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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1883-07-27
The New Agricultural Editor.

At o'clock pm. the first visitor
shove d up at the door of the Office,
and Dyke cordially inyited him inside.
The farmer entered hesitatingly and re-
marked that he had expected to meet
the proprietor, with whom he had an
appointment to discuss ensilage.
81 am in charge of the journal" said
Dyke.
80 you are. Well, you seem to have
pretty clean Office here" &
eyes," replied Dyke. "Butabout this
ensilage. Ensilage is pretty good breed
isn't it,"
"Breed;" exclaimed the farmer:
q mean it's a sure crop, something
that you can rely"
"Crop! Why it isn't crop at ALL"
Eyes. yes, know it isn'ta CROP"
said Dyke perspiring until his collar be-
neck, "but you can do better and clean
er work with good sharp ensilage on
stubby ground, than"
"Take it for sulky pillow, do you?"
"No, no." said Dyke. 'You don't
seem to understand me. Now, if
farmer builds an ensilage on low
ground"
Guilds an ensilage! You seem to
have got the thing, mixed up with some
kind 81 q granary."
"Pshaw. no. said Dyke. II must
make myselfplaiucr. You see this en-.
silage properly mixed with one part
guano and three parts hypophosphate
of anthony, with the addition of a little
tanbark, and the whole favored with
chloride of lime, make top dressing for
strawberry beds which,
."Why, ensilage isn't no manure"
'No. certainly not" said Dyke. IT
know it is not often used in that way.
You don't catch my drift. When said
top dressing meant turkey dressing
stuffing, you know for Thanksgiving"
"Great heavens, man, ensilage isn't a
human food.''
mo, not human food exactly" said
poor Dyke, grinning like an almshouse
idiot, tit isn't food at all in the true
sense of the word. My plan has always
been to lasso the dog with a trace chain,
and after pinning his ears back with a
clothespin put the ensilage into his nose
with pair of tweezers."
"My good lands! You don't use en-
silage to ring hogs"
The farmer slowly arose, and with
some evidence of rheumatic twinges in
his legs.
"Young man," he said solemnly, "you
are a long ways from home. amt your"
EYES," replied Dyke, dropping his
eyes beneath the stern glances Of the
farmer. "In my ancestral halls in Eng
land sad-eyed retainers YEARLY watch
and wait for my return"
eco home, young man, go home to
your feudal castle, and while on your
way across the rolling deep muse OH the
fact that ensilage is simply canned food
Tor livestock-put up expressly for fami-
ly use in silo, which is nothing less
than air tight pit where cornstalks,
grass, millet, clover, alfalfa and other
green truck is preserved for winter use,
as green and verdant as the sub.editor
of the Farmers Friend and Cultlvators'
Champion"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1883-07-27
Death of an Old British Soldier


General Sir Edward Sabine, who re-
Gently died in England at the age of
ninety-five, took part in the war of 1879
in this country. In 1914 ne commanded
the British batteries at the seige of Fort
Erie. During the American campaign
he distinguished himself by exceeding
his orders, in one instance taking in the
winter twenty-four-pound howitzer,
instead of a four-pounder. into block
house which he expected TO have to de-
fend in the spring. In the spring. when
the attacking force, body of militia un
der Colonel Williamson, came within
range, three or four rounds of shrapnell
from the heavy gun put them to flight,
and Colonel Williamson was obliged to
lead his men back. The result was 80
brilliant that no nc tice was taken of his
disobedience. On the conclusion of the
war he was appointed. on. the recon-.
mendation of the president and council
ofthe Royal Society, astronomer Of the
first expedition in search Of the North
west Passage, viz, the expedition COM
manded by Sir John Ross in 1878, and
on the return of that expedition, &C.
companied the second expedition of
1890, commanded by Sir Edward Par
ry, in the same capacity.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1883-07-27
Domestic Racines

WELSH RAREB1T.-Toast slice of bread,
putfour ounces of cheese on plate set
in the oven till melted. and pour gently
on the toast. Add little mustard, pep
per and salt. To be eaten hot.
HARD sAucE.-One cup of butter, three
cups Of sugar, beat very hard, Aavoring
with lemon juice, smooth into shape
with knife dipped in cold water.
HAM AND EaGs.-Take pieces of cold
ham chopped very fine, and after cook
ing, If raw, add beaten eggs to suit your
taste. Fry or bake in gem pans.
Corn GEMs.-Two cups of corn meal
two cups of flour, two cups ofsweet milk,
two eggs, three heaping teaspoonfuls of
baking powder, one-half cup of butter,
one-half cup of sugar. Bake in gem
pans. ST.
OATMEAL B1scUlr.-Take half pound
medium oatmeal, quarter of pound
flour, one dessertspoonful of baking
powder; mix with two ounces butter and
half gill of milk, made hot IN a sauce
pan. Roll out quickly and bake at once
in very thin cakes.
STEwED Mus1IRooMs,-Slic the mush.
rooms into halves. Stew ten minutes in
a little butter seasoned with pepper and
salt and very little water. Drain: nut
the mushrooms into pie dish; break
enough eggs to cover them over the top;
pepper, salt and scatter bits of butte,
over them, stew with bread crumbs and
bake until the eggs are SET. Serve in
the dish.
EGGS FOR INvAL1Ds.-Beat an egg unit
very light; add seasoning to taste, then
steam until Thoroughly warmed through
but not hardened; this will take about
two minutes. An egg prepared in this
way will not distress even very sensa-
tive stomachs.
PREPARED CuRRANTs.-To swell the cur
rants for cakes, after they are picked,
pour boiling water over them, and let
them stand GOV red over with plate
for two minutes, drain away the water,
throw the currants on to cloth to dry
them, and do not use until they are cool.
Or, after being picked and washed, put
them on a dish in cool place with the
doors open; turn about occasionally.
Sultanas are to be prepared for cakes in
the same way.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1883-07-27
Plotting Strawberries.

As the strawberry season draws to a
close the question of preparing beds for.
another year is to be discussed. Instead
Of the old method OF setting the plants
in September, the potting system is be-.
ing more extensively practiced. Potted
plants are obtained by sinking small
earthern howerpots in the ground under
the strawberry-plants that are forming
down into the soil in the pot, aud can be
later removed with no injury whatever
to the plant. The plants and soil can
be easily shaken out and shipped long
distance. They need plenty of water
when set. From these nearly a full crop
may be obtained the following season.
Beds from which. early vegetables have
been removed may be utilized for
strawberry bed.
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mas been we'll advertised.
There is a moral in all this which must
not be lost. Perhaps the Sartoris has
done no worse than q native American
would have done if he had married into
the Grant family; but, girls, you are all
pretty, and we think all the world Of
you, and We want this advice to settle
down deep in your Sminds-don't marry
foreigners. Fight shy OF the adventur.
ers who come across the water seeking
wives. In nine cases out Of ten these
marriages turn out b,dly. Resolve,
dear girls, to ma. ry none but American
citizens, and don't marry then unless
you are remarkably we'll acquainted
with the gentlemen who ask your hand,
It were better not to marry at all and
be telegraph-operator than to marry q
foreign fortune-hunter.,
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AS Seen Behind the Scenes.

"The public has formed wrong i'm
preston of Mary Anderson" said the
gentlemanly scene shifter. "People think
Of her as a livingiceberg. Nothing could
be further from the truth. She is for all
the world like a big school girl. choke
full of animalspirit and overlooking with
S'llity. Why, I have seen her bound
into wings, and in the exuberance of
her frolicsome disposition jump on a
mans back and make him carry her.
1cebergs don't do that. She is just the
sweetest, incest, and best girl you ever
met, and not a bit stuck up when you
come to know her. When Louis James
was playing Romeo to her Juliet, in this
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1883-07-27
The Ready Tongue of an cam
bassadOr of Commerce.

= UdSSdUOT u COluux0fC0.
Not long ago Hartford drummer was
warned Of the crusty disposition of re-
taller in one Of the central New York
cities. and informed that while he mad
better call upon him, the firm would not
be disappointed should he fail to trans.
act any business. "I'll sell him." said
the Hartford boy, confidently. Arriv-
ing at the city in question, he paid his
1irst call upon the man he had been
upon high stool before a desk, porting
over the pages Of ledger. As the
drummer entered he just turned his
head, took in the sample case, said:
"Humph," and went on with his figures.
After a lapse of five minutes he said
without looking up:
"1f you are drummer I don't want
to see you, so don't waste time here"
But Pm not q drummer" was the re-
'What in-are you, then?" inquired
the retailer.
II am an ambassador of commerce"
answered the salesman, nothing daun.
ted.
Ambassador what! well, I can talk
IF you only knew it, there's man
in one of the leading institutions in
Hartford that would give 500 to talk
with me-"
What sort of a man is he?"
He's deaf and dumb"
At this response the retailer came
down from his high stool and before he
lef: the drummer had his name in his
book for a handsome bill of goods
Hartford Post. j.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1883-07-27
Glover for swine.

There is no more economical or better
feed for pigs in summer than clover. It
has been estimated on. good authority
that an acre of clover will grow 500
pounds of pork, and that to q certain
extent it is one of the most profitable
methods of using it.
/ Besides this it makes healthy whole.
some pork, which absolute confinement
in filthy pens must fail to do. Pigs grown
on clover will fatten on very small
quantity of corn and leave the main por.S
ton of the corn in the crib for feed
for other stock. tits not enough that
the pigs have the run of the bare pas
ture but they should have good clover
field and not over FIVE shotes. to the acre.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1883-07-27
Double Team Trottine.

A great deal of.wonder is being ex-
pressed by the public generally at the
mile in 2:15 IL made by Mr.. Wander .
bilt's pair of mares, Maud s. and Aldine,
but careful investigation of the matter.
is all that is needed to show that while
the performance is undoubtedly re-
markably good one. it is not greater
than might have been expected from
the team which made it.
The fact is that for matter of nearly
twenty years not the slightest attention
has been paid To double team trotting,
fast mile in single harness have been I'M
RENTING. The first thing that was
done in the way of record breaking bya
double team was on the 10th of May, 1862,
when Mr.. Robert Bonner drove Lady,
Palmer and Flatbush Maid mile to
road wagon in 2:26. Three days later
they went two miles in sol 1-2, the last
quarter being trotted in 80 seconds.
Now at that time 2:l8 IA was the fastest
record ever made by trotter, and yet
these two mares, neither of whom could
beat 2:25 singly, pulled wagon the last
quarter of two-mile heat at a 2:12 gait
Ia rate of speed that it is doubtful if
any horse then on the turf could equal.
This fact should have taught people that
two horses of similar temperament. and
gait could speed much faster together
than singly, but it does notse to have
done so, and as the driving of double
teams for speed was about this time
abandoned, the old fallacy that the fast
est time must be looked for from trot-
ter in single harness retained its sway.
But the old superstition that trotter
can go faster singlv than in double
harness is rapidly becoming thing of
the past. People see horses that cannot
for the life of them beat 2:25 alone, re-
ducing those figures several seconds
when driven with suitable mates, and
they begin to realize that, with divis-
ion of the weight and the constant pres
ence of horse to incite the competition
of real racing, is brit natural that a
higher rate Of speed should be attained.
Nobody believes Aldine capable of trot-
ting alone in 2:15 IL, and yet Mr.. Van.
derbilt is authority for the statement
that she kept her traces all the way dur
ing her famous mile with Maud S. In
nearly every instance Of remarkably fast
time by teams the records made in sim
gle harness by the iorses composing
them have been beaten. That the
"best on record" will evidently be made
by team of tra:ters is not, in view of
recent developments, q matter of much
doubt-Breeder's Gazette.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1883-07-27

Sof the jar so as to have q rim TO hold .s>v,
wax, with which they must sbes sealeu,
III. When the cans are opened for use
drain off all the water, Of which thsTe
must be plenty; when cooling, add q
half tablespoonful Of baking soda to each
quart. Let 1t cook for a while, then try
whether it needs more soda. Care must
BIO taken not to get too mach soda In. II
a little Of the acid that is poured off Is,
saved, it can be used, If necessary, to.
kill the acid where too much is added.
Season with butter, cream, and q little
flour,-M. e.. Toono, Ill, u t1s2}sss
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1883-07-27
Canning Green Peas and Corn.

Take ounce of tartaric acid and a
heaping tablespoonful of salt to quarts
of corn; treat beans the same way, only
they must first be boiled in salt water
until they will pierce easily with fork,
wishes to do SO. They keep we'll in tin,
glass, or stone ware. Where there is a
large family take gallon jars; melt old
tin cans. open or cut them open, beat
them out straight, after removing the
end pieces. and cut them to tit tops Of
jars. If the tin is rusty, take paper that
has no printers ink on it and line the
under side of the tin covers, These
must be little smaller than the mou th'
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1883-07-27
Cross Fertilization.

DR.. E. L. Sturtevant has made some
interesting trials at the Experiment
Station under glass, on the effects of
cross and Standardization on several
garden vegetables. Beans which were
grown in pots, where they could not re-
ceive pollen from other plants or flow
ers, formed pods but no seeds. In one
instance plant of the cranberry bean
blossomed before there was another
flower open in the greenhouse, formed
a pod with eight seeds, but eight other
pods were seedless. Other bean plants
which could not receive cross.fertiliza-
ton, bore in all with the proceeding,
twenty-six pods, but only the one seed.
The inference is, therefore, that cross
fertilization is extremely advantageous
to the bean, and is always effected out
doors in various ways. A similar result
took place with the cabbage. Among
the plants which were denied cross-fer-
tilization, but which bore seeds album
dainty, were the tomato, the pea and
the nasturtiums. These experiments SO
far as limited experiments can give
rules, indicate that in raising beans for
seed different sorts must be kept way
from each other, to prevent crossing
and mixing. But many varieties of the
tomato and pea may be grown in the
same plot without mixing. The great
est care, however, must be used to pre-.
vent the mixing of different varieties of
cabbages.-The Country Gentleman.
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A Boston paper describes Eli Perkins
as ian annex to an untamed imagina..
ton" Rather delicate way Of defin-
inc liar. ''''' q u
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Useless Drudeery.

sDid any one ever know of woman
whose health was ruined by farm life,
who didn't do great deal OF useless
cooking to please herself in order to
nave fancy dishes, and who didn't spend
great deal of time in fixing up her
girls dresses, so that they wonld COM
pare we'll with the neighbors "not be
quite out of fashion," We believe not
often. More women are killed by de-
gotion to silly ideas as to cookery, house
cleaning, scrubbing, busting and non.
sensical dressing for the children if not
tor themselves, than too careful attention
to what are the essentials in farm do
nestle life. Some men of course are ty-
hardly as conspicuous in numbers as
out their souls in the "Woman's del part
to air their sorrow at tea-table gather
ings and church sociables. More COM
mon sense is the reform needed" -Phil-
adelphia Weekly Press.
A Dish of Young Potatoes.
After removing the skin from young
potatoes, wash them we'll and put them
ill steamer; cover closely and place
over kettle of boiling water to steam
till done. Bring to a boil sufficient
quantity of cream or milk, whichever is
preferred for the gravy, stir in pinch
Of flour, add the desired amount of salt,
pepper and butter. Heat the dish they
are to be served in by dipping it in hot
water. Pat the steam potatoes in it,
are more swef and meaiy than when
cooked in water. Old potatoes, also are
better steamed, then mashed and sea-
soned; while I much prefer corn in the
roasting ear steamed to that which has
been boiled in water. There are num-
Der of vegetables which preserve their
flavor better when steamed; and it is
frequently convenient in harvest time
when kettles and stove-room are scarce,
as steamers can be placed over kettles
containing meat, or other vege tables.
Rural New Yorker.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1883-07-27
How Che Cash BaIanceu.

Talking about making Mistakes"
said John Newhouse, of the West End
hotel, in Georgetown, last evening, "the
Farmers and Mechanics Bank here
made the worst mistake lever heard of
on last Saturday."
"What was it,"
"Why, sent my barkeeper up to the
bank to get So in nickels. The paying
eller handed him two packages rolled
up in paper, but they had no mark on
them. He put the packages down
or. the shelf back of the bar. Having
no occasion.to use them until Monday,
| opened one of them and found that
instead of twenty nickels it contained
twenty-five dollar gold pieces, $500,
you see, instead of sending me forty
nickels they sent me forty five dollar
pieces-in all $780,"
"Did you reotify the mistaken"
II did. took them back, called Mr..
Berry, the paying teller, to one side
and gave him the gold. He thanked me
and gave me the So in nickels, and
and l left wondering how in the world
the bank made its cash balance on Sat-
urday night" ' i1;. y
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Or. 0. W. Holmes shaves himself, and
hes used one pair of razors fifty years
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their way, dressed in their best, as be-
came so eventful occasion in their usu-
ally monotonous lives; for royalty had
such glamour to uninitiated eyes that
the mere sight of the walls which shut
it in is eagerly coveted.
It was q pretty sight to any one who
might have been stationed at the win
dow, to see that blooming procession of
neatly dressed lads and lassies, as they
wendell their way along with many a
merry laugh and jest, until at last they
hau)ted in the great square before the
palace.
But to the watching eyes Of the prince
who had received a hint of the COM
ing of the ut-gatherers-there was but
one face worth looking at among the
throng.
"Come,," he said to the courtiers who
were standing near, 'slet us 90 down to
the square ina body and make the hearts
of yon merry rustics even merrier to-
day by exchanging some coins for the
nuts they have with them"
A princes suggestion never lacks for
listeners, nor for followers, and soon the
rich toilettes of the court people were
scattered about amidst the crowd in the
square.
wear 1t Tor my sake. There IS no
one who would look fairer in it. You
ought to be a queen, like Rika, and I
will yet make you one"
Before Rika had time to realize aught
but that his words had filled her heart
with bewildering sense of happiness,
he had gone, his gift alone remaining to
prove that she. had not ..been dreaming.
But she soon came to her sober:senses.
It was well known that King Gustavus
had been holding negotiations with the
maiden queen of England, to induce her
to bestoW her ieweled hand upon his
Erick's steps were turned at once to-
wards Rika.
He soon possessed himself of her nuts;
and after paying for them lavishly in
golden coin, he took from an inner
pocket ..locket and chain, which he
gave to her saying:
Morning journal and courier., 1883-10-12
aurlruaI xua Gorrrier.
FridaY. October 12. 1888.
Y. M. 0. A. Convention.

To be Held at AnsOnIa Next Week-The
 Programme.
 The Young Mems Christian associations of this State will hold their eighteenth annual convention at Ansonia commencing next Thursday evening and lasting until Sunday evening. Meetings will be held in the Con gregationaI church with the exception of the welcome meeting which will be held in the M. B. chursh. Large numbers of men in. terested in the work are expected Delegates are expected to report on arrival at the office of v. Munger, near the depot.
 The following is the programmes:
 Thursday evening-7:SO welcome meeting; s:SO, address by Rev G. H. Gri1n subject, sA Birds eye View of the Work Before Us.n
 Friday morning-10, devotional exercises 1o:45, collation. g. reports of State executive committee, secretary snd treasurer; 230, topic PerNonsl Work and How to Do It, opened by Rev. G. P. Mains; 315 devotional exercises; 3:45, topic, "Relation of the Local Association to International and State Com mittees' 4:15, conversation.
 Friday eveniDg-7:30, song and testimony meet ing; 800, topic. General Secretary, his office and work, asso iation roomG-are they needed; S30, by Rev. E. HRwes D. D.
 Saturday morning-9:15, How to develop workers how to interest unconverted young men, how to in. terest business men, finances; 10:30, devotional eroises; Il, business.
 national committee; PAS, devotional exercises, 8 question drawer; 330 topic conditions necessary success on Christian york; f. consecration meeting.
 Saturday evening-7:30, song and testimony meet devotional exercis's 8:30, topic work for young men, devotional social, educational, physical.