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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-08-16
Notesl on Alfalfs.

In different countries Its duration as
a plant VARIES. In Peru and Chill 1t
is said that fields planted by the Span
.iards hundreds Of years ago are still
in existence and still bearing alfalfa.
1T Is 9 perennial plant there, not only.
botanically, but in the ability it has
to exist without dying out. AT the
New Jersey station, however, its dura-,
ton seems to be less, as that station,
In onefof its reports, says Of 1t: AL
falfa Is perennial plant, and once
well established will last a number Of
years, from four to. ten or more. de-
pending upon the character Of the BOIL
and the treatment Of 1.-THE plant Ia ref
erence to manuring and methods Of
cult ing. The annual upright and
branching stems. when cut, do not
sprout but die back to I the crown,
when new shoots start. and grow rapid
ly. Doubtless inS climates such as
that Of New Jersey, the plant succumbs
more quickly to adverse conditions
than In climate of unclouded sun
and abundant heat. /. 1.
There is, however, problem con-
nected with its growth that has not yet
been entirely settled. No matter how
well 1t may grow in the semi-arid area
it sometimes shows decided tendency
not to do well in the more moist states,
Recently the writer saw at Southern
Pines, North Carolina. large field of
alfalfa. The ground seemed to be suit
able for it, and it was learned that
the seed bed for the alfalfa had been
well prepared and enriched, but the
growth was meager. At the time OF
the visit the owner had ordered bar
rel of soil from Kansas from a field in
which the cultures that work on the
roots Of alfalfa were supposed to be
abundant. He hoped by the introduce
ton of these germs to cause larger
growth. The soil on which it was
growing was sandy, but rich. Doubt
less the same problem of root bacteria
that applies to the growth of the cloy-
ers applied here.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-08-16
Why He Wanted 1t Kept Quiet.

+ One Of the officers in certain Eng
lish volunteer regiment is much dis
liked by his men. One evening, as he
was returning home. he slipped into
some deep water. A private in his reg
iment, however. happened to see him.
and. after some trouble, succeeded in
pulling him out. The officer was pro-
fuse in his thanks and asked his rescu-
er the best way he could reward him.
'The best way you can reward me-"
said the soldier. lis to say nothing
about it." n
'Why, my dear fellow said the as
tonished officer, why do you wish me
to say nothing about it?"
Because If the other fellows knew
ia pulled you out, they'd chuck me
in."-Exchange.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-08-16
When Willie Got Home

MRS. Knox" said the hostess, at
dinner. 'your little boy doesn't seem to
have much appetite"
mo. he doesn't; that's a fact"
Don't be bashful, Willie" the host
ess urged. Won't you have some more
Of anything7"
mo. ma'am' Willie replied; IT filled
up on cookies before we come, cause I
heard ma tell pa that we wouldn't get
nuch Observation-Disclosures Press.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-08-16
Need of Hats.

Eyes," said the woman who likes to
befriend the miliiner, ''if you wish to
be really comfortable, always keep two
hats on hand and wear them alternate
~. If you wear hat much Of the time
you will find it is G. great relief Diff
ferent hats rest upon different parts Of
the head, and SO, even though the hats
may both be light, it will be found that
a change will be very agreeable. New
York Times.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-08-16
How She Prove. r.

How She Proves 1t,
Maggie says she is daughter of the
revolution"
"Can she prove it,"
Sure. Her father runs merry-g
round. Bulletin.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-08-16

An old house has been Aiscoyered
IN Lisbon which dates from the great
earthauaks Of 1756 Il IS thought thst
u whole street Of burned hoassss liae,
lin5 q line With the one discovered,
An 4Eg train Of twelve refrigerator
ssYtcn. Kan z. The hsg days
for cali 6fnias:: n y 81
The man who wastes his experience
accumnlstss nsithsF wealth nor Wis
dom ss5S.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-08-16
y, saAs asaon con- ~ no.

q y ~ important to know that thespiy-,
,,stsA point q action OF the aolt - The
lsenter 81 hJs body, In opposite direc-S
lions. writes Dr. ]. g. Curryer IN The
Farmer. In other words, whatever hap
pens at the front end Of the colt impels
nim backwards, and that at the rear
induces forward movements. For
when the rope at his flank is sud denly
brought into action (when he thought
l he would pull hiss head out Of the hall
teri the movement is so promptly re- e.
versedI that he seems to wonder what
" IA the world had happened at the other
end. p AS an illustration Of this law, it
y well-known fact, that If q horse
gets his front foot over bar or other
object (if not more than six inches
above the groundl and feels the pres
sure On the back part Of his leg, he;
VIII go backwards and pull his foot on
OF get loose; when he could by
forward movement easily step over
the object tt IL also we'll known
that Tia horse attempts to go through
ainarrow door, or other passage, which
presses him on both sides, after get
ting beyond the center Of his body, he
cannot be induced to back out, but goes
on through If It breaks his hips down.
TO further and easily demonstrate this
law of the actions of the horse, we
have only to take up one Of his front
feet and carry it forward to the strain-
Ing point and he is seen to go back
wards for relief, then carry the same
foot backwards beyond the center Of
his body and he as naturally goes for
wards for his liberty. Operations with
the hind feet produce the same actions
In relation to the center of his body.
Now what does this all mean to the
educator and trainer of colts for useful
mature horses? Does it not indicate
to the handler during colthood that he,
as well as the colt, should understand
all the duties to be performed and just
how to execute the movement? Does
it not mean that the educator Of the
colt for his (the colt's) future useful
ness, should not only always make the
lessons in accordance with good COM
mon sense, but "horse sense" as well?
These two fundamental senses should
always be in harmony. But where they
work in opposition difficulties and mis-
chief without end are almost sure to
follow, and usually the good character
of the colt is injured. On account of
being mute he cannot plead his own
ca1lSa Whan 1vo o+on oud nonsidor
that the horse never performs even the
most trivial duty for us that he has not
been taught to do, and the great va
riety Of services he willingly and
cheerfully executes for us when he has
been instructed how to do them; then
is it not a plain and important propo-
sition Gas his life, like that of man, is
one of duties to be performed) that he
should have a finished education, a
training commensurate with the sue
cessful execution of each requirement?
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-08-16
1naccurat. Test Bottles.

The test and Its alleged inaccuracy
or unfairness Is the basis of nine
tenths of the friction that arises be.
tween the operator and the patrons
and yet, SO far as known, there has been
no widespread attempt on the part Of
creamery operators to make the pat.
rons understand that they were getting
a fair deal in the testing of their milk
Instead Of using the certified test bot.
ties and pipettes sent out from the
dairy commissioners office in the man
ner specified by the law, the most oil
The operators have kept them laid away
With care, as a sort Of mysterious
something too little understood to be
used or to see the light of day, ex-
cept to overawe some unsatisfied pat
ron. It is believed that but small
number of the creameries of the state
could go into any court and establish
''The use of reliable tests and the re-
suits therefrom" as they may be re-
quired to do in any action arising be-
tween patrons and the creamery man
agement. 1t does not follow that a
great number are using inaccurate
tests, but tits true that few have com
piled with the law to such an extent
that they could prove the accuracy OF
the apparatus and the results from the
use Of it.
The greatest humbug in the testint
matter is the guaranteed" bottles sold
on the market. Numerous creameries
have refused to comply with the plain
provisions Of the law for the reason
that they buy only 'guaranteed' bot
ties. Well, everybody buys guaranteed
bottles, for none other are on the mar.
ket; but the guarante is Of mighty lit.
tie comfort to the farmer whose milk
fs tested in bottle that is inaccurate
The makers Of test bottles only guar
antee approximate accuracy at the
best, and they will replace all bottles
not accurately calibrated: but IL. the
creamery operator doeh not investigate
for himself he will never know the
good bottles from the bad ones, and
his patrons are the losers. This OF
dee has never yet succeeded In gettine,
. lot of bottles that were all, PERFECTLY
ealibrated. From to is per cent 81
the bottles bought by this ONCE IRE
found to be more or less inaccurate
Some Of them extremely 10. love
State Dairy Commihsio ner' Report
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-08-16

Observation-Disclosures
Hon. Robert w. Wilcox. Delegate
to Congress from Hawaii and the Sand
witch Islands, in recent letter from
Washington, D. c., writes:
81 have used Peruna for dyspepsia
and chee1uiYy give you this tesh-
n7OniaL. Am satisfied If 1t is used
properly 1t will be of greet benefit to
our people. lean conscienfiousIy rec
On7n1end Tito anyone who is suffering
with stomach or catarrhal troubles. /"
r. w Wilcox.
All over this country are hundreds Of
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-08-16
The scraptns Of rre...

FFW. u. II. Bailey OF Cornell Uni
versity writes to Vicks Magazine as
follows:
Now and then hear that man who
calls himself ''The Cornell Tree Prun-
81" ,or something Of the kind is scrap
Ing all the outer bark from fruit anu
shade trees. No person is authorized
to use the name of Cornell University
to advertise his abilities as a tree
primer or tree doctor.
The question is constantly arising as
to whether trees should be scraped of
their outer bark. This outer bark is
dead tissue, but it may serve as pro-
lection to the tree. The features of
this outer bark are also characteristic
OF the different kinds of trees and con-
tribute mo small part to their beauty
and interest. i certainly should never
scrape the bark from trees which are
grown Tor ornament, unless there were
some particular reason for it. This
paticular reason might arise when
there were a serious inoursion OF some
insect which finds harbor underneath
the bark, or when some species of body
blight attacks "a tree and it is neces-
ssary to remove the bark in order to
get lat the difficulty. These are spe-
1cial and comparatively rare cases,
'however. Certainly the general rule is
ito leave the bark on all ornamental
and shade trees. ITO take 1T on does
no good. and 1t robs them .of very
much tuf their characteristic beauty.
& In case OF orchard trees. It is often
advisable to take on the hanging bark
in order ito destroy the harboring
places of codlin-mnth and other in
sscts. Even in that case, should not
sscrape down to the light Soolored or in
ner bark, but take on merely the
,Tnugh, loose exterior. Orchard trees,
mot being grown for ornament, often
present more kempt and tidy appear
;anee III the old bark is removed. lit is
TO he remembered that the ideals
which underlie the care of fruit trees
may not obtain with ornamental trees.
have understood that this dtinerant
tree pruner asserts that he Dis able to
destroy thes pear blight by adhsting
some material on the trees (which ne
has sscraped. ut ID only naaessary9 ;tos
~ fnat little need be expectad from
ouch itreatment.
I8 II ds often asked what one shall do
for moss on trees. On old and
roa&h bark. moss does mo- harm, and
It ofben adds distinct charm to shade
md Ornamental tnass. On yoang trees
or young bark, the moss generally In
dieates lax of yigor and yitaHty n tho
tree The remedy 8 to make the8tres
more yiESsDals by tilIage. Snriehfag the
soil.pnriax. spfayinsa Ali nthSir q aanaLA
Taking on the moss IL little more tiaa
the treatment of p symptom; yst tie J
moss Should ~ removed Tor insrsnsoys- |
Ing II the bark will 30 made more d1x-
Ible to allow of the sexpansion ofs u thu
trunk, and the tree Il II fs y fruit tree
have q more tidy appearances.
The moss mar b scraped on lightly.
u q Nc, readily killed by = sprayingsi
With 1ord lux mixture. a believe that
part 81 The so6d sprsyins HI al ths
d0npssdiY 6iis yaitiy q II the ga praS-
tice sf serubbfng trsss With soai pr
W, Gtunfsd tfSes become hide hound
No canpot SYsH With nov ETpxth. y
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-08-16
HALLS Cntarrh Cure
Is constitutional cure. Price, Toe.
A Suburbanite

Mr.. Isolate jof Lonelyville, on even
ing train, embarrassed)-You may no
tice that nearly every suburbanite is
bringing out either a new cook or wait
ress with him?
Mr.. Brooklyn Borough (his guest,
critically)-You might call this a Cooks
personally conducted excursion
Brooklyn Eagle.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-08-16
A, Conscience Document.

A, Conscience Document.
That last cook sent us back postal
card"
What for?,
"She said on 1t trat we'd find three
Of our hest plates at the bottom of the
pile. stuck together with mucilage."-
Chicago Record Herald.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-08-16
A Sure Resu1t.

A Sure Result.
Say, old chap, Coffup and have a
bet we wish you to decide for u.s.
mo, thanks"
why, why not? We're both friends
of yours"
Exactly. So what's the use of my
making an enemy of one of you?'-
Life.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-08-16

Fiso's Cure 10 the post medicine ~ svsr used
for Ill aneotions Of tho throat and lunss.-WM
O ENDsL1x. vanburen. Ind. Feb. 10. i0o0
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-08-16
"a Matter Of Policy

"see here. Cassidy" said De Kanter.
= cauEht one Of your bartepderss to-
day putting water In the WHISKY"
al Well. sor, |" Cassidy replied. Eye must:
understand that We have to make some
concissipns 70 the temperance people"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-08-16
Adaptation.

Smokers Jokes are very thin" COM
planned Dinsmore. y
Perhaps he makes them that way
Tor your special BENEFIT" suggested
Wintsrbottom.
81 "How,ssthat?" & Il q ,s, !. s. !,
To enable you to see through them"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-08-16
she Couldn't.

"Just walk this way, madam" said
the clerk. who was bowlegged.
"I'mer-I'm very much afraid, sir,
I can't" blushingly replied the fair GUS
toner. who WASH Denver Times.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-08-16
PATENTS.
List of Patents Issued to Northwes
Northwestern Inventors.

NOrthWestern Inventors.
John w. Collins. Duluth, Mimi, ex-
pansible fue cutter; Edward ]. Fills
trault, Hitterdahl. Mimi, fire alarm:
John Luger, Jr., North ST. Paul. Mimi,
detachable table leg: Frank E. Nc
Nall, Minneapolis, Mimi, thresher and
separator; John F. Mossberg, Mime
apolis, Mimi, cataphoric pad; Francis
Peteler, Minneapolis, Mimi, ore gravel
car; Martha p. Todd, Minneapolis.
Mimi, hand toom
I-othrop & Johnson. patent attorneys. oil q
e12 Pioneer Press Bldg. st. Paul. MINI.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-08-16
Don,t Blame Her.

why didn't she graduate?"
"She got mad at the examiner hint
ing, as she thought. at her age. He
asked her what great national event
took place In 1s60."-Philadelphia
Times.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-08-16
Moro Evidence on Kiener.

From the Farmers Review: I have
been interested in your articles on
kieffer pear pollinations. It may be
of interest to you to know that in 1901
l have very carefully gone over the
ground again and the results this year
are practically identical with those
published in our last annual report.
OF S66 crosses on Kieffer with Bartlett,
Duchess, CARRIER, lie Conte and Seckel
pollen, III, ,or AZ per cent, started to
grow. 'Of 6S7 Kietfer on Kietfer, s
weak fruits have started, but will
probably not develop.-G. Harold Pow
ell, Horticulturist Delaware Expert.
ment Station.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-08-16

Il. Ike truth. onafy asksGsa kSarinx
NViIards OIL cures pain. ,lss
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-08-16

Mrs. Wlnslox's soothing Syrup.
For children teething, sottens the gums, reduces iu
dammstion. auays pa1n.c Wind colic 25c bottle
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-08-16

Truth q 81 Imp to be soiled by
1 any outward touch ass the sunbeam
Milton. 81 Ss -
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-08-16

IT is hard to believe that mistake
has not been made in the report of the
Nlarge amount of fruit in Hamburg
found infested with San Jose scale.
This fruit is from the United States.
One is tempted to ask If the scientist
there knows San Jose scale when he
sees it. The number of packages of
all kinds of mruit received from the
United States is put at 62,S02, Of which
3.12 per cent was found to have San
Jose scale. OF the apples received from
the eastern pant of the United States
1.84 per cent are reported infested. This
is the most astonishing claim Of All,
for we amve believed the apple orch-
ards, at least OF the region east of the
Rocky Mountains. little affected. It 10
further claimed that Of all the apples
sshipped 6rnm California to Hamburg
"A pr cent were affected, and Of the
apples IRON Oregon 5l.44 per cent. The
moral fssthst nllr own orchardists had
better educate themselves up to the
point OF knowing the San Jose and
other scales. ard then carefu}ly inspect
ali fruit ID 81 shipped to Europe. We
wish to fcster the European trade and.
10 do % nnnaf sand them fruit above
suspicion. Throagh slack methods we
may arouse s.. aAntiment in ,fOrei9n
countries aai1 VI "a mission of bi,r
ffuat. and He Il q $500 gof SIch thines
asttae SAN Sse ~ shsn lcs a-;eS
excuse for keelanx olt Sour ufod lsts.
Doubtless the EArop0a0 raiaefas ~ A.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-06-13
CHINESE CERTIFICATE PUZZLE.

If it turns out that 5000 more Chi
nese certificates have been issued than
there are enumerated Chinese in the
islands, the secret service of the Gov
eminent has an. obvious duty to per-
form.
The census was well taken. 1t is
inconceivable that 5000 Chinese escaped
the enumerators. Can it be that there
has been a regular traffic in Chinese
certificates? Such documents sell or
have sold on the coast for from 500
to $500 apiece and the Ciprico gang Is
now In jail there on account of their
dealings in them. At the lowest mar
ket price the 5000 surplus certificates
issued here were worth 100000. That
Is a big fortune. even as fortunes go.
Has any part of it fallen into the pock-
cts of a criminal ring?
1t may turn out, however that the
Chinese bureau is at fault as to the
exact figures of the census, the Chinese
portion of which has not yet been Off
cially returned to Census Agent Akin
son. Or, it may be that the certifica-
ton of people of mixed Chinese and Ha-
waiian blood by the one bureau, and
their proper racial classification by the
other. causes the 5000 discrepancy.
But In any case the matter deserves
an official clearing up.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-06-13
SEISMIC PHENOMENA.

The fact that the Hawaiian volcano
is pouring out an unusual quantity of
smoke is accepted as a sign that there
Is soon to be an eruption. This, how
ever is not the only indication. 1t has
been apparent in late dispatches that the
world is entering a fresh period of
seismic activity. Recently earthquakes
in Italy and Spain were quickly fol-
lowed by an eruption from the Javanese
crater of Keloet, in the course of
which three Europeans and 178 natives
persisted AS such disturbances gener-
ally move in waves, earthquakes or
erupt1ons may be looked for In any
seismic district. There have already
been shocks on Hawaii; and the signs
or volcanic pressure are indubftable. Of
course the actual break may come else
where, In Japan for instance, but
nevertheless Kilauea at such times Is
always we'll worth watching
another interesting thing to observe,
In case of an Hawaiian upheav,1, will
be the effect on California Elsewhere
IN this paper appears theory of Prof.
Garrett P. Serviss that the seismic con-
nectfon is very Intimate between Ha-
wall and the Golden State. Given an
eruption here and earthquake shocks oc-
cur there about the sans time. Probably
the connection, II it exits at all, is not
matter of common terrpinals, but a
case in which both districts are con-
nected with single seismic area, and
where the response of the earth's crust
to convulsive movement below is
practically simultaneous. Here, where
a vent exists, the accumulated gases
and what they propel are blown out;
in California, where no vent exists,
there Is q shake-up which doubtless,
from the sulphuric smell often OBJ
served there after an earthquake, opens
thousands of little seams and cracks.
and sometimes, as In the Yolo and San
Jacinto earthquakes, opens yawning
crevices. 1t is probably good thing
for California that Kilauea is open;
else that State as well as the Hawaiian
group might be shaken like the lid of
a boiling kettle whenever the gaseous
pressure in the regions below US be-
come too much for the resistance Of the
globes outer structure.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-06-13
Tele graph Notes.

J. J. Corbett has lost his liquor license.
Japanese politics are said to be in d
chaotic condition.
There are bright prospects for a big
klondike cleanup.
Clay NJ. Greene, the playwright, is to
become a Catholic.
Philip S. Fay, the well-known San
Francisco contractor is dead
Ground has been broken for the new
Grass Valley road in California
Lester Reiff rode w C. Whitney's We
lodyovski TO victory in the English Der
by
A Michigan hotel man on spree killed
his daughter and shot his wife and 9TH
ers.
Ice, snow and frost are doing great
gon.
The stock of the Southern Pacific
Railroad has reached the highest point
ever known.
Z A life sentence for forgery has been
son, in Texas.
An insane engineer killed his wife and
daughter in ST. Louis and blew off the
top of his own head.
Governor Wells of Utah has welded
Miss Emily Katy. formerly the society
editor of a Salt Lake paper.
A Kansas City woman is on trial for
the murder of her husband. She and her
family are accused of a felonious con-
spiracy.
A verdict has been returned in favor OF
Mrs. Eddy, the Christian Scientist in the
suit of Mrs. Woodbury. VS.. Mrs. Eddy
for alleged libel.
The Pacific Mail Steamship Company
mand penalty for the escape of Chinese
at San Francisco.
Lack of a quorum prevented decisive
action at the San Jose meeting OF fruit
growers. Present officers may hold over
A disastrous fire has swept Willis, the
thriving Mendocino county, Cal, town
Only two stores are left.