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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-09-17

profitable. Clark w. Bryan & Co., publishers
Springfield, Mass.
Table Talk (Philadelphis) contains q greas
amount of household and culinary information
aud has also some attractive literary features.
Mrs. Rorer. the teacher of cooking, who SUPER
intends the domestic de partmsnt of the maya
zine, contributes to the September issue q vari-
sty Of directions for preserving peaches and
ether fruits.
Young Hearts is the title of new juvenile,
thirtypaee monthly, issued from 62 Cedar
street, New York. The contents, including the
Of excellent character, aud the illustrations
aumerous The price Is but so cents a year, and
tempting inducements are offered to club
raiserS.
The American Queen is the title of new
monthly society journal, issued by the First
National Publishing Company. of Boston. 1t
will give attention to fashion, art, music Ell.
lrette and other social topics, each department.
being, the prospectus announces, under the
,sre of brilliant and competent WRITER'S
Numbers % and "a of the Century Company's
Battles and Leaders Of the Civil War have
been issued The papers in No. % bear mostly
upon the Vicksburg campaign. Those in No. "a
include General Grants paper on Chattanooga.
Overland Monthly for September contains an
interesting account Of the United States Sol
Hers Home at Santa Monica, Cal. 1t is fully
Illustrated. A paper on orange culture will be
" interest TO horticulturists.
Cassell's Family Magazine bears a title
vhich fits well the character of its contents IN
addition 70 its purely literary matter each num-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-09-17

NEw YORK, Sept 15.--Hon. Chauncey f. Black.
pre- ident of the National Association of Democratic
Clubs to-day received the following letter from Pres
The Dickinson press., 1888-01-14

Among the tlotsam of our docks damaged
boards are often found in considerable num-
hers. The other day an Italian tishcd for
them very systematically Just above the
foot of DesbrosScs street. He used a round
piece of heavy wood, about three inches in
diameter and eighteen long. One end of
this was armed with u sharp pointed spike,
while t" the other end was attached about
twelve feet of clotheslinc. Taking the stick
in his hand. the italian darted the spike into
the end of II board, much as q sailor would
harloom u whale, and then carefully drew it
up SO that he could reach it with his hands
and pull it up on the dock. The spike would
sometimes pull out when the board was
almost within reach, and one particularly at
t~ractjvc one had to be haIrouned a dozen
times before the Italian could call it his
OWL. The maj dries the boards thoroughly.
then chops them into kindling wood. which
his wife sells. He is said to be making a
fair living out of tho husine>s.-New York
Evening Sun.
The Dickinson press., 1888-01-14

ing Of how all the departments of household
economy should Ike run. There ure, however,
two important reasons for acquiring such
knowledge. One is the extreme vicissitudes
OF fortune, characteristic Of business life in
this country; and the other is the fact that il
the mistress does not know when work is
properly done, her servants, 10 matter how
good at the start, will soon grow careless and
forgetful. In no other country in the world
is there SO much trouble with help as here.
Some Of this is due to the ignorance OF serv-
ants who have had no previous experience;
but possibly as much is due to the ignorance
If mistresses, who do not possess the knowl-
edge that can give instruction or command
respect.
In England, no matter how wealthy the
parents, the custom Of giving tho daughters
| domestic training is usually observed. \ re-
Gently published Life of Queen Victoria"
states that after the estate Of Osborne had
been bought. 1.-THE lower portion Of the Swiss
cottage was fittet up as IL kitchen for the
young princcsses, with pantry, closets. dairy
and larder, all as complete as possible, and
here these juvenile royal highnesses, dressed
a Ia cuisiniere, and with arms white with
flour, learned to make cakes and tarts and all
sorts Of plain dishes. to cook the vegetables
which they had themselves cultivated, to pro-
serve fruit and to prepare different sorts OF
pickles. In fact, they were trained to be
good English h%ouscwives.r The example set
by the queen has permeated all the higher
classes.
The cooking schools recently started here
are steps in the right direction. But cook
ing, though very important, is only "a single
branch OF the domestic duties. The other
can hest br learnt at home am glad to
hear that the board of education in New
York city is considering the ACCESSIBILITY Of
giving instruction in sewing aud cooking to
the girls in the public schools.-Julian Mag
nus in The Epoch.
The Dickinson press., 1888-01-14
California aInmmis..

There is in San Francisco a collection OF
newly found mummies, forming one of the
most remarkable discoveries ever made in
America. The mummies differ from Egyl-
tian ones i'll that they IRE generally quite
naked. only a few having n loose covering,
and they have evidently undergone no pro-
cess of cmbalming. The flesh is so thoroughly
dried that it resembles parchment, and the
corpsrs are very light. The mummies were
found by n party of gold seekers in one Of
the numerous branches Of the Sierrp Madre
mountains, near the ella, in Arizona. One
day the gold seekers discovered n cave, the
entrance to which was closed with a kind of
cement, very hard to break. Forcing an ell
trance, the men found themselves in a kind
of ante-''hamber, thirty feet long, hrwpd out
of the living rock. This led into u large hall,
in which We're lying u number of dried up
corpses. The discoveries Mt once set to work
tn transport the mummics to the nearest
railway station, in spite of the opposition Of
the Apache Indians, who soon heard of the
discovery and considered the remain to be
those of their gods. All tho m,lmmies wero
safely removed TO San Francisco, where they
excite great interest in scientific circles
Chicago Herald.
The Dickinson press., 1888-01-14
Love Songs in Afghanistap.

Love songs are plentiful with the Afghans,
though whether they nre acquainted with
love is rather doubtful. Woman with the
Afghans is a purchasable commodity. Sho
is not wooed and won with her own consent:
she is bought from her father. The average
price of n young and good looking girl is
froE, about 300 to 800 rupees. To reform the
ideas of an Afghan upon that matter would
be Il desperate task. When Said Ahmed, tho
great Wahab leader, the prophet, leader and
king of the Yusufzai Afghans, tried to abol-
ISL the marriage by sale hi. power fell at
once. He had to flee for his life. and died an
outlaw. There is no song in the world SO sad
and dismal as that which is sung to thu bride
by her friends. They comet to congratulate
no, to console her, like Jephtha's daughter;
they 60 to her, sitting III n corner, and sing:
You remain sitting in a corner and cry for lis.
What can we do for you.
Your father has received the money.
AL OF love that the Afghan knows is jcal-
ousy. All crimes are said to have their cause
in ono of the three z's-Zar, zamin or zon-
money, earth or women. The third z is. in
fact, the most frequent of tho three causes
Contemporary Review.
The Dickinson press., 1888-01-14

THERE are many eastern statesmen
in Congress who seem to think thai,
the settler who takes a homestead ul
a timber claim, is stepping at once
into an independent fortune. In til,
eyes Of these men, 4 wild quarter sec
tion is an improved farm, with fine
buildings, herds of cattle, flocks of
sheep. big red barns, and comfortabl,
houses with big porches and lightning
rods on the chimneys. They talk
about giving away the public lands
under the homestead and timber cul.
ture acts, rs if it was a wicked waste.
AS a matter of fact. no settler ever car.
ried out the provisions of either til.
timber culture or homestead acts
who did not do a great deal more fu
Uncle Sam than Uncle Sam did fu,
him in granting it. Public lands ar.
valuless except for ON sand the ma,
who rescueS one huilured and sixty
acres of land from its wild state All.
makes a farm and a home of it ha.
earned it, and the government liza,
given him no charity. Congress,
should 60 :slow alomt repeating tn
timber culture act. Any amendment
which will prevent frauds and max
it more certain that the intents of TIL
act will he carried ont are advisable
hui it shonld not be repealed.-Nortl
Dakota Farmer.
The Dickinson press., 1888-01-14
SAVING THE TEETH.
1rreparabic Injury Done by so Called
Dentifriccs-.A Dentists Presentation.

Irreparablc Injury Done by so Called
Dentifriccs-A Dentists Prescription.
What should a man Use to clean his
teeth: was the question asked of n we'll
known dentist recently. The dentist replied
at once, Nothing hut water. There are
more good teeth ruined by so called dcnti-
friccs than by all other causes in the world
put together. The object of the makers Of
these 'tentifrires is, of course, to produce a
preparation TINT will. with very little rubbing
of the brush, make the teeth look perfectly
clean and white. To accomplish this they
put pumicc stone. and sometimes strong
alkalieS. i'll their preparations. Pumice stone
will ullqueStionnhly take al the tartar off the
tooth, and it will also. Just rs unqucstionably,
take all the enamel with it. An alkali will
make n yellow tooth like white i'll Il few
seconds, but before ~ week has passed it will
haN" eaten away nearly all the enamel and
utterly destroyed the tooth.
I'm walking along the street YOU often zee
n 'fakir.' by way of advertising his patent
dentifricc. call a mail boy from the crowd
near hy and opening the boys mouth rub the
dentifrice OF his dirty teeth, and ina minute,
almost, take off all the tartar and make the
teeth look perfectly pure and white. Now, a
man like that 'fakir' ought to he arrested, for
lie has forever destroyed that boys teeth.
His preparation, composed of a powerful
alkali. is eating away the enamel of the bows
teeth. and in Il few months the poor Young
stei will not have u sound tooth in his head,
The drntifrircs composed chiefly of pumice
stone are not as bad as those containing IN
alliali, because. they will not destroy the teeth
81 quickly: but if used habitually they will
as certainly destroy them i'll the end.
II should advise n maj by all means to use
no dcntifriceo OF any description, unless it be
prepared chalk. If this is used not oftcner
than once a week, it will not injurc tho teeth,
and may help to cleanse them, but it should
on no account he used every day. Orris root
doe" the teeth no harm, and gives Il pleasant
odor to the breath; and if all our dentifrices
were composed simply Of orris root and pre-
pared chalk. they would he harmless enough,
if not beneficial. My OWN plan is to use u
moderately hard brush and plenty of cold
water. and nothing else, and my teeth are in
excellent condition. II people would only
pick their teeth carefully after each meal,
making sure that not the slightest particle of
food remained near the gums or between the
teeth, and would also, before retiring at night,
run n piece of soft thread through their teeth,
they would not have any necessity for II den
thrice. vi course sweets and candies are bad
forthc teeth; so is smoking, or taking either
very cold or hot drinks: but. bad as all these
undoubtedly are, l really think that the worst
enelmy the tooth has is the so called denti-
frire. Take the advice Of n dentist. and never
uSr anything for your teeth but "a brush and
good cold water. boston Saturday Even.
ing Gazette.
The Dickinson press., 1888-01-14
ANECDOTES OF THE WAR.

Two Confederatcs Who Had No Interest
in the Strugsle-.A Frightened Skulker.
Maj. j. H. Shelton related i'll our hearing
the following divertinS incidents of the san
culinary battle of Sharpsburg or Antietam:
Gen. Barksdale drew his brigade up i'll line
and addressed them in substance as follows.
"Men, upon this battle hangs in all proba-
bility the destiny of the Confederacy, the
destiny Of our beloved homes, the destiny Of
our property. the destiny of our fathers, of
our mothers, of our wives, of our sweethcarts.
Then, let every man of us be a hero in the
strife. and acquit ourselves like men. If there
be a man among you that possesses none of
these precious things that l nave just enume.
rated and feels that he has nothing to battle
for, If he will step to the front / will give
him permission to retire to ignominious
safety"
At this j~uncture two lean, lank, dirt eat
ing looking shadows of men stepped to tho
front. and one of them in nasal tones draw,ed
out:
"Gen'rul, men him" pointing to his com.
rade. "hain't got no home, no pappy. no
NANNY, no wife, III sweetheart, an, nary
niger; kin we gor'
The general looked at them with witherinc
scorn for q few seconds, and then, pointing
to the woods in the rear, Numbered: "Gity
and they got.
Whietde bes1b ssfa u
The Dickinson press., 1888-01-14
THE Contest Division of the Gene

TIL: Contest Division of the Geller-
al Land Office is certainly run Oh an
economical basis. 1t consists of hut
one clerk, who has reached No. 81 in
"a calendar of more than l,ouu contest
cases. Some of the contestants with
extraordinary good constitutions may
live to receive IL decision in their ca-
ses, but many will have long been mn
der the sod before their cases are
reached. Wouldn't it he u good
scheme for the government to bounce
some of the ornamental army officers.
who are reported to be rather plenti-
full in Washington. and take the ION
ey saved by doing SO and hire some
more clerks in the Contest Division.
Here is IL chance for som one to i'll
augurate movement which will win
popularity with the people at large
and the gratitude of the western set
tier.
The Dickinson press., 1888-01-14

THIS year is leap year. and now is
the time for the lashful maiden to
help her still more bashful best young
man to talk business. Many a happy
family would he founded if the atorc.
said young man could meet with Il lit.
tie encouragement at the proper mo.
ment. We believe that the leap ye;l
privilege of popping the question 10y
the ladies is derived from the English
Common Law. Whether it is SO OF
not, whether written OF unwritten law
OF tradition it has received the sane
ton of time whereof the memory U,
man runneth not to the contrary. ant
il maiden modesty cannot lie hrough
to actually make the proposal, it Ger
tainly can smouthe the way for tn,
young MAJ. Girls. let no susceptible
youth escape. Use the privilege til
year gives yon. FIX.
The Dickinson press., 1888-01-14
THE SHIP.


Aking, a pope, and a kaiser and a aueen-most
fair was Shr-
Went sailing, sailing, sailing, over a sunny sea,
AMI amid them sat a beygar, a churl Of low de-
gree;
And they oil went sailing, sailing. over the sunny
And the king said to the kaiser and his comrades
fair and free:
LET us turn adrift this beggar, this churl OF low
degree.
For he taints the balmy odors that blow to you
and me,
As We travel, sailing, sailing, over the sunny sea-"
"Th" ship is mine" said the heggar, that churl
Of low degree,
And were all of us sailing. sailing. to the grave,
DER thu sunny sea;
And You may not, and you cannot. get rid Of
mine or me:
No, not for Your crowns and scepters-my name
Is Death: Qloth he. g. Mackay.
The Dickinson press., 1888-01-14

A STRONG effort is being made to
divide the Bismarck land district aud
have the headquarters of the north
half ut Minot. The scheme of divid-
ing the district is Il good II us far as
it goes but it does not go far enough.
The proposed division should he eff
ected SO far us relates to that part
north and east of the Missouri river
and another division should he made
comprising the country south and
west of the Missouri, with headuuar-
ters at Dickinson. which is the natu-
raj center of the West Missouri conn.
try. This point is the most accessi-
bic to those who may wish to settle
ON one Of the greatest bodies of va.
can gov eminent Ia I'd &c t in Dakota.
There wo,.ld he Il great saving OF
time and expense to the settlers of
western Dakota if this division could
be accomplished.
The Dickinson press., 1888-01-14

THE senate stcmS tn hang tire "vrl
the confirmation OF rN-ScrrttarN Id
mar ;s Justice of the Supreme court.
1t seems that he does not admit tn.
legality uf the l4tll. 18th aud l6,ll
amendments To the constitution. We
are sorry this is So. Although W.,
would like To see him receive the alr.
pointment. if We must have q >ul.th-
ern democrat. un arcuulIt Of his AZ
ton. while secretary ul the lmtrii"a.
in reversing the ptstiltMt sparks. ii Is
asking too much tn have a lnaM Oh thc
supreme bench VIII" does not ier"2-
nize the reStltsn: the wai Is >.t t"i;ll
in the Constitutional amendments.
The Dickinson press., 1888-01-14
Last Of tho Pcuuuts.

a reporter met on the streets OF Birming-
ham, Conn, u short TIM ago, u man who
was selling clans from q wagon. An inter-
view with him developed the fact that he
claims to be tho last of the noble tribc of
Pequots, who. in the early days of the settle
mcnt. occupied the country about where
Litchficld now stands. The mans name is
Truman Bradley. He is not full b!oodcd,
but claims to he two-thirtS Indian. His an
pearancc substantiatcs his claim. He stands
over six feet tall, is straight, broad Shout
dered and bronzed to a coppcry hue. His
eyes are black and deep set. His check
bones are prominent, his jaws strong and
| powerful, his forehead low and broad, his
hair gray, and he has no beard. LIN CONVEX
sation with him the reporter learned that lie
claims to he the sole heir of the Pcuuots, and
there is $1,000 held in trust for them, which
is now i'll the hands of Il trustee appointed b,
the judge of the superior court of I.itchiiclt
county. He will apply to the next lcyisla
turc for the $1,000. submitting his proofs fo1
the inspection of the committee having III,
matter i'll chargc.-Ncw York Evening Sui,
The Dickinson press., 1888-01-14

canncns' thunder fairly made tho ground
quake, and the shells ana gra;n,h"t shricked
through the murky air like vcritablc de-
mons, Gen. "Ransc' Wright saw n fellow
running ont of the fight Ike IL scared rabbit.
Tho general drew his pistol. and. putting
spurs to his horse, intercepted the rccreant
| soldier and shouted to him:
Go back to your place, sir: go back or Ill
shoot YOU"
The frightened skulkcr yelled back: ''Shoot
thundcrin' sight biz. ,er guns than you hev!'
and. darting under the generals horses
oclly, ineontinentlv took to his heels.
The above yarns of Maj, skeleton recall 10
our mind the witty pun of an old 'Jolnny
I:cb' OH the march to Hascrs;own. Md, just
before tho battle of Sharlsburg. Many of
the soldiers wcro barefoot, aud the s,lcS OF
t..eir feet wc:c worn aud bl,riins. Our
company. which had been detailed as rear
guard. lad halted il the road FOR u moments
resi-. Unruld fellow. J"c McCrurk.n. sitting
na :le roadside held up his feet for I'll" cap
tain'S inspection, and pointing 10 huge stone
bruises "n either foot. said i'll lusulrious
tones:
"Cap'n, these are the DAYS tina, try mems
>olcS.."
The company eroauel. while some of them
cried: Xii Inn NJ tho spot"
McCrackcn had his arN, disabled by q
sha!lShou:rr's bullet i'll the trenches around
Petersburg. but, refusing a discharge. was
among the few ragged rcl> that grounded
their arms when the sun Of III" Confedcrarv
wcnt down behind the hills oi APPROXIMATION.
-iiartweil m
The Dickinson press., 1888-01-14
A

We loved for a summer from lime to S-vt"lEoer,
Twas only a Jest. tho, I beg :"u'l, rcn,.,nlNr.
BIT the tears in our eyes, wer" they "nl" rock
Sorrow,
And the ache in our hearts. will it vsni>l, IT,
morrows
Twas only II jest. and we're parting forever.
The words on our lips. pale a tritie, ar. never,
And the look in nur eyes: All. tan eyes w dis.
scmhir:
DO they lie. like the lips. as they wiiten and
trrlnble.
Goodhy, yes, forever to make believe passion.
Back from nature and ioyance To heartarhs and
fashion,
flower.
Was it worth oil the pain for the jest of an hour
Roberta White in Home Journal.
The Dickinson press., 1888-01-14
The Main Point Wildly indicated

A LITTLE Sunday school girl, whose lesson
had been al"ut The story of the fiery furnace,
VAS telling her mother about it. And,
namma She said, 'that naughty king
heated an oven just as hot as he could get it,
put three good men in and they wouldn't
cook u bit. "-SyraGlse Herald
The Dickinson press., 1888-01-14

TIE senate committee ON t%rrrltu-
ries Monday Instructed its rhairlaalt
To rel tort %favorahly a Till tor the di-
vision of Dakota and the admission of
South Dakota us Il state.
The Dickinson press., 1888-01-14

EA-TLEEIruEiAl. TEEA>l El.E RAY
nearly S4uu.,alu. The condition of the
treasury now. contrasted with twenty
years ago. lavorai,ly illustrates ;i,
growth and prosperity Of the terrific.
ry. The following document eNplaiDs
itro1f.
The Dickinson press., 1888-01-14
TREA>lrrE. OIFn T..

YANK1oN. ID. r.. Jan. |. l>61.S
Recclvitu ul j. +. Gore the sum ut
500 territorial funds III his l"SSes,i"ll
AS territorial treasurer III l>hl.5. There
being no books. papers OF office l"rnl-
ture belonging I" the territory III his
possession.
NJ. X. ARMSTRONG.
The Dickinson press., 1888-01-14
OFFICIAL PAPER OFSTAHK COUNTY,
Saturday. Jan. IA. lSSS.

TIE Utah journal. II Mormon "r.
gan comes ont for cleveland as thcir
choice for president.
The Dickinson press., 1888-01-14

A Roman camp fortified by earthworl.
has just been discovered near Czernowitz, the
capital of RukovinA
The Dickinson press., 1888-01-14

Entered a, the poslofice At nickjns II, STARK
County, Dakota. az second Glaze matter.
The Dickinson press., 1888-01-14

a SlCN STRANGER SPENDS THE
NIGHT ON A COT.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1888-08-11
Stock Notes.

Walter Gratz Is going 10 take his stable to
England next spring, and paddock gossip has
It that he will do some of the riding himself.
We'll. there are worse ways OF winning
national fame than by being a gentlemanly
Jockey.
Butler Times:-'Here 10 u freak of nature
that does not often occur and we do not know
that we ever heard or read Of the like before.
A cow belonging to Ben Rich, of Dcepwater
township, gave birth TO triplets which are
all living and doing well. The remarkable
part Of the story being that the calves were
not born on tha same day, but q day apart,
the first. second and third days of june"
New York. August IA dispatch from
Buffalo published yesterday stated chat G. h.
Hamlin had received a telegram from Robert
Bonner inquiring about the condition OF The
Buffalo trottting track. Mr.. Hamlin replied
that the track was In splendid condition and
1t was thought that Mr.. Bonner would send
Maud s. to Buffalo and let her try to break
her W record. A Tribune reporter called
on Mr.. Bonner at his house yesterday to
ascertain what truth there was In the report.
"There IL no truth in It" replied Mr.. Bon
ner. 81 have received a great many dis
patches from trotting track associations all
over the country inviting mo to send Maud S.
to them to trot against time. Among others
| received a dispatch from Mr.. Hamlin, but
l have not replied TO any Of them, and in
fact have not yet thought of selecting the
track where Maud ). will try to do some
thing like her best. 1 am engaged In getting
her In tlp-tOp condition. When | am Salts
fed with the mare's condition, probably some
time IN the fall. or even earlier, l think l
shall send her where there is Il fast track and
let her go. 1t IL hardly likely that | will
select Buffalo,