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inngtCn, with a recital of the facts.
This was done. But the leonine nature
of President Roosevelt was not taken
into account by these hot-blooded
southerners, who thought they could
now bag a snug birth for Cne of their
number. The President at once saw
through the game, and denOuncing the
coWaTdly attitude of the IndianOla
people as an outrage, he ordered the
post Office at that point discontinued
until such a time as the laW1ess classes
could be restrained by the authorities,
and the regularly constituted agent OF
the government protected in the eXer-
else of her rights. Mrs. Cox's resigna-
ton was not accepted and her salary
of 81, 200 goes on Indefinitely. Until
she can be accepted as postmaster, mail
for IndianOla goes to Greenville, the
nearest presidential post Office, twenty
five miles from IndianCla, and forty
miles from some of the patrons served
| by that office. Indignation is of course
at a white heat, and talk of race war is
| heard frequently. Violence is feared.
| The whites seem determined to hold
out, and have established an independ-
ent carrier service. The situation is
surely an anomalous Cne for a republic.
| So-called sensible people, putat1Ve,
patriotic Cd American citizens, up in
arms because, forsooth the government
chooses to place as supervisor of the
local mail service a person of dark
complexion; and there must needs be
revolutioni The shame of it, In the
The colored American., 1903-01-24

The political situation has taken an
upward trend in its relation to the
Negro.
President Roosevelt has amply dem
Onstrated that he grasps the full sig
nifcance of his high office-that he is
not the chief magistrate of the North,
the East, the South or the West-not
the executive head of the white people,
black people. the lame, halt or blind :
but that he is the President of all
the people under the flag of our COM
The colored American., 1903-01-24

meantime the Post Office Department
stands pat" and holds up an old law
against conspiracy against federal
officials in line of duty, and hints at the
prosecution of offenders. The punish
ment to the law abiding citizens of
Indianola is served but they are suffer
ing the dead sea fruit that naturally
comes from the encouragement given
to the mob by their long silence and
failure tC rebuke the outrages of their
lower elements. The enlightened public
sentiment of the country will sustain
the President in his firm stand for law
and order The struggle between the
majesty of right and the fury of the
mob might as well be fought to a
finish at IndianOla as anywhere else.
1t is well that the executive chair is
filled by man of backbone.
In the logical order of events. the
next move upon the political checker
board will be, the re-appointment of
Samuel H. Wick as postmaster at Will
son, n. G. He has made his case, and
thrown his opponents cut of court in
true gladiatorial style. The issue has
been purely one of color, and the ma
tion is very nearly ready to believe
that such an issue "cuts no ice'' with
our gallant chief executive. Just be-
cause Senator Pritchard happens to dis
approve of Negroes in office is no rea-
son why he should insist that Mr..
Roosevelt share his prejudices. Even
the Washington Post was gracious
enough to give Mr.. Wick pleasing
hand" last Sunday morning. splen-
did tribute it was to a worthy man.
The re-appointment of Mr.. Wick is
looked for.
The humblest sheet is entitled to
cordial recognition, if it rings true
upon issues vital 70 the race, and the
The colored American., 1903-01-24

best and most expensive journals
should not be direlict in granting them
the usual courtesy of a place on the
exchange list" The Indian Territory
Sun, which sheds an ever-welcOme
light In a dawning civilization, laudS,
encourages and explains in this char
acteristic fashion:
The CoIored American, of Washing
ton, d. c., and the Freeman, Of Indian
apolis, Ind, the two greatest Negro
newspapers in the world, have never
failed in a single issue to come to our
desk since they placed cur name on
their x list over year ago.
Brothers E. E. Cooper and George
L. Knox were too broad-guaged and
generous to take our name off their
book when the Sun went down in dark
ness and failed to shine on their desk
for sixty November and December days,
while we were rallying to get our Office
equipments to establish the first Negro
printing Office to give the colored boys
and girls the first opportunity to be-
come type settlers and printers here.
They are among the class of men
who help young men to rise in the
world that they may have help to stay
up.
Brothers, here is our hand. 1t is
ready to rise in defense of you in every
Just and honorable cause. Keep on
your own royal way
! There is no dearth of material from
which a selection can be made. 1t has
been given cut that Rev. G.. II. Payne,
of West Virginia, has ben agreed upon
by the President, upon the urgency OF
Senators Scott and Atkinson, in recog,
milton of his effective work in West Vir
ginia campaigns. There comes another
report that the plum has been knocked
by Hon. j. G. Napier, of Tennessee, a
gentleman of most engaging address
, and who typifies the best in American
manhood. He is said to be heavily
| backed. 1t will be remembered that
Mr.. Napier came within an ace OF
winning out for Register of the Treas
ury., at the time Mr.. Bruce was ap-
pointed. There is feeling that he has
something coming to him., and 1t
will not surprise his friends II he
should turn the lucky card. INDIANA
may present Lawyer j. H. Lott, man
of no small degree of merit, and Ken
lucky may submit the claims OF W.. A:
Gaines. In Missouri the woods are full
of candidates. and in the South, the
"n1d wah hoss,'' Col. w. A. Pledger
has a lightning rod higher IN the ar
than the spire of Trinity Church. Ek-
Governor Pinchback, ex-CongreSsman
White and ex-Recorder Cheatham say
thev would not accept the place, so
/ the President will have to take care
| of them at home in some fashion. Let
the merry war go on, and may the pest
man ''tree the bear"
Editor J. c. Duke makes this peru
nent inquiry:
There used to be a paper puDllsheo
at Cleveand, Ohio by the name OF tht
Gazette Is it still alive; or mould
ing in the graveyard of has beensF
! It may be stated for the benefit o.
our Arkansas brother that the paper II
question is not has been" 1t is
never waser."
A white woman, astOnished to see Sc
manv well-dressed and intelligent col
The colored American., 1903-01-24

mon country. No occupant of the
White House within our memory or
whose history we can recall has shown
the force of character, sturdy adher-
ence to right, and independence of
sord1d influence that seems to govern
every act of Theodore RooseVelt-be-
cause 1t is so rare, in this era of sell
fshness, greed, trimming, and CONNER
cial heartlessness to discover in a posi-
ton of power an officer of fine mental
fiber, Of broad generous impulses and
who has the courage TO make his con-
duct square" with his honest convic-
uons. We are sincerely glad the nation
has at last a real President
'Unawed by influence and
Unbrib'd by gain
History is being made so rapidIy
these days that it requires a kinto-
scope to keep a comprehensive record
OF current events. The South Carolina
agony is ended and the nomination of
DIR. William Demas Crum for collector
OF the port of Charleston, has been sent
the Senate. This is a signal victory
Tor the genial South Carolinian, for it
was won only by expert generalship
after one of the hardest fought contests
known in the political annals of the
nation. DR.. Crum has been weighed in
the balance and has not been found
wanting. Through every test he has
been aSsayed pure gold, and there is
no reason, why his prompt confirmation
may not be expected. His record as a
man and as a political leader bears no
blemish, and his enemies in a fair
hight have been driven from the field,
horse. foot and dragon. Characteristic
southern chivalry dictates that he
should now be allowed to enjoy his
laurels in peace.
Like a thunder-clap in a clear sky
comes the report of trouble over the
postmastership at Indianola, Miss, a
place OF $50 inhabitants. The ''1y in
the ointment" to a few of these people
IS the fact that the postmaster is
colored. The strange part of it is that
the bubble of anger should break out
now, after the lady-Mrs. Minnie M.
CoX-should have served faithfully and
acceptably for fully nine years. Her
character is beyond question, and her
ehclency is rated Nc. l. Yet her safety
IS threatened by citizens, she is in
undated and forced under duress to
resign, as the local officials could not
suarantee her protection in the dis
char2e of her duties. Mrs. Cox had
no alternative than to close the Office,
ana Forward her resignation to Wash
The colored American., 1903-01-24

The humblest sheet is entitled tC
cordial recognition, if it rings true
upon issues vital TO the race, and the
The colored American., 1903-01-24

A white woman, astonished to see 50
MANY Well-dressed and Intelligent COZ
ored peopIe at the Atlanta Congress
last summer. referred to them as new
tangled Negroes" DR.. |. B. Scout was
quite we'll pleased with the happIly
coined phrase, and after deplorlng tne
overpIus of the shiftless and oack"aIu u
element, remarked concerning 'h0
.'neW-fangled Negro:
"Neyertheless he is coming on the
scene in every community ana Will II, II
future be both felt and seen more anu
more He is coming into our puIplIs'
our school rooms and our homes; ne Is
Establishing business houses and banks
and making for himself a place In tree
commercial world; he IS pracIIcIliS
medicine and law and winning laureis
in literary circles; the fact is, II Is
easier nv far to tell what this new
fangled'' Negro is not doing than What
ba is for he is entering every door
that's open and hammering at those
that are shut His purpose is that MS
neighbors shall not only hear OF MIN
but see him and eventually recognize
his standing, his ability and MS reai
worth"
Yea. verify, the "newfangled Negro
is here, and we are glad tC see 1t uni
versaIly agreed that he has come &c
stay 49,. II '--'-.-
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-01-09
Ethan Allen Park.

Ethan Aliens old home and the park
which surrounded it in Vermont, has
been presented by its owner, w. ].
Patten, descendant of the general, to
Burlington. 1t lies in the outskirts of
the city and comprises several hun
dred acres of forest and meadow land
on the banks of the Winooski river.
Here Ethan Allen lived and died. On
the meadow by the river his youngest
daughter saw the vision that caused
her to break her engagement of mar
rage, accept the Roman Catholic faith
and enter a convent in Montreal. She
became the mother superior of the
convent and was renowned for her
loneliness, being known far and wide
as 'the beautiful American num-"
Ethan Aliens home, long since fall
en- into decay, stood at the foot of the
hill leading down to the intervale,
or meadow lands. The four elms he
planted in front of his house still
stands strong and vigorous.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-01-09
HOT MILK VS.. RUM.
A Slot Machine Idea That Is Cutting
Into [ inuor Trade in Sweden

A Slot Machine Idea That Is Cutting
Into Liquor Trade in Sweden.
Hot milk is becoming a dangerous
competitor of the liquor traffic in Stock
holm. Professor Curt Wallis is a
warm champion of the idea of combat
ting the liquor evil with the aid of
milk and recommends the mothod in
troduced by Miss Utrech in Stock
holm.
This is quite simple. Just an auto
matte contrivance, Something on the
order of the slot machine so popular
in America, where for small COIN
ore-a quarter of a litre of milk
heated to 70 degrees Celsius can be Sc
cured.
The experiment was begun last win
ter with two machines. In four
months $4,000 mugs of hot milk had
been disposed Of The experiment
was considered so successful that four
more machines were added this win
ter.
The purpose of Miss Utrech was to
supply night workers and those who
went to work early in the morning
with stimulating and warming bev-
erage, and to guard against the tempt
alton of visiting the liquor joints.
Professor Wallis is of the opinion
that the idea will be adopted all over
Sweden and other countries and will
prove an untold blessing not only to
the workingmen but to the world a:
large H--5
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-01-09
5iidbits Of NsA,s'
Sjoi :,
.)candindyiians
BOUNCED FROM SWEDEN.
Poker Swindier Poses 40 the Son OF
Kentucky Governor.

| + ID =
Poker swindier Poses 40 the Son Of .
Kentucky Governor.
Dwyer. notorious card sharp, has
been expelled from Sweden through
the agency Of DR.. Joseph Muir of New
York, ex-United States consul general
in Sweden, and Baron Cederstrom, ex-
secretary of the American legation in
Stockholm, with the help of detectives.
Dryer poses as the son of the govern
or of Kentucky. Baron Cederstrom
and DR.. Muir met Dwyer, who was &C.
companied by French sharper named
Leopard, on Tuesday Of last week.
Dice-throwing ensued for stakes so
high that the players were requested
to desist or repair to private room.
Accordingly, the quartet went to DR..
Muir's apartments and started an all
night poker game. Muir and Ceder.
strom lost heavily. Muir paid in cash
and ultimately gave an I. O. U. for
$1,000. On last Friday morning q
Swede who Witnessed the game COM
municated to Muir his suspicion that
Dwyer had been cheating. Muir hur.
ried off to the chief of detectives.
While Muir was thus occupied, Ceder-
strom appeared at the hotel and re.
deemed the I. o. U. IS 's
Having ascertained by cable that
Dwyer was not a son of the governor
of Kentucky, the police arrested the
tricksters while in bed. The proceeds
of their trickery were seized. The
crime is punishable by Imprisonment,
but the officials decided to Danish the
culprits, who were accordingly escort
ed across the border by two detectives.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-01-09
A THOUGHTFUL ACT.

President Roosevelt Cables to Jacob
Riis' Mother in Denmark.
Jacob A. Riis of New York, the au-
thor and lecturer, was the presidents
guest at breakfast Saturday. In the
course of conversation at the table Mr..
Riis said that his mother, eighty years
old was living in Ribe, Denmark, was
i'll, and that illness, at her age, might
prove to be of the most serious nature.
Without waiting until the meal was
over, the president wrote the following
cablegram:
"Mrs. Riis. Ribe, Denmark: Your
son is breakfasting with us. We send
our loving sympathy.
Theodore and Edith Roosevelt"
Mr.. Riis, in relating the incident,
said:
81 do not believe l shall be called
back to Denmark very soon now.
They have a very good opinion of the
United States and of its present head
over there, and when that dear old
mother of mine gets that cablegram
from the president Of the United
States expect she will get right out of
bed and live at least ten years longer"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-01-09
In 1910.

did you hear of Mrs. Sisters un-
fortunate mishap?"
"No, indeed. What was it,"
'SWhy, she was having little house
party at her aerial chateau, and sent
her aeronaut with the omnibus bal
loon to the air line station to bring
the guests to the house."
eyes,"
"she has always thought the man
so trusty. He has been with her two
years. But it seems he had mixed
himself an oxygenated highball that
morning and he wasn't in RESPONSE.
BILE condition"
Mercy, what did he do?"
why, he completely lost his head
on the up grade and collided with an
aeromotor moving van with such VIC
lence that the balloon broke lose from
the bus and the dreadful man dropped
his whole load into the lake!"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-01-09
a RECORD POTATO PRICE.
Twenty-Five Hundred Dollars Paid for
One Ton Of Seed.

Twenty-Five Hundred Dollars Paid for
One Ton Of Seed.
The potato when we'll grown still
maintains its Importance as a money
maker. The latest record price for q
new potato has created q sensation in
agricultural circles, and no wonder,
for one specialist has paid the raiser
or it $500 for one ton of seed. It ia
named the Northern Star, comes from
Scotland, and is evidently one of the
most prolific potatoes grown. On April
IL last % pounds of seed were planted,
with the result that they gave yield
OF Is hundredweight of good, salable
tubers. From IL pounds of seed 149
pounds or an average of IL pounds per
root. were obtained. One of these
roots actually produced 14h pounds.
From another single plant IS potatoes
were grown, weighing 10 pounds. It
is said that the potato is hardy, and
that the haulm resists blight better
than any other variety. There can be
NO doubt that potato growers who
raise the tuber on skilled or scientific
lines can still depend upon making as
much money from the potato as from
any other crop that can be raised. The
new potato will be distributed from
Lincolnshire, which county, by the
way, has during recent years become
famous for seed potatoe culture. At
anything like the present value North.
ern Star will yield good income to
any man growing it on an acre of land.
1t seems rather premature to talk of
the decay of home rural industries
when such price as $500 can still
be secured for one ton of potatoes
London Globe
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-01-09
Rocked in the Cradle of the Dee

Rocked In the Cradle of the Deep.
Babies never get seasick. l have
carried thousands Of them in my
time," said an American Line steward,
"and in rough weather I have seen
their fathers, mothers, brothers and
sisters keel over like soldiers before
cannon ball; but no so with the ba-
bies. Whether it be rough or smooth
at sea, a baby is always an excellent
sailor-rosy, jolly, and with the appe-
tite Of a horse. Do you know the ex-
PLANTATION of this singular fact? It is
as simple as the fact is strange. Ba-
bies don't get seasick because they
are accustomed to the rocking Of the
cradle. That movement is much like
the rocking of ship. A baby aboard
ship, therefore, is merely baby in an
unusually big cradle, and there Is moth.
ing odd to him about the rocking, for
it is what he has been accustomed to
all his life."
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-01-09
Help fer the Woman ,l IN ld., y

Help for the Woman ylthsut ldsas.
~ charming gown for Afternoon
autumn wear u Of soft blue wool
yelling, trimmed with bands spf rich
sgulpure lace dyed to match tie ma.
terial IN exact shade. There are two
box pleats on each side ,of the skirt.
narrow ct the waist. graduating Id the
knees. and ending In graceful hats
ut the foot. The Elton jacket, With
narrow pointed front, is aS also
trimmed with the blue lace, and, tie
sleeves OF the yelling are elbow
length. and finished BY full white
chiffon undersleeves. drawn Z into q
band Of the lace at the wrist; most
effective completion to this smart
toilette ia q white duchess lace collar
falling over the shoulders and reach.
ing in points almost to the belt in
front. A hat Of white tulle heavily
trimmed with clusters Of red saliva
blooms, makes an exquisitely tasteful
autumn afternoon outfit. w. Philadel.
phia Inquirer. III
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-01-09
Too Careful.

The New Reporter-well, I've done
the best could under the hampering
restraint Of your excessively strict
rules. 3..
City Editor-1 think you carry your
instructions little too far In this
item.
The New Reporter think not. You
distinctly said that must assert moth.
ing. En-
City Editor Still, / think you 60 too
far when you say the alleged deceased
citizen appears to have deliberately
shot himself through the head, presum-
ably with suicidal intent. "-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-01-09

List OF Patents Issued This Week to
Northwestern Inventors.
Helmer o. Klosbun, Etter, Mimi,
shock loader; John Lebens, Jordan.
Mimi, box and buckle device for har-
ness; Marshall Lloyd, Minneapolis,
MINI, vehicle axle; John McGiffert,
Duluth, Mimi, log loader; Nels Nelson,
:Ashby, Mimi, wire stretcher; Henry
Stahmer, Owatonna, Mimi, display
stand; Eric Streed, Minneapolis, MINI,
bevel square.
Lothrop and johnson. patent attorneys. oil
.el2 Pioneer Press Bldg. st. Paul. Mum.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-01-09
NoRwEeIANs MIGRATE.

Not Only to America, but From the
Farms to the Cities.
Fifty years ago only 9 per cent Of the
population of Norway dwelt in the cit
les. Now the proportion has grown to
26~ per cent. This increase has, of
course, been at the expense of the
country districts. The constant move
ment to the cities, with the emigration
to America, has had the effect of re
ducing the population in several dis
tricts. Students of economics do not
necessarily find anything serious in
the movement. It has resulted in a di-
vision Of work Formerly the landed
proprietors ground their own flour,
wove their cloth, made their furniture.
Now they simply farm, and look to the
manufacturer to supply their flour,
cloth, etc. The laborers are satisfied
with the change, apparently.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-01-09
Adam the Uniuue.

When Adam went accounting Eve
He didn't have to watch the clock.
Regretting when twas time to leave:
There were no gossips there to shock.
She didn't make him sit away
Across the room and talk about
The newest book or latest play
That others had been bringing out.
She had no red-plush album there, IA.
y With photographs Of Uncle John
And Aunt Louise and Cousin Claire
And others who were dead and gone.
iHs -nsverawhen she sweetlys sighed z.
Was forced to dee with all his mixt,t
An order TO obtain q ride 1. i sgS
B Upon the iast car out that niEht
All. happy Adam! He VS. free g
From grief the later lover bears
Eve never whispered suddenly
Il think Il hear pa on the stairs. 2. Il III
y. Cosniopo lttan 1GaSaxina
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-01-09

her the gentle Gliding of Sister Mary
Angela.
"Set not your heart upon the things
Of earth, Sister Dorothea,' was her
oft-spoken reproof.
And she who had come homeless
and despairing. but who now wore the
black gown of the sisterhood and was
known as SISTER Dorothea," would
answer always:
But you gave her to me to love.
Sister Mary Angela"
And Sister Mary Angela looking at
the peaceful face of Sister Dorothea
and remembering that from which she
had been saved would sigh softly and
say no more.
But over the happiness of Sister
Dorothea there was always the shad-
ow of an impending sorrow; for from
time to time, now one and now anoth-
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-01-09

for the man who had betrayed her
than for the child she had borne him.
She who had been too proud to plead
for herself. stretchad out her hands
and besought happiness for her child.
BE good to her" she cried. "Oh,
you will be good to herr"
And the man promised with down
bent head for he knew that for the
sin committed against the mother he
must atone to the child and in 30 do.
ing would he win forgiveness.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-01-09
Just a Hint.

III l am not too inquisitive." said
the jeweler, showing his best custom
er some clocks, II will ask If your
daughter has gentleman callers?"
EYES," responded the corpulent old
gentleman.
well, here is the very clock for
your parlor."
Anything unusual about it,"
Eyes; it strikes the hour Of 10 ex-
ira loud."-Chicago News.