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The Bottineau pioneer., 1893-04-22
PUZZLES ABOUT THE EEL,
Many Popular SuperstitiOns as t,
How They Grow.

Many Popular Superstitions as to
How They Grow.
OF all the common creatures of the
water meme is as great a puzzle to the
naturalist as the slippery everyday eel.
That they live and have their being
there is not the shadow of doubt, but
exactly how they are propagated no
living man knows. You may assert
that they bring forth their young alive,
like the viper does, and I may declare
that the baby eel comes from eggs
or spawn, and yet neither can prove
that the other is in error. In short the
cells manner of breeding is one of the
mysteries of nature. Some authorities
contend that they grow up from horse
hairs; others that they are generated
spontaneously from slime. The fisher
men of all countries have their popular
superstitiOns respecting this slippery
customer
In Scandinavian lands they tell you
that cells are the progeny of the water
snake and some species of fish, and be-
ing hybrids, like mules, never breed.
In Sardinia they are said to be pro-
duced from eggs laid by water beetle
known, on this account, as the mother
of eels." Some years ago the cele-
brated Virchow offered large reward
to any one that would send him a fe-
male eel containing eggs. He was
never called upon to pay the reward.
A most careful examination with the
microscope is necessary in order to dis
tinguish the seXes.-St. Louis Republic.
The Bottineau pioneer., 1893-04-22

Ahe. SOlcanOeS OF Central American
OF the ninety active volcanoes in Cen
trail America, l have seen thirty-fve
and never saw any signs of lava: on
the contrary, pumice-stone is imported
with painters supplies. Black ashes
are emitted from the volcanoes: it is
fired upward three to ten miles high
and distributed by the trade winds
over the country. 1t is a rich fertili-
zer. Besides her pictures in colors.
Nature does some work in black and
white. 1t is on the Pacific shore Oh the
northwest Of Nicaragua. The beach is
about 25O feet wide and is covered
with the black volcanic ashes, fine as
sand. The great white pillows of the
Pacific were rolling in, the intense light
or the midday sun showed the con-
trast to its utmost limit between the
black volcanic ashes and the white bill
lows. These volcanic ashes cover the
ocean bed far out, as I have been
told by those who have taken sound
tngs along the coast. This picture is
twenty miles long, extending to within
. a few miles north of Co9into.-Corre-
spoEdence Boston Transcript.
The Bottineau pioneer., 1893-04-22
WINDOW DRESSING.
How to Dress or Disnlav so That
Folks Will StOn tn Tool~

How to Dress or Display So That
Folks Will Stop to Look.
Skill in effectively displaying goods
counts Tor as much in any trade as in
grocery and dry goods stores. This skill
can be exercised both in arranging
goods upon counters, shelves and in
cases, and in making an attractive ex-
hiblt In the show windows. The value
| OF the latter Is often underestimated.
Inc street window is to many people
the INDEX of the stores character. They
see In 1t and intuitively store away in
tnelr memory the business methods of
tne merchant. Dust-cOvered articles
Detray u conservatism and a stolidity
OF character which, while scrupulously
honest and worthy, does not invite the
purchaser. A poorly arranged display
Is equally unsatisfactory to the possi-
ble buyer
Inc subject Is worth the attention
ana constant study of the merchant.
strangers In town are proverbial sight
seers, and shop windows are their de-
llgnt. II they scent a bargain or dis
cover the attractive, they hover around
the window like flies about a molasses
barrel. 1t is easy in strolling up a
business street to pick out the wide
awake, Industrious merchants by the
attention which their store windows at
tract If you have a genuine bargain
for your customers, put it in your win
doWs and place the price upon it. 1t
will sell for you not only the article
itself, but many other goods from your
staple stock. Not only should the win.
dows be tastefully arranged, but the
displays should be frequently changed.
Do not begrudge the time and labor
thus employed. 1t is seed cast upon
the waters which will bring excellent
| returns.-New York Recorder
The Bottineau pioneer., 1893-04-22
Ovation to Verdi.

Rome, April 17.-Verdi's "Falstaff' was
heard by gool audience for the first time
in the Constanzi theater last night. The
house was crowded. King Humbert was
of the first act Verdi came out before the
curtain in response to repeated calls. His
appearance had "a magical effect upon the
audience. Every man and woman rose,
chiefs. After the second act the king in
vited Verdi to the royal box. AS Verdi en-.
tered the box the king took his hand and
then led him forward into the full view Of
the audience. The scene that followed the
first act was repeated. The composer ac-
knowledged the cheers and cries Of Long
live Verdi!' with bows and smiles, which
evoked further demonstrations. After the
performance most of the audience followed
Verdi's carriage to his hotel and remained
for some time cheering and shouting Long
live Verdi!' The municipal authorities have
offered him the freedom Of the city and have
decided to name street after him.
The Bottineau pioneer., 1893-04-22
Internal Heat i'm the Earth.

There are very important evidences
of internal heat derived from the uni
versal phenomenon of fairly uniform
increase Of temperature in all deep
wells, mines, borings or tunnels. This
increase has been usually reckoned as
deg. Fahrenheit for each sixty feet
Of descent, but a recent very careful
estimate by Prof. Prestwitch, derived
from the whole Of the available data,
gives 1 deg. Fahrenheit to every A.
feet Of descent. 1t is curious inlica-
ton Of the universally of this increase
that even in the coolest parts of Sibe-
ria, where the soil is frozen to a depth
Of 62O feet, there is steady increase
In the temperature of this frozen soil
from the surface downward =
The Bottineau pioneer., 1893-04-22

Syrup"

Boschee's German Syrup IS more
successful in the treatment of Con-
sumption than any other remedy
prescribed. It has been tried under
every variety of climate. In the
bleak, bitter North, in damp New
England, in the tickle Middle States,
in the hot, moist South-every-
where. It has been in demand by
every nationality. Ithas been en-
ployed in every stage of Consump-
ton. In brief it has been used
by millions and its the only true and
reliable Consumption Remedy. o
The Bottineau pioneer., 1893-04-22

"Sne Is, mere: ( am sure of it!' in
sisted the caprain.
Mad! Mad!' muttered the mate, who
had accompanied him.
All that day the skipper searched about
the island for his wife, but no sign of her
could be found The moment he reached
the ship, Barton was stricken down with
raging fever.
For many days he laid in this delirium
When he recovered he was a mere wreck
of his former self; but his mind had re-
covered from the shock he had received.
about his wife.
"She is lost! Lost! But 1 will soon
join her." he said, mournfully. II am
not long for this world"
His conscience gave him no rest.
His hand it was that had sent her into
dent; but it was his violence that had
| caused it.
In due time the ship reached Java.
| the port of her destination. The vessel
was not long anchored, when the skipper
went below and took from pantry s,:ne
| prussic acid, with which he intended to
| put an end to his wretched life.
He poured the poison into cup, and
| was about raising it to his lips, when a
| light, beautiful form descended the COM
panion steps. He turned. still holding the
cup, to behold a most unexpected vision.
For moment he stared wildly. as if
looking at ghost. 1t was his wife-his
own beautiful wife-he saw before
| him!
A wild cry escaped him, and the two
rushed into each others arms. Then
from the deck there rose cheer that
made the vessel shake from keel to bull
wark, and seemed to split the very skies.
she came aboard from a shore-boat, and
were now expressing the wild Joy that
| thrilled them all.
Explanations were soon made by the
happy wife. The moment she struck the
| water on that night when she fell over
board, she awakened, and instinctively
throwing out her arms, she had touched
the boat-mast, which had fallen with
her. TO this mast she clung. Her skill
as a swimmer assisted her in keeping
her position.
She was carried past the island. BY
| that time the storm had subsided and the
moon shone. Ahead of her, approaching.
so near her that by shouting she attract
ed the attention of the crew. A boat
was lowered, and she was picked up:
half senseless. AS soon as she could
speak, she told her story. But she could
not make herself understood by the wild
crew, who were natives of some neigh
boring island and did not understand a
word of English. They were evidently
traders in cocoanut oil, and We're bound
to some port not far distant At dawn
she looked about her, but owing, probably,
to an intervening headland, she could not
see her husbands ship.
The schooner kept on, and in 2 few
days arrived at Rennell's Island: There.
to Mrs. Barton's joy, she found small
steamer bound for Java. She took pass
age aboard it, and thus arrived at that
port forty Eight hours before her hus-
band.
A happy day for the cautain. For
Jack Wilton, too. who again and again
embraced his noble sister From that
hour Barton was never known to give
way to hasty temper.-Tid-Bits.
The Bottineau pioneer., 1893-04-22
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet-
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup Of Figs.
Its excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of perfect lax
ative; effectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation:
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
= Syrup Of Figs is for sale by all drug
gists in 5Oc and 81 bottles, but it is man
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Go. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being well informed, you will not
accept any substitute if offered.
The Bottineau pioneer., 1893-04-22
The strength of the linguistic instinct

The strength of the linguistic instinct
In children is shown by the remarkable
shifts they will make to find forms OF
expression for their perceptions or feel
ings. An examination Of these shifts
will show that the energy OF the child
manifests itself along precisely the
same lines as have been taken by the
languages Of the races of mankind to-
ward their ultimate forms. Thus, lack
ing the word ...wide," a little one said,
"Open the door loud, extending the
meaning of the word loud precisely
as we do when we apply It colloquially
Ia cOlOrS &C.,
The Bottineau pioneer., 1893-04-22
Lost His Pension,

In a small village in Maine there lives
an old soldier who has for many years
received pension from the govern
ment, which, with his small earnings
by occasional jobs makes him comfort
able.
One day while at work in the house
Of neighbor, he slipped at the top Of
flight Of stairs and fell to the bottom.
The lady Of the house heard the noise
and hurried to learn the cause.
"Why, Ambrose" she said, "is that
you? Did you fall down stairs?
"Yes, marin, 1 did," answered the old
man, land for a couple Of minutes I
thought had lost my pension"
The Bottineau pioneer., 1893-04-22
To Pacify Ulster.

London, April ia story has been cur
rent for two or three days that several
members Of the cabinet favor a plan by
which a choice between government by a
Dublin parliament and government by the
British parliament shall be granted to
Ulster. A provision to this effect having
been approved by the Irish leaders would be
inserted in, the home rule bill. The Standard
says Of the plan: ''The majority OF the
minoy in
land would be left to the mercy of the Irish
parliament"
The Bottineau pioneer., 1893-04-22
These Work the Wire.

Marshalltown. Iowa, April II. - 1t was
stated in railroad circles tonight that ali
the telegraph operators in the employ of the
Chicago Il Northwestern Railway company
who are members of the Order of Railway
Telegraphers had been notified to sever their
connection with that organization or leave
the service Of the company. Such an order
would affect nearly every operator on the
system, as almost all of them have joined
the brotherhood. The men in this city de-
glance to the order. It is not possible to-
night to ascertain whether or not such an
order has been issued, but should 1t prove
trne, It may result In general walk-out Of
the operators. ~ @ Sless
The Bottineau pioneer., 1893-04-22
"Our Mary' in Rem nfscent Mood.

Louisville, Ky, April 17.-Mrs. Mary An
derson- Navarro has written to her friend,
Mrs. R. NJ. Kelly Of this city, asking for
stage in this city. She is anxious to get
all the notices from the Louisville papers
and copies Of the old theater programmes Of
her early performances, Mrs. Navarro
stated in her letter that she was spending
her leisure in writing book Of her stage
"reminiscences. She has had many offers
from English and American publishers for
such book. but she is unwilling to bind
herself to any regular literary work. She
is in no hurry, but is taking her time. Mrs.
Navarro is spending the winter in the
South of France, and expects to go to
Switzerland for the summer.
The Bottineau pioneer., 1893-04-22
The first daguerreotypes made In the
United States were taken in 1880.

Ask your druggist or a bottle of the Quak-
er Catar Cure. Different from all other
remedies. 1t is applied directly to parts al.
iected and gives immediate and permanent
relief Tor all forms Of catarrh colds in the
head. influenza &c. A guaran,e ee can be had
with each bot !e TO refund money if not sat-
isiactory. 1fyon will send US your name
and address on postal card we will send
you sample bnttle tree of all expense
Address QUAKER MED. Ass N, 81. Paul, Mimi
The Bottineau pioneer., 1893-04-22
Arm enians Liberated.

'Constantinople, April 17.-David Thomp-
son, United States minister to Turkey, will
attend the trails of the Armenian prisoners
in Angora. In consequence Of his protests
against the conduct Of the Turkish authori-
ties during the recent anti-Christian riots in
Asiatic Turkey, many officials in Ceserea and
Marsovan have been removed. Hundreds Of
Armenians have been released from prison in
these two cities, although many are still con-
fined in ErzerOm. '|
The Bottineau pioneer., 1893-04-22
Still Another Milwaukee Fire.

Milwaukee, April 17.-For the fifth time
in two weeks the fire department was called
to the Stadt theater, owned by Capt. Pabst,
the brewer early this morning. Heretofore
there have been some strong proofs to show
that the blazes were of incedniary origin,
but the police claim there is no evidence
that to-day's fire was the work Of "bug."
The theater had a narrow escape from total
destruction. Nevertheless there is q loss Of
$50 600; fully covered by insurance.
The Bottineau pioneer., 1893-04-22
IncurabIe.

Visitor Tin the asylum)-That seems
to be rather intelligent-looking man.
What's his dClusiOn?
&. Attendant-He is afraid he's going
to live to see his son break his will so
that all his property won't 60 to the
LAWYERS.
The Bottineau pioneer., 1893-04-22

Send Your Name and Address
To George s. Beall 4 Co., Minneapolis and
receive their new "Reliable Fashion Cata-
logue," for spring and summer of 90
The Bottineau pioneer., 1893-04-22

II the Baby IL Cutting Teeth,
Be and use that old and weil-tried remedy MIRA
WINsLow's SOOTHING SYRUP for Children Teethng
The Bottineau pioneer., 1893-04-22
IJnn.trfotfc Clerrvmen.

London, April s17.-More than 200 Meth
odist ministers in Ireland have signed an
appeal to the Methodist ministers in Eng
land that they oppose home rule both on re-
Hyious and commercial grounds.
The Bottineau pioneer., 1893-04-22

Every gem known to the lapidary ha
been found in the United States.
The Bottineau pioneer., 1893-04-22

organic displacements, and every kindred
ailment, and in all tho nervous disorders
caused by functional arrangements - if it
ever fails to benefit or cure, you have your
money back.
It's potent remedy for Chorea or st.
Vitus's Dance-for Insomnia or Inability to
Sleep and to avert Threatened insanity. II
regulates all the natural functions, builds
up and lnvigorates the entire female system,
and restores health and strength.
Nothing else, though it may be better for O
dealer to sell, can be :" just as good =" for you
The Bottineau pioneer., 1893-04-22

In the space of n minute the polypus car
change it's form 100 times.
The Bottineau pioneer., 1893-04-22

The Mississippi and it's tributaries have
1854 miles of navigable water.
The Bottineau pioneer., 1893-04-22
WITH YOUR HANDS TIED

by some chronic " female
complaint" or weakness,
what can you expect !
There's nothing you can
acconplish-nothing you
can enjoy. And no good
reason for it. DR.. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription will
cure you, safely and GER
tainly, If you'll give it
(faithful use.
For every one of these
womanly troubles, this il
the. only remedy SO sure
that IL can ho r3,uronfcpd
The Progress., 1893-09-02
The Excess of Daintincss.

1t is becoming more than ever a poDu
lar fad that every woman shall have her
particular flower and perfume, and the
newest scents possess the most subtl
fragrance. It's said that, like the thirst
for alcohol, the love for perfume grows
so quickly when once the habit is devel-
oped that even sojourn at tine Kelley
institute is of no avail. and its unfortu-
nate victims are led to most boundless
limits.
One fair lady whose tastes are &C
knowledged to be the extreme of culture
forces her maid to take four or five
baths a day scented with her favorite
perfume (the mistress. not the maids.
favorite perfume), so that she may al
ways have in her rooms and about her
the faint intoxicating odor which is alb
solutely essential to her happiness. Ru-
NOR does not state whether the maid S
wages are increased or whether she is
paid so much for each bath. This fore
ing ones maid to bathe so expensively
will add a nj source of outlay for mi
lady's exchequer, but if once the fashion
is set it will surely have many follow
ers.-Vogue.
The Progress., 1893-09-02

a little girl who asked great many
questions, some of which were not easily
answered, had in her Sunday school les
son the conversion of Lydia under Paul
preaching. and Lydia being the name II
her grandmother. she inquired of hel
auntie. WAS it grandma heard Paul
preach:'
Being answered in the negative. she
insisted on knowing who this Lydia was.
and her aunt not being able to tell only
made her more positive that it must have
been her grandmaiEma, for she knew she
went out of own to meetings and told
of different preachers she had heard ON
her return.
Her aunt explained that it happened "a
great many years before her grandmam-
ma was born, and. supposing the subject
would trouble her thoughts no longer.
tucked the little one in her bed, and lert
her for a night of pleasant dreams.
A few hours later, on going up to the
room, she saw two bright brown eyes
that evidently had not been asleep look
ing out from the pillow, and a very de
cided little voice exclaimed:
"Oh. auntiel / know who il was tina.
heard Paul preach. 1t was Lydia Pink
ham. Wide Awake.
The Progress., 1893-09-02

of the church larger church. Such a
church Is growing today. and its basis
is the love Of man and the service of
man. They do not call themselves mem
bers o. the church. but from many of
them fear we must learn some of the
deepest lessons of true Christianity. As
the city must increase its corporate linn
its to take in the city that is outside. and
as the city grows by this incorporation.
so the church enthusiastically will grow
in the future by the process of enlarg-
ing its borders and of learning the les
son of a larger life, with its larger posi-
bilties. even from those whom they
have despised in the past as teachers.
"A new commandment give | unto
you. that yC love ono another. even a |
have loved YOU"
The Progress., 1893-09-02
An Able Tale Prom Georgia.

At recent barbecue in southwest
Georgia seven strange and hungry look
ing men were seen huddled together i'm =
corner of the woods remote from the biz
crowd
But now aud then, while the Gear
casses" We're roasting in the pits. one of
the men would come forward, get Whit
of the savOry meats and return to hi-
disconsOlate companions.
No one seemed toknow the men-thev
were strangers to all. and yet they had
the appearance of farmers who had raised
a big crop of cotton at cents.
But everybody knew them after the
horn blew for dinner.
With mad rush those hungry looking
men made for the table, and with wild
eyes and open mouths they went 10
work.
Shoulder after shoulder of beef dis
appeared. the men devouring everything"
in sight.
The crowd stood amazed and forgot
that it was hungry too. Those seven
lank men were the attraction, and it
WAS not untll JneN COulu eau no mere
and had crawled off torest-or die-that
the people remembered where they were
and that they had appetltes.
The chief of the barbecue approached
the men and in faint voice asked:
Where did you fellers come from.
and when did you eat before you struck
this neighborhoody
One of the men answered.:
I'VE came from this county. but we've
been a-hidin an hungry. We jes' heard
that the war was over and that Sherman
was a-givin out rations, an so we thought
we'd git somer'
The chief of the barbecue tainted. and
they carried him away more dead than
live.-Atlanta Constitution.
The Progress., 1893-09-02
ODD FACTS.

Until 1s4O Europe produced eighty
fifty per cent.
Nearly one-half the total number of
suicides takes place between the hours
of n. IN. and noon.
A letter mailed in London and re-
mailed in Hong Kong, made the cir
cult of the world in the fast time of
sixty-two days
There is a haunted tree at North
Searsport, Me-, which shelters a SPOT
where murder had been committed.
Moss has formed the initials IVY. b."
on the bark.
Some jewellers in New York send
valuable jewels hundreds of miles in
order that customers may have the op-
portunity of making a selection from
several samples.
Triplets.were born TO a woman at
Nyack, NY, a few DAYS ago. The
chi dren-two boys and a girl-were
joined by a ligature precisely like
that which united the Siamese twins.
They lived only seven hours after
birth.
Statistics gathered by the German
imperial commissioner on labor show
that in many parts of the empire the
duration of work exceeds fifteen
hours daily. In Northwest Germany
the PEI centage of wo -k-peo ole labor
ing thus long is 36.s of the whole.
Rochwood, the chess player. could
play twelve games s multaneously,
but no more, not being able even to
begin the thirteenth. After death an
examination of his bra showed. it is
alleged. that its molecules were ar
ranged in squares like that of a chess
board.
An extraordinary infantile prodigy
has been discovered in China in little
girl. four years Old, who passed sua-
cessfully an examination for Literary
honors at the Hong Kong university,
and wrote "a concise essay that made
the examiners marvel because of the
mature thought exhibited in it.
The Progress., 1893-09-02
Tributes To an Artist.

Miss Ellen Terry is among the most
enthusiastic of EleanoIa Duses man,
admirers in this country, and she is re
ported to have said with her usual gen
erous appreciation, Il feel like child
in acting when l see this great artist
One of the highest compliments that W..
paid to the signora's inimitable art wa.
not intended as a compliment by the
speaker. Ore night when the curtsil
fell upon her fine and absolutely mai ural
impersonation of the peasant woman in
"Cavalleria Rusticana," lady in one OF
the boxes remarked to her companions
"Do you call that acting? Why, any
one could do that. London Pictorial