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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-31
The story Of Bordan.

BoE1au was "a small proprietor re-
spected, and perhaps held IN a degree
OF estimation. by his couutrymeu.
above his station. In consequence Of
Misunderstanding with his suEerRin.
his property was seized himself g
ANONYMOUSLY sCOUrEed life a serf. and
his wife and two daughters. having
been subjected 70 svsry species Of
coarse brutality, died rES1nE mad.
The mans nature Faa CHANGED -
hitherto he had been Known only IS
tho quiet. OonciliatinE and generous
landholder; his purse and horne ever
open TO the distressed, whom be was
always tho first to assist b. his eoun-
sci and sympathy under misfortune:
but now. fearful and ouainoua vas the
oinerencsi he never shed tear; noy
q Erosn was suffered 70 escape his
breast; calm and II Arn, his oold, clear.
bright eye caused an inward shudder
IN the spectator as no gaEed upon him.
de led ana put himself at the head
o. 8 party OF his countrymen. who
were ripe for revolt His efforts prov
ed successful: and before many
months had elapsed the whole coun-
Try was aroused, and he found him
self az the head OF hundred thous-
anc horsemen, with which he almost
overthrow the Russian government.
Though In personal appearance the
Cossacks OF the Don are lmmeasur-
ably inferior to those OF the Vkraive.
whose various Sabine marriages with
their Circassian neighbors have rem
oered that race nearly equal IN manly
beauty TO those OF the Caucasian ORR
GIN themselves, they have yet an
active well made. martial form and
Inquire, especially when placed in con
Tast with the heavy make and I'M
meaning features Of the peasantry of
northern Russia The women. too.
are remarkable for their pleasing
manners and personal attractions, the
latter Of which appear to the highest
advantage arrayed In their unique and
highly picturesque national costume.
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lonEed debauoh. IN the course OF
which the prospective brides and
bridegrooms receive more OF less dam
age.
After the s1Iifora have secured thsjr
brides thsrs ne TaaIly always at ths
end OF the - p a few girls who were
especially unettEactive. left without
husbands. They are then auctioned
of. II there are any bidders. and bring
next to nott inB-svsn less than i've
rubles.
Tho OetT0th=I oerCEIony takes place
week snd a lay bsfors that OF the
marriage During tAess days tho bride
must weep and wall and lament loud
y over her coming wedding and the
separation from her parents although
really she desires these events more
anEiously than anything slss IN the
world
In Russia, as IN China, the brides
girl friends devote themselves 20 con
solins and cheering her during these
days % lamentation. They recite
stories TO her and sing songs, and the
burden OF each song and OF every
story is the Joy and happiness OF mat
rimony.
On the day before her marriage she
unbraids her long plat OF hair and
divides among her maiden comrades
the flowers and ribbons that escape
from her loOsened tresSes- Then they
lead her 10 the bath As she baChes.
they sing to her, They spend hours
dressing and redressing her hair. and
while they brush and twist. they sing
70 her songs OF love and happiness
Upon her wedding Gay the BRIDE
s-oom comes to her parents house
and l.a-~HS his bride. Then comes 8
touching cit o. ceremony. The maiden
kneels before her parents and asks
them TO pardon her for any OfIense or
which she may have been guilty. They
lift her Up ami kiss her. Then they
offer her bread and salt, which signi-
fies that she may return when she Will
that her girlhood's bone IS still
hers.
When the Russian oouutryTnan has
finally secured his " r., ae carries her
away 70 his lonely house IN the tninly-
psopied country, II Is q mere hut, y
he Is a peasant. There she has 20
labor as hard as a man, or even
harder. rising at dawn, milking the
COWS, carrying wood 70 the house, and
doing ell the hardest work. II her
husband - too poor 10 afrOrd horse,
she usSy be even harnessed to q cart
or plow with a big dog OF donkey.
Hor lot Is hard one, bat siH 20
doubt she is happy.
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AEROPLANE TO SOAR OVER WASHINGTON
Continued from Second Page3

Continued from Second PageD
y begun on the construction OF q new
ana very large a--opIane. The services
OF dozen men were secured, a noted
fhy stefan, retired army officer. and
others rendered valuable assistance
he beach at low tide was about COO
feel in width, and very level smooth
ana nrm- Two large automobiles were
hiJcled together 20 tow. Without any
hesitation Whatever tine two members
of the Automobile Club came forward
20 take their places in the aeroplane
with Mr.. Ludlow
He demurred. and insisted on trying
IL alone first. He took his seat, and
tie aeroplaue was tilted upward at its
forward end. the signal was given to
start and under the. impulse Of the
speeding automobiles the aeroplane
rose as though It we're flung into the
air
The rush of wind past the planes
and through che braces was for a
moment disconCeTting, but he forgot
10 and looked down at the AUTOMOBILES
him. He turned TO look backward,
and tn comparing the level al which
the aerCplana foated with the distant
line OF the Atlantic oceans horizon
he saw they were very near the same.
Then he heard an OminOus crack 10
the left, just in the rear OF the for
ward set OF planes. He saw that q
wire brace had snapped and that a
bamboo stick, released from the wired
stay under the ar pressure was bend
ing Ia curve. Very quickly. clear
across the aerOplane one wire after an
other gave way and the forward
planes bent upward. The aeroplane
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-31

IS very rtch and the population IS de-
voted solely 10 pastoral and sgricu.-
tural pursuits The form OF govern
ment IS entirely distinct from that Of
the Russian proper. and IS based upon
the old 1srdaI system which existed
IN Europe "a the Middle Ages.
Totally exempt from taxes. and all
other burdens, while knowlsdglng
the Russian Emperor their sovereign.
they fealty and homage ts rendered by
military service alone; and he may be
said 20 be thus. n some measure. the
heae OF a nation OF soldiers. since the
entire male population, from the ages
or nftssn TO nfty. are by law obliged
70 attend his simmons % the heid.
The nature OF thsir service and enlist
rYlsut Is similar TO thsf 81 the irregular
horse N India. sash man providing
himself with horse. arnz. and &C
coutrsmsnts- The Coss&oks may De
said TO form the hight arm OF tho Rus
sian army indbsd. it would be oiIneuN
70 say what 4 hfusOov4ts foToe could
DO without them. accustomed As suey
are 20 take tn duties % the outpoa =
and picQuets, and on whom deVoiVe
-rsarlv the whole Of tbs entire service
Of the light cavalry during campaign,
and IN the performances OF when IhoS
cannot be exceied-cutting OF con
VOWS, intereptinE information, ana
darting into tbs very camp or tneT
enemy. sabering and spearing his sen
tries, and harassing and wearing OUT
the life and spirit Of their foe ny con
slant night watching and sleeDless toll.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-31

FEW year, ago Novogorod. the
~ largest Russian market city,
n celebrated the one thousandth
anniversary OF its birth and
erected a monument IN the center OF
the city consisting Of an enormous
globe. IN the midst of emblematio and
historical figures. No doubt when Nov
gorod was founded these same annual
marriage auctions took place there.
The country OF the Don COssacks
Is bounded on the westward by the
Ukraine, the Calmuo steppes and eau
casus forming its scgthern extremity,
and the governmsnt OF Astrakhan and
Voronitch. its nor+-s-n and eastern
boundaries. In this region the land
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J
needed Wives, they imported them
from England and Holland, a ship
load at time. These fair maid
ems we're auctioHed of from the
block like cattle, the price being
paid in tobacco, which at thai time
mas the currency in the Men
World.
No doubt the descendants of
those unions woHld be shocked If
that method Of procuring help
mates we're prevalent non.
In the land Of the Gar a similar
custom, with slight pariations, pre-
pals 10 this day, and the annual
sale takes place this week.
In the CoSSack country there
are annual marriage auctions.
One IS being held this week in the
TOWNS of GscHatsk and LystcHe-
tefka. The first named town is
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-31
Their Rural Communes.

The government Of the Rural Com
rlune or Mir, as established by me
Act of Emancipation. is by A village
assembly and a village elder, but the
elder,s authority Is limited by the
heads Of households, all having a com
mon trea sury; even the time OF plant
ing. moving, and harvesting Delhs
regulated by the assembly, and ali me
households are equally responsible -or
the taxes and dues. The consent OF
the assembly must be obtained x
SAINT desires to work IN the larger
towns for his liabilities must be made
secure.
Every year the village has to pay
certain sum into the imperial treas
ury, according TO the number OF male
peasants; each village distributing the
land, according 10 its own Judgment
with taxes and dues in proportion 10
the land sometimes, according TO the
working power OF the families, which
may change every few years. males
and females alike working on the land.
The world Is familiar with the story
OF Mazeppa. The sad incidents OF his
early love, the story of his fatal love
Tor q princess OF the Ukraine, the ter
ribfe revenge taken on the yOuth'U
lover by the proud and naughty Rus
sian noble, and how Mazeppa bound
naked on a Wild horse OF the steppes
vas launched like an arrow from the
bow into the desert. How he was found
fainting on the back Of the dead horse.
leagues away from his adopted coun-
try, and how he arose to a kingdom In
the steppes. Is we'll known.
The history OF Bogdan. the Cossack.
though much less known, presents a
picz,.re OF the country where wives
are still bought ike sheep. The Don
CossaclSs IN his time were subjects
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90 the sway OF Poland. ~ which uu-
happy country me tyrAnn.- OF the
mobiles had arisen 10 a pitch beyond
the power q humanity 20 endure
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-12-11
LITERARY HEREsY7
Are chaueer, Sponsor, Milton, Byron
and Shakespeare Rores?

Are chaueer, spsnssr, Milton, Byron
and Shakespeare Bores7
1--WE had the notion Of doing some.
thing Of the kind" the Easy Chair
confessed when requested to furnish
list of the hundred best authors
but we could not think Of more than
ten or a dozen really first rate au.
thors. and If we had begun to com.
pile list Of the best authors we
should have had to leave out most OF
their works. Nearly all the classics
would have gone by the board. What
havoc we should have made with thu
British poets! The Elizabethan dram.
atists would mostly have fallen under
the ban of our negation to a play If
not to man. Chaucer, but for few
poems, is impossible; Sponsors poetry
Is generally duller than presidential
messages; Milton is trial Of the spirit
in three-fourths of his verse; Wads.
worth is only not so bad as Byron,
who thought him so much worse;
Shakespeare himself when he is rever.
emily supposed not to be Shakespeare
is reading the martyrs: Dante's science
and politics outweigh his poetry q
thousandfold. and 80 on through the
whole catalogue."-William Dean How
ellis In Harper's Magazine.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-12-11
tn. Gil. Monster.

The ella monster is a large, clumsy
lizard from one to two feet long. he
is generally too lazy to be pugnacious,
but If his anger is once aroused he
will grip you with clutch Of a bull
dog, turning over as he bites 30 that
the venom-which is secreted in a
gland in the lower jaw instead Of the
upper, like the rattlesnake-is pretty
sure to mix well with his saliva and
SO make his attack fatally effective.
His five toed hands and feet render
him adept at bush climbing. In his wild
estate he lives on young rabbits and
birds eggs. When captured, he eats
only eggs or little chopped meat
mixed with them.-Los Angeles Times.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-12-11
A Pietur. Of Your yeie.,

To take a picture Of your voice It is
only necessary to tie sheet Of thin.
strong paper over the wide end Of a
tin trumpet. Hold It with the sheet OF
paper upward, take thin pinch of
fine sand and place it in the center Of
the paper, hold the trumpet vertically
above your face and sing a note into
the lower end. Do not blow, but sing
the note. Lower the trumpet carefully
and look at the sand. You will find
that the vibrations Of your voice have
scattered the pinch Of sand into a
Beautiful sound picture. Every note
in the musical scale will produce a
different picture, SO you may produce a
great variety Of them. Some Of these
pictures look like pansies, roses and
otheE- fowerstf some. look like snakes
and others like flying birds. In fact,
there is no limit to the variation.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-12-11
NEEDED. AFTER ALL.
a Chance For the Book Agent After
He Got In Trim.

a Chance For the Book Agent After
He Got In Trim.
Madam" said the book canvasser
as the door was opened by a very
comely maid, II am selling new book
on etiquette and department"
"Oh, you are" she responded. "Go
down there on the grass and clean
the mud of your feet"
"Yes'm," and he went. "As was
saying, ma'am," he continued us he
again came to the door, II am sell"-
'Take of your hat! Never address
strange lady at her door without re-
moving your hat.'
'Yes'm." And of went the hat.
"Now. then. as was saying
"Take your hands out Of your pock-
cts. No gentleman ever carries his
hands there"
"Yes'm," and his hands clutched his
coat lapels. "Now, ma'am. this work
on ETY.
Throw away your cigarette. II a
gentleman uses tobacco he is careful
not to disgust others by the habit"
"Yes'm." and the tobacco disap-
peared. "Now. ma'am,' as he wiped
his brow. ''in calling your attention to
this valuable
"Wait. Put that dirty handkerchief
out of sight. I don't want your book.
am only the hired girl. You cap
come in. however. and talk with the
lady Of the house. She called me q
liar this morning, and I think she
needs something Of the kind."-Sketch
Bits.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-12-11
Exaggerated.

The knack Of looking at the bright
side Of things was never developed to
such perfection as in the case Of q
man who. after a railway accident, tel
egraphed to his friends wife:
your husband killed in railway &C.
cident; head. both arms and both legs
cut off,"
But later this correction was 70.
ceived:
"First report exaggerated. Your hus-
band killed; head and legs cut OF, but
only one arm"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-12-11
The Armenian Alphab.t.

An Armenian girl goes to school at
four or five years old, but before that
she has probably learned her LETTERS -
which is almost an education in itself,
as the Armenian alphabet contains
thirty-nine. She learns these letters
from small slab Of wood on which
they are printed. This slab Is fastened
to handle, making it something like
hairbrush In shape. The Armenians
boast that their formidable alphabet
is so perfect as to give every sound
known to any other nation.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-12-11
The influx O.; buyers and,
settlers during the past year
into The Lethbridge District,
southern Alberta, is the largest
since the opening Of the country.

l own and control approxi-
mately 5000 acres of open
prairie, a hundred per cent steam
pillow proposition in the Leth.
bridge District. Close to the
new C.P.R. extension. Surface
water obtained at 2 +, IS feet.
First class farm lands, ideal
climate, adapted either to spring
or winter wheat. For location,
prices, and terms, wlite:-W. NJ:
Prince, Box 100, Grafton, N. D.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-12-11
Criminals At LARGE.

Gibbs (visiting)-What sort Of neigh
bors have you here? Dibbs-A bad lot.
There's blacksmith who's engaged in
forging. carpenter who's done some
counter fitting and couple Of fellows
next door who sell iron and steel for a
living.-Boston Transcript.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-12-11
Not Quite III. rh;no

Matrimonial Agent have found for
you. my friend, a ve'+able pearl-a
wealthy widow Of seventy-fve. The
Count like the pearl. but I'm afraid
I shan't care for the shell!-Ph,ladel.
phia Inquirer.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-12-11
Mixed.

The following appeared In an Irish
newspaper:
Whereas, John Hall has fraudulent.
~ taken away several articles Of wear
ing apparel without my knowledge.
this Is therefore to inform him that
II he does not forthwith return the
same his name shall be made public"
London Tattler.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-12-11
An Impo.ition.

Magistrate SO you acknowledge
having stolen the overcoat. Anything
more to say7 Prisoner-Yes. your
honor. had to have the sleeves re-
lined.-Punch.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-12-11

METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Sunday Services-Epworth League
6:45 p. M. Sunday School IL m.
Preaching 1880 p. M, every Sunday.
Prayer Meeting each Thursday
evening at 500 o'clock.
REV. A. KARR, Pastor.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-12-11
Elattarina.

Very Stout Farmers Wife Ito little
rustic, her protege)-Well, Sam, your
master and are going to the cattle
show. Cowboy-Oh, I'm sure hope
yeou'll take the fust prize, 'm-that
do.-London Tit Bits.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-12-11

WINNIPEG SCHOOL OE MUSIC,
Sandison Block. Faculty:
PIANO. S. Amber, Director;
&c. A. Macklin, S. X. Hall,
Sylvester Gerardin,
Mrs Freeman, Mrs. ]. Aister Nichols,
Miss H. c. Fumerton.
|VOCAL-Rys Thomas. F. Warrington,
director of Winnipeg Oratorio Society
VIOLIN-Mr. Macdonald, F.C.V.
Mr.. Sylvester Gerardin, local repre-.
preventative, Pembina, Nd.
Piano pupils received at his residence
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-12-11

Why is it that the only time the
newspapers spell a mans name right
is when he is arrested for street fight
ing?-Los Angeles Times.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-23
WILL INDORSE BRYAN
Policy of Union Labor Party of
State Is Indicated

That the union labor party of Cali
fornia will indorse William J. Bryan
for president became apparent yester-
day when the executive committee
unanimously adopted a resolution ap-
proving the recent action of Samuel
Gompers. The resolution reads as fol-
lows
BE it resolved, that the union labor
party state central committee of the
state OF California heartily indorses the
course, policy and action OF President
Samuel Gompers and his associate
members of the executive council of the
American federation of labor, in point
ing out to the wage earners of our
country the proper course for them to
pursue in the coming presidential cam :
paign, and the proper way to cast their
votes on election day in November next.
in order that their constitutional rights
and interests may be preserved.
The meeting was held yesterday aft
ernoons in room SO of the Metropolis
bank building for the purpose of COM
pleting arrangements for the state con-
vention.
It was decided that the state con-
vention should be held in this city Au-
gust 2S at s D. m. The convention will
meet at the Building Trades temple,
Fourteenth and Guerrero streets.
Arrangements for decorating the hall
and receiving and entertaining dele
gates were made. The number of GER
tificates so far received indicates that
there will be a large attendance at the
convention.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-23
.KURTz FLAYS THE
HEARST POLITICS
OhiO's Able Politician, Guest at
st. Francis, Tells of News
paperman's Insincerity

Charles L. Kurtz, one of Ohio's ablest
politicians. Senator Foraker's intimate
friend and for many years the recog-
nized head of the Foraker organiza-
tion in Ohio, is guest at the st. Fran
els hotek It was Kurtz who pulled
the wires that won many political bat
ties in Ohio and three times he declined
the office of United States senator, but
he strengthened his position in Ohio
by so doing.
Referring to the independence
league, Mr.. Kurtz says it has practi-
cally no strength in his home state.
Men who might naturally be ex-
pected to support Hearst" said Kurtz,
do not have much confidence in that
gentleman, but on the contrary con-
slider him self-seeking rainbow
chaser. There was a time when some
of the people looked upon him as a
sincere leader of the people in the ad-
vocacy Of personal rights, but ac-
quaintance with him, his methods and
his teachings, soon brought conviction
that his self-inspired leadership was
nothing but a cloak to forward his own
ambitions and financial success. 1t is
the old problem which centers around
the interrogation, Can a leopard
change it's spots?' Whether a leopard
can or cannot matters not, but it has
pretty clearly proven that Hearst cam
not. Hearst is essentially q newspaper
publisher with presidential ambitions.
He is seeking to build up money maxi
ing chain of newspapers, and his po-
litical ambitions are incidental thereto.
Some of the editorials that appear in
his publications are effective in sway
ing the minds of persons whose mental
development is not well balanced.
These editorials, under cloak of sin
cerity, distort facts, principles and mo-
tives, and are of a character that
would implant seeds of discomfort in
the breasts of every Individual who
reads them. Hearst's propaganda ar
CUES from a false hypothesis. 1t starts
off with the assumption that money is
the one thing to be most desired, and
that if one has not a large share of
the existing monetary medium he has
cause for complaint and cause for join
ing with all others in the same fix to
overturn governmental conditions.
There is much more I could say on this
subject, but I am afraid l am taking
Mr.. Hearst and his independence league
too seriously, for as a matter of fact
both cut very little figure in the east,
and are practically nothing in Ohio"
Kurtz will spend several days in this
city before going to southern Califor-
MIA for several months.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-23
DEMOCRATS FAVOR
REPUBLICAN JUDGE
Delegates to San Joaquin Conn-
ty Convention Vote to
Re-elect Smith
Nutter Receives Unanimous
Nomination and Blacksmith
Is Named for Assembly
SPECIAL DIspArcH TO THE CALL

STOCKTON. Aug. 22.-By a vote OF
10S to So the delegates to the DEMO-
cratic county convention held here to-
day nominated Judge Frank H Smith,
the republican incumbent. Judge W.
B. Nutter (democrat) was nominated
by a unanimous vote. A furore was
created when a resolution was pre-
sented providing for such action and
upon demands from the floor roll call
vote was ordered, the express purpose
being to put all delegates on record
AS the names were called each delegate
walked to the front and center, de-
posted his assessment and verbally
proclaimed his vote.
In the twenty-fourth assembly dis
trict, comprising all of San Joaquin
county outside of Stockton, political
leaders went about begging for candi-
dates for assemblyman. Several nomi-
nations were made, only to be declined.
Finally ]. w. Stuckenbruck, a country
roadside blacksmith of the Acampo sec
tion, was prevailed upon to accept the
nomination. other nominations were:
For state senator, w. c. Wall; assem-
blyman, twenty third district, Raymond
S. Miller; upervisors-First district,
JEFF kerrick; third district, Dave Young
fifth district, Martin AnSbrO.