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The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-03-08
FORTUNES MADE IN SEAWEED
Turned into Food, Clothes, Boots, Med
ieine, Furniture, Fertili.e. and
Many Other Articles.

Seaweed Is rapidly establishing n
claim as the greatest friend OF man,
and many new uses are being discov.
cred for II in foreign countries.
II the experience OF the Japanese
and the dwellers OH the western shores
of Norway. Scotland and Ireland Is to
be accepted. there are huge fortunes
TO be made from scawced. The Jap
anese, including the Formosans. en-
ploy some 100000 persons in the sea-
weed industries. These are mainly
engaged in preparing edible products.
China alone consumes 100000 worth
Of the gelatinous articles every year.
The edible seawocds Of Great Brit.
ain and Leland are advancing In pop
ularity even among London epicures.
Served with roast meats they are
said 10 be extremely pal"table.
The London industry which employs
Dcvonshire and Japanese seawoed In
the manufacture OF such diverse OBJ
jeCts as cloth. stout shoes. golf balls.
policemen's boots. picture frames.
marbled floors and electric switch
boards, by no means monopoliZes its
uses. In Cornwall seaweed is used n
n fertilizer for the land, In France il
finds utility as 4 siiflener for mat.
trcsses and size for straw hats. The
native fishermen Of South Australia
make ropes and fishing nets from local
varieties.
Iodine n chemical of great medicinal
value. claims seaweed as its principal
source. The production OF 'kclp," or
burned seaweed, which is the first
stage in its preparation. is an industry
that is rapidly DEVELOPING in north.
western Europe The hardy kelp
burners of the Hebrides and Irish
coast have now strong rivals in Scandi-
navia, and in one Norwegian province
at least tie revenue from this work
already exceeds that derived from fish.
iGg and agriculture.
In America it has been found TO be
valuable source Of potash. greatly
needed rs fertilizer.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-03-08

The old joke about the gentleman
returning home very late from his
club and vowing he couldn't open the
front door because somebody had
stolen the keyhole, is sadly out OF
date ut last a foreigner has invent
ed a keyless lock which requires
neither key nor keyhole. The lock is
moved by the knobs or buttons pro.
jecting at the right hand side. 1t
can be set in such way that only
the members of the house 10 which IL
belongs can unlock il, and 1t Is made
in no fewer than 3s,00j combinations.
II is unlocked by pulling one or more
Of the knobs upwards certain num-
Der OF times.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-03-08
Paper Bottles.

The latest big monopoly is said To
be a trust which has obtained control
OF every machine devised for the man.
ufacture of paper bottles and other
containers for foodstuffs and liquids
The new package or bottle will be
made SO that IL will be destroyed when
opened and must be thrown away and
a new one purchased with every pack
age OF food or liquid. This means
that bottles for milk. vinegar and all
LIQUIDS and packages for butter. oys
,ers, mincemeat and everything else
can be used only once. This will
greatly increase the cost OF living
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-03-08
Sprinkler for Ashes.

serted in the door OF the ash pit or
can be swung around out OF the way
y stop cock regulates the flow OF va.
ter from the reservoir 10 the sprin-
kler.
II often happens that The man who
tends the furnace wants 10 sift the
ashes and recover the good coal at the
same time that he rakes the fire
down and builds II up fresh. When
the ashes are redhot this is an un-
pleasant, If not practically impossible,
operation The sprinkling device here
shown overcomes this difficulty and
also acts as an efficient protection
from fires resulting from the removal
OF too hot ashes.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-03-08
Improved Ne5t-Bos.

hen leaves the nest, she goes for the
Her weight on the front end OF the
Platform causes the door To open. and
II stays open until she finds food and
water and is ready 10 20 back on the
nest. The box is best with no floor. SO
the nest can be made directly on the
ground.
Explanation: A. platform. IL feet
long by which hen enters nest. Il,
board across back enc Of platform, on
which she puts full wei sht when enter
Ing nest, causing platform to tilt c.
lever attached To platform and door.
showing door orcu. ID. point where
lever is attached 10 door. T.. point
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-03-08
p0lUIpYNQTES

A good egg is rare production.
The breeding season will be upon
us now before We have had time TO
think.
The Indian Runner duck Is not In.
clined to fatten SO readily as other
varieties.
1t Is estimated that II requires the
feathers from about ten ducks TO
make a pound.
Full fed hens. having a well bal.
anced ration. will lay larger eggs than
hens on stinted feed.
A warm house does not mean that
1t be alright. Laying hens must have
fresh air at all times Of the year.
BY this time you should have your
spring breeders and the cockerel with
which they are TO be mated selected.
The Indian Runner duck Is not n
new variety, although Il is not as old
rs some OF the other varieties OF
ducks.
Duck eggs are In demand by confec.
TONERS. as they impart glaze to
their icing. which cannot be had with
hen eggs.
The critical period OF the turkey ia
the first eight weeks OF It's life.
About az eggs is the average yearly
record OF the hen.
with many flocks, the addition OF
an ample supply of meat to the IA
ton Will cause marked increase in
the size of the egg.
II takes lots OF scheming and coax
Ing to get the hens to lay eggs this
cold weather. but they are worth the
price after you do get them.
Hens with plenty OF exercise and
comfortable surroundings lay heavier
eggs than those in restricted quar-.
tiers. often eggs 10 per cent heavier.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-03-08
Pipe a Motorist May Smoke.

The automobile has been respon.
sible for the invention and introduc.
tion OF many novel appliances which
were unheard OF and which never
would have been considered necessary
IN the old days Here is one o! the
latest. II is called the automobile
pipe and every automobiles who has
tried TO smoke cigar or pipe while
travelling at high speed will be inter.
This, 1t is said by the inventor of the
pipe, will appeal TO automobiists who
are anxious 10 reduce wind resistance
by presenting small cutting surface
70 the wind
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-03-08
Pistol Air Brush for Painters.

placed on the market, says the Popu-
lar Mechanics. The paint is contain
cd in the holder above the barrel. and
the compressed air, conveyed by a
tube, passes through the handle OF the
curious gun into the barrel where 1t
picks up the paint and sprays it onto
the surface being painted.
The machine is made In various
sizes, ranging from the fine needle
point apparatus for artists work TO
the sizes used for painting vehicle
bodies and like tasks. II is also used
70 some extent In painting tin and
metal ware.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-03-08
Side View OF Colony Ho-5

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The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-03-08
Goes 5000 Miles 10 Marry

Charles Kayser. a miner, Travelled by
horseback 400 miles from Candelaria,
New, to Denver. Colo. to attend the
wedding of his youngest daughter
Louise. Adolph Kurtz travelled 5000
miles from Rio Janerio. Brazil, to meet
Miss Kayser. his bride-to.be. and
Miss Kayser travelled from Nevada to
Denver. over 1000 miles by rail. The
wedding marked the end Of college
romance that began several years ago
mt Hopkins Institute, Baltimore. when
Miss Kayser was a freshman and Mr..
Knrtz was a senior.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-03-08
Guineas as Watchers,

A good point about guineas Is that
they make good watch dog" Every
person who writes Of these fowls men
lions this point, but good thing will
bear repeating. in common with wild
birds. they are always on the lookout
for enemies, and quickly detect hawks,
dogs, strange persons, etc, that ven.
ture near. Their wild cries on such
occasions soon put the intruders TO
rout, and also put all the fowls on
the place on their guard. IL hawks
are numerous few gulneas in the
flock will prove OF great help in pre-.
venting their depredations.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-03-08
Buying a Habit.

A countryman passing through town
was attracted by a notice in a shop
window which read: Good Habits for
Sale" After studying It for some time
he went inside.
well. sir" said the assistant. what
can | do for your"
II want to get a good habit, please"
said the countryman.
What kind would you like. sir?"
said the assistant.
The one OF getting up early in the
morning" replied the countryman
The assistant looked astonished;
then. seing a joke. wrote on a slip Of
paper: please give bearer some self.
raising -four" and then he directed
him 10 the grocery shop next door.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-03-08
Saw Handle Removed.

slowed away in the bottom of the box
and not noticed. Each blade is made
with a slot in the end that slides into
the slot in the handle. There is a
locking device In the handle which
holds the blade as firmly In place as II
It were there TO stay. The convent.
ence Of this arrangement can readily
be understood, even by those who are
not familiar with tools. and to the
carpenter himself It Is a godsend He
can carry a dozen saw blades, IL he
likes, In the space needed for one saw
with the handle fast.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-03-08

where lever Is attached 10 platform
r, board attached 20 under side of
front end OF platform, causing plat
form 10 stop on level when door
opens, and helping to balance plat
form G., cleats with notchcs in upper
ends for aXles OF platform TO rest in.
Notches are inches from the bot
tom OF the box. II. partition board
between nest and platform. ], nest.
J, cover.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-03-08
Modern Advertising,

Today, advertising Is upon a fair.
square and firm basis, recognized as
a commodity, as part of the bust
ness structure. and accepted by the
public as a necessity. 1t is framed as
one would plan house. built upon the
lines OF sense and permanency. and
has become permanent and accepta-
bic feature In the life OF business and
in the life OF all OF the people.-Na.
thaniel c. Fowler, Jr.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-03-08
INDUSTRY
AND
rlfCHANI(S.
METHOD OF COOLING ASHES
sprirlklins Device Invented by New
York Man Enables User to Kill
Fire-Also Good Protector.

sprinkling device has been invent
ed by New York man that enables
the user TO put out the fire in the red
hot ashes he rakes down and sift them
AZ once. An upright standard with q
horizontal arm IS fastened 10 base
on the floor in front Of the heater.
This holds an l. shaped pipe which
has reservoir for water At the top
and sprinkler at the other end and
which moves about SO that the sprin-
kler nj the other end and which moves
about so that the sprinkler can be in
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-03-08

ingenious features of tho whole az
fair. however, is the front Of the
coop. This has n revolving circular
plate pivotetd to II. and In this p!sf
are three holes-two large and one
small. One Of the large holes is GOV.
cred with wire netting. In the lower
part of the front of the coop Is .
large hole the size OF two on 'ne
plate. When the old hen and he'
chicks arc To be kept In the coop 10,
plate Is tanned 40 that the screeneG
opening covers the door When the
hen Is to stay and the chicks are 10
have free exit tho small hole Is turn
ed down. When the whole famis,
caa go out the large hole Is move'
In front Of It's mate.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-03-08

should not be very wide as this would
prevent the turkeys from reaching the
corn or other fed in the bottom of the
trough.
With such n trough the turkeys may
he fattened right among the other
poultry. and no feed wasted on the
other fowls.
OF course, the chickens will climb on
top Of the fiat board. but from IL they
can not reach the trough.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-03-08
MAKING IMPROVED NEST-BoX
Weight OF Hen Causes Platform TO
Tilt, Thereby Closing Door
Size Should Vary.

The size Of tho nest should vary as
cording 10 the breed. writes Fred l..
Bailey In the Farm and Fircsidc. For
the Asiatic breeds IL should he not
less than 81, feet long. II inches wide
and 20 inches deep The hen enters
the nest by walking in on the plat
form. Her weight causes the platform
to tilt. which. by means OF the lever
attached, closes the door When the
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-03-08
SAW HANDLE Is REMOVABLE
Bulky Toois-can Be Attached
to Many Blades.

Heretofore 10 be equipped for any
sort OF work that would turn up car.
penter had 10 carry at least three or
four saws in his kit, and saws take
up room. Now a New York man has
devised a removable saw handle. so
that all the carpenter need take along
is a variety OF blades which can be
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-03-08
Front View.

the least possible amount OF
space. Feed boxes. hoppers, %
etc. should have sloptlg tops ami
dows should be arranged in a v
prevent birds from roosting in u
tiCnahlc places. a little foretho
in planning will make the house q
more satisfactory and couvcuieu
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-03-08
COOP Is MADE COLLAPSED
Hknockdown" Affair. Invented by
diana Man, Can Be Taken
Apart in Few Minutes.

A sort OF "knockdown" chic
coop has been designed Ey an ma
man. II can be put together h
minute or taken apart and laid a
in six fat surfaces in the same Z
The coop is of metal, and has r.
bead edges for slidable engagcu
with each other. One of the Il
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-03-08
Geese Pay Well,

No kind OF poultry keeping can be
carried on ut so small an expense for
buildings and equipment as that of
raising geese, because or the hardi.
ness OF the birds, and their desire to
renaiI IN the open air.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-03-08
Iavjnu In Winter.

Almost every hen running at large
lays in the spring and lays we'll II
the poultryman can provide these
conditions through winter, his hens
will lay then the same as they do
naturally in the spring.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-03-08
PAINTERS PISTOL AIR BRUSH
Barrel and Conveyed to the
Surface by Tube.

A fountain air brush. shaped like a
pistol. and designed for either the fine
work OF an artist or for spraying
Cpaiating) large surfaces, has been
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-03-08
Automobiles Exported.

Tie bureau of statistics shows that
tr ;.caa automobiles are shipped ev'
- year TO Mexico. the West Indies
~ various countries In South Amer
g, ASH, Occanica and Africa.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-03-08
PORTABLE COLONY Ne;
Structure is Suitable Ger
EARLY Chicks and May e
On Range IN Sumarr

Usv H. l.. KENpSTEG, Miri
I,,., !puu.r
The Illustrations show q
colony housc which has
use. being suited for brou
chicks. when fitted up N.
broodcrs. II may be used
house on the range 60: grow
during the summer, o. q
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-03-15
GIVE WOMEN A SQUARE DEAL


There will be April however, that is worth think
about And that which expression OF opinion
OF the voters of Chicago whether not they favor granting
to the political rights that have.
If we thought taking hand politics would make women
less woman and pure and good, would not
favor giving them the right But don't think anything
of the kind. ..4t# e4sg9S
Womenly will continue be wpmahy in politics,
anywhere else they 60 =
But do think politics conducted by rotten
We do think that male politicians not peo
pie realrepesentaiv government And think that what
influence have politics and will be for
good their influence general for good wherever felt
There time when considered mans slave, and
treated her she had been created merely for his pleasure
and But that has gone with other fool
bottoms about lords and masters ~ 1e s.st
Industrial conditions women, from gihood
the shops mills and factories AS the rich richer
and the have had share
of the worlds work make both meet family.
Men have had responsibility ofmoters
in raising boys and girls has increased and if
mothers the development of the boys who will be the of
certainly trust them to have the making
vof political conditions under which they must live
There those who think that the daughters of the
rich take up womans suffrage fad 1t makes difference
whether that be 1t nevertheless that they take
keener kndlier
bands and fathers who money mad and don't how
much the great majority suffer SO long the few get the
When considers equal political rights for isn't
safe accept the Judgment of politicians who make their living
politics Let each consider his mother his
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-11-21
in THE H|MALAYAs
Preaching the Gospel to People
of the Hill Country.
Rev. William Greet Tells Of Work He
and His Wife Accomplished
Amongst Tehrl and
HIndi Men.

Another report OF adventure, toll,
and conquest comes from the Tehri
Border Village mission among the
Himalaya mountains, where Rev. VIII
liam Greet and his wife are carrying
the gospel message to the people Of
the hill country.
"The past seasons touring" writes
Mr.. Greet. "totaled up more than that
of any previous season, and included
reaching into some new country. One
of my first trips away from our fam
lily camp, after the writing of our last
letter, was to see poor old Prema at
Nauta. There he sat by the little wa
ter-mill, blind and very helpless, try
ing to care for the peoples flour. In
the judgment of some who have lately
seen him, he seems believer.
1--WE returned to our home in Janu-
airy for a few weeks and then went
out again to stay till April. This
time we pushed forward at once to
Devasari, a neighborhood of many
villages which last season we were
prevented from reaching. We pitched
our camp on the edge of pine wood
and close to a small ravine, on the
other side of which lay a long line of
villages. Close by our tent was the
temple to which, on special occasions,
the people gathered from all sides
my memory goes back many years
to some remarkable results from the
very first visits to simple villagers In
the plains who accepted Christ at once
and stood faithful till death, but gen.
orally where people are laid hold of, it
is after continued presentation Of
the truth. A most encouraging thing
during our touring In the hills this
past springtime was the extent to
which the truth of the Gospel was ad.
mitted by a man who has served US
for years. but had always passively re-
sisted all we said. He sat with me at.
the close of hot journey up long
gorge to a village, where we found
only one man, lad and child at
home. We conversed under the shade
of an apricot tree, concerning the Way
of Life and other ways, and at the
close our man, who has r,early always
boasted of the superiority of his own
religion. said to the villrge man. We
shall have to come to it, This religion
will win it's way everywhere and all
will at some time have to yield, Will
ingly or unwillingly.'
"As l write part of this letter here
on the roadside, half dozen fakirs or
sadhus sit down with me to listen to
the singing of bhajan which tells of
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-11-21
PRAYER AND THE WEATHER

He suggests that there is sounder
piety in accepting submissively sun.
shine and rain, even when they seem
unreasonable and excessive. The pc
tition. Give us this day our daily
bread" necessarily involves prayer
for seasonable weather, and Doctor
Jayne submits that "the thing
most needful is habitual prayer
for seasonable weather" He main.
tains that people should be slow in
asking for changes of weather, as we
can see but little way ahead, and
weather that now looks disastrous
may in the long run assume kind.
Her aspect
He finds comfort in the thought that
through the friendly commerce of
nations the harvests Of the world are
ours, and that " the price or food,
though it may rise, will not rise to
famine heights, as 1t would If we were
dependent upon our own resources
alone" This part Of the bishops let
ter is being widely quoted as an
argument for free trade"
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-11-21
Trappers Sail 5000 Miles on a
Trading Trip.
Voyage Made Without chronometer,
sextant and Compass Being the
Only instruments on
Board.

San Francisco. Word has been re-
.ceived here of the successful term!na-
ton OF one OF The nerviest ventures
ever tackled OH the Pacific coast. H..
G. Slate and Peter Peterson. who left
here for the arctic last May on the an
cient hay scow Alice Stolen. have ar
rived safely at Point Barrow. They
Eeft here May 1s. both, their friends
believed, headed direct for Davy
Jones locker. They not only fooled
Davy Jones. but had delightful trip
The Alice Stcfen is schooner rugged
Bcow Of seventeen tons that was built
forty-six years ago for service on the
bay. Originally the vessel was stout
and serviceable and we'll fitted for its
work H. the sheltered waters OF har-
Dor and river. Never at any stage Of
its career would anybody but two
hardened trappers have considered
the Stolen as At for trip as far out
side the heads as the Farallones.
Slate, who has spent twenty years
of his life trading and trapping in the
arctics. wanted. to get back there.
and the Stolen was about the only
kind Of boat that his means would
permit him to buy. He bought the
old scow for song. He provisioned
1t for long trip and loaded it with
trading goods. and May l6. with Peter
Peterson for crew. sailed for the
arctics.
The only navigating instruments
aboard the Stolen were little old
boat compass and sextant as old
as the scow. Slate could not afford
a thermometer and, as he admitted to
a friend before sailing, would not have
known how to use it If he had. BY
means Of the sextant and compass he
estimated latitude with comparative
accuracy.
For longitude he trusted. in the
words OF more conventional naviga-
tors. TO main strength and stupid
ness Slate called 1t instinct. He
aLLounced before he left that he could
smell his way into the arctics. and
as he got there all right 1t is probably
true.
IN letter TO friends In this city
Peterson. the crew, writing from Point
barrow under date OF August is. said
thsi they had just arrived after very