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rai,ure of the I'D. Cooke 4 Co.

Washington Dispatch:- private banking
house of H. D. Cooke l. Co. of Washington
displayed the following notice at the usual
hour Thursday morning: "Owng to our in
ability meetpressing demands, we deem it
better for the interests of all concerned to sus-
pend temporarily" The firm consists of II.
d. Cooke Of Washington and A. G.. Campbell
of Kansas and Utsh. The later is not in the
city and Mr.. Cooke remained at his residence
to-day. From Maj John w. Corson, conf
dental clerk of the house, it is learned that the
Of which $4,000 is " fully secured.
Liabilities are nearly all due Washing
ton creditors, there being only few thou
sand due creditors in Baltimore, New York
and Chicago. Their indebtedness to Washing
ton bankers is abundantly secured. Maj. Cor
son says there is every reason to believe the
firm will be able, with the aid of some indul-
gence in the matter of time to pay the liabili-
ties in full 1t is also learned at the bank
that the suspension results from the unfortu-
nate investments dating back number of
years. The firms unsecured liabilities amount
ed to about 100000 last January, and they
have steadily been paid off since that time un.
til they are now reduced to $4,000. The firm
have at last reached point however, where
the remaining assets prove to be unavailable
for immediate use in the market, and can be
realized only by good management and waiting
for suitable opportunities.
The Dickinson press., 1884-11-01
Mexican Carpenters.

"A Carpenter in Central Mexico earns
from sixty to seventy five cents a day;
mason the same; common day Ia
borer from twenty-five to fifty cents;a
farm laborer who works by the month
two to five dollars month and s'found."
They work from daylight to sunset,
with half an hour at o'clock and again
at 8 for breakfast and supper. These
hours are very long, but they take it
easy, stopping every little while to
smoke their cigarros, and accomplished
less than American laborers will in
six or seven hours work. Their earn
ings are barely sufficient to keep them
in food and clothes Of the coarsest kind,
with an occasional "real" over for the
bull fight at Pulke; but they are the
happiest people on the face of the
earth.
The Dickinson press., 1884-11-01
Prairie Fires in Polk County.

The prairie in Mound township, P ok county
Mimi, was fred by locomotive on Sunday
18th, the flames spreading over considerable
portion of the town and all that portion of Bat
tie Plain township lying west of the river. J.
D. Rolfe, who lives on section lsin Battle Plain
his farm machinery, 196 bushels Of oats. &c
bushels o; bqckwheat, 50 bushels of fax, 7s
S bushels a Of wheat all IL Of his hay, set Of har
except his stock and household goods Nearly
eighty new grain sacks belonging to Ezra Rice
and some machine belts belonging to w. G,
Brockway were also destroyed Mr. Rolfe was
fortunate enough to save his house. George
r. Fish, who lives about mile and a hall
northeast of Mr. Rolfe's, on section s, lost HE
stable, all Of his hay and setting Of wheat and
and oats. Mr.. Shimebaum, in the same town.
ship, lost between so and 60 tons of hay. The
most serious loss befel Mr. John Norton, also
resident of Battle Plain township. His barn
was burned and two horses persisted in the
flames. In his endeavors to save his property
Mr.. Norton's clothes caught fire and his feet
and legs were SO seriously burned that he was
unable to walk.
The Dickinson press., 1884-11-01

Beauregard's article in the Century
On the subject of The Battle of Bull
Run says that jeff Davis was timid when
boldness was required, and rash when
caution should have been consulted, and
that he was narrow minded, stupid and
Ignorant in regard to military plans.
It has become fashionable among ex-
confederate officers to abuse jeff Davis
and make him scapegoat for every
misfortune, but it is doubtful if any of
them, placed in the same circumstances
could have been more efficient. Certain
it is that the result would have been
The same whoever might have been
placed at the head of the defunct con-
confederacy.
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e lay cable between Nova Scotia and s.bl,

F. so,!ass Lay cable between Nov. Scott. and s.bl'
The settlements of Pointe A'Freeate AMI
Petite Anse, Quebec, having been completed,
destroyed BY fire Thirty-aye families ar
homeless and starving. and help is called for
The st Petersburg police seized secre
printing press. They discovered document
Whlch showed Arrangements were being per
1ected to make An attempt on the czar's life
MANY arrests have been made.
A reporter Of the Toronto Globe rugged on,
Like respectable tramp, was met with scam
courtesy and given very poor seats by the Gle
CANT ushers of several fashionable churches OF
that city.
Mr. Walter, owner Of the London Tines has
suspended the publication Of his title half
penny daily, the Summary, which was con.
densation of the news in the times. It has
never been success, for it reproduced the
heavlness Of the parent paper without havin,
its solidity.
Chinese troops continue to pour into Ton.
quin Great uneasiness is felt in Paris on this
account The cabinet is divided as to what
measures should be adopted to provide rein
forcements. Gen. Campenon, minister of war,
declines to mobilize corps d'armee without
the authority of the chambers Chinese ad-
vices state that a French corvette has been ex-
changing shots with the Tai Wan forts, on tho
west coast of Formosa The corvette subjects
all approaching steamers to search.
The Freeman's Journal asserts that 1'revel.
yan withdrew from the chief secretaryship OF
Ireland because he was unwilling to continue
as the mouthpiece of Earl spencer's policy
and was dgusted with the castle officials.
man, the new chief secretary, as q s'courteoua
nonentity, ignorant Of Ireland" The Irish
Times says the changes have been made te
please the Parnellites, who boast that they
have gained another victory. The Express
says Trevelyan was the victim Of Irish resent
lnent
The Dickinson press., 1884-11-01
gret,

The special correspondent of the Lon
don Times in the west of ireland gives
an exhau ;tive description of the town
of. Galway and its trade. The town,
with dwindling population, which
only a few years ago numbered thirteen
thousand, is picturesque old place
going quickly to decay. Yet it enjoys
every natural advantage which ought to
insure it a wealthy and busy vitality.
The harbor, at slight expense, might
be nude the finest on the western coast {;
the water flow from the vast reservoir
of Lough Corrib, with it's fall of four
teen feet, might drive any quantity of ma
chinerv.
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The heroic struggles of certain Phil.

The heroic struggles of certain Phil
adelphians to keep the American flag
ahoat upon transatlantic steamers have
at last ended in defeat. The four Amer
Ican steamers of the Philadelphia line
have been sold to British company
and are henceforth to fly the British
flag, although the purchasers contract
that the steamers shall continue to run
between Philadelphia and Liverpool.
Philadelphia has made great sacrifices
to maintain this line of steamers, and
the failure is a subject of universal re-
prat
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VILLAGE wznnua s1nrs.

Ring on, ring on, ye wedding bellsl
~, There's duty rests with you;
Tho Joy you make is the joy that tells
Of hearts that are brave and true.
The times are hard for simple folk;
They're oft in stormy weather;
But man and his wife must pull through lif
~ And breast the waves together.
One side OF life is dark as night;
The other is clear as day.
In doing right you keep the light,
And the dark will pass away.
Though times are hard for simple folk,
And we moan the ills of fate,
The rule for man is, do what we can,
He must learn to work and wait
Behind the clouds silver light,
JOY for the faithful heart,
Then plight your troth by solemn oath,
To be true till death do part
It's not in vain the wedding bells
Ring joy on the wedding day;
Though the battles nigh, yethopes are high,
And hearts are merry and gay.
Ring on, ring on, yc wedding bells!
There's duty rests with you;
The JOY you make is a joy that tells
OF hearts that arc brave and true.
The Dickinson press., 1884-11-01
Personal Gossip.

Henry w. Shaw, whom the world
knows best as "Josh Billings" is stay
ing with his sister at Saratoga. He is
now &c years old, but retains his phys
ical vigor, and his tall figure and grave
face, framed in long locks of gray
brown hair, hardly suggests so ripe an
age. he says his first literary venture,
the essay on Mule was sold for
$1.5O. j
/. Mrs. Weldon, an English woman,
alone and unaided, defeated host of
English lawyer and M. DIS, and proved
a distinct conspiracy to entrap her into
lunatic asylum. She possesses re-.
markable eloquence. Her arguments,
as read, are close and crushing, and
she is described as having wondrous
charm of expression. She is not pro-
ix, but. excessively concise. She is
energetic, full of animal life. Her
nervous and intellectual organization is
intense. When she speaks, fire seems
to fash from her.
Were Mr.. Under Secretary Burke,
who was, with Lord Frederick Caven-
dish, murdered in Phoenix Park, now
living, to him would belong the baron
etcy of the Burkes of 'Glynsk, which has
just descended to his brother, Colonel
Burke, by the death of Sir John Burke
the last of the direct line. The family,
which is the oldest of the name in Gal
way, succumbed to circumstances some
years since, and the Glvnsk estate be-
comes the property of strangers. The
late under secretary had good estate,
however, in his own right, the revenues
of which he never touched, but applied
wholly to his mother and sisters.
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The most absurd incident Of tbo ,,ro,

: The most absurd incident of the pres.
idential campaign is the canvass made
by Mrs. Belva A. Lockwood. Without
presidential electors i'll a single state,
she solicits votes and in all respects acts
as if she felt sure of effecting something
in the way OF gaining popular support
Tor woman suffrage. She will gain
some notoriety. of a cheap kind, as a
presidential candidate, but will not
gain the respect even of those who,
under other circumstances, would be
glad to sustain the suffrage move.
The Dickinson press., 1884-11-01
NEWS OF THE WEEK,
Washington News.

The president has appointed William P.
Dunwoody Of Iowa member Of the national
signed.
The funeral of James wormley, the famous
motel keeper, took place recently. twas large
~ attended and one of the most remarkable trib.
utes Of respect ever paid colored man in this
country.
President Arthur will seek to end his admin
lstratlon in blaze of social glory, and the
White House entertainments are being planned
tor the winter OH larger and more brilliant
scale than ever before.
The Dickinson press., 1884-11-01
named.

The presidential canvass will soon be
ended. tt has been prosecuted with q
good deal of ,yiigor in certain pivotal
states, and amidst much excitement, but
on the whole, the country has been
profoundly quiet. The result, whatev.
er it may be, cannot fail to disappoint
millions, but all, with one accord, will
be heartily glad that the agony Is over.
The Dickinson press., 1884-11-01
Rail and River Notes.

The shops of the Milw aukee 4 Northern rail
road in Fort Howard, Wis, were destroyed by
fire Thursday night
New York dispatches announce that the
Union Pacific has secured control of the Oregon
Railway and Navigation company. If this be
true it will probably make little difference to
the Northern Pacific, the existing agreement
between the three companies providing for an
equable division Of business and . mainte-
nance of rates.
The Dickinson press., 1884-11-01
Reports to the New England HON

Reports to the New England Home
stead from 325 points, covering the
Provinces, New England and New York,
indicate that the hay crop Just harvested
IS nearly 30 per cent less than last year.
The average yield of the several sections
Is aa follows: Maine, rs per cent; New
HAMPSHIRE, 65; Vermont, 81; Massa-
chusetts, a; Connecticut, SO; Rhode
Island, 83; New York, "; the Provinces,
50; the average for the whole section,
73. Prices are higher than last year,
when the crop was very heavy in the
great shipping counties. Many farmers
will either have to sell stock OF buy hay.
The Dickinson press., 1884-11-01

The London Economist says that the
English farmers cannot raise wheat To
sell at 80 shillings quarter without
losing money. Their land costs them,
say, 92 an acre, and other incidental
charges amount to 60 more. Even if
they had their land free, they would
barely get back their outlay at the price
named
The Dickinson press., 1884-11-01

The decision of the New York Judge
is q recognition. that abutters have
rights which even men who steal terri
tory for telegraph poles must respect.
The Dickinson press., 1884-11-01
Foreign Flashes.

side. Her physician ordered her to maintain
absolute repose for q long time
Tho Canadian government will pay the sum
sf $4,000 in estimates of the coming session
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the last century puzzled the Engiish-speaking

world.
In 1860 there was commenced in Woodfalrs
Pubic Advertiser. in London. a series of letters
that set the city in a blaze OF excitement
They were written in pure, crisp and vigorous
English. and in them the government of the
day and many persons Of rank and position
were merciessly dashed, condemned and rdi-
culed.
These Letters were signed by fictitious
name. 'Junius" and all efforts to discover the
identity yelled behind this title were in vain
In defeating these letters to the people of
England the author said, g l am the sole depos-
itary of my own secret, and it shall perish with
me-"
The corrupt court party left no means untried
to unmask the fearless critic. He did them I'M
told harm. and powerfully promoted the cause
of popular liberty. But all their efforts were
futile. To this day the question, Who wrote the
Letters of Junius?" is still unsOlved
hundred ''Junus' seekers have written rs
many books and pamphlets to prove that one or
another of the eminent men of the day was con-
cerned in the matter. Among the numerous
persons to whom these letters have been attrib-
uted are Sir Philip Francis. Lord Chatham, Ed
mund Burke. Henry Grattan. Colonel Barre,
Gibbon the historian John Horne TOoke, John
Wilkes and Horace Waipole.
A great number of circumstances seem to in
dictate the first named of those above as the true
Junius. Macaulay said the evidence against
him would be sufficient to support a verdict in
civil or even i'm a criminal trial. Yet notwitf-
standing these facts. it remains true that ''Ju-
MUS" succeeded in carrying his secret inviolate
to the grave.
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The Good Old Farm.

There's got to be a revival
or good, sound sense among men,
Before the days OF prosperity
Will dawn upon us again.
The boys must learn that learnin'
Means more than the essence OF books,
And the girls must learn that beauty
Consists OF more than looks.
Before we can steer clear OF failures
And big financial alarms,
The boys have got to quit clerkin',
And get back onto the farms
know 1T amt quite so hobby,
1t amt quite SO easy know,
AS parttn you hair in the middle,
An sittin' up for show.
But there's more hard dollars in 1t,
An mere independence, too,
An more real peace and cOntentment,
And health that is rudy and true.
know that 1t takes hard labor,
But you've got to chang On' In store
Before you can earn good livin'
And clothes, with but little more.
An you steer we'll clear Of temptation.
On the good Old honest farm,
An thousand ways and fashions
That only bring you to harm.
There amt but few that can handle
With safety other mems cash,
An the fate OF many who try 1t
Proves human nature Is rash.
What hosts OF 'em go back broken
In health, In mind and purse,
To die I'm sight OF the clover,
Or 1nger along, which is worse.
An how many mourn, when useless,
That they didn't see the charm,
The safety and independence
or q life on the good old farm.
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Paper Doors.

"Feel the weight Of that door," said builder
to reporter, who was looking at an unfinished
apartment house up town. The reporter pre-
pared to lift what seemed polished mahogany
door, but it proved too light for any wood. at
Is made Of paper" said the builder, land, while
1t costs about the same as wood, is much better,
because there is no shrinking. swelling, crack
Ing, or warpiEg. 1t is composed OF two thick
paper boards stamped and moulded into panels
and glued together with glue and potash. and
then rolled through heavy rollers. It is first
covered with waterproof coating and then
with freproof coating, and Is painted and var
nished and hung in the ordinary way. Few per-
sons can detect that they are not made of wood,
particularly when used as aiding doors."
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Rainy Month In Ncw-Brunxxvick.
From the ST. John New Bruriswickl Telegraph

July was the wettest month ever known in
st. John since the observatory was instituted
% years ago. The records show that rain fell
during July in measurable quantities on 10
days and 16 nights, or on 20 whole days of "a
hours each. The greatest previous number of
rainy days recorded for this month is IA in 1867
and 1880, and the average for "a years IS 11.S
days. The months rainfall measured 81
inches, which Is 4S inches, or fully 4S per cent
In excess OF the highest previous record, and l53
per cent above the average for the % years pre-
ceding 1884 Continued wet weather almost since
the opening Of spring cannot but affect the aerI-
Cultural interests Of the Province. From every
portion comes the wall that the hay crop has
either been ruined growing by heavy rains. or
cannot be made because of the wet weather.
The rains have caused the river to rise and In
many places the intervale lands are OVERLOOKED
causing great loss to the farmers The grass
on many o: the islands in the river has been
ruined.
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Her Attitude When Photographed.
From Clara Bellies Newport Letter to the Cincinnati
Enquirer.
Well, the girl began to tell about isn't q
flrter anyhow; and yet the amateur photog-
rapher caught her shamefully. But she is an
earnest. wrggly sort of a creature with aswivel-
joint in the middle of her back, guess, so dis
tortive and plant are her positions sometimes.
She sat on a secluded veranda the other day
reading novel. big mosquito buzzed along
and managed impoltely to bite her right on
that wonderfully toggled spinal column at
the point where the bodice ceased to be velvet
and began to be flmy lace. Please endeavor to
imagine the temptation to Guido herself in gro
tesque contortion. There was the mosquito
bite itching on her back; In her hand was q
scent-bottle with cut-glass surface, exactly
adapted to scratching. ! suppose she beat the
limberest India-rubber man that ever performed
in a circus by the manner in which she reached
the bite with the bottle. Would you believe it?
A camera was at that instant aimed at her from
the shrubbery, and few days later she was pre-
sented with a neat Photographic picture of her
self as she had appeared on coming to the scratch
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