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The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1895-02-23
Omcial Protection.

The weeping relatives gathered
abound the governors chair, but that
ofRcial rcmained Arm.
no., he said to the mother, - may
I consider your boys pardon, but it 10
better for him that he remain for four
or i've months more, If I were to let
him out now he would be just In time
to contract late case Of Sweet
| Marie.,'
They saw the Justice OF the conten-
ton and Observation-Disclosures jour
nal.
Might DO the Work Hcrself.
Il can never" he protested, love an "A:
other. D
AZ abe spoke she gazed trustingly
Into his deep, gray eyes. and Il seemed
obvious that the words of her lips came
from the bottom Of her heart.
~ canr,ot doubt you S
!! However. after they were married,
che always insisted that the hired girl
must have red hair and cross eyes N
the very first qualification required Tor
satisfactory service II her household.-
Detroit Tribune.
4 Cheice * Evils.
lfcr1HsSs AEFaheeppsher
M ySnI
Ee1r ao eesssssass sxs
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1895-02-23
Pugilistlc,

David-The first time we met I
seemed to make a deep impression on
him. E
Goliath-Yes, he struck me very Tor
chilly as a young man Of high aims;
but then to think of me, old campaigner
that I was, losing my head at the very
first interview. Still. I seemed to have
something OH my mind after he swung
that sling of his arounl.-Boston Trans
cript.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1895-02-23
OUR BUDGET OF FUN
LIFE AS THE FUNNY MAN SEES
- AND DEPICTS IT.
Human FOtbles Furnish Fun for h
HumOrist-The Latest Productions
of the Funny Mnn Cleaned From
Bright Exchanges.

The attorney thought the witness was
a plumb born idiot and proceeded ac-
cordingly.
did you say your nanae was John
Smith," he asked.
Eyes, sir" replied the witness po-
litely. ..>..
That's an odd name, isn't it"
= II don't know as to that. l guess It's
about as even as most Of hlem."
"Um-how old are you?"
'Twenty-six, goin' on twenty-seven.'
You are going on twenty-seven, are
your"
"I guess SO. Leastways, I amt goin'
away from it,
Where do you Tve?" 49,.
"At home"
This nettled the lawyer.
"Well," he asked, do you know what
I would do If I were you"
Eyes, SIR" replied the witness SO
promptly that the lawyer almost lost
his balance.
what would I do?"
II guess you'd make about as ! a
fool on the witness stand as you think
I am" and the court quelled the con-
sequent Observation-Disclosures ree
Press,
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1895-02-23

Too Foolish for Her.
Minnie-Mr. Billie, If I should con-
sent to be your wife are you sure
you would never object to my dress
makers bills, never refuse to buy opera
tickets when asked, ~never-er-in fact,
never object to any expenses which I
might wish to incur?
Mr.. Billie-Darling, I swear it!
Minnie-Well, MI. Billie, If you can't
hold on to your money any better than
that I must say no.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1895-02-23
wrong key as long as he dallies with
the filthy weed.
An Expensive Notion.

~ An Expensive Notion.
"What is your income::"
The young man faced the father Of
the girl he loved, with a proud s.Lile.
Zone hundred thousand dollars a
year," he answered.
A shade of sadness fitted across the
face of the elder.
My FRIEND" he said, with Il visible
effort, Il do not wish to discourage
you, but do you know my daughter is
firmly convinced that it costs less to
keep two people than on"T'
The youth staggered.
Sir he falterei, in I broken voice,
this Is terrible. but I am not dis
mayed. ! will struggle and make my
income S2OO,OOO."
Wringing each others hands they
parted in silence. They were too dsep-
IL affected to speak.
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His RELIGION All Right.

In the "Reminiscences of an Emigrant
Milcsian" is the following curious anec1ote:
Stack. formerly Of Washes regiment, was
among the officers of thefIrish brigade who
went on half-pay at it's dissolution. He had
remained on halliday 80 long that ne be-
came the oldest colonel in the army. He
obtained his promotion to the rank of
major general after a somewhat curious In
terview with the Duke of York. the COM
mander. in-chief ;tE that time. Having So
licited the honor of an audience of his royal
highness, he received an intimatlon that
the duke would receive him at the Horse
Guards next day. He was punctual in his
attendance, and being introduced to the
commander-in-chief. was honored by the
customary question:
'Well. colonel, what can I do for you?"
II perceive. SIR" replied Stack, that there
is a brevet coming out, in which hope to
be included. 1 am the senior colonel In his
najesty's service"
True, Col. Stack. but give me leave to
ask you of what religion you areE'
II am of the religion OF major gen.
eral."
The duke bowed. and Stack was gazetted-
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THE BABY ALARM,

A New Electrical Appliance and Its
Uses.
From the New York Times
The newest electric household appliance.
and in future no nursery will be complete
without it. is the baby alarm" It often
happens that in a large house, where the
infant Is sleeping in a room on an upper
story, the nurse cannot retire to the SER
wants room. which may be on different
floor ard too far distant for any to hear
the chiid's signal that It is awake The in
tentton of the baby alarm is to give warn
ing TO any required distance when the
child cries. A sensitive microphone, placed
near the cot Is connected to battery and
an induction coil. and thence by wires to
small electro-magnet at the end where the
sound is to be received. When the child
cries. the microphone will set up an undula-
tory circuit. the electromagnetic will be ac-
tuated it's oscillation will close a bell cir
cult, and bell will continue to ring as
long as the sound of the baby's voice is sus-
tanned. AS the device is at present con-
structed the adjustment of the balance
lever which Is set in motion by the electro
magnet is so delicate that the apparatus
has to be handled with extreme care. and
any bungling by an inexperienced person
is apt to derange 1t. Suggestions have
been made for lessening the complexity of
the instrument and making it a practical
and durable means Of enabling infants to
uEconsciously signal to a distance, and
thus save much anxious watching on the
part of those in charge.
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Animal Vision.

From the Spectator
There is little positive evidence that. the
larger Quadrupeds. oxen, deer. the felidae
or dogs, have much sense of color, and
their power OF vision in its wider sense
varies so greatly in different species as to
suggest that the mental factor in sight
is often so little exerted for the main pur-
pose of discerning objects as to leave its
more specialized use for distinguishing
color very .imperfectly developed. Domes-
tic animals which see bright coIors other
than green in large masses more frequently
than wild ones, might be supposed to ex-
hibit the consciousness of such differences
in the most pronounced way. Yet It is
which a dog exhibits curiosity as 10 color,
or identifies an object by its hue.
The writer has seen a setter refuse to
retrieve black rabbit because IL appar-
emily thought Its master had shot a black
cat. But a house-living dog shows no pref
erence for red carpet or rug over blue
or variegated one, and expresses no sur
prise or curiosity whether its master wears
red uniform or black evening suit Do
nestle cattle are so far affected by vio-
lent contrast of white and dark that the
presence of a black, white or very clearly
spotted animal in the herd sometimes re-
suits in calves being thrown of the same
color or markings. But though red is said
to irritate a bull and to excite hunters by
association Of ideas. the latter statement
rests partly on surmise. They are equally
excited by the sound or sight of hounds or
of a number of riders, whatever the color
Of their coats. None of the cats, whether
wild or tame, shows any Partially for
bright hues, and among all the stratagems
the use of color as lure for Quadrupeds
is notably absent.
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HOW HE EARNED HIS MEDAL.
Heroic Act on the Second Days
Fight at Gettysburg.

From the Boston Globe.
The most surprised man in Boston yes
terday morning was Charles W. Reed.
After thlrty-two years the government had
awarded him q medal for most distin-
guished gallantry at the battle of Gettys-
burg" He didn't know 1t until he reached
his studio and was congratulated by q host
of friends. It Is only fair to say that Mr..
Reed took his well-earned fame with diff
dence; also that he took the honor con-
ferred and the hearty congratulations to
heart, as his tears showed when describing
the part taken by the ninth Massachusetts
battery on the second day Of the fight.
What is more. it can be stated that Mr..
Reed has never applied for any recogni-
ton of his long ride between the confed-
crate and Union lines, supporting his
wounded captain. At noon he could only
say that Capt. Bigelow had told him years
ago that he intended to have that piece
of work recognized, and imagine he has
had hand in it."
Here Is his story of how he earned his
medal: Il was only a boy, anyway. Let's
see, Gettysburg was fought in SO, and
when I went in-that was in ell was
seventeen. SO I was nineteen when Capt.
Bigelow was shot. The captain was born
IN Nonantum, and had just graduated from
Harvard, and was Just preparing to enter
when we started to the front. He was in
command of the ninth battery, and I was a
bugler. All you want to know is about the
medal business" continued Mr.. Reed, land
am coming right to It, 1t was the second
day of Gettysburg, and the ninth battery
was stationed in the peach orchard.
Lee wanted to get Longstreet across to
the Baltimore pike, and SO when Sickles
made that charge there was an opening.
and the 'IOhnnieS' for wit n n rl1Sh
Capt. Bigelow was told to hold his position.
and there we stayed until the last shot in
our caissons had been fired. 1 remember
well an officer riding up and saying to
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ly, and-nothing ever happens-there is
rothing going on!' Sometimes the fair
American has been brought over at such
tender age that she knows only in gen.
eral way of the life led by the girls at
home. Then she is not sure that she would
care to go back, for she Is neither flesh
nor fish, not at all a French girl, with a
French girls ideas and associations, yet
out of touch and sympathy with things
American.
Sometimes she has been born in Europe
and has never seen America-a much more
hopeful case, because she is then free from
any little affectation of superiority, which
cannot help but come to even the most hon.
est Of half-baked Europe ars. To such girl
America, not Europe, is foreign country
to be visited with pleasure, and to visit
which confers distinction; and the knowl-
edge that 1t is her home. where live her
uncles and her cousins and her aunts and
all their friends in that free life which Is
to her-an actual European girl-a dream
of wonder and delight, affects her to the
point of generous tears and high enthu-
siasm. To start with. there are two such
girls, and these two girls are sisters.
This is how they live. At home the fam
lily would be thought we'll off, If not ex-
actly rich. The girls would certainly have
gone to one of our smart colleges after
dizzy and exultant childhood, they would
have formed college friendships, have paid
visits and received them-not in a cramped
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Capt Bfgelow, Get out Just as fast as God
will let YOU Then the captain ordered the
battery to the rear. The drivers didn't
wait to look for openings in the stone wall,
but just took them sidewise, the horses
jumping and the guns going over with
tilt on one side and then crash of rocks
and wheels Capt. Bigelow took the fence,
and as bugler 1 was on his horses flank.
Then came Orderly ]. H. Kelley Of MARI
boro'. Just about as soon as We got over 1
saw the enemy were skirting down the
captain to look out. The next minute he
leaned forward and fell fiat on his back in
the field.
HE. drew himself back to the stone wall
and told Kelley and me to go as fast as we
could. Kelley was a great big fellow and
as strong as an OK. He had been a black
smith 1 yelled to him to get the captain
on his horse. This he did, like the man he
was, and then, holding the captain with
one hand and the reins of the orderly's
horse with the other, started for our lines,
which had been reformed about 1000 yards
away. We started at the stone wall near
what is known as Trostles house, and had
to cross right in front Of one of our own
batteries. The officer In command yelled
to us to hurry, but the captain was SO weak
and the orderly's horse so frightened that
it was all l could do to keep him on at a
walk.
Capt. Bigelow was pluck all the way
through and said to me: Tell them to COM
mence firing, The batteries are fourteen
yards apart, and we will try to keep be-
tween them Well, we did keep between
them; how, 1 don't know. Some way we
got to an old barn, and there the captains
wounds were taken care of. He had been
shot from his left side right through the
body, also through the right hand. To show
you how I felt" said Mr.. Reed, in conclu-
sion, when we got in the lines there was
a lot of cheering, and Thoughtful was on
account of a charge until lieutenant came
up, and, patting me, said: You're brave
boy, and they are cheering you 1 remem-
Der saying right there that l wanted to go
home What is more, did. Capt. Bigelow
recovered and now lives in Minneapolis.
That's the whole story
During that engagement on the second
days fight referred to by Mr.. Reed the
ninth battery lost 60 men out of 100, every
Of IS horses.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-08-24
DRIVEN INTO MYSTERIES,
Frantic at the Sight OF Presence OF
a Cat.

Frantic at the Sight OF Presence OF
From the New York Tribune.
its subject that is frequently talked
about, but 1t is a fact that the natural
antipathies between certain persons and
certain animals furnish fresh food for won
der and conjecture constantly. Every one
knows well enough the aversion that the
majority of people have for snakes-the
horrifying dread that their presence ex-
cites. Many persons also hate cats" as
they term 1t. Their soft, stealthy move
ments excite a distrust that frequently
amounts to aversion. It is seldom, how
ever. that this is SO pronounced as In a
case which excited considerable comment
up town last week. 1t was of a young Wo-
man VINO lived in Madison avenue She
nao always had a most uncomfortable
oread or the feline creatures, and she
actually could not endure the presence Of
cue m the room without losing control Of
eiseii completely. She was so sensitive In
TINS particular that her family declares
mat upon entering a room, IL there were a
cat concealed anywhere within IL ahe
Woofu at once detect its presence, and un.
less II were removed at once would be-
Gene hystericaL In fact, 1t was a standing
joke on her that on one occasion like ffis
she became absolutely terrified. and. ruah-
ing up to a young man who was q total
Stranger to her, seized him about the neck
sonoing desperately till the cat was taken
away.
The girl was thoroughly ashamed Of her
weakness. as she called It, but declared
she was absolutely powerless in the mat
ter. Some fnstinct-it was no subtle odor-
told her If cat were anywhere near her.
ana me moment she detected II she
stralghtway lost all her self-possession
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by an unfa1tering trust in her own per-
sonal merits. often 1t scarcely touches the
tourist girl swept onward in whirl of
change and borne up by the .easy social
triumphs of the table d'hote And the rich
society girl may for time delude her.
self and, sitting at the feast of the barme-
eide In the American colony, persuade her
heart that 1t Is being nourished by the
names of things. But there is one kind Of
American girl il Paris. the only true one,
none the less interesting because people
have heard so little about her, who has, l
think. shockingly dull time because she
has no friends. This is the American girl
who really lives in Paris.
She lives in Paris and must continue
Her fathers business interests are conferred
in Paris, and Paris has become the family
home. In the course of years 1 have had
the privilege to be acquainted with a GER
tain number of such American girls in
Paris; have seen their lives and know their
views.
In every case they have at one time or
another said: IF you ever write about it
do tell the truth. Do not paint residence
IN the gay French capital in too rosy
light. 1t is not tine same for girl as for
young man. Paris is charming, but lone
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-08-24
He Found the Pin.

From the Dublin Mail.
At an entertainment In Dublin a thought
reader boosted that he could find marked
pin hidden by one of the audience The pin
was hidden by a Trinity student in an ad-
Joining room in the presence Of the COM
mittee, among whom was a confederate
The student, suspecting the man from his
looks. slyly took away the pin from its hid
ing place. On his return to the platform
the thought-reader gazed into the hider's
face. and, putting his hand to his brow, was
blindfolded and led the student to the hid
ing-place, but of course could find no pin.
He returned, acknowledging mis- defeat and
looked daggers at his confederate. Now
gentlemen" said the student, I'll under
take to say that If this diviner of the hui
man mind will do as I tell him. half the
audience. without single hint, will know
where the pin isl and turning to the
thought-reader, he said "Sit down." He
did so. There was a yell, and jumping up
the thought-reader hastily pulled from his
coat tails the marked pin.
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Getting Drunk Once n Year.

From the Cincinnati Commercial Gazette.
The oldest temperance society in the
world is the abstaining commune in Ach-
lyka, In Siberia, all Of whose members are
strict teetotalers every day in the year cx-
cept one Regularly on the first day of Sep
TENDER. year after year. all the adult mem
bers of the commune assemble in the par
ish church and every one takes solemn
VOW before the altar to drink no wine, beer
of spirits from the morrow of the follow
ing day for the whole year. The clause
from the morrow is introduced in order
to give them a reward for their virtue in
the shape of a whole day of drunken car
nival As soon as they leave the church
they begin to indulge in horrible baccha-
nalian drinking. which continues through
out the day, until neither man nor woman
in the village is sober. This is naturally
followed by considerable physical suffering.
and then by mental remorse. whereupon
the penitent parish enters upon its twelve
month of model sobriety, and all live like
the Rechabites. Some students imagine
that this queer proceeding may be a pre-
historic tribal custom.
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and decorous third-ioor apartment, but in
a real house and all their own-have known
the pleasures Of the mountains and the
shore, the city matiness,' the country straw
ride, the Sunday school, the dancing class.
the Brow ming, Shakespeare or the Trflby
Club the progressive euchre party, the BIZ
cycle Ice cream, the fiutter of coming
out. tipped with the final glory Of trip to
Europe.
These girls can never take trip to Eu-
rope.
Instead of all these occupations they
have passed their lives in learning lessons,
being comfort to their parents, looking
at the European panorama through a win
dow pane.' Their school girl companions
of Switzerland are scattered, some in Rus
STA. some in Spain and some in Greece,
each in her home. Between them there
have been no relations kept up, such being
contrary to the Jealous and secretive Eu-
ropean custom. In Paris, where they have
now lived again for the past five years,
they count among their friends perhaps
i've families of English and Americans,
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What Did G. p. o. Mean.
From Notes and Queries.

From Notes and Queries,
"One of the most curious blunders OF an
author was that made by Thackeray, when
collecting material for his Irish Sketch
Book Driving along a road, he saw at due
intervals posts set up with the letters C.
r. o. upon them. Overtaking a peasant,
he inquired the meaning of these initials.
and was gravely informed that they stood
for 'Ged Preserve O'Connellr Out came
the tourists note book, in which men,
orandum was at once jotted down of the
curious statement. In the first edition of
the sketches the fact was duly mentioned,
but 1t was suppressed in all the subsequent
Issues, owing to the tardy discovery that
the initials stood for General Post Office
indicating that the highway was a post
read
1t is due to the memory Of William Make
peace Thackeray to say that the above
happened not to him, but to Lord Hadding-
ton when riding into Dublin from Kings
town I'm 1884. See Private Correspondence
of Daniel OCcnnell," by W. ]. Fitzpatrick
london, ]. Murray. volume 1, page 5O4.
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learning by experience that "a mans love
but part of mans life is" makes her
miserable. and if she IS Jealous woman
she win end by making every one else in
the household miserable, too.
But If she Is sensible the heartache will
die away; she win get to understand her
husband, and learn herself to become self
controlled and refrain from worrying him
about the small matters that up TIL then
nave FORMED her world She will gain self
control, and her love will teach her the
rest. She may feel in her heart that the
woman's part in married life is the harder.
but she will accept it. and be braced in
both mind and heart. The girl with broth
ers will probably learn her lesson before
marriage; she knows that men are differ
ent from women, neither better nor worse.
but different, and she will have no cherish,
ed ideals to overturn'in the honeymoon
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A knfydfd.

From the Philadelphia Record.
A katydid-it WAS a fine specimen of the
grasshopper family, innocent of any har n
was crawling along the floor of a passenger
coach ON the Reading railroad on Thursday
night, near the hour of II. Three young
women. who had been enjoying a dance at
Washington Park, boarded the train at
Then the katydid disappeared. In a short
time the prettfest damsei turned white as a
ghost, and with pallid face gave O shrek as
she jumped up on the seat that would have
done credit to Comanche Indian AS she
sprang from her seat her companions fol-
lowed suit, the three yelling for dear life.
Passengers, brakemen and conductor ran to
the girls aid, but all she could say was:
ITS crawling" What is it?" cried the
conductor. And as she gave her skirts a
shake out dropped the katydid.
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Old English Coal Records.

FTon All the Year Round
Ihere Is record. dated $50 of the r.
ceipt Of twelve carloads Of fossil-coal at
the Abbey Of Peterborough, and this was,
assuredly. not the first case Of production
and delivery.
The deeds Of the Bishopric of Durham
contain records Of grants Of land to coll
Tiers as far back as 11S0, in various parts
OF the county. In the year 1893 a charter
vas granted BY Henry III to the freemen
OF Newcastle-on-Tyne to dig coal in the
nelds belonging to the castle. and 1t was In
or about this year that coal was first sent
to London. Very early In the fourteenth
century evidence abounds Of a large con-
sumption of coal by smiths, brewers and
others. Already the smoke nuisance ap-
peared, and commission of Edward I
levied fines to prevent it.
Another charter. or license, was granted
to the freemen Of Newcastle in Edward
IT'S time to work coal within the town
walls. and in the year 1867 coal began to
be worked at Winlaton. in the neighbor-
hood where George Stephenson was to
evolve the locomotive 400 years later, while
himself a worker at the coal pits