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ter how long they stay
Almost without exception proprietors
Of stores who furnish free music say that
the practice is increasing in favor every
day instead of becoming less popular, and
that it ia only question Of time when even
the most conservative of New York's de-
partment stores viii fall into line. But
they do not agree "a to the reason for sup
nlyinp extensive free musical entertain
nents along with dry goods,
Hard headed business men, who every
time thev handle dollar expect to in
crease it. are certain that a Zig proportion
Of the New York public wants to shop to
An accompaniment of raEtime or classic
music. Nevertheless, they are not willing
to assert that the attempt to crafty this
desire is n paying propositlon-that ls,
directly For example. the proprietor OF
the store which employs three orchestras
ia doubtful il one extra dollar Is captured
bv this means.
sour store is so well known so popular,
that we are apt to achieve a maximum
number of saic9 music or no music, said
he. II supply the music gratis, simply to
please customers and keep them, as well
az the employees, good natured during the
crush season.
-Bv shifting the orchestras around
nearly all the employees have a chance to
hear the music at some time OF the day,
and it helps them. am sure, TO keep good
natured and civil. l have often noticed
how the expression OF girls face changes
so soon a., she hears & lively air.
Naturally, this increase OF cheerfulness
has an influence on their sales, just as a
customer who is in a pleasant mood will
spend more money than one who is in a
bad humor.
primarily we do not furnish free music
To help bring in more business, but to keep
the business we already have running
with as little friction as possible. In the
summer season, when there is little doing,
| cut out the concerts
A manager Of the store which was first
in the field with a free orchestra does not
indorsc these sentiments. Said he, reflec-
lively:
Orchestral or piano music In the stores
ia one illustration of modern advertising,
and whether it pays or not is not easy 10
say. 1t Is never easy to sum up the profit
and loss of general advertising.
"Withspecial Gdvert isements, it ia different.
When, for instance, l advertise In the news
paper a certain garment at a given price,
the value of the advertisement is easily
ascertained by the number of garments
sold.
"In general advertising returns are slower.
The aim Of every department store man
ager is to fill his store with customers.
Wherever a crowd goes another crowd
is sure to follow, and on the other hand
the crowd stays away from store which
never has more than handful Of people
in it.
aAny one acquainted with New York
knows that there is no magnet which sooner
will get people together than free music.
Whyt even the ministers OF the churches.
The sun., 1905-11-26
From the San Frnnc;sc, Cbron;o,,

"Tonopah Is the place waere money DIR
oulates." remarked II. E. &ulcahey. stock
broker. Il was over there the other day with
several friends. and at4 O'Clock In the after
noon we engaged an automobile 70 take us
to Bullfrog. We could have taken a train as
far as Goldneld the next morning. but We
didn't want 10 wait. II is q twelve hour
trip by automobile from Tonopah to Bullfrow
and we decided we would be able to sand tbe,
strain; SO We SUMMONED the automobiie
WHAT'S the tarihY' asked the chauffeur
as We were about to start.
Three hundred dollars, he said.
Ha, ha! Pretty. good Joke, I said Now.
Three hundred dollars she reneatad
And III be baked for a lobster n No.
5 wasn't the charge It was the'reeqlar tarif.
as We had to be in Bullfros the next mornins
we paid the $780," s
The sun., 1905-11-26
Yelled and Silent Auction, in India.
From the London Dailv Mail

In the course OF an interesting paper on
shellao. communicated to the PharmaceutI.
cal Society. Sir George Watt. c. I: E. de-
scribed the quaint practice adopted at the
auctions in India.
The buyers and sellers Join hands and ait
facing each other, cloth being thrown over
the hands. The buyer presses certain An gers
Of the sellers hand, thus mailing an offers
This Is usually, rejected by motion of the
heed. and further finger pressing ensues.
Finally the bargain 10 struck without a
word haylng been uttered. The advantage
claimed for this system Is that the buyer
may proceed from one eeller to another and
known 70 other dealers,
The sun., 1905-11-26
When a Smart Baby should Cry.

From the Atohson Globe.
II babies we're half as smart as their parents
claim they would cry lees at night and harder
when q book agent showsd up 70 asIl boom TO
their mothers,
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-03-31
The Moons Mission.

Some partisans Of final causes have
imagined that the moon was given to
the earth to afford it light during the
night, but in this case nature would
not have attained the end proposed,
since we are often deprived at the
same time Of the light Of both sun and
moon. To have accomplished this end
it. would have been sufficient to have
placed the moon at first in opposition
to the sun and in the plane Of the
elliptic at a distance from the earth
equal to the one hundredth part Of the
distance Of the earth from the sun and
tQ*have impressed on the earth and
moon parallel velocities proportional to
their distances from the sun. In this
case the moon, being constantly in op-
position to the sun, would have de-
scribed round it an ellipse similar to
that Of the earth. These two bodies
would then constantly succeed each
other, and, as at this distance the moon
could not be eclipsed, it's light would
always replace that Of the sun.-La-
place.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-03-31
Blu cher and His Pipe.

Cromwell's Ironsides We're smokers,
and large numbers of pipes have been
dug up from the sites Of William Ills
camps. The wars Of the. eighteenth
century found tobacco esteemed in all
armies, and Wellington was tie only
general who objected to it. Even he
was moved to admiration by the un-
conscious heroism of Blucher's pipe
servant at Waterloo. Everywhere he
went Butcher was attended by Chris
tan Henneman, hussar, carrying
clay pipes and tobacco for the gener-
ais refreshment. AS his share Of the
fight began at Waterloo, Butcher sat
his charger gravely putting away. He
had reached out his hand to take re-
filled pipe when cannon ball plowed
up the ground before him. He ex-
claimed: "Get fresh pipe for me!
I'm going to drive those rascally
Frenchmen backw 1t was evening be-
fore he returned, riding with yelling
ton over the stricken field Where he
had left him Butcher found Henne-
man, wounded and bleeding, but with
the pipe ready according to orders.
"You have been admiring my highland
ers," said Wellington, "but what shall
say Of this brave man? "Well, your
.highlanders had no tobacco to inspire
Them" replied Blucher.-London Stand
ard.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-03-31
The DEPRIVED Camel.

"Any ordinary horse on the street
might we'll feel insulted at being named
in the same class as a domestic ami
NAL with that four legged impassive
vehicle, the camel" writes traveller.
"Fidelity in camel does not exist. An
artist might as well depict devoted
crocodile fondling lost child as a
faithful dromedary standing over the
corpse Of its fallen master. Lockwood
Kipling touched the core Of the matter
when he avowed that a man might as
reasonably lavish his affection on a
baggage wagon. In short, the camel is
an unredeemed boor, more british than
a mule, less sensible Of endearment
than even Of extremes of temperature
and weather. It's virtues are of the
body, its great endurance compensating
for mental and moral depravity that
must be labeled nothing short of
amazing"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-03-31
Perfect in Quality
Economical I'm Use
Moderate in Price
EUYlNG RUB.ES IN CuRE.A.
Grips and Signs uced In E.r=aintn

Grips and Signs IJeed In bargaining
For Precious Stones.
Tie peculiar business methods of orr
entail merchants are illustrated by the
manner Of buying rubies in Burma,
says the jewelers. Circular-W Weekly In
the examination of rubies artificial
light is not used, the merchants hold
ing that full sunlight alone can bring
out the color and brilliancy of the
gems. Sales must therefore take place
between a. m. and p. M, and the
sky must be clear.
The purchaser, placed near win
dow, has before him large copper
plate. The sellers come to him one by
one, and each empties upon this plate
his little bag of rubies. The purchaser
proceeds to arrange them for valua-
ton in a number Of small heaps. The
first division is into three grades, ac-
cording to size. Each of these groups
is again divided into three piles, ac-
cording to color, and each Of these
piles is again divided into three groups,
according to shape. The bright copper
plate has a curious use. The sunlight
reflected from it through the stone
brings out with true rubies color eff
feet different from that with red spi-
nels and tourmalines, which are thus
easily separated.
The buyer and seller then go through
very peculiar method Of bargaining
by signs, or, rather, grips, in perfect
silence. After agreeing upon the fair
ness Of the classification they join
their right hands, covered with hand
kerchief or the flap Of garment, and
by grips and pressures mutually un-
derstood among all these dealers they
make, modify and accept proposals of
purchase and sale.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-03-31
HYPOCRlTE AND VILLAIN.
The Gentle Terms o Playgoer Ono
- Applied to Forrest.

The Gentle Terms q PlaygOer Once
T. Applied to Forrest.
g A number OF professional men were
exchanging "reminiscences Of Edwin
Forrest, the great tragedian. One Of
them told the story Of Forests expert
ence in the west, which was not only
of interest in itself, but also tribute
to the art Of the actor.
The play was "Virginius,". and For
rest was at his best. In the scene
where he Stays his daughter the audi
ence was almost stricken with awe,
and not a sound was heard until the
scene was concluded, after which the
artist was greeted with overpowering
applause In the following act Virgin
Jus comes on the stage looking worn
and distracted. The reaction has set
in, he is frenzied over the loss Of his
daughter. and he walks up and down,
crying out: Virginia, Virginia! Where
is my child?''
An old miner, who occupied front
row in the orchestra and who had been
terribly wrought up by the murder
scene, could stand this no longer and,
arising in his place, shouted out in
loud tones, freighted with intense in
dignaton:
''Why, you old villain, you killed her
in the market house in the last act.
You know It well enough. You are q
hypocrite as well as q villain"
The laughter and applause that greet
ed this unexpected turn in the per-
Torrance made it necessary to ring
down the curtain.-Harper's Weekly.
Notice Of City Election.
Notice is hereby given to the qualified
electors of the city of Pembina, County
of Pembina, State of North Dakota, that
the Annual City Election will be held on
Monday, the Bird day ofApril, A. D. 1906
The following officers are to be elected
at said election to-wit:
One Mayor for two years,
One Alderman for Ward No. /, for two
years,
One Alderman for Ward No. 2. for two
years,
One Alderman for Ward No. 2, for one
year,
One Alderman for Ward No. 8 for two
years,
One Treasurer for two years,
One Police Magistrate for two years.
One City Justice for one year. i
The polls will be open from O'Clock
a. m. and close at 5 O'Clock p. M. The
following are the polling places:
Ward No. one-At J. g. sonderman'.
Tailor Shop.
Ward No. Two AT ]. K. switzer's Of
fee.
Ward No. Three Al Council Room
in the Fire Hall, ~. III 81 sass 4: 51s hi
By order of the City Council.
MI n. Il. MILLER,
Mayol
| n. WARDWELE. 3; &. nm
!. d, Auditor.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-03-31
Trout That Are Not Trout,

DR.. Theodore Gill of the Smithsonian
institution in calling attention to the
mimaming Of our native fish by early
settlers instanced among others the
trout. The pilgrims, finding in New
England streams fish that reminded
them of the trout Of England, gave 1t
the same name, although Izaak Wal
ton would have told them that it was
not trout, but char. In Maine land
locked salmon and in certain lakes an.
other salmonid fish were also called
trout. In the south the name trout
was given to black bass. In California
q peculiar fish was named trout, appar.
emily for no other reason than it's pos.
session Of spots. The ella river trout
1:not a trout at all.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-03-31
Conspirators.

It will surprise many to know that
Warrington Irving was a confessed
orchard thief. Once. while picking up
an apple In his own orchard. he was
.aecosted by an urchin Of the neighbor-
hood. who, not recognizing him ~ the
Sprpprietor. offered to show him tree
where he could st some better apples
ithan those. -
But" said the boy, 'ws must not
1T the Oh man 80 us." s ~. 5a5
4 went With him. said Irvin4, :and
80 stoIs abo dozen q two of NJ
sspgln app36s 81 49, went Shars0.w sI
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1905-11-22

from there to Baltimore by boat.
From Baltimore the North Caro-
lima party went by the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad to Buffalo. New
York. We took the Baltimore
and Ohio and thence the Lehigh
Valley Route for Buffalo also.
The Lehigh Valley Route travers
es some of the most beautiful
scenery in Pennsylvania.
We stopped over at Buffalo
principally to see the great Mia
CARA Falls. The most impressive
sight have ever seen is these
great falls. / had visited Niagara
Falls once at a time when my
mind was plastic, and strange to
say | did not have the faintest
idea of what | saw then; the
reason was, | was but six months
old at the time, but | won't say
how long that has been.
| have heard OF the tails on the
Canadian side and on the Ameri-
can side and the Three Sister
Isles, and | had about the idea of
it that lady told me of the I'M
preston 1t made nn her-a whole
lot Of water falling down this is
about the idea | had of it before
| saw it.
We got to Niagara in the after.
noon and went down the next
morning. The first thing that
attracted my attention was the
terrible roar of the waters com.
ing down. We went d Ow n
through Prospect Park to the
brink OF the rapids above the
falls. Niagara Fails were fifteen
or twenty years ago noted only
for their scenic wonder, but cleo
trlc power has been developed
there, and now Niagara is a city
of commercial Importance.
The shredded wheat biscuit
that is found on many of our
breakfast tables is manufactured
there. The entire process of
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1905-11-22

to Lake Ontario. We went from
Green Island over to Goat Island,
the main island that divides the
river. The northern shore is the
American side of the river. About
nine tenths of the water that
goes over the falls is on the Cana
dian side. The contour width of
American falls is about 1860 ft.
depth 167. The contour width of
the Horseshoe or Canadian Falls
is about 5000 TT, depth 15S ft.
The American Falls have great,
er elevation than the Canadian
Falls for the reason, it seems,
that the greater volume of water
is on the Cananlan side, hence it
has worn the rocks more on that
side than en- the American side.
On the return trip | saw 1t on the
western side, and there you can
see the whole fall at once, in
front Of you and on the left you
see the American Falls. After
the water leaps over into the
gorge 1t turns to the right,angling
distance Of seven miles and
empties into Lake Ontario.
A number of pleasure boats
ply on the river. below the falls,
one of which is called the MAID
of the Mist" We took a trip up
under the falls on this boat, after
enveloping ourselves in rubber
coat and hat to keep from getting
wet, and then went on around
the horse shoe falls. If it were
not for those rubber suits one
would get wet. 1t is not danger.
ous at all. The boat fairly rock
ed as it passed through the foamy
waters. The great thing about
the gorge is that the falls have
been gradually moving up the
river for ages. 1t was once
seven miles nearer Lake Ontario
than now. Biologists have tried
to compute the wear during a
year, and estimate that it is from
two to four feet year, so that it
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1905-11-22
Niagara Falls
A Graphic Description of this
Great Natural Wonder
Mayor Wylie's Address be-
fore the Library Associa-
ton.

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The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1905-11-22

manufacturing the biscuit is done
by machinery, the hand not touch.
ing it all, as it goes through the
various stages from wheat to
biscuit. AS before stated the first
thing that attracted my attention
was the terrible roar, it was like
thousand mills. We went over
to Green Island from Prospect
Park. Fortunately | did not go
below the falls in going over to
Green Island, | went above. We
crossed above what is called the
American Falls, and to see the
water p!unging down is a wonder
ful sight. To give some idea of
the rapIdlty with which the water
descends, | will mention that the
water which goes over the falls
comes through the four lakes
Superior, Michigan, Huron and
Erie. 1t enters the falls from
Lake Erie, and is the only ave
nue. through which the water
from all those lakes Is conveyed
to the Atlantic ocean. The fall
OF the water is about one foot to
the mile for about six miles, and
then for mile before it reaches
the ocean 1t is eighty feet to the
mile. 1t is not the rocks tha
make the rapids, j. is the narrow
channel through wnich the water
flows and the rapid descent. The
water fairly revOIves and rolls
the whole time. On this trip we
DID not see the falls at all from
below but on the return trip
we did, and that is where it
presents the fine view. Oae
strange feature is that the river
at Niagara runs about east aud
west, although the general course
ls from south to north. Strange
to say after the water falls over
the cataract, instead of continu.
ing the course as before. the
channel of the river turns abrupt.
ly, at right angles to it's former
course, and flows directly north
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1905-11-22

must have taken ages to have
reached from lake Ontario to it's
present site.
One curious thing receded is the
geysers. You stand there and
hear explosions. You see those
spouts OF water, those things are
constantly going up, sometimes
higher and sometimes lower. AS
the water falls air is carried down
by the water for hundred or a
hundred and fifty feet and air
bubbles are formed which unite
under the water and as they
come up to the surface they ex-
plode and the water is thrown
high into the air and is perfectly
white, it's white appearance
being caused by the air.
The Horse shoe falls is in the
shape Of horse shoe, or rather
it once was in that shape. The
nature of the erosion has caused
the apex to become more V shap-
ed. Nine tenths Of the water
going down on the Canadian side
wears the rock more than on the
American side. AS the geysers
burst, water is dashed against
the base Of the cataract over
which 1t falls, thereby eroding
the soft shale underneath, un-
dermining the rock above and
this being softer than the rock
above is eroded and then in the
course Of time the bedrock Of the
river breaks off and falls dow
below. This is the cause of the
falls gradually receding from
their original position.
| had always somehow had the
idea that the Niagara Falls was
considered one of the seven
wonders of the world, but I
learned this summer that it is
only one of the seven wonders of
the United States, Luray Caverns
and the Natural Bridge in Vir-
ginia and the Mammoth Gave in
Kentucky being among others of
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-03-31
DIED.

CLAGETT-on Thursday, March 80. 1905,
at 9i0 p. m. at the residence of his niece
Mrs. Otto r. Beail, POI f street northwest.
GILBERT, son OF Dirius and Providence
Clagett. In his SEVENTEEN year. 1t
DiLLARIo-Suddenly, on Thursday, March
~. lsOo, at $40 q. m, at his residence 210s
G street northwest. JAMES E DILLARD
ST.. beloved husband of Dewetta Minor Dill
iard' IN the seventy-seventh year OF his age
HOLMEAD-on Thursday, March 80. 1905
at Sis a. m, infant son Of William F. and
Marie l.. Holmead. Ii
KILLIGAN-Funeral on Saturday. April l.
1873, at $3.50 O'Clock a. m. Solemn requiem
mass at st. Aioysius' Church at a. ma.
Relatives and friends invited TO attend. 1t
YANCY-On Friday. March 81, 1906 at G
O'Clock a. M. MARY FANCY. for twenty
eight years the faithful friend and domestic
Of the family Of Mr.. and Mrs John A.
Baker.
Funeral from the Metropolitan A. NJ z
Church. n street, at L O'Clock, Sunday.
April z. mh31-2t
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-03-31
Attempt to Kill Gear
Reported as Suicide

LONDON. March 31.-The Paris CORE
spondent of Dalziel's news agency is the
sole authority for a story. that the Car
recently attempted to commit suicide
and that his mother. the Dowager EN-
press, prevented him from doing so,
with the result that the Car received
only wound in his left hand.
The report has caused al sensation in
Paris. but may be dismissed without Sc
rious attention. Only one ievening paper
here deems it worthy Of publication.
PARIS. March 31.-The st. Petersburg
correspondent of the Associated Press
says that the reported attempt at ,sui-
eide by the Car was really AM at
tempt to assassinate the Car by some
body in the palace at Tsarskoe-Selo.
ST. PETERSBURG, March 3l.-Ac-
cording TO person who dined with him
last evening, the Car was then In per-
feet health and normal spirits. Cense-
quently, reports to the contrary are pure
fiction.
Grand Duchess Sergius, with two chill
cren OF. Grand Duke Paul, Will arrive to-
day at Tsarskoe-Selo, where they will
remain two months.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-03-31
DISFIGURING ULCER
People Looked at Her In AHazemani.
Pronounced InsuTah!e. Face MH
Clear as Ever.
THANKS GOD FOR cUTIcURA

Mrs. P. Hackett, of 400 Van Buren,
ST., Brooklyn, n. Y, says: "I wish
to give thanks for the marvellous cure
of my mother by Cuticura. She had
a severe ulcer, which physicians had
pronounced incurable. 1t was a ter
rible Disagreement, and people
would stand in aulazement and look
after her. After there was no hope
from doctors she began using CUT
cura Soap. Ointment, ard Pills, and
now, thank God, she is completely
cured, and her face is as smooth and
clear as ever