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The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-12-30
ALL STOOD OVER SIX FEET.

4 Giant Kentucky Family, Consist
Ing of Parents and Nime Chillren.
AS a specimen Of what Kentucky can
do in the way Of producing stalwart
sons and daughters said a proud ma
tive Of the Blue Grass country to a
New York Sun man, II might mention
the old Joe Morrison family Of Bour-
bon county. Anybody Of the present
generation who ever lived in Kentucky
will remember old Joe Morrison's fam
lily. The family consisted OF Joe n
his wife and six sons and three daugh-
tiers. Joe stood 6 feet 4 in his stock
ings and weighed 21O pounds. His
wife was the same height exactly, but
she weighed 266 pounds. The oldest
son, Tom, was also 9 feet 4, and he
weighed 286 pounds. Jim topped his
bro her Tom two inches in height, but
he Slasn,t rs heavy by 20 pounds. Their
sister Sarah was a slim girl, weighing
only 1855 pounds, but she could look
over the heads Of both Tom and Jim,
for she stood 6 feet 6 IL inches. But
John was the big boy Of the family.
He only lacked an inch Of being Z feet
high, and he weighed 800 pounds. Sis
ter Mary was a midget OF 6 feet 2,
and only weighed '149 pounds. Elijah
wasn't very tall. either, being the same
height as his sister Mary, but he was
OF pretty fair heft, tipping the scales
at 212. Matthew was 6 feet 2, also,
and weighed go. while Eli, standing
o feet 4. weighed less than 200. The
youngest girl, Martha, was 6 feet 3.
and 16O pounds in weight. She would
undoubtedly have been the gisnt Of
the family, for that was her height and
weight at the age of ID, a few weeks
before she died When these measure
ments were taken a few years ago,
the family were all together, but since
then old Joe and his wife have died
and the boys and girls are married
aud scattered about. the state. / don't
know what their progeny have done
to keep up the family reputation as
TO size, but I'll bet on EN- to keep up
the record" q
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-12-30

The chateau of Ploerneuf wa the
terror Of the Breton people. The u
try folh made the sign Of the cross as
they passed by and murmured: There
is the accused ones castle"
About the walls that surrounded the
grounds was a brier hedge, which no
one dared to cross. The servants pass
ed each other by like shadows, afraid
to speak above a whisper. No n
dared to address the master. Only the
young Count Robert found favor in the
eyes Of the lord Of the manor, the old
Duke de Kerberzoff, his uncle.
At the time this story begins Robert
was seated at the old mans feet. He
was seated in the great ducal chair;
his face was livid, his eyes cleaning,
and his countenance distorted with
fear. He was listening intently; one
would have said that he was the ghost
Of terror.
Beside him on the porphyry column
burned a small golden lamp set with
precious stones. Behind it stood a tall
negro, who, as each minute passed, let
fall a single drop Of oil upon the fame.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-12-30
O AND SPARRWS.

How the Demonstrating Birds Were
Captured. =
The English sparrows have proved a
nuisance in the cotton country, for as
o as the bolls open they pick out
the cotton and carry it off, and some
planters have lost, us they claim, hun
dreds of pounds in this way. There is
one man, however, in De Witt county
that has not lost much. When he
found the sparrows were committing
depredations he produced a quantity Of
wheat, soaked It in sweetened whisky
?nd strewed 1t along the rows. The
sparroWs found 1t and thought they
had a picnic. So they had, but In ff-
teen or twenty minutes there was the
Hpsiest lot of English sparrows ever
see on the face Of the earth. They
rolled about the ground, falling on
their sides and back, and kicking their
heels into the air like q parcel OF drunk
ards, all the while uttering the most
colnical squeals. They did not have
long to squeak, however, for the boys
gathered them mp and threw them into
bags. The first day they gathered
bushels OF drunken sparrows. |
Three or four days later the experiment
was repeated with almost equal success
and from time to time since. They |
made excellent potpie. but the suryfv-
1rs have c0nne to regard the plantation
as hoQdO0ed, FOR. now very few CONS I
ab0ut M.-Galveston News.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-12-30
An Anrel With Coal B1ack Wines.

An Angel With Coal Black Wings.
souls of the dying. See! he cried,
pointing out several flames which were
on the point of extinction, see! at the
supreme moment the soul almost al
ways turns to the Spirit Of Good!
'.Then I asked him to show me my
own lamp.
"'Comev said the strange being who
conducted NE.
Leading me on TIL ough innumera-
BILE arches, we went On and on for 4
long time, Then stopping suddenly,
'See,' he said. Behold thy soul! I
was petrifed with terror. One single
drop Of oil remained in my lamp, and
over it lowered an cngel with coal
black wings, who BILE y upon the fame
to make it burn out more quickly. I
was in mortal fear that I was a coward;
yes, I was a coward" said the duke,
trembling violently.
Listen, Robert! listen! Beside my
lamp burned another with a steady
and brilliant flame; a white-winged an
gel watched over the golden vessel.
The Spirit Of Evil came and whispered
in my ear.
The old duke ceased. 1t seemed as
If he heard the spirits voice at that
moment. His eyes were bloodshot, his
hair stood on end with fright, and his
tnnth chattarad. He continued in q
hOarSe voice:
THE white winged angel locked at
me sadly, but the black kept whispering
In my ear. l saw nothing, l would
see nothing. From the black angels
wing 1 plucked a feather, and dipping
it into the brilliant lamp I took the oil
out drop by drop and let it fall into my
own. Ny fame became brilliant and
red as blood; the other grew paler,
but retained it's starry brightness. Only
one drop of oil remained; the white
angel stretched forth his wing to stop
me, but another with wings cleaning
like mother-of-pearl and bearing a gold
en- sword came to us. Let the man do
his will! God will judge him!' he said.
Then I took the last drop of oil.
'Then I was afraid. Whose lamp
is this?' I asked, pointing the fame
which was just OF the point Of going
out. And the voice replied, 1T is the
soul Of thy beloved son. At that mo-
ment the fame. went out. The white
angel took the soul in it's wings and 1ew
away with a cry of grief; but the Spirit
Of Evil responded with a loud cry Of
triumph.
II awoke frozen stiff with horror.
Two corpses were stretched out upon
the floor of my room, crushed almost
out of human shape. My son., notified
by his betrothed, had wished to pro-
tect her in her flight and the dreadful
trap which I had set for her had killed
them both. 1t vas Christmas-twenty
years ago!"
: The old man fell back in his chair,
the tears streaming down his face. -
"Stop" he said to the negro who was
tending the precious lamp. Feed the
11c me no more! I have made my con-
now / can debut cab God find
for me?" suM.
At that moment the castle bell rang
and the chants Of the church
were heard. The doors Of the great
hall swung open. Through them was
seen the chapel Of the old manor blaz-
ing with lights, and the child Jesus on
his bed Of straw seemed respondent
with glory and pardon. The Old duke
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A Family f.nxntivs

Physicians are not inclined to recon-
mend self medication to the "1aity. Yet
there is one need, says the American
Analyst, which they are almost unable
to supply. We refer to the family
laxative" The family physician Is
abe to prescribe for the most compli-
Gated and obscure of maladies and yet
Is often puzzled to know just what to
give When asked for a remedy which
Gun be kept in the house for family
use as q laxative, that shall be effective,
Tree from danger, and not unpleasant to
cake. When absent on our summer
vacation we were asked by four diff
1erent parties, representing as many
FAMILIES, what we thought Of the Syrup
OF Figs" Not one word did we volun-
tcer on the subject, and we were some
what surprised to find that there was
thiS small token of the very general
use or that preparation. These parties
SAID they derived. more benefit from
1t and found 1t more pleasant to take
than anything Of the kind they had
ever used. The simple question with
them, was, is it a dangerous compound?
We Informed them that its active in
gredlent was a preparation Of SIENNA,
n that 1t was entirely free from dan
ger. With this assurance they volun-
teered the information that they should
continue to keep it in the house.
The th~erapeutical properties Of SIENNA
are so well known that comment on
this seems unnecessary. 1t might be
Well to notice, however, that Bartho-
low says it is "a very safe and service
able cathartic," and that it is highly
priced as a remedy for constipation
He also makes the important obscrva-
ton that its use lis not followed by
Intestinal torpor and constipation"
The simple truth of the matter is,
we have altogether too few prepare
tons which we can recommend to our
families as effective laxatices. But the
California Fig Syrup company has one
Of the most desirable combinations for
this purpose with which we are famil-
lar The Fig Syrup company gives to
the profession the composition of this
preparation, therefore there is no secret
about 1t; the persons who use this laXa-
tive speak in the highest terms about
1t; and we are pleased to notice that
a large number of physicians are pre-
scribing it.
Viewed from the narrowest and most
selfish standpoint the physician will
lose nothing by recommending such a
preparation as Syrup Of Figs to his pa
tents; while viewed from the highest
standpoint Of doing the best possible
by those who place themselves in our
care, we would say the profession can
not do better than give their indorse-
ment to such a preparation.
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Seated In the Great Ducal Chair.
Close to the old mans withered hand
lay an ak, and the negro would have
atoned with his life for q single for
getfulness Of his duty.
The duke was rel paler than usual;
his long white hair was matted upon
his temples, and was from his terror
stricken eyes great tears rolled into his
silver beard.
my dear lord, is your suffering
worse?" asked Robert gently.
The duke shuddered; he was still
listening intently.
It was Christmas night. "Noel!
Noelv. sang the peasants voices.
"Noel! "Noel!' rang out the chimes.
Then the old duke rose up like a
specter. Z
Listen, Robertw he said. "Listen!'
The old man mad not spoken for twen-
ty years. His %sepulchral voice echoed
through the great hall, and the ancient
armor hanging on the walls gave forth
a metallic sound. The young count was
petrified with fright,
Twenty years ago I had a son; he
was handsome, brave and generous.
He loved a young peasant gill and
wished to marry her, but I refused my
consent; I could not countenance such
an outrage. My son pleaded with me,
but ] was infexible; my escutcheon
would have been eternally disgraced.
Never give way to pride! It is q NOR
tai SIM" Sobs choked the old dukes
utterances, but he continued:
y 1.-THE maiden was beautiful and viz
tuous. I offered her money; she rG
fused it. Then I had her carried of
and imprisoned In the tower Of the
castle. Several months passed; my o
was faithful to his word, / to my pride.
I decided to kill the maiden, SO I sent
word to her secretly to escape at the
first opportunity. a silken ladder was
given her, and she was carefully In
structed us to Its use, and how to-
fasten 1t to the window. She prepared
for flight. Then / arranged m in-5
famous trap for her. Listen, Robert,
listen! / had the stone OF the window
sill 1oosened 80 that It would give way
beneath her weight, carrying the uri-
fortunate Girl with II. as 1t fell, and she
would be dashed to pieces upon the
TT Was Christmas! That night I fell
asleep In the fear OF God. Then / was
transported to an immensely OF clouds.
Innumerable arches followed each 9TH
er In n~ever-ending succession. Be
meath these arches small golden lampsI
were swinging gently to and fro, 90
numerous that It would have taken
years to count them. Some burned
with q fierce light, others nickered for
a long time before they died out COM
pletely.
Each one Of these lamps was guard
ed BY an angel. All the lamps
were tended BIZ fair white angels with
faces Of ~unspeakable beauty; by others
stood black angels, ugly and evil-look-
Ing, and these seen ed to await with
impatience the moment when the flame
should be finally scxtirguished.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-12-30
CHRISTMAS l.

I heard the bells on Christmas day
Their old familiar carols play;
3 And wild and sweet,
The words repeat
OF peace on earth, good will to men!
And thought how, as the day had come,
The belfries Of all Christendom
Had rolled along
The unbroken, song
OF peace on earth, good will to men!
Till ringing, singing on it's way,
The world revolved from from night to
day!
A voice, a chime,
A chant sublime,
OF peace on earth, good will to men!
But in despair I bowed my head;
~@There is nc peace on EARTH" l said
For hate is strong
And mocks the song
OF peace on earth, good will to men,
Then pealed the bells more loud and deep:
"God is not dead, nor doth he sleep;
The wrong shall fail,
The right prevail, -.
With peace on earth, good will to menu
-Longfellow.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-12-30
Migration Of Colorado Deer.

FM@S M1Kf0t1On OK SOAOEuNO ACCEs
Deer, In their annual migrations, have
been leaving the mountains Of West
en Colorado by thousands during the
last few weeks, travelling westward to
the valleys OF Utah, where the weather
81 milder and food abundant. They
win spend the winter, returning to
their mountain haunts after the snow
begins to melt in the spring. Hunt
ers do not often see the animals on the
move, as most Of their travelling Is done
mt night; but narrow, deeply worn fresh
trails discovered in the morning tell the
story Of, migration. The animals go In
small herds. keeping well up on the
lopes sof the mountains that trend
Msa4 MY, descending into the valleys
oniyf when necessary In order to keep
their course and always climbing high
up from the valley upon the next west
erly monntain.-New York Sun.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-12-30

AAO
all. As there is no possibility for the
development of love before marriage,
writes the Marquise de San Carlos in
the North American Review, this most
natural Of all human passions Is apt to
assert its power long after the exoita-
BILE young French woman has contract
ed an alliance with some ''unsympathet-
ic fellow and it needs much character
and very solid virtue to resist the court
ship Of enterprising French noblemen,
who swarm around young brides with
the skeptdcism OF true nbertines. WO-
men of strict principles, who have not
become nuns on leaving schools, and
who have the courage to Withstand the
current Of youth and passion, lead after
marriage, for the most part, lives Of ST.
lent domestic martyrdom. Those who
have rather loose morals, and they are,
perchance, the greater number, seem to
have a pretty good time Of it and spend
their golden years trompant leurs maris
with a vengeance, while they bring up
their children with the greatest severity
on q system Of blindf0ld ignorance.
In fact, the cool way the French women
have Of being immoral without giving
up going to church ON Sunday is a
mystery. One sister will be a Carmel
lite and the others win accept the hon.
age Of half q dozen admirers. Yet both
have been educated In the same con-
vent; both have shared the same life
till the age Of Is, when the gay, laugh
ing blonde entered a religious order,
and the dark, Acknowledged sister sought
the marriage tie for the sole purpose
Of securing freedom.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-12-30

The readers OF this paper will be pleased to
learn that there is at least one dreaded disease
that science has been able to cure in all it's stages
and that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cureis he only
Catarrh being q constitute onal disease. requires
q constitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
blood and mucous surfaces OF the system, there
by destroying the foundation Of the disease. and
Constitution and assisting nature in doing its
work. Til proprietors have so much faith In it's
curative powers, that they offer One Hundred
Dollars for any Gaze that it falls to cure. Send
for list OF Testim onials.
Address F. J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo, o.
~ Sold by Druggists, Toe.
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do what II promises. II it doesn't benefit
Scrofufa in all it, various forms, Eczema,
letter, 6alt-rheum, Erysipelas, Boils, Car
buncles, Enlarged Glands, Tumors and Swell
ings, and every kindred ailment, are per-
fectly and permanently cured by It.
Buy Of reliable dealers. With any Others,
something else that pays them better viii
probably be urged a. 'just % good"
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-12-30
BANLSHED

x1O
~-pimples, blotches, sores,
humors, and eruptions, by
DIR. Pierce's Golden Med
ical Discovery. For . poor
compilation, and for the
poor blood that causes it,
this II tho best Of all known
remedies.
In every disease or disor-
der Of the skin or scalp, in
every trouble that comes
from impure blood, the
Discovery" II the only
medicine that's sold with
naaaYnmfea that IL shall
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-12-30

Never buy whislkcy for medici-
nal purposes unless you know the bottlers
of it to be reliable, as most whiskies sold
under celebrated names are spurious. cheap
have their names on the labels.
Uncle Sans Monogram Whiskey Is bottled
by the oldest and largest firm in the Liquor
line in the Northwest and the favor with
which it has been received Is the best proof
Of its superior quality. Ask your druggist
or retail dealer for st.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-12-30

DR.. r.. Schiffmann, st. Paul, Mimi, will
mail a trial package of "Schifmann's Asth'
ma Cure free to any sufferer. He I'D.
~vertises by giving it away. Never fails ia
give instant relief in worst cases and cures
where others fail. Name this paper and
send address for a free trial package.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-12-30
A Young Prude.

what made you hang your stocking
on the outside Of the door?" asked q
kind mother OF her four.year-old.
Because" replied the little girl, Il
didn't want Santa Claus to see me in
bed"
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-12-30

. Get DR.. Sage's Catarrh Remedy at any
DRUGGISTS, for 80 cents, and you get q com
plete and lasting cure for the worst cases OF
Chronic Catarrh In the Head.
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VIVA is all .this?' I asked my

guide. q
"'These are the souls Of men, he re-
piled. The ones which start suddenly
into fame are the souls of newborn
infants, and spotless angels guard them.
Here are the souls of those who have
reached the time OF life when they can
think for themselves, and the Spirit Of
Evil and the Spirit of Good dispute
their possession. Those lamps which
are Pickering and fading out are the
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-12-30
Have You Asthnla3

The trichinae found in infected pork are
sometimes so numerous that 80, 600 have
been found to the cubic inch.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-12-30

Emerald is now one Of the rarest Of prec-
iOuS Stones.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-12-30

Has found that her little ones are improved
more by the pleasant laxative, Syrup. of
Of a gentle remedy Than by any other.
and that it Ia more acceptable to them.
The true remedy, Syrup of Figs, is manu-
featured by the California Fig Syrup Co.
Only.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-12-30
II D-isoouraxtng Hiatt.

Mrs.. NeWlywed-How I love Ia hear
che merry Christmas bells!
Mr.. NeN1ywed-IsdIk Ike to hear them,
too, III Christrnas halls were not ia. con-.
foundedly s~u9gest1vo of Christmas hills.
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To Exchange.
For a Large farm near lsy. Station Fine
best location, Cost $4,000, mortgage
3ye0rs g per cent $4,000. will accept clear
Wesley Neill, Minneapolis. Minn.
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The greatest destroyer Of the aphis Is
the apparently harmless lady bird, which
deyourB them by thousands. &E
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-12-30
Free once More.

The best opals are obtained from Hungary
and Honduras.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-12-30

Tie Krupp gun exhibited at the worlds
fair cost 1892 600 for casting and transport
tation.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-12-30
Coins were at one time made of leather.

Throat diseases with a cough,
cold, or sore throat. Browns Bronchial
Troches'' give immediate relief. Sold only
in boxes. Price 25 cents.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-12-30

Illinois now makes more whisky ths
Kentucky.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-12-30

Goes Cough Ralsam
IS the Oldest and best. 1t win break up q Cold quick,
er than anything else. 1t is always reliable. Try it.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-12-30

The dryanchia was discovered in New
Holland In 1903.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-12-30

Flower

"Ihave been afflicted with bilious
ness and constipation for fifteen years
and first one and then another prep
aration was suggested to me and
tried, but to no purpose. A friend
recommended August Flower and
words cannot describe the adnira-
ton in which hold it. It has given
me a new lease of life, which before
was a burden. Its good qualities
andwonderful merits should bemade
known to everyone suffering with
dyspepsia and biliousness." JESsR
BARKER, Printer, Humboldt, Kas.o
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500 Reward. 800.

Tht wax tree was taken to Europe from
China in 1894.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-12-30

The dahliaI came from the Flowery King.
about 1903.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-12-30

Among the humbugs d the day are cleo
trii MI Rnect0cle6.
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FASCINATING BUT NOT PRETTY.

Some Traits OF the TOO-Often Easy
Going Frenchwoman of Society.
The genuine Frenchwoman Of society
is rarely beautiful. She Is always more
or less fascinating. Like the French
nobleman, she is tall, Nthe, intelligent,
appreciative of art, with much delicacy
Of feeling, and has either very strong,