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The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-10-13
AMERICAN RICE APE
The Chinese Tree In. Now Success
fully Crown In Florida.

The Chineae Tree In. Now Success
F. fully Grown In Florida.
The rice-paper tree, n Of the most
interesting Of the fora Of China. has
RI ceLtly been successfully experimental
with in Florida, where it now -four
ishes with other s%ubtropical and orien.
tai species of trees and shrubs. When
first transrlanted in American soil the
experimenters expressed doubts as to
it's hardness, fearing that it would
be unable to stand the winters. All
these fears have vanished, however,
and it IS now the universal opinion
that it is lis we'll adapted to the climate
Of this country as to that Of the famed
F1owery Kingdom.
It IL a small tree, growing to a
height of less than fifteen feet. With a
trunk or stem from three to five inches
In diameter. It's canes, which vary In
color according to season, are large,
soft and downy, the form some what
resembling that noticed in those Of the
castor-bean plant. The celebrated rice
paper, the product Of this queer tree,
is formed Of thin slices of the pith.
which is taken from the body of the
tree in beautiful cylinders several inch
es in length. ;
The Chinese workmen apply the
blade Of Il sharp knife to these cylin-
ders. says the st. Louis Republic, md,
turning them round either by rude
machinery or By hand. dexteronsly pare
the pitll from circumference to centre.
This operation makes Il roll Of extra
qrality paper. the scroll being OF equal
thickness throughout. After q cylinder
has TINS been pared it is nnrolled and
weights are placed upon 1t until the
surfsce is rendered uniformly sr,.ooth
throughout its eIitira lcugth.
1T is altogether probable that II rice
paper-nIaklng .Itcoilies IN industry IA
the United States these primitive
modes will be done away with.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-10-13

Ing. absently toying with her fan. you
are q landed nobleman?
The man in whom centered all het
hopes OF getting into high society sigh
ed deeply.
.PracticaN, he rejoined. gioomily.
81 owe your old man SO much money
that / can't get away"
Rising with q glad cry she fen on
his neck.
A Loss.
The girl with the double chin had
already admitted In express terms to
the youth with the low, broad fore.
head that she was his entirely.
81 cannot tell you" he protested.
sshow precious you are to me"
She pondered.
SAFE you sincere?" she asked finally.
sDarling. how can you doubt me?
ssTnen," she remarked, 81 suppose
o won't approve Of my trying to re-
duce my weight
Not mt All.
He watched the flames In the crate
as they whirled into all sorts Of fan
tastic shapes.
care you not" he finally asked,
begging the question:
She turned upon him with flashing
eyes.
mo, sir" she answered, frigidly. 81
would inform You that I am quite in
different whether you propose to me
or not"
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-10-13
The Ericsson 4. satisfactory.

New London, Conn. Sept. 1.-THE,
torpedo boat Ericsson made a ~satisfac-
tory test OF her machinery In the three
hours run to try steam gear and au-
Hillary attachments not used on the
trip to New london. She was not
driven ut full speed, but twenty-three
knots were essily made.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-10-13
About q Reform.

No, I don't make off-hand and flip
pant remarks about strangers any
more. It's dangerous. I used to, when
I was younger and fresher, but, say,
you couldn't get me to express an opin-
ion on a stray yellow dog now. :
I've been this way ever since once,
a long time ago, when I was obliged
to spend Sunday in a little town in
which / was totally unacquainted. I
happened to scrape an acquaintance
with a young native, however, and as
a mild form of dissipation he took me
up to Sunday school with him in the
afternoon.
Everything went along smoothly un-
til the, closing hymn was being sung,
when I asked, "Who is that soft-look-
ing, putty-faced man standing by the
organ?"
'"That," said my companion, calmly
"that-is my brother"
The cold chills chased themselves all
over me, but 7 thought that I was
smooth enough to get out Of it all right,
so I said: y.
"Oh, no. I didn't mean. that one. I
meant that other old Rip Van Wrinkle
with the blly-goat whiskers, at the
other end of the organ?" 30.
THAT" he said, with a CHASTITY smile
that II my father!!"
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-10-13
No Use for Him.

Quick Drop Daw-See here, pard, I
like enterprise md I want ter see the
township SIT on. But III be blamed
IL we oughtn't ter run this new Teller
plumb outer town.
Dicky Drawbead-Who r. yer talkin'
about?
Quick Drop Daw-Why, this Brook
lyn bloke that's come here with his
bullet.proof coat.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-10-13

They are to be directly connect I'd to a
pair Of horizontal cross compound con-
densing engines, making eighty revolu-
lions a minute. The armature stars are
thirteen feet in diameter, and weigh
over ten tons each. The brush carriers
will be about fourteen feet six inches
In diameter, and are being madefby the
same concern. The castings came from
the mold absolutely perfect, without a
warp, crack, tiaw OF blow-hole, and IRE
now being finished for the armature.
Considering the form and size and the
difficulty In making these castings, the
company is to be congratulated.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-10-13
One ExceDtlOm.

Artist with euthusiasm)-The lines
of beauty are always curves. Il
Little Girl sama4ed11--I guess yoL ney.
er INV man onssa bicycle, did youl-
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-10-13
. Transparent Bricks.

A new departure has been made in
France in the employment of glass
bricks TO. building purposes. The
bricks are hollow. being blown like
bottles, and are given the shape that is
most readily laid. cubic, shexagonal "
otherwise. in the particular style, Of
building for which they are intended.
The are made secure by the use Of
a bituminous cement, with a base Of
asphalt. A singular feature OF these
bricks is that they do away with the
necessity Of windows. They are good
%insulators of humidity and noise, CIV
ing protection against both cold and
heat. and by the modification Of their
form and color they can be made to
harmonize readily with the decorations
Of any building. They are used largely
In meat markets in preference to mar
bic, and they are found specially adapt
ed for bath halls, hothouses hospitals
refrigerating establishments, and. in
fact. all buildings In which the absence
OF windows would be an advantage:
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-10-13
A Good Suggestion.

Mrs. Kennedy-Poor Fido is growing
so big! / did, hope, when Leslie gave
him to me, that he would always stay
small, SO I could keep him in the par
lor and carry him about. We dosed
him with whisky and rum until he stag
gered just like q man. but it didn't
do any good, Perhaps I didn't try the
right thing.
Cynicus-I think the stunning process
would have been mor complete IL
you had bought him a smoking-set and
taught him to use it.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-10-13
She would Think OF Him.

"What would you think of q man
who kissed you the very first time you
met him?"
s"I dent know what I'd think, but
I'd think about him q great DEAL
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-10-13
NEW JERSEY SNAKES.
THEY ARE THE MOST INTELLIGENT
IN THE WORLD.

How Widow J0hnson's Snake Car
ried Her Eggs to Markct-A Ferry-
bOa Pulled by Water Snakes-A
Reptile That Played the Piano. ;
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-10-13
shortsightedness i'm schools.

AO ASAS
Shortsightedness among scholars In
public schools in this country and Eu-
rope has increased alarmingly in late
years, and in tn, majority Of cases it
shows no signs of abatement. 1t is,
however, satisfactory to know that a
clew has been obtained to account for
it's frequent occurrence, and h sup
posed remedy is easy Of application.
In the French public schools 24.2 per
cent Of the scholars are sh~ortsighted;
in the German 50 per cent: in the Eng
lish only 20 per cent. From investiga-
tons by NJ. Martin into the annals OF
the French schools 1t appears that the
percentage is highest in the rhetoric
and philosophy classes. The h"Gienic
condition of the school does not seem
to effect the percentage, and NJ. Mar
tin thinks that want Of physical exer-
else is the cause of the trouble. By
modifying the work of the clas. es the
proportion of shortsighted schol RS at
the College of Giessen has fal1en from
26.6 to II per cent IN five years. M.
Martin recommends reasonable periods
Of physical exercis. between the hours
Of study. Where these periods OF rec
reation have been allowed, while short
s~ightedness has decreased, there has
been no diminution of general prof.
cheney on the part of the scholars:
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-10-13

and six months, during which time he
wrote a remarkable treatise on the
stars that at ono ranked him with our
leading astronomers.
N. Turpin w 1t'lally. through some
newspaper friends, obtained a hearing
outside his prison walls, and when
France came to find out how bitterly
he was being prosecuted because in
reality he had spoken too plainly of the
bribery and corruption running riot
through the French government and
its immediate coadjutors, there was a
loud cutlery and he was released.
From that moment NJ. Turpin an as
tronomer, an inventor, a chemist and
an engineer-perhaps n might also
add, a genius-has been devising an
engine Of war which n might well
designate as internal.
1t consists Of specially designed can
non. each Of which can, when required
be made to work separately, but can
work better together and with more
deadly effect. The cannon are to all
appearances ordinary field pieces, but
running from under the breeche to the
ground is a hollowed-out tube full Of
mechanism, SO arranged that nothing
but a shot from an enemy would upset
its workings. Six Of these cannons
are placed in a line, and the tubes are
inserted in a trough on wheels, which
has been beforehand filed with small
shells. AS soon as the jointings have
been made. which takes seven to ten
seconds, the six guns begin autimati-
cally to belch out their fire. the artiller-
lists having merely to direct them.
When the guns cease firing, it is, Of
course, a sign that the trough is empty.
1t is then instantly wheeled away and
the next trough is fastened on. Prac-
tcally each trough represents the butt
OF a magaZine-rife. only that, instead
of ordinary cartridges, shell is used,
and there is nc need of human manipu-
lation to pull a trigger, the entire ac-
ton being electrical, and. of course,
mechanical. A train Of twenty-five Of
these Turpin six-set guns. which are
very light, can throw 1900 shots a
Minute over a distance Of two miles,
co that all the battles Of the future
must be determined at a distance
Naval Military Record. :
Mammoth Electrical Machinery,
Tho accompanying Illustration repre-
sents n of a pair of armature stars
OF carries which are said to be the
largest in the world. A pair of these
have recently been made by the Wells
& French company for the Siemens &
Halske Electric company, which will
install them at Toronto, Ont, for street
railway service. The machines when
completed will weigh about sixty tons
each, and have a nominal capacity of
100 kilowatts, or LOGO electrical horse
power each, under 500 volts pressure,
and will be over-colnpounded for IL
per cent drop in the lines. IF. f~
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-10-13

standing. viii make exnOrhtant de-
mands OF every weather forecast Tor
distant periods of time, and Will end
by expecting the exact state Of q
weather TO be described for certain
hours Of the day. I myself have per
sonal experience of such people. Cod
himself will never thoroughly satisfy
them. One cannot take their demands
into account Prof. Falb then goes on
to give d series of general rules, estab-
Iisl,ed on a scientific basis, which every
one who tales an intelligent interest
in the subject can apply to the local
conditions in which he or she lives.
~ The longer a certain kind or w'sstn-
er has lasted already. the greater IS
the probability that it will continue
still longer. u, If the weather was an.
normally cold at the beginning OF
spring it is highly probable that 1t VIII
also be abnormally cold In the montn
following. O. If the latter hall OF
April was colder than usual, 1t is n0t
unlikely that May will be correspond
ingly warmer than the average. ~
If in midsummer q month has been
colder than ordinarily the chances are
that the month following will also
prove cold. o. Should the second half
of October be unusually cold it is very
probable that November will be proper
tionately warmer than the average.
(1W From the nature OF the
weather in spring and in summer we
can infer with great probability It's
character in autumn, which 1t will
closely resemble. uD After a moder-
ately warm summer a mild winter may
be looked for with great probability.
(12) A hot summer will generally be
followed by a normal or q severe win
ter. u3 A very mild winter renders
it probable that the following summer
will be hot. = : : (15 A very cold
winter generally ushers in a very cool
summer. Prof. Falb says that Septem-
Der will prove, on the whole, a calm,
dry month for Europeans, the first
half being a trifie cool and the latter
half warm. October will be "a month
of the most Numerically opposed ex-
IRENE, and dry, warm genial days will
alternate with spells Of steady down.
pour and dull, leaden skies. November
will be mild and relatively warm, he
first snow in Central Europe being like
ly to fall-in the plains-about Nov.
25, and December will, in all probable
ity, be very dry and cold in this coun-
try. Mr.. Dunn, of the New I
weather bureau, is doing fairly We'll
for a beginner II, the ~forecasting
mess, but as yet he lacks III nj
dence necessary to the prediction OF
weather six months ahead.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-10-13
Preserving Fruit II Lime.

- WE-@~~ - sE4FEEW
A correspondent states that one Of
the most effective ways OF preserving
fruits and roots for a length Of time il
to bury them in powdered quicklime.
A member OF a European agricultural
society recently exhibited some grapes
which has been embedded in lime for
seven months. They were as round
ami plump as on the day they were
gathered, and the only difference OBJ
servable In the taste was that a little
saccharine had been developed.
The owner Of the grapes stated that he
had been in the habit OF preserving
fruit through, the entire winter ~ this
method. BY about the middle Of March
however. q tenth would spoil, and d
month later about half would decay.
In order to make the system a perfect
success the consumption Of fruit should
not be put OF beyond the beginning OF
March.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-10-13
\ Living on CiuHsy people.

&#S% - ~ 0A0M EGOP1Os f3
One evening being perplexed at see.
Ing some Italian Image sellers contin.
ually hawking their trays Of stat.
uettes 81 their heads through the
streets without q human creature ever
appearing to buy amy, the writer ask
ed q OF them IL he had exercised his
vocation long. y
Some years" replied the man.
And did you ever chance to eeU
one OF your igures??yy
Only now and then, SIR
My good man. said the interview.
e, do me the favor Of telling me
why you have been thus WALKING
about Tor years with that heavy load
upon your head. il 1T In obedience
to q VOW which yol have nader,
sir; certainly not. It II to GET
But 10Y e! say you only rarely sell
T don't often sell anything. il. 4
true" returned the man; .sbnt there
are 30 many clumsy people in the
world that q day seldom passes With.
out someone running against NE ana
upsetting nay tray. nv figures nm
broken. and crowd collects and
makes the person pay Tor them.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-10-13

Trying to Keep Out OF 1t.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1894-12-28
These fire I'LL GireObIes.

Handsomely Mounted Umbrellas = 80 10
SIS.
a special line OF Gloria and Belyeria UNI
brell4s, 81, 81 Is, 81 80 and 81
Ladies Embroidered Handkerchief, l23 to
s..
Ladies Pure Linen Inilia Handkerchiefs
l23c, 25c and soc.
Mems Pure Linen Initial Handkercbiefs,
10 10 37!c.
Ladies' japanese Silk Initial Handkerchief
3sc
Men. : japanese silk Initial Handkerchief,
SOC, 75c and 81.
Ladies Embroidered SIX Handkerchief
lOc 10 81 70.
Silk Mufiiers-Iots Of patterns and coIors
Cbildrens Eiaudkerchiefs-iu fancy boxes
l5c to soc box.
Ladies Handkerchie.s--in fancy boxes
75c 10 So Is a box.
Mems Bauikerchiefs-in fancy boxes 81
10 So box
Fancy Embroidered susrenders pair
in box-Sl 80 to So.
Mems Halt Hose, l3c o 81 pair
Mems Half-Hose--in boxes-Sl aud s. a
pair.
Nsn.s Neckwear--newest styIes-2&c 10
81 80
Mems Underwear, soc 10 s. each piece.
The best makes Of Kid and Wooden GIores
for Men, Women and Children.
Black and Coiofed Silk Dress Patterns
soc, csc, 75c, 81, 81 Is, 81 50 and 81 a yard
II liday Dress Pstterns-boxed for giving
All Wool and Silk and Wool-S2 so,
81 SO, 81 and s. each
40-nch SILK and Wool Suitings-reduced
from soc to 39c yard.
5C-iuch Covert Clothes and all wool Dago.
nals-:enucei from s. to 75c
Head Ress-Fancy Rolls and Pillows and
/ Cushions-complete assortment, covered with
India silk, Satin, japanese Crepe, Siikaline
and Saline, at prices tina: make sensible
gifts Elder Down Spreads, Wrapper and Bed
| Blankets, Linen Lunch and Dinner Sets
Spachiel Ceneis Burea Scarfs, Fancy Toweit
boy lies, Tray Cloths and aud Napkins
Linen Pillow Shams. Brown Linen and
White Cotton Duck Landry Collars aud Cuffs
and Shoe Bags
Cotton Toy Patterns-moukeys, dolls, dogs
elephants, Gals, santa claus, etc-l0c each
Punch and Judy Figures-all made up
&c each
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1894-12-28
ADVANCED METHODS or EDUCA.
TON

A correspondent Of one Of the leading
New England dSlies recently made the a.
sertion that school methods aas school cur
riculs are very poorly adjusted " the needs
Of pupils. II is true that the machinery Of
education, including beard, commissions
tezchers, buildings, books and apparatus
have developed greatly in the last halt cen.
tury, but this has tended to crystalline the
crude methods Of former times, and private
schools, as well a. public schools, have often
been slow 70 adopt ways and means TO the
varying needs Of the different classes.
What are called the higher branches
taught 10 the high schools are not necessa.
rily more difficult than the subjects taught
in the grammar schools. Geography ia az
difficult a. are the elements Of botany, ahd
parts Of arithmetic are harder than the eIe
meats Of geometry OF algebra So, there
fore, as there are many children who cannot
find the time 70 60 through high schools,
some subjects which are taught in them
could be taught as well in the grammar
schools"
Many people will doubtless agree With
this critic when be speaks Of the length Of
time at which the grammar school pupil is
kept at arithmetic, geography, grammar or
History Of the United States. Much that is
taught 10 arithmetic ard geography is Of
little practical value Technical grammar
might be omitted, except in the highest
grades. and certainly good English is not
learned by children from books and gram
mar.
The traditional school reader could be
largely dispensed with, reading compost
ton, spelling aud penmanshp not being
taught a. separate branches, but largely in
connection With history, arithmetic, geogrS
ply, science and literature. Tne pupil ought
not only 10 learn 10 read, but he ought at
the same time read IN learn. We often hear
il said that 10 our schools there is M room
for more studies. Then the required room
should be made. The struggle for life makes
it harder each year for children 70 go through
the curriculum Of primary, secondary, gram.
mar aud high schools, and 20 let us not
merely add or subtract, but subordinate and
direct the various lines Of school work 20
that they will accomplish practical AMI en-
dufiag ends
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1894-12-28
DWELLING HOUSE,

in excellent condition of repair containing
twelve rooms with basement and fine cellar,
with a well of water near the door and a
group OF fine shade trees surrounding the
house.
house, granary, wagonhouse, two carriage
houses and other necessary outbuildings, all
in good repair, and there is also on the place
an apple orchard and other fruit trees, and
there is fac spring, with dairy attached,
near the house.
This property was the home residence OF
the late James Brooke Beal and is an old
family seat.
LIS location with reference 10 convenience
to churches, schools, stores, mills, ETC., is un-
excelled aud ii is 10 every respect very de-
sirable farm
TERMS OF SALE, as prescribed by the
Decree 0ne-third of the purchase money to
be paid in cash on the day of sale or the
ratification thereof by the Court, and the
balance in two equal iDstallments payable in
one and two years respectively from the day
of SALE the deferred payments to be secured
by the single bills of the purchaser or pur-
chasers, with surety or sureties TO be APP
proved by the Trustees, and to bear interest
from the day of SALE and upon the ratifca-
ton of the sale by the Court and the pay
ment Of the whole purchase money, land hot
before, a deed of conveyance TO be executed
by the Trustees.
Conveyancing at the cost of the purchaser.
THOMAS ANDERSON,
JAMES B. HENDERSON,
dee l4-ts Trustees
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1894-12-28
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