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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-06-07

ever did ace
He continued to he as eggravating Us be.
Snakes satd he didn't like the bait, Ind l
suggested that We might put on some NE II
wasn't to expensive. This reminded the
Old man that perhaps smother" h I'd found
another. 10 he went up to the house aud
get It We bought II for three d"la,s to
that the sun was too high to catch trout, but
II we waited till evening we conl have het er
luck We went up to the house and waited.
At the end Of two hours We tried 1t ag.in.
sl'll catch that trout" said Billy, If have
to camp out he:e for week.
pies would be about two thousand dollars
apiece by the end Of that time" vcntured
to gay. by way OF re,nonstrance.
Don't you worry" said Billy. @The sums
got low now. md hell bite at anything II
have him out here in q jffv."
We approached the pond Some hing had
evidently happened To 1t In our absence.
There was no pond there; only the HOE
through which thin stream trick'ed lit
tic jimmie Shakes had pulled up the n uicc
gate. U I'd let the water ou'. The sigh. ot ii
made Billy swenr. He s,ii it waa a m,aN
advantage to take 1T II fisherman Then he
Hnld something wOrsc-a great deal WORSE
could hardly blame Dim on u closer ,nves.
tgation, for In the middle of what had been
the l'ond arose u st'tf piece of wire pa ts'i
IN the bottom. and iMpa, Il urOn H. was the
trout. He had been dead for kOmie time, and
bis calmness was accounted fo,. IL was evil
IDENTIFY u scheme to sell pc. which Il lc Jim.
mic had cur,aiei in i,s opel alton, because
he was anxious to see some fun lIn was
doubled up in the grass making u noise ,na-
would have developed int'a LAUGH in NOR.
hralthiul c.imnt, than tina. Of NV jersey
Say" called old man Shakes from the
house. mas Just found nnMh 4 tue. and"
Billy interrupts HIM very su !Gcn v but
the venerable takir I'D not 20 where Bit,y
| told him to--a. least not iinmr,ia civ.
HOWARD FIELDING
Copyright, 1892. hv B"clorr-.
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Why Cattle are Sailed.

Why do farmers salt their cattle?
Not every farmer, remarks the Ameri-
eau Dairyman, knows why he does it,
unless it is becaues the stock like it,
and then goes on to say: moments
thought will show where the advan-
tage lies. AS soon as the food enters
the stomach, the natural tendency is
at once for fermentation to begin,
and their arises contest between
this tendency and the digestive pow
era, And ifthese powers are vigorous,
and the process Of fsrmentat ton il
checked or intercepted, then no bud
results will follow, the food will be
digested, and salt will not he needed,
though at any time this will assist
in the process ofdigestion. Salt keeps
food from decaying until it can be
digested and nssimilatsd, and pro-
longs tho time to allow the digestive
organs to complete their work; ar.,il
food IL taken in excess. us often hap
pens when stock il in pasture, salt
given frequently will be OF much nd.
tNuldSb. AHu lurIHec, StilU IN " pre-
yentive Of worms, When fermenta-
ton sets in, the conditions presented
IRE favorable to the existence of
worms in the intestinal canals. and
and may possibly be engendered by
the process. Consequently itshould
be q rule with stockmcn to keep salt
before their cattle, or within reach
when they need it, and the cattle will
obey the demands of nature, and sup
ply the want as needed.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-06-07

HE HAD BEEN FISHING AHEAD OF US.
Billy Button was great fisherman as he
told me many times before we began tn fish,
and once or twice afterwards Weproceeded
along the banks of the brooket. It was
much damper on the banks than IL was In
the middle OF the stream, but Billy did not
mind IL, because he had nice pair OF rubber
boots Oh that fastened almost up to his neck.
had an old pair which Billy had kindly
loaned me. and though as have said the
banks were wetter than the stream il Is IL
melancholy fact that the insides uf Blly's
old boots were wetter than either They
had an attraction for moisture, and ] could
hear 1t rushing in with n dull. sickening siz-
gle every time lifted up my feet
Although the stream was In the main 40
shallow that AN Amercan-built trout could
not sail III it with his center board down,
there were places here aud there where 1t
was deeper know. for stepped |, to sew
arui Of them. Billy said rhut the trout lived
In these pools did not doubt his word, but
1t seemed strange to me that trout who
cou'd have had the whole Atlantic ocean to
where he couldn't turn around wiihou,
knocking something down; but Billy is q
fisherman, ind he ought to know.
We wandered up the stream anil Billy cast
bis line into the quiet pools, when didn',
fall into them before he got n chance.
u'hh'S S'tsS NY hue, tOo, uuG IL went INTO
the branch Of tree, and then l crawled out
and rescued it at the peril OF my life But
caught US much as Billy did; in fact, caugh,
more, for he cOuldn'J even hook snavs. lie
began to explain to me that certain ut.
mospheric conditions combined with the
abse nee of fish could foil the efforts of the
most skillful angler
In the course nf o few hours of arduous
toll we arrived ut O little clearing, on the
edge OF which was nn unprcposessng rustic
Just adding u good-sixed trout to fat at ring
Billy looked ut the string and greeted the
aged fisherman reverentiy.
$50 1t was you boys that I heard behind
me. was i,!" he SAID .Well, well; YOU didn't
catch nothin' see Reckon I mus5 have
pulled the trout out'n their holes just aheud
Of you"
1t was painfully evident that he had, and
Biily's face showed how deeply delighted lie
VIVA mt the iden
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Billy's face shov
wa6 mt the iden

sY0u going up any furthery" asked Billy.
NO. amt goin' no further" said the
Jerseyman.
We continued on oMr way. It was lust Oh
much fun up there as it had been lower down,
and no more. We didn't get Il bite Then
we came back again. and fell into all the
holes had discovered on my way up, and
several new ones. About $3.50 p. m. we
reached farm house. BY this time we were
both hungry enough tn eat anything We
could bite, for had lost our lunch curly In
the day. The owner of the farm house
presented his card. II was engraved ON the
barn door in yellow paint:
james NJ. Shakes.
did not know whether the middle initial
stood for mosquitoes or malaria, but knocked
at the door OF the house, and inquired for
Mr.. Shakes. His son Jimmie came out, and
presently the old man appeared. He was the
same venerable gentleman who had pulled
AL the treut ont of the brook ahead of US
.Oh; got back Already" said he chcerfully.
slow long did you think we'd hey" sud
well, If you'd kept on up stream till you
caught anything you might not have got
because there amt no trout further up than
where stopped. and amt never been any
Couldn't say why. but it's fact"
why didn't you tell us SO, you old heath
cny" said l.
Il clean forgot 1T" he replied placidly .De
yc hungry"
.We could eat huy!"
swell, l haint got none. but mothers
baked Il pie. We've only got this one In tho
house. but I'll let ye have it for dollar, aud
then Jimmy III take ye down to the pond.
There's trout In there that can't get pohow
but perhaps you can catch him"
We'll, should say So" said Billy brighten
ing up Just bring out our pic and Ill
show YOU IL few points about fishing"
We ate the pie. aud then Jimmy took us
down to the pond. 1t was muddy lutte
branch of the stream There wan little
.luice gate at the end by which the water
could be let out 1t didn't look like good
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Prinitivs relsrraphs

Az 10 well known the Indians ofour
continent use rising smoke TO give
signals to distant friends. A small
fire is started, and, US soon as it
burns fairly well, grass and leaves
nre heaped on top of it. Thus q
large column of steam and smoke
rises. BY covering the fire with u
blanket the rising of the smoke ia
interrupted ut regular intervals, and
the successive clouds IRE used for
conveying messages. Explorations
in the Congo basin have shown that
the system of drum signals prevails
throughout central Africa. The Ba-
kuba use large wooden drum, on
which different tones are produced
with two drum sticks. Sometimes
the natives Converse" in this way
for hours, and from the energy dis
played by the drummers and the
rapidity of the successive blows, it
seemed that the conversation was
very animated. The same use of
drums isfound in New Guinea. From
the rhythm and rapidity ofthe blows
the natives know ut once whether
an attack, q death. or u festival is
announced. The same tribe use col
umns of smoke or lat night fires to
convey messages to distant friends.
The latter IRE also used in Australia.
f'0lunna of Sr,ol.o of 1;ffaro,,% E,vv,,o
arc used for signals by the inhabi-
tants ofCape York and the neighbor-
ing islands. In Victoria hollow trees
are filed with fresh leaves which IRE
lighted. The signals thus made ore
understood by their friends. Ineast-
ern Australia the move of a traveller
were made known by columns of
smoke, and so was the discovery ola
whale in Portland bay.-Science.
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Fashions Changes.

Mr.. De Style-"Why, my dear. I'm
glad to see you SO composed. When I
left this morning you were weeping
and wailing and tearing your hair, be-
cause Fido was sick"
Mrs. De Style-"Wcll, you see, just
after you left Mrs. Tiptop came in and
told me that dogs of Fido's breed were
going out of fashion. So I dried my
tears and kicked him out" New
York Weekly.
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FISHING IN NEW JERSEY.
I Am Lured to the Land OF Appleja

Am Lured to the Land OF Applejack
and Fed Upon Pie-Billy Button
Tries to Snare Farmer Shakes Pat.
ent self-Actin9 Trout and 10 Him.
self Eusnared.
had never been fishing and didn't know
trout from bologna sausage, except by
the taste, and I told Billy Button 90 when he
asked me 10 70 with him.
Never mind, Howdy," said be, you'll be
useful when we come back"
didn't know what he meant by that, and
he would give no explanation except that he
bud read some of my st,ries
We went down into New Jersey. It was
beautiful day, and Billy was glad Of It, be-
cause could carry everything without get
ting overheated Billy is very considerate
of my feelings oh, how baln:y it was The
trees were green, aud the mosquitoes, too.
were not vet ripe We found lite bah
bling brooklet. 1t passed modestly through
the meadows quite unnoticed because 1t was
water, whereas If it had been applejack the
banks would have been thronged-at least
that was the way local philosopher ac-
counted for the facts
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An Old Teacher.

While on u railroad train recently
with Judge James j. Lindley, an in.
stance of the old gentleman's ready
wit occurred. A young man, n
stranger to the entire party in.
PRODUCED himself, and it came out
that he was from Cynthiana, KY,
near where Lindley was born and
lived for many years, teaching
school, among other things. In
talking over country history they
became quite well acquainted, and
the young kentuckiin mentioned
his fathers name. "Iknew him we'll;
he used to go to school under me, u
said the Judge. "You hardly look
old enough to have been my fathers
school teacher. The old gentleman
is now az years DID," said the young
man in reply. The laugh twitted
him on his age. When the young
man left the car for n few minutes
the Judge said: 81 did not want to
hurt the young mans feelings, but
the fact is u great many people
down that way didn't learn to read
until after the war was over. st.
Louis Globe-Democrat.
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Whole Wheat for Poultry.

The low prices of wheat for several
years past has been partly compen.
sated to farmers by inducing them
to test it's value for feeding. 1t is,
nll things taken into account, the
king of grains. 1t gives the elements
of sustaining lite more fully than any
other food. In the albuminoids
wheat is especially rich, and it is
this that adapts it so well to feeding
hens fol reproduction. 1t is hardly
possible for wheat to become so dear
that farmers cannot afford to ex-
change it for eggs, always much
dearer in price. On the farm the
shrunken and imperfect wheat should
he fed to the hens. 1t does not need
grinding. Fowls have a grinding
apparatus OF their own, and do bet.
ter when it is given due exercise
than when grain is crushed into meal
before feeding to them.-American
Cultivator
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TsHehea The Old Mans Heart.
Tebraske State Journal.

Once upon u time an old man
called his three sons to him in the
dusk ofthe evening, and in "a faltering
voice said to them: "My boys, in a
little while you will have no father.
! am standing on the shore of the
river Of death and soon l must
launch my boat upon it. Now, l
have as you know, a splendid farm,
upon which one man can thrive, but
as there are three OF you have been
sorely preplexed as to which should
have it. fhave therefore decided to
give each ofyou two dollars that
you must spend tomorrow, and to
the one making the wisest purchase
shall the farm be given. Come to
me tomorrow evening ut this time
and tell me how you have each cx-
pended your money. Now, good
night, and heaven bless you ALL"
On the the following evening the
three sons assembled before their
father. "Reginnld," said the latter
to the eldest, "what did you pur-
chase with your two dollars!"
Father" returned the son, II pond
cred long that might make wise
use of the money, and ut last /
bought a pair of strong shoes"
"Well done, well done; the Journey
through life is rugged and hard, and
the thorns are thick upon the way.
You have shown prudence and fore
thought, and l love you the better
for it. And what did you buy,
Augustus?" II too thought long and
deeply" responded the second son,
chat l might not purchase any thing
trivial or foolish. Since the cap
that | wear in worn and ragged. 1
bought o hat with u wide brim.
which show to you, my father."
The old man regarded him with IL
glance of pride and affection, and
said: "You too have done well,
Augustus: often in the world the
brow il fevered and the sun rays
beat fiercely upon the aching head,
and your hat will comfort you. l
rejoice that my sons are SO filed with
wisdom. And you Theophilus, what
did you buy?" "My father" an
wered Theophilus, II didn't ponder
worth n cent. As soon as left YOU
last evening blew in my stuff for
five tickets to the baseball games
With tears OF joy streaming down
his furrowed face, the venerable man
embraced Theophilus, and murmurcd
in IL voice hoarse with emotions:
Had l u farm as large as Texas,
with u windmill on it, it would be
yours!" And then Reginald and
Augustus moved sadly away into
the gathering gloom and while the
one tried to keep the flies off him
self with his hat, the other kicked
himself severely with his boots.
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COntented.

"Our content is our best having"
says Shakespeare; but it is only the
few who really know what the word
means. There is an old lady, how
ever. living in a quiet New England
town, who is actually u contented
woman. One day she was sitting in
the porch, placidly knitting, when n
book agent appeared. After finish
ing the business part of his inter-
view, and inducing her to subscribe
for "Scenes from Joppa." in twelve
numbers, lie remarked;
Nice farm you've got here"
eyes, we think So" said the old
lady, taking up her knitting again.
"Must be lonesome in winter
though"
ooh, no. not too lonesome; don't
like to have it so lively you can't
hear yourself think"
II guess the wilsl whistles some
through these trees, about the time
OF the equinoctial."
"Maybe it does, I won't say it
don't; but it only makes me thank
full we've got enough fire wood"
''How is it about hooks? don't
suppose you have a library in town"
"Well, no, not to call a library"
said she cautiously, not wishing to
hear her native place disparaged;
but there's books in circulation.
Mis- Miles has got Pilgrims Pro-
gress, and I've got Uncle Toms
Cabin So once Il year we swap
"Have any lectures or concerts!'
Husband says there's good speak
in in caucus, some Oft real violent;
and it you want to hear singin', sir,
you, just come to ourSunday school,
Sometimes it fairly makes the tears
come into my eyes to hear them lit
tie creatur's tune up"
"Well, WELL" said the book agent,
1--WE seen IL good many folks that
call themselves contented, but |
don't think any ono of 'em could
come up to you, Shut up in this
lonesome place, and making the best
OF it too! Why, ! don't suppose you
ever travel"
"Oh yes," said the old lady, primly,
not too well pleased ut hearing her.
self praised ut the expense of her be-
loved town, 1--WE travel as much ms
most folks. Last summer we went
six miles to camp meeting. and two
years ago We went to Boston-and
that's forty-tve miles, sir!'-Youth's
Companion.
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WHY THAT TROUT WOULD NOT BITE
fishing ground. Any high minded trout
would tave got out and walked. sooner than
live there. Billy said as much when he saw
il.
sBut there's trout In it." said old Shakes.
N big one, too; saw him this afternoon"
y don't e!lcve it, said Billy. and he
walked up to the pond. Then he ducked
down ON the ground in hurry. siea. there
him. myself, right in the middle
full and scientific cast. But the trout didn't
rise He tried it several times. but the sur
face of the pond IVES uns;irred except by his
tiv.
1ion might try 9rasshoppers," suggested
little Jimmy; "the trout around these parts
is powerful found of grasshoppers."
Billy sent inc to catch one. and / roamed
AZ over four quarter sections without finding
any. When ! came back old Shakes consoled
nc by saying that they were rather scarce ut
that time OF the year. Then Billy suggested
worms, and went ont behind the barn and
dug NJ, Il rare aud beautiful collection Billy
wouldn't try one till the trout had got over
his scare At the fly.
Meanwhile VIC were getting hungry again.
aad old Shakes went to the house aud found
one more pie which we bought for u dollar
and half. Afterthut was gone he found
another with which he consented to part for
the sum OF two dnllars. He said it was
positively the last pie In that part of New
Jersey.
Then Billy tried his worms after creeping
up to the edge Of the pond, aud satisfying
himself thnt the trout had not got away
burned II isn't in the sa,so place" said
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Fodder Corn.

The planting Of fodder corn for late
feeding is increasing in popularity Of
late years, in addition to the crops
grown for ensilaging. Its an import
ant crop to farmers who keep stock
to amy extent and should not he
neglected by stockmen. To have u
succession it is a good plan to plant
every week or two after commencing.
Some farmers who make but one
planting or sowing defer it to long.
1t will not usually attain sufficient
growth To be ut it's best for either
Fall or Winter feeding when put in
rs late us July 10, yet it Gun he near
ly full grown for Fall feeding, and il
the pastures are scanty, and hay not
too plenty, n field Of it will prove q
great addition to the feed for mich
cows, and save many dollars worth
of hay and much shrinkage of milk.
The corn may be planted in drills or
sown broadcast. but drilling is pre-
ferred by the majority of good farm
erS
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There are many gloomy rooms
which throw chill over persona
ON entering them that might be
made pleasant and homelike with
taste and ingenuity, says the Farm
ers Voice. Rooms thatarc naturally
dark can be frightened by having the
woodwork and paper in light tints,
and the decorations in warm, rich
colors. Light brussels carpets show
soil less and require less sweeping,
consequently they last longer than
dark ones. Goodingrlin carpets are
more satisfactory and look better
when old than three-ply or other
wool carpets. Pretty book shelves
of antique oak, curled maple, or
cherry. with curtains of pongee or
China silk of some bright color, add
much to q living-room. and as use.
full as ornamental. For a library or
sitting-room it is well to have a
good-sized table, double if possible,
and use thelower shelffornewspapers
and books. Rattan furniture is light,
pretty, and comfortable, besides be-
ing inexpensive. Draw in bright
ribbons and fasten on ''head rest
or roll. which can he made of China
silk or plush.
Here and there over n picture or
easel should be a fancy scarf or
"throw," as they IRE now called.
They are easily made Of boiling cloth
or silk, and can he hemstitched, EN-.
broidered. or left plain, with only
fancy ornaments on the ends. Pic.
ture frames for the library should be
of antique oak or some otberequally
pretty wood, while those for the par.
lor should be varied, gilt, bronze,
etc, A pretty water-color flower
piece has q lovely frame ofpure white,
which sets of the rich coloring ofthe
flowers perfectly. A brass plaque,
which has o pretty moonlight scene
on it, is framed in rich, red plush
with a narrow bronze molding,
around the outside. In window
draperies for the parlors soft silken
curtains are the prettiest, orthose oil
lace or fine lawns.
An eminent divine says: "a pretty
well-ordered home breaches it's own
sermon, and yields q more powerful
infiuencethan either sword or pen."
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Health aud Beauty.
Ladies' Home Companion.

Ladies' Home Companion.
To be beautiful, q woman must be
healthy; the deliclcy which comes
from physical weakness is not an
element of beauty. The grace ofper-
feet form is the result OF sound bone
and flesh; health strengthens the
muscles, and the proper conditions
of the stomach and lungs is ofgreat
importance-on the perfect circula-
ton Of the blood and its freedom
from allimpurities depends the beau
ty of the complexion. The skin must
be kept healthy by frequent buthing
and proper diet. as we'll as plenty OF
exercise in the open Dir. The English
are wont to say the paleness nnd
sallow tinge OF the American girls
complexion is due to insufficient
nourishment, the want of strength
ening food. A French author of note
says: "a train of exact. and rigid
observation has demonstrated that
q succulent, delicate, and careful
regimen repels to n distance, and for
IL considerable length of time, the
external appearance Of old age. 1t
gives more brilliancy to the eyes, more
freshness to the skin, more support
to the muscles, and as it is certain in
physiology that it is depression of
the muscles Mt causes wrinkles,
those enemies of beauty, it is equally
true to say that, other things being
equal, those who understand
eating are comparatively ten years
younger than those who do not un-
derstand that SCIENCE" Our dry at
mosphere, it is true, is somewhat I'M
favorable to clearness and brilliancy
of our complexion, nnd our climate
is more or less exhnusting to the
constitution of women, yet with care
and attention to certain rules any
woman not actually diseased may
have good health, and with it some
degree of beauty. Bathing is one OF
the first requirlnents, us it produces
n healthfui condition of the skin.
Therefore, the daily bath, with a.
walk of an hour or more in the open
air mot the exercise of housework) J,
and plentiful supply of good, we'll
cooked, nourishing food-plain food,
not pies. buildings a1d sweet-meats
will add not only to woman's at
tractive appearance, but improve
mind, body and soul, for health,
happiness and virtue go hand in
hand.