The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1885-10-30

they sometimes produce is Ike heat
lightning. gone as soon as it IS seen.
Five hours day is as much as any
child should devote to study and re-
citation, aud many full grown persons
do not devote any more time to exclu-
sivcly mental labor.
Skating Kinks.
San Francisco Examiner
''At the earnest solicitation of my
daughters permitted them to attend
the skating rink several evenings"
said a lady who had three charming
girls, the eldest of whom recently grad
uated from the high school.
They told me, +" continued the lady,
,"that their classmates all went there,
and Is knew that many of the moth
ers in our vicinity permitted thor
daughters to 60. 1 gave my consent.
The girls came home each evening be-
fore 10 o'clock, and their rudy faces
denoted that they greatly enjoyed the
sport. One day, however, I heard my
youngest girl make remark that sur
prised me. need not repeat it., but
it opened my eyes to the fact that she
had made the acquaintance of some
ono who was inst ling ev thoughts
into her mind. said nothing to her
about the matter, but watched her
and the other girls closely. It was
but few days before a chance express
sion dropped by the eldest girl gave
me clew to what was going on.
learned that they were making mash
es' at tho skating rink. l then deter
mined to visit the rink myself and
watch the conduct of the visitors.
II mentioned my intention to q
friend, who is the wife of sergeant of
police, and she told me that her hps-
band had frequently spoken to her
about the low class Of men who fire.
quented these places and insidiously
tempted and ruined young girls. While
We we talking the officer returned
home and corroborated all that his
wife had related.
"'I am of duty TONIGHT he said,
and if you will come with me to the
rink in the most heightened part of the
city, will show you opium fiends and
short-card players skating hand in
hand with the daughters Of the most
respectable parents
Il accepted the invitation, and lit
tie after o'clock we entered 2 rink.
My escort took me into the gallery,
where we could watch the skaters.
There was merry gathering of young
people, and had to admit that there
seemed nothing harmful in the exer-
else. To be sure. there was q little too
much ind 'scriminate familiarity with
which people tumbled against each
other and fell around, but they were
all so good-natured about it that l
could hardly condemn the rink. soon
discovered that it was the surface that
l saw
"'Do you see that young fellow in
the light suit of clothes talking to that
lady and her daughter" said the SER
geant, pointing to q scat on the floor
Of the rink
eyes; she is q ncighbor of mine !
replied: The young lady graduated
with my girl
"'Well, just want to prove some.
thing to you. will leave you at the
foot of the stairs. and you go over and
speak to her. She will introduce you
to the young man. Be sure and re.
member the name she calls him. l
don It want him to see me just yet
Il did as he told me, and was intro
duced to the young man as Harry
Smith. In few minutes' CONVERSE
ton learned that he was clerk in
the railroad Office. He was stout, full
faced, pleasant-looking young man,
and the girl told me in o whisper that
she knew him two weeks, and that he
was real nice, We had talked about
five minutes, when my escort walked
quietly up behind tho nice young
man. and, laying his hand on his
shoulder, said: Jim. amt you out of
your clement?' DID the young man
look insultcd? Oh, no; he walked of
like q whipped cur. Ct course, the
lady and daughter were extremely su T.
prised and indignant, but when the
sergeant explained that the fellow was
an incorrigible opium smoker, and had
been living off of fallen women for
years, the m9ther was only thank
full for his interference. The girl it
afterward transpircd, had become
quite attached to the fellow, and her
parents thought it best to send her east
for few months. ...a
during the evening the sergeant
pointed out half o dozen young men
to me who had been arrested frequent
ly for vagrancy. One of the most
graceful skaters on the floor, who was
attracting no little attention from the
girls, was an individual who had served
o term in the House of Correction fol
inducing miss of Is TO enter a life OF
shame. Did let my girl go skating
after thatP No, indeed. l have spoken
to the minister of my church about
what l learned that night, and he has
promised me to deliver sermon upon
the subject. There are q half dozen
young ladies of the church who teach
Sunday-school and go to the rink. He
has agreed to make the sermon very
pertinent one to them"
In conversation with a member of 9
prominent athletic and SOCIAL club the
other evening the question Of skating
Kinks was mooted, and the gentleman
said: ':Yau know we have always
had the reputat on of giving selec,
parties. No woman with a faint or
her reputation can receive an invita-
ton to our receptions. We are obliged
to be very strict on this point. or we
will lose our prestige. In making Out
our list for the last ball there were
seven young ladies and two married
ones stricken off because of scandals
arising from too frequent use of the
rollers. 1t has come to such q pass
now that woman who attends the
rink is looked upon with suspicion"
A collector of stamps, having a de.
sire for more unique collection, is
now gathering together the impress.
sions of the postotfice seals which part.
ly obliterate stamps. The idea is
more original than useful.
Mrs. John Wood. aged 81, and the
m ther of twelve children, eloped from
her home. near Toledo. o., with Will
am Bradley, aged Fl, and went to
Detroit, where they were eventually
obliged to go to the poorhouse.
Tho total eynenses of tho IIn;tod