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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-05-14

Rocked ON the Crest of the Waves.
The landsman, tourist or commercial trav
eler, speedily begins, and not only begins
but continues, To feel the extreme Of I'M
man misery during the transit across liz
tempestuous Atlantic. But ii, with wise
prescience, he has provided himself with =
supply OF Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. ia
pangs are promptly mitigated, and then
cease ere the good ship again drops her
anchor. This is worth knowing, and thon.
sands OF our yachtsmen, summer voyapers
tourists and business men do know it,
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-05-14

Overwork is a thief Of time.-Ram's Horn.
The trouble with worthless people Is
that they are the ones who worry about it.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-05-14

why did that mde-looking train H..
bite the quarter | gave himy" "He's 81 10y
cowboy from Texas, ma'am; and they ia.
quently bite the dust out there" "e
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-05-14

We recently heard a doctor say a piece OF
pie was good for a person just before retir
ing in the evening.-Atehison Globe.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-05-14

Any kind Of n bruise st. Jacobs Oh will
cure at any time-no matter how bad.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-05-14

Every time a man looks thoughtful a.
long as two minutes at a time, his wife be.
gins to wonder what is on his conscience
Atchison Globe.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-05-14

One It the most pitiable things in the
world is the mutual disappointment Of q
man and wife.-N. Y. Weekly.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-05-14

Fits stopped free and permanently cured.
No fits after first days use of DR.. Kline's
Great Nerve Restorer. Free 81 tr1al bottle 4
treatise. DIR. Kline, 933 Arch ST., Phila, Pa.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-05-14

'Dcar mel" exclaimed the fond father,
anxiously. Whatever can be the matter
with the baby? 1t isn't crying!"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-05-14

Piso's Cure cured me of a Throat and
Lung trouble of three years standing.-E
Cady, Huntington, Ind, Nov. II, 1894.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-05-14

President Tennessee Centennial Exposition
governor of the state, Hon. Eobt.
l.. Taylor, Gen. Ignacio Garfa.
postmaster general of the department
of Mexico, and suite, escorted by n vast
concourse of citizens proceeded to the
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-05-14

Like an electric current st. Jacobs OF.
seeks and cures Sciatica.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-05-14

A danger foreseen is half avoidcd.-N. Y.
Weekly. '
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-05-14

Knocked out by lumbago? It's because
you don't cure it with St. Jacobs Oil.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-05-14

The business portion of st. Angus
tine, Ill, was wiped out by fire.
Twelve buildings we're burned.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-05-14
as Asia, Africa and South America
THE NASHVILLE EXPOSITION.
To-Day's Exercises at the Grounds-Formni
Opening OF the Woman's Building.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, May Sat the
Exposition grounds the chief events
to-day will be the closing public exer.
cises of the Essenic knights and the
formal opening of the Woman's build
ing and all of its beautiful departments
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-01-22
SCHOOL ! LAND LEASING.

Ths folloMinf described common school lands
a,a sno nay otheI state lands not already leased,
esneieG IN Penbina county, North Dakota. Will
e Sssed for l,ase 8 public auction to the high
at IN, Court Houss IN the city Of Penn
8 o,cl0SkSp. N. ION Wednesday, March 10th, 1877,
bsenased OF offered for ieass. >-' 80 A'''
A.l1shds VIII Be offered in tracts a. hererin de-
ccr1beAsa No bids will be entertained for less
than aAeper ont ofthe appraised value Of cult.
yatsa lsnds, and one pei cent ofthe appraisal Of
~ u1u1eeltivated lands. All quarter sections
having Breaking thereon, appraised At ten dol.
lsI: per acre VIII 90 leased for one year
and II than ten dollars win be leased for a
Rssioe Safhise years. Lands appraised at less
ioa oSsaye years. Quarter sections having no
!oressM n sne!eon, appraised as ten dollars OF
over Pc eere will be lensed for one year only,
isnd AZ silstasr snch landswil be leased for per:
9s Ths = amount Of first years rent must be
paid atgyhe time of leasing or the tract will be
'sassd s9shs ne5t highest bidder. The Board Of
to rejeok ny or lf.bids, -E
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-01-22

i,e not have slapse IS 'big
four seem to bs working ~ harmclsy
this session It II probable that har-
mony will prevail, and sweet peace
fold her broad wings over the rotun-
da Of the capital for the rest of the
session, provided they can sgree on
the appropriation bill.",
Representative Guinan made q
strong speech In favor Of the demo-
cratic candidate in the Ryan-Kinan
contest, but the odds were against
him. However Mr.. Guinan gave q
newspaper reporter here q big scar.
ing for calling him pop"
The legislature will adjourn Wed.
nesdaYfor week to take breath
after they elect Hansbrough on Tues
day. The members will nearly all
come home. The clerks will mostly
remain here. The latter have no
mileage. The writer must say thanks
to the Pembina county delegates for
kindly consideration and courtesys.
Personally they are all good fellowe,
and do all they can to make visitors
from home feel happy.
I I expect to visit the penitentiary
tomorrow and msy find something If
interest there to write of iD my next.
#. A. w.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-01-22

Winnipeg, Jan. l5-The election Of
Hugh John McD0nald as q member of
the Dominion house Of commons for
Winnipeg was declared void this morn
ing on admission made by his election
agents. Only one witness was ex-
amined and his testimony related to
the hiring Of vehicles to take voters
to the polls. This is against the
Canadian elec tion laws.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-01-22

Senator Hansbrough was formally
elected United States senator at Bis
marck, Tuesday for y term Of six
years. In the evening, aD elaborate
banquet was given the newly-elected
senator, attended By . large number
OF politicians and friends.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-01-22

The oficIal report .or 1895 Of the
Dominion Of Canada shows the gov
ernmenL has expended Is, Az, SOS more
than the revenue collected, and that
the total debt is $25s, ,497 ,4a2. Yet
there Is strOug agitation to reduce
the revenue BY some Of the POLITICAL
agltators.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-01-22

Farmer. 60 to the Warren Mfg, Ga.
to exchange your wheat for -four, at
the st. Anthony s. Oak. Elevator, st.
Vincent. q. 3S
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-01-22


.ue c!sY stiti snete ~ quise 1 III slss )
pel !, g psople mere, most O whom 20, q
nave .n son. oolect 10 Delng mere.
lnsEe sle no spsper correspondents.
.ll .nele are are people Mno are interested
- specla. ieg'slatlon, tnere are ap-
p.lcaues .ol o"ce, sta1e ana leglela.
stve' anu cnen tnaC class VINO come
wnere 1nere ls 9 crowd ana e1cltment
~ cne nopes VI plok'ns Up sometnlnR
~ 1ne melee. Due On tne "noie the
cfo"o u smaller tnan usual ana BIS
marck Is someWnat disappointed AND, !,
~ almosc every one rents lurnlsned
Iooms OF Taxes ooaioeFs, tnere are
plenty OF places for tne strangers 81
very reasonable rates. Messrs Wal
lace, Doole, ana Duncan, board at
Gne same private mouse, while Mr.
Joy ano family, y. ID. johnson ana y.
d. Anderson are just across the
street from tnem. Mr.. LaMoure
rooms at the Shertden, while Judson
u. boards With Mr. and Mrs. r D.
Hosklns. ID. J. Watt OF Bathgate
ana 10. Kermott OF st. Thomas are
both here, Mr.. Watt Is looking for the
state oilinspectorshtp and has many
fiatterlng Endorsements, but "there
are others" and many Of them. Mr..
Kermott wanted . clerkship and may
N0k vAH0R .TnhN0nS In
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-01-22
PEdBINA. 3. y, F1RIDA19. dANIgARY aa 1897

The fourth biennial report OF III.
state Auditor Briggs. Is on our desk:
It contains valuable information t0|
the tax payer and Is o volume ii II.
SELF. Il s.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-01-22
4l.fpia,s<< ,.pr<,ss!
s ISSUED FRIDAY MORNING.
IA. WAspwsLL. is q. .G.THoxfsOH
WARDWELL & THOMPSON
200 PER ANNUMl
TERMS.
g Catered ct the post once. 81 PsmhIna d sec
ond lass mail mattAf q
] AT THE CAPITAL.

Bismarck changes but little from
year to year, but on the whole is inn
proving In appearance. There are
still so many tumble-down, untenat-
ed houses, sheds and storerooms, that
appearances are against the city as to
thrift and business. Withal how
ever, there are many handsome priv
ate residences and business blocks
scattered about the hillsides Of the
townsite. The Missouri river is about
mile away from town as low bottom
lands forbid building nearer the wat
or. The capitol is about q mile up
hill from the business center. It is
much improved In appearance by
building the front wing, which also
adds much to its accommodations. a
large number of trees have been
planted on the grounds and In q few
years the place will be as beautiful as
1T Is now commanding, but it will be
always inconvenient of access, unless
Bismarck goes to the mountain"
A large number of, hacks run from
the hotels to the capitol at s'2. for q
quarter" fare, but business Is poor
with them for the crowd Is not great
and the country legislator is frugal in
his habits and argues that walking
is good both for his health and pock-
ct book. There is an unusual body
OF snow on the ground and vehicles
are on runners. There are some ex-
tensive drifts in front of the capitol
the results OF the blIzzards, but pen.
itentiary labor has been utilized in
digging long deep channels through
them for the benefit Of pedestrians
and vehicles. The quick and easy
solution of the senatorial question
aud the omission of the inaugural ball
and the blizzard of the first week Of
the session have togather kept away
large numbers Of ylsltors who might
otherNise have been attracted here
= u 81 Sftx
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-01-22

The Fargo Forum and Grand Forks
Plaindealer that received such rib
lroasters in the senate chamber,
last week, have been busy ever since,
illustrating and describing some of
the meanest men in North Dakota. Il
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-01-22

The Fargo Forum expect to change
its dress to one produced BY limo
tyre machinery by March 1st.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-01-22
dulles as committee CLERK Will not be
ard vet as by the rules l,eg must,

~ gsSe 80 NON1Sus VVSO tSAOk - SWlAAsUVV No
arduOus5 yetas by the rules ]: he must
1helpto engross bills when not other
Wise engaged, he will have plenty to
do at the last end'of the session. w
%. McC Clintock Of Towner County. Is
an old Pembina boy, and has 9 good
lob as assistant clerk of the House.
e. =. Lawrence Of Minto formerly OF
the customs force at Pemblna, is
chief Of the engrpssing divislon in
the senate.
During the first weeks Of the ses-
sion most Of the clerks have nothing
to do, and during the last weeksssolne
do nothing. The latter occurs from
the fact that the clerks appointed
are incapable and sometimes lazy,
and others do their share Of work.
There Is much money wasted in this
clerkship business but 1t is hard to
remedy the evil. But we may add
that the clerks from Pembina county
are all right as to qualifications and
Will come as near earning their five
dollars day as any OF the appointees.
Bills are pouring in rapidly, among
them are some of the same old chest
nuts that have appeared at every
session and they will probably be sent
to join the ghosts that preceded.
them. It is hardly worth while at
this time to diccuss the bills intro
duced as SO few of them are likely to-
become laws In their present shape.
Representative Duncan has prepared
a, little bill the feature OF, which is
that q road overseer shall not in any.
case receive more than 20 per cent OF
road tax inshi5 district es wages for
work on the roads. So far as the
statutes 20 now, a road overseer may
make summer job of his road work
IL he chooses. Bismarck is wide open
as to gambling. There seems to be
no restraint whatever, and the gam
bling rooms with their outfits Of
wheels, stud poker, and faro are
crowded every evening. Such things
simply size up town, doubtless there
are many here who are opposed to
such things, but the fact Of their
exlstance proves what kind Of people
the majority are. There may be
money In it but it is not creditable.
Major Edwards sits enthroned 10 his
big chair at the Sheridan, always
with q crowd OF Interested listeners,
for the MajofE 70 u bright ans ittlyI
|tAllEers The 3i,ri cIn,e 8 q 4 nd
lll Y lpMdS M 3 q = 1s1l! asldl iil
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-01-22
seheel rr.aeurer,s Reper,t. ~,

sehesl rrsasursr,s Report.
For School District No. II, JolIstte township
PembinA county, N. D., for the year 1896.
1EcElFTs.
Cash on hand Jaanasy 1T, 1sss: :.::-:S 2e -
Fvom iii o.hsr sources ] .............. sss 81
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-01-22

Total, ssh %
BoNDED INDEBTEDNEes.s
Total amount outstanding bonds..... 800 0o
Average rate Of interest, per cent. XII
f. PAUL NORnAN. Pres.
GEO. ROADHOusE, Clerk. n
+ THoe. WELFoRD, Treas
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-01-22

Total, 4681 ~
1xPDNDIfu1Is +
For school houses, sites and fur.
m niturss -: ..0 g
For services Of school oficsn.. % %
Total expenditure during the year. 3 do6 81
Cash ON hand December Slst. 1Soe..... 2a6 10
Total, s 6sl 70
A. ]. lsKIBBIN, Pres.
A.W. JOHNSON, Clerk.
G. II. SwITzER, Treas.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-01-22

school Treasurcr's Report. n
For Schoal District No. 6e Pembina township,
Pembina county, N. D.. for tho year 1895.
1kCEIPTe. Sss ss ~ r. f.s y
Cash on hand January LIT 1896. .......S 8 e6
For state tnit on fund.-. ......3 le3 o
EOr special taxes. .................. 17bS70
From all other sources .... ....... 3. 10
Total receipts Of the year, 81lS %
Total, . 8ll %
EXPENDITUREs. @') W n
For school houses, sites and
Fol, teachers wages...... ). :. SsS 90
For services Of school oficers 90
For interest on bonds. ....... !. 10 20
For incidental expenses. ......... $40
For other purposes...... ........- 80
Total expenditures during the year..S 8i1 20
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-01-22

n6o 81 Order Of the Boetd Of Univef1!ty end
0oSoG Iande ct Bismarck, N. D.. this 1aA day
a 6Scembor 1895. GEO. H. WINTERS. 9
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-02-24
A Freak among Flowers.

Now and again, in exploring Amer
ican woods and swampg, botanlsts
have come across floral curiosities that
almost bridge over the great gulf that
divides the animal and vegetable king.
doms. says the Designer. One OF
these, to be met with nowhere in the
world save North Carolina, is colo
quially known as "Venus's fly trap"
In appearance the extraordinary
plant is pretty, but assumlngly, the
leatless flower stem running from SIX
to eight inches in height and is sur
mounted by cluster of five petalled
blossoms, rising erect like rosette-
like bed of leaves. 1t is in the edge
Of the leaves that the th-dealing
apparatus is set-for this modest lit
tie plant, which is so delicate that 1t
dies of the slightest injury to root or
stem, sustsins it slife by feeding upon
the unwary insects that chance to
alight upon its leaves, enticing them
to their destruction by exuding from
the edges of its fatal traps a viscous
fluid, somewhat resembling honey.
The traps consist OF two soft, vel
vety leaves, fringed with delicate
bristles and hinged on one side. The
unsuspecting fly, lured by honey,
alights on these bristles in antlcipa-
tion of feast, but at the first touch
of It's feet the hinges close, the two
leaves come together, the bristles in
terlock, and the hapless insect is i'm
prisoned in cell from which escape
is impossible.
Under the stimulus of the victims
struggles the tiny glands with which
the inner walls of the trap are fur
nished pour forth secretion which
Darwin analyzed as vegetable gastric
Juice, resembling that which insures
digestion in animal life. Under the
influence of this curious fund the fly
is actually digested alive, and its
juices being extracted the trap doors
are reopened and the skeleton is flung
out.
The scientists declare that the plant
unquestionably lives upon the. juices
of It's victims, but one or two expert
florists take exception to this state
ment. 1t is worthy of note that, al
though the habit of the plant is car
nivorous, experiments have proved
that it lives longer and thrives better
when so enclosed that no insects can
reach it--a superabundance of its fav-
orite diet apparently rendering it
even more delicate than it is by ma
ture. The set of muscles controlling
it's leaves are said TO resemble those
Of the human eyelids.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-02-24
UNITY OF PURPOSE.

The world is mighty workshop, filled
with people devoted to their tasks. No one
can do everything the place abounds in spe-
cialists. Pre-eminence can be reached only
along lines to which the workers were born
and trained. Some men can bec6me toler-
able workers in many lines possessing as
they 10 sort of common aptness and IA
cility. while others are mere blunderers out
of their specially. But even the most facile
seldom becume eminent in many directions.
Concentration is indispensable to the high
est success. Each man is restricted to
certain quantity of energy. II that energy
be spread over a wide field, it's effectiveness
in any one place is reduced. The stream
whose waters become widely diffused over
the plain never reaches the sea. while another
whose waters are confined between narrow
banks, flows OH with erer-increasing full
ness and power. 1t may be no larger than
the other, but its particles hold together,
there is unity in its movement, the force Is
massed.
The greatness Of human life is not always
in its quantity it is found oftener in concen-
tration. in the capacity to throw its whole
force into single cause. By this process
small man. even, multiplies himself several
fold. He becomes intense, a flame burning
its way before the wind. 1t surprises us to
know what one man can do when able TO
gather his whole force in his right hand
and hurI it, like q thunderbolt, at every
head Of opposition. This is the secret OF such
men as Savonarola, Peter the Hermit, and
George Whitefeld. Napoleon was never as
strong as his enemies, but his armies were
we'll in hand and he could throw every re-
serve to the front in moment Electricity
never kills when difrused in the shape OF heat
lightning but is terrible beyond the power OF
description when concentrated into the thun-
derbolt. Some men are unable lCng to remain
charged--the match must be touched quickly
to the fuse, or the power of the charge es.
capes; while other men, as by sort OF
storage system, are able to pour continu-
Gus stream of energy upon single point:
Sheridan had capacity for dash: Grant
the power Of persistence. Whitefleld, Walsh,
Summerfleld. burnt their way to the end as
in a flame; Wesley spread himself in his
great purpose over the century. He did
one thing, he kept at it long while, The
power of continuous action in one direction
shows man Mt his best. at once intense and
persistent. nt.-Boston (Mass.) lions Herald.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-02-24
SMALL COURTESIES.

Ore evening recently I entered room
where several young people. with books
and work, were sitting around the lamp.
The Young man with the LEXICON and the
grammar on the table before him was the
busiest of the group, but he instantly arose
and remained standing until / had taken
my seat. The little action was automatic ;
the habit of this family is to practice small
courtesies and the boys have been trained
from childhood to pay Difference to women.
They always rise whenever a lady. their
mother. sister. friend or the guest Oft the house
comes into the room where they are at
work they place chairs gallantly and grace
fully for ladies at the dnner-table. they take
off their hats when they meet their mother
on the street, and they never kiss her with
hat On in saying good morning or good
evening to her it is with hat in hand. Her
bundles are carried. her way is made easy,
beautiful politeness waits for her word
in the domestic discussions, and refrains
from interrupting her even in the most
heated argument. Neither mother nor sister
goes out after dark without an escort. One
of the boys can always go out OF his way: or
find it in his way. to see her safely to
friends door, or to the meeting which she
wishes to attend. Most winning and sweet
is the air of good breeding which these
Young men have acquired-which they wear
with an unconscious grace.
Equal ly charming are the manners of the
girls in the lome speak of; gentle: soft
spoken, appreciative. considerate. and rev.
erentiaI. TO old people they arc tender: TO
children. kind; to each other. lovely.
One cannot too spduously look after the
small courtesirs in ones conduct and, if
one be charged with the management OF
household. in the accustomed ways OF the
family. Habits count for everything here.
and example Is better than precept.--Mar-
guret E. Sapgster. in Interior.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-02-24
MYSTERIOUS FIRES.

A great many ''mysterious' fires
might be explained if rats could Ealk.
Rats and mice love the phosphorus on
tile lighting end of matches. When
YOU are reminded of the pretty little
f,ivols in which matches are kept IN
the bed rooms and in the kitchen,
oitentimes, you muet know that it is
easy enough for Che tiny stray mouse
to get at them and thus start o dis
sstrous fire by igniting the silken
banging or msntel scarf. Safe matches
are those that will strike fire only
when scratched on specially prepared
surfaces. If the common matches are
used they should be kept in tin boxes
aad religiously covered all the tine.-
Washington Star.