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Water Valley progress. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1882-1918, 1903-10-10
Eight Great Secrets OF Success.

A mau with mania for an
swering advertisements has had.
some interesting experiences. He
learned that by sending ne.dollar
to 3 Yankee he could get cure
for drunkenness. And he did.
1t was to stake the pledge and
keep it,
Then he sent 30 cents to find out
how to raise turnips successfully.
He found out: "Just take hold Of
the tops and lift.
Being yonng, he wished to mar.
ry, and sent forty-four one cent
stamps to Chicago firm for in
formation as to how to make an
impression. When the answer
came it read, Sit down on a pan
of dough-"
The next advertisement he an
swered read, sHow to double your
money in six months" He was
told to convert his money into
bills, fold them and thus double
his money!
He next sent for twelve useful
household articles and got a pack-
age of needles.
He was slow to learn, 80 he sent
one dollar to find.out aHow to get
rich.' 6 Work hard and never
sped q cent" That stopped him.
But lis brother wrote to find
out how to write without pen or
ink. He was tolur to use a lead
pencil.
He paid one dollar to learn how
to live without work, and was
told on a p0stal.card to aF'ish TO
easy marks, as we do.v-London
(Ky,) Echo.
Water Valley progress. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1882-1918, 1903-10-10

posed to Roosevelt, and the Dem
ocrats here as elsewhere will unit
on almost any man that the party
may nominate to defeat him. The
Democrats are divided now and
there is no possible chance to get
them together except by the Re-
publican party nominating Roose.
velt.'
Water Valley progress. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1882-1918, 1903-10-10

Do you suffer with Oonstipa
tion, Liver Complaint, Rilloufnes
Sour Stomach, Indigestion, Jaun
dice, efcg Ii so, DR.. Mendenhall's
Liver Regulator tastless,) will
cure you. Price .25 Sold by Les
lie Smith.
Water Valley progress. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1882-1918, 1903-10-10

is to be an importsnt one in the
next rational campaign. The ac-
tion of the Maryland convention
is .regar led as emph aslzing its
Importance. Following this de-
claration of the sIaryland conven.
Water Valley progress. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1882-1918, 1903-10-10

railing all the convicts on State
lands and dispensing altogether
with leased and rented farms.
Then the State will make money
sure enough.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-11-13

The names are ct II missing. Please
insert them. Mr.. William Roland
Miss Florence Harrison! There. now
we can begin. Z
The magistrate had SO far recovered
that he could commence the & %cere-
mony, which was performed very
quickly. but in strict legal form, The
usual questions were asked and an-
swered,t the signatures were affixed,
and In less than ten minutes the we'd
ding was over. William, deeply NOV
ed, clasped his young wife to his
heart. 5a{ g 81 &. ssts
Maxwell glanced toward the I. door,
where Ralph had appeared during the
last moment. but remained standing
motionless in order not to interrupt
the ceremony. The doctor exchanged
a few words with him in a low tone,
then turned to the young couple.
Mrs. Roland, please 20 to your
father. William, you can accompany
your wife. There is no fear that your
presence will disturb the sick man
don't leave her alone now!"
: A significant glance emphasized the
words. William understood that the
last moments Of Mr.. Harrison's life
We're at hand, and putting his, arm
around his wife he led her to her
dying father.
Ito be Continued.)
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-11-13
Earth a Pyramid In sh. pc.

Since the earth was first formed
many theories have been advanced as
to its shape and the process of its
formation, but no one until our day
ever maintained that its form was that
of a huge pyramid. Centuries ago Ply
thagoras and Aristotle declared that it
was spherical, Anaximandep that it
was shaped like a column, Democritus
that it was concave disc and very
much resembled huge porringer, EN-
pedocles and Anaximenes that it was a
plane disk, and Zenofanes that it had
roots like tree, which spread In all
directions far into the. infinite. Now
comes ]. Greene, an English scientist,
and a government official in the Sand
WITCH islands, with the bold announce
ment that all these ancient theories ,as
we'll as the modern onrs, are utterly
baseless, since, according to him, the
earth has the form of triangular .py-
ramfd, or, in other words, of regular
tetrahedron, with the apex at the south
pole and the base at the north.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-11-13
The Teacher Won.

4 Hinton. KY, Nov. 2.-For over two
years two OF the best physicians in
this part Of the State have been treat.
ing Mr.. p. ]. Thompson. popular
local school teacher, for Diabetes
They told him that but little could be
done to help him. He made up his
mind to try a new remedy called
Dodd's Kidney Pills, and says:
They saved me when the doctors
held out no hope. took in all about
ten boxes. will always praise Dodd's
Kidney Pills for the great good they
have done for me-
Many people, and some physicians.
still persist in the belief that Diabetes
is an incurable disease. Our teacher.
Mr.. Thompson, says 1t is durable. for
Dodd's Kidney Pills cured him after
two good physicians had treated him
for two years without success.
A remedy that will cure Diabetes
will surely cure any case Of Kidney
Trouble.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-11-13
Halfway Hou.. Of Big Birds.

Near St. Charles, Mo-, is a great
sandbar, called Pelican bend, which
projects into the Missouri river, and
for some unknown reason it is a favor
lite stopping place for the numerous
focks of pelicans that migrate north
and south every years It has been mo-
ticed that regularly each fall on Sept.
4 they begin to arrive. They remain
till cold weather and then pass on
south. In the spring they return to
the bend, remain a short time, and
then proceed north. It may be that in
the shadows around this sandbar are
quantities of fish of which the awk-
ward birds are fond, for they live al
most entirely on fish. A pelican loves
nothing better than to wade in shall
low water, where schools Of minnows
and small fish are gathered. and to
scoop them up in its great elastic
pouch that hangs under its lower bill.
These big-bodied and. short-legged
birds are clumsy enough on land, but
they have enormous webbed feet, and
widespreading wings. So in water or
air they move rapidly, and they seem
never to tire OF swimming or flying.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-11-13
How a Boer sign. ri. Nam,.

From the London Mail: The Boer
may be fairly good at handling a rifle,
but he is sadly deficient in his ability
to handle pen. When the average
Boer has to attach his name to a docu-
ment an air of Importance pervades his
dwelling for several hours. The chill
dren are constantly chided, the patient
"vrouw" has preoccupied look and
the husband himself puffs even more
vigorously than usual at his pipe.
Eventually a corner of the table is
cleared and carefully wiped. The fam
lily Bible is placed in position and the
sheet of paper requiring the signature
placed upon 1t. An expectant silence
falls upon the company. "Stilte!"
cries the wife. ''Stilte, kindetjes, papa
gaat sein mann teken." ("Hush, chill
dren, father is about to sign his
nancy The family stands round open
mouthed, and all eyes gaze expectant-
~ upon the paper. With arms barred
for the fray, and with pen carefully
poised, the Boer bends to his task. The
pen is gripped firmly between his
horny fingers. In thick, ungainly
scratches, and with slow and painful
motion, the pen begins to work, and
at the end of, it may be four minutes,
the deed is accomplished.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-11-13
SIC PPI[ ms.
NEW HIGH a EEDs BRA MAKES
!. |! n; 4 i.S1 QUICK vvoR nix or II.
ATraln Running Eighty Ailes a. Hour
sNvas Stopped u 2,24o FsstAl r
sraks Men Give Some Interesting
Figures. 4. 81 q 4. n

AZ recent convention Of airsbrake
men an interesting report was pre-
sented, showing how the distance re-
CURED for the stopping OF a train had
been reduced BY the new high speed
brake. (.
q train running eighty miles An
hour was stopped in 2.240- feet by the
high speed brake at 40 pounds, where
ordinary pressure Of 20 pounds took.
exactly half mile to bring It to d
stand. Other train speeds and reduc-
lions In stopping distances were
these: Fifty miles an, hour, from $40
to 700 feet; flfty-fve miles an hour,
1906 to $50 feet; sixty miles, 1880 to
1000 feet; sixty-five miles, 1866 to
1880 feet; seventy-flve miles. 1926 to
1870 feetTElmira Gazette.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-11-13
rSEG@E GGGGGeeGGE&G
s HIS WORD or HONOR i
n! Tale Of the Blue and the Cray Is
n BY g. m
~ m
3323GSD .s5aSas2S
"A Tale Of the Blue
BYE: WERNER.
y Robert Ronner's Sons
CHAPTER x.-(Continued.)

/ CHAPTER K.-( Continued.)
II hope. sir. that you are not ven
turing upon a Jest with me, the JUS
dce of the peace! Flow does it hap
pom that you have anything to do with
such matters? Who is this Roland,
end what does Mr.. Harrison say to
tho AFFAIR."" t
Nothing at all, because for the
moment he is in very uncomforta-
BILE situation. which prevents any pro-
test. But, as to my authority, allow
me to show 1t to you.'
The barrel of revolver was sud-
denly presented to the old gentleman,
who. with a cry of terror, fled to the
recess of the window, leaving both
dignity and dinner in the lurch. The
clerk, on the contrary, who had lis
tened with mouth wide open, sat as if
paralyzed with terror.
Help! Murder! Robbers!" shouted
Mr.. Thompson; but terror so stiaed
him that the cry sounded a piteous
whimper.
Don't scream, SIR" said Maxwell,
quietly. we can come to a friendly
agreement. AS l said, the point in
question is merely a wedding. The
bridegroom Is my friend, Lieutenant
William Roland. I have the pleasure
of presenting myself to you as Doc
tor John Maxwell, both of the Union
army. which will arrive here in a few
hours"
"The whole Union army" exclaim-
ed Thompson, with fresh outburst of
horror.
mo; not the whole army-there
would scarcely be room for it on the
plantation-but our regiment. l told
you during our drive that the troops
were marching in this direction. But
we desire. for certain reasons, to have
the ceremony performed first. The
bride and groom are ready, and hope
you will be, too. place myself at
your disposal as witness, your clerk
will be the second Witness and sup
pose you brought the marriage con-
tract with you. We can use it at
once"
Unprecedented Impossible :"
groaned the justice, who now came
forward again. His clerk had recov-
cred from his stupor so far as to fly
from the range of the revolver. He,
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-11-13

proceeded to exchange the courtesies
already mentioned with his esteemed
friend, Mr.. Thompson.
Florence was sitting on sofa, with
William standing beside her-both in
the greatest agitation and excitement
when the gentlemen entered. Doc
tor Maxwell, however, was calmness
itself, when he made the necessary in
PRODUCTIONS.
Lieutenant Roland-the bridegroom
you already know the bride, Miss
Harrison. William, have the pleas
ure OF presenting to you the justice
of the peace, Mr.. Thompson, who, with
the utmost readiness to oblige, In
stant!y consented to crafty your
wish"
William looked at the magistrate.
whose pale face and shaking knees
distinctly showed how he had been
induced to show this Wanted oblig-
ingness. The affair, which afforded
his friend a malicious satisfaction, was
extremely painful to him.
..'Calm yourself, SIR he said, APP
preaching him. you are perfectly
safe: Neither you nor your compan-
ION needs fear..f,1 deeply regret that
we were forced to put the request in
such form, but the circumstances
compelled IT As soon al the wedding
is over. you can return to the city. &c Z !.
The old gentleman again breathed
freely. He had imagined the lieuten-
ant q farsmore terrible personage than
the doctor, and now he proved Ia be
the more humane Of the two. But Mr..
Thompson preferred % plscs himself
close e Mis- Harrison % quickly as
possible i e stood Close bys her
- ~ one, sould Are u
while sfsxKsli = D, itysa ths
laSrtage CONTRACT. which had SCH i
i hAnded to him, III 4horoaagh
4 srnt nd noy y agails %
'lI s Il / ~ Il ~
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-11-13
RIDDLES AND HORSE HAIR.
Material for Bows Comes Mostly From
Germany and Russia. $500.

Material for Bows Comes Mostly From
Germany and Russia. ,g4
There Is a vast amount OF horse
hair annually used in the United
States for making and repairing VIC
lin, violincello and bass vial bows"
said a 'dealer in such materials to the
writer recently. "All of the hair
comes from Germany and Russia, in
which countries the tails of horses are
generally allowed to grow much long
er than here. The foreign hair is
also coarser In texture and tougher
than that which grows on the Amer
lea nhorse, and these qualities make
the imported article more valuable
than the domestic product is for the
purpose.
There are only two kinds Of horse
hair suitable for making bows, and
they are Of the white and black varie-
ties The former Is used for making
violin bows, and the latter, which is
heavier and stronger, is the best mate
rial for making bows for cello and
bass viols, because it bites the larger
strings better. The imported hair is
put up in hanks, thirty-six inches long,
which is five or six inches longer than
the standard violin bow. A hank is
sufficient for violin bow, while two
hanks are required to hair cello or
bass vial bow. There are about one
and one-half ounces of hair in hank,
which is worth from 20 to 80 cents,
Ne wYork Mail and Express.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-11-13
LIKED HIS "NIP..

Net ! vvhIskey, but Coffee Topper.
Give coffee half chance and with
some people it sets its grip hard anu
fast. up to couple Of years ago."
says business man of Brooklyn, N.
II, Il was as constant coffee drink,
er as it was possible to be, indeed, my
craving for coffee was equal to that
Of q gdrunkard for his regular nip
and the effect Of the coffee drug upon
my systemswas indeed deplorabfe.
my skin lacked its natural color,
my features were pinched and my
nerves were shattered to such an ex-
tent as to render me very irritable. j
also suffered from palpitatlon Of the
heart. 81 e 81; s /. ss; s5Ss Z
5 ut was while in this condition / read
an article about Postum Food Coffee.
and concluded to try II. IL was not
longe before Postu mhad entirely de-
istroyed my raging passion for coffee;
and IN 4 short time had entirely
given up coffee for de licious Postum.
The change that followed was %
extraordinary 4 am unable to describe
III: suflcei N III say. however, that
all my trouble n .ave ~ disappeared,
am III OIL ply self again and
On the Who'll the sootl hing ana pleas.
ant efects lplrsolduced MY 81 cup 81 l.i
Postum In6 ke me feel as though
ihlys been landed at another station.
cf Ion I converted one of nv
'fris Postum a M III Al nov ss IS
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-11-13

too. took refuge in the window recess,
where he We'd with his employer in
krembling.
MAY I request you to let me see
che document" asked Maxwell.
But it contains the name of Ed
ward Harrison" said the magistrate,
desperately.
We'll erase it and put William Ro-
land in its place"
"But that won't do"
''It must do! I most courteously
beg you for it,
A movement of the revolver gave
this courtesy the necessary emphasis
Mr.. Thompson tried to hide behind his
clerk. and the latter, with a trembling
hand, drew out q paper which he held
like shield toward the oppressor.
Space for the names has been left, y
he stammered .'They were to be I'LL
Cd In at Springfield
Excellent! Then there is nothing
T 70 be erased. Calm yourself, Mr..
Thompson. assure you that have
chs highest regard for you. and have
! told my friend so much about you that
he. too. holds you in great esteem.
4 Permit me again to apologize. for dis
Aurbing you. but there is nothing to
/ yreyent your continuing your meal as
eoon ceremony Il over. 80. II
D,I IS 5s.9 81
TIE gsdt lemsn did not look Is II
ehey we're inclined II follow. They
1T ths Window With evident sreIuc-
tsis. hut they did leave, ii and. IN
6s.slGexwellss escort vent s ID lie
ssss they sfeo1lnl1 William wtth Flor
fle ,lAtte leersd III the
llblich iesents hid fol-
c1sd hits1i q Ii,
s11sTibl m nawss, y.
1 na& turin tic mi:
d q q llltisss paand 1enlj
q ~ 1il3ll and IN lasssed
& q = in larrlsl ;St tod hsr ~,
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-11-13
The Fat Chow Hog 1, u

Mr.. r. YounE. in speaking Of the
practice Of overlooking show hogs
with fat, said: Most hog breeders are
willing to cry out against the practice
Of loading hogs with fat when they are
to 60 into the show ring. It destroys
their constitution, deadens their sensl.
biAties, and IL put to great exertion
they are likely to become deaf Of
blind or both. It is opposed to
longevity and fecundity. You herald
1t to q neighbor and friend that. they
are worthless from q breeders stand
poiSt. Yet after all IL we were to pin
the judges badge onto the same gen
tleman he would walk into the show
ring and diligently search for the very
latest hog that has carried his true
outline. the great and salient feature
Of show hog, upon which to tie the
ribbon, other things being equal His.
tory repeats itself and everybody.
knows what It takes to win IN the
show ring. When we show, we show
to win, and fat, though the octopus
that mains and deadens tie most
beautiful and artistic Of the speci.
mems of the breeders skill, is the one
great card that has almost always
drawn the prize. Thus, from this
point of view grave condition con-
fronts us, and the question Is what
we are going to do. First of all it
seems to me that we must have q
standard of excellence to show to.
This being accomplished, we should
lay down such rules as would be ex-
pected to lead an awarding Judge
to work to such a model. One of
the great obstacles to overcome il
precedent. Not many judges have the
courage to pass over the beautifully
fitted and thoroughly ripened hog and
give the prize to the one less fat.
tened, though strikingly outlined. Pre-
cedent gives it to the fitted one, which
some will say is right, as in that one
you see the art that is before you,
while in the commonly fitted one you
guess what the finish might be. / be.
lieve it is possible, however, to find
judges that are able to tell reasonably
sure what worthy hog, ordinarily
fitted, would finish up to, and having
standard and code of instruction to
work to, will tie the ribbons accord.
ingly. It would give them precedence
and require no courage to overcome
criticism, and give them solid ground
to work upon.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-11-13
Poisoning Gophers.

Photographers are easily poisoned.
They are very fond Of common pota-
toes. sweet potatoes; apples, raisins
and prunes, says D. E. Lantz Of the
Kansas station. The presence of
strychnine, arsenic or other poisons
does not seem to deter them from
eating the food; but If the poison is
sweetened they seem to eat it more
readily. In summer It may be desir-
able to take the trouble to sweeten
the poison, but in the fall and early
spring it does not seem worth while
to do this. The poisoned food being
introduced to the burrows below the
surface, there is no danger Of poison.
ing the stock. It might be well, how
ever, not to let swine run in the alfalfa
fields for time after the poison has
been put out. The following method
of introducing the poison is recon-
mended: Cut the potatoes or other
food, into pieces not more than three
fourths Of an inch In diameter. Cut
a slit in each piece and with the point
of the knife blade insert a little sui
HAAoIO VI otA JSAAAA0S dS muCn us uhA&
the bulk of grain Of wheat will an
swer the purpose. The moisture from
the potato will cause the poison to
adhere to the blade. Having prepared
the bait in sufficient quantity, go to
the field armed with q round, sharp
pointed implement an inch.o an inch
and a half in diameter and Of sufficient
length. Use this ii making a hole
directly into the burIOw, into which
drop the poisoned potato.
No digging with spade or other
hard labor is necessary. An expe-
rienced person can distribute poison
to many acres Of alfalfa in day; and
II proper care is taken to rightly dis
tribute the bait. it will not be neces-
sary to go over the ground q second
time. Some experience is required to
enable one to find the. burrows quickly.
It is best to insert the food as, near
as possible to the freshest mounds
OF earth thrown up by the anil
mails. Two or three pieces OF
potato At that place are worth
many scattered In other 81 parts
OF the runway. The operator should
avoid the larger mounds and those
that are not freshly made.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-11-13
Repair shop Persiflase.

Il lead a hard life." said the emery
wheel.
$50 do l." said the file. 81 am up
against 1t all the time"
Poverty Expresses me-" said the
tire pump. Il never can blow my.
SELF"
"Quit. your growing" said the In
jured sprocket. "You put my teeth on
edge"
what BORE" said the drill.
And the seance closed with spirit
level. It was on the square.-Automo.
bile Magazine.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-11-13
she must be ready to be married

she must be ready to be married at
Cnce. Et
He had at last entered with the ut
most zeal into Maxwell's bold plan,
which had at first seemed out Of the
question. 1t was really the only way
to secure his bride and prevent any
later intrigues of Edward. He had
an inviolate right to claim his wife,
Happen what might in Springfield, she
belonged to him alone. The brief de-
lay which would be caused by the cere-
mony was really not so dangerous as
it seemed. Captain Wilson could hard
ly have reached the city, and the es-
cort would not arrive before evening"
The doctors were not expected for
several hours; and as for the servants,
Maxwells judgment of them proved
correct.
CHAPTER XII.
From the moment they discovered
the identity of the two strangers all
hostility was at an end. They be-
longed to the ranks of the liberia
tors" Besides, they loved their young
mistress as much as they feared in
Edward the stern master The last
few months, during which he had had
the reins of government, had shown
the whole household what was to be
expected from the new master. Now
he had mysteriously vanished. Per
haps he might even be dead But not
a hand stirred to seek or aid him.
Besides. practical John. who never
lost sight of any possibility, had talk
en- care to prevent danger from the
few white men who were acting as
overseers in the fields. He had sum-
moned the whole establishment, and
briefly stated that the Union army was
marching in that direction; that one
regiment would arrive that evening
and hold every human being in
Springfield to a strict account, if a
hair of his head or Lieutenant Ro-
lands was harmed. The composune
with which he related this fairy tale
made a strong impression, and the
rapidity of all these incidents bewil-
dered them. No one ventured to raise
an objection when Maxwell ordered
the fastest horses to be harnessed and
the carriage brought round; but all
fastened to obey, while the doctor
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-21
published August p, 1907

ORDINANCE NO. 2072.
An Making Special Assessment for Improvement
Providing Tax Levy Pay for the Construction
New Curb. Curb and Gutter.
Be Ordained by the Mayor and Councilmen of the City of
Wichita, Kansas
Section That the set opposite the following lots
parcels Of ground herein specified be and
the hereby levied to the of constructing
curb and and abutting the being the
annual for the construction for the A d.
follows, to-wit:
Special cement
city Wichita, Kansas being the annual insalment
year A D.. 1908.