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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-04-02
The ARMY DEsERTER.
He y : Marked Man, and His Chances
OF Escape Are Few,


'The most persistently trailed law
breaker in the United States today is
the deserter from the army" said q
captain Of the United States army,
From the time he is found missing
at the post where he is stSeioned until
the inevitable hour when an officer Of
any of dozen different federal and
civic denominations lands him in Gus
tody he is criminal marked for pun
ishnent. and lie is shrewd indeed If he
escapes.
"Four-ffths Of the deserters are for
etgn born and professional army de-
serters with bad records left behind
them in Europe. These men, as un-
Gerstand it. deserted from armies in
the old countries, came here in search
of work. didn't get anything to suit
them and joined orr forces only to get
tired and want to quit again. VIVA.
they get in the end Is d term in the
guardhouse or in the national prison
for bad soldiers.
beside the chances Of an escaping
soldier to get away from his punish
ment that Of an ordinary jatlbreaker,
bounded by civil officers, is q baga.
eelle. In the first place, a soldier in or
out Of uniform is a soldier in habits
and carriage, with the telltale sten
and mannerisms of the service. The
lockstep of the state prison will wear
away because it is only an incidental
Of prison life, and the convict doing
time can do it more or less perfectly,
according to his inclination or the
watchfulness Of the guard, but the
whole life Of the soldier is soldering.
and he can never get away from it.
'Now, turn man so marked out in
the world with fifty dollar reward on
his head and send to every village
postoftice, police station, constable.
sheriff and United States marshal in
the whole country his accurate de-
scription and picture Of him in two
attitudes and you have placed him III
the predicament of the deserving SOL
der and narrowed his chances to an
infinitesimal bit of progress within
fifty miles from the starting point
without arrest"
The captain said that more money
was probably spent by the government
in advertising a deserter than the re-
ward of $50 offered for his capture
Washington Herald.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-04-02
a POISON EPISODE.
Whes Famous Chemist Was siieneed
In Court hv = ludoa. sl5f

Whes Famous Chemist Was eilenced
In Court by Judge.
There was famous poisoning case
in England many years ago in which
tue strong point of the defense was to
show that the accused. who was an
expert chemist, would not have used q
poison which could be so easily found
after 1t had been taken into the hui
man system. Sir Robert Christeson.
professor in Edinburgh university. a
famous expert on toxicology. whose
works are still standard on that sub
ject. was put on the stand to prove
this point. When he declared that u
chemist would certainly use some poi
son which would leave no trace, the
prosecuting attorney asked him If be
meant to say that there were such
poisons.
Sir Robert replied in the affirmative
The prosecutor asked. "Name themw
"No! shouted the Judge. Il forbid
you to answer that question:
In spite of the protests Of the prose-
cutor the judge would not allow the
expert publicly to give the name of a
poison which would leave no trace.
and the question remained unan-
swered.
Now comes the curious part of the
story. During the next two years Sir
Robert received more than 1000 let
tiers from all parts Of the world ask
ing, begging, offering to buy, the name
Of the untraceable poison alluded to in
his testimony. Many of these he kept
as curiosities. showing them to his
friends as evidence of the depravity Of
human nature. Some of the excuses
for wanting the name of the poison
were very ingenious. One man was
writing novel based on poison plot
and wanted to make use of the I'M
traceable poison idea. He did not
want to give the name of the poison in
his book, but just wanted to have it
by him in case any scientific critic
should deny the possibility Of such poi
sons, when he could send him the
name in a private letter and quot( the
distinguished authority" from whom
it came, etc. Several persons profess
ed to be studying chemistry and asked
for the information on the ground of
professional courtesy. To all such Sir
Robert would send the advice to pur
sue their studies and they would soon
know as much about it as he did.
Many offered large sums of money for
the secret. usually pretending they
had bet still larger amounts that they
could fine it out in a given time and
were willing to share their profits lib
orally with Sir Robert.
The thing which most impressed Sir
Robert was the number of persons all
over the world who seemed DESTROYS
of possessing the secret Of an agent
that would kill. but leave no trace, and
the amazing falsehoods to which they
would subscribe their names in order
to obtain the information. 1t is said
that whatever poison Sir Robert had
In mind at the trial he never mention
ed it. not even to his classes, so strong
~ was he impressed with the danger
of letting such thing become matter
Of public knowledge.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-04-02
Mortfaae Foreclosure Sale.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN. that that
by Thomas Trenbeath and Sarah Tren-
heath, his wife, mortgaQors, to Fargo Loan
Agency, mortgage, dated on the 18th day
of November, A. d. 1903, and filed for record
in the Office of the Register of Deeds of
Penbina County. North Dakota, on the 9th
day of November, A, d. 1903. and recorded
in Book S6 of Mortgages on page 100, and as
signed by said mortgage to c. Mayer and
J; Addie Nash; will be foreciosed BY sale Of
the premises In such mortgage and herein
after described, at the front door of the
Court House in the City of Pembina COIN.
ty of Pembina. State of North Dakota. at
the hour of Gals o'clock q. M. on the
10th day of April. A. d. 1909. to satisfy the
amount due upon such mortgage upon the
day of sale. ~. 'Ae
The premises described in said MORTGAGE
and which will be sold to satisfy the same
are described as follows, to-wit:
The Southwest quarter of the Southwest
quarter of Section $,the Southeast quarter
Of the Southeast quarter of Section n, the
East half of the Northeast quarter of sec
ton 81. and the Northwest quarter of Sec
ton s.. all In Township 1874 and Rance q.
Petnbina county. North Dakota.
There will be due upon such mortgage at
the date OF sale the sum of $3sS2,
&c. MAYER e ]. ADDIE NASH.
W. J. MAYER. s' - 'xaRee'
Attorney for Assignees
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-04-02
SIZING UP THE BABY.
Varying Views Of the Different Mem
bers Of the Family.

bers ct the Family.
This is what the Browns had to say
of the latest addition to the family:
The Mother-Oh, isn't he the cutest.
grandest. handsomest, smartest little
fellow in the whole world? Such eyes!
Such features! Such shoulders! And
hear him talk, will you? Why, he I'M
derstands perfectly every word say.
The Father-There's a boy for you!
Smith will brag about that kid of his.
will he? Well, you just wait until this
youngster is a month old, and I'll take
the conceit out Of Smith!
Little Bobby-So that's what the
stork brought, eh? Gee, the stork mus.
have it in for this family!
Little Bella-Oh, ma, he's swallowed
all his teeth, and all his hairs blowed
off!
Bachelor Brother-I don't want to
cause you folks any anxiety, but he's
the smallest human being I ever saw
outside of dime museum. You want
to feed him upon roast beef and por-
terhouse steak right away.
Uncle Jack "a dog fancier)-Is his
nose cold? Hold him up by the back
of his neck and We'll see if he's got
any nerve.
Grandma-There you go, spelling the
child as soon as he has his eyes open!
suppose when he's month old we
shall all have to stand on our heads to
amuse him! Give me that infant this
instant before he has collie and dies!
The Family Cat-Well, that settles
my hash! It's either hunt a new homo
or become tailless feline inside Of n
month. Why, that kids got grip on
him like longshoreman's!
The Baby-Goo-goo! Goo-goo! Goo,
goo-goo-goo! Or, in other words, II,
make it coed and hot for this family
about midnight!St. Louis Republic.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-04-02
Her Awful Sin.

A little girl Of six once went in great
distress to her mother, saying that she
had committed sin which could new
er be forgiven and which was too bad
to be repeated. By dint Of a little
coaxing she was induced to make q
full confession, which was In this
wise:
II felt 80 sorry for poor Satan and
wanted to give him little comfort
So l got glass Of cold water and
poured it down little hole in the
kitchen floor"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-04-02

WINNIPEG SCHOOL OE MUSIC,
Sandison Block. Faculty:
PIANO. S. Amber, Director;
c. A. Macklin, S. X. Hall,
Sylvester Gerardin,
Mrs Freeman, Mrs. ]. Aister Nichols,
Miss HI. c. Fumerton.l
VOCAL-Rys Thomas, F. Warrington,
director of Winnipeg Oratorio Society
VIOLIN-Mr. Macdonald. Few.
Mr.. Sylvester Gerardin, local repre-
preventative, Pembina, Nd.
Piano pupils received at his residence
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-04-02

The Limit.
"What did the doctor say was the
matter with your
'He said he didn't know"
'sWell, what doctor are you going to
nextT'
"None. When a doctor dares to make
such an admission as that he must be
about as high in his profession as he
can get."-London Mall.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-04-02
Following Directions.

Mr.. McRooney (slightly indisposede
IT'S not enough av these pills yez got
me, Norah. 1t says, begorry, "rake
from two t. four iv'ry night" an, bad
cess t. thin, Owe took thin all, an
it's only quarter past 3.-Puck.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-04-02
Diseourteoua.

At a game Of definitions discour-
teous wag gave just oftense once by
defining woman as "a creature that
was made after man and has been aft.
er him ever SINGER
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-04-02
Remarkable.

"What was the most remarkable cpl
sode you ever witnessed r
swell, I once saw woman close q
street car door."-Inaigville Courier
Journal
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-04-02

Benevolent feeling ennobles the mos
trifling actions.-Thackeray.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-04-02
PEMBINA
Loan and Savings Association.
PEMB1NA, N. D.

::PEMBINA, N. D.
Loans money on good Pembina County
real estate. Every borrower is a share.
holder and participate in the profits the
In pays part of the debt and Is also palced
at interest for the benefit of the share
holders. From experience it ia found that
rincipal and interest on any sum borrow.
cd. Monthly payments are SO cents per
share and 81 per hundred of sum borrowed.
Ia especially convenient and profitable to
wage earners and salaried men who want
to own their own homes. The monthly
for moi rent" buys the home.
]. &. THOMPSON. {. D. BOOKER.
President Secretary.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-04-02
Her Exact Aas.

"How old is BELIEF
'Twenty.four her last six birthdays"
Boston Transcript.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-16

prisoners had something to do with
Junkin's longings:
A glee club, choir, al orchestra
of their own, with music during meals.
A baseball game between two of tbs
shops every noon, after dinner.
Privilege of smoking in the prison
yard after dinner.
A match game between two prison
teams every holiday. =
Privilege of wearing collars and
stiff shirts Sundays and holidays.
Especially trusted prisoners are al
lowed down town on frequent occa
sions, usually guard near by.
This list of privileges is taken
from special article appearing in
the Des Moines News, which halls
Warden Sanders as the man of the
hour in prison reform 1t is no won
der that Junkin wants to get back to
have music with his meals, ball
game at noon. the privilege OF wear
ing collars and stiff shirts, and the
added privilege, If he becomes an
especially trusted prisoner of going
down town on frequent occasions II
is hoped, however, Warden Sanders
will not extend to the prisoner left
in his custody the same favors he ex
tends to the convicts the state leaves
in his custody.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-16
THE JUNKIN CASE.

Gov. Carroll is right in expressing
The conviction that the law abiding
people of Ottumwa want Juukin tired
lust as any other accused man would
be tried. The governor is right, too,
In insisting that, Junkin must be ar
raigned in the ordinary way, by day
light and in a manner that will up
hold the integrity of the law and the
good name of Iowa, OttumWa and
Wapello county" Ottumwa wants to
see Junkin legally tried in Ottumwa,
legally convicted and the extreme SEN
tence for his brutal crime legally i'm
posed.
Ottumwa is not wild with mob sentl'
ment; far from it. The demonstra'
lions that have been made were join
ed in by few; they did not in any
way indicate the sentiment of the
great majority of the people. and they
we're in every way i'll advised.
Junkin will be brought to Ottumwa
and given legal hearing. 1t should
not be necessary to provide any Other
guard than that furnished by the 10
cal officers. If it is necessary to fur
nish troops to guard the prisoner
these troops should be furnished, bu1
1t is doubtful II such extreme meas
ures will be necessary.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-16
LOOKS BAD FOR MAYORS.

The mayor of Los Angeles has been
forced to resign.
He is declared to be the most
thoroughly discredited man who ever
held the mayors office in any Dig
American city, Harper was elected by
the Democrats at time when the Re-
publicans were engaged in factional
fight 1t was known he was not the
man of moral standing that the cltl-
zens should choose as the chief ex-
ocutive Of the city. But the moral
forces of the city were not united and
he was elected. Soon his name was
involved in grave scandals. He visit
ed notorious resorts and gave hilar-
iously drunken parties under the guise
of the city's business. Conditions al
fecting the city administration and
the regulation of the red light district
became so intolerable that the citizens
demanded the mayors resignation
from office 1t is announced that the
chief of police and member of tho
board of public works will also be
forced to resign.
The mayor of Wheeling, West Vir
ginia, is another city official in the
lime light. He has been indicted by
the grand jury of his county on two
counts alleging perjury and crimina
conspiracy.
The people of other American cities
are demanding even more emphatical
ly than Ottumwa is that the laws O
decency and morality must be oh
served.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-16

are individuals and groups in society
whose obvious covetousness. of the
prize, or whose corrupt methods IN
seeking to win, have wisely impelled
high-minded Christian men and WON
en- either to decline to receive prize
when playing with them, or, in eX-
IRENE cases, to refuse to play in such
groups. These are the abnormalities
of card playing, the exceptional con-
ditions which require exceptional
treatment
If the post Office department is so
unfortunate as to fail to distinguish
between innocent card playing and
gambling, the result will be simply
an enormous impetus to the latter on
the ground that it is officially certified
TO stand on the same plane with the
former. We should not be proud OF
men who should be guilty of so dan
gerous a profusion of thought.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-16
SOCIAL HOUR.
In Breezy Kansas.
]. H. Jones,
Medford, Okla

(The New York Evening Telegram)
Probably the windiest place in
North America is the short stretch
from the F street car line to the en-,
trance to the senate wing Of the cap,
itol at Washington. On a good blus
terry winters day it is possible at al.
most any time to see two or three
people chasing their hats across the
street.
The old timers have learned that il
dosen't pay to chase your own hat
Somebody else will be sure to run aft
er it and bring it to you. That's one
Of the established facts in human OK
perience. The other day Representa-
tive Victor Murdoch, OF Kansas, re-
buked friend for starting to chase
his own hat.
Never do it," he said. Somebody
will bring it to you"
"Well you ought to know replied
the other man. kansas is the windi
est place on the map"
Yes" replied Murdoch, cts sc
windy out there that when mans
hat blows off he never think Of fol
lowing it. He just sticks his hand VI
in the air and catches another"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-16
RS.SUNDAY is
IN SPRINGFIELD
WIFE AND FAMILY OF FAMOUS
EVANGELIST ARE LENDING
SUPPORT TO MEETINGS.

Springfield people were given a
glimpse of the real source of Evangel-
list W. A. Sundays inspiration and the
secret of his wonderful work Thurs
day evening when Mrs Sunday was in
troduced to the tabernacle audience
for the first time.
Mr.. Sunday is always scared to
death II l try to speak," she said
when the applause had quoted some,
what, "but l want to say few words
anyway"
She then recalled some of her eXper.
fences from the time Mr.. Sunday left
the family in California until she az
rived in Springfield, the reception OF
the news of the assault upon her hus
band and the hurried preparation for
the trip to his side. She went on to say
how these preparations We're halted
by the news that he was preaching
three times day, and how. when the
trip was fairly under way, the trains
seemed only to crawl She added fur
ther that for time her faith in he
own Judgment had been shaken be
cause from the first she had been IL
favor of the meetings at Springfield.
In Executive Mansion.
! An example Of the Endorsement Rev
w. A. Sunday and his work is receiv
| ing in Springfield is eloauently show
by the recent action of the wife o
the governor Of Illinois, Mrs. Chas.
Deneen. The executive mansion ha
been turned over to the party for cot
tage prayer meetings, and twice eac
week throngs gather at the palatia
home for praise service.
The cottage meetings all over tn
city of Springfield are being attende
by unprecedented numbers, abou
1900 people gathering daily in the al
pointed homes for the purpose of ait
ing the great work by prayer.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-16
DEAD NUMBER AZ
And INJURED 11S
LARGE CASUALTY LIST RESULT
OF TORNADO IN
ARKANSAS.

Brinkley, Ark, March 11-Twenty
nine persons are dead, seventy four
injured, is the local casualty list as a
result Of a tornado Monday night.
Governor Donaghey who arrived
here yesterday has declared martial
law and placed the situation in the
hands of the sheriff. All the dead and
injured have been properly cared for.
Outside Of Brinkley thirteen persons
were killed and forty-six injured. sew
eral whom may die.
Six Dead In Georgia.
Cuthbert, Ca, March 11-Half doz
en- negroes killed here by tornado
Tuesday night and dozens of business
buildings almost. totally destroyed.
Several white persons were injured,
but none seriously. The total loss
will probably reach 100000.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-16
5LYTHE'S WILL FILED.
Bequeaths All of His Property, Real
Personal and Mixed, to thu Wild
ow, Who is Made Executrix.

Burlington, March 1.-THE last will
and testament of the late Joseph W.
Blythe was filed in the district court
yesterday afternoon. The will was
drawn on July %, 1893, and is in Mr..
Blythes handwriting. It is very brief.
covering only part of a sheet of
foolscap paper. The instrument YVES
witnessed by w. D. Eaton and VIM. F
Mcfarland. The will bequeaths all cf
the property. real, personal and mix.
ed. to the widow, Margaret G. Blythe
1t appoints the wife the sole execu.
trix Of the will, and directs that no in.
ventory or appraisement shall be re
CURED to be filed by the executrix
and that no bond shall be required OF
her. The will reyokes and annuls all
other wills made at any time hereto
fore to the drawing up of the instru
ment filed yesterday.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-16
Officially Ignored.

(From the Chicago Tribune.)
On the relief train that had been
rushed to the scene of the railway
wreck was newspaper reporter.
The first victim he saw was a man
whose eyes were in mourning and
whose left arm was in a sling. With
his hair full of dirt. one end of his
shirt collar flying loose and his coat
ripped up the back, the victim was
sitting on the grass and serenely con-
formulating the landscape.
GLOW many people are hurt?" asked
the Itpoll.r, hullSl4g up TO mini.
81 haven't heard of anybody being
hurt, young man." said the other.
"How did this wreck happen?"
81 haven't heard of any wreck?"
"You haven't? Who are you, any,
how?"
81 don't know that it's any of your
business. but I'm the claim agent OF
the road"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-16
Made Him Bite His Tongue.
(FrOm the Calgary Herald.)

Since the black pugilist Johnson
put away" our Canadian-grown cham,
pion, Tommy Burns, we have heard a
lot about the hardness Of the negrO's
head, which, according to common be-
lief, is capable of standing almost any
blow.
The following story would seen, to
indicate something Of the kind any.
how. Two negro men were employed
in tearing down three-story brick
building. One negro was on top Of the
building taking off the bricks and slid.
ing them down narrow wooden chute
to the ground, some 80 feet below
where the other was picking them up
and piling them.
When the latter negro was STOPPING
over to pick up brick the former &C
cidentally let one fall, striking him di
rectly on the head.
Instead of its killing him, he merely
looked up without rising, and said
What you dom thar, Niger? YOU
make me bite my tongue"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-16
THE PRESIDENTS TRIP.

Those people who are worrying
over the welfare of the strenuous ex-
president when he ventures into the
heart of Africa in quest Of big game,
need not lose any sleep, according to
the statements of a returned mission
airy. Taking into consideration all
the dangers from fever sleeping sick
ness, sayages and wild animals, the
missionary declares Mr.. Roosevelt will
be safer in Africa than on an Ameri-
can railroad This missionary, who has
spent ten years in Uganda, rather dis
appoints those who have been reading
up on Africa from the old published
works. The country where Roosevelt
will hunt, ne says, is governed by a
native parliament. There are high
schools for boys and girls, and natives
are learning to be tailors, carpenters
and other artisans. The prime minis
| ter. who was one of the widest OF
savages twenty years ago, now wears
tailored clothes and writes in his own
| language on typewriter.
| OF course, if the president finds the
country more civilized than Washing
ton appeared to him in the closing
days of his term, when congress was
rampant, he can give up shooting
game and write few messages tt
that native parliament. With his var
| led experience in starting something
he ought to find way TO keep him
self entertained even if he finds thai
civilization has preceded him to the
heart of the land that Stanley ex
| plored.