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The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-09-20

A gentleman named Lord, from
Alabama, some days ago had a fly
suddenly enter his ear, from which
it was promptly extricated. The
insect then as suddenly disappeared.
That night Mr.. Lord experienced q
sensation Of itching in his ear. This
grew in intensity and pain until it
was unbearable. He went to athens
for relief, but remedies applied failed
to afford it. Going to Woodyille he
stated his case to q doctor. The
acute pain had by this time nearly
thrown the gentleman into conyul-
sions. The doctor after applying an
annsthetic to his ear, inserted q
copious drouch, which brought out
no less than IL well-developed mag
COTS, wriggling with robust life.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-09-20

A German company of actors that
recently appeared at Brussels pro-
duced q sensation with a bear, which
pursued O. terrified man across the
stage and up and down the moyp.S.
tain passes. the mar aaPPppsasj6g to
the spectators to be in iminent dan
ger Of falling into the deadly embrace
of the animal. A2bear lacking the
necessary dramatic intelligence, and
being a costly expense, the manage
ment has substituted a dog clad,
tail, legs and body, in bearskin, with
q well-executed bear mask. The dog
has taken to the part with a good
will, and terrifies the spectators.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-09-20

certain creditors OF Melhaulnk. This, II is
charged, he failed TODD. Milhauluk only had
his eyes opened to the first transaction BY
the result Of the horse deal.
A disastrous Are broke ont in the sash and
door factory of Day, Huber 4 Cracker on
Main street San Francesca. The entire fire
department of the city was called out and
the Are was gotten under control. The burnt
district embraces two whole blocks, which
were entirely consumed, and three blocks
which are almost a total loss. The fire
started from q spark which dropped among
the shavings. The loss is estimated at
$1,250,ooO. The latest and closest estimate
places the total loss at 81 ,000, 600, with an
insurance of 100000. About two thou
sand men are thrown out Unemployment.
One man was burned to death in the flames.
j. H. Gardner, a laborer, was fatally in
jured by O succession of peculiar accidents at
Duluth. Gardner wa working, with several
other men, loading On wagons the dirt and
rock taken from an excavation. he was
standing alone between the end wall of the
excavation, which is about nine feet high,
and the wagon which he was helping to load.
Suddenly part of the dirt wall caved in huri
ing q mass of dirt and rocks against him,
half burying him and thro wing him under
one of the horses. The animals, frightened
by the falling debris; sprang toward the
road, running over Gardner in their fight,
inficting several severe wounds and knock
ing him senseless. His jaw and an arm
were found broken, and the thigh bone
stuck through his trousers fully an inch and
was broken into several pieces.
The rear part of John Robinson's circus
train of thirty-fve cars, west bound, which
left Xenia, Ohio, at midnight Saturday Sept. 8,
was run into by n freight train OF the Waynes-
vile water tank or the Little Mama road,
ffty-one miles east ofthis city. Four persons
were killed outright Ind one has since died Of
his injuries. Seventeen others were hurt, but
one of them seriously. The killed are: Ben
Ceisceny, canvasman, of Grafton, w. Va,
Frank Smith (colored), cook, of Richmond,
Ind. John Lacy, cook, Chicago; John Church
i'll, whose right name is Fairbanks, aged six
ty, Stark, Ne. Andy Smith q contortionist,
died at the Belts street hospital in this city.
The engine of the freight and five coaches of
the circus train were badly wrecked. No
other damage was done. The loss tt prop
erty is estimated at $50, 900, about equally
divided between the railroad and the owner
of the circus. Engineer Long, of the freight,
is blamed for the accident.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-09-20
News ahOut PeODlS.

Soln Monte miss Neuberger ofNew York;
has been engaged as leading artistic for the
Concerthaus in Berlin.
Able LISTS p%osthumous oratorio, ''Via
Crucis," is announced for immediate publ
cation. .
The Washington Post says: The early res.
ignation of Secretary Whitney may belooked
for. Indeed, there is m impression am ong
high officials at the navy department except
to write his ANIMAL report. If it were not
for his desire to see this annual report out, it
10 believed the department would see him no
more as secretary. Before leaving the city
he told a friend that he was heartily tired OF
off &c. Said he: ~ have no political ambition.
Public Office is not profitable, and it has no
attractions for me. I nave a great many
private interests and investments in a good
many enterprises which require looking Of
ter, and which, owing to my public duties,
have had to be more or less neglected"
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-09-20

A man in a small New England vii
aage has just been brought up before
his church for encouraging the use of
profane language. He owns a dog
which he has named damage" and
of course all the young people in the
village naturally call the dog ''Dam,"
to the great scandal and annoyance
of the church pillars, especially as the
dog always answers to DAM"
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-09-20
News in General.

~ The democratic convention of the Fifth Min.
nesota district nominated Charles Cunning
for Congress.
E. L. Dudley, the new general manager OF
the. st. Paul & Duluth has announced, as his
first official act, the appointment of A. B.
Plough, general freight agent of the Central
Iowa, to be the successor of E. F. Dodge,
general freight and ticket agent. No success
or to P. A.. Rockwell has yet been appointed.
N. II. Adams, commissioner of education,
says that more than IL, OOO, 900 of children
attended the public schools some part of the
past fiscal year and of these 1000, 900 were
in average daily attendance. In both re-
spects the Southern states, once so backward,
haye made greater progress than other parts
of the country. e @.
A mild form of Pinkeyo Is reported among
the thoroughbreds in Kentucky. A large
number of the sucklings at Mr., Belmont's
the road to recovery. This collection OF
Stockings is considered the most promising
ever bred on the place, and there are several
likely candidates among them for the Futuri-
ty of 1889. ~ . y.
worm designated by the farmer az the
boil worm has made it's appearance in Wan
amingo township Goodhue county, Mimi,
and is destroying the corninlarge quantities.
They devour the kernels wholly, making
menced about two weeks ago and have been
very severe. The farmers are considerably
alarmed over the appearance of this new
pest. 4
The British consul at San Francisco has
received information that the British gov
ernment has forwarded gold and silver med
ais and other testimonies to Capt. Fl. M.
Hayward, of the Oceanic steamer Mariposa,
and to Chief Officer Hart and four sailors OF
tho Soma nfnAnnr Ms q rounr1 for THAR cor.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-09-20

Three years ago a wealthy New
Yorker established the custom of
tipping his waitress at Block Island,
and nowthe girl detailed to wait on
his table is the one who has the best
record for the preceding year.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-09-20

cold Smiths dead" was the brief
obituary that appeared recently in q
Northern Michigan weekly. OldSmith
was q rich man and his relatives
sent the editor nearly ayard ofp oetry
which told of the dead mans many
virtues, but no money came with it.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-09-20

De Lesseps is approaching his SD
birthday. 1t said that the "Duke of
Suez," as he is p~layfully called, when
he went up for his bachelors degree,
in 1892, passed creditably in the
humanities, but failed miserably in
geography; he could not tell the car
dinal points on the map!
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-09-20

A sliding telephone is the latest. 1t
is q movable telephone that con be
run up OF down to any floor of a
large building, SO that q person on
one story who is wanted at the tele-
phone need not come down or go up
to another floor, but can pull the in
up or down, as is required.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-09-20

A rubber ball, two inches smaller
than the pipe. was placed in one end
of new natural gas main in Mckee
sport, and five pounds pressure sud-
denly turned on. The ball turned
several sharp corners, passed through
two T joints six feet to the top of the
regulator and landed at the other
end OF the main, a mile distant, in
forty-fye seconds,
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-09-20
B0thneQu Pioneer.
John v BENNETT, Editor / publi.h.r.
BOTTINEAU, DAKOTA.
a man up in Oxford County, Me-,
has 1900 pounds ofspruce gum in
his house, and hopes to be able to
~getthrough tile winter.

The Marquis de Mores writes from
India that in Q hunting expedition
recently his party killed twenty-one
tigers, two of which were slain by
himself.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-09-20

English physicians condemn cigar
cite smoking because it produces
throat diseases. Even the best
cigarettes are dangerous. They cause
more consumption of nicotine than
either the cigar or the pipe.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-09-20

The Duke OF Argyll says that ere
nation is a subject from which he
prefers to turn away, but he does
not think it unscriptural, and adj
mits that the progress of population
may make it almost a physical ne
cessity,
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-09-20

upon BY the national
~encampment late this
afternoon, the vote.
b0tng unanimous.
Before the encamp-
ment adjourned Gen
81. NJ Curtis Of New
York, Gen. Goodman,
California; Gen. J. G.
Linehan New Ramp-
shire; Judge Vesey,
Vermont; Congress-
q. HIE4-4W.#g a~ EElFE+sEE. ~ --aAH4F
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-09-20

Mr. Blaine places the Republican majority
at &c, 900. There are gains on every hand.
Fitte en- cities give a gain of 200 over 1884,
or a total Republican majority of $500.
towns and cities gives q Republican, majority
of over q $1,000.
Chairman Mtanley sent the following tele-
TO Hon. M. s. Quay, Chairman Republican
National Committee, New York: "We have
carried the state by a plurality of 100000.
Have chosen the entire delegation in congress.
j~orities for Dingley, Boutelle and Milliken will
exceed 5000, respectively, We have chosen
every senator and nearly or quite four.ffths
of the representatives in our legislature and
have carried every county in the state on the
popular vote"
Mr.. Blaine t~elegraphed Gen. Harrison as
follows,
Returns up to 9 O'Clock indicate Republic
can candidate will have more than 10000
majority over Democratic candidate, largest
majority since 1865. Prohibition vote falls
off everywhere.
Apdroscoggin county elects the full Repub.
hcan ticket. In Knox county the Republic
cans probably elect all county officers except
register 9 fprobate. In Washington county
the Republicans elect all county officers by
1900 majority and seven out Of ten repre-
sentatives, In Lincoln county the entire
Republican ticket is elected, and the republic
can ticket is selected, and the republicans elect
four out of six representatives. The Repub.
licans carry Somerset county by over 1900
plurality, electing q Republican senator and
seven of the eight representatives. There is
do county elects the entire Republican ticket
:by about 800 majority, except sheriff, and
elects four Republican representatives out Of
seven. Large Republican gains are reported
In Hancock county, which will give an esti-
mated majority Of 1000, selecting the full
county ticket. The entire nine representa-
tive districts have elected Republicans. Re-
dicate 0 majority for the Republican county
ticket of ZOO. Two years ago the majority
was less then ten. Reeds majority in this
county will be the largest ever received. Re-
publicans elect twelve out Of fifteen represen.
tatiYes.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-09-20
THE G. A. Il.
Close Of their Great Encampment q
Columbus, Ohio.

Co%Lu1fBUs, Ohio, Special Telegram, Sept
1.-The Grand Army encampment Of 1889
will be held In Milwaukee. This wna decided
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-04-03

which should exist among the different
States; and that it is the sense of the
Senate that the territory of Utah ought
not to be admitted into the Union as a
State until it is certain, beyond a doubt,
that the practice Of plural marriages,
bigarny or poligamy, has been entirely
abandoned by the Inhabitants of that ter
ritory, and until it is likewise certain that
the civil affairs of the territory are not
controlled by the priesthood Of the Nor
mon Church.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-04-03
"GAB" IS NOT CRAFTSMANSHIP.

In conversation with one, who has
passed three score and ten, and who
has been a close observer of public
events, he said: "The newspapers in
the main have been the educators of
our people. They have impressed the
people that "Gab" was the great re
quisite for an office holder; executive
or administrative ability, and even
good, hard common sense have been
kept in the back ground and that is
the reason that an eloquent Gabber
is elected to high Office; a Gabber of SO
little business qualifications that none
Of his neighbors would hire him at
any price to manage any part of their
business" Is not this the true a
why business men have had no politi-
cal showing. CHRoNIcLER.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-04-03
For THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER.
DOES FALL FLOWING PAY?
HoPEwELL, March %, 'SS.

HoPEwELL, March %, 'SS.
Mr. EDITOR 1t is a disputed ques-
ton whether fall blowing enhances
the crop for the following spring or
not. It seems as if the farmers are
not united on this question. Some OF
the very best farmers of M~ecklenburg
say that they have found fall blowing
ruinous to the land, and, besides, you
will not gather the same amount off
the land that is plowed in the fall as
that which is plowed in the spring;
while others say they cannot get
enough of it done in the fall. They
think that it pays to have land turned,
and let it lie over winter, for corn or
cotton. I don't think there is enough
of it done in our immediate vicinity
to say positively whether it pays or
not. I saw an article in the Charlotte
Democrat from Mr.. George Allen, of
Newberne, in which he says fall plow-
ing does not pay, and goes on to cite
a case where a farmer had a field COW
cred with grass and weeds in which
Lc pIOWOo o. SUPP OSAS "1NO3 AO
the field, in November and was pre-
vented from blowing the rest until
February. He says that the next and
succeeding crops showed very plainly
the effect of the fall blowing by
smaller weed and diminished cotton
crop on the portion plowed in Novem-
Der.
In the early part of September, 1886,
I was blowing and sowing oats in a
field, and finished all but an acre or
so. I then plowed a strip about so
feet wide across the field of the un-
finished part. The blowing was done
with a three-horse sulkey pillow. The
unfinished piece was left until the
following spring and then planted in
corn. The blowing then was done
with an ordinary one-horse turn-plow.
The piece was noticed by myself and
others. The corn that vas planted on
the strip that was plowed in Septem-
Der yielding at least one-fourth more
to the row. The corn looked more
healthy during the entire season. Will
not some of the more experienced
farmers give some information on
fall blowing? L. b. u.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-04-03
THE ROANOKE AND SOUTHERN.

The board of directors Of the Roam
oke and Southern railway company
held a very important meeting in the
parlors Of the Arlington Hotel at Dan
Vile Friday.
It was decided to put engineer Pear
son to work at once surveying and To-
eating the entire line from Winston to
Roanoke with power to employ addl-
tional corps to survey the Winston end.
About fifteen miles from Martinsville
to the North Carolina line at a point
near Ridgway has already been located
and the directory ordered the work OF
grazing to begin on that part of the
line on the 18th of April. This work
will be done with convict labor, the
company having secured 800 %convicts
from the Virginia Penitentiary, $50 OF
whom will be turned over to the man
agement in April.
The board also ordered work to be-
gin at the Winston end of the line on
the goth of April. The company ex-
poets to secure one hundred and fifty
conyicts from the North Carolina peni-
Tertiary to work on the part of the
road lying in this State, but is not de-
pendent on hat labor to complete the
work.
The Roanoke and Southern COM
pany has nearly half a million dollars
in the treasury to begin on W'nsto"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-04-03
BROOM CORN--SHADE AND SUN
CURING.

The PROGRESSIVE FARMER, of March
goth. contains an excellent article On
broom corn by Mr.. Musgrove, in which
he SAYS the brush should be cut when
in bloom and cured in the shade.
Manufacturers do not stand so much
on the color when the factory has
stopped work for want of material and
crowded with orders if the manufac-
turers can induce the grower to cut
and cure his crop when in bloom, so
he can be at work and make money,
it is to his interest to do sc. But how
is it with the grower, who loses the
raising and selling Of the 500 to 700
chickens at twenty cents each fed on
the seed from four acres of broom corn.
Viewed in this light, the beautiful sea-
green color is not to be desired.
Bush cut when in bloom, full of sap,
cannot be cured in the sun, the dews
would turn it black, the sur could spot
it and render it worthless. When the
seed is full grown or inthe dough state,
the brush is matured, tied loosely in
small nanOIu1S, Il. CuTeu LII Iu1oo o"yS
and can be housed; the seed stripped
off when outdoor work cannot be per.
formed. If the broom is sewed with
colored Irvine, it has a very neat ap-
pearance and will wear equal to any.
This is a profitable crop when prop.
erly managed; the grower should
derive all the benefit that a be
obtained from it. Don't forget
the twenty cents. The rule for
working brush on shares is half, the
manufacturer furnishing handles, wire
and Irvine. The first brush is required
for hearth and whisk brooms. In
planting the crop, if the seed is good.
drop as near as possible the number
required to stand !; thinning is toe
costly. Strong land bears from live
to seven stalks eighteen inches apart
If planted too thin, the brush vii
be coarse. Fine, long brush is VIVA
you need. Should grass make Its ap
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-04-03
For THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER.
PLAIN WORDS.

A Cape Fear Farmer of the Olden
Times to His Younger Brethren.
The following pointed letter is
from a venerable and highly respected
farmer of the Cape Fear district, a
typical gentleman of the old school,
whose long experience and observa-
ton entities him to a hearing:
CUMBERLAND, Co., n. c.,
March 2S, '88.
Col. L. L. PoLK.-Brother 1t is a
source of real pleasure to me to see
the name of Capt. S. B. Alexander be-
fore u people as all together a suit
able mar for our next Governor. We.
have had no farmer Governor since
Edward B. Dudley, whose a%cquaint-
ance 1 enjoyed, and who was a high
toned, educated gentleman of fine ap-
p~earance. It will afford me pleasure
to vote for a farmer as u first State
official. .
| am unable to see why our farmers
are so slow in realizing their political
situation. For years We have been
mere voting stock for corrupt ring
politicians. Such should not be the
case with the bone and sinew of our
country. The biUthat was introduced
in our last legislature, by a so-called
Democratic lawyer, should open the
eyes of all farmers, and every ex-
cept, the legal profession. l allude to
the bill taxing every deed drawn
for land, ten dollars unless drawn by a
lawyer. Now, fellow-farmers, reflect
on this and you will see very soon
where a legislature made up of lawyers
will place you. If you happen to be
blessed with education and sense
enough to draw a deed for the
land you sell, you must pay ten
dollars or 60 to a lawyer and pay
him his fee. Very soon after we
come to that pass, we shall be COM
PEELED to pay for every note we sign
or have occasion to have drawn. |
advise all brother farmers to choose
moral, intelligent men from our own
ranks and place them in all positions
of trust.
I am glad to congratulate you on
the success your paper is achieving.
It is a fine educator for the people.
Every farmer should take your paper
and read it carefully. [ do wish |
could send you a thousand subscrib.
ers. Truly,
CLoD HOPPER.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-04-03

pearance before the harrow can be
used, the crop must be gone over with
a hoe, this is the only hoeing necessary
if the crop is properly plowed. Ihave
cultivated several crops of broom corn
years ago, and have given my method
of cultivation. l have also manufac-
tured the brooms.
W. H. HAMILTON,
Auburn Alliance, No. Al.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-06-28
BAp MARY WATSON.
- 0sss Drunk, Makes Noise and 10 Sent to
Prison.

- oees Drunk, Makes . Noise and 10 Sent TO
Prison.
3 Tho mayor had several cases this morn.
A.. IN addition 70 that Of Charles II. Lee,
,nc1ioed elsewhere Last evening drunken
Voman put In an appearance at Conestogs
"a south @ useu streets, and began making
Z areat noise. Turnkey Miller, Of the sta.
tlon house, happened along at the time and
~ took the woman in charge She resisted
"a fought the whole way to the station
houDA to which she was followed
~ 3 crowd Of men and boys. To
~ chief Of police she said she was Naomi
Y lhs salvation Army, and her name was
oO tooRded. This morning when the
mayor called her she was plain Mary Wat
4 onn and aid her home was In Gordonville.
& oho admitted having been locked up for
+ AFunkenncss before, but not since Mayor
& leao0Onigle was in ofiica She said she came
s . town yesterday ana took too many beers
i a1Ser which she did not think ofgoing home
i 1he mayor gave her ten days to strsighter
~
John Burke, bum, and an old woman
! q This city, who was drunk and doing moth
/ 1ng moro than sitting on door step, wer'
DncharRod.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-06-28

= =. rse, Oosssss. fsn@sn sese "
N ~ nsnssns
r,onV Isnry smith and Nazreth
s,s .-SSuS " rUG6oeuts Of the Seventh
M - cunning for froea They
xS - bat instesd, came home
7Se1ssavea having parssken Of too
S-1nke On the way. Yesterday
1 m The drunk, and In the
6 hey met Charles h. Leo
11 hod-carrisb who hes something
ona3oa q fighter, ON East KING
- Ne oours house Lee had been
k5ne heavily himself and he accused
IH q having circulated repofts about
- men camo to blows and Lee
Soa omith down three times In rapid
roon. The combatants wsre separated
@1kny came together later In the neigh
olnod q South Duks and Middle
11n Lee was getting the best Of
Iex e ne other men when omco!
Im16ats came along and arresteo
SS1. - msds no resistance, but told the
11SSnr a ~ : great pity to take him awsy
S111 - ~ doing such good work. Later
11NA ~ arrested BY Constable Merrineer
61 &C., ehsrtx and taken to the station
51nA Tnis morning the mayor heard Lee
u l1voharged him on the payment OF
"A costa Lee seemed proud OF the
nee IN which he had pummelled Smith
~ 6oclared that he would do It again TO.
Thsre are several suits against Smith
- Alderman A. +. Donnelly, and he
IN bo heard later. Smiths head looki
1fko I large pin cushion today.