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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-02-07
Diversityof Crops.

/ may be excused for writing much
that has special reference to the new
or part Of the West. have no contro-
versy as to which is best specially or
diversified, for each Is right in. their
right places.
In this depressed times, in this era
Of low prices for farm products and
high prices for gold, believe IL is
best for the large majority Of farmers
to raise all kinds Of crops needed on
the farm and in the household, every
thing possible to eat or wear, and to
buy just as little as possible.
Let us reduce our dependence On
money to the lowest practicable point.
Especially do I advise this, and prac-
tice it in the far Southwest for several
reasons. Our reasons are somewhat
flckle, and It is not safe to depend on
one or even few crops.
The past season wheat, rye, oats and
barley were failures, yet corn was
good, and Kaffir corn, sorghum, rniAet,
sweet potatoes, turnips, ETC., were the
best we ever raised.
II we had been specialists Tor the
frst-named crops, failure would have
been the result; but diversity being
practical, there is enough to tide over
until another year,. NJ. Rice, in
Farm, Field and Fireside.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-02-07
4 Kew Method Of Potato Raisine ne.
O0f1bed. {.
POTATO GROWING.

4 Kew Method Of Potato Raising Ds-
sor1bed.
A friend In the far South calls my at.
tention to new method Of raising 20
tatoes, which, according to q report In
the Horticultural Cleaner is practiced
BY Mr.. Ford Of Texas. To tell the
truth. I hardly know what to think of
this new plan. Mr.. Ford manures
heavily with cottonseed and cow ma
nure. and also irriSstes q little, and
claims to be able to raise six crops in
. year, and heavy yields In each crop.
'sThe secret Of my potato growing" he
says, lis that grow The potatoes be-
fore I plant them, and dig the pota-
toes plant" A crop is made in from
four to six weeks. Triumph, the great
early potato for the South 10 the first
choice; Early Rose Is twenty days
later. The new scheme is as follows:
The seed potatoes are put 10 Old bar
"sprouting ROOM" This Is done about
six weeks before time for planting
them out in the open ground The
necessary, by means Of q stove or
VvVAAs L A0 pOs0COCo cVOA' OC6m W
spr0ut, and In from four to six weeks
the young potatoes will be the size Of
peas, or Of the right size for planting.
The barrels or boxes are then knocked
to pieces, and then contain mass of
roots and sprouts and myriads of little
new potatoes. The numerous roots
hold the whole mass together. This
seed is carted to the field, and In
planting, a handful Of the mass is
broken Oh and dropped in the furrow,
and another handful eighteen inches
from the first, etc. There should be
not more than forty nor less than
twenty Of these little potatoes to the
handful planted In each place. II
there is enough rain, Mr.. Ford says,
every one Of them will make a fine,
large potato. But 1t takes manure to
grow them, and after rains he puts on
liquid manure in addition to the ma
nure already in the soil. The manur-
ing governs the yield.
It will not be necessary to refer here
to other details Of this novel plan.
That potatoes can be started under
glasS and successfully transplanted to
the open ground, even after they have
already produced little sets, have re-
peatedly demonstrated in my own
practice. and it may be possible to
grow extra early potatoes in a manner
somewhat on this plan. ut any rate,
I shall make an earnest attempt to do
1t the coming season.-T. Greiner in
Farm and Fireside.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-02-07
verdict Of the oorly.ook,.

Before the English missionary was
half gone the king Of the Ooglyzooks
suddenly gasped, turned purple; and
falling under what would have been
the table IL cannibals ever used such
things, expired in great agony. 4
The coroner's jury sat on him at once.
"Died from foreign subject lodging
In his throat" was the verdict.-New
York Recordes.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-02-07
ENGLAND WANTS, THIS:

Small Pile of Rock, In the Channel,
That France Sayy-is Hers.
Maitre islet is the most prominent
rock on that dangerous reef which 10,
some ten miles from the castle and
the harbor of st. Heller. These rocks.
are, with the rest Of the Channel isles,
the last remaining jewels of the crown
Of the conqueror.
Two months ago the governor Of
Jersey, accompanied by a few mem.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-02-07

Cheap Potato or Flower Pits.
Select slight elevation for position.
Dig the pit 10 feet long, feet wide
and ~ feet deep. Get three 6-inch
poles, 10 feet long; put twe-one above
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-02-07

lar to any other stone boat, but instead
Of sliding upon the bottom, it has an
axle placed about two-thfrds Of the
way back, furnished with two wooden
wheels, made by saving two six-inch
lengths off log one foot in diameter.
The front rests upon q wooden rocker,
3 inches wide, Z inches high and 2 feet
long, which Is fastened to the body by
q large bolt, which acts as pivot, and
permits the, rocker to turn in any de-
sired direction. To the front end of
this the draft is attached, which caus-
es it to rest quite lightly upon the
ground when in motion so that the
boat runs very easily, even when quite
heavily loaded. When loading heavy
stone the rear end can be brought to
the ground! IT is also handy for haul
ing sap, OF barrels, when spraying
Ellis +. Augustine In Prairie Farmer.
Keey1ns Cabbage in Cellar.
If room in the cellar is scarce take
two, long Stats and nail them across
the beams twelve inches from the cell
ing and SIX inches apart. Hang the
cabbages between them with the roots
downward. Next make trough by
mailing two boards together and nail 1t
below the eabbages, so the roots will
stand in It. FIJI this with clay.-Mrs.
James Deasy, Maine.
(Cabbages would keep plump and
nice tf set into such trough on the
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-02-07

cellar bottom the trough to be filled
with damp soil or muck.-Practical
Farmer.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-02-07
Dispssing Of Manure.

The most inexcusable of all waste
full, negligentshabits on the part Of the
average farmer liz the matter of dis
posing of the manure which accumu-
lates about the barn and stables. 1t
must be taken care. Of and hauled out
to the fields and pastures, sooner or
later; then why not do it before its
most valuable fertilizing properties are
lost? Prompt attention to this matter
not only promotes comfort and gives
an appearance Of cleanliness and thrift
but the gain In the. average. farm will
be sufficient every year to pay the
wages Of good extra, farm hand the
year round. 1t is not worth one-half
as much when left to leach and waste
around the stable as. it would be IL
hauled while fresh upon the fields. On
most farms the winter presents the
most economic time, for hauling ma
nure, and the pleasant digs of winter
can be put to no better.use. The roads
are good, the teams unemployed, and
the farmer himself has plenty Of time
for his work.-Denver Field and Farm.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-02-07
Improves sss.e Boat.

improves 0SO8e 0Ou1.
The cut will give q good idea as to
bow to it Is made. The body Is SINH
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-02-07
A Use for. nose.

When stalking trees against the
blasts of winter, some, material is
needed to keep the. tying bands from
rubbing off the bark. WORKOUT hose
The Portland daily press., 1896-03-04
MMoNE BRIDGEuGoNE.

The Other Weighted with Rocks and
sand-A. H. Chase Lost S3OO, 900 of Logs
Swollen Ossipees Damage to East Linz
ington.
ESPECIAL TO THE PRESS.J
East Limington, March 3.-A. H.
Chase of East Limington, who has a
lumber and shingle mill at that place,
lost all the logs he had hauled in there
this winter. There were about 30o, ooo
feety and the IL SIS is not far from $4,000
The wooden bridge across the Little
Ossipee, at East Limington was carried
down Monday. The Ossipee emptles In
to the Saco, about a half mile below East
Limington. The wooden bridge across
the Saco was saved by the prompt WORK
of the people. They had weighted 1t
with rocks and when a great jam OF Ice
came down at about 10 AIM, Monday.
the bridge would have surely gone down
but for this preoaution. The ice struck
the bridge and pushed one stringer over
against the other, but because of the
great weight Of rocks, the bridge held
firm and the ice finally went under 1T.
Mr. Chase's loss of all his winter logs
will seriously cripple him. He is q
young ambitious man and his lumber
business is the principal industry of the
town. His whole mill was seriously
threatened.
The Portland daily press., 1896-03-04
LITTLE" BECOMES "BIa."

The Little Androscoggin is the Higest for
Half Century-Norway's Loss.
Norway, March 3.-Damages by the
freshets within Is mile circui t are
estimated at $40, 600. This towns loss
is comparatively slight outside Of a
large covered bridge over Crooked river.
Crooked river swept away at least nine
bridges in other towns including Rye
field, Barrow's Mill Twin, Bolster's Mills
and Edes Falls.
Part of the mills at Edes Falls are re-
ported gone. The Grand Trunk track
is washed away IN seven places between
South Paris and Gorham. The f1ume
is gone at Locke's Mills. Greenwood
bridge is gone. 1t is still raining, but
the danger is probably passed.
The Little Androsooggin is the hi CHEST
for 30 years this morning. The damage
10 this town is $4,000. Highway bridges
at Shows Falls, Jaoksons' Crossing
and five bridges on Stony brook are gone.
The iron bridge at West Paris has
swung round, and the covered bridge
at South Paris. The town meeting was
postponed as the back roads arc impas-
sable. The rivers are now falling
The Portland daily press., 1896-03-04
AT THE CAPITAL.
Augusta Escapes More Fortunately Tha
Some of Her Neighbors.

Augusta Escapes More Fortunately Than
Some of Her Neighbors.
Augusta. March 3.-This CITY escaped
with comparatively little damage from
the freshet on the Kennebec Edward s
mills were overfowed and the basems n is
filed, but the machinery suffered but
little. The Easements Of the stores are
flooded on the water front. but the goods
ad been removed and little harm done.
There have been no trains or mails from
the west since Sunday. Hallowell and
Gardiner have experienced the most dis
astrous food ever known. Stores were
flooded with water four feet high in the
business sections. Ice and logs crashed
into the houses on the water front and In
many cases carrying them away. The
loss in Hallowell is estimated at $15, 900
and in Gardiner and Farmingdale at
over 500, 000 Below the river, at South
Gardiner and beyond, the loss. cannot be
estimated. Many ice houses and mills
are endangered. Trains will undou bted-
ly pass through Wednesday or Thursday.
A train arrieyd today from Belfast with
many passengers. but went no further.
The Portland daily press., 1896-03-04
ESPECIAL TO THE pREss.l

Richmond, March 3.-There has not
been much change in the condition here
since last night. The water rose two feet
or more In the night but has since sub
sided somewhat. The ice jam mas not
moved materially and as the weather Is
growing colder it will probably remain
as it is for a while though the water may
subside. The jam extends OF Pork Point
and the rear OF it Is in thu vicinity of Ice
boro. Last night the water service gave
out and as the engine at the pumping
station was flooded the village was with
out fire protection until this afternoon
when the service was renewed.
The first mail and newspapers for
thirty hours reached here from the west
this afternoon the train going only as far
as here and Immediately returning. A
wrecking train went north at noen and
No. IS will go to Gardiner this evening
and farther if possible.
The Portland daily press., 1896-03-04

bridge there are one of two small sheds
dam that holds back the river and for q
very large mill pond.
Yesterday the water had gone down a
great deal and 1t seemed almost in credi-
BILE that that little river, flowing under
the bridge could have been the raging,
such as the photograph taken by Mr..
George Goodall, showed it to be, one Of
which we reprod dee.
"We were more scared than hurt, !"
said Mr.. Goodall, but there was great
danger for time. "We have, as.you see,
300, 600 feet of logs there in the mill pond
and had the ice broken up in the pond
there would have been serious trouble for
we didn't have the logs doomed. We got
boom around them as soon as we could.
Our damage to the mills will not exceed
$1,000. The end of one building over the
river has settled some and we've had to
put jacks under it. We had to break
holes in the boards of the covered bridges
to allow the water to flow through. The
entire plant was shut down Monday and
only the blanket mill is running today.
All our betting was wet because the
water flooded the lower floors. We shall
not get inTrunning order for several days.
We had a big wooden chute that conduct
ed clean water from tine pond down
across the river to the printing and col
or N ill. That chute was carried away.
"We had big scare last night. At II
O'Clock they sent down word from
Springvale that there was danger of thu
dam breaking up at the Long Pond rsser
voir. We sent up six men to work OF
the dam and two men with fast hors'
to give warning to people in the valley
in case the dam gave away.
"We've figured it.out and thought it on
and if that. dam gave way it meant grea
destruction to everything on the river
The valley is narrow and there would
have been no other way but for tina
whole pond of 1900 acres, to come righI
down here.
"After our men went up last night they
found the dam all right and that it wa
false alarm"
The Portland daily press., 1896-03-04
BATHS LOSS
Has Escaped Fairly Well the Disastrous
Effects of the Freshets.

Has Escaped Fairly Well the Disastrous
Effects of the Freshets.
ESPECIAL TO THE PREss.l
Bath, March 8. Bath has suffered hut
little from the flood Cellars were, over
flowed and the street along the water
front were under water but no great dam
age to property is reported.
At Popham Beach the waves washed
up under one of Hartlet and Cheltra's
cottages and the piazza was carried away.
The cottage will be moved back.
Bath got it's FIRST mail from the west
since Saturday night this morning and
to get it distributed.
The gratest loss to the county ia the
iron bridge across Merrymeeting bay
which connects us with B owdoinham.
Two iron spans were being put in when
the ice did it's work and even carried off
while fixing the bridge.
News from Richmond received by Presi-
dent Drake o. the Kennebeo Steam boat
company today says that the freshet has
carried off the oompany's waiting room
there.
News from Rowdoinham reports about
81, 200 damage done to Kendall's fertilizer
mill
Bath, March 3.-The loss by flood to
the Bath Iron Works is about $40, 000
The loss to the Rich ardson lumber mill
is $4,000
The Portland daily press., 1896-03-04

most of the other railroads have suffere
eyerely. l is business has increased
thereby, because some of the passengers
and freight and mails that would natu.
rally go on the Ogdensburg now come
across country and strike the Rochester
at various points.
This railroad has few bridges danger
ously located. The bridge at Saco rives
ia very high and entirely secure, though
the train takes plenty of time and oaSe
in passing over the terrible food be-
meath.
The Portland daily press., 1896-03-04
AN HONEST MAN.

Dear Editor: Please inform your readers
that if written to conndentially. 1 will mail in
a sealed letter. the plan pursued by which
was permanently restored to health and manly
Weakness, night losses and weak, shrunken
parts
| have no scheme to exhort money from any
one whomsotver / was robbed and swinded
by the quacks until / nearly lost faith i'll
mankind. but thank Heaven l am now
well. vigorous and strong. and anxious to
make this certain means OF cure known to
ALL
Having nothing to sell or send c. o. d, want
no money. Address JAS. A. HARRIS,
Oelray, Mich. Box 356.
The Portland daily press., 1896-03-04
HOw's This?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. j. CHENEY q CO., props, Toledo, 0.
We the undersigned, have known F. j.
Cheney for the last 10 years, and believe him
perfectly honorable i'll all business transac-
tions and financially able to carry out any
obligation made by their firm.
WEST a. TRTAX. Wholesale Druggists,
Toledo, o.
WALDING, KINNAN 81 MARVIN, Whole
sale Druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally
acting directly upon the blood and mucou,
surfaces of the system. Price Zoe. per bottles
Sold by all Druggists. Testimonials free-
The Portland daily press., 1896-03-04
COUNTING THE COST.


to 40 the same, AS Mr.. Conner stepped
from the bridge he heard an outcry. He
turned around to see the wheel pit trans
formed into whirl pool with great logs
and huge cakes of ice grinding against
each other as they spun round and round.
Bulkhead and bridge had gone and with
thsm had Disappeared Mr.. Wagg and
the two workmen. The bodies were not
seen after they had been drawn down
into that terrible vortex. Today it is a
matter OF speculation whether they have
not been dashed to pieces against the
Jagged rocks of the pit. 1t is thought by
some that the bodies have been drawn
into the river and carried over to the
Topsham shore, but there are many who
think that they will
NEVER BE SEEN AGAIN.
Mr.. Eaton the agent of the mill had
besn on the bulk head only half an hour
before the accident which cost the lives
of the three men. Today, Mr.. Eaton in
speaking of the loss to the company said
1T would be impossible to tell its extent
until the water subsidies but he did not
think 1t would One be as serious as
at first supposed. The mill will be closed
for several weeks and today the help were
being paid of. The mill of the Bowdoin
paper company is also shut up but it is
expected that operations here W i'll be re-
sumcd in a day or two.
One of the strange scenes along the
river is small house which had been
torn from its foundation in the rear of
the Cabot mill but had been captured
and moved to the bank by the use of
cables.
News was received here today that the
Merrymeeting bay bridge left its place
in peculiar way. ,Merrymee ting bay is
queer looking place being filed with
great masses of ice and debris The ioe
piled up under the bridge, lifted 1t from
Its foundations and sailed off with it,
The bridge was once a toll bridge an
was very long one.
At Pejepsoot mills, four miles above
here, a section of the dam Of the Pejep-
scot Paper company was carried away
this forenoon and this afternoon frag-
ments of the dam went whirling by here.
The Pejepsoot mill is not seriously in
jured although about II feet of water
stood on the in the grinding room.
The Portland daily press., 1896-03-04
ANDROsCOGGIN PLUCK,
Already Planning at Lewiston to Rebuild
tho Bridges.
IN TWENTY MILES.

On the Androscoggin Seven Bridges Are
Gone, Numerous Mills and Dams.
Livermore Falls, March 8.-The latest
news from the Androsooggin valley lis
brought by couriers. as telephone COM
munication is all cut off. Three dams,
two bridges and grist mill are gone at
Brettun's mills. At North Turner one
dam, grist, saw and oardinR mills are
washed out. The Turner village saw
and grist mills and large carriage
mandatory are gone and every bridge
seven in all, for 20 miles on the r yer is
swept away. The dam at East Liv err
more mills is also gone. No rallro ad
transportation is expected for Sc yeral
DAYS.
The Portland daily press., 1896-03-04

used on the new bridge The machinery
and stock of the mill were injured but
very little. mostly by water, and the dam
age will NOT De very heavy.
Westbrook Bingham MILL No. 8, is
nearly all cleaned up and expects to be
able to start up work this morning. 1t
will take some time to dry the goods in
iured by the water, but this will not pre-
vent the mill from running all right and
filling their orders. The loss to the mill
property was very slight, the heaviest loss
being on goods that were packed ready
for shipment.
On account of the washout near Stroud
water the Maine Central railroad is I'M
able to run to Westbrook and stock was
shipped to the mills last night over the
Portland & Rochester railroad.
Yesterday afternoon W. f. Bennett of
Portland with large crew of men, were
placing large donkey engine in place to
drive piling to make the necessary repairs
on the Maine Central bridge over the
Presumpscot river at Cumberland Mills.
They will start to work on the bridge to
to try and jack the bridge up in the cen
tire and then put plling under it If this
can be done it will save lots of work. 1t
was impossible to say how long it would
ia Ike to make the repairs and have the
bridge safe for travel but the work would
he pushed right along
|. The people who fed from their houses
on account of the washout are moving
back and they have sustained very little
damage, the heaviest being caused by
getting the furniture and household
goods wet by the rain which was
20 uring down iDcessantly.
NOTES.
| The engine being used by Mr.. Bennett
| in repairing the Maine Central bridge
at Cumberland Mills is the same one that
which was completely under water. The
engine was not injured in the least SO far
| as the working parts were concerned.
The streets of Westbrook were thronged
with curious sightseers oil day yesterday,
and although the sight was not so grand
and terrible as it was Monday morning,
still people could get a very good idea of
the extent of the damage done.
1t was a curious sight to see large cakes
of ice, weighing many hundred pounds,
laying by the side of the road, where
they had been tossed as if they were mere
chips by the angry torrents in their
downward course
The water has all drained off from the
main streets and they are now in a pass
able condition although the sidewalks
and curbing are torn up pretty badly in
many places.
The Portland daily press., 1896-03-04
RocHEsTER's GOOD LUCK.

ROCHESTER'S GOOD LUCK.
The Railroad Had Only Two Little Wash
outs and Only One Train Delayed an Hour
and Half.
The only two washouts that the Roch-
ester has had to amount to anything are
at BARTLETT brook, just this side of Wat
erboro and at East Rochester. Bartlett
brook runs out of the Bartlett pond,
whore Charles Bates of Portland cuts
his ice. This brook has swollen so THAI
1t flooded the whole meadow and the
culvert inside the track could stand the
strain no longer and one of the stone
abuttments was undermined Monday
morning. The repairing of this wash
out delayed one train about one hour and
q lhalf. The washout at East Rochester
caused no delay. The Rochester is very
fortunate in that it has escaped while
The Portland daily press., 1896-03-04
BANGOR CUT OFF.
Has Had No Mails of Importance Since
Saturday

Bangor. March 3.-'rhe last mail from
the west of any value to the business
men came Saturday. Since Sunday.
there has been no railroad communities
ton with any point farther went than
the Maine Centrals coal sheds in this
city, and the prospect of moving trains
tomorrow seems very poor. The wires
are utterly crippled west of Bangor.
Damages here resulting from rising
waters ard heavy rains have been very
slight thus far. The Maine Central
draw bridge has been lifted out of place
by pressure sof ice and strong current,
but 1t is expected it will soon be re-
placed. The most serious effect of the
storm has been the melting of snow in
the woods and interruption of railroad
traffic.