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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-05-15
Equally Divided.

"You allow no beer in the house?'
"No; my wife and never drink
anything but wine and water"
''In what proportion do you take It p
II drink the wine and my wife
drinks the water" Mag
azine.
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All Kinds.

Snobson Ito inhabitant Of out-of-
way seaside resort What sort Of
people do you get down here in the
summer" Oh, all sorts,
EUR. There be fine people an common
people. an some Just half and half.
like yourself, zur.''' Punch.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-05-15
An Unwarranted Liberty.

Tess-Yes. indeed, he had the tmpu-
dence to try and kiss me, and he did
it, too.
: Jess-Why didn't you run away from
him?
Tess-I couldn't. You know how
small our sofa is.-Judge
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-05-15

Mrs. E. B. Bradshaw, of
Guthrie, Okla, cured Of a severe.
case by Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound.
A great many women suffer with
form Of indigestion or dyspepsia which
does not seem to yield to ordinary
medical treatment. While the symp-
toms seem to be similar to those Of
ordinary indigestion, yet the medi-
cines universally prescribed do not
seem to restore the patients normal
condition.
Mrs. Pinkham claims that there
is kind of dyspepsia that is caused
by arrangement of the female organ
ism, and which, while it causes dis
turbance similar to ordinary indiges-
ton, cannot be relieved without .
medicine which not only acts as .
stomach tonic, but has peculiar uterine
tonic effects al well.
Thousands of testimonial let
tiers prove beyond question that
nothing will relieve this distress.
ing condition SO surely az Lydia
e. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound. 1t always works in har.
mOny with the female system.
Mrs. Pinkham advises sick
women free. Address Lynn, Mass.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-05-15
What the Steamboat Does.

what inc Steampoat OoeS.
One day little Archie, three years
of age, saw a railroad for the first
time, and did not know what to make
of it. He ran to his mother and said:
ooh, mamma, it's steamboat look.
ing for Observation-Disclosures Star.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-05-15
LOOKING for . Chance.

Mrs. Gobang-This paper says that
Kansas man sold his wife for So.
Gobang-I wonder if it will ever be
my luck to run across fellow who is
throwing money away?-New York
Times.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-05-15

When a man buys healthy peace
at the price of a sickly pride he has
made good bargain.
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7hI. will Interest Mother,

Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Child.
rem, used by Mother Gray, q nurse in
Children's Home, New York, Cure Fever
ishness, Bad Stomach, Teething Disorders,
Worms. Sold by all Druggists, &c. Sample
FREE. Address A. S. Olmsted, Leroy, NY.
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Loyl,sl,s Playfulnes.s.

.IItt ASUvWW 01oyIWAuUsDsIl
And there's nothing more between
us?'' he asked. No, Harry. dear.
she replied. nesting against his Shout
der; Il can't get any closer to you. -
Philadelphia North American. Il. 4
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-05-15

WEST BRANon, MrcH. April fifth
Many thanks for the sample Of Doan's
Kidney Pills. We had tried many
remedies with little benefit but found
Doan's act promptly, and hit the case,
which was an unusual desire to urinsts!
had to get up FIVE and six times of
. night. think Diabetes was we'll
under way, the feet and ankles
swelled. There was an intense pain ini
the back, tho heat of which would
feel like putting ones hand up to .;
lamp chimney. / have used the freeI
trial and two full boxes Of Doan's Pills
with the satisfaction of feeling that Il
am cured. They arc the remedy par
excellencc.-B. +. BALLARD.
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E BURiMaToN 3 JUNCTION., No.
received sample sof Doan's Pulls and
they Arc all thAt 4 claimed they ~
lieved : pain Ia my back and did III
that was represented. g. q. Ray,
r. +. p. No. IA. y 55ss5
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81 TAY1oRsv1LLs, Nm. No nah can
tell the good Of Doan's Kidney Pills
until he tries them for weak back.
I tried everything and got no relief
until / used Deans Pills ~. N. \
LEwM
The Tupelo journal., 1903-11-06

have the water filtered as it falls, he
will have to build a filter somewhat
after the plan as shown in the dia-
gram. The filter is fiat bottomed,
sloping slightly towards the cistern.
There is a layer of bricks on the bot
tom; on this, in order named, layers
of charcoal, sand and gravel, the to-
tai fltering material occupying about
one-half of the filter. The water, as
Don as it falls, begins to filter and
passes into the cistern in a pure state.
The size of the filter will depend upon
the size of the c~istern, roof, etc. Usu-
ally one holding from 25 to 80 barrels
is found large enough. An overflow
pipe is fitted to it e the top as. dur
ing a heavy shower, it is liable to
overflow. An opening is left large
enough. sc that it can be cleaned out
when necessary, and reflled with new
material. A roof becomes the lodging
place of impure matter which is liable
to faint the water-dust, droppings of
birds, insects, etc. Whether one has
a filter or not, it is a good plan to
have the leader pipe so attached as to
be readily swung from the cistern to
a waste pipe. When it is not raining
have the leader go into the waste pipe,
II after it has rained sufficiently to
clean the roof. swing leader back to
the cistern connections.-G. Davis. in
Rural New Yorker.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-11-06
THE NEAR VIEW.
In One That Makes Pessimfsfs-Dfs-
lance Not only Lends E%nchant-
ment, But Stimulates Faith.

The near view must ever be a disap-
pointing view, says the Baptist Union.
The pigments are too thick upon the
canvas; the grain of the wood is toe
coarse; the roar of the organ-pipes is too
great; there seems to be nothing but
paint. nothing but wood, nothing but
noise-and the close view is ever disap-
pointing. 1 heard one say the other day
that Jesus Christ had the long look. 1t
was a most suggestive saying. He en-
dured the shame Of the cross because of
the JOY that vas set before him; but
the joy was a long way off-though he
lived in the prospect Of it. The whole
suggestion has significance for those who
are working and struggling and endur-
ing. At first vfew-the close look-all
seems confusion and disorder. This
close view always makes pessimfsts: pes
sfmists are near-sighted folks; they see
to the end of the street corner; scarcely
that, sometimes. for their eyes are on the
ground near their feet. He who walks
with his eyes downward, who is near
sighted by reason Of his doubts and his
fears, is the sorry soul among men: he
has no message for his age; he is a pes
tsimist-and pessimists have no future.
But the long look. the distant view-it
not only lends enchantment, but it slim
ulates faith, kindles inspiration, nerves
for the conflict! There is always a joy
that is set before the soul Of the faith
FNl,,. though the immediate object be a
VIA upon which he" is to be offered.
great thing to he near-sighted; what a
| Christ. N1ong 100 OF n
The Tupelo journal., 1903-11-06
TWO QUEER MUSICIANS.
Sam franciscan Dog and Cnl Play
Duets on Piano and Like the
Noise They Make.

Thomas Tucker and Biondi are the
strangest piano players in the coun-
try. Thomas is a Maltese cat and
Biondi is a fox terrier. They belong
to Miss Anita Bridger, an actress,
whose home is in San Francisco. The
dog was picked up on the street and
the cat was given to Miss Bridger by
a laundry woman.
The musical accomplishments of the
animals were acquired largely by ac-
cident. Thomas, the cat, was partial
to sleeping on the keys of the piano
whenever the instrument was left
open. His mistress found him one day
lying there, sleepily patting the keys
with his paws and evidently listening
with pleasure to the sounds which
came forth.
A little patience overcame his re-
pugnance to performing in public, and
at last he would mount the stool and
beat the keys whenever ordered to
play. One day he was practicing
while Biondi was in the room. The
The Tupelo journal., 1903-11-06
"CUP-OFFERINGS."
Little HeIpfuInesses Are "Three.
h FOurths of All That Makes 1t
Beautiful to he Alive"

Nothing is said In the gracious text
about giving a cup Of cold water, con-
corning the cup itself. 1t is not essential
that it be of gold or silver. 1t is the
water that refreshes, not the cup. And
why but a cup? No one needs a bucket
full at a time. Better have it fresh and
sparkling as thirst returns, a cupful and
then another cupful, says the Philadel-
phia Young People.
"Three-fourths of all that makes it
beautiful to be alive" says w. c. Gan
nett, consists of cup-offerings." Take
just a moment to consider this in per-
sonal experience. Recall how often and
often the cup of refreshment has com
forted the soul athirst, when there was
no need of anything more and the larger
supply was not at hand. Think what it
has meant many a time to have the
word in season Of sympathy and love, of
encouragement and cheer, to feel the
mere touch ola friendly hand, to realize
the companionship of one who was ready
to stop a minute to minister in %trifles,
to offer the cup of refreshing. Who
cares to be drenched by the turning on
a river when thirsty and faint? A cup
Offering of water is enough and does not
stagger one with obligation.
II our experience proves this to be
so, what about our practice? Are we
swift and ready with cup-offerings? Are
we alert and glad to make the proffer
in time Of need? When the need is past,
what good will it do?
1t is a worthy aim to make 1t "beauti-
full to be alive" for those who do live ard
must live about us. Fountains Of help
abound, and it does not take long to dip
a cupful and pass 1t on. No matter about
the kind of cup, if love offers it and pure
water fills it. Don't wait to turn the
course of a river or to place a fairy foun-
tain by every mans door. Remember
the cup-offerings as you pass.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-11-06
MUSCLES IN TENSION.
Are the Ones That Tire Soonest AL
though Doing No Work Mt
the Time.

! The Revue Scientifique has been ask
ing what muscles tire soonest, with the
conclusion that it is not the muscles
in use, but those under tension, al
though doing no work. The writer
urges us to use the arms and legs less
and h back and neck more, for on
them m the greatest strain. He has
been asking men of all occupations the
same questions:
When you have worked much where
do you feel tired?
Before you were trained, did fatigue
show itself in the same regions?
All the anSwer point to the same
conclusions. The baker who kneads
dough all night complains of fatigue in
his legs.
The blacksmith is tired, not in his
arms and shoulders, but in his back
and loins.
The young soldier after a march, is
especially tired in the back of his neck,
even II he has carried no knapsack.
The oarsman who Is In perfect train
Ing, after prolonged exercise gets tired
in his calves and insteps-
These facts point to the conclusion
that in any continued effort we should
try to alter the habit Of contraction.
That is to say, the body, like the mind,
needs change Of work.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-11-06
Cfcern,se Ant EenIu

we u ever remember that in the
sight OF God all our titles, and family
history and position in society are, but
the dust in the balance. Man, it is
true, looks upon the outward ppe
gnce. He does coun very highly
these outward things, so that very fire.
the real character of the I'M.
Ii1yidual is quitea hidden. But God,
lloks upon theeheart. No matter how
| cody. the origfnnorTpoor, as, the world
| his heQoverty, thee person may be-. If
royal househright, he" belongs to- the
sions and shod,o Of thee heavenly man.
the light of that e on the earth, in
was a fine, reply. that'iepshipc. That
the sheer OF a mean man of lWadea to
lily, who, had said to the great orArns
you are the first of your. line" "An'
YOU answered Cicero s'afe the last O
yoNes."-N. w. CHRISTIAN Advocate.
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GRACIOUS r


We cannot tell how sweet must be
The Heavenly speech they use above;
What cadences, deep as the sea,
What hottest phrase or tone of love.
yet human speech has many a word
More sweet than angel-lips can sound:
forgiveness, grace in Christ the Lord.
Mercy, with loving-kindness crowned.
They breathe Upon our hearts like songs
Ihat swell around, below, above;
Immortal words on mortal tongues,
The words that tell Gods wondrous love.
They break upon our utter need,
Like dawn upon dark midnight strife,
For Jesus brought from Heaven indeed,
The words that spirit are and life.
We cannot want for words to men,
Wh1ie still We strike the m~ercy-chord!
God grant US power to speak again,
The words of life In Christ the Lord.
Mrs. Merrill f. Gates, in N. Y. Observer.
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THE CHRISTIANS ATTITUDE.
Wills of Others, But Eager
to Help us Well.

The Chicago Interior, speaking of an
editorial In an exchange, says that the
latter recently undertook to say a true
thing and said it so bunglingly that 1t
sounded like a selfish, cowardly false
hood. The truth aimed at was that the
fate OF each mans soul rests in final
responsibility with himself alone, and
not elsewhere, and thence the editor
il~logically concluded that a Christian is
not his brothers keeper and has no right
to urge on his brother the claims of the
Christian life. That was not only In
discriminate but inopportune. 1t is con-
ceivable that in some fanatical crisis
Christians might need to be cautioned
against infringing on the right of peo-
pie to go to perdition If they will, but
this age of eAsy-going, unassertive Chris
tian profession is not such a crisis-not
by a very considerable quantity. 1t is
perfectly true that as 1t Is impossible
TO force a man into the Kingdom of
Heaven. so it is wrong to go at him In
any way that looks as if that was what
you meant to do. The Lord Jesus
~ PioiouSlQlJ, CFCh HyolCIl-
ously, respectful toward the human
VIII; He saves no man who doesn't
wish salvation, and although He looks
for men of violence to take the king
dom by force in their earnestness, He
takes none with violence for the king
dom. Infinitely impotent as compared
with Him, We can only Initiate the re-
serve of the Master. But it is a shame
to initiate Him in restraint in one way
and not to initiate His eagerness of zeal
IN all others. Where He will not COM
pei, He does with ineffable love con-
strain, and where He will not command.
He necessarily pleads. And the love OF
1elloW-men which is not assumed as a
duty but felt as the stirring of a Christ
like heart, will spontaneously follow in
the tactful way of the S~aviour's own
soul-winning. Any pressing of the Chris
tan life on ones neighbor which has
the air of superior goodness condescend-
ing to advise him, of lofty wisdom
charged with guardianship over him, or
OF fierce determination to carry him bodi-
ly where he does not choose to go. will
quite naturally be an offense to the per-
son addressed. But the sincere approach
to a friend in the attitude of simple de-
sire to tell him what has been help and
inspiration in ones own life and to in
vite him to try it too, will command re-
spect and hearing. And in regard to
that form of religious appeal to other
men, we need not warning to refrain from
it but Indictment to greater forwardness
In If
The Tupelo journal., 1903-11-06
An Intelligent Canine.

Henry Thompson, a New York man,
who has just returned home, encoun-
tered an instance Of unusual canine
intelligence during his travels abroad.
When In the Netherlands a little fox
terrier belonging to one of the, GUS
toms officials at the Hook Of Holland
trotted down regularly every morning
to meet the boat. When the baggage
wass deposited for the necessary exam
inat1ons this small, self-appointed in
spector world sniff inquiringly at each
piece and never failed to detect cigars
or GLORIOUS dutiable goods. no mat
rtere how clevgrIy concealed.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-11-06
WHEAT A K N
Illinois Farmer Gives Facts and Fig.
ures Which Prove the Truth
, of This Assertion,

Is the wheat rop a money maker?
That depends a great deal on the LAND
that is used to produce it, and still
more on the farmer himself. An ILL
nois farmer writes as follows in re-
gard TO the possible paying qualities of
this crop: On good ground | raised 81
bushels of wheat per acre, and on as
good soil produced AZ bushels of oats.
Las year was perhaps an extra year
for both wheat and oats, and my
wheat made As bushels per acre, at Is
cents per bushel, and my oats went
81 bushels per acre, at 80 cents per
bushel. This was machine measure.
and explains very well why | continue
to raise wheat. My expenses on the
crop were about the same, excepting
that OF thoroughly covering the ground
with manure, as if had only secured
an average on a small crop. l know a
man who sells $3.50 worth of straw for
60 cents and charges the wheat with
his two dollar mistake, and then adds
another $3.50 charge to the grain for
lost fertilizer, thus making a $3.50
loss. He her counts a loss by max
ing hay and harvesting, also the
thrashing of the grain and the cutting,
as we'll. He thus loads down wheat
heavier than it was loaded when it
brought $3.50 per bushel a couple of
years ago. l also raise wheat to feed,
that is, if it is not bringing enough to
sell on the market. In the last three
years | have fed over a thousand bush
els of wheat, and it has been proved
cheaper than shorts, and has also been,
to my notion, a better and more profit
able feed than 50-cent corn fed alone.
Wheat that tests 62 pounds to the
bushei is the kind to raise. l do not
find any other crop as profitable as
wheat with as little labor when land
is properly matured. Many failures
are due to poor land and poor farm
ing.-Prairie Farmer.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-11-06
SECRET OF HAPPINESS.

Are you almost Disguised with life, little
man?
I will tell you a wonderful trick,
That will bring you contentment II any,
thing can
Do something for somebody quick!
Are you awfully tired with play, little girl?
Weary, discouraged, and sick?
I'll tell you the loveliest game in the world
DO something for somebody quick!
Though it rains like the rain of the flood,
little man,
And the clouds are forbidding and thick,
You can make The sun shine in your soul,
little man
DO something for somebody quick!
Though the skies are like brass overhead,
little girl,
And the road like a well-heated brick;
And all earthly affairs in a terrible whirl;
Do something for somebody quick!
IN. Y. News.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-11-06
POULTRY YARD T

There is a renewal of the agitation
about the color of egg-shells. Feed the
fowls properly and the color Of the shell
does not matter. 1t takes good feed to
make good eggs.
The best preventive of roup and other
infectious diseases is perfect cleanliness
about the poultry house and ground.
No medicine can successfully combat
filth, darkness and dampness.
1t is nonsense to talk about wild
breeds and "tame" breeds. phe so
called wild" breeds are tame enough
when properly cared for and these are
the breeds that lay the most eggs.
Feed the hens the best when they lay
the fewest eggs. If they are melting
they need heavy feeding to help then
to a new suit and if they are not laying
it is because they are not properly fed.-
Commercial Poultry.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-11-06
"Ten TImes One n

Really the world is under gffeaus
legation to DR.. Edward Everett Hale
for discovering that fact! What ha
made apparent is that one does, not
have TO begin with ten, but with one.
Nor does one have to vault FROM one
to ten, but can get to the higher Eum-
Der by climbing up, one step at a time.
If that sfothful servan in the parable
had only realized that fact, perhaps
he would not have wrapped his single
pound in a napkin, bat would have
adGed pound to pound until he would
have had ten pounds to show to his
Lord. One diligent pound might have
been more productive even than the
five pounds. The servant was foolish
as well as wicked, for he missed the
Joy of accumulation. If you haven
ten to start with you can get 1t by
easy steps, Don't sit down and say
you can do nothing because yol
haven't ten to begin with. "Ten times
is fredericksburg.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-11-06

dog seemed possessed with an idea.
and he mounted the stool beside The
eat and struck the keys hard with His
paw.
The resulting sound was so loud that
Both eat and dog Jumped down in
fright and escaped. Later they rel
turned and resumed playing. Since
That time their performances are duets.
When asked s' perform for visitors
B1ondf jumps up on the stoool and
banks for Thomas to- join him. The
cat does no respond to, tire first in
~vftatfonr but after persistent barking
oE, the part of tltee dog Thomas arises
~leisureIy and walks with dignity to
tfBs stool Once seated beside the dog
he begins to pat the keys.
BiondF sits up straight and throws
n Ills weight on Eds hiad' legs, so that
hisfruEsf paws will have freedom of ac-
tioE With one ear cooked he will look
at TIE nIrsie rack where usually a mu-
sic dosk is placed fCFrthstir benefit, and
beat tne keys WITH great. viasor. He
prefers Seep bass notes.
Thouaas is not So thorough a musi-
cfan as the dog. lie dosss mott assume
such u correct position. Because so
much Of his weight rests: OH ssse front
paws he sIurs his notes frightTwlly 80
The Tupelo journal., 1903-11-06

is well opened for free ventilation. The
floor is raised one foot in the center,
so as to make sufficient fall for feed
to drop into feed trays, f. A slide,
g, one by six inches by Is feet, may
be used to regulate the flow of grain
into manger. 1t should have two ban
dies attached as shown.
The door to the scoop hole should be
made with sides similar t. a scoop
board, as at a, and about two by two
and one-half feet, that there may be
no waste of corn while filling the crib.
The two by tours, b., which form the
bottom, should project ON each side
about 20 inches to build the feed
trough on.-A- w. Eefde, in Farm and
home.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-11-06
HELPFUL N TRUE.

l nave given my whole heart-not hall
of it.--Alaskan Indian Chief.
The main token of a strong character
is not to make known every change in
thought and feeling, but to give the
world the finished results.-Auerbach.
Men and women never struggle SO hard
as when they struggle alone, without
witness, counsellor or confidant, unen-
couraged, unadvised and unpitied.-C.
Bronte.
You may choose 10 forsake your du-
ties and choose not to- have the sorrow
they bring, but you will go forth and
find, my daughter, sorrow without duty,
bitter herbs, and no bread.-Savonarola.
To detail our illnesses or our troubles
to our friends when w might easily talk
of happier things, is hardly less courte-
Gus than to treat them to bread and viz
egar, and let our fruit and CONNECTIONS
remain on a side MISUNDERSTANDING.
A great many people purpose to do
right, but the trouble with them is that
they purpose in their heads, and that
doesn't amount to much. If you are 60
ing to be a Christian, you must purpose
TO serve God away down in your heart.
With the heart man believeth unto
righteoosness."-D. L. Moody.
God is ever with me, ever before me,
| know He cannot but oversee me always.
though nay eyes be held, that l see Him
not: neither is there any minute that |
can live without God. Why do l not,
therefore, always live with Him? Why
do not account all hours lost wherein
| enjoyed Him not?-Joseph Hall.
He who truly wishes the happiness of
anyone cannot be long without discoy-
erlng some mode OF contributing to it.
Reason itself. with all its light. is nor
so rapid in discoveries of this sort as
simple affection, which sees means of
happiness and of impartfng happiness
where reason could think that any ham,
piness was to be found.-Thomas Brown.