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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-12-12

has ordered that 200 samples OF water, IN.
cluding that used by tho schools, l,e ex.
aminetl by the state chemist with reference
to discovering the cnuse o. diphthcriu in the
city.
Fifteen years ngo Eli. Britton. OF Wellmnn,
had dozen photographs taken in Iowa
City. or'lering them to be forwarded by
msil. They were duly forwarded aud huve
just been received l'y the owner, having been
on the road ever since.
. number Of Italians, eaid to belong to
the gnng OF cut -thronts known ns tho Mafia,
lnvc settled in Dubuque. having been driven
out Of New Orleans by intense feeling on.
genierel against them through the murder
ofChie' Of Police licnncssey.
The state bonrl o: health has taken n de.
citled stnnd against the practice Of u nun.
Ter Of the state institutions in vurioua pnris
o. the state, IN allowing the drainage and,
sewage rom their buildings ocmpty into
streams o: running water. This practice has
bccn allowed IN account Of the cleupness of
this method, but the stnto board intenL 9
that it ahall not be continued.
Fort Madison penitentiary ha. given rise
to curious legal cnse. A prisoner was sent
to the pen on two charges of larceny one
year 'or each ot1cnsc. The Judge in ssntcnc.
ing him, specitiel that each term should bc.
gin and end on thesn dny. lie hns served
year and claims he should be lc!ensed; so
does the governor and the attorney general,
but the warden refuses to release him.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-12-12
A Boys School Life,

A boys school life, SO lar as IL falls with
IN the view of this paper, is broadly divsi-
bic into three parts. The first of these ex.
tends from the age OF ten to thirteen ar
fourteen, the second from thirteen to six
teen. the third from sixteen to the end. In
the first his education will be limit
cu to the suhjccts Of primary and
nn'vei.a, on s;. value, and to these trent,
learn Latin and French and elementary
mathematics. English grammar history
and geography, and such simple iacts 6t
nature as can be taught in the open air. So
far he will remain iii the hands OF his pre-
paratory scllo"lmaster. Between thirteen
and :ourtcen he will rass into the public
school. II he begins hrs public school lite
its liberty; if later, he will be too o. old to
imbibc its spirit. Soon aitcrwurd II
will bc necessary to decide whether the
literary part OF his education shall take its
color from the literature OF the ancient or
OF INC ri!Odern "usld-i" o,i.S, "otos.
whether he shall or shall not learn Greek.
py much OF his time in the next two years;
II not, lie viii cxrcnd the time SO savcc.
upon German or additional French or
mathematics. These are the years. too, in
which he will best acquire the indispcnsa-
bic minimum OF scientific knowledge.
But neither in these years nor at any later
time will he be permitted to abandon the
main body OF the primary subjects, al.
though, it may happci, that toward the cn,l
Of his school lie lie will not retain his hold
upon them all. At sixteen he will make
the great choice OF his Ii C. In making it,
lie will be guided by his tastes, faculties,
needs and opportunities. Whatever it tc
that he is lei 10 study in the .onr grcat c,,:-
cational lincs-classical, Mathematical,
modern and scicntiiic-hc will devote ut
hoped that an education SO definite, yet 50
elastic, will correspond to the large variety
of educational lcnunsis.-( Head Master OF
Harrow School, i'll the Contemporary Re-
view.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-12-12
POPULAR SCIENCE.

Standard time has been fully accept.
cd in Asia by not less than Az, 900, OOU
people. in Europe by almost an equal
number. und in America by more than
GD, 600, 900.
IT has been suggested that a good
way TO rid II town Of moths would be
TO set up IL powerful electric light on
the outskirts. Tho moth has an in
stlnctivc fondness for light, and cspe-
cially the electric light.
A writer in the London Spect tor
thinks that II parrots could he made
to breed in captivity, the parent birds
might teach their young to talk. Just
rs the canarics teach their accomplish
mcnts to their little ones.
Nature produces the light given by
the FREELY at about one tooth part OF
the cost OF the energy which is ex-
pended in the candle flame, and ut an
insignificant action OF tho cost of
electric light or the most economical
light which has yet been devised.
III box six feet deep were filled
with sea water, and allowed to evap-
crate under the sun. there would be
two inches OF salt on the bottom.
Taking the average depth OF the ocean
10 be three miles. there won be u
layer OF pure salt 230 feet thick on the
bed Of the Atlantic.
The excavations OF Mr.. Petric have
shown that up to now we have known
nothing or next to nothing OF the
archaeology OF the Holy Land before
the classical age, and if we nre ever
to learn anything about pre-exile
Israel on the soil OF Palestine itself, it
must be by the help OF the spade.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-12-12
Funny Mistakes Of chiIdren.

Tottic lin cluich)-Isth the new minis.
ter. mamma? Manma-Ycs. dea Tottie
Why he isn't any newer than grandpa,
and guess he's about sixty. Why do they
call him new?
Where's papa, johnny" "Ilc's up stairs
aslcep. Were you up stairs, dear?' NO.
ma'am." Then how do you know he's
asleep" II heard him doing it. Hes
sleeping out loud"
Mamma. you haven't given me any
dimes and nickcls," complained Jimmy
Sha,tuck, after the physician had gone.
What d. 'ou mean, Jimmy?" asked Mrs
Shattuck. IN surprise. why, the doctor
said needed little change"
Mamma, what'stwins?" asked tlcsmall-
est child. Il know" rc,,,cd an oder one
be ore the mother could answer. Twins
is two babies just the salneagc; three babies
are triplets, four are quadrupcls and five
are ccutipedcs."
Pupils who learn "by ear" without
thong h, as to the meaning OF things, con.
trive to afford good deal OF amusement to
their teachers. Recently a teacher in
grammar school asked one of her boys:
What. is the meaning of 'tolnz?'' "a
topaz. said the boy, "is where the mules
walk when tlley'r drawing canal boat"
A little girl had been to church and on
her way home she was very thoughtful.
The last hymn had been Even Nc Even
Me-" Finally she asked her mother. who
was holding her hand: Mamma, did
Adam write that hynn?' why, no my
child why do you ask that? "li,rausc Il
SAWS Eve and me '"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-12-12
SHOT BY ROBBERS.
An Old Mans Money the Incentive for
Committing Murder.

An Old Mans Money the Incentive for
Committing = Murder.
Sioux Cry, Special Telegram, Dec. IA
daring attempt at burglary and q probable
murder occurred i'll tbs city early this
morning.
Christian Oemig, German milk vender,
and his son William live in hovel near
the packing house. The old man is worth at
least $l50,O00. Notwithstanding his great
wealth he has lived in wretched hut, and
since his wife died two years ego, has been
living alone with his son.
Early this mSrnipg thEee sy men iSrGGed The
occupants. The young man at once
grappled one OF the intruders ard was shot
In the breast, the ball entering the lungs.
The oA man was beaten about the head
and knocked senselcss. The robbers then
left without getting anything.
Only q few days ago Oemig received sew
eral thousand dollars for the sale of valu-
able lots, and 1t is thought that the hope Of
getting this money prompted the attclnp
robbery.
This afternoon man named 8. A. Ma
rine was arrested, and when taken before
young Oelnig was positively identified as
one OF the robbers and the man who shot
him. The ante-mortem statement OF young
Oemig was taken this morning and the
physicians say that he cannot recover.
Marine denies everything, but there is
strong circumstantial evidence against hlm.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-12-12
Don't Fool Your Horse.

Never play u trick OH horse to see what
he will do. I instantly discharged man
because found him poking stick at my
mare in the box stall lust to sec her kick. Is
Never fool a horse. Give him what oats
you were shaking when you went to halter
him in the paddock. Remember how you
dislike mere teasing. 1t maddcns you yet
you have u moral sense and know enough
to overlook ii, while the horse has none,
and attributes your teasing to malice pure
and simple.
do not let everybody and anybody draw
rein over your ;avoritc. There are some
;reolle who can spoil good mouth in two
hours drive. Some nervous people will
tell your horse secrets in an hour that you
cannot get out of his mind in a month";
they will p.a.c their !car-cry "Oh!" and
not wisn him to know--namcy, mars
weakness and horses strength. Il New
York Weekly.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-12-12
Lean Pork,
Lean Pork.
w. II. Ycomans, in the Massachusetts


w. II. Ycomans, in the Massachusetts
Ploughman, says:
prot Atwatcr says there are two things
for the pork producer to do-,nakc lcancr
pork und get better access to foreign mar
kets. 1t is nll well enough to secure foreign
markets II there is a demand for pork prod
ucts. but We are unable to understand the
advantage Ol making lean pork, except in
the growth oi pigs that are to be consumed
fresh. Every farmers vile who is in the
habit Of using salt pork ior cooking uur.
poses. either lor boiling or frying, which is
a common mode of cooking, VI RS clean
iat to any mixture of int and lean After
.alting, the lean portion Ot PORK becomes
hard. feature that 1t retains in
cooking. This product of the firm
is a very important article in house
hold economy; baked beans or succotusl
would hardly be considered up to he stan.
dard without its regulation supply OF t,ork,
completely tat. There is another consider
alton i'll the making of pork, and that is
II is better to produce lard that is pure and
Is essential to the thrifty housewife, rather
thnn by lack of that article encourage the
Manufacture Of n fraudulent article; but in
order to secure lard there must be lat pork.
"lf any one doubts the preference for int
pork they have only to watch sales and mo-
tice the selections when clear pork is offered
with that which is partially lean. Also ask
farmers wives which they prefer, and here
will be more testimony tor fat pork Then
II We remember correctly whcEc cx;.cri-
mcnts were tired at one ftllc experiment
stations, it was found hest To rakc at pork;
that pork produced by predominant albu-
minoid material was more likely TO shrink
in COOKING"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-12-12
INDIANS AND THEIR LANDS.

An Important Decision Made by the
Secretary of the Interior.
PIERRE, s. D., Special Telegram, Dec. o.
Capt w. N. Norville, special agent of the
general land department, stationed here, to.
day received decision, made at his request
by the interior department. which covers
some very interesting and important points
connected with the settlement of the ceded
lands of the late great Sioux reservation by
Indians, half-breeds and squaw men.
When Col. Lounsberry. special agent, now
stationed at Fargo, was here it was moot
ed question between him and Capt. Norville
whether the Indians had right to take
lands from tho government elsewhere than
they were settled and membcrs Of the same
family otherwise than in one piece; also
whether others than full bloodcd Indians
had any title to such benefits.
Capt. Norville referred the matter to Com.
missioner Croft, OF the general land office,
last August, and to-day received decision
on these points rendered by the secretary
of the interior. The decision is an elabor-
ate one and discusses the points at consid.
cradle length, the gist of which is that the
Indians have right to take lands under
the Sioux bill wherever they please, the
lands of the children to be separate from
the Others II they 80 desire. and the chill
dren not being obliged to occupy them un.
til of age; also that all Indians or persons
who have any Indian blood that are en-
titled to receive rations are entitled to all
the provisions OF the bill and can hold
lands the same as full-blOoded Indians.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-12-12
The Question Answered.

Pope was neither good-looking nor
good-natured. Once In the company
# Swift and other literary celebrities
'c was puzzling over a Greek sentence,
'hich seemed to beat them all; no
,caning could be got out of 1t. A
Dung officer, noticing their difficulty,
legged to see the sentence.
"Oh," said Pope, disasreeably. .by
all means let the gentleman see it."
After examining it little the office r
showed that the difficulty had been
caused by the omission Of u point OF
Interrogation.
"And pray. SIR" said Pope unp,eas.
antly, "what is point OF interroga-
tion?'
"A point of interrogation" said the
Young red-coat. looking down upon
the poet with contempt, "is a little
crooked thing that asks questions"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-12-12
HAMPERING ARBITRATORs.

Tho scheme OF the Portuguese in tho
Delason Railway AnA,r.
PARIS Dec. IA private meeting of Del
agoaBay railway shareholders was held here
to-day to discuss the action of the Portu-
guese in Mamica in hauling down the En-
glish flag.
A belief prevailed that the Portuguese
officials fomented the conflict 30 as to ham,
per the arbitrators in the railway dispute.
Mr.. Trahane, lawyer, was present at the
meeting on behalf of the American Dclagoa
Bay railway shareholders and the Ameri.
can ministers at Berne and Lisbon. He dc.
clared that, in the event of the decision Of
the arbitrators being adverse to Portugal,
Secretary Blaine would insist upon the pay
ment of proper damages and the restitution
Of the property. 1t is stated that an agent
Of the Portuguese government is here, try
ing to secure loan OH any terms to pay tho
January coupons. The cl,arSss of tie Del
agoa Bay railway shareholders getting com.
pensation are not, therefore. brilliant.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-12-12
lnuaaf a Sinnlo MInkol

The Admission Argus tells very interest
ing story of nickel:
Some time ago the Ladies' Aid society Il
this city agreed to invest nickel in some
kind Of article and sell il ut a profit and re.
invest in something else and so on, to spec
nlatc on this capital tor two weeks and see
how much each one could make.
One lady on the same evening of the
meeting bought cabbage with her nickel
She carried it home and sold halt .: it to
her ncighhor Tor u nickel. She invested
that in yinigar and pickclcd the remaining
half and sold the pickle for 20 cents She
then bought ~ cents worth OF cloth
and u spool Of thread and made it up
into three aprons. hicl, she sold for q,
bens each. and took the IS cents and
cought molas.es and gave candy pulling
to the children. maxim. then, pay 10 cents
plate Tor the candy. The molusscs made
twenty one plates Of candy. so she made
$40 OH one nickel in two weeks time
How money will grow if properly used.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-12-12
OUNTY NORTH DAKOTA, FRIDAY, DEC. H. 1890.

There wns on exciting runway at Grand
Forks. A couple of double teams cams dash.
ing down the street four nbrenst. Directly
In the way VI the runaways stood Mr.. James
Little's double wagon, In which were sented
Mr.. Little and u companion. Seeing their
danger they en,leavored to pull out Of tie
way but were unsuccessful. The pole Of Col.
Inns Murphys team struck Mr.. Little's
valud~'e gray mare right back Of tho front
leg. breaking the fifth and sixth ribs.
Bismarck Tribune: Coal has been discovered
OH the north shore of Grass lake. extending
one md hal mile in length. Thecoal lies un :.
der about ons.halffeet o dirt Theconl itself
is three or four feet thick and raises at about
six inches to the yard, na IL IL Iminul buck
from the shore. Theeoalis Of n good quality
and lies just above the level OF the water.
The farmers orc consequently having q
picnic. as one man cnn dig rom five to sig
londs day. 1t IL being hauled out ut the
rate Of Il teen to twenty loads q day.
Grafton Times Nearly all the Grafton
people remember the sprightiy and energetic
E. W. Jones, who 6aahei fine diamonds aud
fast horses when the city was an inrnnt and
money was no object, but who flashed over
the International line about three ycar. ngo
and reported himself killed in danre house,
has come to life, and wus recognized IL few
days ngo ut Winnepeg BY o Grafton citizen.
Mr.. Jones is now known na a Mr.. West-a
wealtly hardware dealer doing business ut
some town north or west OF Winnel,eg.
Veterinary Surgeon Langdon, in Fargo
Republican: went thirteen miles south Of
Bismarck to examine aoma lorses nnI And
ing two Of them had glandcrs. I Killed them.
A Mr. GARNER had charge of them, ard
learned that, short time l,e ore, his son-in-
law who owned them, had died o. the asme
disease, which he evidently caught from the
horses. He had been attended by DR.. Ken.
drick, OF Bismarck, md 1t wns an nnmistuk.
able case of glander. People cannot be too
cautious about exposing themselves to dan.
gerous contagion, when their hor ses ure dis.
charging at the nostrils.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-12-12
They'll Try It Over Again

Inc small boy tackles tobacco first
In solitude back Of the barn,
Until his head is ready TO burst,
His brain like u ball of yarn;
5 stomach rolls and his eyes are red.
ut spite of his woe and pain,
..e's pretty certain, if not quite dead.
10 try it over again.
A man will tackle John Barleycorn
In every possible way.
His head may feel when he wakes at mo,.e
AS big US . load of hay;
His nerves may shake and his eyes lose
sight
And fog surround his brain.
Ihc hair of dog will cure its bite,'
He says-aMd tries it again.
A girl will fastcn her corset string
To the door-knob, and then brace
And pull III She gets the proper thing.
In form of "slendcr grace;n
Her ribs may lap and her spine MAY suap
And she may faint from the pain,
But Just as sure as she lives it through.
That girl will try it again.
But if saving wood made that bow sick.
He'd never try it again;
II churches filled mems hats with brick.
They'd never go there again;
III fashion said girl was goose
To lace, she wouldn't again.
There's moral somewhere around here
loose,
Perhaps you'll find it again.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-12-12
Tho Autograph Huat,r r.,,..

There is a certain young profession,
al man who has u mania for see.sst.s
autographs and letters If possihioi n
noted persons. He had been fnSSSIsss2
that certain poet of world.widos y
putation. All American. never eava
autograph. But he made up his M RI
he was going to have it without n |i1
ing for it. He wrote a busiuass-l 81
letter to the exclusive poet stat
that he desired q sketch Of his life
a work Of literary nature he !,
preparing and asked the poet ill
could inform the writer whsre 4 rsil
ble sketch could be found. Thia
thought. would be sure UT 81 fsss
least a line or two from tho
writer. Imagine his chagssss
two later at receiving inslI
envelope u printed biography
companied by even the scfaiS *
pen. To cap tho climax. evas
velope was addressed by . tyr s9
-Alban~ ,Aruua o sssss{ g.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-12-12
AnInfant Prodigy.

Thomaston (Ga.) boasts Of an infan
prodigy in the person of little Archie,
the three-year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs. A.
A. Drake. When about eight months old
some sickness confined him to the house.
Among other things furnished for his
amusement were letter blocks and slate
and pencil. In an almost incredibly sho IT
time he learned the letters Of the alphabet,
and then learned to make them
upon his slate. Before he was two
years fold he not only knew
and could make these, but could make all
the letters of the deaf and dumb alphabet
upon his fingers: and could understand
glibly and accurately repeat the days of tho
week, the months Of the year, and many
other remarkable things for one 50 young.
street is to spell the signs and handbills on
the walls: and the display cards in the win.
dows. He is q remarkable child, and
wonderfully precocious in this especial dl.
rection.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-12-12
WISCONSIN,.

| Woman suffrage in the Methodist Church
general conference WINS probably carried in
WISCONSIN. Thus far only one or two con.
gregn,ions havevot do VII lie proposition.
Tho hunters Of Sauk county will send in n
petition to the Legislature this winter 10
have a law enacted prohibiting the killing of
deer in TINT county for five years.
Wauphcn 10 tn have a creamery, chees, fac
tory aud cold storage combined. A stock
company has been formed with capital of
$4,000, divided into shares Of 500 racll.
Robert Burke n crazy Superior carpenter,
collected crowd on the streets OF Superior
and proceeded to mold highly eiifyinx re.
ligious revival lie was locked up.
Gen. Ginty, ofChippewa Falls. thinks that
In view Of Kate Fields abatement. that
''swoll dinnera" shorten lie, that katherine
must lie afflicted with dyspepsia The Gencr.
| al isn't.
Tho Edrsrton Reporter saya that not since
Wisconsin became tobacco. growing
state has such IL lively market been min.
tnined in the sale of any crop az has taken
plnce during tho week just closing.
Another bottomlrss sinkhole Inns been
struck on the Lake Shore extension from
Rhinennder to Hurley. Already they have
dumped into it 10000 cnrlonds of earth and
500 loads of logs.
Fred. J. Willard wns standiug in front of
nm Ashland store when a bullet from IL 70.
vo!ver accidently discharged struck him.
The bull struck on II vest button, glanced OF
and passed. through Ills !, and. The button
saved his life.
Hulda Alberts sued Henry W. Alberts for
breach o'prolni.e ut Madison. and tile au.
prcme court sustained a verdict for 81, 900.
The desendnnt clnimed that the engagement
wns broken off because tho girl had a bud
breath.
James l.nwsen and Miss Lizzie Innis, Of
Bellefiower. ILL.,. Travelled 900 miles to Janea-
willie to be joined in the holy bonds Of matri-
mony. The contracting parties are first
cousins and we're not allowed to marry under
the existing laws Of Illinois.
Aid. John Conway in the hero of Appleton
now. Miss Dcsotcle went out walking and
was stopped by n thug named Connors Sha
escaped, and WIS then nccompan led hy Al
Conway. The Inter tackled Connors mud
two companions. md stood the trio off until
nssist ancc came, when they were arrested.
Frank Hibbling was fined $50 and costs
mt Black River Falls 'or selling teer by the
hot tie under the name Of original packages.
Other prosecutions will follow. Hibbling
goes to jail for 30 days to keep compnny
with two others who were held for the same
ofiense.