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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-08-31

Tint Imam should look after. money
lost Ia gambling with penitent eyea
and VOW never again to be tempted to
like sinful foolishness seema not 60
strange. But Gen. Maury, In his Rec.
elections Of Virginian." tells how he
was led to similar decision BY an
opposite experience The occurrence
took place while he Haasan instr1cf1e
ut West Point. :. d. s. ,ss.'e''s =
We had very j0yinl and humorous
set of young Officers at the academy
for several years after the Mexican
war. and great kindness Of feeling pre-.
vailed. We played whist dime points,
faro and brag at the same moderate
rate. It was noted that at faro NO
almost invariably broke the hank.
One winter was laid up for many
weeks by IN injury to my leg, received
while riding, and my room, during all
that time, was the gathering place
after dinner. The card table was
drawn up to my bed, and ] MAYED my
hand till tired and sleepy.
One night we were playing brar.
ind as ! became drowsy, little Frank
Clarke said he would play my hand
for me while slept. When aw0ke,
the next morning, ! found under my
pillow the greatest amount i had ever
won at cards.
/ reflected that It was q demoralixing
amusement; that avarice, the basest
Of human passions, was Its moving
impulse; that often, at the card table,
I observed some show Of feeling that
left an unpleasant remembrance
against q comrade, and that none Of
us could afford to win OF lose even q
few dollars; 80 ceased oil play for
money, and have been glad Of 1t ever
since.
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REEDS MUsrAcHE.

Overlooked by = Ticket Agent, Much
to the Disgust Of the Hx-speak-
or.
Every one who has ever made a
Acse study Of Mr.. Reeds characterL,-
tics Of face has noticed that he nour-
shes q very small mustache. Every
thing about Mr.. Reed Il largo but the
hirsute adornment Of his upper lip.
Yet according to the Washington Post,
the man from Maine is proud Of it,
like mother Of her puniest Offspring.
Once upon q time the cx.spaaker was
taking his family to a neighboring
town and entered the railroad station
to purchase tickets. He pulled out n
large bill, paid for his tickets and
walked away without taking his
change. He had been seated in the
train but short time when the con-
ductor approached him.
Did you leave your change ut the
ticket staton?" he asked.
Mr.. Reed suddenly recollected that he
had.
THE ticket agent who sold you the
Tickets" said the conductor, ''desc ribed
you as q very large man with a smooth
face" ~ :
"And q mustache." put in Mr.. Reed.
no." said the conductor, Vie didn't
say anything about o mustache. I
guess he didn't see It."
Mr.. Reed thrust his recovered change
Into his pocket with pout.
"Confomd It," he said to q member
who was listening to the story from
his lips the other day, "a man has
got to be 40 small a. Wilson of Wash.
ington to have anybody notice that he's
got o mustache
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-08-31
Carving Gold at Sea.

The specie locker ON an ocean steam
er 10 a carefully constructed vault, and
is located in the stern Immediately over
the screw. It has the shape of q half
oval, following the contour Of the side
Of the vessel, aud is generally about six
feet I'M Its extreme from top to bottom.
Some vaults are fifteen or twenty feet
in length, fore and aft The interior is
reached by a door or hatchway from
the top, simply large enough to give
convenient access, This d0or is Of steel,
and has q combination lock, which IL
known only to the purser. Over this
hatch are also fastened three bars of
steel two and one-half inches thick,
which swing at one end on hinges aud
are locked and also bOlted at the other.
The locker. 1t will be seen, is in the
most suitable location In the ship, away
from the crew, and cannot be tempered
with. as on three sides Of 1t is the sea
The purser receives the gold, CAREFUL.
examines the seals, then checks or the
weights and assumes the responsibility
for 1t. Gold Is shipped in bags holding
IS, 900 or IN kegs Of $4,000, When In
5000 or In kegs Of $4,000. When In
bars the size varies. Silver generally
weighs 125 pounds to the ingot-Har6
ware. j;si.. ,...,-.., 4.
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Dream. ..A sound slssp

When a student asked the great Prot.
Marne II dreams were "a sign of any
thing" he replied: Eyes, a sign that
the dreamer was only about half asleep
when some vague ideas fitted through
his brain." An opinion exactly contra
ry to the above was once expressed by
DIR. Tanner, the faster. When asked II
he had not dreamed Of feasts during
his long fast he replied: 1.-THE fact L.,
I did not dream at all, simply because
I had no sound sleep during the Or
deal. / was sorry for that, because !
had hoped TO make psychological study
of myself. Ny sleep was SO
disturbed and broken by those con-
stantly around me that I had no OPP
portunity for dreams." Whose theory
respecting the dream condition is cor
rect, Marne's or Tanners?
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-08-31
SKELETON IN 4 rReE.
4 Farmer Finds It saspenaea %
Feet From the Ground.

e Farmer Finds It saspenaea %
Feet From the Ground.
A strange story was related to an
{ s1rsvllle Mercury" reporter last even.
ny 6S alresident of this county, whose
saome ID In the mountains near MIN.
slew.
about a month ago had occasion
% build n new barn on my little place
aear Ninlshew. and to save expense on
/ Is construction I concluded to split ont
a!yself all the stakes would need. 1
s.,ad known Of splendid sugar pine
rec ever since I had lived in that local.
s.ty. that stood on q hillside about two
miles from my home. It was splen-
lid specimen fully II feet in diameter.
With the assistance Of my eldest son,
We went out one morning about q
month ago. and In the course of few
Tours fel!ed the forest giant. Then we
u the tree the stakes that we wanted.
One day my son saw a squirrel
playing In the boughs, and clicking up
nls gun nred.. He went to pick up the
assAnS WhASA aAuu 1ulleu W Tue report.
tpaid no attention to him until 1 heard
an exclamation Of horror and saw him
standing on the trunk gazing fntently
into the treetOp.
Fastened securely In the second
rmn.IerEed tree, 80 feet from the
yroiind. was q human skeleton. It was
Wed9ed Ia % securely that even the fall
- the tree Ind failed to dislodye IT.
md 1T was intact. A few remnants of
soften clothing still hung to 1t, and IN
I'D soleless shoe half supported the
1eshless leg In the crotch Of the tree.
One bony arm was twined tightly about
limb, and the skull, still held by the
agaments rested on the breast.
Z: We dug n shallow grave and buried
che bones on the hillside. The skele-
ION was that of q white man Of aver.
age size, and from the condition Of the
teeth and skull he must have been past
middle age. From its bleached condi.
ion he must have been in the treetop
tor ut least twenty years.
Now, the question arises, and it ia
! question that makes the whole story
sceln improbable, is how did that man
ever get into the treetop? We made q
careful measurement and 1t was a little
>ver SO feet from where 1t rested on
the ground. aud in that space there
vas not Il limb or even knot to which
a man might cling in climbing the tree"
San Francisco Chronicle.
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SAVED MS PARTY.


ties Nearly Halt . Csntufy Are.
This d how Senator Harris came to
enter political life. He told the story
to . Washington Post reporter In the
cloak room the other day. It han.
pened away back In 1S47, nearly fffy
years ago. In one OF the state senator.
ial districts In Tennessee two Demo.
crafts were In the field, while the Whigs
were united upon one candidate. This
meant the defeat Of both Democrats
unless one Of them would withdraw.
A crowd Of gray-headed Democrats
waited upon Mr.. Harris.
IF you will announce yourself rs q
candidate" said they, ut viii force
q convention or q primary, one man
VII! be named. and q split In the party
will be ayerte1."
Into the fight went Mr.. Harris. He
appealed to the rival candidates to
draw straws, pitch head or tails, have
q primary, do anything TINT would
leave the field open to one or the other.
They would not do 1t. A meeting was
held. MIR. Harris took one candidate
by the hand, led him to the front Of the
platform, md said: III you will With.
draw, WILL" :,
NO., sold the determined aspirANk
Mr.. Harris took the other man,
brought him into the view OF the peo-
pie, and made the same proposition to
him. He also refused
All the obstinacy Of Mr.. Harris' M
ture was aroused. Then I will stay In
myself" said he, "and ! win beat oil
three Of you-two Democrats and one
Whig."
And he did it. He Ind a majority Of
$50 votes, the largest ever polled in
that district. While he was In the
legislature the state convention was
held and he was made a presidential
elector. 80
"This was the beginning Of all my
woes" says Mr.. Harris, ''for then I
was led irretrievably into political
lieu
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Another Sort.

Phrenologlst-The bump Of philopro-
geniuveness Is very largely Developed:
Old Grufheight- What's that? s
PhreI ologist =. Philopros eaitiyeness1.
Ahem! That p love for children.
Old Grufleigh-Is that %? Wen. Nj!
Bumpist, I got that swelling through 4;
fall while chasing them pesky boys OF
my lawn. b
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Indian mothers are wlSer Y -
epect than we Ore. They are ~
ful to inculcate the habit u q fl;
their children's mouths shut lioai ~
infancy. When baby u hid down bl
sleep the mother carefully presses H
lips together. The habit, thus early =
Quirei, seldom departs In ats NJ
Mothers, as q rule, reRnril With 49,
concern IN early inclinntion n -
mouth open on the pm tso& tteee Y;
rem. It II q mistake to all0W ~ z 110I<:
TO pass unnoticed, for. if s0hlysa
o. carefullness. It mny tend Is ~ Z
sNealness Of throat or luns1 ssG
from some physical cause, it ~ !
seea to at once. before II II 10 ~
remedy the evil. b ~ a. ysSS
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More uses tor AIuni.um.

As the experiments with aluminium
continue, new uses are constantly being
found for 1t and its valuable qualities
are more highly appreciated. Boats
and slelges Of aluminium were TAX
en- by Mr.. Wellmnn ON his great polar
expedition, The United States life.say-
ing service boats ARE the models upon
which the expedition boats were con
structed, AS showing the progress In
boat building for long carrying, where
weight Is I'M important item, it may
he said TINT, while the boats used in the
Parry expedition weighed 100 pounds,
those for Wellman Weigh $50 to 400
pounds. According to all accounts, they
are among the best specimens Of this
sort Of work turned out. The sleiglis
have watertight compartments,a and viii
font with their load Il necessary. ! s
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Real Beauty.

A reply which was at once wise ana
witty Is said to have been made by a
gentleman to whose decision in regard
to o certain matter two pretty young
girls appealed. ,Ss, 49, 5 =
They were discussing tho NNeatjon as
to whit constitutes beauty 6Aa hand,
and differed greatly In opinion. At
old man. Of whom they were both very
fond,
my dears," said the old gentleman,
with kindly hile, '.the question Is too
hard one for ms to decide. But ask
the poor, and f viii tell You that th1S
most beautiful hand IN the world 81
the hand that styes the most freely;-
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Kissias On The Mouth.

In high life nobody 4 kissed on tine
mouth. It l. bad form and bad by.
giene. And In these days when II Is
crime to be old, and every woman
over IS makes up with glycerins and
rice powder, q kiss anywhere on the
face q a positive annoyance. Every
man Of the world knows tfis That's
why no kisses his wife's back hair
and bis daughterg back # the ear.
And that's My the women Sce1t thsAE
eealps and brush tho essan0s through
and through TIE halF until II r DUR
and &fagFaAh llfi II -
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Packing Trunks tor /. Livi.s.

Packing Turnks for . Living.
What is really q sensible occupation
that could be managed from the WON
ems exchanges would be that of trunk
packer, says the Philadelphia Times.
In these days Of widespread summer
travel, packing has come to be a dread
cd necessity with women. The differ
cnce between skilled and unskilled
trunk storing cannot be fully appreclat-
ed until the two are compared. There
is an economy in 1t that Is obvious.
It means fewer trunks, less destlnc-
ton to contents, and, above all, the
blissful relief to bodies and brains
taxed to the last degree in leaving q
house in deserted summer trim, putting
finishing touches to the family ward
robe, looking after the comfort of those
to be left, and oil the rest. There was
q woman who wrapped silk dress
skirt last summer around jar of
grandma's preserves, which che could
not risk attempting to bring home with
her, who would better have employed
n professional packer at 81 q trunk.
The cleaners bill was "a, and she lost
the preserves, too. The occupation
would not be so laborious to the pro-
fessional packer rs 1t Is to the anna
teur. The confidence Of knowledge is a
great relief in itself, and the ''profes-
sional' would insist upon the trunk be
ing set upon rest and NIL its intended
contents spread out before her, serious
helps to packing which the woman try
ing to be in half a dozen places Mt once
on packing day often ignores. Mean
time, II you must pack your own trunks
dear sister, spike your hats apd bonnets
to the trunk tray with hat pins, dis
card boxes, pack bottles only in cork
lined cases that come for the purpose,
carrying them in separate bag other
wise and don't pack ON damp day
near the window or you'll find your
beautifully starched muslins and linens
limp MS rag when they are taken
out.
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q = / Il d a. ~ Y { " 4
An accident shswtnE Thatsa wensA
k.ssss Hsw u ghsssahs.a Es$1
Peneil. % 7,
]. Among what are -fipp ossds the m
universally admitted truths 4 this: \
woman cannot ssharrens 4 add penells
It seems to be almost what the min.
isterial brotherhood would 6ail unset
Ting" to soy 1t, but this is not a truth
after oil, even ifsit y universally I'D
nitted; a woman can sharpen II lead
pencil There IL In q fur downtown
Office 4 charming young woman. d
many such there be In far downtown
Offices. Tie other day a vlsltors noticed
that her lead pencil was exceptionally
well sharpened. yg-a ~ Egs
WHO sharpcns your lead pencils Yor
yO,i?" inquired the visitor. ~
"Nob0dy-do 1t myself" answered the
young lady with great decision. e.s.,
The visitor arched his eyebrows and
looked rs incredulous US he knew how.
, III yoM don't believe 1t; IN sharpen
yours for you," said the young lady
with note Of defiance In her voices
The visitor produced a somewhat bat
ed-looking pencil which he had just
borrowed from q friend. She took 1t
in her left hand, with the point aimed
ut the ceiling, and then from some
mysterious place in her desk produced
one Of the most formidable carpenters
chisels which 1t had ever been the lot
of the visitor to meet. It must have
been Mt least sixteen inches long, and
the blade could not have been less than
IN inch and quarter wide. Without
the least hesitation she applied the
chisel to the pencil and began shaving
of slices OF wood around the point.
Before the visitor regained control Of
his organs Of speech she handed the
pencil back to him sharpened better
than .he could have done 1t himself.
Are we or are we not at to vote?"
asked the young lady, archly.
"votew cried the astoaished visitor.
"Why, you IRE At to conduct ward
primary"
And the young lady put her chisel
away and smiled with q superior air.
New York Tribune.
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Beyond RnAvranoe

Head Of the Family (ansrily) Loek
here. We haven't used 50 cents worth
OF gas this month. and here am
charged g. IS.
Afable 0erk-Oh, there must b Z
leak In y0nr fixtures. You'd better Ret
Q plumber to attend to It.
II. Of sF.-Worss and more Of It.
Commits suicide)
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California Sea Lion.


Otis. The birds fly quicker than East.
ern birds and 1t is harder to hit them.
After firing Of quail shootiny the gum
her can step into sailb0at and after
sailing out into the ocean for an hour
or 80 reaches the haunts Of the Gull
iornia fyina fish. It attatns. the length
of eighteen inches and weight of
nearly two pounds, being one Of the
largest Of the flying fishes Of the world.
When flushed from Its watery cover by
The approach Of boat 1t rises three
W four feet and continues it's flight for
quarter to half q mile. It swims rap
idly, appearing to get its motive power
when IN the water from it's powerful
thil. On rising from the water the
movements Of the tail are continued
for some seconds until the whole. body
Is out of water. While the tail Il In
motion the pectoral fms Ylbrate rapidly
and the ventral fins are folded. When
the action Of the tail ceases, the peg
toral and vcntrat fins are spread, and,
so Tar na' one can sec from the boat.
aro held at rest. On this, plane of
outstretched fn the fish seemingly sails
through the nif Ins . bird u see
without perceptlble movement
wings. When the flsh begins
the tail tOtichES the water and
ton Of the - t0tal inns recon
and It d enamel To- resume d
which It finally finishes by fal
the water With . splash. u
the wing IT, resembles Q lars
ny. The motion isgswift; At
In q straight line. but this hec
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[ ao,,aaiNo poRsllsAKssii.,

EHOVVg WN01101e A1o411o0 X0a4 - WV
S,Siss SnG - - Ssss & la. 81 n
-. 3.
Wneaevse yoa ~ L. 2 A.spten;
did selson" to tho Boston Jour1alsG
snake editor. ne Ghake6 hi, haal6 ~
c,.e,,,,, 49, .s,,,. u. 8.
.yW.av 80 M 6 s1sve Ns y
II. It's tne worst sammef - record. "
Why, didn't you see ths other day
that rattlesnakes had appeared n Ere.
-. ~ u y, no -. .s,,.,;, ~ =, =,
se.' ~ -. - -" = 80 = - - -,
Qmrer.
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Too Fat to wax.

Sitting az a profession would seem 4
novelty, but that is q profession follow
I'd by a man in indianapolis His
name IA Harry Jennings, He weighs
800 pounds and bis good nature Ii In
preparation to his superabundance of
flesh. 10 fat 10 be that walking Ia almost
out OF the question. but he manages 10
SO from place to place where he seryes-
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Hay Fever Sufferers
Do you know that
lhe Greatest Hay Fever Resort
In, the West Is bayfield,, Wis,
On the Southern Shore OF Lake Superior.
And at.iat the best why to reach this resort
Il via s'rhe North Western Line
O., st. r.. NJ. & U. k'y?
For excursion rates to Lake Superior cities
And via steamer lines for short trips
TO Port Arthur and around Isle Royale
1.-THE Gem Isle of the Great Unsalted Sea-"
Apply to your local agent.
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Alnest hut Net ouifa,

AI8Oet UUt NOt Wutt9s 49, sssl.EE
@e-I think 1t u a gross hbel a -
sex TO sny that women mo alWnvSs
thinking Of dress. " : n. 81
Hell think 90, too. There = i d..
when q woman puts dress $almoGe -
tirely ON one side. i 4
She-When u that ssSssss q q
He-When she goes In hathine. sss
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ST. l'aul. aiinn.. Aug. 2o.-The new tariff
arrangement between the Great Northern
snd oregon Hallway and Navigation COM
pany IS ore of the most important Of the
scar. 1t gives tile Great Northern the
and and to Willamette valley points. It
also becomes the short line into the Palouse
aud Walla Walla districts Of Washington,
he Couer d'Alene, Moscow and Snake river
districts Of Idaho.
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Is the irdividual who after a long siege
tirds himself liberated from the close block.
ade OF the enemy, constipation. Many per.
sons Of q bilious habit IRE troubled with
fluid relief. and that speedily, without grip
Ing or trouble Of my sort, from Hostetterss
Stomach Bitters, ] remedy also for malarisl,
9yspeRtie. rheumatic or kidney affections.
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sse = acrsen.s siaE:c Corn Salve.w
: 2ws7spz Ted 10 nure or money refunded AVk yopr
c:ugglst Cor H.. prqce Is ce-:s.
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: n..,ogab. I'M. was was, the first Roman emperor

Money 4. winter wh..t-1oo su.h.,.
That's the way farmers who sowed Sal
ser's new Worlds Fair wheat report. It
yielded all the way from 40 to 20 bushels
per acre, and good many are SO enthusiasts
/ % over this wheat that they claim 100
bushels can be grown per acre. The mons.
ster winter rye yields 20 bushels per acre,
which pays tremendous profits. The John
A. Salser Seed Co., La Crosse, Wis, send
their fall catalogue and samples Of wheat
and rye fora cents postage. "
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Hnrxest Excur.iona.

Wooden goods were first manufactured In
England In the fourth century.
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Tho town o4 Hptbasd, Ohio. 10 runnins
ltselE 1ol1 Nayee, a. e3sH Dstshai arc
Essh ~ = IN 3. ~ e. = : J
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Hay Fever sunere.a

Mary Stuart was one Of the most fascinat
ing widows that ever lived.
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Halle Catarrh Cure.
Is Constitutional cure. Price. 75c.

Duplex telesraphy was nrst accomplished
. by Gihtl III 1853.
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- z Kari'a Ciovc- Zoo. Tea,
Er.a. Dlo.s iurnrr rs.lness and clearneas
0thc aud cures Cos tiption. &c. 81
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Lively as a Trout

Flax Is known to have been grown by
the Egyptians B. C. 1000.
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st. PAM. Mimi, Aug. 2O.-Harvest excur.
slnns Mt largely reduced rates for the round
"trip to Minnesota. Dakota md Montana
points arc announced by the Great North.
srN railway for Sept. IL and IS and Oct 0.
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the crusades.
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Monsieur CaliHa 4 fond Of ips&mr.
Ing his young soa IN nnturnl history,
ana never failsz "a dive 4 prompt al.
awIieer 10 any question that he mny ask.
Es9nG DAY Callno Junior asked Calino
- hero the water which was ~
nla went to.
u tho rivers" said monsieur.
Ard where does the water in the
rivers 90 tor
Unto the sen. = -
ssAnd where does the water n the
ssea 60 tot"
h ut Is absorbed by the sponges ut the.
bottom" answered Monsieur Calino. 8
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A new Advancement.

Ecuador exports &soa. coffee, straw hats
and ivory nuts.