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The Dickinson press., 1885-01-10

MI. Marion Crawford, the novelist,
tells q characteristic story about Car
lyle, which he observes impartially, may
be true. It was at q dinner party and
Carlyle sat silent listening to the talk
of lesser men. A young politician vas
talking theory to a beefy old conserva-
tive who despised youth and reason in
an equal degree. "The British people,
sir" said he of the beef, s'can afford to
laugh at theories" ''Sir, said CARLYLE,
speaking for the first time during din
ner, "the French nobility Of a hundred
years ago said they could afford to laugh
at theories. Then came a man and
wrote a book called The Social Con-
tract The man was Jean jacques
Rousseau. and his book was a theory
and nothing but a theory. The mobiles
couldlaugh at his theory, but their skins
went to bind the second edition of his
book" After which tremendous SEN
tence the old sage seems to have re-
lapsed into silence. The a%llusion, of
course, was to the famous tannery at
Meudon:a
The Dickinson press., 1885-01-10

The first money Mrs. Ella Wheeler
Wilcox aver received for a poem vas Sc
from Frank Leslie's publishing house.
Since that time her muse has been
phenomenally prolific, not less than L.
200 efussions being attributed to her
authorship.
The property which the late Arthur
W. Austin, of Milton, Mass, b%equeath-
ed to the University Of Virginia amounts
to nearly or quite $500, 600. The will
provides that the income of the estate
shall go to Mrs. Austin;s children. who
are three in number and all grown, IN
til their death. The entire property
will then revert to the university.
The property consists of railroad and
other bonds we'll secured, and same
real estate. In the body of the will the
bequest was made to William and Mary
College, but this was revoked by codi'
Gil.
The Dickinson press., 1885-01-10
Dress of a Greenland Maiden.

The following is by the late j. A.
MacGahan, the lamented correspond.
ent, whose remains have just beer
brought from Europe to rest in his
native state, Ohio. 1t is descriptive OF
the girls of Disko, a little Greenland
town: "This is the country for Mrs.
Bloomer; the women all wear trousers,
and would scout the idea of anything
else as absurd and probably indecent.
I should pity the girl who tried to in
troduce the fashion of petticoats in
Greenland. ooh, the shameful hussy!"
'The brazen-facel thing!' would be the
verdict of every Disko woman; and
Disko society would know her no more.
The Dlsko costume appears very funny
until you get used to it, but rather
pretty, nevertheless. The hair is done
upin a kind of top-knot on the crown
of the head; a loose-ttting jacket, made
of any kind of light, thin stuff of my
color, trimmed with a fur collar, reaches
to the waist; a pair OF seal-skin trous-
ers with the hairy side out descend
nearly to the knee, where they are con-
fined with a garter; a pair of top boots
meet the trousers at the knee, the feet
and ankles being of red leather, theup-
per portion of white linen, trimmed with
fur around the tops. Imagine a pretty
girl dressed in this costume, with the
darkest, demurest eyes, anlthe sunniest
brown complexion aver painted by
sunshine, and sea-breezes, and ocean
spray, and you have a fair idea of a
Disko girl. You should see them trip
ping about ia their little red boots,
that scarcely seem to touch the ground,
so soft is their tread, IL springipg over
the rocks like young antelopes, to know
how charming a girl may be in boots and
breaches. And they have the daintiest
little feet, too-feet and hands that
would make the prettiest American or
English girl burst with envy, so finely
shaped, so small, so delicate, and yet
SO strong. My partner al a demure
little beauty, with dark, slightly al
mond-shaped eyes, a skin as brown as
that Of the Thrown maid herself, the
reddest, ripest lips, and the daintiest
little feet that were ever seen. A great
er pleasure even than to encircle her
slender waist or to gaze into her dark
eyes was to watch her little red booted
feet as they skinned over the ground
like the wings of a sea bird over the
waves-a pleasure quite lost when you
dance with a girl who wears petticoats.
The motion Of dancing had caused her
boots to settle down leaving just above
the knee a bit of the legexposed which,
contrasted with the white stitched linen
tops of the boots, appeared as brown
as a walnut. This popularity of the
Disko girls is a bitof coquetry by which
they probablyindemnify themselves for
not wearing low-necked dresses. But
girl who should expose her bust as q
European lady does at a ball or a
theatre would be hooted out Of the vii.
lage."
The Dickinson press., 1885-01-10
Some Pretty and Quaint supersti-
tions of Old-time Marriages.
From Cassell's Family Magazine.

FROM Cassells Family Magazine.
Instead of being so many graceful or
naments ct the marriage ceremony, now-
adays, the bridesmaids in olden times
had various duties assigned to them.
Thus n OF their principal tasks was
dressing the bride on her wedding morn
ing, when any omission in her toilet
was laid to their charge. At q wedding,
too, where it was arranged that the
bride should be followed by q numer-
Gus train of her lady friends, it was the
first bridesmaids duty to play the part
of o drill mistress; "sizing" them, SO
that "no pair in the procession were
followed by a taller couple" She was
also expected to see that each brides
maid was not only duly provided with
a sprig of rosemary, or q floral posy
pinned to the breast-folds of her dress,
but had a symbolical chaplet in her
hand.
In many parts of Germany it is still
customary for the bridesmaids to bring
the myrtle wreath, which they have sub
s,r.bel together to purchase on the
nuptial eve, to the house of the bride,
and to remove it from her head at the
close of the wedding day. After this
has been done, the bride is blindfoldcd
and the myrtle wreath being put into
her hand, she tries to place it on the
head of one of the bridesmaids as they
dance round her; for, in accordance
with an old belief, whoever she crowns
is sure to be married within a year from
that date. AS may be imagined, this
ceremony is the source of no small ex-
element, each bridesmaid being natur-
ally anxious to follow the example OF
the bride. Referring once more to the
bridal wreath and chaplet, it is still a
current notion in many parts of u
country that the bride, in removing
these, must take special care that her
bridesmaids throw away every pin. Not
only is it affirmed that misfortunes will
overtake the bride who retains ever one
pin used in her marriage toilet, but woe
also to the bridesmaids if they keep any
of them, as their prospects Of marriage
will thereby be materially lessened.
The Dickinson press., 1885-01-10
The Record of the raira.

The superiority of Wells, Richardson Il Co.
Improved Butter Color over all others made, is
again demonstrated by its record at the Autumn
nal Fairs. I'll test of practical use is what tells
the story, and tho great value of the premiums
that the Judges in these eases lssl are 9 ai farm rna.
ers, who know what their needs are and what
will supply them. Wells, Richardson g. Co. 8
Improved Butter Color, which has taken first
premium ut all fairs where exhibited, il putup
i'll q vegetable OIL so prepared thati it cannot be-
come rancid, a most important property, the lack
ors offered for sale. ltdoes not color the butter
milk it imparts Il bright natural color, which is
unattaincd by many others; and being the
strongest is the cheapest Color in the market.
The Dickinson press., 1885-01-10

PAIN AND DREAD attend the use of most Ca
tarrh remedies. Liquids and snuffs are unpleas-
ant as well as dangerous. Ely's Cream Balm is
and a sure cure. It ]e cleanse /" tho nasal lms in pas,
sages and heals the intiamed membrane, giving
relief from tho first application. 50 cents at
druggists. Goc. bymaiL. Ely Bros, Oswego, NY.
l HAVE had catalrh in head and nostrils for
ten years so bad that there was great sores in
my nose, and one place was eaten through. l
got Ely's Cream Balm. Two bottles did the
work, but am still using it. My nose and head
is well. l feet like another man.-Chas. S.
McMlllen, Sibley, Jackson Co. Mo.
FROM Col. G. II. MAcKEy, Bind Iowa Infan-
try; ! have now been using Ely's Cream Balm
for three months and nm experiencing no
trouble from Catarrh whatever. Ihave been a
sufferer for twenty years. &C II. Mackey, ST.
Courtney, Iowa.
The Dickinson press., 1885-01-10
The balloon venture proposed bv Prof King

The balloon venture proposed by Prof. King,
who made the famous ascension from Min
neapolis in 1881, has been seriously taken hold
Of by the signal service. Prof. Able Of
the signal service is busy making all the nee
essary arrangements for studying stolms from
yanced, Prof. Able, who is to accompany Prof.
King on the first ascension, will give way to
other officers of tho signal service who arc
d%csirious of making trips to the clouds. No
dates have been made, az arrangements have
been made to give only six or eight hours no.
tlce.
The Dickinson press., 1885-01-10

It's no secret that DR.. Pierce's Compound
Extract of Smart-Weed is composed OF best
genuine French Brandy, distilled Extract of
Smart Weed and Jamaica Ginger Root, with
Camphor Essence, and constitutes, therefore,
The best remedy yet known for collie or cramps,
cholera morbus, diarahna, dysentery or bloody,
tux, or to break up colds, tevers and intiam-
matory attacks. 50 cents. BY druggists.
The Dickinson press., 1885-01-10
Mr.. Gladstone passed his seyentv-afth birth

MI. Gladstone passed his seventy fifth birth
day recently at Hawarden castle, five miles
from Chester, the quaintest old city in England.
The festivities of the day were strictly of q
family nature, with the exception in favor of
forty old women of the parish, who we've invit-
ed to tea at the castle in honor of the day by
the premler's son, the Rev. Stephen Gladstone,
rector of the little Hawarden church that
shows its Gothic tower from behind the trees
adjoining his fathers estate.
The Dickinson press., 1885-01-10
"Mary1and, NV Marv,ard."

sy - &
- "Pretty Wives,
Lovely daughters and noble men,"
"My farm lies in a rather low and
miasmatic situation, and
my wife!"
"Who?"
"Was a very pretty blondel"
Twenty years ago, became
"Sallow!"
"Hollow-eyed!"
"Wlthered and aged!"
Before her time, from
"Malarial vapors, though she made
no particular complaint, not beng of
the grumpy kind, yet causing me great
uneasiness.
GA short time ago I purchased your
remedy for one of the children, who had
a very severe attack of biliousness, and
it occurred TO Inc that the remedy might
help my wife, as I found that our little
girl, upon recovery had
"Lost!"
"Her sallowness, and looked as fresh
as q new blown daisy. Well the story
is soon told. Ny wife, to-day, has
gained her old-timed beauty with COM
pound interest. and is now as handsome
a matron (if l do say it myself) as can
be found in this county, which is noted
for pretty women. And I have only
Hop Bitters to thank for it.
"The dear creature just looked over
my shoulder, and says lean hatter equal
to the days of our courtship,' and that
reminds me there might be more pretty
wives If my brother farmers would do
as l have done"
Hoping you may long be spared to do
good, L thankfully remain.
G. L. JAMES.
B%ELrsvrLpE, Prince George Co., Md.,
May 2Gtn, 1883.
The Dickinson press., 1885-01-10
"The leprous distilmcnt, wi ose effect

"The leprous distilmcnt, Wi ose effect
Holds such an enmity with blood of man,
That, swift as quicksilver, it courses through
The natural gates and alleys of the body"
and causes the skin to become 'barked about,
most lazar-1ike, with vile and loathsome crust. "
Such are the effects of diseased and morbid
bile, tho only antidote for which is to cleanse
and regulate the liver-an office admirably per-
formed by Dr.. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
cnyary y
The Dickinson press., 1885-01-10

"IHAvE BEEN AFFLICTED with an Affection of
the Throat from childhood, caused bv diphthe-
ria, and have used various remedies, but have
never found anything equal to BRowN's BRoN-
CnIAL TRocHEs.-Rev G. NJ. +. Hampton, Pike
ton, Ky. Sold only in boxes.
The Dickinson press., 1885-01-10

Reuben Springer has come down With
$4,000 more for the public benefit ct
Cincinnati. They would lave to emit
keeping house in that city if Mr.
Springer should be taken from earth.
The Dickinson press., 1885-01-10

Young men or middle-aged ones, suffering
from nervous debility and kindred weaknesses
should send three letter stamps for illustrated
Worlds Medical ASSOCIATION, Buffalo, N. Y.
The Dickinson press., 1885-01-10

Russell Hancock, aged thirty-three, planter
and mcrcllantof GAINESVILLE, Miss, died recent
The Dickinson press., 1885-01-10

aW-None genuine without a bunch of
green Hops on the white label. Shun
all the vile, poisonous stuff with "Hop
or "Hops" in their name.
The Dickinson press., 1885-01-10
xne Chicago Markets.

Wheat, Chicago spring, OI@nAc; No. 5.
Chicago spring, 56c056Lc.
Corn, cash, 3i1S71Sc
Oats, cash, 2SAc
Rye, SIC.
Barley, CSC.
Pork, cash, $1l. 1915 @s11.25
Lard, cash, So. 70@s6.75 IS.
Milwaukee Markets.
Wheat, No; 9, 71ssc
Oats, No. 2 white, 2411@52c.
Barley, No. :, 4fsik9@5okc: extra, No. 8, 4sHo
Mess Pork. Sill Is cash.
Lard-Prime steam, s6.55
Butter, choice creamery, 25@26c; fair to good
2a@24c; bes, dairy, l9@2lc.
Minneapolis Markets.
WHEAT, No. l hard, 6914c; No. 2 hard, Csc
No. l, 5y1ac.
Corn, No. 2 s5c; rejected, so@slhc; con.
demned 35@4oc.
Mixed Feed, No. i, sls, 5o@ls; No. 2, s11.oo
Corn Meal, unbolted, s1s@s14; bolted, SIG
@sl7.
Hay, timothy, sa@sa75; wild, choice, sra
$7.75 No. l wild, large bales $6.0o@s7.W.
st. Paul Markets.
WHEAr-No. 1 hard, new, CSC; No. 2 hard,
Csc; No. 2, SIC.
Corn, No. =, SEC.
Oats, No. 21mixed, 2lc; No. 2 white, go; No.
5 white PIC.
Rye, No. :, 44c.
Barley, No. ., see; No. 8, $50
Ground Feed, S14.M.
Baled Hay, SIS; timothy hay, s10.0o@s10.5 50.
Flax Seed, $l.1S.
Timothy seed, sL@
Fuua 800
The Dickinson press., 1885-01-10

A tragedy occurred at Nechesville, Tex, re-
sultlng in the death of L v. Simpson and d.
Calhoun Lawrence, both well know citizens.
The difficulty grew out of the settlement of a
small debt
The Dickinson press., 1885-01-10

DEAR DocToR.-I have tried your medicine
and believe that any one who is troubled will
Cough, Hoarsencss or Lamcness about the ches
or lungs cannot we'll afford to be without thu
White Wine of Tar Syrup.
YOU thankful friend,
REV. G. w. PATT1soN,
Pastor st. Charles M. Z. Church,
St Charles, Iowa.
The Dickinson press., 1885-01-10

A cattle thief named johnson was sentenced
to three months imprisonment and fined SIS
at Graceville.
The Dickinson press., 1885-01-10
Have Tried it.

Rev. Richard Paul Blakely, known in church
literature, is dead in London.
The Dickinson press., 1885-01-10

For DYSPEPSIA, Indigestion, Depression OF spir
its and General Debility, in their various forms,
also as a preventive against Fever and Ague, and
other Intermittent Fevcrs, the "I'EI,to- PMospHo-
RATED ELIXIR OF CALIsarA" made by Caswell,
Hazard d Co., New York, and sold by all Drug
ilfg from Fever or other sickness, it has noequal.
The Dickinson press., 1885-01-10

Henry Guy Carleton is to be married this
month to Miss Helen Hubbard of New York.
The Dickinson press., 1885-01-10

ITO keep the pores open. the oil gland and tubes active
i and thus furnish an outlet for Impurities in the per-
SEPARATION and blood which cause hum liating bio: hes
I cleanse. whiten, and beautify the skin, remove tan,
freckles, %sunburnn, and oily matter: to keep the hands
contagious skin and scalp diseases, and provide an cx-
gRisitc skin beautiiicr and toilet. bath. and nursery sana-
five, reloleNt with delicious flower o,lors and CUTIcUIA
healing halsams. j. the special duty of the Gu1IcURA
SOAP. CuTIcURA and CurIcURA SOAP. the great Skin
Cures and Rcantlfers, and CurICURA RESoLvENT. tho
new Blood Purifier. cure every form of Skin and Blood
Disease. from Pimplcs to Scroiula. Sold everywhere.
Price. tUTICURA. Soc. SOAR. 2ac. tEsoLvENT, 81 90,
POTTER DRUG AND CMEaI!cAL Co. BOSTON:
The Dickinson press., 1885-01-10

snarbo!isaIve is the fnvoritc Household
Remedy for tho cure of Cuts, Wounds, Chill
S0 blaines, Ioisons. Bites of Insects, and Skin dis
orby null. j. w. COLE e. GO. Black River Falls, Wis.
The Dickinson press., 1885-01-10

Ayoung man named Eariche, of Peoria, Ill,
has genuine CHAMBERS. He had been attending
horses affected with the disease.
The Dickinson press., 1885-01-10

Somebody has stolen 10000 ronbles from the
Russian treasury and salaries of public officials
have been stopped to reconp the loss.
The Dickinson press., 1885-01-10
Mrs. 1. @. @. Lamar, wife of United State
Senator Lamar, died at Oxford, Miss.

Faithfulness is necessary in allkinds of work.
Especially is 1T necessary, in treating a cold, tc
procure the best remedy, which is Aliens Lung
Balsam, and take it faithfully, according to di
r%ections, and it will cure Il cold every time anl
prevent fatal results. Sold by all druggists.
The Dickinson press., 1885-01-10
DO YOU KNOW

"For months 1 suffered with malaria and
nervous dyspepsia. During the attacks l e2'
perienced severe pain, accompanied by that
extreme tired and languid feeling. Could
not eat or sleep. Would get up mornings
with hardly life enough +" move. None OF
the usual medicines eupioyel in such cases
had any effect upon me. From time to time
] was laid up and unable TO attend to any
business. Finally a druggist of this city sug-
The Dickinson press., 1885-01-10

BELrsv1LpE, Prince George Co., Md, }
May 2Gtn, 1883. I
The Dickinson press., 1885-01-10

Plain as the Nose on Your Face.
What is the difference between a persons nose
and Carbolinc the Great Petroleum Hair Ro.
newer. Ans:-one is the center of the head
and the other is a hcad-scenter.
The Dickinson press., 1885-01-10

For a Strengthening. medicine take Aliens
Iron Tonic Bitters. All genuine bear the sig
nature of j. z. Allen, Druggist, ST. Paul, MINI.
The Dickinson press., 1885-01-10

RAW FURS WANTED. is ona By e Te;ss, in ( sn rsr to
Agency, A. Moore, Mgr. 283 Jackson ST., st. Paul. Minn,
The Dickinson press., 1885-01-10

kerchlef, or some such trlfe.
"Shell be here presently" said they.
"ln the meantime, let US get the lunch
ready, for there's q dark little edge of
cloud, down III the west, that the Cap
tain says ne don't half like the looks
Of"
And where all this time, was Octavia
GLAND?
She was %springing up the steep and
winding ledge of rock, quicker and
lighter than any mountain chamois, her
vail floating back like a white wreath of
mist, an exquisite scarlet dying her
cheek.
eff other people can climb to Mother
Carey's Cushion, so can l." said daunt-
less Octavia, keeping her face resolute-
ly away from the furious waves that
boiled and ragged below, lest perchance
it should render her giddy. "And how
astonished they will be when they see
me waving my handkerchief to them
from the dizzy peak!"
Long before the cold fowls, chicken
salad and sandwiches were spread upon
the grass, the captain came up from the
steamer.
Ladies', and gentlemen" said he,
I'm sorry to spoil sport, but there's a
squall brewin', if ever there was one,
and we'll all be safer we'll at sea than
on these ragged points of rock. especi-
ally as the tide is comm in a deal faster
than we'd calculate On. So if you'll all
step lively, I shall be particularly OBJ
liged."
The ladies began hurriedly to repack
the, as yet, incomplete repast, and to
gather up their hats, wells, parasols and
J gloves-the gentlemen looked around
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-07-25

doubleday the most elegantly furnished
watering place hotel in the world, and
will accommodate 1000 guests. Besides
these three there are fifty-nine other
hotels.
To attempt to describe the society
part of Saratoga would be task that
would require letter of several columns
to fully portray. For the glory of Kan
sas enclose the following, clipped from
the leading society paper this morning,
the Saratogtan:
We are prepared to maintain that the
belle of Saratoga to-day is from Kansas.
Some insist that it is her sister. Well,
all three of them are charming. They
are at Congress Hall, and Mr.. and Mrs.
NJ. E. Clark, of Leavenworth, their
parents, accompany them. Miss Cora
Clark will not lack admirers while she
remains in Saratoga. Yours,
The DUDE.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-07-25
A Mirage 1t Sea.
North A~a-{o~u

While the passengers on the other
steamers just outside New York harbor
were frettlng over the delay caused by q
heavy log when almost in port those on
the Normandle had been treated to q
rare sight that put them in good humor.
They had witnessed a beautiful mir
age: The Normandle crept in from sea,
feeling her way along and moving at
quarter speed. The fog and snail's pace
were far different from the beautiful
weather they had experienced and the
quick run across the ocean. averaging
seventeen miles an hour. Everybody
was on deck to catch the first glimpse of
land that showed through the fog bank.
There's q steamer" called out an of.
6cer.
All looked about dreading that they
were 80 close upon it that q collision was
imminent.
cts a White Star; it must be the Re-
public" was the next announcement.
Interest was intensified. Passengers
looked first on one side, then on the
other, in front and behind, but they
could see no sign of any vessel. The
dense pail of mist that hung over the
water shut off al view of the vessel.
whose nearness was indicated by the fog
whistles only. After most of them had
given up the search, attention was d.
rected upward. There, riding gracefully
on the crest of ominous-looking clouds
that lowered up mountain-high, they
saw the black painted hull and yellow
funnel of a White Star steamer. The
entire rigging and appurtenances on deck
stood out as clearly as though the big
steamer was near by. Photographers
skill could not have made the illusion so
nearly perfect, for the phantom ship vi
brated as though chatting like chained
racer to be off and away. For some time
the mirage was visible. The real Repub-
lie was then over mile distant from the
Normandle.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-07-25
The Legend of the Vine.

St. Dionysius was on his way from his
monastery on Mount Olympus to Naxos,
and he sat down to rest during the heat
of the day. Close to him he saw a pretty
plant which he wished to take with him,
and, lest it should wither by the way, he
put it into the leg bone of bird, and, to
his surprise, at his next haulting place
it had sprouted; 80, accordingly, he
put it into the leg bone of lion, and the
same thing occurred; finally he put it
into the leg bone of an land on reach
ing Naxos he found the plant so rooted
in the bones that he planted them all
together. And up came vine, from the
fruit of which he made the first wine, q
little of which made the saint sing like q
bird, little more made him strong as q
lion, and yet a little more made him
foolish as an ass.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-07-25
As to Mrs. Grundy.

This potent parsonage has been al
lowed to rule too despotically in the
feminine world, and the ladies say that
it is time her tyranny received check.
But not even Mrs. Grundy has dared to
speak against the value of Browns Iron
Bitters as a strengthing tonic for ladies
who suffer from debility. 1t enriches
the blood and completely restores failing
health. Miss Sallie L. Paules, Wrights-
VILE, Pa, was cured by Browns Iron
Bitters of back-ache, kidney trouble and
liver complaint.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-07-25

we think we can cure a bad case of
Backache quicker with one Of Carter's
Smart Weed and Belladonna Backache
Plasters, than by any other application,
and after the Backache is cured you can
still wear the plaster without discom-
fort for two or three weeks or longer.
This combination of Smart Weed and
Belladonna is great hit, and it is hard
to find any pain or ache that will not
yield to it. Price 25 cents. Sold by
Druggists everywhere.