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The Dickinson press., 1888-02-18

some queer things happen now and then i'll
society, which, though tltH do Tot 90 in the
papers, nevertheless iHliae c"nSi1era'lr sir
for the time being in the particular circle
most nearly affected 10y ti,o,l. Particularly
is this true in the matter oi weddings. $50
notable incidents having taken ll;,"r Very Ir-
Gently. Al; one of The weddings, which was
celebrated according to the Presbyterian
rites, the young Clergyman came from New
York to o%tliciate, as he was q near Ieiativc'f
one of the contracting parties. Tie young
divine, rising to the dignity Of the occasion,
delivered a long address, the glowing elp-
offence of which causc'l his hearers to Thrill
with enthusiasm and pro%iioslicate for him
great things fo. the future.
So decided was the impression created on
all present by his address. that it became the
subject of universal comment, proving II
veiitable nine days wolidcr, i'll tho midst Of
which the subject departed for his parish ia
New York i'll a wliitl OF cherry. Among his
audience ut the wedding WIS Il lady to whoa
THE address seemed sais.ii:@ciy liIliiiar. Do
what She would SIG could hot rid herself OF
the idea that somewhere She had read the
whole address, that it was not original with
the young divine. Im1,ucl with this ilc::,
size put Oil her thinking cap to some lurposa.
for before very long She had located The. i."r-
rowe,l address, and taking ,i~mn her favur!te
volume of George Eliot. traced it Wore. tol.
word in "Adam Bclr.' several pnggi of
which had been studiously committed to
memory, as having an appropriate beariu.;
upon the ceremony at which he lad been in
vited to Observation-Disclosures Cor. Balti-
more American,
The Dickinson press., 1888-02-18
Nervous Origin of Colds.

Whenever, owing to any arrangement of
the nervous system, the perfect maintenance
of animal heat fails to be carried out. disor-
der ensues, the mildest form of which isu
catarrh, namely, the blocking up of the skin
or outer surface of the body, with the con-
se4uent transference of the excrction to the
mucous on inner surface. The deletcrious
matter which ought to have been removed
by the skin, ~irritates the blood by its reten-
ton there, and ultimately expends itself by
the nose and throat. For example, if the
nervous system be feeble, sweating would
probably he induced, and a consequent loss of
heat, irrespective of the needs of the body;
in which case u cold would most probably
follow. AS n fact, there are many people
with feeble nerves who readily perspire in
tho coolest weather, and are in consequence
liable to frequently recurring colds. The
nervous origin of colds also furnishes us
with n clew to its treatment in the early
stages. The whole history OF a cold shows it
to be essentially and primarily a state of col
lapse, demanding early rccoursc to IL stinu-
hitting plan of treatment. There is no more
detected mortal than a patient in the first
stage of cold, and both his physical and
mental condition point to nervous collapse.
Hence we believe the great success of camlhor
and ammonia inhalations in the early stage.
1t has also been repeatedly foundt that two or
three glasses of wine have cut Il cold short,
when taken at the first appearance of the
sympto,ns.-Chalnbers journal.
The Dickinson press., 1888-02-18
Wealthy Mems Ready Money.

cit would be IL pleasure to accommodate
you, but the simple truth is l haven't $500 in
cash in the world said Buffalo Crnsus to
the financial man Of the firm, who was seek
ing a purchaser for u gilt edged 1890 6 per
cent. real estate mortgage. Noticing an ex-
preston of %incredulity upon the face of his
caller, Cr9sus fastened to add: at is a
common mistake of those having small means
to suppose that Il millionaire always has
$4,000 or more ut instant command. 1t is
only on rare occasions that most of us SEQ
$4,000 in currency at one time, and for two
years l have never once had $4,000 of my
own on hand. The men of great wealth are
as a rule men of large business interests. We
own blocks, elevators, ships, telegraph, tele-
phone and railroad stocks, suburban tracts
and many other kinds of property, hut none
of these can be converted into cash at an
hours notice. Then, again, most of our real
estate is mortgaged, because we are able to
use ready money in such a manner rs to re-
alizc more than 6 per cent. You would be
astonished could you learn how largo Il load
of debt some very wealthy Buffalo men are
carrying. 1t is usually the second generation
of wealth that buys mortgages, government
bonds and other securities which yield a
moderate income and require no looking
after."-Buffalo Express.
The Dickinson press., 1888-02-18

No better illustration OF tho hold which
superstition still las on many Intelligent
people could lie desired than is afforded lev Il
recent report of the committee on eyie,i-
mental psychology submitted To the Boston
society for physical research. Letters were
addressed by this committee to l,arlv t.t)
persons, and among the questions asked wee.
these:
"First-Would You be influenced by airv
feeling d5elicf or not is ilmnlaterich in regard
to sitting dow thirteen at Il table.
"Second-Or beginning u voyage on Fri
day:
"Third-Or seeing the new moon over yo,ir
left shoulder.
"Fourth-Or i'll choosing a house which
was reported TO lie hitHltel:'
Ridiculous as these questions NAV seem. i.
is none the less true that they were n1lswrrcl
by no less tEan $50 people, and i:,i.l
these answers it appears that one-l2mth
OF the men ard oMe-iiith of the women Were
subject to superstition. That the tendency
should be more prevalent among women
than among men is explained ly t!a fact
thai they are naturally of weaker nuturc :l!d
are, moreover, not brought into that clos.
contact with the world which. above evers.
thing else, quickly dispels Illusion. 1t Ger.
tainlv must he allowed that, considering TN
practical common sense of ,hc average New
Englaldcr and the skcptiral spirit Of IL,
period, the proportion Of those Who auiMi'
that they are subject to superstition is ycr,
large. Without doubt the result OF the Bu5
ton society's labors must he Il surprise /,
those who lave been inclined to believe tina
We are every day becoming less crtlulous.-
BROOKLYN I,aulc.
The Dickinson press., 1888-02-18

"Bi>hop" Oberly's Confidence Restored.
''Bishop'' Oberly, the civil service commis-
sioner, is one of the most entertaining talk
crs here, and tells some very funny stories.
Here is one of them. He says that many
years ago, when a young man, he was elected
to the assembly in Illinois. He was fright
ened when the time came for him to go to
the capitol at Springfield, for he was con-
scious that he was not the possessor of a pol
ished education. He feared that he would
be paled by the flashing of bright intellects
al around him. He took his seat ON the first
day in fear and trembling, but in five min
utes he was put perfectly at ease, and was
even made to think that, perhaps, he might
be one of those who would shine" This
was what wrought the great change in his
mind:
'Mr. Speaker" said one assemblyman,
''there are no ink in the inkstands."
Young Oberly was amazed. "Wcll," he
thought, "is this the kind of timber they
send here!'
Up rose another assemblyman, since ia
nous the country over.
MIR. Speaker" said he, 'there are ink, but
it are froze i'll the bottles.'
That was all young Oberly needed to put
him perfectly ut ease in the legislature
New York Tribune.
The Dickinson press., 1888-02-18
STEAM NAPHTHA LAUNCHES.
Many Big Yachts Provided with Them.
Handy and Cheap.

Many Big Yachts Provided with Them.
Handy and Cheap.
During the last six months there has been a
noticeable increase in the demand for steam
naphtha launches. All the big yachts of the
New York, Eastern, ~Seawanhaka- Corinthian.
American. Corinthian, Larchmont, and At
lantic clubs are now supplied with naphthn
launches, which in season they intend tn Use
as tenders i'll the transportation of guests and
for towing purposes when the yacht is he
Gained. One manufactorv of these launches
which started on a very small scale has found
1t necessary to augment its facilities, and is
now building q factory covering about four
acres Mt Port Morris in the annexed district.
In conversation with one of its officers a rr-
porter learned that in all about 100 steam and
sail yachts are possessed of naphtha launches.
Among these are the Electra, of Commodore
Eldridgc I. Gerry; Corsair, of j. PicrIont
Morgan; Alva, of William X. Vanderbilt;
Oricnta. of j. a.. Bostwick; S,lsquclunna, of
Joseph Stickncv: Meteor, of a. L. Batcman:
Tillie, of Commodore w. III. Starb"ck:
Dauntlcss, of caldwell H.. Colt, and the Reva,
of Pierre Lorillard.
The launches are from sixteen to forty feet
long. They are finished in mahogany, cher
~, oak, ash or other light woods, with slat-
ted on solid seats. The frames are con-
structed of seasoned white onk, h%ackmatack
or oak stem. All the launches are plankcd
with white cedar. The engines used in these
launches are particularly valuable, because
they occupy only eighteen inches in the stern
of the boat, and because they are not noisy,
dusty or offensive to the smell. No license
il required to run them, nor is an engineer
needed. Any person of ordinary Intelligence
can run the engine with care and safety,
whether or not he has any knowledge of ma
chinery. 1t only requires two minutes to
get under Roadway, and the launch when at
full speed cum be stopped within its own
length.
Narhtlla alone is used for power. and used
i'll part for fuel. When the engine stops the
consumption of fuel also stops. The weight
of a two-horse power engine is 200 pounds. or
ID per cont. lighter than the weight of other
engines and boiler of the same power. y
lG-foot boat draws about Is inches. u ..;,-foot
boat 81 inches, and 4O-foot boat 81 inches of
water. a Ii or lS-foot boat, with two-horsc
power engine, will carry 10 persons at a
speed of Z miles an hour and at II cost of only
q cents an hour for power. y iO-fuot boat,
with eight-horse power, Will carry from 80
to 40 persons at q speed of 10 miles an hour,
and at a cost of 20 cents all hour for fuel.
The cost of n l6-foot launch, with two-horse
power engine, is about 5000, and for 10 to
40-loot, eight-horse power engine, boat, from
$1,000 to So, 500.-New York Mail and Ex-
press.
The Dickinson press., 1888-02-18
The REEREsHMENr EAR.
A Singular Feature Of London Theatre.
cal Muun.,rncu1.

cal Management.
There is one feature of London theatrical
management which ALWAYS looks odd and
strange to an American, even when lie has
l~"n Il resident for some time i'll London.
This is the rcfrcslmcnt bar, where people 20
between the acts for a drink ora short SMOKE.
| do not know of II single prominent Theatre
IL America, except the Casino. where the bar
L. ui!d"r it, own roof on where it is directly
connected with the theatre management.
Here it is always in the theatre, and is gcn-
orally upon one of the upper floors, on Il level
wish tine boxes and dress circle seat. The
bar it's, Ii, very much like ours in style and
shape, is always presided over 10y ba,Mails.
They are as respectable and we'll hammered,
is t!m' >alcswon!cn Of the best shops. They
laE" alrrt business man,ors, and are not
gwen To 81, ing much, unless u golden youth
insists upon n hit of what he calls "chahif'
as he ORDERS.
In tie ltrg" room where drinks are served
tli"i" ;re ;.lway, small round tables. Here
ladies :rom all parts of the theatre, with
Their escorts, come TO drink Il glass of wine or
II cup of coffee. To see IL bar presided OYER
lN women, and to see among lis patrons
Indies from ali parts of the theatre, ul uli-
doubted responsibility and standing. creates
AZ first upon the American mind II queer inn
preston. IL is similar 10 the impression that
w"tl!d be made upon the mind of Il stranger
who, entering the hoffman house bar for the
first time. should find ii in the hands of bust
no.slike larInaids, with ladies and gentlemen
sitting at the little tables US customers. The
presence of women III t!Icse places appears to
have the effect of eliminating the element OF
rowtiyi>!n. Hou hear llo loud conversation.
oatl'S OF coarse expressions. The tall; and
lislu:rIs are the Sumo as those You would
fad III Il rcfrrShlnult room at Il private Ell
tritainnlcnt.
The amount Of eating and drinking done in
Il first class London theatre every evening
would astonish an American muliagc". Poo
pie come straight to the theatre from their
dinners and Immediately begin bordering ices,
ri>es, coffee and sweets. Iii" privilege of
furnishing refreshments 10 Il theatre is paid
ior in large sums by restaurant proprie,ors.
The refreshment room is one of the large
sources of revenue of q theatre management.
Waiting maids during the evening so about
throughout the theatre Knocking al TIE bon
doors hawking Refreshments. Bet Jvccm Tie
acts ;Vup1c eat and dtin!; constantly In till in
the time. Programmes are ado charged fur
in nearly all the theatres. The aNcr.s" price
"f Il programme is a sizlri.rc. IL an Amer
i'tn audience in any theatre IN the tnitcd
States should he called ont pay t"ylVN coats
ion their programmes there woti. lac a l'iut.
American managers say that it wttl!l b. ian
possible To introduce the feature of ;tshiiis,
,vea one cent for prograinhlcs.-i. I. CrGw-
ford in New York World.
The Dickinson press., 1888-02-18
Thought IL Vas Niic,,erp,

The postotiice of a small settlement near
the Rhine, Germany, had recently been sup
piled with 81 telegraph connection. An mex
perienccd farm lahorcr stop, before the Win
dow, and seeing the postmaster working the
apparatus, says: Il never saw such Il sewing
machine. Can | look at it," i'hcrustlaslcr
asks him 10 step i'll and shows hiu all about
it. The farmer looks and listens, half aston
ishea, halt iacrcdulous, and finally, shaking
his head, lie said: Look Ne lierc-scwiug
machine, OF tell tale machine, it is all witch
cry eitilc'' way.'-Foreign Letter.
The Dickinson press., 1888-02-18
Measurements of Mountains.

Recent measurement of Mount st. Elias
and Mount Wrangel and other high peaks of
the west show that Wrangcl and not st.
Elias is the highest. Mount Hood used to be
called 10000 feet high. T~riansulation makes
it 1900, al, aneroid baromete- madeit 1900,
and Il mercurial barometer 1.,2eo5. st. Elias,
estimated at 12,6'2 feet high, proves to be
1880. Wrangel rises $4,000 feet above Cop
per river, which IS itself 1000 feet above sea
level, and the m,untain is at least 1000 feet
higher than any other North American peak.
Chicago News
The Dickinson press., 1888-02-18
Oldest Church in Virginia.

The restoration of the Old Brick church at
Smithfield, Va, supposed to he the Oldest
church in Virginia, is nearly done. The
church was built in 1852, and used c%ontinu-
ously for two centuries. Among the matcri-
ais used in the restoration were 1900 bricks
which We're originally used i'll the Bay
church, and passed through several hands
after that cditice was taken down. Some of
them have served in the walls of a farm
house kitchen, and others were in the wall of
a burying ground. Among the twcnty-onc
stained glass memorial windows will he one
of ~Pocahontas, one of Col. Jonah Parker, and
one of the earl of Macclestield.-Chicago
Tiu,ac
The Dickinson press., 1888-02-18

III girls in the department of manual
framing at the st. Paul high school have
demonstrated that they can saw a board as
well as a man ran. Thirty-six of them cayo
IN exhibition of their skill to an almirinr
audience, and they also drove countless nails
without once hammering their thumbs.
The Dickinson press., 1888-02-18
\ Cafe in u Tub.

\! restaurant proprietor of M%ontmartre,
France, recently opened Il curious cafe. The
interior is in the form OF an immense tub.
the illusion OF which is carried ont bv tie
circular shape III the doors and windows.
The signhoard is inscribed with the word
~'Diogcncs,' whom the untutored folk of
Montmartrr imagine to he some fellow coun-
tryman of theirs who had distinguished him
solf Us q coopcr.-Ncw York Sun.
The Dickinson press., 1888-02-18
Crnlnnrl Ounitc:..

Bobby docking at the new moon-Ma. is
there really Il man i'll the Noon:
alether-ihat is Il popular superstition.
Bobby.
hoohE-Wrll, | should think hat living in
Il moon like t!iat would make him bow
'esscd.-New York Sun.
The Dickinson press., 1888-02-18

If you ever endured the agony of a felon,
you will appreciate the fact that it can be
cured by wooden smoke. Place the wooden
rags under an inverted flower pot, and put
co,.ls upon them. or set them Oh fire some
other way. then hold the felon over the
smoke. and it will extract all the pain.
The Dickinson press., 1888-02-18
"Humor,, and "Foolishness.n

A writer of humorous stories was stopping
at a summer hotel where he was admired by
two small boys who had read his tales. A
real live writer was evidently a curiosity to
the youngsters. Finally, one of the boys
plucked up courage to speak to him.
care you Mr.. -, who writes stories for
the ---1"
The writer acknowledged his identity with
becoming modesty, and the boy, after a mo-
ment's reflection, continued his investiga-
lions: How much do they pay you for one
of those ~stories."
''From $50 to $50" replied the writer,
kindly, and the youngster seemed buried in
thought. Suddenly the question came like q
shot from q gun:
We'll, wouldn't they pay you more if your
stories were not so foolish:n
b writer was too taken aback to answer,
but he has been thinking over the matter
ever since, and vainly trying to draw the line
between ''humor'' and 1foolishness .n-Har
per's Bazar.
The Dickinson press., 1888-02-18

To THE EpIToH-Pleare inform your readers
have a positive remedy for the above
named disease. ity Its timely use thousands of
hopeless cases have been permanently cured. L
shall be glad 10 scLd t%o bottles of my remedy
FREE To any of YOUR readers who have ron.Gmp-
ton if they will send me their express and
post Office address, Respectfully. T. A. SL.O.
CUM. NJ. &. ISL Pearl sI., New York.
ec.3.6m,
The Dickinson press., 1888-02-18
Christmas C'llecr.

Rich Man ITO poor rclationl-.And Now,
James, what part Of the turkey shall l send
yout
Poor Relation the last to lie s~crvcd)-Arj
part, sir, but the head and feet.-New Nork
Sun.
The Dickinson press., 1888-02-18
Proud Chicago.

Charles Dickens, Jr. ARRIVING in Chicago
Bless me! London over again.
Proud Chicago Man-Ah! am delighted
to hear that. So Chicago reminds you of
London, eh?
"Ever SO much; can't see across the street"
Omaha World.
The Dickinson press., 1888-02-18
NO MORE WATCHING AND WAITING.

Tonight as l walk on the lonely shore,
And list to the mo,rnful sur-r'S beat,
l think of the music that falls on your ear.
OF the beautiful blossoms that lie at Your feet,
And It's joy to know that no grief Of mine
Can darken II brow so bright and fair:
Yet sometimes fancy my spirit can feel
y CLEAN from the glorious radiance there.
A boat will lie shortly on yonler wave,
The boatman he drawing toward the shore;
His call of warning l soon shall hear,
Aud the soft, low splash of his ready oar.
He will bear mt safely, his arm is strong,
Till the walls of the golden gate l see:
And when l reach it your ask is done.
There is no more watching and waiting for me.
The .ArSoSy.
The Dickinson press., 1888-02-18

Most children will enjoy brushing their
own teeth. Just here let US offer q word Of
advice. Begin when your baby is eighteen
months old to clean his tiny teeth, and keep
it up a. regularly as you do your own. Den
fists will tell you this is none too early; that
the second set will be all the sounder, and be-
sides the children will be spared much suffer.
ing from toothache. GOOD Housekeeping.
The Dickinson press., 1888-02-18

Decayed vegetables should not he left in
tae cellar, and cellars should be wl;tcwashcd
II lie kept sweet and clean.
The Dickinson press., 1888-02-18

Tut salt in the water 10 prevent black cali
ro2' from fading when they aye washed.
The Dickinson press., 1888-02-18
CONSUMPTION SURELY CURED.

Books and pictures, iii Intelligent families.
now rank next to bread and butter.
The Dickinson press., 1888-02-18

BEtNEi & FOOTE.,
Dickinson. Oak.
'ntiie branded ~ a',n,c ard horses branded F
I'll letters connected and + reversed and GUAR.
ter c;fc'" over Iii sn. Raw" on White Tai, rreek
."pt.5-lN
The Dickinson press., 1888-02-18
A GLIMPSE OF GOULD.
SOMETHING ABOUT HIS PERSONAL
HABITS AND RELATIONS.

How He Sometimes Upsets All the Ira
ditions Concerning Him-Gratitude.
Under Abuse-personal Habits-His
Two Sons-Georgc Gould's Wife.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-10-16
FARMS AND FARMERS.
EH0RT 111LKS NTH r3IE MEN THO
GUIDE THE PLOV.
Many Questions About the Farm Answered
by DIR. w. L. Jones, Formerly of
the Southern Cui.ivator

Sweet Potatoes, Ground Peas and Sorghum,
Sweet potatoes will do little or nothing after
this; the vines, therefore, may be removed
without any detriment TO the crop. They may
either be eaten Off by stock or put in the silo.
One great advantage of the Silo is that it
enables one TO utilize articles like potato vines
and pea vines, which are so difficult and trou-
blesome to cure. Every farmer ought to have
silo. The labor spent in working at a large
crop of pea vine hay would build a cheap silo,
and q cheap one is as good as an expensive one.
Ensilage is now being used to feed all kinds of
stock on the farn-horses, mules, cows, sheep,
hogs and poultry. 1t does not answer to feed
exclusively on it, but it can supplement other
kinds of feed very largely. How much it will
cheaper pork to carry hogs through the
winter on half ration of so cheap thing as
enslage.
AS soon as the vines are removed the pota-
toes may be dug. Nothing is gained by fur
ther delay, provided the weather is suitable
and he ground dry If put in banks cover
very lightly at first: there is danger of keep
ing them too warm, early in the season. A
great many potatoes are lost by overheating
soon after they are dug. Do not close up the
bank entirely for month or more: leave an
opening at top for warm air and steam to
escape. Potatoes pass through sweat when
first dug and should have ventilation until
this is over.
There is difference Of opinion as to whether
large or small potatoes should be saved for
seed. We are not able to throw any light on
this from actual test. But it is important to
select well-shaped potatoes for seed those
that are not long and stringy, but plump and
round. 1t is probable also that something
might be done towards improving the potato,
by selecting seed from hills producing the
greatest number of large, well developed
tubers. The tendency is always strong for
like 10 produce like.
Ground peas should be dug before frost. If
not, the nuts are easily detached and remain
IN the ground when the vines are lifted, in
creasing greatly the labor of digging. A pillow
may be run under the plant to loosen its hold
on the soil, the plant lifted by hand and laid
Top down, to let the nuts dry and cure. AS
soon as dry enough they may either be housed
or put in stacks The tops make excellent
forage if we'll cured; some make ensilage of
them. We have planted the Spanish ground
pea for three years and find it an excellent
variety, maturing early, bearing its nuts
largely in a cluster about tho main root, which
facilitates the digging very much. The nuts
are small, but well filled.
Cut late sorghum just before frost and pile
At under shelter. 1t will remain green and
unchanged for many weeks and may be fed to
stock in that condition, shortening the long
winter period Of dry forage rations.