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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-06-13
Given Five Year. in Prison.

Glenwood, Iowa, June Earl Car
man. who, on April IS. attempted to
kill his father. L. NJ. Garman, a grain
dealer here yesterday pleaded guilty to
the charge of attempted murder and
YVES sentenced by Judge Thornell to
serve five years in the penitentiary at
Fort Madison. The shooting was the
result of quarrel between the father
and son over some property.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-06-13
HIS MIND A BLANK.
Duluth Doctor Knows Not How He
Got to San FrancjscO

Got to San Francjsco
Duluth, June DIR. T. T. Storey. q
prominent Duluth physician who mys-
teriously disappeared several weeks
ago. has been heard from in San Fran
cisco. In a letter to his wife he says
that since leaving Duluth his mind has
ceen a perfect blank and he does not
know how he reached the California
city. The only thing he can remember
is that man by the name of Watson
befriended him at Seattle, and he says
if Watson can be found much of the
mystery would be explained.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-06-13

"A volcano is IN a state of eruption
In the vicinity of the Danish West In
dies When the Americans settle at
Est. Thomas they will harness these
eruptive adjuncts and make them do
& the blowing.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-06-13

If President Palma and Gen. Gomez
were not bosom friends they might
get into row over the question as
to which of them is Cuba's grand old
man.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-06-13

King Leopold of Belgium has
crawled out from under the bed and
looked around, surprised at the many
changes which have taken place dur
ing his absence
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-06-13

Pierpont Morgan communes with a
Bible worth $4,000, but he doesn't
seem to be any better than the man
who gets his religion out of Ascent
Bible.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-06-13

"You can't get blood from stone"
says THE Manayunk Philosopher"
"but If it's a good one you can get
money on il"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-06-13
Iswept ~ q ;TornadLat I, y.

Rel nsaelsr, Ind. June 4 J "a tornado
passed over the North portion OF this;
county yesterday cutting a swatt Sis
miles long and 200 yards wide. Alex
.anderf Leach. wife and child, Of Wirgie
were fatally injured. y. a ssf Is,
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-06-13
FOUND DEAD IN A WELL.
Rich Farmer Near Tyler Finds
SOlace in Death. -

AsHcH rHrmer Near ITIer Finds
SOlace in Death.
Tyler, Mimi. June 7.-Brooding over
domestic troubles, Louis Larson, a
wealthy and highly esteemed farmer
living seven miles northeast of this
place, committed suicide by jumping
into well containing ten feet Of water
The body was discovered about three
hours after the tragedy by his sons.
The body was removed from the well
about o'clock in the morning, DR.. Coke
making the descent into the we'll and
bringing the lifeless form to the sur
face. Mr.. Larson is an old settler,
sixty one years old. He leaves a wife
and eight children, four of them by a
former marriage. His estate is valued
at $4,000.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-06-13
Horses KilIed Nv r.trbtr,r.

Fort Dodge, Iowa, June 7-Anthony
Sheker, "a prominent farmer Of Elk
horn township, lost six head of horses,
valued at $500, by lightning. Lightning
struck the cupola and followed the
track Of hay carrier to the stalls
Mr.. Sheker had barely left the barn
when the lightning struck.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-06-13
Probably Acauit Gen. Smith;

Washington. June 6.-The report and
findings of the court-martial which
tried Gen. Jacob H. Smith for cruelty
IN the Philippines has been received by
the president and he is now going over
the papers. An Associated Press dis
patch from Manila some time age.
stated that it was the inpre ssion there
that the verdict was acquittal.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-06-13
Chnrged With Murler.

Sedalia, Mo-, June 6.-John Baldwin,
leading politician of Central Missouri
was arrested here yesterday, charged
with the murder of his brother-in law,
who died Feb. Is from the effects Of an
assault made by Baldwin Jan. 20.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-06-13

4 Seven out of eleven shots fired by
gunners of the Kearsarge on the run
hit the sea target. This is the secret
of our navy's strength. Our seamea
know how 10 shoot
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-06-13
Murphy Acquitted.

Fargo, N. D., June 6.-After being out
thirty-two hours the ury in the case Of
the United States VS.. Mary Murphy,
charged with embezzling government
funds while deputy collector of customs
at Portal, brought in verdict Of ac-
quittal
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-06-13
Fatal Strike Riot.

Edwardsville, ILL.,, June 6. = A riot
broke out this morning between several
hundred striking molders and non
union employees of the American Steel
and Foundry company and five men
were shot, two fatally.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-06-13
Mine President killed.

Platteville, Wis, June 6.-John Tug.
jen, president of the Empire mine, was
killed by being struck ,by the handle Of
a pump as he was leaning over the
shaft. He lived long enough to exoner-
ate the engineer from blame.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-06-13
TOWNS Arc De.trovcd.

New York, June GA dispatch from
La Paz, Bolivia. dated Monday, says,
according to a Valparaiso, Chile, cor
of the Herald, that two viii
lagos have been destroyed and seventy
five persons killed by the eruption Of
volcano in the territory of Choice. The
mountain is still spouting fire.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-06-13

The French government cruiser
Suchet will never go into action with
more credit to itself that it did the
other day.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-06-13
Killed in a Wreck

Chattanooga, Tenn, June 6. = Local
passenger train No. struck an obstruc-
ton twenty-eight miles north Of here,
derailing the engine and upsetting enc
of the coaches. The engineer and fire.
man were killel. Four were injured.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-06-13
Against the Packers.

st. Louis. June 6.-The supreme court
at Jefferson City announced that it
had overruled the motion of the pack
ing companies to quash the information
filed against them by the attorney gem
eral.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-06-13

A boy of II and a girl of Is have
been given a license to marry. What
has become of all the barrel slaves
and slippers our mothers used t.,
WELD?
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-06-13

The New York World says the Mar
Unique horror has made the whole
world kin. It has, but the touch of
nature was rather rude.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-06-13

When business man amasses for
tune exceeding a million dollars he
becomes by common consent cap
tain of industry"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-06-13

A Long Island man has just been
married at the age of 104. He did not
have to produce the written consent OF
his parents to get license.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-06-13

Fire DESTROYS Business Houses.
i Fort Dodge, Iowa, June Z. ~ Fire at
Farnhamville, near here, caused loss
Of $40, 600. The postofiice and number
Of buildings were burned.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-06-13

Four million cases of eggs are stored
In New York, and the probability is
that good many of them are very bad
cases.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-06-13
/ KINGS DEATH BxPECTED.

Albert of Saxony II Regarded as Re-.
Ing Critically III.
Dresden, Saxony, June THE condi-
ton Of King Albert Of Saxony. who has.
been i'll for some time, is regarded as.
critical. q III 81
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-06-13

Dr. Nyrop, the author Of the book
- The Kiss and It's History Is pro
lessor Of Romance Philology at the
sNniyersity Of Copenhagen. This is
not the first evidence we have had Of
die intimate relation Of Copenhagen to
kissing Il
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-06-13

The seventeen-year locusts would
be due in the west in 1905 If the sci
entists had not decided to postpone
their visit indefinitely.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-06-13

A man named Consider Glass died
In Boston a few days ago. Let us
hope that St. Peter has favorably done
So
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-06-13

ESs In Sweden there is strike for uni
syersal suffrage. That is cause worth
striking for.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-06-13

It is gratifying to find that the i'm
petuous Santos-Dumont can find time
to hold still and be photographed.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-06-13

Alcohol automobiles should make
swift race, but think of the possibili-
ties of their finish in the gutter!
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-06-13

Hetty Green could afford to pay
somebody to teach her how to be hap
py, though immensely rich.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-06-13

Prominent among the hideosities of
the season may be mentioned also the
fashionable derby hat of 1902.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-06-13

Money doesn't grow on trees, but It
seems to develop pretty rapidly in
goil tanks.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-06-13

lily at Dawson, but it was not raining
Fgold.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-06-13
iiau||eer--Gxprrss.
s,1EslssA. NORTH DAKOTA.

Strange and weird news comes from
Nicaragua. 1t is reported tranquil.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-04-04
Mummics Tn America.

Comparatively few Americans real
lie that right here in their new old
lind are to be found counterparts OF
Egypt's great wonder-yerItabie cata-
combs of mummIes rs genuine as any
that exist In the land OF the Nile.
II is now n generally received fact
that the so called "cllff dwel.ers" are
not an unknown race Mt all, but our
own peace loving Pueblo Indlnns. who
in the old days built their great stone
houses much as we now build our
forts--for purposes of defense.
These wonderful stone houses, far
up the steep cliffs Of Arizona and New
Mexico, abound in relics OF prehistoric
days, not least among them being the
mummied bodies OF their former occu'
pants.
In Peru also. at the time Of its dis
coyery by the spanlards, the natives
we're very skillful in the art OF mum.
my making.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-04-04
THe lioME pocroR.

For insrowins toe NAILS use hot NUT.
BON tallow.
The white skin that lines the shell Ct
an egg is 4 useful application for . boil.
|. Cracks at the corners Of the mouth
are sometimes an indication Of stomach
disorders.
For intiamed eyellds or sore eyes add
two ,easpoonflls Of brandy to a cup OF
tea and battle the eyes frequently with
II
To remove Dish bones from the throat
suck lemon, which dissolyes the min.
eral part OF the bone and makes It
quite flexible.
A mixture recommended asa strength
rencwer is made by simmering q guar.
ter of an ounce OF isingiass in a pint OF
new milk until 1t is reduced q third.
sweeten and favor TO taste.
To make good and perfect chest
protector take piece of brown paper,
lay on It half sheet OF wadding. and
on top of this tack pocket handker-
chief. and 1t is ready for use.
II you suffer from Indigestion. try
the effect OF tcaspoonful OF pure
glycerin. tnken after each meal. This
will often cure an obstinate case of in
digestion of long standing In about a
fortnight. Mix the glycerln with a
half wineglass OF water,
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-04-04


Despite the noble work done by men
10 various as kuskin and Stevenson,
Pater and Newman. one feels that the
full glory Of prose. as a medium for
beauty. was not realized by them-is
not yet realized save by q few. Prose
is not yet written as frankly for its
own sake as poetry. It ought TO be-.
or course do not mean that 1t ought
not to be continued as a vehicle for
every kind OF didactic purpose. But it
ought also to be used by those who
could well use It 30 for the expression
Of merely lyrical feeling.
In modern English prose there are. II
Il true. many lyricalpassages. but they
are. always sandwiched apologetically
in the midst OF exposltory writing. The
only separate prose lyrics that can re-
call written in English are translations
from another language, such as Mr.. An
drew Lang's translation from Theocri-
tus. recommend that dear little book
as an incentive to young writer's of
prose. 1t will embolden them to be
merely lyrical. thus hastening the day
when writer's of prose shall be as spe-
cific and distinct class as poets are
noW.-London Academy.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-04-04
NO Use FOR DOOTORS.

-About Eve years ago had very poor hsaMn.
writes Mrs. 8. f. whaicn, Of Holden, Johnson
Co, Missouri. uAfter doctoring four years WITH e
our town doctors they gave my case up; saia
they had done all they could. had been CON:
6nsd 10 my bed half my time: the other naii
could hardly drag around had such pains ~
nv back aud abdomen could not stand on Hy
feet for more than few minutes, My ISL
efS.n' The doctors said Il was change of life,
50. asI had heard Of Or. Pieres's nsdienss, ny
husband got me . bottle Of Favorite PrescrlP-
ton. took It and 1t helped me In some ways,
70 wrote TO you and followed your s eaxasS
I commenced sFavorite Prescription, Soioen
Medical Discovery and the Pleasant Peiie t,.
as ! was SO constipated all the time anu pun. y
would weaken me SO that would have 70 60 70
bed. To the great surprise Of everybody Wy Wy
well, and when met my friends they Wonle
say. y never thought you would be here nov \.
Hut can say Il was your medicine, wnien ns
doubt Is the best in the world. Have haa no
use for doctors since tried your medicine"
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are an
effective medicine for the bowels and
liver. They do not react upon tina
system.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-04-04
.RYlMGz

What for1 If you ask her she will tell
you she doesn't know. She just feels
nervous, that's all. man is apt to
have very little sympathy with this con-
dition in his wife. He can't see any
earthly reason why she should cry. She
has plenty to eat, plenty to wear, and he
does everything he can, he thinks, to
make her happy and in spite OF that,
she sits down and cries softly to herself,
apparently without any cause or reason.
But there is a cause, and that cause IS
some disorder or disease OF the delicate
won1anly organism. Unhealthy drains
have taken away the vital force. 1ntiam-
NATION is fretting the nerves of the
whole body. If women did but under
stand the intimate relation OF the gen
eral health to the local health of the
delicate womanly organs, they would
realize that the quick way to establish
the general health is to cure the local
disorders. DR.. Pierces Favorite Pre-
scription dries the drains that erfeebls
women, heals inflammation and ulcera-
ton and cures female weakness. 1t -
medicine that can absolutely be relied
upon 10 make weak women strong and
sick women we'll. 1t contains no alco-
hol, and is entirely free from opium,
cocaine and all other narcotics,
Women suffering from disease In
chronic form are invited to consult DR..
Pierce, by letter, free of charge. DIR.
Pierce, assisted by his staff of nearly a
score Of physicians. has in q little owe.
thirty years treated and cured more
than half million sick and ailing
women. All correspondence is strictly
private and sacredly confidential. Adj
dress DR.. r. V. Pierce, 663 Main Street,
R,,Hnln N Y
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-04-04
How wade Hampton Used Cigars.


Wade Hampton never smoked cigars
iii rational way like the rest of man
kind. Instead he took the cigars as he
bought them and crushed them to pow
der between the palms of his hands
and made use OF the fragments as the
old regime use snuff. The coarse bits
were thrown away, and in the military
committee room. Of which he was so
long an occupant. there was always a
pile OF cigar shaylnes on the floor be-
side his chair. The finest cigars in the
market were none too good to be treat
ed this way. and more than one Genu-
Inc cigar smoker has been moved 10 ex-
postulatlon as he has seen Hampton
dispose of fine weed in such IN uncer-
emonious way.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-04-04
Not MT All Excited.

In certain Wisconsin city lives an
old German, now past eighty who has
for years been in the hotel business.
The old gentleman is very fond of card
playing, and pitch is his fayorlte game.
One day couple of years ago a party
was sitting about n table playing, and
Just as the cards had been dealt and
sorted and IT was up to the old gentle
man to bid for the trump boy rushed
into the office and in great excitement
said the barn was on fire.
Without showing the least perturba-
ton the old gentleman turned to him,
and the following conversation took
place:
"Did you get out the horse"
Eyes"
"Dld you the buggy get outw
YES"
"well," turning to the players, 81 bid
Observation-Disclosures Magazine.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-04-04
couuD scARoElY Walk.

-For the sake of poor suffering women; ieei
II my duty to inform you Of the great eensht
bowlcs, OF Watts Iredeil Co, n, {. was IN z
miserable condition when wrote to YOU NAG
uterine disease so bad could scarcely walk
relieved by death. You wrote to me to take
your Favorite Prescription and have taken
eleven bottles of it. and two Of your Pleasant
pellets I am entireiy well and feel like new
woman, feel thankful to God and 10 Doctor
Pierce for the blessings now enjoy. nave
fine big boy, two months old aud never Rot
along AZ well In my life. can't praise your
=, .dfrjnes enough "
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-04-04
No women Admitted.

Maiwatchtn. on the borders Of Rus
sia. is the only city in the world peo-
pied by men only. The Chinese women
are not only forbidden to live in this
territory, but even to pass the great
wall Of Kallan and enter into Mongo-
lin. All the Chinese of this border city
are exclusively traders
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-04-04
cloomy Even rhen.

Hook-Rjones is the most melancholy
fellow | know.
Nye-That's right. He proposed TO
girl once by asking her how she would
like to be his widow.--San Francisco
Chronicle
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-04-04

Friend Why 10 you wear those fear
fully old fashioned collars?
WIukcrs Ia man of anairsi- because
when the washerwoman sends them TO
anybody else they send them haek
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-04-04

Mrs. Mugglns-My husbands per-
feet crank.
Mrs. Ruggins-All husbands are. my
dear, !.
Mrs. Muggins-Bu fancy man who
complains that my mustard plasters
are not Us strong as those his mother
used to Observation-Disclosures Record.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-04-04
FAMILY STOCKING pAa.

be made as ornamental as useful Two
pieces OF G,nlm, IA by IS inches, nre
used for this bag They are Joined
by a strip four inches wide. 1t takes
five yards Of ribbon for the binding
and bows.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-04-04
"A stock,nx nag.

The illustration given herewith IS
from The Ladies' Home Journal and
shows stocking bag that may easily
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-04-15
PICKINGS FROM FICTION.

A thousand times better are the men
who do than the weaklings who only
know.-"God Wills It"
I've burned out the candle O The
Lords mercy an blowed the ashes in
his facc.-"The Sign OF the Prophet" "
1t is as bad to slave at work Is to
slave at pleasure. but God may forgive
what people cannot help "Lazalre."
Nature works not for mans enjoy
ment, but for her own satisfaction and
her own GlGry-"Our National Parks
Time has kindlier uses for his scythe
than cutting short human lives. His
chief use OF it is to cut off the tops Of
human memories.-"The Usurper."
To really enjoy the holidays one
should have money, uncounted money.
in coal scuttle. let us say. with a con-
venent little fire shovel close at hand
-"The Last of the Knickerbockers.'
Lovers of love are not lovers only.
They are artists in emotion, always in
quest of a still more subtle sensation, a
JOY more intense, grief more bitter,
and are unable to remain faithful to
monotonous fidelity, a tender constan.
ey.-"The Screen"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-04-15
One of Trayers' Jokes.

When William r. Travers was in the
directorate Of the New York Central
railroad, Jay Gould was running the
Erie in opposition. and his manage
ment Of that system betrayed a con-
slant and intimate knowledge Of what
was going on in the Centrals star
chamber. Commodore Vanderbilt was
naturally exasperated, and one day,
after expressing how helpless he found
himself to outwit his rival. he turned
to Travers with the query:
swell, Billy, how can we stop Gould
from getting knowledge of what we
are doingy'
"W-wwhy," suggested the genial
wit-"w-w-why d-dont you m-m-make
him d-d-director of NN-New York
C-CCentral?'
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-04-15
One Divided by n Half,

If YOU ask the man in the street the
&mple question, What is one divided
" a half? he will either reply that the
peration is an impossible one or that
he answer is a half. When you point
ut that one divided by two is half
he will see that there is something
wrong somewhere, but will still be
butte unable to give the right answer.
when you tell him that the answer is
two, he will either accept the assertion
Without understanding it or will dis
butte it tooth and nail. If you attempt
Ito convince him of his error, you will
lind it is not at all an easy task.
His mistake arises through the con-
Of two distinct ideas-namely,
one divided into two and one divided
by two One divided into two is one
divided into two parts, each part CON
tanning q half One divided by two is
the ratio Of one to two or the number
of times two is contained in one. To
any one who has thought the matter
out this seems clear enough, but to the
man il the street it is sheer nonsense,
and he will tell you so.-kansas City
independent.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-04-15

and she goes about pale-faee1 hollow-cyed
and haggard, a piteous contrast 10 the
blooming health of her former self. But
over 100000 women have found health
aguin by taking Wine of Cardui. As a
regulator of the menstrual periods Wine Of
Cardui has never been known to fail. It
has seldom failed to restore perfect health,
even in the most persistent and aggravated
cases of weakness.
Miss Ida M. Snyder, of No. 535 Bergen
street, Brooklyn, n. Y, has used Wine of
Cardui and she says it helped her into a
new life. Health to Miss Snyder is worth
great deal She is an attractive young
woman with intellectual attainments and
she occupies the position Of Treasurer Of
the Brooklyn East End Art club. This
position marks her as person Of intellect,
culture and refinement and it speaks highly
of the respect and trust her fellow women
have in her She writes