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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-07-02

years since the day when Il became q
sapiins In the heart Of the Cascade
mountains. There are fierce storms in
the Cascades every winter. The wind
oiows tremendously and the snow falls
= good deal after the same fashion
tnat 1t does in the Rocky Mountains.
BUT the big tree has gone all through
tnls weather for almost five centuries,
ana It man had only let 1t alone 1t
would have been none the worse for
wear. The men who own the tree in
Its present form have submitted to
scientists the question regarding the
changes which undoubtedly took place
around 1t during the centuries that
nave interviewed since 1t began to grow.
VI course. 1t is impossible to examine
IN detail the forests of the Cascade
mountains. but 80 far as investigation
mas demonstrated the big tree was the
Oldest In the state of Washington.
scientists hold that the facts stated
prove that there has been no material
change In the earthis surface in the
state Of Washington and probably in
the entire territory of the United
states for at least 500 years. It has
been held by some that the surface
OF the earth in the far western sections
OF our country differed materially from
what 1t Is even with 90 recent q Pc
Rod from the scientific point Of view,
as I'VE centuries ago. Hence the big
tree completely disproves the cher
ished theory. It is quite likely the
wooded giant was tiny sapling in the
days when Columbus first discovered
the West Indies. It has grown steadily
and without opposition since that date.
The tree was as straight as an arrow
from it's base to the first limb, 220
feet, and curiously enough, the trunk
maintained an equally stern position
to the topmost point.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-07-02
THE CANADIAN NoRTH-WEsT.

Che ap Railroad Rates for settlers.
A settler intending to take up and
settle on Farm Land in Manitoba or
the Canadian Northwest Territories,
should obtain Certificate from Cam
adam Northwest Land Settlement.
Agent, purchase a ticket to the nearest
point on the Canadian Pacific Railway,
and on arrival there present his Certifi-
cate, in exchange for which will be is
sued for himself and any member of his
family accompanying him as enumer-
ated on Certificate, ticket to his des-
tination in the Canadian Northwest, as
far west as Calgary or Edmonton.
West Of that, 2 cents per mile.
Should such settler, after acquiring
land, desire to return for his family, lie
will be accorded a similar rate return
ing.
If you want 100 acres of land free,
apply for particulars, etc.
Benjamin Davies, Emigration Agent,
Canadian Government, 154 East Third
street, st. Paul, MINI.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-07-02
Punished for Yawnine,

An English paper tells story Of the
late Count Glechen when he was an
ambassador to London. At dinner
party 1t was his hard luck to have to
conduct to table a lady of a taciturn
and unresponsive nature. To all his
polite nothings she answered never a
word. Nothing daunted, he continued
to ply her with small talk. till at last
she slowly turned her head toward him
and deliberately yawned. The count
was equal to the occasion. "Ah, mad
am" he said, loudly. Il also have gold
In my teeth"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-07-02
Austr.li,.n Alfalfa.Fed seocr.


In Australia the great value Of lu.
eerne to the pastoralist consists ir
grazing stock on 1t, says writer If
Australasian. The employment Of man,
hands in farming operations, such al
conserving lucerne in the form Of hay
or ensflage. is dreaded by all flock and
herd owners. Nevertheless am Q
drm believer in the conservation Of
fodder in both forms, 80 that the stoch
may be helped over q bad season. By
tho aid Of modern agricultural ma.
chinery hay-making is easily and
cheaply performed, and the labor and
cost are still less when ensilage IL
made. Many stock-owners are Of opin'
lon that lucerne is better for making
fairly good sheep and cattle prime
than for fattening stores from the first
In both cases the stock would prob.
ably do better II they had a grass pad.
dock with the lucerne. All stock like
q change Of food, and will do better
with q change than with single ar.
ttcle Of food, no matter how nutritious
1t may be. While on Mr.. ]. 8. Hors.
tails estate Of Widgiewa I met with e
good illustration of the value of lu.
cerne on pastoral property. The
manager (Mr. MoYrison) weans the
stud lambs at q very early age, anc
when taken from their dams they are
put on & lucerne. The result is thai
the lambs never sustain the slightes,
check. and the ewes. relieved from the
burden Of having to support lamb
come into the shearing-shed in splen.
did condition. saw the stud ewes
about a month after the lambs were
weaned. and they were kicking ul
their heels as II the cares and troubles
OF maternity did not exist. The very
heavy f1eeces yielded by the lambs OF
this estate are sufficient recommends.
ton Of the practice Of early weaving
on lucerne. In a favorable winter If
Riverina there is often good growth
Of lucerne, but it is not nearly as nu'
!ritious as that of spring and summer
growth. Mr.. p. Mcfarland told mt
that he had made an experiment which
proved this. He divided flock o.
wethers equally, one-half he placed OF
lucerne, the other on native grass
They were sold at the same time, ant
those of grass were better, and real
lied higher price than the others
Australian live stock husbandry Il:
entering upon q new development
which will be FASTENED by the growing
Of wheat in Riverina, and In this de.
7elopment lucerne is destined to play
= very important part. It will caust
double, II not treble, the number O:
stock to be kept. and it will provide
che fodder (made into hay or ensilage)
that will cause the losses from
droughts to be reduced till they viii
oe scarcely worth recording.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-07-02

A tree that rivals in height and age
the monarchs of the redwood forests
in California has just been cut into
ton, says writer in st. Paul's Pho
neer Press. All the terms which have
been invented to describe big trees
could be applied to this mammoth
without fiattery or exaggeration. An
idea of its size may be gained from
the fact that II sawed into inch strips
the lumber made from the tree would
fill ten of the largest sized freight
cars. and the strips of wood, If placed
end to end, would reach from the
town where the tree now is-New
Whatcom, Wash.-across the waters
of the Pacific Ocean to the land Of Ii
Hung Chang. The total height Of the
tree. as 1t stood before being felled.
was 465 feet, or about one-eleventh of
mile. To the point where the first
limb branched out was 220 feet. At
the base the circumference was found
to be 23 feet IL inches. There was
not throughout the tree the slightest
indication Of unsoundness. In all the
forests Of Washington there is not a
tree, young or old, which would make
finer lumber than this. There is a way
to tell the age of every tree, just as
there is to learn how many years a
horse has lived. With the tree the
problem is solved by studying the
number of rings that are clearly dis
cernible when the saw has severed the
great mass of wood into sections. This
test. when applied to the Washington
tree. showed that it was at least 4S4
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-07-02
Feeding Dry Cows.

It is now pretty we'll established
says a writer, that it pays as we'll t.
feed cows grain pretty literally whe,
dry as we'll as when giving milk un
less the pasture be especially good
says Kansas Farmer. This is q fac
that many dairymen lose sight of ans
suffer for the neglect. A COW that /,
profitable in the dairy is not a fest
former by any means. In fact, sh.
becomes quite poor as a usual thin,
while milking, and in order to enabl,
her to stand the strain of this deple
ton she should be made to gain rap
idly in flesh during that period tina
she is dry. This does not mean tina
she should be fed highly on milk-pro
ducing food just before calving, but 1
means that after going dry she shoult
have liberal feeding until say a weel
before calving. II any fear is enter
tanned of her being too fat at calvin,
time a good sharp purgative Just be
fore OF after calving will obviate an,
trouble along that line.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-07-02
shake Into Your shoes,

Aliens Foot-Ease. . powder for the
feet. 1t cures painful, swollen. smart
ing feet and instantly takes the sting
out of corns and bunions. It 10 the
greatest comfort discovery Of the age.
Aliens Foot-Ease makes tight-fitting
or new shoes feel easy. It is a certain
cure for sweating. callous and hot,
tired, aching feet. Try it to-day. Sold
by all druggists and shoe stores. By
mail for Csc in stamps. Trial package
FREE. Address Allen s. Olmsted. L.
Roy, N. Y.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-07-02

The Fine Arts building at the Worlds
fair contains SO many pictures that If a
man spent five minutes viewing each
picture, It would take him twenty-seven
years to see them all.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-07-02

Everybody" said the man Of plati.
tudes. "is doing his best to get some
thing for nothing"
(Which reminds me-" said the elder
" gentleman, to whom the man was
talking, 'that have got to get a golf
suit for my ninetenn-year-old SON.
Typographical Journal.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-07-02


drugs, follow their example and take Natures
life would be theirs: Kickapoo Indian sagws,
the great blood purifier and -invigorator Of tho
stomach, liver and kidneys, by keeping thess
organs in healthy condition, makes good
health an assured fact. Mrs. Harriet Jansen,
of 554 Bay St., st. Paul, Mimi, is one of ths.
great army of women who had suffered fo1
wears and at last found health and strength BY
using Kickapoo Indian Sagwa. To use bar
own words, she says: &C. had been an invalid
foc five years, and had spent q great deal Is
money for doctors and medicines. Received
no benefit from any Of them. was induced
by friend to try Kickapoo Indian SagwA-
Three bottles made different person Of me-
My appetite returned. sleep we'll and enjoy
my self as I used to before was Ill and lido
became burden to me. ! can now do my
own house work again, as I had not been abe
to do for several years. Am gaining in flesh
and my friends say I look five years younger.
All this thank God for, and bless you ~ The
instrument in the hands Of IN all-wise Provi-
dence, who effected complete cure in my
case. l recommend your medicines to every
one whenever the opportunity offers, and
can safely say that your Kickapoo Indian
Sagwa will do all, and more than you chain
for it."
We will mail FREQ to any address, our pan
phlet entitled " The Kickapo0 Indian Doc4oe.' =
This is full of useful information in regard %
symptoms Of disease, how to prevent disease
and how to cure disease. No family shoo0
be without this useful and instructive book.
Address the Kickapoo Indian Medicine Com
pany, New Haven, Conn.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-07-02

William H. Swan Of Newark. N. j..
while at Lake Hopatcong, was opening q
bottle OF ginger ale. when the cork flew
out. and. striking him in the eye. de-
stroyed the sight.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-07-02
Non-Resident Cattlemen in Kan,

NONRESIDENT Cattlemen in Kansas
Farmers and cattlemen in Western
Kansas have contended for twent,
years against the encroachments o
nonresident cattlemen, who bring thei
stock In the spring into the state an,
run them" in some instances assum
ing the prerogative Of building fence
promiscuously across the country unde
alleged leases. This has been going o,
for years and has caused great Difficult
ty for the small cattle raisers. Tn
nonresident owners secured all benefit
and escaped all taxation. To remed.
this Hamilton county Representative,
has introduced a bill providing that al
nonresident cattlemen having stock O,
pasture shall pay into the county. treas
ury certain sum. It is not intende,
by the measure to gain heavy revenues
but to keep the interlopers out.-Ex.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-07-02

The Marquis de cussy, a political gour-
mand. said that natures should be Judged
by their viands; that the commercial in
Btincts of the Englash were due to beef,
the philosophy of Germany was born Of
sauer kraut and Mohammedanism sprang
from pilau.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-07-02

A bridegroom of Salem. Mass. was SO
overcome by the novelty of his position
Turing the marriage ceremony that he
tainted. The bride looked so mortified
that she seemed to be meditating Sc
we're Caudle lecture for his benefit.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-07-02
A woman's Reason.

He-Yes, because" is a woman's rea-
son-and it is about all the reason she
has.
She-It is about all the reason she
could have for marrying such man.
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-07-02

A terrible afliction has come to the
thirteen-year-old daughter of Mr.. H. Fu-
gate Of Brazil. Ind. After she had volun-
tarily tasted thirty-eight days. she be-
came stone-blind.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-07-02
Halls Catarrh Cure
Is taken internally. Price, 75c.

Three plays by Carmen Cylva, the queen
Of Roumania, were recently produced at
Bucharest, and are said to have had a
genuine success.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-07-02

Maps for the use of farmers, describ-
ing the chemical qualities of the land in
various parts of the country, and nam
ing the best manures for each section,
have been proposed in France.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-07-02

A Kansas Apple !orchard.-The Kan.
sas apple king, Judge Wellhouse, whe
has the largest apple orchard in tn,
world, seeds his orchard to clover a,
soon as they begin bearing, and twic,
a year rolls the clover down with s
heavy roller provided with knives sim
liar to those of stalk cutter. The clio
yer reseeds itsele.-Ex.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-07-02

The slxty-hfth wedding anniversary Of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Leubert, Of Milford,
Me-. was lately celebrated in the house
which they have occupied for almost
half q century.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-07-02

Henry Jordan Of Salem. Mass. has an
abiding faith in the silver dollar. A bull
let fired at him struck silver dollar in
his vest pocket, and that coin Is now a
family memento. .-.s.. ......,-...... a.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-07-02

Dropsy treated free bv DR.. H. H. Green's
Sons. Of Atlanta. Ga. The greatest dropsy
specialists in the world. Read their ad-
Vertiselnent in another column of this
paper.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-07-02

The Brooklyn bridge cable is seven feet
and six inches longer when the thermom-
eter marks one hundred degrees, than
when the mercury is down to zero.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-07-02

Hegeman's Camphor Toe with 0lycerine
The original and only genuine Cures Chapped Handl
and Face. Cold Sores. &c. C. g. Ozark Co.. n Haven Ct
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-07-02

Fighting Flies.-A good plan 70,
keeping the flies of the COW at milkins
time has been suggested. It is said
to work to charm. and certainly Il
costs little to try it. The method IL
to throw a piece Of cloth over the cows
back at milking time. The cloth can
be made out Of old cotton sacks. and
should be large enough to cover the
body very thoroughly, falling down be.
hind over the tail, SO that the mem.
Der can not be switched into the face O,
the milker.-Ex.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-07-02

My doctor said I would die, but Pisos
Cure for Consumption cured me.-Amos
Kelner. Cherry Valley, Ills, Nov. %, '95
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-07-02

Educate Your Bowels with Cascarets.
Candy Cathartic. cure constipation forever.
Toe. II c. c. c. fail druggists refund money.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-07-02

The Rebellion Was Suppressed.
Billy hear some Of dem heightened
mugs went ter der primary ter buck de
machine.
Petey-Yes; some of dem wuz dere,
but me an de boys got argyin' wild 'em,
an dey didn't stay.-Puck.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-07-02
An Oblfrinr Fellow.

An ObltGinG Fellow.
care you for free silver Pat?" asked
his employer.
"Oi'm for free everything OF can
get. sor." said Pat. IF youse do be
wantin' to give me dollar. shure OIL
take 1t in any way, shape or manner.
Even IL it's only promise, sor."
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-07-02

IOWA FARMS For Sale on crop payment,
d per acre cash. balance u crop yearly until
paid for. ]. MULHALL, WaukegSn, Iii.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-07-02
How Plants Obtain Food.

Bulletin 48, Utah experiment station
It may be interesting before we oass
on the experiment proper to explain in
a very general way how a plant obtains
its food. The substances which make
up the ash Of the plant, the water
which It contains, and most of the III.
trogen Of the combustible portion arc
taken from the soil and the air through
the roots; while all the carbon and
some Of the nitrogen are taken from
the air by means Of the leaves. Wher
a plant burns, the carbon or charcoal
it contains unites with the oxygen Of
the air to form an invisible gas, usual.
ly known as carbonic acid gas. Since
the burning Of charcoal in one form O,
another is always going on at the
earth's surface, 1t follows that the air
we breathe, the atmosphere about us
must contain considerable quantities o,
carbonic acid gas. The green colorine
matter of leaves, known to scientist.
as chlorophyll or leafgreen, has the re.
markable property. when under prope,
conditions Of temperature and moist.
ure. and in the presence of light. Of
taking the carbonic acid gas from the
air. and Of breaking it up in the cell,
of the leaf into charcoal and oxygen
The greater part Of the oxygen thu,
set free is thrown back into the atmos.
phere, while the charcoal is caused te
unite with water and other substances
found in the cells to form the various
classes Of bodies that make up tn.
combustible portion Of plants.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-07-02

Texas will make a park of the sa,
Jacinto battle ground.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-07-02

No-T0-Bac for FIFTY Cents.
men strong. blood pure. Soc. 81. All druggists.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-07-02

Millet, Buckwheat and other seeds, lowest
prices. Salzer Seed Co.. Ia Crosse. Wis.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-07-02
IT BROUGHT HER STRENGTH.
Story Of How a St. Paul Woman w.
Induced to Follow the Indians RHs
ample, and, Like Them, She b.
joyed Health.
Other Suffering WomenS Should.
Do Likewise.

The Nokapoo Indian Remedies, a. sola
To-day, Are Identioally tho Same -
They Were When Used BY the 1ndiansI
and Still Prove Themselves in Every
Instance to be Restorers Of Health.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-07-02
FARM AND GARDEN.
MATrERs or INTEREST TO
A0RlCULTURlSTs
ssms Up-to-dats Hints Aboss Cultivs.
tion Of the SOIL and Yields Thereof
-Horticulture, vitioulturo ana J1oss.
culture.
0rowine Celery.

y B celery grower
Of fifteen years ex-
perience I may be
able to give my
brother truckers
q few practical
hints that would
give them q speedy
return for money
invested, says q
writer in American
Gardening. You
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-07-02

There are hundreds of women to-day whn
are semi-invalids, worse perhaps than though
they were absolutely confined to their beds.
They drag themselves around, unable to enjoy
life, unable to attend to their work, SUFFERING
coming q greater burden to their families. tn
cause for such troubles may often be found q.
deranged condition of some ono of the Rree4
vital organs Of the body, the stomach acting In
properly, failing to digest its food as 1t should,
the blood becoming impure, and no longer
absorbing the nourishment derived BY H.
liver diseased and unable to expel from -
body the poisonous secretions that naturally
collect therein and all this results eventually
in collapse Of greater or less magnitude, I'M
til the patient either ends life of weary inve-
lidism by complete breaking up Of the vital
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-07-02

0fTcure 5years' experience. Send shetch for "a.
TAI Gu D. vice. H. Deane, late prin. examiner ia
Pat.0iice) Deane Weaver. Nc0ill Bldg. W ash.n0s
New-York tribune., 1897-08-22
NETWORK TRIBUNE ILLUSTRATED SUPPLEMENT.

after the publication Of her plans gives positive
assurance Of her coming. Meanwhile, IL may De
said that there ere aspects OF the case In "hich
the presence OF Nine. Marchesi might be OF great
service to the vocal art in the United states
That she is a most admirable judge and critlc
az singing and one whose opinion OF voices ano
methods Of study is extremely helpfui all VIII
are familiar with her manner OF teaching hho"'
That manner is based on criticism ana sueses-
tion. not al all on imitation In the years OF her
voung wcmanhood when she was still Mathllue
Graumann she was an admired meZzo- sopraho'
narticuIarly Of the London concert stages, but IL
* doubtful whether any OF her pupils or the last
ol1arier Of a century ever heard her sing a ho'e'
She gives lessons in class. The pupils are taken
ono after the other made to stand on piat-
form and sing the allotted exercises while the
accompanist sits at a pianoforte and the Ma
dame siis looking into the face or the pupii
only 4 few feet distant. The criticisms WHICH
she uttcrs and the instruction which she gives
are for the special good Of the pupil VINO IS III
hand and the general good Of the entire GLASS;
In the opera class the refinements OF phrasihs
and the proper manner Of singing cadenzas ana
otber embellishments are illustrated py Mme'
Narchesi but only at the pianoforte, by Veroai
suggestion and expressive gesture sing she Will
New-York tribune., 1897-08-22

period Of leisure to examinations OF the singing
pupils Of the Brussels Conservatory. on the IN
vitation OF the director. NJ. Gevaert. But where
ever she goes and whatever she does In her
nominal resting spell she seldom neglects 10
send two or three delightfully."- gossipy letters
to the "Signale fir die Musikalische Welt.
journal published in Leipsc. Several OF Mime.
Marchesls famous pupils are unknown IN the
United States save by name, but among those
who are known lima de Murska, Etelka
Gerster, Emma Nevada. Emma Eames Nellie
Melba and Emma Calve. Nine Marchesi mas
been decorated by the Emperor Of Austria, the
German Emperor, the Kings Of Saxony and
Italy. and the Grand d-duke of SAKE Weimar
The picture on this page is from her latest
photograph, and is an excellent likeness She Is
a cousin OF Baron Haussmann, the well known
Prefect of the Seine to whom Paris owes io
boulevards