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BIG RAT ATTACKS
AN ENTIRE FAMILY
Ten-Pound Rodent Turns on Five
Persons and Leaps Upon
ChiId's Back.
GIRL BADLY BITTEN
Food in Large Quantities Had Bee,
Missed from the Pantry, and Ev-
cry Night the House Was
Filled With Peculiar
Noises.

New York-A ten-pound, twenty
seven-inch rat fought five members OF
family all over the ground floor OF
their home in East New York the 9th
er day 1t was killed only after a
desperate struggle in which one wom-
an was badly bitten and another driy-
en- into hysteria.
The rat put to flight Terence Nc
Kenna, of 4S Montauk avenue, his
wife and three children. Mrs. Nc
Kenna is i'll as the result Of her fright
and her daughter, Mae, is suffering
from bites.
The McKennas have believed for
some weeks past that their home was
infested by g plague of rats. Food
in large quantities was missed from
the pantry, and every night the house
was filled with noises.
The other night McKenna, his wife
and the three children-Joseph, Lii
lian and Mae-decided to begin war
on the pests. They put trap in the
kitchen and went into the dining room
to await results.
They heard two or three loud
thumps and rushed out. The trap
was empty, but two potatoes and 8
cabbage lay in the middle Of the
floor The McKennas could not be-
lieye that rats had dragged the vege-
tables from their bin.
After an hour of waiting, the fam
lily heard the trap click. They again
went into the kitchen and saw an
enormous rat sitting beside the trap.
The glare of it's eye made Mrs. Nc
Kenna hysterical.
Instead Of running to escape, the
rat rushed at the astonished family.
They fed. The rat jumped first at
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them with q sweep net Of much finer
mesh.
The porpoises are five to ten feet
in length, big and powerful. They are
skinned for their hides and the blubber
is removed. The hides are salted down
and sent In their green state to tan
merry in New Jersey to be tanned and
made into leather Porpoise hide 10
used for shoe strings, pocketbooks and
travelling bags or suit cases. The oil
from the blubber is tried out at the
factory on the beach and then sent to
New Bedford, Mass, for refining.
The valuable head oil. the famous
porpoise oil that is used for oiling
watches and other delicate machinery,
Is obtained from the marrow of the
porpoise's lower jawbone and from q
small quantity of blubber found be-
tween the snout and the blowbone. In
making the oil this b1ubber and the
marrow are mixed. The production OF
this oil may range from half pint
to a quart from one porpoise. Re
fined porpoise oil for jewelers. use Is
worth from 5000 to $1,000 barrel.
The body Oil obtained from a por-
poise amounts ordinarily to thirteen or
fourteen gallons. This is used for va
rious purposes and brings far less
than the head oil. The carcasses are
made into fertilizer
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WOMAN REPRESENTS URUGUAY

Brussels can now boast of a woman
minister plenipotentiary. She Is DR..
Clothtlde Luisi, official representative
of the Republic Of Uruguay. Her ad-
vent has caused quite a sensation
among foreign diplomats. At occa-
sions Of state attended by the diplo-
matte corps gallant statesmen find 1t
hard to bow to precedent and relegate
Miss Luisi to the very obscure place
assigned to the representative OF that
South American state. DR.. Lu1si is
unmarried and still young, and has a
degree from the University of Monte
video. While in Europe she hopes to
make study of modern education
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MANY USES FOR PoRP0IsEs

The only porpoise oil factory on the
Atlantic coast is established about six
miles below Cape Hatteras and near
aatteras Inlet Along this coast por-
Doises are plentiful through about six
months of the year, and there are
three crews Of fishermen who make
a busin ess of catching them for the oil
factory. For the reason that porpoises
are easily frightened the fishermen
must be wary and quiet who would
meet with success. The method en-
ployed is to impound a school in a
wide-meshed net lrst and then to take
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The Bear Defended Himself.

that had come to the village to look
for something to eat and number of
wolves there for the same purpose.
The bear defended himself stoutiy
with blows of his paws and killed two
of his assailants.
A farmer at Vesszod saw wolf
put his head through the half-opened
door OF the room in which he was
sleeping. With presence Of mind he
slammed the door. caught the animars
neck between door and door post and
killed it with blow on the head from
heavy chair.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1912-05-25
BEASTS INVADE VILLAGES
Inhabitants OF Hungarian Mountains
Were Almost Prisoners in Their
Houses Last Winter.

Vienna.-The inhabitants Of several
villages near the Rozaly mountains,
in Hungary, are almost kept prisoners
in their houses by numerous packs OF
wolves which the intense cold has
driven out Of the high lying forests.
A number Of cattle and other domes.
tic animals have fallen a prey to their
depredations.
One village near Gross Banya was
treated to the remarkable spectacle OF
a fight in a garden between bear
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a small river steamer up the Yangtse
river. On the way back Scanze saw
a young Chinese woman leap into the
river. He plunged after her and res
cued the woman.
When he told the story later on the
Mindora his shipmates told him he
might get into trouble, as the Chinese
regarded the girl offered as a sacrifice
to the river god, who had flooded the
river, and in rescuing the girl he had
deprived the god of his sacrifice.
One of the letters received by
Scanze was delivered to him on Sat
urday morning while he was at work
on new building at Broadway and
Thirty-fourth street. The note was
handed to him by one Of the workmen
employed on the building, who said q
Chinaman had asked him to give it to
Scanze. The letter referred to the
rescue of the young Chinese woman
by Scanze, and warned the latter 'to
be prepared for a visit from the 'sriv
er gods messenger
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SAILOR is PURSUED
BY A CHINESE GOD
Seaman Is Threatened With
Death for Preventing a Sac
rifice in Yangtse River.

New York.-Believfng that he has
been trailed by members Of a Chinese
secret society all the way from the
harbor of Che-Foo, China, to this city,
with ultimate death at their hands as
an inevita BILE result, Alfred K. Scanze,
q mechanical engineer, applied to
Fourth Deputy Police Commissioner
Dillon for a permit to carry a. re-
volyer. His request was granted, aft
er he had shown Dillon letters Of a
threatening character from Chinese
band.
According to Scanze, In 1908 he was
a midshipman on the gunboat Min
dora, lying in the harbor Of Che-Foo,
and while on leave of absence took
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Gets Corns on Ears,

Mount Clemens, Mich.-There Is a
merry war on in the local telephone
exchange. On one side are thirty
sweet-voiced operators with medium
sized district manager as their oppo
nent.
The operators are compelled to wear
a headband continuance while on duty
and the claim of the girls is that the
contrivance causes corns to form upon
their ears. They declare that IL the
manager does not provide another sort
of appliance for holding the receiver
they will leave the office.
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one and then another. Its knife-like
teeth shone as it snapped its jaws.
Joseph McKenna picked up a re-
vo1yer from the sideboard and fred
several times, but missed.
Benjamin Ballman was passing and
heard the shots. He ran into the
house, grabbed up a shovel and Joined
In the fight. -.r--
The rat had just made spring at
Mae McKenna. She jumped atop the
dining table. The rat leaped after her
and bit her twice, on the back and
arm.
Joseph McKenna started to attack
the animal with his bare hands when
Ballman swung the shovel. He hit
the rate squarely on the head and
killed it. A physician was called to
attend the injured women.
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a2al5lG2 Fas1 seR ] g1|: AeHEs esH k.lEl9
ALL THEY WANTED WAS PIE
Something of a Pity That All Labor
Troubles Cannot BE Settled as
Easily as This.

In the course of some lighthearted
comment on the decision Of the au.
thorities of a woman's college in west
ern Massachusetts, to Danish pie from
the girls midday meal, the New York
Sun recalls the following incident sufs
an earlier day in q nsighboTing ~
gion
Some twenty years ago a New YORK
contractor was employed to build &
fine country house in the Berkshire
hills. The lahorers, who were recruit.
ed from the neighboring villages, were
boarded at nearby farmhouses %.
fore long they all went out on strike
The superintendent in charge was
powerless. The contractor hurrledlF
took an express train for the BerK,
shires, and on arriving, immediately
demanded an interview with the lead.
ers of the strike.
whats the matter?" he demanded.
Whats your grievance?"
We're underfed," said the spokes.
man. You can't expect US to WORT
on empty stomachs. The COMPANY
has got us here. 1t ought to see tna1
we are decently fed
"The company pays enough to nave
you properly fed,' said the builder.
what is the troubles"
we don't get pie but once DAY.
said the spokesman.
.'Abominable,!" agreed the builder.
"You shall have pie three times :
day" And they did, and there was
an end of that strike.-Y outh's COM
The Donaldsonville chief., 1912-05-25
yCHEAPNEss OF GERMAN TOYS

Die Woche. one of the widely circu-
lated German magazines, publishes
some figures which explain how 1t Is
that German toys can be sold In Amer
Ica SO much more cheaply than similar
articles made here. For example:
Makers of toy guns are paid less than
i've cents an hour. Women who paint
Head soldiers make about S1.20 a week,
and light A carpenter who makes
dolls furniture earns from one to
three dollars week. according to his
skill
The Donaldsonville chief., 1912-05-25
ANGRY WOMAN Whit s
A CAR CONDUCTOR.
Denied the Last Word in an Ar
gument, She Vigorously
Wields Her Umbrella.
LAYS HIM PROSTATE
Fortunately for the Fare Collector, a
Policeman Who Was Riding on
the Front Platform of the Car
Came to His Rescue
In Time.

Chicago.-The rash attempt Of an
unmarried and unsophisticated street
car conductor to have the last word
with a small married woman passenger
the other afternoon resulted in the
usual way.
A big policeman interfered in time
to save an ambulance call. And then
the man who got licked" sought
solace by causing the little wonan's
arrest on a charge of disorderly con-
duct.
Mrs. Isabella Friesea, wife Of Max
Friesea, 3937 North Leayitt street, is
the belligerent housewife. James T..
Morris, 3437 North Claremont avenue,
Is the conductor
It was about 5 o'clock that Mrs.
Friesea, in haste to go home to get
supper, alighted from an Irving boule-
ward car and brushed into waiting
Ashland avenue car south bound. Other
passengers crowded her and she was
seated when the conductor entered and
told her that her transfer was worth
less because it was punched north
bound" She said she was not re-
sponsible for the other conductors
mistake, refused to pay nickel, and
told the conductor to retire to the rear
platform and attend to business.
General attention was attracted
through the conductor shouting 1T
amt no good" over and over again,
while she replied 'yes tis'' just as
fast.
Unable to get the last word-a
wonan's inalienable right-she finally
slammed him across the face with her
umbrella Morris says he "only de-
Tended himself" but the passengers
saw little evidence of defense as he
The Donaldsonville chief., 1912-05-25

ing them about the farmyard and oc-
casionally dismounting to pick up a
grain of corn. Then again they would
mount and lie close, like a Jockey
during race He discovered that
the chickens snuggied up in the
Sleeps wool to keep warm and dug
their toes into their backs to keep
them from freezing Off. They rode
the sheep from one stable to another
searching for food. T..
The Donaldsonville chief., 1912-05-25
Talked in Ills SIeeu,

Detroit.-Because he talked In his
sleep Greene McAdoo betrayed to his
associates in a local boarding house
tnat he was wanted in Greensboro,
N. c., for wife murder He was ar
rested.
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j. P.'s Grandson Fined.

Cambridge, Mass.-Junius Spencer
Morgan, Jr., grandson of ]. Pierpont
Morgan, defed the forces Of law and
order by refusing to stop his auto
when a policeman hailed him. He was
fined S25, but appealed.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1912-05-25

One Of the features of the 1nterna-
tional Smoke Abatement exhibition in
London was a great pillar represent
ing the amount of SCOT which falls in
London in year, placed between mod
els Of st. Stephens Tower and
Cleopatra's Needle, as shown in the
illustration. The yearly sootfall In
the worlds metropolis is estimated at
$4,000 TONS
The Donaldsonville chief., 1912-05-25
Music's Charm.

Lakewood, N. J.-Ragtime as first
aid to disagreeing jurors resulted in
hasty verdict here. The jurors found
band instruments in the jury room
and after several selections, returned
a verdict.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1912-05-25
CHICKENS AVOID COLD FEET

The fowls ON a farmers place near
iPittsburg, Pa, during cold snap
adopted thoroughly effective method
iof keeping warm. In anlazement their
owner beheld the chickens and roost-
ens using the sheep as chargers, rid
The Donaldsonville chief., 1912-05-25

About a mile from Whitby Bridge,
9n England, is the famous wishing
chair. which Is much favored by the
unmarried who are seeking mates. and
by children who desire all manner OF
things. According to legend, 1t was
once the base Of an old cross which
Gook the place of heather alter.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-08-09
SeSWSS~
DIR. sun YAT SEN.
editorial in the Independent (Nev
York; of June ISO

editorial in the Independent (New
York; of June 1S)
DR., sun Vat Sen is one OF the
worlds most historic men. BY con-
sent of Chinese belief II Is he that
has overturned the old Manchu rule
of centuries, and, more than that
has replaced by a modern republic
the imperial government of thousands
of years. He has done 1t in the simpl-
est, most original and yet most ideal
way, not by leading an army, not hav-
ing ever commanded even single
company of soldiers, and with the
slightest effusion of blood; just by go
ing about for years in China, among
the Chinese of this county. consort-
ing with the Chinese students in
Japan, talking to them, of human
rights SO quietly did he do this that
the outside world did not know that
such a man existed, and yet he was
undermining the very foundations of
the ancient evil institutions of the
nation and re-establshing them on the
new foudation of equal rights for all
men. Incredible would have seemed
the purpose, If We had known of il,
and yet il succeeded and when this
house of cards, these walls of Jericho
ell down. by universal acclaim this
unheralded insignificant, unknown
dreamer, this impractical reformer
was made first president of the new
republic of China. Others had done
the visible work of overthrow. but
his was the inspiration, his the dy-
mamie, ethereal current that had
conveyed the compelling message all
over the twenty-five provinces OF
China
Then he was elected leader of the
successful republic; and then he re-
signed. Why?
He has a Yet greater task on hand
He would not only create the repub-
I lie he would create the new sociaI
institutions of the country He sees
not only the wrongs of imperial ty.
ranny, but the evils which endangel
| the civilizations of the west, and he
/ would escape them The pemls of ac-
| cumulated wealth and CALLING poverty
he has observed in Europe and Amer.
/ lea. and he would teach a better way
To his own people. our civilization
is seethng with the passion of class
] hatred. We call it the unrest" o
/ the working people, who are threaten.
government, to destroy old veste,
rights. to deny the claims of prop
erty to rule. and, we fear to raise
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-08-09

George W Perkins will be the chair
man %. tie executive committee for
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-08-09

gin a business reformation by quietly
but surely cutting off the special priv
ileges by which our lords have be-
come so fat and powerful.
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THE FIRST CRAY
HAIR SIGN Of ACE
Easy Way 10 Preserve Natural
Color of the Hair and
Make It Grow.

A harmless remedy, made from COM.
mon garden sage, quickly restores gray
hair to natural color. The care of the
hair, to prevent it from losing its color
and lustre, is just as important as to
care for teeth to keep them from dis
coloring. Why spend money for cos
metics and creams to improve the COM,
plexion, and yet neglect your hair, when
gray hair is even moro conspicuous and
suggestive of age than wrinkles or q
poor complexion? OF the two, it is
easier to preserve the natural color and
beauty of the hair than it is to have
o good complexion. .
All that is necessary Is the occasional
use of Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Hair
Remedy, preparation OF common gar
den SaGe and Sulphur, combined with
other valuable remedies for dry, harsh,
faded hair, dandruft, itching scalp and
falling hair After few applications
of this simple, harmless remedy, your
hair will gradually be restored to its
natural color, il short .ialo tho dan
druif viii be removed, and voJr hair
will no longer come out but viii tart to
grow as Nature intended it should.
1Don't neglect your hair, for it goes
further than anything elso to make or
mar your good looks. You gan buy
this remedy at any drug store for
fifty cents n bottle, ard your drug
gist will give your money back g you
are not satisfied after usia~ . Pur-
chase q bottle today. You W.. never
regret it when ycI realize the differ
ence it will make j. vou- "r0carance.
/ For Sale by Pendleton Drug Co.
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civil war whose end we cannot
AsReaI Manly Man.

Mac, l heard ye was courtin' bon
ny Kate MacAnderson," said Donald
to an acquaintance one morning.
"Weel, Sandy, man, l was love wi
the bonny lass" was Macs reply "but
fund DOT she had the siller so l
said to myself, Mac, me man. And
| was a man, and moo l pass her by
WI silent contempt."-Christian Ad-
vocate.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-08-09

get some sort of a highway to the
branch asylum.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-08-09

Governor West is more liable to
"clean out" the town If we do not
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-08-09
~N~O@~$

Are they going to take old wolves
into the bull moose party? If they do
what will become of the sheep?
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-08-09
~~~~O.~s~

The accused officers Of the second
battalion who We're charged with in
suborGination at American Lake feel
they were not we'll treated. Neither
were Washington's soldiers at Valley
Forge Neither were the men in
Picket's brigade when they We're or
dered to charge on Little Round Top.
But those men obeyed orders just the
same.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1912-03-08

Who is the baldheadedest man
in town?
Jeff Edmondson made a busi-
ness trip to Missoula the first of
the week.
Real estate bought and sold.
Brewer & Hollingsworth, Roman,
Mont. 43
Mrs. King Wilson left Monday
last for Lodi, California, where
she will spend the remainder of
the winter.
Big chicken dinner every Sun
day hereafter at the Roman Cafe,
from 1870 to 400 o'clock. 22tf
There will be a six round box
ing contest tonight at the opera
house between Dick Mcleod and
Allen Stone. Two good prelim-
inaries are promised besides.
You will find just as choice
meats at the Central meat mar
ket now as during the holiday
trade. Try our choice cuts for
your Sunday dinner and remem-
Der MS during the week.
AS a subscription getter to the
Outlook, Col. Roosevelt's advent
into the presidential race should
be a good one. There may be
some method to the madness.
If you need any nursery stock
to plant next spring it will be
worth your while to read our ad.
in this issue of the Pioneer and
send us your list of wants.
MONTANA NURSERY Co.
If Billings, Mont.
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Just Arrived
Car of Wire-noW in Roman.
A. M. STERLING co.
Hartford Fire Insurance Co.
March LIST, 1912

March LIST, 1912
Roman State Bank,
Roman, Montana.
Gentlemen:-We are in recei pit of
your advice dated oath ult. informing
us of a fire which damaged the dwell
ing house of Mr.. A. j. Brewer assured
under policy.
1t will be agreeable to US to have you
proceed along the lines indicated in
your letter to determine the amount Of
the loss. If you will have estimates
made by the various mechanics neces-
sary to repair the house, and put it in
as good condition as it was before the
fire, we feel sure that will be satisfac-
tory to all concerned.
We enclose herewith proof of loss
complete as far as our information ex-
tends. When the amount of damage is
finally determined please insert same
in the proof, together with other infor-
nation required, execute same, and re-
turn to this office, and we will forward
draft in payment.
Yours very truly,
ADAM GILLILAND,
Asst General Agent.
1t pays to have property insured in
reliable and prompt paying company.
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Bachelor Party

Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Brewer en-
tertained the bachelor boys of
Roman Wednesday evening at
their hospitable home. Cards
and refreshments were enjoyed
by those present. The guests
were Ross Lemire, DR.. Putney,
Spencer Sterling, Geo. Farrell,
Girdwood Black, Harry Vought,
R. A. Jensen, Albin Larson,
Fred Stees, Bolivar Scarce,
Justus and Don Rathbone.
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Notice

Notice is hereby given by the
board of school trustees of Arlee
district No. %, Missoula
county, Montana, that the Pc
titions of all candidates for men,
bership on the board must be on
file with the clerk of the district
on or before Friday, March 22nd,
1912.
VIM. H. SABIN,
Chairman.
B. G. SHEAD,
Clerk.
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Another New Building

Work will commence at once
on the erection of another two
story business house in Roman.
This building will be occupied
when completed by the Glacier
Drug Co. and the upper floor de-
voted to office rooms. The con-
tract was let Wednesday for the
construction of same to ]. A.
Sanford.
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Mr.. and Mrs. I. M. Brandjord
entertained at dinner last Sun
day and had as guests Mr.. and
Mrs. A. j. Brewer, Miss Fife
Hollingsworth and R. A. Jensen.
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Quite a delegation from Roman
will attend the Commercial club
meeting atSt. Ignatius tomorrow
evening. The delegates from
Roman will probably go down to
the Mission early and some will
go in the morning, so as to be on
hand to take stock of the BAN
quet to be served after the club
business has been transacted.
AS attendants upon banquets
Roman is always found we'll rep
resented.
In giving a list of the men who
joined the Commercial club last
week, the Pioneer omitted the
principal name of the whole num-
Der, that Of Cash Coulter. Cash
blew in with a flyer as dues and
said that he wanted to see the
club have sufficient finances to
pay it's bills and not be embar-
assed at any time on account of
lack of funds. That's the kind
of spirit to show, and such men
are a big help in building up a
town.