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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-03-01
Domestic Measurements.

-Four teaspoons are equal to on
tablespoon.
Soft butter the size OF an egg
weighs one ounce.
One quart Of siftcd flour, well leap.
ed, weighs one pound.
One pint ofcoftee "a" sugar wei eshs
twelve ounces,
One pint Of best brown sugar
weighs thirteen ounces.
Two teacups well hcnped of coffee
"a" sugar weighs one pound.
Two teacups, level, of granuluted
sugar weigh one pound.
Two teacups of soft butter, we'll
packed. weigh one pound.
One and one-third pints OF powder.
ed sugar weigh one pound.
Two tablespoons Of powdered su.
gar or flour weigh one ounce.
One pint, l,cuped. OF granulated su.
gar weighs fourteen ounces.
Two and one-half teacups, level, OF
the best brown sugar weigh ono
pound.
Two and tlIrec-fomrths teacups.
level, Of powdered sugar weigh one
pound.
Ono tablespoonful, well heuped,
granulated coffee "a" or hest brown
sugar equals one ounce.
Teaspoons vary in size, and the
new ones hold about twice az much
as the old-fashioned spoons of thirty
years ago. A medium-sized tea.
spoon contains a dram.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-03-01
She told Her Love At Last.

Nettie White of Sturgeon, Mo-, is
eighteen years old and very pretty
Among her suitors were Lee a. Winn
and Charles Winn. Altl,oug Ii bear.
ing the same name, the young men
were not relatives. The pair had
been paying particular attention to
Miss White for several months, and
the gossips were much excited over
the final result. About a week ago
it was rumored that the young lady
had promised to marry Lee Vim.
and had even gone so far as to select
bridesmaids.
When Charley Vim heard it liz
met his friend Lee, for they We're good
friends, and bet $50 he would get
the girl. The wager set the whole
town talking, and the friends of e;,cl.
man made side bets. Everybody
backed his tnvorlte. ENcitcmentrar
SO high that the young men were re.
questel to demand prompt action
on the part of the girl. One or the
other OF he men was at the house
all the time. and it is even said the
parents were divitlcdon the question
Of beauX. A correspondent thus re.
lutes he following events:
"'ihe girl was halassed and annoy
ed for lrec days. She could not ,le.
eide This only increased the en-
element. On Wednesday evening.
after in vain trying toget Il decision,
the two young men, i'll the presence
of mutual friends, stood in the parlor
and asked tllegirl to make herchoice.
She hesituted. Itwns agreed that the
young men should start forhome, and
the one called back should he her
husband. They started, and Miss
White called "Lee." He turned
with glad smile. Immediately she
cried, Charley and he, too, camc
back. The crowd insisted that she
must choose.
Miss White finally suggested that
they write their names on !: slip Of
paper, and she would mark IL cross
opposite her choice. She put the
cross opposite to Charley's name.
AS Lee turned to leave she marked IL
cross opposite his name too. Then
another scheme was tried thntproved
successful. Both men we're to leave,
and the one called back first was to
he her husband, no matter whittier
tho other was called or not. Both
started, the girl flushed, called Lee
and Charley kept OH. The pair I'M.
mediately took the train for Colum-
bin and were married by Professor
Oldham of Christian College. Hall
of the town is happy and the other
half is broke. Ten girls, it is said,
will propose to poor Charley"
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Miss Brady's Elopelnent.

Here is tho true story of the
Brady-Harris clopemcnt. Immc'
diately after tho marriage OF her
sister to Mr.. Stevens, Miss Kitty
Brady went up to her mother and
said: "Now, mother, ] am going to
he married." Mrs. Brady, after
slowly recovering from the effects Of
this unexpected announcement, re-
piled that such a thing would be out
Of the question for at least two years;
but Miss Kitty replied that it would
not be out of the question in two
hours. At this stage Of proceeding
the learned judge appeared upon the
scene and Miss Kitty continued: II
have taken all the preliminary steps
and everything il arranged, hut
have only S. and Sidney hasn't a
cent, so Just lend me S25 to go on
the honeymoon with" The learned
judge, however. as might he expected
refused point blank to advance his
daughter Il cent, but Miss Kitty
managed somehow to raise the neces.
sary $50, upon which the "happy
pair"-to use II time honorcd and
time worn phrase-spent two days
in Philadelplia.-The Epoch.
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frs.p,ea 4. p,.,A.

Range cattle refuse to recognise The IN :
mounted man, and whether from curiosity
or fear, always stampede at sight Of anyone
and rushed towards and upon him. lgnorance
q this bit Of plains lore caused the death ol
George and Albert Avery. two promising
the winter on Frank Stockwell's rancho;
about o hundred milesnorth Of Rawlins Wy.
oming on the Sweetwater. Stockwell himself
had q narrow escape for his life, and only
his fieetness on foot saved him. He has
been in this country only Q few months, and
was known as the Gentleman Cowboy" and
also as asaninveterate tenderfoot. Tho Avery
the light snow for q rabbit hunt. They were
unmomnted. Game was plentiful, and their
game bugs we're heavy whom they got within
q half.mile or so of Independence rock,
five miles from the house. Then herd Of
cattle was seen slowly approaching them.
As they came nearer, heads and tails went
I'm the 9ir;; The steer. began to snort and
threatening. Amazed, the three hunters
stared Mt them, and It was some time before
they realized their dnnger. Then they started
TO run, and, as the laundering hoofs could
I've heard nearer, game bags were thrown
away and Stockwell dropped his gun. The
Avery boys began to lag behind but refused
to to, throw away their guns. At last Albert,
short, assisted him to rise, and the two faced
the herd. who was rushing towards them.
Stockwell turned as he hsnrd two shots and
saw his companions awaiting sure death.
Al tTseir .hSs hnH turned the cattle in the lead
Aem 'salieas course, hut those fbehind had
pressed forward in solid mass and the two
brothers were In tho center of rush
Ing, resistless halt circle of tossing horns
and beating hoofe. In an instant thoy
were down, and IL thousand hoofs crushed
and stampcd the life from their bodies.
stockwell had barely time reach the rock
and climb ton place Of safety. Tho herd
went dashing by to the right and left of the
rock. then closed again and rushed on to.
wards the river. When Rockwell reached the
house and summoned assistance he was near.
" beside himself with grief The manglcd
remains of the two boys were tenderly gath
cred up and plnced In n wagon, and to-day
were buried. Stockwe)l snys their father is
wealthy farmer who lives near Youngstown,
Ohio, and TINT they wcro going to buy an
interest in his rancho. provided they liked
the cnttle business. He rcproaches himself
Tor the death Of the boys, and will probably
sell the rancho for what he can get and go
back East very soon. Old cattlemen sny
that Indians frequently steal cnttle by ar.
proarhing them on foot from the direction
III which they wish to stampede them and re.
gard Storkwell's ignorance Of this fact as al
most criminal
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An Old Laly's Delusion.

Mrs. Sarah Smith, an elderly WON.
an, disappeared from Dedham.
Mass, i'll September last. Nothing
being heard from her she was mourn
ed as dead until recently, when a
letter was received from her from En-.
gland. Mrs Smith had wandered to
Boston, where she became i'll. Char.
liable people took pity upon her, and
she was taken to thchospital. Upon
becoming convalescent she expressed
i. wish to go to her old home i'll En-
gland. The English consul procured
for her a passage to England. Mrs.
Smith, it appears, was slightly derang-
ed, at times having queer hallucina.
tions that friends ut u distance were
talking to her or beckoning her to
come to them. At times, unless she
was carefully watched, she would
follow after imaginary friends, and
it was during one of these strange
freaks that she disappeared, the hal
lucination at the moment being that
she saw her youngest son George.
Inc stihnSesG l)hFl OI lne StOrN j.
that when heship which bore Mrs.
Smith arrived in Liverpool,
many persons stood upon the wharf
to welcome friends and relatives.
Suddenly some one took her by the
hand and called her mother" Quick.
ly raising her eyes, she saw standing
by, hcrboy George. This son, George,
being out of employment, had ship.
ped on a cattle steamer bound for
LIVERPOOL; which left it's moorings in
Boston harbor two or three days be.
fore the departure of the steamer on
which Mrs. Smith took passage
George arrived q few hours before the
latter steamer. After this strange
meeting, the mother and son
went to London, where she is now
living and well cared for.
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The Ways Of the Wicked.

Libbie Beichler. who murdered ". II. King,
con OF the millionaire clothing man of New
York and Chicago, was orrested in court at
Omaha. She pleaded not guilty and was re-.
turned to Jail to await her trial.
Annttempt was made to burn the Bank ofSu.
vas scattered on the second 6oor and ignited,
bnt the lire Was discovered by n lady occupy
ing one Of the rooms in the building. and
shocked before great damage was done. There
is no clue.
A class known in Philipsburg Montana, as
FOUNDERS and yags has overrun the town,
slugging parties returning home late at night.
and commitment Of the sluggers. There have
been two commitments to Deer Lodge Jail,
other cases are pending, while many arrests
arc contemplated.
Nrs. Mary Graves, an aged lady of Beaver
township, died about five weeks ago and was
b1risd In the cemetery at Ridgedalc, ten
aiies xest 81 Des Moines; Iowa: 1t was no.
an examination disclosed, lying partly GOV.
cred in the loose earth. one Of the slippers
worn by the deceased when buried, Inyesti
cation proved the body to have been stolen:
Omcers reached the several medical colleges
and while all Of them were found to be sup
the missing body was found.
III the county Jail ut West Superior. Wis.
twenty-nine prisoners are confined, either
serving sentences or awaiting trial in the cir.
cuit court. which will convene In q short
time. OF this number fifteen are to be tried
for criminal offenses, including the seven
Italians who so cowardly .murdered their
foreman ut Hawthorne several months ago.
Besides those confined in the Jail there ore
about dozen Law. breakers under bonds to
appear at the time set for the trial, thus max
Ing in all over thirty cases to be disposed Of by
the circuit court during the February term.
Another attempt Was made to burn the
town fGary. OAK, but luckily the work Of
the aend waS ", discovered in time to Illustrate
cotton batting saturated with coal oil into
the -four and feed store Of W. II. Scanned. the
back room being used for furniture repair
shop. A blaze was eoOn started in the
ahovings and tools, and one partition burned
befors being discovered by Ed Bradley, who
were discovered in different buildings, which
shows that a desperate attempt was made to
burn the town. Thecitizens were thoroughly
aroused, and every means will be used to
bring the culprit to justice.
In the Commercial hotel at Chicago O com.
motion was created by the screams of wom-
an. T.;s fist person to arrive on the scene
to be William Doran. scenic artist for Mary
Anderson and his wife, known on the stage
as Miss Clara Russell, also OF the same com.
pany. and plays the pnrt of SECOND lady"
and first dancer" The proprietor of the
house ejectei Doran from the hotel, and Miss
Russell. with her face badly bruised aud dis
figured. went to her room. She suid she was
an English girl. and had first come 10 this
country with Henry Irving several yeors ago
Hhe had met Doran in New York. They had
grown to like each other. and three weeks ago
they were secretly married, unknown oven to
members Of the company, Doran, she said,
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Aated at the former session md no appropri.
;Ahons made therefore. Air. Hunter offered
lao amendment, which WINS adopted, exclud-
INF additions to existing buildings. This
.vas aimed at science hall that vermilliOn uni.
ssS y .ss "ssnE e5 The s. ss0sn Th is
The agricultural college location at this ses.
sion and carries 1t over to tho first legislature
;pf North Dakota;it also kills nll the pro.
s{ected normals md leaves in the Legislature
Ire to get down to business
The house Sustained the governors veto Of
the bill atingunexpendetl balances
to the Grand Forks university. 1t is also in.
definitely postponed the council hill provid-
ing for foreclosure of mortgages by action
only.
The governor and the members of the su.
pren1o court visited both houses, and re.
cees was taken in each to informally receive
them. 1t was noticed that Aikens made the
motion In the house. and that he placed the
governor first In stating his motion; lie also
moved when in session o postpone indefinite.
" the council bill depriving tile governors Of
oil clerical hire The motion curried.
Wednesday Feb. 30.
CouNciL.-The council put in tho day read.
Ing the educational bill News Of tho pnssage
Of the omnibus bill In congress was followed
In the house by singing the doxology The
members Of boil, houses arc getting rrady for
. jaunt tomorrow To Helena. They will not
formally take reress, but absent themselves
The house pussed "a hill authorizing town.
thipe to tnx themselves for the benefit of new
railroad projects.
HousE:-Attorney General Skinner was called
russ.to stye his opinion upon tho houee bill
authorizing the apW,intment o ofDotaries pub
lie. In his response he finds the Organic ac,
authorizes the governor of tho territory ia
ftll territorial Offices by the appointment Of Al
citizen Of the some. The law of Dnkota mukrs
the office of notary public territorial otlice
and female il not u a citizen under III. law.
of congress for the purpose oi holding Office
or exercising suffrage. Tho following in the
opinion of Judge Nasll of Washington Terri
tory: "ln another sense the organic net pro
vides that the governor may appoint 1, cit
zen. J. n female IL n citizen and can hold sucl
ofdce, y ia unnecessary legislation to pass Il
law authorizing the governor to appoint te
males as notar;cs public. Ii they are not
citizens, any law pnsscl by the Legislature i.
without avail" lie is of the opinion that tho
bill is contrary to thu organic art, aud isusp
less and idle Legislation. lie agrees that liz
cannot give favorable opinion, hut lie can
not permit sentiment nor his own view tt
tias lIa Judgment. The tui,her business o
the house was devoid Of interest and import
ance, except furry over the raiii ioad bill r.
ported by 'oint committee Of both house,
Aikins attacked its sconstitutionallv. showing
that It invested the commissioners with IN
violation OF the orgauic act. The bill will b.
considered next Tuesday. A preliminary voi,
on the Patten prohibition bill from the coun
Gil showed thnt it was popular measure
and in the opinion Of well posted members i,
will pass.
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Ton,,my's Practical Suggestion.

"Did you spill the ink on the sota?''
asked Mrs. Yerger, angrily. of her
son Tommy.
Eyes, ma," was the reply.
"Well, l have IL notion to tell your
father when lie comes home, and
have him whip you within un inch o.
your life. That soft, will look nice
when we have company"
"That ink spot don't amount tc
anything. You can sit on it wher
your visitors call."-Texas Siftings
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was insanely jealous of l,cr, and had several
times before brutally beaten her.

sssASS ssSsUsV Ssue0ssy VouVou ucTs
Or: E. Kelley, superintendent Of the Nor.
folk insahe asylum WINS shot and dangerous.
y wounded at Norfold. Neb., by Michael
Soulier and Albert Born. The doctor with
bis wife was driving in buggy from Norfolk
Junction to the.lospital. when they were over.
taken by Soulier and Born, who were in a
light wagon. IS soon as they were in pistol
range they began firing, tho first shot taking
effect In tho doctors horse, but the animal
did not fall. The next shot spitted the doc.
tors right arm, and lie dropped the linss,
which we're immediately picked up by his
wife md the horse was iashed into q gallon,
BY this time the assaesins were longsiie, and
fired three more shots, all of which took eff.
feet In the doctor's body. Mrs. Kelley drove
on to the asylum, where tho doctor was
cared for: The nssnssins coollv went to the
house of Frank Nathan, ut Norfolk Junction.
who is q l,rother-in-law Of Soulier, and were
found eating supper by the officers. who ar.
rived halt an hour late. Soulier, is a brotlisr
ofCaroline Soulier, the girl who died Jan. 10
from an operation Performed by doctors
Kelley, Hasson and bear for ovarian tumor,
when she wus in fnct pregnant. Tho affair
ilae added q new impetus to the excitement
caused by the disclosures of tho coroner's
jury in the girls case, and more bloo,lshed
may result.
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THE MARKETS.

CHICAGO.
Cash quotations wore as follows: Flour
frmcr, hut not notably higher No. 2, spring
wheat. s1:04dll 04aa; No: 3. spring wheat,
9s@ 90: No. 9. red. 81 .O4@1 .O4ss. No. 9, corn,
3iasG34Ar. No. ., oats, 24Mc. No. ., rye,
lGha. No =, harley, nominal. No. 1, fax
seed. S1.59Ml.6O. Prime timothy seed,
$l."o. Mess pork (per bbl), $11 37la0l11 so,
Lard (prr 100 lbs). S6,S7h. Short rib sides
(lonsct, SG.05M6.1:i, Dry-snltel shoulders
x6.25MG,37ls Whisky-Distillcrs' finished
goods, per gal, sl.O3. Sugars unchanged.
Butter, fancy creamery, 27GL29c.; choice to
line 2OGI22c; fine dairy, 2OM22c.; good to
choice, 1s@2Oc.; eggs, l30gl3Ac.
NEW YORK.
Wlrat.-No. . red, 9sm9 9ss4c.: elevator,
91hW97kac.; nHOat; No :; red, S9k.Gl9Or.;
No. red, S1.OGMl .OGls.; No. ] white,
M,m99Mc Corn No. 2. 43M6l432sc.; No. .,
white, 45l2M4fc.: No. 9. 4O@42c.; Oats. No.
2white, 3:I'h@:,lc.: mixed western, 2Odl32c.;
Hay, shipping. Gt;c. good to choice, 75M9Oc.;
Eggs. western 1Gc.: lsntter. western ,lairy,
l3M2Oc.; Western. creamery. 1GGI29c.: Elgins,
3lc Cheese, Western, 1OhGl11Mc.
MlNNEApP0I.ls.
Wheat, No. I. hard. Feb sl.1a; March,
sl.2o May. s1.24k; Track. $1.l9; M. /, !,
Northern, Feb, 81 .O9; May, 81 1925; Track,
81. 10MS1. IL No. =. Northern, Feb 99r: Mar.
500; May, sl.03; Track, s1OOGf1O 90. Flour,
Patents, sacks to local dealers, SG.1OGtG. 20,
patents 10 ship, sacks, ear lots. IS. .9OGtG: in
Dnrrcls. @G.05@6.l5 Is; delivered ut New En-
gland points, S8.SO@6.D5: delivered at
New York points, $6.7O@G.s5; delivered
ut Philadelphia and Baltimore, $GG50L-
$50; bakers here, $4.1O@5.1O; supcrfnc
s2.5OGi4. o: red dog, sacks. 81 1.45@I1 go; red
dog, barrels, $l.7OGL1 81. Bran. 80; shorts,
Ss.75M9. Corn, 27M2sc.; Oats, 22@2sc.
Barley, stained and frosted. 24M25c.; Flax,
81 "a: Chicago, 81 60; Iny, wild, $3.5Odl.
$50; timothy, $7.5O@S.25; Feed, $11.5O@.
1850.
Prices ON incoming trains only: Wheat
No. hard, s1.19; No. Northen, $11O;
No. . Northern, 1.O2c. Curn-No ., old, 29c;
No. 8, sample 20r. Oats-No. 2 mixed, 2lc,
No. 2, white. 27r; May. 3iHc; No. 3,
23c. Rye-No. =, 47c. Bnrley-No. 2, 5sc;
No. ;, iOM52r. Ground Feed-$12 Corn
Men!-Umbolted. $1225. Brnn-Bulk,
S9.75. Hny-No. upland prairie, 81 so;
No. ]. 81; timothy,s 81. Dressed liogs-S5 25.
Timothy Sec'l-S1.40. Glover Scpd-$4 go.
Flax seed-S1.53. Eggs-12lac: iro house
1r. Flour-Patcnts, $G.25MG.iO; straights,
$50; bakers, $l.75; rye, $3@33.5 so; buck
wheat ~. so
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Above it the sky is q lurid glare;
No tears ever soften it's pitilcss stare;
No voices inurmur In whispered prayer
Der this desolatc grave-Forgotten.
And mnny hope. and many fenr,
Many n wish. md sigh and tear,
Mnny hnte and loves No dear
Lie low in the gruve-Forgotten
Over the ramparts which shut it in
Forever surging life's wild din
How sti IN "dseF tSs ssaVeFarsotsen! we sso tenn SIM
Chicago Journal.
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THE PIONEER. l; EXPIRES
evB1Y 11IDAY MoRxIxo
AZ P3amrHA. ne
WARDwELL I THoxPsoN, psb,l.h,,,
sassasysssa. y rsr Aaaun, h Aay,,oa

11e Eloee9 11pgea eareslaass nuusroua,v 4.
ssy nstsenogaood y ee1bina county, sad 10 q
Meseeadeot ~ pelitioA though ouppostins -.
S9oaioen pe1ndp!e2 REGULAR oo@@ppiHttons
MHa eu paxte eI tAe county pabliohod Weekiv.
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FORGOTTEN.

Low in the valley of IL desert land,
Covered by drifts Of the h,lrsl, white sand,
Cured for and tended by no living hand,
Ia the grave OF the heart-ForgOtten.
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kaddour.l'en Alrb
Jewellcr of the Sultan.
Purchases human tears.

"'rhc first pink rays Of the morning
were showing themselves upon the
horizon as the work of distributing
the placards in tlepublic spuarsnn'l
mailing them to the walls of the
houses was ended. He returned to
his dwelling then ns llastilynslle had
leftit, to make his nblutions, say his
prayers, and seat himsclicross legged
ON the bench OF his boutiquc o await
the result of his proclamation.
"Soon-for he did not wait long,
you may he sure-trom all parts OF
the city the people began to come,
first in twOs and thlees. then in hun
drcds, jostlins and crow,ling to his
dwelling; Spaniards, Maltese, Italians,
Moors. Arabs. kabyles and Jews;
merchants, mechanics, fishermen
slaves and even ,Isurrrs-a crowd that
swayed and murmured like the sea
before that queer, enhancing an.
nouncenent. 4 donro for each sin.
gle tear would make the poorest
wealthy!
"At last usurer, we'll known fol
avarice, bad faith md hardness Of
heart, spurred by cupidity, advanced
10 the boutioue.
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CocNcIL.-Pnttern's 3 prohibition bill pussed
the council 1t goes into effect Jan. l, 1880,
after both Dakotns have become stntcs. lfit
passes the house it will certainly be vetoed.
and the veto will lt~ su.tuincd Hughes bill
to fund the outstanding cnpitol warrants
passed the council. These Warrants amount
to s53. 900, and now draw 10 per cent. in.
tetrst; il funded they will only draw per
cent. and save gre,t ticnl to the territory,
as we'll ns improve its credit. The hill accept
ing the compiled laws passed the council
HorsE.-The Aikens resolution, expressing
the sentiment of the house as against the 10.
cation Of institutions and extravagant ap.
popriations, brought out Mr.. Lampman ot
valley City, sho made a plea for the agricul-
tural college az on exception. Mr. Newman
fought for the Miliner school and against the
resolution. Elliot Of Lisbon made IN origin.
al argument against tie Wholesale attempt
to locate normal schools all over the prniries
Before thi. discussion came up Gronna had
introduced a hill for normal school at
Lalota. Bergman had put in ono for st.
Thomas and Mcneil had iutro-
duced q bill for one at Casseltou. This made
six for North Dakota With three ALREADY 10.