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The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-06-07
Kansas City is shaken to the core
over the question OF allowing it's chill.
dren to play marbles "for keeps"

Some OF the very poor people in
Philadelphia get their small children
taken care of in public institutions
during the winter and draw them out
in the spring.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-06-07

Miss Nola Twigg, II years old, who
has been employed as a servant in a
private family at Portland, Ore, has
fallen heir to 500, 900 in England.
By means OF advertising she was dis.
covered.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-06-07

A tank OF naphtha in Omaha exploded
and hurled William Kelly and James
Christy high i the air. Kelly was Instantly
killed and Christy a fatally injured. The
two men were timers and were repairing
q leak 10 the tank. It contained q large
quantity Of gas, which ignited from the
charcoal stove.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-06-07

A justice in Indiana who had en-
deavored vainly to recover $40 he
had loaned an acquaintance had the
latter before him as a witness reosxard
ly. and managed quietlXh&1aSeeht-
up to an outoursssnSS to stir him
wdtkbaAsaaAexHaHT 81 ire that just
ane Of 800 for contempt OF
9aff: The justice, who remained
." cool and collected (the $2O). may be
said to have got in his fine work.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-06-07
fEx1e Fisheries treaty was debated in open
session, Messrs. Forge and Beck making
the principal speeches.

fExne nsherics treaty was debated in open
session, Messrs. Forge and Beck making
the principal speeches.
HOUSE.
In consideration OF the legislutiveappro.
priation bill considerable debate was had
over the clauses making an appropriation
for the Office OF surveyors general.
The legislative bill as it stands contains
no appropriation for the salary OF the
governor OF Dakota. Unless the bill should
be amended in the senate, Gov. Church
will havesto farm this year for a living,
while bearing the hohors OF the governor
ship ior glory ALONE
The executive journal, covering every.
thing connected with the fisheries treaty
from the time it reached the senate, is to
be printed in the Record. 1t shows that
Senator Hoar made the motion which has
been credited to Senator Sherman, M
which was adopted, that the consideration
Of the treaty be with open doors. Mr..
Sherman WAS, however. one OF the three
(Messrs. Dawes and Teller being the 9TH
ers) who voted in favor OF the Riddleberger
resolution after it had been adversely re.
ported from the committee on foreign re,
lations. The resolution was lost by q
vote OF Al to 3.
The Pacific railroad telegraph bill was
favorably reported to the senate. 1t is
the house (Anderson) bill amended by
striking out the word construct" 1t re.
qrires the subsidized roads to maintain Int
operate public telegraph lines, but the ef-
fect OF the amendment is to permit their
acquisition by purchase, or in any other
way the companies see fit.
The conference report on the bill to es-
tablish a department of labor was agreed
to by the senate. The house also adopt
I'd the conference report and the bill pass.
ed in substantially the same shape as it
came from the senate.
The house committee on the judiciary
amended the senate bill relative to DISPOSE.
tions in the United States courts, so as to
require the United States law to conform
with the state law in taking those disposi-
tions. A favorable report was ordered on
the senate bill to make judges OF circuit
and district courts interchangeable.
SENATE.
The senate committee on the judiciary
failed again to reach O conclusion in re-
gard to the nomination of Melville w.
Fuller to be chief justice. 1t is understood
that further information from Chicago is
awaited. The most serious OF the charges
brought against Mr.. Fuller are those from
Mr.. Dunlevy OF Chicago. They allege that
the clerk OF the court and Mr.. Fuller were
jury commissioners in 1881, and that Mr..
Fuller drew u jury before which q case in
which he was himself heavily interested
was tried.
HOUSE
Mr.. Mills OF Texas moved that the hous.
70 into committee OF the whole on the
, tariff bill, debate on the first paragraph
to be limited to twenty minutes. Mr.
Holman OF Indiana spoke in favor C
cheap lumber. Mr.. Mccormick of Penn
~sylvania maintained that there was NJ
such thing as a lumber trust, and hat tn
! existing tariff on lumber was entirely rea
:, sonable.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-06-07

that she was afraid he would attempt to
carry out his threat. Dewey was arrested
and taken to the station, where q loaded
revolver, a wicked dagger and a bottle OF
poison were found on his person. de is q
g~ood.looking man about thirty five years
old and claims to have been in business at
Minneapolis with a man named Tufts. He
refuses to talk about the lady or say why
| he was equipped with SO many instru.
| ments OF death, and he will probably b0
prosecuted for carrying concealed wea'
pons. -
Edward Hussoney, one of the proprie'
tors OF the Nelsonian Nebraska Weekly
newspaper. was fatally shot in the thigh
by an unknown person while returning
from the G.. A.. r. camp fire. The motive
is supposed to have been robbery.
The general synod of the Reformed Pres
byterian church adopted e resolution
reafirming the conviction that the con,
stitution OF the United States is q virtua
agreement or compact to administer
the government without reference te
Christ or the Christian religion, and thai
incorporation with the governments on tht
basis of this constitution is therefore ar
act Of disloyalty to Christ. III
The engineers, firemen and switchme en- ol
the Union Pacific road held another meet
ing at Omaha in regard to the running o
Burlington trains manned BY non. brother
hood, over the Union Pacific bridge, ant
appointed q committee which waited upol
General Superintendent pickinson. Tn
superintendent said that while the Uniol
Pacific would adhere to its agreement al
lowing the Burlington to bring its train!
over the bridge solid, they would be haul
ed by Union Pacific engineers. The msl
accepted this 81 satisfactory, a M
further trouble is anticipated. #
Frank Pierce, the noted constable VIII,
has brought 80 many liquor dealers I!
groan in Des Moines. Iowa. was sentenced
to five months in the penetentiary on con
yiction OF attempting to extort none.
from druggists by, threats Of prosecution
An appeal has been taken to the supren,
court, and he is out on $l,60o bail.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-01-14
DEATH IN PILLOWS.
The Probable Cause of Many Mysterious
Outbreaks of Infectious Disease.

Outbreaks of Infectious Disease.
Another note of domestic alarm is
sounded by correspondent of medi-
cal journal who bids us take note of the
fact that disease and death Turk in the
very pillows and holsters upon which
we lay our heads at night. 1t is easy
to talk of down and feathers; bat, as a
fact if they were cut open these articles
would be often found to be more OF less
stuffed with the most heterogeneous
materials. Pillows, holsters and beds
have been EXAMINED and found to con-
tain portions of filthy coarse black serge,
apparently parts of soldiers old coat
sleeves, pieces of dirty, greasy silk
dresses, old worsted braid from the
borders of women's gowns, soiled
linen rags, and eolored calico. and
even nuts and walnut shells, and pieces
of crinoline wire. The bedding in this
case was bought new, we are assured,
a few years ago of an expensive and
respectable upholsterer. Moreover,
woman who was employed to do the
unpicking work of the trade informed
LHS lduI Vi Vic iOuStHOlNl Jhdb UIlO pFuC-
tice of stuffing bedding with dirty rub
bish and rags was very general, and
that few beds or holsters contain only
the material of which they are supposed
to consist: This is very terrible, and
the worst of it is that it is only the last,
for the present, of a long list of kin
dred discoveries which of late have
powerfully contributed to give ironical
force to the question: as life worth
livingP" Fortunately, in this case, the
remedy involves nothing more difficult
than ripping seam or two and stitch
ing them up again as soon as we have
ocular proof of the contents. Bedding,
as all good housewives know, ought to
be opened periodically, so that its con-
tents may be beaten with sticks. In
France bed-cleansing in this fashion is
followed as regular trade. 1t is more
than probable that the neglect of such
sanitary precautions is, as the CORE
spondent suggests, the cause of many
of the mysterious outbreaks of infec+
tious disease in schools and families. ~
London Daily NcacS.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-01-14
TEMPERANCE ITEMS.

SIR ANDREW CLARK, the eminent
physician, says that if all men became
total abstainers he would lose seven
out of every ten of his patients.
He who grows weeds and cultivates
an appetite for strong drink need not
expect to be remembered as a good ex-
ample. -Ponaeroy's AdUance Thought.
IHAvE four good reasons for being
an abstainer: my head is clearer my
health is better, my heart is lighter
and my purse is heavier. DR.. Guthrie.
DIR. A. T. SCHoFIELD. of London,
compares the moderate drinking of
stimulants to sailing on the outer cir
Gle of a whirlpool, somewhat excit-
ing, but not wise proceeding.
WAPPING FALLS, New York, has a
temperance union which circulates two
pledges, one to total abstinence and
the other to partial abstinence. The
latter pledge covers the following res
olutions: l. Not to drink in any bar
room, liquor saloon or store. 2. Not to
treat or be treated. 8 Not to drink,
save in the most moderate quantities,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-01-14
AN AVENGlNG GHOST,
The Plot of q Chinese Farce as Played
on an Oriental Stage.

on an Oriental Stage.
The hero, sea captain. comes in and
seats himself at table to write; but he
is heavy With sleep, his head soon
droops. and he falls into a peaceful
slumber. But scarcely has his nap be-
gun when he is disturbed by the hasty
entrance of breathlesss fellow who
begins, with an air of great confidence,
to pant out long tale of not the
slightest importance. The captain lis
tens for time with wide open eyes,
but when he finds that the story has
settled down into an uninterrupted
sing-song which shows no prospects of
reaching an early conclusion he tries to
break the thread of the narrative. All
in vain, for the tedious fellow represses
his interruptions with a deprecatory
wave of the hand, and goes on his
monotonous way with head thrown
back and eyes half closed in an ecstasy
of delight at having secured listener.
After time the captain, submitting to
the inevitable, adopts the wiSest course
III U1G CllCulllSldllCtSs anu iOLtS Ou W
sleep again. The bore is so satisfied
with himself and SO engrossed in his
tales that he never notices this. and
still goes on, seesaw, sing-song,
with never stop till the audience, or,
at least, one of them, grows as weary
as the captain. But mysterious
avenger is at hand. A limping ghost
of horrible appearance. who remembers
his own sufferings on earth, hops in
unseen to befriend the captain. He
squats silently behind the chair of the
story-teller, holding the club he carries
in readiness to strike, while that worthy
is still quite unconsciously jabbering
his interminable nonsense. Once the
club is raised threateningly over him,
and twice, and yet he goes on; then u
Numbering stroke descends on his
shoulders, which stops his voice so sud-
denly that it leaves him with open
mouth in the middle of u word. In
comical terror he gazes about in vain
attempts to find out whence the blow
came, then, in amaZement, seizes the
sleeper and rouses him to tell of this
terrible new affair. But the captain
listens with hazy inattention, evidently
thinking it some more of the same tale,
and dozes off again Immediately. The
bore, abandoned now to the tender
Imercies of the specter, runs hither and
lthither in horror. adopting first one
Ilplan and then another to discover or
Davoid his invisible assailant; but the
\ ghost crawls after him wherever he
(goes, now clubbing, now clutching him,
\ until at last the poor wretch makes his
escape half dead with fright, and the
captain is left to sleep in peace, while
he ghost curls up by his side like a
faithful dog whose labors are DONE
NacmitaA'S Magazine.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-01-14
TEMPERANCE IN ENGLAND.
The Rapid Advancement of the Cause IL
the Mother Country.

The Rapid Advancement of the Cause in
the Mother Country.
The cause of Temperance has GER
tainly advanced with long and rapid
strides in the mother country, and the
advance in public sentiment has pro-
duced an amount of enthusiasm which
is extraordinary among the classes
who, only few years ago, secuted the
idea of total abstinence, and regarded
the whole Temperance movement as
Il piece of impertinent fanaticism, or
ignored it rs something beneath their
notice. When once our English
friends, and especially English Chris
tians, are convinced of the rightful-
ness of a reform, they do not mince
matters in espousing its cause and
pushing it to an issue.
The united administration in Lon
don, in favor of the Temperance move
ment, under the auspices of the Ma
tional Temperance League, signaled
the fact that, for the first time this
year all the evangelical 6enomina-
tons, with the exception of the Episco-
pal church, observed the fourth Sun
day in November as Temperance
Sunday. The meeting was held in
Exeter Hall. under the presidency of
the Bishop of London. The chairman,
in his opening address. spoke hopeful
ly Of the progress of the Temperance
movement, in forming healthy pub
lie opinion and in comforting physical,
mental and spiritual blessings on the
community, and he sought to impress
upon his audience the force of person.
al influence in molding sentiment and
producing permanent results in favor
OF Temperance principles and practice.
The great necessity in Temperance
work now was, not to set forth
and define its principles, but by pri-
vate example to swell the numbers of
its adherents, to make men see as they
saw, and act as they acted. We had
now TO remove the temptation from
the man rs well as the man from the
temptation. In this matter let no
man say to himself: "What can l dop
My influence is SO small" The power
of the influence which each executed
he would never know till he stood be-
fore the judgment seat of Christ.
Rev. Hugh Price Hughes said
''every great social movement had
been carried on by Christian men; he
was convinced that the final victory
of Temperance would not be achieved
by moral suasion alone; he himself
had political convictions, but he would
heartily support any political party
which would produce good Temper
ance legislation. He believed if all
Temperance men would do the like
they would see great progress, even in
twelve months" 1t would not take
even twelve months to sweep the rum
traffic from the United States. if all
Christian men would thus consent to
yield party to principle.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-01-14

DIR. Clifford, of the Baptist Union,
spoke of the great change in the minds
of ministers and churches, in regard to
this question, which had taken place
of late years. "a minister who thirty
years ago, preached Temperance
sermon was regarded as an irritating
enthusiast and wild fanatic. and he
remembered that only twenty five
years ago one of the ministers of his
own denomination refused to have his
school-room 'disgraced' by Band of
Hope meeting. All that had been
changed. To-day ninety per cent. of
the students in their colleges, and
large proportion of ministers, were abb
stainers."
Rev. Thomas Whitehead. Primitive
Methodist, emphasized the necessity
of educating the homes of the people,
with information on the drink ques-
ton. He was able to announce that a
large proportion of the Primitive
Methodist ministers were practical alb
stainers and observed Temperance
Sunday in all their chapels.
Another branch of the Methodist
family, BIBLE Christians, reported that
all its ministers We're abstainers, and
that more than fifty years ago the Con-
ference directed that all its chapels
should be thrown open for Temperance
work, and that each minister should
hold Temperance meeting at least
once quarter. There were, how.
ever, many tippling Christians who
flew to Timothy's stomach for shelter.
These needed education"
Yes, such need education'' in this
country also, but they do not take
kindly either to admonition or argu-
ment; they shut their eyes to the prof
fered light and close their ears to the
monitions of conscience and to the
stress of facts.
We have mentioned two examples of
the advanced position of Methodists in
this great movement but there is as
marked progress in some Baptist
churches in England, and there is
Baptist Total Abstainer's Society" in
which hundreds of Baptists are COM
mitted, not only as personal total alb
stainers, but as warriors against the
rum power, pledged to its overthr ow.
Their methods are, in some respects,
different from ours-there is more
unity in action, and steadier push
and pull of the workers. No stone is
left unturned to reach all classes of
society and secure their help. The
organizing agent of the National Tenn
perance League has for several years
conducted with remarkable success q
Saturday Evening Peoples Entertain
ment at Greenwich Lecture Hall, and
now has inaugurated Peoples Service
on Sunday evening. A meeting held
in London lately was addressed en-
tirely by butchers from the Butchers
Temperance Association. Gospel Tenn
perance Concerts and other attractive
entertainments are numerous. while
the main object is never lost sight of.
baptist Weekly.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-01-14
DUPLICATE PRESENTS.
A Shop Where New York Brides Can Dis
pose of UnweIcome Gifts.

pose of Unwelcome Gifts.
Here are thirteen lamps, seven clocks
and six salad bowls. ., dear! What
ever are we do with all these things?
Why could not they have arranged and
given us each something different and
something we needed?"
The speaker was young wife, and
she was unpacking her wedding pres
ents. Eighty-six presents had been
sent to this couple. OF this eighty-six
there were thirteen lamps, seven clocks,
six salad bowls, five water pitchers,
four silver tea services, nine sets of
carvers, and many other articles, of
which there were in number of cases
more than two of q kind. cat any
rate" continued the bride. ave shall
never have to buy lamps, clocks, cary
ers or dozen other articles all our
lives, even if we live to be hundred
years old"
Had the bride known as much as
some observant persons know, she
could have found an easy way out of
the dilemma. A New York jeweler and
silversmith advertises that he will ex-
change or buy duplicate wedding gifts,
A reporter visited the establishment,
and there saw in a short space of time
more brides than he had ever dreamed
of. Some of them brought with them
articles they wished to exchange, and
some wished clerk to be sent to their
home. The proprietor examined the
articles, appraised them, and then
showed what he would give in ex-
change.
The silversmith said that there were
many. He said that he often had odd
incidents in his business and one of the
oldest happened not long ago. II re-
ceived letter from a prominent law
yer to call at his office at a certain time
on business. The lawyer received me,
and then having shown me trunk full
of silver asked me to buy it. l asked
him first where it came from and he
said: we have just procured divorce
for lady from her husband. She is
unable to pay our bill and has sent
down all her wedding gifts to be sold
These are the gifts Rather strange is
it not that woman should sell her bri-
DIAL gifts in order to get money to pay
the expenses incurred in getting a di-
vorce?
"Some time ago two ladies came to
buy wedding gifts. After a great deal
of thinking they decided that each
should buy silver salad bowl--one to
be placed at each end of the table
They thought that no one else would
give salad bowl. They were wrong;
the bride received nine, and some of
them were. brought to me to be ex-
changed"
''How do you appraise the value of
the articles brought you?"
'If they are solid silver by weight.
If silver plate by the manufacturer, de-
sign and kind of article. Old English
silver is the most valuable"
"What articles do you find the most
common"
Salad bowls, clocks, tea services,
cake baskets and silver forks and
spoons. We exchange number of
these every day. Persons in making
bridal gifts now usually say if they are
duplicated they may be exchanged. "
NJ Y Mnn n1,d Ers1reec
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-01-14
AGREEABLE REFLECTIONS.

BY Miss Efie, Upon Adking an Interest
ing Discovery just After the Xmas Tab
leaux.
] saw him slip on the ring,
And heard him whisper and say:
''You must not wear it where people can see,
For year and day."
They didn't know that saw
1t was after our Christmas play
And she was milkmaid and he was beau;
Queen of the May.
But saw them behind the screen;
And knew why they wished to stay;
And quietly peeked around the edge
10, wasn't it gay!
And now for a year at least
shall have my own little way;
] shall feast on bon bons and caramsls,
o sister May!
You will never complain Of me
II happen to disobey;
And if he doesn't want the engagement known
Well, candy's pay.
It's uncommonly nice for me;
And uncommonlY nice for May
For he'll work for his bride-and for me beside
For year and cay
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-01-14
AN APPEAL TO CONGRESS
The Drink Ira ffic In Africa and tase Pa
cific Islands,

cific Islands.
The Board of Managers of the Ma
tional Temperance Society have ad-
dressed to Congress a memorial on the
subject of the drink-traffic with the ma
tive races of Africa, asking that body,
in the exercise of the authority vested
in it by the constitution of the United
States "to regulate commerce with for
eign nations" to adopt effective meas
ures for the Encouragement and sup
preston of the wasteful and destructive
African expectation of Intoxicating
liquors by American citizens. This
memorial, presented to the Senate by
Senator Frye, was referred to the Com
mittee on Foreign Relations, where it
is now pending.
The board also addressed to Con-
gress another memorial, presented to
the Senate by Hon. William M. Evarts,
and also referred to the Committe on
Foreign Relations, asking that by in
ternational treaty or otherwise, some
provision be made to prevent the traffic
in intoxicating liquors with the native
races of the Western Pacific Islands.
The great devastation now being
caused among the natives of Africa
and of the Pacific Islands by intox-
icants has awakened deep interest on
the part of Christian philanthropists in
Great Britain, including Canon Farrar,
and others well known on both sides
of the Atlantic, for their relief and
preservation. The appeal which the
National Temperance Society makes
for appropriate preventive action by
Congress ought to be widely and in
fluentially seconded by Christian and
philanthropic citizens in this country.
All too long New England rum has
been sent to Africa by American
traders, to obstruct and destroy the
work of American missionaries. Nd
ttonaJ Temperance AdUocate.