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Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1917-03-23
FIFTY CENTS TO
RAISE LEGHORN PULLET

If a farmer wishes to raise 100
Leghorn pullets how many eggs
should he set and how much will
each pullet cost him? The agricul-
tural experiment station at Purdue
University set out to solve this prob
lem and fund that on the average
457 eggs should be set and that tne
probable cost would be between As
cents and SO cents.
Other items of interest reported in
this experiment were as follows:
/. Based on four seasons work
and several thousand chicks Matched,
1t required 1888 eggs set for every
Leghorn chick Matched.
2. The cost of Matching these
eggs was .021 cents which when add
ed to the case of eggs increased the
total cost of a chick when Matched
to .057 cents.
8. Figuring the cost of feed, fuel
and labor the cost OF each pound Of
gain during the first IL weeks was
.154 cents.
4. The average Leghorn pullet
"a weeks old and ready to lay
weighed 2.75 pounds.
s.. The time of Matching greatly
influenced the rate of growth Of
chicks, net cost of growing, ant
weights of pullets at laying age. Ear
ly Matching paid best.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1917-03-23
199o-Ladies' Apron and Sleeve Protector.

19SU-LadleS apron anu SieeFc TrotecIOks
Cut in 4 sizes: "a, 80, AZ and 46 inches
bust measure. Size IS requires 5 yards Of
S6 ol6 material aha s, f0r n Ire apron P anc 1S.
cents.
Cut in 4 sizes: s, 10, 70 and IA years. 1t
requires 4 yards of 4-inch material for
q 12-year size. Price 10 cents.
Cut in 6 sizes: 81, "a, IS, IS, 10 and q.
Of M.inch material for a se.inch size. The
skirt measures about 2 2-3 yards at the
foot. Price 10 cents.
19as-Girls' Yoke Dress.
Cut in 4 sizes: 2. 4, 8 and 8 years, It
a Agar size. Price, 10 cents.
1~o7O-Costume for Misses and Small Wo-
men.
requires 5 10 yards of 36-nich material
for an 1S-year size. The skirt measures
about 8 yards at the lower edge. Price
10 cents.
19s6-Girls' Guimpe Dress.
Cut in A sizes: 4, 6, s and 10 years. 1t
an s-year size, for the guimpe, and 8 IA
yards for the dress. Price, 10 cents.
19s4-Ladies' House Dress.
Cut in 6 sizes: "a, 80, 3s, 40, AZ and a
inches bust measure. 1t requires 6 80
yards of 36-inch material for a 36-inch
yards at its lower edge. Price 10 cents.
~1979-Ladies' Shirt Waist.
Cut in 7 sizes: "a, SO, 3s, 40. AZ. A and
46 inches bust measure. 1t requires. z So
yards of 36-inch material for a 36-inch size.
Price 10 cents.
USE COUPON IN ORDERING PATTERN.
uarawtth t;pS cants FAR which send
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1917-03-23
and
ITCHING SKINS
need P0SLAM

If you suffer skin distress, do not let
another day pass without trying Poslam,
which so quickly eradicates Eczema, PIN
pies and all skin affections.
Apply a little at night and see actual
Improvement next morning.
Used for any itching skin trouble relief
is immediate. Itching stops; no need to
scratch; no discomfort.
hin what this means to you If you
are tortured and embarrassed by any ag-
gravating skin disorder!
Poslam is absolutely harmless.
Sold everywhere. For free sample write
to Emergency Laboratories, 243-5 W. 47th
St., New York City.
Urge your skin to become clearer
brighter, better by the daily use of Pos
! lam Soap, medicated with Poslam.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1917-03-23
LANDSEEKERS ARE
COMING TO STATE
VANGUARD IS HERE; HORDE
EXPECTED WITH BETTER
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
Practically All of the Good Open
Land Has Been Filed on Under
64O-Acre Homestead Law; New
Corners Must Purchase; Relin-
quishment Sells for $4,000.

The vanguard of the big army of
landseekers which will invade Mon
tana this spring is beginning to ar
rive. And judging from the numeri-
cal strength of the early corners
those who come later will be like the
sands of the seashore. The word has
gone forth that Montana is the land
of greatest opportunity, and as soon
as the weather breaks, Montana cal
expect a horde of visitors who would
locate here.
The homestead era is about over.
Practically all of the good land had
been filed upon when the govern
ment passed the 640-acre law. I'm
der this law the man who had filed
on a homestead under former laws
was permitted to file again on land
that was supposed to be only fit for
grazing. A certain minor amount of
work had to be done in order to hold
the land. Under these conditions To-
cal holders of land filed to the limit
of land possibilities. There is not
enough level grazing land unified
upon to parade a battalion of soldiers
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1917-03-23
Woman's Place I'm the House.
Settlers by the Trainload.

A trainload of settlers, with their
effects, left Sioux City, Iowa, a few
days ago, over the Milwaukee road.
The majority of the settlers have
purchased land holdings in the vicin-
ity of Forsythe, while some of them
have made purchases around Denton,
Milwaukee officials say that arrange
ments have been made for the trans
portation of hundreds of settlers,
their families and effects, within the
next few weeks.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1917-03-23
JEANETTE RANKIN
AFTER THE TOCA
DIVISION OF STATE INTO TWO
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS
CHANGES HER PLANS.
New Arrangement Leaves Her in
Strong Democratic District and
Her Friends Are Insisting That al
the Next General Primary She
Must Run for Senetorship.

In we'll informed political circles it
is stated that the Honorable jean
nette Rankin, first congresswonan of
the United States, will ; Q a candidate
for the United States s1natorship, on
the republican ticket, at the next
general primary.
Under the old law Montana elected
two members to congress at large.
Usually one member was selected
from one section of the state and the
other member from another. The
plan worked out all right for a time
but Miss Jeanette rather upset the
arrangement. Congressman Evans,
whose home is in Missoula, is a hold
owe Miss Jeanette, who is also a
resident of Missoula, defeated an
didates in her own party in the pri :
aries and later the democratic candi-
date in the general election, from the
eastern and middle sections of Mon
tana. This gave Missoula the two
members of congress at large,
Two Congressional Districts.
Politicians, who usually like to see
things distributed their way, did not
entirely approve of the arrangement.
They commended that the Garden City,
as Missoula is called, a growing
too many congressman. So they in
troduced a bill in the legislature pro-
viding for the division of the state
into two congressional districts.
Butte, the great democratic strong
hold, was backed with Missoula and
the west.
Miss Jeanette is inclined to think
that the division was made for the
purpose of eliminating her from on
gressional politics. She will either
have to change her official residence
into the eastern district, or make the
race for reelection, when that time
comes, in a district overwhelmingly
democratic.
Woman's Place In the House.
So Miss Jeanette has decided, ac-
cording to report, to grasp both
horns of the dilemma firmly, and will
step in the statewide political game,
Her friends insist that she shall &C
after the United States senatorshipi
and rumor has it that she has practi'
cally decided to do so.
The fact that some mel insist thai
woman's place is in the house will
not deter her from her race for +he
senate.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1917-03-23
New Corners Must Buy.

1NS" ohAhO "a ~
So these homeseekers who are
coming now will have to purchase
their holdings. In the past many of
them have come into the state with
the idea of locating on a homestead
if a desirable location could be
found, but under present conditions
they must either buy a farm to which
patent has been issued and acquire a
REIMBURSEMENT for a substantial con-
sideration. ACCOMPLISHMENTS are not
so easy to be had as they were be-
fore the new law was enacted. One
sold in the north country a few days
ago for $4,000 cash, the record as
far as available figures go.
The vast majority of those who are
coming to Montana are a very desir-
able class of settlers. Most of them
are the son of farmers from the
middle states, or from the country OF
the Mississippi's source, where Mon
tana is well and favorably known
Some of them are farmers who have
sold their eastern holdings at goo6
prices and are resolved to locate
where land is cheap and crops fairly
sure. A very great proportion of thu
l~andseekers are possessed of money
and are in shape to make the neces
sary expenditures for the improve
ment of any property they may &C
quire.
Means Impetus to Till.
The result will be that every avail
able acre in Montana will be titled
Beginning with this year agricultur
al development will take on an i'm
petus that will add materially to ev
cry future years crop value.
Many real estate dealers say Their
is no difficulty in locating land buy
ers; the great trouble is to find tn
men who want to sell. Values, a
one result, are advancing sharply
Northern Pacific land, in the south
eastern part of the state, which sol
last season for Sc and So per acre
has been resold since that time TO
three times these prises. The 81
land of last year has advanced 20 pc
cent in value.
Any farmer who has good whea
land is loath to sell. There is a we
grounded impression that all grain
will sell as high next fall as it di
last autumn, and the frugal farme
prefers to get at least one more {
these high priced crops before dis
/. posing of his property. And man
!, are not inclined to sell at all.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1917-03-23
NJ. N.

MONTANA'S BEST dry cleaners and hat
tiers. Ladies' and mems garments CIV
en- careful attention. Send Great Falls
Dye House..
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1917-03-23

19SS-Girls' Dress.
Cut in 4 sizes: s, 10, ~ and IA years. 1t
requires 4 yards of 44-inch material for
q 12-year size. Price 10 cents.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1917-03-23
Better Seeds for Hill County.

County Agent Banker is meeting
with much encouragement among the
farmers of Hill county IN his effort to
induce the agriculturists to improve
the quantity and variety of seeds
used.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1917-03-23

attempt The game warden hopes
that others who are inclined to breed
game will take advantage of the new
law.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1917-03-23

Every man gets too much unneces-
sary abuse when he is alive and 200
much unnecessary praise when he is
dead.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1917-03-23

You may not get your share OF
other things in this life. But you can
bet that you will get your full share
of ingratitude.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-04
oAs1.nt&M &M1l9aan1M.
MUSIC FOR HIS EARS

From the New York Herald.
 The musical taste of the crown prince Is a matter of familiar knowledge to the loyal inhabitants of the Father land and has more than once been re- vealed to America by visiting prime dome who have been admitted to the charmed imperial circle of Berlin.
 Therefore his recent action in bring ing singers from the Munich opera house to his headquarters near the western front for the delectation of himself and his staff Is so character istic of him that it will occasion no surprise. According to the press dis, patches, cars loaded with food and medical supplies for the soldiers were sidetraclSed to permit the passage of the special train on which artists jour- neyed luxuriously. The prince can yodle with the best of them, and the hoarse, gutteral chorus probably drowned the cries of the wounded and dying that have filled the air near Verdun ever since the slaughter began.
 Many kings and princes of an elder day went forth to battle with retinues swelled by men and women who did not hear arms. It was in this fashion that Napoleon III marched until he met de- feat at Sedan. It will be remembered also that Nero's musical taste was SC pronounced that he fddled while Rome hurned and. when that disaster was complete, committed suicide.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-04

fortable and after a trying day-or night-on duty, what more natural than a desire for few whiffs from cigarette, which seems to mean so much to soldier?
 Smokes for nurses" is new slo- gan and may jar the tender sensloiil- ties of old-fashioned folk, who have never yet been reconciled to milady's cigarette. However, even they may have their scruples swept aside by the thought that the nurses are as much entitled to smoke as the soldiers and it is a patriotic duty to supply their wants flor the duration of the war" if no longer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-04
Birmingham's New Musical Asset

@T. LOUIS is the loser and Bir- 0 mingham the gainer by the re- moval of Hugo Ok from the metrop- oils of the Mississippi valley to this city. Mir. Ok is a violinist of re- nown and for 10 years was concert meister of the St. Louis orchestra. When he and his accomplished wife she, too, is a violinist-came here a week ago on a visit, it was under stood they might make this their home. They were not slow in decid- ing.
 When Mir, Ok left St. Louis, he gave as his reason the need of a change of scene and a good rest. His place in the orchestra was filled by one of his pupils, but the younger man has just been drafted for the national army and the symphony or ganization is now worrying over the matter of filling the vacancy. A day or two ago MT. Ok received tele- gram from the manager begging him to return to St. Louis and re- sume the concertmeister's chair, but he declined, because he was so well pleased with Birmingham as a musi- cal center that he decided to stay right here and "grow up with the city" This is compliment to Bir- mingham that cannot fail to be ap- preciated
 Mr. Ok was a pupil of the great Joachim, for many years the foremost classic player of Europe, and like all artists who had studied under him. is distinguished for his singularly beautiful interpretation of Bach anc Beethoven. He will prove indeed a val uable acquisition to cultural Birming- ham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-04
This. Is No Time
 To Talk of Peace

@ ECRETARY M'ADOO is proving 0 a forceful and convincing orator in his speeches for the second liberty loan. The first loan owed much of it's success to the spirit of enthus- iasm which he injected into the cam paign and he has started to work again with characteristic vigor to raise another huge sum for the prose- cution of the war.
 In his recent address at Chicago, Secretary McAdoo declared that peace talk at this time is ''idiotic" and im- perils the life of every soldier now fighting against the Hun in France. If the richest nation on earth fails irs the loan," said MT. McAdoo, it will be worse for our country than a terrible disaster on the battlefield" ,"
 America has the money our allies sorely need and America will see that they get it, despite the seditious utter ances of such men as LaFollette and others who would talk of peace when the world is still menaced by the threat of Prussianism, which has shown that this country would feel the weight of it's mailed fist in short order, if France and England were conquered.
 No other nation has ever under taken such gigantic burdens as the United States. Billions have already 1 been loaned to our allies in Europe, and billions more must go over there if they are to keep up the good fight while we are preparing to do our share on the field of battle.
 The failure or the second llpefCy loan would encourage Germany as nothing else could do, for it would be taken as a certain indication of a di vided country and would show alst that German propaganda had borne fruit in America.
 But it will not be failure. Th' people of this country are in the wa to win and they know it cannot 'b' won without money, They will re spond to the second call as they dit to the first, glad that their dollars can be put to such good use.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-04

lieutenant generals, major generals and brigade commanders. It was different in the northern army. It had no officer above major general until the last year of the war when, by special act of Congress, U. S.. Grant was made lieutenant general.
 This matter of high rank will come up for consideration in the December session of Congress and there should be no hesitancy in agreeing to the necessary legislation to carry out the war departments proposal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-04
Full Generals and
 Lieutenant Generals

1T F the insistent recommendations of N the Secretary of War are favor ably received by Congress the chief of staff of the army and Major Gen. eral Pershing, commanding the ex peditionary force in France, will each be made full general. Furthermore, each corps in the field will be com manded by lieutenant general.
 The chief of staff should never have had a rank lower than that of lieuten- ant general. When Hugh l.. Scott, now retired as major general, was first assigned to the ranking position in the army he was only brigadier general. It seemed anomalous for him to sign orders directed to major gen erals, yet such was the case.
 The government always has been chary of conferring high rank, but there is no good reason for it. In 1914, when the European war started, the war department began to develop plans for large increase in the regu- lar army and the federalizing of the national guard. The details were i worked out by officers detailed from the war college. Among other pro- visions inserted in the army bill that finally became law was one making the chief of staff lieutenant general i but the military committee of the House cut it out. With the anti high rank policy of the government in mind it never occurred to the wal college to ask for more than one of ficer higher than that of major gen. eral, and that officer the chief ir command.
 The reason for Secretary Baker
 urging that Major General Pershine
 be made a general is obvious. Oul
 great soldier commanding the Ameri can expeditionary army should be o1
 the highest rank, so as to be on 2 ] perfect military equality with the higl
 officers of the allies in the field. | would follow, then, that the corp' commanders should be lieutenant gen
 erals.
 In the southern Confederacy th
 English military system of comman' was adopted. There were generals
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-04
DOZEN FOR DINNER

From the Cincinnati Tirnes-tSar
 There is no good reason, saving those arising from sentiment, why the meat of horses should not be used for food. There are those who would choke at the idea of masticating a piece of the faithful family horse which has dragged mother and the kids patiently hither and thither But scientifically, the horse provides an edible and nutritious article of diet. The horse is clean, whole some animal Its flesh, If one can over- come purely conventional scruples, Is sweet and palatable.
 In the Franco Prussian war, when Paris was beseged, horse flesh came into general use. It had been eaten which denotes a shop where Dobbin's flesh Is sold, Is a familiar and pic turesque sight in all French cities. The general aversion to horse flesh when we stop to think of 1t, Is inconsis- tent. We eat the meat of animals which do not compare with the horse in clean liness. It is not likely that 'the horse will become staple article of food here unless America Is driven to extreme; in the way of a food shortage. Btu so far as it's flesh Is concerned, ther, Is no good reason why it should not bs eaten
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-04

By Damon Runyon. Our cook he was a movie star; a million
 films he took (That guy down wonder lookin' like
 scullion.) The gals say he's so handsome, but I'll
 say he can cook There never was no slum like his slum-
 gullion! When he yells: Come and get itv' we
 take it on the trot; We don't know what he's got for us but
 know it's good n hot; And I'll say he's the best cook ever
 straddle of a pot
 Our cookie. who was once movie
 actor! Our cookie standin wonder a-holdin'
 back the crush O. the mob that's after seconds, and
 a-sayin not to rush; Our cookie who has kissed Miss Pick
 ford right upon the mush- !
 Our cookie, who was once a movie
 actor! Our captain is a millionaire, and plenty
 O jack he's got
 QIe'l stake a short guy any time to
 money) If I had half his sugar, or just his pri-
 vate yacht,
 I'd laugh myself to death, I'd feel so
 funny! We've got a first lieutenant who was raised upon farm; A sergeant from the Astor, where he
 dealt 'em off his arm But the guy we'd mourn the most for, if he should come to harm
 Is our cookie, who was once movie actor! Our cookie, who has busted up black villains by the bale Our cookie, who has been close up to Betty Barrlscale- Our cookie who at messtime was never | known to fail-- E Our cookie. who was once moYl! M actor! .s. &
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-04
LUXE ,I.LuKE SAYS

Some men not only give the devil his due but also pay him a bonus.
 You may not believe it. But you have to pretend to use as much force to kiss young widow as you do to kiss a young maiden.
 The way of the transgressor Is hard The morning that you get into tho hay about daylight and try to cool out your throbbing bean with few hours slum- Der is the same morning the neighbors pull off an endurance contest between a player-piano and a lawn mower.
 We would hate to be a reformer and have a disposition that made us happy only when we knew other people were miserable.
 The. woman who attends a bargain sale of silk stockings knows that she Is putting something away for rainy day
 When man comes around with flock of compliments, you can save a 1 lot of time by asking him right away how much he wants to borrow. | It is hard to say which has the 1 tougher job, the woman who goes down l town and works for living or the woman who stays up town and works a husband for living.
  | brute will want divorce just because l his wife was thoughtful enough to clean his pipe with soap and water. I Charity begins at home. That is the reason why we all make allowances | for our own faults. | There is only one bigger bore thar the man who is always talking aboul what he has done, and that is the mar who is always talking about what he is going to do
 The average prohibition agitator act: as if the Lord is making great mis- | take in not leaving the management o1 | the world to the dry bgots. l A wise married man always remem bers that his wife has her eye on hin even when she is looking in another di rection.
 The world may be growing better But the play that is denounced by ths authorities makes more money than thu
 play that is indorsed by the clergy