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The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-10-06

Dy the tree, looking at Dusenberry VINO
was tightly clutching my hands and
grcasily p%erspiring. I shook him OF.
He was dazed and showed a desire to
sit down. Taking him by the arm I
walked him to the corner, where an
electric light threw q garnish illumina-
ton over the street. A man was ap-
preaching from the left, and I saw the
CLINT of a belt plate and official shield
upon him. He was a policeman. When
he had come up I said: "Oficer, /
found this man on my door step just
IDENTITY been drinking, but he Is fairly
dressed and may have sore money
about him. Will you kindly see him
away from here"
The officer did, just that, and Dusen-
berry dazed but docile, went along with
him. He was taken to the police sta,
ton but as by that time he had recov-
ere enough of his N to find
the way to the ferry and thence home
on an early freight, he was allowed to
60, no record of the arrest being en-
tered IN the blotter. Both Of Is slept
late next morning. I awoke with a
feeling of deep th%ankfulness, and went
went to- the hotel for my watch and
money, which I secured only at O cost
of a knowing look from the clerk.
Dusenberry awoke only to embark on
a sea of troubles and misunderstand-
ings. He remember ed nothing Of what
had happened while I occupied his
tenement Of clay, and to this hour he
does not see how it was that after fall
ing asleep in the lobby of the D. no.
tel he should awake in Hackensack, in
the midst of a grievous domestic dis
s~ertation on the way his breath was,
when he got home. No more does he
know where he got his cold, or his
bruised shins, or his twinge Of govt;
the papers in a law suit gave him an
awful shock two days later; but worst
of all are the people with subscription
books, who come 70 his house and Of
flee at all hours, show him pledges
made in writing, and demand money.
Shall he confess that he was drunk,
and try to beg of from payment, there
by injuring his social and business
standing, OF shall he give up the dol
lars that are as his hearts blood, and
further postpone that day when he
shall be rich? I do not know. It seems
to me that he has been punished
enough, and perhaps I owe him a lit
tie conscience money. But, at all
events, he has shown that the trans
mutation of identity is fatally posi-
BILE.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-10-06
RoBINsoN cRusoEs ISLAND.

1t IL Inhabited and Brings ChiIs
o Pounds Rent 4 Year.
It Is not generally known that Juan
Fernandez-the island on which Alex
ander Selkirk, the Robinson crusoe Of
romance, lived for SO many years
is at the present time inhabited. Two
valleys, winding down from different
directions, join a short distance back
from the sho1s, and there now stands
a little village Of small huts scattered
round q long, one-storied building with
a veranda running it's whole length.
In this house lives the man who rents
the island from the Chilean govern
ment, and the village is made up OF a
few German and Chilean families.
The tiny town Is called San Juan
Bautista, and the crater-ike arm of
the sea on which it is situated, and
where Alexander Selkirk first landed,
Is nov called Cumberland bay. The
island is rented for about f2O0 a year.
The rent Is paid partly in dried fish.
Catching and drying the many varie-
ties Of fish and raising cattle and vege-
tables wholly occupy the contented set
tiers, and much Of their little income
is obtained from the cattle and vegeta-
bles sold to passing vessels. The cat
tie need no care, and the vegetables
almost grow wild. Turnips and rad
isles, first sown here by Selkirk him.
self, now grow rank and wiz n the
valleys like weeds. There is also a
race of wild dogs which completely
overrun the island, depending for ex-
istence mainly upon seals. They are
descendants of a breed Of dogs LETT by
the Spaniards.
At the back of the little town, in the
first high cliff, Is q row Of cave OF
remarkable appearance hewn into the
sandstone. All unusual path leads to
them, and a short climb brings n to
their dark mouths. About forty years
ago the Chilean government thought
that a good way to get rid Of its worst
criminals would be to transport them
to the island of Juan Fernandez. Here,
under the direction of the Chilean SOL
diers, these poor wretches were made
to dig caves to live in. In 1854 they
were taken back again, however, and
the caves have since been slowly crum-
bling away.
The narrow ridge where Selkirk
watched Is now called 1.-THE Saddle
because at either end of it q rocky
hummock rises like q pom2al. On one
Of these is now a large tablet with in
scriptions commemorating Alexander
Selkirk's long and lonely stay on the
island. It was placed there In 1868
by the officers of the British ship To
paz. A small excursion steamer now
runs from Valparaiso to Juan Fernan-
DEE island. The round trip is made in
| six days, and three Of these may be
| spent on the island in fishing and
visiting those lonely, but beautiful
| spots which nearly 200 years ago were
| the haunts of Robinson Crusoe.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-10-06
Billions OF Gallons Of Beer.

Some idea Of the magnitude of the
mission work yet to be done by temper
ance workers in the various beer-rro-
ducing countries of the world may be
obtained from the statistics published
by the Wine and Spirit Gazette. Judg-
ing by the figures alone, 1t will be q
task of immense proportions to enlight-
en- and win over to abstinence the
worlds great army OF beer-dlinkers.
Germany leads all countries in the
amount Of beer brewed, more than
three billion gallons q. year. The Unit
ed Kingdom stands second, with near
" one billion gallons, and the United
States produces the third largest
amount, Q than eight hundred mil
lion gallons.
After these countries the production
drops or rapidly, for Austria, which
comes next, produces less than half as
much Ds the United States. But when
we consider the population Of the
Scandinavian countries, and remember
that they export little or none OF their
beer, the output Of their brewcries
seems enormous.
Outside Of Europe and the United
States the. amount Of beer made il
comparatively small; but almost every
country provides itself with some
drink which produces the effect Of beer.
The temperance reformer will mot be
condemned to idIeness BY lack of hab-
Its IL be reformed, Ia amy part OF the
world.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-10-06
ssFAILED..

"FAILED.n
Failed OF the goal which once has been
my aim,
The distant port for which / once had
sailed,
! think the craven words above my
name
Must be, HE failed,
Failed to achieve the vision and the
quest
The s~elf-forgetting and sclf-sacriice;
falled to attain the heritage Of rest
Beyond all price. 4,
Failed to retain the birthright. having
For passing pleasure and from fear
Of pain
Paying the wage Of, Gods eternal gold
For timely gain:
FAILED of the purity that purges sight
The faith that nourishes with daily
bread;
Failed Of the hand that reaches through
aY4 the night. -
To guide our tread.
Failed, having laid his hand upon the
plow Ss.8as "
So soon to falter and so soon to tire;
Failed, though the God Of life may even
now ~. ~
Save as by fire. !.
However bright life's after-glow a
fame, 80 .... > =. K
II storms retreat that have so long
assailed :
I think the craven words above nv
name .I,. ".a =
Must be, HE failed"
l.. .-- a. Academy.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-10-06
IN CHINA.
Families Whose Members Are Stu
dents for Generations.

Nineteenth Century: In no country
is education more highly esteemed than
in China. The child Of the working
man, as a rule, can not hope to get
more than q mere smattering. But
scattered through the country are num-
berless families the members Of
which for generation after gen.
Grafton are always students, and
from whom as a rule the
officials come. They have no knowl-
edge Of any business or trade. They
correspond very closely to what are,
or used to be called, gentlemen in Eng
land, and preserve their position with
great tenacity, even when hard pressed
by poverty.
Rich parvenues, as a matter Of
course, engage tutors for their children;
and in the humblest ranks of life, &C.
~casionally. parents will stint themselves
to give an opportunity to some son who
has shown marked intelligence at the
village school But neither of these
classes compete on an equality with
those to whom learning is an hereditary
profession. The cultivation and intellec-
tual discipline prevailing in such fam
ASS 6ANS AACAA hlCu4OCIS u ludIACu du~
vantage over those who get no help Of
the kind at home, and who must,
therefore, depend entirely on what they
learn from their paid teachers.
The orthodox scheme of education Is
entirely concerned with the ancient
literature Of China. The original works
which occupy the students attention
were for the most part written before
the literature of either Greece or Rome
had reached its prime. But there are
commentators belonging to later
periods who must also be perused with
diligence. China has not seen an in
fux of new races such as have over
run Europe since the days Of u class
ical authors, but still, from mere lapse
of time, the language of the country
has greatly changed, and the child be-
ginning his studies cannot without ex-
PLANTATION understand a single sentence,
even if he has learned to read the
words, Of the lesson which he has be-
fore him. The student makes himself
acquainted as thoroughly as possible
with these classical works. The more
he can quote Of them the better, but
he must master the natter contained
In them as we'll.
He must get to know the different
readings and different interpretatio O.
of disputed passages end, finally. he
practices himself in prose and verse
composition. In prose he carefully pre-
serves the ancient phraseology, never
admitting modern words, though there
are certain technicalities Of style which
will prevent his productions from being
an exact Imitation of the ancient liter
allure. His verses must be in close
Imitation OF the oldtime poets. They
must follow elaborate rules as to
rhythm, and the words must rhyme &C
cording to the classical sounds, which
are very different from those of to-
day.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-10-06

"I Began to Explore MY Pockets."
it. The supremacy of will; that was
what it meant-individual strength.
Why might it not drive the conscious
ness Of somebody else out Of him and
allow the stronger mind to take posses
sion?
From sheer force Of habit, because
business takes me there almost every
day, I turned In at The lobby Of the
D hotel. 1t was the echo of my
own feet on the tiled floor that made
me look up to see where I was and
how I got there, and it vexed me q
trifie to see how absent-minded I was
becoming. Absent minded! There you
are again. What does that mean, II not
that the mind may take excursions
out of the hody7 Humph!
I dropped into one Of the arm chairs
that are ranged about the lobby and ut
q cigar. They knew me quite well
there, SO I was sure OF remaining undis-
turbed for some hours IL | chose. !
became meditative again, and as the
smoke OF my weed circled around my
head / noticed j. w. Dusenberry lazily
spraWled in a chair, across the way,
and drowsily reading an evening paper.
I was glad that he had not seen me,
for I do not like him. He did" me
in a wheat deal once, he received q
pair Of embroidered slippers intended
for me, by mistake, and kept them;
but worst OF ALL. he went out to Hack
ensack when he Learned that / was ne
gotiating for a choice corner lot llere
and bought that identical lot, at my
figure, too. virtually turning me out Of
Hackensack.
Great heavens! Why not effect a
transmigration and occupy him? I felt
that ii q single evening I could re-
venge myself on this man, and none
would be the wiser. I de .ermined to
try, and bending my eyes on him /
wflfed, with all the nervous power that
was IN ME, that he should lose his con-
sciousness, and that my own should re-
place it. My eyes tingled as though
sparks were coming out OF them, the
sweat stood on my forehead, my heart
beat like a hammer. and my hands
were clenched around the chair ms
as IL to crush them. / felt the whole
force Of my being gathering into focus,
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-10-06
Once.

A newspaper funny man has inven-
ted not an absolutely fresh, but a COM
paratively new joke upon a very old
subject. .~&,.
Miss Timid was talking about her
own nervousness, and her various night
alarms
did you ever find q man under your
led. Mrs. Bluff" she asked.
YES" said that worthy woman.
1.-The night we thought there were
burglars in the house 1 found my hus-
band there"
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-10-06

was harsh and that + recognized as
never having been mine before. Then
| dropped back into my chair and star
ed at my recent self in sheer amaze
menr. The fascination OF my old body
was too tense to endure long. The
sight Of 1t filed me with a kind of
dread, as IL I might, after all, be look
Ing at 1t from q wholly disembodied
standpoint. How IL I were really to
die and be unable to get back, thus
keeping Dusenberry out of his place
for the rest Of the days? It was too III
canny. I sprang to my feet, that is. I
should have done SO If I had my own
feet to spring to, but 1 found
that the one I was uselng
We're Duseuberry's aud there was
not much spring to him. for
he weighed so pounds more than I.
1t also surprised me a little to find
that Dusenberry did not see colors pre-
cisely as I did, for through his eyes
there was q prevalence Of yellowish
tints, but that might have been be-
cause he was bilious. With studied
carelessness I started toward the bar,
Vhrusing my-that is, Dusenberry's
hands into my-that is, Dusenberry's
pockets as I went. There was q wad
Of bills in the right pocket.
It wss no part Of my scheme to rob
my victim, though I intended to have
revenge on him before I was through,
and I did not want to touch his money.
I had enough Of my own anyway. But
good gracious! it was on my other self.
There was sixty good American dol
lars In the pocket Of that unconscious
figure across the lobby that belonged
to me. After some delay caused by an
unaccouDtable aversion to touching my
body, I went over and shook myself. !
was. breathing heavily, and was ap-
parently IN a deep sleep. Somehow I
appeared different from the way I sup
posed l did. my Impressions in that re-
spect having been based partly on the
reports Of my mirror and partly on the
assurance OF my wife-made soon after
we had been married. I never realiz-
ed, for instance, how large the. mole
was on my cheek, and I resolved to
raise whiskers forthwith. But the
money. Dropping into q chair beside
myself I began to explore my pockets.
My fingers had not closed over the
bills and silver khen I felt a clasp Of
stout hand on my shoulder. 1t was one
of the porters. AHA, ye blatherskite"
he cried. We've caught We at it."
Then the situation dawned on me.
I was a robber. But. no. Dusenberry
was the robber, and would get the
blame. He was something of a rob.
Der, after all, confound him! Yet, If he
were arrested I should be the sufferer,
for the time being, at least, and to all
appearances I was the sufferer any
how; but for this once I would not
complain of Dusenberry. I, that is. he
assumed a dignifed air, and said: de
sire the clerk to step this way"
The porter would not leave me, but
he held up his hand and beckoned
with four fingers to the night clerk
who came directly. I knew him so Il
was one Of the most natural things in
the world to remark; "Good evening
Mr. Martin" through Dusenberry.
II do not know you SIR" he answer
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-10-06

North Dakota parties enroute to St. Paul,
Minneapolis, Chicago, St.. Louis, Kansas
City or Eastern and Southern points. will
enjoy the train service of the Northern Pa
cific Railroad between North Dakota and
the Twin Cities. Besides the courteous
treatment accorded passengers by employees.
the train equipment its, II is noteworthy.
III first class day coaches nave upholster-
ed chair seats. the very perfection OF com
fort. The trains to and from Winnipeg,
Grand Forks, and Manitoba points carry
dining cars as do also the through trains
on main lines between st. Paul and Port
land, the latter train is also a vestibuled
tras1. The day trains via Brainerd between
Fargo, st. Paul, and Minneapolis have no
trains between Duluth. West Superior, Ash
land and Fargo carry a Pullman sleeping
car and make connection with the Winnipeg
and Grand Forks trains. If you nave never
had the pleasure If aride on one Of these
trims, just try 1t next time you do any rail-
reading and see what you nave missed here
tofore. Information furnished BY any and
all agents at stations or by Chas. s. Tee
General Passenger and Ticket Agent 81
Paul, MINI.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-10-06
A QUEER CASE.
BY G.. 8. Montgomery.

Transmigration Of souls? Yes, sir,
as true as daylight. A few, weeks ago
I read an account of a man who dream
ed that he had substituted himself for
another man, taking on his appes rance
and his manner of speech. ,,.3
The story took SO powerful d hold
on me that I was unable to settle down
to my evenings work, and I started out
on an aimless walk, to mediate upon
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-10-06

81 Found This Man ON MY Doorstep"
ptrter took advantage of my mome,l'
tary confusion to say in a loud voice,
full of disbelief. Luke a. that, now"
My friend, Mr.. Ferguson" ! contin.
ued, pointing to my sleeping self" lis
subject to a curious lapse, like cata-
lepsy. He is liable to be in this con-
dit;on for q day OF 8 Kindly keep
his watch and money, and give him a
room at my expense. / will pay Tor
a day anyway In advance" !.
/ had not intended to do II, but under
the circumstances I had to draw out
Dusenberry's "wad." My n wa
50 frank and the wad was so large
that the clerk was impressed and the
porter quieted. He summoned another
man, and the two Of them carried me
that used to be-of up stairs,
somewhere.
4 know Mr.. Ferguson said
the clerk. I'm afraid he's been drink
ing"
Never, sir" I answered. HE would
not allow himself to be overcome with
liquor. Mr.. Ferguson Is one Of the
most moral most temperate most ad-
mirable young men OF my acquain-
lance. Drinking? Absurd! Take the
best core OF him, give him what he
likes, and I will pay the BILL / slap
ped q $40 bill into the hand Of this
functionary and left a dollar for the
porter; then + left the hotel In afhurry,
while the good impression was. strong.
wiping the pers1iration from Dusen-
berry's brow. On reaching the street
I started up town, but ! noticed a ten
dency In my legs-I mean DEsenberry's
legs--io go the other way. Presently
/ wal startled by q remark, ITS pretty
tough, I think, that q man can't do as
he likes with his own body"
/ had not authorized that statement;
I was thinking Of something else at
the moment, yet he voice was the one
that I was using. Horrors! There
was two Of MS IN Dusenberry! He had
partly reoccupied himself. The situa-
ton was perilous. I asserted myself.
ut once by crying, ssSilencei!'n, III d loud
wholesome voice. Another word and
II win go down to the foot OF the street
and jump of the dock
And my insurance premium not.
paid for this quarter!' groaned Dusen-
berry.
Iscommand you to subject yourself
to my will, and ~ you behave yourself
I shall probably give you back stns your
sell ~ the morninR,4fOr you don't im-
prove on close acquaintance. TO to-
sleep. and stay TINT way until I call
3you.'
Dusenherry subsidized, ana ! was in
charge once more. AS d reward for
his obedience I took him to the best
restaurant on town md gave him
aRenn1N uvnn1a C0ma - All Hy0mra.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-10-06
The Umbrella In EARLY Times.

The Umbrella In EARLY Times.
In Eastern countries, from the earl
lest times, the umbrella was one of the
insignia Of royalty, and on the sculp.
lures OF Egypt and Nineveh there are
representations Of kings going in pro.
cession with umbrellas over their
heads. To this day, in most Eastern
climes. the umbrella has a significance
which has never been given to it here
Upon state occasions natives Of impor.
lance Of India. China, Japan or Persis
would lever think Of appearing with,
out this emblem of dignity.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-10-06
Fine Pictures FREQ.

Here's good news for any Of our
readers who are pinched by hard
times. The Woolson Spice company
of Toledo. Ohio, are giving away manv
line pictures to drinkers of Lion coff .
in exchange for large lion heads q. .
from Lion coffee wrappers. i,--:ass
pictures they also mail valuable book
a knife. game, etc. 1t surely pays to
drink Lion coffee. which is by far the
finest sold for the price. and has .
beautiful picture and card in every
one-pound package. If you haven't
an Illustrated Premium List, ask your
grocer for a copy, or send your name
and address to the firm above named
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-10-06
The Modern Beauty

Thrives on good food and sunshine, with
plenty Of exercise in the open Dir. Her
form CLOVIS with health and her face blooms
with its beauty. II her system needs the
cleansing action Of a laxative remedy, she
uses the gentle and pleasant liquid Taxa
Ave, Syrup of Figs.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-10-06
Not Dfmcult.

Young Bluffieigh-Id like to see the
father that would scare me. Wait un-
til I meet yours. I'll make him toe the
mark. 49,,
Miss Gruffpop-All right, dear. But
be careful where you place the mark.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-10-06

soul u DO some good with his money.
On leaving the last fair ! slipped and
fell down stairs, for / could not get
used to Dusenberry's thick legs. Good!
I was trusting Dnsenberry. / went In.
to a cafe and drank q pint Of heavy,
sweet liquors. Good! Dusenberry
would have the govt. l went into the
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-10-06

Rest too often recnperates q fellow that
1t makes him too lazy to get to work.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-10-06

II the Baby u Cutting Teeth.
Be sure and use that old and well.tried remedy, NRs
WINDOWS SoorMEa SYRUP for Children Teething-