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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1906-04-06
room into a vide hall. Peering out

into this, they saw, at the further end,
a sentinel standing, leaning on his gun.
Medworth now examined the sliding
panel. He found that, rude as the con-
trivance was on the other side, here it
was most carefully executed thing.
1t was simply one of any number OF
panels that ornamented the walls Of
the room, and when closed could not
be detected as different in it's construc-
ton from any of the others.
Medworth counted them. and found
that the sliding panel was the fifth
from either end, being exactly halt
way
They would have turned their atten-
ton to other things, but hearing foot
steps they sprang into the hiding-place
and closed the panel.
They distinctly heard two men enter
the room.
Bending down Medworth applied his
ear to the panel to listen to what was
said.
"1t is strange-a most ineXplicable
thing. Garza," he heard some che say
Il confess do not understand it,"
Your majesty" was the reply, and
Medworth's heart throbbed as he rec
ognized the voice of the father of the
girl he loved, "as for understanding it.
believe me. I have not been near that
point. My heart is bursting with
grief. 1t was dastardly crime. 4
crime for which the criminal must die
when learn his name"
ut is still doubtful, then, whether
Gomez or MattaZudo is lying"
ut is almost a certainty that neither
is telling the truth
Strange. You say you rode to the
Carib's hut with Mattazudo?'
Straight from your presence. You
commanded Mattazudo to find and re-
turn my daughter, and it must be said.
in all truth. that he seemed at least
to be sincere in his effort. We went to
tho Carib's hut. We found the old In
dian there. Mattazudo at once COM
manded him to deliver up the girl that
he. Mattazudo had brought there under
a misunderstanding The Carib smoked
calmly on and asked how many more
were coming for girl he had never
seen. Mattazudo threatened to shoot
him, but nothing could move the old
Indian. l pleaded with him. I be-
sought him with all the energy of Il
brokenhearted father to restore my
daughter to me, but he still claimed
he had not seen her. Mattazudo told
me that Ramana was friend of Co.
mez, and no doubt had agreed to keep
silent. The only way. of course, was
to get the truth out of Gomez. When
We returned to the castle l taxed Go
mez with the crime; but without wait
ing to deny it, he sprang upon Mat
tazudO with drawn sword, and would
have killed him, had not some of the
Zambos been standing near to inter-
fere. Then. to me, Gomez denied all
knowledge of my daughter. and says
the story of Mattazudo is a lie. Now,
what am l to believe? Only one thing
is certain-that my poor girl is stolen
from me. and would give my life to
know she was safe"
The old Spaniard had not left the
| room before two silent figures crawled
stealthily away from the sliding panel
and down under the foundations again
to lay their plan of action.
Go be continued)
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1906-04-06
Stair OF OHIO, CITY OF TOLEDO, q.


Stair OF , oa,o, t G1T1 ., roIrD0'y..
FRANK j. CHEN EY makes oath that he 10 senios
partner OF the firm OF +. j. CHENEY Co.: doing
aforesaid, and that said firm will pay the sum Of
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and every
Of CArAGRH that be cured by the use OF
HALLS CATARRH CURE.
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed In my pres.
ence. this 9TH day Ut December, A. ID. 1886.
49,, A. w. GLEASON,
SEAL NOTARY PUBLIC
Hairs Catarrh Cure is taken internally aud acts
directly the blood and mucous surfaces OF the
system. Send for testimonials. free.
f. j. CHENEY e. CO., TOLEDO, O
Sold by all Druggists CSC.
Take Halls Family Pills for cons ..pation.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1906-04-06
Proof to the Contrary.

NO" she said, as she glanced down
the column of marriage notices, "it
cannot be true that marriage is lot.
terry"
And why not?' querfed the young
man in the parlor scene.
Because" she replied. pointing to
the column in question. "lhere is law
prohibiting the advertising Of lotteries.
and just look at this
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1906-04-06

The emperor of Japan has an allow.
ance something like 100000 a year
to keep up the imperial esta blishment.
He has also large private fortune.
having invested in stocks and real es-
tate. At the close of the Chinese-Jap-
anese war Parliament voted his ma
jesty 28,0O0,00O yen Gan amount equal
to 100000 gold dollars out Of the
indemnity paid by the Chinese as q
mark of gratitude for his direction OF
the naval and military operations.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1906-04-06

Please remember we never say or.
binary coffee hurts everyone.
Some people use it regularly and
seem strong enough to withstand its
attacks, but there is misery and dis.
ease in store for the man or woman
who persists in it's use when nature
protests, by heart weakness, stomach,
and bowel troubles, kidney disease.
weak eyes or general nervous prostra.
ton. The remedy is obvious. The
drug caffeine. contained in all ordinary
coffee, must be discontinued absolute
ly or the disease will continue in spite
OF any medicine and will grow worse.
1t Is easy to leave of the old-fash.
toned coffee by adopting Postum Food
Conee, for in it one finds pleasing
bot breakfast or dinner beverage that
has the deep seal brown color, chang.
ing to rich. golden brown when good
cream is added. When boiled long
enough (15 minutes) the flavor is not
that of rank Rio coffee but very like
the milder, smooth and high.erade
Java, but entirely lacking the drua
eject OF ordinary coffee.
Anyone suffering from disorders SEA
up by coffee drinking (and there is an
extensive Variety can absolutely de.
pend upon some measure of relief BY
quitting coffee and using Postum Food
Coffee.
II the disease has not become too
strongly rooted, one can with good rea.
son expect it to disappear entirely IN
reasonable time after the active
cause of the trouble is removed and
the cellular tissue has time to natural.
ly rebuild with the elements furnished
by Postum and good food.
It's only just plain old common
sense.
Now. with the exact facts before the
reader, he or she can decide the wise
course, looking to health and the
power to do things.
II you have any doubt as to the
cause OF any ache or all you may have.
remember the far-reaching kilograms
OF hurt nervous system travel from
heel to head. and 1t may be well worth
your while to make the experiment OF
leaving on coffee entirely for ten days
and using Postum In it's place.
You will probably gather some good
solid facts, worth more, than a gold
mine, for health can make gold and
sickness lose It. Besides there's al
the fun, for It's like q continuous in,
ternal frolic to be perfectly we'll.
There's reason for
POSTUM
! Postum csr.a, Co.. ltA., Issas Greet, No
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1906-04-06
Kings Sporting Record.

Few people are aware that there are
hardly any wild beasts that come
within the sportsmans category that
have not fallen to King Edwards rifle.
But he has never shot a hyena, though
when in Egypt, many years ago, he re-
NAMED up all night on more than one
occasion to kill a specimen.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1906-04-06
Didn't Need Il.

She Is six years old and her father
is a travelling man. When the curtain
rises he is at home, and she Is saying
her prayers.
Little Daughter-God bless mamma
and Uncle Will.
Mamma-God bless papa, too, dear.
Little Daughter-Oh, no, he doesn't
need it. He's home now!
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1906-04-06
DR.. j. H. RlNpLAue (specialist),
Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat,
Fargo, N. D.
Fairbanks Oddities.

Vice President Fairbanks. when in
the senate, always wears long Prince
Albert, dark gray trousers and plain
black silk tic Before taking his seat
he dusts his chair, and he never leaves
his shining top silk hat in the lobby,
but brings it into the senate and
places it with extreme caution on the
top Of his desk.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1906-04-06
h . pinch. u. Al LENS Foor.EAsE.

In Pinch, uss ALIENS FooT.EASE.
"A powder. It cures painful, smart.
ing, nervous feet and ingrowing nails.
It's tho greatest comfort discovery OF
the age. Makes new shoes easy. A
certain cure for sweating feet. Sold
by all druggists, Csc. Trial package.
FREE. Address A. s. Olmsted. 10
Roy. N. Y.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1906-04-06
In London's Smart Set.

The latest expression of London
smart set is pull up your socks. The
Express remarks that it is IAN anus.
ing sign of the times" to hear at q
bridge party young man recommend
a dowager countess of seventy to pull
her socks up.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1906-04-06
Not Gcinq to Roll EN- Home.

A newsboy walked into drug store
and said to the clerk: Gimme half
dozen quinine pills
The clerk thought he would have Il
little fun with him and said: DO YOU
want them in Il box"
The newsboy replied: cav. what
you think, I'm goin' to roll 'em home?'
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1906-04-06

tor could not help nc, aud | turned
to Doan's Kidney Pills, with the re-
suit that the kidney congestion dis
appeared and, with it. all the other
symptoms. What is more. the cure
Eas lasted for eight years"
Sold by all dealers, 80 cents box.
Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo, n. y.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1906-04-06


moment what terrible menace to a
nation of civilized people. when one
kind Of beverage crirples the energies
and health of one-third the people who
use it.
We make the assertion advisedly
and suggest that the reader secure his
own proof by personal inquiry among
coffee users.
Ask your coffee drinking friends If
they keep free from any sort Of aches
and ai!s. You will be startled at the
percentage and will very naturally
seek to place the cause of disorder on
something aside from coffee, whether
foed. inherited tendencies or some
thing else.
Go deeper in your search for facts.
If your friend admits occasional neu-
ralgia rheumatism, heart weakness,
stomach or bowel trouble, kidney COM
plant. weak eyes CT approaching nerv.
Gus prostration induce him or her to
make the experiment Of leaving of
coffee for 10 days and using Postum
Food Coffee, and observe the result
1t will startle you and give your friend
something to think Of. OF course, II
the person Is one Of the weak ones
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1906-04-06
Would Buy Aerial Cruisers.

The right of the minister of war to-
buy aerial cruisers is questioned by
the London Daily News, though it ad-
mits that they are not within the prov
ince of the admiralty, either. 1t sug.
gests the establishment of a new de-,
partment, the aerialty.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1906-04-06

during bad weather
brought on a heavy
cold, aching OF the
limbs and pain in the
back and Kidneys.
Severe congestion of
the Kidneys followed.
Besides the terrific
aching there were
whirling headaches,
and | became exceed
in9lv veal; NV doe
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1906-04-06

Weak arguments are often thrust be-
fore my path; but although they are
most unsubstantial, it is not easy to
destroy them. There is not q more
difficult feat known than to cut
through cushion with sword.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1906-04-06
Didn't Make Good.

Tess--Don't you think Mr.. Galley is
&wf;il!y handsome?
.'"ss--tluh. Handsome is as hand
SOFA" does" He told me last evening
!.;,i I've Wal; going to kiss ME before
he left.
Tcss-The idsa Weren't you in
,i!2nanl?
.icssI should say l was. When Il
man promises anything he ought to
keep his word.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1906-04-06
Latest Fad.

Gritty George-Lady, would yer
mind writing off list of all de things
in dis cold meal on slip of paper.
The Lady Tin surprisel-What for,
my poor man?
Gritty George--Well, yer see, mum,
I am collectin' menus along me trav-
els an every one helps.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1906-04-06
Racket Maker.

Johnny" called the mother, stern
ly, what is all that noise in the base
ment?" p.
why, mamma" replied Johnny.
blandly, Il am playing President
Roosevelt and chasing BEARS"
We'll, it occurs to me you are play
ing President Castro and need a spank.
ing
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1906-04-06
RIGHT,

Irate Wife-l want to know, sir,
what time it was when you got home
last night!
Husband (meekly)--A quarter of
twelve, my dear.
Trate Wife-Twelve nothing! The
clock had just struck three and
Husband (triumphantly) Well
Amt that Il quarter OF twelve Judge
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1906-04-06
A Real Old Actor.

Jenks-YOur father was an actor,
you say?
Bragg-Certainly; Bragg, the TRACE
dian. you know.
Jenks-Funny never heard of him.
He played Hamlet, of course
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1906-04-06

and says Il can't. quit" you will have
discovered one of the slaves of the cot
fee importer Treat such kindly, for
they seem absolutely powerless to stop
the gradual but sure destruction Of
body and health.
Nature has way of destroying a
part OF the people to make room for
the stronger. 1t is the old law of "the
survival of the fittest" at work, and
the victims are many.
We repeat the assertion that coffee
does harm many people. not all. but
an army large enough to appal the in
vestigator and searcher for facts.
The next prevarication of the coffee
importers and roasters is their state
ment that Postum Food Coffee is made
OF roasted peas, beans or corn, and
mixed with low grade OF coffee and
that 1T contains no nourishment.
We have previously offered to wager
$1O0.GC0.00 with them that their state
ments are absolutely false.
They have not accepted our wager
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1906-04-06
\ COLD BROUGHT Il on.
Severe Congestion Of the Kidneys
Soon Cured by Doan's Kidney Pills.

Richard NJ. Pearce, a prominent
business man OF 231 So. Orange ST.,
Newark, N. j., says: Working nights
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1906-04-06

glyc pernanenty cured No hts or nervousness afeef
irst days OF Dr. sne's Great Nerve Restors
er Sc,d for FREE %. 90 trial hottie and treatsas
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1906-04-06

We demand facts in this coffee dis
cr;sson and propose to see that the
facts are brought clearly before the
people
\ number Of coffee importers and
"1asters have joined movement to
bon:n coffee and stop the use of Pos
tum Food Coffee and in their newspa-
per statements undertake to deceive
by false assertions.
Their first is that coffee is not harm
fIl
We assert that one in every three
noPfna ,,carc has como form IF inciDi.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1906-04-06
The Coffee Debate.

The published statements Of num-
Der of coffee importers and roasters
indicate a 'waspy" feeling towards us
for daring to say that coffee is harm
full to- a percentage OF the people.
A frank public discussion of the sub
cert ainly do no harm; on the contrary
when all the facts on both sides OF any
question are spread before the people
they can thereupon decide and act in
tcllicca:ly.
Give tho roorle pain facts and they
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1906-04-06
,,nt or chronic disease; realize for one

coffee users has some form Of incipi-
Holbrook argus., 1906-04-28
Went for n Soldier.

At one of the London police courts a young hooligan was being tried for an assault on an elderly man. The magistrate, noticing an old customer in the hooligan, thought he would give him little fatherly advice, and re- marked: Young man, I'm surprised at big, strong, healthy looking fel- low like you always getting into trou- ble. Why, you seem to be always wanting to fight. Why don't you go for a soldier" Iamgine the smile which illuminated the magistrates 8 face when the youth replied, q did once, your honor, and he nearly killed me-"
Holbrook argus., 1906-04-28
BEST HOTEL IN THE WORLD.
In Japan, Briton Says, with Lucerne
 Hostelry a Close Second.

Hostelry Close Second.
 If one excepts the Schweizer Hof at Lucerne, which cannot be approached by any rival in any country, the aver age English hotel Is more luxuriously furnished than the average foreign hotel. But unfortunately one cannot lunch off saddle bag lounges or dine on alabaster pillars. The food supplied by the palaces which line the coasts of the island is abominally bad, accord ing to the London Saturday Review.
 Abroad 1t is very different story. Everybody in and about a foreign hotel, from the head waiter down to the under cooks, takes an interest and a pride in his business. In the English hotel the servants seem ashamed of being caught ministering to the crea- ture comforts of others, and even the Germans and Italians catch over here the surly, llstless air of English cooks and walters.
 French is the country of culinary extremes; there the cooking is either very good or very bad. The idea that the humblest French inn will produce an appetizing dish is a myth. We have had some of the most nauSeous as well as some of the most exquisite meals in France; and outside the larger towns French hotel, unless 1t Is in the way of receiving English and American visitors, will have sanitary arrangements such as those described by Arthur Young in the eighteenth century.
 Of the hotels in the United States 1t only remains to be said that they are four times as expensive as British hotels and In every point except that of service four times as good. Attendance in the shape of getting your bell answered, hot water brought or boots cleaned, is simply non-exlstent in an American hotel. But in cities like New York, Chicago, Boston, and even remote towns like Denver, the cooking of the restaurants and the quality of the food are as good as you would get in Paris. The linen and the sanitary arrangements of American hotels leave nothing to be desired. Unquestionably the worst hotels in the world are those in the east, in India, at Singapore, Hongkong and Shanghai.
 Having run over nearly the whole world, we are of opinion that the best hotel in which the fastidious traveller can hang up his hat is the Oriental Palace at Yokohama.
Holbrook argus., 1906-04-28

light of holy things. Truth is a matter of more than the tongue God is not eliminated by calling Him Nature. No man is right at heart until he Is right all over.
 Tainted offerings are not cleansed with soft soap.
 Too many render "grow In grace" as groan in grace. There is no rest without the prospect of renewed toll. A rosy aspect does not always have rosy prospect. Signing over your offering does not increase Its size. There's no use being good unless you're doing good.
 Working the church Is far from doing church work. Children measure time by Its length; men by Its lessons. Many a sinner Is drinking sea-water and crying for salt. Many a sermon on honesty Is built on a stolen skeleton.
 No man ever did the things he thought he could not do.
 You cannot tell the length of ser mon by the size of the text.
 It takes more than hot water to pre- serve the fruits of the Spirit
Holbrook argus., 1906-04-28
What Fishermen Believe.

Fishermen are, many of them, re- markably supersitious. For instance, in some fishing boats whistling Is for bidden and neither milk nor burnt bread is allowed on board. Even the name of that unlucky animal the hare may not be mentioned and common method of punishing an enemy is to throw a dead hare into his boat Some fishermen believe in luck attending an odd-numbered crew, but the good for tune will be neutrallzed should one of the number have red hair. -l.; .r9
Holbrook argus., 1906-04-28
ALosT INVENTION.
Fortune Awaits the One Who Discov-
 CTS Metal of the Ancients.

CTS q Mctal or Inc AuClcntbs
 Flame and fortune await the lucky individual who can rediscOver the com bination of metals from which the Egyptians, the Aztecs and the Incas of Peru made their tools and arms. Though each of these nations reached high state of civilization, none of them ever discovered iron, In spite of the fact that the soii.of all three coun- tries was largely impregnated with 1t. Their substitute for 1t was a comblna- ton of metals which had the temper of steel. Despite the greatest efforts, the secret of this composition has baf- fled scientists and has become lost art The great explorer Humboldt tried to discover it from an analysis of a chisel found in an ancient Inca silver mine, but all that he could find out was that 1t appeared to be con- bination of small portion of tin with copper. This combination will not give the hardness of steel, so it is evi- dent that tin and copper could not have been its only component parts. Whatever might have been the nature of the metallic combination, these an- cient races were able so to prepare pure copper that it equaled in temper the finest steel produced at the present day by the most scientifically approved process. With their bronze and cop per instruments they were able to quarry and shape the hardest known stones, such as granite and porphyry, and even cut emeralds and like sub stances.
 "A rediscovery of this lost art would revolutionize many trades in which steel at present holds the monopoly. If copper could thus be tempered now its advantage over steel would be very great and 1t would no doubt be pre- ferred to the latter in numerous in- dustres. It is curious fact that though this lost secret still baffies modern scientists it must have been discovered independently by the three races which made use of it so long ago."
 The above item from Sunday paper is an example of many such floating about which both reflect and impress an exaggerated sense of the import ance of socalled lost invention or art. The writer says: "A rediscovery of this lost art would revolutionize many trades in which steel at present holds the monopoly" Why would there be any revolution? Is any man signing for copper razor, or does any boy want brass jackknife blade? There is no evidence to prove that the tenn pered copper tools of the ancients were capable of holding a keen edge like steel; on the contrary, they were prob ably very crude and unsatisfactory substitutes for what we now have.- Machinery.