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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-09-07

Professor Frederick 8. Lee, of CO.
lumbia University. gave talk recent
~ before the SOCIOLOGICAL section Of the
American Association for the Ad-
vancement Of Science on the suspected
relation between sugar and muscular
fatigue. He has been trying some ex-
pertments to obtain light on the sub
ject. 1t has been shown that muscle
can be more readily stimulated to con-
tract when 1t is fresh than whom It u
tired. A series Of tests have been
made to ascertain the quickness and
extent Of the contractions under the
two sets Of conditions. Now. there Is
a drug. phlorhizin. which is believed to
have the effect Of removing from q
muscle any sugar that may be slowed
away there. Professor Lee said that
II he administered doses Of this drug
to cat which had previously been
experimental with the muscles would
become exactly as II they were tired.
They would not respond 20 promptly
nor 80 heartily to artificial stimulus.
Fasting animals were put under the
influence Of this drug, were then killed
and the contractive power Of the mus
cles was then tested. and they were
found to have . contracdle power
much less than normal, and In this re-
spect resembled muscles In pro-
nounced state Of fatigue. This result
was probably due to the removal oe
carbohydrate from the muscles rather
than to mysterious specific action Of
the drug. This conclusion was
strengthened by another experiment.
A fasting animal was given dose Of
phlorhizin. kept eight hours. fed on
dextrine "a form Of sugar. and killed
eight hours later. The muscles were
now stimulated again, and responded
almost as quickly as If they had not
been drugged.
These Investigations seem to prove
the value Of sugar as food for such
persons as are engaged in physical la
Dor. The matter has also received
much attention in Germany, where the
beet sugar producers are trying to ind
a market for their surplus. It has
been shown that a fatigued muscle
RECEIVERS its activity more quickly it
sugar is eaten freely, than 1t will with
out that aid. It is therefore proposed
to introduce sugar into the German
army ration as a regular feature. Pro-
lessor Lee referred to the sending Of
candy to the American army in the
Philippines. and said that probably 1t
was good thing for men engaged in
active pursuits. This would seem to
be equally true Of farmers. A few
Jumps Of sugar carried in the pocket
would serve sometimes temporarily
to restore strength when a full meal
and rest were not obtainable.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-09-07
Quart. Thermometers.

Quarts Thermometers.
NJ. DufOur gives an account to the
Academic des Sciences Of series Of
experiments which he has made re-
garding the use of quartz for Their
mometers and other instruments. AS
quartz may be softened in tho oxyhy-
drogen blowpipe, and may then be
worked like glass. he was able to make
tubes OF quartz, and afterward ther-
mometers Of the same material. In
these the reservoir is of quartz and
the tube Of the same material. AS for
the liquid 1t must be a body which it
is easy to obtain in the pure state, and
which melts at relatively low tenn
perature, giving OF no vapors up to
red heat; moreover it should contract
on solidifying. M. Dufour finds that
tin answers perfectly these conditions.
and he has constructed thermometer.
using tin as q metal, which reads from
240 degrees to $50 degrees c. AS
quartz softens only at LOCO
degrees to 1000 degrees. a
thermometer may be made which
reads up to 900 degrees; it can be
graduated by utilizing the boiling
points Of mercury and sulphur and the
level Of the tin is well defined in the
two cases. To go higher, the boiling
points Of cadmium and zinc may be
taken. The thermometer was filed
with melted tin and as perfect Z va
cuum IS possible was obtained. after
which the end was closed by the blow
pipe. The last bubbles of air were ia
ken out by melting the tin. which
gives 1t repeated shocks. II the tin
has traces Of oxide. this adheres to the
sides Of the reservoir and remains
fixed. The upper surface IL always
brilliant. and has the same appear
ance a. mercury.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-09-07

served; how he reached California, how
he was rocked, and robbed, and beaten,
and starved; how he was at last taken
up by charitable folk, restored to some
degree Of self-complacency, and install
ed as clerk in bank in San Fran
cisco, 1t would take too long to tell;
nor in these episodes were there any
marks of the peculiar Nicholsonic des-
tiny, for they were just such matters
as befell some thousands Of other young
adventures in the same days and
places. But once posted in the bank,
he fell for time into a high degree
OF good fortune, which, as 1t was only
longer way about to fresh disaster,
1t behooves me to explain.
1t was his luck to meet a young man
In what is technically called dive"
and thanks to his monthly wages, to
extricate this new acquaintance from
a position of present disgrace and pos
sible danger in the future. This young
man was the nephew of one of the Mob
Hill magnates, who run the San Fran
cisco stock exchange, much as more
humble adventures, in the corner of
some public park at home, may be seen
to perform the simple artifice of pea
and thimble for their own profit, that
is to say, and the encouragement of
public gambling. It was thus in his
power-and, as he was of grateful tenn
per, it was among the things that he
desired-to put John in the way Of
growing rich; and thus, without
thought or industry, or 50 much as
even understanding the game at which
he played. but by simply buying and
selling what he was told to buy and
sell. that plaything Of fortune was
presently at the head of between eleven
and twelve thousand pounds, or, AZ he
reckoned 1t, Of upward Of sixty thou
sand dollars.
How he had come to deserve this
wealth. any more than how he had for
merly earned disgrace at home, was a
problem beyond the reach Of his phil
.osophy. It was true that he had been
industrious at the bank, but no more
90 than the cashier, who had seven
small children and was visibly sinking
In decline. Nor was the step which
had determined his advances visit to
2 dive with months wages In his
nocket-an act Of such transcendent
virtue. or even wisdom. a. to seem
TO merit the favor Of the gods.
From some sense OF this, and Of the
dizzy see-saw-heaven-high, hell-deep
ION which mon, tit clutching: or PEI
haps tearing thAt the sources OF his
fortune might be insidiously traced 10
some root n the field Of petty cash; he
stuck 70 his work, said not word Of
his new circumstances. and kept his
account with bank In . different
qnart1r q the town. The concealnent,
innocent % IL aeemS was the hrsts Atsn
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-09-07
PATENTS.

list of Patents Issued Last week t.
Northwestern Inveators.,
Edward p. 'Arsean. Duluth, Mimi.
derrick: Ralph p. FELTON,; Minneapolis.
Mfnn.. Weighing and recording scale:,
oluf o. Field. Mayville, N. D., grain
separator: Frank LIaN. Minneapolis,
MIMI. wheel and axle; Charles Nom
1eng.. Minneapolis. MINI, honey box
machine; william .Reiaow. Prince
ton. MIMI. spark> ar,tesier; Henry n
Rolph. st. Paul Minn..< wagon brake;
Laura Bassett. Princeton. Mimi. pas
try mixer (design.) II
Asrwin.. Lothrops q johnson, Patent Attor.
asys. I'll and el2 Pioneer Press Bldg. 81. Paul
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-09-07
A wonan's Que.tio,

A wonan's Question.
/, The Paying Teller-I'cannot cash this
check, madam.
She-Why not?
There isn't money enough here to
meet It."
Then. can't you meet 1t half-way7.
Life. 6
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-09-07

OF CAicago's Upper Ten. ID
Eyes. she's well bred. There's no
doubt about that
"She has always seemed to be-
why. her little brother tells me that
she eats her pie with fork even when
only members Of the family are pres.
ent."-Chicago Times-Herald.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-09-07

Are You Using Allsn's t-Ease1
It IL the only cure for Swollen.
smartins. Burning. Sweating Feet,
Corns and Bunions. Ask for Aliens
Foot Ease. a powder to be shaken into
the shoes. At all Druggists and Shoe
Stores. CSC. Sample sent FREE. Adj
dress Allen 8. Olmsted. Leroy. N. 7.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-09-07
Thee AFs IKE sptions. Al II Y
~ tie little thtngs that count IN 1
the tell you. : n
NH don't know. Our bookkeepes
weighs 20 Chicago Times-Herald,
!. FHoaa warl to Peaee.

Z. Two cannon from the Civil war are
to be melted and cast into statue rep
resenttng peace. What q contrasts
great In way % the change Hostel
ter's Stomach Bitters viii bring about
In the health Of any one who uses il.
It cures constipation. dyspepsia o.
weak Kidneys. Try It.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-09-07
CHAPTER Nv

L Is no part Of
mine to narrate
the adventures o!
John Nicholson
which were many,
but simply his more
momentous misad-
ventures, W hic b
were more than he
desired, and, by
human standards
more than ho do.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-09-07

Is in place the netting IL spread over
the top. and the, wire yoke is pulled
down and secured 10 the footboard.
This can DO accomplished after the
person has gone to bed. and q slight
touch on the yoke will release It and
allow the springs to pull the frame
and canopy against the headboard,
which makes . very convenient and
rapidly operated arrangement.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-09-07
Prepared.

Prepared.
IF there be war with China you
can bet old Chicago 10 amply prepared
Tor it."
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-09-07

1do not believe Piso's Cure for oonsumptsos
has an equalizer coughs and colds.-Joan =
BoY1R. Trinity Springs. IND. Feb. lS, loo0
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-09-07

4 etatistics show that WlIoansn 4 marry.
later 81 life than they u1ed ,3,s
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-09-07

p. loving, ana you M never van,
Tor sioye. " s.3
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-09-07

zach package Of PUTNAM FADE.
LESS DYE colors more goods than any
other dye and colors them better. ton
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slcYcLE-PRoPELL,No GEAR.

Here is an apparatus which the in.
ventof claims will greatly aid in the
propulsion Of bicycle, the device ap.
plying the principle Of increased lev.
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.In,portant % MsthS'

AIRS fair in love and war. Even IN
the din Of battle there is an engage
ment ring.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-06-12
Ton,ntooa as a Farm Crop.

The tomato seed was planted In bed
made by driving down stakes and nais-
Ing nm wide boards and covering its
nights and cold days. 1t was planted
spril Is in rows 70 6 inches apart
and covered one-haif inch deep. The
plants came up slowly. but grew well.
and we raised about S.0oo from one
fourth pound OF seed. The variety was
Stone. The ground was nlowed 10 s
inches deep. narrowed, cross narrowed
and marked in rows SIS feet apart. We
set Just an acre, beginning TO transplant
MAY ~ and finishing June :. setting the
plants 5 feet apart and using 4.1S6. A
few plants had &c be reset. principally
on account of cutworms.
The young plants were hoed June II
aud the weeds were cut out with hoe
on June 10. p and July II. They were
cultivated June II and -. The tomato
worms were not hsd. but we went over
the match and killed 100. Some OF the
tomatoes were in bloom July 6 and the
first were ripe Aug. L.. We began pick
ing for the canning factory Sept. !,
and anti Sept IS. when We had Sc
we're freeze, sold 14.5S0 pounds at 50
per ton. rs bushels TO the neighbors at
Is cents per bushel. and used bushels
az home. at the time OF the freeze
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-06-12
Value off Shade Trees-

Trees have distinct value on q place
and add greatly to the enjoyment of
the farm as home and also to its sell
ing value. The worth of a well grown
tree will differ in different localities, of
course, and there are few places in
the west, comparatively treeless as the
prairies are, where trees are worth as
much as in the Eastern States. IN a
recent lawsuit in Niagara County. New
York, a row of shade trees had been
destroyed in front Of q country home
by the building of trolley line, and
expert testimony was CALLED to settle
their value. The trees had been plant
ed twenty-six years and were mostly
maple. The testimony showed thir-
teen of them to be worth 500 each,
nine were worth $50 each and a few
others were appraised at $125 each.
These values were lot reduced by the
testimony CT the defendant company
that had destroyed the trees. As a
country grows Older adornments of this
kind become more valuable because
more appreciated and it would be hard
to predict what a good, well-located
shade tree would be worth twenty-six
years hence.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-06-12

II am glad to see that the War De-
partment has finally decided not to or
der our Krag rifle ammunition put up
In clips, like the Mauser cartridges y
remarked an ex-volunteer officer. 1.-THE
idea was that the clips would enable a
soldier to load his magazine a trife
quicker than by putting in the cart
ridges one at time, but, as a matter
of fact, the gun shoots too fast as it is.
In the heat of action it is almost i'm
possible TO prevent troops from vast.
ing ammunition when they have maya
zine rifles in their hands. The impulse
TO blaze away at top speed is next to
Irresistible, especially when a fellow
is little scared, and that, of course,
means the worst kind of marksman-
ship. 1t is not the number Of cartridges
that are fired, but the number of bullets
i am confident that the averages are
much better with single shot gun than
with repeater. Look at the Beers, for
example. 1t is admitted that their
craftsmanship has been phenomenally
accurate, and it is well known that the
majority of their sharpshooting force is
armed with a single-shot German rife
have talked with good many army
officers, and they all deprecate any
thing that will add to the rapidity Of
fire of our service rifles. Most of them
are doubtful about the real value of the
magazine under any circumstances,
even with troops under the hottest
fire. New Orleans Times.DemOcrat.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-06-12
"Ohl How Happy Am

! "HOW HAPPY / AN to be able to
say that / am free from pain after FIVE
years Of severe suffering from neuralgia"
writes Mrs Archie Young, 1917 Oaks
avenue, West Superior, Wis. at am so
thankful to be able to say that your 3
Drops is the best medicine l ever got in
my life. When / received it from you
last November, l used some Of it right
away. The first dose helped me. 1t is
impossible to explain how l was suffering
from neuralgia. | thought no one could
get worse and that death would soon
Come. / was Yery weak, and | hardly
thought I Could I've to see my husband
come back from his daily labor. Now
can say that | am free from pain, my
cheeks are red, my appetite is good and
/ sleep well all night. Many of my
friends are surprised, and say they will
send for some . Drops" Sample bot
ties of this wonderful remedy 25c, large
bottles, containing 800 doses, $1.00. For
information write Swanson Rheumatic
Cure Co, 164 q. Lake street, Chicago.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-06-12
Ferti,;z.rs and termination.

Many have learned by practical ex-
perience that strong fertilizers in close
contact with the seed make the ger
mination later, even when it does not
destroy the germ, and it may do this
last under certain conditions and not
under others. A shower of rain-just
enough to wet the fertilizer-will kill
the seed when a soaking rain might so
wash its soluble strength out of it and
into the soil around it as to do no harm,
while the roots would soon reach out
after what had soaked away. We have
seen in old times, before chemical fer
tiiizers were in general use, corn nearly
destroyed in this way when a table
spoonful of hardwood ashes was put in
the hill and the seed put on it. Potash
and nitrate of soda or any strong nj
trogenous fertilizer is worse than the
phosphates in the risk of killing the
seed, but it is better in all cases to mix
the fertilizer well with the soil where
it is used in hill or drill before putting
In the seed, and for small seeds, like
onions, carrots, cabbages, etc., in drills
it would be better to apply the fertilizer
roadcast.-EXchange.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-06-12

Probably there is no better ration for
young chicks for the first three or four
weeks than bread crumbs, rolled oats
and millet seed, says correspondent Of
Rural Press. have found very little
Venetian red-a product of iron-in the
water to be very beneficial This is
highly recommended by many Eastern
growers, and its efficacy has been found
by the writer. AS to feeding after the
first three or four weeks, the rule, as
laid down by many practical expert
enced men. is little and often,' as, in
deed, during the first weeks of the
bras existence. 1t may seem heresy
to some, but think it a good plan to
keep always before the chick-at least,
after the first month"; shallow dish
SLED with coarse ground corn meal in
a perfectly dry state. Feed occasional
ly, in addition, cracked wheat, millet
seed or similar grains; then. as the
chicks get larger lay cracked corn be-
fore them-and they will grow and
grow.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-06-12

Miss Antique-W Why, how do you do,
Mr. Globetrot? am delighted to see
you back. OF course you remember me?
Returned traveller wrestling with his
memoryl-Of course. of course. De-
lighted to see you looking so well. And
how are the dear children?
Miss Antique Children?
Returned traveller meant to ask
how is your family-meaning, of course,
your husband
Miss Antique Husband? never had
a husband, sir
Returned traveler-E r-of course not;
just a little pleasantly of mine, you
know; meant of course, your brother.
whom you love as much as anyone
could love hus-
Miss Antique never had brother
Returned traveler-Um-er, of course
not; just joking, you know. How is
your your-er- Did you ever have
a mother ?-Tit- Bits.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-06-12
Correct.

A visitor at Western school the 9TH
er day asked one of the lower grade
classes this Question: What is the
axis of the earth?"
An imaginary line passing from one
pole to the other, on which the earth
revolves," proudly answered pupil.
Yes" said the examiner, well
pleased, ''and could you hang a bonnet
on it?"
Yes, sir.''
Indeed! And what kind of a bon
metz"
IAN imaginary bonnet, sir"
The visitor asked no more questions
that day.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-06-12

Distance Apart of Corn Hills.
When we were young we were taught
to make the burrows for corn hills four
feet apart each way. but later on we
decided that 31a feet each way was bet
ter, as giving many more hills ~ the
acre. and afterward when truck farm
ing we put sweet corn 31a feet apart
one way and three the other for all but
the large evergreen varieties, and we
found it to produce just as many ears
to the hill and to fill them out just as
well as when we used more space. We
MANFRED literally, had the wide rows
run nearly north and south to let the
sun in, and used the cultivator only
one way. The difference between the
last method and the first one was the
difference between Is square feet to a
hill and 11la square feet, or we had
3,7S7 hills TO the acre instead of 2,722,
a gain of LOGS hills or nearly a half
acre. We never weighed the crop or
counted the ears to know the actual
gain in production, but our observation
convinced us that there was a gain in
the closer planting If anyone has
made or will make the test carefully
to know the exact results we should
be glad to publish it, but we shall stipu-
late that it must be on god soil made
rich enough to produce good crop and
shall be well cared for.-American Gull
tiyator.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-06-12

Consuela Vanderbilt became the Duchess
of Marlborough Forty thousand bios
SONS were used, of which 1900 were
Easter lilies. 10000 roses, 5000 peonies
1900 orchids and others in proportion.
With all the wealth displayed, however,
the wedding was one of taste and SIM
plicity.
No bride who was ever led to an altar
received more costly presents than did
Mrs Morris They came from all parts
of the country. Chief among them was
diamond necklace from her father valued
at $4,000 The dowry Of the bride was
that of a princess. Her father had set
tied on her a sum approxipating four
millions, and in addition had bestowed
upon her interests in his mining achemes
amounting to about ten miliicns. This,
together with the superb presents from
Others, makes the bride one Of the veal
thiest Of New York women.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-06-12
Woo, Prices.

Il is evidently safe to predict that
there will be higher prices on WOOL
both in this country ard England, for
the next five years than we have how,
and it is not all due to the tariff. The
number of sheep destroyed in Africa
will have some effect in reducing the
amount of wool produced there, but
probably the largest falling of in wool
production will be due to the number
of sheep killed in Australia to furnish
mutton for the armies in South Africa
and the Philippines. There is little
gain if not a decrease In the sheep kept
in the Argentine Republic, as they
have been killing many for mutton
since the United States has ceased kill
ing of her fiocks. We anticipate an
advance of so per cent. above present
prices within five days.-American
: Cultivator,
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-06-12
Homeseekers' Excursions Via Chicago
and Eastern Illinois Railroad.

On the first and third Tuesdays Of
June, July and August the Chicago and
Eastern Illinois Railroad will place on
sale Homeseekers Excursion tickets to
various points in Alabama, Arkansas.
Florida, Georgia, Indian Territory, Ken
lucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri,
North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennes-
see and Texas.
One fare (plus 5000 for the round trip.
Tickets are limited on going trip ff-
teen days from date of sale, with stop
over privileges in Homeseekers' Terri
tory. Returning, tickets are limited
twenty-one days from date of sale.
Remember that we now have in service
a new wide-vestibuled train between Chi
,cago and Waco and Fort Worth, Texas,
leaving Chicago daily at 1:50 p. IN.
Through Pullman sleeping cars and free
reclining chair cars. For further partic-
ulars call on or address any agent Chi
cago and Eastern Illinois Railroad, or
@. l.. Stone, G. p. & L. A., Chicago.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-06-12

Mr.. Benny Benedict had been reading
his paper in quieteude for almost five
minutes. Presently he looked up at his
wife with an agonized expression of
fear and dread.
What's the matter with the baby?'
he cried.
Mr.. Benedict jumped up like buck
ing mule. Good gracious; nothing,
hopsw
There must be. feel inwardly that
there is something grieyously wrong
with the pet"
why, Benny-oh, why's
He isn't howlingr'-Ally Sloper.