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The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1903-01-20
EARTH IS SMALL.


/ ~ Sir Robert Stawal Ball has writ
- Ven book called "The Earths Begin
|#1 hing" which sets forth many facts
|*4 familiar to astronomers, butnot, says
Ef1NAhe New York Herald, to the generali-
,-,.y of people For instance, the earth
Nh which we live is mighty globe
DaV 900 miles in diameter and 1000 miles
t;ncfn circumference. But what is the
Earth in comparison with the sun?
uvnff we represent this big earth of ours
f0unby grain Of mustard seed, then on
#Jhiehe same scale the sun should be rep
resented by cocoanut. The moon
wings 240.000 miles from the earth,
Tor Pet the sun would more than fill the
/ men moons orbit.
1f...t If every pound Of coal in the world,
4 e treasure which win supply the wants
p LOT mankind for centuries to come,
With could be thrown all at once into the
>v.~;sun it would not generate as much
J, ~ heat as the sun gives out in the tenth
pter part of second. And this stupendous
Thorb, the sun, is rushing through space
.th.t at the rate of 100000 miles day, car
rying the earth and the other planets
o'oc'Awith it.
'Chor( Drive peg to represent the sun.
:, radius, and we have the track in which
sno the earth goes round the sun. Inside
Chieithis circle draw two smaller ones,
lyou have the paths of Venus and
Mffcury. Outside the path OF the
Earth we shall draw another circle,
- lSEith radius of five yards; this will
admieoe the highway along which the ma
.estic Jupiter wends his way Inside
ihc path of Jupiter we shall put cir
ernme:le which win represent the track of
time: lars, and outside the path Of Jupiter
,..a circle with ten yards as radius will
'epresent the track of Saturn. To
one of its circuits of the
eovernur the earth viii require year,
upiter IL years, while Saturn will
= eed 30 years to accomplish its mighty
Peopieourney
hair Tremendous as these distances are.
81, hey seem as nothing when compared
's"nu' it'll the awful reaches which sep
)unish rate us from our neighbors beyond
One ae solar system. Sir Robert, contin-
x-,- ing to illustrate with his diagram
circles says:
nhoma If we represented the nearest fixed
neech tar at its true relative distance it
ould not be put down anywhere with
the bounds of the United Kingdom
us IN IN our map. The nearest star would
eeentihave to be put far away out on the
ointment of Europe, or far away out
IN the Atlantic ocean, far away down
Dr Vu1ear the equator. or far away up near
ibus he pole And our solar system is a
nat - mere speck in space. There are nebu-
ae. the raw material of other systems.
pro 70 much vaster than our own as to
on Pre1egate us to nothingness.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1903-01-20

Might Have Broken the Hank, nrf an
Earthauake nutted In and
spoiled The Game.

"Don't you think it's time for |
fellow TO quit the gambling game
B when Providence gives him th'
straight tip?" queried the stout maj
with the railroad spike-shaped cigar
- he pulled his chair near the Cadil
lie window.
"Well, do.' he continued, land
knew when il was up TO me"
sYou see, things had been goint
against ne IN the mines, and I was just
l. thinking Of holding up stage o1
4 something nice and Christian-like, Of
Norganizing bank, when an old Pard
otlked me to q $40 gold piece. This
waa IN the southern section Of Cali
fornia, and it was q long way back
east.
rAccording to my idea I needed
more of the m6xuma, and \ thought
II was up to me to go against the
bank and just naturally relieve it OF
its ill-gotten gains.
II buys stack Of chips. It was
purity small stack, pard, but it was the
best / could do, SO I takes vacant
stool and sets In.
Weh : JUST soaks 'ne s'soA - - -
TIE seven, Had no particular hunch
: or reason to do it, but that's the way
came oue' anu ooe
bets worked me up 70 aDouc Si.v' :
calIed the turn on hundred Of this
na nag sooo . s'ars ene new ueaA, :, :
t tn1nes 81, LOT ! saw ~ cons "y
gay' ana oeIore tne oeai was ou' :
Ras aDouc tnousanu - 'n1 soou'
ms seemed to ne e - P..sy
ood money ana : 'nousns sns
4 sorry oack east on 'na.; pus so
<nang urged me 20 pay tnas III ana
even seain' !usc 'ne way s.ai -. 81.
~ 4 PlanKs IOWA sne lnoney - -
Iece open ana cnanges y ~
nanks 70 yse'a; Juss - .us'
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1903-01-20

WANTED Man and wife TO do kitchen
and dining room work 70 willie Halseii
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1903-01-20

wanted Manager for new branch Of our
reference. wholesaler. Cincinnati, Ohio y
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1903-01-20

One sure way TO lose your friends il
70 become chronic kicker.-Ch Chicago
Daily News.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-04-02
THE NEBRASKA cow.
She Has Helped Many Hitherto Strug-
Cling Farmers to Make Modest
Fortunes.

The Nebraska cow has joined the
litter.
According to- the report of the
secretary of the State Dairymen's
association, just published, the pro-
duction of butter in Nebraska last
year was one-third greater than in
the previous year. Two things have
caused this great increase, the hand
separator and the culture of alfalfa.
Both of these are new in the west.
The hand separator is a mechani-
cal device that has permanently dis
placed the old and the new fashioned
churn alike and rendered butter
making a function purely of the
creamery. instead of the farmers
wife. 1t was introduced into Ne
braska two years ago, and has com.
pletelv revolutioniZed the dairy in
dustry, not only doubling it in
volume. but increasing its money
making power.
Farmers no longer haul their milk
to the skimming stations of the big
creameries. but do the separating at
home and carry only the cream in
their cans. This leaves the skim to
be utilized at home. 1t is poor
COW that doesn't pay in cream alone
each year for her original cost.
Modest fortunes are being made in
the older settled parts of the state
bv the maintenance of large herds
of dairy cows, whose milk is sold at
the skimming stations. A herd of so
COWS with the natural increase in
calves and the sale of milk and
cream, makes it possible for farmer
to obtain a yearly income from this
source alone as large as that of
most country professional men.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-04-02
The Use of Old Seeds.

Carrot seeds terminate we'll up
to four years old, beets to three
years, while cucumber and canta-
loupe (muskmelon) are fairly good
up to five or six years, and are
thought to produce better plants
when two or, three years old than
when too fresh. AS you probably
have no means of ascertaining the
age of the seeds before they came
into your hands it would be well to
make few termination tests be-
fore plarting, by sowing a given
number of each variety not less than
100, in a box of light soil in the
window garden. If half or more of
the seeds come up promptly under
conditions that would terminate a
radish or tomato seed you will be
safe in using the stock on hand, SOW
ing as thickly as the test would in
dicate.-Rural New Yorker.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-04-02
TIMELY DAIRY NOTES.

Keep the heifer calves of the good
mixers.
Big pedigree often goes with small
performance.
The activity of milk secretion de-
ponds largely upon the vigor of blood
circulation.
Don't breed your cows downward,
especially if you intend to raise your
own heifers.
After being oiled separators should
be filled with water to see that every
thing is in order.
Damp floors should be avoided in
the dairy, as dampness always tends
to the development and increase of
organic germs.
The Elgin Daily Report estimates
that the failure to properly utilize
the skim milk causes an annual loss
of over $4O,00O,OO0 in this country.
One advantage with the separator
is that all animal matter, dirt and
impurities are removed from the milk
and will be found sticking to the
outer wall of the bowl.
Chicago is paying seven cents
quart for milk. But the man who
supplies the land, cows and build
ings, supplies the feed, cares for and
milks the COWS and delivers the milk
to the station gets less than half
of this. There is something very
badly out of joint about this
Prairie Farmer.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-04-02
The Best way to Teach History.

The idea of object teaching, the founda-
ton of the Froebel system of instruction,
has in recent years met with general accept
ance and adoption in almost every branch of
education, high and low, with resultant ben
efits which are beyond question. Even such
subjects as grammer and arithmetic are
now taught in this way so far as practicable,
and with marked advantage over the old
dry and abstract method. The practice of
teaching history by making pigrimages to
the very scenes where great historical events
have occurred is an application of the same
principle and much more valuable in the
way of impressing the reality of history upon
the minds of the young than any amount of
mere textbook instruction could be. A re-
cent issue of the "Four-Track Series" pub
lished by the New York Central manage
ment, gives description of the historical
sites in the immediate vicinity of New Y ork,
which will be of exceeding value for the
guidance of teachers and others who desire
to adopt this method of historical study.
One of the best ways to develop civic pride
and promote good citizenship lies in this
very direction, an increase of knowledge of
local history being accompanied with an in
crease of interest in matters of local govern
ment and a higher concern for what affects
the welfare and good name of the commu-
nity-From Leslie's Weekly.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-04-02
POISON DISTRIBUTOR.

un some farms, by doing away with
hand labor and it is the intention of
Edward Zedlitz, of Paige, Tex, to
also reduce the cost of destroying the
insects which infest growing plants
by the use of his new poison dis
tributor. In the drawing the ma
chine is shown in operation, with one
plant bent forward to permit @ dis
charge of the powder to the under
surface of the leaves. The machine
has faculty of applying the poison
in the form of either a liquid or pow
der, and the spraying nozzles and
bender can be adjusted to treat
plants of different heights. The res
ervoir for containing the poison is
sealed after the powder or Liquid
has been placed inside, and an air
compressor geared to one of the
wheels forces air into the reservoir
and out through the spraying nozZles.
If powder is used the movement of
the air inside the chamber sets the
dust afoat and blows it out through
the pipes. while a liquid can be driv-
en- out by compression. A safety
valve is provided to reduce the force
should the air pressure inside the
chamber become too high or the com
pressor may be disconnected for
time.---Louisville COurier-J Ournal.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-04-02
Calf Raising Made Easy.

The rapid introduction of the
hand separator is the feature of the
times in the dairy industry. 1t is
largely solving the question of get
ting good skim milk for calf raising,
as we'll as having other important
advantages. Warm, sweet skim milk,
separated within few minutes after
being drawn from the cow is in the
best possible condition for the calf,
and by observing the points men
toned in this bulletin, and as prac-
ticed by the most successful dairy
men. little trouble will be had in
raising as good calves as are raised
in any way. The majority of those
producing cream or butter for sale
insist on some means of raising the
calf satisfactorily. and the hand sep
arator seems to fill the want better
than any other system Midland
Farmer
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-04-02
JUST PLAY.

Come on and bring your blocks, and build
them up;
And bring just all your playthings, Eyes
o'-Blue;
Bring Ways" and Niger Baby" and
your cup,
And ev'rything; and right down here with
I'm going to sprawl right out and roll and
play,
And build your blocks to high pyra-
mid;
Now. this amt peek-a-boo. it's not say:
Now where has that wee mischief gone
and hid?
Where can she be? Wen. now! she isn't
there!
And not behind the curtains-I-don't
Oh! peek-a-boo! I see you-I declare!
Just sitting right down here plain as
could be!
But, with your hand before your eyes like
that,
How could see YOU? I should like to
Now let's take Ways in Niger Baby's"
hat
And perch her on the blocks; there now.
just so!
Now, isn't that picture? Cheops did
No work to equal that now I'll be bound,
When he erected his great pyramid.
Which sits to-day on rods and rods of
ground,
And isn't even good to make a shade;
It's most too pyramiddy, don't you see?
While this-the pyramid that we have
made
Is made for you to wreck with shrieks
of glee.
That's right; get on my foot; and we will
ride
Swift giddap around fancied track;
what's that? You're hid again? Why. 1
espied
You hera just now! Oh, Blue-Eyes, please
Gonas backl
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-04-02
ROADS AND SCHOOLS.
Improved Country Highways Mean
better Education for the Farm
er's Boys and Girls.

One of the most beneficial results
of road improvement is the facility
it gives to consolidate country
schools and thus concentrate our
children into central buildings, so
making graded schools possible in
our country districts. In travelling
around the state we have noticed
that where improved roads exist the
children, by means of bicycles, easily
go long distances to central schools;
thus graded roads make possible
graded schools, the improved roads
working in harmony with the state
education law, giving the children
of the rural districts the same adj
vantages as those residing in cities
In one year Al Connecticut towns. bY
means of improved roads, were en-
abled to give free transportation to
large number of their pupils.
Forty-four small schools were closed
schools. The cost of transportation
was about $4,000, but a gross amount
of some $4,000 was saved, leaving
a net saving of some $4,000. This
saving was only a small part of the
benefit derived, for it resulted in a
better attendance and better schools.
This close coordination between inn
proved roads and education cannot
be too strongly impressed upon the
public attention.-N. Y. Tribune
Harmon
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-04-02
TYPICAL CHINESE PLOW.

quently among the interior villages
and spend much of their time making
new plows and repairing old ones.
In this way farmers who have any
old iron get it shaped into pillow
points for small sum.
Referring to this primitive pillow,
Mr.. Henry B. Miller, United States
consul at Niuchwang, says that he
considers China an excellent field for
American agricultural implements.
Any American pillow, however, which
is introduced, he says, must be
cheap, as cheap as it is possible to
make it and so cheap that it would
not be used in the United States"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-04-02
Change of Garden Location.

1t may be an advantage to change
the garden location every two years
and SOW clover on the plot. The rea-
son is that as the garden soil is sub
iect to teaching, like other portions
of the farm, the clover roots go
down and bring the fertilizing irgre-
dents to the surface. As the garden
is also made rich by extra applica-
tions of manure, a change of location
enriches different plot every year
or two, while the close cultivation de-
stroys the weeds.-Midland Farmer.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-04-02
POISON DISTRIBUTOR.
The Invention of Texas Man Who
Believes in Wholesale Fight
ing of Insects.

IT is a comparatively simple task
to apply insect eXterminarors to a
small patch of potatoes or other
growing vegetables, but when the
work must be done on a large scale
to protect a field covering acres of
ground the cost of the operation
often absorbs the profit of the crop.
The introduction of machinery for
agricultural work has considerably
reduced the expense of planting and
harvesting the enormous crops raised
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-04-02


can heartily recommend Peruna as q
catarrh remedy. Mrs. Elmer Fleming.
Treat CNtarrh I'm Spring.
The spring is the time to treat catarrh.
Cold, wet winter weather often retards
a cure of catarrh. If course of Peruna
is taken during the early spring months
the cure will be prompt and permanent.
There can be no failures if Peruna is
taken intelligently during the favora ole
weather of spring.
AS a systemic catarrh remedy Peruna
eradicates catarrh from the system
wherever it may be located. 1t cures
catarrh of the stomach or bowels with
the same certainty as catarrh of the
head.
If you do not derive prompt and salts
factory results from the use of Peruna,
write at once to DR.. Hartman, giving a
full statement of your case and he will
be pleased to give you his valuable adj
vice gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman, President of
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus,
Ohio
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-04-02
Pillow USED IN CHINA.
1t Is a Primitive Implement and Has
Probably Been In Use Hum
dreds of Years.

China is decidedly behind the times
so far as agricultural implements
are concerned, as shown in the kind
of pillow which is generally used in
that country. The only iron in this
pillow is a point, which turns down
to enter the earth.
Blacksmiths with wheelbarrows
loaded with tools and iron go fire.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-04-02
First Artificial Butter.

The first artificial butter was
margarine" made in Poissy, France,
in 1889. 1t was made from the fat
of the loins and kidneys of cattle,
which, when melted, is sometimes
called "oleo OIL" This oil, tallow,
lard, olive and cottonseed oil are
used. combined with dairy butter, in
making the various butterines. CO.
coanut butter is largely used in
northern Europe
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-04-02
A County CommIssIoner's Letter.

Hon. John Williams, County Commits
sioner, of SIT West Second street, Duluth,
Mimi, says the following in regard to
Peruna:
Gas remedy for catarrh / can cheer
fully recommend Peruna. / know what
it is to suffer from that terrible disease
and feel that it is my duty to speak a
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-04-02

al can conscienfiouSEy recommend
your PeruEa as a fine tonic and all
around coed medicine TO those who
are in need of a cafarrh remedy. IL
has been commended 10 me BY people
who have used Ii, as a remedy par
ficuIarIy effective in the cure of ca
tarrh. For those who need a good
cafarrh medicine I know of nothing
better. III. w. Ogden.
W. E. Griffith, Concan, Texas, writes:
al suffered with chronic catarrh for
many years. took Peruna and it COM
pletely cured me. think Peruna is the
best medicine in the world for catarrh.
My general health ismuch improved by
its use, as | am much stronger than /
have been for years. w. E. Griffith.
a Con9ressman's Letter.
Congressman III. Bowen, Ruslxin, Tazc-
well county, Va, writes:
al can cheerfnILy recommend your
valuable remedy, Peruna, 10 any one
who is suffering with cafarrh, and who
is I'm need of a peTnlanenfand effective
cure. III. Bowen.
Mr.. fred. d. Scott, Larue, Ohio, Right
Guard of Hiram Foot Ball Team, writes:
"As specific for lung trouble place
Peruna at the head. l have used it my
self for colds and catarrh of the bowels
and it is asplendid remedy. Itrestores
vitality, increases bodily strength and
makes sick person well in a short time.
/ give Peruna my hearty Endorsement"
Fred D. Scott.
Gen. Ira c. Abbott, 906 NJ street, N. w,
Washington, ID. c., writes:
:" am fully convinced that your REM
edy is an excellent tonic. Many of my
friends have used it with the most ben
eficial results for coughs, colds and ca
tarrhal trouble. Ira c. Abbott.
Mrs. Elmer Fleming, orator of Reser-
gion of Honor, of Minneapolis, Mimi,
writes from 1885 Polk street, N. E.:
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-04-02
nhe Return of the birds

The farmers friends, the birds, will
soon be here to renew their labors
of home life and love, and at the
same time help in the destruction of
insects, and later on weed seeds.
That farmer who does not permit
them or their nests to be disturbed,
and whose farm is not too finely
cleared, is apt to possess the advan-
tage of having the greater number.
A tangled thicket in fence corner,
an old choke or wild cherry tree,
bushes that bear wild berries, will
make the farm attractive to them.
1t would seem that most bird houses
are placed too near the house for
the wilder birds to occupy, but if
they were nailed up here and there
in the orchards or fields, they would
soon be tenanted by these little work
ers in the farmers interest.-Farm
Journal.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-04-02
Mr.. HeIIeau Finds Telephones.

NJ. Paul Helleau, French exquisite
who has recently been doing" New
York. was asked when he returned
to that dear Paris the other day how
he liked the American metropolis.
'Ah bas New York;" he cried, with
shrug of disgust. Messing but
telephonitis in re air. But, says
the Chicago Record-Herald, it was
perhaps only natural that NJ. Helleau
should have found the telephone es-
pecially in evidence.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-04-02

The old gentleman steadily regarded him.
"Well," he said, 1T is evident that my
daughter did not pick you out for your per-
sonal attractions. Hence / must conclude
that you have some practical points that are
Of value. Take her, my boy, she's yours. >
Cleveland Plain Dealer
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-04-02

did you give that woman two good eggs
for her five cents?" asked the corner grocer
of the new boy. 81 did, sir" You're dis
charged You should have sold her two
bum eggs, SO that she'd come back to kick
and give me a chance to sell her porter
house steak. "=Baltimore News.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-04-02
This VIII Interest Mothcrs.

Mother Grays Sweet Powders for Chill
dren, used by Mother Gray, nurse in
Children's Home, New Y ork,, cure Feverish-
ness, Teething disorders, Stomach troubles,
destroy worms. All Druggists, 25c. Sample
FREE. Address A. S. Olmsted, LIE Roy, N. \.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-04-02
Keepinc the Average.

Miss Jones-Did you shoot anything, Mr..
Bates?
Mr.. Bates (hesitatingly)-Ye s-er-er--a
brace of ducks.
wild"
Stories
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-04-02

Come back to dad or else he's going to
cry!
Boo-hoo! boo-hoo! You've gone away so
far
That I'm so lonesome I could almost die
What's that? Why there, you little ras-
cal! there you are.
j. NJ Lewis, in Houston Post.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-04-02

" / have been
troubled all my
life with catarrh
in my head. l
took Peruna for
a b o ut thr ee
m o n t h S, a N d
now think / am
pc rm a n e N t ly
cured. l believe
that for catarrh
in all its forms
p eruna is the
medicine of the
age. 1t cures
when all other
FL
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-04-02

Explosions of Coughing are stopped by
Hale's Honey of Horehound and Tar.
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minute.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-04-02

Ascum-''Twins at your house, Ell? III
bet they're pretty boisterous," Nupop-
Partly so. One of them is girlsterous." p
Philadelphia Press.