The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-03-14
Things in General.

June Is, 1856 (Which fell on . Sunday,
between the French troops. under Ma
poleon Bonaparte, and the combined
forces of England, Germany and the
Netherlands, commanded by the Duke
of Wellington. It resulted in the abso.
Lutte overthrow Of Napoleon, and the
Bourbon kings were restored to the
French throne. The battle field il sit
uated in Belgium, about two miles from
the village Of Waterloo, aud twelve
miles south of Brussels.
An Atlanta Constitution correspond
ent says: 1.-THE other night while talk.
ing to United States Senator Brown
noticed piece Of rabbit fur protruding
above his collar. I asked him IL he wore
a rabbits foot about his neck. no. he
replied, but I do wear rabbit skin on
my chest, A lady recommended it as
the best possible protection against
cold. got fine rabbit skin, out OF
the feet, and, tying the two legs togeth.
er with ribbon, ! tied the skin about
my neck. Il has worked like schsrm -
A New Hampshire correspondent
writes: In Warner there il q school
district in which fifty years ago there
we're some forty scholars, and now there
is but one. For distance Of e. miles
on travelled road in the south part of
the town, whore sixty years ago there
we're thirty homesteads. cultivated by
their owners, with families in the dis.
trict. In those days large herds we're
seen on every hand, now there are none.
The people Of Boston have organized
and opened what they term ''The poo.
pies Church" in that city,. II is much
after the form Of the Moody church in
Chicago. II accommodates $500 PEG.
lie, with accommodations for $50 more
in adjoining chapel, which can be uni
ted with the main audience. room BY the
throwing open Of doors. The seats are
arranged in semi-circular form on q
gradually sloping floor, like those in o
theater, and folding chairs ore substitu.
ted for pews. Attached TO the church
is parsonage. All the seats are free.
broad and catholic basis"
The old house in which General
Grant was born, at Point Pleasant, o.,
came very near being carried away by
the foods during the recent overflow.
Clermont County, in which Point Pleas.
ant is situated. is almost surrounded
by the Ohio and the Little Miami Rivers.
and when the overflow occurred aceres
OF land were submerged, The waters
rose to within short distance of Gen.
eral Grants old home, and for q time
threatened to carry it awy, but, fortu.
nately subsidized before any damage was
done.
Some idea of the magnitude of the
business of raising sweet-scented flowers
for their perfume alone may be gather.
ed from the fact that Europe and Brit
ish India consume about $50, 600 gallons
Of handkerchief perfumes yearly; that
the English revenue from can de CO.
logne is $40 900 annually, aud that the
total revenue of other perfumes is esti.
mated Of 500, 600 annually. There il
one great perfume distillery at Cannes
in France which uses yearly 100, GOO
pounds Of rare flower leaves, $4,000
pounds Of jasmine blossoms, 20, 900 of
tuberose blossoms, and an immense
quantity Of other material.
Miss Anthony says; 81 have been
roundly abused aud ridiculed for allow
ing . female clerk Of mine to send let.
ter in which woman suffrage was spelt
suffrage and was not corrected.
There Is q little secret history about
that letter that will be amusing to those
who cannot spell suffrage. The fact il
that my clerk made . correct copy Of
the letter, which I approved, and which
was then sent to . male clerk, . college
graduate, TO make large number Of
copies. Every copy which this gentle.
man prepared read ssuherage,' and
Whist h still more star Hing, 8 a,umbes
s4 members Of congress III replying 70
the lsttsr. ted ths Ams unique Or
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