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The San Francisco call., 1895-10-08

A French inventor is said to have de-
vised an ingenious attachment to the
storage batteries used on some of the
streetcars of Paris, by which when the
cars are going down hill the motors are
changed into dynamos and the batteries
recharged with power. An invention of
that kind ought to be profitable in San
francisco
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-08
THE Roberts Printing Co-picture cards.

BROKEN, mixed candies, 1Oc 10. Townsend's.
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-08

A reminder of the rapidity with which
some of the most potent conditions of
modern life have been developed is found
in the announcement that Joseph Bell,
who served as engineer on Stephenson's 8
first locomotive, has just died in London.
This man during his working days saw
the whole railway system grow up and
witnessed bigger changes in the world
than were seen by Methuselah in thou
sand years.
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-08

It is reported that the Director-General
of Railways in India has approved of
forty-tive new railway projects which
when carried out will add over 5000 miles
to the railways of that country, and this
is but the beginning, as parliamentary
commission has reported that to develop
the resources of India 900 miles of rail
road are reeded.
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-08

1t is striking illustration of the extent
to which the stamp-collecting fad has been
carried that some spectators have been
accused of getting the smaller Central
American States to issue new sets of stamps
every few years, thus enabling the specu-
lators TO make profit by selling the new
issues as something novel and the old ones
as something rare.
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-08

The Sacramento Valley editors ought to
have good time at their convention at
Marysville. The accomplishments of the
year have been good, the prospects of the
future are better, the surroundings of the
convention are rich in all things that make
up California Eden, and as they have got
away from their devils for awhile what
more can they wish2
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-08

The San Francisco Judge who fined woman
for wearing bloomers and confscated the
bloomers besides left her in sorry plight
ALBANY On. W Press.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-09-13

nssin ~ mo- 4 81 Il 8 4 = = ftsss
/ without any ptsnx Of sndsafmsnt at
al, says the Royal Letter-Writer ~
Appointment to Her Majesty Mrs..
Grundy. For. with logical severity
reasons this not-to-b e-contradlcted au-
thOrity, 1t IL henceforth to be consitl-
eredboth vulgar and impertinent to
call q mere friend or acquaintance
your dear" The letter.writer directs
his pupils to begin their notes or epis-
ties with easy, friendly sentences, and
conclude with the words, esteem, re.
spect, or new cut-and-dried phrase:
I'm hopes Of an early meeting, l am
yours, etc.," or Gin pleasant anticipa-
lions of seeing you soon, am yours,
etc" 1t ia Interestingly inelegant to
write, pursues Mrs. Grundy's muster
OF the pen, any letter over four pages
long;tllnt is Just one full sheet Of let
tcr-rNper. Leave q half inch wide
margin to the left Of every page, and
by writing an aristocratic hand, Of
medium size, oil there Is necessary to
communicate by post can he said IN
the fixed space. The model letter.
writer's In the politest periods of So
ciety never required greater space in
which to make their cleverest mots or
convey most interesting news. For
this reason the new letter-paper ia
nearly foot square; and oddly enough
the authority quoted recommends
men to study George Washington's
penmanship as the most elegant,
graceful and manly model. All aristo.
cratic hand. Ike 1t impressed upon
those who follow the laws issued
from Mrs. Grundy's throne, is one
which for women shows no crossed t's
or dotted is, and ia written in clear
purple ink. Black ink Is meant for
trade and legal documents only
Demorcst's Magazine.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-09-13
Mrs. Johnson's Husband.

Mr.. johnson, gentleman who re-
sides not far from the West Sixty
third street elevated station, las come
home from the mountains III an unhap.
py frame Of mind. He went up to q
summer resort to spend month with
his wife. who is summarizing up there,
and when he reached there he disc0v-
cred that he was referred to as Mrs.
Johns0n's husband, whcreat lie was
wroth, and returned Immediately to
town. having determined to pass his
holidays alone at the various nearby
resorts. l have been apprehensive Of
trouble arising from this sort of thing
for some time. 1t is a feature of the
new-woman phase which is now fairly
settled upon us, and time can only
work out the problem. 1t has been an
easy matter for the ordinary man to
be Mr.. Johnson" but how this same
person will behave wien lie becomes
aware that he ia only, after all, Mrs.
Johnson's husband, remains to DO
seen. The marriage ceremony has
always been sort Of feminine declar-
alton Of dependence, and 1t has been Il
mere financial trick for Mr.. johnson to
be Mr.. Johnson. All he had to - was
to pay the bills, order the coal, lock
the windows at night, and now and
then illustrate his independence in
some way peculiar to his own tastes.
With the new woman 1t will be differ
ent. am not sure but chair of do
nestle science for men will become an
essential In every college. The prin.:
cipal theme Of such a branch of educa..
lion may well be 'How to Avoid
Johnson's Husband" or, in other
words, "How Best TO Behave as the
Husband of Mr.. Johnson's Wife,
New York Recorder. "
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-09-13
Elephn mt. and Their Ailments.


elephants are very rarely the vie.
Tins of serious Illness" said the old
animal trainer. ION rare occasions
when something is wrong with them
there seems to be little that can be
done for their relief except to allow
them absolute rest. On one occasion,
when one of the big beasts was look
ing worn and thin after n hard sea-
sons work, carrying the saddle every
day, two quarts Of pure whisky were
given her with the best results. The
stimulant seemed to brace her uD I'M
mediatcly and has been used with
similar success In other instances. I
remember Il queer misadventurc that
Defeli one of the elephants during the
summer of 1894. There was a loose
board in the partition that separated
the elephants quarters OIL the Gle
plant car from the little room ut the
end where the keepers slept.
1.-THE floor of the little room was
covered with straw mattresses and
one Sunday, while the men were
away, the elephant reached her trunk
through the hole in the partition and
before she was detected ate up nm
entire mattress. The next day the
animal was taken violently i'll. going
into commissions and making terri
Die disturbance. The cause of tie
trouble was not discovered until one
of the keepers remembered that he
had concealed in the mattress five
pounds of plug tobacco. which had
gone down the elephants throat along
with the straw. The oldest elephant
In the country is seventy years old.
There is a wide misrepresentation in
regard to the ages of elephants. Ele-
plants are not as Il rule much longer
lived than men and women. doubt
If they ever attain a greater age than
$50 years.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-09-13

4 ~ ~ c ellslei5ls Z - ~
msntal. writes the Rev. Charles y.
Parkhurst d. D., In an article on
''Compulsion in Child Training" In
the September Ladies' Home Journal.
When It ID a matter Of child training,
therefore. the first question 10 not on
intellectual brightness but ON devcl-
opment Of moral intensity. This
ground was canvassed In my piper Of
month ago. I did not at that time
methods Of mental discipline; but the
quality Of the soil will condition the
character Of the products that issue
from 1t, and the sure placing Of the
foundation stone will determine both
the solidity and the permanency Of ali
the architecture imposed upon 1t. The
ultimate worth of man is the keen
ness and vigor Of his moral Intentions.
1t is at this point then that disciplin-
ary effort has first to be laid out.
Hence my iisistence upon obedience.
There ls nothing that generates moral
fibre like cordially doing as We are
told. Children used to obay their pa
rents. There is rs much family gov
eminent at present as there used to
be, only now 1t. Inns changed hands.
1t is far more important to train n
child's' will than It Is to train bis mind.
He may alter his mind as he grows
older, but he will not probably alter
his will. Adult anarchy, is nursery
lawlessencss come to the full corn in
III the car.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-09-13
Rubber Seed Oil.

A suggestion of a new source of in
come from the rubber tree is contained
in n pamphlet by Senior da Cunlla, re-
Gently published by the state govern
mcnt OF Para. According to this au-
thor, 1t is probable that before many
years elapse an important trade will
be developed in the seeds of the rub
Der tree, which Ire very abundant and
yield an important quantity OF oil,
which is said to compare favorably
with linsesd oil. Up to the present
time this oil has been extracted only
In small quantities; but with the more
systematic regulation of the rubber
industry. which the author predicts, 1t
is expected that tho rubber tree seed
will be included among the valuable:
resources of the country. If it is. ill.,
decd, true that such oil can be made
from tho seeds of the rubber tree, and
one that is similar to linsced oil, it
may be that from this will be pro-
duced the ideal II bier substitute. 1t
is a well known feet that the nearest
approaches to substitute for India
rubber have been made from linsecd
and kindred oils, and perhaps the oil
Ct the rubber seeds will be exactly
what the trade has so long been look.
Ing fcr.-Itubber World.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-09-13
Go Be Continually
A DOG HERO.

Failing to save His Masters Lite,
He Died with Him.
A Baltimore & Ohio train brought
the mangled body Of James Settle, q
sixteen-year-old hoy, who had been
killed blythe train at Point Mills. Tho
boy spent last night with party Of
friends In the woods and got but lit.
tie sleep. When he came home this
morning he drove the cows to pas
ture, accompanied by big shepherd
dog. He was drowsy, and on the way
back sat down on the track to rest,
the dog lying beside him.
Engineer Henry McBirney says that
when the train rounded the curve be-
yond the Point Mills cut lie saw the
boy lying full length along the rail.
The dog. knowing the danger, had
seized his coat collar and was Juggling
with all his might, having his feet
planted just outside the rail, trying to
pull his masters body off the track.
The train was 80 near that it could not
Ike stopped, but the air was put on
and the speed checked, while the Wills
tie was footed.
The boy was partially awakened by
the dogs efforts and began Heating
the faithful brute with his fist, but
the dog held on and put forth all his
power to save his master. AS the en-
gine drew nearer Mckinney and the
fireman shut their eyes to hide the
death scene from their view, but tile
cruel wheels crushed the bones Of
their victims. When the train was
stopped and run back both the boy
and his constant companion were
found horribly manglcd, their blood
and flesh mingled togethcr.-Whecling
wv. Va.) Special to Philadelphia Press.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-09-13
The Zero Of Chemistry.

No explorer has yet been able to
lang his cap Oh the north pole, nor has
the chemist In his laboratory yet suc-
cecded in reaching what may be called
the north pole of his researches, namc-
ly, the zero of temperature or the tenn
pcrnturc of celestial space. The zero
has been defined as that point of tenn
perature at which gas particles
would give no pressure and have no
volume, Il condition which, it is said,
would take place ut temperature Of
PA deg. below the freezing point Of
water. Unlike the arctic explorers.
however, who have number of roads
open by which to approach the pole,
the chemist has only one route by
which to reach the chilly destination
lie seeks, and that Is by the liluefac-
ticn Of all the gases. This, the text
hooks state, has all aady been accom-
plished, but the chemist in search Of
tine zero Of tcmpel; ture knows better.
Though compressed hydrogen, when
expanded. yields IL mist, the victory
over this battling element has not been
achieved, and us the experiments in
this direction are difficult and costly,
1t seelus probable that thc explorers
will reach the north pole. by lalloon
or otherwise, long before the chemists
reach their zeroic temperature, the
temperature of celestial space. One
practical result the chemist names rs
a reason for his researches after the
zero temperature is that should it ever
be reached we could then completely
transform heat into mechanical power,
whereas Mt present we succeed in get.
ting only about 10 per cent 50 convert
ed.-Chicago Interior.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-09-13
co,x.r.n,,ou Mt ptau.r Table.

Talking is one of The best of all
feclpaliuns, and woman who under
stands the art possesses Il most useful
and enjoyable accomplishment. writes
Amelia l.. Barr ii. Tie Ladies' Home
Journal. No dinner table is we'll ap-
pointed without good takers; and the
basis of interesting conversation is
reality. After Il coulsc of London
dinners Sir Walter Scott said: "fhe
bishops and the lawyers talked better
than The wits" that is. the wits talked
for the sake of talking and the church
and the law had something To talk
about. Yet specialties and hobbies
nre not admissible at Il dinner table.
and .aA..woman who can only talk on
her own fad las no business In sori-
ETY.. She ought to write Il pamphlet
or go to the lecture platform, for any
conversation at the dinner table that
is O strain on the attention or the pa-
thence soon becomes Il bore: indeed.
one of the chief elements Of pleasant
company is IL readiness TO talk or to
be talked to Oh any rational subject.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-09-13
Boxing by Elcctrtcitx

A registering armor for boxers is
the most striking invention to be
found among the patent lists in a
long willie. The inventor las been
inspired by humane motive in de-
signing this device. lie wnull re-
deem the manly art. "Cnf0rtllnatc-
ly," lie explains, with al the good
qualities Of boxing there is IL rough
ness and brutality with il which Lave
thrown it almost entirely outside the
pale of legitimate athletics, and 10 so
eliminate these rough and objection
able features for those rracticins lox-
ing by padding over Ill the vulnerable
points above the belt, and providing
each and all of these points with Il
registering device. that all blows shall
be rung up and registered automatic
ally, thus reducing boxing tp IL SIM
pie test Of 4ui,kness anl endurance,
Is the principal object Of my invcn-
ton" Tho boxer puts mask OH the
face and wide. rhrea-bared l,elt on
tile body. the surface If these co,er-
inss having small projections, which
the pressure Of the boxing glove of tile
antagonist clas"s to MAKE electrical
contact with registering apparatus.
EXCHANGE.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-09-13
07e SHADOW O
BERTH; : :,,,: Of a Crime.

little cold, or the weather or some
thing Of that Sort"
ROsamond noticed that grave, in
quirlng look came into the doctors
face Mt the first glance he cast upon
the patient, and all the time lie was
feeling his pulse he never took his
eyes off him; and in spite Of his as
sumed Indifference, Mr.. Medlicott was
not unaffected by 1t.
well, what is 1t, doctorY' he asked,
smilingly.
Nothing very serious at present; 1
will send YOU something Immediately,
which you must not neglect to take ex-
actly according to the prescription"
was lie reply.
Rosamond was In the hall when he
left.
What is the matter, doctor?" she
inquired .anxiously.
well, from the symptoms. should
say fever was impending; but IL he
strictly carries out my directious he
may avert It,"
Rosamond felt very much alarmed;
she told the secretary what the doctor
had said, and he seemed 10 share In
her fears.
The next morning Mr.. Medlicott was
better, the pulse was lower. the glitter
had gone out Of his eyes and the flush
out OF his cheeks.
But the next day there was slight
return of these symptoms. and 80 1t
went on for week, and then another
and another.
The doctor, n man of large experi-
ence and undoubted skill, was puz-
zled.
The furrcd tongue. the high pulse,
the dry, hot skin were all symptoms
of fever, and yet the diagnosis was not
complete.
Day by day Mr.. AIedlicott's strength
was sinking beneath this mysterious
malady, and within five or six weeks
of Its first development the once
strong. wiry man had become Il ncrv-
GUS. querulous invalid. the mere shad-
ow Of his former self.
Some time before this he had to give
UP attending his office. Fortunately,
his managing clerk was n man In
every way qualified to undertake the
business, and he had no anxiety on
that score.
Not rising until late. he spent all his
time In the library. sitting in an easy
chair doing, or debating letters CT
talking with his secretary.
And during all this time Luke AhH.-
sllaw's influence over his mind was
daily increasing.
Indeed. influence Is TOO weak a word
to describe the strange power that this
man. this comparative Stranger, had
come exercise over the once sharp,
shrewd lawyer.
He had contrivcd to make himself so
necessary to Mr.. Medlicott's existence
that the latter locked up to him and
depended upon him as child upon it's
nurse; but 1t was done go quietly, so
unobtrusively, that it never irritatcd,
never Inundated the invalid with a
sense Of his own hclplcssncss.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-09-13
. sp,rlts In the Clock.

Hampton Beach, n. u, owes much
of its popularity 10 the poet Whittier,
for he delighted in the place. Many
of his poems were inspired by scenes
and traditions about the. place. Alb
cal landlord tells the following story:
II was talking with Whittier one day
about n fine cight-tlay clock which my
family owned, which used to belong
to Gen. Jonathan AIoulton, and is over
200 years old, and will, when set at
certain hours, play four different coun-
try dances and marches. Tradition
says that just before a member of the
Moulton family died the clock, al
though it had not been wound up for
a long time, would strike. A man who
was standing by broke in with, Say,
mister, I've got one of them ERE old
clocks. just as good one as any
bcdy's; don't you want to buy it?'
Whittier looked up quickly, with q
twinkle in his eyes, and replied: no:
yours hasn't any spirits in it,"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-09-13
Experiment. in Flax Grov,ur.

Experiments in the growing of fax
for fiber have been decided upon by
the Agricultural Department. Tits
important work will be begun ut once.
The experiments will be conducted at
East Ferndale, WASH, In the extreme
northwest county in the United
States. This region is believed by
agricultural officials, to be the best
adapted to fax growing, in view Of
Its damp, moist climate. The best
fax raised In this country, practically
oil of which Is used for oil purposes,
leaving fiber out of the question, Ia
said to be raised in the vicinity Of
Puget Sound. Nine hundred thousand
dollars are to be expended on the
scheme, and Dr. Thornton, the gov
eminent agent Of the department, is
to be assisted by an expert Belgian Of
wide experience in fax culture.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-09-13
Very Sorry,

He had been worshiping her for
months, but had never told her. and
she didn't want Him TO. lie had come
often and stayed late-very latc-anll
she could only sigh and hope. lie
was going away the next day on
holiday. and lie thought the last night
was tile time to spring the mnmentous
question. lie Kept it 10 himself. how
ever, until the last thing. 1t was
11:3O by the clock, and it was not Il
very rapid clock.
Miss Molly" he said, trrnul,usly,
81 am going away Tomorrow
care you:" she said. viii! tn.
thoughtlcssncss of girl!eod.
"Yts," he replied. Are yon scrty:'
eyes. very sorry" she mlrmliml.
II thought you might so away this
evening"
Then she gazed at the clock visit
fully and said good night rhiladel.
phia Times.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-09-13
THE POLEcAT.
The Ditc of One Species OF 1t Pro.
ducea HydrOphObia,

The Ditc of One Species of II Pro.
duces HydrOphObin.
as the skunk dangerous animal?
l should say So" remarked Mr.. Il. r.
Glaze Of st. Louis, at the Hotel Page.
Il know very many people will he sur
prisel ut the assertion, but there is
one species of this unpopular tribe that
is as much to he dreaded as rattle
snakes us l learned one year while
soiollrning in Western Texas. One
night In midsummer a party of liz
We're camping out on the prairie of
Limo county, when we were awak-
ened by the screams of a cOlored boy
who had been taken along to cook for
the outfit. He said TINT something had
bitten him, and examination showed
that his head was pretty badly torn.
There We're unmistakable evidences of
a skunk in the vicinity. and there was
no doubt that It had done the deed.
"l'lle sequel is that, Il few days later.
the boy died Il most horrible death of
hydrophobia. 1 learned that 1t was
not n rare thing for tile bite of these
miserable little cats to produce the
dread ailment, aud several well au-
thentfcated cases of it occurred be-
fore left the state. Some people
think that hydropllobia finds its origin
in these animals. "-Washington Post.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-09-13

lew = Flyss Tesst4AS eoaAas q Z,
AiefoDhones
The improvements which w. H.
Houlby has lately added to the micro
phone. or Sound magnifier." makes 1t
one Of the most marvellous mechanical
contrivances Of the age. The special
construction of this instrument is of
no particular Interest to anyone except
experts, but what is told Of its won
derfnl powers as magnifier of sounds
well as the scientific and unscientiflc
vel las the scientific and unscientific
readers of "Notes for the Curious"
After the instrument had been COM
plcted with the exception of few fin
ishiDg touches, soulby found 1t abso-
lutely necessary to keep the door of
Ills workshop tightly closed so az to
admit no sounds from the outside,
otherwise the inarticulatc rumblings
given of by the "ejector" would have
become unbcarable. Even with closed
doors the cap !lad to he kept constant
~ In place on the receiver to keep the
instrument from sending forth a ronr,
which previous investigation had
proved to he a combination Of sounds
produced by watch-beuts, breathing,
the hum of flies, etc.
A fly walking across the receiver of
the instrument made u sound equal tn
horse walking across n bridge, and
when Mr.. Soulby laid his arm across
the box. the blood rushing In his veins
gave forth sound which much re.
scmbled that made by the pump of u
large steam engine. The playing of a
piano In Il house across the street was,
when elected from Soulby's machine,
like the roar Of an avalanche, and the
washing of dishes In the Kitchen of n
house across the alley made a sound
which the inventor of the machine
said was "a burden to his soul"
When anyone entered the room,
walked about. coughed, touched a
table or the door handles. the shrek
which Issued from the ejector was
most painful to hear.
Hundreds of uses have been suggest
cd for the microphone. the most prac-
teal being those of blood circulation
and lung tcsts.-St. Louis Republic.