The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-07-18

who have been in wretchsd circunsean-
ces since they we're driven from their
kingdom, are now restored to opulsnce
by the death Of the dowager empress Of
Austria, who has bequea&hed TO them Q
fortune Of q, ,O00, 600.
The record Of young Irving Hale, Of
New York, who carried OF the highest
honers at West Point this year, beats
any record that was ever made q that
famous institution. The boy COM
menced ct the head Of his class. He
WIS first in every study in the first year
he entered the academy. In the sec.
ond year he held his first position in all
his studies but one, and in the third
year he found himself again ct the head
in every branch Of study. He now
stands first in the graduating class in all
but one study, Spanish, and in that
there is but one-tenth of mark between
him and Cadet Sanford, who il 6rst.
Hale u the son Of school teacher. He
will be assigned to duty in the engineer
corps United States army.
A vassar College girl-graduate thus
treated the "dude" in her recsnt COM
mencement essay: God made the dude,
therefore let him stand for man. Man
wants but little here below, nor wants
that little long. The dude is . curious
specimen Of the genus homo, made over
year ago. The brain Of dude is not
the real brain-it is only something like
it. The object Of the dude is to render
himself agreeable to society. Had Dar-
win lived he would have used the dude
as an illustration Of the development
Of the species. His plumage, though
not brilliant, is abundant. All the
sensible Of both sexes tire Of him. In
the future he will exist only in . mu.
scum Of anatomy" f5s,.
United States Minister Lowell pre-
sented gold medal to George Read,
formerly chief Of the ife-boat brigade
at Deal, Eng, for an act of heroism
performed by him nearly twenty two
years ago. In October. 1862, the
American ship Annie Hooper was
wrecked Of the Kentish coast near
Deal, and Read and his men by the ex-
ercise of great skill and daring, in
which Reed especially imperiled his
life, succeeded in rescuing the whole
crew of the doomed vessel. In reply
ing to Mr.. Lowell's eulogistic speech
and accepting the medal, Read said
that he had only done his duty, and
that in fact the circumstance had made
80 little impression upon him that
when he was notified that he was to
receive medal he had almost forgot
ten the occurrence Of the wreck.
The marriage Of Mr.. Hallam Tenny-
son to Miss Audrey Boyle was solemn
lied at Westminster Abbey, proved to
be the leading society event Of the sea-
son. The bridegroom is the eldest son
of the poet laureate, and was named for
his fathers earliest and warmest friend,
Arthur Hsllam, whose untimely death
inspired the poem, I'm Memoriam. {"
In addition to the poet laureate and
scores of lords, both temporal and
spiritual there were present Premier
Gladstone. Minister Lowell, Mr.. Henry
Irving, and host of other celebrities.
The bride was charmingly attired in Q
robe of ivory. .colored satin covered with
Brussels lace, and q rich bridal veil with
pearl and diamond ornamental. There
W0A0 eCA OkAuC4uh1ub uul1OEmly Ux988eO
in silk of the palest blue, with India
muslin overskirts. The bride recsived
over three hundred presents, including
the inevitable India shawl.
Princess EIizabeth, Of Hesse, and
Grand Duke sergius, of Russia, were
married in the chapel of the Winter
Palace, st. Petersburg, recently, with
the customary pomp. Two services
were performed, the first in accordance
with the orthodox ritual and the second
according to the Lutheran rites. At
the conclusion Of the services . salute of
1Ol guns we're fred in honor of the new
ly-wedded couple. A state banquet was
given in the afternoon, at which toasts
were offered in honor of the Czar and
Czarins, the bride and bridegroom, and
the Grand Duke of Hesse. In the
evening there was agrand ball. All the
festivities were ON scale Of unusual
msgniAcence. The Grand Duke Ser
gius is brother.of the Emperor, and was
born May IL, 1867. The Princess is
the daughter Of the late Princess Alice,
second daughter of Queen Victoria.
She 10 20 years old.