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The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-04-11
Tear Down the Elaunting Lie.

ASOA 80
The Turtle Mountain Star with
much bravado but with evasive skill
fulness worthy Of the wicked lawyer,
seeks still to impose upon the people by
saying that Rolette county took the
prize at New Orleans for wheat. in
1885. We doubt whether ven the
evidence we give below Will suffice to
convince it Of it's error, but if it has
the regard for dcoency and truth
which it should have or claims to
Lave, it will at once remove ''its mast.
head"
In an article published in tho Fargo
Argus Of March LIST, 1885, appeared
the following letter to the then editor oil
Bo1TIxEAu PIONEER:
Fargo. OAK, February 6, 1856.
". S. Civkham.
Bouineau Pioneer, Oak.
DEAR SlR:-Your euquiring about
sample OF wbea, sent from BOttineau to the
World s Exposition, received. ! had the
wheat placed Oh exhibition to compete for
premium and it did take the first premium
over all samples Of spring wheat on ex-
hi5ition. The committee reported for US,
but the exposition management nevsr Off
cially declared a premium ON any of the
cereals u . to the time l left New Or!eans.
June 6, 1885. We know that the sample o,
wheat sent ny Mr.. A. L.. Sinclair, Of your
county, was reporreh favorahly by the
committee and should have had the prize.
Ii any one claimed or afterwards received
the award. it was by some manipulation Q,
the teturus. In very truly yours,
r. E. FLEMING.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-04-11
Land Office at lewis Lake, d. T
Nl.ch lfh l22l

MlCl TN, b
Notice Ia hereby give N that the fol,.. wing
named settler has ttteL notice II his intention
to make anal proof in support Of his claim
and that said pro # " II be made before the
Judge and Ex-Oticio clerk Of the Probate
court for h ctinesu County, D. T., 81 Bot
tineau on April 18th, 1881. viz:
DAVID WILLIAM ION
u. s. N. 1922 for the s E4, Sec Is, Twp 1872,
r g.
He names the f. Ill lowing Witnesses t" pr we
his continuous residence up III, and culliva
ton Of, aid land. viz: .J.,hn MoArthur,
ga m leI II vines. Mich ,las II ms N and J hn
II. Turner; all Of BJttineau, neau
C1rntyD. r.
al } ,ttineau 3 tt neat c ,unty, D.. T.
Any s.rs ~ wlo dai res t, pr .te4t against
the sl,v vase If 81 IN pr 'of. or VIII knows o.
any sab, antiAl reas IN. under The law and
the reg ila l ms Vt the In eri0r Depar ment
why zach pr, # sh Ill i 4 II he allowed, vii be
given N up 'rt'lni Y 1T he above II NIT ,neG
time and place ~ or 'ss.examine he witnesses
Of said o.ai n and t. rffer evidence in
rebuttal If that submitted by claimant. $40
z. !. 3p1-.NAN,R Register.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-04-11

Among thu 500 women interviewed
by the Washington. Post Dispatch on
the politics. Of the day, it is refreshing
to read the foll1wing concerning one
Of them.
Mrs. Elizabeth Harrison, says:
notwithstanding the p-o'ent prom
inence Ut my family in the republican
party. aud despite the face that l call
President Harrison. Cousin Ben, /
lave never strayed from the paths Of
righteousness. | am a staunch dem
ocrat.'
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-04-11
LAID OFFICE AT DEVILS LAKE, D. TIL

LAND OFFICE AT DEVILS LAKE, D:T..l
March Z, l888
Notice Ia hereby given tina the following
g. make final proof in support Of his claim,
c.erk IL the district curt in and for b, t.
ttneau county. ut Bottineau. Dak.. IN May
CHARLES WATSON.
y. q. No. 4sOa for the n " e. sec. a, twp. lsl,
rg...6. s..-.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his Continuous residence upon and ~cuitivs-
tion OF, sald land. viz: Archie Mcvicar.
William Eell, Frank Cathro and George
Niche. all Of Bottineau, Bottinvau county
Oak.
And o James 4. Johnson, who on March
1lst !So' flied D. 4. No 3,6l7 ON said land, ART
hereOy notified IT, appear ut the time and
place ab' We mentioned ind show cause II
any there be. why the said Charles Watson
should not be allowed to make prof and
payment for said land.
Any PRISON who desires to protest against
the allowance Of such proof, OF who kcows .:
any sub-tantial reason, under the law and
the regulations Of the Interior Department,
why suci, proof should not lie allowed, will
BE- given an opportunity ut the above mea-
toned time amt place to ~cross-examiue the
Witnesses OF said claimant. aud to offer ev,
dence in rebuttaio Of that submitted by cla,u,
ant C34-.9j +. q. SpILxAN. REGISTER.
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The Farmers Stand at Bay.

The American farmer, grown
weary Of outrage and spoilation, now
stands at bay and is Il determined
and cooperate man.
He VIII fight this internal Irvine
trust on principle and holds himself
as ready to make needed sacrifices,
as did his great grandfather. when he
threw the Briton's "trust tea" over.
board in Boston Harbor.
The officers Of the National
Farmers Alliance Of America boldly
grappled with this problem at a
raeeting held in Demoines on the
18th Of the present month, and have
sent forth ME suhjoined wise and
fearless suggestions to the farmers Of
the nation:
ain view Of the fact that the prices
Of binding Irvine have advanced al.
mos, beyond where it can be pro6ta.
bly, used through the manipulation Of
spectators. vito have cornered the
en- dre sisal and MANILA fiber. We
would recommend to our farmers
that every practical eApedient be re.
sorted to for the purpose Of meeting
the emergency by cutting off the nse
of the twine wherever possible. We
recommend the following expedients:
/. Changing binders into harves.
ters, with platforms for hand binding.
Q. Charging self binders into
headers, which can be done at axrnall
-cost, to cut aud stack loose; and we
recommend
g.. The curtailing Of the small
grain "ntput wherever the results for
wears have been Of doubtful result. "
These brave words make it very
evident that the Twine trust will not
Rave "a walk over" in robbing the
farmers this year, and they further.
more indicate that the inevitable up
rfsing Of the banded farmers against
the banded monopoIists, ls near at
hand,
List! Trust bandit! And you may
hear the awful roa- Of cyclonic
forces that will soon convert you in.
to your original atomic dust.-Farm-
.e,s Voice, Chicago.
Whom "the Gods would destroy,
they make mad. and these p1undering
schemers will find that the hardy
pioneers Of the Northwest are not to
be robbed With IMMUNITY. Farmers,
attend to your protection as the
trusts have done to theirs. Vote or
support nd nan for office who has in
Sny, WAY aided in plunde.ina ron.
j. +.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-04-11
: u. s, wa,

Un lar these laws. every native horn mAla
a;u,. 49, u,;.. w., a.. -
s~ St'"e S"'seo o~"$e. = - = AS
o. 4 i1'naly; every tHAic OltIs0n over tWcnty-
ous wears Of are: every foreign hvrn maze
~i.o ma. .l~.i. ...I ~. .,o..;.n .n ~ . ~;
-" os'"1 "'o
cltsxeh ana taken tue VASh OF A~lIoS1Hnce;
eve v woman vino il the hemd al \ family:
aud vor, ,,m.,.. , -.
~ WY "~' w. "AS
years u age, hsS tAt"e "AanO rights, tAro
.a.h Of winch he or she cmh u.uu.,e tia
acrea of vov.,nment iand. mahiny a., acyes
IN ali - Oi.Ows:
l.i-rur pnr.rN pryoN
ny ""&A'S uotA0~ANo ote'SA1Ch>uPoA 4uoH-
20 SoS~LoA IAoo "SloSj, w''A1AA i's"e"J 1cJo
snSAo.A~a AAa"'"S onSAJ ~ as aRAu - u
I'o~sA AAsAN oAA'ce, P"S shS on curry Ace ~ s~saA~
AiA'uSAy to'AA'hS oPon aAa aAAPfoSAaAS
L1e iAho ~ s.A na'n.AA1 sAiefeSl sef, vac oi.siAA-
nv oS4".ios suo E'Sus, - sno oA1 ~ SneeAA
sA~aSA0st plosS ~ Ais satao suu "" q
Y"soA', oA Ino Pay'noAeV SA.~o POI Uoie' LAG
100 S.o Sts.ou ~ ue'e..nh r.o'''S 49,
49,. oN"1. -.
sAoo NFon uAo1sSeySN '"lAN0, y. aHAAo e.e<
s1'e ocon 'Se9 81 S.s 0ae Je.1N We"
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-04-11

hat, any applicant for permission to
be absent from his land for any
period not exceeding a year, will lie
required t. make affidavit corrobcr-
ated by two or more disinterested
witnesses setting forth the facts on
which he relies in support ct his ap.
plication which aAidavils may be ex-
ecuted before any officer inS,he land
district using a seal and authorized to
administer oaths.
The other sections Of the act relate
to price of land within railrs al limits
and to the taking Of additional lands
to make up 100 acres where = party
has not exhausted his right.
For further information, Come and
See uS.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-04-11

IA law was recently passed by the
Dakota legislature, excluding the
period Of residence before one is
qualified to vote. The amendment
to the law, IL that one year in the
United States and six months resi-.
dsnce in tae territory are nov neces-
sary, bat this is not supoasel to de.
prlvc amy person ofhis vote who l. now
eutitied thereto under the existing
laws Of the territory.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-04-11

Pyesidcn, Harrison has issued his
proclamation, recommending ina on
Tuesday, April 81. that being the
centennial anniversary Of the lnal.,.
uration Of our first president, tie
people Of the whole country i'm.
plore the favor OF God, that the
blessings Of liberty, prosperity and
peace may abide with us as a people,
aid that his hand may lead US in :he
paths Of righteousness and good
x}ar1s
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-04-11
Land ONCE al Devils Lake. Lakota,(
- AH>anA- a. u =


Notice In hereby given that the fDll.wlre
named settler has h,ed n'n,ceO f his intention
y make anai prof IN supp =. nf his claim,
Clerk Of the District Court FIR Il ttineau
O., at. BDttineau, D. T., on April 27tlI;
1880, viz: -
GEORGE A. TOOK.
DIS. No. ao43, for the W 4, 3 " Il, ne n
9 W n, sec 5. .wp l6l, re q. % g.
He names the following witnesses To prove
his continuous residence upun, n cuitiva-
tiOn If said land viz:
Lewis Rasmussen, L,hn A. SCOTT, Jacob
Copper and r. chard Williams, all Of Bo;tin-
eau. Eottineau c,Ensy y. Oak,
ANY per, ~ wac desires t., pr test agains
Che allowance. IF SIGH proof, ,rwh ! KIN wsrf
any sihs'.in la reasar, fnGer he law anG
y. reg !aIiois + Lie IaSerir Iepar me
why gncsl pr.nAf Sh ,uld nnt he ailt, wed, vii
be given an opportunity al the ab We mer.-
II ned time and place q or '4s-axa n ne tie
Win sses Of said claimant, and TO 6ffer ey.-
dence W rebuttal Of that sLb1ait.eG ty
claimant.
80 = q. ssu.xAN, 1ssistss,
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-04-11
Land Once ~ Devils Lake, Oak, |

Es Land Ofnc1 ~ Devils LAk0, LAX,
March L6, lSSV.
NoTKCs Is hereby g1ven that the f0lit11fng
named - Tier hRs A.ed notice VI HIS lntex lion
Ia make Anal pfsJf In suppOrt Of his oiatm,
and thst said prof will BIZ made before the
clerk VI the dlssriot court for BottiDeAu Co..
ut Bot1ne&u, d. r., ON May 9Th. lX5e, viz
THONA0 STESL.
DIS. No. 5l96, for the y " Il, seX.sekswLs
$50 =, II Q n, n w. n " 4, ne Il, sec ] twp lei
r. 8. ~,
He names the ( dlowing witnessed 10 prove
his . ,n~.inuous Residence upon, n c.ltiv1-
lion VI, said lAnu, viz: .@
Edward Dodge, Fred Clark, John Walker
anu =. Il. n n.a Ill vi B3stineau, Bottlneau
county, DAk.
.A,y ,rS ~. VIII desires to protes Ct against
the a,i.. vance III slcil proof. or WIN N ws VI
any subssAnti..f rcAs N, under The law and
the regulations u the interior department,
why s"ol prIof should not be ali.!wed will
be gwen ~ opp rLuni.y ~ The above men-
tsoned time anU p:ac , 70 the
Witnesses II said oiainn:Int, and ~ oner evt-
dcnco IN rebuttal " that submitted by
O.ailnunt.
3i-3i K. q" 3PlLNAN B sgistsr.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-04-11

There are seven fractions in township 1871 along TIT International boundary line.
averaging ~ nile, in width or about 1870 quarter sections. all but three Of which" are
vacant Four towns are surveyed but not yet ready for filing N Three are heavily
imberd. very desirable Two mic, north Of the houn lary line Elm rang rs, extensive
fields ire nsw being deveio,ed by he Canadian Pacific Railway a ready solution
If the fuel question. when III timber Of The mountains shall have disappeared, f"w what
son the Canadian side, ma be found ao "n the American.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-04-11
NJ Q. TIBBITS.
COLLECTlON"ndLOAN BROKER
Fn,n, Looms q Speciality.
Bottineau, Dakota
FINAL . NOTICES..

Y ,,ices Of final proof must be paid 70
,efore = Ii iavit Of publication will he Is
sued from this Office.
rhe charges are: For a single notice Of
DIAL pr,s:. s . o: consolidate notices. So
each. contest and timber culture noticts,S .
I.ach special II I'll &c 81. extra.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-04-11
f.. q. SPrLxAN, Regi tar.
Land Once at Devils Lake Oak


February IA, los"
Notice il hereby given that the f blowing
t.. make Anal pr wi in supp 'rt Of his claim,
and that said prof will be made before the
Judge and ex: 'noi" clerk 81 the probate
mean, r r. IN. May !. 1855, viz
Christian Y. RNtha,
D.s. NJ. a)J', SIR the NE;4 section II, Town
1872, r. g.
He names the f. 'lnwing witnesses to prove
i;r e. .ntinu"us residence upon. and ciltiva
Il n of, said land, viz: 0te Krngen. =:
Dyrstad, Hans Peterson and J; Gorder, all
of 3',tLisa 4. = ,ttineau Co.. *.
Alv p)rson VIII de.ires TO pr, es: agsirs
the ~ 'wance # s!ch pr.r,f, or who knows
Of any Substantial reas ~, under the law and
why such prof shDald not bs allowed. will
be given an opportunity Mt the above mem
toned time and place to or ~exani the
witnesses Of said claimant. n to offer evil
dence In rebuttat Of that submitted by
claimant.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-04-11
f., Il. 3prLMAx, Register.
LAND 0 srr,s AT De yIL.LAxg. D.,T.l

LAND Q srr,. AT De IL1 LAKE. D.,T.( =,
Oct. Der 9Th 1858.
Complaint having been entered at this
Office by Martin Flanery against Tn. mas
Collins and his heirs for abandoning his
homestead entry, No. llS6, dated May 18th,
1876, rpon the 8 W n, section ii, township l8l.
view to the cancellation Of said entry. the said
parties are hereby SUNNI med IT, appear at
the United States Land office at I,evi!s Lake
the Oath day nf April, lSs9, at 10 O'Clock
a. m, tn respond and furnish testimony O n
cerning said alteged aha, d1nment.
= ;pt1MAN. Register.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-04-11

The following information concerning thev vacant land in thisr region ofrih ant varied
resource is reliable There is no railroad land hse. Every quartz section il available
sections 10 ad j8 for school purposes and beforcs survey, none aec KEMP from
squatters right There's sc sections I" IA quarter sections each township. For
Ehaps pamphlets and othr. Nor aaMon, address he b lTrINEAU PIONEER .BNrne ~. L. l.:
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-04-11
VACANT GOVERNMENT LANDS.

In Bottineau County, Dakota, as Shown by the Books and Maps
in the United States Land Office, at Devils Lake, Dakota,
February First, 1880.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-04-11
The millennium il near at hand.
The democrats have captured Rhode
Island.

BY law, all laws parsed by the last
legislature are no laws at all until on
aud after the LIT. of July next. j
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-04-11
Land Office at Devils Lake. y. T., I
~nh II lSon 7

Notice Is hereby given that the following
to make inal prI # in support II hIsclaim,
and that said pr,,f viii he made h.frre The
clerk of the District G ,urt IT r ,ttineau
:un; y. ~ Il 't5ineau. Dak, on April 20, 1853,
viz
GEORGE FLETCHER.
y 4. v. 43t5. FOR n, r 4 VEIN EN g f
M.Sec ii and n w n. N W u, Sec IL. Twp 49,,
&.
lie y, nos :he FIJI " ng Witnesses 20 prove
his G N inu,us residence ;;pnn, and cuitiva-
ion OF, said LAID, viz Nei, Mcinnis.
James II. Blc IN. Alexander Maclay and
Mathew Harrison, all of Bot. ineau, Bottin-
eau COun'y r. 7.
E. G. SpILMAN,
Rexister,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-28
MR.. PRILLER STILL MISSING.
He Wandered Away Into the Country
and It Is Feared He Is Dead.

1t is now feared that the old man Heinrich
Joseph Priller, who disappeared from the
house of his daughter, Mrs. Barbara Schmidt,
on North Capitol street, as heretofore pub
hshed in THE STAR, has met with fatal mis-
lap. As published in yesterdays STAR the old
man was admitted to the aims house a week
ago and it was supposed that he was still there
unit! yesterday afternoon, when his daughter
called at the aims house and learned that her
father was not there. 1t appears that the old
man wandered away from that institution on
the day he was admitted. Searchers
were sent out for him, but he could
not be found. Mrs. Schmidt learned that her
father had been seen on the Baltimore and Po-
tOuac railroad track going in the direction of
the Eastern branch, and it is thought by some
that he WAS on his way to Baltimore. He Is
eighty-one years old and too feeble to walk
such distance. II is feared that he has been
taken Ill somewhere in the country. The po-
lice have not yet heard anything concerning
the old mans whereabouts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-28
PERSONAL MENTION.

Miss May Steiner, daughter Of Col. Frank
Steiner Of Frederick. Nd, is spending q vaca-
ton with her cousin, Alice E. Holmes at the
Gaseh cottage. Hyattsyille.
A pleasant surprise party Was given las,
evening at No. $40 18th street to celebrate Mr..
H. F. Rsh's forty-siIth birthday.
Mrs. F. Wetzel aud Mrs. r. W. Calhoun and
daughter Lottie are visiting their sister in
Baltimore.
The Potomac athletic club viii give the
fourth Of the fortnightly hops at the club
house on Friday evening.
Among the Washingtonians attending the
session Of the American association for the
Advancement Of science at Toronto are Major
Bernhardt E. Fernow.
DIR. Godding, superintendent Of the govern
ment hospital for the insane, left the city to-
day for vacation of several weeks, the most
OF which will be passed in Massachusetts,.
Invitations have been issued to the marriage
of Mr.. Henry Hallowell Miller Of Sandy
Spring, Md, and Miss Helen, daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. H. J. Gray of this city, to take place
at Siasconset, Mass, on Saturday, September
IA. The young couple will be lat home" after
October at "stanuore," Sandy Spring.
DIR. and Mrs. s. s. Stearns are at Aurora,
West Virginia.
Rev. aud Mrs. VIM. Il. Chapman have re-
turned from Ocean Grove.
Miss Fannie Moore has returned from Asbury
Park and is spending q few weeks in western
Maryland
Mrs. Edward Winnie, Miss Nellie Winnie and
Mr.. A. j. Clarke of Washington are at the Port
land. Asbury Park. Nj, and are constant At
tendants at the camp meetings.
Gen. Geo. B. Williams leaves this evening
for his fishing camp on the Kankakee river,
Indiana, where he will be joined later by Mrs
Williams, who is now at Richfield Springs.
Mrs ID. Loughran and family, Mrs. Griffen
and daughter, Mrs. job iston and daughter,
Mrs. Wickware, Miss Wickware, Mrs. Page Miss
Scott and Mr.. Cullen of Washington are at the
White sulphur Springs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles NJ. Warren left today
for an extended tour through the south. While
In Kentucky they will visit Mr.. Warren's mother
at her country seat in Fulton.
Mrs. II. Ii. Henpler and children have left
for Oakton, Va.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-28
A TOUGH YARN.
Told by an Ancient and Truthful MARI
ner Of the Lakes.

From the New York Dispatch.
Talking of life preservers," said the truth.
full mariner as he knocked the ashes out Of his
pipe, ''you remember the old steamer Rousta-
bout that used to run from Buffalo to Chicagos
/ was mate on her the year before she was lost.
We were about sixty miles cut nom Chicago
when Mike flanagan, who was doing something
up on the mast, fell, struck on his head on the
| roof Of the cabin and bounced clean out into the
lake. Well, the captain he see him fall sad he
stopped and backed that old Roustabout
quicker'n you could say scat Mike went
down Ike plummet, for he was Knocked In
sensible, and I know'd there was no use to
heave life preserver for him, 80 Jest hur-
ried mp the boys in getting the boat down, al
though didn't expect il nd do much good. We
mad jim hing on board. Passenger from Chi
cage: You remember Jim King, don't you?
Cant say that do" remarked bystander.
well, Jim was champion quoit-thrower in
them days. Hes dead now, poor fellow, but
Jim was boss on THROWN quoits. I tell you
quoits we're great game In them days. Every
village had QUOT club and the boys on the
farms used 70 throw hoss shees Il was some-
thing like base ball in these times, although I
never could see as much fun in base ball as
could see in good game Of quoits"
nOh, come Oh. !" cried the impatient listener
what did Jim do, or did he do anything2 Did
Nov, don't be too fly. Who's tsllin' this
yarnT
Well, you don't seem to be-"
60 onl Go on!' said the crowd
"Wen, you know, in quoits Q ringer was
when You put the QUOT around the stake. II
counted double. Well, Jim he picks up the
round life preserver-its like great big quot,
you know-and as the cappn came running aft
Jim he sings out, 'Capp'n ri bet you s5 I'll
make ringer on that man if he comes mp
within the length of this line
Bet you $40 you can't said the captain.
Take You, said Jim, and Just at tibet mint
up hobs Mikes head about so feet astern. Jim
threw it. and I'll be burned IL that life preserver
didn't go plump over on Mike head clear down
on his shoulders, and there it stuck. We got
down the boat, and when we got to Mike he
hadn't come to vet, and didn't for some time
after. He'd been goner if it hadn't bin fur
that ringer, although it took the skin often his
nose"
Did the captain pay the S2OY'
Pay it? You jist bet he did. And Jim he
handed it over TO Mike. and Mike he blew it all
In when We got to Detroit. l wish some of IL
was here now, fur I'm mighty dry. Thanks;
don't mind If do"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-28
Ii Might Have Been Bad for the Rats.

Yesterday afternoon George Neale, a clerk
in grocery on street between ~ and 9Th
streets, was badly burned by the explosion of
some fluid poison for DISCRIMINATING rats, mice
and insects. Some of the posion had been pur-
chased by the proprietor, Edward O'Neal, and
1t had been applied by the clerk. The
latter. to show the effect, lighted match and
threw II ON the floor where il had been
kprinkled. An explosion took place and the
Pre- Misses were at once in a blaze. The fire was
extinguished. but Mr. Neaie was burned about
thu face and hands.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-28
Born In Hard Luck.

From the Chicago Mail.
II don't spose it's any use," said the hungry
man mournfully, siding up beside the we'll
dressed man, for me to ask You fer little
assistance toward gettin' bite TO sat?"
Mot the least bit in the world" said the
other man cheerfully.
II s'pose not" continued the hungry man. q
tinge OF sarcasm coming into his tone of voice
and blending in fine mezzotint quality, with
the Jeremaic strain. ''Is'pose not" And this
time he spoke refiectively. II amt no Johns
town sufferer, / amt, an don't know nothin'
about Johnstown. so i can't tell no straight
story. / amt never been to Seattle and so I
can't pose as bein' burnt out amt even a
Braidwood miner, amt Eff l wuz any o'them
1 wouldn be a askin' for little somethin' to
get a bite O. vittles I'd be a wearin' good
second hand close an necktie an a shirt that
splits down the front and back both. Mebbe
I'd have collar an cuffs with buttons into 'em.
Anyway, I'd be a spendin' relief money an a
eatin' regular. But / amt none o. them. !
blong right hyar an amt had no lob for a
year. I'm busted cause it's nv own fault
am, an l amt got no show to kick over the
bad distribution o no relief money at all. All
the luck comes ter people on the outside, an q
man right hyar at home has ter eat out o. slop
barrels an sleep IN coal holes an git moved on
an not have no close to speak of. It's mighty
hard, an just wisht some o. these fires or
floods or somethin' would sorter come my way
onct. amt had no luck since wuz er kid,
amt, and he ambled away, broken in spirits
hungry, footsore and ragged.