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The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-03-28
Railroad Etiquette.

"A correspondent of Our Dumb Ami
mails tells the following good stories
Of railroadse etiquette - ~
-, Wei have justssread an amusing
story of a%2nervous little man enter
ing a car with "a parcel, around
which was a rubber strap. He began
swapping the strap to the great dis
comfort ofall his neighbors, regard
less OF the annoyance they clearly
manifested" The man in the seat in
font4of himsleft the scar Then he
turned over the back and put his
.teets onthe seat and kept ON snap
ping. Presentlysa big German on
the other side got up, walked over,
poked" theslittle man in the ribs with
his finger and said: :'Mamma's lit
tie baby shall have q plaything. It
shall have a little rattle and a little
DOLL" The passengers cheered, and
the snapper got out OF. the a as
quickly as he could. Z ~ =
This story reminds us of what we
saw on the Boston and Albany rail
road sometime since The car was
full Two dudes turned the back OF
a seat and sat facing each other, 7soc-
cupying four SEATS Two young Ia
dies cameein. The dudes looked at
each other and laughed, intending to
make theladies take "a seat beside
them: The ladies', mortified and
blllshingg, stoodin the aisle. In amo-
Fmenta large, stern, looking man,
weighing apparently 200 pounds. or
more, who, was seated a little ways
back on the other side, strodeacross
the car, seized the dude facing him
blythe collar, and sent him like a
rocket tothe side. of his companion.
Then turning the back Of the front
seat he bowed and said: Ladies,
there's a seat for you. The cheering
of the passengers was something
worth going ten miles to hear, and
the two dudes were, for the rest d
the trip, as quiet a couple as one
would wish to see.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-03-28
Queer Dreams.
From the London Telegraph.

+ rom U00 LONDON j eleErdpQ.
There r great many people who
are firm believers in dreams, and
who are NOT ashamed to admit it,
and a great many other people who
will not plead guilty to what they
call foolish superstition, and who
are yet more or less impressed by a
bad or good dream. To the latter
order, according to a paper pub
lished at Tientsin, a gentleman be-
longedewho some years ago buried
his father in "a temporary grave
while the tomb in course ofconstruc-
ton for his remains was being finish
ed. When completed theremoval from
one spot to the other took place;
but on the temporary grave. being
opened it was found filed with wa
ter and The coffin was decayed.
This being the state ofthings, the
undertaken hastily packed up the
bones. placed theminaan urn andre
inferred Them. The same night~the
son dreamed that he saw his father
in great displeasure, and, awaking
from his dream, he fell asleep again
to have it repeated. This happened
for several successive nights until at
length he mentioned the circumstance
to his friends for, though no believer
in dreams, his mind was troubled.
One of his, acquaintance suggested
that perhaps his fathers spirit OBJ
jected to being removed; another
limited that more likely all the bones
had not been collected, and this last
hint led to q search and the finding
of bone which had escaped notice.
It was at once inferred with the rest
in the r and since that night the
sons slumbers have been undisturb-
ed, the ghost, his grievance settled,
appearingan no more. - ~~,
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-03-28

/ professor. Bickmore, in a lecture on:
''Tlie Periodsofs Reptiles and Nam
mails" in the Museum of Natura
History, New York city, presented on
.asscreen Illustrations oftheD footprints
one of the amphibians Of the coal
period. The ili,1stratio On was a draw
ing from the'great SAB Of bluestone
whiehsbelongs 10 the museum, and
was takenfrom@the stone quarry at
Turner's Falls, Mass. The animal
itself, Mr.. Bickmores explained, was
one of those which roamed in great
numbers along the Connecticut,
valley g. during 1.-THE @carboniferous
period.S This one had left it's foot
Eprints inthe mud ana the impress
sion having been subsequently filled
wftffsafd,1 the c6stAswas preserved
when The aaasy became aa a hardened sa into,
From fossils of h aganimal ,Sawhich
haYe been Qbtainedin other portions
ofthasyhlleT itsappearsto have had
an elongated body about fourteen
sfeetIodn9, onss four legs ltsmoved
mainlY. On the hindIegs the fore legs
being Shorter, end ivedspaftlyx in
water ana partlys4 offtlie banks of the
stream. Scientific American.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-03-28
Wheat.

Whole wheat, or pearl wheat, is one
foftheemost delicious forms Of cereal
food. It requires long cooking in a
steamer, at least three hours the day
before. A porcelain steamer is the
best because the wheat stands on it
at the back Of the range over night,
beingssimply pulled forward in the
morning, the tin outside Kettle filed
and the wheat cooked till breakfast
is ready. tits excellent with a halt
cup ofmilk added q fewmoments be-
fore removing from the ire.-N. Y.
Tribune, ...,-.s :, ~. - - sd.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-03-28
Floating Flan..

E~ssez> @xs~z@%se~ ElehIlES - zsasv sss,sssps.e.
Secretary Colman, head of the az,
ricultural department, is a mesmerist
and ventriloquist of remarkable
power. He entertains himself and
friends with exhibitions ofhis curious
gifts.
"What awonderful painter Rubens
vast" remarked Merritt at the art:
GALAXY. "Yes," assented Cora. tit
is said of him that he could change.
O laughing face into a sad oneSAK a
single stroke" "Why," spokes1p
little Johnnie, in disgust, my school
teacher can do that"
Two ladies from the west happened
to scrape an acquaintance while
waiting for connecting trains at the
Broad street sta ton recently.
Chow long has your husband been
dead!" asked one. "About q year."
was the reply. "You are still q
widow!" Eyes. His estate amt
settled yet.-Philadelpbia Record.
A gentleman, addressing the schol
ars of a large school observed among
the decorations an American flag and
said: Children, can any of youtell me
why that flag was hung there?'' "To
hide the dirt" quickly responded one
sharp boy who had assisted in MAX
ing the preparations for the occasion.
A woman. who went out to Burmah
as a missionary converted a native
as soon as she arrived, and then
married him. When the next batch
of female missionaries arrived, the
male natives took to the woods
again illustrating the axiom that
Misrepresentation is the first law of
nature" s. ~. 80
Charitable old lady Ito little beg
gar girl)-"There's some bread for
you. It's a day or two old, but you
tell your mother to take three or
four fresh eggs, quart of milk, a cup
OF sugar, some good butter, and a
half grated nutmeg, and she can
make an excellent pudding of it.
"And how are We feelin' ter day,
Mr.. O'Raferty?" 81 niver felt so
poorly inaall me life, Pm too poor
to buy the ~necessaries of life.
If | had millions it'stivery clint ay
that I'd give to be a rich man."
eff [ owned the whole wurld I'd be
willin' ter give it away for a little
piece ofland an a cabin that I could
call me own.
"I'm goin' to be a soldier, ma,
when ! grow up" said Bobby, as he
crawled into bed, "and fight in wars
and battles" Cali right, Bobby,
now go to sleep" In the morning
she shook him for the fourth time
and said: "Bobby, you must get
up; the idea of u soldier lying in bed
at this hour!" "Well, ma," said
Bobby, GIVE changed my mind
about being q soldier" tz.>. i
Some amusing incidents happen
at the civil service examinations
which the laws now require to be
passed by candidates for official po-
sitions and clerkship. 1t was at an
examination in Boston that a
young woman found herself confront
ed with this question: care you
of good moral character?" Shewas
very much amused at the question,
and in doubt how to treat it.. Call
ing the examiner to her desk, she said:
81 have the reputation of being of
good moral character. But you
know reputation is what God and
the angles know of us, and that l
don't want to tell" The examiner
saids she need not worry.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-03-28
Rats, nlce and Matches.

There have beenstwo houses burnt
in this vicinity Zone recently by
wood rats carrying matches to their
nests and, in scratching or nibbling,
setting fire to the building. This is
known by fire breaking out in some
remotescorner ofthe garrett or cor
nice, where no fire couldhave gotex-
cept as above. stated. I have no
doubtthat many fires in the country
thus originate. II is easy where, q
houseis lett unfinished, for rats or
mice To carry off matches that are
left where they can get them. They
should be kept in q safe, or in some
thing that will berato or mouse proof.
.-RnrM Spirit.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-03-28
care ofths teeth,

Brush your teeth and teach your
children to brush their teeth after
every meal, with tepid water, andal-
ways just heforaa.retiring at nieht
with adenfifrice kIfyou'couldebralst
your teeth but once o tdaRfgQn
should do It the last thing before go
ingyto bed, for the constant move
ment Of the tongue and saliYaa
against the teeth during the day
keep them partially cleansed, but at
night the muscles and tongue are at
rest, and the small particles Of food
that are floating about: = the mouth
orlodged between the teeth unite
With the stagnant saliva, producing
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-03-28
value II Celery.

Celery is ssedatiye, una is COCA
fot. rheumatism and so-called neural
gia, which is often, only another
ns,ne for it. Cucumbers cool the
system-when fresh cut, Of course.
Lettuce is not only cooling, pnt
produces sleep, especially ifthe stalk
is eaten. Asparagus spuriies the
blood, and especially acts on the
kidneys. Peas, broad beans and
haricotsare positively strengthening,
and contain for ahuman being the
properties specifedlb by farmers when
they say that peas sharden" pigs
flesh, and that Goats may take q
horse out, but beans will bringshim
home again" Potatoes should not
b. eaten by those WHO are disposed
to get too stout, and many who ufS
fer from arrangement Of the liver
escheW them all together.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-03-28

The HUXERS,0U1D0A
issued March and Sept,
each year. Il 10 an ency.
clopedia OF useful infor.
VA. nation for all who -pur.
chase the luxuries or the
necessities of life. We
a clothe you and furnish you with
all the necessary and u~nnecessaVy
appliances to ridc, walk. dance, Sleep
eat, fish, hunt, work, GO to church,
or stay at home, andain various sizes,
styles and quantities. Just figure out
what 10 required to do all these things
COMFORTABLY, and you can make . fair
GUIDE, which will be sent upon
receipt of 10 cents to pay postage,
WARD q CO.
ul-114 Michigan Avenue, Chicago, III
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-03-28
HOUSEHOLD
Hints for the Home.

&EH#&AAMAE R5S%#E@FEE. FB&E#GI T$E%&&- Ea%yEEB III .
For constipation in infants Prof.
ParVin suggestsarubbing the abdo-
men 9 with g little sweet oil.
A French physician recommends
tarswater inscases Of hemorrhage.
sAdminister forty to sixty grammes
daily sssa@ saaaasss @ss@s ra'a ii
oremoye ink stains from fr boards,
usesstsong muriaticsacid sor spirits
Of salt. Apply with q piece. of cloth.
and then wash thoroughly whitewater.
Melted alum makes agood cement
to fasten on lamp Tops Use soon
as melted, and the lamp is ready to
use as soon as the cement is cold.
1.-THE face seems constantly dry,
rubi with q trifee' Of olive co,li every
nightfor a time; n:too. oily, put a
little borax in the water used for
bathing. s<s 49, Aas, ss.- 70 80 g4s..,
Fever may be propagated among
persons sleeping in a room in the
windows of which7had been placed a
box of earth from ~malasioius soil.
n House plants. cultivated inpots filed
with marlarious EARTH are aconstant
danger The germs grow l%uxurantly
~ in the moisture and warmair ofclos-
"sedarooms.sa 80 .~ r~. 3asAss
Shirt bosoms never blister ifstarch-
" edson1the right side, butif they are
wrong side out when starched they
aresapt to doso. Pour mixedstarch
into boiling water, instead of pour
ing boiling water on. the %%starch, in
that way never using more starch
Than is necessary, as the simple
. starch and water can be saved.
!. There is nothing better for a cut
thanrpowdered resin. Pound it un-
til fine, and putit in! an empty clean
.pepper7 box with perforated top; than
you taneasily sift it out on.the cut,
III and put asoft cloth around the in
jured member, and wet it with cold
wateronce in a while. 1t will pre-
yentinfammation and soreness. 1
Roastsa~ demon slowly until it is
thoroughly done-soft, but not
broken, Cut a holesin the top while
d hot, Mlsit with granulated sugar,
andFeatiust before going'toeshed for
hoarseness or soresthroat. The eff
fectsisto induce prespiration and to
CUT the tough mucous that alters
the voice. " go n . IS -, -"
sSs@The eleanest andmost perfectly
polished hardwood floors have no
water used on them. They are sim.
ply rubbed off every morning With q
large flannel cloth which is OCCASION
ally dipped in kerosene. The floor
is rubbed with the grain Of the wood,
not across it. This is better than
waxing~~ = IL, - .
Many disease germs enter through
an open mouth. The mouth was not
made for breathing, but for eating
and speaking. The nose was made
for breathing, and air, passing
through the long, moist, nasal pass
age, is purified, and leaves" behind
DUST disease germs and various inn
purities, while the air il warmed and
tempered for the lungs. But when
the mouth is left open, dust, dirt,
and disease rush down into the lungs,
and fastening there, develop and
#destrOy the whole system.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-03-28

~ Rheumatism, Kidney Pains and Weakness
Aspoedily cured by C%UTICURA ANTI PAN
NxrPLAsTH1, the only pain-killing plastsE.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-03-28

The cleanest and most perfectly
polished hardwood floors, have no
water used on them. They are sim.
ply rubbed off every morning With a
large flannel cloth which is OCCASION
ally dipped in kerosene. The floor
is rubbed with the grain Of the wood,
not across it. This u.s. better than
Telegram-herald., 1889-07-29

4 couple pretty well known IN sporting
circles ia Boston are said 70 have gone 70
a btil match not long since and there 70
have met another couple o. choice spirits
another man aud his wife v no were a most
as much given TO sporting life as them
selves. In the course os the afternoon the
excitem ent waVed space and the gentle
men bet with = good deal OF vigor. The
ladies'. nothing loath. FOL owed their exam
pie, and by the time the game was con-
cluded a considerable amount Of money
had been wsEered. Mr.. n hsd ali the
afternoon been betting on tue Boston nine
and - his great disgust ne found himself
the loser. the home team having failed 70
score victory On the way home he
complained 20 bis wife OF hard luck, add
ing that be had lost more money than he
knew how 20 spare jn-t then.
on. that Is all right =" his wife respond
ed ] won from Mrs. B. fast - much
a. you lost 70 him. and told her we'd
trade the two things OF and call Il
square
why how dfd that eappen''' her hus.
band asked ia surprise.
We'll. was her reply. II knew the
other team WAS sure TO win. aud I sat
where 7 could bear you bet. So every
time ron put up any thing covered It with
Nrs B
"Bg-. persisted hsr other half. "vbas
g. tae world made yoB tnisk that the out.
of-toru nine would VIM T0u said before
hand that you should back The Bo~tons
cob. yes. replied Mrs A. with feTninine
iozic. but tie moment I s-w what a
lovely straight nose thst short stop bad ]
couldn't bear % have them hssteu. sad -
( be- o. .aen
Telegram-herald., 1889-07-29

hurrying through the streets OF an Amer
lean city loaded down with heavy sacks and
heavier baskets, gathering up waste paper
and scraps Of eatables To-day the sight is
one to which the public eye has become
familisrizod, and the Hungarian and Italian
females who 90 out every morning on their
scavenger expeditions are not noticed ex-
cept by strangers from the rural parts,
where, fortunately, such degradation of
the sex is still unknown.
These women, accompanied frequently
by little girls, ransack every alley in the
business portion OF the city for salable
refuse, and often they can be seen squat
ting on the curDing making a square"
meal from the articles Of food found ia
garbage barrels. Born and bred among tho
rag and bone shops Of some Italian city O.
the compost heaps OF an Hungarian or
Polish village, they have brought their lou
tastes 10 their new home and perform the
vilest Of iaoor, while the husbands and
fathers clean the streets and sewers-em-
ployes Of tie corporation which pays them
liberal wages.
The cost of living these people have re-
duced from Reformer AtEinson's ten cents
per diem 10 half dime; and were the men
not addicted 10 drinking aud gambling they
would. with the assistance OF their wives
and daughters, soon own az astonishing
amount Of wealth.
Even under existing conditions, am IN
formed by reliable man of business, the
savings Of the rag picking Italian colony
alone amount 10 over S600000 This money
i, Of course. not deposited with regularly
established banks, but is entrusted 10 pri-
vate bankers Of Neapoiitan origin who are
70 Be found wherever the lowest element OF
Italians cougre gate Osteusi0iy these
"oankers" are engaged ia tie saloon-6eep-
ing business, aud once IN awhile one Of
them falls" all his assets being deposited
in banks in Italy. Sometimes such failures
result in serious accident 20 the insolvents,
and nothing but green grave marks the
spot w.ere the clever bat unfortunate
Gnaucier sleeps bis last sleep.
Another nuisance which was Unknown 70
America q few years ar0 il the professional
menGcaut Today he h0urishes ia every
city Of the land. but. according - a poIce
ofscial, Chicago is his headquarters Mendi-
caucy IS conducted II various ways. TIE
Telegram-herald., 1889-07-29

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Telegram-herald., 1889-07-29

esupls Il ragged dirty ani lstless
fnaials were lsaaln- almost iyiuS-zpon
the counter ~ the Agency sfor-.
"I0a let.' Wsz Cd GrtYs fe I0in ncer as
1 maize some sIcA observation rO him.
Doa you forget tnst thoss Pi-xaas srs
biae ekfset. and Jae B.ackf-et. you sn0v
lalos- ~ sm live over on the Canadian
side nov round Calgary and Msdicius
Nat. we're ta- terror Of his whole region q
lev Years azo. aud uothiaz could LEX I'm
shsrt of sbou. twiee a. many Crows os
AssLnl ooia-s- I've seen she-- same Piegans
make is hot i0r a whole trading post m0g'n d
snce.
N1ss the P.egans are limited 20 poo,
reservation, tec c.maI-d by disease and
forgetting their former zi0ry aud she
savage zl-e ~ the buffalo hunt. the raid,
aad tl1 l-hs a. dswa. in which thols
father EeIoleed.
You have sesa 10 a meuagefie the intent
and covetous gaze which - leopard bends
upon the keeper wh~a he come a with
bzsk-t of meat, or. perhaps-and ons
et4uddsrs 20 see it-uOon some smiling
bzh- cocfng against IL mothers shouitei
~ she hAtts near the cage. Thus. almost.
~~s- fhe gaze % these two Indians now
concentrated upon the agent. WHO, pre-.
"a
wa counting out A lot Of gold coins
Old Cray noticed it a. well a. l. aud said
e. ed 20 bis memory al incident, OF
.t any rate tradition. which was well
knovvu - ths frontiersmen aud trader,
of forty years sgO iu this vicinity.
About isf5 one OF the sub chiefs, or band
Ies1~rs. among she Piegan Biackfeet wai
a dAriog spirit named Little Dog. who,
thouxn he had the Wit 30 remain az peace
With the traders u the American Fun
Company wAa accustomed n lead his
warriors On long foray-. not only into the
huuting grounds and camps Of the red
skinned enemies of ths Blackfeet-snd
taas meant every other tri De within raidin2
dfstance-out also against parties OF emf.
grants. traders, traDpers or hunters not
connected with the ports nc Fort Benton
Or The Nariss.
On one such raid Little Dog had forced
hls Nay through the country OF the
Ristasads snd Nsz Perccs down 20 tn.
bank o. Snake River. Ia what now Is
central IDAHO where the Oregon Trail
followed the view bank FOR distance on
r. ~ay between Fort Hall and Fort Walls
" Wtiia.
He had been attracted there by the
report taat white emigrants. 4 increasing
nufa oer~. wers passing westward along
ths lonely road, each company possessing
. train Of wagons loaded with. what 40 the
Indtsn's eye. seemed fabulous wealth Il
vs. n The hooe Of fnding aud conqa-rins
one Of these parties that Little Dog and
his fol overs lad rfslzed their lives 50 faE
from home.
Dsposiaz bis warriors IN a situation
favorable Tor sttack. she Indian waited
aud watched with impatienc- for the
canning Of train. AZ last. far over the
yellow plain. the white tops ot few
wagons are seen creeping over shs back Of
the ridge. and " ith feverisn scrutiny she
1ookouts counts then and with his fingers
Signals tb-ir number to bis anxious
companions below
Telegram-herald., 1889-07-29

bear 20 simply throw A. these S-lttrrinS
objects 4ad thinkinx ta41 some lay he
might return % this spot. 1e ccched itlat
Is Md tie box ~Itl nlueh care 10 a crefiee
u a promontory which iutted into the
Snske a that point. sugs that &c would
end 10 when he wished %.
Perhaps ia after years Ll-tie Dogs
thoughts reverted sometimes TO the hid
den buttons. but 40 ala not esteem them
of sufi ent value % warrant another
hazardous expedition FOR their recovery.
and they remained IA their hiding place.
uns0uzlt for twenty years.
Iaza population began 20 low into
Montana. aud gold coin unk 20 the
earlier furlTaters began u circulate Ia
the territory Little Dog was AT the post
one day Nhen a pr0>pector Was making
soms purchases. aud be saw eagles and
ha!f-eaKles lying on the counter There
were his buttons without eyesr With
them men were buying from the trader
pound upon pound ot tea, sugar. tobacco,
pOwder--all that the InGian longed for
Aud he had enough OF those gold pieces
hidden away in the dark canon OF the
Suake 10 purchase shelvefus OF goods,
over aud over. On, that he could recover
IT. How rich aud powerful be would be
assure-what gems and horses he would
have. how gayly should his young new
squaw dressl But times had changed
IL WAS Old. The Snake was many a weary
days journey away. and food was scarce
He could only lament the faulty which
had led him TO throw the treasure away
Little Dog told OF his buttons" and
how he had hidden them. The people at
the Fort were interested and put faith In
his story. and At last Mr.. Dawson, then in
charge Of the Post offered TO give the old
Pigeon pony ana provisions OF the
cache. II ne would lead him 70 the spot
Little Dog demurred. His medicine
was against the expedition, he said. and
be feared TO GO Dawson urged, until
finally the old man consented and the two
started. but Little Dog had marched only
a short distance when he was overcome by
superstitous fear and turned back, never
TO risk offending his guardian again by
such temerity.
Was the treasure never found;" l
asked Gray when his recital had ceased.
NO, but il has been searched for many
atime In fact, | once took day myself
Little Dog tried 70 describe 20 me the ex-
act spot in the canon just before ne died,
and thought found II, bat | could not
locate the cache"
do yOn believe IL exists7"
Certainly / do. and some day some
fellow II hit upon by pure accident, and
he'll wonder how IL got there. morn If
be seen . coyote sayis' his prayers"
ERNEST lNGERSoLL