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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-02-01

eondncss hi allaiils. ,iaors ShrsvsIly. III
h e frequently Changed 81. patl!6het1s
Who - secure him. aSe oblteed % eiv3
MIN most generous terms. The
arm with which he now deals paya
him extraordinary prices for the exclu::
Isive right 10 issue bis completo works.
but be would demand morn II he had
any chance OF getting II. Apublisllef
who has In the past done much business
with him, says he ought 70 be called
Moses Tennyson, and that, II no had not
turned poet, he would have made q
brilliant pawnbroker.
It ID not strange that he attaches great
value to his writings, for he takes un.
wearied and endless pains with them.
His is the toll Of composition produced
by brain sweat. It 10 an agony of labor
which nothing but supreme self.love or
superlative literary ambition would en-.
able him to endure. He often spends
hours on 9 single line. and has been
known to devote whole week to one;
years since he won the .Chancellor's
piece OF blank verso, and he has been
wreaking himself ever since on express
ion. In that time he has done work
enough to wear out q score Of ordinary
men; but he has ever been sustained by
a robust constitution, abundant exercise,
and degree Of vanity that passes all
understanding. If genius be, as some
declare, unlimited capacity for work,
Tennyson is genius Of tho highest or.
der. For a generation he has been
stimulated by great reputation, which
has not boon eclipsed for more than for
ty years. To this may be added his love
of gain; for he is sure of reaping q large
recompcnse on every bit of writing,
whatever its quality.
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"a n =. ss. q; |; sS sss :. "a rs
Ambrose and NV man 81 medium
heieht with brilliant dark eyee: che
|deatly trimmed beard concealed tho
lower part Of his yisage. He greeted
her politely and then took seat. A
short time was spent In conversation,
but gradually silence fell upon them.
which was becoming oppressive when
tho visitor broke she spell.
Miss Meredith" he said In q soft,
low tone, "you are Of course aware Of
the object Of my visit here? Pardon me
II I speak plainly"
Mary looked up, but made no reply,
Mr.. Ambrose's voice was 30 kind and
gentle that she thought he deserved
wife who could love him.
"Your father has told me you have
no love to give me, but that you will
marry me. I. too, once thought I should
never love again, but the sight of you
has dispelied the illusion. Let me tell
you my story. Long years ago / loved
beautiful young girl, and she returned
my affection. ! was young then. and
did not dream that Fate could crush out
my souls dearest hope. That fair girl
WIS my all, my very life, and had not
thought Of the future separated from
her. Her father was . wealthy mer.
chant and l his poor clerk. When I
told him loved his daughter he spurned
me from his door and ordered me never
to. enter it again. Oh, who te-
eide myself can ever know the utter
midnight Of my blasted hopes! Crushed
and broken l fed in my despair. In
the whirl and excitement of business
I f0 fI,NS
singled me out as her especial favorite.
and money accumu ated as il by magic.
Thus eleven years passed. / returned
to the scene of my un.lappiness aud
saw you. Need say that all tho Old
love eurged up in my heart again?
Once more l asked tho old merchant
for his daughter" the speakers lips
trcmbled; ne extended his arms as he
continued-''and he consents at last.
Oh, Mary! will you now DO miner"
Mary cast herself into her suitor's
outstretched arms. After all these years
Of misery Felix WAS restored to her!
"Felix Trafford!' gasped the old
man as he started tohis feet. "Felix
Tratford, my old clerk!'
"Yes, sir; the same. Do you ret.act
your promise?"
"No Felix, no. Taks my Mary and
forgive her father"
The happy sutton led Mary away to q
seat and sat beside her, Us if he feared
no might lose Der again.
"Let u.s." he said, "forget all the past
but its joys and look to thu future for
what true love caa give US. lam now
content, and you my Mary, are you hap
py in the restoration of your lover?'
"Ali!" she replied in q voice full of
deep emotion, "happiness is too poor q
word to express my great joy!"-Phila-
delphia Call.
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Req for Children,

Red 10 in unusual request, especially
red cloth, Tor the dresses Of both boyl
and girls under Seven. A vest 10 Q q.
vorits style, cut'away straight or round.
ed of over plain white waistcoat, OF
one Of pleated red cloth, turned under
blouse fashion. The skirt Is Of red cloth
In fiat pleats. and sash OF scarlet surah
passes through . strap In front, which
unites the waistcoat and skirt, and IL
tied behind. Three rows Of chain stitch
In white silk ornament the collar, revors,
and the edge Of the skirt
These vests are often made In velvet,
for boys or girls. closing at thsneck with
. single button and open below. One
model has crenelated basques, and 10
Of black velvet. with pleated plastron
and skirt all in one, made of cheQuered
black and white faille; the pleats ore
slightly drawn together at the waist,
across which is folded black sash, tied
on the left. This charming little costume
car be executed in velvei ofany color,
with surah or fculard In . paler shade,
The iavorite color just now for young
children is red, even for indoor dresses,
red flannel or some warm fabric being
used generally. The costume IL very
simple. consisting ofs straight Princess
dress edged with gagged or plested
founce which does duty for the skirt.
It 10 fastened with large pearl buttons,
and is finished off with q small red
pelerine edged with q pleated flounce;
both flounces are headed BY Q narroW
stitched band OF red.
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Facts About Flour.

Flour is peculiarly sensitive to atmos-
pheric influences, hence 1t should never
be stored in . room with sour liquids,
nor where onions or fish are kept, nor
any article that taints the air ofthe room
in which it b stored. Any smell per.
ceptible to the sense will be absorbed
by the -four. Avoid damp cellars OF
lofts whore free circulation Of air can
not DO obtained. Keep IL Q cool dry,
airy room, and not exposed to q frees.
ing temperature, nor to intense summer
or to artificial heat. or any length Of
time above 20 degrees or rs degrees
Fahrenheit. II should not come In con.
tact with grain or other substances which
are liable to heat. Flour should be sifted
and tho particles thoroughly disinterga.
ted and then warmed before baking.
This treatment improves the color and
baking properties Of the dough. The
sponge should be prepared for the oven
as coon as the yeast has performed its
mission; otherwise fermentation sets IN
and acidity results.-American Miller.
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Prosperous Farmers ON high. Priced
Lands.

Prosperous Farmers ON Righ.Priced
=. Lands.
The following matter is aletter written
to the Kansas Farmer by Edwin Sny.
der, Jefferson County, Post Office,
Oskaloosa). It contains many good
thoughts, and they are we'll expressed.
Mr.. Snyder says: II have lately been
where farm lands are worth 500 per
acre. It has put me to thinking when
will farm lands in Kansas be worth that
much? Not, imagine until Kansas
farmers do better than they are now do.
ing; not until they learn to keep their
implements under shelter when not in
use, and when in use are more iudieious
and careful Of them; not while they
keep inferior stock for breeding pur.
poses, because they are cheaper than
high grades or thoroughbreds. It will
not be until we have more home manu-
factures and consequently an adequate
market for the many perishable and
bulky articles which, by their natures.
are preclrded from transportation to
distant markets. We may depend upon
it, our lands will never be enhanced in
value during free trade era, should
such an era unfortunately be inaugu-
rated.
Let us note GONE of the conditions of
farming where land Is valuable. There
are not many large farms; the rule il
small farms and thorough tillage, and
grass, grass, grass! Every wheat field
10 seeded to timothy with the wheat in
the fall, and clover soweG on in the
spring., All along the fences, and under
the fences, and away ont into the road,
clear up to the wagon track, and ali
along the brooks, right down to the wa
ter's edge, is heavy blue grass sod. It IL
perennial; it has grown right there since
the forests were cleared away, and il
will continue to while the sun shines
and rain falls. No giant unsightly weeds
hiding the adjacent fields. Not 1 foot Of
waste land anywhere. improvements
are of substantial nature. made 10 last.
found one Of my friends living in .
house that had been built sevonty-Avo
yesrS. OF course It WAS old. fashioned;
the windows had 7x8 glass, and other
palts were equally antiQustei; but Il
lad bean kept well painted and II 70.
pair. and was apparently @ soand and
c0mlostable - eyeritNass The ha11 had
bee1 built ffty.6yo year,, had $een
nsyly a!asd sra sYel sad q. spar
1vted Q venerahae man a. Cd bears,
who hAd Q neighhDxhoo1 eepatel on =
- Aeone j nQt3oo4 q Tad
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A BABY GIANT.
Over Seven Feet In Height, and Still
Growing.

over seven Feet In Height, and Still
Growing.
From the San Francisco Examiner.
Some two weeks ago the crowd
loiterers who infest the foot of Market
street were struck dumb with amaze
ment at the sight of colossal individual
emerging from the ferry gate. Before
anyone of the crowd had recovered
from his establishment the giant walked
quietly towards the next slip and got on
board the Petaluma boat. The crowd
hung around the landing for some time
waiting for tho rest Of the circus, but
we're disappointed, and it was soon as.
certained that the Goliah was all alone.
Speculation was rife as to who or what
he was. His height was variously esti-
mated at from eight to twelve feet. A
federal officer stated positively, that It
was Chang, the Chinese giant, who had
slipped in at some way port in disguise
60 as to beat the restriction act. An Ex.
aminer reporter solved the mystery yes
terday. At Sansome street hotel he
discovered tho mammoth, or as he
might be more aptly termed. the baby
giant. His name is Thomas Robinson,
and he is but IL years old. His height
is seven feet In his stockings, and he is
still growing. He was born in East Can.
ada, and has always worked on farm.
He never rode ON a railway until he
left home, some two months ago. His
parents are Irish his father being near
~ six feet high. He states that he never
attracted any attention st home. be.
cause nearly all the men there are six
feet or over. He had no idea he was q
wonder until he reached Chicago, where
he attracted considerable attention,
His weight is 200 pounds, and
he would be taller II he
did not turn up so much at the feet,
which are Of immense proportions. In
answer to Q question as to what size of
boots he wore he replied good natured-
~, II don't know exactly; tho shoe.
maker at Omaha said the next size Was
the boot-boxD He has Q pleasant face.
blue eyes, and 10 apparently very intel.
!!gent. His arms are sfimmense length,
bnt the hands are comparatively small.
On being asked to take something he
called for soda-water, eayinR that he did
not like whisky, because he might get
into . quarrel ana fall on some one. A
suggestion thrown ont BY the thE: ksepef
that the train 70 meet Sullivan called
(orth. the eMaI VOL, u amt % bad
Win the gloves g you may think. =, :. He,
3 s had many o6srs to Join trav61ine
lhow1. but 10 says b would prefer To-
work on . farm. is g no
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Tennyson as a Money.Maker.
London Correspondence OF the Philade,.
phie Press.

i
I have heard repeatedly, of late that,
Tennyson would have no means to SUD.
port his new rank. He should not find
it difficult. Ifho be as unsociable and
inhospitable as baron as he has been
as plain Alfred Tennyson, his sustain.
ment of the title need not be expensive.
The common opinion that he is only too
we'll to'do Is erroneous. For q literary
man he is very rich. No author N
America has ever begun to make 30
much money as he. His poetry has
brought him, It is estimated, ESQ, 600 or
$500, GOO, at least, and the sum has been
put q high as $1,000 and, El2O. 600.
Being . careful, not to ssy close, mana
ger. he has 30 invested his earnings as
to have q property worth at present
rE220, 900, or 81, OO0. 600. He owns, or did
recently, house in town. where he
spends very little time; he has Z
beautiful pIace At FarIingio ord, Isle Of
Wight, and another country.seat at Aid.
worth tn Surrey. For poet be u vary.
practical, driving very. sharp bargains
With biz publishers, oiding out tor.the
q baafsf q blokss j. Lenbardist,
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Frying Oysters Judioially.

To make success Of frying oysters,
the cook ought not to be hurried; In
fact, the cook who wishes or who hopes
to excel must cultivate calm, almost
judicial mind. The oysters should be
rs largo as you can conveniently pro.
cure, even If they remind you of Thack.
eray's remark after eating some In Bos.
ton-.he felt. he said as II he had swal.
lowed baby. Drain them from the
liquor. and lay them on napkin to dry.
Beat the yelks Of only the requisite
number Of eggs, and add to them q it,
tie melted butter, which you have clari.
fed, or . little sala,1 oil; season with Q
small pinch Of cayenne peper, and salt
to your taste. Dip the oysters Ia this,
then in the fu'st Of cracker crumbs.
and then in batter again; IL enough Of
the crumbs have not adhered to the
oyster, dip it in them again; then fry in
very hot fat; have enough fat In the pan
to cover the oysters; then there will be
no need to turn them.-N. Y. Post.
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down ON Dynamite Business.


The Cincinnati Commercial Gsxsess pub.
fishes IN opsn letter from John Byrne, vios
p1ssidsnt Of the Irish National lsasus Of
America, TO Patrick Ford, editor Of the
Irish world, taking strong exotptioas to
Ford's call for an ''emsrency fund, J" to 10
subject 70 his judgment alone without %.
colntability, for The purpose Of Waging
WaI With England. Nj. Byns claims that
such eourse e. this fund implies Weuld be
$1,000 1 y ~ Svi. s.. nstSo. 3. susls
tho ago and they would bs hound ftom ell
interest to assist England in cruhlns It.
he protests against allowing Ford and
Rosa and that GLASS to az standard By
which IS per cent. Of Irishmsn and Iriih
politics shall b measured. Mr.. ByFns
majority ofthe Irish element in America,
including the business and professional
elaDses, to support this declaration,
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"REMINISCENCES

49,. 03kAA08 &40BlAD. 81 =
Referring 70 Tie co1rss osthS Cos.
missioner Of Agriculture, Tho n. E.
Homestead mys: 1--WE want leo poli.
ilcal wiro.pulling and moro 'horss.senses
In dealing with the sorghum question"
Three cews-fall.bloodsd Jsrssys--
tied Of poison by licking . newly pain.
ted fence.
A Thomastpn, Conn. farmer. Mr..
Coble. who Keeps seventeen cows on
twenty.three acres, sets much store by
cured corn.fodder. :.
A. B. c. says: I have been making some
experiments In rearing broilers from .
cross of pure White Leghorns on pure
Plymouth Rocks. The results were sur.
prisingiy satisfactory. The eggs were
all fertile, aud tho chicks strong enough
TO come from the shells unaided. They
were full feathered In six weeks with
white, light gray. or mottlsd gray and
white feathers. The legs were all bright
yellow, and the size invariably larger
than the White Leghorn. The meat
when cooked was very jsicy and well
favored.
Some idea of the increased consump.
ton Of fruit In this country. says the
London Standard. may be gathered
from q comparison of the quantities
imported In 1871 and 1885 respectively.
In the former year We received I ,l25, 58S
bushels, and In the latter 4 o., 99l hush.
els. The principal countries from which
this supply was obtained were France,
Belgium, Holland, Germany, Spain,
Portugal. the United States and Canada.
In 1871 France supplied more than q
fourth of the total: but in 1882 the Uni.
ted States sent twice a. much fruit o.
France, chiefly in the form of apples.
As it is estimated that our home produce
Is only about 6, OOO, 600 bushels. we i'm
port nearly half as much as We grow
In spite of this large importation, the
value Of which in 1882 was ,7lS,9O7,
the prices of fine fruit continue very
high, the best sorts for dessert purposes
being Injuries which the wealthy only
can command,
Holland, in the last three centuries,
has recovered from the sea at least co..
ZOO acres. The lake of Harlem beca ne
and Zuyder Zee is in process of trans.
formation into 100000 valuable acres.
Holland has now l,479,Q0O oxen and
COWS, and her present output Of cheese
is estimated 10 be worth $500, GOO.
The phrase "cutting potatoes north
west and southeast" instead of North
and South is to make cuts in slanting
direction from the aides of this potatoes
toward the center, supposing there Is
an eye between each two lines instead
Of cutting from top to bottom through
the potato. This manner has been
practiceed and has the sanction of good
potato-growers for years.
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The Bad Boy ON Business.


From Peck's Sum-.
"Whas! You don't tell mo your faith.
or has failed?" said the grocery man, q
lie took down the ledger. "Great heav.
ems, he owes me g." and the man
groaned.
eyes, pa says that is the only way he
can make dollar. I don't know any.
thing about the business Of failing, but a
near asI can get at 1t, by hearing ps and
his attorney talk about 1t, there u money
In It. II It is worked right, and II I was In
your. placed Mssh work an annual fail.
ure Department. into my business, The
way to fail is to1et credit for all you can,
and sell for cash, and whom you sell the
best thing, have somebody that you owe,
. relative or o fellow that you got CON-
fdence in, get on his ear. and get outan
attachment and close you up, or else
make an assignment 70 . fellow who
stands in with you, and let him offer the
creditors ten cents on the dollar In notes
payable in six, twelve, and eighteen
months. By the time six months are up.
You can buy the 6rst note for fifty cents
en- the dollar, and you can fail again be-
fore the other noto comes due. Pa rays
there 10 more money In Il than in run.
ming bank, and he u awful anxious to
have the thing fixed mp in time for him
and ma to 60 TO Florida for the winter,
90 they can get back In time to 20 to 81.
ratoga next summer. ] asked 20 II IL
was honest to fail whom ma had property
enough in her namo IN pay Ill debts
and have plenty left, and % said no and
ma was two different persons. I
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lam 0 non. bolisver in Patent Medicines.
but having experienced marked rslist from
Nasal Catsl1h and hoarss 80 b. the use Of
Elyss Cream Balm. I can recommend Il 70
tnoss suffering from this loathsome com.
plant and to those sffllcte with hoarss.
ne. or stoppsgs ofthe throat 90 ENJOYING
70 s,neefs and clergy 3. Phil
llps, 1923 N. 7. Ave, N. W, Warrington,
d. o. (Pfico 80 cents !
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ThroWine Q KING.

An old Greek aid that horse, which %
neither dsttsser nor csuriss, throws king
With . little ceremony - be would . porter.
Equally impartial d Aliens Ton Tonic Bit.
tsfs which cares high and low Of al ills
arising from dseangement OF the digestive
organs. Algsnuine bsar the signature OF ],
=. Allan. 81. Paul. MINI.
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william Black, the novelist, is danger
ously III. His physicians have absolutely
forbidden him to do any more work or
10 discuss literary matters ct al for the
present.
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The Detroit Free Press longs for .
Dickens. Scott. Cooper, Thackeray,
Hawthorn. or almost anybody who can
write US Q good novel.
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fsAOOl nA0AA

Whn 1agg was asked regarding he latest
addition 70 t6e English Language. he aid
~ Weuld elk his VIII. She always had the
lest word. HI wis said CAIbolins W1s
not only the latest but the best.
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]. W. Thubbsr, who retired fron-
busine0 "a New York. b estimatsd 70
% worth a2,ooO, 900. He began with :
1sv dellass, and gradually built up :
colossal grocery concern. His age b
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N0re6 fYler1vm,an

Rsv. l. Q. OAultan, Of Vircleville Ksnsas,
eayE d. Warner. Your White Wine Of Tar
oil ind syen more than you claim Of Il. Il
b speedy cure fof all Throat and Lung dis.,
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Cardinal McClosky's golden jubilee
fund, for the erection of q marble pul.
pit in the Cathedral In New York,
amounts to $4,000.
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h Tho 1hEoas.-.'Browns Bronchial Tsoeh.
81 aet directly On the organs Of ths voice.
Ihey have On extraordiaary edect u Ill
diDoeoG0 OF tie throat. g
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[1lis u Iiiaii ~ I IN I = N II Z
asds 81 i:< 81 II ~: e G 80 e
Sus s 80 gss ~ - 81 ( = hi ps ~
Ipn that bux1yxl 6sty.ai1 yo11A ~ 0lill
drive It % town 10 1neNssth 1hia (
no says, polntlns 70 IN old.aey ocavstSd
bueIy, II cal ny new builY. have
had e tWent$sdv6 ytass.s
tho wa9ee and dsstsuctlou Of farm
implements. By the AvAsAgo Western
farmer tse very serious drawback, but
there b something saill worso. Sllud0
to the almost WAnton waste oftho nat.
ural fertility OF our soil. UnQueoelon.
ably our coil b ricu. e VIII stand much
abuse and over cropping; bat there y Q
limit TO its fertility. . limit 70 the yeaSa
It may continuously run TO corn OF other
exhaustive crop; aud very many Kan.
- iarmers are last approaching that
limit But asks one what am %
do with the rest OF tho eoil-lst
i lay tdlef ! answer By no meana
Seed i 70 Rrass aud pasture Il. limo.
thy and clover do we'll here In Eastern
Kansas, whatever croakers may say. I
sewed Q piece oftimothy aud clover 10
the spring Of 1873. and have cut q good
crop Of hay from u every season except
that q 1879, when the Grasshoppefa
kept j down until it did not have time
to make Q crop. I have never failed
but once in seeding to grass. In future
article ! will give tho farmer my exper.
ience In this. Successes aud failures
are alike Instructive. The buoy which
marks the treacherous shoal 10 q
useful TO the mariner IS the lighthouse
which guides him safely into the har.
Dor.
"ln conclusion, I wish to commend 70
my brother western farmers che thrift.
economy. and foresight Of prosperous
farmers ON higher.priced lands. We
have superior soil and . moro sslubri.
Gus climate, and it isour own FAULT II In
time our land IL no. moro valuable"
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nv Wife and Chiidren.

Rev. L. a. Dunlap, Of Mount Vernon, says:
Ny'childrsn ware Of afflicted sith cough fe.
suldns from Neasles, my vita with . cough
that has prevented her from SlEep'ng more or
Les for years, and your White Wine OF Tar
Syrup hna cf1red them ALL
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Fer Dyspepsia, Indigestion. Depression Of
Epirits end 0enersl DEBILITY IN their various forms;
Als0 - preventive a0ainst Fever and Ague, aud
oehsr Intermittent Fevsrs. the s.ferro.Phosphors
80 Elixlr Sf Csiasyn," msde by tiaswell. Hazard
beot tonie; md for patients recovering from Feye1
O. other G6knAGs, 1t has no equal. :
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The glory of . man Is his strength. II you are
weakened down through excessive study or BY early
indiscretons. Aliens Brain Food will permanently
restore s l9st vtgor and strengthen Al the MUSCLES
by mail from j. q. Allen. 315 LIST Ave-, N. Y.