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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-05-20
SCOTT AS A LAWYER.

Novelist at the Bar.
Sir Walter Scott had his share of
curious experiences in the same con-
nection shortly after being called to the
bar. his first appearance as counsel
in criminal court was at Judburgh
assizes in the year 1898, when he sue
cessfully defended a veteran poacher.
You're lucky scoundrel," Scott whis-
pered to his client when the verdict
was given. "I'm just o your mind"
returned the latter, 'and I'll send you
a nlaukin (hare) the morn, man."
Lockhart, who narrates the incident,
omits to add whether the "maukin"
duly reached Scott, but no doubt it
did. On another occasion Scott was less
successful in his defense Of a house
breaker, but the culprltI, grateful for
his counse!'s exertions, gave him in
lieu Of the orthodox fee, which he was
unable to pay, this piece Of advice, to
the value of which he, the housebreak-
err, could professionally attest: First,
never to have a largeaMatchdogs out
of doors, but to keep a little yelping
terrier within; and, secondly, I'd: put
no trust in nice. clever gimcrack ]boks,
but ts pin his faith to huge old haayy
one witt rusty key. Scott long res
nlembA red this incident, and thirty
years later, at judges dinner at Jed
burgh, Ae recalled it in this improahptu
rhyme:
Yelping terrier, rusty key,
Was Walter Scott's best Jeddart fee.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-05-20
Good Practice.

1--WE are cleaning house at small ex-
pense this year,
'How does that happen?"
"Well, whenever William gets fit of
wanting to get loose at Spain coax
him to first try his hand on a carpet in
our back yard"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-05-20
ped ana looked up g tt man n M

hammock. ~ sss Es
II must rouse the cook" he said to
himself. with . smile. ''That fellow
little thinks how useful he is in keep
ing UP my spirits. The most In
veterate croaker and grumbler in the
woodland yet, according to his own
account, the only cheerful man in the
whole ships company. John Want!
John Want! Rouse up, there!"
A head rose slowly. out of the bed
clothes, covered with q red night-cap.
A melancholy nose rested itself on the
edge of the hammock. A voice, worthy
of the nose. expressed its opinion Of
the Arctic climate in these words:
Lord! Lord! here's all my breath
on my blanket. 1cicles, If you please,
sir. all round my mouth and all over
my blanket. Every time have
snored I've frozen something. When
a man gets the cold into him to that
extent that he ices his own bed, it
can't last much longer. Never mind!
don't grumble."
Crawford tapped the saucepan Of
bones impatiently.. John Want low
cred himself to the floor-grumbling
all the way-by rope attached to the
rafters Of his bed head. Instead of
approaching his superior officer and
his saucepan, he hobbled, shivering, to
the fireplace, and held his chin as close
as he possibly could over the fire.
Crawford looked after him.
Hello! what are you doing there?"
"Thawing my beard, SIR"
"Come here directly, and set to work
on these bones.''
John Want remained immovably at
tached to the fireplace, holding some
thing else over the fire. Crawford be-
gan to lose his temper.
what the devil are you about
now?"
"Thawing my watch, sir. It's been
under my pillow all night, and the
cold has stopped it. Cheerful, whole
some, brecing sort of climate to live in,
isn't it, sir? Never mind. don't
grumble."
"No; we all know that. Look
here! Are these bones pounded small
enough?"
John Want suddenly approached the
| lieutenant, and looked at him with an
pearance of the deepest interest.
You'll excuse me, sir" he said;
chow very hollow your voice sounds
this morning!"
Never mind my voice! The bones.
the bones"
Eyes, sir-the bones. They'll take
trile more pounding. I'll Go my
best with them, sir, for your sake"
What do you mean?"
| John Want shook his head and
looked at Crawford with a dreary
smile.
II don't think shall have the honor
Of making much more bone soup for
you, sir. Do you think yourself you'll
last long, sir? I don't, saving your
presence. think about another week
or ten days will do for us all. Never
mind! 1 don't grumble."
He poured the bones into the mortar
and began to pound them-under pro-
test. At the same moment a sailor
appeared, entering from the inner hut.
"a message from Captain Eds
worth, SIR"
'Well?"
"The captain is worse than ever with
his freezing pains, sir. He wants
to see you Immediately"
81 will go at once. Rouse the doc
tor"
Answering in those terms, Crawford
returned to the inner hut, followed by
the sailor. John Want shook his
head again and smiled more drearilv
than ever.
ITO BE coST1NUED.)
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-05-20
Loaf Sugar.

"Father,," said the bright little girl.
"what is loaf sugar." -
"There are several kinds, my dear.:.,'
replied Senator Sorghum. 1.-THE most
important, variety IS that which en-
ables;Fmansby little superior knowl-
edge. and prompt action to place him
self beyond the necessity Of working
any more Washington Star.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-05-20

tnat Were
this treat
again hal
I need a
use the
cure. A
not patented Correspondent Of st.
Paul Dispitch.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-05-20
CHAPTER vi.

OOD-B4E to Eng
land! Goodbye to
inhabited and civil
liked regions of the
earth!
Two years have
passed since the
voyagers sa il e d
from their native
shores. Tho enter
prise has failed
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-05-20

! Brood f'sows.-Brood sows should
have large. roomy lots to exercise in
and good, swarml, houses to sleep in. and
not too many in q house. Do not feed
!, tlsm.: top. muehSSst6. but give them
more sl6r Just,bsfore narrowing time
give them each separate house ana
lot. cut OF the corn feed. feed bran
mash and = little Oh meal Nots "a
results. -Ex. 4, !, - =,
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-05-20

In every million people in the world there are
eight hundred who are blind.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-05-20
Don't Tobacco SPIT and Smoke Your LIE Away.

To quit tobacco easily and forever. be mag
BAG, the wonder-worker, that makes weak men
strong. All druggists SOC. or ST.. Cure guaran-
teed Booklet and sample free. Address
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1898-08-09

assigned in these words: Hawaii is .
holiday land-a lazy land-a soft. lux
urdous, voluptuous land-and the de-
preston from safety is correspondinsly
great There Is no set purpose in lie,
no firm and high resolve, and SO when
melancholy comes 1t kills."
No other man dies so easily and gently
as true Kanaka. He can lie down and
die whenever the notion takes him, and
with no apparent disease. This happens
among many dark races, but with none
so often as tie Kanakas. Captain Cook
guessed their number at 100000, and it
may have been half that In 1929 the
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1898-08-09
Trailing Skirts.

Trailing skirts are once more fashion
able. They are graceful and more be-
coming TO all sorts, shapes and sizes
of women than the short skirts, but
they are dirty, or at least they attain
that condition after few wearings
Tickle fashion says that by autumn the
demit1ain will be in vogue even for
street wear. Already the fashionable
gown must touch the ground all around,
and i: is beginning to dip i'll the back IA
little. says the New York Sun
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1898-08-09

and metaphorical sense-with other
variations i'll furniture and their ap-
pearance today compares most fayora-
bly, with their semblance not long ago.
They are not only improved in design,
but their compact arrangements affords
much more convenient accommodation
than was ever provided before
The open cabinet. with its all round
invitation to dust, was an unkindly and
untidy receptacle for music, and trans
parent glass doors, though they We're
decidedly more secure, were neverthe-
less far from helpful from an artistic
point of view, exposing the unbound
music to sight as they did.
But now doors to music cabinets are
Opaque, SO that the music, be it new or
Worn, is not thrust upon the view.
These doors, too, can be made con-
spicuous decorative feature with paint
ing or carving.
The design here shown is pretty
example of the new mode. Here, in CON
formity with the prevailing fashion in
furniture, the qualities of usefulness
and decorativeness are combined, for in
reality this is a small china cabinet,
with provision for the storage of sheet
music. 1t viii be noticed that i'll this
design the more convenient and orna-
mental thin silk curtain takes the place
of inclosed doors to shield the music
shelves.
A type of tall back chair of a light
and graceful character has Won consicl
cradle favor of late among people of
taSta Chairs of this ch, ", cta.,. 40 !, :
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1898-08-09


ways imposing, though not snowy. For
simple homes or fine drawing rooms
they are equally in keeping, and it is a
pretty fad to use these in the home
library, and also as fireside or bedside
chairs in the sleeping apartment. They
represent one manifestation of the pres
ent fancy for all that is best and most
attractive in old time furniture being
copies or variations of fine old fashions
The chair illustrated is simple in
shape, with cool, greenish covering
the edges finished with white 6tal
studs. AS thin stufling only is emrloy-
ed Tor the seat and back, this chair, Le-
sides being attractive, is certuinl not
expensive. The second pattern is moro
heavily upholstered with thick seat and
a "stutf over back. The idea of Slow
ing the back legs half way up the ,ack
pad is one of those peculiar little toI.S hes
which add the charm of uniqueness to
SO much of our furniture nowadays.
Wicker furniture of latest make is
as delicately and variously colored,
with as much bloom and freshness in
the tinting, as are the women's straw
hats OF the season. Forest green, emer-
aid, amber, violet, terra Gotta, indigo
and pale blue are some of the dyes used,
and novel idea is the intermingling of
two colors in pattern. such as black
and yellow or light and dark green,
terra Gotta and brown or other combina-
tions. The few shapes that have been
standard for SO long are also departed
from, and styles have been ingeniously
modelled on the lines of upholstered
chairs and sofas.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1898-08-09
HAwAuANs EATING Pol.

HAWAlIANS EATING FOL.
The Americans, however, prevailed
upon the British cabinet to annul these
acts. And if Hawaii is now annexed,
what?
The Kanakas are about as well qualified
to run republican government as SO
many school children of the intermedi-
ate grade. The boys of any English or
American high school are ten times bet
ter qualified. The Chinese are not even
to be thought of as voters. Equally SO
all the other dark peoples. The Portu-
guese are somewhat better Evidently,
if annexed, Hawaii-Nei cannot be state
or even a territory. The 10th amend
ment must be ignored from the start,
and such must be the condition for half
century at least. In short, the an
nexed region must be an absolute de-
tendency, ruled like British crown
colony or distant military post-an alb
normity for which the constitution Of
the United States makes no provision
JOHN F. WILLoUGHBY.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1898-08-09
An Odd Writing Desk.

A young artist has concocted a pretty
writing desk out of an easel and flat
wooden box with lid. In illustrating
it the New York Tribune says: The box
part is placed upright on the easel and
securely fastened This forms little
recess deep enough for narrow shelf,
and a space for clock, inkstand, glue
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1898-08-09
Useful For the Skin.

A useful liquid skin whitener may be
made by shaking well together eau de
cologne, one ounce; glycerin, one ounce;
boraN, half a dram; elderfower water,
four ounces. If preferred, orange flower
water may be substituted for the elder
flower Water, rendering the lotion more
delicately fragrant.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1898-08-09
Red Raspberry Pie.

Stew the berries in o little water.
Thicker slightly with cornstarch. Fill
q pie plate lined with rich paste and
bake until the paste is we'll set. Make
a meringue of the whites of three eggs
and three tablespoonfuls Of sugar Pour
it over the top of the pie and bake ten
minutes in q slow oven, or until we'll
risen and nicely Drowned.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1898-08-09
EASEL WRITING DESK.

pot and other impedimenta of writing
table, while above are receptaeles for
paper envelopes, etc. The lid lets down
with hinge and forms writing SHELF
Wrought iron legs are arranged SO that
when the lid is shut they fold up and
hold it in place. The inside of the box
and the shelf ere both covered with
sresa ielt orneslentel with trass nails,
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1898-08-09
KEA14AKEAKuA BAY, THE SCENE OF CAP
TAIN COOKS DEATH.

missionaries placed it at lls,ooo. The
first regular census, in 1882, returned
the population at 130,313. In 1872 the
natives were returned at $500 and all
others at 1886, and then the tide turned
The pure Kanakas, it is true, have de
creased a little, but foreigners and half
breeds have increased rapidly, and here
is the last official census, taken two
years ago:
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1898-08-09

Of these ABOUT $4,000 livein Honolulu.
which is the Paris of the north Pacific.
All the all.rements of life abor4si.
Hard work is left to the Chinese for the
most part. and active business to osler
foreigners. With at least half the po,su-
lation social life is the only life. Ee-
cepticns, teas and club meetings, polit-
ical demonstrations. visits to the popu-
lace and to vessels in the harbor, rides
and drives, POI stippers ard bathing par
ties, chatting in the groves and loung
ing and smoking in the garaens-such
was life in Honolulu while was there
and cannot learn that there has been
any change
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1898-08-09
LATEST FURNITURE.
new FORMS ASSUMED BY FAvoR,TE
AND INDISPENSABLE ARTICLES.

An Attractive Combination IN Cabinet
For Music and China-old Time Tall
Backed Observation-Disclosures CoIoring
and New Shapes In Wicker.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1898-08-09

Among articles of parlor furniture,
the almost Indispensable music cabinet
survives all the vicissitudes of incon-
slant fashion. Music cabinets, how
ever, change front-both in a literal
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-05-19
CAN TEMPER COPPER.
n sioux City Man Claims to Have
Discovered n Process md
Takes Ont n Patent.

Frank Peterson, of Sioux City, claims
to have discovered the alleged lost art
OF hardening copper and has taken out
patent on process for that work. Il
looks as though he had made the dis
covery because of being in Jail with s.
II. Dawson, the Des Moines murderer,
whose trial was more than a state wide
sensation. At any rate, he is showing
samples Of his process, and wonderful
results have been noted. Some time ago
5. II. Dawson, of Des Moines, claimed to
have discovered the art of making
Damascus steel and hardening copper.
He organized n syndicate to manufac-
ture his invention, but before anything
was done he murdered his son-in-law,
and is now serving life sentence.
Peterson has n shop in Sioux City in
which he is turning out some of the
product. A knife blade will take and
keep razor edge, and resist ordinary
efforts to bruse il. The composition il
not brittle and is n perfect electrical
conductor. II is contended that IL is
harder and more durable than Babbitt.
or type metal, but under the hammer is
as malleable as ordinary copper. Peter
son says he will form a company to push
his patent
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-05-19
JOINED in WEDLOCK.
Publication Brings About
Wedding In Sioux City.

Miss Kate Daugherty, the daughter
of grocer of Columbus, o., and Anton
Marousek, a Sioux City tailor, have been
married in Sioux City, the result of an
advertisement in Chicago matrimo-
NAL publication. 1t is the old story of
an affair starting out as n joke and
ending up in earnest. Marousek read
the advertisement in the paper and
answered it. Soon letters began to
pass between them, and finally photo
graphs were exchanged Marousek
proposed marriage, and the girl decided
to come TO Sioux City to size up the
situation. She paid her own fare, and
was met at the depot by the tailor. He
took her to the home of his sister,
where she remained for several weeks.
Love soon ripened between the young
man and the girl. He made a second
proposal of marriage, and this time was
accepted. The wedding was celebrated
at st. Paul's Episcopal church, and
afterwards an elaborate spread was
given at the home of the groom.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-05-19
BADLY BITTEN.
Who Was Attacked by
FerOciOus Bulldog.

Mrs. Jeanette Ireland, residing near
Waterloo, passed through terrible ex-
perience, being attacked by a large and
ferocious bulldog, which inflicted upon
her injuries which may cause her death.
The dog had been long kept in the fam
lily and was regarded as perfectly gem
tie, but he made an unprovoked attack
upon the woman, springing at her
throat. Mrs. Ireland threw up her
arms to ward off the attack, and SO
probably saved her life, though her
arms were so terribly lacerated that the
flesh hangs in shreds and both will
doubtless have to be amputated. Other
severe wounds were also inflicted on the
womans breast and shoulders. Mrs.
Ireland succeeded in so pluckily fight
ing for her life that the dog was at last
wearied and left her, and the woman
succeeded in reaching neighboring
farm, when she tainted from exhaus-
ton and loss of blood. The physician
states she is in a precarious condition.
with the chances all against her rccov-
prV.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-05-19
A TERROR THRASHED.
An Incorrigibie Youth In Webster
CITY In SOundly Whipped
by Two Women.

Fred Daniels, aged II, and COM
panion aged Is, while throwing stones
in Webster City at the residence Of Mrs.
Pray, mother Of Glib Pray, United States
Indian agent inspector, were remon-
strated with by Mrs. Pray. The Daniels
boy drew a knife and threatened to kill
Mrs. Pray il she came near him. A
neighbor woman who was witness of
the trouble slipped behind young
Daniels and threw him to the ground.
Mrs. Glib Pray and her daughter Caro-
drove up just II this time, and while the-
boy was held by those VINO had gathered
at the scene Mrs. Pray and her daugh-
ter Caro- gave him severe thrashing
with their buggy whip. The lad was ar
rested after his drubbing. Mrs. Pray
and her daughter are receiving the
praise of the people for their action.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-05-19
FAILED TO ESCAPE.
Attempt Made for Freedom by Pris-
Oncr Is Frustrated by the
Sherin's Wife.

DR.. Desmond, in Jail at Montezuma
under indictment for assaulting two
little girls at Searsboro last winter,
made bold attempt to escape, but was
stopped by the heroic work of Mrs.
Binegar, wife of the sheriff of Powe-
shiek county. With large stove poker,
which he secured in some mysterious
manner, he succeeded in making a hole
through the wall of his cell. Sheriff
Binegar was away from the house DUR
ing the evening, and his wife, hear
ing strange noise, went to investi-
gate. AS she opened the door leading
to the cells, Desmond jumped at the
open door. Mrs. Binegar was too quick
for him and slammed the door shut
and locked ii on the outside. She then
secured n large club and ran around
ing the strange hole, she stopped. Just
then Desmond's head appeared through
the hole, and he would have made good
his escape, but she called to him to
halt. She told him she would kill him
if he did not go back, and raised the
club to put her threat into execution.
Desmond weakened and drew himself
back into his cell. Mrs. Binegar saw
two men in buggy near by, who disap-
peared when she gave the alarm. The
dirt had been dug away and part of
the hole in the wall made from the
outside, which leads to the conclusion
that the men were assisting Desmond
10 eScnnp
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-05-19
LIFE INSURANCE.
An Exact Cory of the Application
Must he Attached TO
Every Policy.

\ decision handed down by the SUI
preme court of Iowa says that an exact
copy of the application must be at
tached to every life insurance policy.
Failure to attach such copy does not
void the policy, but preciudes the com
pany from pleading faisity of the APP
plication in any action. The decision
rendered was in the case of Wesley NJ.
johnson VS.. the Des Moincs Life Insur-
ance company, appellant, from Lee dis
trict. An exact or true copy of an'ap-
plication is defined in the decision as
more tnan merely substantial copy
and yet not a true likeness or fac-simile,
but so exact and accurate that upon
comparison it can be said to be true
copy without resorting to construc-
ton"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-05-19
THE LOYAL LEGION.
Annual Meeting i'm Des Moines of the
Iowa Commandery and
Election of Officers.

The annual meeting of the Iowa com
mandery, Military Order of the Loyal
Legion of the United States, was held
in the Grand clubhouse in Des Moines.
The officers elected were:
Commander, Maj Gen. Mahon, Ottum-
wa senior vice commander, Lieut.. Col
Charles A. Clark, Cedar Rapids; junior
vice commander, Capt. Il. l.. Marsh, Des
Mones; register, Col. Henry Egbert, Dav-
EXPORT; treasurer, Lieut.. Charles w.
Fracker, Des Moines; chaplain, Rev. AL
viah III. Frisbie, Des Moines; members Of
the council, Lieut.. Thomas Hedge, Bur-
lington; Capt. l.. b. Soper, Emmettsburg;
Capt. J. C.. Fegan, Clinton; Lieut.. David
b. Hammill. Keokuk; Capt. w. Beckwith,
Mount Pleasant.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-05-19
KILLED IN AFRICA.
Two of the American Missionaries
Mnssacrcd mt sierra Leone
Were from This state.

Two Of the American missionaries re-
ported as murdered at Sierra Leone, in
Mr.. Cain and wife graduated at Western
college at Toledo, and for a few years
he was pastor of the United Brethren
church az Hudson, where he was very
popular. They had been in Africa three
years and had frequently reported that
their work was being greatly interfered
with by Mohammedan missionaries
from Turkey. Miss Archer, a medical
missionary, was a member Of the Des
Moines conference OF the United Breth-
rem church and was ordained two years
ago.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-05-19
Gave the boys u Flag.

Five hundred people went to Des
Moines from Boone to witness the pre-
sentation of beautiful silken flag to
their boys, company /, of the Fourth
regiment. The flag was the gift of the
Woman's Relief corps of w. c. Crooks
post, G. A. Il. A martial band COM
posed of members of the post accom-
panied the excursion. The visitors pro-
ceeded directly from the station to
Camp Mckinley, where the presenta-
ton took place.