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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-06-16
A Lovely Errand.

He was cherubic youth OF four.
with a beautiful. blue-eyed counte
nance and an angelic smile-the kind
of boy that honest persons long in,
stinctively to kidnap. He sat on the
fence, swinging his heels and hum
ming a kindergarten song.
ooh, you darling!" cried an impul
sive young woman, pouncing on him
and giving him hug. "Has you,
mother any more like you? Have you
any little 5rothers?"
"Yop," replied the angelic boy, "go,
three. Me and Jack and Billy and
Frank"
(Which one do you like best?"
"Jacls, guess" replied the younD
ster, after moment of deep thought
"Yop, like Jack best"
And why" asked the young woman,
"do you like Jack best?"
"'Cause he did such a lovely errand
for me once"
"What was that lovely errand?"
Gle bit Billy on the leg" replied the
sweetly serious cherub.
why" pursued the young woman,
didn't you do your own biting?"
"'Cause hate the taste of Billy'a
legs" was the calm reply.-Carroj
Watson Rankin. in Lppincotts.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-06-16
AN IRISH witch DOCTOR
Strange Story Of Superstition That Is
Vouched For.

Strange Story Of Superstition That Is
Vouched For.
At Ballygore police court, County
Galway, Ireland, a few days ago, a
witch doctor" was charged with hav-
ing obtained money by false pretenses
The accused was small farmer in
the district and the prosecutor another
farmer named Moore, who had been
i'll. The accused met Moore and told
him it he carried out his instructions
he would be as sound as a rock. AS
a first inStallment he demanded about
II shillings from Moore to get through
the preliminaries and when he came
to the real "cure" he said it would be
necessary to have gold, silver and cop
per coins. The sick man provided a
sovereign, 2-shilling piece and pen.
ny. The witch doctor then stripped
him, wound him up in sheet and
placed him sitting in a chair in which
were two red-hot bricks The patient
underwent terrible agony, but he bore
it patiently, while the witch doctor
went On his knees and uttered some
unintelligible prayers. After the burn
ing the doctor" put the coins sepa.
rately into the sick mans mouth, re-
fusing to allow him to touch them
with his hand. Then he buried the
coins and told Moore he was cured,
but warned him against looking for
tho coins, saying that if any one dug
the place up they would very likely
instead find couple of "dharkdiels"
insects credited by the ignorant and
superstitious with the powers of evil.
The police subsequently dug up the
ground where the coins were supposed
to have been, buried but none was
found there. The prisoner was held
for trial
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-06-16
CHAPTER XIV.
Kate for Harmony.


Morning dawned amid a raging
snowstorm, but thanks to the logs and
frozen mud with which the little cabin
had been daubed, the patient was
comfortable.
Kate brought some warm broth and
gave him a few spoonfus, and he
whispered:
where am II"
II don't know. Somewhere in thai
everlastin' cold, snowin' country call.
ed Alaska; but couldn't give We the
metes and bounds if I was to try"
who are you?" he whispered.
I'm Kate Willis, the woman tina,
washes for living at Seattle. I'm
on my way to Klondyke to start a
laundry"
who are you WITH"
"Well, there's hull passed. in our
crowd, but l don't know many O. 'em.
Ye'd better be quiet, an when yer
better We kin git acquainted with
EN-"
Paul acquiesced in her plan by sim
ply nodding his head and closing his
eyes. and she resumed her work.
When he awoke there was a marked
change in his manner, and he was re-
gaining his strength. She brought
him. some more broth. and, after he
had taken few spoonfuls, he said:
Did you say you came from Seat.
tle?"
Yes" ......
"Who brought me here?"
1T was the boss Of the train that's
goin' to the Klondyke. reckon he'll
be here after awhile an then We can
see him yourself. don't think We
ought to talk too much"
"Yes-I ought not. They struck
me on the head"
He shut his eyes and tried tc
sleep and she went to the door of the
little cabin. All was clear. She saw
one of the Indians lettering near and
called to him and ordered him to go
to the next camp and ascertain what
had detained the dog sled.
(To be continued.)
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-06-16
A TO Farmers.

The late Senator Quay, among hiA
other varied pursuits, was somewhat
of an agriculturist. One day there was
"a discussion among several of his col
leagues regarding the definition of a
gentleman farmer. Some contended
that farmer was farmer, and the
matter of his wealth could make no
difference in the name. Presently one
of the speakers appealed to Quay, and
asked him if he would define the diff
ference between an ordinary farmer
and a gentleman farmer The sena-
tor thought for minute, and then
said: "There's this difference be-
tween the two: One eats what he can
not sell, and the other sells what he
cannot eat."-Harper's Weekly.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-06-16
California.


California.
| dreamed a dream Of beauty,
OF dewy orange bloom.
OF waving plumes of palms and gusts
OF subtle, sweet perfume;
or lilies and rare roses
That glistened bright between
Rich banks Of brilliant tropic blooms
That had never seen.
I dreamed about the ocean
And mountains close beside,
Their purple mamles bordered by
The silver Of the tide.
[ dreamed of holy brethren,
OF gentle word and deed
Who journeyed over half the world
TO sow the Lords good seed.
10 toll till church and cloister
Arose for Christ's dear sake.
Though Ger the thresholds, in my dream
l saw gold popies break.
And 10. as was dreaming.
l journeyed swiftly through
Three days and nights-then awoke
And found my d. cams come true.
-Evaleen Stein, In Sunset Magazine.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-06-16
GAS AND WATER
is ONE As NECESSARY AS THE
OTHER?
Citizens Of Large Cities Say It Is.

New York, June 13.-In the recent
agitation here about the price Of gas.
the demand for lower rates was sup
ported by the argument that every
resident Is as dependent upon a sup
ply of gas as upon supply OF good
water.
1t has come to pass that the day
laborer uses gas as his only fuel for
cooking, because of economy, and the
rich man uses gas on account Of its
convenience. Gas for lighting, with
modern improvements in burners, is
cheaper, better and more satisfactory
than any other kind of light. Gas
sells at $1.00 per thousand cubic feet
in large cities and from that to as
high as $500 in smaller towns
The consumer Of gas in the country
uses Acetylene pronounced a-set-a.
lene), and each user makes his own
gas and is independent of Gas and
Electric Companies. Acetylene is q
more perfect illuminant than the gas
sold by the big gas companies in the
cities, and the cost to the smallest
user is about the equivalent of city
gas at IS cents per thousand.
Acetylene is the modern artificial
light, the latest addition to the many
inventions that have become daily
necessities.
The light from an acetylene flame
IS soft, steady and brilliant. and in
quality is only rivaled by the suns
rays. II water and solid material
known as Calcium Carbide are
brought into contact. the immediate
result is the making Of this wonder
full gas. The generation Of acetylene
Is so simple that experience or even
apparatus is not necessary to make
It. If it is desired to make it for prac
tical lighting, and to keep it for i'm
mediate use, then small machine
called an "Aletylene Generator" /!
employed. There are many responsi
BILE concerns making acetylene gener
ators. In practice. this gas is dis
tributed in small pipes Throughout
buildings, grounds, or entire cities
and towns, in the same manner a.
ordinary city gas. Acetylene is the
only satisfactory means of lighting
isolated buildings located in the coun
try or suburbs at a distance from city
gas or electric plants.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-06-16
carneqie's Old Home Torn Down

SosuSS'S . SI0 IIVUtS VIII AOWUs
Another landmark of Pittsburg, one
of the first houses in the city that
Andrew Carnegie loved to call his
home before the millions that have
made him famous were his own, has
passed away before the devastating
TX of the progressive house destroyer.
1t is the old two story frame dwell
ing at the corner of Penn and Lang
avenues. directly opposite the No. Is
fire engine house, in the heart of one
of the most densely inhabited mil.
1ionaire sections of the East End.
The work of demolishing the old
house, was begun last Tuesday. BY
Friday only the cellar remained, and
even this will soon be torn away, as
will the little knoll on which the old
timbers rested Pittsburg Dispatch.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-06-16
FEED YOUNG GIRLS.
Must Have Right Food While Grow
ina.

Must Have Right Food While Crow
ing.
Great care should be taken at the
critical period when the young girl
is just merging into womanhood that
the diet shall contain all that is I'D
building and nothing harmful.
At that age the structure is betuA
formed, and if formed of healthy,
sturdy character, health and happi.
ness will follow; on the other hand
unhealthy cells may be built in and
sick condition slowly supervena
which, if not checked, may ripen into
a chronic disease and cause life.lons
suffering.
A young lady says:
Coffee began to have such an ctfeo.
on my stomach few years ago, that
was compelled to quit using it. It
brought on headaches, pains in my
muscles and nervousness.
Il tried to use tea in its stead. but
found its effects even worse than.
those l suffered from coffee. Then
for long time drank milk alone at
my meals, but it never helped me
physically, and at last it rafled on me.
A friend came to the rescue with tha
suggestion that try Postum Coffee.
II did SO, only to find at first that
didn't fancy it. But had heard of so
many persons who had been benefit
ed by its use that persevered. and
when had it brewed right found it
grateful in flavor and soothing and
strengthening to my stomach. can
find no words to express my feeling
OF what owe to Postum Food Coffee!
I'm every respect 1t has worked .
wonderful improvement-the head
aches, nervousness, the pains in my
side and back, all the distressing
symptoms yielded to the magic power
of Postum. Ny brain seemed also 10
share in the betterment Of my physi-
cal condition; 1t seems keener., more
alert and brighter. I am, In short, in
better health now than Il ever was
before. and am sure / owe it to the
use Of your Postum Food Coffee"
Name given BY Postum Co., Battle,
Creek, Mich.
There's = reason q z -. s;.,5
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-06-16
srevity the Soul Of Wit.

The anonymous writer who con-
tributes to the Sunday Magazine, Gar
rows Shot in the Air." tells us:
"Emerson wrote chapter and then
tried to reduce 1t to page. He
wrestled with the page until he gath
cred its force into paragraph. Then
he did battle with the paragraph until
its pith stood revealed in q sentence.
This was told me by his friend, JUS
tin Winsor, the accomplished librari-
an Of Harvard university, who added
that 1t explained the epigrammatic
quality Of Emerson's essays, and the
abruptness as well 40 the thought.
packed nature OF his style. Liver
pool (Eug.l Mercury. Ell II
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-06-16

She was easily persuaded to wait
another day before she called on the
sick man. Laura little dreamed that
the unconscious stranger whom her
companion was nursing was the one
her fond, loving heart longed for.
Thus, in blissful ignorance of the
peril of her Paul, she waited for the
train to move on. She had not long
to wait Next morning, long before
it was light, she was awakened by
the noise of Esquimau transfers and
yelping dogs and cracking whips.
She hurriedly dressed and gazed out
into the starless night. She saw an.
cry clouds gather about the mountain
peaks, and the air was full of flakes.
"Sled ready" the Esquimau chatter.
ed.
She made haste to get ready to take
her place on it. All was hustle and
confusion. Laura looked in vain for
the face of some one she knew. For
the first time in her life the face Of
Lakeland would have been welcome.
Where is he? Where is Lack.
land?" she asked.
'Um. boss gone," the Esquimau an.
swered.
Where is she? Where is Kate? /
do not want to go without her; l will
not go alone" cried Laura, beginning to
fear treachery.
Holt" shouted the Esquimau, and
crack went his whip, and the dogs
bounded forward like the wind.
Stop! Hold" she shrieked, but
her voice was lost on the raging wind.
and she went soaring away into the
night and beating snow.
Meanwhile Paul lay on his hard pal
let of skins asleep, with his faithful
nurse at his side, her eyes on the face
Of the. sufferer. He was sleeping
peacefully. The fever had almost
abated, and his brow was less flushed
The woman held the lamp closer to
his face and muttered:
He is getting better"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-06-16
His Intentions Were Good,

An old colored man, relic Of slav
cry days, and with the elaborate cour
tesy of old-time darkies, got UP to give
a white woman his seat on the Long
street line. He was a real old man
and the woman hesitated about MAX
iEg him stand.
Il don't like to deprive you of youl
seat" she said.
Oats all right, OATS all right" h,
said, with a smile and bow. "Si
right down. No deprive-ity-no de
ive-ity."-Columbu Dispatch.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-06-16
NAMES BEST DOCTOR
MIR. BAYssON PUBLISHES RESULTS
OF VALUABLE EXPERIENCE.
A Former Pronounced Dyspeptic He Nov
Rejoices In Perfect Freedom from
Miseries of Indigestion.

A Former Pronounced Dyspeptic He Nov
Rejoices In Perfect Freedom from
Miseries of Indigestion.
Thousands Of sufferers know that tn,
reason why they are irritable and de
pressed and nervous and sleepless is be
cause their food does not digest, but how
to get rid OF the difficulty is the pnzzlins
question.
Good digestion calls for strong diges
tive organs, and strength comes from 6
supply of good rich blood. For thi.
reason Mr.. Baysson took DR.. Williams
Pink Pills for the cure of indigestion
They have been my best DOCTOR" h.
says. II was suffering from dyspepsia
The pains in my stomach after meal.
were almost unbearable. My sleep wa.
very irregular and my complexion wa.
sallow. AS the result of using eight
boxes of DR.. Williams Pink Pills, about
the merits of which I learned from
friends in France, I have escaped al
these troubles. and am able again to take
pleasure III eating"
A very simple story, but if it had mo-
been for DR.. Williams Pink Pills il
might have been tragic one. When dis
comfort begins with eating, fills up tn.
intervals between meals with pain, and
prevents sleep at night, there certainly
cannot be much pleasure in living.
final general breaking down must bt
merely question of time.
Mr.. Joseph Baysson is a native Of
Aix-les- Bains, France, but now reside,
at No. 2489 Larkin street, San Francisco
Cal. He is one of great number who
can testify to the remarkable efficacy Of
DR.. Williams Pink Pills in the treatment
Of obstinate disorders of the stomach.
# you would get rid Of nausea. pain OF
burning in the stomach, vertigo, ner
vousness, insomnia, or any of the othe,
miseries of dyspeptic, get rid of the
weakness Of the digestive organs by thu
use Of DR.. Williams Pink Pills. They
aressold by druggists everywhere.
Proper diet is. of course, a great aid in
forwarding recovery once begun, and q
little book, ''What to Eat and How tc
Eat, Z may be obtained by any ono who
makes ! request for it by writing to the
DR.. Williams Medical Co., Schenectady
NY. This valuable diet book contains
an important chapter on the simplest
means tor the cure Of constipation.
~ y u
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-06-16
Mixed. Her Wauners.

It was after Monday evening
opera when the subscribers hear little
Wagner. The usher swears it is true.
wasn't it beautifully" the pale blue
opera cloak trimmed with sable MUIR
INJURED as they came down the steps.
Splendid" answered the pale pink
cloak trimmed with mink. "And how
astonishing that a person who wrote
The Simple Life could compose such
a lovely opera. Both are awfully
good. But so different" York
Sun.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-06-16
MYSTERY OF. MONEY
SUBJECT ABOUT WHICH LITTLE
Is REALLY KNOWN.
Proper Methods Of Acquiring It, or Ito
Wisest Use, Are Matters Upon
Which the Wisest Ditfer-Has No
Power to Confer Happiness.

For centuries the economists have
been disputing about the definition
and offices of money, says the Wall
Street Journal. There are almost as
many different theories of money as
there are schools in theology There
seems to be an immense difficulty in
comprehending just what money is,
what it does in facilitating the ex-
changes Of the world and what is its
influence upon prices. Here is the
most practical and substantial thing in
the world, an article which is in uni
versal use, and which is most eagerly
sought after by people of every cline
and race, and yet how little we know
about it! Even now no one can tell
exactly how much currency a country
needs to carry on it's business and how
large should be the reserves of gold
against the bank reserves. Even
bankers. whose business all the time
is to deal in money, as others deal in
merchandise, are liable to become
hopelessly confused in a discussion
regarding the principles which under.
lie it's use.
Strange to say, the confusion which
attends an economic study of money.
also attends any discussion Of the
ethics of money. All the philosophy
In the world has not answered the
question of how much money it Is
wise for man to possess. How wide.
moral instructors-as to the proper
methods of acquiring wealth. We
even dispute as to the wisest use of
money. We are not agreed. as to the
distribution Of money in charity. It
would seem as If the commonest, the
most universal tool of man, was the
one thing that plagued him the most.
But this is not all. Useful, indis-
pensable as money is, there is moth
ing which is more constantly put to
an evil use, or which is more likely
to destroy the man who uses it. There
is something about money which de-
files nearly all who touch it. There
are, indeed, some rare souls that are
immune to its corrupting influence,
but the great body of mankind are
susceptible to its corroding power.
Both lack and superiority, both poverty
and riches, seem to destroy the finer
fibers of the soul. The individual who
has the most chance of throwing of
moneys baneful influence is he who
stands midway between superduity
and poverty.
Money is microbe that poisons
the blood and perverts the mind and
heart of man. No one is happy
without it, and yet no one is really
happy who possesses much of it. The
more one gets the more he wants.
Money getting becomes a passion. It
fastens itself upon one like habit.
Even the opium eater is not more in
control of demon than one who has
got the itch for money" He becomes
slave to the very thing which is
intended to be his tool. The disease
affects different people differently.
Some it makes sordid. penurious.
mean. Others it leads to lavish dis
play and extravaganza. Some use It
for mere luxury. Others enjoy it for
its power. Nearly all. in one way or
another, are changed and often pollut-
ed by the possessions of wealth.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-06-16
Here Is Relief for Women.

Mother Gray, nurse in New York,
discovered q pleasant herb remedy for
women's ills, called AUSTRALIAN
LEAF. Cures female weaknesses, Back
ache, Kidney, Bladder and Urinary
troubles. At all Druggists or by mail
SOC. Sample mailed FREE. Address,
Tho Mother Gray Co., Leroy, n. Y.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-06-16
Not for Her,

How does it feel to be a chorui
girl? 1t must feel terrible to have
hundreds of men gazing at one when
one is dressed so scantily"
sit must be terrible for some, but
I am not built that way."-Houstop
Post.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-06-16
Discomforts Of Submarines.

Men going down in the new sub
marines, for the first two or three
times become almost stupefed by the
strong fumes OF the gasoline used In
propelling the vessels. H,
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-06-16

liberty 10 repeat Wnat l
first stated through our
Denver papers about
Doan's Kidney Pills in
the summer Of 1899. for
I have had no reason in
the interim to change my
opinion of the remedy. I
was subject to severe at
lacks of backache, al
ways aggravated IL I sat
long at q desk. Doan's
Kidney Pills absolutely
stopped my backache. I
have never had q pain
or a twinge SINCE"
Foster.Milburn Co., But
For sale by all druggists
cents DER box,
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-06-16

Duty and pleasure are no more
closely related than q wheelbarrow
and IN automobile.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-06-16
THREE YEARS AFTER.

Eugene ID. Lario. Of Isl Twentieth
avenue. ticket seller in the Union Sta
ton, Denver, Col, says: you are ct
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-06-16
The k|Oldyke Gold Mystery.
By JOHN r. MUslck.

Anthsr 81 '.Mystsrious Mr.. hsward.'' "Tha
Dark Stranger" "Charlle Ailendale's
Ooubls." Etc.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-06-16

inter- s~"*c the Netlakahtians, and
drew & III them the story in detail.
Next day, in company with Ralston,
he set out to find the men lost in the
forest.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-27
I Opera House Restaurant.

The Opera House Restaurant has
opened up again and will serve its
customers as usual in first-class style:
is for both ladies and gentlemen.
{ALvA HAWKINS, d, "a
Manager. !
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-27
Telephone to a Photography.

B. u j q. 4. . 5 q ". Z q
The disadvantages inevitable in.
telephoning have been partially over.
come by an instrument OF foreign
make-though the general service
ability Of the device has not been
demonstrated by usage in this coun.
try. It may be described as an ordi.
nary telephone with a Photographic
attachment. While Mr.. Jones is in
his Office the attachment Is mot in
use, but on going out he connects it
with the telephone. When some one
calls for Mr.. Jones over the telephone
the monograph attachment responds
something after this fashion,: "Mr.
Jones is not in. This is phono.
graphic attachment received speak,
ing. Kindly give me your message
and l will repeat 1t to HIN on his re,
turn" On coming In Mr.. Jones
sees from signal that a message Is
awaiting him. He takes the receiver
and the photograph delivers the mes
sage (perhaps there are many thai
have been confded to 1.-THE Worlds
Work. +.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-27
LOSING sl5,OOO,0oO
HI. ENDS HIS LIFE
William c. lutte, Of Pittsbure, Shoots
Himself In Atlantic City
Hotel. 5t

ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., May 27.-
William c. lutte, a merchant of Pitts
burg, who accumulated a fortune Of
s15,0OO,OOO in the coal business, only
to lose nearly every dollar in the last
three. years, beginning with S1,0OO,000
dropped in Amalgamated Copper in
1902, sent bullet through his heart
in the Hotel Dennis at midnight
Wednesday. d sj
Two or three years ago while at
Haddon HallSthis city, hettrled to end
his life bySshooting, $but the bullet
merely madeS scalp wound. Broken
not only in fortune, but in mind and
body, and with the example before
him Of two members Of his family
who had killed themselves he deter.
mined Ito make another effort.
He bought "a heavierSreyolver than
the one he used before and took II
with him to bed. Under the bee
clothing3he fired the shot, the sount