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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-05-31

ooh. girls. There has been IL suicide.
What shall be d"y WhlI shall We 'n:' and
| there Is asNnlptom vi tears i'll the "ri>ii
voice.
Ellison Il. E,.gyles held his breath ans,
hn"T,u the hard stones on the land,II.
closer.
"Mavbe the poor fellow is no! yet drowned
ana we ought to 20 down To the landing
place and help him. salt. l:enr, with rare
presence OF mind IN this cr!t,a! moment.
y heavy cold sweat broke out by the uiart
all over Ellison Il. Euyg.es supine form nj
lie mentally decided that n girl With such
rare presence of mind would ncvr. ma, ~
him unless she could outrun him aud secure
forciOlc performance OF the ceremony viii t.
III transit
"oi'. no!' screamed frightened girl. I've
had better take the clothes back 10 the hotel
AND notify Col. Chester and the Others
there's Il smart girl" snortcl Il ison Il.
Hug"les. soto vocc. ~ smart glr! Take
the clothes, OF course! Take 'cm! BE care
full ID take the boots aud al; they mis Il
suicide ii yom lett 'em. ii they start viii;
those duds. I'm hanged ii don't veil :in,l
take after 'eu,. U. Lord. M won't either.
ia never hear rhc last OF IT in This campaign
U. Lord! o, Lord!" and he stuck 10 his canoe.
Half an hour later. Col Chester, seated OF,
the veranda OF the Newton Falls house, was
astonished by the sudden appearance of /,
bevy Of excited young girls. ira,led by Miss
Irene Footc, who, with pale faces and uuv-
e:ing lips, related some uncorrobora,ci
facts about adiStreSSng suicide, ami eXnib-
Eel the ranmen; of the siii:idr
Now. Col. Chester was Ellison Il Hughes
opponent in the warm political campaign
Col. Chester recognized that fisherman,
outfit.
Suspectin@ some Of the facts, Col Chester
smiled {; trumnhal smile that aS;onished tnc
ladies before him, some OF whom mentally
wrote HIM down Il "bru.c."
Very innoccntly and svmpathrticaliy, how.
ever, the coloac said: Il will 70 back VIII
you and see il there Is anything in this story
OF Il suicide"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-05-31

Two years ago, IL donkey died at
Cromartry, that was known to be ut
least 100 years old. 1t could be
traced back to the year 100, when,
at an unknown age, it came into the
hand of the then Ross of Cromartrv
and it lived in the same family, hale
and hearty" until IL kick from !,
horse ended it's career.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-05-31


with anxious hearts the party hurried 10
ward the picnic grounds. Suddenly the
colonel stopped, gazed ix,dly ahead, and
then sat Gown upon the grass and ruarpi
with laughter The uiirs we're shocked.
Suspicion that III. c,lonrt Was "A brute"
changai 70 Il certainly. TIC most charitable
corstruc ion that could he put upon the
coiGncs's most unSe ison;bia hilariry was
that he tat suddenly become ,lcineu,ed,
What had tine colonel seen. Why. simniv
birch lark canoe climbing h. feucc oi !.
distant field. The Suicide" was plain as ii; Y
to the colonel now. When he saw I'll tcauoc
Ecoou aci oss Il portion OF the meadow ,oxar.i
nav stack and suddenly crouch down in
the high grass, the colonel hurried forward.
The party stopped within hearing distance
OF the hidden canoe.
Aud there the colonel he'd the party onc
half nour. while he tod about IL man he one,
Knew who got over head ami heals in t.cb
ana fcigned suicide. This man took come
old cloths To the river bank, lie his lat iin;.
down the river and then snraicd out OF town
ut night, thus avoiding his creditors.
1t rs just possible" wound upthc colonel,
shat some such game as this is being played
and We may he just in time to discover the
rasca'. Hadn't we better look around Il
liLtle!"
The canoe over in the meadow trembcG in
every fiber.
AT this moment Irene came walking slowly
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-05-31
What SCOTS Emulsion Has Done!
Over rs Pounds Gain in Ten Weeks.
Experience of a Prominent Citizen,
Tue CA1lroRSIA SOCIETY FOR TIE,
SUPPRESSION OF VICE.
San FRANCISCO. july TIN. 1891 l

I took a severe cold upon
my chest and lungs and did
not give it proper attention;
it developed into bronchitis.
and in the fall of the same
year l was threatened with
consumption. Physicians or.
dered me to a more congeni.
al climate, and l came to San
Francisco. Soon after my
arrival commenced taking
Seott's Emulsion Of Cod Liver
Oil with Hypophosphites reg.
ularly three times a day. In
ten weeks my avoirdupois
went from 155 to 1870 pounds
and over; the cough mean.
time ceased. CIR. BENNETT.
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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-05-31

Demosthenes, the Grecian orator. cured hi.
stammering by having his mouth full of peb
hles, and many are the modern orators who
have cured their llonrseness by an OCCASION
III dose of DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup.
Whatever tends to increase usefulness, by
bnnishing pain and suffering, will certainly
secure notice and approval. We allude tc
Salvation Oil
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-05-31

The interior department sent to the North
ern Pacific Railroad company patents for
POI 1853 acres OF lands which had been
earned under the net of 1864 Of this
amount 1914 ,S22 acres ARE in the st. Cloud
district, and 66,g3 acres in Duluth, Tay-
lOr's Fnlls and CrOOkstnn districts
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-05-31

The st. Paul Methodist alliance protests
earnestly against Sunday base hall playing.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-05-31

1t is II pleasure and satisfaction to many
to learn that Aliens Lung Balsam, that
standard family medicine for coughs, Group.
and all lung Diseases can now be procured
ut 20, 5Oc., and 81 90 Il bottle ut any drug
store.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-05-31

Frank pekamk, IL Nebraska man, il hanged
by unknown PARTIES for wife beating.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-05-31

Russell Harrison is accused of having bar.
tered away the federal offices III Montana.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-05-31

When Baby was sick, we gave her Castorin.
When she was Il Child, she cried for astoria,
When she became Miss, she clung to Custoria
When she had Children, she gave themCastoria
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-05-31
WANTED, A TYPEWRITER.

Copyright, 1850, 10y Bachellcr Il Co.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-05-31

West Superior, is to have u waterways con-
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-05-31
Indian agents are or,isred 4, stpei all
settlers from tho Sioux reservation.

Frosts visit various localities in tho North.
west with more or less damage.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-05-31
Tragedy of a School.

Harold Van Santvoorl in Lie
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-05-31

An English syndicate Is after the Twin Cit.
breweriea.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-05-31


vised,
was just from n ncighboring col
lege in which it was the custom to
burn ON the campus certain text
books whose study had been finished,
md it occurred to me that some
thing OF the sanekind might lie ap-
piled to the obnoxious lawyer.
outlined IL scheme to the effect.
that on Il certain evening at a speci-
fed hour we should assemble in the
principal street, bring an ettigy of
our enemy. which We should first
hang and then consume it i'm n bon
fire. The plan was adopted by the
boys with enthusiasm, and We at
once proceeded to carry it into CT
feet.
The arrangement, as finally decid-
ed ON, was exactly S'oclocli the par
Elephants were to assemble ut the
barn of family named Bryne, in
which we were to stuff an old suit of
clothing with hay. and then, in pro-
cession, bearing the figure ut our
head, We were throughout the prin-
cipal street to the square. where
there would be an address. and then
the hanging and the burning of the
cffigy.
"Now, boys" said the leader, who
was myself, ''be prompt and be at
the Bryne entrance ut exactly =
O'Clock, and we'll have moro fun in
ten minutes than you 'can shake II
stick at
The ''fun' which resulted was not
of the kind anticipated.
We separated soon after, filled
with agreeable reflections. We were
about to make infamous the bette
noir that afflicted us and to visit on
him the just vengeance that he i'll
voked by his heinous transgres-
sions.
At this period there was IL vaca-
ton in the seminary. The GIRLS had
mostly gone home. A few lived ut
great distances, or for other reasons
remained during the vacation. One
of these, q girl named Anna-I omit
her other namc-had permission to
visit, ut intervals, one of the families
in the village, where made her uc-
quaintance.
She was q bright. prepossessing
girl of about II, fairly intelligent,
vivacious and fond of social excite
ment. We soon became tolerably
familiar, and l visited her at the
house of her friends as often as OPP
portunity permitted.
When the evening of the DISPOSE
.tion of the effigy came along l hap
pened, Mt about Z o'clock, topass the
house which she was in the habit OF
visiting and saw her seated on the
front steps. Noticing that l had an
Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1889-02-14
TURNING rns rAslIa


zee Q rA~~sAsf~i Ga~@T oas~wisssa ms@
m~~s osst's Fashss
Mr.. Hummer had appeared 10 be
Berveas for some time.
Ever and anonymously he would
lower his papsr aad look over his
spectaelss 81 the elsrk. aud his face
would take on Q Isor~ cruel and deter
mined expression.
Mrs. Hummer said astAing. as she
rapidly piled her Rsxsdle. bat occasion
ally she also would east furtive and
anxious glances nj ths aiock and her
husbands face.
Neither the husband nor the wifs
broke the silence. until the old-fash-
ioned elock on the uaAstlspiece had a
mysterious lnward cpnvulslon. and
ehlmed out the hour OF eleven. Then.
with sudden gesture. Me-. Hummer
threw down his paper. and turned 10
bis wife. with suppressed aarcens.. In
bis manner. and asked:
lie that youag BessamAn 10 the par
lor yeti
Ars Hummer couki only nod Ia re-
ply, while her face assumed an eyea
more aaEious expression
A moment Mr.. Ihsmnser hesitate,i,
and thea, rising With sut poorly con-
eealed anger. be drew upon hi. good
right foot the heavy hoot which had
covered II during the day. and. while
dear timld little Mrs. Hummer con.
oealed her iaeo In hsx haadkerchl.f,
tipped softly out into the front hall,
and as silently closed the door.
All was still The silence seemed
almost pAinfal 10 the ieader-heartsd
little mother waiting In the living
room. and she longed % warn her
daaghtsr'- lover Of his peril. a a
Minutes passed. which seemed ~
hours, but thers came to her ears no
sounds Of violent altsr@iion. The sus-
pense vas terrible.
suddenly the door opssaed soitly. aud
old Mr.. Hummer tiptoed In again. like
the "son John" Of history. with ono
bD0, OF and one boot On. and stood be-
fore her
For full a minute he stood gazing
silently at his wife. with a puzzled ex
preston upon his face. while fainu
and indistinctly from the pArlor cam
the soft sounds Of sweet converse still
uhbroken.
"wellF' interrogated Mrs Hummer
ai length.
Well" answered the old man.
what do you b1eve that impuden.
young shipper snapper has got. but
. short-nosed. lop-eared. cross-cyed.
bow-legged white ball pup layin' on
the mat In front Of the parlor door.
that wont let q fond parent come with
In ten feet Of him.--C y. Hood. In
nrnkafa MaUavfu.
Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1889-02-14
- -
JAPAN.s sovCREIoN
shs aikads's AasestFy. ttls Personal ~
psaranr~ anI ttis uabits4

shs atkRia. Aneestry. uts persanAI Ap-
Psaranse snI 81. uablts.
Tho Mikadu has the blues, blood of
any ruler on the face 80 the earth The
present dynasty ~ Japan ruus back to
the goi- and III, Imperial Majesty j.
the izl-, Emperor ~ Japan. Tho
Japane-o have their history aud their
mythology. and The present EMPEROR
.omrs from Jimmu Tenuo. who was the
drst Miknio, and who rt.al Japan ESQ
years before Christ wa. bprn This
man MAS n descendant ~ thr sun gol.
dezs. and Mutsuhiia. the prs.rnt En-
perur. traces his d,s,saut directly from
him Japanese history give. the story
oi each VI thr - Emperor. b"tween
the tao, aud " you sill think a moment
yau all -ee huw f,r back 500 u q. l..
This was haiors ROM hat become an
empire. England was unknoan even
N the Romans ADD hundred. Of
fJre Caesar penetrated Gaul The.
prs'-ent Emprror was born at kinia.
November 3, lsi3 H. wa. doclartsi
hrir-apparynt a. the throne when he
was eight year. old. aud hs -urcrs,,led
on the death of his father ia 1871 IT,
va crowned in lsG, aud va, married
at the age ~ seventeen iu iS5l
Ills Imperial Majesty y nov thirty
eight year. old. l.et nae tli you how
be leok. a. l. taller than the aver
age japanese and his appearance q.
not half A. imposing nos ~ when he
SOro the rich Japaaese costumes aud
sat eross-lcggci on hls mats ot state.
H. has dark brown cafe-an-lait corn-
plexion and his eyes which look out
through almond slits. are ~ brill.
liant black Ills halr l. very thick
aud ho parts II IN European style II
j. comhed sell up from q good fore
head and Ills Majesty's eyebrows
have the decided arch which - iadica-
tive oi Japanesa beauty Hi- nose l.
large and inclined Ia aainess IL has
tho wide nostrils oi the Japanese aud
iiis Majesty lips are thick, lie l. Of
medium slke, but i Inclined 10 stoop.
which Imagine may come irum the
earlier part ~ his life having bs.on
spent In sitting upon the hoor. lie
wears a mustaehe and chin whiskers
and these. like thos. Of most Of his
race. are thin. The Court Chamber
lain tells ms thai Zoe the past sixteen
years he has worn nothing but Europe
an clothes. and has "a a large exten,
adopted European ways Ills dress
l. that Of General of the
army, aud he takes great pride
In military masters lie review.
his troops several times year and h
thoroughly up In the organization ol
his armies When he goes out to rids
he IL always accompanied hy his Inn,
perial guards, and he has lately par
chased several new state carriages
which ARE the wonder Of Toxic. =
Frank g. Carpenter. in Chicago Timea
Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1889-02-14

DE- & laroshevski contrsbatea to
the Rlsskaya Medi,-ina AZ article o.
he state Of the medical profession Ia
Russia lie points out that there are
MS ls.0o doctors ior a population OF
ln,WEi UDl or one medical maa 10
every 500 parsons This number N
doctor. la proportion ,o tho population
i very much less than In other Euro
pean countries. yet the destitu,loa
among members Of the profession Ia
alarming Oi late there have been
numhers oi suicides OF medical m.u
who were without tho bare neoessltie.
Of life The fees for medical attend.
ance are very low. still, In Odessa.
~ per cent Of the whole pop-
ulaiion and - per cent Of the verv
poor died without having had medical
attendance. A similar state of affair.
exist Al kostrome. DR. Yaroshevshl
attributes this depiorable condition Of
things 10 the ignorance of the Russian
people. Who prefer TO consult soosh.
sayer~ and magicians rather thaa edu.
eaisd medical men, 10 the monopoly
enjoyed BY the pharmacists. and 10 the
large nuinber Of feld.hcr- Who are al.
lowed IN practice. The faldshers "A a
men who have some rough knowleslas
oi surgery and the use of faw drugs.
They are generally men who have
served Ia the Ambulance Corps or
have been hospital attendants. aud on
the strength Of this slight knowledge
they are licensed W practice.
Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1889-02-14

A. she Il q German Princess the
Queen ef Sweden. % course attaches
great Importance 10 eslqaette. Al the
same time her deep desire 10 relieve
poverty Of every kind prompts her 10
favor what Carter calls the simpllaca-
tion % life" Sometimes The conaics
bstwsea these two interests leads 10
funny incidents. For example. on oae
occasion the Qaeea vas told that some
ladies aid not care 10 he presented M
court on account of the great expense
incurred on this occasion. This vas q
revelation 10 the Quesn, and thought
struck her.
We'll. she exclaimed. at my nsx,
drawing room every body mus, come
In calico dresses "
"And must be eat loo In the neck
one of the eoartier~ asked.
OF course. You dont suppose
ia,end my guests 10 cone In everyday
attiroTT
But your Majesty forTsss ths, thess
gowns. too. win be Of no use after
ward. Tor nobody wears low-scked-
calioo dres@e9
All aont thsyg ] tAoaght o.
course they did"-Bo~toa Transcript
Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1889-02-14
PirH AND POINT.

IA hoslt.iiaR. vaslllailng ma
nsver dies with any aelsrity. serAaas
u takes him ~ loag Ia eoma IN oon.
elaaion --.rexas slflings
The man who prays that God wlIl
make him honest Ia hl- busine.. trans.
as'iioas needs watching IT, may
forget ,o pray once Ia awhile We
don't pray ior that which W. have 80
Martha's Vineyard Herald.
some mon are like slIk hata ~
long ~ they battle against tho wind
they are smooth enough. but with the
br'seze 81 fortune a. thcir backs a
Thousand rough plar ,s brist.o up that
~ers newer s.ea befors Puck.
II i not the beast advantage oi
friendship that BY communicating our
thoughts to another wo render them
distinct io ourselves. and reduce the
shhlects ~ our SORROW and anxiety 10
their just magnitude for our own con.
temptation. n. Y l.edgct.
Whatever amuscs serves 10 kiu
time. 10 luil M" faculties and % bani~h
reflection. Whatever cnl.riaius usual.
" awakrn- the understanding or
graiiass the fancy Whatever divert.
i lively in - uaipre. aud .OInrtimes
tumultuDus In u. effects Crabb
The rv-ponsihiliii-- Of lie are
gaugoi not ~ what We are. bat by
what vo may bcrome. Tho man who
has veniurci only o. the limits of his
conscious 'orrc has only r,arhel the
threshold 81 bis possible attachments.
, G. CLARK.
-An IDLE word may b. seemingly
harmless in it- ntteruner. bat lrt Il b.
tanned by passion. let Il b. I'D with
th" iu"l ~ mi-conenption. % ceil In
t"ntiun, ~ prejudice aud u will .ooa
Rros intn "a sweeping 1es. that viii
melt th" chains 90 human friendship.
that will burn to ashes many cherished
hopcs. and bIaek,n mar. falr names
than 90" Charles D.rk~y.
A. lra.t .oveais p.r cent. of ths
tTouble- wr meet sith ia ordinary lite
are Imaginary That j. the d.niculti,s.
~'eu wur-" and woran a. wr ponder over
them and Try - -sa Aow bad thsy are.
We can make just shat ss like Of our
every day life. u se look tor the dis
agreeable feature ve'll gnt thom mul-
upliod du4 % times n We think
only ~ thr bright happy parts - life
80 sill hnd just what wc arc looking
for. Rural New Yorker
Ia the employ meat of men. that
class ~ lappr that i purely mental
commands higher price than doe. that
class whore only physical strength j.
Want''d One train may design
steam engine. bat more than one i
necezsary 20 build a. Hence. thea.
among brain workers exp'ricncs and
originality aro faciot- - success
Neither can No gauge a mans worth =
commercially speaking by lapse Of
time, 'or Que m1n wtth frosty lock.
may have travelled shorter distance
along She higl aay ~ obsery alton than
his nnlyhb,r with hall his years. -
American Engiue-r
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RATTIGsNisE sITss.



km@asiea. nensay.
Having often seen the statement
made In the publir press. and some
times Ia medical journals. that whisky
and ammonia were the aekaow ledged
antldote= % raitie@nake bite. feel Il q
duty 70 adminlsisr a corrective 10 the
above iailaeious teaching About thlr.
~ year. Ago Prof Weir Mitchell. Of
Philadelphia spent over t~o years In
carriully experimenting with virus Of
snake poi-ons 1akihg a fee drop. Of
the parr virus FROM the sac % the
snake. be mixed Il coasecutively wlth
alcohol. ammonia. iodine. bromine,
mercury and other reputsd antidote~.
then iulectcd the solution % each into
birds, rabbits dogs. goats and other
animals when he found that the
poison wAs not altered In its power.
but would produce its specific toxic
effect just the same as whea u vas
undiluted Tie found also that the
virus was fatal only 10 . certain en-
tent, that l.. u Il took half . drop to
kill an animal Of thirty pounds weight.
u sould require one 10 two drops 90
xiii one u sixty TO eighty pounda Its
artlon IL immediate. and Il kills Only
when the animal is too small and weak
In resistive vitality II 1. rare that an
adult person dies from the bias Of
rattlesnake The virus of the cobra Is
more intense and fatal Several years
ago prominent minister Ia PhilaAel-
phia died from the bite Of a young
cobra AZ given quantity Of the rat
ue-hs<e virus Is necessary 10 over
come a certain amount of physical
force. II is seldom that such quantity
is ever deposited by the snake bite
upon an adult per-oa- n q large snake
should bite = goat Of hfty pounds
weight and soon after bite two chill
drvn Of about the same weight, the
goat might die. but the children would
not for the reason that the goat would
receive the largest amount Of the virus.
when there would be but little left
to poison the ehildrea. In such a case.
whisky being used oa the chill
dren. their rccoveFy would b.
attributed In the ~hi.ky; % the friends
and Belghbor. would think they have
positive proof Of q SURE antidote Ia
whisky. Here Is the fallasy which
-cisnee alone can demonstrate. N.
when whisky is mixed with the poison
directly. Il i no anlidote. how can n
b~oome 80 when taken ints the system
remotely, the whisky ia the stomach
and the poison In the goats Physio-
logically. the whisky i aatidotAl 80
Tar ss Il will sustain the tagging
powers during the time the poison -
being eliminated by the sxecrssory
organs. Ia the light 0i the shove
scientific demonstrations hos q doctor
can grayely or frahtlcally proceed 10
treat . rattlesnake bite ''by injecting
around the wound permaagaRate %
potassa, or any supposed satldoses. or
order a chicken split open aud applied
to the wound. or the anus of the
chicken applied over the wound. using
a humhcr oi diaerent fowls for the
purpose. 10 q problem hard to undsr-
stand In this age of reason. DIR A. T.
Hudson. In Medical Record