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The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-07-21

The class in geography was reciting
and there were several visitors. The
subject for the day was the State of
Pennsylvania. "Now. children" said
the teacher, who can bo1nd Pennsyl-
,:Lia?" r.
Half a dozen hands went up and
waved wildly in the air aud a little
girl gave the boundaries Of the stote
correctly.
"What is the largest city in PenDsyl-
vania?" asked the teacher.
"Pbiladelphia". shouted the little boy
with the jersey suit.
"Now," continued the teacher, who
can tell me what building there is in
Philadelphia about Which no true Am
erican should think without a glow Of
love and patriotism? What building
is there which we should I'LL revere
and which is the pride and hope Of
every loyal son Of the United Statesi"
This was a poser and no one an
ewered for a time. Finally a boy who
sat on the front row raised his hand.
WELL" said the teacher, you may tell,
Sammy Einstein."
Der mint" shouted Sammy, trium-
MISUNDERSTANDING.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-07-21
DOOR, EMS IN ANIMAL LIFE

Some of In Unaccount"nls ond
Done by Birds, F"'SAs' ne"'
Insects. o,,,r
The greyhound runs by sight only'
saws the Philadelphia Times.
Is y fact. The carrier pigeon Il nls
hundreds of miles homeward' by eye
sight. noting from point to point oD'
,ects that he has marked. This IS cnly
conjecture. The dragon fly, with H.
900 lenses in the eye, darts from angie
to angle with the rapidity OF a HASH
ing sword, and us rapidly darts BACK:
not turning il. the air, but with a clash
reversing the action Of his foul wings
and instantaneously calculating the
distance Of the objects, or he Woulo
dash himself to pieces. But IN wnat
conformation Of the eye does this pow
or consist? No one can answer.
Ten thousand mosquitoes dance up
and d. wn tile sun, with toe nlnutest
interval between tGenl' yet no que
knocks a5cth:T Eeadiony Oh the grass
or breaks a :~k: or a Wl:g, long anu
delicate as t,.s.y IRE. Suddenly 4 Pc
culiar, high-shouldcred, vicious .rea-
ture with lol... and pendant nose, darts
out of the ris;I.; and falling cloud ana
settling on your cheek, Inserts a pols-
onous sting. What possessed the little
wretch to do this? Did he smell your
blood while he was dancing? NO n
knows.
A carriage comes suddenly upon
some geese In a narrow road and
drives straight through the flock. A
goose was yet fairly U over,
nor a duck. They are under the very
wheels and hoofs, and yet they con
trive to hap and waddle safely Uff.
Habitually stupid, heavy and INDECENT,
they are, nevertheless. equal to any
emergency.
Why ,lrcs the lonely woodpccker.
when he descend. from his tree and
goes to drink, stop several times on
hi. way and listen and look around
before he takes his draught? No one
knows How is it that the species of
ant which is taken in battle by other
ants to be made slaves should be the
black or negro ant? No n knows:
The power Of judging Of actual dam
ger ard the free and easy boldness
that results from it are by no means
uncommon. Many birds saem to have
Il correct notion of y guns rance. and
are scr%upulously careful to keep be
..old it. The most obvious resource
would be to fly right away out Of sight
and hearing. but this they do rot
choose to do.
A naturalist of i,razil gives IN &C
count of an expedition that he made
to one Of the Islands OF the Amazon to
shoot spconbills. it'iscs and other Lag
niticent birds which are abundant
there. Ills design was con,pl ately BAT
fled. however. by u wretched little
sand piper. which preceded him, con-
tinually uttrrirg his tell-tale cry,
which: at once aroused Ill the birds
within hearing. Throughout the day
dill tlis individual bird continm It's
self. imposed duty CT st,.,in"i to others,
*fccctually preventing IT." Approach It
the hunter t" the ganp. ind yet u,an-
aged 10 keep out of the range If his
gun.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-07-21
OLD CHUMS.

Friendship Between Lodge and Hill
Based on Attraction of OppOsites.
The apostle Of civil service reform
and the incarnation of machine politics
are the chummiest men in the senate.
In other words Lodge of Massachusetts
and Hill of New York are bosom
friends.
1t happened by chance the usual way.
In the lottery which is officially known
as the pairing of senators Mr.. Lodge
vas assigned as the pair of Mr.. Hill.
In other verbs neither was n vote IN
less the other was present, so that the
absence of one would be always neu-
traliZed by the silence of the other.
Thrown against each other by the irony
of fate, the two men were forced to be-
come acquainted. Presently, however,
they found that instead of merely form
ally announcing to each other an in
tended departure AMI then separating,
they began to chat and gossip together.
They found that they mad many likes
and dislikes in common. Hill was at
tracted by Lodges polished manner,
uAu AONSc Acll ulc 1OTCC VI I'LL = I'LL
rectness and incisive thought.
So it has come to pass that when Mr..
Hill returns from one of his frequent
trips to Albany no one hastens with
more promptness to cordially greet him
than the Junior senator from Massachu.
sets. They do not often talk politics
for on this subject the two men are dia-
metrically opposed to each other, but
on everything else they are as Damon
end Observation-Disclosures Post.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-07-21
Sins aud

In a quarrel over q woman at Ca
lena, ILL.,, James McCafferty was stab
bed to death by Walter Tressilian.
Clark Prichett was shot and fatally
wounded by his son Van at Nashville,
Tenn.
Lawyer M. J. Stein, a New York
politician, has been arrested for swear
ing falsely at the trial of Michael Don
nelly.
George MCGEE, a Louisville convict,
stabbed and instantly killed Charley
Thomas, another convict at the Frank
fort ~penitentiary.
Moody Merrill, who left Boston a
fugitive from justice, has been married
at chihuahua, Mex, to Miss Hesper
Caprice, a wealthy young Spanish
fAmerican, who is twenty years younger
than her husband.
Frank Banadaum, convicted of MUIR
dering Attorney Lemanuel Bailey, was
refused a new trial at Muncie, Ind,
by Judge Monks, Of the Randolph cir
cult court, and he was taken to the
penitentiary, where he was sentenced
for fifteen years.
Henry Volger, a night Waterman,
shot and almost instantly killed Will
lam Strutz, a carpenter, at Syracuse,
N. Y. He then put a bullet into his
own temple. He died two hours later.
The cause of the act was jealousy.
The body Of William II. Jones, q resi-
dent of Michigan City, Ind, was drag
ged from the bottom Of the harbor by
the police with nearly 200 pounds OF
scraO ir0n aAtsr;,pd 70 If :Jonoa had
been lrisa;Dg siuce the night of June
5. James Stapll,agh. an ex-convict, con-
fesses to having witnessed the killing
Of Jones by James Greybeal, another
ex-convict. ~~'
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-07-21
miscellaneous Items.

Arkansas Democrats declare for free
silver at a ratio of sixteen to one
Work has begun on the new bridge
across the Hudson ut New York.
The Lake Shore & Michigan South
ern is tied up at Laporte, Ind.
Robert A. Hill has been appointed
acting auditor of the Lake Shore rail
road, vice G. p. Leland, deceased.
The Pennsylvania, Poughkeepsie &
Boston road will be sold under fore
closure proceedings Sept. 10.
Chesapeake s. Ohio yardmasters at
Covington, KY. t~is said, have struck.
RI fusing to work with non-union men.
Pennsylvania Democrats nominated
Editor VIM. NJ. Singerly if Philadelphia
for governor.
The Wisconsin Central railroad was
unable to meet the interest on its
bonds due July /.
The condition of Illinois winter wheat
Is officially estimated % per cent. bet
ter than last year.
Swarms Of what are said to be crick-
cts have invaded Champaign and Urba-
ma, ILL.,. to the distress of hOusekeepers.
The schoolship Saratoga started from
Philadelphia on her summer cruise, and
is expected to return about November 1.
A Jefferson, Ind, woman who be-
came engaged through an ADVERTISE
ment, declared the wedding off sce-
ing the intended groom.
The interstate commerce commission
announced that it's order to reduce
railroad freight rates from Chicago to
the south would 60 into effect July 10.
Pennsylvania Democrats nominated
William M. Singerly, Of Philadelphia,
for governor. The platform demands
tariff reform and sound money.
Gov. Greenhalge Of Massachusetts,
has vetoed the bill to allow the Ameri-
can Bell Telephone company to in
crease it's capital stock to $5O,OOO,OO
The Nebraska Supreme court af-
firmel a Judgment for $764,OOO against
the Missouri Pacific railroad in John
F~itzjerald's favor. .
Unusually warm weather has ,:aused
rapid advancement in all crops in the
Central and Northwestern states, &C.
cording to the department Of agricul-
ture bulletin.
Yale's oarsmen defeated Harvard In
the annual boat race at New London,
Conn, June %. The distance rowed
was four miles and the time % minutes
and Al seconds.
Street railway conductors at New
York are complaining about the rate Of
their pay and threatening to strike A
meeting has been called to consider the
matter.
President Spencer has appointed the
following additional officials Of the new
Southern railway: Sol Haas, assistant
to the president; w. FL. Green, general
manager; John NJ. Culp, traffic manager
and Harry G. Ausley, acting treasurer.
Eastern Minnesota Bridge Burned.
West Superior, Wis, July IA
wrecking crew has been sent out on the
Eastern Minnesota to repsir the 800
foot wooden bridge which was burned by
forest fires. The showers yesterday have
partially e~xtinguish.d the fire and it is
hoped to control the flames before much
timber is destroyed.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-07-21
FASHIONABLE CONVERSATION
Thrilling Example of the Small Tall
That FlOurishcs Mt Receptions.

Thrilling Example of the Small Talb
That FlOurishcs nj Receptions.
Mr.. Smalltalk, having been introduc
ed to Miss Dittotoo, says: Every nice
assemblagc."
Every; and quite literary, too"
every. You are fond of literature,
I presume?"
"Ah, very! I dote on it."
You like Shakespeare, I dare say?'
"Ah, very much! Do you?"
Very fond Of him; l like Burns,
too"
$50 do I; very much indeed"
do you like Goldsmith"
Very, very much. Do you like BY.
ROM"
'"rhink he's grand. Do you like
Pope?"
"Oh, yes; very much. Do you like
Shelley"
"Oh, yes; he's good. Tell you a good
writer"
"Who?"
Milton"
eyes; he's very good indeed"
Since then MI. Smalltalk, in speaking
Of the young lady, says that 'she is
wonderfully well read;" and she, in
speaking of him, says: "Oh, he has
read almost everything, I think."-De.
morest's Magazine.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-07-21

Herbert Gladstone, who has come to
the fore in the political world since his
fathers resignation, is intensely fond of
the violin. He devotes an hour every
morning to practice, whether he Is / n
town or country. His favorite recrea-
ton is lawn tennis, although he is not
q brilliant player.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-07-21

Queen Victoria's message of condo
lence and sympathy to Madame Garnet
ID enc Of the most touchi ,g episodes Of
the tragedy. Her majesty speaks not
az d sovereign to another, but as one
here aved woman might to a sister SIM
flarly aficted. It is the expression Of
one bleeding heart essaying to heal the
wounds Of another, breathing a spirit
of sisterhOOd that Is only too rare In
this sellsA world.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-07-21

It Is stated ON good authority that
the students In a Long Island school
of medicine are instructed at gradua-
ton never to answer the call of a pa
tent who is not known to be well to-
do. Truly the poor have no excuse for
living In these days; but how about
the oath of Hippocrates?
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-07-21

incidentally comes the news from
Europe that the Isenberg Won Birs-
tein, who OF one time courted Miss
Florence Pullman, for the millions her
father has made put Of his car shops
has turned his soft attentions to Miss
Anna Gould. Are the Pullmans get
ting left all around?
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-07-21

John A. Morris, the lottery man, has
sold out all his interests in such ven
lures, having come to the conclusion
that such occupations are immoral. 1t
is noticeable, however, that he did not
retire until he had accumulated an i'm
mense fortune by means Of those
schemes.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-07-21

1t is a little odd that though Gen.
Hancock was a good man and weighed
$50 pounds, his grandson should have
trouble about getting into West Point
because he fell five pounds short of the
required weight, the requirement be-
ing only 12O pounds.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-07-21

Chicago should take a new census
of herself without delay. Thousands
of suburban residents who do business
In the city are nov unable to get home
of nights, and are compelled to remain
in the city. They should be caught
and counted before the railroad boycott
ends.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-07-21

Col. Breckenridge thinks the Union
League Club of Chicago expelled him
from it's membership because he voted
against the SIS, 200, 600 worlds fair ap-
preparation bill. He is probably the
only man in the country who holds
this ODiniOn.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-07-21

Zimri Dwiggins, the banker, has been
indicted for receiving money when he
knew that his bank was insolvent. We
hope Zimri will get bail. 1t would be
a shame to lock up a human being all
alone with q name like that.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-07-21

An anxious young girl writes to the
editor of a New York paper to ask
if it is proper for her to sit On her in
tended's lap. He should be able
to convince her Of the propriety of
doing so without an appeal to the news
nanprS.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-07-21

A Boston woman will attempt to 60
round the world in fifteen months on
q bicycle for q big wager. She is to
start without any money and must
bring back $4,000 after paying her
way. And yet it is said that a rolling
stone gathers no moss
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-07-21
An Unkind Remark.

A young married lady living not far
from Lenox venue was visited by one
of her dearest friends with whom she
went to school at Vassar. and who Is
still unmarried. In reply to q Gras.
ton from the visitor, tile rec .utly NAY
ried lady said:
"YOu have no ide,l now absent-mind-
cd my husband isl"
That's what l thought he must be
when I heard you We're er gagged" was
the breezy renly.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-07-21

Harland Page Halsey, better known
as "Old Sleuth," the writer of hair-rais-
ing detective stories, is an active mem
Der of the Brooklyn board of education.
His income from his novels is about
$4,000 a year.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-07-21

And there was no poet laureate to
sing a lullaby for the recently arrived
heir to the English throne. The would
be-laureates have an ample opportu-
nifty to show they are fitted for the
post vacated by Tennyson.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-07-21

Queen Victoria heard Faust" for the
first time quite recently, not having
been to the opera since 1862, the year
previous to the production of Faust"
in London.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-07-21

Miss nellie s. Titus, who has just
been admitted to the bar Of the SUI
preme court in New York, is described
as "a determined young woman" Now,
will some one please inform us what
it is she is so determined about?
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-07-21
OF p..e the Altamonte scheme.

Washington, July 13.-Charles N. Mel
son and State Senator Allen appeared
lefore the house comnittee on Indian
affairs to-day IN opposition to the Alta
neLte Water c6mpany's bill. The facts
presnted were previously stated In the
iisratches and were strongly supported.
Tbele is little or no probability that this
hill will pass.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-07-21
without Interference.

" Little Rock, Ark, July 13.-The strike
situation is still unchanged. Last night
the Mccarthy guards were ordered
across the river to take the place Of the
Eagle Rangers, who have been ON duty
there for the past week. They are still
guard and have gone into camp there.
Company A of Cabot has been ordered
to relieve the guards at the Iron Noun
tain shops and will report for duty to-
night. Trains are moving without In
karference tonight.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-07-21
Retail Furniture Dca1er..

Cincinnati, Ohio, July 13.-Over 500
retail furniture dealers from all parts Of
the country were present this morning
when the annual convention of the Re
tsh Furniture Dealers association of the
Urited States was called to order. The
con, ention will continue for three DAYS.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-07-21
Too well Guarded.

Hastings, Mimi, July 13.-The excite
ment was still at fever heat last night,
and a further demonstration was made to
lynch the murderer of Policeman Jacob
son, but without success, the Jail being
guarded by some forty or fifty deputies.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-07-21

The bicycle record has been broken
again. But it now looks as If bicyclist
johnson had got it down so low that
1t cannot be easily broken again-un-
less he breaks it himself.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-07-21

Prof. Bell firmly believes that it will
be possible some day to see from Wash
ington to New York as easily as one
can convey the sound of the voice that
distance.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-07-21

Toni told my fat uncle be was like
a whale, because he pulled and blow.
ed SO. and he whipped me, so ! chang.
my mind.
Dick-Did you take it back?
Tom-Yes. I told him he was q
whaler.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-07-21
EiHA af Annnaa

Morris, Mimi, July 12.-Tirs started
In the restaurant of A. Rogers at 10
q. m. yesterday and the building il 4
total wreck. Loss on building, $1,000:
on furniture, 500; covered by ;nslr.
ance
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-07-21
From Foreign shores.

The pope's health is said to be fall
ing. =
Nihilists serve q sentence Of death
on the car of Russia and place a skull
marked Alexander" in his bed cham
Der.
Drastic measures against anarchism
were decided on at q conference be
tween Chancellor von Capriyi and the
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-07-21
NORTH DAKOTA
Frendergast the slayer OF Carter Har-
rison, has been found not guilty Of in
sanity, which makes him guilty Of MUIR
der. 4.

A woman In New York who has been
reading up the Lexow investigation has
brought suit for 5000. 600 against a po-
lice sergeant for false arrest.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-07-21
Ended Mt Yum0.

Yuma, Ariz., July 13.-The strike has
ended here. All the railroad men have
gone back to work, and all trains are
moving east and west. " "
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-07-21
An AGED Man suictae..

Luverne, Mimi, July 13.-Lars Lar
son hung himself to-day in the garret
OF his house. He was seventy years
old. Dependency the cause.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-07-21
First Mails From Frisco.

New York, July 13.-The first mails
from San Francisco since July 1 were
received in this city to-day via Los An
geles. All other mails are arriving on
time,
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-07-21
Short Of Coal Mt r.rth.u,t.

Farihault, MIMI, July 1.-THE strike
has caused a shortage of coal and some
81 the factories and mills have shut
down. Dealers are short of building ma
terials. ~
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-07-21
AROUND THE GLOBE
DIGEST OF THE NEWS FROM ALL
PARTS OF TIE WORLD.

All Important Occurrences OF h
Past Week, Boiled Dawn and Arr
"ngcd for Rapid Reading, From
Home and Abroad.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-07-21


baking powder received an award
over the Royal at the Chicago Worlds
Fair.
The Judge of awards on baking pow
DER writes that the claim by another
company to have received the highest
award is false; that no such award
was given to it. .
The Royal Baking Powder Is 4he
purest and strongest baking powder
made, and has received the h,oheo4
award at every fair, wherever exhibited
N competition with Others.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-02-24
THE MAi.KEr WATTS
For Legislation on the Tariff by
Congress.

For Legislation ON the Tariff by
Congress.
NEW YORK, Feb. 23.-Bradstreet's
financial review tomorrow will say: No
decided change has occurred in the atti-
II d Of speculation. The market con-
tinues 10 wait for the conclusion of the
tariff debate, and is to some extent in
Huenced by tho course of railroad earn
ings, current reports of which tend to
maintain the inactivity and absence of
outside interest. The only features of
interest, apart from the manipulation Of
a few leading industrials. was furnished
by the somewhat marked alteration in
the temper uf the board room traders
prnducled by the rally in wheat. The
decline III that market has induced the
professional element in the stock
exchange to increase their short
sales, particularly in the granger
stocks, and the sudden rebound
from the lowest quotations for
which appears to have affected the
bear interest in railroad shares to an
exteut which would account for a good
cal of covering and a firiner tone in the
general list. The movement, however,
would scarcely be regarded as OF any
consequence in a market of normal
breadth and activity, aud, as already
stated, the only trading of magnitude
mas been IN Sugar and some Of Its i'll
dnstrial companions. These stocks
have, on the whole. shared in the
stronger disposition on the list. London
covered a few shorts, but was not a real
factor. The advance in exchange has
naturally caused discussion as to the
possibilities of gold shipment, but
though conditions appear to be tending
III that direction. but little direct intiu-
ence has been exercised by the clrcum-
stances in question.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-02-24
created n kind Of dollar which

have created one kind of dollar which
will be worth 100 cents on the dollar in
every part of the habitable globe where
ever men trade with each other, and
then YOU will have established another
kind of dollar which, by virtue of u
laws, may be worth 100 cents in this
country, but everywhere else will be
like the Mexican dollars today, a COM
modify, and worth its commodity value
and no more" Against the first section
he aid he would merely vote, but
against the second section he would
feel justified in falling back on that
last resort of a patriot and flibuster
against it TO the end"
In closing Mr.. Hall paid a glowing
tribute to the monumental stupidity of
the crazy-quilt finance which Repub-
lican administrations have fastened ON
the country, 1.-THE most picturesque and
fantastic system Of finance which ever
graced- the statutes of any country since
nations existed" ut is" he said,
illogical, incomprehensible. incoherent.
1t is nothing but a patchwork of eXpedi-
ents, of makeshifts and of experiments.
Half a century hence, when the historian
of this, Il epoch, shall write the story
OF u financial legislation from the
time when the distinguished d%iscoverer
of Eliza PinkSton first began 10 manipu-
late 1t TO the present day. l know not
which will most astonish him. the folly
and the audacity Of the men who put
such a system on us. or the stupidity of
the people who have SO long toler-
atad If -