The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-08-05

celeoratlon IS on the decline, has greatly
degenerated. I believe the hour for
patriotic revival has come. On Decora-
ton day the celebration witnessed from
Pembina to Moorhead consisted princi-
pally of display of flags and wheels.
You will soon have everybody and
everything, also your celebrations and
sentiments on wheels. Should Max
O'Rell ever come to Pembina he would
find good material for lectures abroad.
This one thing is certain: We dare not
make our national celebration the holy
memory of the sacrifice of our fathers,
empty outward display and physical feast
ing. God forbid that our nation, in her
prosperity, shall like Greece and Rome,
forget and Illustrate the principles and
practices that made her famous, the
greatest and grandest of all republics.
My first stop was in Moorhead, MINI.
l found some Pembina county people
there, and among them Mr.. Moran for
merly of Neche. In Moorhead you can
study the difference between prohibition
and open saloon.
In Minneapolis found some European
tourists and among them some clergy
men from North Dakota. After securing
my passage from A. E. Johnson g. Co.
spent the day with some friends in the
city whom accidentally met. May 31st
in the evening left Minneapolis. Two
Lutheran clergymen were my compan-
ions, one German the other Norwegian,
from Hillsboro, N. D. We took the
Wisconsin Central railway to Chicago,
running southeast through the state 81
Wisconsin down to Lake Winnibago and
then south to Chicago. We arrived early
June lst in the metropolis Of the west
my former home. Coming into Chicago
the stranger will doubtless be little dis
appointed. The surroundings look more
like place of punishment than one O
the most fourishing cities in the world
The idea of lower Hades may even cross
the mind of the Christian approaching
Chicago. And since Mr.. Stead was there
and wrote his "If Christ Came to Chi.
cago," the Advent, in all appearance,
seems as distant from Chicago as ever
Ever since, the most energetic critics and
literates have been busy replying to Mr.
Stead and criticizing his book as greater
evil than all the open sores Of Chicago.
Such is human egoism. In Chicago we
tarried about six hours; most ofthat time
I devoted with the Norwegian minister
to studying the flora and fauna of Lin
coin Park. He had never been there,
but l had resided in the immediate neigh
borhood of the park and found in statues,
flowers and animals, old acquaintances
and friends. Your readers who have
been in Chicago know that Lincoln Park
is very beautiful and great variety of
flowers and animals has been collected.
The latest addition to the statues is one
of Hans Christian Andersen, the noted
Danish poet. Many English readers
know his celebrated fairy tales. His
character and works are very beautiful
and unique. AS was once said of one Of
our presidents, that though his soul
should be turned inside out, hardly would
there be discovered dark spot" The
same might truthfully be said about An
dersen and the teaching of his tales.
Otherwise noticed little change in Lin.
coin Park or Chicago. The same old
monkey, the .snake-like gila monster, the
diamond rattlesnake, the Harok seal,
Asiatic buffalo, leopard from Africa, hy.
ena from Asia, tiger from Africa and
elephant from India were just the same
as five years ago. The elephant appear
ed perhaps to be little more civilized and
prepared to dance, only awaiting the
well known swing" To my sorrow
saw nothing from our friends and neigh
bors in Canada except the Canadian
goose. There was also the most beauti-
full bird ! have seen, the golden pheasant.
That bird / am afraid may cause some
jealousy among the lady visitors.
From Chicago we took the Wabash
railroad. crossing the states Of Indians
and .Michiean. We came to Detroit
Mich. late Wednesday evening, June III.
The city was still busy near midnigh,
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