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The herald., 1894-10-03
Pratt,s ksaignatton.

SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 2.-R. H. Pratt,
assistant general superintendent of the
Southern Pacific company, has rendered
his resignation. to take effect in Decem-
Der. Mr.. Pratt has served continuously
for 80 years, and will engage in agricult-
ure as recreation. 1t is officially an
nounced that no new man will be ap-
pointed to fill the vacancy caused by
Pratt's retirement.
The herald., 1894-10-03
Earmnrn, Cnnrrnsr.

PARKERsBuRa, w. Va, Oct. 3.-The
Farmers National congress- begins its
four days session here tomorrow. Presi--
dent Clayton of Iowa, and Secretary
Stahl OF Illinos with delegations from
New England and the west arrived this
afternoon.
The herald., 1894-10-03
AN EIGHl-RoUSD GO.
Black Frank of OanRdA Knocks Out
AI..ra.. nf Yl.rL

Mike Moran of New York.
LYONS. N. Y, Oct. Am eight-round
prize fight with fye-ounce gloves, mar
quis of Queensherry rules, for purse Of
$500. was fought here between Black
Frank, Canadian pugilist OF 10 cal re-
Moran o! New York city.
Moran had the better of the fight up
to the fifth round, when Frank scored a
terrific blow on his jugular. The euc-
ceeding two rounds were not ones, with
the honors in favor of the New Yorker.
In the eighth round, just before time
Was called, Black Frank got in swing
ing left handler. knocking Moran out.
The herald., 1894-10-03

When other remedies have failed to
cure that tired feeling of yours, when
you are dull and full OF lsssitude and
have no appetite try Kamame bitters,
90 cents a bottle at all drug stores.
The herald., 1894-10-03

For good table wine order our Soncma
Ziniandel at soc pc gal. (. Nache & Co.,
commercial ant Alameda. Tel. 800.
The herald., 1894-10-03

Tooth brushes. A complete line, and
we sell them at 10, 10, 90. 25, 80, 40 and
80 cts.. and guarantee every brush. Lit
tleboy's pharmacy, 81 S. Spring ct.
The herald., 1894-10-03

II. A. Geiz, 112 w. Third street. leads
in fine tailoring at moderate prices.
Large stock woolens.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-08-04

Undertaken to conquer an arid country.
IL has conquered lnany other people all
along its history, but has ne er vet
undertaken to conquer a desert, cen
Sequently the whole enterprise Of re-
Claiming i'm arid country by artificial
irrigation is entirely new proceeding for
u Il Arid and semi-arid America
Is one-half as large as all our domains.
excepting Alaska. This arid region is
to-day, after forty years of settlement.
practically an open and unsettled re-
glon- OF our 65,O0O,OOO of population,
only about 4,OOO,OOO are now found re-
Siding west of the Goth meridian, which
Is the east line of semi-arid America,
1T Is estimated that good homes for
from 100000 to $50, OOO, 1000 nay be
made in arid America by aid of irriga-
ton, Hence it will be seen that the
reclamation of arid America is the
exact equivalent of our annexing a new
country to Ii dominions which will
hoid as much population as we now
have"
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-08-04
FLIGHTS OF THE HAREM."
They Rap Two American Tourists
Over the Head With POkcrs.

They Rap Two American Tourists
Over the Head With Pokers.
While the two Americans, Messrs.
Allen and Sachtleben,, who made a
bicycle tour around the world, were in
Aradan, Persia, 4 present from the vii
lage khan was announced, as they re.
late in The Century. In stepped two
men bearing a huge tray filled with
melons, %apricots, sugar. rock candy,
nuts, pistachios, ETC., all Of which we
must, Of course, turn over to the khan
keeper and his servants, and pay dou-
BILE their value to the bearers, as q pres
ent.
This polite method of extortion was
followed the next morning by one of
a holder and more peremptory nature.
Notwithstanding the feast of the night
before at u expense, n in addition
to furnishing us with bed-clothes which
we really ought to have been paid to
sleep in, our oily host now insisted
upon three or four prices for his lodg-
ings. We refused to pay him more
than a certain sum-, and started to va
cate the premises. Thereupon he and
his grown son caught hold of our BIZ
cycles. "Reminiscences proving Of no
avail, and being unable to force our
passage through the narrow doorway
with the bicycles. in our hands, we
dropped them, and grappled with our
antagonists. A noisy scuffie. and then
a heavy fall ensued, but luckily we
were both on the upper side.
This unusual disturbance now
brought out the inmates of the adjoin-
ing anderson. In a moment there was
h din Of feminine screams, and a fut-
ter of garments, and then-a crashing
of our pith helmets beneath the blows
of pokers and andirons. The villagers,
thus aroused, came at last to our res
cue, and at once proceeded to patch up
a compromise. This, in view of the
Amazonian reinforcements, who were
standing by in readiness for a second
onset, we were more than pleased to
accept. From this inglorious combat
we came off without serious injury;
but with those gentle poker taps were
knocked out forever all the sweet delu-
sions of the Light Of the Harem."
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-08-04
"You Are a Mere Intent"

You Are a Mere INTENT"
all fours in a large lumber wagon,
with a rail placed across the vehicle,
just under the bears chin, another
under his middle, and still another
under his hind paws. Thus supported
the bear looked as If alive. and was
borne in state through the country lanes
and along the streets of Brandon, the
neighboring village. The slayer of the
bear always rode on the seat with the
driver, and to-day this was Ben Tenn
pests proud distinction. The crowd
followed on foot, blowing horns, beat
ing milk-pans and yelling like Indians.
This parade was followed by games,
bonfires and a general jolliication on
the village green, all Of which Ben en-
joyed with all the zest of healthful
and triumphant boyhood.
But, perhaps, he was happiest and
proudest the next day, when the man
who bought Bruins skin placed in
Ben's sunburned little hand two gold
double eagles and one single eagle.
Fifty dollars was the reward paid by
a wealthy fur dealer for every bear
skin, and it was a big sun of money in
those days. And $50 went a good ways
toward tightening the mortgage on Ben
Tempest's fathers farm.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-08-04
Dairy Notes.

1t is possible to make strictly fancy
butter at any time of year without Ice,
II pure, cold water is abund ant.
The separator lets the expert get
close to the cow. Milk is delicate and
perishable. Shortening the time less
n risks.
Salt is necessary to successful dairy
ing. 1t has been found that cows with
daily access to salt gave IA per cent
more milk when deprived Of it.
1t does an honest man no harm to
watch him and the dishonest man needs
watching. Therefore apply the Babcock
test to all milk and give each man his
just dues. Buying milk by weight or
volume without a check against skim
ming Of watering is making it too easy
to fall from grace. In this way we
tempt our brother beyond what
he is able to bear and hurt him morally
and ourselves financially.
Ripcned cream contains as many as
100, 600 bacteria in a single drop. Just
think how many of the tiny things
could lie side by side without crowding
in the dot of the letter /. y
The fat in milk is sometimes in ex-
cess Of all the fat In the food eaten by
the COW. Still the COW which yields
more fat than she consumes may mere
" give up fat which she stored up
from food eaten ut 4 previous period,
while dry. 1t is 4 mooted question
whether fat III milk can come from ION
fatty foods. LieDlg holds TINT It does.
Others think II can be accounted Tor
BY the crude int eaten at the time Or
m Sonic previous time
R0py mink occasionally VOfriee the
ldairymm1an. WI lenvetO tha 1G3ontlstD
~ ~ What ausee whetheFF' tlexeis
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-08-04
Potatoes.

From every part of the country
comes reports of a very large acreage
of potatoes, and the prospect for the
crop is excellent. No doubt there will
be a very large crop, and prices will
rule low. Those who are growing them
largely should take every care of the
crop, that the tubers may be as large
as possible, as that is what makes the
demand. Large potatoes will always
sell in the markets at a remunerative
price. Small ones may be cooked and
fed to the hogs at a profit when the
price of potatoes approaches 25 cents.
Potatoes do not analyze high in nutri-
tive clements, but when cooked and
fed with corn, they are of much more
value than analysis would indicate.
This is because of their beneficial eff
feet on the system on the animals they
are fed to.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-08-04
Hot Water for Cows.

"Hot water for cows" is the maxim
of the French dairy farmers in the de-
partment of Finista:e. They claim to
have proved by expert 'nents that when
cows drink hot water they yield one
third more milk than when they are
refreshed with cold water only. eau
ton must, of course, be observed in
adopting the new system. Avaricious
dairymen must beware of scalding the
threats of their cows in their haste
to avail. themselves of this discovery,
which is youched for by consul at
Brest. The proportions, we are told,
are half a pail Of boiling water and half
a pail Of cold.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-08-04

an Alkaline reaction In the udder max.
ing it impossible to completely dissolve
the casein, or whether it is due to the
presence Of a gummy substance in the
milk. Not knowing the cause we hest
tate to say what is the rational cure,
but in our own practice the trouble has
always disappeared after one or two
doses Of saltpeter. A tablespoonful is
the dose.
Cows in milk will consume nearly
so per cent more water than the same
cow when not giving milk. The New
York experiment station at Geneva
found as an average of several breeds
that each cow drank 1899 pounds Of
water and consumed 547 pounds more
in food per month. During lactation
the average per month was 1,G6O
pounds drank and 774.S pounds con-
sumed in food. The pounds Of water
consumed for each pound of milk pro-
duced were as follows: Ayrshires,
4.26; Guernseys, 5.O7; Holsteins, 4.43;
Jerseys, 5.21; Shorthorns, s; Holder
ness, 3.95; Devons, 4.S2; making an
average of 4.GS pounds. The need of
an abundance of water is evident.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-08-04
NEvAoA's MUSICAL MOUNTAIN.

swee Sounds, Like the Tinklins Of
Bells Made by Some Mysterious
Agency.
In tn old Truckee mining district,
down on the Truckee river, near Pyra-
mid Lake, is situated Nevada's musi-
ca l Dountain. This mountain was
first discovered by the white settlers
In 1863, at which time there was some
excitement in regard to mines found in
Its neighborhood. The discoveries
were a party Of prospectors from the
Comstock.
They had pitched their tent at the
foot OF the mountain, and for a few
evenings thought themselves bewitch-
ed. Each evening, a little after dark.
when the air was calm and all was
quiet, q mysterious concert began.
Out from the face of the big mountain
were waited soft strains that seemed
to cause the whole atmosphere to Quiv-
er as they foated over the camp. The
music then appeared to pass over un-
til 1t was far, far away, and almost
lost in the distance, when, beginning
with atinkling as Of many little silver
bells, there would be a fresh gush Of
sweet notes from the mountain.
During the daylight hours little Of
the mysterious music was heard, and
It was soon settled that it was caused
by the wind. A spring near which the
explorers had pitched their tent afford
ed the only good camping grounds in
the neighborhood, and as each new
party Of prospectors arrived at the spot
the wonder grew.
Some Pluto Indians who came along
and camped at the spring were found
to be acquainted with the peculiar mu-
steal character of the mountain. They
called it the Singing mountain"
Some Of the men collected in the
camp became nor interested in the
mountain than in prospecting, and
gave most of their time to an investi-
CATION OF the mystery of the musical
sounds heard to proceed from it. They
found that the whole surface Of the
mountain was covered with thin flakes
of a hard crystalline rock. There were
great beds Of these fakes. The investi-
gators concluded that the musical
sounds heard proceeded from this loose
to be gradually working their way
down the steep face of the mountain.
At all events the strains heard at the
foot of the mountain in the evenings
stiffness seemed to be produced by the
uniting and blending of the myriads
of bell-like tinklings proceeded from
the immense beds Of slaty debris creep
ing glacier-like down the slope.
This solution of the mystery of the
musical mountain is the only one
worthy of notice. As no mines of val
ne were found the district was soon
deserted and has since seldom been
visited. Therefore few except the old
time prospectors knew much about the
singing mountain. Virginia Enter
prise.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-08-04
The Creamery Industry.

The output of creamery butter last
year was 100000 pounds. More
than 10000 were directly employed
and 100000 were indirectly benefited.
The value of creamery products exceed
ed the value of farm diaries about $1O,-
100000 distributed in about 5000 diff
ferent communities. It took 500 car
loads Of salt to prepare the butter for
market and 100000 packages were
used. This isn't all. The industry is
constantly growing and 200 new cream
cries are being built.
These overwhelming figures should
not discourage the farm dairymen,
however. A good article Of dairy but
ter will sell for a higher price, reia-
lively, than creamery butter. Special
customers increase the price still more.
The owner of a superior dairy with
special customers has q gold mine
which admits endless development.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-08-04

fan like deer. But there was an ami
ma much more to be dreaded than
the wildcat. The mountains were full
Of great black bears that often came
Town to the farms to steal sheep and
lemolish the corniells, for bears love
sweet corn almost as we'll as they love
honey. When the news ran like Wild
fire along the country side that a bear
had been seen in the ncighborhood,
everybody, man or boy. who could
carry a gun was up in arms at
)nce. Sch%ooln!asters dismissed their
pupils foI the day, merchants closed
their stores, even the clergymen left
their studies, all bent upon killing the
huge enemy that was ravaging stock
md crops.
Ben Tempest lived right at he foot Of
the mountains in a weather beaten
wooden farm house. His peo-
pie were hard working and very poor.
Ben wore a ho,nesrun suit and went
b%arefooted nine months in the year.
But he Was Il sto~ut-hearted, coura-
Eeous, manly Chap, who did his
best to help his father in clearing up
the farm and 70 assist his patient, toll
ing mother in her work about the
house.
Ben's father had a little flock Of
sheep of which the boy was very fond.
He never wearied Of tending and car
ing for them. The lambs all knew
him, and when he went to feed them
ran towards him u;tering little cries
Of pleasure and taking the food from
his hand. You who have pets Of your
own can fancy possibly how Ben felt
when one morning going into the
meadow with their breakfast he found
that two of his prettiest lambs were
gone. Looking about he saw a great
print of an enormous paw which told
printof an enormous paw which told
it's own frightful story. Poor Ben
was quite white and ill as he hurried
to the house, and, meeting his father,
stammered out, "A bear, pa, a bear"
| He then could say no more for his
grief.
In less time than it takes to tell you,
| Mr.. Tempesthad saddled Bess, the
brown mare. Ben had tumbled into
the saddle and was away, riding as
fast as the mare could trot, and calling
out to every man he met and at every
farm house door he passed, "A bear!
| A bear!"
NV w LCCuCu q OSNoAu
Farmers left their ploughs and Doh
their rifles, and seeing who was the
courier set out at once for Mr.. Tenn
nests farm. BY 10 o'clock the whole
country was reused, and before noon
reinforcements arrived from Brandon
seminary, for the faculty closed the
| school to allow the young men to join
the hunt.
This was the plan Of warfare. The
hunters formed an enormous circle,
which completely surrounded the Sec
ton of the country in which the
| beast was believed to be. The men
| stood only a few feet apart, so that II
bruin should attempt to dash through
the circle at any point he would surely
lie killed by a shot from right or left.
The bear, once he discovered that pur-
| suit was at hand, would naturally
make for the mountains, so on the
curve of the circle nearest the noun
tains the force Of the hunters formed a
| closer wall than at any other place.
At the signal, a trumpet call, the cir
Gle began to close in, growing smaller
| constantly, all marching towards o
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-08-04

and Kindred ailments, whether resulting
Sfom yer anxjety, o!erwork or seudy. e
created % . speciality, With great success. By
~ STAR Of Specialists 2teacAed 10 Tie
(nvalidS HotCl and Surgical Institute q
Buffalo, n. Y. Personal examinations noo
Always necessary. Many cases are Success
1u1ly treated n Q distance.
AGmYY1rA A new and wondsrfully
1asn discovered for Asthma and Hay 1Svo9,
Which can b ssnt by Nail or EXPIRES!
Il b not Gmply . palliative but . sod$set
oMra.
, For pamphlss, question blanks, Eseer-
'1nces and particulars, in relation 70 my
- tho above mentioned Diseases, addre1a.
Nv MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, oeS Main 6sso1
166hlo. n, Y.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-08-04
Poultry Notes.

Give fowls an abundance of room;
q yard 5Ox1OO feet or about one-eighth
of an acre is not too much for twenty
five fowls. while q house for that num-
Der should be at least fifteen feet
square.
If practicable establish q market route
in your village. Your customers will
be willing to pay a moderate advance
owe regular market prices for birds
which are known to be fresh and
healthy.
If you have been very successful in
raising chickens this year and will
have more birds than you can use, adj
vertise them. 1t will hardly pay you
to winter surplus stock. Use a good
number of the extra ones on the home
table.
A little kerosene and lard will kill
lice and remove scales from the legs
of fowls. It is v e recommended for
roup in it's early stages, a teaspoonful
to a quart of water being about the
right proportion. Some soak corn in
kerosene over night and give as a rem
edy for this complaint.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-08-04
Flat Life in Heaven.

Il like your sermon very we'll, DR..
F~Ourthly,' said a member of the con-
gregatiOn at the close of the service,
"all but that part of it in which you
spoke Of heaven as consisting Of sew
eral entirely distinct heavens, one
above the other"
"What is your objection to that?
asked the Rev. DR.. Fourthly. 1T is
clearly taught in the Bible.
perhaps it u.s." rejoined the other
obviously, 'but it seems so much like
living in a South Side 1at."-Chicago
Tribune.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-08-04

Better Than Herbs.

Anxious Mother-There is a certain
very eligible young IA that I want my
daughters to fall in love with. Do you
deal in lovc-philtcrs?
Modern M~agician-No, madame; but
I can bring the match about in another
way.
"Oh, thank you. What shall I do"
"Shut her up in a boarding school for
a year, and then arrange your plans so
that this youth shall be the first man
she meets after she gets out."-New
York Weekly.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-08-04
The Lambs All Knew Him.

The Lambs All Knew Him.
common center, in order to hem in the
bear.
It was nearly 1 o'clock before the
circle began its march. The living
wall moved steadily over meadows,
fields, brooks and thickets, every man
alert, constantly on the watch to dis
cover a big brown mass moving in the
forest. Ben was close by his father.
Though only twelve, he was hardy and
strong, and had earnestly begged the
privilege of going along with the men.
He had a small rife, and was a very
fair shot for so young a boy.
Ben's neighbor on the left was a tall,
brawny youth of sixteen, who was in
clined to brag somewhat over his skill
in handling a rifle. "Jest let him poke
his old brown nose out of a bush," re-
marked Jim Busby, IAN I'll teach him
better manners than ter be q comm
down here off them mountings ter kill
sheep"
I'D like to be the one to shoot him."
said Ben after one of these bOastful
statements. .
"You?" cried Jim, looking Ben over
rather contemptuously! "you-a baby!"
I'm not q baby" retOrted Ben, flush
ing to the roots Of his hair.
WALL" draWled Jim, "mebbe not In
years, sonny, but when it comes to
handlin' wild beasts Of the forest you
are a mere infant"
Ben felt these insults keenly, and
ionged for an opportunity to show that
he was not a baby. He little dreamed
how near at hand was his chance.
THO tr..rnnnf c,,ddonlv rang ont
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-08-04
A Logical Conclusion.

Two of those women who believe
that women should have the same priv
ileges as men everywhere were talking
over the matter in a car yesterday.
Pretty DOR IN elderly man, who had
been both amused and exasperated by
their 'advanced' ideas, turned to the
one nearest him and said:
You believe that women should do
about the same as man in nearly
everything, don't you?
yes
THAT they should dress pretty much
the same?"
yes"
"Anl, perhaps, carry canes?"
eyes"
Then the elderly man leaned owe and
In the most kindly n said:
"Have q cigar!'-Philadelphia Call.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-08-04
BEN TEMPEST.

This is a true story Of an old-time
bear hunt in Vermont, told the writer
~ one who took part in the exciting
sport, nearly sixty years ago.
In those days the country in the val
eys of the Green Mountains was thin
Y settled, and the boys, as they
rudged along to school, would often
top on the highway to listen to the
'tealthy rustling Of wildcats in the ad-
AGENT bushes. They did not stop long,
however, but took to their heels and
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-08-04
Testinp the Hearing.

The ordinary tests employed by au-
rists for determining the power Ut hear
ing of their patients are in most cases
sufficient for all practical purposes; but
in some instances indications of great
delicacy are absolutely necessary. For
this purpose a "sonometer" has been
invented by T. P. Hawksley. The in
strument consists Of two primary coils,
two dry cells, or a thermopile supply
current, ard an adjustable rheotome.
The secondary coil is connected to q
telephone. and the relative and CON-
parativc perception of hearing Of the
patient can be determined with the
greatest accuracy.