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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1906-01-19
A New Leaa, Definition.

Magistrate Robert Cornell of New
York has acquired a new and valuable
legal definition. An aged but robust
negro witness who testified before him
the other day wouldn't stop talking
when counsel objected, but kept on
roaring his testimony.
"Stop!" the magistrate commanded.
Don't you know you're in court?'
"Y-a-as'r," replied the negro.
"Well, don't you know what a court
ISL"
"Oh-h-h, ya-as'r," said the old fell
low, with low bow. "Ya-as'r; cot
is a place whah dey dispensis with
justice! Evening Post.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1906-01-19
PAT ENTs.

List Of Patents Issued Last Week ia
Northwestern Inventors.
Reported by Lothrop & johnson,
patent lawyers, 911-912 Pioneer Press
building, st. Paul, MINI. William Beck,
St. Paul. shoe sole fastener; Frank
Chimzar, Ely, Mimi, propeller wheel;
Herman Dittbenner, Minneapolis,
Mimi, friction clutch; Ferdinand
Drewes, Granada. Mimi, road grader;
John Lorentzen, Duluth, Mimi, coin
controlled scale: Rasmus Skov and J.
Forberg, Aneta, N. D., brick tongs;
William Smith, La Crescent, Mimi,
stump puller; Charles Spinler, Bloom.
ing Prairie, Mimi, trap.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1906-01-19
Decentralization Of Cereals.

Within recent years new varieties
Of wheat have been produced by cross
fertilizing. Most Of the varieties Of
wheat produced by Nature have been
produced by cross-fertilization acct
IDENTIFY obtained. 1t has taken Nature
q long time to produce a few good
varieties. Our scientists who have
taken hold of the matter by polleniz-
ing varieties with pollen from other
strong varieties, have been able to
outstrip Nature in the work Of produc-
ing good varieties. The evolution of
the wheat plant is thus taken out of
the domain Of chance and introduced
into the domain of science. Under the
old regime good variety was more
likely to be pollenized by poor vari-
ETY. than otherwise, because poor vari-
cites are more numerous than good
varieties. Man, however, Is able to
combine the good qualities of the
strongest cereals and by selecting the
best Of their progeny get immediate
results. There are to-day forty or
fifty varieties of wheat that have been,
thus created. Such varieties have
longer heads. heavier grain and pro-
duce larger yields per acre than the
old varieties and are at the same time
better able to stand adverse condition.
Within the next twenty-five years we
shall see the science Of wheat-growing
develop greatly, with the result Of
more fully using the land devoted to
wheat growing. Hard wheats will be
evolved for use on the semi-arid lands.
while softer wheats resistant to fun
gous diseases will be produced for
humid localities.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1906-01-19
HORTICULTURE,
90
The Kieffer Pear.

ne Ntener FEAR.
D. ]. Hartzler Of LAGRANGE County,
Ind, in a letter to the Farmers Review
says:
'Will you kindly give your opinion
on the Kieffer pear, which Is not
valued very much by most farmers?
While the tree is young the fruit Is
not so good, but as the tree gets older
the fruit gets BETTER"
The Kieffer pear is considered
rather poor pear, but is extensively
produced. We cannot expect to have
all the good qualities in any parttcu'
lar variety. Generally II a variety
has high quality it lacks something
else Of great Importance. The Kiener
pear is only cooking pear. In no
sense can it be called a dessert pear.
Its flavor is generally lacking. one
thing against it also is its tough skin,
which must be removed before the
pear can be enjoyed. The things IN
favor of the pear are, the productive
ness Of the tree and its ability 10
Withstand adverse conditions. In spite
Of its lack Of favor. the Kieffer sells
quite well in the markets OF large
cities. We believe the quality OF the
Kieffer pear can be much improved
by thinning the pears and producing
larger and therefore better pears.
Small Kieffer pears affected with
scab are a very poor fruit. Spraying
is often necessary to keep the scab
under control. We have said above
that the Kiener tree is very produc'
tive, this is with the understanding
that 1t is grown in the same locality
with pears Of other varieties that can
act as pollenizers for the Kieffer. On
many soils and in many localities the
Kieffer pear does not respond to Its
own pollen; probably it needs more
than any other variety to be crossed
pollenated. It is therefore never wise
or safe to plant Kieffer pears In large
blocks. More than one such orchard
has remained unfruitful; its owner did
not understand the cause of It. and
the orchard has been finally cut down.
When grown in the vicinity Of the
Garbar or other pear blooming at
about the same season the Kieffer
tree produces enormous crops.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1906-01-19
la ! ! [ / ! L
Cleaner seed, elqqer Yleld.

II there is any one question in par
ticular that should interest grain grow
ers, It is the. selection and grading Of
seed grain Of all kinds. The writer
saw, during his travels the past crop
season, thousands upon thousands Of
acres Of oats that would hardly. pay for
cutting. The trouble in every case
which Investigated was. lack Of any
care in the selection of the seed. Az
one grower put It, .''the seed oats
looked bright, and apparently did not
contain many weed Seeds" In the
first place that seed oats was light,
Weighing scarcely 30 pounds to the
bushel. On this account the ground
was not well covered, and this gave
the weed seeds fine chance to grow.
Now the remedy: It never pays to
SOW light, chaffy oats. Unless you
have good heavy seed, better get your
supply from some reliable scotsman.
II you have seed good enough to SOW,
then be sure to clean and grade 1t until
1t Is absolutely free of all foreign
seeds, and you have left only the heav-
lest, plpmpest, grains. II your land
is already foul, it will call for heroic
measures to get 1t clean again, but the
first step in the job is to SOW only.
clean heavy seed, and seed Of sufi-
Gent vitality to push its way along
and help you eradicate the weeds.
What has been said Of oats, will ap.
ply with equal force to wheat. Unless
you have variety that is giving you
the maximum yield that your land will
produce. better start fresh by getting
new seed. Look up the work of your
state experiment station and see which
varieties are doing the best. You can
always buy these varieties from reli.
able seedsmen. Ifyou are saving your
own seed wheat make sure that it is
clean, and grade it over and over un-
til you have supply of only the heav-
lest grains. This will insure good
stand. and the seed will ,sprout quick
~ and push itself rapidly forward.
OF all grain crops, and in spite Of
the constant suggestions of expert
ment stations and farm papers, corn
is treated the most shabbily. It has
been proved by repeated field tests
that yields may be increased from
10 to Is bushels per acre, by planting
uniform size grain, so as to insure an
even stand in the hills. All good
planters will drop mechanically. but
one can hardly expect the machine to
discriminate between small and large
kernels. The way to overcome that is
to plant grains of as near the same
size as possible. This is more i'm
portant than any other thing in grow
ing corn. There is no profit in tend
ing q half-stand of corn. Get good
seed; pay any reasonable price for it,
but insist upon its being good. Then
grade it until your planter will drop
two and three kernels. Then you
have started right for big corn crop.
IL. c. Brown, Cook County, ILL.,, in
Farmers Review.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1906-01-19
Poorly Keeping Apples.

Poorly keeping apples are Of little
value unless they be summer and fall
apples grown near a market that will
take them all. The winter apple that
is hardly fit for eating in the fall and
yet will not keep in an ordinary cellar
is of little use on the farm, and II
should be avoided. No matter how
good 1t is, If it must be kept in cold
storage house to remain eatable it is
an impracticable apple for the farmer
to grow.
bought barrel Of apples shor
time ago from neighbor. They were
very fine in appearance when pur.
chased them, but in short time they
began to rot badly. We tried to eat
them up to save, them from the rot.
and succeeded partially, but 1t is an
expensive method of furnishing the
family with fruit. I think it is just
here that we have SO much to be
thankful for in the Ben Davis, Baldwin,
Greening, Russet and other old stand.
bys. When we put barrel of these
apples in the cellar we do not feel
IudI VIC Au5k AuAAy oAu uS0 SuSm up
and exclude the use of all other fruit
during the time they are being eaten.
1t has been my observation that
much of the poorly keeRing fruit on
the farm is due to farmers buying and
planting the varieties recommended
by the travelling agents. Many a farm.
er is soft-hearted and when the agent
comes to him and talks to him about
his particular yariety-his novelty
which is always high priced, he does
not like to refuse to buy it of him. II
he suggests that he would prefer the
standard varieties, he is discouraged
by the agent, whose motive is to sell
high-priced trees rather than low.
priced trees.
The novelties are generally poor
keepers, because most of the apples
that have been tried are poor-keepers.
Only now and then does an apple have
the combination Of good quality in
favor and texture and good quality as
to keeping. There are young orchards
on some of our farms that never will
amount to anything even If they bear
heavily, because the fruit is of varie.
ties that will not keep in cellars
Milton knight, Cherry Co., Neb.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1906-01-19
Treating Wrong Disease.

Many times women call on their family
physicians, suffering, IS they imagine,
ono from dyspepsia, another from heart
disease, another from nervous exhanstion
Or prostration, another with pain here and
there, and IN this way they al present.
alike to themselves and their easy-9oinR
and Indifferent, or over busy doctor, sep-
arate and distinct diseases; for which he,
assuming them to be such, prescribes his
ppn iIIs ana potions IN reality, they are al
disease. The physfcian, ignorant sof the.
castee o. sunerinG, encourages this prac-
tice until large bills are made. The suf-
fering patient gets no better, but probably
worse, by reason Of the delay. wrong
treatment and consequent COMP locations.
vorite Prescription, directed to tie cause
would have entirely removed the disease,
thereby dfspelling all those distressinr
symptoms, and fnstitutinR comfort in.
stead OF prolonged misery. It has been
Well said, that*a disease known 10 half
Or. Pierce's Favorits Prescription Il :
scientific medicine. carefully devised -by
On experienced and skillfIl physician.{
and adapted t0womAn's delicate system.
II is made Of native medicinal roots. md
70 perfectly harmless In IT, effects e am
co, I q 9. ot zee sltstsn,:
yore sserpsion l9aasns sGs'S q
the Whole sygteM and TO the oIKanl dia-
tinctly feminine fR part mar. fof Sfe9g
worked, swofn.out,s sFunsdoWn.s dahiif.3
tated tsachsrsI tAilllh 5dses llsssss,ss
nnns,Ss ssesS snsR a,s ,cuss
ssall IL Y Fisrcs Tayoq ~ ea ia
50 ~ restest ;aai3l ~ 68oH Sejns
equa1ed q m appe tiIinS colldaisls aSd To.
t0Ie2ivo tonic. 5s Al
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1906-01-19
DID A WORLD OF GOOD
o.. Williams Pink Pills Cure Henri
Pains, Dizzy Spells and
Weakness.

Easy to get, hard to get rid of; that ID
what most sufferers think of dyspepsia.
They are astonished when their stomach
begins to trouble them seriously.
They had been eating hurriedly aud
irregularly for long time, to be sure,
but they supposed their stomachs quite
used to that.
Some people know that the strength
which the weak stomach needs, and for
the lack of which the whole body is suf-
fering, can be found surely and quickly
iii DR.. Williams Pink Pills. In hun
dreds Of instances these pills have sue
cceded where other remedies failed.
"My indigestion, said Mr.. j. r. Mil
Ter, Of Dayton, Va, "caiMe in the first
place from the fact that q few years ago
] worked a great deal ut night, and ate
at any odd hour whenever the chance
came, and always very hurriedly. Ono
day found myself victim Of terrible
dyspepsia. It kept NE miserable all the
time for several years.
!" always had Il great deal Of distress
after eating, and when got mp from my
sleep my stomach would be so weak that
it would hardly take any food. had
very uncomfortable feelings about NV
heart, and was dizzy and, whenever I
stsoped over and then straightforward up,
my eyes would be badly blurred.
read the statements Of several per.
sons who had got rid of obstinate stom.
ach troubles by using DIR. Williams
Pink Pills. bought some and they
did me q world Of good. They acted
promptly anddid just what was claimed
for them. l have ITO more distress af-
ter meals; the bad feeling has gone from
the region OF my heart; the alarming
dizzy spells have disappeared, and / am
strong again. = = d n ~ T; .''T 81 /. .
Or. Williams Pink Pills are sold By;
all druggists and by the DR.. Williams
Medicine Co.. Schenectady. NY.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1906-01-19
Taking Time by the ForeIock.

- s'S sSsSsSsNs
A lady entertaining q guest of i'm.
portance was giving final instructions
to her maid.
Nov, Polly" she said. Gin the morn.
ing take pitcher of hot water up to
Mr.. KS room. Be sure not to forget
this"
Norm" Polly answered. The lady
thought no more of the matter until
the next day, when at noon she re-
marked casually. "Of course, Polly,
you carried that water up to Mr.. KS
room this morning."
Polly beamed. "D'law, Miss Mary,
was SO feared mought forgit dat
water dat carried it up las night"
Lippincott's.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1906-01-19
A Lively Catch.

Mrs. S.-And so you are leaving us,
Bridget? And what are you going to
do?
Bridget-Please, mum, I'm going to
get married.
Mrs. S.-Dear me! Isn't that rather
sudden? Who is the happy man?
Bridget--Do you remember, mum.
me askin' you about four weeks ago to
go to the funeral of a friend? Well,
l do be goin' to marry the corpse's hus.
band. Sure, he told ME then l wuz the
life O. the party-Harper's Weekly.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1906-01-19
Shakespeare Not Obscene.

A curious mixture Of literature ana
the law took place at Birmingham yes,
terday when man named Sheridan
was summoned for using obscene Ian
guage in the public street. Sheridan
told the bench that he was discussing
books with friend and he quoted to
him short extract from Shake.
speare's winter Tale" The consta.
BILE appeared to have overheard it, for
in the quotation there was one Of the
words attributed to him by the other.
The magistrates dismissed the sum.
mons. By an appropriate coincidence
the incident occurred in .stratford
road.-London Chronicle.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1906-01-19
Interested.

This is a pretty and useful gift.
madam" said the salesman. Its a
barometer, and"
ooh, yes" interrupted Mrs. Nuritch.
eagerly. 1--WE read about 'em. How
do you set the thing when you want
the weather to be ne?"-Philadel.
phia Press.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1906-01-19
narryard> Scandal,

Rarnyard> scandal<s. ~, hi.
Ducllying-What's the matter with
old man Plymouth Rock? es -
Gander-He's sore on his WIFE, With
eggs at 80 cents dozen, she's sitting
on china eggs that won't hatch In .
thousand years-1ndianapolis Star.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1906-01-19

1898 Twas suffering
10 with sharp pains
in the small Of the
back ,'l and had such
frequent dizzy spells
that ] could scarce
" get \ about the
house. The urinary
passages were also
- - ~ a &e~A~,,Yn~
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1906-01-19

All man has to do to take a grad
uate course in swearing is to think he
knows how to fit stovepipe into a
chimney.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1906-01-19
One Servant Girl Problem Solve,

One Servant Girl Problem Solved.
To mark the twenty-ti years serv.
ice of their general servant Brent
wood family entertained all her
friends and presented her with gold
watch and a workbox given by the Wis
itors to the house.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1906-01-19

Many a man thinks he is virtuous
because he feels vicious when he sees
others happy.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1906-01-19

A GUARANTEED CURE FOR PILES.
Itching, Blind, Bleeding, Pr0trndinR Piies nm.
gtsts are authorized to refund money HI mn
OINTMENT fails to cure In to "a days. 500,
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1906-01-19
Yesterday, To-day.

Yesterday, Today.
Judge-What's your age?
Fair Witness-Twenty-nine, your
honor.
That's exactly what you said two
years ago."
well, I'm not going to say one thing
to-day and another thing tomorrow"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1906-01-19
/ Americana PIums.

Americana plums ought to be
studied by all fruit growers liv-
ing west Of the great lakes and
north Of line drawn through central
Illinois, east and west. These plums
are very suitable to. this great region,
more so than many other varieties.
There are probably 100 varieties Of
Americana plums Of good quality and
Of commercial value. These varieties
grow In all parts Of the country. Do.
.mesticas can, be grown where this
family Of plums can be produced. as
they are more popular plums than the
Americans. hut the farmers Of the
northwest will find Americans the
most satisfactory for them.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1906-01-19
DR.. J. H. RlNpLAUB, tspeciali,t,
Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat,
Fargo, N. D. !!
Unfinished.

Unhnished.
you say he il q. selfsznaae. .9an4''s..'
II did," nts,st -
Got tired quick, didn't he?-~l
The Jasper news., 1906-02-25

All old-time cough Syrup bind the
bowels. This is wrong. a new idea
was.advanced two years ago in Kennedy'
Laxative Honey and Tar. This remedy
acts on themucous msmbrsnes ofthe
throat and lungs and locsens tho bowels
at the same time. IT :clsars tho throas.
strengthens she @ucous membranes, re4
Loves ccnghss colds Group, whoppipg
,congh, stc, Sold ~ J * schoolsr,
The Jasper news., 1906-02-25

training department., the forge, the car
penter's shop, and SO on, In addition
baths are Included, a natatorinm, and
similar improvements. perintendent
Harvey draws 5 thousand dollars year
as the head Of this system, fabulous
sum when it is recalled that Menominee
is only peopled by about thousand.
On Saturday afternoon, the leading
exponent Of the adoption by the public
schools of an agricultural department
in the course Of education, Superinten-
dent o ] Kern OF theWip nebago county,
Illinoissschoo 8, will be here aud exp a %
to the teachers the methods which he
80 successfully followed in his own i'm
mediatiate territory.
In addition State superintendent
Darlington has also promised to be here
and deliver an address on Saturday
morning.
County Superintendent Luther Har-
daway is anticipating the finest turnout
Of teachers Of the county in many q long
day as it is nqusstionabi, the most i'm
posing array of educators that has ever
visited Carthage. e.-Carthage Democrat.
The Jasper news., 1906-02-25
INTO TnE milk BUSINESS
Hice Hartley WIN Make It !
n Speciality z

Hice Hartley wen knows farmer
living northwest OF the city is prepar-
ing to go ints the milk business on
largo scale. He has been buying up
mich COWS until he now has upwards
Of forty aud is also making arrange.
ments for building a big barn to take
care OF them. He will make q special
ty Of the milk business hauling the pro-
duct OF his COWS to the creamery at
Oakton.
It is said that the creamery at Oak
ton il gradually building up good
business. Their great trouble is to get,
3 spfioient amount pf milk to keep
them busy. 10 orderto do this tkey
havs to have great deal Of tho milk
shipped to them, some Of il coming as
far as from Springfield. There is no
reason why the farmers in this locality
could rot furnish enough milk to keep
them going IL they would give it the
proper attention. Other farmers NORTH
west Of town besides Mr.. Hartley are
considering the subject and will pros
badly give moro attention to the pro-
duction OF milk which can be readily
disposed Of at the Oakton oream,ry.
The Jasper news., 1906-02-25
in RELIGIOUS CIRCLES
SPECIAL MEETINGS AT PRES
BYTERiAN CHURCH
Christian Endesvor VIII Observe
the a5th Anniversary Of tho
Foundisg Of the Order

The special meetings at the Presby-
terian church are increasing 10 inter-
est and the attendance each night
last night the church being filed to its
full capacity. Rev Bradley who is do +
ing the preaching has already won the
esteem of the people by his earnest,
simple method Of presenting the eos-
pei. His sermons are logical and force-
full and cannot help but impress his
hearers. His daughter Miss Bradley
is with him and with her beautiful
gospel songs does mucn toward the suc-
oess Of the meetings. Afternoon meet-
ings are being held at 2:3o o. clock each
afternoon at which Rev. Bradley talks
principally to the Christiaa workers
The Young Peoples Societies OF tho
Baptist and Presbyterian churches will
celebrate tho 25th anniversary OF ~the
founding OF the Christian Endsayor
society at the Baptist church ne1t Sun
day February 4tb, at $50 p. m. The
following program has been arranged
for she occasion:
10 minute Ssng Service
Opening Bible Reading and Prayer,
Rev Logan
Solo Mrs. Joyce
Address, Rev Bradley
Duet, Misses Frick and Logan
Paper on B. Y. P. u. Mrs. Ed Ballard
Solo, Miss Ssarrett
Reading, Mrs. o. E, Roberts
Male Quartette, Messrs Joyce. Lee
Webb and Dearborn
Paper on @. e., Miss Logan
Duet, Mrs. Baker and Mrs. Lloyd
Scripture Verses
Solo Miss Bradley
Every one cordially invited to attend,
Rev. Bradley gave good talk at the
Y. M. @. A. meeting at the Baptist
church last Sunday afternoon on the
text, "Wherewithal shall young man
cleanse his ways" He congratulated
the young men for their work in start
ing an association in Jasper and pre-
dicted great good as a result Of the move.
ment. The Y, NJ. @. A. will hold its
4 meeting Sunday afternoon at the M. E,
church at 3 o'clock.
The Jasper news., 1906-02-25
TO BE TRIED HERE.
"A NECK CITY wHlsKEY
CASE.
iwHlsKEY-
Sslesu flsn Charged With Selling
liqusr on Sunday Bring Their
Case To Jasper.

Vim Rigsey and r Hopper, Q Neck
City salooa men who dro charged with
selling whiskey on Su nday where to
have been tried before Justice Dodd in
this city today but st the lest moment
tho case was postponed tillnext Thurs
day, WHOM It is supposed that she trial
will como Of before the Jasper Justice.
The cases against the two men haye
been on tap for sonne time and have
been taken from place to place on .
change Of venue or delayed in some
other way until il was sent to Jasper.
One trial had progressed half way
through before . Carthage Justice last
week when tho defendants asked for and
were granted . change u venue. They
swore that every justice Of tho peace in
Carthage was preiudiced and asked that
their cases be sent TO Jasper.