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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-04-28
The ngldyke Gold MyaeIl
By JOHN Z. MUsIck,
Author of "Mysterious Mr.. Howard 1.-THE
Dark Stranger" "Charlle Aiiendals's
Double" Etc.
Copyright. 1897, BY RoBakr BoNNxl's Sons.
All rights reserved.
CHAPTER v.-(continu=d.)

CHAPTER V.-(continued.)
"Who,"
"The very men who robbed me-"
The reaction which came over the
old man was terrible to witness. He
Realized that after all he might lose
his beloved captain. whose life was
still in danger, for he was once more
a prisoner.
well. well. all may yet be lost"
he sighed. "Crack-lash. let's so and
hunt him. Now that we know he is
alive, We got something to hunt for.
and We'll hunt him. Come, Crack
lash!"
After considerable persuasion Paul
induced him to wait until next morn
ing; so they built a camp fire and
prepared to pass the night.
Next morning The! were early astir
They had packed their knapsacks
and were about ready to start, when
Paul suggested:
Perhaps the walrus hide will tell
something about this mystery. Lei
Us take look at it,
He unrolled the walrus hide. and
the ex-sailor. who had long studied
the picture writing of the Alaskan
Indians. bent over it and began to
slowly and carefully decipher the pic
lures.
The old man had to pat all his
knowledge of picture writing to the
severest test to read He made ont
that the captain had discovered rich
gold diggings. but the walrus hide
could give them no hint as to the
whereabouts Of the three men and
their prisoner.
Paul suddenly rolled up the walvus
hide and stut.iny it in his knansac;.
said:
That piece CT hide is a l;e" to nil
lions. have no doubt. aad in all prob
ability the sconndrels were trying TO
make him give it to them"
Lets go. Crack-lash. Let's go, fur
itch to git ny fingers about tho
throats Of the cusses'
They hastily packed Up. broke
camp and We're soon on their way up
the mountain, engaged in 9 dangerous
search. the result OF which they knew
to be doubtful
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-04-28
AS It Planned Out.

ut every man would take home a
bunch of flowers or box of candy &C.
casionally." remarked the benignant
bachelor. "it would make welded life
move along good deal more smooth
ly''
THAT shows what you know about
It, retOrted McRobinson. 81 tried that
once, and my wife nearly went into
Mysteries over the horrible confession
she thought was coming, and I only
got out of it by admitting that was
drunk. and hadn't touched drop for
over three months, by hooky!"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-04-28
THE TEACHERS FOE
A LIFE ALWAYS THREATENED BY
NERVOUS PROSTRATION,
One Who Broke Down from Six Years OF
Overwork Tells How She Escaped
Misery OF Enforced Idlemess.

Vne VINO Broke Down from Six Years OF
Overwork Tells How She Escaped
Misery OF Enforced Idlemes..
81 had been teaching i'll the city
schools steadily for six years, said Miss
James. whose recent return to the work
from which she was driven by nervous
collapse has attracted attention. "They
were greatly overcrowded. especially in
the primary department of which had
charge, and l had been doing the work
of two teachers. The strain was too
much for my nerves and two years ago
the crisis came.
ST was Frustrated mentally and ply
sically, sent in my resignation and never
expected to be able to resume work. 1t
seemed to me then that I was the most
miserable woman ON earth. Twas tor
tured by nervous headaches, worn ont by
inability to sleep, and had so little
blood that was as white as chalk.
"After my active life, it was hard to
bear ;dleness, and terribly discouraging
to keep paying out the savings of years
Tor medicines which did me no good.;'
"How didyou get back your health ?"
"A bare chance and lot of faith led
me to cure. After had suffered for
many months, and when I was on the
very verge of despair, happened to read
AL account of some cures effected by
DR.. Williams Pink Pills. The state
ments were so convincing that I some
how felt assured that these pills would
help Inc. Most people, think, buy only
one box for a trial, but I purchased six
boxes at once, and when I had used
them up. was indeed well and had no
ueed of more medicine.
CDR. Williams Pink Pills enriched my
thin blood, gave me back my sleep, re-
stored my appetite, gave me strength to
walk long distances without fatigue, in
fact freed me from all my numerous all
lnents. I have already taught for several
months, and I cannot say enough in
praise of DR.. Williams Pink Pills.
Miss Margaret M. James is now living
Mt No. 1913 Clay street, Dayton, Ohio.
Many of her fellow teachers have also
used DR.. Williams Pink Pills and are
enthusiastic about their merits. Sound
digestion, strength, ambition, and cheer
full spirits quickly follow their use. They
are sold i'll every drug store in the
world.
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important to Mothers.
LONGITUDINAL Limitations.

''Can l put this dog in the baggage
carr" asked the tall, angular matron
on the station platform.
Eyes, ma'am," said tho conductor,
glancing at the daschund and turning
the animal over to the brakeman But
We'll have to double him up. There's
only one baggage car in this train. All
aboard! Tribune.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-04-28
Conditions Precedent.

Mrs. Hawkins-And ave you made
all the arrangements for your mar.
riage, my dear?
Mrs. Jorkins--Well. not quite all.
I've got to buy me troosoj and take a
'ouse, and get me husband a job, and
buy m good suit O. clothes, and get
then I'm to name the 'appy day.-Lon-
don Pick-Me-Up.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-04-28

There more Catsrrh in this section of the countrv
tnan all other diseases put together and until the last
lew years wes supposed to he tncurable. For great
many years doctors pronounced II local disease and
to cure with local treatment, it incurabe
science has proven Cstarrh to be dis.
Halrs Catarrh Cure. manufactured by r. j Cheney
Co.. Toledo Ohio. ia the only constitution al cure on
INC market. IT ls taken internally in doses from 10
and mucoMs surfaces OF tho system. They offer ono
hundred dollars for any case It fails to cure. Send
TOR circulars and testimonials
Sold by Druggists. 1hc.
Take Halls Family pills for consultation
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-04-28
CHAPTER vi.
RerrY'S Success

We will for the present take leave
of Paul Ralston and return to Berlys
party on their way to the Klondyke
They arrived first at Forty-Mile
camp. but here found nothing to do.
Clarence staked out a. claim and
went to digging. 1t was a slow proc
ess and the reward was poor. He
took out a little gold, but not
nearly enough to pay him for the
hardships. Then came reports of the
wonderful finds in the klondyke dis
trict.
Now is your time. Clarence" said
Ethel. 60 at once and make all you
can, while there are so few in the
country"
What shall l do with youo" he
asked.
Leave me behind"
ethel, l cannot think of doing
that he declared
''You must, Clarence. I will follow
as soon as possible, but hasten on
now and stake out a claim for us.
Stake out two, one for You and one
for me. l feel that this is the turning
point in our careers"
And so it proved.
1t was the. saddest day of his life
when Clarence Berry babe alden TO
mis- young wife and started alone for
the distant mining camp. The part
ing OF the husband and wife, as the
reader may imagine. was affectionate,
but there were no tears. Ethel re-
strained them ard smiled cheerfulIy
as long as she was in sight, to run
into her shanty and have a little cry
the moment she could see him no
more
The river, which must be crossed
before she could reach the Klondyhe
was already beginning to show signs
OF floating ice, and sac knew it would
only be short time before it would
be completely frozen over So she
worked with will and got everything
packed and started on the little steam
Ell Arctic for the new land of gold
Her husband and his party joined her
On the way up the river.
1t was late in the season when this
devoted, daring couple struck gold of
any consequence. Then it came in a
| torrent. All through the winter C!ar-
ence Berry was piling up wealth. His
| wife was at the mines every day, and
| as the great chunks of frozen earth
| were dumped on the ground her fair
fingers were busily al work picking
out the nuggets. During the season
she picked out ten thousand dollars
worth of golden pebbles with her
fingers.
Though absorbed in gold digging,
she never forgot Paul. who with Glur1
Ralston had not been heard from
since those two persons left in search
for the bold men who had robbed the
youth.
One night as they sat about their
cheerful fire, there came a rap at the
door of their shanty, and they found
Dick Ronold asking admission.
Come in, Dick What brings you
out such night and in such a
storm ?" asked Clarence.
Didn't l hear We say somethin
once about KNOWN the teller called
Cracklash Paul, who used to live back
there in Fresno?'' q
eyes. Paul Miller" cried Ethel
eagerly. I'VE know him. What Of
him?"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-04-28
She Didn't Spank Pa.

He had taken his punishment like a
man, and for some time afterward had
been buried In thought.
Mamma" he said. finally.
"Well, Willie
do you really spank me because
you love me 80 much?"
That's the reason punish you,
Willie" II
"And don't you love papa at all?"
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Used the Wrong Tool.

Young Lawyer-No. sir, couldn't
get anything out of that witness with
q corkscrew.
Old Lawyer--That shows that you
are not used to the bar. When we
find information bottled up as tight as
that we always use hammer.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-04-28

A real old-fashioned woman doesn't
feel that she Is doing her duty by her
family unless she has soup ON rainy
days. III.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-04-28

The general consensus Of masculine
opinion always has been that intellect
was the most desirable quality in
man and the most undesirable In a
woman.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-04-28
DR.. J. II. RiNDLAU1 <speclaiist),
Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat.
Fargo, N. o.
Old Maid Defined.

III woman's the weaker vessel I
suppose you might properly cali an old
maid a 'derelict?'
Because she's deserted?"
well, yes; you see, she isn't man
ned."-Chicago Journal.
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Will It come to such a pass that
magnates will be compelled to slip
their gifts under the door and leave
no clue as to the identity Of the giysr?
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-04-28
American Girl Painters.

The American girls whose paintings
are exhibited in the Paris salon this
year have interested the art centers
of the. world.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-04-28

for all affections OF the throat and iungs.-WM.
O. ENDsLEY. Vanburen. Ind. Feb 10. 1900.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-04-28

When q man admits that he Is new
er too old to learn, you may be sure
that he ID getting pretty old
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-04-28

Potatoes the Greatest Crop.
Potatoes form the worlds greatest
single crop, 100000 bushels being
produced annually, equal in bulk to
the entire wheat and corn crops.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-04-28

o!Ds:: Dsvid Kennsdx'sI eyosits Remedy, the
Sons. Rondeat NJ r. Tor free sample SostS
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nFs. Wfna0w's Dooshinx syrup.
For chdron teething, softens the Sufps reducea -
aaays paln. cures wind ooiia - bottis
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efYe pssmansnsty cured. No nsso ns,@uaspe.a 49,
III nfst days use OF d.. Khnsb 0raat NorVe RsSto
s. ~ fGs kAE Ice ;0S "a eosss .sS s'sss
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-04-28

Not one man in ten thousand leaves
his impress upon his fellows, which
probably is fortunate for his fellows.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-04-28

A man Is seldom afflicted with thu
big head unless he has little heart
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-04-28
Dyspepsia! d Women !
ABSOLUTELY lEEDiEss AGONY
caassd BY utsriHs Dlssr1sss end csfed b
Lydia &. Piakhan's vs0etlbls conpesa1

A great many women suffer with .
form Of indigestion or dyspepsia which
does not seem to yield to ordinary treat
ment While the symptomsse seem to bs
similar to those OF ordinary 1ndi9ee.
ton, yet the medicines universally pre-
scribed donot seem to restore the NJ
tents normal condition.
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Three days later, as they were
climbing over hilltop. they saw two
men several hundred rods in advance
and gave chase.
They were within long rifle range
when the two fugitives discovered
them and began to run.
The two men darted into a ravine
and thay saw them no more Glum
Ralston was Of the opinion the men
they chased were two seal hunters,
who had wandered into the woods in
search of moose or deer.
They continued toward the coast,
following faint trail. At last they
came upon one. of those bays that ex-
tend inland, and saw great, floating
icebergs glistening in the light of the
sun. Suddenly the old man stopped
and pointing to some tracks in the
snow cried:
Look, Crack-lash. There's big
game"
What do you make it out to be,
Glum?" Paul asked.
"Nothin' more nor less than polar
BEAR
Paul had heard much Of those fierce
beasts, but never seen one. The
near proximity Of this one reused his
sporting blood. and in an excited man
ner he asked: .
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STRANGE FIND IN MANS EAR
Defect in Hearing Is Due to Sprout-
ing Grain of Wheat and
Large Pebble.

Redding. Cal.-When DR.. c. W.
Bryan, of this city, examined the ear OF
Joseph Butcher, a well-known business
man of Keswisk, he whist!ed with sur
prise, and with reason. He found i'm
bedded therein a grain of wheat and,
strange to relate, the wheat was spront-
ing.
Carefully removing the obstruction
the doctor gave the Butcher ear thor
ough cleaning and told the Keswick man
that in the future his hearing would be
perfect. Several days later Butcher
again visited the doctor and complained
that his aural appendage was still IA,
from perfect The doctor made a second
examination and again be whistled, this
time much longer and lolder than when
he discovered the sprouting wheat.
The second search revealed a pebble
three-eighths of an inch long and one-
eighth OF an inch wide. According tc
Bucher's best recollections the pebble
had been in his ear about IL years. The
grain Of wheat. the doctor says, must
have been IN. the ear about Z twelve
month
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WE'RE ARIsTocRATlc DUCKS
They Were Raised for Exhibition
Purposes and Scorned
Common Pond.

Investigating complaint which he
says was made by an unknown woman
w. A. Coady. an officer of the Illinois
humane society, the other day descend
ed upon the stock show and was hor-
rified to find the ducks confined in
cages without a pond in which to
battle. says the Chicago Inter Ocean.
These ducks are suffering from
want of water declared Mr. Coady.
They have too much" responded
The accused officials. They had enough
This morning to saturate their feathers
SO that they could not be judged"
Ducks must have water to battle
in," said the humane society officer.
Not prize ducks" said the officials.
They scorn to battle in common wa
ter"
Professional duck raisers were hasti-
~ summoned and expert testimony
was given that American ducks raised
for exhibition purposes scorned to
nathe in common ponds, and must be
MASHED BY specially trained attend
ante
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cut letting anyone suspect that goa
have time to spare"

Gut letting anyone suspect that yca
have time to spare"
At that, she opened the door Of the
strong closet and took down one OF
the nets Dilatorio started, for in
stead of being empty, it was filled with
little moving bright things that shone
and glistened until his eyes were quite
dazzled.
What are those. godmother?" he
asked.
"Nicks," size answered, very GROSSLY,
twisting the top OF the het into rope.
"Nicks?" said Dilatorio.
"Of time, stupid! Here. sling this
over your shoulder and be off," and
before the poor, bewildered poet could
speak, she had hustled him outside
and slammed the door.
Taken quite aback, he stood gazing
at it helplessly until, hearing funny
little "Pf!" in the air over his head,
he looked up. There, floating away,
went something bright, like golden
feather. "Pf!" and there went an
other Then he suddenly knew that
these were escaping from the net on
his back, and he started of down the
road toward his farm.
"Ho, there, poet" called familiar
voice, as he came to field where two
men were hoeing. whittier so fast?
Wait and see what / have to show
thee!"
Not now." Dilatorio shook his
head. Il cannot stop. l must hasten
home to my desk"
you can spare a little time to good
fellowship l had not thought you
crusty The desk may surely wait"
laughed his neighbor Come, yor are
learned in deep matters. Name or
me this rare coin that | plowed up
yesterday. My dame told me to ask
you"
"Ah, well, bril- !; it here. may just
glance at it," and he paused.
"Pfi" "Pf!" But the loud voice OF
the farmer who was not poet kept
the poet who was not much OF a
farmer from noticing that his burden
was growing less.
With Il must be goin," Dilatorio
went off at last. saying over The open
ing lines of his ode.
"Oh, Master Di,atorio!" cried a viii
lage maid, running after him with her
bright curls flying. will you not
write me birthday verse to go with
my gift for Dick? He's a rare good
lad, my Dick. Twas he that helped
you to pull your cart from the mud
hole where you had driven 1t, last
market day."
II mind me. / was planning rom
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-04-08
TOLD IN ENGLISH SCHOOLS
Stories Of Answers Given by Pupils
Not Lacking in Originality
Some Replies.

From an English paper is gathered
q bunch of rchoolroom stories, some
of which are SO good as to have their
genuineness doubted, as, for example,
the definition of lie: IAN abomina-
ton in the sight Of the Lord, but q
very present help in time OF trouble"
To be received with equal skepticism
is perhaps the boys answer to the
question why David preferred to be q
doorkeeper in the house of the Lord:
Because If he was doorkeeper he
could walk outside while the sermon
was being preached" More natural,
however, is what a child said Of Eli
jah: "As Elijah went up to heaven
he dropped his mantle and Queen
Elizabeth walked over it." 1t need
hardly be explained that 1t was an
Irish boy who gave the text: HE that
humbleth himself shall be exalted, and
he tie. exalteth himself shall be q
baste." 1t was q small boy Of eight
who. asked why Moses took OF his
shoes in the presence Of tho burning
bush. gave the novel explanation:
Please, sir, to warm 'ees feet"
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BOUND 10 RE DAMAGED.
Wanted to "soak" the Company, but
Didn't Want to SufIer
Himself.

Apropos of the suits for damages that
are continually being brought against rail-
way companies, relates the New York
Tribune, President Francis, of the St..
Louis exposition, said:
Many of these suits, of course, are
mere cases of unjust extertion. 1t isn't
often, though, that the victim Of an ac-
cident il as alert and resourceful a. q man
of whom / heard the other day.
"a man and his wife were riding in .
car that was derailed. Crash, bang. it
went, and then bump, bang, bump, down
Z steep hill. The man howled with terri r,
but the car soon came to q stop. lie ex-
amined himself all over carefully, and
found that he was quite unframed. Then
he thought in the same breath of damages
and of his wife.
Are you hurt at all, old girlr he
asked.
mo, thank Heaven!' the woman an
swered.
Then said the man, i tell you what.
Let me black your eye, and won't we
soak the company hard for damages! 1t
won't hurt you much. III just give you
one good punch"
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coorse, that It should be wanderin'
around this way loose, widout amy
guardeen. But II don't take tn
feathers somebody ilse will, an It
might as will be rue. It's shame to
take TIL money. It's like Robin tn
baby's bank. But, after all. there
ar-r-e la-a-ds that'd threat 1t worse
than l will. It's good thing for 1t
that it happened to run across me-
"Whin this la-a-d wakes up an finds
his bag is full av imitation feathers ye
kin hear him yill for miles in ivry
direction. It's a dastardly crime he
says, for a stuffed duck, covered wild
artificial plumage, to allow itsilf to be
plucked be a respectable. tin-Eer-cint-
a-month-in-advance feenanceer like
me. Wiring it's nick. he says.
II can't see 50 much difference be-
chune raisin' money on paper that
amt worth annythin' an on paper
that you know amt worth more than
tin per clint. av what We git for it. If
it's wrong to pay gint tin dollars for
loanin' We twinty on saycurity that
all's wather, why should 1t be right to
git money from people ON stocks in
which there is jist enough solid sub
stance dissolved to form a thin scum
on tn top av tn wather?
"Bechune tn two I'd rather do bust
ness wild tn gold brick artist. For,
whin it's all over We sthill lave tn
brick lift to throw at him."
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The Chronicle.
noIrAx. LOUISIANA
Rules of the Walk.

A few very simple rules properly OBJ
served in passing to and fro In this
world would make the journey pleas
anter. Always turn to the right, Is one
of them. The story told of busy man
and careless woman goes this way:
He, in a tremendous hurry, tried 10
pass the lady facing him by taking the
correct turn to the right; she also
turned, but the wrong way; then ne
lodged hurriedly to the left, deter
mined to get by as quickly as possible;
she did as she should at first, turned
to the right, ar again they blocked
each others way. This occurred sew
eral times, until, in desperation, the
exasperated but still polite man ex-
tended his arms and exclaimed:
(Which shall 1t be, madam, waltz
or a chassee?" Another rule that is
too frequently conspicuous by the alb
sence OF proper observance is the ont
1orbidding a blocking of the sidewalk
by standing in the center thereof with
party, conversing in utter disregard
of the passe-s-by. Who has not mel
the rude and thoughtless people who
dnsist upon monopolizing the entire
width of the walk, while discussing
family and private affairs? This Is
the very worst possible breach of good
manners, and children should be
taught from babyhood that each Is
only entitled to its own share Of the
world, Us far as a public walk or con-
veyance is concerned. 1t was well.
merited reproof administered to the
bore who insisted upon occupying
whole seat in crowded coach, when
he was told that he was Gin the wrong
place" How is that?" he asked
You should be in the car with the
other hogs" said the quiet man, whose
determined face and square shoulders
showed him not to be trified with.