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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-01-08
The Smallest 1hsrougnf.re.

AAo 0moAAeSv V0OTOuGMH0ro.
The smallest street in San Francis
co? 1t is Reed street, near the top Of
Telegraph Hin. Reed Place It IL called
ON the adjacent lamp post, hut in Off
cinl parlance. all thoroUghfares, wheth-
or boulevards, avenues, places or al
leys are streetA Everything that
bears IN official mime ON the official
map Of thoroughfares In the survey
or's office is a street.
This particular street, as shown on
the map In the surveyors Office, has a
lenghth Of 81 feet inches ana a width
Of 6 feet 8inches. Nevertheless, It
might be argued by one disposed to he
captious that Reed Place las a greater
depth than this, for, when you have
reached the official end Of the street
you come to a fight of wooden steps.
Mounting these, you find yourself on
what may be called the second story Of
Reed street. Traversing the second
story a few PAGES, you reach another
flight OF stairs, and these lead up to
still the third story Of Reed place, at
the end OF which is a single green tree,
hanging over the fence from a neigh
boris yard-the only green thing to be
seen on all Reed Street.-San francisco
Coll.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-01-08
l Held UP.
A Example d . Lilo j Saved.
Dsys q R1ia md Hight 4 lsslJ aizs
Rsy - Perfect HealtA.
How The Indian Accomplished Thin
Wonderful Restoration.

Tho INDIAN d again 70 b praised for
happiness aud dreeness from pain whore
misery formerly existed. II suhevers from
that most dreaded Of maladies, rheumatism,
in. ito INHERENT forms, could bat understand
the catBe OF their pain and know tho best
way to get rid OF It, 9heumstism would
become . thing Of the past. in the first place
this malady 10 due to Q superabundance OF
uric acid in the blood, the Kidneys and Nver
do not act properly and throw of this
poison which settles in the different joints of
the body and 10 the cause OF the excruciating
pains that sttend rheumatism. This acid
when it finally, reaches the heart, % Il
eventually docs, results IL . death almost
instantaneous and fraught with the most
dire agony.
The remedy. Tone up the kidneys, tho
liver, the stomach, and above ell purify the
blood. Nothing in the world Will do this 20
quickly and SO effeotually as Kickapoo Indian
Sagwa. It 10 q remedy chat has cured
thousands, not only Of rheumatism but frora
all diseases arising from arrangements Of
tho life-creating organs. It will cure you.
Do not wait until this awful suffering has
broken you down physically and mentally,
OF perhaps has reached Q point where it
ts about ready to attack the heart. Sufferers
should remember that this medicine, while +
ts efficient 10 absolutely harmless. containing
no poisonous Ingredients whatever, being
mado tom roots, bafks, herbs and gams.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-01-08
Prison Phys ioEnouny,.

There are fifteen college graduates In
prison stripes on Blackwell's Island.
This fact was learned by . clergyman
Of this city, who recently conducted a
Sunday morning service at the peniten-
tiary, and It was elected by his remark
ing to one Of the keepers that there
were a great many intelligent faces In
the group Of prisoners confronting
him. The clergyman made mental
notes Of some Of the faces, and after
the service he pointed them cut to the
keeper, and asked if they were not COL
.iege graduates. Out Of the i've men
indicated by him. only one was COL
lege graduate, and, to the clergyman's
dismay, the keeper designated % col
iege men three Of the most repulsive
and vicious looking prisoners in the
group. One Of the most intelligent
faces IN the throng was described by
the matter of-fact keeper as belonging
to "a tough 'un, who's been en- the ISL
and, on and on, ever since he was q
hid. New York Times.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-01-08
Awarded
Highest Flonors- Nofid's Fair.
Gold Medal, Midwlntef Fair.
DIR:
(! !!!!!!'! !
BAKING
POWDER
.af
A Mystery Of Arithnaet tic.
A Pure 0rape Cream Of Tartar Powder.
10 YEARS TIE STANDARD.


A Mystery Of Arithnaetic.
It was interesting to read about the
gentleman who, at a Sunday school
meeting last Sunday, told the children
that in the thirty-three years during
which he had abstain ed, from tobacco.
he had saved by that means $S,SS2.6
It would also be interesting to know
whether any bright boy in the room
asked him II he had all that money in
the bank. It is one of the curious
things about economies Of this sort
that they never seem to make any diff
ference with ones budget at the end
of the year. Theoretically, arithmet-
ically, they must, of course, but prac-
tically they don't. What lots Of saw
ing, thrifty, get-ahead fellows there
are who smoke, and what lots of total
abstainers from tobacco who can't lay
up cent to save their lives! 1t really
seems as If the matter Of saving mon
ey were presided over by unseen imps,
who spirit away dimes and dollars
from some people by night and put
them in the pockets of other people.
Cash accounts don't altogether explain
the mystery. A man who doesn't use
tobacco may often wonder where he
would get the money to buy it If he
did use it; but IL lie did use it, probab-
~ his accounts would somehow come
to the same thing.-Boston Transcript.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-01-08
Ons On the ,oen.rallIII,,

"
B An amusing story come from h
It concerns q Sdistinsu ofncess ~
was constantly embracing some -
hobby, much to the disgust Of -
brother officers and, to the annoyano
OF the soldiers, on whom the hoho
frequently involved extra duty. H.
lateyt fad was amateur gardening. o.
day he was strolling past the o1scss
quarters, when he saw a couple Of -
diers busily raking q lot Of gEayse
stones over q patch Of earth.
"Ah, men, I'm glad to see you takln9.
an interest in gardening. Ito veg.
nice occupation"
One Of the men, not knowing him ~
sight. replied: "Umph! That's an -
know. We wouldn't be hiding -
earth with gravel IL we didn't have -
old fool of q general that's mad -
gardening. Here we are, scTapng IT,
stones about in case he should -
this way and want to grow cabbaee0
on the bit of earth underneath" -HalD
er's Round Table.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-01-08
New Mania

Two we'll dressed strangers IN wi1sS
different parts of the city were sH0
with some absurd mania, and beD
throwing away money right and len.
to the delight of the small boy and ~.
rigid establishment Of the nearest -
liceman. One proved to Be an outeE
town lawyer and the other . SoeAaA-
man who made big money laying sa1e'
links during the prevalent crnze: New.
man can throw away money in New
York, where there are 30 many eoo4
places to spend 1t and get retmD -
100 cents on the dollar, II hard 70 Co.
ceive.-New York Letter.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-01-08
900 Revard. eloo.

The readers Of this paper will be pleased
to learn that there is at least one dreaded
disease tnat science has been able to cure
~ all It's stages, and that is catarrh.
cure now known to the medical fraternity.
Catarrh being q constitutional disease, re-
quires a constitutional treatment. Halls
directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system. thereby destroying
the foundation Of the disease. and giving
the patient strength by building up the
its work: The proprietors have so much
faith In its curative powers that they Of
fer One Hundred Dollars for any case
+. j: CHENEY & CO., Toledo. o.
Sold by druggists. 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-01-08
/ FANCIEs AND EALLACIEs.


An Experienced Agrloulturlst Gives
S0n0 Experiences.
.Plant bcans with the eye down."
On the envelopes inclosing Lima beans
bought Of most seedsnen in the United
States the purchaser is advised to
.plent NTH the eye down, Is ensure sue
lcessful vegetation. Having never fol
lowed this advice IN a successful expe-
5rience Of forty years, the following ex-
pertinent was made last year in two
adjacent hills: In one ten beans were
carefully placed with the eye down. In
the other ten were dropped in the usual
way except that care was taken to
have non. with the eye down. Seven
plants came mp in the hill in which the
benns were planted with the eye down,
while every bean produced plant in
the other.
early varieties Of peaches bloom
late and late varieties bloom carly"
This expression was heard so often
that careful and accurate observations
were made for two consecutive sea-
sons. and record kept of the date Of
opening of the first flowers upon forty
five varieties, the date of full inflores-
cence and it's completion. It was found
that some Of the earliest varieties were
among the first to bloom, and others
were among the last. Some Of the full
varieties were among the first in flower
and others among the hast. In fine,
there seemed to be no connection what
ever between the time of r1pening and
the date of Towering. Some varieties
continue much longer in flower than
others. This habit enables the former
to escape late frosts when the latter
are destroyed. The Hale, and its de-
scendant, the Alexander, are conspicu-
GUS examples Of lcng.continued flower
Ing and annual beating.
Seeding peaches are more hardy
and reliable than budied trees" A
large number Of seedlings and budded
trees were planted, the percentage of
loss among the seedlings was more
than double that of the budded trees.
The fruit borne by the seedlings
which were grown from seed of choice
seeding fruit-was without exception
inferior to that from the budded trees.
The Seeding fruit ripened within one
month In midsummer, while the bud
tied varieties yielded delicious fruit
from May to November. The budded
trees gave fruit in unfavCrable sea-
sons when the seedlings failed. A Sc
we're frost on the Goth of March seri-
ously injured the seedlings-killed
back the tops-while the budded trees
were not injured.
PLANT potatoes with cut side down."
When O boy, assisting in my fathers
saraen was required, at the cost Of
lnucn wasted enarep, to carefully. Mace
each piece 0f potato with the cut side
down. When planted my first crop,
the potatoes were dropped like corn.
ana to the expressed surprise Of the
old planters, perfect stand was se-
cured. An experiment report recon-
mends this ssplan.-J. s. Newman. in
Orange Judd Farmer. -
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-01-08
8ratsnts isIs,lsI1,,

ratents lssuoA. "a q
Northwestern Inventors: 81
-. Erickson, Minneapolis, Mimi, artif.
clal. limb; Thomas HennetMy, Grand
Forks: N. p, gas generator; Victor
Hodell ana ~. Olson, Minneapolis,
MINI. lumber truck; Joseph II. Smith
and w. a. Lands, st. Cloud, Mimi,
egg-tester; Ira Van Tilburg, St. Paul,
MINI. metallic barrel; Frederick =.
and j. n Nansttum, Minneapoli1,
Mimi, non-renllable bottle; Darius q.
Benjamin, Alpha, MINI, design fence
strand. 81, III ; Il Il
=. D. Merwin, Patent Lawyer, 01O,
Pioneer Press Building, St Paul.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-01-08
Winter rye In Spring.

Winter Rye I'm Spring.
"Some persons recommend sowing
winter rye in the spring for pasture
for sheep. I have recommended it."
says Prof. Shaw, ''but am growing less
favorable to it, and for the reason
chiefly that other forage plants can be
sown that give much better returns.
On low-lying soils it should furnish
considerable pasture when thus sown
in the spring, but on dry and leachyl
lands it makes but feeble growth in
hot weather, a time when succulent
food is most wanted. And my expert
ence with 1t here in Minnesota is very
similar to the experience with spring
sown rye in Ontario. In summer 1t
turns yellow, and on dry soils in this
locality 1t dies"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-01-08
Arctic lwis a n, xortnyvest.


Papers alSover the Northwcst, are mo-
Eticing the arrival Of arctic, or snowy
owls. whicI were mentioned In the Or
egonian a week ago. They have been
seen ut many places ill tlleswny from
the boundiry line to the California
line, and taxidern,lsts are being kept
busy mounting specimens Of this visit
or from ths arctic regions. One paper
says: s'rhs owl travels southwark
with the ducks. the companion it IL
generally found with" Owls and
ducks do dot travel together, unless
the duck is!inside the owl. Tie ducks
come dowr{ from the North every win
ter, but tie snowy owl does not mi
grate unless the winter north is unusu-
ally severe3and his fo.,d supply lie shut
OF. rhe hst time these birds were
seen here II numbers was In the hard
winter Of 1851 Portland t)regonian.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-01-08
A 5o.Cent Calendar Free.

A 5O-Cent Calendar Free.
Perhaps the most beautiful Calen1A1 -
panion Art Calendar, which u given 70 60.
subscriber to the paper for the yea1 ~
It Is made up Of four charming plekusA
beautifully reproduced In twelve haEz-
ious colors. It Is In form q loArbD
folder which, when extended, . 1o11D
inches in size. The subjects are dellG1 tf11
attractive. This calendar makes Q 49,
able ornament for a mantel, center tal1e ..
writing desk. It Is offered for sale -
by the publishers Of The Youths o.
panion at so cents per copy. Only bees~
Of the enormous number published = -
ion to send 1t free to all Companies -
scribers.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-01-08
Dlcycle Law I'm MexIco.

A bicycle in Mexico must be provid-
ed with bell, metal plate showing
its license number, and ut night, Ian
tern. The number Of wheels in the
capital is increasing rapidly. All makes
are represented, and the very latest
patterns and improvements are de-
manded. There are many splendid BIZ
cycle trips to be made in the valley.
In every direction extend roads that
have paths made smooth by the tread
Of the burro and barefoot native. and,
while they would offer little induce
ment to a vehicle, furnish O good track
for wheels-Modern Mexican.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-01-08

Especial attention is called to the engrav.
ing Of the big apple in our advertising col
umns. No other portion Of the country IL
attracting as much attention from fruit
growers az western Colorado. A compar-
!ttysfZ nul!ayyEfy-es-yetu under cuittvetaen,
but TT lualltysand quantity of the Yield ID
said g Sc remarkable. The company adj.
vertislng Is thoroughly responsible and their
representations can be relied on.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-01-08
weary's Defanition.

Hungry Higgins--Wot, yov dunno
what a lniser is? A miser's man wot
denies hisself the nccessaries of life,
wller, he has tie oncy to buy 'cm.
Weary Watkins-O. I've met some Of
them fellers. But thought they called
themselves Prohibitionists.-In
oils Journal.
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Farm Notes.
a., ksn,n 10000. n:~o

Farm Notes.
A nail In time saves nine.
A poor farmer will make q rich farm
poor.
Wagons and machinery are pretty
expensive henroosts.
Cut some ice this winter. Ice is q
cheap crop and good one.
Close business methods on the farm
are as necessary as in any other bust
ness.
Weather strips on the windows md
doors are cheap means Of securing
comfort.
Good farm, good machinery, the lat
est methods and plenty Of reading
matter mean successful farming.
Forty acres Of sugar beets on one
Nebraska farm yielded this year a
profit Of $40 per acre.
The tame grasses are much better
than the wild for permanent pasture.
The Inter are too short-lived.
A practical farmer grcases his un-
used implements with axle grease. and
when It is desirable to remove it he
uses Kerosene.
Don't grumble. Grumbling never
produced crop or dispersed storm.
One days intelligent work will do
more good than two u eeks' grumbling.
A writer gives good advice when he
suggests making farm work as light
and pleasant as possible to the young
folks, remembering that they cannot
gee from the same point rs do their
elders. Routine work is tiresome to
young or old in any calling. In many
ways the monotony can be avoided.
There is wonderful work Of investi.
cation and progress developed hy our
experiment stations, and a writer truly
says that It is strange that their free
bulletins are not more highly appreci-
ated by the mass Of farmers. 1t Is in
their interest that the expense of in.
vestigation is incurred, but many do
not ask for even their own state bull
letinA
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-01-08
COZ. Z. ". KNOX.

suffering with It to-day, and yet do not
realize this serious fact.
There are men and women In every por.
ton Of America who feel out Of sorts.
and who do not realize what It IL that
affects them. They may have peculiar
pains in various parts Of the body.
strange lassitude. q bad taste In tho
mouth, pains in the back and about tho
loins. and Q general irregularity Of the
system.
These things mean Bright's Disease in
some one Of its various stages. and no
man or woman 10 safe who has them.
cred incurable. Eminent doctors - de.
elared, but constant scientific and chem.
ical experiments resulted In . discovery,
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-01-08

Kickapoo Indian sagws and Indian on
have done for me: was laid up for four
months and . half with sciatic rheumatism,
and toward the last my nerves were 70 weak
I could hardly endure the pain. had not
been able to cit mp for three weeks when ono
Of your companies came here. / was asked
20 Try the sagwa and Indian on, and did 20,
beginning on Saturday morning, and Mon.
day I WAS up and dressed and out Of doors
several times during the day. Tuesday was
able to ride up town, and u sixteen days
from the time began taking tho medicines
commenced work, and am working every
day now, and feel no pain. feel that cam
mot say enough in praise Of tho Kickapoo
Indian Medicines. II anyone desires further
Information will gladly give it.-LyxAN
E. TURNER, p. o. Box IS.
Sufferers from rheumatism, do not delay.
Delays are dangerous. Yon have but ono
Life to live, and good health once lost Is hard
20 restore. Anyone wishing special advice
should write 70 Us as we have . large corps
Of doctors who will consider all correspond.
ence absolutely confidential. Kickaroo
indian Medicine Co., New Haven, Conn,
AZ druggists sell the kiexspoo Remedies. s.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-01-08
Brush Drains. !.

Brush Drnina,a-
Brush drains are condemned by
some, but probably by those who have
never made one, nor do not know how
to make one properly. A good deal
depends upon the soil. In a stiff clay
it works better than in a loamy soil.
The bottom Of the ditch should be
about a foot in width and the brush
laid in all one way, with the tops down
stream. 1t is best to have it free and
of good size. Make a depth Of brush
ten or twelve inches, well packed in,
and lay on the top good slab. Put
upon the slab some straw or leaves
from the woods, to prevent the dirt
from working down into the brush.
Such drain will last for years. When
filling up, round the top well, for the
brush will settle more or less. There
is a method adopted by some which
combines the use Of both poles and
brush. At one side of the drain bot
tom is laid q pole six inches in diam
eter, then short sticks three inches in
diameter are laid crosswise, one end
resting upon the pole, the other on the
bottom of the drain. Now long, light
poles are laid lengthwise and brush
put on top of all.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-01-08
T.ue to Hf. F.ilfns

Tue TO His Failing.
docs Mr.. Hicks take any interest In
politics."
Yes. Great"
= (which sidey''
THE wong sidc."
"And which is that?'
II don't know-but know Hicks."-
Harper Bazaar.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-01-08
DiDlomacy.

His Father-1f you marry old St1A1d-
daughter you shan't have a cent oGH1-
money.
The son-But, father, If I don't -
~ her can't get cent Of old StI11r.
money.
His Father with grudge to ss4,uce-
My own boy! Marry her, anl re16I1-
that old skinflint pennNsssr'-R1baD
burg Chronicle Telegraph ;.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-01-08
Witne.~ed the Altercatj

Witnessed the Alteration.
Attorney-You say that you wit
messed this alteration?
O'Hara ION the stand)-No. sir; OF
didn't see thot. OF was busy lookin' at
tn foight.-Memphis Scimeter.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-01-08
Diplomacy.

'You don't mean to say that that
stingy old maid has given you ten shil-
lings for telling her fortune?"
"Indeed, do. told her she would
meet with an accident before she was
twenty-four years old."-Answers.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-01-08

size to make it handy. To use set In
the center Of the trough two upright
pieces (2x1, fastened with bolt pass
ing through lever and uprightA on top
make a latch to catch lever when door
IL closed. Have a catch fastened to
bottom Of door so that as the door
closes the bottom end Of lever will
catch It. Then the lever catching at
the top fastens the door securely
]. II. A. Fem, in Practical Farmer.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-01-08
10 roy . Penalty for Dinine (

To Pay . Penalty for Dining
sls rattle: hard. isn't 1T. Yet how many
are compelled to do this after every meal.
Dyspepsh, that inexorable prosecutor,
never cases to torment of its own voli-
tion, and rarely yields to ordinary medica-
ton. But tranquility of the ste mach Is In
store for those, who pursue q course Of
Hostetter's Stomach Bittcrs. This fine cor
receive also remedies malarial and kidney
complaints, rheumatism, constipation, bill
iousness and nervousness
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-01-08

binder or dropper. Gear SO that stone
will turn two revolutions to one Of the
crank. You can grind anything on it
with great speed.-W. d. Watson In
Practical Farmer.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-01-08
10 Empty Kettles.

Ordinarily, kettles used for boiling
food for stock are suspended over q
fire by a crosspiece supported by two
stakes, or are set upon q brick fonda
ton, within which the fire is built. In
either case the kettle is lifted into Mace
by main strength and emptied in the
same manner. A useful contriyance
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-01-08

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
Druggists refund the money II It fails to cure $50
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-01-08

Two bottles Of Piso's Cure for Censump-
ton cured me Of bad lung trouble.-Mrs.
J. Nichols. Princeton, Ind, March 20, 1895.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-01-08

Tho year Just closed has furnished an
alarming array Of prominent men who
have died Of Brlght's disease of the kid
neys. Tho number includes Professor
Austin Abbott. the great jurist and author
Of law books: NJ. B. Brady. the famous
photographer: Col. Thos. w. Knox. the
author Of the '.Boy Travellers: Mark
n. Pomeroy. the well-known editor: Mr..
Edwin Partridge. the prominent Chicago
merchant: and Ex-Governor dreenhalge.
Of Massachusetts.
II death loves . shining mark" II II
also certain that Bright's disease finds
its victims among the prominent az well
@ among the millions Of people who are
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-01-08
Modern samson

"Brassy, thought you was to be
captain of the Cyclone football team?"
II wuz, but me mother cut me hair
when I wuz asleep"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-01-08

after first days use Of DR.. Kiine,s Gree Nerve
ReStorer. Free So trial bottle and treatise
Send to DE-. KLINH, 93l Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa.