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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-05-22
1--we Stock Notes.

The ewes that prove to be the best
mothers in all respects should be care
fully kept for further service.
1t takes patience and some skill to
teach a horse to rack, but it can gen
orally be done, and 1t is q pleasant
gait for a saddle horse.
The Sultan Of Turkey treats the g.
600 horses in his stables much better
than he does some of his subjects. His
finest animals are Of Arabian blood.
Mules are coming into greater de-
mand. Those Of good size and we'll
formed command paying prices. They
are working their way northward.
Save the heifer calves that promise
to make good cows; IL you don't want
the cows somebody else will, and will
pay a good price for them, too.
The inability Of the people to buy
pure and good wooden goods inevitably
results In large consumption OF
shoddy.
With wooden factories closing for
want Of demand for their products It
10 not strange that the wool market
is depressed.
The golden hoof' and golden
fleece" are not the blessings they once
were because they are now gold-stand.
ard hoof and fleece.
II one would find the true cause Of
low priced wool let him learn of mer-
chant tailors and others how dull the
clothing trade Is.
Do not shear the sheep until cold,
storms are no longer probable; or IL
they are shorn- and such a storm
comes, shelter them, for In this eli
mate it is not always true that the
wind 10 tempered to the shorn lamb"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-05-22
American Slang.

Tile American Dialect Sosiety of Co.
iumbia University is making a collec-
ton Of the slang words and phrases
in use in the colleges Of the United
States. When the work is finished it
probably will attract a good deal Of
attention. for the subject. if properly
analyzed. is capable Of being made
both instructive and entertaining in
the highest degree. The society has
sent out circulars to the leading uni.
versities. and the faculties OF Eng
lish appear to be doing what they
can to promote thorough and schol-
arly investigation. This circular con-
tains list Of words about which
questions are asked. In the list are
ball-up. bone, cinch, grind. horse,
prune. quiz, trot, etc. Three questions
are asked. One is whether the word
Is in use. another asks in what sense
1t is used, and the third refers to the
part Of speech which it is.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-05-22
nnx THAT WEARS prAnoxDs.
Il ID IN Her Crop ana she 10 worth
e1oO TO-

Il ID IN Her Crop and She a. worth
500 20.
Mr.. Collender 10 fancier. It Is a
great thing to be fancler. Anything
will do to fancy. A fancier implies
great specific knowledge and expert
ence. It is q satisfaction to know one
thing well, and, to be fancier, one
must know his fancy exceedingly well.
There are sanciers for all sorts of
things, from pigeons to steam yachts
The only difference Is in price. One
can be just as great a fancier in small
things. 1t is quito likely that the fan
cier Of pigeons knows more about pig
cons than the yacht fancier will ever
know, and vice versa. There is where
the dignity comes in.
Mr.. Collender's fancy runs to hens.
Collender knows a lot about even 80
unimportant a thing as the hen. He
knows her habitat or lair, her dispo-'
sition, and complexion; in fact, IL he
knew as much about stocks and bonds
as he knows about hens he would
speedily become rich. But he Is sat
!shed to know all about hens. He was
showing his friend his hens one day.
"There's fine Dominicker," he said,
pointing to hen with an exceedingly
dignified carriage.
Seems to be proud" said the friend.
Proud! OF course she's proud. She's
got . right to be proud. That hens
worth. exactly $1,000"
That's pretty expensive hen for a
man In your circumstances. can i'm
agine wasting 500 on some things
but hen! The idea turns my mind.
Taught
I'm tell ycu how 1t SO happens. My
wife likes to feed her. One day the
Dominicker took a violent fancy to the
diamond in my wife's engagement
ring. The hen made sudden peck ut
it, and in an instant was wearing the
diamond-inside. Do you blame hen
that wears diamonds for being proud?"
"But the odd 20 cents" asked the
friend.
"Oh, that is the intrinsic value of the
hen without the diamond" kansas
City Star.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-05-22
LOOKED LIKE AN UMBRELLA
But 1t WAS a second-story snes
Thief's Step Ladder.

But It Was u Second-Story Sneak.
T'hief's Step Ladder.
Maj. Moore's Office in the District
building is curiosity shop. He has
there collection of articles used by
the criminals who have been run down
by the metropolitan police; but there
is one particular article among them
that is probably the center of interest.
In appearance it resembles an UNI
brella that has seen much service. or
it might be taken for stage umbrella,
such as is used by Marks in "Uncle
Toms Cabin"
This imitation umbrella was form.
erly the property of burglar, and 1t
was by its means that he was able to
enter the second story of a building.
Removing the cover, stick wound
with rope is revealed. The stick opens
like telescope, or a jointed fishpole.
made Of strong material and about
only wide enough for one foot to be
placed in on the rounds.
The extending stick was used to
raise one end Of the ladder to the win
dow through which the operator wish
Cu " CAlCA, anu vi OllC CuU VI luC lAu-
der are two hooks to be fastened to the
sill. The contrivance was taken from
colored burglar named James Moore,
who is now serving out a twenty years
sentence in the Albany penitentiary
for house breaking.
Moore was first arrested about ten
years ago. 1t was then that he made
use Of the ladder to gain admittancs
to the houses that tempted him. He
was an old sailor, and while on board
ship he learned the art of making and
splicing rope. Entering the field of
crime. lie conceived the idea of the
rope ladders. 1t is regarded as one Of
the most ingenious affairs ever made
use of by thief. He carried no other
tools, as he was what is known in po-
lice circles as a Summer thief" one
who works when windows are left
open. Moore operated alone. as he
was afraid to trust pal" washing.
ton Post.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-05-22
Her Proper sphere.

One old gossip encountered another
who at one time used to sell news.
papers on the Boulevard. but had re-
Gently obtained a situation as box.
opener in a theater.
well. Madame Piffard, how do you
like your present position?"
Very much, indeed. Madame Ira.
buchet; always said i was not cut
out for journalistic career. lMt that
my proper sphere was the drama."-
lie Monde ComiQue.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-05-22
DIR. j. q. GRANT. Specialist.
Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat
Syndicate Block, Minneapolis.
(Spectacles fitted)
The Delinea.cope.

The Delineascope.
The delineascope 10 a new instru-
msnt for military and Typographical
Surveying. 1t consists of small port
able camera, having q lens with fixed
focus. The lens is directed downward,
and has beneath it a mirror inclined at
IN angle Of As degrees to the axes of
the lens. This throws picture of the
landscape, with right 2nd left reversed,
on the tracing paper on a horizontal
object glass. It is then possible, by
using a focusing glass, to trace the
main features Of the landscape on tho
paper, which 10 then reversed on a
card ruled in squares similar to those
In the notebook into which the sketch
Is to be copied and recorded. The de-
tails can then be added by the eye, and
the more exact numerical data en-
tered on the margin Of the page.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-05-22

protection from hawks, rats, cats, etc.
A coop that affords both sorts Of pro-
lection is seen in the sketch, the con-
struction of which is very plainly
shown. The side pieces make shoes
that permit it to be hauled to new
ground every day. The Stats protect
the chicks from enemies, and the coop
is ut hand to protect them from the
weather. When the chicks get strong
they can be let out to run at large
during the day, using the coop for
house at night. A few Of these could
we'll be made up on rainy days when
outdoor work is not practicable.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-05-22
When Nature

Needs assistance it may be best to rem
der It promptly, but one should remem-
ber to use even the most perfect rene
dee only when needed. The best and
most simple and gentle remedy IL the
Syrup Of Figs. manufactured by the
California 51g Syrup Company.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-05-22
The ROCK OF Gibraltar

The Rock of Gibraltar
10 not steadier than a system liberated from
the shackles Of chills and fever, bilious re-
mittent or dumb ague by Hostetter's Stom-
ach Bitters, perfect antidote to malasial
poison in air or water. 1t is also an unex-
ampled remedy for bilious, rheumatic or
kidney complaints, dyspepsia and nervous
ness. 1t improves appetite and sleep and
hastens convalescence.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-05-22
oueht to Suite W,

ought to Suit Well.
''Is dis where dey wants a boy?"
ut is, but he must be boy who
never utters an untruth and does not
use slang or swear"
"Well, me brudder's a deaf mute.
I'll send i'm 'round."-Life.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-05-22
Thoughtlessness.

ThoughtIessness.
Nerchant-James!
Clerk-Yes, sir.
Merchant-Why don't you pull down
those curtains? Don't you know that
those goods in the windows are war
tainted not to fade?-Roxbury Gazette.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-05-22
CamdOr

CandOr.
Hell am told that your admirers
name is legion.
She (blushingly)-oh. no, indeed-his
name is Jones.-Brooklyn Life.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-05-22

A Movable Chicken Coop,
Little chickens need two kinds of
protection: A cover over them at
night, and when showers arise, and
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-05-22

Nerve Restorer. No Fits after the nrst days use.
Marvellous cures. Treatise and e2tral bottle freets
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-05-22

II the Baby 10 Cutting Teeth.
d sure and use that old and welltried remedy, Ma
WusIoW's eoo1HMa SYRUP for Children TeethinG
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-05-22
Patents Issuea.

Patents Issued. @g
List Of Patents Issued last week to
Northwestern Inevntufs.
Jacob ]. Birchall, Fargo, N. D. Flax
Thrasher. Geo. Hicks, warsaw, MINI.
Combine Currycomb and singeipg de-
vice. Samuel o. Jones, saltwater,
MINI. Bicycle Pedal. Samuel o. Jones
Saltwater, MINI. Measuring device.
Probstfield, Edmund H.? Moorhead,
MINI. Mechanism for distributing
power. Edward II. Turner. Minnea-
polls, MINI. Truck platform for hand
ling heavy articles. Arthur III. Wetny,
Butte, Mont. Catching furnace.
T. d. Merwin, 910, oil & 912 Pioneer
Press Bldg. st. Paul, MINI.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-05-22
Goes q In Smoke.

V0eo 70 N smoke.
H all the tobacco smoked In the
British empire last year were rolled
intoa rope an inch IN dimeter it would
form snake-like- Ioll, which, follow
ing the line of the equator. would go
thirty times around the earth.-Phila-
4Afphia Record.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-05-22

neEemsn's C.mphor Ice With elycerlne.
S:bains, Piles, &c. G. q. Clark Co.. New Haven, CT
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-05-22

Aalf q million clerks are employed in
London.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-05-22

Dfda't Get 1t Cheering the Bostons.
Doctor" said the anxious mother,
"Willie can hardly speak above q
whisper"
"1ndeed? Has he taken cold. or did
he 60 to the ball game?"Washington
Star.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-05-22

Roumania is spoken Of as possible rival
20 Russia on the Black sea.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-05-22
Condition Of the Cow.

Cows are now about going to pas
ture. The condition in which they
reach it determines in a large measure
the value of their summers work.
Those that have been but scantily fed
with a ration of dry food, such as an
insufticiency Of hay and pieced out
with the smallest possible quantity Of
grain, are sure to give improbable re-
turns in the hot weather. The herds
supplied with ensilage and grain DUR
ing the winter will, on the contrary,
be profitable during the summer be-
cause they have had that amount Of
succulent food in their daily ration
that cows system requires. The COW
fed dry food all winter is half starved,
and pasture acts as a sort of Spring
medicine for her, and therefore she
is not in shape to realize for her OWL
er all the possibilities Of the change
Of food that the ensilaged one will.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-05-22
Pure Mutton Sheen.

The increase of mutton sheep in
the United States has been rapid dur
ing recent years. And the decrease
in fine wool sheep has probably been
quite as rapid. 1t is we'll that the
former should increase, whatever
view may be taken of the decrease of
the latter. Even though tariffs on
fine woods should increase, we want
the mutton carcass, for the sheep
with the good mutton carcass produces
a large quantity of wool If properly
reared. There is then the double re-
turn of mutton and wool, whereas,
when wool is primarily sought, that
alone is the chief return. Let our
tiock-masters then grade up our sheep.
The best graded fiocks can be still
further improved, and we should never
be content until improvement is car
ried SO far that our flocks will be rec
ognized among the foremost in the
world for mutton uses. The sheep we
send to Great Britain would be greatly
improved by giving them larger per-
centage Of the blood of the improved
mutton Observation-Disclosures Farmer.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-05-22

BFeeking q Colt.
There are two very essential things
regarding breaking in . colt. First,
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-05-22

Z MOST PERFECT MADE.
4 pure Grape Cream Of Tartar Powder. Free
tom Ammonia, Alum Or any o.ser adultesant.
40 YEARS THE STANDARD.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-29
I he Ordinary Circular
Dlr..rHERiA GERMS KILLED.
succt ssfui Experiments in the Uni
vcTsiiy of Missouri with the y Ray

the tHi-
ScTsiiy of Missouri with the y Ray
An y ray will kill the bacteria of diph-
iberia. it is positively claimed The cleo
triSai department of the University of Mis-
soCri, at Columbia. announces that after
extensive experiments diphtheria germs
have been killed by the Rcentgen light.
To frof. Harry Preston Pratt and Prof.
Hugo Wightman of Chicago, the first to
give to the scientific weird the positive as
strtion that disease germs in the human
body could be killed by the use of the
y ray, this confirmation of their own pio-
reer work was extremely gratifying. But
q week ago they gave the result OF their
experiments, which We're received with
some doubt by eastern scientists and with
much skepticism in Chicago.
Pref. Roentgen. when told by cable of
the Chicago investigation and the result.
replied that he had expected the experi
rncnts to result they did. The Y ray.
he said, was a S5rrnicide. The University
OF Missouri joins Chicago in sustaining the
declaration.
The following gives the details of the
univeTsity's work: The Roentgen ray will
cure diphtheria by killing the bacillus which
causes that disease. This is the discovery
which the electrical department of the Uni
Eersity of Missouri announces today. Ex-
perlnentS have been carried on for some
time in the electrical laboratory to test the
famous ray upon the diphtheria bacillus.
Inc germs Were prepared by Prof. Hick-
man of the archaeological department and
subjected to the influence of the RAYS for
two hours. The experiments demonstrated
that the germs were killed, the microscopic
examination showing that the diphtheria
bacillus had almost entirely disappeared.
The arrangement of the testing apparatus
Is different from the ordinary method
Further experiments will be made at once -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-29
CHARLES LEONARD,
FRANCIS RHODES,
LIONEL PHILLIPS,
JOHN HAYS HAMMOND,
GEORGE EARRAR
THE NEWS RECEIVED HERE.
A Cable.rHm From the Vice Consul n
Cape Town.

L rom the VICE SOhSul sit
Cape Town.
The prediction in yesterdays Star that
John Hays Hammond, the United States
mining engineer, was not likely to suffer
the death penalty for the part he took in
the jameson uprising in the Transvaal,
despite The sentence of the court, is verl-
fled by cable message received by the
Secretary of State this morning from Mr.
Knight, United States vice consul at Cape
Town. The message was brief, but direct
TO the point. Its text was, Have been Of
hclaily informed sentence death commut-
ed Further particulars will be wired
Another cable message had previously
been received from Consul Knight, giving a
brief outline Of the remarks of the judge
who imposed the sentence of death upon
Hammond and his fellows, which sentence,
from its severity, appeared to require an
explanation. The judge said that he was
bound, by the law in passing the sentence
ana ne must leave 1T to the president and
the executive council to show mercy Not
Wlthstandng the dastardly character of
the attack upon the country in time of
great trouble, by the exercise of incompar-
ape masnanimity, he said, such mercy
might be shown the prisoners but wit h
that the judge had nothing to do, being
pound by the strict requirements of the
law. Nothing is yet known at the State
department as to the terms of the commu-
taucn or sentence in Hammond's case but
the department will maintain a close watch
upon me developments in the matter, not
only OF Hammond'S sentence but also in
me cases OF half dozen other Americans
VINO nave been sentenced to heavy fines.
imprisonment and Punishment.
At the Capitol.
members OF Congress have learned that
secretary olney has had additional infor-
NATION mat there was an Understanding
between hrueger's government and the prfs-
oners VINO pleaded guilty that they were to
pe sentenced to the extreme rperalty and
muted. WIN
chairman Hit of the foreign affairs COM
mittee called to see the Secretary of state
today and learned that congressional action
ABOUT the case would be UNNECESSARY
Inc petition to President Kruger for the
pardon or John Hays Hammond, which
was started by Senator Stewart yesterday
ana was signed by Vice President Steven
son ana every member of the Senate pres
ent' was circulated in the House today, and
nlahy members have signed IT..
Working for Hammond.
Mr.. Charles w. Truslow, an attorney re-
sldlnS IN New York and a college mate Of
John Hays Hammond, under sentence Of
death In the Dutch republic for high
treason, arrived in the city today to lend
his efforts as a friend and an attorney in
the work OF securing an amelioration Of the
constant communication with friends of
Mr. hammond located in the Transvaal
since the trouble there began, but on ac-
count or the time required for the trans
mission OF mail has heard nothing direct
from there since the latter part of March.
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Washington
Loan & Trust Co.,
Cor. 9th and r SITS.
apS1522G9
Hotel Arrivals.
APPS. 1922

Raleish.-GeorSe Miles, Boston, Mass; W
G. Carr Pittsburg, Pa; ]. III. Drake, Rich.
mond, Va; Thos. Maddox, Philadelphia
Pa; E. i. Gilbert, c. z. Woodruff and l..
Harrison, New York; ]. NJ Birmingham
Hartford Conn.
Ebbitt.-S. j. Byrne, Boston, Mass; H. L.
Prather. Chicago, ILL.,; ]. L. Pope, Give
land. Ohio; j. H. Milligan, Lexington, Ky
NJ. Belts, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Willard's.-M. Kills, Boston, Mass: f.
Going, New York; r. L. Goodell, Denver
Col; II. \. Duffy, Buffalo, n. Y.
ONford.-W. \. Mitchell, Pittsburg, Pa.
e. p. laSarr and wife. New York.
Hamiton.-H. A. Phillips, Louisville. Ky.
Miss Vaughn and Mrs. Vaughn. Arlington
Mass.
Cochran.-M. r. Sooy, Mt. Holly, N. J.
j. a. Clearer, Portsmouth, Ohio.
Normandie.-J. E. Ward, New York: H.
Radcliffe and Miss A. Radcliffe, Boston
Mass.
Arlngton.-Dr. f. H. Williams Boston
Mass; j. p. Chapman and wife, phila.
delDhia, Pa; B. F. Rex, 81. Louis, Mo; f.
NJ. Dehecke, Cincinnati, Ohio; ]. +. Adams
and wife and A G. Washington New York
Shoreham.-E. c. Gibson, New York; J. T.
Palmer and n. Foote, Rochester, ~ Y
Mr.. and Mrs. Q. May, Montreal, Canada
r. Thayer, Boston, Mass.
Page.:-W. NJ. Burrows. New York; w
L d. i
Mallalieu, Kearney, Neb.
Rigss.-A: G. Hancock. Richmond, Va
c. NJ. Carriet, Buffalo, n. Y; G. i. Cragir
and Mrs. Cragin. Philadelphia, Pa.
Howard-Jay Howk, Comstock, n. Y; Nj
A. Smith and wife, Elmira, n. Y; c. H.
Hnkel, Cincinnati, Ohio; L. F. McMahan
NJ Pond ard NJ. Woods, Waterbury, Conn
Metropolitan. lack. Spraning New Or
leans: Q. F. Bercol, New Orleans; a. II.
Simmons and wife, Adams, Mass; G. W.
Callahan, Tennessee; l.. A. Mitnick New
York; F. r. Livingston, New York; c. g.
Afford. New York; w. Matschke, New
York; o. r. Davis, jr., Philadelphia.
ST. JameS-Edward A. Dry, Worcester
Mass; c. NJ. Law, New York: w. j. Hill
and wife, Chicago; ]. L. Carter, st. Louis
Mo-; G. f. Brown, New York; John b.
Lawson, Philadelphia, Pa: VIM. Coen and
wife, New York.
Johnson-L. Langton, Philadelphia; B. F
Prison, Richmond. Va; B. Milior, Phila.
delphia; T. L. Eyre, West Chester; l.
Elmer, New York; G. Prezir, West Chester
L. c. Adams, Baltimore.
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prevail IN the districts On the Atlantic and
gulf coasts, and showers are likely to occur
in the lower lake region and Ohio valley.
The following heavy precipitation Gn
incheS) was reported:
During the past twenty-four hours-Green
Bay, 2.a4; Dubuque, 1884, Valentine, 1U2
Saint Louis, 1.16.
Condition of the Water.
am: Great Falls temperature g. condi-
GA; condition at north connection, :i6; condi-
ton at south connection. SO. Distributing
reservoir, temperature, ca; condition at in
fluent safe house, SO; etiluent gate house
SO.
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide, 1902 am. and 3:i4 pm
high tide, 3:nt am and 9:2S pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide. 3:5i am. and 4::.I
PM; high tide, 9:33 am. and 1O:lS pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Sun rises, 5:o4; sun sets, 6:51. Moon rises,
95S pm.
The City Lights.
Gas lamps all lighted by sos pm; ex-
tingu,shing begun at 3:iG am. The lighting
is begun one hour before the time named
If clear less lighting may be ordered
Naphtha lamps all lighted by sos pm
eXtinguishine begun at 4:o1 am. The moon
schedule does rot apply TO naphtha lamps
Range of tae Thermometer.
The following were the readings of the
thermometer at the weather bureau today:
8 am, IS; . pm, "A; maximum, IA min
mum, 81.