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The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1895-04-13
A Bank
Failure.
AN INVESTIGATION
DEnANDED.

. "A general banking business is done by
the human system, because the blood de-
posts in its vaults whatever wealth we NAV
ga " from day to day. This wealth is laid
up against ca rainy day 1" as a reserve fund
we're in a condition of healthy prosperity
If we rave laid away sufficient capital TO
draw upon i'll the hour of our greatest need.
There is danger i'll getting thin. because it's
a sign of letting down i'll health. TO gain
in blood is nearly always to gain in zehole-
some flesh. The odds are in favor of the
germs of consumption, grip, or pneumonia
if our liver be inactive and our blood i'm.
pure, or if our flesh be reduced belosv a
healthy standard. What is required is an
increase in our germ fighting strength. DR..
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery enriches
the blood and makes it wholesome, stops
the waste of tissue and at the same time
builds up the strength. A medicine Which
will rid the blood ofits poisons, cleanse and
1nv1gorate the great organs of the body,
vitalize the system, thrill the whole being
with new energy and make permanent work
of it, is surely a remedy ofgreat value. But
when we make a positive statement that %
per cent. of all cases of consumption can, if
taken III the early stages of the disease. be
CURED with the Discovery" it seems like
a bold assertion. All DR.. Pierce asks is that
O make a thorough investigation and
satisfy yourself of the truth of his assertion.
By sending to the Worlds Dispensary Med
ical Association, Buffalo, N. Y, you can get
a free book with the names, addresses and
photographs of a large number of those
cured OF Throat, bronchial and lung diseases,
as we'll as Of skin and scrofulous affections
by the Golden Medical Discovery" They
also publish a book of 100 pages, being a
medical treatise OH consumption, bronchitis,
asthma, ~catarrll, which will be mailed on
receipt OF address and six cents i'll stamps.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1895-04-13
Curious Plants and Drugs

1t is natural that the botan' SITS should
constantly be bringing new curios1ties
and treasures of nature to notice. Mr..
Daniel Morris. one Of the curators Of
Kew Gardens, describes recently a
cocoanut palm which, after the tend
ency Of the tribe, always leans toward
the wind, and whose fruit sometimes
produces pearls, slightly dullar than
those Of the oyster. He mentioned
also a misunderstanding plant whose
leaves when chewed aus sugar to
become tasteless and sour things 10
lose their bitterness. Anothcr Gu los.
ity was the will tamarind, which
causes a horse that eats its leaves to
shed the hair Of it's tail and name.
"Peyotl' is the name of a North Mcxi-
can cactus which yields a curious a.
kaloid lately described by Prof. l.
Levin. The plant has an intoxicating
action, and, in large doses, produ es
sleep as we'll as a state Of nervous x
citation, acc Impaired by a "power Of
prophesying," such as that attributed
to the sIlphurous exhalations Of the
mystic temple of Delphi. Small doses
Of the alkaloid when given to fir Is
produce tetan'c c amps and a or atty
Increased reflex irritability analogous
to that from strychnine. In exp ,ri-
ments on rabbits, it was noted that
during each paroxyism Of cramps p O.
duced the blood vessels of the "a s
were widely distended. Prof. Irving
reports that he has also found alla-
loids with no1verf,ll action IN m.nr
species of cactus hitherto regarded rs
harmless by botanists, notably one
closely resembling curare.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1895-04-13
Catarrh Can Not BE Cured

With LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they
can not reach the seat of the disease. Ca.
tarrh is a blood or constitutional disease
and in order to cure it you must take in.
ternal remedies. Halls Catarrh Cure is
taken internally, and acts directly on the
blood and mucous surfaces. Halls Catarrt
Cure is not a quack medicine. 1t was pre-.
scribed by one of the best physicians in this
country for years, and is a regular pre-.
scription. 1t is composed of the best TONES
known, combined with the best blood puri.
fers, acting directly on the mucous sur.
faces. The perfect combination of the two
Ingredients is what produces such wonder
tul results in curing Catarrh. Send for
testimonials, free
FL: CHENEY & CO., Props, Toledo, o
Sold by druggists, price 75c.
Halls Family Pills. 25c. =
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1895-04-13
Hints.

10 test a ham cooking run a sNarp
knife along the bone. If it comes out
milky 10 king the ham is not done; II
clean. it is.
Steel that is rust ID may be cleaned
by applying several coats Of kcros ne.
Let st'nd for a few hours and then
rub and apply again.
Keep the stove or rarge free from
SCOT III all its parts. A hot-air p,ssag j,
clogged up with SCOT will prevent the
owe from baking well.
Sandwiches of walnuts are new,
Chop a cuprul Of walnut mats and
mix with n tablespoonful Of Mlyor-
naisn dressing; spread the br ,ad with
this mixture, cutting the slices very
thin and trimming off the crusts.
One is pretty sure to get the sK. rts
OF gowns wrinkled in travelling, no
matter how car fully they may b.
packed. If this happens have them
hung out on the clothps-line. stretched
out to their EXTREMIST width. Every
crease will be taken out as entirely as
If they had been ironed.
Old couches that it would not be
profitable to pay the upholsterer TO re-
cover, can often be reiuvenated at
home, if over them there is put a fresh
cover Of chintz, sixteen, corduroy or
mOhair furniture plush. If the sofa or
couch has a back which it is d fiji ult
to manage on the new plan, take it of.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1895-04-13
The Fall

RI s"E
lance from the house. Thoughts Of the
treasure. IL it were one. being filched
from me caused this little deception.
sssHow much is 1t WORTH / asked.
ooh, about $15, ! think
eI thanked him and went to my room.
To get the rest Of the bits, as he called
them, from where they were, and take
them safely to a place where | could
dispose OF them, gave me much to
think OF. I did not care to trust any
one with my secret. and l wanted to
know the extent of my find. The next
had taken some fancy to me, l thought.
FOR having given him several cast-of
garments for his wife.
4 found him, secured his services for
the next day, making q tryst where he
was to meet me with d pick, shower,
bags and rope, and on the way told him
OF what I was about to do and offered
him $50 to assist me to the railroad
with what we might secure.
stHe swore by the Virpsr he would.
never betray me. we made nj way
down to the rock, and. fixing the rope
firmly, I went around, took the tools
from him, and then he came.
ssIts was hard work. hut after eight
crane hours of picking got all there
nlec9tsn9 f1aaszrctEh 9qfter AZ In
n4%a33 tr3Ckled
i in I'LL at nsroueh q
a664kf e1E1Ixx noundaaQ3 fhe
d nun Kdld lneIudln8 khe
fnoaea bitelsJ Ind 5concealsd nat3Ies A1cnel
couIId notsse signs Of
made two packages 0xsfhe dlrfs
1ndssMithsm much effort q helped tiiealt.ls
al~A&1~x1 TxyA 10RkHkk0
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1895-04-13
THE DECLINE OF WAR.
Pursuit of Property and Wealth the
Main Cause.

Pursuit Of Property and Wealth the
Main Cause.
The warlike temperament Of man has
been one Of his most prominent charac-
teristics from the earliest times. To
live to fight has been the chief aim of
most primitive peoples, and has been a
leading occupation Of all civilized ones.
Armies have grown in size, weapons
have multiplied in number and destruc-
tiveness. battles have grown more and
nor deadly in action, while Us be-
coming more merciful in their accom-
paniments: but still it is everywhere
apparent that, in spite of these aids to
carnage, the military spirit is on the de-
cline. ,
May we not look for the cause of this
In the enormously increased cost of
warfare and it's interference with the
pursuit of prosperity and wealth.
When the internal losses to a people
become greater than those they can
gain through conquest and annexation,
they will be very 10th to enter into a
great conflict.
I am very far from saying that many
other causes. such as ethics and a grow
ing spirit Of mercy, may not have con
tributed to this pacitication of the ma
tons, but is it not true that the cost
of war is the chief preventive of war?
If so, does it not illustrate the rule that
the reactions set up by the vast techni-
cal improvement Of methods Of destruc-
ton have reacted on the primitive
cause of the destruction-viz., the hui
man willard have lessened the cause
by modifying the heart and brain OF
man?-Popular Science Monthly.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1895-04-13
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than Others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup of Figs.
Its excellence is due to its presenting
IN the form most acceptable and pleas.
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of a perfect lax
atlve; eftectually cleansing the system,
dlsPelling colds, headaches and fevers
n permanently curing constipation.
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
enlng them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug.
gists in SOC and 81 bottles, but it is man
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
20. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being we'll Informed, you will not
accept any substitute if offered.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1895-04-13
Fair Hands Weld the Pick.


sounded tempting, and I started for it.
AS I went on down the sides l tore my
skirts in the jagged underground, but
I kept on, marking my way by break
ing low limbs.
II soon came in sight of the stream
and was turning to make my way to
the left to find a slant that would take
me to the bank Of it, when | found
myself sinking down and down. l
reached out for something to clutch.
but something always gave way, and 1
finally landed on a sandy bit Of beach
in a little cove that the horizontal wall
of the mountains base made at the
edge Of the stream.
"I was not hurt. My fall had been
gradual. I had fallen through a growth
that covered the side of the hill above
mt fully thirty feet. I scanned the
sides Of the rock that made the W
There was no retreat that way. l
looked down the stream. There was \
waterfall not ten feet away, whose dis
lance I could not measure, but 1t
seemed as If it was a great deal. Up
the stream it seemed as bad.
II secured from the hillside Il sinu-
Gus vine and made a rope. fastened it
to q solid point of the rock, and then,
as it was early, I sat down to sketch
the canyon as it stretched away in the
blue depths.
while contemplating the view I alb
sently kicked up pebbles and threw
them into the water. One of them I
happened to notice as I held it i'm my
hand. 1t was Of an odd shape and Pc
culiar color where the dried earth did
not cover it. l washed it Off i'll the
stream. 1t looked susp 'ciousiy like
gold. I looked where / had been sit
ting, and there, in an oblong rift Of
the rocks, was a hatful Of just such
clods as I held in my hand.
II had seen nuggets Of gold. but had
never heard Of them in such quanti-
ties as met my gaze. Hop ng it was
gold, but not sure l placed these that
were loose III a niche as high up the
bank as I could reach and made my
way around the point of rock to find a
way back home. with the nugget Sc
curely fastened n my dress.
''The water was uD to Inv shoulders,
but I succeeded n getting around. Then,
marking the way carefully with bits OF
paper. l made up the hill. again and
gained the house, much the worse for
wear. I put on a dry dress, and, seek
ing Miller, showed him my find.
ats purity good gold. Where'd You
get ity =
II rather stammered that 1 had
found 1t in the creeks bed a short dis
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1895-04-13

period Of twe1ty-four hours, and with
a reserve In the modern watch Of about
sixteen hours; or, for a period OF forty
in it by the hand in fifteen seconds Of
winding. The storage of power in such
a standard is effected by means of a
ribbon of steel of a width and thick
e proportionate to the SIZE Of the
watch. and which is con aired in the
first wheel. called in technical parlance
the barrel, which is in the form Of a
cup. The size of this cup is governed
by the size of the witch, being nearly
One-half the size OF diameter Of the
frames of the watch. This spring is
from eighteen to twenty-five inches
long. 1t is coiled up In the barrel, with
Its outer end secured by means Of a
pierced hole fitting over a suitable hook
or stud, projecting inwardly f:om he
barrel. Its inner end is secured to a
similar hook to the hub of Il wheel
called the first or main wheel. Bv the
act Of winding this sprirg is wrapped
around the hub. and the wheel Is
caused to revolve. The tension i'm
parted to the spring in winding aro t
this arbor. when freed from the factor
Of friction, will be the force tending to
drive this first wheel OF the watch.
This force will be equal, en- an average.
In the "gentleman's size" watch, to a
pull of five n troy on a wheel of
1-inch radius. The action Of the sp ing
in performing its duties in the watch
will be readily understood.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1895-04-13
A New Sandwich Man.

A human advertising bureau Is one
Of our local novelties. The head, pres
ldent, treasurer and general manager
If this peculiar enterprise is a young
man, with a comical cut in his eye. He
wears a rubber coat, all over which are
| painted advertisements and business
signs Of every character. He wears
n huge, high hat, which is literally COW
cred with lettering, directing patrons
to certain business houses to make pur-
chases. On his stalwart shoulders and
extending to a height of three or four
feet above his head is a light, wooden
frame, on which advertisements are
posted. He Is got up in such an In
xenious fashion that there is a large
area Of space about himself and his
various annexes. He must make a
good thing out OF his novel method of
advertising. He perambulateS about
the street and, OF course, attractsg2
,reat deal of attantaonsaaof arSaA. -
@|xstng anenterpxIses. s3ae .l2slRktc
koeA re nils as115IsHN taeaS -
EnnnnethfnR tnfssS
CcnstItl
Faena 3FSl1 9E41ke
n0SsfnrSySn D carriag6Sld
80 new baby sIlce yOu.
m6Re4 \ here, ehg .
9kHurtM (neWspaper man late
NeWa N0fk)Yep; had to g ot.t
Br0oky3n editiOnn,yo
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1895-04-13

ny him to Miller. telling him T would
not he home, saying the Italians wife
was Ill and that l would stay with her
mat night. l had the Italian secure
me Il cart and donkeys, and the next
morning, with my fortune concealed
Mhocr the seat. l started with it for
the nearest station after settling with
Miller Tor my months board.
we reached the station after q six
days trip. l gave the Italian five or
SIX ounces Of the most solid of the
stutf. had the rest packed in a stout
box. While at the station I met a trav.
eli:'g salesman to whom I confided. He
ADVISED MT to take it to the CITY of
Mexico. [ lacked $40 or $50 Of having
enough money to pay my fare, but he
loaned it to ma. saying that T could
SEND 1t to him: I arrived safely in the
city, and with the assistance of an
American at the hotel I had the stuff
melted, and after the customs and H.
cense We're paid it netted me 9,7OO."
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1895-04-13
Electric PlOw.

An electric pillow has been BROUGHT
out in Germany by Messrs. F. thinner.
man 4 Co. of Halle. A chain is
stretched round the field where re
quired, and u mi over a sprocket wheel
on the motor. The latter is thus allie
to wind itself along and drag the pillow
after it. The cable to the motor /,
carried on a number Of small troll eys
running over the ground. The length
of the cable is sufficient to reach &C. oss
the field, as the motor, as 1t WINDS it.
self backward and forward, swings the
cable over the ground By starting to
work on the side nearest the eng ne
and working up the field away from it,
the cable does not foul the pillow. The
trials Of the plant are said to have
been most satisfactory.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1895-04-13
FELL AMONG GOLD,
MARVELLOUS LUCK OF A. PRETTY
YOUNG GIRL ARTIST.
1uhhDied Down a Precipice Right
INTO Midst of Ten ThOusan nd
Dollars Worth of the Beautiful
y Yellow Nuggets.

Miss Doria Kemp is one of the luck
lest young women in the world. She
went out to sketch in the hills of Old
Mexico, and while looking for a brook
fell into a bed Of gold nuggets.
She jumped from poverty to compar-
alive riches in the twinkling Of an v
Her find melted her $1,000. She was in
Charharipari, a little settlement at the
mountains foot, six days hard riding
from any railroad, says the Chicago
Tribune. She says:
"One afternoon l started out from
the town with my sketch book under
my arm. and, after a brief walk came
to a rolling, rather steep hill. Curious
to see what was beyond, l went on up
and over its brow. Before me lay one
Of the widest scenes I have ever seen
before Or since.
"The sound of a stream came I'D to
me from the depths of blue below. 1t
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1895-04-13
A NEW USE For SIGNAL POSTS
The Tiger and the Waterman Wait,
ed For u Train.

The Tiger and the Waterman Wait.
ed For n Train.
The incident shown in the picture.
amusing enough as thus depicted
though far from pleasant at the time
to the principal actor, occurred re-
Gently in the vicinity of the station
IN Northern India. Being confronted
oy a tiger when about to light the sig.
nal lamps, the man promptly took ref
use up the signal post, and was only
released from this unpleasant and
dangerous position when an approach
ing train, drove the animal away. The
following letter descriptive of the oc-
currence from the native station-master
Is amusing because it's style is so very
characteristic Of the Bengali Babu:
'FrOm the StatiOn-MaSter-to the
Traffic Superintendent r. and X.
Railway.
"Sir:-1 beg to bring to your kind
notice that no sooner the watchman
Dilsaak reached the distant signal
than he saw a tiger coming towards
him. He says the moment he was
greatly alarmed, but fortunately the
Almighty assisted him and caused him
to climb up the signal. The tiger was
In thorough expectation Of getting
prey, and did not remove himself for
about half an hour. When the train
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1895-04-13
Art i'm Ordinary Hardware.

Not only have the designs Of Amerl-
can hardware improved in late years,
but tire finish is much finer. The first
condition is due to the employment of
trained artists familiar as were the
madieval workmen with the cond tons
and quality Of metal. The second con-
dition Is due to the use Of new process
es. A machine can be painted any
color without increasing It's efficiency,
but it is curiously true that handsomely
finished apparatus stands 4 better
chance than that which is rough of
getting we'll treated by the men INTO
whose hands it falls. A recent writ r
remarked that in this direction Dr.
haps the most important invention has
been that Of the Bower-Ba'ff process.
When properly done it p: 0duc 8 a fin.
ish on iron that, except under most un-
favorable circums ances lis pract callv
rustless, and has made possible he
use of wrought iron in a manner that
promises to surp1ss the best efforts of
European artists Of tie past. The dull,
lusterless, black co or thus gwen to
iron is in most appropriate keeping
with the various lighter colors of hard
woods. and when used for hinge st ans
for doors is exceedingly cffec I've with
out being too ornate. Purely as a spec
linen Of fine, quiet finish it has no
equal. The finish produced by copper
plating, now sc popular under the name
of antique "copper"" Is the great ad-
vantage Of w~ittstanding the test of
the weather and Of growing richer and
darker the lorger it is Is d. Its dis
advantage Is Its exceeding oraateness
and showiness. and it's consequent liza
bility to become very stale in the lapse
of time. Perfectly plain, smooth sur
faces, merely polished, which are so
popular in cities where excessive or
namentat;on and scroll work are rot
10 much In demand as in the country.
are being further made more desirable
by the use of the sand b,ast, which
takes away the 81 tier and the '.shini-
ness" and gives a medium between a
very dull finish that seems destined to
have a long life both as to wear and
durability. Some Of the enamels now
used similarly to finish machinery IAN
only be described az ideally beautiful.
and this Is not less true of the best
varnishes for woodwork.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1895-04-13
The Possibilities of Sorghum.

The sorghum crop is one that ought
to be more generally grown than it is.
The crushed canes, after all the sweet
ness that can be got out of them is ex-
tracted, make a good feed for stock.
Joshua Daniel. a Kansas farmer, this
past year made 1873 gallons Of syrup
from sorghum grown on six square
rods. less than an acre. The sorghum
also produced "A bushels Of seed, worth
SO cents a bushel. The fodder, syrup
and seed from this plat Of ground sold
for $73.75, which is more than most
Eastern farmers get from an acre Of
land. There are comparatively few To-
calities in the Eastern states where
machinery can be found to work the
sorghum into syrup. Such machinery
requires that a good many farmers
grow sorghum. so as to keep it en-
DlOyed during the season.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1895-04-13
Ill-LuCk.

Friend (encouragingly)-Don't be so
down-hearted over such a simple little
ailment; why, you'll be we'll in no
time. g
Cholly (mournfully)-Ya-as, l know
that, but isn't it just my beastly luck,
don't you know, to be laid UP with
such a vulgaw disawdah as the
mumps. Fancy the humps when ap-
perdicitis is the propah thing! =
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1895-04-13
81" III the Name of Rich Men.

Is the homely little crooked letter
"J' really a mascot or is it only a coin
cidence that it is to be found in the
given or Christian names Of so many
millionaires? The recent death of az
G. Fair has suggested the following
compilation of mi%llionaires' name
which contain the Notwithstanding let
ter: J.. D. Rockefeller, J. J.. Astor,
Jay Gould. John NJ. Seares, J.. S. Nor
gan, J. T. Morgan, J. p. Haggin, J w.
Garrett. J. G. Fair, John Wanamaker,
J. w. Mackay, J. G. Flood, J. NJ. Con-
stable, John r. Martin, and John Ar.
buckle. None Of the above is rated at
less than $1O,OOO,OOO and several at
from six to ten times that sum.-St.
Louis Republic.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1895-04-13
"A Sad CaNe.

II have one objection to Mr.. Long
feeder, said a Texas landlady to {
friend. She was referring TO one 0:
her boarders.
whats the matter with hiln?'
"'There is nothing the matter witt
him. l only wish there was
what do you complain OFF,
"My dining hour is mt twelve, ant
he's alwas an hour late. But thai
Is not the W1I St. !IS'r:.h II Coming
ut twelve and eatiuS for one, he comes
at one and eats for twelve, and l an
being showed into bankruptcy"