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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-11-29
facts, is apparent to the most casual OBJ.

facts, is apparent to the most casual OBJ
server.
What can be done or what may be
done to overcome tllis threatened earth
quake we do not at this time attempt to
forsee or discuss. That it means some:
thing to those who have been running
things" heretofore is certain. Whether
they will heed, and It they heed will be
able to help. are things of the future.
The only phase of the matter we
would call attention to now is the froth
On such tidal waves. It is one of the
usual coincidence of such times of un-
rest that we find such;s 1age number OF
patriots who Moat on the top. They are
pure white pQumes in the cap of the
waves, they are the ,gaittering drops and
they shout from thevery pinnacies of the
toamy fro%h, '"Me'are the people," And
strange rs it may appear the great wave
below with all its massive power, carries
these demagogues on it's crest, and
lifts them higheras it gathers force and
momentum.
Yet these same shouters but little
ago were part and parcel ofsthe old gang
and the old machine. In another short
time they will again become part and
parcelef;another gang or machine il
they can. That is their line of business.
They never think of such thing as
fillingia subordinate part. Anything lesf
than the top is bottom to them. II
they 'cannot.come in at the door, they
'sclimb upssome other way.'
These are the fotsam and jetsam al
politics. They are not of the waves, bat
are chips. and trash that float on top
Tthe-wavescome and d.ge, but these fo.t,
ers are always there, ON the crest of each
succeeding billow.
They are here in.North Dakota o.day
and there are lots otthem in the country
all watching and listening to what 'sthe
wild waves aressaying" as to the presi
t'dential, and othertPeasibilities, hoping tf
Jiride thereon to some sort of promin.
},ence.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-11-29
POLITICAL FLoATERs

Thereiis strong spirit of political un-
rest abroad. There is always more or
less of such leaven working in the polfti-
cal loaftbut at times'itcomes to the sur
face and moves the whole mass.
Whether it will at this time result in a
political upheaval as,it did when Cleve-
land was SO unexpectedly elected, is flor
the succeeding year to prove.
.Amoag the more conservative of the
leaders of the Republican party thisfaG
is realized, and to this more than any
thing else is their desire for the renom-
nation, of Roosevelt. That the mass of
the people are satisfied with Roosevelt is
clear bnt they are doubtful of any other
name, even of Taft, who is supposed to
be3the heir apparent.
Thecauses Of this.unrest are not too
certain or we'll defined. It is somewhat
like the present panic in the money
market, nobody.knows just why, but
everybody is afraid of something or
other. But the effects of the political
unrest are just as certain as those of the
monetary situation.
WAen any political party is in the
majoiity for number of years there
spring up machine" This machine
may be more or less powerful, may per-
haps be almost un0aisctionable in it's
dealings with the public, but the public
will STILL object.
This has been trne.of North Dakota.
{. There has been machine or s.gaag.'' y
So far rs the state affairs and it's bnsi-
ness have been in the power Of this
sgang~ there has been no scandal,
financial or otherwise. No new state hes
ever passed it's first ten years Of state.
hood with less possible criticism in the
management Of it's. business alta rs.
Outside of the party manipulations for
the possession of power and Office, even
their enenies have not been able to
bring any charges against the pow
ers. a
But there is the unrest in this state
and in the Republican party. Once be-
fore the majority party voluntarily de-
serted these bosses and yotod q Demo
cratic governor into office and last year
the same thing WAS done and % nudge
4 thrown in for good measure.
These may not be pleasant facts for
the Republican party 70 face. either ii
the whole conntry, nor yet is the state
I 81 North Dak0ta Int 4that that they are
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-11-29
GOES .BAoK.ON THE LAW

Afterconsiderable discussion withlthe
Grand Forks Herald on the subject of
the primary law, from its own state
ments and inferences therefrom, we
gather ,thefollowiag conclusions
That participants in primary elections
are inno way bound by the majority
vote these cast.
That 1t does propose to participate in
the primaries of,the Republican lparty
of this state but will not support any
candidate thus chosen by the ma
jority, unless such candidate is to it's
liking.
Thatthe senatorial part of the .prim-
ary law isunconstitutional and therefore
not blnaing ,on any legislative candidate
and that the Herald does intend to
support any other than it's own choice
under any circumstances. Y
That tit is perfectly proper for a Re-
publican who is dissatisfied with the
choice Of the Republican majority for
any candidate or number Of candidates,
tovote for the Democratic nominees in
place thereof, and that thereby he.does
not lose his standing as Republican
partisan.
That the best method Of making nom-
nations is by means of a self elected.
unrepresentative, mass conversion,
(Which ignores the masses.)
And since the latter conclusion inEolv-
es negation of the whole theory OF the
primary law, that the whole principle Of
the primary law is wrong.
The most OF these conclusions seem
to be concnrredsin by the opinion of
the three judges of the supreme court,
one Of wh9me is an insurgent, and an
other is Democrat. elected by insnr-
gent votes, and is: It is incompetent
for the legislature to prescribe quali6-
cations for voters and candidates in ad-
dition to those prescribed BY the con-
stitution." s5. 3..3.5 NJ IfA
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-11-29
HOIST ~ OUR OWN PerARDs

OF all the gentlemen whose names ap-
pear as senatorial candidates there are
none who are personally objectionable to
the Pioneer Express. We certainly have
our choice, but it is on other grounds
than personal character. Because tn ese
men are all decent men, and because we
do not know at this time which will be
chosen at theprimaries; or the following
election to be the candidate of the party
we do not think it fair, gentlemenly, or
good party policy to abuse or misrepre-
sent those whom we donot support in
the preliminary fight.
Again, we do not believe it sensible,
to start powder factory and give away
explosives with which to blow ourselves
'up by the common enemy afterward.
Even now, all the average Democratic
editor has to doweek after week, is but
to copy the-7rampant and .pugaacieus
editorials of his Republican contempor-
ary.
1t some of the beatitudes of this,prim-
;ary law, that it naturally sets the wash
tub of the dominant party out in the
public square, while the minority party
holds it's nose and grins.
The only satisfaction we expect to
have is, that in all probability after the
present election in this.state, we shall be
in the minority, and have the sense,
while the, other fellows in turn ave play
the fool.
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PEMBINA-
BpIIding and Loan Association.
h 81 mr1rDrYA NJ
PEMBINA. N. D,

Loans money on good Pembina County
reRl eState. Every borrower Is q share
holder and participate in the profits the
in3pays % par, of the debt and Is also % placed sd
attntfrest for the benefit of the share
h0ldeIs. From experience II is found that
fmm 16 to LIS monthly payments pays the
principal and interest on any sum borrow
"a. Monthly payments are so cents per
s1aresand $11per hundred of sum borrowed.
No bonus. This form of borrowing money
wage karners and salaried men who want
sAn0vH their own homes. The monthly
40 aynlents arr less than rent, and this
thompson, {. :. BoskEa,
Toslell. saefetln.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-11-29
ese.esSssS Stss. : ssss1ee,
); Real Estate
:: franNers

oooooOo0Aooooo 1000
L D Mashsll to Van Dussn Har-
rington Co., lots Z to u block z
lots l to 10 block IL, lots to IL
block l3, lots to Z block 10
Glasston, and part Of VIZ of W
" of swA-2-leO-53 st. Thomas
Township ..................... 80
Van Dusen Harrington Co., to At
las Lumber Co., same as above.
John X Horn to John Norman,
lot 18 block . Ryans addition to
Canton 49,. ................. 6
Martin Ault to Crist Sellhein, lots
81 block 2 Canton, and lots u
and VIZ Of % block 2 Ryans ad-
dition to Canton .............. 20
Henry Schnell to Albert Boyer,
part ofSWA of SWA-3-1sl-54
Cavalier Townohip ............ 25
Sheriff cf Pembina Co. N. D. to
D G Moore, NJ NEA-21 and
VIZ NWh-22-159-55 Crystal
Township .................... III
Emmerling & Lee to Walhalla
Creamery Co, lots l3-14-15-l6
block Al Emmerlings 1st addi-
ton to Walhalla .............. Is
w L Brown to Lille Morrison,
lots 13-14 block Wallace Bros.
addition to Drayton. ............ lao
Francis Smith to Mabel Hosleton
and Edith E Bruce, E11 SEA4
+ Ea5 NEA seq 9-l61 50 320
acres Carlisle Township 10000. ESQ
E Fl Restemayer to Alvin Reste-
mayer, We NW14 and VIZ SW
A-25-l62-5e 100 acres .......-.. 750
L w Mussleman to Thomas Sey-
moure Jr., lot block II Cava-
tler Observation-Disclosures. lOU
Joseph Childerhouse to John r
Gibson, NE714-1s-l59-52 le0 acre 500
Charles Fisher to Emma Moritg,
NE A-18-18l-52 leo acres 5000. 600
Mabel Hoselton to E r Sinkler, E
q sEA-4 E1a NF74-9-l6l-52 100
acres ................... OZ
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0ffsclsi Directory

o S Senators 3 3 = MHsSSsbrSough nSI6sSsl
y : sssi1ss MisRasst''- IA AhGs j ssgnna maashal'
@overnor-sJohn Burke
Giettenant t.Governor-R S Lewis
Secretary Of .State-Altfed Blaisdell I
sNttorneysaeneral-T .1c i Mccue
Rai,road ,com.iC S Deisem
HaaiiSss@9% %issiane4s : k,sa,i stafns W..+,v
sSDe soDm ct fnsnraneeE Rn6 nnse stssaMea soepeT
Com 'kgr;de .LabGr-W c Gilbrea1h
'"ass' sssss CT ss''*''e }|sS }s|s:snn sss,s.sx
STATE SENATORS
1sttDist-Judson.LaN "A NIoure. Pentbina
:2nd Dist-F. "A Halliday. Crystal
REPRESENTATIVES
WI Watts, Leroy
i1st,District Walter Wexford, keche
Joseph NORM, Neche
:7nd'District3 John Johnsen; $ardar
IIudge.7th Jud.. Dist-WJ J Kneeshaw
couNTY:oFFIcIALs
States. .Attorney-M Brynjosfson
CLERK, of CoaIrt-Geo Peterson
neutrality-suspicious.
.Au01tOr-W m. wv EelSOn
'Treasurer+Elis ThOrwaldson
Register OF. .Deeds-JOhn f Gill
County. Jud&e-H G Wick
:supt Of sehoels-F NJ Sherarts
Surveyor-F E Hebert
,Coroner-Dr>W NJ Brown
Admins Shaw
(lst-F c Myrick, Pembina
,Co,,,+v 2nd-S SiRurdson. Gardar
EEo,,1;rS{ ,Eo,,i;rs{ Srd-Adam Notion. Caval'r
o'n 80 t4th-g N Horgan. Neche
l5th-Wm Bigwood, st Tho's
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-11-29
TWO AWFUL ORPHANS 1

4 After years, months ana days q labor
there were born q the Granny Forks
Herald ! set q twins their birth
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-11-29
Renter Waated.

For my three-quarter-section farm in
Carlisle township, on the Tongue river,
200 acres -plowed, 80 acres summer -fallow
good water, good shelter, good tentant
wanted.
JOHN McCAFFERY,
Pembina, N. D.
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indicated.

Age limit 81 years.
This examination is open to all citi-
.zens1 ot the United States, who comply
with the requirements. For further in
formation address tine secretary of the
board of examiners, at the customs
house, at Pembina, or the undersigned.
Npappllcation will be accepted unless
properly executed and filed, in complete,
form, with the undersigned prior to the
hour Of closing business on Nov. 30th
1907.
IN. SHOEMAKER,
s Secretary 9Th civil service district.
Room SOB P. o. Building,
s st. Paul, MINI.
/ Issued Nov. 18th 1907.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-11-29
First Grade Examination
Customs Service

Date of examination, December 4th;
place, Pembina, N. D.; position, deputy
collector and inspector; salary, 81, 600
per annnm.
The u. s. Civil Service Commission
announces than an examination will be
held for the position indicated, at the
date and place named. As result of
this examination certi6cation will be
made to fill the vacancy in the position
indicated, and other similar facancies
as they may occur in first grade posi-
tions in the customs service in this city.
The examination will consist of the
subjects mentioned below, weighed as
i:>.ka<l
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-19
DAILY STORY
PRIVATE HERMAN MEISNER.

[OriginaLl
The Franco-Prussian war had just
opened, and the German army was
hurrying to the frontier. One morning
before the days march began Il young
recruit was brought before the colonel
of the Eighty-seventh regiment of the
line in arrest.
This is Private Herman Meisner,"
said his captain. Last night he vol
unfairly relieved one of the guard and
connived at the escape of prisoner
under charge of sleeping on post. He
admits this, but says that the man he
released, Carl Meisner, is his cousin
1t happened that the colonel was Il
kindly man, one who would naturally
be touched by such friendly devotion.
The culprit WIS II mere boy, with Sax
ON hair and blue eyes.
How long have you been in the
army asked the commander.
1.-Two weeks
Captain, this young fellow is doubt
less ignorant of the enOrmity of his
offense, and we need every man at
his post Of duty. You may release
him. Has the escaped prisoner been
rearrested"
He has, colonel"
The march was resumed. In the
evening as the colonel was refreshing
himself with a smoke the captain re-
turned with Private Herman Meisner
again in arrest.
Colonel" he said, when the prison
ers We're inspected after the days
march Private Carl Meisner was miss
ing. and this man, Private Herman
Meisner. was in. his place"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-19
New Code for Girls.

In addition to instructing the stu
dents in the technique of taking dicta-
ton verbatim and transcribing it upon
the typewriter. the head of Il leading
business college in Chicago has laid
down certain rules to which they must
conform in order to receive his en-
dorsement as wage earners. In a word
the young lady who graduates from his
school must renOunce frivolity, breal;
herself of matinee-girl habits, and. in
costume and demeanOr be as business
like as Il time clock. Following are
some of the sections OF the code by
which she must live:
No gum-chewing during business
hours.
No adornment of the Marcel ripples
with bows of ribbon.
No giggling within earshot of the
emplOyer or fellow employees.
No sauntering about the streets dur
ing the noon hour without hat.
No wearing of lingerie waists or dis
play of silk hosiery.
The reasons assigned by the head
of the institution for some of these
rules are practical and sensible ones
He has found difficulty in placing il
good positions girls who chew gun
and have other silly habits. business
men object to them, even when quail
fled and otherwise desirable. As re
CARDS hair ribbons, he holds that the
habit is well enough for school girl
and misses whose skirts have not beer
Heightened. He also maintains that
gi2gling in the halls and elevators, an(
running about the street during lunch
con hour are other things which are
harmful to young woman in bust
ness. They lessen her wage earning
powers. Employers do not want stem
ographers whose dress and manner
isms are not in keeping with the at
mosphere of business life
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-19
A Far Fetched Prediction.

Ebenezer J. Hill, a veteran member
of congress from Connecticut has been
having a dream of American eXpar-
sion that holds small promise of ever
coming true, says the Omaha Bee. III
a, recent address before a church audi
ence at Stratford, Mr.. Hill said:
This continent will be ours. The
Panama canal will be our southern
boundary and our northern shores viii
end at the Arctic ocean,"
In an address in the United States
senate few years ago, John NJ. Thurs
ton described the United States as
bounded on the east by the Atlantic,
on the west by the Pacific. on the
south by the national conscience and
on the north by the old enemy" Mr.
Hill has improved on that by fixing
the line of the national conscience at
Panama and obliterating the old enemy
on the north
There is always the possibility that
Canada may ultimately become part
of the American union, but the fulfill
ment of that dream is most remote
The Dominion is prospecting marvel
ously and rejoicing in its political in
dependence. Commercial union may
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-19
n WHO tried to effect his escape has

In who tried to effect his escape has
not
That's strange" said the colonel,
and, putting spurs to his horse, he
rode away.
That day was fought the battle Of
Gravelotte. When it was over the cap
tain appeared before his colonel, this
time with both the Meisner cousins.
Colonel he said. Il have to report
that decided to put all the prisoners
In the ranks for battle. Carl Meisner,
VINO was in arrest for sleeping ON post,
distinguished himself by conspicuous
gailantry. His cousin Herman ran
and hid himself behind log"
The colonel looked at the prisoner In
perplexity.
And you," he said to Herman, "are
the man who wished to get yourself
shot to save your cousinr'
The colonel expected him to hang
his head in shame. He did no such
thing. He simply smiled, smiled with
his beautiful blue eyes, his delicately
curved lips, every feature in his boyish
face.
Il WISH" said the colonel to the cap
tain, they would stop robbing the
cradle to procure material for the
army Then to Herman, How old
are you, boy?
Twenty"
The colonel sat thinking. Presently
he said to the captain:
"See that the charges against Carl
Melsner are withdrawn and make him
a corporal. AS for this coward-what
the dickens he meant by trying to get
himself shot in place of his cousin |
don't know, but we can't be incum-
bered with him on a campaign-send
him back under charges of both mu-
tiny and cowardice."
Private Herman began to cry.
| What are you shifting for?' began
the colonel, when Carl interrupted him:
| Colonel. she is a woman-my wife
We have two little children at home,
and she should be there to take
care of them. But she would not let
me go to the war without coming with
me, fearing would get killed-just as
If she could help that"
i "Phewv exclaimed the colonel. "a
woman! That accounts for her
strange behavior, ready to die in place
of the man she loved, but no stomac'
for a fight. Well, captain, you mus
send Private Herman Meisner back
home to take care of the children.
suppose the government won't give
her transportation, so l will"
L. A. mitchell.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-19

come in the lifetime of the young men
of today, but political union cannot be
expected for generations.
The problem OH the south is of alto
gether a different complexion. Gu"
nation is destined to play an import
tant part i'll the future government ot
the mountaineering republics of Cen
trail America and steps have already
been taken to aid them in forming Il
peace pact looking to more stable gov
ernments. The completion of the Pan
anna canal will make it necessary that
peace be maintained in the Central
American region but the United States
in encouraging and promoting such
peace, can have no plan of territorial
expansion in that direction. The ma
ton will desire and aim to remain IT
peace with all the Latin-American PEG
pie between the Panama canal and the
Rio Grande. but it cannot, unless the
entire mode of life. thought and opinion
of the American people change rapidly,
think of absorbing them into our polit-
ical union until the population cOnd!-
|tiOns are completely changed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-19
Superstitions of Great Men.

The empress of China, King Men
elk. of Abyssinia, the Ameer Of
Afghanistan, the sultans of Morocco
and Zanzibar, and the Khedive of
Egypt all maintain official astrolo
gers.
General Grant believed in dreams.
Nelson. the English naval hero,
always carried a horseshoe with him
into battle.
Won Moltke, the hardy old German
general, would never begin battle
on a Friday.
President Davis, of the Confede"-
acy, believed that the presence of chill
dTen brought him luck.
Prince Bismarck. of Germany, would
never sit down to a dinner with thir-
teen at the table.
The father of Nicholas II. of Russia,
guided his actions by the advice of an
American spirit medium.
James G. Blaine would never turn
back to re-enter his home, even if ne
had forgotten something.
Admiral Farragut says he used II
be guided by still. small voice which
told him what to do in battles.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-19
IN THE CEMETERY.

COld Story-Newly Told)
Hand in hand they strolled along
The well-kept winding walk
Cnmindful of the passing thrOng
and idle. worldly talk.
They took their way with reverent
on through the City of the Dead
The flowers with perfume filled the air:
Birds joined in cheerful song.
Mother sInd little daughter
The documents among.
The mother reading with intent
The epitaphS ON monument.
"Oh. mamma. whose is that big stone?
| really want to know"
"A man throughout the state well
known,
The Honorable John Doe.
In craftsmanship quite noted, for
They talked of him for governor"
Was boss or Judge, I don't know
He used to keep a store
Where, it is said. he skinned the rich
And gave it to the poor:
And so when he tn glory went
They built for him this monument"
And thus they walked from place to
place.
Mid tombstones high and low.
Read epitaphS-poetiC grace
With warmth of love aglow:
And ending, Yea. we are content,
For well we know to heaven they
went"
The hour was up-thc train was due,
They hasten to their home;
The little one was not quite through
Wanted again to come.
Mamma. wen come and bring our din
nerS.
Then show me where they bury sinners
Chicago. SAMUEL PARKER.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-19

ri have always liked LoagfcIlow's tdea
Of the children's hour" said Miss Anna l.
Clarke of the National Federation of Wo-
mems Clubs. but the husbands hour ia
an absolute necessity."l
Between the dark and the daylight,
When the night IS beginning to lower.
Comes n time in the days occupations
That is known as the husbands hour
He hears In the chamber above him
The patter of little feet
And thinks of the stockings and footwear.
The bills that he has to meet
From his study he sees in the lamplight.
Descending the broad stairway,
His wife with n love of a bonnet
She got IN the shops that day.
She comes to his side in the twilight
And tells him to close his old book
And signs OF trouble she's having
To find her another cook.
His daughter comes in at this moment
And tells of the coming ball.
She's got to have new gown and slippers
Or she cannot go at ALL
His son lounges in for second
To say that his funds are wreck
And tells of his college expenses
And asks for q good big check.
The butler has given them notice;
The maid says she'll quit. she will wed,
The chauffeur has broken the auto.
And justice court fines bow his head.
The check book is dragged from a drawer
The checks are all speedily drawn,
And husband remarks with grumble
That soon all his coin will be gone.
Between the dark and the daylight
The husband is terribly sour.
For then is the time of vcXation
That is known as the husbands hour.
Chicago Pest.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-19

Minneapolis Journal: Charles Edgar
Appleby is one of the concealed mil
lionaires of New York. Few know
him. yet he is worth $25,000,00O. He
made" his money by strictly legal
means. He shTewdly bought city LAM
and quietly sat down to let his neigh
bors do the work. Every new railroad,
business block, store, wharf, croD,
every days labor of million men
added it's mite to the value of his land.
Is it all right for Mr.. Appleby to profit
by his shrewd judgment or should tn
people who made that money have i;
themselves? This is the old single ta>
''heresy,'' not dead but sleeping.