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The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1915-04-16
KILL CROP PESTS
IN EARLY SPRING
Plans for Eradication of Corn
stalk Borer, Chinch Bug and
Other Insects.

Cornstalk Borer-Plowing under and
burning stubble.
Cornroot Worm-Crops should be
rotated with oats and other crops.
Army or Cotton aterpillar-After
cotton has been gathered in winter
the field should be burned over, and
if the worms appear the following
year paris green should be used lib
orally.
Cutworm-If the land is thorough
ly broken prior to a cold spell and al
lowed to freeze it will serve to de-
stroy many of the eggs and larvae of
the worm in the ground. Land infest-
ed should be planted very thickly and
thinned to stand after the cutworms
have had their share.
Chinch Bug-This bug spends the
winter months in the thickets and
wild grass areas of the field and comes
out in early spring to do its devilment.
1t is therefore a good plan to burn
over all wild grass patches whore the
bug is troublesome, and when he
makes his appearance spray with paris
green
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Mother of Newsboy Frustrated.

New York, April 9-Mrs Mary
Rose McGlynn was Frustrated at her
home. 2S47 cambridge avenue, the
Bronx, by the news that her son by
her first marriage, Edward D. A. Par
iker had been slain by unknown assail-
ants in Aberdeen, S. D., who, after
'rif1ing his pockets, dragged his body
to the railroad tracks and laid it upon
the rails, where it was afterwards
struck by freight train.
I'VE had a letter from Edward less
than two weeks ago." said Mrs Nc
Glynn. He left home about four
years ago and had since been wander
ing the country, doing all sorts of
work, but in this letter he said he had
obtained a good position in Minneap-
oils and expected to come home to
visit me soon. | am not aware how
ne happened to be in South Dakota
Robbery certainly must have been the
motive of the attack upon my son, for
surely he could have had no enemies"
Frank McGlynn, the step-father, tele-
graphed the Aberdeen officials to send
the body to New York.
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to the west, called Orchard avenue, de-
The farmers to donate the use OF
teams and wagons with dump boards.
The Nampa highway district to provide
gravel, usually donated by those who
have it, pay the shovelerS and man
to help dump the loads and also spread
bed, using for this purpose King
drag. The freshly graveled roadbed
should be smoothed with King drag
or other implement weekly for two
months or until settled and cemented
with the underlying soil. Four inches
of gravel in the middle of the roadbed
with two inches on the sides most
readily mixes with the underlying soil
in such proportions as to shed rain
and form a smooth, solid bed. Heavy
traffic cuts through the gravel in wet
weather until enough underlying soil
has been mixed and cemented with
the gravel to shed rain and create
solid roadbed.
A moderate percentage of clay soil
mixed with the gravel as applied will
pack and cement from the beginning.
The clay gravel banks along the re-
clamation bitches piled by the dredges
supply ideal material for crawling our
roads. This mixture of clay, sand
and gravel packs from the very first
and does not need underlying soil cut
in by heavy traffic. Coarse gravel,
free from clay or soil, will need an adj
mixture of soil from below to secure a
hard, smooth roadbed. Orchard ave-
nue. has now been graveled two years.
Its success from the start has been
such as to attract the attention of 9th
er neighborhoods.
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GOOD
ROADS
EXPENSE OF CRAWLING ROAD
Moderate Cost Solved by Commits
sioner Rheinhardt of Idaho.

Evidently Otto Rheinhardt, commits.
sioner of the Nampa highway district.
Canyon county, Idaho, has solved the
problem of graveling the highways at
moderate cost, writes E F. Stephens
In Denver Field and Farm. Three
years ago he decided to gravel the dis
trict's share of the boulevard between
Nampa and Caldwell. A half mile
away, Indian creek runs parallel with
this boulevard and there an abundant
supply of gravel was procured. Fortu.
nately the very heavy traffic incident
to hauling rails and ties for the In
terurban electric line track cut through
the gravel, mixing the underlying soil
with the superimposed gravel in suit
able proportions for cementing firm,
smooth roadbed A percentage of clay
smooth or volcanic ash soil mixed with
gravel makes a hard. smooth roadbed
not likely to absorb the rainfall. The
result on the boulevard has been to
secure a very serviceable roadbed
highly commended by local and United
States engineers.
Under the inspiration of this sue
cessful roadbed neighborhood lying
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counterpart of the Baltimore oriole,
of the plains and throughout the Pa
cific coast region. 1t does not essen
TALLY differ in it's habits of eating or
| in it's food from it's eastern relative,
| but it is less beautiful in plumage.
| The examination of 1872 stomachs
shows that 70 per cent of its food con-
sists of insects, with few spiders, q
lizard, mollusk shell and eggshells.
| One of the most interesting articles OF
| food in the orioles dietary was the
| black olive scale, found in As stom-
achs. and amounting to per cent of
| the food In several cases these scales
| formed so per cent or more of the
contents, and in one, 80 individual
scales could be counted. They were
evidently a standard article of diet,
and were eaten regularly in every
month of the orioles stay except April.
The same family of insects other than
scales, eaten quite regularly, make up
little more than 5 per cent of the
food. They were mostly stinkbugs,
leaf hoppers and tree hoppers. Plant
lice were found in one stomach.
Moths, pupae and caterpillars com
pose the largest item of the orioles
animal food. The average consump-
ton during its summer stay is little
more than Al per cent. OF these, per-
haps the most interesting were the
pupae and larvae of the codling moth.
These were found in % stomachs,
showing that they are not an unusual
article of diet. No less than IA of the
pupa cases were found in one stom-
ach, and as they are very fragile many
others may have been present, but
broken beyond recognition.
The vegetable contingent of the ORR
ole's food is mostly fruit, especially In |
June and July, when it takes kindly |
to cherries and apricots, and some
times eats more than the fruit grower
considers a fair share. However, no |
great complaint is made against the
bird, and it is probable that as rule
it does not do serious harm. With such
a good record as an insect eater it can
well be spared few cherries
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| prepared by the United States Depart,
ment of Agriculture.)
! The oriole is one of the most at
| tractive of American birds. Both the
Baltimore" and Bullock varieties
are described in the United States de-
partment of agriculture's Farmers
Bulletin No. $50, entitled Some Com
mon Birds Useful to the Farmer"
Brilliancy of p1umage, sweetness of
song. and food habits to which no ex-
ception can be taken are some of the
striking characteristics of the Balti-
more oriole. In summer it is found
throughout the northern half of the
United States east of the Great Plains.
Its nest commands hardly less admira-
ton than the beauty of its plumage or
the excellence of it's song. Hanging
from the tip of the outermost bough
of stately elm, it is almost inacces-
sible to depredators and so strongly
fastened as to bid defiance to the ele-
ments.
Observation both in the field and
laboratory shows that caterpillars con-
stitute the largest item of the fare of
the oriole. The other insects consist
of beetles, bugs, ants, wasps, grass
hoppers and some spiders. The
beetles are principally click beetles,
the larvae of which are among the
most destructive insects known; and
the bugs include plant and bark lice,
both very harmful, but so small and
obscure as to be passed over unno-
ticed by most birds. Ants are eaten
mostly in spring, grasshoppers in July
and August, and wasps and spiders
with considerable regularity through
out the season.
During the stay of the oriole in the
United States vegetable matter
amounts to only little more than 16
per cent of its food, so that the pos
sibility of its doing much damage to
crops is very limited. The bird is &C. |
cused of eating peas to considerable |
extent, but remains of such were |
found in only two cases. One writer |
says that it damages grapes, but none
we're found in the stomachs.
The Bullock oriole is practically
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1915-04-16
MIXING INCUBATOR
EGGS WITH FRESH
Farmer Who INDUCES in Practice
Is Quite Liable to lniure
His Own Market.

A number of poultry raisers have
been in the habit of putting on the
market infertile eggs that have beer
tested in incubators from three days
to a week As soon as the breeder
finds that the eggs will not hatch he
takes them out and sends them tc
market along with his fresh spring
eggs. After the eggs have been in the
incubator for this period they are dis
tinctly stale and rot very quickly il
kept any length of time. Even when
Just taken from the incubator these
infertile eggs are not fit for boiling
or poaching, although they may be
used for frying, and are good for cake
or certain other baked foods. These
eggs when they reach the market,
however. are classified as low grade
No. 2.
The mixing Of incubator eggs with
fresh spring eggs leads the egg pack
ers, who get their principal cold stor-
age supply in the spring, to cut the
price they pay the farmer. The spring
eggs designed for keeping for winter
consumption must be absolutely good.
Moreover, the egg packers in the
spring do not candle eggs but hold
them three at a time in the hand and
clink them to discover any crack and
then Judge their freshness by their
fresh powdery look on the she'll The
mixture of infertile incubator eggs
with fresh eggs interferes seriously
with this clinking and forces the pack
er to candle the eggs. He then deducts
this added expense from the price he
offers to the producer. Eggs which
have once been subjected to the heat
OF the incubator cannot be stored,
even though frozen.
The farmer who sells incubator eggs
to the dealer, therefore, is very liable
10 injure his own market for fresh
eggs. When dealers find percentage
Of low grade incubator or other eggs
In their fresh spring egg supply they
lower the price for all eggs 80 that
hey will be certain that they have
severed themselves against losses
Rom this cause. The departments |
SPECIALISTS advise farmers to use any |
nfertfle eggs they may take from their |
ncubators for home consumption and
% send ouly fresh eggs to market.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1915-04-16
NEAR 619,O0O,O0u uuSHElS
WHEAT CROP MAY CLOSELY AP-
PROACH LAST YEARS.
Grain Came Through Freezing Months
In Good Shape on Greatest Acre
age Ever Planted.

Washington, April 9.-Winter wheat
came through the freezing months in
excellent shape. growing on the great
est acreage ever planted in the his
tory of the country. Prospects for a
record crop probably were blighted
by the unusually dry fall and scatter
ing evidences of the Hessian fly,
which caused the condition to be only
1873 per cent of a normal crop In De-
cember.
During the winter the general con-
dition improved one-half of one per
cent, as shown by the department of
agricultures canvass, made April l.,
and just announced
The crop reporting board, basing
its estimate on the April condition
and the area planted last fall, placed
the prospective crop production at
619,000,0O bushels.
That is 100000 bushels more than
was indicated by the condition at that
time in December.
The production will be increased or
decreased, the board pointed out, by
conditions from April l to time of har-
vest A steady Improvement in the
condition might bring forth a crop
closely approaching last years produc.
ton of 6S4 800, 900 bushels, which was
a record.
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STATE AID FOR GOOD ROADS
One Reason Why Food Prices Are
High Is Because of Cost of Haul
ing Over Bad Highways.

Nearly every one of the state legis-
latures is considering demands for
more help for road building, says st.
Joseph News-Press Ten years ago
all the states together put up but
100000 for road building, exclusive
of local funds. In 1914 they spent
$43,000,000 But as four-fifths of this
was done by six eastern states and
two Pacific coast states, the problem
is far from solved nationally. Many
of our big problems always come back
to the cost-of-living question.
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THE WAY OUT
Change of Food Brought Success and
Happiness.

An ambitious but delicate girl, after
failing to go through school on acr
count of nervousness and hysteria,
found in Grape-Nuts the only thing
that seemed to build her up and fur
nish her the peace of health.
From infancy" she says, Il have
not been strong. Being ambitious to
learn at any cost finally got to the
High School but soon had to abandon
my studies on account of nervous pros
tration and hysteria.
my food did not agree with me, and
| grew thin and respondent. / could
not enjoy the simplest social affair for
suffered constantly from nervousness
In spite of all sorts of medicines.
This wretched condition continued
until became interested in the let
ters Of those who had cases like mine
and who were being helped by eating
Grape-Nuts.
Il had little faith, but procured Z
pkg. and after the first dish I expert
enced peculiar satisfied feeling that
/ had never gained from any ordinary
food. / slept and rested better that
night and in a few days began to grow
stronger.
Il had a new feeling of peace and
restfulness. In a few weeks, to my
great JOY, the headaches and nervous
ness left me and life became bright
and hopeful. Presumed my studies, and
later taught ten months with ease
using Grape-Nuts every day. am now
the mistress of happy home, and the
old weakness has never returned"
Name given by Postum Co, Battle
Greek, Mich. Read "The Road to Well
Vile" in pkgs. There's Reason"
Ever read the above DetteTs 4 new
enc appears from tlme - tire. They
ere E<aaAae, true. anA fan ~ AuMna
lnsexust
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1915-04-16
GUINEAS ARE MOST
PROFITABLE FOWL
Birds Are industrious in Hunting
for Their Food-Large Range
Should Be Given.

Taking into consideration the little
trouble and cost OF raising, guineas ars
most profitable fowl They hunt for
food in the woods and fields, and do
not come home to get feed as long an
they can forage elsewhere.
Each farm should have at least q
few guineas. Large range should be
given, as the fowls will not thrive
when cooped up.
Guineas are also good watch dogs.
They give an alarm II animals ap-
proach, and keep 1t up until the enemy
has left.
A good bird will annually lay about
1875 eggs, which can be sold for the
same price as hens eggs.
The cost Of raising guinsas II almost
cothing.
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UntruthfuI Reports Circulated by
Interested Parties.

OBTAINING neighbor at the expense
OF the truth does not help those who are
guilty of the practice, and it may be
said that those spreading false re
ports about Canadian lands, in the
hope that they may secure customers
for their own, will certainly fail Of
their purpose. False statements sc
maliciously circulated will sooner or
later be. disproved And, as in the
case. of the lands of Western Canada,
the fertility of which is now so well
known to people of every state in the
United States, the folly of this work
shows an exceeding short sighted
ness on the part of those guilty of the
practice.
The present war has given some of
these, people the opportunity to exer-
else their art, but in doing it they are
only. arousing the curiosity of those
who read the statements and trif1ing
investigation will only reveal their I'M
truthfulless.
A very foolish statement has re-
Gently appeared in a number of pa
pers, reading in part as follows
1T is believed that as result of the
war tax on land imposed by the Cana
dian Government a number of former
Dakota farmers who went to the Brit
1sh Northwest will be compelled to re-
turn to the United States. Informa-
ton has been received that the tax
will amount to about $500 for each
farm of 100 acres, which in the case
of many of the former residents of the
two Dakotas would practically amount
to conf1scation."
To show that the public has doubt
ed, hundreds of inquiries have been
made the Government at Ottawa,
Canada, only to bring out the most en-
phatic denial. A full-f1edged lie of this
kind has, Of course, only short life.
and will tell in the end against those
who forge it and spread 1t, but, as a
Winnipeg paper points out, it is most
complimentary to the agricultural pos
sibilities of Western Canada to find
that rival farming propositions need
mendacity of this descrip-
ton to help them.
What is the truth? The Saskatche-
wan Government has authorized levy |
of $40 per quarter section on unculti-
waited lands owned by non-residents. /
The Alberta Government has imposed |
a Provincial tax of 10 mills on the as
sessed value of all uncultivated lands. |
There are some special applications of |
these taxes, but the main provisions |
are as above. Those vacant lands |
held by non-residents in Western Can
ada form a grave problem. They are
making for poor communities, poor
schools and poor social and economic
conditions generally. By having them
cultivated the owners as well as the
districts in which they are located
will benefit alike. 1t is for this reason
hat the Government has recently
Lsked the cooperation of the non-res1-
Tents. The high price of grain for
ome years to come, and the general
plendiG character of Western Canada
and will make the question well
Vorth consideration. -Advertisement.
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Plant Nut Trees,

Some nut or fruit-bearing trees set
out on country roads so feet apart,
tort to the highway. 1t would be nee
essary, of course, to have well-round-
ed roadways to drain off the water,
Tor mud holes and poor roadbeds
would not dry out quite SO fast as
where the sun shines on the road
bed all the time. The better road
beds would be well worth while
Leroy Cady.
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Perfect Candor.

Whenever l make d speech to my
home folks" said Senator Sorghum.
II feel as if they were laughing in
their sleeves"
"Pshaw!" exclaimed the hearty citi-
zen; 1--WE wouldn't laugh in our sleeves
at you. senator. We'd jes go ahead
an laugh out loud"
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1915-04-16
RESINOL CERTAINLY
DOES HEAL ECZEMAl

In the past twenty years, literally
thousands of physicians have written
to tell us how successful the resinol
treatment is for eczema and similar
skin troubles. The first use of resinol
ointment and resinol soap usually
stops the itching and burning, and
they soon clear away all trace of the
eruption. No other treatment for the
skin now before the public can show
such record of professional approval
Sold by all druggists.-Adv.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1915-04-16

MI. j. M. Sinclair. ed for four years
and was In a nervous state and very
much depressed. The doctors medi-
cine didn't help me, so / decided to
try Dodds Kidney Pills, and cannot
say enough to express my relief and
thankfulness, as they cured me. Dia-
mond Dinner Pills cured me of Con-
stipation"
Dodds Kidney Pills, soc. per box at
your dealer or Dodds Medicine Co..
Buffalo, N. Y. Dodds Dyspepsia Tab
lets for Indigestion have been proved.
Soc. per box.-Adv.
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Minneapolis, April g.-Butter-Cream
~ry extras, 2yc; extra firsts, 27c;
firsts, 23c; packing stock. 1Sc.
Eggs-Fresh prime frsts. new cases.
dirties and checks out 1Sc; current
and seconds, doz., lie; dirties. doz.. 14c.
Live Poultry-Turkeys, fat, 10 lbs.
and over 14c; thin and small, SC; Grip
shaggy cockerels. Sc; 1914 ebckerels,
medium weight, 15c; hens, lbs. and
over, 15Q Ice; hens. to lbs, 1870
lac; hens, lbs and under, &c; geese,
fat Toe; ducks, 13c; guineas, Dozen
$4.75; spring, Id. 121sc.
cCCattle2tdek. -. hrdalu ohrd la oupp
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Hold Murder Suspects.

Aberdeen, S. D., April 9.-Roy Webb
and Alex Peterson, Chicago, were ar
rested at Hettinger N. D., and are
being held at Mcintosh on the charge
of having murdered Edward A. Parker
of New York here and then placing
his body on the Milwaukee tracks
where it was struck by train. The
men will be brought to Aberdeen by
Sheriff Wyckhoff of this county.
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To Decide Ownership.

Washington, April 8. - The Inter.
state Commerce Commission has an
nounced that a hearing will be held to
determine ownership of the steamship
Great Northern, operated by the Great
Northkrn Pacific Steamship company
in the passenger trade between Asto-
ria, OreA and San Francisco. Inciden-
tally, though, this was not included
in the order, the commissions decis-
ion will determine the ownership Of
the Great Forthsrn's sister ship. the
-thsrn Phci1A
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Huerta to Visit U. S.

Washington, April 9.-Official an
nouncement that Victoriano Huerta,
late Mexican dictator, was on his way
from Spain to the United States was
received at the state department from
the American consul at Seville. Huerta
recently sailed on the steamer Antonio
Lopez, due to arrive at New York on
Saturday
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1915-04-16

Chicago. April 9.-Hogs-Receipts
10000: Strong: Sc above yesterdays av-
erage; bulk, s6.s5@6.95; light, $1,000
Z; mixed, s6.65@7; heavy, s6.45 g 6.s5;
rough, s6.45m6.55; pigs, $5.50M6.44.
Cattle-Receipts, 1900; firm; native
beef steers, $648.90; western, steers,
$565@7.50 cows and heifers, S307.90;
calves, s6.25@S75.
Sheep-Receipts, 10000; strong; sheep
s7.40@8.50; lambs. $7.80m10.50.
Arrivals of hogs proved to be far less
numerous than expected. Cattle We're
in good demand Notwithstanding that
the quality of offerings was unattrac-
tive. Sheep and lambs found ready
outlet
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State and national aid for perma-
nent roads is sure to come, but 1t Is
not likely to come to any community
that has. by their lack Of interest IN
rood roads shown that they are w
vnr, ny, Of It.
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Public Officials Bonds.

We bond more people than any
other company in the world. Maintain
a special department for bonding pub
lie officials. Agents everywhere. Write
for rates to Official Bond Depart
ment, National Surety Company, 80
West ST., New York City. Americas
Leading Surety Co." Adv.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1915-04-16

Inflammation Of
the bladder. La
ter l became so
much worse that
/ consulted q
doctor, who said
that l had Dia-
betes and that
my heart was az
fected. / suffer
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1915-04-16
Gruesome Giee

Did you see where a train some
where has a trunk on it filled with
gun cotton?"
Sure, I did. Amt that going to
be good joke on ssme baggage
smasher?"
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GRAIN AND LIVE STOCK.


MINNEAPOLIS, April 9.-Wheat-May,
s1.46A; July. sl.4O: No. 1 northern,
s1.52A No. , northern, $1.49A; No.
durum, $1.5I; No. corn, 6Sac; No. 3
white oats, 5734c; barley, mailing, 64c;
No. rye, s1.0S; No. flax. s191 a.
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Personal Benefit and Profit.

Go at road improvement with the
same determination you would to dig
bitches or build fences-wi-l the full
realization that it is for your own per-
sonal benefit and profit; and not only
merely a public duty"
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DR.. J. II. RiNDLAUB (specIaTist),
Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat
Fargo, N. ..
Literary Note.

Scribble-Milton got ten dollars
for Paradise Lost"
Bibble-What a cinch!