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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-09-06
Sang at Her Work.

A we'll known clergyman relates
that while on a recent visit to Shrop-
shire he was in small town where
owing to the scarcity of good servants
most of the ladies preferred to do their
own work.
He was awakened quite early by the
tones of clear soprano voice singing
Nearer, My God, to Thee" AS the
clergyman lay in bed he meditated
upon the piety his hostess must pos
sess which enabled her to go about
her tasks early in the morning sing
ing such noble hymn.
At breakfast he spoke to her about
it and told her how pleased he was.
"Oh law" she replied. that's tho
hymn boil eggs by;three verses for
soft and five for hard"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-09-06
The Exs.

In all ages the egg has been symbol
of life. and in the east. for thousanda
Of years. the use of the egg at the
spring festival, to symbolic the res
direction Of nature, has been known.
Its employment among the early Chris
tians was probably borrowed trsn the
Roman practices prevalent ut that
time Of sending colored eggs as pres
ents during the spring festival. 1t wa.
condemned % pagan custom by the
Christian clergy In A. D. 521, and again
in A. ID. 41S, but could not, apparently,
be suppressed, 20 was permitted, Q new
symbolic meaning. that Of the resur.
recttSn Of Christ. being slvensts Il.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-09-06
GRAMMAR OF INDIAN LANGUAGES
Elaborate and pihFicuIt--.H 10, 4 the Or |
der Of Words Differs.

Elaborate and QifHeuIt-Ho,t the Or
der Of Words Differs.
Pref. A. L. Kroeber Of the UNIVERSE
ty Of California declares that Indian
languages are no jargon, a. is popular
" believed. In a pamphlet recently IL
sued on the Yukuts and Yuki lam
guages he afirms that Indian Ian
guages possess an elaborate and dim
cult grammar, though this is unknown
| to the Indians themselves and must
be extracted by the Investigations Of
scientists, says the Scientific Ameri.
can.
The two languages which Prof.
Iroeber selected for experiments had
absolutely no similar words. They are
more dihicult than English and Rus.
sian. The Yukuts aid the Yuki are
not even in territorial contact and
show no signs Of common origin. The
Yuki live in Northern California in the
Coast range, and the Yul1uts are To-
Gated in the interior Of South Central
California, in the southern end Of the
San Joaquin valley. Though Prof.
Kroeber found that the grammatical
structure Of their languages was iden-
tical at nearly every point, the words
were wholly dissimilar. The two Ian.
guages are like houses on the same
plan, but of different material.
The sentence structure employed in
the two languages is full of interest.
The order of words differs quite thor
oughly. In Yukuts the adjective pre-
cedes the noun, in Yuki it follows. Yu.
kuts tend to place the verb at the head
Of the sentence, Yuki at the end. The
numerical systems of the two Ian
guages are radically different. That Of
Yukuts is decimal, of Yuki quarter.
nary.
It is noted by DR.. Kroeber that Cali.
fornia has more totally distinct In
dian languages per square mile than
any other state. The reason for this
great variety Of languages has never
been properly accounted for.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-09-06
SOME POINTS ON
DRAINAGE WORK

When planning to lay tile be sure
to have experienced men at the head
Of the work, as it needs more or less
skill and experience to be accom-
plished right. First, be sure that
your farm can be drained by having
it surveyed. Then the grades must
be taken into consideration. The farm.
er must think carefully for himself, for
upon this will depend largely the cost
Of the work. Have the mains laid as
level as possible where the fall is
small. An eight-inch tile is generally
considered large enough to carry the
water of 160 acres watershed.
A four inch tile should not be used
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-09-06
End View.

part of good Portland cement. These
constituents are we'll mixed by shovel
ing over five times or until they show
a thorough intermingling after which
sufficient water must be added to
form thin mortar. When we'll mixed
shovel the whole into the 12-inch
space or boxing. Make the floor of
concrete four inches thick and in
blocks about three feet square.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-09-06
A Disinfector.

A tramp applying for a job was
asked whether he could do garden
ing.
''Yes'm," replied the seedy one.
Then, will you plant these shrubs?"
II don't think I could do that,
lady"
"Then, what can you do?" asked the
mistress of the house.
"Well, ma'am. If you'll give me one
of your husbands cigars I'll sit in the
greenhouse and smoke out the insects
that's eating the leaves off them
roses"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-09-06
Amsriean,s Great Honor

The British government has recent.
ly given notable recognition of the
excellence of the American agricultur.
al teaching and education by the selec.
ton of A. E. Parr of the Iowa State
Agricultural college as director of az.
riculture and animal industry for
British India. Prof. Parr will receive
q salary OF $4,000 year for ten
years, and it Is understood that he will
then be eligible to retire and draw q
pension for life of $1,000 a year.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-09-06
Stones Placed Around Tile to lncrsas,
the Drainage Capacity.

considered best, as they are more du.
rable than either soft or hard burnt
tile and stand the handling, such as
hauling and laying, better than the
hard or soft tile.
Where big sloughs are drained into
which the water is shed very rapid.
ly, good plan is to cover the tile in
several places with broken tile or very
coarse gravel, SO that the water may
enter them more rapidly and thus
sometimes save crops that would 9th
erwise be ruined after heavy rains.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-09-06
Maonifylna Choir Leaders Voice.


In the old village of Praybrook in
Eorthamptonshire is monster trumpet
feet inches in length, and having a
bell-shaped end feet 1 inch in dame
ter, says the Culver.
The trumpet is made up of ten rings,
which in turn are made up of smaller
parts. The use of this trumpet-only
four of the kind are known to exist at
the present day-was to magnify the
voice of the leader in the choir and
to summon the people to the church
service.
At the present time neither the
choir nor the service is in need of this
extraordinary musical instrument
but the vicar of the church takes care
of the ancient relic and is fond of
showing it to all visitors
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-09-06

IL feet by two feet six inches, scant.
lings for rafters. placing them two
feet apart. This will give the roof
about one-third pitch. Nail the ceiling
on top Of the joists before putting on
the roof. using preferably tongued and
grooved inch material.
For the roof use one inch roofing
board placed close together. Cover
this with two thicknesses of roofing
paper. Make the entrance in the mid.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-09-06
Protection Of Outlets.

for greater distance than 40 rods,
and other size in proportion. That
is, considering ordinary ground.
The cost per acre does not average
above eight dollars for very satisfac-
tory results.
In most cases good ditch is the
most satisfactory place to drain into.
To prevent dirt from washing away
from the tile at the outlet when the
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-09-06
Why Don't You Build Good Root Cellar?

Use two inch BY eight inoh mats.
rial in the construction Of the sill.
Make two-inch by eight inch notch
or recess at each end Of the 10 foot
joints which will allow them to rest
on both the sill and the wall. Place
the joists four feet apart. Use
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-09-06

In the selection of tile, be sure to
get some that are free from lime or
chalk stones, for the reason that when
these become wet the lime will dis.
solve and thus burst or chip tho tile.
A medium burnt tile is generally
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-09-06
Too Many wolve. in iowa.

Wolves have become so numerous
In the vicinity of Anita. Iowa, and
their depredations so frequent that
the sheep owners have united, agree
Ing to pay=a bounty for all wolves
killed in the four northeast townships
Of Cass county, equal to that now paid
by the county, thus making the bounty
$40 and 81, respectively, for old and
young wolves.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-09-06
Bad shilIinas In Plate.

Clergymen in Scotland are com.
planning because they find many bad
shillings in the contribution plates.
These shillings are made of paste
board and covered with silver paper.
It IL almost impossible to tell them
from real coins unless they are taken
up.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-09-06

ton. My wife and many ofvmy friends
have used Doan's Kidney Pills with
good results and I can earnestly rec.
0mmend them"
Sold by all dealers. so cents q boz.
Foster.Milburn Co., Buffalo. N. 7.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-09-06

Practical Education.-"Th way to
educate hoy is to set him to work:
the way to get him to work il to in.
terest him; the way to interest him
is to relate his task to some form Of
reality. President Anderson.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-09-06
Lost Hope III Georgia,

Lost Hope Ii Georgia.
Billville must have lost hope. The
following advertisement appears in the
Banner:
Tor Sale-six acres in Mint and
two Moonshine Distilleries that amt
never been levied on by the Govern.
msnt."
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-09-06

old man Dubois. then ON Madame Dan
Vile.
!: She had been leaning against the
wall before LomaQue began to speak;
Int she stood perfectly upright now.
he neither spske nor soved. Not o.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-09-06
CHAPTER XIV.

e glanced round
him, and pointed to
Danville, as he put
the question. Be-
fore a word could
be spoken by any
one else in the
room, q low vail
ing cry Of my mis-
tress! my dear. dear
mistress!" directed
all ewes first on the
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-09-06

with my back and
kidneys. I doctored
and used many RENE.
dies without getting
relief. Beginning with
Doan's Kidney Pills.
I found relief from
the first box, and two
boxes restored me to
vood uo,,nd conA1.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-09-06

Good Air and Feed. The health Of
the steer requires both good air and
good feed.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-09-06
DOES YOUR BACK AcHE1
Profit BY the Experience OF One Who
Has Found Relief.

James r. Keller, retired farmer,
Of Fenner ST., Cazenovia, N. r, says:
about fifteen years ago suffered
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-09-06

Tire Stock Barn. Stock barns
should bs light dry and well ysntilat,
ed
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-10-24
TWO RECORDS WE'RE LOWERED.
Trotters at Allentown, Pa, Half-Mile
Track Make New Marks for Speed.

Allentown, Pa. - Two worlds
records were broken Wednesday after
noon on the Allentown fair ground
track before 10000 persons.
In the match race for IS 900 between
Sweet Marie and Major Delmar, best
two in three heats, the mare won in
straight heats and incidentally broke
the half-mile track worlds record for
regular one-mile race. Her best time
was 2:08, made in the second heat,
beating the former record of 2:09%
held by Dandy Jim. Sweet Maries
time in the first heat was 2:10.
The other record was made by
George G., this seasons unbeaten trot-
ter, which, paced by runner, broke
the worlds half-mile track record for
an exhibition mile. His time was
2:06A. The former record was 2:07,
made by Sweet Marie on the Allen
town track, September 20, this year.
In the match race Sweet Marie was
very steady, while Major Delmar had
trouble in making the turns The lat
ter was swept off his feet in making
the first turn in the first heat, losing
three lengths, which he nearly made
up to the wire, being neck behind
the winner In the second heat Alta
Mcdonald had pushed the gelding
ahead in the first eighth and gained
two lengths to the quarter. At the
half they were neck and neck. Near
ing the three-quarters pole Major Del
mar broke and Sweet Marie won with
ease in 2:0S.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-10-24
HARD ON FREE-TRADERs.
Trust Development in a Country With
No Tariff.

One of the foulest blows ever de-
livered into the pit of the stomach of
American free-traders is the forma-
tion of British steel trust. This enor-
nous combination now makes no Sc
cret of the fact that ii is formed to con-
troll the iron and steel market of Great
Britain, not to speak of the kindred
industries dependent upon the mate
rial supplied by the trust.
Over here in the United States our
Free-Traders have preached the gos-
pei, until they almost believed it them
selves, that the only thing that made
or could make American trusts was
the wicked protective tariff. There
are trusts in Germany, under protec-
tion, and there are trusts in Great
Britain, under free-trade, for trusts
are made by entering into combina-
ton to regulate production, distribu-
tion, prices and everything that Is in
the control of those who produce the
articles and get together in such a
conspiracy. In fact, the only thing that
enables an Independent producer here
u Sldy III eAlSIcHC6 rs INC ldil LII,
which saves him from fighting more
than one enemy the, home trust. But
our free-traders have always had 1t
that the American tariff was solely re-
sponsible for the American trusts, and
that but for the tariff they would have
to go out of business. And to prove
the argument they pointed to Great
Britain, where there were gentle
mems agreements" but no open trust
Perhaps now the free-traders may
be willing TO admit that the way to
end trust is not to end the whole
home industry by giving 1t to some
foreign nation. Perhaps they will ad-
NIT it, perhaps not, for the thing they
most believe in is the thing they don't
see; and the thing they deny with
their loudest voices is the thing that
is plain before their yes.-Kewanee
Qn.) Star-Courier.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-10-24
CHURCH TREASURES STOLEN
WORKS OF ART WORTH $1,6oo,ooo
WE'RE TAKEN BY ONE MAN.
Robberies of French Churches in the
Last Few Years Were Numerous
and Total an Enormous Sum

Paris. Marx Brothers, antiquar-
ies, who sold the statue of st.
Catherine to the Metropolitan Museum
of Art in New York, last May, while
they are unable to account for the ex-
act origin of the statue, are quite GER
tain that it is not product of the re-
cent church robberies in France.
M. Marx said Wednesday that the
firm had acquired the statue in August,
1906, from one of the best known deal
ers in Paris, who had purchased it
from another dealer equally reputable.
For the present he was not at liberty
to give the names of these dealers, but
he considered the character of the
houses a sufficient guarantee that the
statue had not been stolen.
Mr.. Marx said the dispatches from
New York had contained the first init
nation that the statue came from the
church of st. Etienne. He secuted the
idea that honorable antiquaries were
in any way involved with Antoine
Thomas, the chief operator in the re-
cen. robberies, although he said it was
always possible that they might be the
victims of misrepresentation.
NJ Marx pointed out that all religi-
Gus works of art, crosses, statues,
worries, reliquaries, etc, now in the
museums and galleries throughout the
world came originally from churches
as surely as apples came from apple
trees but the history of most OF them
Is unknown. The French revolution
accounted for the disappearance Of
many such objects from the churches,
but previous to and since the revolu-
tion, in Italy and other countries as
we'll as in France, church treasures
had been freely sold by priests, who
often attached little value to them.
Moreover" NJ. Marx went on, fifty
years ago treasures of the fourteenth
and fifteenth centuries were drifting
about Europe and could be purchased
for a song. 1t is only in the last Is or
| 20 years that their value as art treas
ures has been appreciated and their
systematic collection begun. Since
then the values have increased hun
dredfold."
The product of Thomas known
thefts, according to the public prose
cutor of Limoges, already is estimated
at S1,600,000. At ClermontFerrand
| Tuesday night the police discovered
| in a cellar leased by Thomas bust of
ST. Baudine, stolen from the church
of st. Nectaire and valued at $200,000.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-10-24
STOCK MARKET IN A PANIC.
Failure of Firm of New York Brok
ers Caused a Break in Prices.

New York City.-Trading in both
the New York stock exchange and the
curb stock market was in a turmoil
Wednesday as a result of excited
movements and violent declines in the
price of United Copper stock in the
latter market. The suspension OF the
firm of Gross G. kleeberg, members of
the New York stock exchange, con-
tributed materially, if it was not the
chief cause, of the declines in both
markets. This firm has been trading
actively in United Copper stock and it
was reported that they were members
of pool formed to support the price
of the stock Apparently there was a
break in this pool Tuesday, as the re-
suit of which the common stock broke
from $59 to $36 per share. Yesterday
it went down to SIS.
The preferred stock which had been
quoted last at $74, reached the low
point of $24 for the the day Trading
in these stocks was confined to the
curb market.
Evidences of active liquidation in
New York stock exchange apeared in
the closing hour of the market and
was attributed to heavy selling by in
terests which had suffered in the cop
per movement in the curb market
Active stocks declined at the rate of a
point per sale until net losses ranged
from 2lA to 7R points.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-10-24
Can't Be Taken Out of Politics.

1t is all very well to say that the
revision Of the tariff, being strictly
problem of commercial science, ought
to be taken out of politics. Undoubt-
eddy; but how is it to be taken out of
politics when for years the tariff has
been, and next year is likely once
more to be made presidential issue?
The ideal procedure would be through
the creation of such non-partisan
body as the National Association of
Manufacturers proposes, assuming, of
course, it's fidelity to the protective
principle; but as things stand it is at
least questionable whether the forma-
tion of a non-partisan tariff commits
sion comes within the range of possi-
bility, and it is not questionable at all
that a Republican congress would re-
fuse to participate in the formation
OF such a body. The day may come
when the tariff will cease to be a po-
litical issue, just as the gold standard
has ceased to be such an issue al
ready, but that day has not come yet,
nor is it yet in sight.
Fortunately, there is no immediate
hurry about the tariff. The country is
the prosperity it could expect or de-
sire. Indeed, It's only complaint is
that there is more business to be done
than there are facilities in the way cf
currency and transportation for doing
1t, so that the community is suffering
from what the doctors call plethora.
This is an Inconvenience, but. on the
whole, the situation is one to which
the remark applies that it is gener-
ally prudent to let well enough alone.
Philadelphia Inquirer.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-10-24
TEN BILLIONS MORE
THE FARMER Is WORTH IN 1907
THAN HE WAS IN 1895.
Then He Was Getting Low Prices and
Producing Less; Now Getting Top
Prices-He is Producing More and
Making Money Faster Than Ever
Before.

BY the courtesy of the Philadelphia
Record we are able to reproduce
strong cartoon, the original of which
appeared in a recent issue OF that
newspaper The picture has for its
central thought the steadily increasing
prosperity of the American farmer. In
the foreground are two stalwart tillers
of the soil standing back to back,
while Uncle Sam is taking the meas
ure of their respective statures. He
finds that the farmer Of 1907 Is half
a head taller than he of 1906, and the
legend explains that 1907 has given
the farmer in earnings "one billion
dollars more" than in 1906. Leaning
over the fence with wistful, envious
expression is the Wall street specu-
lator, his empty pockets turned inside
out, and fervently exclaiming: Il wish
| was farmeri"
For this striking depletion Of the
splendid earnings Of the American
farmer, the Free-Trade Record is to
be commended. We do not suppose
that me intention was to suggest that
the farmer has grown more and more
stalwart and that his earnings show
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-10-24

One of the great electric manufac-
turing companies reports gross earn
ings for the year covered by the
statistics at over $33,000000, with
profits of s4,179,000 This is the cleo
trio age for sure, and the experience of
this one concern is probably matched
by that of others. The demand for
electrical appliances in every form
was never greater, nor is there any
indication of subsistence. An interest.
ing accompaniment of this report of
earnings is the government statement
of copper production, from which it
appears that the output of the metal
for 1906 was 9O6, ,591 900 pounds, or
1S,0OO,O00 pounds in excess of the
amount in 1906 Production and CON
sumption of copper are intimately re-
lated to electrical development. and
this country is foremost in both re-
spects.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-10-24
Clothes.

In response to a petition from the
sailors, the secretary of the navy has
appointed a committee to recommend
changes in the uniform of the men.
The sailors say that the pancake cap
which they are compelled to wear can
not be kept on the head in a high
wind, and affords no protection to the
eyes in glaring sun. The blouse,
with a wide collar tied by long neck
erchief, is also charged with trouble
breeding possibilities in the wind. The
collar blows up about the head and
face, and the neckerchief gets tangled
ance. No protest has been made
against the flaring trousers, as the
fare makes it easy to roll up the legs
when the sailors scrub the decks. The
men ask for vizored cap and coat.
Whether their demands are granted
now or not, some change in the sail
or's uniform is inevitable, declares the
Youths Companion. A garment that
interferes with mans work has out
lived its usefulness. There was a time
when men wore silken hose, lace-ruf-
fed shirts and flowing lace cuffs with
silk or satin coats. One has only to
imagine man clad in that way walk
ing the streets of a modern city or
running a high-powered automobile to
understand why silks and satins have
gone out of fashion for mems gar
ments. That laces and silks and sat
ins are still woven and worn by We
men is the worlds tribute of apprecia.
ton for womans ornamental capabili.
ties. Her usefulness is never doubted
Clothes also show the progress OF
democracy. 1t was the gentleman who
wore laces and silks. The peasant
dressed in woolens of sober eolors
Glass distinctions were forced upon
the attention of the most careless OBJ
server of the passing throng. Nova
days it is impossible to distinguish be-
tween the rich and the poor as they
walk the streets. 1t sometimes hap
pens that the poor man dresses bet
ter than his employer, that he may
make a good impression utilitari
an reason for good clothes as truly as
the demand for vizored cap by the
sailors is based on business reasons.