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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-07-09
Tn. nay " Celebrate.

1t there II any day more dear than
another to the heart Of every patriotic
citizen Of this beautiful land of ours.
1t IL Independence Day-Fcurth of July
the day we celebrate as commemor-
ating one Of the most heroic and praise
worthy struggles for liberty in the his
tory Of the world.
After years of disbursement and
defeat. years when hope seemed dead,
and when the undertaking of the hand
full Of brave men appeared in every way
too much for them, the light came.
the clouds broke away, and the sun
shine Of success streamed in upon their
almost broken and dismembered hearts
and fortunes.
With literally nothing left to begin
with, with everything sacrificed upon
the altar Of their country. with the foe
formidable, rich. respected on land and
sea and known and tried of all men,
the outlook for the Colonists was dark
and disheartening almost beyond pre-
cedent. But then their sublime cour-
age never faltered, their determination
knew no yielding, their hopes were
high and their ambitions limitless.
Sturdily, cheerily and bravely they
went to work to reconstruct and re-
habllttate out of the wreck of the dis
integrated remains of monarchial out
post an Independent republic-a home
Tor the homeless, and land and a
country that should be of the people
and for the people.
Who shall tell of the hard work. the
dark days, the weary hours, the aeh-
ing heads and tired hands that this
day, this red-letter day. the day of all
the days Of all the years of the history
of this great nation, represent! Who
shall tell of the anxieties, the appre-
tensions, the sleepless hours Of dark
ness and the alert hours of daylight
through which that unequaled band of
patriots passed during the first months
after the declaration of independence,
when they threw off at once and for
ever the British yoke, denied and de-
fed the mother country, flung away
their swaddling clothes and sprang into
sAAO oASA1 W A6AS-060AAS IL ASOU US,
to suffer, to toll, to strive to develop
and to bring into a glorious fruition
this wonderfully beautiful idea of
American independence!
One day, one object, one spirit, one
hope, one glory, and to make the most
of this day, to fill it brimful of life,
light, good cheer and a good time gen.
orally should be the purpose of every
responsible American citizen who calls
this beautiful country his home.
And 1t is a day for powder and can
non, bonfire, crackers and torpedoes,
and small boys and games and uproar-
ious fun; day for long strolls
through quiet meadows and along
shady lines; day for soldiery, and
day for sentiment, and in its honor let
us burn powder and blow horns and
make the very clouds vibrate with the
reflex action of our patriotic enthu.
siasm.-New York Ledger.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-07-09
Making Himself Useful

A woman residing in a fiat ordered q
piece Of Ice from the grocery. The
youth who brought it was a German,
He put 1t on the dumbwaiter in the
basement to be hoisted up. She pulled
away.
"Gracious!' she exclaimed, chow
heavy this ice is. The grocer must have
given me good weight"
By great exertion she succeeded IN
getting the dumbwaiter up. To her as.
tonishment she found the boy seated
on the ice. With what breath she had
left she demanded: 5i
What did you make me pull you up
here for?"
why" replied the boy. IL thought
the cake would be too heavy for you to
lift, so I came up to help you of with
it," 4,
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-07-09

les, the Winslows from Anerley.
and the Cumberbatches from Gipsy
Hill. had been invited to tennis by Mrs.
Westmacott, and the lawn was gay in
the evening with the blazers Of the
young men and the bright dresses of
the girls. To the older people, sitting
round in their wicker-work garden
chairs. the darting. STOPPING, springine
white figures. the sweep Of skirts and
twinkle Of canvas shoes.the click Of the
rackets and sharp whiz Of the balls.
with the continual Fifteen love-fifteen
all!' Of the marker. made up a merry
and celebrating scene. To see their
sons and daughters SO flushed and
healthy and happy gave them also a
rejected glow, and 1t was hard to say
who had most pleasure from the game.
those who played or those who watched.
Mrs. Westmacott had Just finished a
set when she caught a glimpse Of Clara
Walker sitting alone at the farther end
OF the ground. She ran down the court,
cleared the net to the amazement Of the
visitors, and seated herself beside her,
Clara's reserved and refined nature
shrank from the boisterous frankness
and strange manners Of the widow, and
yet her feminine instinct told her that
beneath all her peculiarities there lay
much that was good and noble. She
smiled up at her. therefore, and nodd-
ed greeting.
"Why aren't you playing. then? Don't
for goodness sake. begin to be languid
and young ladyish. When you give up
active sports you give up youth"
Il have played set, Mrs. Westma-
cott."
That's right. my dear" She sat down
beside her. and tapped her upon the
arm with her tennis racket. 81 like you,
my dear, and I am going to call you
Clara. You are not as aggressive as 1
should wish. Clara, but still like you
very much. Self-sacrifice Is all very
well. you know. but we have had rath-
er too much Of it on our side, and
should like to see little on the other.
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era. CONAN DoNZH

with an evil word in his throat. There,
there. ma'am," he cried. drop 1t for
time. have heard enough. You've
turned me point or two. I won't deny
1t. But let 1t stand at that. will think
it over"
Certainly, Admiral. We would not
hurry you in your decision. But we
still hope to see you on our platform"
She rose and moved about In her loung-
Ing masculine fashion from one picture
to another. for the walls were thickly
covered with "reminiscences Of the Ad-
mirals voyages.
'Hullo!" said she. "Surely this ship
would have furled all her lower canvas
and reefed her topsails If she found her
SELF on lee shore with the wind on her
quarter"
"of course she would. The artist was
never past Gravesend, swear. It's the
Penelope as she was on the 18th Of
June, 1857, in the throat Of the Straits
OF Banca, with the Island of Banca on
the starboard bow, and Sumatra on the
port. He painted it from description,
but, of course. as you very sensibly say,
all was snug below and she carried
storm sails and double-reefed topsails,
for 1t was blowing a cyclone from the
sou'east. I compliment you, ma'am, I
do indeed"
"Oh. have done q little sailoring
myself-as much as a woman can as
pire to- you know. This is the Bay of
Funchal. What a lovely frigate"
Lovely, you say! All, she was love-
ly! That is the Andromeda. I was a
! mate aboard Of Observation-Disclosures they
call 1t now, though like the old name
best"
What lovely rake her masts have,
and what curve to her bows! She
must have been clipper"
The old sailor rubbed his hands and
his eyes glistened. His old ships bor-
dered close upon his wife and his son
in his affections.
Il know Funchal," said the lady care
lessly. "a couple Of years ago had a
seven-ton cutter-rigged yacht, the Ban
shee, and We ran over to MADEIRA from
Falmouth"
You. ma'am, in a seven-tonner?"
with couple Of Cornish lads for a
crew. Oh. it was glorious! A fortnight
right out In the open, with no worries,
no letters, no callers, no petty thoughts,
nothing but the great silent sky. They
talk OF riding, indeed, am fond of
horses, too. but what is there to COM
pare with the swoop of little craft
as she pitches down the long steep side
OF a wave, and then the culver and
spring as she is tossed upwards again ?
Oh. II our souls could transmigrate I'd
be a seamew above all birds that ny!
But keep you. Admiral. Adieuv'
The old sailor was too transported
with sympathy to say a word. He could
only shake her broad muscular hand,
She was half way down the garden path
before she heard him calling her, and
saw his grizzled head and weather.
stained face looking out from behind
the curtains.
"You may put me down for the plat
FORM" he cried, and vanished abashed
behind the curtairs of his Times, where
his wife found him at lunch time.
II hear that you have had quite a
long chat with Mrs. Westmacott." said
she.
Eyes. and think that she is one of
the most sensible women that I ever
knew"
Except on the woman's rights oues-
ton. Of course"
"Oh. I don't know. She had a good
deal to say for herself on that also. In
fact, mother, have taken a platform
ticket for her meeting"
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Far.siehted.

cts all right" said the elderly gen.
tleman who has an unwavering conf
dence In masculine superiority, "let the
girls improve their minds as much as
they possibly can. have never been
otherwise than thankful that had my
daughter taught the dead languages,
the English classics, law. rhetoric and
athletic accomplishments"
Have they led to career?"
mot yet. But they're going to lead
to one. She is now teaching them all
to my grandson. Washington Star.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-07-09
A Redeemins Feature.

Mrs. Plougher-Thet almaneck IL
onreliabul, Hiram. Hyar yew staid
tew hum from taown ter-day cause it
perdicted rain. an purifier day never
wuz.
Mr.. Plougher-It sartainly air on
sartain in foretellin' the weather, but
1t dew beat all creashun how it kin tell
ithout a miss zackly wen tn moon
IL goin' tew be full. An eff yew ricol-
leck. las summer we noticed it sed tibet
Crismus wum cum on Friday an, by
jinks! wen tn time rolled roun' it wuz
Jest ez tn almaneck sed.-Judge.
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49, AAOS
to be the only event.
e III conversation
which Mrs. West
'macott held that
day. nor was the
Admiral the only
person in the Wild
erness who was des-
tined to find his
opinions consider
ably changed. Two
neighboring famil-
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-07-09

A wooden monument has been erect.
ed over George du Maurier.s grave.
over the place, that is. in Hampstead
churchyard, where the casket contain.
Ing his ashes has been buried
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-07-09

Artificial eyes were first made in
Egypt. They were Of gold and silver:
and cheaper ones were of ivory and cop
per. Hundreds Of years later, in the
sixteenth century. they were made. in
Europe. Of porcelain.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-07-09
As BADLY on as Before.

As 15HuIy On as BefOFe.
The Cynic-Well, l knew it would
result as it has. The Pessimist-How's
that? The Cynic-Oh, no sooner do
magazines drop to 10 cents than 40
many spring into existence that a per-
son is broke il he tries to buy them
all.
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HIXE1n1H EN- Free o m
GNSANAN from her noun
N@ tain height
A&AN~ Unfurled her
AlASW standard to the
H1MW air,
'THW \ She tore the azure
INV robe Of night,
INN And set the stars
of glory there;
She mingled with
its gorgeous dyes
The milky baldric of the skies,
And striped its pure. celestial white
With streakings Of the morning light;
Then, from his mansion in the sun,
She called her eagle bearer down,
And gave into his mighty hand,
The symbol of her chosen land.
Majestic monarch Of the cloud!
Who rear'st aloft thy regal form,
To hear the tempest trumping loud.
And see the lightning lances driv-
en-,
When strive the warriors of the
storm,
And rolls the thunder-drum of
heaven
Child Of the sun! to thee tits given
To guard the banner of the free.
To hover in the sulphur smoke
To ward away the battle-stroke,
And bid its blendings shine afar,
Like rainbows on the cloud of war,
The harbingers Of victory!
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she-We forgot to take a lunch
Along.
He-Oh, no, we didn't. have my
handle bar strung with doughnuts.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-07-09
And every dog his day.

And every dog his day.
When all the world is old, lad.
And all the trees are brown;
And all the sport is stale, lad.
And all the wheels run down;
Creep home and take your place there
The spent and manned among;
God grant you find one face there
You loved when all was young.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-07-09

;, Insulted.
Il think" said the. man who had
bought season ticket to the opera.
whispering to his sneighbor; shat ri
try to have my seat changed. Every
night that girl sits in front of me with
the same huge hat on and"
Excuse me-" said the girl turning
round Indignantly, Its different hat
every clght."-Truth.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-07-09
OUR BUDGET OF FUN,
SOME GOOD JOKES. ORIGINAL
AND SELECTED.
The Hammock Versus tho lsloycle-A
Handy Lunch for wheelists-Free Cos.
pei In Darktown-Some Good joke
and Gibes for Hot Weather.
Every Dog Has Its Day.

HEN all the world
is young, lad,
And all the trees
are green;
And every goose
a swan, lad,
And every lass Q
queen;
Then hey for boot
and horse, lad.
A n d rou nd the
world away;
Young blood must
have its course
1oa
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CHAPTER vi.
AN OLD STORY.

@UT THIS was not
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-02

heer their eternal slasp The ship WAS
burned 20. TIE cook made good his .s-
cape before McEarty came up. and moth
.sg hes been saen Of him since All that
usx saved was he medicine chest ard a
barrel carr Of dried apples and haraeaek.
All the crew except TWO, wfo were sen.
"a N 10 ssn Francisco for another Vessel
winfered on the shore and Alexander
Hansen. the captain Of the Robert Bruce
took np the hand upon which they had
been ssra ndsd IN a donation land claim.
Ii was later named Erzsceport. after The
buried vessel and was for a time .h. CEN
ter Of TIE oysse<Ing industry on the hay.
Gait. ssarssa plated a portion - his
claim into lots and gave several deeds or
toneracts Tor deeds which are SIN he'd
by some old settlers. Isaac Smith. of
Norm River. has lot there, and Oyster
Com missioner Welgarst and Joseph Mo
Bride nGye their homes on the disputed
trart.
Capt. Riddeli claims tfa. Hansen never
ieSGhF proved Up on the claim. as ne was
not an American citizen At the time OF
hnai proof Such old settlers "a Job Lam
icy the hFst sheriff Of Pacific county.
rank Garrison and W n. PsuIeIng re-
member that Hansen's residence was not
CONTINUOUS. bur do ros remember about
MS citizenship. About is5s Hansen moved
20 Ban Francisco. and died several years
ago His children are defending mis- title.
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APPOINTMENTS NOT MADE.
Senator Wilson Will Give Out the
Names Early Next Week

Special Dispatch 70 the Posy-Tutelltgencer
TACOMA. Aug. The expected an
ncuncement Of appointments was not
made today, but IL was said that Marshal
Iie would have his list Of deputies ready
by Tuesday I. is said that Senator Will
son will make public the names OF the
men who will receive some Of the sther
Offices AZ the xarse time. One Of the rea-
sons assigned for the delay is said 10 Ia
s A Perkins hesstancy. Those who are
closely connected with the administration
say that Perkins Will direct a large share
Of the appointments He has been very
close 10 Wilson since the two arrived.
Then. TOO, Perkins is only to remain here
ten days and hts plea OF a vacation visit
doesn't look feasible. He will have spent
two weeks travelling 10 find one OF recre-
alton, when he might a. we'll have gone
down from Washington TO a nearby sum
mer resort.
Perkins is Tn play an important part in
the Ohio campaign. He is To be one of
the directors. and occupying the posi-
zion he does means that Perkins word
viii go. He must cut his visit here shors
on that account. The Ohio campaign
opens September !, and Perkins expects
10 be on the ground before that time. He
said tonight that the Ohio Republicans
were soiidiy cemented and ready for the
fight. .'Ohio never went Democratic when
the Republicans were united" he added.
Perkins will visit Seattle before going
east. His visit will probably be deferred
until Saturday, and Senator Wilson will
be ready by that time to go over The
business men tender banquet tomorrow
night TO Senator Perkins. The next
evening he is TO be the guest OF the
Knights Of Pythias. and theater parties
and dinners viii fill out the week. Alto
gether Sammy" is being made much of
by Tacomans.
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Eseai Dispatch TO the Post -Intellsgencer.
MTH BEND. Wash. Aug Capt.
~ kiddeii. OF Brueeport. has Instituted
iaxisst with view 10 proving up on the
ss aesapied by the oldest settlement on
xAa harhor aud on which Mr. EIiaeil
sAhsi since 1865. The contest recalls
stang story connected with this old
ssSsct, In the early mining DAYS OF
A&A oysters commanded fabulous
Nsk San Francisco. and when IL was
Mihat oysters were plentiful I'm VIII
laFear then known as SHoaiwatcr
~ snail schooner rasned the Robert
@a was QUILTED In San Fraue!sco 10
err load OF oysters.
u ~ board except the cook he'd an In
80 h the vessel Durasg the VOYAGE
teesain had some trouble with the
pA sti The latter vowel vengeance.
Ia vas IL October. 1851. Soon after fheir
s..lsai % the hay the vessel WINS anchored
= What b now Brnecport and the crew
'shs hunting over on Toke's point. They
.s'aFNsd tired, bur loaded with game
- COCK was ordered TO get MP good
s@..r anner. and he replied:
- III make II d----n hot for YOU
, sas'' 'ae supper all except the cook felt
~ S'eepy and turned In As was found
-. AAH he mad put all the laudanum
-. 's'pahs there was In the medicine
s,.,ss N NE feed. After all were sound
s,,sh 80 s.a cook threw all The buckets
sso..', a.u eai loose ali the vessels boats
- 80. afshsy. which he left for his
:, ~. ssase' saa then set fire 10 the vessel
sr,,a :. 'e'seassh. 30 that the wind would
~, .'s gre through the chip There was
-. 20, a.'e man lising on the bay NJ that
$40, az M white man named Mrcnrty.
80 80. ,,'io0S happened 10 ha camping On
Wv, 49, near by and saw the flames
:-,,.s,, 49, 1sssei He and hand Of Indians
..ex -ssy came ouJ and reused tho
-.sn what would otherwise have
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Special Dispatch 20 the Pos.-In.e.sfen,~e-
TACOMA. Aug. 1.-The city council TO-
morrow evening WIZ meet in special session
10 consider tbs Ross railroad sranctixa
There appears 10 De a growing sentirnen,
in favor Of extracting from Ross = state
nteEE as 20 VINO is expected 20 build ,ht.
road. None Ct the members believe thar
Ross himself will build IL, but know mar
he has good Eastern connections. They
want 10 know whether the franchise yer,r--
senfs all actual company or whether IL is
to be DRAINED for speculation
Ross wiz NOT get q franchise that will
shut out any future road The Proposed
franchise ordinance provides tina, all other
companies are 10 be allowed the use OF the
tracks that Ross is 10 build. A thirty mile.
road mus, be In operation within two years
The franchise. as far as il relates 10 Ia
coma, Is granted over Tweniy-nrss street
from the east line OF the city limits to IT'S
junction with Railroad avenue. thence 70 the
King county line. from Reservation line on,
Canal street along said street TO Railroad
avenue. from Reservation line on CONNER
cial street to Railroad avenue
During the past year Ross has secured the
right-of-way over n!s survey between Ia
COMA and Seattle along the shores of the
bay. Ross surveyed this line several years
ago. and IL is very probable that something
would have beer done al that time were IL
not for the sudden appearance of United
States troops TO keep the railroad promoter
Of the reservation. Peter Stanup, the
leader Of the Indians who had worked in
TOSS interests. met peculiar death during
this episode
The new franchise Is said TO take I'D this
old matter OF building tide land road be-
tween Tacoma and Seattle, and though
most OF the counciimen are in the dark
over the matter. this is the general opin-
ion. Ross has not explained his PROPOSE
ton clearly. but promises 10 do 80 before
the special meeting Monday evening. He
has charts and maps showing his proposed
route which win be used
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FOOTBALL TEAM CRIPPLED,


Special Dispatch 10 the Post Inteliigencer
TACOMA, Aug. Tacoma has added
two men to Seattle's delegation of foot
ball players on the Clondyke. r. H. Pear
son. the university's fullback, left last
Sunday on the Mexico. and Ross E.
Chestnut. left tackle, left two DAYS ago.
The cannon balf' was grubstaked bv
his father, the Rev F. s. Pearson and
Chestnut goes on his own responsibility.
The loss Of these two men will serious
~ cripple the Puget Sound University
football team this fall. Cannon Ball.
Pearson is known all over the Coast IS
one of the best fullbacks in the game. He
has been the life of the university team,
and beside being a football player work
ed Veatherwax hard for the champion
ship In the quarter mile. The Tacoma
Athletic Club used him in the shot-put
and hammer-throw as well.
The Clondyke fever has taken several
OF the Puget Sound University students
NaEy Of them were well advanced IN their
studies, but only a few Of them had he
como Known to outside points Chest
NUTS partner IT, hts northern venture is
c. r. Cook who was member of the
Puget Sound University male ouartette
which toured the state last year
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SECTION HAND KILLED.
Push Car Jumps the Track With
Fatal Results.

s.scial Dsspascl 70 the Northumberland.
gokTHPoRT, July 3i.--f'riday after
aaal an accident happened To q push car
On the Red Mountain railway. near Sheep
Creek falls, when resulted in the death
IL Claus ]. Gustaysafi, one of the section
hspds. The car WAS just rounding the
curve above the Sheep Greek canyon
xhe. the front wheels suddenly left the
track. All the msa landed safely on their
feet except 0ustzyson. who was on tho
~ side. lie apparently stumbled against
tie. and losing his balance fell headlong
Into the cany1a below. distance of near
b 80 feet 1t was some time before his
companions could reach him, and then IL
became necessary 10 haul the body up
81 10 the track with a rope. The re-
mains we're brought TO Northport. and
ffse. careful Investigation OF the matter
sls justice decided IL was not necessary
70 bold a formal lnquest. The decea sed
cane from the Sound last year, and pa
rs found among hls effects show tina,
BE- had FIRST papers from Mount setn0n.
q skagit county. In lsss. and had worked
q various points In mills on the Sound.
IsT sall he Was an inmate OF the Sisters
ss9sal at Eosslaad, r.. c. II is report
was married and had son in this
saa Sufficient money was found in hIa
yss<sslon To give the body decent burial
, af new Northport cemetery today.