The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1883-07-27
Current Notes.

Inc 1acC that our Judges and courts do
so little to interrupt the progress Of
lynching seems an indication that the
legal tribunals are very willing to have
the people relieve them of their grave
responsibilities. "The laws delays'' are
as marked now as in the days of Ham
The oyster business of New Jersey is
very extensive. From recent statistics
it is shown that the number of persons
employed in it is 2,9l7; number of ves-
sells employed, 575; value of vessels,
$3.50, 600; bushels of oysters produced,
1,975, 900; capital invested, $1,O57 ,nO,;
value of oysters sold, $2.0SO,62 This
exhibit was for the year 1882. The
oyster commission has begun the inspec-
ton of the beds under the new law.
The first organ ever brought to this
country is still in st. Johns Chapel at
Portsmouth, N. H. It was imported by
Thomas Brattle, born in Boston in 1858,
from whom Barttle Street and Barttle
Square are named. He left the organ in
his will to Brattle Street Church, pro-
vided that, within a year of his death,
they procure sober person who can
play skilfully thereon with a loud noise,"
otherwise to Kings Chapel. The Brat
We street Church refused the gift, but
Kings Chapel eel accepted it, imported an
organlst at 930 year salary, used the
organ until 175G. and then sid it to st,
Johns Church in Portsm outh.
At the recent annual dinner of the
London Cab-drivers' Benevolent Associ-
alton, which was presided over by Cen
eral Lord Wolse!ey and attended by
many distinguished men, more than IS,
600 was subscribed to the funds of the
Association. In proposing their health
and prosperity, the chairman empha-
sized the fact that there are $4,000 cab
drivers in the metropolis; and he illus
trated their honesty by the statement
that during the year 1882 nearly 10000
articles lett in cabs were turned over by
the drivers to the police.
Referring to the frightfnl catalogue
of murders to all parts of the country,
New York journal says: Gin this world,
according to the law, the gallows is the
doom Of the; murderer. in the next
world, according to the Bible, hell is his
DOOM" If the murderer were no more
certain to 60 to hell tnan he is to be
ton Of the law, his punishment would
be far from sure.
: The poems of a western poetess just
published in book form after some of
them had made a trial trip in the papers,
are denounced as obscene and disg race
full by the New York Graphic, which
charges, with great deal of truth, that
tie women vsrsliers of to-day are very
much given to following the indecent
example set by Swinburne. II is fact
we'll known to those who have had oc.
casion to observe these things, that WON.
en- who write poems or letters for the
papers sometimes take liberties in their
statement of fact or fancy at which men
would hesitate, and the angels step in
where men would fear to tread. The
subject under present dissection by the
Graphic, is Ella Wheeler.
In sketch, entitled "The Natural
History of Prompters," it is said one
might suppose that the most painful
moments of q prompters life are on the
first night, when actors mix their dia-
logue or positively ''stick fast" in the
text. On the contrary, these are the
happiest moments of his existence.
Prompters" glow with excitement and
Joy, while the poor actors are founder
ing. A very ancient prompter meyer re-
laxed his habitual gloom until the actors
were wolully mixed. Then he would
drop the book, dance and shout, "They.
are sticking, by Jupiter, they re stick
ing!" Burke was hardly incorriHble as
the Irish prompter who, when stick
occurred and the, actor siding to the
prompt-box muttered "give me the
word" unctuously answered, Certain
]y, me boy; what word do ye want7"