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A Tramp at Ten.

"I'm dreadful tired and | don't
mean to be tramp all my life. How
/ do wish | was back in Seattle with
my father and mother.
1t was bit Of a waif, II-year-
boy who spoke thus in the Office of
the Canadian Pacific Railroad few
days ago. He was freckled,faced
and wore an old blue knit cap. His
shoes were worn through at the toes
and his clothing was threadbare and
torn here and there. His dirty and
wan face, shrunken blue eyes and at
tenuated body showed that he had
not been subsisting upon the fat of
the land.
His name is James Thompson Egsn
and his father is j. B. Egan, CITY ea
itor of the Seattle (Wash.) Daily
Press. In July last he ran away
from home, and for eight months his
nearly distracted father has been
searching everywhere for him.
eyes, sir, I've had enough and
plenty to spare" said the boy to the
reporter. I'D been going with
George Hanlan--he got sent up af-
terward two years for burglary-and
he and his set said there wasn't moth
ing like tramping around and seeing
the world. That was at Portland.
So when pa moved to Seattle, hook
ed five cents belonging to my little
brother, and had five cents of my
own. / got hold of a bootblack' S
kit and slowed away in the hold of a
steamer bound for Tacoma. Then
went to Spokane Falls and Helena.
When | got to Glendive / threw my
kit away and made $50 picking up
agates on the shores Of the Yellow
stone river. I've been to st. Paul,
Milwaukee, Philadelphia, and all
around. At last l fetched up in
Chicago, where I've been months.
! slept at the Newsboy's Home and
took my meals at Java Johns.
/ can travel anywhere without
money. | worked the conductors
by telling em l was a poor orphan
without cent going to my aunt,
who was too poor to pay my expens-
es. When that racket didn't work
seated it'-got down under the seats
and stayed until the conductor
caught me and put me off. I've done
all sorts of things to make living +;
BACKED boots, sold papers, peddled
agates, was popcorn and chewing
gum vender, and made money selling
tips for ten cents apiece at races.
"Hanlan gave me bad advice
said this sage of IL, a runaway at
10. cts no good bein' tramp. I've
been hungry many time and had to
beg something to eat. That was
when l was travelling, because here
in the city ! knew was no use to beg.
Then | was arrested once at the
Newsboys' Home because they
thought l burglarized something.
Wasn't l scared ? Well, you can bet
| was. But they didn't look me up,
because | was innocent. Then, at
Milwaukee, l was hauled up before
magistrate because l had fight,
but was turned loose again. was
tired of it long ago, but l was
ashamed to write home, but I've
come to it at Chicago Herald.
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ROANOKE, VA.-Hon. VIM. Car

ROANOKE, VA.-Hon. VIM. Carr,
mayor, died last Monday morning,
aged sixty-two years. He was near
ing the close of his second term, and
had announced himself candidate
for reelection, but withdrew several
days ago, when he became convinced
that his health was rapidly giving
way. The City Council, Knights of
Honor, military and fire companies
attended the funeral in body on
Wednesday.
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Rsstus, where are those two
orickens / had in the cellar ?"
aDunno, sab Perhaps as twas
very cole night, sab, they done got
fro2e. an then melted away-jus'
melted away, sab"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-08-22
NORTH DAKOTA.

Tower City b to have new state bank.
A deaf and dumb man named Miller vas
detected BY Bismarck policemen in the act of
accidentally starting conhagration by
sparks from his pipe.
A joint resolution was introduced to accept
from the national encampment, G. A. H., u
statue and pedestal Of the late Gen. Grant,
To b erected In the capitol
The steamer Rosebud recently made tho
trip from Pierra to Bismarck in two DAYS
40 fast a. was ever made on the Missouri
river.
Aman named Miller. aged twenty our. was
overcome BY gas while descending into IL
we'll and ell distance of fifty feet striking
on his head. He was dead when taken out.
The deceased WIS the son Of prominen t
farmer In Mcintosh county.
Afarmsr nam cd Olsen and his two children
were drowned 10 Red Lake river, eight tn ileH
east Of Grand Forks, recently. Olson at.
tempted to 90 across the river on ferry
with his team. and with his children was il,
the wagon. The horses backed off into the
river, drowning Olson, his children and both
horses. lra. Olson was with Them but was
afraid and refused to ride across
The Bismarck Tribune snys: "There is a
prevailing suspicion that the elevator com.
panies are sending out rosy reports of the
wheat cropsin order to bear the market
The North Dakota farmer suffers to the ex.
tent Of from to 10 cents bushel every
year because OF the exaggerated reports oil
the probable yield sent out about this time.
The fncts are that the wheat crop this year
swiag to hot winds of the past ten days, will
ell several millions o bushels below oven a
conservative estimate OF two weeks ago."
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-08-22
He Needed Sleep.

They tell a very good story on
well, l guess l had better not tell his
name-but he is the general passen.
ger agent Of a popular steamboat
line. It was on Friday evening"
the night of the heavy rain, says the
Toledo Blade. In the absence OF
his wife he was engaged to entertain
n number of her lady friends who had
arrived unexpectedly on visit. lie
suggested moonlight ride on the
Pastime, and they unanimously
acquiesced. 1t may be remarked in
passing that he had been travelling
the night previous, and had not
slept for forty-eight hours, SO that
when the Pastime arrived at her
dock he felt as ifhe could turn in and
be lost to the world for twenty hours
or so. The rain was coming down
in pailfuls and the street-cars, re-
cognizing the fact that theexcursion
on such n night must needs DO light,
had oil departed for the burns,
Hailing hack lie hustled Ills friends
in and followed suit himself. 81
cannot explain howit happened" he
said in relating the story afterward,
''but Twas awakened tile next morn
ing by rude voice shouting: Get
out OF here, what are you sleeping in
| here for9' mnmant lotor ol;nnod
out of IL hack in Joe Popp's stables.
Chow did l get there? Why, the
driver surprising had gotten out
with my wife's friends, drove directly
to the stables. In the meantime
had fallen asleep in the carriage and
was SO weary and sleepy that l never
woke up until discovered by one oil
the stable men when he came around
to dust out in the morning"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-08-22
4 clerical Error.

D.
Some yesrs ago a barber was ar
rested in Paris for badly cutting a
customer. There was no question
about the cash and what made 1t
seem worse the razor wieldsr said, In
a way, he had done It purposely.
After the testimony was in the
Judge asked the barber had he any.
thing to say.
Eyes, monsieur, 1 have. I justify
the cutting on thsground that it was
merely q clerical error, q slip of the
pen"
"Whati" cried the Judge, gasping
with establishments
Permit me-" continued the lather
slapper. "For months the plaintiff
has been getting shaved on trust at
my establishment. Ihave no very
convenient means of keeping nc
counts, 30 every time l shaved the
gentleman cut o little nick in his
cheek in order to guide me in my
charges when the long deferred day
OF payment came. So many hicks Of
course to so many shaves."
The barber paused a moment, and
the whole court was on the tiptoe OF
expectation.
"But how about the clerical error?"
asked the judge.
81 am coming to that, sir. 1t SO
happened that the account had al
ready arrived at the one hundreth
nick, my hand being somewhat un-
used to making ciphers the razor
turned when I attempted them, with
the result known"
The entire honesty and candor of
the barber was so plain he was left
off with a light fine.-Philadelphia
Press.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-08-22
Rope Transmission Of Power.

Rope Transmission Of Power.
From the Modern Miller
The utility of wire rope transmits
sion has become widely recognized.
Not only among the rugged hills
and mountains of the east and far
west, where streams go rushing down
through caverns and rocky sleeps,
where no locations for mills or fac.
tories are offered, is this means of
transmission of precious power ap-
preciated, but it is SO conyenient to use
il that we find on the prairies OF the
West mills being operated ut long
distance from water powers by the
wirerope. A few days ago, on a trip
through Nebraska, we noticed rope
stretching for nearly n mile from u
water power to mill that had re-
Gently been built adjoining railroad,
the owners finding it much more to
their advantage to have it there,
with the switching privileges Afford
ed, than at the dam. The expense
of hauling the flour which il thus
saved to them will very soon pay for
the system ofDowsr traDsmissiop.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-08-22
IOWA..

lo"A.
A rattesnake was killed in front of the
post office Mt Woodbne the otherday.
I. S. Robinson, the Oldest of tho three
brothers known as the Iowa giants died ut
| Knoxville on the 9th of heart disease.
There are over 5000 notaries public in the
! state. No estimate of the amount of swear
ing they do has been made, but it is pro-
diGious.
Since entering upon his official duties Gov.
Boies has granted fourteen free pardpns,
committed eight sentences and RENTED fines
anl suspended sentence in twenty,eight
cases.
The mystery surrounding the disappear.
| nnce OF j. NJ Dunn, IL former Ida county
! man, who went to the Pacific const last
spring. hns been cleared up. it being discov.
cred that lie was murdered by uE Indian.
The soda fountain in the restaurant of
Henry Winter, Mt Webster City, exploded
!! the otder day with tremendous orce, break.
ing Mr. Winters leg in two places. The re.
port of tho explosion was heard several
blocks and ratified the glass about town
similar to n mild shock OF Earthquake.
Hans Rcdburg, Jacob Jacobson Sterner
and Walt Stevens, all grown men, are under
arrest ut Mnson City on n charge OF indecent
exposure. Sunday while public bnptismal
service was being held ut the river they u.s.
tonished the crowd by undressing and, in an
entirely nude condition, jumped into the
river
One hundred ladies' handed the original
package vendor ut Clnrinda petition signed
by 600 ladies asking him to close up and
leave. lie was very polite, but-decIined.
He was then arrested OH thirty. eight differ
emit charges and released on promise to mp.
! pear for trial He was very angry at the
unjust treatment received, but-vamooscd.
John Werthman, Scott county farmer,
had little cyclone all to himself the other
day. 1t tore down his fences. rooted up
trees, demolished out buildings and CATERED
grain in all directions Strange to say the
property of his neighbors was not in the
leust disturbed. The twister descended
from the clouds on his place. did it's work in
half II minute and disappeared whence it
came.
Miss Minnie Walker, of Parker, had mar
row escape from drowning one evening re.
Gently. In company with Miss Jowett and
Miss Lucy Howard they were boating above
the Milwaukee railroad bridge and having
no oars were pulling themselves along by the
willows TINT skirt tine bank. and in reach.
for willow branch Miss Minnie ovelreacll..l
herself and fell into the water ut IL point
where it was considerable over her head
After going under twice Miss Howard sue.
! ceede,l In catching her and pulled her out un
harmed.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-08-22
One Way of Looking at a Joke.

one way OF Looking at a Joke.
"Billy" Knox, who, about year
and half ago, went over to Eng
and, hasret,rned, and has conceived
no very exalted opinion of our cous-
ms across the water. The obtuse-
ness OF the average Englisman in the
matter OF seeing the point of n story
or joke has been much commented
OH, but Mr.. Knox brings new H.
Iustrntion, and u very amusing one.
He, in company with some of the
English reporters and one or two
Americans. was seated in The Herald
office when the news OF jeff Davis
death came over the wires. The an
nouncement called to the mind of
Mr.. Knox the lines incorporated in
a letter to the deceased by Artemus
Ward. They We're: sit would have
been money in your pocket if you
had never been born" Billy repent
ed them, and the American boys
laughed heartily, but the English
man snt sober as owls, and after n
moment or two of silence one OF them
broke out with: 'But. l say, II he
had never been born he wouldn't
have had any pockets, don't you
know?'-Chicago Herald.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-08-22
Why the Trains Wait,

1t has probably puzzled many u
Traveller, who, fitting impatiently in
n train, has waited for the draw of q
bridge oclose which had been opened
to allow some snaillike boat to creep
up the current, why the rapidly NOV
ing train was not given the preced-
ence, as it could swiftly hurry away.
1t is not due to the excuse that the
boat cannot hold itself against the
stream, for it, can and does this ire
quent!y. 1t is simply the applica ton
Of the old common law principle OF
easement. The boats had the use OF
navignble streams long before rail-
roads were invented, and when the
latter bridged rivers they did SO sub,
jcct to the formers interest therein,
and tor this reason railroad trains
are to-day obliged to stand back
while the boats pass ahead. All
modern conditions would indicate
that the locomotive should have pre-
cedence of the steamer, and the fact
that it does not shows the tenacious
grip of custom.-St. Paul Pioneer
Press.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-08-22
Why He was Out Of Favor
From the San Francisco Wave.

From the San Francisco Wave.
"Miss Blank is a charming GIRL
said friend ofmine at THE Del Monte
recently "but I had q unfortunate
misunderstanding with her ut the
last german of the Bachelors Cotil-
lion, and she doesn't speak to me. ]
was unhappy enough to forget her
name, but she promised me dance.
You know l write shorthand merely
for amusement. Opposite the dance
she gave me l wrote red .headed and
freckled, SO that would not forget
her. In an evil moment she saw the
programme, asked what the hero
glyphies meant, and l foolishly said
they stood for her name. 1 thought
no one could read the signs and so
l let her borrow the card. l am
sorry to say that she got u mutual
friend to translate it. Since then
our meetings have been few, but
think it will come out all right some
day, as see she is still wearing the
ring gave her."
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-08-22
Up to His Chin In Mire.

Aaron Twas, IL resident of Glouces.
ter City, Pr, has had a thrilling ex-
perience that will probably result in
his death. He has found recently
firmly imbedded on the bank of Little
Timber creek in the black clay and
mud, with the water within two inch.
IS OF his chin. He had been in that
position for about eighteen hours,
unprotected from the rays of the sun.
He was discovered about 10 O'Clock
IN the morning by John Brick.
His attention was attracted to the
nan by hearing splashing in the
water. Atfirst lie was of the opinion
that it was q turtle. He armed him
self with n stick and proceeded cau-
tiously to where the object lay, when
he was nearly frightened out of his
senses by seeing the head and face of
a man in the water. The noise lie
hadheard had been made by the mo-
ton of the mans arms.
He ran for assistance and met
George Allenbach and William Pear
man. They accompanied him to the
spot. Barehcudctl and with the eyes
wide open and the head thrown back,
covering his chin. They waded to
where leyoung man was and endeav-
ored to relieve him from his predicn-
ment. This was no easy task. He
was firmly held by the mud, and it
required she united efforts of both to
release him.
He WINS taken ashore and washed
by Edward McCaffrey and Jacob
Vickers, when it was found that his
experience had unbalanced his reason
and caused total blindness, although
his eyes appeared all right. He was
removedto the city hall, where an eff
Tort was made to restore his reason.
Unexpectedly uttered: II am ull COW
cred with ice!" "Let me lie down. I
nm so tired. l don't want to see
anything" The doctors shy lie can
hardly recover.
1t is supposed he had wandered to
the banks of the creek shortly utter
1 O'Clock on Monday afternoon, us
he was seen in the vicinity at that
time. After lie got into the marsh
lie was unable to extricate himself,
and it was only by accident that he
was not drowned by the tides during
the night. His terrible struggles and
the scorching rays of the sun were
the cnuse OF his reason being de-
throned.-Special to the New York
Sun.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-08-22
SOUTH DAKOTA.

NJ. Eggleston, of Turner county. recently
lost 100 hogs from cholera.
The total assessed valuation o'Minnchaha
eorsty Is s1l. 952.016. This includes 1868
dogs assessed ut 81 each.
Pat Mcnamara. atCarthage, recently lost
eight stacks Of wheat by FIRE set by sparks
from an engine on the Northwestern railway.
Timber fires are raging about the head
waters Of spearflsh and Little Spearfish
erssks, and between 2. 900 ond 5000 ncres
timber are reported ON fire north Of Sun.
dance.
The RENAME Of some unfortunate being
wsrs found in an abandoned well near
Edgsrton, Charles Nix county. A hunt.
sfsuddsnly disappeared from Elssrton some
tvoyears ago and 1t Is sappossd the remains
ara his.
Aten year-old son OF Mrs. Farrell, north of
Custer City, exploded dynamite cap In his
baud the other day just for the fun there
night b In 1t and tesss what the thing
would do. The result was . badly liberated
hasd. asd the Ieas ola tsusb and fingers.
1sy. tks litt,s sosr.ysas-old son of W. s.
DrsdbsrL Of C5sarsslv township. Miner
was rsossHy Jest a. ~ prairs at night
TIE Hsighbsshoed asaseAsd all night for
hin In vaia; bat - 1as fosaA on The ad.
iotnisg elaia Of Wn. Thonpsoa tn nsxt
oo1isg 1t 9 o'clock ThslIttIs ts,iov salled
u ths '1oss. long night" aud "that lack
sAtL;t seAssd tin twiss." = - -
Ma Jssais Bisslov. Who IVES ssatsnesd
about four ysass ego - ~ psnitsatiasy at