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The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1890-07-05

j. LEvERET STORY, of Essex, Pa,
has a Baldwin apple tree which pre-
sents a curious freak OF nature. One
half of the tree is in full bloom, the
line being drawn exactly throughtLe
center Of the tree, and the other hall
showing not a blossom.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1890-07-05

The Georgia railro ad has been in
operationfo rty years, and never kill
ed a. passenger or had a mortgage on
it's property. 1t is needless to say
that all passengers over this line
have a lonesome feeling and notice q
lack of something.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1890-07-05

VAUGHELM, the famous Hanoverian
sportsman, slew wild bears by the
hundreds, but ran away from table
upon which there was a roasted pig,
or tainted if unable to beat q hasty
retreat.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1890-07-05

PRESIDENT HARRISON uses no free
railroad passes on his travels. The
indianapolis Journal says that Gin
every instance where the president
has Travelled on private or personal
business he has paid his fare"
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1890-07-05

HENRY NJ. STANLEY started out to
keep his mouth shut. So long as he
kept in that path his reputation
grew. But he has lately become.
garrulous, and to that extent he has
lost prestige.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1890-07-05

The Mohammedans considered silk
unclean, from it's being produced by
a worm. Hence it was decided that a
person wearing a garment made en-
tirely Of silk could not offer up the
daily prayers enjoined by the Ko-
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1890-07-05

A HARVARD ANNEX girl captures
the Sargent prize for a poetical trans.
lation of a Horatian ode, sixteen
male students going down before her
valiant pen.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1890-07-05

HENRY NJ. STANLEY is going to
have trouble. He is going to try to
rule the Congo free state in Africa,
and about the same time is about to
be married.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1890-07-05

The controller of the city of Chica-
60, who made two unsuccessful ef-
forts to float 5000, OOO3As, has with
drawn that offer, and now asks bids
ON 5000, 900 As.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1890-07-05

WILLIAM WALDORF AsroR is said
to have become gloomy and reserved
since the Astor wealth has fallen in
to his keeping,
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1890-07-05
Bottineau Pioneer.
BoTTINEAU, NORTH DAKOTA.
The widow of Zach Chandler is
building a hundred thousand dollar
mansion in Washington.

A WREN in East Bradford, Pa.,
built nest in the sleeve of agarment
that had been hung up in the yard
to dry.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1890-07-05
SWAMP LANDS.

Legislation Needed IN Order to
Acquire Such Land in Washing
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1890-07-05
SENATE.

~ An0 Dill carries bne same provision ~ thOEa
admitting other territories. The state will
identified to one representative in the Fifty
HOUSE.
The greater portion ofthe day in the no usal
was devoted to the discussion of the election
bill. MIR. Haugen of Wisconsin said the OBJ
~iections by Southern m bers constituted q
deliberate insult to the South itself. Mr..
Covert OF New York attacked the bill. Mr.
Flower ofNew York denounced the bill 40 un.
republican, n undem ocratic and n. Ameri-
can. Mr.. Vaux of Pennsylvania. said the
bill virtually overturned the constitution
and destroyed our form of government.
Several Others spoke brand against the bill.
4 The Northern Democratic members OF the
house have prepared q formal protest against
the national election bill. They characterize
1t as an extraordinary, dangerous and revo-
lutionary measure, purely partisan and an
open attempt ut Capitalization.
sENATE.
justment Of Indian depreciation clnims came
up on the calendar, utsasit WAS stated that
debate would be called out on this measure
and the special rule Tor the day did not ad-
NIT Of this it was passed.
Owing to other committee work by Sena-3
tor Frye. the senate commerce COMMITTEES
Senator Davis will speak in favored adding
as an amendment his bill for the improve
ment of the Sault canal
The senate passed the senate bill to re-
classify and Ak the salaries Of railway postal
clerks. IL increases the classes from Ave to-
seven, and fxesS the salaries 81 severed classes
ct $500, 5000, $1,000, $4,000. I 1,4O0 I'll.
900 and 1900.
The senate passed the bill to amend the
census act. IL provides Z penalty for giving
q fee or q bonus to q census enumerator
supervisor, or for receiving the
HOUSE, 4as
An exciting debate occurred In the house on
the National Election bill, and IN uproar
waa precipitated by exceedingly cutting ~
marks ny Messrs. McComas and Bland.
The composition or the confervncs COM
mittee on the silver bill. composing Repre-
coinage committee, and Senators Sherman,
Jones and Harris. 4 believed to mean thai as
bill which u commemorative han free
VIII IN ths insvitahl outcoms
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-04-25
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a ksasas CITY Dstsctivs charged with
Killing 1ls Brothsr-in-rsaw
John a. Sherman, : detective, has been
arrested for the murder Of William O.
WriRhtsman on the night OF November is,
1885. on the banks Of the Missouri river
near Kansas City. Wrightsman was . very
prominent real estate dealer, whose home
was formerly. at Springfield, Mo. Wien
the real estate boom was at its height
here in 1886 he came to Kansas CITY with
his pockets full Of money for the purpose
OF investing it, He made several pur-
chases, but whom he suddenly disappeared
he was known to have had a good roll on
his person and no one was cognizant Of the
fact save Sherman, his brother in-law, who
was seen with q great deal OF money just
after Wrightsman's disappearance. When
the widow endeavored to collect the heavy
insurance her husband had on his life
Sherman openly e%ndeavored to keep her
from doing SO. he is known to h~avelpaid
the expenses of q IAN to go to California
and write saying he had seen Wrightsman on
the streets of San Francisco, Oct. l8, 1889.
some boys fishing found a clothed ske.e.
ton on the sandy bank of the Missouri
river where Wrightsman aud Sherman
were known to have been on a fishing
excursion on the week of the disappear
ance. The skeleton lay for weeks without
being identified, when by chance some one
from Springfield said the clothing and hat
were those of the wealthy real e.tate man.
The detective refuses to talk on the cub
Ject, saying that he will prove his limo.
cence when the time comes. The circum.
stantial evidence against Sherman is very
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-04-25
I'm HOMESTEAD LAND.
= GLANCE AT SOME ACH1sS or
SIOUX RESERVATION.

Typographical and Othsr Features sur
rounding Nowlia City--Conditon Of
Weather ana Crops In Two Dakot.s.
A correspondent lately took q Trip ON
the reservation and whit was found may
b OF interest to the public. Leaving
Pierre there are two roads to Nowlin City.
Up tbs valley Of the Bad river it is about
hfty-five miles. or by way OF Willard creek
and Plumb creek ranches it is perhaps
sixty five miles, but the road is passable
Tor loaded teams at any time. There is
quite . city at Nowlin. II is in the center
OF Nowlin county and will try for the
county seat. Situated on q table which
TANKS the Bad river valley, It commands q
good view. The Nowlin Townsite com.
pany is the owner Of GAO acres. 1853 acres
Of which is plated into 100 blocks. The
frst load of lumber was hauled there dur
ing the last days Of February, 1890, and it
has Q number of store buildings all doing
Q good business, as we'll as q lumber
yard. q daily mail to Pierre, apublic school
already in operation and the principal
trades are we'll represented. The Bad river
valley, as that of the Cheyenne, is from
one to two niles in width and is pretty
we'll timbered its entire length. The soil
10 . rich loan and is we'll fitted for farming
OF grazing. Along the valley on either
side is broken country about q mile wide
from the bluffs, and then levels of into a
nice plateau covered with luxuriant grasses
and watered by innumerable streams, trib-
ntary of the Cheyenne or Bad rivers.
These streams abound with timber at
every point sheltered from the prairie fires
and present a beautiful country. The soil
Is q rich loan, from one and one. half to
three feetin depth, and calculated to with
stand either wet or dry weather.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-04-25
SECRETARY WINDOW.
His Reply to Questions About the Financ.
OF the Country.

kais Reply to Questions About the Finances
OF the Country.
Secretary Window has made the follow
ing reply to a question addressed to him
by Senator Plumb: "The operations of the
treasury department have net been con-
Quoted with a view to controlling the finan-
ces of the country, but in pursuance to q
hxed policy to produce the least
possible disturbance in the natural
current of events. The purpose
OF the secretary has been and is
to pay out for bonds all the available sur
plus as rapidly as possible. In pursuance
OF this policy and with a view to keep
money in circulation to the fullest extent
practicable, purchases of bonds were so
freely made that Jan. 20 the available bal
ance Of public funds was reduced to less
than $40, 0O0, 900, and this entire amount,
as we'll as further sums amounting to
about SIS, 900, 900, were on deposit in the
national banks. From this il will be
seen that the entire surplus and $19, OOO,-
600 in addition were in circulation. In view
OF this fact and the large disbursements
made it was not deemed prudent to draw
further on the funds in the treasury and
therefore purchases of 4 per cents were
temporarily suspended and government
purchases for the time confined to 4! per
cent bonds. On March 6, when the pur-
chases of 4 por cents Was resumed, the
available surplus had reached 500, 600, 900,
the whole of which was on deposit in ma
tional banks. The amount now on de-
post in national banks is about So, GOO, 900
more than the entire available surplus.
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THE COLOSSUS OF RHODEM

II Was $50 Feet High and Cost O8So,0oo.
The Colossus Ut Rhodes was 20 called
TO distinguish 1t from other colossal fx-.
nres, said BY some writer's to have nnm-
bered over 100, which during the days
OF its prosperity we're set up in the
City OF the Sun, a. the capital Of; the
island OF Rhodes was POLITICALLY called.
the colossus came third in the
list OF the seven wonders Of the world, aud
was consecrated to the sun, the deity Of
Rhodes. It was made Of brass, cast in sec-
tons. and is said to have been the work Of
Charles OF Lindus, q pupil Of the great
Lysippus It was 20 cnbits Supposed to
have been $50 feet high). and cost the
city about 800 talents, or $35O,OOO as
we reckon money nowadays. Over
twelve years work was spent on this
early monster, which with all its grandeur,
was destined to q very short career.
Fifty-slx years after its completion, in the
year 224 B. e., according to Pliny, this
gigatic emblematic figure was thrown down
BY an earthquake. The Colossus stood at
the entrance of the harbor, with each Of its
mighty feet on solid stone foundations.
ships in full sail passing and repassing
between the gigantic legs. Deleperre,
the historian, say that it was not
erected at the entrance to the har-
Dor, as stated by Pliny, but that it stood
on IN open space neat the pacha's SER
aglio. Still another writer says it was re-
constructed during the reign of the En-
peror Vespasian, and that after the island
of Rhodes had been conquered by the
Caliph Gilman, in the seventh century Of
our era, it was taken down and the metal
sold to a Jew, who transported it to Syria,
a caravan of $50 camels being necessary to
carry his purchase.-H. Louis Republic.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-04-25
BlsMARK AS A STATESMAN.
A London Papers Estimate of the Grea
ChancellOr,s Ability

A London Papers Estimate of the Great
Chancellor's Ability
1t is no hattery, but merely the plain
truth, to say that the German chancelior's
use Of his uurivaled power will rank with
him even higher in history than the great
deeds by which he acquired it. Europe
has known the domination of many power
full Municipalities before his; she has
bowed the head to our own Cromwell, to
Louis NV to Napoleon Bonaparte. None,
however, save the first of these, and he
but doubtfully, could bear COMPARE
son for a wise and moderate exercise
of his commanding influence with the
statesman who for the last fourteen years
has been paramount in the European con-
claye. Thou mightst have built thy
throne" cried Shelley, with true republican
indignation, to the fallen Napoleon,
where it had stood even now; thou didst
prefer a frail and bloody pomp which time
has swept in fragments toward oblivion"
No such pomp as this has ever lured Prince
and peace. He has preferred to build his
masters throne where it might stand, and
where under Providence aud with the help
of German hearts and hands it will stand
for generations. His sole object has been
to strengthen inwardly and fortify out
wardly the great edifce Of German unity;
and. though even this necessity is enough
to keep Germany ever under arms, it would
be wholly unjust to say that Prince Bis
mark has by any act Of his foreign policy
gratultously stimulated the military rival
ries of the continent. The apprehension
once excited by the elevation of Germany
to the European dictatorship-the predic-
ton that the change of masters would
mean nothing, and that the new leading
power would soon contract the restless
ambition of its displaced predecessor, have
all been falsi6ed by the event. The SUI
premacy of Germany has SO far undoubt-
eddy made peace for Europe.-London
TrlpOrnDh.
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A6IOR no WE'D.


- - ynashs - SOhn Je00b, Jr.,
tese 1hiladelphia Bsauty.
Philadslphis society now gives credsnce
3othAsrnmot that John Jacob Aston. 81.
;she youngest scion OF the family, e en.
iaaged 20 Mss Willing,a particularly beau.
sstni mempe % the younger swell sat OF
!snet CITY. me-: Astor, the younger, 10 NOT
stfakingiy handsome. but 10 amiable and
kind Of heart, and, like every . a.
downed with any strain Of the Astor
blood, 10 sagacious In money natter. His
6ancee, II the voice Of Srumor speaks not
falsely, will make up for any want or hand.
someness that there may be in him. She
ts stunning. Although she comes from an
old Quaker City family OF position and
fortune, she, with her mother, has spent
most Of her life abroad, and when she re-
turned to her native city about two
years ego she had become so much 4
foreigner that she spoke with . slight
French accent. Her mother has not too
great q fancy for prim and quiet Philadel.
phia ways, notwithstanding the fact that
her name has been associated with the HIS
tory OF the city for a century and a half.
The gayer spirit Of the New York set vas
apparently. rather more agreeable to her.
She spent last summer at Newport, where
her two lovely daughters made their debut
In the New York set, and with their wit and
beauty absolutely eclipsed Miss Hargons,
Mabel Wright and all the rest OF Goth.
ans celebrities. The way their mother
with her highbred air froze the pretenses
OF some OF the newer millionaires was q
matter Of note, and il in the coming time
any OF the Astor diamonds should be worn
by a Willing, their brilliancy will not
suffer BY reason of any want Of style In the
uaaSar
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-04-25
SPARKS FROM THE WIRES.

A SCHEME is on foot to establish a gil
gantio bank at Rome. Four German
bankers will soon go to Rome to take steps
in the matter.
IT is now said that F. g. Benwell, sup
posed to have been murdered by Birchall at
Kingston, Ont, is still alive in some part
of Canada.
AT Ottawa, Ont, Miss Alice Elliott,
while suffering from dementia, swallowed a
small penknife, with the blades open. So
far she has experienced no unpleasant re.
suits.
KING LEOPOLD sovereign Of the Congo
Free state, denies that any proposals were
ever made by Germany looking to the pur-
chase Of that state.
!. STATE TREASURER ARCHER, Of Mary
land, refused to appear to answer to the
charge of defalcation and was formally re-
moved from Office by the governor.
THE Massachusetts senate committee on
mercantile affairs has voted aga inst in
structing the encouragement to proceed
against the sugar trust.
FRANCE and Holland have agreed regard
ing the powers Of the arbitrator in deliDit-
ing the boundaries Of their respective
countries In Guiana.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-04-25
Cured tie Horse by Faith.

A peculiar instance Of the effects Of the
Christian science craze occurred recently
In Eau Claire, Wis. A gentleman who
resides just outside of the city had
o sick horse on his hands. The veterinary
surgeons could do nothing for the animal,
and the local Christian science e1-
perts failed also. Thereupon the
owner of the horse, having. plenty of
time and not caring for the expense,
went to the telegraph Office and wired
an account of the case to a Christian sci
ence professor in Chicago. The symp-
toms were given in the telegram, and the
Chicago expert was asked to treat the case
by the usual method. The horse was at
that time apparently on its last legs. The
Chicago scientist wired back that he was
treating the horse to the best of his ability
and was thinking hard. Within five hours
the horse was we'll enough to eat oats.-
Chicago Herald.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-04-25
A Baby's Tribute to Glen. Crook.

Horace McVicker: If Gen. Crook looked
down on his funeral cortege Sunday he
saw n onlooke1 express pleasure, and it
probably touched him as much as any
thing he saw. My wife and babies, Afie
and Horatia. the latter p years old, were
calling on my mother last Wednesday, and
while there Gen. Crook and Mrs. Crook
also called. My baby was in a gracious
mood and entertained the party with reel.
%tations, notably "Humpty Dumpty" and
-Higglety, pigglety, my black hem" The
general made a great impression on the
baby. and Thursday I began teaching
her q new piece, overcoming her
objection by telling her Gen. Crook wanted
to hear it. Sunday I went down to the
Office to look over the mail, taking her
with me as usual, and on our return home
We joined the crowds on the street to look
at the generals funeral procession. In
answer to the baby's question I told her it
was Gen. Crooks funeral procession.
When l pointed out the hearse and told
her he was in there she held out her hands,
recited the two rhymes to him, and then,
with great Rlee, she recited the new one.
-ChicdgO Tribune,
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-04-25
WINTER

No Apparent Change in Its Condition
Within the Past Two Weeks.
The following crop summary will be
printed in the Farmers Rerie,c of this
week:
The condition of winter wheat has not
changed materially within the past two
weeks. In many states q considerable
portion Of the winter wheat acreage will be
ploughed. In Illinois rs per cent. will be
ploughed in Sangamon and Moultrie
counties, so per cent. in Champaign,
Christian, Macoupin, Pike and YER
million counties, and an average of
more than 20 per cent. in Is other
counties. In Vermillion county, Indiana,
rs per cent. will be ploughed, and in
20 other counties 10 to 80 per cent. will be
ploughed. In Ohio II correspondents re-
port that 10 to IS per cent. Of the acreage
will be ploughed. In SIX counties in Mis-
souri, 10 to Is per cent. will be ploughed.
Very little will be turned under in Kansas
and only a small amount in Kentucky. A
few correspondents in Michigan and Wis
consin report that rs to so per cent. of the
winter wheat acreage will be ploughed.
Wheat in Kansas has suffered from drouth
and the high winds that have prevailed in
that state during the past two weeks.
An excess of moisture is reported in Illi-
nois, Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan
and Wisconsin. Some seeding has been
done in Illinois, but work has been greatly
retarded in many counties by the wet
weather. On this account little or no
seeding has been done in Indiana, Ohio,
Kentucky, Michigan and Wisconsin. In
Minnesota, Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa and
Kansas, where the condition of the soil
has been more favorable for spring work,
seeding is nearly finished, and in Kansas
farmere have begun planting corn.
We summarize the reports Of our CORE
spondents relative to the condition Of win
ter wheat as follows: Illinois, 72 per cent;
Indiana, u; Ohio, SO; Missouri, 66; Ken
lucky, SO; Kansas, 80; Michigan, 70; Wis
consin, 70.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-04-25
A Dream Strangely Fulfilled.

In 1862 l lived in the Shenandoah valley,
and was betrothed to q lieutenant in the
southern army, writes a correspondent Of
the New York Evening World. On the %
day Of July I expected him home, but ow-
ing to the frreRularity OF our modes of
travel, did not know at what time he would
arrive. / waited until - o'clock, and as
he did not come I e%1tinguished the light
n threw myself upon a lounge.
I fell asleep, but awoke with q start, and
found the room dimly lighted and the
lieutenant standing beside me, looking
ghastly pale and his uniform stained With
blood.
jumped up and exclaimed: ooh, Tom,
what is the matter!"
He answered: Il am dead. Go tell my
mother and hurry to the field. I was NOR
tally wounded, and knew you would grieve
less if o could find my body. So I
crawled up on the hill, under a pine tree,
to die"
Then all was dark.
His mother and I went to the battle field,
and under an old pine tree we found him
dead, his uniform stained with blood, Just
ss I had seen it the night before.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-04-25
Kew VESTS Output Of Cigars,

Thos. G. Delano, an authority ON cigars
and tobacco, although not directly inter-
ested in the trade financially, has just re-
turned from Key West and Cuba. He says
hat the output from Key West of cigars
this year will be 10000, 900. Some years
ago, he syas, Connecticut seed leaf was re-
garded by domestic manufacturers, and
even by Key West, as standing next to
Havana leaf for cigar wrap
pers. 1t brought o high price.
But the Connecticut tobacco farmers have
killed their tobacco goose in a queer way.
They used for some years certain kinds Of
manure which gave the tobacco a luxuriant
growth, but developed certain weaknesses
in the product which manufacturers now
say make it unfit for wrapper. For that
reason the manufacturers import their
wrappers from Sumatra. The Connecticut
tobacco has deprecated at least so per
cent. through an unsklllful use Of man.
ures.