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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-08-30
Winter Oats.

Winter oats IRE one of the best-pay.
Ing crops that can be grown. wherev-
er introduced they are supersedinR
spring oats entirely. Oats are essen
TALLY a cool-weather crop, and fail
ures, either partial or total, with
spring oats, on account Of the hot, dry
weather Of June and July, are 90 COM
mon. that many farmers are entirely
discouraged from growing them. This
trouble is entirely obviated by substi.
tntinR winter oats. They are sown al
the same time as winter wheat, aud
ripcn with wheat the following sea.
son, 80 that tho harvesting and thresh.
ing may all be done at the same time.
The variety we grow In Delaware IN
perfectly hardy-as much 60 as Fultz
wheat-and withstands the severest
weather perfectly. On good soil n
yield OF 80 to 80 bushels is common.
They grow strong, stir straw, which
stands up well. They arc a yerv
heavy oat, a measured bushcl weigh
Ing from 80 to 45 pounds. 1 have
known crops Of these oats this season
that gave an average Of so bushels per
acre on 20 to 3O-acre fields. One and
q half bushels per acre are enough to
SOW. Winter oats are also a good cron
to seed clover with. The same Fertile.
alton and tillage that will produce a
good wheat crop will give a big cron
OF winter oats.-E., Kent Co., Del.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-08-30

No Distinction to Nc ssprcsented.o
There has been a prodigious hurly-
burly about certain presentations at
the drawing rooms" some Of which
are understood to have been privately
cancelled. When there are upward of
900 presentations in season 1t ia no
wonder that "mistakes'' should oc-
cur; but in these days 1t il no sort of
advantage to go to court. nor is a par
ticle Of distinction gained by doing SO.
The idea that anything is now achicv-
cd by attendance at either a levec or
a drawing room" can linger only in
the minds of very credulous persons
or among those who are entirely I'M
sophisticated. No inquiries of any sort
or kind are now made by the court
officials respecting the horde of un-
known slip-shod whose names are sent
in before every drawing room" or
levee. The person who undertakes
the presentation Is held responsible If
any mistake occurs, and, as q rule,
such offenders ore forbidden to appear
at court for year or two, while in
fragrant cases they are permanently
excluded.-London Truth.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-08-30
A cure fer Cholera.


Ed Girardin, Wisconsin: The surest,
quickest way to get rid of cholera 10
to kill all the sick fowls and burn the
remains, or else bury deep, having
FIRST covered them with quicklime;
then clean up the quarters and burn
the matter gathered. When you have
got the quarters as clean AZ possible,
close them up tight and put a pound
OF sulphur in an old kettle, pour on
half q pint Of alcohol, and have It
where you can reach 1t from the door,
set fire to 1t, close the door, aud leave
1t to burn out. Do not have any fowls
IN the house during the burning.
Wherever the sick fowls have left
their droppings, wet the ground thor.
oughly with copperas disInfectant and
scatter lime freely. Do this daily %
long as the cholera remains on the
premises. Give the flock pulverized
charcoal Tablespoonful to pint Of food)
three or four times a week, and once
In every two or three days add five,
drops Of carbolic acid to q quart Of
water and use 1t to mix their food
with; also, until after the cholera has
disappeared. give DOUGLASS Mixture
daily in their drink.
Douglass Mixture IL made as fol-
lows: Dissolve pound Of copperas In
two gallons Of water; then add two
ounces Of sulphuric acid. Put In stone
Jug md keep well corked. The dose
Is tablespoonful to each quart Of
drinking water. When handling tho
sulphuric acid be careful, as it il
ooisonous.-Lloyd's Modern Poultrv
Book.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-08-30

2 n
~ ri y;
Y ~ II 81 I1Isss II u
|sNgosS002 Nase aran6 layanu0. vaSE -
ov6e ~ = IocouAofive ~ fnnr ~ ns611SI .;
coaches q Union 6ta f3oa. ~. neyo
for 4 sli9ht ocaln wound. waa :unhIrt.
The llttlS girl wae With her mother,
and was on o wabash train about Is
start on q trip TO Old Orchard. Their
eea escaped the watchful eyo Of NJ.
mother for Q moment, and ran % tn
back platform 70 80 tie Frisco %.
commoda alton pull out On thS next
track east. " 81. .ESs
While leaning over tDgvtsw the Ap-
5proaching train the child Lost her bal
ancc directly IN front Of the Frisco
locomotive. The little girl lay prOs.
trate 10 the track, her head toward
the approaching locomotive. Il va
too late for tho engineer TO stop, and
the ponderous locomotive bore down
upon the little girl In full view Of Q
number Of spectators, who were totally
3DOW0rlQ01 to f0ApnA her from her mar.
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CHAPTER. II-tContinuedJ
Then Rosam0nd started away con.

CHAPTER. II-(CoAtinued.)
Then Rosamond started away con-
fuscdly.
The chances are that he would not
have noticed the clasped hands, or, II
he had done so, they would have con-
vcycd no meaning to him, but that
sudden start and the young girls en-
barlasscd manner attracted his atten-
ton. and he looked sharply from one
to the other.
He made no comment, however.
II have engaged that young man as
my annnuensis. and he will live in
the house," he said.
"lndecd, sir" said Godfrey. rather
q queer looking fish. thought. did
not care much for the look Of him."
"a most respectable young man; I
am sure l have found a treasure in
him." answered his uncle, emphati-
cally.
.Or a Uriah Hccp." was Godfrcy's
silent commentary. but he dared not
utter such a remark.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-08-30
New Use Tor Photorrmuhv.

An interesting use for photography 10
noted in the last annual report Of the
city engineer of Rochester, N. Y. To
meet the requirements of construc-
ton, his department had found 1t me-
cessary to prepare 100 Photographic
negatives, 80 0prints and 1856 lantern
slides. Photography was used for
many purposes. In the first place, for
q record Of old structures which may
have had an important place in the
early local history. Secondly, as q
record Of construction for the purpose
of study, and also for the purpose of
squirting the inspectors and contract
ors to greater care. Flashlight pict-
urcs are taken Of the inside Of COM
pletcd sewers, so that the details Of
the work can be examined Mt leisure.
Many photographs are made for the
law department, to be used in cascs of
suits for personal injury by reason Of
defects in walks and pavements. Cop.
les are pasted into substantial albums
and are Of constant use In discussions
with the aldermen and other officials,
as well as taxpayers. On one occasion
1t was necessary to educate the public
of the city to q better comprehension
Of the question Of beauty in bridge dc:
signs. The engineer prepared a lect-
ure on city bridges and illustrated it
by 10 lantern slides made from photo.
graphs. The slides were selected to
show existing structures, which arc
failures, in direct comparison with
successful and beautiful specimens Of
bridge-building. The lecture had a
good effect, and the engineer had the
satisfaction Of selecting a bridge
which was artistic as we'll as useful.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-08-30
The Cireul.tine Letter.

A class of bright high school girls
hit upon the following plan to keep
up their vacation correspondence.
One Of them thus explains It:
I'VE were all promising to write to
each other, but secretly dreaded the
cltleal, for, 1t might as well be told,
girls out of school late writing let
tiers, SO we were MI Immensely re.
lieved when one of the girls suggest
ed circulating letter.
"a week later the first girl wrote
her letter and sent it to the second,
WHO, after reading 1t, wrote her own
letter and sent the two to the third.
All the others, in turn, added their
letters until there were nine.
'You can't Imagine how Interesting
1t was to read all those nine lettersl
But"-and the narrator signs dismal:
ly-"something happe. ed. I suppose
1t was all my fault. You see, I was
SO interested in knowing what all the
girls were doing, and wrote such q
long letter, telling how L vas enjoy
ing myself, that I forgot to put Sa-
dies town on the envelope when I
sent 1t. Fancy all those lovely letters
being sent to the dead letter ONCE!
"But the ideas all right, anyhow"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-08-30

iU6sey oSn1SaS, u u, Is - -
Sten 80 DeeAlvA Owen
: a new pGucess has been discUysrod,
after . years. hard work ara s1pegE
mentins at the IArimer Coke wosirs,
IN Wessmoreland county, by Foreman
W. g. Cook, assisted ~ Engineer d.
Harrity, 70 turn the by.prodnct Of the
coal used IN making coke into valuable
material. instead Of. - before. letting
It 60 up 10 smoke, 40 It has beep, and
ID now doing, and will thus save mill.
ions OF d0llara' worth Of oil, gases, am
monia, tar and other useful articles,
which are manufactured from coal Il
Will at the same time not affect the
quantity OF quality Of the coke pro-
dueed Ia the same oven.
Inc ptosses Is n very cheap and SIM
pie one. the secret IT which ID careful
Y guarded. bat Il IL a success, from
the TACT that they have already OBJ
tanned. In twelve hours. from one bee
hive oven. holding about Ave tons Of
coke. come forty gallons Of crude nap
tina, which Ia . thick. black, opaque,
vts<0us liquid. from which various
number Of the constituents can be dis
TILED. With the same machine they
extract an ammoniac liquor capable Of
prAiucing a large amount Of aMmoniac
SALTS. which are now being used for
fertiltxlng purposes. A large flOw Of
gas Is also collected by the same pro-
cess. and from this one oven, when
conducted away from the machinery
and ignited. sends up flame four or
hve feet high, and appears to be nearly
as good IA natural gas well.
The collecting pipes are simply at
tlched to the outlet Of a common bee
hive oven, and the smoke Is conducted
INTO q cOndensing apparatus, consist
ing OF a number Of upright pipes,
down which stream of cold water 10
continually flowing, and Mt the bottom
OF the sumo Ia a receiving tank.
They claim that the machinery used
by this process would not cost over $50
an oven, which is very small, when
compared to the cost Of that used in
foreign countries. Taking the average
amount Of coal tar alone which can be
extracted from one ton of coal, which
is eight gallons, Mt cents per gallon,
1t can be estimated what an enormous
amount Of money is lost daily. TAX
ing the 385 ovens Mt IArimer, each
burning five tons a day, gives 1926
tons of coal burned in one day. From
each ton eight gallons being extracted,
would give the large amount Of 14,6OO
gallons per day, and Mt 5 cents per gal
lon. would amount to $730 per day,
which Is now an entire loss.-COnnclls.
vile Pa) Courier.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-08-30
summcr Manurinx Of Pa.ture.

Good barnyard manure applied right
after the meadows and pastures are
lnown In the summer give very bene-
hcial results. 1t can be hauled out
from the yards and stables In August
or September, and spread over the
stubblc. The earlier after the mead
owe arc Eown the better, and where
they nre cut in early July the work
can be done probably then. Thin
pastures will also be greatly improved
10y q midsummer manuring, ana
where the grass has been very thin at
cutting 1t Is an easy matter then to
apply the manure where most needed.
BY following this method up system
atically patchy meadow land can be
made even and regular. So believes
the American Cultivator.
Even strawy manure that has not
been entirely composted will give good
results. The straw protects the roots
Of the grass from the hot sun. md
helps to retain the moisture In the
soil after each shower. About ten
good loads Of manure to the acre ap-
piled several years In succession will
make such q difference in the yield
SASAt VuC WOulU Dc SuEUrlECU.
Manure applied in the fall, and then
narrowed over lightly, will tend to
make new grass seeds sprout ut once.
and on the whole the pastures seem
to be benefited by this narrowing, e.
pccially II a rain follows right after
1t. By applying the manure In this
way late In the summer 1t does not In
teiferc with the next seasons crop of
hay, but rather tends to increase its
yield. OF course, 1t keeps the cattle
on the pasture for time, and this
certainly should be done for q few
weeks In midsummer anyway. Pas
turing stock on the meadows right
after moving, when the soil is dry
and the sun very hot, is the surest
way to run out good piece of grass
land. After moving the Land It needs
O rest. and little stimulating then
will help matters great deal.
By handling our hay fields in this
way We can crop them more years in
succession than IL we neglect them.
Six successive crops Of good timothy
on the hay field is something unusual,
and yet that is just what this system
will do every time. Tho question is
whether the labor Of spreading the
manure in late summer will not nay
II such results are obtainable..
This year hay is apparently going to
be high. Already prices IRE tending
upward, and holders are keeping their
cid stock for further advances, The
coming crop will not be a large one
unless more rain falls. We have had
for that matter q number of years
lately when good hay paid rs well as
any crop on the farm. II we but
handle the grass land properly we will
find In the most remunerative on the
farm. Good timothy hay, however,
can be raised only on land that is en-
richcd.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-08-30

81 AAsQA 0eAeanan0S q n:
II u dshorntnS cow thsss m tWoseei
three things to}bs lsmsmbsted. FiE1t
". II does not pAy 10 dshosa a. "a
COW, - her horns are NOT ant % heal
readily. Secondly, care must b taken
not to excite the animal, a. overheAt.
ing sometimes makes the Opesation
fatal. Aud, thirdly, COW should not
b dehorned very soon before The Z
due to calve. This % probably the
most important OF those three things
to be remembered. Abortion % often
caused BY disregard Of this and the
loss Of both COW and calf % occasion.
ally the result. ;3.
Cows that are expected Do calve In
the spring should DO dehorned II the.
fall, ~ soon ~ danger from dies n
over with. FAN %, without doubt, the
best time for dehorning. The danger
from cold I think would be much lees
than from heat and files. Last fall
was an exceptionally good season.
The middle Of December would be too
bate usually, but It was 40 late a. that
when I dehOrned. and with the ex-
ception Of my Oldest COW, they all
healed very rapidly. It was % hot in
the stables this spring that we tried
milking part Of the cows out Of doors.
They punched themselves together,
where they could get the benefit Of
moro tails than their own and were
very quiet. The weaker ones did not
jump and run whenever q stronger
COW looked at them, us formerly. And
the older cows, robbed Of their instru.
ments Of torture, would stand quietly
chewing their cuds all through the
milking.
was told the other day that 1t hurt
the sale Of Michigan COW In the
Eastern markets to be dehorned.
Michigan cows have always sold high
there, and when they are dehorned
they IRE suspected Of having come
from the western ranges. instead Of
from this state.-Charles X. Farley.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-08-30
The Boys FIRST Fishing Rod.

The arrival Of the rod, in four joints,
with an extra tip, brass reel and the
other luxurlcs for which a true angler
would willingly exchange the neces-
saries of life, marked a new epoch in
the boys career. At the uplifting of
that wand, as IL it had been In the
hand Of another Moses. the waters of
infancy rolled back, and the way was
open into the promised land, whittier
the tyrant nurses, with all their proud
array of baby chariots, could not fol-
low. The way was open, but not by
any means dry. One of the first events
In the dlspensation Of the rod was the
purchase of a pair Of high rubber
boots. Inserted In this armor of mod
erp infantry. and TRANSPORTED with de-
light, the boy dumped through all the
little rivers within circuit Of ten
miles from Caldwell, and began to
learn by parental example the yet un-
mastered art Of complete angling
"Oll.Fashioped Fishing" by Henry
van Dyke In tho Century.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-08-30
The voeue Of the Reaay.,aaiie.

The Vogue Of the Reaay.laie. !.
A woman can now walk into q store
and find skirts Of every description,
from gingham to satin brocade, well
cut, gracefully hung and tailor-made,
and in the same establishment or else
where can easily find any style of.
waist she likes best, smart, neat GEI'
elaborate In effect, which, with llttei
alteration-often without any-wlll 1t
her to perfection, since great skill b
now brought to bear on high-class gar
ments Of this description. Black satin:
or lustrous silk skirts are first choice
aud one may wear halt q dozen diff.
ferent waists with such q skirt, and
the effect produced Is that Of as many
distinct gowns. With large lace ber-
TINS, ribbon braces, fancy sailor col.
lars and similar accessories one may
still further vary the appearance o1
the waists severally. l5s3g
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-08-30
How VIVA Turk.x. ro.,..

A writer thus describes a troon a.
Wild turkeys on marsh in Missouri:
He said they started out in the morn.
Ing like regiment Of soldiers, taking
the fields and woods and everything
that came before them, each turkey
marching perhaps ten feet from its
neighbor. They went away every
morning and usually came in an hour
before shutdown, keeping up the same
line of march In oil their raids. About
an hour before shutdown they emerged
from the woods, in Q long line. ali
abreast. AS they went over the mas.
ture lot every cricket, grasshopper,
bug and worm was pretty sure to be
detected by their keen, sharp eyes.
and you could see them do their work
as they moved forward. OF course
they got into the corn fields some, but
1t Is generally considered that they DO
enough good In their march to atone
for the corn they take. for corn IL
cheap down In Missouri.
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+. Four years Of such work had its effect.
He was q young man possessed OF fine
physique and must have had great
strength; but soon after cnlisting he suf.
fered with most of his regiment from
an epidemic Of the measles and from
that time had touches of sciatic rheu-
matism. He began doctoring for 1t, but
In the army, In such campaigns as our
boys saw who followed Hooker and
Sherman, is a poor place to cure rheu-
matism and especially sciatic. the most
dimcult form of rheumatism to reach.
After the war he was mustered out with
honor, and his trouble increased, also
his kidneys bothered him greatly. In a
year he decided to come west to Min
pesota and settled in Blue Earth Coun-
~, where he lived until nine years ago.
He was terribly crippled and suffered
;agonies of pain. He tried doctors OF all
kinds and medicines OF every descrip.
ton.
Finally he decided to go still farther
west, and selling his fara,. he went to
the coast. But the damp air had q still
more harmful effect and he. suffering
what only fellow victims Of sciatica can
realize. took almost the next train back.
and came here to Alexandria where he
had relatives. Buying a small FARM
near town, he again took up his fight
with sciatica. He tried every known
remedy. for such was his suffering that
his right leg has been shortened fully
two inches. His kidney trouble also
Increased so that he could only rest
couple Of hours at time. Final
ly last winter the sarcasm Of destiny
added the grip to his ills, and when
he was recovering from it, but unabl,
TO leave his room. when 1t was just at
hard to sit up as to lie down, or to Ii.
down as sit up" as he expressed it, h.,
got hold OF pamphlet telling about d..
Williams Pink Pills for Pale People.
"they might help. and fifty cents would
not ruin me-"
He bought one box and before he had
taken half of this box he felt woEdcr-
full effects. and he soon. as he himself
put 1t. felt light and active. full OF
spring and vigor." He had no more
trouble whatever with his Kidneys. but
could sleep all night without getting up
once. and. though he took but two
boxes of the Pink Pills, he says he has
never since had twinge Of the rheu-
matte pain. When seen on last Satur-
day he was at ne:gLbors giving q
kindly hand at repairing a pump, and
this old soldier. 63 years of age. vet
eran Of a dozen bloody battlefelds.
showed greater strength than the young
fellows he was helping and worked with
all the vigor OF youth.
Subscribed and sworn to before mo
this 18th day of April, a. ID. 1895.
(Seal.) n. LEWIS EVANS.
Notary Public.
DR.. Williams Pink Pills contain in {.
condensed form all the elements nee
essary TO give new life and richness to
the blood and restore 81 altered nerves.
Pink Pills are sold by all dealers, or
will be sent postpaid on receipt of price
go cents a box. or six boxes for $3.50
by addressing Dr. Williams Med. Co.,
schenectady. N. Y.
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The Mnnfel Shelf.

Revere simplicity, the decorators say,
should rule the mantel shelf, one or
twosEood pieces of bric-a-brac being
sufficient. What can one do. however,
with the monstrosity of the towering
cabinet mantel. with its places ar
ranged like inches in nausoleum,
one above the other; if any is vacant
It has the air of waiting for its coffin
and If all are full it looks like shop
display. Another dictum from the pro-
fessional decorator is that royal Wor-
caNer and other bowls and vases Of
china are no longer fashionable. A
Bohemian bowl, dozen photographs,
exquisitely framed, and u pair of can
delabra are in good taste for parlor
ornaments. '-,'
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0y pTepaHing the
system for parturition, thus assisting Ma.
ordeal Of childbirth 10 robbed Of its ferrors.
and the dangers. thereof greatly iessened,
to both mother aud child. The period Of
confinement IL also shortened, the mother
strengthened aud an abundant secretion Of
nourtshment for the child promoted.
SEND twenty.one (3E) cents for The Peo-
PIES Medical Adviser, 1000 pages, over 800
Illustrations, giving all particulars. Sew.
s sIai chapters OF this great family doctor
book are devoted to the consideration of
diseases peculiar to women with sueres.
tons as to successful home treatment Of
same. Address, Worlds Dispensary Nedi.
cal Association, Buffalo, N. Y.
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Was AnllAed, end { EetaS ~ e a.
door 10 cenvsy her 70 ths railway stas
Nj. Medncott met her upon the
stairs aud would have slipped q bank
note into her hand, but she rejected Il
with:
'No;. thank You, sir; you are very
good, but don't wish to be paid fol
doing my duty"
Probably the philanthropist had new.
er received such q rebuff In his life
before.
He made no reply, but handed her
down the stairs, saw her into her cab,
kissed her forehead, and went bael
into the house again.
Go be Contlnued.)
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-08-30
Styles From the Jungle.

osJAee 1koA taO OU301es
"Y0u look as II you needed q hair.
cut" said the elephant, nosing about
the lions cage.
Before you 60 around making re.
marks about other peoples appear.
Ance. you'd better trim down your
cars" retorted the lion, shaking bis
mane; ayou show your worries too
much when you talk. anyway."-Chi.
cago Tribune. IT