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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-08-07
Whore I. Would Go.

To the warning Of the true bimetal-
lists that free silver coinage at 16 to 1
by this government alone would drive
gold out Of use as money and 80 cause
a disastrous contraction shallow critics
sneeringly ask, "Where would the gold
go to-"
It would 90 where 1t went during tho
war tiihe-either abroad or into hiding
or into vaults as commodity for spec-
ulative gambling.
It would go where gold has gone in
every free coinage country in the world
out Of sight and out Of use either a.
currency or as the reserve for banks.
Gold is now in general use as cur
rency in the Pacific states. It is held
by the government and by banks in all
parts Of the country as reserve to sus-
tain the circulation Of greenhacks and
treasury notes and to maintain the
bank credits. It serves perfectly its
function az money. When it goes to
a premium 1t will no longer do this.
Free coinage means silver nonomst.
allism.-New York World
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-08-07
Farm Wages and p.oe..

Ex-Governor Boies of Iowa saws tho.
he cannot pay the present rate Of wagas
and make his $500 acre farm nav He
says that no farmer who has to hire his
help can make money at farming under
the gold standard. Ex-Coneressman
Bland says that wages of all Finds u,in
rise under free coinage. ''-
It would naturally be inferred from
Boies' statement that he wants free
coinage to lower farm wages so that the
Dig farmers can make money out Of
the labor Of others. BANDS opinion evi-
IDENTIFY is that free coinage would be- a
good thing for the farm laborer and
therefore. SO far as wages are con-
cerned. bad thing for the boss far
mers.
The two leading free coinage advo-
Gates should get together. It might Alan
be well for farmers and "farmhands"
to investigate these conflicting state
ments.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-08-07
Power Of Machinery Compared Win
Muscular Power.

Sir Frederick Bramwell has drawn
an interesting picture Of the insignifi-
cant thing that muscular power,
whether animal or human, is when
compared with the vast force exerted
nowadays by machinery. Contrast
ing gallery, for example, vessel
propelled by oars-with q modern At
,"'.,ri" liner. and assuming that prime
movers were non-existent, and that
this vessel was to be propelled after
galley fashion, he proceeds thus: Take
the length of the vessel as COO feet,
and assume that place could be found
f"" rs nlanv as 4iW oars on each side,
each oar worked by three men, or
2.4OO men, and allow that six men un-
der these conditions could develop
work equal to one horsepower. The
product would then I've 400 horse-pow-
er. II this capacity were doubled the
800 horsepower would require 1880
men at work, and ut least the same
number In reserve IL the journey were
to be carried on continuously. Con-
trast the puny results thus obtained
with 1850 horsepower given forth by
large prime mover Of the present
day. To obtain such q force, on the
above method Of calculation, 1000
men at work would be needed, and
$4,000 in reserve, and it is easy to see
what this would mean in q vessel of
600 feet in length. Even il it were
possible to carry this number of men
in such q vessel, by no conceivable
means could their power be so utilized
as to impart to it q speed of twenty
knots an hour. This is given as an
illustration Of how q prime mover may
not only be mere substitute for mus
cular work, but may afford the means
Of attaining an end that could not BY
any possibility be reached by mus
cular exertion, no matter what money
was expended, or what stimulus was
applied. Another instance is seen in
the railroad locomotive, in which 400
to 600 horsepower is developed in a
machine which, even including it's ten
der, does not occupy an area of more
than fifty square yards, and that can
draw heavy train at sixty miles an
hour. Here, again, the prime mover
does what no expenditure of money
or life could secure from muscular
effort.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-08-07
some safe Bets.

"Silver is now worth about So cents
an ounce. The silver bullion in dol
lar is worth about 81 cents. Free silver
coinage would raise the price Of silver
to 129 cents an ounce, and the silver in
an American dollar would be worth 81
In gold the world over even without q
government stamp on it."-Ex-C Con-
gresham r. p. Bland in New York
World Of July /, 1896.
If you have a neighbor who thinks
Bland is great statesman. and who is
willing to back his opinion with
money, and who would have anything
to lose after going through the free
coinage cyclone, here are some Of the
perfectly safe bets you can make him:
First.-That free coinage would not
in one year raise the price Of silver to
81 per ounce. (You can bet on any
number Of years. but would have to
wait longer before the bet could be set
tled)
Second.-That the price Of silver win
be lower one year after than one year
before the passage Of free coinage act.
Third.-That the price. Of silver will
be less than 80 cents per ounce when q
free coinage act has been in effect six
months or one year.
Fourth.-That at no time within one
year after free coinage at 16 to 1 has
become law will an American silver
dollar be worth as much as Is per cent
Of the value Of an American gold dollar.
If you cannot get even bets. give
odds. The price Of silver is deter
mined mainly by the cost Of produc-
ton. All the silver the world can use
can be produced at less than Is and
probably less than 20 cents per ounce.
No legislation can raise, except for q
short time. the price Of silver. It Is to
be hoped that we will never be forced
to make this foolish free coinage ex-
pertinent, but II we do we should, If We
can find takers, recoup some Of our GER
tain losses by betting on the inevita-
BILE.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-08-07
onTrzxo or THE RArnn.
nrief summaey Of the NiGht Worh
In q Newspaper ONCE.

nrief summary Of the NiKht worA
I'm . Newspaper Once.
It is a fact that every newspaper re-
ceives every night from two to 1--we
times the amount Of matter 1t can
print. But very little Of 1t IL written
smoothly. Rarely is IN article sent to
the composing room without change.
The large staff Of editors Is necessary
to Gull out what is printable, to avoid
libelous matter, to write the headlines,
to c0ndense, to verify statements. As
fast as each article Is edited It goes to
the composing room, and in the course
Of half an hour on an average q proof
Is ready for examination. About II
o'clock it is noticed that the night
editor is unusually busy. 1t is time.
for him to send some of his pages to
the stereotyper. He sees that the edi.
torial articles are placed properly, nc
cording to the editors schedule, fills
up the chinks with such material as
harmonizes with the page, and sends
1t off. The pages with the markets
are next prepared and then there
comes lull.
The proofs keep accommodating, how
ever, and IL any man has an excuse to
get feverish it is the night editor. At
1 o'clock he must send more pages
away according to q careful time
schedule. He must supervise the
placing of every article in its proper
place and page, keeping kindred mat
tiers together and skimming with the
eye of q hawk through MS proofs,
which fairly rain down on him. He is
the only man who is supposed never
to make any mistakes, and who must
invariably catch the mistakes Of 9TH
ers. His work is not only one of great
responsibility, but also Of most deli
cate judgment. He must make changes
frequently, using his best news in
stincts instantly and without deliber-
alton. He usually keeps back three
pages to the last What is left over
from the first page, where the most
important and most interesting news
ID placed, goes to the second page, and
gradually, as his race against the clock
goes on, he clears up the type. One Of
his last duties is to decide what to
leave out for lack Of room. He must
be very careful in this. One Of the
most dreaded questions the next day
Is, "Why did we not print this arti-
cle?" If all the night editors in town
would agree to leave out certain news
items 1t would be all right, but when
one prints something Of importance
that another rejects there Is usually
Observation-Disclosures.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-08-07
would he for him incyitab

himself, would Lc for him inevitable
ruin.
Once asain. S.anl.y's reliance was on
Abraham &aiics, vino would not have
left the house. SO presently, finding
some excuse, lie Quilted his uncle and
descended toward the kitchen In
search Of the peddler, who had been,
as we know, almost close beside him.
The baronct was more than ever
respondent, with the belief that the
fault he had committed in his youth
would ctcrnally weigh him down; and,
at the very time TINT It's remembrance
had most overwhelmed him, when he
was employing his utmost efforts to
repair it. it was then that had arisen
Obstacles which he believed could
never be surnounted.
He had commenced almost to believe
that heavens Justice was but ven
geancc.
The baronct was at length aroused
from the painful reveric into which he
had fallen, by the announcement that
person named Drummond requested
to be allowed to see him.
1t was Tony, who had returned with
the evidence which he had promised
should be forthcoming, the baronet be-
Heved. What, then, was his surprise
when he beheld before him, not Tony,
but Sydney Drummond himself!
And Abraham became ut last some
what reconciled to q situation from
which no chance Of escape had vet pre-
scented itself, by the belief that he was
now about to hear O few, perhaps. i'm
portant secrets.
"Heavens!" exclaimed the baronet,
ON beholding his son. "What can have
brought you here?"
Sydney was very pale; but he spoke
calmly, as, drawing letter from his
pocket, he said, II come to ask you,
Sir Loghlen, If this letter truly states
that I am indebted to you for my most
humiliating rejection by that company
from which I had last sought employ
ment?"
"That letter has told you the truth, !"
the bar0net answered, outWardly calm,
but inwardly prey to excessive agi-
tation.
pulsed?"
1T was necessary"
Wherefore do you unrelentingly
pursue me?"
The baronet averted his head and
was silent.
'Will you not answer met" Sydney
impatiently demanded.
SIS it my fault at length the baronet
proceeded, IF chance has brought us
again together, and that I am unable
to forget?"
'You still believe, then, that am q
thief" demanded Sydney.
There was no reply, and the un-
happy young man continued.
''Well, we will, for the moment, nd.
NIT that, yielding to guilty impulse,
have forgotten that which I owed to
the memory Of father who was
an honest an honorable man; let us say
that I merit my fate-that you are
right to be without pity for me; but
and Sydney's voice faltered now-'but
does not your rigor reach the limo
cent? My brother, my poor old grand
mother-should they be made to suffer
for my fault? have exhausted my.
self in barren efforts, with the hope t.
add to our insufficient resources. A
door ia opeped, and q cruel hand re-
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-08-07

ABOUT TO eVtnce.
And great, indeed, was the effort re-
quired for the words which Sydney was
next to speak.
II am," he proceeded, sin the pres
ence Of a man who believes me q
miserable thief; and I implore that
NANNY fate depends on him. I have
perhaps nothing to hope from his pity;
and yet have strength to appeal to
him for mercy"
The baronet was trembling in every
limb.
believe not, Sir Loghlen,"' con-
tinued Sydney, ''that for myself I
plead-'tis for those SO dear to me.
For months I have seen my hopes,
feeble as they were, disappear one by
one. The appointment which has Just
been refused to me was my last, and
it is in your hands. I humilfate myself
before you, because have in my heart
the feeling Of my innocence, and be-
cause l would spare you the remorse
Of having unjustly stricken me-
''You wish, then" commenced the
baronet.
And Sydney, with dignity, re-
piled to the half spoken ques-
ton: "An honest man, falsely accused,
I desire that may not be treated
worse than the criminal who repents."
And, firmly and coolly, and seeming
~ impossible, Sir Loghlen said, "You
say truly-there is indulgence for those
who repent; but, alas! compassion may
touch the heart. but cannot restore the
confidence which has been lost-and
unlimited confidence is necessary for
the situation to which you ASPIRE"
(Which confidence you have mott"
(which, without proofs Of your in
nocencs, I cannot have. Believe me-"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-08-07

the baronet added earnestly, II woufd
toyfully welcome those proofs which
I demand from YOU"
And 1 cannot furnish them-it 10 i'm
possible" Sydney cried despairingly.
IAN irreproachable life sufficeth not
the accents Of truth IRE as nothing
and heaven will not perform a miracle
to rescue my name from infamy!'
At this point Sydney's name wac
tenderly pronounced, and pair Of
loving arms was thrown around him,
and, standing near his grandmother,
pale and sad, was the idol Of Sydney's
now wretched heart-the good and
lovely Frances O'AIeaa.
Mrs. Willoughby had been informed
Of her youngest grandson's visit to the
baronet, aud, dreading what might
happen should father and son again
encounter had hurried to Frances
O'Meara, who at once conducted Mrs.
WillOughby to the apartment In which
they have now arrived.
And on beholding Mrs. Willoughby
and Frances there Sydney exclaimed
Defend me, both of you. Defend me
against myself! Tell this baronet,
grandmother, that my father was as
good a Judge Of honor as any baronet
or lord in the land; and that IL he were
here he would comprehend the cry OF
outraged innocence, and. his hand upon
N.Y. heart, his eyes looking into mine.
would say to ne, Garry your head
erect! Your father believes your
And Mrs. Willoughby and the baro-
net glanced towards each other, and
Sir Loghlcn, for just one moment, had
faith in Sydney's innocence, and
lonycd to clasp the unhappy young
man to IS heart.
And Frances sobbed forth, "No, un-
Gle. no-hc is not guilty.!
but he is not my father!" Sydney
cried, pointing sconfully to the baro-
net. II have before me an accuser,
and cannot snatch from his heart his
cruel and unjust belief"
And, madly exasperated, he strobe
towards Sir Loghlen, exclaiming, why
are you my enemy? Why seek you to
drive me to despair and death?" And,
as the baronet, naturally turned away,
"You see, mother" raved Sydney, che
recoils before me-is a cowardly
wretch!"
With a loud shrek Mrs. Willoughby
placed her fingers on Sydney's lips,
and, as distractedly as he had spoken,
cried out, "Oh, Sir Loghlen! why do
you not tell him that you are his
father?"
Not only Sydney, but Frances, too.
was utterly stunned by this announce
ment.
The baronet darby frowned, and ut.
tered an angry exclamation; and Mrs.
Willoughby gasped forth, ooh, baro.
net! may heaven pardon you your Sc.
verify to the son of her you had SO
wronged!'
And then sank fainting into sydney'r
arms.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-08-07
The Genuine Not Appreciates

Summer Sojourner lat a neighborine
farm houseeYou don't need to send
over any more milk. I've engaged the
milkman to bring It.
Farmer-Yom have. hey? What's tho
matter with my milk?
Summer Sojourner-Matter? Why. II
was disgusting to look at. Every
morning 1t was covered with q thick
yellow scum.-Judge.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-08-07
TO be continued.)
Further Experiment. With Al,
mum,

Eurther Experiments With Alum1.
The history ct aluminium Is full Of
vicissitudcs. Whenever q new use Is
found for it the METAL passes alternate
~ through stages Of commentator
and abuse. When it was first recon-
mended for the making Of parts Of
military kits, on account Of the saving
in weight that it would cause, the
Greman army authorities set about ex-
perimenting with it. They decided
that it's use in cooking and eating uten-
sils would have an unwholesome and
injurious effect upon the food of the
soldier. Notwithstanding this, the
French war Office has recently ordered
the adoption of aluminium drinking
and mess vessels for the army. It Is
bstipulated that this shall be beaten up
from plate, and that no solder what
ever shall be employed in their manu-.
facture. This event has called forth q
statement from M. Balland, who re-
Gently communicated a paper on the
subject to the Paris Academy of Sci
ence. He says that similar vessels to
these which have been ordered for the
ench army vary in weight by from 4
8 per cent of the total, and he at
buted this to the solvent action Of
soda baths which are used to clean
e surface of the manufactured YES
The vessels resist we'll in ordin-
Y use, mechanical wear and tear,
ID the action of fire, flood and cooking
uids which are not in contact with
metal for long periods. Water left
these vessels for some months gives
be to focculent deposits of alumina.
hese seem always due to particles Of
reign substances in the metal, and
pear especially in the neighborhood
rivets, which fasten the handles,
ID which are made Of alloys Of alu-
mum. Sheets of aluminium bottled
with Seine water for four years be-
me covered with hard skin, which
Pc dissolved of by per cent Of sui
using loss Of weight Of about
hter, but more powerfully. The riv-
me off. In consequence of this state
iient the metal has had another set
back. On the other hand, discovery
uAo UecA udue WHICH Will MdtSIA0AAy
increase the demand for aluminium in
engraving work. Hitherto the metal
has resisted the action of the engrav-
ing tool, which slides along its sur
face as upon hard glass. It 10 now
found that when the surface is coated
with either mixture of four parts Of
turps and one part of stearic acid, or a
mixture Of rum and olive oil in equal
proportions, the tools cut as into cop
per-.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-08-07
Out Once More.

ut was the Fourth Of July" he was
saying, eagerly, land the firecrackers
we're popping.
Excuse me-" she interrupted, did
you say something about popping?"
Il meant exploding" he corrected,
and she sank back YEARLY, feeling
that another opportunity was missed.
Detroit Free Press.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-08-07
The scheme That Failed.

"Wilson thought he was awfully
smart, proposing by telephone. He
thought there could be no evidence II
she sued him for breach of promise. .
"And did she sue him?''
"She did; and proved her case by the
telephone girl. Journal.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-08-07
Best Th.t silver Can r,,.,,.

There is field for silver in our cur
fency system Just as there is for paper.
but It is one which i: subordinate to
gold. The United States cannot afford.
either as matter Of honor or self-in-
ferest, to abandon the present single
standard.-New York Advertiser.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-08-07
A True Prophet.

Aubrey say, old chap: I suppose
you can't lend me flyer?
Plantagenet-Np, my dear boy; but
q man with your capacity for guessing
the right thing ought to be able to win
fortune on the turf.-Tit-Bits
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-11-13
TEA, COFFEE AND SUGAR.
Differences In, the Averages Of Coz.

Differences. In the Averages, Of Coz.
sumption In Various Countries.
Twenty ounces a year for each in
habitant has been the unvarying aver
age OF tea consumption in the United
States for twenty-five years. Eng
lands average for the same period has
been eighty ounce for each inhabitant.
or four times greater. Tea drinkers. as
a rule, use more sugar than coffee
drinkers do. Tea drinking countries
are the greater consumers Of sugar.
In Spain, where chocolate is more popu-
lar as a drink than tea, and in France,
where coffee is pr~overbially popular,
and supposedly best made, sugar is,
relatively less used. The annual con-
sumption Of sugar in the United States
is now 2,100,0 900 tons, which is about
sixty-fve pounds a person. OF the
total the United States produces $50, 900
tons. 1900, 900 being imported. The
United States pay annually over $685.
OOO,O coo for foreign sugar and $20,000,-
600 for the domestic article. The Amer
lean product of sugar has increased SO
per cent in twelve years. The English
consumption of sugar is at the rate Of
seventy pounds per capita, the average
of Holland and Denmark being thirty
pounds, and of France and Switzerland
twenty-three pounds. The expression
"enOrmous,' often enormously used by
statisticians intent upon establishing
a proposition or destroying an adverse
contention, is correct in the case of Hol-
land as q coffee-consuming country.
for the total consumption of coffee in
a year amounts to 10000 tons, and the
total area of Holland is 1000 square
miles-less than half the size of West
Virginia. On the basis Of the popula-
ton the coffee consumption of Holland
is 325 ounces yearly for each inhab-
liant, and the other countries with
which a comparison is made have the
averages following: United States, $50:
Germany, 80: France, 20; Austrc-Hun-
gary, 50; Italy. It; Great Britain and
Ireland, IS; Spain, 8, and Russia, 3.
The English taste for tea has never ex-
tended to the United States, but, oddly
enough. in those portions Of Canada
in which the inhabitants are of English
descent the consumption of tea is just
as large as In either England or Ire
land. In tea and coffee drinking the
United States follow rather France and
Germany than England, though the
reason for this preference is not alto
gether clear.-New York Sun.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-11-13
4 Hasty Marriage.

Marry in haste and repent at leis-
ure" is an old adage, and that it pos
sesses some truth is demonstrated in
the case of two young south siders.
One of them, it is certain, is in a peni-
tent mood. The story is as follows:
A certain young man, or boy, as he is
but IS years of age, and a girl Of II,
had for some time kept company with
each other, and made up their minds
to get married. All arrangements were
made and everything seemed rosy and
bright till it was found that a very
essential thing had been overlooked
the parents of the young lady had not
given their consent. The young man
at one set about to remedy this, and
imagine his dismay when he was in
formed that he could not have the cir!
of his choice for a wife. After consid-
ering the matter he proposed to the
| girl that they elope. This she refused
to do; she was sure, however, that if
! the young man would but wait for a
! few months her parents consent could
be gained. This he refused to do, and
| in a "huff" he went away and proposed
to another young woman. She at once
| accepted him and the wedding was
solemnized. Immediately after the
ceremony the young man concluded
that he had done a foolish thing, and
he has already instituted a suit for
divorce, as the parents of the first girl
have said that if he can secure his
freedom he can have their daughter
Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-11-13
Look Out for n Shock.

The steel umbrella Frame" says On
umbrella dealer, "has almost super
seeded the old wooden one, but it has
one drawback. If the owner Of such an
umbrella should carry his steel frame
in the vicinity of an electric light or
trolly wire and should happen to touch
the wire with the steel point Of the
umbrella, he would receive the full
force of whatever charge the wire ar
ried In his arm. have heard Of several
deaths occurring from carelessness in
this respect lately. One need not aban-
don his closely rolled umbrella on this
account, however. All that Is neces-
sary is to be careful where the point is
placed, so that it does not come in con-
tact with any electrically charged
body"