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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-10-11
LULLABY.

We've wandered all about the uplard fallows,
We've watched the rabbits at their play,
But now good night. eoodby to soaring swallows,
Now good night, t;oodby, dear day.
Poppy heads are closing fast, pigeons circle home
at last;
Sleep, liebchen, Sleep the bats are calling;
Pansies never miss the light, but sweet babes
must sleep at night;
Sleep, liebchen, sleep, the dew is falling.
Even wind among the quiet willows
Rests, and the sea is silent too.
See soft white linen, cool, such cool white pillows
Wait in the darkling room for you.
All the little chicks are still; the moon peeps
down the hill;
Sleep, liebchen, Sleep the owls are hooting.
Ships have hung their lanthorns out; little mice
Care creep about
Sleep, licbchen, sleep, the stars are shooting.
Ford NJ. iueffer in Littells Living Age.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-10-11

the sale. He announced that land not
purchased at the sale could not afterward
be purchased at the appraisal value but
would have to be advertised before sold.
The sale was very satisfactory from the
stand point of the state and was also
satisfactory the purchasers. There
was considerable competition as the list
was not too long and the buyers plenty
including some foreign bidders. While
there were but very few. snaps,
on the other hand few if any of the
quarters brought extravagant prices.
Mr.. Laxdal stated it to be one of the best
sales he had attended this fall. The
following is list of the lands sold,
prices paid per acre and the purchasers
names:
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-10-11

Geo. w. Lane, Pewamo, Mich, writes
"Your Kodol Dyspepsia Cure is the best
remedy for indigestion and stomach
trouble that l. have ever used. For years
suffered from dyspepsia, at times COM
pelling me to stay in bed and causing me
untold agony. am completely cured,
cured by Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. In
recommending it to friends who suffer
from indigestion always offer to pay for
it if it fails. Thus far have never paid
Free With The Pioneer Express
!, The Farmer, or
. The New York Tribune.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-10-11
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.

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senators, ,H;C. nsStts McSatnoer
Governor, Tran. y msnsS MA p...,.t+
seeretsSEy Of state, Z 2; = F; Porter. Porter;
state Iressuroti s. X = =. =! MEsn' .sa1a.sN
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C0mmlssaoner OF 1su' 1suk~us'' toAnoA"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-10-11
Making Him sweat.

Hardware Dealer-What was old
Krankey kicking about?
Clerk-He wanted ten pounds Of
nails; said he'd pay for them and take
them home himself. Wouldn't trust us
to deliver them, he said.
Hardware Dealer-Surly old codger!
! hope he'll sweat for it.
Clerk-Oh, I took care of that. I
threw in an extra ten pounds, and he
never knew it.-Philadelphia Press.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-10-11
The Pioneer Express.
TRUTH HURTS,

The Palladium charges Attorney Gen.
eral Comstock with being intoxicated
and gambling at the Mandan fair. We
are sorry if It is true, and we hope he
may be able to clear himself both lor his
own sake and that Of the republican
party. But The Palladium in its editorial
course gives the reader the impression
that the charges are made as slurs on the
republican party in general and the pro.
hibition law in particular, and to satisfy a
grievance against Mr.. Comstock.-Pem.
bina Pioneer Express.
The above comment is what we ex-
pected from Grandma" Wardwell and
is very logical criticism-from "Grand-
mas" point of view, which is reaching
back in its second childhood. The Palla.
dium-so tar-has published the truth
and truth hurts. The majority of the
people do not want it and like the writer
above, will crawl around and find an
excuse to craWfish. Wardwell claims to
be a Republican-and the republican
party in its platform declares for the strict
enforcement of the prohibition law, and
the attorney general in taking his oath of
office lifted his hand to God and the
people and sWore that he would do his
duty. The Palladium charges him with
violating the oath he has taken and with
making farce OF the law he has repeat
edly declared he would obey. We assert
that the west Missouri river towns-With-
out exception-contain wide-open saloons
and that the attorney general knows it.
When Mr.. Wardwell says that The Palla-
dunn slurs the republican party by tel l.
ing what are facts-Mr. Wardwell is a
traitor to its principles. It is time the
rottenness of public officials is exposed
and any man who attempts to excuse or
defend Mr.. Comstock without first ascer-
tanning the truth or falsity OF the charges
isas guilty and more so than the attorney
general. ,
Editor McGahan admits we are
logical from our point Of view
We regret that Editor McGahan is not
logical from any point Of view.-We cam
not understand the expression reaching
back into second childhood unless he
means that we have arrived at the stage
Of third childhood" but that cuts no
figure nnless Editor McGrahan considers
epithets as logical argument. Editor
McGanan says The Palladium told the
tru:h. The Pioneer Express did not
dispute it. He says the truth hurts. I"
The Pioneer Express specifically admits
ted fit was the truth, that it hurt. We
also said we were sorry; we are always
sorry to see any man thus disgrace him
self and connections and that whether
heis a state or other official, whether an
editor or other business man, whether
principal or employs matter whether
at Bismarck, Mandan or B emidji, 1t hurts
him and hurts us and we are sorry to see
or hear Of it. Sz
We said Editor McGahan gave the inn
preston that the charges we're made as
"slurs on the republican party" and
because we said SO we are. traitors to the
party. That is, because we do notbe-
aieve Ed. McGahan to be friendly to the
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-10-11

The grand total proceeds for the school
fund is S1O7.254. First payments Zone
fifth plus SIS fee) received by county
treasurer $21. 76O.
Wood lots near Neche were sold to
Neche partles
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-10-11

Again Sir Thomas Upton must go
home to England without the America
cup he worked SO hardsto get. He NAV
be proud of two things; one, that he so
nearly matched that wonderful yacht
Columbia, and the other, that he has
won all the American hearts by his
gentlemanly and sportsmanlike behavior
even in defeat.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-10-11
What A Tale It Tells.

+, If that mirror of yours shows a
svretehed, sallow complexion, a iaundieeel
look, moth patches and blotches on the
skin, it's liver trouble, but DR.. Kings
New Life Pills regulate the liver, purify
the blood, give clear skin, rosy cheeks,
rich complexion. Only Csc at T. R.
ShaW's drug store.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-10-11
City Council.

Regular meeting of City Council.
Present: Mayor Chisholm, Alderman
Atkinson, Miller, La Moure, Short and
Shaw.
The Mayor in the chair.
Bills audited and allowed:
VIM. Russell, light, Aug. and Sept.s45 90
st Paul Trust Co., rent to Mar. 1st
Ii 1902. Observation-Disclosures ..37 so
Pioneer Express, printing and advt. II 10
City Marshal reported collection Of
dog tax:
To 53licenses issued. ed.............s53 90
By fees. l5c each license ......... Z IS
BY paid City treasurer. ............ As G
Adjourned.
+. A. WARDWELL
- 4 4 Auditor.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-10-11

The laws Of health require that the
bowels move once each day and one of
the penalties for violating this law is piles.
Keep your bowels regular by taking a
dose of Chamberlaiu's Stomach and
Liver Tablets when necessary and you
will never have that severe punishment
inflicted upon you. Price, Is cents.
For sale by T. r. Shaw. @s
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-10-11

The PIONEER EXPRESS Is sent only on the di-
ect order of Subscribers an(rls continued unul
ordered stopped and all arrearages paid.
per year. Subscribers paying in advance have
the choice of several premium papers In addi-
ton.
plimentary only, and while we desire them to be
considered as invitations to subscribe, they will
not be continued except upon request.
medium in the county, having a more general
circulation than any other paper. Card of rates
sent on application.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-10-11
Land Sale.

The land sale on Wednesday brought
i large number Of people from all parts
'ot the county. Probably $50 people
were In the Court room.during the SALE,
Land Commissioner Laxdal conducted
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-10-11

A good blood purifier is one that puri-
6es the blood. Read Matt ]. Johnson's S
ad. in this issue and be convinced. For
sale and guaranteed only. by the Drug
Store.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-10-11

A good girl wanted for housework.
If Mrs. T. R. SHAW
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-10-11
OFFICIAL. CITY PAPER.
rERA1s, @s.oo FER ANNvA6
A. WardWelI. q. q. ThOmpsOn
wARDWELL & THOMPSON.

Entered at the postoface at Pembina as second
class mail matter.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-02-27
Green Manure and Nitrogen.

Swedish Investigators have been en-
gagged in testing the importance of diff
ferent green-manuring crops in the
economy of soil nitrogen during the
fall months. Pot experiments were
made with buckwheat and yellow mus
tard, and with the legumes, the field
pea, common vetch, hairy vetch, Roman
vetch, yellow lupine, blue lupine, white
lupine, common kidney vetch, serradei-
la, Melliotus alba and red clover.
The pots were filed with soil OF a
very light character, poor in humus
and other fertilizing constituents, hav-
ing been taken from a field on which
crops of rye, barley, three years pas
ture and oats, and superphosphate cor
responding to the contents of potash
and pho phoric acid in good crop
of clover was added to all pots. The
seeding and harrowing-under of the
green manure crops were done at such
time and in such manner as would
obtain in field work.
The results show that buckwheat
caused loss of 126 pounds of nitrogen
to the acre, and that yellow mustard
caused a loss of 40 pounds of nitrogen
to the acre. The legumes without ex-
ception increased the amount of the nj
trogen in the soil.
The field pea added 13l pounds of nj
trogen to the acre, the common vetch
go, the hairy vetch AZ the Roman vetch
1874, the yellow lupine %, the white lu-
pine AZ, the trefoll 40, the serradella 80,
and the mellotus SO pounds to the acre.
Thus the legumes supplied four to five
times as much nitrogen during growth
as did mustard and buckwheat, and left
the soil richer at the end of the season
by an increase of nitrogen equivalent
to 10 loads of barnyard manure per
acre.
The pots were placed under cover
over winter and in the spring sown to
six rowed barley. The results obtained
at harvest time were rendered valueless
through an accident, but the appear
ance of the barley throughout the vege-
tative period clearly showed the superb
ority of the legumes as green manures,
and the small crops in the buckwheat
and mustard pots were ripe while the
barley plants in many of the legume
pots, notably the field pea and the COM
mon vetcb pots, were still large and
green.-Prof. H. Q. Larsen, in New
York Farmer.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-02-27

CARROLL S. PAGE, Hyde Park, VI.

othy hay furnish nutriment in different
proportions. A consistent ratio of
grain, however, can be adopted for the
winter and summer season, and then
with liberal feeding of coarse fodder,
roots and succulent food, the animals
are sure to thrive and fatten without
much forcing. The normal growth of
farm animals is after all the most de-
sirable, for in this way they build up
an excellent constitution, which later
will be in good form for fattening for
the market.-Prof. James S. Doty.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-02-27
Mulching " heat,

l saw something today, December
800 so novel in. the line of growing
grass and small grain that think
ought to tell it to your many readers.
Mr.. Jack Grain, good, practical, live
farmer, near Ossipee, Pe1dleton cour-
ty, KY, has mulched eight acres OF
wheat with thin coating of straw and
chaff, and more pleasing prospect for
a great crop would be hard to find. In
walking over the field today the thick,
strong growth of the grain so covered
impressed me greatly with the excel
lence of this plan. Only part of the
field was covered with straw, and the
contrast between the cover d and that
not covered was 80 great as TO leave no
doubt as TO the excellence of the mulcL E
ing. Then the timothy sown with the
wheat has made wonderful growth.
1t may seem tedious task to mulch
a large. field, and sometimes the wind
gives much trouble, too, but seeing the
field as it now is convinces me that the
result will amply reward the cost of the
labor necessary to do the work. Mr.
Grains farm of more than two hundred
acres lies in the hills of Pendleton, anC
it requires good management to keeI
the soil from washing away. BY thii
mulching plan be not only gets fnt
crops of small grain, but he gets {
fine stand of timothy and bluegrass
also. Mr.. Grain is preparing to grow
sheep and cattle.-T. M. Barton, il
Ohio Farmer.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-02-27

ket men have long known it, but they
m lde themselves safe by weighing the
meat before cutting off the fat, prac-
lice which they will probably keep up
until the customer complains that he
gets only twelve ounces of meat to the
pound. But he would complain quite
as badly ii he had the other four ounc 8
in fat that none Of the family would
care to eat. Then the price must be
increased il the surplus fat is to be
trimmed eff before weighing. This is
one reason for the popularity of the
baby beef that has been we'll fed from
birth Having been growing while it
was fattening the fat is not all in q
layer upon the outside Of the meat or
stored up around the kidneys, but Il o
whole flesh is tender, juicy and just fat
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-02-27

lie simply the price at which the valu-
BILE ingredients can be had for in the
open market. The agricultural value
will depend entirely on the character
of the land on which it is used. If a
man had land which is abundanLly sup
piled with all the elements of fertility
in an available form, no fertilizer will
have any agricultural value to him,
while it's commercial value may be
high. If a man has land VIII ch is
abundantly supplied with heterogeneous
matter and phosphoric acid, but is de-
fcient in potash, there would be no
need for his buying anything but pot
ash, and 80 on with all the other ele-
ments of. plant food. The methods
used by different stations in getting at
the commercial value of the ingredi-
ents in the fertilizers examined may
vary somewhat, but they are all based
on the market value of the plant food
in the article, while the agricultural
value will depend on whether the soil
needs it or not. This every farmer
must find out for himself by actual ex-
perience, for no station chemist can
tell him by any analysis just what his
soil needs to make it more productive.
No one but the man who cultivates
the soil can find out that.-Practical
Farmer.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-02-27
Live Stock Market

The live stock on the market at Brighton
last Tuesday aggregated 20S2 cattle, 32
sheep and lambs, $50 swine 1866 veal calves,
1879 horses and 200 lbs OF poultry.
Northern and Eastern beef cattle were in
light supply but fairly active demand, and
the tone of the m rket WAS firm. Sales:
2 cattle, average 1910 lbs, Ago. l beef COW,
weighing 1850 lbs, SIC; l beef COW, weighing
$40 lbs, 35c; beef COW, weighing $40 lbs,
2gc; bulls, average 1895 lbs, SO 80 cwt;
bulls, average $3.50 lbs, 30 cwt; IL beef
cows, average 997 bsf Stc; 6 beef cows, av-
erage 9O6 lbs, Sc.
Among the few milch cows on offer there
were some very good, but the demand was
light and business slack.
Veal calves sold freely at somewhat high
or prices, offerings being light. Sales: 10
calves, average 1888 pounds. 6Sc; 80 calves,
average rs pounds, 6tc; IA calves, average
SO pounds 6Sc; calves, average 100 pounds,
64c; 10 calves, average 100 pounds, 6Ic.
For lambs the price was 4Ac. This, at
least, was obtained in the one transaction
OF importance put throu h.
The Western beef cattle received were
generally OF better quality than last week.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-02-27
Winter ON the Farm.

The farmer who is abreast with his
" FORK now has much leisure time at his
command during the inclement days
and the long evenings. How to utilize
this to his own best interests is sub
ject worthy of attention. As we have
said more than once in previous arti-
Giles, no better way than that d pro-
portion be spent in acquiring informa-
ton in his line of business from the
written and published experience of
those who make it their aim to teach
US through the agricultural press and
the farmers institutes, and we should
make the most out of these. The cur
rent events of the day as they tran
spire should also receive attention so
far as to render US reasonably well in
formed upon what is taking place about
US in this age of rapid progress. We
don't advocate wading through the
sensational aud ponderous dailies for
the email amount of useful information
they may contain. This may be more
satisfactorily found even in our weekly
agricultural and religious papers in a
condensed form. And we should not
be so entirely engrossed in our bust
ness as to have neither time to give
nor energy to spend in looking after
interests of more abiding character
than pertain to the present life. Per-
haps the columns OF an agricultural
paper is not The most appropriate place
to refer to matters of this kind. We
are emboldened to do so, however, be-
cause of our continued and close con-
tact with the things beautiful and use
full in nature about us on all sides that
would tend to lead the thoughtful man
to such reflections.
1t is time especially to cultivate
the social characters with which we are
endowed. A too close confinement to
our business tends to make us selfish.
An interchange of experience by the
freside of friends and neighbors will
not only be source of pleasure but
may be made one of profit as well. The
journey we are taking will not be re-.
peated, and it should be the aim of all
of us 10 do all the good we can as we go
along. We fail in an important partic-
ular when we neglect our social duties.
But manual labor need not who'll Y
cease at this season. There are many
jobs that may be attended to on the
mild days. 1t is an ideal time when
the ground is in condition not to be
injured by the tramping of the team to
draw out the manure on the intended
cornheld. Two important things may
thus be accomplished. The work is out
of the way of the more busy season Of
the spring, and we believe better re-
suits may be obtained by spreading it
as made and blowing it under; at least
such has been our OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
pondent of Farmers Guide.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-02-27
Coarse Feed for Swine and Cattle.

In the attempt to make our farm
stock very choice meat producers, con-
centrated food has been fed to such an
extent that the animals have in many
instances become dependent upon fine
foods for their growth and develop
ment. 1t is possible to carry this feed
ing to such an extreme that the ami
mails would be of little use if fed on
anything else. The feeding of concen-
trated food must inevitably tend to
weaken the vitality of the stock and
make them unfit for general farm pur-
poses. The stomach of cattle, sheep,
swine or other domestic farm animal,
is fitted for the digestion of coarse and
fine food, and if by accident or design
either class of food is denied them that
organ must undergo some change. The
winter dollhouse lambs which are rear
ed 30 carefully must be fed on rich,
concentrated food to produce tender,
delicate meat, and if coarse food was
given to them they would soon cease to
grow. They are an artificial product of
the breeders art, and in their wsy they
are very good. They serve purpose
of their own, but not for the farmer.
1t would be mistaken economy for
any except choice breeders to attempt
to bring up their cattle, swine or sheep
on any limited grain ration. Both from
the point Of view of cost and final re-
suits this policy would be a mistake.
Coarse, bulky food is essential to the
proper growth and development of all
farm animals, and with little prepar-
alton this can be provided for The ami
mails the whole year round. Expert
ments made in feeding show that the
best ration is one that includes great
variety of bulky food, mixed with fine
concentrated food sufficiently to make
the balance sensible one. The ratio
of the two must of course differ accord
ing to the relative nourishing qualities
of the coarse food. Glover contains
many of the essential ingredients for
forming muscle, bone and strength,
but corn fodder, beans and good tim.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-02-27

enough. The same thing lie true in
mutton, and well fed yearling gives
better satisfaction than the three-year-
old wether that once used to be called
the best. Even some of the judges
fat stock are beginning to look little
shy at animals with great Jumps of fat
plastered alongside the backbone. -
Massachusetts Ploughman.