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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1886-01-08
the time she reached home-if she ever
did. She leaned back and closed her
eyes desnairinglY.

! the time she reached home-if she ever
did. She leaned back and closed her
eyes despairingly.
Somehow Arthur Clifford was still
uppermost in her mind. She took up
! her reflections where she had left off
before. Yes, OF course there was the
explanation-hc had congratulated
himself upon escaping her. Ifhehadn't,
would he not have asked her again?
10 be sure he would! He had never
cared for her--it was Serfectly plain
that he didn't. It was probable that
he had even dislikcd her. Well, she
was glad she had refused him-she was
thankful!
Nevertheless, she took out her hand.
kerchief and wiped a certain moisture
from her eyes. When she looked up,
wearily, she gave u violent start, and
her pretty. pensive face grew brightly
red.
Arthur Clifford was standing some
three feet away, and looking directly
at her. Hecame forward Immediately
and sat down besideher.
Ida bit her lip. But the sight of his
friendly face h,.d the odd effect of
bringing lump into her throat and
tears to her eyes. She pressed her
handkerchief to them hastily, and
went and stood by window. And
Arthur Clifford followed.
"Oh, what is the mattcr?" he whis-
pered, bending anxiously over her,
quite forgetting the strange fact of her
presence there in his tender distress.
~ don'tknow," said Ida, hclplessly,
looking up at him timidly throushller
tears.
That look vac too much for the
young man.
~ can't help it-1 can't help It'll" he
burst out. II want you! Ican't live
without you! There! had made up
my mind never to trouble you
again"
He looked down at her.
ooh, you do care for me?" he cried,
rather wildly. "Say it,"
eyes, do" said Ida, firmly.
| For there was no longer q doubt in
her mind on that point.
There was n littlesilence. Thehand-
clasp, which in the publicity of the
place was all that could be exchanged,
seemed wofully inadequate.
"You haven't asked me how came
to be here" said the girl, perhaps to
cover the joyful humping Of her heart;
and she related her misfort,lnes elo-
quently.
81 ought to sympathize," said her
lover. II ought to be politely sorry i,
but Pm not. consider it q direct
intcrposition of Provldence-your
getting left, and my happening down
here on business. For think what
has come of it, dear!"
The two hours and half passed
away with remarkable quickness, after
all. When Ida said good-by to her
lover from the car window, she could
hardly believe that it had really been
SO long.
She pondered over the phenomenon
far several minutes, when she was
fairly under way; but she forgot it
presently in happy speculations us to
how they would take the news at
home (but, of course, it would be all
right when once they had seen him)
and what the girls ut Brackenbridgc
would say when they knew she was
coming back there for good.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1886-01-08
Personal Gossip,

Kittson's Erdenheim stables won him
$22, 1000 in 1885.
Charles 8. Ransom, one Of the most noted
gamblers Of New York, died q few days ago,
leaving 5000, 900.
8. d. Phelps Of New York charges Gen.
eral Appraiser Brewer OF that city with
neglect Of official duties, Incompetence and
other unpleasant things.
It has been discovered in Chicago that
the late Emery Storrs did not leave his vile
penniless, as supposed. life insurance
policy for $40, 900 in her favor has been
found.
Judge Charles C. Wilcox died in Kanka-
kec, ILL.,. aged IS. He was prominently
identified in the carly history Of Illinois.
He was cashier Of tho Chicago Republican
in 1865 (now the Inter OCEAN, under the
editorship OF Charles A. Dana, then po.
litical whig. abolitionist and straight re.
publican. Professionally, he was an attor-
ney and had been county Judge several
times.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1886-01-08
The Wife of Carl scll,,rz.

Ben: Perley Poore.
Carl Schurz, when in the senate, was
blessed with q devoted wife, two love-
ly daughters and Il baby boy. After
one of the senator's great speeches, q
lady said to his wife, 81 am sure you
feel proud of your husband?" "You
can imagine that l do" replied Mrs.
Schurz, with slight accent, her ex-
pressive eyes lighting up. "Nly hus-
band tells ME that l am his severest
critic, but his last speech was to me
very satisfactory. He was in the
mood to speak-his voice, everything,
was in accord. And eighteen years
ago We came to America, and he did
not speak q word of English. We
were in Philadelphia, but my husband
felt the greatest desire to visit Wash
ington. He did come here, and some
one took him on the floor of the Sen-
ate, and he wrote to me. My dear, l
have had the honor to 60 on the
floor of the senate and feel that ono
day l shall stand there and speak and
you, my dear, will be in the gallery
listening to me- wrote to him. %
Carl, how can you think it possible for
you to speak one day in the senate,
when you know not one word OF Eng
lish?' But now," she added, "it has
all come true, and you can imagine
how happy / am when l sit in the GAL
lery listening to him."
When Mr.. Sumner was passing away,
Mrs. Schurz came to his house and sent
upstairs for me. Leaving the beside
OF the dying statesman, l went down
into his parlor, and had to tell her
that there was no hope. "How sad!
how sad" she exclaimed, the tears
glistenins in her eyes, "to think that
he is dying with no woman to smooth
his pillow" TO those who knew the
story of Mr.. Summers unfortunate
marriage, her womanly remark was
deeply significant. TWAS not long be-
fore Mrs. Schurz followed him across
the dark river.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1886-01-08
Tho Judge. Deny an 1mput..,on.

The justices Of the supreme court are
very indignant at n widely published par.
agraph which represents them to be a lot
OF old topers. with barroom behind the
scenes, and a man employed at government
expense to brew punches and mix
coxtails for them. Everybody who
is familiar with affairs around
tho court knows that it is not true;
but most people throughout the country
who read the article will believe It, and It
will do great injury to the purest, ablest
and most decorous branch OF the govern.
ment. was talking with Justice Miller
about this story, and he said it was a
wicked and absurd falsehood.
There il tradition" he said, chat
In olden times there used to be
q black bottle in the closet OF
the room where we hang our overcoats
and put on our robes, but there has never
been any such thing in my time, and l
have never seen one Of my associates drink
ing. II any OF the employees keep liquor
about the place and Judge Waite finds it
out lie will make short work OF thon.
am not a total abstinence man myself, and
now and then like u glass Of good whisky;
but talk about any OF the justices being in
the habit Of drinking about the court room,
or having a sideboard there, is as silly as
1t is untrue"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1886-01-08

500, ,00o, 900 held in reserve for The re.
demption OF United States notes, $26, ,OO0,-
600 of unavailable assets" and about
SIC. O.OO0, 900 OF accrued interest.
Senator Voorhees, has received the fol-
lowing letter from the president: Ny
Dear Sir-I understand that q move
ment is on foot to erect a monument to
the memory Of tho late vice president, and
that it is to be tribute to his worth and
services on the part Of his friends and as.
sociates. The project Is SO fitting and ap.
propriate that 1t seems to me that it must
meet with general approval. Ny relations
with Mr.. Hendricks, both personal and Off.
cial, were such that it would be source Of
much satisfaction to me to ace this great
work promptly begun, and at the proper
time hope l may be allowed to aid in tho
undertaking. Yours sincerely,
GROVER CL EvELAND.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1886-01-08
A Singular Case in Wisconsin.

Gov. Rusk of Wisconsin, granted full
pardon to George Wilson, formerly OF Troy,
n. y. who in 1865 was sent to state prison
for life for the alleged murder OF John Riley,
barkeeper in j. X. Grnves' saloon, Mil.
waukca. Wilson served twenty years, and
was pardoned last June on condition that
he leave the state. That condition was
Imposed to favor J. H. c. Cottrell, who
prosecuted Wilson, and whom the latter
had threatened to kill if he ever got a
chance. Cottrell died in Milwaukee six
months ago. Hence there was no further
necessity for the condition being main
tained. The governor is thoroughly con-
WINGED that the murder for which Wilson
suffered twenty years of imprisonment was
committed by another man, who was in.
volved in row leading to it.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1886-01-08
Andrew B. McCleary, a California

Andrew B. McCleary, q California
millionaire, has purchased of Colonel
Robert Ingcrsoll his elegant Washing
ton residence together with the house.
hold furniture. The price paid for tho
house was S3S 900, and the furniture
brought $1,000. Colonel Ingersoll is
going to New York to live.
A popularity OF the late Horace b.
Claflin, the great New York merchant,
was that he would never disclose his
age to any one except his wife. He al
ways responded to inquiries with
well, I'm over 49,"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1886-01-08

Two fun-loving servant girls in a
New York village started story that
thehouse of their employer was haunt,
ed and kept up the joke so we'll that
though there has been no manifesto
tions since they left two years ago,
the building came to be called the
haunted house, and has just been sold
for halt Of its actual value,
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1886-01-08

= ~s'.s.sSs
San Francisco dispatch:-United States
Circuit Judge Swaycr rendered a decision
In favor OF the deceased plaintiff in the suit
ni Sharon ys. Hill, brought to declare void
the alleged marriage contract. The action
Was brought by the late William Sharon
against Sarah Althea Hill to declare null and
void the contract upon which Superior
Judge Sullivan granted the defendant u di-
yorce from the plaintiff IL year ago. The
decision, after stating the evidence in the
case. which covers 1,731 pages OF legal cap
written with q Typewriter. refers to the re-
iusal OF the defendant to produce the al.
:cged marriage contract before the examin.
er and her committal for contempt for
this offense, aud adds:
This singular conduct can only be inter-
preted az an admission that such inspec.
tion would tend to prove its (the marriage
contract's) falsity.
The main opinion is by Judge Deadly ,,s
the United States district of Oregon, and
contains $4,000 words. Judge Sawyer
files concurring opinion.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1886-01-08
Record of Casualties.

Ex-Mayor Murphy OF Omaha was fatally
poisoned by eating diseased chickens.
The Brown wooden mill at Occum, Conn.
was burned. Loss, $4,000; insurance
$4,000.
Salvador Mangillo and valenten Torci.
Gle, Italians, while grinding their organ Mt
st. Louis and Charles streets. New Orleans,
were struck by electricity from the pole OF
the Louisiana Electric Light company.
Mangillio was killed and Toicicie badly
injured.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1886-01-08

Cn8nS0 IN Clv1l 6orvlc0 Nul0Ss
The animated contest now going on as
to the confirmation OF the postmaster Of
Chicago has incidentally brought out the
interesting fact that important modifica-
tions Of the civil service rules, approved by
the president as long ago as Nov. 27, have
only just reached the civil service commits.
sioners, and are yet in the hands OF the
printers, and not yet promulgated.
Among the rules thus modified are the fol-
lowing.
That the local boards Of examiners shall
in the future only certify three names to
the appointing officer, and no name can be
certified to him more than three times, ex.
cept on special request OF the appointing
office.
Under the old rules the names were to be
certified four times, and the appointing Of
ficer was Obliged to appoint four out of
seven names certified to him, while now he
will appoint three out OF six. This makes
it easier to get rid OF persons thought not
fit to be appointed. 1t is further required
that two Of the persons vouching for the ap.
plicant must be residents OF the city in which
the service is to be rendered. This is de.
signed to discourage applications from
persons residing outside the place Of ap
pointment. Quite number OF other inter.
esting changes OF detail are made.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-07-07
Lotteries In Prussia.

A report recently submitted to the
Landtag gives the appended interest
ing information about the character
and capital Of lotteries in Prussia:
From January 1, 1880, to january /,
1885, the Government has authorized
special lotteries to the amount of &c.
100000 marks. Foreign lotteries
figure in this list for one-third Of this
sum. The prizes were composed of
merchandise to the amount of 49,
100000 marks, and money amount
ing to 7,48o,OOO marks. The mer-
chandise lotteries give only about ten
per cent. profit, which is very small
when one considers what enormous
sums are put in motion. The money
lotteries give as high as AZ per cent.
profit. It is to these latter that are
due such remarkable works as the
completion of the Cologne Cathedral.
Classifying the lotteries by objects, we
find that 40 per cent.sof them were or
gained for charitable and benevolent
purposes, 81 per cent. in aid OF agricul-
ture, z per cent. for art, 8 per cent. for
pious works, and 8 per cent. for .gen.
eral utility
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-07-07
Tho Ginger Drunl1ard,

Georgia newspapers have drawn at
tention to the fact that Jamaica GIN
ger has become quite popular as a
beverage since theprohibitionists cap
tured the state, and the ginger drunk
ard is becoming an institution. The
Hotel Mail says that while to the
average citizen the above item may
appear incredible, to thehotel steward
it is all old, oldstory; theginger drunk
ard is an old acquaintance. Some
times it is the yard man or a waiter
who applies for Gust a leetle ginger!"
but his best customers are among
the female employees OF the hotel,
and the constant demand on the store
room for a s.few drops" OF ginger
amounts in the aggregate to no small
item OF expense. The effect of ginger
on an habitual partaker is much the
same as continual use Of morphine,
and the same cunning exists in the
manner OF procuring it; and the pecul-
lar CHASTITY complexion produced by
the use OF morphineis invariably pres.
ent in the ginger drunkard. The dis
ease is more prevalent among scrub
women and laundry girls than cham
ber-maids, but when 1t does attack
one OF the latter class she will satisfy
her craving by drinking the cologne
found in the rooms OF absent patrons
rather than make too. frequent de-
mands on the housekeeper or stew
ard for ginger. One unfortunate girl
drank IL mixture OF Worcestershire
sauce and alcohol for months, after
having been refused a daily morning
nip of Jamaica ginger, and the stran-
gest part OF her story was, she was
one of the best workers in the hotel
and had no other vices.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-07-07
WAIT FOR HE.

5eaward runs the little stream
Where Che wagner cools his team,
Where. between the banks Of moss,
EEaud Che stepping stones to cross.
e1ser chem comes little maid.
Laughing, not q bit afraid;
AIother. there upon tho shore
Crossed them safely just before.
This Che little lassie's plea
Wait for me, wait for me!
.AEx, SO swift the waters run
zine false stop, twas all undone:
Eftale heaxt begins to beat,
Fearing for the little feet.
Soon her fear will all be lost,
When the stepping stones are crossed.
Tt1ees more yet on which to stand
TwG rnore-one more-then on land!
lis Che little lassies plea
Wait fox nae, wait for me!
an fer you, my laughing lass,
When che years have come to pass,
Alag One sill be near to guide,
ENftSie you cross life's river wide
Fff1sn NO helping hand is near.
Ndne, If you should call, to hear
Think, however far away,
Mother still knows all you say
E'en in Heaven heeds your plea
'Waia For me, wait for nue.!
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-07-07
Why Eve Did not Keep a Girl.

A lady gives the following as some
Of the reasons why Eve did not keep
girl: ''There has been a great deal
said about the faults of women, and
why they need SO much waiting on.
Some one, a man, of course, has the
presumption to ask why, when Eve
was manufactured out of a spare rib, a
servant was not manufactured to
wait on her? She didn't need any.
A bright writer has said: adam never
came whining to Eve with a ragged
stocking to be darned, buttons to be
sewed on, gloves to be mended right
away-quick, now!' He never read
the newspapers until the sun went
down behind the palm trees, and then.
stretching himself, yawned out: rs
supper ready, dear?' He made the
tire and hung the kettle over it him
self, We'll venture, pulled the radishes.
peeled the potatoes and did everv-
thing else he ought to do. He MIXED
the COWS and fed the chickens and
looked after the pigs himself, and never
brought nome half a dozen friends to
dinner when Eve hadn't any fresh
pomegranates. He never STAYED out
till l O'Clock at night and then scolded
because Eve was sitting up and crying
inside the gates. He never loafed
around corner groceries while Eve
was rocking little Gains cradle at
home. He never called Eve ND from
the cellar TO pnt away his slippers;
not ne. When he took them of he
put them under the fig tree beside
his Sunday boots. In short, he did
not think she was especially created
Tor the purpose OF waiting upon him..
and he wasn't under the impression
that 1t disgraced man to tighten his
Wlfe,s cares a little, That is the
reason Eve did not need a hired girl,
ana with 1T is the reason that her de-
| scendants did,
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-07-07
A Sharp BOOkdealer.

New York Letter.
A curious fact in New York City life
is that the value OF things is estimated
by their cost. That is not generally
true, of course, for most people try to
get worth for their money; but among
our million inhabitants there are a
sufficient number Of men Of another
sort to form a conspicuous element in
public places. In the store of a deal
er in rare books | saw Benjamin F.
Butler looking at a War book that
had been interleaved with engravings
illustrative Of battles described in the
text. He asked the price and was told
$25. He remarked that possibly he
might come in later to buy it, and
sauntered out. The bulky volume
still lay on the counter when stylish
young man entered and glanced at
"There's something you ought to
put into your library" said the mer-
chant. at is unique and curious"
GLOW much?" asked the fellow, as
he carelessly turned the leaves.
eighty dollars" was the bland re-
ply.
The interest OF the customer palpa-
bly, rose at the price, and within five
minutes he was the owner of the book.
| asked the seller, a fanlillar acquaint-
ance, how he could bring his conscience
to that sort OF double-dealing.
1T is a perfectly legitimate feature
Nf J l. =
the most l can forcuriositiesl like that.
Gen. Butler is a regular customer, and
was we'll aware that he knew the
value OF such things. There was no
chance OF selling it to him unless /
named unreasonable figure. But in the
other case I know the man too. He
wouldn't have looked twice at the
book if l had named the same price /
had given to Butler, but the high cost
struck his fancy"
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-07-07
Americans i'll Paris.
Paris Letter in the New York Evening


Paris Letter in the New York Evening
Post.
Let no American deceive himself
with the idea that he can combine
pleasure with economy in Paris. To
certain extent this might have been
done In former times but nous avons
change tout celia. Yes, we have most
ly changed it ourselves. The Franco
German war and what may appear
singular, but is nevertheless true, the
greater cost Of a republican form of
government, have indeed enhanced the
expense Of living even for Parisians
themselves. But the extravaganza of
newly Americans has i'm
pressed the Partisan hotel proprietor,
observation-disclosures and shopman with
the notion that we are all rich and all
fools. This is one of the consequences
OF our Civil War, after which the PEG.
pie whom it had enriched came from
the Smithvilles and Skunkhollows OF
the North and the West to spend
portion Of their ill-gotten gains.
A Frenchman, and, more than all, a
French shopkeeper, is a paragon OF
politeness. Doubtless he is shocked
at what he must consider the extreme
rudeness OF other nations, but it is a
sign Of his own sincere courtesy that
he never appears to notice it, or to
laugh or even to smileat our plumbers,
which can not but afford him q fund
Of quiet internal amusement. It may
be, too, that it is partly for the sake
of his pocket that he does not take
our vagaries into open account. In re-
turn it is well for us to hatter his
vanity
The other day a young lady who
lodges at our hotel, having occasion
for q carriage, sent for the concierge.
"Ordonnezmoi un VOTER" she said.
eyes, mees. Ven sail mess prepare
herself?' :Je suis deja." The CON
cierge, although momentarily oar
alyzed, did not betray his embarrass-
ment by the slightest movement ofhis
facial muscles, but merely stood still
with an inquiring look. The
impatient Western beauty stamp
ed her foot and added in q
high key, "Maintenong!' That was un-
derstood. and the concierge bowed
himself out of the room on his way to
execute the order. He soon reappear-
ed, bowed again and said, 'Ze carriager
ees all a ready. Will mees give herself
re pain to make herself to descend?
Miss gave herself that pain. The OBJ
sequious concierge opened the door
and bowed her into the carriage, and
then the young lady realizing prehaps
that she had been somewhat impetu-
Gus, endeavored to atone by q win
ming smile and her thanks thus ex-
pressed, "Remercy, vous etes tres
espece." The concierge retired to his
bureau to consult his dictionary as to
the meaning OF defa and espece. His
contortions in private upon the dis
coveay may be imagined, but he gave
no evidence OF it afterward. This con-
cierge was always our friend, because
we never addressed him in French, and
because we complimented him upon
his English. It is better not to speak
French unless it is absolutely neces-
S2rV.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-07-07

details having been altered, and the
proper names suppressed. Mr.. Bird
IS the only person concerned in it who
would be able to bring action for libel
against me, but for his own sake he Is
likely to keep quiet.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-07-07

gold becomes an additional pleasure
and the sparkle OF the pieces a charm.
ing sight. The monotonous voices OF
the croupiers are the only discordant
sounds.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-08-08
IMPULSE.

IMPULSE.
hollow on the verge Of May,
Thick strewn with drifts of leaves
Beneath
The densest drift thrusting sheath
Of sharp green. striving toward the day.
mused-"So dull o. struction Gets
A bar to even violets,
When these would so their nobler way"
My feet again, some days gone by,
The self same spot sought idly. There,
Obstru ction foiIei. tho adjoining air
Caressed u blossom woven of SKY
And dew, whose misty petals blue
With bliss Of being thrilled a. through
Dilated lie t.norous eye.
Reck we'll this rede, my soul. The good
The blossom craved was near, tho bid.
Fret not that thou must douut, but rid
Thy SKY path OF obstruction st ewed
By WINS OF folly. Then co thou
the Godwari impulse room allow
To reach its perfect air ana food.