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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-19
Got His Answer.

A grocer said to a little girl one cleo lion day: z -Who is your father going to vote for this morning, my dear?f s4w 1r< 'I don't know" the little girl an- swered. "wil1 he vote the Republican ticketT' "I don't know" sE: "1 wonder if he'll vote Democratr' q don't know
 He wouldn't vote Prohibition sure E?''
 .'I don't know"
 The grocer as he tied up the little girls package sneered:
 Well, you don't know much, and
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-19
Corrected.

OOFTeoC8ds The annoyances to which pedesrians in large cities are subjected and the sometimes positive dangers to which they are exposed occasionally give rise to real jests.s Take this one: . Two young men walking beneath an elevated railway in a town that shall be nameless were appalled, to find them selves the recipients of bucketful of oily liquid dropped on their heads from above.
 ''So this is 1Amerirav' sneered the first, wiping his neck ~ase ''It's not declared the second. ''rhis is Greecey'-C1eveland Plain Dealer.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-19
A Domestic Jar.

'T might have married a million aire," declared Bverywoman. ~Oue of my old schoolmates is now one"
 "And several of your schoolmates are working right in this town for $1O n week. retorted Everyman, while one of them is i'll jail. I guess in mar rying a chap getting $1,500 a year your average is fairly good"
 And then Everybaby set up howl. and they had to stop quarreling to at tend to Pittsburgh Post.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-19
In Perfect Hes,tbs

'FI'm q very nervous person" said the applicant for room and board to the burly landlord of the health resort ho- tel. "I don't want to associate with other nervous people,
 You can associate with me- laugh ed the landlord. There's nothing the matters1* # h my nerve" And he sent the pf5spaetf%s guest to by bed room that was only $40 week--CIeve- land Plain Dealer.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-19
Ways of the Servians.

F. The Servians, are a genuine simple peasant folk. The Serv1an practices the art of cooperation Every little homestead in Servia is a family com mune, while in some of the mountain districts. exists the zadriga,; or commu- nal village, where everything is held in common and where the oldest man is the guide and commander and final au- thority as to the mating of the people in his district.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-19
oriainaI confidence Man.

A story is told of old New York and of how the expression confidence man'i meant man in whom one could not place confidence at all. It Is said that some years ago a very well dress
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-19
PsNeholouiaalS Study.

sWhat makes you think that man has melancholy disposition? His remarks are Ialways highly optimistic
 That's the point" replied Miss Cayenne. 'On1y person of melan- choly. tendencies would have to go to so much pains to cheer himself .up.''- Washington Star. gT
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-19

funeral procession follows close upon the obsequies of the prairie hen and the wild turkey. Voracious man, gun in hand, has been as thoughtless as a gluttonous child and sought to eat all his cake at a gulp.-Phtladelphia Press. ~r. 5Yt
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-19
omiokIu Rednoad-

Briggs-Do you put your pocketbook under your pillow when you sleep in a hotel?
 Griggs - Never. You see. the drst few nights the pocketbook would make my pillow too nigh; then after a week or so there isn't enough in it tO be anxious about.-Bo,sG.n Transcript
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-19
His Possibilities

Physician ito magnatel-Seek soma quiet. secluded place where you can sleep well and where no one will pay any attention to you. Magnate Cn doubt)--Er-r doctor. ] say, how will going to church do?-Chicago News-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-19
"A Broken Cup.

signora veroneli (seeIkius a servant Why were you sent away from your last place? y..
 Because broke a coffee cup"
 Was that the only reason2"
 "CertaiDiY. except that on that occa- sion my mistress had a little wound on the hend H'-II Riso.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-19
COUGHING AT NIGHT

I1s haa feg4 g bs keeP Pp she B39r Th9Ie nsau, schaffer, Nfich:, Says .tf could not sleep. on account of 9 bad cough. and: was very weak, used F'oley's Honey and Tar Comp pound, and soon the scougheleft. and slept soundly- all night" F. B. Brin, Stratford Avenue and Sixth Street-Adv. 1S5
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-19
What Saved Him.

Miss Opper-I will never. marry you- Denkefseh-OIlg iienvens. JawouId blow my brains out if we were not in the midst of the busy season and I have 60 much to do!-E'Iiegende BIatter.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-19
kneu. tha sunntoms-

Young -Wife-My sweetest. darling. best heerxedF hubby. Hubby (resiRned- ly)-AII right. spring it. I am prepar- ed for the st--Meggendorfer Blat- Ger.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-19
Luck.

Hokus-I wonder how 1t was that old MethusaIeh lived so Iong1 Pokus- Probably some woman had married him for his noney.-Judge.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-19
Clever.

He-Oh, yes; write verse occasfop- ally, but tear it all up ns sOOA as I write 1t. 2 ISHe-AhI I knew you were cfeyer.-London Tft-Bfts.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-19
The ittia Pitcher.

Said Edith to her doll: There, don't answer me back You musn't be saucy no matter how hateful I am You must remember am your motherr'
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-19

that's a fact @sYnu know Iess," the little girl an swered, ,efor you wouldn't be askin' so many questions. .',-Exchange.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-19

Advertise in the Farmer
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-05-15
Deadeninu the Noise.

Experiments have recently been car
ried out in Germany with the object of
discovering methods and means for
rendering walls and ceilings capable of
effective resistance to sound transmits
sion. One Of the more recently devised
methods involves the use under the
ceiling, of parallel to the wall, as the
case may be, Of a network of wire
stretched tightly by means of pulleys
secured into adjacent walls and not
touching at any point the surface to be
protected against sound. Upon the wire
network is plastered a composition
formed of strong glue, plaster Of paris
and granulated cork so as to make a
fat slab, between which and the wall
or ceiling is a cushion Of confined air.
The method described is said to be
good in two respects-frst, the absence
Of contact between the protective and
protected surfaces, and secondly, the
colloid nature of the composition rec
commended for the plaster.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-05-15
STARTING WITH POULTRY,
Get Standard Breeds Instead Of a
Bunch Of Mongrels.

Instead of keeping a bunch of mon
grels, get some of the standard breeds
that have been bred for several genera
tons for egg production. The birds
that have been bred solely for show
purposes are as much out of place on
the farm as the mongrels, but those
bred for egg production have their
place and are desired on the farm.
The desired stock can be obtained
In two ways. First, by selecting the
variety desired, then finding some
breeder who has raised these birds
for a number of years and has kept
close and accurate records of them so
that he knows what they are doing.
Buy a few birds of him, even though
they seem to be high priced. Take
these birds home, give them the free
range the others had, and as much
care as you gave three or four times
the same number of mongrels. Don't
make the mistake of combining them
in a small yard just because they are
good birds.
The other way of obtaining good
stock takes much longer. Select a
few of your good birds, buy a cock
that is Of excellent breeding and from
IN egg producing strain, and practice
close ~inbreeding for a few years; there
will be q marked improvement in the
stock.-W. r. Schoppe.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-05-15
One Secret Of Success.
Care of the Soil of the Greatest
Importance to Farmers.


The following extract from a bulle-
tin recently sent out by the Billings
Sugar company mentions points that it
would be to the advantage of all grain
farmers and orchardists as we'll as
sugar beet growers to heed:
In view of the fact that we had so
much trouble getting crops started
last season for lack of moisture, we
wish to point out the fact that when
April winds and hot sun get started
it does not take long for land to crust
and crack, and unless some attention
Is given to it the moisture evaporates
very fast. A great many people have
too much faith in spring rains and pay
no attention to the condition of the
land until blowing and planting is
actually started. Consequently they
do not get the returns from the land
that they are entitled to. A great deal
of the seed lies in the soil from one
to three weeks before there is mois-
ture enough to terminate it. When it
does come up it Is SO late that the foil
age does not cover the ground before
the hot weather; consequently an adj
ditional irrigation is necessary, or pos
sibly two, to raise the crop. Besides,
several tons to the acre will be cut off
the crop as a result.
We therefore urge all growers, as
o as the land is dry enough, to
start with the disk harrow and go over
their entire pillow land. Follow this
with the tooth harrow. BY so doing
you create a mulch or blanket which
stops evaporation Of moisture.
If we do have spring rains we advo-
cate running over the ground with a
spike tooth harrow just as soon as the
ground is dry enough after each rain.
BY doing this we not only keep the
ground from drying out, but keep it in
the best possible condition to receive
the moisture that falls. Then when
we come to pillow later on the surface
soil Is in the best possible condition
the subsoil.
We also find that when this work
IL done 1t makes the land pillow sc
much easier that we can pillow enough
more each day to more than make uI
for the extra work which was previ
ously done. Horses will require less
grain and will have less sore shoulders
than if the ground is hard and dry
even II we could be sure of rain later
Besides it is easier to work the lant
down and get q good seed bed. TIL.
most important thing is to get the sol
in good physical condition to produc,
the best crop possible and we believ.
II it pays to grow a crop at all, it pay!
to grow the best. We believe that b.
paying more attention to the treatmen
Of the soil, both before and after tn,
crop Is planted, all the farmers il
Montana can get better results thar
they have ever had before.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-05-15

veyed to an apparatus resembling q
pile driver which is fitted to the rear
end of the machine.
This apparatus consists of two board
lifts fitted with heavy cutting knives,
which are so arranged that the dis
lance between them can be varied from
one to three feet, according to the de-
sired width of the trench to be dug.
The cutting knives are operated along
side of two heavy shoes, which are
pressed down against the pavement
with great force, thus preventing any
crumbling of the edge Of the asphalt
outside of the trench and insuring a
clean cut. The knives can be operated
In unison or alternately. and the force
with which they hit the asphalt can be
varied from $50 to $500 pounds. Three
blows in the same spot are usually re.
CURED to cut the asphalt. The peculiar
construction of the knives causes the
asphalt to be swaged up in the center
and entirely loosened from the concrete
base.
The cutting Of the pavement is done
In two operations. The machine first
cuts away the asphalt surface. This Il
accomplished at the rate Of from five
to seven feet per minute. After The
broken asphalt has been removed thu
machine then passes over the ground {
second time and cuts away the con
crete foundation or base.
During this second operation a heavy
hammer Is brought into play, which
crushes the concrete into rubble, sc
that it can be used again when thu
trench is r%esurfaced. The cutting O.
the concrete is a slower operation, ye
three to five feet can be cut per minute
Popular Mechanics.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-05-15
A Whitewash Mixture.

Walls may be given a bright, clear
white coating with a whitewash made
up as follows: One %teacupful of salt,
one teacupful of brown sugar and two
ounces Of powdered blue vitriol are sep
arately dissolved in hot water and
then added to one pailful of water
slaked lime. Stir the parts together
thoroughly. This will make a white
wash that will not rub or peel off.
The vitriol gives a bright, clear color.
II a yellow tint is desired, use green
vitriol instead Of blue. The mixture
will have a green tint, but when 1t
dries on the wall it will be a nice yell
Inv
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-05-15
The New York Barge Canal.

State Engineer John A. Bensel re-
Gently reported that the barge canal
will be ready for use in 1915. The first
section of the canal to be operated will
be the Champlain canal, eighty-one
miles long. This will be opened in
1914. It will provide for transporta-
ton of ore from Port Henry to New
York harbor. The boats to be used on
this canal will be POT feet long and
have a thirty foot beam. They will
draw twelve feet Of water.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-05-15
Celebrating a
Grain Drill.
BY II. 3. Bonebright, Agricul-
tural Engineer, Montana 49,
rlcultural College.
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The inve stigation of those vitality
interested in the accurate seeding OF
grain have definitely proven that a very
large percentage of u drills do not
SOW the amount of grain indicated by
the pointer on the dial. Farmers often
lay the trouble to negligence on the
part of the manufacturers. AS a mat
ter of fact, the trouble is largely due
to the difference In the shape and
weight of the kernels of the grain it.
self. Again, it is often necessary to
treat the grain with formalin in order
to eradicate the various diseases, such
as the smuts. This treatment often
leaves the grain wet when it is put
into the drill.
In general, 1t is well to test the drill
with the grain which is to be sown.
The adjusting of the drill to SOW the
desired quantity per acre is termed
"calibration." The work is accom-
plished in several ways:
First-By weighing or measuring
the grain into the hopper of the drill
and, after having sown a measured
acre, rewelghing the grain left in the
drill. This method is slow, but very
accurate. If the acre recording de-
vice of the drill is depended upon for
the acre measurement the test is like.
ly to be inaccurate.
Second-A n may be hung un-
der the seed spouts and after the drill
has covered an acre the grain in the
canva may be weighed or measured.
It is sometimes necessary to discon-
meet the mechanism which automatic
ally stops the seeding device when
furrow openers are used, in order to
accomplish this celebration. The
method is slow, but accurate. AS in
the first case a measured acre should
be sown.
Third-The quickest method is to
divide the number of square feet in
an acre (43,560) by the width of the
drill in feet. Divide the answer to
the above by the circumference of the
drill wheel. The latter answer will
be the number of revolutions which
the wheel makes in sowing an acre.
Jack up one wheel, lay a sack or
canva under the furrow openers and
turn wheel enough times to SOW m
quarter or one-half acre. Weigh grain
and readjust drill and try again until
the right amount is sown.
If the drill is divided in the middle
n must test each side, as the indi
Gator scales are often of more on ONT
side than on the other.
CAUTION. (1) Always fill box al
least half full when celebrating a drill
ca In getting the width of a drill
multiply the number of furrow openers
by the number of inches between cen
ters and divide by twelve. Some make
the mistake of measuring the distance
between the outside furrow openers.
The third method proves the more
satisfactory when speed must be com
bined with accuracy, as in the case O
traction work.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-05-15
TRENCHING MACHINE.
Motor Driven Asphalt Gutter Performs
Work Of Many Men.

A motor driven trenching machine
capable of cutting out in one day from
900 to 1900 linear feet of asphalt and
concrete pavement preparatory to the
sinking of bitches for w and water
pipes or electric conduits was recently
demonstrated in the streets Of Wash
ington. 1t is claimed that the machine.
which can be operated at the cost of
about $50 per day, can accomplish
more cutting in that time than forty
five to sixty laborers armed with picks
and crowbars.
This trenching machine is construct
ed almost entirely of steel and resem-
bles a huge road roller. 1t is operated
by a forty horsepower gasoline motor.
BY means of a series of gears the pow
er from this motor, besides being con-
veyed to the tractor wheels. is also con-
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-05-15

: Follow a definite rotation and
: free yourself and your family
: from dependence upon a staple
: crop and the credit system. Di-
: versiied farming will make it
!. possible.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-05-15
A FEEDING SUGGESTION,
Record Steers Fattened on Alfalfa
and Beet Pulp.

Record Steers Fattened on Alfalfa
and Beet Pulp.
The record price for cattle, placed
on the Chicago market at this season
OF the year, was received by Charles
O'Donnell of Montana. The animals
which topped the market were thirty
four beef steers which averaged 1856
pounds and which were sold at 1915.
The cattle were fattened on a ration
OF alfalfa and beet pulp; were placed
on feed Oct. q and showed a gain of
two and one-half pounds daily. The
shipment also included 235 steers of
1880 to 1,4o1 pounds, at S1.15; seven
ty-one heifers at $4.90 to 1925, and
nine COWS at $4.75. The check re.
ceived by MI. O'Donnell was $751; 55.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-05-15
To Remove Rust From Tools,

A deep rust on tools may be removed
by soaking them in a strong hot bath
Of potash aAd water for half an hour,
then dipping them into a solution Of
one part muriatic acid in two parts
cold water. prs
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-05-15
RIVER PRESS Fort Benton
Fer Sale o.

eof $500 spot cash, or it, equivalentin baAkAblo
papol. Goods viii b dslivered IN regulsfwG ID
hstellneAtsd Turing the twelve AeAths relieving
receipt Of remittance. Satisfaction guaranteed.
Address TIL RIVER PR8S0,
Fort Benton. Mont.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-05-15

Range from Bear
Paw mountains esyt-
ward - Fort Peek
botWooA the Mil ana
Asaourt rivers. Asa
south OF the uA
seuri river, bstWeea
Arrow creek and Del
creek 0Aenkta rama
Gilpin observer., 1912-12-19
SPORT.

Eddie Johnson of Pueblo defeeted
Phil Kearney, the Denver lightweight,
at Pueblo, Colo.
The necessity of securing army off.
'cers as expert military aviators is en-
phasized in the annual report Of Brig
adler General Allen, chief signal Of
ficer of the army.
Norris l.. O'Neill of Lincoln, presi.
dent of the Western Baseball League,
says he is the hired man Of the league
and will move the headquarters from
Chicago in strict accord with the
wishes of the club owners.
Tom Weiss, formerly of Denver, is
not going to play polo this year. No
one seems to know just why the best
player on the Pasadena team has de-
cided on this course, and Tom himself
does not give any reasons.
Tony Janus. the aviator, arrived in
New Orleans completing the longest
hydro-aeroplane flight on record, dis
tance of approximately 1000 miles.
Janus came from Omaha by easy
stages down the Missouri and Missis.
sippi rivers.
Gilpin observer., 1912-12-19
sso,ooo,ooo Deal on at Cripple Creek

Colorado Springs.-The first authen.
tic news on the long rumored consol-
ldation of Cripple Creek interests, in
Guiding several prominent mining
properties and railroads, was received
In this city and indicates that there
Is great deal more than mere rumor
to the proposed deal. The proposition
is to form one giant merger Of several
large mining properties of the Cripple
Creek district. the railroads into the
district, and one or two reduction
plants, near this city, including the
Golden Cycle and the Standard, and
probably the Florence plant of the U.
8. R. and R. Company. Among the
properties mentioned in the merger
are the Ell Paso Gold Mining Compa-
ny, the Mary Mckinney Mining Com
pany, the e. X. and N, the Golden
Cycle, the Henry Adney, the Isabella,
and several other lesser propositions.
According to inside information in
this city, the deal, which may involve
about $30.O0O,00O capitalization, is IL
able to be completed within the next
three months.
Gilpin observer., 1912-12-19
CONGRESSIONAL.

The Senate adopted resolution for
holiday recess from December 10 to
January 2.
Senator Sutherland introduced reso-
luton to modify proceedings in i'm
parchment trials.
Readjustment of patent fee system
proposed in bill introduced by Repre-
sentative Oldfield.
Representative Kindred introduced
resolution calling for report of inves-
tigation into Peruvian rubber district
atrocities.
The Senate adopted plan designat-
ing Senators Gallinger and Bacon act
ing alternately fortnightly, as pres
idents pro tempore.
Representative de Forest introduced
joint resolution proposing constitu-
ttonal amendment to make terms OF
cogressmen four years.
Representative Berger introduced
resolution providing that the govern
ment condemn and buy the New York.
New Haven and Hartford railroad
properties.
The Senate bill appropriating $780,
600 for the completion OF the new fed
eral building at Denver passed the
House. The bill passed the Senate last
March and the appropriation will be
available as soon as the President
signs it. The vote In the House was
AZ to II.
Gilpin observer., 1912-12-19
GEN ERAL.

President-elect Wilson returned
from his vacation trip to Bermuda.
Mrs. Gertrude Draught of Yonkers,
N. Y. went to Police Court to have
her husband. William Draught, pun.
ished on cruelty charge for TICKLING
her feet to keep her from sleeping.
The band of marching suffragettes
en- route from New York to Albany
reached Yonkers with a declaration
that they would place New York in the
list OF equal suffrages states in 1915
or leave the state.
Mrs. Sarah Ann Ross, the mother OF
Charlie Ross, who was kidnapped thir-
ty-eight years ago, died aged seventy.
eight years. She was the widow OF
Christy X. Ross. The fate Of Charlie
Ross. who was stolen when he was
four years old, never has been learned.
Fritz Augustus Heinze. the Montana
copper king, was witness before
Judge Tompkins at Nyack, N. Y, at a
special term Of the Supreme Court in
d suit for absolute divorce brought
by Bernice Goldie Heinze, who before
her marriage was well-known
actress.
A movement to drive the negroes
out OF the north Georgia counties.
which began Immediately after the re-
cent riots in Cumming, has become so
widespread that leading white citizens
in the counties affected have appealed
to Governor Brown to use the state
troops to restore order.
Announcement of the engagement
Of Miss Helen Gould OF New York to
Finley J. Shepard. prominent rail.
road man Of st. Louis, was made u
the residence Of Mr.. and Mrs. Gsorps
J. Gould at Lakewood. N. J.