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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-06-10
In Days OF Old.
brotherl

First Alchemist - Shake, brotherl
This is happy day.
Second Alchemist-Have you discov-
cred the secret of perpetual .'outh?
First Alchemisl-No; but have dis
covered recipe for the finest cocktail
you ever tasted in your life.-Puck.
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Riots at a Mohammedan Fe.tty.l.
Bombay, June 4. - Serious riots oc-
Cured at Multan, q city Of Punjah,t OF
Mohammedans and Hindoos. The dis.
orders arose in connection with the
Mohamedan FESTIVAL. Many arrests
were made. = -
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Read the Advertisements.

You will enjoy this publication much
better if you will get into the habit Of
reading the advertisements; they will
afford most interesting study, and
will put you in the way of getting some
excellent bargains Our advertisers are
reliable; they send what they adver-
tiSe.
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WAR SUMMARY.
Monday, May 30.


Cardenas harbor has been closedsby
the Spaniards.
Preliminary steps have been taken
toward an Anglo-American alliance.
The cruiser Columbia is badly DAM
aged in collision with British steam
er.
Dewey is fortify ing the entrance to
Manila bay and is prepared to give q
warm reception to an antagonist.
SIMPSONS fleet is at Key West talk
ing On ammunition and provisions pre-
paratory to the bombardment Of Ha-
vana.
A story comes from Madrid of a
naval battle off Jamaica in which it
it claimed two American vessels We're
destroyed.
The navy department has received
dispatches from Commodore Schley in
which he says that he has absolute
knowledge that the Spanish feet is at
Santiago.
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Tuesday. May 81.

Tuesday, May 81.
The military invasion of Cuba has
begun.
Gen. Miles and staff leave Washing
ton for Tampa, Fla.
Eight regiments from Chickamauga
have been ordered to Tampa
Two American correspondents have
been arrested near Matanzas.
\ report comes from London that
Admiral Dewey is losing men from
disease almost daily.
The makeup of the second Philip
pine expedition is agitating the troops
at San Francisco. All are anxious to
go.
There is much speculation among
naval officers as to what will be
Schley's method of disposing of the
Spanish fleet now bottled up in Santl.
ago.
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care your children fond Of reading?'
Il should say SO. There's not book
in the house with a back on it."-Chi-
cago Record.
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POOR sPANIARDs.
They Still Delude Themselves WITT,
the Idea That They Repulsed

1nCuB1IVeS W1fh
the Idea That They Repulsed
Schley.
London, June 4.-The Madrid CORE.
spondent Of the Standard says: The
Madrid papers are much elated over
another repulse suffered by the
American fleets. According to official
reports the land batteries at Santiago
were unchanged and not a single
Spaniard was killed or wounded and
not single shell struck the Spanish
cruiser. Cristobal Colon. Ell Heraldo
regrets that the Spanish feet was not
sent to the Philippines instead Of
Cuba.
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twill Wink No More.

twill Walk No More.
Guyer-Poor Jones! He's given up
the ghost!
"Quizzer-Dead?
Guyer-No; lost his job.-New York
Evening Journal. /,
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Hoods SarsapariIla
Moods Pulls cure indigestion. Is cents.
What Troubled Mamie,
Is Americas Greatest Medicine. 81; six for

Sultor Ito her younger brother)-
Come, you ought to know; is there
any chance for me?
Brother-Oh, you're all right. She's
wonderin' If there's any chance for her.
Boston Transcript.
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Halls Catarrh Cure
Is constitutional cure. Price, 75c.
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No-To-Bac for Fifty Cents.
Hearty Enjoymen,

Guaranteed tobacco habit cure, makes weak
men Strong blood pure. Soc. 81 All druggists.
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Wednesday. June 1.

Wednesday,. June I.
Spaniards are weary of war.
The CadiZ fleet is said to be in a sad
state of disorder.
The president has begun active pre-
parations for extending relief to the
rcconcentrados.
The steamer Florida lands a success
full expedition in Cuba consisting of
4oo troops and arms and ammunition.
The real field of action has now been
shifted to the troops in the field and
the squadrons under Schley and Samp-
son.
President Mckinley says that not
until 100000 men are fully equipped
will the main invasion of Cuba COM
mencc.
Strict censorship has been estab-
llshed at Tampa, and any information
which might be of service to Spain
will not be permitted to be sent.
A story comes from Cape Haitien
announcing big battle between
Schley's fleet and the batteries and
ships at Santiago. The story is abso-
lutely denied in Washington. s.
The gunboat Monadock has been or
dered to Manila.
Advices. from the blockading fleet off
Havana say all is quiet there.
The Bauk of Spain is rapidly nearing
the end of its financial resources.
Washington officials concede that an
engagement may have taken place at
Santiago.
1t is believed that Gen. Miles will
command the first expedition to Cuba
in person and that they will first invest
Santiago.
Occupation of Cuba. Puerto Rico and
the Philippines by United States troops
is part OF the governments plan Of
campaign.
Secretary Algcr. in letter to con-
gress. says 10000 troops will start ut
once for Cuba. to be followed later by
$4,000 more.
Great damage was done to the fort-
fications at Santiago during the bonn
bardment. 1t is thought that the Span
ish loss is very great.
Friday, June. 3.
The war revenue bill will be voted on
to-day.
Again it is reported that Spain will
sue for peace.
Dreadful restitution is repotred at
Santiago de Cuba.
The navy department is looking for
some important news.
A large force of troops will be con-
centrated at Jacksonville
No cmbarkation of troops for Cuba
has yet taken place from Tampa.
South Dakota troops receive a warm
welcome on their arrival at Frisco
The second expedition to the Philip
pines may not get away for two
weeks.
The work of preparing the army for
the Cuban campaign continues with
undated vigor.
Three regiments break camp at Mo-
bile and leave for Tampa.
A court of inquiry will investigate
the accident to the Columbia.
President Mckinley urges prompt
action on the Hawaiian resolutions.
The second expedition to the Philip
pines will start Tuesday or We'd
nesday.
A Spaniard claims that blockade run
ners have supplied the Spaniards in
Cuba with abundant supplies.
Navy department receives brief
dispatch from Schley telling of, his re-
connoisance at Santiago Tuesday.
The charges that Spanish prisoners
were treated with brutality were dis
missed by Judge Locke at Key West.
The Spaniards send out story from
Santiago that the collier Merrimac was
sunk while trying to force an entrance
into the harbOr.
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The gross earnings Of the Chicago Great
Western Railway for the second week OF
May show an increase of SIG. SOL sc over
the increase for the first two weeks Of
May $44 .377.33 over last year, $11, 1904 Of
which increase is from passenger traffic.
sGOs to1.45 over corresponding period last
year.
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1.-THE Old Oaken Bucket is q drinking song
that has hung we'll.
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Kola Celery Co,

To enlarge ones view. pair OF opera glasses
may be recommended.
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shall recommend Piso's Cure for Con-
sumption far and wide.-Mrs. Mulligan,
Blumstead. Kent, England. Nov. 8. 1895.
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Hammers would be dear II the purchasers had
to pay by the pound
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Kola Celery Compound. *
Minnesotas Household Remedy. is tho
greatest Nerve Tonic in the world. Sold
by all druggists.
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tration and many special relief bills
passed in President Grants admins
have removed all disabilities with the
exception of those in few hundred
cases.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1898-08-26
A Wise Answer.

II takes but an ordinary man to re-
turn an angry answer to an insult. The
extraordinary man is he who, under
such circumstances, holds himself so
we'll under control that he controls his
adversary also
Persia once possessed such q man
and was clear sighted enough to make
him a judge. He was the chief judge of
Bagdad in the reign Of Caliph Hadee.
aud his name was Aboo Yusuph. He
was a very wise man, for he knew his
own deficiencies and was actually
sometimes in doubt Of to whether he
possessed sufficient wisdom to give a
just decision in cases peculiarly shroud-
ed in mystery.
It is related of him that on one occa-
sion. after patient investigation Of facts,
he decided that he had not sufficient
knowledge to pronounce on the case be-
fore him. There was in his presence a
pert courtier, one Of those men who
take long to learn that wisdom and i'm.
pudence are not closely related.
"Pray, do You expect that the caliph
is to pay you for ig%norance?" he asked,
hoping to place the judge at q disad-
vantage.
II do not" was the mild reply
1.-THE caliph pays me-and paysme we'll
for what I do know. We're he to at
tempt to pay me for what I do not
know the treasures Of his empire would
not suffice. "-Youth's Companion.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1898-08-26
A Fascinating Stranger.

"a Worcester man, " says the Worces-
ter Gazette, "who makes frequent
trips to Europe fell in with a fascinat-
ing stranger the last time he was across.
The stranger, who may be designated
as Ferguson because that does not
sound at all like his real name, was an
American, his manners were those Of q
gentleman, and he seemed to be we'll
supplied with money and to know a
great many people worth knowing. In
conversation with the Worcester man
n day Ferguson said: Worcester is a
charming city, and I have some very
dear friends there. 1presume you know
Colonel e J. Russell? He is an old and
highly esteemed friend, to whom I am
deeply indebted for many favors.'
"When the Worcester man returned
home, he met Colonel Russell one day
and in course Of conversation remarked
that he had met a man in Europe who
said that he was an old friend Colonel
Russell thought for a moment, and then
he replied: 'Oh, yes, I remember Fer.
guson very welli I ought to, for he
lived with me for seven years once. It
was when l was warden Of the state
prison at C~harlestown, and I will say
that Ferguson was one Of the quietest
and best behaved prisoners that I ever
had.'"
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1898-08-26
Racial Repartee.

A Swede and an Irishlnan, both OF
them tolerably well known about town,
got into an argument in front of tho
courthouse, and they began telling each
other how it was too bad that their an
cestors had ever happened to shed tho
wolf robes and take to living under o v
er. When things got q bit warm, the
Swede remarked that there was no
doubt in his mind that the Irishman
would be entitled, by reason of his an
cestry, to join some Of the pedigree as
sociations but for the unfortunate fact
that most of those ancestors wero hang
ed for stealing sheep.
II suppose they did their sheep steal
ing with the understanding among
themselves that they were all kings,
and that it was all right to go over into
the next county and steal whatever they
could lay their hands on" said the
Swede in conclusion.
eyes, an be all accounts, " said the
Irishman, "your ancestors lived in
kingdoms so very small that every time
they smelled q stocktish in the yard Of
a neighbor they jumped owe the fence
an got it, an if they got back they made
a national affair of it if there was any
pursuit. st. Paul Globe.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1898-08-26
ORIGINAL TACTICS.
Unique Manual Of Arms Prepared by 'Ex
ira Billy"

Unique Manual Of Arms Prepared by "Ex.
ira Billy"
The most remarkable company Of SOL
diers ever drilled in this country fought
under extra Billy" Smith, twice gov
ernor Of Virginia. He acquired the nick
name through connection with tho OK.
tensivo mill contracts which he had be-
fore tho war, his charge to tho govern.
ment Of extra work. OIL his star routes
being so frequent and largo as to keep
the p~ostottice department in q state Of
constant fcrment.
He was u grand old man Of the rough,
honest type Of "Bluo Jeans" Williams,
Lincoln, Thurman, Jerry Rusk, Craw-
ford and Jenkins. His education had
been sadly neglected. but he owned
brains to spare and horse sense enough
for three ordinary governors. He drilled
his men according to Extra Billy's'
Tactics" an unpublished manual of
arms.
A drill lesson: Colonel Extra Bill
ly"-Now, boys, git yo'selves in persi
ton. Are yo' ready? Tote arms! De-
liver arms! Rest yo' muskets! Tote
arms! Ground yo' rifles! That's tol'blo
good. Arc you ready again? Well, here
we 90. Fix yo' stickers! elk bayonets.
Now charge 'em and stick 'em!
Ono day he led his men into q blind
lane about u milo long, and arriving ut
tho end could not SEQ his way out OK
cept by tearing down fences and going
through u wheatfield guarded by an
angry farmer with a dangerous looking
gun. Tho objective point was tho oppo.
site sido of tho field. After studying
gravoly tho situation he gave tho order,
"Disband, boys, an meet mo tomorrer
mornin on the tother side of tho field
whar we aimed to git this evening"
Kansas City Journal.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1898-08-26
The Dog and The Law.

Once it is established that the nature
Of the species is gentle and that every
dog is law abiding and peaceable Bruno
then it becomes necessary, before liabil-
ity for the vulgar transgressions Of a
fierce Towser a be fastened on the
owner, that he should have previous
knowledge Of the usual and not to be
expected feature.
This is called ~scienter, and until an
owner has this knowledge of his dogs
v%iciousness he is not responsible, though
in the error Of its ways not acting as
becomes q gentleman of the dog species
or a Lady. as the case may be. To be
more accurate and exact, once q dog
has. departed from the narrow path Of
rectitude and demeaned itself in ways
other than should obtain with q strictly
proper and gentle animal, and the own
er knows it, then it loses status and
caste and must be put down as a vicious
animal, and the owner keeps it at his
peril Lord Coleridge, it seems, was
anxious to reduce the law on tho sub
ject to a nicely in the way Of succinct-
ness and brevity, and he succeeded by
saying that "every dog is entitled to
one bite, and the case has special refer
ence to spring lamb or veal. The ex.
preston is varied by making it "cyery
dog is entitled to one worry. Green
Bag.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1898-08-26
Chextarnald sunaraci.lIfx.

Chesterfeld's idea Of excellence wa
essentially superficial, for his praise Of
solid requirement and genuine princi.
plo is always coupled with the assertion
Of their entire inutility il unaccompa.
MED by grace, external polish and an
agreeable manifestation. He omits all
consideration OF their intrinsic worth
and absolute dignity; their value to the
individual, according to him. is wholly
proportioned to his skill in using them
in q social form. r.
In ono Of his earlier letters to Philip
Stanhopc he writes: "What an advan.
tage has a graceful speaker with gen.
teel motions, a handsome figure, owe,
n who shall speak full as much good
sense, but who is destitute Of these or.
naments. In business how prevalent are
the graces, how detrimental is the want
Of them! II you should not acquire
manners, all the rest will be Of little
use to you. By manners I mean engag-
ing, insinuating. shining manners. .
distinguished ~politeness, an almost If.
resistible address. a superior graceful
ness in all you say and do" He would
have manners ovef}ay individuality and
goes so far as to declare that q soldier
is brute, a scholar, q pedant and a
philosopher, aoynic without good breed.
ing.-Gentleman's Magazine.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1898-08-26
WHAT THE MATTER WAS.
Little Game OF Two Choir Member which
the Minister Spoiled.

Little Game OF Two Choir MEMBER which
b Minister Spoiled.
A MINISTER'S widow tells this:
"My.husband, she said. "had brown
eyes that turned deeply, darkly black
when he was angry. and which danced
with most miraculous merriment when
he was amused. Naturally, in the
course Of q long life with him. l came
to know the varying expression Of those
eyes pretty we'll. I used to watch his
eyes when he was preaching to know
how things were going with him and,
incidentally, with the congregation. l
remember n in the midst Of u most
earnest discourse to have seen him stop
suddenly for the space of u minute, not
more. his eyes growing strangely black,
then Frightening again with that ire
sistible twinkle, though the rest Of his
features remained quite grave through
out. AS I said, it was only for u mo-
ment; then he resumed his scrnon as
before.
"'What was the matterT asked
when church was out and we were ON
our way home.
"'Why, I came 60 near laughing out
in church hat there was no fun in it,
ho said. OF course tho choir ia hidden
from tho congregation behind its pro-
tocting screen in the rear Of the church,
but it chances to be exactly in my line
Of vision as I stand ON the rostrum.
When l stopped in my sermon today, it
was because I happened to glance choir
ward and saw u now soprano and new
tenor having n quiet game Of cards be-
hind tho screen. They must have felt
my gaze upon them. for when they
looked up and caught my eye those
cards disappeared SO suddenly and mys-
teriously I thought that in spite Of ev-
orything I should burst out laughing. "
Philadelphia Times.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1898-08-26
WAYS OF THE BLUE CRAB.
Some of Its Peculiaritics as Observed II
New Works Aquarium.

coulc u 4tb IecullsaTlClcS rs OO6efVcO ~
New Works Aquarium.
While tho blue crab is not commonly
thought of as a swimmer and docs in
fact spend the greater part of its timo
on tho bottom, yet it can very easily
sustain itself in tho water and swim ut
a very fair ratio Of speed. It swims end
wise, and when swimming it carries
one big claw thrown forward and bent
back ut tho middle joint, making q
point projecting Mt that end of the
body, while the other big claw trails
straight out astcrn. If it changes direc-
ton, it crooks tho claw it had been car
rying straight and lets the other go
free. If it sustains itself in the water
without progressing, it carries it's big
claws in front of itself rs it would nat
urally do under ordinary circumstances
Oh the bottom, but it has to keep its
little claws in motion to sustain itself,
and i'll swimming tho littlo claws are
kept actively at work. Besides making
n good degree of progress through tho
water i'll swimming tho blue crab can
change its course Or swim to Il higher
IT lower level with facility. When
frightened, the blue crab moves Off side
ways, but when moving about ut homo
and undisturbed it may movo straight
forward. It's body may be inclined ut
any angle to tho line of progress, but
its motion still be forward, tho big
claws carried crooked around III front.
It may be seen moving thus in one Of
the larger tanks at the aquarium, in
which there are blue crabs, Holsters and
other things. Tho temperature of the
water now just suits tho crustacoans,
and they arc very lively. Blue crabs
may be seen swimming hero, and also
walking about, stepping down from
stones that are as high as they them
selves are wide with perfect dignity, if
not grace of manner, and walking OF
carrying their claws before them
New York Sun.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1898-08-26
A Military Trick.

One of our German-A American citizens
related the following incident Of the
German revolution of 1S4S:
"Wo were short Of men and had a
large number Of prisoners to look after.
That did not worry NE as long as we
wero not moving, but ono day wo had
to make q forced march. Tho country
through which we were to pass was
hostile, and extreme watchfulness was
necessary. We had few enough men as
it was, and we knew that those pris-
oncrs were ready to make a dead run ut
tho first opening.
FINALLY O young officer made u bril-
liant suggestion, and it was promptly
carried out. We ripped the s%uspcnder
buttons from the prisoners trousers,
took away their belts and knew VIC had
them. Their hands wero busy after
that, and fast running was out Of the
question. We made tho march safely,
and I do not believe that even Yankee
ingenuity could have invented q sim
pier solution. New York Tribune.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1898-08-26
STERN DISCIPLINE.
n Il Necessary In Wal and the Soldier
Must Learn to Submit.

VIA
One of Detroit's retired officers, who
fought in two wars aud helped for years
TO restrain the savage outbreaks Of our
Indians, thus delivered himself to the
writer:
"The very hardest lesson a young
American has to learn when he enters
the army is that Of obedience. For the
first time, his individual authority is de.
throned. He is us fractions as a thor
oughbred colt that long rebels against
the whip and spur. 1t is hard for him
to understand that his freedom of action
must be subordinated to military neces-
sity. He chafes, if he does not openly
rebel, but when once whipped into line
he makes the best soldier on earth.
"My first drillmaster had been my
friend and the friend Of my family from
my boyhood up. We had hunted and
fished and courted together and ex-
changed secrets with a freedom that
does not obtain among brothers. One
day, early in my experience as Il soldier,
and while everything was being hurried
with a view to getting us into Mexico,
we had been drilling till I felt ready to
drop. The repeated orders struck pain
to my ears and I would havo conscien-
tiously sworn that my muskct weighed
a ton. At length, when within easy ear
shot of him, I shouted. For heavens
sake, Bob, stop this tomfoolery and let's
60 over to the tavern
"He never looked at me but roarcd,
Corporal, luke that man and drill him
like the devil
"The corporal did, and I thought I'd
die Of exhaustion. I fully meant tc
challenge the drillmaster and whip him
if he declined, but he succeeded in max.
ing me understand tho imperative neces.
sity Of unquestioning obedience in the
soldier. It's tough with the raw re.
cruit, but the quicker he learns his part
the better it is for all concerned. "-De.
troit Free Press.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1898-08-26

has never smiled OH him but once,
when he saw the phosphorescent glow
from fungi in q hollow tree. just like
the glow of a match when rubbed in
the dark A German naturalist, Herr
daggren, seems to have met with q
number of instances in his country-or,
rather. the night Waterman he employ
ed did. He concludes the phenomena
are more likely to occur when it is
dark. after rain. following a sunny day.
July and August gave the most in.
stances. Occurrences began o after
sunset, and there were nonc after dawn.
He could lot decide on the cause Of tho
luminosity. -Meehan's Monthly.