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The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-14
ADDRESS
CLERGY
ORALLICENSELEAGUE
ISSUES LETTER.
THEY WOULD CURB THE LIQUOR
HABIT BUT GIVES SOME
LEEWAY.

Louisville, KY, Feb. 12.-The Ma
tional Moral License league, through
its president, T. NJ. Gilmore, has is
sued an open letter to the clergymen
Of the United States. After explaining
that the object Of the league is t. have
a uniform restrictive saloon license
adopted by all the states where prohi-
bition is not in force, the letter says:
We do not offer this law as a substi-
tute for prohibition THAT is, it is not
intended to interfere with the passage
Of prohibition laws if the people desire
them, but it is intended to bring about
obedience to law where the business is
licensed.
Prohibitory laws that are being
passed in this country merely prohibit
the manufacture and sale, and do not
prohibit the purchase and use, and
all thinking men know that where a
demand exists, it will be supplied from
some source if the profit justifes the
risk in supplying it. Witness the de-
Velopment of the mail order business
and of the moonshine business, as
shown by the figures of the internal
revenue department, the per capita
consumption of whisky having de-
creased with the spread of prohibition,
while the per capita consumption of
beer has largely increased.
II the a~nti-saloon league will agree
to it we will favor having an amend
ment to all %prohibitory laws providing
a heavy penalty for the purchase of al
coholic beverages, or for having them
in possession in prohibitory territory
and this would NEAR prohibition.
But passage Of laws will not prevenl
the use of alcoholic beverages; tina
Is a matter of education and evolution
Those interested in prohibition ar
aking the ground that the manufac
ture and distribution of alcoholic beN
erages are wrong per Sc. If this b
true, then there is no question tina
the Almighty was wrong in common,
ng the use of wine to his chose
people" and Christ was wrong in ma
ng wine at the foot of Galilee an
le was wrong in selecting wine an
jread to commemorate his death.
Now, if those interested in the effol
o establish prohibition prove to th
abstraction of the American peopl
nat Christ did that which was wront
nat Christ committed a sin and tina
hrist set a bad example to futul
,~enerations, then we fear that the
viii have succeeded, in so far as tb
american people are concerned, in d,
troying the very foundation of Chris
an faith.
1t is a strange suggestion to com
rom men connected with the whisk
.linistry, but we consider it a veI
BUSINESS to those connected with tn
erious phase of this question, and on
nat deserves the earnest thought {
very man connected with the churcl
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-14
An Electric Incubator.

Electricity has been applied to incu-
baton by Otto Schultz, an electrician
of Strassburg. and is the result of three
years of experimentation. The appara-
tus is made for 30. 100 or 200 eggs. and
is designed TO obviate the difficulties
connected with the ordinary form of
incubator. The manipulation of the ap-
paratus is very simple, and its mainte-
nance depends only Upon an uninter-
rupted supply of electricity.
An automatic attachment keeps the
temperature within one-tenth or a de
gree Of the normal temperature of in
cubation. The degree Of saturatlon Of
the air is kept in the same manner.
Under ordinary conditions, ninety
chickens can be counted on out of 100
eggs incubated. The quantity of cleo
ticity required is very small, for an in
cubator holding fifty eggs, ten to TWEEN
ty watts being sufficient, depending
upon the temperature of the outer air.
For raising the chickens after they
are Matched, an electric mother" has
been devised. The upper part is de-
voted to the freshly Matched chickens,
while the lower part Is arranged so
that the chicks car run around on the
ground and at the same time find beat
and protection when they desire. The
electric incubator has already proven
very successful.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-14
Send 10000 Troops to Turkey.

st. Petersburg, Feb. 1.-THE Russo
Turkish relations have entered upon
a menacing phase. Alarmed at the
unchecked Turkish concentrations on
the frontier Of Persia and the mobil-
ization in Armenia, the Russian gov
eminent has decided to execute a for
midable military demonstration In re-
ply on the Turko-Persian frontier as
Matching there a complete expedition
of 10000 select troops from central
Russia, with full war equipment, and
it is acting with uncommon rapidly
with a view Of overaweing the Turks
by a decisive exhibition of force.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-14
THE sTEPToE MONUMENT.
WHY Not Dedicate Battle Ground 5oth
Anniversary, Collecting More
Money for Monument?

The Steptoe battle was an historic
event, taking place 80 years ago this
coming May. 1t is the purpose to
erect a monument on the spot where
the last stand was made with the In
dams, to be dedicated on this coming
50th anniversary. Several hundred
dollars have been raised, the people
OF the Inland Empire responding lib
orally considering the brief time since
the movement was inaugurated. But
the Gazette would suggest, subject to
the approval of the society that orig
mated the idea and has carried it
forward, that a broader and more
comprehensive plan be adopted. Ii
is mis-: Instead of now erecting a
monument commemorating so impor
tant an event, why not dedicate the
ground where the monument is to
stand (the citizens OF Rosalia will do
nate the land) on this 50th anniver
sary, postponing the erection of the
monument for say two years, so that
a large sum of money may be raised
and a monument of solidity and pro
portions be erected that can be point
ed to with pride by all citizens of the
nation? The legislature of the state
of Washington and the congress of the
United States should be asked to as.
sist in this matter, and no doubt
would do Sc If given the opportunity.
1t will commemorate an historic
event, and therefore is a matter OF
national interest. 1t should be erected
on a scale to rank with the great
monuments Of the nation. 1t should
be massive and heavy.
This is a matter for thoughtful con
sideration, one which, we trust, will
be faYorably acted upon.-Colfax Ga
zette.
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Deny Battleship Charges.

Washington, Feb. 10.-The navy de-
partmeDt's absolute %refutation of the
Reuterdahl charges that American
~battleships are seriously defective
went to the president recently. Rear
Admiral Converse, president of the
board of construction, signed it. The
report may be summed up thus:
Heavy armor plate is not below water
battles showed that high-placed guns
we're ineffective. Space about the
turret guns is 10 square feet instead
of 10 feet square.
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viii Soon Settle 3. C. Issues.

Washington, Feb. 12.-Mr. Bryce,
the British ambassador, has settled
upon February 16 as the date of his
departure for Ottawa, where he will
confer with Sir Wilfrid Laurier, the
Canadian premier, and other dominion
officials respecting the contamination
of a treaty between Great Britain and
America, for the settlement of various
issues between the United States and
Canada.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-14
Test seedn Mt Home.

The Department of Agriculture in
order to aid farmers to determine for
themselves without much trouble the
termination value of seeds has Issued
a short bulletin on the subject. A very
apparatus for sprouting seeds
is described. 1t consists of a shallow
basis in which is placed a small fiat OF
porous clay. The seeds, after having
been soaked, are laid between two
sheets of moist plotting paper or fan
mel. A pane Of glass covers the dish,
which should he kept in a temperature
of about 40 degrees. Atmosphere of
an ordinary living Don is suitable II
the apparatus is left near n stove at
night. Several kinds Of seeds may be
tested at once at a tri1ing cost. The
bulletin cautions the farmer against
extremes of heat or moisture.
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Farm ~GIeanIngs.

There is no standard for Judging the
guinea fowl. They should. however, be
of uniform shape. great activity and
reasonably good producers OF eggs
Their entire egg crop is produced Ia
summer.
Bitter cream ome from keepinl
cream too long from cows that have
been MIXED since early last spring. It
is best 10 churn every few days. even
tIouhg there is only a small churning
on hand.
In setting out the new fruit trees be
sure and leave plenty Of space between
them. You must make allowance for
the growth Of the years. Crowded trees
Interfere with one another and have
their fruit bearing possibilities checked.
The potato storeroom must be dark.
cool. well ventilated and dry. There
should be a double floor beneath where
large quantities are piled together.
There should also be opportunities for
ventilation at the walls, and at inter
walls through the pile.
A good condition powder, to be fed In
quantities TO the brood SOW. Is
composed of a t~easpOonful each OF COP
peFas, sulphur and a half cupful of Gil
meal. Give once each day for each SOW
weighing $50 pounds. 1t Is needless to
say that all tonics should be given only
chen the animal is out OF condition
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-14
Need New Treaty With Mexico.

Mexico City, Feb. 13.-It is highly
probable that the treaty or 1848 be-
tween the United States and Mexico
nAlng the boundary line along the Rio
Urande will be abrogated and another
lone signed and ratified as a result OF
nesotlations nov in progress. -.
Inc same force which moves a ton
over a good road will move eight tons
~ d railroad or 80 tons on a canal.
me right hand, which is more sen.
ellEe to the touch than the left, is less
slSltlVe than the latter to the effect
pr heat and cold.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-14
UNEARTH PLOT TO KILL CAR
warning Is Found-Discover Wires
Attached to Bombs.

London, Feb. 12.-The Paris CORE
spondent of the Central News in a
dispatch, says word has reached the
french capital of the discovery by
the empress of Russia of a terrorist
warning, in the czarovitch's bed, stat
ing the car and czarovitch have been
sentenced to death. Secret police
round a network of electric wires in
s~enlousiy connected with II powerful
Oomos placed at distant points in the
palace A single operator would have
oeen able to blow up the entire palace.
Inc discovery of the plot, it is said,
mas greatly frightened the He
Is again in an exceedingly nervou
state.
II is now g~eenrally credited that
mere are several revolutionists among
The servants in the palace.
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winterine Cabbage.

One Of the simplest ways Of keeping
cabbage Is to store in n orchard or
some sheltered place. often alongside
a fence which has beer made tight by
4 liberal use of straw. The cabbages
are stored with their stems on and are
placed head down and as close together
as possible. TWO or three tiers are
often made. the heads Of the second
tier being placed between stems of the
lower, and so on, the piles being made
Of any width and length desired. The
whole Is covered with leaves, salt grass
hay or straw and a little soil, rails.
brush or litter. Small unstable heads
will continue to develop during winter
and frequently sell as well rs any in
February. Small quantities may be
stored by blowing out two or three fur
rows ten or twelve inches deep on ?
well drained site and placing the heads
with their stems up as close together
as possible. Some prefer to lay them
but n or two thick. while others will
pile them up two to two and a half
feet high, bringing them to n point.
The pile is then covered with straw.
salt grass hay or a thin layer Of straw
and then several inches of soil. They
are stored before freezing, and when
the soil covering them is frozen 1t may
be covered with strawy manure or any
other litter to keep the soil frozen un'
til the cabbages are needed for sale.
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SIR HENRY is FREE AT LAST
reid in Bondage Seven Months bv
Bandit Raisuli,

GH
Bandit Raisuli.
Tangier, Morocco, Feb. 12-Caid
Sir Harry Mclean, who has been held
IN bondage for the last seven months
by the bandit Raisuli. has been Off
clally turned over to the British
charge d'affaires here, in accordance
with the agreement between Raisuli
and the British government under
winch Raisuli is to receive 5000. 900 as
ransom and d guarantee of protection
at Rabat.
When Raisuli arrived outside the
walls of Tangier with Mclean he sent
IN a demand for permission to enter
the city, accompanied by 200 of his
soldiers. Sid Mohammed Gabbas the
Moroccan foreign minister. uatlv 70.
FUSED to allow him TO do so. and
Ralsuli, as the result CT inducements
by the British charge d~'affaires. came
In with Mclean and three domestics
When Mclean had been otnciallv
turned over to British forces Gabbas
released the imprisoned Raisulians
and they departed undisturbed and al
most unnoticed.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-14

Wholesale Produce Prices.

notwithstanding, S1.25 cwt
0eets, $1Q1.25 cwt; rutabagas. STA
l.25; carrots, $1@1.25; white turnips
81; parsnips, $1.25@1.50 cwt; cauli.
Hover, 81 dozen heads; onions. So. 5O6
$40; sweet potatoes, $4,000 cwt:
potatoes, 75@85c cwt; Hubbard
squash, $75c@$1 doz; pumpkins, 75c9
81 doZ; parsley, 15c dozen punches
celery, $4,000 doz punches; pineap.
pies, $2.75@3; Italian grapes, S7.5O
Dbl; bananas, $2.75. .3.75 bunch: Gran.
berries, $12012.5O Dbl; winter pears
$l.25 box; lemons, $404.5O case; cook.
ing apples, 81 box; fancy eating, SIPS
@1.75 box; comb honey, 1915 case;
oranges, navels, $2.7J03 case; grape
fruit, $3.50@3.75 case; cocoanuts, 9Oc
@$1 doz; lettuce, dollhouse, 4Oc lb;
lettuce, coast, 30c ID; garlic, 10c lb;
popcorn, &c Id; Florida tomatoes, 81
basket.
Butter and Eggs-Eggs, eastern
storage, $3.50; local ranch, guaranteed
fresh, SO; first class local creamery
ph1bCAI wv ~ JCloCy bCllG CICdllGIA
SAC ID; butter fat, 34Kc Id; Columbia
creamery, SOC Id; cheese, full cream
n. Y. twins, 16Q17c lb; full cream
Wisconsin twins, 16@17c lb; lim-
burger, zoe Id; cream brick, zoe lb;
Swiss, 1920 ID.
Flour-First patent, IS Dbl; second
patent, $4.75 Dbl.
Seed-Red clover, $3.50; choice,
$16.50; Kentucky bluegrass, $3.50
cwt; timothy, $3.50; white clover, SIS;
alfalfa, $40.
Wholesale Prices.
Beef-Steers, dressed, 6h07c lb;
cow beef, 5@5hc ID; mutton, dressed,
121ac ID; pork, &c ID; hams, heavy,
11Ac lb; light, 12c Id; bacon, 15c Id;
lard, lie; dry salt extras, S11 cwt;
dry salt backs, $3.50 cwt; veal, 9Rc
lb; smoked salmon, Chinook, Ice ID;
white spring, 12hc.
Timothy hay, SIS ton; grain hay,
SIS ton ;alfalfa, $15 ton; oats, $1.4O
cwt; feed, wheat, $1.40 cwt; rolled
barley, $1.4O cwt; whole corn, $1.75
cwt; chopped corn, $1.85 cwt; bran,
S21 ton; bran and shorts, $22; red
shorts, $24 ton; white shorts, $25 ton;
straw, SO ton.
Prices Paid to Producers.
Live stock-Steers, 81 cwt; COWS, 81
cwt; sheep, $4.5O@5 cwt; hogs, $50
$50 cwt; calves, SO cwt.
Poultry-Live hens, lie lb; dressed
hens, 1914 @14hc Id; ducks, live, 12c
Id; turkeys, live, tic lb; dressed, 22c
Id; geese, live, 12c Id; dressed, 15c ID.
Hides-Green, beef, &c ID; dry salt
ed cured, 6@6hc lb: dry flint, 1Oc;
calfskins, green, &c; dry, 12c; dry
sheep pelts, 10c; kip, SC.
Timothy hay, SIC ton; grain hay,
S13 ton; alfalfa, $13 ton; oats, $I.25
cwt; feed, wheat, $1.25 cwt; milling
wheat, 6807Oc cwt; whole barley,
S1.1O cwt; whole corn, old, $3.50 cwt;
new, $1.45 cwt.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-14
TWO Men Shoot; One Dies.

Meridian, Miss, Feb. 10.-In a des-
perate pistol duel in the corridor OF
an office building Covert Taylor, a
contractor, fired three bullets into
Oscar Hatcher, a farmer, receiving
two slight wounds in return. Hatcher
died an hour later in the presence OF
his wife, who had stood at his side
during the duel, beseeching the men
not to shoot. The trouble was over
the wife.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-14
Investigate Utah Bank Loss.

Salt Lake City, Feb. 10.-The Trib-
n says that for the last month the
Utah National bank has been investi-
eating quietly the loss of $4,000 in
currency from its reserve vault. Off
cers of the bank admit that the disap-
p~earance Of the money was discovered
some weeks ago. Inquiry has reached
a point which justifies arrests in a
short time.
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after year when saved under bog. The
name Uncle Sam Sumatra was given
to this variety. 1t is a cigar wrapper
variety OF tobacco and adapted for
growing under shade in the cigar wrap
ger producing regions. The plants
reach an average height Of about eight
feet at the time of maturity, and they
bear an average OF about twenty-six
leaves before topping. The cured leaves
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-14
Value of Co-Operation.

Sir Horace Plunkett, member Of the
British house of parliament, who has
been in this country recently, said in
an address to agricultural students
that there was mot a single county,
not a parish, IN Ireland where the
farmers are not completely revolution
izing the entire business OF farming by
introducing cooperative methods" And
it might be added that there is scarce
ly a farming district in the United
States where more benefits canont be
realized by a closer cooperation of the
farmers. The farmers are understand
ing each other better each year and
are coming closer together in all mat
tiers which pertain to their mutual in
t~erests, but there are still greater posi-
bilities ahead. Describing the 900 Co
operative organizations of peasants in
Ireland which he was instrumental in
establishing for the purpose of compe-
tition with commercial industries, fore
Ing out middlemen, compelling rail-
roads to provide better facilities, and
debating more favorable legislation to
parliament, done: 1.-The first thing was
to introduce a system of agricultural
education which extended into every
branch OF the industry, teaching the
farmer, for instance, to purchase every
thing he requires, implements and ma
chinery, of the very best quality. They
combined to consign in bulk and dis
tribute their goods in the market. They
combined to raise working capital for
their operations. They combined to
own breeding animals. They did just
what you are doing here, brought sci
ence into farming by getting it into the
schools. They had the same system OF
instruction and experimentation sup
Nlied by your government"
New Variety of Tobacco.
A new variety of tobacco, valuable
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County CLERK Stole Funds.

Binghamton, n. Y, Feb. 10.-The
iurv in the case Of A. w. T. Back,
former Broom county clerk, on trial
for the larceny of $675 of Broom coun-
~ funds. returned a verdict of guilty.
Rack is the first of the well known
politicians of the so-called southern
tier who we're charged with financial
irregularity to be placed on trial.
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Florida and which
originally came
from Sumatra. AZ
ter very careful and
satisfactory tests
results have proved
beyond a doubt the
value of this varl-
ETY. for growing
commercially. to-
gether with the fact
that the seed m
tr11e 70 tyna year
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-14
Ten Years Ago Saturday.

Next Saturday will complete n
of the most important decades in the
history of the United States, It being
the tenth anniversary Of the blowing
m of the battleship Maine.
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auHaIoes ESCAPE by Wreck.

Reno. New, Feb. 10.-Several but-
faIoes en- route from Yellowstone park
to Golden Gate park in San Francisco
ascaDea from their a during a slight
freight wreck between Verdi and
CaIvana. Two posses Of cowboys are
no win pursuit of the big game with
the hone of bringing them back to cap
tivitv with their lariats.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-14
Fertilizer Tes, t. with Corn.

Fertilizer tests with corr in Virginia
show clearly that blowing under green
legumlnOus crops Is a highly beneficial
practice and that where this Is fol-
lowed only moderate amounts Of fertil-
ity will be necessary to give Increased
yields. When vegetable matter is lack
ing, however, heavy applications OF fer
tillzer seem Observation-Disclosures NJ.
Sonic.
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RIDERS RAVAGE THE VILLAGE.
Corral Citizens, Burn ard Blow Up
Tobacco Barns.

Tobacco Barns.
Hopkinsville, Ky, Feb. 10.-Sunday
night at II o'clock a band of about $50
mounted night riders, masked, heavily
armed, and wearing the insignia Of a
secret clan, invaded Fredonia, Critten-
den county, captured James S~carberry,
operator oil the Cumberland Telephone
company, and cut all telephone con
nections. They then forced Dave Pot
ter, a clerk in a drug store, to open
his store, in which they corralled sew
eral citizens and held them prisoners.
Leaving a large guard in the town,
the others galloped to the village of
View, five miles away, and blew up
Alfred H. Cardin's tobacco factory,
containing $4,000 pounds of tobacco,
and set fire to and destroyed Cardin's
barn. containing 10000 pounds of to-
bacco belonging to him and his crop
pers. The loss aggregates $4,000
with $4,000 insurance.
After firing volleys into the air, the
night riders returned through Ere
donia and released their prisoners.
Eighty per cent of C%rittenden county
farmers have tobacco pooled in the
society of equity. Mr.. Cardin is not a
member. He is a prominent citizen
aged 73 years, and was at one time a
candidate for governor on the popullst
ticket. The planters association has
no organization in this county.
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Pacific Northwest Wheat.

Davenport, Wash.-Bluestem, SIC;
club, Csc.
Colfax, Wash.-Bluestem, CSC; club,
66c; red. 64c; barley, 81; oats, ST..
Portland, Ore.-Club, SIC; bluestem,
SAC; valley, SIC; red, SOC.
Tacoma. Wash-Bluestem, SIC;
club. soc; red, 78c.
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RipeninE Green Tomatoes.

Often when frost comes there are
many tomatoes on the vines that are
nearly full grown, but that have not
yet rlpened enough to send to market.
| have picked such tomatoes and put
them in a cool, dark place 10 ripen
slowly and sent them to market when
the supply had run low ana prices run
high, says a writer In New England
Homestead. But for home use a bet
ter way is to pick the smaller ones
from the vines and then hang up the
branch in the cellar, d~arkening the
windows and keeping the place cool.
They viii rlpen slowly, and one may
indulge in ripe tomatoes I'm January,
when those grown In a dollhouse and
not as large or any better flavor are
selling at % a pound or more.
Try Il
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Rob Wife of J. p. MORGAN.

Galveston, Tex, Feb. 9.-Mrs. J. p.
Morgan of New York, VINO is en- route
to Los Angeles, was robbed some
where in Texas just before reaching
FL Paso.
She was travelling in a private car
with Mrs. J.. n. Napen Of Providence,
r. l., and Mrs. J. Meredith of New
York, as her guests. The a was en-
tered and robbed of several thousand
dollars worth Of jewelry and valu-
ables and a large sum OF money.
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will average about
sixteen inches In
width by twenty
inches in length, nj
though the size varies
according to field and
cultural conditions.
The yield of the crops
of this variety is high.
being as much az
1.G0O pounds of cured