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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-10-21
rest of the boys on the train had only
the same chance that we had.

rest of the boys on the train had only
the same chance that we had.
When we made up our minds TO
makc the leap we had stayed with her
for thrcc.luarters Of mile and knew
that she was wild and that every sec
! ond lcsscncd our chances. Watts
made the leap ahead Of me. When'he
| jumped we were on straight stretch
| of track and lie was fortunate enough
to strike the ground on 4 gravel slide.
| He went at least twcnty-ii five fee: fiat
on his stomach and thought still less
! Of my.own chances when he had made
the leap. think it was about twenty
seconds later tha. followed him. |
hit bank Of disintcgratcd granite, on
the upper side of the track rolled
over and over for about thirty feet,
and how my head kept it's connection
With my body is something that l will
never know.
~ realized that | was rolling farth-
er down the cmbankmcnt all the time
and that if | didn't stop l was going
under the wheels of the train, sure.
grasped and reached for something to
stop me, but caught nothing. When
realized that | had stopped sliding
and rolling my head was swimming
and everything was black as night be-
fore me. ] couldn't tell until after
the whole train had passed whether |
had been ground up beneath j, or not,
but knew that / was not dead, in a
few seconds, although they seemed
hours, realized that the train had
gone and l sat up. There was Watts,
about sixty feet behind me, also sit
ting up and looking at me.
IL don't think cried, but it was
not because didn't want to. In a
moment we remembered that the en-
ginc that had helped us down from
Lcadville was following and we flag
gcd it. From that point down to
Manitou we made slow run, expect
ing to find the train piled up in some
of the canons along the way and to
have to carry the remains of the rest
of the boys down to Colorado City
with us.
Owe we're forty-iyc minutes max
ing the run to Colorado City. Our
surprise at finding that there was no
one hurt in the wreck that we found
there was equallcd only by our sur
prise at being alive ourselves"
An investigation was held at the
Office of the superintendent at Colora
do City. The main reason for the
cause of the wreck brought out in the
vcstigation was that the train was
composed of 50 many foreign cars
with low braking power. An cxpla-
nation of this is that the braking pow
or of the foreign cars is only from 10
to so per cent. aud that Of the home
cars is from 70 to 80 per cent, the
difference being due to the fact that
foreign cars, as rule. have compare
lively level road beds to travel over,
while the home cars are adapted to
the steep and curving tracks Of the
mountain sides.-Denver, Col, spe-
cial to Philadelphia Record.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-10-21

- The wise husband remembers
that his wife would rather have kiud
words and some nev clothes now than,
silver handles on her coffin q few ears
hence. .
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-10-21

Stops Cough and Works off the Cold.
Laxative Bromo. Quinine Tablets
cure cold in one day. No Cure, No
Pay Price 25 cents.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-10-21

= All men are born equal, but at
the age of forty man is either more
or less 80.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-03-28
II CHEER=UP TIME
fLittlez Brightness Lightens
" - .4li 4round.
- -
- (PriZe.)

7 BELIEVE there is no one in the
l world who does not feel better
after having done something to help
others. After helping mama feel
a great deal happier. I should
like to be able to go out doing
good among the sick and afflicted.
If one cannot help financially, there
are so many little ways in which
he: can help to make the path
through life brighter for others,
such as speaking pleasant words to
those who are in trouble, reading
good, books to the aged, and carry
ing flowers to the sick. It requires
SO little to make some people happy
that any one can do something to-
wards helping others. At Christ
mas time T enjoy sending gifts to
my little cousins in Dakota, because
it makes them happy and am sure
they appreciate the gifts. like
to do all Of these things because 7
know it makes people happy. and
that I have done right.
- -.@ y Marie Butler,
-.~.-- lie Roy, MINI.
= Caveptb Grad
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SUSAN JANE IN TATTERS.
(Honorable Mention.)

ssCIVE my dolly, naughty boy" -.
- NJ Don't have tor i.
'IH tell if you don't, there' @..z=e@
II don't care" ~gy
On very bright sunshny morning, when little children
should be doing anything but quarreng
between two It had about
this Five-year-o Edith had been playing happily,
her doll house arranged just her TASTE She had into
Fido,
always bent mischief He sped this dainty little playhouse
and prepared to have fun He tipped the tea table
(Which heavily laden with pies little
chairs broke Dishes table CLOTH complete
the destruction Susan Jane by her wig tossed
her shook in the most shameful
that Edith would hardly have known her darling
Just then Edith made her and rushing the
disaster rescued dolly Seeing Fdo (who had
corner set scolding chasing
throwing Tomnaie appeared.
well, like that exclaimed running Edith.
forgotten baby seeing this Tomme
prepared avenge that Edith
other snatched Susan Jane,
the alas for the dolly she caught limb in
hung, dilapdaed unlike
Continued Page Sky ~
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-03-28
THE FIERCE FROLUN 7HJ4T FLED
q Story Banished the Scouts and Finished the
= Uork in No Time.
Seventh Grade.
(Fifth. and Sixth Grade Prize

Fifth and Sixth Grade Prize)
e EVERYBODY helps his playmate and then;
at least he should for it is right to do unto others
you would have them do unto YOU" When help
friends making their easier for
them. do not that the work do with my hands
always makes the work easier for them But when help
my friend with her work. generally think Of story
to tell while helping her, that the time quickly
remember well the Saturday afternoon went to the
home Of of friends after all Of work done
When my friend opened the door noticed frown
her face Going the kitchen with did not
have her dishes washed wiped and guessed the
why of the She began wash the Dishes saying
think would get through, they had
dinner the best dishes been
used took the wping towel and began to the Dishes
telling story had I about half
through telling the found had the dishes all
washed While talking noticed that the fown grad
ualy leaving, and that her face beamng with
smiles.
The part I most enjoy when helping others is to
forget the they and become bright
smiling about their work in good-natured
Sixth Grade, Perhan, MINI. -Lottie Schrader.
= +.
(High School Credit)
Helping others Is something think We do not 90 -
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tIlS ISCOulpSHoS VI oil dpplOFIl6
smile or a grateful word Of thanks.
A little aid so received strength
ened the bond between friends and
tended to make careless youngsters
more considerate of their elders.
Strangely enough it was found
easier to work for somebody else
than for the folk at home; but
nobody could quite understand why.
unless it was that the family de-
sired to spare the praise rather
than spoil the child. Others found
it easier to do something for 9TH
ers than for their very own selves,
and one Junior girl concluded
that helping was a very good way
to heap Goals of fire."
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ly because mother applied the slip
per or father used a switch. Many
times naughty boys leased small
mothers until they cried, by break
ing dolly, destroying mud pies and
breaking up housekeeping. gener-
ally. Mischievous Fido played
pranks, too, and tossed Susie Mary
Ann around till there was nothing
left but tatters. AS a rule, the
tables were turned by some happy
accident which made one person
laugh; as for the other, ''then he
cried,"- and justice was done.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-03-28
The Week's Roll of Honor

MINNEAPOLIS PRIZE WINNERS.
Ellen Fitzgerald A 7th Grade, Bryant School, 3614
Harriet Avenue S.
Virginia Chase, 9Th Grade Calhoun School, $500
Fremont Avenue S. s@s..z. -
HONORABLE MENTION.
Mildred Chiffon, B 7th Grade Bremen School, 3113
Morgan Avenue N.
Margaret Clark, A 9Th Grade, East Side High School,
~ 729 Tenth Avenue S.
Russell Trafton,z B 9Th Grade, Emerson School, 81
Thirteenth Street S.
Nellie Kerr, "A 9Th Grade, Horace Mann School, s54O
Tenth Avenue S.
Cora Bergen, A 5th Grade Lowell School, 1924 Penn
Avenue N.
NORTHWESTERN PRIZE WINNERS
Marie Butler, 7th Grade, LIE Roy, MINI.
Lottie Schrader, 9Th Grade, Perham, Mimi.
HONORABLE MENTION
LIE Grande Dyke 9Th Grade, Prairie du Chen, Wis
Lois j. Roberts, 9TH Grade, Jackson, MINI.
Joseph F. Russell, 9Th Grade. Ceresco, Madea, MINI.
Abbie Hanefeld, 9Th Grade, Two Harbors, MINI.
.5:s3.. HIGH SCHOOL CREDIT.
Gina T. Wick, 18th Grade Grafton, N. D.
Bessie Marvin, 1lth Grade, Prairie du CHEM Wis
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-03-28

JNIORS entirely outdid themselves this week,
both in the variety Of stories and in the treat
ment of them They were all more or less in
teresting and amusing, but the best of them
were written in sparkling, or a humorous style
which made the reading wholly delightful. Of
course, certain subjects seem to suggest good
stories at first glance, and certain other topics
may be veritable Saharas as far as inspiration
is. concerned but once having seen the differ,
ence such a style makes in a story, Juniors
might apply it to the desert topics with ex-
cellent effect. -, r =. ILL., : s-:- :
He or .she,'' and even 'it,'' cried for all
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-03-28
n Battle FOR n PRETTY BOOK
The Tug of-LDar LUas Tearfuliy Concluded BY
DiDiding the Jpoiis.
(Fifth and Sixth Grade Prize.)

II pulled she the other. You'll buy
other if tear it, said IT won't! Just let
minute you shan't the even'
We'll" said, coaxingly, you
let look at NO she said, getting tighter
the pretty brand story wen see,' said
with tremendous jerk he pulled at the book did
she and both flying backward with half
their hands She landed first because she did not have
fall. Then forth "Cry
said his downward journey But he fell too, right
$ t. And zen, e
A Sixth Grade Virginia Chase,
Calhoun School $500 Fremont Avenue s.. -
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piece of candy she held in hand then
Pepper Red at that Both cups sneaked and
entered the sitting room No spoke and beganI
the little girl began wipe mouth Suddenly
and sister who had watching laughed.
failed to the funny side of it. Nov,
didn't know tomorrow April first isn't
time you've climbed there and taken candy" said
sister, II hope it will be YOU She gazed
innocently for a minute,-and then she cried.
A Seventh Grade, Ellen Fitzgerald,
Bryant School, 1914 s.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-03-28

ssrIVE me my dolly, you naughty boy!"
Il NJ Don't have tor
I'll tell mama if you don't so there!'
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-03-28
UERY ODD CANDY r.
II Foraging Party UUhich
Ended Disdstrously.
lPrize.l

IT was a very little girl who tip
l toed into the pantry, followed
by a brownswater spaniel, and pro-
ceeded to close the: door as quietly.
as possible; but despite all care the
door gave one tell-tale squeak.
Then after giving Curley a reasur-
ing hug and kiss she scrambled
upon the, first shelf which pro-
jected farther than the others, and
from these upon the others until
the next to the last shelf was
reached. A smothered exclamation
of delight came to the eager ears
of Curley and he wagged his tail
expectantly. He knew what it
meant since this was not the first
foraging party he and his mistress
had enjoyed. She had discovered
the treasure large dish full of
delicious looking chocolates. p
.'I'n= taste this one. Why, it's all
wood inside. Maybe it's the pat
tern Of them put in by accident
The next ote tasted like the soap
with which her mother washed her
face. :I'H try just one more" q
ss= Curley started. What could have
caused his mistress to make such
a noise when she had cautioned him
not to make a sound? But she was
coming down in all haste and he
found it hard to dodge the pans
and dishes which were showered
upon him. Strange to say, no one
came to see what the trouble was.
When she finally landed on the
floor her companion smelled the
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-03-28
HELPING OTHERS
Northwestern Juniors Describe the
Part They Most Enjoy When Lend
ing Assistance. =
TOPIC-WHEN HELPING OTHERS.
ing Assistance.

HEN Juniors helped others they did all sorts Of
work from chores around the barn to enter
tanning invalds, at any hour from twelve o'clock
high noon to twelve o'clock midnight for any
body who happened to need help from mother
to lost passerby; but no matter what the
help under what conditions it given,
Juniors triumphantly concluded their task
feeling happy all over" This delightful feel
ing of having been of use to somebody lasted
all day, too, and perhaps Juniors cherished
little comfortable spot in their hearts which
helped them to be good for long time after
ward. More Juniors worked for the compan-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-03-28

Of Sometimes It Tor JOY but not very
reasonsanger, fear,
injury Xeation Disappointment losses and not inrequen
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-03-28

onsp and appreciation than anything ese and of these
the latter considered help
fulness. Nothing could exceed
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-01-30
Cause Of sunscaId.

we do not appreciate sometimes
what it means to neglect our trees.
Take tree which is headed high, for
instance. The trunk of the tree is
exposed to the rays of the south and
west sun during the winter season,
and many persons think nothing of
this. Yet tests have proven that the
temperature of the bark on the south.
west side of tree trunk thus ex.
posed is % degrees higher than the
temperature of the atmosphere. This
mas been demonstrated by inserting q
small thermometer beneath the bark.
Now, suppose the temperature of the
atmosphere is SO degrees, which is
frequently the case in some days
during the winter, when the sun is
bright. Add % degrees to this, and
you have the temperature of the bark
at 70 degrees. Now, at this tempera
ture the bark can start to grow, and
the sap become active. This condi.
ton exists during the day, but at
night the temperature drops, the bark
is bound to be affected, and damage
results. A few days Of this condition.
and by relaxing and contracting the
bark has become loosened from the
trunk, and dies. Thus we have the
condition known as sunscald, which
many persons have supposed was
caused in the summer season. when
as matter Of fact the damage was
done in the winter. A sunscalded
tree is then apt to be attacked by
fat-headed borers and other insects.
and the decay of the tree sets in. To
have protected the south and west
sides of the tree trunk from the direct
rays OF the sun in the winter time
would have prevented this trouble
Prof. Written.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-01-30
A struggle for Life.


Eagle River, Mo-, Jan. 19th.-Maggie
E. Decker, a Woodworking woman 40
years Of age, whose home is here, has
just gone through a thrilling battle for
her life. Many another would have
lain down and died, for for twelve long
years she has suffered the most awful
pains.
She had Kidney Trouble and Rheu-
marism, combined with very dis
tressing stomach trouble. At last she
got SO bad that she could not sleep,
for she ached all over, and was so
lame that she could scarcely walk.
She spent over hundred dollors in
different medicines, but only to be dis
appointed, for everything failed to help
her.
At last, however, just as she was
beginning to despair OF ever finding q
remedy, she heard of Dodd's Kidney
Pills and bought six boxes. She says:
Now, can eat well. sleep well, and
am feeling splendid. God bless Dodd's
Kidney Pills, for they saved my life.
My troubles were many, but Dodds
Kidney Pills cured me completely.
But for them I surely would have
died."
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-01-30
shrewd Man.

II tell you," said Mr.. Fadoogus, ''our
grocer is a shrewd fellow. He is al
ways on the lookout for schemes that
will bring trade his way"
"He must be successful" said Mr..
Wunder.
"You bet he is! Why, he has the
biggest rush right now on mincemeat
that you ever saw. He is giving away
a box of pepsin pills with each pound
Of it."-Judge.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-01-30

throw out water sprouts lower down
to shade the trunk and conform more
nearly to the natural habit Of the
tree. Continuously pruning eoh these
water sprouts is largely waste Of
energy, both to tie tree and man, and
frequently pruning will be found ne
cessary to keep them off. In cut. 8
Is shown a tree pruned very high. The
top branches that remain are properly
cut back. The tree is just beginning
to throw out q large number of water
sprouts lower down on the trunk. Mis-
takes We're made by pruning of the
limbs q, b, c, d, and T. This form
OF top is also very undesirable. But
little bearing wood has been left.
Cut 10 shows tree with top formed
very high. The drawing is made
from photograph of an Indian peach
tree growing in an orchard on the
north side Of the Allegheny Noun
tains in southwest Virginia. The trees
stood very close together on rich,
moist soil; consequently no water
sprouts were being thrown out lower
down on the trunk The tree was bear
Ing its first crop Of fruit, which was
a very heavy one. The limbs had to
be propped up to keep them from
splitting and breaking of. Scarcely
any bearing wood for the following
year was being formed. The fruit was
extremely small and Of inferior flavor.
Scarcely any fruit could be expected
from the tree the following year. The
ends of the limbs were not headed in,
nor was the fruit thinned. A ladder
was necessary to gather much of the
fruit. A heavy storm would have
blown off much of the fruit and al
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-01-30

Cut 1l.-Tree Bent Over by Fruit.
most ruined the orchard. This form
OF tree is as difficult to cultivate un-
der, without injury to the tree, as a
properly formed low-topped tree.
Cut II shows tree in the same or
chard with the top formed extremely
high. The top of the tree was bent
over Till 1t nearly touched the ground.
II left alone, the tree is practically
ruined.-harmers' Review.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-01-30
Grating Pin Skin.

A young girl having been SO badly
burned on the back that the skin re-
fused to heal, the surgeon conceived
the idea of using the cuticle of a
young pig. A small black pig waa OBJ
tanned, chloroformed into insensibility.
and brought into the operating room
swathed in sterilized towels. The
skin was laid on in small pieces until
it covered the, bare space. 1t was
then secured by bands. This is the
first operation of the kind undertaken.
It is not expected, however, that the
pig skin will grow permanently to the
child, but that natural cuticle will
finally push it out of the way and COW
er the entire wound.-London Globe.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-01-30
Body Blight Of Pear Trees.


This disease works on the trunk and
larger limbs Of pear trees. It is easily
recognized on the trunks of trees that
are not old enough to be covered with
rought bark. The first appearance of
the disease is in the spring when dark
sunken spots are seen scattered over
the trunk. These spots are round or
oval in outline and gradually increase
in size until the latter part of the
growing season. A distinct boundary
line is then formed by the shrinking
Of the dead tissue. At this time the
dead bark can be easily removed in
one place. The inner bark remains
sound and suffers but little, If any, the
first year. II this dead bark is not re.
moved it becomes very dry and hard
and In two or three years forms such
a heavy layer OF dead bark that the
tree becomes barkbound. II this con.
dition is not removed the tree stops
growing and dies. .35
The dead bark should be removed
an soon as found. The trees should
be gone over in the spring about the
time growth starts and ali diseased
bark removed. Tree washes and fun.
stcides seem to have NO value either il
preventing the disease or checking tn
spread. Removing the diseased bark
and thoroughly cleaning the trunk and
larger limbs seem to 81 ! suro ana;
sefacient remedy. ..s, 737 ,s
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-01-30
Cut 7.-Three-Year-old Tree in Station
Orchard

Cut 7.-Three-Year-old Tree in Station
Orchard.
kept constantly in mind while prun-
ing, 30 that the tree would have as
wide spreading top as possible in or
der that large area of leaf surface
might be exposed to the sunshine and
atmosphere, thus enabling the tree to
carry heavy load of large and. highly
colored fruit.
In cut z is shown an average three
year-old peach tree of the General
Lee variety as grown in the orchard
Of the Texas station. 1t is a general
type Of tree found in that peach or
chard, where three consecutive crops
Of peaches have been borne with
scarcely limb being broken by an
overload of fruit. A ladder has not
been found necessary in gathering the
fruit from these trees.
In cut is shown the same tree aft
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-01-30
HIS BACK FACED THE CAR.

L (.
Why the Witness Did Not See the
Killing.
Coroner Banning Of Mount Vernon
has an anecdote Of a Hibernicism
made by a witness he was examining
at an inquest over man killed by q
trolley car recently. IS.
The coroner asked the witness, who
had testified. that he was standing
near the car:
did you see this man killed."
mo, sir, did not" answered the
witness.
WELL" said the coroner, you were
standing there at the time, how could
you help seeing the ACCIDENT"
After considerable thought the wit
ness replied:
Because my back was facing the
car. New York Times.
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Pruning Che Peach Tree.

Pruning Che Peach Tree.
a correct form Of top is needed to
insure fruit bearing and longevity
OF the tree. II the opportunity Is lost
to obtain this desirable form Of top in
the early growth Of the tree it is for
ever lost for that tree. Pruning the
cecond and third years Is done on the
same principles as for the first year.
During these early stages In the
growth Of the tree the ideal should be
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-01-30

Pruning.
er pruning. This tree is now able to
bear at least three bushels of fine
fruit. About half the fruit-bearing
wood has been cut away-. 1t pays much
better to produce one large, fine peach
than it does to produce two small, in.
ferior ones. This tree will make
ample wood growth for the succeeding
years fruitage. The low top will not
be In the w:y of cultivation any more
than the one shown in cut 8. The
grass and weeds that grow under
such low headed trees have given but
little trouble. BY use Of the extern