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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-12-26

30 ninbly with tho presents did he hoppsrty.
skip and run
That be nimbly made mistakes with them, and
oh. It was such fun!
For Simple Simon got the shoe. and though he
could not do It,
He tried as hard Is ever he could to put both
feet into 1t.
And Jack and Jill the whcelbarrow got, and then
both Of them cried,
For neither wished to wheel the other: both
preferred to ride.
And Boy Blue got the cradle. and rocked him
self to sleep.
And tho pretty little crook that was intended
for Bcpeep-
That present did not come to her; shc got the
silver bell.
And Great Jack Stout, who saved the cat from
drowning in the well,
Got Boy Blues horn. and pulled his checks, and
$hot how, blo,,
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-12-26
The undertaker's Grief.

Friend-"WIy do you look so low
spirited to-day. Yon are usually so
merry. Ha, business dropped OFF,
Undertakcr-"No business is about
the same as USUAL
Fricnd-"Then what can he the mat
ter? You look very glum."
Undertaken always feel badly at
this season of the year. Ican't help it.
All the other business men are raking
in cash hand over fist with their big
holiday advertisements"
Friend We'll, you az" large All
vertiscr Yourself"
Undcrtaker-"i | know. but thew
lave such great advantage over me
that an not able to keep from worry
ing. You zee can't ndvcrti.. my SIC, *
rs suitable tor thYi-.mas ps.seute, :"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-12-26

Such time as there was you may
imagine! Some of us ran shrieking
from the room. For though the crea.
ture had stopped and was looking very
much surprised, as we'll no might,
there was no knowing what he might
take it into his head to do next. Had
it been Christmas Eve instead of
Christmas Day We might have thought
it was Santa Claus, who had made
mistake and was coming that way i'll
stead of down the chimney. But no.
bady ever heard of Santa Claus being
belatcd; lie is always prompt OH the
minute at every chimney in Christen-
dom. Besides, he dosen't drive
horse; he drives reindeer tandem.
Papa and Uncle Tom sprang to the
horses head and began to back him,
while the rest of the unclcs went out to
see who could be driving behind such
a crazy horse us that. They found
sleigh with a single occupant, a Young
man, who was very much mortified
that lie should have entered Grandpa's
house in such fashion, though he. did
not know Grandpa's house from any
other, as lie Was stranger. It seems
that just as he got to the entrance of
Grandpa's grounds, one of the rcins
parted, and the horse, following the
guidance of a single rein, turned and
ran, and, Of course he fthe young man
could not help himself.
During the hubbub Aunty went off
up stairs with Faith and Toddlekin to
console and comfort them. For Dick,
who was tease. had told them that
very likely The horse would cat up all
the raspberry; tarts for, said he,
Horses are uncommonly fond of rasp-
berry tarts---'
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-12-26

pened. Il stood nearly quarter-os.a
mile back from the road, and was
reached by a drive which swept in
slight curve to the front door and then
by the dining-room windows, to the west
door. The front dining-room window
came to the floor and was q big bay,
all glass, beautiful sunny window,
opening in summer directly on grass
plot.
As I said, just as Aunty and I were
about to break the wishbone, there was
q sudden tumultuons jangling of bells,
o rush, o scramble. a crash, and o
horses head and fore feet were thrust
into the dining-room through tbs bay
window!
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-12-26
The Christmas Tree.

The custom uf decoration bv green
plants and flowers in all sorts of frst-
walls is as old as history, and uf cu;!.se
the Use of cvcrgrcclls at Christmas
needs no explanation, nor is the c,lstv,.
amy less Christian because i. is Of i.f.
memorial use among pagan nations
The mistlctoc, however, had IL uniuaa
place. Tho Celtic peoples and the
Drllids held it in the sumo yrncratinn
HAT the Romans did IL WAS used by
the Romans in religious ceremonies.
and it may have been the "gol.icn
i'ough' of the Internal regions. 1hn
Druids gathered it against the festival.
of the winter solsticc with great .olc,.,,
nifty, the prince OF tine pruIs cutting;
it himself with Il golden sickle. 1t WAS
used as Il charm against evil s:,irits,
and excellent medical properties arc
ascrlbed to it. 1t was supposed to pos
scss the power to preserve from
poison, and the mystic property Of nv
ing fertility. Kissing under the lnistlo-
toe may have had reference TO This am
Gent belief. There was Il tradition
that the maid who was not kissed under
bough of mistlctoe at Christmas
would not be married during the fol-
lowing year. There was once notion
that its heathen origin should exclude
1T from the Christmas dc olai;ons; but
this found no favor with the vo,ln@ pco-
pie at any period. On the contrary.
they took good care tina, i, should he
hung, and that it should have plenty OF
berries, for the ceremony under it was
not duly performed ii Il berry WAS not
pluckcd oil with each kiss. and conso-
quently tho supply of brrrie, deter
mined the number Of kisses. 1t did
not need the Roman Use of the plant to
recommend such Il preventive OF the
state of oldmailism. Some trace the
use OF green bush decoration to Tie
original branches of vervain among HE
Romans. With Romans ninl Drui,ts
tho vervain WAS Il panac..l for every
ill, and they believed, abov,. ali, that
it "concilintcd hearts which were ut
variance" -a,otlcr good office OF anv
plant in the Christmas season. The
Drulds only vrncratcl the mlstlctoc
that grew on the oak, lut the common
mistlctoc ItSrus ni,Mm), with its
pearlv berries, is gathered from the
hawthorn, the old apple-trry, the Lime,
and the fir, and from othr. trees. OF
late wears this parasite has be. II Scarccr
than formerly, and Efforts has'r been
made to propagate" II. This is done by
cleaning off tn" bark under amy luil!t
Of Young tree with tho moi>tcnrd
thumb, and then pressing the g!utiMous
berry ON the cleaned plar" til! it al
heres to the bark it vii! begin to show
growth in aboil. fifteen months. 1t
I. is an obvious suggestion that in sec
tons of the country whore the statis-
ties show II falling OFF III marriages this
plant ought no to he Let die ont. -
/ Iharlcs DudlcJ Winner, IN Harpc,'s
Margarine.
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have no family but my dog; VIC live here all
alone.
And my cupboards at your service: you will ai-
ways find 1t bare
Plenty of room: would advise to hide the rrcs-
cnts there"
Obi Is 1t possible any one can be so sweet and
Such unexpected goodness l little thought to
find!
With heartfelt teurs of gratitude do ]. clear
Mother Hubbard,
Accept the offer OF your house, likewise accept
your cupboard.
One other favor: will you kindly take zen and
ink,
And write the list Of presents down. while sit
by and think?
Thanks! Now let's see-thcre's Simple Simon,
he must have a pie;
He wanted one some time ago, but had no
money to buy.
My two lard workers, Jack and Jill, a water
rail they lack:
For ever since they fell down hill their rail has
had crack
Little Boy Blue wants a new horn and saws If i
will buy him
A louder one. he'll keep awake. I've great
mind TO try him.
The Woman who makes broth present have
found her
The orc, mean, who has that flock uf little
children round her.
II must he announcement housrkcc, ing in one
And l have bought the mate, for with her family
In two,
That ovcr-crowded woman may know better
what to do.
The Bachelor living by himself shall have new
whcelbarrow,
Made wide enough to hold wife: his other was
TO narrow.
now.
Bccaus,. you know. its old one broke in falling
off the bough
That Horner bov fork I'll give. then, should he
find plum,
He'll get it by better way than putting in his
thumb.
Great Jack Stout. who saved the cat from drown \.
ing in the we'll,
silver bell.
all the fun.
done
Thus Mother tiooscs wisdom all the various
presents planned,
While the other h lpad the matter on with will.
ing heart md hand
Now. Mother Hubbard" sad Mother Go SO
"wha. way would you propose
Of making sur. that every gift unto its owner
"ocS:
BY stockings OH the iEan;Cl, or by hanging ON "a
Or would you trust to Santa Claus to do it faith
fully:"
Said Mother Hubbard, In cases where lin
doubtful altogether.
1t Is my way to ask advice from the Old Man in
Leather.
Tis just about his time to call All. here's the
very man.
Aud AZ he stood before them there they toll. him
all the plan.
Now. Fray advise us, SIR" they said. What
way would you propose
OF making sure that every GIFT unto it's owner
eOes!
BY stockings on tho nanttl. or 10y hanging OIL Il
Or would you trust TO Santa Claus to ,lo It faith
fully"
Til Old Man in Leather clasl9u his hands and
gazed with earnest eyes
On empty air in silent thought said he, Il
would advise.
Not stockings on the mantcl, nor hanging on, "A
tree.
Nor would trust TO Santa Claus to do il faith
fully.
Among your family IL one whose motions arc
so quick,
lin sure Won can depend on him l alude to
Niinble Dick
You, maam, i'll quiet dignity can by the cup
btarI stand,
And he the present. can bostow, a. you may
give command
Oh. thanks. sir, thanks" cried Mother Gcos
What judgment you displ1y!'
Said Mother Hubbard, ~ told YOU 80 KIN =,
tea find way"
Now tho parts, i: was Jolly. bnt Dick. liza, I'D
n. cce,
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MOTHER Goosrs CHRISTMAS.
81 MRS. 4 n. p1Az.

81 MES. 4. n. DlAz.
Said Mother Hubbard to Mother Goose, What
troubles you. Ipssy.
That you sigh and look 60 soSrowful? It's not
your usual way"
Said Mother Goose to Mother Hubbard, Il have
an inclination
To give my numerous family Christmas cclc-
bration.
But ah! dear Mother Hubbard. my case It is q
sad one!
1have no house to ask them to: sou know
never had one!"
Said Mother Hubbard, with smile, when ono
has friends in need,
Then Is the time to be friend, and be q friend
indeed.
Behold my house. You're welcome tot; pray
nae II as ynnr nun.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-12-26

killed and forty seriously injured by a rail.
way accid mt near Manchester, England.
Five men killed by tho explosion of 10 O.
motive boiler at White Haven. Pa. Light
ming struck tho farmhouse of Nathan tfi!lcr
near Maryvllc. Kan, killing his four dauyli-
tcrs while asleep.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-12-26
AUGUST.

Steamer City Of Merida bu,ncl at la
vana: no lives lost Transfer steamer
belmont sunk In storm near Evans.
viilo, Ind; sixteen lives lost. Seven.
teen mon suTocatcd in an undo r.rc,lnd
canal ut Drayc. France. Seven co. icrs
burned to death In mine at shamokin, Pa.
Five people fatally poisoned a. shcihyvi.le,
Ind, by eating biscuit in wAil, :rscnic hal
boon put by mistake. y gao on tic New
foundland coust causes iderallc loss o.
life. Seven men ki.lc by III explosion in
coal-pit mt PasleT, Scotland. Ten mrn l,c-
longing to orton's Circus perish in burning
slccping-car near Grcc.cy, Co,.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-12-26
OCTOBER.

Sixty persons killed by II railroad accident
III India. Over 800 lives 'ost by Il E,rricanc
In Iceland. Ten soldiers burned to death in
fire ut the royal Ialacr at Copenhagen. Vt
EsScg, Austria, fourteen children, Mhilu
playing in ii boat on tho river brave, capsi.cd
1t aud all were drowned. Ten men drowned
III Chicago 10y the wa,hiu- away during IL
gall, OF II hut i'll which they were lodging.
En-. Gov. Moses sentenced to llr. q months in
the Detroit Icnitcniiary for forgery. five
men Kill ID by powder mill expo 10 , ut
Cunminsvi.lc, Ontario. Twcnty-scvcn per-
sons killed and 100 injured by cyrlon. in
Catania, On the island of Sicily The japanese
cities OF Iokohaml afl Toxic wcro visited
by terrible typhoun; in the latter city
500 houses wcro wholly or partially dc.
s'roycd; twenty people "cro killed; the
lo:s oi He AT sea wa, ari'a ling. six men
Killed by IL boiler Explosion At Bctrami,
Mimi. \ storm On the GOA I of Lower. Cali
torn II wrecks Il steamer ami seven sliiins
craft, the los OF life reaching nearly 100
Eighteen lacn suilucutcd in i,oul mine ut
Youngstown. ohio. sixteen persons t!ainplrl
to death during panic in tti..scuw thcuter
caused by IL cry of fire. .cvcra vessels
wrecked and many lives lost 10y a hurricane
in tho Bahama Islam Is
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-12-26
The First Christmas in America.

The chronicles of the Pilgrims, de.
scribing their arrival in Cape Cod bay,
in December. 1920. refer thus briefly to
the first Christmas spent 10y them in
America:
Monday, the 18th, beng Christmas
Day, we began to drink water aboard.
But at night the master caused us to
have some beer; and so on board We
had divers times, now and then, some
beer, but on shore none at ALL"
What WAS done in Plymouth village
the next Christmas is moro fully de-
scribed in the quaint language of Gov.
Bradford:
Son We day called Christmas-lay, We
Govr called them out to worke las was
uscll, but We most Of this new company
excused themselves and said it went
against their consciences to worke on
We day. SO We Cow told them that if
they made it mater Of conscience, lie
would spare them till they were better
informed. So he led away We rest and
left them, but when they came home at
noone from their worke, he found them
in We streete at play, openly; some
pitching We barr, and some at stoole.
ball, and shuch like sports. So lie
went to them and took away their i'm
plements and told them that was against
his conscience, that they should play
and others workc. If they made ye
keeping Of it mater Of devotion, let
them kepe their houses, but thcr should
be no gaming Or i, Yelling in We streets. ="
CONEIotsNEss. like q candle i'll
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-12-26
MIsTLEToE.
DY JOHN B. TABB.

To the cradle bow OF naked tree.
Bcnumbed with ice and snow,
A Christmas dream brought suddenly
birth of mistlotoe.
The shepherd stars from their ficecy cloud
Strobe out on tho night to see:
The IIcrod north wind clustered loud
To rcnd 1t from the tree.
But the old year took it for sign,
And blessed 1t in his b art:
with prophecy OF peace divine.
Let now my soul de art"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-12-26
A CHRISTMAS LEGEND.
Ell EUGENE FELL

Once upon time, two oh ldren
BY the names Of Tom and Belle
With.their kind, indulgent parents
In this thriving town did dwell.
Belle YVES gentle creature,
Tcm noisy, romplng la,l-
Belle was always good and patient
Tom, per contra, very bad,
And his rude. unsecmly conduct
Made his parents only sal.
When his father said to Thomas,
Tommy. dear, do protest."
Thomas would reply, dsriiing.
Cheese it, pard-puli down Your Tcst!"
Or, If mamma mildly rlcade',
With hor naughty, fYowacl boy,
He would, scorning her cntrcatv,
Geek new methods to annoy,
And, with information vulgar.
Query calmly. What dive soyp"
But not so his pretty sister,
Gentle and obcd:cnt Belle,
Whom, for her discreet de- ortm.at,
Everybody loved SO we'll.
faily hicd size to her lessons
Never absent, never late,
Never pounding the piano,
/. Never swinging Tn the gate;
Let them grease her nostrils nightly,
And Ter caster oil took straight.
s'anta Glars came like shadow,
Creeping III and floating out
Found the gcnt'c Little Bella
Followed her unseen about
saw l:cr goodness to her parents
Ever dutiiul and mid -
And old santa, thus observing.
Stocked his ECuny head and smiled,
Saying, On the Christmas morning
will not neglect this child"
Out into the nosane alley
Coed cid Santa Claus then straycd--
Lo. tile uar. lily little Thomas
With Gang Of hootllUms played
And, Tn: aged AT low amusement.
Dca' in CXclaa atoms bal,
Even sworc, while Santa listened
Wi'ha cOnntenarcc most sad
All, he sighed, there will be nothing
Clristm; morn fer You, my lad"
Christmas came, and lIclla's stocking
Doomed with presents rich an iIarc
Peanuts, dolls, CONNECTIONS. sas!ics--
Costly articles and fair
Language fails us III describing
Bella's graitut and joy
Bit i'll lite Tommv's stocking
There was neither clll? nor toy,
And oor Tom Eco late rcpcn.,d
He had been naughty boy.
SO lie varied, o little Children
For each bright December dly
Santa Claus, like ghost OF shadow.
Watches you nj work ard play;
No coed deed is aforementioned
No kind word is heard Will, scOru--
Good and bad are Justly treated
On tho merry Chris mas morn
Good folks stockings burst with fullness
Bad folks stockings hang forlorn.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-12-26
A YEARS DISASTERS.
Record Of tho Notable Mishaps
Involving the Destruction
Of Human Life.
A Ghastly Catalogue Of Accidents by
Flood and Field, on Land
and Water.
Sinking Ships, CoIliding Trains, and
Exploding Mines the Chief
Causes OF Death.
JANUARY,


Tho long chapter of the years disasters
involving tho destruction of human lifo
opened on tho I'd day of January, when
twcnty-scvcn men wcro killed by q railway
collision at Toronto, Canada. Tho other nc.
cidcnts during January which we havo
thought worth recording ure rs follows:
Thirtytwo nuns and pupi.s in the loman
Catholic Convent at Eollcvillc, ILL.,, burnc to
death. Seven men killed and twelve injured
by an explosion of ircdanp in the Fcrtay
coal mine at Arras, France. Two hundred
Chinese lost by the wreck of the steamer
Huai Tuen, fir; m shanghai for Hong Kong.
Railway train caught FIRE from oil OH tho
SONS fatally burned. Eleven lives lost in IL
cOal-pit at CwmamEa, Wales, by the break
ing Of u cage rope. Steamer City of Culun.-
bus, from lOstOn for Savannah, wrecked in
Vineyard Sound; one hundred lives lost. a
family of eight persons burned to death in
Lcnoir County, North Carolina. Bark
Emma and ten lives lost OH the New
Jersey coast. Ten men killed by II colicry
explosion in France, and dozen by SINH
lar accident in England Ten men drowned
by the upscttng of IL raft ut Carthage, Tenn.
Loss Of three Glonc stcr fishing scLoouers,
with ffty-six men. Fifty.ninc lives lost by
an explosion in Colorado mine. The ship
Simla, with twenty souls, lost in tho English
Channel, and steamer goes down on the
Welsh coast-thc loss OF life by the two dis.
astcrs numbering thiriy-sx.
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SEPTEMBER,

Destructive fire in Cleveland, Ohio. Nino
persons killed i'll IN accident on tic Mexican
Central Railroad. DistilicrN cNpos'on Pc
kin, lll.-scvcrai killed. !, rapid rise in tho
Eau Clnirc and Chippewa rivers, destroy ny
over si,0Oo,oo> worth al property News
from China that the province OF hiang-Sce
had bccn inundated, ana scent; thousand
lives lot. Firty.,wo lives lost by tho sink
ing of tho British Gunb II, Wasp or Tury
Island. Seven persons killed and much
property destroyed by acy,loac in Alcgauy
County, n. Y. Twenty lives lost hy IL
fire i'll n sulphur mine in Sicily.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-12-26

WI nils, all expect to make mis-
take now and then; our mistakes teach
~ many lessons that could nc learned
in no other way,
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.JtNf..

E'cvcn men drowned IN Il i!oml, ,n,l,cd lay
cl"rd-burs,, in camp dhFrcnchnn's Creek.
Colorado. Schooner Six brothers AN / four.
teen men lost or Newfoundland Eleven
men drowntda Thompson's Fails, Montana,
News from Greenland of the loss of
tho Danish brig Elena and tel OF her
crew. Two Americans aud Twelve Mcxicaus
hi led In railroad uccid..n in New La
redo. Several persons fatally injured
by the wrccking of II train ga the
Burlington and Missouri Railroad. rrat!s
from lightning Tpor:ri in New York.
Pennsylvania, Ohio. AMI " is un>in. Twenty
fivc IerSOu> klc IL! thr break
Ing of an engine axle on the Manchester ana
Sheffield Halfway. England Fur,y persons
overwhelmed and drowned | v IL water spo,t
in Russ an 7. rk"stun. Fourt zen ircn Killed
by the p.cialure explosion OF Il blast near
Inmpico, Mexico. Thirty People killed h;' III.
explosion of IL powdr~mi.l in ita.y \ brid.r
across the river Vistu!a, II Germany, upon
which many people were standing was swept
AWAY by IL food aud twenty of them were
drowned. Six Italians drowned mt Somers
n. y, ny tho upsniting of IL boat.
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FEBRUARY.


Thirty-ivc pt oplc drowned by tho break
ing Of the ice at Thesis, Austria. Six chill
dren burned to death at Crockett Texas
Forty natives killed in West Africa by an OK
plosion of gunpowdcr. a cyclone sweeps
over Georgia. Mississippi, and tho Carolinas,
killing upward Of 40 peoI IL and destroying
a vast amount of property. Ten lives lost W
the laundering OF the bark Ada Barton, OIL
ST. John, N. Il. Six person; killed ana eight
wounded Ivy tho fall of IL railroad train
through u bridge near INDIANAPOLIS. Ind.
Gasoline explosion In Il store in Alliance,
Ohio; eight persons killcl. News from Co.
runna, Spun, of the SINKING OF Il Spanish
vessel and the loss of n'n tcrn men
Fifty fishermen on the Caspian Sr, carried
out on the Ice and drowned. liir 10 ri> in
the ohio River this month wrr, the wurs'
over known. At nsinm,.i the water wis
N.r seventy feet tie ~. Among tn. diS;is.
irous incidcn $ was tho fall OF IL !ar.r honr,i-
iig-houso In Cincinnati, killing fourteen If
the inmates. Nineteen miners iii Il ht II
Erc-,iamp explosion four MITES from Union
town, Pa. Seventeen passenger. kilci 10y
ttc EXPULSION OF the hoi.cr OF the steamer
Kotsai, from Hong Kong for Nh no.
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july.

steamer Amsterdam, of Netherlands and
American Navigation Company's line,
wrecked on Sable Island in fog
thrco passengers lost. Twenty four
miners killed by colicry en-
piosion in British Columbia. Ten person.
drowned by the founder .nx OF schooner uls
eeck's Beach. y. ], Twenty rasecn."r.
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MAY.

Five men killed at Waterford, y. V, by
the explosion of n blcachcr in a straw-bs ard
mill. The French brig Senorine tounlcrcd
Of tie great banks of Newfoundland, tic
cIew and passen. crs. numbering eA,y two
pcrshng. Tho British ship Syria wrecked
on the Fiji Islands; seventy passengers ali!
coolies. were drowned. BY collision lctwccn
freight aud gravel trains on the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad, near ConnrllsviI q Pa,
fourteen laborcrs were killed. Several shocks
of earthquake throughout the cnusull %:
Cyzicus. Asia Minor. several villages wcrr
damaged: many houses were destroyed: and
90 persons Killed. Nineteen live. lost by the
laundering o! the ship .Alan,inc of the Mag
lalcn Islands. The ottom of the ferry boat
ut 81. .ilberts, r. O., broke through. causing
tho drowning of seven persons. by thu
explosion of a boiler in tho Whitney Marble
Works at GOuycrn"ur, y. -. seven men were
killed. Ten women were blown to pieces and
two others wounded by an cNp!os on of ,lynu-
mite ut II factory in ayrshire, Scotland. Five
persons killed by n boiler explosion at Du-
buquc, Iowa.