The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-12-05

Thssnps.or Il Morocco, having sub
scribed 10 = newspaper, reads al che
advertisements krss. They tried 10 gel
him 20 re(d the editorial page trst,
but he rem.fksd that he had been
moaerch too long not 10 know what
was interesting reading.
Mr.. Aver. . wealthy grocer Of Bos-
ION, has built on The Back Bay section
If that city. . 1850, 600 pile Of granite,
the First spiritual Temple. to he used
by the Sp,rituslists.
The President has signed an order
dismissing ffUm The service Captain
George T. olmstead, Jr., Of the army.
who was tried and convicted by court
martial ID charges ~ embezzlement
! while on Specill duty ia charge Of mill
tary telegraph lines in Arizona
The Prince and Princess CT Wales will
be entertained Ii December by Lord
and Lady Dudley at Whitley Court, in
Worcestershire. Whitley cost Lord
Dudley q, 500, 000, but has been almost
deserted fof 1 long time. There has
| not been party there for five years
and the Dudleys have not spent week
there in that time.
Not long ago . Scottish clergyman
reproveda member Of his flock for being
drunk. "Gin il please ye." said Jem-
my, II dinna drink as meikle as yer.
se'" "Why, how is that said the
minister. "Aweel, dinna ye aye take g
glas. o whusky and water after din:
ner3S "Why, yes. Jenny, sure I take
glass Of whisky after dinner to aid di-
gestion!" "And dinna ye take glass
O. toddy every NIGHT when we are gang.
ing to bed? 2" Eyes, to be sure. I just
take little toddy every night to help
me to sleep. "Well" continued Jenny
"thats just fourteen glasses . week, and
about sixty every month. I only get
paid once month, and then if I'd take
sixty glasses it wud max me dead drunk
for q week. Now, ye See, the only differ
ence is that ye time itbetter than I do"
The dying sayings Of celebrated men
possess curious interest. Louis XIV,
remarked: n thought dying had been
harder" DR.. VIM. Hunter said: eff
had strength to hold q pen I would
write down how easy and pleasant
thing il is to die" Vespasian and
Louis XVIII. both said: "a. king
should die standing" The last words
of Charlemagne. y Columbus, Lady Jan.
Grey and Tasso were: "Lord, into Thy
hnnIo II commend nav, o,,sr.k -
ing to Cicero, Augustus, after asking
how he had acted his part in this life,
said to those around: "Give mo your
plaudits, and died. Demonax, the
philosopher, according to Lucian, said:
"You may go home, the show is over"
As is well known, Rabelais said: "Let
down the curtain, the farce is over"
Goethe asked for more light, and Talma
said: "The worst Is, cannot see."
Viscolnte Bumont, who made an i'm
mense fortune by the manufacture Of
champagne adopted the daughter of an
Italian laborsr, and at his deeth be.
aueathed her his entire fortune. He
left his wife, from whom he had lived
apart, but $25, 900. His relatives made
an Intellectual attempt to break his will.
Jill Shampo, Japanese newspaper,
declares that Japanese noblemen have
untitled themselves by immortality and
luxurious living for the responsibilities
of State. and warns them that If they
do not turn over q new leaf, they will
soon be rs low in the scale of humanity
as are Germ u princes.
Rev. DIR. Howard Crosby, of New
York, did not begin his great life work
until more than fifteen years after his
graduation from the University of the
City of New York. He never attended
theological seminary, but received the
degree of Doctor of Divinity from Har-
ward before he had assumed. his first
pastorate.
By the efforts Of Ex-Governor
Prescott, of New Hampshire, 40 por-
traits of distinguished men have been
secured for the State House, Tor Dart
mouth College, his alma mater, and
Exeter Academy, where he received his
preparatory education. Most Of these
are excellent ikenesses and of much
merit as works of art. In Exeter
Academy can be seen likenesses of
Daniel Webster, Edward Everett,
Lewis Cass, Jared Sparks, James
Walker, George Bancroft, DIR. Abbot,
so long it's principal, and many others
of names such as probably no other
academy in the United States can
boast.
The Duchess de Fersigny, rich
French widow, is q defendant Of the
famous Marshal Ney. Her extravagant
tastes led her to spend 90, 600 during
trip to Japan, and $3.50, 900 for a villa
at Cannes. Her, son has caused the
courts to take legal possession Of her
property for fear of being left penni-
less orphan.
Areturned Western gold miner came
up to the counter of the Miners Arms
on Front street, New York, day or
two since and received 5000 in English
sovereigns for fifty ounce bar of gold.
It was the result of twenty-six years
mining in Nevada and Montana. The
man was q native of Penzance in Corn
wall, and was about to sail for home.
Some Of the provisions of the will of
an eccentric Canadian physician named
Dunlop are as follows: "To my eldest
sister, Joan, my fve-acre field, to con-
sole her for being married to man she
is obliged to henpeck. To my second
sister, Sally, the cottage that stands
beyond the said field. with its garden,
her, it will be large enough to lodge
her. To my sister Lydia my silver
drinking cup, for reasons known to her
self. To my brother-in-law Jack,
punch-bowl, because he will do credit
to it. To my brother.in-law Christie.
pher, my best pipe, out Of gratitude
that he married my sister Maggie.
whom no man of taste would have tax.