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The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1895-02-09

Tho Sahara Generally Above tho
Level of the Sea-No Chance of
Flooding.
One-fifth Of the Who'll African CONT
hent is desert, the area being estimated
by Mr.. Ravenstein at yer 2,25O,OOO
square miles, of which all but a small
fraction is contained in the tract OF
land popularity known as the Sahara,
says McClure's Magazine.
Except for some school children who
know better, and school teachers who
are instrumental in that being so, the
misconception of the Sahara, which is
widespread, would be practically uni
versal. The average man pictures the
Sahara as a vast sea of sand, for the
most part below the sea level, across
which the camel speeds before the
poison blast Of the simeon from oasis
to oasis. Schemes for flooding the Sa-
hara have come before the public occa-
sionally, and we have read accounts
Of the vast inland Sea which might be
formed, rivaling the Mediterranean in
size, giving a southern coast to Moroc-
co and Algeria, and admitting steamers
directly to the wealthy states of the
Soudan.
The Sahara, as known to the geOgra.
pher, corresponds badly with this con
ception, for, in fact, there is no risk Of
the ''ship of the desert ever being
Supplanted by the ships Of the sea.
Few parts are below sea level, and
they are small and scattered. In the
Interior the desert Is a plain high
above sea level, covered with vast
dunes Of red sand in many parts; in
others 1t Is All elevated plateau with
lofty mountain ranges Of bare rocks
l~ntersected by stony valleys. 1t Is arid,
save where a spring bubbles up and
gives rise to q small oasis of grass and
palm trees. The Sahara proper is un-
known except for a few trade routes
regularly traversed by Arabs and occa-
sionally by adventurous Europeans.
These utilize the oasis as resting places,
stepping stones, as 1t were, and keep
up Communication between the wealthy
Mohammedan states round Lake Chad
in the south and Tripoli, Tunis, Algiers
or Morocco on the Mediterranean. Be
tween the trade routes all Is a bank Of
| sand or barren rock. Exploration is
| only possible when water, al well as
food, can be carried, and this condition
has practically stopped all attempts at
| discovery for the present, on account
Of the great expense and the purely
scientific nature Of the possible return.
! A railway running from the French
| possessions on the Mediterranean
across the desert to Timbuctoo, the
scarcely known trade center near the
Niger, is talked Of. Such a line may
be constructed in the future, but the
difficulties are enormous; much greater
than those overcome by the Russians
IN the Transcaspian line through the
deserts Of Central Asia
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1895-02-09

As these American canal enterprises
are once again assuming a construc-
tional phase I am DESTROYS of laying
before you a plan for connecting the
two oceans which 1 submitted two
months ago to the liquidator of the
canal company at Paris. says George
F. Cole in the Chicago Tribune.
A further attempt at hewing down
the mountain ridge still only seems to
promise financial disaster. Were all
ships steamers then, as in the case of
railroad construction, j "bolt' tunnel,
through which the hulls might be
drawn, would satisfy the requirements
Of maratime transport across the
isthmus. But the sailing ships, with
their towering masts and outstretched
yards, have to be considered, hence the
herculean effort of digging an open
channel.
The question arises whether, in these
days of mechanics, these spars OF sail
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1895-02-09
CHEAP A BS.
Common in Europe, but Not Yet Es-
tablished in America.

Common in Europe, but Not Yet Es-
tablished in America.
1t is feared it will be a long time be-
fore a cheap cab service, such as pre-
walls in Paris and London, will reach
this town. The need of cabs is just as
great here. though the street car ines
are proclaimed as all sufficient for the
accommodation of the Inhabitants, but
never is more felt than on a stormy
night when it is almost impossible to
reach a street corner where the cleo
tries kindly stop for passengers. One
of the greatest charms about Paris is
this ability Of whistling up a voiture,
ever in the most secluded streets and
being taken to your destination from
the porte cochere that shelters you for
the trihing sum of 35 cents. A s cent
car fare is less, to be sure, but it in
wolves, may be, a drenching and a cold,
with a doctors visit. AS to the livery
service in Boston. it is as good as it
can be, but many people cannot afford
to add a couple of dollars to the price
Of theater tickets, and then, carriages
have to be engaged beforehand, and
who can tell in this uncertain climate
whether it will rain or be fair at night?
The theaters suffer, it is said, when it
storms, because many patrons are. sun
beams and do not dare risk getting wet
when they reach the city. With a
myraid of little fiacres flying every
where. how easy it would be to get
from one place to another and keep
perfectly dry. But what streets has
Boston for an extra cabby to roam in?
Look at them, blocked with enormous
electric cars, all the teams and carts,
and the vehicular crowd that twists
and squirms through them! On the
whole. there is no room for that simple
luxury, and Boston must continue to
wade in snow and mud. or remain at
home, when it does not live on the line
of cars.-Boston Herald.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1895-02-09
GOT EVEN WITH THE CoONs.
A. Young Dogs Revenge After Being
Badly Whipped by the Ringtadls.

A. Young Dogs Revenge After Being
Badly whipped by the Ringtails.
Up to last Sunday there were two
coons in the woods in the vicinity Of
David Cornell's farmhouse at Harmony
Pa, says the New York Sun. There
had been sixteen of them. None Of
them is left now, owing to the persis-
tence of Cornell's dog Crockett in gath
ering the ringtailed little animals in.
There isn't much Of the dog Crockett,
either, as there was before he started
in on the cooning campaign. Crockett
is a yellow dog. not much bigger than
three weeks ago one morning he came
limping in from the woods. Both ears
were slit into tatters, one eye was clos
ed and the dew claw of one foot was
torn off. Crockett lay by for a few
days and was dOctored up. He had
tackled something in the woods that
had done him up nicely, but lie was
biding his time. At last he trotted off
to the woods again One evening and
was gone a long time. When he came
back he had a Don with him. The
coon was dead. Crockett had caught
and killed the coon and it was then
surmised that the coon had been one
Of others that the dog had got among
On his former visit to the woods, much
to his disadvantage, and that Crockett
was now having his little revenge.
The surmise was correct and for
fourteen successive nights the dog
came in with Il coon. Last Sunday he
took a stroll to the woods again. 1t
wasn't long before the sound Of his
voice in very evident anger was heard
and his owner hurried in the direction
from which it came to see what Crock.
EFT had got mixed up with. The sight
was worth seeing. The dog was in live
ly contest with two One, a big
male, Crockett had down and was
chewing it and being chewed. The
other one, a female, was on the dogs
back, scratching and biting and max
ing the hair fly in a manner that threat
ened to leave Crockett without much
of his coat on his skin if the fight went
on much longer. The dogs master did
not interfere, and at last Crockett got
the male coon by the throat, and a few
vicious shakes and crunches removed
him from the fray. Then the dog lay
down, and rolling on the female forced
her to quit her hold, which was the
worst thing she could have done, for
Crockett seized her by the throat and
shook the life out of her as he had out
of her mate. But the dog was pretty
well used up and had to be helped
home, although he tried his best to gel
there alone and dragging II of the
coons. He hasn't been able to get out
after any revenge since, but it is
thought that he has cleaned out the en-
tire gang of coons that made it so I'm
pleasant for him on his initial trial of
prOweSs with them.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1895-02-09

ing vessels, designed by forefath-
ers before the birth of machinery,
should remain standing as a stumbling
block to the construction of a great
commercial undertaking.
In our dock-yards, on board armor-
clads, by the aid Of steam and hydraul-
les men think nothing Of moving bodies
Of over 100 tons in weight. Why, then,
cannot these masts be SO designed and
constructed-the largest with it's spars
and rigging cannet weigh one-tenth the
above-as to be lowered on to the deck
by means of modern appliances, per-
hitting. the hulls to pass through a
subway canal?
What I propose is to tunnel through
the rock Zone tunnel in the first In
stance) a passageway SOx90 feet, hav-
ing a depth Of thirty feet of water,
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1895-02-09
TOUGHER THAN An OYSTER CAN.

A Kentucky Dnrky's Stomach Able
Wines.
You would never imagine that the
human stomach was more i~nvulnerable
to alcohol than an oyster can, would
your" said +. A. Carter Of Louisville,
Ky, to a st. Louis Globe Democrat
nan The latter thoroughly agreed
b a imagination would never run thus
Tar and the questiOner proceeded: In
the whisky concern which 1 represent
there is employed an old darby. I
suppose he is well advanced in the
seventies. The firm is controlled by
a typical Southern gentleman, who
owned, before the war among other
slaves, the darky referred to. There
fore, the darby takes to himself all
the privileges Of the favored servitor.
Among these is one not allowed to any
other employe-the consumption of a
certain quantity Of the product of the
distillery day by day. But ordinary
whisky will not satisfy him. So he
procures an oyster a and fills it
with what a whisky man calls low
wines. These low wines consist Of
what, to use another technical phrase,
is described as hot shot That is,
they + formed Of the condensed steam
Of the first boil Of the material used in
whisky manufacture. They are never
below 100 in proof. He fills the oyster
can with this every morning coming
down to the distillery even on Sunday
Tor the purpose. and, sip by sip, draw
ing it to the dregs before night arrives.
Every week he is compelled to get a
new oyster can, for every week one
Is completely burned through by the
alcohol. Yet the old darby goes on
with his drinking. Several doctors
have been to visit him. They all assure
him that he will drop dead without a
moments warning if he does not quit
his habit. Never mind, massa,' he
will reply, Il amt never drop daid yit,'
and his teeth shine like a cats eyes
in a coal hole as he says it.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1895-02-09
Catarrh Can Not Be Cured

With LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they
. not reach the seat of the disease. Ca
tarrh Is q blood or constitutional disease,
and in order to cure it you must take in
tsrnal remedies. Halls Catarrh Cure il
takey internally, and acts directly on tho
blood and mucous surfaces. Halls Catarrh
Cure is not a quack medicine. It was pre-
scribed by n Of the best physicians in this
country for years, and is q regular pre-
scription. It is composed of the best. tonics
known, combined with the best blood puri-
6ers, acting directly on the mucous sur
faces. The perfect combination of the two
Ingredients Is what produces such wonder
full results in curing Catarrh. Send for
testimonials, free
FL. CHENEY g. CO., Props, Toledo, Q.
Sold by druggists, price 75c.
Halls Family Pills. Csc.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1895-02-09
Operation of Lowering a Mast.

Operation Of Lowering a Mast.
such a tunnel costing on the Panama
section some $40, OOO,O0 This would
admit Of the passage of the largest
class Of ships, by al Of cable or
electric power.
All sailing ships proposing to utilize
the water passage would have their
masts, ~spars and rigging constructed
and arranged upon a special plan. The
base Of all masts would be fitted with
a steel joint or hinge, strongly bolted
and keyed, but when unlocked allow
the mast to fall backward on the deck.
The backstays holding up the masts
would also work upon pivots at their
base, so as to move with the masts and
guide it while being lowered.
At the entrance to the subway would
be erected high cranes, in pairs, fitted
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1895-02-09
In Favor of Short Skirts.

The Alumnae Association Of the Gen.
eral Society of Mechanics and Trades
men of the City Of New York is COM
posed of female graduates of the stem.
ographic and typewritiHg classes from
1887 to 1894. At a recent meeting at
tended by over fifty of these young
women, the chief subject for discussion
was Sensible Dress" opened with a
paper read by Miss Magdalene Foerth.
After some spirited. discussion from
the other members, it was found to be
the sentiment that skirts to the shoe
tops should be worn on a rainy day.
Chose who do not approve this style
were recommended to leggings.
This, it was argued. would be the first
step toward clearly dress, and the
transition from short skirts on a rainy
day to short skirts every day would be
easy. e%
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1895-02-09

Twenty years ago Arch Price died
near this city, aged eighty-tive years,
and it was believed he left his son, Ed
mund, thousands, but no n was the
wiser until to-day, when the son, now
sixty-nine years old, brought to a bank
in this city a large quantity Of gold,
also a lot Of silver, principally Mexican
dollars and fve-franc pieces. all OF
which has been buried since long be-
fore the war. The son has always hv-
ed the life of a bachelor and but a
short time ago took it into his head to
marry. His girl went back" on him,
and he fell III love with another, n
is now getting ready for the occasion,
which has caused him to bring out
some Of his hidden money. He has
much more hid, but will not say where,
nor will he bring it oat until after the
marriage. He has a. valuable farm In
Elk River Valley.-Charleston w. Va,
Despatch to Baltimore Sun.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1895-02-09

INN in III Of the weekly papers. He
became a playwright when forty years
Of age, and has been especially sue
cessful as a comic opera librettist. Mr..
Gilbert is a tall, powerfully built man
Of vigorous health, and in appearance
IS a typical Englishman.
Capt. Won Henneken.
Among the leaders of the war in the
East o n is more interesting than
Capt. Won Henneken, the successful
German officer. who. it is reported. has
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1895-02-09

ffty-sfx years ago.
He was given to
writing little dra-
matte sketches while
at c lie G e. AS a
m a II Ii G
fought in the Girl
mean war. Return
ing to England, he
was admitted to the
bar, but his success
as q counselor was
lot conspicuous, and
he became the edi-
cor of q semi-humor-
JUS md satirical col
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1895-02-09

with falling tackle above and engine
power below. .
A ship entering the canal dock would
pass between a pair Of these cranes,
Operation of Lowering a Mast.
the yards having been first placed in
q vertical position by the crew.
The canal company's mechanics
would then unbolt the hinges Of the
masts and stays, and, gripping the
former 1.-THE mizzen mast first), with
the tackle suspended from the cranes,
lower it upon the deck. When the mast
had been lowered the hull would be
drawn through the tunnel by cable or
electric power.
On emerging the ship would again
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1895-02-09

that place Il person
of interest. Gen.
Oyama is a compar-
atively young a
and the energy and
~thoroughness with
which he has dis
patched his duties
as minister Of war
are not to be gain
said. The capture O.
Port Arthur practi-
cally means t h c
close of the war, as
there is now no OBJ
%structiOn in the way
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1895-02-09

publisher and manager of the Philadel-
phia Press, and though to his business
associates he is Robert Cook, to a host
Of Yale men he will always be "Bob."
He is a thoroughly good business man,
but never loses his liking for the sport
that has made him so well known.
w. s. ilber
w. s. Gilbert, the playwright, whose
lew comic opera. Ellis EXcellency,"
GAS been produced with complete sue
cess in England. was nurn :" "ndon
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1895-02-09

been put i'll COM
plete command Of
the Chinese navy.
For the past TWEEN.
ty-fve years he has
held a prominent po-
sition in the Chi
nese service, previ-
Gus to which he was
an officer in the
German army. He
has served as aid
de-camp to Ii Hung
Chang. He was on
b the KoW-
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1895-02-09
WILL ALWAYS BE A DESERT.

Tho Sahara Generally Above tho
Level of the Sea-No Chance OF
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1895-02-09

champion university
boat crews Of Eng
land and America.
Robert Cook Is the
creator of Yale's un.
questioned suprem-
acy in this country.
Every schoolboy is
acquainted with his
history and knows
about the wonder
full ''B O b" Cook
stroke, which he In
troduced a after a
former trip to Eng
" T. 800
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1895-02-09

capital and deprived of his rights as an
Ottoman subject on account of his pat
riotic views. He was chosen Catholics
in 1892. AS a race the Armenians arc
the intellectual equals Of any nation
despite the Elany years Of persecution
that they have undergone under Turk
ish misrule.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1895-02-09
shoot Eollv as 1t Flies.

Says the bard. The difficulty is that the
folly Of some folks don't fly, 1t sticks. We
Of people who keep on dosing themselves
with Objectionable drugs for disorders of
the stomach. liver and bowels, easily and
ach Bitters,, which not only remedies these,
but also restores vigor and strength, and
banishes malaria, rheumatism and nervous
meas.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1895-02-09

IF the Mikado's troops On their march
toward Pekin. Port Arthur had been
called the "Gibralter of China"
Mrs. OrInfston Chant.
The closing Of the Empire theater in
London, which aroused such a storm
Of discussion, has brought Mrs. Ormis-
ton Chants name into frequent news
paper mention. Mrs. Chant started
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1895-02-09

Christians by h e
Turks. Mgr. Krim.
ian bears the title
of Catholics. HI
resides at Etchmiad'
Yin, 4 monastery
near Erivan, said tC
be the Oldest monas
tic institution in tn
world. He was pre-
viously archbishop
OF Jerusalem, an'
has been patriarc'
Of Constantinoplc
but was banisheC
from the Turkish
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1895-02-09

popular command
ers of the West.
Col. now Gen. For
syth was born at
Maumee, Ohio. and
graduated at West
Point in 1856. At
the breaking out Of
the war he went to
the front and was
ranked first lianten-
ant Of cavalry. He
was in Sheridan's dr.
vision and took part
in more than fifty
battles without re-
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1895-02-09

NEkEN. Shing at the time it
was suDA ny the Japs, and was picked
out of the water. He has done good
work for the Chinese in the present
war, and was recently decorated in
recognition of his valuable assistance.
Gen. Oyama.
The report that Port Arthur, the
Chinese stronghold, had been captured
by the Japanese, makes Gen. Oyama,
In command of the Japanese forces at
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1895-02-09

t h e extraordinary
controversy which
has resulted In the
closing Of the finest
heater Of it's kind
n the world. The
london license CON-
inittee refused to re-
new the lice use of
the Empire because
of the evils con-
nected with 1t. The
c o m m e was
moved to this action
by Mrs. Chants pro-
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1895-02-09
The HON. Life In.urancs Ca.

II New York have just issued the most at.
;ractive policy, combining both protection and
Investment ever offered by any old line com.
oany. Cash surrenders, loaning feature, etc,
contracts can be secured. Write for particu-
ars to CRANE r.. LOOMS, Manager North
Western Department, 5000 Pioneer Press
Building, st. Paul
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1895-02-09

In London there Is q manufac tory in
which every kind Of rare OF ancient
coins are made, and a collector need not
30 out Of the place if he wants to fill
bis cabinet with numismatic% treasures.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1895-02-09

The income Of the British and For
eign Bible society for 1898 was larger
than the year preceding by $5o,OOO,
and reached the goodly sum Of $l,l61,-
900.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1895-02-09
New Scheme.

Suuires-Can't I sell you some mari
tai insurance; only costs 80 cents a
week for $40.
Laker-What new scheme is this2
Squires-In case Of a divorce we pay
the alim0ny.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1895-02-09

Darius Hystaspes in 4SO B. G. intro
iuccd a system Of assessment and tax
alton of land, and made himself so OBJ
noxious by it that he was called Darius
the Trader.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1895-02-09

The English railroads have cost their
owners about $227,OOO a mile; ours
nave cost about 1858, 700, or q little more
than one-fOurth as much.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1895-02-09

Wet-ground snuffs are always allowed
10 ferment after grinding, and various
perfumes and essences are then added
TO give the desired flavor.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1895-02-09

The Compagna General of Manila
employs 10000 hands and turns aut
very year SO.00O,OOO cigars, 100000
cigarettes and $500 tons Of cut tor
baccO.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1895-02-09
The Modern Mother

Has found that her little ones are improved
more by the pleasant laxative, Syrup of
Figs, when in need OF the laxative effect
sf a gentle remedy than by any other,
and that it Is more acceptable to them.
Children enjoy 1t, and it benefits them.
The true remedy, Syrup Of Figs, Is manu-
featured by the California Fig Syrup Co.
Snly. ~ - ~ .
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1895-02-09

When a member of the royal family
> Of Corea dies every grown male in the
country has to wear q white hat for
three years. If he wears any other
kind 1t is gently taken off with his head
In it. ~g
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1895-02-09

, Piso's Cure for Consumption relieves the
most obstinate coughs.-Rev. D. Buchmuel-
Ter, Lexington, Mo-, Feb. "a, "a. 49,
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1895-02-09
Hidden Money Brought Out.

1t is perfectly natural for some people to
talk about zero in cold weather, for zero Is
next to nothing.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1895-02-09

Aas, en- test against the re-
newal .. the license because evil
women frequented the lounges and
.promenades. Mrs. Chant is a hand
some woman and is an American.
Eugene Yaaye. rr@ 's
Probably the r,nst d'atin guished viOr
Hnist In the world is NJ. Eugene Ysay(
Of Belgium, now In this country. Eu'
gene Ysaye, whose name should be
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1895-02-09

1t is perfectly proper to carve out our own
fortune, but you should not chisel other
people In doing 1T.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1895-02-09

The successor of Gen. McCook in the
rank Of brigadier general of the regu-
lar army is Col. James William For
syth. one of the best Known and most