The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-07-18

Russia i suffering untold destruction
BY the great floods. Amagniacent new
bridge at Warsaw, costing 42 1000 900,
was carried away and twenty persons
drowned.
The mentton Of "forty stripes save
one" often recurs in the Bible, and
why SO should have been selected as
the number in preference to any other.
has repeatedly attracted attention and
called for explanation. The real ex-
planation is found in the law of Moses.
who commanded the culprit to be best
an with . certain number of stripes not
to exceed 40. These must be given in
the presence Of the judge to prevent the
possibility Of cruel punishment.
Ten years hence, cattle king pre-
diets. Omaha, Neb., will be the cattle
centre Of the country. Already one Of
the finest sbattoirs in the world is be-
ing built there, covering 400 acres of
land, and ct q cost of $3.50, 600. st.
Louis now has the most complete yards,
covering some GOO acres, which were
built in 1873 at . cost Of 81, ,OOO, 600.
The yards in Chicago are 32O acres in
extent, and have already cost about 4l5,.
OOO, 900.
The big bells Of the world are in Rus
sia and China. The "King of Bells"
(Moscow) weighs 443, ,732 pounds; st.
1vans (Moscow), 127 $50 pounds, and
the seven bells in Pekin weigh 10000
pounds each, and several other bells
weigh from 40, 600 to 20, 600 pounds, but
these make comparatively little noise in
the world. In the king bell there Is
400 900 worth of metal. Il is 10 feet
shs f% sRas s afsss Rfss essssS%a essSa
had 706 large bells, and one of them
req1ired twenty -four men to ring it.
A letter from the City Of Mexico says
the capitalist who goes into that coun-
try with the idea that he may drop in
upon some rich piece of property for .
mere song will quickly discover his
mistake. The Mexican property-ow ner
is quite as alive to the worth Of his es-
tate IS his brethren in any part Of the
world, while the American sharpers
who infest the hotels Of the cities
watching for investors will fleece him
in the most approved manner. The
only safe way is to deal with some re-
spectacle firm.
In the State Department Library at
Washington is amanuscript book which
relates entirely to the trial and execu.
ton Of Major Andre. In this book Is
the letter which theyoung officer wrote
to General Washington the night be-
fore his death. A newspaper cores
courage he shows in the facs Of deathl
How beautifully clear every word ID
written, and the signature is signed
without tremor Of the hand. Turn
over the page ;'this is letter from the
traitor, Benedict Arnold. He informs
General Washington that having the
interest Of his beloved country at heart,
he can no longer serve in the American
army. II is Q lawyers letter in argu-
ment as we'll as the handwriting"
The New York Herald gives us les-
son in South American pronunciation
by remarking: "The popular pronun-
ciation Of the name Bolivar in the Uni
ted States, with the accent on the first
syllable, is inaccurate. By reason Of
the Inauguration Of the statute in Gen.
trail Park recently ct least half . mil
lion OF the inhabitants of this city have
mentioned the name in conversation
this week, and in nineteen out of TWEEN.
ty instances have pronounced it incor-
rectly. The accent belongs to the mid
die syllable-Bo-G-var."
The frequent refusal Of the great
prima donnas, such ss Patti and Nilsson
to respond to calls for encores is thus
explained BY Detroit professional who
knows the racket" Every encore
Just costs the management SO many
pounds extra, and the singer gets all
the praise for good nature. When Nils
son or Patti or any Of these great vocal
lists responds to an encore it is done ct
the request Of the N anager, and he pays
for it. The audience are just 80 many
beggars who beg that amount from the
pocket Of the management"
An old friend Of Thackersy, Who has
lately been abroad, says the novelistis
wife is still living and suffering from
mental arrangement, carefully watchsd
over in the house Of aIfriend.
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