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The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-01-20

pieces range in length from II feet or a
| little over down to a few inches. For
conveniences in working, each ship has
a cutting stage or planks that hang
over the water in front Of the gang
way, so that the men can stand nearly
owe the whale.
With the head cut off the rest Of the
cutting is easy and simple. The blan-
ket piece is peeled off in strips about
fifteen feet long until a point near the
"lukes" is reached. There the back.
bone is disjointed. The final haul
brings on deck the fiukes with the blan-
ket piece. The carcass either floats of
CT sinks.
1T the cutting up process is a dis
agreeable n what would be said of the
trying out" that is, separating the oil
from the blubber. This is done while
the ship is waiting for the appearance
of more whales. Imagine a small YES
sci Of 300 tons with several tons of de-
caying blubber in her hold; imagine the
try-pots steaming and smoking and ex=
haling their foul odors; imagine the
greasy, slippery decks, the nasty n
Of oil covering everything. the smudge,
the foul appearance of the men-non
too careful in their persons or clothing
the 10000 stinks rivaling the seventy
odors of cologne, and N can form
some conception of what it is to be a
whaler.
Happily for those who are in search
of whales. it is not necessary always
to 60 to the Arctic Ocean and encoun-
ter its perils. There is a shore whale
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-01-20
bob" EAR SNAKES.
David Starr Jordan and His Tame
Monkey.

David Starr JOrdn and His Tame
Monkey.
OF snakes, large or small, Bob has al
ways stood in abject terror. If he Is
held firmly and the snake Is placed
near him, he looks piteously in the face
of his keeper, and sometimes, more in
sorrow than in anger, he will bite II he
is not let go. At one time 4 snake In
a paper bag was shown him. When the
paper bag was afterward left near
him, he would furtively approach and
open it. to peep a moment ~shiveringly
into its depths. and then retreat igno-
miniously, only to approach for another
peep when he had summoned suffici-
ent courage, says David Starr Jordan
in the Popular Science Monthly.
Toward a fiat skin of a coyote and
one Of a wild cat, used as parlor rugs,
Bob showed the same fear as in the
presence of a snake. If one brought
them near him he would jump wildly
about or owe in terror behind q
chair. This instructive fear is appar-
emily an Inheritance from the expert
ence of his fathers. whose kingdom
was in the. land where tigers and
snakes were dominant and dangerous.
At one time he climbed on the back
of a chair to get away from the coyote
skin. The chair was overturned by
his efforts. He saw at once that when
the chair fell it would carry him, back
ward to the coyote, so he let go of the
chair and. Selling his chain, swung
himself out of reach of the coyote.
while the chair was allowed to 60 ovec,
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-01-20
Taking q Blanket Piece.

In with as high as thirty whales to their
credit, in fact all the product that
could be stored away.
Two or three steam whalerS, which
are 10Y the most successful, have ar
rived here with their holds fairly burst
ing with bone and oil. 1t is unfortunate
for the whaling industry that SO large
q proportion of this years catch has
been brought in by half a dozen vessels,
but as a whole it brings the whaling ill.,
dustry up to the highest notch yet ex-
perienced from a financial standpoint.
There is II difficulty, however, at
tending the enormous catch; it has
brought down the price of oil and bone.
This year the fleet brought down 25O
O n Of WhalebOne, the ordinary price of
which is from $3.50 to 81 q pound.
Already the price Of bone has fallen to
s. a pound in anticipation of this enor-
mOus increased product. There have
been seasons within the last thirty years
when this mass of bone would be worth
over $1,000, OOO. The product of bone
from the American Arctic feet this year
Is four times the product Of 1880. 1t
is nearly 100000 pounds greater than
the product of 1889, which was q ban
ner year in the whaling industry. The
bone alone this year, although the price
is far below what it was in 1889, is
worth nearly as much s the entire
product of the whale fisheries Of the
United States in that year. The Pacific
fleet and the New Bedford fleet, which
latter rendezvous in San Francisco, to-
gether this season took 5,OOO,OOO gal
Ions of oil, which is more than three
times the product Of the whole fleet
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-01-20
uIs SCIENCE AT u
nrbl. phrenologist Saw 20 Years OF
Criminality I'm "a Jailer.

rv,,. pbrenologist Saw 20 Years Of
Criminality I'm u Jatler.
A nhrenologist who has been touring
the country and giving lectures IN the
or WAS in the habit of inviting people
Of different avocations to come upon
tho rtare and he would dilate upon
and exnound the peculiarities OF their
cranial construction. He had come to
that norton of his lecture where ne
dvelt with the criminal form OF cranla
and addressed the audiences:
.If there is any person present who
Of INV time has been the inmate OF =
nrison he will oblige by coming upon
the PLATFORM
" built man went up.
You admit that you have been In
prison, sir" -
II have" was the unblushing answer.
"Would you kindly tell me how many
wears YOU have spent behind prison
bars?"
About 20 years. unhesitatingly re-
piled the subject.
Dear, dear!!' exclaimed h PROFESS
or. "Nil you sit down, please:
The SuDJecC SdC uUNA III SA"
the center of the stage. The pro1es-
sor ran his fingers rapidly through the
hair of the subject and assumed q
thoughtful expression.
This is a most excellent specimen.
The indications of a depraved charac-
ter are very plainly marked. The or
cams Of benevolence and esteem are
entirely absent; that of destructiveness
is developed to an abnormal degree.
l could have told instantly, without the
confession Of this man, that his life had
been cratic and criminal. What was
the crime for which you were impris-
oned:"
II never committed any crime"
sr0Wled the man in the chair.
But you said that you hsf1 been an
inmate of a prison for 20 years?"
80 1 have, but I never committed
any crime"
will you tell us why you were
there. them persisted the professor.
"Why, you fool, l am a jailor!' snap
ped the subject, as he left the chair.-
" Y. Herald.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-01-20
Cutting in n Lip.

ble to approach them with any hope OF
capture without the aid Of the OAR
gun. When the gunner fires, II ne nus
the game, the next move Is to haui up
near enough to shoot a bomb lance lnto
a vital part. When this explodes the
whale usually turns "toes up m
nrize is then tOwed to the whale sta-
ton. where it is hauled up on the
beach and the work Of cutting OH the
blubber is performed. The blubber IS
taken off in large oblong hltcles or
suuare pieces, n or more men stanu-
ing uDon a whale and cutting with
sharp spades.
Captain Scammon, an ola Wlaler'
thus describes the scene at II OF Tue
shore whaling stations:
Near by are the trying works, send
ing forth volumes of thick, black smoke
from the scrap fire under the steamlng
caldrons of boiling oil. A little to one
side is the primitive storerooms, ove
ed with cypress boughs. Boats are
hanging from the davits, some resting
on the quay, while others, fully equip
ned. swing at their mornings in the
bay. Seward, on the crest of a cone
shaped hill, stands the signal pole or
the lookout station. Add to this the
cutting of the shapeless and half pu-
trid mass of mutilated whale, together
with the men showing and heaving on
the capstans, the screaming of the gulls
and other sea fowls, mingled with the
noise of the surf about the shores.
and we have a picture Of the general
life at a California coast whaling sta
ton.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-01-20
The Spanish Bull.

The bulls used for fighting purposes
are q specially selected, specially cared
for class. They are all pedigreed, An
dalusia is especially the district of the
bull. Here, at the age of one year,
tho young bulls are separated from
the heifers, branded with the owners
mark and turned out on the plains to
Craze with others Of his own age
When a year older the young bulls ara
gathered together in order that their
mettle and fighting qualities may be
tested. One of them is separated from
the herd and chased by Il man on horse
back, who, by the skillful use Of a
Dlunted lance, overthrows the escaping
bull, whereupon another rider comes in
front OF the animal with a sharper
lance to Withstand the expected ut.
tack. If the bull, on regaining his feet.
attacks the rider, twice, it Is passed as
Il fght1ng animal, but if he turns tail
n runs OF, h 1t is set aside to be
Killed or to he used In agricultural
work. And SO with each animal until
the whole herd OF 2-year-olds has been
tested. Each bull that has stood tha
test successfully Is then entered II the
nero book, With a description of it's an
pearance, and receives a name-such
as Espartero, flamenco, and the like
This process Of careful selection pons
on from year to year until the huii 10
y years old, whell, should its mett,a
soy prove true, 1t Is ready for the
arera, flaming posters appear IN
the walls Ct Madrid or Seville anno,,nc.
ing mt Espartero Tor whatever he
anle is) VIII on such and such a date
make rs 1lrst and final appearance
good, .warrantable" 5-year-old hnli
! 3 .Ge nsn.ing ring costs from go to
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-01-20
AN IDEALLY BAD BABY.
Mark Twaih's Portrait Of n Little
Bundle of Original in.

Tom was 4 bad baby from the very
beginning of his u%surpation. He would
cry for nothing; he would burst into
storms of devilish temper without no.
tice, and let go scream after scream
and squat and squall, then climax he
thing with holding his breath'-that
frightful speciality Of the teething nuls-
ling, in the throes of which the crea-
ture exhausts it's lungs, then is cOnvuls-
ed with noiseless squirmings and twist
ings and kickings in the effort to get
it's breath, while the lips turn blue and
the mouth stands wide and rigid. Of
fering for inspection one wee tooth set
in the lower rim of Il hoop of red gums;
and when the appalling stiffness has en-
dured until n is sure the lost breath
will never return, a nurse m flying
and daSheS water in the child'S face,
and-presto! the lungs fill, and instant
ly discharge a shrieA or a yell or y
howl which bursts the listening ear and
surprises the owner of it into saying
which would not go we'll with Il halo if
he had one. The baby Tom would claw
anybody who came within reach Of his
nails. and pound anybody he could
reach with his rattle. He would scream
for water until he got it, and then
throw cup and all on the floor and
scream for more. He was INDUCED in
all his caprices, howsoever troublesome
and exasperating they might be-; he
was allowed to eat anything he wanted
particularly things that would give
him the stomach-ache.
When he got to be old enough to be-
gin to tOddle about and say broken
words and get an idea for what his
hands were for he was a more cOnsum-
mate pest than ever. Roxy got no rest
while he was awake. He would call
for anything and everything he saw,
was a command. When it was brought
he said in a frenzy. and motioning it
away with his hands, Don't awnt it.!
don't awnt it," and the moment it was
gone he set up frantic yells of "Awnt
it! awnt it," and Roxy had to give
wings to her heels to get that thing
back again before he could get time to
carry out his intention of going into
about 1t.
What he preferred above all other
was the tongs. This was because
his father had forbidden him to have
them lest he break windows and furni-
ture with them. The moment Roxy's
back was turned he would toddle to
tongs and say Like it" and cock
his eye to one side to see if Roxy was
observing; then, "Awnt It'll" and cock
his eye again; then, "Hab it," with an
other furtive glance; and finally, Take
It"'-and the prize was his. The next
moment the heavy implement was rails
ed aloft, the next there was a crash
and a squat, and the cat was off on
three legs to meet n engagement.
Roxy would arrive just as the lamp
or a window went to irrremediable
smash.-Century.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-01-20
Salmon at n Cent Apiece.

Probably hump-backed salmon were
never cheaper or thicker in Tacoma
than they are right now. All sizes,
from three to six pounds, are selling for
II cent per fish. A batch Of LOT We're
sold to an enterprising expressman yes
terday for 81. About $500 fish were
brought in during the day by fishing
boats.
The fish peddlers came down In fun
force and loaded up their wagons and
started back uptown singing: Fresh
fish here. Five for a nickel" says the
Tacoma Ledger.
The fish, which for the last two weeks
have been playing in schools around
in the bay, + now beginning to 60 up
the river and the creeks. Their meat
on this account Is not as good as it has
been heretofore. Fishermen say they
will 70 disappear up the streams
and the silver salmon will put in their
appearance. Two or three Of the boat
loads brought In yesterday were caught
In the channel of the Pupallup river.
The difference in the meat Of those
and the meat of the ones caught out
in the bay could be plainly seen. The
meat becomes winter and Is less Arm.
The silver salmon in turn give way to
the hideous dog salmon, which Will NOT
appear for several weeks yet.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-01-20

Ambrose, Bishop OF Milan in the
fourth century, was orce visited by
Monica and her SON Augustine, the
celebrated Bishop Of Hippo, In North
Africa.
There was one point as to which Au-
gCstine was in some trouble, and he
therefore asked Ambrose for his
guidance In the matter. At ltome, he
said, it was the custom to fast on Sat.
urday, while at Milan they tasted not:
what course was he, Augustine to
takeY
WELL" replied Ambrose, when /
am here, l dine as they are in the habit
or doing, but when l go to Rome, / do
as the Romans do"
This sensible saying has passed into
q provcrb, and means, ""Fall in with
tho customs OF those with wbom Won
happen to be living"
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-01-20

I'm 1880. There is another commercial
commodity connected with the whale
industry which is attracting a great
deal Of attention just now because of
the probable increase in the sperm
whale catch, and that is known rs am
bergris. Ambergris Is a substance
found in the intestines Of sperm whales.
The biggest whale that evcr lived never
produced more than a few pounds,
and about every five years of his life
he elects this from his corporosity, so
unless a whale is caught before he has
accomplished this feat his crop Of III
bergris will he very small. This prod
uct Is never obtained in any large guam
tity. and some years it is missing alto
gether from the whaling statistics. A
ship occasionally slips into port with 4
few pounds of ambergris on board,
which is sold to mysterious dealers in
this product and other expensive per-
fumery stock for such a price as the
captain Is able to bargain for. The
product of ambergris reported by the
sperm whaling ships in 1889 was only
se~venty-three pounds. and yet its value
was $4,000, or a little over $500 q
pound. The traditions If the ambcrgris
trade are as mysterious as the product
itself. 1t is found in Jumps valying
from three inches to a foot in diameter
and weighing from 4 few unc to
twenty or thirty pounds. The largest
lump known to tradition weighed 1872
pounds. This was sold to the Dutch
East India company many years ago
for a fabulous sum.
Whale fishing is about the hardest
noI ,,,nSf fnnonoct,,o,,o 1ffn {.,n% n ~oo,
a lead, and yet there is 4 certain
ships, all of the hazard and the lack
Of remuneration which so often accom-
panies 1t, there r hundreds Of people
who pursue the calling from year to
year without hope of any cilange in
their life. II there is any more disa-
greeable place of habitation than the
most disagreeable known to landsmen
it is an Arctic whale ship. Close and
contracted quarters, the coarsest and
rudest of fare, the vilest Of odors and
the most d~isagreeable, of surroundings
are the chief features Of a whale ship
Add to this the dangers Of the ice
the danger Of being caught in the Arc
tic ocean in an ice pack, the danger o.
the pursuit and capture of the oceal
monsters, and the wonder is that PEG
pie can be found to pursue such
calling.
Herbert Aldrich, WIN, in 1889, &C
companied an Arctic whaling feet, re
Gently published a book recountin,
some of his adventures in the Arcti
ocean,. His description Of the captur
Of a large whale Is most interesting
The whaler Hunter and the whaler LII
cretia were sailing together on tn
edge Of the Arctic ice when a larg
bowhead whale was seen coming leis
urely along the fringe of the ice pack
Instantly a dozen whaleboats were il
pursuit. Capt. Cogan, of the Hunter
Capt. Sherman, with a guardian gun
Capt. Kelly, with a shoulder gun; an.
Mr.. Aldrich, as 4 spectator, boarded
the Hunters steam launch and Joined Il
the pursuit. A boat from the othe
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-01-20
A GOOD YEAR FOR WHALES.
THE LAST SEASONS CATCH PHE-
NOMENAL.
Arctic Vessels Come Home Laden
With Oil and Bone, the Price Of
Which Goes D0wn-HOw Whales
Are Caught.

1t is doubtful if the marine monster
known as the whale has since the days
of Jonah been SO much talked about or
excited SO lively an interest as he has
this season. The whale catch of 1893
exceeds anything in history. This show
ing Is the more remarkable from the
fact that in many previous years the
whaling industry OF the North Pacific
has been a losing industry. The whal-
ing business at best is a hazardous
undertaking. 1t costs money to fit out
ships, and too often they return with
scarcely enough oil and bone to pay one
tenth Of the outlay. Frequently ships
come in after a summer cruise in the
Arctic with but one whale to their
credit. AS the average whale Is worth
but about $1,000, 1t will be seen that
there is considerable risk in the bust
ness. This year vessels have come
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-01-20
The Lions i'm the Moon.

we always speak OF the lines and
spots on the moons surface IA "The
man IN the moon," but it seems thot
ouiers nave entertained a d~ifrerent
opinion. Bishop Wilkins saws.
,o "a some countries the figures on the
n ioon are supposed to be two lions in
t,uauAy combat; in most Oriental conn
et'es tne picture Is thought to be mn
" a Slngie lion: Others will only have
~ TO be the picture of a mans face Il
.he moon is represented. Aihert,,s
,inn nh 1s, that 1t shows the picture a 3
h;n WIN MS face toward the west ana
,iEo 'an toward the east. 1t Is as much
i'%s " non as that in the Zodiac. or A.
Irsa Major is like a bear" ~
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-01-20
Tho province> of Ontario has decided

The Province Of Ontario has decided
Il favor Of the prohibition Of the manu-
facture and sale of liquor. This result,
IN community where liquor drinking
has been almost universal was largely
brought about throughsShe influence of
Lady Macdonald, the widow of the late
premier Of the dominion, who, ever
eince her husbands death, has been an
ardent temperance worker, and by both
sprecept and example has sought to Gre
ate popular sentiment against the liquor
traffic.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-01-20

Hoisttng I'm a Head Of Whalebone.
fishery off the southern coast Of Cali
fornia, between Monterey and Point
Conception which for many wears has
been a very productive industry. 1t
may seem an odd thing, but the Cali.
fornia gray whale Is very fond Of hug
ging the shore. He has been known
even to enter San Francisco Bay. San
Simeon Bay near Port Hartford. il the
favorite place for catching shore seek.
ing whales. There is much less excite.
ment and a good deal less romance In
going after shore whale, but when once
got he is about as profitable an ocean
bird as can be found even In the Arc
tic. The coast industry Il conducted
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-01-20
Twenty-Five Cent Maps.

1t was on the two o'clock up town
elevated train on the Sixth avenue
road yesterday morning. A fat, drowsy
man stumbled into the car. He beck
oned to the guard and handed him q
quarter.
"Saventy-second street," he said.
Right" said the guard.
When the train reached seventy-sec-
ond street, the guard woke the tat man
and the latter sleepily left the train.
DO you get many such patrons"
was asked the guard.
"Oh, yes," was the reply. "Some
nights I make as much as So. Other
nights I fall as low as a quarter. But Z
have regular customers, so I al count
on about 81 that comes to me on &C.
count Of the drowslness Of mankind"
New York Sun.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-01-20

Wee Hung Pen, who was reported to
have left Arizona a year ago with his
pretty American wife, after losing q
fortune, is now reported from Africa as
having a good claim in the Matabele
country that will more than replace his
vanished millions.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-01-20

The Rev. Calvin Fairbank, n OF the
brayest of the heroes Of the anti-slavery
struggle, and of the most active of
the daring men who helped escaping
negroes to reach freedom in the North
by the underground railroad, is now
tying, at the age Of II, in Angelica, Pa.
He ID struggling against poverty and
the mfr1nitiassaf old agesWhich are in
creased IN dis case by the hardship he
underwent in prison, and is dependent
Tor support upon the sales Of his book
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-01-20

Gladstone Is eighty-four years old, an
are at which the majority Of men seek
release from the cares and responsible
flies Of public life. But the grand old
man feels that he has a mission yet
70 perform, and gives no sign of a dis
position to retire. He had the con-
9ratulations of the entire civilized world
on his birthday Friday, and ardent
wishes for future health and prosperity.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-01-20

A Chicago dentist was severely pun
meled Friday by the husband Of a lady
whose tooth he had filled in such an
~inartistio manner rs to subject her to
great pain. If dentists are to be held
personally responsible for botch work,
they may be induced to learn the bust
ness thoroughly before engaging in it.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-01-20

Col. Alton r. Easton, who died in
St. Louis last week, at the age of 81,
had two towns named after him-East-
on Me-, and Alton, Ill. He won a ma
tional reputation through his bravery
In the Mexican and Black Hawk wars.
Col. Easton was said to be the first
white child born in the Louisiana ter.
ritory after its annexation to the United
States, his father being Judge Rufus
EaStOn.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-01-20

The death Of Sir Samuel Baker, the
African explorer, will be a serious loss
60 science. He was n Of the few
men who conducted his researches In
the interest Of science without Interior
motives, and he added much to The
sum of knowledge Of the dark CONT
nent that is OF great value to the
world
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-01-20

,r ',oots Drawing enormous ouantitia.
means s'I - ;s from the soil and by this
nhara ~ Is discharged into the atmns.
f,ower nor example, the common am
ouncas v" a. found to exhale twelve
an oen ~ water In twelve hours. ana
Of .9 20 ore .ree with an estimated nnmber.
wav o;Ho leaves, would In the same
tons etse something like seven hnndre1
carries foliage. 'Ae I'VE Is
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-01-20

Carefully prepared statistics show
that there are 800, 900 workingmen out
of employment in the United States
! The star-spangled banner waves over a
good many people who are far from
being blessed, w though they are
free. They might prefer to be less
free and less hungry.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-01-20

A Kentucky girl killed a girl friend
with a revolver while exhibiting her
Christmas presents. The Kentucky idea
Of showing good will to man by dis
tributing revolvers as Christmas gifts
Is hard to analyze.