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The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-05-23
LnugIilin Replies.

rrof. Laughlin, replying for the neg
ative, said:
There is no need of an amount of
money equal to all goods in existence.
The measure of value is that in which
prices are stated and debts are paid,
provided the measure of value is also
made legal tender in any country
The abSurdity of suppOsing that much
money is required in order to have
something with which to measure
goods is as absurd us to suppose that
a community must have hearses in
number equal TO the population. For
the exchange of goods, therefore,
money is not needed in proportion to
the transactions. This function is
that Of the medium of exchange.
From % to 30 per cent of the trans
actions are performed by this ma
chinery without the use of money.
Prices since 1873 have not fallen be-
cause of the lack Of money. Silver has
fallen about 90 per cent as COMPARED
with a very modest fall in the price
or commodities. Silver does not have
the same purchasing price in 1895 as
1t had in 1873, hence free coinage can
not be urged as a just measure OF
paying debts. More so-called redemp-
ton money by the amount of $1,O92.-
100000 is in eX tence to-day as com
pared with 1873, and yet prices have
fallen about oGe-half in value. al.
though we have purchased about
SGOO,0OO.0OO worth.
AS free coinage Of silver would in
evitabiy result in rise of prices. so il
would Immediately result I'm q fan Of
wages, Are we willing to sacrifice the
interests of the laboring class to the
demands Of certain owners of silver
mines who are trying to hoodwink the
people with the cry of more money!
1t is usually supposed that free coin.
age Of silver is in the interest of tho
debtors. think 1t will be found ouitc
the contrary. Not only will il prevent
person In distress from being able
to borrow money when he needs II
but it will create conditions which uiI,
make it impossible for the debtors En-
meet their Indebtedness. But greater
than all objections is that of nrhlic
dishonor and reputation. Free coin.
age would mean that every danositnr
In savings bank, every investor in a
ioah association, every holder of a life
insurance every recipient Of a pension
Would nave their dues reduced one
half: Railroads could pay their bond
ed Indebtedness of $4,000, 900 900 for
Just half, aud other big debtors could
90 the same, Consequently free coin
age would he legalized fraud"
Inc programme was changed at the
end and both gentlemen spoke several
times briefly. AS a result tho 6nish
was largely taken up with good
natured chatting of each other rathor
than in serious argument.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1895-01-26

Talking about the uncertainty of
large cities, an instance came within
my own knowledge that is, I think,
without a parallel says a. writer in a
Cincinnati paper. Il have a friend liv-
ing in New York who roomed for five
years in the same house with a young
man, and in this time never made his
acquaintance or even learned his name.
He went on a hunt one summer in the
Adirondacks, and there met the young
man who roomed in the same house
with him. A conversation sprang up
between them, and they then learned
that they were of the same name.
Have you any brothers?' asked my
friend. I don't know. There were
two of us, and my parents died when I
was quite young. I was raised by an
uncle in the West, and lost track of
my brother. We'll. 1 was raised by an
uncle in New York, and I believe you
and I ri brothers. A little further
investigation proved it to be a fact"
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1895-01-26
re plants. And il cut out and plant

ture plants. And if cut out and plant
ed, just as potato eyes are, each will
next season produce a perfect beet
plant, with as large a root downward
as one grown from seed. 1t may
seem that there can be no practical
object in growing beets thus, for it is
always easy to grow beet seed. But
it is fo!md that when a high grade of
sugar beet has been secured by sowing
strains Of the sweetest seeds there is a
t%endency.to retrograde in quality.
Hence ONE beet sugar growers in
Europe are experimenting in growing
from the bud. Having once obtained
a root with high per cent of sugar
the quality can be maintained by grow
ing stock from buds. It is possible that
this process, If continued long, will
tend to establish a growth OF beet
roots with many prongs and shoots.
This form of growth would be objec-
tionable a. making the beet less com.
pact.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1895-01-26
CHRONIC ~CHlLLINESS.
The Remea5 Seskested Is Outdoor
Exercise at MI Seasons.

The Remea5 suggested Is Outdoor
Exercise at All Seasons.
How some people suffer in winter!
They are constantly having chills; a
a feeling Of cold water trickling down
the back or some local stagnation Of
blood, with altered nervous sensations,
is experienced; the hands, feet. nose or
ears arc especially likely to give in
convenience. Such individuals cannot
get warm even in bed, and, as q con-
sequence, often suffer from insomnia,
for sleeplessness is often caused by
cold feet. Many such conditions arise
from the fear of taking outdoor exer-
else, because the weather is too cold.
Hence the circulation is not kept going,
and the blood, vitiated by the close,
impure air Of the house, has no chance
offered 1t of being allowed to purify
itself. The foulest river or stream of
water is rendered pure by exposure to
the. air as 1t comes along, and after a
u Of a few miles becomes fit for con.
sumption. Why, then, will delicate
people deny the stream of life an op
portunity to purify itself as it courses
through their Eeinsa 2 Here is tho SO
cret of how to keep warm in winter
outdoor exercise in pure air.
Many individuals mistake the feeling
of cold for "catarrh." But feeling cold
and taking a cold" are different things.
A shiver from exposure to cold-indeed,
a half-frozen condition-is not in itself
likely to end in a so-called ''cold," so
long as the exposure has been in the
open air; but we hold that by breath
ing the impure air Of badly ventilated
sooms a chill may be very easily con
tracted, that will end in a "cold." In
cold weather we distinctly recommend
the ordinarily healthy a or woman
to try the effect Of outdoor exercise,
especially when the feeling is strong
that it is too cold to 60 out of doors.
Exercise under such circumstances will
usually act as a tonic to the whole
frame and brace up The ervou sys-
tenn, the special function of which is
to regulate the heat of the body. The
skin should be freely exposed to the
air before dressing in the morning.
and after the morning washing or cold
tepid bath rub the body into a glow
with a coarse towel, and you win be
very nearly cold and water proof
Philadelphia Times.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1895-01-26
Careful Feeding.

Sheep are more subject to the infiu-
ences of. adversely, and, per contra,
saw Colman's Rural Worl.l, to the be-
nsgn influences Of prosperity, than any
other of our domestic animals. 1t
Is much easier to keep a flock In good
condition than to restore it after 1t has
been permitted to run down. The pres
ent season of the year is the time to
think Of this, for It is very, easy, by a
little neglect that might not hurt other
animals Tor sheep to fall OF in condi-
ton, and fail to recover during the
winter. Now Ii the time TO watch the
flock and give II the best possible care
This Is the trllest economy in every
way; q little expended now on better
feeding will not be missed. but Will
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1895-01-26
whence Comes the Diamonds

=s -'ErE s@- .H
Theories concerning the origin of the
diamond have been both numerous and
curious. Some mineralogists have sug-
gested that it is the residence OF car
bon vapors dissipated by heat during
that indefinite epoch known as the "coal
period" Newton says that in his opin-
len il is "a %coagulated unctuous sub
stance, probably of vegetable origin"
Haynes and Faure are both of the opin-
ion that no diamond was ever formed
on or within the surface Of our earth,
and that all such gems are brought to
this planet my meteoric stones from
some far away world. Sir David Brew
ster, the eminent British philosopher
(born 1881, died in 1868, entertained
ideas concerning the diamoad's origin,
which, while similar to those of New
ton, were different in some respects.
In his estimation such gems were Once
masses of gum, exuded from certain
species Of extinct. trees or plants, which
had frequently "petrified' and assumed
the crystalline form! According to
Dana, the greatest living authority,
they may have been produced by slow
decomposition of vegetable or even ami.
NAL matter.-St. Louis Republic. j. g
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1895-01-26
Care Of Implements.

Suitable care Of farm wagons, -imple-
ments, tools and machinery is Of vital
interest to every farmer, for much Of
the profits of farming comes from the
proper and wise handling Of the neces-
sary aids to the work. .
- Manufacturers of farm machinery
claim that on IN average their ma
chimes only last one-hah as long as they
should. Now, If this is true, and it
seems reasonable, what an enormous
tax the farmers of this country pay
in. the aggregate, a tax that is more use
less and comes nearer to throwing
money away than any other.
A good rubbing and cleansing, fol-
lowed by applications of paint, oil or
grease, as the al may demand, will
render tools and machinery far more
durable and less liable to breakage.
A we'll painted wagon looks much bet
ter than che that is bare, full Of seams
and cracks. A plow with smooth, well
polished mold board is far more at
tractive and far easier Of draft than
one that is rough and rusty and plas-
tered with mud. The well kept tool,
therefore. lasts much longer and is a
great deal more of a credit and favor
able advertisement to its owner than
the reverse can be.
It is a mistaken notion of economy
to neglect to provide sheds of ample
size to contain every wagon, cart and
machine. Lots of tools may be packed
into small compass, but get them under
| cover at all events.
A tight shed may. be built quite cheap
" and economically, and will save Its
| cost mary times in keeping expensive
! implements out of the influences OF
SIM. rain and snow.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1895-01-26
THE BUSINESS MANS LUNCH.


Concentrated thought, continued in, robs
the stomach of necessary blood, and this is
also true of hard physical labor.
When a FIVE horsepower engine is made
to do ten horsepower work something is
going to break. Very often the hard
Office will z"bolt' - his food in a few min
utes which will take hours to digest. Y !
too, many foods are about as useful i'll :
stomach as a key Of nails would be il a
FIRE under a boiler. The ill-used stomach
refuses to do it's work without the proper
stimulus which it gets from the blood and
nerves. The nerves are weak and ready
to break" because they do not get the
nourishMent they require from the blood,
finally the Al-used brain is morbidly wide
awake. when the overworked man at
tenlpts 10 find rest in bed. -
The application of common sense i'll the
treatment Of the stomach and the whole
system brings to the busy i:::.l the full en-
joyment of life and healthy digestion when
he takes DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets to
relieve a bilious stomach or after a too
hearty meal, and DR.. Fierce's Golden
Medical Discovery to purify, enrich and
vitalize the blood. The Pellets F" are tiny
coated pills made of highly concer-
trated vegetable ingredients which relieve
the stomach of all offending matters easil.-
and thoroughly. They need erly be taken
for q short time to cure tile biliousness,
constipation and slothfulness, or torpor, of
the liver then tie Medical Discovery"
should be taken III t~casTaconful doses to in
crease the blood ard enrich it. 1t has a
peculiar effect upon the lin,ng membranes
Of the stomach and bowels, toning up and
strengthening them for all time. The
whole system feels the effect Of the pure
blood coursing through the body and the
nerves are vitalized and strengthened, not
deadened, or put to sleep, as the so-called
celery compounds and nerve mixtures do
but refreshed and fed OH the food they
need for health. IF you suffer rom indi-
gestion, dyspepsia, nervousness, and any
Of the ills which come from impure blood
and disordered stomach, you can cure
yourself with DIR. Pierca's Golden Medical
Discovery which can he obtained at any
drug store In the country. '.....-
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1895-01-26
BREAD.
A Statement Throwing Light on the
Cost Of a Loaf.

A Statement Throwing Light On the
Cost OF a Loaf.
A statement made by one who has
served many years in the army as a
commissary sergeant furnishes some in
teresting facts pertinent to the bread
question.
During my term Of service in the
army I have been from Pembina to
the Gulf, and wherever 1 have been
I have found bakers glad to take a bar
rel Of -four from us and furnish bread
rs an equivalent, pound for pound,
we receiving 1876 pounds Of bread for
q barrel of -four. The increase with
water, yeast, and potatoes (and good
flour needs nothing else to make good
bread is computed at g 1-3 per cent.
The Washington bakers decline to use
potatoes, as a rule, as it makes too
much work; but it improves the bread
and keeps it moist. In the army the
company to which I belonged was sta
toned for about a year at Libby Pris-
on, Richmond, Va, and during that
entire period Mr.. John Bagnall, a we'll
known baker of that city, furnished
bread for the company, receiving no
other compensation than the 81 Is per
cent mentioned; and it is from that
source and on that computation that
h various forts and garrisons Of the
United States are enabled to keen up
a post fund with which to meet con.
t%ingencies for which congress makes no
appropriation.
SSSn for q q rorv ov~o,soxoo l1-
and l have had a large one-there ia
not a city of the size Of Washington
in the United States furnished with
poorer bread. " = Less than five
bushels Of wheat will make a barrel of
clear flour, and pay for the milling.
But bakers do not use clear -four; they
use what is left Of the wheat after the
patent process flour (starch) has been
extracted from it, because, having more
gluten in 1t, it absorbs more water, and
gives a larger percentage of bread to
a barrel of flour. Wheat was selling at
Baltimore on Saturday at "a 3-4c and
"a 7-Sc. This figure will show that
flour such as bakers use can be made,
barreled and laid down in Washington
at $2.75 per barrel, and which the
Washington bakers sell in the shape of
UIcdu LUZ OVci Plo. LOU Will clearly
see the rapacity of these men, when,
as I have shown, other bakers all over
the country have been not only will
ing, but anxious to furnish bread for
the profit Of SO 1-3 per cent on the
barrel of -four / forgot to mention.
too, that in purchasing a barrel of
flour the purchaser has a barrel worth
25c, which brings the price of bakers
flour down to $3.50, which, I do not
doubt, is exactly what they pay for it.
You may also have observed that the
Bakers association furnishes -four for
all Of the association, and that it is
furnished according to the needs of
the members. BY this means all are
forced to use the same quality of -four,
let it be good or bad, and the next
time you get bad bread, poor bread,
examine some other bakers product.
and the chances are that the quality
will be the same. This will indicate
that the flour is bad."-Washington
Star.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1895-01-26
KNOWLEDGE

Brines comfort and Improvement an
tends to personal enjoyment when
TIGHTLY used. The many, who live bee.
ter than others and enjoy life nors, With
less expenditure, BY more Pronlptly
sdsptinr the worlds best producta q
the needs Of physical being, will aftese
the value to health Of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced y ths
remedy, Syrup Of Fig.
Its excellence il due 70 it, presentsn9
n the form most acceptable and plsas
ant TO the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties Of aperfsct lax'
alive: efectually cleansing the systenls
dispelling colds, headaches and tevers
snd permanently curing constipation:
n las xiyen satisfaction to miilions enc
met Nth the approval Of - ms41eel
prole lon. becanss II acts O.
- Iiver M Roues
mn diem ~ 6pEpe1ly
$500 o~biect3onablo 1lnnek
Gyrup' 81 Eu II IN a1e
.;sts n 60c md 81 hottI14 bA41I LII q
Sfsctured ~ III Cslffoknle H.
lnonlY. Whos6 naNe q S4.SsSs
lii fhD n6M4 1E4seao
end beink xe1f dnles1sIdg NAle
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1895-01-26

be returned In the spring Il hundred
fold in the sheep, the lambs, and the
fleece.
When the wool is in the hands Of the
buyer, he will be able to detect in some
weak spot in the wool, the result of
every fault in the management Of the
sheep. 1t is a natural law that the
life of an animal and the general hap
piness and comfort Of it's condition are
first supported by the food. Then the
natural product from which profit Is
made, is encouraged. If the animal
Is barely supported, there will be very
little product; but the excess Of thrift
and comfort will show in the milk Of
the cow, the meat of the steer, the
work of the horse, the eggs Of the
poultry, and in the wool and the lamb
of the sheep. And for every neglect
there will be a weak spot in the fleece
that will cause the wool to break when
the wool to break when the buyer takes
a few fibers of it and tests the strength
Of the wool in this way. The result
Of this weakness Is to cause the wool
to break in carding anl to make an
excess of waste that greatly reduces
the value of it. And many farmers,
discovering that ome more careful
neighbor is getting a few cents a pound
more for his wool than they have got,
become dissatisfied and think they have
been cheated. So they have, but the
one that has cheated them is only the
one whose carelessness has made him
a sufferer; in fact, they have cheated
themselves.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1895-01-26
yationality il the swi.. Array.

EaEE@4~IET@ $500 @F@&#@&@@S gE%4AN
Switzerland, with its mixture Of
races and tongues, is a sort Of modern
Babel. q fact which causes much trou-
BILE, In particular to the military au-
thorities. At Wallenstadt the other
day, at the recruiting station, there
was a guard composed of five men.
The chief was a lieutenant, who spoke
German only, the second a lieutenant,
who spoke italian only, the third a cor
poral, who could speak French and
Spanish, the fourth, a private, who
could speak French and German, and
the fifth a private who could speak
French and Italian. When the lieuten-
ant had to transmit an order to the SER
geant he had to get the last-named man
to interpret Tor him; when he wanted
to communicate with the corporal he
had to requisition the fourth man, and
SO on. great delay and confusion being
thus Observation-Disclosures Standard. $50
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1895-01-26
IN MANX LAND
ancient Customs, Government and
~ the Tail1ess Cats.

- - N
the Tailless Cats.
The Isle of Man is only thirty-thres
miles long and twelve wide. so that
1t Is not a great labor to get over it,
n as two railroads run-one north
TO south and the other east to west
o can see how convenient it is to
the visitor. Douglas, Port Erin, Peel
n Ramsey are the chief towns.
The Isle of Man, while belonging to
the British crown. is neither English,
Scotch. Irish or Welsh, but is Il separ-
ate country, with a home rule govern
ment and Il language of its own; but
vet with great loyalty to the imperial
government and devotion to Queen Vic
t0rla, for everywhere you 60 you see
pictures Of the royal family. The gov
eminent is known as the "House Of
Keys and consists Of twenty-four
I embers, elected every seven years,
but no person has a vote unless he
possesses real estate to the value of
f4O or occupation Of the value of EGO
per year, and women are also entitled
to vote. The Court IF Tinwald, pre-
sided over by the lieutenant governor,
is composed Of the council, which en-
braces the bishop, attorney general,
two judges, the clerk Of the rolls, water
bailiff and the vicar general. This
council and the House of. Keys are
the active government of the great Isle
OF Man.
There is one feature Of special inter-
est in reference to the laws, and that
is that all laws passed by tie House
Of Keys are sent for the royal assent,
and when that has been secured the
law must be formally read in the Eug-
lish and Manx languages on Tynwald
Hill in the open air. where the council
and the Keys united form Il Tynwald
Court, before they become laws. This
form of reading the law at Tynwald
is the Oldest style on record, was old
in 1417. and has been continued ever
since. The fifth day Of July in each
year is the day of public proclamation
of the laws passed by the House Of
Keys. 4 ~, "
The coat of arms of this isle is three
legs of a man in a circle. The motto,
translated, reads: 'Whithersoever
thrown, 1 shall stand" The Manxmen
apparently rather enjoys the three
legged crest, for everywhere you turn
yOuA luSVs "AACtAASA "S -
railroad, a coach, a flag, or on the win
dows Of the stores, there you see the
three legs.
I had read of the Manx cats without
tails, and thought it a joke, but, sure
enough, the cats here are without tails,
and I saw. several without that grace
ful member. Some ladiessof our party,
who had not seen the Manx cat, were
xo %1,oS i, r1o,,J,&f,rl ~ thu truth nf A11IS re-
port. and we had to accompany them
to the house where the cat lived, and
after q close examination came away
believers in the tailless cat. I don't think
pussy is improved by the absence OF
the tail. Some people say this strange
act of nature extends to the dogs also.
The Manx language, like the ancient
language Of Ireland. is fast passing
away, and in Il generation it will be
one Of the dead languages. enjoyed only
nv scholars.-philadelphia Press.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1895-01-26
Heating the Poultry House

Artificial heat in the poultry house
causes the hens to take cold whep
they 20 outside; but the suggestion Civ.
en- ly us last year might be mentioned
again for the benefit of some who
may not have noticed it. 1t is to hang
a lighted stable lantern in the poultry
house on very cold nights. 1t will not
create much heat, but will raise the
temperature sufficiently to dry the in
terror aud make the hens more com.
Portable. Care should be exercised,
however , to suspend the lantern by the
use OF wire, and to use every precau.
ton to avoid liability of destruction by
fire.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1895-01-26
Lumbermen Kick.

Ottawa, Ont, Dec. IA deputation
of lumbermen from Bay City, Mich,
appointed to protest against the 20
per cent duty on broomsticks imposed
by the Canadian government arrived
here to-day. They will have an inter-
view with the government tomorrow.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1895-01-26
Weak as q Cat

10 a bad siniIe, fsp che -oat~js-a worry mus
cular animal for its size. But to be weak as
a convalescent after q wasting and pro-
tracted disease IL to be weak indeed. Moth
ing in the way of a tonic promotes GONZALES
cence, hastens a gain In strength, like Hos
letters Stomach Bitters. 1t increases appe-
tite, helps digestion and induces sleep. Ner-
vous invalids derive from it u~nspeakabls
benefit. 1t cures malaria, rheumatism, con-
situation,
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1895-01-26
Ten Days Armistice.

Shanghai, Dec. Z. - 1t is rumored
here that a ten days armistice has
been arranged between unina and
Japan.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1895-01-26

Five Hundred Barrel an Hour.
washington Springs, s. D., Dec. g.
r. Fl. Schultz. an enterprising German
farmer living in Viola township, this
(JerauldD county, sunk a IN artesian
well on his place, and at a depth OF
835 feet struck a flow of 500 barrels
per hour from 4 thrce-inch hole.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1895-01-26
No Wolves Seen.

= Minneapolis, Dec. Gas indicated
last night the wolf hunt was a fizzle.
The sum total OF the game bagged,
so far as can be learned, was a black
bird, a bluejay and a large field mouse
which one Of the hunters took for a
snake. -e,