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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1901-01-09
BILL ARP'S LETTER.
ARP and His Children About the Fsreside.
!. At,a.ssss Constitution.

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Jessie went to school and crossed the
creek on slender footing, and gath
cred hava aud msypops and wild
Strawberries on the way. These boys
and their sisters wanted 60 revisit the
old scenes and drink water from the
Same old gushing spring. These boys
wanted to see the old meadow where
the big trees e.eeeea'::aa & .a5;T ..a5;T u1sij5asy---
the oak trees that We named for Ross
Soe Conkliug and Blaine, and the big.
sycamore that was named for
voorhees,, the tall sycamore Of the
Wabash.
They wanted to Geo the old barn
yard where they used to tease old
Pete, the Merino ram, and incits him
to rear on his hind legs and run to butt
them as they presented their poste.
riors in q defiant and provoking man.
ner. Sometime they got out Of bis
way just in time, but ever aud anon
they didn't, and he sent them on
their winding way scratching the
ground on their allfours. They want.
cd to see the grave OF old Bows, that
good old dog whom they loved. did
not go for there was no room, and as L
am the boy, I had TO stay at home and
take care of Jessie's children.
Well they came back In due time
and it was amasiug to me to hear them
tell how everything had changed with
in these dozen years; how the house
seemed to have sank into the ground o
foot or .two end the farm had shrnnk
up and the fields were smaller and the
hills lower and the shade trees short.
ened at the top. I've been through all
that before, and wss not suTpriissG.
Interspersed with our dailya and night.
ly pleasures we have music, good mu-
sic. classical music Of the great mas
ters and minstrel music with choruses
ss:cm all tho band and even my wife,
Mrs. Arp, was constrained to play the
"Caliph of Bazdad" with her Grst-
born daughter-her daughter. Music
is our family gift, for they all play
on something, and all have veices for
harmony Of sweet sounds. This gift,
1 suppose, comes from their mother,
and her touch upon the ivory keys is
still as delicate as when she was a las
sic of sixteen. [ used to think that L,
toO,- had melodious voice, and some
times would venture to hist the tune
in Sunday School when the tune hys-
ter was absent, aud, like the GROW who
tried to sing, 1 thought 1 did it finely.
Nobody else ever told me SO, and one
day my wife said that my voice was q
little cracked and il. she was NE she
would not try TO raise the tunes in the
Church any more. It was a revela-
ticn that shocked ne, and I nave never
sang in Church since, nor anywhere
else. There, are voices in Chureh
choirs Of the same kind, but nehed-
will tell them. They are called falset-
to.
farewell Christmas-farewell old
Santa clees-wh;ae ~s all rejoice, let
us not forget that Christmas commem-
crates the birth of abe Savior Of laea
the nativity Of Kris Kringle, which
means "the little Christ child Itis
well enough to rejeioc, but We should
at the same time ceHect and begrate-
full.
BILL Amp.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1901-01-09

- A novel way of choosing pastor
was recently adopted by the Mennon-
tics at Groffsdalc, Penn. There were
tea candidates, and ten Bibles were
placed on a table before them. In
one was slip Of paper, and the candi-
date who chose this Bible became the
pastor.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-02-01

No one questions the ability and hustl-
ing qualities ofour present representa-
tives IN the legislature, and 1 miss my
guess if they fail to rise to he occasion.
The Hon. Judson LaMoure is chairman
of the committee on appropriations. and
though it can be said that MIR. LaMoure
has done some things not approved by
his enemies, yet he has recognized the
law of compensation by doing enough
good to overcome the doubtful. No one
can ever question his loyalty to his own
district and there is not another district
i'll the stae better safeguarded than his
own for the interests of his constituents.
Let us hope that in the goodness of his
intelligence he may apply the same prin-
ciples this year to the requirements oi
our educational institutions that he ap.
plies to the requirements of his friends
and his home district ]. E. PHELAN
in Fargo Forum. III
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-02-01
lite. dry parched lips, flowing eyes and

tite. dry parched lips, flowing eyes and
nose, slight profanity, increasing to mod
crate and violent, delirium, cold chills,
cold feet, and 2 sequence Of other symp-
toms that we do not recall now but that
may be found in Lydia Pinkham's COM
iplete guide to health and happiness or
any other reliable religious work. We
do not claim to enumerate the symptoms
in their exact order. Sometimes the
rules are suspended and it is several
days before the victim gets back to the
general and regular order of business.
After these symptoms have come and
left cards, the victim is the guest of honor
at a soiree Of other distinguished all
ments. The secondary stage is upon
him. Violent homicidal mania is de-
veloped, particularly toward the man
who drives a heavily loaded coal wagon
past the front Of the house without muf-
fling the tires. Intense and lurid pro-
family characterizes this stage of the
disease. The sufferer is unable to lie at
ease. The best liars have admitted they
could not lie at ease during the second
ary stage. The feather bed feels like
two yards Of corduroy road in dry sea
son. The softest sheet irritates the ana
tony like sixteen inches of harveyized
armor plate. The eyes are sunken and
CLASSY. Hectic fushes and bob.tail
fushes adorn the cheeks. Small feath-
er busters grow on the teeth. The bot
ties on the medicine table assume a
weird and mysterious look. The crisis is
near. Like many other diseases, the end
of grippe is either fatal or not. Death or
recovery usually follows:
There are two safe methods to be pur-
sued during the grippe. One is to go to
bed and swear and the other is to sit up
and swear. This prescription is for men
only, of course. Bismarck Tribune.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-02-01
HAzINa STOPPED.

The members of the upper classes al
West Point through their commanding
officers have addressed communication
to the congressional board Of inquiry
agreeing to quit hazing. The cadets
seem to have got onto the fact that their
ideas Of education and that of the people
who pay for the school are somewhat
different, and have at least showed dis
cretionin admitting that the peoples
ideas are entitled to some consideration.
We think that this. agitation will in
time do much to destroy the time honor
ed custom Of hazipg. not only at West
Point but at other colleges, and il will go
into desuetude just as duelling has.
There may be occasional cases but as a
regular rule it will be abandoned. No
matter what the boys think, as a matter.
of fact nearly all the cases testified to ~
the witnesses in this investigation, have
been proven to be cowardly assaults ~
force Of numbers. and ia most cases il
the victim had defended iimself with II
revolver. he would have been justified
or at least would be Il the same thing.
had been attempted in ordinary wallis of
life.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-02-01
POPULATION OF NORTH DA.
KOTA ANDAPEMBINACO


IS Dakota was organized as territory
March 2, 1861, but on Novembcr2 2 1889,
the territory was divided into the states
of North and South Dakota.
The population Of the state in 1900 is
319, 146 as compared with a population
in 1890 Of 49,, 719, showing an increase
during tie lasttten years Of 1876, 427, or
74.7 per cent. A small portion Of this
increase is due to the fact that there were
1880 Indians and 2s4 other persons, or a
total of s, ,2@ persons, on Indian reserva-
itions, ect., in North Dakota, who were
specially enumerated in 1890 under the
provisions Of the census act, but were
not included in the general population Of
the state at that census. That part of
the territory of Dakota which now con-
stitutes the state Of North Dakota had an
approximate population iii 1870 Of 4O5,
and in 1880 of 36, 800, the increase from
1870 to 1880 having been 34,504, or
:, ,434.7 per cent, and from 1880 1890,
145, ,810, or 1851 per cent. 81
The total land surface ofNorth Dakota
is, approximately, 7O,195 square miles,
the average number of persons to the
square mileSat the censuses of 1890; and
1900 being as follows: 1890, 2.6; 1900, As.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-02-01
NOTES.

NOTES.
Pembina is the biggest. Drayton 688,
Cavalier GIL, ST. Thomas 66l are pretty
near twins
Why Bathgate and Neche were not
enumerated separate -deponent saith
not.
Cavalier township and village 1893,
Pembina township and city 1912 and st.
Thomas township and city l4S5 are the
leaders. Neche 1905, St. Joe 116O, Dray-
ton 1852 are the only others above the
1000 mark.
1t will surprise some township people
to know their population has decreased
during the last decade.
Most of the increase OF the county is in
city and village population.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-02-01
GIVE OTHER COUNTIES
SHARE.

A bill has been introduced modifying
the statute which compels the judge Of
this district to keep chambers open at
Grafton all times except when holding
court at Langdon or Pembina. Grafton
is making big kick. Now while we do
not believe that Judge Kneeshaw or any
body else wants tostake the holding Of
chambers entirely away from Grafton or
in any way hinder the business or make
hardship for the attorneys, yet anybody
can see that It is not necessary for court
business that the judge should be COM
PEELED to live. at Grafton and remain
there>all the time. There is another
phase to this matter. This issue is Of
Walsh county and particularly of Graf
tons own seeking. 1t was used in that
county as the chief argument to defeat
Judge KneeshaW.. 1t was however not
used in Pembina or Cavalier counties.
Now our friends over there are not will
ing to abide by their own issue-when
defeated at the polls. We believe how
ever, that Judge Kneeshaw, if allowed
by statute, is, fair minded enough to give
Walsh county all the time and attention
needed for court business-and is also
willing to give both Pembina and Cava-
lier county what he thinks they need as
we'll, and thus accommodate all parts of
the district better than as now arbitrarily
fixed by statute.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-02-01
The r. Pioneer Express.
GOT THE GRIPPE.

Mr.. A. Grippe Microbe is with us
again. After an absence Of several years
he dropped in the other day with a pink
shirt and leather grip, and is stopping
temporarily in number of the bes,
families. Probably no member ofthe
Mlcrobe family now living has wider
acquaintainship or a greater tendency to
enter into the physical being Of mankind
and lick up a row like Monday morning,
wheh the kitchen is full of soap suds
and steam from the family wash. The
grippe is no respecter Of persons or any.
thing else. He comes like thief in the
night and sticks to his business tighter
than an applicant for Legislative clerk.
ship to the member from his home dis.
trict.
The grippe has more symptoms than a
patent medicine advertisement and more
ways Of making itself disagreeable than a
book agent. The general effect of an
attack is a cross between falling of a
railroad train and running through feed
chopper. Unso solicited testimonials from
men who have made a business Of falling
off trains and getting themselves mangled
IN all manner Of machinery convince us
that there is a sensation ofgenuine pleas
ure in these little pasantries, as com.
pared with healthy dose Of the grippe
with the bark on. "a gentleman who
N.s
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-02-01

Proceedings
OFFICIAL.
sssesssssseoes eseoooooeo
Pembina. January 22nd. 1901.

y
Pembins, January 22nd, 1901.
Board met pursuant to adjournment,
present Chairman Often, Commissioners
Myrick and Taylor.
The following bonds were approved
by the board:
Bond of A. B. Follins county constable
in the sum of $500.
Bond of Bathgate State Bank in the
sum of 81 500.
Bond of Citizens Bank of Walhalla in
the sum Of 81. 900.
Bond of Nat Bride, county constable,
in sum of $500.
Bond of DR.. Erskine, county coroner,
in sum of $500.
Bond Of c. Murphy, county justice OF
the peace, in sum of $500.
Bond OF Barni Dalsted, county justice
of the peace, in sum OF $780,
Bond Of ]. R. Joy, county justice Of the
peace, in sum Of $500.
Bond Of B. B. Halldorson, county con-
stable, in sum of $500.
Bond Of w. j. Alexander, county supt.
iii sum Of $500, (6deiity bond.
Bond Of Farmers State Bank of st.
Thomas in sum Of 81 600. a
& Bond of Bank Of Neche in the sum Of
82,50O
Bond Of First Bank Of Drayton in sum
of IS, 600.
Bond Of First Bank Of Cavalier in sum
OF x, ,OO0.
Bond Of First Bank Of Crystal in sum
Of $1,000.
. Bond Of Bank Of Hamilton in sum Of
ss. 600.
Bond Of C,tizens Bank Of Drayton in]
sum II sl2. 900.
The bid Of Bank Of Hamilton to pay 3
per cent interest on deposit up TO e3 coo.
Z The Bank 81 Walhalla to pay 2 per
cent interest on deposits up to "a 600.
Minutes read and approved.
Board adjourned until Feb. 1S, 1901.
Attest: III. p. lOTrEN.
r. WILLIAMs, Chairman.
County Auditor. #
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-02-01

Perhaps the most remarkable ihins
about the abolishment Of the aiIpy an.
teen II Congress was this, that % NH =
The question Of pfohibition was invol yed,,
the sentiment was unaniniio rs. N
agrsed that soldiers should NOT haye ID
toxfcating drinks and as ar as possible
itshould =be prohibited. The only qaes-s
tion vas did the canteen do moFsto
ip,il'eyent " q entice Il Il ID illiu ralon
of ~ growing sehtinent A falsps III ~.
hibisioa, sSs ssss ssSl
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-02-01
Entered at the postofico at Pembina as second

The PIONEER ExPREss Is sent only on the di-
ect order of Subscribers, and is continued un1l
ordered stopped and all arrearages paid.
per year. Subscribers paying in advance have
the choice of several premium papers in addi-
ton. I!
plimentary only, and while we desire them to be
considered as invitations to subscribe, they will
not be continued except upon request.
medium in the county, having more general
circulation than any other paper. Card Of rates
sent on application.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-02-01
LARGE AND SMALL FARMS.

/ A close study Of the census figures in
this county would make it seem as
though our farmers thought quarter
section was not enough for profitable
farm. In many of the very best town
ships where every acre is good wheat
land the population has either decreased
or been practically at stand-still. In
most cases this has been caused by one
farmer selling to his nelghbor, and
both for the Same reason, each wants
ilSi>- sssAa1sa si.,b Sisc-
where to get it. 1t is probably true that
a very slight increase in investment in
horses, machinery and buildings will
farm 32O acres as easily as 100 acres, but
we believe that there is a limit. Theore-
tically there is no limit, but practice
shows that the BONANZA farms" Of several
sections are gradually being sold in
quarter and half sections to small farm
ers. One great factor in this division is
the increased price of land. As an in
vestment, and big farms are investments
only. wheat may be raised at profit by
hired help as long as the land is worth
not over $15 an acre, but when land gets
to be much over that the money will
bring better interest in other invest
ments.
There are many things the small farm
fer gets that the bonanza farmer cannot
realize. One ofthese is, that every week
day the small farmer has a profitable
days work before him when he rises in
the morning. A thing Of which few peo-
pie realize the pecuniary value unless it
is the class who have to hunt for work.
Another thing is the large amount Of his
own living the small farmer raises, much
of which is independent Of and in addi-
ton to the work of raising his regular
crop for market, which includes his
bread. butter, meat and vegetables and
perhaps a surplus ofthese sufficient to
buy q good part of his groceries. The
raising OF some stock is another means !
Of gain that the small farmer can do with
profit, because he can take care of the
stock himself with little expense for labor
and feed.
The fact remains that most men do not
expect ever to be rich. Their ambition
IS comfortable home, near churches,
schools ard markets; witt, an assured
income from their own labor sufficient,
The sun., 1901-10-08
4 SENSATIONAL ARREST.
woman Accused Of Fourteen MUIR
ders.

woman Accused OF Fourteen MUIR
ders.
, Dayton, O., Oct. 7.-Mrs. A. J. Wit
been arrested by the police at the in
stigation of the coroner and Is held
prisoner at Central station pending an
Investigation into very serious charges.
Mrs. Witwer, the police say, is suspect
ed of fourteen murders, the list includ-
ing four husbands, five children, one
sister and four members Of different
families in which she was employed as
housekeeper.
The last supposed victim was her
sister, Mrs. Anna Pugh, who died
week ago under mysterious circum-
stances. An autopsy performed at the
request of Mrs. Witwer's mother, who
came here from Detroit, is said to have
disclosed the presence Of arsenic and
copperas in the stomach. Following
closely upon the death of her first hus-
band, Fred Schweger, came, according
to the police department data, the death
of two children.
The second husband died suddenly
several years after the wedding, and
the children of this marriage died In
rapid succession. Her last husband, A.
]. Witwer, died last April. In each in
stance death was somewhat sudden,
and all were strangely alike.
The prisoner is forty-seven years OF
age and formerly lived in Middletown
this state. She has two sons in the
Philippines and a sister, it is stated, in
New York asylum. No conceivable
motive for the suspected crimes has
been disclosed. Drugs which were
found in the house occupied by Mrs
Witwer are in the possession of the po
ice and Will be examined.
The sun., 1901-10-08
THE HOME GOLD CURE.
An Ingenious Treatment by Which
Drunkards are Being Cured Daily
in Sp tie OF Themselves.

No Noxious Doses. No Weakening OF
the YES A Pleasant and Posi-
tive euro for the Liquor Habit.
1t is now generally known and under
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not weakness. A body filled with poison,
and nerves completely shatte ed by peri
odical or constant use of intoxicating
liquors, requires an antidote capable of
neutralizing and eradicating this poison,
and destroying the craving for intoxi-
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HOME GOLD CURE" which has been
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no matter how hard a drinker. Our
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The sun., 1901-10-08
DucaI Party In Manitoba.

Poplar Point, Man, Oct. THE first
dispatch rider has arrived here from
the shooting ground He reports the
safe arrival of the Duke of York and
party at the Lodge lake, Manitoba.
Dinner was served shortly after their
arrival and all hands retired early.
His royal highness and party We're up
before the sun, and shooting became
general as soon as there was sufficient
light. Ducks are reported very plcnti-
full, and from the continuous firing
heard in the distance a good bag may
safely be predicted. Northwest mount
ed police are acting as dispatch riders
between the shooting ground and the
depot.
The sun., 1901-10-08
Upton NOT SATISFIED
Still Thinks Shamrock the Better
Boat. sslG4z-
WANTS TO RACE AGAIN.
NAY Lenye the Challenges Over Here.
Reasons why HIS Eeiief In
Her Is UnshaIsen by Loss
of Three Races.

New York, Oct. Sir Thomas Lip
ton is far from satisfied that the recent
yacht races have conclusively demon
strated Columbia to be the better boat,
and it Is now more, than evident that
he would be glad to arrange for anoth-
er race.
In conversation with reporter on
board the Erin Sir Thomas said: Not
withstanding we are whipped ! still
believe Shamrock the better boat. Re
member, am not disparaging the 9TH
er boat or the New York Yacht club in
the least. But the fact Is that the other
boat In thelast two races got the best
of the wind, while we did not"
"Do you think that in the last race,
for instance, where the two boats were
SO widely separated on the beat home,
that If the Shamrock had held over in
similar positions to that of the Colum-
bia she could have beaten herr"
"No, do not ciitcise my crew in the
least. The other boat simply profited
by getting puffs of wind that we did
not happen to have. may add that
there were certain little features about
the conditioR of Shamrock which might
probably have been improved on the
last day of the race, but there is no
fault whatever to be found with her
handling
''Then you would like to have anoth.
er race?"
Eyes, think it would be well to ar.
range another race"
This fall?"
"Oh, no; nothing would be done now
before another year"
"Shall you take the Shamrock home
or would you leave her here in thu
event of another prospective raceY"
'That, of course. is all undetermined
vet. My plans for the immediate fu
ture are entirely unsettled except tha
] shall remain in Chicago probably ;
week. How long | will remain in th
country is undetermined"
The sun., 1901-10-08
ANARCHISTS MUST GO.
London Aroused by Meeting De
nouncing Mckinley.

London Aroused by Meeting De-
nouncing Mckinley.
London, Oct. THE speech of III.
Kelly of New York at the anarchist
meeting in hall in the Tottenham
Court road, London, in which he de-
rounced the late President McKinley's
political career, has led to revival
of the demand for the cXtirpation of
anarchists. The Pail Mall Gazette
compares anarchism with Fenianism;
maintains that the only difference be-
tween the sentiments of anarchists
and the war of outrage advocated by
such men as former Congressman Fin
crty is merely one of diverse means
to the same end; urges that the police
of the two Anglo Saxon nations be em-
powered to take concerted action to
hunt down the social enemy, whether
anarchist or Fonian, and that both gov
ernments refuse them the right OF
asylum.
BY coincidence The Times prints
a long article from Washington pro
testing against the license allowed the
Irish in America In plotting against
Great Britain
Commenting on this The st. James
Gazette thinks British hands are no
altogether clean, and that no law
would be strained If Kelly and othe
foreigners whose cult is murder re
ceived immediate notice to quit.