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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-08-26
LOStQr was fas. turning las ogf gray D'0Y ,1ed aed
- Ayers Hair Vigor It stopped
the hair from coming out and restored the color.-
Mrs. M. D. Gray No. San Mass ys

one party puts UP some stake with the
desire and purpose to win a greater
stake. In a. lottery pure and simple a
company gathers in many single dollars
from many single individuals and puts
the accumulation together. First the
company takes out good share for
themselves and then lots are drawn as to
what individual among those who con-
tributed shall receive the balance. In
this case there are two things certain and
one thing doubtful the company
will take out certain amount and that
amount will not be subjected to any lot
terry for its disposal. Another is that all
but one of the contributors will lose his
investment. The only doubtful thing
being who shall be the ''lu :ky one?'
The essential thing in any form of gam
bling is to endeavor by any means to get
some other fellows money or property
without giving value received. Ot course
this comes pretty near the definition OF
stealing too, but We cannot help that be-
cause in the final analysis that is what it
generally comes too. The only differ
ence being that in gambling one is sup.
posed to be giving the other fellow the
same chance at the same time.
Uncle Sans lottery has none OF the ell.
ements Of gambling except the element
of chance. Nobody pays cent for his
chance to the government, the COVER n.
ment is not making cent, the land is
the oift of the government, but Uncle
Sam has SO manv sons that he must
make choice some way, and this is fair,
and we believe satisfactory to the partici
pants and to the people at large.
If the land we're given in bulk to all
the Is. 900 people who registered at the
Devils Lake and Grand Forks offices
and they held in common they could moi
dispose of their interests to better advan.
tage than to divide it iuto 100 acre farms
and then draw lots tor them in lust the
way that the government is doing fol
them now.
1t is well, especially for the boys to un.
derstand the difference between mere
chance and gambling. Nobody should
take this distribution of land as an ex.
cuse for the gambling habit. Chance is
an element present in every business,
but gambling is not. Somebody, or sew
eral or many somebodies are bound to
lose in any gambling scheme. In busi.
ness chance is bnt one element and us
ually minor element in determining the
outcome Of gain or loss-aud loss is the
exception rather than the rule.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-08-26
THE STATE TICKET,
81. All drugGist0.
J. G. Aver Co., Lowell, Mass.

THE STATE TICKET.
Presidential Electors-B. S. Russell,
Stutsrtnan; Roger Allin, Walsh; Samuel
Richardson, Ward; F. A. Schneider,
Mercer.
Governor-E. Y. Sarles, Traill.
Lieutenant governor-David Bartlett,
Cooperstown.
Congress-Thos. F. Marshall, Oakes,
A. Gronna, Lakota.
Justice Supreme Court-N. c. Young,
Cass; Edward Engerud, Cass.
Secretary of state-E. F. Porter, Mel
Vile.
Auditor-H. L. Holmes, Bathgate.
Treasurer-A. Peterson, Sargent.
School Superintendent-W. L. Stock.
well, Walsh. .:.
Attorney General-C. N. Frch, La
kota.
Insurance Commisfioner-E. c. Coop.
er, Grand Forks.
Commissioner of Agriculture-W. c.
Gilbreath, Morton.
Railroad ommissioners-C. S. Die.
sem, LaMoure, chairman; John Chris,
tianseh, McHenry; Eric Stafne, Rich.
land.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-08-26
THE LAND LOTTERY.

To some people the exploiting anv-
thing that has the element Of chance is at
once deemed wicked lottery. Because
the government has during the past few
weeks been disposing of some lands in
this way many good people have criti-
cised it as government lottery.
But we have not yet heard of one of
these people who have suggested some
other or better method. Take for in
stance the disposal OF the lands on the
Devils Lake reservation which is
now IN progress. Here is small parcel
|of land which contains something less
than 600 farms. There are very much
larger number Of people who would like
one of these farms and under the land
laws and by right Of citizenship they are
each equally entitled to a piece. Ii the
land were to be divided equally among
them, each would have a piece about as
large as an ordinary garden. utterly val
[Ieless as farm. In Oklahoma in SIM
liar case III: go. o.e:nmei.t allowed the
settlers to make q grab game Of it and
Fihe man with the fastest horses and the
biggest revolver got there. The weak
had little or no show. In the present
re ca, h one who registers has an equal
chance aud the strong has no ..dvantage
Euver the weak. n
M But IS il lottery In the broader sense
that anything with an element Of chance.
is 4 lottery, yes; but with that definition,
raising wheat in North Dakota IS certain-
|qy 4 lottery,
|s But The usual and accepted sense 81
the word lottery Is a gambling game and
lin this sense the land distribution failssin
'lne most essential elements. TO gamble
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-08-26

We will not even allow the democrats
credit for the invention of the Sixteen
to one" idea; they stole that from the
populists. though it really came nearer
to bringing them back to power than
any other issue since since the beginning
of the civil war. But this idea, after a
little sober thought on the part of the
people. was also settled the republican n
way and at the last democratic conven-
ton the democrats also endorsed 1t by
their own silence in the platform, and
later by the voice of their candidate,
which, though somewhat roundabout, is
still clear endorsement of the republ,-
can way.
Again. the Spanish war broue hit many
new and vexatious problems things we
had never dreamed of before came up
for answers. Not OILY were they new,
but they were so important and urgent
that many had to be answered almost at
once, almost by guesswork, as we had
no experience to 60 by-but they were
answered. The democratic platform of
four wears ago was full of ''anti-imperial-
Ism" J" of "anti-expansion," and general
denunciation of President McKinley's
policies, but the last platform practically
ignores all these war questions, or but
mildly protests in an indefinite way.
1t is nothing uncommon these days for
the democrats to claim that Lincoln and
Garfield and Mckinley were real demo.
Gratis and for proof they compare the
statements and policies of these repub!i-
lean presidents with the later democratic
platforms which, as the democrats claim,
do certainly agree in somewhat re-
n1arkable n1anner-but it isn't because
any one of these martyrs have changed.
But if the democrats should attempt to
prove possession by the platforms pro-
mulgated by the democratic party in the
life-tlmes of these good republicans
then it would sonnd differently.
We believe that the reader of demo.
cratic journals of the next decade, il
there are any left at that time, will find
some democratic editor chiding the re-
publican party for "being so different
from the lamented Roosevelt" and also
claiming that Roosevelt was in his life
time true exponent of democratic prin-
ciples."
The great democratic party has been
making lot of progress during the last
fifty years, but in all that time they have
kept their faces looking backward. The
donkey has progressed-through the
stress Of circumstances exerted on his
tail-backwards. ),
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-08-26
PROGRESS FORWARD y BUT BACK,
WARDS.

The political signs for the present pres
idential campaign do not oortend a very
exciting canvas for votes. One reason
for this is the almost universal belief in
the reelection of President Roosevelt;
another is that the parties are now so
near on general issues that even in the
event Of the election Of Judge Parker that
the changewould not be sufficient to af-
feet the general business Of the country,
and this is especially true in view OF the
fact that congress as whole is almost
certain and the senate absolutely certain
to be republican, SO that Judge Parker,
if elected, could have no particular influ-
ence in ne9policies Of the government,
other than to possibly veto some repub-
lican legislation Of the future.
1t is one OF this facts OF SO years Of po-
litical historv, that while the republican
party has been inpower for the most of
that time continuously. during which was
fought the great civil war, that it has
found ways and means to sette every
question that has come before it in the
maze Of complicated and novel clrcum-
stanceso Of war and the peace and reorg-
anizationltha came after the warm a
manner SO satisfactory 70 the people that
they have been almost continually re-
elected to power q each qu:.lrennial. So
satisfactory has been the work Of the ,e-
publican party that even ths. democrats,
who iniall that time have neyerb been able
to originate and carry 10 sasn .ces,ful cou.
clusion One single political ,ssas Sot po-
itical and national importance, have
themselves IN one political platform after
anothsn been compelled IL either actual
~ endoase the wofk ot. the republicans
ii So many words. or else by silence give
oonsent. u, {. NJ.
All the issues Of the civil war, Of slav-
cry. ol,reorga : ation, ot resumption of
specie peymsnts, q pensions. 81 clt.zen-
aship, 81 rejection 81 American ii.,lass
tries. have been sstfiesi tli,ss fepub. iasa
way - spite oi The oppUsition Of the
demo ocratiG party. Ss2 1; rs
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-08-26
OFFICIAL CITY PAPER.
ruRaGs, sa.oo FER .AaJ1Tua6
- w.rdv.il. g. G. Thompson.
wARDWELL 3 THOMPSON.
entered 1t the postofncs at Pembina as sscont
class mail matter.

Tho PIoN1HR ExrREss 10 sent oniy on the d.
rect order of subscribers, and 10 continued 2nhl
ordered stopped and oil arrearages paid. -.
The rate Of subscription 10 alike to all, 500
Der year. Subscribers paying in advance have
the choice Of several premium papers In addt-
'hon.
plimentary only, and while We desire them to be
considered % invitations to subscribe, they will
NOT be continued except upon request.
The PIoNEER ExPHIss 10 the best advertising
medium in the county, having . morekeneral
circulation than any other paper. Card Q I rates
sent ON application.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-08-26
BISHOP POTTER AND THE SALOON.
RishOn Potter of the En;cconal church

BISHOP POTTER AND THE SALOON.
Bishop Potter of the Episcopal church
went to the opening Of new saloon in
the city OF New York and made, some
commeEdatory remarks to the persons
assembled there in praise of some of the
objects Of tlle saloon. The Bishop, and
incidentally the saloon, have acquired a
national notoriety therefore, much to the
discredit of the bishop but which has
doubtless added much to the bank credit
Of the owner of the saloon.
After all however the good bishop was
only attempting to wrestle with fact in
stead Of theory. The bishop argues
that in a city like New York as at pres
ent constituted, the saloon is a necessity
and not in every way an evil. Taking
this as true, then any effort to eliminate
the worst or any of the evils of the sa-
loon is commendable. He says and it
It is true that the saloon in a large city
is practically the only place the working
man Can 90 tor social relaxation. He
has no home as we understand it. He
has place to eat and sleep, one, two
perhaps four rooms, but usually in squal-
I'd and dirty surroundings. He is not a
reading man and il he was he has no
books to read. The saloon is bright and
cheerful and full Of pleasant company.
He is made welcome whether he spends
FIVE cents or five dollars.
The saloon in question has stared out
to bea model. One ofl,s chief depart
ures is to refuse drinks ordered as treats
and there are some other commendable
features. From what the Bishop is re.
ported to have said, we think he only
praised these innovations and admitted
That as things are there is no other place
tor the poor man to go.
But Bishop Potter would have better
stayed away from the saloon. There is
al old saving t,at if you give the devil
am inch he will take q yard. Because
Bishop Potter said he saw that there was
Ia necessity for the saloon and because
|he saw some good il trying to make the
saloon better. then radicals of exackly
|opposite tendencies and beliefs as Is the
saloonl question, sac.I ss,raigh ghtray took
The b,shop' s reniarksIas an end dorsemef,t
sof fths5whoie saloon institute ion.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-08-26

1t was wrong for the Bishop to 20 to
the saloon to say it, but what he did say
should be taken into due consideration
by even the rankest prohibitionists. Ii
istrue, though sad, that the saloons are
necessity in crowded centers ofhuman-
lty-and will be necessity until some.
thug better is provided for the poor and
they be educated to use the substitutes.
1t is only along that line that saloons can
finally be eliminated. A straight prohi-
bitlon law in cities of much smaller pop
ulation is always rank failure, and in
large cities, where there is always large
toreigH population who drink beer as
they eat bread, with no thought of the
least wrong or harm, law prohibiting
beer anlother alcoholic drinks would
be considered equally as oppressive as a
law prohibiting bread.
One reason why the prohibition of sa-
looms in the agricu tural districts is a
comparative success, is because in the
country and the village there is no need
Of the saloon as social feature. There
are plenty OF other places to go and for
men and women to meet; the homes OF
the poor are homes. even if poor, and
Strange as it may seem, people are better
acquainted Nth each other and have
more friends and acquaintances in the
country than in the CITY.
That is also reason why blind pigs
do not flourish in prohibition commu j.
ties. There is no sociabiiity in the blind
pig. Men who go there 20 simply to
get drink o, two and then leave. But
it's sad TACT, and fact that should not
be ignored, that the saloon of the city
gives the average poor man his only
place for social recreation after his hard
days work. Sociability and not the love
of drink is the real foundation of the sa-
loon institution.
All kinds OF garden vegetables for sale
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-08-26
THE ONLY LINE WITH A
II WORLDS FAIR STATION

LIE VN4A LINE Wx4o a
II WORLDS FAIR STATION.
This refers to the Minneapolis & St.
Louis Railroad and means
lst17The Shortest Line.
2nd-The most comfortable route.
3rd-Two fine through trains direct to
the gates of the Fair.
4th-A saving OF about three hours in
time.
5th--You avoid the crowds at.the Ul.
ion Depot and on the street cars.
6th~ You sav money by being landed
just where youswant 10 go.
Thtrs are many other reasons. but /,
word the wise is sufficient
Fof excursion tickets, berth reserv.
tons. .;and.a,c complete Guide to the Fair.
free, address
3. QUITS, G. P.&T. A.,
Y MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-08-26
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.

OFFICIAL DlkEClOkY.
Us. Representative, Thos. F. Marshall.
senators, q. G. Hsnsbrough,P p. McCumber
Governor, Frank White.
Lieut.. Governor, David Bartlett.
Secretary Of State. b. r. Porter.
State Treasurer, b. 81. Mcmillan.
State Auditor, d. L. Hefmes.
Attorney General, G. N. Erich,
Railroad Commissioners, +, Shea. 9. }.
supsrintendsnt % nj Of ublic1nstruction, W.
L. Stockwell.
Commissioner Of Insurance. Ferdinand
:, Leutx.
judges Supreme Court, N. G. Young, D.
e. Morgan. ]. II. Cochrane.
slNAr0Rs.
First District, Judson LaMoure. Pembina.
Second District, Albert Garnett st. Thom-
anPRIsENrATgvEs.
First District, w. ]. Watt. Hvde Park,
I. J Chevalier, Bathgate. G. A. McCrse,
Second District, John T,umner, u &C, Cave g
ler, G. X. Wing. Crystal Ed. SKIOLD
judge 't Of the District Court. seventh Ju.
dicjal District, W. J.. Kneeshsw, Fem
Clerk Of District Court. A: I. Airth.
COUNTY 0yJIcERe.
ssa sssTia. AtaS es:s. Atkinson:
Auditor, Swain Thorweldson
Treasurer, w. A. Murphy.
Register Of Deeds, 7. Gill.
County Judge, ]. y. W allace.
Superintendent of Schools. J. W. Alex
Surveyor, % F. z. Hebert
Coroner, DR.. u. F. Ersktne.
COUNTY COMMISSIONER.
First District, F. G. Myrlck, Pembina.
Second District, 8. SiEurdson, 4araar.
Third District, Geo. Taylor, Bathgsts.
Fourth District, J. Norm, Neche.
Fifth Dist, A. T. Cox, Rowesmont.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-08-26

All kinds OF garden vegetables for sale
by E. M. Newell 7-tf
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-03-15
The New York Evening Mud.

We are not in the least alarmed about
Mr.. Hearst's ability TO take care OF him.
self In the matter of the ISLANDERS against
him prolished by the New York Even
ing Post. Hearst has shown that these
SANDERS originated with a man named
Grove johnson, who was indicted for
forgery at Syracuse, n Y, aud jumped
his bail and fled to the West, where he
changed his name to Miller After
wards he got into some Office in Sacra-
mento county, Cal, and part of his
duty was TO take names for the register
Of voters. He forged the names of thirty
men on the register and was indicted
again, but the forged papers were stolen
before the trial and so the proof against
him was destroyed He afterwards got
into the California legislature and at
the same time into the employ of the
Southern Pacific r. r. Co., ana Hearst
defeated some of his railroad Legislative
schemes by showing up the man pri-
vslte character. He is now trying to
get even with Hearst by concocting bad
stories of the character of that gentle
man. And it would seem the only
newspaper he could get to publish his
mud" was the New York Evening
Post, champion of Grover Cleveland,
edited by degenerate, wlo is on trial
IN New York court for attempting TO
defraud his sister out of her share of her
fathers estate. Wonld not New York
Evening Mud" be a veracious improve
ment on the name of the paper
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-03-15
A Republican view.

"The sound position now is that il is
Mr. Hearst's qualifications for the great
office he apparently aspires to, rather
than his character, that concerns the
public, says the Milwaukee Sentinel.
If YOU will study that statement, and
get all its meaning, you will have "a
knowledge of one of the greatest evils
that now affect American politics, and
that is the idea that a man may have a
bad character and yet be qualified to be
president, if he has other qualities that
give him what the same republican
paper refers to as presidential size, :"
another new coined deception.
Let us pause before we permit the in
considerate "driftelS who now control
our government to take us TINT far.
They affect to fear anarchy. Yet where
is the road to anarchy if this is not it !?
Shall we not be ready for anarchy when
we come to admit that mans charac-
ter does not enter into his qualifications
for public office, that they are things
apart from each other-hiS character
and his qualifications.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-03-15
The Hes dL;na EY1l.

What do we mean by the headline
evil ," Hereto answer and illustrate
AZ the same time, is a sample of 1t.
Recently a Milwaukee daily printed on
the first column of its first page, in the
largest type its aesthetic sense permits
il to use. the following headline Rus
sian fleet is defeated. Following that
was the news dispatch which stated
that there was report in London that
a battle had occurred between the Rus-
sian and Japanese fleets, aud that The
result OF Tie engagement IS not announced.
This is a serious fault liz the average
daily paner. 1t is serious because there
is a large class of busy men who take
those papers, but never have time TO do
much more than glance at the head
lines, unless the subject Indicated hap
pens To be something in which they
take special interest On all other mat
tiers they depend upon the headlines
alone, aud MI their heads with mlsln-
formation.
The news from the war between Rus
STA and Japan has been a fruitful source
of misleading headlines. owing doubt
less to the prejudice against Russia
Another recent display of this fault,
and a very marked one, we. found In
the headlines of the dispatches R'ring
an account of the testimony In the
Smoot trial in the L. 5. senate.
Newspaper readers should under
stand that headlines in daily papers are
often mlsuSed, and made 10 exaggerate
or misrepresent for the purpose of help
ing the newsboys, or in order to make
them agree with the bias of the paper;
political or otherwise. Ii is wrong, OF
course. but il is modern.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-03-15
Cannon for President.

The "whirlwind of applause" with
which the republican congressman
greeted the nomination of Speaker Can
non for the presidency by congressman
Smith, of Michigan, in the house of rep
resentatives few days ago, ought to
give Mr. Roosevelt the shivers. 1t was
the most significant thing that has hap
pened in the political field for long
time. If it does nothing else it ought
to bring Mr.. Roosevelt to his senses
and make him understand that his own
party does not uphold his autocratic
ideas = that, after all, perhaps the
United States and the white house and
the army offices and everything else is
not, strictly speaking, his private prop
erty to do with as he chooses. If now
Mr.. Roosevelt will take down that elk S
head and his other hunting trophies
with which he replaced the portraits of
Washington, Lincoln and Grant, and
hang the portraits up again where they
belong, we might hope for him, but as
far as heard from the portraits are still
in the cellar and the hunting trophies
are hanging on the walls.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-03-15

w. ID. HOARD, G. T. Hilsley, Isaac
Stephenson, prominent men of the re-
publican party, issued call last week
asking Robert M. La Toilette TO again
become a candidate for governor OF
Wisconsin. This call has been circulated
throughout many of the cities of Wiscon-
sin and has received thousands and
thousands of signatures, and indications
are that La Toilette will again receive
the republican nomination without
very much trouble. That is the way
the situation appears to be at present,
but the Stalwarts may become organ
lied in the next few months sufficiently
TO head him off but 1t is hardly possible,
Judging from the present inactivity.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-03-15
REACHING THE SPOT,
1t Can be Done, so Scores of Wau'
sau Citizens Say.

To cure an aching back.
The pains of rheumatism.
The tired-out feelings.
You must reach the spot; get AT the
cause.
la most cases its the kidneys.
Doan's Kidney Pills are for the kid
neys.
Josiah f. Brooks of 3l4 Ingalls, St.
janitor in the court house says: II had
an attack of backaehe or kidney trou-
BILE for ten years and it got so bad that
/ was compelled to do something for it.
| procured Doan's Kidney Pills at a
drug store took them and the lameness
and soreness disappeared. Tn ere has
been no return of it. A year ago | was
confined to my house for forty days
with the trouble not in bed although l
often had to roll out on the floor and
then get up on my hands and knees.
1t was common thing sitting in a
chair for while to have to take hold OF
something before | could get on my
feet. The pain and soreness was most
ly in the region Of the kidneys but often
shifted up and down. Doan's Kidney
Pills cured me-"
just such emphatic endorsement can
be had right here in Wausau. Drop
into Albers' drug store and ask what
his customers report.
For sale by all dealers. Price 80 cts.
Foster-Milburn Co. Buffalo, N. y,
sole agents for the U. s.
Remember the name, Doan's, and
take no substitute.