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Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1908-12-10
BY Ben Hanford

Some months ago, under the caption
of DIRTY Dollars" ] reviewed the an
nual report OF the United states Steel
corporation for the year 1907. ! now
wish to call attention TO just two items
in that report.
ON page 36 I find that after the
cost OF operation and production are
deducted from the gross receipts of
the year there remained balance of
sls2.S47,ssO. This sum really repre-
sents the net profits of the corpora
ton for the year. From this sum the
report shows a deduction of more than
s5,3s3.OOO for taxes and a number of
subtractions for other purposes, but
II also shows other income of nearly
slO.OOO.OOO. So that when ! say that
for the year 1907 the steel trust
made" C"got" would be better word.
and stole" would not be wrong) over
192,0O0,OOO am well within the mark.
OF course this sum was not all divided
among the stockholders and bondhold-
ers. They made "divvy' of only
S63.OOO,OOO OF the ''swag." The rest
was held i'm the surplus reserve or put
into additional property. Thus the
corporation bought and paid $4,000
600 for the Tennessee, Coal. Iron &
Railroad Company. and IL appropri-
ated slS.5OO,0O0 10 the Gary Con-
struction account, as well as large
sums for the purchase Of other prop
critics. all these purchases adding just
that much to the real and exploiting
value OF the corporation, and making
the stockholders and bondholders
riches Just the same Cor more) than
IL the entire net income had been paid
20 them. Just remember that item of
$4,000, 900, profits for the men who
OWN the steel trust. How about the
men who WORK for the steel trust
What did they get?
on page 23 of the report for 1907 II
is stated that the total salaries and
wages paid to 210.1S0 employees was
s16O,S25,S22. Note that word'salar-
les" That means that the fancy sums
paid to the officials is included in the
amount stated. Also that the officials
are numbered in the 100000 'em-
ployecs" Some of these Officials,
IL Is true. actually performed some use
ful service In the production. But
many of them, particularly those with
the fancy salaries. did absolutely moth
ing useful to the production OF steel
but devoted their energy and time To
the villianous work of corruptins
courts, bribing legislatures, dcbauch-
ing elections. destroying competitors
and a thousand other things equally
Injurious To society and equally useless
10 the production of steel.
But let us suppose that the entire
sI60. 000. 600 paid out by the steel trust
in "salaries'' and wages went to tn,
men who did the real work of produc-
ton. IL would still remain true that
the OWNERS. who did nothing To pro-
duce steel, were sl92,0OO,000 richer a'
the end of the year, while the WORK
ERS. whose labor produced the steel
received only s16O,00o,0o0 for their
years work. Which simply means
that these 10000 men. I'm order to get
slGO. .OOO. 900 for them selves. had to
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1908-12-10
JOURNAL FOR
DECEMBER FULL OF MEAT

The December number of the Pro-
gressive journal OF Education, the
new Socialist magazine. IL just off the
press. The first article is entitled
Education" by Prof. John Dewey OF
Columbia University, who is acknowl-
edged to be the greatest American
authority on education. This is the
first OF a series OF articles that will
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1908-12-10
Race Suicide.

In 1859 there Sc persons to EACH
family In the United States, and in
1900 there were but ~ persons TO.
each family. A decrease OF I6.i per
cent. in the past fifty years. Page Sc.
Vital Statistics" census report OF
1900
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-07-10
Bermuda to Control Crab Grass.

Efforts to grow alfalfa in the South
are becoming much more numerous:
and under suitable conditions the eff
forts are being successful. The lack
OF a well prepared seed-bed with a
firm foundation is one frequent draw
back. Trying to use land that is not
fertile enough or not well drained
is another. In some cases innocula-
ton OF land would have made sue
cess more certain. These handicaps
all are things that can be got around,
but there is one drawback that we
do not yet know how to get around
that is crab grass. A harrow
somewhat like disc harrow is on
the market, that has about twenty
tive-eighths-inch spikes in the place
Of each Disc and it is claimed that
it will give alfalfa new life and pull
out the crab grass. But we are not
informed how bad the crab grass can
be on the land, or how suited to
crab grass the land can be, for this
harrow to kill the grass and save the
alfalfa. This particular harrow is
rather expensive for a small farmer
to buy; and it is desired to find some
way the small farmer who has crab
grass land that is rich enough for
alfalfa can insure alfalfa against the
grass.
Here is place that some reader
may give help of untold worth if he
now has or gets experience of the
kind desired On land that is suited
to Johnson grass and alfalfa, the
two crops grow well together. AL
falfa has been grown with Bermu-
da also. What is wanted is to learn
under what, if any, conditions, John
son grass or Bermuda has been grown
with alfalfa on crab grass land; and
how well the alfalfa succeeded; also,
whether the crab grass naturally
grows thriftily on the plowed land
of the farm-that is, land of like
nature. 1t is urged that no one who
can give information requested will
fail to do so. Our readers often ask
us for information; and we want to
turn 1t around and have our readers
help us and our readers. This in
formation is wanted at once. Please
note, we wish to learn whether Ber-
muda or Johnson grass will keep
down crab grass and enable alfalfa
to grow on crab grass land. We
know alfalfa will grow with either
Bermuda or Johnson grass, so a dis.
cussion of that question is not asked;
but whether either of these two
grasses will make alfalfa growing or
crab grass land success and if il
will, what the conditions have been
-Chas. M. Scherer, in Progressive
Farmer.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-07-10
The Most Delicious EGGS.

Many Chinaman in New York
Monla Hike to have those added eggs
iuR Andrew Carnegie's Minorca hens.
ny a son of Coniucius nothing Is
pmure priced than an added egg. We
Americans use the term with great
Mlrnnse, as il 1t meant the same as
w1ffea egg. Far from it. An egg
gaaaled is merely In the earliest stage
suF decomposition. The French cpl
,rrre hangs his meats, poultry, game,
ash. etc, until they are almost in.
sincere" All offensive odors disap-
apsar in the cooking. A rotten egg is
one OF the foul things of earth; but
b stale egg, properly prepared, beats
hsl the strictly freshes' ever brought
IN q table.
4 want to claim this invention and
mhnnld like to have 1t patened, trade
smRrarsd and copyrighted. Finding 1t
asnpossible to eat and enjoy soft
hdiled egg nowadays on account OF
hhp aougnness and preponderance of
Gao white, l instructed my chef to
wiwa each egg thorough shaking be-
anpe cooking. The idea was to mix
smerFactly in the shell the white and
reIaUw. It was exquisitely success
mal. You could never imagine any
hAing better A few days ago |
hOught milkshake machine, such as
tmay be seen In all public resorts in
tsmmsner. Instead OF milk in the
glaHs. ] filled the latter with cot
hun and put in the egg. A few turns
TX ahe crank and--as Delmore says
hAere you are!-New York Press.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-07-10
MAKE SUGAR FROM WOOD.
Chewing Toothpick Suggested Pos.
sibiIity Of Manufacture to

SiDilty " MdUui dCtuTC "
California Man.
Sugar manufactured from wood is
not now only possible. but is being
made and put on the market" says
DIR. d. F. McGraw. head of the Wayne
McGraw Sugar Manufacturers of San
Jose. "A few months ago, when we
stated such process of manufac-
ture could become practicable, many
scoffed. That sugar could be taken
from forest trees, barks and other
solid materials seemed improbable.
Today our company has an Office in
San Francisco, a plant at San Jose.
and in time we shall extend our in
terests to Southern California.
We ship large quantities of this
sugar to candy makers, wholesale
dealers and others who handle the
sweet stuff. There is no adulteration
or impurity about it. According to
analyses, it is 99.S7 percent pure. 1t
is the sweetest sugar you ever tasted.
1t answers every purpose that sugar
Is used for. 1t is white, graduated
fine and has the beet sugar bested' in
many respects"
DIR. McGraw said the saccharine is
drawn by electricity from wood and
other solid materials. Electricity also
is used in disseminating the vapor,
and, chilling process condenses and
graduates the substances. He said
the idea of making sugar from these
materials originated with the man who
chewed toothpicks and soft woodsplin-
tiers. There was sweet taste iloticea-
Bile and the proper application of
electricity brought out this quality.
Tn appearance and TASTE" said Dr.
McGraw, "the manufactured sugar is
not unlike that made from sugar cane
or the beet In time the manufacture
ing process may be SO perfected that
wood sugar will be the leading kind
on the market The materials, pulps,
banks and woody matters would not
be available in immense quantities.
New England Grocer.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-07-10
A Turkey farmers Secret.


A turkey farmer pointed to small
mill wherein petroleum engine
chugged, chugged vigorously.
In that MILL he said, "the feed
for my 1000 turkeys is ground, The
secret of successful turkey raising
lies in abundant feeding. 1t keeps
six men busy to feed my birds.
"They are fed five times day, and
each turkey gets as much as he can
hold. Carrots boiled in lard, and
crushed barley and milk are very
good fatteners, and the birds stuff
themselves with them. Then, the
last thing before going to roost they
eat all the oatmeal porridge and but
termilk they can find room for.
Cocks cost more than hens on the
market, because they are harder to
raise. If they get together they fight
and kill one another, and they eat
five times as much as hen.
"A cock three hours before killing
is made to swallow a half pint of
vinegar. This vinegar makes his
flesh fine and tender; without it he
would be coarse and tough.
"A turkey farm like mine pays
easily from $500 to $4,000 a year.
Farm Magazine
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-07-10
Southern Agricultural Topics.
Modern Methods That Are Helpful to
Farmer, Fruit Grower and Stockman.

as Matching is over with and they
are in good condition Pullets, if
well developed, will be better winter
layers.
Open the hen house sure. Let the
pure air and the breezes in. Good
air Is worth as much as good feed.
Old birds need no protection now
further than rain-proof roof.
Do not be annoyed by keeping
more than one breed of chickens,
unless making a speciality of selling
breeders; and even then it is doubt
ful that it will be best to have more
than one breed.
There is as much in the poultry
man as there is in the breed of poul-
try. Don't get a start with good
birds and then neglect them. They
must have a chance to do good work
or they will not make their owner
glad.
Kill the rats They are among
the worst thieves of the poultry
yard They destroy poth enormous
quantities of feed and many young
birds, and are so sly about it that
half the time their depredations are
not laid to them.
Those who want eggs sometimes
make the mistake of waiting till they
want the eggs before they begin to
push the pullets for them. They
should be fed so as to develop we'll
long before winter eggs are wanted.
Extra care later cannot make good
any neglect of to-day.
Poultry keeping does not require
much hard work, bat it is not bust
ness in which loafers have success.
BY systematizing the work, however,
it can be disposed of with little trou-
BILE, Do it regularly and it will al
most seem to do itself Poultry
keeping on the farm calls for less
work than anywhere else.
The dry mash mixture used by the
Maine Experiment Station is COM
posed of two parts by weight Of
wheat bran and one part each of
corn meal, middlings, gluten meal or
brewers grain, linseed meal and beef
scrap. Mix up quantit" at one time
by shoveling it over and over, then
store it away to draw on when feed
ing is to be done.
An orchard of fruit trees is an ex-
cellent place to keep young chicks
if the grass is not SO high as to wet
- =
The youngsters will race about and
pick up many bugs that the trees are
better off without, and will also get
good shade from the trees. Those
who have bare poultry yards can
well plant fruit trees in them. The
droppings will make the trees grow
rapidly. Progressive Farmer.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-07-10
WIFE WON.
Husband Finally Convinced.

Same men are wise enough to try
mem foods and beverages and then
gnnerous enough to give others the
Aeneit OF their experience.
A very conservative" Ills. man,
however, let his good wife find out
mr. herself what a blessing Postum is
% those who are distressed in many
wR1R. BY drinking coffee, The wife
whites:
= no slave in chains, 1t seemed to
me. was more helpless than /, coffee
eapfiye Yet there were innumerable
warnings waking from a troubled
msRRp with feeling OF suffocation, at
alnes dizzy and out Of breath, attacks
az pRlpitation Of the heart that fright
wnaa me.
Common sense, reason, and my
Better Judgment told me that coffee
@ranking was the trouble. At last my
maryDns system was so disarranged
ahaA my physician ordered mo more
mDHRee.
@He knew he was right and he
knew knew 1t, too. | capitulated.
REiur to this our family had tried
Postum but disliked it, because, as
we learned later. it was not made
night
Determined this time to give
Postum a fair trial. prepared it ac-
pDralRg to directions on the pkg
AhRa rs, boiled 1t 15 minutes after
Aa1Ring commenced. obtaining dark
ArDWn liquid with q rich, snappy
MRTDnT similar to coffee. When
cream and sugar were added it was
mB2 only good but delicious.
~NUting its beneficial effects in me
ahs rest Of the family adopted tall
GxresG my husband. who would not
@nnIia that coffee hurt him. Several
wORks elapsed during which drank
Postum two or three times a day,
whan. to my surprise, my husband
maia- i have decided to drink
Postum. Your improvement is so
lEpRrent-you have such fine color
aARa propose to give credit where
&re1ll is due And now we are
m1Ees-slaves no longer.
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Greek, Mich. Read "The Road to
MELVILLE, in pkgs. There's a Rea-
@nn.
Ever read tIse above letter? new
Gne appears from time to time. They
err genuine, true, and full Of human
RmAnrnst.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-07-10
MANS FOOD ASSURED.
Gravest Problem Of Science Solved
by Discovery of Vast Nitrate
RAnosifs

One of the greatest problems which
have in late years occupied the atten-
ton Of scientists has been solved by
the discovery of new deposits of nj
trate of soda. How can the ex-
hausted fields and farms of the world
be replenished with the nitrogen
which alone can produce food fer the
racer" was the question. The finding
of the new deposits in Chile covering
vast area is the answer.
Nitrate of soda is not as visibly con-
nected with the welfare of the race
as sunshine, but it is almost as i'm
portant an element in the develop
ment of the individual and the perpet-
uation of the race.
Some specialists have said that the
Chilean beds, as heretofore known,
would be exhausted in fifty years, and
that the era of decreasing crops would
then begin, with terrible consequence
es to the race. AS a matter of fact,
new nitrate of soda deposits have
been discovered continuously for
many years, so that there has actually
never been time when the American
farmers supply of nitrate was in dan
ger of failing.
The Chilean government, for pur-
poses of revenue, took charge of the
vast nitrate deposits soon after their
discovery. 1t has ever since not only
controlled the known nitrate beds, but
has systematically searched for 9TH
ers. Deposits of nitrate, of varying
size, were constantly being discov-
cred, and now comes the discoveries
of nitrate of soda beds which will last
many years Two immense areas
have only recently been discovered.
1t would seem that nature had placed
the deposits in Chile for the use of
farmers all over the world at just the
time the needs of a growing world
population would require them to re-
new their acreage and grow larger
and better crops. A new process
has been invented that will do for the
nitrate business what the cyanide
process did for gold production. Here
tofore from 9 percent to 10 percent
has been left in the waste, but with
the new process it is claimer that
there will not be loss of 2 percent,
and at a less cost of production than
by the ole method. Even the waste
or tailings can be worked with a great
profit.
Nitrate of soda is the worlds lead.
ing fertilizer, and it is gratifying to
note that the American farmer may
now secure unmeasured supplies OF
his best fertilizer-contrary to the
general rule-at rates cheaper than
ever before.-New York Tribune.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-07-10
Mad pors.

N MS US % time Of year when the
Old faiaacy g necting hot days and
mad dogs BEG to show new signs
OF lfe," said hvsician. sAs a mat
ter Of TACT, hyesoprobia has no more
10 90 WITH IN temperature than y
has with the mate of Hawaii, Hy-
dTopnopla u = erm disease and the
germ is just as ss 49, u january as it
is in July. DOGS 90 mad" in the win
ter just as freqv,utly as they do IN
the summer all ln,,,ars superstition
to the contrary not Sthstonding. DOG
days in the latter !, ri of summer,
have. nothing to do wiz hvdrophobia
but are so called becaus, that is the
season when Sirius, the as star,
rises in conjunction with the sun.
"The germ of hydrophobia attacks
the throat of the animal, irritating the
glands and finally closing the passage,
Hydrophobia means, literally, afraid
of water and 1t is commonly suppos-
ed that a mad dog dreads the touch
and sight Of it. The contrary Is true.
The animal Graves water and will run
any distance after it, but an attempt
to swallow increases It's agony and
often results in death. This is the
only connection between water and
dog madness. OF course hydrophobia
is a real and dangerous disease, and
the greatest care should be caken to
avoid an animal apparently afflicted;
but many useful and valuable dogs are
needlessly killed every year by panic
stricken people. Take on chances, but
don't kill your dog just because he
is hot and dusty and his tongue IS
hanging out. Birmingham News.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-07-10

MRS. Frank Stroebe, r. #. D. l, Apple
a0n, wis.,, writes; ~ began using Peru
na few months ago, when my health
and strength were all gone, and was
nothing but a nervous wreck, could
mot sleep, eat or rest properly, and felt
MAO desire to live. Peruna made me look
nj life in different light, as began to
regain my lost strength.
al certainly think Peruna is without
= rival IS tonic and strength builder. "
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-07-10
cottonseed Meal.

AS furnisher of protein for the
balancing Of ration there are few if
any cheaper concentrates. 1t is an
especially good feed for mich cows
when properly mixed, but is not re-
garded as good feed for hogs, as it
Is claimed that cottonseed meal from
some cause not well understood, will
kill hogs. .Cottonseed meal is now
selling at about $50 per ton and
contains about forty-four per cent.
OF protein, besides some oil and other
carbonaceous material Considered
for its fertilizer value there are seven
pounds nitrogen in every hundred
pounds Of the meal about two pounds
of potash and about two pounds of
pbosphoric acid, these calculated at
market prices would be about the
following:
Seven pounds of nitrogen at TWEEN
ty cents equals $40; two pounds of
potash at five cents equals ten cents
two pounds of phosphoric acid at five
cents equals ten cents; making to-
tai of $3.50, which is practically the
cost Of the cottonseed meal. BY US
ing it to balance up the COW feed
and carefully saving the manure it is
possible to save about seventy-five
per cent of its fertilizer value as we'll
as to get its full feed value. A. ].
Legg, Albion, w. Va.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-07-10
DEATH TO RING WORM.

seEverywhere / go speak for rETTERrNE,
because it cured me Of ringworm in its
worst form. NY whole chest from neck to
waist was raw as beef but xETrERME cured
me. 1t also cured bad case Of piles So
says Mrs. NJ. f. Jones of % TannehiM st.,
Pittsburg, Pa. TETTER1NE, the great skin
remedy, is sold by druggists or sent by mail
for SOC. Write J. Il. SHUPTR1NE, Dept. A,
Savannah, Ga.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-07-10

MODERN BUSINESS. ETHICS
ooh that boy of mine should live
to disgrace his family"
why, dad, what's the matter with
you? It's all right. | got off on a
technically. kansas City Journal.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-07-10

Says Ernest Renan, my craving to
be just has prevented me from being
obliging. am too much impressed
with the idea that in doing one per-
son a service you as a rule disoblige
another person; that to further the
chances of one coompetitor is.very Of
ten equivalent to an injury upon an
other
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-07-10
NO NEED TO CUT cORNs.

Just paint them with ABBoTT's EAST IN
DIAN CORN PAINT, following directions on
the bottle, and your have no more corns.
1t cures hard corns on top of the toes, soft
corns between them, bunions or sore, cal-
lous spots on the feet without cutting, burn
ing or leaving any soreness. Csc. at drug
stores or by mail from The ABBOTT Co.,
Savannah, Ga.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-07-10
Tahoo on pandeIlona-

The Denver City Council passed an
ordinance providing fine OF $40 for
every dandelion allowed to bloom
within the city limits. The City
Council of Florence, Col, has passed
an ordinance imposing similar fine
on the owner for each chicken al.
lowed to run at large.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-07-10
Spurs For Poultrymen.

Thought feed and kindness
three things necessary for success
Nith poultry.
Pear trees are not suitable for
poultry runs, since the droppings
will make them grow fast and be
more subject to blight.
Begin to eat the old hens as soon
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-07-10

An interesting product shipped re
Gently from well known New En-
land plant was three-ply leather
belt, 141 feet long and seventy two
inches wide.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-07-10

Hicks Capudine Cures Nervousness,
Sghether tired out, worried, overworked, or
Whist mot. It refreshes the brain and
Merves: It's Liquid and pleasant to take.
BAes 2Se., and 50c., at drug stores.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-07-10

John R. Dickeys old reliable eye water
cures sore eyes or granulated lids. Don't
hurt, feels good; get the genuine in red box.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-07-10

London did not have an adequate
water supply till 1906. Two-thirds Of
it comes from the Thames. the rest
from artesian wells.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-07-10

Probably from the viewpoint of the
mRn in the moon a balloon doesn't
@Ume up to his expectations.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-07-10

Proof is inexhaustible that
Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound carries women safely
through the Change of Life.
Read the letter Mrs. E. Hanson,
3O4 E. Long ST., Columbus, Ohio,
writes to Mrs. PinBham:
al was passing through the Change
of Life. and suffered from nervous
ness, headaches, and other annoying
symptoms. My doctor told me that
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound was good for me, and since TAX
ing it 1 feel so much better, and l can
again do nv own work. never forget
to tell my friends what Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound did for me
during this TRYING period"
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-07-10
Effective Wagon Jack.

A is of oak 2x4xSS inches; 3 is TX
AKA inches; Z is IL inches long and
lever Dis 5 feet long, the short end
being foot. The drawing explains
itself.