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rops for I‘Iaj ) Helping the Soil HAV_E bigger hay -~ 8oil with Alfalfa, Red Clover and Sweet Clover. These cro dividends in yields, solve the problem of rebuilding the work and will make light Alfalfa is especially a valuable crop in dairy, beef It reduces the necessity of expensive feeds and in three crops. quality fine. MONTANA GROWN LISCOMB A variety grown_on non-irrigated land Grown under dry farming conditions on gr(;(l’n aon;g oié g:geold%stand best established old fields which have withstood many ex- elds in the . ery hardy and a great treme wi This seed is adapted to dry drought resister. The high purity of our territories and we recommend our stock as seed assures a splendid crop. hardy and of the highest purity. GRIMM ALFALFA A variety far superior to all others. Is much hardier md;bsolutelydmuzhi resistant, Its deep crown and spreading root system differs from the common, ordinary varicties, It is ;:z&nglctyi recommended by the U. S. Department of Agriculture as better, surer and more a Ve, Our Grimm seed is Montana and North Dakota grown—strong and clean. ‘While the price is alittle t stand, - s ps and at the same time boost the fertility of the pay big out soils drifting, sandy areas produce excellent forage crops. and swine production. good seasons means Our stocks of Northern'Grown Alfalfa are heavy and the SOUTH DAKOTA (BLACK HILLS) VARIETY more it requires much less per acre to secure a permanent s NITRAGIN—A first quality Nitragin- -Bacteria affords the simple and sure system for making a p‘cl)sltlvz catch for Alf: and Clover the first teu&? atasmall cost per acre. Write for special detailed information., A STAND OF CLOVER STORES DOLLARS IN THE SOIL umw!}{gh nmld CLOVER, NO. DAKOTA GROWN SLENDER WHEAT GCRASS two crops and tly enrich This grass will make a catch in the the soil. It pays to buy the m seed and lightest of soils and if you hnvean:rug:{ Stocks produced n tho Rl River Valey sad s A, in, dry windy seasons it will 8 uced in the iver Valley ive ex Jjust the seed for sowing in North Dakota. e BIOI:II;S Gabiee A very satisfactory hay crop. One that bestsresist the coldest winterspand ghn hot- testsummer sunsand keepsgreen the latest SWEET CLOVERS Supply nitrogen to the soil and are fine for reparing the land for future Alfalfa crops. of all < Sure to make a catch on m%: drif;tingo soils Sail 'l'l'gt'l'gz Lo = ere other grasses o sure BOW Ours fsa stock seed our Northern Grown seed. North Dakota grown. B gl e We give as a premium £ ’ Alfalfa Cultura in North paiaa T more farmers’ names our special folders on Clover and ‘- Fargo Brand Seeds are seeds of the hest quality best adapted to your loeality, grown m fields, %h'e passed tlt:‘egexneflnzm of Lth: State Control Laborawryf‘: and meet every requirement of the strict No. Dak, Pure Seed Law. ‘Write us to-day for free seed samples and We have succeeded in our 1918 Catalog containing camplet% list of supplies of our Farmers Mufl Awomnt:lt' all our seed grains and grass seeds—with ‘l’;oo and toall who have given us an orde the past3 years we willsend onefree, NORTH DAKOTA 3 vears ESTAB LIS mED DEMOCRACY OR DESPOTISM = By WALTER THOMAS MILLS, A. M. . The World War is a Struggle between Democracy and Despotism. But what is Democracy—what is Despotism, and why are they at war? ‘What are the fundamental causes and what will be the final ending of this war and of all wars? What can be done in towns, cities, states, trades unions, farmers’ unions and at the ballot box to create conditions under which exploitation in time of and blo;:dshed’in time of war shall become as impossible then as they are unavoidable now? & If ghese things interest you, get and read this new book. It is the result of a lifetime of activity in current economic and political controversies. When Mr. Mills had completed this book, he then made a five ¥ears’ journey around the world as a special commissioner for the City of Milwaukee, studying at first hand and on the ground the very matters concerning which he had writ- ten. He then rewrote his entire manuscript, thus bringing the results of his studies into conformity w‘:}“ll the actual achievements of the most progressive communities of all the earth. d $1.25 for this book, postpaid, and if, after reading it, you are not pleased with your bargain, uglrn the book unsoiled, and your money will be returned to you. Address: INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF SOCIAL ECONOMY R. R. No. 1, Northampton Road, Berkeley, California You Are Surely Entitled to the Full Market Value for Your Live Stock If you do not get it, somebody else gets the benefit you should have. The day is Passed when business is done on sentiment, and only results in dol- 1 == lars and cents count. P : ‘We want you to compare the re- 13 “ 3 g_ults in d(;gla.r& and cen{s e;veelget I ome. School Oor you w ose recelv se- M w ‘" fie H mu - where. A comparison wifll con- vince gou that “Xirk Service” gets you the most money for your live stock. 2 J. R. Kirk Comm, Co, Inc. . South St. Panl, Minn. Authorized Sales Agency of- the American Society of Equity “"Send $1.00 in stamps . .‘or money order to McCLAIN & HEDMAN CO. | 146 E. 4th St., St. Paul, Minn. - | Mention Yeader when writing ,gdirerglgers' fore “Mentlon Leader when Writ WAR TIME SACRIFICE - “Youngstown, O.—Ohio Iron and Steel company declared an extra divi- dend of 20 per cent, payable in Jan- uary, from, preferred stocks of other corporations owned by the company, in addition to the regular monthly divi- dend of 1 2-3 per cent throughout 1917 on the common ° stock.”” — WALL STREET JOURNAL, December 21, 1917, : GETTING WORRIED “Steel earnings continue satisfactory on a basis of present government prices but who can forecast for 1918? Will the government take over the steel mills as it expects to do in the case of the railroads? Will there be further tinkering with prices, and will the in- dustry be taxed out of existence? These are problems that confront manufac- turers.”—WALL STREET JOURNAL, December 21, 1917. 3 DISCOVERED IN MEXICO “The following powers vested in the Mexican constitution typify its confis- catory nature and its evident purpose of ousting foreign capital from Mexico ~and nurturing a state of plunder and general disruption of industry and or- der in that country: “(a) By its terms it destroys the title of foreign-owned Mexican corporations to millions of acres of land. “(b) It_vests the national and state executives with power to declare arbi- trarily any amount of the land area owned by a manufacturing, mining, petroleum or other industrial corpora- tion unnecessary to the business of the corporation, and to divest the corpor- ation of title to this land, and no ap- peal is provided from the exercise of this power. “(c) It prescribes eight hours as the maximum limit of a day’s work and seven hours as the maximum limit of a night’s work.” — WALL STREET JOURNAL, December 21, 1917. PASSING ON THE SACRIFICE “The year coming to a close has been a profitable one to manufacturers and jobbers in general in this section.”— Report of R. G. DUN & CO. on North- west conditions. PRIVATE OWNED COAL MINES “Owing to shortage of coal, Bethle- hem Steel corporation has had to shut down operations in some of its depart- ments, and thousands of men have ; With the P-A-Y-triots | | been laid off. This shut-down is consid- ered only temporary, and work will be resumed just as soon as the coal sit- uation improves.”—WALL STREET JOURNAL, December 20, 1917. WINNING THE WAR : “Sharon, Pa.—The sheet mill of the American Sheet and Tin' Plate com- pany at Farrell has closed on account of a shortage of steel. It is announced that the plant will not resume oper- ations until January 1. About 700 men are idle. The Sharon Steel I-*oop plant - has also been forced to shut,down for the want of coal. About 1,000 are af- fected. The railroads are blamed for the shortages.” — WALL STREET JOURNAL, December 20, 191‘7 PICKIN’S TO BE GOOD “With business, including regular equipment orders, aggregating some $50,000,000 booked for next year, it is - confidently expected that 1918 will be a banner year for New York Air Brake, In 1916, when the company earned $82 a share on its stock, its gross business was only a little over $24,000,000.”— WALL STREET JOURNAL, December 20, 1917. WAR DOUBLING PROFITS American Brake Shoe: Earnings— 1917 1916 1915 $3,260,694 $1,661,619 $1,180,613 Interest— 28,452 34,312 35,226 Net income— $3,232,242 $1,627,307 $1,145,387 —FROM A FINANCIAL REPORT OLD TRICK STILL WORKS “Some millers have evidently entered into a working agreement with brokers _ or receivers, enabling them to make . larger profits *** Very direct evidence - of this was afforded by a recent occur- * rence at the Hollenden hotel, Cleve- land, where a few flour brokers met and sold each other several lots of flour. - While these men stood around in the - lobby, 40 or 50 cents a barrel was added to the price of this flour by their trad- ing.” — NORTHWESTERN MILLER, December 19, 1917. WHILE THE POOR FREEZE . “Present anthracite mining profits are considerably greater than those for last year and presumably will continue high indefinitely.”—WALL STREET JOURNAL, January 1, 1918. Politics and Farm Advice Woonsocket, S. D. Editor Nonpartisan Leader: Last week the Woonsocket Mer- chants’ association announced.a meet- ing to be held in Sanbourn county in order to get acquainted with our new county agent or “county secretary”.as they like to be called. The chairman announced the purpose of the meeting and then the floor was given to" one of the agents who gave us an outline of their work, the object being to raise a big-crop. He said in order to do that the agents would give all the advice they could. 7 This was fine, but next along comes Secretary No. 2 and he tells us that we are the government, and that the wealth was right among the farmers of Sanbourn county, that we elect our legislators, ete., ete. How’s that? What hand do we play in the game? He didn’t tell us that the big magnates and grafters, through the press, have always been “able to put their men across, so as to get legislation to suit themselves. He | PAGE TWENTY-FOUR s PRI AN R ¢ SO ARL didn’t tell us that millions of dollars are spent at every election to blind the people to the quality of men they are to cast their votes for. Ifswe were the government we would mot stand for the rotten conditions the farmer and laboring men have to put up with, He didn’t tell us about the $4,000,- 000,000 graft taken from the people by the big corporations as war profits in 1916. Well can they afford to spend a few million as an investment in se- ductive advertising so as to hypnotize the people, to smooth and blind the very people they plunder A good many of these agents are the product of the Rockefeller foundation. Of course, we'll do all we can to produce as much as possible and are i ‘willing to co-operate with the agents, but don’t let him or anyone else start to blind us and smooth the way to have us forget that we are organized already with the Nonpartisan league, and that “we’ll stick.” : s Let us stick, whatever happens. It's the way to get ourselves a sgquare deal, ' | 4 S - T. A,'D. - -