The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-04-28
FLIRTING PROVES VULGARiTY
Highly Bred Women Are Not Guilty
OF This Folly.

Highly Bred Women Are Not Guilty
Of This Folly.
The "flirting' debate, in a sober-mind-
ed contemporary has been amusing
rather than instructive. When the art
full old rascal in "Fea%therbrain' was
called to account after hanging punches
of red and white grapes on the same
vine upon an arid little estate which he
wanted to sell, he explained the phe-
nomenon as "all the fertility Of the
soil" So is flirting "all a matter of
temperament"
The ethics of filtration have yet to
be defined, but the results are tolerably
well proved. Now and then an arrant
f1irt may marry happily, but these cases
are exceptional. The man who is weak
minded enough t be seriously smitten
by the coquetries of a firt is rarely
good material out of which to make
a husband. But most tiirts remain I'M
married, or marry in despair some man
for whom they don't care an atom, be-
cause marrying men as a rule either
leave them severely alone, or take them
at their W. value and consider a fiirt
just good enough to firt with.
"A youth of folly, an old age Of
cards." might be adopted as the firt's
motto, as it is her usual fate. That
flirting is foolish would probably check
scarcely any; that it may develop into
a tragedy if the firt is caught unaware
in a grande passion which Is not re-
turned may possibly give pause to a
few; that it is essentially vulgar and the
hallmark of a vulgar mind may per-
haps induce the majority to discard the
practice if they have hitherto been in
clined to it, says the London Pictorial.
1t has been well said that flirting is an
education in fippancy, lightness Of man
ners and hardness of heart, and that as
practiced to-day it is not readily dis
tnguished from general bad manners.
Playing Into the Hands IF Forg .rs.
A Prussian named Lautz has invent
ed a writing paper which will BE- heard
Of in the criminal courts before loDg.
1t is of the same appearance as any
other writing material, but g discov-
cry as to it's properties has caused
the German government to declare it's
manufacture illegal and a patent has
been refused. 1t is composed Of parch-
ment, glue, asbestos and the ordinary
ingredients used in the manufacture
of fine paper, such as is used for checks,
bonds and certificates of stock. The
moist sheets, Immediately after leav-
ing the rollers for the first time, are
placed in a bath Of concentrated sui
phuric acid to which distilled water
has been added. After having been
pressed between glass rollers the sheets
are successfully bathed in pure water,
a solution of ammonia, and finally in
water again. The proc ess is cOmplet-
ed by hard pressing, passing through
felt rollers and drying between polished
and heated metal cylinders. The pecu-
liarity Of this innocent looking paper
is that writing, no matter how acidifer-
Gus the ink, can be readily washed off
with water after any length Of time.
Such material would be dangerous in
the hands of forgers. Although pro-
bibited by the German government,
quantities of this paper will no doubt
be manufactured for nefarious purpos-
es.-St. Louis Globe-DemOcrat.
His Imitation Altogether Foe Good.
A well-known resident of Manayunk
has the reputation of being the best
imitator of the calls of birds or beasts
in the city. His imitation of the cater
wauling of a Thomas cat is simply
irresistible, and when he gets out into
the backyard for practice all the fe-
lines for squares are soon gathered in
close proximity. A few nights ago he
came to grief in an effort to have some
fun with a grabbed neighbor. About
II o'clock he stationed himself outside
of a board fence surrounding the mans
residence and began mewing in a low
tone gradually rising until a high G
note was perfected. In a few minutes
the window was raised and sundry ar
ticles were thrown in the direction OF
then increased in volume, finally reach
the supposed night bowler. The nowls
ing the ear-cracking quality. The
aroused neighbor could stand the racket
no longer, and stepping down stairs
opened the door quietly, slipped out,
seized a clothes prop and made for the
vicinity of Mr.. Thomas, who at that
time poked his head above the fence
and received q stunning blow which
knocked him insensible. He was car
ried home and revived with stimulants
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