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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-08-24
I Inc PROFESSIONAL moaels are, as rulc,
among the most symmetrical women
seen In the city as to measurements
not specified, and these respects up.
proximate the Greek very nearly


AoseamVny Oh mOfmOn WtvoB.
Tho first question asked by tho
stranger in Salt Lake City is this.
'Do tho Mormons still practice no.
lygamyS" They claim that they do
not, but their asscve1ations arc taken
cum grano sails by tho Gcntiles here.
Tho Edmunds Dill DISTINGUISHES
women living in polygamy and fines
the man $500, with Imprisonment for
six months. Tho women are ''al.
lowed"-compelled would bc moro
appropriate term--"to testify against
their husbands" Despite this It is
extremely difficult to secure convic.
tions. A WOMAN Is called on tho wit
ness stand and colloquy something
like this occurs:
"Are you married."
II do not know, sir"
"ls not tho defendant your husband
under the Mormon laws"
~ cannot say, sir"
SIS this your child?"--showing On
infant of two or three months age.
ayes, sir"
"Who is its fathcr?"
II cannot say, sir"
This is no uncommon occurrence
tho attorneys tell me. And, after all,
one can scarcely blame tho women for
tcstifying thus If they believe In the
"dtvine sanctions of polygamy" as
taught by the church. No less celc-
brated a lawyer than tho late Jerc s.
Black has said: "'ro compel husband
and wife to testify against each other
is to change every rule of evidence;
u contemptuous defiance Of the great
principles which protect the sanctity of
the family aud lie ut tho basis of civil
society. y."--SaN Lake city Letter.
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longing to tho others tam. Elliott says
that Brylon called him liar, und he re-.
turned tile compliment, when Brytlon struck
ut him with his fist. Elliott then drew lis
1ack,knite and cut two deep gnsllcs ON Dry.
dOns urn below tho shoulder, one on
tho wrist, and two severe cuts in the side.
A Denver swindler namal joel #. Smith
WINS arrested at NrM York for an attempt tu
swi,dlc or blackmail post masters out of five
dollars. Smith h,v,l sent his circulars to- post.
nnstcrn IN various parts Of the country,
stating that the National Badge Company
WITS prtl'nrtd to furnish handsome Cleveland
cainihiisn lmdgcs at S5 oach. The circular
niso gave the pustmnstrrs 10 understand
tllat this w,ss authorized by tho Democratic
na.!onni committee, and some of them
Thought 1t was another way Of avoiding the
civi! service law. Postmaster GcurgrT. Mills
of Mason. ILL, wrote To tho Democratic ma.
tlOnal committee about tho matter. and
Chairman Barnum put the police on Tic
track of Smith. He was caught uld sent 10
JUL. ''>'' W.
burglar attempted to enter tho rrsi,lcnc,
Of Ato Matthew'S mt Marquette. Mich. lie
md sawn away tlln screen from thu lower
wihuow. Mr.. Matthews was in Detroit. Mrs.
Matthews Wit Ii her rix days old balm crr,l-
picd Tho hack Inrlnr ns u sleeping nr;,rt-
ment. She hearl tho burglar at tho window
nnd told the nurse, Mrs. Robinson, wl,n told
Mrs. Mathews to keep still ind she would 70
,tvr the thief She tlen took up the lamp.
and sriting fscimen from tho piano, threw
opon the door nnd confronted the burglar,
who had hts body we'll into tito room. 4
straight fling with the specimen struck the
man on tho haa,l, knocking OH his hat. Mrs
ltobinson then rushed in ind tho ficnl drew
n knife md struck her vicious blow no tho
arm, cutting u big ,,ush but the nr,,vn
woman drove him Oft Gnd captured his hat
81 IN
tho burglar.
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The Empcror's Left Arm.

London Truth: Among the many
different accounts of the new cmpc-
ror's physical blemish that l have
seen it is curious that there is not
one which is correct. The left arm is
not dcformcd, but witllele,l or rather
dwarfcd. The nerves which vitalizc
it were subjected to great and pro-
longcd pressure during birth, SO that
their conducting power (nerves arc
like telegraph wires) was destroyed.
Hence the muscles of the arm were
pnrnlyzed and became wasted from
want of use, nnl the limb did not
grow with the rest Of the body. The
responsibility Of this rests with the
Germnn doctors who ofticiatcd on
the occasion, n fact which par
TALLY explains the Empress Nictoria's
distrust of native talent. She in
sisted on DR.. Cream presiding in all
subsequent ceremonies of the same
kind, and outraged Teutons have
never forgiven her for this atfront to
German science
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-08-24
Ecuador Behind the Times.

There once was q steam railroad in
Ecuador. During the time when
Henry Mciggs was creating such ex-
citcmcnt by the improvements lie
was making in the transportation
facilities of Peru, the contagion
spread to Ecuador, and some am
bitious English capitalists attempted
tohya road from Guayaquil to them
terror. 4 track seventeen miles long
was built ,whichrprcscnts the railway
system of Ecuador i'll all the geo.
graphics, gazrttccrs and books of
statistics; but no wheels ever passed
over the rails, and the tropical vcge-
tation has grown so luXurinntly
about the place where they lie that it
would now bc difficult to find them.
Last year a telegraph line was
built connecting Gunyaquil with
Quito, the highest city in the world,
but there is only one wire, and that
is practically useless, as not more
than seven days out of the month
can Il message be sent over it. Tho
people chop down the poles for fire.
WOOD, ana cut out pieces OF wire to
rcpnir broken harness whenever they
feel so disposed. Then it often takes
a week for the lincman to find the
break, and another week to repair it.
In the government telegraph office
saw an operator with n ball and
chain attached to his lcr-a convict
who had been sent back to his post
because no ono else could bc found to
work the instrument. A female clerk
took the message and the money.
There is II cable. belonging to n New
York company, connecting Guaya-
quill with the outside world, bnt rates
nrc extremely high, the tariff to tho
United States being So II word, and
to other places in proportion.-Wm.
Elerov Curtis in American Magazine.
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Tiger Fight at "Olivares."

DutHtS ASTtS
The other day one of Casals poems
happened to be cutting posts on tho
outskirts of u Monte" in Ipecua,
the large potrcro, when all of u
sudden there appeared close to him
u male tiger; fortunately the peon
had q dog with him, and while tho
later was gapping at his foe, the peon
managed to get up Il dead tree and
sung out for his comrades. Casnl,
who was close by, hurried up with
his gun and Il pcon and very soon
thcfight began. Cas;,l gave lin the
contents of his scatter gun in the face
loaded with buck shot The dog got
cut in two by II stroke of the tigers
paw; the latter on recovering made
for u tree and climbed, hut soon
came down again, to engage in an-
other round; he made for one of the
pronsnnd just missed Il killing blow
ut the latter, although he succeeded
i'll laccrating him Il little; here Casal
gave the tiger another shot in tho
spine, which knocked him out-mcas-
ulr-S feet. Last night tigers passed
close to the house, and two horses
tethercd broke loose and cleared out
Tiger time is coming on herc!!
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Foreign Culliugs,

Sir George Stephen l,as rendered his rcsi.
nation as president of the Canadian Hn.iii,.
railway and W. G, Van Horn, vice plrsi,lcni,
was unanimously elected in his stead. Sir
George stephen remains Il director of tho
company and IL member of ftlcexecutivecuu-
mittce.
There hos ieen some serious laundering in
forwarding Canadian troops to Sks;,
FORKS, the Scene Of tho Inliin uprising in
British Columbia, which according Ia ndyi,s.;
received from tho Pacific nluy result in com
nlote annihilation Of the cXpclitinnary force
now ON their way to Skccnn river Too lnte
thc militia department discovered they had
made u terrible hlundcr in tho route of
transport In sending troops up Sksmn river.
which hns TO lie undertaken in cnnn,w
tnrongh a country reported To he wholly nlivr
with hostile lndians armed with Winclest rr
niles and strongly intrenrhel along the river
III the high imprgnnhle lluIls. which hound
IT on either side. The Nnss river route wu,,j
have taken the expedition through II col.,.
try not infested with hostile lminns mp to
within short distance from where il w,,s OK.
pcctcd the first engagement would nkrplnn
II is stated by tra.lerH raccnty down from
tho scene of trouble that the Indians :,ru ne
lively preparing to resist an attack and
have intrencllel themselves all along tho
the river, from which position twenty Irians
could wipe out the whole detachment with.
out fear Of losing q man.
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PEMBINA, PEMBINA COUNTY, DAKOTA FRIDAY AUG 24 1885,

and sympathetic welcome than any Office
you caro- to bestow upon mo, but in this
cnnvnss, in which shnll take greater or
less pnrt, shall hold this question
from tho beginning to tho end as n question
that interests every mon, woman and child
in this country that depends upon daily
labor for daily bread. tApplause There
Ia no need to make amy laws to protect capi-
tai. Capital always takes care of itself un,
gets IL full share, but there urc laws thut can
degrade them, and the Republican pnrty has
Stood for twenty-five years and it will stand,
! believe, with the blessing of God and the
will oftlie American people, twenty-five years
more. uphol,ling and maintaining the labor.
ing mnn, for the government which takes euro
Of the bone and sincw and working muscle of
the land in taking caro- Of the men who
created the wealth In the country and who
arc. therefore, entitled to tho patronage and
protection of the government. [Applnusc.l
Tho crowd broke into IL wild and tumultu-
ous cheer as Mr.. Blaine concluded and taking
tho arm of Mr.. Morton l,e walked bnck to
the hotel After the speech Mr.. Dluinc re-
turned to the hotel, where an informal rcceI,-
tion was held in his apartments. Among
those present were Mcssis. Eikins, Mnnlcy,
Charles Emory Smith, Congressman McKin-
ley md Gull Hamilton ani other members
Of Mr.. Blaino's family.
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time for reflection heavy body fell
against me. 1t was poor Hoffman,
He had sprung up into the air, like u
stag when the hunters bullet enters
his heart, when he met that gaze. II
was his father!
The gentlemen went on with their
experiments, but with no success.
Hoffman never recovered from the
shock that he received that day, but
for several months was u raving
maniac. About three days before lie
died he asked for his father and
mother and sister; his mother and
sister came, but they told him his
father was i'll. lie fortunately had
no recollection of it until u few days
before he died, when all seemed to
come back like the rmollcctions of
some horrid dream. His last words
to me were: "My dear friend, there
is an avcnging God, instead Of q sys-
TEN of nature"
made inquiries and discovered
that his father was q notorious high
wayman, nnd moreover, the robbery
and murder tor which hc was sem
fenced were the crimes which enabled
him to furnish his son the necessary
means to complete his electric up
paratus.
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A Heroic Womna,

There has been q fine example Of
woman's heroism this season in the
town of Caribou. The heroine dc.
serves Howell's title, "Tho Lady of the
Aroostook," with all tho nobility cx.
pressed In that much.abused word. G..
ID. King and his wife live in tho deep
solitude Of tho forest, thirteen miles
from any town, with their nearest
ncighbor eight miles away. Mr.. King
cut his foot badly recently, and tho
following day his need of medical aid
was SO pressing that his wife started
for Caribou. Equipped with o pair of
snow shoes, In case the crust should
fail, and hauling her child on sled,
she walked the entire thirteen miles,
six being through path!ess forest.
She seemed none the worse for her
long walk, and the necessary mid was
ut once sent to her husband.-Spriny-
fela Repab'icun.
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True Farm Economy.

Farm economy is not working four
teen hours u day and doing chores
after dark, plowing withun old, worn-
out plow, when the quality and
quantity of work can he nearly
doubled with IL new, improved plow,
ncglrcting Il valuable garden for the
sake Of saving IL day and n halfs ex-
pense of labor, and buying nninfcrior
article because it is cheap. says Il
writer, In The Husban,lman. True
economy consists in making Il reason-
able amount of work accomplish the
greatest results. which can only be
done bp careful study and labor-sav-
ing implements, buying no more no
less than is needed for the family CONF
forts, and procuring the best always.
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To get some comparison between tho
idea of q woman's figure as tho Greek
SCULPTOR chiselcd it and rs the mod
crn LLlcayu urcsonlancf anu ciuun-
maker regard 1t, ono cannot do better
than compare the proportions of the
Medicean Venus with those of the
professional models who exhibit fine
goods for the sellers at the wholesale
and retail stores. The Venus is 5 feet
S inches In height, measures nearly 25
inches about the waist, ~ inches about
the bust and IA inches about the hips.
Tho upper arm measures l3 inches and
the wrist 6. From the base of the
skull to the waist Is between II and
Is inches, and from shoulder to shoul-
der is Is inches. The approved di-
mensions for n cloak or dress model
as employed In most Of the large city
houses do not differ from the Venus
greatly as regards height. Short wo-
men and tall women are needed in the
retail stores, but a wholesale house
exhibiting samples to buyer will re-.
quire q woman of about 5 feet 5 to
display its choicest good to advantage.
Her other measurements will be about
as follows: Waist % inches, or some
times "a; bust, 50 inches, OF OCCASION
ally 81; hip measure, from as to ~
inches; upper arm measure, II inches;
distance from base OF skull to waist
l6t inches, and from shoulder TO Shout
der. l3i inches. Tho modern meas
ure approximates the Greek measure
much more closely than it would have
done twenty years ago. sixty years
ago there would have been very lite
comparison possible between the two.
Where tho drcssmakiny model differs
from tho statuesque model the diverg-
ence can be traced accurately to the
corset shape, which makes the waist
rather smaller, tho bust and hip con-
sidcrably larger than they ought to be.
1t Is the corset also which makes
the waist too long. Lack of u suili-
Client amount Of muscular exercise is
responsible probably for the missing
two inches in arm girth and the mis-.
ling inch and . half In shoulder width.
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MINNESOTA EDITORS.
Tho Programme for the Annual Neetise TIL,
Year. Tho Excursion Over tie See,

The Programme for the Annual Aeetise This
Year. The Excursion Ovcr tie See.
The programme of tho twenty first annual
| meeting Of tho Editors and Publishers Asso.
ciation Of Minnesota has been prepared by
II. 7. Hall, chairman Of the executive com. d M
mittee, who iB having II printed for distfibu-
tion to tho nsQben - TIN, aas0ciatio Ihs
programme contains the announcement or The
ehnnge of date from Aug. 30 to Sept. O. on
account Of tho fact that many county conven-
tinns would he held nhout the former date,
which was only u week prior to the Republican
state convention. The business session of the
association with he hold in Harmonic hull ut
ll:3O IL. M, whom the following subjects will
bo presented:
Foreign Advertising and Advertising,
Agents" O. 4: Carpenter, Huntington Trib.
County Herald; "Rcnly Prints" i. +. Dnr.
rett. saltwater Democrat: "Job Printing"
D.: Ramalccy, St. Paul employing printer;
"Cash and go-as-you-p please subscriptions
II. L. Hall; "Gratuitious Advertising and
FREQ Puffs," W. G. Whitman, Ortonvillc Her
9Id.stnr; Editorial ExcursIons," james 9.
yertisins and County Printing L. p. Hunt,
Mankato FREQ Press; Ethics" George N.
Lnmphere, Moorlcad News; Editorial Com
ventions," Elmer L. Adams, Fergus Falls
Journal.
These subjects will bemcrcly introduced by
the persons nnnic'i, nnd IL general discussion
is expected. Every mcmbcr is expected to
say something. In the evening tho editors
will assemble at tho Exposition building,
where IL social session ending with banquet
will occur. There will be addresses by Bin
Nyo and others.
The committee on excursion report t!,nt
they have secured II train offour elegant
slrpcrs, with n dining cur attached, on tho
Son line, which will leave Minneapolis in tho
curly afternoon Of Sept. z, for Suult Ste.
Marie, where it will arrivo in tho afternoon Of
tho next iay, Sept. 8. After reception ut
Sault Sto. Marie the train will leavo on tho
morning following for st. Paul aud Mime.
nlpolis. r"nching these points tho succeeding
day, Sop. 10, in time to take tho afternoon
nnd evening train. out into tho state.
Through the royal hospitality of the oficinls
of the So" r0nl, thu expense will be very
reasonable. I. NJ. Ncwson should bc immo-
dintely notified by those who intend to mnko
the TRIP. ns to the number going and whether
with Indies.
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The Way Their Money Goes.
From the New York Sun.

From I'll" New York sun.
\ curious sight is witnessed ut the
nqucduct just after the laborcrs re-
ceive their pay. Their wives lie in
wait for them, and receive just about
enough to keep the house in food.
Then the head of the family starts
out to see how quickly he can spend
the remaining cash. The first thing
he does is to buy IL watch or some
other piece OF iewelry from some
sharper. Then lie goes into one of
the ncighboring saloons, spends ull
the money he has left, and when lle
has no more, gives the watch to the
bartender for II few rounds Of drinks
and goes outside saying that he il
the happiest man in the United
States.
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Feminine Notce.

Tho Queen Regent of Spain unvcil-
cd memorial of Christopher Column
bus in barcelona harbor. President
Cleveland and King Humbert were in
vitcd to TO present.
Tho will Of Elizabeth Adams, of
Topstield, leaves $500 to the Congre.
gational church of that town, the in
come to support preaching in the
The Queen Of Greece, it is expected,
will soon pay three months visit to
st. Petersburg. Her daughter, Prin-
cess Alexandria, will marry Grand
Duke Paul, the Cars youngest broth.
er.
Mrs. Mary B. Young, to.whose gen-
crosity Fall River Is indebted for tho
Durfee High School, sent u check of
$500 to the Fail River Hospital for q
free bed in BEHALF o. the operatives of
tic DurfCe mills.
Miss Mercer Henderson, the great
Scotch heiress, is to marry the impov-
erished Earl of Buckinghamshlre. Ills
lordship Is u dcsccndent of the patriot,
John Hampdcn. tho friend of Crom-
well. His marriage will enable him to
restore his ancient family mansion to
its historic splendor
Miss Elizabeth Strong, of San Fran
cisco, is tho Rosa Eonheur OF Amcri.
can painters. At present she has u
studio in Paris, in the sixth story Of a
house in the Rue des Saints-Peres,
near the Seine. 1t was once occupied
by Paul Delarochc. and although de-
lightful place after you have once
scaled its dizzy heights, is not particu-
larly adapted to tho wants of an AMI.
nal painter. Miss Strong does most
of her painting In the open air in tho
lovely country around Paris. She will
send two paintings to the next Salon,
both of dogs
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RESUME OF THE NEWS
Tho Latest Telcsraphic News Con.
v. dcnscd.
Doings at Washington.

4, Mr.. Blair introduced joint resolution IN
tue senate requesting the president To open
n"gntiations m M looking townrd u settlement oi
n'l differences lmtwan England anl this coun.
trS, md 70 pnlitical union between Canada
nn,l tho United States.
nr. Hufrmnn, of the geological survey. hns
returned to Washington from a visit fo iIe
Ch'rlnwn lndians in Miun.xptA. Hcbrourht
with him u valuable contribution to the u,ly
ott,c indinn trilss. 1t liz tho complctc rit,,nl
OF the n,es!irnc society written on birch lIurk,
m,,'i III shows the workings of the fur degrees
.n,.1 'ms 1a.i,s; pnrs words, ceremonies aud M.
Hoffman. rg,,rls thi. az lis most valuable
contribution during tho eighteen years Tint
oe has devoted to tho study of Indian tribes.
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FOR THE LADIES.
III Health Of women. .Woman's Figure
Ideal and Real-A Heroic We
man-Notes, Etc.

Cnnxonet.
/ have 10 storo
Of gryplion guarded gold
Now, as before,
Bare is the shepherds fold.
lubies nor pearls
Have ! to gem thy throat,
Yet woodland girls
Havc loved tho shepherds note.
Then pluck a reed
And bid me sing to thee,
For I would feed
Thine cars with melody,
Who art more fair
Than fairrst ileur-,lc-lis,
More sweet and raro
Than sweetest ambrrgri;;.
What doth thou fear?
Young Hyacintli is slain,
PAN is not here
And will not come again;
No horned Faun
Trcatls down tho yellow lca,
:, No god at dawn
Steals through, the olive trees
Hylas is dead,
Nor will he DER divino
Those little red
Roso petaled lips of thine,
On tho high hill
No ivory Dryads play,
Silver ,,lul still
Sinks tho sad autumn day.e
-Oscdr Wide.
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Personal GossIn.

Uncle John Robinson the circus man, ,.irl
Mt his home in Cincinnati Eighty two
years ago he was born in Utica, NY Twelve
path nf II canal for 81 n month and lodging.
Lcnrning the canal business he started ns u,
circus performer, becoming one of th, most
famous of the profession. He hour,ir,l lis
nouns and lrccamo the owner of circus nnl
from that day OH his wealth grew until ut
lIis death his possessions arc estimated at
pa, 100000
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LANDoRAr's cRlnE.

Tho crime for which Henry Landgrasl al.
ferci tho denth penalty WIS committed on
the night Of March s, 1856. The victim vas
his sweetheart. AMMO Tisch, o beautiful eiri
of lsss thun eighteen years Of age. Jealo1sy
prompted the decd. On the daY of the mur.
der he took tho girl out walking, with the
revolver with which he killed her in his pock.
ct. Hc suddenly turned and upraidcd her
mcrrly lnughel, but with an oath Io pulled
out his revolver and shot her through tho
heud. lie was convicted nnd scutelaei to- bo
hanged April 30, 1887, but was respited un.
til Aug. 20, 1883.
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Than arrived nnlcntcrcd
the cell, when llc n,lminis-
tered communion to the
cond emncd. At the
conclusion of tho
religions services in Max
well'srll. like offices were
ucrnrlc'l Henry Lnn,l-
graf. I.andgrnf occupied
lliscot tllegrrnterpOrtinn
oftllc night after 40.
and appeared cool and
COllpctml I{o woa monthly
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because he presumed ho would not b psrzpit
ted to testify In his own behalf. The most
damaging testimony was that OF the detec.
tive, Dingfclder, who had been q cell nuts oi
Maxwells, and had secured confession Of
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England has one COW to eight and
u half persons; France one COW to
three and one-third, and America ono
COW to Que and two-thirds persons. :.