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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-09-27

r., MOtI AOSL tue DaSeOall championship
to Dickinson.
Many farmers intend seeding winter
wheat this fall.
The alleged stabbing ARRAY at
Brocket was fake.
Every precaution should be taken
to avoid prairie fires.
Bottineau street lights are to be
scattered around some.
A number of transients have been
attacked by typhoid fever.
Threshing is being hurried in North
Dakota-when it doesn't rain.
Some dogs stolen at Mohall were
recapturcd twenty miles west.
Postmaster Ellison of LaMoure lost
separator on his farm by fire.
e
The chicken hunters are about as
good eXasgerators as the fishermen.
The shade trees at st. Thomas have
been damaged by countless caterpil-
lars.
The people of Bismarck and Linton
may coon get that lOng-Wanted mail
service.
The shipments of keg beer to St.
Thomas are attracting the attention of
the officials.
At the last sale at Dickinson forty
three cars of horses were disposed oof
in five hours.
For few weeks there have been
sold more hunting licenses than mar
riage licenses.
Through a misunderstanding two
graves were prepared for man who
died at Minot.
The new banks down in the south
western part of the state are making
good showing.
Farmers who posted their lands
against hunters complain of the signs
being torn down.
The men on a threshing crew near
LaMoure who were receiving $2.75 per
day struck for SO.
North Dakota farmers got their
grain in the shock this year with less
help than ever before.
Farmers over the state are inter.
ested in the proposition to establish q
packing house in Fargo.
There are the usual number Of
young North Dakotans going away to
college in other states.
Many of the hunters agree that the
proper thing to do is to have closed
season on prairie chickens.
| Ferdinand Thielman, who conducts
hotel at Gardera, was arrested on Z
charge of violating the liquor law.
Cruel treatment to live stock is q
complaint at Walhalla and a local
butcher is likely to find himself under
the ban.
AS a result Of the failure to secure
certain teachers, the schools at Mad
dock are not running with full corps
of Instructors.
The Great Northern has a large
crew at work at Walhalla increasing
the capacity of the yards and making
other Improvements.
A new disease has been found in
blue stem wheat around Minot and
Dickinson. Plant experts from Wash.
ington are investigating.
Since the failure of the original plan
for street railway at Grand Forks
other people have taken the matter up
and may secure Il franchise.
The new depot at Valley City may
be erected OH the hilton the cutoff
This will be welcomed by the residents
as it will take the tracks out of the
center of the city,
T. A. Thompson of Page published
notice that the scale tester had
apologized for remarks made about the
condition of the weighing machine in
the Thompson store.
Some of the wheat ripened unevenly
and in cutting there were some unde-
veloped heads. This fact Is being TAX.
en- advantage of by the elevator agents
to knock off grade or two.
The mail order houses are rustling
for business in North Dakota-now
that they know there is lot of money
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-09-27

The summary of the annual cata-
logue number of the Valley City state
normal school bulletin shows that the
school enrolled 1,119 pupils the past
year. The figures show the size. ex-
tent Of territory and growth of the in.
stitution when it is remembered that
the total enrolment last year was
996. an increase of more than 13 per
cent.
The summary:
Normal Dena rtment-
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-09-27

The ruling Of the land department
that after homesteaders have complet.
ed residence on their land they need
not remain until final proof is made
10 causing . lot of Joy among some Of
them.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-09-27

It IS claimed that the berry Of the
durum wheat Is getting smaller Is it
becomes more acclimated. This re.
dllces the yield. Efforts Will be made
q get IN new yarieties. XII
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-09-27

The Northern Pacific depot at
jamestown is getting its bumps. It
was burglarized and arsonized and
roasted. i
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-09-27

Albert Rose, Devils Lake contract
or, was arrested on complaint Of
Frank LANCE, the janitor Of the city
hall, on the charge Of using bad Ian
guage in the presence of the janitor's
wife.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-03-29
N~NO0~~~~

There are nearly 25,O00,0O0 dairy
cows in the United States, and enough
other cattle to make a total of over
9O,000000 head, including bulls, oxen,
young stock and ''fiocks and herds
which range to the valley free" and
all condemned to slaughter. There are
less than a million thoroughbred cat
tie In the country and more than As
0OO,O00 scrubs. The rest are half or
higher grades. About 100000 calves
are born annually. The average value
OF COW is 500. In Rhode Island, a
dairying State, the average Is 500.
The COWS of the United States weld
about 9,000,000000 gallons of milk n
year (watered and unwatered) the
butter product Is nearly 2,00O000,OO0
pounds (all grades). and the product
OF cheese over 300,000000 pounds. Our
cheese industry is making enormous
strides In a short time the output
will be 1,000.000000 pounds. There is
one item. a by-product, which is never
alluded to when Mistress Cow or Sis
Cow Is considered Our gold produc-
tion Is about $S1,000,000 year at pres
ent. That is vast sum of money. Yet
the rakings of our COW yards and
stalls for the fertilization of crops are
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-03-29

The editor of the North American Re
view, who recently declared the Ameri-
can girl to be bore, had the follow
ling to say about old maids:
"There was never yet woman who
could not marry, as she should, If she
would 1t Is only necessary to be a
woman to win a man--some man.
''Spinsterhood is purely voluntary
condition, due to reprehensible CON
trariness, as is clearly proved by the
nonexlstence of single authentic
claim to exemption because Of lack of
opportunity.
"The real point at issue is whether
the old maid of the present day renders
a fair equivalent, or even tries to do
30. In one way or another, for what she
receives, and to that our answer is de
cislvely negative. 1t is sad state of
affairs, to which we have given much
unayaillng thought. As last resort In
search of a method of reformation. the
ubiquitary remedy of taxation occurs
to our mind as the only one holding
forth hope of effectiveness"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-03-29

There's new kind of creeping blan-
ket. 1t is big stretch of deep cream
colored blanket material of firm con-
sistency, so that 1t lies on the floor as
fiat as a rug
1t is embroidered with a scattering
of animals and birds in bold outline
and gay color. No relation of sizes
is regarded by the blanket designer.
Birds, elephants, tigers, butterflies
are drawn In any scale. They are
placed at generous distances apart to
invite a creep from the baby from one
to the other. A center space is left
free for the baby's name in easy-fow-
ing script
Gay-colored worsteds are used for
the embroidery. Animals and birds
should be worked in the brightly con-
trasting colors that endear toys to ba-
bles' hearts. The worsteds are all fast
colors, for of course, the creeping blan-
ket needs many cleanings.
The delight that babies take In these
blankets justifies their invention. They
pat and rub at the viyid-hued animals
with absorbed interest or crows of glee
THE creeping blanket has saved me
no end of effort" says young moth
er. 1T always delights my baby and
keeps him busy for an hour at time
| can get deal of mending or reading
done while he Is pattlng and scolding
his embroidered pets"
A lining of some smooth, dust-repel-
ling material should be basted under
the blanket. This lining is removed
when the blanket is cleansed or washed.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-03-29

during the past season remarkable
progress has been made In the culti-
Walton of new species of potato In
the department of Vienne, in France.
1t originated in Uruguay. and is called
the Solanum Commersoni. Amid its
new environment in France, and by
dint OF careful cultivation and selec-
ton, 1t has developed several forms
which promise to become fixed, and to.
possess much value as additions to the.
Iood resources of Europe. Among these.
forms, all springing from one parent
species, there are yellow variety, a
White variety, red variety and va
rlety not specially characterized by
color, all of which possess distinctive
shapes and qualities A fact that par
tieularly Interests botanists and culti-
vators Is that these varieties have ev-
identity not yet reached their final set
tied forms, and the experiments OF
nj. Labergerie In Vienne are closely
watched because it is thought that they
will throw light upon the unsettled
question of the general origin of the
potato.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-03-29
O~O0ONoOoe

Leaf designs in embroideries are very
new and striking among the spring i'm
portations.
Some of the new white cloths are SO
silky that they resemble crepe de chine
In texture
The long used checks have cropped
out again in suitings and certain of
the silks, notably the foulards.
Many of the new tailor-mades ready
for southern wear show the popular
hip-length coat and the jaunty little
eton.
Satin stripes and bars on silk and
wool grounds are especially prevalent
among the voiles and other sheer cling.
ing fabrics.
Stripes and cross-barred effects are
as much in favor as ever. Checks, dots
and spots are also numerous In the best
classes of fabrics.
Gray and white striped marquisette
Is among the new showings of spring
dress material. 1t is delightful In its
sheer, silky beauty
New plaids In ginghams are charm
ing, nor are the tartans the only va
rieties. Sizes vary from quite large
pattern down to the smallest of checks
Meehlln lace, both In founces or as
an overdress, seems to 60 exceptionally
well with these same oriental satins of
which many evening dresses are made
this winter.
The rough pongees have come back
with re-enforeements. Heretofore the
majority of them have been plain, but
this season they are plalded, blocked,
striped and cross-barred.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-03-29
BIackberries and Raspberr,e..

Considering the neglect given black
berry and raspberry canes In late sum-
mer. they pay well in comparison with
other crops. IL fruit growers will cul-
tivate the canes, clean the ground well
of weeds and grass as soon as the ber-
ry harvest is over, and apply fertilizer
OIL the land, the effect Of the good treat
ment will be apparent the following
year. Weeds and grass rob the canes,
and when 1t Is considered that with
the canes producing crops for several
years in succession, and weeds and
grass taking possession between the
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-03-29
rows, the land becomes exhausted, the
crops fall off and the canes die out.
Don't NegIect to spray.

All fruit trees should be sprayed
without regard to whether they have.
been attacked by insects or disease or
escaped, as it is less labor to prevent
attacks than to remedy the evil after
it appears. 1t costs more to repair
damage than to ward off danger. In
some states, such as California, spray
ing the trees and vines Is enforced by
law. If the grower neglects his duty
he is considered as one maintaining a
public nuisance, and some official is
ordered to spray the orchard and add
the cost to the tax bill of the negligent
owner.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-03-29
Farm Work in Winter.

There are many duties on the farm
that are performed only during certain
seasons, but an amount of preliminary
work can be done in winter which will
save time in the spring. Not a seed
should be planted that has not been ex-
amined, and an oyerhauling of the
tools should not be overlooked Get
ready for spring in advance, so as to
prepare for hurry during the planting
season. The manure heap should also
receive attention. as the condition of
the manure viii largely influence the.
start of the plants In the spring.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-03-29
Better Than Money.

Ought a woman to work for money
IL she has enough for her needs? The
question has been asked hundreds Of
times in the last twenty-five years
Perhaps there is no positive, general
satisfactory answer to 1t; for the cir
cumstances which lead to 1t are vari-
Gus, and the women whom 1t concerns
are so different in temperament and
ability that no verdict will fit all cases.
But one answer at least may be made
which is of universal application. The
more clearly women see the conditions
OF modern life the less will they wish
to work for money, and the more VIII
they coyet the other rewards which are
better worth seeking. To be a doctor,
nurse or teacher is noble, but not more
so than to undertake other and unpaid
tasks that are necessary for the well
fare of the world.
The cure and care of the sick are far
heavier than need be If mothers ana
children were shown by friendly talk
and example how to keep well. Care
fully planned amusement for young
girls and boys is an invaluable supple
ment to the work of the school. The
cheer of neighborliness cannot be
bought for dollars and cents, but 1t
helps make life worth living In many
a home where without 1t poverty or
perplexity would weight heavy on hand
and heart.
The great man of science who de-
clared, II have not time to make mon
ey," gave fit motto to those women
who are eager to help with the social
and economic problems of their time
Schools for social workers and con-
stantly increasing mass of the liter
ature of neighborliness testify to the
desire of women to labor for the high
est ends, and to do their work not with
the awkwardness and waste of the am
ateur, but with the skill of the trained
hand and the wisdom Of the trained
mind.--Youths' Companion.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-03-29
To Relieve Eatigne.

A simple and homely cure after a
day of excessive fatigue, especially
when the business of shopping or sight
seeing has brought on a nervous head
ache In addition to feeling of lassi-
tude, is to hold the feet In mustard and
water for the space of ten or fifteen
minutes, this having the effect of draw
ing the blood away from the brain,
and, in fact, resting the entire body.
The "fresh air" method Is likewise ex-
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-03-29
4 Good wh.tewa.,,.

A good wash for roofs and buildings
is as follows: Slake lime In a close
box, to prevent the escape OF steam.
and when slaked pass 1t through a
sieve. To every six quarts of this lime
add one quart Of rock salt and one
gallon OF water. After this, boil anf
skim clean. To every five gallons OF
this add, by slow degrees, three-quar-
ters of pound of potash and four
quarts Of fine sand. Coloring matter
may be added II desired. Apply With
. paint or whitewash brush.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-03-29
Feeding Stock.

Giving the cows coarse food, In order
to dispose of such foods, will not add
to the quality Of the milk, nor the
quantity, but 1t puts the cows to service
In converting such materials into ma
nure. A good farmer, however, can
not afford to keep cow simply to
make manure. The manure should be
considered only as by-product To
make an animal profitable, not only
should the coarse and bulky materials
be used, but they should be REINFORCED
by the best feeding stuffs that can be
produced, so as not only to increase
the yield, but also render the manure
more valuable.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-03-29
HOW He Did II.

'erhe real hero of the fire was little
Crimmins Did you see him run into
the blazing house and carry out the
stout lady?"
"Yes. can't imagine how he de-
veloped the strength"
"Why, he lived in the suburbs doz-
en- years or more and worked up his
carrying home packages at
night. Washington Herald.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-03-29
The Farm Garden.

For farmer to begin gardening
with several kinds of each vegetable is
to fail with some, as farmers do not.
az a rule. give attention to gardening.
About one-half of the varieties In many
of the seed catalogues could be elimi-
mated with advantage. If the garden
is to be a speciality next year, NOW off
the grass and weeds, burn the ground
over to destroy the weed seeds and
plow the land whenever favorable for
SO doing, applying manure literally
and then narrowing it in. Next spring
pillow the garden again and use only a
few varieties of each vegetable, select
ing such as may be supposed to be the
best.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-03-29
SACRIFICES Of Hindoo women.


Htndoo women, taught that their re.
ligious duty is to destroy their own
lives on the death of their husbands, II
possible, or failing that, to live through
the rest of their days, after they are
widowed, in uttermost misery and deg
radiation, believe 1t to be sacred obli-
CATION, and patiently endure all that is
demanded of them.
The British government long ago de-
clared the burning of living widow
oil her husbands funeral pyre to be
murder on the part of all accessory to
the act; yet still many of the poor
women desire, as pious act, to commit
suicide In the torturlng flames. A re-
markable case has just been reported
from Nepaul In Hindoo journal,
showing that the native women still do
not revolt against the time -honored sac
riice demanded of them.
An elderly woman announced her in
tention to immediate herself on her hus-
bands funeral pyre, and was at once
honored for it and visited by all her
relatives and acquaintances. The pyre
was made, and $4,000 people assembled
by it; but at the last moment the gov
ernment officials intervened and pre-
vented the burning of the live woman.
She had already distributed all her
large possessions, and left herself pen
niless. She then went back sadly to
her home, lay down, and refused all
food, dying of sheer starvation nine
days after her previous sacrifice had
been prevented.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-03-29
Rurning on the Strawberry ned.

Burning on the Strawberry Bed.
If the ground is cold the strawberry
bed may be burned over, which will
clean the surface. This need not be
done until later, If preferred, or Just
before the winter mulch is removed.
After the plants have made their
growth mulch of clean straw or salt
hay will not only assist to promote
their growth, but will protect against
drought and also aid in keeping the
fruit clean. It Is not necessary to cuI-
tiyate strawberries In early spring, as
cultivation disturbs the surface roots.
but the bed should be cleaned, how
ever, by fire or raking.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-03-29
Homemade China Cement.

A good china cement may be made
at home of ground glass and the white
of an egg. A piece of flint glass should
be ground to fine powder in a mortar
or on a fiat piece of stone. The white
of the egg should then be whipped to
a light froth-but not too stifiy-and
sufficiently mixed with the glass to
make a paste.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-03-29
shrinIsnre af Graiu

The shrinkage of corn varies accord
Ing to the condition of the grain when
put into the crib. Cases have been
known in which corn lest 20 per cent
from shrlnkage. the corn being damp.
From to II per cent Is the average,
the shrinkage depending upon so many
circumstances as to make an exact es-
innate very difficult. but the rule lie to
allow 10 per cent
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-03-29
He had the 0.

Yeast-The population of the United
States on Sept. l was estimated by the
Treasury Department at S4.s97 900, and
the money in circulation per capita
$3.50.
msonbeak-Wonde where my
$3.50 is?-Yonkers Statesman.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-03-29
been prevented

Pale blue velvet was used for the
toque shown in the sketch, the trim
ming consisting of a large pinkish lay
ender rose with foliage, and a cache
peigne of tulle to match the velvet.
The model would also be good in black
velvet, with an American Beauty rose
and black tulle, or In various other
combinations to match the costume for
which the hat Is designed.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-03-29
Placing the blame.

Mother-Aren't you ashamed to be
caught stealing the jam?
WilIie-No, ma'am; | amt got any
reason to be ashamed of anything that
ain't my fault.
Mother-Not your fault?
Willie-No; it's your fault that got
caught Philadelphia Press.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-03-29
In the Sick Rnnn,.

In cases where sick person is al
ways obliged TO lie on the back great
comfort will ensue IL an old cardboard
hat box is used to raise the bed
clothes OF the feet. as the entire
weight of the sheet and blankets. If
drawn tightly across the toes becomes
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-03-29

David said in his haste that all men
were liars. 1t would have sounded
better had he taken time to say that
they were diplomats-and it would
have amounted to the same.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-03-29

very painful in time. Additional re-
lief can often be given by inserting
short bolster or pillow under the
knees. this contriyance doing much to
prevent the patient from slipping down
In the bed.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-03-29

ceedingly popular among many women,
and has been found most efficaclous.
This consists in resting with the feet
up for twenty minutes or half an hour
beside the open window, taking deep
inhalations through the nostrils from
time to time, and expelling the breath
slowly and evenly.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-03-29
Relics Made to Order.

'eYes, sir, this is the place where the
battle was fought"
"Have you any relics of it?'
..Yes, sir. John. mold the gentleman
about twenty bullets an tell the black
smith to hammer out bayonet-
quick !r-Atlanta Constitution.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-03-29
Charcoal for Pigs ana Fowls.

Charcoal Is often recommended for
pigs and fowls, but 1t is not generally
understood that 1t is a good feed for
any kind of stock, fed with corn or 9TH
er heating materials. There is an ef-
feet from charcoal which corrects the
acidity of the stomach. and 1t rapidly
absorbs gases. 1t is excellent for mix
ing with the food of animals that are
being fattened. experiments showing
that the increase of fat is greatest
when proportion of charcoal is al
lowed.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-03-29

estimated to be worth In cold cash
eight times as much, or $64S,000,000.
Such figures are bewildering. They
stagger humanity.-New York Press.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-03-29

The little girl standing the left
with black ribbons with
trimming on the skir
The boy on the floor suit Of blue and white
the stripes the belt
girl has
OF bright plaid with rl of
The material of the
n reddish and
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-03-29

Before calling man a liar be sure
you are right-then don't.