The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1885-07-03
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In social conversation with his staff
one Of them asked Gen. Joe Johnston
how many times he had bssn wounded.
He replied, "eight times" The staff re.
marked that no was the most unfortu-
nate General in this respect that no had
ever known. "No, sir,h said he, "the-
most fortunate; for it was only by the
mercy Of God I was not killed upon
either OCCASION"
At Queen victoria's last Drawing
Room among the American debutantes
presented was Miss Van Rensselaer,,
grand daughter Of the old PATRON Of
Albany. She is greatly admired, Is
we'll for her accomplishments and wit
as for her striking style Of beauty,
which is italian, with large, soft, lus-
trous eyes. II is hard to imagine she is
of Dutch descent. Her mother is .
Southern lady, celebrated for her beau
ty and attractions, and belongs to Q
family Of the "bluest blood" Of the
South.
The Duke of Richmond will grant his
Sussex tenantry 10 per cent. reduc-
ton of rent for the next three years.
His Sussex estate comprises some 10, OUO
acres, with total rent roll (at present.
Of $780, ZOO.
When Queen victoris's guests are
hidden to sleep at Windsor Castle they
do not see much of her majesty, who
seldom makes her appearance before
dinner. After that meal q few words
of conversation may be had with the
sovereign, but she presently retires to
her private apartments, and is no more
seen. She is great stickler for Ell
quette and insists upon ladies wearing
much lower dresses than would other
wise be customary among the fair sex
who are not the possessors of plump
shoulders.
The ups and downs Of the grain
market should operate as a warning
against speculation. It is a fact that
should be laid to heart, that only two
per cent. of the vast number of specu-
lators, come out ahead in the end.
It is not generally known that @. P.
Huntington, the railroad magnate, can
enter car at Newport News, Va, on
the Atlantic coast, and ride all the way
to San Francisco, on the Pacific, over
his own rails.
Congressman Rankin, of Wisconsin,
is again in Washington after three
months milk-dieting in Georgia, He
says: II am feeling very well. have
lost fifty-fve pounds Of flesh in the
past three months, but have enough
left yet, for I weigh 165 pounds now.
How I shall get on the next five months
is not so easy to say, for the doctors
tell me I can eat nothing but milk for
year."
The Right Hon. Sir Edward Malet is
the envy of British diplomatists. In
these days of slow diplomatic promo
ton, to be Ambassador to Berlin-with-
out doubt now the most important Of
British legations-at forty-seven. aud to
marry the daughter Of almost the
wealthiest Duke, is an extraordinary
success for the younger son of a second
class diplomatist without powerful poll.
lical connections.
Mrs. Mary Breneman, Of Lafayette,
Ind, now puts in her claim as being
the Oldest human being in the land.
According to her account and that of
her relatives, she was born at Lewis
ton, Del. on the 14th of March, 1878.
In 1906, she and her first husband,
VIM. Golfer, moved to Circleyille, o.,
making the journey in wagon. Her
youngest son resides at Rensselaer,, JAS
per county, Ind, and is eighty.one
years Of age.
The new capitol of the State of New
York will be, when completed, she cost
lest ediAce in the United States. But
it is not yet completed, and though
spoken of as the new capitol, it is not
fairly entitled to the name, since it is
already over twenty years old. The
present legislature has just voted ST.
CSC, 900 for the prosecution of the work
on it. When first begun it was esti-
mated that The completed building
would cost S., 600, 900, but it has cost
nearly million year, and no one now
estimates its whole cost when completed
at less than 800, 900, 900.