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The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-03-21
A Browning Story.

The following story is told regard
ing the ready comprehension which
some people, profess for everything
that Browning has written. One
lady was talking about the matter
with another, a profound Browning
lite, II am sure" said the latter,
that I understood without difficulty
everything that Browning wrote
"And upon the first realing?" asked
the other, Certainly" The frst
lady took down her Growing"
turned gravely to one of the MOTT
mystical of the poems and began 10
read it wrong end tirst-that is to
say, she read the last line first, and
then the next to the last line, and
kept on till she had read the whole,
finishing in an animated delivery
with the first line of the poem. Size
lentthe rhyme, more or less dubious,
o fthe poet the music, quite undeni-
able, Of her voice; and the new dis.
ciple of Browning drankit all in with
eager ears. "Therep' the reader said,
when she had finished, lido youmean
to say that you understood that?"
tPerfectly,"ssa the other; nothing
could be more luminous than those
glorious lines, which march from
their Introductory statement to their
irresistible conclusion like the gleam-
ing advance Of splendid army
Boston Traveller.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-03-21

mn 16 n 80 III every township OF
said proposed states, and where such Sec
tions, or any parts thereof, have been sold
or otherwise disposed OF by or under the
lands equivalent thereto, in legal sub.di-
visions OF not less than one-quarter Sec
ton. and As contiguous as may be to the
section ] nElieu Of which the same il taken,
are hereby granted toSsaid STATES for the
support OF common schools, such indemni-
tys lands to be selected within said states
in such manner as the legislature may BRO
VIDE, with the approval OF the secretary OF
the interior: Provided, thattho 10th and
36th sections embrac ed in permanent res
CREATIONS for national purposes shall not,
the Indemnity provisions Of this act, nor
shall any lands embraced In Indian, mill
tary, or other reservations Of any ~har-
acter, be subject to the grants or tosthe in
demnity provisions OF this act until the
reservation shall have been ~extinguished
and such lands be restored to, and become
q part OF the public,domain.
Sec. IL That alllands herein granted for
educational purposes shall beydisposeds OF
only at public sale. and Mt asprice no less
than SO per acre., the proceeds to constl
of which only shall be expended ID the
support OF said schools. But said lands
may, under such regulations a. the legisla-
knres shall prescribe, be leasedsiorf periods
OF not more than I've years, In quantities
not exceeding q section to any one per-
son or company; and such land shall not
be subject to presumption. homestead on.
laws OF tho United States, whether sur
Keyed or unsnryeyed. but shall be reserved
Tor school purposes only.
Sec. 1 {. That upon the admission 81
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sHAil DO iOuna OY On0 department. OF the In.
to be mineral lands, said states are
hereby authorized and empowered to &C.
lect, in legal subdivisions, an equal guam
tity OF other un~appropriated lands in said
states,-in lieu thereof, for the uae and ben.
eft Of the common schools OF said states.
Sec. 10. That all lands granted in guam
tity or as Indemnity by this act shall be
selected, under the direction OF tho secre-
tary Of the interior, from the surveyed,
unreserved, and unappropriated public
lands OF the United States within tho linn
its Of the respective states entitled thereto.
And there shall be deducted from the mum.
Der Of acres OF land donated by this act
Tor specific objects to said states the pum-
Der OF acres in each heretofore donated by
congress to said territories for similar oh.
jects. 49, ~.
Sec. 20. That tho sum Of $4,000, or
SO much thereof as may be necessary, is
hereby appropriated, OUT OF any money in
e es ssaSa 81 ssi a9 ssr Gffssssis'r iot e%sasairres1gEIhisstssS6 e;
expenses OF tho said conventions, except
to Dakota, for which the sum OF $40, 900
is so appropriated, $50, 900 each for
South Dakota and North Dakota, and for
tho payment OF the me.nbers thereof, UNI
der the same rules and regulations and at
the same rates as are now provided by
law for the p~aymentsof the territorial leg
islatures. Any money hereby appropriat-
ed not necessary for such purpose shall be
covered into the treasury OF the United
States ss4S gsr $50 +
Sec. 81. That each OF said states, when
admitted as aforesaid, shall constitute one
judicial district. the names thereof to be
the same sas the names OF the states, re-
spectively; and the circuit and district
tai of such state for. the time being, and
zach ~ aaid diatricta ahalI. for indicia mr..
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-03-21
A DELIGHTED YOUNG WOMAN

Look at my face and my hands-not q pim-
pie,
Such as you saw there some time
ago.
Bee my fresh cheeks, and I'm getting q dim
pie,
I don't look at all like I used to, I
know.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-01-05
Keeping Grapes for Winter

In short article in the american Gar
den upon the subject of keeping grapes,
the following points are furnished. The
method advised is simple and cheap and
well worthy of a trial, as it is claimed you
can keep your table supplied with edible
grapes during the winter months when
other fruits are scarce and high priced or
entirely out of the market. "Clip the
punches of grapes on clear day when
sufficiently ripe for shipping or packing
purposes, using grape scissors, SO as not to
handle the punches any more than is
actually necessary remove all imperfect
berries and then place the punches in
layers in clean, dry earthen jar, filling
up reasonably full, cover the top layer
with strong sheet of double paper, place
on the lid or cover and seal it down by
FASTING piece Of strong cotton cloth over
the top sufficiently large to entirely cover
the lid and opening. When this cloth
covering has become thoroughly dry, bury
the jars in the ground in dry place,
placing stake over each so as to locate
II ~
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A Useful King.

Two American boys made the acquaint-
ance of the King of Denmark this sum-
mer under very peculiar circumstances.
They were skylarking in the streets of
Copenhagen, and one boy tossed the others
hat into tree. While the victim was
trying to dislodge it, there came along an
old gentleman, with umbrella under his
arm and his head buried in his book
Please, sir" said the hatless boy, "will
you get my hat? ?" The old gentleman
fished around with his umbrella for about
FIVE minutes, and falling to dislodge the
hat, allowed the boy to mount his Shout
ders, and, with the umbrella, finally cap
tured the hat. As the boy dismounted
and thanked the old gentlemen, another
gentleman came along, who saluted and
called the one with the umbrella, " Your
Majesty" Being an American boy, our
boy was not paralyzed, but he thinks the
King deserves his kingdom. In fact, the
King of Denmark is capital fellow. He
loves to mingle with the people in their
amusements and there is no fol-de-rol of
royalty about him.-Gotden Dags.
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How to Stop a Runaway Horse,

"When you see runaway coming, do
not try to check him by rush from the
opposite direction or the side, for you will
be Immediately knocked fat by the COL
lision, but instead, prepare yourself for a
short run with the horse. Measure with
your eye the distance, and start for the run
while he is yet some way off, perhaps ten
feet in the case of fair to medium runa-
ways. You may depend upon his keeping
a straight line, for really frightened
horse is half-blind, and would not veer for
a steam engine. He will go straight
ahead until he smashes into something
So do you get close to the line on which
he is rushing, and, as he passes you, grab
the relns near the saddle. Gather the
reins firmly, and then, leaning backward
as you run, give them powerful
yank. You may be able to brace your
self somewhat as you give this yank
half sliding on your feet. The strong jerk
on the bit tells the horse that he has a
master, and prepares him for the final
struggle. A step or two forward after the
first yank, do it again. This is the fin
ishing stroke. 1t never fails when
given by determined man. The horse is
on its launches Keep firm pull on the
reins till you grasp the horse by the nos
trils, and hold him sotiil he is pacifed y
Our Dumb animals.
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The Biggest Fiye-Masted Vessel.

There is an article going the rounds of
the press telling about the schooner Gov
ernor Ames built and launched at VALID
borough, Me. 1t is claimed that she is the
largest fve-masted vessel aloat in the
world. This, however, is wrong, for the
largest vessel in the world is at present
wintering at Detroit, and was launched in
1881. She is the schooner David Bows,
built at Toledo by Captain John c. Parker,
of the Detroit Dry Dock Company, and
owned by Mr.. Corrigap, of Cleveland. The
Ames is PCS feet over all, the Dows 800
% feet longer. The Ames is 232 feet on
keel and the Dows is 265. The Dows car
ries two enter-boards, the Ames one The
Bows is valued at $4,000 and the Ames at
$4,000, this difference lying in the fact
that the Ames has steam power aboard to
run her capstan and hoist her sails, while
Bows has not.-Detroh Free Press, Dec. Sh.
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drifting around on their ice-island. When
discovered they had drifted way down to
4l0 north, although the ship struck the
ice somewhere in the fifties.
sometimes icebergs are met in the
middle of the Atlantic, and several ships
have reported that they stopped and killed
seals that were found on the ice. In cross
ing from here to England the big ocean
racers take the most southerly course pos
sible, and in that way avoid the ice OF
course in some months the ice is SO solid
that little gets adrift, and then the ordin-
airy northern course is pretty safe, but
from March TO August you are likely to
see ice way down in the rolling forties.
The fastest passages made by the Oregon
and Etruria have been made on southerly
tracks"
Just here some sailors began sending up
a new topmast on British bark that lay
near, and the old sailor, unable to resist
the temptation, slid off his seat and went
over to look at them. Despite the fact
that the spar was sent up, put into place
and added, the old-time master found fault
with every step of the work, calling the
men "swabs" and the officers "marines.n
But it is the nearest and dearest privilege
of sailors heart to grumble and growl at
everything and everybody.-New York liaa
and EyDTess
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-01-05
General sickles ON the Rebellion.

"The war of the rebellion" said General
Daniel E. Sickles the other evening, twas
really whisky war. Yes, whisky caused
the rebellion / was in the Congress pre-
ceding the war. 1t was whisky in the
morning. Then whisky all day; whisky
and gambling all night Drinks before
Congress opened its morning session, drinks
before it adjourned. Scarcely committee
room without its demijohn of whisky, and
the clink of the glasses could be heard in
the Capitol corridors. The fghts-the
angry speeches-were whisky. The at
mosphere was redolent with whisky
nervous excitement seeking relief in
whisky, and whisky adding to nervous ex-
element. Yes, the rebellion was launched
in whisky. If the French Assembly were
to drink one-half the whisky consumed in
any one day by that Congress, France
would declare war against Germany
Treasure Troue.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-01-05
SUNDAY EASY CHAIR.
For the RECORD CNIoN.l
prrN

For the RECORD CSIoN.1
BuNYAN
IA poem for the little folks
John Bunyan, when little lad,
Was so profane folks thought him mad.
So terribly he sware aud cursed,
That 'nCng boys he seemed the worst;
And when 10 mans estate he'd grown
In wickedness John held his own.
Bad boys he made so very bad,
Their srents felt exceeding sad
One day sinful woman said:
John, all good boys will be misled
By you. 1t is indeed shame
Thus 10 baSpheme your Makers name,
Ungodly chap, you are the worst
OF all who eer their Savior curs'd'
This sharp rebuke, from such a source,
Went TO his heart with powerful force.
In dread dismay he thought upon
His deep. dark sins; and then was John
Afraid. Poor boy, ne thought, one night
That Satans imps had got him quite.
IN chains they bounn him, hand and foot,
And into he'll poor John was put.
With curses dire his dungeon rung,
BY serpents Kissed, by yipers stung;
Himself in flames, Help HelpI" he screamed,
Then woke and found he'd only dreamed.
This dream strong impress made upon
The quick, impulsive mind of John:
Yet Old years passed snd new ones came
Before he reyerenced Jesus name.
Like Saul of TarsuS, he was mad
With Christians all and but too glad
To vex them sore; he gave no heed
To God or man; no, no, indeed,
But was at best a devil dare
Though followed on by many prayer
Ills plous parents, Christian wife,
Prayed that John might live a holy life;
Their prayers were answered one and all,
Then, like the great Apostle Paul.
An earnest advocate of truth,
He came TO be. cen in his youth;
And till with age his hair was hoary
He told and told the touching story
That God, to save lost, ruined man
Ordained the sacIifcal plan:
That Christs own blood (sin cleansing fouutaiu)
Must all be shed on Calvary's mountain
Should we lot magnify that grace
Which gave this man such living faith
In Jesus? Long has Bunyaus name
Shed radiance on the die of fame;
Long has he SLEPT beneath the sod:
Ere long he'll Ii hear the voice of God
Calling TO life. Then all the just
He'll recompense with life we trust
With life? Yes, yes; life eternal
In land forever vernal
This earth made new, in beauty dressed
VIII doubtless be their home OF rest
Glad, glorious day when our blessed Lord
Brings 10 mis- saints their rich reward.
That day draws near, for Christ hath said,
81 quickly come 10 raise the dead"
Ny dear young friends. 0 may we all
Be ready at the Masters call
From dusty beds with Bunyan rise
To meet our Savior in the skies. f. A NJ
Sacramento. January l, 1889.
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A R0UDOfR In BLACK.
A somber Chamber and Funeral Ward
robe of a Fashionable Widow


robe of a Fashionable Widow
"Come upstairs until I can show you nv
room. IL has all been done over in the
newest fashion, and it is too sweet for any,
thing" said a fashionable society woman
to feminine reporter of the New York
Journal The handsome leader of fashion,
who has been widowed for year or so, led
the way to large room on the second floor
The door was thrown open and the re.
porter took one glimpse and then started
back. The place at first sight looked like
the inside of hearse.
tits the latest English fashion, dom you
know, and so in keeping with my Grape
gown. didn't like it at first, but do not
believe l could sleep in colors again"
The room was furnished with hand
some suite of white enamel, and the bed
spread and pillow shams were of black
satin merveilleux embroidered in black
velvet applique, with silver thread, the
monogram Of the widow being worked in
silver in the center of both spread and
shams. The toilet table and the little escri-
toire We're draped in the same manner, and
at the windows were thin curains of black
liberty silk against white lace
=" Look here" said the pretty widow, and
she threw back the bed covers, displaying
black sheets, hemstetched in white, and
black slips on the pillows.
: l dress in black from tip to toe"
she continued, seeming to glory in her
funeral clothes. Il wear black silk
underwear, black satin corsets, and black
silk petticoa', and even have my gowns
lined with black. Ny friends tell me they
would sleep as comfortable in coffin as in
my bed, but l find it a delightful resting
place"
Aud do you know" she continued, ga
friend who has been made widow is hay
ing room fitted like mine, only with
black-jet monograms A great many
English women who are not in mourning
have black rooms, and that is where l got
my idea"
Then she led the way into the boudoir,
all furnished in vivid yellow-even to the
two canaries that piped in the golden
cages.
Yellow is the next color to black, you
know" she explained; and then my
husband was a Baltimorean, and l have
the oriole colors-black and yellow, too
you see; and the fanciful little widow
laughed gayly, and displayed two rows of
nearly tooth
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Waste in the Kitchen.

The table is, however, the place where
most waste can occur, so guard it well and
pay strict attention to the second serving
of food. The people who prefer an
economical table, which, in their own
mind, means broiled steak and roast beef.
are the most difficult to cater for. Study
to make the warmed-over dishes decidedly
more than ordinary hashes. Employ
judicious combinations and pleasant sea
sonings; for instance, use sage with
warmed-over pork, parsley with poultry
sprlg of mint with your mutton or lamb
and little onion to stimulate the beef.
Cucumber Catsup, inexpensive, if you
make it yourself, heightens the flavor of
fish. An acid Jelly with tame duck and
tomato sauce with warmed-over veal
For warming over dark meats, use
brown sauces, made from Drowned
butter and -four; for white meats,
cream sauce, which, of course, can be made
from milk. One or two potatoes. left from
dinner, will make comfortable dish of
Lyonnaise potatoes for breakfast. The two
tablespoonf1ls of green peas left may be
turned into an omelet for another meal.
Boiled rice may be made into croquetIes.
Fish into scallops. outlets or cream fish
Ham into croquettes. Beef into hash,
meat balls, ragouts, rissoles, or warmed I'D
in its own gravy. Soup meat may be
pressed or potted. Game and duck, made
over into salmis. Chicken and turkey,
into Salads croquettes rissoles, boudins
and timbale. Pieces of bread, left at the
table, may be used for toast, croutons, bread
puddings, or crumbs for breading. Veal,
rewarmed, makes delicious bianquette or
cromesqui.
Many vegetables suffer but little from a
second warming, and even if only in small
quantity, may be served as a garnish for a
little meat dish, thereby rendering it palat-
able and slightly.
In all these little points we must be on
the alert, or the garbage-bucket will devour
our substance. Those who have the respon-
sibility of the household management must
not forget the necessity of practical work in
the kitchen. The power of giving direc-
tons so clearly that the maid will from them
produce the desired results, is, perhaps,
all that is required in some cases ;
but to teach others thoroughly, so
that no waste will occur. one must
be able to do the thing ones self. 1t
is well to give at least one hour a day to
the study of cooking as an experimental
science also. to study the chemistry and
ph. siology of food, and have no hesitation
in -.ying that in three months you will be
We repaid for the time thus spent Look,
for instance, at a combination like this
roast pork and mashed potatoes such oc-
ours frequently in families of some intelli-
gence, but nothing shows ones ignorance
so quickly as such menus. Pork and beans
or peas show some sense, but pork and po-
tatoes, none. No domestic art shows so
much thought, care, judgment, intelli-
gence. inyentiveness and taste as good cook
ing lrs Rorer, IN Table Talk
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-01-05
Tonrh Emit skins.

The skin of pIums is wonderfully strong,
compared with its thickness, and resists
the action of water and many solvents in a
remarkable manner If not thoroughly
Eiasticated before taken into the stomach,
this skin is rarely, if ever, dissolved by the
gastric juice. In some cases pieces of it
adhere to the coats of the stomach as wet
paper clings TO bodies, causing more or
less disturbance or inconvenience Rails
ins and dried currants are particularly
troublesome in this way, and if not chopped
up before cooking, should be thoroughly
chewed before swallowing. If dried cur
rant passes into the stomach whole it is
never digested at all.-Popular Science
Monthlu
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Humble we must be, if to heaven W

humble we must be, II to heaven we CO.
High is the roof here, but the gate is
low.-HerricE
Let not him who prays suffer his tongue
to outstrip his heart nor presume to
that stays behind.-.Souih.
Good temper is the philosophy Of the
heart, a gem in the treasury within.
whose rays are reflected on all outward
objects; perpetual sunshine, Importing
warmth, light and life to all within the
sphere of its influence.
Fifty years ago Ray Palmer preached
sermon in which ne drew this picture:
Il fancy that | am coming back to the
world 500 years from now, and | shall see
Japan open to the Gospel" DR.. Palmer
lived to be writing hymns when we had an
Anglo-Japense college and wonderful
work in Japan.-Dr. j. u. Buckley.
All pure, sweet laughter, is a sign of
happpiness, and happy people are much
more apt to be virtuous than the unhappy.
Be good and you will be happy is hardly
a more truthful saying than be happy and
YOU will be good. In the matter of thought
and character, it has been observed by the
most careful students of the mind that the
lack of humor involves a very serious in
tellectual defect, lack of nice discrimi-
nation.
"Don't judge man by the clothes he
wears. God made one and the tailor made
the other. Don't Judge man by his
family, for Cain belonged to a good family.
Don't Judge man by his failure in life,
for many man fails because he is too
honest to succeed. Don't Judge man bv
the house he lives in, for the lizard and
rat often inhabit the grandest structure.
When man dies, those who survive him
ask what property he left behind him;
the angel bending over the dying man
asks what good deeds he has sent before
hin" -Buaner.
The nature of God is incomprehensible.
Could infinite minds expect it to be other
wise? sum up, if you can, all your ideas
of infinite space, infinite duration, infinite
knowledge and infinite power, and he in
whom they all meet and tremendously
combine is God. The difficulty, the i'm
possibility of comprehending the infinite
is well expressed by the great Roman
orator in the following incident: Hero,
who was hlnE, once asked philosopher,
whose name was Simonides "What, and
like what, is God?' Simonides asked for
one day to consider the question. The
King inquired again the next day, and
was asked to allow two days FOR further
consideration. After two days he re-
peated his question, and was this time
asked to allow four days, and thus the
philosopher continued on each successive
occasion to double the period required for
thought. The King, at last, weary of de-
lay, and curious to know the reason of it,
inquired of the philosopher why he thus
postponed his answer. To whom SIMON
ides replied: "The longer | consider it,
the more obscure does the matter become"
The incomprehensible nature of God is,
however, no bar to our belief in his ex-
istence.-Dr. Mcguire.