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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1924-12-18

sequently nothing to lose. The
writer speaks from experience.
For fifteen years we held down
a political job in the state house.
Fifteen of the best years of our
life (from twenty-five to forty)
we spent in public office, devot-
ing a good part of our energy in
figuring out how we could hang
on from one election to another
and go a notch higher up. Dur
ing that fifteen years we learn
ed a little about pulling political
wires and gained a fair know
ledge of log rolling in the legis-
lature, but we forgot about all
we ever did know about business
and il took us two years to strike
our stride again. No thank you,
brethren of the press. don't lose
any sleep about US for We don't
want any job unless it should
happen to be job work"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1924-12-18
sNAPPY WEATHER

Winter seems to have set in
good and strong and rather
early this year. Temperatures
of zero to Is degrees below or
thereabouts and rather steady in
the early part Of December is
not the usual order of things,
but then il is healthy, invigorat-
ing and liked by some just so
that it does not make too much
Of a dent in the coal bin. A fel.
low is almost led to believe that
there is a sort OF "gentleman's
agreement" between the weather
man and the coal baron.
Speaking Of cold weather re
minds US of an elderly bachelor
who lived at Sandstone II years
ago when the writer was there
II was a rather mild winter Their
with an occasional thaw. The
old gent said he did not like tina,
kind of weather. he had moved
from Iowa to northern Mime
sofa because the winters in the
corn-husking state were too milo
and il that kind Of weather was
TO keep up in Minnesota he would
have to move on to Alaska.
We all have our likes and dis,
likes.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1924-12-18

ings in milk, sweet, sour, or but
termilk. If this is not effective,
use oxalic acid solution, one
ounce of the crystals to a pint OF
warm water. Sour milk also
makes a good treatment for mil
dew. Soak the stains in the milk,
and sun thoroughly before rims
ing.
Shoe and stove polish will some
times yield to cold water and
soap; do not use hot water. If
this fails, use gasoline. Use soap
and warm water on perspiration
stains and bleach in the sun. A
little ammonia in the water will
remove the odor and help loosen
the stain. Scorched garments will
be greatly benefited by dampen-
ing with cold water and bleaching
for several hours in bright sun
light.
Most medicine stains may be
removed by soaking in alcohol
Remove ordinary lead pencil
marks with an eraser before the
garment is washed. Indelible
pencil marks yield to a soaking
in alcohol. For fruit juice stains
stretch the garment over a bowl
Eand pour boiling water through
the stain; or saturate with gly-
cerine and let stand for an hour
or so, washing out with soap and
warm water. Tar stains may be
softened with lard, then removed
with boiling water. Coffee and
chocolate stains may be removed
by pouring boiling water through
! the cloth. Remove paint stains
with turpentine.
Oxalic acid is poison, and gaso-
line is dangerous near fire or
lights, except, of course, electric
Continued on Page 50
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1924-12-18

HOMES SADDENED

For a community of this size
deaths have occurred frequently
here of late, three being report
ed in this weeks issue of the
American, one was reported in
the Dec. 4th issue and one in
the Nov. 9th issue Ia total oil
five over course of four weeks
Many homes have thus been
greatly saddened for this Yule.
tide season which will soon be
here. The sympathy Of the com.
munity is extended to the sor.
rowing ones and it is earnestly
hoped that the Angel of Peace
may bring some ray of sunshine,
hope and happiness into those
homes that have lost dear ones,
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1924-12-18
READ THIS

Longfellow could take a worth
less piece of paper, write a poem
on it and make it worth $4,000
THAT'S GENIUS.
There are some men who can
write few words on a piece of
paper and make it worth a mil
lion dollars.
THAT'S CAPITAL.
The United States can take an
ounce and quarter of gold and
make it worth twenty dollars.
THAT'S MONEY.
A mechanic can take material
worth $500 and make it into
watch springs worth one thous-
and dollars.
THAT'S SKILL.
There is a man in Paris who
can take a fifty cent piece of can
vas, paint a picture on it and
make it worth 100000.
THAT'S ART.
A man can take an article cost
ing seventy-five cents and sell il
for one dollar.
THAT'S BUSINESS.
The author Of this could write
a check for 100000, but il
wouldn't be worth a cent.
THAT'S TOUGH.
Author unknown.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1924-12-18
SAVING STAINED CLOTHING

Sometimes valuable garments
become stained with ink, bluing,
grease, rust, mildew, paint, or
other discolorations. and their
usefulness almost ruined. Many
pieces of apparel and pennies
therefore may often be saved by
the know how" of stain removal.
The first rule to be remember
ed is, treat stains promptly. All
stains should be removed before
the garments are Numbered, for
often the soap and boiling will
only serve to set the stain.
The treatment to be used will
depend on the color and mater
ial of the stained garment.
Strong solutions must sometimes
be used, and in using them it is
well to bear in mind that strong
acids are injurious to cotton and
linen fabrics, while strong aka
lies. including I've, will injure
wool and silk. Avoid their use
on these materials where posi-
BILE, but if they must be used
rinse thoroughly at once, so that
minimum amount of damage
will be done.
Perhaps one of the most COM
mon stains of the present day is
automobile grease. This can of
ten be removed by rubbing the
stain with butter, daubing liber-
ally with soap and washing in
cold water. If this does not re-
move the stain, use gasoline.
Ink stains are among the most
stubborn. If fresh they will
sometimes yield to repeated soak
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1924-12-18

desirable that the measures pro-
posed in the sportsmen's inter-
est be introduced as early as pos
sible in the session. Facts dis
closed by the reports of licensees
will have an important bearing
on the action taken with regard
to the game and fish laws. 1t
is necessary, therefore, that these
facts be available at the earliest
time possible. A vast amount of
clerical work is involved in COM
piling the reports from such a
large number Of licensees, and
that part of the departments
work will be facilitated by an
early report from those who
hunted in 1924.
Those who comply with the re-
quirements before January 81
will observe the letter of the law
but those who report Immediately
will observe the spirit of the law
in its fullest sense, and will pro-
mote the cause of intelligent wild
life conservation in a sportsman.
like manner.
And it should be remembered
that all reports of game taken I'm.
der big game hunting licenses
must be made to the Commits,
sioner not later than December
Goth.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1924-12-18
OTTO KAHN TELLS
TEN RULES WHICH
LEAD TO SUCCESS

Otto Kahn, New York banker,
in a message to young business
men," delivered before Harvard
business school club outlined ten
precepts of success. Mr.. Kahn,
who has been closely associated
with Wall Street affairs for thir-
ty years, stressed the Importance
of doing seemingly trivial tasks
as careful as more important
ones.
Mr.. Kahn's ten principals in
part are as follows;
First Eliminate from vocabu-
larry the word "perfunctory."
Every task is a test. However
trivial it be, your manner of per-
forming it will testify in many
ways for or against you.
Second Remember that the
most serviceable Of all assets is
reputation.
Third-Think. Exercise the
springs of your brain.
Fourth-Go for a ride on the
horse of your imagination from
time to time. but remember its
a high strung animal and needs
keeping under careful control.
Fifth-Keep a sharp lookout
for opportunities, recognize them
and seize them boldly when they
come within your reach. but do
not think every change means an
opportunity.
Sixth BE neighborly. be a good
sport. Don't think you can lift
yourself up by downing Others,
Seventh-Work hard. Presum-
ably you have ideals: keep them.
Don't become cynical. Don't
scott. Don't lose faith.
Eighth-Take an interest and a
due share in public affairs. Bust
ness cannot prosper unless the
ship of state is run on a steady
keel, and steered with COM
petence.
Ninth--Meet your fellow men
with confidence. unless you have
reason to suspect.
Tenth--If the so-called capital.
istc system is to continue. as
believe it will. and should, it is
particularly incumbent upon
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1924-12-18
REPORTS MUST BE
MADE BY HUNTERS
No License Will be Issued
Following Year Unless
Report is Made.

Thousands of reports have been
received by the State Game and
Fish Department from small
game hunters throughout the
state who are taking no chances
of FORGETTING their right to a
hunting license next fall through
failure to report this seasons
kill of game as required by law.
During the past several years
many hunters have failed to COM
ply with that provision of the
hunting laws which requires
a report of all game animals and
birds taken under every license
issued, and although they have
escaped the penalty in the past,
it was only because Of the form
Of affidavit signed by all appli-
cants for licenses this fall that
many of them were not denied
the privilege to hunt game in
1924. A loop-hole was discovered
in the affidavit which made it
possible for an applicant merely
to swear that he had reported his
kill of game for the previous
year, without reference to the
date of his report, and obtain an
other license. That fault in the
form of affidavit will be corrected
before next fall, however. so it
will be necessary for all who ex-
pect to hunt next season to COM
ply with the letter Of the law.
II is provided that licensees
shall make such report to the
Commissioner on the form at
tached to all hunting licenses on
or before thirty days after the
expiration of such license. All
big game licenses expired No
vember 20. so the report must be
made not later than December
20. All small game licenses ex-
pire January 1, so the report of
game taken under such licenses
must be made on or before
January 81.
Sportsmen will comply with
the law by reporting within the
time specified, but the value of
this seasons reports will be
enhanced if the reports are made
before the last day, and the
earlier they are made, the better
it will serve the purpose for
which the law was enacted.
The State Legislature will con-
vene early in January, and it is
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1924-12-18
POLITICAL yOBS ARE NOT
ALL CREAM

One Minnesota editor had the
audacity TO remark that if Fred
Sherman Of the St. Paul Herald.
formerly in the immigration De-
partment Of the state, does not
land a political job now then
the election of Theodore Christ
ianson to the exalted post of gov
ernor will have been a failure in
the Judgment Of the editor Of the
st. Paul Herald-the same Fred
Sherman" TO which Mr.. Sherman
makes the following reply:
But Fred ID. Sherman is not a
candidate for any political office
and under no consideration would
we accept one were it rendered
us. We have a job right now, al
the job and the only job we wan,
and that is the job Of running
the St. Paul Herald. Political
jobs are good for just two classe.
of men. First: the man who ha
a good bunch Of money CAREFUL,
invested and can step into a sub
stantial business when the finisl
comes. Second: the old down
and-outer who has no hopes o.
ambitions for the future and con
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1924-12-18

those whom it places in positions
of business leadership to exercise
self-restraint and consideration
for others. Be patient, court
eous, helpful, conciliatory. Avoid
ostentation. Abhor purse-pride
and arrogance.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1924-12-18
FRESH VEGETABLES

Lots Of nice, fresh, crisp veg
etables at lowest market. price.
We give special attention to this
part of our stock and we know
we can please you.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-08-14
MONTANA SEED GROWERS
TO FORM ORGANIZATION

Completing tentative plans for the
the organization of the Yellowstone
Seed Growers association, raisers of
the registered Grimm and Cossack al
falfa in the region Will adopt a trade
mark and operate jointly for the bet
terment of all members, according
to the action taken at Miles City re-
Gently by the growers from Custer
and Powder River counties. The pro-
position is to be presented to the
growers of Garfield, Rosebud and
Prairie counties for ratification, it
is announced, they being members of
the organization in that district.
The seed produced this year, it is
stated, will be marketed by the indi-
vidual growers under the trade mark
to be adopted, but it is expected that
before another year the organization
will be able to employ a manager and
dispose of the entire crop through a
cooperative effort.
A large interest is being taken in
alfalfa seed raising in southeastern
Montana, states G.. M. Warrington,
county agent for Custer county, who
points out that the demand for the
registered Montana product is in
creasing. A greater number OF farm
ers are devoting a certain acreage on
their land to the culture of seed, he
said, and the proposed organization
is in keeping with q desire to secure
the maximum profit from the pro-
duct.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-08-14
CORN FOR SEED SHOULD BE
PICKED BEFORE FIRST EROS,

Seed corn for the coming year
should be selected from the field be-
fore the first killing frost of the fall.
This is important for two reasons.
Seed corn is killed outright if froz-
en- when the kernel is full of mOis-
ture and therefore the seed must be
gathered before killing frosts come.
The second reason for practicing field
selection is that it makes possible
the selection of ears from the earliest
maturing and best developed stalks.
When carried on for a number of
years this will result in a strain es-
pecially adapted to a given commun-
ity.
Corn is ready to pick for seed as
as the inside husks become
white and papery and the kernels be-
gin to glaze in the case of glaze corn,
and to dent in the case Of dent corn.
Corn so selected may shrivel in cur
ing but will terminate when planted,
which is of first Importance.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-08-14
Montana Lupimes Poisonous
To Sheep and Cattle When
and Seeds Are ON Stalk

at present to say how much chronic
lupine poisoning exists. 1t is GER
tainly advisable to be cautious about
the use of lupine hay that has the
seeds and pods present in any q%uanti-
ty. If a large quantity of lupine hay
is available for sheep or cattle feed
ing, it might be fed to two or three
animals for a week or SO to see If any
poisoning results.
1t is not practical to try to treat
poisoned animals because of their
violent commissions and rapid death.
Potassium permanganate in the US
ual doses is recommended but it
must be given early in the case to be
of any value.
When moving sheep or unloading
them from cars or in handling them
in any way so that they are liable to
become hungry, great care must be
used to avoid lupine patches, especi-
ally in July and August when the
seeds are maturing. If it is neces-
sary to move the sheep through lu-
pines, they should be held on good
pasture for a time and allowed to fill
up on grass. They will then eat less
of the lupines than If trailed through
while hungry.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-08-14
INDIAN w arfare ON the
Frontier A Difficult
Costly Undertaking
Continued from the Feature Page)

mails were maintaining that a stat
of peace prevailed on the Plains
and the government was apparent
ly of the same opinion.
The Fetterman Disaster arose
from an attack being made on mer
sent out for wood, and ended as i
did, because the orders of the com
manding officer we're not obeyed
Fetterman, whose failure in duty
cost him his life, and the lives Of
his followers, was counted a hero.
and his superior officers was cen
sored.
General Darlington received tar
dy exoneration. He was ordered
to Fort Casper, and made the jour
ney in the month of January. With
him and the other officers went
their wives. The cold was intense,
and many of the soldiers were Sc
verely frozen, resulting in amputa-
tons, and even death. 1t is incred-
ible, if the Government had been
correctly informed concerning eli
matte conditions in Wyoming, that
such a transfer of troops would
have been made in mid-winter.
On that journey, General Car
rington, in obedience to the COM
mand of his supe riors, presumably
snugly housed in Washington, D.
c., was compelled not only to en-
dure an Arctic temperature, but to
pass through a region infested with
hostile red men.
Another just cause for complaint
on the part of the Indian fighters
was, that in an engagement, whe-
Their victors or defeated, they were
blamed. If they charged an Indian
village, killing women and possibly
children, as in the battle of the Big
Hole, a cry of horror was heard
from the East. At that time in civ
ilized warfare-if there can be such
thing-women were treated as
non-combatants. On the other
hand a foray into an Indian village
exposed the soldiers to the shots
the women as we'll as from the
men, and the soldiers shot the wo-
men in self-defense.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-08-14

If a battle was lost the officers
were charged with incompetency,
and possibly ran the risk of being
court-martialed. Many can now re-
call how General Howard was ridi-
culed for not earlier checking the
Nez Perces in their flight. There
was no understanding at head
quarters, OF generally throughout
the East, of the almost insurmount-
able obstacles he was expected to
overcome. The army of the Plains
might have been excused, if they,
like Hans in the fairy story,
thought TO do better, do nothing"
I hold no brief for the Indians !;
their cause has been ably plead by
many writer's. But it should be
again mentioned that the failure of
our Government to keep faith with
the Indians led to most of, if not
all of Our Indian vars.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-08-14
Field Produces Freak Harvest

c. c.. Curran, living a few miles
southeast of Milestone has a freak
crop, in that it is volunteer from seed
of a crop of winter wheat of two
years ago. In 1922, Mr.. Curran har-
vested a fair crop of winter wheat
from the field in question, and last
year planted it to corn. The latter
grain was planted in the customary
manner, following spring blowing,
cultivated fully and often and made
a good crop. Despite this blowing
and subsequent cultivation, there is
now a crop of volunteer wheat on
the field that promises to produce a
yield close to that of the fields re-
gularly sown last fall.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-08-14
'DAIRYINC PAYS IN
EASTERN MONTANA

That the farmers of southeastern
Montana are rapidly learning the
benefits of Investigation in methods
and the value of the dairy GOV as a
profitable venture in agriculture en-
deavor is indicated in the recent an
.nouncemnt that more than 100000
will have been distributed to the
farmers of that section of the state
before the year closes through the
Miles City creamery, which is at the
present time shipping about 10 car
loads of butter a month. Los An
geles, San Francisco, Seattle, Boston,
Philadelphia and other large centers
are the markets which are receiv-
ing the bulk of these shipments, ac-
cording to Fred Merrill, manager.
During the month of July, accord
ing to the figures of Mr.. Merrill, the
farmers in that region of the state
received ream checks that made a
total of more than $4,000. The re-
cord for the month of August will be
approximately the same.
1--WE expect to make the cream
business surpass any other business
in southeastern Montana and take the
high position held by the wool indus
try during the peak of production in
the state" said Mr.. Merrill, who stat
ed further that many farmers are ar
ranging matters SO that their cream
production will be about steady dur
ing the winter months, having erect
ed special shelter facilities for their
and plan to take care of the
milk produced when the price of
cream is near the winter peak price.
Mr.. Merrill said that when the
price of cream is high the farmers
make more money on a GER
ain number of gallons of ream than
hey do during the summer months,
tut that the farmers have learned
he advantage of having a steady in
,ome during the entire year.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-08-14
EARLY TOMATOES BEING
HARVESTED AT BILLINGS

Captain 81. w. Bivins, a veteran
of the World War, now engaged IN
plant culture, is at present harvest
ing what is probably the earliest
crop of tomatoes ever grown In this
state.
Captain Bivins obtained the
earliest variety of tomato plants
available last spring and set out
upwards Of a thousand of them.
In spite OF the backward season
these are bearing ripe fruit now,
three weeks ahead Of the time to-
mato plants usually bear in this
state.
Nearly 10000 plants of this r
iety were distributed by Captain
Bivins to gardeners and farmers of
Montana and Wyoming and at the
same time he enabled the farmers
of Yellowtone county to expert
ment in growing sweet potatoes by
distributing 1000 of these plants.
Believing that this part of the
country is well adapted to the Gull
ture of sweet potatoes, Captain
Bivins has arranged for the distri-
button of 10000 600 of these plants
next spring. Sweet potatoes that
he has growing on his Billings pro-
perry this year r as fine, he said,
as those he used to grow in Virgin
ia. Captain Bivins also is interest
ed in the cultivation of flowers,
and said recently that he plans to
next year have 100000 giant pam
sizes and 100000 potted plants
ready for distribution.