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The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1888-03-24
THE TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT.

The traffic department is really the conf
mcrcial department. 1t is divided betwca,l u
general freight agent and general passen-
ger agent, both of whom report to and re-
ceive their instructions from traffic man
nger, or where there is no traffic manager
from the general manager. The general
freight agent has charge of the fixing of
rates for transportation of freight, and ull-
der his supervision soliciting agents and
travelling agents watch the movement of
traffic and secure to the road such of it as
can be controlled. All reclamations for loss,
damage Of overcharge on freight while in
transit are adju'lged by him.
The general passenger agent superviscs the
passenger traffic in the same manner that
the general freight agent provides for the
freight business, it being his duty TO see that
his railroad is properly and sufficiently ud-
vcrtised; that it is represented inpartially in
the ticket Offices of all connecting lines, and
to supervise the printing and supplying of
such tickets to the agents of his line as the
needs of its patrons demand. These officers
of the freight and passenger departments,
have their hands full, as do all others in
charge Of departments.
There is chief clerk who is supposed to
90 II lllllc oI everything, from answering
the telephone to discussing u knottv problem
of policy toward some refractory competitor
or connection with lis superior, so as to carry
out that gentleman's ideas
As n rule the heads Of departments nro
young men, and the demands on the brains
and strength of these officers are so severe
that they seldom die in the service from old
age They are well though not cxtrava-
gantly paid, the salary varying according Ia
the size Of the road. The clerks i'll the de-
partments are usually men Of ability, and
are generally well informed. Each j., fitted
by natural talents, experience and education
for somo particular kind of work, and is not
supposed to know much of the duties per
formed by other n.-Couricr-Journal.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1888-03-24
clcnnlincss of St. petersbnrr.

The stranger wonders how, in St. Peters,
burg, for instance, tho markets and shops
are kept as clean as they are, when the water
is SO filthy. Ono can smell the water of tho
Neva, which furnishes the supply for drink
ing and household purposes, for mile on an
ordinary summer day. 1t discounts the
water that used to get green in the Potomac
flats at Washington. A native tells me the
reason things are clean. Every day health
officer goes about inspecting the shops and
houses Gendarmes assist. If there is any
stencil or decay discernable, or any filth of
any kind, the place is arbitrarily closed, and
kept closed for weeks or months. There is no
recourse, no help for it. Cleanliness in tho
commercial centers is an imperative neces-
sity. Many people have been ruined in busi-
hess by being closed by the officers They can
never learn what is wanted The only rcr'v
is: You must keep the premises clean" How
clean is not explained, and there can be no
appeal. Cor New Orleans Times
Democrat
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1888-03-24
"l.atcm Ncdicin." Advertising.

l met one of the great patent medicine
manufacturers OF the country last week on
the railroad. We got to talkin, about the
manifest decline in the business of ttlver-
tiang by means OF painting signs on rocks,
barili and fences, setting up stands and
otherwise disii.uling the landscape, and he
s;lld: My experience III advertising has
been hat though such devices may puy for
awhile IL, long rs they are novelties, they
are bound in the end tn cease to attract at
t"ntion. The only advertising that lasts il;
that in the newspapers. lind rather lave
one day advertising OF my medicines in q
paper than a month of three sheet posters
nl over New York
IN GOOD many years ago | had n smart
young lcl!"w working, for me. He could not
go, along w!lIInE foreman and had to dis
clrir,,r him. lpiig. | hated to do it, | told
him that if could help him tu get along by
himself ! would dpsp. Oneday hcc;me tn me
to borrow so. He said he bad IL corn cure
that some cid co,intryman had given Inn.
He lad tried it on himself and found it good
and he tllpught he could work MP IL sale for
it. had not much confidence in it, but
loaned him the money. lie advertised the
thing iiist i'll some Sunday papers. a little
money came i'll enough 10 let him advertise
IL couple Of times in the daiics. More money
was The result, and lc kept on. At the end
Of Il year he was running Il snug business. AT
fine end Of t"o gears lac was ;sottinS rich.
lie had added other medicines to his list, and
became Il liberal and scientific advertiser.
He died II couple "f years ago, leaving over
IA million and Il business that keeps On grow
in-, lc"alisu his successors lollpW ont the
plan Of advertising he inausurated 50 sue
cnssluIy." -Trlmle in Now York News.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1888-03-24
Dinner in a Strange I.nnd.

1t is told of james Nasmyth, the famous
English engineer, that when be was tivcl-
ing in Sweden, where he knc,s not one word
of the language, and where his English WAS
as little understood, he used to order his dim
ncr at the inn by drawing in his sketch book
whatever lie wanted
For example, he would draw a table COW
cred with q cloth, and a cooked fowl (s!nol-
ing hot upon it, with vegetables, bread
cheese, salt and anything else Il pressing APP
petite might suggest as desirable.
When the order was completed the trav-
clcr indicated the hour when he wished his
dinner served by drawing clock with the
hands pointing to the hour, and the whole
thing was plain mt Il glance. In Ike manner
he used to order horse and carria4' Us ie
had occasion. and he was always understood.
Youths Companion.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1888-03-24

a certain man had, during his entire life
time. gratified his every passion, and died
with al oath on his lips and scorn of dc.
cency in his heart He left three sons. In
spite of their mothers prayers and tears,
each son followed his fathers blighting ex.
ample. Like their father, at no period in
their lives did they ever show the slightest
desire to reform. So reckless were they that
not one of the three lived to be twenty five
years old. Two of the brothers died unmar.
ried. The third had good wife, but did
not live to see his son, who was born month
or two after his death.
Every care was taken to surround this child
with good influences. He knew nothing Of
the dissipation of his grandfather, father and
fathers brothers. They were dead His
mother never spoke Of them.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1888-03-24
Oranges All tho WAY from It,,


ut is wonderful how the Mediterranean
orange trade has developed within tho mast
ten years, said west side importer to :,
reporter the other day.
"Why, l remember the time when wo
never used to get an orange from Italy oftcr
tho 4th of July until the spring trade opcne1
again, and now wo get them all the yeor
round. There was q time when the Havana
orange was all the go, not so very long since
either, but now you never hear of a Havana
It's all Florida and Jamaica. Tho Cuban
groves petered out and oranges. it w,s
found, could be raised much cheaper both in
FLORIDA and jamaica In fact, they ran tho
Mediterranean oranges out of the market for
while, but now they are back again with n
vengeance"
"How do you account for tllisl'
Simply from the fact that during thc nost
ten or fifteen years so many Italians, who
nave come to this country and made it'll,
fortunes in tho street vending business, have
gone back to Italy and Sicily and started
orange groves"
'Do you think many have made sufficient
for that!n
Certainly. They arc economical and
thrifty people, us Il rule and have a deal of
hard common sense. Many have srra,,c,l to-
gcther perhaps several Thousand dollars, and
this i'll Italy is a sumptuous fortune, and will
enable man to live like a lord for the rest
of his life. few hundred dollars is sufIi
cicnt to purchase plot of ground large
enough for an orange grove, and as this fruit
grows in that country almost without cul,i-
vation, you see oranges can be raised very
chraply, so cheaply, in fact, that they can bc
brought all the way to this market. sold
lower than the domestic fruit, and still bring
handsome profit to the grower. New
York Evening SIM
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1888-03-24
Great Kitchen at wtudso, Castle,

Tho holidays bring n wcaltl. nf work for
the cooks at Windsor The kitchen. on the
north side of the castle, is fitted caborately
enough to delight the heart evcnof Il Carcine.
The apartment j, nearly fifty feet in height,
and las an enormous fire ut either end. with
a system of spits after the fashion of univcr-
sity Kitchens AS an ordinary staff there are
q chef dc cuisine, two master cooks, two
lalfcrcrS. five scolrers, one steam man and
three kitchen maids, besides apprentices and
serving men. The number of dinners that
can be cooked in this kitchen is simply mar
ve'ous. Every detail of the arrangements is
worked out with the greatest care, lhc dshcs
being handed straight to the footmcn from
the cooks, and by them conveyed to the vari.
Gus roonis.-Nanity Fair.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1888-03-24
Ostriches at Los Angeles

One Of the first places to which the sight
seer repairs in Los Angeles is Washington
garden. Last autumn about forty fine. largo
ostrrhcs We're brought here, and they form
the chief attraction Of the garden In spite
of the injunction, do not feed the birds,'
painted in large letters on the fence outside
the inclosrre in which they are kept the
temptation to disregard it seems to be great,
for very little attention is paid to the prohi-
hition When the writer had the pleasure of
looking at these birds they had been pluckcl
only few days before, and more awkward,
clumsy, ungainly set of creatures would be
hard to imagine.
1t was rare sport to feed them with oranges;
to see them come to the fence, look al you
with their curious, snakelike, expressioness
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1888-03-24
The Dandy's Photograph.

= French dandy went to photographer to
get his picture taken. When the job was
done he refused to pay. on the ground that
the picture did not look like him, and he left
the establishment. Next morning he passed
by the place and saw his picture hanging in
the showcase, and under it were the startling
words i'll big letters The biggest fool in TIE
whole town. He rushed into the store and
abused the photographer. "But, my dear
sir" said the latter, 'since the picture doesn't
Resemble yon, what in the world are you
complaining about.-Ncw York Sun.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1888-03-24
a Crazy c,crsyman's Collection.

The other day memorial slab was placed
in the church of CatShogc, Leicestershire, re-
cortiing the death of the Rev. Mr.. Haga-
more, Il very singular character of tho
county, who died i'll January, 1856. He left
property behind him valued ut 900 ($3,5oU,
per annum and el 900 in sovcregns, all of
which went to railroad porter, Mr.. Haga-
nlore's heir at law.
The queer old man kept one servant of
each sex, whom he locked up every night
His last employment of an evening was 10 go
round his premises, let loose his dogs and fire
his gun. He lost his life as follows: Going
one morning to let out his servants the dogs
fawned upon him and threw him into a pond,
where he was found breast high. His SER
wants heard him call for assistance, but, be-
ing locked up could not assist him. He had
so gowns and cassoclis, 100 pairs of trousers,
100 pairs of boots 400 pairs of shoes, 50 wigs,
yet always wore his own hair; 80 dogs, so
wagons and carts, 50 plows, and used none;
so saddles and furniture Tor the mcnagc, 80
wheelbarrowS SO many walking sticks that Il
toy man offered IS for them, TO horses and
mares. 200 pickaxes and shovels and 249
ra2orS. Liverpool Courier
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1888-03-24

The ppWcrof Imagination i, ,supposel 10 be
stronger in n"ien than in men. but this
wa, ,"t >iiowlI il a recent hospital c:;l'eri-
mc,.t. D!, Duran!, wishing to test the pruc-
tiral effect of mind diseases, gave loopa-
,ic!.t., :! d,,c Of swoetencd water. Fifteen
minutes after. entering apparently i'll great
excitement, he announced that lie hu! i,y
mistake gwen IL powerful ciuctc, and prep
arati'ats must Inc made accordingly Eighty
ont of the leo patients became. thoroughly i'll
ani exhibited the usual result Of aIi einetic;
twenty were unaffected The curious part
of ii is that, with VERY tc# exceptions. the
eighty 'enttirizcd' sN1iert, wcl' men, while
the strong minded :ew, VINO were bot to he
caught with char, "ere won,en.-Chicas 50
Tribune
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1888-03-24
Agricultural Experiment station

The Pennsylvania State College Agricultu-
raj Experiment station was established by
vote OF the trustees, June 80, 1881, in accord
ance with the provisions of the Hatch act,
and will continue and greatly enlarge the ex-
ieri,ncAtal work of past years. 1t ilvesti-
gatt', such subjects as are of immediate in-
ioltance to the farmer of the state. ana pub
Ashes the results in reports and bulletins,
which are distributed free of charge to all
citizens of the state who apply for thcm.-
Chicago Herald
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1888-03-24
A NEW MOTOR WANTED.
Something the World is Waiting Fo,
Electric I .co,Ont;,,s

Something the World is Waiting For,
Electric Locomotives.
The world is ready for Il new motor-is act
ually expecting and waiting for it. What it
Will he no man can tell, but just now it looks
as though electricity was destined to sup
plant steam i'll many of th, mechanical pro-
cesSes, or at least to be used in the distrihu
ton aud application of power furnished by
steam generated in great quantities and eco
nomlcally at central points, OF bv waterfalls
or the tides of the sea- Electric motors have
already been so perfected MS to demonstrates
not only the case with which the power pro-
duced by dynamo may he distributed. hut
Its adaptability to almost every purpose for
which power is required.
Nearly thirty street railways are already
operated by electric motors of various kinds
and successful experiments are making l,,rn
ana elsewhere with electric locomotives. In
several manufacturing centcrs electric powc,
Is supplied for driving printing presses and
oeiler machinery, and wherever it has been
introduced it has been popular, the prinripal
obJectlon being its cost. And even that OBJ,
stacle tot general use will no doubt event
ually be overcome. The steam engine, in it's
infancy, was crude machine, wasting NIL
nut very small portion of the power scner-
ated; but Corliss invented ~ ''cut Off" and
other ingenious men devised improvements
Ill boilers and tho means of utilizing fuel.
ana we have the perfected steam engine Of
today.
So, too, when the elcctric lamp was first
successfully lighted, the cost of supplying it
with am electric current was SO great that IFS
popular Use was said TO hc ont of the ones
tlon. But Improvements were. mazda il, l,u,
mos anu economies in operating them were
introduced, until electric an.,,s to,lny com.
pete successfully with gas lights, not only in
the quality of the illumination they give.
nut also in the cost ut which they orc fur
nshe'l. The electric motor, which ALREADY
Is admitted to possess many advantages over
'ilr direct use of steam power, will next be
made ns cheap as the latter, but whether it is
10 he tho motor of the future or not, timo
alone can tell-l'rank Lcslic's,
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1888-03-24

People are constantly wondering how their
personal and private affairs become the sub
jet of gossip and find their way into print.
can tell them that most Of it comes from
their servants, who, among other tlisadvant-
ages, possess the qualifications of Il sieve TO
perfection. There is n fellow going about
town now telling nnecdotcl nbout The mcuage
pi II we'll known newspaper proprietor whom
he recently served as butler. He is not
friendly to his late employer, and the eamouut
Of mischief he is capable of depends only
upon his getting some paper to print Iii
story. Look out, then, what you do md 81.
before your servants New York Star.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1888-03-24
Not to Be Disturbed,

Let us not throw too many stones at Chi
cago, where, if report speaks truth, books as
we'll as land are bought by the front foot"
Right here in Boston lives lady who has in
her purlor Il very elegant bookcase filled with
standard works i'll choice bindings protected
from dust 10y glass doors which are kept
carefully locked, the key being removed. A
friend was calling there and asked for the
key, as he wished to examine some of the
volumes. "On no account said the hostess.
Il had man come up from the book store
to fit them i'll, and 1 wouldn't have them dis
turbed on any account. Boston Herald.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1888-03-24
The study of Volapuk, the new universal
language, is obligatory upon the students of
the Royal GymnaSia of Munich.


Referring to the British birds that swarm
i'll South Africa in winter, Professor See
bohm states that on the coast of Natal he
must have seen hundreds of thousands of
barn swallows, evidently collected TO return
northern Europe. Swifts and otherspecies to
were numerous. Many of these did not
breed within 5000 miles of these parts, and
some not within 10,Ooo.c- Boston Budget.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1888-03-24
Cure for LOrns.

vinegar into tea cup and crumble some
bread into it; let it stand half an hour then
put little on a strip OF cloth and bind
around the toe, with the poultice over the
corn; it can be taken out the next morning,
but if the corn is an obstinate one it will re-
quire two or three applications to effect a
cure.-Boston Budget.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1888-03-24

To have clear skin, remember that you
must have good health, and to have good
health and rosy complexion You must wear
thick soled shoes and spend part of every
day out of doors
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1888-03-24

To save both time and temper, never leave
bottle or box on Your closet shelf without
being plainly labeled. All packages which
do not clearly indicate their contents should
he marked.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1888-03-24

If you Use powder of any kind OH the face,
never go to bed without washing it off. San
itarv reasons as well as cleanliness require
this. To keep Your skin from roughening,
find by trial what kind of soap suits you best,
and use 10 other.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1888-03-24
AWAKE AND ACT.

Up, up, my SOUL the Ions, spent time rctleen,ipg;
Sow thou the seeds of better decd and thought;
Light other lamps while yet thy light is beaning.
The time
ThC time is short
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1888-03-24

1t is an excellent plan to have penny
bank, to be opened once year, when book
may be purchased or the contents NAV he
used in any way desired.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1888-03-24

knows some pussons dat likes ter talk
ter, not br"az" think SO much o. 'cn, but
becazc wen verses wild 'cm | allus thinks
mo o mcrsc'f
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1888-03-24

People who are always on the go-Chi-
rasoans for instance-are now called "f.,s-
tulun,s'' 10y Postouians.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1888-03-24

If you are troubled with cramps i'll tho
feet, wear piece Of cotton wick around the
ankle constantly.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1888-03-24
THE VOICE OF TIME.

The only triumph over Time
That Time permits is his who sings;
The poet Time himself trtics
BySecrct help of Times own wings.
Helen Hunt jackson.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1888-03-24

Do not put irons on the stove to heat long
before they are wanted, as exposure to high
heat will roughen and injure them.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1888-03-24

Cse good soap in the kitchen, as it saves
tile hands.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1888-03-24
Ey'REEA.

The motto of California means. Il have found
it, Only in that land of sln~h ne. where the
ripen and attain IL, rhishest perfection in mid
winter, are the herbs and gum fonul that are
used in the pleasant rcmcdy Tor all troa, and
lung troubles. Santa Able the riii.r OF coughs
asthma and CONSUMPTION. The Dickinson Drag
Co: has been appointed agent for this vaIisbc
California remedy. and sells il uutrr guaran-
tee at Sl.0o bottle. Three for $3.50.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1888-03-24
The Laws of Heredity.

IT, t.l:::. alcn in New York are said to
send Lo:ac over :;la0,O00 ye;:,..
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-03-17
charlie, Dickens, Jr., Remarks.

Charles Dickens says that he has noted one
peculiar thing in this country. "foui
people" he recently remarked to an Amer
lean, ''are surprisingly familiar with Eng
lish history and literature, but cannot sa!
the same for their own. was brought W
on the works of Washington Irving and Ma
thaniel Hawthorne. and when | came u
America naturally began TO talk about
them soon found that many people with
whom conversed, actually needed an intro
duction to these two authors. New Yori
World
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-03-17
vlLLENrLLG.

In tho wcod walks a,ne,
Win the S,d, dying year,
vhilc the vi MS sob md moan.
Aud tic dad leaves ara tbrowa
Dry. dil;ri and scre,
IN thu wood walks alons.
The old days we have known
All unstnincd by tear;
While the wiuds sob aud moan,
Drr t,,pi in seeming Ions gone.
Eoe.r living and near,
In The wood walks alone.
The "rent branches groan
H.. ~ morta!s IN fear.
W ir ,,r winds sob and moan,
Fen 81 months arr lai1 prone
On their black. sodden bier.
II tie wood walks alorc.
Whi.c the winds sob and moan
All the Year 'to'u'
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-03-17
Would Now Recuperate.

Gentleman Ito telegraph messenger boy)-
You're looking bad just now-been sicki
Messenger oh, no; but I'm all run down
tired out
Tired" incredulously.
Eyes, sir; just got back from months Lay
of Detroit Free Press.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-03-17
DUNCAN. o,coNcR e. GILBERT,

tfOfHeDy ar lar.
NOIICE.- ESTATE OF THOMAS WELSH, DHcD. -
II Nuuce II hereby given that the undersigned.
Administrative Of the Estate OF Thomas Welsh. late
ot the rornty uf la sale and state 81 Illinois deceased
will apprpr before the Probate tOurt of said county
the thr, Monday tbeng the 1t day. of May, 1883.
at thr Probate Court Room IN OttHwn IN said county
when and where MI persons having cains or demands
against sad estate notified 10 att nj and present
the same in writing for adjustment
Dated this h day Of March. A. y ISIS ~
ELLEN WELSH.
mario 3w AdminstrHtlix.