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PERSONAL.

DO YOU want secret information in civil or
criminal cases. or for personal reasons? II
So write McCsne's Detective Agency Hous-
ton. Texas. II
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Texas. May who wants a
horse. about 16 hands high.
on right shoulder? N. w.
constable. Gonzales.
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BUSINESS CHANCES.

INVEST 5000, securing large weekly income:
ssfe, conservative Dropositlou second sue
cessful year statistics free. II. Griffin, 1ls0
broadway New York. 81
FOR sALE-Restaurant in the city Of Hous.
tom doing good business. For particulars
address Restaurant. this Office
DO YOU WANT TO BUY. sell or trade any
kind or business? We deal exclusively in
business chances. Thompson g. Co. room
lOl Moore Burnett building Houston. Tex
COTTON GIN, four stands. exclusive terri
tory. excellent business secured for next
season; competent glnner wanted TO buy
half interest d. j Ehrlcht, Southmayd.
Grayson county. Texas :
FOR sALE-A well establIshed saloon doing
q good business; terms reasonable reason
selling. sickness Of proprietor. Apply NJ
Brock. 18th and a. Galveston. Texas 90
FOR sALE-Ths Fiatonia oil mill Apply to
First National Bank Fl1tonia. Texas 81
SPECIAL NOTICES.
QUICK MEAL GASOLINE STOVES are. the
hest they always please. Texas Lamp s
oil Co. ga
NOTICE is hereby given that by reason OF
the death OF VIM Cameron. OF the Arm OF
Cameron a Ulmer. the said Arm was on the
9Th day OF February. 1899, dissolved.
That said firm e now In the course OF
lauidatiou under the eoltcol ana manase-
ment Of the undersigned
All parties holding claims against SAID
lpte partnership will send same 10 the I'M
dersgnei for payment,
All parties indebted 10 the said hrm Will
bs-expeeted to make immadiats settlement.
Surviving Partner OF Late Firm Of Cameron
Timer.
Houston. Texas. May / 1893. s-6
4
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WANTED Managers for three districts in
Texas for the Covenant jutual Life lnsur-
apce Company Of ST. Louis; also few re-.
sponsible agents; cash advances made
against dividends at time OF taxing applica-
tion on cumulative policies; cheap term
policies written also: top brokerage. Ad-
dress l., @. Robertson. State agent. Dallas
Texas. 12-3I-'s5
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LOST, FOUND, STRAY, STOLEN.

FOR RENT-stores clio ana 6i2 Main street
Apply to e. 4. Heiner. q
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representative In every city
and town in Texas 10 place bonds Of the Ma
tional Educational Society. Address 4 NJ,
Lawson. state agent. b)i Bina building,
Houston Texas, 5-s5
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AGENTS Wanted TO sell sing Toy Chinese
Chicken Powder Kills mites. lice and feas
on chickens. makes hens lay and prevents
cholera Address Sing Toy Co. Temple.
Texns 5-b
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WANTED-Ev one who is afflicted with
letter or eczema to know that they need not
suffer longer with these terrible diseases
famous "Jo-He" Ointment is positive and
speedy cure. All itching and burning in
stantly relieved: cure follows within two
to five weeks Bounce size 15c; l2-ouuce,
$3.50. POSTPAID. II. d. Jones. Discovereg.
Dallas Texss 7-l-99
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HOUSTON Heights has prtesan water, sandy
soil, good drainage, fine shade excellent
car service and the lots at present prices
are the cheapest property IN Town; terms
from 81 10 So per lot In cash and the SAME
payment monthly. For best prices call at
Houston Heights office. 20s Main street.
John A. Milroy, agent II
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AGENTS WANTED.

WE WANT aeents to sell the Economy liar-
moss Riveter holds enough rivets TO do
several cellars Of repplring. vet sells when
loaded for 81; price iB right. can reload
for &c; aeontf make $500 per month, send
81 for sample and terms Foote Economy
Co 2S7 bpuchet street Los Angeles. b-S
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FOR SALE. sl600--House on Washington ST.,
about six blocks from Grand Central depot;
part cash. balance IN monthly installmonts
Also two other places In same noighhor-
hood. Quo for Slt00 and one for $1,000, on
same terms. IL. b. cline. iol0h Congress
avenue q
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CHOICE pine and oak tmbored lands near
rniiroad cheap: 290n acres In lAberty e0rn-
~ $500 acres In San Jaointo cohnts, 1000
acres in Polk county; 200 acres In Tyler
county. aud 1900 acres IN Hardin county:
Address Texas Trust Co.. Austin, Texas.
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BACK TAXES claimed by State and county
can be corrected: have correct statement,
which can be furnished on short notice. II.
ID. Cline. lnl0h CnnErcss nNonmc.
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THE FIDELITY MUTUAL furnishes up- To-
date life insurance at lowest possible rates
consistent with safety. and gives liberal
contracts and choice territory to active. In
telligent and Trustworthy aRents. None
other need amply. A. j. Brown. general
manager Dnliaa Texas. u
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NuW OR NEVER is the timo TO buy Hous-
ton property; 1t will never be lower we
can offer in residence property the best bar
Gains IN the city, and will spare no trouble
to show you our list OF bargains. Several
choice bargains on Main. Mckinney, Craw-
lord and Caroline streets; We will not be
undersold We can soon convince you ihal
IL will be to your interest to give us trial
of your business. Norfeet a Cooley, Blnz
building. phone GA, II
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WANTED TO RENT.

WANTED--To rent or buy small house With
enc TO five acres land on Harrisburg road
or other localities near town, Call aol KAN
building
WANTED AT ONCE--To rent or buy small
improved place. on or near car line. Ad.
dress SAC. this office.
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FLEA KITTEN gray horse. Is hands. branded
anchor on left hip; nick tail; $40 reward for
delivery to IL. We'll Grover, corner Meadow
and Cline.
I.OsT-City scrip No. i2.T72. $40, payable to
c. J.. T. Theo. Boring, now owned by UNDER
signed All persona are warned not 70 buy
same. as payment has been stopped; reward
n returned. IL. r. Mclaughlin, 200 Moil
street.
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WANT a STTUATIONY--If 50. prepare Tor
one by attending the Massey Business Col
lege sessions day and night. no vacation. 4
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REAL ESTATE FOR SALE.

BARGAlN--Two corner lots In Third ward,
wen located ON car line. full south froft /,
slao Tor the two. n II MacNico.ll bez
Bins Building, 8
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FOR sALE--Lot and improvements corner
Milan street and Capitol avenue: known
ms the Runershurg stables and undertaking.
establishment; terms. 10 cash. balance ],
aud 3 years. J, l.. Britton Co. phone
1906 rings; 10l2b Prairie avenue. u
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FOR SALE-LOts four BLOCKS from electric
car line and eght blocks from new brick
school house OF Fair Grounds for 500 to
$3.50, 81 cash balance In 100 monthly pay
ments, First twenty lots bear no inter-
est. Best residence portion Of city. ii. b.
Cline i0lOM CouEress avenue. s
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FOR SALE--A desirable piece OF Improved
property, 1915. 1918 aud 1920 Washington
street For terms apply 1908 Crawford
street. II
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-01-27
PEMBINA, ~ D., FRIDAY. JANUARY 27, 1899.

When N. f. Nelson of Pembina,
father-in-law of Jud LaMoure, arrived at
Bismarck ten days ago, one of the first
persons he hunted up was Congressman
Johnson. MIR. Nelson is reported to have
asked the congressman whether it was
true as reported that the latter had re-
quested President Mckinley to ho d up
MIR. Nelson's appointment as coll ctor
at Pembina until after the senatorial fight
was settled Mr.. Johnson is reported as
saying that it was, but that he had since
become sorry for it, and convinced that
his adviser who re commended such ac-
ton used poor judgment. Also that one
of the chief difficulties under which he
was laboring i'll the sen torial fight was
that he had no advisor upon which he
could rely with con6denee.-Forum.
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AND REFERENDUM

Initiative and referendum seems to be
a great hobby with a lot of people. The
idea is that laws should be sent to the
people for ratification or rejection. Now
in the legislature where the members
have nothing else to do for two or three
months but TO study new legislation, and
the members are men selected for ability
among their fellows, it is mighty hard
work to keep run of the proposed laws
and much harder to understand them
in all their bearings and consequences
and consequently the member is often
puzzled when it comes to voting how he
shall vote.
1t is proposed that this duty of study
ing and approving of laws shall be given
to the people. Theoretically that may
be all right; practically, however, they
won't study them, and if they vote on
them will do it largely by guess work
and the example of others.
Anyone who wants proof can easily
find it in the manner in which constitu-
tional amendments are voted ON at the
polls now. People don't want to study
legislation. They want their elected
representatives to do it. And if law
turns out badly. they want somebody to
blame-besde themselves.
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Could Sleep at VIII.

A friend of the late DR.. William Pep
per Of Philadelphia tells how he could
60 to sleep at will. "Will you excuse
me, Mrs. --?" he would say some-
times. II could talk with you much
more satisfactorily if had few min.
utes' nap. Jane, make Mrs. - com.
Portable and wake me in ten minutes. I"
Outside the Office would be crowded
with people waiting to see him-ahout
the Philadelphia museums, the Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania, the public libra
ries, or about their health, but he
would go into his own room behind the
office. would stretch out on the lounge,
throw q rag over his knees and closing
his eyes would be asleep at once. Ten
minutes later be would be reused by his
servant and would at once resume his
conversation with the patient at the
point at which it had been dropped. He
would sleep in his carriage as he was
driven from one appointment to anoth.
er He would sleep in a train, in a
strange parlor or library, in private or
in public, absolutely Indifferent to COM
ment
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school Holiday. In France.

Two hundred and six holidays in the
year. as against l59 school days! That s
the record of public instruction in
France TO begin with, there is The
regular midsummer holiday, which COW
ers period of 81 days. That's pretty
good for starter. Then there are the
Sundays. They are holidays of course
everywhere. but they count an addi.
tional 50 days. Then ten days are al.
lowed for the proper celebration of
Christmas and New Years To be thor
oughly observant Of the great feast Of
Eastertide Is days are given. Thurs
days are holidays, and that means 50
more days Of no labor. All Saints
comes in for three days holiday, st.
Charlemagns two days, Shrove Tuesday
and Ash Wednesday two days, Whit.
suntide three days, and three days to
make merry when the national fete in
July rolls round. The rest Of the year
tho children are supposed to study
Philadelphia Ledger.
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JORDAN'S CALLERS.

Jud actually chuckled. Quay is Quay
king just now. .Jud appears to have
left the island-and forgot to take Aleck
along. ...... The "nncrowned king" of
Pembina seems to be wearing sky
piece now. ow...............La .LaMoure prac-
tically said to McKenzie: "You go to
McCumber or I'll go to Johnson
Aleck meandered. {. /. Congressman John
son accepts his defeat very gracefully, and
expresses admiration for his successor.
That's the handsome thing to do. The
man who thinks Aleck Mckenzie will
control Senator McCumber don't know
the Richland county gentleman. Be-
sides being a Scotchman, himself, his
hair is little sander than Alexis.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-01-27

The anti-expansionists oppose the
peace treaty, not because they do not
favor peace, but they want to force the
others to say what they will do with the
Phi'irp mes at ONE O t,r y, er and
there is nobody willing al th,s time to
say what policy will he pursued other
than that we propose to perform our
whole duty to the people who have come
into our charge by the fortunes of war.
1t may be that the treaty will not be voted
on at all by this congress. but March is
not far away and new senate with a
larger republican majority will be ready
to vote favorab'y.
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Of regret that Mr.. LaMoure himself was
not nominated, yet there is general
satisfaction, that he with the aid Of the
Pembina delegation was able to name
the winner. Another thing that might
astonish people outside the county is the
fact that these feelings of regret and
satisfaction are shared as we'll by our
friends Of the other parties with equal
interest as among republicans. We be-
iieve nine tenths of the democrats and
fusionists of this county would have vot-
ed for LaMoure for United States senator
il they had had the opportunity. At
least we heard very many expressions of
this sort from persons Of such political
faith.
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To the Heralds, etc. that were asking

To the Heralts, etc. that were asking
about caucuses six or eignt weeks ago:
Don't you really think that chose ring
masters and bosses" carried the caucus
system little farther than you wanted
them to? And what is your opinion of
caucus rule as exemplilied during the
last ten days or SO anyhow? Sort of ga
bigger fleas have lesser h-as to bite 'em
and so OH ad infinitum, or (perhaps ad
nauseum) business isn't it? Ought we
not to have a law abolisling "feld cau-
cuses" Or wouldn't it be good idea
to have law ruling everybody out of a
caucus except the "chosen ones"'
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1t is stated that the divorce bill intro
duced by. MIR. LaMoure and passed in
the Senate will be opposed in the House.
We do not believe that much opposition
can be had there. Mr.. LaM1oure doubt
less surprised the opponents of the bill
by getting it through the Senate so
quickly. Some oftle papers fear it may
be smothered in committee. But we
never heard of one of Mr.. LaMoure's
bills being forgotten or nislaid by any
committee vet.
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OFFICIAL DIRECTORY
STATE OFFICERS.


o. 8. Representative. B F.. spauldng.
Senator'S, H. C. Hansbrough, w. N.RUxch.
Governor, B. F. Fanchier.
Lieut.. Governor, J. M. Devine.
Secretary of Stale. Fred Failey.
State Treasurer, D. w. Driscoll.
Attorney General. John Cowan.
Judges Supreme Court, N. c. Young, AL
fred Wallin, j. NJ. Bartholomew.
Railroad Commissioners, John S1mons,
Henry Erickson, L.. l.. Walton.
superintendent OF Public Instruction. j.
g. Halland.
Commissioner Of Insurance, G. w. Harn-
son.
Commissioner of Agriculture and Labor,
II. U. Thomas.
SENATOR'S:
First District. Judson LnMoure, pemblna.
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The defeat of Mr.. Johnson is also de-
feat for Mr.. Robinson. Mir. Robinson
had not been figured as Il very ardent
Johnson man previous to the meeting of
the legislature. But when Mr. Johnson
asked him to manage his campaign, he
evidently thought that with MIR. Johnson's
strength and his own influence and man.
agement he could land his man, and
thus be the biggest Of them all-and that
was one potent factor in MIR. Johnson's
defeat.
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There are quite lot of editors and
their wives, cousins, aunts, etc. going on
an excursion to Florida next week.
There isn't a harder worked lot of peo-
pie when at home and when away no.
body has better time or more enjoy
ment We believe nobody will grudge
the editor his vacation, and all will hope
he has good time, and will assist him
by paying the little sum you owe during
the coming week.
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entered at the postofiice at Pembina as second
class mail matter.
The Pioneer Express.
SENATOR P. j. McCUMBER.

Last Thursday night the "6eld caucus"
decided to nominate Hon. P. J.. McCum-
Der of Wahpeton for senator. 1t has
been hard fight. 1t was demonstrated
at the first ballots Of the republican eau
Gus that Hon. NJ. n. Johnson was not
the choice of the majority, but the ma
jority was not decided as to their candi-
date and their vote was divided among
six candidates. Little, Marshall, Hanna,
Cooper, LaMoure and McCumber. 1t
was difficult task to drive these six to-
gether in one team and keep them all
pulling against Johnson. Besides this,
was another task equally difficult to
keep Johnson from coming in and select
ing one of these candidates as his choice,
and lastly, to agree on one of these can
didates as the choice Of the field. All
these difficulties were successfully over
come by the generalship of Alex. Nc
Kenzie and ]. LaMoure.
AS we said, on Thursday night as we
were going to press, in the final wind up
Little and Marshall were strong enough
to defeat each other, and Mckenzie who
favored Little was compelled to accept
MIR. LaMoure's choice OF MIR. McCumber
and the thing was done. Probably no
other man was second choice" of so
many republicans as MIR. McLumber and
he had made his canvas on this basis.
And the almost unanimous testimony is
from all factions that if they could not
have their man, they would prefer Nc
Cumber and this is as true among the
Johnson supporters as the others. Hence
the election of MIR. McCumber has lett
good feeling atl around and left less
sore spots than the selection of any other
candidate.
Last fall MIR. McCumber made several
campaign speeches in this county and
thus many of our readers have been able
to see and hear, and judge of the ability
of our new senator. Mr.. McCumber is
about forty years of age and one of the
leading attorneys in the state. He ex-
GELS as debator, and has had many a
hard fight on the floors of the state con-
ventions. He is man of deep and
earnest convictions, and fights losing
battle with equal vigor as winning one.
He is independent by nature and we be-
lieve will be heard Of in congress to the
credit Of himself and North n,Lo+,
incidentally we may say Mr.. LaMoure
voted for Mr.. McCumber on every ballot
and in the deciding vote in the field eau
Gus the Pembina delegation was on the
band wagon" and we do not doubt
that Mr.. McCumber will remember his
friends. Locally there is a general feeling
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EXPANSION VS.. CONTRACTION

EXPANSION VS.. CONTRACTION
The constitution in all Its greatness, in
all its wonderful adaptability to condi-
tions, is not inspired. A constitution
that permitted the existence of slavery,
and that admitted possibility Of the
voluntary withdrawal of any state, WA
in Itself a glaring contradiction. And
the numerous amendments that have
been tackled OH since its adoption proves
that the wisdom of its authors though
great, was still far short Of the infinite.
We do not profess to be constitu-
tional lawyer, but it is matter of COM
mon knowledge, that some of the great
est of lawyers get wandering round in
the mazes Of technical phrases and red
tape diplomacy and official fog until they
forgot that constitutions and laws are
made by the people and for the people,
and not the contrary.
Senator Hoar in a mastery argument
may prove that the constitution does not
permit expansion" but the good COM
mon sense of the people, without delving
into intricate mazes ofthought, concludes
in spite of argument, that this nation has
right to make war, and to accept the
results.
lfinstead of our taking away territory
from Spain the fortunes of war had gone
against us and we had been compelled
to give up. say Alaska,to Spain,we don't
believe the brightest constitutional law.
yer could find word in the constitution
that would permit of contraction" OF
our territory; and yet like Spain now
the time may come when we will be
forced to contract against our will. Ex
pansion or contraction as the results O
war are conditions not theories. No Law
could possibly be made to cover future
and unknown conditions, but the righ
to make war is constitutional and results
good or bad necessarily follow.
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tncOrriSible.

poor little street Arab was hroaahs
into hospital by the police. He bad
been run over by all omnibus and was
badly injured. The chaplain was sent
for, as it was thought improbable that
the boy wot:ld live many hours. With
little tact tie chaplain began the inter
view thcs: "My boy, the doctors think
you are very much hurt Have you been
4 good little boy:''
Boy (much bored)-You git aout!
Chaplain (shocked)-But I ain afraid
you are not good little boy, and you
know you may perhaps be going to die.
Boy (anxious to end the interview)-
Well. tain't none O. your business any
ow. Wot's me death got to do with
you? Ave you got pal in the corftin
line?
1t is pleasant to be able to relate that
the boy finally recovered.
Now and then the doctor is believed
to be almost omniscient. A patient in a
military hospital was constantly getting
into hot water because he smuggled
food into the wards. One morning his
medical officer was about to examine
his throat with a laryngoscope. Seeing
the little mirror all ready for use the
mans chum whispered an anxious
warning from the adjoining bed. II
say, Bill, you'd best ave a care. 'Ee
moight 'appen to see wot yer 'ad for
supper lawst noight. ''-Cornhill Maya
zine.
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Aum mons.
STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA, m
County of Pembina, ss'

STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA,
County of Pembina. ss'
In Justice Court, before II. Ay:en, Justice of
the Peace.
VIC Short, Plaintiff ve. Louis I.aRocoue
Defendant.
The State Of North Dakota to said defendant:
BY this second summons herein Won are
directed TO appear before me vi my Office in The
City Of Pembina at II O'Clock a. m. of the 18th
complaint ofW. C. Short against you, alleging @
that you are indebted to him in the sum Of 81 =.
teen dollars and dfty-ntue cents (31e.5o) and
for Sundry merchandise furnished t0 Won NJ
your special instance and request, and yos, are
notified that unless you 90 appear and answer.
the plaintiff will take judgment against you &C.
cordingly. .N
Given this card day Of January. 1899.
RUSSELL AYLIS,
1885 Justice Of the Peace.
Pembina County. North Dakota.