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aRRAF CITY FOR PADEocks.
Phenomenal Way tn Which They Flour
 ish At Erkutsk.

isa at Erkutsk.
 Irku4sk, the accepted capital of ori- entaI Siberia. is ] city of padIoeks. IL has only about 51.000 inhabitants, yet there are more padloeks on the shut ters and doors of Irlutsk stores than can be found in an American city =es BOG. 900. There are as many as three padlocks on some store doors. and every lower story shutter bears from cue olive. The paddock weighs from one to fifteen pounds. The popular size is five pounds and two and one half inches thick. says the Chicago Record. The closing of q store is ar affair oH consequence The heavy shut ters are swung together, the ponderous iron bars are put in place, the padloeks are adjusted and locked, and then comes tha final and serious ceremony Df locking the door The door is shut, the bars are placed, and the paddock is fixed and locked, and the yerdant stranger thinks the closing operation is ever. It is not A piece of cord is drawn through the hasb of the paddock, and the two ends are held against the e9or by a clerk or boy, while the pro prietor melts q piece of sealing wax and sticks the ends t. sha door. On the hot wax na places his private stamp. < promenade on an Irkutsk business street after closing time shows the kage padloel1s, the two ines of string and a fat dab of red wax as big as a silver dollar. In case sealing wax is dispensed with, the paddock is tied in a rag. the string being knotted in z peculiar way. The business man al Irkutsk has no faith in etringIess paddock. learned that through tht wax and rag medium the owner of store knew if his lock had been tam ! red with during the night.
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An rxsra ordinary ooeurrenee.

An extraordinarv occurrence was re. ported in Leicester. England, recently. Special intereessien services for sol- diers fighting fn South Africa are be- Ing held daily in Broughton Astley church. While the bell was being fung. however, and the congregation enter ing the church, a strange visitor ar lived. It appeared that the ! Atherstone hounds had met at UllesthorDe. found two foxes at Fro1esworth Gorse, and followed one across the fields to Broughton Astley. Here the fox, being hard pressed, and seeing the church door =oDen5 sought sanctuary there. but the hounds, being close to his heels, followed him into the church, caught him, and there and then dispatched aim.
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An 3axsraorIlinafr obltaary No,lgs,.

h the Northampton tEngland) p9 pers recently there appeared the foi lowing extraordinary obituary notice, Smith, January 5, at London. George Smith and John Smith, twin sons of &he late James Smith, of this towra aged ST. The twins were both eaa inet-makers. and lived at Peckha.in The coincidences dc not end here. for each caught pneumonia following On influenza, one dying in the maning and the other in the evening.
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seeae aoncr For German gra wn Prince.
 t $ a great honor which the queen of Spain is paying to tbe young erowr prince Of Germany by investing him with tbe collar of the Order of the Golden Fleece. The order is one oi ths oldest in Europe It was founded 5a t426 by Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, to commemorate his good fortune in cleaning up" large sum of money in deal in wool. Tie uni, form Of the order is ? cloak of scarlet. lined With ermine. and open at the throat to display the golden fleece and he motto of the order, whiah orna1 gaents the collar. The order belongs .sf right 10 al the princes of Spain and Austria
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W oIE4G41 b entu3aEs Es

Many of the most useful novelties of Che day were evolved by women. Silk weaving was invented by the wife of the fourth Chinese emperor; bronze work by a Japanese woman; the WeaY- Ing of cashmere shawls by a woman oi the Indi&a harem. and the lost secret Of Venetian point lace was redIscoy- cred by an Italian woman. Harriet Hosmer invented way to make mar h1e from limestone. Mrs. Strong, who began by inventing 6 corset. ended by taking out patents for dams and reser. voirs. A woman invented a satehel bottom paper bag and was offered $20,. 900 for her patent before leaving
 Washington. A Texas woman invented digging machine; an English woman a horseshoe; 6 Florida woman a rail- road ear. and an Illinois woman cal heater
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MYSTIC MESSAGE OF soaRow.
Chicago Man MysterIously Le@rns of
His Brother's Death in Manila.

Chicago Man MysterIously AebEhS os
 His Rrother's Death in Manila.
 A mystic message brought sad intel. iigence to Frank Fay Pratt of Chicago one day last week. It told him of the death of his twin brother, Fred Roe Pratt. which occurred in Manila. Frank was sitting down to dinner in his home in Chicago when suddenly the impression entered his mind that his brother had died. He could not tell whence the knowledge came, all he knew was that his brother was dead. He told his parents of his belief. of his knowledge, of the sad event, and then be hurried into the streets, where lie walked up and down for hours, bur dened with his grief. Three days later came a cablegram from Manila, telling that Fred Roe Pratt who had been voyaging around the world, was dead and that his body was on steamer bound for Japan, Fred left Chicago in December 1898, in the company of friend lo rlake tour Of the world. It was their intention to yisf+ nearly all the oriental countries, winding IF in Australia. They had already visited China, Japan, Singapore and other places. Fred WAS born in Chicago and had pfactiesd law with his brother un- til he started on this trip. The simi= larity between the twin brothers was So marked and striking that the first thought on seeing them together was to doubt one's eyestght. Not only in features and stature were they eoun. terparts, but in actions. expression and general bearing also
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At tha Dinner Table.

"Georgie, don't stare at MT. Crum- ley that way. It isn't polite" T was just waitin' to see him pick up his glass of water. ma. heard pa tell you that he drinks like a fish. ."--Cleye- land Plain Dealer.
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Fart of tho Brain That Kesrs sameN

An Austrian savant has declared that the human brain contains name center" He says that it is the office of this cell to retain names. A strik- ing case which would seem to confirm this theory recently occurred at Cleye- land. A brakeman was shot by Q con- ductor, and the former could not re- member the names of persons and things, although he could perfectly well describe the functions of all ar .ioles exhibited to him. ! surgeon probed for the bullet and found t in the exact spot necessary to affect the remembrance Of names according fo .he Anstrian's theory. When tAe pres. sure of the brain had been relieved the patient remembered naHes as well as he had done before lis injury. and told the name of his ssaiIant-Scientide American.
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Caring tor Imraia rants.

A government roof garden, 175x150 feet, will be made on top of the im- migration building on Ellis island, N. Y. The army of immigrants detained on the island in summer will enjoy the salt air and a panoramic view of the city and sea. A large playground for immigrant children will also be pro- sided.
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shnasol..s Flight Feet Thick.

We w.ar away two inches of shoe Leather in year. A pair of shoes that would last a lifetime" would, conse- Quently, have to be provided with solea from eight to nine feet thick.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-04-20

Proportions OF Straw and Grain.
There is no fixed relation between
the proportions of straw and grain in
the cereals. In some years the pro-
portion Of straw is greater than others;
the weather has something to do with
this condition. In wet years and with
not enough sunshine to fully ripen the
grain early, or, rather, to stop the de-
velopment of the straw, the proportion
of the latter is great. Various efforts
have been made to ascertain what eff
feet different kinds of manure and
fertilizers would have on the proper
tons of straw and grain. The results
have not been definite enough to make
it advisable to~attempt to control the
proportions by different methods OF
enriching the soil. heterogeneous ma
nures seem to stimulate the straw de-
velopment, but not excessively. The
largest yields Of grain are generally
accompanied by large yields Of straw.
1t is probably impossible to get good
grain without a good stalk. In the
years when grain heads out low" the
yield Of grain is generally short.
The aim should be to develop both
grain and straw in the same proper
ton. This is done the most certainly
by following a rotation. The grain
should come after corn, or roots or
potatoes. and these crops should re-
ceive the fertilizers rather than the
cereals.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-04-20
.kss.,sis,s q 3 oesa snspherd.

-HeQa6lt9o of ~ O0oej 0Aephe9ds
g. +. Curtiss: nv dock Of sheep can;
aot be handled Or fattpned successfully
without . close observance Of their
habits and .pecutiarities. There are .,
great many little things that enter into
the attention and management by
successful shepherd that may seem
trivial, yet they have much to do with
the comfort, thrift, and profit Of the
flock. The axiom that "The eye Of
the master fattens" is nowhere more
applicable than in the sheepfold. The
competent feeder acquires trained
eye, that detects at a glance any EVIL
dence Of disorder that will be mani
fest If single animal is off Of feed
or out of condition. To the unobsery-
Ing or inexperienced feeder sheep all
look alike, but when rightly studied 20
class of stock presents more marked
Individual peculiarities or SO clearly
manifests evidence of thrift and we'll
doing or the reverse. Attention to
these little details, accompanied by
regular habits and quiet manner,
constitutes the Keynote of successful
sheep feeding. Nothing contributes
more to good results than eontentment
and quiet surroundings. The feeder
who disturbs the quiet and comfort Of
the flock every time he gees about it
should quit the sheep business at once.
Rough manners and harsh treatment
absolutely disqualify any man for sue
cess In this work. The natural timid-
lty and nervous temperament of the
sheep necessitate gentle treatment.
Their dainty habits about eating and
drinking must also be INDUCED as
fully as practicable. No animal nat
urally selects wider variety Of feed,
particularly Of rough forage and veg
citation; but two essentials are always
exacted, viz, cleanliness and palatabil-
ity. Never give sheep any stale or
undesirable feed, nor expect it to eat
any feed left over from a previous
meal. The ration should be always
wholesome and tempting to the ap-
petite. The barn or stabl:ng quarters
should never be without fresh, pure
atmosphere and an ample supply of dry
bedding. Sheep rarely suffer from cold
If kept dry and protected from direct
drafts. The open air is better than a
poorly kept shed or barn.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-04-20
lz1GEsT TllRE ID TH1 WORLD.
sC9aiaA the Hurricane Tree. ana Es'li
+ Naesau. Capital Of the RMhamas.

\ Called the Hurricane Tree, ana Fs'ii
a1t NASSAU. Capital OF the Bahamas.
In Nassau the capital city Of the Ba-
shama islands, they saw ..the tree il the
public square"-not the trees. Now,
sthe public square of Nassau Is quite as
large as most cities of its size, but there
!. Y only one tree in it, and that tree lit
eraiiy nils the square and spreads its
shade over all the public buildings in
the neighborhood. For it is the largest
tree In the world at its base, although
u Is hardly taller than a three-story
house. 1t is variously known as cei-
ba, or silk cotton tree, but the people
OF the low islands of the West Indies
call 1t hurricane tree. For, no matter
how hard the wind blows. 1t cannot
disturb the mighty buttressed trunk
/ the ceiba. In the hurricane Of last
spring all the palms ard many Of the
other trees of Nassau were overturned.
but the great hurricane tree, although
1t lost all its leaves, did not lose so
much as branch. Its trunk throws
out great curving, wind-like braces.
some of them twenty feet wide and
nearly as high. These extend into the
ground on all sides and brace the tree
against all attack, while the great
branches spread q thick shade over
head. In the tropic sunshine of miu-
summer, hundreds, even thousands Of
people. may gather in the cool Of it's
shadow. No one knows how old the
great tree is, but it must have been
growing hundreds, If not thousands Of
years. A very old picture in the libra
~ at Nassau shows the tree as big as it
is at present, and even the oldest negro
on the island cannot remember when it
was bit smaller.
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"pxA1 Mrs. Pun.
KAM:-N affords No
great pleasure to ten

daughter has received from the use .
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Con,
pound. After beginning the use -
your medicine she began to ms1A
rapidly and In now able to DO ct hs0
work. Her menses are regular ana
almost painless. I feel very thankful
to you and expect to always keep your
Vegetable Compound in my house. 70
il the best medicine ever knew. YoD
have my permission to publish thiD
letter If you wish, 1t may be the msaAe
Of doing others good. Mas. MATILDA
A. CAMP, Manchester Mil, Macon, Go,
September 10, 1899.
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Lunar Food.

Mamma" exclaimed little boulc.
ward maiden, "they's new moon."
Eyes. so there is, my darling"
'They's q new moon mos ev'ry
month, isn't they, mammal"
Eyes, love-"
"Well, mamma, were does bod dit
all His new moons from?''
"Oh, it's the same moon NIL the
time, Florence, dear. They just call
it a new moon because it grows dark
once month and then begins to shine
again.
ut bedins jcs' a little bit O. thin
moon. doesn't 1t, mammal"
Eyes, dear.'
can zen it dts roun' an fat like a
orange, doesn't it?''
YES"
"Well, mamma, bod mus feed His
moon sulnfln' more AN sunshine din
ners to get 'em SO fat. "-Detroit Free
Press.
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A REMARKABLH SCHOLAR.
Even His Illness Did Not Interfere
Wit His School Attendance.

Even His Illness Did Not Interfere
Wit His School Attendance.
Perhaps til erecord for school attend
ance belongs to Walworth lad named
Thomas Ward, who was never absent
or late during his eleven years Of
school life, beginning his fourth year.
The local member of the school board
Tor London tells the story that when
the proud boy received the attendance
medal for the eleventh year-which had
to be specially struck to meet his case
the mother was questioned as to how
the boy had been able to make 20 re-
markable q record.
HAS. he had the usual children's
complaints?" she was asked.
. ''..~~,s, sir"
sThe measles?'
Eyes. sir"
..Whoopfng coush?''
Eyes. SIR"
"Hcw is it, then. that he has never
been away from school?''
''Well sir. he had them in his holi-
days." was the interesting reply
Washington Gazette.
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nev.s rhisf

We offer One Hundred Dollars reward for any
easa Of Catsrrh that cannot be cured By HALT
=. J: CHENEY . 90. Props. Toledo. O,
cSSsey for the last is years and believe him
Dosfoctly honorable in ill business transactions
"a anancially able to carry out any obliGe-
00as made by their Arm
West 4 Truax, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo
q; Wafding. Kinnan 4 Marvin. Wholesale
ESfi's Cstsrrh Cure ID taken internally. sct-
- directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces
n tko system. Testimonials sent free. Price
~ per bottle. Sold BY ell druggtsta
Halls Family Pills are tho best
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-04-20
A TRYING EXPERIENCE.
The Girl Found What She Wanted.
But Still She Was Not Happy.


Some people have no sense" said the
girl shopper, as she sank down upon
the chair In front Of the counter.
What is it," asked a sympathizing
friend, cant you find what you wantY'
"Oh, it isn't that, but can't find it in
the way want. They're bound to
proclaim it from the housetops. You
see, I've been wanting to wear HIP
pads for long time-it gives girl SO
much better shape, don't you think,
and I'm not very large. Everybody
seems to think it's so foolish, and SO
I've never had the nerve to ask for
them. But to-day, when found my
self right up on the same floor with
them. I screwed up my courage, ana
asked clerk up there about them.
"'Next counter she cried. and then
she. called out 'Hip-pads,' and, oh, dear,
l know everybody is looking at me
now, and never shall be able. to buy
them!"
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For Two Reasons.

~ don't think the editor will sit on
this joke,"' said the funny man, as he
laid down his pen.
Because Of the point. I presumed"
said the horse reporter.
"No; but because it's a standing
Joke" replied the man of humor; zone
Of. the crowded street car brand, you
know."-Chicago News.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-04-20

The westinghouse Electric and Man.
ufacturing company has acquired pos.
session Of the plant Of the Walker
Manufacturing company at Cleveland.
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My half of wheat. 70.

Net expense on homestead. {. /. .$1Os. 90
We moved on our homestead July
10, 1899, have thirty-two acres in good
shape for crops in 1900. My wife joins
with me in sending best wishes to you
and yours.
You can truly say to any poor man
who pays big rent to get farm
(somebody else's land) or works for
wages to support family, that have
personally tried both in Minnesota
and tried hard to make success Of it,
but found to my sorrow that after
working hard poor living was all /
could get out of it. and after nearly
two years Of western Canadian life l
will say that I am very thankful to
you for helping me to decide to try it
in Canada. Yours respectfully.
w. III. KINKADE.
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sure Enough.

shopper (at department store lunch
Observation-Disclosures, these hot cakes
ere not nearly so large as those I got
here last week.
Waiter Girl-Well, these are flannel
cakes, and you know flannel will
ohrink.-Philadelphi Press.
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A Brief Career.

TOO bad about Jane Gilroy, isn't 1t p
what was it? l haven't heard"
"Spcnt five years qualifying for a
training nurse and then married her
first patient. Cleveland Plain Dealer
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The Trail of the Boer.

The Trail of the BOer.
"Did understan you to say that one
of your ancestors fought during the
Revolulion:''
Eyes. my great-great-great-gra
father fell at Bunker kopje."-Cleve-
land Plain Dealer.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-04-20
Read the Adverti.ement.

\ 90 HsSss3 s11o @As1vSHHASe10eW0vs 4 y.
You will enjoy this publication much
better II you will get into the habit Of
reading the advertisements; they will
help you in the way OF getting some
excellent bargains. Our advertisers are
reliable; they send what they adyer-
tise.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-04-20

The balance Of trade should be seal.
ed BY the inspector Of weights and
measures. II
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FITS Permanently Cured Nonts or nervousness after
nrst days use Of DR.. Kline's Great Nerve Restorer
Sind for FREE $500 trial bottle and treatise.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-04-20

! lido not believe Piso's Cure for Consumption
has an'equal for coughs and cold, -JoHn =
BorHR. Trinity Springs. Ind. Fob. is. 1000
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-04-20

A Liverpool physician has discovered
the bacillus Of pinkeye in horses.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-04-20

Jaasd hair reeoysrs IT. youthful color and ssfe.
0oee BY the use OF PARK11'0 HAIR BALsAN.
2ND11oo1N0, the best cure for corns. l5cts.
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AZ to Fertil,xer,.


In general 1t is best to try to grow
nitrogen gathering crops in rotation
vita cereals when cereals are grown
at all. The roots Of the clover crop
remaining in the ground enrich the
soil with nitrogen, In such form that
it can be used by the succeeding crop
of cereals. Experiments seem to show
that all this nitrogen produced from
single crop of clover, the roots only
being left in the ground, but the plant
not turned under, is sufficient only to
supply the needs of the first grain crop
coming after 1t. Potash and phos-
phoric acid should be in the soil in
good quantities to ensure the proper
and economical use of the nitrogen in
the soil. 1t does not pay to attempt
to use any one class of fertility with
out the presence of the others. Thus.
1t is found that what is called COM
plete fertilizer-nitrogen, potash, and
phosphoric acid COMMUNICATIVE the
best results in all cases.
II, however, single grain is to be
grown on the land for an indefinite
period and without rotation the appli-
cation Of fertilizers to the land should
be governed as far as possible by the
constituents of the whole grain plant.
This can be found easily from any
book giving list of grains and their
analyses. In the case Of barnyard
manure this rule cannot be followed
unless the farmer be ultra scientific,
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THE PLACE FOR A POOR MAN.
A Homestead Clear and Money Ahead
In Two Years.
Alameda, N. w. T., Canada,

Homestead Clear aud Money Ahead
in Two Years.
Alameda, N. w. T., Canada,
Dec. %, 1899.
Mr.. B. Davies, Canadian Govern
ment Agent, st. Paul. Minn.-Dear Sir:
AS promised you about two years
ago that at some future time I would
let you know what I thought of west
ern Canada and the chances of a poor
man making start and supporting a
family at the same time, so will write
a few facts concerning my own ex-
perience the past twenty-one months;
and what have done, any able-bodied
man can do, provided he will work.
left Traverse country March 20,
1898; landed in Alameda at noon the
21st with $685. in my pocket, a strang-
er and among strangers, and when my
family came in October. 1898, my
wife had nearly SO, or barely enough
to pay freight on her stove. sewing
machine and clothes and beds. COM
menced work March %; also made en-
try for homestead same day (the man
I started work for loaning me SIS to
pay entrance fee), and have earned
or at least received $478.10 in wages
since then and have been idle at least
two months of the twenty-one since
came. The homestead I took had
twelve acres broke by a former occu-
pant. paid $40 to have it replowed
in July, '9S, and the seed wheat for it
cost me $s.25. let it to neighbor
for one-half In elevator. clear Of all
expense except the seed, and this fall
received SOTO for my part of the
crops of the twelve acres, SO my total
receipts the past twenty-one months
have been $54S.10. and my expenses,
besides living for self and family. have
been as follows:
Entrance fee ($5 being paid for
cancellatisn) ................$ 1900
Summer following IL acres. .... 20.O0
Seed for same. ................ 8.25
Cost OF house.. besides my own
labor on same. 1855
20 acres Of breaking and double
discing same. ................ 5000
S179.10
NV ha1f NJ what IN IN
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stranser Neighbors.

Mrs. Snizzer visited you yesterday,
didn't she. DellaT'
''Oh, no: she sent in her card, with
message that she wasn't calling on me
-she Just wanted to use our tele-
phone."-Chicago Times-Herald.
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~ va.e,,lu.um.

Willie can't get It through my head
what q vacuum means. ,sg
4 Edith-Oh I'm afraid yoU don't know
your own mind. Willie. Judge.