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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-08-29

A iudicious wife is always nipping of
from her husbands moral nature little
twigs that are growing in wrong direc-
tions. She keeps him in shape by con-
tinual pruning.
Tho wisest thing = man commonly
does are those which his wise counsels
him to do. A wife is a grand wielder
of the moral pruning knife.
If Johnson's wife had lived, there
would have besn no boarding up of or
ange peel, no touching oil the posts in
walking along the streets. no eating and
drinking with adisgusting voracity. If
Oliver Goldsmith had been married he
never would have worn that memorable
and ridiculous cont.
Whenever you find man whom you
know little about, oddly dressed, or
talking absurdly, or exhibiting eccen-
tricity of manner, you may he sure that
lie is not a married man, for the corners
are rounded off-the little shoots pared
away-in married men.-Ruskin.
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Pis.sssains 1xpsrinsn.s. /.

Professor j. w. Ssnborn devotes his
tenth bulletin of the Missouri Agricul-
tural College, at Columbia, to report of
pig-feeding experiments. II is an in
teresting and useful document from
which-in the absence of ability to
quote in full-we make the following
suggestive extract:
"These shoats Ind the stinting inlu-
ence of being taken from roaming and
confined in pen where they could view
other pigs at large. have found that,
approximately, 2 pounds of food per
day per 10O pounds of live pig is used as
maintenance fodder, and that about 2
pounds more are used for each pound
of growth. A careful view of tho fig
ures shows only A pounds per ton saved
by grinding corn. The rates of toll are
Just twice as high as in the East, and on
low-priced corn about force the
use of whole corn. Excessive
fatness has restricted consumption to
such an extent as to demand the atten-
tion of the feeder. Population has gone,
in 50 years, from % to IS millions, and
swine from 30 to A millions only. Our
people are not lard nor grease eaters.
Grease and wealth and culture are not
companions. No animal converts so
much Of its food into growth as the pig,
and none has so little waste of carcass.
One hundred pounds of corn are good
for 20 pounds of pig carcass. We are
not realizing 10 pounds of steer carcass
from this amount of food. The ship
stuff fed pig carried less fat even in
the fibres of lean meat than the corn
meal fed lot. Experience convinces me
that the exclusive use of corn meal for o
feeding ration is detrimental to a vigor-
GUS and healthy muscular development,
producing pig easily subject to dis
ease, distasteful to our consumers, and
more costly than is necessary"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-08-29
The signiacance Of Rings.
From tho Brooklyn Eagle

From tho brooklyn Eagle
It is understood that gentleman who
desires to marry wears plain or chased
gold ring upon the first finger of the
left or heart hand. When he becomes
engaged the ring passes to the second
finger. After marriage it passed to the
third finger. If, however, the gentle-
man desires his lady friends to clearly
understand that he is not "in the mar
ket" and does not wish to marry at all,
he wears the signet upon his little fin.
ger. This will inform all ladies that he
is beyond reach. With the ladies' .
plain or chased gold ring on the little
finger of the left hand indicates mot
engaged" or ready for On Offer. When
engaged the ring passes to the third
finger Of the right hand. When mar
ried the third finger Of the left hand
receives the ring. When a
young lady desires to defy
all suitors ) she places rings
one on the first and one on,the fourth
finger. A writer on the subject of rings
Gays: Though the ring Of gold has long
been looked upon as q necessity in the
marriage ceremony, it's s;by no meana
Indispensable, and civil marriages may
be contracted withoutit. The Puritana
abolished the ring, or, rather, tried 70
do 20; they looked upon its use q @.
perstitious and ofheathen origin. Quak-
ers generally object to the ring on %
count Of its heathen origin, but tha
ladies Of that persuasion have skoWnS q
decided preference for its CcntSnunslOa
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Grimes and Criminals.
Otis Gray Randall, an old Boston broker, has
beon arrested for cr0okedneaa.
Thieves entered the private study Of Rev
Father Nollinger, Allegheny CITY, Pa, and rob-
bed his safe Of e4.6M
Daniel +. Shugriel, well-to- do farmer Of
Connecticut has proposed to marry Ella Lar
rabee. serving term in Ludlow street jail, and
who has been burglar since she WAS sixteen
years old lf -
Thomas IAooumpt abrawny mulatso, em-
ployed in brickyard It Peutonville. has Just
married Mary OBrien the daughter Of an In
dustrious lrishmAn at Halem, N J., and the
couple are living happily at that place.
Near Uniontown, Pa, Harvey Monteith shot
and instantly killed James Cooley. Cooley had
been accused Of setting fro to Monteith's barn.
and when tho men met he attempted to shoot
: 1onteith The latter managed to draw 6rst
and Cooley was killed Nonteith has not been
arrested n :
= Colored Kuklux have floGged several oolored
people In Early county, dk In one Of the
houses some resistance was made, when vol
ley from shotguns, accompanied bys sharp
screams Of the victims, killed two OF them and
wounded others. Several Of the Kuklux have
been arrested
= ;
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oasualtiss of the Wealr,

y
Tho drouth is proving very disastrous 70
crops In Indiana, Ohio and adjoining states.
z Aspark in the picker room Of the Sidney cot
ton mill, at Atlanta, Ga communicated fire "a
the opening Of the room above, and the third
and fourth stories Of the picker house were
burned and the machinery destroyed Losa
$4,000, partially insured
Seven men lie buried in the Greenbaek col
iery near shallowkill Pa, victims Of deadly
black damp. Their names are william Kyler.
married; William Carl married; Patrick a.
Hearty married; William Shaukweilder, mar
ried; William Fox, married; Robert White,
single; Frank Waldrep, married
Two freight trains eollided in the west yard
Of the Pennsylvania railroad st Columbia, Pa
The caboose and gondola car Of the front train
and thelengine and four cars Of the rear train.
the latter filed with sheep. and hogs, were
smashed. The wreck caught fire and was con
snmed. Upward Of eight hundred animals
were killed, only fifty escaping
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Gazing ssr aea's Orphans.

Henry Nohler, o. ". Radcliffe, James Nc
EVAN. Ndelia Parker, NTA A. E Pease, and
Eliza B. Slater, were held in bail, pending the
hearing in the Chicago police court recently on
complaint BY the Humane society, charging
crus!ty to children II appears that they pro-
sect, the character Of which b not clearly
shown, though from letters It appears that
some members Of the sect indulge In the most
vicious and Neentious practices. Twelve chill
dren were found in their possession, the oldest
and kept without sufficient food The pris.
oners claim to be caring for Gods orphans, and
they say they haye no means Of support except
faith IN the Lord The neighbors say there
have been frequent deaths among the little
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that lhe could ~ readily pose n an
artists model. And 90 she could. Her
figure was wonderfully we'll rounded,
and I wanted Just such form for that
group ofnaiads. However, I told hen
Of the dangers Of her position; that her
place At the Broadway store would have
70 be given up, as could not work al
night, and she finally concluded to re-.
main with her old employers. I was
glad she chose this course, though she
promised il she should conclude TO be.
come . subject to let me paint her first. i
aItis vanity, pure vanity" the old
lighting another match. "ttispersonal
vanity that leads really respectable la-
dies tepose for us. They like to feel their
power over the great crowds that
hang about beautiful paintings and re-
joice in the thought that it is they who
are giving this pleasure to 90 many.
Why. the models are always more anx-
ious that the. picture should he good
than I am. But the only lady model
! have had during the past year has
been young married lady from Brook
lyn. Twice week she sits for me and
takes the money In . mechanical sort Of
way. I know she doesn't need it, for
all she could make in . year would not
pay for her rich dresses and soft silk
underwear. She has the most perfect
ly formed form I ever saw except upon
statue, and it is that she sits for. /
keep up the fiction of paying her the
regular price, though she knows that
believe her to be rich. During the sit
tings she says not o word, but watchee
every movement and seems to gloat ov.
er the figure as it grows upon the can
vass. Yes, she is in love with herself.
I shall steal the expression of her face
some day and call it Narcisse. Does
her husband know she is model? My
dear sir, I tell you curiosity is fatal to
an artist. I would not dare ask him, .
and with o sphinx like smile the cynic-
artist tapped his pipe on his slippered
foot and yawning gave notice that the
subject wearied HMM. Y. World.
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hencetorth will, 90 made by the stock
farmers.
FAs ooszset 0vls of Wsa1aass.
!lars Ralla In tlba Oinninn.A Ennnira


Clara Belle in the Cincinnati Enquire
How shall she get married l. .he
question asked me by an Indiana cor.
respondent. Presuming that she means
the dress and usages now in vogue in
New York on wedding occasions, will
briefly instruct her. It is impossible to
lay down any strict rule regarding
wedding cards, as the size, shape of the
cards and envelopes, and the forms Of in
vltation are constantly varying.
They should be printed on
tho finest white English note
paper. In large cities card Of admis-
sion to the church is now found neces-
sary. Chalk-white null, of the finest
quality, profusely trimmed with chalk
white valenciennes forming the aounoes
or the greater part of them-that is to
say, very wide borderings on each
aounce-when it is not all lace, and
worn with orage blossoms and bridal
roses, put on in lunches and sprays,
and Q tulle veil and orange flowers in
the hair, is the prettiest and most up
propriate Summer wedding dress; but
If you wish to be married in your trav-
cling dress, let it be of pale gray silk,
with draperies of pale gray nuns veil
ing, and made in quiet, simple style.
The hat, of fine gray straw, should
match in color and trimming; the
gloves, fan, and all the accessories chos-
en- in pale tints of gray; if your hair is
blonde you could wear white flowers in
q knotunder the brim of your hat against
o front lined with black or blue
velvet. The wrap to be put on after
the ceremony should be o gray cloth or
mohair ulster cut long, and with full
Fedora fastened down at the waist un-
der gray satin ribbons, clasped with q
cut-steel buckle. A brides bouquet is
always of white flowers only, azaleas,
gardenias, camellias and roses, mingled
with orange buds and blossoms. The
bridesmaids bouquets may he of del
icately- tinted but not bright flowers.
Forget-me.nots and voilets, pansies and
rosebuds are the proper flowers for
them to carry or wear. These are gem
orally given by the parents Of the bride.
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THE mAxER1cAH ABROAD.
How He Il Instantly Detected BY His
Voice and Dress.

How He Il Instantly Detected By HIS
Voice ana Dress.
Robert Laird Collier in the Boston
Herald thus describes tho peculiarities
of Americans when met abroad:
If Americans could make London
gay, London would he gay. The YAM
KEGS are everywhere an evidence.
There is no mistaking the American
anywhere. On the streets, in the gal.
lieries, ut the theatres, he is to be met.
For one am always glad to meet him:
He is the heartiest, frankiest, all in all, ,
the truest man to be found walking in
shoe-leatler. He is different from all
foreigners in London. He speaks the
same language as the Englishman. I
can instantly understand all he is sny-
ing, and so it is that his voice and in
tonation and accent seem somewhat
unframed, and, perhaps, just the least
bit underbrcd. OF course, I mean the
voice, information and accent of some
Americans.
Ten years ago did not know what
English people meant who told me that
all Yankees speak with a nasal twang,
and that American ladies pitched their
voices on n high, shrill key. Ibid not
then believe it. But it is true. What
of it? Whose business is it? Yet, all
the same, it is true. am constantly
turning around on the street to look Of
ter an American voice. It is national
characteristic that Americans talk in q
loud, unmodulated voice. No doubt it
is matter of climate. In pnblic
places Americans talk in loud voices. If
now remember, little notice of this is
taken in America, where most people
seem accustomed to it, but in England
it seems rude and ill-bread to talk
socially in loud voice. In omnibuses,
at dinner tables, at the theatres, on the
streets, one is constantly attracted by
the loudness, and sometimes the shrill-
ness, of the American voice. The soft
ness and delicacy of the English lady's
voice makes the American lady's voice,
in comparison, all the more conspicu-
Olls.
But did they not speak at all there
would be no mistaking my fellow -coun-
try people in London. To begin with,
the dress would tell tho story. All
English gentlemen wear tall hats. If
the man is respectfully disposed he will
be sure to have silk hat. The same
may be said of oil Continental gentle
men. Therefore, the slouch hat, the
soft felt hat, or the billy cock hat upon
an otherwise acknowledgement man
suggests to you that he is an American.
Clothes are rather cheap in England,
and no English gentlemen will wear
kneed-out trousers; but American gen.
tlemen not uncommonly do. I often
thing the American l.ldies spend SO much
oil dress that they have nothing left to
spend on their husbands. for, while the
men are undressed, or shabbily dressed,
the ladies are sometimes overdressed.
and commonly very expensiyely dressed.
Then, there is this to he said: English
people are seldom oddly or peculiarly
dressed. But you cannot truthfully say
this of the Americans.
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The Duke Of Nassau, who by the
death Of the Prince of Orange has be.
come heir:presumptive to tho Duchy Of
Luxembourg, has q palace near Biebrich
which is one Of the great sights of Ger.
many. Connected with it are probably
the finest stables in Europe, where are
bred the famous lcmon-colored Nassau
ponies. The Duke has voluntarily been
an exile from Germany for some years,
.refusing q be reconciled TO the Empire
and the3n icaI conf3scation of hi do.
mains, u = now aid that hs, has u
- ben adsd 70 sccspt - nsv
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COOKED xosd for Swine.

Starch, which constitutes the bulk of
our cereal grains, consists of globules Or
grains and heat must be applied to burst
them. It has been maintained by high
authority that to render starchy substan-
ces digestible they must be cooked to
break or crack the grain. It is we'll
known that starch will not dissolve in
cold water. and it is evident that the
grains containing the largest proportion
of starch will be in better condition by
cooking; grains of this description are
those most used for fattening pigs.
Cornmeal, which contains about g. per
cont. of starch, is liable to be more
than double in bulk when cooked, on
account of the bursting Of
tho grains, which cause it to
swell, and it has been regarded by some
as valuable, bulk for bulk, as it was be-
fore the cooking. Actual tests have con-
clusively shown that pigs fatten more
quickly on cooked meal than that fed in
its raw state. According 10 Stewart,
the general feeder may reach, with raw
corn, eight pounds; with raw meal, 10
pounds; with boiled corn, IL pounds,
and with boiled meal, Is pounds of live
weight of pork per bushel. Much of
the difference between boiled corn and
meal is accounted for by the fact that
the corn is not boiled long enough to
burst the kernel and break all the starch
grains. Heat acts more rapidly and ef-
fectually upon the starch grains after
tho tough skin of corn is broken and
ground to powder.-Farmer's Review.
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The sEmprsss and Nsighborly HON.

In the seclusion of the domain Of
Marlborough the widow lives buried in
regret-regret of the magical, unex-
pected, ephemeral past; regret of tho
husband who gave her power and lost
ii; regret of the. young son through
whom alone it might have been recon-
quered, and about the matter Of whose
death she has been ever SO strangely,
so determinedly, so generously silent.
This is, however, what is told as fol-
lowing her arrival at Marlborough.
Col. l.-, who commanded the re-
giment in which the illfate prince i'm
perial served, owned considerable pro-
perty in the immediate neighborhood Of
the estate purchased by the empress.
When shs had finally settled in her new
adods The colonel craved psrmission u
Eoootorm The, scpstom and t0i lay his
nd ghl,oF1y hoaaSea ~ hsr Ses u foet.
III e sFvissvs iis vipgsris
(y1 M y IS J
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Quite sensation was produced in Moorhesd,
MINI, recently by the arrival of woman Glaim-
ing to be the wife Of John W. Anderson: An
derson and wife have lived there twelve years,
and she made some money by taking in wash
ing and buying some town lots. The property
increased In value and b now worth consid-
cradle. The woman who came last says
years ago. He said he had property here and
she came down to dispose Of It and found the
properly and tide in possession Of Mrs. Ander-
son number one This was phase Of his life
abe did not know Of before, when she received
. letter from him stating that he lived with the
derson number one denies this and ssys they
were married at Duluth, June "A, 1871. His
arrest for bigamy will probably occur soon.
he ts ct Glendive, Mont
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2ousshold Iineg.


Don't regale your visitors with the
shortcomings of your servants.
Put your clothes in warm water over.
night; in the morning wiring them from
this into boiler containing strong hot
suds, to which is added salsoda the size
of small hickory nut. Boil them one
half hour, dip them into cold water.
rub them out, rinse in clear, cold water.
then in water slightly blued, and you
will be surprised to see how easily your
washing is done.
Preserving time is here. For currant
jelly, I mash the currants and strain the
juice from them before cooking. Boil
the juice 20 minutes, add sugar-which
should be hot in the oven-cup for cup,
and boil eight minutes longer. II is
very nice, and has such q lovely color.
Hot milk is recommended as res
torative, and as exerting most benef.
cial influence over mind and body when
exhausted by labor or mental strain.
Its effects are more invigorating and
enduring than those Of alcoholic stinu-
h a frss appi iantoe Softs sop ~ 4
tJiss s7fsf
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NEWS % THE WEEK.
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xorsisnYlashss.

At meeting at Dublin Of the Irish Land
league, Hr. Harrington read cable message
from Patrick Eagan expressing the support Of
Ae American league in the cause Of Ireland.
sullivan expressed the prlde and pleasure OF
ireland at The election Of Mr.. Egan 70 the presi.
dency Of the American league
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Farm 1ots0.

A weak solution of carbollc acid used
as wash on horses will save them much
torment from flies.
If all hands have worked hard all the
week, and Saturday noon you happen
to pe out of q job, don't look up another (;
give the boys half-holiday, and don't
fail to help them to enjoy it!
Several Bamboo canes from Burmah,
shown at the Forestry Exhibition in
Edinburgh, range in length from 80 to
100 feet.
The Washington County, Kan, Hor-
ticultural Society report Snyder as the
hardest and most productive blackberry
for that section.
"Nothing from nothing comes" Re-
member as the weather gets hot and
dry, and the feed short, that the cows
can't give good mess of milk on bare
ground, and give them bountiful feed
of that sowed corn that every good pro.
wider has now growing; it will pay in
milk and in the flesh of the COWS; yes,
and in the satisfaction of seeing how
we'll they enjoy it.
WHIrEwAsn FOR FENCES. one
barrel of wash: Take half bushel
white lime, three pecks hydraulic &C.
ment, ten pounds lumber. ten pounds
ochre, one pound Venetian red, one.
quarter pound lampblack. Slake the
lime; cut the lsmpblack with vinegar
mix we'll together; add the cement, and
fill the barrel with water. Lett stand
twelve hours before using, and stir
frequently while putting it on.
The profit and wealth of tile cattle
business may be realized in figuring ur
the value of the Texan drive of this year
estimated ct from5OO 900 to 75O, 900 head
At the smaller estimate and 40 pei
head, there are go, 600, 900 as the incom,
Of Texan stock owners for one year from
one branch of their business only. Far
mers need very much to realize this fact
which has more than usual force wher
tho wheat crop now harvesting promiss,
more than 500 million busheis, and u
csnts . bushel seem 10 be . posGibl,
krgipe, Ths most .uaoaY nade oh laelai
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Ran and River Ysws

President Harris orders the rolling stock of.
/. the Tacoma & Seattle branch Of the Northern
Pacific, and Seattle loses her prospect Of direct
connection with the East =. D "a