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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-02-12
D 80 I've stock Fact. and Figures.

- Live stock Facts ana Figures.
*. y. Anderson, an agent Of the
Dnions Stock Yards company. says: In.
many respects this has been one Of
s - most remarkable seasons, 20 far a.
saf List two branches Of the live stock
ssSAd0 are concerned-cattle and sheen
hat We have experienced for years.
II the former branch Of the trade.
seommencing with the movement Of
oeffle from the pastures Of southern
Texas TO tie pastures Of the Indian ter
sTitory, and the purchase Of stock cattle
Tor the Panhandle pastures. there are
many Influences out Of the ordinary
which govern this trade, both directly
and collaterally. The advice Of the
dinerent cotton exchanges to the plant
en- Of Texas to curtail one-half Of the
acreage Of the cotton crop was the
cause OF many cattle being moved into
tho Panhandle country north Of the
quarantine line. so that they might find
feeder markets other than the cotton
eeed mills Of Texas afforded. This.
and the still further curtailment of
the cotton crop, through unreasonable
weather, reduced the Texas cattle feed
ING numerically from about 1926, 900 in
1925 to about 100000 or 100. 1000 in 1896.
However, this shortage will not be
felt fully until next year. The railway
reports show an actual increase Of the
number Of cattle shipped from Texas
for the first eleven months Of 1896,
and the reports Of the Kansas City
stock yards for the first eleven months
show an increase of receipts in the
Texas and Colorado cattle country,
which goes to prove that many more
cattle have gone into the feed lots of
Kansas and Missouri from the sections
mentioned than ever before. The rail-
way records show that upwards of
100000 cattle have been put on feed in
Missouri, Iowa. Nebraska and Kansas,
Illinois and Wisconsin. From October
to the middle Of December is has been
almost impossible on large railway
systems to procure cattle cars enough
to do our local business, competing
many feeders to hold over till January
who could have shipped month ear
lier could they have procured suitable
stock cars for their shipment. The
movement of Texas. New Mexico, Ari-
iona and Utah cattle for Montana. the
Dahotas and northwestern Wyoming
ranges was greater than last year,
while Nevada. Washington and Ore
gon contributed greater amount for
stocking the northwestern winter
ranges and for the Chicago market
than usual. their contributions espe-
cially from Oregon and Washington
being chiefly to the eastern Montana
and North Dakota winter ranges, while
q goodly number of them were taken
into the Bear Paw countries in west
ern Montana. This movement will ag-
gregate about 100000. OF the cattle
that were taken into the South Dako-
ta and northwestern Wyoming country
and some parts Of Montana in the
spring Of 1896, on account Of the un-
certainty Of an abundance of winter
grass and the cheapness of Nebraska
Corn, many Of the two-ycar-oids were
shipped back into the Nebraska and
sIoMa- teed lots. There were about 49,
200 Of this kind, which Will lessen the
!; range supply in 1898 from northeastern
Wyoming and South Dakota.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-02-12
A Close Race,

A Close Race.
Papa-So Ethel stands at the head Of
her class in French?
Mamma-Yes. She and another girl
were exactly even in the written ex-
animation, and 1t was decided that
Ethel shrugged her shoulders more cor.
rectly.Puck. a.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-02-12

Food Is served in one Of the London rel
taurants on electrically heated plates. 81
that the guests can eat lelsurely, and sim
have the viands continue warm until tbs
close of the meal.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-02-12

The ordinary speed Of house fly is 2;
attains speed of 100 feet q second.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-02-12

Capacity Of Corn Crib.-It is safe
rule, in estimating the size Of crib,
to allow two cubic feet for each bushel
Of corn. BY q bushel, I mean 70 pounds
of. ear corn, which is equivalent to IS
pounds Of shelied: The rude tn- Chic
is to allow IA pounds for cob In the
fall, and IL pounds in the spring after
the corn has been dried out perfectly.
Two cribs 30 feet long, 6 feet wide and
10 feet high, will by this rule hold 1900
bushels. Ten feet is too high to throw
corn easily with a scoop shovel. but
there can be two openings for each
crib extending down to within 4 or
feet Of the floor. and when the crib is
full to the bottom Of these. short
boards can be placed across them as
the crib is filed. and most Of the fill
ing can be done with ease. When the
cribs must be filed to the top, a boy
or man can throw corn back to the
ends and fill it, SO as to utilize all the
space.-Ex.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-02-12

FITS stopred free and permanently cured. No ITS
RestOrer. Free So trial bottle and treatise.
send to Da. klINE. N3l Arch St, PHILADELPHIA Pa
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-02-12

Of SUFFICIENT moisture to bring 1t to ma
turity. The soil may have been put
u proper condition, plant food may
have been supplied IN the form Of fer
Sttlizers. and all other conditions may
have been favorable! for the develop
m llt Of full crop, yet with the supply
o.. moisture deficient all this labor and
expense count for little OF. nothing. The
questions therefore, arise: ITO what
extent can the amount Of soil moisture
be controller" els It possible to do
anything to save crops from the oft-re-
curling droughts?" The insufficient
water supply is not due to lack Of rain
tall, but to its unequal distribution. The
average annual rainfall In New York
Tor the last seventeen years is 34.31
inches. The lowest rainfall ever re-
corded in the State was in 1879 when
only 1874 inches fell. In 1895 there
was also deficiency, only 1855 inches
being recorded. In the arid portions
OF Kansas, a rainfall Of 20 inches which
Is we'll distributed. is reasonably sure
OF making a good crop. The loss there
by surface drainage is. however, very
slight. 1t being estimated at not more
than ten per cent or about two inches.
leaving 10 inches for crop growth. In
New York. with q rainfall Of from "a
to 40 inches, nearly one-half passes OH
by surface drainage and is lost so far
as immediate plant growth is con-
cerned. Not only is the water lost to
the crops. but it carries with 1t much
OF the soluble plant food Of the sur
face soil. This. then, would suggest
one important step in the attempt to
store up moisture. This surface flow
of water must lie prevented and caused
to sink into the soil to supply reser-
voir from which plants can secure
moisture during the period Of growth.
That q proper understanding Of the
question may be reached, It is neces-
sary to have knowledge Of the con-
dtttons under. which water exists in the
soil. and Of the part It plays in the
mysterious operations Of plant growth.
Water may be in one Of three forms
as free. capillary, or hydroscopic water.
The free water Of the soil L. that which
flows under the influence Of gravity.
It Is the source Of supply for wells and
springs. It is not directly used by
plants and its presence in the soil with
in Is inches Of the surface is detri-
mental to the growth Of most cultivat-
ed crops. It is valuable, however. be-
cause it is the supply from which ca
pillary water is drawn. The capillary
water does not flow by gravity. It is
the direct source Of moisture for plants.
It; may be either drawn upwards or it
may pass downwards, depending upon
whether the soil is drier at the sur
face or below. In time of drouths the
capillary action of the soil may be suf-
ficient to raise the water through q
distance of five or six feet, its power in
this respect depending directly upon its
physical condition. II the soil is coarse
and cloddy and the particles are not
compact, then the water cannot rise
to take the place Of that which is car
ried of by evaporation or used up by
plants in their growth. If, however, the
soil is fine, in good condition and homo
genous, the water passes freely and
continuously to the surface.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-02-12
Red Polled Cattle.

Americans are not all owners of ex-
tensive herds, some having only one
or two cows. and many only a single
bull, but the latter fact is significant.
as it shows that bulls Of this breed
are used for improving other cattle,
says the Red Polled Cattle Record.
The first object of this Improvement"
is to get rid Of horns, which are more
Objectionable on the ranches than
among our more docile stock; and it is
well known that the use Of the polled
bull on horned cows will produce
polled, or, at any rate, only slug horned
animals. The Red Polled has also two
advantages over the Scotch Black
Polled, viz, that the color of the half
bred is liked better, and the progeny
are better mixers. The Red Polled So
ciety has often called attention to the
weight Of bullocks, and might fairly
have placed on record the fact that
Erebus, the champion bull at the
Royal" show at Plymouth. was sold
to kill at Lynn market recently, aged
eleven years, and weighed one ton five
hundred pounds, and made EGO los, but
in the 1896 volume the society has
devoted some pages to milk records. If
quality and quantity Of beef is proved
in former volumes, the society throws
down the gantlet as to milk in this one.
The records for the year Of thirteen
herds are given and with the majority
are notes on feeding and management.
It has often been asserted that the Red
Polled COW may be butter COW, but
she does not give large milk yield.
The latter assertion is disproved by
these records, and has doubtless been
made because people are apt to Judge
COW by single milking. But meas
ure or weigh the milk for the whole
year, and what is found? The Red
Polled COW milks almost every day of
the year, or except for short period
before calving and while weaving the
calf; and, II the daily average is not
very large, the years total mounts up
and we find Lord Rothschild's herd at
Tring giving an average Of TIA
pounds for twenty-five cows, and that
every record shows an average far ex-
ceeding the 1000 pounds which an Or
binary cow is supposed to give. Where
Babcock's tester has been used the per-
centage o. butter-fat Of very few cows
fall as low as 3. and 3.5 to "a is the
usual run. In the note we find that
some of the largest Of these herds are
kept for milk-selling only; that the
cows are on grass only from May till
October, and not highly fed in the win
ter. The Necton return gives the cost
Of feeding at 27 IFS 10d per COW. and
the Whitlingham f10 Is; but at Whit
bingham the grass (Which is sewage
grown is valued at "a lis per COW.
and at Necton at e. 12s Sd. so that the
winter keep. which Is the main expense,
ts only rs to Is 10s. In each case.
NJ the zoo. 600 sheen in iowa. & 446 ara
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-02-12

Starting Ounces ounce is al
most invariably grown from cuttings.
which should be six or eight inches
long, and as thick as q common lead
pencil. although wood much thinner
will make plants, but not 60 strong.
These can be taken of the trees in
the fall and planted at once in rows
four feet apart, and six inches apart
in the rows. Set them 20 deep that the
upper bud IL just even with the sur.
face Of the ground. or II q half inch
deeper It will do no harm.-Ex.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-02-12

Cascarets stimulate liver, kidneys and
bowels. Never sicken, weaken or grippe. 1Oc.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-02-12

Hsgeman's Camphor Ice with 0lycerine
Cures Chapped Hands and Face Tender or Sore Feet
Chilblains. Piles. &C. c. G. Clark Co.. Now Haven, Ct
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-02-12

A fan with little ear-trumpet attached
Is the latest device to aid the deaf.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-02-12

Nearly all the machinery for the manu.
facture Of boots and shoes. throughout the
world, Is Of American invention.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-02-12

I. 'Piso's Cure for Consumption has saved
me large doctor bills-C. L. Baker, 422a
Regent 50, Philadelphia, Pa, Dec. 8, leoS.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-02-12

The globular form of the earth was known
to the geographiers Of Alexandria In the
third century, B. G.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-02-12

When bilious or costive eat CascareA
candy cathartic; cure guaranteed. 10c. 90.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-02-12

Sweet Whey.-The Wisconsin expert
ment station In the past has declared
that 100 pounds Of sweet whey 10 worth
seven cents 80 Q promoter Of flesh
and health In calves, while sour whey
10 not worth anything. II true. It 10 .
pointer worth something.-Ex.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-02-12
6olenan Truth.

Solemn Truth.
Perhaps" said the elderly gentle.
man with the shiny coat, perhaps e /
had not had such q circus in my youth
would have more Of q show row.
Indianapolis Journal.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-02-12

The money deposited in the eoruer.sto.a
bf new church at London. Ontario, excited
the cupldity Of some mean thieves, am
they stole It. m -. h 81
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-02-12

Just try Q 100 box Of Cascarets, candy csthastso
the finest liver and bowel regulator made
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-02-12

OF the 100000 sheep in Iowa, s.4ss are
reported az Oxfords.
Moro orchards are starved to death
than over.mAnured.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-02-12

The average fleece In Arizona weighs
nine pounds AID shrinks u per cent
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-02-12

Plants and Moisture.-An acre of soil
to the depth of one foot weighs ap-
proximately 1900 tons. II Is per cent
of this IL moisture we should have $50
tons Of water per acre. An acre Of soil
to the depth Of eight. inches weighs
about 1900 tons. II Is per cent Of
moisture were found here It would con-
tain per acre 800 tons Of water. Plants
can maintain themselves with az low
as s per cent Of water, but their growth
seems to 60 on most rapidly in soils
whose water content Is from Is to Is
per cent.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-02-12

Feed Enough.-Feeding Is like keep
ing up fire. insufficient fuel is simply
waste, for one may burn up the whole
wood-pile. or all the coal in the cell
lar, and never get warm; but, with
the good fire, one is warmed and cheer
ed, and gets the good Of the fuel. So
one may keep the flock just alive. and
never get enc cents worth Of good
out of the whole winters feeding. The
liberal soul is made fat, we are told,
but the other kind Of man is skin and
bone and his pocket is empty, espe-
cially If he be q shepherd. OF course
it should go without saying, that a.
four-ffths Of the food is consumed in
keeping an animal warm. good shelter
is equivalent to so much food. Thus
the old adage is Justified. that pine
board is the best Of feeding.-Ex.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-02-12

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets, An
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-02-12

The English language 10: anaaally a..
creased BY the addition Of about ono hun
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-02-12

II farmers would combine to q great.
er extent they could protect themselves
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-02-12
FARM AND GARDEN.
MATTERS or INTEREST TO
AoRlcULTuRisfs.
NETWORK bulle-

NEW ORK bulle-
tin says: The con-
servation Of soil
moisture 10 one Of
the most important
sproblens presented
a the: farmer and
gardener. Hardly
= season passes in
which; some impor-
tant crop is not re-
sduced In yield
fS~nnnN~A - Ia nH>
Evening star., 1897-05-27
Washington Stock Exchange.

Ssles-regular call-12 O'Clock ND C. 365s
bank at i2a American M @ sec"Fiip da and irT1n T9ss
1 at A U; 5. Electric Light. 10 at 9lts Amer
a4 at i Gnn Sarns iS
at 3o cents. After call-American Security and
Trust. 10 at IA. Mergeuthaler Linotype, 10 at
District of Columbia Bonds year fund is. 100
fna IL lis S Waes saa .tosi s
currency ia BID 3.e5s. funding, currency, no
Misce!aneoas Bonds .-Metropolitan Railroad 5s.
IL BID. IA asked Metropolitan kailroad eonv is.
Bckinston Railroad ss S bid, 50 asked. e Columbia h
Railroad Gs. ll5ts bid Washington Gas Company
Telephone IS. io5 bid American security and
ket Company LIST 6s, los bid. Washington Market
Company ext. es. 1oa bid Masonic Hall Associa-
tion IS; 1913 bid. Washington Light Infantry LIST
National Bank stocks.-Bank of Washington, 2e4
bid Bank of the Republic, 2S6 bid; Metropolitan:
Mechanics. 1I5 bid. second, las bid Citizens',
I25 bid, I40 asked Columbia 127 bid. Capital.
Traders. IS bid. 100 asked Lincoln, io4 bid, los
asked. Ohio. 9s asked
Safe Deposit and Trust Companies. National Safe
Deposit and Trust. IA bid, 1ls asked. Washington
Loan and Trust. ll9 % lid rs asked; American Sc
Rat Ra,lrOaa stoessmcapIta, Traction, ss,t bid; s.H
4s st ss,s asked seerssso~n Gas' aS 3D. fS g.
S. Electric Light, 81 bid, 9lr5 asked
FranSiin IS lid Metropolitsn, Ss BID s 50 asked asked
Corcoran IS bid. Potomac, 6Sis bid, Il asked
Arlington, i2s bid, las asked. German American
100 bid. National Union. lOA bid 1917 asked
Columbia, IL bid, 13H asked. Riggs, w bid
Peoples. 81 bid. %. asked. .Lincon, sE bid
Commercial, AZ bid
Title Insurance Stocks.-Real Estate Title es bid
los asked Columbia Title, 81 bid. 81 asked.
Telephone Stocks. ks.-Pennsyl yania 70 bid so asked
Chesapeake and Potomac. 81 bid 67at asked Amer.
t iean Grsphophone; s5 bid s,s asked. American
Carriage, 30 bid 81 asked.
IN, Miscellaneous ell s Stocks. Mersenthsier Linotype
~ asked. Washington Market, IL bid Great
Falls Ice. IFS bid, 13o asked.
Evening star., 1897-05-27
MAY STOP OPERATIONS.
Possible Effect OF Neglect to Appro
pirate Money for the Printing Omce

Possible Effect OF Neglect to Appro-
pirate Money for the Printing Once.
Unless there Is q quorum Of the House
OF Representatives present next Monday
to act upon resolution making appropria-
tions for the government printing office
the work of that great bureau will be seri-
ously hampered.
Pubic Printer Palmer appeared before
the Senate committee on appropriations
yesterday and stated that the failure of
Congress; to pass the deficiency appropria-
tion bill, which contained an item of $173-
600 for the government printing Office
tentfon of the committee to the fact that
the bureau needed this money. Moreover.
he said. tbs extra session of Congress had
increased the necessities of the case until
the bureau now needed sos 900. He said
1t would not be practicable to run the Of
flee beyond June l without this money.
The Senate thereupon promptly passed a
resolution yesterday appropriating $225 600
for the government printing office, as a de-
ficiency appropriation.
1t was supposed that the House would
pass the resolution today and that the
money would become Immediately avail
able The House did nothing of the kind
however, "but adjourned until Monday. It
Is understood that the government printing
office will be seriously hampered by the
failure to receive this money. although it is
hoped that in the event Of the House ad-
Journing until the following Thursday with
out action. some means could be found to
prevent the great printing Office Of the
government from closing down and STOP
ping business in the meantime.
Evening star., 1897-05-27
NO SPECIAL PRIVILEGES.
Mr.. Leonard Says Chapman IL Treated
as Other Prisoners,


Other Prisoners.
Warden Leonard today repeated his de-
NAL that Mr.. Chapman was allowed any
especial privileges at the District Jail. Mr..
Chapman, he said was treated exactly as
were other prisoners in his class. OF course.
some distinction is always made at the Jail
between different classes of prisoners. The
charge. said Mr.. Leonard. that Mr. Chap
man had been favored above other prison.
ers in regard to his food and liberty is
absolutely false. Every prisoner, he said.
was allowed to have all of his meals sent
In from the outside If 1t were desired.
When. however. all Of the meals were not
sent in from the outside prisoners were
not allowed the privilege of receiving spe-
ciat delicacies now and then unless the
doctor in charge at the Jail approved Mr.
many callers, but he was not more favored
In this manner than other prisoners had
been.
A messenger each day brought express
packages to him and carried them away.
Any mail which Mr.. Chapman would send
would be supervised. as was done in tho
case Of other prisoners. The charge had
been shown Mr.. Chapman by taking him
each day to the court house. and by round
about routes. With this matter. Mr.
Leonard said. the Jail officials had nothing
whatever to do. The deputy marshal. with
receipt for Mr.. Chapman's person and
take him away. The jail officials were re-
lfeyed then of any connection with the
prisoner until he was returned. when a re-
ceipt would be given the marshal. Mr..
Leonard doubted whether the prisoner lid
more than go to the court stay there dur
ing the sessions and return to the iail as
ne was taken away each morning only a
was returned almost Immediately after ad-
journment.
Evening star., 1897-05-27
New York Prices Opened at an Ad-
vance, but Fen Off.
new Low LEVEL IN B. AND 0. STOCK
Profit Taking and Some Short Sell
ing in Afternoon.
GENERAL MARKET REPORTS
Special Dispatch 10 The Evening Star.

Special Dispatch 10 The Evening Star.
NEW YORK. May 27.-Today's. stock
market opened strong at fractional ad-
| vances from last nights closing An i'm
proved commission demand and continued
covering OF short contracts were credited
with the advance.
London's early prices Were fractionally
below LEGAL quotations. but subsequently
improved under increased activity for ar
bitrage account
Atchison securities were in good demand
abroad in addition to the usual interna-
tional specialties
The tone of the general market shows
Cnmistakable signs of iraUroyement but
the outside demand is not equal 10 absorb
ing the speculative offerings OF the profcs-
sIonal element
The advance cgAinst the short interest
has been carried TO a point prompting real
lzing sales in the speculative long account
Scme efforts in this direction during the
hoeh hour detracted u per cent from the
gains of the early morning
In several instances the reaction extend
ed beyond fractional limits. Missouri Pa
cine, New Jersey Central, Chicago Gas
and baltimore and Ohio were in the latter
group. The last named security sold down
to new low level, under the Influence of
probable interest defaults next month
Thss property has sold down steadily dur
irg the last five years. the decline in that
time being from 101 to a fraction under
10. the low level of today.
Inc comparatively small capitalization n
sures a liberal stock assessment eventually.
II Is believed, and no material support is
attracted during weak periods.
Inc decline in the other specially men,
ucned issues was accomplished partly by
profit taking and partly by new short sell
ing.
Nashinstt n advlces on the subject of the
tariH were generally more hopeful of
prompt action on this important measure.
The demand for and the frequent record
OF fractional amounts Of stock may be
noted as an encouraging feature OF the
present situation. An investment demand
Is often initiated by movements of this
character.
The volume of business was small
tire ushout the day, but the market was
wei sustained Notwithstanding this lack
of interest. The holiday on Monday will
in all probability invite further profit TAX
ing at the end of the week