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The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1920-01-23
NO ENUMERATION YET

Elvin Huseby will soon be around
taking the census, as we understand
he is out to get the job.
1t was thought Sam Hansen would
get the job as the local postmaster
was asked to get someone for this
territory, and Mr. Hansen took the
civil service examination requirQ4.
However it seems that in the mea4
time Mr.. Huseby had applied for ~
job, and by the time Mr.. HaneeP
application got to the head oRic0 n
Great Falls. Mr.. Huseby's applie
tion was there also.
At present 1t is not known who x
get the job.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1920-01-23

The 1920 War Savings stamp bears
the likeness of George Washington
When you are tempted to say you
can't buy one remember the cherry
tree episode.
Oscar Lee and Albert Coffin receiv-
ed word Tuesday that their carload
of corn had arrived in Kichey and
left Wednesday morning for Richey
to unload it, and start hauling it to
Circle.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Rorvik left for
the Malvern home near Watkins last
Tuesday, expecting to go from there to
Rorvik's brother Omer Malvern.
Circle is soon to have it's first
church bell, as the First Lutheran
Church has ordered one. 1t was shipp-
ed from the factory in central Ohio,
about 10 days ago.
AUCTION SALE-At Circle, Montan
on the first and third Saturday Of
every month, Farmers bring in what
you have to SELL Conducted by Col
B. E. Taggart, the 'livewire auction
eer."
A. D. Westcott has again rented the
Koehler residence and has moved in
to same the past week. Lon" is sort
of batching it at present as his wife
has been spending the winter over at
Sidney, but she will return to Circle
again soon.
Before giving your calendar order
for 1921 to some "out-of-town" guy
see what the local printer can do. The
Banner expects a sample line soon and
will be able to show you something
real nifty. Yes that's it-spend your
at home.
Sid Burgess of the Van Norman
country arrived here the forepart of
the week, being on his way home from
across the pond where he seen
over a years service with A. e. F.
Sid has been gone about two years
and indeed glad to get back to the
old homestead again. He left for Van
Norman Tuesday.
No wonder it stormed County COM
missioner Bawden planned to take
a trip up to the north end this week
and see how things were going out
home on the ranch, but it started
to storm right away. John has now
been in Circle over two months owing
to his sickness and operation and bad
weather.
George E. Lytle, the progressive
farmer living near Pattonhill, was in
Oswego Monday and Tuesday of this
week after supplies for his new store
From the large assortment of goods
be had loaded up for his new place of
business, we would venture to say
hat he was doing "land office" busi-
ness. We wish you success-George.-
oswego Reporter.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1920-01-23
"BARk" AFLoAT TEN
YEARS ON MISSOURI
Cast Into Yellowstone in 1903. Has
Just Been Found Near Sioux City

Cast Into Yellowstone in 1909. Ha,
Just Been Found Near Sioux City
Sioux City, Iowa, Jan. IL To be
thrown into the headwaters of the
| Missouri river, to be found on the
banks of the river and again sent
on its way to the sea, to be found
| again many years later and to be
, thrown into the Missouri third time
is the interesting and unusual exper
ience of small block Of wood.
| In 1909 e. F. Larimer of Glendive,
Mont, launched the miniature craft
a pine block about ten inches long
and two inches thick, by throwing It
into the Yellowstone river, tribu-
tary to the Missouri.
He had carved on it this inscrip-
tion:
"E. F. Larimer, Glendive, Mont,
This he did thinking that perhaps
some one might find it and write to
him.
hC olIOA6 Cui tCAL VI tAO OAiO
stone undoubtedly carried the block
into the waters of the Missouri in a
very short time. The flood waters Of
the Missouri left the derelict piece
high and dry on the flood plain near
Washburn, N. d. There it was found
by ferryman of that place. who carv-
ed on the reverse side the second
message:
Found April 81, 1912. G. H. Nc
Guire, Washburn. N. D. Write me-"
and returned it to the Muddy Mis-
souri,
The next appearance of this ex-
traordinary bit of fioatwood was near
Sioux City. where it was found just
recently by H. w. Warner of Ames,
Iowa, while surveying the soils in the
bottom lands near the river. The
block had evidently been carried there
and left during the high water season
as it was found almost two miles back
from the stream.
The wood was In an excellent state
of preservation when last picked up,
and the carving was still very dis
tinct and clear-cut. s-.4
This unique message bearer is again
on its outward journey with another
name and address, that of its last pos
SCISSOR. He has written to the other
two parties, and three-cornered cor
has thus been started,
and friendships of an unusually begin
ming are being made through this
curious bit of fiotsam.
For over ten years this block of
wood has been cast about in the wa
ters of the Yellowstone and Missouri
rivers, and has probably spent part
Of that time. If not the most of it, on
the shores of the Muddy Missouri
waiting for another flood to pick it
up and carry it along toward it's de-
stination, the sea. A distance of over
200 miles has been covered up to
his time. At this rate it will take a.
1out thirty years longer for this in
eresting little craft to find itself at
he end of its journey-St Paul Dis
)atch.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1920-01-23
BABY DIES

A baby boy was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Johnson of Lost Creek, at
the McCann rooming house last Tues
day, but the little babe was dead.
The mother was reported to be- in
critical condition but at latest re-
ports is improving nicely under the
care OF DIR. Rumble.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1920-01-23

Adolph Pardis and Duffy Wendt
were in town today after feed. Mr..
Pardis recently returned from Roch-
ester, Mimi, where he underwent an
operation for cancer of the lip, and re-
ports that the operation was very sue
cessful
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1920-01-23

Miss. Mary Morey arrived heru
few days ago from Hichey and IL y
present visiting at the McKni94l
home. Miss Morey is an old TIM
friend Of Mrs. Mcknight and the ~
derson Brothers of this place.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1920-01-23

Emil Bue arrived here from Illionis
a few days ago for visit with his
brother John, who resides down Red
water.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1920-01-23

Local thermometers registered AZ
below this morning, and we believe it
was all Of that.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1920-01-23
Miss Derinda Barber was a Sunday
visitor at the KcKnight home.

The Lowell, Chase and Fletcher
families accompanied by the Misses
Eula and Matte Childress autoed out
to the Englehart home last Sunday
where they spent the afternoon and
partook of fine big feed.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-07-24
WHY CONSUMERS READ
MARKET INFORMATION
Valuable Tips as to When to Buy
for the Household.
Bureau of Markets Collects Reports
at Large centers Through Per-
sonal RepressntatiVes-FIuc-
tuatlons Rapid.

Consumers are learning to include
the produce market reports in the
items which they read in the daily pa
per, for they realize that the prices
they pay for food are largely con-
trolled by the market conditions there
set forth. Often glance at the cur
rent market report will give a valu-
able tip as to when to buy for the,
household. Much of the information
in these reports Is furnished the news
papers by the bureau Of markets,
United States department of agricul-
ture, which obtains it through per-
sonal representatives at large market
centers and by means of a special re-
porting arrangement with some Alta
American railroads.
Daily market reports are also is
sued to some 100000 growers and
produce dealers who find the infor-
nation of value in marketing their
produce at a time and place that will
assure them satisfactory prices. The
dissemination of this information also
as the effect Of regulating the distri-
button of produce to market centers
so that the supply tends to remain
more constant throughout the year,
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-07-24
PUREBREDS TOTAL "231a'
Connecticut Owner Reports Twenty
Three Cows and Half Interest
in Bull of Quality.

A Connecticut live stock owner, who
recently enrolled in the Better Sires
Better Stock" movement, reported
2315 cattle kept for breeding. Twen-
ty-three Of the animals are purebred
cows; the remainder represents half
interest in a purebred bull. In addi-
ton, the stock of the farm includes
purebred stallion and lat standard
bred fowls.
Although this live stock owner is
the first to report joint ownership in
lurebred sires on a fractional basis,
there is noticeable tendency among
progressive breeders to acquire one
half, one-third, one-fourth, or other in
tereSt in purebred males.
The United States department of
agriculture is, placing emphasis on the
use rather than the actual ownership
Of purebred sires. Part ownership in
males of high quality is considered
much more desirable than entire own
ership of inferior sires. In fact, the
Better Sires-Better Stock" move
ment is aimed at the retirement from
service of scrub and grade sires and
likewise inferior purebreds.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-07-24
The Inside Facts

An advertisement in an exchange
says, "A bolShevik never had a bank
account" That, we believe, was nor
always the case, Probably he once
had comfortable sum, earned by hard
work and saved by careful skimp-
ing and continuous self-denial, in y
bank presided over by smiling gent
who reiOiced in the title of "Honet
George" and was tireleSS in the church
work, prominent in all the lodges in
town, great favorite with the ladies
full Of civic pride, and with a hand
shake as clinging as the clutch of an
octopus. The party pouched the scudi
and hit the grit betwixt sun and SIN
for parts unknown. Whereafter the
unfortunate depositor, having in sooth
no bank account turned bolshevik and
ran about iibbering.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-07-24
MistIetoe Superstition.

Mistletoe is in many countries not
admitted to the house before New
Years eve for fear of some dire disas-
ter. This seems a relic of the re-
ligious ban long placed upon the
Druidic plant, which by reason of its
historic connection with heathenism
has been excluded from the decoration
Of churches and from Christian sculp-
ture. II appears in old English &C.
clesiastical art only at Bristol cathe-
dral, where both leaf and berry are
carved upon the remarkable tombs
which were probably designed by some
artist monk in the household of the
Berkeleys. The association of the mis-
tletOe with Christmas did not arise
until long after the Reformation.
Knowing nothing about the parasite
which is not native in Scotland, and is
still rare there-Sir Walter Scott COM
mits terrible "howler" in his intro
ductiOn to the sixth canto of Mar
mion." Describing the delights of a
medieval Christmas, he sends his
"merry men" to gather mistletoe "in
the wood" where they could not pos
sibly have found it at that period.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-07-24
Only a Peacemaker.

In discussing the 5O0-mile speedway
race and the probable winning of the
1920 classic, Mrs. Know-It-AIl said her
old Favorite, Barney Oldfeld, had a
good chance to pull down first
money.
A friend, Mrs. So-and-So, said she
did not understand that Oldfeld would
be driver this year.
ooh, yes, he is" said Mrs. Know-It-
All, because I have read so much
about him recently, and his picture has
been in the newspapers. | saw it in
a group with all the other drivers.
Mrs. So-and-So produced the paper
and, pointing to the group picture,
said; "See that; 0ldfield is only a
peacemaker. indianapolis News.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-07-24
Japanese Trade Expands.

Japan is ambitious to obtain a
large share of the trade of the South
Sea islands, which is estimated at
2,0O0,000,000 yen a year. OF this jap
anese exports amount to only IL per
cent, but have increased rapidly since
the war. Some Japanese commercial
leaders are advising that in order TO
Increase the sale of Japanese goods
In the South seas Japan must import
from the islands rubber, sugar, chemi-
Gals, dyestuffs and spices, in which
these islands abound. President XII
mura of the Singapore japanese EN-
porium, urges that Japan establish d.
rect trade agencies with Sumafra and
Manila for expansion of Japanese
trade in Malaysia.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-07-24
SMALL GIRL TANNED FLAMES
Little Daughters Remark Gave Papa
Just the Opportunity He Had
Been Looking For.

Supper had been a fiery meal from
the beginning, To begin with, the
head of the house had been peeved be-
cause it was a little late and had
not hesitatcd in calling down his wife
for that defect. TO retaliate, she had
mentioned and then elaborated on all
the shortcomings he had displayed for
weeks. Finally the small daughter
thought she would change the subject.
She remembered that father had asked
the family to remind him of certain OBJ
legations to be met that week. And
she asked sweetly: Father, did you
pay your assurance today?"
Her mother, peeved at the Interrupt
ion of her monologue, fixed her stern
EYE on her small daughter. when
will you ever learn to say things
right?" she asked. "That is insurance
mot assurance"
A peculiar smile came on fathers
face. "0h, Mary" he said to his wife
IN his most provoking way; "don't
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-07-24
Bicycle IMPRESSED Indians

The Indians, who we've brought to
Winnipeg from the far north to partic-
ipate in the Hudson's bay annfversar~
pageant, some of whom had never
been in large city before. when ask
ed what they thought was the most
wonderful thing witnessed here de-
clared it TO be the bicycle. The rea-
son for this, it is said. is because he
can see the working of the bicvcle
whereas he fails to understand the
mechanism of the locomotive engine
the airplane, the automobile or the
immense structures of the city.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-07-24

in place; ropes Of pearls rubieS and
emeraldS; numberless rings, bracelets
and anklets for women. There is a
wonderful diamond necklace called
the Garland of Delight" the largest
stone of which measures one and one
quarter inches in diameter.
The Garland of Delight" has
blaZed an imperishable trail through
the history Of eastern romance. which
is ever akin to tragedy. 1t was worn
secretly for brief span by Gul Sutta,
the white Rose" a beautiful dancing
girl whose story bears repeating She
was the mistress of Dara, who was a
brother of Emperor Aurangzeb, the
last Of the four great Moguls. Dara
and Aurangzeb sons of Shah Jahan,
were both ambitious to sit on the Pea
cock throne. But Aurangzeb, nick
named the white Snake" because he
was born with a curiously white skin,
after he had removed all Obstacles in
Guiding his brother, managed eventual
ly to coil himself on the cushions of
the Peacock throne. After DaraS death
the emperor seized his brothers pos
sessions, including the Garland of
Delight" and Gul Saffa. She was said
tO hoUo in bor voioc blood of fbo EJin
du Rajputs, the race long noted for
the beauty and chastity of its women.
SO, when AurangZeb demanded her.
she said she belonged to Dara and
asked on what grounds he claimed
her. The emperor replied that her
long tresses had bound him as in a
net. That night a messenger brought
package to him, wherein lay coil
upon coil of perfumed hair. Again
the emperor sent back word that it
was the mOOn-like beauty of her face
that, had enthralled him. Then the
girl took knife and slashed her face
until it was hideOus to look upon. She
wiped the blood from it with a cloth
and sent it to the emperor, as q sign
that nothing was left of the beauty he
had desired. He never troubled Gul
Saffa again, who soon died of grief for
her lover.
The native state of Baroda is close
to the Rum of Clutch, and the state of
IndOre had easy access to it. In it's
quiet twisting waterways lay rich
pearl oyster beds, which, in the old
days, were infested with pirates.
Doubtless the ancestors of the present
highnesses of these states got their
share of FIRST pickings," since the
Maharaja Gaekwar of BarOda has the
largest collection of pearls in India,
although the handsome young Maha-
RATA Holkar Of Indore runs him q
close second. / sat near this resplen-
dent parsonage once at a Royal Hin
du wedding, close enough to hear
pleasant little tinkling sound when he
moved, for he was wearing his pearl
scarf" which he values at cr0re Of
rupees (S9,S00,000). 1t is composed of
nine strands of cream luster pearls as
large as marrowfat peas, that hang
from thick pearl tassel over one
shoulder, across his chest to his hips,
scarf fashion. Eighteen great pearls,
each with carat diamond set into it,
form the clasp of the neckpiece.
Think of the vandalism of drilling
them! Maharaja Holkar has Inherit
ed his fathers peacock turban, anoth-
er marvel of pearls, rubies, emeralds
and diamonds.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-07-24
REFUSED TO ADMIT FAILURE
History Records Many Instances
Men Who Rose Superior to 40
verse circumstances.

Failure is not pleasant word, anu
It IS not safe word to use, tor you
can never be sure. Many man WIN
has been called failure even by ms
friends has turned out to be uhusu-
ally successful, as the Rev. JOHN l.
Faris in the Christian Enuea'ol
World shows by the following eA-
ample:
When Sir Henry Bessemer was
young man he perfected a plan lol
using revenue stamps that promise"
to save the British government large
sums, and he was promised com
Portable position in the employ OF 'he
government, Then a flaw was re-
vealeG in his stamp plan, ana 'he
easy position slipped from us grasp
Although he had failed, he ola not
lose courage. Within few years he
invented the process of making steer
that made his name famous and prov
ed Of incaIculable benefit to the Woflu'
When Stephen Girard was twenty,
six years old, he was the. successful
captain of merchant vessel sailing
! from French ports to the west lllule''
But in May, 1776, storm and tOg drove
him into Delaware bay. and the BTU
ish fleet prevented his escaping. NE
landed at Philadelphia, a captain Will
out ship, a seamen who could hot
leave the land. But within two years
he was an American citizen, ana N'lth-
in fifteen years he was the Leading
shipowner in Philadelphia. Thirty-sN
years later he became his countrys
bank during the war of 1871, anu
when after the war only $4,000 was
subscribed to a $5,00O,OO0 loan, he
stepped into the breach and subscribed
for the rest
Phillips Brooks first work after
graduating from Harvard college was
schOol-teaching. He enjoyed it ana
dreamed of success; but he found that
he Vas not able to control the livery
boys under his charge. The Difficult
ties grew, and he resigned his posi-
ton. The head master, when speak
ing Of the successor he hoped TO Sc,
cure, very ungraciously said that any
change, no matter what, could hardly
fail to be for the better. SIX months
after his resignation Brooks entered
the theological seminary, and three
years later he began his career in
the pulpit that made him famous.
Failure succeeded failure in Abra-
ham Lincoln's life; yet every one of
the seeming failures had its part in
making the man. When he failed
as q shOpkeeper, the failure brought
out the deep-seated honesty that won
for him the confidence and the affec-
ton of those who knew him. He
thought of learning the blackSmith's
trade, and even after he had COM
mitted himself to being a lawyer he
thought he might perhaps do better
as a carpenter, Several times he was
defeated when he asked the favor Of
the people at the polls, but after each
defeat he was stronger as man and
more popular with the voters.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-07-24

experiments have been conducted on
the government poultry farm to deter
mine the amount Of feed required to
produce a dozen eggs.
Results of the Experiments.
The general-purpose pullets used in
this experiment ate in a year an aV-
erage of CT pounds of feed per dozen
eggs produced, and the yearling gen.
eral-purpose birds ate 9,6 pounds. The
Leghorn pulIets ate 4.8 pounds. and
the yearlngs 5.5 pounds.
From these figures it is seen that
the general-purpOSe pulIets ate 1.9
pounds more feed in producing
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-07-24

dozen eggs than the Leghorn pulletS,
The difference increases very rapidly
with the age of the stock; the gen.
eral-purpOse yearIings consumed Al
pounds more feed per dozen eggs
than the Leghorn yearlings. AS the
price of grains varies greatly in diff
ferent sections, only the grain con
sumed. and not the cost of 1t is given
in the accompanying table.
Naturally the grain consumed per
dozen eggs will depend very material
" upon how successfully the hens are
fed and managed In these feeding
experiments on the United States de-
partment Of agriculture poultry farm
several different pens of birds were
used in each class to eliminate error
as far as possible.
The general-purpose fowls used in
the experiments produced an average
egg yield of 1905 eggs as pullets and
1871 as yearlings, while the Leghorns
produced an average of 1881 eggs as
pullets and 124.9 eggs as yearlings.
The value Of the general-purpOse
breeds for market or for Matching and
breeding makes them usually the
most desirable breed for the general
farmer and the backyard poultry
raiser, while the LeghOrns are espe-
ciaIly adapted to commercial egg rails
ing.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-07-24
P(4I]ERNQES

Poultry raisers should recognize the
value of summer shade.
Culling must be practiced in all
flocks if profit is to be made.
Feeding is one of the most impor-
tant factors in egg production.
Plenty of water, so that every chick
can have all that it desires at any
time, is the slogan.
Do not attempt to keep large
number of fowls unless you have a
good-sized range for them.
Shade is an important essential in
raising summer chicks. 1t is equally
necessary for laying hens.
Hens of good egg-laying strain
will lay more eggs, in the course of a
year, than viii a dock of mongrels
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-07-24
PLAN FOR PURCHASING FARM
Distinct Advantage to Buy Equipment,
Live Stock and Materials AL.
ready on Place.

OFTEN it is distinct advantage
when purchasing a farm to buy the
equipment live stock and materials
already on the place. In this way
an income is yielded almost from the
outset which usually makes possible
the operation of the farm without a
loss.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-07-24
Grain CONSUMED
FOR DOZEN EGGS
Cost Of Production Depends on
Quality and Price of Feed
Given to Flock.
ALL CEREALS ARE EXPENSIVE
Experiments Have Been Conducted on
Government Poultry Farm to De.
termins Cost of Feed Necessary
to Produce Eggs.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of AgricHlture)
In poultry keeping, as in any other
business, the aim is to keep down ex-
penses. If they almost or totally
equal the returns, then, no matter
how productive the flock is, there is
little profit for its owner.
One of the largest items Of ex-
pense, which the man or woman
raising poultry today has, is the
grain that is fed the birds. Every
kind of cereal is expensive in COM
parisOn with former DAYS. especially