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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-08-02
POWDER
Electric Light and Candles.
MOST PERFECT MADE

Electric Light and Candles.
The Russians will not allow gas OF
electric lights in their splendid
churches, but by the use Of thousands
of candles produce most brilliant
yet agreeable light. Prof. Crookes,
the scientist, says that "if the electric
light were universal to-day, the can
die IL suddenly introduced, would be
thought a wonderful invention, rs 1t
enables a person to obtain light in Its
simplest and most portable form, and
without the use of cumbrous machin-
cry or the necessity of attaching a
lamp to any fixed point by means OF
wire before it could be lighted" The
desired portable electric light has not
yet arrived. An inventor of our ac-
quaintance has long been experiment.
ing upon 1t, but has not yet reduced
its weight below % pounds. The tri-
butte to the best sperm candle is de-
served. The softness and clcarness of
the light are delightful to the eye.
The candies dignity, like that Of the
horse, remains; for as the mightiest
steam and electric engines are esti-
mated in horsepower" so the unit
Of measurement for gas lights, the
powerful Welsbach light and the cleo
trio light is "candlc-power."-New
York Christian Advocate.
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The Next demand

II suppose remarked the autllori-
Ties to the street railway corporations,
that It's the same old story. You
want more time"
"No," was the reply. "We've had
al the time we want. 1t doesn't salts.
~ u.s.
"What are you after then?"
Observation-Disclosures Star.
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Old Rip Van Wrinkle went up into the
Catskill mountains to take little nap of
twenty years or SO, aad when lie wakened,
he found that the Cruel war was over"
the monthly magazines had "fought it
over" the second time and blown up"
All the officers that had participated in it.
This much is history. and it is also an his.
to,ieal la1t that, it took the same length Of
coyery to become the most celebrated, az
Il j. the most effective, Liver. Blood and
Lnng Remedy of the age. In purifying the
blood and in all manner of pimples,
blotches, crnptions, and other skin and
scalp diseases, scrofulous sores and swell.
ings, and kindred ailments, the Golden
Medical Discovery" marifests the most
tosi1itv curative properties.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-08-02
When Travelling,

whether on pleasure bent, or business.
teke on every trip bottle Of Syrup
OF Figs. as 1t acts most pleasantly and
enectually on the kidneys, liver and
bowels. preventing fevers, headacheS
ana other forms Of sickness. For sale
IN 60c and 81 bottles by ali the LEADING
druggists. Manufactured by the Cali.
eornta Fig Syrup Co., only.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-08-02

The burning question Of the DAY IN
Electrical and railroad circles Il III
relative part which steam ana slecs1l-
eity are to play In the railroad trafac
sf the future. Out Of the engrossins
and exhaustive discussion Of the sub
lect which has lately been In progress
the public %, ut length, beginning to
torn . definite Idea Of the outlook.
The problem for which q solution has
0een desired 10 steam or electricityr
The solution reached - s.Steam and
Electricity" Az Frank ]. 6prague
puts It, the question narrows itself
down to the number Of train units op-
rated between terminal points. Make
that number sufficiently large and the
electric motor 10 for the best means of
propulsion, whether for high or low
speed. Decrease this number and You
must rely on steam. In other words,
electricity will but partially take the
place Of the steam locomotive for rail.
way service, and then only when the
number Of units operated between ter
ntnal points is 90 large that the result
Ing economy will pay a reasonable In.
terest on the combined cost of a CEN
trail station system Of conductors and
the motor equipment, and the traffic
existing is commensurate with tho
needs of such system. Mr.. Eprague
lrges the putting aside Of some Of the
visionary prophecies concerning cleo
tric railways" The future of the cleo
trical railway is not In the wholesale
destruction Of existing great systems.
1t is in the development Of a field Of
Ito own, with recognized limitations,
but Of vast possibilities. It will re-
place the locomotive ON many subur-
ban and branch lines; It will operate
almost all street railway systems and
elevated and underground roads; 1t
vill prove a valuable auxiliary to trunk
systems; but 1t has not sounded the
locomotive any more than the dynamo
has sounded that Of the stationary
steam engine. Each has its own legi-
Innate field In the traction work Of the
future.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-08-02
Prep.rias for the worst.

PreparinH for tho Worst. 4
"MammaY '.'i-i.
t'Well?"
"You licked me last week for whal.
Ing Jimmie Watts and papa licked mo
yesterday cause Johnny Phelps wal
Hoped me.' N
"Wcll:"
I'm wondering what'll happen some
time when it's draw Chicago
Record. -
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scie.tiae Notes.

Rear Admiral Fleurias, inventor OF
an electric log bearing his name, is
dead.
A self-propelling bicycle is Swed.
ish invention. 1t Is run by little
gasoline motor.
An electric motor car, which six
years ago cost $500 now costs but
The waters Of North America are
stocked with $500 different varieties
Of fish.
The color Of snuff depends on the
extent to which fermentation has been
allowed to go.
The huge guns Of modern navies
can be fired only seventy-fiye times
when they become worn out.
To destroy some bugs that dc
vastating Hawaii, the government
will import 5000 horned toads from
California.
The gnnt is provided with regular
set Of lancets and q coupling glass
from which the mir may be with.
drawn.
The largest object glass in the world
"a inches in diameter) is to be made
Mt Jena for the Berlin exhibition OF
1890.
Vinegar and yeast should never be
kept in stone Jars, for there ia an acid
In them which attacks the glazing and
mixing with 1t has a poisoning prop
erty.
Experiments to find whether argor
| can be obtained from vegetable or ani
NAL tissue have resulted negatively
the quantity Of the new gus obtained
In this way not being appreciable.
n. de Lapparent, a French geologist
holds that In 100000 years all the
mountains on the face of the earth
will be leveled, II the natural forces al
work retain their present intensity.
| A telephone wire Is carried n mile
and half without support over Lake
Wallen, between Quinten and Murg
In the canton of st. Gallen Switzer
land. 5s,--,i.
Opals feom tho White Cliffs fields. In
New South Wales, sell as high as $40!
nm ounce. The best arc red, or In rcd
combination with blue, yellow and
green.
The German emperor, 1t Is reported
has ordered that an annual pension
of 400 marks shall I've paid to the
daughter Of Philip Refs. who claimed
to be the inventor Of the telephone.
Az result of the demand for plati
mum In electrical Industries, the Rus
sian mines are now exporting about
200 pounds year. The mines In tile
TRIAL district Of Perm coined platinum
as money, but when the coinage wal
discontinued, the price Of platinum fell
the mines were closed and were moi
opened again until recently.
A correspondent Of the scientla,
American living Mt Denver. observed
TINT soap bubbles sent adrift whey
the temperature wns about IA degree,
below zero, froza and fell to thu
ground hollow spheres Of Ice. Wl,ei
the temperature rose to xaro the hub
bles would mot freeze. whether from
change Of temperature or change Of
aiF could ut b ascertainsd.r
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weldi.s Of rron.

Some experiments made on the weld
ing of iron bring out a number Of
points Of resemblance between the ac-
tion of the iron and ice. Both expand
while passing from the liquid to the
solid state. Some Investigations re-
Gently made Mt the mint prove that
wrought iron at welding temperature
possesses the same property of cooling
under pressure which exists In freez.
ing water.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-08-02
The Inevitable Here,

THe HbeV1tuUI0 HefOs
Billlngs-Who Is that man the crowd
Is cheering 80 vociferously7
Coddington-Why, that's Commodore
Starboard who is going to rescue
Pains arctic expedition.
Billlngs-And who is the little man
ut his side?
Coddington-why. that's Pain; he's
lust about to start.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-08-02
Depth OF Planting,

AS improved implements for Guilt
waiting the soil enables farmers to get
it in better filth, there is a constant
tendency to plant too deeply. This to
some extent offsets the advantage
from better cultivation. When grain is
drilled the drill wheels sink more
deeply into the finely pulverized seed
BEDS, and this lowers the tubes from
which the seed Is distributed. The
roller to compact the surface ought to
precede' the drill In such cases, and
even then the drill tubes should be
raised 40 much as possible.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-08-02
Lights In the Sea,

Some years ago the natives near
Bombay gave accounts Of q wonderful
flaming creature that they declared
had been seen sailing through the
heavens, but had dropped into the sea
and remained there for many years
swimming near shore. After a long
search and much inquiry, scientist
discovered that this so-called celestial
monster was jellyfish of most re.
markable sort 1t had tentacles over
800 feet long, and ar. enormous head,
that glowed like an incandescent light.
The tentacles shone with pilosphor.
escent CLEAN anA lighted up the ven
for long distance. At length one Of
the creatures washed ashore and was
carefully studied by the naturalist. 1t
was supposed that comet, which had
appeared in the heavens, and disap-
peared afterward, was connected iu
the minds of this Imaginative people
with the jellyflsh. There are scores
Of phosphOrescent creatures In the
depths Of the ocean, many of which
have never been described some Of
them being 80 remarkable that accur-
ate accounts Of them would tax thu
credulity Of simple folk.
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(THE END.)
The De.n. Are Put Throunh.

Mr.. Wheeler-I suppose the great
and mysterious Robert has many I'D.
,nirers in Boston, Miss Emerson?
Miss EMerson-Why, yes, Mr.. Wheel
er-even tho beans 70 through n
course Of Browning before they come
to the table.-P. & s. 8. Co. Bulletin
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-08-02
Passed to Realm. UnK..w..

"Wheres my bicycieY' asked pana ON
the morning Of the Fourth, as he came
out into the yard. = q!
"Boo-hoo:-I d-lon't know. said
Willie. ut went off q littlc while
ago"
"went of! .where7n
"Boo-hooLI d-don't know. I flu
filed the roomatic tire wiz powder IN,
touched q m-match to II, an'-ah-hoo-
ah-hoo!-it went away."-Harper's Ba.
Ear. 80
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-08-02

According to the Pittsburg Journal,
Peter Gruber, the Rattlesnake King
OF Venango County has made the most
unique costume any man ever wore. It
consists of coat, vest, trousers, hat,
shoes and shirt, and ID made entirely
Of the skins Of mathematics. Seven
hundred snakes, all caught and skin
ned by Gruber during the past five
years. provided the material for this
novel costume. To preserve the bril-
liancy and the fiexibillty of the skins
in the greatest possible degree the
snakes were skinned alive, first being
made unconscious by chloroform.
They were then tanned by method
peculiar to Gruber, and are as soft
and elastic as wooden goods. The DIFF
ferent articles for this outfit were
made by Oil City tailors, shoemakers,
and hatters, and the costume is val
ued at $l,OO0-Harper's Round Table.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-08-02
weaninr Younw Lnu,n..

Concerning the best age to wean
young lambs little can he said. Their
varying ages and conditions. together
with the intended management Of the
flock must enter largely into any dis
cusslon which might have for iis OBJ
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-08-02
Came Stock.

Widow Nolan Ihotly)-Thot wor a
foine settin' eggs We sould me! The
Mr.. Hennessy-Ye should have
watched thin; dthy wor from my
game hins, and must have got foightin'
when sc worn't lookin'-Puck.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-08-02

COuIU NOT squire II.
Il wish you would pay this bill to-
g rsieh' .f'rJfimtTE, ga
day. said the tailor; l really need
It,"
mot so much as 1 de-" replied
Shawl; II not only need the money
to pay you but also need it to pay
other bills Of mine."-Boston Trans.
crjDt.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-08-02
Extraorainary.

smizler-You are foolish to buy o
straw hat Just at the present time.
Bizley-Wly sp2
Smizley-Wait until q good east
wind comes aud you eau get one for
nothinc.-Roxbnry Gazette.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-08-02
Dres..suit Distinction.

Gosling Gin his first dress suit
What do you think of 1t, Tom?
Tom-Well, If you could only put on
q more naughty air, you would almost
look as gentlemanly as our head wait
es.-New York Tribune,
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-08-02
Tried to be Funny

1rAeU TO Ue tunny.
Is this the smoking carr" anxiously
inquired an old lady at the Albany
station.
"No, madame" replied the polite
young man standing on the steps of
the car; you'll find the smoker on
two cars ahead.'-Puck.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-08-02

Ivory paper is paper which is con.
sidered in many particulars superior
to ivory itself. 1t is peculiarly adapt
cd for the most delicate kind Of pencil
drawing.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-08-02
lta Net Yalna.

"How much was that diamond gar.
ter buckle you had stolen worthT' IN.
CURED the theatrical interviewer.
Seventeen columns" was tho 90.
tress' absent-minded reply.-Washing.
ton etaE.
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In the same non.

Mr.. Figg-What were you kept in
at school for?
Tommy-'Cause 1 didn't remember
the name of the vice-president.
'tH'm! Half the time can't remem-
Der 1t myself" -Indianapolis Journal.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-08-02
Could Not spnre II.

Hegeman's Camplor Ice with Glycerinc
The original and only genuine. Cures Chapped Handi
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-08-02

The biggest ferryboat in the world
is said to be the Soluno. plying be.
tween San Francisco and Oakland.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-08-02
The Play Of colors I'm the Electric

One Of the most beautiful processes
I'm modern metallurgy Is the melting
of certain metals In the electric fur
mace, and 1t is now possible to project
upon a screen every phase of such an
operation. Some idea of the wonder.
full play Of colored light which thus
becomes SO toned down as to be toler-
able to the naked eye may be formed
by description lately given by Prof.
Roberts-Austen Of the projection Of an
electric furnace during the melting Of
metallic chromium. As the current Is
turned on the interior of the furnace
appears as dark crater, the dull red
poles revealing the metallic luster and
gray shadows Of the metal beneath
them. Soon these poles are tipped
with dazzling white, and in the course
Of few minutes the temperature has
risen to about 1900 degrees G. A LAM
bent halo of green-blue now enclrcles
each pole, and central band Of the arc
changing rapidly from peach blossom
to lavender and purple. As It becomes
necessary to lengthen the arc, and the
poles are drawn further and further
.asunder. the irregular masses of chro-
MUM fuse in silver droplets in the
midst Of light, changing from intense
blue and green Of lustrous emerald.
Then the last fragments of chromium
dissolve into shining sheet, which re-
fleets the glowing poles In green and
gold, shot with orange hues. Prof.
Robert-Austen adds: "Still, q few min
utes later, as the chromium burns, a
shower of brilliant sparks of metal are
projected from the furnace, amid the
clouds of russell or brown yapors
which wreathe the little crater; while,
IL the current Is broken and the light
dies out. you wish that Turner had
painted the limpid tints and that Rus
kin might describe their loneliness.
The effect when either tungsten or sill
YER replaces chromium is much the
same, but in the latter case the glow
ing lake is more brilliant in its turbu-
lent boiling, and blue vapors rise to be
condensed In iridescent beads Of dis
titled silver, which stud the crater
wall"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-08-02

II the Body is Cutting Teeth
Be sure and use that old and weltrlcd remedy, Mes
wnnow's SOOTHING SYRUP for Children Tcethins.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-08-02
An Electric Heating Paa.


The fact that asbestos plays q re.
markably useful part in electrical
work is not generally recognized. For
purposes Of insulation this unique ma
terial meets the most exacting require
ments, and its use by electricians is
iaily increasing. Its latest application
is in the "electrotherm," the new de-
vice which has already begun to take
the place Of hot-water bottles in hos
2itals and invalid chambers. The cleo
trotherm Is q flexible sheet or pad,
composed Of asbestos, in which cleo
trio wires. are embedded. When these
wires are connected to any source Of
electric current constant and uni
form degree Of heat is generated. For
this connection the socket Of an elec-
tric lamp is ordinarily found most con-
ventent, but where the lighting current
Is not available batteries can be used.
The pad Is found q great convenience
In the relief Of chilliness, cold feet,
etc., as we'll as In cramps and other
local pains and general hospital prac-
tice. BY it's use the risk and disconl-
fort Of frequent changes of tempera-
ture incident to the renewal of ordin-
ary hot applications are entirely OBJ
Waited. 1t Gun be moistened without
injury, and 1t can be made to give the
effect Of a poultice or moist heat by
being applied over one or more thick
nesses Of wet flannel. It can be used
by any one with perfect safety, and
Its simplicity and convenience where
ever the application of artificial heat
Is desired render it especially valuable
Tor medical use. The regulation of the
temperature Is effected by q conven-
tently placed switch. Pads can thus
be maintained at approximately 100
degrees, 10 degrees and go degrees
when covered with ordin-
nry bedclothing. but these tempcra-
lures can be modified by the interposi-
ton Of a blanket, or raised by addi-
tlonal covering. This new adoption of
the principle of electric heating is
made in various forms, from the sim
pie pad, which lends itself to all or
binary uses, and the wicker-covered
mat, or foot warmer, to a cape-like
covering, which will completely en-
wrap the neck and the upper part Of
the body.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-08-02
A Fire Curtain Of water for Protect.
Ing Buildings.

An effective device for the protec-
tlon Of buildings from fires in ada.
cent structures has been successfully
tested In Boston. The idea worked out
In the apparatus is to maintain sheet
Of water between the fire and the
buildings to be protected. This Is done
by placing on every open side Of the
building near the. top line of per-
forated piping for carrying the water.
The complete apparatus consists Of a
5-inch standpipe, extending over the
upper story. from 1t runs another
pipe around the sides and front, from
2m to inches In diameter. On tho
front are three revolving sprlnklers,
and one Is placed ut each exposed
side, In the center. The arms IRE Of
bronze metal, slightly curved. At each
end Of the arms is a ball nozzle, such
as IL used by fire departments on reg
ular hose lines.,A AT the base Of the
stand-pipe 10 Siamese connection for
four lines Of 3-inch hose. At the Bos-
ton test fire department steamer
furnished the power, and for about
fifteen minutes poured through the
sprinklers delivery Of 1000 gallons
minute. completely drenching tho
walls, and keeping a continuous sheet
Of water from top to bottom.
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There are several crops which may
be used successfully after early pota-
toes, but none more generally useful
than turnips. 1t is of course, a root
crop after root crop. but where the
land has been reasonably cared for no
danger may be apprehended from
this. Turnips for stock feeding are n
very valuable adjunct to the general
farmer, and are easily cared for. 1t Is
surprising that they are not more gen
orally grown by the general farmer.
In preparing this potato land for
the turnip seed bed, the pulverization
must be thorough and to a consider
able depth. 1t Is always advisable
to seed with drill. If there is any
tendency toward caking roller must
be used followed by the pulyeriz.ng
harrow; IL more clods are brought to
the surface they must be crushed and
the soil treated as before. With light
land In coed heart spading harr)w
will be sufficient, unless the ridge
method has been very pronounced in
which case the plow must be used.
1t must he remembered that the no.
tato has probably used the available
ferti]izing clements in the fertilizer
applied for that crop; or, If not, they
are no longer in an available form,
particularly for quick growing crop.
This Is particularly true IL the potn-
to crop has not been q very good one,
1t stands to reason that the turnip
will make poor success of utilizing a
material that the potato has not been
able to assimilatc.
In considering fertilizer for any
crop, the most important conside.a-
ton Is the actual needs of the -rop
Itself of the three elements of fertility.
That Is: In what proportion will these
elements exist in the. vegetable for
nation. One hundred pounds of nitro
gen in potatoes is accompanied by 1T
pounds OF potash and thirty mine
Of phosphorlc acid. II either of these
three elements is wanting, the crop
will be measured by the missing ele-
ment. II, for instance, there was no
available potash In the soil, there
would be no potatoes, and the game
thing is equally true Of nitrogen aud
phosphoric acid. 1t Is evident that
potatoes are heavy potash users. Tur-
nips also require a high potash proper
ton; 100 pounds of nitrogen being ac-
companied by 2cs pounds Of potash
and Y pounds Of pllosphorlc acid. It,,
therefore, seems very probable that
potash will be relatively more deficient
after Q potato crop than under normal
conditions, and that a tnrnip crop fol-
lowing the same should be provided
with ample quantities. of this fertiil.
Ger to supply its relatively large wants.
PhOSphOrlc acid must also be applied;
In fact, the minerals are an important
matter to important root growing.
These minerals should be applied
broadcast before spadlng or blowing
as the case may be. They should be
well Incorporated with the soil and not
applied In the seed drills. Flowing
under is the most effective treatment
undoubtedly, and there is little or no
danger of loss from drainage at this
season of the year.
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The riders feet may rest on the
coasters or pedals as preferred. The
pedals do not revolve as on the or
binary bicycle, but are operated with
ratchet, and will not move when the
feet are kept stlll.-Chicago Tribune.
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Schraee's $l,OO0,Ooo
Rheumatic Cure Never
oSsSOs It7 Dearborn ST., Chicago.

ie7 Dearborn ST.. Chicago.