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The Dickinson press., 1888-02-04
The Fleck ~ Cold.


There is found in the chasm of the DEVILS
Bite, Wyoming, and there alone, a curious
little animal which is generally known as
the fleck o gold, though it also r%ejoices i'll the
equally glittering names of the golden guide
and the golden gopher. The little fellow un-
doubtedly belongs to the gopher tribe. The
fleck o gold is of a general golden hue.
This hue represents the various shades of
gold, from the duller colors of the precious
metal in its native state to the brilliancy
given by the stamp of the mint. The duller
hues are blended on the body, while tho
brighter one spreads itself along the tail.
This tail is the glory of the leck O gold and
the wonder of the beholder. Fifteen inches
in length, or more than three times as long
as the little animal of which it is a dazzling
continuation, this tail is as the glance of
gold. 1t is instinct with action, an action
which has no apparent purpose but that Of
display, and jerks and writhes, curls and
twists with the swiftneSs and light of n sun
ray. The fleck O gold is vainglorious con-
corning this tail, and when for his own cditi-
cation he folds it many times around his
body, Transforming himself into u ball of
FURNISHED bullion, the brilliant exhibition
pleads hard in ~extenuation of the little fel.
lows vanity.
The fleck o gold digs deep, and his burrow
is regarded as Ill unfailing indication of the
presence of gold. AS n matter Of course
many and diverse speculations are extant il
regard to the origin of this singular ant
brilliant little animal. The theory most nd
vancel and believed in is that the fleck o
gold was at first but a common gopher, but
that the constant contact with the COLDER
soil in which he burrowed SO fecked his coat
with the precious yellow particles hat nature
herself at last took cognizance of the matter
and the golden coat was made hereditary
The extraordinary length of the tail is &C
counted for by the superstition that it is
sympathetic growth, designed especially by
nature as n brilliant advertising vehicle Of
the hidden riches of DEVILS Bitc.-Chicage
Herol1
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Curious Album of Photos.

A local photographer. who does u fashion,
able trade, has a curious album of photos.
They are of women's hands, and every hand
is distinguished by one ring. Some years
ago., lie tells me, a young society woman who
had very pretty hands experienced the fancy
to nave the one Oh which her sweetheart had
recently put an engagement ring pictured.
The fashion being thus set is, lie says, still
kept up. Not all of the hands are beautiful
ones by any means. In fact really pretty
hands are i'll the minority. There is u pre-
ponderance of fat palms and stubby fingers
that does not speak well for the manual re-
fnement of our best society. But even the
best kept hands, unless they are symmetrical
in proportion, are liable to look clumsy in a
photograph. The variety of rings OF this
collection of pictures is a credit to our jewel
er. Indeed you can trace the fashions i'll
rings for several years by them. 'If l had
the value of those rings" said the p%hotogra-
phcr, meditatively, 81 think could spend n
year in Europe and not have to swim home
Alfred Trulnblc i'll New York News.
The Dickinson press., 1888-02-04
servants of an ,:ng.ish Household.

At family prayers tile servants come in in
regular order according to their posi-. ;nl.
I!ousekecIcr and ladies maids tirst-tle n.rn
in their ORDER following the maids. The
scrvamts' dinners, too. are conducted with
much ceremony. The un,lrr servants wait
on the upper ones, etc. JUDGED. the servants
are great sticklcl's for and Observers of rules
of precedence, and cui>ervrrS OF social dir
nifty and etiquette among themselves. And
they expect, and require. nay demand it. To
an intensified degree among their mastorsatid
mistresses. Agcntlemnano or lady whonrglrrtcd
to observe OF follow amy of thetriviul n%icet;cs
or ceremonies of high life wolll lose caste mt
"lcc in the eyes of their servants. and forfeit,
with their respect, all influence with them.
I can fancy the effect on the groom of tho
chambers or the butler. il any gentleman ap-
rearrl at IL home dinner except in full even
ing dress. Why, not only would these men
consider themselves degraded in the house,
but scan'laliZcd throughout the neighhor-
hood, through which the tidin9s would soon
spread. The only excuse to he made for n
gentleman SO wanting in dignity as to dine
in a suit of dittocS would he that he was CO.
centric, and no one cares to he thought that.
The ladies' maids, too, could never brook !.
failure to dress for dinner on the part of
their mistrcsscs. And So. for fear of the
resentful eye of tho house steward or butler,
smoking is confined to the smoking room;
So,A, is never INDUCED in twice; beer not
trunk at dinner save in one drnught from Il
silkcr tankard handed to and replaced by
the drinker on Il silver waiter; and clothes
are worn but Il short time and least" while
they are really new. | have often contendrd,
anil will contend, that it is the servants who
keep up. and through their influence exact
good form" among the aristocracy. Were
it not for them you wouldn't see half So many
llsagcs kept up or customs followcl.-'.Cock
aignc' in The Argonaut.
The Dickinson press., 1888-02-04
The American Standard.

Europeans say that we Americans value
everything by Il dollar and cent standard.
We Americans rcfute this as a SANDER. Vet
is it not significant that at Gettysburg. of all
places in the land, the visitor is told first of
all that the battlefield monuments cost such
and such a sum! This is not wholly the fault
of the particular guide or driver whom you
may engage TO take you to the scene Of the
monncntous action. Experience has taught
your pilot that the average visitor wishes to
be told at once the exact cost of everything
he sees, as if that wercthc chief element in its
value, or as if it wercany clement of absolute
value. Thus, when we drove to the National
cemetery aml stopped before the national
column which Lincoln dedicated in immortal
phrase. our driver began: This monument
cost $30,0W." ~ murmur of appreciation ran
instantly through the human %frcightage of
our coach. Ono individual, however, cx.
claimed: "Humph. Didn't cost within 81, O0(
as much as our monument ut -, MasSa
chuscttS. Boston Herald.
The Dickinson press., 1888-02-04
An offended Window Gazcr.

II remember one instance of q sccdy look
ing individual, who came regularly every
morning and took Il long look at Il handsome
diamond and ruby bracelet, worth nearly
$500, and always went away with Il satisfied
smile. He came regularly for two months,
and at first l suspecscd him of evil designs,
but l soon saw my fears We're %groundless.
Well, the morning after tho bracelet was sold
that man came up and looked high and low
for the familiar object. Finally he walked
i'll and demanded of my clerk where il
was. Sold said he. WHAT shricked
the seely man, sold! Why, You fraud,
what do you mean by putting goods in
your window to attract buyers, aud then
selling them: You don't catch mo buying
| anything llcrc!.' and he stalked off in high
dudgeon. Some other dealer is probably ut
tracing his custom now. l have had many
amusing experiences with the window gazers
but in oldity this one excelled them ALL
Jewellers Weekly,
The Dickinson press., 1888-02-04
WILD PONIES OF TIE COAST.
Pcculiaritics of IL Hardy Race of Horses
Called .,llunkcrs"--Ihu Cnrrauin,.

Pcculiaritics of IL Hardy Race of Horses
Called "lsankcrs"--Thc Corraliing.
On the banks ~ SAM bars that divide the
Atlantic ocean from Pamlico sound. North
Carolina. Just inside the lighthouse that
marks ont To the mariner dreaded Cape
Lookout. there is to be found a hardy race of
ponies known rs 'bankc,S." These PONIES
hav" lived there as long rs the tradition Of
the oldest inhal,itant datrS hack. Entirely
surrounded 10y deep water ut all seasons.
having no communication with the main
land. and being larrcn of vegetation save II
sran,N growth of sc,lgc grass and low shrubs,
the hanks have remained uninlubited except
by tlics. ponies, which seem tn thrive and
multiply in spite of the hardSliips to which
they are exposed, How they first came
there. OF of what origin, is conjecture. and
tradition merely hints the story of u violent
storm. with its attendant shipwrcrk and loss
of all on hoard. save Il lot of ponies from
some European port, which We're cast upon
the sands. and surviving tn" storm became
the proscmitors of the race of bankers now
so numerous.
Having To rely on instinct alone, these ami
mails are Il subject of study to the naturalist,
as they are Il prey not only to the driving
| sands hut to the storms of the cape. that
h,,,,l, u,u,, md oy,r Mn, ,.,n s,,,l Inv
,,a ,.,,n,r,. wifi ,.,ch ,,,,,,r;,, l,rr;c,,,
,hc, o,,or,,nbv If ,b. ,nuntrv THO ,onI.s
| ,.b,cs;nn TIN. projected siI,. nf tho SIND h,l.
locks. harrow deem into tho welding S,na
md S,,n,n umt , rr,t,,t.d s,,I, ,vl,er. ,hny.
t,l,, ,.t,,,,c from ,l, storm. mud Will. ,n,.y
.r, a,.,royol ,h.;, nr,,,l,,. lien. ;,u.,nnS.
, Enw I'm, Stnc,. i. ,,yr,,.,l .n1 y,,,ly h,,l..} ny
.n,a,,riSiu,- Owners wI,, brand Win , r.-i:-
tered ,n,rl, s,cb old ONES s,,,. driven INTO
,I,. mems ,nl ,h,, COLTS uf nj, which ,u.,inc-
t;y.iv f,,l,w ,h,;, ,1,,,> i,to III, ;r,,,s,.,,
Til, ,n,,ollina Is the event of IN, son an,
,nl ,,k,s ,l,rr ,,rlv in .J,nn ,,,n in J,,]v
,nl ,,,Iv IN S,,t.n,h,n. of n,,.h ,,,, m,
,l,,s s,l,.c,,l mn. .,,, DAYS ,nI ,b. in,,l.
;,,,ts of thc roast and rycp visito,s from, Tho
The Dickinson press., 1888-02-04
DON'T

let that cold of yours run on. rou think ii is a
light thing. But il may be run into catarri. Or
into pneumonia. Or consumption.
Catarrh is disgusting. Pneumonia il danger
gcrous. Consumption is death itself.
The breathing apparatus must be kept healthy
and clear Of all distractions and offensive matter.
Otherwise there is trouble ahead.
All the diseases of these parts, head. nose,
throat. bronchial tubes and lungs, can hc delight,
fully and entirely cured by the use of Boschcc's
German Syrup. If You don't know this already,
thousands and thousands OF people can tell yon.
They have been cured by il. and know how il is.
themselves B"ttlc only 20 cents. Ask any
druggist.
The Dickinson press., 1888-02-04
Austrian Army Notions.

Titles of mobility are likely to become cheap
in Austria before long. A new army minute
provides that every officer of irrcproaclablc
conduct who has worn the imperial uniform
for thirty years uninterruptedly, n has
gone through at least one campaign, will,
upon demand. be ennobled by the kaiser and
the fees usually payable upon ennoblemcnt
will be RENTED. Another regulation cstab-
lished by the same minute deals with a very
different mattcr-the easy recognition of Of
ticers and men who fall i'll battle. In future,
whenever the Austro-H Hungarian army is
modified, each combatant is to have de-
livered to him Il small strip of parchment i'll
scribed with his name, rank and regiment;
and this ticket of identity is to he kept in q
pocket which will be purposely made inevery
pair of breaches. After n battle the tickets
would be taken from the bodies of the lead
and forwarded to headquarters. Some such
system has long been in operation in the Ger
man army.-St. James Gazette.
The Dickinson press., 1888-02-04
Dcnlinc in Tnx Titles.

81 deal in nothing but tax titles said n
gentleman recently to a reporter. Vie
business has reached such IL magnitude that
it requires all my time. Candidly. If | were
ont of it would choose some other calling.
There isn't the money in it that people imaG-
inc. Yet it is u perfectly honorable business.
and in the whole range OF my experience
there is nothing ! have to he ashamed of. l
buy np tax titles at every sale. and depend
for my profits upon the settlements made
with parties directly interested. Frequently
| let people Of moderate means down without
any expense to speak of, and l must say that
the men of the most means are the toughest
customers | nave to deal with. On certain
property owned by one "f the wealthicst
firms in the city, l hold Il tax title of twenty
two years standing. They know it's n cloud
on their land. but | can get nothing out of
them. They simply say that the matter isn't
worrying them SO long as they don't want to
sell, and then they stop. Most dealers prefer
titles on land outside the city. Give me city
titles. Settlements are promptcr, come easier
and pay better.
'.Thcre's one thing the average business
I'm does not understand. This is the UNI
certainty attaching to what oven experts may
pronounce u perfect title. Some old deed.
transfer or bequeSt, some matter of unpaid
taxes or IL lost heir comes up after years of
quiet possession and either money must be
paid or possession forfeited. Look at that
big file ease full of papers there. Every
| document is Il menace to property now owned
| in the city or county and liable at any time
to pass into new hands. A very rich citizen
called on me yesterday and agreed to pay
Inc q handsome fec for simply strengthening
out the tax records so that he might know
exactly how he stood and how much he
would have to pay i'll order that his land
might be free from future trouble because
of such claims against it. These taxes nre
calculated to make trouble and the only safe
way is to see that they're fully paid before
you buy land and then settle regularly your
self.'-Detroit News.
The Dickinson press., 1888-02-04

Have you ever done the Yosemite: If not,
postpone your departure until the latest pos
sible moment. and then stay where you alc.
Go to an art gallery and buy some views OF
the valley; they will give you more s,tisfac
ton than taking the journey and you will
save money. Although wo went under the
most favorable conditions-our party of ten
just filling the stage, with 10 outsiders and
III crowding-still, unless one is blessed with
n perfect digestion. no nerves, the patience
of Job, tho amiability of all angel, and the
constitution of IL gcSilla, had better tax
the Yosemite on trust.-New York CONNER
cial Advertiser.
The Dickinson press., 1888-02-04
Dock Thugs of Now York.

Atrick of the dock thugs which is liable to
succeed with the s%hrewdest of travellers is
practiced in broad day. .Ashc passes tho not
attractive approaches to most ocean steamer
wharvcs, Il ragged and vicious looking young
stcr runs up behind him, whips off his hat
and is away with it in a jiffy. The most nat
ural thing in the world is to turn and run
after him. He leads his victim n smart chase
into a wood yard or rough corner, from
Whose reccsses in an instant tho gang is out
to knock the stranger down. rob him and,
perhaps. toss him over the edge of the wharf.
New York World.
The Dickinson press., 1888-02-04
WIVES. MOTHERS! DAUGHTERS.

BE YOUR OWN PHYSICIAN! A lady who
for years suffered from distressing female com.
plants, weakness. etc. 80 COMMON TO her sex, and
had dcspaircd of n cure, finally found rem dies
which completely cured her. ANY sufferer cnn
Use them and thus cure herself. without the MD of
q physician. Two receipts. full directions FREE,
Sealed. Address Mrs. ". C. HOLMES. G5s
Broadway, y. y. (Samc this paper iausl.ly
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RoTHscHlLo,s TERRIBLE REVENGE.
How Rrtrihution Once Overlook tho Bank
of EnrlHnI-Nn Iunrhinr Nluffcr.

How Retribnti"n Once Overlook the Bank
of England-SO Laughing Matter.
An amusing adventure is related as having
happened to the Bank of England, which had
committed the objectionable sin of refusing
to discount Il large bill drawn by .AnSclm
Rothschild. of Frankfort, OF Nathan Roths-
child. of London. The bmnk had haughtilv
replied that they discounted only their own
bills, not those of private persons: but they
had to do with one stronger than the bank
'Private persons" exclaimed Nathan when
the fact was reported to him. II will make
these gentlemen see what kind of private
persons we are.
Three weeks later Nathan Rotlschild-who
had employed the. interval in gathering all
the - notes he could procure in England and
on the rontinent-pres,ntel himself at the
bank. He drew from his pockethouk Il &,
note. and they naturally counted out five
sovcreignS. at the same time looking quite
aStonlshed that the Baron Rothscl.ild should
have personally troubled himself for surl, IL
triiic. Tn" baron examined one by one the
coins, and put them in Il little canvas bag:
then drawing out another not'-a thlld-a
tcnth-a hundred,h-he never put the pieces
of gold into the bag without Srrupallouslv eN-
aiming them, and in s"ine instances trying
them in the balance, as the law gave him the
right to do.
The first pocketbook being empticd andthe
first bag full. he passed them to his clerk and
received IL second. and thus continued till the
bank closed. The baron had employed seven
hours to change !sal .0U, but as he had Also
nine employees of his house engaged in the
same manner. it resulted that the huu>'' of
Rnthschild had drawn E4lo.on in gold from
tho Bank oi England, and that he had 5" "r-
cupiel the tcllerS that no other person could
change q single note.
Everything which the stampo OF cccen-
tririty has always pleased til" English. They
were, therefore, the first day very much
amused at the little piuue of Baron R"tl'>
child. They laughed less when they saw HIM
return the next day, at the opening OF the
bank, nanked 10y his nine clerks. and followed
this time by dravs to carry away the specie.
They laughed not at all when the klng OF
bankers said with ironir simplicity:
..ThcSc gentlemen have refused To pay my
bills. have sworn not to keep theirs. At
their leisurc-only notify them that ! have
enough 10 employ them for two mohtlls'--
"For two months"
"Elevcn millions in gold drawn from tue
Bank of England which they have never
possessed"
Til" bank took alarm. There was some
thing to he done. Next morning notice APP
penrc,l in the journals that henretnrth the
hank would pay RcthSclilds bills tlcsain" n,
their own.-Dctrnit Free Press.
The Dickinson press., 1888-02-04
CONSUMPTION svRELY CrRED.

To TIE EpIroR-Plcasc inform your readers
that have u positive remedy for the above
named discase. by It's timely usc Thousands of
hopeless cases have been permanently cured. /
shall bc glad to send two bottles of my remedy
FREE to any of your readers who have consump.
ton if they will send me their express and
post Office address. Respectfully. T. A. $40.
Cum. ". c. 1871 Pearl st., New York,
Cc.3.Gm.
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Mummics beaten up into a powder and
mixed with a little oil made for the artists il
Egypt richer tones Of brown than any Other
substance. Modern perfumers used to pre-
pare the perfumes and spices found inside .
mummies in such a way as to make ladie
'dote Oh it," Paper manufacturers hav
used the wrappings of mummics to max
coarse paper, and the cloth and rags ha>
been used as clothing.-New York Sun.
The Dickinson press., 1888-02-04
The Bibliophile,s Comfort.

An enthusiastic bibliophile, as a special
favor, showed a visitor his collection of Curl
osities, and n dilapidated quarto among them,
written in strange characters. The visitor
asked what was the title and character of
the book, and what was it about. well,
MI. -" was the reply, GILL don't
know. but it is a great comfort to have it,
Home journal.
The Dickinson press., 1888-02-04
Amtipodcan Domcstics.

The servant girl question in Australia takes
on a novel phase. The rabbit plague in that
country is we'll known. In three years
lS,0OO,OW rabbits We're destroyed and u
bounty of $4,000 has been paid out for their
destruction. When Il servant enters a situa-
ton she stipulateS that at least one day in the
week she shall not be obliged to cat rabbit
Syracuse journal.
The Dickinson press., 1888-02-04

Am English lock maker claims to have per
fected Il door. to he used in public buildings,
that will lessen the chances of accident in
times Of panic or real danger. 1t can be
opened from the outside only by Il key, but u
slight pressure from within causes it to swing
ouen outwurd.-New York Sun.
The Dickinson press., 1888-02-04
THE FIBER CLOTHING co,

Factory and :'asc' 81; 'nr. %iiac,, Eetroit, Mich.
Will mail to ANY address upon receipt
oftwcnty-t'c cor tifty 'sni,, a'aor;lins to quality and
finish, Il now and hnvrl undergarmcnt
for either man Or woman, asoft, strong
paper fibre vest OF corset cover, lined
or corset. 1t is several hundred per
cent. the lishtcst. warmest, naatcst and cheapest
garment ever worn Try them and
you will never pass a winter without one. They
are anti-hlizzards, anti-lung diseases.
These prices arc TO cover costs and advertise the gar.
ment. Ask your merchant for them. Chest measure
must accompany order. Advertised in 5000 papers.
Mention this paper when you write. pa,'di in u. S.
and Canada. Orders solicited and agents wanted,
The Dickinson press., 1888-02-04
Importation of Ouium.

Since 1873 there has been Il large increase
in the importation of opium to this country,
and while u portion of the increase has been
due to Legitimate causes, the main cause is
undoubtedly due to its pcrniciou> use in
opium joints and by means of the lyrodermic
syringe. DIR. Hammond, the great New
York specialist. advises physicians to make
up the medicines they prescribe without
letting the patient know what they are rou.
posed of. thus preventing them from dosing
themselves or trying eSperimcnts.-St. Pau
Pioneer Press.
Several prominent Mu,keGun mmbrrmer
state that they do not consider feasible the
proposed plan of rafting log; across Lake
Michigan.
The Dickinson press., 1888-02-04
;,!..AiH 4 I'HIl'l'.

'NG..NIII II ITtII'F,
T. %, Dickinson. Dak.
l'ai.,' 60" y: p a:nd Wlil. Tati crrckf. own.
rs 90! aN"N' trihii. A'Sp"wl ali cattle branded
WIN compass a't! -t!tir". Horses branded N.
"'''N' "h "'' iaft"! animal. sept. l2-ly
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-04-30
A CONDUCTORS PLUCK.
He Protects His Train From Gang {
Ohio Ruitinns.

He Protects His Train Prom Gang OF
Ohio Ruftians.
Thursday, as train No. 0 on the Bel
laire, GAINESVILLE & Cincinnati Railroad
was leaving woodsfeld, says Saturdays
Bellaire Tribune, it was boarded by q
gang OF rulians, headed by merchant
named Grumbly, from Freedom, and q
farmer named Carpenter, from the same
vicinity. No sooner had the train got
under full headway than the gang com
menced, as they said, to do up the train
and all on it. They commenced by
breaking the windows and cutting the
cushions from the seats and throwing
the passengers from the car, soaring the
women and children almost to death.
Conductor Sherry, who was on top OF
the train at the time, hearing the
screams OF the passengers, rushed down
to ascertain the cause, As he entered
the door he was met by one OF the des-
perados with q knife in his hand.
Conductor Sherry is u brave man, and
seeing the danger of his passengers, did
not stop to think 9f his own danger, but
felled the rutlian to the floor with one
well aimed blow. The gang seeing their
leader thus used, rushed on the conduc-
tor and beathim in brutal manner and
would have killed him had it not been
for the timely arrival Of his brakeman,
1. G. Simpson, who deserves great credit
for the way he used car pin upon the
ruftians, and overpowering them, they
were put under arrest and taken to
Symmetrical, where the Justice Of the
peace let them 60, giving as his reason
that the ofFense was committed in Mon
roe county, and he had no authority to
hold them. Conductor Sherry showed
his bravery after being beaten and cut
so he could not take further part in the
tight, he encouraged his brakeman and
a few bridge carpenters who had inter
fered to save him, to arrest the gang,
and as he lay crushed in between the
seats he would cry, "Giye it to them,
Ike" Warrants have been issued for
the arrest Of the ruffians.