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The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-05-10
The ChirOmbo.

My introduction to them occurred
on the borders of Lake Shirwa-one
| OF the smaller and less known of the
great African lakes-and I shall re-
cord the incident exactly as I find it
in my notes. had stopped one day
among some tall, dry grass to mark
a reading OF the aneroid, when one OF
my men suddenly shouted, "Chirom-
Dol" "Chirombo" means an inedible
beast OF any kind, and I turned
around to see where the animal was.
The native pointed straight at myself.
l could see nothing, but he approach
ed, and pointing close to a .wisp of
hay which had fallen upon my coat,
repeated, "Chirombo." Believing it
must be some insect among the hay, /
took it in my fingers, looked over it,
and told him pointedly there was no
"Chirombo" there. He smiled, and,
pointing again to the hay. exclaimed,
"Moio!'' "It's alive!" The hay itself
was the Chirombo. do not exagger-
ate when I say that that wisp of hay
was no more like an insect than my
aneroid barometer. l had mentally
resolved never to be taken in by any
OF these mimetic frauds; ] was in
credulous enough to suspect that the
descriptions OF Wallace and the 9th.
ers were somewhat highly colored; hut
l confess to have been completely
stultified and beaten by the very first
mimetic form l met. 1t was
one o: that very remarkable
family, the Phasmida, but sure.
ly nowhere else in nature
could there be such another creature.
Take two inches OF dried yellow grass
stalk, such as one might pluck to run
through the stem OF a pipe; then take
six other pieces nearly as long and a
quarter as thick, bend each in the
middle at any angle you like, stick
them in three opposite pairs, and
again at any angle you like upon the
first grass stalk, and you have my
Chirombo. When yon catch him, his
limbs are twisted about at every an
gle, AZ if the whole were made OF one
long stalk OF the most delicate grass,
hinged in a dozen places, and then
gently crushed up into q d1sheveled
heap. Having once assumed a posi-
ton, by a wonderful instinct, he never
moves or varies one of his many an
giles by half a degree. The way this
instinct keeps up the delusion is in.
deed almost as wonderful as the MINI
icry itself; you may turn him about,
and over and over, but he is
mere dried grass, and nothing will in
duce HIM to acknowledge the animal
kingdom, by the faintest suspicion OF
spontaneous movement. All the mem.
bers of this family have this power of
shamming death; but how such ema-
ciated and juiceless skeletons should
ever presume to be alive is the real
mystery. These Phasmide look more
like ghosts than living creatures, and
so slim are they that, in trying to kill
them for the collection box, the strong.
est squeeze between the finger and
thumb makes no more impression up.
on them than it would UPON fine steel
wire, and one has to half guil!otine
them against some hard substance be-
fore any little life they have is sacri.
feed to science.-Good Words.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-05-10

The Des Moines Qowa) Leader newspa-
per office was burned on the 1st inst, the
three-story brick building and entire out
office, occupying part Of third story and
press room on the first floor, was also
cleaned out, only the books and mailing
list being saved. The fire started III the
mailing room by the lighting Of bsnzine u.s.
ed in cleaning type.-The totalloss is SAB.
900.
In a menagerie at Prague whore a crowd
Of 1900 persons had assembled. q pick
pocket raised q cry OF fire. which caused q
stampeda for the doors. Dsring the fran
tic efforts Of the crowd to escape ak per.
sons were trampled to death and many
were seriously injured.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-05-10

A good story is told Of Boston la dy
who was informed by her servant that
a box of flowers had been left at the
door for her. She was occupied at
the time and simply told the servant
to open the box, sprinkle the flowers
with water and put them OF ice, add
ing that she would attend to them
later herself. The box really contain
ed a . spring hat, but when opened
only sho wed the flowers with which it
was trimmed. The servant Of course
folio wed the orders that had been CIV
on her and when the lady went to
open the box, she found her love Of q
hat SO drenched with water that II
mas merely 9 worthless lass Ct dis.
colorsd ribbons and straw.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-05-10
Record OF CasuaIHes,

Fire was discovered in the lumber yard
OF the Chippewa Lumber Company at
Chippewa Lake, 10 miles from Big Rapids,
Mich. Hundreds OF men from the village
and camps turned out and directed their
efforts to the saving OF the two mills. A
strong wind prevailed and in two hours
the most extensive private lumber yard in
the state was a sea OF fire. By hard work
the mills were saved, but from 10, OOO,O 900
to Is, 900. 900 feet OF lumber were destroy.
ed. Ths loss is estimated at not less than
$4,000 and the insurance $780, 00.
A terrible accident occurred at Rushyl-
vania, Ohio. A school exhibition was in
progress in a hall situated in the second
story of a brick building. The hall seats
about four hundred people, and was crowd
ed. Suddenly the floor gave way with a
frightful crash. 1t sank in the center, fun.
mel shape. and the entire audience went
down in a surging mass a distance OF TWEEN
ty feet. Two persons were killed, ten Or
twelve dangerously hurt, and probably fiji
ty Others are more or less seriously injur.
ed. A number of ladies and children were
taken out, some ofthem unhurt, with their
clothing torn completely off.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-05-10
Decidedly Queer
From the Atlanta Constitution.


When an exceptionally warn day
comes along, our Northern visitors
are loud in their expressions of de.
light. On the other hand, when we
nave a touch of cold weather, they
shiver under their heavy wrappings
and utter vigorous complaints.
This is strange. One would natural
ly suppose that the Northerner in the
South would object to the heat,
and feel braced up on a cold day.
Southerners, however, are just as
peculiar. When they find themselves
in Chicago in the dead of winter, with
the thermometer 20 deg. below zero.
they take the streets and enjoy
themselves. Old Chicagoans walking
| with them their noses frozen and
are ready tosuccumb, but thetourlsts
from the Sunny South are at their
best. But, when the summer comes,
the Southerners who are caughtin the
Northern cities pant and blow, and
declare that the heat is killing them.
But it does not pan out this way
all the time. In his second winter in
the North the Southerner yields to the
rigorous climate, and the Northerner
down South begins to enter his protest
against the long summers.
Perhaps the explanation is to be
found in the fact that the change OF
climate is at first a tonic. Later, the
tourist, whether North or South,
relapses into his normal condition,
and what pleased him at first worries
| him. OF course there is still another
stage with most people. They become
acclimated, and then they are all right.
Men from the far North have led an
active life in the South for fifty years,
and Southerners transplanted to the
North have thoroughly accustomed
| themselves to the climate.
Generally, however, the southerner
who goes North, and the Northerner
who comes South, feel braced up at
first, and then suffer a relapse. It is
| only after administration that they
are affected by the climate in their
new homes just as their neighbors are
affected.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-05-10
According to Mr.. Blavier's theory

According to Mr.. Blavier's theory
the great earthquake disturbances OF
1855, 1884 and 1887 are to be as
ISOLATED with the abnormal accumu-
lations OF ice about the north pole.
He supposes such accumulations to
have caused a detection of the Gulf
stream away from Europe, producing
great climatic changes and a slight
disturbance OF equilibrium in the sea
bottom, followed by a possible local
fracture along the line OF least resist
ance.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-05-10
The New Chief Justice.

President Cleveland has astonished the
country by appointing Melville w. Fuller
as Chief Justice OF the United Sta tes to
succeed the late Judge Waite. It is under.
stood that he will accept the Chief Justice.
ship if confirmed. He had an interview
with the president O few daye ago, having
come to Washington as twas understood,
%plication for the appointment OF Mr.. Full.
Ter is on file at the White House, but d great
many letters and kilograms voluntarily
sent have been received there since his
name was first mentioned in connection
with the office, urging his appointment.
The senators from Illinois have strongly
advocated his appointment.
The nomination OF Mr.. Fuller seems to
give general satisfaction to the democrats,
while no NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. are heard from
republicans. Senator Cullom says Mr.. Fuller
is an excellent lawyer and will make an
excellent chief justice. Senator Spooner
speaks in the highest terms of Mr.. Fuller,
and says he is a man of profound learning
and eminent responsibility aud nc oppo-
sition from Republican senators to his
confirmation is apprehended.
Much comment is indilged in regarding
this unexpected ppointment as Mr.. Fuller
haS rarely it ever been heard OF outside OF
hi local sphere. -i".-
Melville Weston Fuller was born in Au.
gusta, Me-, on Feb. II, 1888. His father
was Frederick A. Fuller; his mother, Cath
crime Martin, daughter OF Chief Justice
Martin, Weston. Melville graduated at
Bowdoin college in the class OF 1853, his
classmate being E. ]. Phelps, minister to
England.
Nj. Fuller began the study Of the law at
Bangor. After attending lectures in the
law department OF Harvard universe ty he
began the practice of his profession in
1856. He acted for q time as editor OF
the Age. Mr.. Fuller soon afterward went
to Chicago. His ability was speedily rec.
ognized and properly rewarded. For
thirty years he has enjoyed a lucrative
practice and has won distinc-
ton among the foremost at the
bar. Iu 1861 he wal elected a me mber OF
the state constitutional convention. In
1862 he was chosen to the legislature, and
although a Democrat, running each time
in a strong Republican district, he was
victorious by large majorities. He was @
delegate to the Democratic national con
~vsntion OF 1864, 1872, 1875 and 1880.
In 1860 he was selected by citizens to de-
liver the address OF welcome to Stephen A.
Douglas.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-05-10

There comes a story from Clinton,
a., to the effect that Franklin K.
Peck, an aged citizen of that place,
had prayed that his life might be pro-
longed until the fftieth anniversary
of his marriage, which occurred on
March 20. Though the end was
tn ought to have been near many
times, the old man rallied, and when
the day arrived he seemed o%verjoyed
to know that the looked for time had
come. He clasped his aged wife's
hand. Soon after his strength failed,
and he passed away at $50 in the
morning. He had lived in the vicinity
of Clinton since 1887.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-05-10
Written language has always been

Written language has always been
a very mysterious thing to the saw
ages since they first became ware OF
it's existence. Sir John Lubbock, in
writing of the savages OF South
America, says that on one occasion
a native was sent by q missionary to
a friend with q note and four loaves
of bread. The native ate one on the
way, and was amazed to find that
the note discovered his theft. On
the next occasion that he was sent
with four he sat on the note while
eating one OF them.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-05-10

A West Point cadet who lombard
ed his superior officer with big bak-
ed potato was sentenced to dismissal
from the service. but the president, in
view of his previous good record and
excellent scholarship, has commuted
his punishment to the loss of all priv
ileges during the coming summer and
Imprisonment within the police limits
Of the summer encampment. The
young potato hurler thus forfeits his
three months summer vacation and
will become we'll acquainted with his
solitary little militia ry tent.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-05-10
GEN. GRANTS
Its Anniversary Celebrated IN New
York. Roston and PIttsburg, witt,

Many Interesting incidents.
In comemoration Of the birthday 81 Gen.
Grant. reunions were held and banquets
given in many cities. In q grand banquet
at New York at Delminico's, Gen. Eher.
man presided over the first table, and on
his right sat Chauncey M. Depew-the ora
tor OF the e~vening-and on his lett Mayor
Abram 8. Hewitt. Among them present
were.
Gen. William Malone, Gen. William H.
Seward, the son OF Llneoln's secretary al
Field, Rev. John r. Paxton, Edward s.
P~ierrepont, Gen. G, B. Comstock, W. C.
Andrews, Samuel Sloan, Capt. w. w. Pax.
ton, Albert Bierstadt, Gen. Fitz John Por.
ter, Col. A. Loudon Snowden Of Philadsl-
phia, D. O. Mills. Gen. Stewart L.. Wood
ford, Gen. Wager Swayne, Col. Douglass,
Col. Robert G. Ingersoll. Elliot F. Shepard,
Hon. Elihu Rood and Herman G. Armour.
The menu card was an elaborate one.
engraved on a double sheet of celluloid,
shaped like a field tent, and richly trim.
med with colored silk. On one side was a
portrait OF the late general, and on the
other the record of his life. Among the let.
ters OF regret were those received from the
following:
Hon. William M. Evarts, Gen. J. s.
Moseby, Gen. s. B. Buckner, Gen. j. E.
Johnston, J. G.. Bancroft Davis, Gen. p.
H. Sheridan, Gov. d. B. Hill, Senator John
Sherman, Senator Hiscock and Admiral
Gherardi.
President Cleveland sent the following
telegram: "Will recall with heartfelt
homage the virtues and achievements OF
the illustrious American"
CONFEDERATE TRIBUTES.
The following are extracts from the let.
tiers read:
Col. John T. Moseby-I regret that 1
cannot be with you on the occasion tc
add M tribute to the memory OF the gen.
erous soldier whose victories in peace were
no less renowned than in war. With feel
ings Of pride I remember that I honored
him in lite, and was not one of those who
did not discover his virtues until he was
dead.
Gen. James Longstreet-I was more in.
debted to Gen. Grant for personal kind.
ness than to any other friend living or
dead.
Gen. Joseph E. Johnston and Fitz-Hugh
Lee also read letters OF regret.
Gen. Sherman, in introducing Chauncey
M. Depew to respond to the formal toast
The Day We Celebrate" said:
Washington never took the oath of gen.
eral OF the army OF the United States, and
was buried a lieutenant general. There
have never been in this country but two
generals, Grant and Sherman %[prolonged
%applause], and three lieutenant generals
Washington, Scott and Sheridan.
Mr.. Depew delivered a brilliant grafton
in which he compared and contrasted
President Lincoln and Gen. Grant.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-05-10
Crimp Sister Crirnp.

My child, do you know why your
hair curls when you run q hot poker
or slate.pencil YEARLY through your
bangs? No, you do not. But every
school girl ought to know the reason
OF this familiar phenomenon. It is
because the moisture on the side next
the iron being eyaporated BY the heat
the cells in that part approach each
other more closely, and this shrinking
OF one side causes q bend or curve.
.Crimp, sister, crimp with care; if your
poker is too hot you will lose your
hair.-Ex.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-05-10

A German newspaper tells of an old
gypsy fiddler who awoke one night to
find his hut flooded with water, and
who, haying no movable goods ex-
cept an old bedsteud, a stool and O.
bass viol, seated himself on the latter
and padded to dry land, using n OF
the Stats of his bed as an oar.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-05-10

1t is singular that IN the regular
semi-annual black list published by
the railroad otfici ais of those who
loan or sell their passes no names
appear this time but those Of clergy
men, judges and legislators, the very
men who OF all persons should not be
guilty OF such acts.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-05-10

The report Of the census of 1880,
taken eight years ago, now lacks four
volumes OF completion, yet two years
hence g. new census will be taken. 1t
would seem that to be OF the greatest
value, the census Of 1880 ought to be
completed before the year 1890, but
then the government has its own pc.
culiar way OF managing such affairs.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-05-10

In the United States Senate a bill
has been introduced to prevent the
Use OF cigarettes by boys in the Dis
trict of Columbia. Senator Stewart
Of Nevada states that the use of cigar
cites is destroying the rising genera
ton and affecting the prosperity OF
the country.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-05-10

The incessant use OF the trawl has
depleted the fisheries on the easJ
coast Of England to such an extent
that the fishermen are in distress,
and the government is urged to place
restrictions on this mode OF fishing.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-05-10
SENAT e.
Not in session.

The tariff bill occupied the day, Con.
gresham Mcdonald OF Minnesota. Guen.
Their, OF Wisconsin and Henderson, OF Illi-
nois. getting in their speeches to empty
seats.
Mr.. Cox, OF New York. presented for ap.
propriate references a memorial from
Gems. Schofeld and Slocum aud other
members OF the army OF the Potomac ask.
ing for an appropriation OF $25, 900 to aid
in meeting the expenses OF the fraternal re.
union OF the survivors OF the Army OF tho
Potomac and the Armies OF Northern Vir-
ginia, to be held on the battlefield OF Get.
tysburg in July next, to commemorate the
25ti, anniversary OF the conflict.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-05-10

Detectives nave already travelled
over $4,000 miles in search OF Tas-
colt, the Chicago murderer, but thus
far not one reliable clew to his move.
ments since the night Of murder has
yet been discovered.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-05-10
Items Abou People,

George H. Marsh, a prominent banker OF
Des Moines and president OF the state in
company, died, aged fifty.two. He
was q prominent member OF the Knights
Templar and other orders.
Charles A. Howard, OF Milwaukee, q
widely known Mason, whose financial cir
cumstances nave heretofore been only
moderately comfortable, has been notified
by a Chicago lawyer OF a bequest left him
Howard, OF Kent, Yorkshire, Eng, who
Howard supposed had disinherited him.
A large number of literary and political
p]ersonages assembled in the Jerusalem
chamber OF Westminster Abbey in Lon
don to consider the best means OF honor.
ing the memory OF Matthew Arnold. The
speakers were Lord Derby, Lord C%oleridge,
Lord Rosebcrry and Robert Browning,
who all concurrcd in the proposal to raise
q memorial to Mr.. Arnold in the abbey,
and to found q scholarship in his name in
Oxford University. The proposal was aft.
erward agreed to by all present.
Gen. Joseph L. Johnston, the highest in
rank OF living officers OF the Confederate
army, has been unanimously elected an
honorary member Of f. D. Decker post, G.
A. R., OF Philadelphia. The election was
brought about by a letter reading: "For
the purpose OF enabling me to participate
in the noble work OF charity performed by
the members OF the Grand Army of the Re.
public, | hereby make application for con-
%tributing membership in your post. In.
closed please find $40 for one year Dues
The petition when pres ,nted to tho post
vent through with Il rush amid cheers.
Gen. Johnston is the only ex.Confederate
soldier who has ever been received into
the ranks OF q Grand Army post.
Samuel Hill OF Minnesota, who has just
returned from Europe, brings ONE corrob-
orative information in regard to the
physical condition OF James G. Blaine,
gathered principally during his s%ojourp ut
Paris and Florence. He saw him quite
frequently walking on the boulevards of
Paris and afterward at Florence, Italy,
where the Hill party remained for two
months. While in Florence Mr.. Hill con-
versed with intimate friends OF Mr.. Blaine
who had travelled with him during last
summer in England and Ireland, and both
from personal appearance and the I'm.
varying testimony OF these friends, Mr..
Hill was fully convinced that he was then
anything but a we'll man. Mr., Hill added
that from all he could learn from Mr..
Blaine's friends at Florence his disease
was believed to be incurable,
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-05-10
PITn OF n NEWS.
News from Washington.

Alvah w. jones has been appointed
special examiner OF the pension office at a
salary OF $1,4OO. He is credited to Min
n~esota, and was appointed under the civil
service rules.
Land Com missioner Stockslager has re-
iected the surveys OF 13 townships in the
State Of Nevada. This action was based
upon reports made to the office which tend
to show that the surveys were fraudulent
in character.
Surgeon General Hamilton has officially
published the full text OF the reports on
file in the Marine hospital bureau on which
was based his statement that "a late in
spection at Micanopy, Plant City and
ence OF yellow fever there, and that severaI
other points in the southern and western
portions OF the state are to be looked up
on as suspicious"
The senate committeeon public buildings
considered and authorized reports upon
about twenty public building bills, anon.
them one appropriating$15O 600 for a pub
lie building at Duluth. This is q house bill
and no report beyond the report made ir
the house was filed with it. 1t will pass
the senate at an early date without OPP
position. 1t also acted favorably upor
the bill providing for the erection OF a new
public building at st. Paul, the limit o
cost being placed at 81, 900.
The announcement which was made in
congress early in the session that there
was to be a reform in the matter OF dele
gates to the national conventions this
year, and that no congressman in either
party would be chosen as delegates. is not
borne out by facts. So many will 60 as
delegates, observers and manipulators,
that their absence will result in serious in.
reference with congressional business.
Excursions OF various sorts rave been al.
ready planned for both conventions, and
several special trains will leave Washing.
ton for St. Louis and Chicago. Mr.. Ed
munds has ventured the opinion that con
gress may be in session in September.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-05-10

bill and Mr.. Mckinney Of New Hampshire
in it's favor. The committee then rose.
The bill was passed authorizing the con-
struction OF Il bridge over the Missouri
ment was agreed to providing that the
bridge should not be located less than q
third OF a mile from any other bridge now
built or in process Of construction. ,