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The pioneer express., 1912-12-20
FISH THAT CATCH TURTLES.
They Are Used to Advantage by Fish
srmen In Cuban Waters.

ormon In Cuban Waters.
In the neighborhood Of Havana a
most peculiar method of securing tur-
ties is pursued. They train or at least
take advantage of the instincts of a
certain species of fish called by the
Spanish reve (meaning reversed), be-
cause its back is usually taken for its
stomach.
1t has an oval plate attached to its
head. the surface of which is traversed
by parallel ridges. By this plate it can
firmly adhere to any solid body it may
choose. The boats which go in quest
of turtles each carry tub containing
a number of these reves.
When the sleeping turtles are seen
they are approached. and as soon as
they are judged near enough reve is
thrown into the sea. Upon perceiving
the turtle it's instinct teaches it to
swim right toward it and fit itself
firmly upon the creature by means of
it's disk. Sooner would the reve allow
itself to he pulled to pieces than give
up it's grip.
A ring. which is attached to the tail
Of the fish. in which a string is fas-
tened. allows the fisherman to pull In
his prize. By peculiar manipulation
the reve is pulled off and returned to
the tub. to be ready for use the next
time turtle is sighted.-St. Louis
Globe Democrat.
The pioneer express., 1912-12-20
THE MOON AS We SEE 1T.
lts Mountains and Orators and It.
Liahts and Shadows.

lts Mountains and Orators and lie
Lights and Shadows.
The visible part of the moon is about
equal to the superficies of North Amer
lea. 1t is very mountainous, and around
the vast dry plains which form the
dark spots seen with the naked eye are
volcanoes whose funnel shaped craters
resemble old wells filed in by the de-
posits Of ages.
Maps of the moon show more than
$4,000 such craters. some Of them 200
kilometers in diameter.
The radius of the earth Is supposed to
be nearly four times that of the moon.
Proportionally the moon is much more
mountainous than the earth. All the
lunar volcanoes are extinct.
The moon was formed after the earth
was formed. 1t has gone to its doom
faster than the earth because, as its
mass is much feebler than the earth's
mass, it cooled faster. The moons light
and shade are clearly seen because it
has no appreciable atmosphere.
The moon has been called the pan
theon of astronomers" because its vol
canoes have been named for astron-
omers. Riccioli gave his own name to
splendid lunar "circus.' and to a very
small and insignificant volcano he gave
the name of Galileo.-Harper's Weekly.
The pioneer express., 1912-12-20
David Garrick'. way..

David Garrick was Celt and Anglo
Saxon combined, and that Is why he
was so successful an actor manager.
That also explains why he was careful.
even parsimonious at times. in small
matters. but ever ready to give freely.
"He had." says his latest biographer,
in an almost regretful tone. "a beauti-
full habit Of sending back l. o. us
with such words as 4 beg you will
light bonfire with the inclosed' -
beautiful indeed. and very rare. John
son declared that whenever he drew
Garrick's attention to some case of dis
tress he always received from him more
than from any other person and al
ways more than he expected. "Sir, he
was liberal man. He has given away
more money than any man in England.
There may have been little vanity
mixed. but he has shown that money is
not his first object. ."-"David Garrick
and His French Friends"
The pioneer express., 1912-12-20
ritbits Of tho Ancient Greeks,

As delicacies the Greeks ate young
foxes caught in the autumn, robins
and sparrows and certain kinds Of fish
shared by moonlight. There is scrap
Of an old Greek comedy in which a
cook boasts of frying fish so exqui-
sitely that It threw him grateful looks
from the pan. A famous Greek dish
was the Trojan pig, half Of it boiled
and the other half roasted. 1t was
stuffed with eggs, ortolans and
thrushes. The Romans ate snails-
giant monsters-fattened until their
shells held an incredible amount of
snail. The kettle in high class Ro-
man kitchen was often shaped like an
elephants head. The water was pour
ed through the trunk. The gridiron
might be huge silver spider or a
skeleton fish.
The pioneer express., 1912-12-20
moRTGAoE Fo,RncLosuRE SALE.

Notice u hereby given that that certain
isn sd saa dsliyeEs by WI
hise wifmortRaEors,toT The American Mort.
eaRe and 1nvestment Company, mort
Gagee, dated the 18th day. of December, A
tie register Of deeds of the County unit fs of Penn. M.
bina. state of North Dakota, on the 9th
day Of January; A; D. 1909. at $3.50 o'clock
at page 81. and thereafter assigned by said
mortRagee to Mary s. Stacey, by an instrll-
msnt % In writing; dated the lth day Of
the Office Of the register Of deeds in the
county Of Pembina, State of North Dakota.
on. on the Sth. day OF FEBRUARY. A. p. 1909: at
9;lS =; o,elock q: M: H. and recorded in book .9s''
ASSIGNED BY the said Mary E. Stacey to
nt na n 4; basIy so .by an tnstrument in writing
and ed IL te the b.
lister Of deeds Of the county. of Pembina.
state OF North Dakota. on the 7th day of
Deeemd5eE r, A @ D. 1872 at o'clock p M and
lG. will be foreclosed by q sale of the
premises In such mortgage and hereinafter
described at the front door of the court
enss G %ofs at
January, A. s. isHs to satisfy til n the 'a aeynt ay 1t
aans Gn n ase 1sae 81
said mortgage by reason of the nonpay-
ment of the interest due thereon, the
asoSiG nee Ot Sal0 mOftRa&ee mas elected to
declare and does hereby declare the whole
sum secured by said mortgage immediate
ly due and payable.
The premises described in such mort.
gage and which will be sold to satisfy the
same are described as follows:
The east one-half of the northwest quar-
er of section number three, in township
number one hundred sixty one, north 'of
range fifty two, west of the 5th p. NJ, Penn.
bina county. North Dakota.
There will be due on such mortgage at
the date of sale the sum of eleven hundred
and thirty two dollars. .
Dated December 9Th, "A. d., 1912
JULIA NJ. BARRY,
Assignee of MOrtgagee.
MYERS. GRAY. GARvEY & SPILLKR.
Attorneys for Assignee of Mortgage,
Cavalier North Dakota.
Mullaney & Stuart Counsel.
The pioneer express., 1912-12-20
Tho Holiday Headache.

The severe headache which often fol-
lows a long railway journey or pro-
tracted tour of museum or a picture
gallery is usually wrongfully attributed
to bad air. As matter of fact, says
DR.. Sidney Stephenson, such head
aches are more often than not due to
the fact that the eyes have been over
worked. The cure is not cup Of tea
nor bottle Of smelling salts; it lies in
q pair of spectacles. From exactly the
same type Of headache clerks. typists.
dressmakers and students are great suf-
ferers. In the great majority Of these
cases. says DR.. Stephenson, examina-
don has shown that weak and over
worked eyes were the cause Of the
trouble. which has disappeared with
the use Of pair Of good spectacies.-
Parsons Weekly.
The pioneer express., 1912-12-20
THE DOCTORS RIDE.
And Why, After Awhile, He Had the
i Car All to Himself.

And Why, After Awhile. He Had the
. Car All to Himself.
A doctor. according to the story. saw
late one night fine automobile halted
outside cemetery. He hid behind d
tree, for he suspected that body snatch
ers were at work, and. sure enough, In
a few minutes he saw two ugly charac-
ters stagger from the cemetery carry
ing body. They placed it upright in
the automobile as though it were alive.
propping it securely in the back seat.
and then they hurried back to the
cemetery to fill the violated grave
again. The doctor in their absence lift
ed the body out of the automobile, hid
it under q hedge and took its place
himself.
Soon the scoundrels returned. One
seated himself at the wheel. and the
other fixed himself in the back seat be-
side the body. so as to support it. Then.
in the darkness, they glided off. After
awhile the man in the rear seat said In
q rather awed tone. This body seems
mighty warm for u corpse" The chauf-
feur reached back his hand and touch
ed it. Don't it. though" he muttered.
between perplexity and fear. Then the
corpse. in deep, sepulchral tones. ex-
claimed: Warm? OF course I'm warm.
And if you had been where I've been
for the last two days you'd be warm
too!''
y With loud yells of horror the body
snatchers Ieaped from the automobile
and fed. The doctor seized the wheel
and drove it home. ae has it. they
say, Still.-Exchange.
The pioneer express., 1912-12-20
THREE SONGS.
Thsy Will Live Above Al Others ln
the Man Who Heard Thorn.

Jhsy Will live Above Al Others In
the Man Who Heard Thorn.
The brilliant, fashionably clad audi
ence roared an ovation to the great
singer. She was unquestionably the
best soprano in the world. The critic
turned to his friend. the self made mil
lionaire. and said:
did you ever hear any song more
exquisitely rendered.
"Yes." said the rich man musingly,
for he was touched by the magic of
what he had heard. "Yes; have
heard three greater singers"
Il want to knoww exclaimed the
critic.
1.-THE first was years ago. The singer
was plain Of face and gray of hair and
tired of body. There was much work
to do and many little mouths to feed.
was the youngest child, sick and
Cross, and that dear singer crooned to
me lullaby, and I slept 1t was a
wonderful song.
"The next was years afterward We
had little cottage. 1t was summer,
and the windows and doors were open.
Ny wife was in the kitchen preparing
supper. She was singing something
about her true love coming home to
her. 1t was for me. And that, too.
was wonderful song.
"Some more years elapse. There is
little toddler in the garden, and she
sings hesitantly something about dad.
dy and his baby.
''These are the three singers, my
friend, who beat all your Tetrazzinis.' -
And the critic? Well. perhaps the
critic agreed with him.-Albany Times.
Union.
The pioneer express., 1912-12-20
Half Mournino,

There are drawbacks even to being
the wife of wealthy man, as Mrs.
Millyuns found out Although they
have been married only few weeks.
she hardly ever has quiet hour with
her husband. It's business from morn
ing till night. and in the evening he
only begs for peace and rest So tho
other day she came down to dinner in
q sOmber black frOck.
"Why on earth. dear. are you wear
ing that frock?" asked Mr.. Millyuns.
eying her gown with distaste. "Why.
its almost half mourning"
"Of course it's half mourning re-
piled the lady. with much mourning.
''Don't you always say when you come
home from the Office that you are half
dead d?-Exchange.
The pioneer express., 1912-12-20
BASEBALL STRATEGY.
Brain Work of Mors Importance Than
Mera Athletie Ability.

Brains Work of More Importance Than
Msrs Athletic Ability.
There are things in ball game not
mentioned in the rules. A team made
up of players who had never seen nor
read Of the game and had never had
any instruction outside of the rules
would have no hit and run plays. no
squeeze plays. probably no men caught
."flat footed" OF base. no double steals.
no delayed steals. no shifting of the in
field according to the runners on, the
score and the ''outs:" no signaling, no
signal stealing. no hidden ball tricks.
no ''stalling" tricks. by which a player
is led to think ball is fielded in one
place when 1t is really fielded elsewhere
lin fact, the very heart and soul of
baseball would be missing. The batter
would hit or walk and patiently wait
for his successor to hit or walk to ad-
vance him. Runs would be in exact
proportion to hits. and outs would be
made only in the stereotyped ways, and
nobody would care either to play or to
see the game!
So 1t might be said, without much
fear Of contradiction. that the strategy
Of the game. the part played by brains
and wits. is more to baseball than ath.
letic ability to run, hit, field or throw,
spectacular and exciting as plays made
only by strength, muscle and skill must
always bee. 81. Claudy in st. Nicho-
las
The pioneer express., 1912-12-20
Tho Position Of tn. PoI...

Both Peary and Amundsen made al
lowances in determining the sites Of
the poles. Their position is not per-
fectly constant. there being counter
clock elliptcal movement of some thir-
ty feet and counter clock circular
movement of some twenty-six feet in
diameter in period Of 428 days at
the extreme axis Of the earth. This
change. however, is so slight as not
to be reckoned in practical calcula-
tons. Peary and Amundsen made no
guesses, but took several observations
from various standpoints to determine
conclusively that they had reached the
pOles.-Christian Herald. .
The pioneer express., 1912-12-20
LIQUID AIR.
The Way II Acts as q Prsssrvativs Of
Animal Matter.

Animal m0tC0rs
It is sometimes necessary to pre-
serve parts Of human body or of
some other animal for the purpose of
testing for the presence of poisons.
In such cases the preservative must
fulfil certain special requirements. 1t
must be able to prevent absolutely any
decay or putrefaction; it must not it.
self cause any change in the tissues,
either structural or chemical; it must
not introduce any substance that
would in any way interfere with the
subsequent tests or give rise to false
conclusions, and It must be easily han
died.
Liquid air has been found to be
quite well adapted to this use. Its
low temperature about 400 degrees
below zero, Fahrenheit) prevents alb
solutely all putrefaction as we'll as all
other chemical change. At the same
time, it prevents the evaporation Of
any volatile substance that may be
present, such as carbon monoxide or
hydrocyanic acid gas. Experiments
have shown that the most delicate
tissues, such as glands and brain, are
quite unaffected by being placed in
liquid air for long time. and the
tissues even retain their natural colors.
For the purpose Of making chemical
tests in piece of tissue it is frequent
ly necessary to cut the material up
into very small pieces. Tissues that
have been preserved In liquid air are
frozen SO hard that they may be
ground up into fine powder.-Har-
nnr,S
The pioneer express., 1912-12-20
Whv Thev Go Mad.

Harry Macdona once made a whlm
steal remark after his return from
one of his many polar expeditions y
II didn't mind the cold So much, .
he said. land the hardships were t0
be looked for as part of the game.
But what proved to be almost insup.
portable was the constant association,
day and night. with the same men
They were all good fellows. too. and
liked them. but got to know them
too well. A man is like music box.
He can only play just SO many tunes,
and after you have heard them all
over again and again you get deadly
tired of them. l think that is why so
many 60 mad on such trips"
The pioneer express., 1912-12-20
GUARD THEIR slIKD
Native Africans esiisvS Thsy Az =
psrt Of Then,selvos.

The shadow Is the recognized portioal
Of man among modern African peoples.
lD West Africa the nutives told Dr..
Nassau that 1t was possible for hu-
maD being to. have his shadow stoleA
or otherwise lost and for him to exist
~ diseased or dying state. In this
tIse this body would cast no shadow.
3he same authority says there 10 q
widespread belief among the natives
iu Il dual soul. which consists Of q spir.
it which. as far AZ is known. lives for
ever in the world Of spiritAs aud Z
shadow. which for an uncertain length
Of time hOvers around the mortal 10
mains.
Here we seem to have confusion be-
tween the spirit body and the shadow
of u 1uan.
The shadow. according to Miss Kings
ley. is one Of the four souls of man.
She noticed that men would march hap
pity enough through the forest or grass
land on blazing morning, but when
they came to Il piece of open ground
they would so around it. not across It,
because they were afraid of losing
their shadow. They only do this al
nOOntime.
On asking some Bakwiri why they
were not anxious about losing their
souls at night time. she was told that
at night all shadows lay down in the
shadow Of the great God and SO be-
came stronger. Had she not noticed
how long and strong the shadows Of
men. trees and mountains were in tho
morning? Murders are sometimes COM
mitted secretly by driving a nail or .
knife into mans shadow.-From Dr..
Wallis Budge's ''Osiris and the Egyp-
tian Resurrection
The pioneer express., 1912-12-20
SHOWED HIS CoNTEMPT.
The Psrfornsncs Was Costly, but !,
Relieved His Feelings.

= !
The Performance Was Costly, but lt
Relieved His Feelings.
At Dussuux's restaurant. In the
Grand Morskoi ut st. Petersburg. six
officers Of the Imperial Horse guards
sat drinking champagne. Not far from
them snt IN insignificant little man
with shabby coat and an unkempt
beard and Il glass of liquor in front of
hini. 1t was not long before he became
aware that he was being ridiculed by
the officers aforesaid.
BY aud by. as they became more and
more offensive in their remarks on his
personal appearance. etc.. he called for
the waiter and said. Bring me six bot
ties Of your best champagne" The
waiter hesitated. did you not hear
what said?' asked the little man.
The waiter brought the wine and six
glasses. Take these glasses away and
fetch basin. one as large as you can
find." The waiter again hesitated. but
obeyed instantly at the peremptory rep
etition Of the order. "a piece Of soap"
was the next order. 1t was brought.
"A towel" The waiter handed him
one. "Now open the bottles" The
waiter did so.
The little man now filed the basin
with the contents Of the six bottles.
rolled up his sleeves. washed himself
in the costly fluid. wiped his hands.
laid hundred ruble note on the table
and. casting look Of withering con-
tempt on the officers, strutted out Of
the r0om.-Argonaut.
The pioneer express., 1912-12-20
Oysters as They Grow.

When young oysters first appear they
are called "spat" and are no larger
than pinhead. At the age Of one
year they are known as brood" and
a bushel measure will hold about 6,4OO
Of them. When they are three years
old they are designated as ware and
the 6,4O0 of them will then fill three
one bushei measures. They are not
ready for market until they are four
years old, and then they have arrived
to a dignity Of proportion that If the
bushel Of broods has not lost any Of its
members it will require nearly seven
Of such measures to carry them to mar
ket,
The pioneer express., 1912-12-20
The Word "studio.n

Studio is one of the many foreign
words that have acclimatized them
selves in the English language. 1t is
a recent import from Italy, unknown
to Johnson's dictionary and apparently
not occurring before the nineteenth
century, but it has supplied want.
Study" which is the real English for
studio" suggests a room for reading
and writing. and ''workroom" lacks
distinctiveness. The French get along
with ''atelier." which literally means a
place in which small planks are pre-
pared-in other words. a carpenters
workshop.
The pioneer express., 1912-12-20
Uncle Ronbon.

An elderly beau had been delivering
himself Of certain forcible home truths
when lecturing his nephew.
Wonderful chap. your uncle" OBJ
served friend when the old gentle
man had disappeared. $50 well pre-
served"
II don't know 30 much about his be-
ing well preserved" growled the Of
Tended nephew, ''but he is unpleasant
y candid. d."-Youth's Companion.
The pioneer express., 1912-12-20
Tho Magic Of September.

September seems to me to be the
fairy among the months Of the year.
She is SO crowned with gold. so full
Of play and magic spells, she aas no
work to do. and 1t is she who trans
forms the green woods and gray
marshes to wonderlands Of fairy fire
and brings the great pale moon back
round and full night after night into
the skies. Yes, September has a magic!
-Hildegarde Hawthorne In st. Nicho-
las.
The pioneer express., 1912-12-20
RAISING His Bluff.

She (reading list of names in a NIL
donal subscription, = Anonymous. !
francs: We'll make people believe that'.
we. He-Oh. NO: let's choose this one.
Anonymous. 100 francs She-That'S
too much. He-Nothing is too much.
madame. in a national cause.-Pels
Mele.
The pioneer express., 1912-12-20
A Debated Definition.

"a gentleman" says contemporary,
II man who feels uncomfortable
while he sits in car and sees q wo-
man hanging to a strap"
Not so, brother. A gentleman doesn't
keep his seat long enough to feel un-
comfortable. Boston Transcript.
The pioneer express., 1912-12-20
Whyf

Experience is Il great teacher" said
the old fogy.
''Then why do some men get married
four times?" asked the cheerful idiot.
Cincinnati Enquirer. Il
The pioneer express., 1912-12-20
Her Difficult Task.

Maud-Beatrix has lost twenty pounds
lately, her new gowns are perfect sue
cesses. her sweetheart proposed to her
last night. her rich uncle died yester-
day and left her million. and now she
has to 60 to his funeral today and try
10 look sad.-Boston Herald.
The pioneer express., 1912-12-20

Not Always Diseevsrabls.
The trouble with the psychological
moment % that It wears gum shoes and
mufders and often gets BY you.-Atchi-
son Globe.
The pioneer express., 1912-12-20
Faithful to the End.

Nobody will know how many dis.
reputable looking relatives you have
until you die. Tho disreputable looking
relative sometimes refrains from at
tending the wedding. but he always
comes to the Observation-Disclosures
Ledger.
The pioneer express., 1912-12-20
The Reeenblanoe,

Don't You think my husband looks
like NapOleon?" asked the bride.
well. yes. a little.' her former chum
replied. Hes short and stout. Chi
cagO Record. Herald. ;st ESSss U ;s
The pioneer express., 1912-12-20

In childhood be modest. In youth tsm.
perate. n manhood just and In old ase
prudent.-Soc1ates.
The pioneer express., 1912-12-20
The Better Way.

Don't put all your eggs in one has
ket," said the ready made philosopher.
"Don't put any Of 'em in q basket. =
replied the enterprising dealer. "Put
'em In cold storage."-Washington Star.
The pioneer express., 1912-12-20
No Returns Wanted.

'H says to me. why don't yer 1t
I'm? 1T 'im.' says. What's tho
use Of my 'ittin' I'm? Ed 1t me hack
again. '"-London Taller.
The pioneer express., 1912-12-20

Use your own discretion: that's r. lt9
Il h for. 4 Chicago News. Il
The pioneer express., 1912-12-20

A virtue always outweists . talent
Nomarion.
The pioneer express., 1912-12-20
No. rs.
First State Bank Report. /.

Report Of the condition of the First State
Bank of Bowesmont, in the State of Nortf
Dakota. at the close of business Nov. 26tl
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-10-01
Fear of the

Child training, especially when II
runs counter to the impulse of free
dom. is a difficult work. But one Of
the first Things the child learns lie
fear OF death. One mother makes n
careful practice Of reading to her two
small children every newspaper &C
count of the death of a child under an
automobile. She leaves out any hor-
rible details of the accident which
might injure the child's sensibilities,
but she impresses the event on the
child's mind by giving the name of the
unfortunate victim, its age and as
nearly as possible the location of the
accident.
Both mother and school teacher
may impress on the child mind the
dangers Of the streets and cite daily
examples of the result of child care
lessness. 1t is one Of the best means
by which the youngsters may be con-
vinced of the need for exercising eau
ton.
The killing Of children under the
wheels OF automobiles has started
with the coming Of summer, and more
are likely to follow. Keep the child
informed of the n Of each acci-
dent.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-10-01

the door behind her. How many
times have ! told you to knock before
entering, ehT
"As often as | come up" she ad-
mitted, making a raid upon the cigar
cites.
Some day you may be sorry!' he
warned her. Suppose ] were not
clothed?"
Lord bless you, Pedro dear" she re-
piled amusedly, Il shouldn't die OF the
shock, having posed In a pleasant
smile myself for over five years."
well, you knock next time!" he
said excitedly. 81 care, II you don't
She finished with the dishes and set
herself to making the bed. after. as
usual, valnly searching for toilet ar
ticles to put away. AS ever, she mar
veled anew at the nicely with which
his personal belongings were kept In
contrast to his shabby housekeeping.
She soon finished what there was to
do and returned to the studio. just
pausing to prink a bit before the mir
ror. AS she entered. Pedro beckoned
to her.
Hold out your arm a minute. Cas-
SIZE" he babe her. speaking without
coming out of his absorption. mo!