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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-02-15

An electrically lighted clock is new
and useful device for home use. 1t is
placed within sight of a sleeper's bed,
and when he wishes to learn the time
he touches a button at the bedside,
and In an instant the clock is SO IL
Illuminated that he can plainly see the
dial. A little storage battery supplies
sufficient electricity to last several
months,
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-02-15
GoMpDRs GIVEN GOLD WATCH.

President of American Federation
of Labor Remembered by Watch
makers. ~. ritaS r.
Washington, Feb. 10. President
Samuel Gompers OF the American Fed
Grafton OF Labor has been presented
by the Matchmaker union Of Elgin,
Ill, with q handsome gold watch,
which is said to be the fnest product
Of the company manufacturing it. n
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-02-15

While engaged in fishing on Low
stoft recently q fisherman landed IN
his net Q unique piece Of amber. It re.
sembled huge pebble, was oblong in
shape, Weighing eleven pounds four
teen ounces, and is the finest specimen
OF amber that has been discovered OF
the English coast for several years. II
realized $3.50.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-02-15
steamer over = D.m, n ,

Chattanooga, Tenn. Feb. s. ~ The
steamer Daisy went over4a dam in
Warrior river near Tuscaloosa. The
boat became unmanageable. Engineer
Gover.was killed. "a fireman and prob
ably two others were drowned.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-02-15
BOUNTY ON RATS.

They Are said to Have Caused the
e. Plngue Mt Cnrilin. Z.
S Cardiff, Feb. 10.-Because the out
break Of the 4bubonic plague here has
been traced to rats the municipality
has offered q reward of 4 pence for the
carcass Of each rodent. III .35
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-02-15
s,nALLPOx ATsEvANsTox.;

Have Been Exposed.
Chicago, Feb. 10. !. y. yReam, b stu
dent at Northwestern university was
discovered to have all the symptoms
OF smallpox. Hundreds Of students
have been exposed. I;
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-02-15
HELEN kELLER's NEW HONORs.

Deaf and Dumb Freshman Mt Rad
clfffe Has Been Promoted.
Cambridge, Mass, Feb. 10. - Miss
Heller Keller, the deaf and dumb stu
dent now in the freshman class of
Radcliffe college, has received new
honors. In the middle of the term, on
account of the recommendation of the
professor of English for extraordinary
proficiency, she has been promoted
from what is known as the English
%" class to the English 10" class
She stands pre-eminent among about
forty students.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-02-15
GENERAL. PARDON.

Spanish Prisoners to BE Liberated
ding.
Madrid, Feb. 10. - The cabinet has
sanctioned decree for the general
pardon of prisoners and the restoration
of constitutional guarantees on the oc-
casion of the marriage Of the princess
of the Asturias, eldest sister Of the
king, to Prince Charles of Bourbon on
Feb. IA.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-02-15
Big FIRE In Omaha

Omaha. Feb. 10.F Fire started II the
power house Of the Omaha Street Rail-
way company and caused "a total de-,
struction Of the interior OF the build
Ing, containing cars machinery for re-
pairs, etc Loss. 500. 900.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-02-15
owes America 1 I,s asO1 600.

q shang Feb. IL. "a Pekin dis
patch; SAYS that the private .Amer,S
can claims against China have beer
complied and are found to aggregate
1901 1000 In gold.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-02-15
REFORM SCHOOL SENTENCES.
May Have Been Illegally Imposed L
North DakOta. $40

May Have Been Illegally Imposed In
North Dakota.
There is some speculation over the le-
gality of the action of the judges of
the state in sentencing incorrigible
children to the reformatory. North
Dakota has no reform institution. and
children thus sentenced are farmed out
to the South Dakota reform school at
Plankinton, and this state pays a Ger
tain sum per head for their mainten-
ance Some attorneys claim the au-
thorities have no authority to impose
punishment in another state The
point was recently raised in the case
of a child that the Sargent county au-
thorities wished cared for. Judge Lau-
der held that the objection was good.
and released the boy. II the sentences
are Illegal it will affect many of the
tough boys from Fargo and other
towns, who are being taken care Of by
the South Dakota authorities.
LOST ~ y T. Tihl.
Jnmestowns Man, Divorced One Day.
.s8 MArries the Next Fl Il
K At Valley City, Saturday, Mrs. Maud
sAnders became the bride Of George
Masters. Both are well known resi-
uSNtS VI JdIuSSlOWus{s1IlSs NEWS OIs The
marriage created some surprise, as 1t
was on Friday last that Mrs. Masters
Mol secured a decree of divorce. On
the return of Us Mr.. and Mrs. Masters
from Valley City they repaired Eat once
to the residence Of the. bridegroom. In
the First ward. There they found that
many Of the household effects had been
removed, and the deed they allege.
was done by Mrs. Masters No. 1, or her
relatives. Residents Of the First ward
are much stirred up over the ciTcum-
stances which lied up to the divorce.
and the hnsty marriage afterward, and
much bitter feeling has been engend-s
cred ssss #s s1s ss
ne late fred Dickey OF u met
LEFT nearly all lliss property TO- his son
Alfred. At q meeting Of thes Wells &
sDickey company. il: !. Smart was
elected vica president and ! Alfred Dick
7ey was elected as director to succeed his,
father. MI. Smart VIII have the an
Sagement OF the z lliance Mort 9aga and
Inxestment coIppany tI Stl N ss
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-02-15
Frozen 10 Dentb

Winnipeg. Feb. 10. r. Gould. "a Fat
Portage dairyman, was found frozen
to death. 81
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-02-15
In the senate.

z.
Warrington, Feb. S.-The senate held.
both day and night sessions yesterday.
At the day session the pension appro-
priation bill, appropriating $144, 900, 900,
was passed after o. few minutes con-
sideration. The ship subsidy bill was
then taken up and Messrs McIIaurin
and Morgan, both Democrats, made
speeches upon 1t. Mr.. McLaurin an
bounced his intention to support the,
bill and Mr.. Morgan opposed It in
vigorous language. He asked Mr.. Alli-
son for an estimate OF the appropria-i
lions for the present session and the
latter replied that he thought the ag-
sregate would be about $76Q, COZ, 900.
Mr. Hale expressed the opinion that
the figures would be nearly s3S00, 000.-
s000. r !s.s 4tS53
In the HOuu e. u 4. ls$ va ~
The postoflce appropria tfon bill. de-
bate on which has consumed almost
an entire week Ia the n house, swae
passed yesterday. The debate hoYered
abcut three topics. raj lWay mail pay;
leunatic tube service and AZ special
fasf mall facilities. but II bore 10
frlit. The amendment Ia reduce the
Erates d raiIway mall pay was: ruled
out ION 81 point 81 order, the amend
nlent to continue the pneumatic tube
service 40 NeM York, Boston and Phil
adsfphia wass aband oned With the pur-
Epose 0s making the sht Al thu senate,
Elaiid the mo Lions To str out the prop.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-02-15

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The Delta independent., 1901-06-07

e1se0 ma. AaanAa oApns1hee. -
hee eAafDo u tie 0SamnAr DeoartwGn1
e ~ Public Schools ef ColuIAla 01fy.
WeaA. also rAst Grand q Inleno11.
- os6se q Good Tsnplasu. -. -.
AAA Teceived tAs folloving lseAe1:
Columbia 0ify. WeGk
n On speak only eooA Wurdo a tie
Fsoeatel bsasGts I have had ffun ~
use Of Peeuna.
s.Jse esastssf aapa1nsties = vueA
~ W1o6eS aD0ood - . havV aovn9u
11ooA08 h1akoabe - Anq0n1a4 aaina,
!eeao6 ~ slaD ~ Wask ~ ~ ~
- - - - R41Al44 - II hene,
0efal W6Hlks AU0 ~ - - Ne6uao I
eafuAaee6 Aefklb aa6 WA1hia q ~
alZD afnee RaAlg II bapna - ~ sal1nc.
Il constantly improved and belpeo
the seventh bottle WAS oo0paetslY
uesd. all pains wsrs gone. ny sersogth
Wa restored. and ! now seen tn
yoart younger.
III I Ct tired o. mi bad, Psruna ae
onee helps me. and fssl you deserve
praies Tor placing such . conscieatiou0
medicine before . suffering public..
Nh. Amanda 0humaker.
Matte B. Curtis. Secretary Lsgion Of
Loyal Women. Hotel Salem, Boston.
0aaA, WT1too:
The Delta independent., 1901-06-07
= SOME QUEER : Odd Lines Carr
{ GOODS. e.l Traveller. {
O~G

Queer as some kinds of business are,
the work of the drummers who trav-
el in those lines seem queerer yet. 1t
might not seem odd to know; that big
houses deal exclusively in glass eyes
! or in telescopic adjustable collins, but
when commercial traveller goes out
on the road to work up these lines
there appears something weird about
his occupation. The fascination of a
glass eye in a persons face is remark
able. AS rule it looks as II 1t stared
at you, whether it does or not, there
is an uncomfortable desire to stare
at it. But there is something still
more uncanny about the one-eyed
drummer who opens his sample case,
takes out scores of eyes and fits them
into the sightless orifice in his face to
show you Just how natural they look.
The drummer scarcely can carry glass
eyes representing all kinds, because no
doubt his home house, has a sample
stock of 10000 eyes. and no two alike.
This, of course, is because the eyes
alike, and this is sometimes the case
with the eyes Of one person. SO the
drummer can give only hint of the
great variety the trade affords. The
finest quality of glass eyes come from
France and German, principally the
latter country. America has learned
everything in the art except how to
glaze properly. We get the shape and
the color. but our glaze is soft and
worn through easily. Possibly most
persons with natural eyes couldn't tell
the difference. but an expert can, and
80 can person whom fate has decreed
shall go henceforth through the world
with one glass eye. How the German
and the French do 1t is trade secret
that is guarded jealously. The glass
eye isn't solid. but a thin shell of
porcelain with the iris blown in the
center Some Of the most expensive
have the white about the iris hand
painted daintily. with even the delicate
blood vessels showing. The drummer
has the most diMculty in fitting gray
eyes. for the markings are so varied.
Sometimes a house haD to send abroad
for the correct thing. wAich Is made e.
pecially to order. A drummer in glass
eyes keeps at work pFetty actively, for
the life Of an artihc{hl eye Is only two
or three years at the most, and some-
times only AZ many months. Al burnt
child breads the hre. 10 does a person,
with glass eye. II he has had expert
The Delta independent., 1901-06-07
HOW A ROBBfR ROSE 10 WEALTH.

The Duchess of Cleveland. mother
Of Lord Roseberry. tells good story
Of her father. the Earl Of Stanhope.
One night when the earl was walking
alone in the Kentish lanes q man
Jumped out Of the hedge. leveled .
pistol, and demanded his purse.
My good man. I have no money
with me-" said Lord Stanhope I'm his
remarkably slow tones. The robber
laid hands on bis watch:
mo" Lord Stanhope went on. that
watch you muse not have: II was given
me by one I love: It 10 worth R1O0.
II you will tr.srs me l will 30 back to
Chevening ans brins you f100 note
and place II in the hollow Of that tres.
I cannot lose my watch"
The man did trust him. The earl
did bring the nots Years after Lord
The Delta independent., 1901-06-07

o~sve4 kAsO W 0svvvvvvpvvyyvvyyvvvyyyvVy
try Peruna - Il cured her Of const. Gu.
tional headache and stomach troubles.
at oncs ordered bottle and before
Il vas ussd. fsit greatly improved.
Il have taken four bottles and for
two months have bsen entirely free
from these maladiss. Several Of my
nienoD are using Psruna with bene-
nctal results. especially in Gases Of
troubles with the kidneys and other
pelvic organs. t0gsthsr with weak
neeoeo peculiar TO women"
Peruns 10 specific for the catarrhal
dsfaneomsnts Of women.
II yoa Do not derive prompt and ast-
hfsctory results from the use Of Pc
runa. write at oocs to D.. Hartman,
giving . fall statement Of your case
aAA - win b pleased to give yua his
valuable advice gratis.
Address Dr.. Hartman. Prsstdsae Of
The Hartman 0Aaitarium. Columbua. O.
The Delta independent., 1901-06-07

ence. Coming from the cold outdoor
air into a heated house and stepping
up to the hre to warm is likely to re-
out of the head. False eyes, like false
teeth. are taken out at night. thereby
increasing the chance OF breakage or
loss. So, altogether, the business Of
a drummer in glass eyes is likely to
be- brisk all the year round. Then
there's the man who sells telescopic
cofiins. which will fit corpse Of any
height and width. His certainly Is a
ghastly calling. but not much more
SO than of the fellow who travels with
skeletons and bones for students, hos
pitals and museums. Flea powder and
flea traps are out of the ordinary lines
Of commercial travelling, yet there are
men who make a good living by sup
plying smaller, houses with such things
and the same may be said of push
ers" for rat and mouse poisons. Down
among the farmers of Long Island are
men who go about with samples Of
fish. which, because Of the phosphorus
they contain, are guaranteed to be the
finest kind Of fertilizers for worn-out
land. In Africa American. drummers
of certain lines have the whole. con-
tinent for their fsld exclusively. II
they get an order once in six months
they are well repaid for their labor.
These few men deal in iron bridges.
Ake that which an American fiSm re-
Gently built over the Atbara River
taking the contract for rapid work
when Englishmen would not touch 1t.
There's a man in England who has
travelled through the British isles with
mummies to dispose Of to museums at
from $3.50 to $500 each. He strayed
into this line accidentally, for at the
time he was doing nothing. and q
friend. a civil engineer In Egypt, had
a chance to buy job lot Of Ptolomies.
which he forwarded to England with
instructions how and where to sell
them. Then there are drummers in
battlefield relics-swords and guns.
bullets and cannon balls dug up on the
field of Waterloo. Possibly they were
dug up there. but II so. It was because
they were planted . few weeks before.
Still its far more likely that they ac-
quired their rusty look In soil far from
the blood-soaked field. These partic-
ular relics hnd ready. sale to the
tourists in Belgium who want to take
something home with them."-New
York Press. ~ t
The Delta independent., 1901-06-07
Money Without
Owners.

{, The number Of money orders issued
in the United States and which are
never presented for payment Is very
great. says an official Of the Washing
ton postofice department. These orders
disappear in various ways. Some are
burned or torn up instead Of the re-
ceipts. Some are sent in letters which
are not addressed at all or are incor-
rectly addressed. and these, together
with thousands of other orders. ,ilnd
their way to the dead letter once. Ulti-
mately most of these letters hnd their
way back to the remitters or duplicates
are applied for.
There Ii today an accumulation Of
over $4,000, 900 in the Treasury Of
these unclaimed money orders which
has been gradually piling up year af-
ter year during the IS years the gov
ernment has been conducting money
order business. With each individual
order the government has made q spe-
cial. effort to effect payment TO the
payee or restore the amount to the re-
mitter, and, failing. can do naught but
keep the amount. The fact that $4,000
duplicate orders are annually issued
would appear to indicate that the
American people are extremely care
less in the handling Of these money
vouchers. Where the originals 20 or
how they are disposed Of would ~
. volume. 81
The government has isued $4,000
600. 900 in money orders, and has paid
every cent OF this great sum except he
$500. 900 have mentioned. A single
order may be issued up to 500 in
amount, and the average is about $3.50.
the smaller ofhces Issuing the great
bulk Of orders and the larger ofices
cashing IS per cent Of them.
Travelling men. circus men, railroad
employees and others. whose business
requires them to move from place to
place, are very fond Of buying orders
payable to themselves. They cannot
spend an order as bill and as no one
The Delta independent., 1901-06-07

When the estate Of an American
capitalist reaches $5O.OOO.OOO every.
body In the United States knows whu
he is and his name Is familiar wher.
ever newspapers are printed and read.
In Mexico. however. It Is different.
There are men In Mexico whose for
tunes run around the $50, 900, 900 mark
and are hardly known out of their
own states. One Of these Is Don Luis
| Terranxas Of chihuahua, formerly
governor of that state He is the larg-
est individual land and cattle owner
In the world. 1t would surprise the
people of Massachusetts to know that
one man In the southern republic was
, the sole owner of more land than Is
In that commonwealth. They would
hardly believe TINT one man in Mexico
could supply the whole city of Boston
with beef from his own ranch and
never exhaust his herd.
Don Luis Terraxas IL sole owner Of
one ranch in the state Of chihuahua
that'cOmprises 10000 acres Of land
and has 1O,O0O,OOO acres In other parts
Of the republic. On these ranches an
average Of 7JO, 900 head of cattle, 2OO.-
700 sheep and 100000 horses Craze the
year around. He markets over 5000
head OF cattle every year and third
as many sheep. This great ranch be-
gins at the city limits of Chihuahua
and extends ITO miles north toward
Fl Paso. 1t is over 100 miles wide
and extends Into the richest part Of
the Sierra Madre mountains Over
100000 acres Of his estate is in good
state OF cultivation and is well i'm
proved.
The Terrexas estate is estimated at
S1OO,OO0,OOO, Mexican money. Besides
his ranch interests he IL the heaviest
stockhOlder In the Banco Minero, Chi
huahua; Agricultural and Mortgage
bank, City of Mexico; Banco Central
Mexicano, City of Mexico; Anglo Mex
lean Banking Company, City of Mex
leo, and Mercantile bank OF Monterey,
and control4 the chihuahua woolen
mills. nour factory. packing company,
clothing factory, brewery and street
car system, besides being one Of the
henvy owners OF the chihuahua & Pa
cific railroad.
With all this colossal fortune Gen
eral Terraxas lives . modest life. He
has an .0filce aud private bank In his
palatial residence In chihuahua, where
twenty clerks are employed to attend
to his affairs. He seldom travels, pre-
fcrrlng to take q. trip to his ranch to
touring the country. and has visited
the United States but twice in his life.
The Delta independent., 1901-06-07
-a...r.e. E.....t e.s .6..,...

3oa0fo0D BotssOv t09 .Co0Sus.
The usual humorous incidents were
not lacking In the recently taken Brit
ish census. An Immigrant in New
Zealand stated to the authorities that
his mother was q Kamr. his father an
Irishman who had become . natural
ICED American. but afterward served
In the French army. and that he was
born on the passage between Yoko-
hama and Colombo In q Spanish vessel
sPut him down Scotchman!" was the
ohicial decision. A man brought up at
Bow. street was accosted by eight lin
guista and = professor in seventy Ave
Languages without a response. But
test case for the census oficials IL
that 0f man in Wales who asserts
that he was found on derelict vessel
(date uAknown) and knows nothing
about his father or mother. A house.
holder could not tell how many chill
dren he he'd, while still another en-
tered two pigs and . sheep dog ~
members Of his family" A West
Indian entered himself ~ q duck
steaier. A high-church clergyman. who
had very slow-church son (also q
ciergyman) staying with him. In al
legged to have registered him as "lun-
attic" In the proper column.
The Delta independent., 1901-06-07

Stanhope was at . city dinner and
next to him sat London alderman Of
great wealth. q man highly respected.
He and the earl talked OF many
things and found each other mutually
entertaining. Next day Lord Stan
hope received . letter. out Of which
dropped . Al00 note. ut was your
lordship's kind loan Of this sum-" said
the note, that started me in life and
enabled me to have the honor Of sitting
next TO your lordship At dinner"
The Delta independent., 1901-06-07

~ eal5bF06 ~
ovor . yoAf Win
Ssoss1
sd dsbiiffy
1Aaff0 afo6 -
eecia@M ssvssU
ASckSchs aad
AAadaclba,
my physician
prescribed a differ
. n { medicines,
n o q . Of which
seemed TO help
me 0y until .
slab associate
aAv<aA1 ~sA -
The Delta independent., 1901-06-07
Uncle SAm Holds ST.
100000 Of Unol>imsd
Postal 'Ordsrs.

but Themselves or the indorsees may
secure the amount OF the orders they
arv Just a. much ahead when they get
into the next town. making themselves
their own bankers with fthe govern
ment rs q depository. Sometimes an
actor or circus man will present dog
en- orders at the close Of the season
which he has bought from time to
time. and their amount represents saw
inss which Otherwise would have been
spent.
The Delta independent., 1901-06-07

The United Ststes ID now ahead Of
Germany In naval strength by about
5000 tons. and thus II entitled 70
fourth place among naval powers.
Nearly Ill the organizations for de-
bate In Kentucky bear the name Of the
Henry .Clas Debating Club"
The Delta independent., 1901-06-07

MISS LUCY ANNIE hElSER. OF MINNEAPOLIS, MIMI.
Miss Lucy ysarr sxpssnes
writes -
Alsa. q, ses4
tn Psfnsa Msdeiss Co.. Caannsss OAx
0sasnen -'ihesss school
hsvs Aead to b fscs khst PasRss
ss.e ks~n 70 ess Mr.. Sapsa1 sshg VIII aass
mALss1s a.
Nnsf pshssfs ssAssd wh
fhs safhAsg Ast skis
800 AsstA nA
restores 10 fhsAick fsst wusdsn1 AisssAsg
Lsey HsAe.
II al the women
needed
spoken right the
many wretched lives
Peruna 10 . Normal
Pssuna
sstorss the functions q
The Delta independent., 1901-06-07
xeA.ss q. vy.., sb.s..

One sise smaller after usisk Aissns Foot,
Ease. . powder. II makes light or new
shoes easy. Cures swollen. hot, sweating
aching feet, ingrowing nails, corns and
bunions. All dru ggists and shce storea
Csc. Trial package FREE by mail. Ad'
dress Allen s. Olmsted, Le Roy, NY.
The Delta independent., 1901-06-07
NO, roR ogLAuoMA,

HOT HOB Q9EAuOMAi
Iew IAn4s 5000 - opsa- boooafyf norHan's Na8nal,
With eoseaAniAg psegianssaon, shovin6
%sssss: % ccs:sy 49, go ss oS::gss%ssa, s 6AR q
| A French clergyman has been writing
sermons in his sleep. That must be worse
than insomnia.
The Delta independent., 1901-06-07

Elbow sleeves are increasing in
popularity for evening wear, and in
any cases deep frills are added with
graceful effect.
The Delta independent., 1901-06-07

Waiter-Pie for breakfast. sir! Citizen
Yea. pLe!. You don't know everything
maybe I'm just eating my dinner.
The Delta independent., 1901-06-07

To have your iacs curtaina white skirts.
and shirt waists . dainty snow white, use
Russ Bleaching Bloc. the modern bag blue.
The Delta independent., 1901-06-07

The man who wants the earth should
his limit at the finish.
The Delta independent., 1901-06-07

ysvis = . asssssasy artssls e lssa II
e. s.,. a.. S:s.s''' ass I. Prt.'s's. csssss.ia
The Delta independent., 1901-06-07
A ROYAL ESTATE
A MEXICAN THE .oREArEsr OF
INDIVIDUAL LAND OWNERS.

Fosssssiens Larger Tha1 the state Of
Massachusetts, -rhrse-oasrters of :
Ahioa Head Of Cattls-rwo Hundred
Thousand shssp-Aaisss - Much Beef
EAoh Year ~ WeuiA anppsy Boston-Is
Great Banker and Naanfacturer.