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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-06-01
MocKlNG BIRD

That Talks rs Well A. Sings IL the
Wonder of Georgia Town.
A hooking bird belonging to Mrs.
William Nei1l has actually been taught
by her to talk. 1t lis very interesting
indeed to hear it utter the words that
have, by persistent and painstaking
efforts, been taught it. This birds
cognomen is Charlie. and it has a rep
utation that is envied by hooking
bird owners. It mimics ever noise it
hears if it is repeated a number of
times, and can repeat all the call
whistles that the boys of the various
cliques and clans use as signals.
Mr.. Neill used to own a dog, and
their favorite call for the pet animal
was Hear. hear, hear, hear" and a
short whistle; and repeated. Now the
bird tCharlie can tell that dog as dis
tinctly as any person might. It very
clearly says Hear, hear; (whistles);
hear, hear" etc. While living at the
Planters hotel, Mr.. and Mrs. Neill
were frequently treated to a cat SER
enade, and the bird learned to mimic
them to surprising degree. Now that
they are residing in presumably cat
less neighborhood they are often fooled
by the bird, who can new so much like
a cat that one is loath to believe that
the sounds issue from the birds throat
unless actually standing near the cage.
Augusta (Ga.) Herald.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-06-01
DOGS KILLED BY GAS.
Humane Method of Disposing of Them
Adopted In Chicago

Humane Method of Disposing of Them
Adopted In Chicago.
The Chicago Humane Society has at
last hit upon a novel but effectual
means of disposing of vagrant ours be-
fore the heat of summer sets in. They
are being gathered up from the streets
and asphyxiated by gas. Calls are re-
sponded to by the Humane society
When mace by residents of the city
who may be bothered by stray dogs.
A number Of women, who may be actu-
ateu by humanitarian impulses, are CO.
operating with the society to gather
up the animals left to wander and
starve along the thoroughfares. 1t is
largely due to their repeated requests
for milder means of destroying dogs
that the new scheme of determination
by gas has been brought about. They
consider death by shooting an unnec-
essarily painful process. A small
metal tank closely sealed with a tight
cover is filled with common illuminate
ing gas admitted by tube. A small
aperture in the cover permits the air
to be forced out. Into this tank, one
at time, the dogs are dropped, the
gas is turned on. and in thirty seconds
they are unconscious and in less than
a minute they are lifeless. Two feet
of gas is considered sufficient quantity
to kill a dog, and the expense amounts
to practically the same as the bullet
Chicago Tribune.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-06-01
orTERs rosocoANrNo.
Canadian Otter csast. ana nides Dowa
I5ul Just for Fun, =

Canadian Otter csasts ana slides Down
Hnl Just for Fun.
It seems strange to think that any
full grown, four-footed animal should
indulge in play like q child, and yet
this is what the otter does. His
amusement is tobagganing, and his
playground is slope, covered with ice
or snow, that goes down grade into
a pool of water. No little boy, with a
new sled, ever enjoyed coast down
an ice-bound hill more than this beau
tlfnl creature from the frozen north.
The otter is quite large, sometimes
weighing as much as 25 pounds. He
resembles the seal and the mink, be-
ing, however, OF heavier build, and is
both supple and strong. Living for
the most part in water, he preys on
fish, which his swimming and diving
ability enables him to catch easily.
The entrance to his home, which is
burrow in the bank Of a stream, is
under the water. In the early spring
when the ice begins to thaw, these
animals start on their travels from one
stream to another, sometimes spend
ing months on the journey. If they
happen to see an inviting hill by the
wayside they Immediately stop their
| pilgrimage and prepare for some sport.
One OF the number leaves the water
and slowly climbs the slope, making
a smooth hollow in the ice with his
wet body. When the slide is pre-
| pared, he lies flat on his belly, thrusts
| his nose forward, and turning his fore
paws under his soft Sides goes sail
ing swiftly down. His speed steadily
increases until he reaches the water.
Silently he parts the surface and is
lost from sight for few seconds; then
his head appears above the surface
| and you can hear him give call which
| SOUNDS like a whistle. This is a sig
| nal. The next otter assumes the posi-
| ton and shoots down to the bottom TO
join his companion, who has mean
| While crawled out on the ice. Then
J another whistle and the next in order
slides and plunges, and the perform
ance is kept up until each one has
several trips to his credit.-Exchange.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-06-01
A Now Word.

A New York correspondent in the
Plttsburg Dispatch says that a French
waiter uptown walked out of a window
in his sleep.the other morning, and al
though he may die as a consequence
of his injuries, it might be some con-
ISOLATION to him to know that in Civ
ing his life he has also given to the
world new verb, ito somnambulate."
It is employed in description of the
disaster in one of the evening papers
Of this city. Every one must admit
that "somnambufate' is good, even if
it is unusual.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-06-01
PATENTS.

List Of Patents Issued Last Week to
N0rthwesteFn Inventors.
George A. Elder, st. Paul, Mimi,
LIQUID tempering apparatus; John o.
IEgrebetson, Moe, S. D., self-dropping
mechanism for self-hinding harvest
ers: liver p. Meloos, Stony Brook,
Mimi, key wrench; Charles FL. Mel
win. st. Paul, Mimi, back-pedaling
brake: Edward G. Regli, Duluth,
MIMI. combined carriage and sleigh.
osys. oil Z 912 Pioneer Press Bldg. Ct Paul
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-06-01
Children In Japan.

From one end Of Japan to the other
"a child is treated as sacred thing,
be it ones own or a strangers. Each
one carries its name and address, on
q ticket round its neck; but should it
indeed stray from home food and
shelter and Kindness would meet It
anywhere. sS
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-06-01
Do Your Fec. Ach. .,s n,r,,

Shake into your shoes Aliens Foot
Ease, powder for the feet. It makes
tight or New Shoes feel Easy. Cures
Corns. Bunions, Swollen, Hot and
Sweating Feet. At all Druggists and
Shoe Stores, Csc. Sample sent FREE
Address Allen S. Olmsted. Leroy, N. Z.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-06-01

Drosy treated free by DR.. II. H.
Green's Sons, Atlanta, Ga. The great
est dropsy specialists in the world
Read their advertisement in another
column Of this paper.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-06-01
wen Guarded.

"Jonas Junius employs two lawyers
constantly" E.
.'Why two?"
"He gets business advice from one,
and then he consults the other about
how much he ought to pay Of the frst
ones bill. "-Chicago Record. 1s
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-06-01
a FOREIGN Tongue.

"As I understand it." said the talk
alive one. "the Africanders trckkcd
from the voorlooper to the kopje. and
dorped it from the spruit to the dis
SELDOM. 1t stands to reason, too,
for"
Il don't understand golf," the other
cut in. wearily.-Harper's Bazaar.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-06-01

Are Yea Uss.e Aals.s 'Hset-EassS
It ID the oaly cure for swollsa,
smarting. Burning. Sweating Feet,
Corns and Bunions. Ask for Aliens
Foot-Ease, powder to b shaken into
the shoes. At all Druggists and Shoe
Stores, CSC. Sanple sent FREE. Ad-
dress Allen s. 0lEnsted. Leroy. n. !.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-06-01

Lawyers. liquor dealers and trapeze
performers must be admitted to the
bar in order to practice their profess
ions.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-06-01

Lots Of men never succeed in getting
there simply because dread Of failure
keeps them from starting.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-06-01

Archaeological explorations in Algeria
are tagging owing to lack Of funds.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-06-01

The love Of money is the root Of all
evil. but not all money is bad.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-06-01

More men give according to their
0eanness than according to their
neans.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-06-01
He n.pl.a...

He Hxplains.
1he-why didn't you answer my
lstter7
Hell never received It.
ehe-You didn't?
He-No: and besides. It was writ
EN- in such peculiar hand couldn't
make out more than half Of it.-Cath-
etc Standard and Times.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-06-01

Double .entry-vestibuls and storm
door.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-06-01
An Illustration.

Miss Willing latter the proposaD-
"But are you quite sure you believe
in second love?"
Mr. Woodby "a widow)-"Certainly
my dear. Now suppose a man buys
pound of sugar; it is sweet, isn't it?
Miss Willingness, of cource. But
-"
Mr.. .Woodby-"And when that's
gone he naturally wants another
pound--and the second pound is just
as sweet. isn't it?"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-06-01

!. II an. air-shtp isn't Eighty. the In
ventor OF It is very apt to be.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-06
AGUINALDO'S PAPER.
Topeka Man Owns the Head Piece of
sLa Independents"

When Aguinaldo fed to the mountains
last December and the seat of the insur-
rectory government changed rapidly
from place to place his official printer
shared the flying chieftain's vicissitudes-
La Independence" was practically a
newspaper on wings. 1t went with the
government from Malalos to Calumpit,
from thence to San Fernando. Anhuilas,
Tarlac and Toogig in quick succession.
At the last two or three stations the
outfit was not taken off the fiat car,
but business continued to be done on
wheels.
At Toogig pursuit was so sharp that
the office of La Independence" and
all it's paraphernalia was abandoned,
while the insurgents scattered in every
direction.
Harry Jones of this city has a most
substantial souvenir of Aguinaldo's
official organ. It is the head piece of
the paper, a block of wood type bearing
the papers name. La Independence"
He expects it to prove a most valuable
relic in time, as he has already refused
an offer of 500 for the memento, which
was offered by two New York hunters
of curiOS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-06
10000 BARRELS OF APPLES
Shipped to Hamburg, Germany in
One Consignment.

New York Aug. 6.-Professor John B.
Smith, state entomologist of New Jer-
sey, has just returned from abroad
where he went to investigate the re-
strictions against American fruits. Pro
lessor Smith also Investigated the
methods Of handling insects in Euro
pean countries.
With regard to the fruits, Professor
Smith ascertained that it would be
practically impossible for American
fruits to be shipped into France except
by treaty French officials have an
idea that all American fruits are
tabooed. If the fruit is forced through
there is so much red tape about it that
the fruit spells before it reaches the
hands of the customer.
Efforts to exclude American fruits
have been abandoned in Holland, the
professor found, but in Belgium very
Few American fruits are received. Off
Gals in Germany, he said. seemed to be
fair-minided and disposed to treat ship
ments more considerably. He found
that at Hamburg, while there, a con-
signment of 10000 barrels of apples was
received.
Professor Smith believes that if
American fruit shippers viii treat their
customers fairly there will be no
trouble about the sale of American
fuits in foreign countries Everything
is sold at auction and never by surface
show. One barrel in every ten is
emptied upon the floor and the sale is
made upon the condition of the fruit
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-06
THE ADVOCATE DEAL.

To the Editor of the State Journal:
The Farmers Advocate duly appreci-
ates the generous amount of free ad-
VertiSing it has received the past month.
but a tatement two in Saturdays
Journal ought not to pass by without
explanation. There seems to have been
something of a spirited rivalry between
the Democratic wing and the Populist
arm Of the triune forces as to which
would buy the Advocate but the color
of the money of either element so far
has not been exhibited. The propositions
to buy in every instance came from the
wOuld-be purchasers No old subscrip-
ton lists were shown either party but
on the contrary the current printers
bills giving the exact number OF copies
published. Some of the propositions
covered all earned advertising and sub
that certain portions of the earnings
should be retained as part of the pur-
chase price, but under no proposition
was the price raised pending the negou-
atoms I have acted in the utmost good
faith with all the parties and their in
ability to raise the money seems to
have been the only objection to closing
the deal. The Farmers Advocate does
not have to be sold. It is good property
and abundantly capable of taking care
of itself. There are 100 900 farmers in
the state of Kansas and less than ten
per cent of them take farmers papers
that are published in this state and
very large percentage of them do not
/ take any farm papers at ALL Hence mere
/ is a good field for missionary work and
expansion without infringing upon or
4 interfering with any vested rights and
1 in this open field which is simply await
/ ing cultivation the Advocate can very
/ profitably pursue the even tenor of it's
I way. Every newspaper man knows that
/ it takes many years of hard work and
/ a good deal of money to give perman-
ence and stability to a newspaper. 1t
can not be built up in day or year,
but like old oak tree it takes age
4 to give it strength. Its years enter
! largely into its good will and become an
element of value. The Advocate is in
/ its twelfth year, it has permanent and
reliable patronage, all of which gives it
a value that a new paper could not be
expected to have.
| n w IA RRISON-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-06
PRICES DECLINE.
Securities Dwindling on the English
Stock Market.

New York Aug. 6.-The Times London
financial correspondent cables;
The English money market Is getting
into an interesting condition Ihe chah-
celIor of the exchequer demand Tor anoth-
er G13 OOO. 600 to be added to his already
excessive borrOwings-& IL, 100000 for II
now in three year 3 per cent bonds offer
ed at 9S-has caused II TO become nerV-
Gus and anxious And no wonder
Sir. Michael Hicks-Beach let out that
he already owes SIS 100000 on treasury
bills alone. $4,000 600 of it to the Bank
of England which has thus directly ad-
vanced the treasury eS.5oO,00o. instead
of $500 600. shown in the weekly eX-
chequer returns. Add that &5.5OOOUO TO
f1S0O0. OOO-odd. and we get floating
debt of nearly E24 .00o 900, exclusive or
the newest 100000 600. the most un-
wholesome amount, which, thanks to the
Bank of England's participation, mas
thrown on the market a mass of diseased
credit by which discount and money
rates have been kept low
To add to the trouble 1t is estimated
that half Of the Khaki loan IS pawned.
a fancy premium was created upon 1t
before the issue. which led a thousand
people to rush in with applications Even
although the allotments were severely
cut down in consequence OF the mass OF
applications. members of these premium
ScalperS received more than they want
ed. Many wanted none at all. only the
chance of pOcketing the market prem
ium. Thus. in spite of the apparent fur
ore, the loan mas not DeSu taken up ana
the holders of scrip had to pay from Az
to per cent, generally 4z, last week
for money to September.
The outflow Of gold has been stopped,
our market being now the dearest in
western. and save St. Petersburg, in
northern Europe-dearer even than Ber-
lin and Hamburg, 1 per cent. however,
has not attracted gold in any quantity.
although it is said considera BILE amounts
are on the way here from Australia and
even from the far east; therefore it is
probable that We shall see a > per cent
bank rate established before this
month is out. because at all costs gold
must be attracted.
Our stock is still 42, 900, 900 less than it
was a year ago having run down during
the last two months. and We want at
least E 1000, 600 to make US safe
This viii explain why the credit insti-
tutions are perturbed and disposed to
work with extreme caution when they
work at all. Also it explains why the
price Of all our flst-class securities have
steadily dwindled until our best railway
preferred stocks and debentures are from
10 to % per cent lower than they were II
months ago. The shrinkage must go on
paralyzing all disposition to speculate.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-06
HAS 600 MEMBERS.
Shawnee Republicans Organize Nc
Kinley and Roosevelt Club.

Shawnee county Republicans have or
ganized Mckinley and Roosevelt club
with 900 charter members. The man
ayers of the club are confident the or
ganization will reach a membership Of
1000
The officers of the club are as follows:
President-C. H. Titus.
Secretary-T. F. Orner.
Treasurer-J F. Carter.
Vice presidents by wards were select
ed as follows:
First-Frank Traver, N. F. Conkle.
Second-A. Kuykendall, John CULLEN.
Third-H. M. Greenwood, George Neal.
FOURTH. G. Wood, A. NJ. Fuller.
Fifth-John Hodge, ]. w. Tobias.
Sixth-A. Bunker, w. H. Hawkins.
Soldier township. B. Evans
Topeka-Scott Kelsey.
Tecumseh-Harvey Laurent.
Monmouth-Bartley Coyne.
illiamsport-Charles Smith.
Auburn-F. M. Stahl.
MisSion-Jacob Mains.
Dover-John st. John.
Vice presidents for Rossville, Silver
Lake and Menoken townships will be
selected at the next meeting.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-06
CHUMOS' POETRY.
Topeka Greek Who Married Elderly
IXidnw Rranchas Ont

James G. Chumos, the young Topeka
Greek who married the elderly widow,
Mrs. B. o. Fowler, has blossomed as a
poet. The following from his pen APP
peared in a Rocky Ford paper:
SAVE THE YOUTH.
o, women folks of Rocky Ford,
Art not thou strong and brave?
Why let saloons destroy your sons
Their appetite enslave?
The franchise now to us belongs,
Why not secure our rights?
In giving birth to Gods own truth,
And be His beacon lights?
Unite as one to fight this wrong,
With God Almighty's truth
Expressed in all the votes we hold,
To save the precious youth.
We mothers are the heart of home.
Our thoughts to God must rise,
And make the town of Rocky Ford
Bright spot of Paradise.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-06
Pullman Ordinary Sleeping Cars Fer
Tourists

are the most comfortable. commodious
means of travel for large parties. in
tending settlers. homeseekers, hunting
parties.
These cars are run on the Union Pa
cific daily from Kansas points to Cali
fornia and Oregon points, and are fit
ted up complete with mattresses. cur
tains, blankets, pillows, ETC., requiring
nothing to be furnished by the pas
sergers. Uniformed porters are in
charge of these cars, who are required
to keep them in good order, and look
after the wants and comforts of pas
sengers These cars are new, of mod
ern pattern, and are nearly as convent
ent and comfortable as first-class Pal
ace Sleepers.
ton call. on or address
F. A. LEWIS, City Ticket. Agt
Or ]. C. FULTON, Depot Agent
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-06
UP GOES TEA.
Topeka Dealers Expect Advance in
Prices Very Soon.

The trouble in China is about to be
brought home to at least a portion of
Topeka's population. Tea merchants
say they expect a material advance in
tea within the next few weeks.
The immediate advance in the price
of tea will be made on the prospects of
a shortage. Reports from China state
that already much of the tea crop of
this year has been destroyed, and if
hostilities continue much more of the
present crop will be damaged and tea
raising next year forestalled to great
extent. The importers are consequent
ly making arrangements to cope with
the expected by raising the price OF tea
at this time.
An advance of from three to five
cents per pound is reported from New
York. This viii apply to any ship
ments ordered by Topeka merchants
now. and the indications are that each
week or two will see several cents add
ed to the increase
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-06

thus displayed. The man who puts a
lot of poor fruit at the bottom of the
barrels stands a poor show.
Foreign officials are particular about
the San Jose scale. If a single scale is
found on one apple in a barrel the en-
tire shipment would be excluded.
Professor Smith was agreeably sur
prised to find that the American fruit
exhibit surpassed those of other coun-
tries He also found that the French
commission merchants were greatly in
terested in these fruits, and it is his
opinion that next year there will be a
noticeable increase in the demand for
Jersey fruits.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-06
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

John Robinson and wife to Thomas J.
r. Robinson, $500, west half of southwest
quarter 2S-13-14
Margaret A. Robinson ct al to G. ].
Robinson. 1888, west half southwest
quarter 21-13-14.
B. Miller and wife to R. B. Ford, 1925,
lots 122-24 and 6 Ash street, B. Millers
addition.
John w. Everett to John w. Roemer-
man, $780, lot 101 Leland street, Veale's
addition.
Winfield avenue, ]. w. Morris addition.
Lillian Alderman and husband to
Mary E. Miller SIS, lots 315-17-19-21 and
Chester avenue. ]. w. Morris addi-
ton.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-06
COLLEGE pehaters IN campaign.

Students of Leland Stanford Junior
university of California, are taking the
initiative in organizing an American
College association of Democratic
campaign speakers, to consist of about
fifty prize debatehs from the colleges
The Democratic national committee has
given the promoters assurance that this
association may act under the auspices
of the committee, and that it will sup
ply the needed funds
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-06
RESULT IS CLOSE.
End of a Hard Struggle in Miami
County Over Baker and Burton.

The indications are that ]. B. Reming
ton, the Baker candidate, has carried
Miami county's Republican primaries.
At noon today the vote was a tie, c.
S. Bixby and Mr.. Remington each hav-
ing s51 votes. Returns were yet to
come in from one township which 1t is
conceded will be for Remington.
This terminates the hottest legislative
fight of the year, and one which caused
many Republicans to criticise Tom
Kelly, secretary of the Republican state
committee who has been in Miami coun-
ty working for Burton for two weeks.
Remington carried his home town.
OsawatOmie where Bixby also live.
RixbY carried Paola. Tom Kellys town.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-06
WILL MEET AT LAST.
Stockmen and Governor to Have
Long Delayed Conference.

This afternoon at o'clock the cattle
men representing the state live stock
sanitary commission which the COVER
nor says is a useless board, and those
who oppose the quarantine against the
shipment of dairy cattle into the state,
will meet with Governor Stanley in the
executive office to discuss the tangle
which the commission has gotten into.
The two sides will have hearing and
upon the evidence which is produced the
governor will likely make recommended
tions as to the action of the future.