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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-08-08
Electric Lights.

There are two kinds Of electric lights,
wholly different in principle, in brill
liancy, in appearance and in the mode
of use. A writer in ono of the daily
papers, explaining the difference to an
inquiring correspondent, writes:
The distinguishing difference, to an
ordinary observer, between and incan-
descent electric lights may, think, be
briefly stated thus: Arc lights burn in
the open air, with carbon sticks or PEN
ellis, the very points or ends of which are
heated to white heat and gradually
consumed. Such are our street lights.
Incandescent lights. on the contrary,
are produced inside small glass globes
Of various shapes, from which the air
has been exhausted. These lights are
caused by the passage Of electricity
through . fine resisting wire or thread
CASUALLY bent for convenience into the
form Of horse-shoe), which is thereby
raised into white or incandescent heat,
without being consumed, on account of
the absence At air. II the air leaks in,
the 6lanent immediately burns up, and
shat il the end ont"
The term "arc" is an old one, adopted
years ago, referring 70. the supposed
shape Of IN electric spark in paasins
hom ono carbon point 70 the other.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-08-08
Gen. Shapes FIRST Case.

From the Pittsburgh Times.
IT lost nv f,rst c..a n q o;.o-.h,o
,;..,a ns..;sou.:., " o,S'le
1oe Woad pe.Sa1ssms s..;3 G lasyer named yonnny
Mou: -, saio uen. sharpe at Chicago
ausing An.,g .ne convention @ 20 q group OF
t1,o .u. ,,naaaea;s mel; ~no @ mo- loss interest IN
ta;s sio Ipo. ploeeeamgs s sna % were gathered IN
eth. @ " n1 ag1 nsns .s . 'os s.uasa. oi oe1ng 10,
Law School and bad aoed q deal nafvara ~ oonl
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-08-08
Fruit and the cholsra.

Gardeners Chronicle Nondon).
1t is to be feared that the report in.
dustriously circulated that the cholera
at Toulon originated with the free eat
ing on the part Of some of the popula.
tion of unripe apricots, may lead to a
fanatical outcry against tho eating of
fruit in any form during the present
season. There is no proof that unripe
fruit had any connection with the chol-
era outbreak at Toulon, and it does not
seem certain whether the disease preva-
lent is of the dread Asiatic form, or is
Of the sporadic order. Fruit growers
will do we'll to send to market only ripe
fruit, and that which is in perfectly
sound state. II is not, however, so
much from the growers that any danger
Of that kind will arise. II is rather
from dealers who are not too careful a.
to the places in which they store their
unsold fruit, to the condition in which
it may be. However, fruit is perhaps
less injurious, il at all, when sound than
many other articles of food, and rightly
used may help to promote the public
health rather than bring it to any dan
ger.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-08-08
High Ldvsrs.

Albany Journal.-It is said that VIM.
H. Vanderbilt's household expenses
alone arc $25O,OOO. August Belmont
is also credited with being princely
liver. His yearly expenses, exclusive
of art and equine purchases, are rated
at $l00, 900. Jay Gould is much more
moderate. His family entertain but
little, although they have q magnifi-
cent house. Including the expenses of
his summer house at Irvington, Mr..
Gould does not spend over $4,000 a
year. Samuel j. Tilden, who is q
partial invalid and bachelor, spends
more than that, but he delights, to en-
TARTAN his friends. Cyrus w. Field is
q good liver and he entertains q great
deal.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-08-08

The Springfield Republican. speak
ing Of the course of certain journals
which foster this for the advertising it
affords, says, there Is an inside to the
great combination auction sales of i'm.
ported and domestic stock in cities,
that the buyers are not fully admitted
to. Country animals are sent there to
he washed. shampooed, combed,
groomed and pumped by skillful
hands, days and weeks before the sale,
and then under the glare of an electric
light in the excitement of crowd, the
willy auctioneer caps the climax with
figures Of speech that entrap the un-
wary: This is a gambling in stocks"
that is literal, as some have found to
their sorrow. The wonder is that some
Of the agricultural papers, that are usu-
ally sensible, should sell themselves 10
cheaply in sbetting the swindle.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-08-08

!. A popular scientific lecturs" Is
nothing if not Sensational. CA. John
son, who is designated as athe editor Of
the American Eagle and the Britiah
Lion" delivered . lecture on elsotridty
in st. Louis, the other night. In the
course Of il he announced that ahe had
discovered from personal investigation
that the earth waA composed one half q
electricity and the other half of Are,
and he said there was no doubt in his.
mind that within fifty years the union
Of the FIRE and electricity would result
3D. the destruction Of the eaxth @
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-08-08

A horse whose eye is inAamed from
any cause should be protected from the
Light and the eye strengthened as much
as possible by tonic applications, as
cold solution Of three grains of sulphate
Of zinc to one of water. In case Of
dust wire frame fitted with . fine
green gsuze should be fitted over the
eye to arrest the dust.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-08-08
. smile that on . certain memorable
May day he chased fortune in two
senses.
4 1EMxlEAm n 1oP.1oors


oenstAiAg 0oaessaans q Ysuxs Wouss
W1o, n lIaseuliAs Attire, Turned 1axu.
From the Nashville American.
A wealthy farmer in Rutherford coun.
ty not long since was 'applied to by q
good-looking lad for work, the boy say
ing he preferred to drive . harvester OF
q wagon or do other light work about
the farm. The applicant looked 80 deli
cate that the farmer refused the request,
but gave the lad the name Of farmer
in an adjoining county, who wanted q
hoy to milk COWS. The situation was
sought and the lad taken on trial. The
two farmers met few days since, in
Nashville, and got to talking about the
lad. Said the employer of the boy:
HE is the best mixer ever saw, and
can get more milk from the cows than
anyone l ever had before him. He at
tends strictly to business and suits me
first rate, but I'm afraid he is going to
create sensation yet"
Being pressed by his friend, the
farmer was compelled to admit that his
wife had discovered, through the merest
accident, that the supposed boy he had
employed to milk the COWS was o wom-
an. "When found it out told my
wife the girl would have to go, as Il
would never do to have our neighbors
know we had . woman parading around
the farm in top boots. Ny wife told me
she didn't think anybody else would ever
find it out, and it was worth while tax
ing the chances on it, and the lad suited
us so we'll. I liked George and took
my wife's advice, and I think she will
be able to stay with us and wear mems
clothes q long ss she wants to.
"She lived up in Indiana and had not
heard about Middle Tennessee, where
you could throw your hat on the ripen-
ing wheat and il would bear it up, il
was so thick and strong; 80 she deter
mined to come down here and get work
on farm, where she could get work in
the open air nearly all the year round.
It vas then that she determined to
carry out Q long cherished plan, that of
assuming the garb of q man, which ad-
ded much to her independence in seek
ing situation. And you ought to see
henry mixer. She's q dandy, I can
tell you. She weighs about 14O pounds,
Is large for woman, being about five
feet eight. Her hair is black, and she
parts it on the side and wears it very
short. She has large feet and hands,
and wears kid boots two sizes too long
for her. She has o round face and
roguish twinkle in her large black
eyes, and her coarse shirt is always
kept buttoned close around her we'll
shaped neck.
When I tell you she wears q wide.
brimmed, coarse straw hat on the back
Of her head, and tight fitting green
jeans pants thrust loosely in the top Of
her coarse boots, always has kind word
and Joke for everybody and is very
much liked by my wife, L leave you
nothing to add to the picture"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-08-08
From arssnl.ad's Icy Mountains.

Uetrolt Free Press.
Yesterday afternoon on the balcony
of the Russell house a reporter of the
Free Press was introduced to Herr
Eric Gaubstre, gentleman from God
thaab, who stopped for days rest while
on his way home after having gone over
land to Sitka, Alaska, thence by boat to
Frisco, etc.
Mr.. Gaubstre is a man of medium
height, rather stout, with a round, rud-.
dy face, heavy whiskers, of q bright
red color. He is Dane by birth, but
has lived in Greenland since 1858, and
speakes English fluently. He is
member of the Greenland Fishing COM
pany Originally established in 1862
and is also an extensive dealer in furs.
He has been away from his home since
February, 1883, during which time he
has visited most of the important trad
ing posts on Hudson Bay and through
British America to Sitka. He was at
tired in suit of fashionably cut strip
ped duck, and with straw hat, large
palm-leaf fan and perfect quiet he was
managing to keep comfortably cool.
"You find it rather warm" ventured
the reporter as feeler.
Eyes, but not as hot as it was one OF
two hours in Denver last week.
"Do you prefer"
"Now let me tell you something about
my country before you ask it, for I've
met You people before and I know your
racket. (See how easy Iget ON to your
American slang? Greenland is an is
land frozen tightly to the north pole.
1t is chiefly settled by ,Greenlanders
with sprinkllng of Danes, Swedes and
Norwegians and now and then Scotch
man. Our country is the recipient Of
an annuity from Denmark and we have
Is or 16 colonies of Danes in the coun-
try. They are in Godthaab-sabe?
about 800 Danes and 200 Swedes. Our
business is almost wholly fishing and
furs. We export whale and seal oil,
skins of seal, fox and reindeer and
eiderdown by the car load"
"Do you have railroads."
: mo, but would have 'em If we could
use 'em. Our imports ere wheat,
liquors, tobacco, coffee, sugar and fire.
wood. Then we do little in the pro-
duction of walrus and white bear teeth
and hides, and when it comes to game
we've got grouse, teal, plover, porpoise
and narwhals."
whats q narwhal?"
"Its large fish. Now let me tell
you something about our schools.
They're not numerous, but we've got
as many as we need and can support"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-08-08
RoBBma THE MAILS.
Almost Impossible = Escape Dsssetio
Washington Post e.

Almost Impossible y Escape Dstsetioa.
Washington Post. -
"How often does letter robber es.
calIe?" asked reporter Of the Post of
postoffice detective yesterday.
"That depends" was the answer.
"If a postal clerk, for instance, makes
practice of rifing letters he is sure to
be caught-there is nothing surer.
Your periodical thief is the one who
may evade apprehension for some time.
He may make a big haul to-day and
then stop for amonth or SO. Suspicion
may rest upon him and he is shadowed,
No evidence can be found against him,
and finally the inspectors are called Of
to work up new cases.
After every thing has quieted down
the thief may make another haul, and
may keep the thing up for some time
before he Ia. caught. q o.
A postoffice inspector, who recently
returned from Southern city, where
he has been investigating the theft of
$500 from letter in q postofiice, told .
Post reporter yesterday that he soon
became convinced that this theft was
committed by one of two females in the
Office. He employed the decoy-letter
method of detection. One of Ilsse fe-
males is lady of high order of htellie.
ence, whose fnther left her $40, 900, to
which she has added some s., 900 since.
Something told him that she was the
guilty party, and one day when he was
alone with her lie said: "Miss-,you
know that a theft has been committed
in this Office. Now you will excuse
me for saying that it was committed
in this room, where only you and
another lady are employed. OF
course you. as perfectly honest
woman, will have no objection to
showing me what you have on your
person-the contents of your pockets. i"
"Why, certainly not" was the reply,
and the lady at once showed him what
her pockets contained, but the contents
did not include money. "Have you no
money about you?" he asked. II have
some in the pocket of my sacque, which
hangs in q closet in the next room.
l will get it. ""Oh, no." replied the in
spector, lyon want to he completely
yindieated.-s Let me examine the sacque,
Witch she did, finding itSthe identical
bills aid the identical coins which he
had marked and pnt in the decoy let
ter. The thiefthen confessed that since
her father hsd Left her $2O, 600 she had
become seized with an uncontrollsbls
passion for adding to that sum, and that
she had been rifing Iettera occasionally
ever since. The case will probably be
compromised by her dismissal and the
restitution of the stolen money.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-08-08

Ladies, if you wish to be considered
aesthetic, gather rose petals to strew
upon the floors of your apartments be-,
fore the maid uses the broom.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-08-08

4, ,,,,..,,,s.... - .,..s g.
IN, .. ~ s0 ~ ~. !.
M 81 A1ote = NO oooos snss sne nee1taial q s
young daughter .of Khediye. Who wa.
I. accustomed until l8 years az 90 q. Vi.
- IL. o,,.r. .,,;tho,,t ..;I ..l.,I., :,
a ~ 8 ~. s'-'s ts .As>. =. -
"lasn w. stsas .Ne ~
and thas hhe lamented in tears her un-
y fortunate fate. Marrying soon sfter
sealusion. aha lived INIT : sav month.
sI1n;v.-..,,. A.. 49,. ~ - -
se'ss me-. .ao mo.lem .omen Know
n0snIng ABOUT aite beng simple pieces
rs. Iurnisnre IN shear homes. With NO
sduce.on, tney are strangers; decked
pue with fine dresses and jewelry, they
fe . sensnously content. y
Ihey amuse themselves IN crunch
ng melon seeds, eating candy, smoking
cigarettes and showing their fine jewell
ana nne toilets to their friends. Liv-
n8 . NE of ease and Incidence they are
ever supposed 70 soil their hands with
a6or OF rack Their brains With thought
taen tney toll there sole occups tton b
DeeutlIy !nemselsee. When young
sney are NeiiS made their extremities
are nn0 and seeff hands are soft, white
end supple and they might be
aikened 70 the budding hover which
4 opens at the first rays OF the
morning sun: Their compilations are
wnite and their cheeks tinged with
ss1ose: sneir eyes are sometimes blue.
z put tnss Is except,anals theysare 9eSsr-
iely Dleck ~ 1et and VIXEN fully opsn
aso q Gmcna lofm md ftin q. o. sennbdi-
naao, 10y ano oehcs.e eh @ sweesnsss. % they never
9piess the. they haze few e admire
Soa.. sn M s,ase mucn e 2. sne,r oomsISe The
III o Son1ssstuctea = % sohP!seely conceal
re nlasseh eleecee OF sde 'faaf who are
800 semea a;s 20 s.ernM isoiislons Masns NTH.
49, sss.t,,,a xsus :. = NO xcmsn can pe seen
~ 3s31Ss sLy " 81 ny otns! man t9an !. her
~ 81 2ne = ,oIDsdeen tae homage
: sa..als =. nss1ls aenaa9ds. gg9nrolied
m = ps.t ~ 81 ~ y ~ !, TevTp.
rs = ~. ~ S,.ns .ns = = eonPellea ~ % nos
fur ths Z cbs;n ~ nsIa .,.;.% - ns. sssns @ nns
aaS a =: aasas'ss aoss s.sss: ss.:
rah .h ~, ~ - We men, ma
.s,t;e,I S ss:;.st y. =. ~ sSnsa. !n
s. !: y; Il 4: ! 8: s.; :,:;: =:
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-08-08

and unlooked-for a revelation. In the
hour Of his darkest despair the fair
promise of contingent victory had come.
"What restless and daring hypocrite
the man must be-" Frank continued.
'I,u admit l never liked him from the
first, but I had no idea Of such sword
Of Damocles being suspended over his
head. Amy has had lucky escape,
and she will think so"
At last Bernard regained his power
ofutterance.
"In 60 to London now," he said,
"apply for warrant, and acquaint my
father with the facts; and then, in COM
psny with police officer, seek out Mr..
Joynson at home"
success drowned the enterprise. A few
weeks later commercial circles were
discussing everywhere new cause CO.
lebre, and the strange change of events
- mfolded in the speech of counsel for
the prosecntion-by which not only had
anotorious swindler been immeshed in
the net Of the law, but stolen bonds had
found their way back into the Golfers Of
the rightful owners.
But not tho least happy result to
Bernard Hooker was that he learned
from Amy Allerton's own sweet lips
that at least one reason beyond that Of
age had existed for her reiu ,al Of Arch.
or Glenningsssuit. She had already
bestowed her heart upon her brothers
friend.
Her hand soon followed. And now
Bernard Hookse-a rising and popular
baxristsr-soAetinss tails his wife with
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-08-08

9aesAHiu4 modiOSauy, 6uu III instant
later had found new resting place in
the strangers purse. He turned, and
for second caught the half-stupeied
glance Of the young clerk. The effect
was magical-a scared, terror-stricken
expression leaped into the furtive, shifty
eyes, and every vestige Of color forsook
the sallow cheeks. Bernard Hooker
was recognized in his turn.
With the sharp click Of the closing
door, Bernard's sense returned to him.
Here, when least expected, was tho op.
portunity of recovering lost hopes.
The rumor that the scoundrel had sailed
for South America was plainly false.
He was still within reach of British
Justice, and. If captured, might be COM
PEELED to disgorge and surrender, or st
least such portion Of it as WAS vet nm.
squsndered. He must be followed,
tracked, and that instantly! The fatal.
ity that had brought him on some cas-.
nal errand to Fembury and 20 Messrs.
Kenworths bank must be translated,
BY immediate enterprise into Q mani
.festation Of that Nemesis which, by the
logic Of story-books, tresds inevitably
on the heels ofwrong.
A decision was reached in far less
time than il takes to recount the fact.
Bernard seized his hat, and with smut-
tered incoherent apology, pushed his
way past his scandelized superior, and
Htsa1ly ran down the Stone stsps into
tl1st1set. .;ss. =.
!. .whaa i the meaning = d.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-05-03
THE PACIFIC BANK.

This old and favorite house, as usual,
comes forward at the end of the fiscal
year with brilliant showing, which is as
gratifying to its stockholders IS creditable
to its sound and able management. Great
as has been its success in the former years,
the year just closed has exceeded them all
in this respect, making this the safest,
best and most prosperous bank in San
Francisco, Cal. With agencies and cor
respondents in all the leading cities in
the world, facilities for accommodating the
farmer, merchant, manufacturer and
others, to any extent with letters of credit
loans, for dealing in exchange and con-
Quoting every branch of legitimate bank
ing business, and with ample resources,
and, above all, the fullest measure of pub
lie confidence, the bank is sure of even
greater prosperity than it has enjoyed in
the past.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-05-03
HEREDITARY TAINTs.
Some Revelations ON . subject
Which Concerns the Welfare
or the Race and the Hap
pfness OF All.

d. ,<x1-.-
sfsoches'er Democrat ana onronicieJ
10 any one VINO has studied the laws OF
lie, ana especially those which relate 20
reproduction, an experience such as we
are apous 70 relate, VIII come with speclal
IoTee anu lnterest. Inc TRANSMISSION OF
certain mental traits OF prominence ana OF
certain physlcal traits or equal prom
lnence are facts which all acknowledge,
put winch none can understand. The
!atner may DE dlstlngulshed,-t the son, an
lm6eciie; or, the parent may be decreplt
and unknown, and the child achieve the
nlgnest place possible to humanity. But
through it all, there will be certain char
acterlstlcs, which mark the individual as
descending from certain ancestors. Too
often, indeed, these characteristics are In
firmlties and often OF q physical nature.
These facts were strlkingiy brought out
during a conversation Wnlcn representa-
tlVe OF TINS paper recently nad with MRS.
carrie u. !. swift, VINO Is tne wlIe e., OF one
OF our most prominent ciIizens; Inc iaoy
related that she lnneriteo rom ner parents
cel tam tendencies, over wnlcn sne nau no
control; and which We're In the nature OF
plood dlncuitles, assuming tne Iorm OF
IneuIaatism. her eAperlence can m pest pc
oescfloed IN her own "oros. 10 ene
writer she SAID: -.
L Ielt the pe2lnnlng Oh thls neredltary
amt many years ago, IN vague pains;
Wnlcn seemed 70 come unaccoanCaoiy anu
at uncalleo Ior times; 1ney were annoy
,ng n dStng h anu a,sn tateiv o1
VIII my auIies' pus a.so lo.aIiy 9SS.aoy5u 81 i..
my happiness. "A. nIst, ehey Moulu pe oniS
transient, appearing Ior oay OF Two, an9 9
tnen olsappearlng, Ihen AGAIN Cney wouiu Ia
come In sucn vioIent i dorns' 1aas' ina. ~ was s,
lmpoSslDie Ior me 10 I'LL cup 70 ny
mouth; AISerWaros, my IeeC anu ma nanus aus
swelled SO tnat u was ImpossloIe IoI IA me :
10 oraW on my snoes OF gloves Wi.Ioue .l s!as sae
greaIest ehort, TealIzeu VIA. .ne ,la,.. u,,.
II. hiaiiy pecaIle 50 oao 1iie.I " 90 eoI. I.
nned 10 the mouse anu 10 my Deu lnoss Va
tne lline. NY JOHNS pmd paame9 .ne eonsmu ..an,.s
ously ana my IeeG s"eueu " enufl.ous .o )
proportions. knowing Inat l lnneriseG
tnls tendency, l hao apout aoaHooneu
hope, When began tne use OF remedy,
whlcn was recommended a TO me as y lrieno :l1a
as being specially efncIent IN cases Of M SIM
lar Klnd. 40 my great gratituue, Io.no
ana am able 10 say tnat now nave
gained forty pounds IN weight, 1eeI per
tectly well and am In the pest Possloie
cond1Ilon, OWING, WnoIy, 10 warner
Safe rheumatic cure, which was the rem
edy used.
mo one would ever suspect you nae
suffered so, Mrs, Swift, to see you now,
remarked the reporter.
THAT is what all nv frlends say. only
had not seen for some time, hesltated
before speaking, and apologlzed Dy saying
why, L really qua not know you, you
have changed so Tor the Detter since lasl
met you, how well you do look.
Have you any objection TO giving the
name OF the party VINO nrst mentioned
tnls remedy 70 yous n u