davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-10-27
Honolulu Belle Is without Guile.

People rave for hours over the Ian.
gushing Spanish girls, but like the
native song sing. "Give me the Homo.
lulu BELLE" whose graceful form.
though nearly concealed meath the
flowing gowns, can be family discerned
through the clinging folds, and whose
thoughts and passions can be read in
the shy glances from their telltale eyes
They are rather dark, we'll developed,
even at an early age, with even fea-
lures and large. expressive eyes, coal.
black hair, intensely white teeth and
walk leisurely, for this is tropical
climate. One can not help admirine
these pleasant, soft-speaking women.
The beautiful flower wreaths worn "a
hat decorations also tend, apart from
their natural attractiveness, to set on
the languishing beauty of these ma.
tives. A language that contains but
twelve letters in its alphabet, one word
meaning several things. tends to limo.
cence Of mind and habits. The scan.
dals and intrigues. without which the
Spanish would perish, are unknown to
the Honolulu belle, and in her straight.
forward and candid glance you can
note the elevation Of her mind and the
purity of her thoughts. They love
madly, too. as many tales bear out,
"But that know not of!"-Cincinnat.
ENQUIRER.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-10-27
BY ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON.

has been infinitely respected. This Is
willy; 1t shows intelligence, a knowl-
edge of the code, desire to avoid legal
consequences. I argue from this fact
that the gang numbers persons Of re-
ectability-outward, Of course, and
merely outward, as the robbery proves.
But argue, second, that we must have
been observed at Franchard itself by
some occult observer, and logged
throughout the day with skill and pa
thence that venture to qualify as con-
summate. No ordinary man, no occa-
sional criminal, would have shown
himself capable of this combination.
We have in our neighborhood, it is far
from improbable, retired bandit Of
the highest order of intelligence"
Good heaven" cried the Mortified
Anastasie. Henri. how can your
my cherished one, this is a process
of induction" said the Doctor. IF any
of my steps are unsound, correct me.
You are silent? Then do not, beseech
you, be so vulgarly illogical as to re-
volt from my conclusion. We have
now arrived" he resumed, cat some
idea Of the composition of the gang
for incline to the hypothesis of more
than one-and we now leave this room,
which can disclose no more, and turn
our attention to the court and garden.
Jean-Marie, trust you are observant-
ly following my various steps; this is
an excellent piece of education for vo,,
Come with me to the door. No steps
on the court; it is unfortunate our
court should be paved. On what small
matters hang the destiny of these deli
cate Investigations! Hey! What have
we here? I have led you to. the very
spot" he said, standing grandly back
| ward and indicating the green gate.
can escalade, as you can now see for
yourselves, has taken place."
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-10-27

ton. If you are cold, you can retire;
and, by the way, you might throw me
down my trousers. 1t is chilly for the
legs"
"Oh, no" protested Anastasie; II will
stay with you"
"Nay, madame, you shall not suffer
for your DEVOTION" said the Doctor.
II will myself fetch you shawl" And
he went upstairs and returned more
fully clad and with an armful Of wraps
for the shivering Anastasie. "And
now" he resumed, "to investigate this
crime. Let us proceed by induction.
Anastasie, do you know anything that
can help us?" Anastasie knew moth
Ing. COR you, Jean-Marie?"
Z mot l." replied the boy steadily.
"Good," returned the Doctor. eve
shall now turn our attention to. the
material evidences. q was born to be
a detective; have the eye and the sys-
ttematic spirit.) First, violence has
been employed. The door was broken
open; and it may be observed, in pass
ing, that the lock was dear indeed at
what paid for it; crow to pluck with
Master Goguelat. Second, here is the
instrument employed, one Of our own
le-knives. one Of our best. my dear;
which seems to indicate no preparation
,on the part Of the gang II gang It was.
Thirdly, observed that nothing has
been removed except the Franchard
liShss and the caskst: our own silver
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-10-27
Used His Brains.

Some time ago brakeman on the
Baltimore & Ohio Rail Road used his
brains and saved a passenger train
from running into two derailed cars.
The Company sent him check for $50
and posted bulletin complimenting
him for his quickness of thought.
A few days later, Engineer John
Hagerty was oiling his engie at Con-
nellsville, while waiting for the pas
sengers to alight. He heard another
train coming, and believed that it was
not under proper control. He sprang
into his cab, opened the throttle ano
started his train. The other engine
struck the rear car, but it was not q
hard blow and Hagerty's promptness
saved ten or q dozen lives.
The Company has ordered hand
some gold watch, suitably inscribed,
and gold chain for Engineer Hagerty,
as IL reward for his devotion to duty
and "using his brains" in time of emer-
gency.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-10-27
Killine Ouaoh Grass.

In perusing some of C. L. Gabril-
sons writings I note that he says
quack grass beat him, and he is good
and practical farmer. have had ex-
perience with this grass since boy
hood: it is mode tender than most peo-
pie supposed. says contributor to
Farm. Stock and Home. It will not
live through a Minnesota winter If lay
ing on top of the ground. To ex-'
terminate quack I first seed the field
infested down to blue grass, timothy,
Austrian bronze and white clover,
fence 1t and, after the pasture is
grown, put In some sheep or cattle
for four or five years, but sheep alone
the last two years If possible. Now
here is the secret: The harder the
soil is packed the shallower the quack
roots will grow, and the closer grass
is cropped the smaller the roots will
be. Finally remove the fence in July,
after the sheep have eaten the pasture
so short that the field looks bare. The
deepest roots are not over two inches
below the surface, so do not plow, but
get good sharp flexible disc, lap one
half back and forth, don't make lands,
or go round. then over-cross it and
lap, don't let disc cut over 21s inches
deep. Then take spring-tooth har-
row, the finer the better, and drag,
and keep 1t up, don't let living leaf
show itself on that field the rest of
the season. The first thing after get
ting grain in the next spring is to
double disc again, and harrow the same
way. Then plant corn and keep it
clean with spring-tooth cultivator.
After the corn is off disc thoroughly
and the next year sow to grain and
there will be no more quack, and you
can pillow and be safe and be we'll re-
warded for your trouble, and make
money on the sheep and other things
while destroying the quack.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-10-27

In any particular exercise the moral
sense. And second. painting, In COM
mon with all the other arts. implies the
dangerous quality Of Imagination. A
man Of Imagination is never moral; he
outsoars literal demarkations and re-
views life under too many shifting
lights to rest content with the invidious
distinctions Of the law!',
"But. you always say-at least, so I
understood you'-said madame, "that
these lads display no Imagination
whatever"
"My dear. they displayed imagfna-
ton, and Of a very fantastic order, too"
returned the Doctor, when they en-
braced their beggarly profession. Be-
sides-and this is an argument exactly
suited to your intellectual level-many
of them are English and American.
Where else should we expect to md
a thief?-And now you had better get
your coffee. Because we have lost q
treasure, there is no reason for starv-
ing. For my part, shall break my
fast with white wine. I feel unaccount-
ably heated and thirsty to-day. I can
only attribute it to the shock Of the
discovery. And yet, you will bear me
out, I.supported the emotion nobly."
The Doctor had now talked himself
back into an admirable humor; and as
he sat in the arbor and slowly imbibed
a large allowance of white wine and
picked a little bread and cheese with
no very impetuous appetite, IL q third
of his meditations ran upon the missing
treasure, the other two-thirds were
more pleasingly busted in the retro
spect of his detective skill.
About eleven Casimir arrived; he had
caught an early train to Fontaine-
bleau, and driven over to save time;
and now his cab was stabbed at Ten
taillon's, and he remarked, studying
his watch, that he could spare an hour
and half. He was much the man of
business, decisively spoken, given to
frowning in an intellectual manner.
Anastasie's born brother, he did not
waste much sentiment on the lady,
gave her an English family kiss, and
demanded a meal without delay.
"You can tell me your story while we
eat" he observed. Anything good to-
day, Stasie?"
He was promised something good.
The trio sat down to table in the arbor,
Jean-Marie waiting as we'll as eating,
and the Doctor recounted what had
happened in his richest narrative man
ner. Casimir heard it with explosions
of laughter.
ITO BE coNrINuED.D
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-10-27
Is 4 MusrAcHE PRoPERrY7
A Man Sues for Damages for ths, I.esss
81. M nan - .gs.as NJ.

a Man sass for Damages for the: Iesas
els mustache property" said a.
guest in the st. Charles lobby the other
evening. III 90, what is its value?
Those points will be raised in very
peculiar suit which Is coming up at
the next term Of court in town over
in Georgia. I'd rather not mention any
names, but I happen to be familiar
with the facts. and they are briefly
these: Almost a month ago WELL
known travelling man was staying at
the leading hotel Of the place and went
to the cigar stand one day to get a
light. They had new-fangled con-
Germ that spouted out jet of flame
when the lighter was lifted, but on this
particular occasion it hung fire. The
drummer was trying to make it work
when all of sudden it blazed out like
volcano and licked of his long, beau
tiful blonde mustache. He was furi-
GUS, of course, because the mustache
had been his chief ornament and pride.
but the affair might still have passed
off without trouble H~he hadn't been
so numerically guyed. The upshot of
this was that he demanded damages,
the landlord laughed at him, and he
instructed lawyer to bring suit for
$500. The papers will be filed in the
next term of court. I am told they
make some interesting allegations.
1t will be claimed, for instance, that
the mustache was of direct assistance
to its owner in earning livelihood,
insomuch as it gave him a distin-
guished appearance, and thus facili-
tated his interviews with the trade. Its
loss, he holds, was disagreement
which has oocasioned ridicule, falling
off in prestige, and consequent shrink
age in business. He will also allege
that his altered appearance caused
great mental anguish to himself and
wife, and that that species of suffer-
ing may be reduced, under the law, to
dollars and cents. Incidentally he will
try to prove that the absence Of mus
tache affected his eyesight So, as you
may observe, good many interesting
and delicate questions will be raised
and I dare say the case will attract
wide attention. I have the particulars
l mention from the victim himself
What sort Of defense will be set up re.
mains to be seen."-New Orleans
Times-Democrat.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-10-27
clover as Chicken Feed.

It is stated by one authority that 100
pounds of clover meal contains enough
lime for the shells of 171a dozen eggs,
says Indiana Farmer. Glover is very
rich in protein, and contains potash,
soda, phosphoric acid and other in
gradients that make it one of the best
feeds for fowls that can be named. It
contains all the essentials in we'll bal
anced proportion, and is palatable to
the fowls as we'll as healthful. It would
be wise to cut a quantity of second
growth clover, especially for winter
feed. If there is no way of growing
it, it can be cut fine in the fodder out
ter and soaked over night. But there
are mills in some places for grinding
it, and as the demand increases such
mills will be increased in number.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-10-27
WALES ODD TASTE IN HATS.
He Likes Them of Green Felt with
Feathers or VOLTS Teeth.


Those who are knowing in such
things have been heard to say of late
that the prince of Wales is not the
absolute arbiter that once he was in
matters pertaining to mems fashions,
but that he is still recognized as mas
ter where hats are concerned. If this
be so, Englishmen are in for a change
of headgear, for the prince of Wales
has.been buying hats, the color, shape
and decorations of which are all new.
According to the Daily News the prince
has kind of passion for buying hats
and giving them to his friends. He
bought nine in Germany, and they are
of new pattern, and some of them of
new color. The color is green and the
material soft felt, and stuck in the
back-as if the wearer, in his hurry,
had put his hat on wrong-is little
tuft of capercailzie feathers. Most OF
them are capercailzie, but there is lati-
tude for choice. The head Of wood
cock as sort of center for its own fine
feathers, two teeth of a wolf with a
tuft Of VOLTS bristle-teeth and bris-
ties of a dog will do if the rarer arti-
cles are not obtainable-the curled tail
feathers Of black cock; these are the
chief varieties of ornament up to this
The Daily News. indeed, accuses the
prince of being mere plagiarist of the
composer Offenbach, who IS years ago
after tour in the Tyrol. returned to
Paris with the full equipment of a
Tyrolese sportsman, and appeared on
the boulevards wearing the green hat
with its curl of feathers. The fashion
caught on. 1t spread from Paris to
London.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-10-27
hoods SolJa;b0M@
SHz2zL slESl:Z;|:l1l
A Sad Ca.e.

"Ah. yes" she sighed, my life has
been n failure"
why do you call it that, AuroSay'
her friend demanded. ''You are still
younger at least there is no reason
why you can't make the world believe
you are still young, and your reputa-
ton is free from faint, isn't it?"
Eyes; but I've had three divorces,
and all the alimony in bunch would
not be enough to make me halfway in
dependent" Chicago Times-Heralo.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-10-27


as he did about four o'clock, the cup
board had been broken open, and the
valuables in question had disappeared.
Madame and Jean-Marie were sum-
noned from their rooms, and appeared
In hasty toilets; they found the Doctor
raving, calling the heavens to witness
and avenge his injury, pacing the room
barefooted, with the tails of his night
shirt flirting as he turned.
Gone" he said; "the things are
gone, the fortune gone! We are pau
pers once more! Boy! what do you
know of this? Speak up, sir, speak up!
Do you know of it? Where are they?"
He had him by the arm, shaking him
like bag, and the boys words, If he
had any, were jolted forth in inarticu-
late murmurs. The Doctor, with a re-
vulsion from his own violence, set him
down again. He observed Anastasie
in tears. "Anastasie," he said, in quite
an altered voice, compose yourself,
command your feelings. I would not
have you give way to passion like the
vulgar. This-this trifling accident
must De lVeQ down. Jean-Marle, bring
me my smaller medicine chest A gen.
tie laxative is indicated"
And he dosed the family all round,
leading the way himself with double
quantity. The wretched Anastasie, who
had never been i'll in the whole course
Of her existence, and whose soul re-
coiled from remedies, wept floods of
tears as she slipped, and shuddered, and
protested, and then was bullied and
shouted att until she slipped again. AS
for Jean-Marie, he took his portion
down with stoicism.
II have given him a less amount"
observed the Doctor, "his youth pro-
tecting him against emotion. And now
that we have thus parted any morbid
consequences, let us reason"
II am so cold" walled Anastasie.
"Cold" cried the Doctor. II give
thanks to God that am made of fierier
material. Why, madame, blow like
this would set frog into a transpira-
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-10-27
TWO CLASSES OF READERS.

Those Who Like Dickens and Those Who
Adore Thackeray.
"About fifteen years ago readers
used to be divided roughly into two
classes-thcse who liked Dickens and
those who 'adored Thackeray,'" says
the Ladies' Home Journal. each class
used to view the other with more or
less contempt. OF the two the Thack-
cray people felt themselves consider
ably superior to the Dickens people.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-10-27
straight Acro.. the Sky.

straight Across the Sky.
Mrs. Bender-You ought to be
ashamed Of yourself, staggering up the
lawn like that!
Mr.. Bender-Thash all right. Betty;
even 1.-THE moon geish full once in a
W-while!
Mrs. Bender-Yes: but the moon al
ways leaves a straight path.-Chicago
News.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-10-27
An Expensive nro...

The most expensive dress in the
world is said to be the property Of Mrs
Celia Wallis, OF Chicago, who, hearins
that the wife Of London banker DOS.
sessed a garment costing $4,000
eclipsed this by an expenditure OF s35..
900. It was trimmed with Brussel,
point lace, q yard wide and three yard.
in length. costing $4,000. and diamond.
ornaments held 1t In place.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-10-27
The Savage Bnchcldr.

Those hor'rid Spaniards are so cru.
FL" said the mother of an awful kid
boarder, cas- cruel as
''As a five-year-old boy" suggested
the Savage MISUNDERSTANDING
Journal.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-10-27
CHAPTER XIV

URE enough, the
green paint was in
several plac e 8
scratched and bro
ken; and one of the
panels preserved
the print of a nailed
shoe. The foot had
slipped, however,
and it was difficult
to estimate the size
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-10-27

impossible to distinguish the pattern
of the nails
"The whole robbery" concluded the
Doctor, ''step by step, has been recon-
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-10-27
Accounted For.

Mistress-Bridget, didn't see two
Cook-Yis, mum; but wan of thin
was only a supernumerary learnin' the
beat!-Puck.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-10-27

Evil events come from evil causes:
and what we suffer springs. generally,
from what we have done-Aristo-
planes.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-10-27
wisdom.

& Wisdom. il 9s
Il can't see why they speak Of the
wisdom Of the serpent. !"
Well, you never heard Of a serpent
getting its leg pulled, did your
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-10-27

Cured After Repeated Failures with Other,
will inform addicted to Morphine. Laudanum.
Opium. COeatne, Of neverfa:ling. harmless, homo.
cure nrt. II. II. Baldwin. box t2i3. Chicago. Ill.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-10-27

Our grand business in life is not to
see what lies dimly at distance, but
to do what lies clearly at hand.lCar-
lyle.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-10-27

One man is probably just ms good a
another. but he usually considers him
self little better.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-10-27

Justice is the constant desire and ef-
fort to render every man his DUE
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-10-27

Choice Farm Lands
IN Minnesotaand Dakotas, near Big Stone Lake.
Low prices, easy terms. Special II. r. rates.
Write soon to Colonial LandC Co, Ortonville MINI.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-10-27

The Florists Hall Association of tho
United States carries $8OO,OOO insul-
ance on hot houses.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-10-27

Piso's Cure for Consumption has been
God-send tc mo.-W'm. B. NcClollan.
Chester, Florida, Sept. II, 1895.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-10-27

Men possessing minds which are mo.
rose, solemn and inflexible enjoy. In
general, greater share Of dignity than
happiness. Bacon.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-10-27

The reform candidate is never con.
spicuous on the regular machine ticket.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-10-27

When woman cuts a mans ac-
qCaintance she looks daggers at him.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-10-27

The pawnbrcxer. should not be cen.
sured for keeping his pledges.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-10-27
A west Indian MurricanoI

IA west Indian Hurricano
Recently travelled up the coast at win,
and acted In an entirely different man.
ner from any other storm. Sometimes
dyspepsia nets in the same way. 1t re-
fuses to yield to treatment which has
cured similar cases. Then Hostetters
stomach trouble for half q century.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-10-27
CHAPTER XIII.

HE next morning
there was a most
unusual outcry in
the Doctors house.
The last thing be-
fore going to bed,
the Doctor had
locked up some
valuables in the
dining-room cup
board; and behold,
when he rose again,
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-10-27

Waste.-One Of the important things
about good farming that most Of us
have to learn is to avoid waste. We
pay taxes on land that we do not farm:
we only half cultivate our fields and
so waste both land and labor; we leave
large percentage Of the crop in the
field; we waste time and capital in
raising inferior animals; we waste en-
ergy in trying to do more than one
man can do right; we waste money
in buying what we should raise our
selves; we waste opportunities to i'm
prove our condition by staying away
from institutes and fairs and by neg
lecting to read papers; we waste-in
q thousand ways, and then we are
ready to say farming don't pay" And
it is no wonder.-Montana Fruit
Grower.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-10-27

z Red Hak Figures.
Three out Of every 1856 English.
speaking people have red hsif.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-10-27

Ropiness in Milk.-This peculiar
condition Of milk or cream is due to a
number Of micro-organisms which
often come onto dairy farm quite
suddenly. We can assign no plausible
cause for their appearance, and while
ropy, stringy or Shiny milk impresses
rs by it, unwholesome appearances. Il
q perfectly harmllss. p. ). b. III.
gelhardt. y s.i u Il 81. 6 Z.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-10-27
9 He IS Wise Who
Talks BIT Little. =

This Is only half truth. Fa,ise: men
had held their tongues. ve should knosD
nothing about the circulation Of the Blood.
IF qvere not for THIS advertisement you
might neper knov that Hoods Sassapa.
rdla Is the Best blood medicine.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-10-27

According to George w. Bell, United
States consul at. Sydney; the havoc
played with Australia's chief industry
by the succession Of droughts Of the
last few years has been appalling. a
few years ago New South Wales had
nearly one-eighth Of the sheep of the
globe. and in value her annual wool
crop exceeded all her other products
combined. Now her proportion Of the
worlds sheep is about one-thirteenth.
While in her chief source Of income
and the chief means with which to
purchase imports .(wooD New South
Wales has lost. since 1891, almost 3d.
100000 head Of sheep, in other live
stock she has hardly held her own.