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The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1917-12-28
SIDELINES ON FARM
BECOME PROFITABLE
Diversification of Right Kind Will
Afford Satisfactory Income
to Farmers.

The sidelines on the farm may often
become more profitable when the cap
ital and labor in production are con-
sidered than the general crops. One
reason that some farmers are in debt
and have no cash to pay running ex-
penses is because they do not have
enough sidelines.
1t may be safe to warn men in some
occupations not to "get too many irons
In the fire." but such advice to farm
ers is generally unnecessary, says
Farm and Ranch. 1t is possible of
course, for farmers to plant more than
can be cultivated, and many do it, yet
the fact remains that diversification of
the right kind and practiced in the
right way is the safest kind of farm
ing.
This is the time to have several side
lines and one or more strong money
crops or animals for the cash income.
With poultry, garden truck crops,
fruits, etc., farming will become
safer business. That is what it must
do if 1t is to afford satisfactory in
come for farmers of today.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1917-12-28
DEFENSE COUNCIL
TO HELP FARMERS
FAVORS LEGISLATION TO GIVE
HoMEsTEADER EARLY PAT
EMIT TO HIS LAND.
NEWS OF THE CAPITAL CITY
Montana Stockmen Being Sued by U.
S. Government Alege Bad Faith
on Part Cato SelIs.-Report
on Insurance Company.

Helena.-The state council of de-
Tense has decided to exert every eff
fort TO get seed to Montana farmers
and has gone on record favoring leg
islation to give the homesteader pat
emf at the earliest possible moment, in
order that he may be enabled to bor-
row money on his land and help him
self.
Chancellor f. c. Elliott of the Uni
versity of Montana who had been
gathering data on the seed situation,
reported at the meeting that seed was
very short in a number of counties
and that only prompt action by the
council could avert disaster. The coun-
Gil decided to ask all banks, state and
federal. to assist farmers with loans
for seed purchase, and to importune
Montana's congressional delegation
to endeavor to secure homestead pat
ents throughout the state at the ear
Hest possible moment Governor Sam
V. Stewart, who presided, appointed
Z. c. Day of Helena as chairman of
the speakers bureau; G. J. Kelly of
Butte as a member of the national ad
visory committee on explosives, and
Scott Leavitt of Great Falls as direc'
tor of the public service reserve.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1917-12-28
CAUSES FOUND FOR
VARIATION In MILK
There Is Tendency for Milk to Be-
come Richer in Cold Weather
Than in Summer.

The University of Missouri college
of agriculture has been investigating
the causes of variation in the compost
ton of milk for several years. This
subject is of Importance to the manu-
facturer of dairy products, to the pro-
Queer and of special significance in
connection with the use of milk as
food for infants. The college has found
several causes for variation in milk
not recognized before.
1t is often observed that milk is
poorer in fat in summer and becomes
richer again in the fall, and farmers
have generally assumed this to be due
to the watery condition of grass as
compared with the dry food received
during the winter. Tests have shown
that the cause of this is not grass
feeding, but the temperature. For
some reason there is tendency for
the milk TO be richer In fat during
old weather end TO become poorer
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1917-12-28
ROADS INDEX OF CHARACTER
Determine Importance of Country,
Limiting or Aiding Its Advance
Should Be Built.

The roads are an index of the char
acter Of any country, determining its
Importance and limiting or aiding it's
advance. A country that isn't worth a
good road isn't worth what its land
sells for and soon won't be worth liv-
ing in. No community that has ever
improved its roads, has ever regretted
it, for road improvement is a good in
vestment for any community. Since
the roads are for all the people, they
should be built by all the people-with
state and federal aid.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1917-12-28

| prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture)
With raw materials at high prices
and going higher, the need of saving
| agricultural machinery by every means
possible is very apparent. Here are
some suggestions offered by specialists
of the United States department of ag-
riculture as to how the life of farm i'm
plements may be heightened by care
and attention, much of which can best
be given in winter.
Farmers should now give careful at
tention to the work of repairing all
machines which vii, be used next sea-
son. Also, orders for repair parts and
new machines should be placed as
soon as possible. This will acquaint
manufacturers and their agents with
the demand in different sections and
enable them to make the best possible
distribution. At the same time, it will
eliminate expensive delays in trans
portation at the busy season.
Economical Requirements.
The use of the largest and most i'm
proved farm machinery, always desir-
able, is of special Importance. Where
large acreages are farmed the largest
machinery is the most economical.
Many of the latest machines embody
improvements which will often justify
their purchase, where obtainable, from
the standpoint of economy, even
though the old outfit is still servicea-
BILE.
When new machines are bought on
large farms to replace others still cap
able of service, it is suggested that
the owners afford an opportunity to
other farmers who operate on small
chinery at a reasonable price. This
plan should benefit both parties.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1917-12-28
LUMBER CAMPS WILL WORK
ONLY EIGHT HOURS A DAY
Beginning January I, Five Thousand
Montana Lumber workers Will
Have Shorter Workday.

Missoula--All lumber companies op-
Grating in western Montana will in
stall an eight-hour working day for
the 5000 employees in mills and camps
on January 1, according to announce
ment made by Kenneth Ross, manager
Of the Anaconda Copper Mining COM
pany's lumber interests in this district.
Mr.. Ross has just returned from the
conference of operators held in Spo-
kane.
The eight-hour day was one of the
principal demands of the l. W., W.,
and local operators believe that its in
stalIation will inhibit possible labor
troubles of the future.
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when the weather becomes very warm
regardless of the feed consumed.
A second factor of Importance as
influencing the richness of milk is the
fairness of the COW at time of fresh
ening. A cow high in flesh at calving
time gives very much richer milk
sometimes than would be the case were
she thin.
This knowledge is now made use OF
by every breeder of dairy cattle who
desires to make the largest possible
record for milk and butterfat produc-
ton. Another interesting discovery is
that when a COW is underfed that tenn
porarily she gives richer milk rather
than thinner, as might be expected.
This is of great importance in cOnRec-
ton with milking tests of cows and
failure to understand this effect has re-
suited in wrong conclusions from many
conducted with sows in the
past
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1917-12-28
MOTOR TRAFFIC is GREATER
Significant Feature of Road Develop
ment Is Construction of Bet
ter Surfaces.

A most significant feature of road
development is the construction of bet
ter surfaces as a result of automobile
traffic, for it is estimated that there
are approximately 2,5CC,000 autos in
use on the roads of the country, or one
car for every mile of road. The mo-
tor traffic is greater than traffic of all
kinds II years ago.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1917-12-28
Face and Hands Frozen.

Great Falls.-As a result of a 30
mile horseback ride in the recent big
storm to enlist in the army, Albert
De Maras, 20-year-old cowpuncher
of Havre is in the Deaconess hospital
here where he was taken suffering
from a frozen face and hands. De
Maras left his home at s O'Clock in
the morning in order to catch the train
to Great Falls to enlist in the team
sters' department of the army. His
condition was such, upon his arrival
here, that he was rejected by the Of
Ulcers and sent to the hospital.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1917-12-28
Uroes Permanent Roads.

That bodybuilding along permanent
lines should be prosecuted as a part
of our national war program was
the determination of the chamber of
commerce of the United States, at it's
meeting held at Atlantic City, N j.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1917-12-28
Roads Expand in Winter,

Concrete roads expand most in win
ter and contract most in summer, ac-
cording to the United States bureau
of standards. because of increases or
decreases In the moisture they con-
tain.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1917-12-28

All worn-out machinery should be
sold for junk at the first opportunity,
the specialists advise, first removing all
useful in repairing other equipment.
1t is usually false economy to attempt
to use a WORKOUT machine, as the
time wasted with breakages and other
delays and the extra power required
for its operation usually more than off
set the saving effected by continuing
it in use.
Importance of Oiing.
More damage can be done to a ma
chine in half an hour through lack of
oil or grease on some bearings than
by a whole seasons exposure to the
weather, the specialists declare. For
this sort of neglect there can be no
excuse, it is said. Operating a ma
chine without fabrication, especially
when the bearings are slightly rusty,
will quickly result in the wearing away
of the metal, often to considerable
depth, in very few minutes. Expen-
sive breakages, as well as serious de-
lays, also may be caused by operating
machines on which nuts have worked
loose or have come off entirely, allow
ing bolts to loosen or drop out.
All practicable steps should be TAX
en- to preserve machinery now on hand
Needless exposure to the weather
should be avoided, and in cases where
it is not practicable to house machin-
cry when idle, all bearings should re-
ceive thorough application of heavy
oil or grease to keep out moisture and
prevent rust. 1t is believed that on
many farms machinery could be more
adequately sheltered in the buildings
available by exercising care in plac-
ing them so as to economic space.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1917-12-28
Stockmen Being Sued.

Cato Sells, commissioner of Indian
affairs, is accused of bad faith by four
Montana men, Jerome P. Magee, D. d.
Zimmerman, Frank NJ. Heinrich and
Willis M. Speer, in a suit brought in
the federal court against them by the
United States to recover a balance of
$27.S75 on a grazing contract on the
Crow reservation. The accusation is
made in an answer in the action filed
by the four defendants, in which it is
alleged that Sells told Magee that
there were 100000 acres of land pro-
posed to be leased from the govern
ment by the defendants for $4,000
while they discovered, after paying
down $1,000 on the price, that it con-
tanned only 100000 acres The defen-
dants allege that they signed a writ
ten contract afterward to have the
money paid down under protest,
though the facts relative to the tract
did not agree in several respects with
the representations of Commissioner
Sells. The attorney general is among
counsel for the defendants.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1917-12-28

nary dirt road with dust inches deep
In places, and 21S pounds over a
muddy earth road.
The significance of these figures lies
in the fact that on a good earth road
it is necessary to exert three times
the pull that is required on con-
crete road, and nearly twice the pull
required on a macadam road. Fur
thermore, when the earth road be-
comes muddy, a condition which does
not affect traffic on good pavements,
the pull is more than doubled.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1917-12-28
Report on Bankers Insurance Co.

Representatives of the insurance de-
partment of Montana, North and
South Dakota, in session here for
several weeks to consider the affairs
of the Bankers Insurance company,
have submitted their report to State
Auditor Il. G. Poland, by whom it
has been made public. The company.
which wrote hail and drOuth loss in
surance in the three states mentioned,
is alleged to have been behind in pay
ments on losses.
The report, as made public by Mr..
Poland, says the company never had
complied with the law governing cd
mission to the states of North and
South Dakota. It's liabilities over all
assets on November 81, 1917. were
S215, 04S.93. ut is a pertinent feet"
says the report, that this company
has never since it's inception had $780,
900 capital stock fully paid up, the
certificates duly signed, sealed and de-
livered."
The investigators found the total in
come of the company from December
81, 1916, to November 81, 1917, was
S515, 0S9.14, the disbursements in the
same period being S225, 1880. The
total admitted assets on November q
were S310,956.90 and exclusive of the |
capital stock, the total liabilities were |
S526,005.S3. The fully paid-up capital
was found to be S62, 100.
The report was placed by Mr.. Po-
land in the hands of Attorney General
Ford, who is considering what legal
if any, shall be followed.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1917-12-28
Public Dances Prohibited.

Public dances will not be permit
epidemic, nor will it be lawful for any
person or concern to rent a building
or hall for a public dance, according
to an ordinance passed by the city
council, on the suggestion of DR.. Max
Barbour, city health officer. A pen
and Imprisonment to exceed 80 days,
or both, has been provided in the or
dinance sss
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1917-12-28

Many Interested in Income Taxes.
With every single person earning
over $1,000 year and every married
person earning over $1,000 liable for
of internal revenue is being besieged
with inquiries for blanks. He has
not received these yet from Washing
ton Taxes are to be paid for the peri
cd from January 1, 1917 to January
j, 1913. All persons subject to the
tax have until March 1, 1918, in which
to fill out the blanks and return them
to the collector.
The Dermott news., 1917-07-12
GUARD ENTERS Us.
 SERVICE AUGUST ]
PRESIDENT WILSON PAvES WAY TO SEND STATE TROOPS
 TO FRANCE.
14 CAMP SITES ARE READY
Seven Sites Selected Are in South. eastern Department, Five in South ern and Two in Western-Will Be
 Relieved of Old Militia Status.

Washington.-Th last step neces. sary to make the entire national guard available for duty in France was taken by President Wilson with the issue of proclamation drafting the state troops into the army of the United States on August ,.
 To make certain that the purpose of the national defense act is carried out. the proclamation also speeihcal- ly declares the men drafted to be dis charged from the old militia status on that date. In that way the constitu- tional restraint upon use of militia outside the country is avoided and the way paved for sending the regi' ments to the European front.
 Prior to the application of the draft. regiments in the northern and east ern sections of the country are call ed into the federal service as na- tional guardsmen in two increments. to be mobilized on July 15 and 25. Many units already are federaliZed and presumably they will be mobiliZ- ed with the other troops from their states The guard from the other states will be mobilized on the day of the draft. The arrangement was necessary to provide for movement of the regiments south to their concen- tration camps without congestion and 10 the same end the division of states into these increments was revised from the original schedule.
 The operative date of the draft was delayed umt,, August so that all regiments can be -taken into the army simultaneously to avo,d inequal- ities in the relative rank of officers
 Fourteen camp sites for the sixteen tactical divisions into which the guard will be organized for war pur- poses have already been selected and the militia bureau is preparing the railway routing of the troops to the camps. Seven of the sites selected are in the southeastern department. five in the southern and two in the western The two others will be n tho southeastern department. and un- til they are approved assignment cf regiments to camps and divisions can not be fully worked out. The only two divisions positively assigned are the nineteenth. including the Califor. mia guard. which will go to Linda Vista. Cal. and the twentieth. includ. ing Oregon. Washington and other states in the northwest. which will go to Palo Alto. Cal.
The Dermott news., 1917-07-12
kNOTTY PROBLEM
 ID JUDGE CHEEK
MUST DECIDLE CONFLICTING CLAIMS OF JEFFERSON couN.
 TY SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
2 SPECIAL ELECTIONS HELD
Those Favoring District No. 27 Ap- piled to Judge Cheek For An Or der Authorizing An Election
 To Decide the Question.

Pine Bluff
 Tn two special school elections held at Pine Bluff the voters of School District No 27 voted in favor of form ing a rural special school district of the territory embraced in the com- mon school district. and elected six directors. Voters of District No. 31, which adjoins No. P, voted in favor of forming n rural special district. which would take in all of District No. Sl and two sections of District No. 27, electing six directors for the district County Judge L. +. Cheek will try 10 solve the problem thus created.
 Those fayoring the special district in District No. 27 applied to Judge Cheek for an order authorizing an election to decide whether the resi- dents of the district wanted to form rural special district. Several hours later residents of District No. q applied to Judge Cheek for au- thority to hold an election to decide whether a majority of the voters wanted to form a rural special dis trict of District No. 3l and part of District No 27 The voters of Dis trict No. 27. voting at l. R. Toney,s home on the Dollarway road. voted solidiy in favor of the rural special district. and elected ] H. Pilkington. E.. E. Toney. c. D McAllister. Clark Lemmons. C. w. Robinson and w. A Rice as school directors. The other election was held at Dexter. $. C.. Covingion. H. l., Phillips. ], E. Ezell, ]. A. Mccoy. J. $. Hamilton and R. L. Scarlett were elected directors
The Dermott news., 1917-07-12
UGH! CALOMEL MAKES YOU SICK!
 CLEAN LIVER AND BOWELS MY WAY
Just Once! Try "Dodsons Liver Tone' When Bous Cons.
 pated, Headachy-Dont Lose Days Work.

Liven up your sluggish liver! Feel nne and cheerful; make your work a pleasure; be vigorous and full of am bition. But take no nasty, danger ous calomel, because it makes you sick and you may lose a days work.
 Calomel is mercury or quicksilver, which causes necrosis of the bones. Calomel crashes into sour bile like dynamite. breaking it up. That's when you feel that awful nausea and cramping.
 Listen to me! If you want to enjoy the incest, gentlest liver and bowel cleansing you ever experienced just take a spoonful of harmless Dodson s Liver Tone. Your druggist or dealer sells you 50 cent bottle of Dodson s Liver Tone under my personal money.
The Dermott news., 1917-07-12

back guarantee that each spoonful will clean your sluggish liver better than dose of nasty calomel and that it won't make you sick.
 Dodson's Liver Tone is real liver medicine. You'll know it next morn- ing, because you will wake up feel ing fine, your liver will be working, your headache and dizziness gone. your stomach will be sweet and your bowels regular.
 Dodson's Liver Tone is entirely vegetable, therefore harmless and cannot salivate. Give 1t to your chil- dren. Millions of people are using Dodson's Liver Tone instead of dan- gerous calomel now. Your druggist will tell you that the sale of calomel is almost stopped entirely here.-Adv.
The Dermott news., 1917-07-12
To Take Snort Soldiers.

Washington.-In reply to requests from men of small stature who wish 10 form regiments like Britain's fs- nous Yorkshire Bantams," the War Department announced that no man will he rejected for service if in the opinion of the recruiting officer his deficiencies in height and weight will not materially impair his usefulness as a soldier
The Dermott news., 1917-07-12
Usino Cast-On Gloves.

A use for all sorts of east-off gloves has been found in London in connec- ton with relief work in England. The old leather. after proper sterilization is applied on heavy cambric or buck. ram and made Into sleeveless wind proof jackets, which are much in de mand for men both in the trenches and the navy.
The Dermott news., 1917-07-12
A DisadvantaQe.

Do you think the star SpangIed Banner Is good song2e
 '.I don't see why 1t isn't perfectly good old anthem. You don't always get a favorable impression of it, owing to the fact that anybody feels free to sing or not"
The Dermott news., 1917-07-12
AVOID MALARIA, CHlllS,
 FEvERS AND AGUE

by taking one BONDS LIVER PILL occasionally. They keep the Liver and Bowels active and drive of the poison ous matter. 25c at ALL DRUGGISTS. Adv.
The Dermott news., 1917-07-12
Gen. Scott Sees Battle.

Petrograd Maj. Gen. Hugh l.. Scott. chief of stan of the United States army and attached 10 the American commission to Russia, ar rived at the southern front just in time to witness the beginning of the Russian offensive on July l.
The Dermott news., 1917-07-12
U. S, To Get Aviators.

Paris.-The Lafayette Aviation Corps. composed of Americans. will shortly be transferred from the French to the American army. ar rangements to this effect just hay ing been completed.
The Dermott news., 1917-07-12
Supplies To Be Ready.

Washington.-A statement issued by the War Department says that ad- equate supplies for all the national guardsmen and national army will be available by the time the troops are called out.
The Dermott news., 1917-07-12

Delayney of Forrest City received their commission from Adjt. Gen England's office in Little Rock. These Forrest City officers will command the two motor truck companies raised about August [.
The Dermott news., 1917-07-12

art talent labeled "Art objects"
 The native. swelling with price. awaited the visitors verdict.
 What do you think of our efforts ?' he asked at last
 Well" said the cynical one, "f sup p6se, Art does object. and l can't blame her Sut there doesn't seem to be any help for It."
The Dermott news., 1917-07-12
i. W. W. Leader a Spv.

Scranton. Pa.-John Graber, an 1n- dustrial Worker of the World leader. spy in the employ of the German government
The Dermott news., 1917-07-12
Gen. AlIenhx To Eaxnt.

London. Official announcement was made that Gen. Sir E H. H. AL lenby had arrived in Egypt and talk en command of. the expeditionary force.
The Dermott news., 1917-07-12
MUSCLES TIED IN
 KNOT HE DECLARES
Couldn't Use Right Arm on Ac- count of Rheumatism, Says
 ). E. HoIley.
WAS ALMOST HELPLESS
?. .. woodwara Couldn't Raise Hand Co His Head for Two Long Years -is Like a New Man Since
 Takhno Tariae.

8 is th9 first medicine have lken that really does what they will." s,tid J. F. Holley. a we'll Lexington. Ky, man.
 adn't felt like we'll man for 'eeks alnd my whole system to be rundown and debilitated. mt slecb at night and my diges- as so bad l couldn't eat. At. ,f head dlache were frequent and .vou. ystem seemed to be dis. worst trouble was rheu. muscles seemed to be tied Couldn't use my right arm ist about helpless. Some let me to try Tanlac and Q of that medicine.
 rrtainly Is making a new me. l can now eat and aven't been able to do for seumatism Is all gone and and built up in every way. nan and l certainly thank Fho suggested my using ward, another Lexington Edes at 256 Rand Avenue, fered from stomach trou- tism and neuralgia for before l took Tnnlac 1 my left hand to my head.
 that way for fully two cd Tanlac two or three n like n new man. My lends see the difference rtual truth. take great
 commenting this medi.
 Tanlac dealer in your
The Dermott news., 1917-07-12
Navy Needs 2s.ooo.

Washington.--The navy has almost doubled it's personnel since war was declared and now needs less than 25.. 900 men fc bling it up to the new au- thorixed strength of l5O.O00.