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The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1892-12-31

Every one of our actions finds its re-
Fiction in the life of some n else. No
matter how humble may be q sur
roundings, we have an influence on
some other life. Individual good cheer
means general happiness. II we are
bright we brighten our neighbor; the
neighbor is an emissary to the commu-
nifty, and the community, in turn, to
the great world at large.
Thus in the year before us we have it
pretty much in our own hands. Ma
tional advantages are ours; we need
only supply the individual elements.
The past is valuable only for the les
sons it can teach; the present for its OPP
portunities; the future for its possible
tiles. Whatever the past year may
have meant to you make it dead his
tory. But let the new year be a living
issue. With a big, fresh sponge, drip
ping with the clear water of forgive
ness, wipe clean the slate of your heart.
Enter the year with a kind thought for
everyone. You need not kiss the hand
that smote you, but graspit in cordial
good feeling, and let the electricity of
your own resolves find its connecting
current-which very often exists where
we think it not. An ill-natured thought
often makes us unhappier than the per-
son to whom it is directed. A happy
mind is an elixir, and as are the spirits
of the wife in the home, 50 will be
those of the husband, who in turn will
carry them into the outer world. Do
nestle happiness often colors CONNER
cial prosperity. The hearthstone is the
corner of the counting-room. An un-
happy wife makes a blue merchant. As
we men live at home, SO we work in the
outer world.
Therefore, to the thousands, yea, I
may say the million and more Of women
to whom speak with these words, let
me say: Make the new year q happy
one in your home; be bright Of dispo-
sition; carry your are easy; let your
heart be as sunshine, and your life will
give warmth to all around you. And
thus will yon and yours be happy
Ladies' Home Journal.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1892-12-31

cency the numbers of merchants who
are ready to ruin themselves by selling
their merchandise ten per cent. below
cost! A strange philanthropy which
prevails about the time the demand for
Christmas and New Years goods is over.
The merry sleigh-we have always
heard it called the ''merry Sleigh" so
we thus dominate it-skims along, If
there is snow enough, filed with people
who enjoy having their ears and toes
frozen and their eyes knocked out with
snowballs; and the horses like the fun
as they toss their heads and jingle
their bells and seize the first opportuni-
ty to upset the whole business into the
deepest drift on the road.-Kate Thorn,
in N. Y. Weekly.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1892-12-31

Let me mete it ont to others that II may
endure. Nothing must be allowed to
stop with us. We must pass it on, Tor
we ourselves stagnate when GU feel
ings and experiences do. Let us
confound peace and rest with stagna-
ton. They are sweet and beautiful; g.
is something to be avoided, even i not
foul.
An old italian proverh says: "Hei is
richly endowed who is cheaply divert
ed" If we take a view Of American life,
we shall recognize how much need there
is Of this rich endowment. People can
not be "cheaply diverted" The fault
lies largely in our education. We must
learn to divert ourselves more by min
istering unto others. Let us turn Q
often and more lovinglyt to nature. She
is a never-failing source of delight n
instruction to those who are able to re-
ceive what she can give. Then let us re-
vive the sweet and real friendships that
used to be in the ''goodold times" when
the world moved slower and the people
had more time. Now the idea OF friend
ship is degraded to mean an acquaint-
ance of variously modified degrees. We
all need friends that are true, deep
sources Of joy and strength. But these,
too, must come through m~inistration.
If we would gain the greatest friend.
ship we must be the greatest friend. g
I cannot turn my thoughts to other
things without taking you with me
where I have been since I made the re
solve above. We have read the kind
wishes of many friends for q Happy
New Year." and thoughts grouped
themselves about us which, push then
back as we might, persisted in being
recognized. Yes, sorrowful thoughts ]
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1892-12-31

fireplace in the -living-rnan- drinking
their coffee after q late dinner. The
lights were not lit and the party sat in,
the Pickering light of a big fire of
cracking pine logs, which threw out
quaint shadows in every direction. This
party was the usual one that yearly
gathered at Jack Ralston's to spend the
CT. ristmas holidays with him and his
family. AS they sat in the cheerful
warmth and glow of the fire they lis
tened to the fearful storm that roared
outside. A blizzard had been raging for
the past three days; the wind howled
and shrieked through the mountain
peaks, driving the f~ast-falling snow be-
fore it and piling it up in immense
drifts against every obstruction. 1t
was a bitter, biting, cold wind, too, as it
tore through the valley like a demon
seeking whom it might destroy, doing
its utmost to completely bury the house
from view in the snow; but, sheltered
as it was by two giant rocks, M on
each side, with the m~ountain-side at its
back, the house was safe, in its snug lit
tie spot, even from the storms greatest
fury. The inclement weather had kept
the men indoors, and they were grum-
bling over their enforced idleness, and
Dragged about the amount of game
they would have bagged had they only
been able to get out. .5,~ :.
"Say, Jack, it's some time yet before
midnight. Can't you spin us a yarn?"
finally said Bobby Caruthers, after a
long pause in the conversation.
"Well, 1 was just thinking" said
Jack, "of just such a night as this,
fifteen years ago, when, if it had not
been for the pluck of that little woman
yonder, I would not be here tonight to
see the New Year come in" and he
gazed fondly at his wife, who still
looked like a young woman as, she sal
in the Pickering light, although on one
side sat her son, a fair young giant, and
on the other her daughter, a beautiful
girl just blossoming into womanhood
"Let's have it." came in a chorus from
the party.
well, fill your pipes, and I'll tel
You my story. You see, fifteen years
ago, I wasn't as prosperous as I an
now. / was just starting out ranching
had only been here some three yanIs
then, and where this house now st&ndi
we only had a small log cabin, Yount
Jack over there was only six: years oil
at the time, and Miss Ruth was trottins
round, a young three-year-old. TIL
winter had opened badly; now hat
come very early, and with it bitter coll
weather. We had plenty of fuel, so w,
managed to keep warm enough. TIL
cabin was in the same spot as ,thi
house now is, so the two big rock
helped toieep off the ierceness of TIL
wind; but we were completely burie'
under the snow, SO that we had to dig
tunnel from the front door out into tn
open air. Myself and al. the boys wer,
kept mighty busy taking forage out t
spots where the cattle could get to it
and SO not starve to death. Well, on
morning, about two weeks befor
Christmas, after a heavy snowfall,
started out with all hands onsqone. o
these trips, intending to gather all til,
cattle together as much as possible. an,
TO build some large hay-stacks, 80 tina
Absy voAla bare plenty Ut foed ~
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1892-12-31

same buclllc 1OI MY
two days in the year
something that
somebody else has
not said before
something that will
not displease a good
p aying member,
something that will
be thoroughly with
in the old orthodox
standard - if You
think it does not re-
quire genius. then
you had better try
to do it, and if you
succeed you ca n
name your own sal
ary.
About the time
when Oh t
puts in an appear
ance you can safely
expect cold weather.
Your aunt from the
country will come
on a visit and stay
all winter, and every
day she will tell you
that there is not
money enough in
the world to tempt
her to live in the
city.
The shortest days
in the year will be
upon you, audit will
be dark at four p.
m, and the gas bills
will be frightful,
and the coal bin will
lower with the mer-
curry and all the coal
dealers will be build
ing brow Ms
fronts, and their
wives will e dia-
monds in their ears
and on their fingers.
All creation will
have colds, and the
man who has pat
ented a cough strip
and advertised it
well will be sure of
a bigger income
than the president
of the United States.
Bright colors will
flame on the streets
as the pretty girls
and the fashionable
women go by to look
into the shop win
dows and note the
cut prices and OBJ
serve with compla-
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1892-12-31

storm was coming
up; and it proved a
regular shorter, too.
We dug a hole in
the snow and lay
down for a few
hours sleep, for we
were dead beat; but
it was so cold that
we were only able
to get about forty
winks, and started
again, so as not to
freeze to death.
1.-THE storm in
creased, getting
worse and worse as
we went on; the
o driven by the
fierce wind, cut our
faces like SO many
needles, while the
bitter colf seemed
to numb every fac
ulty and to be slow
ly freezing out our
very lives. My horse
then gave out
couldn't move an
other step, SO I let
him go and mounted
the pack horse.
Night then came on,
and our whisky,that
had given us some
S t r e n G t h a n d
warmth, gave out.
w e didn't know
where we were, but
thought we couldn't
be many miles from
home if only we
were on the right
trail. My mans
horse next gave out,
and, as I was strong
er h a he, I made
him get on my
horse, and, holding
on to the saddle,
walked along by his
side; but only a mile
or so further and
o u last e
dropped down ex-
| hausted. What e
we to do? I don't
know where I got
the strength, but I
shouldered the pack
myself and we both
plunged on. I would
not give in - the
| thought that they
might be starving at
home forced me on,
T 6on,f Lnow how
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1892-12-31

Frightened Youth producing ci-
garettes and dime novel)-Here they
are, mister; that's all I've got-honestl
Puck.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1892-12-31

T w A 8 N e W
Years Eve on
Jack Ralston's
ranch, and the
family d
guests were all.
gathered about
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1892-12-31

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periences ct last year.-Chicago Mail.
n 6urwaatfon.


a 6uggestion.
Head ct Firm-You had better give
the Office boy . couple of dollars, Mr..
Penwiper, tor Christmas.
Nj. Penwiper 1.-THE boolkeeper)I
think we had better make Il : New
Years gift, sir. / have just sent him
out with astelegram, and don't think
he will get back by Christmas.-Brook-
lyn Citizen.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1892-12-31

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Wife--I must have some more money,
my dear. ! End that the Christmas
tree itself costs very little, but that y
takes 2 greatdeal to fxit up.
Husband-That's just the way I've
1oand you all these years.-Epoch.
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Fergus County argus., 1892-10-13

As time passes it becomes more ap-
parent that Helena will be chosen as
the permanent capital. There is no
other city or town that can present a
valid claim or reason why it should
gain the prize. Bozeman, Butte, Deer
Lodge and Great Falls have little else
but local support for the capital.
Anaconda is a one-man and a one
railroad town. If there is promi-
nent man in Anaconda aside from
Marcus DAILY the secret has never been
divulged. That this magnate is try
ing to make Anaconda the capital, to
the detriment and Inconvenience ofthe
balance of the state, seems clear.
That Great Falls is aiding the scheme
there can be but little question. AS
for the Falls, every Montanian will
take pride in its growth and hope to
see it become the great wholesale and
manufacturing city of the new north
west. If it is destined to become a
great city, the possession of the capi-
tai would be OF no material aid. Great
Falls cannot be seriously in the race.
She has entered to aid Anaconda or
to be in shape to secure one of the
state institutions. The counties of
Dawson, Custer, Yellowstone and
Park favor Helena; While Gallatin will
vote for Bozeman. The vote OF
Meagher county will be badly split,
though Helena will secure the largest
number of votes. Choteau county
will not support Great Falls for any
thing. We fail to see where the Falls
is going to get their votes from. Sure
ly not from the west side. The vote
of that section will be divided between
Anaconda and Helena, Butte cutting
no figure in the contest. 1t seems
plain that Fergus county cannot af-
ford to waste her votes on places that
stand no show of success, but vote for
Helena which is ultimately bound to
win
Fergus County argus., 1892-10-13
MIXERS OWE fHxt NOTHING.

The election of Democratic legis-
lature means the choice of Sam Hauser
or Martin Maginnis to represent Mon
tana in the United States senate. The
miners and prospectors of this county
owe neither one of them anything?
Has Hauser ever given dollar to help
them develop their claims, or did he
ever offer to treat their ores for even a
reasonable consideration? Let the
men interested answer. Maginnis is a
political barnacle and chronic office
seeker, who now fills an Office in which
he has not earned sheepherder's
wages, instead of sc, 600 year. When
delegate in congress he was the special
agent of Broadwater, and the miners
of Maiden were unable TO secure any
thing through his efforts. But for Ma
ginnis the military reservation could
have been cut out seven er eight years
ago. The miuers should not continue
TO place obstacles in their own path to
prosperity and success. They will not
do II
Fergus County argus., 1892-10-13

Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, famous
for it's cures of bad colds and as a pre-
ventive and cure for Group, 80 cents per
bottle.
Chamberlain Pain Balm, a general
family liniment, and especially valuable
for rheumatism, sprans, bruises, burns
and frost bites, so cents per bottle.
We sell Chamberlain Colic, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy, the most successful
medicine in use for dysentery, diarrhoea,
collie and choler morbus, 20 ard 80 cent
bottles
st. Patrick's Pills. They are the best
physic. They also regulate the liver and
bowels Try them; 20 cents per box.
Chamberlain's Eye and Skin Ointment
for tetter, saIt-rheum, sealdhead, eczema,
piles and chronic sore eyes. 26 cents per
box. For sale by w. w. Dewitt.
The demand for Chamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and diarrhoea Rhemedy is steadily
growing, from the fact that all those who
give it trial pleased with the results
and recommend it to their neighbors. We
feel sure that the remedy cannot be recon-
mended too bighly.-Waeley & Smead
druggists, Newton, Iowa. For sale by w
w. Dewitt, druggist.
Fergus County argus., 1892-10-13
Questions For Free Traders.

You say protection caused the
Homestead strike. What then caused
the Buffalo strike?
If trusts are springine up under the
new tariff how is it that prices are
falling all hetime?
Does it never shake your faith in
Cobden's creed to contemplate how,
under protection, this country has
advanced from a condition exclusively
agricultural to one in which we pro
duce SO, ,OOO, 900, 900 in manufactured
goods, while Great Britain, with a
start of centuries, only manufactures
about 81, 100000?
Farmers have alwav been the main
stay of protection, not only voting for
the policy, but actually shaping it
through their representatives in Con-
gress. 1t cannot justly be called
manufacturers policy, can it?
When steel rails sell in New York for
less than the London price, as they
have done in the past, where does the
"tax" come in?
If you are patriotic, why do you ever
mourn the establishment of the tin
plate industry in America?
How would you raise the money to
run the Government il the tin-plate
industry were abolished?
We need every cent now raised by
the Mckinley law for legitimate ex-
penses. Would you, in the absence of
u tin-plate tariff, reimpose the heavy
duties of the Mills bill on sugar?
Is not a tin-plate duty preferable to
a sugar duty as means of raising rev.
enue?
Protection, you say, creates trusts
in the United States. Does free trade
create the numerous English trusts?
Why did New South Wales, but late
ly the sole companion of England in
Cobdenism, abandon that policy alter
a fair trial, and adopt protection?
Fergus County argus., 1892-10-13

The ''tin horn gambler" who is also
chairman OF the Democratic county
committee wants a joint debate be-
tween the Republican and Democratic
candidates for the legislature. While
the Republican candidates do not
claim to be such brilliant and soul
stirring (?) orators as Mr.. Hilger and
DIR. Willard, they are men who will
equal them in every element that con-
sstitutes a good legislator. Certainly
Mr.. Hilger will not pose as public
speaker and as for DIR. Willard, he
should be employed by the Republican
county committee to take the stump.
He would meet the fate of the Indian
who was killed by the recoil OF his own
gun The doctor made a speech at a
meeting of the Woolgrower's Associa-
tion about five years ago. His sub
ject was one pertaining to help on the
ranch and in the course of his remarks
he used these words, or ones very simi-
lar: "The fact is, gentlemen, we treat
our herders too WELL" There are a
of woolgrowers who will recall
the remark. Certainly, give the DR..
q chance to talk. He can make votes
for the Republicans.
Fergus County argus., 1892-10-13
CLEVELAND AND THE MINERS.

Every miner and prospector in this
county should remember that Grover
Cleveland is his enemy. He is a gold
bug of the most pronounced type. So
eager was he to deal a blow at silver
he could not wait to become duly in
stalled president, but on February "a,
1885, two weeks before his inaugura-
tion wrote a letter, in which he said,
sin order to continue the use of the
mass of gold it'was only possible by a
AND COINAGE OF SILVER" And at that
time there was only two million dol
lars coined monthly. In every utter
ance since that he has taken pains to
show his hostility to silver. On Feb
ruary 10, 1891, he wrote a letter to
Ellery E. Anderson, on this question,
and among other things said: "If we
have developed an unexpected capac
ty for the assimilation of a largely in
creased volume of this currency, and
even if we have demonstrated the use
fulness of such an increase, other con-
ditions fall far short of insuring us
against disaster if in the present situ-
alton we enter upon the dangerous, the
reckless experiment of free, unlimited,
and independent silver coinage"
In his recent letter of acceptance, he
plays the roll of the artful dodger to
a painful degree, yet he could not con-
ceal altogether his enmity to the white
metal. He refers to it as "selfish
schemes"and a doubtful experiment" /"
Do our miners want to vote for Cleve-
land and against their own interests?
He is on record and his utterances
cannot be erased. He is a gold bug
and in favor of a single standard. He
was controlled by Wall street in the
past and would be in the future.
On the other hand President Harri-
son is a bi-metallist and friendly to
silver. He is using every effort at his
command to give silver larger use as
currency. We have the statement
from an eminent Democrat that if the
house had passed the free coinage bill
the president would have signed it.
But, no; a Democratic house of 139
majority refused to pass silver coin
age bill and we understand that Mr..
Tim Collins. in his opening speech in
the campaign at Neihart, explained
this, by saying that he learned while
in Washington that his party
did not dare pass the bill for fear of
losing the support of eastern Demo-
Gratis. Perhaps Mr.. Collins is more
discrete now and is not giving the Sc
cret away.
With the Democracy opposed to
free silver and favoring free lead, what
reason can the silver-lead miners OF
this county or Montana give for vot-
ing the Democratic ticket? With free
coinage of silver and a fair price for
lead it would be an important factor
in making reduction works possible in
this county, but if our miners must
compete with the peon labor OF Mexico
in lead production it makes such a
consummation very remote to say the
least.
Fergus County argus., 1892-10-13

Let no man be deceived in this capi-
tai controversy. The newspapers at
Anaconda take great delight in giving
taffy to Great Falls, for the reason that
every vote given to that place is equiv
alent to vote for Anaconda. The fol-
lowing from the Anaconda Standard
of recent issue gives the whole snap
away.
Great Falls is very earnestly in it,
after all. That city's candidacy for
the capital has not been attracting so
very much attention, but they are at it
up in the Cascade county seat, and the
Great Falls canvass promises to be one
of the most effective in the state. The
Standard is in recent receipt of infor-
nation from sources that are emf
nently trustworthy respecting affairs in
Great Falls. This news confirms what
was said when that city first took the
field; its citizens are earnestly at work,
the home support is enthusiastic and
the city promises, apparently, with
warrant, to surprise the state with the
vote it will poll in behalf of Great Falls
for the capital.
Fergus County argus., 1892-10-13

When Charles S. Hartman was nom-
mated for congress on the Republican
ticket a number of free trade organs in
this state began TO rail because he hap
pened to be local attorney for the
Northern Pacific railroad. Since Tim
Collins was nominated for governor
they are inclined to be more discrete.
Mr.. Collins is the vice-president of a
railroad against which there are pend
ing twenty-six indictments for the i'm
portation of alien labor. Every man
who knows Charley Hartman regards
him as one of natures noblemen," /"
and no power on earth could make
him swerve or waver one iota in his
duty and allegiance to every interest
and industry in Montana. He is the
kind of a man to send to congress, not
one who betrayed the people of this
state at the first opportunity.
Fergus County argus., 1892-10-13

Among the thousand and one lies
which appeared in the Mud Gey-
ser last week is the statement that
this county was 100000 in debt.
The annual statement published
March 1st showed the total indebted
ness to be S4S, ,225.1S. There is not
more than one other county in the
state with so light an Indebtedness.
We believe our people are too intelli-
gent to be deceived by the statements
made in the disreputable sheet. With
Wareham and Brooks in control of
county affairs, there would be little
to hope for in the way of economy.