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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-06-26
Cattle at odeboIt, Iowa.

The Iowa Agricultural College is
carrying on some elaborate expert
ments in cattle feeding at the Brook
mont farm at Odebolt, Iowa. The
farm furnishes the animals feed and
labor and builds yards, sheds, and
water tanks according to the plans
furnished by the experiment station.
The station determines the different
lines of feeding to be followed, d.
vides the cattle into suitable lots and
details representative to take con-
troll of the work. At the completion of
the experiment, the data obtained is
taken by the experiment station for
publication and the animals are re-
turned to the control of the farm
which markets them. Five hundred
steers and five hundred hogs are now
being fattened on the farm in these
cooperative experiments. Three tests
are being made in fattening steers, as
follows: Acclimatization test, light
and heavy ration test, supplementary
feeds test.
In the acclimatization test fifty
head of southern steers are fed in one
lot and fifty head Of. western steers
in a second lot. Each lot is fed all
the corn and wheat straw they will
eat. The object OF this experiment is
to determine from what section of the
country Iowa farmers will find it most
profitable to buy steers to be fat
tened.
Three lots of fifty steers each are
fed in the light and heavy ration test.
All lots are fed all the wheat straw
they will eat. The maximum daily
ration of the first lot will be is lbs. of
corn per steer, of the second lot 20
lbs. of corn per steer, and Of the third
lot "a lbs. Of corn per steer. The OBJ
ject is to determine whether light.
medium or heavy feeding OF grain to
fattening steers will give the greatest
gains for feed consumed and the most
| profit.
In the supplementary feeds test i've
lots Of fifty steers each are fed. All
lots are fed all the wheat straw they
will eat. For grain ration lot one IL
fed corn alone, lot two corn and I'm.
seed meal, lot three corn and cotton
tseed meal, lot four corn and Gluten
feed. and lot FIVE corn and blood meal.
the. latter ontainling 80 per cent spre.
tein. I'll
The object 81 thls Kill III to s deter.
mine the effect .inn fattenin4 ttleefn t,f
suppl f1 s s,YSed ssrrich
lin protein and also to test Ia I'M.
S,res IL s.,lt, !. "a n il 3. ~
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-06-26
CHAPTER K.

Days, many days, went by, and still
Don lay in the same state. Sometimes
shivering, sometimes burning with
fiery heat, sometimes slumbering in
the deepest torpor; often wakefully
alert with the activity of a distraught
mind, wandering back to scenes and
times of which his watchers knew
nothing-even back to days of early
boyhood, when he and Roddy had
fshed together in Gadie's silvery
stream, and never dreamed of jealousy
or severance in years to come.
BY and by, as the days heightened
into weeks, there came lucid intervals,
and when he awoke weak and we'll
nigh speechless, but perfectly con-
scious of his surroundings. And if at
those times Lille CHANGED to be his
nurse he would lie and gaze upon her
with look of dog-like devotion in his
great brown eyes, often even try to ut
ter some feeble words of gratitude or
contrition for her being there Whilst
even as he strove to speak that deadly
oblivion would return and blot out past
and present alike.
And meanwhile Lille watched by
him and waited upon him with jeal-
GUS steadfastness that scarce could
brook to share her vigils with his 9TH
er nurses-they who could minister to
the sufferers wants perhaps more eff
GENTLY than Lilies self, but could ex-
perience none of the young wife's bit
ter joy which made every little duty an
act of devotion.
For she saw his strength ebbing
hour by hour as the fever worked out
it's course. She saw his wanderings
become more frequent, those fatal tor
pors more prolonged, and those mo-
ments of weak consciousness grow few
er and fewer. And gradually, but all
| too surely, the awful fear began to
dawn upon her that Don and she were
to be called upon to part by a decree
more relentless than hers. Yet, oh, 1t
could not be that he should die-die
and leave her thus, without knowing
she had come to realize her life was
bound up in his for time and for eter-
nifty! That his sin must be her sin,
and its atonement hers also as well as
his!
Who shall gauge the bitterness of
those pleadings which burst from her
aching heart through those long viglls
of waiting? For it was known to her
God alone. There came night at last,
as they neared the white cliffs of Eng
land, that after continuous hours Of
fitful slumber Don opened his eyes and
fixed them upon her face. It ap-
preaching the hour when she usually
:rellnquished her post to the nurse, and
she was kneeling by his side in silent
prayer, her cheek resting upon his pill
low, her locked hands leaning gently
ION his breast. 1S
4 a. strange reluctance to leave him
had fallen upon her, and more than
once she had passionately pressed, her
4 lips to the short; silky brown curis
about his. temples s u !
Lille, !" he spoke wistfully. ~. II
!. IT, var barely: above a whispef: b; but
she heard ~ With 9 great bound 81 her
4 beatins heart for she knew sthiS vas
real consciousness at last. =.
eIAllie,,. he repeated family. 80
4 family that she had to stoop close 10
4 his lips 70 catch the words. where are
Il we novs''9 81 v. D.. n "a s
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-06-26
Feeding in, Summer prouth.

From the Farmers Review: The
necessity of maintaining normal
flow of milk during summer drouth
will be conceded by all who feed for
profit. In complete soiling the Wis
consin Station shows that one acre
OF soiling crops equals two and one
half acres of good bluegrass pasture
for feeding dairy cows. Partial soil
ing is an economy that no dairy farmer
should neglect. Supposing the drouth
to come about the 25th of June, your
first substitute will be red clover, II
you have it. Don't use. rye; it will
faint the milk. If clover is not on
hand, sow Canada peas and oats, each
one and a half bushels per acre. For
a succession is or 20 days later, SOW
again. If the season proves wet, your
first sowing of peas will be failure,
as far as the peas are concerned, for
they will lodge and rot of. When
cured before ripe enough to shell, this
makes excellent winter feed, being
rich in protein. Millet, sown one
bushel to the acre about the middle
of May, will be ready to succeed the
peas and oats in 20 days. BY this
time King Corn has elevated his ban
ner and should be given right Of way
A plat of some Of the early varieties
of sweet corn, followed by another of
Stowells Evergreen, will carry you
through until the field corn is right,
and no waste land, for every one of
the above mentioned makes good win.
ter feed when cured in the proper con-
dition. The silo is said to be the
panacea for dry spells, but as cannot
speak from experience, silence is
golden" Hoping that the star of al
falfa will soon rise east of the Mis-
sissippi, meanwhile experimenting a
little in that direction, we mainly rely
on the method above set forth. Use
brains. They are as necessary as feed.
Weed out. Don't feed COW that only
returns seventy-five cents for a dol
lars worth Of rations. In your selec.
,tions for mating in your herd, be an
artist. Produce your ideal, and future
generations viii bless you for any prog.
ress made. Granville Jones. Knox
County. Illinois. III
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-06-26
I'VE arc very nearly homo. II 4 few
hours We shall be in the solent.s

I'VE arc very nearly homo. II Z few
hours We shall be In the Solsnt.s
She vas astonished that hs mani
tested nc surprise. It was as II his
active brain had been speeding on
ward with the ships throbbing en-
gines: as II he, too, while his fragile
barque drifted towards the unknown
shore, had been dimly conscious Of the
great sea of time and space.
Lille" he spoke again, with Ia
bored difficulty, when we reach
Southampton will you wire to Roddy
and d RIVE to me?"
Hot s welled up into her eyes
and fell. non the wasted hand he
strove to Eft and lay on hers.
1--WE will go over to the Isle of
Wight to them. Wouldn't that be bet
ter, Don?"
eff you will not mind the trouble"
he said, with all the trustful depend
ence of little child. And then sud-
denly, with fluttering breath, he spoke
again, SO family she could scarcely
hear. II dreamt just now you kissed
me. Lille, would you promise not to
leave till the end?"
She broke down then, and flung her
self upon his breast.
ooh, Don! Don! Don't you under
stand? l will never leave you-never.
never!" she cried.
His fingers closed upon hers with a
feeble pressure and look almost Of
rapture swept his face. Then, still
holding her hand. he fell asleep.
(To be continued.)
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-06-26

Do Your Feet Ache ana Burn 4
Shake into your shoes, Aliens Foot.
Ease, q powder for the feet. It makes
tight or New Shoes feel Easy. Cures
Swollen. Hot Sweating Feet, Corns
and Bunions. At all Druggists and
Shoe Stores, Csc. Sample sent FREE.
Address Allen 8. Olmsted /. Leroy. N. 7.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-06-26

A little examination of these figures
shows that on the average a steer of
the fancy lot cost $38.365 and was
worth on May l6, sS2.2S, a gain in
value of $43.915. A steer of the in
ferior lot cost S32.361 and was worth
on May 16, $5S.65, gain in value of
$26.2S9. But this is figured on uni
form market, which is correct so far
as this experiment goes. But as
matter of fact the market has de-
clined, and the fancy grades have SUI
fered more than the inferior grades.
1t seems altogether likely that, owing
to this state of the market, the in
ferior grade will prove the most
profitable. But feeding experiments
cannot be adjusted to fluctuations of
the market, and much light is certain
to be shed abroad by this experiment
with carload lots.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-06-26
Grades Of Cattle and Profit.

~
At the University Of Illinois are be-
Ing fed six carloads OF cattle for the
purpose of ascertaining what grade of
cattle will yield the most profit for
the operation Of feeding. These six
carloads consist Of sixteen steers each.
They were purchased by Professor
Mumford, who was careful to select
steers for each lot that should be rep
resentative. The six grades were, the
fancy selected, choice, good, medium,
common, inferior. Every load is fed
In paved lots of equal size provided
with the same kind and amount Of
shelter and the same exposure. The
rations fed to each are of the same
kind and Of the same amount to q
thousand pounds live weight of cat
tie, except in such instances as the
appetites Of the cattle belonging to
certain grade clearly show that they
are being overfed or underfed as com.
pared with other grades of cattle used
in this test.
A committee of three expert buyers
of live stock visits the station at in:
tervals of one month and fixes the
money value gain that each lot has
made per 100. pounds during the pre-
ceding month. These three men are
John T. Alexander, Geo w. Shannon
and James Brown. all of Chicago. The
experiment began November 20, 1902.
The market value per 100 weight at
the beginning of the experiment and
the increase of value by May 1e, was;
OF Foil ~ D..
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-06-26
stSry Iof Rapid .aarovtb.

Some time ago AN lola man con tract
ed to make a plat of the town, since,
then there Yeahsen fifteen additiSiniiss|
CITY md The rev zones ars COM
fng 81 % rapidly that he hasn' { been;
'abls 70 figure whom he will finish his
task The growth q : gas town ia5
Ike unto that Of q sunfio lower when the
sign II right. Ss3
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-06-26

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"Lydia E.P Vegetable
Compound is household reliance
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BARNES, GOT Second St., N. E., Wash
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Such testimony should be. ac-
cepted by all women as convinc--
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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-06-26

The ~ 4 fowl III no bars slIin
around III ~ r
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-06-26

Below are the average weights of
the steers in each lot on November 20
and May 16: -. :.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-06-23
GOOD ROADS NEEDED.
ampossible TO Have Better Country
schools without Them.

There is a close and permanent rela-
ton existing between good public roads
and good Erblic schools, said the state
superintendent Of education for Ala
bama before the Montgomery good
roads convention. There can be no
good country schools in the absence or
good country roads. a school may be
perfectly equipped as to building, fur
nishings and trained teachers and ut
the same time prove failure on ac-
count of a lack of accessibility. Access
Utility depends upon the kind and con-
dition of the public roads. What is the
encouragement to erect good schooi
buildings along impossible highways!
We do not even build good residences
in such places. Business establish
ments and industrial enterprises do
not flourish there. Bad roads and high
civilization do not accompany each 9th
er.
Senator John T. Morgan spoke truly
when in a recent letter to Mr.. L. l.. Gil
bert. secretary Of the Montgomery
Commercial and Industrial association
he said: Not only are good roads
pleasant and ornamental features of a
country, but they are the wisest and
most economical bestowal Of money
and labor. Every civilized country IS
measured by its roads as much as it is
by its industries in the estimate that
men place upon it's value" 1t is posi-
BILE to have good roads without good
schools, but it is absolutely impossible
to have the best schools without good
roads. AS a rule the efficiency of q
country's common schools may be
measured by the condition Of its public
roads.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-06-23
A RAMBlE IN RUSSIA.

In Russia the consumption of brandy
is about six quarts per head per an
mum.
An island off the Russian coast at
Cape Ruszkij Saworot recently left Its
moorings and drifted northward. The
government had to send a steamer to
rescue the inhabitants.
Aluminium shoes for horses have
been tested in the Russian cavalry.
Each test was made with one alumni
ium shoe and three Of iron. In every
test the former outlasted the latter.
A Russian court recently decided
that there is no such thing as self igni-
ton of cotton. but that bale of cotton
may conceal combustible material
within it for weeks and suddenly burst
into flame.
The Russian government has decreed
that in future all soldiers Of the EN-
pire must use Observation-Disclosures
fore not one soldier out of Il thousand
has INDUCED in this luNury-and that
all the hardkerchiefS must contain pic
lures emblematic of i soldiers life,
10th in battle and in time of peace.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-06-23
THE HORSES.

Darwin, 2:13, goes to the Cleveland
natinees.
Sec Gage of Buffalo is fast regaining
his health.
The Memphis shoe seems to be the
real thing.
Great things are expected this year
of Metallic, oil.
The PAGER Ribbonwood has set the
Australian record at 2:1O.
John Conley is at the Lexington (hyJ
track with twelve horses.
Bell Bird, 2:22, one Of Beautiful
Bells daughters, is dead.
Visitors at Charter Oak say that
Lord Derby is in great condition.
Jake Stone is getting his horses ready
over the Worcester MassJ track.
John Cleary has set the Readville
record at 2:19 with one Of his PAGERS.
Direct Hal will be about the only
horse raced by Village farm this year.
C. X. G. Billings has already driven
Lou Dillon a mile in 2:12A to wagon.
Geers has sent The Jeweler back to
Village farm to be saved over until
1901.
Jesse Humphreville has gone to Ca
lais, Me-, to train J. NJ. Johnsons
horses.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-06-23
The GrOcOGlIe.

Pliny said the crocodile's skin will
abide any injury and not be pierced"
That may have been true in his day,
but il is not true now. The bullet Of a
heavy modern rifle will pierce the skin
anywhere unless it strikes in slant
ing direction. The crocodile is not as
q rule hard to kill, provided one can
get good shot at it, but that is just
the trouble. 1t Ias not the marvellous
vitality of the shark, which will some
times struggle furiously for an hour,
although covered with apparently NOR
tai wounds Chicago News.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-06-23
Educate Your Kidneys

With DeBell's Kidney Pills, the
only medicine that positively cures
all diseases arising from disordered
kidneys, such as weak back, back
ache, rheumatism, congestion of til e
kidneys and all urinary troubles,
Try DeBell's Kidney Pills at once.
Price csc per box. Sold by D. A.
Henderson,.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-06-23
EPWORTH LEAGUE.
Topic For the Week Beginning June
21, "Be Loyal to the King and
the Kingdom"-Text, Job
Kill, 10, Dan. vi, 40.

Those who have Travelled in foreign
lands and after many days Of seeing
strange scenes and hearing strange Ian
guages have suddenly come to the sea
and seen a vessel bearing the flag of
stars and stripes will never forget the
thrill caused by that sight. Pulses
beat more quickly and tears dim the
eyes while an unutterable sentiment
of devotion and affection makes the
heart warmer The sight Of the flag
brings into quick recognition the love
of fatherland which had for the time
being been crowded out Of mind.
Not every day are the depth and gen.
ulneness of our patriotism put to the
test. True is it also that much which
passes current as patriotic is more
nearly related to bigotry and prejudice.
But occasions do arise when all the hid
den power of our devotion is put to the
proof. The test of courage and loyalty
comes when the call to arms is heard;
comes when the battle is on. But Sc
yerer trial comes to those who, in prls-
on and slowly wasting with starvation,
are offered freedom if they will join
the forces of the enemy. He who pre-
fers death by starvation to dishonor
and disloyalty is a greater hero than
when he merely fought on the battle
field.
In maintaining fidelity to God it Is
less difficult to stand firm under open
persecution and danger than to repel
the insidious advances Of proffered adj
vantage and worldly gain. In the gen.
eral rules Of the Methodist Episcopal
church there is a section which is Of
ten overlooked, but which is important
in the development Of sturdy Christian
character. 1t relates to the things to
be avoided. 1t Is ''softness and need
less self indulgence" The appetite
for qualification, amusement, recrea-
ton, is strong in young life and may
become imperious if not dominant. 1t
is a good indicator, but q worthless
guide or governor. The demands Of
spirit are ever superior to cravings of
bodily powers. The Claims of our King
are always above every other right,
the needs of His kingdom and our
heavenly heritage paramount to all
other duties
It is q fatal mistake to barter integ-
rity for any other interest. The pres
sure is strong and sometimes almost
irresistible to lower the standard of
right and consent to do something
little off color, but customary and con-
sidered polite. The minister who
breaches with a stronger desire to
please the people than to declare the
truth Of God may receive favor among
the people, higher salary and position
from those he flatters, but he has lost
all loyalty to Christ and all that should
be Of value to one Of His ministers.
The young Christian who is more anX-
ious for entrance into the fashionable
society of the community than for the
loving regard of Jesus may win the
coveted prize, but may awake to find
it all as worthless as q wedge Of gold
and Babylonish garment Of an Achan,
accursed and needing to be hid. 10y
atty to convictions once bartered or
pawned can never be recovered. Hold
fast to that which is good"
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-06-23
The Whole Thing.

Old Pedagogue-When you teacn
your pupils that two apples added to
two apples make four apples you be-
lieve in demonstrating the proposition
by giving them the apples, do you?
kindergarten Teacher-Certain!y, si',
BY that means they get both the SUM
and the substance.-Chicago Tribune.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-06-23
Why Troubled With Eczema7

Boro-Carbol Salve positively
cures eczema or money refunded.
If you are troubled with eczema,
piles, letter, old sores or skin dis
eases In ally form try Boro-C arbol
Salve. It will effect a permanent
cure. Every box warranted. Price
CSC per box. For sale by D. A,
Henderson,.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-06-23
Bliss.

She put the book down, with sigh.
, What is il. darling?" he asked.
"Ah. dearest. I'm so happy" she re-
piled.
But you had such a sad look in your
eyes just now"
IL know. I've been reading about
the unhappiness that the wives Of men
of genius have always had TO bear.
Oh. Alfred, dear, I'm so glad you're
just an ordinary plug Of a fellow"-
Chicago Record Herald
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-06-23
OUR COSTLY ROADS.
transportation Over Highways Here
and In France.

Hon. Martin +. Dodge, director of
public road inquiry, in an address re-
Gently before a good roads convention
among other interesting facts noted
that while the cost of transportation
over roads in this country is % cents
per ton per mile. in France. owing to
the fine condition of the roads, it is
only S cents. The difference between
these figures represents the saving that
would be made possible by good roads.
He stated that agriculturists have
failed to maintain their standing in
the financial and political world he
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-06-23

Wagon loaded with seventy-two bales of
hayl
cause of this drain upon them. their
transportation facilities not having i'm
proved as have those of other classes
who are less directly dependent upon
the state of the country roads.
Mr.. Dodge also called attention to
the fact that while the people of the
agricultural sections pay half of the
national revenues they receive but ~
per cent of the appropriations, a condi-
ton that makes just the claim Of these
sections that they shall receive nation
al aid in the improvement Of their
highways.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-06-23
baIOSna Cures b2CkaC6o,
Pain in the Side, Groin or Hips,

Almost Immediately Thompons Barosma will positively all
diseases the Kidneys Liver and Bladder also Scac Rheuma
tsm Lumbago Papitation Of the Heart Nervous Debility and
Female Weakness Thompson Barosma does contain opates
in FORM and large reward is offered for any injurious drug
found in its composition.
DIZZY SPELLSEdward Happ of Tu Pa had such in the
hold something falling
health
blood Price bottles