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The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1890-02-01

just where the trouble comes. Truly
I don't mind about not receiving
presents, but not to give o single
thing" And the thought brought q
fresh outburst Of grief.
But you car give, darling. The
Bible says we must give according to
what we have, not according to
what we have not. If you wanted
to, you might make q great many
happy this Christmas by giving just
what you have"
"What do you mean, auntie? /
might spend the money I have in the
bank, but mother thinks 1had better
not"
Aunt Fanny wanted to interest
Bertha in something definite, so she
was ready with her reply
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1890-02-01

PRESIDENT HARRISON is becoming
noted at Washington, as he was in In
dianapolis, for his fondness for quiet
little walks about the city unattended
by any distinguishing adjuncts that
would indicate his official pre-emi-
nence over the IS 5000, 900 other
peoplein the country. Nothing in
the entire democratic structure OF
our government is so marvellous and
impressive to the foreign representa-
tives and delegates at Washington
as this perfect freedom on the part
of the C hief executive togo where he
chooses and to determine his own
movements, without personal dan
ger OF public demonstration.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1890-02-01

BUCoDA is the name Of town in
Washington. The origin of it's name
is of a some what curious nature.
However, it rises from civilized sour
ces. 1t may puzzle some of the COM
s1nentators when they endeavor to
search for it's origin. This is how
it was christened: The were three
great railroad men in that portion
of the country where the town is
now, and their names were Buckley,
Coulter and Davis. Each of them
wished the town to be named after
himself. But they couldnot come to
an agreement, and finally as CON-
promise, the first two letters from
each name were taken and placed to-
gether, and thereby originated Bu-co-
da.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1890-02-01
Prize Paid.

Mr.. FL. Carlyle, one Of the proprietors OF
the Delmonico Hotel, has just received $751;
900 by express from New Orleans, being one.
twentieth of the capital prize of $500, 900 in
the drawing for October of The Louisiana
State Lottery. A few days before the draw.
ing took place he tried to dispose. of his
tickets, 1856 among them, but without
success. Something very peculiar and in.
teresting attended the success Of Carlyle. A
short time ago he and Mr.. Marshall, book
keeper for ~schwabacher Bros, entered into a
compact that If one was ever so lucky al to
draw the capital prize he would give the
other 10 per cent. of his drawing. As soon
as be received his money, Mr.. Carlyle hunted
up Mr.. Marshall and counted out $500 to
the surprised gentleman. He had forgotten
not. The Louisiana State Lottery is per-
Nctay reliable, and those with the most con-
sc%ientious scruples can invest in it. 1t is
merely one form of speculation. The Walla
Wallans arc very much pleased with the
honorable way in which the company treated
their fellow citizen.-Walla Walla (Wash.)
Statesman, Nov. 8.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1890-02-01
An Episode Of Slavery Times.

An Episode Of Slavery Times.
When Col. Ralph Plumb, ex-mem.
Der OF Congress from the Streatol
Illinois District, was in the city he
he told a couple Of clever stories at his
own expense. In Washington, one
day, a member said to him: "Plumb,
you're the first man that ever went
from jail to Congress" In 1858 Col.
Plumb was confined for a month or
SO in jail at Cleveland, O., for alleged
completely in releasing Jack Price, a
runaway slave, from the custody OF
the United States marshals at Well.
ington, O. Referring to the affair
Col. Plumb said: II had never seer
Jack Price, and had never heard OF
Jack Price, but when / heard he had
been decoyed into the country from
Oberlin, kidnapped and driven on to
Wellington, nine miles away, I admit
that | offered up a prayer for his es-
cape. 1t was for that prayer l was
sent to jail with some 20 others.
Soon after our incarceration q mob
of 5000 people surrounded the Jail
and threatened to tear it down unless
we g released. I and two others
mounted the yard and earnestly
counseled against violence, advising
them to dispense and let the law take
it's course, and at length they dis
persed. The other day I attended
an old settlers meeting in Ashtabula
County, where l lived so years ago,
and one gray-haired man shook me
by the hand, reminded me of the
Cleveland episode, of which he had
been a witness, and remarked that
that was the first time he had ever
seen me 'on the fence in politics.
Chicago Times.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1890-02-01

The smallest simplest and best
protected postofice in the world is
in the strait of Magellan and has
been there for many years. 1t con-
sists of a small key or cask and is
chained to the rocks of the extreme
capein the straits opposite Terra del
Fuego. Each passing ship sends a
boat to take letters out and put
Others in. The postofice is self-act-
ing and unprovided with a postmas-
ter, and is therefore under the pro-
tections of all the navies ofthe world.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1890-02-01

The troop was admitted, and
as soon as their hats and coats
were removed, they were carried
away to ascene ofsurpassing beauty.
The back parlor was indeed charm
ing as it looked to these little ones.
From the chandelier to the corners
of the room were suspended cords,
and upon the cords hung bright-col-
ored Chinese lanterns. An immense
lantern graced the chandelier itself,
which was further ornamented by
flags.
In a soap-box, made beautiful by a
covering Of white cloth with ever
green trimmings, was planted the
Christmas tree, radiant with candles
and shining with it's golden fruits
while over all was an enhancing gilt
ter of isinglass frost. Festoons of
popcorn and bags ofcandy increased
the general impression of splendor.
These with the toys and cotton dolls
threw an air of reality over a scene
that looked too beautiful to be true.
After the children had stared their
fill, they adjourned to the dining
room. There the table stretched to
it's utmost capacity, awaited the de-
lighted boys and girls.
shall not enumerate all the deli
cacies which tempted the palates of
the Christmas teasters. l am sure,
though, that an ice-cream hen and
chickens graced the center of the ta-
BILE, and that quantities of nuts, rails
ms, candies, and cakes balanced tho
four corners.
After each button on each Jacket,
including the Miller boys jackets,
was about to pop off, and even the
girls Mother Hubbards began to
look scant, and not till then, did they
return to the back parlor. Then the
splendid tree was dismantled,-the
packages, neatly tied and reposing
under the tree, were distributed.
Those who had come with small
baskets were provided with large
ones, and the large ones were filed
to their utmost capacity; tor the
golden oranges, cones, and bananas,
the candy bags and pop-corns strings,
and all the toys took a good deal of
space. Just when the packing was
owe came a ring at the door. A
mar lett a note for "Miss Bertha
Miller"
When she opened it, she found it
contained a check, and a request for
her to use it to purchase a dozen
pairs OF shoes. Bertha's, joy vas
complete.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1890-02-01

ACCORDING to a regulation just es-
tablished for Prussian schools cor.
poral punishment "suficient to be
felt," while not endangering life or
health, is enjoined whenever deemed
necessary by a teacher. Scholars
may be chastised out of school
houses, as their conduct outside is
equally amendable to discipline. Re-
ligious instructions may be likewise
legally emphasized by mean of cor
poral punishment Ito be felt," with
out, however, leaving permanent re-
suits; but blue spots, swoolen stripes
or bruises are considered allowable
and not as permanent wounds.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1890-02-01

did, what sympathy. is sure to do,
melted the girl out of all composure
into a perfect storm Of tears. Aunt
Fanny let Bertha cry until little of
the natural bitterness was washed
out Of the trial, and then she said
gently %.& - t@.s
"I'm afraid you havn't the Christ.
mas spirit in your heart, dear You
know the Christmas" spirit, if there
lis anysthat iis worthy Of the name,
must be a spirit ofgiving, not of re-
ceiving. Christ gave himself for us.
As a gift he came at Christmas. If
we want to be happy at Christmas,
we must be like@him."
~ know it, Aunt Fanny, and that's
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1890-02-01
in fact, secured in any, magical

or, in fact, secured in any, magical
way.
But if Bertha had looked out for
the substantials, she had. by no
means exhausted her ingenuity on
them. All the toys were sorted over,
and the boys mended those that
needed mending. Then one of the
girls made six beautiful dolls out OF
white wadding and blue worsted. "A
bottle of gliding that was left over
from last Christmas made maguif-
cent ornaments for the tree. The
boys went to the woods and found
some large cones. These weregilded,
so were oranges and bananas and
nuts and egg-shells, with bits of
bright ribbons drawn through them
to the tree.
Mamma had been a little doubtful
about the way in which the Christ
mas guests might behave.
"They won't act any worse than
Tommy Brown did at Jamie's party"
said Aunt Fanny.
AS it would have been impossible
for any one to behave worse than the
rich and aristocratic Tommy Brown
did, Mrs. Miller had nothing more to
say. 49,.
The children were invited to come
at six o'clock, and each was asked to
bring a basket.
At precisely six to a stroke the bell
rang, and upon opening the door
there stood the three Hoffmeyer chill
dren, scrubbed to such a degree that
their faces shone like polished
cherry. Back of them were the
two Davis girls, looking blue with
the cold, but oh! SO happy. Farther
in the background were the Truckles,
the Wagners, and, last, the Wander
berg twins.
They bore baskets of all sizes and
shapes, from a very small lunch bas-
ket to an exceedingly large market
basket. :.
CHERRY %Christmas!" exclaimed Ber-
tina, and she never uttered the wish
with such a deep meaning in her life.
"Merry Christmas!" replied a doz-
en- rough little voices.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1890-02-01

Small boy-"Say, pa, I wish you'd
get me a bicycle" Old man.-"Can't
afford it my son. Rent too high,
coal too dear. Besides I don't want
you to break your neck" Small boy.
-"Well, then a tricycle." Old man:
-"Can't do it. But I'll tell you what
you can have. When winter comes
I'll try and get you a nice long icicle."
(The youngster is pacified. )-Grip.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1890-02-01

The old saying that a man who
minds his own business will make
money is not true. Charles Coch-
rane, a Canadian, has remained on
his farm for fourteen straight years
without leaving it, and has not
spoken to a stranger in all that
time, and yet he is poorer than when
he began.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1890-02-01

Mrs. Miller and the eight children
had done their part nobly, and Ber-
tina the eldest had kept up under
their reverses with wonderful cheer
fulness. But last night came
a. stroke almost too hard to bear.
After evening prayers, Mr.: Miller
had said gravely, and it cost him
more to say it than it had to pur-
chase all the ChnDtmas presents chat
he had ever bought 2.
"Children, mother and I have
talked it over, and have concluded
that this year you will have to go
without Christmas presents. You
have everything that you need now,
so thatyou would only teelit amock-
cry ofChristmasto receive some trifle
such as we could give. We think it
would be better to be contented with
a Christmas spirit in our hearts, if
we can't have the presents to keep it
outwardly."
No onespoke for a second after Mr.
Miller made this statement. But
finally three-year-old Robbie, who
onlypartiallyc omprehended the state
of affairs, said gravely.-
" HAS Santa Claus failed. papa?"
Robbie had heard so much talk of
failure lately that he thought such
ruin could reach even the immor-
tai st. Nick.
They all laughed at Robbie's ques-
ton, and said they'd get along per-
fectly we'll without presents. But I
I'm afraid eight pillows were believed
with tears that night, and I am sure
that there were eight very sober faces
next day in the Miller home.
Bertha had struggled against the
general depression bravely, until
Aunt Fanny's sympathetic question
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1890-02-01
Three Sundays.

A condemned criminal in England
must be allowed to see three Sundays
between his sentence and his execu-
tion. Of course he can thus be hung
in a little over two weeks, but the
three. Sundays must pass over his
head: before the gallows claims him.
The custom is a relic of medieval
times, when a criminal was allowed
that much of q respite to prepare for
death.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1890-02-01
An Ideal Christmas.

"o' SnA oAA"S Ooy3 ouJ OOOy
could tell it; sleigh bells rang out
more crisp and clear than usual; the
sun was mightier. the air was sharper,
men stepped more briskly along the
streets, the chimes sounded sweeter,
the sleigh bells tinkled more merrily:
and ifthat wasn'tenoughto convince
the most skeptical he could look at
the heading OF the mornings news.
paper.
"Ha!" cried Mr.. scriggles, as he
limped out of bed; "beauuiful dayl
beautiful, and indeed Christmas; Mrs.
Scriggles isn't awake yet either. I'll
get ahead of her this time. Merry
Christ"
"Scriggles, has the servant got
that fire started yet?
Il don't know, dear; I was just
going down to see about it. Merry
Christ"
"Scriggles, I would like to have S.
to give the church. Have you got
any money left from last night?"
Certainly, I kept $25 exclusively
for Christmas. I'll leave the five on
the dressing-case for YOU"
He skipped gaily down stairs just
in time to meet the upstairs girl.
"Good mornin', Misther Scriggles,
Merry Christmas and Christmas
gift"
"Certainly Bridget, here's a couple
of dollars for you"
The cook was just emerging from
the kitchen when he arrived at the
door.
christmas gif', massa Scrlggles."
"Certainly, Arabella, here's 50 for
you"
Breakfast was eaten and Scriggles
presented his wife with bonnet which
she said was horrid, and she gave him
a cane to add to his collection, which
numbered something over a dozen.
He then took the s~treet-car down
town.
"Mornin,' massa Scriggles," said
his %bootblack. "Christmus gif."
Eyes, Sam; here's adollar for you"
"Christmas gift, MI Scriggles, said
the elevator boy.
Eyes, of course; here's a dollar for
YOU"
christmas gift, Mr.. Scriggles,"
said the Office boy in a cheerful tone
which was good for So.
"Ah, good day, madam" said he
to the lady to whom he found seated
in his chair. "Merry Christmas to
you, I'm sure.
~ am glad to see that you have
the true Christmas spirit" she said.
ut augurs% favorably for my Grand"
"What can l do toryou, ma a
II am working in the cause OF
charity" she replied. II am solicit
ing subscriptions for the natives of
Patagonia. hope I may put you
down for So"
Mr.. Scriggles said certainly, and
handed her the money.
The janitor and two scrub ladies
also made successful calls. He had
to compromise with the latter on
fifty cents apiece.
At about 3 o'clock Mr.. Scriggles
concluded to start for home. AS he
reached the sidewalk he felt in his
vest pockets, then in his trousers
pockets. A slight look of annoy
ance crossed his face.
MERRY Christmas" said a CHEEKY
voice.
"Oh, how r you, Brown: yes. to
be sure. DO you happen to have a
car ticket in yonr pocket?"
"No, I haven't"
"Any changer"
"Nc not a red"
When Scriggles reached home it was
about $50. He dragged himself
YEARLY through the door and flung
himself on the lounge.
"Did you have a pleasant Christ
mas?" asked his wife.
christmas be blamed" was the
only reply as he Topped over on his
side with his face to the wall.-Mer-
chant Traveller.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1890-02-01
HAPPINESS WITHIN.

IT'S merry Christmas evening,
The fire is glowing bright, III,
And Puss sits in the corner, .
Purring with all her might,
I'm very cheerful, thinking
That, in this world.of sin,
Though storms may howl around US, %
There's happiness within.
We need not dwell in darkness;
There's light, that all may see;
Nor need we borrow trouble
While happiness is free.
Though all without be darkness,
And noise, with strife and din,
Why may we not be cheerful,
And Keep happiness within?
The hours of deepest sorrow
Are not a lonely gloom
Hopes distant, flashing beacon-light
Some moments may illume.
Fen in the mist of mourning
A new JOY may begin,
And, with it's first pulsations,
Bring happiness within.
The friends who gather round us,
When adverse clouds impend,
Are ever true and faithful,
And steadfast to the end;
They care not for the bubble
That we may lose or win,
They bring a welcome Offering
Sweet happiness within.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1890-02-01

AN Iowa farmer who has moved to
the state of Washington writes that
he likes the climate first rate, but
that his agricultural efforts have
been frustrated this year by an army
of ground squirrels which ate up all
his crop of every kind, as we'll as those
OF his neighbors. The squirrels are
as plentiful as lice in Egypt during
the plague, apparently.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1890-02-01

She rushed out, sat down on the
back stairs and shed q half-C Oxen
happy tears, and then back again to
tell the good news and bid all the
little Vanderbergs and Hoffmey ers
and Truckles and Davises and War
ners to repair to a certain shoe store.
at d certain hour the next day. and
get chem each and s~everally a pair
OF substantial winter boots.
when the door closed on the last
little one, the Millers gave o joyful
shout, and all declared that it was
the merriest Christmas they had ever
spent.
And Aunt Fanny said. "Of course
i is, for you have been filed with the
Christ spirit. He said, 1T is more
blessed to give than receive. q
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1890-02-01

OUR modern Moloch of electric
lighting by overhead wires exacts as
a sacrifice not the children, but the
fathers and bread-winners. Is there
no way to check this slaughter? Do
the companies have a mortgage on
the lives of all residents of large
cities?
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1890-02-01

A BosToN statistician has found
that since the war the average South
ern man has grown an inch and a
half about the waist. This, in the
opinion of Southern cIothiers, is due
to the progress of industry and bet
ter nutrition.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1890-02-01

WHEN Ben Butler read Jeff Davis
obituary it probably reminded him
of the fact that in December, 1862,
Davis issued a proclamation declar-
ing him an outlaw and directing that
he be killed wherever found.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1890-02-01

PERHAPs-it will make no difference
to those who like strong food, but it
is said to be a fact that nearly all the
sausage imported into this country
is made from horse meat.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1890-02-01
BottineQu Pioneer.
John W. BENNETT, Editor & P ublisher.
BoTTINEAU, NORTH DAKOTA,
In the reign of Henry VIII, no one
was allowed to wear a necklace
whose income was less than 5000.

In a recent conversation with Dep
uty MIGUEL, Emperor William said:
political parties are sheer frippery.
l only know two-the O ne that is for
me and the one that is against me-
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1890-02-01

THERE is a good deal of humor in
that verdict of a Mississippi jury
finding Jake Kilrain, who was indict-
ed for prizeFfghting, guilty of assault
with intent to do great bodily injury.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-08-20

committed, but it was exactly The
same as the old one. So long as
only one steamer vas running the
subsidy would not I've payable for
two.
Rep. Pachaole moved for select
committee.
Rep. Bush favored passing the bill
now, denying that the bill called for
S72, 900. Ifthc community found two
round trips necessity, the bill
would enable the Government to
provide for The additional service.
They were not obliged TO pay the
money without Il contract anyway.
Rep. Kalua said the bill was the
same rs the old law. The company
could not get any more money than
the Legislature appropriated.
Rep. Brown said that in 1886 the
Legislature passed bill under
which S72 900 was drawn, This
bill If passed would be a contract
and if this session did not appro-
pirate the money, and two steamers
were put on, there would he claim
Tor the balance in 1892. lie was
not against the company, which paid
out for labor in this city the last
two years over $4,000. The sub
sidy simply amounts TO paying the
company the amount they eXpena
loading and unloading the steamers
here.
Referred to special committee.
Noble Cornwell read II first time
his bill to prohibit the keeping and
Breeding Of rabbits.
Noble j. NJ. lIorner gave notice
of n bill TO provide that the expenses
ofthc Honolulu Fire Department shall
he borne Ivy the property owners
whose property is protected by such
| department.
Rep. Cummings gave notice of
bills TO encourage, respectively, the
| cultivation of tobacco, the cultiva-
ton OF coffee, the manufacture of
taro -four, the cultivation of ramie,
the industry of fruit drying.
Noble Pua read first time his
bill to provide for n Police Justice
tor Molokai.
Rep. Kalua gave notice of bill
to authorize national loan.
| The President appointed, as Tive
special committe on the Oceanic
Steamship Co. bill, Pachaole, Bald
win, Marques, Hind, Marsden.
Recess from | 80 to 80.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-08-20
FOREIGN NEWS.

Judge Coffey has decided that
Florence Blythe is the heir of Thos.
II. Blythe's four million dollar cs-
tate in San Francisco.
Trouble is reportedin the Samoan
villages. Foreigners think the three
Powers ought TO establish a proper
government.
The revolution at Buenos Ayres
suddenly collapsed by the failure OF
the insurgents ammunition after
they had carried things their own
way several days.
The United States Senate is still
| discussing the tariff.
A tableware manufacturer of Find
lay, Ohio, says his establishment.
with that of every glass concern in
the United States, has been sold to
an English syndicate. The price
paid averages 100000 per factory,
or So, 100000, as there are thirty
three factories in the country. The
price of tableware is to be advanced
as soon as the syndicate assumes
| control.
The revolt at the capital of San
Salvador has been suppressed.
General Rivas was captured and
shot. Hundreds of people had been
killed in the streets. Guatemala
has withdrawn her forces from the
hfrontier and all is quiet.
Cholera is spreading at Mecca.
There were 81 deaths in one day.
General Fremont's will executed
Aug. 10, 1854, has been discovered
in New York. The estate all goes
to the widow.
Emperor William has left for q
visit to England.
The liquidator of the Panama Ca
nal Co. finds it possible with econ
omy to realize 800, 900, 900 francs.
The Grcnadier Guards have been
recalled and, it is said, will go tc
Halifax.
Sir James Ferguson, Secretary Of
the Foreign Office, in the Commons
confirmed the reports that the Brit
ish African Land Company's steamer
James Stevenson had been seized by
an officer of the Portuguese navy
He stated that the British NIinlstel
at Lisbon had been instructed to re
monstrate with Portugal against tn,
seizure, and TO demand the punish
ment of those who seized thu
steamer.
Count Lnof Tolstoi's book
"Kreutzer Sonata" has been for
hidden circulation in the United
States mails, on the opinion of AS
sistant Acknowledgement Tyne
"that it is of an indecent charae
ter.'
A more friendly feeling is said t,
he growing toward Mr.. Blaine
scheme in the Senate. In tn
House, however, the Republican
members of the committee on way
and means will not listen for mo
ment to any plan which interfere
with the popular political pro
gramme of free sugar.