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Huntsville gazette., 1888-01-21
Senator Buffers ELL.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2O.ESenator Butler
has introduced a bill anlendatory of the
interstate commerce law which provides that
no railroad Shall charge for transportation
of passengers more than two cents per mile
for any distance over POO miles; also. that no
common carrier subject to the provisions of
the interstate act shall require any employe
engaged in or connected with the tianspor-
tation Of passengers to work more than
twelve hours consecutively.
During the recess of congress, in his
travels over different railroads, Senator But
ler, from actual experience in railroad acci-
dents, became convinced that one of the
chief causes of the frequent catastrophes WIS
the overworling of employees on passene 81
trains; that Ell sineers, conductors and brake
men are kept steadily on duty for more hours
than human nature can endure and main
tain the alertnes5 necessary to the safety of
passenger trains.
Huntsville gazette., 1888-01-21
Congressman Plumb's Important Find.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.-Representative
Plumb, of Illinois, claims to have discovered
that an important law of congress relating
to the power of the secretary of the treasury
to 60 into the market and buy United States
bonds, has been practically annulled by mis-
enrolment, misprint or some such clerical
error.
He says the law as it passed congress EN-
powered the secretary to buy four per cent
bonds at any time for thirty years, and that
by some clerical error, it has been made to
read in the statute book "after thirty
years"
1t was with a view Of Investigating this
matter that Mr.. Plumb offered his resolution
which provided for the appointment of a
special committee, and which the speaker
pro tenn ruled out of order.
Huntsville gazette., 1888-01-21

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Hollow Ash Hall. Novel. By MARGARET BLO'a
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| Under the LIlncs. Novel. By The auihor ol I'M
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The LAWYERS secret. ANovsl. By M's n Il BR'ppa
The Strange Case of DIR. Jekyu and Mr. bJS"
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The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1888-02-04
Danish Rule in Iceland.

Iceland, with about 5000 inhabitants. is :,
Danish possession and supported a constitu-
tioil;ll contest against the arbitrary rule of
lhe DANISH government until constitution
WIS granted thirteen years ago. But the
popular party and the government still con-
lill'le Ill opposition to one another The for.
lllcr introduced nn amendment to The constj-
lutlon TINS year, hut although tho legislative
session extended over two months, the rom-
hilttce DID not report upon tho proposal until
low days previous to the close of the ST..
slon, When it was too late to do ANYTHING.
Inc dissatisfaction caused by that delay was
considerably increased by the Danish govern
ment vetolng law issued for the regulation
OF the fisheries i'll the bays und trtls which
lie St@ makes in the shores of the island.
All scafaring nations not the Danes only.
but also the French, the English, the Dutch
ana the Nnrwegians come to these quiet lee.
allilr waters and carry away what Tho, lee.
landcrS naturally consider their own stock in
trade and provisions. They have not rot
such big vessels us the other ,lasions, and in
their little open boats are always at n djsal-
vantage in competing with foreign fishermen.
That is why they made lnwdelicatng their
fior'ts to their own fishermen. But the DanisI,
government refused lutifying it. TIesc and
otilcr circumstances render the condition of
the poor in Iceland very wrctchcl, aud cm-
grafton Is going on ut n great rate Mos, of
them go t" Winnipeg, where they have al
ready established prosperous colony. with
newspaper in their own language The
weather having been very mild this summer
III Iceland, producing unusually largo guam
tItles of hay for their cattlr, there will not
TO S" many rlnigrants US in former years.
Chicago News
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1888-02-04
Care of Napkins.

Two or three writers on lone topics have
deprecated strongly the use OF napkin rims.
and have urged that clean napkin should l'e
given each member Of the family q; otr':
meal. A little mental arithmetic taina - "
number Of napkin, needed according I" III,
plan, for family of five persons, I" ~, per
week. There are few families, except ',N" :,
the wealthy, WHO can own nine dozen na.lNins
3hey csn have in constont service Nu." :i@n
this number would be required FOL II cl!un.s
or for company. This s,lpI,osos only n wc' l.ly
wash In the average .ous. hold. with il one
mail oi ell work, there would he difficulty in
having napkins done up pali through :.!e ,ee. X,
and complaint made if niMc nr ten dozen
were sent to the laundry ever, ,:omday nom,
ing. In addition to this, the constant wear
of washing is bad for the damask and pre-.
vents its lasting nearly as long as it would
under ordinary circumstances. There is no
real necessity for changing So frequent;
Barring accidents, q napkin rlay easily be
used three or four times without becoming
unpleasant, nor should the housewife whose
nleats oblige her to observe this allowance
feel guilty becaus, she cannot give each one
of the family three clean l.a,;irs per diem.-
Christine Terhune Helrick i'll Harper Baza-
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1888-02-04

The EidiGurIian (Fcstival of Sarrificc)
was celebrated at Tchcran Oh Aug. 80, and
it was estimated that ,OD,OoD sheep we're
killed i'll and around the capital IL is tho
custom for the shah to sacrifice !; camel in
public, the ceremony being actually per-
formed by one of the princes us deputy for
his majesty, and he is vested withhc in2hch,
Or ensign of royalty, which lie wears in his
lat. This year un unprecedented event oc-
cTrel The camel that was to br sacrificed
was brought to the palace door to l,c in
Spcrtc'l by the shah, and, in the temporary
absence Of its attendants, it wandered into
HE corridor through which his ma iesy was
to pass The shah appeared before The camel
could he driven out, and he was 50 much
touched by its bescUhng expression that his
majesty ordered not only that il should be
spared, but that, in reward for its sagacity
i'll seeking the sanctuary Of the slIull shah,
it should be given comfortable quarters for
life in t!I" royal menagcric.
Another camel was then brought, which
was slain at stroke by the shall's deputy,
who was richly clad and covered with jrwcls
Small portions of the skin and flesh wcrc car
ricd into the palace, where the shah received
them in state; but directly the royal rortcgc
vanished, the remainder of the still quvrr-
ing carcass was literally torn to pieces by no
people every one cndeavoring to get bit of
the flesh, as it is considered lucky to eat it
Cleveland Leader.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1888-02-04
Wnmrn Mt tho "casc. =,

"Thcro are about GOO women VINO set type
in New York." said we'll known writer re-
Gently This was ,he reckoning of Il proof
so, good trade for Il woman, and how arc
tho wages: The prosperity of the Tyio-
graphical union has bcou Il good ,..in;, for
women. 50 was informed. Typesct. rs arc
men of sufficient Intelligence to know t'iat
the principal danger to he feared from the
competition of women comes from their
lower rate of wages, and so it comes ahn,;
that. whereas i'll non-uniun offices n ,litcrrl,If'
of several cents per 1000 ems is frequrtil ;
made between the pay of the sexes. in union
offices they stand on the same footing. and :,
decided gain thus accrucs to tie feminine
members of the force.
"lntelhscn. women make good ,ypcscttcrs,
hut their reputation as worEmeu. in ncwspa-
per offices at least, does not. find, equal the
average "f the men The proportion Of
women employed is, however, small and an
accurate judgment not easily reached
Women are not employed IN morning pa
lerS, which are SET at night, and not cN:"n-
sively on afternoon papers. Newspaper nicn
say they cannot hurry. Their work is mostly
for the weeklies, for magazines and or
books, departments much less well paid than
newspaper work 1t takes nimhlr finger,
to make *l2 a week on The Century. .he
same diligence being worth a woman lc'-
haps SIS on an afternoon paper, The lHiii
Of the business air out of women; rr!".i
good men on a morning daily no; imr,-
qientlN making SO a week, ,"-Chicas.
Jnral1
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1888-02-04
Decoration Hints.

An"esIral arlnor made of papier mache is
not imposing i'll any Scll>c of the word.
NJ! !.i,,rio:s nowadays run to trash. !"
Evcl:i'"'!" cnL"oiders and everybody deco
rates china. aud II place must be found for
the rcsult:' OF t!cir labors
l-coa yo,r crockery where it belongs
Plate, .,'l jus do not belong on parlor walls
or ov'r lrat"r door. unless they are really
works o art. which precious fey. Of them are
When woman with artistic instincts. but
with IA unframed eye and hand goes inn
for hu4-c decoration she should ALWAYS re-
serve l'''h pare money and energy enough
to utteIl" undo her own work Give n woman
llouse. paint pots and brushes, hammer and
nails, 4 collection of 'art stuffs'' and art
pottery and the results are apt to be rather
frigEtiUl.
y popular though utterly false ,iecora, i've
IDEA il tat if an article Of ordinary use, such
q ac!o:.i or Thermometer. can bc made to
iN,li il:' 'r!e;:.ins el,e it at oice Lccoms $
an o9 II art. So we haze battle axes.
ann < - and Place Ncn;.o,no columns
VIII i,icp.::;ruous thermometers stuck on
tEc!L. ;...d yachts. trip hammers, hc,aets,
embossed :llells and plaques with clock
faces staring from them Nj tllc,,. things
arc III t.lo viest taste. characterization il
such objects. no 1.lattcr how elaborate should
rather 81. .,,:asizc t..,i Use and lature-in a
woiY. lie congruous.-New York Commercial
hdve-, iSer
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1888-02-04
Care of an Oilcloth.

Never use soap in the water when washing
o'icl".h; IL is good for a great many things,
Ill. this Is not oNr of them. 1t will, to be
saae, remove any grease or dirt there may
he, ti with il will also remove the paint
aud ia;!a the co!nrS. -in oilcloth that has
been always VIZ '!sl III soap and water is
easily discovered lay its faded look. AM
mona should never he used in the water,
Which is one of the few things lor which it
rnnaoi tie recommended, although some wo-
iu"i! lsr ii fn. ,h, work /, may no, ini,,re
The r""rS ." remove The pant. hut it will
4ra'ira The lt.stcrand give tntlc cloth ,.ull.
dead look. There are Nely lew Lur,scw.ve,
tiat do .iot know that IL brush should !s used
on ulcloth only ua rare D,',;s.ri!s, and tha,
only Il Very sN.t one snuu.l b.. used then
=" e:s an oiit.otl has been lac ,iccctl, and h.
faulty waslin&S or dryin5s ;..e water or S,,:,
las b""n allowed To settle and tlrv betXe
the ruu,h surfaces, IL brush i, tie only thin ,
tnat viii remove it. hu IL should be
soft omr and used as lightly as possible, lu,
J'i>' "li"l:sh securing done To loosen and re-
hi"N" '.tr s,'iimci.t.--Bo> budget.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1888-02-04
4 Chemical Anomaly.

An astonishing result has been reached by
Er. Richardson, the English Psychologist, in
some experiments on the respiration of ami
NAL, il, pure oxygen. In most cases steady
flows Of fresh oxygen rendered the animals
confined in it excited and fevcrisb. and none
"rr" luietcd or made sleepy When how
ever. tho oxygen, after having been passed
one" through the chambers containing the
animals. was collected, purified and again
used all the warm blooded animals. >uch as
the cat dog, guinea pig, rabbit and pigeon,
became drowsy and fell quietly asleep; and
wh"n the gas was again used after another
Iurifcntion the sleep BECAME deeper, and
some uf the animal, soon died The oxygen
appeared chemically pure at each time Of
using: and the cause of its remarkable change
in effect i, as vet mystery Whether some
peculiar modification of oxygen is formed
durimg respiration, OF whether the toxic
properties are due to some active product Of
respiration which has escaped detection in
til" inhaled gas. is a problem which will
doubtless I've studied with much interest,"
4 1'rayc1ar
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1888-02-04

Florida has winter climate that is very
delightful and attractive, but invulids need
To b" we'll informed where to 60 The lower
ST. Johns ttS the river runs north, | mean
the northern end below Palatka) is too windy
ahd too damp on the river to he desirable fo.
pulmonary troubles. At st. Augustine the
winds are too strong and the weather also too
variable. The greater part of the peninsula
Is very Hat and low, swnmps are abundant.
nnt the atmosphere very humid. Care is
needed Y" avoid nalnrial localities, and also
I" secure S"ot and safe drinking water: fill
tered rain water is tho safest and hest and
should he demanded, for the danger from
poisonous water is often us great as from
l"isonous air.
artcsinl well, in Florida are now very
common, and although safe from malariul
ELECTS, may he injurious to consuniptives. as
they generally contain much sulphur. The
railroads have mad" accessible, and coutinu,
to open dry S,iniy ridges in the pine forests
AT al elevation of fifty feet and more above
the sca level, which, wien supplied with
comfortable hotels and boarding houses
's"mc already "xist, apparently ought to
prove excellent and safe resorts. They are
drirr, less windy. and less subject to cold and
marked changes Of temperature than tho
NOR" prominent and very comfortable re-
sorts of pleasure seekers 50 we'll known on
the st. Johnsnn'l Mt st. Augustine. William
Smith Brown in Harpcr's Magazine.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1888-02-04
Cause of Collisions al Sen.

How comes it that, with improved facilities,
n wider distribution of knowledge concerning
tn" avoidance Of the dangers of the sea and
Il greater Necessity for caution, owing to the
I,"pularizatlon of transatlantic travel, there
were more disasters among steamers last year
than in lSe3, The fundamental reason is to
l'n found in that reckless, crazy desire to ar
rive first
'Ih" idea first inauguratcd by the crew of
TN" Shorwacamctte, wllesc motto was "Get
there, has scizcd the captains of the trans
atlantic liners, and, without any regard to
safety on Observance "f the written or I'M
written laws of the sea, they rush madly
through the fog and storm, needless of conse-
In"ncrS, in order toachicve the final triumph,
newspaper paragraph announcing u quick
passage.
lh" owners of the lines and the captains of
lli" ships are not alone To blame They seek
I" meet n public demand, and in striving to
satisfy it they "ndangcr the lives of thos,,
they desire To please. a man will risk his
lli" 10y jumping the gap between he bow of
IA f"rrNi'oat and the slip, and then walk lcis-
uI'ly ia his home. Under like impulse tho
travellers of the ocean, many of them busi-
ness mon. run all these risks in order to ar
rive on this side on Sunday morning and
spend an idle day i'll their Notes.-The Forum
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1888-02-04
THE suLTANA's BAND.
Musical Beauties of the Oricnt-vurious
Kinds Of Dances.

Musical Beauties of the Oricnt-vnrious
Kinds "f Dances.
The Suitana has military band They arc
GcorSians and CircasSi;nS. Onc lady plavs
tho flute, another the horn and Il moon faced
beauty the trombone, while another fair one.
1lldiz by name-meanims the star of the
harem-crouches penSivcly at the feet of a
blue eyed dark haired girl uf the Orient,
who could not sit down because she must saw
monstrons double bass viol. The double
bass is Chaldcan. Her cheek is olive, her
eyes immense and the frngcs of her cvcli,ls
astounding. Being of mountain growth. She
mas wlldnesS of temper aud aspect which
nothing but the big double bass can tame
lhey arc dressed after the manner cf msi-
cans They wear tlunic and pantuloons Of
White Woalcn stuff, faced with blue, and little
shakes to match. They arc quite martial in
their appearance, and perhaps they furnish
tn" hint for many of the tine displays upon
our melo'lramatic stage
How are they taught music. Some of the
masters III tho theatres in Constan,ino,,c are
called Ill to give lessons While prarticin.-
win her masters, the women use n strip of
muslin over the head and shoulders. rv,
always IL successful yelling of their charms.
Not satisfied with the band without u,i!i::-
ing IL, tho sultana must have Il comic dance.
then Turkish dance and a pantommc i
bright girl plays the young hero, who is a
Claude Alclnottc, except TINT he is a house
painter and not gardener. There is n
heroine and Il porter whohav heavy father.
anu harlequin and Coumbinc. To crown
the whole, u ballet is led hv the ".lntc!opc"
a beautiful girl of thai name The },.nto-
mum" is a rendition of European life, but the
ball which follows is more romical than III.
pantomim'. 1t is realistic. Our ur;is;
assists them in lis preparation. One of her
instructions is, that if II lady drops her hand
kerrhlct her partner should pick il up al,, rc-
store it with II bow. All til" ladies of the
ball provide themselves with gay ban,anas,
anu while dancing tho nnlzrrla, the galop,
or the polka, and especially IN the qna,lrille,
me noor Is lnconvenicntly strcwn with hand.
kerchiefs The ball becomes farcicall,
European by this extraordinary politcncS,.
q" not claim any royalty for any prrform-
anc' winch may bo suggested by these rrvrla.
lions of the harcm, but doubtless ln:,ny of
the most Interesting of our light and spec.
'i'niar dramas may find their source in the
contrasts. gayctios, oddities. simplicity and
splendor Of these Oriental honrs.-S s
Coxs Diversions Of Diplomat in Turkey" :"
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1888-02-04
Infectious Dist:,scs

Measles begin as n cold, with running at
the eyes and nose, ard The rash is IN dark rcd
spots. first seen on the face and forehead.
Scarlet fever commences witha sore throat.
and the rash appears as Il general reln"-s Of
the skin, and shows itself first about the nccl;
and chest.
Diphthcria begins with marked weakness;
and the Inflammation in tho back par, ot the
mouth soon has q peculiar smell, as OF lutrid
meat.
In no case should either of these diseases be
trusted to home treatment. While the !,iysi-
cinn looks after the cure of the patient, the
friends should afs;!ve. cooperate in pro eat
in@ he ,i'r";d OF The disease. i!"t only in Tie
whole er Of di,inicctioil, bat i'll conn To-
ly ,olati:ig TIC rliil,i until ,ne possibility of
Communicating the infection is over
Youths Companion.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1888-02-04
SHAM CROWN JEWELS.
Alleged Fraudulent Transactions in tn,
Recent Sule of ROynl Gems in Paris

Alleged Fraudulent Transactions in the
Recent Snle of Royal Gems in Paris.
II is openly asserted in Paris that the re-
cent sale of the crown Jewels was largely
fraudulent. That is to say, they were not,
in many cases, tho crown jewels at ALL A
syndicate of Paris jewelers. got into a con-
>pirHry with some of the governmental Off
Gers III charge of the sale, and had great
number OF ordinary gems taken from their
stores, mixed i'll and sold with the crown
Jewels. Thus they brought far more than
their ordinary value. This job was. of
course, facilitated by the breaking up of the
crown jewels. selling the stones separately
hml melting down the gold. The detectives
stated that the spurious jewels thus sold
brought more than l,5oO,0nO francs. which
was nearly double what they would have
schl Tor on their own merits Some of these
fn'>" jewels have been traced and their ,,,lr
'i.'>"i'' ;StcItaincd. y few of them went to
Nn"rI'a. But the majority OF them could
moi u" distinguished from the real crown
.''N"'N among which they were sold. The re-
>a'' u that many purchasers will henceforth
,''"aNS he III doubt whether their gems came
from the royal treasure house of France or
from Il rasrnlly boulevard jewelers. shop.
nat fact came ont very emphaticaliv only
low days after the sale A leading iewelcr
ut i'ari> called ON the government officers
"h"condl'rtcd the sale. "G.ntlcmeu." said
hr, you see This stone. You identify it as
one OF tllrrrown jewell. You perceive from
your records that it was knocked down to mo
for ;'l'D francs: Very we'll hut it is paste,,
Ihry examined it untl found his word true.
"ho iad stolen the real gem and put this in
its place could not be asccrtuincd. But to
hush the matter up they returned to- the
l"wcl"r his u coo francs ut would -, ,lryIv
remarked Tn" detective, she Very unfortunate
SHOULD this transaction become generally
known, for the government would quickly bo
l"sl"S"d by Il host Of owners of ppsse gems.
all rlam"i'ing for the return Of money MI
l's"l to have been paid for them as crown
jewels.
Ihe identity of some of tho jewelers. who
lnt their GEMS in the sale has been asccr-
tanned, hut ii is not thought that any action
VIII h' taken against them There is not evil
"'h'c s'lillrlcnt To make ont Il case against
them; and, moreover. since the gems thus
l'll, m by them wcr" real stones, it is very
doubtful if their "tfciisc is a penal one, No
light has "'n thrown on the question of who
put III the paste jewels. That, of course, was
Il serious crime. Nor is there vet any clew ms
to winch of tn" government oflicnls it was in
the conspiracy. Could he or they Inc found
tll" penalty imposed would DO scvcrc.-Chi.
cago Trbul