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The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-07-29
A LAWYERS MISTAKE.
He MistOOk n P~romising Client for 4
Map Peddler.

He MistoOk n Promising Client for .
Map Peddler.
I'm a poor book agent" began the
tall stranger as he entered d well
known lawyers Office 10 the Potter
building and placed q parcel on u
friendly chair. ".Rut have
Don't want any books" groWlea the
counsellor with scarcely q glance at
the man.
But ST. haye given IN that line
and an An pow selling maps. Sun that
Never use 'em. don't want 'em.
wouldn't have 'em at any price,"
Sir, map selling Is not
Now, see here" exclaimed the
lawyer wrathfully, wAiring around In
and rising from his revolving chair and
facing the persistent fellow, II wish
you to distinctV understand that I will
not buy books, maps porous plasters,
liver pads, stationery, eve shaded mus-
tache curriers' oorkacFewA needle
threadels. patent buttons, invisible ink,
corn e~fadicators, popular songs, photo
srapAs nor paper Notwithstanding
whatever, sect Now, get ont"
Very well, sir. i win leave; but be-
fore taking my departure let me say
TINS: Map selling was not my business
with you. ] mentioned that only BY
way OF introducing myself. My inten-
ton was to retain you as counsel In 3
contest OF the will Of my aunt. who
died recently, leaving IN estate In Put
nam county valued at some $4,000.
but that is past" and he gathered up
his parcels, turned On his heel and
walked away.
Hold on there" cried the lawyer 40
soon as he recovered from the shock.
Il beg you'd par
But his speech was cut short By the
Clash OF the elevator gate In the hall.
me tall stranger raj gone.-New
York Advertiser.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-07-29

Stepas"
the catastrophe that even newspaper
artists who sought to sketch the model
were regarded as sacrilegious :ntersop-
ers and carried off to jail.
This feeling as to the model OF the
Victoria has somewhat subsidized, but
there are thousands Of other people
who are more and more anxious In the
light of the horrible details of the
catastrophe, to, know what a real bat
tie ship looks like, and SO for the past
week or more the battle ship Illinois
has been one Of, the most sought after
Of the exhibits Of the fair: s9. much
has been written about the Illinois that
her construction and existence At the
fair is rather an old story, but the
crowd who throngs her decks and gang
ways hourly attest the deep interest
which is felt upon naval matters. The
ship is now under command of Lieut..
Commander ED Taussig. Under him
are Lieut., Peundstone, Ensign Blow,
Passed Assistant Engineer Bennett,
Lieut.. Russell, of the United States
.pllafllae corps, anu NuAHEf ~: " N.SSta
United States navy: Considering the
~exacting and somewhat novel nature Of
their duties these officers are to be
commended for the patience, polite
ness and Discrimination with which
they perform them. During all h
open hours Of the exposition they are
beset by people who have never seen
q ship NOR the model af one, who DO
pot know an anchor from an eye-bolt
or a main truck from 4 keel-piate;
nor do they know q cepner kettle from
o harness eask. All day long these
officers are peset with foolish questions,
and not once is there any record OF
their losing their patience or polite
ness, - ~r
In view Of the publicity and the sup
posed general knowledge Of the fact
that the battle ship Illinois il built upon
a brick foundation and ia about as Sc
curely fastened to the bottom as the
lfated Victoria, it is surprising that
any considerable number Of intelligent
visitors to the worlds fair should con-
etantly beset Capt. Taussig with the
inquiry as to when his ship is going to
sail. The captain says scarcely an hour
In the day passes that some gentleman
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-07-29

known before. There Is but one thing
In the paymaster's small stores that
does not seem to have changed since
the days Of Paul Jones, and that is
jacks tobacco; it is still made in Viz
ginia under the old naval formula,
comes IN plugs about a foot long, Is
IA black as tophet and strong enough
to turn a landsman's stomach.
All day people crowd around these
and other features of the exhibit. Most
Of the time Of the very polite officers
Is devoted to showing the mechanism
Of the guns and particularly the rapid
fire battery. Gunner Walsh has his
hands full Of this. 1t is we'll known
that the heavy guns-to wit, the four
13-inch and the four S-inc'l rihes-are
dummies made Of wood and plaster.
but the secondary battery, consisting
Of four 6-inch high power rifle and a
dozen or more rapid fire guns are yenu-
Inc. Great interest is felt in the 6,inCh
rife. The patience with which Ensign
Blow and Gunner Walsh explain to the
crowds, some ~appreciative, and some
just the reverse, the mechanism md
power OF these guns Is truly commend,-
pie. and yet they must haaye their
Jokes; the strain upon them would DO
too great were they allowed 10 pleas
antries. The other day a dear old
Quaker lady with 4 drab shawl and the
conventional Quaker bonnet, came on
board and wandered listlessly about.
Gunner Walsh saw her. and with that
prbanity 'WhieHh 60 distinguishes him,
approached her and asked what She
particularly wished to see. She said
she wanted to see one Of those "mur.
derous implements Of which she had
READ and whose existence in the world
she SO much deplored. Mr.. Walsh
rubbed his clean shaven chin a moment
and then took the old lady into one
Of the turrets. He opened the hoa,1s
breech block Of one of the dummies
and the old lady leaked through the
cylinder made Of wire lathing and plas-
yer. 1 IS simply dreadful" she said.
I did not think that any humane aoy
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-07-29
The Ladie: Like to See h auarters

The Ladies Like to See the Quarters
Best. %'s
from Kokomo or Oshkosh or St. Louis
docs not ask when the ship Is going to
move from her moorings and show her
sea-gofng capacity. Many affirm they
would have q better idea Of The battle
ship if they GOULD see her under way.
There is another class who haye q very
hazy idea Of the difference between a
ship of war and a passenger steamer,
and plenty Of REPRESENTATIVES, of this
class come aboard late in the afternoon,
tired and with empty lunch baskets,
and take seats wherever they can find
them. They are expecting the ship to
sail. Pretty soon q Of the rigid mar
ines on board approaches and says they
must not 0bstruct the passageway.
but we have our return tickets and
we want to. 90 back to the city" Then
the rigid marine nearly falls over. He
stuffs his white cotton glove In his
mouth, presents arms to O naval dig
nitary who Is just then coming on
board, and concludes for q moment to
enjoy the fln. Presently he observes
signs OF Impotence on the part OF the
gentlemen from Kokomo. and, as was
the case the other day, the latter be-
3gan to abuse the steamship COMPANY
for Its dilatoriness. These worlds
fair people don't keep their promises
nohoW. Here, they said these boats
were going to run every ten minutes.
We have got our return tickets and we
have been sitting here nearly half an
hour and no sign Of q move: more nenll
pie seems to be gol4. off the boat than
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-07-29

It had been q bright and bitter cold
day. Toward sunset, however, clouds
gathered, and the wind, which grew
every hour more intense in its icy chill,
soon spread these clouds over the up
per part Of the sky and banished the
brightness which had made the cold
seem more endurable.
A lad about twelve years old was
standing on the ridge that crested one
side of a steep valley. He drew up
the fur collar Of his coat about his ears
and pulled his fur cap down over his
face before he began to descend to the
river, which almost circled the town
Of Freitenberg standing on the heights
opposite.
Behind him the sun was still shining
In fitful splendor; ten minutes ago,
before the clouds spread over it's
brightness, the old town, with it's walls
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-07-29

The largest band-sawing machine In
the world has recently been completed
III England and sent to Tasmania. The
machine can saw through q maximum
depth of Is inches, and the carriage
will accommodate logs so feet long
and weighing about SO tons. 1t is as
serted that this saw cuts ever faster
than a circular saw, while wasting Is
DER cent less wOd.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-07-29

The Spanish game Of quoits-rayeula
is played with unpierced discs of iron
about three inches in diameter-tejo.
The hubs consist Of two curved pieces
of wrought iron of an oval shape, ter
minating in a point, which is stuck in
the ground. The larger Of these pieces,
the pala, is placed in front Of the other,
the paletin. To strike the pala with
the quot counts one, while to strike
the paletin, which is more difficult,
counts two.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-07-29

There are no barber shops any more;
nothing but ~"tonsoriai studios and
hair-cutting parlors." One barber an
aounces on his window that he peg
forms ~"tonsorial hair cutting" and an.
other one run a ''tonsOrfal art insti-
tute." Brooklyn has a "Pompedore
hair-cutting parlor," where n may
nave his hair wired o Ia Pompadour.
One inviting place offers a shave for
10 cents and a clean towel with every
shave"
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-07-29

A Florida man, Phares Bell, has con-
eeiyed the idea of building a big hotel
the branches of a grove Of i've
oaks in that state. He is one of the
largest land owners Of Florida, and the
i've oaks on his tract are Of great size
and height. He is said to have the
backing Of a syndicate Of English cap
::talists and to become 50 confident OF
the success of his novel scheme that he
will begin work upon it Immediately.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-07-29
Tu,o cronfch rnoy,SOs. a ynnv Z

The Spanish regular army, on a peace
footing, consists Of $4,000 men Of all
branches OF the service, and on a war
footing OF 1,O83,OO0 The contingent
fof this year IS 9O.S73. In peace there
are 12,713 horses and 422 guns. One
fourth of the army Is employed III
tine coldalal service. All Bpaniards past
fhe aee III twenty ire liable to be
draFa for the permanent army, ~
\ which HE service II three years, after
which they pass into the reserve.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-07-29
50 dreadful d weapon 81 destruction,

so dreadful a weapon OF destruction,
thee must be mistaken
Passed Assistant Engineer Bennatt,
was showing a party through the shin
the other day when an eldeliy. gentle.
man from the West, after Studying
closely the thickness OF the armor, thI
location of the turrets and q number az
other features OF impregnability, glanr.
ed ut the air ports on the main decl.
.Well,n he said, II don't see how this
thing is shot proof with I'LL them holes
In it. What do you putin there to keen
the shot out?"'
A day OF two ago Gunner Walsh was
showing another party around on the
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-07-29

d very interesting group, of which there
are many species having a worldwide
distribution. Through their ability to
cling closely to the surface Of rocks by
suction, they are we'll protected from
their enemies. The species which live
On the leaves Of marine grasses, as
many of them do, have their sides
parallel, and in this way fit exactly to
the leaves.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-07-29

The Viking, the caravels and the
Uhaleback will lie side by side in Chi
cago representing the naval architec'
ture Of the tenth, fifteenth and nine
teenth centuries. Some naval experts
nave expressed the opinion that in re-
spect to sea w%orthiness the tenth cen
fury sample rather excels that OF the
fifteenth.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-07-29

The editor who objected to the use
Of the phrase I'VE are discovered,'
in connection with the arrival Of the
Spanish caravels, fastened to inform
the public that the victim OF the MOI
at Bardwell, KY, WAS Only Lynch
ed" instead of being burned to death.
There is no danger of that phrase be-
coming gray from frequent use.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-07-29

BY, the way, what has become of that
pretty girl exhibit at the worlds fair:
Nothing is ever said about 1t. OF
course, such a thing as that wouldn't
draw in a land where one cannot walk
upon the streets without meeting sc
many pretty girls that he can't tep
which is the prettiest.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-07-29
what They indicate.

Bunting-The large sleeves worn now
Indicate m enlarged % of hullloY
IN American women.
Lnrkin-Is that so?
Bnnting-Yes; they are accustomed
III laughing u thciF sleeYe and they
Wapt moro room.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-07-29

Desecho, an island adjoining Porto
Rico, is infested with rats. Their are
millions Of them there, and it is unsafe
for a man to set foot on the island.
They have destroyed all the goats,
which were formerly bred there, and
are now eating the shrubbery.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-07-29

The sloop Navahoe has arrived on
1.-The other side" When the English
press makes announcement Of her al.
rival here on her return trip, next Oc-
tober, may they say: THE American
Yacht Navahoe has arrived at home
safely with the Victoria and Brentont
Reef and Cape Nay challenge cups in
her lockers"
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-07-29

If England has made a ruling, as re-
ported, prohibiting her ships from
sealing on the Russian side Of the
Behring sea, it would seem that she
must recognize the American rights as
obtained in the purchase of Alaska
from Russia.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-07-29

The Kentucky legislatures last SEES
sion was fifteen months long and cos,
the state 100000 to say nothing of the
indirect damage that will result from
the legislation accomplished.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-07-29
DECK T%IRONGED.
BATTLE SHIP ILLINOIS IS AN OBJ
JEUT OF INTEREST.
Fair Visitors Evidently Interested
In Naval understanding. 0ues-
tions by Oshkosh and st. Lo"A'
Men,. laar.s

The dreadful naval catastrophe IN he
Mediterranean has given O new lnteres'
to much that Is on exhibit at the
worlds fair. When the news was
first received the model Of the Dattle
ship Victoria, the victim Of the awful
disaster, was surrounded by a CURIOUS
and somewhat excited throng Of people.
Every Englishman in the city sought
out the model as a shrine upon whicn
to expend his sympathy and horror.
So strong was the feeling evoked by
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-07-29

ss The amount OF iron III the human blood
rs about IN ounce to the 100 pounds. or =
little over 4 quzffss OF IN Ounce 70 tn
Indlyidual.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-07-29
1t is estimated that one u OF every
$50 inhabitants Of the United King
dom owns or rides a bicycle.

The City of London GuildhaIl library
appears to be much appreciated. Ir
the past twelve months there were
owe $1,000 signatures in the visitors
book. '
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-07-29

1ou Go Into Action ~
eInment would ever build such d mon
ster OF destruction. What kind 81 J
gun DO you call this?' .aThat. nv dear
madam is g Quaker gum said An.
Y alsil, With Allow bow. The old ladvs
looked at him amoment. .Pardon ma
sir,' sne said, but I think thee m,ast
'De mistaken. am certain TINT no
1sacA name could honestly be ctven O.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-12-26
Don't You Do It!

usu Presents every one youngest oldest
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-12-26
THE CRITIC.

Harriet Hosmer. the American sculptress
10 Il said, can wear ~ many medals ~ lie
rvditary grand duke. She hasspen the last
20 years almost continuously In Europe.
Poems over the signature OF Annie Fields
which appear In the leading magazines, ars
written by the widow OF the well known
publisher. James T. Fielda Mn. Field'
lives In Boston.
n. Lambroso says George Eliot had
the face of man, an enormous head, hall
disordered, q large nose, thick lips, promi
uent mustachs. q long faos like horse and
voluminous lower jaw"
Few living American writers have q,
much knowledge OF military and naval AZ
fairs a. IL possessed by John HsbbertOn
Few follow current reading IN closely ~ the
author Of THE Maid Of Bethany"
Appreciativs parents and friends are In
undatinR DR.. Edward Everett Hale with
reports OF children's "A ings which DR.. Hale
was said to be collecting for philosophers
purposes. The statement, DR.. Hale says
was an entire hoax.
General Lew Wallace II ut work on q
fourth novel, the material for which he has
been quietly collecting for several years
General Wallace refuses TO state with what
age or people he will deal In his new work,
nor will be even say when bs expects to
have II finished.
Rudyard Kipling passes most Of his lei
sure time In cultivating aowerA The nov
elist wrote TO Mrs w. 8. Dana, In regard Il
her book on New England wild aowers
that he disliked to transplant flowers, as IN
digging them up II made the roots OF the
poor little things squeak"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-12-26
THE CONDUCTOR.

The passenger trains Of the future are to
be heated by steam on the Lshigb Valley
road.
A Roumanian lady IL at her own expensa
constructing q railway from one OF her o.
tates to the nearest town.
There are eight tunnels on the Transan
dine railway In Chill and Argentina, thu
total length Of which Is w English miles
The Pennsylvania company oontemplates
putting on q line OF sleeping coaches be
tween Louisville and St. Louis over the
Louisville division Of the Pennsylvania and
vandalia
The Big Four In It's dining car servic
will supply Its passengers on either the
American or European plan, In the latter
case the traveller paying for any article on
the bill OF fare desired.
Tie Frisco line runs o through Pullman
tourist sleeping car from st. Louis to Cali
fornia every Saturday evening via Burton
Albuquerque and Barlow to Los Angeles
Second class tickets are available on tourist
sleepen
Three dollars In the amount OF the nns
which, according to Buffalo paper. Is 10
be assessed against each brakeman on the
Western New York and Pennsylvania who
spoils wheel by keeping the brakes Net too
long at time 10 descending long grades
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-12-26
eRoWNFlELp.

The past week has been IN uncom-
Portable one.
There Il about eighteen Inches OF
snow on the ground.
The shedding aud slelghlng are hne.
Business 10 Q little dull at present.
The sale-work shops are shut up for
the prrseut which helps to make busi.
uess little slower.
Brownfield can boast Of some smart
old people. Among them are, Mrs.
Brown, %; Mia Pattie Wentworth, 81
Mia wentworth IL much Interested In
politics, ~ well ~ In other topics oil
the day. Mr.. George Davis, well along
In tho eighties, Is another smart one,
We eco him quite often out driving
hls smart little horse.
Little Leah Eaton, aged three years,
vss recsnslv presented With . little
brother. After admitting him for fe~
mluutss shs saId, "Mamms, be ought
a. have a biz name. How would Jesus
OF Nazareth dor IL it blk euoughr
Mr., z. @. whitney has q Gala lily
blossom nine isches 10 height and 81,
M LsdleA' Congregational Sewing
Cirrle met Wednesday afternoon ami
evening With Mrs. Eastman.
Mr.. David bean 10 dangerously sick'
also Mr.. Hurt.
Henry Nsservs, Who has ben quilt
sick Tor = uumbsf Of weeks, has 90 ii
rsosvsesd - - - 81 The strsss agA'n'
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-12-26
THE PouLTeRER.

Too heavy feeding and want OF exercise
tend to barrennesa
Keeping fowls on hard runs or doors will
cause swollen feet or lega
Hens In confinement need to have egg.
shell material supplied TO them.
Any kind OF poultry may be improved by
Q careful selection and breeding.
Chick'n. will keep healthier II they can
have loo,- ground to scratch over.
Even In winter, II the hens are expected
10 lay regularly, care must be taken not "a
let them become too fat
The principal reason why cooked food
fattens the fowls more rapidly 10 because II
Il much more easily digested.
When fowls are closely confined, the runs
need spading up occasionally to prevent
them from becoming too foul
Early broilers usually prove very prollta
BILE. Push the growth until they will Nv
erags two pounds and then SELL
Il will pay to sell all the common turkeys
and make new start with some OF the bet.
ter breeds like the Bronze OF Narragansstt.
A small quantity Of sunhower seed given
occasionally will add to the gloss OF the
plumage. A handful 10 dozen fowls will
DO sufficient.
Bran, ground oats and cornmeal make
one Of the best rations for growing chick
ems Il may be improved somewhat BY bak
Ing and then crumbling.
In selecting the hens, u there are any
that have proved themselves exceptionally
good mothers, It will pay to keep them over
II they are past years old.
The nests should be dark, warm and sup
piled with good nesting material, which
should be changed regularly, even In win
ter, 10 prevent its becoming too foul
Setting hens are scarce In winter, 20 II
early chickens are wanted good Incubator
will be necessary, the size depending upon
the number Of chickens to be Matched.
Leaves or chaif make good litter to scat
ter on the floor, and by throwing grain
among it the fowls will be kept busy
scratching II over. and In this way take sx
ercise.
One Of the principal items In raising
chickens In the brooder Ii warmth. "
they get chilled, they will crowd together
In brooder 20 closely that some will be
smothercd.
Wheat Ii one Of the best grains for laying
hens. Il II rich In material for growth,
while stimulating to the egg functions. Al
present prices It can hardly be considered
An expensive feed.
With good treatment pullets Matched In
February will lay In September; thoss
hatched In March will lay In October. while
those Matched In April will usually begin
laying In December.-St Louis Republic
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-12-26
OXFORD.


DR.. and Mrs. A. l.. Hersey will spent
Christmas week In Boston with thei'
daughter, Miss ii. K. Hersey.
The Oxford Division Of Sons OF Trm'
perauce celebrated the hfth annlversar,
OF the organization Of the order OF
Thursday, having deferred the same o.
account Of the death Of Mrs. G. 7
Durell. This Is the first division In tn
state but one as to the number OF mem
beers and the first as to financial stand
Ing. The number admitted has been about
255, and II now numbers abOu'
100. The total amount Of money take'
has been over $3.50. About 20 are mem,
bers Of the Grand Division aud GeOrg
IIazen was unanimously elected @. w
T.. at the last session. A delegation
from Norway Division Was present
The entertainment consisted Of vOca
and instrumental music, recitatlons an
reading the history Of the order clOslni
With oyster supper and s0clable.
George Hersey Is clerklng for Jordan
Marsh & Co., Boston, through thu
holidays.
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vnt aopls8 MILua

Ths Hsudsrson Brothsrs are now hott
| sick st ths hotAl, WHARF they CIV
| them the beat care thsy can and IN
nslghbors assist. Mrs.. John Olson -
| peclaily has devoted much tina 70 them
Dr.. rHombly Of Colsbrook has ossn u
| 20 80 them. t.t
me r. r. r. Company have . crew q
work building . dam at Helrs Gate FALL
GU The Dead Diamond River; bryan wori
| Tuesday morning.
Scalers Beattis and Wardwell went tc
| Parkertown tho past week.
Chas. Kelly has . team hauling frvm
| the yard for Horace Bennett and Donald
| Cameron for d. G. q Z. Il. Bennett.
Percy Ripley 10 hauling bard wood
lumber for can't dog stocks. A. W. Lin
nell and Osc,r Littlehale are doing the
work.
Eight horses went up Saturday morn.
Ing 70 do two-sleddipg for York and
Larry.
Nj. @. c. Wilson has been up.
A caribou Was killed by the crew 1T
Ferguson's camp on Beaver Brook this
week.