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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1883-06-15
BOWES1IONT.

Farmers are in higher spirits thar
they were this time last year. Crops are
doing we'll.
J. A. Purdy has been getting in a ne
supply ofgoods with which to supply
the needs of his customers.
Rev. c. A: AIacNamara, visited this
neighborhood this week. His mother
and sister, lately from Ireland, are stay
ing for short time at Mr.. Hogg's.
The school has been opened in district
No. l6, with an attendance of about
twenty-five, and Miss Maggie Ferguson,
of Drayton in charge.
Behold, how prosperity doth follow,
Il, II, Story. Another little girl recently
arrived on this planet. Another story
begun, May beauty and grace mark the
unfolding of its successive chapters.
j.. J. Sweeny is cutting wide swath in
the farming line this year. He has had
as many as six plows breaking at the one
time. He expects to turn over 25O acres
of virgin soil this summer. Who says
another railroad through here will not
pay?
Messrs. Sweeny, Bristol, Dacy, Watson,
Buck, Mcconnell and others, are about
making use of the New Era Grader, to
drain the lower portions of that neighbor-
hood. Let this kind of work 90 on.
Undoubtedly the vicinity of Bowesmont
has possibilities as an agricultural district
surpassed by no other portion of the
county. A few hundred dollars expend-
ed i'll this way of drainage would render
every foot of our land productive.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1883-06-15
ing lots. Last week he sold another
business lot on Garfield with contract
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ing lots. Last week he sold another
business lot on Garfield with contract
to build. q
On Wednesday evening last quite a
| number of young people gathered at
Miss Webster's and enjoyed a singing
practice and if we are not mistaken they
| had an enjoyable time.
We are gladto be able to say that the
bridge across the Tongue River on Gar
field street is completed. The citizens
turned out en- masse and helped raise the
timbers. This viii be.a great conven-
fence to the farmers living north OF
town.
MI. Bryant, ofst. Paul, of the firm Of
Miller & Bryant made this placea visit
a few days ago. He says he has travelled
all over The Devils Lake country and
the rest of North Dakota. But no place
suits him so well as Bathgate. He is
quite enthusiastic over the prospects Of
this town.
On the ST., inst Mr.. Hart took the
place of sup't Healy in conducting the
teachers examinat ton. There was q
fair attendance of candidates and Of
curious and interested people. We are
glad to see so many citizens with enough
interest in educational matters to ex-
anime into the work of the teacher
Teaching is a profession of responsibility
and it is with deep interest that we read
circulars of information issued by our
Bureau of Education. Aside from the
| work that is to be done within the walls
of the schoolhouse, tie necessity Of
which all must see, our superintendent
is urging upon school boards
the advantages of planting trees
in school grounds. Care should be ex.
ercised in selecting varities. The elm
is'very rapid in its growth and is beauti.
full tree.
Mr.. j. D.. Stack took trip south to
Fargo or somewhere else......Mr. w. J.
A1oapev went south on Satur.lay......Mr
R. D. Hoskins went to Crookston OH Fri
day to spend few days among his many
friends the.e..".Scveral of our men
Went to Hamilton. to cast their votes on
the Division question. Miss Addie
Webster returned to her home on Satur
day of last week. During her short stay
in our town she has made many friends
who will miss her society, and who will be
glad to welcome her back......Mr. Wilson
spent a part of last week in Grand Forks
D. T....,Mr. Keller looked in upon his
! friends last weok......M. Strawell, an Os
wego, N. Y, man looked over our town
Saturday, also the surrounding country
He started back with the intention Of
bringing his family here to live and Of
starting bank in Bathgate 49,. Mrs. Fer
guson had the pleasure of the company
i OF her father and mother, Mr.. and AIrs.
Flint, sn Sunday.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1883-06-15

. -. D. -.
Col. Ingersoll, in speaking Of Lo
Beacons6eld as a glutton. says: "Mt
OF his characters are like l.imselt--pu
pets moved by the string of self-intere
The men are adroit, thu women most
heartless. They catch each other wi
false bait. They have great world
wisdom. The virtue and VICE arc n
chanical. They have hearts like cloc
filled with wheels and springs. T
author winds them up. LII his move
Disraei allows US to enter the GRE
room of his heart. We see the rope
the pulleys and the old masks. In
things, in politics and in literature.
was cold, cunning, accurate and sd
cessful His books will, in a little Will
follow their author to the grave.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1883-06-15

SHILOH'S VITAL1ZER is what you
need for consumption, loss Of appetite,
dizziness and all symptoms Of dyspepsia.
Price - and rs cents per bottle. For
sale by L. WILKENs.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1883-06-15

WIN. kraftS has one hundred acres in
wheat. H. Ellenbaum, John Rickbiel
and several others about the same
average, all in the best possible condi-
ton.
Dan McGruer puts on airs as he writes
P. M. after his name, and is busy fixing
up the Post Office and Drug store.
Hamilton can now boast of the neatest
establishment of the kind in the county.
Hamilton did not put in bid for the
capital, and what is better, will not have
to pay weeks board for the commits
sioners, and all the hungry camp
followers. You will notice that Fargo
did.
John Montgomery who has been in
charge of the Hamilton House and
Randall and Norton's large farm, left on
Tuesday for his former home near
Arnprior, Ont. John is one of the boys
and while here has won the respect and
confidence Of the county.
Fred Yerxa is the biggest feeling man
in town, and it isn't much of baby
either, only ten pounds, and boy at
that. His many friends congratulated
him to the extent of several boxes Of
cigars, specially provided for the occa-
sion.
On every hand evidences of substantial
progress can be seen, and our business
men are all satisfied with tho amount Of
business being done, and have unbound.
ed faith in the future of Hamilton and
this section of the county. Crops are
looking we'll, and one only needs to drive
over the magnificent county between here
and Cavileer to have any lingering doubts
removed.
A number of our citizens, are improv-
ing their residences by planting shade
trees. o. H. johnson, f. r. Yerxu, and
IL. Fennel, are the pioneers in this
movement, and it is to be hoped their
example will be more generally follow.
ed. With little more Of that kind OF
thing and the application of few coats
of paint we would have the handsomest
as we now have the cleanst town il,
North Dakota.
On Tuesday last, large party left here
to inspect the unsettled lands to the wes
and better known us the Turtle Mountain
Country. The party consists OF Capt
Chisholm, Messrs. Davis, Holmes, Purdv
Youmans, and number Of others Whose
names did not learn. 1t is their nten
ton to thoroughly explore the country
for at least 100 miles west from here, ant
should they find land suitable. will forn
a settlement Of their own, as they are at
practical men. Their estimate Of tho
country will he worth having.
| The election is over, and all the pure
minded patriots are corresponding.
happy. The sturdy grangers and tho
highly moral politician breathe freer now
that it is demonstrated that the power Of
the 'Pembina Ring" is broken
Heaven help this county; for with the
Pembina ring Oh one side and aspiring
county town site rings hnd perspiling
would be county officials on the other il
seems to me the people are between the
Devil and the deep sea.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1883-06-15

sLEEPLEss NIGHTS, made miserable
by that terrible cough. Shlloh's Cure is
the remedy for you. For sale by L.
WILKREs.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1883-06-15

CATARRH CURED, health and sweet
breath secured by Shiloh's Catarrh
Remedy. Price so cents. Nasal In
jector free. For sale by L. W1LKENs.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1883-06-15

GROUP, WHOOPING COUGH. and
Bronchitis Immediately relieved by
Shiloh's Cure. For sale by L. Wilkens.
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MIDLAND.

MIDLAND.
Our assessor. Mr.. Row, is busy letting
people know what they are worth.
In Midland township 10 votes were
registered against division, and one for
1T.
AS Mr.. c. NJ. Parker is about to sell
out, he has put in his resignation az
supervisor, Mr.. P. A. Whitney was
appointed to fill the vacancy.
Mr.. John Guam, lately arrived from
his former home in South Minnesota,
with a number of horses, cows and
sheer.
Crops in this vicinity are looking
splendid. Mr.. A L. Bissell. who made
a trip to Pembina this week, says our
crops are ahead of what he saw on the
route.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1883-06-15

WILL YOU SUFFER with dyspepsia
and liver complaint? shiloh's Vitalizer
is guaranteed to cure you. Fog sale by
I. WILKgSs
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1883-06-15
HAMILTON.

WIN. Krafts has one hundred acres in
wheat H. Ellenbaum, John Rickbiel
and several others about the same
average, all in the best possible condi-
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1883-11-03

The other day prominent citizen Of
Detroit, who has been greatly interested
in the subject of tire-escapes, was in
specting building on East Woodbridge
street which had just been equipped
with balconies and ladders, and he
summed up his opinion with.
''Well, sir, there's no earthly need of
an accident here in case of fire. Ali
any employe has to do Is to coolly step
from window to one of the balconies
and descend in perfect safety"
At / o'clock Saturday afternoon this
same citizen was in the same building
when some rags took fire on the fourth
floor, smudge arose, and an alarm
was sounded for the steamers.
''Firel firel" was echoed through the
building, and the employees rushed for
the stairs like frightened sheep.
The eminent citizen lost his legs as
soon as he heard the cry-ran twice
around the room without seeing the
open door, and finally brought up at a
window. The sash was hung on
weights, and yet he pushed, pulled and
tugged in vain, and finally lowered the
top sash and climbed over. AS he de-
scended to the second balcony he left
one coat-tail on a nail, broke his watch
chain, and took tumble which landed
him on his back, and he was there
yelling "frel'' when the engines CANT
up. He had to be helped through {
window and down stairs, and when {
heartless wretch in the crowd asked
him how long he had practiced tn,
Escaping" business, he replied:
"None o. your business, sirl Driver
| take me home.n
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1883-11-03

A resident Of McLeansborough, ILL.,,
writes as follows: AT the back end of
my store and just outside of a window
is box in which we mix dough to feed
the chicks. One morning when /
shaved myself took my mirror, etc.,
to the window so L could have a good
sight. Just as 1 finished my work l
noticed an old bluejay drop down on
the box and begin eating the dough
from the pan of chick feed. As l was
on the opposite side Of the glass it did
not see me. 1 looked at it for a mo-
ment and then ''for fun," turned the
mirror around so the glass would face
the bird, 1t was lust taking mouth
full of dough as it looked up and saw,
as it supposed, another jay with its
mouthful also. 1t seemed greatly as
tonished and failed to swallow its food
for some time, but soon did so, and in
bluejay-style "bowed," as much as to
say 'good-mornlng, SIR" AS matter
of course, the glass made the other jay
bird bow also, and the next salutation
was "kechunkl kechunkl" 1 suppose
that is jay language, but do not under
stand it. Then it proceeded to fill its
mouth full of dough again, and its sha-
dow did the same. This seemed to
anger it very much, and after giving
one blue-jay war whoop it flew against
the glass. Its astonished look at the
result of its attack was laughable. The
first thing it did was to retreat to the
further side of the box and from there
eye the antagonist. After gazing for
some, time its hunger overcame it and
it took another mouthful, ''as did its
shadow" The jay stopped with mouth
full, turned its head first one way and
then the other, and finally hoped
around the glass and stood face to face
to me. Our faces were not more than
six inches apart, and never expect to
see more astonished look than was in
its eye Just then. But one look was
enough; and after another big jay yell
it made as good time as bluejay ever
made guess, and my dough has re.
manned undisturbed ever since.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1883-11-03

The site of the town of Hawthorne,
on the Carson and Colorado Railroad
is apparently naught but a bed of
umadulterated. The sterile appearance
of the place strikes all visitors at once,
and it was this arid and starved look
seen upon the face of all that section
that discouraged many who went
thither with the intention of buying at
the time of the founding of the town
and the auction sale of lots. One
would suppose that ''white beans"
would not so much as sprout in such
soil, or, rather, shadow of a soil, but it
turns out wholly different. We were
shown a box of vegetables sent to Su-
perintendent Yerington, of the Virgin
la and Truckee and Carson and Colora-
do Railroads, that was a great surprise.
There were the finest of tomatoes, po.
tatoes, cucumbers, beans, &C., and all
grown in the soil of the town of Haw.
thorne. The vegetables were
grown by merchant Of Haw-
thorne. He SAYS: ~ came to Haw-
Uhorne on the 10Th of March last, built
my residence, and commenced garden
ing April II. People here would smile
and say: You will find your seed down
near the lake shore.' But 1 thought
different and everybody can see the
result. Hundreds of people come to
see my garden and all are astonished
at the growth. l have raised corn,
string beans, radishes, lettuce, toma-
toes, potatoes, cabbage, cucumbers,
squashes, pumpkins, and quite kitch-
en- garden in all. My tomato vines
are eight feet high and are literally
covered with fruit. l have taken 10
dozen and cucumbers from one vine
and have lots more left and coming.
In fact 1t is perfectly wonderful. All
can come and see for themselves. All
we want is water. Giv5 me water
enough to irrigate five acres and it is a
little fortune. L will quit merchan-
dising and go To farming" This is really
quite a discovery. The ground on
which the town stands was once COW
cred by Walker Lake. 1t would be
well worth while to have this soil care
fully analyzed. Besides what is said
in the letter, we are told that he has a
hop vine that nearly covers his house,
1t is loaded with hops, and the stem
near the ground is as big as an ordinary
grapevine. In irrigating the ground
a small, hose with a.sprinller on the
nozzle was used. The quantity of water
used was not large. Next season
Hawthorne will probably be the garden
town of Nevada. All the people will
set to work and build up an OASIS that
will be the wonder of the State.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1883-11-03

Let the birthday of each member of
the family be always remembered when
it comes. Let there be something a
little out of the ordinary routine in the
arrangement of the table; cookies fash
ioned as Johnny likes them best; one
of Franks favorite plum puddings, or
Julla's special liking, loaf of ginger
cake, or a wonderful lemon pie, such
as only mamma can make. Then there
must be presents. Sometimes people
may think they cannot be afforded; but
reflect. The little one needs shoes,
dresses, aprons and many other things.
Purchase one or more for the birthday.
1t will seem just as much a present to
the recipients as though they were not
obliged to have it.
Next come school-books and story
books, set of furs or pair of skates,
(should the birthday occur in the win
ter, pretty little dinner-basket, or, If
the parents can afford it. little gold
band for one of the white fingers, a
necklace, a watch with shining chain,
or the pony that has been wished for 80
long. Encourage the little ones in CIV
ing to each other, and also remember
father and mothers birthday; believe
me, it will be bread cast Oh the waters;
the days will onlybe few ere some re-
turns, and there will be never-failing
supply of pleasure as long AS you and
your children live.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1883-11-03

The $500 counterfeit note found in a
powder horn recently in a New York
pawnbroker's store, and pronounced a
counterfeit by Chief Drummond, of
the United States secret service, was
declared by that officer to be one Of the
best limitations Of genuine note ever
seen. Mr.. Brook, of the secret service,
stated to Telegram reporter, that the
note was presented at one Of the lead
ing city banks, and that the officials de-
clared that they would accept it with
out hesitation. 1t was also shown to
the publishers of bank note detector,
and they would not pronounce as to its
being spurious or not. The note was
evidently in circulation for some time
and was patched 1t is thought to have
been produced by Smith, a member Of
the Brockway gang of counterfeiters,
who Is now at liberty, and by Thomas
p. Ballard, who is now in the Albany
penitentiary serving term of thirty
years for counterfeitiDg. Mistakes,
however, are sometimes made and notes
and coin which are genuine are regard
ed as counterfeits. Yesterday Cham
bers street merchant called upon Mr..
Brook, of the secret service, and told
him that he had two counterfeit silver
coins passed upon him and that he con-
sidered it his duty to inform the secret
service of the fact. The coin, he stat
ed, had been refused at the elevated
railway stations and by different others
declared to be counterfeit, one person,
after weighing, declaring them beyond
all doubt spurious. Mr.. Brook viewed
the coin and then weighed them, and
astonished the Chambers street mer.
chant by declaring them genuine.
The five cent pieces, gilded, so as to
look like five dollar gold coins, it has
been recently discovered by man who
manufactured them as watch charms
and there was evidently no very crimi
nal intent. To issue a gold, silver OF
, other coin, even of true metal and ovel
the value Of legal coin, constitutes thC
crime of counterfeiting, and leaves the
person who manufactures them LIABLE
to prosecution, the same as if the in
tention to defraud had existed. Somt
time since wealthy man in the Soutl
Issued gold coins which were wortf
more than the legal ones, but this fac
did not save him from prosecution anC
punishment as counterfeiter.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1883-11-03
Lathered by Beauties,

'sNextl said piquant and rather pretty
girl with towel in one dinipled hand and
a razor IN the other. She glanced down
line OF eight customers who were awaiting
their turn in the new barber shop In
Broad street, near Wall, New York. A
Young man with delicate golden hair, care
fully parted IN the middle, jumped up so
quickly that he let fall his eye glass. He
dropped into the empty barber's chair and
crossed his feet convulslvely on the stool.
Three barber chairs were ranged along
side this one; at two Of them young ladies
were shaving Sims and at the other
pretty brunette was Gyeing black the
moustache OF gentleman sixty five years
old.
The young lady who had said "Nextl"
In such a matter ot-course wav, as II It
were the twenty thousandth time she had
shaved some one, put one arm around the
top of the chair, at which the young man
with hair ike an autumn leaf wriggled his
feet again. She dipped brush into
brand new cup and began TO paint his face
as If she were working on canvas.
Then the far barber took tiny lnstru.
ment looking like miniature curry-comb
with only one row Of teeth left, and drew
it gently over the young mans face. de
encouraged the fair barber TO talk, and she
ratified away about the new style OF fall
bonnets, Oscar Wilde, the latest thing In
cloaks and the last love story. When the
shaving was finished the young man hng-
cred to have his hair shampooed, and then
to have it cut, and finally 10 have his
mustache waxed. When all these opera
tons were through he tore himself reluc-
tently from the chair.
Bankers, spectators In stocks and fash
ionable young men about town came In to
get shaved or to get their hair combed.
The four young ladies were neatly
dressed, intelligent and modest. They
had formerly been dressmakers and said
they liked their new occupation very
much. OF the customers none wanted
'squIck shave" None had to catch
train. Every one was satisfied 10 sit
twenty minutes in his chair, and il he had
been obliged to sit there an hour he would
have been delighted. When the girls put
the snow white towels around the young
geDtlemen's necks, and fingered to tuck
them carefully in, when they tlckled the
young customers under the chin with their
finger. tips in rubbing the lather into the
bristling beard; when they bent down
over the young mems faces to inspect
microscopic mole, the agtstion and delir-
ious joy Of these youths may be more
easily imagined than described. With
profound sense of tue pleasure they had
taken in being shaved and shampooed,
many Of the young men offered dollar
and half when they had put on their
overcoats and were ready to go cut. Their
astonishment was great when they learned
that only the ordinary fees were charged
Some said 1t was equal TO night at the
grand opera, Turkish bath and the Arion
ball all thrown into one. An unbroken
stream of the fashion and finance of Wall
street and the Produce Exchange poured
into the shop all day. The place was
handsomely lifted up. The four feminine
BARRIERS chatted wlttily and necessarily
and said enough in the course OF the day
to fill an encyclopedia.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1883-11-03

AS a rule college examinations are
not regarded by the outside world as
occasions on which display of humor
may be expected. But if exceptions
prove the rule, then may examinations
claim to afford very rich fund of lu-
dicrous incidents.
One of the frequent causes of humor
at examinations is, of course, the ignor-
ance of students.
A person was once asked to answer
the question:
"Who was Esau?"
His reply was highly characteristic.
"Esau," said he. twas a man who
wrote fables, and who sold the copyright
to a publisher for bottle of potash"
The Confusion of Esau and .Hsop,
of copyright and birthright, and pot
tage and potash, is an example of hui
NOR of by no means an unusual class.
Another student was asked to give
some account of Wolsey. His reply was
very unique:
"Wolsey was a famous General who
fought in the Crimean War, and who,
after being decapitated several times,
said to Cromwell: "Ah, if had only
served you as you have served me, /
would not have been deserted in my old
age.'"
In an examination destined to test
the general knowledge Of young lads
about to enter the ranks of professional
student-life, a series of questions was
put as tests of the reading of the can.
didates. The following were some of
the replies from the aspiring youths:
"What was the Star Chamber"
"An astromonomer's room."
''What was meant by the year of Ju'
bileeP'
leap year."
"What was the Bronze kgep"
"When the new pennies became cur.
rent coin of the realm"
"What are the "Letters of JuniusP''
Letters written in the month oi
June"
"What is the Age of Reasonp"
"The time that has elasped since the
person of that name was born"
Incidents of highly ludicrous ma
ture frequently occur in the examina
tion of patients, both by doctors ant