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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-12-06
Vol Satisfied.

Aubrey de We're gives, in his "Recol-
lections," an account of meeting. in
Switzerland, one of those travellers who
make it point of honor to see moth
ing so good as what they find at homo.
This man was an Irishman, with
whom patriotism was SO truly mania
that every word in praise of the seem
cry about him seemed distinct as
persion on the land Of his birth. What
can you compare here" he demanded.
with the mountains of Wicklow"
Perhaps" said traveller. lone might
name the mountains of the Mont Blanc
range" "Oh," he replied, scornfully.
they're out of all reason! am after
walking along the Chamouni valley for
three days, and only saw four of those
mountains. Sure, in Wicklow I'd have
counted as many as eight Of them In
three ,hours!"'. Have you seen this
wonderful waterfall within half a mile
of us? II have not seen it, and I am
not going to see It. Didn't see the
O'sulIiyan Cascade at Killarney? Down
it comes from suchaA height that you
don't know, whera;it comes from. Down
1T plunges, laundering and believing.
sometimes black as ink. and sometimes
white as milk. dashing itself against
the right-hand rocks and smashing it.
self against theyleft-hand rocks. What
is your Handeck Falls compared to
that?" Some persons would say" was
the reply. that the waterfall here IL
about ten times as high and six times
as broad" All, then. = said he. with an
added note Of scorn, ''then the O'Sulli-
van Cascade is not big enough for you?
And tell me- this now: Couldn't you
take 2 magnifying glass to it," #
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SHOULD HAVE DEnN An Xcron.

-
He DID Not Want TO SFay what Ne.
\ er. ssf{ ss s9 t md +
Look here. said a sufrolk farmer to
g friend. I'm going to kill my pig, but
p owe 90 much pork to my neighbors
that I shall have none left for myself
Il pay II all back. What would you
do?'''a s:; ,55 a b.
easy to trick EN-, said the
friend. XIII your pig and leave It
hanging outside until late at night. 90
everyone can see 1t. Then take It in.
and say someone stole It. Stick to the
tale, and youth be all right
The farmer followed Instructions, ana
the kind friend watched his chance ana
stole the pig. The poor farmer came
around the next morning to tell what
had happened.
Somebody has stolen my pig!" hs
"Good!' said the friend. "stick to
1t, and the neighbors'll believe you, sure
enough a'f
But It was stolen. / tell you!"
Excellent" quoth the friend. Just
you stick to that tale"
You COMPOUNDED asst" yelled the
farmer. Don't you understand Il
was really stolen
Superb" laughed the delighted
friend. you ought to have been an
actor, so you ought"
That Suffolk farmer slammed the
Door and went away fuming.-London
Answe rs. ~
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why THIS PERvERs1rY .

'"The perversity of things inanimat.
is a natural law that should be made
the subject of research, in my opin.
1on," recently remarked an observe,
of the passing show. Coming dow1
on an electric car this morning j es.
sayed to light my cigar The movins
car naturally created a strong breeze
Four matches. I struck and all were
blown out. From the fifth I managed
to get a light, when man behind me
asked me for some fire. I reached thu
blazing match to him unprotected. and
while the breeze was just as strong. i;
burned steadily until the man lit Z
cigarette, and it was still ablaze when
/ threw 1t over the rail. Such a thing
I venture to say, happens constantly
in the experience Of every smoker. In.
deed, 1t is almost q proverb amons
smokers that one can't blow q match
out after he has got q light. Drop .
collar button. and nine times out Of
ten it will get to q place more or les,
difficult Of access. Let . piece Of but.
tered bread fall, and It's pretty sure &
light on the buttered side. There Il n
doubt In the world that inanimat,
things are pe1verse. and ia certainly
like to know tina reason. Why W.
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PEKINEsE SPANIELS.

Perhaps no dogs are rarer than the
Pekinese spaniels, or long-haired Pc
kin pugs. The only one known in the
United States is owned by the daugh-
ter of New York banker, and she
brought it from London. Two came
over, but one died. The survivor is OF
the correct color, yellow tan, with
long body and hair, long, bushy tail
and short, curved, bowed legs, like q
dachshund. This one is most affec.
tionate, and like his ancestors, never
has the distemper, and is better with.
out any exercise of any kind. The his.
tory of this rare breed is curious. Dogs
of this particular variety were never
under any circumstances allowed out.
side the palace, in Pekin; in fact they
had to be owned by royalty and no.
bility. When very small in size, the
court ladies of Pekin carried them in
their sleeves; and when there was 8
litter 6orn, a coolie was assigned te
each pup, and he was 10 answer fol-
their life and safety with his head.
So it was given out! And If any were
struggled away, the coolie went, too!
When China was engaged with the
opium war in England there was a loot
of and flight from the royal palace
OF China, and Lord John Hay found
in the august precincts five of these
curious and beautiful little animals
which he carried to England. He kept
his breed pure, and from them have
descended many. The little beasts In
time became fashionable in the London
thigh set" There is tradition that
in some way there were brought over
specimens in King Charles lis time
from which the famous King Charles
spanfels trace their lineage, but it il,
not proved.
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THE AMERIND

An amerind is not, as any one might
be excused for surmising, an East In.
dian date in thin shell. That is 9
tamarind. An amerind is not a fruit
at all. 1t is name invented by thu
Archaeological society in Washing
ton, and intended as substitute fol
American Indian. A writer, Mr.. Del
lenbaugh, who has published a bool
about THE North Americans of Yes.
terday," is denounced by a reviewe,
of the Evening Post because all
through his book he speaks of Indians
as amerinds. The Posts reviewer think.
he ought to be ashamed, and there
seems to be due basis for that opinion
A got-up name like amerind may dc
for anthropologists, but it cannot hope
to pass current among real people
If there is objection to calling ou1
aborigines Indians because 1t ha,
turned ont that they don't live in In.
dia, the simplest remedy Is to call then
injuns.. There is no ambiguity about
injun.. Every one knows that it /,
American and not Asiatic. Moreoye,
it is a word that has come up from
the plain people, and such word, al
we all know, has far better chance t.
survive than any remedial epithet thai
is thought out and launched by the
learned.-E. 8. Martin in Harper,
Weekly.
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IN THE ODD CORNER.
QUEER AND CURIOUS THINGS AND
EVENTS. 53l1 II e
The Doodlesack Has Lived and Spread
in Spite of Its Musical Denouncors
Sowing Various Seeds ON q Cras with
Cannon.
SOLVED THE pRoBLEM.

He was hypochondriac man of one
idea
That one-that death lurked near to
him-inspiring him with fear.
He studied quack advertisements and
conjured up new ills: a.
His system was a storage-house for
physics drugs and pills.
He haunted doctors offices and told
in great dismay
OF feelings which each healthy man
has twenty times day.
But that which most his ease disturb
ed was that his frame inclined
Toward spareness and in consequence
grave doubts reigned in his
mind.
He squandered half his fortune trying
all the "anti-leans'
Became daily patron of the Find
your-weight" machines
And drank cod liver oil like beer in
order to gain flesh;
But as his weight did not increase re-
NAMED in terror's mesh
Till one fine day a bright thought
came. He said: "I'll bet hat
What keeps me thin is worrying be-
cause don't get fat"
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THE DOODLESACK.

A writer in the Athenaeum asserts
that bagpipe music has suffered
greatly through the efforts of we'll
meaning but mistaken people to lift
it out of it's proper place and graft it
on to city life and it's inside enter
tainments." To compare it's music
with classical productions" is "like
comparing 'taties and herring with
wine jellies." A Chicago jury once
decided that the bagpipe was not a
musical instrument at all. But why
quarrel with definition? Enough that
it has lived through some bad. crises.
When that phase of life in which it
was born and brought up passed away,
it declined to be moved into the back
ground. In short, it had the will to
live without the adventurous aids of
cranks and of congresses, because it
answers a primitive want. Indeed,
nothing could be more ironic than the
fact that the military organization
which did much to crush out every
thing that had made it power should
have been so completely conquered by
it that there are now two-and-twenty
pipe bands in the British army. The
bagpipe has been annexed by some Of
the native Indian regiments, notably
those in the Punjab, and it continues
to spread there as great military in
strument. The following bagpipe story
from the Manchester Courier fits in
nicely with this Information: A High
land laird who could not afford to keep
his own piper was accustomed to en-
ploy the village piper when he had
company. On one occasion, through
some oversight, Donald had not been
given his preliminary glass of whisky
before he began his performance. Ac-
cordingly he found his bagpipes in a
most refractory temper. The laird ask
ed him what was the matter with them
and Donald replied that the leather
was so hard that he could do nothing
with it. What will soften it," asked
he anxious laird. Och! just whisky"
said Donald. A tumbler of whisky
was at once brought. which Donald
Immediately drank. "You rascal" said
the laird, "did you not say it was for
The bag pipes?" Och, yess, yess," said
Donald, "but she will be ferry pc
culiar pipes, this. She aye likes it
blawed in."-Buffalo Commercial.
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monplace ending. Do that which is
nobler, higher, better-resign yourself,
submit to your fate and make the best
OF 1T. As a handsome and noble wo-
man use your influence with your hus-
hand to rouse him from. his Slough Of
Despond into higher life"
She was looking at him in sheer won
der.
"How can I influence Lord Cara
ven?" she asked.
"You can do it by patience and per-
severance. Say to yourself that the
task Of your life shall be to make him
good man. Instead Of running away
from 1t, devote yourself to it. There
Is much said of woman's mission-let
that be yours, and surely there can be
no higher or holier mission than to
rouse an indolent man to sense of his
duty, a selfish man from his self-in-
diligence"
But how could I do it, Raoul?" she
asked.
"You could do 1T In some fashion.
The well-being-nay, the very souls of
men lie in women's hands. Here is a
lifelong task for you--a glorious mis-
sion, noble work. Give your life to
your husband-to the, task of awaken
ing him to sense of his duties-to the
task OF making him good man and a
useful member of society, a conscien-
tious steward Of great wealth, a Just
landowner; teach him how to be kind
and just and merciful, help him to lead
fair and noble life. Could any wo-
man wish for a more glorious task than
this?"
Some Of the light that shone on his
face was reflected on hers.
1T would be a noble task" she
said. thoughtfully. Gould I accom-
plish It, Raoul?"
with perseverance and self-control
that would amount to heroism you
might" he replied. "You must be the
sculptor who, from a mass of qualities,
good and bad intermixed, must try to
produce perfect character"
But" she said, doubtfully, che does
not love me-"
"That does not matter. I prophesy
that he will love you in the end-that
when you have reused his soul from
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that : man saw q Chinese lantern
swinging outside 8 third-story window
sof q building across the way, says the
Milwaukee Sentinel. The building was
al box-like structure prematurely run
to old age, and he knew 1t to be tene-
ment house occupied almost exclusive
" by poor icolored people. In the day
time the sidewalk swarmed with little
black children, and there were dark
faces peering over every sill all the
way up to the roof. He knew the COR
ner pretty well, but he couldn't un-
derstand why Chinese lantern should
be hung out of window. It had little
decorative value, swinging against the
lonesome front, and the man who saw
it couldn't remember that the day was
an anniversary calling for any illumi-
nation. A policeman happened along
and the man asked him about it.
What is the meaning of that Ian
tern up there?" Don't you know?"
.'Why, no. The windows up there are,
lighted, and there seems to be some,
thing going on" That's a rent rag"
Eyes, but what's a rent rag?" well,
when some man gets down on his luck
and can't pay rent, he has kind Of
benefit dance. The other tenants come
to it and chip in 10 or Is cents apiece.
They get lots of fun out of it and he
raises So or 81 to pay his rent. That's
a rent rag" What's the lantern got
to do with it?" That's the way al
rent rag is advertised. When that Ian
tern Is out the colored people know
that some one is giving dance to
raise rent money. When some one else
gives rag he is supposed to come
around and put in his bit. It's good
scheme, only they say some of them
try to work it too often"
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cost her to say eyes" but she aid ny
Il, and she meant It. @ sse.-

cost her to say EYES," but she ala say
It. and she meant 1t. 70
Then this is what suggest. It was
about spray Of mignonette that you
displeased Uric last. Gather some
beautiful sprays of it. the finest you
can obtain, and take them to him. Say
quite carelessly, You admire mignon-
cite, so have brought you this"
aud suppose" said Hildred, '.'that
he repays me in kind by throwing it
away?" #
Never mind-courage and patience
must be your watchwords. All, Mildred,
after all, our likes and dislikes should
have little to do with our duties! You
will not be alone in your struggles;
shall watch over you, shall help you,
and sympathy is sweet"
She caught his hand and kissed Il.
He saw her face clear and bright
earnest light shine in her eyes.
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'cANArA's cAP1TAL AROUSED.
Never Was There Such Excitemeun
-PNysicians' Annexation Tryinl

Never Was There Such Excitemeuns
-Physicians' Annexation Tryinw
to Explain.
Ottawa, Canada, Nov. 25th.-This city
Is stirred up as never before. Some
seven years ago the local papers pub
ltshed an account of a man named
George H. Kent Of 40S Gilmour street,
who was dying of Bright's Disease. and
who, at the very last moment, after
several of the best physicians had de-
clared he couldn't live twelve hours.
was saved by Dodd's Kidney Pills.
People who know how low Mr.. Kent
was refused to believe that he was
cured permanently, and the other day.
in order to clinch the matter, the pa
pers published the whole case over
again and backed up their story by
sworn statements made by Mr.. Kent.
in which he declares most positively
that in 1894 he was given up by the
doctors. and that Dodd's Kidney PILLS.
and nothing else, saved him, and fur
ther. that since the day that Dodd's
Kidney Pills sent him back to work.
gle minute from his work. fHe 10 q
printer in the American Bank Note
Printing Company
his spare hours answering inquiries.
personally and by letter, but he is %
grateful that he counts the time well
spent. Indeed, he and his wife have
shown their gratitude to Dodd's Kidney
Pills in a very striking way by having
their little girl-born in 1e9s-christened
by the name Of "Dodds.'
Altogether. it is the most sensational
case that has ever occurred in the his
tory of medicine in Canada, and the
perfect substantiation Of every detail
leaves no room to doubt either the COM
pletcness or the permanency Of the
cure.
The. local. physicians have made the
case Of, Kent and Dodd's Kidney Pills
the subject Of discussion at. several OF
the private meetings Of their associa-
ton.
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The Raw Food H.hit.

Just now the raw food diet threatens
to become fad. Certainly many peo-
pie are experimenting with the new d.
etic idea. 1t woull be far better for the
average man or woman to adopt an
absolutely raw diet, and eat everything
which he could possibly eat or relish in
a perfectly raw state, than to swallow
into his stomach the horrible messes
which are concocted by the average
cook. 1t is safer, on the whole, for
man to take his food as he finds It in
it., natural state than to take It as he.
finds it on the table Of the average
boarding house or hotel. In other
words. 1t Is safer for man to take his
food straight from the hands of his
Maker than from the hands ola French
cook.-Good Health.
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SOWING WITH CANNON.

Near Blair castle stands a high,
rocky crag named Craigiebarns, which
for long time looked grim and bare
in the midst of beauty, and its owner
thought how much prettier it would
look II only trees, shrubs, etc., could
be planted in its hooks and crannies.
1t was considered impossible for any
one to scale its steep and dangerous
activities, and no other way was
thought Of to get seed down. One day
Alexander Nasmyth, father Of the cele-
brated engineer, paid visit to the
grounds. The crag was pointed out to
him. and, after some. thought, he hit
upon scheme. In passing the castle
ne noticed two old cannon. He got a
few small tin canisters made to fit
the bore of the cannon and filled them
with variety of tree, shrub and grass
seed. The cannon was loaded in the
usual way. and fired at the rock from
all sides. The little canisters ON
striking the rock burst, scattering the
seeds in all directions Many seeds
were lost, but many more fell among
he lodges or cracks where there was
little moss or earth. They soon
showed signs Of life, and in a few
years graceful trees and pretty climb
ing plants. all sown by gunpowder.
were growing and fourishing in nearly
every recess of the formerly bare, gray
;rag. clothing it with verdant beauty.
At the present time the formerly I'M
slightly rock is one of the chief beau.
lies of the estate. and the story of It's
transformation is always related to the;
visitor, and never fails to arouse in
crest. The novel system Of sowing
might well be followed in many parts
OF the country, and doubtless it will
be when the facts are better known
among gardeners. For lesser heights
a catapult would serve as well as a
cannon for throwing the packets OF
seed. London Mali.
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nuralo RilI,. Hor.e..

Buffalo Bill greatly bewails the loss
Of his horeses in the recent railroad ac-
cident to his show. "All these horses"
he says, were thoroughly, trained ana
experienced, and it will take time ana
morey to replace them. It Is not easy
to train these mustangs, and even after
they're well trained. they need expert
ence to become reliable and service
able. Insured for $3.50 apiece, they were
worth at least $1.eoo each to me. Ny
horses have to do so much more than
the circus horse: that they cannot be 70
readily replaced. Ihave already mads
arrangements for another lot, and win
soon have them in training at the
Bridgeport winter QuarterA"-Nsw
York Times.
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By CHARLOTTE N. BRAEnE.

CHAPTER XXIX.-(Contlnued.)
She glanced at him. her beautiful face
full Of perplexity; she had gathered a
crimson carnatioo. and was holding it
between her slender fingers.
Il will tell you. Raoul. I asked my
father II love were necessary for hap
pfness, and he said NO. I believed
him; hence my mistake
your father deceived you"
He did deceive me-" she replied.
He looked ct the downcast face.
II h q sad story. Tell me, Hildred
why does your patience fail? I love
UlrfeI love you; can Judge between
you. Why does your patience fail?"
4 do not wish to speak evil OF my
6usbend." she replied, slowly; "the
very fact that he has injured me should
make mo generous to him-the very
fact that dislike him should compel
@eto speak we'll of him. Ilove noble
TOO"
III you were foe at all, you would
% q noble one," he said; but you
arc not You may speak frankly, be-
cause you are speaking to one who
loves Uric Caraven in spite of his
fanita Tell me honestly all about
your dislike"
She was silent for some minutes,
end the crimson leaves of the Glove
araation fell one by one to the ground.
Il do not like speaking of it," she
began You must see, Raoul, as we'll
- do-you must understand. How
could any one help despising and dis
liking man who lives for himself,
who cares for nothing but his own
pleasure. and leaves every duty neglect
sdf How can love a man who mar
e7ed Ne only for my money, despising
0s tho whtls-vho has not since mar
e1aee shown mo the ordinary civility
sAH gentleman never fails to show
% q aaAy? He is selfish, indolent-oh,
eAoai. I do not like saying this, but
u you INV his cruel neglect, his cruel
oppression, IL you knew how careless
10 ID % to the claims Of justice. you
would DO sorry for met
Il &c." no replied, quietly. "Now
tell M. Hildred-I know you will
speak quite frankly-do you see one
redeesning quality amid oil your hus-
lands faults?'
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LISTEN, WILL TELL YOU How"
its sleep 1t will turn to you naturally
as the sunflower turns to the sun. Do
you not foresee it, Hildred?" And an
almost sanity enthusiasm shone on his
| face
1T is possible, Raoul, but"
NAY, be brave. You must not even
think of the word but You must be
enthusiastic over it-nothing can be
done without enthusiasm. You must
give yourself up to it, as a mission
airy does to the conversion of the
heather; as martyr does to his death.
You must work for it, live for it, die
for it. Have you the courage and the
constancy for this, Hildred?"
The light was deepening on her face.
the fire in her eyes. The passion of
his words was beginning to tell upon
her.
II have both the courage and the
constancy," she replied.
Think Of the difference in the end
ing" he said. Imagine the earl on
his deathbed, tortured by the ghosts
of those whom he has neglected, by
the ghosts Of duties left undone, ready
to curse the young wife who, by flying
from him and leaving him to his own
devices, had fastened his ruin, body
and soul-picture that. Then fancy to
yourself the earl on his death-bed
blessing the dear wife, the noble wo-
man who saved him from ruin, who
woke his soul from its long sleep, who
taught him how to live and to die.
Could you hesitate for one moment
between these two pictures?"
mo. not for one moment, Raoul.
do not hesitate will not hesitate. /
will do my life's work."
THAT is well said. You must resolve
to overcome all dificultfes-you must
say to yourself from the beginning
that nothing shall daunt you"
Il WISH" she said, that you would
tell me what to do, first. I could 60
on II only knew how to begin
He smiled gravely.
Perhaps you would think my first
lesson a very hard one" he said.
Il viii do what you tell me, Raoul,
let it be what It may"
Then shall suggest this. You wish
to make little advance nothing very
marked but some trihtnE act Of civil
~ that will make amends, and show
youf desire 70 v what chiIdrsn call
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