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The Dickinson press., 1888-03-10
Tie Amos and the Eclinse.

An interesting glimpse into the thought
processes of unenlightened peoples is fur
nished by the following observations of the
Amos, a degenerate Japanese tribe, distin-
guished for their long growth of hair, during
the recent eclipse. TIL Aino is said not to
he imaginative, but on being shown tho
eclipse through q smoked glass he cried out
that the sun was fainting away and dying.
A silence ensued, broken by an exclamation
of fear that the Ill would dry up. They
brought water and s%prinkled it upward to-
ward the sun, crying: ooh, god, we revive
thee! Oh, god, we revive thee!' Some
squirted the water upward with their mouths,
some threw it up with their hands. A. group
of women and girls sat down with their
heads between their knees, as if expecting
some calamity.
Their tradition with regard to the eclipse
says that "when my father was n child lie
heard his old grandfather say that his grand
father saw a total eclipse of the sun. The
earth became quite dark, and shadows could
not he seen; the birds went to roost and the
dogs began to howl. The black, dead sun
shone out tongues of fire and lightning from
its sides, and the stars shonc brightly. Then
the sun began to return to life, and the faces
of the people wore au aspect of death, and as
the sun gradually came to life these men
began to live again." Otherwise they nave
no theory of the eclipse, but their personifca-
tion of the phenomenon is evident.-Science,
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THE FIRST FATAL STEP.

The Results of Committing an Indiscre.
tion In the Way of Elegant Attire.
A friend of mine who is rather violently
disturbed over the matter of his personal ap-
pearance. in discussing the matter the other
day, placidly remarkedi
"Frank r. Stockton once wrote a story
abouta man who bought a Queen Anne CRATE,
and was then lured on from one purchase to
another under the spell of the decorative
craze until he was obliged to build a Queen
Anne cottage to match his belongings. The
man who falls a victim to clothes does it a
good deal in the same way, and Stockton
ought to be able to write a corking good
story about a poor wretch who goes off in a
sudden flight of vanity md extravaganza
inc purchases a pair of overgaiters, from
which he il led on to be a monumental and
stupendons fop.
ut is when man commits his first indiscre-
ton in the way of the elegancies Of attire
that his downfall begins. If you are dressed
in rough clothes and heavy boots you will
look as well, as long as your attire is in har-
mcqy, but the very instant you buy a pair
Of cvesgaiters you observe that your trousers
look q bit frayed at the bottom. You buy
now ones. Then you find that you want to
have them ironed to be in the style. They
are ironed. After this the conviction is
slowly but surely forced upon you that the
The Dickinson press., 1888-03-10

Mr.. W. w. Boyington, i'll an Interesting
article in The n. w. Architect on the
"Architecture of the present time as CONT
pared with that Of fifty years ago." gives the
following incidental "reminiscences:
1--WE must not forget the very crude con-
struction of railroads. First, the wood
stringer with iron strap rails, more familiar
ly known as the snake head rail. On these
rails the engines were constructed to run
without tenders or covers of any kind to pro-
tect tho engineer or fireman. They used to
stand OH the open platform, exposed to the
severity of the weather and storms. 1t was
in the year 1880, | think, that 1 was called
upon by the master mechanic and general
superintendent of the Boston and Albany
railroad to see if | could not devise some kind
of protection Mt least to partially cover the
engineer and fireman, and have it sufficiently
open not to obstruct their view.
I examined an engine and reported that l
could construct a cover. | was at once chi
ploycd to make the necessary drawings and
superintend the construction of the first cab
over an engine in this or amy other country.
The result was Il perfect success, upon which
there has not been any material improve
mcnt, as it wa almost identical with t!r cab
now i'll use. need hardly inform youtlat its
use was immediately adopted throughout this
country. Had l had forethou2ht enough tC
have secured II patent for the device, l prob.
ably would lot havc been callel upon TO pre-.
pare this papcr."@Scientiie American.
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Among the patrons of an uptown restau-
rant is one who has lost all faith in cats. 1t
was a pitiably cold evening, and a forlorn
puss sat on the outside of the window ledge.
looking pathetically into the warm room.
Now and then she expressed her sorrow in
the chromatic music of the feline tribe. Sew
eral customers were tempted to open the
window and let her in. One of them. Who's
table abutted the ledge where puss sat, finally
yielded to her entreaties and raised the sash.
With a gratified, but not grateful. rur-r-r-r
the cat came i'll, sprang upon the kind Gus.
toner's table. seized i'll her mouth the hall
roast chicken that the waiter had just served
and, turning, jumped out of the window ontc
the roof of a shed before the customer coult
say .'scat!' much less lower the sash. Their
the other customers hid their faces i'll theil
napkins. aud the kind hearted man locke.
aheepish. New York Sun.
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AT A FAMILY II
An Illustration of New York Life-G4

An Illustration of New York Life-Get-
ting Out of u Scrapc.
How n woman got out of II scrape is n true
little story and an illustration of New York
life. Without doubt the worst pace in
which Il man can place his wife is n family
hotel, 1t breeds idlencss and then mischief.
In one of these caravunSarics dwellcd three
young wives-call them Mrs. c, Mrs. I,
and Mrs. ID. They We're all under 80,
and had children. who liNcd with their
nnI>clna!ds and policemen i'll the park on
pleasant days, "r traInpcd about the hotel
corridors on rainy ones. All these women
We're givce to Irritation. Down town hus-
bands are convenient creatures. The hours
WHEN they We're at home We're the penalties
the wives paid for being married. In the alb
sence of the lords they had splendid times.
Each had Il mildly sentimental affair to ell
livrn the day. Mrs. I was the eldest
and She had Il young Slipof an admircr who
clrrici il in Il nearby hank. She encouraged
the lad: aud. though she was ten years his
senior, he got desperately cnamorcd. He be-
lonsed t" a wealthy family, and his father,
finding Il fine opening i'll Il western town for
his sons supposed talents, notified him that
he lat bought out half II business and wanted
him I" go immediately on to take charge of
~. iNbNt Nv idNS VI Ills low! Lie NbIlL-
full swain thought it over and bought Il pis-
t"l. lie put bright and shining cartridges
into ITS six little threats and went in pursuit
of Mrs. L. He vowed that if she did not
leave the two small rs and the large he T
he would punctuate his own existence and
puncturc her body with these shining cart
ridges.
Mrs. I was half mad with fear. She
begged for time to consider, and flew to the
other members of the trio for counsel. Mrs.
Z, the youngest and clcverest, asked if
Toa'ekins had any documentary evidence,
and received an assurance that not SO much
as an autograph could be produced.
Then" said she, 'thc way is plain; there's
10 knowing how soon we may all need tho
others, and So We must stick by the ono i'll
trouble. will meet my husband this very
evening and ask protection from young
IodlekinS, who has sworn to shoot me unless
l run away with him; and you, Maria adj
dressing Mrs. d.
II" said that lady, "havc passed an after.
noon that has almost turned my hair gray.
Young Todlckins called on mo at IL with a
pistol to swear lie would ave my life unless
L went to Colorado with him next Monday"
That night three husbands proclaimed the
insanity of To;,lekins, DR., whose father was
promptly on hand to interview tho three
matrons. The circular story was Issued. Ee
had made love i'll the same terms to the three
women, he had urged all three to fly and he
had threatened the existence of all. There
was no construction save insanity to put upon
his conduct, and pa put himself in commune
cation with Il specialist at once. Todle!ins
owncdup he had proposed elopcmcnt to Mrs.
L, the eldest of the bunch. The old man,
who rather admired the lamb of the flock,
Mis-. {. took this for Il new sign of lunacy,
and sent hi; son off for a tour in Europe
Nn,, N,,.,- L,r,
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Progressive Eucher Parties.

Progressive eucher parties are the greatest
possible rage in many quarters of tho great
city at this particular juncture. Eucher,
thus revived, has n now degree of interest.
The party is conducted upon the theory of
making each member of the party acquaint-
ed with NIL the other members. A player
starts at one table among the several scat
tered about the room. If he wins at the first
table he passes on to the next. andi is credited
with one game. If he wins again, he moves
forward one table. Ii he loses, he sits where
he is, and his opponent or opponents 20 on.
So it progresses until tho entire circuit is
made, when prizes are distributed to the most
successful players, while the failures smile
sweetly and try not to seem envious. Under
this system every one in the room is brought
into direct contact with everybody else at
some time during the evening, and much of
the uneasy formality of ordinary social ell
~tertainments is worn off.-New York World.
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Now dodge in DRINKING.

Two incn and q woman visited tho min
strcl; at Detroit not long ago, entering the
theatre when tie programme was about half
over. The trio were very flashily dressed.
The cider man wore n scalskin coat and
the other Il magnificent Inverness. They
stood up and removed them with ostcntation.
Finally they became settled down md stared
through biGopcra glasses at the performance.
The persistcncy with which they levclcl
their glasses ut the stage excited comment.
The glasses We're almost as large as those
used for field purposes. The nj with
an insipid smile, sat idly sucking the handle
of her lorgnctte. The elder man became un-
easy. He began talking i'll a monotone and
applauded uproariously every situation on
the stage. Finally he joined in with E. NJ.
Hall on q banjo solo. The younger man
tried 20 suppress his companions cxubcrancc,
with partial success. Then tho woman COM
mcnced to whistle. The party were undo
niably intoxicated Manager Wright finally
silenccd their hilariousness by threatening
to remove them.
81 was afraid of those people the minute
they entered" he said.
"Why sof"
'Well, you can tell by their opera glasscs
that they meant trouble. Those arc tho
latest fad. No more going out between acts.
You see, there arc three cylinders. The ceii-
ter one and tho outer part of the two ether;
are false. -Four whisky glasses of liquor ca.
he placed i'll this glass. y litti" tin tube c.
tends into the center cylin.ler. When drawn
partly out it opens the valve at its inner end.
AS many persons hold an opera glass with
both hands. the deception is perfect, and t::c
contents of the cylinder can lie drunk to t'r
lust drop. An inventive genius in Wasting
ton got up the idea only this fall, nul i.e is
making a good thing out of it, alil.ou;-,, lor5
nctte handles that will hold liquor or per-
f,lme are by no means u new thins.-Deiroi:
Tribune,
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Zone of the greatest evils of the day." said
w. w. Kimball, of Boston, and one Of the
most far reaching i'll its effects is the adul-
%teration of lard. The abuses emanating from
it are almost as bad as those abuses coming
from the manufacture and sale of intoxicat-
ing drinks. 1t is a matter that the public is
not generally awarc of, yet it has been
proven by investigation and chemical analy-
ses that about Is per cent. of the product sold
for pure lard in this country is more or less
adulterated with foreign substances. These
compounds are made of various ingredients,
u as beef and mutton tallow, cotton seed
oil, and, in some instances, of grease that
has been chemically whitened and deodorized
In some cases there is no lard at NIL In thu
compound, and yet the stuff is offered fol-
sale as choice, pure lard. "-Chicago Times.
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A Financial Sensation Among Fnrclcrs-
\ Captains Cnlucky Investment.

That ciiattering genius of the bird tribe
vulgari!y known as the poll parrot is Great
ing something of n financial sensation among
f%ancicrs, who find more customers than par
rotS, but who are timid about hulliu@ their
prizes Mt such prices rs now prevail. for fear
that n West India or South American fleet
may at any moment overstock tho market.
"Sure enough, there's n boom i'll parrots
said Il Ninth street dealer, and we are get
ting high prices for the birds on hand. %rsicci-
ally for Brazilian pets that can talk. Tho
other day W. sold II bird for $50, and VIC
hold this one in the cage here q,ointing TO Il
fine specimen on a perch near by) ut si!3."
These are unusual figures. them
"Oh, yes. We sold the $50 parrot partly
on its merit and partly because it bore q
strong resemblance to the recently deceased
pet IF al old lady of Spring Garden street,
who was as fond of her bird us though it had
been her daughter. But it was a bright
parrot, could whistle like Il flute, and knew
half n dozen such tunes as Comm Thro' the
Rye Yankee Doodlr,' Over the Fence is
Out and The Old Man Drunk Again. The
latter tunc it learned from its last mistress,
along with sundry profane expressions, which
cut down its value at least $50. A parrot
that would spit out half a dozen tunes with
out a cuss word, say Good night and Good
morning at the proper times and would not
fight with the house cat would, i'll the present
condition of the market, fetch $3.50"
SIS the parrot market cornered!.'
ooh, no. That was tried once. and Il New
York firm bought up all the talking parrots
i'll the country quietly, at fair prices, and
waited for a big rise. just as the corner was
about to succeed two vessels sailed into New
York harbor with several hundred birds on
board, and the pool was broken, the syndi-
cate losing over 100000 on the deal.
"But that was not SO queer as the bad luck
of a captain who bought over q hundred OF
more parrots i'll 1884. He left Rio about two
months before tho presidential election. The
captain was cock sure of Blaine's election,
and thought that lie would make n spec by
teaching the birds to say 'Hurrah for Blaine
The sailors were busy during the entire voy-
age instructing tho birds in this single SEN
tence. When the vessel arrived Cleveland
had been elected and tho parrots were n dead
loss. The captain didn't get enough for them
to pay the first cost"
"What are the prevailing prices now."
well, Cuban parrots sell for from s. to
Slo, and Brazilian parrots from $40 to sl25.
These are double the prices which have been
prevailing. The result is due to n limited
supply and a brisk demand. Parrots are
great pets, and an old lady the other day
bought an old parrot from us for $40 which
we had about made up our minds to give
away, just because the bird looked like one
which she had owned for years and which
had just died. "@Philadelphia Record.
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New York is plagued with q big contingent
of professional pliilanthropists. There are
scores upon scores of womcn-,lcwly rir.1
many of them-with little or nothing to do,
living Oh the edges of society and eager To
cross the boundary line. The rradicst way
that occurs to them is; to get their names
written Town on boards of one kind aud
another and take up bcnevolcilce rs Il diver
sion, which keeps them i'll good company and
gets their names into the newspapers. These
women faint everything they touch with
patronage. They spend their money lavish
ly, and most of them are thoroughly good
niatured at heart, and, in spite of their selfish
motives and Hlettantc methods, really mean
to do good and think they are.
The great mass of working women fight
shy of these amateur lady bountifuls. They
don't want to be invitedinto a Sunday sciool
class with a cooking school annex. They
don't "A to have their meals supervised,
their way of living criticized and their indie
pendencc of thought controlled. They don't
care a fig about sweetness and light: they
want some butter on the bread they nave
honestly earned and a pieceof meat to so
with it, all to be eaten without japanese pa
per napkins or deluging anybody with thank
yous.-Pmladelphia Press.
The Dickinson press., 1888-03-10
Goodby to Boots.

We are bidding adicu to the ancient boots.
The rising generation won't have them. Not
only do sales fall off every year, but they fall
off at the wrong end. Only old men or labor
ing men buy them. Young America won't
touch them for daily use, and wants only
special kinds for fishing, hunting and rough
ing it in the woods. 1t is hard to tell why
people don't care for them. They are very
ornamental and very lasting. Their price
may have something to do with it, of course.
A pair of handsome boots cannot be made for
less than $50. and cost from this all the way
up to $50. Perhaps swelldom is growing
economical. There is still a good demand for
boots from engineers, sea captains, naval
officers and army officials. Here they are
very useful and probably always will be in
style.-New York Star.
The Dickinson press., 1888-03-10
WHAT AM 10 Do.

The symptoms of Biliou-ncss are uni,appiiy but
too well known. They differ in diiIcr.n, indiy;d.
uals to some extent. a Bilious man j. seldom n
breakfast eater. Too frequently. ain. he la. nn
excellent appetite for liquid hi, none for -olids
of II morning. His tongue vii hardly bear inspcc.
ton AT any time; if it is not white and tutr.d. il
is rough. at all events.
The digestive system is wholly on, Of order and
Diarrhca or Constipation may be ii symptom or
the two may alternate. There are often lIcmor.
rlloids or even loss of blood. There may lie cid.
dincss and often headache and acidity or ilatu
lcnce and tenderness in the pit of the stomach. To
correct all this il not effect IL cure Try Green's
August Flower, il cost but Il ,ritie and thousand
attest its efficacy.
The Dickinson press., 1888-03-10

A story is going the rounds to the effect
that a party of American travellers in Ger
many, whose literary studies had not pre-
pared them for the emergency of conversing
tluently upon customs duties, conquered the
Teutonic officials by bold device. After de-
livering long and polished ~harangues i'll tho
purest English without provoking any effect
upon the officers, they all exclaimed sudden
ly, "Long live King Winiam" The officials
understood the name, reverently took Off
their hats, and gave the Americans no more
trouble.-Boston Transcript.
The Dickinson press., 1888-03-10
A Curious Wedding Custom.

Among the Lolos of western China it is
customary for the bride on the wedding
morning to perch herself on the highest
branch of a large tree, while the elder female
members of her family cluster ON the lower
limbs, armed with sticks. When oil are duly
stationed the bridegroom chambers up tho
tree, assailed on all sides by blows, pushes
and pinches from dowagers, and it is not UNI
til he has broken through their fence and
captured the bride that he is allowed to carry
her of.-Blackwood's Magazine.
The Dickinson press., 1888-03-10
Artcsian Water Power

Many artesian wells spout water under a
heavy pressure, just as many gas wells find
the gas under a pressure of several hundred
pounds to the square inch. This water power
is used in many places in France by means of
turbine wheels, and it is probable that even
the gas pressure might in some cases also be
utilized. In very deep artesian wells the
heat of the water Is also utilized-Pubio
Opinion.
The Dickinson press., 1888-03-10
CONSUMPTION SURELY CURED

To THE EDlToE-Pieasc inform your readers
that 1 have ii positive remedy for the above
named disease. BY Its timely use thousands of
hopeless cases have been permanently cured. l
shall DC glad to send two bottles of my remedy
FRI 10 any of yonr readers who have consump-
ton if they will sena me tLcir express and
post office address. Respectfully, II. A. $40
CUM, NJ. c 1871 Pearl St., New York.
ec.3.6m.
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A LEGACY.

Friend of my many years!
When the great silence falls, ut last on me,
Let me not leave to pain and sadden thee
Amemory of tears.
But pleasant thoughts alone
OF one who was thy friendships honored guest,
Aud drank the wine of consolation pressed
From sorrows of thine own.
Ileave with thee a sense
OF hands upheld and trials rendered less
The nnselfsh joy which is to helpfulness
Its own great recompense;
The knowledge that from thine,
As from the garments of the master, stole
Calinncss and strength, the virtue which makes
whole
And heals without a sign;
Yes. more, the assurance strong
That love. which fails of perfect utterance here,
Lives on TO fill the heavily atmosphere
With its immortal song.
john. &. Whittier in the Independent.
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Three Messages,

In the grand rush for precedence "hired
help seem to be coming bravelyt to the front.
Only a few months ago one of those happy
gentlemen who own and pass the summer at
a country place of their own had occasion to
send, in rapid succession, the following mes
sages to the local NJ. D.:
l. "Wife not feeling WELCOME round this
afternoon
2. "Baby ill-come this morning"
j. "Cook given outcome US soon as you
can get here."-Harper's Bazaar.
The Dickinson press., 1888-03-10
Successful Eye Grating.

Professor Won Hippel has shown to the
Ophthalmological society Of Hiedelburg his
second success in grating the rabbits cornea
into the human eye. The patients visual
power with the new eye is about one-tenth
OF the normal, and coarse print may he read.
-Arkansaw Traveller.
The Dickinson press., 1888-03-10

TTT'7T AZ 7'7T': !7HN2'. V1'Tfy rr10E and IN.
unmer. Hos braua, mn!s sl@c bar f""' Gye i N
If you lure list .g1Ar pocket
book, .yoA WiX Nsfe1 to any one
Mh0 caN tel .yoN A0w tn get it
back. II .YcU hire lost Huur
healM, --uhicN is m2lr N1ecious,
--liSteR tn lis.
.Kcdic5nes caa d. nothiuy BIZ.
check Mseasr,: MeH a"t Ae1afir-
IN. not Dpsaijr,f IL. IUyH c.jhH3
l,;l7 M, u,u, nr.,p/t .o I.:.
The Dickinson press., 1888-03-10

Often after cooking n meal a person will
feel tired and have no appetite: for this beat
a raw egg until light, stir in u little milk and
sugar, and season with nutmeg. Drink half
an hour before eating.
The Dickinson press., 1888-03-10

at isn't theory Alone" he concluded jo-
cosely, "tlat keeps me III these quarters. 1t
is not because l think these surroundings are
the best aid to my Imagination. Still, it's a
comfort to know that other great mel have
voluntarily selected just such an environ
mcnt as tliis."-''J. w. F." in New York
Commercial Advertiser.
The Dickinson press., 1888-03-10
A Good HonlSnlan.

A man who had been arrested and ar
raigned at the police court, and required to
give bonds for a further hearing, brought in
a citizen who said he was perfectly willing to
go on the bond.
"Own any real estate" asked his honor.
"No, SIR"
Got any money to depositY'
mo, SIR"
"Then how'd you expect to 90 bail for
himm
"Why, he'smy brother-in-law and mighty
good fellow. detroit Free Press.
The Dickinson press., 1888-03-10

HL.iI" 4 TitIlP.
70. Dickinson Oak.
h5n-"' a Nia-pi' an! White Hail creeks. own.
~ o. Gt"N" !:H'i!- Asa OWL all cattlr branded
WIZ e%oi"i'-, o@j 'li.re. Horses !,rardcd as
a""N'' III a''! N'N' al "''ii'tat. sept. Ely