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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-03-14
Americans and Royalty.

1T is A curious f,lct, and one only
just heginning to be comprel,endc,l
in the United States, that Americans
of both sexes have, at one time or
another: enjoyed fur more popular
ity. with royal personagcs than have
any Europeans Of II rank below that
OF the highest aristocracy. A very
intelligent explanation has been
given Of this. In Europe everybody,
outside of the charmed circle i'm
mediately surrounding kings and
queens, stands so much in awe Of the
sovereign and royal family that they
are formal and constrained in the
presence of even the remotast rela-
tive OF q crowned head. Americans,
on the other hand, while rendering
all due respect to the prince or prin-
cess to whom they may have been in
troduced, are won't to chat with
them aggreeably and vivaciously rs
with any other acquaintance, with
out being struck dumb by the high
station of the august person
age. One can readily i'm
agine what a pleasant change such
bright and unrcstruined CONVERSE
ton must be to those whose inter-
course with his or her countrymen
or women, outside the immediate
groups of personal attendants is
limited to eyes, your Highncss," or
"No, your Higllness," uttered with
ho tod 1,roa ~, nv, Il ,,,:kl, 80. -. r >.
tense reverence.
Before the United States was
carcely u nation there were cases of
Americans hob-nobbing with the rul-
ers of the "effete monurcllies. Paul
Jones. for instance, the famous naval
hero, was on the best of terms with
Louis xvi, of France, and with
Catherine of Russin. before the adj
vent of $50. Count Rumford, n M
tive OF Massachusetts, who lived and
flourislled Mt the same period, was
the closest friend and political nd
wiser OF the Elcctor of Ravaria.
Washington Irving once trotted
Eugene, when she was IL child, upon
his knee, and entertained Napoleon
III. at Sunnysidc, while, to cite an
example from the other sex, We have
the case of the daughter of General
Cadwalader of Philadelphia, whose
daughter Frances married into tho
great Erskine family of England,
whose descendants to-day include
the present Dnke of Portland and
the sou of Lord Archibald Campbell,
prospective Duke of Argyll.-Phila-
delphia Times.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-03-14
: RattlesnakSI

There an places ii South c.
whore men extract oil from tho rat
tlssnaks and uss ID to cure rhsuma.
tsm. These persons will give q negro
q topoint outa rattlesnake to them,
and then they kill IL in q peculiar
manner. They place a forked stick
over the snakes head, then put q
cord around It and strange the
snake. This il done to keep the
snake from biting itself. The body
Of the reptile is then strung up and
the oil extracted from It. It sells at
81 per ounce, and this industry is q
very profitable one. The snakes in
that section are very large averag-
ing five feet in length, and one RATHER
gives up great deal of oil. A little
negro once saw two rattlers lying
close together and wanted to get tile
money for finding them. 1t was q
mile to the nearest house. He was
afraid the snakes would crawl off
while he was gone, and SO he tookoff
his coat and placed it between the
snakes. He went off. came buck,
and found them still cycling the coat.
He had them charmed. So the snake
is cultivated down there as profit
able neutrality-suspicious. (Ga. Banner.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-03-14
He Wanted to Hire A Cook.

Michael and Mary Brennan were
married in Cork, ireland, in 1862,
and came to America in 1856. They
made their way to st. Louis, where
they were living at the breaking out
Of the rebellion. Mr.. Brennan was q
stonemason by trade, and was never
in want of q job. Hcwas economical,
and he soon had enough money to
purchase little home for his wife
and four children who occupied it
when the husband and father enlisted
in the 9th Missouri cavalry in 1864.
While defending Fayette from u raid
made by Bill Anderson, Brennan was
severely wounded, and being dressed
in citizens clothes, hewas thought to
be one of the guerrillas, and was
placed on q horse and taken to a farm
house about five miles out of the city.
When Bremen recovered from his
wound the war was practically over.
He was reported as one of the dead,
but joined his company in time
to be mustered out.
He was but the ghost Of himself,
but he received IN honorable dis
charge and went back to St. Louis
in search of his family. He was in
formed that Mrs. Brennan and the
children had left St. Louis in 1862
for Providence, r. l., where she had
relations. Mr.. Brennan proceeded
to that place and instituted a search
for his family. but could not find
them. For nearly two years Bren-
nan kept up the search, but giving
them up as lost he went to New
Orleans, wherehe remained six years.
He then went to Colorado and en-
gagged in mining, successfully max
ing a big strike in the Red Mountain
district.
Two years ago, says q Helena cor
respondent, Brennan came to Mon
tana and engaged in mining. and
last Tuesday he came to Helena
in search of IL cook. He was
told ut the employment agency
that there was an old woman
who wanted IL position. Bren-
Auu paOhOAACN ~ uihiiv Uuo WuCh IOu
that the womans name was Brennan
he concluded to hive her. They met
yesterday forenoon, and Brennan
closed the contract Mt once, for he
recognized in the old woman who
wanted a situation his lost wife.
He had not seen her for twenty
eight years. The recognition was
mutual, and in each others arms ex.
plantations were made. Mrs. Brennan
thinking her husband was dead and,
having four children dependent upon
her for support, concluded to go to
San Francisco. She did we'll there
and accumulated quite sum of
money, which she lost in n bad spec
ulation.
Mr.. Brennan has enough of this
worlds goods. He has remained
loyal to the wife of his youth, and
will comfort her in her declining
years.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-03-14
A posS
Old Hoha,

OlU QOU0O1
dead q month, whom ono morning he
caught up his horse, saddled him
with an old sheepskin furnished with
rope stirrups, and mounting, rode of
down the "hog path" leading to
Squire Benson's in the interior Of
Missouri. Hobson was in a hurry,
but the old horse WASH and went on
at o leisure gait.
"Drat sicll er jokin' critter," old
Sum unused, as he kicked and thump.
ed his heals against the old plugs
bony sides. "lter feller'si In er hurray
he'd best walk"
He thumped and kicked till at last
the "critter" broke into a jogging
trot, which he held for q dozen yards,
then relapsed again into his natural
quit, q sort of cross between o walk
and q crawl,
Riding up to Benson's front gate,
Sam Hobson "helloed" two or three
times, and then IL grizzled, gray, un-
shorn head was thrust out ut the
slightly opened door, and a voice ex-
claimed:
"How'dy, Hobson! Git down, git
down."
"Haint time, l reckon, Squire"
"Summat OF er hurry, chr"
"Yas, Pm or goin' ter git married,
an' want yer to 60 long an jine
us"
"Who yer goin' to marry, sim?"
"Dunno for shore yit, but l rather
'spect I'll jine onter old Miss Skaggs."
Spoke to FER erbout it l reckon"
"No, not yit lain't, but l reckon
it'll be oil right with her. II thnin't
we'll go on down to Miss Thomp-
sons. l know she'll be willim'.
Thought I'D take yer long SOS ter
make one trip do, an hev it over.
Tain't no use ter foolin' erway two
days er gettin' married, when ther
crop is in Their grass, an asides,
marryin'er wife hain't no more'n
buyin' of a hoss."
"Yer sensible thar, Sim, the squire
said as he led forth his horse, and he
and Hobson rode away to Widow
Skaggs' domicile.
When they rode up the widow WIS
out in the back yard boiling soap
She knew old Hobson's GRAND rs
quick as she noted the fact that he
was wearing a white shirt and that
his shoes had been freshly dressed
with coat of cold tallow.
"Gevcnin', Miss Skags," Sim said.
"Howdy, Hobson," she replied.
"1've tuck or notion ter marry
ergin," Hohson went on, ian, me
an ther squirrels come ter see eff yer
willin' terjine me-"
"When?"
"Right now, o. case. I fotch
ther' Squire erlong fer thatpurpose."
oval, ] han't Thought much of it,
but bein' rs you've gone ter the
tryublco' bringin' ther squire. reck-
on mout us well marry YER"
"Drive ahead then, Squire" Hob
son said, "we're ready"
Glitch yer fists," the Squire COM
manded, 'an' less get through, fer
lgotter tote err turn o. corn ter mill. {"
"l'm ready" the widow said, tax.
ing old Hobson's hand, "but hurry
up, fer that fetched soaps goin' to
bile over"
The Squire went through the cere-
mony in short order, willie the Wild
ow kept her eye ON the soap kettle
to see that it did no bile OVERRIDE
troit Free Press.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-03-14

little Gill tsnd had almost loved her
as . womaE Il was q sad pleasure
to see hsr row and then, and one
afternoon ] found her looking 90
much brighter that l suggested a
little walk. It was spring, ind the
air was very mild as we strolled in
the almost deserted park. But soon
she tired and we sat ON one of the
iron benches idly watching the work.
ers hurry home through the growing
dusk. l had risen to take her home
when she suddenly grasped my arm.
"Who is that?" she said honrsely,
pointing to man walking slowly
toward the lake. "Who is TT"
1t was Torrance.
Fred" she said, "you were always
q friend of his and mine; go and tell
him am here and that 1 wish to
speak to him."
hesitated n moment, and her
dreadful cough came on. At the dis.
tressing sound Torrance turned to
us, ind then he saw her. A soft and
lovely smile came over his face.
Mary" he said, just in the same
voice that / had heard when stood
years before at the library door and
saw them standing together by the
fire. And then, at the remembrance
of that hour, he covered his face to
hide her from his sight.
Very gently, she moved the hands
that hid his face. "It is l." she said.
81 wished to speak to you"
"And why?' he said bitterly. All
that you and can say to each other
is long since suid-and forgotten"
"No, no, not forgotten" she cried
wildly; ooh, John, how could
know
But neither John Torrance nor
any man heard her Justification. A
hoarse sound came from her throat,
and as she turned feebly to me saw
blood upon her lips.
He did not attempt to touch her,
but stood as il turned to stone by
the dreadful sight.
Call Il carriage, man" cried fran
tically, "she is dying" And l took
her home.
That was almost a year ago, and
she is dead.
Barton paused apprehensively as a
heavy footstep drew near and the
door was opened. Torrance stood
on the Threshold, in his hand a
crushed white paper. A strange pale
illumination appeared upon his face.
He looked ut Barton and held the
paper toward him.
"She is Dead" he said simply.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-03-14
The Teeth of Idiots,

A peculiar tendency in idiots to
imperfections and disease in tile teeth
has been noticed by several pl,ysi-
clans, and it has been studied by
Nine. Sollier In one hundred cases OF
idiots taken at random. The multi
plicity and variety of the dental
LESSONS were remarkable, and the con-
illusions has been drawn that idiocy,
with or without epilepsy, predisposes
to arrests OF development and to
anomalies of dentition. The effect
rarely appears in the first teeth, but
almost wholly in the second.-New
York Telegram.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-03-14
eUseLEs.

In Q garden til'd with sunshine,
Two fair children gaily plny'd,
Blowing bubblcs large and airy,
laughing Mt their skill display'd;
Fill'd with glowing, changing beauty,
Forth they foatei on the 1ir.
Then, as Zephyr rudely kiss'd them,
Dying in their beauty fair.
Observation-Disclosures they fly,
Mounting gnily to the sky:
Watch their lovely colours glow,
Observation-Disclosures they gol
In tllis world Of rain and sunshine,
Do not We, or grave or gay,
Blow our bubbles, like the children,
Like them. witch them fade away
Hopes mud longings-lovesa and doubtings-
just as fragile-just as flir,
just rs delicate and ileeting
As the bubbles floating there.
Observation-Disclosures they fly,
Mounting-gnily to the sky:
See their lovely colours glow,
Floating. fading-on they go!
Cecil Lorraine.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-03-14
AVsry Vatuable p1ok,

I" WV N0SeSaO NVOne
We 90 items sometimes about tho
value Of rare books IN ehs hands Of
bibllomaniacs or q auction sales,
but there ie now San Francisco a
a volume than Which there are few
moro valuable I'm the world. It IL
worth exactly $50, OO0-not q fancy
price, either! Thirty Thousand dol
lars is it's actual cash value. It il
the register of the whereabouts and
identity of 5, 900 Chinese corpses In the
city cemetery, oil of which will have
to be dug up and returned to China
in due time, while q disinterment per.
init costs so. The ex-superintend.
ent OF the cemetery hos the book,
and says that he made it, and that,
therefore, it is his own private prop
erty. The health officer thinks it be-
longs to the city. We think so, too,
for It is clearly the duty of the su-
perintendent Of the cemetery to keep
register or list of the graves and
their contents. We hope that
prompt action will be taken to pre-
vent destruction or disappearance
OF the book pending legal settlement
of its ownership.-San Francisco Re-
port.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-03-14
Curious Fish.

7. Peraccio, IN Italian fisherman
Of Oakland, brought up q strange
fish from the bay in his seine yester-
day. The catch. while not q mon
strosity, is o piscntorial curiosity,
none of the fishermen of the bay hav-
ing ever seen it's like. It is about
eighteen inches in length, of a brown
ish color, and of peculiar shape. The
head so far as q casual examination
can determine, is devoid of eyes, and
the body is covered by q coat which
opens in double flap in the back.
The head is provided with several
prongs and feelers.-San Francisco
Examiner.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-03-14

A heavy rain was falling and the
street car was crowded. A sweet
young girl entered and glanced tim
idly around. "Iake my seat, MISS"
exclaimed the hollow-eyed consump.
tive near the door, seeing that the
hurley, beeffed man sitting next to
him did not offer to rise. "Thank
you, SIR" she replied. And that
sweet young girl, with dripping gos-
samer, sat down by the side OF the
hurley individual and drenched him
with cold rain water till he could feel
his spinal column growing shorter,
while the hollow-eyed consumptive
hung on q strap, dry and happy.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-03-14
Confidence Begot Of success.

So confident re the manufacturers of that
world famed remedy. Dr.. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery, that it vill do all that
they represent, in the cure oliver, blood and
lung diseases, that, after witnessing it's
thousands Of cures for many years past, they
now feel warranted in selling it Gas they ore
doing. through druggists) under positive
guarantee OF its giving satisfaction in every
case, or money paid for it will be refunded
No medicine of ordinary merit could be sold
under such severe conditions with profit to
its proprietors, and no other medicine forthe
diseases for which it is recommended was
ever before sold under n guarantee ola cure
or no pay. In oil blood taints and impure
ties Of whatever name or nature, it is most
positive in its curative effects. Pimples,
blotches, eruptions and oil skin and scalp
diseases nre radically cured by this wonder
full medicine. Scrofulous disease may affect
the glands, causing swelljngs or tumors; the
homes, causing "iever-sores," "white swell.
lings" or "hipjoint disease or the tissues
of the lungs causing pulmonary consump-
ton. No matter in which one Of it's myriad
forms it crops out, or maniiests itself, "Gold-
en- Medical Discovery" will cure it II used
perseverinRly and in time
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-03-14
THE WINNER.
The Promptness with Which Mr..
Harris Received His Money from
The louisiana State ottorv

The fnct of the winning of the $4,000 by
our townsmnn Henry Harris in the last
drawing Of The Louisiana State Lottery IL
not new to our people, but meeting the OK.
sheriff yesterday We askesi him il lie had vet
received his check. Mr.. Harris replied. "Ti.at
the money had promptly come. and that
been most satisfactorily done. 81 like" snid
le. 1.-THE why The Louisiana State Lottery
Company do business. The fortunate holder
Of the winning number sends his ticket to
the home Office and MS soon ns tho mail can
return a check is received for the ull amount,
There is no quihbling, no discounting, no
delays. everything is done promptly and
! haven yet exactly settled. ! guess / will
invest tlie money ~ .-iI estate IN the best
county in tho sta!en Acknowledgment
enjoy the fruits o. IN, rund fortune. "-Napa
(CAl) Reporter Eotciater II.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-03-14

1. really what The Youths Companion is. ].
publishes each year as much matter az the
four-dollar monthlies. and is illustrated BY
home, and always an entertaining and whole.
some companion. 1t has unique place In
American family life. Ifyou donot know It,
you will be surprised to see how much cnn bt
given for the small sum OF $1.75 year. The
price sent now will entitle you to the pape,
to January. 1901. Address,
The YouTH's COMPANION, Boston, Hasa
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-03-14
Thankful to the Australians.


The Australians deserve the thanks
Of Americans of every faith for their
kindness in Offering themselves as
subjects for an exhaustive test of
social theories. Tho United States is
n vast body and it naturally dislikes
to take any chances in the manage.
mcnt of it's own tremendous indus
trial system. But it has no objection
to watching oil the EN- ertninment of
that kind that people in other parts
of the world may be disposed to give
it. The Australians have given usn
good ballot system, they may yet
work out some useful ideas for us in
other directions.-San Francisco Ex-
aminer.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-03-14

1t is reported that the Alpinites
are greatly excited over the falling
of an immense meteor in the vlcin-
ity OF Mount Bullion. The ball OF
fire, which is described as much larger
than the Markleville court house,
struck with n force that made the
earth tremble, giving report like a
cannon. The citizens of Alpine have
been out securing the hills in search
of the aerolite. Although many peo-
pie saw it fall, opinions differ in loca-
ton from five to ten miles.-Genoa
(Nev. Courier.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-03-14

As lrishman was asked for his marriage
Hs tied his hat rsyeaGg
fiat IRON. This evidence vas to tho point.
Our certificates are the praises of those who
have experienced wonderful cures by the use
Of DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup.
Salvation Oil is the greatest cure on earth
for pain. 1t affords instant relief and speedy
cure to oil sufferers from rheumatism,
neuralgia, headache, sore throat, cuts,
bruises, &c. Price 25 cents.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-03-14
Wonders Of tie Human Heart.
Tho r,o,l;,.. ,f+bo l,,,o, ho..s

Wonders Of the Human Heart.
The workings of the human heart
have been computed by a celebrated
Psychologist, and he has demolished
that it is equal to the lifting of 100
tons in "a hours. Presuming that
the blood is thrown out of the heart
at each pulsation in the proportion
OF 60 strokes per minute, and ut
the assumed force OF 0 feet, the mil
eage of the blood through the body
might be taken ct 2O7 yards per
minute, z miles per hour, 178 miles
perday, 81 1920 miles per year, or
$3.50, $50 miles in q life time of "a
years. The number ofbeats of the
heart in the same long" life would
reach the enormous total of $780,
ZIG, OOO!-Detroit Free Press.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-03-14

81 have mislaid the book contain
ing the names Of my PATIENTS" said
q physician. "That is no serious
loss" replied a friend; "you con find
most of them on the tombstones in
the cemetery"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-03-14

Ifyou have ever used Dobbins' Electric dur.
ing the "a yeurs it has been sold. you know
that it ia the best and purest family soap
made. Ifyou haven't tried it, ask your
grocer for it now. Don't take imitation.
There are lots of them.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-03-14
TIE TURNEp.powN LEAF.

SAY, Barton,
read us the pa
per. I"
ooh, hang the
paper. There's
nothing in the
lapcrnowntlnys
but politics and
death notices."
"Well, read the
politics"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-03-14

Some one having key to the door and
the combination Of the safe in the Office of
the Pacific Express company at the Union
depot in Fort Worth, Tex .,entered the office,
opened the safe, took therefrom $4,000 and
departed without molestation.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-03-14

When you are swimming against
the tide of public opinion, be assured
that You are no dead fish, for they
float with it.