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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1915-10-22
County News;

Leroy Catholics are to hold Bazaar
and Social beginning Sunday Oct, 2lth
and continuing Monday and Tuesday.
Fred Rsdke has purchased the o. 'Rsil-
" farm in Crystal township At oe6 per
acre. It is quarter section and We
think this tho highest price yet paid for
Pembina county land.
A pretty wedding occurred ct tho homo
|oi Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Page 1t Hamilton
last week when their daughter Olive
Elisebeth was married to Olin Alfred
johnson Of Helena, Mont.
Editor Fairchild has tho Sad news Of
tho death Of his sister Nrs. James bart
lot her homo in Coral. Mich. 6he had
bssn . widow for twenty years and
lssvss four sons and two daughters.
She vas = years I'D.
Mn. Isabella 4. Buslsy, formerly
superintendent q Schools of this oouaty
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Teschers Examlpstl

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State teachersexaminstion for elemen-
taIy certificates will be given Thursday
and Friday, November 18th and 18th, at
thejocnrt house in Cavalier. Examina.
tions bsgins each morning at s:3oo
Applicants must iaFnish pen anu lux.
The schedule is assiellovs;
Thursday mornine: " Reading rules,
S:3o q $40; preliminar $40 to 81 Rad
inls to 70; psdasoey, 10 II u; phyaio.
'losN u q Il 1:s$
ST. rppa; y 3. bisktoor,sy,
l:19tS 30; eaograph phy, 2;sO to q; gram;
mafh 3teb:l5 ai's .::.E Il
Friaky naorning: Arithmetic, $40 "a
70; ciyjcs, % e 4; eptioaals for second
grades. u 10 IL
Friday afternoon: Physiology, I to 2;
optionsl tor first grade, 2,to 6.
CHARLOTTE A. JONES,
County Superintendent.
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N. e. Conference AsJourn..

The Methodist Conference fof the
state which mot at Fargo last week
adjourned on Sunday. Some Of the
changes and re-appolntments Of the
ministers are as follows:-
Grand Forks District. George n.
Quigley, superintendent; Bathgats, j.
w. Proper; Bovesnont, E. w. Roberts;
Cavalier, 9. 3. Martin; Crystal, ". J.
Medland; Drayton, =. E. satterles; For.
est River, G. w. q. Duniey; Grafton. n.
1H. Moore; Grand Forks, First, A. H.
Thompson; Grace, 9. u. Locklin; HAmil-
ton, w. L. Clough; Hannah. z. James;
Hope, e. Ensign; Milton and Osnabrock,
Is. Newlove; Pembina, "a. o. Birchenoush;
81. Thomas. 8. F. Haliyard; Walhallaa,
w. E. Water. /. 4 5..f ss'* /. !,
Ainot District. ~. Z. Asher. superin.
tendent. ge
Fargo District. James Anderaoa, sup.
erintendsnt; Casselton. H. F Cooper;
Cosgswsll, J. Chapel; Cospst stowa,
r, J. stinson; Fargo, Broad nv, 3.
Hollst; First, ]. N. Waltsrs. d
Bismarck Diatr,ot. M. q. Aaore, sup.
erintsndsnt; Ashley. \. R Morrison;
Bismarck. w. ]. Hutchia& u
AZ win bs noted Rsy, BirpA Asnopsh
hes bssn returned To- r4mtlss, The
changs q D.. J. 9. Mpess s..
Thomas 70 the superiate Il ~
Bisnarck district il in thS Z
suspsiss aud 10 really . cel Snt e
the wsll.known executive 4 Rsy.
Moore, part,calssily 9 thS =
nsw ehsrphss ard pspulisI 4
ssidas from present imm,gra slsl
sssction. y; sssa ssss' IL U xa \.
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oFFtolALr PAPER or oiTY
8: s : = -. sa..oso 11s. A,T1yvaz
PROGRESS or The WAR.

q 'tyf.r = = = -ss- = = -.
The situations OF the different armies
east and west in Europe have not
changed.
The usual sssults after artillery 60 on
il France with varying successes SO far
% gaining few hundred yards Of
trenches Is concerned and ia casualties.
Both eides appear to be anxious to let
the other side know that any withdra wal
offotces TO other points would BE- dan
gerous:
Ia Russia while the German. Austrian
armies TO tho south have weakened yet
the Russians do not appear to have made
any great gains. Near Riga for which
mort the Germans have been making
strenuous efforts for nearl, three months,
there has been much fighting but the
Kuss,ans have. 60 far held them back.
Tho Dardenelles situation looks like
failure on the part Of the allies and Il il
opeply seid N England that the allies
would be driven into the sea by the
Turk. Il it we're nc. not that thew are under
tho cnver az the biz guns Of the f,eat.
The Austrian. German army is making
SLOW progress after taking Belgrade the
aid canital of Serbia On the cast thu
Bnlo.,iAns are pressing into Serbia at
several po,nts aud are said to have cut
thu railway between SaIopika and Nish.
G,..c. Ma dacl Ia rad ita nant,a,;tv INIT
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1915-10-22

The Fargo Courier News in noting the
attendance Of Gov. Hanna and Senator
McCumber at the NJ. E. Conference
there last week, says perhaps the gentle
men we're looking for political pointers
in the proceedings Of which there are
generally considerable in the annual
gatherings.
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, 9St%S
Official Dire cctory,

B. = - =
official Directory
: : : : s:s:::. s::..s. e. as:Ss:::
IIisutsnatt Goverl,or-J H Frame !;
eecretSryiof State Thomas Hall
/. 4t4te Ineasurer-John Steen !,
4 State Auditor O. lorXeneon
{ railroed Com. A, a T 3 n e anderson
missioners ~ ii Stutsm.n
ssnpt of Pub Inst-E Taylor :.
+ Com ct Insurance-WEC Taylor !
[ Com Agr & Labor-R 3 Flint. A !
!. 1udre. s1 supreme a 4 4 4 eR'ist,an eIsfs .
IT Burke
Judge. 7th Jud. Dist-WJ J Kneeshsw !
81 STATE SENATOR
y A ] McFadden, Neche.
S REPRESENTATIVES \
II district 81 \ Hs:s:s HHs:ssfs' B,.Esss Essss'
.s3. p II McMillan, Hamil- 1
ton !! ;
& COUNTY OFFICIALS
/: Gierk Of Court DWiniaw B "
Sherin Chas Atkinson # :
Auditor VIM. w Felson
4 ITeasuEer--Hugh Gibson
4 Register of Deeds--Geo Roadhouse :
County Judee-H e Wick :
Surveyoraerma Campbell :
/, snpt Of 8choole.C Charlotte Jones
COroner-FrankM w Dea0On
Public Adnain'r- Ellis Thorwaldson3
- go 2ni1--v ~ f1i0foOn. (3Af10f ?
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s sSas
[A PEMBINA A co UNT
bnt nov 5 member of IL faculty stistS y =
daal and dumb insti. .ation: q DJyt
Laks il in thecity the gusst of Ass ~
P.Austin, Pink Paper. I'M
John Glandy.. has sold his 6ns, fassp
adjoining town On the east ior stout
ea0o0 70 "a. r. Austin. Mn. Grsndy
leaves Tor a.lew days for = visit.st WIN
ipsg and will 20 there to reside dnrihS
tho winter. Pink Paper. ssssss sss
Mrs. B. 8. waldson. residing mn
6v6ld was found dead in bed by herhuSs
band whom he woke on the morning el
Oct. 7th She had been in bAd hsaieil
for some time death vas due % heaxl
failure. y "A
Joseph Strong Of Beaulieu had hil
gransry catch fire from burning stt41
stack. It contained some 800 bushsle e.
wheat but with help from neiehbosj
the lire was extingushed with : toss n
fifteen or twenty bushels and ! bsdlt
scorched granary. ss 4
Henry Green for thirty five years ! 81;
sldent OF Cavalier has moved TO Saa
Diego, where his wife who is the daugh.
tor Of Moses Heller, also . former resid.
ent Of Cavalier, has been for several
months nursing her father. Mr. Gresn
was . veteran Of the civifWar. sssIt
Brander johnson completed twenty.
Eve years rs janitor Of the court house
last week. When the court house q!
moyal occurred, Mr.. johnson o. one 81
3.'the appurtenan:es and hereditan1enta
theseunto Dslonging' went along accord
ing to the qu.tsiaim deed, and Pembina
has nisied him sadly since.
J. e Lee vas successfully operated
upon an Chicago and mis- many friends
in Neche and Pemblna county viii hs
pleased to learn that he is suffering no
III effects from the operation and 10 re-
covering as rapidly as many oe expected.
Before returning to Neche Mr. and Mrs.
Lee intend to visit their son hume. who
10 attending Culver Military Academy,
at Culver Indiana. -Chronotype.
Ambrose Gibney is the great hunter
Of this section. On Sunday last he dis
covered q large lynx and taking his Y
rife fearlessly attacked il and came otl
victor; but not till the animal showed
fight. The pD~srfpsll brute would have
made short Wort !. - mbrose II be had
not used his rihA anickly and 80 acur.. acur
!ately. The animal was on exhibition
Monday at the butcher shop in thispiAce
Pink Paper. .e ssl
B. J. Parsons who runs the johnson
store It Hamilton was the victim Of :
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-10-28

dishes, add one-half teaspoonful of
baking soda to each cupful OF pulp in
All recipes In which the pulp Is heat.
ed' This removes whatever astrin-
gency there may be In the fruit and
does away with all risk Of a pucl1ered
mouth. A number Of practical recipes
calling for the use Of persimmon pulp
are contained in the bulletin.
IN the propagation Of the persim-
mon, certain precautions that are nee
essary In the case OF the other fruits
should be observed. Seeds gathered
for propagating purposes should be
stratified at once. If they are allowed
10 dry out 1t is often necessary to
soak them for two OF three days before
they are planted, boiling water being
used for the purpose. The seed bed
In which the seedlings are grown
should be we'll drained with rather
light soil and a good supply of humus.
The ground should be deep plowed in
order to permit the penetration Of the
long taproots which are characteristic
Of the tree.
The roots Of persimmon trees sprout
readily when the top is removed and
this accounts for the persistence at
times Of clumps Of sprouts in fields
where they are not wanted. 1t also
enables small pieces of roots six or
eight inches long to be used for propa.
eating. The ends Of the roots should
be sealed with grating wax or pitch In
order to prevent decay, and the pieces
buried In sand through the winter II
the moisture supply Is plentiful they
will then grow readily the following
spring. Cuttings of branches may be
used In the same way as the root out.
tings.
In cases where Is Is desirable to
graft, the operation Is usually most
successful If 1t is put off until the trees
| have definitely started into new
growth. 1t Is also Of the utmost i'm.
portance that the cut surface Of both
bark and wood be protected with as
little delay as possible from exposure
| to the air. Grating wax, waxed cloth
or similar devices are used to afford
the necessary protection. The various
methods of grating are discussed in
some detail In the new bulletin.
In addition to the value Of the fruit
for household purposes, persimmon
wood is used to large extent by
manufacturers of cotton mill supplies.
who make bobbins from it, 1t is also
used for shoe lasts. The live trees
are In considerable demand for shade
and ornamental purposes apd one au.
thority states that as shade tree on
private grounds the persimmon com.
pares favorably with any Of the other
| species In this country.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-10-28

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
Despite the fact that the only fruit
which equals the persimmon in food
value Is the date, many persons who
have persimmon trees on their land
are making no use Of them. and there
has been comparatively little effort
made to develop the trees commercial
ly. In new bulletin, Farmers Bulle-
tin No. 685 Of the United States de-
partment of agriculture, some Of the
many uses to which the fruit can be
put are described and methods Of
Dropagating the trees discussed.
The persimmon is found in large
numbers over the southeastern quar-.
ter Of the United States and in some
places as far west as Iowa and east
ern Nebraska. and as far north as
Rhode Island, New York and Michi-
gan. The real persimmon belt, how
ever, may be said to extend from
Maryland, Virginia and the Carolinas
westward through Missouri and Ar
kansas. Where the tree is most abun
dant there Is considerable prejudice
against 1t because Of the persistency
with which the young sprouts come up
In cultivated fields, and also because
of the puckering astringent effect Of
the unripe fruit. There Is saying
that persimmons are good for dogs,
hogs and 'possums." but this Is unjust
to product which can be made very
useful to man.
At the present time few growers
in the persimmon belt who have easy
access to markets In large cities have
built up quite q considerable demand
for persimmons. and the wild fruit can
also be sometimes purchased during
the autumn and early winter. A mum.
Der Of nurserymen also sell Seeding
trees for ornamental planting for
which they are very effective, and a
| few have special varieties developed
for the production Of the fruit.
One obstacle to the more general
use of persmmons Is the mistaken
idea that they are not fit to eat until
they have been touched by frost In
consequence many persimmons which
ripen and fall to the ground before
frost comes are allowed to go to waste
AS matter Of fact, 1t may be said
In general that the best varieties are
those which ripen just before the trees
shed their leaves. II persimmon is
not edible before frost, 1t Is simply
because the variety happens to be q
late one and the fruit Is not ripe. In
order to be on the safe side, however
1t Is recommended in the bulletin al
ready mentioned that housewives who
are using persimmon pulp In the prep
aration OF bread. cakes and other
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-10-28
ARE YOUR COWS EFF
CIENT?

futtlng the efficiency test to COWS
WIN the milk scales and the Babcock
tester Is one OF the essentials of con.
aucuhg successful dairy. When feed
IL hlsh In price a farmer cannot ar.
ioru 10 have boarders in his dairy
Darn VINO eat up more in fced than
'heir mllk yield is worth. The Bob
cock test viii show these delinouent
COWS III their true light and tho mi,l
scales viii put the clincher ON fro
argument, Testing cows will give
some farmers big surprise. Somc.
tlhes the COW that looks like tho
poorest creature in the lot Is fro hoe y,
outtertat producer. The dairy diyjs.
ION or Clemson College offers to p,vo
any farmer advice about testing mi,k
anu keeping records. Test don,
guess. ''i
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-10-28

Pruning the grape. (a) Young vine
transplanted and headed back to
three buds. (b) First years. growth
two canes allowed to grow. (c)
First seasons pruning. (d) Second
and all subsequent seasons pruning
Third year: Numerous canes will
be thrown out from the two that were
left the preceding season. The prun-
ing necessary this year will consist Of
removing all canes except four, one
going each way from an old vine on
both wires. These four canes are COM
monty called arms" They form the
frame on which the fruiting canes will
be produced.
After this year the pruning will con
sist of renewing the four "arms" each
year when suitable canes of the pre-.
ceding seasons growth can be found
to take their places. If this cannot
be done, all the canes should be cut
back to two or three buds. These
buds will throw out shoots the next
season on which the fruit will be
borne. 1t Is always best to renew the
arms each year If possible. When this
method is followed, each vine will pro-
duce from rs to 100 punches OF grapes
each year, which is enough. The
vines are also kept thinned out, so
that the sun can strike all portions
and that spraying can be done sue.
cessfully.
For further information on the
grape, farmers should write to Sidney
S. Rittenberg, Clemson College, and
ask for Bulletin No. 10, Fruit Culture
for South Carolina"
G.. F.. NIVEN,
Assistant In Horticulture,
Clemson Agricultural College.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-10-28
FEED CHILDREN
On Properly Selected Food. It payo
Big Dividends.

If parents will give just little In
telligent thought to the feeding of
their children the difference in the
health Of the little folks will pay,
many times over, for the small trouble.
A mother writes: "Our children are
all SO much better and stronger than
they ever were before we made q
change in the character OF the food.
We have quit using potatoes three
times day with coffee and so much
meat.
Now we give the little folks some
fruit, either fresh, stewed, or canned.
some Grape-Nuts with cream, occa.
sionally some soft boiled eggs, and
some Postum for breakfast and SUP.
per. Then for dinner they have some
meat and vegetables.
1T would be hard to fully describe
the change In the children, they have
grown so sturdy and strong, and we
attribute this change to the food ele.
ments that, /, understand, exist in
Grape.Nuts and Postum!
"A short time ago my baby was
teething and had great deal OF stom-
ach and bowel trouble. Nothing
seemed to agree with him until tried
Grape Nuts softened and mixed with
rich milk and he improved rapidly and
got sturdy and well."
There's o Reason"
Name given by Postum Co. Battle
Creek, Mich.
Ever read the above letteeY A new
avtaA En-
are genuine true, and full OK huiaaiaf
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-10-28

When man is compelled to eat his
words his appetite Is soon satisfied.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-10-28

Farmers sometimes get the mistak.
en- idea that cross breeding will i'm.
prove their stock On the contrary
cross breeding has many disadvan-
tages and farmers are strongly adyis-
ed not to attempt it, 1t has at times
been used with success In the hands
of breeders Of long experience, but
for the inexperienced breeder it Is a
most dangerous practice.
Cross breeding s the mating OF two
purebred animals Of different breeds;
Tor example, a purebred Hereford bull
with purebred Angus COW. or a pure
bred Berkshire boar with a purebred
Duroc-Jersey SOW. 1t should be clear
ly distinguished from grading, which
means the mating Of a purebred with
scrub or an animal OF very little
pure blood. and which can be done
with perfect safety and Is urged upon
farmers
One Of the principles upon which
livestock breeding is based Is that
like tends to begct like. When two
purebreds Of the same breed are
mated, we expect the offspring to be
IKE It's parents, because there is, be.
hind each parent, long line OF pure
blood. When two purebreds Of diff
ierent breeds are mated (crossbreed-
! ihg), there at once takes place a
battle OF breeds and the offspring will
be like that parent whose blood Is
strongest. When, therefore, two old
| nrppie
or Jersey and Holstein are mated,
there Is bitter conflict between
bloods and Influences that have reauir.
ed centuries to reach their present
state
In cross breeding the first cross is
sometimes good, but after that such
breeding Is very uncertain, because
the nature Of the offspring will de-
pend upon whichever Of It's bloods gets
the mastery. Moreover, there Is @
danger that sometimes the good
blood In each parent Will balance thai
| IN the other, which will cause an out
t cropping Of some bad characters thai
, mad been held In check ever since the
t breeds began.
Because OF this uncertainty OF re
SUITS crossbred sire should never bt
useu nor any crossbred females KEEP
Il ,or breeding, except where pure
5 oteu is at the head Of the herd. Be
u cause breeders understand this,
~ orossored can never bring more O,
- 'ne market than 1T Is worth for mea
+ or WORK and the farmer who breed
rC Isuch animals loses his chanoo 30 u
ing his best product al nnrahsa,
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-10-28
TRAINING AND PRUNING THE GRAPE
WILL BRING PROFITABLE. RESULTS
Grape is One of Hardest and Surest Fruits But Will Not
Develop Well Without Proper Care-Very Important
to Train Vines to Some Definite Form

Unquestionably, the grape is one O
the surest fruits that can be grown III
South Carolina. Practically all the
standard varieties will succeed MOI
is the fruit often injured by late frost
In general, it is safe 70 say that when
vines are properly cared for there Is
almost certainty OF crop every
year.
But although the grape will pro
duce some fruit under almost any
treatment, yet results that are really
worth having cannot be obtained with,
out proper care of the vines. The OLD
practice Of planting vine just any
whore and letting it grow at will is en-
| tirely wrong. Under such conditions,
vines become thick and fall on the
ground, there is a tendency to over
production Of fruit, to small punches,
and inferior berries, and at about the
time the grapes begin to color up they
begin to rot AS a result, when the
fruit should be ready for use, one-half
or two thirds Of it Is worthless Be
sides, vines handled thus are weak
and last only few seasons.
Perhaps the worst mistake in grape
culture is failure to prune properly. 1t
is very important that the vines be
trained to some definite form. The
easiest method of training the grape
is as follows:
First year: Plant one-year.old vines.
AS soon as they have been put out
cut them back to three buds, as shown
at (a) in illustration. Should all three
Of these grow, rub one off, leaving the
strongest two to grow and form the
frame Of the vine. During the first
seasons growth the young shoots
should be tied to stake, as shown at
CD In illustration. This is to pro
duce healthy canes. Should they be
allowed to run on the ground, they will
be weak and more liable to injury.
Second year: A trellis must now
be prepared Set posts 20 feet apart
along each row Of grapes. This Will
give space for two vines between each
two posts. The posts, when set, should
show four and one-half feet above the
ground. The end posts should be set
at least three feet in the ground and
we'll braced to prevent giving when
the vines are stretched The other
posts should be set at least two feet
deep To the posts are nailed two
wires on which to train the vines. The
lower wire IS two feet above ground
and the upper wire two feet above the
lower. These preparations made, the
young canes should be taken off the
stakes. one cut Off at the height of tho
first wire and tied, and the other al
lowed to extend to the top wire, as
shown at (c).
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-10-28

Compound to me and 1 tried It at once
and found much relief. After that
had no pains at all and could do INV
housework and shopping the same
as always. For years / have praised
Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound for what it has done for me.
and shall always recommend it as a wo.
mans friend. You are at liberty to use
my letter In any way" Mrs. THOMSON.
649 W. Russell ST., Philadelphia, Pa.
Change of life is one of the most
critical periods of woman's existence.
Women everywhere should remember
that there is no other remedy known to
carry women so successfully through
this trying period as Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound.
If you want special advice
write to Lydia Il. Pinkham Med.
1cine Co. (cOnfidential), Lynn,
Mass. Your letter will be opened.
read and answered by O. woman
and held in strict condolences
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-10-28
EQUIPPED T z FOR LIVE
STOCK WORK.

Ihe extension division Of Clemson
college is well equipped to assist
farmers In any part Of South Carol,na
with any problems In livestock that
may arise. The college has two mon
giving all their time to beef cattle
and swine extension work, three dairy
extension experts and one extension
poultryman. This is one Of the larg
est and best equipped animal husband
ry extension forces in the United
States. South Carolina farmer:
should take advantage Of their oppor
tunfties along this line to get expert
help free OF cost.