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The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-02-10
A STORY OF ~STODDARD.

Hi Companion Failed to Understand
the japanese, Salutation.
Among the many funny stories John
l.. Stoddard has brought back from
the land Of the mikado is one Of a well
known citizen Of Covington, KY, who
happened to be temporarily with Mr..
Stoddard's party.
1t is the custom of the Japanese to
salute all strangers whom they meet
on the roadways with their equivalent
for our salutation, "How do you do"
and which in their language sounds
something like "Oiyo" On one .occa-
sion a pretty Japanese damsel address,
ed herself in this way to the Covington
man, who had only been in the country
a few days and wasn't very well up in
the language.
He was quite staggered for a mo-
ment at this apparent question, but re-
covering himself he replied with some
embarrassment, "Well-er-not exactly,
miss; I came from Kentucky, Just
across the river"
II then he wondered why the rest
Of the party laughed so immoderately.
A singular thing about the Japanese
which Stoddard was struck with was
the apparent, humorous view the peo-
pie take OF death and misfortune. The
sight Of a funeral invariably makes
them laugh or smile.
This he can only account for as one
of the results of their highly nervous
temperaments.
Once while Mr.. Stoddard was. being
shaved by a native barber in Toxic.
he made some reference to a severe
earthquake that had occurred in the
vicinity the day before. 49,. =.
Much to his. establishment the barber
began to laugh as he replied: '"Te-he!
That was a pretty bad earthquake,
but it wasn't half so bad as the one
we had last year. Lots OF people were
-te-he-killed. Why, do you know, nv
own father and mother were killed
House fell on 'em and squashed 'em
fiat: Ha, ha, ha! He, he, he!'-Boston
Globe. -, rs :
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-02-10
Familiarity Rreeds s,..

when Mr.. Pete Amsterdam "a.
sueneo 70 MS hoase in Harlem a few
evenings ago his two-year-old son
Iommy rushed into his arms and ex.
pressed great joy at seeing HIM
Wnile Willie, an older brother. kent.
on playing and paid no attention ~
his father. 'ton 70
How is It, Will,e," said Mr. pa4o
amsterdam, THAT your little brothes
say a word?" 8. uons
Il guess it's because he ha.n,.
~ Is long % have" replied
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-02-10
Don't Fold Your Letters to the Queen

DON'T Fold Your Letters to the Queen
A useful piece Of information to
any Of those suffering from that dread
full infection cacoethes scribendi, and
who in consequence feel themselves i'm
PEELED to write to Queen Victoria, will
do well to bear In mind is that they
must on no account fold the paper Oh
which they have written. No commune
cation which bears evidence Of having
been creased will ever fall into her
majesty's own hands. The proper
method is to write on thick, glossy
white paper and to dispatch the missive
In Al envelope which fits 1t. Any fold
ed communication never reaches the
queen, for the simple reason that she
won't look at 1t. All such letters are
opened by the mistress OF the robes,
and as a rule their contents never get
beyond her, or IL the letter Is OF I'm.
portance 1t Is returned to the writer
with directions how to forward IT.
London Letter.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-02-10
~ApsoLurELY
~. Old Man tells N Explosiona STORY Il
riIustrato His Moanlnx.

&A&A 1lU1Gf8GO &1A3 M0SMtUXs @8SsS
u suppose, & said the old man.
..that Il il necessary to have Just %
many people il the world who have
no brains Things wouldnst wAR
alonr--there would besno excitement
Il every man knew % much ~ evsry
other i Now, the other day,
saw an example Of absolute brain-
lessness."
Then the old man paused and
waited to be persuaded TO tell the
story. His audience insiated, andsha.
began: \.
Il was down Ia the OH country and
was talking to q friend OF mine who
nses naphtha In his business He,
buys it by the barrel, and as he was
about TO order q new lot he walked
out into the yard where the stun
was kept and said to one OF his men,
the foreman: Jim, how much naph-
tina have we gotP' The foreman told
him that he didn't have much left
There was but q part OF one barrel.
NV friend told this man to 6nd out
lust how much there was II was
about s o'clock, and quite dark. The
foreman called one Of his mon and
told him to take q stick and put IL
down through the bung-hole OF the
barrel. Then he could see how far
the naphtha came up on the stick and
estimate the amount in the barrel.
1.-The man had q lantern and the.
foreman cautioned him about taking
Il near the barrel. He told him to
put the lantern on the ground at
least twenty feet from the barrel.
and then 90 over aud measure the
stuff with a stick. The man sham-
bled off toward the barrel He lods4ed
at it and found the bunghole, and
then put his lantern on the ground
fully two rods from the barrel. Them:
he walked back. pulled out the bnng
and stuck his stick in the barrel.
He pulled it out and deliberately
struck q match to see how much
there was. He held the match down
over the bung, and instantly there
was the biggest explosion you ever
heard. We were thrown down by
| the shock and tho man disappeared
entirely. They gathered him up In
| small pieces. deader than . smell
That" the old man continued,
..was an example Of yellow fat inthe
| place Of gray matter. That fellow
was very careful about his lantern.
He didn't get it near to the barrel.
but he struck a match and almost
dropped it through the bung-hole-
| So long as there r SO many low
foreheads and narrow eyes In this
world there will be no lack OF news
for the papers"
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-02-10

large iat block 81 limestone IN the
middle Of q field near the roadside
between Reilhac and Granaat, and,
believing II to 30 the capstone OF
buried dolmen or crOmlech, erected
q triangular chain over IT and raised
Ii. He found that there was no kist
OF stones beneath. but that the huge
fat slab covered twelve skeletons
lying with their feet inward in . cir
Gle all bound together with an iron
chain, apparently the bodies OF twelve
malefactors executed and buried
there. %~s.,ssa 49, -
The stone that covered them was
replaced, and lies TO this day In It's
old position, half . mile from the
entrance to the cave OF La C~rouzatte.
where something over sixty years
after the discovery Of these skeletons
the twelve mysterious beds have been
found,
Singularly enough tradition 10 alb
solutely silent relative to the inter-
ment and also relative to the cave as
having been a haunt: oil, bandits. 1t
is, therefore. certain that the re-
mains undes the stone and q the
are Of very remote date.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-02-10

Another marriage Is said to be in
contemplation In the Gould family,
Miss Anna Gould having lost her heart
to q young man named Harrison, a
resident Of New York, and a close per-
sonal friend of her brothers. Anna
has 4 right to marry If she chooses,
and. as the match seems to be a love
affair, and as the pair are socially, II
not financially, on an equality, there
seems to be no reaso why their in
clinations should be thwarted.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-02-10
National Life avlux stations.

There r pa life-saving stations,
1872 being on the Atlantic. forty-nine
on the lakes, twelve on the Pacific
coast and one at the Falls of the
Ohio. During the last fiscal year
the number OF disasters to vessels
within the field of the service was
527. There we're IN board these yes
sells 8. 1865 persons, of whom S,542
were saved and twenty-three lost
Value OF property imperiled was
50, 095, 075, and the amount saved was
Sc, 442.505. The number Of vessels
totally lost was lightweight. The
cost of maintenance of the service
during the year was 1921, 1913,
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-02-10

A wife-beater was chased out of town
by the citizens Of Valparaiso, Ind, last
week. and warned not to show his face
there again on penalty of being treated
.xith q coat of tar and feathers. The
wretch deserved the treatment he re-
ceived, even though the anne of ad-
ministering It was a trife off-eoler frem
a legal point Of view.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-02-10
The Heat Klnd.

M sweet,I am compelled to leave
YOU. but I'll write to you. never fear. =
VIII YOU promise to rememberpn
course. Shall ] write to YOU
BY post or by t~elegraphPn
II II Is all the same to you, write
me BY postal order. Monde Umor.
istico. - -
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-02-10

The fiber Of the Mexican nettle Is
being used for the production of thread
and the article is said to be superior in
many respects to the finest silk. This
may be q hint to our northwestern
farmers who are worrying over the
Russian thistle. Perhaps there may be
q treasury. of wealth in its fiber If prop
erly utilized.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-02-10

II the resignation Of Rev. r. Dewitt
Talmage is due to his opposition to the
plan of the trustees of the Tabernacle
to charge an admission fee Of 10 cents,
public sentiment will heartily sustain
him. There may be those who will say
that he has done a great deal to con-
vert the Brooklyn Tabernacle into a
dime museum; but ne has certainly
never gone so far as that.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-02-10

II the peace which the Brazilians are
now trying to patch up isn't more like
the real thing than the war which they
have been having for the past four
months, people in that country who
don't like to live in the midst Of turmoil
win do well to move out.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-02-10

There are 1880 breweries ana 4,791
distileries in the United States. New
York leads in the number of both, Penn
~syivania being second. In breweries,
Wisconsin stands third on tho list and
California fourth. Illinois is third in
distilleres and California fourth
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-02-10
criticism a.

'Look here" said the editor of o
New Mexico paper to his reporter,
s..you refer toa Twelfth Night scene,
from shakespeare's play"
Eyes, SIR"
"Well, young man, it may be just
as we'll for the credit Of this paper
and for your future comfort. to re-
member that there were only Ten
Nights in 3 Bar Room and that
Shakespeare didn't write the play
anyhow" ~
And he stalked naughty forth.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-02-10

Victoria G. Woodruff Martin has
made IN assault upon the British Mus
enm, and win have it arraigned in
court for keeping a record Of her in the
Beecller-T ilton scandal. If it came to
q contest between the British Museum
and Vic as to which was the greater
combined circus, museum, and menag-
erie. Vic would win.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-02-10

According to IN advertisement con-
tanned In the Danish government Ga
Eette, published tn Copenhagen, two
big volcanoes are for sale. They are
situated In Iceland and are the principal
attractions of the island. The owner
asks for them the sum of $500 apiece.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-02-10

The register Of q country hotel In
Maine one day recently contained
names Of Mongolians, Russians, Prus-
slams, Italians, Turks, Greeks, Canadian
the owners language.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-02-10
Arthtically Handl.a.

!, 'D,d you hear about young OAR,
mo; what is itpn
china. nls own
How Is thatq"
His wife's father fred HIN, i !
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-02-10
A woman.s view.

The Husband-No, I don't think
women should vote. ss +
The Wife-Ht they did, they would
put forward better candidates than
men do
The Husband-Don't the men put
up good candidates. 80
The Wife-Good candidates! Judg-
ing from what the papers say, only
the worst men in the community are
selected. -
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-02-10

Coffee 10 Intoxicating II taken in sufa-
sent quantities, though differing in its
effects from alcoholic stimulants. The
nerves may be disturbed in a degree
approaching delirium tremens.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-02-10
A Nsixhbor's AIistakea

Little Miss Freckles-Your sister
is taking music lessons, amt shep
Little Miss Mugg-Yes, she's going
to learn to play and sing. :
Ills that wot it's forp'
.aOf course" s.
Then my papa made q mistake"
s ..How2"" :
HE said he guessed your papa
wanted to buy tn next door neigh.
bors' houses alta sacrifice
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-02-10

During the five years that the Amer
can revolutionary war continued 2SS,-
200 Americans were enlisted, but there
g rarely more than 10000, in the
ded ut any one time.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-02-10

DR.. Furbinger mentions In a German
Journal chat peanuts are a model food
Tor people suffering from obesity. Pea
nut politicians In fat offices should
make q note Of 1t.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-02-10
Unhsppy Qaesns q Franee.

OF sixtyaseven queens OF France
only thirteensh have died without
leaving their hfstories q record of
misery. Eleven we've divorced, two
executed, nine diedA young, seven
were soon widoweda three cruelly
treated, three exiled the poisoned
and broken hearted make up the
rest. Y .@
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-02-10

IN some places In Berlin an insurance
coupon Tor $500, good for seven days
from date OF sale. goes with every g.
cent drink OF liquor.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-02-10
High ~Achioyement

HoW's your boy doing iii the city.
Deacon SMITH Getting along wellfna:
ssVell. should say sol He,s IS
porter IA IL III the biggest houses,
lnsNew York His iirm doas millions
,of businEsssin yesr; millions &.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-02-10

The cost Of the worlds wars since the
Crimean war has been $1s, 2G5, 200, geo,
or enough to give a $40 gold piece to
every man, woman and child on the
Klobe. ~
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-02-10
The yiMain Foilea.

Extracts from a new nover-"Stand
where you are, Reginald de Courseyi
Advance n step nearer and i will tell
you what saw III the Worlds Fair!!'1
Fooled AGAIN. Missed the Villain as he
faded from observation-disclosures Record
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-02-10
Had Occa.I..

Fond Parent cannot inter,...
DooDy; Your teacher writes ma th u:
. rs ssrashed You on principle suas
BobbyWsll she aiAnst1n.
you think Know 49,. !. Don
mse-Lfa licked
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-02-10

Enc smallest book In the world con-
Trims s46 pages, weighs a. grains and
requiras 2 strong magnifying glass to
4
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-02-10
OHA0. B. McCANDLESa
~, NORTH DAKOTA

Ene part of the human body least
Suscepfible 70 touch - between the
shonlder biades Just over the spine.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-02-10

however, made the interesting dis
covery Of al ingenious apparatus,
by means Of which the jewellers in
this cave must have hauled them
selves up and been let down by cords
OF twisted clematis, which also were
found.
Who could have occupied this
cave? At what periodp We seem to
be on an incident in one Of Rider
Haggard's stories. It is hard TO con-
ceive who could have dared to live
in such a place; access to It is SUR
rounded by dangers, egress from It.
In the event Of the extinction Of
light-so impossible. What il the
light had gone out In the cave while.
the occupants OF those twelve beds
We're asleepp Their only 8 of
escape to the light Of day would be
to descend a steep incline to the
brink OF q we'll that dropped 100 feet
vertically into the abyss. grope over
it's mouth along 3 frail bridge Of
poles without handrail, then ascend
shaft eighty feet, creep along q
passage with another frightful pit
fall in it. the opening into the con-
ical chamber. The thing would be
impossible. The more thought Of
such 9 risk makes the blood curdle,.
But who were the men who occu-
pied these twelve bedsP sIt is pos
sible-just possib1e-that the ques-
ton may be answered. BY q discovery
made IN 1880. In that year Mr. Dol
pom ct Livernon, great explorer of
the megalithic monuments Lot
md pordogne, having obssrved
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-02-10

NldIflu. I\O JOk1LS. i III III SOBER earn
est. Now, I'm afraid If he meets me
when he calls, as probably he will con-
descend to do eventually, he will recog-
nize me as the leader of moist es-
capade Of the other day, and will be
disguised with my hoyden;sh ways. 1
mean to avoid all that by applying
for a position as parlor maid at Hearts
ease. They r In need Of another
maid, and I have been down here so
seldom that none Of the neighbors know
me-. Pa and ma are away, and there
is no n here to prevent. You &C
knowledge I make rather a cookbook
ing maid, and I can try, at least, to
make him fall in love with me in my
cap and apron" ended Marjory, modest
ly., What do you think of my plan?'
and she gazed proudly about at her
friends, who, in absolute horror and
amazement, were regarding her atten-
lively, as though In doubt as to her
sanity.
Gus Marvin banged into the library in
a beastly bad humor.
In the first place, the weather wal
abominable, and in the secoad place, he
had been obliged to drive across the
country for q dozen miles In an open
trap; and last, but not least, Bess, his
favorite mare, had gone lame on the
way, and there was nc telling when
she would recover. Hence you win see
that he had every Excuse for his Ill
temper.
Great Scottg" he calculated, as he
paused in the center Of the big room.
And he gave vent to q low whistle OF
establishment as he contemplated the
unusual aspect OF the usually gloomy
apartment.
On the hearth q bright coy, crack
linz fre VA blazing, not at all resem-
hhn1 tn AnaokIng, sooty 5adaix1 which Re
The Washington times., 1894-08-12
NATIONAL AND STATE RIGHTS.
Judge Turner's Address Before the Inter
state Democratic Association.

Judge Turner's Address Before the Inter-
state Democratic Association.
Judge Jerome B. Turner, Of Michigan. the
president-elect of the Interstate Democratic
Association, was inducted into Office at n
meeting OF the association last night.
He made speech, which was well received,
frequently interrupted by applause. and in
which he strongly commended the President
and the House Of Representatives for the
stand taken by them in regard to the
tariff bill. He said in part:
''It must have occurred to many thoughtful
minds that there may come q time when an
Altgeld with the demagognfc cry Of State
rights, and no stern patriot like Grover
Cleveland to execute the law, may make 1t
possible for us, as Carlyle has said: Cough
out our life in street musketry.' tApplause.l
1t is well for us that our illustrious Democrat
at the other end OF the Avenue should exer-
else this recent legitimate Federal power"
At the close of Judge Turner's speech the
following committees were elected: Auditing
Capt. r. J. Vedder, California; T. G. Allen,
Iowa, and W. C. Van Bibber, Georgia. Mem
bership-Capt. NJ. NJ. Whitney, New York; r.
b. Gray, Louisiana, and Edward p. Flynn,
Indiana. Finance apd administration-Col.
b. T. Clayton, New York; E. ". Herbert. New
Jersey; L. W. Crutchfleld, Virginia; Major
William Dickson, District of Columbia, and
George Conway, Missouri. The appointment
of further committees and election of vice
presidents from the several States was de-
ferred until next Saturday evening, and the
association adjourned.
The Washington times., 1894-08-12
Veteran of Two Wars Gone.

Richard Wood, aged sixty-six years, died
yesterday afternoon, after short illness, at
the Naval Hospital. He was veteran
of two wars. He entered the Marine
Corps in 1889 as drummer boy and served
on the United States line-of-battle ship Inde-
pendence on the Mediterranean station from
1S43 to 1645. He was in Gen. Twigg's storm
ing party of marines at the capture OF Vera
Cruz in 1917, and was with Commodore Perry
on the United States sloop-of-war vandalia
in 1852 TO 1855. He was assigned to duty in
the Washington navy yard until his retire.
ment in 1885. having served continuously in
the Marine Corps for forty-six years.
His funeral, under the management of
Comrade P. Doolan, who served with de-
ceased forty-one years ago, will take place. at
Congressional Cemetery on Monday after
noon at 8 o'clock, 1t will be attended by
an escort of United States Marines
The Washington times., 1894-08-12
BABY SHOW AT GoNzAGA FAIR.
Madeline O'Meara Adjudged the Beauty of
Twenty-eight and Takes the Prize.


The first week OF the Gonzaga College fair
closed last night. The undertaking so far is
regarded as very successful, and even better
throngs are anticipated for next week. The
many special features have lost nothing Of
their interest and will be as attractive at the
close as on the opening day.
The two special features last night were q
baby show and minstrel performance in
Gonzaga Hall. For the baby show there
were twenty-eight entries. Three prizes
were offered. first, gold necklace and gold
sacred heart, for the prettiest baby: second.
silver drinking cup, for the largest baby. and
third, set of gold dress buttons for the
smallest child. The judges were Messrs.
James F. Brennan, J. K. SeaGraves, and ].
H. Gray, of the National Capital Press Club,
the two latter being married men. The con-
test was very close. but the judgment OF the
committee seemed 10 be concurred in by the
crowd. The lucky, or rather the deserving
babies. were as fallows:
Beauty prize, Madeline O'ATeara.
Large-size prize, Daniel l. Burke.
Small-size prize. Agnes Mccarthy.
Mr.. Stephen Beedle, who announced the
prizes. said that the beauty prize would have
been awarded TO Alma 0berholtz but that she
was over the age limit, two years.
The baby prizes and all thers will be de-
livered next Saturday nighf by Father Gill
lespie
The minstrel performance, which was un-
der the direction of Prof. I. ". Il. Smith,
entertained quite large audience.
One of the most delightful places to visit
on the grounds is the rustic well, which is in
charge Of the following ladies: Misses Ella
and May Mcnamara, Helen Lackey, Irene
and Hannah Wade, Mrs. Frank Rupert, Miss
Fowler, Miss Flonney and Miss Kremmer.
The net proceeds of the fair next Wednes-
80 Ia
Eddie Russell. who was killed on the grounds
on the opening day of the fair.