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The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1888-06-30
Something About Hadeau.

Badeau was born about ehe time Andrew
jackson was concluding his first term. He
was 30 years old when the war broke out,
and after it had been going on for year he
volunteered, and was appointed an aide on
the staff Of Brig Gen. Thomas Sherman. 1t
vas from this position that Grant took him
and made him his military secretary, with the
rank of lieutenant colonel, and afterward
colonel He retired from the war at its close
brevet brigadier, and it was through Grant
that he was made secretary of legation at
London. He was employed by Grant here,
at Washington, and he accompanied Grant
on his tour around the world 1t was through
Grant that he got to be consul general at
Havana and he has been mixed up in some
question as to his right to certain salaries
which he had drawn. So far, all of Lis o.ii
cial positions came through Grant.
His literary position he acquired in the
same way. 1t was through Grant that he
got the material for his Military History of
Ulysses S. Grant" 1t was through him that
he got the experience that enabled him to
write the works on the aristocracy Of Eng
land, and it was through him that he made
money out of his letters headed "Grant in
Peace" To show that it is true, it is only
necessary to cite the other things which he
has written, which have attracted no notice
whatsoever. Badeau published In 1859
book called "The Vagabond," collection
of essays which you will not now find even
i'll second hand book stores, and his "Con-
spiracy; Cuban Romance" published in
1855, has hardly had national circulation
The truth is that Badeau has become great
Jy the reflected light Of Grant, and the at
tempt to make out Grant an Ignorant un-
grammatical writer and q man unable to
write the book which he left his children, has
fallen fat, as far as Washington is concerned.
1t may be that Badeau was not treated
rightly in the settlement Of the contract
which he had with Grant, but he has un-
Qucstionably injured himself greatly in stat
ing the case as he does.
Gen. Badeau is very ready writer, and he
writes we'll He is very pleasant CONVEX
sationist, and his round, red whiskered
face, his short, sturnpy form and his pleasant
blue eyes are we'll known in Washington He
has been spending the winter here, aud 1t is
matter of regret to his friends that be has
become involved in the present controversy.
Even were he correct in his statements he
would have trouble in proving them to the
satisfaction of the people, and he has entered
into q controversy i'll which he is handi-
capped at the outset, and into which he will
get into more trouble the further be goes.
There is no doubt in tho minds of the leading
thinkers at Washington that Grant is the
author of his own book, though he may have
received some of the advice and the assistance
which Gen. Badeau could, from his famili-
arty with the subject and his knowledge OF
literary methods, SO easily give.-Frank G.
Carpenter.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1888-06-30
"Intrrnational Identify Cards. ~

The police authorities of Vienna for some
tlmo past have, OIL application, issucl so
called international identity cards" con-
sistns of IL photograph, ON which Il brief
personal description uf the owner is written
IN three languages tierman, French and
EnglislD, and To which an official certificate
and seal is attached in such way as to pre-
vent the possibility OF tho exchange of tho
carte de visitc photograph. The card is kept
III small leather cover, can therefore easily
be carried, and for purposes of Identification
is fully as useful and even moro convenient
to travellers than passport. This same idea
was used i'll issuing press tickets to our Ccu-
tennial Exhibition in ls,6 Ench press
ticket bore the photograph Of tho editor or
reporter who presented it, and this precau-
ton prevented passes" from being TRAM
fcrrcd.-lIome journal.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1888-06-30
Memory of a EaiIroad Con1uctor.

An illustration of how the memory may be
cultivated i'll retaining Il long list of num-
bers, one has only TO observe the freight con-
ductors, and very often remarkable examples
OF rctentive memories will be found. have
been on the road US Il freight conductor for
fourteen years, and in that time my memory
has had careful training in tho particular
ilno OF retaining numbers on the cars.
start out on u run and know tho numbers of
all the cars with which the train is made ND,
and while some cars will be left at stations
along tho road, and other cars will be taken
up, yet at tho end of my run if an officer
asks me whether havo Il car number so-lnd-
SO, can invariably tell him without refer
ing to my book.
Now, when it is remembered that the train
may DO madeup Of forty cars, and that tho
numbers run all the way from tho hundreds
to the twenty and thirty thousands, and
that dozen cars may bo taken off aud
another dozen taken on along the run, my
statement undoubtedly seems incredible to
those not famlliarly acquainted with this
particular department of lairoadng. But
1T is u fact, nevertheless, and | havo known
quite number Of freight conductors who
have memories Of equal rcntcntivencss.
Noting tho numbers on tho cars daily for
years, Il conductor becomes so familiar with
the work that his memory holds these lurse
numbers with but little difficulty. Tho style
and peculiar finish of tho cars from different
roads are also learned, and u conductor at a
glance cun tell tho road to which n car be-
longs as far US lie can sec it.-Globc- Demo-
crat,
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1888-06-30
Solitary Confinement.

This solitary confinement is u relic Of II
barharous age. Tho history Of tho middle
ayes is full of cases where men havc passed
years, in somo instances almost n lifetime,
walking back and forth in Il lonely cell
which, perhaps, may have been for a portion
Of the time dungeon. All are familiar
with the story Of the prisoner confined in the
Castle of Chillon, in Switzerland, who
chained to pillar walked to and fro as far
as his chain would permit, and wore u deep
fmrow in the stone under his feet. The
prisoner is gone. but the tourist may today
visit the old prison by tho side Of tho placid
Lake Leman and sec this furrow, and ponder
on the story of human suffering that it tells
In America much Of tho rigor Of imprison-
mcnt has been alcviated by the Introduction
of contract labor. imprisoned at hard
labor may seem to imply u melancholy lot,
but compared with solitary confinement,
"ich nothing to occupy the prisoners atten-
ton, or his muscles, hard labor means an
existence far preferable. America i. doubt
less in the advance in this reform. The most
thinking European nations come next. while
Russia still fingers in the twilight Of bar
buriSm Exchange
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1888-06-30
Unlucky IJnrscSbocs.

Wo had rum customer in our Jail re-
Gently, remarked the sheriff of an adjoining
county i'll Kansas. l was away when he
arrived at the Jail, but II day or two later,
when was making the rounds, saw him in
his cell.
"Hcllo!' said. "Whatarc youin here ror.'
care you the shcriT:n he replied.
ayes, sir" said ].
swell, he returned, "tho community in
which you live and in which | was so unfor.
tnnato rs to sojourn is the most intolerant
ever heard off,
"Iiow so:7 asked. "IIavo you anything
to do with the liquor trailic."
"No" hcrcplied, "but they arrested me fo.
superstition, and here am in jail The idea
of arrestins a man for superstition This is
free country. lIasn'tu mana right to bo
supcrstitous"
"Why, guess So" replied "What was
your supcrstitionI'
"Wcll, sir" said the prisoner, "my mother
always told me to pick up hor%slloc when
ever found one for good luck. | picked
up four in this town; they We're found in
my possession, and was arrested, tried, con-
victed and jailed."
81 guess you're lying" said T, and with
that went out Of the jail, and met the pros
ccu.inG attorney. l asked him about tho
case and hcsad:
''Those four horscshoes had horse fas-
tened to them. That fellow is tho most no.
torious horscthicf in the state. .m-Kansas City
Journal
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1888-06-30
One of Mr.. conlslins's Hobbies.

Bathing was ono of Mr. Conklings hob
bics The operators at the Hoffman house and
the l.afayetteplacc baths liketo tell how they
have rubbed down his manly form One Of
the Hoffman house bath attendants said in
the hot room there tho other morning thai
the Senator preferred the Russian mo.i.', and
that he had taken at one period two and three
baths Il week. After he moved into tho
Hoffman house annex lie had the bath room
connected with his suite fitted up especially
for him A large porcelain tub was n.ude
and put in, and the Senator used it every
morning. lie used salt in profusion, aud
often bathed with the water at a very low
temperature 1t was about the only form of
indoor exercise that Mr. Conliling took Of
late years. Once he used the gloves and In.
dian clubs a great deal. He didn't hesitate
about exposure, and often went out for long
drives of twenty and twenty-five miles. 1t
made no difference how severe the weather
was, he felt that he could brave it and he
dd.-New York Sun.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1888-06-30
LIFE ON THE FARM.


sclyc.-Iity Vocations.
There isa frequently recurring complaint
from tho farm, reached through the a.ri-
cultural press, Of the reluctance of boys to
remain in farming pursuits; indeed, some
times even to enter Oh such life. What is
the cause Of this restless and unwilling spiritl
Are country employlncnts oclious in them
selves! Is it task more drcary or more dam
gcrous to break Il fiery colt tAan it is to face
the winter as hrakemon on II freight traini
Is it moro pcrilolis to attend sholthorn bull
than it is to boa policeman and club burg lars:
Is it worse 10 do chores as II small boy on his
fathers l';rn than it is 10 work for Sla week
and pay travelling expenses 10 reach the Office,
where the boy is the srapcgoat who is always
wrong, and ut whose door the shortcomings
Of every other employe lie, Is it harder lines
to plow behind your own team, to drive your
own moving machine, or do II gooi part -
your own cartine,, than it would be to worl;
In u factory Mt any one Of the various indus
tries carried on throughout our land:
While we arc compelled to acknowledge
that farming has its unsatisfactory points,
none can tiisprove that much discomfort is
broadcast everywhere. The Advantages Of
fcred by agriculture TO lis followers are
freedom, not from duties, but from personal
Inconvenience. 1T is the farmers o"n fault
if his house lacks comfort: the artisan must
work in his employer, shop or factory-the
larger tho establishment tl!o lsss the indi-
vdual. How many tYpesetters have injured
sighti How many brakemen are manned
and killed: How long is tic dark list of
mechanics wo:u out before they have
reached maturity from the hardships Incl
dent 10 the duties of their callings.
So take II look ut {. higher social grade as
contrastcl with what country uvocations
offer 1t appalling to note The young lives
wrecked in cities; youths who strain every
nerve and use every means TO attain a pro-
fcssion, who just reach the threshold and
then succumb, Worn out in mind and crushed
i'll body. OF the vast multitude, who year
after year leave their country homes to seek
fortune in cities, how .aany succeed. The
percentage is very small, even of those who
find n moderate amount of success Somo
lack ability, others endurance, and many do
not possess sufficient strength.-American
Agriculturist
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1888-06-30

Mrs. Elizabeth Cady Stanton recently told
q story about the way in which sho began
her work of reforming the world When
She was IL girl of 10 or L. she used to see her
father, Judge Cady, administering law from
the bench. She noticed that tho Judge, in
laying down the law or giving his decision,
always referred to his law books for guidance.
She set to work in his library reading these
books, and as sho thought ho could not say
anything but what he found there, She care.
fully tore ont and burned those pages that
contained principles of decisions OF which sho
dis;'pprovcd. How could he, while on tho
bench during trial, mako application of
anything not to be seen in the books by which
he was guided. She discovered a great deal
that was offensive in every law book that sho
inspected in his library Out came tho
pages which She cast into the fire until tho
book suited her. and shc felt sure that her
father would DO compelled to coniinc himself
to such law as she left. She kept Oh at this
work for Il long while, until sho was caught
at it; but by that time Il great part of judge
Cady's law library had been spoiled in her
efforts to reform tho or,,l.-New York Sun
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1888-06-30
a Med,lirc superstitinn.

y curious superstition was brought o,.
during the performance Of the marriage cc.,..
!.ipily in a Justices office in Onll,n Tho
alasi-tratc had commanded tn" cont,arl!n.
!rtics TO stand before him. and was :tl,t.,
80 begin the ceremony when II woman lli,lu,l
il. md ordered the judge to stop a in";aa..;.
'in women, who proved TO ie In" !ruio's
,a",llcr looi;cd at the carpet he floor ana
ii: Judge. l am u little super, iti.".
l,.,;'!i way do the cracks run in this M,,"r.
TIN, was n lllzzlcr for the judge: but ,lc.!.-
u: an accommodating spirit. hr ripped u,
a!or,, two yards of the carpet lratil his
II and found that ,h. seams OF tho noul
T.,l, crrs, v;Se of ,nr feet of the yoin. cor:,l,
hc w;,s ah"ut To unite. The l"sifip., of III.
ir.,.e and groom wa' Glanced The old H.,
ca,.' 81 ii !, vi rciei anl ti.e c':c;iio.v fo-
ccc..,. New York Commercial Ad, ertisci
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1888-06-30
At the Battle of Gu,lford.s Court House

At the Battle of Guilford's Court House.
There are many incidents connected with
the battle which arc mostly embalmed only
in tradition and deserve a most lasting place
in history. With Col. Washingtons cavalry
was volunteer trooper from Virginia,
Peter Francisco, q giant in size, and with
the courage and strength of Richard the
Lion Hearted In a short encounter in that
bloody corner of the field, wien Washington
joined the First Maryland in its attack upon
Col. Webster's guards he slew, with his own
hand. eleven men His sword was over four
feet in length, and so heavy that not another
man in the army could WELD it. One of the
guards, despite Francisco's parrying, ran
his bayonet into the latters thigh, piercing
him to his horse Francisco forbore to strike,
but assisted him to extricate his bayonet. As
the soldier turned and fed Francisco made
a furious stroke with his mighty blade aud
cleft the gi;ardman's head to his shoulders.
The force Of the blow, added to the soldiers
speed, sent hMn on q number of steps, with
his cleft head hanging upon each shoulder,
before lie fell. There were many witnesses
of this occul1ence.-Raleigh Letter.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1888-06-30
HUNTING FOR FIGHTING JoE.p
Confederate Soldiers Roaming at Will IL
the Village of Gettysburg.


the Village of Gettysburg.
When the streets of Gettysburg had been
cleared of all armed bodies of Union sol
diers, the Confederates began to roam about
ut will, sightseeing and foraging. AT a
house, closely barred a party of these indie
pendents halted and began to rcconnoiter
Unseen from the street the owner was
watching from an upper window, and soon
he heard his name used in n way very uncer-
emonlous. The door plate revealed the name,
and one of the Confederates who was Il Ger
man, amused his companions by spelling it
out, "T-y-s-o-n, Tyson" Then he added,
"Wonder who he iss' and, going to the door,
he began to pound with fist and heels to
alarm the house. The manner of the men
seemed so good naturcd that Mr. Tyson
opened the door and invited them in to try
his excellent water, for they all looked warm
and exhausted. After drinking heartily the
German spoke up again and said;
"Where is Joe Hooker: We're after him
and we mean to have him il we have to 20
to Philadelphia for him."
AT this hour tho streets were filled with
carts and wheclbarrows, and excited men and
women bearing trunks and bundles and
leading frightened children; mothers with
babes in their arms in tho throug, all
fastening out of reach of tho soldery, the
bullets and the shells Officers m gray rode
up and down warning the people to remove
women and children to places of safety, as
Lee was about to Shell the town. 1t was Il
trying moment, but Tyson would not he
scared or cajoled into revealing anything.
He didn't know "Joe' Hooker any more than
he knew Lees humblest private, but he had
his garnet full of Union soldiers who had
been cut off i'll the street, and he decided to
be knownothing, and send tho scouting
Confederatcs away as ignorant rs they came
After listening to Il few of his blind answers
the spokesman agreed to be satisfied with
some bread and butter and clear out and
seek for "Fighting Joe" elsewhere There
was fresh baking of bread in the house, but
Tyson did not know what panicky times
might follow, and lie knew that his blue
coated wards up stairs were hungry; so he
put OH a long face and declared that he
had just had visit from II party of Confcd-
crates who had eaten up about all the pantry
contained, and there really was not 'enough
left now to begin on" The trlio hummer
never expects to live high on a route that Ia,
just been Travelled by others Of his kind, and
these unfortunate fellows took tho burghcrs
word for gospel truth and went away in
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1888-06-30

1t is extremely unpleasant to know that
Dr. j. j. Knyoun, Of the Marine Hospital
service, has proved that tl:e Asi;tic cholera
spiril!n thrivcs and rcproduces ad libitum in
the water of New YORK baY. Hence the dis
charges of cholera patients, wlc,l they reach
the tide or sea water, do not lose their dan
eerous character On the contrary, the
germs will reproduce and be left on tho flats
at low tide "i'c.o they will have the suns
heat and plenty Of filth to revcl in. In tile
present stlu i. for existence betwcen mi
crobes and n,nan beings, the former seem
to have IA ,,pod many advantages
delphia Times.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1888-06-30
Patents and Patent Lawyers.

Ten years ago there were on the yearly
average some 10000 patents applied for.
Two-thirds were usually granted, and tho
others either refused or abandoned. Then
the patent lawyer was only just becoming es-
tablshcd as a practitioner in the distinct
field of patents. Nov there are about $4,000
applications each year. About 26,O0O
are granted. Many of the devices for which
letters are issued are trivial or chimerical or
SO useless that nothing ever comes of them.
Patents are issued now on each of several
parts of one machine, where formerly one
general patent covered the whole thing.
This is in part attributed to the influence Of
lawyers. Many of the letters now given are
for improvements instead Of original dc
vices, New York Sun.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1888-06-30

Music is II modern science, the complete
scale, as VIC hrve il, bcins an invention of
strictly modern times Ancient nations cm-
ployed only tho pcntatonia seale or seal,
having five notes, to wit--onc, two, three,
five and six, and in the Orient today the pen
tatonc scale is the only one known in their
music. The Arabans, it is true, employ !,
scale somewhat different, having quarter
tones instead of half tones like our own.
some Of the Arabian Instruments beng tanned
to quarter tunes in such II way that music
adapted to them cannot he played upon Il
European instrument of amy kind, or clcn
sung by II European without giving Tho
Oriental the impression that the tune is false.
San Francisco Examiner
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1888-06-30
THE SHARKS HABITS.
Ex-coNSuL NICHOLAS PIXIES oPlfl-
IONS AND OBSERVATIONS.
- .anny as 100 Seen at Time in the
Indian Occan-Hooking Coup:c of
Specimrns-Several Thrilling Incidents.


Specimrns-Several Thrilling Incidents.
Col. Nicholas Pike, formerly United States
consul al Ouort". Portugal, and later on the
Island of MauritiuS, i'll the Indian ocean. is
u we'll known authority i'll natural history.
Calling at his residence one evening recently
said:
"Nou must have had some interesting Ell
counters with sharks, presume, during Your
natural history researches in the Indian
occan!'
YES he replied, that region swarms
with thHm Many of them are exceedingly
dangerous and they grow to he very large,
some Icing taken twenty seven feet in
length They generally remain near the bot
tom coming to the surface only in search of
pre-. AT points along the coast of the Sea
Shell group of islands have seen us many as
loo sharks at one time through the clear
water. Once II number of English naval of
ficels aud myself thought we would engage
i'll shark hunt We procured a number of
strong lines, hooks and pieces of raw pork.
In ordertn make sure of the sharks coming
to the surface VIZ took with lis a pail of bull
locks blood, and when we reached the ,ocol-
liy most frequcniea by the voracious ami
gals we rmplici tho contents of the pail
upon the surface of the water We got moro
than wr bargaimcd for. The sharks came
about lis in swarns The blood seemed to
make them fcrocious and they would stick
their hra'|s ny out of the water, apparently
l""H:ns for the animal that was bleeding.
We were frightened ont OF our wits ard
pulled for shoal water Frequently we had
to stop and heat them Off with our ours. fear
lng that the; world tip the boa; over. They
followed us even into shoal water, and when
"" landed We fired at them with our revol-
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1888-06-30
Rnssia's Nyl.el: Crop.

a very large share Of the wheat imported
into Great britain is from Russia, the largest
competitor OF the United States. Tie annual
average of the wheat crop OF tho United
Stat"s for several years past has been 1885,
100000 bushels and the export 100000
The average crop of Russia for the same
period has been ~ ,oon 600 bushels, and tie
export 20 300, ,ODO.-Chicago Herald.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1888-06-30
a DEmoRALlzEo DOG CORPS" "
Tho joke Played "n French Militar
Men b. an English On;cer.

Men b. AN English On"cr.
An amusing story is told in connection
with an English officer, who recently passe'!
through Bcliort. a well known fortress iii
France. Provided with letters of introiuc-
ton to the officer in command. lie was
treated with greao distinction. and among
other interesting experiments he was invited
TO witness the efficiency of 1.-THE dog corps
their training quarters being at that strong
hold. The dogs are huge animals. mainly of
the stashound and collie breed. crossed with
the English bull dog. To strangers they arc
very ferocious, and every day they are shown
soldiers in German uniform and ara expected
to fly at them, being at first withheld by a
strong chain. This lesson being thoroughly
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1888-06-30

a copper cent in tho possession of n Clu-
luata Fla, citizen is sud 10 lie more than
worth its weight in gold, because it was
coined for the Confederate government dur
ing the rebellion, from {; die which was cap
tured by the United States authorities after
tho forty-sccond piece lad been struck of.
1t is thought that only about twenty of these
coins are now i'll cxistcnce.-Chicago Herald,