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The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-02-21
Miscellaneous News Items.

The Helena Herald publishes O reliable
statement of the mineral output OF Montana
for 1888 Al follows: Gold, 81, $50, 600; silver,
$19,509, 900; copper, $l3,685, 900; lead, ST..
O50,OOO. Total, $3s,4S5 ,0O0.
Recently a loud report like a ramon shot
followed by q rumbling noise like thunder,
apparently underground, was heard by many
people in Edmonton. B. A., and the surround
ing country. At Stony Plain, about fifteen
miles from Edmonton, it was most audible.
Some report having perceived a slight trem-
BILE of the earth. 1t apparently came from
the west, and was most probably a shock Of
earthquake or else some meteoric disturbance.
In the Canadian house Of commons. Mr..
McMullen inquired whether the report in the
newspapers was true that LIE Caron, the in
former, had received secret service money
from the dominion government several years
ago. Premier Macdonald, in reply, said that
the dominion government had been unaware
of the existence OF lie Caron until he appeared
before the Parnell commission.
The $4,000 aside worlds light weight.
championship prize fight between Jack Nc
ended in O draw in four hours and IS minutes.
1t was a match consisting chiefly of light
sparring seasoned with some of the most &C
curate science ever seen in Q ring. The
blood-thirsty. raw-steGk gentlemen were all
disappointed. Each of the contestants in
Iu0 DaUt1e kdCiSueu III udChcTsS duu UHe ptO-
pie most interested seemed to consider this
achievement the height of modern attain
ment in the ring. It, however, instead OF
from $4,000 to $4,000 hanging upon the
result there had been a purse of $500, the
general opinion appears to be that there
would have been O. genuine fight, and the
chances are that Myers would have won.
Great interest is felt by the Baptists Of the
CO untry in the proposed establishing Of o
Baptist university in Chicago by some OF the
wealthy den animation throughout the eoun-
| try. Mr.. John D. Rockefeller, of New York,
is said to have undertaken to establish
the proposed institution of learning upon a
sound financial basis. He has recently been
several times in conference with the Rev. DR..
Strong, Of Rochester university, and the
Rev. Dr.. W. +. Harper, professor oflanguages
at Yale, upon the subject. The Bnptists
have had a university at Chicago, the old
Douglas university, but it's efficiency had al
ways been impaired by poverty, and eventu-
ally went down in the shipwreck. The prop
osition now unde r consideration is said to
be the redemption of this property, 1t is
taken al a ioreig n conclusion that DR.. Har'
per will be presid ent.
- &C.," HfE R4e
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-02-21
Wond Of TIL 0 Sea.

The sea occupies three-ffths of the
earth's surface.
A mile down the water has a press
ure of a ton to the square inch.
It has beena proven that at the
depth OF s 500 feet the waves are not
felt.
At some places the force of the sea
dashing upon the rocks on the shore
is said to be II tons to the square
yard.
The temperature is the same, vary
ing only q tride from the ice Of the
pole to the burning sun of the equa-
tor.
The water is colder at the bottom
than at the surface. In the many
bays on the coast of Norway the
water often freezes at the bottom be-
fore it does above.
II a boxsix feet deep -.:ere filled with
sea water, aud the water allowed to
evaporate in the sun, there would be
two inches of salt left at the bottom.
Taking the average dept ofthe ocean.
to be three miles, there would be q
layer Of pure salt $50 feet thick on
the Atlantic.
Waves are very deceptive; to look
at them in a storm one would think
the whole water travelled. The water
stays in the same place, but the
motion goes on. Sometimes in
storms these waves are forty feet
high and travel SO. miles an hour
more than twice as fast as the swift
est steamer. The distance from
valley to valley is generally Is times
the height; hence, a wave five feet
high will extend over Is feet ofwater.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-02-21
A CHASTITY Romance.

The discovery of the bodies ofeight Mexican
prospectors at the mouth OF the abandoned
San Salvador mine in the northern part of
Wyoming has brought to light a romantic
story, rivaling all the tales about seekers for
Capt. Kidd's buried treasures. Miguel Mar
tinez at the head of a party of his country
men was at Cheyenne last fall for W. days.
They confided to a Mexican gambler there
known as "Monte the Mexican that they
were in search of an abandoned gold mine
which they believed to be rich in the metal
and were going to develop. Martinez carried
q chart, very old and traced on parchment.
which they said was 200 years old and was
made by an ancestor of his in the seventeenth
century. The chart had been lost for years, but
recently turned up and at once the party vas
organized. b story that had run through
the family for generations was that Martinez
the elder was at the head ofa band OF Span
ish gold hunters who were working O rich
mine somewhere in this part of the country.
The miners gu arreled and finally fought.
Their division resulted in the abandonment
Of the mine, though it was rich in the preci-
GUS metal. Martinez was wounded and un-
able to reach his native land. He died on
the way, and with his blood traced the chart
which was to be q legacy which was to 60 to
his children ands make them all rich. A
faithful frien d delivered the document, which
soon afterwards was lost and only recently
turned up. Martinez, the descendant, was
told OF two mines up north that mineralo-
gist has declared were worked by the Spani-
ards hundreds of years ago. This patty
was never heard of again till recently, when
q hunter named Keller reported that his
party had discovered the bodies. All of the
Mexicans had been shot, and were somewhat
carved up by knives, showing that the strug-
gle had been a hand-to.hand one. There were
traces showing hat the victorious party had
lost three or four men, and they had made q
hasty departure, carrying their wounded and
dead with them. What surprised the hunters
most was to find the mine had recently been
worked. 1t was not known that q pick axe
had touched it since two men starved out
there in 1877. Many believe here that the
Mexicans located their ancient mine, and were
killed while urging their claims. There is
reason to think, however, the San Salvador
was not the mine described on their chart,
and that the possessors nave taken the map
and rome off to locate the ancient mine after
killing the owner. The fact that the Mexicans'
horses and tools were taken and the latters'
iewelry and some money were not removed
from their bodies, seems to prove this. Kel-
Ter says that there wal Q very Indication that
the San Salvador mine was paying, and be-
Heves that the mine sought for by Mexicans
is not far from the other and Is known to the
party who were at work. No one here
knows who were the murderous prospectors,
and as the region in which the events &C.
Cured is almost ~inaccess ible, it is not likely
that any one will start to work the old
mine and bury the Mexieans before spring.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-02-21

Since the United States Statute
against laborers in the Lords field
ministers-there has arisen from
American actors a call for legislation
to prevent bringing foreign actors in.
TO this country; and right on top o.
that call comes another cry from New
York regular physicians for protec'
ton against the influx of physician
from abroad. II this goes on We
Bhall become as exclusive as Chine
used to be before we forced open bel
doors.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-02-21
An English paper saws that tn

An English paper says that the
magnitude of the rabbit pest in
Australia and New Zealand may be
estimated from the fact that up to
the present time 70, OOO,O 900 rabbits
skins have been exported from New
Zealand alone. The destruction neces-
sary to secure these skins has not
perceptibly lessened the number Of
rabbits. They swarm over Australia
and New Zealand, rendering agricult-
ure a great burden.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-02-21
The Evolution Of Woman.

If we look back a quarter of a CEN
tury, there is no change 20 marked
in social and business life as that in
the position OF woman in regard to
education, employment and freedom
of action. And this position of self
dependence and self-defence is taken
without any question. A few years
ago in London it was not just the
thing for an unmarried girlto be cen
abroad alone even in her mothers
carriage. She may now be seen in a
hanson. It is not long ago that it
was thought unsafe for woman to
travel without a male protector. A
brace of spirited girls may now 60
clear around the world together in
perfect safety, and without exciting
any sentiment more dangerous than
admiration. So far as the world iscon-
cerned, they are entirely safe, if they
desire to be. Perhaps we mighthave
more cause for anxiety for the well
being of a young man or a couple of
young men on the samejourney. The
world in all civilized lands will treat
the woman sshe wishes to be treated.
1t seems to be well settled that women
can protect themselves, now that
they are permitted to dose, and that
they can come as near to supporting
themselves as a good many men. In
deed, among the colored women of
the South, 1t is quite @ prevalent
question whether they can afford to-
take husbands. ,.
It is a subject of constant specula-
ton what effect this change of posi-
tions will have upon the character of
the sex. The sex has always despised
a man who is not independent and
selfsustaining. The men. have liked.
women who were not too independ-
ent. Will women be less attractive
to men as they become less helpless,
and their independence work subtle
change in their nature, which will be
increasing as time goes on, accord
ing to the laws of heredity?> Will the
habit of self-reliance, oftaking active
part in business, perhaps in politics
(for a good many women r saying
that they will be willing to vote and
run, OF saunter, for Office, if Provi-
dence puts the ballot in their hands,
put certain other admirable qualities
in place of the acknowledged feminine
graces and charms? This is an open
question, and one much more i'm
portant than the tariff or the sur
%plus-even the reported surplus of
women in certain States. For it am
not be but that the education ofwom-
en- and their increasing freedom of
action will as virtually affectthis ma
ton as it has already affected the
visible aspect of modern life.-Har-
per's Magazine.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-02-21

Local antiquarians and biologists
are enchanted at present with a live
toad found in the course of railway
excavations at Greenock, Scotland.
The toad is from 10000. to 10000
years old as the stratum of clay in
which it was found certainly dates
from the glacial period. Its mouth
is sealed up. 1t breathes slightly
through the nostrils, and though the
eyes are quite expressive it does not
seem to see.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-02-21

At Americas, Ca, several negro
boys got a goat on the bridge over
the creek the other morning, and
were trying to force him to jump of
into the water. The billy reared
upon his hind legs and butted the
largest boy SO heavily in his stomach
that he was knocked clear off the
bridge into the water. He would
have drowned if the other boys had
not pulled him outwhile billy walked
to the side of the bridge and looked
complacently down at his discomft-
ted tormenters, and then walked
proudly away.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-02-21

John Hancock, ofWorthy County,
Ca, says he can remember when every
member Of the Georgia Legislature
was dressed in %homespun. It was in
1929, and the tariff had caused
wooden goods to reach such an exor'
bitant price that the Legislature re.
solved as aman to buy no more man.
ufactured cloth until the duty was re.
duced, and they kept the resolution
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-02-21

Mr.. Spurgeon, the celebrated Bap-
fist preacher, is unable to take exer-
else at Mentone, because OF the swell
ing of his feet. 1t was frequently his
custom, or rather his necessity, to
preach to his London congregation
with one leg resting for support on a
pulpit chair.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-02-21

According to the well known sta.
tistician, Edward Atkinson, the hours
Of labor have as a rule been reduced
within the last half century. In fac
tory labor ten hours are customary
instead of twelve or more, and in the
building trades nine or ten instead
of eleven or twelve.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-02-21

Empress Dagmar, of Russia, is ap-
preaching an acute stage in her
mania. She passes whole days in
absolute silence; on other occasions
she refuses to touch a morsel offood,
while at times she even fails to recog-
nize the members of her family.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-02-21

The entire potato product of the
country in 1888 was $50, 900 900
bushels, an increase of sc, 900
bushels over the crop of 1887. The
principal great potato producing
states are New York, Michigan, Hi,
nOis, Minnesota and Dakota,
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-02-21
The Homiletic Paradox.

Two Kansas clergymen have been
asked to resignthei pastorates-one
because his sermons are too long, the
other because his are too broad.
It is an interesting fact, by the way,
that the preachers of long sermons
are apt to have narrow views, while
the few who are distinguished for the
brevity of their preaching n also.
noted for their broad way o flooking
q tand considering matters spiritual.
Boston Transcript.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-02-21

Architectural construction in Chica-
go last year resulted in the building
of4, 995 edifces, costing $40, 1905 800,
and having a frontage OF 116,419
feet, or more than twenty-five and q
half miles.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-02-21
Hasn't Hear I'd Of the Iowa Evictions

Archbishop Croke has donated $50
to the fund for the reliefof evicted ten
ants. In his letter accompanying
the donation the archbishop
says: ."There Is no other land, savage
or civilized, where such scandalous
and unchristianlike scenes could be
enacted without a fierce contest, and
even bloodshed. The sending OF.
forces TO demolish the dwelling OF the
poor for the benefit ofthe pampered
few is q crime that cries to heaven
for vengeance. dublin Dispatch.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-02-21

1t is a popular saying that rich
mems sons don't amount to much.
OF 600 rich men in New York who
have sons there are not twenty who
r not hard at work building them.
selves up.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-02-21

DR.. Rutgers, of England, after an
extensive series OF dietetic expert
ments, declares that a vegetable diet
car easily belived on, and that vege-
table albumen is, weight for weight,
equal to animal albumen.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-02-21
"A London paper says there are
still twenty-three islands in the Pa
cihc Ocean which no nation has set
up q claim to.
Berlin University has $3.50 stu
dents entered for the present winter
term, of whom III are from Ameri-
n.

Persons who go through the streets
of Alexandria, Va, singing or whist
ling after 10 o'clock at night can be
arrested for disorderly conduct.
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ThnrsdaY,F Fob. II.

bers of the council there is o little warfare
raging over the location OF the agricultural
college. The visiting committee has return
ed, and q majority Of the committee favors
Fargo and alleges that it's offer is the
most tempting. Fargo offers q most valu=
able tract In the city adjoining q school section
a bill will be introduced In congress- donating
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-06-11

JUDGE WYLIE must be nigh on to seventy
years of age, but he is active and sturdy.
His hair is white and his eyes are blue. His
face ia cleanIy shaven and ruddy with the
glow of unimpaired health. In his attire he
is the personifcation of neatness. He steps
along briskly. and there is scarcely any one
that he meets that he does not have bow
and kindly word for. There are, in fact,
few men better known in Washington than
Judge Andrew Wylie, for over twenty years
an associate justice of the District Supreme
Court. Judge Wylie is q native of Pennsyl.
vania, where his father was the president of
q college in the western part of the State.
He came to Washington when young man,
married in Alexandria, but always practiced
law here. He was one of the few republi.
cans in Virginia, and voted for Mr.. Lincoln
for President in 1861. Upon the reorganiza
ton Of the District Court in 1868 he was ap-
pointed an associate justice. and retired from
the position few years since.-Wash. Press.
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To REvoLUTIoNIZE NAVIGATION. The
Pneumatic propulsion vessel Eureka, owned
and operated by Mr. ]. Lecoy, of Brooklyn
was given trial in the East river yester-
day The motive power Ia furnished by ex-
ploaions through apertures, oae in each
quarter The explosions ara produced by
cir and petroleum. the ignition being effect
ed ~ sperks from an electric wire. In 60
ing up the river the Eureka had strong
flood tide in her favor and appeared to be
moving 81 the rate of from Eve to six knots
an hour. Wien Mr. Lecoy attempted to
put the Eureka abGut and stem the tide she
came around SO awk wsrdlg that helping
line had to be thrown her from the accom-
panying tug When the Eureka was fairly
pointed she bravely breasted the strong
flood tide, puffiog oil the time at great
rate. Size made very good Roadway. Ma
chinery that is intended to revolutionzs
the present mode of propelling boats is now
being built for boat Of about 200 tons reg
Brooklyn. Theinventor. Dr.. Jackson, says be
is isspending $4,000 week in perfectng mis-
ideas. Much secrecy is maintained, but it
is said that the force to be used is hydraulic
The Worthington Pump Company is build.
ing stepm pump for the boat, but 1t has
been delayed, it is said by finding that Or
dinary metals are not strong enough to re-
sist the pressure that will be exerted 1t.
however, has decided to try cast steel. 1t
is alleged that the builders expect to reaiZs
a speed of thirty miles en- hour with ordinary
vessels.-NeW York NewS.
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Letter From Fauuuier.

Correspondence OF .ac ALEXANDRA GAZETTE.
MARSHALL, jGre 7, 1SS9.-rsav,i oil all
sidss-b7 The cars sna OF our public high.
ways for while, owing TO the food, YVES sus.
pended The roads were never more missr-
able since tbs April snow storm, The pros
trsted telephone wires and poles helping 10
obstruct The travellers progress. OF course
the commissioner OF roads wiseS, like the
"Arkansas traveller" decided when it rains
and the roads are bad no sensible man
would try thsm, far less bother about repairs.
For true enjoyment al this season there is
q @ place like the country: with the singing
Of forest birds apG the cir fragrant with the
perfume Of the wild rose aud g:ape aud ap
pie b!ossons. The prospect for abundant
wheat, ost, rye and hay crops has not been
better for many years past, especially II now
we have hot sune and COO! nights.
The late heavy freshet has sinto:fered with
the dairy industry, though the old time
huckster and road wagon have been made
to supplement the freight cars, to sead milk
and butter to market.
The late meeting of the n E Medical So
cety ct Marshal! proved happy and profit.
able reunion st the Office of Doctor
Henry Frost ST, the president. The
doctors, among whom were Doctor Clark
son, of Haymarket Dr. Copeland, of
Rectortown Dir. Clark, Of The Piains DR..
T. Smith, Bethel Academy Dr.. Hodgkin,
of Warrenton DR.. Henry Frost, jr., who
lately graduated at the University of Mary
land and passed the medical examining
board of Virginia with high distinction, and
finally DR.. Blackwell, a medical student,
were all sumptuously entertained at dinner
by Dr.. Frost, sr.
In social circles here we have among late
arrivals, Mrs. DR.. Lewis, of Alexandria !;
Mrs Addison Carter, of Winchester, and
Miss Meade. This congregations at the
churches are excellent. Schools public and
private will coon be closed. III.
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MEDICINAL.
Docfor

Bill saved by always
keeping Simmons Liver
Regulator in the house.
If you have eaten any
thing hard of digestion,
or feel heavy after meals,
Or sleepless at night; if
you lead a sedentary life
or are weakened by the
strain Of your duties; if
you need a cathartic to
relazthe bowels; ifyoure-
quire action on the Liver
to relieve Indigestion;
if you require something
to purify the blood and
regulate the system /; if
you are travelling in un-
healthy localities, or food
or water does not agree
with you, a dose of
Simmons Liver Regu-
lator will remove all
trouble.
of Ga, and US. Senator
Joseph e. Brown says:
"You are at liberty to use my name in
,raisc of Simmons Liver Regulator, and
ecommend it to everyone as the best
preventive of Fever and Ague. 1t super
edes Quinine if taken in time"
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BOOTS AND SHOES.

Come and look at goods ON our BAKGAIN
COUNTERS These are not inferior goods but
of the best makea, which we sacrifice for LESS
THAN COST PRICE to mako room for regular
lines Como and see for YOURSELF it gives US
pleasure to show goods. And now for our regular
line. This surpa5ses any stock ever in the city.
We have goods to suit all. Mems. Ladies', Boys
Misses, Youths and Chliren's Low and High
CHARTERED Suede Ooze Calf and Russet Leather
Shoes Patent Leather Kangaroo, Derigola, Calf
and every material in the way of leather. Our
limo of MEMS $2.75 and $500 SHOES and
$3. .75 hand.welted WAUKPHASTS are extraor-
dinary inducements. TENNIS and BASE BALL
SHOES in largo varieties. Give US call.
T. PAFF a. son,
my11 I'm No. ABB King street.
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ADVICE TO MOTHERS.

Mrs WINsLoW's SOOTHING SYRUP, for
children teethng is the prescription of one of the
best female nurses and physicians in the United
States, and has been used for forty years with
never.failing success by millions OF mothers for
their children. During tho process OF teething
;ts vsIne is incalculable. 1t relieves the child
from main. cures dysentery and diarrhes, gripping
in the bowels and wind-colic. By giving health
to the child it rests the mother. Price 25 cents
bottle
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RuckIen,s Arnica saIye.

THE BEST SALvE in the world for Cuts, Bruises
Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever Sores letter.
Chapped Hands, Chilblains, Corns and all Skin
Eruptions, and positively cures Piles or no pay
reonired. 1t is guaranteed to give perfect satis-
faction, or money refunded Price % cents per
HOY. For sale by E. S. Leadbeater & Bro.
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WHITE GOODS DEPARTMENT

now complete. Have = line OF stripe 1msin at
Glac; also line of Plaid, inner qualify, at 2i2.
Our s and 12l2c numbers Of I19is Linen in ..eni-
nsns are worth doeble. Just ogenoi 20 Iieces
beautiful styles Dress Gineham At 7ci f,smer
price 1o: Ore lot French PeEeais in Remnants
extra quality. large figure and stripes partieu-
lsrlv pretty To- childrens shirt waists at only
12lec. New sa:eens New Pa.nts, Outing Cloths and
new Waist Fabrics of every kind arriving daily