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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-04-05

WHAT man sows that he shall
reap. Sow sound seed, early seed, clean
seed, seed suitable for the climate
and seasons. "Will's seeds are good"
because they are grown in this eli
mate, and because Will is a reliable
man. See his ad.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-04-05

THE new cigar factory turned out
its first Two brands OH Monday, and
sold some co each merchant in town.
Hereafter, those dealing in the weed
will not have to send elsewhere. but
patronize home industry.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-04-05

an; 81 :
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-04-05

THE new railroad bridge over the
Pembina river Is Il decided improve
ment as we'll as safety against spring
frcshets. The middle span OF piling
is taken away and stone abutmcnts
placed in each end Of the span.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-04-05

DOUBTLESS the Lord could. have
made finer spring weather than that
Of this week. but doubtless he never
.atxl
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-04-05

The A. o U. w. lodges Of the
county are arranging to have union
picnic the canning summer. The
date aud place nut yet being settled.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-04-05
AROUND TOWN.

T Hssaasdsasy
AROUND TOWN.
G. A. r. meeting on Monday. Full
attendance requested. Per order.
E. PIcHE has painted his store front
and is now painting his residence.
The new kitchen annex to the Win
chester house is nearly completed.
REGULAR meeting Of Masonic lodge
this evening. Come aud get photo
graphed.
CMAs. FULL has put in a large win
dow and otherwise improved the front
Of his warehouse.
THE Ice In the Red river is moving
IN sections, and before many days the
river will be clear
DOUBTLESS the Lord could have
made finer spring weather than that
Of this week, but doubtless he never
did.
Mrs. John Flnncy, Of Humboldt,
who has hecm III for s,lnc time. died
on Wednesday evening. The funeral
occurs to-day:
The A. o U. w. lodges OF the
county are arranging to have n union
picnic the canning summer. The
date aud place nut yet being settled.
QUARTERLY scrvicesat the NJ. E.
church, Sunday. Presiding Elder
kringle will conduct u business meet.
ing on Saturday at L. N.
NJ. II. MILLER has taken advantage
Of the fine weather, by painting his
residence. j. II. Oldtield (acting up
prentice) keeps his hands In the same
motion.
THE new cigar factory turned out
It's first Two brands on Monday, and
sold some 60 each merchant in town
Hereafter, those dealing in the weed
will not have to send elsewhere. but
patronize home industry.
THE new railroad bridge over the
Pembina river Is Il decided improve
ment as we'll as safety against spring
freshets The middle span of pilinp
is taken away and stone abutincnts
placed in each end Of the span.
WHAT q man sOws that he shall
reap. Sow sound secd, early seed clean
seed, seed suitable for the climate
and seasons. "Will's seeds are good
because they are grown in this eli
mate, and because Will il a reliable
man. See his ad.
THE petition for the taking Of three
sections along the Iceland cOulie from
district No. one and adding them te
the Hogan district was denied by the
board Of commissioners ut this meet.
ing, On the ground that In such cases
there must be Mt least twelve children
resident in the territory to be trans
ferred.
The young man. Finlay Morrison
who hung himself on sec. 33-159-5t
Midland township, last week, was for
merly u resident Of Crystal He mac
been married only week. He hung
himself in the stable with q halter
A coroncrs jury held an inquest, and
decided that temporary insanity was
the cause.
Co. SUPT. JACKSON has received
from the state superintendent, con-
firmation Of his decision that pupil.
over twenty years Of age are not elli'
gible to tuition In public schools ex.
cept by consent Of schoOl.b0ard and
teacher. 1.-The admission of pupils.
over age, or from other districts, IL q
matter of courtesy and not Of law"
Miss ANNIE REINnoLT the fashion.
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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-04-05

QUARTERLY services at the NJ. E.
church, Sunday. Presiding Elder
Kringle will conduct business meet
ing on Saturday ut L. N.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-04-05

NJ. II. MILLER has taken advantage
Of the fine weather, by painting his
residence. j. II. Oldtield (acting ap-
prentice) keeps his hands In the same
motion.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-04-05

w. ,. xsrx.nAw,
linneoosa. and before Un5ted States Land once
ioosy . loan and ooliset4ons made.
PEKBLNA. DAKOTA.
&. o. YOUN0s 3. q. MONNET.
rous. .psxrr.
ATToRNHYE At Law.
BATHGATE. n. b..
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-04-05

eHmB,NA LODGE NO. 10, A. o. U. W.
Meess every first and third Tuesday Of tie
mosth.
& u. e. CoArs. w. J. RNEEsHAw:
Recorder. d. ".
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-08-16
. The America. Quick Lunch.

The prevalence Of indigestion in
America has been variously accounted
for. iced water and sweets being two
OF the favorite explanation. But,
% a matter Of fact, it is not SO much
what one eats as the way in which one
eats II which works tho mischief, md
in America the way Is standing nf-
front to the art Of g0strOnomy. For
in what other country than America.
as q writer In the "Critic," very peril
nently asks would the legend "Quick
Lunch prove an attraction to the
hungry man7
A foreigner Especially II he were
British workman) would regard 1t in
the light Of an insult. A Frencllman
will DO anything in hurry except eat,
and, In consequence, his digestive ap-
paratus seems to think that the time
writer In the "Critic," declares TINT 1t
Is the commonest thing to see lhen
boiling their food ut lunch counter,
not to get back to business, but In or
der to loaf about the streets till the
midday interval is spent. Even those
who enjoy more leisure show a similar
disregard for the high art of dining.
and an American lady has been heard
to say that she thought the incest way
to live would be to go to the pantry
when you are hungry and take a bite
OF something, but that to sit at the Ia
ble was O. sheer waste of dine. "Ten
minutes for refreshments" In fact.
was her idea Of rational reelection.
Here. at least, 10 one of the things
which we manage hotter In the efYcte
old mother country. Record breaking
IL all very. well, but It Ia a bad IDEAL to
aim Mt where speed In eating is con-
cerned. Here, at any rate, the policy
Of Mr.. Gladstone Is above reproach.-,
London Globe.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-08-16
A oua.eer.s yvorth q, o..

A Quarters Worth Of Gas,
The Consolidated Gas Company Of
this city. has adopted the nickel-ln-
the-sliot meter. In England these pen
ny gas machines are very popular
with the poor as well as those who
live In lodgings. The prepayment me-
ers introduced here, however, IRE not
OF the penny pattern. A silver quar-
Ter ~ the coin required to release the
Illuminating fluid. For DC 90 feet Of
goes through the meter, moves out
rate, OF $1.25 per 1000. The gas need
not be used continuously. A special
indicator on the face Ut the dial, which
Is supposed to show how much gas
gas goes through the meter, moves out
to 00-fOOt mark as soon Us the
coin IL deposited. AS tile gas is used
this Indicator returns to the zero point.
Meters OF this class are placed in the
consumers room or fiat, 80 thnt tho
number Of feet still to be burned may
be seen at glance Mt the dial. The
machine Is 80 arranged TINT two, three
or -FOUR quarters nay he placed In the
slot, and thus 400, GOO or 1000 feet
Of gas purchased. The meter will reg
lister and give credit for 200 feet Of
gas every time coin OF the proper
dimensions is placed in the receiver.
Less than 900 meters IRE now in use.
but rs they arr growing in popularity
the number is bnInd to increase. es-
pecially In bachelor apartme rts an,l
foldfng-hed and condensed milk flats.
New York Cor, of the pittsburg Dis.
patch.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-08-16
66e SHADOW O
...,,; ); !: as. Of a Crime.
heap just 40 he had left him Ht
stopped down and called:

} heap just 40 he had left him He
stopped down and called:
"Father! father"
Not even q gasp this time; and he
could hear no sound of breathing.
Timorously he laid his hand upon
the face. It leaped back again az
though 1t had touched o hot iron, fol
instinctlvely he knew that he had
touched death.
Then, with cry, he started OF and
ran down the road towards the vii
lage as fast as his trembling limbs
would carry him.
Darker and darker grew the night
until the clouds seemed to rest upon
the earth and all was one blank dim.
ness, save where light twinkled here
and there In the hollow below.
Over the heap Of stones where the
dead man lay the wind swept wills.
pcringly, as though trying to rouse
him, and brought with 1t white sleet
that presently began to die upon him
like n shroud
But its bitter blast could chill him
no more; he was beyond the reach OF
cold, and hunger, and heat, and thirst
"After life's fitful fever he slept WELL
That poor shrunken heap Of NOR.
tality that every one would now
shrink shudderingly from had once
upon time been a fine handsome
young fellow, for whom women broke
their hearts and forgot duty, honor
and God.
He had been born and reared In lux,
ury, and had grown up without ever
knowing what 1t was to have want
ungratified; and Mt fve-and-thirty
years of age he lay down to die upon
q heap Of stones Of cold and hunger.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-08-16
A Convert to Dloomers.

Mess Susan B. Anthony, the famous
and veteran woman suffragist, Inns
come out for boomers. She has come
out strong. And she has proved the
faith that is in her by wearing them
herself. Miss Anthony returned home
last week from long trip through the
west, where she has had q busy and
delightful time of 1t since last April.
She exhibits, actually with pride, n
photograph of herself wearing a divid-
ed skirt and seated astride mule
This spectacle was witnessed In the
Yosemite valley and distracted atten-
ton from the other grand features of
the scenery. Miss Anthony said she
was decidedly in favor Of the divided
skirt, and could never have staid OH
that mules back without 1t. Then
she totally and finally committed her.
self to bifurcatlon by adding: "When
the new woman undertakes her new
work she will certainly adapt her
dress to the occasion. If she ia to
work around machinery she will not
weae long, flowing robes, but will
dress suitably to her calling. am de-
cidedly In favor of bicycle riding for
young ladies, and think they will
soon rid themselves Of the trouble
some skirt and adopt costume better
fitted to the wheel" The 'smartest
man in Rochester, as Miss Anthony
is very often called here. has never
been In the slightest degree mannisil
in her costume. She hns always set
good example to woman rcformcrs
in the matter of clothes and has rcal-
~ been one Of the very best dressed
women In Rochester. That this IL
one reason for the respect in which
she is held by everybody there can be
no doubt, and all her friends are in
mortal terror lest she may think 1t n
conscientious duty TO be pioneer of
her sex In the matter Of trousers, as
she has been In the matter Of suf-
frage. But there is not the least dan
ger that Miss Anthony will ever "rid
herself Of the troublesome skirt" or
ever wear any but the most becoming
bonnets. A very level headed and
womanly woman, the last woman in
the world to make guy of herself,
is Susan B. Anthony.-Buffalo Tx.
nreSE.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-08-16
Maki.s Alfalfa Hay.


The conversion of a heavy mass Of
alfalfa into q choice quality of hay ia
IN operation, says B. f. shuart in
Arid American, calling for no small
degree Of skill and experience. But
the process is one to be learned by in.
telligent observation and practice,
rather than from written description.
The first and second crops Of each sea-
son need to be cured with special care
or they will certainly mold in the
stack. Beginners need to beware Of
this point. The knack to be acquired
Is that of cnring the hay sufficiently
to insure Its keeping sweet In the
stack, without becoming 90 dry as to
shed Its leaves In the handling. This
cannot possibly be accomplished by
curing fully In the swath. A method
much practlced Is to rake the alfalfa
while quite green into Windrows, where
It is allowed to cure somewliat more,
and finally to make It into moderate
sized cocks, In which 1t Is allowed to
stand until ready for the stack. This
process makes very nice hay, but
where a large acreage ia to be taken
care Of II 10 too glow and EXPENSIVE.
Alfalfa may be cured with entire sue.
cess In the windrow, but It 10 i'm.
portant, when cured 10 this way, that
there be ample facilities for putting 1t
into the stack very rapidly when
ready, otherwise 1t will become too
dry and much Of 1t will be lost in tho
handling, especially II It has to be
carried from the field ON wagons.
Alfalfa should he cut on the first ap-
pearance Of bloom, rs experiments
have proved it's nutritive ratio to be
considerably higher at that stage than
alter on.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-08-16
when to aeii uor,,


While prices for hogs fluctuate
much, sometimes when it is difficult
to see sufficient reason for change,
It has generally been true that prices
have been relatively high during a
few weeks in September and the carly
part Of October. At this time the sup
ply Of fat hogs is usually small. The
spring pigs are not yet ready for the
market. Comparatively few fall pigs
are dropped. Most farmers prefer to
wait until they can feed the new crop
Of corn before beginning full feeding.
II we may judge of the past, It will
he good policy to have any fall pigs
and brood sOws which It Is not desired
to retain for breeding purposes, ready
for the market at this time. For years
past we have thought the common
practice Of allowing sOws to become
quite thin In flesh while sucking their
litters mistake. II they are kent in
fair flesh they can be fattened in a
short time after the pigs are weaned.
In several recent years such sows
would have been sold for rs much by
the first Of October as could have been
obtained for them at any later date
Notwithstanding their increase in
weight.
The evidence is strong that the sup
ply Of good, fairly heavy hogs is now
small. 1t is quite probable they will
be In good demand as cool weather
comes on. With present Indications
as to prices for corn 1t would seem
good economy to feed with reference
to prompt fattening instead Of with the
design of simply keeping the hogs in
moderate tlesh-a plan Of doubtful
economy most generally, except, for
breeding animals.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-08-16
old Hou.es i'm New England.

Old H0usea Ina New England.
1t sometimes seems strange, even to
an ''old settler" in Connecticut, living
In the midst of all the new movement
Of modern life. will, its railroads, tele-
graphs, telephones. electric lights, b.
cycles and all the other thousand.and.
one features of the modern world, to
reflect that even in this new country,
with no picturesque quality, there are
old houses In Hartford and In Farm
ington, that were built only about
thirty years after ''thc plague" and
"the- great fire. In I.ondon-and in one
Connecticut town (GuIlford) stone
house, built nearly ten years before
the beheading Of King Charles l., and
which looks to-day as II 1t would last
for another century or two. 1t was
built in 1850. as much for q defense
against the Indians as for parson.
age, and 1t was used for both purposes.
Hartford Times.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-08-16
Photography in Municipal Enrf.
NeeRlnR.


neeFlnG.
An interesting use of photography is
noted in the last annual report Of tl,a
city engineer Of Rochester, N. Y. To
meet the requirements of construction
his department Inns found It necessary
to prepare 100 Photographic negatives,
800 prints and 158 lantern slides. Pho.
Biography was used for many pur.
poses. In the first place, for q record
Of old structures, which may have had
nm important place In the early local
history. Second, as a record of con-
struction, for the purpose Of study,
and also for the purpose of squirting
the Inspectors and contractors to great
or care. Flashlight pictures are taken
of the inside Of completed sewers, so
TINT the details Of the work can be
examined at leisure. Many photo
graphs are made for the law DEPART
ment to be used In cases of suits for
personal injury by reason of defects in
walks or pavements. Copies are past
ed into substantial albums. and are
Of constant use In discussion with al-
dermen and other officials, as well us
taxpayers. On one occasion 1t was
necessary to educate the public Of the
city to better comprehension of the
question Of beauty In bridge designs.
The engineer prepared q lecture on
city bridges and Illustrated 1t by 40
lantern slides made from photographs.
The slides were selected to show ex-
listing structures which are failures,
In direct comparison with successful
= Ha.N
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-08-16

In military stables horses are knows
to have pretended to be lame In ord
to avoid going TO military exercise. e
chimpanzec had been fed on c6ES:
wher sick: after his recovery he often
feigned coughing in order to procuR&
dainties. The cuckoo as la well known,
lays It's eggs In another birds nest,
and to make the deception snrer Il
takes away one Of the other birds
eggs. Animals are conscious Of their
deceit, as shown by. the fact that they
try to act secretly and naiselesslys
they show sense OF guilt IL detected;
they take precautions in adyan net. 10
avoid discovery; In como caseSst heyl
manifest regret and repentance ThuG
bees which stcnl hesitate often .befofe
and after exploits, aa IL they feared
punishment. A naturalist describes
how his monkey committed, thaft:!
while lie pretended to sleep the ami
mai regarded him with hesitation, ana
stopped every time his n,aster moved
or seemed on the point Of awakening.
london Exchange. z
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-08-16

The French Pay the Highest.
At this moment. when the French
budget is being discussed in the Cham.
Der, and when the ministry proposes
new taxes ip order to face the deficit
Of 100000 francs for the year 1896,
It may be interesting to note that
France is the country which now pays
the highest taxes. It has also tile
largest debt Of all ut the rate Of G0a
francs per head of Its Inhabitants.
The rate is AL francs In England; 1865
IN Austria Hungary; $50 in Italy;
851 In Spain; 1872 in Russia: 30 In
Germany, and 141 francs in the Unit.
ed States. The standing national debt
Of France amounts to Is 600 ,OOO. 600
francs to which must he added the
special debt contracted by tile depart
ments the cities and the communes or
townships.-New York Tribune.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-08-16

Afflls-Why do you stay at home
while your wife goes to the noun.
tains? You might both 60 to the sea
shore near by.
Hills-Impossible. / have to stan
home here to feed the cats, while ONLY
the mountain air agrees with Eido n
summer. ''-t -.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-08-16
seasoninr Of stone.

Stone, like lumber, requires reason
ing, and is often not SO solid us gen.
orally supposed. A cubic foot Of com.
pact granite, for instance, weighs
about 164 pounds, willie cubic foot
Of iron weighs AGA pounds, thus plain
~ indicating that there must be con.
siderable space between the atoms Of
the most endurable stone, for air,
moisture, etc. The seasoning of stone
II well understood, md II should enter
into the calculations OF every archi
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-08-16

Tie cook should e,uminc carefully
the label of the baking powder and
see that she Is not imposed upon. II
the grocer sends anything but the
Royal, send 1t back, as one cook did
Ave times until she got the loyal.
The only safe way is for the cook to
have the finest things to work with,
and tho Royal ID not only the finest
but the most economical to usc be-
cause it goes much further.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-08-16

Theee are several crops which may
b used successfully after early pota-
toes. but none more generally useful
than turnipa. II 10, Of course. . root
crop after root crop. but where the
land has been reasonably cared for no
danger may be apprehended from this.
Turnlps for stock feeding are q very
valuable adjunct to the general farm
er, and are easily cared for. It ID sur.
ptasing that they are not more gen
orally grown by the general farmer.
In preparing this potato land for the
turnip seed bed, the pulverisati0n must
be thorough and to q considerable
depth. It II always advisable to seed
with o drill. II there ID any tendency
toward caking q roller must be used,
followed by the pulverixlng harrow;
Il more clOds IRE brought to the sur
face they must be crushed and the
soil treated as before. With light land
In good heart spading harrow will
bc SUFFICIENT, unless the ridge method
has been very pronounced, In which
case the plow must be used. It must
be remembered that the potato has
probably used the available fertilixing
elements In the fertilizer applied for
that crop; or, II not, they are no long
or in an available form, particularly
for 2 quick growing crop. This 10 par.
ticularly true IL the potato crop has
to reason that the turnip will make
poor success Of utilizing q material
that the D0tatO has not been able to
assimilate.
In considering fertilizer for any
crop, the most important consideration
IL the actual needs Of the crop itself
Of the three elements Of fertility. That
10, in whit proportion will these ele-
ments exist In the vegetable forma-
tlon. One hundred pounds of nitrogen
In potatoes is accompanied by III
pounds of potash and thirty-ninc
poundsrof ph0sphoric acid. IL either Of
these three elements Is wanting, the
crop will be measured by the missing
element. II, for instance, there was no
available potash In the soil, there
would be no potatoes, and the same
thing is equally true of nitrogen and
phosphoric acid. 1t Is evident that po-
tatoes are heavy potash users. Tur-
nips also require a high potash pro-
portion; 100 pounds Of nitrogen being
accompanied by 228 pounds of potash
and e pounds Of phosphoric acid. 1t,
therefore, seems very probable that
potash will he relatively more deficient
after potato crop than under nor
NAL conditions, and that a turnip crop
following same should be provided
with ample quantities Of this fertilizer
to supply Its relative wants. Phos-
phoric acid must also be applied; In
fact, the minerals are an Important
matter to successful root growing.
These minerals should be applied
broadcast before spading or blowing,
as the case may be. They should be
well incorporated with the soil and
not applied In the seed drills. Plow-
ing under is the most effective treat
ment, undoubtedly, and there is little
or no danger of loss from drainage at
this season Of the year.