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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-07-03

; Both entered their grandmother's
presence with the most cheerful looks
1T was now possible to them to as
sumo.
But while Sydney's was a very sorry
attempt at cheerfulness, Tony's face
wore a pleased expression which might
readily have deceived more scrutiniz-
ing eyes than were his grandmother's
as to the true feeling at his heart.
And besides, Mrs. Willoughby had
had an accident with her spectacles.
which was the cause that Tony now
produced and presented to her a new
pair which he had bought for her.
Mrs. WillOughby said that Tony was
dear. considerate boy, and so. indeed.
lie was.
"Will they do gra'mother?" inquired
Tony. as he fixed the glasses to the old
lady's nose.
Beautiful, bcautifulv' was the re-
Spouse. Il see as we'll as when 1 was
young girl of sixteenth fact. bet
teri" she added, seriously; .'for with
these I can see to read the very soul of
my dear, good boys, who were ALWAYS
so generous to their old grandmother
always bringing her some nice little
present"
And then she embraced Sy tlney, saw
ing to herself that. with all the money
he could bring, it would be quite posi-
bic that Sir Loghlen O'Meara's niece
might be far more worthy to become
the wife of her handsome and gentle
manly-looking grandson. And when
Mrs. Willoughby had released Sydney,
Now" said her youngest grandson,
1T is my turn;"-and Rugged the old
lady so violently that she was glad to
escape from his clutches.
And, while smoothing her cap. whose
border Tony had sadly ruffled, she
laughingly told him that he was more
like a young bear than a respectable
human being.
And Tony laughed, too, and said he
did not know what should make him
so rough. for he had been brought up
very tenderly.
And now, observing Sydney, "Always
those sad looks, dear boy! Why are
you always so very wretched, and,
seemingly, so hopeless?" said Mrs.
Willoughby.
To-day, at least, grandmother" Sgd
ney replied, Il have good reason to be
miserable. The situation which had
hoped to obtain"
Bother the situation! broke in Mrs.
willoughby.
And her grandsons looked wonder
lnsly ut her, as. removing her new
spectacles from her nose and placing
them carefully in their case, she said.
rather haughtily, "Who wants any of
their old situations? People will have
to come and ask you for situations, L
eXpect"'
"Wllat do you Observation-Disclosures ard
you talking about, grandmother
dear? demanded Tony, staring
with all his eyes, and wondering if his)
GRANDMOTHER was Joking, and if hi
was expected to laugh, as he Away
did, when he could see that the old
lady was under an impression that
she had said something very funny.
tn ho Honf;,,,ol
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cocks head. melilo4 colts foot, colts
foot; cow-rattle; cdelyppe, cu-sloppe
cowslip: cronesankS, cranes shank
(poaygonum persidria); crowe-pil,
crow-bill (eFodium 4oschatum); crow
sope. crows hope. 1atherwort: dog
fennel; efor-fearn. ever-fern; ever
boar, poly-pody; ebfor-throtu. ever
throat. boar-throatI carline thistle:
foxes clate. fox-clotS, bur-dock; foxes
tot. fox foot (spaiganium simplex;
foxes gfofa, fox glove; fugeles leac.
fowls lesk; fugeles bean. fowls bean.
vetch; fugeles wise, larkspur; gauk-
pintel. cuckoo-pintle (arum macula-
tum); seaces sure. euckoo-sorrel; gate
treow, goat-tree, cornell; haran hyge,
hare's foot trefoil.
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trician:; however, who not only thought
the plan Of electrocuting whales feast
BILE, but built the dynamo and outlined
plan by which it may be done. As to
the method Of application, the cap'n ex-
planned it as follows: II am going to
place the dynamo on the whaler and
not put it in operation until the. whal-
ing grounds are reached. On board I
will have a big reel Of heavily insu-
lated wire. The reel will be placed in
the smaller boat, in which we 60 out to
meet the whale. We shall have several
thousand feet Of wire on the reel. One
end will be connected with the dynamo.
At the other end, which will be in the
smaller boat. will be hard rubber
stick about four feet in length. !, The
wire will run through that stick, 80 that
It may be handled easily and safely.
At the end Of the stick will be attached
a piece Of metal "a inches long and I
inch in diameter. The point Of that
needle will be sharp, so as to penetrate
the flesh of the whale easily. The hard
rubber stick and the big needle will be
used Just as we use the harpoon to-
day. Well sight a whale and lower the
boat. The reel will be swung into the
boat and the dynamo started. The small
boat will 60 out to the whale. the har-
pooh thrower in his usual position In the
bow. When near the big fsh-as near
as we get in the old way-the harpoon-
or will throw the electric barb. At the
time there will be q current Of 10000
volts running through the wire. When
the point Of the needle strikes the
whale current connection will be
formed with the dynamo. and the
whale will get the full shock Of the
high voltage and be dead in the frac-
ton Of a second"
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She was given regular and systematic
exercise in running. wrestling and other
athletic accomplishments, and by the
time she was twelve years old became
noted in the neighborhood for her feats
of endurance. At sixteen she could out
run any man, and could distance any
skater in the region famous for it's
skating. She could fell giant hem
lock as quickly and skillfully as any
man in the country, and it is a common
saying in the neighborhood that she
can click her weight in wild CATS"
She is now nineteen years old,
weighs III pounds and is as 1.-the and
active as panther. She dresses in
combination Of male and female attire,
consisting of a man flannel shirt and
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lola. the Chippewa girl" is the
greatest woman Splinter Of the age, and
it is doubtful If more than one or two
men are her equals.
Her history is interesting. She has
been brought up and trained by Pierre
Crowl, a Canadian backwoodsman,
who has carried out for her benefit
some long-cherished theories Of his
own.
"Ze mare outrun de horse, ze doe
outrun ze stag, Wy shall not re laidee
outrun re man?" he used to say. II
will see it prove some day."
He is now pleasantly engaged in
seeing it prove"
From the time of her adoption by
Crowl the girl was practically training.
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coat, short skirt teaching to the
knees, knickerbockeraa and leather leg
gings reaching to the skirt.
N. w. Helm, of Hlrdickville, who
has recently timed ha over a 1O0-yard
course. says she doe1 the distance in
9!a seconds with utn1ost ease, and he
is confident that on IA fast track she
can reduce this by al least half Sec
ond. She does the garter. half. mile.
five and ten-mile distances in propor-
tionately fast time, land as there is
nothing In the Amateur Athletic Union
rules to bar women 1 may be that the
crack amateur sprinters of the world
Will be eompelledlto bow before a
woman shortly bef1fe the records Of
another year are male up.
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TO THE ALPHABET.
Two Letters Of which Our Foref.thers
Were In Total Ignorance.

Two Letters Of which Our Forofsthers
Were In Total Ignorance.
1t is a fact, not so well known: but
that It may be said to be curious, that
the letters ] and W are modern ad.
ditions to our alphabet, says the Gin
cinnati Tribune. The letter ], only
came into general use during the com.
monwealth. say between 1649 and 1858.
From 1880 to 1916 its use is exceeding.
ly rare and have never yet seen
book printed prior to 1852 in which II
appeared. In the century Immediately
preceding the seventeeth IT. became
the fashion to tail the last 81" when
Roman numerals were used, as in this
example: viii for 8 or xii in place of IL,
This fashion still fingers but only in
physicians prescriptions, 1 believe
Where the French use 81" It; has the
power OF IS" as we use it in the word
vision" What nation was the first to
use it as letter is an interesting but
perhaps an unanswerable query. In
like manner the printers and language
makers Of the latter part Of the six.
teenth century began to recognize the
fact that there was sound in spoken
English which was without a repre-.
sentative in the shape of an, alphabet.
cal sign or character. as the first sound
in the word: wet" Prior to that time
it had always been spelled as, "vet" and
having the long sound of: u or of two
us together. In order to convey an idea
Of the new sound they began to spell
such wordsas "wet." weather." web,"
etc., with two uu's and as the u, Of that
date was q typical v the, three words
above looked like this: 'vvet,". "vveath-
er," "vveb." After awhile the tyne.
founders recognized the fact that the
double u had come to, stay, 80 they
Joined the two uu's together and made
the character now so we'll known az the
". have one book in which three
forms Of the W are given. The first il
an old double WV, the next is; one in
which the last stroke of the second
and the third ia the common W we use
today.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-07-03
4 VALUABLE TURTLE
~ was Advertised For Soup Every Day
In the Week.

10 Was Advertised For 0oup Evasy Doy
In the Week
Speaking Of curious customs" sGid
the downtown man to the New York
Herald reporter, zone Of the strangest
I ever heard Of was the renting out Of
live turtle for green turtle soup. Yes,
sir; I mean renting out. and you
needn't stare at me. There used to
be one old turtle that for many weeks
brought in k:s owner regular steady
income, all because Of the popularity Of
soup that went under that name. You
know the dozens Of little restaurants
that put out . big, Aaring sign every
once in awhile Green turtle soup to.
morrow Well, to make that turtle
soup drawing card 1t is necessary to
put live turtle on his back b. the
door, directly under the placard, the
presumption on the part Of the public
being that this very animal will the
next day be converted into the popular
delicacy advertised. Now genuine
turtles are expensive and these little
restaurants do a small trade and make
only small living for the proprietor
at the best. Any quantity Of the green
turtle soup advertised is not green
turtle at all-only a tasty mixture
made out Of veal. delicately favored.
But the live turtle outside the day be-
fore is needed and that was where my
friend came in. Gle had a famous old
turtle that he affectionately called Tom
and he quickly saw the chance Of turn
Ing an honest penny with him. Going,
around to two or three Of the cheap
restaurants that liked to placard green
turtle he preached his project to them,
Offering Tom to each restaurant for a,
day for the price Of $3.50. The idea
took and each morning the turtle would
be delivered, put on his back in q
warm corner outside and the old
placard busted and hung up. The next
day customers would crowd the little
room to eat what they were sure was
green turtle soup and Tom would be
doing duty in the same way in front
OF an eating house but half dozen;
blocks away. Soon that turtle was reg
ularly engaged for five days in the
week, and his master had good thing
OF 1t in a small way. It would have
been permanent, I suppose; If the turtle
had not died from-they said 1t was.
overwork. don't know how those
restaurants that were in the scheme
are making out at present."
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-07-03
ENoLlsH PLANT NAMES.
They Rscan oss Rather curious Hsbls
Of oar Ancsstsrs.

Ihsy Recall 0ss Rather Curloss Hsbls
Of Oar Ancsstsrs.
Our ancestors had curious habit OF
connecting the names Of plants with
those Of various well-known animals.
says Notes and Queries. Our present
habits are 20 different that many
moderps ara wholly unable to UNDER
stand this. To them such names as
foxglove and harebell seem entirely
senseless. and many efforts, more in
genious than we'll directed. have been
made to evade the evidence. Yet 1t Is
easily understood. The names are
simply childish and such as children
would be pleased with. A child only
wants q pretty name, and is glad to
connect plant with more Or less
familiar animal. This explains the
whole matter, and It is the reverse OF
scientific to deny q fact merely be-
cause we dislike o. contemn 1t. This
10 not the way to understand the
workings Of tho human mind, on
which true etymIlogy often throws
much unexpected light. It will be I'M
derstood that ] ctn produce my evil
dence, but it is tedious from its guam
tity. therefore refer readers to the
glossary in the third volume Of Cock
ayne's "Anglo-stxon Leechdoms."
where the plant names and refer
ences are given in full. Cock
ayne includes spme names, such
as cranes bill, which are not found in
Anglo-saxon or middle English but ap-
pear in early printed herbals. These
pass over and mention only such as
are actually found in Anglo-Saxon OF
early English. TIE following are ex-
amples: Brides nest, birds nest, wild
carrot; bridde-tunse, stellaria holostea;
kattes-minte. cat-nint; cicena mete,
chicken meat. chi{k-weed; cookies fot,
cocks foot. colu4 bine; cocks hedys.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-07-03
The New version,

The New Version.
New York Editor-See here! don't
you know executions by electricity are
the law now?
New Man-Certainly.
"Then, sir. what do you mean by u.s.
ing this old-time, chestnutty, moldy
quotation: Give a rogue rope enough
and he will hang HIMSELF What do
you mean, sir? We are not living in
the middle ages"
what substitute would you sug-
gest?"
"say. Let a rogue go ON shocking
society and he will get shocked him
SELF New York Weekly.
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Almost ovsrpowsrsd.

Almost Ov0Fp0W0r0d.
A wild-eyed man, with his mouth
out OF joint, was found leaning against
q lamp post on Fulton street.
whats the matter with him?''
yelled the crowd, as It ran up.
"Give him air." replied the police
man! "he's stranger. and he tried
to say Tchoupitoulas street."-New
Orleans Times-Democrat.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-07-03
CHAPTER XII.
Unwelcome Visitors.

VAwSAS>VAAAS vAoAeVED.
!. The brothers had returned home and
both had been unsuccessful in their
search.
n Sydney was not to have the appoint
ment for which he had last applied,
and Tony had again been unable to OBJ
Tain any information concerning the
zeal from which, at irst he had hoped
- much. -
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No paesnsiou.

II cannot deceive you." faltered the
man accused Of killing his wife and
children; II an innocent"
He sobhed aloud, while the sweet
young girl with the violets passed to
the next cell where was confined the
confessed murderer Of his great-grand-
nether.-Detrott Tribyue.
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Viylsectlop.

vivlsectlop.
Statistics show that crime is increas-
ing, and q vast amount Of it can ba
traced to the cruelty Of man to animals
and IN turn to his fellow man. God
has given US the animals to treat
kindly. and one day He will require an
account OF our stewardship.-Rev. II. G.
Coddingten.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-07-03

Since March the Spanish army in
Cuba has lost $3.50 men from yellow
fever. The loss from desertions also
has been unusually heavy.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-07-03
Her Character Ruined.

Aunt Rachel ION vtsit--Gertl-,
where is the ntc. little doll I gave you,
last Christmas?
Gertie-I put boomers on her the
other day, auntie. and she isn't u bit
nice now.-Chicago Tribune.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-07-03
wh.r. Bailey Prefer. Thorn.

Whofo Bauoy Pfet0rS Thorn.
Congressman Bailey. 80 the dis
patches say, had q flush on his face
when Mr.. Barrett was in the chair the
other day. But Mr.. Bailey will doubt
less admit a flush In the hand 10 worth
dozeI on the face.-Galveston News.
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Is DEATH TO WHALES.
ELECTRIC HARPooNs FOR THE
WHALING SHIPS.
Capt. nershen Of I'll. Halifax Mean.
to Capture the Lsviathans By Means
Of the Electric Currsnt-Tsn.T housand
Volts win Do 1t.

HAT the field for
the application Of
electricity is prac-
tically unlimited is
again demonstrated
by q seafaring
man, who proposes
to 60 out and kill
whales with 1t, re-
marks the New
York World. The
salt had 80 much
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-07-03
Different.

Different.
Mansled Party tslowly picking him
SELF up from the foot Of the stairway
II thought you said that editor mn.
stairs was one-armed?"
ONCE Boy (who had waited 70 Sc the
tun)-'No. I didn't. I said he a. I'M.
armed. -Cleveland Plain Dealer.
No man who kpova aa.ia Z Too, 4
Pss Fc.tF q
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-03-22

she held the wand Of laughter. and
around her were all the insignia Of
mirth and JOY. At her side stood her
hand-maiden, Smiles This hand
maiden. by the way, is Madelaine, the
chum of Suzanne, and herself very
pretty girl.
In this cavalcade Suzanne wore moth
ing. but gauze. She was wrapped round
and round with it until she was fairy
vision, but urged to wear her flannels
underneath she emphatically declined
TO do so. II would take away from
her conception of the part of the airy
Queen of Comedy if she were TO be en-
veloped in prosaic fiannels. Re mon
STRANGE was vain, and Suzanne paraded
in gauze in the biting March weather.
Next Suzanne was laid up with a cold,
and for three days the artists cursed.
implored, begged and threatened her
TO get we'll and do so no more.
In the Easter procession upon the
boulevards, and there will be many of
these professions, Suzanne has promis
ed her services in the cayalcades dress
ed in the same diaphanous attire. And
she cannot be dissuaded from it.
A very willy young American getting
a picture ready for the Salon, in which
Suzanne poses as a maid of the mists,
suggested to the imperious little queen
of models that she go as Sky" dressed
in pale blue cashmere gown, with ends
floating over the heads of those below.
Just the thing" replied Suzanne in
her soft musical French, but [ shall
wear gauze. Blue Sky is thin, so deli
cate is the cloud Of blue across the
white clouds"
Suzanne's chum, Madelaine, is a
blonde She, too, is seventeen years
old but is not as mature as Suzanne.
In another year she may have the
plump cheeks, the pretty hands and the
rounded outlines of her chum. Then
she, TOO, Will be wanted night and day
to pose. But Madelaine's feartures are
not quite the perfect ones Of the Queen
of the Quarter. and her face has more
worldly look than the face of Suzanne.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-03-22

"style" of the year in order to be the
more readily accepted by the commit
tee.
The craze for the face of the little
beauty whose Saywardness and indis-
erection are causing no end Of trouble
to the art colony was started by an
American girl who placed the face Of
Suzanne upon some birthday cards
painted as "potboilers" for wealthy
American woman residing in Paris.
upon the Avenue Champs Elysees. a
pot-boier is a piece Of work done for
the money-to keep the kettle boiling.
So well did this piece of artistic culin-
airy work succeed that more cards were
demanded with the same lovely face. F"
That called the attention of others TO
Suzannes beauty, and the little errand
and flower girl was called from her
very humble sphere to pose at so much
per hour-as the artist could afford to
offer. To-day there is no one the queen
that Suzanne is.
The Salon Suzanne permitting, will
open with greater shower Of pictures
than any previous !bar. The canyases
will be larger and more ambitious and
the number offered twenty times in adj
vance of last season.
It is a pity to have so much depend
upon one young girl, say the artists
with a sigh. And meanwhile the
French committee are circulating their
announcements of the opening day and
the great number of pictures 10 be
shown.
AN AMERICAN ART STUDENT IN
PARIS.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-03-22

(COpyrlgnt, 1890. Dy hym
Paris. March 13.-For the first time
in its honorable history Of centuries the
French Salon is in danger. Its opening
was expected to occur as usual in May,
and it's exhibit Of paintings to last until
the close Of the London and Paris sea-
sons.
But this year there is grave doubt
along the students quarters OF the city
the quarter from where the paintings
come-whether there will be enough.
completed canvases for exhibition.
Never since the Salon was moved to the
Palais de IIndusrie in 1875 has there
been such a sensation.
The reason Of this, and the possibili-
ties and probabilities of success and
failure, hang upon the Easter process
siOns and cavalcades that Will come on
fn q week or two. These displays have
nothing TO do with art, yet, as will be
seen. they touch il in the SravesJ OF
WAYS. even 10 threatening The Salon.
Paris was never so gay or so studlous
as this year. There is scarcely a day
that confetti does not lie a foot deep
upon the bOulevards. This paper play
thing is sold in Paris by the measure.
Tic is cOlored paper, cut round, and not
one piece bigger than a gold dollar. All
c0lors come in the measure, and the
students use il by handfuls, throwing
Do al each other plaVfullv Around a
favorite it lies Two and three feet deep.
A later plaything with the students is
"serpeDtin.' a twisted paper confetti
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-03-22

DR.. Chauncey NJ. Depew rests himself
from his Salvation Army grievances
riding his prize mare in Central Park
during the hours when the park lies
bathed in spring sunshine 1t is fine
sight to see them-this noblest of beasts
and nobleSt of men-communicaing
with nature and each other.
The horse Mr.. Depew rides is a tall
one, flecked with spots. The Prince
of Americas riding suit consists of light
trousers, tall hat, black on dull days,
white on others, and the most perfect of
coats. His son, who is his chosen chum
rides with him, and the park puts on its
best smile for the popular duality.
The riding schools may or may not be
benefiting by the increased activity in
horseback riding, but by count the
number Of riders is a hundred times as
great as it was this time year ago.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-03-22

the only things that dispute heaven
with you. You will not find much diff
ference in the cost of the two ways OF
seeking sunshine.
Time was when the bride paths OF
the parks and outlying roads OF the
city were considered the exclusive prop
erty of the rich. when a saddle horse
was a thing to be longed br, but never
attained until it came with the million
every man hoped 10 achieve, when the
very presence Of the saddle horse
meant the existence Of the million.
Bnt things are not necessarily so nov.
One of the most graceful Of all the
riders of the spring is the heiress, Miss
Gertrude Vanderbilt, who possesses the
million. but rides with an outfit that
cost much less than a millionairess is
exnected 10 own. Miss Gertrude, with
her bachelor uncle, George Vanderbilt,
finds the smoothest bride paths,
whether in Central Park or down on the
North Carolina estate, Biltmore. and
they ride as though the dogs were after
| them.
Young Cornelius, who Is in London