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The Bottineau pioneer., 1894-11-24
Frost and Canaigre.

In regard to the recently published ar
ticle in this department under the above
head, q St Louisan, who Is interested
In tile canaigre industry, says: "Messrs.
Kerr Il Haffner have plantation just
north OF Houston, Tex. Last February,
when the cold wave struck the country,
and struck as far south as the Gulf,
their crop OF 100 acres ct canaigre,
being at that time well matured and ex-
tending at least 8 feet above ground,
felt the effect Of the frost, and the
tops were killed oil. The crop, !. e.,
the roots, however, has continued to
mature, and they have had monthly
analysis made at the agricultural sta
tion, at Tucson, Ariz. The result
proves that despite the frsst the yield
Of tannin is above the average.
The Bottineau pioneer., 1894-11-24
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White L0dy-Fingers.

A Boston cooking school receipt for
white lady-fingers is as follows; Beat
the whites Of four eggs to froth, add
half level teaspoonful Of cream of
tartar and beat until stiff; sift in grad
ually half cupful of fine granulated
sugar and beat without reversing the
motion. Remove the beater and with
a wooden spoon fold in little at q
time half a cupful of pastry -four that
has been sifted four times, add half
teasponful Of any desired flavor, press
through pastry bag and bake in the
small tins used for lady-fingers. Sift
powdered sugar lightly over the fin
gers and bake slowly twenty minutes.
The Bottineau pioneer., 1894-11-24
Couldn't Smell in the Dark.

An old gentleman 100 impatient for
his hot water and light to be brought
rushed into the Kitchen, seized hold
Of the first pan on the stove and DASH
ed away with it in his dark room. On
plunging his hands into the wash hand
basin he was amazed to find that it
contained something thicker than water
that he had, in fact, spoiled the first
course Of his dinner by trying to wash
in the soup.
Boiling over with passion, he began
to upbraid his wife, and on her sug-
gesting that he might have smelled it
was soup he thundered: How in the
name of fortune could I smell in the
dark?'
The Bottineau pioneer., 1894-11-24
AMUSING THE QUEEN.
How Maids Of Honor are Selectea
and some OF Their Duties.

and Some OF Their Dunes.
Maids Of honor are chosen by the
queen herself from among the daugh-
ters of peers, who, ii not themselves
connected with the royal household,
are personal friends of her majesty.
A letter is always sent to the parents
of the young lady requesting. that, as
a personal favor to the queen, she
may be permitted to attend at court.
AS the position is undeniable, and the
salary is $500 a year, the request is in.
yariably accepted, and then the newly
chosen maid receives from the lord
chamberlain the command for her first
wait
The first thing brought to the maid
of honor is her badge, which is a
miniature picture Of the queen, set IN
brilliants, and suspended to ribbon.
Just before the dinner hour the maid
of honor-in- waiting has to stand IN
the corridor outside the queens pr1-
yate apartments. She carries bou'
ouet. which, on entering the dining.
room, she lays at the right hand OF
the queens plate.
The maid of honor sits at dinner next
to the gentleman Gil the queens right
This rule is, however, relaxed when
royal guests are present. After dln'
ner. unless otherwise commanded, the
maid of Aonor retires to her own room
whence, however. she IS frequently
fetched to read sing, play the piano,
or take Il hand at cards.
AS regards this last. the househoio
have always to be provided with fresh
ly coined money, for the queen is not
supposed to handle money which has
ever been in circulation.-Pitt
Dispatch.
The Bottineau pioneer., 1894-11-24

It is the pretty Christian legend that
the aspens quivers with shame because
from it's wood the cross was made
Observers Of nature have discovered,
however, that the quivering of the as
pens leaves is due to the fact that the
leaf stalk is fiat on the sides and so
thin about the middle that the slight
est breath Of wind sets all the leaves
wagging horizontally. A single leaf
plucked off and taken by the end of
the leaf stalk between the thumb and
the forefnger admirably illustrates tn !,
popularity of the aspen.
The Bottineau pioneer., 1894-11-24
OUR ONLY DAY.

Were this our only day,
Did not our yesterdays and tomorrows
give
To hope and memory their interplay,
How should we bear to live?
Not merely what we are.
But what we We're and what we are
to be
Make up your life; the near days each
star
The far days nebulae.
At once would love forget
Its keen pursuit and coy delights Of
bliss
And it's delicious pangs Of fond regret
Were there no day but this.
And who, to win friend,
Would to the secrets Of his heart in
vite
A fellowship that should begin and end
Between night and night?
Cincinnati Tribune.
The Bottineau pioneer., 1894-11-24
BoTTINEAU. NORTH DAKOTA

\ MAX Iebaudry. q wealthy Prussian
notaDie mas taken a new departure in
society entertainments. and invites his
friends to bull fights on his country
estate. The last function was a decid-
ed success, two bulls being killed, to
the intense delight Of his guests.
The Bottineau pioneer., 1894-11-24

Among the victims of the cholera in
st. Petersburg is General Count Pas
kevitch, one Of the imperial chamber
lains. and man known throughout
Russia. In Paris. under the second
empire he was a popular figure. His
wife. one Of the most beautiful women
In the foreign colony of Paris at the
time. eloped with Lord Hamilton, Of
England.
The Bottineau pioneer., 1894-11-24

At the court of Alexander III. of
Russia the chef is by tradition and po-
sition a gentleman and has the right
OF wearing a sword. The present
holder of the office is an Alsatian
named Krantz, who fought in the
French army in the Franco-Ge
war. His pay and perquisites amount
to about $4,000 a year, or half as
much again as the salary of the Eng
Ish prime minister.
The Bottineau pioneer., 1894-11-24

The King Of Spain Is learning to ride
wheel with the assistance of two at
tendants. This S-year old monarch sur
prised the court not long since by in
sisting Oh kissing lady who was visit
ing the queen, because, as his majesty
explained. ''she looks like mamma"
The Bottineau pioneer., 1894-11-24
An InfleXible ReaaOn.

Cholley Chumleigh-That little Miss
Tennis was simply bewitching. If ever
/ came near pwooposing to girl did
last night.
Jack Tremayne-Well, why didn't
you? q
Cholley Chumleigh-Couldn' my
deah boy. Didn't have me pwooposing
tWOWSe:S O.. .-~'- NY
The Bottineau pioneer., 1894-11-24

The reason given why birds do not
rail- OF their perch is because they can
not open the foot when the leg is bent
Look at hen walking and you will
see 1t close its toes as it raises the
foot and open them as it touches the
ground.
The Bottineau pioneer., 1894-11-24

In the year 553, A. D., while work.
men were engaged in trenching the salt
mines in Prussia, they unearthed u
triangular building in which was a col
umn Of white marble. At the side Of
the column was tomb. Of freestone
and over it a slab Of agate inscribed
with these words, which were in Latin:
Here rests the ashes of Peleg, grand
architect Of the Tower of Babel The
Almighty had pity on him because he
became humble
The Bottineau pioneer., 1894-11-24
WAS IT ELECTRICITY on sTEAMJ

An Inventor Of the Seventeenth Cen-
tury and His Mysterious sEn-
gine."
The following petition found among
the Massachusetts archives (CXXVIII.
6O) at the state house suggests q wide
range for the Imagination, says a writ
er in the Boston Journal It bears no
date, but as Andros was deEosed on
April 90, 1868, 1T must have been writ
fen before that time Did Mr.. Talbot
The Bottineau pioneer., 1894-11-24

Daniel Lockwood, nominated by the
New York Democrats for lieutenant
governor is them an who nominated
Grover Cleveland's name for the nom
ination for sheriff Of Erie Couney in
1870; he named him again for the may
orally Of Buffalo in 1881; he presented
Mr.. Cleveland's name at the state con-
rentien in 1882, and finally named him
for the presidency.
The Bottineau pioneer., 1894-11-24

Mile. Duvernay. who sixty years
ago was the greatest rival Of Taglioni
in the ballet, and who first introduced
the "cachuca," in London, died recent
ly in England at the age Of 81. She
married rich banker named Lyme
Stephens, and was probably the wealth.
lest woman in England. A few years
ago she built Catholic church at
Cambridge which cost 100000.
The Bottineau pioneer., 1894-11-24
The Home Lite In.urance rsb

OF New York have just issued the most at
eractive policy, combiaing both protection and
Investment ever offered by any old line COM
pany. Cash strrenders, loaning feature, ETC.,
cont racts can be secured. Write for particu.
lars to FRANK +. LOOMS, Manager North.
western Department, 3O6-9 Pioneer Press
Building. ST. Paul. {.
The Bottineau pioneer., 1894-11-24
FIVE ECONSONANTS IN ROW.
A Polish Name That Sounds q Good
Deal Like Two Sneexes.

A Polish Name That Sounds q Good
Deal Like Two Sneexes.
A subscriber to the Milwaukee Sen
tinel is curious to know the correct
pronunciation of the Polish name Brzc-
zenski. He came across it in an ac-
count of an affray which took place on
Sobieski street, that city, and evinced
a desire to master it's pronunciation.
On investigation it was found that the
name, if really spelled rs Indicated,
must be pronounced Bsh-tchinski, the
''rz' being sounded about as the Eng
lish 'sh," and the "cz" as the Itch"
in 'hitching" Some of the Poles in
Milwaukee are in favor of reform
in the spelling Of their names. As q
matter of fact the letters in the Polish
alphabet do not represent the same
sounds as the letters in, the Latin or
English alphabet For instance, the
Polish w is equivalent to the English
v, and the sometimes assumes the
sound of sh, the that of the English
in azure. The Polish tongue contains
4 great many more sounds than the
old Latin did, and in order to express
the additional sounds in Latin charac-
ters it was found necessary to combine
different consonants. The result is that
a person familiar only with the En-
glish language regards the Polish names
as jaw-breakers and despairs over their
pronunciation. A reform in the spell
ing of Polish names similar to the re-
form adopted by Nine. Modjeska in
the spelling Of her name would be a
great relief to hundreds of people.
Modjeska's name in Polish is spelled
Modrzjewska, in manner in which
no Englishman or American living
would be able to pronounce. Cher
vinsH would sound the same way as
Czerwinski, only everybody would be
able to read it. -.-.s
The Bottineau pioneer., 1894-11-24
Scared.

St. Peter-,I can't decide about your
record till the typewriter comes. +
Gaylord-Good heayens!; Is 1t neces,
sary for her to be sworn?
The Bottineau pioneer., 1894-11-24

Charles Schartow Of Omaha has re-
ceived an official letter from Emperor
william asking him to visit Germany
at the emperor's expense. On Aug.
JIG, 1870, the Prussian army was bat
Ting with the French at Mars Ia Tour,
and mitrailleuse, stationed on hill,
was pouring shot into the Prussian
ranks Nearly $50 men had fallen
under its fire, and it was necessary
that the invaders should silence the
gun or fall back. No officer would or
der his command to capture it. for
chat meant all but certain death.
Volunteers were called for. and fifteen
men responded. Schartow was one OF
tlhsse, and was one Of the three who
,rstnrned alive after the gun was cap
erred Schartow win accept the invi.
tatton -~---I -.
The Bottineau pioneer., 1894-11-24
The Reason why.

Miss Passay must nave a fin-le.
steele powder puff"
''Why so?"
1T is evidently up to all the new
wrinkles
The Bottineau pioneer., 1894-11-24
The Difference.

Mamma-Do stop crying, Tommy.
You don't hear me cry when my hair
is cOmbed.
Tommy-Boo-hoo-oo! Yours isn't
hitched on.-Iudge. y
The Bottineau pioneer., 1894-11-24
Names Of Chinese war ships.

Names VI OnAnese Wdr Snlpos
To the Chinese there is no confusion
in the names. Of their cruisers and gun
boats, and il Ting Yuen and King
Yuen get mixed by the time they arrive
In New York 1t will not seriously af-
feet the fortunes Of war in the China
sea. an colloquial Chinese the distinc-
tion is preserved by the difference Of
tone. In the Chinese characters or
ideographs, for Ching Yuen and Chin
Yuen no more resemble each other
than do New York and Minneapolis.
or that Bunker Hill mon lment resem-
bles the state house. Ting Yuen sig
Mites future security; Chen Ynen,
guarding the future. The characters
on the other vessels are as distinct
In sound, appearance and mean ,g as
these two.Boston Transcript.
The Bottineau pioneer., 1894-11-24

(
pleasant while they can have their own
way. M
A dignified little mamma, who some
times INDUCED In acrobatic feats In
, the privacy Of her bedroom for the
entertainment OF her six-year-old
daughter, took the child to an amateur
circus, where the society people were
acting for the benefit Of . fresh-air
fund. One of the performances con-
sisted Of double somersault, which
ELECTED great applause, and when the
applause had died away, the voice Of
the child could be distinctly heard
over half the tent. .Sl
Mamma, that man does that most
as well as you do II. FIarper's Ba-
zar. 3 n
The Bottineau pioneer., 1894-11-24

Uncle Wildwest (as his nephew sud-
denly leaps behind him)-Quick! pint
yer enemy out ter me an I'll dr0p him
in his tracks for he kin draw.
Nephew-Ahem! It's my tailor
Judge.
The Bottineau pioneer., 1894-11-24
4 s!l.a ]! CIT. ],

a Bad CIT.
@ He loved her and he told her go.
II spurn your suit. sne s, sa,u W"
ipGnlfe. Woodward avenue scOf =.
He burnt into tears.
..yVhy, Oh, why r. he cried, appealing
nj s, ,.,,
she looked him over With crluca. 1 .,a,l CIV
eafy. Because II was mace ~ Ioie,
~" lie Missed, between her cIencned
teeth !. ,... ,..,aa. .,,oo,,
q y !. ~ - snaff nf them and went forth
s = ~ issssiS 1|efrOit Free Press.
The Bottineau pioneer., 1894-11-24

There are plenty OF people who are very
pleasant while they can have their own
The Bottineau pioneer., 1894-11-24
When Others Fail

Hoods Sarsaparilla builds up the sh.t.
tered system, by giving vigorous action IL
the digestive organs, creating an appetite
and purifying the blood. Il is prepared
by modern methods, possesses the creates
curative powers, aud has the most wonder.
full record OF actual cures Of any medicine
in existence. Be sure to get only Hood's.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1894-12-20
IRON AND STEEL.

The iron and steel trade. embracing
machinery, implements hardware, and
other manufactures Of iron and steel
has always been one Of the leading
branches II commerce in Seattle. In !
new country, where the staple product
was timber. and where the primeval for
est had 10 be slowly and laboriouely
cleared away, there Wa naturally a
brisk demand from the outset ior wood
working machinery and tools. from the
axe To- the complete -avmill plant and
woodworking machinery and tools. with
bar iron. for use in the black>mith,
iorge>. cutlery. firearms, etc. formed
the bulk OF the early shipments Of iron
and steel L. seattle With the greater
developement OF the vast timber re-
sources OF the state came a proportion
ately greater demand for sawmill
shingle mill planning mill and logging
equipments, tools, etc, etc. Wien it Is
known that the cut for the state OF
Washington Tor the year 1898 was eleven
hundred and siNty-iour million feet and
the shingle output eighteen hundred
and eighty-three million, the Two to-
gether representing value OF fourteen
millions OF dollars. the importance OF
>eattles trade in the single item Of
Woodworking machinery may he real
lied Gradually as the country was
more and more settled up the demand
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1894-12-20
INSURANCE..

No business community i more alive
to the advantages Of insurance than
Seattle. Tie great fire oi 1889, with 4
los estimated at fifteen millions ii dol
lars. was AL experience that taught many
the advantages OF insurance against loss
by tite; and it does not require warning
captions like Are YOU insured9' on the
top, of invoice, 10 arouse them to the
necessity II this important safeguard.
1t i most unusual t. Tin a merchant
uninsured in this city. From the small
est fruit shop t. the most extensive fac
tory, the protection OF insurance is always
present. II is true that the amount is
not always adequate; but. as whole,
>eattle- merchants carry full lines Of
insurance; and the insurance companies
represented DO q profitable bushes, in
this city.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1894-12-20
COAL.



mineral production OF the country for
1923, shows that the total production OF
coal in Washington during that year
was ,264 81 short tons, the spot value
OF which was 81, 92)S76 The following
is quoted from the report: BY an in
crease over the output in 1890 OF little
more than one thousand tons. Washing
ton attained in 1893 its largest produc-
ton OF coal. The increase over 1892 was
81 40 short tons. The average price
per ton was advanced from 81 >, to s2.3l.
increasing the total value Sl57.239. The
increased production was due to ex-
tended developments in some OF the old
mines in King and Pierce counties and
the opening OF some new ones, mention
of which was made in the report for
1892. The output for kittita> county
decreased and no report was made from
Thurston county The coal mines of
the state gave employment to 2.757 men
during 1898. as against 2,564 in 1892;
and We're operated an average OF "A
days, as compared with "a in 1892.
The product by counties was King ST.
73l tons valued at Sl,2s4, Isl kittitas.
255. 49, tons valued at 1858 800. Pierce.
40S OLA tons, valued at S9l7 l22 >kagit,
1905 tons, valued at so SOS; and
Whatcom, % 100 tons. valued AT SSH
450. Total | Pa So tons, valued AT
1920. Sc The number OF employees
is as follows by counties: King, 1855.
Kittitas, 90; Pierce, 756 Skagit, Il:
Whatcom, 56. .
Seattle is the shipping point for the
King county coal mines, which the
above figures show beyond question a
production far in excess OF any other
county, and in value nearly half the
total OF the state. Seattle unquestion-
ably ships more coal than any other port
Of the Pacific Coast states
1t is more than likely that the pro-
duction for 1894 will show an increase
over any previous year This is in
view OF better prospects for the opera
tion Of the principal mines and OF the
opening Of two new mines which bid
fair 10 become important competitors.
Prospects are also favorable for the
early development OF other valuable
properties near seattle
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1894-12-20

for iron and steel manufactures broad
ened and expanded. With the extern
sion OF roads and the increase in the
agricultural population came demand
for implements, vehicles. etc. The
buildings Of business buildings and
homes brought builders hardware to
the front; and the great increase in the
Importance OF this port, and the greater
number II vessels and fishing boats OUT
fitting here. caused proportionate in
crease IL the ship hardware trade. Sc
attle's growth and development into 4
modern city brought with it the conse-
quent demand ior electrical appa-
ratus and the many other iron and
steel manufactures too numerous for
mention. Finally. with the establish
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1894-12-20

meut Of ioundries and metal working
plants the demand for the cruder forms
OF iron. for manufacture into the fin
ished product here, has set in.
Another index 10 the Importance OF
the iron and steel trade OF the city Is in
the number OF firms engaged in il and the
amount OF capital represented by them.
Seattle has about one hundred and
twenty firms engaged in the various
branches Of the iron and steel trade,
some Of which DO business on very eX
tensive scale. having trade throughout
Washington. Oregon. Idaho, Montana,
and Alaska 1t has four wholesale hard
ware houses. six dealers in heavy ma
chinery, three foundries, six iron works,
twelve machine shops. one tin can fac
tory. three saw works. two wire works,
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1894-12-20
GROCERIES,.

Few branches i commerce bear
so ,trikinga testimony to the advance
in the refinemeuts Of civilization A.
the grocery trade. Articles are nee
es,aries today, in the poorest OF
houses, which few wears ago were
looked upon a. Injuries whose Use
the rich only could afford. Nor Is
this the only step forward. The
modern customer demands that not
only the articles he purchases shall
be good, hut that they shall he pre-
scented in the most attractive form
possible. Never has so much in-e-
nuity and artistic taste been eNerted
to cover even the cheapest lines OF
groceries a. at present. The modern
grocer who wishes TO keep up with
the procession appeals almost as
much to the eye as the palate. Nat
urallv. this has resulted in the mere.
nis elegance oi his store and the beau
iving OF it surroundings. until today
high class grocery store forms a
tractive coup i ell a. taste and mon
can effect. and the old fashioned lin
grocery. with its miscellaneous ium'
II articles. has vanished almost entir,
from the scene. Forward, i the c
and none realize il more than the :
Gers Il seattle Besides about one hu
dred and thilty-tive retail grocery s,or
some Of which would DO credit 10 a
Eastern city, Seattle has rine who
sale establishments. some OF which d'
very extensive business, having an t
tabli-hed trade over Washington. .
con, Idaho, Montana and Alaska. The
are also five exclusively wholesale can
manuiacturin. firms and two wholess
cracker bakeries.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1894-12-20

Seattle is, of course, the headquarters
Of insurance in Washington. Wherever
the centre OF trade is there, naturally, is
the centre Of insurance also. Every
large company doing business in the
Northwest. whether it be American or
foreign, has an office, usually a general
office, in this city. At present TWENTY
nine American companies and twenty
eight British companies have offices and
write fire risks here
Life insurance companies naturally
find profitable field in Washington.
The number OF wealthy men in this city
carrying large policies, and the much
larger number Of frugal citizens who look
upon life policy for a moderate amount
as an absolutely necessary provision for
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1894-12-20

making the total paid fishermen 1925
OILS.
There were S.35>.o00 pounds Of stur-
geon and $3.50 pounds Of caviar pre-
pared for market, valued at 50 $3.50,
and fresh fish and cold storage plants
paid 50, 900 for what they took.
Seattleis the distributing point Tor the
greater part OF this output. There l.
one cannery within the city limits that
last season packed twenty thousand
cases Of salmon. and there are nine firms
doing wholesale shipping business in
fish. some OF which have their own
fleets Of fishing boats and DO business
extending to St. Paul, Chicago, New
York. Boston. ana all over the United
states.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1894-12-20

their families, form prosperou. client
ele that absorbs millions OF new insur-
ance every year There are sixteen u
the leading life insurance companies Of
America represented in Seattle. fourteen
OF which have general offices here.
The lines OF miscellaneous insurance,
including accident guarantee. plate glass,
boiler. employers liability, burglary,
common carriers. etc. are a 50 prosper
on. in Seattle The accidents nseparable
from an industrial centre, whether from
unavoidable casualty or the negligence
OF employees. require 10 be guarded
against. The streets crowded with ears
and busy with uncea>ing traffic present
perils to be provided against. Then
there j. the small army oi railroad and
other travellers constantly on the wing.