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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-07-19
Women at Chess.

For the first time In the history Of
chess, there was contested yesterday
a bona-fide match by club tenn of
lady players. They represented the
newly established Ladies' Chess Club,
and their opponents were gentlemen
from the Metropolitan who yielded the
odds Of knight ut each board. 1t
will be interesting to feminine play
ers to learn that this first public
match of their sisters was marked
throughout by the most pleasant and
courteous demeanor and bearing be-
tween the ladies and their opponents.
Play between D. IN. on fourteen
boards. Some of the ladies had to
strike their colors very early through
falling into palpable errors in the
openings; others, however, defended
themselves more stubbornly. Mr..
Marsden, the honorable Secretary Of
the Metropolitan Club, discovered to
his cost that tile playing strength of
the ladies' was not to be despised, for
giving his opponent. Mrs. james, Il
queen, lie lost the first game. Miss
Hooke added another victory to the
credit Of the sex; and, though finally
the ladies' club was defeated by
score of o to 5, the result is not Mt all
bad for first venture.-London Tele-
graph,
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Galvanized s.ec, Wire r.ne,,,.


The most extensive and compiste
plant for the manufacture Of wire senc.
ing in the United States Is the DE Kaib
Fence Company. located ut De Kalb.
Ill. For years prior to 1890 barbed3
! wire was extensively used for
FENCING. but those using It often lott In
fine stock. more than its cost and 10
avoid danger to man OF beast there was
need Of. and demand for, . barbIxxD
fence. So IS y = i
The proprietors Of this company
having spent more than IL years Ia the
manufacture Of wire fencing, recok-t
ntzed this fact. and have produced, the,
best lines Of smooth wire fencing for ali
purposes. now In use. The success i,of.
this company 10 due to the managers
adopting the true business principle Of
making good what they make, putting
enough material In their lines TO mike;
them both strong and servicssble. In
stead OF producing cheap flimsy ar
ticle only to meet the price off, fence.
that has never given satisfaction. THIS
is what has made their fence 20 popular
and IN such great demand and to-day
they have over 40 special machines,
with capacity Of over q miles. Of.
fence per day. and their fencing Il used
in every state in the Union. The Fence.
most used 10 their Cable Steel ana Hog
Fence for field fencing. Cable Poultry
Fence. Steel Web Picket Fence. and.
Park and Cemetery Fence. and to conn.
plete same they also make gates OF wood
or steel frames tosmatch. and also fur
nish iron posts. All Of their styles OF
fencing are strong. neat durable ana
economical in price.
And everyone needing fencing Of any
KIND viii consult their own interests By
sending to- the DE Kalb Fence Co. IN
High street. De .KaIb. Ill.,, for their a
page catalogue and price1. The reader;
Is also directed to their advsrtissutsne
In this paper: ~. si e ~: I
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A nusy Blind Woman,

Miss Alice King, the novelist, who
has been wholly blind from the age Of
seven, became a fearless horsewoman,
and would gallop over hills and along
rough moorland paths that would have
been impossible to any but the most
proficient rider. Miss King, who was
educated at home, gained more or less
proficiency in seven languages besides
her own, namely, French, German,
Italian, Spanish. Latin, Greek and He
brew. All her literary work has been
done with typewriter, and with its
aid she could write as quickly as a
person with sight ordinarily writes
with a pen. All Miss Kings time not
taken up with these literary labors
was occupied in teaching and improv-
ing the workingmen and lads In her
fathers parish; and by her own efforts
this unwearying blind girl established
for them reading room, cricket club,
a band and other pleasures.-London
News.
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A GIGANTIC LENS.


The Precious Glass for the Grent
YerkeS Telescope ii Ready for
Shipment. I'll
The forty-inch lens for the monster
telescope given to: the University Of
Chicago by Mr.. Yerkes, mas been com.
pleted by the Clarks, of Cambridge,
Mass, and will soon. be shipped to its
destination ut Lake Geneva, Wis,
where is situated the observatory in
which the telescope will be used says
the Philadelphia Times.
The accompanying Illustration re-
presents the glass, though somewhat
imperfectly. 1t will be shipped in q
palace car chartered for the purpose,
and Mr.. Clark himself will watch over
1t during the entire trip, assisted by
n number Of skilled wOrkmen from his
shops.
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'NIMRODs OLD MIN.

The Petaluna Pot-Hunter Tells .
story OF the Chase.
Frank Trims, the Petaluna pot
hunter, had the door, and the crowd
around the stove breathlessly awaited
Q thrilling story Of the chase.
"-You' want story of the chase,
sh? repeated Timins. "Well, I'll tell
you about the greatest bit of chasin'
ever did In my life. l. wux out
huntin' one day fer quail with my ole
muxxle-loadin' shotgun. when three
quail Jumped up out of bush right
ahead Of me. One few to the right,
one to the left and the other straight
ahead, but got 'em all three"
KILLED three quail going in different
directions with muzzle.loadin' shot
eun?" replied one Of the listeners in-
credulously.
'.Yep, that's what I DONE"
your gun must have had three bar
sels, then"
"Nope, only two"
"How did you do it,"
"Well, I killed the one that went to
the right with the right barrel; then
Quick as Hash i killed the one that
went to the left with the other barrel;
then took after the one that went
Straight ahead and knocked the stuffin'
out Of it with the ramrod."
81 wouldn't believe that II told 1t
myself," declared one Of the assem-
hlage: r,.. ,,n,+ ,ot,,,n, , killed.
six quail with one barrel once, and
they wuz all flynn in different direc-
lions"
run 'em all down."
"Nope; never moved out O. my
tracks. When they all started out o.
the same bunch of grass l held the
gun away.over to the right, an as it
went off I swept 1t aroun' to the left.
The result was that slung shot in
every direction, same as you can sling
water outen q pan, an little of tho
shot ketched ey'ry one."-San Fran
cisco Post.
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Mr.. A. NJ. Woodward whose picture
IL depleted above Is the only member
Of the well known grain and commits.
sion firm of Woodward & Co., fMinaea-
polls, MIMI, which is the oldest 81.
tablished firm of that character In the;
city OF Minneapolis. IS g: go M
Mfr. Woodward is a careful shrewd
his business and has reputation
throughout the NorthW est of being ono
Of the sifest. and most conservative
dealers 10 the Minneapolis Chamber OF
Commerce. The firm is also establisli-
ed with Offices in Duluth md Chicago:
Mt which points Mr.. Wood ward hofi6
membership on the Board OF Trade; s7ss
In addition to. his extensive grain
commission business Mr.. woodward
Is connected with several banks in;
Minneapolis and at other points ii tho
state. ~ n
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shoe. of the season.

The walking boot par excellence IL
q reflection of good sense, and one
more additional evidence that the pres
ent generation are In many things
wiser than their elders were. The fa.
yorite foot covering Just now is the
Juliet or Diana shoe. with graceful
tnstep, elastic sides and a shapely yet
solid heel. These come in the finest
French kid and In russell kids and
feathers Of various qualities. LARGE
invoices of shoes IRE displayed de-
signed for the wear and tear of ram
bles and climbing In country or noun
tain. These shoes are made Of the
softest and finest of French calf. They
are far better for outing uses than
shoes Of any other sort, and when
blackened shine like satin. They are
comfortable yet attractive improve
ments of the regular common-sense
boot with its unnecessarily heavy and
ungainly heel and sole. For carriage
wear there are some very stylish and
elegant models, including those made
Of black satin. patent leather with
black MORE tops, russet-colored and
gray undressed kid. and bronze kid
WITH Drown tips. Inc fancy Tor low
shoes over black or dark silk hose will
he rs general as ever this season. The
Juliet styles are their only rivals. For
house and full-dress wear, the low-cut
Dieppe sandal Of black satin or black
French kid tipped with jet IL very
fashionable abroad. Colored kid slip
pers matching the evening toilet, con-
trary to reports concerning them, are
not regarded "a expressions Of elc-
gance, and have given place to the
Dieppe sandal. With the exception Of
Jet, bead adornings ON slippers have
entirely disappeared from the seasons
fashionable exhibit. Laced shoes of
white canvass with white kid tops are
still popularity worn with duck, plque
and Holland costumes on land and sen.
Cor country uses and for tennis are
some natty little outing boots, laced
with silk cords and finished with fine.
ly corrugated so!es.
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Softens the DoAes.
Capt. Casson, Of the British bark
,Cupica, while at Astoria, ON his way
out to sea from Portland, gave a
News" reporter some interesting
facts In regard to the gagus plant and
the terrible effects It has ON the ma.
.tives Of the Gauptil Island, where Il
on matters pertaining to the South Sen
Islands. In speaking Of the gagus
plant Capt. Casson said:
ut Is a species Of cactus, and, as 1
said, grows only to my knowledge, OH
the Guaptil Island. The island is q
small one, but Is well populated by ma
tives Of the Malay race. In the inter-
Tor this plant grows wild, fiourishing
especially In the red, rocky coil. 1t
looks beautiful when growing, .s you
may Judge by the bright hues with
which 1t is spotted. Opium is a no.
tent drug, but am certain that the
extract from the gagus plant is calcu-
lated to do more damage to the human
system. The natives cut the plant in
the carly spring. After they have
gathered sufficient quantity. they
put 1t In large bowls and crush It with
hugt stones.
"a grayish sap runs out freely, and
this they collect and drink, after let
ting 1t ferlnent, which it does >asily.
Within half an hour after imbibIn2 it
the drinker becomes perfectly stupid,
and lies around like log. The spell
lasts day or more. during which time
the natives say they live in paradise.
I have known sailors to try t. but
never twice. Three years ago had a
inan In my crew who was driven o"azy
by one drink. The first effect of The
liquor is to soften the bones aud grad
ually eat them away. There IRE IA
tives there, the victims of gagus, Tho
are Indeed homeless and unable to
walk or use their limbs. Then ley
begin to wither away, until they die
In misery and commissions. Usually
two years will finish the hardest nan.
The sufferings of the slaves to the
drink are terrible.-San Francisco
Chronicle.
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Rat Nearly wreelE. 3 ne,t.., -; q

Rat Nearly wrecks . restaurant. I
A Larkin street restaurant was a.
most wrecked the other day BY . most
time. business was. lost for ut least.
one day. ,sssssst-i i . Z, I,igs.5S i.
:. The pr tietpf, who lad been ont on
the str somewhere, went TO q closet.
dopI Ills black alpaca coat ma
sta Id to wait on couple OF ladies.
He drew napkin from the cont pock-
ct to brush crumb from the. table
cloth. when out jumped rat nearly
Us big as grounding. The women
were on the table in a second. Men
upset the chairs and tables In trying
to stamp on the animal, but It escapes
all the blows aimed at 1t, and chast 4
around and around the place lnoyb .,ne
for some avenue of, escape for frllv
five minutes. By the time the rrestsIi.
rant cat woke up and caught tho mt
the place was sorry wrect and haie
thes patrons mad .disapp sarcd 80.
francisco Post. - :, 81 .
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the benedt Of such cities . have nat
yet adopted Il, The postal ar. n No.
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large cities. Il has eight windows on,
each side. and d divided nv = v,noAer
'nar4,tion = ~. $500, = -. s-..,
s...e - s.s Se..s.' a. sng post'
eerSice REQUIRES only malt the car. the
front portion, which has seating and
standing Accommodation. ~. e,,ont
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80 .,,Saa,.nS ,pss ssens II Y0IuVa " sne
tha " r,,rssn. l aSunn " 10y INN Psy
e ear = LIN, eAR sHs y tns enutS
III I'll . a.. sa,uln a a ~ \. opens INTO eacn
, ~" - , .nr Sa. .nc part use0 Lor
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. h.pat Rafalysls..

0ssa ~ oesese.AqeAM, easiaew, MAJ
Il was pusnely taiksa "a o. ovsr ca,
County for some time ,hsfors the Co.
!isr-H Herald sent Q ,rspqetse % Dover "a
investigate tAe CoultGr imAttes. M
finally went. a1d:Ms paNlis sfs-day Als
report. Thu Coultsfs ~ prominent
Deople. though Nrs. C. In response -
the question MhstAsr ~ eh9sctsd 10 ~
ing interviewed, 80 '.CsltaanH NOT.
Her story follows. q seuts Sc yesss Iago
We decided 70 take up our abode In
Dover and evsrythtns g. went along
smoothly for seven .yeaaSs + buSlness
progressed and being. Of Q saving tenn
permanent we accumulated quite an
amount. Our family Increased ~ the
years rolled BY and We now have s
children. but sickness made its way Into
our household. and doctors bills flooded
our home and our children. Everythine
went to satisfy the claims Of physicians.
About three years ago I had . miser-
able feeling at the back Of my ears, my
right hand became paralyxed ana the
paralysis extended to my arm and
throat. and would Affect my head and
eyes. Sometimes for days would lose
less az It were. my nose was drawn to
one side and I presented pitiable ap-
pearance and never expecting to regain
my natural facial expressions. EN-.
ployed the best physicians that could Do
procured, expanding Thousands Of dol
lars for their services. but could not ob.
tain relief. At last, they stated my
skill and 1t would be but short time
until the end would come. In con.
nection with receiving the attendance
OF physicians l have tried every medi-
cine known to the apothecary but
never received any relief until DR..
Wtlliamr Pink Pills came to my as
sistance. Before had taken half Of
had left me. and before four boxes had
been consumed the paralysis had disap-
peAred entirely and much to my sur
prise felt like new woman. have
not taken any medicine since last spring
Just about year ago and my trouble
has not appeared since. owe my
health. my life to DR.. williams Pink
Pills.
"A short time since my little boy John
was AFFLICTED with st. Vitus' dance. He
could not walk across the room without
assistance, In fact he would fall all over
himself. but after taking few boxes Of
Pink Pills. st. VituS' dance entirely left
him. and no trace Of It 10 left. These
Pills are worth their weight in gold.
You may say In this connection that
am willing at any time to make affidavit
TO the truth OF these statements. and
furthermore will answer any commu.
nication concerning my case.
Pink Pills contain all the elements
necessary to give new life and richness
to the blood and restore shattered
nerves. They are for sale by all drug
gists. or may be had by mall from DR..
Williams Med. Co.. Schenectady, N r.,
for 80 cents per boz. or SIX boxes for
REQ
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za Y. m AlIlsaAav..

lnel0Aing One o2 the Twenty.Fws
OenDlsee Sets - the Dselaratien.
From the valuable collection Of al.
tosraphs presented to the. public libra.
r. some time ago By its old librarian,
Judge Chamberlain. and placed a. lie
desired In a little room leadlna from
the llbrarian's once. four documents
have been taken out and placed i'm the
periodical loom on the nre- placei shelf.
These four are the Declaration Of
Independence" the address to the
King" the ARTICLES Of Confedera.
ton ana the Constitution OF the
United States" They are not the or
igtnals, OF course, neither are they
fac-similes; they. are halfway be-
tween-a reprint IN each case Of the
original document, followed by the
genuine autographs Of the men who
signed. r} lTYf5,;lel III - :!
In a way not even the original De-
claration Of Independence preserved
IN Washington Is So good AZ the public
library's clear, readable copy. The
original writing, both text and sigma
lures. Inns been faded by century's
expose until parts of It are almost H.
legible. The original IL also on parch-
ment from which ink fades very quick
~ as compared with paper Judge
Chaml'crlain's autographs are on pa-
per. and ought to last indefinitely.
To the right of the four documents,
which are neatly framed Is a photo.
graphic fac-simile Of the great declara-
tfon, and to the left hangs a printed
copy, one Of thirteen issued imme-
ttately after It was adopted to each
OF the thirteen original states, anthem
ttcated by the bold signature of the
President Of the Congress, John Han
ctck, and attested by the Secretary,
Charles Thomson, =
There arc now in existence, as near
as can be calculated. twenty-five
complete sets of the signers of the dec
laration. That belonging to the public
library, made up. Of cut signatures,
taken from otherwise uninteresting
papers. according to the original or.
der on single sheet and underneath,
the text Of the original, is the most
striking and vivid to look ut Of any Of |
the twenty-five, but in money value
1t must yield to the collections which |
are made up, mainly ut least, of en-.
tire autographs or documents. Three |
Of the complete sets besides this In
the public library are owned in Boston.
A curious map Of special interest to 10. |
cal antiqnarians has recently come
Into possession Of the public library.
1t was published In London early in |
September, 1175, ard was printed to
give an idea Of the Siege Of Boston. |
1t measures about q by 10 inches, AMI
the title runs: 1.-THE seat of war In /
New England hy the American yolun-
teers, with the marches Of the sever
al corps sent by the colonies. Boston
Transcript. .,1 80
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she Knew roe Moch,

''Be mlne." lie whispered.
Something in the summer girls man.
ner warned him that he was no good.
Don't say" he hastened to add.
that you are not old enough to nc.
cept me-" NJ
"Jr. Fathers" said the maiden. 81
had not the least intention of saying
that was not old enough to accept
you. was about to remark, In fact.
that was cid enough to sccept you"
'dianapolis Journal.
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This is the largest lens yet ma,:e.
being four inches larger in diameter
than the famous Lick glass ut Mount
Hamilton, California. which is BIG
inches in diameter. 1t is expected that
many wonderful discoveries may he
made with the new telescope, especial
" as to the surface of the planet
Mars. Indeed 1t may he the means Of
settling the question Of that planets
being inhabited.
The cost Of this great lens las been
enormous. When 1t reached this cOun-
try from Paris, In the rough. about
$4,000 had been. expended upon 1t,
and the grinding and polishing cost az
much more.
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Not for Guessi.s.

Two gentlemen were talking to.
gether, WHEN third friend came up
and Joined them.
"My first" one of the gentlemen was
saying to the other, us cross-eyed, my
second dyspeptic, and my third Is
rheumatic"
"Well," said the gentleman who had
Just come up, "how can we guess II
unless you tell us what your whole
Isl"
"Guess what?"
why. your charade."
"Charade! I wasn't giving a cha
iade. SIR. was talking about my
three children. "-Tlt-Bit
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6t1e Silu2
.9|.e::c,r'e ct,


"well. II you won't 60 to Lord LII.
I will
Every WELL" Re returned. resigned.
"; do ~ you think hest. I am WILL
Ing to suffer any rsnAlty for what
have done that the severest Judge
could inhict upon me. only remember,
mother, that Hates life ID at stake. y
"Kate's life!' r. :
The two words took all the tenn
porary courage out Of the nurse, aud
made her weak and vacillating 40 her
con.
what would you have me dog" she
asked.
III you have the nerve to 20 to Sill
verton Castle as though nothing had
happened and ask to see Kate, and lis.
ten to all they can tell sou, and then
act upon your own Judgment az to
what is best for her." he replied,
then l would say do It."
mo; II what you hive told me II
true l should break down." was her
shuddering reply; and IL It ID not
true
She paused and he repeated her
words questioningly.
- ~ 10 AOt NkusSs xU you OOuUC IUG$'
She made no direct reply, but said
evasively: is f..
You Ind better 50 to Lord Ill.
do So"
no" he answered; 81 will whit and
see II Kate gets better. When her
reason returns there will he no more
cause for anxiety. No. won't go, I
will watt
His mother said no more. she left
him. for Mt helrt she was as unable
to come to any decision as he was.
Az day after day, and week after
week went by, however. the doctors
fear became n sad reality. r&
Rates body recovered from the
shock she had received. and she grew
strong, and able to eat aud drink and
walk about like person In ordinary
health.
Mentally however, she was little
better than m idiot: she had no mem
DRY. and no intellectual consciousness:
her reasoning faculties were dead or
dorm ant. and the doctor who attended
her shook his head when Fairfield sug.
gested IN operation to remove tho
pressure on the brain.
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An Elective Freight Carrier.


A conveyor erected at Bridgeport,
Ala, illustrates the facility which has
been attained in the handling Of
freight by mechanical means. The
conveyor is about 175 feet in length,
and is designed to carry sacks Of
grain, boxes. packages, bales, etc, to
and from the boat at the river land
ing and the warehouse ON the top of
7atadjacent hill. It is constructed Of
Two strands Of roller chain, each link
having an attachment to which wood.
en- Stats are bolted, forming an end.
the conveyor makes It run very y
smoothly, and with the minimum
amount Of power. The carrier houses
q large cargo In short order, and fire.
quently handles 1900 sacks in an
hour.
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How long have you been Pullman
,orterr' said the tindiy wsati1naN.
1.-TWO yeah, bah."
"And stu WofkinsS"
''Yaas, indssd."
Dear me. How tnpsey!lsa4 ~
must have been. s-Dstrolt IN A
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When Travelling,

Whether on pleasure bent. or business,
take on every trip bottle Of Syrup
OF Figs. as 1t acts most pleasantly and
enectually on the kidneys. liver and
bowels. preventing fevers. headaches
and other forms of sickness. For sale
IN Soc and 81 bottles by all the leading
druggists. Manufactured by the Cali.
fornta Fig Syrup Co., only.
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II 20 1t is only question Of time when bright
eyes sroM dim: manly steps lose frmness. and
destroyed forever Get book, titled "Don' /
Tobacco Spit or Smoke Your Lifo Away" and
learn how No.To. bsc, without physical or flnsn
the vigorous vitality that will make you 10th
happy. No.To-Bac sold and guaranteed to euro
by druggists everywhere Book free. Address
Sterling Remedy Co. New York City or Chicago
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Mrs. DeEadd-She is magniGcently
dressed, but her hands are not very
arlstocratic, are they?
Mr.. DeF.-N-o, they look as IL they
might be good for something.-New
York Weekly.