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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-03-30
A RETIRED BUSINESS WONAl.
A Page From Her History.

The important experiences of others
interesting. The following is no eXcept ion
II had been troubled with heart diseGIe
years. much of that time very seriously, /
five years was treated by one ,physici! X
tinuOuSly. Twas in business but obliged i.
retire on account of my health. h
stefan told my friends that l could not
month. My feet and limbs were badly C'~C
len and was indeed in a serious cOndit.
when q gentleman directed my attention
DIR. Miles New Heart Cure, and said Il"
sister, who had been afflicted with heart q
ease, had been cured by the remedy, G:-A :. &.
again strong, healthy woman. 1puIChrrC
q bottle of the Heart Cure, and in les t.
an hour after taking the first dose i cCu''
feel a decided Improvement in the circuia( e.
of my blood. When had taken three &C -
could move my ankles, somethin had +
done for months, and my limbs had been sWo,
len SO long that they seemed almost pufr--
Before L had taken one bottle of the sc
Heart Cure the swelling had all gone dc
and was so much better that did my CF,
work. On my recommendation six others :
taking this valuable remedy. Mrs. AlorgG
500 w. Harrison ST., Chicago, Ill.
DR.. Miles New Heart Cure, a discovery Of q
eminent specialist in heart disease, is sod
all druggists on positive guarantee or s.
by the DR.. Miles Medical Co., Elllhart, Ind
receipt of price, 81 per bottle, six bottles X
S., express prepaid tits positively free frol
all opiates or dangerous drugs.
Sold by all druggists
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-03-03
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup of Figs.
Its excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties Of a perfect lax
alive; efectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation.
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
gists in SOC and ST. bottles, but it is man
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being we'll informed, you will not
accept any substitute if offered.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-03-03
The Cars Prison Life.

All men must some day die, and all
know that they must die; but the car
walks and talks, eats and drinks and
sleeps under the perpetual shadow Of
death. II half the accounts be true
which come from the splendid and
solitary recesses Of the Russian palaces
no month passes without some intima-
ton that the enemies Of his throne
and person can menace him through
oil the triple barriers Of guards and
safeguards which surround his imperial
majesty. He may find words Of trea-
son in the golden cigarette case which
he opens when he would smoke, on the
back of his dinner menu, upon the blot
ting pad when be signs dispatches,
or beneath the pillow Of his couch.
The trusted attendant of his privacy
may be sold to the censpirators; his
kitchen may not be safe against them,
nor his study, nor even the chapel
where he worships. When he walks
abroad his path must be heedfully
cleared and protected, the walls and
floors Of his palace must be searched
before he visits them, and his Journeys
by railway ~necessitate . minute in
spection Of the line, with often a cor
don Of soldiers to keep it from point
to point. Amid all his grandeur and
vast power he doth live q mar for
bid; peace and security cannot be so
much as known to him, for the strong
est nature is not proof against the cow
ardly torture thus p~erpetually inflicted.
One does. indeed, become In a certain
way ipdurated even to such an exist
ence "a this. and the patient fortitude
of the czar Ia said to be remarkable
London telegraph.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-03-03

For the r time, as eAe saw hei
husband lying by this time fast asleep,
she felt a spasm of the natural human
loathing Of the m%anslayer. But even,
before she had conquered this, she
brought a sponge to the bedside and
clearsed his hands from the tell tale
stain. Then with q pair Of scissors
she cut away the front Of his shirt
which was also stained, rolled it up and
hid 1t away. Then, believing sleep to
be an impossibility for her that night,
sh sat up in an armchair beside her
husband with no very clear thought,
but with a feeling that he was q sick
man, In mind, if not in body, and need.
ed her most watchful nursing.
The horror and the shock of the
nights events, however, had worn out
her body and mind; she fell asleep, and
it was Duke who awoke first on the
following morning, to find his wife's
head had slipped down on to the pill.
low beside him.
He started, still heavy from the eff.
fects Of the narcotic he had taken,
and not remembering clearly and of
the events Of the preceding night.
"Cicely" he cried. Why, Cicely,
why aren't you in bed, my dear? What
Is the matter?"
Cicely opened her eyes with a start,
and looked up at him. Unlike her
husband, she realized in a very few
moments all that had happened, and
glanced fearfully from his face, which
still bore evidences of the strong emo
lions which had torn him, to his hands.
Looking at her face, the expression On
that Of Duke gradually changed and
grew more gloomy. He followed her
glance from his hands to his shirt
front.
whats this"' h. asked hoarsely,
finding that the front had been cut
away.
Cicely tried to laugh.
1T vas wet" she said, trying to
speak easily, land I was afraid you
would catch cold. You were fast
asleep, so I had to cut it."
Gradually, as she spoke, the men,
Dry of all that had passed began to
come back to him. He fixed his eyes
upon her with a searching gaze so full
Of misery that she could not meet it.
Rising quickly, she tried to walk away
across the room, but suddenly stopped
with a cry Of pain, and fell into a
chair.
my ankle! I sprained it, 1 think,
last night on the cellar stairs"
THE cellar stairs" repeated Duke,
slowly. Then he sprang up suddenly
into a sitting position. What were
you doing-down there?"
She tried to face him bravely, tried
to answer him. But she could not.
The horror of it all overwhelmed her
afresh. With a low cry, which was
scarcely more than a moan, she let
her head fall forward on to her hands.
Duke sprang up from the bed and
knelt down in front Of her.
what do you krow? What did
you see?' he asked, in a shame-faced,
guilty whisper.
II know everything saw every
thing. Don't ask me about; don't speak
Of tat least not yet. l cannot bear
it," she gasped out incoherently.
Gro be Continued.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-03-03
CHAPTER Nv.
Written In Red

"Where are you going?" asked Cice-
", in a hard voice:
Radstock leaned against the bottom
rails of the banisters with a tipsy
smile.
Il am going to Hbr'y-to ask my dear
nephew for key of cellar. Want t.
tashte that goo wine he keepsi all to
'mself."
He can't give it to you now; he
doesn't know where it Isl
He'll have t. find 1t, that'sh all.
Shan't leave dear nephew till he
doesh." II
And with another husky laugh, Rad
stock turned and stumbled along on his
way to the library.
Cicely stood listening while he OPEN
ed the door. She was too far off to
hear whether there was any discussion
between the two men. Radstock re-
manned in the library about five or six
minutes, and then came out, jingling
a bunch Of keys in his hand. She met
him with a face full Of anxiety, and
over his head. The keys both of the
bunch, she knew,
oIN ouAc 61te yOu IIOSS Suc ASK
ed.
"Yesh, Duke gave 'em to- me, my
dear, and told me t. 60 to d. But
shan't go further underground yet than
inner snellar. Got to enjoy m'shelf up
here frst-make up fmany yearsh pow
erty and obshcurity. And dear neph-
ew pay'sh piper! OUT right, quiz right.
Begin with bumper to my own health"
Nodd1ng to her In triumph he turned
to go in the directions of the cellars.
Cicely followed a little way at a dis
lance, wondering whether he would get
down the stone steps, which were steep
and narrow, without accident, in his
ha8y condition. She had not been
there many moments when the library
door opened again and some one came
out. Gould it be Duke? The step was
not like his; it was slow, stealthy. From
where she was she could not see the
library doori she had to wait, wait I'M
til the man came in sight.
1t wa Duke, but a change had come
over him. What made him creep
through the hall Of his own house like
a night thief ?Ncely strained her eyes
to see his face, but his head hung down
he walked with bent back, a. If he had
grown suddenly old. He went to the
dining-room door, stood for q moment
with the handle in his hand, and then
went In rs ~nolselessly Al a cat. ~
Cicely spranS up 50 hastily that she
caught her foot In her dressing gown.
When she had disenSs ged It she caught
sight OF her husband darting out OF the
dining-room like q different creature.
30 rapdd were his footsteps now TINT
shs had only time to catch n glimpse
of hi boyi1h dgure, and OF something
- ns3d a his hand.
10 49, = knl6e
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-03-03

More Than Forty that Have Been Ac
i've in the Present Century,.

More Than Forty thai Have Been Ac-
tive I'm the Present Century,.
Recently I read an account of a bona
ode advertisement in a Scandinavian
paper Of %stupendous volcanoes for sale
for about $500. They are located in
Iceland. Alaska might glut the market
In this aesthetic article if it were to put
all it's stock ON sale. The number which
have been active within 100 years is
variously estimated by the authorities
I have consulted as all the way from
forty-fve to sixty-one. More than
twelve have been active within twenty
years, and five at least within four
years. Among the most remarkable is
Bogorlof, 100 miles west of Unalaska.
This, about GOO feet high, together with
the part Of the island from which it
rises, has come out OF the sea within
a few years, and constantly sends out
steam and smoke. Makushin, on Una
laska, though 10Y covered, pours out
Immense volumes Of steam and milk
white smoke, visible on a clear day
nearly sixty miles at sea. Akutan acts
like a geyser, putting at intervals of a
few seconds. Shishaldin. ON Ounilmak
island, q perfect cone, 1855 feet above
the sea-, snow-covered, but washed by
the ocean at its base, striped down its
side with ashes and condensed smoke,
was still smoking. 1t has no foot hills,
and its precipitous slopes fall into the
great Pacific ocean on the south and
vlnrirrp GOO an %I~ xoukH TN11sokA -..~.
lit is wholly safe to say that Shishal-
multitude upon the North American
American continent. Pavlof, on the
Alaskan peninsula, sends out from the
side huge clouds Of pitch-black smoke
hot enough to melt two feet Of snowfall
In a few minutes. 1t puffs at Intervals
like a locomotive. 1lhamna, on the
shore of Cooks Inlet, is 12,O66 feet high
and constantly sends out ashes and
smoke Of birthstone. In 1883 Mount
Saint Augustine. $50 miles north of
Kadiak island, was active, and, accord
ing to the official report of Gov. Knapp,
covered the decks of ships hundreds
Of miles at sea with ashes"
In 1874 Capt. Lehman was sent to
the islands Of the Four Mountains, west
Of UmAak. to explore a cave said to
contain mummles (of which he brought
seventeen bodies, now in different mu-
seums). While on this trip he discov-
cred on Kagamil island a volcanic
mountain Of low altitude, from which
issued jets Of sulphurous steam, smoke
and noxious gases OF such horrible
stencil as to compel him to stand off
from shore. Mount St. Ellis sent out
smoke and vapor in 1889, and in 1S47,
when 1.-The earthquake occurred which
shook the whole Sitka region, fame and
ashes came from it's summit."-From
DR.. Buckley's Correspondence in New
York Christian Advocate,
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-03-03
MANY VOLCANOES in ALASKA.

More Than Two Score of Them Have
Seen Active in the Present Gen.
fury.
Recently I read an account of a bona
fde advertisement in q Scandinavian
paper Of ~stupendous volcanoes for sale
for about $500, says a writer in the
Christian Advocate. They are located
in Iceland. Alaska might glut the mar
ket in this aesthetic article II it were to
put all it's stock on sale. The number
which have been active within 100
years Is variously estimated by the au-
thOrities I have consulted as all the
way from forty-tive to sixty one
More than twelve have been active
within twenty years and five at least
within four years. Among the most
remarkable Is the Bogorlof, 100 miles
west Of Unalaska. This, about 600 feet
high, together with the part Of the is-
land from which it rises, has come up
out Of the sea within a few years, and
constantly sends out steam and smoke.
Makushin, on Unalaska, though
covered, pours out immense volumes
Of steam and milk-white smoke, visi.
bic on a clear day nearly sixty miles at
sea. Akutan acts like a geyser, putting
at intervals Of a few seconds. Shis-
haldin, on Cunimak Island, a perfect
cone 1856 feet above the sea, snow
It's base, striped down its sides with
ashes and condensed smoke, was still
smoking.
1t has no foot hills, and it's nxeci-
pitous slopes fall into the great Paci-
tic Ocean on the south and Boring Sea
on the north. Elliott says: 1T is Who'll
~ safe to say that %Shishaldin is the
most beautiful peak of vast altitude
upon the North American continent"
Pavlof, on the Alaska Peninsula, sends
out from the side huge clouds Of pitch
black smoke hot enough to melt two
feet Of snowfall in a few minutes.
1t puffs at intervals like q locomotive.
1lnamna, on the shore Of Cooks Inlet.
Is 1906 feet high, and constantly
sends out ashes and smoke Of brim-
stone. In 1883 Mount st. Augustine,
$50 miles north Of Kadiak Island, was
active, and , according to the official
report Of Governor Knapp, covered
the decks Of ships hundreds of miles
at sea with ashes" In 1874 Captain
Lehman was sent to the islands of the
-Four Mountains. west of Umnak, to ex-
plore a cave said to contain mummies
(of which he brought seventeen bodies
now in different museums.) While on
this trip he discovered on Kagamil Is
land a volcanic mountain of low lati-
tude, from which issued Jets Of sui
phurous steam, smoke and noxious
gases Of such horrible stencil as to COM
pei him to stand off from shore.
Mount st. Elias sent out smoke and
vapor in 1880. and in 1847, when 1.-The
earthquake occurred which shook the
whole Sitka region, flame and ashes
came from its summit"
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-03-03
WHY NOT @y2
Always Sit Down When You Can

Always Sit Down When You Can.
Mothr's motto was: ALWAYS sit down
when you can," writes an old house.
keeper. Sit to beat eggs, to mix cake,
to peel the vegetables for dinner, and
I have seen mother with a small board
in her lap sit TRANQUILITY ironing hand
kerchiefs with her tired feet ON a crick-
ct and near enough to the stove to
obviate the necessity Of rising for a hot
iltn. Now there are self heating irons,
SO that n nay not be troubled chang
ing flats. And when at the end of the
day I have said:
1T has been a hard day for MOTHER"
she has replied, Eyes, but ! am not SO
tired as I expected to be-"
Don't you suppose the few moments
rest at every change was a help in the
end ?Don't say it won't pay to get a
chair for those few moments, for
though you may not see it now it will
add to your years and help to keep
our strength in the long run.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-03-03
Italian Etiquette.

If the woman who visits Rome WISH
es to follow traditions and do as the
Romans d." she will be careful never
to take an escorts arm in a Catholic
church. Indeed, the guides instruct
those who stroll innocently arm in arm
about st. Peters looking at the pict-
ures, frescoes and affairs of that won
derful cathedral that they are commit
ting an improperly. Italians are very
particular about the etiquette of kissing
the hand. A man kisses the right hand
OF his mother, aunt or elderly friend,
and the left hand of his sweetheart.
1t Is not permitted him to kiss the
palm Of the hand except in great and
afectionate intimacy; it is regarded as
a token that he is very much in love.
Upon arriving at a formal dinner a gen.
teman takes the hand of his hostess
and bends low over it as if about to
kiss it, but does not do so. After din
ner etiquette demands that he take her
hand again and kiss it.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-03-03
CREWSOME WELSH SUPERSTl-
TON.

A Red-Hot Pitehfork Plunged Into
the Corpse Of n Supposed Witch.
An old woman in a village near SAILS
burg recently died, says the Cardiff
(Wales) Mail. Her death gave great
satisfaction to the other villagers, for
she was looked upon as a witch and
feared accordingly. After the funeral
several of the chief Inhabitants repair
ed to the Wirthchaft to celebrate suita-
bly, the relief experienced at getting
this dangerous person safely under-
ground; but while they were drinking
pleasantly in cane q messenger to
say that the cow Of one Of those pres
ent, a neighbor Of the deceased, had
died suddenly without any apparent
cause. The meeting, horror-stricken,
adjourned in q body to examine the
Cow and unanimously agreed that the
animal had been b%ewitched. No
doubts were entertained as to the per-
petrator Of the deed. Evidently Bury
ing ' as not enough to stop this dan
gerous old lady, and it was decided
after earnest discussion, to adopt the
old plan Of making i horse jump over
the Witch's grave and thus put an
cu0 10 ner powers. A morse vas lc=
cording fetched, but, strange to say,
nothing would induce him to jump
over the grave. This incontestable
proof Of the Inholy influence. e]nanat-
ing from the spot caused the public
excitement to increase. The mayor Of
the village decided to use a somewhat
drastic means, much in favor in the
middle ages, viz, to stab the witch's
body with a rechot pitchfork. The
body was exhumed, the fork heated,
and the whole ceremony carried out.
BY the time the company had finished
their work and gone back to refresh
themselv at the wirthchaft, the au-
tborities Of the town had heard of
what was going on. A party of mount
ed police were sent to the village, and
all those who had been concerned ip
the affair were taken into custody
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-03-03
BATTLES of the Future.

Writers on military science unite In
claiming that future battles will begin
with d series Of hot skirmishes along
the front. These skirmishes will grad
ual1y increase in heat and number Of
combatants, reinforcemcnts being sent
according to the circumstances, until
the entire front is involved. Artillery
will be used as far as possible but az.
ter the battle is fully under way little
use can be made Of the cavalry save in
outfanking. The day of charges in
wars is over, on account Of the In.
crease Of range and effect in cannon
and rifles. Little can be predicted Of
future battles beyond opening. mas
much as the rest must now be learned
by experimentation York Ledger.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-03-03

HATS Forced to Keep Gnayyinc.
Have you any idea why it is that rats
mice and squirrels are continually
gnaWlns at something? They do not do
this for pure devilment,' as people
generally imagine, but because they
are forced to. Animals of that class
especially the rats, have teeth which
continue to grow as long as their own
or lives. III the human species the
teeth arc developed from pulps Which
are absorbed and disappear as soon
as the sccond set are full grown, but in
the case OF the much n,alisnad rat the
pulp supply is perpetual, and is con-
tinually sccrcting materials by which
the lncisors gain in length. This being
the case, the poor creature is compelled
to keep up his regular gnawing opera
tl0ns in order to keep his teeth ground
or to 4 proper lcngth.-St. Louis Re.
public.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-03-03
Too Fresh.

Clerical Nisitor-Can I get a job to
raise religious enthusiasm in your
church!
Deacon-What are you?
Il am a boy preacher.
You won't do. We don't employ any
preacher under seventy this year.
Come around in about 25 years and we
will talk business"
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-03-03
From the German.

Schmidt-What are you doing now7
Meyer-I have accepted a position in
the establishment of Shimmelpfenig,
the grocer.
Schmidt-He is a bad one. He
changes his clerks as he does his shirts.
He will not keep you on more than
three months.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-03-03
HOw's This!

We offer one hundred dollars reward for
any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured
by Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. J. CHENEY & CO.. Props, Toledo.o Q.
We the undersi gred have known F. J.
Cheney for the last Is years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business trans
any. obligation made by their firm.
West & Truax, Wholesale Druggists. Tole-
do, o. Walding. Kinnan & Marvin, Whole
sale Druggists. Toledo, O.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally.
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
flee. Price 75c per bottle. Sold by ali
druggists.
Good wine In France sells as low as 10
cents q quart.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-03-03

B. F. WILEY, of Boa
Elder, Converse Co,
Wvo., writes: II had
bronchitis for twenty
years and over, and I
could not work with
out coughing 80 hard 40
to take all my strength
away. I took Ave bot
ties Of DIR. Pierce's
Golden Medical DiscOv-
cry, and give you my
word and honor that
/ can do any work that
there is to do on my
ranch without cough
ing. / have not taken
any of the Golden
Medical Discovery for
a year,
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-03-03
Never Buy Whisky for Medicl-

Never Buy Whisky for Medicl-
nal purposes unless you know the bottlers
of 1t to be reliable, as most WHISTLES sold
under celebrated names are spurious, cheap
ha !e their names on the labels.
Uncle Sans Monogram Whisky Is bottled
by the oldest and largest firm in the liquor
which 1t has been received is the best proof
Of its superior quality. Ask your druggist
or retail dealer for It.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-03-03

The usual treatment of catarrh is very
unsatisfactory, as thousands can testify.
Proper local treatment is positively nee
essary to success, but many, if not most,
of the remedies in general use afford but
temporary benefit. A cure certainly IAN
not be expected from snuffs, powders,
douches and washes. Ely's Cream Balm,
which is so highly commended. is a rem
edy which combines the important requi-
sites of quick action, specific curative
power with perfect safety and pleasant
ness to the patient.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-03-03
The Ola Mans Ovtin9,

Robby-Ma, did pa spend \ good
deal OF time ut the dentists when he
was in Chicago?
Mother-I didn't know that be was
It tho dontlst,a at al. Robby. Why7
IT heard him tell Mr.. Slnith that
IT cost him over one hundred dollars
Got his sye~teeth cD4" replied Rob
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-03-03
Cheap at That.

Think of it. Josiah. There are peo-
pie heartless enough to sell their own
flesh and blood"
How do you know. Mandy?
Right here in this paper I see an
offer, Heavenly Twins. u cents
each.'"
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-03-03
Rest for the eWary

How does the alarm clock work,
all right?"
"Splendidly; it entertains the baby
and the rest of us can sleep.-Chicago
Inter-Ocean.