The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-02-08
Things in General.

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more than 1000 inhabitants, and 49,.
900 of these are pure Indians. The are
about 5000 natives Of the United States
in that state, mostly speculators. Fabu.
louis sums are said to have been taken
out of her mines, and no# and then q
vase filled with gold nuggets left by the
Spaniards.
or the six largest sugar producing
countries Of Europe, Germany this year
carries off the palm. with 1000 tons,
or 80 per cent. OF the whole. Next comes
Austria with 475,0OO tons, France with
425,OOO, Russia with 25O,OOO, Belgium,
$4,000, and Holland with $4,000. Ger
many has not only the greatest number
Of refineries, 357 out of ,204. hut the
largest also.
The chair which was used by her roy
alhighness Princess Louise at the open
ing and closing Of Parliament, during her
residence in Canada, has been sent to
her royal highness as souvenir of her
sojourn in the Dominion. The following
inscription has been placed on the back
of the chair; presented to her royal
highness Princess Louise by the Minis
ters Of the Dominion of Canada, advisers
to his excellency this governor general,
the Marquis of Lorne. 1885,"
The set Of sapphires owned by the wife
of Mr.. Mackay, of "bonanza" fame, is
valued at 5000. .OtDO, and comprises the
diadem, bracelets, ring, earrings and
necklace, with large pendant. The
contents of her jewelrJ chest ia valued at
81 ,O00, 600.
An oleander tree near Spanishtown,
Fla, covers space Of ground thirty.six
feet in diameter; from the ground to the
topmost limb is twenty-five feet; at the
surface of the ground the trunk is divi.
ed into twenty or twenty-five seperate
stems, the group being at least Eve feet
through, and one single stem is by
actual measurement fourteen inches
thick.
The compiler of "English as She is
WROTE" claims to have found in an
otherwise sober account of q shipwreck
the following passage: s"The captain
swan ashore. So did the chambermaid; !;
she was insured for large sum and
loaded with pig iron."
While on his way from England to
Australia, Mr.. NJ. d. Conway, who ia
making o tour around the world, saw q
very peculiar sun. One morning, he
says, that in place Of the usual orb, an
intense blue sun rose above the horizon
and maintained its startling color the en-.
tire day. ::
A poker game lasting for three days
and nights was played recently at Marys-
vile, Cal. The "ante" was IS, and the
"pots" we're big. At one tin Q there was
over 5000 in sight on the table. New
players came in from time to time, and
others retired, but one man stuck to the
game pretty closely until it closed, and
cleared about $500.
A prominent and prosperous farmer
Of Michigan 10 quoted as saying recently:
'When I was boy and trudeed along
to school was taught to take offmy hat
and make obeisapce whenever I met q
grown person. How Is It now? WY, e
man is fortunate If he can pass by q
school. house without being snow
balled."
There we're $500 patients in the !u.
natic asylums of France last year. Of
whom about 27 600 were men and 81 900
women, showing that females are the
most liable to insanity. That they are
less influenced by treatment is shown
by the fact that the average duration OF
treatment for men is 276 days, while for
women it is 295 days.
Very good intentions. but very stupid
provisions, were those Of the Connecti-
cut man who bequeathed $500 in bank
stock, to he held in trust until the accu-
mutation by compound interest shall
swell it to s., 900, GOO. then TO be given to
the town. Perhaps in $50 years hisg
erosity may be appreciated.