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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-08-01
REFORM IN NEW ZEALAND.
Auckland Woman Proposes Cooperative
System of Domestic Work,

Auckland Woman Proposes Cooperative
System of Domestic Work,
From far-away New Zealand comes
a suggestion of reform in housekeep-
ing that ought to be of value to Amer
lean women. Mrs. Martindale of
Auckland is on visit to this country
and thinks she has a mission-the re-
form of the methods employed in the
household. The present system,
where the mistress of the house SUI
perintends all its departments and
carries on the work by means of two
or three servants, Mrs. Martindale lik-
ems to the method in the old feudal
castles. If spinning, weaving, bread
making and brewing have already been
satisfactorily removed from the house
hold, why may not the cooking, dust
ing and polishing become specialties
as we'll? she asks. At some central
kitchen the meals could be served and
sent to the home in covered carriages
or cases so constructed as to retain
the heat. In the agricultural districts
of Germany, where the houses are close
together and the men go considerable
distances to their work, wagons were
sent out with hot dinners for the
workmen at noon and again with an
other meal in the afternoon. The bill
of fare in that country is also more
Systematically arranged, the dishes
supplementing each other in such
way as to provide nourishment for the
whole body. The great advantage OF
this scheme, according to- Mrs. Mar
tindale, is to give the mother time to
care for her own children, reading,
talking or playing with them. "The
young man would not be able" she
said, ''to think of the favorite pudding
his mother used to make, but > he
would remember that his mother used
to talk to him of his lessons asd his
play, his work and his amusements."
She thinks it possible that a COOP
erative system of the sort outlined
might raise the standard Of domestic
helpers and induce girls of good fam
lily, VINO had a gift for cooking, to fol-
low that pursuit, rather than to seek
employment in already overcrowded
professions. The training of girls to
become children's nurses is perhaps
one step taken in this direction
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-08-01

told her that the dinner. hour vas
seven. II was then half past Six, but
she dressed. as she did all thinSss rSp-
idly and well. and al: the time entered
the drawing room which led from the
hall near to the front entrance.
It was chamber thirty feet square,
Furnished. with many evidences of
wealth and in excellent taste. A grand
piano stood. at one side. apd at the far
end, in a wide fireplace; mesquite logs
cracked, for the sun had gone down
and the November evening was chill.
It wasFa scene for which she was not
prepared. Near to the fire stood Mrs.
Glynn in an expensive dinner gown Of
"a fashion. two years past! taking 10
her husband, who, in common with Ahe
eight other men, was in full dress, his
Immaculate white shirt bosom showing
below;a white tie, his feet in patent
feathers, his hair parted with mathe-
NAUTICAL sexactness in..the middle. his
chin newly shaved. The others were
got s'up with as much care. For
the life of her she could not
have helped smiling broadly when
she saw it. Glynn came forward,
smiling in turn. "You mustn't laugh,
Miss English" he said. Cali this is a
little outre along the Rio Grande, but
we made up our minds when we came
out that we would keep UP. some one:
of the home customs in order to have
with us an active memory Of the old
life. Sometimes the laundry isn't all
that it ought to be, but we do fairly
WELL"
Dressing for dinnah is necessity
to me-" said Mrs. Glynn. cit makes
some break in the monotony Of this
tiahsome life"
One by one the men came forward
and were re-introduced, all except AL
lyn, who said that Miss English must
remember his name by this time. The
Hon. Henry Lascelles, Short afatr,,
broad. man of thirty years, muttered;
something about "demned assurance
and was privily kicked by Mr.. John
Royal Deveraux, short, dark, broad
man of the same age. A butler in
somewhat faded livery appearing to
announce dinner, Glynn gave the gov
erness his arm, Mrs. Glynn followed
on the arm of Allyn and the compan-
ionless males brought up the rear. The
dining room was kalsomined in olive
green, picked out with red. Stays
antlers and boars' heads were on the
walls. The long table of mahogany
glittered with silver in the light of
branches of wax candles. In this room
also was fire of mesquite logs which
threw out faint but pungent scent.
Lois found herself at the right hand
of the host. Next to her was the Hon.
L. Louis Godwyn, a youth of twenty
one, with broad shoulders, healthy
color on his tanned cheeks and
healthy appetite. He devoted himself
studiously to his dinner, vouchsaf1ng
but one remark during the hour at
table: Had splendid run this morn
ing" meaning thereby that he had
been chasing peccaries.
(To be continued.)
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-08-01
Ills put into an sisctToiytic tub filleds
With \ solution ots the salt sof the Kind
OF metal which Is to be coated upon II
s'inpiroved Adjuistiin0 4 Device. |.

i
~ n the accompany ing Illustration ID
shown . novel idea for adjusting striks
ing bags the object being to afford
. means spf vertical change In the po
,sitfon Of the bag relative to the con
tact ring beneath which the bag de
ponds; without causing the bag to
ioyefreaoh the edge OF thu ring when
,swungsint any position. 20 Ordinarily the
cord which supports the bag has to Be
adjusted at the desired height BY
varying the length Of the cord. I By
the time the knots are frightened the,
bag is seldom lin the right place, and
1t is considerable trouble to change
the position of the bag to At persons
Of different heights. sssT
/ A glance at the picture will show
that in this invention no change in
the cord is necessary after it has once
been fastened and passed through the
vertical stubess for attachment to the
bag, The Nring, surrounding the tube
is secured to. the fixed wall bracket
and knot is provided for tying the
end of the cord. The tube containing
the cord is clamped in the end of the
bracket by thumbscrew.
y AS soon as the tube is lowered the
cord. ia shortened at the upper end and
heightened at the bottom to CORE.
spond with the distance between the
end Of the tube and the edge of the
contact bag, and when the tube is
L
spondingly., . Consequently, no matter
what the height Of the bag MAY be,
it never overlaps the edge of the ring,
but always strikes in the right place.
AS turn of the screw allows the tube
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-08-01
Fastening Device for Horses.

Below is illustrated a device for
fastening horses securely without the
need of a hitching post. great con-
venience where a driver is compelled
to make frequent stops and leave the
animal, as much valuable time may be
wasted in tying the horse at every
STOP. The arrangement of this fast
ener is such that when the animal
starts forward the reins are wound up
on spindle connected with one of
the wheels, thus pulling the horse
back until the tension is relieved An
upright supporting frame is secured
to the floor of the wagon, carrying a
revolving spindle at the top. The
spindle is capped by slotted disk to
serve as fastening means for the
reins, while beneath the disk is a
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-08-01
Forward Movement Winds Up the


Reins.
ratchet wheel connecting with a rod
leading down to the forward axle. At
the lower end of the rod is gear
wheel which meshes in a similar
wheel rigidly fixed on the carriage
wheel. Instead of being attached di.
rectly to the rod the upper gear wheel
is carried by sliding sleeve, con.
trolled by lever within easy reach
from the wagon seat, by means of
which the apparatus is thrown in and
out of gear at will. The universal
joint at the upper end of the rod per.
mits the device to be brought into use
with the axle in any position, and
backward movement of the horse will
have no effect upon the reins, since
the ratchet wheel prevents rotation of
the spindle in that direction. Phillts
Mayotte. of Wells, Mich, is the in.
ventor.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-08-01
Blood of the stuarts.

With the exception of some smaller
monarchies such as those of Seryia and
Montenegro, every royal house in Eli
rope today has in its veins the blood
of the stuarts, discarded from the Eng
lish throne. Through James ]. the onIv
son of Mary Queen Of Scots, all are
more or less related to that unfortnn.
ate family. The list will embrace
Edward VII. the Gear Of Russia, EN-
peror William, the Emperor Of Aus
tria, the King of Italy. the Bourbons
Of France and Spain. Many Of the
smaller principalities may likewise
trace their descent to James I. \
Patience Il : necessary insredient of
genius, y,
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-08-01
Settled.

Jenks-Haven't you and that neigh
boring farmer settled your differences
yet?
Farmer Akers-No; but our lawyers
have settled.
Jenks-Settled? How?
Farmer Akers-On our farms.-Cath-
clio Standard.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-08-01
.TnEinr ,Itl..Lrterally.

. One day while Pat was walking along
the street he caught sight Of the bill,
Apartments Furnished" whereupon
he boldly knocked at the door.
It was opened by the landladyin per-
son, and the following conversation
took place: e&.
"Phat. would you furnish my room
for'?" asked Pat. II: s.s
FURNISH your room for?'' said the
'landlady. what do you mean 2"
|. & why, you've got Apartments Fur
nished' in your windows" said Pat.
':well, that means that I've got
room to let already furnished" and she
slammed the door in his face,> leaving
him to think it over.-London Spare
Moments.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-08-01
WORLD y L, ICE.
!NvENTloN Ms AND III N EpvERIEs1
or RECENT DATE. ls5'S y

FIoor-sccubbinn n Shine.

'ooT'SSlVDDiuA M0Cnlne. COX
It is no trivial task te. scrub the
floor OF large hall or the deck, Of q.
VESSEL with hand. scrubbing brushes,,
aside from the exhausting effects Of
tHo' physical effort; and it would .be' a.
commendable 10 provide the PEG.
pie who are COMPLETED Il, do this work
with the recently patented floor-scrub-
bling machine shown IN the accom-.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-08-01
Arrival and Escape.

Critic-Well, Dick. suppose you owe
all that you are to your wife?
Successful Authorize; I think I
owe about three-fourths Of my stimulus
to all those other women who wouldn't
have me.-Detroit Free Press.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-08-01
Home.eeker., Excur.,or..

HOmeseekera' EXcurstOns.
Great Northern Railway sells home
seekers tickets. St. Paul or Minneapo-
lis, to all points west. including Mon
tana and Washington, on the first and
third Tuesdays OF July. August, Sep
TENDER and October. 1902. Rate. one
fare for the round trip.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-08-01
a color-c Changing paint.

a color-changing paint. especially
adapted for making visible hot boxes
in machinery. Is prepared By: 4 Ger
man chemist by carefully rubbing up
equal parts Of mercuric iodide and
cuprtc iodide with enough distilled
water TO form Z thin paste& At ordi.
nary temperature this mixture u red.
but It turns. black Ct aboxt 60 der. C,s
becoming fsSdd 1liSiaisipl On cs.oioiine. ~
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-08-01
Not the Usual Way.

Eyes; he's going to marry the girl
who used to work for him. Think of
tt!'
well, what Of ita Most men marry
girl, and let her work for him after
ward."-Philadelphia Bulletin.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-08-01

WHY SUFFER FROM INDIGESTION
when single box Of DR.. Foxs Dyspepsia Tablets WIN
make you feel like new person. They are guaran.
teed to cure Dyspepsia in all its forms. Get box
day All good druggists sell them SOC and u 90 box.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-08-01
ITCHING SKIN DISEASES.

ITCHING SKIN DISEASES.
Eczema, letter, Eruptions and torturinR
skin diseases are quickly relieved and per-
manently cured by Coles Carbolisalve. Your
money back il not satisfactory. Always get
Coles Is and so cents, by all Druggists
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-08-01

Fall Of the Weight Opens the Valve.
flame which has previously been burn.
ing slowly on the gas entering the
burners through the pilot tube.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-08-01

Moving the Tube Regulates the
Height.
to be changed at will the adjustment
OF the bag is simple matter. Will.
lam G. Rastetter of Fort Wayne, Ind,
is the inventor.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-03-06
costs you nothing to list
YOUR land with Truax T. Mclean

Several suspected cases of smallpox
developed in Milton lately and County
Health Officer DR.. Jas. Semple has cen.
sured the lack of quarantine shat until
lately has exposed existing cases to the
public. Last week the churches at Mil
ton were closed in consequence and pub
lie gatherings of all kinds postponed.
Although last Friday evening was
very stormy yet eleven members of the
Travel club were entertained by Mr.. and
Mrs. John Mahon. Mr.. and Mrs. Hey
ward described some of the interesting
scenes IN England. Cecil Mahon told of
the Dorna Doom region in Devonshire
and Miss Belle served the club with some
of her toothsome confectionaries.
Friday night Mr.. F. J. Hodgins re.
ceived the sad news from Waterloo, Ont.
that his brother, William Hodgins, had
died at that place the previous day. The
deceased was an old resident of that place
andshas for years held a place of promi-
hence in business circles in Waterloo.
There we're nine sons in tho Hodgins
family and the death of last week is the
first break IN the circle. MIR. Hodgins left
on Saturdays train to attend the funer-
al. A widow and family of grown child
rem compose the immediate mourners.
Hon. Volney B. Gushing, the temper
ance lecturer from Maine. delivered q
highly able talk bearing particularly on
the political phase of the issue at a lee
ture given Monday evening at the Pres
byterian church. The ediice was packed
with an immense audience and by those
who we're present the lecture is spoken
OF as being particularly interesting pre-.
sentation of the subject. Mr.. Gushing
is both scholar and a gentleman. and
gave his audience the impression that he
knew pretty we'll what he was talking
about.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-03-06

Kelly oan shoe you, no matter what
last you wear, or what prices you wish to
pay for your shoes. See his new stock.
George DUNCAN is filling the position
OF deputy clerk 10 Judge Dorval's office
since the departure of his brother, j. P.
, DUNCAN last week.
Judge Kneeshaw is off on months
trip down IN Florida, where along With
other North Dakotans he has capital in
vested in the culture of plneapples and
oranges.
Landlord Kelland has closed the Pal
ace. His lease does not expire until
sometime next month, but recent sickness
in the family has caused Mr.. Kelland to
quit business sooner than he had intend
ed to.
Deputy Treas urer Jos. Power: The
collections for the month of January, in
Guiding the collections of delinquent
taxes, amounted to $86,94O54. This,
compared with $50, 315.63, the amount
collected for the same period last year,
shows the better condition of the farmers
of Cavalier county. This reason alone
largely accounts for the prompt way in
which the payment OF taxes as been met.
A bad wreck on the Larimore and
Breckenridge branch Friday night block
ed the line so that Saturdays passen-
ger was over three hours late. The &C.
cident occurred 11:30 Friday night, the
train being the one that leaves here at
2:55 IN the afternoon. The storm that
had ragged all Friday was at its height
and IS the passesger approached Blanc
hard small station thirty miles north of
Casselton, in the binding storm the en-
gineer was unable to observe until it was
too late to avoid collision, freight
train ahead of him. The passenger crash
ed into the rear of the freight, ditchlng
six cars and the eaboose, both engines
also leaving the track. The fireman on
one of the engines was killed and the
other fireman with several passengers
badly injured. Just the extent of the
wreck or how serious the injuries may
have been could not be learned as the
Great Northern representatives along the
line we're under orders not to give out
any information.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-03-06
Gordon a. Lamb always have
Cash for farm loans.

The advance wave of the influx of new
settlers for this section otaCavalier coun-
ty struck Langdon this week when three
large cars, each containing the stock,
implements and household goods of the
families of A. Cutuach, N. Stoddard and
4. Bloomster, all from Jucken, Iowa, ar
rived on the freight of Monday night.
During the month many shipments SINH
lar to these may be expected to come up
the line with Langdon as their objective
point. Ali three of the above parties
had previously been up here and looked
over the county and made the purchase
of farms onto which they are preparing
to move in time to put in the crop.
The preliminary hearing of Joseph Nc
Ginnis. Peter Graves, Jr., and Webster
Stevens, arrested on the charge of steal
ing wheat aud barley from the granary of
Chas. r. Faris, of Stilwel. has been in
progress at the court house since Tues
day afternoon. The evidence introduced
! a. suo 00ossoS Ooo'o ANAHoay VI 1uo uo-
| tails Of the story as given ia the columns
of this paper last week. The defendants
have placed their case ia the hands of
Attorney George NJ. Price. The case Tor
the state being haAdled ia a way that
fortells the defendants will b. held
oyer to the next term Of court by States
1 Attorney w. B. Dickson. The hearing
progresses slowly Ill the testimony being
taken down N long hand.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-03-06

Hsve you seen Kelly's new line OF sam
pies for ladies' tailor made suits?
Ityou want TO sell your farm place an
advertisement in our want column.
Attorney Butler Lamb aud wife were
Fargo visitors a few days of last week.
See Farrell & Burke for Farm Loans.
Money always On hand. See ~ before
making your loan.
Tomorrow nights event at the Dono-
van hall is weighing social gotten up
by the ladies Of the Presbyterian church.
M. j. Malley is back from Ambleside,
Ont, where he says he cav more snow
than has been laying around here all
winter.
E. A. Rorapaugh, representing the cir
culation Department Of the Grand Forks
Herald, spent day or two here the fore
part of the week.
E. A. Pennock is now at the head of
the Langdon police force, having donned
the star last week at the time of the res
ignation of Chief @. 8. Hunter.
T. A. Haslam was a visitor in the city
over Sunday from Devils Lake to spend
the day with Mrs. Haslam, who is stay
ing for the present with her sister, Mrs.
F. E. B. Mercer.
Harry MCPHERSON has the bunch of
mules bought recently from party who
shipped them in from Kansas, on sale at
the Clark barn on Second street, which
he has leased for the summer.
Mrs. Cora Ross Clarke was here from
Grand Folks the greater part of the
week visiting friends aud seeing to the
packing up of her household effects
that are being shipped to the Forks.
L. A. Weed, manager of the Hannah
branch of j. NcPhairs farm machinery
buslness, was called to his former home
in Southern Minnesota by the sudden
death Of his mother, which occurred last
week.
The Hannah Moon chronicles that
DR.. Waugh, of Park River, has just been
liberated from smallpox quarantine up
there. There's nothing like those doc
tors getting a practical idea of how these
ailments work, once IN awhile anyway.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-03-06
Gossip and Notes.

Easter Sunday-March 80.
Final examination of rural school
pupils March 20 aud 81.
Remember the weighing social at the
Donovan Hall tomorrow night.
Well, March did ''come in like lion. 81
Now let's see if the old proverb will also
hold good at the wind-up.
Thursday next week, March 18th, ia
the date OH which the "Uncle Rube''
troupe fill an out of to~n engagement up
the line at Hannah.
The local theatrical talent presenting
"Uncle Rube" have in view the presenta-
tion of their play to the public at Milton
and Hannah at an early date.
Last Thursday the Milton Globe an
nounced that there was every indication
that spring had arrived-and the next
day we experienced the worst stormy day
OF CllE winter. MAC Will nave 10 Try
again if he would establish a local reputa-
ton as weather prophet.
Many papers over the state, among
others the Walhalla Mountaineer, we
note have fallen into the error of annouc-
ing Tuesday, March IL, as the day
when the township elections will be
held. They have evidently lost sight of
the change in the law made by the legis-
lature OF 1901. which names the third
Tuesday in March, viz: the 18th, inst as
the appointed day.
The railway mail service on this branch
line is calling forth some unique express.
sions from the public as we'll as the
newspaper fellows. Along this line the
postal department is undertaking to
"break i'm new clerk about twice q
week, and the people here in consequence
have to put up with all sorts of blunders
from this kindergarten method of dong
something for which the government is
being paid in full.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-03-06
AGENT for Butterick Patterns.
Fifty cords of building stone wanted

Fifty cords Of building stone wanted.
| Enquire OF j. p. Boyd.
Editor F. L. johnson has returned
with his family from St. Paul and has
everything i'll readiness to handle the big
end of the influx of new settlers that will
strike Cavalier county this spring.
Masons of Lebanon lodge are looking
forward to visit this week from W. J..
Irvine, deputy grand lecturer of the or
der for North Dakota. Mr.. Irvine is
editor of one of the newspapers publish
ed at Lidgerwood, N. D.
DR.. I. Turcot, veterinary who remov-
ed to his former home in Montreal in
1895, after practipg for several years in
Lapgdon and other North Dakota towns
died on the 9th ult The ciroumstan-
ces attending his demise made the clos
iug chapter of his life sad one. DR..
Turcot had many Langdon friends and
in the earlier days Of statehood WAS dis
tr,ct state veterinary.
The Bottineau Courant says that it
looks as though our old friend, the ineur-
auce agent, A. Berthiaume, is at the pres
ent time showing strong indications of
following in the footsteps of his poll
tical co-worker, Mr.. Richard Croker. OF
Tammany Hall fame, who finds relief
from the worries OF politics in horse rae
ing. Mr. Berthiaume on his return from
Melita, Man, brought with him a speedy
pacing mare, widely known by the name
of "Witche's Dream"
Ed. Walker was over from Fremont
last week, it being his first visit among
friends here since being realeased from
the smallpox quarantine that kept three
or four families over there in close quar-
ters during the holidays. Ed has the
distinction of being the tirst::viotim, and
like four or five others who we're down
with it, cultivated anything but kindly
feeling to the oficlous stand assumed by
Walhalla authorities in the matter. Mr..
Walker says that at no time during the
progress of the cases treated were the
township officials of Fremont unable to
cope with the situation. In making its
comments on the laxity of Fremont
township officials during the epidemic,
the Mountaineer man should exercise
care or he may find change occur on
the physiognomy of some of Walhalla's
business men.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-03-06

Ri. Rev. Father Egan, vicar general of
the diocese of North Dakota, was here
from Fargo and participated in the SER
vices held at the Catholic churches here
and at Mt. Carmel last Sunday.
The mild weather Of late worked wovse
than CONFEDERATION in the destruction
of several hundred tons of an ice crop
harvested by J. W. Gillespie of Milton,
for various towns along the line.