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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-10-23
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Of collectors.
Books Of travel, of.sstories Of hunt
Ing, fishing, ETC., may be beautifully
Illustrated by photographs. Unmount-
ed prints are to be desired, although
1t is possible to take prints OF mounts
by liberal soaking In warm water.
The soft-flnished photographs. such as
bromide and platinum prints, are vast
ly better than the shiny albumen prints.
Photographs should be mounted in
the same way as other prints, except
that no openings are to be made in
the mounts. The prints should be past
ed on fiat and pressed until dry. Al
bumen prints have tendency to curl
up, and it will require pretty stiff
paper to keep them fiat. This Is one
Of the reasons why platinum or bro
mide prints are so much better. When
albumen prints are used they must be
mounted wet, and should afterward
be FURNISHED, which can be done by
any professional photographer. An
amateur photographer can have the
fun in many cases of making the pic
lures himself for the book he wants
to illustrate. and the finished
work will have an added interest and
value to him.
The use of photographs. especially If
many are included, will greatly in
crease the thickness of book, and it
will generally be found advisable to
have the binder make it into two vol
umes of equal size.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-10-23
Trees That Whistle.

The musical or whistling tree is found
in the West India islands, in Nubia,
and the Soudan. 1t has a peculiar
shaped leaf, and pods with split or
open edge. The wind passing through
these sends out the sound which gives
the tree its peculiar name. In Barba-
does there is a valley filled with these
trees, and when the trade-winds blow
across the islands, a constant moaning,
deep-toned whistle Is heard from It,
which, in the still hours Of the night,
has very weird and unpleasant effect.
A species Of acacia, which grows very
abundantly in the Soudan, is also called
the whistling tree by the natives. Its
shoots are frequently, by the agency of
the larvae Of insects, distorted in shape,
and swollen into globular bladder
from one to two inches in diameter.
After the insect has emerged from the
circular hole In the side of this SWELL
ing. the opening, played upon by the
wind. becomes musical instrument,
equal in sound to q sweet-toned fute.-
Tit-Bits.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-10-23

sunhowef Seed Separator.
with friction wheels, treadle and ar
Dor, but instead of the stone, hang a
wheel made of two-inch plank and
about threee feet in diameter. Drive
na4s through the wheel parallel to the
axis, allowing them to project about
half an inch on each SIDE. Don't be
afraid Of using too many, but drive
them SO thick and close together that,
In the six outer inches, you cannot
touch the wheel with your finger, be-
ing careful to have the ends project
evenly. Bind the wheel with heavy
iron tire, to preserve an even motion,
and the machine is complete. To use
It, start the wheel with the treadle, let
ting 1t revolve towards you. Then
take O sundower head in each hand
and hold them against the protruding
nails. Hardly an instant will be re.
CURED to shell of the seeds. Some op-
orators can work more rapidly by al
ternating; that is, holding the head
first with one hand and then with the
other. This will depend upon practice,
but by either method, a man will have
little difficulty in Smelling twelve or
fifteen bushels in an hour. Another
style of machine has cylinder stud
ded with spikes instead Of a wheel.
This Will do the work fully us we'll but
requires more power. When used as
fuel, the stalks and seed cups of the
sun6ower will last about as long as a
similar amount of pine; but the guam
tity of heat given off is much greater.
Sundower seeds may be stored in bar
rets or small bins, and must be close.
y watched, or they may heat.-Orange
Judd Farmer.
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Ii ain I rS Ioa,1 alU iSx2S
feet, b1ilt q loSss Y u TN material,
even brick The front sis 10 incheS, the
back 3 feet, or Il mag be Of any height
above 4 feet. Set the posts on the
north side, 20 there win be less than
onehAlf and not more than three-Quar-
ters. pitch, to admit more noon sun.
Build the house east and west and Of
moth portion; the he south end may he
covered with sashes Of glass, muslin
or parchment paper. "A roll Of parch-
ment paper Of 600 square feet costs
$3.50. III built Of lumber, the house
would probably require about 1900
feet Of ship-lap, at a cost of about $40.
Ventilation may be provided in the
ends through the doors. ] raise cub.
bage, cauliflower, tomato, cress, rhu-
barb, radishes, ETC., or in value about
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-10-23
Extra.Illustratinx a Book.

Every one knows how much more in
teresting Is an illustrated book than
one without pictures. What salts
faction It would be to us IL we could
illustrate our favorite books ourselves!
What pleasure we would take in IT.!
This h entirely possible. It is a COM
paratively easy matter to illustrate a
book, or, in the case Of a book that
already contains pictures, to extend and
increase the illustration by means of
old prints, engravings, and pictures
Eathered from various sources and
bound In with the leaves of the book.
This q called extra. illustrating" and
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-10-23
Coco's Downfall.

The old saying, "Pride goes before a
fall" always reminds Inc of an old
rooster my grandmother once owned.
She lived on a big farm in Mercer
county, Ohio, and, naturally enough,
she raised many chickens and other
fowls. There was one handsome old
rooster among them named Coco, who
was very proud of his bright, fine
feathers, and considered himself lit
tie better than the rest. He strutted
around the farmyard, never deigning
to notice the other poor fowls except to
fly angrily at those who CHANGED to
come too near his royal highness.
Sometimes he could not restrain his
hoastful feelings, and would perch
upon high boxes and boards and crow
Justify. He seemed to think he could
take as many liberties az he pleased,
and was always getting into places
where he was not wanted.
ses which she kept in the summer
house, with other provisions. Coco,
besides being a dude, was something
Ol I'LL duNCuIuIcI III 1uduuSCN W SsSS
into the house when the folks were
away, and stepped boldly upon lard
can. But the lid tipped, and MI.
Rooster slid into the molasses.
He struggled hard to get out, but tie
harder he struggled the deeper he
sunk. He had given up despairingly
when grandma arrived, and by great
effort succeeded in releasing him, then
took him out to the pump and washed
him.
But, oh, what woeful sight was
that once brilliant bird He presented
the appearance of fretful porcupinc,
and he looked, oh, so Respondent! He
went humbly up to the other chickens,
but they scorned him and would have
nothing to do with him. Whenever lie
came near they would peck at him and
chase him away.
Finally, after many attempts at
friendliness, he decided upon an awful
step. He walked slowly to the well,
and. after one sad, reproachful glance
at his fellow-roosters, committed sui
eide by jumping in. The we'll was
dragged and the body recovered. No
coroner was called, and it was never
known whether death was accidental
or intentional, but the impression was
that it was the latter.-Margaret Roe
buck, in Chicago Record.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-10-23
SOME CURIOUS EXPERIMENTS.

Illusions Of the Senses I'm Men and
Animals.
Among the many curious optical H.
lusions produced by contrasting lines
and forms, some Of q very astonishing
character occur, for which no satisfac-
tory explanation has been furnished.
# q card perforated by a pinhole be
placed close to the face, resting against
the nose, as shown in the Illustration,
and pin be held by its point in such
q way that its head comes between the
eye and the pinhole in the card, the
pin being held quite close to the eye,
the pin, strange to say, will appear
on the other side of the pinhole, re-
versed and magnitied. You see the pin,
In fact, not as you hold it in your hand,
but through the perforation, on the
outer side Of the card. 1t will be found
necessary, unless you have exceptional
~ firm nerves to rest the hand holding
the pin against the cheekbone, for the
difficulty Is to get the pinhead directly
between your eye and the perforation
In the card, and to hold it there with
out wavering. must confess my ina
bility to explain this illusion, nor have
I met with any explanation that seem
ed to meet the case fully and at every
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-10-23
Farm Notes.

After all crops are harvested in the
garden, plow thoroughly.
Low places in the wheat field should
be well drained before the ground
freezes.
Continued blowing is said to be the
best means to get rid Of the Canada
thistle.
In the middle West drainage is Of as
much importance Us is Irrigation in
the arid regions.
The average result Of topping corn,
~ tested at several different expert
ment stations, shows loss of 16 per
cent in weight Of grain. By waiting
little longer and cutting the entire
plant, skln Of more than 10 per cent
in feed value Of the crop will be made,
q total gain Of over SO per cent over
topping.
Where forage or garden crops, or
feed crops Of any sort, have been cut
short by drouth, advantage should be
taken Of the first fall rains to put In
substitute crops. There are many val
liable feed crops that may DO grown in
the fall and made to take the place
Of corn, oats and other earlier crops
that may have suffered.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-10-23
Storing Onions.

The winter storing Of onions is 81.
ways attended with more or less loss.
If not cured thoroughly when sorted,
many Of the bulbs will sprout and 9th.
ers will decay If they have sustained
even slight bruises in harvesting.
There will be more or less shrinkage
and large percentage of these onions
will be lost If the proper care is not
given to ventilation and maintaining
the desired temperature. For these
and other reasons, most growers pre-
fer to dispose Of the crop as soon as
possible. and are willing to accept low
prices rather than run the risk of loss
by storage. 1t is absolutely essential
for successful winter storing that the
bulbs should be well matured, thor
oughly cured, not bruised, and in q per-
fectly dormant state. Most growers
prefer topping the onions before stor-
ing. Sheep shears can be used to adj
vantage in this work, leaving about an
inch Of onion top extending above the
bulb. The sorting can be done by hand
or by means Of q screen, the rods or
Stats of which diverge, letting the
bulbs fall into three hoppers. separat.
ing the onions into three grades.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-10-23
Two Dog. and Their Ways.

On a little farm down in Union
county, Kentucky, there is m old Ger
man who has large number of cats
and two very srrart dogs. One of
these dogs is a Scotch collie named
Ring. The other is what is commonly
known as a "yaller dog" and is called
Nickel.
When he finds a fresh mole burrow
lie mashes down the earth on it with
his paw, and visits this place for sew
eral days, to make sure that mole
passes through it every day. When
lie finds that he is right he goes to the
burrow about the middle IF the day,
because moles always move at that
timc and watches for the mole to
come along. When lie comes there lie
is generally mole.killer.
Ring spends most Of his tine hunt
ing rabbits, and is generally very sue
cessful. But Nickel has short legs and
is a very poor runner, so he hardly
ever catches q rabbit. But, for all
this. he has rabbit to eat as often as
Ring. When Ring starts out for a
hunt Nickel follows ut distance.
When Ring catches rabbit he buries
it for several days, and Nickel general
~ knows where it is buried. So, when
Ring has buried his rabbit Nickel turns
grave-rsbber and removes the rabbit
to his own graveyard. He is too smart
to steal every rabbit that Ring catch
es, for he knows that if he does he will
soon be caught.
In cold weather Ring, Nickel and
eight or ten cats all sleep as close to-
gether as they can huddle, and in this
way everybody keeps warm.-Robert
S. Aiillett, in Chicago Record.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-10-23
A Pin Trick.

"A
point. If small perforation be made
in a thimble, such as, indeed, often
occurs from long and constant use,
Of that indispensable household arti-
Gle, everything seen through it, the
letters on this column, for example,
If the thimble is slowly moved over it,
will appear greatly magnified.
A very curious optical illusion may
be made to occur with the help Of the
accompanying illustration. Let white
card about the size Of an ordinary bust
ness card, or smaller, according to the
focus Of the persons eyes who tried the
experiment, be placed along the dotted
line between the bird and the cage,
on it's edge lengthwise. 1t must be
turned to the light, SO that the card
throws no shadow. Let the middle Of
the end of the nose be placed on the
upper edge Of the card, and after a
few moments steady looking the bird
will be seen to enter the cage.
Place q pea between the first and Sec
ond fingers Of the right hand in their
natural position, and you will feel the
pea as one. Cross two fingers bringing
the second over the first, and place
the pea in the fork between them so
as to feel the left side Of the pea with
the right side of the second finger,
and the right with the left Of the first.
The impression will then be that YOU
have two peas touching the fingers,
especially If the eyes are shut and the
fingers placed in position by another
person. The illusion will be equally
strong If the two fore-fngers of both
hands are crossed, and the pea placed
between them.
If a chicken in a. sitting position on
table be gently pressed with one hand
upon the supporting surface, the head
and bill pressed down with the other
hand the fowl will remain perfectly
powerless in the position given it for
some time after all restraint has been
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-10-23
Improvinr varietie. Of Cor,


AS the time OF corn harvest ap-
proaches the careful farmer will begin
the selection Of his seed for the next
year, If, indeed, he did not begin that
important work weeks ago when the
corn was yet in the blowing stage. Mi.
Willett M. Hays of the Minnesota ex-
pertinent station thus describes the
methods pursued on the station farm
for the improvement of varieties of
corn:
Good varieties should be improved
by most careful selection. The plan
under practical use by the experiment
station is as follows: We procure half
q bushel Of the new varieties of corn
we deem worthy of trial. A pint or
quart planted at each experiment farm
Is sufficient for test. At the end of
one or two years we have tried each in
few places, and those few which
yield best we select to multiply and
improve by breeding. Only OCCASION
ally do we attempt experiments in
cross pollenizing by hand. We depend
upon natural or wind pollenizing and
confine our work mainly to selecting.
When we have determined which is
0SSs q
new variety we plant the remainder Of
the original unmixed sample Of seed,
usually a peck or more, on a few to
several acres Of good land we'll pre-
pared. The seed is planted slightly
thicker than it Is desired to stand,
using the ordinary check row planter.
The drag Is used to kill the weeds in
the hill until the corn is several inches
high, and the cultivator follows, three
to five times, to loosen the surface soil
and to kill weeds. When the corn is
several inches high, we pull out Of
each hill oil weak plants, in order that
the mating may take place among
vigorous parents only. When the corn
begins to tassel we pass by every hill
and remove the weak tassels; in other
words, emasculate every stalk which
does not promise good vigorous ear.
Thus we secure to the entire field only
pollen from vigorous stalks, nearly
every one of which has the inherited
quality Of producing a good yield Of
grain.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-10-23
The Bird and the Cage.


removed, or If a thread be suspended
over the comb of chicken SO that
the end hangs down over its eyes the
fowl will remain in a cataleptic con-
dition and finally pass into somnolence
so deep that it will permit all possible
movements without giving any signs
Of life; or If a pigeon be pressed gently
upon a table so that it cannot use its
wings, and finger be placed before its
eyes and moved back and forth, fol-
lowing the motion Of the head, so that
the eyes must continually notice it,
the bird will soon become quiet. and
will not fly away when the hand is re-
moved. If a frogs forelegs are tied to-
gether and the sides of the animal
carefully stroked with the finger it will,
when laid upon its back, remain per-
fectly quiet and only regain it's activity
when the cord is removed, while a frog
that is free cannot be made to lie upon
its back.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-10-23

Lit Of patents issued last week %
Northwestern inventors: .,.,
John @. Barber, st. Paul, MINI, car
truck; Charles o. Halling, Minneapolis,
Mimi, device for transporting trees;
Karl A. Klose, Richfield, Mimi, pump;
Eewell N. Parker, Robblnsdale, Mimi,
COW stable appliance; Casper thinner
man, Big Stone City, 8. D., sleigh; Da-
vld w. Cesseday. Minneapolis, MINI.
(design), badge; Charles A. Roach, st.
Paul, MINI. trade mark), remedies for
throat and lung affections.
=. d. Merwin, patent lawyer, DO,
Eli and 912Pioneer Press building, st.
Paul, Mirn.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-10-23

Honemade stone Re.t


of 4x4 oak, being 8 1-2 feet long. They
are Joined together by pinch oak or
pine boards 8 IL feet long, which
form the top or platform. At each end
IL firmly bolted IA piece, which
keeps the runners In place. To the
middle Of each Of these attach hook,
BY which the team or horse may be
hitehed. Round the runners at both
ends, 10 the boat can be pulled ono
wSy as we'll as the other. on one side,
about the middle, fasten chain with
2 hook on the end, long enough to
throw over the load. By hitching q
team to this the load can be easily
turned over. Or II It is not desirable
70 have q chain on the side, merely put
IN q staple or bolt, with an eye on
the outer end into which the chain
from the doublstree can DO hooked.
This device win be found to be found
TO DO great labor-saver-E. g. Allen.
Dodge County, Wis.
An IAexp01sive 0Reenhouse.
INC plan h0low shown how h,,ilt q
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-10-23
Protection Against Army Worm.

Protection Against Army Worm.
To protect against the army worm
next year it is advisable to clear off
and where possible, burn over lands
that were infested this season. If this
is done wherever the worms appeared,
their ravages will be largely prevented
next year. The chrysalides should be
looked for under stones, punches of
field grass, bits Of board, or any rub
bish which may be found in the fields
or along the fences. Experience in
various parts Of the country the past
year, shows that the advance of the
pest may be checked by blowing fur
Of the crop attacked, but prompt action
is always necessary to secure the best
results. A recent bulletin on the sub
ject is No. 1O4 from New York expert
ment station at Geneva.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-10-23
Don't Tobacco SpIt and sm,ka YOU'LL IfaAv,y

II you want to quit tobacco using easily
ana forever, regain lost manhood, be made
well. strong. magnetic, full Of new life and
yig6r, take No-To-Bac, the wonder-worker
that EakeS weak men strong. Many gain
ten pounds In ten days. Over 400, 900 cured,
Buy No-To:Bac from your druggist, who
Will guarantee cure. Booklets and sam.
pie mailed free. Ad. Sterling Remedy Co.,
Chicago or New York.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-10-23
Homemade Greenhou..

Homemade Greenhouse.
$50. The house is heated by stove
IN one end, with a pipe run through
the center near the roof. The beds are
all on the ground.-J. NJ. Aker, Bay
field County, Wis.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-10-23
And He Isn't Brave.

"only the brave deserve the fair"
whispered the sentimental old maid.
"Only the brave dare live with the
fair Of this day and generation" re-
piled the crotchety old bachelor.-De-
troit Free Press.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-10-23
Polar Hard.hip..

Jones-Ever read any of the accounts
Of the polar expeditions? Their suf-
ferings are terrible.
Robinson-Yes; believe they even
have private theatricals.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-10-23
A Handy stone Boat.

The stone boat illustrated below I
have found very convenient in clean
Ing stables. hauling straw, earth, and
for many other uses. The runners are
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-10-23

The railway up Snowdon, the. highest
mountain in Wales, 10 now completed.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-10-23

Windsor Castle stands in the civil service
estimates for an average Of $4,000 for year
" repairs.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-10-23
Separating sunhower Seeds From
the Heads

Whoever undertakes to pound out 50
pounds of sunflower seeds with flail
will find it q slow and tedious job.
The waste will be large, by reason of
the seeds that will remain in small
pieces Of the shell. A simple machine
which will do the work rapidly and
effectively, may be constructed by al
most any farmer at a very trifling ex-
pense. Build frame exactly like that
of a grindstone. Make it complete
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-10-23
STACKING CORN FODDER.

Some Practical Suggestions From
Progressive Farmer.
In all the operations OF tho farm
there is always a big chance to get
new and valuable ideas or get a new
application of an old idea. There are
four and q half million farmers in the
UnitedStates, and q great many OF
them IRE bright, thinking men, who
use the head as we'll us the hands in
their farm work. Smoking corn fodder
ts an important operation to the dairy
farmer, who has nc silo, and the fol-
lowing Is tie way John NJ. Jamison Of
Ohio describes his method In the Ma
tional Stockman:
Fodder should always be ricked so
that it can be used from the end of the
rick, not uncovered any faster than It
10 used. 70 do this, the builder should
commence at the point farthest from
the place 1t is to be fed, finishing each
course at the end of the rick from
which 1t is to be used. If carefully
built this way, but little fodder will be
exposed while the rick is being fed out.
In stacking, the middle of the rick
should always be kept full. When a
rick has been drawn in until a bundle
will reach across it, bundles should be
laid lengthwise of the rick tn the GEN.
ter, two side and side and one on top
of these. The bundles should be set
upright along this center row until
they extend far enough to shed the
water Off the main part of the rick. If
there is any fear that the work has
not been well done, and there is dam
ger of the rick taking water, the
whole rick can be easily and quickly
covered. Set bundles a row or two
deep around the butt Of the rick, as
may be necessary to give the second
course, set OH the bands of these, slant
sufficient to prevent falling out from
the rick. The courses can be contin-
ued in this way, setting each course Of
bundles on the bands OF the preceding
course until the whole outer surface Of
the rick is covered, and If they are
carefully placed the rick will be Sc
cure against water"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-10-23

An Insxpsasivs 0rssnheuae.
The plan bolow shows how built q