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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-08-08
He Invented the Calliope.

There is kindly old gentleman in
Springfield to whom the trumpet
like notes of the calliopc or steam
piano on circus day bring strange
medley of triumph and grief. This
manis the inventor OF the instrument,
j. c. Stoddard, who lives on the Ad.
vent camp ground. He never tires
of telling how forty years ago lie
kept the common in Worcester black
with people all day long the glorious
Fourth with his novel instrument.
and how lie was swindled out of the
profits by stock company. Hehas
in his possession n characteristic or
ticle ty N. p. Willis, describing his
sensations on first hearing the CALI.
ope.-Springtield Mass. Home.
stead.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-08-08

u'snlr,o,mr,rent, had pushed hts
brother overheard that first night,
and lie was duly hanged without one
breeze ofsympathy from either side
the ocean.
The effect of that nights strange
unrest and my appalling illusion
turning into reality can never be
described nor ever he forgotten
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-08-08
Pussy as a Bird Catcher.

From the Wntcrville (Me.) Sentinel.
A Waterville lad tells of the re.
markable sagucity of a pet cat which
he owns. The cat has a great fond.
ness for the flesh of birds, and in
order to make her quest for the same
successful employs u stratagcm.
Evidently understanding the birds:
fondness for angleworms, she collects
n number of the same and buries
them in the ground. She then takes
her place ina convenient place Of
ambush and when the birds alight
to secure their coveted morsel she
springs from her concealment and
pounces upon them. Many n birG
thus falls n prey to pussy's shrewd
ness.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-08-08
Few Gray Hairs at lO5.
rom the st. Louis Republican.

From the st. Louis Republican.
Henry Edick, st. Joseph, Mich.
celebrated his 105th birthday lately,
lie was a drummer boy in the war Of
1872, going to the front with his
father. He was born in Deerfeld,
Conn, June %, 1855, and moved to
st. Josephs on the ninety-ninth an
niversary of his birth. Mr.. Edick
has scarcely gray hair among his
plentiful locks and is remarkably
preserved.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-08-08

AT Fort Madison, H., reside prob
ably the Oldest twins in the United
States, Mrs. Elizabeth Grescom
Campton and Mrs. Sophia b. Hilder-
brandt. They were borne in Balti-
more, January, 1906, and they are
consequently over 81 years OF age,
They are very spry old ladies. and
still very skilllul at fine needle-work.
Their grandmother, Mrs. Betsy Ross,
made the first American flag.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-08-08
Art of Damaskeening.

DEMONSTRATING is producing upo,
steel Il blue tinge and ornamental
figures, sometimes iniaid with gold
and silver, as in Damascus bI;lties.
1t il so called from Dnn,nsc,is, which
was celebrated in tho Middle Age. for
this class of ornamental art.-Ury
Goods Chronicle.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-08-08
William the conqueror-The $40 bill.
COMMENTARIES

All claims not consistent with the high
character ofSyrnp Of Figs are purposely
avoided by the Cal. Fig Syrup Company 1t
acts gently on the kidneys, liver and bowels,
cleansing the system etfectually, but it is not
Il cnreall and makes no pretensions that
syery bottle will not substantiate.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-08-08
Good and WeSty."

To the true born westcrncr, in
whom the instinct of moving on to
find Il more desirable country never
dies, not even the p;iciiic ocean cam
be barrier. \ man of this cluss. wi o
had lived successfully in a number Of
states and territories between his
native Ohio and his present home in
California, one day had revival Of
his migratory longing. He must
'pack his grip and ego west"
But how can YOU get any farther
west than California;! lie was ask, Il
''Pshaw" lie answered "Tlnre $
plenty of west lett. all down through
Mexican California and South .tmrri-
I'll. There's Peru. now: I'd rive II
deal TO see he mines down there |
tell you sir" he cried, Warming with
his subject, lit must I,ereal roo! and
westy down in PERU -Truc Flag.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-08-08
Allen Tells One On himself.

Warrington correspondence OF The
New York World: a few days ago.
while standing OH corner awaiting
the arrival of Il street car, the gentle
men from Mississippi Allen, the wa@
Of the house, saw two distinguished
looking individuals approaching.
The moment his eye lit upon them
his anxiety to board Il car became
intense.
"The ear either couldn't or
wouldn't come he said afterwards.
s'and couldn't go ahead without
looking as if We're running away.
and YOU know we never run down
our way. SO did the best could
under the circumstances. squared
up against Il lamp-post with my
back to the sidewalk and tried to
look unconccrned. 1t WAS no uar.
As soon as they got near me heard
one OF them say. Hello, here's Al
len NOW. say, Allen" My heart
went into my boots. but lstood firm,
hearing nothing. He called again.
and there WIS nothing to do but
turn around.
"Niood morning. Senator. said i.
"Thou@lit that WAS You. said he
i want To introduce YOU to the Vice
president. My friend Mir. Allen. Mr..
Norton
"'Ah. I'm glad to know you. Mr..
Allen, said MIR. Morton. 'l--nh--l
was reading some OF your poetry tn
my family ut breakfast this morn
ing
Cad. ,n,an could have sunk
through the pavement. l knew. OF
course, what lie meant. 1t waS that
miserable thing got oifin the house,
you know. like this:
Tn" baby runs the white house.
Morton runs he bar.
Wanny runs TIN sunday school
And d il, there You are.
"Meano never felt so mean inmv
life. But Morton laughed and final,
ly walked up to thccapItol with him
and found him an elegant and agree
able gentleman. That experience.
however, ended one branch oihuman
endeavor with me. am no longer
in the poetry business.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-08-08

On, howran fair maiden smile and be CAV,
BE lovely and loving and dear,
Assweet rs he rose md us bright as the May
When her liver is all out OF gear?
She cant. 1t is impossible. But if she
will only take DIR. picrccs Golden Medical
Discovery, it will cleanse and stimulate her
disorlered liver, purify her blood, make her
complexion soft md rosy, her breath whole.
some. her spirits cheerful and her temper
sweet. All druggists.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-08-08
Curious Will Making.

y New York court has established
the validity of II will of a citizen of
that State, who left his entire pro-
pcrty. about $4,000, TO the United
States Government. The New York
law prohibits requests of more than
Il certain proposition of mans cs-
tate to the religious or charitable in
situations when he has near relatives
living. In other words, II man can
not buy peace for his conscience by
ad,lin" another wrong to those lie
has before committed. The first
duty of property is to provide tor
those naturally and legally depend
rnt on the man who owns it. The
law will not even allow a man while
living to impovcrish himself so as to
leave his family in want. Ii this is
often in practice it is because exist
in~ laws are not enforced. What he
cannot legally do while living the law
will not help him to do when dead.
But giving to the Government where's
man has no near relatives, aud those
more Distant that lie has, is another
matter. The court probably held in
this case that the man W:,s right in
thinking he as nearly related to the
entire American people, and had as
much obligation to them. as he had
to the few distant relatives who after
death would claim what they had
while living done nothing to prove
they could properly l,nvcnny interest
in. People who do notln" Tor their
distant relatives Willie living ought
to herestr'inrd by shan from profit
ing by their deaths. Where there are
near relatives the laws OF most States
make more Just disposition of pro-
pcrl.y than it's owners themselves
would probably make. The Inv re-
c"4nizcsn supposed natural affection,
whirh events often show does not
really exist.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-08-08

When bnby was sick, We gave her Castoria,
When she was II Child, she cried for Castoria
When she became Miss, she clung toCastoria,
When she hadchildren she gave themC astoria.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-08-08

Don't hawk, hawk. blow, spit. and disgust
everybody with your offensive breath. but
use DIR. Sage Catarrh Remedy aud end it,
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-08-08
She Didn't Walk with the Lord


There is an old lady residing in
Roxbury, ii native OF "l'.e Land u
Cakes" amiablc in character. 81 sill
cere Christian. but a little deaf, a
circumstance which sometimes leads
her to give queer answers to ullcs-
tions asked her. While vistin4 e
house of a friend a iew evenings ~. o
it was decided to hold aprnyer meet
ing. After the exercises one of HE
company approached the old lady
and asked:
"D'ye walk wi the I.orh??'
'Oh, no." she replied, not distinct
ly hearing the question. II list come
back and forrit to sec Mrs. tiei"ie."
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-08-08

Isn't it strange that there are NO silent
partners in the barbering business.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-08-08

The Boston Commercial Bulletin
says nine new cotton mills are to be
built this season in New England
and two mills that have been shut
down will begin operations again.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-08-08

For LIVER COMPLAINTS TAKE ALIENS Iron
Tonic Bitters All genuine bear the signature
OH. r. Allen, Druggist, st. Paul, MINI.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-08-08

That all servants know that the most rsn.
erous people are never the wealthy.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-08-08

There has never been anything discovered
that will equal Do bbins' Electric Soap Tor
all household use &. 1t makes paint look
new. md clothes as white a. snow. Our
wash-woman says it is a pleasure to use it.
Ask your grocer for il.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-08-08
Tho vain man never can ~ any excuse fol
vanity In the men he knows.

That the demand for American wives
abroad appear to be increasing.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-08-08

'dhE 'ui Hc'i liN III, lle lolh''l per-
irctly awful in chat morning liz chit.
The shock nrrve.l me up. lia!lor,l
out know no, w!nt-liut halt Il
dozen of the officers and men were
with Us in Il jiif.y. could on!y point
overheard, speechirss. There now
was an ann, stiff as II mast, with
that evil finger. which | had mistaken
for Il splinter, pointing. now hercc
now there. but in each still moment
it pointed dead at our group.
n boat was over in Il twinkling.
Jake soon came roun, but moro
t"ar!uliy scared than l'",."n. lie
joined us in peerin% ovnr ii.r rail-. ,hg
hi@""n- corpse lay i'll : lie !'oit in 1t
beneath, its arm and ::i...er point in.
right up 10 where WE stood. | turned
awn.y i'll lottiiin& and ';emrr. no.
1icc'! Jake stood tralStiXmtl. his eyes
@ialc'i ilmnovab!e upon Ii, giiH-tIy
treasure troy. ot the >npii!p!!rnl sr:,.
Tic body WAS laid on The q. Ok
We gathered around: in,,; .lnh,''s
arm i'll mine aEd hall dragged him
to the spot. Wien they moved for
us TO view lhc body. fell Il shud;lcr
RIM right through my frame, us
Jake uttered Il thrilling cry and fell
prone upon he deck.
1T WAS Ben's dead body. At tic
Trial, Tor the ship put into Queens
Town, when .Inke's ,Iclriors till; lett
no doubt tlntn irairiridnlrrime had
been committed. j.. came ont that
Jake. the elder. had been consider,
ably indebted to hi; brother Ben,
and had hoped the new legacy would
induce the latter to forgive the debt
ii was i'lrthrrprovc'l that Hrnj;imin
bad had drawn up. in proper legal
form, I. deed Of gill Of $500, 600 Ia
establish an orphan asylum and
training school. and The tnrns!ai.
would have been cnii.,t,r,r.i OF, his
rccnivin" h" lonnnr! money. tn"".i,.
or with his sllnr. OF h" legacy. There
was no doubt that jake, in his bitter
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-10-31
Nearer to other Worlds.


That precious lens, that lens of
lenses, which is in process ofperfection
and well advanced to it's final stage
over at Cambridgeport, now lying
cushioned Oil n so't bed in II big box
in 1. dark cellar OF the residence of
Alvan Clark, thecelebrated telescope
maker. will in due time emerge from
it's hidingplace to reflect the indcscrib
able marvels OF the solar universe.
Measuring ten feet around. two and
n half inches thick at the center and
one and n half Mt the circumference,
it has all the transparency OF IL thin
disk of plate glass. Twelve months
labor has been expended on this Pile
nomennl lens, and from two to three
years more labor will he required to
bring it to perfection. Then with it's
exalted faceit will enjoy the closest
compnnionship yet know with the
planets and stars. 1t represents II
value of between sixty and seventy
thousand dollars, and is expected to
eclipse the famous lens ut present
mounted at the Lick Observatory
in California, being five inches larger
than that Numerically. The re-
naming processes for periecting it
are highly intricate and OF the most
delicate character. When finally
mounted this wonderful lens is expect
ell to bring the moon to within hum
dred miles apparent distance, so that
the long mooted question OF the hab.
itation of that satellite may he def
nitely answered.-From the Boston
Globe.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-10-31
Grammar in Prison.

A writer in The Boston Transcript
N1escribes the school in the state re-
Nrmatory at Concord, Mass. The
renter part of the men gladly avail
themselves OF it's privileges. though
Others make all kinds ofexcuses, and
one boy bruised his right foretingcr
regularly for two weeks in order to
be exempt from writing.
Ofcourse the school is not without
it's ounces. One boy could never re-
member the word conjunction. +"
The teacher labored in vain till one
/ day lie had an inspiration. The close
I proximity OF the institution to Con-
cord junction gave him an idea.
\ "Now, Tom," lie said, "you can re-
member conjunction by thinking OF
y Concord Junction"
Toms face beamed. At last the
sbothersomc word WAS conquered; lie
should never forget it.
Weeks went by, and the incident
passed outofmind. The old difficulty
was no longer heard Of One night
visitors entered the room, and the
teacher called up Tom to analyze Il
sentence. All went we'll till lie came
to thew "and." Then he stopped
and a cold chill crept over the teach
er.
Tom glanced at the floor and thcl
at the ceiling. Suddenly his face
frightened.
:'And-and," said he, "and is {
Concord Junction.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-10-31
(To BE coNTISUED.)
For Your Mounting Hens.

Moulting is very cxhaustins process.
Eggs have not been so high for years Mt
tins season as now: they will be still higher.
Hens rarely ever lay while moulting, then
help them to get their new plumagc
quickly.
Many people get only five to six dozen
eggs i'll u year from hen and lose money
when they ought 10 get three times that
many and make money rapidly. How?
There are about 600 eggs in the Ovarics OF u
hen; get all you can OF them in two years
then kill the hen. You thus save two or
small item lyon buy all the food: "When
authority, she will lay plenty OF eggs"
Therefore hep her through the moulting
season, that she may be in condition to lay
during the winter. Thousands of people
have proven Sheri.lan's Condition Powder
to be worth its weight in gold when hens
helps form the new plumage. and gets them
in condition to lny carly. Ifyou give them
during the moulting Sheridan's Condition
Powder daily in extra doses. they will get
to lnyins much sooner and lay all winter;
larger, better, and more vigorous eggs for
Matching. than pullets. But don't keep
them third year: get all the eggs i'll two.
Remember Sheridan's Powder is not an
egs-ood; you can raise OF make food US
cd, i. S. Johnson & Co., Boston, Mass.. on
receipt ofatl'lress and stamp for reply will
send Il recipe Tor making good egg food
at small cost: ANY person buying and us.
ing Shcridan's Condition Powder now will
get their hens in good laying condition and
stand good chance TO win one of the large
gold premiums to be offered later by the
same firm, who are the only makers of
Shcridan's Condition Powder. For 80 cts
they will send two % cent packs five packs
for 81: or for $l,20 one large 2t pound can
of Powder, postpaid; six cans tor IS, express
prepaid. Sample copy OF the best poultry
magazine sent free. The paper one year
and large can Of Powder for $50.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-10-31
The MIN With ~ Patent.

New York Sun: There were only half a
dozen people in the palace car all day long,
and alter dinner, when the man who had
been sleeping and reading in Seat No. II
came over TO me for II chat welcomed him
with open arms. He said his name was
Saunders and that he had patent or i'm
provcmcnt on some part OF locomotive.
He was going through to Cincinnati to have
it perfected or adopted or something the
sort. He had been in partnership with
mean mana man who had tried to swim
die him out of q turtunc. To get even he
had stolen the patent and run away. lie
had it with him in valsc. That was all
he said just then, but later on he contidcd
to me the fact that at a town about thirty
miles away this wicked partner OF his
might possibly attempt to wrest the treasure
from his keeping. He wanted my advice,
and offered to take charge OF the valise.
He thanked me with great etfusivencss, and
MS VIC approached the town lie shut himself
into the smoking compartment.
As the train drew up / saw an old &C.
quaintance on the platform, and while We
were talking posse was hunting the train
for my friend. They didn't find him, as lie
had dropped off and struck out for the
country. l went OH to Cincinnati, taking
his valisc along. and although was there
four days he didn't show up. Iarranged to
leave it with the landlord and it was car
ried to the office, to be opened by med
dlesomc clerk. Instead OF a patent it con-
tanned wedges drills, brace, fuse and
other neat little devices for successfully
working burglars job. and it cost me two
days of the hardest Kind of talk to satisfy
the CHIEF police that l wasn't in it. 1
had rode over one hundred miles. with u
iull.ile,lged burglar and one who had
made his mark, and must say he was u
better talker and more OF a gentleman than
| any governor ever met.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-10-31
The Same Material.

Whether in doors or out walking riding
or rowing; whether in the cellar kitchen,
rarur or bed room, we see thousands OF
things made OF seemingly strange material.
which, il examined. would show us the
same subtitle natural produce of the
eartll-uscd by the savagcs, but differently
and dcxtcrously combined by better cdu-
Gated hands.
This tur, which IS used nowadays for
cloaks, hats, trimmings. rugs and brushes,
was at one time used for only q sort OF
shawl, being merely cut from an. animal
with mud made the sayagcs home, or
roughly whitfield made his tools. is now
fashioned into all kinds of furniture. vc-
liclcs, instruments of every shape and W.
ricty, machines and countless other things.
Iron, from which only money and
weapons were once made is useful in ma.
chincry, architecture and thousand other
branches.
Butter, which is almost indispensable to
the meal nowadays, was formerly used
solely us an ointment. Herodot,,s. q Greek
historian is the first writer who mentions
buttcr. five hundred years before Christ
The Spartans treated it very much the same
us we do cologne, and Plutrcll tells how Q
hostess was sickened ut the sight of one o
| her visitors, q Spartan, who was saturated In
butter.
The Scythians introduced the article tc
| the Greeks, and the Germans showed til,
Romans how to make it. But the latte
did not use it for food; they, like the Spar
tans, anointcd their bodies with it.-[Sant,
Claus.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-10-31
Not Worth Counting.

Youths Companion.
In California, it is said, they have
no smaller coin in circulation than q
nickle. People in thatland otsudden
fortunes and wholesale incomes can
not appreciate at the turning of n
penny or even the chase of the MIN.
bic sixpence." A San Francisco
paper illustrates the contempt of
Cali!ornians for pennies by the fol-
lowing:
GIVE me silver for this, please"
said an Eastern tourist recently, as
lie dumped II doudlchandful of cent
pieces on the counter of II prominent
money broker
II don't want them. They're not
worth counting. wouldn't give so
cents on the dollar for them" was
the reply. Incver took them but
once, and then had to. A fellow
owed ME So and after repeated duns
offered payment i'll coppcrs. | in
dignantly refused. The next day he
came in. and. showing Il copper cent
into my hand, asked me to give him
credit for thatamountupon the debt.
He kept that up, making Il payment
oil one centevery morning. noon. and
nighttime cents every day-until
accumulated n cigar box full OF cop
pcrs. They're here yet, and they'll
stay here until some one comes
along who has more time than
money. won't count Them"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-10-31
The Maine WOOtlx.

October Scribncr: One decided advan.
tage which this lake country of New En-.
gland possesses over the Adirondacks Is the
vastncss Of its solitude. Its uncleared area
is SO extensive, its forests are still SO un-
broken Ivy any highways save the streams
and the rough tote yroads of the lumber
crews, that this re-ion cannot become pop
ulous with visitors. Though many sum
mornings ito coin word to describe us sum.
mcr transients)now fit along these streams,
yet is not this wilderness overswarmed with
visitors. Even while padding down the
main streams one will meet but few canoes,
and may camp at night with no neishbors
in sight or sound. Some future day the
rich bottom lands along these streams may
know cultivatiOli; but now they are mostly
lett to the grasses. the wild flo wcrs and the
deer. When first discovered for mysel
the delightful possibility OF relapsing Tor g
season into this Indian-likc existence, about
twenty years ago. although it was then late
in the sum Incr, learned that only two par.
ties OF sports" las we are called in tlt
native dia1ecD had crossed before me til.
carry from Mooschead into the Pcnobsco
waters; and not until the last day of ncarl,
iortnights canoeing did pass boatmai
OH the river.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-10-31
A PLANT Type-Setter,

There is an honest type-setter in
this city, possessed of pliable
mind, which he is apt to change ac-
cordinG to the impressions made up.
on it. He once set type on n tee.
total organ, and, after thinking over
the anti-alcoholic arguments in his
manuscript, he signed the pledge.
He next got Il job on sporting
weekly, and was soon led to Join Il
baseball club. lie aiterward hand
led his stick in methodist weekly,
and his reasoning soon led him to
membership in the church. He then
set type for IL presbyterian editor,
whose copy convinced him of the
truth of Calvinism. He next got IL
sit on Il iree-trade paper, which led
him to revise his veiws of the tariff,
He alterward worked rs typo on Il
liquorish sheet, where, after setting
Il hundred galleys of arguments in
favor ofgrog, he adopted the prac'
tice OF taking aglass at times. At
latest accounts this type-setter Of
pliable mind was standing at the
case in the office ola spiritualistic
publication, and had become con.
WINGED that his true function in lie
was that ola medium or taith-curist
New York Sun.