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The Dickinson press., 1888-10-13

ANNOUNCEMENTS.

Candidates for office can make their
announcements and keep them stand
ing i'm this roluini. until TIL" r"iNeil-
lions are hrltl tnr the >n!;tll sum "i
5000 cash with the order.
ASSESSOR.
in rcsponsr to the wishes OF MANI
farmers ia STAR. County ! announce
myself as i, rainii,iatr l"r the "fl'r' Oh
County Assessor. subject to the decl
sion OF the republican, county conNen
ton. AS 10 my qualifications. | ittN'
the people. 10 Judge 10y nay w"ii. %
the past TWO yeats, - assessor.
,,,> l,,,.-UE,.L
The Dickinson press., 1888-10-13

a wreck occurred on the railroad 1T
Knife River. Wednesday. caused 10y
the breaking of a wherlo of the ral"osc
ON Il freight train golli. east. The
c~al,uose and several car, we've thrown
| from the track and the calnosr taking
fire wa, entirely destroyed. The
west bound passenger tran! dine here
at ten O'Clock was delayed until
Thursday imornins. arriving at $50
Fortunately no one WAS llilurtd.
The Dickinson press., 1888-10-13

The government Inspector of a'u-
vevs is in Ilettin3er county going
over the work OF Capt. Saunders III
that part of the country during the
past season. AS the captain is" ni,ll
who Thoroughly understands his hnsi-
ness there is no aonlt that the ill.,
s,ector,' report Will he favorable as t,
TIN. correctness OF the lines run 10y
him,
The Dickinson press., 1888-10-13
NOTICE OF FINAL HOMESTEAD
ipROOF.
l.lNu OFFICE Ar lii~MAnh.

LAND OFFICE NJ ;i>MArk. ~. L.
b,t.5. lNss.
Notice hereby ,iNvnllai the fuilowln manned
settler has iilri l"ilcr of hls Intention To make
iInal pr""i III support al hi" clam, and ilal =.
proof WiIl bn made before james e.. timIl" II
Judge and ~ -"liri" r!rrk at III" r."lmlr t"ur
al hih "ili'" at Dickinson, u. II. on N%",.mnrr -
The Dickinson press., 1888-10-13
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.

TERRITORIAL OFFICERS.
Govcrnor-Louis X. Church. Bismarck.
Secrelarv-M. L. Mccormack. Bismarck'
Treasurer-J. W. Raymond. Bismarck.
Auditor-J. p. Ward. Sioux Falls. ..
Superintendent OF Pubic INSTRUCTION.
A. Dye. Mellette. oh Wilson
Assistant OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES - '
Attorney GcueraI-C. +. Templeton, Fargo;
United States District At1orney-1ohn r."
land, Bismarck. L Ncc,ur,
Pierre. N w N.r.,,, FARGO.
Delegate TO Congress.o.S :; Clifford; ean.oh'
Adjntant Gencral-Col. y. y. Tyner. farso.
Board of Hcalth-C. r. King. NJ. i' s"Pei'N'
tendent, Mandaa.
THE JUDICIARY
Chief. J~uS,icc-Bartle,t Trip; Yankton: aaso
.,iate iustices-C. 5. Palmer tFourth uls1riS!''
Sioux Fails: w. II. Francis tSlXth district,. .ms
marck: w. Is. Mcconnell Third dlstrict,. rats"'
&c. NJ. Thomas First district'. Dea1w"ooi Il =,
Snencer (Flfth district,. Huron. Cierk-J.h.e
Young. Iankton.
RAILROAD COMMISSIONERS.
~. Rovnton. Lenox; Alex. Grisss. Grand
Z, ,rk.: Mt. Smith. Huron: --se''.'"is
TERRITORIAL INSTITUTIONS.
6lsinafct
gHa asiH Nal n >& 4 niNsrstty. V.nrio,
NORM Dnss Sts4 for tA' lnrane.....s l. anh,v,
North Dakotal Southern Dakola.. sioux raai
teni,sn1;ary for for \ rihefn Dako'a ,,unkImsioI
realtsnlars u ~ ............ ria,h.' ES.lr
Deaf Mute school. se..........r 1.oH ins!
Dakota Agricultural Coz % .... Mudisol
Normal School......... Rapid Git.
School of Mines.
The Dickinson press., 1888-10-13

Moses Lemnevil!e is working .l''
| the Indian prob. in a pr'rt!' al way
and answers TIN. question: VIII q
Indian wo IL ia TIE aliiI n'ti>". I
j thoi..l, hu bpiies tn M'A| bt''
appreciate the teiul.t.l;.t 1 s"ity "i !
hor: the -4,,aws i'r. ere ''7' =" :
ers. He has .al /, ,i,i4: ~ A"''' u!
them at work husking co.n at IN
place e st % tow ii" NJ e pt>'
week aud says they 20 laAly well.
The Dickinson press., 1888-10-13

4. Milliard. the afftolc ana popular
cashier of the stark County bank. lett
Thursday morning for Sterling where
he will h. engaged for cone time
booking after h, interest at the
thr"Shing IN his lar +" M"tf tint ii 'r'.
Utli.. ..,ts:.. hI~ "a ,ta'r, ,ti"l" !lr
viii 20 r~ln,.:-n ,@.s"ti hpnnv.
p.lrnv. Vp....u.... ~a... -. Y..l re-
main unit. aft! So Irft. VISITING
friends and rel .tiv--.
The Dickinson press., 1888-10-13

John Christy. better known iii this
community as a. ID. Carpenter. has
b Ell a~liudgcl insane at Helena.
Mont. and sent to the Wam Springs
Insane Asylum in that territory,
tn, IS sunk i'm cloud and sll dow.
What was once II brilliant intellect.
through over indulgence in the prrni-
cious habit of using that seductive
drug morphine.
The Dickinson press., 1888-10-13

1t is generally believed hy the
rAichlncn alun. the Cannon Ball riv-
rr TN 1t the fires winch have devlslat-
t,t that part of the country were start
rl lay liili ms fro II the reservations
south aud southeast of here. Indians
were known to ne in the nrlyh'nrhond
of where the fires. south of tbs Can
NON |, III started. and one evening thc
dreaded scuWrge WIS Srrn advancing
from that direction. where at sun
down there. iia,l imtll no sign mt Il it, e.
The supposed object "i liit' red ,kiIa
is To keep the deer AMI antelope Oh on
near the reservation lay preserving
the grass there, the canning say &c
taking are To burns the prairie when
the Mind Viii take TIA. t:r' n%or.hwar(
..W !. .loill ltM. lI., lIti!a gems
,;:r % i, Am 20. ti.pA IA: tutlr I -"A
a II c>l,tuIu nNo!' 10" country 81
tin, j own SW ii wills. will X
bat lit 6 IN ne uf tl.i> cosby IN .SLliic
to cause the setter, south uf here It
owe every ahor!g.Mr they NEE
off til. re,tiv itlon .ntO '.outl Indians
by tll. p"rsnt,iv."lnqt"nc Of sharpe
winch strr. Colt an! otiirl,. wiz
have don't i..:G.,: coward settling III
,ilai, trn,:hl', III ii mas i't".
The Dickinson press., 1888-10-13

S. \. Marry. tie /, un .rr. i'''''-
Usher and proprietor pt in" sock
Gruwer,' Jourl~,l. N.,:"> C!t!. Mont.
has sod the paper /" I" '""',...': "'
gentlemen. residents Of Mics CITY.
ana ,..:hli-hrS his "tiuo'l nNe in last
weeks lss,o If the Journal. Bro,
Marnev h., for iuna laws p':bi'>i'''
ono Of the most successful i%"i'fia
IN the Northwest Mld 1T Wt''
/. pp his successor iri.tlinS t" mit'i!'
,,iu i,,e hi Ia STANDARD at .ine'i mltri
his mana-em ut.
The Dickinson press., 1888-10-13

DIR. Jurgcns has gone To the Cave
Hills to settle his business there and
will return with his family and take
up his residence here.
The Dickinson press., 1888-10-13

b ,ptis, service II Il. III. and $50 Y.
M. sunday school 2::30 y. III.
The Dickinson press., 1888-10-13

Hassie DeffchacI, is assisting Matt
I.insey at .lorgens meat market.
The Dickinson press., 1888-10-13

Mrs. f.. r. knowltun accompanied
| Inv the children. started for the east
| Wednesday. She will remain some
time i'm Misunderstanding.
The Dickinson press., 1888-10-13

CAN
h Err.
I'D pro.
~ Hash,
Meat,
QUOTES,
&C.. &c.
express
pf$2.5.
Is o.,
LAve.,
The Dickinson press., 1888-10-13

RThe regular meeting of the Wo'
mans Relief Corps will he held ut
Odd Fellows hall. Saturday. Oct. 81.
The Dickinson press., 1888-10-13

GEO. Ml.n.
Register of Uc"ls. t\ uticio co. slcrl
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-01-26
MoTHER.lN.LAwS AS THEY AIR.

Twas young onc't myself-and think, like -
not,
Twas smart as the best Of 'em them
Iknowed SO blame much that I'm glad I've
forgot
And can't rickoIlect II again!
But as smart as / was-and I'm certain OF
that
Twas never so smart that folks saw
Any brains sprout,n' up through the top OF my
hat,
When laughed at the mother-in-lawi
The mother-in-law was q u0ndn-but we
Didn't count that, and neither do you
One had young daughter ust TO 20 see,
And play the accordion to;
But that arctic old woman, half gloom and half
glare,
That would neither freeze solid, n'er thaw,
Knowed what she was dom, and why she set
there,
And nd not be my moth er-in-law!
She was sound, like the most OF EN- is, and she
meant
Jest a-havin' full justice er none;
And as fer as this mother-in-law foolishness
went,
She remembered her mother was one.
remember. myse'f, bein' struck that away
At gatnerin' onct where saw
My wife weepin' over the clods and the clay
At the grave of her mother-in-law!
james Whuconsb Riley, IN TEXAS Siftings.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-01-26
CAPTURING A spy.

Exploits Of . Rand Of Female Mexicans
During MaximilIan's Regime.
Aside from the class If females com.
monty known as camp-follOwers who
share the fortunes of war without leave
or license, the Mexican Government
permits limited number of respecta-
BILE married women to accompany each
regiment to cook and wash for the
soldiers. These women are regularly
enrolled as soldaderas female sol.
diers). and admirably they bear the
fatigues of camp life and long
marches. That they are not bad war
riors in their way the following story
in proof:
During Maximilian's regime. when
European forces were in possession OF
the Mexican capital. and President
Juarez. with his Cabinet and guard.
were trying to make their way 10 Paso
del Norie, and his cOunselors had
halted one day in a wayside grove to
hold an important conference. Juarez
was seated on a rock with the states
men grouped around him. and the mill
itary escort on guard The old poet
Guilermo Prieto, who was member
of the Cabinet had just arisen to state
his opinion on mOmentOus subject
when the solemn conclave was inter.
rupted by shouts of laughter, mingled
with oaths and threats in French and
Spanish.
All sprang 10 their feet. and the
Captain Of the guard. followed by
his men, rushed to the quarters
whence the sounds pro ceeded Pres.
emily they returned. bringing four
soldaderaA who bore upon their
shoulders Frenchman whom they
had captured Believing him to DO .
spy they first enticed him with cum
ming Aattsry. and then hastily binding
him hand and foot with their rebOsas.
had carried him two or three miles
despite his kicks and struggles When
the women deposited their prisoner
ut the feet Of the President the elder
soldadera excused herself for the fail
ure Of her proposed foraging expedi-
tion. saying:
.iSenor Prcsidente. No thought this
Frenchman might have papers which
your Excellency would prize more
than fat turkey or young pig"
True enough. ON the person Of the
spy was found . communication from
the COMMANDMENTS Chief Of the I'm.
perial forces to the commander Of the
neighboring garrison. stating tha'
Juares and his Cabinet would prob
ably pass in that vici ity. and accom-
panying this intelligence was The
formal order: Shoot every Mexican
rebel taken In arms against the Inn
perial Goverumsnt Of his 4ajesty
MAMMALIAN L"-1esiee ca. RhiIAdss.
vhio Record
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-01-26
WAVED THE RED FLAG.

What the Fiery SYMBOL Of Anarchy Means
In venexuela.
Twas riding out the other day with a
friend in an open carriage. Both of us
were strangers in the city. and were
going about the town driving our
selves rather than 90 poking along in
one of the numerous but dirty cabs.
The horses were passing leisurely
along one of the main streets. and we
were gazing at the girls rs they passed
us. Suddenly there appeared before
us a man in uniform He stood in the
middle Of the street and blew a ''dog-
whistle" which first attracted our at
tcntion. Then he dscw from under
his arm q red flag and franticnlly
waved it in the air. Ny friend pulled
in his horses, and they came to halt.
We then noticed car-trucks on the
streets running at right angles
to the one we were on. and
we thought .nt once that We had
come to y railroad crossing. and
that the authorities were most con-
siderate in warning people of their
danger; though we also thought 1t
rather strange for a railroad train to
run at grade through the center Of
the city.
We waited ut least one minute and
heard no whistle or indication of the
approaching of train. and would
have moved on but for tho official and
his red flag. There We stood. waiting
with anxiety for the train 10 dash
past rs, not knowing how tho strange
horses would take to an engine at full
speed with . train Of cars behind it
Finally. when We had about lost all
patience and wondered Why the man
did not let us 60 on. we heard some
thing coming. and then tho Jingle Of
bells. and at last = little one-horsc
street car logged around the corner.
across the street and went its way up
the thoroughfare!
looked with establishment ct my
friend and he looked at me. Then
We burst ont laughing. for tho whole
thing was very ridiculous. Tagging
Us for street car to pass -Lettcr -
N r Sun
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-01-26
HOW TO BUY BOOKS.
First Get Money, Then Enthusiasm and
Then . Lite Learning.

First Get Money, Then Enthusiasm and
Then q Lite Learning.
Enthusiasm. like that felt by Lamt
tor the Elizabethan dramatists. is what
is especially needed for the formation
of library. The buyer. if he have a
strong bent in one direction. will sat-
isfy that first. If history be his special
study, the historians will figure most
conspicuously; if theology. the theo.
logians; if poetry, tho poets. This is
reasonable enough; but there is nc
branch of study that can be fifty pur-
sued alone, and, after satisfying a
special taste. the man who wishes to
possess good library should. in the
first place. secure good copies of the
greatest authors in all the prominent
departments Of literature which his
country has produced. 1t is a
disgrace to apply to a public
library Cor books that deserve to be
read and reread. Fancy applying to
Nudes for Shakespeare or Mil.
ton, a "D,n Quixote" or a Waverly
novel. for ..Boswelrs Life of John.
SOM or Lockhart's Life of Scott"
However limited the book-buyer's
taste or means. it especially behooves
him. if bent on culture, 10 possess good
library copies Of the great poets and
historians of this country. Poetry.
apart from its intrinsic value as the
most elevating and delightful of in.
tellectual gifts. opens up many fail
path of literary study; and, without
knowledge of past history. a man is
helplessly adrift whom he attempts tr
steer through the conflicting currents
of contemporary politics But what
can the student know of history or Of
poetry unless he have the books al
hand upon his shelves for reference
rs well rs for study. 1t may
be impossible to read a
borrowed book with some I'D.
vantage. but it is the pursuit Of knowl.
edge under great difficulties You ar
limited in time. aud you arc not priv.
ileged. rs Coleridge was to make your
notes ON the margin as you 60 on. A.
most always I decline lending. even
my best friends, volumes which they
ought to have in their own libraries;
and. If I yield in too easy moment
the probability 10 I suffer for my folly
afterwari. Tho most honest people in
the world have a peculiarity-ihey
forget to return books Let me end
by repeating. with more emphasize
what l have already fuggested-thai
the foundation of . libraiy should be
laid in early life To see It grow. BY
slow but sure degrees il . sure deligh
and the boy who spends his 'rips" in
this way will ~ he grows tobe man.
spend moro. until in the course Of
years he will gather round him . host
Of .never-failing frisndA "-Lesa'sa
y ~ =
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-01-26
FACTS ABOUT susTLE&

A. Absurd Fa.hion and Hsw Il Night he
E6sctaally Ss1Prssssd.
The highest autholitacs on costumes
seem to have inclined to the opinion
that the hustle. which undeniably
came from Paris. was . reaction
among the ladies of the French aris-
tocracy against the pseudoclassic
robes of the Revolution and Of the EN-
pirc. The ladies of the courts of jose
phine and Marie Louise dressed much
more decently than the Merveilleuses
of the directory had done; still David
and the artists of his school were the
real arbiters of fashion until 1915; nor
could short waists and dresses cling
ing to the limbs be entirely eradicated
from the female fashionable wardrobe
until the Restoration was waning.
Long waists and ample skirts van
pushed the exiguous robes just men.
toned, precisely as the romantic
school in the drama and in literature.
headed by Victor Hugo and Alexan-
Dire Dumas the elder. vanquished the
classical school, of which the chiefs
were Viennett and Baour- Lormian.
The battle was fought and the victory
won a year or two before tho deposi.
ton of Charles X. and as regards the
garments of the fair sex the change
almost amounted to a metamorphosis;
the waist descended from its bad alti-
tude between the shoulders to its nat
ural position ut the hips; sleeves hith-
erto tight were suddenly puff,d out 10
portentous amplitude, and the pear
shaped, balloon-shaped. or leg.of-mut-
ton sleeve was in process of time sue
ceeded by wider and looser sleeve.
which English dressmakers dubbed
1.-THE bishop"
Unfortunately, long waists effected
the revival of the mischievous practice
of tight lacing. and stays became real
instruments of torture-stiff. unyield-
ing cases, fortified with metal busks.
in which the ribs of the hapless wearer
were distorted and the organs of the
chest squeezed out of their proper
places, thus endangering health and
even life. The dress improver ran its
course and declined as suddenly as it
had appeared The ''princess" robe
banished bustles for four or five years,
but the hustle came back with short
walking skirts. and it thrives. and
will thrive. and will die again. we sup
pose. no woman can tell when or how,
Notwithstanding all the flouts and
ieers of the satirists and the solemn
head-shaking and grave prolusions Of
the moralist.
The only practicable way to sup.
press fashion is to associate it with
infamy. Mrs. Turner, the poisoner in
James Is time, was hanged at Ty-
burn in a ruff stiffened with yellow
starch; and yellow ruffs Immediately
went out of fashion. The murderesS
Maria Manning. was hanged at Morse
monger lane in a black satin dress;
and for twenty years aftcrward black
satin was out of fashion. As it hap.
pens. executions now take place in
private, and nothing would DO gained
in the way of fashion reform by hang
ing a female criminal whose garb COM
prised huge dress-improveE-
don TcteQrGph.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-01-26
4 RemAakAsLe CASE.


4 0aA VIZ Was Tee 0usy - Rsnowhs1
That He Had Been Married..
A paragraph has been going the
rounds Of the press Of lats purporting
to be . truthful account Of remarks
bic case Of Observation-Disclosures which
made young man forget his we'd
ding day. A prominent civil engineer
in this city called attention to this
hoating paragraph yesterday, and
said:
Il know of a much more remarks
BILE case. 1t was not absent-minded.
ness, however. but an illustration Of
the wonderful concentration Of
thought which is possible in great
emergencies. Somewhere about 1857
Ed d. Mason. assistant engineer ON
the Wabash road. went to Buffalo to
be married. The ceremony was per-
formed at ten o'clock in the morning.
While congratulations were being ex-
tended the newly.wedded Benedict re-
ceived telegram from his chief in
Toledo, informing him that an impor.
tant truss bridge over = river on tho
line of the road had been burned. and
must be rebuilt Immediately. The
working plans could not be found
and Mason was ordered home.
'.As the trains ran he could not
reach Toledo before the next morning.
Taking a hasty adieu Of the bride and
the wedding party. and promising to
return At three o clock to partake Of
the wedding dinner. he hurried to the
Office of an engineer we'll known to
him. who at once placed the facilities
Of his Office at Mason's disposal By
eleven o'clock he was hard ut work.
When three clock came, feeling faint
and weary. he walked down stairs
mechanically. entered a neighboring
restaurant that he had frequented be-
fore. refreshed himself with q sand
witch and glass of beer. and returned
to his work. BY five o'clock he had
duplicated the original plans of the
bridge from memory. including exact
measurements and quantities. and
telegraphed from Toledo. On this
telegraphic plan the bridge builders
instantly set to work and found it alb
solutely correct even to the
minutest detail. It was a most
astonishing feat. But what is
still more astonishing is tho
fact that from the moment Mason left
his bride in the morning until he had
forwarded his Geographic report he
never recalled the event of his mar.
riage. When he went out for his
lunch he might just as we'll have gone
to the wedding dinner, as the distance
was no greater. and excused himself
without loss of time. But his mind
was so occupied in meeting the emer-
gency that no thought Of any thing
but tho burned bridge could gain en-.
trance.
I'm later years Mason was Colonel
in the army. a prominent member OF
the American Society of Civil Engi.
neers. and left rs monuments to his
skill tho bridge over the Mississippi at
Hannibal and that over the Missouri
at St Joseph. He died some fifteen
years ago. His widow is still living.
and has in my presence corroborated.
so far as she could. Colonel Mason's
account of his wedding-day cxperi-
cnce. Chicago 1ri6u ne.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-01-26
AMERICAN COINS.
eoUo of These Issued - the Cslealal n,
Uaitea Statoe Mats.

oono Of These Issued y the Coloalal anA
Usitea Statss Mats.
: The first strictly American coins
were those issued by the colonial mint
Of Massachusetts,, in 1861. gcneraly
known as the Pine Tree series. though
there were four varieties There is
coin Of earlier dste. called the
'Somers Island piece" but this was
probably struck in England. OF the
Pine-Tree series. the first issue. and
the rarest, was plain hammered
silver coin, and the value. XII.
or VI made by punch.
These were followed BY others
bearing representations of pine.
oak and willow trees. with '.Massa-
chusetts'' and '.New Eagland'' as in
scriptions II and III penny pieces
were added. and large number were
struck. the Pine Tree variety being
the most common. A popular story
concerning these coins says that the
mint-master was allowed one in o set
number as his perquisite. and that his
wealth from this source was so great
that when his daughter came to marry
he gave her dowry of them. making
her sit in one scale while they were
piled in the other. until their weight
lifted her from the ground. She was
therefore. literally worth her weight
in silver"
The first gold coins were struck in
1895. and were the eagle and half
eagle. The quarter-eagle. quarter.
dollar and dime appeared in 1876; the
double-eagle and gold dollar in 1849;
the silver Scent piece in 1854; the gold
Is piece in 1854; the nickel cent in
1856; the small bronze cent and 2-cent
piece in 1864; the nickel Scent
in 1865; the nickel Scent in 1866; the
trade dollar in 1873. and 2O-cent piece
in 1878 There have been many other
assays. or patterns. for coins. but these
constitute the regular coinage of the
country.
In 1776 appeared lead token. with
sun-dial diverse and thirteen linked
rings for reverse. This was inscribed
Continental Currency" and is the
type of the first regular United States
coin. commonly known as the mind.
your-business cent so called from
this sentence forming one of the
legends 1t has also been named the
Franklin and the Fugio; the first be-
cause the sentence quoted seemed to
have a Poor Richard flavor. and the
last from another legend: 'Fugio."
Il fly" These coins were numerous
and were struck in 1887.
In 1922, 1928 and 1924 the English
colonies were given the Wood half
penny and the Rosa Americana
series. the latter consisting of PEN
ny. half-penny. and farthing. These
were struck in Engl and by William
Wood. and were originally intended
for circulation in Ireland. Repudiated
by that portion of the British empire.
principally through the efforts Of
Dean Swift Ithey were sent to
America
During the time intervening be-
tween the revolution and the estab-
lishment of Government mint sew.
eral States established minis and
struck coins. The coins of Massachu-
sets were a cent and half
cent with an Indian standing for an
diverse and an eagle for reverse.
Connecticut coined cents only, with
several varieties of busts for the OBJ
verse and seated figure of Liberty
for the reverse. Chicago Newa