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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-06-22
BY CONAN DOYLE.

CHAPTER. I-(Continueil.l u,
1T depends on the player" l answer
ed. "a well played violin IL II treat
for the gods; a badly played ONE
"Oh. that's all right! he cried, with
a merry laugh. II think we may con-
slider the thing rs settled--tllat Is, II
the rooms are agreeable to you"
when shall We see them?"
Call for mo here Mt noon tomorrow,
and We'll 60 together and settle every
thing" he answered.
IAN right-noon exactly" said I,
shaking his hand.
We left him working among his
chemicals. and we walked together to-
ward my hotel.
by the way" 1 asked suddenly,
stopping and turning upon Stamford.
"how the deuce did he know that
had come from Afghanistan?"
My companion smiled an enigmatical
smile. THAT'S just his little pcculi-
arity," he said. "A good many people
have wanted to know how he finds
things out"
"Oh! a mystery. is it," l cried, rub
bling my hands. This is very piquant.
I am much Obliged to you for bringing
us together. The proper study Of man.
kind Is man. you know"
You must study him. them" SIAM
ford said. as he babe me goud-by.
''YOull find him n knotty problem.
though. Ill wager he learns more
about you than you about him. Good
bv"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-06-22

Horrors to Come with the Next War,
Various experiments with the new
rifles which have recently taken place
In Germany have demonstrated in a
very conclusive manner that another
war would be practically one of anni-
hilation. A well known French writer,
In an article which he devotes to the
subject, today says that the battlefield
would at the termination Of the engage
ment be covered with two or three
hundred thousand corpses oil crushed
and broken, and would be nothing but
a vast charnel-house. No one would
be left to bury the dead, and pestilence
would In Its turn sweep away the
country people. Pointing the moral, he
adds that the man-emper0r, king or
president of republic-who, under
these conditions, would expose the
human race to such n fate would be
the greatest criminal that the world
had ever seen. 1t is tolerably plain
that the horrors and the butchery
which a war would entail are becom.
Ing more and more recognized, and
that the terrible vista thus opened
out Is exercising SOLDERING effect on
those who were formerly wont to dis.
cuss various eventualities with light
heart:--London Telegraph.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-06-22
SOCIAL FASHIONS.
A Queer Marriage Custom In II
Loo Choo lslanda.

A Queer Marriage Custom In the
Loo ch2o Islands.
In the Loo Choo Islands there are
some strange social fashions. A Jap
anese gentleman who has recently re-
turned to the capital from tour in
those islands states that what mostly
attracted his attention was some
curious marriage customs. One con-
sists III the bridegroom going around
to all of his friends houses and per-
uniting them to dress him up in any
ridiculous stylethat they fancy. Some
times the happy man is arrayed in a
gayly painted kimono, the sleeves of
which are tied up with a string laden
with bells, toys and trulnpets. A
mask is then put on and a red hat,
the "rig-out" being completed with
an empty kerosene tin which rattles
nolsily as he walks, accom- panied
generally Ivy IL crowd OF children. This
custom is said to, have been designed
by the authorities to put stop to
divohse dnd irregular conduct after
maEfiagU by making marriage such a
hardship rs not to be lightly under.
taken. The Japanese gentleman, how
ever, observes that the primary oh.
ject of the regulation has long since
been lost sight of.-London News,
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AKNowiNo AoRsi.

ft UnaeE1tan6s land Ansjyeps evsS-
taons In PseneA ana 0ernana' Z,
1t can not be said OF. the hose. %
Helne said Of the monkey, that It does
not talk for fear Of being put. to work.
Probably the ultimate degree to, which
the training Of animals niay be reached
In the case Of the>talking horse that lit
erelly made its bow to the public re.
Gently ut the Crystal Palace. Maseppa
is an Arab. educated, 30 to say. N
America. and its extraordinary capa-
city for learning was manifested be-
fore an astonishel, and enthusiastic
audience. :. - F.
In the strict meaning Of the word, the
horse does not tallk, but Is capable of
answering questions addressed to 1T.
1t even understands French and Ger.
man when 1t hears 1t spoken, though it
does not speak these languages, IN
which 1t fs rot less accomplished than
some human beings. The animal not
only appears to think, but It is capable
of expressing itself intelligfbly by signs.
1t has a special talent for arithmetic,
The audience was invited prOmlscu.
otlsly to Gull out n number Of figures,
which were arranged in rows. on. a
blackboard. and Mazeppa, after looking
over them, gave the sum of the aildi-
ton by paving the ground in every
case the exact number of times neces.
sary to Indicate the result. As a r:iere
trick this would he surprising enough,
but, considering the figures were taken
Mt random from among the audience,
ladies and gentlemen, and, in particu.
lar, eager little boys contributing, col
fusion seemed out of the question. and
Mazeppa's good faith was established
by the still more remarkable achieve.
ment that followed. ~:
The horse was directed to count the
number of persons In given rows Of the
audience. and, having done SO more
number Of women and the number of
men In any particular row. Having
passed this examination, Mazeppa
stood forth to answer any question to
which 1t was possible to give reply
directly by means of n shake of the
head. signifying either Yes or NO."
or In figures. Thus. the day of the
week and the month of the year, or the
date of birthday. revealed to the
trainer, Prof. H. 8. Mcclure, was
promptly found by the horse; any ut
tempt to deceive 1t meeting always
with decided emphatic negative.
This astounding entertainment con-
cluded with an imitation by Mazeppa
OF IL young man paying his addresses to
young lady. The horses afrcctation
Of tenderness adds very humorous
touch to nm excellent piece Of panto-
mime. The sagacious Mazcppa IL sim.
ply Il wonder.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-06-22
SPOILED BY sornRRM.
The Actor Plays Practical Jeke
ON One OF His Asnociatos..

|. ON One OF HIS A0h0Slato0s.
And here one of SOtliern's practical
foxes obtrudcs itself, and we must give
It. room. During his engagement in
London Money" had been performed
with phenomenal cast on the coca.
sion Of some benefit. Charles Mathews
appeared rs Capt Dudley Smooth, e.
A. Sothern MS Sir Frederick Blount,
John Ryder as the Old Member, and
the other characters were assigned to
persons of equal prominence In the pro-
fession. The part Of the Old Member
appears only In the club scene. He
calls loudly every now and then for q
waiter to bring him the snuff-box, but
as other members are making the
same demand Mt the same time, the
waiter always passes him by, and he
does not got the snuff-bOx until 1t is
empty, which fact he emphasizes by
turning It upside down. ut the same
time eXclaiming. And it Is oil gOne!'
This il small part, but 1t generally
goes" with roars Of laughter. and on
this important occasion Jack Ryder
had laid himself out to make the most
Of It, But OH calling for the snuff-bOx.
the waiter. according to the business
Of the scenc passed him by and was
on the point of handing it to Sir Fred
erick BlOunt. the Old Member still vo-
ciferating. Waiter. snuff-box" Judge,
then. Of his horror, Indignation and
CONSERVATION when Sothern coolly
waved the waiter off. and. pointing to
Ryder, said. THAT old gentleman
seems to be making such fuss about
1t, let him have 1t first" OF course.
the snuff-box being handed to the Old
Member thus early In the proceedings,
killed the entire scene. On the first
impulse of the moment Ryder was on
the point Of hurting the object ut
Sother1l's head. but then the ludicrOus
nature Of the sell struck him. when he
commenced to roar with laughter. and,
being unable to control himself, arose
and left the stage. There We're num-
Der Of actors present in the audience,
and they called Ryder back several
times upon the scene. Sothern all the
while gazing from one to the other. an
apparent look Of amazcment upon his
face, us much as to say, What is all
this about!" After few minutes
Ryder. having gained the mastery over
his feelings, reseatcd himself, and the
scene commenced all over again as II
nothing had happened lnter-O Ocean.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-06-22
Bonnets and Hats.

The bonnets. as the season advanc.
% ars' exceedingly small, and even
the. ronnd hats have taken in their
dimensions perceptibly. For theatre
wear, u yellow velvet bonnet trimmed
with black jet in Spanish fashion is
frequently made up. There are also
bonnets Of bright rose velvet and
jet.
Jeweled trimmings are used to some
extent, but. spangled gauzes, used in
combination with velvet, are espec-
Tally sought tor. For every day wear,
bonnets are, made of the materials of
the dress more than ever, and trim.
med in some dainty. graceful manner
with twists of velvet and of eauze.
Trimmings of quilts are in demand
for round hats.-Helen Rowe ~ Good
Housekeeping.
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Scene At a Registrars.

Enter peasant with his daughter.
Peasant: ~ have come to publish
the banns between my daughter Mar
garet and Michael Obernik."
Registrar: VERY good; but where
is the bridegroom"
Peasant: "Well, sir you see the
case IS rather peculiar. Michel
doesn't care to have her, and SO
thought as how, if you wouldn't mind
posting his name up here for threa
weeks. he would somehow feel com.
PEELED like to marry her."
Registrar, sorrowfuliy: "Ahl my
good friend if matters could be ar.
ranged in that fashion, do you think
should have five marriageable
daughters Oh my hands now.-Humor
istische Batter.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-06-22

The official reports show that no bak.
ing powder received an award over the
Royal at the Chicago Worlds Fair.
The Judge Of awards OH baking pow
der, DIR. H. w. Wiley, writes that the
claim Of another company to having re-
ceived the highest award is false; that
no such award was given to 1t.
The Royal Baking Powder Is the pur.
eat and strongest baking powder made,
and has received the highest award ut
every fair, wherever exhibited In "o'u.
netition with others.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-06-22
Small Pox N Recommendation.

DIR. Lancaster finds in old newspapers
advertisements which show that cen
fury ago small pox was 80 common
that people advertised for servants who
were lover" 1t, in much the same way
as we now advertise for a dog "over"
the distcmper. He quotes the follow
ing: "Wanted, a man between twenty
and thirty years Of age, to be a foot
man and under butler In great family.
He must be of the Church Of England,
and have had the small pox in the
natural way. Also a woman, middle
aged, to wait upon young lady Of
great fashion aud fortune; the woman
must M Of the Church Of England,
have had the small pox in the natural
way, very sober. steady, and well be-
haved, and understand dress, getting
up lace and fine linen, and doing Ill
things necessary for young lady that
goes into all public places and keeps
The best company. Enquire Of the
printer Of this paper. October LIST,
1774."-Tit- Bits.
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TWENTY-FIVE HANDS HIGH.

Well Proportional Young Horse
That Tips the Beam mt 400
Pounds.
A freak of nature and world wonder
In the shape of a horse drew many of
the curious to the livery stable on South
Third street, Seattle, the other day.
The specimen Of the equine kind, is
unqucstionably the tallcst in the world.
1t Is. In fact, colt, not yet 3 years old,
measuring the enormous height of 90
hnnds-7 feet inches In weight this
horse wonder tips the scales ut LOO
pounds.
Peter THAT is his nane) is a gelding,
and was fonled in Minnesota. in June,
1891. He is Of Norman stock, and is
described by the Telegraph, as n beau
tiful dapple gray in color. What is
almost us remarkable us his huge pro.
portion is the f,,ct that his dam and
sire We're not above the average size of
that breed Of horses. Another colt from
the same dam and sire year younger
than Peter. but proportioEally rs large,
II not larger, died some months ago.
Peter, as evidenced by his weight, is q
well proportioned animal. His limbs
are clean cut, and the head, body and
neck of good form. He il, us Is tho
case with many colts,a little bit sway
backed, but this imperfection, horse
men say, will disappear with age., The
hips are a little higher than the highest
point Of the Shoulders, from which the
height and measurement is usually TAX
en-. Should the horse grow to maturity,
1t Is not unreasonable to expect that he
will attain fully more six inches more
height and develop proportionatcly
otherwise. carrying u weight possibly
Of 5000 pounds. "A gclding seldom ut
tains its full height until Z years old,
while mares generally mature two
years younger. There is nothing Of
record, several horseman said yester-
day, which equals. the height Of the
colt In question. Several years ago,
however. there was a horse on exhibit
tfOn in Toronto. Can. which weighed
$500 pounds. Peter is physically sound
and healthy. At such an age, growing
with the rapidity that he. is, he could
not retain much flesh. though he might
be said to be in good trim for work.
His carriage IL good and movement far
less clumsy and awkward than might be
expected Of an animal Of such prOpor
ton.
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Domestic Iatellis..ee.

In Texas the colored servant changes
her employer about once every two
weeks.
Am dat you?" said Matilda Snow.
ball, meeting Belinda Jackson.
lob course hits metz
WHO am you living wild now?"
-! amt Twin wild nobody. Use mar.
RED"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-06-22
The Origin of the Strawberry.

L. H. Bailey, after an exhaustive dis.
garden strawberry of England aud
America is IL direct modification of the
Chilli strawberry. The modified type
has driven from cultivation the vir.
ginia berries. which were earlier intro.
duced into gardens, and the original
type of the Gillian berry is little
known, rs It tends to disappear. quickly
through variation, when cultivated.
h0tanists. for II It IN justified, Il type Of
plant has been indlfrerentiatetl In less
than fifty years 80 completely that, in
the first place, three species have been
erected upon 1t. and secondly. rarely
associated by horticulturists with it,
parent npeciea,
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-06-22
MEN FROM THE ORIENT.

Annamite Envoys In Paris, Their
Wonderful Apparel and the Gifts
They Douvht.
The Annamite ENJOYS are the most
sorgeously appareled functionaries who
have been seen III Paris for some time,
says a correspondent of the New York
Evening Post. On the occasion of their
visit to the salon the other day the
first ambassador, who is a regent Of
AMMAN, was attired in cloth of gold
covered with branching flowers EN-
broidered in red silk. The gold tissue
and the coral-like pattern distinguished
him from the other princes, who wore
black silk robes covered with embroid-
cries representing animals and flowers.
All three had high oriental hats, each
ornamented with pair Of wings, made
also of silk and intended to initiate
sharks fins. Their shoes were like
the sandals worn by Greek actors,
the soles being three or four inches
thick. Attendants walked behind with
closed umbrellas. The Annamite en-
voys presented to President Carnot
many valuable and interesting gifts.
One Is a piece of yellow silk measur-
ing eight by three yards, on which an
address IL embroidered with wonderful
skill and delicacy. Among the other
gifts Is an inlaid cabinet of teak and
mother Of pearl; carpets manufactured
solely for the use of the emperor and
those to whom he may. present them;
large porcelain vase Of great antiquity
ornamented with q design supposed to
act as talisman in securing prosperity
to the owner of the vase, and two
golden trees under q glass case, each
measuring thirty-five centimenters. The
branches Of each tree intertwinc and
symbolic the union of France and the
Annamite empire. There are also seven
gold and seven silver coins to signify
that the material interests of the two
countries IRE identical, and two swords,
the scabbards of which are If mother
of-pearl mosaic, and mounted with gold
and intricately carved ivory.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-06-22
AcrOl,atlc.

! The beetle. encountered the worm
on the gravel walk in the dewy morn.
whats this" asked the former,
"abont you having turned?" Is 1t true3s
The worm laughed lightly.
"True?" he repeated. well I should
hasten to cackle. Just watch me do
the double back somersault."
The beetle perceived at a glance that
the rumor which had come to his ears
were undoubtedly founded upon. facts.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-06-22

The memorial church which Mrs, e.
lott l.. Shepard intends erecting as
memorial to her husband will, when
completed. probably be the most ex-
penslve church building ever construct
I'll in this country ut the hands of q
single donor To secure the ground for
this site. Mrs. Shepard has purchased
and had pulled down a number of small
stores AMI houses In the village of Scar.
borough, OIL the Hudson, not far from
the still unfinished Shepard mansion,
in whose building Col. Shepard took
such pleasure. The work on this has
gone on rapidly this summer. The
church will probably be qs perfect
ip its appointment as any IN Europe
nv mnr{fO
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-06-22
Oil Why Buy So Many Of These
Here Blamed Molasses2

"some time ago." says a Missouri
man, "a powerful poor family came to
our town. There was a widow and
three daughters, two OF them about
grown. They took up their quarters
in an old, deserted house, and it
wasn't long until We heard that they
hadn't anything to eat.
well, lot of us went to the old
house, and, sure enough, there they
were, mighty nigh starved to death.
Right there, sir, we raised SO, and
told the widow we'd see that she
didn't 60 hungry. The grateful wom-
an gave the money to her daughter,
and said: Lou, you and the children
run right away down town and get
something with this money!
"Well, of the girl put, and we waited
to enjoy the pleasure of seeing them
satisfy their hunger. They came
back after n while, and now. what do
you reckon they had bought"
II have no idea."
"Well, sir, they bought four finger
rings and a quart OF molasses."
"Tlle miserable fools. The poor
mother must have been indignant"
"You bet she was"
"And what did she say?"
"Why, she said: Lou, I'd like to
know what in common sense made
you get so many OF these here blamed
molasses.' New York Tribune.
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Ancient.

Gaily the troubadour played the gul.
tar ut the castle gate.
The lady fair leaned from her win.
dow and listened.
Il don't mind"
She unused to herself when the music
had ceased.
whether the marriage is atyllsh or
not. but I'm dead afraid of these BIZ
cycles built for two"
Saying which she closed the blinds
and returned to her apartment above
the mont.
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Easier.

when her eyes rested upon the manly
head bent low over her hand, her heart
failed her.
mo. no." she whispered. "I can.
not"
She listened till the souhd Of hissre.
treating footsteps was lost in the dis.
tnnce.
'"I intended"
She sank into the cushioned chair.
TO break our engagement tonight,
but.
She sighed.
81 guess IT will be less awkward
to get q divorce"
l. Abstractcdly she fingered the pages
Of the book which lay upon the table.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-06-22

Never Buy Whiskey for Medlci-
nal purposes unless you know the lottlers
under ceia6rated names are spurious. cheap
articles whose bottiers cannot AFFORD Is
haye their names on the lal,eis.
Uncle Sans Morgan Whisky 10 Dottled
line in the Northwest and the fator with
which 1t hoe heen received ~ tho best proof
Of its superior quality. Ask your drIGetsS
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-06-22
Informution Wautea.

Traveller (from Podunk) lis this hefs
TIL bureau of information?
Railroad CleIk-It Is.
Traveler-Well, about six hours ago
a Teller took my watch and satchef
around tn corner to git my name en-
graved on 'em, so they wouldn't git
lost, an wanter know If the engrev-
crs Of this ere town are all out ON
strike.-New York Weekly.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-06-22
The Horrors

Tho Horrors
Of Indigestion. when It takes long lease
9f The, TIE stomach. are unsurpassed BY any
ghost stories. Unlike this latter kind, they
are real and. not imaginary. Heartburn.
wind on the stomach. heart palpitation. ex.
IRENE nervousness are only few Of them.
Hostetter's stomach Bitters, which ban,
ishes also malaria, constipation and bilious.
ness.
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A Matrimonial Agency

Agent have one lady twenty years
Of age who has $4,000 In her own
name.
Crlstomer-1s she good looking?
NO; but she has consumption
Just the kind of n wife to make me
happy, Tr0t her out
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Realism,

"Dost seek the beautiful, sweet mai6
Amid these pastoral scenes
OF flowers In richest verdure framed r
she answered shortly: Greens"
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Just One.

my darling" he demanded, do you
marry me for. myself aloneT'
Certainly" she answered. Il never
had any reason to believe you were
backed by syndicate"
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Tn. M..a,ns Of Red Hair.

Scientists soy that 1t means that there
is a superabundance of iron IN the
blood. And the analyst says that 1t
IL the matter that enters red hair that
imparts tho yigor, the elasticity, the
great vitality. the oyerfowing, thor
Ougllly healthful animal life which runs
through the veins Of the r4ddy-haired,
and this strong sentie4t animal life
IL what renders them more intense in
their emotions than their more languid
fellow creatures. Philosophers notice
1t as peculiar fact that red-haircd
old maids are very rare.
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A boston baby.

Boston Ma-What does baby want?
Is 1t this pencil?
Boston Baby-Ahgoo, agoo!
"Of course that's 1t. And does baby
want paper!'
p MA! ma! me! mar
Eyes, mamma cognizes correctly. I
wonder what baby wants of pencil and
paper?"
ME! mo! me! mo! me! MOI"
BLESS his heart! He wants to begin
to write his memoirs. Good News.
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Compass Plant OF the .westera

Among the many wonders Of the
Western plains nothing strikes the tray-
eler Of scientific turn of mind with
more surprise than the Compass
plant" The leaves of this singular
plant are magnetic, and Its petals point
constantly to the north. These won
dcrful prairie guides have ON numerous
occasions proved to be of inestimable
benefit to travellers who had strayed
away from their camp and companions
and found themselves lost on tha
p!ains.-St. Louis Globe Democrat.