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The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-05-26

Hake up your mind % b. educated.
I'd gou are already half educated 1
IKE desire 70 Be o. % % any par.
1ealaf thing. accompanied b. Effort
aulliplles your power. and throws vide
9uen the door of opportunity that
emas - the accomplishment oi yoaR
purpose EgceasA
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-05-26
RAT AND ROACH cATcHiNG.
work of Men who clear wharve.
and ships OF the DeHtruc-
tive Pests.

Rat and roach catching al the steam
sr wharves and on ocean liners is one
Of the queer ways men have Of maAing
living. says the New York Tribune.
A good living they make Of II, too
not less than $4,000 year. and some
times more.
Rats are everywhere on the wharyea
but reaches have a special liking fol
rope lockers. and here they swarm by
tens OF thousands unless owners OF the
piers have a contract with the rat ano
roach catcher.
Before men went into the business a
Fat aud roach catching cats were kep.
10 look after the rats and the sailors
had the job Of keeping the ship clear
of reaches.
The sailors favorIte way OF catching
reaches was TO put cob" Of bread CT
top Of a coil OF rope. Ia very few
minutes 1t would be covered with hun
cry brown bugs, and these they knocked
into a well-sreased biscuit pan. The
grease kept the reaches from crawling
ap the sides OF the pan. and the sailor
was poor at the business who did mol
have four OF Ave inches Of reaches wher
be wa through. Then In a few ca! :
BE could begin and do Il all over again
Now the professional roach catcher
takes one night to 20 the work for .
year.
On this side Of the Atlantic roect
catching Is the more important buslness
while on the other eide the wharves ar
almost as full OF rat eatehers as the
ships are Of rats
Every time an ocean liner reaehgs
port. whether on this side OF Ia,
other. IL Is turred over to these men.
The eats that are always aboard steam
ers and around the wharyes Go much
toward keeping them clear Of rats. but
of course have no effect on reaches.
There wss 4 time when rat catcher
worked with ferrets. but this method has
been superseded BY chemicals. Large
eagelike traps ore used. 10 which Lettuce
leaves are placed after being spfinkiec
with a liquid-oniy The rat catcher
knows what.
Whatever Il is. Il is Irresistible 70
rats. as irresistible a. the weird piping
Of the Pied Piper was 20 the rats oi
Hameliu town. No Eatter how choice
The food in the lockers and the hold Of
the ship. the rats leave Il instantly whel
they get a whin Of ihs mysterious iiqult
on the lettuce leaves. Live n..r are
worth money particularly In England
where they are much used for traluins
terriers Dead rats are worth money
also. thsir skins being used IN the man
ufaeture Of gloves. Al I've or six cents
apiece. 4 bal hundred rats are worth
saving; and on any Of - older ships
this is not an unusual catch
Reaches are treated with powder. are
the secret Of The man On thisslde Is not
ths secret Of the mar on the other Each
guards his secret we'll The business II
always done a. night when sailors are
asletp and the wharvfs deserted. fhs
time when rats and reaches hold high
carnival Al that the men aboard ships
or working about the docks know next
fay n that the rats and reaches have
1isappearsd. and instead there are
traces of powder where there we're none
the day before
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-05-26
Founa IN Big Cabin.

On Sunday afternoon while On nIg
Cabin creek near the new wlrc bridge.
parties discovered a dun mare, dun
yearllng colt and a bay sucking colt IN
the water and almost drowned. The
animals were rescued by Oneyoen
Montague, who has them In lot nez
the z. 5. lail, on east side Of South
Wilson street, where The owner can
ind them luatf
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-05-26
TRAINING A BRoNcHo.
Real Educatfes nsRfns after re Hs8
Been "nroken"-ssBusfersv Are
the Heroes Of the PIatas.

After being broken" the bronco's
zeal education begins. writes Minnie ]
Reynolds, In the Four-Track News.
He must learn 70 wheel or 10 stop In
staniiy, while rushing at full speed, by
he gentle pressure ~ finger on hls
sfn. He must learn 70 brace himself
cd stand stifI when a COW ia roped thai
she may not pull him. He must learn
% skIiifnlly avoid 40 enraeed Cow
,rute" rushing full al him. Intent upon
ime-s.ae him upon her horns. Many 4
man who can break horse has not the
sense 70 educate him afterwards; and
some broncos. left too long upon the
range. until their wicked ways arr
fxsf b age. eah never be broken
'JEoneo busting" is a fascinating occu-
patton. and the best man at the trade IN
coz country Is something such a hero
e thf king of the ring IN buil-aghtlns
countries Bai Il Is killing work. and
n no crazy bronx. = fresh from the hills
fusa the horse-bresker out II business.
shenmasiam. settling ia racked Joints
brf musclea. does the JOB before mani
vs4rs.
Euierea Her Cake.
-Iahe has q neN recipe for making
sponge cake. She made oHe and cent
Il 70 the orphans picnic"
did the children enjoy itf@
= Fuesa they did. The boys played
BAL sith u Al ths Afternooa. .s-~g1ars~
land Plain Dealer
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-05-26

n the matter of the waiercress. "a
Ehich Dr King Wary has submitted an
unfayorable report to The borough u
Hackney. the city press Il rsassuFIng.
Wafercfess grown Ia polluted streams i
undoubtedly dangerous 70 health If rot
properly washed But the plant GOES
not absorb the poison I'll the same way
as the oyster does the sewage. and q
cleansing Il fresh cold water removes
al danger. THIS We aFe assured. 4 ne
consensus e medical experts The
obvious moral II one that would naiuf-
zllg occur 70 al dainty fssdefs-iAat
zrsss should b well washed before Il
reaches the table LaAd0s Chr0nlela
rh~ ytae sad IL rraauess.
The vine merchants 81 Zurich have
decided 70 form . museum and library
sdu vfn." n which every phase of
vine culture will BE- represented ans
special feafure Nill be hsaks nd
prints, and another vii ems 4 s ~
utensils. ancient and modsrf nssa -
the manufacture Of vine. in1s +. he
museum Il . BE- Al ones Alnios i. zf
llatie and scientific
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-05-26

II you prefer, instead OF sending p
cents, send noe receipt showing pay.
ment Of fare or purchase of.ticket via
NJ, X. 4 r. Ry., amounting 70 $500
or more, and ] will gladly send sou
one OF my albums. KATY"
1925 St.Louis, NO.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-05-26
To See the World'. Fnir.

Get Katy album containing views
Of al the principal buildings, repro
duced IN colors. Leaves loosely bound,
suitable for framing Send 25 cents 10
Katy ca Katy building, ST. Louis, Mo.
Liberal commission toagentsand news
dealers. Write for particulars
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-10-14
J
s:l i1'Is!lS ,

Autcnnstie Pamir Sof1 Great Powsr.
ssss G. Arnsbsrger, an 4 engineer of
Rudy Idaho, has .Jjust received pat.
emit letters TOR in invention that he
has been working on for years, and
which fOmises Is revolutionize GER
tain features of mining ana irrigating
operations ut consists Of an auto
matte quadr4ple action force pump
that increases the out now of water
by four times that Of the 4 ordinary
force pump requiring the same motive
power. .5, NJ.
s 8' Some q Of the great advantages
claimed for this pump are that It can
be operated at any speed; that It can
be made up In any size; that It works
on q central pivot and Is at all times
on an even balanc regardless OF the
depth Of the we'll or the volume of
water being raised. There is no lost
motion. It throws just as much water
when the lever is going up as it. does
when it is going down. It is able to
raise water at great height without
much additional power, for the reason
that it both pushes and pulls at the
column of water. It can be adapted
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-10-14
In Shipping Fowls.

In shipping: fowls considerable,
must be given to several things,
among others to the matter of pure
air. When fowls are boxed up tight
and packed into cars with other boxes
it sometimes happens that fowls are
smothered before reaching their des-
tination. This is not so many times
the case as. the injuring OF the fowls
for future usefulness by close pack.
ing in a closed car When fowls that
are to- be used for breeders are sent
long distances with no provision made
for air or for feed or water, their
experience is such that they arrive
at their destination greatly exhausted
Those that handle fowls know how
long It takes fowls to recover from
such an experience. Sometimes the
fowls do not seem to recover more
than partially, but thereafter easily
succumb to. the first bad condition,
they meet. b n q II
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-10-14

Wapello, Iowa, Oct. 10 (SpeciaD.-
One of the most remarkable cures
ever recorded in Louisa County is
that OF Mrs: Minnie Hart of this place
Mrs. Hart was in bed for eight months
and when she was able to sit up she
was all drawn up on one side and
could not walk across the room.
Dodd's Kidney Pills cured her. Speak
Ing of her cure, Mrs. Hart says:
"Yes, Dodd's Kidney Pills cured me
after l was in bed for eight months
and 1 know the cure was complete
for that was three years ago and l
have not been down since. In four
weeks form the time started taking
them was able to make my garden.
Nobody can know how thankful am
to be cured or how much I feel 1 owe
to Dodd's Kidney Pills.
This case again points out how
much the general health depends on
the Kidneys. Cure the Kidneys with
Dodd's Kidney Pills and nine-tenths of
the suffering the human family is heir
to will disappear.
1 iii
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-10-14
/ FOR BARls WITH slL o.
Ample Aceommoda ton for Three Cows
Fl M and Etfteev, Horses. #i re TX IN


Ample Accommodate Tor Three Cows
B and Fifteen Horses. N
u s. q. e. Please give 4. plan Of / Z,
barn with silo suitable for three
horses and fifteen cows. would like
the stable to have cement floor, and
be built as cheaply as possible. sS
The plan shown is for q barn sc by,
SO feet. The framework above sthe
basement consists R an eighteen-foots
bent above the horse stable, then d,
twelve-foot driveway, then a twenty.
foot bent. In order to have room for
a team to be taken out beside a loaded
wagon there should be an overlay OF,
six feet in the NOV over the CATTLE.
this will give plenty Of room on the
thrash floor. The stairway to the
basement goes. down from the drive
floor into the feed.mixing room. The
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-10-14
.iIs. Was \ 81 runk Line.

Baggagemen keep on hand a guam.
stity Of rope, and for ;re-roping a trunk
which has become dislocated in transit
ss|Accept a fee OF 25 cents.
w Charles stilmlan, son Of New York
millionaire and himself worth mil
lions. in order to become familiar with
traffic methods, is working as a bag
sgageman for the Southern Pacific rail-
road in San Francisco While engaged
IA re-roping a trunk for a hurried pas
s sens friend accostcd him and, ex-
pressing great surprise, said:
Charles Stillman! what are you do
ing here?" &, 800
Placing his knee On the trunk and
pulling strenuously. at the rope, the
young millionaire spdttered:
Working On ona1of the strongest
. r lines in the country Pittsburg
Dispatch. sS'ssssas's
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-10-14
Profit in Fattenins Poultry.

The farmer that raises poultry
should understand the science of fat.
tening fowls, so that he may get the
benefit of the possibilities in the
frame of the chick, instead of the mid
die man that buys of him with the
purpose of fatteEing for the final mar.
ket. A good many men are now go
ing through the country buying up
half-grown birds for the purpose of
fattening them. The men that do this
realize that the farmer has taken all
the risk with the chicks. He has lost
many during the first month after
the chicks were out of the eggs and
while they were getting feathers, aud
he has lost others later from lice and
predatory animals. by the. time the
packer or middle man gets hold of
them they have passed the danger
stage and he can take the birds, and
in less than month greatly increase
their weight. 1t is not wise for o
farmer to let go Of half-grown .irds
unless he can get a good price for
them.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-10-14
10 Keep Up soil Fertility.

To Keep Up Soil Fertility. 4
Agriculture demand and deserves all
the investigation whichgis being given
to tt sis In iced Of, and is worthy
sof. all the igators whose services
are being devoted to this greatest Of
all our Industries II but let us iremem.I
Der that it IS only genius who can
draw correct conclusions from incom-
plete data or 4 insufficient premises;
that We are to use all obtainable In.
formation to guide us, and that we
are to work together as q unit for the
/, betterment Of American agriculture
The work is greater than any man or.
any Office. Let every man develop:
and magnify the line Of work which
he is called upon to perform, but let
US neither decry nor ignore nor un-.
derestimate the value Of any other
good work. And God. speed the. time
when we shall agree on some funda-
mental principles and when we shall,
discoverand demonstrate the best and
most economic methods for the perma.
nent maintenance or increase of the:
productive capacity of our soils, not
only by maintaining the most suitable
physical conditions of the soil and by
effecting the utmost possible control
OF soil water and by the most econ.
omic utilization of the virgin fertility
already stored in the soil, but also,
Wherever necessary and profitable, by
liberal additions to the soil of valu.
able plant food,-not by the purchase
and use of sodium nitrate, almost Ger.
tainly not, but undoubtedly by the
assimilation and utilization CT unlin-
tied quantities of atmospheric nitro.
gen, probably not by the use of acid
phosphates, containing six per cent Of
phosphorus and sixty per cent of man.
ufactured land plaster, usually sup.
plying, as commonly practiced, less
than one-half of the phosphorus actu-
ally removed by the crops and stimu.
lating the soil to give up greater
quantity of the stock of plant food it
contains, thus leaving it in a still more
impoverished condition, but much
more likely by returning to the land
in pure form the bone meal produced
on the farm and by using, together
with farm manures and leguminous
green fertilizers, large quantities of
fine ground rock phosphate direct from
the almost inexhaustible natural phos.
phate deposits in our southern states.
Prof. C. G. Hopkins.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-10-14
Something Else Needed.


One of the men employed in a GER
tain factory is a keen judge of charac.
ter, and his mates declare that as a
detective he would give points and a
beating to Sherlock Holmes.
The other morning couple of his
fellow workmen approached him and
one began:
II say, Bill, here's go! Jacks lost
his watch! He don't know exactly
how, but thinks he must have had his
pocket picked. Can you do anything
In the matter?"
"Oh. yes" responded Bill, with a
sharp glance at the supposed victim.
II could get it back again, but should
want Jacks permission"
"You can have that, of course" muir.
INJURED Jack, with a strange lack, of
enthusiasm. 49,
But you'd have to give me. some
thing else as well, continued the anna.
teur. detective. :: y
What's that?" 7: =
'':Ths ticket was the instant re.
ply. ~ !, 49,,
AS Bill shrewdly guessed, Jacks
watch was at '..Uncle':ss"'; placed there.
moreover, by the owner himself, who
has not yet heard the last of that lit
tie transaction.-Cassell's London
Journal. = ~. 49,
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-10-14
Protection for x.Ray Operators.


Mrs. e. Fleischman-Aschheim OF
San Francisco is said to be the first
photographer to use glass, screen in
x-ray practice She says. double
plate glass screen is the most serv.
iceable device for preventing injury
to. the operator and4thatsit.can be ap.
piled equally to radiotherapy and radi.
ography. After some experimenting
she ordered the construction after her
own plans of a vertical plate. glass
screen. 2. feet in width and reaching
to 9 height of five and one-half feet
from sthe floor. During the last four
months athe screen has been in con.
slant use in herr laboratory. while
operating she keeps it between her
body and the tube whenever itsis pos.
sible, her exposed hand being. pro.
tected by the usual rubber glove. She
has found that .the heavy plate glass
screen possesses all of the advantages
OF lead plates in preventing the pass
age Of the rays, with the important
addition Of permitting. an unobstructed
view OF the subject and of the. X,ray
tube in order to .judge of the intensity
of the ray. Glass is opaque ito the
X-rays in greater or less degree &C
cording to it's thickness. Lead. alum,
inium, iron and copper resist the rays
to a great extent. Even the clothing
has a. slight protective effect.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-10-14
Floor Plan Of stock Barn. :

a: mixing ROOM. B., horse. stable; G;
iced alleys, p. COW. stalls; E, box stall;
+. passage behind cattle;'G. manager; II,
roothouse under Ter driveway: I. silo. !
hay or feed from above is put: down
through swinging door beside the
stairway. J:
The basement consists. of sixteen
single cow stalls, box-stail and four
horse stalls, with feed rooms. Provi-
sion is made for a; concfetesToo house,
arched over with, concrete, under the
driveway. The silo Is Cpsthe outside
of the barn, beside the driveway, ard
Gamble made any size desired; one
fifteen feet in diameter9aAd thirty feet
high would be about the Size required
for the amount OF stock the basement
would contain. ~
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-10-14
/ Measurement 81 Of Dew.

. The measure cement Of dew has always
been difficult because Of the fact that
no method heretofore has given exact
results. In Das Wetter, M. Ferb de-
scribes 3 new sort Of drosometer,
which has given satisfactory results,
and which is composed Of q piece Of
paper which has been put through a
special preparation and dipped in q
chemical solution. This paper Is ex-
posed in asbox placed during the night
on the ground, the quantity of dew be-
ing indicated by the discoloration of
the paper "a scale OF, tints Ii. deter
mined experimentally, which is used
for the purpose Of comparison, there
being further used three sorts Of pa
per, the first for small quantities OF
dew, the second for large quantities
and the third for very heavy deWs.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-10-14
DIAGRAM Of the Pumu.

When plunger box B is down as shown
n the illustration, the water enters as
box ascends. the lever pushes The
plunger. valve in closing the same and
preventing the. escape Of the water.
valve into the pipe D. AS the pipe de-
scends. a vacuum is created in the sue
ton valve above, thus causing contin-
pipe and plunger box are going up or
down. The movable section Of the pipe
above the suction valve is operated In a
ball and socket joint, thus giving free
movement at all times when the pipe
approaches or recedes from the central
upright standard. The main pipe E can
be extended to any height desired
TO all uses to which any force pump
can be put, such as raising water from
wells, mines. ponds or lakes, with any
kind of power that is used in operat-
ing other pumps.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-10-14

If you would drain your cellar you
would have better job than by try
ing to keep the water out with cement,
for If the water comes in to the depth
of two feet it will be impossible to
keep the cellar dry. If you laid the
cellar bottom with concrete, Portland
cement should be used and should be
not less than four inches thick, the
first three inches to be composed of
one of cement to nine of gravel, and
the top inch one of cement to two of
screened gravel. Gravel is as good
as broken stones. If the rock is not
too far below the surface of the
ground and the level of water from
the rock does not come above cellar
bottom, a well can be drilled and the
cellar drained into it. This would be
less expensive than digging a long
drain.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-10-14
Transmitting p

Transmitting Power from Windmill.
! ID. C.-Our windmill must stand
fifty yards from the well lin order to
get wind. We are nowtsusing two
wires running from the cross sticks
of T-shaped elbows; the longer arms
of which engage the rods of the wind
mill and pump respectively. This has
not been very satisfactory. Can
you suggest better method? :,
:. I do not see how, this arrangement
can be improved without altering the
plan completely. It occurs to me that
if the pump. were placed. Immediately
under the windmill in. an excavation
deep enough for the; purpose. and the
water brought from the well to the
pump by means Off pipe, it would
work satisfactorily. 1 may misunder.
stand the circumstances but it ap.
pears to me ,that.sthis, at any rate,
would work satisfactorily. %. B. r..
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-10-14
.NosE:ssssibe...

4 ;S Yes" said Putzincafis Of Wall
Fskfeet Il went up to that 'way-back
country place for the summer, think
Ing to get away from all thought and
reference to the street, was so tired
of 1T; but one day saw my host walk
Ing along with a big bucket in his
hand; and asked him where he was
going.
I'D Coin to water some stock said
he. !:
$50 I saw it was no use. and 1 pack
ed up and came home"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-10-14
Drying a Cellar.

NJ. R.-A cellar partially fills with
water every spring. Would it. be bet
ter to remedy this by drainage or the
use of cement? The cellar is in two
parts, 40 by "a and ~ by "a feet. The
water seems to come up from the bot
tom: The soil is sandy loan and
soon absorbs all the water when dry
weather sets in.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-10-14
Only a Territory Now.

"Do you believe In a future state ?".
asked the lons-haired man with the
solemn voice.. r. si.t .
"Well. hope SO, bet your life!" re-.
piled the man with the abig 'mustache
and: the wide-rimmed hat. 81 live in.
New Mexico" .:..s.'.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-10-14
Not Always Both.

Mrs. Drollwits-Why, Jonathan, do
you know they are going to court
martial that Lieut.. Freshly?
Drollwits-No! What's the charge
against him?
Mrs. Drollwits-Why, it's for con-
duct unbecoming an officer or gen.
tleman, don't remember which!
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-10-14
True to His Calling.

Crowded out to make room for
more acceptable matter" as the editor
said, pushing away the plate :of pork
and beans and reaching for strawberry
shortcake. ~ :ts.r1&.f., vi,
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-10-14
Misunderstood Her.

joel love you; 1 love you. Won't
you be my wife?
Jess-You must see mamma first.
Joel have seen her several times,
but love you just the same
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-10-14

a Little girls who are fond Of dolls
soon grow up and become fond Of
dollars. &
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-10-14

I am sure Pisos Cure for Consumption saved
my life three years ago.-MRs. THos. ROBBINS,
Maple Street, Norwich, N: ,Y.,.Feb. II, lsoo.' -
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-10-14

Mrs. Winelow's Soothing. Syrup, !
asmatton, sllsys PAIN cures wind colo. 2tc boto.