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The Nevada County picayune., 1911-09-22
MAPS SHOW PROGRESS.
New System in State Educational De. partment Shows Good Growth.


 The department of public instruc- ton is engaged in preparing important maps for use in the office, which sho Y at glance the common school i'm proyements within the past few years A map giving the increase in enroll ment, enumeration and average daily attendance is shown by colored lines placed on a line with each year. A map has been drawn in which the eight counties having county superln- tendency are set off in colors, the counties being Crawford, Sebastian, Miller, Garland. Lee, Jackson, Poin- sett and Mississippi. The school i'm pavement clerks may mark the towns Tn the state belonging to the school improvement association, of which 'nere are large number. 1t is re- ported that scarcely a day passes in lae office but what literature is sen. out to some district which purposes to organize a school improvement branch.
 A map has been drawn also n ~aich a crooked line indicates the progress that has been made in the average length of the school term shee 1882 the increase being from 'OA 10 ll3.9. These maps will be pOS'ed in the office and will readily answer all questions on the subject.
The Nevada County picayune., 1911-09-22

: oklatoma City.-More than 30 of '"e leacins Democrats of the city re' c, ana organized the Oklahoma City
 ehahlp Clark Club for the purpose of ,seonlng the Missourlan for president
The Nevada County picayune., 1911-09-22
To Bridoe St. Francis River.

Paragould.-W. E. Talley of Greene county has just let the contract for a six-mile extension of his railroad that now runs from Marmaduke. this county, to Talley postofflce. The ex- tension is to be six miles long and the terminus will be Brushy Ridge. just west of the St. Francis river. It Is understood that as soon as con- gress meets and MT. Talley gets per mission to bridge the St. Francis rlv- CT he will continue his road ten miles further and make connection with the Frisco. While the road is built primarily to transport the timber products from the Talley mills, it will also carry passengers and mail.
 Russellyille.-Prof. George A. Cole, president of the Arkansas Farmers Union and the Arkansas Land Con- at once up on his duties as superin- ent of the state agricultural school at this place to succeed Prof. A. K. Short, who recently resigned. Prof. Cole accepteed the place and entered at ono upon his dutis as superntend- tendent His selection and acceptance is causing much qualification among the friends of the school here.
The Nevada County picayune., 1911-09-22

Totals =. .5S5,749 s1,o95, ,S5O6S
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-03-31
Tho Kauri Gum Dieeings.

Kauri gum. found underground in
New Zealand and dug to the amount
of million and half yearly. is used
chiefly for furniture polishes and var
nishes. and most of it is exported to
America. The industry of digging It
is unlike any other in the world. A
kauri forest is beautiful sight. but
kauri gum country is treeless. barren
and desolate, even and swampy very
often. with singularly heavy, cloggy
soil. out of which the gum formed on
kauri pines of ancient and long van
ished forests is dug or speared. There
are whole stretches of this treeless
kaurl country with nothing but lit
tie scrub and fern growing on it. Some
of the gum diggers-about 5000 in all
are Maoris. pleasant. friendly ma
tives; some are British. and certain
number are Observation-Disclosures.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-03-31


John ELVES, who, lived-we can hard
y say dourished- the eighteenth
century. wan Z famous miser. When
he. possessed Of q, million Of money.
walked the streets Of LondoH philan-
thropic people would sometimes thrust
a penny into his hand, 80 beggarly and
poverty stricken was his appearance.
He would eat food, that was In the last
stage Of putrefaction sooner than
throw 1t away and would ride for
miles out Of his way sooner than pay
a twopenny toll on the turnpike. By
an accident in the street be received
an injury to both his legs. and a doc
tor was called In. ELVES protested
that the expense was quite unneces-
sary and that he was not much hurt.
So he made an arrangement with the
doctor. The doctor was to take one
leg and treat as he liked. ELVES
would take the other and do nothing
to 1t. And he. would bet the doctor
the amount Of his bill that the intend
ed leg got we'll first. He used to boast
afterward that he beat the doctor by
a fortnight.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-03-31
A Russian Railroad.

Nicholas I. Of Russia had quite an
original way Of ransacting business.
He sent one day for his engineers and
gave them eight days to bring him the
route Of railroad to connect st. Pc
tersburg with Moscow. At the end Of
the allotted time the plan was pre-
pared.
What" said he, looking at 1t, "what
is all this-these twists and turns, this
serpentine track? You must have
misunderstood me-"
"Sire," said the spokesman, 1--WE
have drafted the shortest route which
would embrace on the line the leading
towns and villages"
"Give me the pencil and rule" he
said, and he struck bee line from one
city to another. "Here-you under
stand me?''
"But, sire. you leave the large towns
entirely out Of sight,"
''That is their affair. Let them come
within sight,
And so the road was made as
straight as an I.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-03-31
asoR1e4dE FossclosuersAls.

Notice 10 hereby given that that certain
mortgage. executed and deiivessd
by II. G. strand and Christine Strand hiS
mortqaaeer dated the eth day Of Novemner
a. %. l66, aud filed for RECORD ia the
ONCE o. TIRE Register of Deeds of the
county Of Penbina, and state Of North
Dakota, on the eth day of November A. D.
1ees , at s;!S O'Clock m, and recorded u
win he foreclosed by sale of the
matter described. ct the front door of the
court house in the city of PeMbina
county Of Pembina and state of North
Dakota. at the hour of O'Clock p. NJ. on
the LIST day of April A. ID. 1911. to satisfy
the amount due upon such mortgage On
the day of sale.
gage and which will be sold to satisfy the
same are described az follows:-vis.
The northeast quarter of the northwest
quarter and the south half of the north
west Qnarter and the north half of the
southeast Qnarter and the southwest
quarter of tine southeast quarter, and the
southwest quarter of section twenty-seven
all II t q enc hundred si1tXthEss
lNEA Of NV: 81 Of NV: M Of sEA:
SWA of sen and SWA of n, twp. 1853,
There will be due on such mortgage at
the date OF sale the sum of eight hundred
seventy-seven and 75-10O C$Sn.70 dollars.
besides the costs tee disbursements of
said sale.
PEDER sToRHoLM. !.
H. B. SPILLER. Mortgages
Attorney for Mortgage -
Pembina. Pembina county, N. ID.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-03-31
No Law's Delay Her,,

In Perak, in the Malay peninsula.
lawyers find no business, for modi-
fed form Of trial BY ordeal decides all
disputes. In place Of the legal practi-
toner the pleader Is a native boy who
Is assigned to one or the other Of the
sides and is given bamboo tube in
which is sealed the pleading Of the
person or party whom he represents.
When all Is ready two stakes are
driven into the bed Of a stream, and
by aid Of bamboo pole the heads Of
the two boys are submerged at the
same time. By grasping the stakes
they are enabled to remain under wa
ter for quite awhile after their natural
inclination would bring them to the
surface, but at last one Of them gives
In and, releasing his hold of the stake.
comes to the air. He is Immediately
seized. and the tube he holds is cast
aside. The other lad Is led ashore, his
tube opened, and the document con.
tanned therein stands as the decision in
the case
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-03-31
Scott ReIies at Abbot.ford,

The present estate of Abbotsford was
formed during the years 1911 to 1917
from various small farms. the first
one purchased bearing the 'inharmo-
NOUS designation" CLARITY Hole. After
Sir Walter Scott's death in 1884 a COM
mittee Of friends collected $4,000 to-
ward the redemption of the estate, and
Mr.. Cadet, the publisher, contributed
the rest on receiving the rights over
Scott's works. The library and mu-
scum had been given some years be-
fore by the creditors. AS his son.
Lieutenant Colonel w. Scott, died on
his way home from India, the prop
erty descended to j. r. Lockhart, his
son-in-law, and thence to his daugh-
ter's husband, ]. r. Hope-Scott, whose
daughter held the estate for some
years. Many Scott relics are preserv-
ed in the house. notably his chair and
writing table in the study and his hat
and gloves in the hall.-London Stand
ard.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-03-31
s,Nlhtel, IcI,erfvle,w

Thers b nothing 70 mark IL Arch
House, where Carlyle was born. IN the
Scottish village Of Ecciefeehan, from
the other lowly dwellings that line the
village street, ard native guide will
be needed II the pilgrim desires to
dnd his way to Carfyre's grave; hence
the story Of the great writer's brother,
James. who was met one day In the
village by a band Of Americana. 1gno-
rant Of his identity, they asked him
the whereabouts Of Carlyle's grave.
(which Carlyler' ''Oh, the great Car
lyle, Thomas Carlyle" With unmoved
face he gave the information asked
and was rewarded with fine outburst
Of hero worship. I'VE have come all
the way from America" said the
spokesman of the pilgrims, Ito lay
this wreath on our great teachers
grave" "Har' rejoined James, still
unmoved. cts a gey harmless occu-
pationr' All Of which, and especially
that (Which Carlyle?" goes to show
how vain is the search Of the man who
visits Ecclefechan on the lookout for
worshlpers Of Carlyle.-Argonaut.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-03-31
llts Dreehsr VS. Di6er,Wt

lISs SSto Ueoenor Wa Ot8oroNes
B y noted Philadelphia attorney lsllDl
ono on himself. He left his native
town In Tennessee years ago and 10.
Gated IN Philadelphia to practice law.
He has been uniformly successful.
His brother, on the other hand, re-
malned behind at the family home
stead. Returning to his native town
some time ago, the attorney met an
old darky In the road.
Hello, uncle!' he said. But the old
man did not recognize the boy he used
to know in the prosperous looking citi-
zen who addressed him.
WELL" asked the lawyer. chow are
the Blank family?'
"Oh, they're all right" said the old
darky. "Jim Blank has gone to Phil
adelphia and done made a lot Of mon
ey. He's a lawyer. sah."
SIS that sol" answered the attorney.
"And his brother Tom, how is hel
Has he made a fortune tooT'
"Lawdy, nor answered the old
darky, shaking his head. HE amt
no lawyer. Marse Tom wouldn't take
a dishonest penny from nobody
Philadelphia Times.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-03-31
The Car. snufbox

Car Paul's snuffbox was as sacred
as the imperial crown itself. No one
was allowed to touch it. Kapiof wa
gered that he would take a pinch out
Of 1t. One morning he walked up to
the table which stood near the bed on
which the car still reclined and bold
" took from it the majestic snuff
box. Opening it noisily, he inserted
his fingers. and. while Paul I. was
watching him in stupefaction at such
audacity. he shifted up the fragrant
powder with evident satisfaction.
''What are you doing there, you
rogue?" exclaimed the czar excitedly.
Having a pinch of snuff. sire. I
have now been on duty for eight hours
and. feeling drowsy. thought it
would keep me awake, for would
rather break the rules of etiquette
than neglect my duty"
Paul burst out laughing and merely
replied:
'"That's right enough. my lad. but as
the snuffhox is not large enough for
both of us you can keep it for your
SELF"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-03-31
Hard For the Eskimo..

One of the difficulties of the Mora
Wan missionaries in Labrador is to
make the Old Testament, with its
wealth Of pastoral detail, Ineligible
to the Eskimos, not one of whom has
ever seen horse. "Sheep and cattle"
says Hesketh Pritchard in Hunting
Camps In Wood and Wilderness"
"they cannot realize or conceive of,
for there are no domesticated animals
save dogs in that portion of the PENN
sula. They comprehend the story Of
Esau, the hunter, and that Of Samson
and the lion, which animal can be
translated as polar bear. but of Abra-
ham in the land of Mesopotamia they
can form no picture. The nearest ap-
proach to these ideas is drawn from
the harvest of the sea, seals and fish
taking the place of flocks and herds"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-03-31
Convention Of staas.

Within the imperial preserves where
the kaiser and his guests secured 500
deer in one day is the Schorfhaide.
which each year toward the month of
November becomes the meeting place
of thousands of stays. This annual
assemblage on the Schorfhaide has
taken place every autumn for GEN.
turtles past. Mention thereof has been
found in documents more than thou
sand years old. All sorts of theories
have been put forward to account for
it. Some natives say that the animals
meet to decide matters affecting the
leadership of their various clans. 1t
seems hard to account otherwise for
the attraction which brings stays and
their mates from Galicia, on the Rus
sian border; from the Liechtenstein
game preserves south of Vienna and
from the still larger estates in Hun
gary belonging to the Archduke Fred
erick, all the way to the Schorfhaide.-
London Chronicle.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-03-31
Thouuhtful Girl,

The young man was calling on the
girl. He didn't know her very well,
but she looked good to him. He want
cd to call again the next night, but
hardly had the nerve to ask permission
to do so.
I'D like to come up again." he said
when he was ready to go home. "How
about next week some time?'
A look of disappointment came over
her face. "Ncxt week?" she said.
why, isn't that-er-well, I'll tell you
what to do; you come up tomorrow
night and We'll decide which night
next week you may call."-Detroit
Times.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-03-31
The, Art af Roxjno.

Pugilism, the practice Of boxing or
fighting with the fists, was a manly
art and exercise highly esteemed
among the ancients. In those days the
hands of the pugi1fst were armed with
the cestus. leather throngs loaded with
lead or iron. This form of athletic
sport was at first only permitted to
freemen among the Greeks. but grad
ually it was taken up as profession
and lost much Of its prestige.
AS an illustration Of its early use we
find in Virgil's fifth Aeneid the rec
ord of a match between Dares, with
nimble feet and confident in youth.
and Entellus. the veteran champion.
''strong and weighty limbed," when
the combatants-
Their arms uplift in air. their heads with
draw
Back from the blows. and, mingling hand
with hand.
Provoke the conflict.
Pugilism has been a typical English
sport from the days of King Alfred
London Standard.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-03-31
8 WY =, Vance Issf.v.as.s,

WY ~ Vya0oo0 6ototoNooo.
AT Z credit mems dinner enc Of thu
veterans told this story: "ln the recon.
struction days man from a Missis-
sippi valley town came to our western
house one day. We had sold him he-
fore in a small way, and he always
paid. He had enlarged his business,
he told US, and wanted bigger line
than usual, but before making his &C.
lections he wanted US to give him ref
erences. We expressed surprise at
such an unheard of demand, but he
said, My two brothers-in-law have
gone in with me. and they're very par
ticular as to whom they do business
with So we sent him to our banks,
and he came back, said we were all
right, picked out big line Of goods,
and in sixty days he busted We
couldn't collect a dollar. Two years
later I met the man in Cincinnati and
told him we had become reconciled to
our loss. But will you please tell me-
asked, why did you want references
as to our creditT Well, you see,' he
answered. 4 wanted to know II you
could stand It. "-Exchange.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-03-31
The Dialect Was There.

Ex-Governor Bob Taylor of Tennes-
see was once entertaining northern
guest who was rather skeptical about
the prevailing dialect in stories of
southern negroes. He thought it over
drawn. To disprove the contention.
Mr.. Taylor laughingly made a wager
with his guest that the northerner
would be unable to interpret the lam
guage of the first negro they met. Ac-
cordingly they set out and presently
came upon black man basking in
dolently in the sun. Telling his friend
to pay close heed. Mr.. Taylor stepped
up to the negro and demanded sud
denly:
"Weh he?"
The negro blinked his eyes stolidly
and then answered in a cultural voice:
"Wah who?"- Everybody's.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-03-31
Found the Saints Day.

One Russian peasant sued another to
recover the sum of so ruhles. the debt
or having faithfully promised to re-
turn the money on st. Henry's day.
But, having failed to do so for long
time, the lender discovered that the
Russian Orthodox church includes no
such saint as st. Henry, and the judge
before whom the case was tried was
much puzzled as to what verdict he
should give. Happily the idea occur.
red to him that, saint or no saint. All
Saints day included even the most
doubtful. so he gave judgment that the
so rubles should be returned next All
Saints day.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-03-31
Nelson as a courtier.

Nelson was the hero Of England
even in his own time, but not ap-
parently of the court. Samuel Rogers
recounts conversation with him
which appears in the life of the poet
by Il. Ellis Roberts. II heard him
once during dinner" says Rogers, cut
ter many bitter complaints (Which
Lady Hamilton vainly attempted to
check) Of the way he had been treated
at court that forenoon-the queen had
not condescended to take the slightest
notice of him. In truth, Nelson was
hated at court; they were Jealous of
him." But then it must be remem-
bercd that Rogers was renowned as a
particularly i'll natured gossip.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-03-31
Juvenile Wisdom,

From some examination papers in a
Massachusetts-we repeat. Massachu-
setts-town:
"Capillarity is when milk rises up
around tie edge of the bottle and
shows good measure"
1.-THE settlers gave Thanksgiving
dinner to the Indians for their kind
ness and to the Lord for fair weather.
They kept up their festivities for three
days. eating all the time. A party of
sixty Indian warriors came, rolling
their warhoops down the hill"
"Henry VIII. by his own efforts in
creased the population of England
100000"
"Esau wrote fables and sold them
for potash"
"The Lupercal was the wolf who
sucked Romeo and Juliet at Rome"
Lincoln has a high forehead, which
is sign Of many brains. Livery
bOdy'S,
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-03-31
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE

Notice is hereby. given that that certain
mortgage executed and delivered by
Charles Peters IA single mani mortRaRor.
70 The American Mortgage & Investment
Co. a corporation. MORTGAGE. dated the
3Oth day Of September. 1902 filed for record
In the Office of the register of deeds of
Pernbina county. North Dakota on October
2srd 1902 and recorded in book s. of mort
cages at page lib. will be foreclosed by q
sale of the premises in such mortgage and
hereinafter described at the front door Of
the court house in the city of Pembina.
honr Of twelve o'clock noon on the 18th
day of April 1911 to satisfy the amount due
upon such mortgage on the day of sale.
The premises described in such mortgage
are described as follows:-the northwest
quarter of section twenty-eiRht III town.
ship one hundred sixty-one north of range
fifty-one west (NWA of sec. q. twp. 16l.
range SD Pembina county, North Dakota.
There will be due on such mortgage at the
date of sale the sum of $l51.6O.
The American Mortgage & Investment
Co. Mortgage.
SCOTT REX,
Attorney for Mortgagee,
Grand Forks, N. ID.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-03-31
MistIetoe a Menace.

Few people who know mistletoe only
as a desirable feature of Christmas
decorations understand that the plant
is parasite dangerous to the life of
trees in the regions in which it grows.
1t is only question of time after
mistietoe once begins to grow upon a
tree before the tree itself will be
killed. The parasite saps the life of
the infected branches. Fortunately it
is of slow growth. taking years to de-
velop to large proportions, but when
neglected it invariably ruins all trees
1t reaches. The only method of exter-
mination is the cutting down Of dis
eased trees.-Exchange.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-03-31
SUM MONS.
State of North Dakota, I
County of Pembina.

State of North Dakota,
County of Pembina. (
In District court. Seventh Judicial dis
trict
The First National Bank of Perry,)
Iowa a corporation, plaintiff,
VS..
P. NJ. Joice, defendant.
The state of North Dakota to the above
named defendant:
You are hereby summoned to answer
to the complaint in this action, which COM
plant is now on file in the office of the
clerk of the above entitled court in the
city of Pernbina, Pe,nbina county, North
Dakota, and to serve a copy of your
answer on the subscriber within thirty
days after the service of this summons
upon you. exclusive of the day of service:
and in case of your failure to appear or
answer, judgment will be taken against
you by default for the relief demanded in
the complaint.
Dated this 18th day of March A. D. 1911.
H. G. WICK.
Attorney for Plaintiff,
Residence and Post Office address,
Penlbina North Dakota.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-03-31
The Soul of tho House.

There are big houses and small,
handsome and plain. dear and cheap.
but every house is like suit of clothes
in that 1t makes such a lot of differ
ence who is walking around in it
Life.
True enough. If she's there, it seems
like home; If she isn't, it doesn't. No
amount of elegance of edifice or fur
nishings can compensate for her alb
sence. She is the indispensable fac
tor to any home life worthy Of the
name.-Troy Press.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-03-31
The Ruling Passion.

1t is related of q certain German sa-
want, to show how strong the ruling
passion is in death, that as he was
dying he exclaimed in French, in
which language he was deeply learn
ed, "Je meurs" u die). Pretty soon he
opened his eyes before passing away
and added: MAN kann auch sagen.
Je me meursw Zone can also in French
use the sreflexive form of the verb Ito
dle.'o His last flicker Of interest was
in the word more than in the fact Of
death.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-03-31
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

State of North Dakota, |
County of Penlbina.
In the matter of the estate of James
McCauley deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the under
tratrix of the estate of James McCauley,
late of the township of toilette in TIE
county of Pembina and state of North
Dakota. deceased, to the creditors of, and
all persons having claims against said
deceased, to present them with the neces-
sary vouchers. within six months after
said administrative at her residence, in the
township of toilette, in, said Pembina
county.
Dated March Sth A. D. 1911,
ELIZABETH J. McCAULEY,
Adrninistratix.
A. ID. 1911.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-03-31
Look About You.

It is wonderful how much one can
learn by cultivating the habit of OBJ
servation. As you walk in the street
or ride in the car you pick up sur
prising amount Of information. Our
fellow beings are intensely interesting,
and they are constantly teaching us
something or other. Do not let your
knowledge stagnate. Put it to some
practical use.