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The record-union., 1897-03-21

James A. Herne. by invitation of the
pastor, lectured or preached from the
pulpit of the First Congregational
Church at Kansas City, January 31st.
II the course of his lecture, which was
devoted to religion. dogma, social con-
ditions and the stage, Mr.. Herne said:
The theater of to-day is what the
civilization and society Of to-day have
made it, In other words what the
people of to-day call forth in the the
ater. Just as the church in general and
the art and literature of to-day meet
the needs or the tastes Of the people Of
to-day The true preacher, the true
actor. the true artist, the true poet in
every age has lived above and tried TO
lead and elevate the people up to his
standard. He has never descended to
their level The man who stands for
absolute truth, whether it be in the
pulpit. on the stage. in picture, or in
a book, does so because he loves the
truth and has faith in his work, and
does not consider congregations, aud
aences or purchasers at all.
THE province of the theater as an
institution is to do good, but greed
upon the one side and vicious taste
rupted the purpose of the theater. just
as greed, avarice. craft. cunning and
war have perverted the design of the
Creator, until now we have the human
law taking the place of Gods law
There would be no vicious art if
there were no vicious patrons of art,
nc vicious literature If there were no
vicious readers, no vicious dramas If
there were no vicious audiences. We
must not condemn an art nor an insti-
tuition because a corrupt civilization
has affected it.
THE theater is a factor Of society
lust as much as is the church. and in
spite of all the stigma that is attached
to II and all the vice and pernicious
power II is charged with 1t is still an
educator and its influence is for good
and not for evil.
1T is not the province of the theater
10 preach effectively, but to teach sub
iectively, and there is no reason why
the church and the theater should not
work together. ] claim they have
stood too long apart. that for the good
OF the race they should join hands at
once and aid each other to free man
kind
Lovers of music of the best order will
be pleased that Mile. Antoinette Ire
belli. the superb soprano, has been en-
gagged to give one more concert in TINS
city on her way TO the great Mormon
musical festival at Salt Lake City ana
70 the East, where she is to fill impor-
tart engagements in New York, Bos-
The record-union., 1897-03-21
A Sarcasm.

They were looking over some of the
chiIdren's instructive holiday books.
who is that creature with the i'm
mense head of bushy hair?" asked Mrs.
Judden.
That" replied her husband. with the
f1uency of a lecturer, is a Circassian
girl. She is famous not only for her
magnificent hair and personal beauty,
but as one Of the few women who can
remove their hats in a theater and still
be happy. '-Washington Star.
The record-union., 1897-03-21
Weighing Living Fish.

A visitor at the aquarium who Won
dered how they managed to get the
weight of live fish accurately learned
that that was really very simple
thing to do. The fish is put into a pail
of water which is weighed with the
fish in it. Then the fish is taken out
and the pail and water are weighed
without it
The record-union., 1897-03-21
Art and ChirOpody.

among the landscapes in my pic
ture gallery" said the chiropodist, Il
have a picture of human feet, showing
their differences of peculiarities and
formation among the people of differ
ent nations
Landscape? Feet?" supposedly ex-
claimed his guest.
Yes returned the chiropodist;
s.cornfields, you know. Boston Cour
The record-union., 1897-03-21
MURAT HALSTEAD.
A Well.Known Journalist of Cincin-
natl, Ohio.

Murat Halstead was born at Paddys
Run, Butler County, Ohio, in 1929. He
spent his summers on his fathers farm
and his winters in school until he was
10. After teaching few months he
entered Farmers College and was
graduated when he was 30 years of
age. He at once entered a journalistic
career. In 1858 as a local reporter he
went to work on the Cincinnati Com
mercial," and soon became news edi-
tor. He was connected with this paper
until 1892
The record-union., 1897-03-21
Tn,n-c q Hr7n,- AUTHOR OF
CAFlEO Tl.l lENIVL- "SHOREA ACRES

People say that little Paula's playing
is charming, not only on account Of her
clear technic and the vigor of her tone,
astonishing from hands so small that
they can hardly stretch an octave. but
even more from the artistic feeling
that it shows. The little girl has the
good luck to have sensible parents, who
DO not force her talent or try to make
money out of her gifts. She is being
carefully brought up with her brother
and sister and not allowed to overexert
herself She has never been taken On
any concert tour. but has made a few
single public appearances in Vienna,
Prague and Berlin.
The opinion is fast gaining ground
that Schubert's chamber music is un-
equaled. At the recent Schubert con-
certs in London nothing seems to have
given the critics so much pleasure as
the wonderful String Quintet in C. opus
lG3, composed in the last year of the
composers life. and by some regarded
as the finest piece of chamber music
ever written. The combination of in
struments-that is to say. two violins,
VIOLA and two violoncellos-is singular
ly effective" says one critic: While an
other was so overcome by it's beauty
he was annoyed by the applause which
followed, remarking that there are
moments when applause does not seem
altogether appropriate; but there are
others in which it is positively revolt
ing" Mr.. Shedlock adds: Schubert in
this quintet not only revealed the pow
er of his genius, but, with the hours OF
dissolution near at hand, he seemed, as
ii were, to throw aside all his weak
nesses. There is no padding, no di-
crossing, no anti-climax. The adagio
was his true swans song; and never did
tone-poet sing more plaintively, more
tenderly, more solemnly.'
London Correspondence of New York
Tribune: The failure of some plays is
more significant and has a higher edu-
cational value than the success of
many Of the theatrical hits of the
times. The most useful incident of the
last London season was the abrupt
abandonment of Michael and His Lost
Angel" after it had been produced By a
strong company with a fine stage set
ting. 1t was a problem play, which
parodied and caricatured religious
emotion. and was characterized by IN
sensibility to some of the deepest
things in human nature, such as re-
spect for good mothers memory and
reverence for the spiritual side of HUI
man life. The failure of that piece
was welcome sign of popular reac-
ton against overweight and unnatur-
al emotionalism as embodied in the
The record-union., 1897-03-21
until 1888.

In 1883 the Commercial" and Ca
zette were consolidated and Mr. Hal
stead was President of the company
until 1888. He then went to New York,
where he has since written for several
newspapers and magazines. He was
appointed Minister to Germany by
President Harrison, but the Senate re-
iected his aDpOintment
The record-union., 1897-03-21
Poor Investment.

What in the worlds the matter,
Miss Oldly?"
THAT mistletoe was dead loss"
and she damned it viciously into the
glowing range.-Detroit Free Press.
The record-union., 1897-03-21
IDCOnSiderate.

Whats the matter, chum?" asked
the college student of his roommate,
who was making the air dark blue.
Matter? | wrote to the governor to
send me some money for textbooks,
and here he's sent me the books. I
can never pay my bills at this rate
Detroit Free Press.
The record-union., 1897-03-21

Seventy-six new operas We're pro-
duced in Italy last year. but in the list
printed by Messrs. Ricordi in the Gag
zetta Musicale only three are marked
"buonissimo. namely, Puccini's lie
The record-union., 1897-03-21

THE American Journal of Sociology
for March is full of interest both for
general and technical readers. The CON
tents are: A Day at Hull House" GIlus-
trated), DR.. Dorothea More; "A Sketch
of Socialistic Thought in England" Pro-
fessor Charles ZueDIin; "Principles of
Public Charity and Private Philan-
The record-union., 1897-03-21

To small but good looking literary
monthly of Indianapolis called THE
Ishmaelite," Otis Skinner, the popular
actor, contributes a short essay entitled
Concerning the Romantic Play" He
objects to the monopoly of the term
romantic" by the drama of incident
just now in vogue He says: "A curl
Gus evidence of the mutability of pub
lie taste is shown in the demand for
bloodshed and adventure in the novels
and plays of to-day: but il is only n
repetition of conditions that have per-
sistently appeared in stage literature
from time to time. Our playgoing pub
lie is as eager for novelty as man of
fashion is for a new mode in clothes.
In all these examples of
different styles of stage literature it
has been the play that possessed the
greatest amount of romance that has
been most successful"
London correspondence of the New
York Post: In the theatrical world
the days of the musical farce, vastly
prosperous though they have been. are
nearly numbered. Audiences have
tired of the frock coat and walking
dress of daily life and topical patter
songs. and are now clamoring for cos
tune romance, and color Half the
traditional homes of the best work of
the English dramatists have been given
over to these musical comedies, with
variety entertainment thrown in, but
the most experienced managers believe
that this season Will see such produce
tions confined to the Gaiety Theater
alone.
Seventy-SiX new operas were pro-
duced in Italy last year. but in the list
printed by Messrs Ricordi in the Gag
The record-union., 1897-03-21

An article by the late e. J. Glave. de-
scribing some of the new conditions in
Central Africa, and especially the dawn
of civilization between Lake Tangany-
ika and the Congo, will appear in the
April Century" 1t will also contain
the first of several articles by Colonel
George T.. Waring, Jr., the Street
Cleaning Commissioner of New York,
describing his wheeling adventures in
the Tyrol last summer.
The record-union., 1897-03-21
Bricks and Mortar
$40 Suits or Over
coats for 81 4S.

Twelve different lots oil
Mems Atwood Suits or Over
coats, in cassimeres, tweeds
and cheviots, plain and fancy
patterns. SO each was the
price at which they sold
earlier. Now 81 43 takes
the choice.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-08-20
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~ Faettsa Iaiess Fossss ssisn
hntoh 49, ThFsatsn Nice s ss
Dodgeyl,le, Wis, Aug. Il. church
war has broken out here ana tle.
streets are filled with excited people
The congregation 81 the PRIMITIVE
Methodist q church last fall resolved
itself into . Congregational church and
continued to lise the church and par.
Fonage, no change being made except
In name. About a dozen Of the Primis
tive congregation refused to unite with
the new. organization and determined
to secure control Of the property. They
elected some Of themselves trustees.
Inst night certain parties forced them
selves into the church, barricaded tbs
doors and posted a notice on the front
door TINT the property was In the
hands OF the trustees Of the Primitive
Methodist church and that any person
Interfering with 1t would do SO at his
peril. The barricaded party had Ne.
volvers and clubs and were prepared
to hold their position. Then the ex-
citeinent became intense and nearly
the entire town flocked down to the
place. One Of the party was arrested
and locked in Jail. He halls from Min
eral Point. He says he was hired by
the pretended trustees.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-08-20
He WA T.ua.

Brave deeds are frequent, and one
good Office Of the daily press is to re-
cord them for the worlds remem-
brance. An instance in point is the
following from the Mobile Register:
An incident realizing John Hays ia
nous story of Jim Bludso, engineer of
the Prairie Belle, who held her "noz-
zle agin the bank till the last galoot''
was ashore, occurred here on the Chat
tahooche river in the wreck of the
steamer Griggs. The steamer struck
snag which ripped open her bottom.
She began to fill and the pilot headed
her to sand-bar. while the engineer
crowded on all steam, though the wa
ter was already over a portion of the
deck. Reaching the sand-bar, the ves-
sci careened, and the water rushing in
caught the brave engineer at his post
in the engine room. He died there.
Two other persons were lost, roust-
about, who became frightened and
jumped overheard, and a negro wo-
man, who became panic-stricken and
refused to leave the lower deck. All
the others were saved, thanks to the
devotion of the engineer. The story
is reported by negro deck-hand, and
is doubtless true one. The kero's
name was Waterbury.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-08-20

Down it came with deliberate slowness4
until the first landing was reached, then
9 few steps, and the descent or the next
fight was commenced. 4 Estsila's eyes
were riveted on the staircase. : view
OF which she commanded through the
open door. Presently ''it'' would come
IN sight. cutting her OF from an exit.
Tor the last step In the staircase ended
close to the door.
All vitality seemed to leave Estella's
frame, creeping in a small, cold stream
up her spinal column, the hair seemed
to rise on her head and her crisply
Irlzzed bangs to Hacurl. Unwinkingly
ner eyes were riveted on the floor, AZ
sne sat back in the chair incapable Of
casting OF this spell of horror that had
settled upon her.
Down the thing came, deliberately,
Estella mentally counting the stairs un-
I'll sne felt it had reached the last step
OF the flight, when in another moment
II would pass the door. oh, what q
moment! Then Estella's hair returned
TO Its natural position on her silly lit
Tile head, her limbs relaxed their hor-
rlned tension. and her blood began to
circulate warmly through her veins
once more. She rubbed her eyes and
winked, rubbed them again and looked.
ana burst into peal upon peal Of hyster-
zeal laughter, for through the door the
OBJECT OF her fright came in sight, the
largest, boldest old gray rodent Es-
tella had ever had the i'll luck to see,
calmly propelling before him a large.
round sweet potato, his probably con-
trloution to some ratty feast, selected
from those stored away in the attic
tor the family's own use. The decrepit
oio cnore woman, returning to her even
Ing task, wondered at the high, shrill
notes Of laughter coming from the
window near which her mistress sat,
and when a big, round potato came fly
Ing out of the window, bounding along
the walk before her, she speedily de-
cided that her missus had done seed
de liant an gone clean 'stracted." She.
therefore, turned about and proceeded
to put as great distance between
herself and the haunted house. with its
distracted mistress, as her rheumatic
old legs would allow, and Estella was
again left servantless and alone.
Estella never told her experience to
John Hicks. and a short while after
the occurrence when he suggested that
they arrange for the purchase Of the
place she gave a hearty assent.
Some months after, when they had
come into full possession Of Barry's
acre, they changed its name to Hicks
Hold, identifying and improving It un-
til It became one of the most charming
houses in the country. Though its
unsavory reputation still clings to It.
and the story Of its lawful ha'nt" 10
still told in more than one county, its
appreciative mistress has never again
heard "things" creeping down the
stair.
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4 ssrias Elesl II liet sp,riat|Els soSth
Hot Springs, 8. D. Aug. I'LL rhisI
city: hAs Reen visited by q terrific tlo6d.
a solid bank Of water, fully fifteen
feet deep, came rushing down the
canyon, sweeping everything bef0rS II.
several cottages In the suburbs Of
/ 0ldbr0ok were swept away with All
personal and household Effects the
families barely escaping with their
lives. The Burlington railway tracks
I We're washed away to within d milesof
the city. The Elkhorn railway had
several bridges washed out and can
only bring trains within three miles
sof the city. They viii have things re-
paired In q couple Of days. The Ia
nous plunge bath was badly wrecked,
both ends being washed out and the
pool filled with debris. 1t will take
several days to repair It. W .si
~. Q. MOrehouse, general freight
/ agent Of the Elkhorn, and a party of
friends were sleeping in his private
car on q switch track near the creek.
The car came near being washed
AWAY, the occupants escaping in their
night clothes. Telegraph wires were
temporarily connected 80 as to cont
~ unACtlec Will pdCtldl DdtlSIaCllOu. 4 a
party Of campers were washed down
stream. All escaped. but the sixteen
year-old son Of Prof. Williams, teach
er at Pine Ridge agency. /. The body Of
the boy was found four miles below
the city and buried from the .Metho-
dist college chapel The whole camp
Ing outfit, clothing, money, tents,
horses and wagons were washed down
I the stream and lost. The, Buffalo
Gap Lumber company yards were
mostly washed away, inflicting loss
OF about $1,000. The entire damage
will run far into the thousands. The
Oldest residents never witnessed such
flood. though it lasted but little over
IN hour.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-08-20
FOR SNAKE POISON
Certain Cure for the bites Of REPTILE
IL Last Discovery.

Il . Last Discovery.
From the ChautauQuan: It is very
noteworthy that many nations, races
and castles lowest in civilization have
for long time protected themselves
against poisoning from snake bites by
q method which never until the present
time. the twentieth century. has been
discovered by European scientists.
Thesraces Of Psyller in Africa, Morser
in Italy and Guner in India ages ago
possessed means to insure themselves
against poisoning from snake bites.
and today there are people who are
rot harmed by snake poison, If we
may believe the descriptions of travel
ers. Such are the negroes on the CUT
nea coasts, the race of Elsower In
Barbary, some fakirs and snake charm
ers in India, the inhabitants of Ma
zamhique and some Kafirs in South
Africa. The means used by all these
people to secure immunity from snake
venom consist in taking as medicine
the venom, either fresh or dried, from
the venom-glands Of snakes. The ma
jority eat the venom, but in Mozam-
bique the same result is gained by in
cculating with it. That these people
really do make themselves proof
against snake bites in this way seems
to be sure beyond doubt. Although
this method was made known long ago
in Europe by travellers, nobody SEEM
ed to take any notice of it until the
experiments of Pasteur and his school
had demonstrated the possibility Of
utilizing it. Then scholars began to
study the effects on animals of feeding
snake venom and of inoculating with
1t, and to convert into scientific capt.
tai the avowals Of these fakirs. Kat
frs, etc.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-08-20
$1,000 AND NINETY DAYS.
The Court Goes Against Chicax
81 Alderman for COntemnt.

II !. 4 y .i
The Court Goes Against q Chicago
Alderman for Contempt.
Chicago, Aug. 10. Aid. William
Mangler was sentenced by Judge
Dunno to pay a fine Of $1,000 and
serve ninety days in the county Jail for
contempt Of court.
AID. Mangler, a few weeks ago, pub
Ecly stated that he had been ap-
preached by prominent business
man with an offer of $1,000 to vote for
the General Electric street railway
franchise ordinance. On being sum-
mOned to the grand jury to testify to
the name of the alleged business man,
Aid. Mangler refused, claiming that in
telling his story he would incrlminate
Himself. His persistent refusal to
testify, although promised immunity
for himself, led to the contempt pro-
ceedings. M
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-08-20
South Dakota Waterspo ut.

SUutM OARUtW WAtefbp0ut.
Hot Springs. 8. d. Aug 10 "A water
spout struck this town. 1t raised the
water in the creek which runs through
the town between ten and twelve feet.
This creek winds through the town in
% circnitous way and the railroad
crosses 1t several times. -Four small
wooden bridges of the Elk Horn rail-
road. were carried away. Three or
four bridges Of the company within a
radius Of four miles Of the town are
badly damaged, but have not been
swept out. Several small houses were
carried away. One life has been re-
ported lost.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-08-20
ENTERED A BREWERY.

Boilers, Of the Operating Plant De-
str0yed by Electricity.
New Orleans, Aug. Is. = A bolt OF
lightning did considerable damage at
the American brewery. 1t struck the
brick work Of two immense batteries
of boilers by which the machinery Of
the plant is operated, and almost COM
pletely destroyed 1t. Dan Marse was
badly scalded by escaping steam, and
Pat Mahcr, laborer, was struck by
brick. The accident was one of the
most peculiar that has ever happened
in the city. ..;1p -.s,~.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-08-20
Gogebic Mine. Resume,

GOHebtc Mines Resume.
Wakefield, Mich, Aug. 10. - The
Brotherton mine resumed operations
and will employ 200 men. The mine
has been closed for the past four
months, there being a lack Of ore sales.
The Sunday Lake mine, which works
in conjunction with the Brotherton, on
account of the water communicating
from one to the other, will probably
resume in q few days with about the
same force of men.
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For False Arre.t.

Fargo, N. D., Aug. 14.--C. A. Kaep-
pier, the Fargo fruit man who was re.
Gently arrested at the instisation5 Of
the Red River National bank for an
alleged attempt to defraud his credit
ors, has begun suit against the bank
for $4,000 damages for. false arrest
and Imprisonment. The bank with
drew its suit against Kaeppler before
q hearing was had, but. not until after
he had been in custody tw odays.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-08-20
farming Tom Axre..

Pierre, 8. D., Aug. 13.-By the state
board Of equalization a resolution was
passed condemning the action of an
employee Of one Of the state officials I'M
der pay Of the state sending out spa-
cials for publication in which state Of
ficials were slaEdered, and calling
upon the head of the Office In which lie
was employed to take notice Of the
same. All voted for the resolution ex-
cept Gov. Lee, who said 1t was boys
play. The resolution was aimed at
his private secretary. :
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-08-20
Enioined Again.

Milwaukee, Aug. IA. - Another in
junction was served on the directors
Of the Milwaukee & Waukesha Elec-
trio Railroad company. This time the
company is enjoined from reducing its
capital stock from So, 900 900 to 81, OOO,-
600. The document was served while
q meeting was being held for the pur-
pose Of effecting the reduction.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-08-20
TERRIBLE CRIME SUSPECTED.
Wisconsin Omcials investigating
Mysterious Death.

Wisconsin Omcials Inyextieatins =
Mysterious Death.
Wausau, Wis.,, Aug. 11.-Word was.
drought to Wausau Sunday from Pike
Lake that q man named Il. P0stawka
had committed suicide the previous
day by hooting himself with a revol-.
yer. An official Investigation was
started and facts are already revealed
which make the suicide theory Inn
probable. The officials are hard at
work upon the case and 1t appears that
one OF the most deliberate and well
planned crimes in. the history Of the
Wisconsin valley will be revealed and
the guilty parties brought to Justice.
Postawaka carried considerable life
insurance, which,. 1t Is alleged, has
been paid. =