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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-03-04
GOOD EDITORS ARE RARE.
None but Thorough Newspaper Men
Appreciate Their Value.

None but Thorough Newspaper Men
Appreciate Their Value.
A story is told of the late John
Swinton, for many years managing
editor of the New York Sun, who,
when told by the late Charles A. Dana
that he was willing to pay $125 a
week for first-class editorial writer,
replied that first-class man could
not be obtained for that. Dana said:
That is what pay you, and don't
you consider yourself a frst-class
man." NO. rejoined swinton, eff
were frst-class man should be
paying you s125 week."
The story illustrates that man
like Swinton, who was a philanthro.
pist, could Of course never be the
founder of newspaper Like the Sun,
which Mr.. Dana framed as mere
money-making machine. AS a mere
publicist John Swinton was intellectu-
ally peer of Dana; that is, he was
as able writer, he was as well-inform-
ed man, and ne was an educated
printer Give him the same compare
lively sordid ambition as that of Mr..
Dana and John Swinton could have
made money-making newspaper, but
John Swinton was like Franklin; he
was man of humanitarian views and
opinions, and cared little about Great
ing a money-making machine, but a
great deal more about making the
world little warmer in some of it's
cold spots for his having lived in it.
Portland Oregonian.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-03-04
The sonas of the Wind.

o listen to the battle-song of the wind,
In the wild Of winter night.
When the shutters bang and the tree
And the mock-bird's hushed In fright:
For he's pirate black and pirate bold
And spirit wild and free
A heartless knave for the boarded gold
OF the ragged forestry.
o listen to the wooing-song of the wind
In the. ear of the meek-eyed May,
When the violets bloom and the roses
blush, .35
And the wood-nymphs join in play;
For he's a lover mild and lover true
The gentlest knight beneath the blue.
A wandering "Beaucaire," ~
0 listen to the sleepy-song of the wind,
In the time of the sweltering heat,
When the daisies shy and the marigolds
Hide In the waving wheat; Nh.
For he's a lazy man and man OF rest
A gentleman of ease IA
A loiterer. without zeal or nest, d
Just living in the trees.
9 g u lister 4 e !. to the grooming Of Ii.
u the time Of the dreary fall.
When the sere- brown leaves and the sad.
voiced streams {{s., a5
GIL, GIVE need TO the death-day's call;
For he's a mourner slow and a mournel
And ,sympa thizer deep, IA 4
Whose tickle heart isn't wholly bad.
/, Since he weeps with those who weep
John Jordan Douglass. in Birds anG
Nature. Is. n VAN
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-03-04
TIMELY CALLING.

How the Pastor Saved Life.
"A man near Fort Gay, w. Va, made
an entire failure in getting strength
from the kind Of food he ate, and not
knowing that the trouble was with
the food kept on losing health until
the doctors gave him up to die. "a
y It was supposed to be consumption
because he was wasting away stead.
lily and slowly dying. His minister
called from time to time and one day
brought along q package Of Craps.
Nuth, thinking from what he knew
tof the famous food that perhaps II
might help him. The sick man took
10 It at once and from that day began
To- get we'll. "a writing he says:
81 walked to town to-day. 8 miles.
Have gained over 40 pounds in about
4 months and my neighbors don't
know what to say. frequently am
told Il was as II / am raised from the
.dead. Everybody here, knows of ~;
case; you can tell people Is write gto
the Postmaster or Rev. ~ b. BRYAN.
VIII make q sworn statement that
1Grape:N Mats saved Il NY 8. Name
Siyen by Postum ca. Battle Crssk,
s1fich. sIs. gs7
This - smother illus alton & NJ
Nhers IN tier sfoIo,sd5s hi oro i csu
ElbeS brought back Ssto Il heath af ardd
snsth cn Grep Nuts hsrSSsss Z
...1. sok a 80 pks is.noss
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-03-04
10000 plants for 1ee.

This IL q remarkable offer the John
"a. Salzer Seed Co., La Crosse, Wis.
makes. They will send you their big
plant and seed catalos. together with
enough seed to grow s
1000 fine, solid Cabbages.
1000 delicious Carrots. i5.S
\ 1000 blanching, nutty Celery.
1000 rich, buttery Lettuce.
1000 splendid Onions. II
1000 rare, luscious Radishes.
1000 gloriously brilliant Flowers.
This great offer is made in order to
induce you to try their warranted seeds
for when you once plant them you
will grow no others, and ISIS
t I'll ALL FOR BUT leo POSTAGE,
providing you will return this notice.
and II you will send them zoe in post
age, they will add to the above q pack-
age Of the famous Berliner Caulifiower.
(W. N. U.) sa.5 el5 -7
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-03-04
WHITE ELEPHANTS.
Every One Stands in a House Gilded
with Gold.

Every One Stands in House Gilded
with Gold.
In Burmah, before that country be-
came a dependency of Great Britain,
only the king was allowed to own a
white elephant Ralph Fitch, the bold
and enterprising merchant of Good
Queen Bess' day, was the first Eng
lishman that ever set foot in Burmat.
Mr.. j. Horton Ryley, in his most inter-
esting book called Ralph Fitch, Eng
lands Pioneer to India" allows the
traveller to tell his own story, and
quaint indeed is his account of the
white elephants. When he was at
Pegu in 1886 the king had four of them
very strange and rare" which were
housed in great state at the royal
palace. When one was brought to the
king, every merchant in Pegu had to
pay the monarch half ducat, which
doth CONNIE to a great summe;" but
after they had given their present they
were free to see them often as they
pleased. The king called himself 1.-THE
King of the White Elephants" and
would not permit any other king to
own one, even at the risk of war.
"They do very great service" says
Fitch, unto these white elephants;
every one of them standeth in an
house gilded with golde, and they
do feede in vessels of silver and gilt.
One of them when he doth 60 to the
river to be washed, as every day they
do, goeth under canopy of clothe Of
golde or silke, carried over him by
six or eight men, and eight or ten men
goe before him playing on dummies,
shawn-es, or other instruments; and
when he is, washed and commeth out
of the river, there is a gentleman that
doth wash his feet in a silver basin,
which is his Office given him by the
king. There is no such account made
Of any black elephant. be he never SO
great"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-03-04
I'm A PRAIRIE LAND.
lEditorial Correspondence.1s
Moose Jaw, Assiniboia.
Farmers Review. NJ Z Is II q,

Moose Jaw. Assiniboia
Farmers Review. ( as AZ
Chicago, July az, 1908. l1;$y
Most Of the prairies In the United
States have ceased to exist. Man has
broken them up with orchards, for
ests and farm buildings. But In
Western Canada the prairies still
stretch grandly from horizon to hori.
xon as yet unmarried by the hand Of
man, save where the iron road has
been laid. To city man there il
something deliciously restful about
the vast grassy solitudes.
Numerous clumps of trees mark the
course of the Assiniboine river, which
keeps in sight of the railroad for some
distance.
"Grass is one Of the notable things
about all the landscape of Western
Canada. It is a remarkable fact that
the entire length of the Canadian Pa
cif1c railway from its eastern termi-
nus to the Rocky Mountains is over
plains where grass grows. The sage
brush appears at some points. but
never to. the exclusion of grass. There
Is thus not mile of this country that
cannot be used for some agricultural
purpose-either for filling or ranch
ing.
Moose Jaw is town Of over 1000
Inhabitants, and one Of the most i'm
portant places in Assiniboia, being the
center Of very good farming coun-
try and great grain and stock ship
ping point.
"Near Moose Jaw agriculture and
ranching go hand in hand; for near
the town was seen a herd of beef
cattle several hundred in number. On
another side was seen a good sized
herd Of dairy cows, the property Of
the citizens in the town.
"In riding over the prairies we saw
many good fields of alfalfa. The great
need of the country is timber, which
grows readily where planted. as was
demonstrated by the shelter belts on
some of the farms, and the trees on
the residence lots in the town.
"Stories were told the writer of
men who last year cleared from their
wheat crop more than the land on
which it was grown originally cost
them. This Is easy to believe, in view
of the large crop and high price for
wheat last Henry F. Thurston.
BY sending your address to any
agent of the Canadian Government
you will have mailed to you a copy Of
an atlas, railway rates. ETC., giving
fullest information regarding Western
Canada,
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-03-04

4 Purlflcatlon Effected BY uslnG 81 Few
Drops Of Chloride o. Silver.
The constantly increasing demand
Tor pure water and FOL. some method
by means OF which this can be obtain.
ed renders the recent communication
made by Prof. Palermo to the RealsI
Academia del Lincei especially inter.
esting. Prof. Palermo has suggested
a process for the purification Of drink
ing water which constitutes a great
step forward in the study OF this i'm
portant problem. From numerous and
extensive experiments made by this.
author it appears that by adding to-
impure water, even that, containing
pathogenic microbes, an extremely
small quantity Of chloride Of silver
there is accomplished the complete
disinfection Of the water. For this
purpose two milligrams or at most
two and one-half milligrams of the
chloride are sufficient to absolutely
sterilize liter of water and to elimi-.
nate every danger of infection. The
process is so simple that one cannot
expect any improvement upon II; in
the future; it may be used by any one
and in every condition Of life, the ster-.
.ilization being complete after a few
minutes ten at the most and no
apparatus being necessary beyond a
small vial with solution Of chloride
Of silver. a, Ssj
The water keeps its flavor and all.
of its properties without modification,
only undergoing slight whitening,
which disappears after a few hours
of repose. Water purified by means
of boiling, ozone and all other pro.
esses known up to the present, when
exposed to the air soon becomes i'm
pure, whereas the process Of Prof.
Palermo keeps the water pure for
many months.-Tribuna, Rome.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-03-04

students discussing the point. WHAT
ever he is In truth--and /, his daugh-
ter, believe him innocent Of the dis
graceful crimes with which he was
charged-in the eyes OF the world he
is still looked upon as one who only
escaped public disgrace by accident OF
his own ingenuity
Margaret, do you think so little Of
my love as to imagine am not willing
to take upon myself whatever burden
you may have to bear?" demanded
Cleland, in low voice. my darling,
IT you know him to be innocent, SO do
!. Listen to me, Margaret; you have
never heard the story of my past. Ny
father was in business for many years.
It is now about ten years since he died,
and he died by his. own hand
Margaret uttered an exclamation.
He was in difficulties and foresaw
nothing but ruin before him. 1t was
a fearful affair. 1t killed my mother;
she died soon after. I was left the
eldest CT three boys. I was just start
ing my career then, and the knowl-
edge of my fathers fearful end nearly
unnerved me for the future; but I man
aged to pluck up courage for the sake
of the others. They are both off my
hands now; but sometimes it was a
hard struggle.
81 am not a rich man. Margaret, but
l have sufficient to keep my wife in
comfort. My darling, you will not re-
fuse now? I shall not handicap you,
Margaret; you can pursue your call
ing after you come to me If you are
set upon 1t. love you too much. I
respect you too much, to set any re-
strictions upon you. Only promise to
love me, to be FOR me only-as will
be for you all the days that we both
shall live-and shall be content
Margaret stood silent, with droop-
ing head: but a soft color had slowly
dawned in her cheeks. Her heart cried
out to her to yield. She loved Paul
Cleland-oh, surely never woman be-
fore had loved any man as she did
and all the womanhood in her longed
to cast itself on that strong protecting
tenderness of his, which would guard
her against all the world. To be his.
to have him as her own-it seemed to
Margaret no earthly happiness could
be greater than this.
AS he looked down at the downcast
face, and saw the soft color creeping
into it, Paul Cleland's heart beat high
with hope, and, bending down, he
whispered:
Margaret, answer me only one
question, and shall be satisfied mean
time. Do you love me?"
1t seemed to both as If the west
wind blew moro softly, as if the birds
ceased singing, the leaves paused in
their rustic, until her answer came
1t came at last, low murmur, hard
ly more than breath-"Yes.'
And then Margaret felt those strong.
loving arms about her, and her head
drawn down to that shelter that, it
seemed to her now-or, the pity OF 1T!
was to be her resting place forever.
(To be continued.)
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-03-04
HE One shirt;

. t,.- 4 Z
Francis Wilson tells a story about q
leading man: Of theatrical company
that had become stranded at Sagi-
nav. The leading man installed him
self ct q hotel and lived = precautions
life while waiting for remittances.
One morning he rang the bell Id his
room for half an hour. Nobody an
swered. Then he went out into the
hal, leaned over the railing and
called Boy! Is on, hoy !!' x hat Is
1T" snarled bellboy from the lobby
beneath. Have yon seen anything Of
my laundry ?" ssAw, g'wan!! said the
boy. You amt had but one shirt
since you've been here, \ q That, said
the actor. with great dignity h ID, tho
one to which i refer. Il" b ssA
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-03-04

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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-03-04
Not Vet Paid For.

Towne- There goes slopsy. He must
be in debt again.
"Why. he looks quite prosperous.
That suit Of his is quite new
Towne-Yes, that's why say he
must be in debt-Ph Philadelphia Press.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-03-04

Many School Children Are sickly.
Mother Gray's Sweet powders for Children.
used bysMother Gray, nurse in Children's
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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-03-04
And He Got DAMAGES

And He Got Damages.
II understand you had horse killed
by an automobiles"
fl3"Yes."
"Beastly things, aren't they?"
""Oh, don't know. That horse had
Just gone lame Chicago Post.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-03-04
And He Al DAMAGES

And He Got Damages.
Il understand you had . horse killed
by an automob ile z,
H Yes. ''s n Is. s4 q Il. y
'Beastly things, aren't they?''
."Oh, / don't know. That horse had
just gone lame. Chicago Post.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-03-04
His Delicate Method.

His Delicate Method.
let us talk of something we don't
know anything about" he suggested.
4 Such as what?" she asked.
Marriage" he replied, after which
they went into executive session.
Chicago Post.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-03-04

Decollete gowns are worn great
deal, though there is not great deal
of them.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-03-04

A man cannot reverence that which
he cannot respect. ~
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-03-04

Piso's Cure cannot be too highly spoken OF a.
scough CURE. w. OBRIEN, sse Third Ava,
~. Minneapolis, MINI, Jan. g, 1900
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-03-04

To Cure q Cold in One day.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. An
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-03-04

The of1ice-hunting season Is open
for twelve months in the year.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-03-04

Uncover the cause Of sin and you
discover its cure. Il
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-19
$500 Reward for Women
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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-19
TO BUILD OXFORD SEMINARY.
A Company With Capital Of Fifty
Thousand Dollars is Incorporated.

Steps have been taken to 60 forward
in building the oxford Female Seminary.
The oxford Seminary Construction Com
pany was chartered yesterday, the pur-
pose being TO operate, with Oxford as
Headquarters. the business OF performing
contracts for constructing, altering, en-
larging, decorating, maintaining, furnish
ing putting up and improving buildings
and dwelling houses TO be used and occu-
pied for school purposes OF all binds, for
dwellings and for other purposes, and
TO do general contracting Tor buildings
business and necessary supplies, to deal
in lands, buildings and other real and
personal property, and particularly To
erect and construct and equip all the
buildings necessary Tor school in OK
ford, n. G..
The capital stock IS named Is $4,000
with shares at $25. The amount sub
scribed by the incorporators is $4,000
and the incorporators are Messrs. +. p.
Hcbgood, j. f. Edwards, j. f. White, +,
w. Hancock, s. w. Parker. f. T. White,
j. S. Brown, b. s. Register, G. H. Lands,
H. NJ Shaw, W. u. Mitchell, z. w. Lyon,
j. G. Hunt, f. X Howard, w. b, Ballou,
j. f. Meadows Long Brothers, Lands and
Easton, W. L. Peace, w. T. Lyon, J. G.
Hall, e.DeyinsAA.sA A. Hicks S. w
Minor, c. w. Bryan, l. II. Davis, N. c.
Daniel, w. II Hunt, j. r. Wood, j. B.
Roller, c. D. Ray. J. d. Brooks, 1. E.
Harris, r. H. Hamilton, E. II. Crenshaw
j. d. Brinkley, r. Broughton and j. j
Medford, all of Oxford.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-19
Reports Of Laying Mines.
by the Associated Press.)

Chefoo, March 17.-Warnings, have been
received here confirming previous reports
to the effet that the Russians have laId
mines along the Lao Tung Peninsula
and that neutral vessels are obliged to
show their colors FIVE kilometers off shore
and now await Russian pilot.
Tien Tsin, March 17.-Lloyds agent at
New Chwang wires the following:
Port Arthur will be open between
March 25 and 30th and steamers have been
chartered for spring shipments. The re-
ports that New Chwang will be attacked
shortly are untrue and there is no truth
in the statement that the Russians are
trying to lay mines abreast OF the forest.
Business is still going on as usual, and
NJ Crosse, of the civil administration, is
doing all in his power to further the trade
interests OF both Chinese and foreigners.
THE American and British residents in
sist that warships should be stationed
here, but there are no signs of any
trouble.
japanese troops will probably land in
Kai Chou Bay and cut off the main line
ct Tashi Chao, southeast OF New Chwang
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-19
Foes Face to Face, the River Between
(By the Associated Press.)

London. March (Friday.)- IA CORE
sDondent of the Times at Toxic says that
the Russian and Japanese scouts are now
separated only by the river Cheng Cheng,
inst, north of Anju. The dispatch adds
that the foreign correspondents VIII leave
toY the front either on March 70 or
March %. but their destination is still
unknown.
A correspondent of the Times at Wei
Hai-Wei cabling under yesterdays date
says:
II arrived at Ping Yang inlet March
10 and proceeded to Chinampo. Naviga-
ton was difficult owing to the Drift ice.
| found anchored there both war vessels
ana transports. Decentralization has been
Giificult, but the japanese have brought
all necessary appliances. Pontoon jettiss
have been built and extend for hundreds
of yards, and the transports brought their
own landing barges'
The correspondent describes the land
ing movements and the disposal of the
forces with some detail and says:
Despite the terrible weather the in.
fantry marched twenty-five miles daily,
each man carrying nearly 100 pounds. 1t
was a severe test but they did well. Gov
cred by this force a larger force is now
disCmbarldng within easier distance OF the
japanese objective, while preparations
are reported to be proceeding at the
only practicable port ON the east coast
OF Korea. The Japanese are now holding
Anju and the lines OF The Cheng-C heng
river. The actual land front points to
further retirement of the Russian forces.
Despite their command OF the sea the
Japanese omit no precaution. 1t would
be unfair to the Japanese to give the
numbers and designation of their forces,
bur landings were made long enough ago
TO permit n general reference to them
without prejudice to the operations.
"The weather generally is improving. >