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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-09-05
Canine for q Man'sJife

From the Atlnuta Constitution.
Retorc the war IL man WAS Oh trial
in Lnudnrdaic County for murder.
The circumstHntial evidence against
the man WAS very strong, and when
The jury retired and took IL ballot
thcresnlt was six for conviction and
six for acquittal. 1t remained this
way for two days and nights, neither
side showing any disposition to
change their minds. At last one
the jury, named Silvcrtooth, pro-
posed IL game OF scvcn-up between
the opposing sides, one man to he Sc
lcctc'l from each side, and whoever
won the losing side were to stand bv
the result. This WAS agreed to, and
Sllvcrtooth, who was in favor of nc-
quitting the prisoner, and another
Juror, who was strongly in favor OF
conviction, commenced the game. 1t
was Il hotly contested game. and
each juror had scored six points,
when it came Silvcrtooth's time to
deal. He siniiicd the cards carefully
and dealt forth the sufficient number
tocnch,and then tlln"dn inck, which
made him win the game and saved
the prisoners lie. The six who were
for conviction voted with the other
six Tor ucquittal, ana the prisoner
was discharged from custody.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-09-05
A Way to Heaven,

Down in Hancock county there is
u town known as Tioga, where the
youths are great lovers OF the nation
nj game. The grounds are laid out
in an open space adjoining the only
church in the village, the rear OF the
church forming the back stop. Such
is the general enthusiasm for the
game that boys play on Sunday
morning even while the local pastor
is laboring to ''hold up his end" in
side the church: The other Sunday
he had held his Congregation pretty
well until his nineteenthly. where lie
rrac!!ey the climax. "rhen, how,
my dear brethren, oh, how are we to
gain the Kingdom of hcaven?"
Through the open window came the
answer in Il chorus of wild shouts at
II runner: "Slitle! slide! and you'll
get tl,crc!'-Pckin Times.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-09-05
A Shocking Sahara Story.

From the Pail Mail Gazette.
The part of the sandy and sultry
Sahara near Piskra has been the
scene N Il tragedy which was caused
10y the want OF water. Some days
ago II young soldier named Frossard
wns sent from Il Typographical sta.
ton in Algerin to l'iskrn for victuals
lie was accompanied by mounted
Spahi, and had two mules. BY 1,
strange inadventure the little earn
van ran short of water after it had
been in the desert Al short time.
Frassnrd accordingly directed the
Sl,ali to leave him his horse and to
take the mules with him to the near
est oasis for Il supply of the neces.
sary llnid. The Spnhi journeyed on
through the scorching sands for {,
day and Al night before he came to
he oasis of Gartha, but when return.
ing to where he left Frossard he lost
his hearings and had to go back tn
tie oasis. There II small expedition
WAS fitted out by thelocal shiek, and,
after II long search, the dead body oil
the young soldier was found half dc.
vonrrd by hycnas and iackals. The
carcass OF The Spahi's horse was also
discovered not far away. Itappears
that the soldier had killed the horse
with his sword and then drank its
blood He had likewise cut out the
animals lungs and put them aside,
but before he could use them ms food
he was either surprised by the beasts
OF he desert or succumbcd to the in.
tens" heat, coupled with return OF
thirst
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-09-05
Peters Saws He can Elx.

Patrick Peters has arrived from
Prince Edwards Island, says the
Portland Press, bringing machine
which he claims will solve i'll The
most satisfactory manner the qllcs-
ton: "Can u man hy?" Mr.. Peters
claims that with his machine l.c
"can fly through the air with tho
greatest ofeuse." that lie has done
it mnny time, and is perfectly will
ing to try again.
He says that five years ago he
made up his mind that he could
make n machine that would navigate
the air. He objected to balloons, as
they were too far beyond the control
of those who risked their lives in
them, but believed That IL machine
should be constructed capable of be-
ing as much under the management
of the flyer us IL horsc-rakc. What
he wanted to do was to 30 up and
down Mt pleasure.
Peters likes to talk about his
"bird," as he calls his machine. and
his talk goes Il long way to make the
listener have faith in his perfect hon
esty. He says he took the wings sand
motion of II bird for his model, be-
licving that if lie could "Hy like !;
bird" it would be quite enough. lie
did not proceed at first, but it WAS
only after making repeated failures
that lie brought his ideas to Il point
where lie could say with any degree
of condolences: 81 can n.y."
At last he constructed II bird" OF
the following Dimensions: From tie
head to the tail, IL feet; from point
to point of the wings, II feet; from
the body to the end OF each wing, >
feet. The sent was in the body, and
the motive power used in lepropell-
ing of the machine was obtained by
combination Of wheels.
His first real trinl OF his machine
was made when he passed over Il for,
est, making two miles in about four
minutes. From his description otthe
way things looked below. it would
seem probable that he went at least
1000 feet up in the air, and perhaps
more than twice that distance. lie
says he went up and down at will.
managing his 3S-pound machine
without the least degree of trouble.
He is anxious to give Il public cx,
hibition of what he can do. and has
the machine with him, so he says.
He is willing to ego up anywhere,
but wants to make IL little money hy
doing SO. He says he is willing to
give any desired test, and he can 90
any distance desired. lie can krppl
few feet above the ground, o. go up
into mid-air. He says it is Il perfect.
ly easy thing to fly with one of his
machines. Portland people whc
know him say lie is honest, and he
acts that way.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-09-05
Don't Crowd Your Nelshbor

LII SbIOWo Io0T IN0l8nOOTs
Tint II does not always pay to
bully, simply because you happen to
he stronger or richer or think you are
smarter than the other fellow, is neat,
" exemplitied in the following story
in the Boston Gazette:
A remarkable cnse of diamond
cut diamond" occurred in Boston,
recently, not far from the Providence
railroad station. A druggist had
fitted up IL neat corner store and
had established mt once II fine trade.
One day another druggist entered
his store md said: II want to buy
you out. Howmuch will YOU take"'
81 do not want to SELL" was the re.
ply. 81 expected that answer" said
the encronching person, land ON
prepared for it. Now ifyou don't
sell out to me, Twill open n drug
store in opposition on the opposite
corner. How much will you take?''
The druggist. offended Mt this species
OF browbeating, said lie would sleep
on it and report the next morning.
At the appointed hour the aspirant
was i'll the store and u large price
was named. The bargain was bound
The druggist who had been thus Gust.
ell from Il corner which he had fitted
up with !, view to years of piece and
profit, sought the owners of the
opposite corner which had been
held out to him as II threat, Sc
cured from them II long lease. worked
night aud day, and now has u drug
store in which any community might
take satisfaction and repose conf
dencr, What is more, lie is doing Il
better business than lie did in the
former locality.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-09-05
Horns Form the Human Body.

iioiIS SioNuuS iIOHA UIIc IluIltuH ski
are very uncommon in their occur.
renee, but one OF the foreign medical
journals contains an account from u
physician of a case ofthis kind treat.
cd by him, the subject being q labor.
ing man of 81 years. The horn pro.
rctcd tor an inch from the lower lin
on the right side, and had q blunt ex.
trcmity, was firmly adherent and
the skin around ut the base exhibit.
ell superficial liberation.
The fact as elected was that it had
first appeared as a small warty
growth some three years previously,
had slowly increased, and after being
cut off with n razor on two occn.
sions seemed to grow again quicker
each time. On the opposite side OF
the same lip was what appeared to
he another warty growth in its early
stages, and the patient was in the
habit OF holding his clay pipe this
side and not that from where the
horn grew. There were no glands
enlarged and the patient was in u
good state of health. Tho treat
mcnt, which was entirely successful,
consisted in the removal of the horn,
together with the part of the lip to
which it was attached, by means OF
IL small V shaped incision under CO.
rnne locally injected, and bringing
the edges together with one or two
sutures.-New York Tribune.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-09-05
Facts About Ammonia.

The name of tile chemical agent
ammonia dates back to remote an
tiquity. In Europe the chief source
of the supply of ammonia up to
the latter part of the last
century was Egypt. 1t was
made originally from camel's dung
collected in the neighborhood of the
temple OF Jupiter Ammon, hence the
name ammonia. The droppings
We're collected in March and April by
Arabs, then dried and burned and
tn" SCOT collected. This was sold to
merchants, and ammonia was col
lrrtcd from the SCOT by n chemical
process. 1t is now almost entirely
made from crude gas liquor in illu-
minating gas manufactures. Only
half as much ammonia is made in
summer as in winter. Hence ammo
nia isalways more costlyin summer.
Furthermore ammonia is extensive
~ used in the manufacture OF nrti-
fetal re.-Ncw York Sun.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-09-05
Did YOU try it,
What All Mothers should Know.

That over feeding is the chief cause of
cholera inlantum and other forms oi bowel
complaint i'll young children.
That i'll summer il is often water, not
milk. for which thechiid is crying, and that
the stomach may already be dangerously
burlrned
That while the natural appetite of the
young is II pretty safe guide, So long AZ Tia
diet is simple rich pies and cakes and other
highly seasoned food tend to the habit oil
over eating, and lay the foundation for tut-
IRE dyspepsia.
That the chief damage by smoking--and
the cigarettes are at least as bad US cigars
is done within the growing age, while tho
child is still under the influence OF the moth
or, and that the harm is most serious upon
that center of lie, the heart.
That the chest is packed full with the
lungs and heart and room is gained for
the initiation OF the lungs only by WON
dcrfll mechanism which lifts the ribs us
the breath is inhaled. and that it greatly
imperils health and lie to bind down tho
chest, especially in growing girls whether
with cors'ts or tight dresses Youth
Companion.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-09-05
busting Machine.

A genius with n profound tn ought.
mill has taken up the subject of dust.
ing and sweeping by means of sue.
ton draughts. Hehas a perambulat-
ing machine which, by means OF
fans and hydraulic pressure, gets a
draught through q spiral hose, with
a nozzle shaped at its terminus like
the trouble end OF a trombone. He
starts up q grand racket on the Cur.
pet till the dust flies, then turns on
this blizzard machine, and a con.
dcnsedcyclone is Immediately precip.
itated. He moves the hose end
round, and whenever the cloud oil
dust arises the suction of his mechan.
ism draws it, and it Immediately
goes "up the spout" SO to speak
This is one of the curiosities OF the
Patent Office.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-09-05

Gen. I. + Spinner, the watch dog
rs he was called of the United States
treasury. is trcading slowly to the
ever and never. In a letter received
from the dear old man, who is ut
Pablo Beach. Fla. lie says: My
condition is most dcp!orahle for the
last few weeks. | have not been
able to leave the house, and Il part
of the time WIS confined to my bed;
had clills and other sinister bless
ings us nd.iunrts 10 my great and
incurnh!e disease. hat is slowly but
stentlily on the increase, so there is,
therefore, no hope that we shall ever
meet again, nor that shall he able
to go North. except to BIZ buried
among my friends upon the Mohawk,
which earnestly hope will happen
ere long, for my smilcrngs are great
or than eau bear, and am reduced
to mere skclcton:"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-09-05
The Shorthand Machine.

The typewriter is now such uni
versally employed machine that it
is not surprising that it should have
suggested other ms truments of SINH.
lar character. One of these is II
shorthand typewriter, which has
been invented by Mr.. q. X. Andcr-
son, of Boston, by means of which
an expert operator can easily take
down the words of public speaker
rs rapidly rs they are uttered. Aft
er five or six weeks practice an in
telligent person can gain Il speed of
100 words per minute, at least so
says the inventor. And this would
not seem to be an extravaganza cs-
innate when we are told that about
$50 words can be printed by this in
strument with the same number OF
strokes which will print only fifty
words on the ordinary Typewriter
The instrument ism,lcl simpler than
it's prototype, for it deals only with
the principal letters of the alphabet,
others being represented Ivy com,
pounds OF them. The signs are i'm
pressed upon n moving tape, as in
SO many printing telegraphic MAJ
chimes now in use.-New York Telc-
gram.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-09-05
Rivals.

A newspaper proprietor, who is
now II wealthy man tells an amusing
story Of one of his early ventures.
He went to the west when but %
years old with capital of only two
or three hundred dollars. lie had
done some reporting for local
paper ut home and had n smat. ~
ing of the printers art. Hearing
II new town in the mountain
town of which great things were
pccted, lie decided to cstabli;
newspaper there forthwith.
He borrowed some money to add
to his meagcr capital, aud started
alone for the field with his littiehand-
press and type andpapcr ina wagon.
The Journey was about fifty miles
in length and mostly up hill. The
muddy road made the travelling slow
and difficult. 80 that it wns almost
dark when, on the second day. lie
came within sight of the new town
still five miles distant.
Just then, us he pulled through Il
slough mt II curve in the road. he
overlook II fellow Traveller whose old
wagon, to which was hitcllcd IL hony
horse, was hopclcssly fast in the
mud.
Our young newspaper man
promptly unhitcled his horse and
and went to the other mans as
sistance. For nearly an hour the
two men pushed and the two horse;
pulled. Finally the horses gave Il
mighty tug ut the right momen, aud
the cart, vas pulled out of the mud.
Reaching out his hand with true
western heartincss the driver o! the
eXtricated cart, also u young man OF
23 or "a, said:
"Thank YOU sir! I'm ever so
much obliged to you, Times
mighty precious to me, and don't
know what Id have done il you
hadn't come along. want to get
to the next town just as quick as
can. I've got a newspaper outfit in
my wagon, and hear there's an
other fellow trying to get in nhenc
VI hAS' AAso io ihbo tou w t'ttli ullC
means OF helping me to get the start
of him."
Thesurprised and chagrincd "othel
fellow" says that for moment he
was wicked enough to wish his rival
buck in the mud, but speedily over
coming all such ungencrous and I'M
manly feelings lie said with IL laugh:
I H., L..
ielloww
"You-you are"'
eyes. sir, am
"Well, I-I-say. s'posing VIC sit
right down here and talk this thinn
over"
They encamped together for the
night and nfter Al FULL conference
agreed to go into partnership, AID
as soon us it was light they hastcncd
lisled their paper, which was the
beginning OF great prosperity for
both of them.-Youth's Companion.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-09-05
Writer'S Cramp.

John Brown, stenographer, tells
The st. Louis Globe Democrat: "peo.
pie often ask me when l sit down tc
o longjobo of shorthand why lay 10
fore nue. so many pencils of different
sizes. My reason for it is that by
picking up pencils of different sizes.
and consequently weights, am Ell.
abled to restmy hands while continu.
ing to work. Each different pencil.
brings into active; play different
muscles, and l never suffer from
cramps, rs might be the case If
used but one size pencil. A horse
going over an ordinary turnpike, uI
hill and down, will be in better con
dition Mt the end ola day than G
horse which has Travelled the same
number ri miles on q race track"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-09-05
long gun and SWIVEL. and making mn mu,

long gun and swivels, and making up mus
kel and pistol ball. cartridges.
In the midst Of all those busy doings
moved Captain Brand; hither and thither,
from vessel to forge, from sails to rigging;
giving clear, sharp directions i'll various
languages here, rcprooi
there-inspecting with his own cold eye
everything; judging Of all; quick. active,
ready; never at a loss for an expedient, and
urging on the work like thoroughbred
seaman. as he was, who knew his own duty
and how to make others do theirs. So
went on the retitting Of the schooner all
through the burning hot tropical day; and
while the half-cxhausted crew took res
pite in the scorching noon for dinner, still
their leader toiled on. Or. if he took a
rest, it was in closely scrutniz,ng the prog
ress made by his men, or i'll putting q
cigar like to small high pressure engine,
or IN clambering up the steep fnce of the
crag to the sigaal station, where he would
peer away in all directions around tho ISL
and-never missing tho glance Of q
pelican S pinion or the leap of IL fish out of
water. Then he would return to the cove,
and begin anew the work. 1t was no long
err the elegant Captain Brand, in knee
brooches, point-lace sleeves. and velvet
doublet, seated at his luxurious table groan-
ing under splendid plate. tino wines and
brilliant wrx lights, and dispensing pro-
fuse hospitality; but Captain Brand, the
pirate, in tarry rig. amid sailors, sails, and
cordage, munching bit of hard biscuit ut
times ora cube of salt junk out of n mess
kid; but ever ready, never weary, and al
ways up to the professional mark.
TO RE CONTINUED.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-09-05
Adventure in a Balloon.

The London Standard of II recent date
prints the following letter from its CORE
spondent in Vienna:
The two Austrian officers who on Friday
night made the remarkable aeronautc voy-
age III the military balluou Re,ictSkow,
from the Vienna prater to Bruczkor in the
Irus>ian province oi Pnscn, II distance OF
about 100 miles. returned here yesterday
The account they give of the voyage is
9orlock in the evening, furnished with all
the nercssarics tor such II trip, including an
electric glow lamp. to enable them to read
the meteorological instruments. AT first
they rose slowly, having Il magnificent view
of Vienna and the nciShborhood lighted
up Tor the evening. soon aterward they
entered storm cloud region, and We're
direction until ll:30 . clnck. The horizon
was dark moi slar being visible. They
were surrounded by dense clouds, and cN
trcme cold prevailed.
When they had reached Il height of 5000
feet rain began I" iall heavily, and this
lasted for an hour and !; quarter. The cold
and damIncss condensed the gas in the bal
loon and they began rapidly TO sink. They
threw out ballast and rose again to II height
ofncarly 5.UD feet at the rate OF 100 feet Il
second. While rising they heard nothing
hut the deatcning rush of the air. AT last
the ram ceased and the moisture now be-
gan To steam ont of the balloon. Thus
lightcncd they again began rapidly TO
mount and attained height of ovcrG,0D
feet When morning dawncd they found
themselves over the Province of Silcsiu
Al u o'clock they had rcaccd height of
3,IO meters, or 1900 feet. At this time
there were floating above and beneath
them dense clouds. AT this height their
voices became so h"Arse that they
were innudiblc to each other and
breathing itself became difficult. After
this they attained their greatest altitude,
about UO meters. or $1,000 feet. Then, To
their horror, they caught sight of the sea,
and beyond it in the distance they could
perceive what they concluded To be tho
southern coast of Sweden and the interycIl-
ing islands. Ru-en and Bornhoim.
At l:3O o'clock they resolved TO descend.
In fifteen minutes they sank from 1000 to
LOO meters, always in theclouds. Indeed,
the cloud stratum through which they
passed was 300 meters in depth. Owing
10 the rapid descent they breuthcd and
heard with difficulty. As the, descended
they perceived that The wind hrncath them
was moving in direction different from
that above the thick cloud stratum. OF
this lower wind they too ka,lvantayc To re-
turn inland. At length they touched the
ground III S:l5 O'Clock inthc morning. when
they learned from Il shepherd that they
were in Prussia. y country gentleman re-
siding near received them with all luspi-
tality and heard Will, establishment of their
adventurous: VOYAGE.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-09-05
Saved from q Worse Fate.

\ man who slept on the govern
mcnt pier so as to get the first fish
that bit in the morning woke np Sc
suddenly that he fell into the lake anG
was drowned. 1t was lucky for his
future state that his fate o'ertooL
him e'cr hn had time to relate any
stories o! his days successes. Fish
ing on Sunday is IL trivia! matter
compared 10 the monumental men
dnrity which is its concomitant.-
Chicago Mail.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-09-05
The Deadly Mule.

a southern mule trn'le has resulted
III tn" death OF two people, who were
shot and killed ms III after effect of
the transaction. This is probably
the first tragedy resultin" from over
familiarity with these long cared
anarchists in which IL mule has not
played an active part. The court
directs !; verdict ofnot guilty.-Dc-
troit FREQ Press.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-09-05
One Kind OF Knot.

A corresp ondent from up the
country writes that he has oftsn OBJ
served the expression, "a knot OF
people," and he is anxious to know
how many peoplego to make a knot.
The term is by no means arbitrary.
a dozen persons may be regarded as
II knot, and then again two well dis
posed people and minister can
make the most delightful of knott.
-Bingllamton Leader.