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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-02-02
How DIAMONDS ARE CUT.
now Tnn GEMS ARE TREATED m
OLD AMSTERDAM.
skim IN Selecting aaA clsanins
Stenee-How the CattinG ana rel.
1shaag 70 Carried t. . High Art
1ssue-Qreat Increase In the Trade.

Amsterdam, the historic capital Of the
Netherlands, still leads the diamond
trade Of the world, Notwithstanding the
more recent competition Of Paris, Lon
don and Antwerp To the United States
alone nearly $25,OO0,O00 have been
shipped since 1886. The following Ia
BILE shows the increase Of exports to the
Suites during the past seven years:
$1,378,5 In 1880, $1,S42, IO5 In 1887,
81 IA. O24 in 1883, 1894, 40S In 1880,
%;,0O5, 281 In 1890, A,1OO. 131 in 1891,
$500 $50 In 1892.
Americans are the best customers.
They will have none but the best quail
tty-''diam0nds Of the first water" as
they are called. And 30 1t comes that
our beau monde adorns itself with the
results Of the best Dutch workman
ship In this branch Of industry, many
OF the single stones requiring weeks aud
months Of skilled and tedious labor.
Modern improvements in machinery
and tools have rendered 1t possible for
most OF the gems to reach their full
glory In very short time, so that after
passing through three or four hands
III the embellishing process, and list
ching to few quaint Dutch ditties
and some gutteral colloquialislns, the
precious things are put to rest In dOwny
wrappings ready to be transported TO
the ends Of the earth.
The Diamond Cater.
1t Is not the Intent Of this brief arti-
Gle to discuss the physical and chemical
properties Of this king of Jewels" nor
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-02-02
A New Process,


A method Of rendering sand imper.
vious to water. which has prov
ed successful in Brennan, Germany,
consists essentially in blowing dry CO.
ment into the sand which it is desired
to consolidate. For this purpose IL
inch pipe Is used, which is drawn to q
point at the lower end, and has there
three or more 3-S inch holes. This pipe
is Joined at its upper end by a rubber
tube to an injector, which is connected
to an air compressor and is fed with
dry cement. The sinking Of the tube
to the required depth is facilitated by
blowing air through 1t during its de-
scent. Depths of from 18 to ~ feet
have been reached in this manner. This
done, the cement is blown into the sand
by the air, which, boiling up through
the former, fnsures thorough mixture
OF 1t and the cement. The tube Is then
slowly withdrawn, the supply Of ce-
ment being continued until the point
reaches the surface. The concrete
made in this way requires several
weeks to harden, and does not attain
Its full strength for some months. The
whole tract to be treated is divided into
a number OF small areas about foot
square, and the tube Is sunk successive
ly In all Of them. An unexpected fact
was found In applying this process, viz,
that the concrete formed occupied less
space than the sand alone did original
ly.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-02-02
fully g skilltul work of The enter.
Yet hiS wages barely exceed one-tcnth
OF the cleaver1. He 10 fortunate u he
can average 1000 glilders per annum.
Aosettes can always be cut a. such, but

The Dlnnona.Cutter's Bench.
to brilliants he can give the octohedron
or dOdecahedron shape. His process ID
similar to that Of the first workman
he also secures the gem In O cement
lied, and by means of another sharp cut
diamond he forms the so.called "fa-
cette" surfaces. 1t Is only In recent
years that machinery has been applied
In this part OF work on the larger gems;
with the smaller ones 1t has proven of
no avail.
After the stone has been ground
down well 1t is transferred to the pol
isher's table. The polisher although
his work requires great precautl0n and
ability. seldom averages more than l.
600 guilders a year. He places the
cleaved and cut stone In one Of the
grooves Of disk before him. This
disk turns SO rapidly that the move
nlent is impGrceptible to the naked eye
lit appears to be perfectly motiOnless.
During the evolutions the crystal Il
pressed with pair of small tongs in the
groove until the facet has assumed
perfectly smooth polish. The stone is
turned over and over, until all the fac
cts are faultless. A thorough know.
ledge of capitalization and q well-train.
cl taste In the formation of the table
and the numerous facets make the eftl.
clent polisher.
Possibilities of Ruin.
1t Is possible in this operation not on.
ly to ruin the whole crystal, but also
to badly damage the disk. II the fac.
cts are not In accord with the planes
the brilliant effect Is spoiled and In
some way the adamantine stone re-
ceives the power to cut into its iron re.
ceptacle.
Besides the many large establish.
ments there are number of small jew.
elers who purchase stones from jobbers
on their own account and either do
their own work or hire 1t done. OF late
much Of the work has been placed in
the hands Of women and young girls,
especially in the cutting of rosettes,
which demanc much less muscular In
Dor than the brilliants.
The largest and Oldest firm Is that of
the Daniel Bros, but the Illustrations
here given have been secured from the
shops Of the Kampfraath Works.
1t takes two guilders and half to
make dollar, yet guilder will pro-
cure In Amsterdam as much as dol.
lar In Chicago, in rent, food, and cloth.
ing. with the exception of beef, which
costs about half guilder a pound.
This Is not because Of the scarcity Of
cattle In Holland, but because the best
beeves are shipped to England. There
Is, however, n great abundance Of fish,
which none understand how to prepare
SO we'll as the good Dutch housewife.
II 1t were not for their prodlgality
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-02-02
Tears at the Theater.

A Psychologist has been studying the
problem Of tears at the theatcr. He
asks why it is that the people whom
you see crying over a pathetic situation
that they see acted before them are
generally incapable Of feeling the least
emotion in real life, and he attributes
this special food Of tears to the excite
ment caused by the heat, the lights and
the magnetism Of their neighbors ut the
show. He adds that nine In ten of the
people who cry at the theater are hard
and selfish at home. The phenomenon
Is similar to that often witnessed at
melodrama when the villain or the
wicked woman is roundly Kissed by
the gallery the moment he or she up
pears on the stage, while the gallant
hero and the virtuous heroine come in
for round or two in their every scene,
and the home life of 80 many Of these
stern applicants Of Draconian morals
is something too terrible to contemplate
with serenity.-Toston Traveller.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-02-02
oox cAR MRNcHANTe.
Arrested e, ssllias Fraudulent ore
eeRiss.

q .
Arrested ter Sslllng Fraudulent Gre.
oeRiss.
Heveral box car merchants, whose
headquarters IRE said to be ut Chicago,
have been arrested at West Salcm,
Wis., for selling cheap mixture Of
alum and soda under the pretense that
It was Royal Baking Powder. Similar
operations have been heard Of In other
sections OF the country, and two men
recently arrested at Canton, N. Y. for
tho same offense have been convicted
and sentenced to the full penalty pro.
vlded by the Law.
The usual method Of parties engaged
In this business Is to obtnin orders
from farmers for all kinds of groceries
ut prices considerably below those
charged for the sumo goods by local
dealers. and then to deliver bogus arti-
Giles. Tempted by the prices. the farm
ers order largely various articles, per.
haps q whole winters supply. These
orders are put up ut Chicago, and de-
livered ut different towns by the car
load. Almost every person orders
Royal Baking Powder, but when the
packages are examined, 1t Is found that
the baking powder Is not In the genu-
Inc Royal cans. This is evidence Of
fraud, as the Royal Is never sold other
wise than In Its own red-labeled tin
cans. A subsequent examination proves
the powder to be a mixture made from
alum.
Consumers should be ON their guard
against receptions Of this kind. While
these purchasers thought they were
saving ten cents pound on Royal they
were paying thlrty-five cents for a mix
ture that can be bought anywhere for
ten cents aud which Is dear Mt that.
SO well is 1t understood that the Royal
Baking Powder 10 never sold in bulk,
or otherwise than In its own sealed
cans, that any prosecuting attorney
VIII, upon his attention being called to
the matter, prosecute any one who pre-
tends to make such sales.
Reputable grocers have an equal In
terest with consumers in breaking up
these frauds. The goods sold by these
travelling agents are Of an inferior char
acter. 1t is In this way the country Is
aued with adulterated goods which the
farmer 10 buying at rate far beyond
their value, while the trade of the legit-
innate local dealer Is being destroyed.
We are glad to know that the Royal
Baking Powder Co. will prosecute all
cases OF fraud Of this kind of which It
Is advised,
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-02-02
Electric Refuse Carts.

The statement that there is a posi-
bllity that the scavcnger cart, which in
Its present form is public nuisance.
may soon be done away with, seems too
good to be true. The suggestion, how
ever, has been made that much Of the
offensivcness Of the present system Of
collecting garbage aud refuse could be
escaped Ivy running large cars, after the
fashion Of the gravel cars run on steam
roads, over all the lines Of the electric
railways Of a city. The cars should
start early In the morning, and all the
refuse along the lines could be shovcled
into them. Immediately following them
large watering cars could be dispatched,
which would do the work of wetting
the streets both better and faster than
the watering carts now drawn by
horses. The idea is well worth consid.
eriug,
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-02-02
A Maie.tic orient.l Idol.

The great attraction of Kan,akura
and one Of the jewels Of Japan is the
Daibutsu, or great bronze Buddha. We
approch 1t through three lined avenue
and get the first and best view Of 1t at
a distance of some 2OO feet. 1t is q
sitting figure, ~ feet high. % feet 2
inches In circumference. The face Is y
feet inches long and from ear to ear
IL feet . inches wide. The eyes, which
are pure gold. are nearly feet long
The circumference of the thumb is 3
feet. These figures give some idea of
the size, aud the figure is elevated on a
stone platform some II to Is feet
above the person approaching 1t. But
no description can convey an idea Of
the majesty OF the face. IT is bent gen.
tly forward us IL In broodins contem.
plation Of the infinite. 1t represents
perfect peace-the repose of the ut.
taincd Nirvana.-Boston Herald.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-02-02
CARRY OIL AND MoLAssEs.

The Same Tanks Use. By Vessels
Trading Between This Country and
Cuba.
Almost all the molasscs which comes
from Cuba to the United States is, &C.
cording to the New York Tribune,
brought in the same tanks in steam.
ships that are used to carry petroleum
as return cargo. The ships tanks
are about sixteen feet deep. They are
pumped full Of oil ut Brooklyn or Phil
adelphia, then taken to Havana and the
oil is pumped out into the tanks Of the
refining plants there. Molasses is
brought from the interior Of the island
In huge hOgsheads, which are empticd
into the storage tanks. A suction
pump drawing about 10000 gallons an
hour fills each ships tanks to within
about two feet Of the top, that amount
OF space being required for the expan-
sion OF the mOlasses. 1t might be sup
posed that the petroleum would have
q bad effect upon the molasses, but 1t
has been shown that the contrary Is
the case, and as nearly One-half the
importation Is made into rum and the
balance refined into sugar u little oil
Is not of much account. The tanks are
cleaned after the molasses has been
pumped out by turning In a powerful
steam Jet, which washes down the sides
and liquities whatever molasscs may be
left In the bottom Of the tank, and the
suction pump finishes the work. A
cargo Of molasses. which formerly re-
qulred ten or twelve days, can now be
unloaded In forty-eight hours, while the
difference In cost of handling, TO say
nothing Of the saving of time, amounts
to large sum. The first attempt ut
molasses in bulk was made by
the brig Novelty in 1877. She was
fitted with n lining, and her whole hold
was used without partitions. She made
several trips between Matanzas and
Boston, but was not successful as div.
idend Garner. Since the present system
of dividing a vessels hold into tanks
was devised and put into practice on
steamers the profits Of the trade and
the steamship companies have largely
increased,
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-02-02

were on the train, che clasping my nGna
In perfect trustfulness, and I teldns
her what o pleasant home she would
have with my mother, who had long
been wanting young girl to assist her
with light household duties.
And looking into her lovely face beam.
Ing with new hope, and radient with
such perfect trust, felt that though
had failed In my chief mission, had
succeeded In snatching q lovely. limo.
cent and helpless girl from the clutches
OF q base tyrant, and providing her
with home such as knew my moth
er's house would AFFORD.
But we were approaching the station,
and there stood MIR. jackson, my EN-.
ployer, scanning the cars as they pass.
I'd. For moment, an intense e,nbar.
basement possessed me. had thought
to return with the hciress; what would
he say 10 this substitute. however love.
]! and worthy In her own rightly Hut I
was spared much further conju1cturc,
Tor he had spfetl me.and in a moment
was beside me as alighted and as
sisted my companion to the ground.
Harry, my b0y-congratulation
You have done your work nobly-ex-
ceedcd my most sanguine expecta-
tions!' he was beginning. when with q
1eprecating gesture checked him.
MIR. Jackson" exclaimed" Let me
explain myself afterwards; but first let
me say this lady Is not the young lady,"
lis 1t pO.sible you don't know what
you have been d0ing!" he broke in, i'm.
petuously. 1.-The girl Is the living i'm.
age Of her mother. l knew her we'll,
twenty-five years ago. l would not
want no more perfect identification
anywhere. Tell ME, my dear" he add.
ell, turning to my companion, "what Is
your name?"
"Coralie UAllairc" she answered
with or pretty foreign accent. Only"
with little nervous gesture--"she
never would let ME say more than
Coralic."
Newer mind that now" intcrposed
Mr.. Jackson, with instructive comprc.
hensiOn. THAT accent only confirms
the Identification. Her father was a
Frenchman. Where were you going to
take her, Harry-home:"
Yes" l replied, thoroughly bewild-
cred by this unexpected turn OF affairs.
"A good plan-coultln't be better.
Then come to the office. want to
hear the whole story"
He hurried away, and escortfhg my
protegce to my mothers house, left
her there. and hurried at once to the
office. MIR. Jackson had gathered addt-
tlonal data during my absence, which
established Coralie's identity beyond q
doubt. and later. in q conversation with
her. every detail was confirmed. Her
mother had died utterly destitute, in
the home Of the old harritlan. who, by
means Of Goralie's ignorance Of the
country. and consequent hclplessncss.
had retained her hold upon her and
made her source of income.
well. my boy" said MIR. jackson,
some months later. calling to offer his
congratulations. you did pretty we'll
on your first business trip-found an
heircss and a prospective bride ut the
same time
1T was no skill or ability Of mine,
sir" answered, pressing Coralies lit
tie hand. ut was the little thing that
chance did, that brought me not only
success but this rich reward"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-02-02

Legal Recipe for Treating "a burglar,
The story told of great man and
very learned judge is related by I'M
earwitness to the following effect: Just
Ice Willes was asked: III I look into
my drawing room and see a burglar
packing up the clock, and he cannot
see me what ought to dog
He replied, as nearly as may be: My
advice to you, which give as man,
rs Il lawyer, and as an English judge,
Is as follows: In the supposed cir
cumstances, this Is what you have u
right to do. and I am by no means sure
that it is not your duty to do 1t. Take
n double-barrcled gun, carefully load
both barrels. and then. without attract
ing the burglars attention, aim steadily
at his heart and shoot him dcad.-Sat.
urday Review.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-02-02
Modest Request Of Joe JeRer.on.

AO0ebt NeQuGBI Oh zoe JeneE00n,
Several weeks ago, when Mr.. Jefrer-
son was playing RIP Van Wrinkle"
at the Walnut Street theater. he found
among his mail one morning a letter
from a furniture man. The epistle.
which was written ON letter head
adorned with large cut of folding
bed, CLOSED" and Opened" read rs
follows: "3fr. Jefferson-Sir: saw
you play RIP Van Wrinkle last night,
and have proposition to make to
you. When the curtain goes up on the
third act, and you rise all stir and
sore after your long sleep, you might
say few words something like this:
oh, how stiff am! II had only slept
last night on one Of Blank's patent fold.
ing beds, warranted safe, durable and
comfortable, how much better would
feel this morning! think 1t would
bring down the house. Now, l am will.
ing to pay you well for this, Of course.
Let me know what you think Of it."
The owner Of Blanks folding bed has
not yet heard from Mr.. Jefferson.-
Philadelphia Record.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-02-02
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet.
ter than others and enjoy life moro, with
less expenditure, BY moro promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
the needs Of physical being, will attest
the value to health Of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup Of Figa
It's excellence IL due to it, presenting
in the form most acceptable Snd pleas.
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties Of q perfect lax.
ative; efectually cleaning the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation.
1t has give6 satisfaction TO millions and
met with the approval Of the medical
profession, because It acts on the Kid.
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak.
ening them and It 10 perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup Of Figs u for sale by oil drug.
gists In t0c and 81 bottles, but It 10 man.
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Go. Only, whose name u printed On every
package, also the name, Syrup Of Fig,
and being well informed, you Win no.
accept any substitute Il odbssd.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-02-02
Big Sleeve. Prohibited By Law.

Big Sleeves Prohibited By Law.
Old records say that the law once
took hand in reducing the size of wo-
mans sleeves in Venice. That was in
1908, and its effect was soon seen In
the extravagant trains that women add
cd to their gowns. As soon as the puz.
zled lawmakers realized what was the
matter they curtailed the skirts by q
second edict, to be again circumvented
by the great magnificence Of both skirt
and sleeve, which were blazoned with
embroideries Of gold and set with prec-
ious stones. These, too, were enacted
out of fashion, but only while the wo-
men were getting breath for fresh
contest and q sleeve that exceeded in
cost anything that had gone before. for
1t was both wide and long. reaching
even the hem Of the dress. These were
the arm coverings that called forth the
last fiat from Venetian Senate.-New
York Post.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-02-02
Mnthrmntic. md Money.

misunderstanding to your own
figures. you spent over 500 this year
in cheap frippcrics which had to be
thrown away after once wearing. That
500 would have bought piece of lace
that would have lasted life-time-in
fact could he used by your descendants
for generations.
Wife-Wcll, give me 500, and will
buy the lace for next year.
Observation-Disclosures mind; II
don't think lace is very becoming to
your style Of beauty. Here's ten cents
for another rlfiie.-New York Weekly.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-02-02

TIC WORK o. The C0tt0F.
Now begins The more tedious but
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-02-02
Borrowed the st"ck,ns. for u rur-

The story is told that citizen Of East
Greenwich, who is well provided with
the wllercwitlal for purchasing this
worlds goods. went into q dry goods
store tho other day and asked to see
some mems stockings. Selecting pair,
lie placed them In his overcoat pocket
and walked out with never syllable
to the proprietor about payment. AS
he was we'll known to the dealer the
latter said nothing. feeling sure that the
temporary -mindcdneSs OF his
customer would soon vanish and he
would have 4 good laugh on him when
he received the money. About half an
hour later the customer walked in,
took tile stockings from his pocket,
laid them on the counter and again
walked off without leaving behind so
much rs a fragment Of an explanation.
An Investigation brought 10 light the
fact that the man wanted to buy q
new pair of shoes. and as his own stock
ings were a little shabby he took this
method of borrowing pair to wear
while he went to the shoe store for the
article.-Proyilence Journal.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-02-02
sallie McAllister Weighed 7bO
Pounds.

6&AbAO ANChAA189CE "VABneo VOU
Pounds.
Sallie McAllister, a colored woman,
died recently at her home in Spring
field. She was, doubtless, the largest
woman In tho world, and in early wom-
anhood soon ''outgrew" the position Of
cook. A Snowman, who had an eye for
money-making business. hearing Of her
avoirdupois, made an engagement with
Fat Sallie," and together they Travelled
from land to land. He dressed her
well, In fact, did everything for her
comfort and enjoyment, except to d.
vide profits. At one time Sallie weiged
$50 pounds. She was conveyed from
depot to depot while on her tours in an
armchair of large dimensions which
was placed In wagon, and as she was
entirely to large to get through the door
of any passenger car, she was taken
through the sliding doors Of the bag
gage chr, and rode there in her own
armchair. She was a kind, amiable and
good woman. The coffin in which she
was buried could not be got into the
body Of big two.horse farm wagon
Cincinnati Enquirer.