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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-12-20

contributed to the pleasure Of Others the
success Of the fair and the good sof the
church Father Lavigne looked after the
general management Of the affair and r.
A. Hart made an able aid de camp In
the diamond ring contest Miss Med Donald
collected el84. IS and Miss Brahchaud
Sl38.75. For the doll Lottie Buie s38 s.,
Martina Keller s2l. 05. Total proceeds
of fair s813O0.
Small pox is almost epidemic in many
localities not far from here. Hallock,
Kennedy and Stephen are reported as
having cases. Cavalier county has some,
and man who got on the N. 2. at Letel.
lier, Man, this week, was taken in charge
at Winnipeg because Of showing symp.
toms Of the disease. Vaccination should
be general, and the utmost care taken by
everybody. An ounce Of prevention is
worth many pounds OF cure in this mat.
ter.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-12-20
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lfss 81
Died.

.sss Died. ss s.s 1.
|SHAw-At Pembina, on December 18th.
1901 Caroline A.. beloved wife Of JOS.
eph Shaw. As
Mrs Shaw was born at Mount Vernon.
Ontario. Aug. 14st 1912. She cane
with her husband to this, country II ISM
and lived for many years on their farm
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-12-20
Confectionery.

: Scientists have decided that
?pure candies are food products
Owe pride ourselves on the fact
ithat trashy candies find no place
lin our stock. We show a Sc
fleet assortment at low prices.
owe have one immense stick of
6pure candy'that some one will
iget free Of charge on Christmas
9day. Will it be you? Partiic-
;ulars at the candy counter.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-12-20
Fine China.

Every Woman admires pref
ty china and glassware and
would appreciate a gift Of this
kind, and if there is any one
department in which we excel
it is this one. Anxious to keep
up our neighborhood reputation
for fine china, we have this year
bought heavier than usual, and
you'll be surprised at the values
we offer.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-12-20

Landlord Buie of the Winchester hotel
has prepared an elaborate bill of fare
for Christmas day, that would do credit
to hotels Of some of our metropolis. We
will print it in full next week.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-12-20
Pembina Base Ball park paid dividend
of 20 per cent. this week.

The high school foot ball team will
give dance on New Years. Proceeds
to defray expenses of matches. Invi-
tation>will be sent out later.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-12-20

The Skating Rink opened for business
on Monday might to the kids great de-
light.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-12-20

Christmas trade is just fair, say the
merchants, but the rush will be from to-
morrow on.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-12-20

Attendance at court is,muoh smaller
than usual for jury term.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-12-20

]. B. Rer,ville, Jr., is the happy man
this week. 1t began on Monday morn
ing and it cries just like a girl.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-12-20

Kimball Organs for $500 a month al
King & Co.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-12-20

Frank Pocock and other Emerson
sports are arranging Live .pigeonshoot
, for Christmas Day, and a general lnvi-
/, tation is extended TO The sports on this
side of the line. If the weather is favor
liable several will 60 over from here
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-12-20


to hotels Of some of our metropolis. We
will print it in full next week.
Both the. M. E. and the Presbyterian
Sunday schools are preparing for their
usual Christmas entertainments. The M.
IL. Sunday school will have cantata OF
Christmas 'minstrelsy. That of the Pres
byterianwill be OF miscellaneous pro-
gram, music, Eecitations, etc. The M. e.
entertainment will be in Klttson hall.
Admission; Is cts.
The Grand Forks Herald issued very
fine illustrated 80 page special edition
on Sunday; full OF information on North
Dakota-and Pembina county land men
are conspicuous by their big ads and I'll.
Illustrated features l. J. Foster has two
whole pages, L. P. Strong, w. H. Often,
CIV. Andrews, Appleton Bros, Barney
Folllns and others, have from quarter to
whole pages.
During the month of November the
number offreight cars passing this station
southward~was 1908 cars of wheat. 4 car
Of oats, "A cars of flax, 5 cars of aour, q
cars of screenings, 60 cars of miscellane-
ous-total :2;371. Going north, 1905
cars. Total both ways, 1916. This does
not include locomotives and cabooses,
nor the daily passenger trains each way.
The 80 days from Nov. 18th to Dec. 18th
would show a considerable larger daily
average.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-12-20

Deputy Coanty Judge Thos. Wilson
has rented the Jos. Shaw residence, and
will move his family sere the first of the
wear.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-12-20

Fire alarm bell rang out again Monday
night with cold weather, a brisk wind,
and a disabled engine. Fortunately it
was but burning chimney al the Rush
ton Hotel and no harm,resulted.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-12-20

The N. P. is putting in a large Fair
bank, Morse gasoline engine at the
water tank here. The wind mill will be
taken down to Red Lake Falls. The
water tank is in bad shape and will be
replaced by new one in the spring.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-12-20

In LaMoure & Co.'s ad in the Neche
Chronotype front and rear view of
-Jud-is published. Juds appearance
would indicate that he is all swelled up
oyer something, probably the fattering
support he is receiving for congress
sional Observation-Disclosures Globe.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-12-20

last night for Grand Forks to consult
with a leading law firm in reference to
legal proceedings which he will institute
in the courts Of this county at an early
date. He was given the glad hand upon
his return by his numerous friends. 1t is
a pleasure for this aper to stale that Mr..
Spring purposes justifying the faith his
friends have had in him.-Independent.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-12-20

The people of Pembna will be pleased
to learn that Mr.. Warner will not remove
to Grand Forks as announced last week.
Mr.. Mulrein OF St Paul succeeds MIR.
MCGOWAN as agent at Grand Forks.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-12-20
Emerson band is to. he.reorganlzed.

Emerson is building $4,000 skating
rink.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-12-20

Ills iClulH Wy Ills LuIllSIOuS lIlGIlOS. Ut IS
pleasure for this aper to stale that Mr..
Spring purposes justifying the faith his
friends have had in im.-Independent.
Mr.. A Sudgen pulled into the elevator
the other day, the champion load OF
wheat with one team of horses which
weighed l45 bushels and 40 lbs. Who
can beat this for wagon load?.. MIR.
Geo. Cornell has finished this week an
elegant sign for Mr.. Alexander, Supt. OF
Schools for Pembina county to be hung
in front OF his Office at city OF Pen1hina.
The ground work is of black and the
lettering in gold, shaded. !. q. Mr.. and Mrs.
Lucas and family soldi their St. Vincent
property last week to Mr.. H. Gooseaw,
and have removed to Canaan, New
Hampshire.-New Era.
Last week we spoke OF. the continuance
of the nice pleasant weather-but this
week the thermometer has told differ
ent story-and we have Sawed wood
burned coal-and said considerable
The signal service says Canvas the low
est, but it has been playing pretty low
down all week. However, as the old
lady said, I'VE can thank the Lord tina,
our neighbors are as bad off as we are"
for three people .froze to death in cen
trail Indiana-and several peEished with
cold in Chicago, and the mercury drop
ped from c,54 to zero in st. Louis in one
day, and Oklahoma had a genuine biz
zard
The Catholic fair, which was held or
Monday and Tuesday evenings was :
great success financially and otherwise
A splendid supper was served on botf
Evenings and fine musical and literar,
program given by talent from Emerson
Neche, and other localities in addition t.
that of this city. A large amount Of tancy
and useful articles was disposed of b,
sale and other methods. Great interes
was manifested in the various contest.
as the pecuniary results show. Among
1.-THE successful candidates were Miss Nc
Donald, Emerson, diamond ring, he
Opponent Miss Branchaud, gettinga fin,
silk dress as consolation prize. Mr.. ]
B. Branchaud was the recipient Of til,
Igold watch, and Lottie Buie the doll
lWhile Martina Killer took another dol
IS q successful loser. Many other small
er prizes were awarded to various partie,
land even those who were not 50 forum
late, were pleased 70 see the others. luci
land did not seem to regret that they has
/ a. II. Anderson, the photographer
viii hereafter be at the Pembina studio
Ion Monday and Tuesday Of each wei
( Nofice lie changes, 10-tf
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-12-20

a.. Il. Anderson, the photographer,
win hereafter be It The Pembina studio
% Monday and Tuesday Of each week
Noeice DE changes. 1S-t B
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-12-20

Cards are out announcing the maxri-
age OF Miss Ethel NJ. Ferrie Of Hamilton,
and Mr.. Robert Johnson OF Roland,
Manitoba, to take place at the Presby-
terian Church in-Hamllton, at high noon.
Dec. 18th, 1901, Rev. w. ]. Hall oAici-
ating.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-12-20

The latest name proposed for candi-
date to fill Mr. Ottem's place on the coun-
ty board is M. M. Campbell Of Glasston,
and Mr.. Campbell is also good timber,
having had considerable experience as
chairman of the township board, and is a
clear headed business man. &
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-12-20


Here's what we had 1up our }
sleeve" last week. You never}
saw such a doll bargain. Fully
1ea inches long. Fine bisqueG,
head, with moving eyes and!
lovely curls. Body is good2
quality kid, with shoes and'
stockings, and worth Is cents3
any time. We offer this sup!
erb doll an SATURDAY and(
MONDAY only, at Z
IS cents. !
Don't be late, They'll not be
sold at that price after Monday I
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1901-05-24
a USELESS HABIT.

The Lancaster New Era has the
following:
Perhaps there is no bad habit at
once so widespread and harmful among
the people at large as that of putting
sharpened lead-pencll point into the
mouth before using it. Graphite, the
material of which the marking sub
stance Of pencils is mainly composed,
is poison, and the results of using it
in the way indicated may he serious.
Many cases of skin and month diseases
have been traced to this evil habit,
which has not the first thing to recon-
mend it and everything to condemn it.
In schools, for example, one pupil may
put into his mouth the pencil that has
been similarly employed by other
children. Infections of all kinds, we
are aware, can be communicated in
this way. In Great Britain medical
inspectors of schools have issued pro-
test against the indiscriminate use Of
pencils by children. If every child
had it's own pencil, and used that ex-
clusively, and allowed no one else to
do so, the danger Of infection would
be greatly lessened, but danger from
poisoning would still remain.
But why should any one, child Or
adult, thrust the lead-pencil point
into his mouth? 1t is wholly unne
cessary. 1t is only habit, and very
bad one at that. 1t does not improve
the writing. 1t makes it look worse
for being uneven. 1t is, in fact,
positively silly. Get a good pencil,
keep the point we'll dressed, and you
have an instrument at your command
from morning until night and from
January until December that will rem
der you excellent service without ever
coming nearer than a foot of the month.
There are men who have written
thousands of pages without so much
as thinking of moistening their pencil
points, much less actually doing so.
Of all the habits among intelligent
men, there is, perhaps, none that is at
once so nonsensical and unnecessary.
There is often great difference be-
tween beautiful singer and girl
who sings beautifully.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1901-05-24
5elrft MisrrlIanq.
Keister's Little Joke.

keister had invited Nicoll and Stoke
to dine with him at his house in the
suburbs. Nicoll had just arrived in
town on a week s business trip and had
surprised Keister by breaking into his
office unannounced and shifting him
vigorously on the back to testify to his
delight at once more meeting the friend
of his bachelor days. kcister's first
impulse was to hurl the inkstand at
his visitor, but when he saw who it
was he contented himself with pommel-
ing him around the room to show his
Joy. Then he forced him into a chair
and beamed on him.
"Married and done for, l hear" said
Nicoll.
Three children, to BOOT said
keister with conscious pride. About
the smoothest little bunch you ever
but, then, you shall see them and Judge
for yourself You must come and stay
with me while you are here. No; ex-
cuses don't go. I'll tell you what; I'll
ask Billy Stokes to dinner, and if we
don't have coy old pow-wow over
old times to night! Sure! Billy's on
earth. No, he isn't married, but the
chances are good in about another
month. Same old Billy; not a hairs
difference. You haven't changed a
bit, either. Look as natural as ever
What do you think of me? OF course
we all have our troubles and they don't
make us any younger, but they tell
me | hold my own pretty well. You
ought to have married, Nick; but then
| guess you're too young yet to settle
down. Nothing like it, though. No,
it won't interfere with your business
at all. 1t may sound as if it was far
out. but the train gets you down there
in % minutes, and you don't have to
worry about getting seat
"Well, if | do go down with you
you'll he putting up some job or an
other on me-" said Nicoll.
Not much. I've quit that and
sobered down. I'll call Stokes up
right away. Say, but I'm sorry that
| can't drop everything and go out
with you right now, but it just hap
pens that you've caught me when I've
got my hands full of a lot of business
that must be attended to. See those
papers stacked up there? Well, we'll
make up for it tonight, anyway.
Well, if you've got business yourself it
don't so much matter. Iou can get
through by half past four, can't you?
Very well, then You come here at
that time and you'll find Billy and me
here waiting for you. Don't make it
any later, and we can catch the AS.
Bring your satchel with you with
enough things for a week. Well,
goodbye, old fellow, for the present.
I'll give you time, all right"
As soon as Nicoll had gone keister
went to the telephone and called up
Stokes. Stokes had been one of the
bachelor trio in the old days, and he
promptly accepted the invitation and
said he would call at the office at lit
tie before four o'clock unless he fell
dead with heart disease. Then keister
attacked his papers and was busy with
them until lunch time. 1t occurred
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1901-05-24
THE PRAYER OF HIS LIFE.

An old man in Georgia named Jack
Baldwin having lost his hat in an
old dry we'll one day, hitched rope to
stump and let himself dow. And
wicked wag named Neal came alongjust
then and quietly detached bell from
Baldwin's old blind horse, approached
the we'll, bell in hand, and began to
ting-a-ling.
Jack thought the old horse was
coming, and said: Hang the old
blind horse he's coming this way, sure,
and he amt go no more than TO fall
in on me-whoa, Ball!" The sound
came closer.
"Great Jerusalem! The old blind
fool will be right on top of me in
minute-whoa, Ball-whoa, Ball!"
Neal kicked little dirt on Jacks
head and Jack began to pray:
"Oh, Lord, have mercy on-whoa,
Ball-a poor sinner; I'm gone on
whoa, Ball-a poor sinner; I'm gone
now-whoa, Ball! Hallowed be thy
gee, Ball +! gee, what'll do?-name.
Now I law me down to-gee, Ball!
(Just then in fell more dirt.) Oh,
Lord! If you ever intend to do any
thing for me-back, Ball who! thy
kingdom come-gee, Ball! Oh, Lord,
you know l was baptlsed in Smiths
milldam-whoa, Ball ! ho! murder! +!
whoa p
Neal could hold in no longer and
shouted langh which might have
been heard two miles, which was about
as far as Jack chased him when he
got out.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1901-05-24
PROPOSALS NOT NECESSARY.

A party of women were talking one
day and marriage proposals was the
theme under discussion, says the Chi
cago Chronicle. Someone wanted to
know whether the proposals in novels
we're anything like the proposals of
real life. The young girls said they
must he and the matrons said they
were not. Two of the latter confessed
they had never received proposals at
all from their husbands. That shocked
the girls, who imagined dreadful things
about leap year proposals. But there
was nothing so remarkable as that.
II don't know when my husband
first began to think of marrying me,
or when | thought of marrying him."
said Matron No L. IL had known him
for such long time that never seemed
to have any thought for anything else.
We always seemed to have known that
we should marry each other. He did
ask my father, but he certainly never
asked me-
"My husband never proposed to me-, -
said Matron No. 2. I'VE simply knew
We were to be married. 1t would
have been strange if either of us had
thought anything else. Other men?
Well, other men than the right ones
make proposal Of marriage as they
would any other proposal of less
romantic kind. Then there are pro-
posals by letter, but any man who pro-
poses 10y letter when he can ask by
wold Of mouth deserves to lose the girl
1t is a cowardly thing to do. But,
then, if you care for the man-oh, we'll,
it makes all the difference in the world.
But one of the happiest marriages
| ever knew came about in a strange
way and with what most girls would
consider the leas. sentiment and even
without proper consideration tor the
conventions. | knew both the man
and the woman when / was young.
He was thorough good fellow, be-
longing to a good but ordinary family.
He was brilliant, in a way, but he was
a man to be liked and respected. She
was as pretty girl as | ever saw and
a woman who has grown handsomer
as she has grown older. The man had
been in love with another girl, proposed
to her and was refused. This my girl
heard. Such things do get around,
though no one ever tells.
"'What shame SIC said, indig-
nantly. He is nice fellow; il he
should ask me would marry him.
This remark also got out without
being told, the young man heard it,
took the girl at her word, asked her if
she meant it, she said she did and they
were married and lived happily ever
after, for | have known them during
all the ever AFTER"
Mr.. Blurt-"Id d hate to be that man
Wiggles; he has to ask his wife for
every cent he spends"
Mrs. Blurt-"Good for him; |
know woman who has to ask her
husband for every cent she spends and
usually gets only half what she asks
for
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1901-05-24

"My DEAR" said Mr.. Wagge, "as I
came by Mrs. Gazzam's house just
now | saw Mrs. Gazzam in the parlvr
kissing someone who was not her-er
was not Mr.. Gazzam !"
"Oh, Henry!' gasped Mrs. Wagge.
care you sure? Well, did you ever?
Oh, my! But I've always suspected
Mrs. Gazzam. She's much too sancti-
monious, you know. Kissing--why,
l must call up Mrs. Jorkins on the
telephone and tell her all about it.
Kissing al don't suppose you could
see who it was p
eyes," said Wagge, 81 could, quite
distinctly.
"You could? Oh, Henry, who was
it! Anybody we know
ooh, yes. 1t was Mrs. Gazzam's
mother!'
"You-you-horrid brut,''
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1901-05-24
KEEP THE BALANCE UP.

1t has been truthfully said that any
disturbance of even balance OF health
causes serious trouble. Nobody can
he too careful to keep this balance up.
When people begin to lose appetite, or
to get tired easily the least imprudence
brings on sickness, weakness or debili
ty. The system needs tonic, Graves
it, and should not be denied it; and the
best tonic of which we have any know
ledge is Hoods Sarsaparilla. What
this medicine has done in keeping
healthy people healthy, in keeping up
the even balance of health, gives it the
same distinction as preventative
that it enjoys as a cure. Its early use
has illustrated the wisdom of the old
saying that stitch in time saves nine.
Take Hoods tor appetite, strength,
and endurance.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1901-05-24

age which resulted in the discovery of
the Cape of Good Hope. He had
frequently been to Portugal, where he
married, and had been fully imbued
with the spirit of adventure and the
desire to carry out his peculiar views
of Western discovery. How for years
he pleaded his cause in vain first at
Genoa, and then at the courts of Por-
tugal and Spain and was looking to
France and England for aid when the
close of the Moorish wars brought the
looked for succor from Ferdinand and
Isabella, need not be treated in detail.
Suffice it that he signed the contract
by which his outfit was to be furnish
ed and he received IL per cent. of the
expedition and the title Of Admiral
in May, 1892, and sailed from Palos
August 5 following.
When on the 18th of October Col
umbus landed on the island which he
| called San Salvador and took poss-
ession of it in the name of Spain, he
regarded his geographical problem
solved, and as he extended his exami-
nation Of the group Of islands, in
cluding Cuba, Hayti and others, he
| felt further confirmed that the main
land of Cathay was so near that he
named one island Cipango, by which
name Japan was then known. He
died in the belief that he had found
the eastern coasts and islands of Asia.
Of the several voyages made by COL
umbus and OF his conquest of the vari-
Gus islands in the Caribbean Sea the
book gives full account. 1t particular
ly treats of the tortures and horrors
inflicted upon them. And yet, strange
to say, the propagation of the faith
among them was proclaimed as the
great object in the administration of
the new territory.
Upon the death of King Ferdinand
in 1916 Cardinal Ximines, who by his
will became regent, ablishcd Indian
slavery and enforced a more humane
system in their treatment and the
establishment of schools and churches.
But the freedom of the Indians dimin-
ished the number of laborers on the
island to such an extent that to sup
ply the demand petitions were sent to
Spain to authorize the importation of
negroes from Africa, Charles ", after
ward the great Emperor, who was
then but sixteen, granted the petition
and thus in 1919 the institution of
African slavery was planted in the
new world. The volume closes at this
point, leaving the mind of the reader
to take up the thread of the ter
rible events which were to crowd the
more than three centuries which wit
messed in Mexico and South America
the enactment Of the same terrible
crulties of conquest as in the West
Indies, the greed Of gold, the horrors
of slavery and all the woes of malad-
ministration, which eliminated first
in the loss of Spain's western continen-
tai possessions and finally in that of
the West Indies.