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The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-08-29
4 WEST INDIAN CITY.
r,rre Impressions which 81. Pierre aks
ON the Tourist. 9ts8

rirt Impressions which s.. Pierre M -
!. ON the Tourist. h58
when you find yourself for the first tiIns
mon somc u~nshadowed day, In the delgntul
West Indian city of st. Pierre-supponne
YOU own the sense Of poetry, tne recoi-
.lections OF q student-there u apt 70 steai
upon your fancy an impression OF having
seen it all before, ever so long ago. YOU
cannot tell where. The sensation q some
happy dream you cannot wholly recall mignp
be compared to this feeling.
In the simplicity and solidity Of the quaans
architecture; in the eccentricity OF bright,
narrow streets, all aglow with warm coloe-
ing: in the tints Of roof and wal, antiquated
by streakings and ~patchings Of mold greens
and grays; in the startling absence OF window
sashes, glass, gas lamps and chimneys; 10 tne
blossom tenderness Of the blue heaven, the
splendor OF tropic Highland the warmth ol me
tropic windsor win find less the impression
of a scene Of today than . sensation Of SOM
thing that was and Is not Slowly this feeir
ing strengthens with your pleasure IN the
~coloriic radiance Of costume; the s~erni-nudity
Of passing figures; the p~uissant shapelinen
Of torsoes ruddily swart like statue metal;
the rounded outline of limbs yellow as Eopic
fruit: the grace of attitudes; the unconscious
harmony Of groupings; the gathering And
folding and falling Of light robes that osct+
late with swaying Of free forms; the sculpt-
nred symmetry of unshod feet. You look mp
and down the lemon tinted streets-down 70
the dazzling azure brightness OF meeting SKY
and sea; up to the perpetual verdure q
mountain woods-wondering at the mellow
ness of tones, the sharpness OF lines IN the
light, the d~iaphaneity Of colored shadows
always asking memory. "When-where did !
see all this long agor'
Then, perhaps, your gaze is suddenly rivet-
ed by the vast and solemn beauty OF the
verdant violet shaded mass Of the dead
volcano, high towering above the town, viz
ible from all its ways, and umbraged, may
he, with thinnest cuttings Of cloud, like spec
tiers of it's ancient smoking TO heaven. And
all at once the secret of your dream b no
vealed, with the rising Of many 9 luminous
memory-dreams OF the idylists, flowers OF
old Sicilian song, fancies limned upon Pom
peiian walls. For a moment the illusion -
delicious; you comprehend as never before
the charm Of q vanished world, the antique
life. the story of terra cottas and craven
stones and gracious things exhumed; even
the sun is not of today, but Of twenty CEN
turies gone; thus, and under such q light,
walked the women Of the elder world.
Too soon the hallucination is broken ~
modern sounds, dissipated by modern sights
rough trolling of sailors descending to their
boats, the heavy boom Of a,packet's signal
gun-the passing Of an American buggy.
Instantly you become aware that the melo-
dious tongue spoken by the passing throng y
neither Hellenic nor Roman; only the beau-
tiful childish speech Of French slavea-Har-
per's Magazine.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-08-29

In these days every ono y bitten with .
desire to zee himself In print. Everybody
else writes, why not vol Our stories are
every bit a. good a. Smiths, our ideas per-
haps better, but our early education has been
neglected, q punctuation Is uncertain and
our spelling shaky. To send Ms. in such q
condition to q publisher II to waste our
stamps. The copy viii be returned by the
next mail and fame and fortune with which
we would 20 gladly have shaken hands pass
US by without 20 much as q nod.
One puts the MS. In the fire and buries his
golden dreams in it's ashes, while another
writes to a literary bureau, a. it II called, for
terms, circulars, etc. These being s~atisfac-
tory, the unlucky article is sent to the
bureau to be revised, corrected, partly re-
written and copied out OF the typewriter. 1t
oomes back as the young girl returns from
boarding school. the same and yet didersnt,
with . polish, . finish which can be sssn and
admired, though it IL hard to say exactly
where the difference lies. The copy" Is now
- good a. anybody's, and very often the TRUST
of the suthor Is justified by the acceptance
Of the article.
These bureaus also advise one a. to the
best market for literary goods. what pub
hshers to address and what avoid, and for
another fee will ''place" the article. OF
course by the time one has paid all this his
own profit is very small. but mex time the
writer will walk alone and deal with the
publisher unaided-the bureau has furnished
the foothold, the introduction needed.
The managers of these bureaus are writer's
themselves or the readers" Of the publish
era, who increase their salaries by working
after hours. Each publishing house has at
least one of these readers and some two or
three, whose business it is to read and decide
on the articles sent to the house. so that they
have q good knowledge of the public taste.
and their opinion is Of practical value
AS women write more than men it is only
fair that the best known and most successful
bureau in New York should be that managed
by a woman. Indeed, SO successful has it be-
come that q new branch has been opened
plays are read, criticised, altered, adapted
and recommended to theatrical managers.
These occupations are fair samples of the
many departments which have been lately
opened up in New York. There are many
others which would. perhaps, seem more out
Of the way, for those given are remarkable
chiefly as being the newest, that is in the
United States, for, strange as it may seem,
the old world is far ahead of the new in this
respect.-New York Letter.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-08-29
The -Misch,evous Bow.

One Of a squad Of three telegraph line
men was observed on a North end street,
throwing a long rope over string Of a dozen
wires attached to high poles. His repeated
attempts to lasso a particular wire attracted
the attention Of q number of passers by.
Having accomplished his object, he adjusted
the rope SO that a short end dangled. Then
with q dextrous twitch, he caused the rope
to be fastened to the wire a. securely as If it
had been skillfully knotted. At the same
time he formed a large slip moose around the
wire. Next he dragged the rope to a near
telegraph pole and collected In a bunch mis-
c~ellaneous articles, consisting Of remnants Of
kites, kite tails, rags, small stones hanging
by strings, and other unsightly objects with
which m~ischievous boys delight to cucumber
telegraph wires. Another man then climbed
the pole, detached the rubbish and threw it
into the street. The rope war unloosed, and
operations continued on other wires that
needed observation-disclosures Herald.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-08-29
A Bruno Aneodota.

It would hardly b reasonable u. expect y
martyr to be extremely prudent 81 LANGUAGE
while the faggots were being set alight Eor
him, and for that reas0ntnst before the bus.ns
ing must be q bad qd6 % al hour forhs
cret acconphces Az least thai Il the IA
suggested BY 4 story Of Giordano Bruno
ne wa, being led to the stake he cried loat toS
his friend and co-believer. tsMy ideas Nh inof
perish, with me. To thee, VentimiSlia, III
dress 9 last appeal Forget not our prodecfx;s
continue my work q hearing It'll nar,ss
thus publicly proclaimed ventimiglia. wb0
vas IN the crowd waiting To w the spectacieI
wss soreiy agitated and hastily stole Awe8S
fson the SCENE. the Campo del FSorf, ana
af;er hiding fcc 4 few days, managed Il ia
81 ~ TIT from RotnSgs 81 dia nn,fSs
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-08-29
the HEADoEAR on ROYALTY.

4 Partisan Modists ReOounts the Fancaes
Of Her Titled Customers.
Number a great many royal ladies among
nv customers For instance. J have FUR
nished for years past the hats and bonnets
worn by the princesses Of the Orleans family.
The Comtesse de Paris dresses in q severe
and simple style, and always wears round
hats - never bonnets. Her hats are small
and Of a special variety of the toque shape,
which is prepared ~purposely for her. Dark
brown and black are her favorite colors
Her married daughter, the Duchess de Bra
eanza, shares her mothers simplicity Of taste.
The Ducheese de Charities, the s~ister-in-law
of the Comtesse de Paris, is one Of the most
elegant royal ladies in Europe. She Is famed
for her graceful carriage, and 1t has been
aid Of her that to see her sit down was in
itself q lesson in grace. Her. usual style OF
headgear Is the capote bonnSt in black and
gold or cream white or red, all OF which
colors or combination Of colors are very be
coming to her. Her daughter, the Princess
Waldemar Of Denmark, prefers q style OF
headgear which Is gotten up especially Tor
her. It is Of the toque shape In front, curry
ing down at the back in something OF the
capote form. She likes straight high trim
mings set in front Of the crown, never wears
strings, and particularly dislikes hanging
ends, whether Of ribbon or lace. Az she has
q fresh, fair complexion she delights In deb
cate shades of pale blue or of silver gray.
The empress Of Russia has been for some
years past one Of my customers Like her
sister, the Princess Of Wales, she never wears
high crowned or large brimmed hats, which,
indeed, would be unsuited to the delicate type
Of her beauty. Everything must be small
and neat and compact, whether hat or bon
net. Her favorite colors are pale blu n
mauve, and several of the new shades OF
green, such as Nile reed and varnish green.
Her sister-in-law, the Grand Duchess Vladi-
mir, who was a princess of the ducal house of
Observation-Disclosures, is one Of the royal
leaders of European fashion, being ex-
tremely stylish in manner n possessing in.
finite taste in dresa
l nave carried out for her an idea Of her
own, which was to combine in q toque q
crown in real seal skin with trimming Of
white silk gauze. This union of fur and
gauze, of dark brown and white, was daring
and novel, and perfectly successful She de-
lights in wearing flowers, her favorites being
chrysanthemums and violets. .J.
The wife Of her second brother, formerly
the Princess Elizabeth. Of Sake eimar, also
has much taste in dress. She wears compact
capotes, with close bordering and strings, the
bow under the throat being very becoming
to her. When she was married l furnished
the bonnets and hats Of her trousseau, com-
prising some thirty in all Every costume
was made with a hat to match, and every
carriage or reception or theatre dress had the
bonnet to correspond in materials as well
a in color.-Paris Cor. Pail Mall Gazette.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-08-29

Senator Spencer had an excellent record
for shrewdness in the army. An illustration
of it was found in his conduct when placed in
a critical position during the march OF Sher~
man to the sea. During that famous march
he commanded a brigade Of cavalry in the
division of Judson Fitzpatrick. In some man
ner, how it is unnecessary to explain, the
command of Col. Spencer became separated
from the rest Of the division, and Gen.
Wheeler, who was e~ndeavoring to cut Oh
part OF the Federal forces, came between
him and his friends. There was a very strong
prospect that II word was not conveyed to
Fitzpatrick Of the condition OF affairs the en-
tire command of Col. Spencer would be made
prisoners of war.
In this emergency Col. Spencer conceived
a plan Of escape. AS 1t happened there had
been, shortly before that time, continued dis
regard by Confederate troops Of the custom
of war which made q Federal soldier, when
captured. a prisoner Of war, entitled to ex-
change. A number Of Federal prisoners had
been seized and strung up to trees In disre-
gard Of all usage Of war. Col Spencer sent
q dispatch to Gen. Wheeler asking 4 Gag Of
truce and a conference on the subject Of this
l~awlessness, saying that retaliation in deeds
of like character might be expected Of Federal
troops unless some action was taken by tho
Federal and Confederate commanders To
this dispatch he signed the name Of Gen.
Sherman.
= Gen. Wheeler agreed to the flag Of truce
and a conference. Some Of the officers OF
Col. Spencer's brigade were dressed up as
general officers and sent out to meet the OH
GERS detailed by Gen. Wheeler. By this de-
vice Col. Spencer held Gen. Wheeler and his
troops two days, or until he had time to COM
municate with Fitzpatrick, who arranged to
relieve him, and eventually got him out OF
the perilous position in which he and his
troops were placed. Gen. Sherman, when
told of the trick, laughed very heartily, and
he has frequently spoken Of it since as one Of
the cleverest that he knew during his war
experience GETTYSBURG Dispatch.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-08-29
The Price of q Leg.

A widow, whose husband had lost his life in
q railway accident, received from the rom
pany 10000 francs by way Of compensation.
Shortly afterward, she heard that a traveller
who had lost leg or the same occasion had
been paid 10000 francs. The widow at once
put on her bonnet and shawl, and trotted of
to the Offices of the company.
"Gentlemen, how is thisi"" she said; there
you give 10000 francs for q leg, and you have
only allowed me 10000 for the loss Of my hus-
bandf''
Madame" replied one Of the clerks, .the
reason is quite plain; 10000 francs won't pro-
vide the poor man q new leg, whereas for
10000 you can any day get another husband,
perhaps a better one"
We are informed that the lady, who is still
young, after a moments silent reflection,
walked away apparently satisfied. -Etoile
Beige.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-08-29
inquired at Headauarters.

A little rosebud blooming in the wilds of
New Jersey appeared one day, dolly in her
arms, at the house Of q friend living q few
blocks away from her own domicie
"Tan ! tum in and muse myself and 'ou a
little whilef" she inquired.
Kisses and a hearty response gave her as
surance OF welcome. An hour or more went
BY, when her father appeared searching for
her.
why did you do 90, Rosebudf' he asked.
~reprovingly. "You must not go out without
permission; you must inquire OF your mother
II she will let you go visiting"
"Oh, I knew she'd say no." replied Rose
bud, coolly, so just 'quired Of myself
Daughters Of America.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-08-29
starvation n I.ondon.

According to . parliamentary paper, there
were in the year 1883 throughout the London
metropolitan area t~wenty-nins inquests at
which the jury found that the death arose
from starvation or was accelerated BY star
walton, OF these twenty-three were In the
various divisions Of Middlssex, one in Green-
wichs twol IN Southwark and three n the
Liberty Of the Dnchy q lancaster, Acorn
,plete list Of the twsnty-nins cases u given
with various detail& 3 no case had admiS
ZION 70 the w~orkhouss been refused.-Oncs
Week
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-08-29
a Granmstic.l Error.

Scene-Schooi room at public exhibition.
Elderly Lady-Johnnie, what is the pres,
ent third singular of no feef''
Johnnie-He fees. @f NJ
Elderly Lady--That's right. Now rive ~
perfect third singular. -.
johnnie promptlyI-He has fleaa
Elderly lady Y carried ont in bysterica-
Time.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-08-29
A Good Woman.

Mrs. Felicia Grundy Porter. who died at
Nashville, Tenn, was n OF the notable
women OF the south She was a daughter Of
the late Felix Grundy, Van Buren's attorney
general, and before the war was a leader In
the brilliant society Of the national capital
In the days Of the war Mrs. Porter busied
herself in establishing hospitals tor the sick
and wounded soldiers, and spent a great por-
ton Of her large fortune in this work. Dur
ing the last quarter Of century her time has
been devoted ~ Observation-Disclosures.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-08-29
Il Has slaps : MANS Face.

Since : salmon trout leaped from Conesus
lake and seized by the nose q boy who was
riding IN ! boat, some years ago. no better
fish story has been told In this vicinity than
actually took place N the river above Black
creek. John Harris, his con, and School
Commissioned Moody were coming down in Il
canoe, when ! black bass leaped from the
water and struck the commissioner over the
eye with sufficient force to raise a lump on
his forehead. The fish tulnbled into the beat.
was captured, tried, inc convicted OF an ag
gravated aas6ulE-Rochester Post-Express
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The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-08-03
snInhnr az a Remehr.

sulphur is very popular domestic
remedy, much overrated, its medicinal
effects when taken internally being less
than is commonly supposed. Generally
held to be harmless, it is often taken in
large doses, and rarely indeed are very
unpleasant consequences recorded. But
that it is capable of doing harm is shown
by the following case, recently reported:
A man took internally one ounce of sub
iimated sulphur, and the following day
repeated the dose. Some twenty-four
hours after he became uttet PROSTATE
and partially insensible. At lucid inter
walls he complained of intense headache,
with aching, gripping pains in his bowels.
There was very high fever and rapid
pulse, tongue dry and deeply furred,
breath fetid and smelling strongly of sui
phuretted hydrogen, pupils strongly con-
tracted and insensible to light, skin
bathed in profuse clammy perspiration,
abdomen swollen with gas and very ten
der on slight pressure. Fhe patient
retched and vomited almost continu-
ously, and had severe dlarrhea; the in
testinal discharges mainly consisted of
bloody mucus, mixed with fine particles
of sulphur. Blood also appeared in the
discharges from the kidneys. This pa
tient recovered after short but painful
illness. His case illustrates, what ply
sicians are constantly trying to impress
upon people, that there is no kind of
medicine-even the simplest-but what
is capable of doing harm if improperly
used.-Boston Herald.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-08-03
To Prevent consumption.

1t is now pretty certain that consump
tion is in degree contagious disease,
and not inherited, though we may in.
herit feeble constitutions and render its
attacks more certain. DIR. Chapen says
"The contagion must be destroyed. For.
tunately, in this disease there is no need
of isolation; disinfection is enough. The
consumptive patient gives off the poison
only in the sputum, or perchance the
other excretia, if the disease extends be-
yond the lungs. The virus is not given
off from these while moist. We must
therefore disinfect all sputum at once
with mercuric bichleride.
Cloths must be used instead of hand
kerchiefs, and then burned; or If the lat
ter are used they should be often
changed, and Immediately put into BIZ
chloride solution and boiled Bed linen
should be treated in the same way. Ere
quently disinfection of the entire person
and fumigation of the apartment would
be safe additions to the preventive meas
ures." OF course, in addition to all this,
wise physical culture must be given to
our boys and girls. Corsets must be
abandoned and love for out door life
encouraged. Herald of Health.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-08-03
To Indnce sleep.

Among the many recipes that have
been given for overcoming wakefulness
is one devised by Mr.. Gardner, and
formerly celebrated in England, but now
almost forgotten. 1t is TO lie ON the right
side, with the head so placed on the pill
low that the neck shall be straight; keep
ing the lips closed tightly, a rather full
inspiration is to be taken through the
nostrils, and the lungs then left to their
own action. The person now imagines
that he sees the breath streaming In and
out of his nostrils, and confines his atten-
tion to this idea. If properly carried out
this method is said to be infallible.
Counting and repeating poetry are other
means that have been recommended.
Combing the hair, brushing the forehead
with soft shaving brush, or tanning,
are all good sleep inducers, and might
we'll be tried ON sleepless children.-once
q NWaalr
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-08-03
strangled by a Dog.

BY most singular accident baby
lost its life in Kentucky. John Howard
a farmer, lives about two miles below
Ludlow, opposite Riverside. His wife,
while engaged in her household duties,
set her 19-month-old child on the
floor. The little one began playing
with puppy that happened to be
In the room at the time. Fastened
around the puppy's neck was long,
light chain that dragged on the floor.
The baby and puppy were having a
lively time when Mrs. Howard heard a
bump. She looked around and saw
the little playmates tangled up in a
heap, the puppy having pulled the baby
over. The mother started to pick the
child up, when she was Mortified to find
that its face was distorted and its body
limp. She also found that during the
play the loose end Of the chain had in
some way become wrapped around the
baby's neck, choking it to death in the
presence of its mother. Every effort
was made to restore respiration, but it
was too late.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-08-03

Speaking of war horses" said Joe
Dickinson, late adjutant general on Gen.
Joe Hooker's staff, "do any of you re-
member the magnificent white charger
that Hooker rode at Chancellorsvillei
Well, that horse had history. He was
discovered by one of Sickles men in a
patch of pines not far from Good Hope
Hill, Nd, where his master had hidden
him. And he was presented to Dan
Sickles. He was pure bred Arabian
and the handsomest parade horse in the
army. A negro led the soldier to the
spot where the horse was concealed, and
the master of the horse also owned the
negro. The owner of the horse soon dis
covered his whereabouts, and, armed
with proof of loyalty, went TO Secretary
Stanton, who ordered the horse returned.
But the latter by this time had disap-
peared. AS matter of fact, he passed
into Hooker's hands, and although con-
siderable trouble was made for Sickles
and Hooker the Arabian remained In the
Federal service.-New York Tribune.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-08-03
Sir Bovle,s ..BuIls.n -

Sergt. Arabin had a facility of max
ing "bulls" which would have done
credit to Sir Boyle Roche. Here is one
of them; prisoner at the bar, If ever
there was clearer case than this of a
man robbing his master, this case is that
case" ut is in my power" he said to
another delinquent, "to subject you to
transportation for period very consid-
erably beyond the term of your natural
life, but the court, in Its mercy, win not
go so far as it lawfully might go.' His
happiest effort was perhaps the offer to
give another prisoner 'a chance Of re-
desming a character which he had ire
trieYahV lost."-ea Spmans Anas-
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-08-03
The WAY of the Negro.

The ignorant, pleasure loving, happy
go-lucky negro of Washington is as care
fully discriminating with reference to
the payment of bills as the insolvent
merchant who is making a list of pre-
ferred creditors. The grocer or butcher
who trusts him is often likely to want for
his money until the ink on the account
book becomes pale and illegible, but the
professional man-the doctor or the law
yer-always gets his money. He looks
upon doctor with kind of supersti-
tious respect. The simplicity of his
mind makes him an uncanny being who
brings about wonderful results by means
that can be little short Of supernatural.
He will bring his last fifty cents to
doctor whom he has employed and force
it upon him, whether he wants it or not.
"Take it, boss" says he; "rll be hoo
dooed if you don't take ii" The lawyer
is also regarded with awe because Of his
mysterious connection with the powers
of the law, and in most cases has little
trouble in collecting his fees. Washing
ton Critic