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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-02-07

The City council are wrestling with the
ferry problem. A new boat, has to be
bnilt which will cost anywhere from
$3.50 to 5000 according to plan St. Vim
cent wanted this city to build half the
boat, or if they build boat for us to pay
500 year rental. 1t would be prefer
able for the city not to have anything to
do with the boat at all, but let the ferry
man furnish his own boat. But nobody
would build boat on one year fran
chise and there are many objections IN
letting it for five years. which would be
the least term that anyone would take
and build boat. The fact that there are
two ends to the ferry, one owned by ST.
Vincent and the other by Pembina, makes
complications which must be provided
for or make trouble. The St. Vincent
people seem to be willing to act fairly,
and it is probable the matter will be SET
tied all right finally.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-02-07

City Council, regular, Monday evening
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-02-07

A little snow "Wednesday, but only a
sprinkle. Wheels are the only means
of transportation on the country roads
this winter, but the roads have been in
fine shape, like pavement, and the only
limit to the load has been the capacity or
strength of the wagon.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-02-07

Commissioners meet Monday 18th.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-02-07

The Episcopal Congregation will hold
handkerchief bazaar in connection with
the play given in the interest Of the church
Easter week. Further particulars will be
given later.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-02-07

Rip Van Wrinkle, Wednesday evening.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-02-07

Only one tender for the carrying Of
mail from Pembina to Hamilton was put
ii and this was rejected. lJotice from
The department at Washington invites
proposals 10 carry The mail on this route,
No. 81, 26, to commence July 1st 1902,
ending June 3oth, 1905 Contractor to
deposit mail into boxes along the route.
Z Bids to be addressed to Second Asst.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-02-07

The rip Van Wrinkle" company
which is billed to show here on Wednes-
day of next week comes on guarantee
OF the manager of Kittson Hall, and it is
probable that before he made that guar
antee that he satisfied himself that the
entertainment was worth the attention
and patronage of the public. Rip Van
Wrinkle is an old story as story, but as
a play will be new and novel to most
small towns, as it is not usually played
outside OF the cities where it is yearly
attraction. The story is classic and
everybody, even the children are familiar
with the faults fancies, and genialities OF
the old sleeper, and the play is the illus
tration, the picture Of the story. The
company consists of eight people and
come highly recommended as artists and
we believe that-our citizens will be glad
to- encourage this production of the
classic drama with full house.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-02-07

At regular meeting of the Pembina
Building and Loan Association this week
the old officers were reelected to their
former positions. The fiscal year closes
with this month and new series of
shares will be started on March 1st, at
which time the statement will be publish
ed.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-02-07

Furnished by s IL Ia|x 5
Jonathan Baptie, agent = |9|9I9|S
Monarch Elevator. S[ee.
Pembina. -- --l-
Friday ................ Isl $50 5s|55 40
Saturday,. Isl 6O|58 55| 40
Monday. ......... 81 6O 58 55| 40
Tuesdav 81 leo 58 55| 40
"Wednesday Isl leo 58 55|49
Thursday ................ .loIoOooool49
Flax $l.57.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-02-07

There will be no service in the M. E..
church on Saturday evening. This FRI
day evening Rey L. D. Wardwell will
preach. Sunday morning at II O'Clock
and Sunday evening at 7:3O, Rev. M. V.
B. Knox, d. D. Of Wahpeton, ex-presi-
dent of the R. R. v. university, will
preach. Revival services each evening
of next week in charge of DR.. Knox.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-02-07
Masonic Lodge Regular, Friday.

Services, NJ. E. Church, Friday.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-02-07

The lecture given by Mr.. Bohn to the
j. "A. o. U. w. on Friday evening was not
as well attended as it should have been,
partially owing to other social attractions.
Mr.. Bohn is good speaker and knows
whereof he speaks. His leading thought
is that insurance that costs nothing is
worth nothing though it by no means
follows that which costs the most is the
best He is willing to show to anyone,
that the a. o. U. w. rate is right and
/ best, and safest.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1902-08-07
FRIEND TO The FARMER.

To the Editor We have noticed In
your paper from time to time, during
the present season, some extremely In
struetive and interesting articles on
Binding Twine.
Permit us to add g few words today
with special reference TO our own intiu.
ence in this market. The EARN I'm
plement News" issue OF July IL, gives
the following prices OF twine as the
prevailing Eastern prices to the deal.
ers:
Sisal $500 Is cents pound
standard loOO-ttl l...........,.,. ~ cents pound
Manila So6O-it cents pound
Manila (eoo cents pound
Manila cents pound
While it is perfectly true and fair to
say that we would be justified in
charging one cent in advance Of Eastern
prices for our twine of Oregon manu-
facture, that is, the the price Of freight
added 10 Eastern prices, as q matter Of
fact, Pure Manila, Red Glover Leaf
Brand, $50 feet, we are quoting 10 the
dealers under date OF July Is at Is
cents per pound, or one cent below the
prices quoted for Eastern goods.
Taking everything into account, 1t
seems reasonable and appropriate that
we call attention to the fact that, al
though many people entertain the be-
lief that We are grinding monopolists,
demanding all we can possibly get for
twine, here we are in the midst OF an
important and strenuous season, offer
ing our goods at one cent below the
prices Eastern dealers are obliged to
pay. In other words, instead OF being
an oppressor OF the farmer, we demon
strate in a very practical manner that
We are his friend, and good friend of
the general public, because, II any
Eastern twine is sold in this market,
We force the Eastern manufacturer to
take less price for 1t than he does In
his local market besides the freight TO
the coast on account Of vur low selling
prices.
We cannot be too enthusiastic about
some Of the remarks that have been
made in your paper concerning Binding
Twine. You have urged the consumer
to disregard the representa-
lions of unscrupulous dealers, and to
always make his decision concerning
purchases OF twine by asking the ques-
lion, "How many bundles can you bind
with dollars worth of twine2" II
the consumer will always keep in mind
This question when he makes q pur-
chase, he will inevitably and invariably
select Pure Manila twine, for it is the
most economical certainly, as 1t is 80
per cent longer than the other twine,
dollar for dollar and pound for pound.
PORTLAND CORDAGE co.
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tk.SScicnCe
.sszIvef1tion

An English psychologist explains that
a girl can never throw like a boy be-
cause her collar-bone Is larger and sets
lower.
Meteors which reach the earth al
most invariably contain a large guam
tlty OF iron and smaller amount OF
nickel.
The worst mosquIto-infested neigh
borhood In the world Is the coast OF
Rorneo. At certain seasons. It Is said,
the streams OF that region are unnavi-
gable because Of the clouds Of mosQui-
toes.
A peculiar snow observed on Mont
Malet in the Alps has been reported by
NJ. A. Brun. 1t Is called Caucasian
snow," and Is very porous. with grains
reaching an eighth OF an inch In size.
The slight adhesion OF these grains
gives great liability to avalanches.
Attempts have been made to meas
ure the light OF the moonless night sky.
Gavin ]. Burns, an English astrono-
mer, has roughly estimated that the
total light OF one hemisphere equals
that Of one thousand tirst-magnitude
stars, and Professor Simon Newcomb
has-perhaps more accurately-found
this total light to be equal to that OF
six hundred to eight hundred first
magnitude stars. The brightness seems
to be not entirely due to visible and
invisible stars. The Eodiacal light and
the gegenschein, midnight glow oppo-
site the sun, have been seen to extend
across the heavens, and 1t Is suggested
that these are but intensihcations Of
general luminosity Of the entire sky.
due to some unknown cause.
Wonderful stories are often told Of
the powers of vision possessed by saw
age races. During the recent Cam
bridge anthropological expedition to
Torres Straits, the visual acuity OF the
natives was carefully tested, and Mr..
Rivers, who made the tests, concluded
that the excellence OF vision shown by
savages has psychological origin;
that Is to say, Il arises from knowing
what to look for. When the European
acquires familiarity with the environ
ment he can see as far as they can.
Thus the power Of an Indian to tell the
sex Of deer at such distance that
distinguished features like antlers were
invisible was found to rest upon his
knowledge Of the peculiar gait Of the
male deer.
Professor A. E. Verrin Of Yale re-
CARDS the phenomena witnessed during
the awful eruption Of Mont Pelee In
May as bearing out the theory that i'm
mense quantities Of explosive gases
were evolved through the. dissertation
of oxygen and hydrogen from the wa
ter on coming suddenly into contact
with hot lava, and that these gases,
when elected into the atmosphere, ex-
ploded above the crater. producing the
terrible effects that were noted. Ac-
cording to this view, the inhabitants
of st. Pierre were killed by a sudden
explosion of a vast volume OF mingled
oxygen and hydrogen, while the pol
sonous hydrochloric acid gas. formed
by the chlorine liberated from the sea-
water that had leaked into the volcano
and was combined with some of the
hydrogen, quickly suffOcated those who
may have escaped death from the ex-
nlOsion.
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III. Cultivated T.ss..

Monopole coffee was not intended
for the use of those who prefer To-
or l5-cent grade of coffee. These peo-
pie, perhaps, won't see the value in it.
But il your taste has been in any
degree cultivated by the use of the
higher grades, you'll think that Mono
pole pure Mocha and Java is the acme
of perfection-presuming, of course,
that the coffee is made right. This
coffee is sold in one and one half pound
cartons. II your grocer doesn't keep
1t, send us his name. Wadhams 4
Kerr Bros. Portland.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1902-08-07
solicitude Was Misdirected.

In a London safe deposit vault re-
Gently the renter Of safe, anxious for
the spiritual welfare Of one of the
JanitOrs, said, while they We're in the
vault together: Are you prepared to
die?" For answer the janitor instantly
pinned the questioner to the wall by
the throat. Assistance arrived and the
unfortunate renter was carried out, half
"throttled." Explanations ensued, and
1t was then discovered that an inquiry
after his spiritual welfare had been
construed by the janltor as the prelim-
mary to murderous attack.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1902-08-07
THEFT OF LIBERTY BELL.

Successful April Fool Joke Worked by
New Orleans Paper.
"Did YOU ever hear about the time
the Liberty Bell was stolen" asked
a New Orleans man at the Capitol the
other day. 1T was early in the spring
of 1885. The exposition was being held
at New Orleans and the bell had been
loaned to the exposition. remember
well the excitement the theft occasion
ed. The Times Democrat came out the
next morning with startling headlines,
a Dastardly Attempt The Emblem
of American independence, the Liberty
Bell, Stolen
LAST night was a sorrowful one
in the city, 1t said When Philadel-
phla sent to New Orleans the grand
old Liberty Bell. treasured not alone
by the famed city of the East, but by
the whole nation, as the precious EN-
blem of national liberty, the people OF
the South generally. and Of Louisiana
particularly, responded warmly to this
evidence Of brotherly love offered by
the second city Of the republic
"a long account Of the reception of
the bell and the care taken of It fol-
lowed, and the Times-Democrat said:
The spot on which 1t stood is a scene
of havoc. The car that bore It is half
consumed by fire and Its ruined tim
bers tell story Of wantOn destruction
almost without parallel. The trees that
stood over 1t are no longer graceful and
grand; half devOured by fire, their
charred branches seem to cry aloud
for vengeance. Last night when the
pale moon shed her radiance over the
great park, bathing 1t in food of sill
yer light, when the grounds were calm
and still and deserted by all save the
watchful guard, this deed of wanton-
ness was done
'Then came an account of the mount
ing of the guard and the discovery of
the fire. The account said: While the
firemen and the two officers were dis
cussing the mysterious disappearance
of the two night watchmen an officer
made his way close to the car to In
spect the bell and ascertain whether
or not 1t had sustained any damage. To
his amazement the bell was gone. Not
a vestige Of 1t remained. 1t had been
wrung from its fastenings and carried
or
There was more detail about the
search and clew. Naturally the citi-
Zens and the thousands of visitors at
the exposition were indignant. The
entire population discussed nothing else
that morning and the cars were not
sufficient to carry the crowd out to the
grounds to see the ruin wrought and
learn the latest clew. could not get
a car and walked distance of four
miles and was an hour getting through
the gate.
"The next issue of the Times Demo
crat said: Everybody takes joke good
naturedly on the first day of April, and
there was occasion yesterday for the
exercise Of good deal of good nature.
Everybody tried to fool everybody else.
The Times-Democrat Liberty Bell Joke
went down very well, and those who
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1902-08-07
Last of the Indian Dances.

The Omaha Is the only dance now
practiced among the Sioux. The war
dance died with the accession Of peace,
the sun dance has long been frOwned
upon by the Great Father and the
ghost dance has been peremptorily for
hidden ever since the trouble spring
ing from 1t In that unhappy fight at
Wounded Knee in the early winter of
1891. But the Omaha, danced frequent
ly upon the reservation, has not been
actually forbidden, although the Indian
agents in general disapprOve of it, and
so far as Is possible discountenance It's
perpetuation. 1t is primarily social
function, with this unqualified advan-
tage-that it tends toward the contin-
uance Of that state of society known
to the Indians during their days of bar
barity, that it emphasizes uncivilized
delights and that 1t has nothing In COM
mon with the civilization toward which
we are trying to lead the red man.
Every time the Omaha is danced the
dancers are drawn more closely to the
old lives and the old ways, a reverence
for the customs of their ancestors is
enkindled within them, and whatever
refining influences Of civilization may
have hitherto impressed them are, for
the time, utterly forgotten and eventu-
ally much weakened. 1t is the great
social reflection Of barbarism, and its
influence cannot be for ood.-Chicago
Chronicle.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1902-08-07
Make Paint Of Munmles.

Manufacturers of artists colors now
often use mummies In making their
colors, and It is almost certain that a
small percentage of some ancient Egyp-
tian rulers went to compose some of
the colors used by various r. AS In
painting their portraits for this years
academy. Mummies were usually pre-
served in bltumen or the best pitch,
says the London Tattler. This blended
with the bone of the mummy gives a
peculiarly beautiful tint, especially
in brown or dark blue.
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Observation-Disclosures
GOOD
Short Stories

The Pioneer tells story Of a rat
which ON Que occasion was caught alive
on ship and thrown overheard. A sea-
gull was floating by the side OF the
ship. Immediately there ensued bat
tie royal, aud the rat strangled the
seagull TO death, lie then sat upon the
carcass of the seagull. unfurled It's left
wing to catch the wind, and working
the right wing as an oar, set sail for the
shore,
In response TO mlsslonary's appeals
for various articles for use on an Afri-
can farm, mllklng-stool was sent to
him from England. He gave It to the
negro whose duty 1t was to milk the
cows. with lnjunctlons 10 use Il. ON
the first day the negro returned home
from the cow-sheds, bruised and bat
tered, but with an empty pail. When
the missionary asked for an explana-
tion. the negro replied: Milk stool
very nice. massa. but she won't sit on
itr'
In 1862 Colonel Alexander, Of Topeka.
who was an Intimate friend OF Presk
dent Lincoln. visited him at Washing
ton, and found him In a greatly depress-
ed state OF mind. "rhls being Presi-
dent isn't all 1t is cracked up to be, Is
It, Mfr. Lincoln2" inquired Colonel Al.
exander. NO" said Lincoln. his eyes
twinkllng momentarily; II feel some
times like the Irishman, who, after be-
ing ridden on rail. said: 'Begorry, II
II wasn't for the honor av tn thing. I'D
rather walkr
An incident of the ceremonies at the
unvelling of the Rochambeau statue in
Washington, d. c.. went far to prove
that the American dag stays put"
When the Countess Rochambeau pulled
the halyard which caused the fiags
draping the statue to drop. every yes.
tige of the covering fell but one corner
OF the American flag. which persistent
ly clung to a part Of the work sur.
rounding the statue. "The flag stays
put" remarked Secretary Hay to the
President in an undertone, and the
President, remembering his words.
smiled broadly. The French dag read
lily gave way the moment the rope was
pulled, and there were a number of
spectators who were inclined to take
the incident as an omen.
Captain French E. Chadwick. U. s.
~, who was commander OF the flag
ship New York during the war with
Spain, says that Rear Admiral Samp-
son was deeply and unaffectedly re-
ligious. and adds: HE was a strict
observer of Sunday. but the fact that
once,. at least, he forgot the days of the
week is Indicative of the Intensity with
which the duty in hand always seized
him. Having called the captains aboard
for consultation on the 4th of June "a
saturday. he said toward the close OF
the conference: 1 am going In to-mor-
row to attack the batteries, So have
everything ready by daylight Cap
tain Philip, who was most earnest In
his religious convictions, at once spoke
up: But, admiral. tomorrow is Sun
day. and don't believe in fighting ON
sunday, unless the other fellow begins.
have always noticed that whoever be-
gins Sunday fight gets licked Samp-
son at once said; 4 am glad you men,
toned that, Jack; to tell the truth. I
had forgotten the days of the week.
am no more believer in fighting on
Sunday than you are. Gentlemen, wen
put it off until Monday and his order
was obeyed."
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1902-08-07
STUDENT LIFE AT OXFORD.


What Young Americans Who Go There
win Find.
In Undergraduate life at Oxford the
student from America win flnd many
Interesting features. He win, no doubt,
be assigned to college rather than be
allowed to choose one. as the win OF
Cecil Rhodes expresses the desire that
the scholars holding the scholarships
shall be distributed among the colleges
OF the University OF Oxford. and not
resort In undue numbers to one or more
colleges only"
There are Twenty-Five colleges In the
university, all OF which, educationally
considered. are equal. Reasons Of rank
in life. OF parental or local associations,
OF wealth, OF religious tendencies,
rather than reasons OF a purely aea-
demlc nature. lead an English boy to
choose one or another OF these colleges.
The colleges differ In externals, Some
Of them are rich. others poor: some OF
them are comparatively large-three or
four hundred students-others very
small; some are expenslvely carried on.
others inexpensively; some are pass"
others are reading colleges: some have
high residence fees. others low: some
have no graduate students, and one,
All Souls, no undergraduate students;
some have superb buildings, others
palmer; and one, the Collegiate,
has no building at all, and hardly any
faculty, being governed by the univer-
slty through a committee called "del.
egacy for unattached students" But
any one OF these colleges win be a
worthy foster mother to the under
graduate The student will pay his fees
to his college, and win be watched
over by It throughout his whole course.
He will not get all Of his Instruction In
its lecture rooms, for the community
OF interest idea has penetrated modern
Oxford, and for certain subjects the
resident student will be apt to go to
another college, but his student life
will be mainly within the college walls.
He will. IL fortunate enough to get
one, have room on one OF the stair
cases." will be served by the scout"
who will bring him his breakfast. viii
dine In state In the hall every evening,
viii worship in the college chapel, and
will shorten his walks abroad so that
he can get within the college gates be-
fore they close for the night. He will
row In the college boat or play on the
college cricket team. and will have a
special adviser, college tutor, to whom
he will look back with gratitude and re-
spect all the days Of his life.
He viii find Oxford as expensive as
Harvard or Yale. His strictly college
expenses, for tuition, board and daily
living, exclusive of books, clothing. so
cieties, sports and luxurIes. will vary
from a minimum of $500 year to IL
maximum difficult to estimate. OF the
colleges, Keble. Jesus. New College and
Worcester make special effort to aid the
student in economy; Christ Church,
University, Magdalen and BalliOl are
the most expensive; Brasenose, st.
Johns, Exeter, Oriel and Trinity stand
in an intermediate position.
The student will have to be fairly
at the average college, says
Francis Hovey StOddard In the Re
view OF Reviews, to keep his total ex-
penses within the S1.5OO yearly sug,
gested in the will as the income for
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CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have AlWays Bought
Signature ss.ss ss. Of ZzHZzzM
Diamond Dick.

''I want to know about this new
pitcher you've signed" said the re-
porter, taking out his notebook.
"His name is Dropcurve," replied
the baseball manager. "He comes
from Demopolis, where he played for
several years in a strong local nine.
His father is we'll known"
81 don't want his pedigree" inter-
rupted the reporter. "Just tell me
how much he sold for. ."-Chicago
Tribune.