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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-05-21
THE VII 7 COMEDIAN.
His Mixup With Contract. Lessl
Fec and an Opinion.

Fec and an Opinion.
There was a certain comic Oper;,
comedian who made no end Of money
| and who scorned anything like ostcn-
tatious reclSlcssness in the spending Of
it. He was almost morbid on the sub
ject, in fact. and there were those who
said that he went to evening instead
Of morning service so that he might
have the use of the money he dropped
into the box a little longer This is by
way of explaining the grief which
once bcfell him in Cleveland.
Somebody had played an engagement
at a certain theater and had received
frigid reception, which stage people
call a frost. The comedian wasn't 60
ing to run any risks. He wouldn't
play at the theater unless certain
amount of money was promised him.
The manager Of the theatcr offered q
very large percentage of the receipts:
but. oh. dear, no, the willy comedian
wasn't going to be caught by such
chaff as that. He insisted upon lump
sum regardless Of receipts. The sum
was guaranteed, the contract signed.
The comedian came to town and, stroll
ing as if by chance into the box Office,
asked how the house was selling.
"Oh' said the ticket seller, 1--WE sold
every seat in the house ten days ago!'
The comedians blood boiled.
"Would." said he to himself, ooh.
would that had accepted the percent
age! 1t would have been double what
l get now"
1t was too late however, to rely or
simple woulding to change matters. so
he sought the foremost attorney of the
town. showed him the contract and eX-
pressed his desire to break it and
abide by the customary percentage
plan. Before the attorney would con-
sent to express an opinion the ques-
ton Of fee came up. and the comedian
handed him $500. The man at law
then took the paper and examined it.
''My dear SIR" said he, that con-
tract can't possibly be broken. drew
it up myself
1t is not told what the tempera ture
Of Cleveland according to the govern
ment report was that day, but in the
neighborhood Of that comedian things
fairly Observation-Disclosures Star.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-05-21
Lived I52 Years.

VIM. Parr= England oldest man ~
married the third time ut 100, worked
in the fields till 1872 and lived 20 years
longer. People should be youthful at 80.
James Wright, Of Spurlock, KY, shows
how to remain young. II feel just like
l6.year-old boy," he writes, "after
taking six bottles of Electric Bitters.
For thirty years Kidney trouble made
life a burden. but the first bottle of this
wonderful medicine convinced me | had
found the greatest cure on earth" They
are godsend to weak, sickly rundown
or old people. Try them. SOC at all
dealers.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-05-21
PRISONERS OF WAR.
Friendly Foes That Changed Places
Guests and Hosts.

A cheerful incident of the war J.
tween the states is told in Miss
Ridge and Lookout Mountain" II
Third Ohio, under Streight's commas,
was en- route for Richmond, prisonc,
of war.
One night they camped. worn. far
ished. with hearts heavy and home
sick, near the place where ConfeGcr
ate regiment, the Fifty-fourth Virginia
was stationed. Many of the southern
ers strolled over to the prison camp te
see the sorry show Of the poor, sup
PEERLESS Yankees.
They did not stay long. Back II
their own camp they hurried and sool
returned with kettles of coffee, corr
bread, bacon-the best they had ant
all they had. Presently little fires be
gan to twinkle in the prison camp, anG
the aroma of coffee rose like a fra
grant cloud of thank offering. Unio1
guests and Confederate hosts mingled
The next morning the prisoners de
parted.
Now comes happy sequel which
we'll balances the affair Later, when
the prisoners were exchanged. the
Third Ohio was encamped near Kelly
ferry, on the banks of the Tennessee
On the day Of the storming of Mis-
sionary ridge among the prisoners tax
en- were numbered the Fifty-fourtt
Virginia.
Some of the Third Ohio were OF
duty at the ferry when the prison de
tachments arrived.
"What regiment is that"' they asked
When told they started on the run
shouting as they went:
: "The Fiftyfourth Virginia's at tn,
ferry"
They dashed into their camp wit.
the news. The place was astir il
stantly. Treasures Of coffee, bacon
sugar, beef, preserved peaches-every
thing was turned out and carrie
double quick to the ferry. The cir
cumstances We're the same, with tn
difference that guests and hosts ha,
changed places.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-05-21
GETTING a Line on Prospects,.

''Sir, have very personal busine:,.
proposition to make to you, but befor'
approaching that would you care II
make a statement Of your financial
condition."
Certainly. 1 have been established
in this business for more than twenty
five years. my yearly income is We!
into the hundreds Of thousands an'
constantly increasing, l have unlini'
ed credit End also have real estatt
valued at couple Of millions. G.
ahead"
THAT is quite satisfactory Now
may ask for the hand Of your daugl
ter?"-New York Herald
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-05-21
COAL AS FUEL.
It Was In Use as Far Back as the
Time Of kinq Solomon.

Time OF King Solomon.
The first mention of coal in the an.
nails of mankind occurs in the Bible,
Proverbs XVI, 21, as follows: "As
Goals are to burning Goals and wood to
fire. SO is a contentious man to kindle
strife" This was written about 1O1G
B. G., at the time King Solomon came
into power. Part of his dominion was
Syria, and ancient coal mines are
worked in that country today. There
are several other references to coal in
the Bible. all of a later date. Tools
and cinders have been found near the
Roman wall, indicating that the Brit.
ons were familiar with the use of coal
prior to the Roman invasion in 81 B. G..
The first actual record Of a coal
transaction is the receipt for twelve
cart loads Of coal written by the good
abbot of Peterborough, A. D. S52.
Years before the Christian era coal
was in common use in China. Anthra-
cite coal is powdered, mixed with wet
clay and rolled into balls. These are
dried in the sun, and the poor use this
fuel in little hand furnaces precisely
as they did centuries ago. Marco Polo
speaks of seeing in 1916 "a kind of
black stone in Cathay that is used to
burn better than wood" Marco Polo's
countrymen refused to believe the
travellers tale.
The earliest historic mention Of coal
In the Unit, j States Is by the French
Jesuit missionary father Hennepin
who in his journal in 1870 speaks of
traces of coal appearing on the banks
Of the Alinois river and makes the site
of ''cole mine" on the James river,
near Richmond, the first mine opened
for the market. In 1866 anthracite
was discovered in the Wyoming valley
and a sample Of the coal sent to Thorn
as and William Penn in London.-Car
rington Phelps in Metropolitan Maya
zine.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-05-21
How Germany Deals With tho waster

How Germany Deals With tho Waster.
Germany has a law that provides
that if it can be proved that man is
earning a sufficient wage to support
those dependent on him, but that he is
dissipating that wage by vicious hab.
its, he can be declared minor, and he
is then treated as a child. His EN-.
ployer is told that the wage must he
paid not to the man, but to a guardian
appointed by the magistrate Of tb>
district in which he lives, who uses il
for the support of the wife and chill
dren. In England man who cou,i
not get his wage might refuse to work
In Germany the police would see tina
he did his work.-Progress.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-05-21
His Mean '.yay.

"Henry asked you if you had made
that cake. did he: Well, what was
there in that to wound your feelings
child?'
st was the-the way he said it
mamma. He--he didn't ask NINE il
I'd made it. He-he said. Darling
d-did you perpetrate this case"' :
Chicago Tribune.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-05-21
Remember

We guarantee to cure any case
where the patient has a spark of
vitality on which to build. We
do not only eradicate the drug or
liquor from. the system, but we
remove the appetite, and patients
grow rapidly in flesh and vitality.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-05-21
The Eternal Marathon.

"Man," declared the old fashioned
preacher. els worm
"And." said a man who had been
married three times and who was oc.
cupying small space in a rear pew,
"woman is the early bird" -Chicago
Record Herald.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-05-21
Her Opportunitv,

The man Halter had just announced
her engagement
"Rut you always said that men were
horrid creatures" said her friends.
$50 they are" replied the bride to
be, ''and here's my opportunity to pun.
ish one of them"
They all agreed that it was real no.
BILE Of her.-i'h1ladelphia Ledger.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-05-21
And Went.

"When I leave you tonight began
Mr.. Stoplate.
Goodness interrupted Miss Ter
sleep. care you coming again tonight
He glanced at the clock and appre
hended her meaning.-Exchange
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-05-21
Expensive Education.

"Do you think you could learn to
love me-" asked old Gotrox.
"Oh, Cont know" replied Miss
Youngbudd. "How much are you will.
ing to spend on my education ?'-Chi.
eago News.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-05-21
The North Dakota
Liquor Institute :

has been conducted in Grand
Forks for over - years; has re-
stored to prosperity and good citi-
zenship thousands of unfortunate
men and women, has brought
comfort and happiness to hun
dreds of homes.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-05-21
20 Days Treatment

in pleasant home, with all mod
ern conveniences, plenty of good
and healthy food, steam baths
and massage, the best and purest
medicine for the absolute cure of
the Liquor Habit, price for every
thing only e125.00.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-05-21
An Excellent Investment.
1000 per cent Profit in Is months. Cash
besides Health and Happiness.

81 have been drinking for years-not
so that l was a drunkard-but every
time l came to town [ got in company
and drank considerable from the black
bottle. 1t seems as though | can see
the bottle now as ghost, I get so
would come home to my wife and
children, drunk and ugly, forge g my
business and everything ey', pit the
black bottle. In desperate took a
bold step, went to the nth Dakota
Liquor Institute, Gran Forks, paid
$4,000 for the liquor cure, and got
cured. That is where | made 1000 per
cent profit and obtained health and
happiness
Your truly,
We have hundreds of letters similar
to the above and will be glad to furnish
the addresses of the parties to anyone
desiring them.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-05-21
The North Dakota >
Liquor Institute Cure

restores ambition and manly
strength, gives back to the pa
tients a clear head and high
ideals,
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-05-21

There is always reason in the man
for his good or bad fortune-Emerson
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-05-21
References

Any reliable business man Of
Grand Forks. All correspond
ence strickly confidential.
PETER WINGER.
Manager.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-05-21

6EFORE you build that Granary or Barn, I
would like to show you my materials and quote
you prices lumbe is cheaper now than it will
be another year. The TRUST is Tightening its
grip. AM NOT IN THE TRUST.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-17
HE STOCK MARKET

New York. Oct. fe~-rhe stoc,x unars kst today showed sSe siisrss is ' of the sSsss sSosFs as bs. osSas4.9 ecansction with nc rapid and substan- uct S.s, rSeeysry in prices of the latter s.s sSs;ssa s'r m ssSS ss way. The compilation Of the coming bank Statement also formed subjec3 it tsspPs asnSssor wnsh ae siss. s tnents et tho end of the wssk and to await the opening Of the neM week t9 enter on new venturcs. while tho
 ua ssss sssr sss ost rss msrs ass had closed. the increased conndencs over the money market petition V sds si s r.sniy ssIt ss Ssyy ys Sus hopes of . more accommodating spirit towards American borrowers on the part of London money lenders. As 2 have found acceptance In the London money market during the week, in spite of the rise in the Bank of England cf od 1s nrssy aa banking position. This has suggested the sppposition that while Ystiner terms will be demanded Of American borrow Of collateral win De sxercised. 1t IS not intended that renewal of maturing ac- counts shall be generally refused. It J4 QeHeFoQ ln 1aCl lu8t kuy AoMuot money market is more B0licitous to stop the run on its gold supplies from other quarters than to obatruct the credit operstions on the part of Amer
 The bank statement indicated the op- eration of some occult forces for which there Is no explanation In the move
 Ss s if n qs F seorssa se wssr at Tas s TOO in face of the estimated outgo of e6.0O0, 900 or 17,000s0n0. The report of other banks outside the clearing house does not explain the discrepancy. Neither have the local trust companies assisted in relieving the loan account of the local banks. as Is seen by the $25, POS, 800 loan increase reported by those institutions.
 It is known that out of town banks have been large lenders of money on their own account during the week. drawing on their deposits with New York banks for the purpose. the opera tlons amounting to transfer of book accounts without altering the credit position.
 < United States bonds were unchanged on cali from last week.
 CLOSING STOCK LIST.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-17

tered in some districts as low as 30 to S2 degrees. However. the frost was not followed by ratn, but by cool, dry, mod age. if any. has been very light. Apart from this frost the weather has been very favorable for maturing and gath a great many complaints from all over the eastern belt, Including Alabama and Mississippi, that boiis are opening very slowly. There are some fields where great many boils unmatured For them apprehension Is felt; they will make and mature provided we have an
 Ps ser as aart sh of S SntS as esp os tsa first part of next, in order to hasten the maturing of these bolls, but kill ing frost would prove disastrous moderate temperature is extremely de- sirabie for the next two or three weeks and much will depend on 1t for the final
 Tn our letter of the lst inst. we stated that while at the time it was too early to forecast with accuracy the strained to consider 11,5O0,Oo0 as the minimum We now desire to raise our minimum estimate to 11.S00.000. and we repeat that with open weather consid- erable increase may be expected. Geor- gia Is making a bumper crop. and we estimate for that State 2,300,000 bales; with favorable weather there is pos ntDliily Ot BICdtCi ylCAN' writing we regard the crop for Ala, bama as 1,200,000. The Carolinas and Tennessee combined will produce as much as. or more than last season Good weather. conditions will material iy increase the prospective yield in the entire cotton belt: and while there IS great amount of cotton beyond the making stage the saving of every LOCK In good condition will enhance the final yield in such sections
 Receipts during the first part or october were enormous. but they were we'll taken care of, for the demand, which came chiefly from Europe. and principally from Great Britain, was sufficient to absorb 1t. For the last few days, however, even this demand mas dwindled down to small proportions, while the Eastern and Southern spin. ners' orders are conspicuously small and irregular. It is for that reason that shipments to New York for delivery on contract have begun.
 The farmer and merchant nave now realized on a considerable part or their crop, and very much imbued with the idea of a short crop for this season and in consequence, are very buliisnty inclined, and are beginning to think whether it is not better for them to withhold their cotton for the present for still higher prices. and in some m. stances they are already resorungj to this Very respectfully.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-17


 sales to niiisrs, although totalinG . iarGe amount did not hold the market.
 The corn market was heavy, que to eopsiderabie peliing pressure ana ine ,nnusnee of the downward wheat mar Ret. CommlGPfon houses were prQml- nsnt sallers. There was little nnctua- igurDs beine i-fc to 5-sc lower. A large vo.sme of sales for the wesysead @ was Q feature of the oats marketr which in sympathy with wheat ana
 DecemSer and May closed l-4 nnd July l-sc below yesterdays nnai ns-
 Outsids of the immediate products which ranged from unchanged to 2sc higher. the provision market soox M iss srain mArkets. A waiting tendency . continuance of fight holding receipts led to h!sher nsures clCs,ns ,snnsrv prasSfs rorf to 66 cents higher for october pork unchanged october lard to Msy lara, cents lower; January and May ries, 2 l.2c lower and October ribs pc nisn- CT.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-17
NEW ORIEANs sPor COTTON.
NEW ORLEANS COTTON.

New Orleans, Oct 16--Spot cotton quiet but firm, unchanged, mfddling 1SAc. Sales on tho spot 200 bales. to arrive 2,25O bales.
 Futures opened steady at an advance or 396 points on favorable cables. After the opening bears became aggressive on good weather and small spinners takings and their selling put prices down IF @13 points. This decline was met by determined buying from prominent professional interests and during the remainder of the short Saturday session the market had 8 very firm under tone Shorts covered freely, not only tho cotton they sold early In the day. but also lines that had been held for some time. Toward the tclose some nervousness was
 manifested over frost predictions for the Atlantics over Sunday. The highest prices were 14816 points over yesterday. The closing very steady at a net advance of 14915 points.
 Futures this week show an advance of q little over two dollars a bale over last week the more active deliveries standing 41 Q43 points up. This advance was based on damage by cold weather and storms more than anything else. although the con- tinued good spot demand encouraged the bulls at all times. The damage done the crop led to the making of small crop es- inmates. which a few days ago. would not Bears were aggressive at times but prom inent bulls gave the market decided strength on recessions which several times prevent sd what looked like material declines. Spots were in somewhat better demand. sales ,on the spot amounting to 4.325 bales. against 3,726 last week. Sales to arrive totaled 9220 bales against 5. S2O last week. Spot prices advanced 5-16c during the week. Cotton futures closed very steady.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-17

NeW 1oFK, oct, l6.-Coffee futures open4 ca quiet at unchanged prices to a decline of points in sympathy with lower French capies but quickly rallied on support from ing was quite active late in the morning and prices closed firm at a net advance of ten points Sales were reported of 5375O bags. including: October at 5. s5: November at 500: December .s5 Q6. .05: March 10 42O; May 6.1596. 25; July 6.eoQ3O and September at 6.25935.
 Spot quiet; Rio No. sKc nominal: No santos sh @ %c: mild quiet: ,Cordiva sh
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-17
NEW YORK COTTON.

New York. Oct. 16.--The cotton market opened steady: points lower to four points higher. near months being seIativeiy easy under disappointing cables. bearish week end figures and the failure of the weather map to show frosts predicted for hte eastern belt Late positions were influenced by a renewal of Southern and western bull sup port but the market broke lG points under realizing for over the weekend and local bear pressure. Covering and fresh buying on tie decline eadsed a rally later with the market very steady within point or two of last night during the middle of the morning The market closed firm with prices net 39ii points higher.
 Receipts at the ports today 74.52s bales against shl25 last week and 53,3s4 last year For the week (estimated) 400, 900 last year.
 Today's receipts at New Orleans e792 bales against II, ,S44 last year and at Hous- ton l.s5s bales against 21.279 last year.
 Cotton spot closed steady, $ points higher {: middling uplands 13.95; middling gulf "A. 20. Sales 300 bales
 Futures opened steady and closed firm.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-17
sr .InI1Is lrEvE sTncE
MONEY MARKET.

New York. oct. 1S.~-Mensy cn call nomi- nal. Time loans firms sixty days A per cent; ninety days 4& @5 per cent Six months IA per cent.
 Close: Prime mercantile paper f% @5k
 Sterling exchange strong with actual bus mess in bankers biila at 4g2 % for sixty day bills and at 4S6, 90 for demand.
 liar silver 50& Mexican dollars 4S. haarr
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-17
NAVAL STORES.
M Charleston

Charleston. Oct. 1s.-Turpentine firm Resin firm. quote. ABcD S4.OO; E s4 o5. S4 Is; G s4.20; H S4.30; s4 60. x sS s5;; M s5.6O; s6.oo; WIG $s.15; wv Savannah. Oct 1s--Turpentine firm 57n Ill. '' PiiAoSs Resin firm; sales 1.s7s: receipts 1.ss7 shipments 9S0; stock 141.055- Quote: ED S4: s5-e0; M s5-7o; $s. %: VIC SS IS,
 New Orleans. Oct 16.-Receipts s55 bar rels rosin: s2 barrels turpentine
 Shipments, none.
 Wilmington. Oct. 16.--Spirits turpentine steady 5skc: receipts 2s casks
 Rosin steady SS 55: receipts barrels
 Tar firm $1 so; receipts 70.
 Crude turpentine firm s2.50 $4 % and S4. 00: receipts IS.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-17
METAL MARKET

New York. Oct. 16.--With the New York ana London metal exchanges closed as usual on Saturday. metals were quiet and praeti- cally nominal
 Tin was steady at s30. 40@so; Lake cop- CTS; electrolytic at 12.e0QS5 and casting at SIP. .50@75 NNS'i'is
 Lead was unchanged at q. 3O@s71s and Spelter 6.0o01o. "~
 Iron was unchanged
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-17
DRY GOODS MARKrr

New York. Oct. 16.-The dry goods mar. kets are morea ctive and prices are strenKth- enins Cotton goods continued to advance. Yarns are firm. Linens were selling steadv ported.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-17
FRENf,Kx afnNry

Paris. Oct 18.--Close: Three per cent rentes 91 francs e7ss eentiInes for the ac- Exchange on London s5 francs ls cen times for checks.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-17
NOTICE t TO CREDITORS
OF FIRST MEETING

OF FIRSF MEETING Tn the District Court of the United States. For the Middle District of Alabama--In Bankruptcy.
 In the matter of wm. E. Baughman, Bank rupt, Post Office Montgomery. County Montgomery. Alabama.
 The aforesaid party having been adjudgea a Bankrupt under the Act of Congress entitled An Act to Establish a Uniforna System of Bankruptcy Throughout the Uni- ted States" approved July Ist, 1898, meet ing of the Creditors of said Bankrupt ia called at the office of the undersiKned ref cree. in the United States Court House Montgomery. Alabama. on the 3Oth day oe October next, at 10 o'clock A. M to make proof of debts and for the election of Trustee. and such other matters as are necessary and required by the Act of Con. gress aforesaid
 ASA E. sTRArroN.
 Referee. Montgomsry: Ala: Oct 18th. 1908
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-17
GERMAN MONEY
CnFFEE MARKEr

Berlin. Oct. l6.-ExchanKe on London et marks A pfgs. for checks.
 Money per cent.
 Private discount rate 3S per cent
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-17

Chicago. oct. I6.-Wneat feII off tO- day. the bearish sentiment being mark . ed through the entire session although a slight recovery kept the. market from December ranged 5-S lower and closed 1 cent below yesterdays figures and a similar condition was shown in May. both Of which grains opened at the same point.
 Corn and oats. governed by the over shadowing wheat market ruled lower and provisions. with the exception of
 Large realizing sales by heavy hold CTS pounded the wheat market, Cash