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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-10-16
Gardening for Women.

It is an exceedingly healthy life.
though hard one, and is full Of In.
terest to those who care about watch.
ing the development Of plants. and
feel can be safely recommended to
women with sufficient capital to ena-
BILE them to wait for results.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-10-16
Not Fa.wrons.

In a Southern state where an educa-
tional qualification was required TOE
voters, q negro was asked, Wnat ID
the writ of certiorari?"
II dunno, boss, replied the darkey'
''but it's sumfin to keep Dc niggans
from y.tin'."-Circle Magazine.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-10-16
The Summer Heroine.

There is, as we all know, summer
girl Of real life and of various types.
Similarly in current fiction there ID
always a summer girl, what we may
call a summer heroine. You will also
find her-in the pages of novels-in
the town, in the country or at the
seaside, and that she likewise varies
In character and in clothes.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-10-16
i. DRlAqls ven Z \ TOWN.
Baokaehs and kidney Trouble Slowly
Wear One Out.
Mrs. r. Grouse. Fayette st., Man
chester. Ia, says: 'sFor two years m,

back was weak and
rheumatic. Pains ran
through my back,
hips and limbs. I
could hardly get
about and lost much
sleep. The action Of
the kidneys " as
much disordered. I
began using Doan's
Kidney Pills and the
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-10-16

Pump Paeking.-Try a strand Of
common cotton rope to pack you,
pump with: it il better than most 9th
er packing.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-10-16
Query.

Query.
''Why IL It." remarked the Observer
Of Events and Things, that the wom-
an who sits in q box at the theater
with no one behind her, invariably
takes her hat of, while the one in the
audience. with q lot Of people behind
her, never does?"-Yonkers Statesman.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-10-16
Nobody Home.

!. Agents. the head of the house in
sonny?
Boy-No. sir: there's nobody home
but me father.-Dsnver Catholic Reg
istsr.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-10-16
/. Another Useless Question.

somethin' the matter with
the machine?
lust crawled under here to- set out Of
the sun-emart Set.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-10-16

Make Fences Strong. - Make the
fences SO strong that the animals can.
not get through them.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-10-16
The Future Of the Bow,

The Future Of the Boy.
Probably no part of schoolmas.
ter's duty is more difficult than to ad.
wise a parent as to what walk Of life
his boy should adorn; but the begin.
ming and end of it all is that a good
boy will make his way in any position
and the bad boy will not.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-10-16
Na6gitqyel :,
CONSTIPATION,

nwbegevrsar,entlx essseomebypsop4
personal efforts yiththe qssistaeee
ofthe one truly, ,heneGs!el lasatise
rsmedx Syrup o}kes eaa NairdSe,ns,
r rhi'sk s fnaI6tss s Gsete{e,m setlar
tpre may be gradually dispereea~A
when 10 longer needed ashe bests@
sewedies. xken required, aseto assist
nature ard not 70 supplant the natas.
annetions. which must depend alt;.
uaately upe', proper eoueis,meet,
proper efforts, and right living seneralls
l1eSst Is . beneficial effects, a|"gs
Syup3Esss.>Eliixir}Ssa,a
= - aa"a}aetaeeabytae
CALIFORNIA
Fro SYRup Co. ONLY
SOLD BYALL LEADING .pRUccIsTA
one size only. regular price SOC ~ Bottle
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-10-16
CALIFORNIA

SOLD BYALL LEADING pRUccls1S
one size only. regular price SOC ~ Bottle
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1908-01-31
BEST POULTRY HOUSE.
Il Is the One Which Gives Best Con-
ditions for Flock.

The best poultry house is the one
the care of the poultry during the win
ter. There are several things that
must be considered in any model
poultry house. The first of these is
light. There needs to be an abound
ance of light; for 1t is probably true
that good health is not possible in a
dark poultry house with just one lit
tie window to let in light perhaps from
the north side. There needs to be
windows on three sides of the house;
If possible, on every side except the
north. There should be a window in
the east and west ends of the building
and big one or several small ones
on the south side. AS to whether
there should be a big one or several
small one depends on the conditions
to be met with in the poultry house.
Really the best poultry house, de-
clares Farmers Voice, is the one that
is so built and so located that it can
be kept dry throughout the entire
winter This matter of dryness is of
such importance that it may well be
doubted If good success is possible
without it. The location of the house
on land that is well drained is essen
tial, and IL there is not a natural To-
cation near the barns one can be made
by piling coal ashes or cinders around
the house to keep the level above the
water line.
The good poultry house will have
inside of it all movable fixtures to
facilitate the cleaning and to make
it possible to sterilize the roosts, nests
and other furniture.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1908-01-31
Little Touches That
Will Bring Freshness
to Much-Worn Gown

Hundreds, yes, thousands, of pretty
lingerie dresses are worn during the
winter and usually become creased,
crumpled and soiled long before they
have done their rightful share of duty
Washing the dresses makes them
hopeless for their original purposes,
but they can be wonderfully bright
ened with little care. In the first
place a dress will look its worst on
the collar, lace cuffs and lower edge of
of the hem. Instead of washing the
garment, clean these parts by rub
ing gently in a basin of gasoline.
1t may take several washings to clean
the dress hem. Hang in the air and
dry. Prepare little cold starch by
pouring cold water over a good grade
of lump starch, stir and let settle. Dip
a sponge in the water and dampen the
dress all over. Do not sprinkle the
dress or it will iron with white spots
all over 1t and the sponge retains the
starch while the water contains just
enough starch to give finish unlike
the usual starched laundry work. Roll
the dress and fold in towel until
every bit is dampened evenly from
the moisture Iron as much of it as
possible on the wrong side, press all
lace on the wrong side and after the
dress is thoroughly dry place in a suit
case or suitbox and sprinkle the tissue
paper with some good perfume. When
you again need an evening dress you
have one which looks entirely new.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1908-01-31
FIGHTS FLOCK OF
STARVING GULLS
MAN HAS DESPERATE BATTLE
WITH RAvENous BIRDS IN
ELLIOTT BAY, WASH.
FRENZIED BY SIGHT OF FOOD
Large Flock Attacks Food Launch
Brings to Ship and They Are
Only Driven Of by ScaId-
ing Steam.

Seattle, Wash.-Driven to despera-
tion by hunger and frenzied at the
sight of food, large flock of sea gulls,
S usually the most peaceful and coward
ly Of birds, attacked the launch Puget
in Elliott Bay the other afternoon,
and for a time threatened to defeat
the owner in his frantic attempts to
beat them back and save his deck
load of supplies. Beset on every side
with tearing, swooping gulls, the mas
ter of the launch, Capt. Roy Lillico,
fought desperately until almost ex-
hausted, and would have suffered no
little damage to person ami craft had
he not by inspiration made use of
unique contrivance to beat back and
drive away the starving birds.
The severe storms of the last few
weeks have driven the gulls to shell
ter in the harbor, and not in ten years
before have there been such fiocks of
them swarming over the bay as at the
present time. There has in con-
sequence been shortage OF
food for the birds and they have re-
sorted to many devices to get enough
to keep alive. There were hundreds
of them in the stream when Lillico
took his launch from the foot of Mad
ison street and started for the French
bark DesaiX.
The forward deck of the launch was
covered with parcels containing
oranges. grapes and other fruits. The
Desaix had almost been reached when
the captain noticed large swarm of
gulis lowering about the launch and
following it in its course. Suddenly
one of them swooped down, and max
ing dive at one of the parcels on the
deck, tore open the paper cover. An
orange rolled out and the famished
birds clutched at it and attempted to
carry it away. In an instant he was
the center of a horde of other gulls,
fighting to possess the orange. Their
shril cries of excitement and rage
summoned other flocks of birds and
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1908-01-31

IN little time the launch was beset
on every side by gulls.
Alone in the launch, Lillico was at
loss as to the best course to pur-
sue. He stopped the engine and STEP
ped out on the deck, where the birds
were tearing open the parcels and
dismantling the fruit as they fought
with each other for possession. Heed
tess of the mans attempts to drive
them away they continued to battle
among themselves until Lillico began
to belabor them with a pike. Then
they turned upon him and vented
their rage in efforts to tear his face
clothes and hands. Almost blinded
By the cloud of tapping wings, snap
Ding beaks and tearing claws, LillI-
60 fought frantically, at first to save
his cargo, and then to save himself.
Perceiving that he could make no
Roadway with his pike blows and
realizing that his eyes and clothing
were liable to be torn from him IL he
continued on deck, the captain beat
hasty retreat inside the launch, and
there he found the idea which saved
the day. He took a hose. attached It
to steam tap, and. turning it on full
head, shot the scalding steam and
~atAr into the midst of the fighting
sSck
There was a wild scream OF pain
and fright from the gulls, and many
Of them, sightless fell into the water
The others made a plucky attempt to
withstand the burning vapor, but
we're finally obliged to give up and
beat retreat. Once driven away, they
did not return to the attack and the
launch was not further molested as
IL proceeded on its way to the French
bark
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1908-01-31
THE POULTRY YARD.

Don't let the chickens feed with
the hogs. Many a fine bird has been
lost in this way.
Sunfiower seed and millet are both
good for chickens, especially during
the moulting period.
The benefit derived from making
ones flock better is far greater than
the expense incurred.
Sickness among fowls is often
caused by the absence of sufficient
grit of grinding material.
Chickens seldom get sick without
local cause. Find out what it is
and guard against it in the future.
In time of Matching, remember that
good food, pure water and freedom
from lice will insure fertile eggs.
Fowls intended for breeders should
be kept vigorous and healthy at all
times. Hardy, healthy progeny is
thus assured.
Eggs from each pen of breeding
birds should be tested as early as
possible, and, IL found lacking in fer
tility, new male should be secured.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1908-01-31

cause he knows there are more rab-
sey. But, unfortunately, Mr.. Van
Dyne knew the same thing and had
put his brindle bull in the field to
guard the rabbits. And so when Mr..
Norwood leaped into the middle of
the field and took aim at a little hare
squatting on a mole hill the bull
started out to do his duty.
He lowered his horns, paved a tuft
of grass up grunted twice by way Of
preliminary, and then set sail for Mr..
Norwood.
Soon 1t became apparent to the lat
with before he could reach the nearest
fence. In the middle of the field there
was a thicket. He dashed up to 1t
and then began running round and
round.
So did the bull-now less than ten
yards behind. Norwood found that
he could make the corner a little
quicker than his pursuer, but that
the latter gained on the straightaway,
aud was slowly but surely running
him down. Turning his frightened
head backward, he noted that the
animals frothing jaws barely skim
med the ground as he ran, horns
down, in the circle. He saw that the
brginless bull had got into a rut and
was SO intent upon gaining upon his
victim that he had fastened both
eyes to the path before him, gouged
deep by the hammering hoofs.
Inspiration struck the desperate
himrod then. Dashing suddenly off at
tangent, while the bull was hidden
from him around the curve, he sped
away at right angles to the course
while the bull plugged on around and
around the circle, never looking up
or thinking Of the scurvy trick that
had been played.
Norwood sat down upon hum
mock and enjoyed the spectacle for
half an hour he maddened brute
circled the course for half hundred
times, then finally stopped with feet
braced far apart, utterly exhausted.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1908-01-31
Utilize the Bones.

A contemporary says that old bones
burned and pounded furnish the min
eral matter that the chicks need. But
why burn the bones and thus destroy
part of the food value in them? II
they are ground or cut and fed the
mineral matter will be secured and at
the same time the other elements
will be utilized. such as the nitrogen
contained in the bones. This subject.
ing them to the test of fire is waste
full of real food value. IL we could
persuade every farmer to purchase
a bone mill we would be doing him a
great kindness, for he would be max
ing an investment that would enable
him to utilize the bones that are so
easily obtained either from his own
table or from other sources.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1908-01-31

sary in which to confine them at night.
Turkeys do best when away from
other poultry.
An open shed which will protect
them from the elements and maraud-
ers is all that is necessary, says Farm
and Home. The front may be made
of wire netting or inclosed part of the
way up and a ventilator provided at
the top, as shown in the cut. This
should be left open at all times except
in zero weather. The roost should be
placed on a level well up from the
ground and in the front of the build
ing.
A sliding or rolling door should be
provided at the rear and left open dur
ing the day. Only enough light is
needed for the turkeys to see to get
on and of the roosts.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1908-01-31
hexr SEASONS STOCK.
Select Your Breeding Stock Carefully
use Only Good Layers.

The pitfall into which many will
land will be starting with quantity.
rather than quality. Ten dollars in.
vested in a trio of wellbred birds
from an honest, reliable breeder will
be money well spent From such
stock one can rear flock OF birds
that will be a delight TO the eye, and
OF financial value In the market.
In buying birds We must remember
that the blood of parent stock will
show in the offspring. and that the
best bargain We expect to obtain Is
100 cents worth of value for every
dollar We spend. Remember, that
few really good birds at the begin
ming will produce a flock of good of.
spring, but II you start with a flock
OF mongrels you can expect to breed
but mongrels.
Go slow in buying, urges The Farm
err. Buy good stock and it will
prove cheapest in the end. Don't look
for, or expect, more than your
moneys worth, or you will be dlsap-
pointed. Pay a fair price, and you
can expect to receive fair value in
return. And remember, also, that
good, thoroughbred stock will not
thrive and prove profitable when &C
corded the care usually bestowed
upon ordinary scrub chickens.
III stock was not purchased, or. their
purchase arranged for at fall fairs,
1t will be good plan TO attend, If
possible, some of the winter shows.
Tor 1t is there you will find the best
OF the seasons hatch, and you will be
able to select the best of birds for
breeding purposes.
Many a poultry breeder is now
confronted with the vexing problem
that of picking out the birds he wishes
to place in permanent winter quar-
tiers and use as breeding stock next
season. In every flock will be found
number OF small, understood pull
let's, whose size is the result of late
Matching, lack Of proper care, dis
ease. or some other cause. and which
to the eye seem desirable to retain
In spite of their small size.
The retention of these birds, as
rule, we have found to be a mistake,
and we now keep them no longer
than it takes to put them in good
condition for the market. We spare
none that are poorly sized, for the
chances are that they will lay no eggs
until we'll along toward spring. and
what they do produce are usually of
inferior size. And we have found
as could be expected-that If such
stock is kept over and their eggs
used for Matching, nothing but in.
ferior chicks are the result.
Good poultry can never be reached
by breeding from this sort of birds.
Weed them out closely, and over and
over again, so as to make room for
those that will pay for their keep
and can be used as breeders with a
better prospect of getting good prog.
eny, therefrom. Like begets like. and
the better the breeding stock, the bet.
ter the chicks will be.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1908-01-31
HUNTER Has NARROW
ESCAPE FROM A BULL
NlMRoD CHASED BY ANGRY Be-
VINE oUTWITs HIM BY BRIL-
LIANT INSPIRATION.

Caldwell n. J.-When a bull, head
down and believing in mad pursuit,
is about to make you the subject
matter of Roman holiday, the thing
to do is to get his bullship chasing
you in a circle. And when he has
chased you in the circle long enough
to get used to the route. then you dash
of at a tangent, and the fool bull
will go right along chasing around
the circle-see?
This brilliant inspiration came to
Benjamin Robert Norwood while a
bull was chasing him in John Van
Dyne's 40-acre meadow at Montville.
the other afternoon.
Mr. Norwood went out hunting for
rabbits on the Van Dyne farm. be-
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1908-01-31
Precautions to Be
Observed While
Steaming the Face

Face steaming is an aid to beauty
that may be sadly abused. Done too
often 1t causes the pores to distend
and the skin to become fiabby. Twice
a week is quite enough, and unless
the complexion is in a really bad
condition once in seven days will
be the best interval
The benefit OF this process of cleans
ing is in opening the pores and in
ducing perspiration that causes them
to eject impurities that would not
otherwise be thrown off. The posi-
bility of injury in this treatment con-
sists in failure to close the pores af-
terward, and shrinking or "toning'
the flesh that has become unnaturally
soft from excessive heat.
Professionals have a special appa-
ratus for steaming, but the price puts
It beyond the average woman's In
come. An excellent substitute is a
chatting dish or any vessel with a
large surface that may be put over a
lamp, etc, and kept at boiling point.
III lOI any ItdSOh bhC uCCo nv WISH
to try this method hot cloths will be
a splendid substitute. OF these there
should be two made from a thick ma
terial either flannel or Turkish towel
ing.
Put these wash rags into a basin Of
water as hot as can be borne on the
face and begin the operation Of steam
ing.
Hold one steaming hot cloth over
the face with both hands until 1t
cools. when the second should be ap.
piled so the warmth may not go out
of the skin. 1t will be necessary to
add hot water frequently, so that In
the basin will not get cool
Ten minutes is none too long to
apply the cloths.
When steaming over chatting dish
is the method selected for this work
the pan of water should be brought
to boil. when il will be ready to use.
Then the face should be held down In
the steam, throwing over the head
a thick towel or other cover that Will
hold in the moist heat. The face must
be turned occasionally. that all parts
of it will come in contact with the
steam.
Az the end of ten minutes the face
should be dried and cold cream mas
saged into the open pores. To- do
this dip the fingers into the skin food
and smear Il on the face. Then, using
the fingers of both hands, do a rapid
massage.
The cheeks require rotary motion,
the forehead stroking. by beginning
over the nose and drawing each hand
tCward the temples, smoothing as one
goes. For the chin the fingers should
meet Just on the tip and be pushed
I'M toward the ears. Special atten-
ton should be given to the crease
either side of the nose by the nos
trils. for Il is there that blackheads
are most apt to gather
The flesh, well rubbed with cream,
should be given a quick. thorough
washing with hot water, to draw out
superfluous grease. and the skin must
be rapidly treated to tighten 1t or
prevent sagging.
For this nothing is better than to
dash cold water over the face. Then
any astringent lotion may be wiped
on and allowed to remain.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1908-01-31
Hen VS.. Incubator.

A poultry raiser says: do not
believe that we can take the domestic
hen as the best example of incubation.
She has been domesticated for so
many years that some varieties have
been educated away from the Matching
of their own eggs, and under the
forced methods in which hens are
kept it does not seem to me that the
habits of the hen can be followed en-
tirely as our best illustration Of the
correct methods of incubation. /
have brought out larger matches I'M
der certain conditions of artificial In
cubation than l usually secure With
sitting hens.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1908-01-31

the top of the 3-inch tube on the In
side to prevent dulling the knife on
the tin, or the outside tube may be
made of wood one-half inch thick,
and is safer to handle. A small blaze
will keep the water boiling. which
should be occasionally renewed. A
low medium-burner glass hand lamp
is convenient to carry to outyards.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1908-01-31
THREE BEARS IN ONE CAVE.
Pennsylvania Man Breaks Record at
Risk Of Life.


Dubois, Par. P. Marsh of this city
went on a hunting trip in the vicinity
of Benezette, about Is miles from
here, and shortly after leaving that
village came across bear tracks. Fol-
lowing the tracks for several miles
through the snow he reached the ami
mails lair, hole under pile of rocks,
and crawled In. He had not got very
far when he saw the bears eyes
cleaning in the darkness, and, raising
his gun, he fired at the points of light.
Bruin sank to the floor of the cave
and Marsh procured a large hook
from a nearby farmhouse, with which
to drag his game out.
While in the act of dressing the
bear the hunter heard growls coming
from the cave and he again crawled
part way in and let drive. Taking It
for granted that he had killed bruin
No. 2, Marsh again brought the hook
into play. But this time when II
came out there was live bear on the
end of II. Marsh dropped the pole
and started for his gun, but before he
reached 1t bruin had overtaken him
and a lively fight ensued. Marsh
finally managed to break away, and.
securing his rife, killed the brute.
Satisfied that the second bear shot
at In the cave had been killed, he
again used the hook, and was reward
ed by hauling a good-slzed bear from
the hole. This made a total of three
bears in less than three-quarters OF an
hour.
Mr.. Marsh is scratched and bruised
as a result of his tussle with bruin.
Tut not seriously injwed
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1908-01-31
MIX for Hens.

Sweet skim milk right from the
separator is a most excellent feed for
laying hens. 1t. in part. takes the
place of meat scraps. Give It every
day as much as the hens will drink;
rinse out the pan each time before 1t
is refillec. Hens like variety In their
feed. and must have 1t in order to
lay eggs in winter.