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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-08-11
FARM AND GARDEN,
MATTERS OF INTEREST &c
A0RIcULTURISTS.
Some Up-to-Dste Hints About Gull
tivstion Of the Soil and Yields
Observation-Disclosures vlticulturs and
Eloriculture.
Beet Cultural Directions.

Beet Cultural Directions.
In the early cultivation Of the sugar
beet, says DR.. Wiley Of the department
Of agriculture, who has had charge OF
all the government beet analyses and
has made careful study Of beets and
beet sugar both in this country and
Germany, the ground should be stirred
as deeply as possible. To accomplish
this without covering the plants the
ideal implement would be a cultivator
with numerous long, hooked teeth. not
more than an inch wide. one which
might be called cross between a har-
row and cultivator. Such cultivators
are now on the market. After the
beets have become larger cultivator
with broader shovels may be used In
order to cut the weeds more effectually.
but deep working of the soil should be
carefully avoided after it has become
filled with the feeding roots OF the
crop. The after cultivation should
consist in keeping the ground free OF
weeds and keeping the surface loose,
both points being necessary to the
preservation of the soil moisture.
When the young plants have leaves
they should be thinned so as to stand
4 to inches apart in the rows. They
may be roughly thinned by chopping
out part of the plants with a narrow
hoe, but the final thinning must be
done by hand; leaving, of course. the
most vigorous plants. The interspaces
should not exceed 8 inches. When there
are gaps they may be filled in by trans
planting, but transplanted beets are
apt to be prongy and inferior. The
ripening of the beets is indicated by
the leaves turing yellow and this will
not ordinarily begin until October. The
beet will stand considerable frost, and
the percentage of sugar increases up to
full maturity. In harvesting, the tops
may be scalped off with sharp hoe,
as they stand in the row, or the beets
may be dug first and topped with
corn knife as they are loaded into
wagon. In digging, unless a special
implement for this purpose is at hand,
turn furrow next to the outside row
of beets, running the Landslide of the
pillow close to the beets: they may then
be easily pulled out, or thrown out
with spading fork, and the next row
loosened in the same manner.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-08-11
she'd Rather Walk.
VaZ31 E2:ll9:lll]

An old Irish lady thought she would
like to know what the probable ex-
pense of her funeral would be, as she
desired to arrange for it and save all
trouble to her heirs.
The old lady, who suffered, sent for
Mr.. Blank (the undertaker), and said
to him:
"Mr. Blank, what would you charge
for a funeral. l don't w-want plumes
and all s-s-s-sorts Of grand things, but
q nice, plain hearse, without any
n-n-n-nonsense."
"Ten pounds" replied the funeral
furnisher.- "'.i' ~.
''Fen pounds!" exclaimed the old
lady. "rh-thank you; I'd rather walk. !"
London Spare Moments.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-08-11
by the entrapped females. The tims
for spraying must be determined By
the fruit grower himself,
when and How 70 Sow 1filIet,

When and How to Sow 1llllet.
The greatest confusion exists with
the great group Of grasses coming un-
der the general term Of ''millet."
Doubtless this is because the millet
plant Is grown over q large part Of
the world and is one Of the oldest used
by man. The plant runs through o
great variety of forms and what 10
called millet by one person Is often
called Hungarian grass by another.
The true Hungarian grass is q smaller
and finer plant than most varieties Of
mtllet, though there Is little difference
between what il commonly called
German millet" and Hungarian grass
proper. says Prof. w. A. Henry in
Breeders Gazette. Use either German
millet or Hungarian grass for produc-
ing hay Of the best quality. The ex-
tensive experiments conducted by the
North Dakota Experiment Station
show that when millet hay is fed ex-
clusively to horses it may affect the
kidneys seriously. Farmers who feed
the hay in moderate quantity along
with corn slower and other varieties Of
hay. and give some grain. need have
no fears Of evil results following the
use of good millet or Hungarian grass
hay.
None Of the millets. including Hun
garian, grass should be sown until the
soil is we'll warmed up, which Is after
complaining time. Any time up to
the first of July will do in the latitude
of our correspondent. Sow from one
to two bushels of seed per acre. The
more seed sown the finer will be the
grass. and consequently the better the
hay. On poor soil less seed should be
sown than on rich soil. It is very i'm
portant to cut millet for hay purposes
just when the heads are coming into
blossom, for the reason that millet
seeds are very fine and have hard
coating. This renders them indigesti-
BILE, for they are not crushed by the
teeth of horses or cattle.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-08-11
An Excellent Combination.

The pleasant method and beneficial
effects Of the well known remedy,
SYRUP OF FIGS, manufactured by the
CALIFORNIA FIa SYRUP Co., illustrate
the value of obtaining the liquid laxa-
tive principles Of plants known to be
incidentally laxative and presenting
them IN the form most refreshing to tbs
taste and acceptable to the system. It
is the one perfect Strengthening laxa-
tive, cleansing the system effectually,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
gently yet promptly and enabling one
to overcome habitual constipation per.
manently. Its perfect freedom from
every objectionable quality and sub
stance. and its acting on the kidneys,
liver and bowels, without weakening
or irritating them, make it the ideal
laxative.
In the process of manufacturing figs
are used, as they are pleasant to the
taste, but the medicinal qualities Of the
remedy are obtained from SIENNA and
other aromatic plants. by q method
known to the CALIFORNIA FIe SYRUP
Co. only. In order to get its beneficial
effects and to avoid limitations, please
remember the full name Of the Company
printed on the front of every package.
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP co.
San FRANCISCO. CAL.
1oU16v4I1. Ky. NEW YORK, n =.
For sale by all Druggists-Priee SOC. per bottle
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-08-11
Rich-Yet staryinx.

Rich-Yet Starving.
Doctors frequently have very wealthy
patients who are starving. They have
money to buy food, but their stomach
has not the strength to digest It. II
lies there a heavy, fermented mass, the
sole cause Of dyspepsia, nervousness
and biliousness. The surest remedy to
cure weak stomach is Hostetter's.
Stomach Bitters.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-08-11

Ask Your Dealer for Aliens Foot-Ease.
A powder to shake in your shoes. It
rests the feet. Cures Corns, Bunions,
Swollen, Sore, Hot, Callous, Aching,
Sweating Feet and Ingrowing Nails.
At all druggists and shoe stores, IS cts.
Sample mailed FREE. Address Allen
s. Olmsted, LIE Roy, N. Y.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-08-11
one Place He would Accent.

One Place He Would Accent.
81 think you are the LATEST man I
ever saw. Is there any job on earth
you would take for salaryY'
Eyes. I think I'd be willing to hold
down the position Of Spanish minister
Of war."-Chicago Tribune.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-08-11
Secrets of the Trade.

1--WE make our own ice cream" said
the restaurant proprietor. "Conse-
quently, we know just what it con-
tains"
you do" replied the patron, "but l
don't."-Chicago Post.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-08-11
Il Makes !. Dlssrsass,

It Makes : DiRsrenee,
Benevolent, Old Gently child, be-
ware Of picking a toadstool instead Of
Q mushroom. They are 50 easy to con-
fuse.
Child-That be all roight, sur, that
be. They're goin to the market to be
Bold.-Answers.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-08-11
Perils of Commercial Life.

Perils of Commercial Life.
"Henry came home furious last
night"
What was the matter, daughter?'
"Why, mamma, I had put two eggs
In his luncheon and forgot to cook
tl;em.''-Detroit Free Press.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-08-11
Cucumber BLIGHT.

A bulletin of the Maine Experiment
Station says:
During the past few years the cul-
ture of cucumbers for pickles has be-
come an important industry in GER
tain sections of the state. Last year,
however, the losses due to "blight"
were SO severe that many growers be-
came discouraged, and the area de-
voted to this crop will be reduced.
The blight" referred to is caused by
the downy mildew which first made
Its appearance in the United States in
1889. 1t occurs quite generally through
out New England and the middle states
and as far west as Ohio. In localities
where it has previously occurred, it
may be expected to reappear the pres
ent season; and the range Of its occur
renee Is likely to be extended. The
amount of damage done by the disease
depends very largely upon the condi-
ton Of the weather during July and
August. Hot and moist or "muggy''
weather will induce rapid growth of
the fungus; while If the weather is
dry and cool, much less trouble will
follow. BY carefully conducted expert
ments in the cucumber fields of Long
Island, it has been proved beyond
question that Bordeaux mixture is an
effective preventive of the disease.
Spraying should be commenced when
the plants first break through the
ground and repeated at intervals of
ten days through the season.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-08-11
A / LAS
Of WESTERN
CANADA

Containing ave splendid Maps of Canada and its
Provinces, as we'll as o description of tho re.
sources Of the Dominion, will be mailed free to
all applicants DESTROYS Of learning something Of
the Free Homestead Lands Of Western Canada
Address B. Pedley. Supt. Of Immigrnt on, OF.
St Paul, or T. O. Currie, Stevens Point Wis. !.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-08-11
Had n Lively Time.

Watts-Have a good time yesterday?
Lrshforth-Good time? Old boy, 1
can taste it yet!LIndianapolis Journal.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-08-11

Thinning Sugar Beets.-When the
young plants have 4 leaves they. should
be thinned 80 as to stand 4 to 6 inches
apart In the rows. They may be
roughly Trimmed by chopping out part
Of the plants with narrow hoe. but
the final thinning must DO done bv
hand; leaving. Of course. the most Wig
orous plants. The interspaces should
not exceed inches. When there ara
wide gaps they may be filed in 81
transplanting. but transplanted bests
are apt to be prongy and Inferior. one
advantage In hand planting Is that II
lightens the labor Of thinning,
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-08-11
Leeumes Make Rich Manure.

The high manurial value of nitro
genous feeding stuffs is a very i'm
portant factor in their use. This is
especially true on old ground where
the original fertility of the soil has
been reduced by long cropping Nitro
gen Is the most expensive constituent
of commercial fertilizer. It costs over
three times as much per pound as
potash and nearly three times as much
as phosphoric acid. The real value that
the farmer is able to get out of his
folders in the form of manure. de-
ponds largely upon the composition Of
the fodder, the manure containing
practically the same proportions Of
fertilizing elements. The kind of ami
NAL through which the fodder passes
and the way in which the manure is
cared for are of course important
factors, especially the latter, but
everything else being equal fodder
which is rich in nitrogen will of course
yield a manure far more valuable than
fodder containing mostly carbonaceous
matter. The luguminous coarse fod-
ders, such as clover, vetch, COW peas,
soy beans, etc., have much higher
manurial value than similar folders of
grasses, corn, sorghum, etc. Accord
ing to some Of the experiment station
Investigations such folders as clover
hay, for instance, produce a manure
nearly twice as valuable for fertiliz-
ing purposes as do common grasses.
BY making unliberal use of feeding
ptuffs rich in nitrogen (protein)-which
nitrogen, by the way, has been drawn
from the air without cost-the fertil-
izers purchased on the farm may con-
sist mainly of the cheaper materials
furnishing phosphoric acid and potash.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-08-11
Canker Worm Traps.

From the Farmers Review. Last
spring the department of entomology
at the Kansas State Agricultural Col
lege fastened to a number of trees
Pratts' Canker-worm traps in place
OF the ordinary carpet-paper bands.
These traps are nothing more than
narrow width of the common wire
screening with Sits along one side so
That the screening can be fastened to
the trees with fange at the lower
side. BY using carpet tacks Of a good
size, tho traps can be made very firm
and tight, so that there are no passage
ways collar, through which the female
moths can continue their ascent up
the tree. Last year the orchards in
which the traps were placed were not
infested to any extent by the canker-
worms, SO that We were not able to
give the. traps a good test. They
caughht quite q number of the moths,
but did not prevent them from depos-
iting eggs either on or just above the
screening. The worms from the eggs
60 deposited were Of course able to
ascend the tree. The mesh Of the wire
screening does not prevent the young
worms from going through. The traps
are quite durable; those put on last
year In hut q few instances needed at
tention this spring; q tack here and
there" was all that was necessary to
put the traps in good condition. They
will probably last for three seasons.
Where these traps Of wire screening are
used, It Is necessary to visit the traps
quite often to collect and kill the Re.
mals.moths, and to spray once or twice
with kerosene emulsion the region
about and under the traps to kill the
young worms. and the eggs deposited
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-08-11
Something.

:. ~ - Something.
shs-"This road IL very steep. Cant
get donkey to take me up?" He
Lean "a me. darling. '-Tit-Bits.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-08-11
CHAPTER XIV.

N q beautiful
spring morning I
took advantage of
PEARLS { absence,
and went into the
weeds for the first
time since my sick
ness: Z g =. / vas al:
most. we'll. but not
(. strong yet and. !
walled slowly to
The. 's1,;0Ii' Whera II
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-08-11

The Gritty Pioneer.-It was grass
hopper year in the northwestern coun-
ties of Iowa. He was trying to hold
on to his farm in spite Of discourage
ments which were almost overwhelm-
ing. His house was a sod shack, his
barn few poles and pile Of straw,
his grain fields stripped clean by the
grasshopper scourge. He was ragged,
unkempt, and his wife and little ones.
his team and entire outfit seemed par
alyzed with poverty. He had nothing
to offer us but some cold johnny-cake
and a cup of cold water when we
sought to get some refreshments at his
place. He was withal gritty, and said
he was going to stick it out somehow.
This was about twenty years ago. Last
year we were at his place again. There
was nice, large house, big red barn,
a wealth of cereal crops, focks and
herds; the grasshopper tree claim had
become a $50-an-acre-farm, and the
grit and courage of the pioneer was at
last splendidly rewarded.-J. s. Trigg
in Exchange.
Overlooking Of Plants.-A good deal
of talk is just now going the rounds
of the newspapers respecting the over
feeding Of plants. There is really
considerable danger in this direction.
says Country Gentleman. II liquid
fertilizer is applied containing as much
as one part of solid food matter in
100 or even in 200 parts Of water,
more danger than good is apt to re-
suit. The food Of plants is usually
taken up in solutions of about to
1000. or to 1000 parts strength.
Serious physiological disorders in
greenhouse crops have been noticed by
DR.. G. E. Stone Of Massachusetts,:
and in Europe the horticultural society
Of Amiens F'rance) has felt moved to
issue circular warning gardeners
against this danger. 1t is actually
possible for plant food to be so ahnn.
dant that the plant cannot use it.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-11-10

1000. We have IL full placer
claims and there is sufficient
gravel. there to last from rs
to so years. We do not
think that it will be advisable
to increase the plant for the
ensuing year as we are using
everything now that the coun-
try d 1ands. The last ship.
ment of bullion was made
about two weeks ago and was
as large as any we have made
heretofore. Our gold goes all
the way from fine gold up to
eight and ten dollars and nets
SIS, 900 to the ounce. / shall
leave in a few days for Spo-
kane and from there to San
Francisco, where | shall win
ter"
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-11-10
WILL FIGHT THE Beers.
Geo Steunenberg Goes to The
TranSvaal to Assist
Dom Paul.

A special dispatch from
Boise, dated Nov. 3, states
that Capt. George Steunenberg
who was captain of Com
pany E, First Idaho volun
teers, has left for South Afri.
ca, intending to join the Beers.
He is brother of Gov. Steun-
enberg.
The young man was sea-
man in the navy, and served
on the Boston on the Asiatic
station Immediately before the
breaking out of the war. Be
ing discharged he came home
and when the First Idaho reg
iment was organized he was
appointed second lieutenant
afterward being promoted tt
a captaincy.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-11-10
Characterization Bout.

Dave Lambert of Buffalo Hump
met Ben Hamilton of the same
place, Monday night, in the fistic
arena. The purse fought for was
500 a side and the gate receipts.
Both men are heavy-weights and
have been trained perfectly. They
fought under the Marquis of
Qucensbury rules. James Dowl-
ing was referee. In the first
round tie men came into the ring
and spared for an opening, Lam
bert forcing the fighting. LAM
bert leads for Hamilton's jaw, but
failed 10 land, getting an upper
cut in return. Lambert leads
again and lands on Hamilton
jugular and again gets a left-hand-
er on the jaw. Both men fiddled
and spar for wind. Time.
In the second round the men
had barely got to fighting when
Lambert clearly fowled Hamilton
and the referee, amid applause,
gave the decision to Hamilton.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-11-10
OUTPUT Of the Klondike.

No one will ever know exactly how much
gold was taken from the Klondike fields the
past year Since the English government i'm
posed a royalty the miners have adopted all
sorts of ruses to evade the law. 1t is rather diff
ficult to evade the law, but it is more difficult
to dodge bad cold and the grip at this time of
year. When the system is weakened by such
attacks and the blood becomes thin and i'm
poverished the best medicine 10 take is Hos
letters Stomach Bitters. This remedy builds
up the system. Besides regulating digestion
it overcomes constipation. II is good for the
kidneys and liver, too, stimulating these organs
into proper performance of their functions
Nothing Is 30 good for malaria.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-11-10
21-25
Teachers Examination.
'o"P0'
Dated Oct. II, 1899.

Notice is hereby given that the
next county examination of teach
ers will be held at Mt. Idaho,
Thursday. November %, 1899, be-
ginning at 10 o'clock a. M, and
continuing not to exceed three
days. All persons expecting to
teach in this county will please
govern themselves accordingly.
Each applicant for certificate will
be required to pay an institute fee
of one dollar. Questions in school
law for this examination will be
taken from Chap. VII, 1S99-19OO
compilation, and questions in State
Constitution will be taken from
Art. V. Teachers will please note
that the proviso for issuing permits
has been Internationally repealed,
and hence teachers can receive re-
cognition only by taking the county
examination.
Dated Nov. l, 1919.
LEWIS ELsENsHoN,
County Supt. of Schools.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-11-10
From Thunder Mountain.

j. G. Whitney, who is deputy re-
corder of the Big creek district,
which is in what is known as the
Thunder mountain country, is in
the city. He says that he antici-
pates a great rush into that section
in the spring, and that since he has
taken Office, which was on Sept. /,
he has recorded $50 properties for
the miners in that section and that
many more were recorded at War
rens. Aside from the fact that
Mr.. Whitney is recorder, he has
some very valuable property him
self, among which is the Wake
Leele claim, which is located on
the same big ledge which has been
described in the columns of the
Pass so many times. Speaking
of the property Mr.. Whitney said:
awe are located on the wonder
full big ledge, which is traceable
for fully 20 miles, and where l am
located it is 60 feet wide and l have
got returns all the way from a gen.
eral sample right across the ledge,
netting S6.62 to picked sample
running as high as $4,000. I am
taking kind of vacation" con-
tinued Mr.. Whitney, "and have
nothing in the market until / have
done some more work and am in a
position to properly show up my
properties"
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-11-10
American Hill plaCers.
Special TO the PRESS.

Henry Pope, manager of the
American Hill placers, near
Elk City, is an arrival in the
city. Mr.. Pope was averse to
talking except in a general
way but said: 1--WE have
just completed the work of
cleaning up for the season and
have had a most satisfactory
season, as the boys say. 'plen
ty of water and some gold
We have hydraulic elevator
proposition and all the gravel
is raised up to the height of
about 80 feet, and then it is
carried on to the American
river and there deposited. We
utilize two giants of five and
six inch nozzles respectively
and we have this season moved
about 100000 cubic yards O.
gravel. We have two mile.
of hume on the ditch ane
about one mile of hume in tn,
diggings. We have constant
. ly employed all the way from
| IL to IS men throughout thu
, season. Our people are most
ly Chicago people and GU
> company is known as tn
= Idaho Co. AS | said, we ar
: : more than pleased with on
E seasons work and we wi
: commence operations agai
about the middle of March
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-11-10
A One Sided Arrangement.

The bankers, life and fire in
surance companies, as we'll as
those at the head of Building
and Loan companies, who are
clamoring for the single gold
standard and demanding that
all "bonds and notes payable
in coin must be established by
law to be payable in gold, and
provision made for a supply of
gold when required" are in.
capable of maintaining the
single gold standard, and more
than that, that they are not
sincere is amply proven, for
while they insist that all notes
or accounts due them shall be
specifically payable to them in
gold coin, they in no case will
promise to pay either their de-
positors or policy holders in
like gold coin. Any reader
may verify this by looking at
his. insurance policy, bank
book or certificate of deposit,
in which he will see that gold
is not promised, only "dollars. p"
They, who are the few, de.
mand that the people-the
many shall in their obliga
tons promise to pay gold
yet they invariably decline ir
their obligations to depositors
and policy holders to promise
payment in gold. 1t is an ole
axiom that chose who de
nand equity should do equi
ty." They demand that VIZ
promise to pay gold. Why
should not they likewise prom
Use to pay gold if they are ca
pable and sincere? Is not thu
above fair proposition?