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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-09-20
Early Autumn con,.

The material most favored Is q ratl,-
or rougl-surfaccd black cloth, depend
Ing for its style OH the smartness of
Its cut and the extra large gutta-percha
buttons that are positive in their work
OF fastening 1t, writes Isabel A. MalloE
In the September Ladies' Home Jour-
nal. A simulated buttonhole is count
cd in very bad form, and the best
tailors invariably have a double set
OF buttons and q double set OF but
tohholes, SO that IL one side should
snow any sign Of wearing the other
can De tapped over and utilized, Blue
cloth, very heavy, but slnootll-surfac-
eu' IS also In vogue, though few light
cloths, except tho veritable silver gray
are seen. Plain, smooth-surfaccd silks
are chosen for the Innings, brocade
being only used when rather more
elaborate style CT design is chosen.
iiussar effects In black braid continue
to he liked. aud are arranged In tile
usual picturesque fashion across the
front OF a coat, SO that they give to a
slender woman decidedly broad ap-
pcarance. Velvet for lapels, collars
and cuffs is frequently seen, although
on what is known as the useful jack
ct no trimming is used. Coats of hun.
ter's green made quite long have set
In. after the Louis Quatorzc fashion,
waistcoats of white cloth deliberately
braided in gold or silver and closing
with small gold or silver bullet but
tons; the cuffs and revers are then fac
ed with white cloth and decorated
with the braid In harmony with the
waistcpat,
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-09-20
(To BE Continued,
BADGES OF MArRIMoxY.
Worn by All Other Nations, but IA.
b00ed By American Women,

Worn by AT Other Nations, hut Ia.
booed by American Women.
Americans are the only women In
the world who do not exhibit some
/ sign Of matrimony, says writer In
the Buffalo Express. OF course, those
who follow In the wake of European
etiquette would not appear with their
daughters wearing hat without
strings, but the universal American
woman buys what she likes. regard
less Of whether 1t be matronly or not,
and her daughters will select articles
of dress only suitable to married
women.
In no other country is this the case.
Among the Germans the badge of n
married woman consists of a little cap
or hood. of which they are very proud.
and "donning the cap" is a feature OF
the wedding day among the peasants
of certain localities.
| The married women of Little Russia
are always seen, even in the hottest
weather. with thick cloth of dark
hue twisted about their heads. In
/ New Guinea a young woman let's her
hair hang about her shoulders, but
when she ia married this il cut short.
Chinese matrons braid their hair like
IL helmet. In Wadai the wives color
their lips by tato0ing them with the
tllorns of the acacia and rubbing them
with iron filings. In parts of Africa
the married women pcrfOratc the outer
edges of their ears and lips and stick
rows of glass stalks In them. and
among a certain MOngolian tribe of
people. the Manthes. the women wear
I suspended from their car little has,
ket full of cotton, to which a spindle
Is attached.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-09-20
Learning to Swim, MT ~.

"Scienco and proper exercise arc
conducive to extreme longevity and
healthfulness." said Supt. Payne, OF
the Nntatorlum. "NNhile am Il very
young man myself, can rcmembe.
not many years ago when Il man was
considered very old ut the age of 20
years. Thanks to science and q prop,
or regard for healthy exercise. a nlalt
is not considered in his prime now un.
ill he has reached the age of 20 or -
years.
"rake our swimming class, for eX.
ample In here any afternoon and can
show you something that will b0lstei
up my assertion. We have one pupil
in the afternoon class who is over Is
years old. He started to take swim.
ming lessons about two weeks ago,
ind picked it UP as quickly MS Il
youngstcr of 10. There is not one oA
our pupilswlo enjoys himself as niucl
as the old gentleman. who is nj
hearty and healthy as youth Of 81.
This gentleman told me that lie waa
inclinc.l 10 bo sickly about four years
ago until ho took up proper exercise
nnI now lie bids fair to live to lp owe,
100.
"But if this old gentleman lives ia
reach the century mark. how long will
some of the youngsters live who come
here? We have q sturdy lot of giants
who tumble about in the big tank CIV.
cry day. who range in age from 4 t0
! g years. They can all swim like fish,
PHILADELPHIA Record.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-09-20

ster solid place to rest the neck Of
each can while emptying it. 1t saves
the can from getting bruised also.
A stir iron hoop is fastened to the
top bar of the crane and the funnel
head sets in 1t. Where the funnel
tube passes the crane standard a
strong leather strap is passed over it
and buttOned on to screen, thus
binding II firmly. The milk flows into
the weight can instead of being there
and dumped into 1t. When the door
Is closed 1t Is swung In from tile
weather.-Orangc Judd Farmer.
Relative Value of Corn and Oats.
The Utah experiment station has is
sued Bulletin No. SO on the Relative
Value of Corn and Oats for Horses"
The experiment Is summed up as fol-
lows:
First-In this experiment, with two
sets of horses, one set fed grain ra-
ton principally of corn, aud the other
grain ration principally Of oats, the
horses sustained their weight the bet
ter on the corn ration.
SecOnd-The feeding was divided into
five periods. Part of the time one
horse was fed in each set and part of
the time two. In every period, save
one, the cornfed set did the better.
Third-The feeding value of the ra-
tiOns seemed to vary directly rs the
quantity Of digcstiblc matter that each
contained.
Fourth-A nutritivc ratio of 1 to GO
did vNoftar f1,p m ono Of IN
Fifth-To sum up the three expert
mcnts we find: First. that during the
summer corn and timothy were not 90
good as oats, wheat and clover in
maintaining the weight of horsesi sec-
Ond, that during the winter corn aud
timothy did US well as oats, clover and
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-09-20
About Gan,,ome.

One Of the cherished treasures of the
scl,tolhoy's paint box is piece Of
gamboge. Gamboge, one Of the most
interesting of Siamcse products, is 9
rosinous product indigenous only in the
islands and the seacoast Of the Cult
Of Siam. lying between the 10th and
10Th degrees. north latitude. The tree
grows to height of fifty feet and is
straight-stemmed, with no lower
branches, owing probably to the dense
shade Of the forest In which it. grows.
Ten years growth is required before
the tree is ready for tapping. The
tapping, which is carried on by tie
Canadian and Siamese islanders III
the rainy months from June to Octo.
Der, when the sap is vigorous, consists
in cutting q spiral line around the
trunk from height Of about tun feet
10 the ground. The resip wells ont u
the bark and trickles down these
grooves in q viscous stream into n hol.
low bamboo placed Mt the base 0f the
tree, and from these 1t is decanted into
smaller bamboos, where 1t Is left for
one month to solidify. TO remove the
gamboge the bamboo is placed over q
red-hot fre, and the bamboo husk
cracks off, leaving the article known
as "pipe gamboge." The trees can he
tapped two or three times in one sea-
son, and often present curious ap.
pearance from their network of inter.
secting spirals. The utmost care has
to bp taken to prevent rainwater mix,
ing with the resin, as the mixture Of
gn liquid causes homecoming
discoloration. The most valuable
bogc is that which is the least
,ycombed or darkened. The bam
contain OH an average less than
pound Of gamboge. The price
I'd by the pickers is at the rate Of
ents for five bamboos full, and the
price is at the rate of % cents
three or $24.O for 100. The
lie output is sold to Chinese trad.
and taken by sailing vessels to
gkOk.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-09-20

1as 1xplanataen % N Unfestunnte
Occurrence.
1t. Paul, Sept. 6.-About year sso there
appeared In . large number Of Northwest.
fs ,.,I nswsPapes. tsiesrsphiS Dispatch from
charged With forgery. It now appears,
Mr.. HiEhton. that tho charges were not
true: but were greatly exagge.ated state.
nate condition At the time. he was not re-
IN Biz statement to the Pioneer Press Of
A9g ~. 1aS, he says in substance:
turn passage to Portland, Ore, by way Of
tue great lakes. He left Buffalo on Sent,
IL. lSA, IN the steamship India. In bis
five-galIon demijohn of whisky aud drank
excessively OIL tho trip, arriving In Duluth
He put up Mt the spaulding hotel. aud after
aud sleeping car accommodations, set ont
with his party OH tour of the town, Ia
which oil the drinking establishments were
then more driakins Mr. n Missto Ses eoa aaG
ton became such that his mind Ia q blank
as to bis subsequent actions, until he woke
Sp III Ills sar az the union depot. st: Paul.
where. on looking through his papers, he
to MI H.. ", =; Written fos a private chr.
uuu utsO U cueck LOT fSU,UUU TOT an option
ON the Spaulding hotel. His friends cx-
I.ained to him. regarding the &2O,OOO check,
TINT ne had negotiated. the previous even
ing, with Mr.. 4. Harrington. Of the spaull-
ing company, for the purchase OF the hotel.
He notified his friends In buffalo how to
act and no check from Duluth was paid.
In st. Paul more drinking was fndulged
IN. Seeing the account Of the Hincklcy fire
IN the papers. ana hnlf-crazcd with drink,
nc gave Col. Carson q check for 81 ,OOO for
tho sufferers. went to Minneapolis aud
offered Mr.. Pillsbury $aO.OOO for the same
On the afternoon of that day he was ar
rested In the Office of the Great Northern
railrond, Minneapolis. Such, he says, are
the plain unvarnlslled facts as TO what oc-
can learn. As proof Of his condition lie
says that Chief Of Police Armstrong testi-
ned In court us follows: Ills condition was
that Of a man suffering from the cffects Of
long spree. and had TO give him whisky
every hour to keep him from breaking tlOwi,
OH the way from Minneapolis to Duluth"
ANY thinking man." says Mr.. Highton,
reviewing my actions OH that day, seeing
tnat there was no gain, no object to be at
tained, must come to the conclusion that
there was no criminal motive, but only the
t ty craxed by liquor Not the slightest
against me In this case. On the sensational
stories the fictitious interviews and the
many columned articles which appeared to
excite the community against mo. shall
not dwell. Suffice 1t to say that they have
done their work and T.justly sent to Still
water an old man who WINS gulltless of my
ihtehtion to commit crime"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-09-20
Shark Steaks.

Antoine Joseph, an old whaling mate
now stationed as cook Of the ,,ornticl,l
lightsllip. hooked the hess shark of
the season on Wednesday OF this
week. The monster measured from,
nose to tip of tail IA feet 4 inches. ana
weighed about 800 pounds. When Mr..
Joseph noticed the sharky under the
lightship quarter. lie Immediately got
out the lark-fishing tackle and baitc,l
the hook with round of Uncle Sans
mess pork, which Mr.. Shark very
quickly made meal Of and was tOwe,l
alongside of the ship. The gaffs were
hooked OH to him and he was hoistc,l
on board. The sirl0in steaks being re.
moved. he was cast back into the Sc.
for the Mantle parties to take pi;.-
lures of or some imaginative reporter
to write up as Il sen serpent.-Iiartfori
Courant. e..
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-09-20
Richmond I'm nichnrd,, Bo,t,.

speaking of Richard Ill.,, some time
after Edwin Adams came along. and
he. too, played the piece, and 1 was
again the "Riclmond." An "Rich-
mOnd" does not go on until the fifth
act, was on that night in 10 hurry
to get to the theatcr. When did ar.
rive It was quite late, but l had sent,
my dress during the afternoon, with
everything which thought I would
need. but what was my horror when
was dressed to find that INV huff
boots had been forgotten. l enleav0r-
ed to find pair of slippers or some
thing for my feet. hut. failing In this,
went to Adams and told him my troul,-
les. "IIold on" he said. ~ can fix
1t: you shall use mine" "But what
will you do?' I asked. ooh. we will
both Use them. iou take them for
your first scene. and will take them
for the next, and at the last. will
die In my stocking feet" Well. of all
the pulling on and pulling off. that
night beat them all, and Orchard"
was killed by a man in "his own"
boots.-W. ]. Coggswcll. in the Rocll
ester Democrat and Chronicle.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-09-20

A dozen hens are wcrth more to a
man than hundred dollars out on In
tclest ut eight per cent, and there is
but little risk attached to the owner
ship of that many hens, whereas there
IL always considerable risk III loaning
money in any amount,
Twelve common hens can be bought
for $3 and they should lay and would
lay 1850 eggs in twelve months, il
half way cared for. Fifteen hundred
eggs at one cent each, which is Il very
moderate estimate. or average, would
be SIS for their eggs in twelve months
or five times what the hens would cost.
We know from experience that hens
can be kept in. comparatively close
yards, where two-thirds of what they
get to eat is brought and fed to them,
ut cost of about cents each per
month, or say 80 cents year. On this
basis 1t would take SO worth of feed to
Ecep the twelve hens In laying condi-
ton for a year, leaving q net balance
Of sd to tho credit of their keeper, or
BOO per cent net profit OH the s., invest
ed.
So much for eggs Now, let man
buy n rooster and two hens, ana just
Jet inc heGS My ana Set. suppose lie
should begin now, in July. The hens
would surely lay and hatch one brood
Of chickens each during the autumn.
Say twenty chickens from the two
hens. They would again certainly lay
and hatch each three broods more, be-
ginning with next spring. by the time
year would be up, making forty chick
ems fronsthe two. Less one-fourth loss
from sickness or accident, leaving six.
ty young chickens as the increase In
twelve months, worth %, cents each,
or $1a Which, less so per cent for the
cost of raising, leaving a net profit of
$50 from IS cents invested in trio
Of fowls in July. This from common
chickens and eggs ut common prices.
LIS there anything else on the farm
or In the village that can be made to
yield as large per cent of interest
tor the same amount invested?-West-
ern Rural.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-09-20
Skilled With the Needle.

No really dainty woman will ever
make her table cloths and napkins Ivy
machine. but will sew them by hand
with the neateSt. fines; stitches Of
which she is capable. finishing the
ends of the hem with care. Napkins
should have the narrowc:'l hens pnssi-
bic. done with short. even stitches,
and 1la family initial m:,y le eEl-
broiderrd in the corner in white only.
Some wunlnn prefer 10 mark napkins
near THE selve,lge. half way from each
hcmMed edge. This enables one tn
fold the napkins fancifui!y and dis
plays til. embroidery to great alvant-
age.
In addition to the napkins there are
the little doiiies, which are used under
finger lmwl:. These are extremely
pretty Il simply scalloped in white cot
ton around the edges. \ simple letter
in the center is sometimes used.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-09-20
For a Sweet nrentl,.
MOST PERFECT MADE,
spus C1ps Cream Of TararP Powder. -
ten Ammonia. Alum or any Other adultaaaf
20 YEARS TIN STANDARD.

Don't expect to have clean teeth or
a sweet breath while there is u tiHRe
of white on the tongue. 1t is an IN.
mistakable evidence of Indigestion.
Drink sour lemonade, eat ripe fruit
and green vegetables for purgatiyes:
exercise freely; use plenty Of water In
ternally and externally, and keen ND
the treatment until the mouth is clean.
healthy and red. Various things are
suggested to counteract an unpleasant
breath, resulting. from bad tooth,
Wine or garlic.scented dishes. Cinna-
mon, mint, creams, oris root, cloves.
masttcresln and spruce gum will dis
guise some cdors. Ten drops of tine.
ture of myrrh In a glass Of water will
sWeeten and refresh the mouth; tea
spoonful of spirits of camphor or pep
permint In the same gargle ia among
the best antiseptics, and few drops
OF myrhh and c:lmphor In the water
are recommended in case of cold.
throat trouble or any slight indisposl.
ton which may affect the breath.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-09-20
Electric Novelties.

A contrivance for the disinfection of
telephone apparatus. comprising a
tube In the form Of an angular ring
placed at the mOuthpicce of the tele.
phone, the tube having number Of
preforations, and being provided with
n rubber ball connected thereto for
the reception Of the disinfccting ma.
terials.
This invention comprises a fiat layer
Of electric heating medium of amor.
phous resisting material, q ring-shaped
electrode Of triangular cross-scction,
having its fiat face uppernost, a sec,
ond electrodc Of conical shape ar.
ranged with its base uppermost and in
concentrlc relation to the ring, both
being arranged in the same plane III
the heating medium.
An electric car brake, In which cleo
trio motors are directly attached 10
and operate the blower for producing
pneumatic pressure.
An electrical controlling system for
elevators, having a controlling switch
ut each landing, for calling the car to
that landing, and duplicate switches
corresponding to the controlling
switches. also placed Mt other landings
whereby the cor may from one land
ing be directed to any of the others.
An electric brake shoe consisting OF
a mognet arranged about car axle
and suspended by single spring cush,
toned bearing above the car axle.
An Improvement in the art of cleo,
tr0plating with alloys of platinum, the
process consisting In forming q suita,
bic bath containing a chloride of plat
inum and the sulphate of the other
metal Or metals desired In the alloy to
be electro-depositcd, immersing in the
hath as cathode the article to be
plated. and an anode composed Of an
alloy of the metals to lie electro.depos.
tied, and tirally passing an electro cur
rent through the bath,
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-09-20
The Foundation
Of Go,d Health is
Pure, Rich Blood
And the surest, best way to
purify your blood is to take
HOODS sarsapariIIa
Hoods Pills ass 'A ST ssss %s ess:
rrcnch nnd Amcric.a Kitchcns.

French md American Kitchcns.
The Kitchen of houses in Paris,
which have often been cited as models
because they are SO small and convcn-
lent, have been rehcllcd against by
the Society of French Cooks. who en-
ploycd Dr. Regard to find out the
causes of the alarming mortality in
their profession. 1t was found that
the Kitchens We're very damp. poorly
ligh,ed.antl had little or 10 ventilation.
AS Il result their occupants We're sub
iect 10 rheumatism. varicose veins.
and hernia. To throat. trouble coming
from lraugnts and intense heat to dys-
pcpsia. ard to alcoholism. resulting
from weakened constitutions. The
remedy pr, posed is to make the kftch-
cns at least III feet long. : feet wide
and Z feet high. with bedrooms and
water closets. lar,lcrs. and scullercs
entirely and clfret,Elly separated. a
model American Kitchen has niarblrd
or tiled floor. tiled wall. open plumb
Ing. marble or zinr-roNrrcd tables. and
very little wood work. When kitcli-
on tloor is not tiled ii should he of the
very hardest wood Georgia pine will
not answer, as 1t soon wears off and
becomes rough. When II hardwood
floor is out of the question Gilcloth. or
linoleum is an excellent substitute.
If cold to the feet small kitchen rugs
may he laid before tile table and stove.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-09-20
TRIBE OF WILD MEN FOUND.
discovered Ina MINNIE OF In COrrc.
sDOndent'H Vivid Imagination.

Discovered in MINNIE OF In COrrc.
sp0ndent'a Vivid Imagination.
-Four curious specimens of humanity
lave been confined In Norridgewock
Jail. accused of sheep stealing. writes
. the Augusta. Me-. correspondent Of the
New York Recorder. They were arrest
ell in Brighton. They belong to a gang
Of about forty persons who have no
homes. but who have lived until re-
Gently near the Canadian line like wild
beasts in the summer and in caves
during the winter. They wear little
or no clothing. and their backs. which,
have been long exposed to the sun and
weather. are covered with Il growth of
hair fully three inches long.
1t is hard to make sense out of their
conversation, although they have learn
cd to swear so that they are under!
stood.
One of the men, giant in form, il
an idiot. His sides are full of small
holes, made by brad in the end of 4
stick. when lie has been yoked to an
OK. The day they We're placed in iai{
they had fight among themselves
and tore all the clothing off each 9th,
er's bodies. Police are after others OF
this tribe of wild men.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-09-20

0le0eE9os<Ato n rlAAt CuleivAt1o0u
Most ptaissWorthy work has been
done " Prof. bailey in testing the
effect Of slectrdcity and electric lights
upon plant growth, ana his results
seem to suggest . new order Of plant
culture. He found that the burning Of
an uncovered arc light Of 1000 candle
power caused plants to mature earlier
tlian others In a green house lighted
only by the sun, and the nearer tho
plants were to the light the faster was
their growth. This rapidity Of growth
was In some instances 80 great that
the plants could not supply themselves
fast enough with food, such, for in.
stance, as water. The plants had to
be removed to distance before water
could be supplied quickly enough to
assuage their abnormal thirst. Under
the influence Of the strong continued
light plants would assume all sorts Of
novel and singular habits. Some
would run to seed before their leaves
were formed; others would be gaunt
aud struggling, while others, again,
would have their stems twisted into
fantastic shapes. The colors of tulips
became deeper and richer in shade;
but the colors lost their intensity af-
ter four or five days. Pctunias grew
much taller and more slender. and
blossomed earlier and more profusely.
Some plants would BIO found in the
morning stretching out toward the
electric light, as II ycarning for 1t,
ut IN angle Of As degrees. During the
day they would straighten up; but
they would bend forward toward the
light again Mt night. Lettuce benefit
ted so much by the artificial light that
three weeks after planting it was
twice the size Of that planted Mt the
same time which had received only
sunlight. A green house was so ar-
ranged that one-half the building
might receive the light ut night.
The plants in tile lighted apartments
were far superior to those In the dark
ened one. A bed of 100 violets was
set In the lighted compartment, half
the bed being covered each night with
n black enameled cloth box, provided
with ventilation. In three weeks the
plants under the electric light began
to bloom, while those whose only light
came from the sun did not bear bud
for five weeks. The effect of the light
Is upon some plants almost magical.
Panes Of glass have been placed in
front Of them, 30 as to cover only half
their leaves. After slight growth
the parts of the leaves receiving the
uncovered light will show a clear boun-
Diary line, outside of which the leaves
are much healthier. Prof. Bailey be-
tieves that II grown under electric light
for sseXeral generations plants will
adapt themselves to hastencd growth,
just rs they have become used to
greenhouse life in winter.