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The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-10-14
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Exhileratfng Exercise for Sweating
h Whole Bodybuilding, Chasing
and Picking Up the Small Cannon
Ball.
cred up warmly and allowed to lie still
for half an hour. Then his assistants
rub him again, and he is quickly in
stalled in dry clothes and allowed to
take some wine and egg, when he is
ready for breakfast, for which I need
not tell you he exhibits a ravenous ap-
petite.
This over he goes out on the grounds
and commences his work, which varies
according to his fancy, sometimes roll
ing and tossing balls about, pulling at
weights, fighting a suspended bag filed
with oats with fiftyspound dumbbells
in his hands, sparring with friends,
using the clubs (they weighed twenty
cises which will tend to develop the
muscles in all parts of the human
frame
There is n exercise in which he in
dulges that seems to be a revival Of old
time customs. Heenan starts for q run
on a small course which they have laid
out, and after having gone around a
dozen or twenty times two persons
whoever feel inclined-stand on each
side of the track, each with q heavy
boxing glove on his hands, and as the
Boy runs through they simultaneously
endeavor to knock him down.
( "This is, of course, very violent exer-
else, and few, except men of large pow
ers Of endurance, ever attempt it." al
i Diet During Training.
AT the conclusion of this day of mus,
Gle making there came another rub
1nuy7 fn11nxunI Ivy n 1irnavs ~ Cno ,,ko ~
severity served with Spartan-like sim
plicity, which is thus described:
"The meal is one of the most rural
and rustic that can be imagined. The
old oman who is an aged matron
hired as housekeeper, sets the. plates on
a clothless table, with a proper guam
tum of knives and forks and a good
supply Of rattle: stale bread, the whole
embellished with large broiled steaks
very rarely cooked. This repast is
washed down with cold spring water
There was no attempt to introduce
any variety fn the diet, and breakfast
and supper only differed in the fact
that at the latter the meat was cold.
Vegetables were strictly prohibited,
and smoking and drinking were heresies
, not to be considered.
Modern Methods.
How entirely at variance this Is with
the ideas OF to-day may be inferred
from the following regime, which Is
laid down by BILLY" Edwards, whose
combined experience and observation
entitre him to speak by the cards.
If / had to train q man." he said,
what would I doh Well, that would
depend very mucn upon what he had
been doing. But, In any case. the first
thing / should do would be to get him
a nice place In the country where there
was pure air. No man can train suo
cessfully In on atmosphere that is pol.
luted BY smoke nrd stenahes, aud the
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-10-14
Esther.

The name which: has been selectedN~&
President and Mrs. Cleveland for tn
new baby of the White House suggests
one of the most noted characters In
Bible history. Queen Esther, who, in
preference to all other virgins between
India and Ethiopia. was chosen by King
Ahasuerus to be queen in the place OF
Shushan, Is described as n Of the
noblest types Of w~omanhood. In the
generosity of her grand nature she rec
ognized the possibility of her power rs
queen, and, at the risk of her own life,
appeared unbidden before the king with
the petition for the safety Of her peo-
pie. Once assured of his good favor,
with the shrewdness of q woman she
invited him to dinner, a request that
seemed almost absurd when she might
have had half of the kingdom.
That the star of the White House
has brought good fortune with her,
Tor the name signifies both OF these.
there can be little doubt, judging from
precedent. The French form 81 the
word Is Estelle; the Italian is Ester or
Esterra; the Spanish is Estella. pro-
nounced Estelya; and the German form
y K the English, Esther.-BostoDA
Journal.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-10-14

Heenan Takes q Ten-Mile Walk Be-
fore His Breakfast With His Train
er, Changing His Stick from Hand
to Hand.
accomplish this end he could waive all
traditional theories about training and
! smoke a cigar once a day, and he did
this, too.
He smoked his cigar regularly and he
did" Mr.. Sullivan, and the traditions
of training for the HSize ring received
another blow, or rather made n more
step forward in the line Of the rational
treatment Of physical development.
For it is only one-third of q century
since John G. Heenan fought Tom Say
ers, and if any trainer were to advo-
cate now the methods that were used
to prepare the "Benicia Boy" for the
great international battle he would be
laughed at by every sporting man on
both sides Of the water.
The aim of the modern boxer is to &C.
quire agility, wind and staying power,
while the aim Of the older school was
primarily to pile up muscle and make q
man strong even at the risk of sacri-
icing that all-important qualification
for a fighter, namely, quickness.
Old Methods of Training.
How many trainers Of the present day
would send a man out for a ten-mile
run before breakfast? How many
would permit him to use ffty-pound
weights, to punch the bag" and who
would think of putting fte-pound
weights in a pair of training shoes to be
used by a man whose success was to de-
pend on his catlike movements and sup
pleness?
And yet all these things were done
and approved in the case of Heenan,
as is shown by this description Of his
work as told in the weekly letters to
Frank Leslie's paper just before the
great battle:
1.-The Benicia Boy" the correspondent
says, rises every morning at 5 o'clock,
and, after bathing, dresses himself in
thick, warm clothing (the month was
February and the climate was that of
England) and tops off with a beautiful
fur cap and muf1er, presented to him
before he left America by his friend,
Dan Bryant, of them instrels. He then
goes. out for a ten-mile walk in COM
pany with Cusick. Upon returning he
is stripped by jack. Mcdonald, his
English mentor and assistants, and rub
bed with coarse crash towelling until
his flesh is all aglow. He is then COY
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-10-14

One Of the rules Of the Canadian
military service is that OF crying down
credit" In Toronto last week this rule
was carried out in front Of the post
Office. 1t consisted In a little cere-
mony performed by a sergeant major,
a trooper and :, trumpeter IT the Cana
dian dragons. The trumpeter blew
his trumpet and then the sergeant ma
jor in a stentorian voice declared that
the officer commanding the Canadian
Dragons would not be responsible for
any debts contracted by the members Of
the regiment beyond q days pay, and
that eve q days pay would not be
guaranteed Il the debt wa contracted
4or li1nor.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-10-14

Some gentlemen Of a Bible associa-
don lately, calling on On old woman
to see II she had a Bible, were sever
ally reproved with her reply.
DO you think, gentlemen, that T I'M
q heather, that you should ask me such
q question: Then, addressing d little
girl, she said: Run and fetch the
Bible out OF the drawer that may
show IT to the gentlemen.
The gentlemen declined putting her
to the trouble, but she insisted on Civ
Ing them ocular demonstration that
she was no heather. According the
Bible was brought, nicely covered, and
on opening it the old woman exclaimed:
We'll, how glad / am TINT you have
come; here are my s~pectacles that &
have been looking for these three
years and didn't know where to ind
'em!!"
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-10-14

s. The trainmen on the Lake Shore &
Michigan Southern railroad have been
armed with improved shotguns capable
of throwing half a dozen slugs through
a half-inch plate, which are designed
for use upon train robbers. A robber
who faces n of these guns will never
again have any ambition to pursue his
calling, and the remedy will, if gener-
ally applied, prove a complete and eff.
fectual cure for the disease.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-10-14
FIGHTING FOR PRINCIPLE.
A story Of q stubborn Man and a
High-kickinE Mule.

High-kicking Mule.
"Some of these fellers that is so set
on their principles reminds me much
of an old teller that bought a mule I
knowed once" said the man OF the
cracker box, THAT is, I knowed the
Teller, not the mule. He bought that
mule from the street car company,
and the fool mule wouldn't work with
out a bell on his neck. Well, n bell to
suit the mules idea Of thirgs could be
bought for about IL cents, and any
sensible a would have bought it and
put it on-on the mule, that Is. But
this Teller wasn't that kind. He said
he'd be doggoned If he would be out
did by a mule; and he started out to
conquer that beast or die in the at
tempt. He died in the attempt.
"The mule kicked him so high that
the coroner's jury wrangled an hour
over whether he had died from the
kick or from striking the earth. Died
udppy, CuOuSA, CduSc AC uuU ulcu lOF
a principle, and hadn't been outdone
by the mule. Then I bought the mule
and put a bell on him, and am working
him yet and don't feel as if I'd lost no
great amount Of self-respect, either.
Sometimes l think the people in GIN
eral is a good deal like that there mule.
They won't drive at all 'thout q bell
on O some kind, and the fool reformer
who thinks it would be a sacrifice of
MS principles to let 'em have it gets
kicked into the middle Of next week.
while the politician is willin' to pervide
the bell for EN-, and they git down
ana hump themselves while he sits in
a spring seat and rides. An I don't
doubt I've been a mule myself many
oils Journal. "p
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-10-14

The Camperdown is afoat once more,
and the British admiralty breathes
more freely. 1t is a costly thing to have
big battle-ships touch each other heavi-
1y or even touch bottom lightly. The
Camperdown may be seriously DAM
aged, but She will have to be locked
and examined before the extent of her
hurts can be ascertained.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-10-14

A farmer near Martins Ferry, Ohio,
has sold 20 walnut :rcrs ut $40 each
or $4,000 for the lot. Many efforts Lad
been made to buy them, but PROPOSE
tons were always refused, and tor
years the farma: continued t, give
the trees as mucn attention as he lid
his orchard.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-10-14

The first Atlantic cable was operated
in 1858. Now there are six, besides a
line Of cables connecting the leading
countries in every part Of tho world,
comprising over $4,000 miles Of cable.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-10-14

"The rest nowhere" a vigorous bit
of exaggeration in popular use at the
race tracks the world over, was first
uttered by a sporting Irishman, Capt.
O'Kelly, at Epson, May 3, 1859, when
Eclipse distanced the field. ECLIPSE
first, the rest nowhere" was the cap
tain's terse description Of the race.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-10-14

A Chicago aeronaut and a young
woman who accompanied him are prob
ably lost in Lake Michigan, as they
were last seen some miles to the east
ward of the fair grounds. People who
run such risks as these adventures de-
serve little sympathy when disaster
overtakes them.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-10-14

With 125 cases of typhus fever with
in her borders, Berlin isn't as much
alarmed about the cholera as she was
only a week or two ago. Her mind is
occupied with the task Of subjugating
the fever, which is much more formida,
BILE as a plague than the cholera.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-10-14

A Kansas man has applied for a d.
vorce because his wife beat him with
some new cane-bottomed chairs he gave
her as a birthday present. Perhaps he
voted for somebody else the last time
she ran for constable.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-10-14

Missouri has captured her last batch
of train robbers, while these who oper-
ated in Illinois are yet at liberty. It
is therefore in order for newspapers
in Missouri to speak of Illinois as being
located in 1.-The border land Of civiliza-
ton"
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-10-14

William Waldorf Astor, it is said,
wears corsets. If other men could hope
to- attain his figure-something like
three hundred millions-corset-wearing
would become all the rage among the
male sex.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-10-14

The addition Of the Russian warship
Pousalka to the list makes the naval
losses in a summer Of profound peace
about 600 men. The modern warship
is a very formidable thing to its
friends.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-10-14

Aluminium is TO be use.l wher>vcr
practicable in the accoutrements, arms
and equipments Of the German army.
BY it's use the eight carried by in
fantry soldiers will be a triue uv;.r
81 pounds, where now it is slightly
more than 6S IL pounds
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-10-14

Marshal Breze ono accidentally killed
a relative while both were rabbit hunt
ing, and ever afterward would swoon
at the sight of a hare.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-10-14
HOW OLD TIMERS TRAINED.
CORBETT'S METHODS COMPARED
WITH HEENAN'S AND SAVERS.
Sensible Training Nowadays Aimed
to Develop Agility and Judgment
al Well 3 Strength and Endur-
ance-Diet for Athletes. ,

Doubtless there is a rising current Of
interest in the affairs Of Champion Cor
bett in view of his coming match with
Mitchell, says the New York Herald.
Corbett is at present in training, and
when the man who whipped Mr.. John
L. Sullivan is doing anything it is worth
while to chronicle it.
MI. Corbett is a young man Of ideas.
He had an idea that he could "do' Mr..
Sullivan, and he did it; and he also had
an idea that while he was training to
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-10-14

The mountain Of Fujisian, in Japan,
Is actually in motion. 1t is 12,40O feet
above sea level, yet the power Of the
winds in those quarters causes it to
sway from side to side.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-10-14

Pound Dumbbells.
Use a heavier bell than one weighing
five pounds. II you use dumbbells
every motion should be quick. You take
a pair Of dumbbells that don't weigh
owe a pound and push them out In
front Of you and draw them back as
quickly as you can for one minute and
you'u find you've had a lot Of exercise.
It's the same way with running. You
can jog along maybe five or six miles,
but run 100 yards at top speed and
you will feel that you have done a lot
Of work.
Needless Training.
AZ to the length Of time it takes
to get q man in condition, that depends:
some men can get 1T in four or five
weeks and others need fuzzy six months.
It is all o question Of their physical
condition at the time they be gin to
train. Now, ] am told that the college
boys at Yale and Harvard and Colnm-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-18
pr..xs FOR RELIEVING DISTRESS.

long list OF Institutions and lodging-houses
which were established to benefit homeless men and
women has been prepared by the Council OF the
Charity Organization Society. copy OF which may
be obtained on application at the socletys ONCE
No lG, East Twenty-secord-st. At many of these
ryfaces meal tickets sold which may be given
by purchasers to persons who ask for relief. ana
some OF them have sitting rooms where the desu-
tute NAV get warm" In cases OF emergency any
pcrson actually in need of food who applies at any
of the Offices of the society will be sent where he
can get H. The Offices at Nos. $50 Nassau-st.
297 Broome-st l05 East Twenty-second-st.. lB East
Thirty-ninth-st, l.f73 Broadway. 527 Amsterdam
ave- 1863 East Sixty-third-st. and l65 West one
hundred nty-seventh-st President Robert
" de Forest says: There are three classes who
need help First, the homeless tramps vagabonds
and professional beggars. the true way to help
whom Is to force them into the workhouse. where
they Will be fed. clothed. made to work ana Kept
from drunkenness for three or four months. sec
one people with homes and families, who ask for
help but would not get II from free meals. IN or
der TO help whom the society must receive generous
contributions Third. men and women who nave
never asked help from strangers. and who would
die with their children before doing Sc These
people suffer most. and no expense OF money or
thought should be spared In helping them. Giving
free meals without previous investigation VIII help
no one but serve to attract great numbers OF Idle
and vicious persons to our city.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-18
COLLAPSE or A BENEFIT SOCIETY.

Peoria H. Dec. 17.-The Prairie State Benehciary
,ssociation. of this city. which was published a.
insolycnt yesterday by Auditor Gore seems To Dc
in a bad way At the offices OF the company To-
day>h was stated that the membership hau pe."
,orred IN the Chicago Guaranty Fund Life
Socictv TO take effect January !, but that the
latter will not assume the payment OF dehth osss
na',s, nding and unpaid up to that time. which
@ sn far as considered legal. amount to $1,000
10 pay these claims there Is sSV" cash assets anu
caiied Wiz II is hoped to pay about 50 per cent of
tbnse claims but salaries due. amounting TO A.-
COS 50 will not be paid at all There are ll3o mem
bers va o. THOSE who pay their assessment VIII be
adnjtted into the Chicago Guaranty. Up TO th-
ir, LII Il is stated all death losses except those
IN DISPUTE had been paid in ful.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-18
TELEGRAPHIC NOTES.

New Britain Conn, Dec. T.-Father Tierney de-
MES the rumor that he Mas been appointed TO the
Bshoprc Of the Hartford diocese
Lambertvil,e, n. j.. Dec. I.-St. Johns Roman
Catholic Church was the scene Of a pretty ceremony,
this afternoon, when the Right Rev VI. J. OFar-
rell. bishop Of the Diocese OF NewJersey. ad-
ministered the rite OF confirmation to about 100
young men and women ranging in age from eight
to twenty years. The confirmation Is the result OF
a two-week's mission Just ended. and which was
under the leadership OF the Jesuit Fathers.
Cape May. ~ J.. Dec. 1.-THE fe-savng crew
this afternoon boarded the abandoned coal barge,
Lizzie H. The barge is sunken with cargo OF
ice on Mecray Shoals. she went ashore yesterday
In the dense fog. The crew was taken of when
the barge went ashore. Ii is thought the barge
will be saved when the ice in her hold melts
Little Rock. Ark. Dec. 17;-Robbers ransacked
st. Andrews's Cathedral Friday night. The silver
service OF the altar and the contents OF two poor
boxes taken. The thieves concealed them.
selves in the church during the day and were
locked In ct night.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-18
rporBLE BETWEEN THE AuBOYS.

Perth Amboy, Dec. 17.-Perth Amboy and south
Ambov living on opposite sides Of the Raritan
River are at loggerheads on the water question.
- .ho, bought a large dam and creek six
IT, for, here and laid mains. Engines ana
nnmps were erected and a total of $4,000 was ex-
ra,dod T,e borough OF South Amboy contracted
lien ,ho c,v 10 receive water at fixed rate per
1cooOoo gallons. Pipes were laid and large stand,
pipe erected when trouble arose over the khu m =,
Of that nature TO be submitted to the
Perth Amby fGh the 'nsI meter n vse
sssy ask that meter take its place This
IS The wsch o the 0Swsa
lead TO a complete se.s - ' "'eo'
,so,n.,er the two Amboys
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-18
RELIEF MEASURES IN PASSAIC COUNTY.
TRYING TO OFFSET SOME OF THE EFFECTS OF
THE WILSON BILLS THREAT IN
NEWER RSEY.


Humane men Of all shades Of religious and politi-
cal faith met in the City Hall of Paterson, ~ j..
on Friday night to devise means to relieve the
widespread distress caused by the shutting down
Of mills and factories owing to the threats against
the business life OF the city embodied in the wilson
bill Five members of the Board of Aldermen were
present and general discussion of the situation
took place. Mayor Braun, who II a brewer and
a Democrat, suggested that committee ask manu-
facturers to reopen their mills and factories ana
employ workmen. even at loss. If necessary In
order to enable the poor to tide over the winter.
He said that the breweries of the city, though
only doing one-third of their usual business. were
keeping their employees and giving them I'VE
days work week.
The following committee public relief was
appointed Dean McNuty. the Rev. Harvey
Wood, the Rev. ]. II. Robinson, the Rev. H. f.
Mes the Rev. l. =. Whelan, the Rev. J. B. Church,
the Rev Dr. Magic. the Rev. A. A. Wanderer'
Henry Doherty, John c. Vandervoort Benjamin
Eastwood. F. II. Shields. j. W. Ferguson. Joseph
McCrystal, William Strange, Francis Scott, w. o.
Faycrweather Colonel s. V. S. Muzzy and John j.
Brown. Contributions of money to buy food are
solicited. and It Is understood that the Board OF
Aldermen will start the list with 5000 II IS o.,, De,
sell food the committee at cost.
business embarrassments continue to be among ong
the principal incidents Of the day in Paterson ana
in Paterson during the last week-this time by
out of work. The meeting sent remonstrance
against the Wilson bin Washington
Last Monday night the Passaic Democratic
County Committee passed resolutions approving
the Wilson bill This action Is supposed to have
been inspired by William b. Gourley. the Demo-
cratic boss and It's effect has been seriously i'm.
paired By the action of the Paterson Board OF
Trade which on Tuesday night passed resolutions
strongly approving the Mckinley Tariff law, MI
Gourleys life has been made miserable all the
week by repeated invitations and challenges. ask
ing him to call meetings Of the workngmen sup
posed TO favor the Wilson bill.
The prevailing depression has tangled up fhe
affairs of the Litho-Carbon Company, Of Passaic,
and Saturday II was evicted from ts headquarters
in the r. G. Cole Factory Building.
John Demlck who broke a SIS plate-glass window
in William Malcom's store In Passaic to get food
and shelter. sent TO jail for five months on
Friday.
J. r. Norris OF the Passaic Gospel Mission has
started a woodward at the mission house In Pas
saic-st and can accommodate thirty people a night
i'm the bedrooms. Sick people taken care OF
whether they work not. but those in good health
have TO earn their food and lodging
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-18
CLAIMS TITLE TO VALUABLE LAND ~ CHH A'o

Dubuaue. Iowa. Dec 1.-THE title to the iahd
on ar close to which stand the Board or 1rade'
c..,d pacific Hotel and other Chicago buildings
q, claimed by washerwoman's daughter In 1919
urs Kennedy a widow. who had come West from
porrsvlvanla left Lockpor,. H., for Dubuque
comfy to take up claim. Reaching Chicago on
bor way. she found It n thriving town and put her
novs 10 work as teamsters while she found en-
,,en, as a washerwoman She prosperei and
,,,oe,ed in property in tract along the river then
nown as the Sands. She also invested later In
~ titles and acquired large amount or properly
d aaA ~ 'Watcr-st.. Market-st. and in the present
n,ons, poa, of Trade district. She to Dubuque In
,,ar selling part OF her Chicago property for
s1oo oco and later she sold some more OF 1t for
SoVv ~ D. Sullivan OF Melieray Dubuque
county is the rghtfu owner-Mrs Kennedy % Sens m
deanLo,, Ms Kennedy's agent transferred without
MnGn Ser authority knSwedse and that four ChSasO
la~yeIs y ~ compromise. which she declined.