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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-11-15
POISON IVY.
It Has Caused More Suffering This
Year Than Usual.

Il Has Caused More Suffering This
Year Than Usual.
The spread Of poison Ivy In our
neighborhood has been noted by people
who know the plant and have fallen
into the way Of walking or driving
through the suburbs. 1t is rife in up
per New York, in New Jersey and on
the outskirts of Brooklyn. 1t Is easy
to get rid of while 1t is young and
small, but ere long 1t will speed over
many miles of roadside and will be
hard to eradicate. The plant Is not
troublesome to some, and there are
men who handle 1t without fear of
consequences. but others are so sensi-
tive to its subtle civilizations that they
cannot even pass to leeward Of patch
Of 1t without suffering afterward. The
poison ivy Is tough looking plant
with leaves growing In threes, cir
cumstance TINT enables one to tell 1t
from numerous innocent vines that
have their leaves in fivcs. 1t fills some
waste places and makes pleasant
show with its greenery, but surely the
English ivy and the clematis and the
woodbine look as well, and even the
prevalent cat brier, though q hard
thing to fight through. will only
scratch, while the Ivy will beget in
hammation and bOils. 1t Is said that
light complexloned people are more
subject to its poison than those who
are dark. Men in this state and in
Pennsylvania report curious expert
ence In an annual recurrence of thq I'M
pleasant symptoms, though they lare
sure that they had not touched
leaves In the year between the
tacks. The possibility makes the
ON Ivy a worse neighbor than &
and 1t is suggested that those
have tolerated tho plant on their pr1
ises-especially does this apply tot
street and highway ccmmiseion8
should betake themselves to an an md
hoe and torch and root out the offend.
ing weed.-Brooklyn Eagle.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-11-15
Private Electric Elevator.

A well known electrical authority
has pointed out that 1t is now as easy
and cheap to have an electric elevator
in private house as in large Office
building. Stairs are literally a barbar-
Ism to which women frequently owe
iii health and to which many delicate
persons may attribute the deprivation
Of the full enjoyment of their homes.
The cost of operating an electric ele.
vator In, say five-story house, max
ing fifty or sixty trips every day, will
not exceed So or 81 per month. The
devices for operating these elevators
have been so improved that an invalid
Or q child can manage them. The old
lever arrangement can be dispensed
with and the elevator ascends or de-
sends on the pressure of a button. 1t
will stop only at each floor aud will
start only when the elevator door IL
closed.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-11-15
A Pin Machine.

Among the operative exhibits shown
IN Machinery hall ut the Cotton States
ind international exposition is q pin
machine. 1t is In two parts, the first
IT which makes pins aud the second
sticks them in paper. THIS ia done In
full view of the visitors. A slender
thread Of brass wire is started in one
end Of the machine. 1t is cut, pointed
and head put on, and the completed
pin is dropped into bath which
plates 1t with white metal. From this
receptacle the pins are dropped into q
sitter: which carries them rapidly to
the sticking machine, where they are
stuck In regular rows in the paper.
md complete paper Of pins Is turned
,ut. The mechanism Of the machin.
cry ia delicately elaborate, and It is
,ne Of the most interesting exhibits in
Machinery hall.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-11-15
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, BY more promptly
adapting the worlds best products t
the needs Of physical being, will attest
the value to health Of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in th;
remedy, Syrup Of Figs
Its excellence is due to It's presenting
In the form most acceptable and pleas
ant TO the taste, the refreshing and truly
alive; effectually cleansing tho system,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation.
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval Of the medical
profession, because it acts ON the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup Of Figs Is for sale by all drug.
gists in Soc and 81 bottles, but it 10 man
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup Of Fig,
and being we'll informed, you will not
accept any substitute If offered.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-11-15

ured on so cents as the Gus. - lake
freights, but lake freights have ad-,
vanced in IN unprecedented way, and
are now and for some time past have
been ruling at $3.50 per ton, SO that
much of the ore that was sold for
from $3.50 to $3.50 is being delivered
In vessels which cost the mines $3.50
per ton. A mine selling its ore In the
early part Of the season, for say 1925
to $3.50 per ton, must now pay $50
per ton for lake freights, leaving only
70 cents to 81 for mining and for rail
freights to Duluth. AS the rail freight
alone is 80 cents and the commission
insurance, interest, etc, 20 cents, it
will be seen that the cost of mining is
q dead loss and the ore ia given away.
The rosy hopes of the spring, there
fore, have met only disappointment,
and the miners are now figuring with
much anxiety on the net results of the
years operation.
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D,.s.s.s O. le.s lss Cured

BY local Applications. - they cannot
reach the diseased portion Of the car.
There % only one way to cure deafness.
and that u BY constitutional remsd.eA.
Deafness 10 caused BY an inflamsd coz,
dition Of the mucous lining Of the Eus-
tachian Tube. When the tube 70 In.
famed you hive rumbling sound o.
imperfect hearing. and when 1t - en-.
tirely closed Deafness 10 the result, and
unless the Inflammation can BE- taken
out and this tubs restored to 1ts normal
condition, hearing will be destroy ed for.
ever: nine cases out Of ten are caused
y Ssssn. WnIcn y n . , na. :" ., .n
faces. ~
We will give One Hundred Dollars fol
any case Of Deafness Caused BY Ca
tarrh) that cannot DO cured BY Halls
Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars. free.
p. J. CHENEY.& CO., Toledo. o.
Sold by druggists: tic.
Hall's Family Pills, 2sc.
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Pocket Electricity.

A correspondent asks IL It is mol
practicable for a person to carr:
enough electricity and use 1t for til.
purpose Of heating the body by mean
Of electric heating apparatus place,
under the clothing. We presume 1t |.
A few 2O0-ampere-hour cells scattere
among the pockets, connected In serie:
ought to do the business. They woul
probably weigh 500 pounds or NOR.
and to this must be added the weigl
Of the heat apparatus. The latter nee
not necessarily be in the form of
street car heater; 1t could be sprea
out on fiat surface. 1t would NJ
look well, for instance, to carry a bo:
shaped heater across the stomach
Care must be taken to prevent shor
circutting, which might result in roas,
ing to death.-Electrical Age.
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The Heaithines. Of Yavn,n<.

A celebrated Belgian physician says
that yawning is an exceedingly
healthful function generally, besides
having very salutary effect in CON-
plants of the pharnyx and eustachian
tubes. According to the results of late
Investigations, yawning is the most
natural form of respiratory exercise.
bringing into action all the respiratory
muscles of the chest and neck. 1t Is
recommended that every person
should have q good yawn, with
stretching of the limbs, morning AMI
evening, with the purpose of ventilat-
ing the lungs and tonifying the mus
cles of respiration. An eminent au-
says that patients suffering from dis.
orders Of the throat have derived
great benefit from 1t. He makes his
patients yawn, either by suggestion,
imitation, or by series Of full breaths
with the lips partly closed. The
yawning is repeated six or eight
times, and should be followed by swal-
lowing. By this means the air and
mucous in the eustachian tubes IRE as
r1irated
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Bashful.

al like you, Mr.. Lake." the maid
en- blushingly admitted, s'but I hate
to leave papa and mamma"
Goodness gracious, glrlf' exclaimed
Mr.. Lake Of Chicago, in his breezy
way, haven't they had the pleasure
Of your company for more than twen-
ty years? And now, when ask you
to be my wife for mebbe year or
two, you 60 AID kick!'-Indianapoli
Journal.
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FUS6 inst Ran = 0vift Oslsss ~.
- reunA Few ~ Da9 otoFeleesD..
Theee % growing evidence that klep.
~ ~. vaa : SeA T,ha s%AamnA -
.,S!.-,.- = $500 s..ss.."..- -.
y g nos0 s.nons tno psy-
ehologtcal mysteries VIII not hold In
IL face Of the experience OF State
tr..t u,arrh.nt vhr rro~. INV, N
.ssSN.S "a. ~ S, ~. !. s....sS
susefve sno ma paensy OF opportunity
% indulge his knowledge. He said:
aIt's funny thing to me. but it II
na,sa,nfv t,,,. +h.r. h.. ,,o.rs /. ,r.rsr.
M. - = x,' ~. s
~ ~ ~ tAllink on IN ktepeomanls ~ tno
Astiyear. noticed It In my store, and
t0r time thought little OF 1t. One DAY
another. naetchant on the street sald
Be had found the same thing, and then
began to inquire. All had the same
story to tell, kleptomania was becom.
Ing extinct.
This doesn't mean," he continued,
that people are becoming any better or
that they are stealing less, for, as to
that, the returns are about the same
year In and year out. What refer to
u the petty thievery by people who do
not need what they steal and In many
instances do not know what to do with
the things after they get them. For q
time. couple Of years ago, there was
such a nood Of that sort Of robbery in
the stores that the proprietors were
about driven to despair. You can Inn
ngine the predicament Of being con.
frOnted by a woman whom you know
to be wealthy and Of good social stand
Ing and vet know she has secreted in
her mum or under her cape q piece Of
silk or other fabric from the counter.
When you meet an indignant denial 1t
Is hard to so on and force q search.
That thing grew to be 30 common that
In most of the big stores one woman
was kept fairly busy searching the
kleptoManiacs who were brought back
to her."
ibid you arrest them?"
"No. except In rare cases. We en-
ploycd detectives Of both sexes to
watch for them. When woman was
seen taking anything from a counter
the detective would approach her and
ask her to step to the rear OF the store,
as the proprietor wished to see her.
The request was made with such po-
likeness that the woman would not be
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-11-15
lvsn u,e the marble

'You have given one the marble
heart" he Missed.
Certainly" she coldly rejoined.
"what did you expect? Mexican
onyx"
There was q chill glitter in the eyes
Of his bride as she reminded him q
poor man could not be fastldious.-
Detroit Tribune.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-11-15
A Heavy Row.

"Henry. you look worried; what 10
the troubleT"
II was stung to the quick by an ad.
der this afternoon"
Heavens! How did 1t happenT'
"Why, went to the hank this after.
noon, and the bank clerk, after adding
up the ledger, told me my account was
overdrawn."-Erie Messenger.
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GO b Continued,
"ouEsATs' THE MULE

An Alabaaa llan's Nethsa % Dest.
lng Hts Animal.
I came upon . mule and . cart and
Q man. The wheels Of the cart had
sunk down into mud hole, and The
mule stood with head down and ears
lastly working to and fro. Az for tho
man, he lay on his back In the shade
Of q tree, and seemed to be taking SOL
Id comfort. IS.
whats the matterr' I asked. - he
sat up and hooked at me.
"Mewl has balked,' he slowly ~
piled.
'You mean that he has refused to
pull the cart out of the mud?"
'"Zactly."
"But It's big load and q small
mule" I urged. "Why don't you give
him some llelpT'
TITS agin my principles. I've yelled
at him. and I've licked him till I'm
tired, but Ill he dog-oned II I'll take
anything OF that load or boost that
cart! No, sah-we stay right here till
the pesky critter gifts up and humps
hisself and pulls that cart out Of the
mud!
'Then you are not In a hurryr' I
Queried.
mo. sab. no hurry TALL he replied.
az he hitched hack to get more shade.
my son Dan Is plowin' out con with
the cow, an the old woman IL fixin'
up the fences, and I've got q gallon Of
whisky and pound Of terbacker in
the cart. It's a question Of bein' sot,
an IL ] can't stay sot longcrn II $50
mewl then Id better move out Of
Alabamy."
Five days later met the man at
Greenville and asked him how the
''sotncss" came out.
ooh! yes!" he replied, with a grin.
'Wall, 1 campcd right thar fur two
days and nights. a-Singin' hymns and
restin' up an hevin' a good time. an
then TINT mewl, a-seein thnt when It
cum down to sotness he wasn't in It
with mo took right holt an pulled
that cart outer the mud an galloped
all the way home."-Dctroit Free
Press.
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In An Awful situation,

"1'm in a quandry,' said the emil
nent official.
whats the matterf" inquired his
wife.
'They are talking about having q
prize fight under. my very nose. I've
got to do something or the law-and-or-
der element will be after me-"
"Well, issue proclamation forbid
ding It."
Yes-and if lido that they'll 60 and
hive the prize fight somewhere else. :"
Washington Star.
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Changed, Yet Unchanged. =.

Changed, Yet Unchanged.
"Ten years ago." said the contem-
plative gentleman, II was bachelor
and hustling for q wife,"
"And now?'
"And now am not only hustling for
my wife, but for her mother and two
Of her aunts."
He sighed.
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Too Easy,

New Boatder-what do we get 70
dinner tonight?
Old Boarder-This is the night W
usually have chicken.
New Boarder-That's not half bat
Do we often get chicken7
Oul Boarder-Oh, about three time
q week.
New Boarder-well, by jove! that
pretty fine; but don't see how Mr.
6kimper can afford 1t.
Old Boarder-Oh. it's the san
chlcken.-Exchange.
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Trips Undertaken for Health's sake
viii be rendered more beneficial. and the
fatigues OF travel counteracted. II the voy-
ager will take along with him Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters. and use that protective
aud enabling tonic, nerve iuvlgorant and
appetizer regularly. Impurities In air and
water are neutralized by 1t. and 1t Is
matchless tranquilixer and regulator Of the
stomach. liver and bowels 1t connteracts
malaria. rheumatism, and tendency to
kidney and bladder ailments.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-11-15
WHATS m A NAMEs
A Mi.ister wAs Held the soutAer.
COA0Dar0ey In His ARpns

a Minister wAe Held the Southern
Conspiracy In HIS Arms
Just after the battle of Perryville.
in October. 1862. Or. Savage, a strong
Union man, was at on Of hts appoint
ments to baptixe some children. There
was large crowd, and q Southern
Matron brought her four children to
the altar.
"Sanle that child" said the Union
preacher, laying his hand on the
chiid's head.
"SimOn Bolivar Ruckner," was the
reply, which caused smile to come
over the congregation. but the brave
preacher went on with his duty.
Name that child" taking the next
in order.
"Picrrc Gustav Toutant Beaure-
gard" ard the smile grew into q
smoker, Will DR.. Savage became red
in the face. He baptized the young
namcsake Of the engineer soldier, and
went OH with the ceremony:
"Namc that child" he Gasped, reach
ing for the third.
"Alhert Sidney Johnson" came the
answer.
The smile became audible. Heaving
sigh of relief he took the fourth, a
little girl, whose gender lie fondly
supposed would preclude a continue
ton Of heroic reproductions and said:
"Namc this child"
"Mary Stonewall Jackson Lee"
came the response that set the con-
gregntion into roar, while the Union
parson thought lie had held in his
arms the whole Southern Confedcr
ncy.-Troy Times.
Lizards One Hundred Feet Long.
One must stretch his fancy almost
to the breaking point to imagine a
lizard 100 feet in length, but that such
creatures formerly existed In the
United States there Is not the least
doubt. The remains of such enormous
reptiles have been found in Colorado,
Arizona, Oregon, Montana, South Da-
kota, Maryland, Virginia and the two
Carolinas. They belonged to u family
Of extinct reptiles known to the geolo-
glsts as dinosaurs, aud the remains
found In the mari beds Of the last four
states mentioned above prove that the
Western varieties We're much larger.
Prof. o. 9. Marsh Of Yale college,
found dinOselur remains in Colorado
from which lie restored a skeleton up
ward 125 feet In length; the largest
found In the Eastern mari beds was
less than fifty feet In length.-St
Louis Republic.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-11-15
He Wa. o.oa.

"was your husband good to you du
Ing your long illness?" inquired Il
kind lady who was making q chart,
call,
"Oh. yes, indeed, ma'amw replIe
the poor woman, "as good as lie cou
be-he was more like a friend than
husband"
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-. -
Practice Nh scs perS~cs

"Yes.' observed the master Of cere.
monies. 'you weep to the Jury beauti-
fully, but let us again rehearse your
glare at the defendant"
BY dint Of much drilling the affair
passed of creditably and was de.
scribed as one of the prcttiest home
divorces Of the season.-Detroit Trll,.
une.
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All the Diaere.es 4. tn. worla.
care the Authorizations proper?" ask
ed the young woman.
SIT depends" replied the mother,
con which you have reference to, the
English language or a bicycle costume.
Washington Star.
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Tryins to aesor. New Women.

"Never. my child." he faltered,
trough his tears, "marry a woman to
eform her."
The cigar stub upon the center table
made him sick at heart, while the
mell Of tobacco on his new lace cur.
aims was simply horrid.-Detroit Trib.
unos $500
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Found GUILTY.

Found 6UtIty.
"Here II cigar" said the dealer,
"that would like you to give trial"
"All right" said Watts, ahand it
over"
It was handed over.
"What do you think Of it?'' asked the
dealer.
at doesn't deserve a trial." said
Watts. at ought to be lynched."-In-
Annapolis Journal.
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Very Har.l I'm

Willis-Td hate to he as hard up as
Broker seems to be.
Wallace-What leads you to think
he Is hard up?
Willis-Why, he's been to zee me ten
times this week to get that flyer bor-
rowed from him six months ago.
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An Artist,. Enth..i..u

An AEti6t0 EntkO0t00n.
"There is only one thing" she said
to her dearest girl friend, "that makes
me doubt Herbert's affection for NEE"
"What is that?"
HE thinks that some Of the snap
shot photographs he has taken Of me
are good Observation-Disclosures
STIR.
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sy.rS.AliI 1ss STOPPED freeb By Dr. Kllne's Great
eSfveoas cures Treatise ard atrial bottle frevt
0oasea. eend 70 ". KLINE, ~ Arch H., Phila, Pa
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A Touch of Nature.
Mr.. Meek ION street CARL find TINT
1 have no money to pay my fare this
morning.
Conductor .(bluntly) The old story
won't 60 here. Pay or git.
Mr.. Meek-It WASH pickpocket.
My wife went through my clothes be-
fore got up.
Conductor (sympathetically) = All
right. Pay next time.-New York
Weekly.
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Her Father suddenly Young man,
DO you play poker7
Her Young Man (nervously)-Y-Y-
that 10 to say, no, sir.
Her Father (resretfullyleI am sorry.
Some OF N were going to have q little
game tonight, and We should have
liked one more to take . hand.
Vile Journal. So,
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MEsABA MINES AGAIN DIsAPPOINT
THEIR OWNERS.

some Of the Actual Results Of the
Iron Mining Season of 1905.
The owners Of the Mesaba iron
mines in st. Louis county have Jared
badly for the past two years, most of
the time conducting their business ut
a loss. Last year heavy losses were
suffered by the capitalists who own
the mines. They entered upon the
present season with rosy hopes. The
seasons ore was sold in the months of
Anri1 and Nav "s,,nl "+-.,ri,ps
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-11-15

II the United States had as great a rel.
alive population as Japan 1t would have a
population Of 06O.OOO.0OO people.
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COuldn't DO II Again.
The. black-hearted pirate, with q
knife between his teeth, boarded the
passenger ship.
Throw up your handsw he shouted.
The passenger hanging over the rail
smiled feebly.
II think 1 did, not less than an hour
ago." he said, gaspingly.-Cincinnati
ENQUIRER.
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70 NV Joy:
aood1 SsfsapaSillAo veroane tko o&bcts
4 the grip, cared ne q dyspop6ia, and

'0VkYU 0$0 go n
tiou. I treated
vvith thras 6i6Se.
ant doctora With.
oat resiisinS II.
M
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A Good Excuse.

II the Baby 10 Cutting Teeth.
D surs and use that old and wsll-tried rsnsdy, Nm
WINDOWS Soofaua 6YRuf for Childran Testhlng,
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clhla.sea.

aessnan's Cenphor Zee NTH 0lyesrine.
cAilsaaias Fiss, IA O. @. caask Co.. New Havsa, CT
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Red ink was formerly made of solutI,
81 Brasil wood. combined with alum. ts
tar water and gum. ~. =
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sHsnson.s Magic Corn salvs..
Warranted 70 cure or money refunded. Ask Jour
lrugHi0e tor ~ Price u cent?.
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Mothers appreciate the good work
Of Psrkers Ginger Tonic with its revlving qualities
-aboon 70 the pain-strcken, sleepless and nervous
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swahian ai.nlieifx.

Inspector docking into station wait
ing r00m)-Any more for Ulm, Bic
bcrach? The trains just. gone."--
Deutsche Warte.