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The Bottineau pioneer., 1895-04-13

The Roseberry ministry, it is said,
will declare against all propositions
committing England to the silver pol
icy. The Tory party, however, has a
leaning toward the silver side, and In
the elections which are likely to come
some time this year, that party may
secure control Of parliament.
The Bottineau pioneer., 1895-04-13

French farmers and cattle dealers
have asked their government to pro.
hibit the importation Of American cat
tie on the ground that German otti-
Gals have found them diseased. Ger
many's retaliatory policy, based on a
fiction, Is bad enough, but this echo of
it on hea1say is a contemplate pro-
eeeding.
The Bottineau pioneer., 1895-04-13

Ex-state Treasurer Woodruff Of Ar
KANSAS who has been on trial for en-
bezzlement Of public funds, has been
found guilty and sentenced to the
amazingly merciful term Of one year in
the penitentiary. Two hundred thou-
sand dollars a year for serving the
state is pretty good pay. @~-
The Bottineau pioneer., 1895-04-13
BoTTINEAU, NORTH OAK

Gov. Altgeld sill maintains d reso-
lutte silence with regard to the Ramsay
defalcation. but he Is mistaken il he
mpposes that such policy will satisfy
the people Of Illinois that he is not to
blame for gross neglect Of duty in the
matter.
The Bottineau pioneer., 1895-04-13
SELECTING FOOTGEAR.
Dangers Attending the Use of BAD
Fitting Shoes.

Too much attention cannot we'll he
given to the footwear of young girls,
since much of the comfort of their af-
ter life depends upon the care which
they receive during theii early years,
says q writer il the New York Com
mercial Advertiser. Ready made shoes
should be studiously avoided, for in
the majority Of cases they are con-
structed upon lines Numerically op-
posed to natures plan, While individ-
ually peculiarities can of course re-
ceive no consider ltion whatever. The
sole of the ancient sandal may be tax.
since it follows all the graceful curves
Of the foot and allows free play Of all
the muscles. !.
The Bottineau pioneer., 1895-04-13
Intelligence of Plants.

Plants very often exhibit something
very much like intelligence. If a buck
ct of water; during a dry season, be
placed a few inches from a grownR
pumpkin or melon vine, the latter will
turn from it's course AMI in day or
two will get one Of it's leaves into the
water. e%f&
The Bottineau pioneer., 1895-04-13
HE is A RICH MAN NOW.
4 Poor Germans Lucky Discovery-Gets
R1,OOO,OOO for O Rheumatic Cure.

Chicago, Feb. 22.--(special.)---Less
than one year ago Frank SChrage did
not possess dollar Ill the world out
side of the small income derived from
a small drug business. and only few
years ago he was q poor German imrni'
grant To-day Mr.. 1Scnrage can be
called a millionaire. as the result of a
discovery he has made OF "Schrage' 9
Rheumatic Cure" A syndicate paid
him $780, 900 cash for lis discovery and
arranged to pay him. $loO.3O0 year
unit. he has received 81, 900 in all
-Philadelphis Press. .s.
Swanson Rheumatic Cure company,
167-169 Dearborn St, Chicago, are the
sole proprietors of this celebrated
remedy. Never fails. Testimonials
free. Write to-day. "Schrage's s1.oo0,.
600 Rheumatic Cure" A few Good
agents wanted
The Bottineau pioneer., 1895-04-13
"ROat ahovr' called Stewart.

The boy on the Gadf1y came up from
somewhere and pulled over to them and
conveyed them to the houseboat. Miss
Bagge. looking down from between the
Chinese lanterns, gave little shrek
of delight as their boat bumped at the
side of the Gadfiy.
ooh, you newly married people!' she
cried archly as she punched up he1
skirts and came skithshly down the
steps "Where have you been? Leav'
ing poor little me alone with my music
for such timer
did you say music, Miss Bagge?'
"Yes, dear Mrs. Stewart. My banjo
you know.
"Oh! said little Mrs Stewart.
"Afraid you don't like plantation
melodies, Mrs. Stewart
Il used to think l did, Miss Bagge."
Stewart had gone along to get some
thing iced to drink and something in
the shape of a cigar to smoke.
"How things change, Mrs. Stewart,
don't they? I'm sure it doesn't seem
six years ago-heln-Mr. Stewart and
and ma and two or three others came
I'D to NARROW. 1 think that was long
before your day-before you came
over from Melbourne-and we really
did have the most exquisite time"
''Have you looked through the even.
ing paper, Miss Bagge?" interrupted
little Mrs. Stewart hurriedly.
"Oh, yes, dear; I've looked through
it twice. One or two most Interesting
cases.
"Where did you put it? 1 want tt
see what O'Brien has done for Middle
SEX
"I've dropped it somewhere" said
Miss Bagge. "Could the boy go up fol
my trunk before it gets dark?I left
it at the station, and I shall have some
more things down next week."
''NeXt week?'
Miss Bagge put her hand to he1
brown thin neck and gave cough OF
half apology.
IF l stay longer l shall have to run
up to town one day to do some shop
ping
There was pause. The rings OF
smoke from Stewards cigar at the other
end of the boat 1Oated down to them.
The boy below broke a few plates
and danced q few steps Of break
down to cover the noise.
"Dear Henry! How the scent of his
cigar does remind me of old times! !
remember well that night at NARROW"
Miss Bagge will you go and play
something"
Miss Bagge went obediently and
strummed her banjo, and mentioned
once more that she was little Alaba.
ma coon, and young Mrs. Stewart raL
hurriedly to her husband.
''I'm going to quarrel with her," she
said brea athlessly.
ssrhat's right" said Henry. calmly
Anything to stop that row."
I'm going to ask her to go back tt
town tonight, Henry"
"But, my dear, isn't that rather
"of course it is. That's why an
doing it. You'll have to see her at the
station"
The private. row was quickly and
quietly over. When the last word had
been spoken, the self-invited guest beg
ged ten minutes to write letter, and
then she pronounced hers II ready fol.
Stewards escort to the station. Sorry
you are obliged to go, Miss Bagge,"
said Stewart politely.
tits an important engagement" said
Miss Bagge, trembling, ''or should
have sta:d. .Goodby, dear: YRS Stew
art. dare say we shall meet again
soon'' ,.s
Now an odd thing happened. AZ
Stewart handed his charge into the
boat letter fell from her pocket on
the deck Off the Gadfiy. Mrs. Stewart,
The Bottineau pioneer., 1895-04-13
Too Beautiful for Him,

Mrs. Brownstone-l think Mary's
music professor has beautiful touch.
Mr.. Brownstone-I should say he
had! Seven dollars a lesson.
The Bottineau pioneer., 1895-04-13
They Were PIayinr.

Mamma-"You and your little visit
ors are doing nothing but sitting
around and looking miserable. Why
don't YOU play something p
Little Daughter-"We lis playing"
playing what?"
eve Is playin' that we is growed
up" Street & Smiths Gand News.
The Bottineau pioneer., 1895-04-13
SCattered,

Briggs-Weil, did that dose I told
you to take scatter youy/cold!
Braggs-It did. peaGtifully. When
/ saw you the co,1 WAS only IN nv
throat and nov it A scatterei nil over
mo ---Tl~ i.s,1c ....s1 ,i..--..n.. ~, IS
The Bottineau pioneer., 1895-04-13
HOuae.HuntinH.

Newwed-That's perfect angel Of
cottage. Don't you think so?
Bride-Well, it certainly has wings,
II that's what you refer to,
The Bottineau pioneer., 1895-04-13
MCClernand SinLlnr

springfield, ILL.,, March S.-Gen. Nc.
Clernand is steadily sinking and hone
Tor his recovery has been abandoned.
his physicians do not think he can
last much longer ~'-' -
The Bottineau pioneer., 1895-04-13

The giraffe has tongue seventeen inches
long-.that is the male giraffe What must
be the length of the tongue of the lady
giraffa9
The Bottineau pioneer., 1895-04-13
PLAGIARIZED.

Tie young couple stood on the bank
opposite the Gadny contemplating that
small hOuseboat with something less
than a feeling Of ownership than they
had hitherto experienced. A fiery lit
tie steamer went up the river ana the
waves. taking advantage or the conl"
sion, ran and kissed the green Dank'
and were Off again before the green
bank had time TO protest. From Tie
top deck If the Gadhy came song u
the ears of Mr.. Stewart of Throgmor'
ton street, and Of young Mrs. Stewart
thar .,'y were beginning to know quite
we'll albeit Miss Bag5e, the singer
had only been there since the morning
Miss Bagge accompanied herself on the
l,niu and accompanied herself all
Wr,n"
The Bottineau pioneer., 1895-04-13
"l'm n little Alabarmer coon:
Ant been born very long,

4 Vnnder," said little Mrs. Stewart
81 wonder, now. how many times she's
G,,rg t. play that
"My dear love-" said Mr.. Stewart,
sitting dow n on the bank.
Don't call me your dear love, Henry
uIll that dreadful girl il gone.'
"Ny dear Mrs Stewart, what cln
DO l .an't trcrt her rs wc brokers
treat Il stranger who happens to stroll
into Tho hose, can ]? You wouldn't
care for me t1 catch hold Of her and
mash her hat in and hustle her out OF
the place
:" shouldn't. All you have to do is
to be distant with her"
zone can't be very distant on
small houseboat."
4 believe you like Miss Bagge still, y
said Mrs. Stewart.
IL don't mind her when she's still,
said Mr.. Stewart. "It's when She
bobs about and plays that da--'
Henry, dear!'
plays that banjo Of hers that
she makes me hot
The shrill voice came across the
stream:
"Hrsh-a-by, don't you cry, nanny s
little darling
Papa's gwine to smack you If you
do"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-08-30

Ohio claims to have the tallest man in
the National Guard in the United States
He is Lieutenant House, of the Fourteenth
Ohio National Guard, and is stationed at
Lancaster. In his stocking feet Lieuten-
ant House is feet inches. His weight
is 230 pounds.
1t is estimated that the American people
have invested from S30,000,000 to S40,-
100000 in bicycles this year, and that the
demand for wheels in the next twelve
months will be about 100000. Meantime
horses are selling in Idaho at S15 dozen,
with horseless carriages looming up on the
horizon.
A Gravesend undertaken has arranged a
Photographic funeral service, by means of
which clergymen may be dispensed with.
So far he has been unable to operate his
patent service, which, he asserts, is impress
sive and heard without difficulty, for the
sufficient reason that no bereaved family
has desired to use it.
New York has a state prison at Auburn
for women exclusively, which is managed
wholly by women, there being but one man
connected with 1.-THE waIden-as a figure
head; all the keepers being women under
the direction of matron. 1t is a remark
ably well managed prison, of which, con
sequently, the world hears very little, and
it is an economically managed prison, fol
the cOnvicts do all the work.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-08-30
CHURCH AND SOCIETY,

The preparatory service of the Centre
church will be held in the church this even
ing at 7:45.
The annual meeting of the Freme cir
Gle will be held at Wells hall next Monday
afternoon at o'clock. A full attendance
is desired.
Rev. Hal d. Maxwell will preach as
usual at the Unversalist church on Sun
day. He will preach at Vernon in the
afternoon.
Elder W. II. McDaniels of Keene will
preach in the Advent church Sunday at
2:3O p. NJ. Social meeting at 10:30 \. NJ.
All are invited
The time of evening service at the Meth
odist church changes next Sunday to the
regular winter hours, Sunday evening at
:, week day evenings at 1880.
The Y. p. c. U. will give "3oston"
entertainment in the Universalist vestry
Tuesday evening, Sept Sd. Ice cream and
cake will be served during the evening.
The topic for the Christian Endeavor
meeting at the Baptist church next Tues
day evening will be Enthusiasm, and
what it will accomplish" Chron. MIN,
Ill; XXXI., 20, y
Rev. c. O. Day will preach in the Cen
tire church next Sunday. The Sunday
school will be held in the audience room of
! the church, but it is hoped that after next
Sunday the chapel will again be ready for
use.
Rebekahs are reminded of the union pic
mic at Central Park, Vernon, next Tues
day, in which Bellows Falls, Hinsdale,
Keene and Greenfield lodges are to join
the Brattleboro lodge There will be mu-
sic for dancing.
Services at st. Michaels Episcopal
church Sunday next, 18th after Easter:
10:4j \. NJ, morning prayer, sermon and
holy communion; 7:30 p. NJ, evening pray
er. The rector will also celebrate holy
communion at Christ's church, Guilford,
at o A. NJ.
At the Unitarian church next Sunday
Rev. Mr.. Leavitt will preach on "False
Prophets" On the following Sunday Rev.
S. NJ. Crothers of Cambridge will preach.
| The church will then be closed until Octo-
Der, Mr.. Leavitt taking the remainder of
his vacation. The Sunday school will re-
open the first Sunday in October.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-08-30

1t is hopeful sign of the times that the
leading papers of the South are beginning
to talk in very open fashion about the
number of murders which are committed
in that section and the general insecurity
of life which prevails there. Two weeks
ago the Louisville Courier Journal printed
a double-column article in double leads on
its editorial page stating that the number
of murders in Kentucky in July was 81
just one day-and for the first Is days of
August the number was II. These figures
made no account Of the numerous shoot
ing and cutting atfrays in which the inten-
tion was to kill. In this respect Kentucky
certainly is not worse than several states
farther to the south. What these figures
mean may best be seen by the statement
that at similar rate in proportion to pop
ulation there would be more than 1900
murders in New York in year, about 800
in Massachusetts, $50 in Connecticut, and
upward of 20 in Vermont. 1t is state of
things due to the almost universal practice
of carrying revolvers and knives and to a
public sentiment--a relic of days of bar
barism-which tolerates and even applauds
shooting on any and every occasion in
which question of "honor" is involved.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-08-30

The Young Mems Christian association
of New York city has decided to increase
its educational facilities by opening bus
iness college, where stenography, book
keeping and the kindred branches will be
taught.
A scheme is said to be on foot for the
completion of the Panama canal by syn
dicate of American capitalists, who will
buy up the interests of the French COM
pany, secure the government concessions,
and take up the work where it was dropped.
The principal entrance to Central Park,
New York, will soon be adorned by one of
the finest works of art in the world. The
legislature of 1898, in the bill creating the
soldiers and sailors memorial, provided
for the issue of city bonds to the amount
of $3.50, 900 to meet the expenses. Whether
the memorial shall take the form of an
arch or monument has not yet been de-
cded
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-08-30
WEST BRATTLEBoRO.

The Baptist young people picnic at
Sunset lake today.
Edwin Upton of Gardner, Mass, is at
E. F. Blodgett's for few days.
There will be a concert by the Artillery
band on the common this evening, if
pleasant.
One of Stratton's meat teams took a run
around the block Wednesday and moved
down one of NJ. l. Mather's hitching posts
and broke one of the shafts.
Cards are out for the marriage of Eliza
beth Maud, the only daughter of Mr. and
Mrs Charles Harris, to Edwin Gobie, on
Wednesday evening, Sept. A.
Rev. A. j. Hough will deliver his lee
ture on "The Country Parson' at Academy
hall next Tuesday evening at 7:30, under
the auspices of the ladies benevolent So
ciety.
Mr.. and Mrs. Giddings Strong of
Lincoln, ILL.,, are the guests of Geo.
Thomas. Mr.. Strong was the proprietor
of the Goodenough mills something over
forty years ago.
Rev. F. S. Smith, Mr. and Mrs. c. A.
Brown, Mr.. and Mrs. Asa H. Stratton, Mr..
and Mrs. Will Eddy, Mrs. Jane Kaye and
Bert II. Eddy have been in attendance at
the Baptist association in East Dover this
week.
Rev. j. S. Lee, D. D., of Canton, n. Y,
was in town Wednesday with his daughter.
The older people of the village will remem-
Der DR.. Lee as being the principal of the
old Melrose academy, which flourshed in
1S47-4S, with one hundred pupils The
school occupied the building now owned
by L. II. Knapp.
As James r. LeRay was adjusting the
rope about the head of his bull last Tues
day, the beast became infuriated and
charged upon him. The unusual sounds
carried with them an alarm, and the arriv-
al of Mr.. Kaye, the father-in-law of Mr..
LeRay, from the house was none too soon,
as the animal was getting the advantage of
his victim. Mr.. LeRay does not recall
all that happened, but the scars and
bruises upon his body showed the severe
treatment which he received. The animal
was raised on the place and had always
been gentle. Mr.. LeRay is fortunate in
getting off so well from what might have
been fatal encounter.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-08-30
FIRE AT JACKSONVILLE.

The principal industry of Jacksonville
was wiped out by fire this morning, when
the large factory known as the Corkins
mill, owned and occupied by the North
River Manufacturing company, was de-
stroyed.
The fire broke out in the cellar from
some unknown cause about $50. and as
there were no means of fighting it the
flames spread rapidly. The dry houses and
a large quantity Of lumber was burned in
addition to the main building.
The company manufactured butter boxes,
chair stock, etc., and employed about 25
hands in the busy season. The loss is one
that will be severely felt in Jacksonville.
The property was probably worth S12,-
900. 1t was insured in part. w. A.
Brown is the manager of the company.
A force of men is now at work to keep
the flames from spreading through piles of
logs and lumber to buildings.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-08-30
KIPLING AND CHAMPAGNE.

II From the Nickel Magazine for september.l
The talk about Rudyard Kipling being
'forced," ''rather against his will,
through the potent influence of "check
for considerable sum-" to write a short
story for the Ladies' Home journal, is
doubtless amusing. but nobody believes he
will die of broken heart because the ar
ticle was accepted, And the further fact
that the editor reused Mr.. Kipling's wrath
by objecting to the use of the word "cham-
pagne,h in certain part of the story, re-
fleets very little credit upon the distinguish.
ed writer. Our best American authors, as a
rule, have always admitted the right of the
purchaser of literary wares to critcise amia-
bly, any portion which was for any particular
reason Objectionable, provided opportunity
was afforded for discussing that reason be-
fore the matter was published. Mr. Kip
ling should thank the editor for his court
esy in stating reasonable objection, and
be equally courteous in acceding TO the re-
quest, if possible. Even publishers have
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-08-30

1t is being proved once more that even
in New York city public sentiment pos
sesses an underlying moral force which is
stronger than organized law breakers. For
weeks the liquor dealers scoffed at the de-
termination of the police commissioners to
enforce the excise law and stop Sunday
selling. But last Friday 80 of them ap-
peared in Recorder Goff's court, pleaded
guilty of violating the law and were fined
$50 each. The fines were coupled with the
condition that they should stop selling and
help enforce the law. AS an evidence of
good faith the executive committee of the
Wine, Liquor and Beer dealers association
prepared and adopted resolution provid-
ing that after September l all members of
the association shall close their places of
business on Sunday under penalty of for
feiting their membership. This resolution
was ratified at a meeting of the liquor
dealers association held on Tuesday. The
president of the association, in his remarks
on the resolution, made the rather remark
able observation that "under former Off
cials the law was so interpreted that the
liquor dealers were able to violate it with
out incurring disgrace of any kind, but at
present it was impossible for them to vio-
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-08-30
Dog Days.

There appears to be a general misappre-
hension about the time when the 40 days
known as "dog days" begin and end,
many people, and some newspapers be-
leving they begin July 25, and end Sept. 8.
Dog days derive their name from the helia-
cal rising of Sirius, the principal star in
the constellation CAMS major the brightest,
and apparently the largest star in the
heavens. The ancient Egyptians watched
the rising of Sirius with mingled appre-
tensions of hope and fear, as it was be-
lieved to be an omen of good or evil to their
agricultural interests. On the rising of
Sirius they looked for the rising of the
Nile, which they called Siris, and were ad-
monished when to deposit seed in the earth
with hope of an abundant harvest. The
heliacal rising of this star was generally
believed to be omnious of great heat or
drouth upon the earth. Virgil thus alludes
to the pernicious heat that often came dur
ing the 40 dog days:
"Parched was the grass, and blighted was the
Nor 'scape the beasts; for Sirius from on
With pestilential heat infects the sky"
Owing to the procession of the equinoXes
(more properly called recession), that is,
the falling back of the intersecting points
where the sun crosses the equinoctial at
the rate of 50t seconds of a degree each
year, Sirius rises so much earlier each year,
and in 24,992 years will gain a complete
revolution, and rise on the same day it did
that number of years before Hence about
20S2 years ago dog days began July 25,
and will again begin ON that day in 22,910
years. They now begin July 8, and end
Aug. IL. Let the believers that our dog
days begin on the 25th of July console
themselves, and cultivate patience for 220
centuries, when their chronology will be
found to be correct.
Wilmington, vt. S. f. c.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-08-30

A reunion of the students of the Orleans
Liberal Institute was held at Glover last
Friday. This institute was an academic
school which was established about 1851
and had a prosperous existence until the
war. called so many young men to the
front, scounting among its pupils a large
company of bright, aspiring young men
and women who were drawn to it from
the central and northern sections of the
state. The reunion was made doubly in
teresting by the presence of Professor
Isaac A. Parker of Lombard university,
Galesburg, ILL.,, principal of the school
from 1858 to 1858, and under whose wise
and able preceptorship it reached its high
est measure of success. Mr.. Parker is a
native of Woodstock, graduated at Dart
mouth in 1853, went to Glover for the fall
term of that year, and remained until he
was called five years later to the chair of
Greek and Latin at Galesburg, a position
which he still holds. 1t is safe to say that
the work of no Vermont teacher has ever
had greater influence in shaping the
lives of his pupils, and the notable charac-
teristic of this reunion was the cordial and
united expression of appreciation, by men
and women now in their fifties, of his able
instruction in the school-room and of the
inspiring moral influence of his personality
as a man.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-08-30

According to all accounts the office
holders under the present administration
are exhibiting dirsgraceful degree of
"pernicious activity in the political con-
ventions of their party. This is especially
the case in Ohio and Iowa. The New
York Tribune prints list of more than
thirty Federal oflice-holders, including
postmasters, collectors of internal revenue,
United States Marshalls and others, who,
as delegates or outside manipulators, were
active in running the Ohio convention.
This recalls President Cleveland's famous
letter of July, 1SSS, in which he wrote: 81
deem this a proper time to especially warn
all subordinates in the several departments
and all oiiice-holders under the general
government against the use of their official
positions in attempts to control political
III movements in their localities and added
the declaration that any activity of this
kind is Indecent and unfair"