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The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1888-11-24
Feeding a Hungry Bcggar.

A good hearted Harlem clergyman has for
q six month been tho victim Of II beggar, who
always told him tho same story Of not hay
ing had n mouthful to eat for twenty four
hours. He made the very common mistake
OF answering the appeal with n dime or II
quarter A few duys ago several Of hls par
isiiiDncrs told him about this pcrpctually
hungry man and how he had received inn.l-
cal aid from them.
Yesterday tho good dominic was the recepi-
ent OF visit from the hungry man. This
time he had tasted longer than usual.
"My poor fellow, you must be hungry,n
said the Clergyman, sympatheticaly; 'come
down with me to tho kitchen"
The bcggar's faco fell, but he followed At
the masters bidding the cook placed an cnor-
nous roast, from which the clergyman cut
an enormous slice. There, my poor fellow,
eat your il." The fellow ate, not daring to
refuse, and as his plate became emptied the
Clergyman, with ferociou, hospitality, re-
pieA.sh.d 1T again and again. The beSgar
ate until it became positively painful to
watch him. After he lad eaten about three
ordinary meals the clergyman relcntcl and
dismissed the bcggar with an invitation to
call wherever he felt hungry.-"M Miss Justice"
in New York Star
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1888-11-24

colntry bankers urea very important clGs3
of peopl" Tho checks and drafts they Issue
are so hclgcd aholii With forms aud char
lctcrs that they cannot lc raised with u der
rick or forged by IL blacksmith There is i'll
Chicago man who probably handles moro
of this rural negotiable paper than any ono
alsc He deals in 1; class of literature which
is sent securely seacd' on receipt Of price.
When his advertising bluffs in the columns
III the country press arc called, he shows
down pair Of literary ,leuccs, but lie rakes
III the pot all the same, smiling to himself tho
while at the gullibilty Of the bucolic public
They seek something for nothing; he gives
them nothing for something.
Tho other day he showed check he had
received in payment for a book which ho
termed in his pastoral advertisement ''rch,
rare and racy." The check was drawn on u
bank in a small western town of tho musl-
room era, and it was drawn by tho president
of tho bank. 1t WIS for 81. The signature
was evidently in imitation of that of tho
man who signs passes IN u railroad Office
which arc 'not good unless countcrsignel
by, and across the signature, at nn angle Of
forty-live degrees, was written the legend
"Gl.c dollar" No ono could have raised il
or altered it unless ho had been Hermann
or u kcllar 1t was collateral for Il dollar
that would have Laiiicd even an ObcrkamLf
1t was "exhiDit A" OF the caution OF coun-
try bankcr.-Chic 20 Herald
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1888-11-24

possibility he likely to want for the dining
room, kitchen alhl laundry. Then she sat
down on one pantry step ladder and OH an
other, and she read over each thing and
checked i. OF if | thought wanted it, After
that She took me TO the front of the shop, got
ont huge clothes basket and began to show
;!!e samples of each thing we had marked off
seventy i'll all there Were. She knew ex-
ac;y where each and every ono of those
seventy things Were kept and the prices of
al! three grades of every one
"-As soon us | would make my selection she
would put it in the basket, and in one hour
had filed the whole list, had the bill and paid
ii. Then She told Mo where to get every
thing else needed and just what it cost and
what counter cou!,l find it at and the best
sort of goods to buy for my purpose. AS far
Is house furnishing goods We're Concerned,
Iound Size carried every single detail of that
vast establishment III her head. l didn't
question her concerning clothes, hut | am
firmly convinced she could have dressed me
from top to toe aud then sent me TO the book
couater and selected the literature best suited
10 the caliber of my intellect. Sine had been
OIL her feet since 5 o'clock, working hard all
til" while, pulling down goods, carrying
tlem about, making up peoples minds for
t!i,!!l, being, continually crowded and osted
;!t!d asked four hundred thousand questions
,n rs many different subjects, and yet at 3
u'elors, when | left her, she was gentle, civil,
"th-s!ns, AMI ready to do anything asked OF
her, with apparently as much interest i'll get
tl!, tEe things Tor ny house Us had my
sv.i. | doubt If there are many wolncn III
the upper world of New York who could
STOW such days record Of cheerfulness, pa
tie:.ce and sweet temper New York World.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1888-11-24
Mosb,'s Plan of Campaign.

My luriose,' SAID Mosby, was to weaker
the armies invading Virginia by lurt,s; II &
tNelr rear rs line is only Us strong us its
Aeal,est point, it WAS necessary for it to lDc
,rnmser tnn l was at every point to resist
my attacks. He tells in these words what lie
ought 10 accomplish, aild how he proposed
~ accomplish It,
Il c..teavorcd, as far as | was able, to eii.
silnIsii tle aggressive power Of the Army of
~. totoinac, hy compelling il to kcepa large
i"trcon the defensive | assulle, Its rear, for
are "i.s Its most vulnerable point. My llcm
..l 10 camps. Ii they Eai gone into camp
...y mVt.l1 soon have all been captured.
he, would s,'attertpr safety, and gat..cr at
NY cali Ike Children of the Mist 4
W. "otl!a bc stiucjt at a weak OF runguai,cd
ioat: aud tEcn aquici ret:cat. The alarm
would spread through Inc sleeping camp,
the long ro.l wouli be beaten or the Lugle
MUl!i sound To horse, there would be mount
ins i'll hot haste ANA ra!.d pursuit But
TIE ls.i'tisans generally got oil with their
prey. The pursucta were striking at an i'll
visible foe | often sent small squads at
night to attack an. run III the piciets along
I, i!uc OF several mites. III course, these
aiaIiils We're very annoying, for liz nuluan
beng KNOWS how sweet sleep Is hut soldier.
| wanted to use and CONSUME tic northern
cavalry IL! Ia. d work. l have often thought
Tat their ierl.s hostility To me was more on
account OF the sleep made tneA lose than
!. 9 ..utnucr we killed und captured. H. h,..
always been q wonder WITH people how /
managed to collect my lnen after dispensing
lLetl. The true secret was that it was
G-ciAatlng l.tc, and its attractions far more
t'.tl4 counteroalanced its Laresl4ips and dam
,-Is. IEey had no camp duty u DO, which,
.."eYer necessary, is disgusting u soldiers
q. A.-A spirit. To put them To such routine
,s1i. Is like Litching a race horse to a piow.n
-C..yr Democrat Book Review.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1888-11-24
Across the ol.xican boundary.

The last place ut which our train drew up
thut proved 10y far the most ilteresting was
4!;s Jiala, part of which lies in the Omitted
states and part Ill Mexico AS We all troopvi
;.crVss the border we were cautioned not TO
-tt tangled M III the lines; several of us
si"ai up ON the Hat square monument That
..".l.S tie dividing line, and far away could
ir SCH the tall, white marble monument
t!tit marks more majesticully the national
limits.
Al We bent or heads under tho flag Of
IeN!eo, We found ourselves i'll an utterly
Grange and novel environment. Behind us
"ti'e American frame buildings, the Amer
lvAl himself, with all his prosaic, pushing,
attributes; before lis spread tho low, white
=omnVlent adobes, groups of cattle beneath
awnings ot verdant bougils, and the swarthy
MeN.Cal under broad svnbrero, booted and
= !rGcl, riding like mad on his Mexican
!ijl-latg, with lasso buried after some Fec.
''!'r;at Least, OF reclining with Il dolce far
t@'Yte air under an arbor OF green branches
IL picturesque, posing figure, with scarlet
!!rrhIei hiding the glitter Of u dirk, while
he iiiolcntly quatIed his beloved pulquc.
HE place was made up of II series of poor
III ia struggling adobes, and the people were
~! evidently OF the poorest class; but there
were on every hand elements of the PIE
tAe5luc, From the poorest, most crumh,
|l-, least habitab!c home, pretty dark eyed
drNlcal siris in picturesque blues and reds,
-.t".vd out upon us, and everywhere We're
Lowers of green, sometimes with u horse
i"t!tEr'i beneath, sometimes with groups Of
'ldrA Visase'i sen"ras III gay gowns tucked
".' ,.IlpTc their we'll turned ankles bending
over their Wlsiltubs think it was oIl,. ,,t
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1888-11-24
A NEW voRK SHOP GIRL.
Her Days Record of Cheerfuiness. Patience
ard sweet Temper.

A woman who hid occasion to purchase
household Furnishings there lately tells this
story to her friends: Il went down into a
Easement where they kept thea things and !
wanted more .lings than could begin to
eEuiHeTate. even to myself, ell tie way from
q rolling p!. to a refrigera:or-ranging
through butter p!ates, stove Id and waste
baskets. Well, | just put myself into the
hands of a nice girl ,s.tA DARK a!r an: a kind
countenance. who looked sode!i-ht:ully capa
t!e and self reliant that | coniiC.ed to Ter !
wanted TO furn.s. fat ;.,.d didn't half know
what l ought to purchase. You see. | sald,
i never furnished a Eouse before and IL 50
confusing 10 have to buy pillows and fat
irons and lsitcAe. clock: They always seemed
Just 10 be there Ike the walls Of the house or
tie sunlight, and get all mixed up when |
try to remember what people ought to have
when they begin life in one oi those dTeadtu!!y :
empty ncw fats. | know | ought to buy q
pepper box. and a w.sLboard, and curtain
poles. but ~hat e!ser-
That girl tad kind l.eal, aha was too
clever and sensible Ior anything Size gave
me one comprehensive sance and went and
fetched printed list that WAS made espe-
cially for young housekeepers, and has on it
the name Of everything they could by any
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1888-11-24
4 View of Crater Lake.

Where II great volcano onro stood now
rises the Shell left by its terrible cIuptions.
Deep down within II grca, wall that stands
from ! 800 to:;,"O feet high, showing where
til" spurs of the volcano onco were, lies Cr;,-
ter lake. This wall is at least twenty mile;
around, that being tho circumference of tho
lake. Mount Scott stand; beside tho lake,
forming part of its wall, and must have been
Z spur or knob on the side of the great noun
tain. 1t is possible To descend the wall in ono
or two places only
Looking abroad yon soc mountain submits
all around, and tho cloud Of whito OFF to tho
sonthwarl is Mount Shasta The world is
all below you. Even at midsummer snow
lies around and fills tho chnsm below yen
There are great evergreen trees near tlio
summit i'll ono place and we campcd under
such n tree, feeding our horses tho oats wo
brought along. Standing at the brink and
looking across tho lake, it seemed as il tho
| SKY was above and below us The dim, fan.
away limo in the distance is tho rocky wall,
and the sky is PERFECTLY reflected in tho water.
that lies below The scene is weird enough
ut any time, but wcirdncss itself when
the full moon rises later and wo leave our
blankets To take it in. No wonder tho Indian
who sought to bo n "mcliclneH came hero to
fast and pray, with only the Great Spirit for
his company! Looking over the Lake you SEQ
young volcano that some later eruption
threw up, that rises 800 feet, Il lava como
that once vomtcd fire. : Portland Orcgoniln,
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1888-11-24

n" >.aEoi!!c race IS {. factor in the history
OF Eg.o.'e. y portion Of the same. the
:i.t.isi II. !poi!.t Of numbers, is AZ TIE mercy
vi '.tr!!INI.. another, aud more iI!no.'t ant
one, i, 4. the iIcrcy Of Austria. the third
a!.i largest portion submit, to Russia. Rus
ga !l.ai!tains that cl' rivals belong to the
Getlna!llc, While she is of tae Siavo.ic race
and, therefore, t.at size has better right to
t..c direction and guidance Of the ,eoIyles
Lai.ins the same blood With herself 1t cau-
not Lave been q light tass for Alexander I'LL
despite ali b., efforts to steer clear OF tie
il;ay si.oa.s and qGlcl4ssands that he must
haze found in his way during his last inter
..ew with William H.
y co.os'a! empire this Of Russia, confed
crat:oi! ot races bound together l,y TIE sword
and like to those armed tribes t!!at ovcrrau
Europe in tue Fourth and Fifth centuries.
leaving the t!eso.atc steppes for the mid
regions o. the oied.tcrIa,leau u Very Paradise,
III the eyes of those born and bred IN the
midst Of SHOWS Of hype!borean climes. An
e.!!nlty Of race to race, dating long q ges back
ier7a.e5 this vast military nation, whose
domains extend from north to south. and
wi-Jse people, ike tie Goths and Nonros of
O. H. "a:!tle. from place to place as if they
Lad !-o cJu..ti.y' oi ttic!r own, signing for
Jeri!sale!a Cache.:!irc and Constan.inople
as il i-cy clespised the territory that has
fa-.en t. t!-e.r !o.. Powerfully built, after
t!!- t,.st.lyn ol s.vaGc races, robust tall, red
haired and l'a.e eyed, you might take them
for ote Of the people described in the early
CHRONICLES of modern history and cent by
divine wrath to punish Us for our sins Rus-
sia declares herself to ne lie defender CT her
Oppressed races, as tribes Claim TO he
the avengers Of ~. .Jtvcs that accom-.
PANEL ;!e Roma. ;.l in the Via Sacra
an! Of those .tA.et.S ;..;.t were hunted down
ii. tie to!es-5 All o!.ercd up as holocausts to
a dEt..kel !,oIulace in the circuses and naval
fights. .-E.!i.is CASTELAR, in Philadelphia
Times.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1888-11-24
\ Badly Puzzled Driver.

a negro got OFF the train dag or two
since and had small trunk lie asked a
draylnan "ha. he would charge to bring the
trunk to town. The darky driver sad, "a
quarter" Wont pay it" said the lew az
rival, as he shouldered his trunl: and started
to TIE city. Tho roads were ycry muddy,
and tie negro drayman was bringing his
dray back without thing on it, Tic darhy
sad to him, LET me ride" Jump up re-
sponded the driver. The new arrival
mounted the dray with the trunk ON Lis
sho;.lcr and rode to his destination. AS he
got or the driver said, Give me a quarter
for bringing up your trunk" But you
dlda't,' SAID the other darky; ~ toted it all
the way Oats So" said the driver, but
| tort was cr Eau!iu' it; Low is dat, any
howt tort Id get quarter for laulili' dat
trunk, an l didn't haul it nudder. | don't
understand it," And he went OF badly
puzzled. .-Americus (Ga) Republican.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1888-11-24
A Couple of Clever Tricks.

a healthy lookin. man mortified our pco-
pie year ago by nunchng glass apparently
rs the average American eats peanuts. lie
did not cat glass, however; he swallowed u
skilliully prepared composition that rcscnl-
blcd glass, but his punishment is recorded
nevertheless. The glass cater is under the
physicians care. The exposure of tho trick
wl!i lessen tho consumption Of the diet that
has brought u trlckster to grief nmd cruel
dict. This i!nposture is not Us bad as Annie
Browns imposition. About eighteen years
ago u woman living in Wayne county, n. V,
named Annie Brown, puzzled tho doctors.
Shc protcs5cd to bc the victim of snake
The snake owned her. IL was seen in her
mouth, but wlen Tie doctors tried to get it
it returned t. Ler stomach. Annie made
some money exhibiting the head OF the
snake, until she WAS taken to the i:lGrmary,
and thcro one day Il snrcwd physician sud-
denly clicked her and compelled her to dis
gorge tho snake: which pro.ed TO he Il large
piccco black India rubber that she slipped
down her tiioat, and then, with her co:.:ul-
sive movements, raised up and down. Of
the two, Annie Browns is much the clevcrest
trick. Tie managers Of .au,e;.ms might
revive 1t ,.nw that slaSs eating is oHo Of the
lost arts. -i!ttsburS Bulletin.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1888-11-24
Maryelous Memory for Eusi,,cs

q. +. hutchinson, the noted board of trade
man, keeps all LIS business right in his head,
and when at the end Of a days hard work
some clerk or broker makes u mistake Of
5000 bushels tho old man detects it in a
minute and jumps on him in Il way that he
doesn't socn forget. One day in the clul,
some one tackled the old man ON this very
point aud ntinated doubt as to whether
the old s:ccuiator anew where lie stood OF.
the days trading. Hutch" drew bis set
tling books from lis pocket und throwing
them at the Goubter, said:
Open THOSE books and keep tab on what
say. Ii | make the mistake of b,lsilcl
e.,..er way Ill give you my profits for tie
day" and LIE began reciting OFT the ,ral!ngs
OF his bro kers from what he remembered Dl
his owl! orders to them He didn't make {.
Single slip.
One day he was ON the floor when new
telegraph bog appeared with Il message for
him Sot knowing tho old man tao boy
stood right by the side Of ''lIutcl'' calling
'D. r. uutchinsou!"
Got a message for old Hutchr" said the
veteran dealer, grimly'
"Tes, guess so!' said the boy.
"Wcll, the old fool isn't here He can't
read, anyway. Take it over there to Frank
Magin. Chicago Mail.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1888-11-24
Supcrstitious Ladies' of Gotham.

a New York womun remarkable for her
unique literary gifts and her social charms,
carefully preserves u square chunk of the
great Chinese wall, which she is firmly con-
vinccd is ilnbuel with some special occult
power Why or wherefore she could not tell
y"u to save her soul. Another when she
ris"s in the morning and before she begins
her toilet, tells her fortune with Il pack Of
cards and in accordance with their cabalis-
tic significance she is guided in her actions
throughout the day. She has unfalingy
kept up this habit for years, and believes
firmly in its Importance. An odd fetch is
kept by well known young married woman
II isa japanese porcelain, representing an
idol Of remarkable anatomical proportions.
The face is Of rcpulsive usliness, the express
sion at once sensual and diabollcal. Yet such
is the vemeration in which this monstrosity is
held that its owner never undertakes final
step Of any kind without closely studying the
features of the image, in whose leering eyes
She thinks to read encouragement or dissau-
sion. CLARA LAMA in Philadelphia Times
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1888-11-24
Dudes and Their Canes.

Tie silver knobs on dude canes are grow
ing bigger and bigger every week poor
little imitation cockney was seen the other
day trying to patronze the univ rse through
half a pair Of eyeglasses and to extract
nourshment from the head Of a cane that he
could hardly get between his teeth, ard the
attempt gave him the appearance of beng in
state of strangulation. A few canes have
appeared with oHidized silver heads that, if
solid, must weigh five pounds at least, and
the impossibility of nursing from them must
fill the soul Of the dude with misery They do
say it is becoming the correct thing to have
an imported valet to toll along the streets be-
bind the dude and carry his cane for him,
the physical powers of that choice mortal
being too severely taxed by the weight to
ulow him to carry it himself. But sup
pose the dude can neither afford valet nor
ssc, his cane; what will poor dude do then,
poor thingf-Brooklyn Eagle Rambler"
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1888-11-24
CURIOUS MARRIAGE CUSTOMS
Among the People of the New britain
Gr"up-i:nm#ntic Ceremony.

AT the meeting ot the British aSSociation
at Bath, tho Rev B Danks rca,l Il paper on
"Marria@c Customs ci the New Britain
Group He sad that for marriage p,lr
poses the people of New Britain are divided
into two classes or divisions No man NAV
merry II woman of his own class To do so
wou!d brn:, instant destruction upon the
woman, and, ii not Immediate death Ia the
man, his life would never he secured. Pro
paralions for marriage are various On
Duke of York island, initiation into the ST.
crct society, winch is called Dukduk. seems
Il sufficient preparation Though not ul,so,
lutclv necessary to marriage tor the bows
and there appears to b, no ncrdful prr,lra.
tiom for the girls On New Ireland some
girls wear Il firing, acro;s their shoulders
until they arc marriageabe. These are tho
poorer class.
Others are Put into cages, in which they
remain four or five Years without beng al
lowed To 20 outside the houses in which they
arc confined These cages arc conjrai
structures, ahout or feet in hcish ai.l
about 10 or t. feet in circumference II! ,le
bottom and about four lrp, from the
ground, where they taper "tf /" II pom, Il,
tile top. They are made OF tho broad leaves
oil the lrtndanus tree, sewn quite clcs To.
gcthcr, so that 10 .e,!. and very little air
can enter. On one side is an opening wh.rn
is c!osrl by Il double door of liallc.l roco;.-
nut tree and pan'ianuS tree leaves. About
three feet from the ground there is IL STAGE
oi bamhoos, which forms tile floor There Il,
only room for the glrl 20 sit OF lic down IN Il
cr"uchcd position on the bamboo plat
form, and her feet arc never allowed to-
touc! the ground all the time she is CON
ili'd IN the ra;c. Great marriage lc:,sts are
provided for these girls when they are tuNea
out of tho cages.
Wives are purchased with shell money
and are often married Il, IL very carly ugesuu
Duke of York Island. When man marrlcs
second wife, after the death of the first. +.
the female relatives of the dead wife Gather
together and are permitted To do us murh
damage to his property as they can a man
may haze us many wives as he can ,,lr
chase. but If he cannot afford To buy ore.
and his credit is low, he may have To remain
single. Sir John Lubbock said: "In SOM.
parts of Australia when Il man married car,,
of the brides relations gave him Il good blow
with Il stout stick 10y way of u warm wei.
como into the family" Among the kul
mucks of central Asia tho marriage ccr,-
inony was very romantic. Tho girl was nut
on a horse and ro'lo ut full speed When sIle
had got n fair start the lover set Off in bur
suit. If he caught her She became his
wife, but ii he could not ovcrtal:c her {, he
match was broken OIL, and we were assured
that halnll'k girl was very schlom caught
against her wlll. Tho idea of capture in
niarriage occurred almost all over the world
Hence, no doubt, tic custom of lifting 1l,
bride over tho doorstep which occurred
among the ltonalls the redskins of Canada
the Chinese, the Al'ysslniam, and other race,
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1888-11-24
a Distinction.
Reading The Death List.

The daily death 1T published m the news
papers Is anXiou-iy Consulted by more people
t!4am those whohaycun id.e curiosity tu i:no'
Who sdead. DUrns u campaig gn, cti!'iidates
for Office are anxious To attend funeral, that
are !aLlc to congrc9ate men ol Influence. y
certain class OF lawyers are OH 'he looaoa'
for damage suits, Tombstone 9-tiers taxi
notes with Il view 10 business in it!a future.
Insurance agents ,ia.e lnen"!a DUN
ca! upon the surviving relatives n due t!n!e.
/ ae keepers of The beer hou>"s ou; rear the
cemeteries sau.,c their orders age9r,l.n5 tr
- outlook for the day. Tnr e.a,s who wan
free carriage yi,!c, s'ag tae column a.ten
lively, and dozens oi other Glasses read the
dreary list with more or less e>eliia!Mess.-Un
dertaker in G!obe- Democrat.