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The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1915-09-17
CHICKEN FEATHERS
HAVE FAIR VALUE
Essential That They Be Carefully
Prepared for Home Use as
Well as for Market.

In estimating the profits from a
| flock of chickens, it should be known
that the feathers from dressed fowls
possess a fair value. The feathers
may be marketed or they may be put
to variety of uses at home, as many
a thrifty housewife knows. The small
soft feathers may be used in making
pillows and cushions, if first cleaned.
They should be placed in heavy tick
so as not to work out.
1t is essential that the feathers be
carefully prepared for home use as
well as for commercial purposes, as
otherwise they are apt to give off dis
agreeable odors. The method gen.
orally employed in factories which re-
ceive the feathers from cold storage
plants is to wash the feathers in
large tank containing water in which
quicklime has been Stacked in the
proportions of pound of lime to
each gallon of water. They are kept
in this tank two or three days, being
stirred occasionally Then they are
rinsed thoroughly and carried to a
rapidly revolving perforated basin.
where they are partly dried, after
which they are transferred to large
steam cylinders. Here they are kept
moving until perfectly cured. Feath-
ers can be treated in much the same
manner at home. After they have
been thoroughly washed and rinsed,
either run them through a wringer
or carefully press out the water by
hand. Place on sleeves or netting in
the sun to dry.
The prices paid for clean feathers
range from Is to SO cents per pound,
white feathers bringing the higher
prices The stiff wing and tail feath.
ers should be kept separate from the
soft body feathers. Unless feathers
can be marketed at once, they should |
be well cleaned as otherwise they~are
apt to decompose badly before they |
can be marketed and, of course, they !
will then be worthless.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1915-09-17
SEPARATION OF SOUR MILK
Pour From One Pan to Another,
Breaking Up Curd as Fine as Pos
sibIe-Prevents CIogging.

Milk that has curdled will~separate
with difficulty. Such milk should be
thoroughly mixed previous to separat-
ing, by pouring from one can into an
other. In this way the curd is broken
up as finely as possible, SO that it will
not clog the machine. The separation
Of curdled milk finally clogs the skim
milk tubes, with the result that more
skim milk passes through the cream
outlet, making thinner cream.
On the other hand, when sour milk
which has not curdled is separated,
the cream produced will be thicker.
This is due to the fact that cream
from sour milk has high viscosity,
or is less fluid, and smaller proper
ton OF cream is delivered. contain
ing a higher per cent OF fat
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1915-09-17
HIS WELL-cHOSEN RESPONSE
Old Frenchman's Words, In Acknowl-
edgIng Gift, Were Certainly Short
and to the Point.

In a certain country town there
lived an old Frenchman named LIZ
Blanc. One night some of his friends
gave him surprise party and pre-
scented him with watch chain. That
week the local paper printed an &C
count Of the affair, saying that in &C
acknowledgement of the gift Mr.. LIE Blanc
responded in "a few well-chosen
words"
Curious to know what the old
Frenchman said, someone asked the
reporter who was present what those
'well-chosen words" were.
well, I'll tell you," he answered.
when Charlie finished his presenta-
ton speech and held out the chain,
the old man-who had ben cycling it
greedily all the while-suddenly
snatched it from his hand and ex-
claimed: 'Py chez, dat was a good
one!' youths Companion.
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ances, thoroughbred, but which, at
narrowing time, showed up a litter Of
pigs that fell short of the scrub"
standard This kind of robbery is so
apparent and the hog market so easily
reached that it is inexcusable allow
ing oneself to be thus plundered,
especially when good sows are to be
obtained-sows that eat no more feed
than the poor breeder and produce
double the number of offspring.
Old rickety gates are farm robbers
that get in their work almost every
day in the year. You would hardly
believe how much time you fool away
in worrying these nuisances open and
shut, beside the amount of time their
frequent repairing calls for.
The old tumble-down fence belongs
to the same class of robbers, ana 1t
holds you up at times the whole year
around, despoiling you of time, labor
and money in repairing; often causing
you to hunt the country over for stock
that broke out; training the stock to
be breachy by encouraging them to
sneak through the crops.
The crimes of these common rob-
bers are too numerous to mention, the
means of their suppression too appar-
emit for us to waste more space con-
demning them. Hang them without
mercy.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1915-09-17
AGAIN TO BE FERTILE LAND
Building of Euphrates Dam Calculated
to Restore the Prosperity Of
Old Mesopotamia.

| With the completion of the Hindi
yeh barrage, on the River Euphrates
the first step has been taken which
| will ultimately turn Mesopotamia into
| the fertile land it was in Biblical
| times.
For ages the waters of the Tigris and
| Euphrates have run to waste in the
desert, or accumulated in unwholesome
marshes, and devastation and the de-
cay of centuries have set their mark
upon enormous areas that once bios
somed as the rose. In the great Baby
lonian plain tradition has placed the
Garden of Eden, and the still visible
ruins of old dams and canals show
how important part was played by
irrigation in the economic prosperity
of Chaldea and Babylon.
After lying dormant for ages as the
result of devastating wars, Tartar in
roads and Turkish apathy, fertility
is about to be restored to those desc
late regions as by the wave of ma
gician's wand.
The magician is the modern engi-
neer, in the person of Sir William
Willcocks, who in 1909 was commits
stoned by the Turkish government to
prepare an irrigation scheme. In its
entirety Sir William Willcock's plan
entailed an expenditure of $75.000,000.
and it is the first portion of the works
which were inaugurated.
The Hindiyeh barrage. AZ miles
south of Bagdad, has been built Just
above the town of Hindiyeh and to
the east of the present riverbed, and
it distributes the waters of the Eu-
pirates through regulators down the
old Hillah branch, past Babylon to
Hillah. 1t is 800 feet long and con-
sists of 35 arches fitted with sluice
gates 16 feet wide. The arches are
by piers 10 feet high and
four feet thick, with key piers measur-
ing II feet. This structure rests upon
4 foundation of three feet of concrete |
and six feet of brickwork. Adjoining |
he barrage is lock with a 25-foot |
opening for the use of the river traf-
ic
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1915-09-17
SELECTION OF SEED
OF BIG IMPORTANCE
Determining Factor in Production
of Maximum Crop of Pota-
toes-Five Good Rules.

~ Good seed is determining fac-
tor in the production of maximum
crops of potatoes.
(3) Good seed may be obtained by
tho tuber-unit and hillselection meth
DDS of selection through the elimina-
tion of unprpductive and weak plants.
These methods are explained in Farm
srs bulletin 523, Good Seed Potatoes
and How to Produce Them"
(3) Like produces like. If tub1fs
from unproductiye or weak plants are
used, similar harvest will be reaped.
az All tubefS showing marked dis
coloratton Of the desh should b 70
3octed.
81 Purity Of seed stock IL A e.
sentiaI quality Of good seed. Serious
losses arc guseafned By the grower
thruugh mixtures.
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LITTLE HELPS FOR
SUCCESS IN DAIRY
Seek to Have Sire Superior to
Cows in Herd-Use Care
Not to Overfeed.

A sunny, clean barn means more
contented cows.
Record keeping tends to increase
the milk production Of the herd by
the eliminatory process.
The ration for the dairy cow should
be bulky, well-balanced. palatable, di
gestible, and economical.
Until we get perfect animals we
should search for a sire that in some
particulars is superior to the COWS
in our herds.
The first step in the production OF
clean milk is to arrange to keep the
cows clean.
It is hopeless to advise dairy farm
ers who are opposed to silos, daily pa
pers, and things that cost little time
and money.
It is an expensive operation to sup
ply grain to cows with which to build
up energy to fight flies.
Prepotency does not come by
chance, but through years of proper
breeding for certain characteristics
and a specific function.
DuiluR AOIp w WSoshSAJ "ANaA ~~ANS
are troublesome, It pays to let the
calves stay inside all day and let them
run in the pasture at night.
One of the greatest points in feed
ing calves is not to overfeed them.
We need to have clear idea of
what breeding does, OF what feeding
does, of what care and environment
do, il we secure and maintain profit
able dairy herd.
Milk-giving is habit that responds
to encouragement or neglect. 1t is
a function that may be developed or
diminished by the treatment accorded
the COW.
Lines Of breeding which century
has evolved and stamped with APPROX
al, ought to prove safer than the
theories of single mind, made tan
gible in few heterogeneous crosses.
No COW can properly digest and as
simulate balanced rations and econ
omically convert them into milk I'M
less she has been properly developed.
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(By M. CovERDELL.)

(By M. COVERDELL)
The balky horse and the "kicky'
cow rob us of time, labor and patience.
Sentence these robbers to an unlimited
term in the market place-the sooner
the better.
The chicken-eating hog is an aggra-
waiting robber no sane man can afford
to retain on the farm. 1t never will
pay for the feed it consumes and the
fowl flesh it plumbers.
Rust is a robber most of us en-
courage by leaving all sorts of tools
and machinery exposed to the wealth
or. Still, farmers appear not to de-
tect the enormous amount this robber
filches from them every season, nor
do they provide ample shedding for
checking this destructive influence.
The dairy COW with profuse flow
of milk and a low cream test is rob-
bling us by cutting down the profits
of the whole herd for she eats just
as much high-priced feed and requires
as much care and attention as the COW
that turns you in twice as much money.
The Babcock or some other test equal
IL as reliable, detects these robbers;
while quick sale sends them where
they belong and stops a leak in your
dairy profits.
We have seen farmers keep brood
SOW that was, to all outward appear
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1915-09-17
Their Conversation.

In the days of Henry Clay a Ken
lucky farmer sent a servant to Lex
ington with note for the president
of certain bank. When the man re-
turned he said to his master:
81 met .Marse Henry Clay in the
bank and had a conversation with
him."
Indeed and on what topic did you
and Mr.. Clay converse?" inquired the
master with interest.
The darby removed his hat and
made a sweeping bow. Says
Mr.. Clay to me-" And another
very low bow. And the same to Mr..
Clay."-Everybody's Magazine.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1915-09-17
Ordinary Cow Stalls.

The ordinary COW stalls should be
five feet long from the stanchion back
to the gutter. This is the standard dis
lance and does for all except abnor-
mally large or small stock. The width
pf the stall varies somewhat with the
breed and size OF the cows, from three
feet four inches to four feet. Three
Net eight inches II . good average
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1915-09-17
A Benevolent Refusal.

Senator, wish you would give me
job as your private secretary"
t'Oh, my boy" responded the oily
senator, don't get mixed up with the
government service. Nothing to it.
Ruins a young man. Besides, have
promised that position to my SON.
Louisville Courier-J ournal.
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Both Exposed to Danger

"The man who makes shell is Just
as much a hero as the man who fires
It,"
ri guess that's right. In these days
of Zeppelins and aeroplanes, you
never know when an aviator is going
to drop bombs on an ammunition fac
tory"
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1915-09-17

already bought, and purchasing bet
ter individuals belonging to the same
breed.
1t is usually safer to try to improve
within the same breed than it is to
improve by changing to different
breed. There are good individuals and
good strains within any of the breeds
intended for a particular purpose.
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Not Too Cheap.

Talk is cheap" said the man who
is always quoting proverbs.
"Oh, sure" said the man who was
waiting for an opening to make a
touch. Lend me five dollars 80 l
can call my wife up on the phone.
She's in Chicago"
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Ready Finance.

Hart ION country road)-Look at
those toughs ahead of us. l shouldn't
wonder if we were held up.
Smart-It's not unlikely. By the
way, here's that dollar you lent me
this morning.
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Keen Disappointment.

Congressman Blowster says he
didn't think much of the San Fran
cisco fair"
Il think I know the reason why"
"WelI?"
He hoped to launch a presidential
boom while out there, but it failed to
materialiZe."
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1915-09-17
First Trial.

did you ever try a fountain pen,
| judge?" asked the lawyer.
YES" replied his honor. "and
| found it guilty"
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1915-09-17

It's a good thing our buried hopes
don't need tombstones, or the supply
of marble would run mighty short. !
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1915-09-17

Father Adam may have had troubles
of his own, but at any rate, Eve never
flashed his old love letters on him.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1915-09-17

A friend may we'll be reckoned the
masterpiece of nature.-Emerson.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1915-09-17

Luck Opposed.
Here's hard luck!"
whats the matter?"
Nothing but soft drinks.
The Detroit times., 1915-09-29
HOW WAR AFFECTS
HUMAN ARTERIES

PARIS, Sept. 20.-Curious effects
OF var on arteriai circulation was
the subject OF a report made last
night to the Academy of Sciences
by Or. A. Moultier. Whereas, the
normal arterial tension Is represent.
ed by the figure Is. in almost an
cases OF soldiers returning from
the front II Is found to have fallen
10 seven or eight.
It frequently has been found, Dr.
Moutler said, that when soldier
has wound In one of his limbs
the tension in that is lower :han in
the one which Is sound. lie believes
these circulatory troubles have
much 20 10 with producing various
complications, such as gaseous gan
creme. tetanus. and frozen feet lie
expressed the belief That many am
putations might be avoided by the
regulation of arterial circulation.
The Detroit times., 1915-09-29
Pat Moran Says He
Never Saw One Like
it Staged

One would think that, al his
years Of experience, th 4 not
be a play in baseball la. al Mo
ran had not seen YET one came ur
In q recent game with Pittsburgh
which the Phillie pilot says he not
only had not seen, but had never
heard OF before. The play was the
one In the fourth inning OF that bat
tie which took Alexander l3 innings
TO win from young Wilbur Cooper.
One man was down, one run had
been scored and the bags were full
when this remarkable play came up
Beard hit terrific drive. which
Alec knocked down.
He Immediately threw TO the plate.
forcing Hinchman, then Eddie Burns
turned TO throw To first base to
double Baird. But Alex had been a
little slow in fielding the hall which
had bounded of his glove. and this
fact, coupled with the fear that he
might hit Baird as he was running
down the line. caused Burns to take
q look around the bases. He saw In
a fash that Wagner misjudged the
situation, hence he threw to third
and forced Hans. who had. in the
first place, thought Alex had caught
Baird's liner.
The Detroit times., 1915-09-29
Tigers Helpless Befe
Smoke Of Spec
King

wAsHlNGToN. sspt. 2s--weIl
Johnson yesterday altsrnsoo wit3
out all the blots that usAy hex6
been spattsred on his sscutchs
by three defeats st Ne hands III
the Tigers this ssasoa ~ pltehl
Utrecht game that sheuld het
been q singls-blow AGAR. The
gers not only could net bit tho M
safely. They couldn't even hity
At al yesterday. WAltse fanne4 ~
even 10. and the 6wo4e was t
particular a. 70 his Victims. ~
anagh whitfield thriss, ouoa with NJ
bases full. nisx ~ y 81
II might b intsrsetinG 70 felleH
Walter through the Gapse< ~
tanned thrse men On . dcqqD
pitched balls In the ART inn1a
Only three faced him. He stfu14
out Kavanagh to start the secen
and then Morgan Let Crawford -
a cheap hit. Burns fouieA out. a.
Young hoistsd to Milan W
Two Tigers got on through srvee
in the third, 20 Walter fAnnsd on
ham and Witt. and Cobb was me&p
to ground to Morgan.
After Kavanagh had ay4lo
breezed In the fourth. Crawford
tapped to the infield. and Burns %
an indeld single. Than yerG
rolled out. ~ S
In the nth. Stanass and DuD}@
both famed. Bush than got ~
real blow OF the day. = triple O.
right. Witt and Cobb walked. In
Ing the bases, and walter fan1r
Kavanash for the third time ~
the third out.
| A foul, some infsld taps and y
couple OF easy flies retired the 81
gers In the sixth and sssenth, A.
but three men faced Johuton n ~
eighth. The ninth was Just ~ "a
for the big hurler. Never did N
look better, and never did he hsyv
club 50 helpless. 81
Oldham started to pitch prstty
good ball. but In the fourth ~
bases filled before any one WAS r.
tired. and Dubuc got his chancs -
comeback. A play ~ the pleto
and double killing prsventad an
scoring. The fifth SAN he Nati91
ais scoring twice. ehASqy bscaue1
Kavanagh misjudeed Z ~ and ~
II soar over his hsaA e0r dOssbi4
A third and hnal run was sccte@
by washington In the -sighth.
Pvsutiu.-<he vsnlA 800 kiuA--4op(
a rawht-TSmes lob 'Dupt.-~1looD 4S1|
The Detroit times., 1915-09-29
YALE ATTACK TO
CENTER AROUND
HARRY LEGORE

NEW HAVEN, Conn, Sept. Is
Yale's prospects OF turning out a
champion football team this fall re-
wolves largely around Harry LeGore.
who sizes up as the best thing In
moleskins Yale has seen since the
days Of Ted Coy.
Is Just about the equal OF
any backfield man in the game today
when it comes to all around run
ming and forward passing ability
He's a wizard at catching the pig
skin and doesn't have TO check his
speed 10 receive long throws. And
when IL comes TO heaving the oval
he handles II almost as though II
were a baseball.
Yale hasn't had real big star for
several years. Meantime Charley
Brickley was making himself IA
nous at Harvard and the Crimson
coppcd the championships.
But I.eGore is almost certain to
sharpen up the Bulldogs teeth this
fall and by the time the big games
arrive the Ellis should have the
team built around LeGore In such q
manner as 10 give them the full
benefit of his wonderful ability.
II things pan out that way 1915
Is likely To be one big year for the
New Maven contingent.
The Detroit times., 1915-09-29

rhnt mournfui sound you hear 4
the funeral dirge being sung. over
Drooklyr's pennat hopes. The bodg-
ers were buried yesterday. the Phil
lies officiating.
"Rv the way, who rs this guy Al
cNander. anyhow" auerted Walter
Johnson a. h. fannew 10 Tigers, Cobb
included. in Ave innings yesterday,
Boston dispatches say the Red SoN
ave rying out the base paths on the
Braves diamond. They better try en-,
now, for I'm all probability they won't
get n chance after q. &. a. settles
down To work.
George Stovall put on another box
ing bout with Shortstopper Smith. OF
the Terrapins. yesterday, James Gill
more should throw n bucket OF water
on his "nrebrand"
The Cubs, who. a few days ago,
sunk into the National league pit.
are now in the first division. The
race AZ the tail end Is n lot more
bewilderipg than the one at the head.
Something should ne said about the
Cubs winning n douhlc-headcr yes
terdav. bat we can't; u has left US
Spect bless.
The Detroit times., 1915-09-29
IRISH TO HELP
HERALDS OPEN

The Erin Braus. everSone Celt,
will come TO Detroit, Sunday, to
help the Heralds open the 1915 in
dependent season here. Last year
the Irishmen from Cleyeland were
debated, IL TO 0, by the Heralds
A good game is expected.
That the Heralds are not under
estimating them any can be judged
from the fact that they will practice
every night this week and wind up
with A daylight scrimmage on Sat.
uriay afternoon
LES" Clark Is plotting the Her.
aids with lots of snap and clever
ness Joe Malcomson is back in
his stride at end and this speedy
paid VIII certainly help the Packard
park boys cut this year.
The Detroit times., 1915-09-29
hats Way GuilfOrd
Explains His Swat
ting Proves

with reference 10 long driving,
there Is no secret about the way
10 H." says Jesse Gullford, who can
send golf ball farther than any
other living amateur SO far as my
stance is concerned the ball is a lii.
tie nes rer to my left foot than my
right. use what golfers call the
palm grip, and while realize that
writer's on golf and teaching profess
gionals do not recommend il, ! be
lieve it IS the secret of the long
drives | get from the tee.
1T is not the grip that | would
recommend for all golfers. for gen
orally speaking, that grip where the
club Is controlled by the fingers
alone Is possibly the best for the
great majority Of players. My
friends attribute some of my wild
shots 10 This palm grip, and they
may be right, but am firmly con
,laced that shall soon be able to
master the consistently long straight
dFiVe.
Instead OF holding the shaft in
my fingers, | catch IL farther down
in the palms of my hands. with the
right hand turned we'll under, which
gives the most power TO the right
shoulder. My swing is a combina.
tion between the upright and the
Nat swing also get more full
swing than most people, perhaps too
much so, but the object OF this is to
get the ball up the middle as far as
can"
The Detroit times., 1915-09-29
DOPE KISS is
NOW UNDER BAN

SEATTLE, Wash, Sept. 90
County Prison Superintendent Hally
has put on official ban on the kiss
Ing of women prisoners by visitors.
A few months ago he gave notice
That no more kissing would be al
lowed I'm the visitors lobby OF the
mems section. following the discov-
cry that dope" In various forms
was being transferred to prisoners
by the lip-to-lip route. a similar
discovery, he says, was made in the
women's ward
The Detroit times., 1915-09-29
"WILD MAN is
ROPED AND TIED

MANHATTAN. Kan, Sept. 90
a man In ragged clothes, with sew
eral weeks growth of beard, and
apparently demented. has been cap
tured near Ogden. and is believed
10 be tho "wild man" who has been
sending women and children into
Mysteries. lie was captured by
using lariat. and Is now in the
county Jail FROM his rawlings It
appears that he Is Finley Botson
and has some relative by the name
of Mrs Brown in Argentine. Kan
He has n tattoo mark. "F. G.. B."
on his right arm.
The Detroit times., 1915-09-29
WEILMAN WILL
PITCH TO-DAY

According TO advance information
from Rickey's camp, Carl Weilman
will face the Tigers in today's game
at Navin field. Weilman has won
seven OF eight games against De
trcit this year. Koch will probably
pitch tomorrow. All of the remain
ing games this year will he started
at o'clock. Dauss and James will
do the pitching for Detroit in the
st. Louis series.
The Detroit times., 1915-09-29
Walter Hurts Slit Game;
But One Blow L egftiin1e
COBB NOT ONLY ONE WHO
THINKS WELL or AUGUSTA

NEW ORLEANS. Sept. 20
Jim Bagby will not report to
Cleveland until next spring. and
ne says he has novel request
to make OF the Cleveland club.
He Is going to ask that he be
permitted to train with which
ever club trains at Augusta, Ca,
in the spring. Jim has always
claimed that climatic conditions
in New Orleans did not suit him.
The Detroit times., 1915-09-29
New Sort of Double Play
Sprung---Wagner the Victim
BECOMES Longest Driver
By Breaking Form Rules
Too Good to Prosper

fighters able their good Take Sam Lang
II fought speed he would
have
who would fight
So sam
be Jack Dillon II ne
hit
body when
he through
a training the bout.