The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1883-04-27

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Snow has repeatedly fallen all over
southern Europe, once or twice as far
south as the streets Of Palermo. II Is q
curious fact that both in the Northern
and Southern hemispheres and on the
Eastern and Western continent the
last twelvemonth was one of heavy snow
fall.
Twenty graduates Of Dartmouth Col
lege, New Hampshire, had q reunion and
dinner in San Francisco, CAL, on the
evening Of March q. There are sixty
five Dartmouth men on the Pacific coast,
representing classes from '43 to rs.
A South Carolina Judge, in passing sem
tence lately, remarked that ninety-nine
out Of every one hundred persons upon
whom he had had in his circuit to pass
sentence were comparatively young peo-
pie. Especially in crimes of an infamous
character the criminals were in near
ly every instance quite young. and al
most always of the colored race. 1t was
rare that he had to pass sentence upon
those who had experienced the restraints
of slavery and who had been made free.
There has been several failures of late
at Winnipeg. Rents are very high, and
it is said there are 81 ,0O0,{tN worth of
buildings under contract this spring,
and, as already 1900 emigyants have az.
rived, while thousands more 9. 9 on the
way, these failures are considered but
exigencies of frontier BODYBUILDING. The
resent advance in the duty on agricultu-
raj implements aud the increased freight
rates on the Canada Pacific cause great
indignation among the farmers, who as
usual, when things 20 wrong over the
border, talk about annexation.
ASt. Petersburg telegram says: "a
statistical report on suicides in Russia
has been issued. 1tappears that some
1000 persons in each year make away
with themselves. The greatest number
of cases occur in the district of Moscow,
after which comes st. Petersburg, War
saw, and Irdkursk. During the last
five years 7,713 cases have been re .is-
tered. Suicide in the Russian army, as
in that of Germany, has been on the in
crease during the last few years.
The Lancaster New Era says that q
citizen of Pennsylvania may leave 81, 600
or $1,0O0,00O to his family, wife, or
children, and the law takes no cogni-
zance of it, but if he leaves so much as
500 to public charity the laws of the
state promptly dock the requests five
per cent.
The auction sale ofseason tickets for
the forthcoming dramatic festival in
Cincinnati has closed. Twenty-four
hundred and tifty-three seats have been
sold for a total sum of$64, 625. OF this
sum the premiums amounted to $50, 2S3.
The average premium is. $l235. The
sale has produced several thousand dol
lars more than any previous auction for
Music Hall, and there are still 1867 seats
to be sold without premium.
The development OF fossil remains at
the Nevada state prison quarry contin-
ues to be more and more interesting.
Scarcely blast is made which does not
disclose new and strange tracks, osseous
remains of fossil ivory. The vegetable
indications are numerous and interest
ing, as are the many specimens of clans
and other mullusks.
The wives Of some of the most promi-
nent men of Condersport,. Pa, have
formed a society in opposition to the
Masonic order. They have determined
to hold their meeting on the same eve.
ming as the Masons, at rs late an hour,
and will endeavor to reach home in the
same state of set.em-up-atiyeness as
their lords and masters.