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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-12-23
JAPs LOSE TWO TORPEDO soArs
In Operations In Which the sevastopol
h. Was Disabled

IN Operations in Which the Sevastopol
b, Was Disabled.
Dec. 20.-The Japanese have
agAt two torpedo boats duaiiAg AL Ma
ASPIRATIONS against. the battieshtp $Ses
y4ftopos, which was reportedM3estera
EEgdey in advices from Port AtthlN Ia, bfe
Etompletely disabled. : Is, YsN I'D
Many Japs Burned to Death.
London. Dec. 20.-According to the
Dolly Felegraph's Ghefu., messenger
from the Japanese lines at Port Ar
thhE s the Russi&nl HAD prepagea
around the fertilization at PanlunS a
mote 500 yards. long. and thirty feet
WIDE, which they. filled with petroleum
to depth Of several feet then. Coz, co9t
erea ts0ith wood and straw. 3 sImlthe
coufseAf RH attack upon the for, early
in pegeMber the JAPANESE stolr1niing
party aaMI into this lno5rragss which The
russianszSfireds with an Celeetric' fcon:
nection, causing a co1Slagration which
lasted night and day, in which hun
dreds Of ,Japanese were burned, to-
death, but The second . night, the
trench having, dried up, the Japanese
advanced in small. detachments,, pro-
tectedE with wooden shields, and en-.
gagged in a savage bay net fight.3 The
Japanese; the report continues, made
prisoners of 152 Russians. j. !ag c55.
~ Artillery Fire Continues. ~
Mukden, DEG, 90 Artillery; fire still
continues along, the front. of the Rus.
sian army. 1t was particularly severe
on Dec. 49,, when the Japanese made
a demonstration against the Russian
advanced positions along the river q
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-12-23
MAN PATTERSON ON STAND.
Denies That She tshot Caesar Young
: .s.i....tl the Bookmaker. .ri ,s.,u!y

Denies That She Shot Caesar Young
el,...u the Bookmaker. sHi uoQg
New York, Dec. 2l.-"Did you or, did
you not shoot Caesar Young, Nan?"
said Lawyer Levy to Miss. Nan Patter-
son Yesterday. .'.,,..., ..,,.,.
;: ii did not replied the witness in a.
firm voice '"I would give my own life
to Bring him back if IT were in my
power. Inever@ saw9the revolver with
which he. was shot.ia There was a
flash, and then 1.-THE end.'h :eat.,1t act +
Inr:a voice quiyellingt with emotion.
but filled with I, dramatic mats intensity,
Miss Patterson, who is J, on trial
charged with the murder Of Caesar
Young the bookmaEer, recited to the
jury the scenes in Her life which had
to do witllaher dealings! with Young
Not only did Miss, Patterson swear
thatfshe did, not kill Young. but she
denied every circumstance in the case
which the state stats has brought pp against aims
her.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-12-23
;PERlsAED IN RAReE'f:!tRE:.
Standard Oil company,s VesseI !
Z: Burned OF Eonu btanch:A

burned On Long 6fd?ch.'
II New York, Dec. ..21.-Fnur men, lost
their lives and four others were. Sc
yerely burned in the fire On the Stand
ard Oil barge No. 81 which was sight
ed off Long Branch, NssJs' last night.
When the blazing barge was sighted
It was impossible to, learn anything9re-
garding the, fate Of, the, crew, Tugs
which We're near at hand aa s, gave all the ,
assistance possible and no effort was
made to reach the Barge BY the life:
saving crew at that point? The first
news, therefore, Came Wien a tug put!
into Long Island City, latelswith' four
survivors on board. ALI of these men
were seriously burned and were taken
at once to. a, hospital. !. =. There it was
found that; one Of them was. in q crit
ical condition. ,; It is believed that the
other three will survive their injuries.
The cause Of the fire on the barge has
not been explained" ''''' g'l-S'r'i'!' ~
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-12-23
Tilt MARKETS. :.
Latest Quotations FROM Grain and
i~tti Live Stock centets.luGH ,@'st

Latest Quotations From Grain and
" i~til Live Stock centets.i"sH >i@'i'
ST.. Paul ,aDec. q -, Wheat - No.,1
Northern, 81. Oe11. 90 bts; Nos;a North,
e,n,. 81 LOG; No. 3, 1890 g..
co1rn-:7Ney syyelltow, 49, oatsM7Nso., 4
J pulut f 81. H. Wheat heat! M VII M:
Northern. 's1.os; nNo. s:;F Northern
s1.oo i O. max. s1:22' rye;57s 1-2c.; ~
Minneapolis, Dec:i 2l54aWheat Mo-
1 hard, S1.OS: No! Il Northern, 81 .O6A1sS!
: @1.07 8s2lNo.t ,gNorthern.l 80 $500
sl.o1 5-s,s, 0ats-,7iNSo.,3 white, % l-Sc., II,
# Milwaukee Pes. 21:,w77f Wheat No sl'oP..f
4 Northern, s1.1U; No, ? Northern.
ts1.o4 q 1.os. Rive = No. 1, 77s@soc
Barley-No. 2, SIC. .soats-Standard,
30 3-4@31c. Corn-No. 9. 42@4Sc.
- Chicago, Dec. u! = Wheat ~ No. 2.
red. $l131-2@1.15 1.2;lNoaa red. $l.O9i
i@1.12;9 No.)2 hard, sl07@l:l2;i No.. 3
hard, s101@1.O8; aG'Noin III Northern,
Z s1.i5@1.191-2; No. q, Northern; 1.OsE
Oils, 81 Corn 10. p2, AS 1-2@4G2.4c
, Oats:-No. 2. 29 1.s@2s3.4c! !: % a''1! z!
4, Sioux City, Iowa, Dec,''S1. vs. Cattle
!: .-Beeeyes, l,25@4Ao;,J sqYs. bylls.apa
mixed, $3.50 s5Q; stoelleys and feed,
err; $2.75@3.6Q; calves aud ,.yearlingss
$2.25 a 2.25. Hogs ~ Bulk. $A.Sb q
40? ai - y2nbtnMnp3t: M i.9ad!sl
in Chicago, Dec. q i! tA4' Cattle- Good to
prime steers; t$6 a. 7.8O: % stbckers sahd
feeders. $2.26'D 4ii.caoutwiaas; cows, 81. 40 a. I;
heiferrss,, $z659o calves, $3.50. d SIS.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-12-23
: % = -It :. :
SAVE. MILLIONS ON PRINTING.
cost - Go5yMeAr2i}i ftns work u Ma.
i! 4h:RoYM teniaiiy Reduced.n2 Oh, n nj

Cost Of Government Work. to Be- Ma
j 2i'Ro9il tetiaiiy Reduced.aaj oirI q nj
4 Washington, Dec, IL ,t!7n.t President
Rooseyelt's,ajrec ommendatiqRl ltto, e io9nt !,
ganee jp, ppblic printing' e e.. i1iml|!n4 S5a>
ted, 50 far as possible, Was the Sub.
ject of 'i;a' coonnferen.S;ee yesterday be
tween ieeelnnf the president and Representa-
tive Charles B. Iandist Of the house /
L committee OH printing: ,bMr!il Iandis,
told the president he was convinced. I,
that an, immense, slau,ount tpft wholly
unnecessary printing WAS done by the I,
government and bis committee al WonhlAf IA,
undertake to redpSe this AMOUNT 9| t IT,
lie IaHais saia a. r.
Ilimpairing the efficiency 1T the gov
,lsrdMeht service ITO reduce the cost,
1of' government printing by 9atiileast,iai,
million dollars annually. aadt.penhapst
Ivy much none. than, that amount. ttisis
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-12-23
BLUE AND GRAY TO REJOICE.

Fortieth Anniversary of Close of'War|
J to Be Celebrated. !;ii3.
Louis, committee of five Union and five
Confederate soldiers appointe ed lat, a
preliminary meeting of the Blue and
Gray to arrange for the celebration of
the fortieth anniversary, of the close Of
the Civil war has fixed the 10th day of
NJ az, 1906 as the opening date for
meetings in Washington, D. C." Corps
and posts, North and South, will be
represented. Prominent men who
were leaders in the Union and Confed-
crate armies will address the yeter-
ans. ses.~tr'n- ".'-,.~54-v
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-12-23
Pardon for Mike Connolly.

Deadwood, S: D., Dec. 2O:>--il;The
friends of Mike, Connolly, who is serv.
lin ga ten-year sentence at Sioux Fails
,for attempting to burn down a resort
lin this city,, expect him home on a
pa rdon in a short time. When Gov.
5Hfrreid was / in, the,l Hills on. deer
shunt the friends of Connolly5presentr
ed his case TO. him and the governor
took great interest, in the case. Wfl@:
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-12-23
CHASTITY MURDER.
Body of Nude Woman Found by Sur

Body of Nude Woman Found by Sur
/; pa" - veyors. G-;4 =, hay
= Colorado, Springs, Colo, Dec 90
The nude body OF white woman, who
lis believed to have been murdered,
ahas been found on Mount Cutler by
two surveyors. The body was lying
face downward across log: An at
tempt to destroy the features and pre-
went Identification by burning had
been made. Near the body was found
some hairpins and an empty bottle
which had contained gasoline Evi4
IDENTITY the woman had been dead a
week or ten days. The, coroner has
TIA ken charge of the body and ,detec-
:tives are at work on the case.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-12-23

John ID. .Rockefeller's purpose in
buying up the small village Of Briggs.
vile seems to be to'tclose saloon
which ii obnoxious to him. 1t must
beapleasfng to be able to get rid OF
trivial arinoyances that way. :.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-12-23
NINE PERISH ON FLAMING BOAT.
Steamer Glen Island Destroyed by
Ia ~ Fire. >,

New York, Dec, .2o.-By the burning
of the Star line steamer Glen Island in
Long Island sound nine. lives were
lost and property estimated at a
quarter of a million dollars was; de-
stroyed. That more lives We're not
sacrificed undoubtedly was3due to the
personal courage of the officers and
crew and the excellent discipline
When horrible death for
pail seemed almost a certainty. When
1the steamer was abandoned she was
flame.swept from stem 10 stern; and
yet, the only peEsons who lost their
Lives We're those whose escape had
been entirely cut off by the fire before
the alarm reached them. :.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-12-23
Ut III IJlI egFJlJ I!ItI- ElItlFJ IJlIt) Jill
DON'T LIKE JOINT STATEHOOD,
Ariz ,a ,s'iY!q eoIpje ss!nXdq iop4t til
'si0siF''i's'ioa Wayhihayon!.o 9o0ebns,

Arizona People Send : Protest I'd
,!l0''!' % Waashinaton.. 'oasbesq
. |, Phoenix, Ariz.a Zee l!llSSawsl that IL
atlie; jofntl statehood Bilfihadl lbeenl fa-h3
s4oraBIy reported In the esenathlcaaae
aexeitensanth ind thisItcibNg HesMrday,stf
THE Marioopa: county board llof sitrsAeis
passed zM protest which chlt.
were .ts|agfanhesah pt9s gs BIN
sGo1nmq9yRs YaS esit;a|51lislhl sdW WIN
ibpdies in qhes te Gft d5irg agRihg,o
t tiieh to make sinnflai fSdatest Ot1lef3G
-m9ssageYi wefs 9senp yai1Rs ochambe1ssa
Ilof oxomhetcs 0faoIog bAngelea andat,
1Sani FranciscD appealing ,f0nithei SUPP,
spont inisheef tpt defeat, the, bill, ,,,,,,
d |uieaa sNy5ya mn I aI5.r.Tn nsdl o,pn
q .i,AYI ,NistR<yy fe5 hibasr3ls s4.I 81
Y 1gdltons III l N5#a scStia iy2essstsFaay FL q
"a dffRe
'isweeping victory for tihig Efbeiials En,Di
1.-THE sever eountaes s#hea edeiectibns
HeYslAeiduall Hilbert s,werstl esltne itset
s,Ial3 s,s- TIA ~: hi fistl,
/ fr,sEsft 6enartf AN, Mi lsAiqs .saa,,o,
ID Washi9 Def.i II ys3acretsyyy q:
rfPpl ted p s P l9Ta3i5,I,
ttk8rp gRiy Ssef tEs I'. sifSR tioH1p Iii ~
.lamah t6ahs Aad' blslfrysdy I'll Ais thdgad
sion vas sminsntly satisfactory.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-12-23
CanceIa1. 400 Patents.

Denver Dec. 21.-Fourteen hundred
patents; for timber claims in Eastern
Colorado We're cancelled yesterday by.
/: the. land Office, alid it is said as many!
j more VIII, be cancelled during the
!. week. The law has not bee1 Followed
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-12-23
i M. o. GROVER DEAD, :
General Counsel Of Great Northern
Passes Away.

St. Paul, Dec. 2o.-M, B. Glover, for
seventeen years general counsel Of
the Great Northern Railway company,
died at his home at e:95 yesterday
morning, after an illness o'iof about
three weeks. He suffered from gastric
trouble complicated by pneumonia.
He had been sinking steadily during
the past few days and his death, did
not come as surprise to the family.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-12-23

>InsNew York they. say that a high.
neck dress and q diamond tiara is
the latest opera costume. But what
if, ssafters one gets the diamond tiara.
one hasn't money enough left to get
the high.neek dress?
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-12-23

Russell Sage's nephew has gone on
thA stage as member of the chorus
in;;one of the musical comedies II
he: had been RusselPs niece he would
haze begun as prima donna.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-12-23

Students Of the Brazilian military
school attempted to overturn the, gov
ernment, but were captured and sent
tosprison. They should have restricted
their revolutionary activities to in
venting a new yell. y ~ - ~.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-12-23

A Chicago man asks the court to
award him alitnony from his divorced
wife who has been accustomed to
earn the family living. Why not, to
be sure?
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-12-23

in enterprising Californian. n. e.
Hoover by name, has made SO much
mohey from a coal mining concession
in China that the dowager empress
Wants t.. repudyste the centract,s The
grounds for reputation are that he 81
q foreign devil.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-12-23
.Woud, hicohof ki,lsiis;x;l

ashland Ssh ri "Ky.. Dec 20. ;,slX re ,'I;
5bers of the crew IF = push boat fff t,I
pr stonburg are dead tat the mouth OF
Beaver creek from the effects Of drink.
ping wood alcohol 1ol I,a,!aa a. lHlc,,
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-12-23

A Chicago man transferred house
and lot TO his flancee before the we'd
ding. There's one woman who really
has won home. - sNl
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-12-23

Unfortunately the morning papers
neglect to say whether that young
man who has decided to work for a
living is second or third cousin of
E. H. Hartman. q W.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-12-23

Mr., Kyrle Bellew says that acting
is not an art and that actors are not
artists. There have been times when
we've. suspected it.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-12-23

An Ohio convict who was out on pa,
role was put back in prison. because
hes got married. Isn't it about time
for some of}the women's clubs to take
Ohio under consideration?
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-12-23

Vanderbilt will send anybody a
booklet free, telling how he made
$1,000 grow to s1,O00,000. Now. will
somebody please issue directions for
acquiring $1,000 quickly and safely. !.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-12-23

There is talk of an anti-smoke cru,
SADIE in Pittsburg. 1t looks as if the
people of that town would. stop at
nothing in their eagerness for noto-
riety.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-12-23

The opera season has opened in
New York city with unusual splendor,
though the experts differ as to the
value of the diamonds on exhibition.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-12-23

A New York paper refers to Harry
Lehr as ..'the young society wine
agent ;+However. that's compli.
uent in New York.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-12-23
Creamery Burned.

Deadwood. S; D., Dec. 21-Tne Dead.
wood Creamery company's creamery
burned in this city yesterday morning.
Loss, $4,000.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-12-23

What is the basis for the superst;.
tion that the wishbone brings good
]uck?, 1t didn't bring good luck to
the turkey.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-12-23

mo man." says a contemporary,
has RIGHT to look any uglier than
he is We know several who
couldn't. ...,. F,.t. a.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-12-23
Baltic Fleet Is SIGHTED.

Cape Town, Dec 81 - Sixteen yes.
sells, presumably Of the Russian Baltic
''squadron3 have been, sighted, twenty
I FIVE miles out, steering; south.s 1t is
supposed' they win coal at Delagoa
bay, whe-e golfers have already ar
rived. =, 49,.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-12-23

Two patriotic young women are
going to erect home for geniuses
out of job. They had better rent
a whole township.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-12-23

Secretary Taft treasures Panama
with the Official statement that the
United States has no. other = design
upon the isthmus than to build ca.
mai 1t won't even take away the
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-12-23

The hoary old church oyster joke,
in spite of it's years, capers nimbly
to-. the front again, claiming as its
tribute the usual weary smile. J.,
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-12-23

The worlds annual output of dia.
monds is estimated at $35,OOO.oOo. and
the stiagy old earth yields them up
with extreme reluctance.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-12-23
lsLlhEENbs|!K!s .No Z NDDN::h,

Y5angiMs Observation-Disclosures azsusee,
1a4d Fnon Springfield, tdae4i eanki ii
/ hI.ondoh, rDsSp glasIr hAi American dma
bassy lis dhaufriasAi av,l:Washfngt5nl
Whether Lawrence Ipnez. a bank clerks;;
WANTED 5 AaaShal II. a4im tx smfslaan
ahe Wko has Vsn kin is1sss.ih p ts tks
s'lqoB R0lIss EeHsa absfe en 1886 aSt
III Ylitlhl mpAa hlelSnF |Rg l3s.
,fieaal Hfea 's ReaS ST spslRE aslAs
- 20 .etE,ss vi mi 1saGeI !
~ 81 .. s.ssssass u
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-12-23

In Nanchuria they blow up maya
zines In this, happy; land of peace
and plenty they simply blow up the
writer. is@t.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-12-23

The coreless apple is now on the
market, and the small boy won't have
anything left to give to his little SIS
ter. -.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-12-23
| ,l-awauit Apsaarsto IN urder,i

Wood bury Q Tenn, ,,2Dec. 20.uyIiiftJrn 3
sPSAar.a. Il r3ssneM ~ II syes 3
steFaay shot: ana INSTANTLY killed. ,iAalJ!
shs9iai,i' an attpf fIssI THssafasiSsd Bid
which IA VA Nj, s u Il js
5to' smithsun's Interests. lpn .tdt l5P,sts,i,t
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-12-23
-; -! !, Ylaaylps iafns 81 hfUp.

81 Ill, /! Jf6 Efhea 6ltVh Jp: & q
y }ConStyttil setl ~ F3ett 4sX,
i fsiIab9 saAdst efaisiaa frivAgst
moss y mile iahS tisrtiy inalp,
,Rtstaa n ofa III ISSanaSE a5aaal3
0as company was blown ups with d.
n1ts lat .ltght There issaof clus: s.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-12-23

Did Sir Edward Clarke ever hear
anybody refer to our national bird as
anything but the American eagle?
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-12-23
Fire III Chair Factory.

lInaianapalll t5i3ssn sSb ~. sTra Ere
dSubtfula Cfitnzat the factory Of the
cshtfH 81 tlas 1t M gia
caussdsa l6sss estimated 1t about $50.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-12-23

Give, the doctor his due. 1t might
have been an undertaken who in.
vented the quick lunch. :
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-12-23

big Fire il Iowa Town. - J
e Albia,' iowa, rs. a2,,s - Fire yester-.
,day destroyed $50, sec worth of proper
,,tyt tgF8dr bGshfss is ffrHs' were t5tany
burned out. ,hNH
kI. al - 4 I,raki " Il
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-12-23
Riur1rrr- Gxpress
Wardwell \ Thompson, Publishers
-s.rlas. - =.
PEMB1NA. .NI FAX.
Uncle Sans newest cruiser xhizae.
by you before you can say "Pennsyl
vania."

Yale had best not make future foot.
bell earnings public.s The trusts may
capture the game ~, ~ v D.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-12-23
Ready for Russian Fleet.

Shanghai; Dec. 21.-Rs.c!!::.o ole reports
from the south state taa.. the Japan
csc are forwarding men, guns, torpedo
boats and submarines to Formosa and
the >Pescadores in orderto be ready to
attack the Second Pacific feet jat Its
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-12-23
GO Dowk Wl1h fHf wkEtAA6E'
- - - - - ~ Sc "a - - - ~ :. ~ Sc =, - ~
sEYFBAtsgERspNs ARE THROWN
MIRO fAE\NATER OR SWEPT
D MaYrs9SEet { 4 F#s s.tnfFfI Y
!H3!lIAlEI
UNSAFE LONG TINE
A I ii i iva WAS $. CAUSED az TWO
|. lcA1LEsss i. ! sl!!RRai!N|lsl FROM
INWARD a.iIElHs1!EE!LiRl i sMgl oooR!yNes.

ta'''siid aD'!SlsThtNi s tnNU i ~
80 i>sUolfs ;asl9jfi,
~ U.fl ai'lica liz 10. '-jFa,5f
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-03-01

IUEuO0 MS
like. The Ohio Society needs but mem
ton. The president of the, Maine So
ctety tells me that he has on his lists
500 men eligible to membership. OF
course they do not all come, but all
could come and all, 1t Is worth remem-
bering, are successful men in city
Of fierce competition and unusual temp
tations. The Vermont Society is less
strong than in Boston; think it ia
the only state organization Of which
this is true. Even the far western
states are represented by smaller eat
ing clubs.
Then there are such looser organi.
cations as the New England Society,
which every year renews the dispute as
to which day Of the yer really is Pill
grims' day" and the Holland Society,
which includes many of New York's
aristocracy. and which at its recent
peace banquet chartered an Atlantic
cable for an hour for the sending Of
messages back and forth between New
York and London. True to their ma
tivity, the Hollanders never get to-.
gether that they do not eat gekruide
Zuurtjes and korstjes van paddenstoel.
The Emerald balls and the st. Andrews
day celebrations complete list of fes-
tivities which has in the meantime in
cluded an extraordinary succession of
county societies from New York state.
There are so Of these counties. say S.
outside of the metropolis itself, and
nearly every one has its society in the
city.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-03-01

UuU xEOu TSS4l cS. ~s~FS
tate they made am mehe.
pie fortunes which the present gem
Grafton rather dissipated in Cordage
Trust some years ago. A fair daugh-
ter of the house of Wall was the hero
ine Of the recent romantic marriage
they always call 1t that when the old
folks disapprove-with Jules Nelson,
the 'brother-in-law Of Reginald Wander
bilt. who had almost to steal his bride
from her fathers house.
Reginald Vanderbilt is the youngest
son Of the late Cornelius: he was the
hero Of the most famous gambling cpl
sode In Dick Canheld's fort-like
sporting house; he was married early
to Miss Nelson, who Is somewhat his
senior and now that at % the young
couple have new baby Mr.. Vanderbilt
has turned q sedate family man. "a
Tho Nelson's are Catholic; the Walls
Protestant; this accounts for the spirit.
ed resistance the parents Of Mrs. Jules
Nelson made to her marriage. The
Nanderbilts were originally Of the
Dutch Reformed church, but are now
Episcopalians. though more than half
Of the younger generation have, mar
ried Catholics. The highest society Of
New York, which generation ago was
largely Presbyterian and Low Church
Episcopalian, Is rapidly becoming
Catholic and Episcopalian Of the High
Church faction.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-03-01
OWEN LANGDQN.
FISH THAT LEAVE THE WATER
some Can Live a Long Time Ont OF
Their Native Element-Ths
aStare-About."

It is commonly supposed that all fish
die very soon after being taken from
the water. There are exceptions, how
ever, to the rule. There is the "etare-
about" kind OF goby that at ebb tide
walks calmly up on the sand banks erect
on two huge fore fms, With his gigantic
google eyes he keeps a sharp lookout
for crabs and such things as are left
behind by the receding wster. Then y.
all know, says an exchaA d. that cells
can wriggle, snakelike, miles across the
meadows to other ponds and rivers.
In Holland carp are kept all winter
hung up In meta sprinkled only oc-
casionally with water. The Indian
'shake-head" IL quite happy evtan when
his native pond dries up. and lies torpid
till the next rainy season. Tlte flying
gurnard will keep ahead Of EN- ocean
liner going at full speed and fly for many
minutes In quick successive flights o.
300 yards or 30 at q time. SoA granted
that the average fish prefers W ater, som,
Of them. ct any rate, can do. very wei
eut OFT.