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The Dickinson press., 1888-07-07

There arc people WHO maintain that I.nee
brecchc, are vastly ''i.ceomims' AID ''com-
fortaLle' Now, as TO 'co;nfortablr," that is
stark aiIsnrdity, contrary 10 all experience
and reason. The only way - r,ialse knee
brocchcs comfortable is to initiate the no.y
almost extinct Irish peasant brcncl.s wcarr
ani iabitually forget 70 button them at the
iloc. As to the much abused steel pen coat,
it is not beautiful, certainty, But properly
constructed, US our srtndfa.hcrs woro it,
E.adc double breasted aud to hutton across
the chest, it is Il remarkably good garment
For any kind OF bodily; work ore,,ercise it is
Absolutely unrif;leti. 1t has 40 u-eess skirts
to flop about and impede the lnoTement, and
the pockets, sell out oil the VA arc only liz
coavrnient whci you st dom. 1t is the best
walking coat ever devised, whereas The mol
ern froci coat is about III yCI@t and most
Cumbersome. London Truth.
The Dickinson press., 1888-07-07

~ neat trick WIS played on me by an old
topper the other day remarked an East Side
saloon scopcr "'lc OH snal; brought in u
black bottle and asked for 30 cents worth Of
whisky drew it and hung on 10 the bottle
while he went through lis pockets after the
silver. Presently he pnt on al look of ,lisnay
and said lac had lo-t the money. AN right,
says |, and turned out thg whisky and put
the bottle on the bar. llp took it and went
away, saying he'd be bacl; after the incbli
ator presently. lie didn't come, however,
but five minutes later found him sitting on
horse lock around tic corner poking
something in tho bottle with stick, and
after every poke turn out ntlin,lc,ul Of
WHISKY in ii cup seized tlie bottle and
made un Investigation. What do you think
found' Why, tic Old l;tse.,l I.:.,! forced II
sponge as biz as M clenc'leI fist into it, and
this had soaked upa gasstul of my whisky
when filed the bottle. l. Buffalo Express.
The Dickinson press., 1888-07-07
Artillery rrclud, II, Grt,ysl,ur,-


From the eNcrtiouS AMI the ulXicte; Of
two days of strife the alini,, lu,l fallen into
lcthargy, II silence that told ot nerves and
muscles Worn cut. The morning OF the third
slipped away. y spirit of battle at Culp';
Hin drove oil the enemy there, and nlcn ut u
distance turned over to hear the news and
'lrowscd again. While some slept, others
cooked and ate, thrn tho sleeping and tho
waking, The hungry aud HE filled, cxchanged
places. From tho description of Samuel
Wikeson, who was at Mca,cs headquarters,
and whose son luyarl was now lying stlil in
death just beyond The lines, this faithful rec
ord Of tho hour h:ts hccu preserved ~
silence us of deep sleep had iaIion upon tho
field of battle. Our army cooked and ate and
slumlrrc'l. In tho shadow of t!o tiny farm
house where Gen. Meade had made his head.
quarters, iny w"lrirl staff officers There
wa, not wanting To tho rcacelulncss of tho
scene the singing oI II bird, which had IL nest
i'll the peach tree within tho tiny yard Of tho
white washed cottage.
In the midst of lis warbling Il she'll screamed
over the house, instantly followed 10y un-
other; and in II moment the air was full
of the most complete artillery prelude
10 an infantry Iattlo that was ever
exhibited. 1t maGo II very hell of fire that
amazed the Oldest officers. Tho shell hurst
in the yard-b,l'st ncXt the lclccs gamH he'd
on both SIDES with the hitchcd horses ul ;,!de
and ordcrli"s. The fastened animals reared
and plunged with terror One fell, then ;til
other, until sixteen lay dead and nlanglcd,
still fastened by their !altcrs and having
the expression of being wiclediy tied up to
die in torture. These brute victims of criipl
war touched all hearts.
The Dickinson press., 1888-07-07
THE WORKING GIRLS FRIENDS.
Flowers and Birls-Thcy Take the Places
of Homes and Society.


of Homes and Society.
what class of persons arc your best Gus.
tomerss' asked reporter of bird fancier
recently.
'Shop girls, seamstrcsses, milliners and
other working women" was his unexpected
reply "Rirh folks buy tho parrots, etlu-
Gated canaiics, the rare foreign birds and the
expensive aqu;tria, but the pretty working
girls are the best and steadest buyers of tho
common varieties, and without their custom
we should fare badly. Wo arc ono with tho
florists in that respect"
How do you mcan."
"Well, just ask the Gorists-I mean tho
cheap sidewalk florists of tho market and
street corncrs-who are their best customers,
ana you will get the same answer that have
given you. can't understand it, either"
''Iheso pets and flowers" said u modest
working girl to the reporter a half hour
later, they cheer and wo should feel lost
without them. Why, we can almost ALWAYS
tell When ono of our companions is going
wrong-that is, coming home late, becoming
bold and gay and entertaining longings for
aress ana ornanents--by giving away her
pets and plants or ncglecting them"
The canary is by long odds tho favoritc pct
with working girls. The little sky blue non
palcil birds, as they are called, love birds,
Java sparrows, and others arc we'll repre-.
sentcd. Guinea pigs and white mice also
occasionally receive their share of fostcrin,.
attention i'll these humble homes. As to
flowers, the harder, cheaper and prctticr of
pot plants arc tho most popular. The gcls.
mum is the most popular; then comes tho
heliotropc, thea the fuscIi;,, and they also
cultivate tho wall flower, daisy, the .lly
lower, the primrose, several varieties of tho
punk, the oXal!s or wood sorrcl, und whatever
VIII thrive i'll circuiiseribed qnartc;ls with
limited care. The working girls nrc often
put to their ingenuity to have their pets and
and flowers attended to dii'ins, their absence
from homo i'll the pursuit of their vocation,
especially III cold weather, when the moro
delicate specimens arc apt TO suffer severely
i'll the lofty, nnw;Tmcd tcncmens if not
property cared for. Sometimes one who is
too i'll to seek her daily work, but ;lhie To l,e
about within doors, will minister to the
wants of dozen or more of such possessions
on behalf of companions lodging in the sumo
house. Sometimes Il kind hearted andlatlv
Will volunteer similar offices for Il trillin.,
reciprocation in the way of stitching, mend
ing, or of some cheap but pretty worstel or
cardboard ornament for her vacant wallis
, New York Mail and Express.
The Dickinson press., 1888-07-07

E.'s mamma having been very i'll in tie
spring, presume some one had told HIM that
God had Sent the illness, for, in the summer,
after partakin3 a little too freely Of water
melon, he cailo and stood by my side and,
looking very uncomfortable, said: God
didn't send this sto,nacl!achc, did he' That's
my own business, COS ato too mach water.
l..elon. ."-Buby
The Dickinson press., 1888-07-07
ut is a kind of light, windy flesh we have,

ut is kind of light, windy flesh we have"
said celebrated tenor, speaking of himself
II look as sogsy aud heavy us an elephant,
but feel rs light as Il cork. often disguise
and dance in tho ballet for tie fun of tho
thing My constant habit is to breathe free
and full, asleep OF awake, and that putls
me out. know I'm laGghcdat 10y people with
lttlc withercd up stomachs no bigger than
your hand, but they arc fools and don't
know how to live. Why, an opera manager
can tell whether you are Il good singer or not
just about us well by tho size of your ablo-
men as hc can by hearing your voice In
applying for an engagement II singer always
sends his waist measure, aud the manager
invariably requests it,"
liut all opera singers are not big around"
said.
"No, but they are exceptional. And some
times you SEQ II little man or woman who
can sing like Il bird, hut they arc most
always physically detective or diseased. The
rulo is no pull no sim. Now, swell biggest
i'll warm climates. But when was last i'm
Italy, after singing two months nmgnii
Gently with extraordinary rotundity,
felt that my Wristbands were gradually
loosenins. 1t alarmed mo, for | knew if |
didn't begin TO swell soon was Il goncr |
noticed my abdomen growing gradually less,
my voice losing IFS strength and tone, and
i'll order TO avoid Il complete collapse had
to retire. 1t is strange and ,ulaccountal,lc,
this rising and talin.s OF the olrratic abdo-
men. 1t is peculiar to ourselves Speakers
arc not affected in this way When one is
dwndlins he is spoken OF 10y the profession
rs being 'on tap. '"-Chicago Times.
The Dickinson press., 1888-07-07

When Porter finished the Indiana del.
egation rose and cheered.
y recess was taken till 3p. m.
The Dickinson press., 1888-07-07

He is a wise economist who does not waste
more than half an hour day in idle gossip,
useless conversation. frivolous amusement,
CT niere vacnity
The Dickinson press., 1888-07-07
AFTERGLoW.

[Jaw the eastern sky aflame last night
With rose like colors, gloriously clear,
While In the west the sun had sunk from sight,
And clouds hung like pail upon n bier
The Dickinson press., 1888-07-07
WAYS OF SHOPPERS.
MONDAY THE BARGAIN HUNTERS
DAY IN THE STORES.

Wednesday tho Farmers wifo Comes
to Town-Thurstlay tho Lady Help"
Comes Forth in Her Glory-A Rush OH
Saturday.
Every day brings forth different class
of shoppers" said Inspector Knox, of Bos.
tons police headquarters, to a reporter. The
inspector is one of the most astute detectives
of shoplifters and pickpockets in tho police
business, and, from long habits of observa.
tion, he can "size up" q crowd with remark
able quickness and accuracy. He can usu-
ally tell at a glance whether person in a
biz dry goods store is "straight' or "crooli-
cd" There is something about every thief
that gives him away" Notwithstanding the
dlssulses which they adopt, female sboplifters
and pickpockets can never deceive Inspector
Knox. Tho way they act when they meet
him is often amusing. Tho detective pre-.
tends never to see them, and they at onco
begin mancuvcring to ascertain whether he
has really noticed them. Wherever there is
mirror or q store window that offers an
opportunity to SEQ what is going on without
looking around, the suspects" strive in in.
gcnious ways to study the inspectors face
and eye.
The officer has been too long i'll tho bust
ness to get caught mapping in this way, and
the thief will gradually como to believe that
he has not been observed. 1t is, of course,
the object of tho officer to mako case
against the suspect, and ut the same time to
find out in what manner stolen property is
likely to bo dispo'cd of. Tho thing then to
be lone is to shadow the suspect through all
the stores which he or sho may visit, am,
finally to the lair. This is most difficult
thing to do, us the thief who has had expo
rience will always make numberof bluffs
ut going home, perhaps calling at half n
dozen different places, going in front doors
and out back ones, until tho officer hus lost
the snnnt
The Dickinson press., 1888-07-07

Many Key West cgar has Key West
odor.
The Dickinson press., 1888-07-07

So was your face, my darling, when you died,
Bright with the glory that could not see;
For. though with straining, tear limmed eyes
tried
Only grief laden clouds appeared to me!
Bessie Chandler in American Magazine.
The Dickinson press., 1888-07-07

Nv edneSday we expect the country Deope
The Sunday papers have by this time been
read far and near, and the farmer and the
farmers wife having read, marked, learned
and nwardly digestcd all that was therein
contained, harness up, drive to the depot and
take train to Boston, with pockets well filled.
1T is the easiest thing i'll the world to tell when
there are lot OF country people in town.
They clog up the sidewalks, if they arc at
all numerous, and they gape into windows
and hang over counters. as if half bcwildcrcd
by the rush and noise. One would suppose
that where they came SO often, Us many of
them undoubtedly do, they would get used to
this; but then, there is great difference he
tween working on quiet farm and elbowing
your way through Bostons narrow streets,
and if they should come every week, | don't
believe that it would be possible to get used
to tho change and act like city people. The
country people are good people for us to
handle. They are always polite and much
more considerate than tho people of the city
are. We watch their interests closely, too,
and guard them against pickpockets, to whom
they might easily fall victims. Yet will
say this for the country housewife: She
knows how to carry her money great deal
better than the city woman docs You never
Il
narrow pocketbooE sticking away out of a
hip pocket, from which it could be taken
with the greatest ease. The country woman
holds on to her money as though it had como
hard, and was going just in the same man
ner.
Thursday brings q remarkable change.
1t is tho Biddies' day There is the plain,
every day sort of creature. tho lady help
from the Back bay, and the nurses, cooks
and chamber toilers. Two out of three of
those we see on Thursday are servant girls.
They flood the stores, looking for dress goods
q few grades better than their mistresses
wear, and they fill the horse cars with the
knockdown fragrance of their perfumes
The wives of Solomon, in all their glory,
were not arrayed like some Of these. The
Thursday class is a generous one in many
respects. ! don't believe thot the average
servant girl is saving much money They
spend literally, and on their day off they
have pretty good time Of it.
Friday is shopping day which has no dis
tinctive feature. There are almost all kinds
of people out on Friday, and usually, think
retail business is pretty COOL Saturday is
the same, only more so. There is big rush
on Saturday, and very large amount of
% money is suddenly nd, put into The
to run out and buy something he
has had his eye on all the week,
and the clerks wife, having got little
money from him in time to make some pur-
chases before the closing hour, rushes around
in terrible haste in order to do all that She
wants to before the shutters are put up.
She comes out late, because her husband
hadn't got his money earlier in the day, and
she must needs be quick. She snaps up things
without causing the storckeeper much loss Of
ss e to a s that there are man ma I ."S tof or
people in Boston who are living il,.,t and to
mouth and who have hardly any money ex-
cept on Saturday Boston Herald
The Dickinson press., 1888-07-07
DAY FOR BARGAIN HUNTERS.

Monday" said Inspector Knox to tho rc
porter sis the bargain hunters day. They
have taken all the Sunday papers Just to SEQ
what they have got to offer. The news md
literary articles have no interest to them
They grab up tho paper as soon as they get
out OF bed Sunday morning, and all day long
they pore over it, reading the cut down
prices of shirts, busters, dress goods, house
furnishings, including tin pals and brooms.
and all the rest, and they can hardly wait for
Monday to come, they are sc anxious to get
10 tho bargain counters to inspect the mark
downs. Monday is a hard day for tho en-
ploycs i'll the stores. These people pretlomi.
nate, and they look over $1,000 worth Of
stuff for every dollars worth they
buy. or course, there are other pco.
pie out on Monday, but mem
to say that tho bargain hunter has
the right way. Some of them arc known in
the stores as hens and 'rifters' and their
mission In life seems to be TO make the clerks
tired Monday after Monday SEQ hun
dreds OF faces that have not seen for inst a
week, and know them like a book. don't
suppose any Of them spend moro than fifty
cents or 81, but what they don't know on the
subject Of bargains isn't worth knowing,
They know all about prints and prices, if
they don't know anything else. Some of
them haven't got over the old fushior of
trying to beat tho clerk down That used to
bc the favorite pastime Of many estimab,
old ladies from tho north end, but with the
modern methods Of doing retail business, it
is just us useless as talking to stone wall.
Tuesday is a better kind of shopping day
The 'mistresses' como out suppose they
have come to learn that the bargain hunter
must have her day, and there is not much
comfort in entering into competition with
her. So tho 'mistresscs' wait until Tuesday
and then they como forth in oil their glory
We know them pretty we'll now, but there is,
of course. less sameness in this class of cus,
toners than there is in the Monday set.
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THE ENGINEERS MUST WIN.
And They Will Resort 90 the Meet Ex.
treme Measures 60 Oo 1a.

CHICAGO, March s-Frank W. Arnold. OF Colum-
BUS Ohio. past grand master OF the Brotherhood
or Locomotive Firemen arrived last night He
said, referring 10 the Burlington strike: al bring
renlttances 10 aid the cause, and the promiee that
MANY thousand dollars are ready at call i also
moments notice The sentiment In the Brother
nooo ali over the country II that the present nght
Is ne ht for the existence OF the order. II neccs
sary, though we shall hate 10 do it, we shall pso
has shown that a secret Imagination OF ali rail-
road organizations Is necessary"
THE UNION PACIFIC IN rREprpkTIoS.
CHICAGO, March h-A dispatch from Omaha
cular 20 the engineers OF the Union Pacinc calling
attention 70 the changes effected In the respons-
bilities OF railroads by the Interstate commerce
law and the responsibilities OF employees OF ruads
derstood TO have been issued 90 remind the engi-
neers OF the liability OF the Union Pacific II ir re
FUSED 10 receive Burlington freight and the danger
OF an action against the engineers themselves for
asked what his road would DO In case the engi-
neers refused 70 handle Burlington freight He
said the company, 10 protect itself against the
penalties OF the Interstate Law, would have 20
order Its men 70 quit
ANOTHER ACCIDENT DUE no A GREEN rNorSrvR
CHICAGO, March s.-A dispatch from HANNIBAL
Mo-, says: south bound St Louis Keokuk and
Nortwestern train last night colllded with the
north-bound train at Taylors switch south OF this
city. The north h-bound train was standing on the
main track and was about 20 pull In on the switch
The engineer OF the north bound, an inexperienced
man named feager, saw the DANGER lost his pre<-
ence OF mind, and failed either 20 apply the air
brakes or whistle for brakes The engtpeern Are
men, and mall clerks OF both trains Jumped before
the collision. No lives were lost Many pass n
gers were thrown from their seats The 81 LpuiA
keokuk, and Northwestern Is q branch Of the
burnngton, ana feager took the place OF strik-
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Female Clerks FAN Out.


FROM WORDS THEY COME 10 BLowA AND rHEn
DESKS IN THE PATENT OFFICE ARE NO LoS0xE
SIDE By SIDE.
Two ladies a few days ago had adjoining desks
In one OF the divisions OF the Patent once. They
now occupy separate rooms On the day thar the
separation took place these ladies' who were very
intimate, were engaged In conversation. They be-
came animated, and the attention OF other clsrku
In the room was attracted. As the convsr.
sation went on they both became excited
Their faces were flushed and their voices
louder than the ordinary conversational tone
In their excitement they arose from their chsirI
and TO the astonshment OF the curious clerks The
elderly woman struck out from the shoulder In .
style that would have pleased sullivan. Her
clenched fst countered on the nose OF her oppou-
ent with such force as 70 draw blood She was
about 10 follow up this shoulder hit with an
other, but her arm was held by one
OF the other clerks, and the mill WAS
brought 70 close. The elderly lady expressed her
disappointment at not being allowed 70 complete
what she had begun and loudly declared her Dur.
pose OF doing the same thing under similar cir
cumstances. The young lady wept while she
staunched The nowtng gore, but expressed no do
sire 10 meet her opponent elsewhere Both ladies'
were before the commissioner, and, after hearing
their story he sent tuem both back 10 their seps-
rated desks
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ALL But HOME RULE.


uohtuoB BtOo UeCIofe0 ne Se1lI b&Ol00 20
Ltheral Principles with One Exccp.
tiO0.
Special cshle Dispstch to TEE EVENING STAR
LONDON. March a-The Daily Nezrs to-day, COM
menting on the queens thinly veiled attack on
Gladstone in her letter to Gen. Gordons sister.
notos the fact that the tories have already tried 70
make party capital OF IT. The News says how
ever. tas tories are rather In q dilemma II the
things they allege against Gladstone are well
founded they are no less true OF the above all
others they now admire, viz Harrington, and more
50, indeed, for when Gordon was at Khartoum
Harrington was secretary OF war. Mr.. Harrington
had hearty reception yesterday at the tory meet
ing In Ipswich. HIS speech, however, was hardly
% wen received rs usual, owing TO the fact that
ne announced be could not join the tory party.
since on every question save home rule, he still
holds the opinions OF the liberal party. The con-
cludtng sentence OF his speech appears Significant
he said ne hoped before the Irish question was
fought out there would be general election. The
interval might be employed In the consideration
OF other questions during which calmer reflections
AND counsels might prevail and an opportunity for
weighing In more equal balance on one side the
Claims OF Imperial unity, and on the other the true
wants wishes and requirements OF the Irish
people. This taken In conjunction with his decla-
ration or liberal principles, Is Father like bid for
reconciliation with Gladstone Oh the basis OF CON-
promise.
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THE DISTRICT SURPLUS,
Nearly 100000 Belonging 10 she
District Now Lying im the Treas-

The First Controller has made q statement
showing the surplus revenues OF the District OF
Columbia at the close OF the fiscal years 1885, SO
and -. At the close OF the fiscal year ending June
30. lss5 there was $40, o,Sso.eo In the Treasury 70
this account; at the close OF 1856 SlsA III. 80,
and June 30, 1857, s2o4, ,o7o5o, making q total Of
soos. .622.e0 To this sum should be added, under
the act OF July 8. lsS6, one-half OF the drawback
ceruncates, amounting 20 G4,4l4-ed THIS makes
a total OF $5e.i o37.s8. From this should be de-
Quoted one-halI OF the appropriation for the relie
OF the devisees OF the late Daniel Carroll sls02O:
one-haf OF the appropriation for Interest ON 3-db
bonds, being Judgments OF the Court OF ClaimA
$s.6a4. 40; one-half OF the appropriation for the
Aqueduct bridge, sl20000, and one-half OF the ap-
preparation for the Eastern Branch bridge $4,000
making total 20 be deducted OF S20l Ia a. ieav-
Ing surplus at the close OF the fiscal year 1857 of
S3Sl BIB 81
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Blaming the Company.
THE RESULT OF TIE coRoNERs INQUEST IN THI oAk

i
OF wh. 7. WARE.
Coroner Patterson held an inquest st noon To-
day over the remains OF VIM 7. Ware, the cclored
employe OF the herdic company who died on the
9th instant from Injuries received at the herdic
stables by being struck by bale OF straw thrown
down hatchway from q loft The Inquest Was
held In the paror OF Wares home, zoo 18th street
southeast Richard Betters, the employe who
threw the bale down the hatchway, had been ar
rested and was In CUSTODY at the sta
tion-house. The testimony OF s. @. Rb-
ery, superintendent OF the her1ic company,
and 1ve OF the employees was taken Mr.. EberlyS
testimony was 10 the effect that it was customary
for the straw used for the bedding TO be thrown
down the hatchway about four O'Clock each day,
the men standing below In the alleys TO receive IL
There was testimony TO show, also, that BetterS
who threw down this particular bale called out
three times 10 the men below 70 look out, but
Ware ran across the space below about the same
time. The bale thrown down weighed about
l25 pounds, and it fell q distance
was broken. or In Other words the sixth servical
vertebra was fractured. IL was contended By
representatives OF the company that it had been
customary 70 throw the bedding down In this way,
and that Ware who had been employed there
nve years, knew the custom The jury found Q
verdict that Betters who threw the bale was In no
way 70 blame, but that the herdic company was
70 blame In not having a man stationed at the
hatchway 70 warn men OF the danger. Bette1
was released from custody.