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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-02-08

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WI FeSture. III Sn Iburhan Rail-i
/ III III roads In stock holm. VI
sss fear that the Gothenberg 10 no
more preventive than the Maine sys-
tenn Of prohibitio b remarks the New
York SUN, In commenting on the dis
patch from Stockholm ann bouncing that
the administration Of the state rail-
ways had orderedsa special car for in
toxicated persons on every suburban
train at night. Other words uncompli-
mentary to the system are uttered III
the same paragraph. It is quite mis-
In common between the Gothenburg
system or any Of its variations, and the
prohibition laws Of the various states
In America, say the Scan inavian sys-l
Msm's advocates. The principles in,
volved in the two general systems are
vastly different. they add. reasoning
thus: a5is }sfs t5 5S5i IL Nj Az I'm 535
whereas, the object Of the one sys,
tenn is to prevent the sale Of intoxi-.
Giants, the other is intended only to reg
ulate the saloon or the barroom. It's
aim is to abolish the gilded dens Of vice
with their many allurements in the
form Of music, bright decorations,
games OF chance, FIRE lunches. wine
rooms. and the thousand and one other
devices to attract patrons. Its purpose
is also to abolish the low dives where
crimes are fostered and the vicious
find their haunts.
Not every one willing to live and
grow rich on the niseries and weak
ness Of his fellow men can become a
LIQUOR dealer In Norway or Sweden, I'm.
der the so-called Gothenburg system.
The manager Of 3 liquor place is on a
salary and has no personal interest in
the; business. He is simply there in O
semi-oficial capacity to enforce the
rigorous liquor laws. Moreover, con-
SIDERABLE share of the earnings of the,
business Is devoted to various public.
charities and enterprises.
The institution on the Scandinavian
peninsula corresponding to the British
taproom and the American saloon by
comp arison, is SO different as to be
scarcely recognizable. tt has not
abolished drunkenness, but it has re-
duced the per capita consumption of
Intoxicating beverages to 20 very
marked degree. To such an extent
have some communities been liberated
from the thraldom of the liquor evil
that they have closed even their Goth
enburg saloons This is especially
true Of several Norwegian cities. Thus,
while the primary idea of the system
was not preventive, the practical re
suits tend in that direction.
1T is quite unjust" say the Gothen-
burg systems friends, ito consider the
recent order Of the state railway ad-
ministration as reflection on the eff
cacy Of the Gothenburg system. If 1t
shows anything, they say, it reveals a
humane consideration for drunken per-
sons. who in the past have been
promptly elected from the trains at the
\ first station, sometimes with the Their
mometer far below zero. While the
drunk car is a boon to the victims of
the liquor habit, it is much greater
one to the general public, to which an
intoxicated Individual is always a
nuisance. "A separate compartment for
the class would be appreciated on al
most any railway"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-02-08
American a. She I. SMOKE +,


q The following Is told in London
paper at the expense Of an American
gentleman who recently stopped with
his wife at big London hotel. On
their first evening there he happened
to retire somewhat later than his
spouse. Arriving at the door Of what
he imagined to be his bedroom. and,
finding it, locked, he tapped and called:
"Honey!" No answer came, and he
called again. more loudly, Honey"
Still he got no reply. and, becoming
somewhat uneasy, he shouted the en-
dearing name with his full lung pow
er. This time reply came. and in an
indignant male voice: "Go away, you
idiot! This is q bathroom, not a bee
hive
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-02-08
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,,.::......- Evidence 81 sagacity. "a
Would you rather be wise or beau
tiful?" asked Fate Of the Coy Young
Maiden. 4 333Ss
Beautiful replied the damsel.
All, you are wise already COM
mented Fate. as she tied up a package
OF cosmetics. Baltimore American.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-02-08
Unce.rtain yi.ion.

"swinston got a twenty-five notice
IN the Evening Telegram and a. five-
line article in the Morning Express,
and yet he is going around saying that
the twenty-liner is too small and the
hve-liner is too large. How does he
figure them out that way?"
You see the twenty lines were about
his new baby and the five lines about
his paying q fine in the police COURT
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-02-08
Good for Evil.

UUUU IOr EVIL. '---"7 900
John Henry" said Mrs Bickers to
her husband. sit is time we returned
the Gilkinson's CALL"
7 have no intention Of returning it."
said Mr.. Bickers.
why not?"
Because believe in returning good
for evil. Detroit Free Press.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-02-08
PATENTS.
List Of Patents Issued Last Week I
49, NOrtlwcatern InYentars "a

List OF Talents Issued Last Week to
Northwestern Inventors.
Frederick w. DE Long. Okabena
Mimi. end gate for wagons; Warren
Z. Dudley, WATERFOWL, Mimi. shingling
bracket: Valentine Fleckenstein, st.
Paul. Mimi, bottle cover; August p.
johnson. Ada, Mimi, dental bridge
work; Benjamin Kienholz, Hallock,
Mimi, elevated railway; Adolph b.
Larsen. Minneapolis. Mimi, germicide
device for telephone transmitters.
Lotfirop e johnson. patent attorneys Oil
012 Pioneer Press BLDG. St.sPaul. Aiinn
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-02-08

SDon't Get Footsore! Get
y q certain cure for Swollen, Smarting.
Burning Sweating Feet. Corns and
Bunions. Ask for Aliens Foot Ease. Al
powder. Cures Frost Bites and Chill
blains all Druggists and L shoe
Stores. &c. Sample sent FREE. Adj.
dress Allen 8. olmsted. Leroy, N. &. IA.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-02-08

Ptsos .curs Tor Con ption O u iafailibls
Medicine for coughs and col a. e W. aAnu1r.
sgpcean Aroye. n. y. Teb. 81. lpon EE
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-02-08

Phi1adelpl,IasF Feline DupIicity. ssse
Il was during the natural history
hour. .T
"Givesme," said the teacher. ..an ex-
pianation OF the alleged deceitful char.
acter Of sthe cat \! lf4 SS8
53: I'm restaurants It Is sometimes said
70 pass Itself Off for. a rabbit, q an.
swered the head boy. Philadelphia
Press. H iisg II sT
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-02-08

The brow % NJ q hin ma not be
ysrinlxied. but It 10 often furrowed.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-02-08
PUTNAM FADELEss DYES ~,
duce the fastest and brightest color.
OF any known dye stun.
PrIxe Eirhf.

FftEc F1EhtA.
1t may be that the only way to get
rid OF the. prize fighters is to permit
them to pound the life out Of each
other. Galveston News.
The difficulty is they never do pound
the life out of each other. but only pre-
tend. to. Their chief business is to
pound the money out Of the public
pocket.-From the New York Herald.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-02-08

Remove tho causes that make your hair lifeless
and gray with PARKER's HAIR BALsAM tsS-
H1HDERoo1Ts, the best cure for corns. lscts.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-02-08

A man isn't necessarily gardener
because he is able to remove widows
weeds.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-02-08

81 Sghen cycling. take q bar sof whites
Hucstaln. xous can ride fnrt aer5 ana
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-02-08

When a sure-thing man takes anoth-
er in out Of the rain it is apt to be a
questionable transaction.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-02-08

s solisanad tourists arrived Il
Elgypk during tho last season. VysE
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-02-08

The cuitivat ton of opium in China
bssan about seventy years ago.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-02-08

AGENTS WANTED,-NIale or Female
TO sell oil stocks; best terms ever offered
by responsible company to agents and
purchasers. Z. NJ. Davis. Portland or.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-02-08

An ri AnsiY9 habit The fashlonakle.
lssES, lsl
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-02-08

# Men VINO reckon without their hosts
should be pretty good at figures.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-02-08

There are 1862 working locomotives
IN Great Britain. 5 vi 3 q 4
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-02-08

Bootblacks may not do business In
Boston on Sunday. Il
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-02-08


Some people think Il q bettsr d hays
loved and lost than nsver 70 have loved
~ All. n, 4. 81 9 sssI, 4
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-02-08

talent resemblesI 4 deep ven: genius
~ fountain. sS Il lEss
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The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-05-18

previous overcOats. The effect is to
make the shoulders look very narrow
in front and the back quite round. 1t
looks, In fact, like Il: sack hanging
from the shoulders, and that is exact
ly what the OyercOat was in the first
place.
The original Raglan overcoat was
fashioned out of a sack. BY some the
invention is attributed to Lord Rag
Ian himself, but it seems more likely
that 1t was invented by some officers
under his command, that he put on the
finishing touches and they gave it his
name.
The soldiers suffered greatly from
the cold. They took the heavy sacks
in which flour, potatoes and other pro-
visions were sent to the army and
made overcoats out of them. The
opening already made at the top of
the sack served as the neck of the
coat, and they cut the sleeves by a
rough process from the sack itself.
The result of this was the sleeve run
ming straight up to the neck, with q
curious seam on the shoulders in
front, which was originally intended
to take up the excessive fulness.
These coats were hailed with joy.
saved the lives of a great many men
and achieved a popularity which they
did not lose in long time.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-05-18
Secret Signals of rradesmen.

Brokers and tradesmen in England
have an elaborate code of signals
which is used between partners in the
presence of third party, and some at
tempts have already been made to in
troduce the same into this country. In
making a IDEAL" one partner will tele-
graph the other "raise the price, by
passing his finger over his upper lip,
or Clover the price" by stroking the
lower lip.
BE cautious" in indicated by rub
bling the left eye with the back of the
forefinger. accept the offer" or
"clinch the deal' is conveyed by pull
ing tie waistcoat down with both
hands. as If Strengthening it, and
stop negotiations" by biting at the
thumb nail. The sign postpone" IS
made by passing the hand over the
forehead.
Another signal is to wind the watch
chain about the left forefnger, which
means "the applicant for employment
will not do" Placing the finger tips
of both hands together means that
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-05-18

With the light thrown on Philippine
affairs by the American occupation
comes a greater knowledge than was
heretofore possessed of the many valu-
able products native to the soil. Under
old laws forestry was almost unknown,
and the most valuable rubber, gutta-
percha and ylang-ylang tree were al
lowed to be cut down at will, says the
Philadelphia North American. These
old regulations are now changed. and
licenses must now be taken out. For
estry Director Ahern estimates the
total number of tree species in the
archipelago at 500. There are no pure
forests of any one species, but all
grow together in one discriminate
mass. The forest lands of the Philip
pines are estimated at from 10000. 900
60 100000 acres-one-haK of the
Islands area.-Chicago News.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-05-18
A Sample of Legal Courtesy.

An instance of that legal courtesy
which is a synonym of Congressional
courtesy occurred in a Galesburg court
room the other day. Attorney Jim
Mckenzie and lawyer from East
Galesburg became involved in a wordy
discussion, in which each questioned
the others word The East Galesburg
legal light maintained his position,
claiming that he could find his author
ity. He turned over the pages of the
statute book, when, quick as a flash,
Mac said:
"You will find what you want on
page, section -"
The innocent attorney looked up the
reference and found the law governing
the running loose of jackasses.
And the court smiled.-PhiIadeIph
Item.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-05-18

The census returns are expected to
show the population Of England, Ire
land, Scotland and Wales to be over
II, 0OO, 900.
The Russian and Italian consulates'
ut Geneva were attacked during a
demonstration in connection with the
extradition of Jeffei, an alleged &C.
complete Of Bresci, the assassin of
King Humbert.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-05-18
Reforms In German LANGUAGE

The Allgemeiner Deutscher Sprach-
verein is a German association with a
mission. The mission is to encourage
the simplification and purity of the
German language. One of its aims is
to make both spoken and written Ger
man simpler, not only by using shorter
and less involved sentences, but by the
elimination of the use Of foreign words
in the social, business and scientific
worlds. The headquarters of the as
ISOLATION are in Berlin, and there are
branches in Milan and many parts of
Austria, as well as in London. LON
don Daily Mail.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-05-18

The British steamer Costa Rican,
which went ashore on Grand Cay.
mann route to New Orleans, was not
seriously damaged.
A party Of British iron workers are
coming to the United States to study
American methods.
The steamship Rhein, from Bre-
men, landed 2,502 passengers at New
York, breaking all records.
Mrs. Maria Henderson, a native
Tennesseean, aged l0l, died at Quincy,
Ill.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-05-18

the interviewed employe is to be dis
missed. When a shopwalker extends
the first two fingers of the right hand
and grips the others the assistants
know that the customer is a klepto-
maniac.
Old hands at trade can, it is said,
carry ON conversation in master
ly manner in the presence of a third
party as expert as themselves but ig-
norant of the special signal code by
which they work.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-05-18
BED FOR GIVING MEDICAL TREATMENTS

the spinal column and neck of the
patient to produce muscular relaxa-
ton, while the general temperature is
reduced by the application of the cool
ing apparatus to other parts of the
body. The mattress of the bed is
adapted to be inflated with hot water
or air, and in order to maintain the
water at the required temperature the
mattress is connected with the water
heater in proximity to the bed by
means of a pipe. 1t will be noticed
that supports for a fractured arm or
leg are also provided, as we'll as
thermometer, writing tablet, holder
for medicine glasses, etc. The design
er of the appliance is Adolfo Luria.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-05-18
q Burial Weddings

The Karens, Of Upper Burma. not
only delay their weddings till they can
celebrate 20 or 80 at once, but make
the same occasion serve for their fun.
erals as well. When a man dies, SAYS
Answers, his body is cremated and the
ashes are kept until the time for the
formal funeral. When a bad harvest
or prolonged rainy season occasions
the need OF a little excitement. and
some enthusiast arranges a burial.
wedding. the ashes are arranged along
low. narrow platform. while the men
stand on one eide. the women on the
other. There are no mourners, for the
dead men have been forgotten during
the convenient interval, and the
dresses suggest only the pleasantei
side OF the double function. Proceed
ings are commepced by a sort Of DO
etic competition between the men and
the fairsst maid. II the latter is not
satisfied with the compliments paid
her, she avoids the embarrassment OF
a direct refusal by bidding her sutton
como for her before he Is awake"
In this case he consoles himself with
q pipe, and. after a short interval.
transfers his addresses to some less
exactfng lady. AS soon as the young
people are equally paired of. the ED.
ers compete for the more valuable
portion of the dead mems property.
Jewels or weapons are set swingingly
by a string while the claimants pass
in single file. The one who is nearest
when the pendulum stops swinging Sc
cures whatever is attached to it. When
each has thus secured a momento OF
the day, the rest is handed over to
the children to be smashed up with
all the crockery of the deceased, and
buried with their ashes on some
neighboring hill.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-05-18

A very successful New Yorker IN an
address to young men referred to
"ciergymen with the two 'verys'-a
very small income and a very large
family" The small income still tries
the minister's soul-the average for
American clergymen being $s0O-but
the large family is thing of the past.
The ministerial family is somewhat re.
markable nowadays If it includes mora
than three children-usually two sons
and one daughter.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-05-18

nm exploration mission, bound for
Venezuela with the ayowed purpose
OF exploring districts of the great for
ests OF the lower Orinoco, recently
sailed from Bordeaux Paulliac. The
mission is composed of DR.. Lucien
Morisse, Its head. and his wife, as well
as twelve others, whose special stud
les or profession eminently fit them
TO accomplish the end in view. DR..
Morfsse is already known for the sue
cessful fulfilling of former missions to
the same region. An avant-garde OF
the mission left in September last
with a~complete outfit for exploration
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-05-18

A. j. Cassard caused the arrest of
John J. Glynn on the charge of being
responsible for the death of his son.
Charles Cassard who was drowned at
Southport.
Decoration Day was observed in
Metaire cemetery with impressive
ceremonies. Hon. James Dinkins de-
livered an Grafton on 1.-THE Confed-
crate Soldier -
JOS NJ Wree was arrested on sus-
picion of knowing something of fire
and robbery at Amesville Friday
night.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-05-18
Complete HospitaI Outfit.

The illustration shows special
constructed bed adapted for use in
hospitals, provision being made for
treating numerous diseases and also
for surgical work. A cooling tank is
provided which contains ice and
water, and this can be brought in
proximity with any portion of THE
body while the remainder is given hot
treatment by other appliances. The
special function of the cooling tank
is to regulate the temperature of a
pyretic or febrile patient-as. for in
stance, in spinal meningitis, pneu-
monia, typhoid fever and all forms
of eruptive diseases. where bodily
plays such an important
role. In spinal meningitis and typhoid
it may be necessary to apply heat to
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-05-18
Poor Mans Improved Condition.

The poor man to-day is far better
off than he was in 1900. He is a freer
man. Then he was simply a laborer,
without social or political influence;
now he has both, and his voice COM
mands attention. In those days the
wage OF carpenter was sixty-three
cents day, of shoemaker seventy
three cents, of a blacksmith seventy
cents, of, shipbuilder ninety cents.
Toilers in the fields received from
twenty-five to forty cents.-San Fran
cisco Chronicle.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-05-18
A Boxing Kitten.

The proprietor of a small store In
New York owns a black kitten that cul.
uvates habit Of squattins on It's
haunches. like bear or a kangaroo
ana then sparring with its fore paws
a. II 1t had taken lessons from /.
puglist The Telegram tells how the
kitten conquered . big dog. A gen.
tleman took into the store an enor-
NOUS dog. half Newfoundland, hall
collie. fat. sood-natured and intelli.
gent. The tiny kitten, instead OF bolt
Ing at once for shelter. retreated few
PAGES, sat erect on its hind legs and
put It's lists" In an attitude OF def.
ance. The contrast In size between the
Two was intensely amusing. It remind
ed one OF Jack the Giant-Killer prepar-
INF to demolish a giant. Slowly, and
without sign Of excitability, the huge
cog walked as far as his chain would
allow him, and gazed intently at the
kitten and its odd posture. Then, as
the comicality Of the situation struck
MIN, he turned his head and shoulders
around to the spectators, and IL an ami
NAL ever laughed in the world that dog
assuredly did 30 then and there. He
neither barked nor growled, but in
duised in low chuckle, while mouth
and eyes beamed with merrimont..
Brother Leo Il the name by which
william Gallinger. eldest son Of the
Hov noh{rA Ia
known to the religious world Of the
Episcopal church. His r. 7tiate has
begun In the order Of tie Atonement at
the monastery at Graymore. three
miles distant from Garrison-on-the-
Hudson. At the end of two years
Brother Leo will be formally ordained
I priest Of the Episcopal church. and
after that date Father Leo will 90 out
apon his chosen work as a missionary.
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The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-05-18

1t is said that the Paris Exposition
popularized tea to an extent hitherto
unknown in France. The importation
of tea has more than quadrupled since
the Ceylon Pavilion showed the boule-
vardiers and the jolies Parisiennes
how to make it. Formerly the French
method was to pour weak tea and hot
milk simultaneously into cup! But
now many hostesses have added tea to
their list of pet beverages, and some
have adopted the English "5 o'clock"