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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1886-06-25
1.-THE BURNING OF THE BRUSH"
"A Prose Poem Based on an ob.ole..

- 1890 ~ssO$sS
cent New England Custom.
Doubtless, says The Lwiston Journal.
the first settler and the oldest inhabi-
tant of Maine laid their heads together
and contrived the plan of keeping the
frost from the celler by "banking up
in the fall. The origin of the scheme
is lost, but the ceremony remains, and
shiftless is accounted tho householder,
of whatever pretensions or degree, who
does not. before snow drives. protect
his cellar walls by sawdust, edgings
from the saw-mill, rushes, swamp hay,
bean vines. or, most common of all.
neatest and best, by brush from the
wood lot.
In mild November day in the late,
lingering, Indian summer tho loads Of
fragrant evergreen come up from the
pasture to the farmhouse. or go creak-
ing through the village street to the
marketrplace, or, perchancc, directly to
some tidy, white. green-blindcd cottage
whose cellar is to entomb suudry bar
rels of apples and potatoes that must
be secured from the frost. Firmly
packed with snow and bound by icy
chains through the winter the boughs
arc faithful guardians, but spring de-
mands her sacrifices. Nobody objects.
The eyergreens have outlived their use
fulness. Let them be cremated. So it
may some day be said of us.
Drag them away from their resting
place. the resinous fir, the 1.-the pine,
and the spruce on whose twigs the
children search for gum. Boys may
object to dropping potatoes. to stone
picking, to digging out of whiteweed,
or mending the stone wall. but no boy,
however footsore and weary, ever re-
fused to help carry of the brush. His
nose scents smoke in the air and his
minds eye discerns the trail of sparks
across the heavens. A bonfire never
lacks feeders or admirers.
In some big dooryard or on some va
cant lot forming their own funeral pyre,
the boughs crackle q protest as the
match is applied, but anon the flame
leaps through the pile, and, dart;ng 4
wildly upward, throws a livid glow
across the face Of the early dusk. Tho
boys, dancing like Plutonian imps
about the blaze, fling on fresh sacrifices.
and the flames seize them eagerly and
call ruthlessly for more. Heap them
Oh; there are more boughs in the back
lot! Build the pile higher! The moss
has been growing for years on the patri-
arcl,al hemlocks in the south pasture.
but pluck the gray boards of. A hum
dred winters and summers have CONC
to the building of the pines on rocky
hill. The wealth of half century's
suns and rains and dews are stored in
this balmy fir. The rosy morning has
blushed for it, the sun showered his
gold upon IT, and the stars played bo-
peep with tho moonbcams through its
branches. Only God and tho years can
make another tree, but the work Of
God and time-the priceless work we
possess-is that which we destroy most
lightly and with least regret, and rs the
life of the evergreen bough goes out
and fades into white ashes tho only sigh
drawn is that the sparkle and glow of
the fire is SO soon over. and the burning
OF the brush for this spring ended.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1886-06-25

~, g: n. Haw kin sstornoy, New Richmond,
Of inflammatory Rheumatism lasting over
six weeks. This present winter it came back
upon me, and rendered me nearly helpless.
I was advised to send Tor McCaine's st.
Paul Chemical Oil after using it ten days !
was able to walk up my office stairs ard
carry pail OF water without difficulty
BY Druggists.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1886-06-25

Every farmer living at any distance from
q physic inn should at all times be prepar-
ed to treat such common but by no means
simple complaints as diarrl,ea, dysentery,
cholera morbus, and CRAMPS. The safest,
surest, and quickest remedy for such dis
orders IL PERRY DAVIS PAIN KILLER.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1886-06-25

DR.. Pierce's "Favorite Prescription" il
not extolled as ''cure.all," but admir-.
ably fulfills singleness OF purpose, being
a most potent specific in those chronic
weaknesses peculiar to women.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1886-06-25

ARBoLlsALvEc cures itchhgs and irr..
~ tations of tho Skin and Scalp, Poisons.
Piles and Ulcers. Cures Burns and Scalds nth.
out Scar. Is and go cts. at Druggists.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1886-06-25

Mrs. j. Il. Perkins, Morris, MIMI, says she
was martyr to indignation. Browns Iron
Bitters completely cured her. In fact this
% edicine cures all troubles OF the stomach,
liver blood, or kidneys.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1886-06-25

Aliens Iron Tonic Bitters invigorates
the liver. All genuine bear the signature
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1886-06-25

Pools are selling in Washington on the
date Of adjournment OF congress.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1886-06-25

The best cough medicine 10 Piso's Cure for
Sold everywhere. rs cts.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1886-06-25

Chicago offers tho government 800 acres
OF land for n military barracks.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1886-06-25

The wealth Of our language is shown by the
fact that 'hang 1t up and "chulk 1t DOWN.
means precisely the same.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1886-06-25

Senator Eustis has bought $50, 900
residence In WashinRton.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1886-06-25
No trouble to swallow DR.. Pierce's Pellets

The body OF 7. G. Emsley, the Mason
City banker, was found ut Elko, New.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1886-06-25

The Cardiff Mitchell .'set.to" at Mime.
apolis was draw-as usual.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1886-06-25

A $25, 900 Masonic temple will be erected
ut Newport, r. ].
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1886-06-25
A Most Liberal on,r,

The Canadian Pacific directors have
voted St, 200 for the Vance uver relief fund.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1886-06-25

A three dollar passenger rate from st.
Paul to Chicago Is announced.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1886-06-25

Vancouver loses 81 600, 900 by fire.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1886-06-25

Mensman's Peptonized Beet Tonic, the only
preparation OF beef containing its ENrIRrNurRi.
nous PROPERTIES. 1t contains blood. makina
iorce generating and sustaining properties in.
prostration. and al forms Of General debility Al
90: In all enfeebled conditions whether t he re.
suit a exhaustion, nervous prostration, over.
from pulmonary complaints CAswELL, HAs.
ARD Co.. Propretors. New York. Sold By
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1886-06-25

A Most Liberal OfSer!
The VoLrAIc BELT Co, Marshall, Mich,
offer to send their Celebrated VoLrAIc
BELTS and Electric Appliances on Thirty
days trial to any man afflicted with Ner-
vous Debility, Loss Of Vitality, Manhood
&c. Illustrated pamphlets in sealed envel.
ope with full particulars, mailed free.
Write them at once.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1886-06-25

WHY go limping around with your boots run
over. Lyons Heel Stiffeners keep them straight!
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1886-06-25

Soft, plant, and glossy hair results from
the use Of Halls Hair Remover.
For imparting tone and strength to the
stomach, liver, and bowels, take pills
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-08-05
AnecdOte of BOulanger.
During the days of the Commune i

During the days of the Commune in
1871 company at Bourg-la-Reine,
under a young lieutenant, was ordered
to carry with the bayonet a barricade
which commanded the Paris road
The men were out of cartridges and
the officer knew that the deed when
done would be rewarded by the Cross
of the Legion of Honor. The Lieuten-
ant in falling in his men was discon-
certed to find his colonel come on the
scene, but he was in undress with a
cane in his hand and only attended
an amateur. 1t was the dusk of the
evening and the little party advanced
stealthily, taking advantage of cover
until within range Of the communists.
Suddenly the sentry at the harricade
challenge d "Qui va la!'' 1--WE must
rush on them now,' said the Lieuten-
ant to his colonel, ''but we shall lose q
number of men," mo occasion"
replied the commander. .I'n rush
forward by myself; they'll fire at me
aud miss me, probably. and before
they can reload take your men up at
the double This brave officer exposed
himself TO the communists and, as he
predicted, their volley missed him
Before the smoke cleared the Lieuten
ant was through the barricade, which
he carried with the loss of one man.
The Colonel spoken of is now Gen.
BoulaDger, French Minister of War.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-08-05
A Word of Warning.

The many lines of stockings in the
shop windows, says correspondent,
make ones eyes ache. Although
black, blue, and dark reds and their
auxiliary shades predominant, the drift
is towards glazing colors, and they
will be at us in full forco before many
months are passed. Pretty as these
colored stockings are, they are bad for
the feet-no matter what their cost or
material. Arsenic is used in large
quantities in the dyes-so an expert
tells me-and is transmitted to the
blood through the coloring that stains
the feet. The highpriced stockings
hold the dye better than the cheaper
grades, and the arsenic absorbed from
them is less than from cheap foot gear.
But the 500 silk stockings stain as
well as the 25-cent cotton ones. It
isn't absolutely necessary to use arsenic
in the dyes, I am told; but for the rea-
son that arsenic dyes are more sat
isfactory in an artistic sense they are
used. We are a great people for
artistic finish. don't expect to ''head
off, single woman from wearing
colored stockings, but l do hope to in
duce them to keep them of childish
feet.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-08-05

triumphantly answered the proud man.
cape from the boys and screams of
delight from the girls. We were told
Al about the gifted son, the ather end
ing up: "Yes, he's smart chap!'
We were taken to the EDISON house
hold and found it III neat little place.
We were shown several photographs of
the inventor, and one especially which,
Mr.. Edison told us. was the best ever
taken of his son. Under it was written:
ITO my father, Thomas Edison" We
were shown into the library. Here
upon the wall hung an old portrait of
the old gentleman, and in a large
frame was an old print of President
Buchanan The bookcase was filled
mainly with Congressional and agri-
cultural reports. Mr.. Edison is eighty
two years of age, he told us. and has
six children, three by his present and
three by his first wife. The youngest
child, pretty little miss, is four years
old. Tn old father is wonderfully
hale and hearty for his age,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-08-05
The Great Inventors Father.

A correspondent of the Detroit Free
Press writes: I'VE had not been long
at Huronia Beach before the fact that
MIR. Edison's father dwelt not far off
was known, but we had no opportunity
to see him until one lucky morning.
A party of us young folks were enjoy
ing a walk throug Oh the beautiful
woods which line the lake, and after a
rest at picturesque bend in the Black
River We turned homeward. The
road was hot and dusty. and the well
come sight of a country penstock
proved a bitter disappointment. for
not drop of water could be obtained
from its dry throat. We were in this
discouraging state when an old man
came driving down the road in a
rickety cart pulled by steady old
farm horse. He was a pleasant-look.
ing person-an ideal good-natured,
virtuous, hospitable countryman. H.,
wore the clothes of a farmer and on
his silvery head rested rather we'll
worn plug hat. Our timid request for
q ride was answered by hearty "Oi
course! Jump right in.' We jumped in
and were soon as comfortable as might
be expected.
swell, I suppose you never heard Of
my 0amep" what 10 itP'' ..Edisoni''
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-08-05

should keep . sharp lookout for this diseus
among their horses.
Excessive labor 10 the next worst thing to
ill-directed labor ON the farm, but In haying
and harvesting labor may be carried to the
point Of endurance In dne weather without
being ill-directed.
It IL IN easier matter to keep the stable,
clean and orderly than tits supposed by those
who have not tried It. II you are one Of this
number begin ~ once aud see II 1t Is not true.
Barnyard manure may be initiated BY thorough
muck, or some substitute. sixty-dve pounds OF
Grade nitrate of soda, two bushels o. wood ashes,
one peck Of common salt, ten pounds of dne
bone meal, two quarts Of plaster, and ten pounds
of epson salts.
The great secret in making undertaking .
permanent improvement is in securing uniform
fall when laying the tile, and maintaining good
outlet. When the outlet has been closed year
or two, II there be good fall, reopentug 1t will
cause it to wash ont obstructng sediment
From Paris. France it is reported that the
late meeting Of the Percheron Horse Society
was addressed by the French Minister Of Agri-
culture, who stated that the government of
ity to sustain and support the Society Hippique
Percheronne and its stud-bo0k work.
Selling crops demand the very richest ground.
1t will not pay to cut and gather . poor crop to
be carried to the barn and fed while green. II
the land is not rich enough to produce . maxi
mum crop, let stock gather heritage for them.
selves until enough land can be got into suitable
condition,
Old breeders declare that chickens from the
eggs laid earliest in the season are the most
likely to live and thrive after Matching. 1t ie
claimed that continuous laying enfeebles the
hens systems to such an extent that the later
eggs In the spring litters are not 90 we'll en-
dowed with vigor-
If you intend to compete at forthcoming fairs
bestir yourself in time to know that the pro-
ducts or stock are the best OF their kind and in
the best possible condition. 1t is not the bigges.
always, but the best, that wins.
When two or three different kind of grasses
are sown together for pasture many vacant
spaces may be filled up, as each particular variety
will find the kind Of soil best adapted to its Wig
orous growth, the consequence being that the
cod will be the thicker.
Public water-troughe, it is claimed, are places
from which infectious diseases may be spread.
1t Is better that the farmer carry q pail in the
wagon. But II the trough must be used, the
turning it on My when wanted.
The problem of farming consists in making
the soil increasingly fertile. Manure 10 the
would have large heaps Of it every spring to
spread upon their lands, instead of money at in
terest, they would prosper better in the end.
This is the way a Kaneas farmer got the up-
per hand Of hog cholera: "when the cholera got
among my hogs put corn on u brush heap ana
burned it. The hogs ate the ashes and charred
corn. Then put coal.oil in milk, few spoon.
fuls to each hog, and fed that to them. have
not lost hog"
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-08-05
French Brandy.

st. James Gazette: There is surely
much doubt that ''cognac' is not wha,
it processes to be. The quantity of
brandy made from the genuine juice OF
the grape in France in 1876 was, in
round numbers 100000 gallons. 1t
had fallen to q trifle over half a mill
lion of gallons in 1855.
Yet 'cognac" is as plentiful as ever,
the progress of Justification having
more than kept pace with the ravages
of the phylioxera. The coarsest beet
root or potato spirit can, it seems, be
converted into what passes, or at leaat
is sold. for French brandy by the addi-
ton of small quantity of substance
known as 1.-The essential oil of wine
lees.' This stuff is not even what it
claims to be, being in fact product
formed from certain fatty substances,
among which cocoa butter and castor
oil are mentioned, after being treated
with nitric acid, a certain amount of
methylic and other alcohols being ad-
ded to impart the requisite vinous flavor
to the compound. This suffices to give
the spirit it's ''bouquet. 1t is colored
with caramel, and nothing more re-
mains to be done but to bottle it and
label it "Vieux Cognac.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-08-05
EnEagemont RinRs.

In an article on engagement rims q
French writer Sd 8; ''Do not choos-
the ruby; it is too snowy. loud, and in.
discreet. Good taste inclines ward
the sapphire and the diamond, of which
the one does not 60 we'll without the
other. Do not choose large sapphire
surrounded b diamonds. but ask your
jeweler artist to interlace in happy
combination the sapphire and the dia-
m nd. The turquoise is ais a tasteful
stone, but when it is constantly worn
it has the immense disadvantage to
change color, and to this change most
women attach sad and sentimental
superstition. 1t should not, therefore,
be chosen for the first present which is
to be worn and cherished while life
lasts and which remains from the DAYS
of youth while everything else
changes
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-08-05
A Royal Funeral In Cairo.

The Khedive's grandmother died
on the morning, of June ~. from pa
ralysis of the heart and her funeral
took place in the afternoon. At o.
clock the cortege set out, headed by
bullocks which were afterwards slaugh-
tered at the mosque and distributed to
the poor with baskets of bread. Then
came guard of mounted police, and
$50 mec Of Harvey's black yendarme-
RE. These were followed by Egyptian
cavalry and artillery, and the Seventh
and Third batalllions of Foot. After
these came the Khedive on foot as
chief mourner. accompanied by Gen.
Stephenson and his staff, Sir H. D.
Wolf, Moukhtar Pasha, Sir Evelyn
Barring, with other Ministers and high
officials, also, followed as mourners.
Then came the coffin, preceded by
boys swinging censers of incense. Last
ly followed crowd of hired weeping
women in enormous number. The
harcem and some private carriages
closed the procession. The streets
were densely thronged throughout the
whole length OF the route, but
order was kept by the police.
Pail Mall Gazatte.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-08-05
Queer Facts About Fairies,

have been to some pains, says
writer in the Philadelphia News to
gather from various sources the
names by which the fairies have been
known in various countries and at va
rious times. The extent of the list
may surprise you. will repeat it to
you: Fairies, elves, elfe-folks, f vs.,
urchins. ouphes, eH-maids. ell-women,
dwarfs, trolls, norns. misses, kobolds,
duende, brOwies, necks, strOmkarls,
fates, little wights, undines, mixes. sal
amanders, COLLINS, hobgoblins, poukes
banshees, kelpies, pixies, moss people.
good people, good Heighbors, men of
peace, wild women, white ladies. peris,
djinns, genii, and gnomes. You notice,
of course, that use the word fairy in its
broadcast sense, placing in this cate
CORY all presumably dispossessed
spirits which once inhabited human
bodies, but are not yet considered meet
to dwell with the ''saints in light
In nurses tales the fairy is almost in
variably personifcation of Provi-
dence, but in the wilder domain of TO-
mantle literature the term is appclia-
BILE to large class of NEUROLOGICAL
spirits known by the various names
have mentioned.
Dwarfs and elves were little people
who figure much in Scandinavian liter
AZURE, the former being often violent
and mali gnant and the latter sportive,
miscellaneous, but useful and visible on
" to children born on Sunday. The
kobolds were the domestic fairies of
Germany, similar to the kelpies of
They were all skilled in music and
dancing, and were fond of frolicking
by moonlight. Necks and strom-
karls inhabited the rivers and
lakes of Northern Europe, and
were similar to mermen and mer-
maids of less remote superstition
The mixes are also of this class, and
figure largely in German folklore
Previous to the death of any one drown
ing they can be seen so the legends
say-dancing on the face of the water.
The female bears the SEM
blance of q beautiful maid
en-. and she conveys mortals to a
subaqueous abode, where they meet
the male, who has green teeth and al
ways wear green hat. Fates are
Italian fairies. The duende or trasgo,
is the most frequently mentioned Span
ish fairy. The ''white ladies were Nor
man fairies.
Here is an ancient description of the
dress of the fairies: "They wear a red
conical cap; a mantle of green cloth
inlaid with wild flowers; green panta
looms, buttoned with hobs Of silk, and
silver shoon. They carry quivers OF
arrow-slough, and bows mabe of the
ribs of a man buried where three
lairds' lands meet; their arrows are
made of bog-reed tipped with white
hints and dipped in the dew OF Hem
lock; they ride on steeds whose hoofs
would not dash the dew from the cur
of harebell.'
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-08-05
Rol0ti0ns.in.Low.

Take warning by me and marry no
man who is not an orphan, }" exclaimed
an exasperated matron, who could not
agree with her father-in-law. Il think
founding would be safer still, an
swered the person addressed, ''for then
1 should have no relations.in.law at
ALL" Such. says an English paper. is
the frequent tone of conversation
among young people, and public opin-
ion is apt to uphold the newcomers in
to families and to regard them as
natural victims. Few people ever
raise word on the other side, and
ventilate the grievances of parents and
relatives, on whom bride is thrust,
whether they like it or not.
Undoubtedly much matrimonial hap
piness is marred by the non-accordance
of relations-in-law. 1t is all very we'll
to say that man and woman marry
each other, not their families, ard that
outsiders need not matter; but unless
Edwin and Angelina mean to settle in
an uninhabited island. the chances are
that their surroundings will be of very
great Importance. Experience often
shows that when a sister marries, q
brother is gained; but that when Il
brother mavries he is counted as lost,
and his wife is no compensation. Yet
the wife is the .One more often left
alone at home, and therefore more de-
pendent on her intimates, who are
naturally found among her husbands
connections. A man is always sup
posed to be on bad terms with his
mother-in-law, yet, that one difficulty
excepted, he does not seem to disagree
with his wife's family half as often as
he does with his own relatives.
The perfect frankness which should
exist between married couples must
not be supposed to exclude the neces-
sity or tact or to compel the utterance
of disagreeable truths. All families
are more or less faulty, and must, IN
some way, jar on the stranger admit
ted within them. Their drawbacks
are even evident to their own members
and in the intimate friendship of
married life these failings may some
times be discussed; but let every mar
ried couple beware of structures on the
conduct. character, or even manners
and appearance of relations-in-law.
The husband may complain of his own
family, and the wife may sympat hize,
but she must never begin the subject,
nor must she point out one single addi-
tional flaw. In the same way the hus-
band must respect the wife's suscepti-
bilities. However conscious we ma
be of the shortcomings of our flesh and
blood, we all bristle like the fretful
porcupine if we hear our kindred at
tackled by anybody else, and in this
matter even marriage does not extin-
guish the natural emotions of family
ties.