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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-10-03
The Civil Who yvnos


Ladies Home Journal: may as we'll be
frank at once and say do not like the
maid who docs the wooing. She is usurp-
ing the privilege of her knight, and il
were he should turn and flee. ..But. +"
says Ethclinda. "hc needs encouragement"
Perhaps he does; but not TOO much of it
When you want to give an invalid some
thing to increase his appetite you do not
offer to eat for him; instead you offer a
dainty bit little spicy or a little acid that
quickcns the taste and makes great hun
ger come. Treat your sweetheart in the
same way. Let him be conscious that you
are pleased with his liking, but do not tor
moment take away his prcrogativc and
do the wooing. No man has u true appre-
ciation for good things too easily obtained.
Man is yet little bit of n savage, and tho
hunt is alwaysa delight to him. Your
eyes may reflect his love, but they need not
announce yours first, thereby sending out
all invitation. My dear girl, ask almost any
man you know what his favorjte flower is,
and after he has thought he will tell you
either the violet or the rose. Ono growssllr-
to get it pcriec,-tllat is Will, a stcm--you
have to reach down and pluck it carefully,
but in determined way. The other is
guarded by sharp tlorns. and though it
stands up in u most digniiicd way, it rcsists,
except by its encouraging sweetness, the
one brave enough to take 1t from the parent
tree. You, can learn a good lesson in d
flower garden; you usee tho hollyhocks plant
and know that they are the forward beau
tics OF the world OF flowers you see tho
lilies with their bowed heads, and arc con-
WINGED that beauty without faith is Of little
worth; yon are aware of u dainty perfume,
and know that the little lady, whose quali-
ties s,lrpass her charms--tlio mignonete-
is near; you can see the mascdlne girl III
"Johnny- -jumpups;"' You can see the posi-
tive one in the gaudy sunilowcr; you can
see the aggressive one in the scarlet gera-
mum. and you can think Of them ali and
conclude this, the ones worth having,
sweet Of perfume aud restfu' ip color, arc
yqlr yisiop, and sax as do soA Aowers
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MINOR ACCIDENTS.

Henry Warner, vie and three children
we're accidently poisoned Mt East Lynn, III.
one cf the children is dead. another will die
aht Warmers condition is precarious
Nine tanks in the Standard oil works ut
Cavan Point, Jersey City. have been de-
stroyed by fire. Loss, 100000. The fire
was the result OF an explosion.
The steamer Ajax has been wrecked Mt Pc.
troba, on the northern coast of California.
The passengers and crew were ull saved. The
Ajax wns owned by the Oregon Coul and
Navigation company.
Samuel Ambrose while digging a we'll on
his fnrm south of lie Mars, Iowa, was hit on
the head by II bucket fullng 30 'eet and the
sku!i fractured. The fracture wns trephined
anu Ambrose is expected to recover.
The six ra.tsmen who were imprisoned on
n rock in the rapids near Ottawa. Ont, hy
the breaking ofa tow rope and tho getting
AWAY of the rn t, were rescued aftcr being in
Peril oi their lives three days and nights.
The boiler Of an engine attached to q
freight train exploded at Sherman Heights,
five miles from Chattanooga. All that can
he found of the engineer aud fireman is n
coat. The brakeman was seriously in mred
The engine was blown to atoms,
Lake shore engine ut Ashland, Wis.,,
struck thrteen-ycar-ol girl, Emma John
son, and several cars passed over her before
the train could be stopped. She was hor-
Iibie mutilatei, the llend being completely
severed from the body and rolling down an
cmbankment.
A man known rs Patrick Burke tried to
get on lumber train which was leaving
Clinton, lowa. Burke was drunk, fell be-
meath the wheels, his right leg was cut of
and lie died few hours after amputntion
was performed. Letters were found upon ii is
person which show that his name was not
Burke but Albert England, machinist lie
came from SterlIng,Ill.
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FROM FOREIGN SHORES,

The Russian prison department proposes
to substitute deportation to Sagahnlien and
solitary confinement in place of corporal
punishment in tho case of women cxilcs in
Siberia.
London underwriters have given up as lost
the ships Gretna md Lord Raglan. The lat
ter is out from San Francisco for the United
Kingdom some 200 days The Gretna is
ont 1S9 days from England for San Francis
co.
At Montreal, Que, the prosecution in the
case OF Correspondent O'Brien, who charged
that Prince George had been arrested, has
abandoned the previous charge aud has had
OBrien arrested on u new and more specific
one.
The British ship Ventura put into San
Francisco in distress from n hurricane en-.
countered Sept. 10. Every shred of canvas
on the yards was whipped to Fragments md
the ship flew along under bare poles Sud-
denly an enormous wave was seen approach
ing over 100 !eet high. 1t lowered over the
vessel :or n moment and then passed clean
over it. Everything movable was washed
away. Two sailors were dashed overheard
The vessel was capsizcd, turning over on her
side, remnining in that condition for s0mc
time. The ship was badly damaged and the
cargo nearly ruined.
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once more opened aud with smile OF
'lellShl she murmulr.l. so low that Twas
tore II to knccl beside her to catch the
words: We are going home together;
thank God! l will not have to 20
alone"
Once more her long lashcs closed
and she slept peacefully.
Two hours passed and John did
moi come, and | was getting more wor.
Ilcu every moment. when ut las, I
heard the sound of footsteps entering
the hall below. With II peculiar feel.
inY that all was not right, went
To tic door Just i'll time to see several
men coming slowly up the stairs witt,
something between them covered with
white cloth. AS they ncarc,l me one
OF them approached me and said: "a
few minutes ago, sir, II man dashed
across the street in front of tlle.ar
was driving. and before could stop
one ot the horses struck him and the
ear ram over him. No one in the crowd
that gathered knew him. except II man
VITO thought he had seen him hang
around this building. and thinking
perhaps his folks lived here we have
brought his body on. Please. look at
him and see ii you know his face"
With II sickcning dread | advanced
and raised the cloth: there saw what
! had expected, the mutilatcd face Of
John.
"lie was not killed instantly" con.
tinne'l the man. for after reachin.
him he muttcrrd something about
him and somebody going home to.
Sclhcr.
did not reply to the driver, but
taking him by The arm. drew him into
the room. As we entered the sick wo.
man moved uneasly and II low moan
escaped her lips, followed by ~ gentle
whisper that sounded more like the
last breath "f !; sweet strain of music
than anything else:
"Thank God. Jolln, we are going
home logrthcr..'
There came Il short gasp from her,
and realizing too we'll the meaning of
It, sprtng To her side and lifted he,
up
But held in my arms nothing but
Il piece OF liirless clay; they had it,
urell gone home together. - Eiuuru
y. llDvti, iH .iNuDit fvUSijfUtjnU
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COUNTY SEAT WAR.
Citizens of Two Towns Have a
Terrible Fight Over q
County Seat.
A Fight With Rifles Caused
by an Attempt to Move
the Court House.

LAMAR. Colo, Sept. 26-Word has been
received Of serious trouble between the
towns of Boston and Springfield in Baca
county. Since Baca county was made from
Las Animas county by the lust general as
sembly there has been strife between these
two towns asto which should have the seat.
The net organizing the county provided
that Springfield should be the county seat,
and at the election held last fall it is al
legged that by the manipulation Of the bal-
lots it was made the permanent county
seat.
The people ofthe town of Boston claim
that Springfield has not the 5000 worth of
county property necessary to prevent the
county seat from being moved by minor
ity vote this fall. The only available build
ing for county court house was hotel
building in Boston.
A few weeks ago this was sold ut sllcr-
ills SALE and was bought by Springfield
parties. Saturday night party left Spring
field for Boston with machinery costing
$1,000, intending to move the building to
the former location and use it as u court
house, thus preventing the county seat
issue being raised this fall by reason of
prominent improvements being made.
Rollers were put under the building, which
is the finest i'll the county and :lrcc stories
high, and twenty teams were hitchcd to it.
Inside the house were stationed twelve men
with Winchester rifles. The building was
moved about five miles toward Springfield,
which is about twenty five miles from Bos.
ton, when the people Of the latter place
discovered the trick and Immediately or
ganizcd. All available horses and rifles
were brought into rcquisition and pursuit
was made.
Upon ovcrtaking the party they COM
mandcd a halt, which was answered by n
vollcy of shots from the men in the build
ing. The Boston crowd then fired and IL
fierce battle ragged, which ended in the
Springfield party being driven from the
building. Coal oil was then procured and
the floors of the building saturated, which
was set fire and entirely consumed.
Great excitement prevails, but owing TO
the isolation of the towns-Springlicld be-
ing over fifty miles from Lamar, which is
the nearest railroad station--ncws is hard
to obtain. Several parties arrived here
from Springfield last night and departed
hurricdly after buying all the cartridges
they could find in town. 1t is reported
that several parties were seriously wounded
and two killed during the fight, but the
news Is not authentic,
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StanlcY's Dog UIinnlx.n

Srribncr for June: We were sitting con-
verSins about our prospects, discussing tho
probabilities OF our cnurirrs rcacling some
settlement on this day or the next, and the
time tita, il would take them To return;
and they desired to know whether, in nv
previous African experience. had cEcouii-
tered anything so gricvuu> us this.
NO. not quite so bad as this" replied.
ave lave suffered, but not to such an cx-
trcmity rs this. Those nine days on the
way into Itnru were wrctchcd. On our
flight from Bumbire we certainly suffered
much hunger, and also willie floating down
the Congo To trace its course our condition
was much to be piticG; we lave had Il little
OF something, and at least large hopes, and
il they die, where are we? The age at
miracles is past, it is said, but why should
they be? Moses drew water from the rock
at llorcb for the thirsty lsraclitcs Ofwatcr
we have enough and TO spare Elijah was
fed by ravens ut the brook C,crith, but
there is not raven in ali this forest Christ
was ministcrcd unto by angels. l wonder
taiiy one will minister unto us?"
lust then there was Il sound US OF large
bird whirring through the air. Little
Randy, my fox terrier. lifted up foot and
gazctl inquirinsly; we TUNED our heads to
meath the jaws of Randy, who snapped at
the prize and held it fast in wise US OF iron
lp. Gs5l. -
There, boys" said. truly the gods arc
gracious. The age Of miracles is not past"
and my comrades were seen gazing in de-
lighted surprise at the bird, which was q.
fine .al guinea fowl. ltwas not long before
its captor, had Ills lawful share; and TIC
little doggc seemed t" know that he had
grown in esteem with all men, and wc en-
joycd our prize cacli with Ills own feeling.
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Decorating at the Drug Stores.

Decorating at the Drug Stores.
"rhcre is Il new way OF loctorino.
in the city, writes Il pharmncentist.
Il don't mean that there are new
remedies and treatments. There aro
young doctors whose business is NOT
such as warran Is nn office, and they
go about like doctors in the oldeu
times. from pillar to post. Take il
in this store, tor example. know Of
four young doctors who come in hero
ut different hours and meet patients.
Then the doctors go from here to
other drug stores. SO that by the
time the tlayis over they have travel
ell Il good many miles. The patients
they seedo not pay.mucll. individual
ly they can't afford it. But they are
sirkand must he healed, and they ara
not the sort OF people who goto hos
pitfalls. 1t ltisa@ood :h;n. for the sick
who can't afford to have doctors
come to to the house: it is u good
thing for young doctors who are not
able to pay Office rent, and it is q
good thing Tor the drug stores. for
they almost invariably get to sell tho
medicines that are prescribed" ?
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HERE AND THERE.

The national cncampment OF Odd Fellows
will be held at Syracuse, N. Y, the second
week of July. 1891.
United States have usked the Mexican gov.
ernnent for a concession, but President
Diaz says lie will reuse the request.
The Manhattan Oil company, tho Sun Oil
company and the Paragon Oil company have
combined. with capital ofs 900, 900 and
will compete with the Standard.
The anti-lottery law passed by congress
recently has had n wonderful effect on the
New Orleans post office and it's business has
SO decreased that n large reduction in the
force has been made.
The Chicngo council hos passed resolu
tion requesting the mayor to ask the nttorncy
general OF the state to begin nctioms in quo
warrnnto against the gas companies which
form the Chicago gas trust, for the PURPOSE
of forfei,ing their charters
Tho surveying parties at work on the cc,i
ed portions OF the Sioux reservation are pro
crossing satisfact orally with their work, and
one contractor says that plats for n goodly
portion Of the land will be com pleted and
the land Offices he ready to receive filings by
Nov. ].
Col o. II. Moore of Coldwatcr. Mich, lns
been takcE to St Joseph Retreat. n private
asylum, for treatment. Col. Moore il the
man who, when his command was surround.
ed July 4. 1868, by the re bel general Morgan
Mt Tibbs' Bend, Ky, cut his way ont against
fearful odds. replying, when summoned to
surrender, with tho words which made him
fnmons Yankees never surrender on the
Fourth Of July"
The twenty eighth anniversary of the
issuing OF the emancipation proclamation
by President Lincoln, was observed by the
second annual reunion Of the Old Abolition
lists, in Boston. number OF men and won.
en- who had been devoted to the agitation
were present. Hon. Frederick Douglass aL
dressed the assemhlnge in brief Speech In
closing lie declared there was no race prob.
lem in this nation, and the only problem
was to make this nation live up to the
methods Of emancipation us proclaimed by
the president.
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ENDED IN MURDER.
A Wronged Husband Kills His Wife's
HarnmOur

SPOKANE FAILS, WASH. Special Telegram,
Sept. 8.-Two or three hundred people
who were gathered Oh the corner OF Main
and Stevens streets tonight were suddenly
startled by the report OF a revolver ind the
cry of murder. When the excitement
had subsidized IL little it was found
that Charles Canning, u laboring man. had
been shot through the head and instantly
killed by Andrew O'Connor, another labor
ing man. The murderer was ut oncd ar
rested and lodged in Jail. The cause lcal.
ing M to the shooting dates back several
years, when MIR. O'Connor kept boarding
house at The Dallcs. Or. Canning
was friend OF O'Conncrs and frequent
visitor at their home Mrs. O'Cunnor be-
came acquainted with him and soon de-
serted her husband and went to live with
him. year and IL half ago she obtained
possession o! some $1,000 belonging to her
husband, most OF which was spent
in company with Canning. A low
months since the woman obtained u posi-
ton as cook in this city and was frequently
visited by Canning. Saturday night the
wrongcd husband called on his wife to see
his little boy and was met by Canning. a
quarrel ensucd which resulted in Il bloody
fight. The men were finally separated, but
O'Connor has been laying for Canning since
and the sequel is the tragedy of tonight.
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Witnesses Arrested.

Ia Crosse, Wis, Special Telegram.
When the United States court ad.
jorrncd this evening the evidence was all
in for the prosecution in the case of W. NJ.
Palmer, charged with using the mails for
the purpose ofswindling. The defense had
several witnesses, among whom were W.
NJ. Carr of Winona and II. u. Whsle of
Council Bluffs. both agents for Palmer.
The evidence submitted so clearly showed
them to be in the same business of cstai,-
i>hins bogus agencies that the defense de-
clincd to put them on the stand. and rested
without submitting any evidence at all.
Immediately thereafter Carr and Wilsie
and are now in Jail. They Will be exam
incd in the morning. In tine Palmer case
verdict is expected by noon. Court will
then probably adjourn for the term.
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Trcatmcn. for Partial Asp,,y.ia.

In regard to the treatment of pcr.
sonS overcome with gas several sum-
!.rsti"ns were made by different
speakers at the recent meeting of ,lI.
american Gasli@ht Association at
Toronto. The most practical were
those quoted on the authority OF "a
rromi.en, physician.
/. Take the man at once into the
fresh air. Don't crowd around him.
3 Keep Him on his back. Don't
raise his head or turn him on his side.
). Loosen his clothing at his neck.
4. Give 81 little brandy and water.
not more than four tablcSpoonfuls of
brandy. Give the ammonia mixture Tone
part in all, aromatic ammonia 10 SIX
teen parts walcr) iii small quantities at
short intervals. tcaspoonful every
two or three minutes.
). Slap the face and chest with the
wet end OF Il towel.
6. Apply warmth and friction ii the
body or limbs are cold
Z. Ii the breathing is feeble or
irregular artificial respiration should
he used and kept mp until there is no
doubt tina, it can 10 longer be of use.
$. Administer oxygen. -Cy!icye Re.
or,i.
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An Honest Conductor.

In tine oldcn days, when railroad
Companies used to I,ciievc their con.
dnctors honest. says the New York
sun. an official, whose rim was from
Buffalo east, was cailcd into tho
presidents room mt the end OF one of
his trips, and the big man kindly
said to him:
John, the receipts on your runs
have been growing beautifully less
Tor some time past
Yes, Sir, but travel is very light,
you know
"ls it, | haven't heard of that.
John, You have lately built IL nice
housc?.''
Yes"
@ You have IL diamond p;n?!'r
"keepa a horse and buggy"
"Yrs." '''
And your salary is only $50 ps4
month, .lohn!'
''ics. sir"
81 don't think you would steal from
the rompanv''
"Dh. no! no, no. sii.'
"Rut I've Il proposition to make.
suppose you give tn" road vour re-
.elpts. and YOU take everything else
comm" in! Ii you don't [ don't SO.
how we are going to pay running ey-
penccs over II month longcr."
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PENDING A CONFERENCE.
Men Oh tho hlackcy Lines Strike, but
TemDOrlrily Return to Work

Men Oh tile hlackcy Lines Strike, but
Temporarily Return to Work
TEERE llAuTE, Ind, Sept. 2G.--Somc time
ago a federation was formed OF number of
the operators and clerks employed on the
Mackcy lines with view of demanding an
increase ofpay.
1t was given out as the intention to make
a demand for increased pay and give the
company five days to consider in, but yes.
tcrday, learning that W. u. Sears, nh officer
i'll the order, had been discharged, the men
decided to strike Mt once a demand was
made OH the company for his rcinstate-
mcnt and for All increase OF pay, about l5
per cent. The comlany's officials replied
that the matter would have to be taken un-
der udvisement, and last night the men
struck.
Mr. Hopkins telegraphcd to the boys on
the Evansville IL rcrre liautc and Evans
VILE II indianapolis to go to work pending.
IL conference to be- held with General Mama
ger Saul ut Evansville within week. The
company claims that Sears was not dis
charged because OF his membership with
the federation. but for other good re,.sol,s
and the men assert to the contrary.
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In the Sick lsOu,,,.

C"lnbin@ the hair usually is done af
ter the patient, the bed. and the room
are in order. The most comfortabl,
way "f wearing the hair when in bc,
is. probably, roilcd upon the top of the
head Ii is also the style. as a rule
most becoming TO the patient Yo,
may here Smile. but this last consider
alton is not II small matter. We none
OF lis, probably. look our best when w,
are sick. and the nurse who brings ont
the good points and leaves IL, IL degree
less w"r-ngonr will he duly appreci.
alrd. Our feelings of courage and
hope depend II good deal upon o,ll
looks. II we know that we look well,
il is but step 10 hope that we Shall
he we'll: while il we look rs wrctchc,lIy
rs we fee! We are apt TO despair of the
lhtnrr, Your patients appearance is
then not Il small matter. Study to
keep l:cr appearance ut its best. When
r"m!in@ "at the hrir it will fall back
ward uyrrthc pillow. Commence loos-
in% t!r ,,mgIr> from the ends of the
hairs instead of from ncr the roots.
Here awain do not hurry, do not pull,
but. with the greatest Ecntlcncss, ioos-
rn the SnariS aud finally brush the
scalp Thoroughly, 'braid and replace in
c"r"nri: or ii pins cannot br borne,
simply let th" braid fall upon the pill
low. Another method of bcd-lressinw
is I" part tn" hair in the middle and
braid ii ;:t the sides. The desires of
your patton, are your only guide it.
this matter In The care OF the finger
nails, You will also let your patient di-
rect you. These little offices do not.
rs Il rule, fatigue the patient while
they serve To pass the time of an 9TH
.rw l>r tedious convalcsccnrc.- 1A'
NilRliNlNic.
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KILLED A FIGHT.
Two Cadets Engage In Prize Fight, In
Which One Loses His Life.

Two Cadets Engage In n Prize Fight, In
Which One Loses His Life.
LEXINGTON. Va. Sept. GA most dis
trcssing tragedy occurred here this atcr-
noon at the Virginia State Military ins,i-
tutc in which Cadet Warren Taliafcrro, II
lad of fifteen years. and member of
one of the foremost families of
the state, residing in Norfolk, Va. who had
been in the institute only week, lost his
lite MS n result ofa iislicutf encounter with
Cadet Frank McConnco. aged twenty, of
Bryan, Tex, who was also in his first years
attendance.
Shortly after II o'clock the young men
engaged in u dispute. Former il!-ieciing
made the dispute II warm one, and friends
proposed that the the matter be settled by a
prize fight. At the call to mess, the priiici-
pals and their friends excused themselves
and repaired to Il room. stripped to the
waist and started the ha,tlc. Thirteen dcs-
perate rounds were fought. After the en-
counter young Tclia!crro retired to his
room and laid down and apparently went
to sleep.
Two hours later, when some one at
tempted to awaken Him. he was found to
be dead. Upon hearing Of the death OF his
adversary young McConnico attempted
suicide, hut was prevented by friends. lie
was arrested and placed in jail. The cadets
are greatly excited and il is thought an
attempt will be made to rescue McCon-
nicO,
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WAsIHNGToS, Special Telegram, Sept. @.
Gen. Ii. Il. Pcasc of Waterlown, S. d.. is
in Washington in the interest OF the Sisse.
ton and Wallpeton bill. There is some
hope now that this bill may be passed at
this session. The speaker says day will
be given to the consideration OF Indian bills,
and it is supposed that this among the num-
bcr will be passed. The South Dakota pco-
pie have had hard fight all winter ON this
bill, and besides Pcasc there was A. S.
Crossfield OF Browns Valley working most
Of the session for its passage. The fact
that it carries large Appropriation with it
has made it difficult to pass.