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The Dickinson press., 1888-02-25

IT > a noteworthy fact, said well known
eHlAlnal lawyer, that almost tho first re-
o9t aHNor vii! receive when he comes
Iii !.ia client i'll the Jail will be in the
! IN o! demand for liquor. Crime and
hdr'AklAa habit are twin brothers. and it
- can assure yol, u very rare thing in on,
e:'Per!ence to meet n jail bird who is nos
j@dirted to strong drink. But what are yol
= 4n5 u do: - our nal Graves for his old
a.Atl'ant, begs for it with more carnestncs,
'.H..I nc docs l'2r his freedom. He must have
i ."I. a, Il rule, te gets if, too. Ill tell you
= =. W Hcl lie becomes annoyiuglv per
't4t VIC eay to him: Get your liquor. if
Muat have it, in the regular way. No
lawyer ':lii take it to you. That isn't pro-
/ .,,:.i,i.
"li.el iieero,: BIT what is the regular
w9;.: Ii ism. ai.owe,!: l.ov can get it, We
LIZ: Haven't yuu some relative or ac-
z a-li'a'ir" "i the other sex! Let ler bring it
-, S.l" can carry it easily under shawl or
%! AZ. and while standing up close to tho
VIC taking to you she can slnug.lc the
eiGI III without any trouble Nov. to make
~ eli uAdel,tood. Tlltell you there is more
tan cnr rubber tube in the jail, carefully
,o'el awaE in cells occupied by the expert
emc.4 ioar!ers, and that those tubes are
lr".IJ reeuiarly made to do Gyphon duty
from one whisky flask 80 another. Tho
prisoner gets hold Of an empty hasi,-that is
"asy done; he is visited by his female
relative. who carrie, under her shawl tl;.sl;
f"llo hqgor The tube is put ont through
the wire netting and the other end is insert..tl
in The i,ot;le. Tic otler cud the prisoner
takes in LIS inouth and proceeds al once to
establish Il suction on it that causes the
WHISKY TO leave the first bottle and flow
steadily into the Other bottle, which is con-
vcniently hid under the fellows coat. Well,
that is one way of getting in contrabanI
goods. Chicago News.
The Dickinson press., 1888-02-25
A PHlLANTHRoPIc JOKE.
a Chicago Man Makes a Fruit Woman

n Chicago Man Males u Fruit Woman
Happy by u Little Deception.
"llow easy it is to make some people happy
by dccciving them lttlc!' was the philo-
sophie remark of Nh. Jacques Haskins, as he
turned from his desk to relate bit of his re-
cent experience. "TEcrc is an Italian woman
IL good, clean, hard working woman-who
comes up here every day with fruit to sell.
One day | Was walking on Adams street,
think 1t was, and saw her walking in front
OF me with her basket on her arm Two men
We're standing i'll Il store door, and l heard
one of them say: Don't you remember that
woman. She used to have IL fruit stand in
front of my store in Memphis in war times.
Her name is Cunio.'
That afternoon When she came into INV
Office looked little sharply at her and said:
Haven't seen you somewhere bcfore-sone.
where besides here in Chicago. 4 don't
know, said she obviously; your face seems
sort of natural to me- Let mo see,' said 1.
assuming meditativo posture; didn't YOU
used to have fruit stand in Mcmphisa' Her
eyes frightened us sho said she did Right
i'll front of Lowenstein's storen said. This
was a venture, for had merely taken it for
granted that the gentleman who had spokeu
of her was Mr. Lowenstcin, because that was
the name on the sign of the store where he
was standing, and he looked sort Of like the
proprietor. But it hit tho mark. Yes said
tho woman, setting down her basket and
looking US ticklcd as could be, that was me-
That was about-let mo see-about twenty
three or four years ago. said She moved
her lips as if she were making q calculation.
and then, oil smiles, said Yes, l was there
them Your name is Cunio is it not.'
added. This was the last feather. That I
should remember so much about he: and even
he able to call her by name gavo her the
greatest joy. Tears even came into her eyes,
and We shook hands heartily.
"Thcn proceeded to mako her remember
me. Don't you rcmcmbcr,' said, Il used to
so to lunch at that little restaurant lust down
beyond Lowellsteins, and used to buy fruit
of you, and stand and talk to you almost
every day. She looked ut mo long time
and finally imagination Cid it's work. as it al
ways will, and she remembered mo perfectly.
You never saw anybody moro pleased. I'll
had been u long lost brother she could not
have been happier at meeting me She told
Inc nll about her family, every member Of
which l. of course, remembered moro or less
distinctly, and oll about her life since then,
which would make all interesting story to
write. Then she nado up q big bag of fruit
which let her give to me, because it seemed
to please her SO much to do So Since that 1
have, however, been u pretty regular Gus
toner Of hers, and mean to DO as long as
sho keeps coming. What if it is truo that I
never was i'll Memphis in my life. She has
told Inc SO much about it that could go all
over the city in the dark now, and am sure
liave given that poor hard working woman
as much pleasure us if had brought to her
in fact an old riend"-Chicago News.
The Dickinson press., 1888-02-25

Mrs. Gilmore allows hoy little foi,,s IL play
with the large dripping pans With Il
worsted horselnc tied to CHE handle. tho he
loved dollieS are given a fine sleigh ride.
Whenever neighbor of ours ha}cs q batch
of ginger cookies, her hoy and girl hunt up
their wooden rolling pins. Each is provided
with fat board and Il w;,d OF the dough,
which is frequent: dropped ON the floor and
stepped on before it is placed i'll tiny scal-
loled pans into the oven. This Indulgence is
granted only on days just before the scrub
hing is done.
From the kindergarten dealers You can ol,-
tain a box of pa>loboarl money fora quar-
ter. These. with eight-cent r"rptbout> a!.l
a store" stocked on chairs. will cul!ut on a
whole afternoon entertainment. Teach the
Oldest children to ''In;.l:e change" RI; u. a
tent with blanket over the dining room
chairs, OF lend them cast off clothing in
which to "dreSs up" But We - ot, enlrmer-
atinS at the risk of the readers fatigue
Elizabeth F. Purdy in Good hous skceping.
The Dickinson press., 1888-02-25
Life In New Guinca.

The houses on this part of the coast, as also
i'll the villages lnland uro built ,lpon piles
varying from four to eight feet in hci. l,t.
a few steps up Il rude ladder lead To IL plat
form, on which some of the family generally
lrcline. baby, and often young pip, in
nets suspended from the caves, are gently
swinging to and fro. Fishing nets lie in u
corner, with shells attached for weights.
Nautilus Shells with grass strcamers or hid
cors carved pieces of wood, hang before the
bamboo door, which is low and narrow, and
leads into tho common room where all the
1aiiily sleep. Tho common room is about
twelve feet tn eighteen feet, with bare floor
ing of rough pl:tnks, generally The sides Of
old canoes. Through the chinks tho garare
IS thrown upon the plentiful remnants of
cocoa husis below, for the pigs to eat on tho
st to carry away. III the middle of The
room is fireplace, /; pile OF ashes on sonlo
li"ards, with spark protector of bamboo
stick hung about three feet aho.c Tn tho
central pole is hung II tom-tom, willie hers
and there on the grass walls are suspended
sourds for lime, bamboo pipes, tomahawks
adzc;, spare grass lettiroats and net ba"s.
There is no window, but IL movable shutter
can generally be opened Oil the sen side, and
plenty of air enters through the w,lls and
the holes in the floor
Then, rs to clothing, the natives certainly
affect sincere simplicity in the matter Of
dress. The only article common to all tho
men is thin string, n third of an inch in
breadth, passed tightly round the waist and
between the legs. A band of grass, which
serves as a pocket for tobacco, knives and
decorations of cotton leaves is for the most
part worn upon the upper part of the arm.
Some have head bands of rcd braid or small
rounded pieces of shells, while Il few wear
necklaces of shells or teeth, md carved bones
through the nose. Their hair thick, matted
and long, is drawn up by comb of bamboo
cane The women wear pctticpatS Of woven
grass. sometimes stained with rcd hue The
married and betrotLel have short hair tho
majority are tattoocl witha E-sIlapcd mark
and other designs on the breast. Their figures
nrc squat and not SO erect rs those of Illn,lno
women, as they generally carry weights on
the back and not on thc hcaI.-All the Year
10
The Dickinson press., 1888-02-25

''For reasons which must bc perfectly ob-
viol~.' Ati.t Ruth continues, ''introlnc,ons
to Young women ought to lie made with
great ca',titn. He who i,tlotiecs, Il young
man silot'i first know liS cl.,,r;.ct". and
habit, To /" irrcproachnblc; i: there is mis-
sionary v"yl; To he done let it hn by thoso
having; NOR" Judgment and experience than
q girl Of Is. II TN undesirable acquaintance
persist, in calling, not at home is t!:c proper
message to send hinl--shc is not at home IL.
him, and To call this form falselood is
p.udish. l: might be preferable To scl.l word
that she was engaged, which rolll} i.c toe
sa!nc thing. Not TO recognize Liln upon the
street would be Tie cut direct and can he
necessary only in extreme casts To f.l to
return call where there is no family aiiiic-
ton a:.d no explanation offered, is sufficient
to shoy9 10 Il lady that the acquaintance l.; t.
dro;,, AID is not often inisunt!cl4 TODD On
t.t..: subject al English writer las we'll aai!:
This etiquette, which may ai,i,a,tl trivial
aM1 o.er I.unctilious, is in rcai.tf y i....,.
wi:.ch society places in the HAND, a de-
to luSCrl AMI determine tEs II ar'N Naj..tic.cc-
ship ED their im.inacics, to rreul.to tilrl de-
cic,a whom tl!cE "ili .G.sit into t!,lir l..c.d
ship, AID whom they viii keep Oh the mo-;
distant footing. y such il. ls 1, lie c..!l-
meMde'..' IL j, Il dissipation to have too iol8
u visiting list, We cannot know every .:o
Intimately and must make our selection ac-
cordiHs TO taste and natural Affinity.
"i-oN'ever much custom diifc.'ai i. different
p.ac,, :, It is usual to call only Tween Tic
..3,!t5 of 3 and &. Formal cal; l.44l ms
IL b "'!-lr than tttee!. ,ninutes; The lnf..o
social s,.pud not bc extended u.!ti t..s c,...,.
becomes q bore. You re1len }c. :'il.,. ijr9r..
The Dickinson press., 1888-02-25
The Martyrdom OF Fashion.

Mrs. Frances Willard the abb, president If
the "nGrl's Chri>t,ori T"nlolanr union,
VINO has devoted her .hoc life % laglli.. the
women against the traiii" which has .n;i,ie
martyrs OF so many Of them, ha never 49,
self been able TO Escape the martyl.p,.. II
wo!.!"ls fashions III a recent publication
She cries out against the luiseri., o; Ligt
heel, and tight cor-,t,, and yet She cli,inutlv
continues I" Wear them. !n. she SAWS t!.at III.
''Et.' never known a sin. r physically Y rc.son-
abe or comfortable day since that sweet 3Itv
morning III her 18th year, WHOM She was first
confronted with coisets, high heels ilairl,inS,
long ictticoats, and such like instruments of
torture.
She declares that since then She has, :.c.asc,l
10 be a denzen Of Gods beautiful outdoors,
and has remained in her cage-tllr house
right through all the years because Eer ili2ll
heels threw her out Of poise and the ciirgi.g
fo!ls If her long tailed gown bothered her
She say that Il sly to myself so often. If
could only PIT oil a hat, button a coat around
ne and step ont freely, how delightful that
would be- But no; there are intricate pre-
liminarieS of changing Slippers for boot, and
"a wrapp.l for walking Gown before q
woman can do so simple I. thing; as 20 for q
cons1itationnl.'
Which shows that it is easier to reform the
whole world than abandon ones own temi-
nine vanities.-New York World.
The Dickinson press., 1888-02-25
Difficulties of Placer ,,in,nr.

1t will not pay investors nowadays to go
into placer mining without looking long
way ahead. 1t is only in countries where
there are no farms or arabic ground that
placers can be miIcd for any length of time
without harassing and costly legislation.
Tic farmers whose lands are injured by the
refuse Of the pacers washed down the streams
are the ones that make the trouble, and
blacimaiIers use the cloak of the farmer to
extort money from the company In Mon
tara there has been no trouble of this kind,
hut in California placer mining has been
killed. and in Colorado the fight is just be-
ginning between the miners and the farmers.
In one county the farmers are now trying to
stop the running Of every ore mill in tho
county, complaining of the tailinss carried
down by the streams and if they succeed the
Colorado placers might as well be given up
Mt or~e,-Mining Eagineer i'll Globe Demo
Graf
The Dickinson press., 1888-02-25
AUTOGRAPHS OF STATESMEN.


N ifiNiic;,e Oh !lic l'a.ri in TIC Canitul.
Con.rtssncn's Signatures.
For years it has been the privilege of tho
pages in tho Capitol to mako quite a lot Of
pocket money each session in collecting u,,to
graphs. The pages of the senate, for i'll
stance, Will collect tho SIGNATURES of all the
se!l"i's iii an album. turn the book over t.,
som" E"Ili1-t"r in the house. who gets The
congressman names, th.n to one Of the l,at,,
IN the slll'l"n" court for the autographs of
The lt!atr'c-, and finally To the riding pages of
the ae!.''tc who are constantly going between
'iie capitol, the bite House, and the several
departments and bureaus Of the government
l he laJ'ef got the names of the president, tho
'ab!h"t and other prominent officials For
sur collection tho boy who starts the boo,
illS received whatever he could ont of his
customer, trusting 10 his own sharpness and
TIE latters generosity. When ho gets his
iaoney-ani SO is the usual prce---he settles
"lti the other pages who have assisted him,
Oh such terms as they are willin. to make
ihc ordinary terms Of settlement have been
- 10 III" cpli'lact"i <! to The house page 81
!" the 10y WHO gets The president and cal-
l'ct. and :! 10 the youth in the supreme court
Bat tle example of the trades unions has
reached lii" Capitol, and an equal division of
ii''i'|' ~ ii''' deiial'tt'l JN llle bnSS. took
an album which !lttei been st nj me bY u friend
Ia He west to one ol the senate pages the
other day, and aA!:c'l him to get the auto
graphs Of the statesmen for me. as he l.p,
dion" before. had formerly paid him $40
!''f ,lie'l a job, but Lc informed ny, that the
boys had organized II union and had advanced
the pfce To SID. He said that the kids in
| the house kicked Lccuusc the senate bows
were making more money than they, and had
struck; 50 1T ''ccaine necessary TO organize
i'Ad have Il stated card Of rates.
'I)o"'i Tou see, he said; ''pcopic who want
ANT" sfalh4s somehow always come to the
'eihj' first. We have got - for getting the
ti',;ii-a of sevcnts-six senator's, and hive
= '"'l e kids in ,le house only 50 for get
i.s9 ;f'3 names. W'Len they happened to
r''t =! on 10 q job they got 90, Of course, and
NV us - for the senator's autographs, but
inr ev"ry one book the. get we get a c.1xen
a.'l 'ley kicked about il. So we had to
;i2'"e TO pay them as much as VIC got our
8 We. 1ilcj' won't touch Il bocl; less than
- There was a kid in the house who cut
"lI'!r them and got some names not lo,l., nso
f.l -, 'I: uhun the other boys found it out
t!o' got hold of the book and tore out the
.'aves. They boycottcd him, don't YOU see,'
- aahlngton Cor New York Tribune.
The Dickinson press., 1888-02-25

The quiet girl never wears high colors on
the street. You do not SEQ her Haunting in
brilliant plaids when they happen to bc tho
: .y!c. When high hats arc in She docs
Not pile hcrs SO high that it sweeps the cob
,ras from tie sky She does no: wear an
exaggerated bang when the bang is i'll vogue,
.or die biggest hustle i'll town, nor the long
- train to her tea gown, nor the greatest
almnber "f bangles when bangles reign. But
'ect:s" She does not chatter and gis,lc AMI
Gti4!,e herself conspicuous in horse cars OF ut
..!gt.uces, does not announce her convic: io;iS
N all occasions and all subjects and proles.,
A"r admiration at every turn, it must not hr
,nposc,l ,ha; sho has; no ideas. ronsir- .nns o.
.nthus:asms; that she moves ulon.; Ikea star
IL the heavens, which oneys the las, # ssrav-
tta;.on without selecting its course on object
~, to its orbit. 1t is the quiet Girl who
makes the best match, who fills the inches
.h!ch her more brilliant Sisters leave VII
AIT, who manages the servants. runs the
wing machine, remembers tho birthdays,
i,.'ES To the "reminiscences of the old and
zen keeps the wolf from the door.-Euslon
N us.
The Dickinson press., 1888-02-25

There are several varieties of flcas, but
they are SO much alike that their differences
are interesting only to scientific people The
cat flea will do rs well as any to show us tho
process of breeding During the spring ami
summer months she simply drops her eggs
into the fur Of the cat, but in the autumn
and winter she CLUES each firmly upon hair.
These eggs are 50 small as to be barely visible
4" the naked eye, but under the MICROSCOPE
they are very beautiful, looking lik. tho
lovcliest pearls, and arc perfectly tra,lslu-
cent The flea deposit, nearly 200 at a time,
rlnninsa about and dropping them here and
there. They soon hatch into SMALL white,
footlcsS worms Infrom ono To two weeks
they 90 into cocoon. Nothing can he lrcttic T.
than this cocoon wish could show il 10
you, but will try to describe it. II is Ike I,
flask of clear glass, tIngel at the edges with
pearly tintS, and dotted over with gold The
little sleeper within lies in u circle. is roso
c"lorc'l, looks like the delicate petal of IL
Hover. In about six weeks he reaches ma
turity. At first he is not larger than mite,
but when well fed grows quickly in size and
strength.
Flcas are 4uarlelsomc, and great fighters.
When several are confined in a glass, they
will stand on their hind legs, striking at
their opponents with the others, and Il
over nnd over each other, losing legs ard al
tcnnr, and at last giving up their live, in
the fight. There is record of Il flea which
lived ten days after such an encounter, with
no antennn, three plates Of his side broken
in, one eye gone and with Only four lees,
and these cut off to the first joints IS. l..
claycS. Swiss Cross
The Dickinson press., 1888-02-25
An Ancient indian urca

Public Librarian Balm has nnw in his pos
session tho original decd by which six chiefs
of til" Potta"otalnies in l,>o Conveyed to the
Baby family Il tract OF land ON the Detroit
river, near the present city of Detroit,
Il "asl@nts" long Ly l?o deep, an ''urpcn,
being French measure OF land of an ara
OF about elevon-tweilths of an acre. The
document is in French, bears the tokens of
tlic SIX chiefs, and is witnessed bj one VIII
liam, is judge Of the peace. 1t l.e3.rS the liz
dorscm"n, OF Gen. DE P,yater, who wa, in
command of the Br.t.sh force at Detroit.
IAis curiou, Old document was foun.i among
the records at tn. Baby homestead On tho
Humber, near this city. y franz j, beitl-,
prepared 1vr it, in which it will h" inrlp-"l
AID exhibited in the library Of the Canadian
lust Itutc Toronto G Inl,n.
The Dickinson press., 1888-02-25
WORKING WOMEN At LUNa.
Their Three Favorite Articles of Foo,l.-A
Clever Little Game PLAYED.

N
Clever Littlc Game Played.
a very great many working women in
New York take their luncleons with them to
the offices in which they are employed. and
eat sandwiches, apples. bits OF ,.,k. and slices
OF bread and butter at their desks or typc-
writing machines ont of u little tin box OF n
scrap of paper. But all those who can afford
1t try to get something hot and sul~tallt ial
ut their midday meal, and are wise in so do.
ing. because bits OF cold bread and fruit ;,ro
not sufficient nutrimcnt for II woman who is
doing ten hours of hard work In a GOOD
many of the big Office buildings, and in
some of the newspaper buildings, there aro
cheap luncheon rooms and at these place;
the three favorite articles of food among tho
female customers are coffee, hot blra,l and
pie.
Strange to say, no woman seems to con-
sitler her luncheon satisfactory without
something sweet, and men rarely eat sweets
at their midday meal. y few women busy
i'll offices down about Park row drop into the
Astor house for little steak and a c,lu of
tea. There are restaurants on Fo,irirenth
street and on Broadway, near Ninth and
Tenth Streets that arc largely latrnniz,,l hy
working women because OF their ,anycn-
fence and their moderate rates. Very few nf
these women spend more than forty cent, for
their luncheon. They order very modest ,c-
pasts, but they clean up every scrap and
leave the dishes looking like jack s;;rn,'s
They study the mem with great care, and
know just what to order to get the most
nutrimcnt for the least money. The cola-
lanionnble girls divide into partie, of four
for luncheon, having learned that by ORDER
ing one portion of everything the four can
make pretty satisfactory meal, but tn.
Tour never leave enough of that one uorIeu
to provide the thinnest sort of lunch for ,;,v
very churchlieSt sort of mouse
There is one clover little game PLAYED l,v
these parties carrccs which provides them ;ll
with an abundance on one portion of tea.
Instead of having cup for each they order
n pot of tile beverage, which comes with
plenty of tea leaves and only water cnou h
added to make two cupfuls This tll"v .a-
mcdatcly pour Off anil request the waiter for
Il pitcher of hot water, for which there i, mo-
extra charge, and armed with this they can
fill tho teapot and rcplcnish their cups twl,,,,
before it begins To 50; weak and tastv,
There is no extra charge for sugar or n,!..,.
and so this pot of tea, which costs twenty
cents, makes good part of the luncheon If
four women. Some of the restaurant k,,,,-
crs caught Oh to this and only sent In tho
table with the teapot Il saucer c"ntannn..
four or five humps of sugar hut the svi.r,,-
thies OF tho walters are usually With the hard
working and under pail females, and they
manage to provide them with sufficient TO
sweeten all the tea they can brew in ono tea
pot.-Ncw York World.
The Dickinson press., 1888-02-25
A STUDY IN WHITE.

Within slvery light the lady stands
Like so'ne fair saint. Her robe of rurcst white
\ border hears Of zephyr woven down
From cNSnct's snowy breast. And from her head
So n"hv poised. there fallsa misty scarf
SPUN from the finest fleece of shepherds fold.
In rings, all argentine. her hair lies soft
on pure. pale brow. where intellect is writ.
AS p'lr" the hands that with such kindly grace
y welcome hold But now she speaks. and O.
Her guilrlrss words unconsciously reveal
Winter than al-the woman's spotless soul.
Mai Stevens in Home Journal
The Dickinson press., 1888-02-25
galley slavc-Thc fellow who has three
girls at time New Haven New.
Cape Cod Gradually Disappearing.

Ther" isn't much doubt that Cape Cod is
getting eaten up by the greedy sea, and in
Tina MA disappear. The Provincetswn Advo-
Gaze says that less than one hundred years
h&'" Passed since lighthouse was placed
here by the government. The original ll,r-
chi3ss included Il plot of land ten acres in
extent. At tile present tim. this incl"src
embraces barely six acres On II poiat just
nor'h "f the marine stations at Highland
Light the face of the bluff has moved inland
POO feet i'll the past five years. New York
Sun.
The Dickinson press., 1888-02-25
THE WINDS WAY.

The wind of God swept through garden fair,
And strpt the queenly rose of half its leaves.
The rose OF roses and the gardeners care
The wind of God made bare,
And all the garden grieves.
o wind! why didst thou pass the pale wild rose.
That swings and suns against the outer wall.
10 take the fairest of the howery close,
The sweetest bud that blows,
The rose beloved of all:
Alas. the winds way is wild way,
And whence, or why, or whittier. who can know,
Unseen, it wanders forth both night and day.
And who shall bid it stay
That God has hidden blow:
James Buchanan in The Overland Monthly.