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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-04-17
Breeding Pigeons.

From Farmers Review: In the
breeding of pigeons one must first
choose the variety he thinks will suit
him best. There are many varieties
that are unable to feed their own
young on account of shape of beak,
and for this reason most fanciers pre-
fer breed of pigeons that can rear
their own young without keeping what
are called feeders. Pigeon breeding ia
like every other fancy or business,
there being plenty of room at the top,
and, if one expects to be successful
with pigeons, he must in the first
place have a fancy for them and then
be willing to pay fair price for good
birds, for, as a rule, so called cheap
birds are not worth feeding. My ad,
vice to a beginner would be to pur.
chase but one pair of birds, but let
that pair be first class. If not show
birds themselves, they must come
from good stock to be good breeders
or to breed show birds. Birds can't
transmit what they have not in them.
selves. Purchase your pigeons Of q
breeder with reputation for honest
dealing and from one that has demon,
strated that he knows how to breed
winners. Good birds in any variety
suitable to start loft with are worth
from SO to $25 a pair. This price
may to some at first sight look exorbi
tant, but know from long experience
that if one wishes to become a fancie,
and be successful he must start right
and it can't be done with cheap birds
I could write much on this subject
but hope these few lines will influence
some amateur fancier to start right, sc
that he will find it a pleasure and S
profit to continue in the fancy.-Dr
w. A. Gibson, Jackson County, Mich
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-04-17
Business at the Club.

"Oh, yes, there are always plenty OF
things 70 talk about in our club meet.
fngs,". said Mrs. Jamsby, with a def.
ant toss of her head.
mo doubt, no doubt" replied Jams
by; "but cannot approve of the dis
respectful way in which you refer to
the neighbors, Mrs. Jamsby."
"To the neighbors? Why, what are
you talking about? Nobody is re.
ferring to the neighbors."
when you speak of them as
things Mrs. Jamsby, your language
is altogether disrespectful. The neigh.
bors are persons, Mrs. Jamsby, not
things; bear that in mind when Cos.
siping about your gossipy old club"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-04-17
To Fiaht Apple seab.

A Nebraska reader of the Farmers
Review asks how to fight the apple
scab. In answer will say that the
successful fighting of the apple scab
fungus is not an easy matter. Spray.
ing is practiced, but it is not uni.
formly successful. Some orchardists
follow the practice Of giving a winter
treatment with copper sulphate before
the buds swell. This spraying solu.
ton is made by the use of three to
four pounds of copper sulphate to so
gallons Of water. This strength Is
safe only when the buds are dormant.
For use on foliage the proportion
should be one pound of copper sui.
phate to $50 gallons of water. The
Bordeaux mixture Is, however. the
spray that will be found most effec.
tive. 1t is used generally on the IN.
folding leaves before the blossoms
open. and again after the petals fan
II the season be wet, the second sprav.
ing should be followed by third In
about ten days. !
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-04-17
Valuable Horticultural information.

Valuable Horticultural information
The Seth volume Of the transactions
OF the Illinois State Horticultural So
ciety, containing the proceedings Of
the state society, Of the northern
central and southern district societies
as well as various local societies IL
already published and is upon our
table. 1t is a substantially bound
DOCK OF nearly $50 pages, and con.
tains 8 full page illustrations. Parti
cular attention has been paid in the
proceedings Of the various societies to
papers and discussions practical and
scientific, on fruit culture. Valuable
features Of this book are lists Of fruits
recommended for the different dis,
trlcts of the state accompanied by
descriptions Of the various varieties
formulas for the preparing Of spray.
ing mixtures and directions for apply.
Ing the same, reports Of the expert
ment stations, reports of experiments
In building cold storage rooms and
IN keeping fruits, etc. This H. q valu
able book to all fruit growers and
horticulturists generally. It is sen,
to all members free and to public and
school libraries on receipt of 15c
to cover postage. Annual membership
In the state society are 81. Life mem.
bershlps IS. Address the secretary. l.
Il. Bryant, Princeton. Ill.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-04-17
A TIP FOR AMBITIOUS ACTORS.

A Little Place in Maine Where One
Should Try Play.
so You think that / made a grave
error in presenting the play here in
New York without first trying it else
where?" said the playwright.
II do, indeed" frankly answered the
critic.
But what locality would you have
suggested as more appropriated"
WELL" replied the critic, after CIV
ing the subject due consideration,
there is little settlement somewhere
up in the wilds of Maine called Ala
moosook. It's an Indian name signi.
flying Great Dog Place. New York
Times.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-04-17
Western Demand for Pork.

Prof. R. S. Shaw of the Montana
Experiment Station says The indus.
try of pork production is in great need
of encouragement throughout the aric
west, which supplies but small per,
centage Of the pork required for home
consumption. Western towns and
cities are in large measure supplied
with cured pork from the great pack
ing houses of the east, with a product
from the corn producing regions.
There is q great demand for large
quantities of cured pork in Montana,
The occupations and conditions sur.
rounding the people are such that
large quantities of cured meat must
be used of which pork is the chief.
Ranchmen, stockmen, railroad and
canal builders, miners, prospectors
and campers living in places remote
from the large centers can neither
obtain nor handle fresh meats to
good advantage. In many instances
our farmers still continue to purchase
cured bacon and ham, bearing packing
house brands, from local merchants
instead of producing them on the farm.
Because Of these practices our west.
ern farmers ar, failing to obtain q
large revenue which they could so
easily secure. Pork cannot be pro
duced more cheaply or of better quail.
ity than in the irrigated regions Of the
arid west. Hog raising has been
made possible by the opening up Of
agricultural lands which are made,te
produce enormous quantities OF ce
reals and legumes by means q irri'
cation.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-04-17
First Spraying for AppIe sc,b.


From Farmers Review: I note in
recent issue Of your valuable pane,
that you advise spraying the apple
tree while buds are dormant to pro
tect against apple scab fungus. My
experience has been that this is un
necessary and useless. The spores
start to grow later and if first spray.
Ing with Bordeaux and arsenical mix
lures Is made when the flower buds
first open, the treatment will be early
enough and of great value. When ]
say flower buds first open" I mean
the original bud which contains the
five, or more, separate blossoms and
do not refer to individual blossoms
Let those who do not understand this
observe carefully the opening and de
velopmeat of the buds. There arc
many things in nature that can be
studied with pleasure and profit if We
will but give little time to it. The
flower in the desert is not the only
one that was "born to blush unseen
for few see the beauty of the spring
blossoms as they should.-Henry M
Dunlap.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-04-17
SMILES

1ooo Cneef ana 6ooo fooo so TO-
gether.
Improper feeding is the source of
most human ails. Sick people don't
laugh much. It is the healthy and
strong who see the sunny side of
everything. Pure, scientific food will
correct most ailments and bring
laughter and good cheer in place Of
sickness and gloom.
The wife of a physician of Dayton,
o., says: Before had finished the
first package of Grape Nuts, which 1
got at the urgent request of a friend
of mine several months ago, l was
astonished to find was less nervous
over small matters and worried less
over large ones, laughed more readily
and was at all times more calm and
contented than had ever been in my
life. found also that the hollow
places in my neck and shoulders were
filing out and that astonished me, as
/ had always been very thin, as
women with starved nerves are apt
to be.
after d time discontinued the
use Of Grape-Nuts for two months
and found the old Symphonic return at
once. went back to the use Of the
food again and feel well and strong. i'll
can increase my weight ats will from
Ave to ten pounds q month by using
more or, less of the food. Before /
was married I was Tor I'VE years .
trained nurse and i have never iii all
my experience seen any thing to act
III quickly and fayorably O this sci
enti6c food. q Name given BY Pos.
tum Co, Battle Greek. Mich. B
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-04-17
An Honest Answers 4 !,

Nathan, when small boy. once
drifted into Sunday school, or was
dragged there accounts differ and
when asked concerning the chief end
Of man merely shook his head. The
question was not clear. Trying again,
the teacher sought to get from him
some idea of moral responsibility.
There was no reply. A third effort
was made by gradually approaching
the subject. the teacher asking him
what he best liked to do.
"Shirk, work. was the prompt reply.
DIR. G. G. Abbott, in Lippincott's.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-04-17

sTsEs - = 1 2s,ss G s,ss g, 1esrD
EpSttnsT &c tks tfna ~ ID Chsnsy ~ Co, doing
tsnSisasa "a ~ City o. Toledo County and State
ONE HUEnRKn for zach and lev, every II
case XIX Catarrh that cSnnok bs cured ~ tho use sc
AHslps Cs4ayrx Cure. YAM Isl x. HEN 81
presencs. this 9th day q Decsmb a, o. iss6. I
~, \, HI IT W. M A. w. G1.KASOl
Il 800 e Notary Public. IA
Hsll's Catarrh Cure 10 taken Internally, ana acts
directly On the blood and mucous surfaces Of the
system. Send for testimonials frse. 81 II
FL. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo. Ohios "a
Sold BY Druggists 7sc. 81 a t553 t55ss i
Halls Family Pills are the best. NJ .ssS
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-04-17
BOY WAS NOT GUILTY.

1t Was His Milk That Made the I'm
pleasant Noise.
Four-year-old Messic always had a
cup of milk for supper. One evening
he was so thirsty that the moment
grace was said he seized his cup and
drank his milk SO hurriedly that it
produced gurgling sound in his
throat.
'sMessic, Messic!" said his father,
sharply, "you must not make that
kind of a noise at the table. It isn't
nice"
The little fellow set down his cup and
looking up at his father, said in an In
jLred tone: "Why, papa, 'twant me
that made the noise, it was the milk. "
Little Chronicle.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-04-17
Domestic Statistics.

One of little Paul's sisters had been
married only few weeks when he
was asked by workman to whom he
had been talking for long time:
'How many sisters have you?"
zone married and two alive" was
the amusing answer.-Little Chron-
icle.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-04-17
UnsklIIfui 8 rchard,tnc

OusNsuIUt 0rCndr0yuSs 5i \
r. Morrill,: One Of the weaknesses
Of the average orchardist appears to
me to be . lack Of plan at the, begin.
ming. It Is sometimes . sudden thought
that sets man into growing an or.
chard. He has not informed himself
rs to what the requirements are OF
how nearly he comes to flling the bin,
so far az the man ID concerned or the
soil OF the orchard. In our own state
there are good many meadows and
corn fields spoiled with peach orchards
"a very fatal mistake, because q man
can blow money into an unproductive
orchard about as fast as anything ]
know OF, and take about as little out
OF 1t, and that is often determined by
Its location, and often mans troubles
begin right there. The next trouble lie
getting the best out Of each and every
tree In an orchard. When man sets
an orchard and finds tree does not
start well, he should understand that
that particular tree has some inherent
difficulty. which almost invariably will
remain to the end. The life of an
orchard 10 determined by its surround.
ings and the amount of fruit-we are
taking about q peach orchard-it may
Dc ten or twenty years; with an apple
orchard 1t may be fifty years under
good management; and still men will
occupy the ground and expect to work
around q tree which starts out a weak.
ling, and expects to work all that time
with only one life to live, when with
the expenditure Of a few cents at the
END or the year he may throw out thai
tree and put in a good one.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-04-17
Adjustable Convictions.

At the recent dinner of the Holland
society William McElrOy told the
story Of q congressional candidate in
Montana VINO, with great fervor and
earnestness, made speech lasting an
hour and half, and concluded by
saying: These, gentlemen, are my
convictions, but IL they don't suit they
can be changed" York Times.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-04-17

Aching backs are eascd. Hip. beck, and
loin pains o.'ercome. Swelling Of the
limbs and dropsy signs vanish.
They correct urine with brick dust sedi.
ment, high colored, pain in passing. drib.
bling, frequency, bed wetting. Doan's
Kidney Pills remove calculi and gravel.
Relieve heart palpitation, sleeplessness,
headache, nervousness. dizziness.
:FREE@cRAMD ron SPRING KipNIY iIIx
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-04-17

Too psFSonal. "A
Miss Clifton ~. she was furious
shout the Wy III which that paper re-
ported her Sma rTis8e 5llss 4.
Miss Ayonda 81 allude u her
age? " III n sS sIEs
Miss C,lifton ectly. Il stated
that ldiss Olde and MI. Yale were mar
5ried, the latter being d well known col.
1iector q antiquities. saxby's Maya
zine. IS, VI q V ISL
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-04-17
Unavailable.

Close Merchant-Yes,s sir, want a
new bookkkeper, but you won't do.
Applicant-May ask why?
Close Merchant-You are as bald as
a billiard ball, sir. A man with no
hair to wipe his pen on will rust out
whole box every week.-New York
Weekly.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-04-17

In Little Old New York.
First Moth-Variable climate, isn't
it?
Second Moth-Oh, dreadful! don't
know which kind Of clothes to eat up
first" Judge.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-04-17
Sometimes it is hard to distinguish
between envy and emulation.

RUGS MADE FROM YOUR OLD
CARPETS by the Reliable Rug Works,
$40 w. 18th ST.. Des Moines, Iowa. Mrs.
w. E. Pennington. Proprietor.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-04-17

To Cure . Colo In One day.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. An
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-04-17

God will always set the picture Of
character in a worthy. chamber.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-04-17
With True Feminine Ar

With True Feminine Aim.
She-I killed two birds with one
stone yesterday.
He-Indeed? suppose you threw
it at q dog?"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-04-17

Marriage should be the victory OF
altruism, but it is the victory Of ego
tism.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-04-17

The breedinx-up Of the corr piant
TO O high protein content means the
revoluti onizing Of the cattle feeding
industry within the corn belt.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-04-17

No man becomes wise until he has
often called himself q fool.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-04-17

Mrs. Winslov's Soothing syrup.
For children teethng, softens the gums reduces IN
ANIMATION aays pain. wind collie. Csc bottle
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-04-17

HousToN, Tx took the sample of
Doan's Kidney Pills with such great benefit
I bought box ct our druggists Used over
half and stopped, because my urine which
before had only come dribblng, now became
60 free. I had medicine enough had lum.
bago and the pills rid me Of it. should have
written sooner, but you know how soon well
person folgets about being sick.-Mr. q. H.
HoRNoKE, No. 2319 McKenny Ave-, Houston,
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-04-17

WEST HAVEN. COME Eight months ago l
took severe pain in my back. Tho sample
box of Doan's Kidney Pills helped me so
much purchased two boxes; am on my Sec
ond box. My heart does not bother me AS it
used to and feel well.-SARAH E. BRADLEY,
No. 377 Elm Street, West Haven, Conn.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-04-17

FALMOUTH Val suffered over twelve
months with pain in the small Of my back.
Medicines and plasters gave only temporary
relief Doan's Kidney Pills cured me-. s.
Brown, Falmouth, Va.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-04-17

i, CuRTIcE. OIL had such severe pain in my
back that l could not walk. used the sam
Pile Of Doan's Kidney Pills with such good re-
Sults sent to Toledo for another box, and
they cured me.-SARAH E. CoTTRELI, Cur
tice q ,l-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-16
4 MODEL EDITOR.

The editor of the Free Press OF Nortoii'
Va. saws that he was recently offered
. nosltlon on a northern newspaper, put
shat he prefers to live in Virginia, pre-
fers 10 keep on with the work he Is doing
in n progressive Virginia town. All that
we want above respectable living ne
adds lis the consciousness that we are
doing our duty and our work well, as
well as it IS given to mortals to do
,rh,t &c n noble sentiment and shows
that the editor of the Norton Free Press
Is the right sort of editor. We are gao
he is to remain in Virginia. NO man IN
any good occupation may be said to be
successful man In that occupation I'M
less he is thoroughly consecrated to his
work. We do not use the word con
secratcd" in any sanctimonious sense,
hut IN the sense Of loving and unselfish
service.
If any man should be consecrated to
his work in that sense 1t is the editor.
If he is in the newspaper business to pro-
mote schemes-business schemes or poll
teal schemes If he is, in the business
simply and solely to make money or to
further his own selfish aims and ambi-
tions, he is worth very little to the press
and to the country, The editor who does
the most valuable service, all things else
being equal, Is the editor who uses the
opportunity at hand to promote pure
politics, public morals and the general
welfare of his people, utterly regard
less Of his own selfish interests, OF his
own selfish feelings. The editor who puri
sues this course may not get fame and
glory for himself and may not make
money, but he will have a good conscience
and he will have very pleasant recollec-
tons to take away with him when he
goes beyond.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-16
A DIFFERENCE.

The Page Courier wants to know II 1t
would not be Just as reasonable for The
Times Dispatch to abandon the gold
standard and give Bryan or any other
free silver Democrat It's undivided sup
port" as to ask the Bryanites to come
out soldly and support Cleveland?
Certainly not, Free silver is not an
issue. and will not be an Issue In the
next presidential campaign. Democrats
are tired OF that issue and they have no
idea of resurrectlng the corpse. 1t Is
equally as certain that Mr.. Bryan will
not be In the race, Mr.. Bryan and free
silver have had their day and now Dem
ocrats are turning their attention to live
issues and available candidates.
But we have not asked the "Bryanites'
to come out solidly and support Ceve-
land. We have simply expressed the
opinion that II all Democrats would get
together and nominate Cleveland on q
conservative Democratic platform, the
party would win glorious victory IN
1904.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-16
A CONTEMPORARIES DILEMMA

We are very sorry that our comments
on the tennessee letter-carrier incident
do not please the esteemed Richmond
Times Dispatch. but it does not seem TO
us that they can with justice be described
as IAN affront to the South" What wa
said was-and we here repeat 1t with
special emphass-that as there seemed to
be no objection to the colored carrier, SO
far as concerned his conduct, his man
ners, or his efficiency, we were prepared
to believe him quite as satisfactory as
any white man, willing to perform such
duties. would be likely to be. Upon this
the esteemed Times Dispatch declares:
In other words. according to the
Washington Post, a white man Is lust as
apt 10 make brutal assault upon an I'M
protected white woman as a negro ISL
or course, The Post said nothing of the
kind, nothing, indeed that could be tor
tured into such suggestlon.-Washin
ton Post
We should be mortified indeed II The
Times-Dispatch had misrepresented the
Post and wiltully distorted lis language.
In point OF fact, we quoted the exact
Language of The Post In this connection
and the paragraph which Tho Post
quotes from the Times Dispatch was our
Inference, and It seems TO us fair infer
ence OF The Posts assertion.
Let us briefly review the facts. The
Post had rebuked the people living in the
vicinity of Gallatn. Tenn, for refusing
TO have negro letter-carrier. In the
same issue II printed an interview with
Congressman Gaines, in which tina, gem
tleman explained that the people of his
section We're afraid 70 have negro ,nal,-
Ing regular visits TO their homes when
the men We're away and the women were
left unprotected, II was in commenting
upon what Congressman Gaines said that
The Post used this language. I'VE knop
nothing OF the man himself and mr..
therefore willing to believe that he mas
be rude. offensive oy impolite Nsgroe
Often are. But the chances are all agains
II. and In our opinion. negro letter-ear
r'er Is quite as likely to behave htnsel
as q white one, would be" Be 1t remem
beIed, We repeat, that this was in cril
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-16
NORTHERN THRIET

At the tenth annual meeting of the
Savings Banks Association OF the State
OF New York, notable exhibit was made.
When the association YVES urgaa,ztd In
1893, the total deposits In the savings
banks of New York amounted to $685.. 35S,-
3s5, the same being due to 1,593,so4 deposit
tors. The report of the banking depart
ment at Albany, for 1903 shows total
deposits of slW7,3S3,7i3 due to 2,975.
depositors.
This shows a gain during the decade of
Si4S o25.3iS, an Increase OF 70 per cent, and
In the number OF depostors, gain OF
,579, an increase of 43 per cent.
These figures are instructive as showing
the vast increase In the wealth OF IN,
people. for the savings banks are usct
largely by small depositors, and instruc.
tive again as showing the thrift of The
Northern people.
We are sorry that the Southern people
cannot make any comparable exhibit VIZ
have not learned the lesson OF thrift
We We're raised In different school frelr
the school of the North In the early
days Of the Republic, tho Northern PEG
pie We're compelled to practice econom,
because their country was more bleak
than ours. But we OF the South lived jr
a land of plenty aud we acquired waste
ipi habits We have thrown away WINK
me North has saved, and that Is the chcI