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The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1896-11-28
CONDITIONS IN INDIA.

Food II Scarce but an Actual Famine
Seems Unlikely.
LONDON, 27.-The wheat market
and the prospects of famine in India
still attracts much attention here and
elsewhere, although some of the most In.
auential newspapers do not share in the
feeling Of alarm which prevails in some
quarters.
The Bombay Gazette of Sept. 10 said
"The prospects are bad as possible, both
for grain and cotton. A leading ex.
porter has informed his clients in Eng.
land that the crop Of cotton will not ex-
ceed 80 or 20 per cent on an average.
In Southern India the outlook 10 more
hopeful. The supply OF fodder is ample,
and if the worst comes there is no fear
of recurrence Of the horrors Of 1875.
owing to the improved railway com.
munications Native astrologers, bas.
ing their theories on the traditional OBJ.
servations Of the heavens, state that Il
it rains within five days famine will
be averted, but that the later rains will
not avail. =
The Englishman Of Calcutta, Of Sept.
Z, pointing out that scarcity is not the
same az famine, says:
While number Of deaths have oc-
CURED in Bundelkhan. il cannot be
stated that famine Is actually prevail
ing, as the stocks are not yet exhausted,
the difficulty being to compel dealers to
sell. But q pathetic convoy Of starving
children, which the bishop of NagpnI
brought from Nagpur, proves that TIE
resources Of the district Are perilopsly
near exhaustion = Ss ss1
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1896-11-28
FARMERS CONGRESS.

The Meeting 1t Indianapolis ProAaises -
He . Great Affair. rfh
CHICAGO. 27.-The cal for the
next annual meeting Of the Farmers
National Congress has been issued. The
meeting will be held at indianapolis
Dec. 10 to IL. The regular delegates
from each state are one from each con.
gressional district and two at large, ap-
pointed by the governors. The heads
of all agricultural colleges andastate
agricultural boards are men,
bers by virtue Of their Fl Of
fees. For the Indianapolis meeting
the governors of Illinois. Indiana. Ohio
and Michigan have appointed 5000 as.
sociate delegates. having all the priv
ileges Of the congress except voting.
The coming meeting promises to be
the largest gathering Of representative
agrlculturalists ever convened in the
United States. if not in the world. The
farmers congress is not q secret order
and is strictly nor. n.political.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1896-11-28
THE MAID OF THE MIST.
A Perilous Trip That the Stanch Little
Craft Successfully Performed.

A Perilous Trip That the stanch Little
Craft Successfully Performed.
Everybody who has visited Niagara
falls has heard of the Maid Of the Mist.
Her history is interesting. She was
built in 1854 for navigation between the
American and Canadian shores Of the
Niagara just below Niagara falls. She
was 70 feet long, with II feet breadth
Of beam and 8 feet depth of hold.
and she carried an engine Of 100 horse
power. After seven years service her
owner desired to sell her. He received
an offer of little more than half her
cost if he would deliver her at Niagara,
opposite the fort, and after consulting
with her captain and pilot, Joel r. Rob.
inson, he decided to accept the offer.
Robinson consented to act as pilot for
the fearful voyage, Jones, the engineer,
agreed to accompany him, and a ma.
chinist named Mcintyre volunteered to
share the risk with them.
On June 10, 1851, in the presence OF
large crowd, the little vessel left the
dock, which was just above the suspen.
sion bridge, ran up the eddy short dis
tance, cleared the smooth water and shot
like an arrow into the rapid under the
bridge. When third of the way down,
she was struck by jet Of water which
carried away her smokestack and keeled
her over. But she speedily righted, and
after receiving another drenching from
the waves dashed on without further &C.
oident to the cuiet bosom Of the river
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1896-11-28
BISHOP WHlPPlE WEDS.

Head of the Episcopal Church In Mime
sofa Quietly Married in New York.
NEW YORK, -. 2S.-Rt. Rev. Henry
Benjamin Whipple. Episcopal bishop Of
Minnesota, the St. John of the Will
derness," whom the Indians Of the
Northwest years ago named Straight
Tongue" was married during the day
in st. Bartholomew's church. The
bride is Mrs. Evangeline Simpson,
widow of the late millionaire cotton
manufacturer of Massachusetts,. She
is about IS years Of age. The groom is
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1896-11-28
BIG POKER STORIES,
THEIR TEXT THE REMARKABLE VA
CARRIES OF LUCK.

esnator Wolcotts Lucky Draw In the
Retold In Condensed Form-The Person.
n Confession Of One of "the Company"
~ suppose Senator Wolcott is one of
the coolest men living when engaged in
o game Of chance" said Albert Watson
Of Denver. "Like most men whose early
manhood has been spent on the frontier,
he learned the value Of a poker hand and
the best way to keep cases as soon as he
learned law. and he was known as lin
It. player all over Colorado before his
fame AZ . lawyer had spread outside Of
Denver. When playing faro. he always
did and does yet bet as much ON the
turn Of . card as the dealer will allow
him to, and when he sits in q poker
game the other people want to keep
their eyes wide open and play their
cards mighty close up to their chests
"Wolcott once found himself In q
game Of poker where three Of the other
players were playing sure game. They
were professionals and were after big
bundle Of money that he had in his pos
session as we'll as looking for that which
the fifth player, mining operator
named Durkin. was known to have.
Wolcott knew In 30 minutes after the
first hand was dealt that the intention
was to rob him and wearied his wits
trying to find . way out of the game
without making trouble, but he couldn't
discover means to save him. At last
he was dealt pat flush Of diamopda
made up Of the 8, z, 8, 8 and jack. BE
skinned those cards over and did q
mighty piece Of thinking. Hefelt in his
homes that . flush would be no account
in the world when it came to show
down, but he chipped in and staid to
draw cards. To his surprise, he wasn't
raised before the draw.
HE looked over his bright red dia-
monds and concluded to draw card, in
order, if possible, to strengthen the Sc.
quenoa. he pondered long time be.
tween discarding the 8 spot or the pic.
ture, and at last tossed away the jack
and called for card The dealer looked
surprised at his wanting any, but gave
him the card. Wolcott picked it up and
found he had got the 8 spot Of dia.
monds He never turned hair. Tht
betting began. and he nursed his 90.
quence OF diamonds and just staid
along. letting the other fellows do the
raising. At last it got down to Wolcot,
and one Of the professionals. Finally
there was q call. and the other mar
showed four queens Wolcott laid dowr
the 8, 8, 2, s and o Of diamonds and
swept in the pot The game stopped
right there. Ireckon that was the great
est piece Of luck that any man ever hat
in poker game"
When Mr.. Watson had concluded hi!
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1896-11-28
WILLIAMS IN SPAIN.
Cx.Consul General to Havana Working In
the Interests of Peace.

Ex-Consul General to Havana Working In
the Interests OF Peace.
NY YORK, Nov. 9.-The Morning
dstktiser says: 1t is reported in this
city that the ex.consul general to Ha-
vans, Ramon o. Williams, might be
expected here from Europe in about 10
days. Although the fact of Mr.. Will.
iamss presence in Spain escaped the
vigilince Of the newspaper correspond
ents IN the Spanish capital, it is never
theless true that he has been in Madrid
for three weeks past and in the imme.
diate circle Of his family, it was an
noui1ced that he was to leave for New
York by one Of the North German
linsts on Saturday last.
While the fact cannot, for obvious
reassns, be definitely learned, it is
generally believed by his personal
friends that Mr.. Williams visit to
Madrid has been made
A Agent of the United States,
with the view of making some arrange.
ment by which peaceable solution OF
the Cuban question might be brought
about.
Some close personal friends Of the ex.
consul general make no secret Of thei1
belief that his mission to Spain was tt
sound the Spanish government, and, il
conjunction with Minister Taylor, t.
procure a friendly settlement Of the diff
iculies with Cuba.
Itwas even stated that Mr.. William
was authorized to favor negotiation
by which the purchase Of the island b,
the Cubans might be arranged on tn
understanding that the United State
would guarantee the payments to tn
mother country. It will be recalled
that this was substantially the basis O
arrangement proposed by Genera
Grant at the time Of Spain's last wa
with her colonies
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1896-11-28
below Lewiston. New York Adver.


A conception Of the ingenuity In.
volved in the construction Of some Of
the finer tools now employed in various
manufactures may be obtained from the
following fact:
A machine for turning ont watch
screws was recently exhibited at the In
stitution Of Mechanical Engineers in
London which was 50 complicated that
several skilled engineers present con-
fessed that they were unable to follow
the train Of mechanism, even when IL
was explained by the aid Of working
drawingsl
Yet this machine, when wire is fed
to it, goes on doing its work, turning
out perfect screws, and as long as the
wire lasts it requires no interference by
it's human attendants ts-Youth's Com.
panion.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1896-11-28
WHEAT MARKET LIVELY.

Deoember Touches 10 S-A ON the Strength
Of Advances st Liverpool.
CHICAGO, 2O.-After oscillating
between the closing price Of 75T to
79N, the wheat market closed at 77As,
q cent and q BALI above Saturday g
closing hgure. Tho unprecedented adj
vance at Liverpool was the cause Of the
strength. The aggregate amount OF
business was something enormous and
was characterized by wild excitement
and frequent and violent fluctuations.
Corn and oats displayed considerable
strength for : time, but fattened badly
latsr, closing about ap eighth lower
eAch.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1896-11-28

naval ordnance bureau. shows that a
great deal Of work has been done dur.
ing the past fiscal year toward the
armament of the ships of the navy. Up
to date the bureau has built 45l guns of
large calibre, has SO partly completed
and has condemned only .. All of the
6.inch guns on hand are to be converted
into rapid firing guns as soon as funds
aro availah1o
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1896-11-28
Nine. C0uvreur.

Nine. Couvreur, who has succeeded
her late husband as the London Times
representative in the Belgium capital.
is best known to the public 40 Tasma,
the novelist. OF Dutch family, she was
born in Highgate and was brought mp
in Tasmania; hence her nom de plume.
She first made her name in Europe - .
lecturer ON emigration in the principal
towns of France.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1896-11-28

interesting recital and the wonderful
draw had been expatiated upon, one Of
his listeners remarked that he reckoned
it was his deal. "This is story of luck,
too," he remarked, 'but Of "a different
character from that experienced by Sem
ator Wolcott A friend Of mine who
lives out in Maryland was playing in q
little poker game not long ago. The
paraphernalia Of the game was primi-
tive, consisting Of a single we'll thumbed
deck Of steamboat cards, with grains Of
corn for chips. My friend was followed
by a regular tempest Of bad luck, and
his corn was down to very few grains.
He agitated his mind for . minute or
two and then suddenly announced that
he had forgotten to give his horse water
and would lave to doit. He went orS Of
the house, and being familiar with the
premises made his way to the courthouse,
and putting in his hand In the dark got
an ear Of corn and put it in his pocket.
Then he went to the stable, after max
ing a big noise at the pump to let the
fellows inside believe he was moistening
his animal, and returned in q few min
utes to the house. he sat down and pro-
ceeded to pull out the chips he had
placed in his pocket when he left, and
which he had substantially added to
meantime. You can imagine his con-
sternation when he found that he drew
forth his original dozen white chips. >
with twice that many red. He had man.
aged to find in the dark the only red ear
in the courthouse.
''Iu make q personal confession after
that" said Henry Miller when the
laugh subsidized. "Some years ago I was
prone now and then to indulge in the
delights of draw, and there was friend
living near me. over in Georgetown.
afflicted with intermittent insanity o1
the same sort that visited him at inter
walls coinoident with my own. Conse-
Quently we usually hunted the animal
together. One night we came over this
side Of the creek together and proceeded
to q place ON Ninth street, where pub.
lilo game, with table stakes, was pretty
popular. Along about IL o'clock we
both got broke and concluded to &C
home. The night had grown stormy,
and 1t was sleeting like sin when we
left the club. as it was called. A search
revealed that we had but one car ticket
between Us. The bobtail cars, without q
conductor, were then used on the Met
ropolitan line, and we conceived the
highly original idea Of splitting that
ticket in half and dropping the two
pieces in the box. We boarded tho las'
car over and carried out our scheme
You may knock me down if; both pieces
didn't fall in the box white side up
The driver glanced at them and ther
started to open the door. but we boti
made q break and got of the Car.
made mp my mind there that my luol
was too utterly bad for poker player
and walking home through that blizzart
I determined to try no more poker. ant
haven't touched card in none,
game since. ."-WashinQton Star.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1896-11-28

"A. Bishop Potter omc1ated at the
wedding which was . very quiet one.
Bishop Whipple has led an eventful
career and at "a is hale and hearty and
is regarded as one of the ablest men in
the church. He has been attending
the sessions Of the house of bishops
here, ..t -.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1896-11-28
Ton Much Demanded.

Too Much Demanded.
WINNIPEG, 29.-With reference
to the terms proposed for the settlement
of the school question it is officially
stated that the federal government has
asked greater concessions to the Cath
olic minority than the provincial au-
thorities can grant, but it is hoped that
basis of agreement mutually satisfac-
tory will be reached within week or
10 dayS,
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1896-11-28

Chief Justice Richardson Dead.
WASHINGTON, 2O.-Willlam A.
Richardson, chief justice Of the court OF
claims, died at his home here aged "a
wears. He has been i'll for some months
with q complication Of diseases, and
owing to his advanced age, his death
had been generally expected.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1896-11-28

Armament for Uncle Sans Ships. .
WASHINGTON, Oct. 27.-The annual
report of Captain Sanborn. chief Of the
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1896-11-28
HENRY E. ABBEY.

The Noted American Theatrical Manager
Dies in New York.
NEW YORK. l9.-Henry E. Abb
bey of the theatrical firm Of Abbey.
Schoefel & Grau, died in his apartments
at the Osborne. Death was due " q
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1896-11-28
HENRY =. ABBEY.

hemorrhage Of the stomach. With him
when he died were his daughter and
Mrs. Kingsley. ,Sbther Of Mr.. Abbey's
first wife. The present Mrs. Abbey,
who recently brought suit for divorce,
is said to be in Europe.
Arizona republican., 1896-05-26
THE VICE-PRESIDENCY.

The minor interest shown at this time in the matter of the nominee for yice-president at St. Louis is but in ly selected for geograph cal reasons that the second man upon the presi- dential ticket is simply put there to accord with the provision of the con- stitution and to, perpe; uate tradition.
 This notion should Ee gotten out of the minds of the American people. It is true that the vice-nresident is for the most part merely pres ding officer of the senate while congress is in session, and during the rest of the time an ob- scure citizen with doub tful honors which only guarantee h-m a salary. But the man who is nominated for vice. president should be of the same kind of mental timber which is supposed to be a requisite for the man who is to Ut CuUS6l pI 0SIuCHl. AoO OAtOA eA0 candidates for vice-president are mere keeping with the prevailing notion and not because of any recognition of capacity to preside in the White House If such 8 promotion becomes necessary. The vice-presidents nominated by the Republicans have, with one or two possible exceptions, been men who were supposed to be in every way qual- flied to perform the duties of president but save in one instance has the con trSy been shown.
 Only two Republican vice-presidents have become presidents. Johnson who was nominated at Baltimore tt take the place of Hannibal Hamlin was revealed to be a mistake, largely the result of his personal weakness He was nominated as sort of com promise to the southern Republicans
 and for nearly. four years he preside' as the executive head of the govern ment without a party behind him Chester A. Arthur was nominated a
Arizona republican., 1896-05-26

Why all women are not beautiful and all men not strong may be hard to ex- plain; but it is not SO hard to say why more men are not strong and more women not beautiful. It is because they need to have their blood purified and invigoratd by the use of Ayers Sarsaparilla good old medicine which not only has stood the test of half a century, but was alone consid- cred worthy of exhibition. by the Worlds Fair Commissioners, out of all the preparations purporting ito be blood purifiers and nerve tonics. It is fact, we'll known ito medical men and testified to by tho'lsands that the effect of using tlnis medicine is to inn part strength ito the muscles, vigor to the mind, brightness to the eye, bril- liance to the skin, and bloom ito the cheek. What more can be desired? Ayers Sarsaparilla does this for oth- CTS, it will do so for you. It does this by driving out of the velns and arteries every particle of diseased blood and filling them with a pure and vigorous circulation. This is the secret both of beauty and of health.
Arizona republican., 1896-05-26

a geographical and emergency candi- date for vice-president, but when Gar field met his untimely death at the hands of an assassin Arthur at once revealed himself as a man who was something more than local political boss, which was the estimate generally placed upon him prior to his accession to the office of president. Chester A. Arthur will always be remembered as man whose record was beyond re- proach and as one of the most digni- fled and conscientious men who ever lived in the White House.
 Other men who have been chosen viee-president by the Rpublican party were Hannibal Hamlin, Schuyler Col fax, Henry Wilson, William A. Wheel CT and Levi P. Morton. That any one of these men was qualified to perform the duties of president no one doubts. Thus it is that the Republican party has been particularly fortunate in it's selections of candidates. for second place on their National ticket. John A. Logan and WhitelaW Reid were the only candidates for vice-president on tiaIr rrrhn n n+ elected but either one of them would have made a strong man for president although of entirely different mental characteristics.
 This year the Republican party in its | convention at St. Louis should endeav-
 or to select as it's candidate for vice president a man who will at least
 measure up to the men who have pre-
 viously been nominated by the party
 for the same honor. There is enough
 good material from which to select, ani
 even the apparently empty honor O. 1 such nomination is not to be de | spised. It is not to be expected tha | any of the men who have entered tht
 field as presidential candidates would
 be willing to accept second place upol
 the ticket. At the same time it woult
 be nothing to the discredit of any on
 of them to accept such nomination But one man can be nominated fo president, and the next best thing i
 the nomination for the vice-presfdency
 A National ticket should be as nearl
 balanced as possible.
Arizona republican., 1896-05-26
STAND UP FOR ARIZONA.
PaENIx. MAY 26. 1896.
Memorial Day Proclamation.
TERRITORY OF ARIZONA,
 EXECUTIVE OFFICE.

TERRITORY OF ARIZONA,
 EXECUTIVE OFFICE.t
 The SOth day of May is Memorial Day by legal authority it is held and set apart as nnblic holiday. A day devoted to the memory of men who offered up their lives upon the altar of their country, and who died that the Republic might live. and the union of the states be one and inseparable. Their heroic achievements will live In story and in song as long as civilization exists, ana their virtues will be extolled and emulated py all who love liberty and revere patriotism. nOn Fame's eternal camping ground their
 silent tents are spread,
 aAud glory guards with solem round the
 bivOuac of the dead.'
 Now, THEREFORE, I, Benjamin J. Frankhn, Governor of Arizona, do hereby recommend that the sOth day of May be observed by all the rseople of this Territory as Memorial Day, that the braves of the fallen soldiers be decorated with flowers, and that appropriate services De held in tribute to the memory of the herole dead.
 Done at Phoenix, the Capitol, this 18th day of May, 1896,
 By the Governor:
 B. J. FRANKLIN. FB. DEvEREUx,
 Assistant Secretary of the Territory.
Arizona republican., 1896-05-26

Since the nomination of Mckinley is practically assured, campaign badges and buttons are making their appear ance bearing the mysterious letters, P. P. P. Many Democrats took alarm at once. supposing that new secret society had been organized to force sumptuary legislation, but needlessly so. These are only the initials of the Republican slogan this year, which will be Patriotism, Protection and Prosperity.
Arizona republican., 1896-05-26
T, ., -.,, are the only pills to talk
 Hoods Pills with Hoods Sarsaparills
AN HONEST DOLLAR.

The gold advocates never weary of the subject of the honest dollar. Their definition of an honest dollar is: One that is worth just as much after being melted and when the government stamp has been removed, as it was be- fore. The gold dollar they say is that kind of dollar, while the silver dollar is not. ,
 Since the hints are open to the un- limited coinage of gold and the govern ment charges nothing for it's services, it could not be otherwise, because the owner of a melted dollar has only to take it to the mint and have it re- coined without cost to. himself. With the silver dollar it is different The hints are not open to silver. If his silver dollar is oyertaken by fire, all he can do with it is to sell to somebody for what it will bring as material from | which to make spoons.
 When silver is put on an equal foot ing with gold before the law it will stand the fire-test just as well as it; colored brother. Evidence of this car be seen in Mexico. A Mexican silver dollar when melted is worth exactly what it was before.
 Is a silver dollar honest in Mexico and dishonest in the United States The gold dollar is the only dishones dollar in the world It has been st l favored by legislation that it robs tn, people of twice as much as it is entitled