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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-08-17
Testing Balls of Steel

Cast steel balls when made require
to be examined in order that faulty
ones may be cast aside. This exami-
nation involves much time and labor,
and even then faulty balls are not al
ways detected. A German has de-
vised an apparatus for testing them in
accordance with physical laws. The
balls are placed on the top Of cylin-
der in which works piston rod; each
ball is struck with the same force by
the rod and falls on an inclined sur
face; at the end of this plane It
strikes against an impact surface. II
a ball - perfect it will have enough
elasticity to rebound beyond a fixed
barrier, but If it is imperfect it has
an inferior degree Of elasticity and
falls short. All balls which do not
pass the barrier may safely be re-
jected as faulty.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-08-17
Outbreedine Instincts.

1t seems a remarkable thing that
the strongest instincts in bird may
be bred out, yet such is the case.
A poultry writer tells Of his expe-
rience with some ducks: 1--WE all
know what unnatural results have
sometimes been accomplished by
breeding; some of them carefully
sought after, and others reached in
cidentally, or accidentally, but none
the less wonderful. Take for instance.
the duck, whose fondness for water
is proverbial, and yet when bred year
after year and for generations solely
for rapid growth, and deprived of
water except for drink, that they may
lose no time Or flesh in unnecessary
exercise, but give their undivided
attention to attaining a weight of
five or five and half pounds at nine
or ten weeks old, this natural desire
and liking for water and swimming
accommodations and privileges some
times seems to have been so thorough
~ bred out of their very nature that
we have known of instances where,
as an experiment, they had to be for
chilly driven into the pond, and in
stead OF remaining there and enjoying
it, they acted like SO many old hens,
frightened nearly out of their wits.
and took the first opportunity to get
ashore, and made the best of their
way home. They know nothing of
aquatic delights. personally. nor had
they ever been told Of them by their
parents who were equally ignorant on
the subject as themselves. Neither
had their unsophisticated ears been
RECALLED with any traditional tales of
the ocean,, from their grand or great
grandparents; consequently they SEEM
ed in blissful ignorance Of everything
except their humdrum life of con-
finement, eating. drinking and grow
ing, which to them was doubtless
equivalent to eating. drinking and be.
ing merry"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-08-17
a MAIL CONTRACT
sseuzsd BY : staxe Lin. 10 Protect IN.
Bullion Carried.

Secured BY . Stage Line 10 Protect The
Bullion Carried.
'"Until very recent years." said a
man who used to live in the west, to
the New Orleans Times Democrat,
there has always been more or less
scandal connected with the star
routes of the postal service. Star
routes are those over which mail is
carried by special contract, and the ex-
pense Of keeping up some of them has
certainly been monstrous. In other
cases, however, the price paid has been
ridiculously low. l remember one
route in Nevada where the service was
kept up over distance of about eighty
miles for SIS year, when the actual ex-
pense was $25 trip. How that con-
tract was really made profitable in
wolves curious little story, which /
will tell without mentioning names,
because the parties interested still
have business relations with the de-
partment. The stretch of road to which
refer lay between two pretty lively
mining camps, and stage line plying
over 1t did a very fair business. Among
other things it frequently carried bull
lion, and holdups were of no uncom-
mon occurrence. The rugged, lonely
character of the country was peculiarly
favorable to that kind of deviltry, and
the stage people were at their wits end
to know what to do to stop it. At last
they had bright idea, and put in a
bid for carrying the mail, which had
been handled by a private contractor, a
cart and mule. They made their bid
IS SO as to be certain of getting the
job, and then had heavy, iron-bound
compartment constructed in the boot
of each of the stages for carrying both
the pouches and their regular express
matter. To break it open would have
taken at least ten or fifteen minutes,
and that meant delaying the mails.
The Western desperate has holy hor-
ror of running foul of Uncle Sam, be-
cause he knows that means relentless
hunting down, with all the resources of
the government behind the pursuit
and as soon as the stages became mail
carriers they ceased to be molested. So
the five-dollar contract was really a
good business proposition. After the
country became more settled it was
kept up merely as an advertisement. 1t
gave the line certain air of stability,
like the words Government Depos-
tory on the window of bank"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-08-17

Co-operatavs Creamerles Ia ireland.
Cooperation in dairy matters seems
to have taken firm root in ireland.
Eleven years ago there was in Ireland
but one dairy and agricultural soci-
ETY., with a membership of so. Now
there are 1853 such societies. with a
membership running up into the
thousands. The movement has proved
very beneficial to the farmers Of the
Emerald Isle. The butter that used to
find slow sale at low price now
sells easily alongside Of Danish. as
1t is uniform in character, due to its
being madefat factories where modern
appliances are possible AS producer
Of butter for the English market Ire
land has great possibilities: her homo
market is not sufficiently large to alb
sorb all the good butter that can be
made and there will thus be an ex-
portable surplus. FF.a.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-08-17
Smother Crop for Morning G,orv.


We have received from Professor T.
L. Lyon of the University of Nebraska
the following communication: I'm a
recent number Of your paper you
quoted my opinion on the best method
of getting rid of the wild morning
glory. I said in my communication
that We had found the use Of a
smother crop to be better than a eu1-
tivated crop in getting rid of this pest
By this I meant a crop such as small
grain, that would grow Up and COM
pletely cover the morning glory vine:
or. to seed down to some thicklp
rooted grass. which would crowd Il
out. In the paper you made me say
that I advocated the use of another
crop, which. Of course, Is absurd. ..
The editor OF the farmers Review
sincerely regrets the error and will
see that It does not occur again.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-08-17

keeping, when Il means . lath fence
that In . short time gets out Of re-
pair and becomes an eyesore. Wire
properly put up will remain for years
without further attention. At q short
distance from the house It does not
show at all. II the posts are we'll
made and painted there is nothing to
detract from the looks of the place.
II the posts are placed within ten feet
of each other the wire can be kept
taut without top wire. This will
make it possible to get along with
wire fence only four feet high.
Dogs are great nuisance when 1t
comes to the wire fence for the poul-
try yard. It is something Of a prob
lem to know how to keep them from
getting under the wire. OF course If
no bones were thrown into the yard
the dogs would never develop an in
clination to go in that direction. But
since 1t is necessary to give the poul-
try the table scraps we must find scme
way of keeping out the CANNES. Prob
aely the easiest way is to feed food of
this kind inside the poultry house,
out Of sight of all creatures except
those for whom it is intended. In
any case the wire fence will need to
be fastened down to the ground. There
are various ways, only one of which
has been practiced by the writer. This
way is to make sharp wooden pegs,
six or eight inches long, according to
kind of soil, and an inch or more in
thickness. A nail is driven into the
stake near the top and at such an
angle with the wood that it slants
quite sharply downward. The pegs
are driven into the ground at the bot
tom of the wire and the nail catches
over the bottom strand of the wire,
which is thus driven fast against the
ground. Place these pegs about two
feet apart and they will hold the fence
tightly. OF course the frosts of each
winter will loosen them to some ex-
tent, and they will have to be in
spected each year. Il any of our read
ers has a superior plan. let us hear
from it.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-08-17

Vegetable C0n,pouna
cures the Ills peculiar. "a
women. Il tones lyo dkokp
general health, cases
down 0verwrounhf
nerves, cures those
awful hackIaclbes a1dran>
uiafes x,sensfs-uafl0n.
II does this haoasks0 h
acts directly Of, the fo-
male 0s.yas,isx,, and s,sakes
Il healthy, relieving aR6
curing all inflammation
and dEsplacen,enfs.
Nothing else is Ixsf as
good and many things that
may be suggested are
dangerous. This great
medicine has a constant
record Of cure. Thou
sands Of women testify to
IL. Read their letters con-
slantly appearing IN this
paper
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-08-17
NV u. d a..ai ID &. Y n Hi 5ss 4, 50 rs.
!. IN m EXTENSIVE 4 ADDITION
Being Made \ Y - ths indiana Mineral
Springs {lndiana) Hotel
AT AN OUTLAY u OF $4,000.
Growth Of Entsrpprlss Representing TX
peadlture Of $3.50. 1000 Success
faa Management Of
n. I. Kramer.

7 Ten years ago the ground where the
magnificent hotel property of the Indi-
ana Mineral Springs Company is locat-
ted 1t Indiana Mineral Springs. In
diana was wholly unimproved and al
most q wilderness. Now, owing to the
discovery OF the valuable medicinal
qualities OF the springs and the heal
ing virtue of the soil itself. together
with the enterprise OF Major H. L.
Kramer, there is located there one Of
the finest sanitariums in the United
States. The natural picturesque sur
roundings have been made more at
tracttve and the hotel is a model Of
comfort and elegance.
For the greater accommodation Of
guests who come in constantly increas-
ing numbers from every section of the
United States, arrangements have now
been made for the enlargement of the
hotel buildings. The contract was let
yesterday by Major Kramer for addi-
lions that will cause an outlay of over
$50, 900. The improvements will consist
Of a new bath house and an addition
to the hotel. The addition will be two
stories in height and will occupy q
ground space S0x160 feet. 1t provides
forty additional guest chambers. The
entire addition will be handsomely
and elegantly furnished. The bath
house, when completed, will be the
finest in the United States.
Besides the bath house and the
guest chambers there will be on the
first floor dining hall, music room,
billiard hall, physicians Offices and
barber shop. In connection with the
bath house there will be ladies and
gentlemen's dressing rooms and cool
ing rooms. The dressing and cooling
rooms will be deliberately decorated
and the floors will be laid in white
tile. In both cooling rooms will be
built large ornamental fire places
which will be used Tor heating pur-
poses in addition to the regular steam
heating. The work will be entirely
completed in 80 days.
The improvement and the entire ar
rangements of the hotel and grounds
are made, keeping in view the artistic
effect Of the whole. and when the i'm
provements arranged for are complet-
ed the hotel and surroundings will be
much more attractive than before.
Major Kramer states that a still fur
ther addition to the hotel is contem-
plated, and that plans are now being
prepared for an additional structure
to contain $50 rooms for guests.
Already a quarter of a million dol
lars has been expended on the In
diana Mineral Springs enterprise and
under the present management greater
growth and development in the future
is assured.-Attica Daily Ledger.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-08-17
PATENTS.

List rof Patents Issued Last Week to
Northwestern Inventors.
James Burke, Minneapolis. Mimi,
pipe-coupling; Jake Friedlander, Far
go, n. D.. manifolding device; Frank
sKremer, Duluth, Mimi, train anchor;
Henry .. Lawrence, Gilmore, Mimi. ex-
pansion drill; Oscar Nygren, Lake City,
MIMI. check valve; Bengt. Peterson.
nassel. Mimi. ifiue cleaner; Robert
Seeger. st. Paul, Mimi. vapor burner.
Merwin. Lothrop e Johnson. Patent Attor.
neNs. 9l1 and 912 Pioneer Press Bldg. st. Paul.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-08-17
Poultry Briefs.

Two small poultry runs are better
than one large one. By means Of a
division Of q large run two small ones
may be created. One of these can be
planted In green stuff while the other
sis being fed down. The writer has
tried this with marked success.
g these columns, during the last
few years. We have frequently sug-
gestsd 70 our readers the growing Of
iraps II the pqnltry yard. Have any
Of our read tried 1t this year? II
g. va would 10 pleased 10 hear from
then. on the ss,lb. ect d
Where new po III 3 fsness 80 to IS.
constrleted tho old 81 M Ss should
- laid asids ana aiirses saldne caonsid-
cred. No Vond LEI that SONS of he
women % tho farm it'll ~ lossSfof
th,s bSsnttful ,lpss lntsr 81 y nlf 81
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-08-17
The American working Man.

The American Working Man.
Much comparison has been made be-
tween the endurance of the Chinese
and the American working man. Those
with authority say that the average
working man Of America is as superior
to the Chinese as Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters IS to any other dyspepsia cure.
The Bitters also cures constipation, in
digestion and prevents malaria.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-08-17
American Automatic machinery.

a An English electrical journal has
suggested that the proprietors of an
English factory shall bring over q
large number Of American workmen in
order 70 demonstrate the use Of auto
matte machinery Of American manu-
sfacture. Ordinarysfoor laborers4 may
be utilized u do the work Of skilled
mechanics III the uss Of this machin-
sry. Z 81 -
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-08-17
Taking the Census

Jones-Great Scot! Has that man
been in an explosion or a railroad
wreck?
Brown-Neitller. He's n census emu
merator, who showed UP smaller pop
ulation in this town than it had ten
years ago.'-Detroit Free Press.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-08-17
At the Hur, Dinner.

At the Hurt Dinner.
Mr.. Hardryder-S Some appllinaris
with your tipple,. Miss Highnyerl
Miss HighHyer-No, thanks. I'll go
straight at it and take the water jump.
Smart Set.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-08-17

Are You Using Aliens Foot-Ense:
1t is the only cure for Swollen.
Smarting, Burning, Sweating Feet.
Corns and Bunions. Ask for Aliens
ot-Ease. powder to be shaken into
the shoes. At all Druggists and Shoe
Stores. Csc. Sample sent FREE. Ad.
dress Allen 8. Olmsted. Leroy, n. Y.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-08-17
The Dear Girls.

Tess-She was Boosting that she was
O very good listener.
Jess-Yes; what you might call a
fluent listener. She loves to hear her.
self talk.-Philadelphi Press.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-08-17

Lots Of women marry mushroom
lover and then find that they have got
q toadstool husband.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-08-17

Carter's Ink
is so good and SO cheap that no family can
afford to be without it. Is yours Cartersf
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-08-17

Women live by convention, men in
spite Of it.
New-York tribune., 1900-01-02
A dispatch from the Modder River says;
A DUTCH RISING FEARED.

Cape Town. Dec. 3l.-Ugly rumors are in cir
culaton Of a Dutch rising. With the object Of
seizing Cape Town and the docks and of capt
uring the Governor of Cape Colony Sir Alfred
Miner. The centre Of the movement is said to
be Paar. a village about thirty miles from
Cape Town where meeting of the Afrikander
Bund was held yesterday.
A similar meeting was held at Richmond on
December 2S. and it is reported that the mem
bers of the Bund in these two towns are act
ing in concert.
The members Of the Bund at Wellington and
the Dutch in the Clanwiam District are said
to be armed with Mausers, and 10 be anxious
to use them in behalf of the Beers.
Although the stories OF rising are disCred-
tied the police and military taking ample
nTecautiOnS.
New-York tribune., 1900-01-02
CLUBHoUsEs WELL CROWDED.
HOTELS NO LONGER OCCUPY THEIR OLD
TINE POPULARITY As CENTRES
FOR GLORIFICATIOS.

II was more than ever apparent yesterday that
the old days when the hot = put up sumptuous
!urcheons and the best o.. good chser ss<--her
patrons on the first day OF the year have passed
away. The oIdtimc crowds which were wont TO
gather in the hotels celebrate the birth OF the
new year have changed the place OF giOrihcation-
While some OF the older hostleries sought 20. ad-
here to tradition by serving luncheons TO their
guests the spreads were by means IN keeping
with the hospitality bestowed In past years. and
al no time in the day were the gatherings at the
hotels marked by anything out OF the usual every
day routine
In the clubs it far different. Since the pleas
ing custom OF house visiting on New Years Day
has To a great extent fallen into desuetuda the
clubs have become the meeting places 0f those who
wish To- exchange the compliments OF the season
with their fellows. and Cf those who wish 70 give
f0yousue-7 o. the day tn the Union Irazis.
rhe Union. Euickerbocker, Republican West Side
Republican and in facc. In almost every prominent
club ia the city. buffet iInche0ns. many OF them
Of the most elaborate variety, were served In the
course OF "a visit 10 about half dozen Of the rep
r-seatative clubs Of the city tribune reporter
learned that the attendance OF members was TAR
ahead i'm numbers Of past New Years Day
From until late at night the clubs We're
scenes Of unusual activity. and, as general rule.
We're crowded 90 an unprecedented extent with
members and their guests
New-York tribune., 1900-01-02
GERMAN ENPEROR,S SPEECH.
PURPOSE TO BUILD UP THE NAVY RE
AFFIRMED.

Berlin, Jan. L-Emperor William the New
Years parade to-day addressed the officers OF the
garrison gollows
The first day, of the new century sees orr army;
in other words our people in arms. gathered
day for bowling down before God it is our army.
ton for they are the embodiment Of history
In what condition ga the past century, at lts
erick the Great had slept upon its laurels LED by
unaccustomed to useful work and lost in ,lebauch
luxury and foolish. arrogance Our army, In a
word, was not equal 10 its mission which indeed
It was cast into the dust. the glory Of Frederick
eXtinguisEed and our standards were broken
the people to look to themselves, and under me me
paoS5iFe 0I IA eIo " tberpseIvss he sublime
thought that it is the highest honor to decicats
ones blood and purse to the fatherland in armed
father, new laurels crowned the newly created
army and It's youthful banners but universal mill
through our great departed Emperor. IN his quiet
work he evolved he reorganization of our army IN
paigns crowned his work in a way never expected
own M SRT 4t he9 IN Goa o bore our troops to stonshin
victories. With this. his own creation. he brought
desired German unity. II IS to him that our thanks
are due, that by the help OF that army me Germa4
the place assigned it in the council Of nations
in the new century the old qualities by which our
forefathers made the army great araeyl slInPis'
strength of body and mind in the ceaseless work
of training and developing our troops and. even
/ as my grandfather labored for his army. 50 will
through the work of reorgaIn'zing my navy, in
& 9EGeF Of (Pa nav land Ia % forces and Ha by It the German
Empire may also be in position TO win the place
hope to be enabled. ~-ith firm trust in the guild
4rc5 ~i GoT1 Ttia 13 When one in tbis World
not 90 it unless supported by tha strength Of the
I sword
New-York tribune., 1900-01-02
THE FIGHT NEAR DORDRECHT.
GALLANT STAND MADE BY CAPTAIN MONT
MORENCY'S SCOUTS.

London Jan. Interest in the war to-day,
before the news of General Frenchs victory,
centred the comparatively unimportant sklr-
mishng near Dcrdrecht. Captain Montmorency's 5
sortie with a patrol Of one hundred and twenty
men of the 21st Lancers, and his retreat, on
December 80 were followed up the next day by
a successful British engagement and the rescue
of a small party which Captain Montmorency
apparently left behind him.
Under Captain GoldswOrthy. force Of one
hundred ard ten men. with four guns, accom-
panied by Captain Montmorencys scouts sal
lied out of Dordrecht during the morning Of De
cember 81 to relieve Lieutenant Turner and
twenty seven men left overnight at Laons-
chagnes Mex The Beers were driven back and
Lieutenant Turner's party was rescued. Eight
Beers and thirteen horses are known to have
been killed.
THE Times in it's second edition, publishes
dispatch from Sterkstroom. dated December 81,
which says:
CAPTAIN Montmorency's scouts Y ere cut off
owing 10 their refusal to leave a wounded Off
GER Lieutenant Warren, Of Brabants Horse.
These men, under Lieutenants Milford and Tur5
ner. of the Frontier Mounted Rifles, defended
themselves most gallant1y against the repeated
attacks of some 500 Beers. The enemy resorted
to snpng during the night, but were repulsed
At 515 O'Clock this morning Captain Colds
worthy. with the Cape Mounted Rifles arrived
and the enemy Immediately fed to the hills.
Turner's party. whose horses had nearly all
been killed, were rescued They displayed splen-
did pluck and the brilliant manner in which
Captain Goldsworthy effected their relief on his
own responsibility is deserving of the highest
praise Our loss was two men wounded. The
Beers lost about thirty men, including eight men
killed.
Another account says:
The success of this little party will arrest the
progress of the .enemy's recruiting in that
vicinity.
A dispatch from the Modder River says:
December 81 the naval guns planted few ex-
cellent shells without reply. The eneny's posi-
ton the left is. apparently, considerably
weakened
Count Gleichen. of the Grenadier Guards, and
a distant relative of Queen Victoria who was
wounded the battle of the Modder River, has
recovered from his wound and has left Cape
Town for the front.