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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-04-10
news Of WEEK SUMMARIZED
Digest Of the News Worth Telling Con
deased for the Busy
Reader.
Washington Notes.

The president has sent to the SEN
ate the nomination Of Brig. Gen. Gen.
c. B. Hall to be major general and
Col. ]. B. Kerr to be brigadier gen.
eral.
Congressman Mann of the commit
tee on interstate and foreign COM
merce reported adversely the Burton
bill repeating the law regulating
hours of labor for telegraphers.
Because of lack of prison accommo
dations the navy department has been
reduced to the extremity of discharg-
ing all prisoners who have served at
least one-third of their sentences
President Roosevelt has been the
recipient of gifts of almost every del
scription from personal friends and
others. but it remained for Nicara-
guam to present him with the most
novel gift of all. A monster sea tur,
tie, weighing $50 pounds, has just
been received from Col. James Die,
trick of Nicaragua.
Owing to the numerous wrecks OF
seagoing vessels under conditions
which often make it impossible for
the lifesaving stations to be aware of
the disaster, bill is now being pre-
pared which will require all seagoirg
American vessels to be equipped with
self-anchoring line carrying pro-
jectile and the means for projecting
it.
The comparative statement of the
government receipts and expenditures
for March, 1908, shows the receipts
to have aggregated $44,616,955, which
is the lowest point reached in several
years. The expenditures for March
were $53,201, 800, which leaves a def
cit for the month of $S,5S4,364, and a
deficit for the nine months of the
present fiscal year of $35, 675 900.
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Spectators Are Hurt.

FL Paso, Tex, April Z. While a
moving picture exhibition was being
keld at sol6monville, Ariz.. last night.
in the courthouse in lieu Of a theater
building, the gas tank exploded, prac-
tically wrecking the room and injur-
Ing number Of spectators.
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Game is Plentiful.

Lake Crystal, MIMI. April 4. -
Ducks and geese are more numerous
this spring than in many years. Hunt
ers are shooting muskrats on the
open lakes and ares making from IS
to $40 per day from the sale of furs.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-04-10
MARRIEs GIRL HE RESCUED.
Ole Enger Of Superior Lives Up to
Ideal of Romance,

Chippewa Falls, Wis, April 4. - A
romance which began two years ago
at Boyd led yesterday to the marriage
of Ole A. Enger of Superior and Miss
Minnie Saas of Boyd
Enger first met Miss Saas. when he
saved her from drowning at Boyd,
where he was supervising the con-
struction of bridge. Miss Saas was
boating on the river below the bridge
when her craft was overturned by be-
ing struck by falling timber. Enger
leaped into the river and rescued her.
After the incident they were intro
duced and the courtship began.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-04-10
LOSES PET DOG; is SUICIDE.

Woman browns Herseif Because Ami,
NAL 10 Killed. &
Millville, N. j.. April 5.--Brooding
over the death Of q pet dog, Mrs. Han
nah Willis threw herself into the
Richmond mill pond near her home
yesterday and was. drowned. Several
weeks ago, while Mrs. Willis, rs was
crossing the railroad tracks. an cleo
trio train struck and killed her pet
dog. Ths shock 20 unnerved her that
her physician feared for her reason.
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Shelter Starts Another Furnace.

S"S'ee! StaTtS Anotner furnace.
He'ena, Mont, April 1.-The Ameri-
can Eefinjng and Smelling company's
Plant at East Helena. which few
months ago suspended nearly all oper.
at'ons because of depression in the
metal. markets, yesterday reinstated
sixty former employees and started
another furnace
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Important chInese Road.

Important Chinese Road.
The railroad between Tientsin and
Chinkiang Is TO be built without de
lay. This road. one Of the most I'M.
portant links of the Chinese railway
system, viii Be 600 miles in length
and for tho greater part Of Its course
viii parallel The Grand canal.
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TORPEDO BOAT is SUNK.
British Warship Goes Down in COL
lision With Cruiser.


lision With Cruiser.
Portsmouth, England, April S. -
Thirty-six men, including Lieut.. Mid
dleton, the commander of the torpedo
boat destroyer Tiger, lost their lives
In the collision off the Isle of Wight
between that vessel and the British
cruiser Berwick. The vessels belong
ed to the Portsmouth division of the
British home feet and were engaged
In night maneuvers in the channel
while on their way to Portland. The
night was very dark and the Berwick
was steaning slowly When the de.
stroyer attempted to cross the big
cruisers bow she was caught amid
ships and cut in half with knifelike
precision, sinking almost immediate.
ly.
Deck Crew Goes Down.
The deck crew, who were dressed
in heavy oilskins and boots, went
down with the vessel, not having time
to free themselves from these heavy
membranes. OF the twenty-five men
who were rescued, most of them were
engineers and stokers, who, having
light clothing. were able to keep
themselves afloat until boats from the
other ships, which we're Immediately
launched, picked them up.
. The collision occurred at $40
o'clock Thursday night. The ships
we're maneuvering without lights. 1t
is believed that several of the men
were killed by the impact
Under Cover of Darkness.
The smaller naval vessels were in
the midst of an attack on their bigger
consorts when the disaster. occurred.
The entire fleet was under masked
lights, and in the absolute darkness
the Tiger was suddenly struck square
amidships by the Berwick. The sharp
stem of this vessel, to use the words
of an eyewitness, cut the destroyer in
two as If she had been made of paper.
The forward half sank instantaneous
ly and the sea became dotted with
struggling men. Most of them, how
ever, sank before help could reach
them.
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sIiu Fire It Joliet, Ill

d Bio Fire at Joliet, TIL.
Joliet, April The Barrett block
was destroyed by fire. the loss being
more than 500 900. There were about
eighty persons in the building, I'll Of
whom escaped unintursd.
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BANK MINUS $1oe,25o.
Grend Jury at Salt Lake Asked to In
vestigate Bio Theft.

Salt Lake City, Utah. April 4. =
Wien it is impane.ed. April 10, the
United States grand jury will be ask
ed fy the directors Of the Utah Ma
tioral bank to investigate the theft of
$l0G, so in January from tae reserve
chest of that institution. This state
ment was made yesterday by w. S.
Mccormick. president of the bank.
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"RoTTEN EDGED" BY WOMEN.
Town Rivalry Leads to Extreme
Measures in "Gettinu Even,"

Kermit, S. D., April 4.-Much bitter.
ness prevails between Noonan and
Kermit as result of business rival.
ry, and the recent arrest of c. H.
Manhart on charge of burning a
building belonging to Noopan parties,
who were moving it from Kermit to
Noonan. J. NJ. Johnson, who was one
of the witnesses in this case, was
bonbarded recently with rotten eggs
by women of Kermit.
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FARMER AND TEAM KILLED.
Error in Judgment Causes Frightfu
Accident Near Albany. MINI.

Accident Near Albany, Mimi.
Melrose. Mimi, April A farmer
named Wessler was struck by east
bound passenger Great Northern train
No. - near Albany and thrown 900
feet and almost instantly killed He
had whipped up his horses to cross
ahead of the train and was struck by
the engine and was before he could
clear the track. Both of his horses
were killed.
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Domestic.

OSsuSOksSs
The resignation of Gov. Joseph K
Toole became effective April 1. I'd
win Norris, lieutenant governor. was
inaugurated chief executive of the
State of Montana.
A worlds record was broken at the
Montreal Amateur Athletic associa.
ton indoor races when Ted l.. Luke
man of the NJ. A. A. A. won the sixty
yard dash in is seconds. The pre-
vious record was 6 2-5 seconds.
Joe Cans, colored, champion light
weight pugilist of the world, stopped
Spike" Robson, the English feather.
weight champion, in the third round
of what was scheduled as six-round
bout, before the National Athletis
club at Philadelphia.
The new United States battleshib
Idaho was placed in commission by
the government at League Island last
week, though nearly half Of the crew
of 1872 men assigned for duty on the
vessel were absent because of an epi.
demic of mumps at the navy yard.
The charges against Chancellor
Day of Syracuse university growing
out of his recent criticisms of the
president were dismissed by Bishop
Moore at the 109th session of the
New York Methodist Episcopal CON
ference. The bishop declared that
the complaint against Chancellor Day
was direct attack upon free speech
and the liberty Of the press.
A $12.00o,00o water loop, to encircls
the business heart Of Chicago. is pro.
posed by Frederick A. Delano of tho
harbor commission. It would be made
deep enough to accommodate the
largest ships Of commerce.
Steps have been taken for the repaf.
and preservation Of the Church of the
Holy Family. the oldest Catholic
church, in the Mississippi valley, 10
Gated ct Cahokia, Ill. The church was
erected ID 1856, few years after
Louis Joliet and Father Marquette ex,
plored the Illinois ana Mississippi
rivers. & ..5. 4. 4.
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Grimes and Criminals.

Mrs. Frances Kabe was found muir.
dered at her home in Fallsington, Pa.
There is no clue to the murderer.
Gems and jewelry valued at $4,000
were stolen from the show window of
the Fifth avenue store of Dikran kel-
eHian, Persian consul at New York.
Two men were shot to death and
another seriously wounded as the re-
suit of battle near Hemlock. KY,
between the Osborn-Mitchell factions.
Rewards offered for the capture of
the person or persons who dynamited
Gen. Bulkeley Wells house at Tellu.
ride, Colo, in an effort to kill him ag.
gregate $4,000.
Edward F. Randall, an expert &C.
countant, shot and it is believed fatal.
ly wounded his wife and then killed
himself in his home in Brooklyn. The
couple had quarreled.
The Lincoln Neb., police depart
ment was notified that the postoffice
at the town of Valley had been broken
into, the safe blown to pieces and 5000
in cash and many stamps taken.
George S. Dubois, we'll known
miner who discovered the Lost Bull.
ion mine near Silver City, N. NJ. was
shot and killed at Ballard. a mining
camp, in Colorado. by John Bird, a
hotelkeeper.
Following a quarrel between politt
cal factions in Democratic primary
contest in Brooklyn John O'Brien, a
political worker, was shot and prob.
ably fatally wounded His alleged as.
sailant, Thomas Slattery. escaped.
United States secret service men in
New York have suppressed Mill. the
most rabid anarchistic paper project
ed in lie history of scarlet journalism
in America. Only one issue of Mill
was prepared. It's publishers and ed.
itors are fugitives.
George Conrad, farmer of Wayne,
". Va, killed his six-year-old daugh.
ter by beating her with poker and
fatally injured his wife with the same
weapon. Jealousy is assigned as the
cause. Conrad escaped and is still
eluding the authorities.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-06-06

mountaineer In Kentucky, who had re-
sisted all missionary efforts directed
toward him. "Bilr was extremely
stubborn, and, in addition, possessed
various other unlovely qualities that
caused his neighbors much concern.
A final attempt was made by leading
citizen to restore bill" to the faith Of
his childhood.
BILL" said this well meaning man,
do you mean to tell me that you amt
teched by the story of the Saviour
that died to save your sins?" Where
upon "Bilr' demanded aggressively:
DO you try to tell me that Jesus
Christ died to save me when he never
seed me and never knowed mer'
"'Bill,'" responded the neighbor in
disgust, ut wuz burned sight easier
fur the Lord to die fur you because
he never seed you than II he knowed
you as well as we all do. "-Rochester
Herald.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-06-06
COMPLAINTS ABOUT PAINT.

The time to complain about paint
II before the painter applies 1t. The
man who puts up the money should
not shirk the responsibility OF choos.
ing the paint True, the painter
ought to know paint better than the
banker, the professional man or the
merchant The trouble is, the house
owner too often deliberately bars the
competent and honest painter from
the Job by accepting a bid which he
ought to know would make an honest
Job impossible.
secure your bids on the basis Of
National Lead Company's pure White
Lead and pure Linseed Oil and see
that you get these materials.
No one need be fooled by adulter-
ated white lead. A blowpipe testing
outfit will be mailed to anyone inter-
ested In paint.
Address. National Lead Company.
Woodbridge Building, New York City.
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HOW TURKEY REGULATES AUTOS.
Stringent Provisions Made in the Land
of the Sultan.

The following instructions have been
issued to the Turkish custom house
authorities with regard to the intro
duction Of automobiles into Turkey.
The invoice price will be converted
into piastres Medjidie at 10, and Is
per cent. will be added for packing
and freight, If the freight is included
in the invoice only ten per cent will
be added. On this total a discount of
ten per cent. will be allowed and the
duty will be levied on the remainder
AS regards autos in transit, they will
be allowed six months to pass through
the country. A lead seal will be at
tached- by the customs authorities to
a prominent part of the machine,
which until further orders, If unpro-
vided with an invoice, will be estimat-
ed at minimum of $4,000 or maxi
mum of 10000 piastres; on this
amount ten per cent. will be taken for
duty and only returned, less transit
duty of one per cent, when the auto
Is leaving the country, against pre-
sentation of the original receipt given
by the custom authorities, on which
must figure the name of the proprie.
tor, the builder, the numbers and any
distinctive marks on the machine.
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Right Cross Counter to the Head.

they are extremely simple. But they
require practice-constant, careful
practice-as does every maneuver.
Remember this seemingly unimpor
tant maxim, as it will save confusion
later on: Never bend either knee in
any lead, counter or parry for the
face. The knee should only be bent In
delivering body blows.
You now have the right and left
leads and parties for the face and the
right and left cross-counters for the
face. Those should keep you busy for
some time.
Let me suggest that you cut out
this article and save it. 1t will come
in handy even after you are further
advanced, and you will need to refer
to it from time to time.
You cannot hope to learn everything
all at once, but If you will each week
practice daily the lesson that I have
taught you will soon find yourself
getting the hang of it."
There is no other exercise half so
interesting and exciting as boxing, and
once you get fairly into it you will Join
the mighty army of enthusiasts.
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LOVER SOMEWHAT TOO HAsrv.
Really Had Little Cause to Be Jealous
of Youthful Prodigy.

A considerable portion of Partisan
society is smiling broadly over the
latest escapade of that remarkable
boy, Max Darewski, who has been full
filling an engagement at the Paris
Alhambra. Among the ladies who
"gushed" over him is a certain young
lady who happens to be engaged to a
count, lieutenant of dragons, who
is far more interested in his military
duties than in society doings. Know
ing him to be of a remarkably jealous
disposition, one of the counts BROTH
er officers began to chaff him about
his betrothed's evident infatuation for
young Max Darewski." Mad with
rage, the count Travelled post haste to
Paris and burst in upon the astonished
lady, holly denouncing her for
carrying on an intrigue during his alb
sence. Mile. A. quickly guessed what
had happened, and, angry at being sus-
pected, she refused to offer the count
any explanation, with the result that
he left more convinced than ever of
her guilt, and Immediately sent fiery
challenge to young Max. OF course.
it was not long before the count was
convinced that he had wasted his
jealousy on boy of IL; but Paris is
now asking itself whether the engaged
couple will make things up again. and
what will happen to the count for be-
ing absent from his regiment without
leave.
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PAYS LOAN OF FIFTY YEARS AGO.
chicagoan Surprises New Jersey Man
Whose Father Aided Him.

New York-WiIIiam Davis of Ter
sey City received call the other day
from an old man who introduced him.
self as James OLeary of Chicago. Mr..
O'Leary said that when he came to
this country from Ireland SO years ago
Mr.. Davis father, now dead, had lent
him s25 to pay his way from Jersey
City to Pittsburg, telling him to pay
1t back when he could spare the
money.
Mr.. OLeary said he served in the
civil war, after which he drifted about
the west with varying fortune until
1890, when he went to Chicago and
with $50 he had saved opened a fruit
stand. From that time he prospered
and he is now comparatively wealthy.
Recently, he said. his conscience
pricked him for not repaying the loan
and he came to Jersey City to look for
Mr.. Davis, only to learn that he was
dead, but had left a son, whom he
succeeded in locating after a long
search.
William Davis, after satisfying him.
self that it was his father who had
lent the money. accepted the SIS, but
declined Mr.. OLeary's offer to pay
interest. Mr.. O'Leary said he would
pass few days In New York and then
go back to Chicago.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-06-06
ODD CREW HANDLES SHIP.
Mixed Talent Signed az Sailors on
Bark from San Pedro.

Tacoma, Wash-In a mixed crew
which brought the .our-masted Brit
lsh bark Howard d. Troop to Tacoma,
Capt. Durkee found an amazing array
OF talent. On his articles he has
stenographers, musicians, restaurant
keepers, and, in fact, many other an
cient and honorable professions and
occupations represented. In looking
over the men he secured at San
Pedro Capt Durkee found a collection
OF genius that would be hard to
beat. Every kind of talent was there
but the kind he wanted. The Nova
Scotia master asked for sailors, and
out OF IA new hands there was but
one who had actual experience at sea.
During the seven weeks that the
four-master lay at San Pedro discharg-
ing she naturally lost the majority of
her crew, and when the vessel was
ready to sail for Tacoma In ballast 1t
was necessary to sign IA new men.
Real sailors were scarce, but there
were many willing young fellows who
wanted to try for experience.
In flying fish weather the new hands
were all right for sweeping down
decks and lighting the. pinnacle. but
even at that the real seamen had prac-
tically all the work to 90. But when
the weather was more threatening
the green hands were next to useless
Tor going aloft, furling sails, or steer
ing full and by" If the weather had
been at all heavy, Capt. Durkee says
ne does not know what he would have
done with his crew of novitiates. and
ne considers his trip up the coast re-
markable under the circumstances.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-06-06
CANARY BIRD EGGS OF SOAP.
Wise Man Of Ship Crew Admits thu
Joke at Last.

New York.-Thes library steward Of
the White Star liner Republic prides
himself on being too wise for prac.
teal jokes, but on a recent trip his
shipmates entered into a conspiracy
to make him a victim and the chance
came at Palermo, where the librarian
bought some canaries.
The plotters placed sugar-coated
almond in the cage and the steward
was delighted, thinking it an egg. This
made the jokers keener to keep up the
fun. After leaving Palermo no more
almonds were to be had, but the ships
barber shaped eggs out OF soap and
one each day was placed in the cage
until four appeared to have been laid.
The librarian installed an electric
heater in his berth to keep them at
the right temperature Looking into
the nest few mornings later he
found the cock canary eating
sugar and almond. His establishment
was great when he cut into the other
eggs and found them of soap.
The stan and even the passengers
had been waiting for the denouement.
He who had always been proof against
tricks finally laughed with the rest
and admitted that he had got his" at
last.
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Old Gentleman Was Offended.


A bespectacled old gentleman who
had wandered into department store
downtown several days ago ap-
preached floor walker and with an
irate look in his near-sighted eyes
said:
Il want to know why you don't dis
cipline your young ladies?"
The floor walker was slightly puz-
z1ed.
discipline them?" he asked. II
don't quite understand. What forr
You see that young lady over
there?" explained the old gentleman
pointing In the direction of a demure
cloak model. The floor walker imme-
diately saw the object, but said moth
ing, and retained wonderful gravity
of expression.
II asked her to show me the way to
the shoe department" continued the
old gentleman, land she only smiled.
Wouldn't even answer. It's disgrace.
full"
The floor walker said something
about attending to the dummy" and
choked back tear while he reverent
ly led the customer to the shoe de
Observation-Disclosures Star.
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Her Maqic Word.

II want some black silk galloon,"
said the shopper In the big depart
ment store to her companion. Where
do you suppose / can find it,"
ASK the floor walker" said the
other woman.
"Oh, he's too naughty. He'll simply
wave his hand vaguely and tell US
something about the number of rooms
over, and we'll have to hunt for 1t
ourselves anyway"
'Til ask him.
In moment she returned, accom-
panied by the floor walker, all smiles
and attention. He CALAMITY escorted
them to the right counter, called a
saleswoman, and instructed her to
give the ladies careful attention, and
then bowed himself away with mag.
nificent salaams.
How did you do it," gasred the
shopper.
81 said to him: You are the floor
manager, aren't your He became
my slave at once. I never say floor
walker In the first place, I don't like
the term myself, and l should think
it would be rather offensive to any
man. So why should l inflict It on
him? Manager sounds much better,
is fully as accurate, and-you sect
certainly makes much more ef-
fective appeal"
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You Would Not Accept Counterfeit
Money, Why Accept Counterfeit
Goods3

Good money is made by the Govern
ment in which you have implicit faith
and confidence. Good goods are made
by manufacturers who are willing to
stake their regulations on the quality
of the material offered to you through
the medium of their advertisements In
this paper. Counterfeit goods are not
advertised. The reason for 1t is they
will not bear the close scrutiny to
which genuine advertised goods are
subjected. Counterfeit money pays
more profit to the counterfeiter. Coun-
terfeit goods are offered to you for the
same reason.
Insist on the Genuine-Reject the
Counterfeit.