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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-12-18
FARMER MoRToN's WORK.
The Government Should ENCOURAGE
the Agricultural Department.

The Government Should Encourage
the Agricultural Department.
The department of agriculture Is so init.
mately related to the welfare of our PEG.
pie and the prosperity of our nation that
1t should constantly receive the care and
small beginning. 1t has grown to be the
center OF agricultural science and the source
OF assistance to our agricultural efforts.
Large sums are annually appropriated for
the maintenance, Of this department and 1t
must be confessed that the legislation relat-
Ing to 1t has not always been in the direc-
tion Of practical farming. or properly guard
however, the public money has been ap-
p.oprlated fairly and sensibly to help those
who actually till the soil, and no expendi-
ture has been more proftably made or more
generally approved by the people.
In my opinion the gratuitous distribution
OF seeds by the department as at present
conducted ought to be discontinued. No
on this subject and doubt the extravaganza
and questionable results of this practice.
The professed friends Of the farmer, and
certainly tho farmers themselves, are natu-
rally expecting. to be willing to rid dc.
partment devoted to the promotion Of farm.
ing Interests of feature which tends 90
much to Its discredit.
Ane Weatnes bureau now attdcneQ 10 the
department Of agriculture, has continued
to extend Its sphere Of usefulness. and by
an uninterrupted improvement In the aeon
racy Of its forecasts has greatly increased
Its efficiency az an aid and protection to all
whose occupations are related to weather
conditions.
Omdtting further reference to the opera.
lions Of the department, commend the
secretary's report and the suggestions II
contains to the careful consideration of the
congress.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-12-18
CIVIL SERVICE.
The Country Congratulated Upon the
PeOgfess Made In the Reform,

peOgeess Made In the Re1Orm
The progress made In civil service re.
form furnishes Q cause for the utmost con-
gratul ltlons. It has survived the doubts of
mics and has gained permanent piace
among the agencies destined to cleanse our
politics and Improve. economixe and elevate
the public service. There are now In the
competitive classified service ;. spward Of
$1,000 places. More than half Of these have
been included from time to time since
March 4, 1893. A most radical and sweep
Ing extension was made by executive order
dated May g. 1895. and IL fourth-class post
masterships are not included In the state
ment 1t may, b said that practically all
positions contemplated by the civil service
law are now classified. Abundant reasons
exist for including these postmasterships,
based upon economy, Improved service and
the psacs and quiet Of nelghborhoods. II.
however. obstacles prevent such action ct
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-12-18

present. / ssrinss III sksss tAss sossssss
will, without slncre1sln p6StDmce AppY0pri.
ations., 90 adjust them % - permit I'M
proper cases 8 consolld atioA ~ these post.
ofices, to the end that through this peocssl
the result desired fnay ~ : limited extent
The annual report 81 the sommissionef
will be duly translated, and ! commend the
important master they haEes{ In ehagee q
the careful c4nsid erat Ion II the congress.
ss sssa'# Iatsrsfaxs noml nSsroe., ,S:s
The Interstate conS sstcs counmlsslsA has,
during the last year, supplied abundant eyi.
dehce, Of It's usefulness and the importance
OF the work committed 70 IT. el1afge. Pub
lie transportation a q universal necessity.
charges therefor has s6e.es y q vital im.
portance, not only to shippers ara carriers,
but also to the vast multitude Of producers
and consumers. The justice and equity Of
the principles embodied IN the existing law
passed for the purpose % regulating these
charges are everywhere conceded, and there
appears to be no question that the policy
thus entered upon. has 3 permanent place
In our legislation. A. the present statute
when enacted waS, In the nature Of the
case, more or less tentative and expert.
mental, 1t was hardly expected to supply .
complete and adeQsate system. While its
wholesome effects are manifest and have
amply Justified ito enactment, Il il evident
that all desired reforms In transportation
m thods have not been fully accomplished.
y In view o6 the judicial Interpretation
which some rovisions Of this statute have
been received and the defects disclosed by
the efforts made for its enforcement Its re-
vision and amendment appear to be essen
tial to the end that 1t may more enectu-
ally reach the evils more desired to be cor
rected. hope the Recommendation Of the
commission upon this subject will be
promptly aud favorably considered by the
congress. % X
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-12-18
PosToFF1cEs AND POST ROADS.
Greater Increase I'm Receipts than In
Expenditures,

Greater Increase I'm Receipts than In
Expenditures.
Our postoflce department is in good con.
dition and the exhibit made Of its opera.
tions during the fiscal year ending June 30.
1895, II allowance Is made for imperfections
In the laws applicable to It, is very salts
factory. The total receipts during the year
were $S2. 409, 40. The total expenditures
were $9O,626.296.48, exclusive Of S1,550,
1897. which was earned by the Pacific rail-
their debt to the government. There was
an Increase Of receipts over the previous
year Of 35.516, 080.21, or II per cent, and
an increase Of expenditures Of $3.50 40o
or 4.42 per cent.
The deficit was 81, 679. 95e. 10 less than that
OF the preceding year. The chief expendi-
lures OF the postal service are regulated by
law and are not In the control Of the post.
master general. All that he can accomplish
BY the most watchful administration and
economy IL to enforce prompt and thorough
collection and accounting for public moneys
and such minor savings In small expendi-
lures and In letting those contracts for post
office supplies and star service which arc
not regulated BY statute.
The deficit Tor the last year, although
much less than that Of the last and preced-
ing years. emphasizes the necessity for
Regulation to correct the growing abuse Of
'Second-class rates, to which the deficiency
u mainly attributable.
Some Recommendations.r
recommended that legislation be at once
enacted to correct these abuses and intro.
duce better business ideas In the regulation
of eur postal rates. Experience and obser.
walton have demonstrated that certain I'm.
provements IN the organization Of the post.
office department must be secured before
we can gain the full beneht Of the immense
SUMS expended In its administration. This
Involves the following reforms. which I
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-12-18
WAR DEPARTMENT..
The Exhibit Made by the Secretary
IL Retarded ms Satisfactory

The Exhibit Made by the Secretary
Is Regarded as Satisfactory.
The report Of the secretary Of war ex-
.hibits satisfactory conditions in the several
branches Of the public service intrusted to
his charge. The limit Of our military force
as fixed by law is constantly and readily
maintained. The present discipline and NOR
als of our army arc excellent and marked
progress and efficiency are apparent through
ont its entire organization.
With the exception Of delicate duties in
-the suppression of slight indian disturbances
the Mexican troops co-0pcrated and the
compulsory but peaceful return, with the
consent Of Great Britain, of band Of Cree
Indians from Montana to the British pos
sessions, no active operations have been
required by the army during the year past.
The organized militia numbers 1850
..men. The appropriations for its support by
the several states approximate $500. coo
annually, and $500, 600 Is contributed by the
general government. Investigation shows
these troops to be usually drilled and in
spired with much military interest, but in
proper arms and equipment that a sudden
call to active duty would find them mad
"equately prepared for field service. there.
fore recommend that prompt measures be
taken to remedy this condition and that
every encouragement be given to this dc.
serving DOoy OF unpaid ana voluntary cit.
tzcn soldiers, upon whose assistance we
must largely rely in time Of trouble.
We should always keep in mind that mill
'itary preparation Is alone essentially pacl-
"fc In its nature. While 1t gives the sense
of security due to a consciousness OF
strength, 1t is neither the purpose nor the
effect Of such permanent fertilization to ill.,
volve us in foreign complications. but rather
to guarantee US against them. They are
not temptation to war, but security against
1T They are thoroughly in accord with all
the traditions Of our national diplomacy.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-12-18
Coo. ON Bail.

Marslfield. Wis. Dec. IL. - Frank
Digman was arrested for setting fire to
a building owned by himself and &C.
cupied by twenty-six employees of the
II. Conner Lumbc: company. The fire
occurred on tie night of Nov. 20, when
several head of cattle were burned
and the occupants of the house mar
rowly escaped cremation. His bail was
liked at $1,000, which he furnished.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-12-18
THn couNTRY's FINAsCIns.

OS0Oit Durane tho Year s of over
\ tsTwenty-nve Mtllion3 Dollars.
# The secretary Of the treasury reports
Ithat during the AScali year ended June 50:
sail sources smounted to 3lS ~, 4OS. Daring
1.-THE same period its expenditures were 49,,
1878, 054.4S, the excess Of expenditures over
receipts thus amounting to $2J,20G, "a. 40.
q The ordinary expend itufes during the year
Nwere 81 O16, S52.2 q less than during the pre-
nscal year. OF the receipts mer-i
sssum Of $1so.021, 75187. and from internal
revenue $148;s3O.a 15 GO. The receipts from
N.customs show an increase Of 1853, 134 %
Cover those: from the Same source for the,
aaascal year ending June 80, 1895, and the re-
kceipts from internal revenue, an increase Of
#s&8, 6SA, 6S7. OF. s5,s sf
II The value of our imported dutiable mer.
\ ch1ndlse during the last fiscal year was
n eS00 757,4 7O, and the value Of free goods Inn
6portcd $4D.967, 40. being an increase Of
4 va, 81, 675 In the value Of dutiable goods and
N III, 23l ,O34 In the value Of free goods over
sthe preceding year; Our exports Of %er,
\ In value to $3.50. 00aOsS. being an increase
sover the preceding year Of $75. O8s. 773. The
Il average ad valorum duty paid on dutiable
Il goods imported during the year was 1904
i per cent and on free and dutiable goods
taken together 20.55 per cent. The cost Of
4 cent, az against PSI per cent for the fiscal
gear ending June 80. lSD5. The total produce
h tton Of distilled spirits, exclusive Of fruit
" brandies was 6S.5SS,703 taxable gallons. be-
d ang an increase Of 66S0, 108 gallons over the
q preceding year. There was also IN increase
S:of /, ,076 gollons Of spirits, produced from
+ fruit. as compared with the preceding year.
N The number Of barrels Of beer produced
IL was 35,S59250, as against 1858, 7s4 pro-
1. duced in the preceding fiscal year, being m
Nqncrcase Of 1899, AGO barrels.
III The total amount Of gold exported during
Il the last fiscal year was Sill. 4O9.947 and OF
stsllver $50. 541 .870 an Increase Of $45,041 480
Giof gold and $13 24e, 1874 Of silver over the ex-
Il sp6rtations Of the preceding fiscal year. The
h imports Of gold were $33,525.O65 and Of sill
ver s777, 1856, being s., $50. 895 less Of gold,
4 and $s.568.OO7 more Of silver than during
i the preceding yenr. The total stock Of met
1 allie money In the United States at the close
of the last fiscal year, ended on the 3Oth
/ day Of June, 1896. was $1,228, 328O35. Of
which $500, a97, O84 was in gold, and $62S,
! 72S.O71 in silver.
On the first day Of November. 1896. the
& total stock Of money Of ail kinds in the toun.
! cry was $2s5. 40. 500 and the amount in
circulation not including that in the treas.
Jury holdings was 81 ,627 ,O55.841, being
.$22.0 3 per capita upon IN estimated popula-
ton Of 1902 900.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-12-18
Fortune seekinr Emirr.nt

F0Ftu1e seeking Emtgranf0.
Many poor family that seeks the West
ern wi!ds in the hope Of winning fortune
Is preserved from that insidious foe Of the
emigrant and frontiersman-chills and fever.
by Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. SO eff.
fectually does that Incompatible medicinal
defense fortify the system against the COM
bred influence of malarious atmosphere
and miasma- tainted water, that protected
by It the pioneer, the miner or the tourist
provided with, it. may safely encounter the
danger.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-12-18
A Cook Book Free.


''Toble and Kitchen" Is the title Of new
cook book published by the Price Baking
Powder company, Chicago. Just at this
time 1t will be sent free IL you write q
postal mentioning this paper. This book
has been tried by ourselves and Is one Of
the very best Of its kind. Besides contain
Ing over 400 receipts for all kinds Of pastry
the table and kitchen, showing how to set
table. how to enter the dining room, etc.:
a hundred and one hints In every branch
Of the culinary art. Cookery Of the very
finest and richest, az well a. Of the most
economical and home-like, Is provided for.
Remember, liable and Kitchen" will 10
sert. postage prepaid. to any lady sending
her address name, town and state) plainly
given. copy in German or Scandinavian
will be sent IL desired. Postal card Is 40
god as letter. Address Price Baking Pow.
der Co., Chicago, Ill.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-12-18
Two Were Killed

Saltwater, Mimi, Dec. PA terrible
accident occurred on the Wisconsin
Central road near Kilty's siding to-day.
A boy, and girl, names unknown, were
killed, a passenger train striking their
buggy. w. ]. Gavin was conductor Of
the train. &."-
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-12-18
Sti9 Ss q ~ sgs -.
1872 q raeI. p e. rss IL euFss -
O anarlurnitim. Hyouarea suffeiert1Y
| !. !! GOD s
a:r sap ariIla
Is $500 ZEE &c one Tfue Blood Purifier.
Hood b Pills s Liver ills; cay .

+ vocatiens for Women.
The art OF mending and altering wo.
mems garments Is to be taught here.
The YOUNG WOman's Christian asso.
citation 10 shout to open a class for
young women and girls in dress re.
pairing. The class will be taught by
competent dressmaker. The price win
be s. for the course Of ten lessons.
and the class will be held two evenings
In the wekk. Such. schools should
prosper anywhere.
An enterpfising woman whose lines
used to Ne IL pleasant places here III 3
opened an Office known as social
quirement bureau, where invitations
IRE sent out, visiting lists organ FED,
lunches, dinners, suppers and AFTER
noon, teas served in modest establish
ments with all the perfection of detail
that one expects to find In a menage Of
unlimited wealth. She furnishes SER
wants, service, foods, wines and flow
ers for any occasion. She makes ones
house her own, and personally Super
vises oil the details.-New York Letter.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-12-18

On Nov. 30 the John A. salzcr Seed
Co., la Crosse, Wis, the largest seed
potato growers In the world. received
IN order for three thousand bushels Of
iced potatoes from one firm in Texas.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-12-18
FINANCIAL REFORM.

Congress 10 Axain Urgently Reaues.
Ks sg ted to Take Action.
This reference to the condition and pros.
poets Of our revenues naturally sugyests an
allusion to the weakness and Vices OF our
financial methods. They have been IRE.
quently pressed upon the attention of con.
gress In previous executive communications.
and the inevitahie danger Of their contin-
Iued toasr4tlon pointed out Without new 70.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-12-18
Not Very Hixh.

Mrs. Dash-I thought you said Mrs.
Bolton was prominent in society?
Mrs. Blank-Why, I've been told that
she is.
Mrs. Dash-It must be a mistake.
She only belongs to four afternoon
card parties.-Cleveland Leader.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-12-18
Indians Frozen.

Chamberlain, s. D., Dec. PA cat
tleman from the Little White river.
says several Sioux Indian freighters
We're caught In tile recent blizzard and
frozen to death.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-12-18

The End of the Honeymoon. II
She-rm sure you love me no longer
Now, do not deny it. 1 can see the
change in you. I'm no fool. You
should have married somebody stupidJ
err" /
He-1 couldn't find one.-Judy. Z; !: !.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-12-18

All the good government building con-
tracts lately awarded ut Washington secu>
10 have gone to Chicago contractors.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-12-18
For snle

Seventeen tons Of body type various
sizes), secondhand. in good condition. VIII
be sold in large or small lots; cheap fol
cash. Also news stands and cases. Also
several Thorne typesetting machines. Ad.
aress. West Publishing Co., st. Paul, MINI,
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-12-18

Alabama spends only 1888 per pupil per
rear for education. This is smaller thar
The amount paid by any other state.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-12-18

Have You Eye or Ear Troubleg
Write for valuable information free a.
Paul Eye & Ear ln6rmary, Merrill BLDG.
st. Paul MINI. ~s's
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-12-18

eonsolsdatlon Is productive ~ isttsr ssrv.
.ics. larger revenues and less expenditures,
TO sAy nothing Of the further advantage Of
GRADUALLY Withdrawing postofnces from the
;sr0llS system. 81. g ~ -S
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-12-18

More than thirty members Of the Ch,case
bar are negroes. - =
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-12-18
STATE OF oH1o, CITY eE ToLEpo

STATE OF OHIO, CITY OF TOLEDO.
Frank. ]. Cheney makes oath that he 10
the senior partner Of the firm Of F. J.
Cheney & Co., doing business In the City
Of Toledo, County and State aforesaid
and that said firm will pay the sum Of
and every case Of catarrh that cannot b
cured by the use Of Halls CatArrh Cure.
Sworn - h.,orlE RAN ~ !; . GEMpET. =
my presence. this Sth day Of December,
"A. D. 1856.
tseal3 :9>s A. W: GLEASON; IN
Halls catarrh Cure is taken internally:
and acts directly on the blood and mucous
surfaces Of the system. Send for test.
-. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo. o.
Sold by druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-12-18

OF Course She Admired It.
Maud lat the art exhibit)-Now, I
like this sort of picture which tells Q
story.
Clara-How fond you must be of your
own, dear; it makes you positively
beautiful. -
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-12-18

that hAafty Q M y III ny s. s9cured ~
the protsction against threatened extinction
kkof stalS HE In tho Northern Paclao and
EBoring -. s5S III
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1896-02-05
She Wanted Pink Cheeks.

There is q girl on the North Side who
admires pink checks, but she will be
careful after this where she gets them
On recent afternoon one of the carettes
was being logged over the holes in the
pavement Of Rush street, At Huron
street the wagon was stopped, and a
young woman stepped i'll and took a
seat near the center Of the car She
knew several Of the women, and return
ed their bows. She was d pretty girl,
4ashionably gowned, and was Oh her
way to a public rehearsal After sitting
quietly for q few minutes, she, in an
apparently unconscious manner, put her
hand to her cheek and gave it slight
pinch. On her hands were black gloves
The day was damp and the slightest
trace possible of the color was left on
her cheek. Then she pinched the other
one A black spot showed. This she
continued until Adams street was reach
ed, and never a woman spoke. When
she reached the Auditorium, her cheeks
were a good color, but not what she ex-
pected. -Chicago Chronicle.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1896-02-05
DIRECTED HER LETTER TO HEAVEN
Pathetic Little Story of CIlild's Epistl
to Her Dead Mother.

Pathetic Little Story of a CIlild's Epistle
to Her Dead Mother.
At a recent wedding the bride had
retired to her dressing room to don her
travelling gown. Her mother had been
dead year Or more, and she had had
the constant care and companionship of
her little sister ever since their attic
ton. The 7-year-old entered the room
and went to her sisters chair very
thoughtfully. Drawing a letter from,
the little pocket, she said:
"Alice, here is letter to mamma. !
have just written, telling her all about
the wedding. Will you send it to herr"
The elder sister, little shocked, re-
piled as gently as possible that she
couldn't send letter to mother
Then the little one, looking quite
bright, said promptly:
"Oh, yes, you can, because now you
are married, you will be getting a little
girl, and when you send for her, just
give the doctor this letter, and he can
take it to mamma when he goes for the
baby''
And there on the envelope was the
address, printed as best she could "Tc
Mamma, In Heaven. Kindness of the
Doctor.''
She took the letter, and Rugged the
little one to hide the tear which was
rubbed off Oh the curly, brown head
Washington Star.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1896-02-05
WIND AND SEA.

The sea is jovia1 comrade;
He laughs wherever he goes:
His merriment shines in the dimpling lines
That wrinkle his hale repose;
he lays himself down at the feet of the sun,
And shakes all over with glee, 5.
And the broad backed pillows fall faint on the
shore ~
In the mirth Of the mighty sea!
But the wind is sad and restless
And cursed with an inward pain; 3
You may bark at will, by valley or hill,
But you hear him still complain.
He walls on the barren mountains
And shrieks on the wintry sea;
He sobs in the cedar and means in the pine
And shudders all over the aspen tree.
Welcome are both their voices,
And know not which is best .---
The laughter that slips from oceans lips
Or the comfortless winds unrest.
There's pang in all rejoicing,
A joy in the heart of pain,
And the wind that saddens, the sea that glad.
dens,
Are singing the selfsame strain.
-Bayard Taylor.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1896-02-05
Sang In the Choir For Eighty Years.

In the last ~ years of Mr.. Starman s
ministry at Waldborough's famous old
German Lutheran church no salary was
paid, the congregation being too poor
Old Conrad Hyer, who, although 101
years old, was as brisk as man of SO,
and had acted as chorister in this an
cient church for 80 years, reading and
singing from the fine print Of Watts
hymnbook without the use Of specta-
Giles. Nothing remains On earth to mark
the sojourn of these men but the dilapi-
dated ruins of the building and the
tall marble column in the cemetery
which tells the passing traveller that
there lie the remains Of the sainted
Ritz and Starman, pastors of the Ger
man Lutheran church of Broad Bay
Lewiston (Me. Journal.