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The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-10-31
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County School Notes.
By w. A, HoobIer, Co. Supt.

Teachers meeting November 10th.
See program next week.
The new library books have arriv
Ell and will he In the hands of the
school clerks within II few days.
j. H. Drips commenced teaching
the Alternately school i'm Arlington
township Oct. Dist. Mr., Drips goes
to work with enthusiasm and has
resolved To try and teach the best
school I'm the count..
Miss Julia Hart commenced teach
ing the Hayes school In Grant town
ship Oct. 14th The fact that Miss
Hart has already taught seven
months In the Hayes district is a
sufficient recommendation for her as a
successful teacher.
The teachers meetings this winter
will he followed by evening sessions
of which the time will be devoted to
a series of Spelling, Arithmetical and
Geographical Contests between the
pupils of the public schools. Suit
able prizes will be awarded each time
to the winner in each class. The
work will be conducted by the Sup
erintendent OF Schools and the con-
teSUS VIII nOU De oetWctii uiherchI
schools but between individual pu-
pills who are attending school and
doing the work as outlined in our
Course OF Study Of :. d."
For the benefit Of those who are
anxious to take up the worS, | will
announce that the Geographici
work the first meeting will be- upon
South Dakota.
The Arithmetical work will | g
solved mentally and will be found
between pages q and % in Millnes'
Standard Arithmetic.
The work in spelling will be from
our new Progressive Speller and
start with page 22.
The prizes in each class for the first
meeting will be n nicely bound 100
page school dictionary
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-10-31
For Sale.

For Sale.
-Four thoroughbred Duroc Jersey
boar pigs. $40 each. ,.
r. WM. HAYES,
Duncan, S, ID.
Auction. g..
J will sell at public sale, IL miles
west aud l mile north Of Washington
Springs, 8 miles east and mile north
Of Gam Valley. commencing at ]
O'Clock on
Monday, November 4th
the following property: Is horses
and GO head of cattle.
Free lunch at noon.
Terms of sale-Sums of $40 or less.
cash; on larger amounts time will be
given to October l, 1908, on bankable
paper at 10 per cent interest; 2 per
cent of for cash
II, A. Butler, +. q. Vessey.
Auctioneer. Clerk.
G. NJ. YOUNG.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-10-31
Out of Sight.

"Out OF sight, out OF mind" Is an
old saying which applies with special
force tu a sore, bura or wound that's
been trea ted with Bucklen's Arnica
Salve. It's out OF sight, out of mind
and out of existence. Piles too ann
chilnlains disappear under it's heal.
ing influence Guaranteed by w. j.
Hughes * Co 25c -t..-'.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-10-31
stomach troubles, Heart and Kid.

stomach troubles, Heart and Kid.
ney ailments, can be quickly correct
ed with prescription known to
druggists every where as DIR. Shoop's
Restorative. The prompt and sur.
prisiug relief which this remedy i'm
mediately brings is entirely due toits
restorative action upon the controll-
my nerves of the stomach, etc. Sold
by w. J. Hughes & Co.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-10-31
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The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-10-31
Cream.

Iam buying cream ;or the Turner
Produce Company and would like t"
have the farmers who milk cows,
give them a trial. They pay for
every can ofcream, so you dom have
tn wait two weeks to month each
time to get your check.
J. V. DRIPs.
A weak Stomach, causing dyspep-
sia, q weak Heart with palpitatiOn
or intermittent pulse, always means
weak Stomach nerves or weak Heart
nerves. Strengthen these inside or
controlling nerves with DR.. ShoOp's
Restorative and see how quickly
these ailments disappear. DIR. ShoOp
OF Racine, wis. will mail samples free.
Writefor them. A test will tell. Your
health Is certainly worth this simple
trial. Sold by W. J. Hughes Il Co.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-10-31

Local representative for
Gam Valley and vi
cinity to look after
r9<fewals and increase
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-10-31
His Dear Old Mother.

"My dear old mother. who is now
eighty three years old, thriyes ON FL
ectric Bitters, writes w, B. Brunson
of Dublin, Cis. "She has taken them
for about two years and enjoys an
excellent appetite. feels strong and
sleeps well" That's the way EIec-
trio Bitters affect the aged, and the
same happy resul ts fol llowsn all cases
If female weakness and general de-
bility, Weak punyt children too. are,
greatly strengthened by them. Guar.
anteed also for stoMach,, liver and
kidney troubles, by w. y. Hughes e.
20, SOC. I
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-07-20
Facts About the South.


Did it ever occur to you that all the
gold mined in the world in 1906 was
only little more than half enough to
pay for last years crop OF cotton
raised in the southern states-and
that this value was only one-third OF
the south's total agricultural product?
Throughout the south, from Virginia
to Texas, is now heard the song of the
optimist. The pessimist has been
swept away by the great wave of pros
perity 1t has aptly been said that
throughout the south is heard "the
music of progress, the whirr of the
spindle, the buzz of the saw, the roar
of the furnace and the throb of the
locomotive"
This advance can be better grasped
by the simple statement that during
1906 the wealth of the south increased
by $7,3OO,OOO for every day of the
year. Sundays included, or a total of
$1,000, ,OO0,O The actual increase in
assessed value was $1,O76, ,479, ,7SS, and
this was on the average 40 per cent
of the true value The amazing mag
nitude of this gain of $7300,Q00 a day
is strikingly shown by comparison
with the rate of growth in Great Brit
ain, where, according to the London
Express, in bemoaning the inability
of that country to keep pace with the
United States, the Increase in wealth
is stated to be $1,000 600 a week. In
other words, the gain in the south
every day is greater than the present
gain in Great Britain every week.
The value of the south's farm prod
ucts last year was $2,00O,0O0, 900
against $2,212,0 100000 for the United
States In $780,. and, of course, of that
total of $4,000, 600 900, $500. 900, 900 was
in the south. In other words, the value
Of the souths farm products last year
was $400,000,00O more than the total
for all the country outside of the
south. 1t may be accepted as beyond
question that in this section is to
center the greatest industrial activ-
tiles ever seen in this or any other
country. This means a great increase
in wealth, a great expansion in the
consuming power of the south. The
night is passed. The day Of boundless
prosperity has daaHed
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well as her grown up sister, the
styles and vaSieties being endless.
The sketches show few ideas for
ribbon and linen for young girls from
IL TO 16.
Among the most attractive OF the
new ones are those in which linen
belts are laced with ribbon. One such
belt was of linen, with buttonholed
edges and three scallops at the back,
in which buttonholes are made Soft
ribbon an inch and half wide Is run
through the buttonholes and tied in a
full small bow The ribbon should be
OF black or a color 70 match the cos
tune, The rings are due in outlining
with heavy mercerized cotton.
Another belt was of linen stitched
at the edge and soft ribbon laced in
the back, front and at each side, The
holes for the ribbon should be button
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-07-20

should be used in making the three
perpendiiular sides of the tank, but
the slanting side should be left open
to be built after the other three walls
have dried. When this box is set into
the hole it will leave four inches on
either side of the sides and four inches
on the perpendicular end of the box
and the walls. Fill in the mortar in
this opening and leave till it has suf-
ficiently dried to remove the box
Then the floor on the slant should be
made. Start at the bottom and put on
a layer Of cement four inches thick,
allowing it to reach six inches upward
on the incline At the top of this
layer, six inches wide, place piece of
2x2 so that it will extend one inch
above the surface of the cement.
Then put another layer of cement six
inches wide above this in the slant,
finishing with another 2x2. Continue
this till the entire incline has been
covered. 1t is necessary to have the
2x2s imbedded in the cement to af-
ford a foothold for the animal when 1t
attempts to come out of the tank, as
cement is very slippery.
In some of the western states,
where the soil is naturally dry and
very hard, a great many make dipping
tanks by simply plastering the interior
walls of dirt with two or three coats
of cement Such method of con
struction will answer the purpose
when none but hogs and sheep are to
be dipped, but for the larger animals,
there is danger of the cement being
broken and the dip wasted. 1t is
much more durable and great deal
cheaper in the end to make fourinch
walls as suggested above The tank
should be so located that it can be
easily fenced. Usually by placing it
at one side of the hog pens, but one
side need be fenced, the hog fence
serving for the other side.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-07-20
July In the etockyard.

Select brood sows from the early
litters and as soon as weaned turn
them into a pasture by themselves,
feeding for growth and frame more
than flesh. In making a choice give
preference to the long-bodied, heavy
boned, vigorous sows and be sure they
do not have less than twelve teats.
Keep the horses well groomed. Sore
shoulders and numerous diseases will
be avoided as we'll as improving the
appearance and comfort of the animal
Rape and skim milk have been
found to be excellent food for growing
pigs, especially when supplemented
with wheat middlings or barley meal.
Mark the lambs at weaning time.
Some stamp them with their initials,
they never will lose. A good meth
cd is to punch the ear Ear tabs an
swer purpose. but they can be re-
moved.
Keep salt where the young cattle
can get it. It is as essential for grow
ing stock on pasture as 1t is for dairy
cows.
Turn the young steers on good pas
ture and when it becomes dry give
them feed of corn fodder or grain
once a day. The heavier the steer
when taken off of pasture the more
profit there will be in feeding him for
market.
The calves should be turned into
a small pasture by themselves and
learn to eat the fresh June grass.
Plenty of skim milk and good grass
will make fat calves
Every farmer should raise his own
horses. A good brood mare on a farm
viii keep up the supply and not in
terfere greatly with the work that
would be required of her in case she
did not produce a colt each year, 1t
costs little, if any more. to raise a
colt than a steer up to two years of
age, at which time the colt can be
put to work that viii earn his keep.
The only additional expense in case
Of the colt over the steer is the service
fee of the horse. Raise animals of
large size, as they not only viii make
good farm horses, but be more valu-
able in case you wish to dispose of
them. m.-Farmer's Voice.
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holed. The knotted ends of the ribbon
are finished with tiny tassels. A wide
dotted ribbon girdle was shirred at
the back and front Loops of the rib
bon are caught together with tiny
gold buckles and two ends give a sash
effect. This belt was fastened. by
hooking together at the back. A still
newer belt was Of blue linen with tiny
straps Of the linen crossed over soft
ribbon, which is tied in front Tiny,
pearl buttons finish each strap. AM
other was of soft white linen, with
tiny tucks in front and round disks of
linen stitched on at intervals
There are also most attractive seps
arate girdles of ribbon which have
two long ends at the back The belt
part of the girdle is made Of very
wide ribbon laid in soft pleats and
kept in place by small pearl buttons
or circles of embroidery or lace, The
buttons or embroidery applique are
placed in front and also ih the back,
two Of them on either side Of the back
and front, a little space apart. The
ends in the back are fastened UNDER
these buttons or ornaments. Girdles
for the summer are also being made
in taffeta either plain or iloweredi
and In soft satins- The belt is crushed
or pleated usually being boned I'M
front or at the sides. 1t is widest at
the back and most narrow at the
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-07-20
FARMING IN
THE SOUTH
LATE CULTIVATION oF oaoPs.
Best Prospects Are Sometimes Ruined
by Late Flowing. iii =

Late cultivation Of cotton and corn
is only advisable when the work has
been kept up without lapse / have
seen some Of the best prospects ruined
by being plowed too late in the sea
son when the weather was hot and
dry and the soil had been allowed
to remain untitled for a considerable
length of time. At this season Of the
year 1t is essential that all crops
should be well worked and upon in
tense cultivation hinges the success
OF the farmer of today
am an advocate of late cultivation
provided the work is kept up inces-
sanity until it is all done. BY this
method the yield Of the crop can be
greatly enlarged and it will be doubly
profitable for the farmer to take up
the work. However it must. be remem-
bered that it is we'll to do it in sea
son. Tie farmer who neglects a field
for a few days thinking that it will
be all right to go in little later
makes a serious mistake. 1t will Of
ten cost him the profit of his entire
crop.
It takes a lot Of Judgment TO got
around the ups-and-downs OF the
weather experienced nowadays. Late
seasons come when least expected and
changes that one shopld try to cir
o.,r.,,ant s ,,rnl, ne ,1,eef IN "a ao,,,,, =. 81
times when everything seems smooth.
In this instance the average farmer
can. Judge his case with fair degree
of accuracy by taking into view the
work Of his neighbors in this line. A
mistake made by neighbor can be
made profitable as well as looking out
for his successful side There are too
many farmers in the country nova
days standing aside and complaining
that the other fellow is lucky when
in reality 1t is nothing more or less
than prohting by experience. Other
peoples good fortunes and their Ill
fortunes can be used to advantage
only when applied from the practical
standpoint of every day life.
In the case of late cultivation 1t
will OF course, be advisable to avoid
1t when possible in the case of root
crops like sweet potatoes, peanuts, or
anything that is likely to be cut off
with a pIow.
In the case OF corn and cotton the
great essential is to remember that
shallow cultivation is the great prin-
ciple and half an inch is about as good
as an inch and certainly better than
two inches These principles fol-
lowed, late cultivation can be made
highly successful-J. c. McAuliffe.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-07-20
CHEAP AND PRETTY FRAME.
Ornamental Device That May Easily
Be Made at Home.

It often occurs that one becomes
possessed Of some pretty photograph,
small engraving, or colored print
that is well worth preserving, but for
which we may not at the time feel
justified in the expense, or even wish
to take the trouble to have frame
made. Then the inevitable result is
that the picture is "shelyed" and for
gotten. and perhaps only turned up
again after It has partially perished
and no longer worth attention.
Therefore the following description
of how to preserve and in way
frame small picture or photograph
may be worth making note of. Take,
for instance. a photograph of some
pretty view; a mount for it is cut out
in thick cartridge paper or thin white
cardboard. and over this a piece of
glass of the proper size should be fit-
ted, and behind the glass, mount, and
photograph a thick piece Of cardboard
should be placed Then the edge can
be bound round with thick black pa
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CEMENT DIPPING TANK.I
Can Be cheaply Built and Is Better
Than One Of PIanldns.

2 An excellent dipping tank can be
made of cement. 1t can be built as
cheap or cheaper than with boards
and is much more durable. We would
advise all who are contemplating max
ing any articles of cement, whether It
be tanks, posts, sidewalks or anything
else to send to the secretary of agri-
culture, Washington. for farmers bull
letin No. 235.
Dig the hole for the cement dip
ping tank eight inches longer and
wider than the interior of the tank is
to be. The end of the tank from
which the animals will make their exit
should be slanting, as shown at A in
the drawing. After the hole has been
dug, mix the mortar at the rate Of one
part cement to three parts sand. Fill
in the bottom of the hole with a
smooth layer, four inches thick. Leave
this till it has dried sufficiently to
hold up a man. Then make a box out
of inch lumber that is eight inches
narrower and four inches shorter than
the interior of the hole. This box
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-07-20
wlsdons ttsm lhs knemlna one.

While lambs viii fsiten faster than
older sheep, it takes careful. sKillful
feeder who gives his best attention
and thought to what he is doing to
fatten sheep successfully.
The sheep is a good feeder, no other
animal feeds on so many kinds of
herbage. There is scarcely a weed 50
so coarse that sheep wiz not eat it,
besides biting of the tops of briers
and sprints.
The food of variety and requiring
it for the attainment of the best re-
suits. feeding sheep present sudden
change to an unaccustomed feedstuif
hence a combination of feeds is better
than change.
There is no other domestic animal
which win thrive upon so great a
variety of food with green and dry,
as the sheep. Almost everything which
which the land will produce can be
utilized by them
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-07-20
WEAVING PIGS.
How to Handle Them During the Most
Critical Period of Their Growth.


The weaving period is the most
critical period in the pigs life. Hog
raisers make two mistakes in weaning
pigs. First, in weaving altogether too
young, and second, in not getting them
used to eating before weaving. A pig
is not in condition to depend altogeth-
er on feed from the trough before it IS
at least ten weeks old. Although it
may seem previous to this time that
they are not getting much sustenance
from their mother, that little helps
wonderfully. therefore feed the moth
ers so they will keep up a good flow
Of milk until the pigs can fully depend
on themselves. f.
All young things have a weak stom-
ach. or putting it in better words, all
young animals stomachs are deranged
very easily. hence the necessity Of
feeding them on feeds that are not FIJI
ed with huns. such as are found in
barley OF oatmeal, says Northwestern
Agriculturist.s All grains made into
slop should first have these hulls re-
moved and then be soaked but not al
lowed to sour before being fed. There
should always be a side trough pro
vided for the little pigs while they are
running with their mothers, where
they can learn to eat and then they
will do much better at weaving time
At weaning time If IT. can be so
arranged that the mothers can be
removed and the pigs left in their
old runs and sleeping and feeding
places. they will feel more at home
and win not worry nearly SO much
As when the pigs are taken away and
pot in strange quarters. X will also
pay to give particular attention to
their beds at this critical time.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-07-20
SCRATCHES N HORSES.
Simple Abrasions of Skin may Result
in Permanent Defect,


We see grease heels and itchy legs
in very many stables, especially where
draft horses are being raised. When
a horse. gets a grease leg he is at once
pronounced an unsound horse, simply
from the fact that this leg cannot in
most cases be reduced to its normal
size. Grease legs usually begin with
scratches, which is caused by a bad
condition of the horses blood
Some horses are much more subject
to this than others, in fact it has been
claimed that horses with round bone
are more subject to these defects than
the fiatter boned breeds. | have
found that the horses most subject
to these disorders are those that have
either been improperly fed or have
been worked too heavily and become
run down in condition. Frequently a
mare that has been nursing a colt
during the summer and then put into
heavy work during the fall months
and during this time fed on new
grain.
AS the mare loses her flesh some
swelling of the legs is noticed, and
some itching. The mare is continued
at hard work until the work stops off
suddenly, her blood then is over-heat-
ed and getting impoverished, causes
the legs to swell still more, causing
the skin to be .feversh and by the rub
bing that follows, soon breaks the
skin and with the swelling breaks
open the flesh just at the joints, then
the trouble begins; an open wound,
constantly irritated and subject to in
fection, besides the animal having
bad blood such wound it is almost
impossible to heal unless the cause IS
removed.
Horses that get poor in flesh are
subject to many ailments, and
scratches is one Of the most objec-
tionable of these.
When a horse shows any signs Of
swollen legs his case should be taken
in hand at once The trouble then is
not hard to overcome. Very frequent
ly a change of grain with boiled feed
OuCC a Qdg Dldn lAAdph5 VIII AtSHNS-
work, giving the entire system a
change and rest, light physic, such
as a pint of raw linseed oil given on
an empty stomach followed by light
food and a rest will often restore the
normal condition. How much easier
this treatment is than to allow the
case to continue until the horse gets
all out Of condition.
Good and proper feeding is the cure
for such troubles and in nine cases out
of every ten cases is preventive means,
says Farm Life. If the case has reach
ed the advanced stage, first thorougk
ly wash the legs with an antiseptic sN
luton and reduce the swelling by resi
.ular exercise, apply cooling liniment
and give the swollen limbs nice rub
bling, which will exercise the circula-
ton. Do not expect the trouble to en-
tirely disappear in a week; it perhaps
took months to get the horse in this
condition and it will naturally take
time to throw this off.
Thick legs are usually the result OF
neglect in such cases, while the horse
may be able to do plenty of work after
getting a thick leg he is certainly un-
sound.