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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-06-07
Old Time Bank sineeure..

In the old days the Bank of England
was paternal in its treatment Of its
clerks. One young fellow was dis
tinguished only for his zeal as men,
Der Of the volunteer corps which now
is defunct His clerkly services were
negligible and neglected, but when It
was brought to the notice Of the d.
rectors they remembered his martial
'ardor and gave him nice little sine
cure. Another clerk vas reported to
them az a really clever amateur paint
er. They saw his pictures 1T is
pity. that such talent should be wasted
over ledgers." was the kindly verdict.
So they gave him room at the bank
for use as a studio and appointed him
to the post Of experimenting the burn
ing Of Cancelled bank notes every Fri
day afternoon.-London Chronicle.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-06-07
PHOTOGRAPHIC STARS.
When oens With Ordinary Gamers
They Show as Lines, Not 9pseks.

When Demo With Ordinary Camera
They Show 40 Limos, Not Spseks.
1t Is an easy matter merely to pho
tograph stars. The trouble is to pic
ture them as points and not as streaks
for as the earth rotates it carries the
Photographic apparatus with It, and
the light from the star makes line.
while the astronomer wants point.
He must therefore devise q machine
that will counterfeit the movement Of
the earth and so keep the light steadily
in the same place on the plate. Elab-
crate clockwork must turn the lens
backward to keep it on the star and ut
the same rate as that at which the
earth moves forward.
An astronomer at the Yerkes observ-
atory at Williams Bay, Wis.,, Is quoted
in st. Nicholas rs saying that "many
of the most important results of as
tronomy have been derived from the
use of an ordinary camera. On clear
night point one of these toward the
north pole, and it will be found after
an exposure Of one or two hours that
the stars which lie near the pole have
drawn arcs Of circles upon the plate.
This Is due to the fact that the earth
Is rotating upon its axis at such a rate
as to cause every star in the sky to
appear to travel through complete
circle once in twenty-four hours.
The mere act of photographing is not
much more difficult than short ex-
posture out of the window Of a moving
car. ANY one can try it.
Let the exposure be for at least five
minutes If the camera is pointed over
head and for at least one hour IL d.
rected toward the pole star The cam
era may be left out all night II pointed
at the pole, but must be taken in just
before daylight. The longer the ex.
posture the longer the star scratches"
Develop the plate as long as possible.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-06-07
DRIVING THE LOGS.
Skill and Activity Of the Expert River
man In Action.


man In Action.
First and foremost your true river
man can ride log. This does not mean
merely that he is able to stand upright
or to jump from one to another with.
out splashing in, though even that is
no mean feat, as trial will convince
you. That is the kindergarten of it.
The saw log in the water is not only
his object Of labor, but his means of
transportation. Your true riverman on
drive seldom steps on lard except tc
eat and sleep.
affair of great simplicity. He pushes
into the current stick of timber,
jumps lightly atop 1t, leans against his
peavy and floats away as graceful and
motionless as a Grecian statue. When
his unstable craft overtakes other logs
he deserts it, runs forward as far as he
can, the logs bobbing and awash be-
hind his spring, and so continues on
another timber. Jack Boyd once for u
bet rode for twelve miles down Grand
river on log he could carry to the
streams bank across his shoulders
Fully half the time his feet were sub
merged to the ankles.
Nor does quick water always cause
your expert riverman to dfsembark.
Using his peavy as a balancing pole
and treading with squirrel-like quick
ness as his footing rolls. he will run
rapids of considerable force and vol
ume. When the tail of drive passes
through the chute of a dam there are
always half dozen or so Of the rear
men who out Of sheer bravado will run
through standing upright like circus
riders and yelling like fends.-Stewart
Edward White in Outing Magazine.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-06-07
THE eILA MONSTER.
Strange Ways Of This Dreaded ana
Hard Biting Reptile.

Hard Biting Reptile.
OF some of the strange ways OF the
gila monster, that little known crea.
ture Of the southwestern deserts, cor
respondent writes: II have had some
experiences with ella monsters and
can state that, no matter what scien-
fists may claim, the ella monster Is a
good thing to shun. Indians and Mexi-
cans have horror of it and feai
it more than a rattlesnake. be-
lieve that the bite of the ella monster
is dangerous because Of the creatures
habit Of eating lizards, bugs and ro-
dents and then lying on sand so hot
that 1t blisters the hands and feet Of
men. The heat causes the food to pu.
trefy in the stomach, evidenced by the
fact that the teeth are often covered
with fermented, putrefied froth from
the food. A bite has the same effect as
the cut of a dissecting knife used on :,
cadaver-in other words, the inocula.
ton Of deadly poison.
when frightened or angry he can
move quite rapidly. That short, thick.
a kangaroo uses his tail. The ella mon.
ster bites like bulldog and has the
tenacity Of swapping turtle. once
saw some men teasing ella monster
brought to Tucson. A string was tied
around his neck. The ella monster was
crawling around on the ground. trying
to get away, but was pulled back by
the string. This was carried on till the
creature became furious. The crowd
around the ella monster knew nothing
of his power to spring. Suddenly he
sprung up and bit man among the
crowd on the hand, leaping fully two
feet from the ground.
Another instance, this of man
whose chief object seems to have been
a foolhardy display of fearlessness. He
was holding one of the monsters in his
hand by the back of it's neck, so it
could not bite him. He dropped his
hand to the side of his leg. The ella
monster shut his teeth down on his
heavy duck overalls. taking a double
piece out where the cloth folded az
quickly as pair of scissors could have
cut the fabric and as cleanly."-Chi-
cago News.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-06-07
"Flirtins" With Brook Trout,

If the farmer boy is more successful
in his catch than the city fisherman it
is because lie realizes the advantage
Of keeping out of sight. OF course the
supposition is that other conditions are
equal. Familiarity With stream Of
ten has much to do with the size OF
the string. Trout especially love to
hide under wooden bridges. water
soaked logs, branches, etc. They seem
to realize that safety is found in such
places. When the current will not take
the worm to these spots one must re-
sort to flirting" This is done by
holding the hook in the left hand and
bending the pole until the tension is
sufficient to throw the worm over the
spot. Considerable practice is neces-
sary to make the bait land exactly
where it is wanted, but "fiirting''' is an
art we'll worth acquiring.-Circle.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-06-07
MARRIAGE Exnenses.

Careful observation, extending over a
period Of forty-two years and supple.
mented by thousands Of interviews
with storekeepers. hairdressers, mo-
distes, milliners, collectors and others.
leads us to believe that the average
cost Of brides trousseau in this coun-
try-taking the rich with the poor-is
the sum of $66.3S. Equally careful oh.
servation convinces us that the av-
erage cost Of bridegroom's sartorial
outfit is slightly less than one-third
that amount, or, to be exact, Spool.
Thus we have $3.50 as the cost of the
garments worn by bride and BRIDE
groom at the average wedding and in
the course of the average honeymoon.
Baltimore Sun.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-06-07
oriain of Cork Iaa..

"A cork leg?" said the dealer. "Why,
man. cork leg would crumble under
you like a leg Of bread. You don't
want cork leg, but an elm or willow
one. A leg was never made Of cork
since the worlds beginning. But many
people think as you do, and I'll tell
you how the fallacy originated. The
inventor Of the modern artificial leg
the leg instead Of the stick-was John
Cork. Cork's legs, or cork legs, were
famous around 1910. And whenever a
man makes your mistake he pays an
unconscious tribute to Cork's skill"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-06-07
ABUSE OF THE DEAD.
Queer Custom Of the 9asas Forehs Of
French Guinea.

Queer Custom Of the 9asas Forehs Of
French Guinea.
The Bagas Forehs, who live in French
Guinea, quit life in manner anything
but commonplace. When man dies
his wife and children do not lament
him. Instead they are angry at having
been abandoned. They prop the body
up against the house with the forked
branch Of tree and invite their
friends and relatives to come, all of
whom are furious that one of their
own has left them. When all the guests
have arrived the wife Of the deceased
advances and addresses what. was
once her husband in way we'll calcu.
lated to scare his ghost away from the
neighborhood.
There now, listen! You'd leave me,
would you? So you don't want to live
with me? Why do you do this way?
Haven't always been good wife to
your Haven't l been a good mother to
your children7 Haven't your rice and
fish always been we'll cooked? Have
you anything to reproach me with?
Nothing. Then shall not you go7 Cow
ard! Traitorl You shall not leave
without receiving the correction that
such conduct deserves"
Then the blows begin to rain down
upon the poor defenseless figure. Pres
emily the tired wife gives place to the
children. and they in turn to the rela-
tives and friends. all of whom similar
~ abuse 1t. At length, with natural
human impulse. their fury spent, they
try to make amends to the hapless
corpse. They battle it and bury it a
meter deep inside the house. and each
day at the dinner hour the family
places on the tomb some grains Of rice
and little palm wine for refreshment
Of the soul should it return.-Washing-
ton Post
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-06-07
Long Lived Razors.

".HoW long have you had this razor7''
asked the barber.
"A dozen years."
WELL" said he. "that is not bad.
It's no record. though. Lots Of my Gus.
toners have razors that they've owned
twenty and twenty-five years and used
too. Why. one old man gets me to
hone every three months razor, he
bought over forty years ago. And it's
such a good razor yet that this old
mans son. whenever he wants a vel
vet shave. goes to his dad and borrows
the veteran razor. A razor that with
good use won't last twenty-five years
Is no razor at all"-New York Press.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-06-07
The Greek Figure.

Greek figures of men appear taller
and more graceful than those of mod
erns. Modern artists make the upright
figure seven and One-half times the
length of the head. The Greeks made
1t eight times, lengthening the shin.
and the longer sweep from knee to
heel gave the figure increased grace
and dignity. The same plan was fire.
quently adopted by Lord Leighton, In
whose paintings the same effect is OBJ
tained.-New York American.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-06-07
Very Much Settled.

An elderly woman, on being exam
ined before the magistrate Of Bungay
as to her place Of legal settlement, was
asked what reasons she had for sup
posing that her deceased husbands
settlement was at st. Andrews.
The old lady looked earnestly at the
bench and said:
HE was born there! he was married
there, and they buried him there; and
II that isn't settling him there, I'd like
to know what isr'-London Telegraph
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-06-07
Made a Difference.

{ Teacher--If one servant girl could
clean two rooms in two hours, how
long would 1t take two servant girls
to do It? Little Girl-Four hours.
Teacher Wrong. It would only take
one hour. Little Girl-Oh, I didn't
know you was talking about servant
girls that wasn't on speaking terms!-
London TIT Bits.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-06-07
Yourself.

If you wish to be miserable you must
think about yourself, about what you
want, whatyou like, what respect people
ought to pay you, and then to you moth
ing will be pure. You will spoil every
thing you touch, you will make sin and
misery for yourself out of everything
which God sends you and you will be
as wretched as you choose. Charles
Kingsley.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-06-07
A Correction.

BERTHE Father, what is an egotist?
Father-He is man who thinks he is
smarter than any one else. Mother
My dear, you are scarcely right. The
egotist is the man who says that he is
smarter than any one else. All men
think they are.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-06-07
Small Himself.

'aThe trouble with that man ID that
he takes small matters seriously
yes" answered Miss Cayenne, sbut
you could not expect him TO do other
wise without sacrificing his self ses-
TEEN. Washington Star.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-06-07
Pure Love.

When woman chooses a man with
bald head, pair Of bowlegs and q
Saturday night pay check Of so you
can't accuse her Of marrying for any
thing but pure, unalloyed, uncontami-
mated, unquestioned and undying love.
Lamar (Mo) Democrat.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-06-07

Strong minds suf1er without com
planning; weak oass complain without
suffering. II
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-09-13
STANFORD GIRLS
TO BE ARCHERS

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Aug. 81
Soon the athletic members of the fail
sex at the university will be giver
practical lessons in the art of shooting
arrows. Not only will they be made
deft of hand and quick of eye in the
working methods used by Cupid of old
for sports more manly will be intro
duced into the curriculum of the Roble
gymnasium.
Cricket will be part of the regular
work of the gym-workers who care for
the game, and an effort is being made
to organize two teams of volley ball.
If the attempt is successful games may
be arranged with outside teams. Hook,
ey, which became popular last year,
will be continued. Only those girls who
pass a rigid physical examination will
be allowed to try out for any of the
teams. while the others will be given
special work in the gymnasium For
each hour spent upon the field one unit
of credit will be given.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-09-13
CHANGE BATHS
INTO THEATER

On Monday and Tuesday evening the
Hotel Baths will be transformed into
theater to accommodate the crowd
that wants to see the pictures of the
Gans-Nelson fight. The water will be
drained from the tank and the same
transformed into a theater pit where
chairs will be placed. The seating
capacity will then be ample to supply
the demand
The sporting public of Honolulu is
an11ously awaiting a chance to see
the wonderful 42-round fight that was
pulled off at GoldfieId.
An encounter lasting for three hours
and g clean film one and one-ha1f mile
long, showing every blow and move
made by the two greatest light
weights who ever crawled into a~prize
ring, will be seen. 1t will be a show
we'll worth double the prices that are
being asked.
Men have spent all sorts of money
to get a chance to see fights that
two rounds. This affairs went AZ fast
rounds that were each and every one
brim full of fighting.
Cans won the match on a foul after
a hard, gruelling fight. The pictures,
as stated above, cover the entire fight
from the time the men entered the
ring until Geo. Siler. the referee,
pointed to Joe Cans as the winner.
Seats are on sale now. Ringside
seats Soc, 75c., $1.00.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-09-13
PENNS SHOULD
WIN THE SERIES
Maryland and Colorado Are
Beaten i'm Games for
Hongkong Cup.

From the present indications the
baseball team from the cruiser Penn
sylvania, which has succeeded in win
ming both games which it has played,
Big Four. Yesterday. in the best game
which has been seen in the series, they
defeated the Maryland by a score of
7-3. and will play the final game of the
series with the Colorado today. In
the first game of the day the West vir-
GINA defeated the Colorado by score
of 1911, after a game which was full
of hard hitting. with errors strewn
around to such an extent that scoring
was easy for both teams. Hard batting
in the ninth inning was responsible for
the West Virginia victory and gave
them the only game which they have
won in the series.
The feature of the first game was
the batting Of Snyder, the West vir-
ginia's catcher. His home run, in the
last of the eighth, was the winning of
the game. 1t was a long drive to right
and brought in three runs, which cinch-
ed the victory for the flagship.
In the second inning a three-bagger
which Snyder made was also produce
tive of two runs and helped materially
toward bringing the score into good
shape Erickson started out in tha
game as the slab artist for the Colo
roda. He was hammered for six runs,
though poor fielding took a share of
the responsibility. Edwards was then
put into the game and got his .medi-
cine, too, though not to as great an ex-
tent in any one inning.
Mooney, who caught for the Colo
RADIO, put up a great game at the bat.
He hammered out three-bagger and
a two-base hit, both of which added
to the score of his team. Sipple, in
made a beautiful catch of
Snyder's long fly in the third, which
called forth applause from all pres
emit Bird, in the left field for the Col
orado, also made some fine catches OF
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-09-13
+. DONE BY TRYING.

Nobody can tell what he can
do till he tries. When a thing
ought to be done the modern
spirit moves us to keep working
away at it until it is done. In
the face Of this idea the "impos-
sible" vanishes. Where there's
a will, there's q way. elf we
could but rob cod liver oil of
it's sickening taste and smell and
then combine it with two or
three other ingredients we should
possess the best remedy in the
world for certain diseases that
are now practically incurable."
So said q famous English physi-
clan twenty-five years ago. "But
it will never be done," he added.
"You can no more turn COD liv-
er oil into a palatable medicine,
than You can turn the Goldfish
itself into a Bird of Paradise"
Yet he lived to admit that in
WAMPOLE'S PREPARATION
the impossible had been &C
complished. 1t is palatable as
honey and contains all the nu-
tritiYe and curative properties of
Pure Cod Liver Oil, extracted
by US from fresh cod livers, COM
bfned with the Compound Syrup
of Hypophosphites, Extracts Of
Malt and Wild Cherry. This
remedy is freed from the bad
peculiarities DR.. rockingham so
detested, and it is precisely the
splendid medicine he wished for.
Use it freely and confidently for
Hysteria, Wasting Complaints,
Anemia, Blood Impurities, Asth-
ma, and Throat and Lung Trou-
bIes. DR.. W. FL. B. Atkins, Ply
sician to Toronto General Hos
piral, says: "I sm much pleased
to state that the results from
using Wampole's Preparation OF
Cod Liver Oil have been uni
formly satisfactory; it appealed
to me as being prepared accord
ing 20 correct scientific princi-
ules.o It increases the appetite
and influences the digestion OF
food: it is delicious to take, viii
not disappoint you, and is etfec.
live from the first dose~ One BOT
tls convinces. At all chemists
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-09-13

long hard drives. robbing several men
of what would ordinarily have been
hits.
In the second game the Pennsylvania
won out hands down from the Mary
land The latter were unable to hit the
ball and did some base-running which
showed very poor headwork. Hart
pitched a good game for the losers, but
was hit pretty hard by his opponents.
Click pitched for the winning team
until the seventh inning. when he re-
tired in favor of Buck Freeman, who
completed the game in the. best or
shape. Click played steady ball all
the way through and was taken out of
the box simply to save his arm for the
final game against the Colorado. which
will be played today.
The Penns. started out hard and
made four runs in the first inning, be-
fore the Maryland boys had settled
down to their game. One apiece in the
second and third innings helped out,
and the game was cinched in the
eighth, when a base on balls, followed
by an error and clean drive to center
field, brought in two more.
lie MAI lhlItu SCOIcd INl(o III hiAC
third and once in the fourth, but were
behind all the way. and seemed to be
unable to touch the opposing pitchers
when men were on bases.
Scully, catching for the Maryland,
did some of the cleanest work which
has been seen in the series. He seems
to be easily the best catcher in the
series, and his throwing to second was
above reproach. Holt, playing at first
base for Pennsylvania, played a fine
game and made one of the prettiest
pickups which could be imagined, on
Freeman's low throw in the seventh.
The game today win be fought out to
a finish. If the Colorados can win the
game it will mean that they are tied
with the Pennsylvania for the first
honors. while if they lose it will give
the Penns. the championship with an
record and will make them
possessors of the Hongkong Cup, which
is now on the Colorado. The game
commences promptly at o'clock and
there is no admission charged to the
grounds.
The lineups and scores were:
Maryland-Miller, S.; Ludwig, 2b.;
lib SAAios o'', N7NNAASs -, IASNAA5 4Oss
Brookes. rf.; Tenney, CT; Pierce, If;
Hart, D.
Pennsylvania-Mar c.: Sackie, IF;
Bell, IT,; O'Connor, S.. Holt, h.; Cold
fus, 3D.; Fritz, CT: Calderhead, 2b.;
Click, Freeman, p.
123456 $3.50
Maryland ..... 0 021o0 0 0 o. 8
$500. l / 3
Umpire-Soares.
Colorado = Parker, 3D.; Dennis, If;
Supple. CT; Poppewell, h.: Mooney. c.;
S.; Gavin, 2b.: Bird, If;
p.
West Virginia-Reed IF. Hoeble, CT;
McGinn, S.; Miller, 2b. Callahan, h.;
Snyder c.; Schaefer, 2b.; Bird, IT,;
p.
1913 4567S9
Colorado ...... / 2 8 O / Oil
West Virginia -. 8 0 0 1 0 0 8 *-13
Umpire-Wells.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-09-13
SWIMMING AT
HOTEL BATHS

When the sailor boys from the fleet
divers at the Hotel Baths tomorrow
night they are sure to sit up and take
notice Aquatic sports followed by a
motion picture show will be the bill.
Admission Csc.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-09-13
kOPkE WINS OUT
IN WEEKLY SHOOT
A Close Contest for Gunners
of Local Shooting
Club.

The weekly shoot of the Hawaiian
Gun Club, which took place at the
Kakaako traps Wednesday afternoon,
brought out another candidate for the
challenge cup. E. Kopke made score
of p out of 81, and for the second
time his name viii be placed on the
cup. AT present there are four men
who have won twice each, Kopke, K.
B. Porter. J. w. Harvey, and T. Con-
nor. If any one of the quartet wins a
third time he will win the cup for
keeps and new trophy viii be put
up.
w. E. Wall did some nice work in
the match, scoring twenty out of
twenty-one. Harvey fell from his
clean score record, making nineteen
out of twenty. The scores of the day
were:
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-09-13
An Albany Teacher Cured.

Miss Jennie E. Bouton, a teacher liv;no
at As Second street, Albany, N. Y. saws
confinement in the school room brought
on anemia- Any exertion made me Short
OF breath and had to stop at nearly every
step on going up stairs. | had no color in
my cheeks or lips and my ears were trans
parent | had dull headaches and faint
spells. | had doctor but received no
real benefit until | tried DR.. Williams
RINK Pills. They cured me and l have
never been i'll since"