The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1883-09-28
Miscellaneous Matters.

the same as that of other human beings.
Miscellaneous Matters.
Georgia has marketed crop of 6, 42O,-
900 melons! How many must have
stopped in darkey stomachs on the way
from the patch to the market.
It is stated that James Sherman of
Lafayette, N. Y, has q brook trout 80
years old, tits kept in we'll, has lost
its spots and looks aged and faded, but
is apparently hearty. Here is chance
for the president to go fishing.
According to recent computation.
there are Il, l79 newspapers and maya.
zines published in this country. OF
these 1887 are daily newspapers and
1926 weeklies. e.l,
4 Alexander Heron, secretary Of the In
diana State Board of Agriculture, has
trained q potato plant by cutting off all
but one stem ut the top until that single
stem is now as thick as ones wrist and
rises to q height of nine feet and five
inches.
Windsor, Ont, is excited by a col
ored line war. A respectable negro
sent-his daughter to the white public
school, instead of the separate school
for the colored. The teacher ordered
the girl to leave.
A statistical record of habitual drunk
ards Is to be kept in Prussia. All city
physicians are directed to present in
future an exact account of the deter
mined bibbers, by putting in the official
reports "P" opposite the names of the
culprits. In this way, apparently, the
urunkards will be under the paternal
eye Of the government, and may be led
to redemption
Miss Henderson went to Pierre, Dak.,
to be married to j. D. Scott; but Scott
died before the time set. At the funeral
Miss Henderson told her sympathizing
friends that Scott was the fourth man to
whom she had ueen engaged, and that
all had died before the time fixed for
the nuptia!s.
Great Britain is the only country in
Europe which has no forestry schools.
On the Continent there are numerous
excellent and we'll established schools
OF that character, where everything
that appertains to trees is taught by
accomplished teachers.
The Paris Figaro publishes a curious
calculation with regard to the work per-
formed by the chamber of deputies and
the amount paid to the members.
There are 557 deputies. They sat last
year during 452 hours, making forty
1--WE days of ten hours each. For this
they received 3,342, 900 francs, making
an average of 1870 francs 81 confines
each per day, or 13 francs 81 confines,
each per hour. Surprising the 557 dep
uties were to work during 800 days out
Of 1865 at the same rate Of 100 Traces odd
peri Tho chamber would cost 2l7,-
S.. centimes per annum.
The great white Spanish jackass is, in
degree, as precious as barb of the purest
blood. Negotiations almost diplomat
ic in their completely have to be gone
through before such king-donkey can
who thought he had completed the pur-
chase of such a iackass, was told by the
PROPRIETOR of the arrogant animal that
yet another formality had to be be gone
through with before Don Monke could
be shipped to England-his would-be-
owner had not made provisian for the
board and lodging, with six months SAL
airy in advance, of the jackass' compadre,
whose special function it was to play the
guitar to him when he was sad.
Some mouths ago the change was made
in many English journals, and copied in
some American papers, that the greater
portion of the church property in Lon.
don was occupied by public-houses
where Intoxicating liquors were sold,
The select committee of the ecclesiasti-
cal commission has since been making
careful examination of the statements,
and finds that they are false. In some
cases public-houses were found on prop.
erty which had once belonged to the
church, but which has changed hands.
Charleston. s. c., has a female Solo
man. The other day an old colored man
was brought before one of the inferior
courts on the charge Of deserving his legal
spouse and living with young woman.
A number of old colored woman, men,
bers of the. church, were present in
cour' and evinced a great desire to get
the old man away from his sinful course.
The court heard the evidence, but, was
az 1oSs W ueCluS Cu0 case. Finally one
OF the church sisters, who had during
the hearing developed rare volubility,
was placed in the judicial seat and told
BY the court to see if she could decide
it. She readily took the chair, called
up the erring brother. handed him the
Bible, and made him swear that if he
was released from Jail he would abandon
his evil course and return to the bosom
of his family. The old sinner agreed
to this, but the tempory court made him
get down on his knees and mako the
pledge on the Bible. He acquiesed,
and the court, turning to the justice,
said: II tink you can truss'em, Judge.
Ef he 20 back to dat gal I'll bring him
up again." The justice accepted the
bond and the defendant was discharged,
leaving the court surrounded by his
whilom judge and the church sisters.
His erring companion was discharged
on the same terms.
Curious Dreams by Women.
When women do not 20 to wedding,
they dream about it. A Louisville lady
dreamed of wedding that took place late