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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-06-24
After Homerlc Individual.

a Homeric battle has been fought,
for the possession Of q beautiful young
woman between the inhabitants 81 two
villages near Bossauez, Galfcia.
The son Of the syntiic Of Teschontz
had persuaded the daughter Or q neigh.
boring landowner to eIope with him.
On hearing Of this the father informed
the Villagers. and 200 q them set out
to bring her home. s5
Her lover, however, refused To give
4 her Up, and the people Of his village,
ssympathizing with the pair, set upon
the intrlders to drive them ont.
"a pitched battle with stones, 10
which hundreds took part followed.
Ind Continued With great until
the revenue guards were called out and
Sired upon the rival parties Both
sides dispersed, carrying away many
wound Paris abis to Milwankss,
Sentinel. 81
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-06-24
Stuff Heroes are Made OF,


Five millions s, for heroess-come bring on
Disburse il at once, we have heroes
There's the hero who rescues the drown
ing from death,
The hero who braves the red flames
tongue and breath,
There are heroes on land, there are he
roes on sea,
gree,
But the man who slams out homer
Whendhere are two or three men on
bases and brings in the runs that
win the game for the home team in
the last half of the ninth inning
He is the kind Of hero for me!
The women. God bless them, come in 70,
OF the heroine fund-there are heroes tc
spare
In the ranks Of the sex; there's the one
who can bake
The pies, rich and juicy, like mother
4 There's the heroic woman, marvel. ]
Who raises six children and keeps them
But the woman who never trumps he,
partners ace. never leads from o
short suit. and not once during the
evening asks what Is trumps and
whose ace is that \ "a
She Is the kind Of hero mean
+ New York Times.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-06-24

rapids and reached Rock island. Sat
urday evening in the dusk Of the twt-
light we passed the locks OF the lower
rapids and reached Keokuk at 10 p. m.
Sunday, through the wide-spreading
lower end Of the upper Mississippi,
past the mouth Of the Illinois river,
Piasa Bluffs, Alton, mouth OF the Mis-.
souri, and st. Louis Is at hand. BY
p. m. we were ready for:our labors.
It would be tedious and useless to
describe the different manner in
which the passengers spent their time
seeing the sights Of ST. Louis and the
worlds fair. Each party took Its own
method and time. Some left the Hotel
Consort at 1880 a. m. and did not re-
turn unth II to ~ p. m. Others re-
turned for dinner, and toward the end
OF the week some were so satisfied
with sightseeing they were content to
rest at home on the Consort nearly, the
whole day.
Saturday at 8, p. M after week of
hard sworkss fight seeing everybody was,
glad.t TO hear the welcome toot.toot ct.
the steamers whistle and to know
that we.were starting for a five days
rest. Oh, the glorious feeling of rest
after labor. For five days nothing to
do but eat. loaf and enjoy bountiful
rest. And rest it proved to be-. No
one who has not tramped the hot,
glazing pavement Of the worlds fair
grounds for six days can appreciate
our feelings To sit and view the,
scenery, then rest on your berth for
an hour or two was the elixir of life.
It was now: that we were glad We had
not gone to ST. Louis by train; that
we had the chance to rest up and be
fitted for business on our return:
For five days we plowed our way up
the swirling currents of the glorious
river, passing mostly in the day the
parts of the river we had passed. in fhe
night coming down. The scenery, Was
ever fresh and enjoyable. It would be
impossible to tell of ALI the sbaanHes,
so we must be content to remef5ber
them and wish all the reaRerS of4his~
article the good luck to haze an ops
:
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-06-24

portunity of taking a trip on the
Purchase" and Hotel Consort.
At noon Thursday we reached Pres.
colt again. Passengers had been busy
all morning packing up and getting
ready for the landing.
Shortly after leaving St. Louis a pool
had been formed, the one guessing the
nearest to the time we would reach
st. Paul to take the "pot" One guess,
by Mr.. Koerner of Minneapolis, was
$40 p. M; and another, by Mr.. Shep-
hard of Kenmare, N. D., 7:15 p. m. The
dividing line between these two was
5:27 IL p. m. It was very evident
that we would arrive at some time
after p. NJ. and the excitement was
intense. At South st. Paul it looked
as though Mr.. Koerner would win, but
when Dayton's Bluff was reached he
had only five minutes and it became
apparent he would lose. We landed at
5:35 and Mr.. SHEPPARD took the
purse.
Before landing the passengers ex
pressed themselves very kindly with
regard to the management of the trip
and the accommodations furnished,
Mr.. B. H. Ward, Fairmont, Mimi,
said: Call the comforts of home. The
proper way to CO."
DR.. D. c. barrow, Moorhead, MINI
"The best and most convenient way to
attend the exposition"
DR.. w. Siqveland, St. Paul - "The
most delightful way to, go to St.
Louis"
H. G. Koerner, Minneapolis 1.-THE
only way to 60"
A. Nahum, Brainerd, Minn.-"Most
enjoyable; preferable to rail-"
w. F. Guam, Walker, Minn.-"Above
expectations. In every respect O. K"
H. E. Ives, st. .Hilaire, Minn.-"One
Of the scenic sights of the American
continent; restful trip after week
at the fair"
L. G. Wood and party Of, five. st,
Paul" Enjoyed the trip very much"
+. B. Lewis. Willmar, MINI. ~ "a
splendid trip In every respect. Beauti
full scenery, good service, meals and
comfortable quarters"
John Zapp, st. Cloud, Minn.-"In all
my travels I never had a more pleas
ant trip, nor better treatment"
Mr.. and Mrs. Skillman, Appleton
Minn.-"We are much pleased with
the service and accommodations. =
DR.. s.. c. Cobb, st. Paul. MINI. -
"The trip. is all right.
| f. j: whitman. Minneapolis-..Fr o1
pleasure and comfort the river trim II
| the ideal way" as5ss .,3 &.
i -. W..Barnes. Little Fails, MINI
/ Better than anticipated. :, Es
IT was over, The ship was moored;
i we stepped ashore, ana once more
i started on our various paths through
Il lie. friendships hayesbsen formed
Il on this trip which we hopes VIM IS
n lasting. Certainly Il, has been Root
Il Tor III III to bs there, ma ssch on
hAss in rome measure been beneAtef
seither 81 health sor knowlsdge. ,ant
Il while M xAtgaE 4 St gcpd -by yb my B
Il g yflat-a hope xkat some fine axaii
d ~ may meet tie congenial crowd TT
SSftEsseisd vith 60 ~ The IDEAL way, 5I..''
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-06-24

"Take Your Hotel With You" This
idea is something new in the steam
boat line, and if we can Judge from the
success of the initial trip it will GER
tainly be the most popular way of Wis
iting the worlds fair. To explain: In
addition to- the steamer Purchase,
which, by the way, is very powerful
boat, fitted with all the necessary ap-
purtenances of irst-class river
shop news stand, ETC., there is attach
ed in front of a large barge about ECO
feet long, fitted with two decks. Down
the center is large, wide hall, leading
from which on each deck are comfort
able state rooms. On each floor are
large bath and toilet rooms. In the
front Of the boat on the upper state
room deck there is a large. commodi-
GUS observatory and lounging room.
This is the place where passengers
while away their time if the weather is
unfavorable. Card tables, writing
desks, lounges. etc., help to make life
enjoyable during bad weather. On
the extreme upper deck of the barge
there are benches and seats in abund-
ance where passengers can sit and en-
joy the beautiful river scenery. On
this deck also may be found quoits
and shuttle boards, the regulation
steamboat games.
Floating down the Mississippi; how
can we express our appreciation of the
beauties of the trip. Down past the
beautiful rocks of Grey Cloud island,
the mighty bluffs of Pine Bend, the
sloping shores of Nininger 10 the quiet
old city of Hastings. Here stop for
a few minutes to take on more pas
sengers. Flowing along, we reached
the junction of the st. Croix AMI the
city of Prescott. our introduction to
the shores of Wisconsin. Twenty
miles further down we reach the city
of Red Wing, with It's imposing bridge
and bluffs In the background. another
stop here to allow our genial Passen.
ger Agent r. D. Chandler to go ashore,
and we are OF for the glorious scenery
Of Lake Pepin. Mark Twain calls It
"that grandest conception If Natures
WOEk6, 01AN 0OF eOu6hAtt ~ 1AAAOWs III
fortunately It was dark when we
reached the lake proper and we had
to wait until the return trip to see
the glorious bluffs rising one after an
4 other on both. sides of the rive. 70,
thirty miles. II would be too long i
story to give the fuil. details, o. hi We
saw, hence we must be content to men
ton but & few 81 the prominent sights
OF the river, 3.g
During Tia frst~ night two small
3 boys were found On board who hae
I RIM away from home. IN the morning
they were landed 1t Lansing, Iowa and
xplaeeds III the care of the Chisf OF 20
afternoon NJ 81 ssehed 9Solt
Il 81 4 + sei q I, 81 slsabuqa We ere
q fiuSl l. az
I y s r sI9
IN n ! aii'ss ilek e d lsi Tos 10 dgh
4 Shtsfed lOWal nois zate arl,
aaSnfda m 49, IL uupe.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-06-24
ERRORS OF THE TYPES.
A Few Of the Misprints That shorte,
Editors Lives.

@ e0lkOtS 1ivS8s
At literary dinner in New Yorl
G. D. Gibson, the illustrator, quoted 6
number of amusing misprints Tor sew
eral years, and already had in his
collection 200 good specimens. ..99
He first quoted a misprint about I:
bishop who was confined to the house
with a violent cold. The newspape,
that mentioned the prelates illness
said he was confined, to the house
with violent scold." -
T Another quotation concerned Brit
ish nobleman who had Joined part.
of friends in Hampshire for the pur
pose of shooting pheasants. Thi.
the compositor had made to read:
HE has joined a party of friends ii
Hampshire for the purpose Of shoot
ing peasants"
"That, though" said Mr.. Gibson, SIS
an old and famous misprint, and yor
may have heard Of it before. Yor
may, too, have heard Of the one abou,
a surgeon taken alive in the river
that sold for six cents a pound But
"ouOe ~ any VI Sou nave eVei uedfl
of the misprint that appeared las,
February in Vermont newspaper
This paper wished to say, in praise OF
a very aged and distinguished citi
zen:
John Green is noble old bur
CHER, proudly loving his native state.
"But the types made this sentence
run:
John Green is nobby old burglar
prowling around in naked state
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-09-29
FATAL NINE ACCIDENT.

Dover, N. j., Sept. 90 -Four min
ers were killed, three of them in
stantly, in an accident in the And
over mine at Hibernia Tuesday, A
seam in the hanging wall was respon-
sible for the accident. which occurred
|, 400 feet under ground.
The men were placing a compressed
air drill in position when slab of
rock weighing several tons fell on
them. Volunteers rushed to the scene,
but Bednacht, Koa and Garyetz were
dead when they were reached Deba-
rick was removed to the Memorial
Hospital IN Morristown, where he
died later in the day.
superintendent James Reed, who
has been employed in the mine for
more than thirty years, is at loss to
account for the cause of the accident,
which, he says, is the worst that the
mine has ever known.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-09-29
ARMY OVERMARRIED.

Washington, Sept. % - That no
army officer be permitted to marry
until he has first secured the permits
sion of the secretary of war and salts
fed that official that his income Is
sufficient to support himself and fam.
lily, and that he is entirely free from
debt, is the recommendation made by
Major General Henry Q. Corbin, com.
manding the Atlantic division and de-
partment of the east, which was is.
sued at the war department. Tuesday.
General Oorbin says that our army
is overmarried and that the pay of q
subaltern officer is barely enough for
his proper support and the expenses of
his equipment and uniform. If to
this is added the inevitable expenses
attached to a family, it is not prob.
able, but almost certain, that when an
officer strikes his balance at the end
of the year he will be behind if he
has no income but his pay.
That bachelor officer is more valu-
able to the service than a married
officer does not follow. nor do l wish
to be understood as so saying, but the
married officer is less valuable If, in
marrying. he has not exercised that
prudence which should govern all
transactions in life.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-09-29
BET LIFE ON GAME.

Sedalia, Mo-, Sept. %. - Charles
Bliss staked his life on a game of
cards the other night. lost and
promptly paid the "debt of honor"
by committing suicide with carbolic
acid. Bliss became deeply infatuated
with handsome, dashing widow.
She repeatedly rejected his courtship,
and he grew dependent, He visited
her ana to rouse him from his gloom
she proposed game Of euchre.
"I'll play, but only for a big bet, :"
said Bliss.
"Any amount you please, " retorted
the widow.
Your life against mine" said
Bliss.
"Be it so, laughed the widow.
but l am giving you tremendous
odds. -
They played. Mrs. Moore won.
81 give you back your stake, " said
she, gaily.
Later in the evening Bliss went out
aud poured carbolic acid into a drink
and died. Mrs Moore tearfully testi
fed at the inquest that she supposed
of course Bliss was fooling when he
proposed the bet.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-09-29
STILES GETS DAMAGES
Burlington Alderman Gets $40 for
False Imprisonment.

Burlington, Sept. 2S.-The jury
yesterday returned a verdict of $40 for
the plaintiff in the suit for So, 900 of
Alderman George D. Stiles VS.. Police
men G. e. Watson and NJ. o. Grafton
for false imprisonment.
The warrants issued by Alderman
j. j. Shea of Burlington, to policemen
authorizing them to bring absent
members of the board to the meeting
were not legal. That was the decision
given Wednesday by Judge George M.
Powers. The legality of the warrant
was the basis of the whole case and
after that it was decided that they
were not legal there was nothing to do
but to show the jury how great or
how small the amount of damage
should be.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-09-29
F1IRB1NK'S LETTER.

indianapolis, Sept. %. - Charles
W. Fairbanks, the vice presidential
candidate of the Republican party,
has sent his letter of acceptance to
Elihu Root, chairman of the notifica-
tion committee
The letter is calm. unimpassioned
statement of existing political condi-
tions. The candidate is eminently
safe and sane' on the questions of
national Importance that enter into
the discussions of the pending canvass,
and his letter, as we'll as his political
course, gives promise that he would
meet wisely and efficiently any emer-
genoy that might arise.
The letter in all respects justifies
selection of Mr.. Fairbanks to be the
running mate of Mr.. Roosevelt.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-09-29
UNANIMOUS yERDICTS.

Prof. John Burton Phillips, of the
University of Colorado, in recent
issue of the Green Bag, discusses the
rule requiring that jury's verdict
be unanimous. He shows that in
fourteen States statutes bave been
passed providing that less than full
panel may bring in a finding which
will stand. Arizona, California,
Idaho, Kentucky. Missouri, Nevada,
South Dakota, Utah and Wyoming
allow verdicts by three.fourths Of a
panel in civil cases. Louisiana re-
quires only three .fourths for all crimes
not capital; Montana the same tor
civil cases and in prosecutions for
crimes not felonies In Washington,
five sixths may render a verdict in
civil cases. and Minnesota allows the
same after six hours .deliberation.
A Colorado statute allowing verdict
upon the concurrence of three-fourths
of the jurors was held unconstitution-
al.
Ten years ago the subject Of unani-
nous verdicts was discussed before the
New York constitutional convention.
1t was then shown that the question
was not of great practical Importance,
anyway, owing to the few disagree
ments by juries under the present
system. Out of l, l08 jury cases tried
in the Superior Court in New York
there we're uhirty-five disagreements.
while from the trial of S.460 jury
cases in the Supreme Court only TWEEN.
ty-two disagreements resulted. So a
three-fourths rule would have made
but little difference, and one would be
obliged to know just how each dis.
agreed jury stood in order to be sure
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-09-29

that 1t would have made single
change. The matter seems hardly
worthy of discussion.
But there is one change in oonnec-
tion with the jury which might we'll
be made. Occasionally during long
trial juror is taken sick or insane,
or dies and the trial is broken off &C
cordingly. 1t is sometimes possible
to go on by agreement with eleven
jurors. but oftener not, especially in
criminal cases. 1t should be provided
by statute that when case is on trial
and juror becomes sick or insane the
trial shall continue with the eleven
jurors and the verdict of the eleven
be legal. Within few years in Wash
ington county there have been times
when the courts have been bothered
considerably by the sickness of jur-
or. 1t seems that this difficulty could
readily be obvisted without any dan
ger of injustice.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-09-29
AWARD $6,SOS.33.

Rutland, Sept. 22.--The negligence
case Of Eugene Kiley OF this city
against the Rutland Railroad CON-
pauy, which has occupied the time OF
the Rutland county court for several
days, was brought to close yesterday
morning when the jury after an
hours deliberation brought in YER
dict awarding the plaintiff SO, 708. 8S.
Kiley sued the company for $40, DOC
damages for injuries received at North
Dorset several months ago while he
was in the employ of the company.
He lost one leg in the accident and
the other was badly mangled. But.
Ter and Moloney were counsel for the
plaintiff and H. H. Powers and H. M.
Meldon for the defendant.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-09-29
VAR NEVIS.

Rome, Sept. "a. According to a
telegram to Italia Militaire from Che
Eco the japanese commanders at
Port Arthur have sent another de-
mand for surrender to Gen. Stoessel.
The exterior forts are now all in the
hands of the japanese while three of
the interior forts have been wrecked
by the Japanese shell fire. Gen.
Stoessel is expected to refuse the de.
mand for surrender in which event q
general assault with more determine
tion than has yet been employed will
be begun tonight.
Tienstin, Sept 24.-It is reported
here that Field Marshal Oyama has
sent a message to the Japanese COM
manders about Port Arthur urging
them to make desperate efforts to take
Port Arthur within the next three
days so as to release 30, 900 Japanese
troops which are needed in the cam
paign against Gen. Kuropatkin
Kinchow, Sept "a. The Russian
naval officer here has received official
advice which states t1at cholera has
broken out at Port Arthur and it is
feared it will become epidemic
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-09-29
NATTONAL OF MONTPEL.
IER STRONGLY ENDORSED.

That the results of the recently
tional Life of Montpelier by Actuary
W. O, Wright and others for the YER
mont insurance commissioners should
be most pleasing to the policy -holders
and agents of this sterling institution
is evidenced by the following state
ment, issued over the signature of
President Joseph A. DeBoer:
This examination, in which were
engaged in various capacities and for
different periods of time thirty three
people, and which occupied period
of six months and twelve days, was
paid for by the National Life Insur.
ance Company because of the absence
of any provision by the State of Yer
mont itself to meet the costs of its
own supervision. The total expense
of this examination included SOL. SO
on account of the insurance commits
sioners; 81, 35267 on account of Ac.
tuary Wright; 81, 564 81 on account
of assistants to the commissioners and
their actuary; and 50, 100 81 eXpend
ed in an independent appraisal of
bonds, real estate and mortgages,
making a total of Sc, ll9.4S.
The examination found correct and
approved all items of income. amount
ing to Sc, 4S4, AL. IL, and all items of
outgo. amounting to So. $3.50, ole. 90. 1t
found and made no change in any
item of assets, as reported in the
total sum of 1913. 1863, 79797, except in
the item of real estate, the appraisal of
| which was decreased from 81, 1876, :
| IA. 10 to 81. 374. 438 co. reduction of
| $50, 706. Is, and in certain minor items
of interest due and accrued which
were decreased in the sum Of S737, 10.
| Hence the assets. as valued by the
examiners, were decreased SCI, 443 2S.
| On the other hand. the company S
liabilities, as checked up and valued
by the examiners, were decreased in
| the sum of $97, 92b IS, thus resulting in
an increase of the surplus reported by
the company of from 50. 1923, 3l0 l6 to
81, 1854, 1872. O6. or q. net increase in sur
| plus of S36, 4Sl. 80, as reported by the
| examiners
Walter @. Wright, who was the ac-
| tuary in charge of the examination,
says in concluding his report to In
surance Commissioners Fleetwood and
! Bacon:
regret that the limitations of the
examination as to time and expense
have prevented my supplying evidence
of my own, bearing on the economy
and tendencies of the methods and
practice Of the company; but can
testify unqualitiedly that these will
bear comparison. successfully with
those of many of the best reputed and
largest companies of the country, and
that have been impressed with the
thorough integrity of the present
I management, and their good will
toward all propositions which may
make their transactions equitable,
and their labors profitable and valu-
able to the public.
The National has made steady prog
ress under President DeBoer and his
corps of able assistants, the agency
force is enthusiastic and loyal, and
there is every indication that this fair
dealing institution will continue a
credit to New England and the great
business of life insurance for many
years to come, The Boston Standard
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-09-29
Alta CKTNG PLATFORM.
Democrats of Colorado Bring Severe
Accusations Against Republicans.

Denver, Colo, Sept 22.-Former
Gov. Alva Adams, Jr.. was nonin-
ated for Governor by the State Demo-
cratic convention yesterday The
Republican State admin stration is
accused of violating every safeguard
guaranteed to the individual by The
bill of rights, and the platform says:
We declare the right of every man
to earn his living Unrestricted and
untrammeled.
On the eight hour law the platform
says: The demand for an eight
hour law has been incorporated into
our Constitution. 1t is therefore be-
You'd discussion and the General AS
sembly must comply with the public
demand. F."
The Governor is accused of deliber-
ately violating the law which forbids
either the increase or decrease of an
incumbent's compensation,
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-09-29
HERRICK WILL RESIGN

Albany, n Y, Sept 23.-Justice
Cady Her1ick, tho Democratic nomi-
nee for Governor, will resign from the
Supreme Court bench as soon as he
can finish the legal work now before
him. He has cases from the Brooklyn
trial term, which was the last at
which he presided, and from special
terms held in this city. 1t may be
two weeks before these are off his
hands and he can devote himself un-
interruptedly to the work of the cam
paign.