The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-11-07

Aao Wsl1ets ana runners OF tine pres
emit age are pigmies BY the side Of the
professional runners of the days beeor.
railroads aid telegraphs. Even fifty
years since we find that Ernest Meusen
was famed for his swift locomotion. BIZ
once ran from Paris to Moscow, . dis.
tauce Of /, 100 miles, in thirteen days
and eighteen hours. In 1886 he ran from
Calcutta to Constantinople, 1915 miles
in fifty-nine days. He always outstrip.
ped mounted couriers. Invariably b,
took direct route, climbing noun.
tains, swimming rivers and running
through forests. His food was . small
quantity or biscuit and raspberry sirup.
He died in 1858, while running through
Upper Egypt.
The English ladies who accompany
the British scientists in this country ap-
pear to better advantage than the men
Their chief physical characteristic il
their fine, healthy glow Of color, betok.
ening good health and outdoor life.
They are, with few exceptions, talle,
and larger than American women ordi.
narily, and have . more vigorous lool
and carriage. II their faces show leas
delicacy Of expression and fewer refine.
ments Of feature, and If their voices an
noticeably Of greater volume, their
erect figures, strong coloring and Wig.
orous gait are compromising advantages.
Their voices are seldom low and must.
cal, and, although not pitched high,
are loud and strong. They are good
walkers, taking pace il the streeta
which would leave their American sis-
ters, at least those who are city.bred
far in the rear.
Those who have seen the sx-Emprsss
3agenie within the past few weeks Gay
that she is rapidly breaking down, and
predict that she will not much longer
survive hen husband and son, whose
memory she mourns constantly. She
was persuaded . few weeks ago to leave
her home at Marlborough, England.
and try the effect of . secluded summer
residence in Switzerland. The change,
however, has not resulted in any benefit
to her health, and she Is now undis.
guisedly decrepit. broken old woman.
Some traces Of her famous beauty still
remain, but there is no vestige Of her
former vigor and spirit. She is bent,
withered and querulous, and when abe
undertakes to walk, totters along pain.
fully with the help Of Q stick.
On Sunday, the 2sth Of next month,
Sir Moses Montefore, the great he
brew philanthropist, will be one hun.
dred years old, and active preparations
arc being made almost everywhere to
celebrate the day properly. The coun.
Gil Of the Union Of American Hebrew
Congregations has issued . circular tc
the rabbis Of the congregations belong
ing to the union, requesting them to
hold special service on that Sunday
for the purpose of celebrating Sir Mos.
ess birthday, and to make collections
for fund to endow o professorship,
thus combining the name with the on.
y Hebrew collegiate institution in
America. The purpose of this college
is to train young men Tor the ministry.
A curious experiment has lately been
made at Acqui, Italy, by the proprietor
Of some baths there. This gentleman
has ct his disposal an inexhaustible
supply of hot water from natural
spring, the temperature being 1877
degrees Fahrenheit. The surplus moi
required for the baths has been divert.
ed so IS to flow through pipes to gar
den on the outskirts Of the town. Herr
the warm liquid flows beneath mum.
Der of forcing frames containing melons.
tomatoes, asparagus, and other garden
produce. The result is that supply
Of these dellcacies is ready for market
st q very early period of the year,
when, therefore, they fetch high prices