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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-10-25
Lesee Darn ana Contents.

Ddinburg, N. D.. Oct. 20. - s. H.
etsonsrson lost his barn and all It's
Gsatents BY fire started BY the explo.
sssa Of . lantern carried ~ An epi.
Deoye. Less, $500. II IS
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-10-25
Erom Other Shores.


The slump in the price of copper
has closed large number of mines in
the southern portion of the republic
of Mexico.
Mail advices from Batavia report
the ambuscade and the massacre of
two companies Of Dutch troops by ma
tives in Celebes. Not one escaped.
The priests of the department Of
Finistere. France, having generally re-
fused to quit their presbyteries, which
reverted to the communes under the
church and state separation law, are
now being expelled by the aid of the
tenderness.
The imperial Chinese troops detach-
Ell from the Yangste Kiang valley can
comments since the anti-missionary
outbreaks at Nan Kang Sian, have
driven the so-called Boxers into the
mountains on the borders Of Kwang
Tung. In an engagement at Chung VI
the troops killed seventy insurgents.
A correspondent of the Tagsblatt at
Emden telegraphs that, according to
a dispatch received from Borkun, a
spying yacht with English naval Off
GERS on board has been captured by
two Wilhelmhaven torpedo boats. The
officers are suspected of having taken
soundings and made photographs in
forbidden waters.
Although the general strike has
been officially called off at Milan, the
labor situation in other parts of Italy
is disquieting. 1t is understood that
the decision taken by the leaders al
Milan was the result Of promise OF
the part of Signor Gioletti, the pre-
lnier and minister of the interior, thai
the government would punish the car
bineers who fired on the strikers, Il
the investigation being made prove.
that they were not justified in shoot
ing into the mob.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-10-25
ls Killed on First Run,

ls Killed on First Run.
Prairie du Chen, Wis.,, Oct. 20.
Philip WEIGH, a brakeman on the Mil
waukee road, was killed at Bridgeport
when he fell in front Of an engine ana
his body was cut in two.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-10-25
People Talked About.

Campbell Slemp, member Of con-
gress from the Ninth district Of Vir-
ginia. died at. Big Stone Gap, Va. Of
angina pectoris.
Rev. Ephraim Hall Emery Jameson.
for sixteen years district secretary of
the American Baptist Missionary So
ciety for Michigan and Ohio, died at
his home in Detroit, aged seventy-two
years.
Henri Rochefort, the we'll known
French journalist, at the age of seven
ty-seven, severed his connection with
the Intransiegant, which he founded
in 1880, and assumed the editorship of
the Patrie.
Rev. Edward Everett Hale has re-
tired as president of the American An.
tiquarian society, and Waldo Lincoln
of Worcester, Mass, was elected to
the Office. DR.. Hale has completed
sixty years membership in the society.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-10-25
sawmiIi Owner Is Killed,

SaWmtH owner 10 Killed.
Glenwood. Wis, Oct. 20.-While at
work in sawmill five miles south of
here, which he owned, John Nathisou,
thirty-five years old. was instantly
killed.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1907-12-07

surf"lscd Al! a, once with q sup<s.
aaity
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1907-12-07

should b. suited Rr~~~s-s~ai G,vag
h Not Mrrrs
change Of s<ta tnurtr

Thanksgiving Day 10 past and nov
tho especial sraaon Of love aud good
will. and "a a few words CONCERNING
gifts aud giving may 40. come a's,iss
Thor" Ia no ono. save perhaps the
hardened mssrr. but who loves 10
E!rc. and tho burden Of ones coun.
acl at this season Of the year Ia con.
ccTalns ahs,ainlng from giving raih.
~r than the urging In give. for gift
giving. cscn at Christmas iisnr can
and often does become an cx,rava.
Eanco aud a burden.
To hrar really good. wtll and lore.
our gifts should be purchased with
foseshought and no, abandon. Tho
taaira and desirca Of each ycc3p!rn,
arc To b" regarded when making or
purchasing the Christmas Eif, How
often do NO SEQ mtsfi,s os receiver
and gift. smoking pouches. pipes
and cigars Ia those who do not
smoke. books To ,hoac ~ho car, little
for reading. bric-a- brar tn those lix-
Ing In cramprd quarters or boa riding
with iust ono room to call their own.
and many other similar cases Tho
a,orca every where In city and coun-
try village. a, ,hia season OF tn, year
are nllcd with useless no,hings.
things made for no purpose ~ha,no-
ever. except To soil. so do not be
tempted into buying them by their
seeming brigh, aitractivcneas.
When buying for children. too. SEQ
,ha, the toys have some meaning.
and that they are securely made, not
something that will como entirely TO
pieces The nrst time II gets n bang
/, In much better to buy n few sub
stanual gifts for tho children than
n number OF nlmay tribes. And then
require tho children 10 treat them
with respect. 4 friend OF mtno al
lows her l!ttlo hoy. who by-thc~way
IL u great favorite. aud 30 tho pos-
SCISSOR OF many Christmas toys. 10
play with all OF his Christmas toys
on Christmas day. after that nil ex-
ccpt two arc put away. and each
week following those two are put
away and another two brought out
In this way the child has new toys
to play with each week. and In not
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1907-12-07

I lovcol mathematician with white hair.
And kindly eyes. and ips grown softly
IN blessings sleeping babes.
something In their quiet
That speaks tho calm OF Sabbath afternoons:
A knowledge In their deep unfalcrin.
That far outrcachcs all philosophy.
carcmsng touch about them
Tho silver threaded fairy shawl of age
While all tho echoes OF forgotten
Joined to lend a sweetness TO their speech.
mothcrn-as they with so~ timed
trembling hands cling gently youths strength:
moihcrs'-as they again
Old garden aies. old aud old
Charles s. Ross. In tho December Cea,urv
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1907-12-07

sar.ri,cd all a, once ~!,h a sap<s.
aai;y
Then. too. our own Christmas will
DO hsppird. much happier u re give
some xss,a. however ANAL. 10 one
~ho In usually not thought Of By
many: not with n pa,roa!siax air a.
at ono condcsr.nd.ns. not ~ the
giscr OF larEcas. but In the spirit OF
all srac .iriux. that OF u prlred priv.
ilego- And In your sist.givtng
cnumcra,o from your lo~ tics, TREAD
up. no; from your most highly.
placed friend downward. 80 that II
any namc saus; b, s,r!ekca from
your lsss let IL b. that Quo who 10
having r~m~mhranerm given 10 him
tho year round. not him TO whom
the dass OF giving arr one. and
tina, ono the twenty .a.th day Of De-
ccmbcr,
The sooner or. mak.a out her
Christmas liat the better, that the
fuah of Christmas preparation may
bo over by Christmas Eve. know
OF no shopping NOR. unsatisfactory
than that OF Christmas Eve After
making on, your Lat adhere to II
as closely a. you can. sometimes. oil
course. what you have planned 10
purchase cannot DO had | know
dear lady OF mature years who faith
snlly makes gu, her Christmas list
every year aud coca to town armed
With II. but the bcwiidering display Of
bright articles SO completely captures
her that sho forgcts all about her
list and buys for this and that one
on tho spur OF tho moment ana
each year repcn,s her OF her folly.
Those OF you who are clever with
your needle or paint-bruBh have the
advantage over those who arc not
Tor hand-work in every form. par
ucnlarly nccdle-work. Is quite the
mode. All kinds OF embroidery are
seen. Preference s,ill remains Tor
tho all-whlte embroidery. for THIS
after all. stands tho tub best, though
with careful handling In the laun.
derins tho colored embroideries o.
wash silk give satisfaction. Inc
eyelet embroidery tbroiderai Anglais
as II is called) is still In high favor
the solid tFrench embroidery
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-03-30

Vanderbilt and Mrs. John Jacob Astor.
Mrs. Vanderbilt is too good natured to
have any stress over the matter, and
the probabilities are that the next sea-
son will see Mrs. John Jacob Aston in
the saddle, with Mrs. Vanderbilt only
becoming factor should the younger
v oman fail to- prove the person to
hold the 400 together. T..
Primarily, Mrs. John Jacob Astor
will be the leader of New York socie-
ty. 1t can hardly be expected that
she will ever become the national
figure her mother-1n-law was. r.
-. The time for this is passing. Two
decades ago the money of the United
States was virtually: confined to New
York, and in the metropolis was found
the only society that took on nation
al complexion. :<> -. ~2:i !.
r. But Philadelphia, Boston, Chicago,
Baltimore and number Of othertcities
both East and West, have all waxed
Jealous Of New York social fabrics as
quite: as worthy Of recognition as: New,
~ ~ = o. q - 54iy 4: r.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-03-30
Doilies in Flower DESIGNS.

Doilies of wild rose, carnations,
daisies, forget-me-nots and buttercups.
The edges of the doilies are button
holed, the scrolls are worked in the
cross stitch, using colors correspond
ing with the flowers. The wild roses
are worked in the soft shades of pink,
making the top of the petals lighter
and shading down toward the center;
the buds are darker than the full
blown roses. The roses should be
worked solid in the kinsington stitch,
the leaves of the designs are of dark
green, using the darker shades at the
base Of the leaf, ~they should be
worked in the long and short stitch !;
stems are worked with the outline
stitch, using very dark green. The
forget-me-nots are of the forget-me.
nots blues, make small French knots
of light yellow, in the center of each
Work the violets in the kinsington
stitch, using the violet shades, max.
ing some of the flowers darker than
others, the carnations can be worked
in the kinsington stitch or any other
pretty stitch and may be worked in
yellow, pink or white The daisies are
worked in white or yellow, using any
pretty stitch: the centers- of the flow.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-03-30
WHO WILL BE NEW QUEEN
~ OF AMERICAN SOCIETY?
Mrs. William Aston Seeks to Hand Crown to He,
Daughter in Law, Mrs. John Jacob Aston.

- These were content. to accept Mrs.
Astor as arbiter. for her abilities
were SO great and her reign so fair,
that 1t was felt she deserved all tho
homage paid her. But they would fol
low it the lead of young Mrs. .Astor Ia
indeed matter of grave question.
Moreover, there is a growing belief
among Americans that the wife Of the
president OF the United States, as. the
first lady of the land, is the proper
custodian for the social laws OF the
republic
These contend that it is only the
necessities of polite and cultivated In.
tercourse with foreign nations that
make the need for a national society
and under these conditions the wife oil
the chosen head of the country has q
better right to the title than any one
else
The present first lady of the land
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-03-30
Long Hair and Insanity.

: Attention was called. to physical man.
ifestations of insanity by Professor A.
II. Loren. of the University of Berlin,
i'm clinic before the students of if.
ferson Medical College.
Insanity" he said, :'the careful stu
dent of physical manifestations will
bitten notice, is productive of lux:
uriant growth of hair. In some cases
of the female insane this growth is SO:
abundant that 6 mustache and be>-rd:
develop. Another: peculiarity some.
times noted is an abnormal growth: OF
the ears; very often they stand out al
most at right angles: from the head.
The eyes take on an Unusual glitter
eve cannot account for these pecul.
:iarities,' continued the professor, but
they are so apparent that do not be-
:lieve any student: Of insanity can af'
ford to neglect them,
!: DR.: Loren is one of the greatest spe.
.cialists in the study of insanity in the
world He: is on tour of America and
obligingly accepted the invitation ex:,
tended by Jefferson College to stop over:
long enough to lecture before the, stu.
Observation-Disclosures Record. -:
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-03-30

ter to a ten per cent. solution Gin prac.
tice take one pint of water.glass and
add. nine pints Of boiled water).' E
On May IS, 1899, 20 eggs of Leghorn
fowls, laid during the five days from
May - to Is, were carefully washed
with water and placed in a stone jar.
The ten per cent. solution of water
glass was poured over the eggs until
they were completely covered by the
liquor. The covered jar was placed
on the floor of the cellar closet and
left untouched until the end of the
test, April 4, 1900. Result: Good 100
per cent.
On opening the jar the water-glass
was found to have formed a white,
gelatinous precipitate, which adhered
more or less closely to the eggs. The
shells of the eggs were very clean
owing to the alkaline nature of the
solution; the air cells were not en-
larged. Examination showed the
whites of the eggs to be clear, but
not SO limpid as those of fresh eggs
The yolks appeared normal in color
and condition. The taste of the eggs
was slightly fiat, or at least not per
fectly fresh. The eggs had kept wei
for a period of ten months and Il
days, and proved to be suitable fol
culinary use.
Lime Water and Salt Brine.
Method: One pound of quick lime
and one-half pound of table salt were
thoroughly mixed with four quarts o.
boiled water. After shaking and set
Ting, the clear solution was drawn of
for use in the test On May Is, 1899
20 Leghorn eggs, laid during the five
days May IL to 16, were washed an(
placed in stone jar and the solution
of lime and salt poured over then
until all the eggs were fully surround
ed and covered by the liquid. Result:
Good, 100 per cent; bad, per cent
\, This jar was opened May 80, 1900
The surface of the liquid was crusteC
and considerable silt had settled tt
the bottom of the jar. The shells O!
the eggs which were sunken in this
silt appeared very fresh. The exte
riors of the shells were clean ant
clear. The air cells were not increasC
in size. The whites and yoks were
normal in appearance. The white:
beat up nicely, but had a slightly sd
line taste. Several used as dropped
eggs appeared to be nice, but had ;
slightly sharp taste. This old-fash
toned method of preserving eggs i!
thus again proved effective.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-03-30
THE CORN ROOT WORM
AND HOW TO CONTROL IT
BY F. II. Chittender United States Department O


The beetle may be readily distin-
guished from the southern corn root
worm by it's color, which is nearly
uniform, pale, but usually distinctly
grass-green, or greenish yellow. It is
about the same size as the striped
cucumber beetle, one-fifth inch long,
or little more. It is little more
Slender and less pear-shaped. The
larvae when fully mature attain
lengths of only four-tenths inch.
It occurs from Nova Scotia to Kan
sas and Nebraska, but Injurious &C.
currences are limited to Illinois, where
it is most troublesome, Indiana, Iowa,
Kansas, Nebraska, Ohio and Missouri.
Corn is the only known host plant of
the larvae. The beetles show a dis
position to feed on variety of plants,
but are more choice, of the southern
! species. They are naturally pollen
!! feeders, are partial. to the blossoms
Of thistle, sundower and, goldenrod,
and are seldom found on cucurbits
Probably they do some damage to
corn by eating the pollen and gnaw.
ing Tue SILK anu CdSSelS, tuuS prevent
j, ing cross-fertilization and causing; a
partial blasting of ears. In late fall
the beetles often gnaw into ripe
squash and pumpkin in the field.
The species is said to be single
brooded. The beetles occur normally
in the field until November and in
open winter have been noted abroad
| as late as the middle of December
Eggs so far as known are deposited
in corn fields late in the season and
hatch the following spring. Larvae
have been seen in central Illinois the
second week; in June, and the beetles
have been reported. in southeastern
Iowa toward the end of June. Eight
or nine weeks is required for a gen.
eration to mature. -.
/ The eggs hatch from about May Is
to. July Is, or little later. Eggs are
deposited in the earth in more or less
scattered clusters of three to ten, at
a depth of one to six inches, all being
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-03-30

factory and the fuel to operate mill
and locomotive, but directly or indi-
rectly dependent on agriculture for
their continued existence.
The soil has two 'distinct functions
to- perform lin crop production. First,
the soil must furnish: a. home for the
plant, where the roots can penetrate
the earth upon which the plant must
stand: Second, the soil must furnish
plant food, or nourishment, for the
growth, development and maturing
Of the plant; r~ f:.-
T. To improve the physical condition
Of the soil is. to improve the home
of the plant, while to add to the soil
or to liberate from the soil, ,fertiliz-
ing materials is to increase the avail
able. supply of plant food. :: ~ Il /: !.
!; One, soil may. furnish an excellent
home TOR the plant. but q very Insult.
if1cientz supply of plant food, while an
other soil may contain abund .of
plant food, but the physical conditions
may be such as to make an unuflt
lodging place for the plant. s.s:E5
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-03-30
A.:.com,Nc OUT.

There's something spread .thwaft the
rhers; s.: S0h's!" and "1h's!" and praises
Of Madame the modesto
There's scent of roses in the hall.
There's hurrying about. =
There's over all excitement's thrall, \
For Dolly's coming out! r -
With busy hands, midst soft commands,
Now deity works Marie
And cries anon, as back she stands:
"Que vous etes belle! Mails oniH
The mirror answers true: cts SOL"
Rejecting smile and pout
And Jacqueminot and cheeks aglow,
For Dolly,s coming out!
The toilets done. Gaze every one
And mark each tuck and shirr.
Note we'll the lines of grace that run
From slipper to couture.
And Cupid, you your bow prepare!
(The rascal's on grin!)
Oh men, take care! Oh hearts, beware
For Dolly's coming in!
Edwin L. Sabin. in Puck.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-03-30

has been educated to society, and hold
ing the view that she had a course OF
duty marked out, has welded q
marked influence on the social life OF
the capital. 1t is not out Of the ques.
ton that the passing of Mrs. Aston
may make Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt,
as long as her husband remains in OF
flee, the head Of American society.
No matter on whom the choice may
fall, she has her work cut out to equal
the record Of Mrs. Astor. She seemed
to be made for the place, and dis
charged it's functions with an assur-
ance that. made them appear easy.
With almost unlimited wealth at
her command, entertaining has been
the joy of her long and happy life,
and the grand dame manner was in
stinct with her. She liked nothing so
we'll as receiving the elite Of the Uni
ted States. Her social set was never
confined to local limits; she drew
from all cities, besides entertaining
hundreds of distinguished foreigners
oSAA0otA IAAC oupOAD pASIuA . VI AOA0VAA
that Carolus Duran painted. a genera
ton ago.
Mrs. Astor was an autocrat, but she
wore her powers gently. She came to
the place perfectly equipped with
wealth, a stainless name and ripe
Judgment, and until the first break
down Of year ago her powers seemed
to grow with the passage of time, as
good wine ripens with age.
An invitation from her was regarded
the world round as a passport of So
cial position. Her frown cast man OF
woman into the outer darkness. Ye,
she never abused her authority, and
exerted it only with the honest aim OF
combining society to those who had thu
proper qualifications.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-03-30
SCALE THE ALPS WITH EASE.
Travellers Now Borne Up Accents by
Cog:Wheel Roads and Elevators.

Travellers Now Borne Up Accents by
Coe:WheeI Roads and Elevators.
No longer need the Alpine tourist
take his alpenstock in hand and labor
iously climb up the steep sides Of the
Swiss mountains, roped for safety's
sake to a couple of guides. So keen
have the canny Swiss been to make
everything as comfortable as possible
for their guests that In many places
electric or cog-wheel roads run far up
the tall peaks, leaving only short
now, as last refinement, the luxury
loving tourist, dismounting from the
car, may step directly into an electric
elevator which shoots up the last 400
feet to the bald head of the Burgen-
stock, from which he may survey the
wonderful panorama spread out be-
meath him. -
Iron tie rods fasten the skeleton OF
the elevator frame firmly to the face
of the mountain and from it's top a
platform forty feet. in length runs to
the crest of the peak, from which a
marvellous view OF the beautiful lake
of Luzerne is to be had. ). ..<' =.
~ The elevator car and counter
weights are supported and guided by
walls of a shaft cut in the side OF the
mountain for a distance Of $50 feet
from the base or lower platform, and
from that point up to the top by: the
structural iron tower. The car car
ries: eight persons and is constructed
:ot wood and covered with zinc. plates.
! It Is nicely upholstered, two seats be-
ing provided, each with space for four
passengers. = The elevator ear /; makes
the trip in less than three minutes,
TIE normal edHbeinjg at the rate.o q
100 feet = minute. =:|. :# 81
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-03-30

The social sceptre of the United
States is about to pass from the hands
that have welded it so we'll for the
last two. decades.
Mrs. William Astor, or, as Mrs.
Astor," without the William" has
been forced to end her reign. Her
illness, coupled with her advanced
age, is undoubtedly serious, and
though she may recover her health in
a measure, cannot be expected that at
seventy-six she will have the vitality
to venture upon many more, if any So
sial campaigns.
To occupy the place that Mrs. Astor
has held since the death of Mrs. Paran
Stevens, and the passing of Ward Nc
Allister made her omn1potent, social
|y, would tax the powers OF young
and healthy woman.
Mrs. Aston has been wonderful, but
the end has about come.
Already they, that is, those who are
In who's who in America, are dis
cussing her successor. There are
half dozen candidates, but Mrs. AS
tor herself, who certainly should have
the most to say as to her successor, is
said to favor as heir to the crown her
d:ughter-in-law, the lovely Mrs. John
Jacob Astor, who was Miss Willing OF
Philadelphia.
Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt has many
champions. and when the final selec-
ton is made she must be taken into
the reckoning. The place calls for a
woman of years and experience. The
name of Vanderbilt has survived four
generations, and is a growing power.
The social arbiter must be a woman
of breadth, above selfishness. and .un-
derstanding the fine tact of keeping
peace in the midst of trying circum-
stances.
in New York and a magnificent cot
tage at Newport.
Mrs. Ogden Mills has also. been
mentioned, but her pride of ancestry
and hatred for newness would disqual-
ify her as leader of society, which in
a young country must inevitably be ex-
panding all the time in order to prop
er1y care for the many newly arrived
worthless.
Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish would be a
strong candidate, but for lack of the
balance, that was the secret of Mrs.
Astor's power.
The younger Mrs. Cornelius Wander
bilt has been forging steadily to the
front, but she has made many enc
mics, and would have difficulty to hold
an undivided sway. Mrs. Gerry is too
much attached to the old methods to
be the new 2rbiter of the present day
smart set.
This process of elimination really
narrows down the conflict to Mrs.