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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-03-04

body - taaas4 III vim remain IA ! totpid
stats tor Z month or more. The female
polar bear hibsrnates during the en-
tire winter, but the male Is always out
and on the alert for food. Animals
that hibernate are usually very tat Of
the beginning Of cold weather, Dut
come out in the spring extremely thin.
The faculties are dormant during this
period. Indeed certain creatures may
be deprived Of some portion OF their
members without apparent pain. A
bat was examined after having oeen
in the torpid state for some time, when
It was found that its wings were
broken. It was apparently dead, out
after being held in the hand for few
minutes it began to move uneasily' anu
upon recovering was found to ne VI
cious in the extreme, swapping and Dill
ing everything that came within lts
reach. The woodchuck and hedgehog
are among the most perfect examples
OF alternating animals. II disturbed
in the nest which they have prepared
for themselves, they may roll about
like balls without showing any signs
OF consciousness. These creatures,
however, are very sensitive to shocks.
A slight blow of an axe upon the tree
in which they have made their homes
Is often sufficient to kill them, and on
one occasion a hedgehog died merely
from rolling little distance and strik-
Ing against log. The fanatics OF In
dia permit themselves to be buried
alive, as is supposed, and many of them
have been known to remain for long
period in what is to all intents and
purposes a grave. The question arises
whether there is a scientific reason for
all this; and if so by what theory can
these conditions be accounted for, and
how can they be produced at will.
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THOSE who predict-


ed it were considered dreamers, and
capital Stunned investment in such an
enterprise. Steadily, and so quietly
that most Of us have hardly been con-
sctous Of the fact, new white metal
has Won its way to place in the in
dustrial world which, II not that to
which the early enthusiasts had as
signed 1t in their dreams, may yet be
fairly called firm foothold. To all
intents and purposes the history of alu-
minimum begins with the invention Of
the processes which made possible its
use in the arts on large scale. In
America this has been accomplished
since 1886, and all that was done in
Europe prior to that date by way of
popularizing the knowledge and use OF
the metal is rendered insignificant by
comparison with the results since
achieved. The closing years of the
century are witnessing remarkable
development in the manufacture and
consumption for industrial purposes OF
this wonderful new metal. Indeed, 1t
has been possible for single genera
ton to see the birth and the success
full growth Of the entire aluminium in
dustry. In the United States alone in
the year 1896 the amount of the crude
aluminium produced exceeded 100000
pounds-one-third of the worlds total
output.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-03-04
CHAPTER x,-Coyr1yuEp,.

"A second and third attempt Miss Full
ton made to solve the mystery of the
haunted chamber. On the second night
the place was not visited, and the adj
venturous girl had slept soundly from
o'clock until daybreak. But the third
night, just as II o'clock struck, she
heard the rattle of key in the lock
and directly the door swung upon,
creakingly, and the tall figure she had
once before seen stepped over the thres-
hold. This time the figure was black
only. simple black, and the veil that
covered her face and shoulders was
sable Grape. She went forward until
she stood upon the blood stain on the
carpet and then sinking down to her
knees she muttered some unintelligi-
BILE words that sounded like denunci-
alton. Then she rose quickly and turn
ed toward the closet where hung the
bridal veil.
Helen sprang forward and grasped
her firmly by the arm. A hoarse cry
broke from under the black veil. With
gigantic strength the arm was torn
from Helen's grasp and, as before, the
figure vanished in the shadows of the
corridor But she had left behind her
souvenir. For closely clasped in
Telen's hand was piece of torn cloth,
and on carrying it to the light, Helen
saw that it was a fragment of heavy,
lustreless black silk. The face grew
pale as marble and she leaned on ia
BILE for support.
"My Cod" she exclaimed, under her
breath, what if it should be-"
Helen Fulton said nothing of her adj
ventures to any one, but she was
watchful and alert, and very little took
place at the Rock of which she was not
cognizant. With Ralph she was a great
favorite. Her playfulness helped to dis
pei the gloom which hung constantly
over him; he liked to listen to her child
ish talk and he liked to be surprised
by the sudden flashes of wisdom be-
yond her years. that sometimes cleaned
through the free carelessness of her
conversation. He took her out with Ag-
mes and himself in the little Sea Foam
and before she had been month at the
Rock Helen Fulton knew every inch of
the coast for miles and would manage
a boat as we'll as the toughest old fish
erman in the vicinity. Her father kept
writing to recall her home, but she was
so happy there among the rocks by the
sea, she said, that she could not return
until she had seen the coast by the
light of a summer sun, and so the in
dulgent old gentleman ceased to urge
her.
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Evolved from Garbage.

The garbage of great city is worth
a fortune every year, If properly util-
lied. In St. Louis, Mo-, the refuse is
placed in enormous vertical cylinders,
surrounded by steam jackets, which
evaporate the seventy-f1ve to eighty per
cent of water in the garbage. The fat
ty substances are dissolved, and as the
result of number of processes fer
tilizer is produced which is worth from
nine dollars to twelve dollars per ton,
the demand exceeding the supply. One
of the purest and best soaps of the
country was made of garbage grease
before cotton-seed oil entered the field.
1t is now proposed to light London by
electricity for nothing. It now costs
that city $1.0S (4s sd) to get rid of a
ton of garbage. A combination of boil
ers and other apparatus has been de-
vised that can burn the garbage at
twenty-four cents Zone shilling) per
ton, and generate steam sufficient to
run enough dynamos to light the en-
tire city. London can thus save 3s Sd
on each ton, and, in addition, illumin-
ate it's city without cost. Garbage. by
machine called the "dust destructor."
is converted into clinkers, which can
be used for roadways, as artificial stone
for sidewalks, and as sand for mortar
and cement. In Paris the invisible
particles of iron, worn from wheels and
from the shoes of horses, are rescued
by passing powerful magnets through
the sweepings.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-03-04
A Paris Exposition Wonder.

At the exposition of 1900, in Paris,
the palace of war and of the navy will
be a remarkably interesting and orig
inal building. The design of the young
architects to whom the contract has
been awarded, Messrs, Umbdenstock &
Auburtin, is, according to the Scien-
tific American, very novel and beauti-
full.
The building is designed to show the
great transformation that has taken
place in the navy during the last two
centuries. Accordingly, at the left ex-
tremity of the building they have
placed the poop of one of,the immense
galleys that formed the feet of Louis
XIV, with its antique guns, its blue
and-gold trimmings, its royal flags and
its sails and rigging.
This ship enters the palace and after
passing through all the changes that
shipbuilding in the last two centuries
has made possible energies on the right
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The little, device shown in the accom-
panying cut is the result of just such
a conjecture, and has been tried on a
number Of lamps in this city. with good
results. 1t is simply a piece of wire
gauze of the proper fineness and shape
which cushions the flame from sudden
draughts of air and prevents it's being
blown off the wick. With the shield
in place it is possible to turn the wick
down low enough to prevent the lamp
from smoking. the consumption of oil
being also much smaller. The attach
ment can be placed on any lamp by
the purchaser, and has already beep
patented.
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AN OPEN LETTER TO MorHE,

AN OPEN LETTER TO MoTHERo,
We are asserting in the courts our right to the
exclusive use Of the word "CASTORIA," and
"PTTCHER'S CASTORIA," as our Trade Mark.
I, DR.. Samuel Pitcher, of Hyannis, Massachu.
sets, was the originator of PITCHERS CAS-
TORIA," the same that has borne and does now
bear the fac-simile signature Of CHAS. r.
FLETCHER on every wrapper. This 10 the
original PITCHERS CASTORIA" which has
been used in the homes Of the mothers Of
America for over thirty years. Look carefully
at the wrapper and see that 1t is 1.-THE kind you
have always bought" and has the signature Of
CHAS. H. FLETCHER on the Wrapper. No
one has authority from me to use my name
except The Centaur Company Of which Chsa,
d. Fletcher is President.
March 8. 1897. SAMUEL PITCHER, ID
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ITO BE coST1NuED.I
TRICKS PLAYED BY PLANTS.
Artful Devices of the calondula-

Artful Devices of the Calendula-Ths
Cow Wheat's Joke.
DR.. Lundstrom has recently described
some cases of alleged plant mimicry,
says London Public Opinion. The Gull
tivated plant known as calendula may,
in different conditions, produce at least
three different kinds of fruit. Some
have sails and are suited for transport
tation by the wind, while others have
hooks and catch hold of passing ami
mails, but the third kind exhibits more
desperate dodge, for it becomes like b
caterpillar! Not that the fruit knows
anything about it, but if it be sufficient
ly like a caterpillar, bird may eat
by mistake, the indigestible seeds wi
be subsequently dropped and so ,t
trick succeeds.
The next case is more marvelou
There is very graceful wild plan
with beautiful, dslicate flowers, know
to many as the cow wheat. Ants ar
fond of visiting the COW wheat to feas
on sweet banquet spread out upon.
the leaves. DR.. Lundstrom has OBJ
served one of these ants and was sur
prised to see it making off with one Of
the seeds from an open fruit. The ant
took the seed home with it. On explor-
ing some ant nests the explorer saw
that this was not the first cow-wheat
seed which had been similarly treated.
Many seeds were found in the ant nur-
series. The ants did not eat them or
destroy them; in fact, when the nest
was disturbed the ants saved the seeds
along with their brood, for in size, form,
color and weight, even in minute par
ticulars, the seeds in question resemble
ant cocoons. Once placed among the
cocoons it requires better than an
ant to distinguish the tares from the
wheat. In the excitement Of fitting,
when the nest is disturbed, the mistake
is repeated and the seeds are also saved.
The trick is found out some day, for the
seeds, like the cocoons, awake out Of
sleep. The awakening displays the
fraud. The seeds are thus supposed to
be scattered; they terminate and seem
to thrive In the ant nests.
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inprison-

ment had brought upon him a great
change. His face was pale and atten-
uated, his lips had grown thin by con-
slant compression, and his eyes, once so
bright and daring, were sad and misty
with the tears pride would not let him
shed. For as the time drew near when
his reprieve would expire, and the fatal
sentence of the law must be executed,
he felt strange, yearning desire for
life. Before, when he had been so near
death, he had hardly asked for life;
some way, it did not seem so easy to die
now. Once, he had loved in a wild.
passionate way--a little short of mad
ness-Imcgene Ireton; he would have
given his life to have brought her one
hour of happiness. But that fierce pas
sion had died a violent death. 1t had
been very long since he had thought of
her with single thrill, and gradually
there had crept into his heart, to be en-
shr1ned there in secrecy, the sweet face
OF Agnes Trenholme, just as he had last
seen it, when she lay senseless in the
arms of DR.. Hudson, at the foot of the
gallows from which she had saved him.
A thrill of exquisite pleasure swept over
him, as he thought, if she had not loved
him she would not have risked so much
to save him! He flushed, his mouth
grew tender as woman's at the
thought-he put out his arms as if to-
ward some imaginary object, but
dropped them again with a sad sigh.
"a prisoner-condemned to de-" he
said hoarsely to himself. What right
have ] to think single thought Of a.
pure woman? And yet at heart, God;
knoweth, am as innocent as she is!'
3 He rose and paced the narrow limits
allotted to him with. nervous haste.
Then he seated himself and took UP his
pen. ::
1T cansdo no harm" he said, think
1ng aloud. II have always meant to
ask her to come to me, but not so soon
81 mot until my nearness to death should
make II my last request. But am SO
hungry for q sight Of her FACET
He wrote rapidly
Mis- Agnes Trenbolme-Is 1t being
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-03-04
Suspended Animation.


Experiments are to be tried upon liv-
fng creatures Of various sorts for the
purpose of ascertaining just how far
suspended animation can go with safe
ty to life. It is we'll understood fact
that certain animals hibernate, and a
number Of these are to be collected and
placed under the most favorable ,condi-
ton for experiment. They will be con-
stantly watched to note the tempera-
ture at which consciousness leaves
them. The statement has been made
that men in the polar regions have
been frozen in icebergs and have re-
covered when the ice melted. This naa
been discredited, but a number Of
scientists are confident that such an ex-
pertinent could be carried successful
". II ID thought possible to chill the
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-03-04

Several important changes will be made
in the Traffic Department Of the Baltt-
moro & Ohio Railroad company on March
1st.
J. A. Murray, the present coal and
coke agent, will be given the title Of gen.
eral coal and coke agent of the entire
systt m, with headquarters at Baltimore.
William L. Andrews will be assistant
coal and coke agent for the Pittsburg
district, with headquarters at Pittsburg.
E. T. Afieck. now coal and coke agent
for the lines west of the Ohio river, with
headquarters at Columbus. will become
assistant coal and coke agent for that
territory.
Mr.. Andrews Is we'll known as private
secretary of Receiver Oscar G. Murray,
and came to the Baltimore & Ohio when
Mr.. Murray was appointed receiver. Mr..
Afleck has held his present position for
a number of years, and Mr.. ]. A. Murray
was formerly private secretary to ex-
Traffic Manager Frank Harriott.
These appointments are in the nature
of promotions and 1t is believed will very
materially strengthen that branch OF the
Baltimore & Ohio traffic department.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-03-04
III. WHAT SPLENDID COFFEE.

Mr.. Goodman, Williams Co.. Ill.,,
writes: From one package Salzer's
German Coffee Berry costing 15c I
grew 300 lbs. of better coffee than I
can buy in stores at 30 cents h."
A package of this and big seed cata-
logue is sent you by John A. Salzer
Seed Co., La Crosse, Wis.,, upon receipt
Of 15c stamps and this notice. VIM.
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Smoke sledee Cigarettes. 20 for s ct.

Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children
Successfully used by Mother Gray,
nurse in the Children's Home in New
York, Cure Feverishness. Bad Stomach,
Teething Disorders. move and regulate
the Bowels and Destroy Worms. Over
10000 testimonials. They neuer fail. At
all druggists, Csc. Sample FREE. Ad.
Allen S. Olmsted, Leroy, N. Y.
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Dicy. lists Hail 1t With Joy.

Nearly every wheelman has had trou-
BILE with his lamp blowing or Earring
out, and has often wondered whether
it was possible to make it stay lighted
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-03-04

Of the palace a modern armor-clad,
steel-turreted fighting boat, with re-
volving guns and huge smokestack.
The structure will be one of the mar
wells of the great new century show.
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ONE ENJOYS

Both the method and results when
Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys.
tenn effectually, dispels colds, head
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro.
duced, pleasing to the taste and ac-
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial in it's
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances, its
many excellent qualities commend it
to all and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup Of Figs is for sale in so
cent bottles by all leading drug.
gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro-
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it Donot accept any
substitute.
LAFORNM re syrup ca
6Ax fRAH0i0o0. on. @ ss.
zOV@tAzE. y. Aew N0ak ~.
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SCIEN Tl'IlFEIC POINTERS.
CURRENT NOTES OF Dlscov.
cry AND INVENTION.
sicyliss. HAN . Rscsns 1nvsntion with
Joy-Ie Prevents the Lamp from
Blowing Out A Paris Exposition
Wonder.
Growth Of the Alumlnlun Industry.

LUMINIUM is now
being produced in
large and increas-
ing quantities. A
few years ago the
manufacture of this
metal on a COM
mercial scale was
regarded as almost
beyond the range
Of pos 8 / b billy.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-03-04
CHAPTER XII.

YNDE GRAHAM
sat before a little
table in his cell.
He had a pen in his
hand, and writing
materials upon the
table. He laid
down the pen, and
i e a n e d b a C k
thoughtfully in his
chair.
His imprison-
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-03-04

Never marry but for love, but see that
thou lowest what is lovely.-Penn.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-03-04

Goes Cough Ba1sam
Is the Oldest and best. 1t break up cold oufcksS
than anything eise It is alwaYs raliab.e. Try 1t.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-03-04

Humble wedlock is far better than
proud NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-03-04

A man finds himself seven years older
the day after his marriage.-Bacon.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-03-04

To Cnre Constipatfon Forever.
Take Cascarets Candy Cathartic. 100
or CSC. If c. c. c. fail to cure druggists
refund money.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-03-04

A preferred creditorone who never
pressats his bill.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-03-04

Men marry to make an end, women to
make beginning.-A. Dupuy. b.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-03-04

Don't think for minute because vor
owe your life to the doctor that "a
Will take It in payment Of his little
bill. n ..i' 'ss1'
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4. There such Disease as Hydropbob,.s

IL There Such q Disease as Hydrophobia?
When doctors disagree and acknowl-
edged authorities fall out and wrangle
over important points, or on matters
that affect human life and safety. II
is useless for the lay mind to struggle
with such subjects. One medical assoc
citation and great many competent
authorities have decided that there ia
no such disease as hydrophobia. Now
the Lancet" announces that the univ
safeguard against this disease ia IN
keep dogs muzzled. Surely this mua,
be an unnecessary precaution. If there
is no such disease to combat. Tha
public will watch with great deal ~
interest the outcome Of dispute mon
a question that so closely concerna the
safety Of aslarge number Of families J.,
all quarters Of the globe. =
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Minor. I'm the British Army.

More than half the infantry recruits Of the
British army for the past year have been under
eighteen years old.
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Hoods Sarsaparflla

HOODS PIIIs cure sick headache. $50.
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v I'll J ! a Il i |

Could Not Move without Great oue>
Serlng- HOODS Cured.
"My shoulders and arms were very PAIN.
mi with rheumatism 90 that Icould hardly
move them without great suffering.
have taken four bottles OF Hoods sarss.
uarills and now And myself FREQ from
rheumatism" Mrs. MARY A. TUCKER,
l54 Ninth ST., Red Wing, MINI.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-08-18
ARetaarkahIa Enct.

Il Is a remarkable fact that while
the Christian churches of the United
States are sending missionaries to the
far East to convert the people of the
land that was the cradle of the Aryan
races, that same land Is sending to this
country the philosophy that has there
teen nurSed and preserved for thou
sands of years, and its teachings are
finding adherents among the most en-
Iigbte6ed of our Christians. who say
that It is nothing but more light Shed
upon the teachings OF the Great Mas
ter, whose principal aud oft-repeated
maxim is that only through the love
Of humanity and the exercise OF charity
and self-sacrifice can the kingdom of
heaven De gained.
Every kind act toward your suffer-
ing or ignorant brother carries with 1t
It's own reward, because it makes you
better man.
Surely there is somethipfkcdivine in
the idea that g. noble tHNaht lives
on forever even if not uttered, and
that those noble thoughts and impulses
come 70 him who fits himself for their
reception through his own actions and
life, and as the thought is the begin
ming Of all action 50 our lives are as
sisted by ncble thought.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-08-18
OF L HnS a MILLION.

Here are some people who have that
much year: Spain pays her boy king
81, ,400. 600 per year, besides 100000 for
family expenses. In other words 22,-
600 900 a. year, and yet her soldiers are
away behind with their pay, are poorly
clad and fed and Spain is really one
of the poorer nations. Compare with
that enormous income the income OF
the president Of the United States
$50 ,000. Frances president gets S24o,-
900 year and all expenses, yet his ma
tson Ia said to carry the heaviest m
tional debt of any nation in the world.
Italy's king receives $4,000 900. while
the civil list of the German emperor Is
81, 1000 900. The Car OF Russia enjoys
an income OF $12,06O,O00 annually.