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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-01-13
items from the Rational Treasury.

Tho receipts Of the government from all
and the expenditures, $1,000, ,Gs2. lcav.
ing net gain of receipts over cxpcndi
lures Of s1s, 924 ,G03. Out of this net
gain however, must he paid about s3,5OO,-
900 for interest upon the public debt,
which will leave the actual surplus for De.
cember, $15.I24. SOB. Tho public debt
was reduced during the month, Sl5,25O.-
600. For the entire calendar y ear OF 1857,
the debt was deminished by SLY, 900,
the largest reduction being made in Juno
and November. when the payments on
SIG, s33, 900 respectively.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-01-13
FIF1IE1n CONGRESS.
Abstract Of the Proceedings OF the
Senate and House.

Upon the assemblin: OF the senate alter
the holiday recess. Senator Sherman
ta1al made :. q l., speech moro carefully prepared
ing been reduced to writing. 1t is to be
consid:fsf many respects rs the plat.
form oil - SS tai candidate. Hcwas fo /.
lowed lr'@ enN Voorhees, and Teller.
scvcY ess ndA. A.inations werA, sent to
the Sc, ;, including TIL isc OF the Interstate
commissioners and Euf ne Scmple as gov.
ernor OF Washington Territory.
Senator Davis offered i'll tho senate q
memorial from the st. Paul chamber OF
commerce. praying for the establishments
OF more collection districts for the State OF
Minnesota and various other memorials
and petitions.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-01-13
THE PIONEER EXPRESS
q Publishsd
EVERY FRIDAY MORNING.
AT FEkBlNA, D. Z.
wARDwELL & THOMPSON, Publisher,
Subscription, o. Per Annum, in Advance.

Tho Pioneer Express eirculatss numsrously IN
svery noighborhood tn Penbins county. and to q
independent In politics. though supporting Re.
publican principles. Regular communications
!Eom all part! OF the county .publishsd weekly,
North Dakota
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1888-01-28
SHE MARRIED Dawes. BOSS.
A Jealous Swcctheart's Fuse to Gu.
Out His Wicked Rival

4 young countrymah who had long
loved girl who lived mile or two
f"o.:: him was nearly in despair about
winning her hand, and WAS on the eve
of selling out and leaving the country,
as the girl had refused him three times,
and it was out that she was engaged to
another fellow.
Chr hero had noticed that his rival
nnl the girl walked in an old meadow
field nearly every afternoon, and he
grow madly jealous. In his cattle he
had young bull that was always mad
with everything but his master, because
he was an especial pet. Now Dave, rs
he called the bull, was 10 be the object
with which to satinte his revenge. He
would turn him into the meadow, hide
himself and SEES his rival tossed like q
football. So, one afternoon, calling to
Dave, who would follow him like dog,
he repaired to the meadow, let the fence
down and turned the bull in. he then
strolled of, and walked around the
field, as miserable as man could be
who was committing an evil deed. An
hour or SO later he heard the deep nut
terings of the bull, and fastening to the
meadow fence, he saw Dave about
twenty yards from the couple, paving
,lirt and shaking his head. The man
was trying to get the girl TO run but she
was so terrified that she could not move
The bull made dash and the fellow
ran shrieking for the fence. Tho bull
dashed on after the flying fellow. while
our disconsolatc young man, having
jumped the fence, rushed To to the girl
as the bull dashed on after the fugitive
rival, and. catching ker in his arms
told her that such q coward was I'M
worthy of her.
As Dave saw his Young master he left
of pursuing the other man, returned
AMI went 20 licking the hand of his mas
ter, while the indignant girl vowed she
would never more speak to n man that
was afraid of COW. She soon after
mnrr;ed Dawes 5oss.-Imericm (Gd.l
Ep9j,:cEE.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1888-01-28
The Land OF Tors.
comment

The vicinity of the Black Forest, say,
the American Agriculturist. is a veri
table land of toys. while the pleasan,
town OF Sonnebcrg has been termed this
great toy capital, nearly everyone Of the
Inhabitants being engaged in the manu-
facture OF playthings. Wooden toy, an
the speciality. and each family Ia. it,
own particular branch. Thus one
makes nothing Int animals, anothe,
nothing but wagons, etc. Each to,
passes through half-a-dozcn hands, md
even the todl.ilg little ones shsrc in
the work. Half million dollars wortI
are shipped from there every fear, and
as they come to Us through Holland arc
called Dutch toys" Hence tho old
couplct:
Tho children o; En.land tax, pleasure il
breaking
What the children OF Holland take p!eas,,n
in making"
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1888-01-28
Influencing u Judge.

The poet Mines had mind of pcn.-
trating sagacity and brilliant intuitions
He was one day told, by a friend of the
grief of u poor laundres', whose little boy
n''l wandered off to a common near
London. and there with another lad,
mounted al old hors, grazing there,
and taken ride. only to be arrested FOR
DEMONSTRATING. The lauldress had en-
gagged coIuscL for her sou. but was in
great doubt rs to the issue OF the case
When the matter was suggested t.
Mines, his Fertile miai WIS at once
ready with an expedicnt.
GLOW old are the boys?" he asked,
and was toll that thy were about
eleven.
Then" sail he. "tell the laundress
10 take care that they both appear at
the trial in NICE clean pinafores"
The effect was almost magical. The
two little buys. in their nice pinafores,
appeared in the dock, and smilingly
gaZed around the court.
What Is the meaning of this9"
asked the Judge, who had read the
deposition, and now came under tho
spell of the pinaforcs.
"A case cs horse-stealing. my lord"
''Stutf and nonsenser said his honor,
with indignation. demonstrating,
indeed! The boys stole a ride"
Then ttoe pinaforcs had almost an
ovation in court, and all who had to do
with the prosecution were obliged to
suffer from the Julge's Indignant
comment
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1888-01-28
A Curious Custom i'm Algeria,

A correspondent senls to London
Notes and Queries particulars. of curl
GUS Passover custom in Algeria He
saws: During the Passover week, in
the present year, l noticed that many
of the houses in the jew quarter in
Oran and in T.emccn wer. marked on
the outside with the impressions of
the human hand. These impressions
were in different colors-red, black,
yellow or blue; and in no instance. q.
well as can recolcct, were they either
upon the side-posts OF the doors or upon
the lintcls. but Away, upon the walls Of
the houses. In some cases there was
one impression only, in Others there
were rs many rs five; and, further, in
Others they were arranged somewhat
in the form OF i bran CHI, having three
hands at the summit and three at each
of the sides. At Ticmcen l saw man
marking an impression with brush and
ordinary red paiat. This custom docs
not appear to be known among the Eng
lish Jews, for, after many inquiries, ]
have met with none who has even heard
of it, The correspondent asks: rs it
not az ou.growth or survival from that
ceremony which was performed on the
night of the flight Of the Israeites fron
Egypta and may not the branch-llks
figure be symbolical of the bunch OF hys-
sopl'
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1888-01-28
An Army Adventure.

The w. II. Upham who is at the
head of the Upham Manufacturing com
pary. which lost $500, 900 by the great
fire at Marshfi. d, Wisconsin, was the
hero Of a singular adventure when .
young rian. He was a member of a
Wisconsin regiment: which participated
in the first battle of Bull Run. and was
thought to have been killed. His com.
rsdes saw him fall, and none Of them
made any doubt OF his death. Being
the first victim OF the strife in his own
ncighborhood there was u great publr
mourning for him. A memorial servics
was held in which THOUSAND, OF pcopls
participated, au many eloquent culogies
were passed upon him.
Six months later Uphsm appeared in
Washington with party of exchanged
prisoners. H. hal been desperately
wounded and taHen prisoner, but the
Confederates had attended to hi, wants
anu when tho exchange TOOK place he
was sent home. When in Washington
he was taken to the White House by
Judge Doolittlc, then a Senator, and
introduced to President Lincoln as
soldier who had conc back from the
grave. As Upham was on all the
records as dead. Mr. Lincoln ordered
correct entry to be made, and then gave
the boy an honorable discharge from the
service. When he reached home in
Racine he was the lion of the hour.
and the people who had participated in
the memorial meeting in his honor got
up jubilee which was hardly less
numerously atten led. Later on in the
struggle the fortunes of individual,
were not so closely watched. i Chicago
Herald.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1888-01-28
Pelicans Robbed BY Sea Gulls.

Two immense pelicans found the,i
way in through the Golden Gate on
Thursday morning, and Immediately
commenced fishing operations of Fort
Point. They were apparently very sue
ces,ful for while, and had it all their
own way. Their sense OF sight must be
exceedingly keen, as they rose in the all,
to quite = height, thea gracefully circled
about until they saw a fish. when the,
suddenly descended, AMI. like a flash,
thrust their bills into tho briny deep.
seldom failing to secure u catch. They
evidently though. they had a good thing
OF it, but as with morts,s sometimes, ths
good thing did not las. long. A small
flock of voracious sea gul!s OBJ
served the pelicans at work, and flew
toward them to share in the plumber.
As soon rs q pelican lowered for J.
fish and caught it, the sos gull
swarmed about the fisher, and witt
ear-splitting CHATTER attempted to seiz
the game, in watch they were usual.
successful. Other Sulls, attracted b;
the struggle. ccatinued to gather
until large space in the bay was Liter
ally covered with them. Some sha1
practice then commenced, forcIbli
reminding the observer that 18th,
struggle for existence" was as bitter Oh
sea as on land. At times pe.icg
would rise with its pluadel
and soar away up in the al.
to enjoy it. but 100 Sull' followed
in close pursuit. and being, evidently,
swifter in flight than the pursued. soa
overlook the larger bird, s1d enc;rclin3
it literally tore the fish to pieces. TIL,
struggle lasted quito while, the gulla
in the meantime screaming themselves
hoarse. They kept worrying and at
lacking the pelican' until the latter
seemed to leave in disgust, and sought
peace from their tocmsators by flying
out to sea. The sea gulls act as if they
had monopoly Of tn, by, AMI every
intruder from the ocean is jellousiy
watched al either driven ont or ac-
tually worried to death. i Sia Francisco
Examiner.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1888-01-28
A Child's Perception.

A child's penetration is keener, and a
child's jungmcnt is fairer, than most
parents imagine. 1t is true that child's
knowledge is limited and that therefore
he can be easily turned aside from in
quiry into a realm of facts with which
he is quite unacquaintcd. But when it
comes to the Discerning of spirit and
character and to the testing of reason
for or against a given course of action, a
child is less likely to be deceived than
person whose perceptions have been
bluntcd through misu,ing. Parents are
continually being judged by their child
rem and these judgments are likely to
abide through life. In ordinary socia!
life conventional ways may impose on
men and women of the word, but such
ways do not deceive God or the child
rem. There are two places where parents
are measured at their true wOrth-the
closet and the nursery.-[Sunday School
Times
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1888-01-28
A Machine to Set TYNE.

A machine to set type, or rather by
the use of dies prepare matrix ready
for stereotyping, is described in Wood
and Iron. The dies, ninety -one in num-
Der, comprising all the characters that
would be used in printed article, are
impressed against the matrix by cleo
;ricity. The machine is something like
q type vit:r. II Dct.oit Free Press,
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1888-01-28
Pearl Fishing in BOrneO.

About the Island of Borneo, there is a
good deal of fishing for pearls, which
are found in thin, flat, plnkish-sheled
oyster, known locally as salesiep. This
lives only in shallow brackish water at
the mouths of rivers. Several boats
rendezvous at the same time and place
to Brighten the crocodiles and sharks
Twenty or thirty persons will be in the
water at once, diving, splashing, laugh
ing and shouting, and bringing up
three or four shells at time; extra yells
from all hands salute larger find than
usual. Very few of the pearls obtained
are of any value individually; they are
chiefly seed pearls, which are sent to
China, whcrc they arc pounded and
made into powder, and this is swallowed
by ladies who desire to improve their
complexion ut least, such is the
story. =.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1888-01-28
ABOIr :HE TOOTHACNE.
How Berry Wall Cnrch Lawrence
IL. Jcromcs Tooihachc.
IFrom Town Topics


Since Larry Jerome has b ,en home he
is a. his old tricks again. Berry Wal Is
his latest victim. Ahprt n week ago
Larry entered De NOts X Dnrant s
Office complaining OF u most fearful
toOthache. There Was 10 fan IL linn
TINT da-
"a too.hache wouli knoc.; ont q phil
csophcr," was the way he expressed it
There is only one cure fer Ii" lao
rnolneI; ~ hos coal wrapped W III
brown pa cr.
4 piece Of anthracite coal Was prompt
" put on the radiator and the steam
turned on. Daring the long time TIE
coal was heating John De Mott began
chatting Larry about the falla:y Of such
n cure, and tried to get him to go to the
dentists, hut jerome wohll have moth,
ing but the coal. Finally the coal was
deeacd hot enough for application. and
the safferrr, wrapping it quickly in
brown paper, WAS about to apply it when
he WIS suddenly called on. OF the room.
Then De Mott said:
Il don't believe TINT co1l is any COOL.
Let's fool him. Let's wrap up Pr
of tinfoil-here, I've ~. i, III the desk
and after he saws it has cu.ed him-yon
know how stubborn he is-well have a
joke with the old us2.'
Berry Wall was 50 captiyated with
the scheme that he blrned his fingers
in his eaSerness to re. the coal out
of its wrapping, and the tinfoil WAS
substituted just rs Larry re-entered
the room. He applied the antidote
and expressed himself rs feeling relief ut
once. The on lockers tried to appear
serious, and Berry was alnos. bursting
with Suppressed laughter. When finally,
after twenty minutes Of aopliration,
Larry pro1oInceI the pain gone and
put its reliever i'll his POCKET, John De
Mott said: Now You see, Larry, it was
only faith cure after NJ. That wasn't
IA hot coal wrapped in that paper, it was
only piece of tinfoil.
Eyes" chimcd in Derry, "that was
what we were laughing at, but you
didn't tumble"
''Well, l know it was coal or i;
wouldn't have cured me-" retor.ed
Larry hotly, taking tho package from
his pocket and slamming it down on the
table.
"Ill bet you SO is a piece of tin
foil, said Berry eagerly.
"Oh, / don't wan. 70 bet any money
on n sure thing" retOrted Jerome.
"Well, III go you - basket Of wine"
"Filopene. I'm your CATCH quoth
Larry.
And he oponel the paper and dis
closed the coal while De Mott hummel
the refrain. "There's a new dndc in
town." The loss of $1,000 would not
have brought ont the same look OF pain
on Bery's face, but he ordered basket
of champagne and n box Of sa!ve ut the
same time, remarhing philospohically:
"You'vc go. to get your fingers harmed
now and then, don't you know"
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1888-01-28
Six Months After Marriage.

Shc-Why 90 you LOOK SO unhappy,
George! Don't you know we arc one
Gowi
He-fes, I've heard that before, bu
when it comes to paying the weekly
board bill tho land i don. seem to
think so.-lSif:inss.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1888-01-28
4 Characteristic OF FISH.

"Fish make very Toor correspond
cEts," observed Squildinc.
"Whcreforc!| asked McSwilli-an.
"They arc never anxiol, for any one
to drop them line"
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1888-01-28

FARMERS in Wiltshire. England, have
been obliged by hard times to reduce
the wages OF their laborers from ono to
two shillings week. so That now eight
shil.ings week is the usual wages.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1888-01-28

1t is sad to see family relics sod at
auction but the most painful thing under
the hamm,r is generally your thumb
laii.
The sun., 1888-02-12
From the Chicago Kdtl


You ask me If am superstitious." said
wcll-known hotel clerk. mo. not to any ex-
tent. There is one thing. however. that have
noticed. There are certain numbers on the
annunctator that demand more attention than
others. don't account for 1t. suppose there
is no way OF accounting for It, and 80 III lot
~ @ go; Ilt l haven't failed to notice it. Be-
others IL no excuse for it.
,n. ~ teli you strange thing that happened
one night when was on watch. 1t was quiet
In In, inc ho1sl. Tor nearly every guest was in.
WAS WAS aaag rshauing newspaper, when my attention
uncovered. l glanced nt II. called front, told
the boy to go to No. -. and resumed my read
ing, IN few minutes the boy returned and
n a. Tas Had no looked the
one had been assigned to the room In question.
ulunt think anything moro about II then, for
inc wires frequently get disarranged. and one
pash ~ ~ on tne button will uncover the numbers
Nttle later the same number was uncovered
again, and called to the boy and gave him the
pass Key telling him TO go into he room and light
thet ths gas ;s and inspect t. Il there Is anything
on such an errand. However, he went. and In
about ten minutes returned with the informn-
ION Ion mat the room was un9ccIpied. The num-
thint nsT Itfiopped iopp again, but said nothing more
went on watch and went to bod.
When l came down and pick cd up the morn
Ing paper. the first thing ] saw was the an
Then 81 the al Logon
pied the ROOM the number OF which had acted
80 strangely when he was here. i am not SUI
perstitious, but ! confess that ] thought il a
ySsiEy ,Siy strange GcGurrencSS E. s2d this same
about II that have never told 1t since till now
No, won't tell you what the number is.
The sun., 1888-02-12

that the society gave relief only 70 families, ,-
But-but have nothing; what can 90 a,
fm bavens shsts snsthins Saa iinsye you no "on', %
well, you see how i is: our rules forbid y,
tSs Rns ossr S.re % %aybo he can
something FOR you"
AS the young man hopelessiy sngiied an,,o out
ali right with the relieving officer. ~,
fellow" is a bookkeerer Just come over from
England. Got here on Dec. 10, and thought he
could pick pp job anywheI,s. ,I ne aIn cant .nS ns
%i hearty aV5ii 81 course. ] Io ean Ind nothing to do
and he has no friends, to help, him, What can
starye or freeze: The relieving officer will get
him into lodging house and SEQ that he has
where shall we send him2 II y were warm
out H into the country or by picking up odd Jobs !;
but It's long time before spring.
ssE9 boay L could Haf0Sss SS Sr
looking for another Job myself in less than q
to % US are honestly anaious for work and are
pHt the @ oR,ess q other sSaritabls oreanIzs;. "a;
humanity, the, same story Of the appalling 81.
iect OF the,c"id upon tne poor OF tne CITY Wae
told. At the police stations the scenes on every
cold evening are particularly distressing. Tho
lowest. but not always tho least deserving class
Of the slaves Of want. seek shelter In those
places. and for fear OF being crowded out they
will come long before dark and stand In line in
the bitter cold. waiting their turn. BY early In
the evening the sleeping rooms at the stations
are packed full Of unfortunate creatures, sit:
ting. standing and lying in whatever bit Of
space they can find. Those who come later
are passed on from one station to another. and
may finally get into ono. or may be kept pass
ing on until they disappear. no one Knows
where, and no one seems to care.
The sun., 1888-02-12
BE rs A FAITH PUGILISE
Destitute OF M usclo aud Skill. but SO Gua rded
by Will that None Can Knock Hin Out.

@00r0e0
by Will that None Can Knock Hin Out.
From the Minneapolis Journal
lam pugilist," remarked dapper young
man as he entered the store of John Donald
son, son the wsll.known Minneapolis sporting man.
Al, prize fighter. oh ?" replied Donaldson,
with suspicious air.
""PPerdon IA me. no: said I % MAS a pusilist."
want Win What ". asns dSn fSs
ms sPd I'd .p %Grs
tn. world announced the dapper youRs oansn man IN
srsiiy, easily as Il b. we're making t6e most common
heavier than am fall victims to me-" "''n
., SF;unted SS;unn the sporting man In tone
pnsilistsl We'll. my method Of lighting is Just
as dSrsnt Snat InE have .HS meyer les, lest battle
amt strong enough to whip a lamppost. But
msbbe you've got some science p
You have struck it exactly. have more
ring am inSinciSe annoumeed @ s H t6e dnppes Ia rne
man IN the same quiet tone that he had en-
WHO have you met T' asked the sport In a
80, THAT hat is immatsral Il told you, you would
night you will not question further"
ME Thhst,s soc ss you STRIP" eommanded the sport.
he sf sd Sp s al he
" ~ ,, donaldson announced. >, Why. YOU have
not those Of the ordinary prize lGhter?"
los, put you said that you had science and
a,,ta man who had spared at all would have ore
muscle than you have"
Nv But, ssi.ny my dear sir. you do not understand
my science is not the vulgar science of the
prize ring. do not depend upon upper cuts.
fiSah'grs; ties - M ana er1ss.coqnters TO win my bat
SHS what TSssnlns sisenlassea saifnsrn f6s Snort
my friend. ! am Christian scientist and
Know thai We besye bst he, me- YoS
Now do you catch the idea Z Let t'ns ms eXpIan
iurther. When am IN the ring and man hits
Il Is ali noT .rick n oi s AL imSainrion 4 i hurts
feeling and the blow viii not not hurt S'fo me in the the
VIII; wi re,rsn nen N IL am hit knock down blow
! should ia Alter huv. been in in ,nr rIns a
ies times viii get SO tha, Viii moi az be @ con y
sSsoas nn as ii DSnE Mi MT at all can turn the feet
viii see that 1t viii be utterlv VI imno.sible for
now Just Is ms caiS ms Gut Now do you not see
SS soa srfss tG ays ms s seHa
vsntags," continued the young man easily,
wl.hous WY, E waiting for an answer "Iie would
ims h1a DS IN MOhristsn scientist. i will bea long
an VIII eventually, and then prize lighting wan
n",',e % 10 i,h end inr hen il will Ice iu",-sih'e
,,rphhc ~ org man r. khn.E another oIl'. - rnih
world i"r although hoy cnutrpt hGl luc c,n
hunish them all That 1 waut TO- and KNOCK
anSs sSss @ Ehat you are busy: III drop1l omprrow.
.nd Rss yoSns s!9a sS Tia ps.sed ss
eut WnStlnn mofIy tune.