
task to be done at certain time has
been done away with.
The new way is to transfer a ring
from one finger to another. On the q
customed finger the ring feels natural
and does not cause annoyance, but on
any other finger 1t slightly irritates.
This irritation constantly will aid in
recalling the task to be done. Just
try it n
Another and novel way is to
carry a colored ribbon in the coat
pocket.
Suppose, now, you are in your Office.
Your wife phones you to be sure and
bring home a certain thing. Go to your
coat hanging on the Office rack, take
out the ribbon and tie it tightly around
q sleeve. ...
At night when you start to go home
your fist will jam itself against the
tied sleeve. ooh. yes" you will say to
yourself, there's that cough strip
Molly told me to be sure and bring
home tonight" and off you will go at
once to make the purchase.
A mai who is VIGOROUSLY known tc
"never forget tc perform a mission re.
quested by his wife" won his reputa-
tior. by use of the above two methods.
Simply by transferring his finger ring
he has been known never to forget to
mail her letters on the day they were
given to him.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1916-01-28
Naval Emblems.

A basket slung from the mainmast
head is q sailors sign to notify that
the cargo has been loaded or dis
charged, 10 the case may be. and
that the ship is ready to start on her
next trip. A generally mysterious en-.
blem ID q bosom dashed to q main.
mast or bridge railing. This IL to
signify that the vessel Is for sale. Oc-
c~asionally . dark blue stripe may be
seen running fore and aft on . vessel,
~ . matter Of fact this 10 . sign Of
recent bereavement. Blue 10 the sail.
or's mourning. and the stripe Of this
color takes the pace Of the black
margin or band used by the lands.
man % q notification Of death.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1916-01-28
for the low grade -four. Skimmilk is
often used to assist in the ~fattening

for the low grade -four. Skimmilk is
often used to assist in the fattening
process.
When the fowls have reached the
desirable market condition they arc
ready for killing. Some states require
that the crops be free of food at the
time of killing, while others have i'm
posed no such regulation. In either
case the crop should be empty, as. in
addition to an ugly bulge below the
neck. a full crop Injuries the keeping
and selling qualities. The practice is
to feed the birds up to the afternoon
or evening before killing and allow wa
ter only the following morning. Some
advise that no food be given within
twenty-four hours Of the killing time.
The method Of slaughtering now In
general practice and popularity is
sticking with a knife. Two objects are
in view-tO pierce the brain, causing
instant death. and to sever the jugular
vein in the neck. which allows free
bleeding. The fowls may be held IN
der the arm. with the head extending
forward In convenient position for
sticking, or hung suspended by a pull
ley arrangement. with feet up and
head down. At hand are a box for
the fluff and small feathers. another
for the wing and tail feathers and q
receptacle for catching the blood.
Holding the head firmly between the
thumb and forefinger Of the left hand,
the sticker grasps the knife securely
in the right hand. and by a direct stab.
cutting edge of blade turned up, the
point. Of the knifesi is sent to the brain,,
well back in the roof of the mouth.
and between and past the eyes. ~
twist and squawk from the fowl show
that the brain is pierced. Without
changing the left hand the knife Is
turned blade down. drawn at a slight
angle across and cutting the jugular
vein, then forward and out along the
roof of the mouth. The only require
ment for the knife is that 1t must have
a sharp blade with straight cutting
edge about two inches long and one
quarter inch wide and be of one piece
to prevent closing.
No step in preparing poultry for
market deserves nor careful atten-
tion than that Of removing the feath-
era. OF the two common methods,
scalding and dry picking. the latter IL
now held in most favor. "
70" III NL .-H' 81 +H.a LNL.FaL
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1916-01-28
Ways Of ths opossum.

The opossum is q night prowioes
usually preferring m%oonshine for it,
eorays. When ready tc bear young
the opossum makes Q nest Of dried
grass in the hollow Of q tree and pro
duces twelve or thirteen blind, naked
little ones. about half an inch long.
These she places with her fore fest,
ard here each little one clings to Q
teat. Here they remain until about
two months old. When caught the
opossum feigns death. meanwhile
watching m opportunity to escape.
From this comes the Americanisn
playing 'possum."
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1916-01-28
70 Get On Wei, With Others.

70 Get On Well with Others.
I'm order to be satisfied sven with
the best people We need to be conf
tent with little and to bear q great
DEAL" says the wise Fenelon. He
finds that there must be "a mutual1
loving forbearance. Frequent silence.
habitual recollection, prayer. self-dei
tachment. giving up all critical ten!
denotes, f%aithfulness In putting aside
all the idle imaginations Of a jealous,
fastidious ~selflove, all these will 60
far to maintain peace and union. How
many troubles would be avoided BY
this simplicity! Happy 10 he who
neither listens to himself nor to the
idle talk of Others"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1916-01-28
Took No chaness.

"Weel, weel," said one canny On
farmer to another ~ they left the
church after listening to . charity
sermon preached by . famous divlpaI
"and he's q wonderful man e~ntirelyl5
He got al the silver I had In my.
pocket. It's q terrible thing to 70 o
hear = man like thon." Eth. man.
said the other. Its q, that! But 1
had heard him afore. SO or e'ar 1
ganged to the church Il TUX al tn
noasg ont Of ny Sunday hrssksls
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1916-01-28
POULTRY
ana EGGS
FATTENINe POULTRY.

Proper Method Of Preparing and
Dressing Fowls For Market.
A great difference of opinion exists
as to the proper fattening ration. says
Orange Judd Farmer. Shelled corn is
conceded to be the big fat producer.
Contrary to popular belief. the follow
ing mixture has given better results
where tried than corn alone: Fifty
pounds cornmeal. thirty pounds low
grade -four and twenty pounds finely
ground oats with the bulls sifted out.
Wheat middlings may be substituted
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1916-01-28
sl.ck cats Own island.

N ssIThe Island Of Black Cats IL Q name
npplied to Chatham island in the Pa.
CHIC OCEAN, about 730 miles west Of the
coast or Ecuador. It is Overruo with
black cats; indeed. cats OF nc other
color are seen there. These animals
live in the crevices Of the lava t0un6Ar
ton near the coast and subsiss ~
catching Ash and crabs.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1916-01-28
LIVE STOCK
HUSBANDRY
FALL CARE Of EWES.

Breeding Animals Should Be In Good
cshdition For Winter.
Every successful fockmaster realizes
the importance of having the breeding
ewes in good condition at the begin
ming of winter, and yet they often
reach their winter quarters in a some.
what u down condition. writes e. p.
Snyder in the National Stockman. Of
ten on account of the hurry of fall
work their sheds and yards are not
ready In time, and on account of their
ability to pick close and fill themselves
we think they are holding their own,
forgetting that the frostbitten herb.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1916-01-28

cottonsssd Meal For hsas.
Never let hogs follow cattle that are
being fed c~ottonseed meal. Az q rule
Il does not pay. and It sometimes kills
= number Of the hogs or pigs.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1916-01-28


age is innutritious and they are, in
fact. growing poorer and poorer every
day.
I know we are apt to think that the
longer we put of feeding in the fall
and early winter the shorter will be
the winter and that we are just that
much ahead in the way of saving feed.
It is a great and often-for the sheep
a fatal mistake. 1t is far easier, cheap
er and in every way better to keep any
kind of stock up in a thrifty condition
than to recuperate them after having
once run down, and this is especially
true OF sheep. When once weakened by
loss Of flesh they seem to lose all inter-
est in life. and it takes skillful feeding
and the finest care to again nurse them
back into a normal condition.
It will pay any farmer to take a day
of from hurrying fall work and nail
up the racks and feed troughs and get
the yards and sheds ready and then
the sheep in when the heavy,
chilling rains Of late fall come. 1t
takes days of pleasant weather to gain
the loss of one night out in these
storms.
1t is q short job to them in If
everything Is ready. and If they find
some sweet. we'll cured clover hay In
their racks they will show their ap-
probation by their hurry to appease
their voracious appetites.
1t is well to let sheep stay out on the
fields late in the fall, but they should
never be kept out and made to depend
entirely on the frostbitten heritage at
the expense of lost flesh and reduced
vitality.
Sometimes when obliged to keep
ewes ont on pasture too far away from
the barn, to make it practical to bring
them sinrevery night for feeding lahave
supplemented their pasture with a half
ear Of corn each, scattered on the clean
sod. Fed In this way there will not
be q kernel wasted. and the thrift OF
the sheep will be well kept up.
Delaine ewes. II they have a decent
chance. will flesh up quickly after the
lambs are weaned. and it pays we'll to
never let them lose this flesh.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1916-01-28
ooooooooooo oooooooooo

The White Plymouth Rock was
bred from sports and albinos
from the barred. This is a fine
farmers fowl. doing well on free
range and possessing desirable util-
ity qualities. The Plymouth Rock
hen is a good forager and a con-
sistent layer of large brownish
eggs, many Of which are produced
in winter. The bird shown is q
White Plymouth Rock cock.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1916-01-28
ooooooooooo oooooooooo

, The Shropshire sheep. a native Of c
. England, shares the popularity of {
. its chief ~progenitor. the South c
D down. 1t also has the blood of the {
. Leicester and the Cotswold. 1t is {
, now considered an established breed {
. and is noted for its hardness and c
, the excellent mutton Of its carcass. {
. Its fleece Is larger and a little {
coarser than that of the South {
. down and for ewes weighs about {
> eight pounds. The animal pictured {
> 10 q Shropshire wether. {
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-06-24
VIEW REVISED.

A handsomely dressed damsci entered
a crowded tram car. A rough. hooking
old fellow, wearing a dilapidated ha.sA
a suit of homespun clothes, rose to his
feet
Miss, take my seat don't look as
well as these ere gentlemen" he said,
nodding to several men, but I've got
more politeness"
Without word OF thanks tho young
woman sat down.
Miss said the old fellow. with
smile. II believe | left my tobacco pouch
on the seat. VIII You please get upf-
No sooner was the seat unoccupied
than the old fellow deliberately sat down
again.
"B'lieve I'll keep sittin' here, miss"
he explained. I've got a little more po-
litencss than these ere gentlemen, but
| have found out that I amt got nigh
so much common sense.'-Tit-Bit@
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-06-24
CHIEF JUSTICE W. H. GABBERT,
JUSTICE JAMES z. GARRIGUES.
Eight-Hour Day and Modem Civilization

Labor
seldom machinery
seeking
frbidding
violations of this
followed
chance of losing
regulating hours of labor method enforcing
reng the
for all Nothing the capital controlled
violating
their united
is
railroad effect demanding that the railroad
onehalf
schedule
working
Nothing exceedingly
the officials do
employees demanding that
addition to eight
O daily schedule of freight trains
confident the justice of these
them and nine out of
morally and financially
if fight
demand for
and the
from humane point of
we'll
eight hours for twentieth
railroad employees demand and they
decided nothing less
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-06-24
ONE REASON FOR HIGHER WAGES.

The temporary lull in the tide of i'm
migration to the shores of this country
has had some very telling effects. One
of these is fairly generally distributed
increase in wages among all classes of
workers.
For example, all the issues Of the
Monthly Review of the United States Bu-
reau of Labor Statistics for this year
record rising wages. The showing, while
made with reference to typical selected
industries, applies to all industry. 1t is
exceedingly gratifying as further evil
dence Of labor's great opportunity in
this period to demand and receive its
rightful rewards.
The contrast OF employment and earn
ings in February, 1916, with February,
1915, shows large per cent of increase
in the number of employees on the pay
roll in all the trades except one, that
of the mems ready made clothing trade.
In the iron and steel trade it was 43 per
cent. The percentage of increase in the
amount of the total pay rolls ran from.
s per cent in cotton manufacture to 73
per cent in the iron and steel trade.
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-06-24
A Husbands Confession

Yesterday Mirandy voted.
But so far | haven't noted
That she's sprouted any whiskers or
adopted trouseretts;
And she hasn't indicated.
Since she got emancipated,
That she means to start out raidinp
with bunch of suffngettes.
Took her half an hour to do IL,
And as soon as she was thru II,
She went bustling home without n stop
to scrub the pantry floor:
Cooked the dinner. did some baking.
Trimmed dress that she was making
Mended socks and got the ironing ali
done by half past four
She appears to be as able
To keep victuals on the table
And to keep the moths from feeding on
my go-to-meeting coat
just as handy with the baby
lOr little more 30. maybel-
As she was before they told her woman
ought to have the vote.
Far as I've observed, Mirandy,
She IL Just as fond Of candy
And as keen to read the fashions and
the daily household hints,
As before she was my equal"
And-however strange the sequel
Pve been Just a trifle prouder Of Mirandy
ever sincei
w. Lee Maxwell, in Judge
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-06-24
His Head Swelling

Some time ago George Bell of the Gas
and Water Workers Union. who does the
caulking on the high pressure fire sys-
TEN, bought new hat. While he is en-
gagged at his work the hat hangs in cor
poration yard headquarters.
Some of the boys decided TO play a
joke on him, and turning back the sweat
band carefully placed layer of thin
manila paper underneath it. The next
day they added another layer. and an
other on the day following. until Bell
began to worry, thinking his head was
swelling up. He finally decided to take
his vacation to see if rest would do
any good. During his vacation he played
pool several times in the assembly room
of the Labor Temple and the hat kept
falling off. Bell grew desperate, the hat
bothering so much he could not do any,
thing right. He finally determined to
consult doctor. The doctor told him
his head seemed to be all right, and
wanted to know what caused him to
think it was swelling. Bell related the
story of the troublesome hat. The phy-
sician examined it and inquired as to the
reason for the presence of so much pa i.
per under the sweatband. Bell was as.
tonished, but concluded had he not taken
the vacation his head would most likely
have swollen to the bursting point.
He returned to work yesterday morn
ing much relieved.-San Francisco Labor
Clarion
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-06-24
COOPERATION

Help one another" the snowflake said,
As they huddled down in their fleecy bed;
cone of us here would not be felt,
One of us here would quickly melt;
But I'll help you, and you help me,
And then, what big white drift Wen
see"
Said to his fellow leaves one day;
"Thc sun would withcr me here alone,
Long enough ere the day is gone;
But III help you and you help me,
And then, what splendid shade there'n
be-"
"Help one another" the dew drop cried,
Seeing another drop close to it's side;
"The warm sun breeze would dry me
away,
And ! should be gone ere noon today;
But ri help you, and you help me,
And well make a brook run to sea"
Help one another" a grain of sand
Said to another grain just at hand;
"The wind may carry me over the sea,
And then, o. what would become of me :
But come, my brother, give me your
hand,
Wen build a mountain and there Wen
stand"
And SO the snowflakes grew to drifts,
The grains of sand to mountains;
The leaves became a pleasant shade,
The dewdrops fed the fountains.
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-06-24
Let By-Gones Be By-Gones

Let bygones be bygones; if bygones were
clouded
By aught that occasioned pang of
regret.
o, let them in darkest oblivion be
shrouded
'Tis wise and it's kind to forgive and
forget.
Let bygones be bygones and good be eA-
tracted,
From ill, over which it is folly to fret /;
The wisest OF mortals have foolishly
acted
The kindest are those who forgive and
forget.
Let bygones be bygones, o cherish no
longer
The thought that the sun of affection
has set;
Eclipsed for moment, its rays will be
stronger,
If you like a Christian, forgive and
forget.
Let bygones be bygones; your heart
will be lighter
When kindness of yours with recep-
tion has met;
L ne llamc Oi soui ioNe VIII De PuIel anu
brighter
If, God-like, you strive to forgive and
forget.
Let bygones be bygones; o, purge out
the leaven
OF malice, and try an example to set
To others, who craving the mercy OF
heaven,
Are sadly too slow to forgive and for
get
Let bygones be bygones; remember how
deeply
To heavens forbearance we all are in
debt:
They value Gods infinite goodness too
cheaply,
Who heed not the precept, "Forgive
and Forget"
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-06-24
PROOF POSITIVE.

There were two rival delegates at a
political convention in one of the West
ern states, who got into a serious per.
sonal dispute.
oh. you're crazyi" shouted one.
I'm not crazyl" denied the other.
But YOU are crawl" vociferated the
first.
81 can prove that I'm not crazy, and
that's more than you can do" came back
the rejoinder.
Let's see you prove it, them
Whereupon the man who was accused
OF being crazy pulled from an inside
pocket his discharge papers from a near.
by insane asylum.
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-06-24
DEFINING EXTINCT

Teacher-Now, James, do you under
stand the meaning OF the word Eek
tinctf"
James-Yes'm.
Teachcr-Then name one bird that is
now extinct.
.Tames-Chipper
Tcocher-Chipper. What kind of bird
Is thatl
James-My pet pigeon. Tho cat caught
him this morning.--Sacrcd Heart Review.
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-06-24

Ninety of the largest iron and steel
plants show ll3,ll2 employees working
on the last day Of February, 1915, az
against 7s,o28 working on the last OF
February, 1915, an increase of 45 per
cent. Something more than 5000 en-
ployes were added in eighty-three Of
these establishments in the one month of
February.
Further data gathered by the statis-
tical bureau confirms these partial but
typical statistics. With the decrease In
immigration labor il not now ut the
mercy of employers who try to keep two
workers in competition for every one
job.
Organized labor has this opportunity
and sees It.
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-06-24
Should Go as a Pacifier, Not Warrior

will bring glory to the United States Making upon
defiant attitude
of
investments
establish in Mexico and do police
dutyf America
dsgracefu situation If
in ftor establish stable
the
guided nhab o territory.
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-06-24
PREPARED

I'm thinking Of getting married. pa.
what's it hke7"
You had a job as janitor once, didn't
you"
Yes"
And you had a position a. watehmAn
once, didn't you1'
Yes
And you worked while as a carr.
taker didn't youf"
yes"
Well, it's a combination OF all ,hre.
jobs-and then some"
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-06-24
EXCLUSIVE.

A professor in an educational institu-
tion Of the city was examining some stu
dents in hygienic science.
"The great city agglomerntions vitinte
the atmosphere" he said. "Morbiferous
germs, escaping from inhabited interiors,
contaminatc the mir round about. In tho
country, however, the atmosphere re-
mains pure. Why is that, Joncsf"
"Because,' said Jones, "the people in
the country never open their windows"
Tit Bits
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-06-24
OvERTASKED.

First Maid-So you don't like to work
for highbrowsi
Second Maid-You bet 1 don't !
worked for one pair of them-and never
again! Him and her were fighting con
tinually, and it kept me running back
and forth between the keyhole and the
dictionary all the time-Puck.
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-06-24

When the representatives Of railroad
managers and the employees met in New
York recently to discuss the eight-hour
demand, the managers wanted all the
meetings held behind closed doors. The
employees refused to agree to this. say
ing they had nothing to hide from the
public. Organized labor presents its de.
mands in the open and is ever willing to
make confidant of the great Amer
ican public.
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-06-24
LABOR-SAvING IDEA.

Little Harry-Can l help you mamma
and wipe the dishes for your
Mother-No, my dcarl You always
break too many of them.
Little Harry-Wel1. mamma, that's a
help, for you don't have 80 many TO
wash next timc.-Chicago Herald
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-06-24
''King' Jeff Farr Hurled From His Throne

Honest industrial
Colorado Wednesday
ether raudueny elected officials
of Judge
Colorado
and abroad These decisions orcefu
the political
uonl rights have been denied
Justice Tuly
branding of
hcesJohn Rockefnes
Coal a subsidiary zaton.
the to
his stronghold After
sheriff by crooked which
astence himself,
ticket and for
As plant &
dictator of Huerfano
and nation and made his will directed
he reignedsu
organizers
county jail
there thru him
So confident
United States Industrial Relations
which Colorado conditions
authorities For he "Kn of Hueno"
other authority than that of the coal
the
justices voted in rendering this important decision
member
JUSTICE
JUSTICE JAMES TELLER,
A.
JUSTICE HARRISON
The Republican
we're
CHIEF JUSTICE
JUSTICE JAMES z. GARRIGUES.
Justice Morton S. dnotv
The
where
Sheriff Nicely and the three officials decision their
for the full term
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-06-24

The Critic, anent the proposal of the
actors to join the American Federation
of Labor. asks what the art of acting
has in common with the art of boiler
making. One suggestion is that the boil.
ermakcrs' money is always accepted at
the box office, and if mis- patronage was
withdrawn from a house unfair TO the
actors it might make some difference In
securing settlement of the difficulty.
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-06-24

This is the time of the year when the
large mouth bass lying under a lily pad,
or mountain trout hiding behind n
rock, attempts to wait on himself and
finds it is piece of painted wood with
four gang hooks attached instead of
frog opening the swimming season.
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-06-24
GENESIS OF ELECTRICITY.

Where is electricity first mentioned
in the Biblef"
Where it says; God made the ark
light on Mount Arnrnt'"
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-06-24

Here's Sam Gompers' declaration on
the attitude he assumes toward pos
sibilty of war. either with Mexico or
any European country: ANY man who
is not willing to fight for the republic
in the time of its need is not fit to be
in the republic"
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-06-24

The superintendent of the Denver Mu-
nicipal Lodging House says that the
number of jobless men is almost nil He
recently sent out notice calling for
men wanting positions, as he says he has
big demand for every class of unsklled
labor