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write II entirely
Yes, that might do" said Vaughan,
"but wouldn't Mabel be offended If we
ta)npered with her work?".
"Not half so much as il you simply
returned 1t rs worthless. The joy Of
seting her name in print will quite
ate he for everything. Come along;
hand ME over pencil and piece Of
raper and we will start Mt once. We
went make more changes than are
nece ssary, but just put a little fiavoring
of h,unor and cynicism, and brighten
up the whole thing Il bit, and then I'll
undertake to get Johnson (Of the Sen
tiIel, you know to publish it."
Its awfuliy good Of you," said Vau-
CHAN, Il don't see that can do any
thing else. And I can put iown the
necessity for the changes we make to
the uneducatcd taste Of the British pub
lie. Bnt Ill leave the alterations to you
Il haven't the heart for the work"
Every well, but don't say anything to
Mabel about it till the thing is pub
lished. Just tell her that it has been ac-
cepted, and she will be perfectly lap
py."
"Now + wonder" remarked Ensor to
himself on his way home, whether this
is selfishness or altruism. Surely 1t is al
truism, for Vaughan isn't bad fellow,
but he will hate me like poison for at
least a year after this. So l am really
sacrificing myself in order to prevent
his marrying that atrOcious girl, whose
taste is as defective as her grammar.
Anyhow, I'll make those alterations to-
morrow, and think, Reginald Vau-
CHAN, my boy, that they will save you
from the horrors of matrimOny."
Some three weeks later Vaughan
found the following letter on his break
fast table:
mo. 700 Queens Gate, S. W.-Dear
Mr.. Vaughan: 1 have seen to-day the
copy of the Sentinel, which contains
= what purports to be my story. You
will hardly be surprised think to learn
that you are hencefOrth to consider
our engagement absolutely broken off.
You will hardly be surprised, l say,
for this was evidently your purpose
in turning my story into ridicule, as
you have done. But you might, think,
have found n more gentlemanly way Of
doing this. You have put vulgar comic
speeches into the mouths Of my pa
thetic characters; you have turned my
hero into a cowardly cynic, and my her.
Oine into modern adven' 'uress. In
short, you have made me figure as the
author of disgusting, modern and
wicked tale, instead of a true romance.
please do not trouble to answer this
note; l shall burn any letters you send
me unread. And the servants have
orders not to admit you to this house
in future. Believe me. yours truly,
mabel Lawrence"
The Bottineau pioneer., 1894-11-10
Shield. for Soldiers.

A lively discussion is going on in the
English papers in regard to shield
which has been tried for the British
army. The bearing Of the discussion Is
that the first object of soldier should
be to kill his enemy; the secondhand a
long way after-should he to avoid be-
ing killed. 1t is maintained that the
shield reverses the order of importance
of the two objects. It imperfectly pro-
tects the soldier and effectually ham,
pers him in his attempt to kill his ad-
versary. The carrying Of the. shield
would be serious difficulty, and the
probability is, that the soldier would
find 4 short way of disposing Of it
when the fighting began.
The contention has curiOusly enough
drifted into the question of the impor-
tance of improving methods Of attack,
and now attention is concentrated on
the new rifle rest, which is said to be
double the accuracy Of firing. 1t is
about to be adopted by several Euro
pean governments. and much surprise
is expressed that the English War Of
flee has not purchased the absolute
right to the invention. 1t consists of a
slender steel rod, weighing only two
ounces, taking only quarter of a Sec
ond to open or shut, and immeasurably
increasing the steadiness of the SOL
dier's aim, especially if he be trembling
with exertiOn or excitement. The rest
is clever modification of the muzzle
rest which was used by thee onfeder-
ates in the American civil war. While,
however the effectiveness Of the old
rest was greatly impaired from the piv-
OF not being central enough to give the
marksman a sweeping range, the new
rest-like Simpsons hinged beneath
the stock Of the gun, at it's center of
gravity. on ball and socket hinge, so
that child could turn, the barrel to and
fro and up and down on it's pivot along
the whole field of sight. According to
a report Of one of the military trials,
the rest must be valuable acquisition
for any army" "The marksman soon
got to the bulls eye, and turning to his
officer, he said: Now, If you don't mind
wasting ammunition I can make as
many bulls eyes as you like He made
few to show that he was in earnest,
and the experts declared themselves
satisfied"
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SNAKE POISON.

= -
DR.. Calmette's Interestfne Expera-
ments i'm Inoculating Rabbits WitA
Pure Venom. '*5
II have taken d lot OF rabbits" " said
the doctor, "and innoculated Ahem with
one milligrarnme each OF pure venom.
the amount being several times more
than mortal dose. These / have
treated with serum Of varying strength,
the lowest being from a rabbit inocu-
lated with four miloyrammes, and the
highest from rabbit inoculated with
twenty-six milligrammes Of pure ven
ON. -Four milligrammes of venom y &
mortal dose for ten pounds Of rahblk
and twenty-six milligrammes woul,
suffice to cause death among sixty.
1t gave me, consequently, a very pow
erful serum. The longer the time after
the incubation the stronger was the
grade Of serum used upon the poisoned
subjects. Thus, after twenty IhiLutes.
successfully arrested the action Of
the poison with the weakest serum.
while the strongest saved the rabbit
after the lapse of an hour and a hall.
Those not treated therapeuticaIly died
in two hours. -ya>5a
Il find, generally speaking, about five
cubic centimetres Of the serum from
one milligramme are necessary to make
the animal proof against one milf
gramme OF pure venom. I also find
that L can use three distinct specifics
In vaccinating rabbit and, by ali
analogy, man, against the bite Of the
most poisonous snake, or rs antidote at
ter they have been bitten. These are.
first, the serum from an efivenomed
animal by itself; secondly, this serum
mixed with chloride Of gold or the
hypochloritc Of sodium or of lime; and,
thirdly. either of these chemicals, or,
preferably chloride Of lime, used by
themselves without serum.
Il have not inoculated any men
against snake-btes as yet. That Is a.
matter for the future. I must, Of
course, determine how long the Inn
munity obtained by incubation endures
In the system before venturing to make
any predictions in that direction. NY
sole aim thus far has been to devise
some means of saving persons already
bitten or In danger Of being bitten,
ana l have no reason to doubt the
value OF my results; and I hope and be-
lieve that the terrible death-rolo OF
1000 persons per annum in India,
killed by the cobra, may be appreciably
diminished when we get to work
there"
What about scorpions, tarantulas
and centipedes?"
Il have not undertaken them as
yet, but see no reason why their veh-
ON, which is less important than that
OF the snakes, should not yield 10 the
same treatment. '-McClure's Magazine.
The Bottineau pioneer., 1894-11-10
Arbitration In New zealand.

One result of the 'ecent democratic
victory In New Zealand will be the pas
sage Of a compulsory arbitration law
within six months. and It win not be
long before this example is followed BY
the Australian colonies This law,
which, In the opinion OF Mr.. Reeves.
win work satisfactorily, and do . vast
amount Of good. will provide that any
association Of registered workingmen
NAV Ale complaint against an en-
Dloyer and compel him to show cause
IA court why wages should be reduced
or why they should not be raised Em-
ployers. on the other hand. win get
the right to compel the association OF
employees to appear IN court IN case Of
Z strike. When either parties brings
the other into court both parties are
ia be bound ~ the courts decision.
The, act will apply only to registered
laborers and Incorporated associations,
ana will protect employers against ac-
tions brought py laborers not connect
Cd with any orGaniEat Ion. ashington
Post. s5
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QUEER NAMES.
Notes ON Their Origin I'm DlAeRent
Countries. @## Y@s8f S5s8

Notes on Their Origin I'm Di3eRent
COuntries.
The Welsh have many peculiar names
III their nomenclature, Or possibly -
peculiar way CT using names, as In the
case Of a w .lsh storekeeper, who had
OF his sign the names John Mary Will
1ams. This is a relic Of the old GUS
tom when Maria was a name shared
ny both sexes, as Jean Maria Farina.
1t appears that Mr.. Williams, q
man of position, had in his household q
woman servant named Mary, who was
known by her masters family name,
Williams. When the woman married
she kept the names by hich she was
best known, and added~t0 them NJ
husbands Christian name. John, q bit
Of diplomacy in the way of trade. Her
husband was alluded to as John Mary
w ]liams.
In ancient times the Welsh were
| krcWn by personal peculiarities, as the
American Indians are at the present
time, Hook Nose, Black Beard, Crooked
Tooth and Fast Foot being the only "
cOgnomens bestowed ON them.
There Is quaint story told by Bar
rie OF child named Davy, who makes
Il brief appearance In one of his novels,
and takes much Of the interest Of the
story with her when she goes. For,
pavy Is Il girl And this odd name WAS
an accident at the christening. The
minister looked sternly at the father
and said: "1'he child's boy, Is 1t
not?" He had already been given q
paper with the name written upon 1t,
but when the confused father answer
ed 'yes' to the query as to the sex,
the dominic responded: 'Then / can
not christcn him Margaret, so I will
call him David" The mother felt very
badly, but the only excuse her hus-
band gave was that he dare not con-
tradict the minister.
The colored people, who once had +,
only such names IA their employers
chose to giva them, they being by law
entitled to no others, are fond OF high
flown, high-sCunding l.tronymics, such
as George Washington Henry Clay Dan
lei Webster jefferson Smith, all these
heaped upon one infant, who goes
through life by the single appsllation
of Wash.
Bible names are not always judiciOus-
ly applied. A man out West, named
Grace had his son enulszaxad Akaith tn
longsyllabled handle Of Nebuchadnes-
zar. The Roman m,lidens were general
ly named for flowers, and Flora was
their goddess. The Greeks drew their
names from their surroundings, and the
Latins had names that denoted physical
defects. sacl. as Claudius, lame.-Scot-
tfsh American. ssssss
The Bottineau pioneer., 1894-11-10

The storage battery Is another young
hopeful Of which the public entertains
great expectations. It's growth has been
81 ,newhat slow and Disappointing. but
tits is partly due to the atmosphere Of
legal uncertainty by which it has been
surrounded, and there il good reason
to- believe that before many years the
storage battery will be pr lctical sue
c.ss for many kinds Of work. For
street car services its advantages over
the trolley system, provided IT can
be made equally practical and eeoLom-
ical, arc generally recognized. For long
distance railways 1t has several attrac-
tive features as compared with the
trolley system. 1t would enable electric
trains to be run on any existing track
without the construction Of line work.
IT would save the cost Of ''step-up"
transformers at each station, primary
line work, ''stap-down' transf 1rmers.
1t would enable the generating capacity
OF each station to be reduced to just
enc ugh, when work ID continuously, to
charge the batteries during the intervals
between trains, while with the trolley
system, each station must be- large.
enough to operate the train or trains.
that may be on Its section ut any one
time, although nile during the remain,
der Of the day.
The natural conclusion from this COM
parison Is that the trolley system will
find its most favorable application on
roads with heavy traffic where tie
stations can be placed ut moderate in--
tervals and given steady work, while
for lines with less frequent trains, the
storage battery offers the most hope
ful, and, In fact, the only economical
solution.
When the storage battery can be
made at half the present price, with
twice Its present life and capacity per
pound OF battery, and with a safe and
fairly efficient discharge rate twice rs
high as the present limit, conditions by
no means hopeless, it will be become q
very formidable rival Of the trolley
Engineering Magazine.
The Bottineau pioneer., 1894-11-10
somcthing Beyond breeding.


Some farmers give all their attention,
apparently, to breeding. They seem
think il they get for example, a
light start in jersey cows and select
good bulls, that they are sure Of the
best results. An editorial paragraph
In the Jersey Bulletin hits the nail on
the head:
AT the same time that you are build
ing up your herd you should be train
ing It to dairy habits feeding 1t and
milking 1t to its utmost capacity. Here
your foreman will get In his best work.
The feed trough Is to the dairyman
what the laboratory is to the chem
list. The last step Is the finishing up
of the product OF all your working
the making Of butter or cleese. Here
We condeflse MI we have tQ say intA
one 81 phrase: II hi pOllsh fllat pnya
The best markets of the world are ats
your command, H y0ll Will do jltstlcei
bY your cows and their prOducts
The Bottineau pioneer., 1894-11-10
The Morphine Habit in France.


DIR. Jules Rochard, in the Union Med
icale, draws gloomy picture Of the
increase Of the morphine habit In
France and elsewhere. The habit. he
finds, becomes incurable at the end fof
six months Of Indulgence. The fair
sex and the doctors are, In his opinion.
the most deeply addicted 70 morphine.
He draws an unpleasant comparison
between the behavior Of each KIND O1
delinquent. NonIen, ilc Says, da1ss -
In declaring how thy indulge tn this
vice, and show ornamental hypodermIc
syringes to their friends. DIR. NOtet
states that lady, having broken tho
needle Of her syringe in remote co,lla-
try village, wounded her skin with
scissors and thrust the stamp OF the
needle into the wound, injecting in TIM
manner till a new syringe arrived from
Paris london Public Opinion.
The Bottineau pioneer., 1894-11-10
Chapter III.


broken by a constant procession of ter-.
rapin across the form Of Basil, who
fortunately enough had fallen directly
across the path used by. the terrarfn
70 80 to the bay Basil would select
the best ones, slay them with his pen
fnifc and place them beside him for
the next meal 1t was then that he
thought OF an old legend Of Chesa-
peake's shores. 1t was said that IL
you point diamond back toward q
certain place and start the animal on
its journey it will ut some time arrive
at the objective point. Quickly taking
his penknife Basil scratched a sketch
Of his death trap on the back Of the
hard shell Of a well built diamond
back, giving the exact location OF the
spot where he was lying. Then point
Ing the terrapin towards the happy
home Of Phyllis Marmaduke We started
It on Its journey.
Days, months. and even years passed,
but Basil was still in his terrible pris-
on, sustsining his weary life by means
the terrapin and praying for deaths
l.lease. -
The sun was shining.
Around the humble cottage Of the
fisherman's daughter her happy chill
dren were at play on the spacious We
randa. 1t was just fifteen years ego
that very day that Basil Beresford
had Illustrated his horrible misfortune
by means of q penknife on the shell OF
a diamond back. ALI this while Phyllis
had not been happy. She had buried
two husbands and her life was now q
burden. :. <'zst.>~. =. -
Presently the laughter Of the chil.
dren ceased. They gazed intent1y ut
The Bottineau pioneer., 1894-11-10
ManurinH Virgin Soil.

An experiment station has been es-
tablished in Oklahoma, and its first
recorded experiment shows the ad-
vantage of manure for wheat on the
soil of that heretofore uncultivated
land. Without manure the soil yielded
thirteen bushels per acre With conf
mercial fertilizers the yield was in
creased to thirty-two bushels per acre.
This indicates that Oklahoma soil lacks
phosphate, and, possibly. also potash.
We suspect that the lack Of phosphate
is more often the cause Of wheat fail
:ure in the Northwest than Is generally
supposed. The hot, dry winds do not
quickly sap the vitality Of grain that
has been fertilized with mineral ma
nures. There is more substance in the
stalk, and even III times of drought
this will fill out the grain. We have
noticed in E,stern-grown grain fields
that the crops fertilized with mineral
manures stood the drought better than
those not manured. Stable manure,
on the other hand, often dries In the
soil and makes the drought worse.
The Bottineau pioneer., 1894-11-10
,A Rssoyd nyealEes.

Madge what's your Hussian Aanne's
name -
Mattel latter q pause1 When can yoti'
rive me an Afternoon on
Nudge Thufsi 1.sss.s;;
Mabel Il right. Come around ands
The Bottineau pioneer., 1894-11-10
THE BEESWAx LINE.

In New Mexico 1t Is n Pcrilous Proc
ccedinE to Drink Below 1t.
The man from New Mexico and his
Chicago friend stood against the bar in
one Of the palatial saloons Of Chicago.
The dispenser put out four glasses.
"Where's your beeswax" asked the
New Mexico visitor.
Il am not on" responded the dispen-
ser.
"Never tended bar in Mexico?"
The dispenser said he never had the
pleasure.
pleasure nothin'. "Tain't no pleas
ure, I'm telling you. It's much as
mans life Is worth. But I sec you
don't savey about the beeswax. Well,
Ill tell you how they drink in New
Mexico. There's only one thing to
drink-that's whisky-liQuor, see? The
bartender sets up one glass. He amt
got no whole lot of glasses, like you.
He just sets up one big glass. Then he
takes out his beeswax marks on the
glass for as many drinks as there are
drinkers In the party, say there's three.
He puts two beesWax marks on the
glass about so far apart. Then he fills
the glass himself with liquor to the rim
OF the glass. The first man in the par
ty drinks down to the first beeswax
mark, and then he passes the glass to
the next man. and he drinks down to
the second beeswax mark. and the third
man drinks down to the bottom of the
1t amt safe for a man to 60 below his
beeswax mark. A man in New Mexico
who'd do that wouldn't live long
enough to send his wife q dying re-
quest. A New Mexico man might rob
stage coach. but he wouldn't drink
below his beeswax mark. Got any wa
ter?"
.~- 'Oh, yes. Plenty Of water"
We'll, set 'er up. And If there's any
thing extra for it, I'll pay the cost.
Say-this il the all firerest town l was
ever in. The idea of settin' up four
glasses for two men to drink outen. !
reckon there amt another town on
earth where such 'stravagance Is seed"
The Bottineau pioneer., 1894-11-10
Z ,QIue.ered EIfnase elf.

ool Chappte doesn't 50 70 see -
FItaany more. 'sss
y YansH Helt why not sssSs
Wool one night when ~ 4
wAs pretty bad he asked her "a Nlas
thu cider. alae 81 her mothe
The Bottineau pioneer., 1894-11-10
SCIENTIFIC MATTERS.
NEW DISCOVERIES AND INvEN-
TIONS.

Electricity ON Steamsh hips-StoraEe
Battery-Electric Brake-ssSchools'
OF Observation-Disclosures Big Flying
Machine. .
The Bottineau pioneer., 1894-11-10
sense OF FitAcss.

Local Editor-Can refer to Sti1ly M 3
an old settler2
Editor-in -chief-I don't know. Call 1:
mn the Subscription department.
The Bottineau pioneer., 1894-11-10
Attraction.

did she seem to draw to you?'
II couldn't say If she was drawn or
not. She was certainly painted.
The Bottineau pioneer., 1894-11-10
Pedal shr c-Bl"cl<s. for Cyclists.

Peda1 Shr c-Bls'cI<s Tor Cyclists.
An English cyclist claims that in his
Invention Of an adjustable pedal shoe
block &he has provided for wlleelmen the
means Of gaining'a largely augmented
power over the machine, whereby its
speed will be greatly increased, and It's
ascent in hill climbing made compara-
lively easy. The invention consists of
two steel plates with. leather blocks
for fastening to the sole of the shoe,
SO as to give the cyclist q firm grip on
the pedals. The object of this appli-
iance is to prevent the shoe from slip
ping, and to enable the ridel to ''claw"
the pedal around, method of riding
which Is understood to be recommend
ed by we'll known cyclists as the cor
rect way of pedaling, since 1t overcomes
the dead center" to great extent.
When the blocks are not required for
riding they c. n readily be removed,
and the wearer is no longer :ncumbered
with them in walking, as he would be
under the old system In which the
blocks are nailed to the shoe. The
weight of the blocks complete does not
exceed four ounces.
The Bottineau pioneer., 1894-11-10
"SchoOls" of Electricity.

There is just now much uneasiness,
not to say alarm. in electrical circles
at the prospect of grave abuse of
public confidence. A prominent journal,
referring to the earnest popular seek
ing for information on all electrical
matters, says what is heralded as the
course Of instruction of certain schools
OF electricity" is Of doubtful benefit to
many OF those who may be induced to
enter on it. TO the amateur who wish
es to learn something of the rudiments
OF electrical knowledge such a course
may be of some service, but it's useful
ness in practical training is questioned.
The old schools of telegraphy'' fraud
Is recalled, and it is predicted that
schools of electricity conducted on
commercial basis may also lead many
N or young men i'll able to afford it
to waste their money in the expecta-
ticn Of becoming electrical engineers.
The supply of electrical engineers is
already greater than the demand, and
every day the standard Of skill and
knowledge necessary for responsible
positions is rising, and the examinations
in electrical branches at our leading
colleges are becoming more exacting
and exhaustive. Hence. many leading
electricians are inclined to regard popu-
lar schools of electricity just as they
would catch-penny schools of law or
medicine, and are fearful that such en-
terprises may eventually be discovered
to be disappointing and delusive to
the students who have contributed to
the rich harvest Of fees with which
the Golfers Of the. school, have been
replenished. 49,. -
The Bottineau pioneer., 1894-11-10

the n ovements Of a cool and collected
te,rnpin M 1t clumsily clnmbered up
brown stone steps. 1t was Phyllis
who picked up the bslated rescue party
and saw the message upon its back.
With a shrek she fell to the floor
3. rselets. When she regained i,ec con-
sciousne ss she hastily summoned five
0f her strongest children and they
flew t.. the rescue. After short rum
she found the prisoner. But at first
shs. did not recognize him. He had
wasted to almost nothing, and his long
v hiskers. now gray, We're cruelty en-
twined about the limbs VI the ,r.e.
Heaven be praised" she cried, as
she and her children began to cut away
the moDstrous oak. Are you still full
Of the old love, Basily
.'No, lear. I'm full of terrapin." I"