The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-05-30
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Mr.. John B. Tolman q veteran printer
of Lynn, Mass, has given the Young
Mems Christian Association of that city
an estate valued at go, 600, stipulating
that the income shall be used in promot.
ing the cause Of temperance.
The widow of the late Gen. Thomas l..
Kane Of Philadelphia has donated to
the board of trustees of the
Presbyterian Hospital the Thorn.
son House ut Kane, Pa, for hos.
pital uses, in accordance with the inten.
tion of her husband. Sllc desires that
it he not restricted to sick and helpless
paupers but that its policy he the most
liberal. The hotel property is valued al
800, 600.
Mr.. Adam lockwood, of Uptown,
Mass, writes to the Boston Traveller as
follows: II have been member of the
Orthodox choir in this place for sixty
three years last fall, and have always
been treated with the utmost kindness
and respect by old and young, and
should like to hear from others Of life.
long experience"
On his recent birthday celebration,
Bismarck was offered the compliment Of
an honorary membership in the Scien.
tific Society of Berlin--a high distinc.
ton which Won Moltke was glad to ac-
cept. But the Chancellor curiously does
not approve of vivisection. Nor has he
forgiven Professor Mommsen. So he
declined the society's offer. "Noth-
ing on earthwould induce me" he wrote,
"to become in any way whatever the col
league of Virchow, or of Mommsen.
am Doctor of Laws of Gottingen
and an honorary citizen of Berlin.
am satisfied"
Rev. Samuel u. Ferguson, native
of Liberia and full-blooded negro,
was chosen by the Episcopal House Of
Bishops, in session at New York, to be
Missionary Bishop for Cape Palmas, in
Africa. He is the first colored man who
has been elected to this high office, but
white men cannot live long enough in
the malarial towns of Africa to do any
effective church work.
Marie Taglioni, whose death at Mar.
seilles, France, was announced, was the
most celebrated dancer of her day
She was born on the 23d of April, 1906
at Stockholm, Sweden, where her faith
er was ballet master and leading dancer
at the theater. Her mother was daugh
ter of the celebrated Swedish tragedia1
and singer Karsten. Marie began tht
study of dancing when years of age
and on the 10th Of June, 1922. made lel
debut at the Vienna theater. From llel
first appearance her success was phe
nomenal, and within few months sh.
became the queen of dancers. Sht
could never be induced to appear in
the short dress usuallyworn in tho ballet
She became the wife of Count Gilbert
De Voisins to whom she had son ani
daughter. The latter is Princess Mar
guerite Trowbetzkay. In 1847 while O.
the zenith of her fame, she retired from
the stage.
The father of Mrs. Celia Thatcher wa.
o crank. He had been defeated for 81
Office by the New Hampshire people
whereupon he decided to abandon then
to their sins. In order that he might b,
able to witness their torture he bough
the isle of Shoals and built a bit of shant,
no it, where he lived in comparative
solitude for o number of years
Gradually the cabin was enlarged unit
it became summer hotel, though con
Quoted in the most Indifferent manner q
to whether guests came or went. The,
we're never sought after. When tl
daughter Celia reached the age of Is
young lawyer. at the island for his health
fell in love with her. Duly and respect
fully he requested her hand of her faith
er who irritablyordered him off the islant
Respecting the rights of proprietorsllip
the young man removed to an adjacen
one, and, there erecting o little hut
avowed his intention of remaining unit
the daughter became of age, when Ii
would marry her. Recognizing, prob
ably, the fellows obstinacy and stronl
will, her father relented, STIMULATING onl.
q years delay. That passing they werl
married.