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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-11-23

What docs Democracy means in
the South? Does ii mean d belief
in free trade! Does it have any.
thing whatever to do with cconomic
queslions2 Isn't il living fact
that TO be Democrat in lle Sonlh
IL simply 10 lie il favor ol whj.s
supremacy and opposed to negns
Office holding? Isn't this the length
and breadth, tho top aud bottom
Of it9 Then how il il possible fn.
man to continl 10 cal himself a
Democratic after lie was announced
himself in favor Of u non parts sn
government, government admin.
tered by mixed white AID black
administrations Memphis Ayalsu.
che.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-11-23
have VOC cHlLBREN 70 EDUCATE I
SEND THEM TO
ACADIA COLLEGE,
CROWLEY. LII.
CROWLEK.LA.

This School, with its beautiful
and healthy location, handsome,
we'll furnished and comfortable
buildings, latest and best styles of
school furniture and apparatus, will
gise your BOYS and Girls advan.
tages not TO be surpassed BY any
other school. IF you would give
your children THOROUGH
LITERARY, SCIENTIFIC, OR
BUSINESS EDUCATION, send
them 10
ACADIA COLLEGE
This is good advice. Take it
and you will not regret it. For
full Information. apply to the Presi.
dent, ". NJ. REESE, Ph. D.
Crowley, Acadia Parish. La.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-10-10
LOST AT SEA.
Steamer. Earnmore Abandoned and
Nineteen OF the Crew Lost.

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Nineteen of the Crew Lost.
u m,ropu sneciaI -1ha stean,shin Earn.
- 90. . : Grar which called rron,
inofo. soaAt ~ uAay' on 81 AN'D
here for no Janelro, aug. ~. Win q cargo
of wheat, %foundered at sea in a gale Sept B.
and It IA feared that nineteen of her crew
,,ara lost 4 ANAL boat belonging to the
$500. ,r,.h s.vsn man in. r. 81, rvived the
"a M. - 800. 4,ha;- s,sn - Mas.an
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-10-10
Told by the Nails,

Fortune-telling by means of the
finger nails, onychomancy, as it was
called, was not uncommonin ancient
times, says Medical Classics. The
practice was to rub the nails with oil
and SCOT or wax and to hold up the
nails thus prepared against The sun,
and upon the transportation sub
stance were supposed to appear fig-
ures or characters, which gave the
answer required. In more recent
times people have beenfound predict
ing by means of the nails Of the
hands and telling the dispositions Of
persons with certain descriptions Of
the finger nails. However absurd Is
may appear, we shall gtve examples
OF this superstition. IA person with
broad nails is Of gentle nature, timfd
and bashful. Those whose nails grow
into the flesh at the points are given
to luxury. A white mark on the pail
bespeaks misfortune. Persons with
very pale nails are subject to infrmi-
ty Of the flesh and persecution by
nelghbors and friends. People with
narrow nails are ambitiousan and Guar
relsome. Lovers of knowledge and
sentiment have round nails. Indo-
M persons have generally feshy
nails. Small nails indicate iittlenAss
OF mind, obstinacy andconceit. Mel
ancholy persons are distinguished
by their pale or lead-colored nails;
and choleric, martial mon, delightini
IN war, have red and spotted nails.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-10-10
THOMAS ALvl EDISON,
Ths Great Iaysntor.

tr&[srSAF#ssAE&
Edison nrst saw the light IN Milan,
Erie County, Ohio, February "a,
1847, 90 that he y stilla young man
The number 81 patents already
granted him approaches two hun.
dred. He is Of mixed Hollander and
English blood, his grandfather hay
ing been a Dutchman who settled
near Newark, N. j., and who married
into the Ogdens, q family Of English
descent. Edison began his working
life as a news boy when only about
eight years old, at Port Huron,
Mich. Five years afterwards, hesuc-
ceeded in procuring q contract for
the exclusive sale of newspapers on
the Grand Trunk RailWay ofCanada
to which fact is due the report that
he is a Canadian. His business grew
rapidly under his clever and energet-
ic management, and was supple
mented by an essay in journalism,
the Grand Trunk Herald, which
he printed with his own type and his
own hands. The progress Of the war
at this time assisted his paper, which
had at one time $50 subscribers.
Dropping his publication, he began
the study of chemistry, prosecuting
it in connection with his newspaper
business. When his experiments on
the train had resulted in his setting
fire to a car by the ignition of phos.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-10-10
Eastern Beggars,

Beggggary throughout the East is q
thriving profession. There are guilds
OF beggggars, besides the numerous
communities Of dervishes who are
ss'eemi-religious mendicants. Many
families have been beggars for gener-
ations, and are mendicants from
choice. Some of these professional
beggggars are actually wealthy. Four
and-twenty years ago the writer well
remem bers q case. The Chief Berrar
(the title was not conferred ia d.
rision gave his daughterin marriage
to q substantial farmer. The GIRLS
dowry consisted Of two freehold
houses, the rooms of which Wereen-
tirely filed with dry pieces ofbread.
and the sales of these begged crusts
subsequently realized q considerable
sum being disposed Of az food for
cattle. II must be remembered that
Ia the East there is no organized
charity, that most Mussulmans are
exceedingly charitable, many giving
away fifth and some even d third
Of their income. Under such circum-
stances it's not ito be wondered at
that the professional beggar thriyes.
Good Words. ..''''-'
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-10-10

phorus, he was forced to abandon it,
He next pursued t~elegraphy as q
means of livelihood and became ex-
traodinarily apt az an operator. In
1867, while living in Cincinnati, he
began experimenting with the view
to send two messengers at once over
one wire, and succeeded in doing this
in Boston not long afterwards. This
was the first of the many inventions
which have earned for him and his
country, immortal honor. His
photograph first attracted the at
tention of the leading scientific men
of Europe by reason of it's exhibition
at the French Institute in 1878, No
better idea ofthe multiplicity and val
ne of his inventions can begiventhan
by mentioningt the leading features of
his exhibit in Paris at the Electrical
Exhibition, 1881, where his was the
largest, most important and most
varied OF the many exhibits. 1t in
Guided his system of electric lighting
by incandescence, his disc dynamo
electric machine, his INCONSISTENCIES,
which measures the smallest changes
in temperature; his horoscope,
which renders visible the presence Of
certain essential oils and hydrocar-
bon vapors, and also registers their
action; his electromagnetic, which
reproduces the human voice at a dis
tance, like the telephone, but with a
greater intensity, and so forth. Mr..
Edison's career as an inventor, brill
liant though it is, will probably prove
but a portion ofthe obligation which
the world will owe him for some OF
the most delicate as well as service
able application of electrical science,
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-10-10
The Home of the Earthquake.

=. z-#.H-FFT 1~~~S E
Although earthquakes arecommon
in Japan they are seldom violent.
AS many as eighty-seven vibrations
have been noted ina single day. A
month seldom without shocks
in some part of the country, but they
attract little attention. There are,
howeVer, authenticrecords Of several
severe and destructive eartheakes.
In 679 A. D. the island OF Kin-Siu
was visited by q heavy shock, which
rent the earthin assures, one ofwhich
is said to have been four miles long
and twenty feet wide. Kiu-Siu was
the scene of the recent calamity, and
it is noticeable that the same phen-
omenon Of the opening Of the earth
occurred in this instance. Kiu-Siu ia
far less subject to frequent shocks
than the main island Of Niphon, but
they 9 to make up for their in
frequency by Their severity. In17O2
the walls of the castle Of Yedo were
thrown down and q great tidal wave
accompanied the CONFUSION of the
earth. In 1S54the towns of Shimoda
and Osaka were destroyed, and in
the following year $4,000 dwellings
md 1,6OO storehouses were pres
trated in Yedo.-San Francisco
Bulletin.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-10-10
HIS R DECISION.
Commissioners Croft Decides q Case in
the Bentson District.

Commissioner Croft Decides a Case in
h Bentson District.
WASHINGTON, D. O., Special Telegram
Commissioner Croft, the new commissions
of the general and Office, is apparently ia
vorably disposed toward the honest settlers
Of the West. He rendered q decision to-day
in a Minnesota case which indicates that good
faith shown Oh the part of the settler is suf-
ticient proof to give the settler his claim.
The case was Johannis Frederick against
Fred Hauselin, in the old Benson (Minn.) dis
trict The contest was filed and the entry
recommended for cancellation on the ground
of failure to make settlement during the first
six months of the homestead period. The tes-
timony showed that. Hauselin, an unmarried
man., had made every effort to build his
house. He had broken q improved the
land and the second season had planted a
CROP. He continued his improvements, and
finally built his house, but not within the
first six months COMMISSIONS Croft, In his
decision, says:
The rule requiring the maker OF homestead
entry to establish actual residence upon the
land within SIX months from the date of his
entry, like all rules, has its exceptions, and is
not insisted upon where the extryman's good
faith toward the government is sufficiently
shown. or where his acts are not inconsistent
laws.
The commissions says Hauselin's efforts
to comply with the law shows good faith,
and he reverses the decision of the register
and receiver and dismisses the contest This
decision Is regarded as important as indicat-
ing the policy of the general land office with
respect to this class OF claims.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-10-10
The Scholar In Politics.

The first duty of the scholar in
politics is to demonstrate thath his
scholarship is of an authentic and adj
vantageous kind; and that is the
thing that he fails to do. He dreams
his dreams, and nurses his bigotry,
in the most Industrious Way-and
that is all. The people would beglad
to have him secure o footing and
make good his lofty professions.
But that is out of the question so
long as he treats them and their mo-
tives and methods with deliberate
contempt. They donot claim ohaye
reached perfection in any respect;
they do not deny that there is much
room for improvement in their gem
eral manner of life. The man who
reminds them Of their faults and
weaknesses with proper respect and
kindness does not offend them; but
the man who exalts himself above
them and rebukes them like Judge
addressing a gang OF criminals must
expect to incur their pronounced dis
pleasures. They have no patience
with the Pharisee, and they can de-
tect such q character at q glance.
The men who can lead them are those
who report them fairly, pardoning
something to circumstances. They
have q warm side for the true pa
triot; and theirfavor is ever withheld
from the man who doubts that all
countries ours is both the happiest
one to live in and the worthiest one
to die for.-Globe- Democrat.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-10-10

Guilford, Conn, now celebrating
the two hundred and fiftieth anni-
yersnry ofits foundation, has, it is
claimed, the oldest house in this
cnuntry. The house was builtin 1910
for the Rev. Henry Whetfeld, q min
ister Of the Church Of England, .
non-conformist. The stones for it
were brought On barroEs rom q
1ledgea long distance, from the site.
Tho cement used was brought from
England, and Is now harder than the
Stone itself. AT times it was used BY
the sarly settlers a. d kind Of fort to
dsfsnd themselves against the In
cursions % hostile savages, and the
6rstImarriagein GailfordW ass olemn-
issd within it, walls.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-10-10
DEEP WATER PORT.
The Northwest Coast OF the Gulf OF

The Northwest Coast OF the Gulf Of
Mexico Favored.
TOPEKA. KAN, Speciai-Ths COMMITTEES on
resolutions Of the deep harbor oconvention
have made their report az follows:
Whereas, The general welfare q our country,
In 70 Tar ~ " relates to navigable rivers, harbors
and 70 committed by the constitutions
OF the United States to the exclusive charge Of
the congress-: and whereas, the cheap t~ransporta-
ten OF our commercial products constitutes one
OF the most important clements Of the general
Wclfaro: and whereas, the congress has donated
to private corporations more chan $780, 600, 600
OF money and upwards Of 2O0. 200, 600 acres Of
our national land with which to construct arti-
ways, owned by private individuals, while it
has neglected to make adequate appropriation
for even one possible harbor on the northwest
only afford very much cheaper transportation,
but which, by our organic law. is under
the exclusive care and control OF congress-; and
lying west Of the Mississippi river, comprising
more than three-fifths OF the national domain,
and Welding more than one-halfo Of the agrfcult-
country, is by this neglect forced to transport
its across the continent by way OF
these artificial and expensive highways. subject
90 smo s !" exacsions OF private cupidity &c
times q total Introduction to both consumer and
producer, and whereas there can be no justifica-
s tioh Of TINS discrimination IN favor OF private
SAS A0o - SScSU Ao
commerce Of the West an enormous loss in
transportation expenses, estimated At more than
$l2O.O 0O .oo0. or upwards Of $%1O.OOO.OOO per
month; therefore. -.
Resolved, That, in reafirmance of the action
OF the Denver convention and Of the committees
organized Hereunder, it is the sense Of this con-
vention that It fs the duty Of congress to ap-
propriate permanently and for immediate use
whatever amount is necessary to secure q deep
water port on The III west coast OF the gulf Of
Mexico. west OF the 93d degree. west longitude,
capable OF admitting the largest vessels. and
at ' which the best and most accessible .harbor
can BIO secured and maintained in the shortest
possible time, and at the least cost, the time,
place and cost to be ascertained from the board
OF engineers appointed under an act of congress
passed at it's last session. zs.gv& "
Resolved further. That this convention, in be-
half OF the people 1t represents, thanks the con-
gress OF the United States for the prompt and
satisfactory action heretofore taken In recogni-
ton OF the request Of the Denver Deep Harbor
convention.
A minority report was presented by Watt
OF Louisiana. favoring the establishment Of
three gulf harbors, one Of them to be on the
coast OF Louisiana. After considerable dis
cussion the majority report was adopted and
the convention adjourned sine Gle.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-10-10

There Is luck in odd numbers. said Ro,,
oaMore, and Rory might have add4d tbat
occasionally an even number strikee ~ r;ch
LARK e Anderson, proprietors ofsth. Mons-
tor Restaurant, 604 South Thirteenth stro. |,
think so CT least; for they held o-ne-sonrth q
ticket. No. 1876 in the July dravinr An.
LOUISIANA State Lottery, and WSsn W.
whael stoppedit was found that ik.Isee si ~
a aan $oo, 600, hence their share ~ 90.
~ y happened this way, said MI knsa
son 70 g reporter, CLARK ana 4 were nnH 49,
wei nxed and 1 remarked 4 evenin~ III
invest w IN The Louisiana Htate nss...s
1 was 10 favor Of buying AystNentiethss ~
" sald: ,No, tet m buy 4 fourth. ana n ~
WIN Ne Will get something. Ho Wsnn-sh..sS
7 cooked anxiously FOR the Ist ma u sb.ssa
eome fioundsthat w had Inas IHs3t j
actually parallyzed. We collacted.sSsa 49,
tnrongn ne Pacific, sxprass, ana II ca,cs saes
i1and as promptly asiiit had hss nAm Ne s.IsS
LAY Gould's checks w were gettinr .s 1Iss3s
noi We are not going to EuYope:,we -sii.xs
Sig9g nere. put 4 little more NOM = =: =
g Duslness q zee il va can not innsx.as Il.
kalns. ~ q matter Of fact ~ sssh WI
1ss.p NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. V
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-10-10

The observation-disclosures contro-
versy continues to show up at inter,
walls. The Shakespeareans are
carrying the war into Africa The
theory of the late James Freeman
Clarke that the similarity in thought
and expression in the Bacon essays
and the Shakespeare plays is due to
the fact that Shakespeare and not
Bacon wrote them all has been taken
up, and worked out to as plausible q
demonstration at least as the con-
trary theorythats Bacon was the au-
thor Of them all.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-10-10
where the Big FightWass
Media (Pa American.

Media (Pa.1 American.
Mr. Stable, 81 the Gettysburg
Compiler, is known to every editor in
Pennsylvania. he Is 2 gentlemanI
and q good freside companion. His
fayorite theme is the great bottle
which he saw in the streets Of the
town, and his hospitable home cared
for many Of the wounded. All of.
the citizens Of Detroit know how to
greet-and show interest il visitors
and this spirit extends even TO the
BARRIERS. While the venerable Mr..
Stable was being shaved at the Rus
sell House shop, there was q good
opportunity to read one Of his many
badges.
81 see, = said the barber that You
are from Pittsburgh
mo" said Mr.. Stable. 81 am from
Pennsylvania, sir, and there are more
interesting places in Pennsylvania
than Pittsburg. / am from GettyH-
bury, sir" and Mr.. Stahlegot mouth
and lungs ready for his story Of the
battle. s89
"Ah," responded the barber,
'"where is Gettysburg
why don't you know? That's
where the big fight was"
"The big fght2"
eyes the big fghtl" t
Were you there?"
"Well ! should say / wasl"
"Did you see it"
Eyes, I did"
"Well, now, that is interesting"
pursued the barber; ssand will you
honestly give me your honest inn
pression-which was the squarest
fghter-Sullivan or KiIrain?n
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-10-10
ARRIVAL OF THE RUSH.
Her Comvander Tells the Story OF
Her Cruise.

Her ComrOander Tells the Story OF
Her Cruise.
PORT TOWNSEND, WASH, Special Telegram,
The United States steamer Rush arrived
from Sitka. Her commander, l. G.
Shepherd, reports that out of q feet OF thirty
five sealing vessels in Benring sea the Rush
intercepted twenty-one and seized six, five of
which were British schooners from Victoria
and one American and Indian schooner Of
this port. All of the seized vessels were Or
dered to SItka. Each British vessel was
placed in charge Of one seaman, al. of which
vessels. Notwithstanding the protests of
the officer in charge, proceeded to Vic
torla, and in some instances even
killed seals in Behring sea while
bound south. The American schooner with
out O prize crew, came to this port aud sur
rendered to the customs. When tine Rush ar
rived at SiJka, Sept. IL, and learned of the
supposed loss Of the schooner Alpha near
Yukulat, she proceeded TO that place and
found the owners, captain and crew from the
wrecked Alpha on Q small island preparing
to winter. All of them were returned to
Sitka. While cruising in Behring sea a seal
irg boat belonging to the British schooner
Beatrice of Victoria was picked up contain
ing six Indians They. had been adrift for
ten days with very little food and water,
and were so emaciaIed that they were unable
to walk. They were provided for aud landed
at Barclay Sound, B. G. The Rush leaves
for Seattle tomorrow. .. ,y.-
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-10-10

IT IS reported that a Fremont,
Neb., lady, recently deceased, had be-
come SO strongly attached to her
two Jersey cows, which had supplied
her stock OF milk for sometime before
her death, that she insisted that at
her death they should both be killed.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-10-10

the services 81 the church ID 1884. Later
he entered St Francis, seminary ct Nilwau-
kee. further pursuing his studies ~ 81 VIM
CENTS college IN Pennsylvania, End complet--
Ing them at ST John's college In this state.
he was ordained Nay %, 1871. On june
8 OF the same year he came to this CITY ~
pastor OF the En0lsh-speaking Catholic
churches Of Winona county, where he has Ia
bored ~xealously ever since for the advance
nent OF his church and his people. Besides
his important work and prominent place in
the church. Father Cotter has been cons
nected with several prominent movements
In 1872 no first became connected with the
Father Mathew society, and for three terms
was president Of the Catholic Total Abstt-
nence Union Of America. where his great
eloquence and wit make him . conspicuous
figure in the temperance work Of the contt-
nent. He has also been the lecturer for
America Of the national union, and in this
capacity spoke in the leading cities OF the
Eastern and middle states.
Isl OF SIOUX FALLS.
Sioux FALLS, 8. D., Special Telegram,
kilograms were received from Rome
to-day announcing the elevation OF Sioux
Falls TO the dignity Of a see city and the APP
pointment of RI Rev. Martin Marty as btsh-
op Of Sioux Falls The new diocese COM
prises the whole of South Dakota. The GUS
tom in the Catholic church prescribes that
. bishops see Is erected only in such places
as give undoubted evidence of permanent
progress, and q bishopric once established Is
never abolished. This fact will demonstrate
the importance of this official appointment
to Sioux Falls The bishop-elecs Is now Wis.,
iting in Europe, and his conservation will
doubtless take place at his former home
In Switzerland. Bishop Marty came
here in February last as vicar apostolic. He
was born in Schwyz, switzerland, Jan. IL,
1884; became q member OF the Monostic
Order Of St. Benedict in 1855; was ordained
priest In 1860, and sailed for America. He
went to Spencer county, Ind, n entered
the Monostary of st. Meinrod, which in 1870
was raised to the distinction Of an abbey,
with Father Marty as the first injured abbot.
In 1875 he left there to work among the
Indians OF Dakota and established his head
quarters at Standing Rock agency in 1875.
His labors soon attracted wide notice, and
when Dakota was made a ~vicarate apostolic,
Bishop Marty was chosen to preside and was
consecrated Feb. 1, 1880. He took up his
residence in Yankton. He came to Sioux
Falls last February and has remained here
ever since. The appointment was made
Sunday last In special audience by The pope.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-10-10

PATRICK BRADY has just been r.
leased from the Auburn New York,
penitentiary after serving a term Of
thirty-one years. He is an expert
mechanic and it is said during his
imprisonment he invented machinery
that has saved the state $1,000 q
month.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-10-10
BOTH KILLED.
A Newspaper Controversy Causes .
Duel and Two Deaths.

A Newspaper Controversy Causes q
Duel and Two Deaths.
RoBEILEU, Louisiana,-For some time
there has been p newspaper controversy be-
tween A. G. Poole, editor Of the Vernon
News, and Lee G. McAlptn. sheriff of Vernon
parish. A few days ago Poole sent McAlpin
q challenge, which the latter did not accept
The challenge was repeated. and Poole fol-
lowed It mp and went into the sher-
IFS office with his pistol In his
hand, while McAlpin was reading the chal-
lenge, and said to McAlpin, snow is the best
time we will rave to settle our d~ifferences.s
McAlpin drew his pistol-Poole opening hre
first Several shots were ired by both par
pistol in Poole's head and face, killing him
instantly. McAIpin died a few hours later
from q wound ia the abdomen, 1t being the
effect Of the second shot fred by Poole
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-10-10

A MAN hopelessly lost in the bush
in South Australia, after, wandering
about for four days came upon the
telegraph line between Adelaide and
Port Darwin. He hadn't strength
to go further, but he managed to
climb a pole and cut the wire. Then
he made himself as comfortable as
possible and waited. The plan
worked well. The telegraph repair
ers were sent along the line, and
they came to the wanderer in time to
save his life. II