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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-03-30

Quality of Seed Corn.-The yield Of
corn is dependent in no small degree
on the quality of the seed, which
should be selected before the corn is
cut, having regard to the size and
character Of the stalk as well as to
the ripeness and type Of the ear.
When the season Is especially favora-
BILE for thoroughly maturing the ears.
enough seed to last Ct least two years
should be gathered; completely dried
out before frost, and stored in q warm,
dry place. A difference 81 2 per cent
in the yield Of dry matter on two adj
-jacent acres was noted in favor Of the
crop grown from well-ripened seed
over the yield from seed grown in &
wet, cold season. Clinton D. Smith.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-03-30

Mixed Grasses for Pasture. In &C.
lecting grasses for the pasture those
that mature at different periods should
be chosen. 20 that . good supply Of
feed may be. coming on at all times Of.
year. The stock do not DO their har-
vesting ID - one time and so do not
require Chat tho grasses ripen stimuli
tansously. The larger the number of
grasses the better. ". s3. .ssS5 ),
Wheat y grown "a practically Ill
countries Of the world, but comes sto|
sgrsete1t peril elton IL cool clinna4so. &
The true Democrat., 1900-01-06
He Surprisetl the Lecturer.

ALBION P. Man, the inventor Of in.
candescent lighting by the use OF
carbon filamsnt in vacuum, is still
active, strong and Industrious, though
we'll beyond the three-score-and-ten'
years limit. He looks more like a
banker than a scientist and in the
subdued light OF lecture room ap.
pears at distance like young man.
Not long ago he attended lecture In
Brooklyn, N. Y, upon the higher
problems Of electrical science, deliv.
cred by professor with many titles
aud degrees. AT the close the speak.
or called for comments and criticisms
from the auditors.
Man, who was sitting we'll back in
the hall, arose, and, quoting a long
statement from the lecture concern
ing o difficult process, asked if he had
heard it CORE city.
"With remarkable accuracy, sir,
replied the lecturer. "They are al
most my very words"
The inventor then clearly but co
gently tore the lecturers argument tt
pieces, greatly to the latter's astonish
ment and to the amusement OF tn
audience. AS he sat down the lecture
said:
II can hardly reply at present. 70
seem to have Come information on th
subject"
"Yes," replied Mr.. Man, II disco
cred the process myself nearly thirt
years ago. "-Philadelphia saturda
Evening Post.
The true Democrat., 1900-01-06
Labor Troubles.

Bagdad, Fls.-simpson and Co.'S
mills have refused to accept the condi-
tlons Of the recent arbitration Of the
labor trouble, and have given notice
that they would no longer employ
Knights Of Labor. Last Thursday they
posted notices that they would pay 10
per cent. advance to all old hands who
would sever their connection with the
Knights, or to non.union men who ap.
piled at ones for work. Monday the
mills opened with a full force Of non
union men. In the afternoon one Of the
employees was shot from am bush and
wounded in the thigh. A lot Of logs
were also cut loose and set adrift. Sc
rious trouble is feared.
The true Democrat., 1900-01-06
Destroyed BY Fire.

Alexandria. The family residence
OF ex-Lieutenant Governor Jas. Jetfries
on Arooa plantation ten miles above
here, on the opposite side Of Red River,
was totally destroyed by fire Sunday at
Q O'Clock, and it's occupants, Governor
and Mrs. Jeffries and Ralph and Lilly
Thornton children Of Judge J. r.
Thornton, Of xaniris, who were Wis
itors, barely escaped with their lives
and little or no clothing. The house
and furniture were insured in the Liv-
erpool and London and Globe Insur ,nce
Company for $4,000, and were worth
fully $4,000 Besides the building
which was built By Captain Mead,
father of Mrs. Jaffries, in 1881, one OF
the fiuest libraries in the state as we'll
as one Of the finest collections OF old
family relics, jewelry, e.c., which had
been cherished for over seventy years,
were lost, ana no money could replace
| them. Governor and Mrs. Jeffries lef
for Shreveport to spend some time witt
their daughter, the wife Of Hon. E. H
Randolph,
The true Democrat., 1900-01-06
Young Farmer Found Hanged.

Houston, Tex. Hermann Winkel'
mann, prominent young farmer OF
Washington county, was found hanging
by his neck in his own barn Saturday.
Deceased had been resident OF that
ueighborhcod since his arrival from
the fatherland, some six years ago
By hare work and industry he accum'
ulsted email competency, which he
invested in a farm. He was to come
into possession Of the property Satur'
dav, and had sufficient amount OF
money on hand to sto.k the place.
There is absolutely no known cause fol
suicide, End there had teen nothing in
his pravious coadlct to indicate that
be contemplated se.f-destruction. HI
| was young nan, not yet 80 years old
and with every prospect of success. HI
leaves wife and two small children
Much mystery surrounds the matte
and officers are pluckily trying to prob
lit, but have nothing to work on.
The true Democrat., 1900-01-06
ON A SECRET MISSION.
American Cruiser Ordered to Liberia And
is Now on Th Way.

American Cruiser Ordered to Liberia And
is Now on TIL Way.
New York. "A special from Wash.
ington says: 1t developed Saturday
that the United States cruiser Mont
gomery has gone on secret mission to
Liberia, Africa, performed. 1t ls be-
Iieved, with a view to displaying the
American flag in Liberian waters and
the location OF a site for an American
coaling station on the Liberian coast
It is said that the cruiser Montgom-
ery's trip to the coast Of Liberia has
no connection whatever with the South
African war.
As to the real objects Of the cruise,
it is believed that the navy department
has had its eyes upon possible ooaling
station on the west c)sat, as is indi-
Gated in foreign dispatches. Before and
during the civil war ssthe United States
had no lesss than three coaling stations
on tnat coast. They were practically
abandoned when the West African sta
ton was dropped, but the chief Of tt,
equipment bureau, Admiral Bradford
has strongly urged that they be rs-es
tablisbed 90 az to insure our naval YES
sells q source Of coal supply when pass
Ing from the east Atlantic aronnd t
Toe Philippines and China in the even
] the Suez canal should bs closed agains
them. Ths Liberian government be
always been willing and even anxiou
that the station on It's coast should b
kept If only as a manifestation Of tn
interest Of the United States in the col
onyssit has created, and to protect it b
our moral influence against Europea
aggression.
The true Democrat., 1900-01-06
AYouug Colored Woman Fatally Burned

Young COlored Woman Fatally Burned
Layfaystte. An unfortunate accl-
dent befsll Alphonsine, young negro
woman employed by Mr.. Henry Hohor-
est as nurse and housemaid, Saturday.
The girl,,was burning leaves and trash
IN ths yard, high wind prevailing at
the time, when her dress caught fire,
and soon the flames enveloped the I'M
fortunate, producing most painful and
probably fatal wounds. DR.. Mouton at
tendsd, but pronounces the case ell
most hopeless. H....'..
The true Democrat., 1900-01-06
An Italian Murdered.

Plaquemine. - The Italian found
murdered in front of the Alabama
plantation, near White Castle Saiur-
day morning, was named Antonio Al
chano and resided in New Orleans at
1909 Rampant street, corner Of Clio
The murdered man left here Wednes-
day morning to visit friends in Bayou
Goula From there he intended 60
ing home. His friends here claim he
had $500 on his person, tie fruits Of
several years labor, which he expected
The true Democrat., 1900-01-06
NORTH CAROLINA NEGROES
Dread Prop osed Constitutional Amend
ment,

Raleigh, N. C.-The negroes cele-
brated the thirty-seveEth anniversary
of the signing Of ths emancipation
proclamation here Monday. One OF
the features of the day was tn" reading
and adoption of an address tothe white
people of the state.
In the course OF the address they
said: We cannot resist the conviction
that tae proposed amendment to our
state constitution is the initial step il
the direction Of multiplying the procla'
nation of emancipation and abrogat'
ing, as far as possible tbs results of the
war for freedom. 1t is already urged
bv an influential portion of the news
papers of tae south and by some OF its
leading men that these amendments to
the state constitution are temporary
expedients. That the thirteenth, four
teenth and fifteenth amendments to the
constitution or the United States must
be repealed. TheB are the guarantees
Of our freedom AMI citizenship in this
land. Repeal them and slavery again
becomes Lawful"
After discussing the negro problem
and the causes that led the negro int
the republican party, the address goes
on to say:
"should you reject this appeal anc
turn a deaf ear to our entreaty; should
you determine to do that we so mucE
dread, we have no power to prevent 1t
For us there will be hgt one remedy
We shall be comp,llei to seek home
in some other land-a better countIv.
The true Democrat., 1900-01-06
Stopping O Fly.Wheel.

According to a foreign exchange, re.
cent experiments carried out at the
machine works Of Ofenbach show tina
with the proper appliances it is posi-.
BILE to stop even large fly whee
within fraction of a second. B,
means OF two brakes affixed to the fy
wheel of $50 horse power, making 81
revolutions per minute, the :'whole 0.
the machinery was brought to a stand
still in less than second after the Il,
wheel had accomplished one-quarts
oi>a revolution"
The true Democrat., 1900-01-06
From the kansas CITY Joarhzi.

ErOm LES AaAsas Gity jOarn&1s D. =
Belleville there were two s!ck lItl]s
boys who were eating their hearta III
because they could not see the clyeus
parade. Mr.. Sells, the circus propr.s.
tor, came to hear os these boys, aid 1.
asked the mayor Of the town to shos
him where the lads lived. II was IA
on one Of the principal streets. III
regaraless Of that Mr.. Sells had I'll
whole parade pass along that way, ia
the two little invalids sat In 4 winaos
and viewed 1t. 1t wasn't much, hut &
Il calculated to induce unsasIns.s
among those who Aave been cocksuts
that no circus man can enter. the klss,
DOM of heaven
The true Democrat., 1900-01-06
ROCKER wAsHINGToN's VIEWS.
Opposed to Bishop Turner'S migration
Scheme.

Scheme.
Macon, Ga.--Booker T. W shing'
ton spoke on Emancipation" here
Monday, opposing the immigration
scheme Of Bishop Turner, In part ne
said:
"The north does not contain all the
good white people, nor are they any
better friends to the negro than can be
found in the south. For every negro
that is sent to Liberia, a negro baby IS
born in the cotton belt, 80 that scheme
ia failure. AS we came to this coun-
try at the urgent solicitation and ex-
pense Of the white man, we would be
ungrateful to run away and leave hlm
now, and We are not going to do 1t. !
was asked the other day in New York
what the negro can do to get his rights
7 answered, make himself useful. His
citizenship will be recognized and val
ued in proportion as he is worthy. In
dustrisl education is the key to the sit
ustion. The negro must keep pace
with progressive civilization.
1.-THE negro must have education an'
thrift. They must know how to appl'
their education. We have enough min
listers and professional men for tn
present "
A large number Of white people wer
In the audience.
The true Democrat., 1900-01-06
Negro Emlgrants for Texas.

Memphis, Tenn.-Two carloads OF
negro emigrants passed through Mem
phis Mondaybound from the southeast
to points in Texas. The cars were we'll
FL ed The emigrants constitute a
number of neg;o families who are be-
ing sent west to meet the deman1 for
farm labor that comes from that sec
tion. They came from Georgia and the
Carolinas.
The true Democrat., 1900-01-06
NAVIGATION sUsP ENDED.
The Ohio River Full of Running Ice but no
GOFges Reported.

GOFges Reported.
Louisville, Ky.-Navigation in the
Ohio river is suspended from hers to
Pittsburg and partially 50 from this
city to Cairo. The river here is fall
ing and full of ice, which is growing
heavier in quantity and harder in quail
ity. No gorges are as yet reported
above and the current is carrying it OH
with the exception of some shore lce'
which extends soma distance out and il
frozen hard to the ban. The ferry boat
quit business at an early hour Monday
night.
The big side wheeler New South az
rived from Cincinnati Monday nigh
and left for New Orleans Tuesday
morning, slowly working her way
through the heavy ice in the canal
She will bs the last boat to 60 dow
the river until the ice rams out and tn
boats will be able to resu ne trips.
The true Democrat., 1900-01-06
,r., ot this season, when the world

lust OF this season, wnsh ing WY
Is tail Of brides, and sunbursts and
stars 81 and other dazzling gifts Of ths
g1rJooltn" 1J,l seem as common as plain golo
Wedding " rings, . hint on how to clean sal
diamonds artfully may not come am'ss
The stones should first be wasned ~
rarm water and yellow soapsuda, with
q small but not too hard brush. Hlnse
and a dry them carefully with a SOFT
M cloth or silk handkerchief, and put
them into a boz containing lockwood
dust. Move them about IN this ior
some time until they seem perfectly
dry, free them from the powder anu
nolisb with tissue naper.
The true Democrat., 1900-01-06
,rDn,o wb,skev Fatal to Negroes.

Charleston, s. C.-During the past
week there have BEEN eight sudden
desths OF negroes from Lady's Island,
in the vicinity of the Central Phosphate
wo.ks, Beaufort county, this state
The are suspicious that the whiskey
thev used was either tamperel with OF
rot cbemi ally pute. Tie eighth man.
the mail carrier of the company, died
Monday.
The true Democrat., 1900-01-06
THE NEWS OF LOUISIANA
SEVERAL FIRES IN VARIOUS LOUIS
lama TOWNS.
Ex.Gov. Jeffries Loses His Resiaisnoe'''A
Fugitive Captured---Colored Woman
Fatally Burned...Deer Hunter Killed..
Italian Murdered.
Candidates for seuate ia Twenty Third.

Candidates for seuate in Twenty-Third.
Monroe. The last Of series OF SIX
primaries called IN this sSparish this
year was held Monday to nominate a
candidate to represent the Twenty
third Senatorial district, composed OF
tho parishes Of Ouachita and Jackson,
in the upper house Of the Louisiana as
ssmbly.
The true Democrat., 1900-01-06
Dearness Cannot ,Be Cured

By local applications, as they cannot reach the
discussed portion of the eef; Thefs is only ono p.
way to cure deafness, and tAAt is BY eonsSitu-
tlonal remedies. Deatheas is eaueed BY On n n
Named condition Of The mqceus lining & o. tne "a
asn,sd You have rumbling aound or inper;;
fest hearing, ahd when Il Is ehaEely closed
Deafness /, the result, and unless the inham-
nation can be taken out and this tube re-
stored to It's normal condition, hearing wiz DO
destroyed forever. Nine cases out q zen n ere ae
iamed condition Of the nauceus surfaces.
We win give One Hupdred Dollars fog any
case of Deafness (oaased BY eatarrh) that oan:
not be cured by Halls Cataffh Cure. Send
for circulars, fres; ~ r,,.d, q
Sold by Druggists, T6e.
HaIl,s Family Pills are the best.
The true Democrat., 1900-01-06
Fugitive from Franklin Captured.

Fugitive from Franklin Captnfeu'
Lake Charles. William E. Bennett,
alias w. z. Benton, was captured here
Saturday and placed in Jail by the par
ish officers. Bennett ls wanted in
Franklin parish on chrage of murder.
He escaped the vigilance Of the o6icsrS
for some time. Bennett, when arrest
ed, was armel with q pair Of brass
knuoks, q razor and knife. he ad-
mltted that he was wanted for murder
in franklin parish, but said he would
have no trouble in clearing himself.
The exact nature OF the deed Of which
BENEFIT is accused is not known here,
but the franklin officers wrote that he
| was one of band Of regulators, fifteen
of whom we're at that time in Jail.
The true Democrat., 1900-01-06
A queer Lot.

Stranger have heard that you
have good many queer people in this
town. Citizen-As odd lot as you'd
find in years travel. They are Z
queer set, the whole Of 'em, outside M
family. And my wife is almost as Bad
as the others; but then, you know, sac
wasn't originally Of my family Boston
Transcript. no.. %
The true Democrat., 1900-01-06
Mar.hall Scott, Noted Deer Hunter Killed

Marshall Scott, Noted Deer Hunter Killed
Vidalia. August Layille, OF Lower
Black River, this parish,is in Jail here,
charged with the murder Of Marshall
Scott, we'll known character Of that
section and q noted deer hunter. The
killing took place Chritsmas nigat at q
dance in house on Wild Cow bayou,
and was done in sslf-defense. Witness
to the affair states that SCOTT, who was
a quiet and orderly sort Of man when
sober, was under the inuAence of liquor
and in o dlsagrseable mood, and picked
a quarrel with Laville, and pulling out
his pistol, threatened to kill him, where
upon Lsville pushed aside SCOTS OK
tended arm, and drawing his own
weapon, frPd three shots, one OF whioh
took effect in his victims eye, one IN
the hand and the other in the chest, re-
sulting in his death in a few minutes
| A short time later Laville surrendered
to a deputy sheriff ana was brought t.
this place. Scott was about fifty year
of age, ard leaves a widow and on
child. LsVille is only nineteen year
old, and is said to have always enjoye
q good reputation.
The true Democrat., 1900-01-06
Active Demand for Lands.

Shreveport. The demand for lands,
and especially large tracts Of pine TIM
ber lands, is greater now than ever be-
fore in the history Of this section of
North Louisiana. Mr.. G. S. Soaring,
prominent land agent, informed re-
porter Saturday that he had closed two
important deals, whioh aptly illsutrates
how fast Louisiana timber lands are
being sold. he stated that $4,000 acres
IN Winn parish were sold to the Bo-
deau Lumber Company Of Stamps,
Ark, for $4,000 spot cash. Whits
and Fisher from Many, La, purchased
81, 900 acres Of mixed timber lands and
paid $11o, cash. There are any
number Of smaller sales reported from
this section by land agents and the de-
mand for timber lands seems to be in
oreasing daily.
The true Democrat., 1900-01-06

Clean blood means q clean ekig, No
sssqy ts sn HAsSt 1sI booa & nd sss
stirring up the lazy liver and DRIVING als '&l, p
purities from the body; Begin IT, to;,aaay S,.ayy.ds 20
Danish pimples, bQils, blotehes' blaskaSaas, ;na
and that sickly bilious complexion BY taking
Cascarets, beauty for ten cents. a an M arug'
gists, satisfaction guaranteed. l0c. 25c. soc'
The true Democrat., 1900-01-06

Mrs. Fuller Twaddle-''Yes, she's a
very practical woman, regular utili-
tartan. But they say she has skele-
ton in her closet" Mrs. Gadabout
Chlnn-"she has? Well, I'll bet she
uses 1t to hang her coat on to keep 1t
In shaps, If It's anywhere near the
rssht sise."-New York World.
The true Democrat., 1900-01-06

10 send to his brother, III FaAefho'
italy, to bring him to this country.
The body was viewed by DR.. F. j.
Kearney. coroner, Saturday evening
and was found stark naked on the bat.
ture. The decsased's head was nearly
severed from the body ~ two cuts
from in front and behind. There were
nine stab wounds in the back, besides
numerous slashes over his body, while
the face was slashed and hacked IN
most horrible manner, as il the muir.
derers had tried to hide in this man
ner the identity of the deceased. The
coroner's jury could find no clew to the
murderers and rendered q verdict ac-.
cordingly. The officers are still work
Ing on the case in hopes Of getting
some clew. The deceased g friends here
declare he was murdered for his money,
as he had no enemies and was popular
with his people both here and at home.
Three Fires In Less than Eight Hours.
Monroe. Between I o'clock Friday
evening and $50 O'Clock Sunday morn
ing three big fires occurred. While
the loss in money iS not more than
s10, 900 and is mostly covered by in
surance, the circumstances of three
fires in the heart Of the city occurring
90 quickly one after the othe: caused
the greatest excitement and led many
to believe that firebugs had started il
to deliberately burn the city. 1t wa
lust before 7 o'clock when fire brok
out in the Office of DR.. G. G. Cage, ad
joining the retail grocery of L. Pow
ers, due to defective fue. The gro
Gerry was soon in flames and they wer
not extinguished before the stock ha
been badly damaged. Mr.. Power
has an insurance Of 1850 on stock an
fixtures, which represents about ont
half the value o. his stock. At
o'clock the old Key house was found
be on fire and it was burned to tt
ground, the efforts Of the tiremen beir
fruitless. The loss on the building
$4,000; fully covered by insura7c
The building was used as an annex
Golson's hotel and contained furnitu
valued at $1100, on which there was {
insurance of..s5oO. The building W
erected in 1859 by J. L. Hunsicker al
Nas used during the war as a corfe
crate hospital. After that conflict
became the Oraichita house, until ia
en- by F. g. Key about eight years as
The building was owned by Mrs. J.
Huasicker, OF Bethlehem, Pa. T
third fire destroyed three frame bui'
ings in Five Points owned by M
Florenos L. Gross. The loss is abe
$500, only partly insured. Shortly
ter this fire started another alarm CA
=, from different section Of the city,
:, proved to bs a false one. This incre
ed the excitement and many sous
; their homes in order to protect the
How the Key house caught is eor
what of a mystery, but is believed
have been caused by the oveturning
lamp. The Five Points fire is
ID ived to have been Of incendiary orig
The true Democrat., 1900-01-06
,,I,a;ackets In O Hanson.

When two handsome, smooth-facea'
smiling young bluejackets jumped into
. Ransom for a little spin, they set
t,sd ! hack into the cushions with evil
dent enjoyment Of sitting thus in the
stern sheets instead Of laboring at the
oar, The cabman let down the win
dows on both sides to give the boys
nl.pty Of air. Then he mounted to his
saat, and away they went, rounding
the first corner they csms to close
hauled on the starboard tack, and sail
,ns DOWN Broadway at forty knots an
hour
The true Democrat., 1900-01-06

h, Klins's Invigoratinr Tonic FREE 81 tyIA
sot 10 for weeks treatmsnt. DR.. Kline, Lhd >
M Arch Greet. philadelphia. Founded lsl
The true Democrat., 1900-01-06

Sweat and fruit acids will not dlscoloI
goods dyed with PUTNAM FADELEss DYES
Sold by all druggists.
The true Democrat., 1900-01-06
SUSPENSE IS DEEPENING
CONFIDENT DISPATCHES FROM THE
FRONT NOT ECHOED IN LONDON

Colonel Badeu-Powelps Silence Andel0"'0A
a Desperate sitution--Eriti'h Lines OF
Communication Are in Danger OF Bong
Broken al Moro than One Point.
The true Democrat., 1900-01-06

TO Cure Constipation Forever
Take Cascarets Candy Cathartlc lyc OF Soo'
ff G. G. G. fail to cure. druggists reiuha Wones
The true Democrat., 1900-01-06

Cold weather tends to keep CANNES Voca
organs quiet.
The true Democrat., 1900-01-06

U de no circumstances part with you'
reputation-if It Is good.
The true Democrat., 1900-01-06

This is not an ordinary slm,uas.
but a handsome book. eoplously
illustrated, and sold fof S csnts
on sll news-stands. I'VE simply
allow you the two cents y0a
spend in postage fot sending
Great men have written fof
the Year Book. Ia it is summed
up the progress q the l9th esn.
tory. In each important line 9
| work aad thought the gfes'sss
| living specialist has fse0uassa
! the events and advances Of ils'
pas, eeatury and has pfophe''sd
what we may expect Of the uszt,
Among the most noted q
OUT contributors afe:
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson, e e
z Agriculture; Senator Chauncey =
Depew, on Politics; Russell sass on
Finance; Thomas Edison, on We
tricity; Dr.. Madison Peters, on $
ligion; General Merritt, on Land Was Va,
fare; Admiral Hichbon, on hass'
Warfare; "Al" Smith, on Sports, sss;' 4
making complete review Of the was.
4 field Of human endeavor and progss
The true Democrat., 1900-01-06

Educate Your Bowels with Gasearssa
Candy Cathartic, cure constipation fcfoyss..
100, 26o. II G. G. G. fail, druggists refund u0ndR