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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-09-05
What's Il, . Hsms.

A resident Of West End recently en-
ployed colored gentleman to clear the
winter accumulation Of ashes from his
cellar. and the job being we'll done, he
summoned the Senegambian to his
presence, commended his work, and in
timated the possibility Of further em-
fployment.
"Glad to take 20 order, sab" said
the ash-hsndler, with satisfied grin.
"And what is your name?s asked the
employer.
George Washington, /" WAS the conn.,
plscent answer.
George Washingtonp George WASH
ington :" pondered the inquirer, quizxi-
tcally. Seems 70 me I have heard that
name before. =, ~
Tho darky's eyes rolled and his worries
glstsned 9 he delivered the crushing
answer: Coll, tbosl tank you ortsr,
heard q sit hefo. r. \ lbssns hollssiiag
- souns he.s - tas y Il
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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-09-05

Prof. Beal states in one Of his public
addresses that il was estimated . few
years ago there were 10000 bushels Of
bad turnip seed mixed and sown with
good seed in Germany in single year.
Mills ID that country IRE employed to
grind up quartz. sift il to the sise ii
clover seed, and color il toresemble the
ssed Of red clover. He also stated that
in England there exists An organised
agreement to adulterate seeds to cer-
tain extent Pure, fresh seed they quote
90 met seed, and dead seed o. s'three
knocks. Among the frauds il the use Of
the seeds Of weeds which resemble good
sorts in appearance. These. are killed
by boiling or baking, 80 q not to come
up and tell the fraud, and they
are then mixed with good seeds. The
practice OF purchasing seeds in market.
for testing Ct experiment stations, an
unknown third person making the pur-
chase, Is likely to lessen the fraud COM
nlitted, some Of which pass through the
hands Of innocent dealers, who will thus
DO induced 70 take greater care in buy
ing OF others. The worst frauds are
found imported grass seeds. In max
ing these statements it must not be for
gotten that the failure Of seeds to ger.
inmate does not always prove them to be
bad, for such failures Gifted result from
planting too deep, or in covering with
dry or cloddy soil, or from emitting to
press the earth sufficiently over them,
or from lll-treatment; the fact that when
the same seeds are properly planted in
fine. mellow soil, and Of q moderate
depth, they germinste finely, proving
their good quality. Country Gentle
man.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-09-05
New Yorkers have become thorou

j new Workers. have become thorough.
II sickened Of high-priced Italian
Opsra, and will have no more of it.
They say . first-class italian singer has
cone 70 demand compensation at tho
rte Of two dollars for every breath
drawn, and that it is high time to SIT
down on their pretensions. It is claim
ed the subscribers to last seasons opera
conld have made the tour of Europe on
money their boxes cost them, and
heard al the great singers in the Con-
tinental musical centers in addition.
Herein lies . chance for the establish
ment on Q firm basis of English opera.
Beyond . very few people no one cares
more for Italian than for English, the
vast majority i'm fact, prefsrring to hear
opera IN the latter language, other
things being equal But Italian opera
= fashionable and English is not
hence the enormous sacrifices for the
Arst which it is feared will continue
unGl English becomes more fashionable
thsn n present.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-09-05

A curious fact shown by the Unit ed
States Treasury's balance sheet at the
close Of this years business is that
there Is nearly $40, 600, 600 of outstand-
Ing government securities on which the
money 10 due and uncalled for, writes
the Washington correspondent of the
Louisville Commercial. On all Of
these interest has been closed, and
there oan be NO possible reasons for the
holders to delay presenting them for
tredemtion. Some of them have been
due for many years. On some of them
ars due large sums of interest, which
have not been called for, SO that the in.
tercst on these alone amounts to $347,.
600. What has become of these docu-
lments and why they are not presented
Is something no one can find out. Some
Of them matured half century ago,
and are still unheard from and unpre.
scented.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-09-05

z The demand for female teachers in
English schools is said to he greater
than the supply. The attractions Of
'matrimony and the depressing effect Of
rigid examinations are given as the two
chef causes of the dearth in England,
but ss both matrimonial opportunities
and rigid examinations ore to be found
on either side of the water, it is prob.
ably more correct to say that the Amer
loan abundance of applicants is due to
the greater prevalence among the
young women of this country of de.
termination to seek their own livelihood
independently and to make career for
themselves.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-09-05
II the farmers of the United States arc

II the farmers of the United States are
being forced to relinquish temporarily,
perhaps, q portion of their foreign prest-
ige as wheat growers, the millers of Am
erica are still holding their own nobly in
Europe. The proportion of our wheat
which goes abroad in the form of -four
is constantly growing, and the fame Of
the product Of American mills is spread
ing not only in Great Britain, but on
tho continent. The choicest brands of
Hour from this country are already
ranked fully as high as the best prod
net Of Buda-P esth, the Minneapolis of
Europe. and it looks very much as If
Minnesota might yet completely con-
qusr Hungary in the contest for SUI
premacy in the -four markets of Eu-
rome.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-09-05
n the New York. Sun.

From the New York Sun.
Since the death Of the young and lovely
wife Of the poet Longfellow, which occurred
more than twenty years ago It her beautiful
home ~ Cambrdse. scaroely anything n,ors.
people than he accident BY which Mis. L.urs
pentd suggestious are . unayailing = regres
and yet calamites Of this Kind are a the more
narrowing ~ reason Of their appearing 70 tho
survivors TO BE- 10 unnecessary and easily
avoided In the case OF Mrs. IOngfe}low the
sleeve Of her muslin dress was ignitedi by
taper which she .wAs using i'm making ealing
wax Impressions 70 Anluso her tchfdrea Tar
ror. confusion and dismsy followed The
house had been put In summer order, after
the fashiou Of American 6ousckeepRs n those
days: mol 2 carpet rug or blanket was 10 b,
had and although her husband ma on the spot
and neaxiy Lost his own lie n h6fuic efforts
10 extng uiAh tho Aa1lAe, The, unf tHnste lady
persisted On her own lawn and In sight OF ID.
That she held most dear. e AlnOst do same
ka6edyNls enaote In the ca6e a MIS- Delano
last Sunday 6hs WAs, hut mnJteen years Of
ago and endowed tby nature y(ith 9races 81
ntnd and ehafaCt1r which Wefe only eaualcd
BY hec Iel Ak3lahSe pofncQM bealsy NbiIe
sshD Waa aitIa1 ~ N sn3opIol lsmn; sspecaajlv
sada3tsd NJ ~ II NJ u inute 1GnsS ~ ~
eEz!tg nf 49, kEpAk h 4 = snrnSs1lill II
III - Asl sce tin9 In 81 ri n
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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-09-05

How many hopeful young hearts, in
the beautiful season just past, have
gone out from the homes Of their child.
hood, to made new homes Of their own;
homes whose influences for good or evil
shall reach to eternity! Oh, dear young
husband and wife. preserve and Guilt.
vate the pure and holy love God has
implanted in your beings. Once lost,
it can never be recovered. Guard the
tender blossom - . priceless treasure;
nourish it with loving words; water Il
with the gentle dew Of sympathy. Avoid
the first difference, which Is apt to be
followed by ugly looks and singing
words; and while you may forgive each
other, and think You have forgotten,
too, they leave scar, which has some-
what defaced the pure surface, and it
ID much easier to have the second dis
agreement. Then bear with each
others faults; DO thoughtful and con-
siderate, tighten the cares OF daily life
by loving acts and kind words.-Rural
New Yorker.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-09-05
1s..ass IN 1asAsea.

The Gardeners Chronicle asserts that
peonies are again attracting the atten-
Of horticulturists in England. II they
are borne on . popular wsve in Europe,
we may soon expect that, that wave will
reach this country. Peonies possess true
merits, especially in the fact that, while
they are choice aud snowy, they may be
grown by those who are not profession
al gar ieners. The mass Of people will
always like them, and il horticulturists
lead the way. there is no reason why
they may not much increase in numbers.
Over twenty snowy species of peonies
are now known. II judicious culture
and intercrossing be applied to these
species, many beautiful horticultural
varieties will soon result. Double
peonies are easily got, and beingso large
they are excelled by few flowers for q
clump or back-ground.-The Amer
lean Cultivator.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-09-05
WsasAts Of sAssp.
From the Farm, Field and Fireside.

From the Farm, Field and Freaide
But few farmers are aware of the
heavy weights sometimes attained by the
large breeds of sheep. Some of the
breeds, Is managed in England, exceed
800 pounds. The average weights of
1O-months' lambs. at Smithfield, Eng. +,
in 1884, show that the growth Of those
lambs from the special breeds is very
rapid. The lambs Of the Hampshire
and Wiltshire Downs averaged 2O4
pounds; cross breeds. 1888 pouads; Ok
fordshires, 17S pounds; Cotswolds, 175
pounds; Shropshire, 1853 pounds; South
downs, 161 pounds; Leicesters, 129
pounds. At the age of 81 months, the
weights were as follows: Hampshire
and Wiltshire Downs, 293 pounds; OK.
ford, 292 pounds; Lincoln, 283 pounds;
Cotswolds, 2S3 pounds; cross breeds,
$40 pounds; Kentish, 253 pounds; Lei
cesters, IA pounds; Shropshires, 239
pounds; SouthGowns, 216 pounds.
Here we notice that the Southdowns
fell but little below the Leicesters ct 81
months. The above showing is credit
able one for the Southdowns. and con.
firms their position as one of the best
breeds that can be used for improve
ment.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-09-05
st.yls zrsas..as Of 1assna.sa.

DR.. Legars has communicated to the
South Carolina Medical Association his
few simple and successful rules in the
treatment Of insomnia, as follows:
First, retire early to bed, two hours
sound sleep before midnight being Of
more benefit to the body than double
the number of hours in the day second,
eat little, and always some hours before
going to bed. and cold food only to be
taken for supper; third, the cares and
burdens Of the mind must be put aside
none to be carried to bed-and no read
ing or studying there; fourth, the bed
chamber should cont,lin pure, sound
air, be roomy and high il possible, and
the windows be always kept open, ex-
cept in the night time; fifth, when in
he'd, endeavor to lie horizont tally, with
the head slie htly raised, avoiding any
forced or constrained posture that
makes the body form an angle, Is by
this means the circulation in the stom-
ach il checked.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-09-05

While the coal deposits that under.
lie $500 square miles of land in Ala.
hanna are almost untouched, the repub.
lies Of South America and Central
America are supplied with cheap coal
BY Great Britain. In the year 1881
Great Britain sold So, 761 ,193 worth Of
bituminous coal to these countries and
to the West Indies, while only 1923 ,698
worth was sold to them by the United
States. The merchants of Mobile are
beginning to think that their state,
whose coal area is half as large as the
entire coal area of Great Britain, should
try to get this trade.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-09-05
Personalities.

The Emperor Williams health in i'm.
proving. He takes long walks daily.
United States Senator Plumb, of Kan.
sas, was printer once, and that i now
why he is now worth 81 900, 900.
A man in Quincy, Ill, being unable
to make Q record in the local nine of
that plsce made home run on his wife
and battered her head with base bali
bat.
At recent garden party given by the
Prince Of Wales ct his residence one Of
the guests was Valentine Baker Pasha.
This remarkable circumstance is taken
to be sign Of the speedy restoration of
Colonel Baker to his place in the Eng
lish army.
Miss Agnes Beckwith, who il going
to try to swim across the English Chan
mel next month, made q visit to this
country last summer, accompanied by.
her brother, who il . Processes Of nata-
ton. In feet, tho science rims ii the
family, the father md most e Tho child.
rem hsing Distinguished fos osed and
endurancs d IN epwlimmt l a tancss.i
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-09-05
Like - Chapter From CHARLES
1eada.

Mrs. E. Weldon, who has for several
months past by her caprices and libel
suits maintained herself as the social
sensation Of London, was awarded dam
ages in her suit against one Of the doc.
tors who certified TO her lunacy during
the attempt to have her placed in an asy-
lum. After Mrs. Weldon had secured
Judgment against her husband for will
full desertion. and had him compelled to
provide her with home, two servants
and $500 per annum, she attempted to
compel him to accord her restoration
of conjugal rights. In this she was de-
feated. She then scandalized society
by accepting engagements to sing in
concert gardens, wasting the phenome-
nal voice that had been cultivated by
Gounod upon the beer drinking habit
ues of such places as the Canterbury,
the Oxford and Weston's. Mrs. We'll
don took these engagements, her friends
say, out of pure "cussedness" and for
the sole purpose Of tormenting her rel
atives. During the long and fierce le-
gal warfare between her and her hus-
band, an attempt was made to have
her placed and retained in private Iu-
matte asylum. Two reputable physi-
clans certified that she was insane.
When freed from the conspiracy Mrs.
Weldon determined to have all the con.
spirators punished. She sued DR..
Forbes Winslow and DIR. Semple for
$1,000 each for libel, assault and impris-
onment. The case against DIR. Semple
was concluded recently and Mrs. We'll
don was awarded g1OOO damages. Judge
Hawkins who presided over the trial. in
giving judgment stated that Mrs. We'll
don was entitled to the thanks of the
public for the very thorough manner in
which she had succeeded in exposing
one Of the very worst abuses Of the
times.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-09-05

In four years the railroad directors of
Che country are believed TO have
pumped 420O, 600, 900 of water into
their stock. Although the real cost of
building railways has continued to di-
minish. the price to investors has in
creased $4,446 per mile of road. This
increase was in addition to an Already
enormously inflated capital. Dereas
the building of roads could not have
cost over 10000 the shareholders
paid. or were supposed to pay, $4,000
per mile.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-09-05
ssz.vssrrsss ssr xsuas ORE.

Mr.. Edmund Hersey, who has fur
nished his household with strawberries
for thirty-five years, reports all actual
seasons yield Of 400 quarts from fifty
plants, mostly Hovey's and Cutters
Seedlings. on two rods of land and.with
four hours Of labor" He urges all
farmers and rural residents with mo
matter how small gardens" to raise
their own supply, declaring that those
who depend upon the open market
never can buy the best fruit, Indeed
they have little conception Of the luxury
Of dish Of good, well-ripened straw
berries" His ideas Is TO culture, based
on long experience from the amateurs
point Of view, are given As follows in
The Massachusetts, Ploughman:
zone Of the great mistakes that many
make who attempt to grow Strawberries
in their gardens, is in trying to get
more than one crop Of fruit from set
Of vines. The easiest and best way is
toset new vines every year, keep them
we'll cultivated until October, then omit
cultivation until the fruit is all ripe and
gathered, when the vines should he
ploughed under and the land set with
cabbage or sown to turnips, thus getting
another crop and at the same time keep
ing the ground free from weeds and
grass. II an attempt be made TO carry
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-09-05

One year ago, Aug. 2, 1883, the VEN
cradle Mrs. Lucinda Sheldon Howard,
Of North Reading, celebrated her one
hundredth birthday, and . large COM
pany, drawn from many Of the surround
ing towns, assembled to do her honor.
It had been the custom for years to OBJ.
serve her birthday anniversary, and on
this, the browning one Of all, special
pains were taken TO make the occasion
memorable one. When the company
broke up, the feeling was general that
it was the last time those present should
ever be called together for like pur-
pose. But days and months went on,
and when the full year came round,
marking the ono hundred and first mile
stone in her earthly pathway, the aged
lady seemed brighter and her bold up
on life even stronger than the year be-
fore. OF course the occasion did not
pass without proper observance, al
though the preparations for the cele-
bration were hardly 10 extensive as
those of last year.
An old German had frequently stated
that he was going to give his daughter
go, 600 after she was married. Although
she was as homely IS stone fence and
the shady side Of IS, she had lovers
three times three, and finally she gath
cred in . good-looking reprobate. After
they had been married about month it
occurred to the young member that q
motion to take up the appropriation bill
would be in order. When he had sue
ceeded in making his solid old father
in-law comprehend the situation, the
old gentleman ostentatiously shelled out
q dollar. The young husband still lin
gered - If he was waiting for the per-
formance to 60 on, but the old man rang
down the curtain by saying. eva, give
dot go, 600, but not all atvonct-I pays
81 every year. "-Texas Siftings.
William b. Chadwick, cashier Of the
Pacific Bank, at Bar Harbor. Me-, says
the Boston Transcript, has lately been
making large purchases Of lands in diff
ferent parts of the island and Of q cot
tage in the town. The bank directors
grew curious, out Mr.. Chadwick told
them that he thought his purchases did
not concern them. Since this it has
leaked out that Mr.. Chadwick discoy-
cred some time since, in the cellar of
his old house, five barrels Of gold and
silver. In fixing the foot of his stairs
he had occasion to remove . fat stone
there, and discovered the first barrel.
and on digging deeper found four
more. Mr.. Chadwick is quite impervi-
ous to ali questions in regard 70 the
matter.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-09-05

hisan has suffered . good deal
lsh Forrest fires this year. Much pro.
his been destroyed but thus fsr
80 has been no loss of lives. The
tsnss Of Peshtigo are not likely to be
'sSi<n.aaAns3
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-09-05

Cholera has thus far carried off about
Ave thousand people in France. 1t
would be a high total Of victims for any
single disease during q single season in
. district so limited as that 10 which the
ranges of the cholera have thus far
been confined. Considering the fright
tulness of the disease, both in the sud-
deness Of its attack and the agony it
causes. the wonder is that the panic in
France has not been greater.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-09-05
Hs Believed in Fsts.

From the San Francisco News-Letter.
The world is full of fatalists. I have
been told peculiar anecdote on the
subject At a frontier post the officers
mess was engaged in an ardent discus
sion. Wine had been freely partaken
of, and, with one Of the strange caprices
of intoxication, there was philosophy at
the bottom of the glasses. The Ma
hommedan religion was the subject of
argument. Mussulmans believe in fate.
For them mans destiny is written
above, the time of his death is set, and
nothing can advance 1t. Every one had
something to advance or relate in pro
or con argument. In answer to one of
the officers who demanded to know of
what use and to what purpose was rea-
son and its controlling power if we were
born with the tag of our destiny at
tached, another--a new-comer-aroee
and said:
Gentleman, what is the use Of dis
cussione Make apractical test of the
question. Take me as the subject. Can
man wilfully dispose of his life, or rs
the fatal moment chosen by higher
powerP Try the question on me. Who
will conduct the experiment."
No one answered. Then some one
proposed q wager.
"Dene," was the answer. The SUBJ
iect drew pistol, showed that it was
loaded, and held it to his temple.
Twenty dollars, I believe You will
pay if lose?"
He pulled the trigger, and the pistol
missed fire.
"a joke? 90 cried the crowd.
The fatalist smiled. He recocked the
pistol. and with steady hand aimed at
clock on the wall. He fired, and the
bullet went right through the centre Of
the dial.
Apologize, now" said he, II have
won the bet. I always did believe in
fate"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-09-05
Tribute 70 The Dudes.

a Tribute TO The Dudes.
Warrington Letter to the Louisville Journal
One accomplishment of this recent
Arctic exploration will be to force . re-
cast Of the more robust sentiment OF the
day, which partakes, in measure, Of
contempt concerning men Of fashionable
cut and tastes. No stout store is ordin-
arily put by man who parts his hair
In the middle, adorns the lapel of his
coat with abouquetand leads the german.
The knowledge of this much about
many men has caused them to be called
dudes. But perhaps Commander Schley
and Lieutenants Greedy and Emery, ai-
though offending in this way, will be
excepted from this structure. Lieu.
tenant Greedy, as is shown by his re-
Gently printed picture, parts his hair in
the middle and looks not unlike James
Russell Lowell, who stands in rough
and tumble circles as the boss dude Of
the age He has been SO denounced,
indeed, on the floors of Congress.
Greedy is good dresser, too, and is
nice about most things. Commander
Schley is very fond Of society and sub.
scribes to all Of its fashionable require
ments, and Lieutenant Emery is decid-
eddy devotee of fashion. He is cast
in q large mas ,uline mould, but that
does not prevent his giving particular
directions to his tailor and his having
his favorite perfume. He is favorite
in society, and last winter, while wait
ing orders here to proceed to the land
Of ice aud snow, was leading the ger
man and distributing the favors with
great relish and success. II might be
said, indeed, that he stepped out of the
ball room on to the deck Of his ship; and
yet these three men, all of fashionable
cut and fancy, which ordinarily excite
derision, have shown. in the face of the
greater hardship and danger, courage
and endurance that have challenged the
admiration Of the world. Greedy, Of
delicate frame as we'll as taste, outlived
men ofpowerful physical organizations,
and Commander Schley and Lieutenant
Emery fought their way to his rescue
through mountains Of ice and perils al
most unexampled. All three now are
down for ease and promotion and can in
dulgein all ofthe society they have stom-
ach for.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-09-05
cr.s-A,,l. 1rss.rv.s.

Iremember as il itwere . treat Of yes
terday the delicious sb-apple preserves
which with . slice Of gvandmother's bread
and butter, msdeup lunch grest mer-
IL for the children. found out last sum
mer just how she preserved thh some
times despised fruit. Altar lnoking the
spples Over 10 $50 that no s1osmy onas
,were put Ii, and slso "a 1hslso-
mails q To i - { 70 n IT rs