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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-09-27
HEREDITARY NEEDLES.
A Queer Case TINT In vouched for a.
Being True.

A Queer Case TINT Il vouched for az
Being True.
Needles have never been supposed
to he hereditary, but recent case re-
ported by physician of cminence
offers undoubtcd evidence to the con.
trary. A lady accidentally ran a needle
into her foot thirty years ago, and 1t
lay apparently dormant in her system
for SO many years that its existence
was almost forgotten.
In 1878 she was married, and q year
after the birth of her infant daughter
the needle made its appearance in the
infants shoulder. There could bc no
doubt that it was the original needle
by which the mother was attacked
in 1860. for it was of peculiar and
now obsolete pattern. and the mother
distinctly remembered that needles of
that pattern were in use Mt the time
Of her attack.
There can he no doubt that the in
FAINT inherited the needle from her
mother. and that henceforth physi-
clans will expect to find natural ten
dency to needles in the tissues.
AS 1t is asserted that people have
died from needles although there are
very fHw cases on record, the insur.
ance companies will doubtless add to
the questions which they put to candi-
dates for insurance: did your father
or mother ever swallow needles, and.
If so. how many, and of what kind
sewing, darning or carpet?"-BostOp
Traveller.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-09-27


The growing custom. of tipping house
servants is preventing young men Of
limited incomes from accepting invita-
tions to house parties, for they declare
that their expenses are greater on such
occasions than il they put up mt the
best hotels. This is obviously wrong
and hardly hospitable. and fashionable
people should do something to put an
end to an unwrittcn law which must
seriously Inconvenience many Of their
guests 1t is hard to know just how
this evil could be checked, as IL host
is not supposed to he aware. which are
often more than the wages he gives
them, are what keeps them in good
liunor with an influx of visitors-and
that his guests are really paying for
his hospitality. 1t is an unpleasant
idea. one would suppose. to the enter
tainer. hut this is what 1t actually
amounts to. The only way to correct
this state Of things would he to engage
servants with the distinct understand
ing that 10 tips should be received,
and that the employer only should pay
for services TO his guests. With lib
eral wages this could easily he ar
ranged, and the new order Of things
would certainly be great relief to
both visitor and visited.
1t is 10 doubt true that some
wealthy people, used to lavish eXpendl-
tnre and not possessing much sense
OF the value Of money. make life in
some directions hard for those who
have equal refinement but less money.
The summer resident, who. though
careless or ignorance or thOughtlcss
libcrality, pays for local service of any
kind more than the market value, and
really more Than it is worth, raises in
evitably the tariff for those employed
who haven't money to thus throw
away.-Ncw York Tribune.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-09-27
A Python story.

Concerning pythons, the following is
true story. A young lady in this
country for long time resisted her
lovers entreaties to go to India with
him as his wife. She had a horror of
the wild animals she believed she
might encounter there, especially SER
penis. At length, however, after lie
had issued sort Of ultimatum, she
consented to accompany him. She did
not, however, leave her fears behind
her, and lived in constant terror Of
some day meeting what she SO intense
~ feared. Her husband did his best
to laugh her fears away. but without
avail. Then lie resolved to try more
drastic means. A huge python was
killed in the ncighborllood of his
bungalow. Without telling his wife
anything about it, lie ordered the rep
tile TO be brought into the drawing
room, and coiled up as If asleep ON the
hearthrug. Then lie we Mt out and call
his wife, telling her to 20 into the
drawing room, and that he would join
her in few minutes. Soon after he
heard n dreadful scream. "That will
cure her of her fear of serpents." hc
smiled to himself. and purposely dc.
layed his entry. When Mt last he went
into the drawing room he saw his wife
lying on the floor, and coilcd around
her was another huge python, tho
mate Of the ono that lay dead on the
neutrality-suspicious. Realm.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-09-27

Some time ago If was announced
that bee farming had been taken up
Mt Gennevillers, one Of the most loath-
some industrial suburbs of Paris. This
was treated as a Joke, but the news
Is. our correspondent says. neverthe-
less true, and the project of the Seine
Inhabitants to abate the nuisance. rho
bees live upon the sugar refineries of
the neishlOrlood. clearing away nil
the dust on the roofs and even land.
ing on the bare backs Of the workn,en.
It has been stated by n sugar refincr
that every hive In the neighborl,o0tl
.arries away 20 shillings' worth of
sugar in year from the factories. He
Ices not, however, complain Of this
oss, but Of the irritation the Ierpet-
..al buzz inficts on tho worklnen.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-09-27
battle of Waterloo.

On June II, 1915, Napoleon left Paris
for the seat Of war. On the fifteenth
the French army crossed the river
Sambre and fell upon the enemy
Then came Waterloo.
Waterloo!that famous battle. where
Napoleon first met the uncomfortable
English face to face; where Wcllinc.
ton made his name immortal; that bat
tie glittering in its array, brilliant in
Its manoeuvers, terrible in its intcn.
sity. horrible in its loss of life; that
battle remarkable for little blunilers
that led to great results. and for mag.
niticent attempts that amounted to
nothing; that battle, SO nearly a de-
feat for England. SO nearly a victory
for France, that 10 this day men can
not see just how 1t turned the other
way. and historians and military writ.
ers are even yet disputing as to the
responsibility ard discussing the
operations.
1t is not for us to describe or dis.
cuss 1t here. Napoleon was beaten.
conquered. 1t may be, as the English
say, 10y wellington; conquered, 1t NAV
be, as the Germans claim, by Butcher:
conquered. it may be, as declares Vic.
tor Hugo the Frenchman. by the will
of Heaven.-"A Boy of the First EN-
plre," by Elbrodge 8. Brooks, In st
Nicholas.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-09-27
Fifty Per Cent In Hi. Favo,

came along to the gate of humble
cabin in town in Alabama Just as an
old negro handed couple Of jugs to
his son, who was about ten years of
age, and said:
"Now, Julius, yo' gwan down to the
grocery an git quart of 'lasses in ono
OBJ dem jugs an hurry back"
When the boy had gone said to the
father:
"You didn't tell him to get anything
In the other jug. Is he going to leave
1t at the grocery?"
mo, sah-gwan to bring 1t right
back home" he replied.
But why send two jugs to get q
quart of molasses!"
Its jess dis way. sab. If he only
took one jug he'd he powerful suah to
bump 1t or tlrap 1t an lose dc 'h,sses.
II he takes two he's jess as liable to
drap dc empty one as de 'lasses one,
an dat makes de odds IN my favor,
Anything else yo'd like to ak about,
white MANI"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-09-27
MAKING THE MOST OF ICE.
How to Cut 1t Economically and I,
Make 1t Lust,

How to Cut 1t Economically and t.
Make 1t Lust.
"The amount of ice wasted before !.
learned how to take care Of it was
something astounding" said q young
housekeeper. Il started In with the
notion that ice had to melt about so
fast, anyhow, and that whatever l
saw fit to do with it would make no
particular differences; therefore, let
It go to waste, and paid ice bills that
sometimes took my breath away,
One day an old fellow, who was,
Imagine, IL supply OH the ice wagon.
Tor never saw him before or since.
gave me some points. He showed me
that the ice has grain, and that II |
worked with the grain could split
off pieces of almost any size or shape
wanted. was comparatively handy
with tools, and he showed me how to
saw part way into q large cake, then
with hammer and any pointed ill.,
strument crack off the piece the size
l required. l discovered long ago that
unless l have very large family a
large refrigerator is simply useless
extravaganza, so l brought down to
the kitchen II little parlor icebox that
had when boarded, and for u family
of four it answers every purpose.
"Tlle iceman brings fifty pounds Of
Ice twice week. put it into a large
cloth, around which are wrapped some
pieces of felt and q blanket. The por-
celaln tank in the icebox is about ten
by twelve inches in size, and into this
! put u piece of ice every morning.
taking care to keep the rest well COW
cred. find this all that is necessary
and am saved the trouble of looking
after a large iceboX, than which Inn
agine nothing more taxing. The little
box has porcelain tank with q fau-
Get from which the water is drawn as
1t melts. l find, by the way, that this
water, carefully strained through q
thick cloth. is the most luxurious mr.
ticle for my toilet. 1t is Simon pure,
soft water. and all the year round I
use 1t in preference to any other.
Utilizing this sort of thing is In my
mind one OF the fine points of house.
keeping. and often wonder that more
women do not study the little ifs and
ands Of everyday life, and learn to
turn to account everything that comes
in their way"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-09-27
A Dropping Coin .

Bend common match in the middle
but do not break it entirely in two.
Now place 1t at an acute angle on the
mouth of an empty bottle, ana ask
somebody how you may succeed in get
ting the coin to drop into the bottle
without touching or breathing upon II.
1t is not likely that anybody viii tell
you. but you may easily perform tho
trick. Dip your finger into a glass of
water and let few drops fall from II
on the broken part Of the match.
Swollen by the moisture. the woo.l.fi.
bers will tend to straightcn Themselves
and little by little you will sec the
angle of the match growing larger
and larger until, no longer supporting
the coin, they will let 1t drop into tho
bottle.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-09-27

~.
and 4 kitchsn may oftsn b fsated
together for 30 francs month, IL
fisher wives being very dad to isaSe
their dwellings tn gain 4 few francs.
The people are highly superstitious.
There II an old Gothic church back In
the village which, according to tradl.
ton, tho devil thought too convenient
for the fishermen to worship In, 20, In
q At Of anger, he snatched q up and
placed 1t where 1t now stands. Once
a year. in November, the head priest
or vicar Of the village, with numerous
followers Of the church. tlcscends to
the beach and tremendously blesses
the sen, and then tells It to keep its
bounds, for Etretat has been flooded
many times In Its hlstory.-Mail and
Express.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-09-27

have good" faces. to Use an artists
expression. and some are tanned by
the sen until they have become darker
than n mulattO.
On arriving at the beach they use a
very long-handled shovel to dig holes,
one for each washerwOman, until the
clear water from the supposed river
bubbles up. They do not scrub the
clothes or pound them. thus wearing
them out. The only movement they
use is a flinging one, which. constant
ly repeated, renders the linen snow
white. The clothes are completely
soapcd first, and when entirely clean
beach to dry, heavy stones holding
them from the playful grasp Of the
boistrous winds which sweep the
shore.
Often wave from the sea will un-
do all their labor. but they never COM
plain. for when asked an old woman
of sixty-nine years II she was not
tired after washing all day long she
checrfully answered.: "AIais non,
malemOtselle, pas du tout"
For scenting their linen they use the
roots of the plant whose flower is
called the "fieur-de-lis." They are first
dried. then cut into slices AMI strung
on string. The Odor resembles faint
ly that of misnonettc.
Their peasant dwellings are most
pictul csQuc. They ere formed chiefly
of rough stones, sometimes of bricks,
laid with mortar. The. windows are
always white curtained and contain
many small panes of glass. Some
times the house Is entered by means
of door in the front, but as a rule
the entrance is at the back through
the kitchen. And what n wonderful
model Of cleanliness is the old lady
who greets you Mt the door! How i'm
maculate her Kitchen!
The first and most important thing,
perhaps, which meets the strangers
glance is the broad fireplace with Its
crane and kettle occupying nearly all
of one side of the not very large room.
1t is generally quite black from the
smoke, but the tiles of which its floor
are made are scrubbed clean daily.
The andirons Mt the side are seldom
needed, as the twigs which the woman
uses for her fire, kept in a wood box
ut one side Of the fireplace, are not
heavy enough to bring them into SER
vice, Il ring of iron with three iron
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-09-27
Wait TN the summer Gomez.

A good story is related of small
tradcsman in a Welsh town. A short
time ago a large lake near the town
became frozen over for the first time
in many years, and large numbers OF
people from ncighboring city came
over for the purpose of enjoying some
skating. AS this sport was q novelty
to the residents, they became also
DESTROYS Of entering into 1t. and be-
sieged the local ilOnmonger for
skates.
Incredible ia 1t may appear, this In
lividual had never heard of such ar
ticles, but, disdaining to admit his ig-
norance, replied that he had not any
in stock. Wearied at last. however,
by repeated orders for skates he re-
marked to his wife;
Mary, we must lay IN a stock Of
these skates, for, look you, If there's
such a. great demand for them now,
what will it be In summer when tho
tourists me:"-Tit-Rits.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-09-27
Wash Day.

but 1t Is spctless. The walls
sometimes plpered. sometimes paint
cd. The bed, which Is the most I'M
portant object in the room, is of plain
wood, made mostly in old empire
style. There are many mattresses, the
two uplermost being of down. Tie
curtains, which are suspended from n
square canopy attached to the ceiling
of stained wood, with horizontal pieces
at intervals. are generally fine white
linen, with piece of lace gathered on
to each side where 1t opens.
The coverlet and pillows are perfect
ly clean, and all smell of the roots of
the fleur-de-lis. The sheets are Of
coarse linen, and bOuntiful supply Of
them Is kept In q tall, old-fashioned,
brnss-decorated nrmoirc. which match
es the sldeboard and clock. There arc
also two or three chairs. a table, wash
stand and the table de mutt" which
one invariably finds by the bedside.
In the scason-for Etretat has al-
ready been found out by artists and
their fashionable followers. who have
made the place one of the most favor
ed on the COSTA bedroom may bc
rented for two francs a day. The
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-09-27
ONE OF THE SECRETS OF MUSIC.

The Attempt of Haydn to Define the
Different Keys.
The meaning Of the different keys In
music is thus set down in a letter writ
ten in 1908 and printed in q book ell
titled Letters on the Celebrated Com
poser, Haydn:''
F-Ths key is rich, mild, sober and
cOntcmplative.
ID minor possesses the same quail
ties, but of Il heavier and darker cast;
more dolcful. solemn and grand.
Gold, vigorous and commanding;
suited to the expression of war and
enterprise.
A minor-Plaintive, but not feeble.
G-Gay and sprightly; being the
medium key, 1t is adapted to the great
est range Of subjects.
Il minor-Pcrsuasive soft and ten
der.
D-Ample, grand and noble; having
more fire than G, it is suited to Hottest
purposes.
Il Misunderstanding, but too high a
tone to excite cOmniscration.
A-GOlden. warm. and sunny.
Il sharp minor-AIournfully grand.
E-Bright, and pellucid, adapted to
brilliant subjects.
B-Kcen and piercing; seldom used.
Il flat-The least interesting of any.
1t has not sufficient fire to render it
majestic or grand, and is too dull for
song.
G minor-Alcek and pensive. Re.
plete with melancholy.
Il tiat-Full and mellow, solnber,
soft and beautiful. 1t ia key in
which all musicians delight. Though
less decided in character than some of
the others, the regularity of it's beau
ty renders it universal favoritc.
G minor-COmplaining, having soma
thing of the cast of r minor.
A fiat-lhe most lovely OF the tribe.
Unassuming gentle. soft. delicate and
tender. having none of the pertness Of
A in sllarps. Every author has been
sensible to the charm of this key and
has reserved it for the expression Of
his most refined sentiments.
+ minor-Religious, penitcntlal and
gloomy.
n fnf-A uf,I1v f1orl.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-09-27
Peasants Kitchen.

Peasnntn Kitchen.
legs about foot long being sufficient
to hold the pans and kettles which sho
requires.
A turkey red curtain about foot
deep is gathered fully across the top
of the chimney and along the little
shelf above 1t are placed her shining
brass candlesticks and a few plates.
On one side Is small tiled oven for
a charcoal fire, and above it rise the
shelves wherein the dishes commonly
used are kept. The sideb0ard, really
a good piece of furniture, though rare
~ antique, being only about forty-five
or fifty years old, is prettily decorated
with polished brass key pieces, knobs,
etc. The upper part is filled with ali
her finer crockcry.
Besides the sileb0ard, and of the
same light oak wood, is a clock of the
shape of that generally known in the
United States as ''grandfathers clock"
The brightly polished pendulum shows
through - space into which glass has
been fitted aid around the face are
decorations either in brass or painted
wood. The clock rings very loudly
two minutes before and two minutes
uItcF tLc uOuES ~ ilSO Strikes tile N0lr
hours.
The housewives pewter pans and
pots are hung neatly OIL nails beside
the clock. The tiled floor has no COW
ering except small mat at the door,
where, as in Japan. every polite per-
son is expected to take off Ills muddy
sabots or rubbers IL these are worn,
With the exception of two or three
straw-bott0med chairs. which are tax
en- apart and scrubbed weekly, n table
or two and some gayly colored prints
on the sOmfer painted walls. this is
all the furniture Of which this, the
principal room, boasts.
A stairway Of natural wood. wind
ing and not over wide. now leads us
TO ale PREMIER" or first story, in the
French houses. The rooms are gener-
ally quite small, but sometimes the
only other story except the garnet,
which these houses contain is COM
posed of one larger1and q much small.
CIR room.
The flooring is merely natural wood
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-09-27
"A New Electric TrIcycle,


Charles HI. Burrows of Willimanttc,
Conn, has invented an electric car
riagc which he ia confident is:the most
practical yet made. 1t is built "a the
form of n tricycle.. the forward wheel
being the driving wheel. This wheel
is constructed with two. .rubber-tired
rims, between which is what CORE.
spends with the sprqcket in the btcy.
Gle. The electric motor is carried, In. q
box over. the driver. and Is connected
with 1t by a sprockct Chain. The pow
er is stored in a battery between the
two. rear wheels. and ia carried to the
motor by flexible wires. A seat capae;;
bile Of carrying from one to three pers
SONS is over the small rubber or pue,i;...
matte tire wheels. The guiding devices.
ia similar to that of the ordinary bicY..
Gle. The frame Is of the bicycle STYLE,
and strong enough to do :he work. I.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-09-27
An El.ctrsc F,,r

An electric novelty has been placed
on the German imperial yacht Hohen-
zolern in the shape Of standard in.
tended for night use. The flag Is four
meters square, and the design is traced
In c0lored electric lamps. which are
lighted by wire from the deck. The
experimental illumination proved so
successful that wide extension OF tile
idea may be looked for In the future
night illumination of ships.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-09-27

he flooring is merely natural wood
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-09-27

~ e. s
Etretat. though the proud possessor
Of a casino, il only q village of about
$500 souls, situated on the coast a
few miles north Of IIavrc in valley
completely surrounded by cliffs, which
rise sheer from the sea to the height
Of 300 feet. The beach, which ia conf
posed Of rough, round pebbles, is nev-
or the same two days In succession,
as the sen. being higher than the
town, constantly forms its own dixie
and then washes It away, only to
make another. )
On the left of the cliff there Ia a sup.
posed subterrancan stream which rem
ders the pebbles In that vicinity ex-
tremely damp About II In the MORN
Ing and ut 3 or half-last 3 in the af-
ternOon, the bOnnes-femmes of the
village are to be seen going down to
the beach, every one with bundle of
clothes on her back. Most Of them
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-09-27
Tipping House Servants.

Hoods Pills a &c. s;' ss;..s.,', W.T.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-09-27

Dawson stunned out Isl ~ room,
hooking an white and 40 frightened
40 the women and Joined the impa-
tlcnt secretary.
"what has happened? What il the
meaning of IT." he asked, with chat.
tering teeth.
Luke made no reply, but rapidly de-
scended the stairs. and strobe to Mr..
Mcdlicott'a chamber.
There lie paused.
''You go In first" he said, turning to
Dawson.
His voice was hoarse, his face ghnst.
" to look upon; he leaned against the
doOr-pOst as though his limbs were
giving way beneath him.
elias anything happened to the mas
ter" whispered Dawson, hesitating.
CEO be Continued