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The Dickinson press., 1888-11-17

Is there any limit to tic Invention Of de
structivest The ironclad is ROW doomed by
lnc invention Of a torpedo boat that can dive
completely under, lasten explosives to tho
keel and then by means Of a wirc work the
cartridges at a distance with electricity. The
boat is said to be perfectly manageable under
water. Electrical appliances evidently will
revolutionizc us in every direction. Warfare
Oil the waters is getting t. be too dangerous
u e;,.nc. IL is no longer Ql., sti0m of proves
and pluck, but ofpossesson Of the latest cx-
p.osives and appliances. War grows not
only more hidcous in the light Of modern re-
G.cments but more ghastly i'll its ability
SIMPLY 10 mechanically to destroy. 1t is far
.J.easaMter reading that an English clergy
man has invented u now boat for saving life.
1t is twenty-five feet lous, double pointed.
and made OF canvas. Il can be folded and
stored and will hold lyo persons. y vessel
furnished with these is practically in con-
d.;.on to Insure the lives OF all passengers.-
Globe Democrat.
The Dickinson press., 1888-11-17

Tie rolnM!"i.d;4:,l" Europman cE5:o.il--ol
!'srhaps II mig li"Io property br c;..'l in
''ltuiipl Of the Transmission ni hi.siEe-,
from father to 50" through gehci"iiuMs If
The family Is strih!nsl1 illustrates! Ly an in.
ri,.t;.t related l,y leading 81. Paul ci, zen
This .cniienan "as IN Antwerp with his
"ifc L" ut five years az, and wllle thcrc
purchased the latirra dress nI Tia" celebrated
.i!ltH.rl, si!n. Last summer the daughters
OF this same gentleman were in Europe, and
III the course Of their travels Visited the same
store at Antwerp that Their parents bad pa
tfo:IiZc,i more than Il quarter Of Il century
ago. For curiosity, they asked G gentle
nan in charge if lie had any record Of a s;,le
Of silk to their mother. They told him he"
Lame and the year that the purchase WAS
nnnnc, Ind Lc very soon prCdGccl II record
s!!nnn, the Identical sale. The concern lad
e comp" record Of all its transactions
through n;!iiy years, The books havin. been
kept with great cXactncss aud l.ircty.
The youn:, ladies found that this purtlnu
lar l.,.n Of Business had been in oi.e family
for 100 years, having been handed do..l
from father TO son through all tAes" centu.
rics 1t had a smalland probably Il rude be
G!lnins III Tie far or ases, but it had en-
lhrilci tho later generations. There i, 40
road without Il turning The ladies do
cD"cvcG ,ii;tt tue business was low, after far
Hiann:; sustcnancc and wealth to one family
toT seven centuries wltAol.t Il Ircu.., ;h';It t.
Ac - ID out - another firm Bat th!ui. If IT,
i4crc is 10 business in America, tha, VIII IT,.
:aa!n IL any family for 700 years or for
anything but Il very small fraction Of THAT
period. Amcrlcu!:s arc too restless to do
business liz ;.!at sort Of wuy.-lonecr Press
.,I.:steMer"
The Dickinson press., 1888-11-17
4 Young GaInlllcrts Luck.

.Ab,ut fifteen years ago there was large
.a,nbcr Of gambling saloons in Mobile,
mere keno, roulette and faro were played
every night.
A young man who is now u merchant in
Memphis, Tenn, was almost insane about de-
jf,'. so.ne scheme to brcuI; the roulette at
, ;.'.ni,.M@ saloon winch was backed up by
ti.' u>1!ii of dollars. He had been left somo
property by his father, and he had sold it
p.'cc by piece " secure funds with which to
play roulette.
One night, while betting on the red and
back numbers rs usual, he lost all the money
i!" had with him. Feeling around in his pock
e, his hand touched Il coin about the size
Of II quarter, and he called out quickly, just
as the wheel was about to stop:
Twenty five cents on number eight, black. "
Tie wheel stopped witb 4he marble on No.
$ black, before the Young man could get his
money out. The banker knowing he was a
good customer, paid tho bet, giving him 81
The young man bet - on another number
and Won. He bet again, and again Won. and
he continued to win for hours and hours until
Ec had $1,000 or 5000, ana tho bank sus-
Iel,lcd.
The young man carried the money home,
and in his room searched his pockets fyr ti.c
quarter that had brought : him SO much
money, saying he would keep it for u luck
H.eCc.
He found the coin aud took it Quit was
bras, buttou.-Atlun.a Constitution.
The Dickinson press., 1888-11-17
Popularity of Society Specialists.

Society, which is always ready to divert
II dulincss viii! any fad, however pucrle or
iAronsequential, last winter developed vcri-
table novelty in the person Of q buxom and
cymely widow, who possessed in an cmi-
Eeht degree gift that docs not commonly
!aN to OF receive cultivation b. her sex For
i whole season Mrs. Shuw's abilities as q
whistler Were the talk Of t.1e five o'clock teas
" nerever you went you were greeted by the
no!pdious piping Of this substantial nightin-
-a!e, Who really did whistle very tuncfully,
aud who contrived, somehow, to not Took
i.i.rulous when she ruckered her lips and
taeci her audience Al the end of the season
tir, >tla% took II benefit, and went to Lon
dom To whistle her way into the good grace
"t tho nobility and gentry. The result is
i.l'it she comes back to US graduated into a
H.. fedged sifi1cusc, and with the Bow Bells
E.inea stamp of merit 10 recommend her
u further social encouragement.
During l.cr absence d nav star iu the
drawing room frmamcnt lad arisen in the
i,al'soH Of young woman whose talent for
;nat humorous distortion af the features
i::awn to the English as ''mugging' is said
u f,e only surpassed by that of Marshall p
''!l:cr himself. This fair artist, with table,
couple Of screens and a rejecting lamp or
tTo, makes UP for all manner Of familiar
nd unfamiliar people, and as she artsu!ly
c!t.eatures some Of the odd men and women
il -occty and Its immediate outskirts, it can
te readily understood that her performance
j. Mot without interest. There will he more
money spent than ever this season in the
o!rection of these society specialists. who are
citing to lie us popular here as they are in
!..'sland-possib!y lccaus. the are popular
- England. What withrcaders and reciters,
FORMERS and planis;s, Edlers, face
.-....:ars, wh!st!ers and what rot else, there
clzht T. he variety enough 10 rcndor the
Average luncheon or tea almost b.urabc to
t.:e lersol of a"erage intelligence
Irulable in Pittsburs bulletin.
The Dickinson press., 1888-11-17
ALUMINIUM VASTLY ovERRA7ep
Some 7n;ercstins Thing, About tho Metal.
Peculiar I'ruperties

aluminium, as tho discoverer spclt it, or
aluminium, IT'S it is often carclcssly pro-
nounccd, is. like all mythical and expansive
elements, vastly ovcrrated 1t furnishes Very
rapluiv, only. tho rust being white, it is not
very offensive 1t cannot he used for any
thing where ii comes in contact with salt, Il
pot of ALUMINIUM would be perforated by
the Sat ~! common soupif only used for n
few months, spoons would he rough and per-
foia'td IN the space of Il year, nothing cz
posed to salt air or water could he made of
aluminium. When pure, its greatest tensile
strength is only Il little moro than that of
ordinary zinc, that is, only about one,half
That OF steel Its hardness Is about that of
SOFT copper, and it is just about as nasty to
turn, file am! drill rs copper, without having
the strength. pnbiiity and mallcability of
copper Its conductive power fur electricity
i"r the same weight is that OF copper, hence
telegraph and telephone wires might he made
OF ii, If both have the Same price lG cents
per pound.
Its peculiar chemical properties preclude
the 'Ise of soft solder with the usual soldering
fluids; it can bc s",crcd, but ut tle points of
contact, and solder aluminium. becomes very
weak and unreliable. Its peculiar melting
point TOO 'lcsS. c. prccltilcs tho Use OF hard
solder tmcltln.s point 900 degs. C). 1t is very
sensitive to impurities. Half of per cent.
OF silicon, or ron renders il Us brittle as pot
terry ware. AS clay banks contain about
aluminium III per cent, silicon s3 per cent,
Ir"n per cent, the balance being water and
oxygen, it may he seen lay amy chemist, CON
si,icrlng the chemical properties of tho inn
luf'lira, tii;t aluminium cannot bo isolated
pure from comli"n clay for less than 81 u
pound! this being the lowest price of tho
c!cniralS needed, vessels, coal, etc. for this
purpose. If only as much as {. of | per cent.
"i silicon remains it cannot lie rolled and
drawn into wirc, hut silicon and aluminium
are very hard to separate completely.
There Is 10 market TO speak of for alumni
mum ut - II pound. Most Of the aluminium
now used IS beaten into white foil and used
Tor stlvcrlng sign letters, etc. 1t is used for
opera SlnsScs, gav;inic needle indicators, and
te" scientific purposes, 1t has been Il
source of great revenue to tho chemical
ci"'iulty and mysticism upon moncyc,l non
chemists Probably fifty companies are OK
l'Ilng in tho United States from which some
sHarp wttcd chemist obtains II living and tho
InvcStorsa largo amount of hope ut first, but
considerable experience lnt"r. do not be
lrvc that one pound of aluminium has yet
been mn,lc N the Cnited States that has not
c"sJ tho maker ut least 5000 The only fac
tories are i'll France, and if they sell it for
SD pound it certainly costs them $li to
llko and sell il. Beware of aluminium in
vcntions. Springfield Union
The Dickinson press., 1888-11-17
THE HEBREW BUTCHER.
His Methods Not So Humane rs Those e.t
the Gcntilc-Details.

The method of butchcrins employed by
Hebrews, while perhaps not so humane ms
that of the Christian butcher, has its a,lvant-
ages Buliocks are not hit on tho head with
heavy hummer 10 stun them The striking
process, Hebrew butchers claim, is seldom
cllectivr and the head of the suffering steer
Is often terribly mtnglel before its throat is
cut Hebrews tie the animals hind legs to Il
rope attached toa wim,llasS. lay which it is
EoiSted III The air lis head just touching the
u""f lhe steers neck Is now Ill position for
the cutters tby which name Hebrew butch
ers are Called knife. The knife used for the
purpose Is twe.tv inches long and sharp as /,
razor In the operation the unmai's head is,
10y ono long quick STROKE, nearly severed
from its body the butchcry is not pleasant
to look upon, and when once seen bv Il ncrv
Gus person is not soon forgotten Owing to
Its elevation the blood ;,Uskes from the ami
mails throat IN IL vast stream The Hebrew
religion requires that cattle shall bc butch
cred III this way, SO that every drop of blood
Is allowed to run from the body
The butchcry of sheep is even to my mind
moro cruel. The white ilccced animals are
hud,iicd ina corner awaiting the knife of
the eNecutioGcr The lattcr's assistants seize
one by the hind legs. holding its throat in
position FOR the kElfe Out of twenty sheep
saw butclicrct the first was fccbly kickin.
when its twentieth brother was being ,ra-
pared for his fate. Around me were strus
siinS ANIMALS, sonie in the throcs of death,
others lighting more tur;u,Sly than their
fellows, but all showim:, life that must soon
cease. The scene WAS not one to Tighten tho
heart of man i'll sympathy with the work
Oh the Society tor the Prevention of Cruelty
10 Animals. The artist who did all tho
damage assured iAc that the sheep suffered
no pain. The knife, lie said WAS so sharp
that death Was Instantaneous, and lt the
animals did struggle it was due purely to
muscular contraction
The bullock slau%hlcrcr Jonathan Gold
schmidt, was goni enough to talk with mc
about his art, for such 1t undoubtedly is
II lave been in this business Tor over
twenty Years, ho liryan, "and learned INV
trade of an experienced Hebrew butcher
Yes, we are more particular than Christian
butchers for reason of our religion. | had
I" undergo many months of training ON the
anatomy of animals. 1t is impossible for
mo 4" pass Il diseased bullock. My touch is
so acute that can ut 'mcc place the nature
OF the disease. Wha, mighl consider unfit
for consumption by Hebrews would not in
any way impair the meat in II Christian
market. Our religion is strict on his point.
III II lullock's lungs have grown against its
sides | reject it. The anlnus carcass is,
however, no less fit for food. -"Snsame;' in
Brooklyn Eagle.
The Dickinson press., 1888-11-17
womcn's Studios In Paris.

On ordinary occasions this is what you sv
OF opening the door of the studio i'll the Rue
d. i'ciri. A long and extremely lofty apart
m.cn. lighted from above; at one end is II !nw
platform on which stands model "mi-
a,igd" save for the red cloth round hci-
long; at the other end is a .rai,cdH model.
fac former sits tor the ensemble, the latter
tor tho nc,.d u.ii bus, only. Before each
torty or tl,,y pupils ait grouped, so...r s!lt.f2
some standing, brunettes ard blondes, gir.. in
L!ollses OF plnatores, aad Oh" or two ,lder.y
women in bOn.t,, some WIe.uln" In. brush,
ctncrs working III cIurcoai. Eetween tne
two divisions IS =! yGuLS woman S.etChin.
on, a rich huei buura nj particular blossoms
tha; happen t. bg IN season: TIC lower: IRON
which sic i. painting telnS arranged OF a .ow
table. seeming the air With their iraerapce.
The Dickinson press., 1888-11-17

Lifting drapcry, you pass INTO an inner
room, where modelling is being carried on. A
fair young girl is sitting bciorca group of
female sculptors, many ot whom are repro
ducing her soft, rounded hmus in clay, not
unskillfuliy. while Il tall young woman, her
hair cut short, Is doing the same Tor Il litho
ycungster. who might lnrsouatc John the
Baptist. must not even whisper toy you tho
name OF this tail woman: wien noble dunes
assume the sculrtor's blouse they leave their
title with their tine manners III the vestbulc,
1t is Chapu who oispenscs praise and blame
i'll tins department, and Il good deal of tho
former community iats 10 the share of Prin-
cess d. Overhead there is another and II
larger room, wn.ch is reached by Il private
stairc3s', and is cXtca.cI tor tEosc wuoso
pYeJudccs cXcl0G!c tnc::r IRON the study of
tho nude. 1t JUilan III Kansas City journal.
The Dickinson press., 1888-11-17
II. clever, accomplished and rcgally beau
tilal, she was the very ideal of what queen

tiiul. she was the very ideal of what a queen
SHOULD be.
"arll tie time FOR the marriage drew near
the Young Emperor Joseph came ON Il visit to
the duke i'll Bavaria itilc family title is ''in'
not lot '. that he might make the acuuaint-
ancc OF his future wife. He gazed at the
stately young creature who had been So care.
fuzzy trained! for him with respectful admira.
ton. hut he icli Violently i'll love with her
ma,!cap younger sister, Elizabeth, who. re.
gar,ivd Iii Tie family us Il mere child and
one. too, ior Wom no high destiny was in
Store, had b,ca allowed to pass her days on
hulsehl''k 50 grinr the coIinti'. side. Min
listers ana coul' iei', stood ;.ghast, but arsu.
inent and iri'>ui,s IL were alike wasted on
the emperor. wAo refused TO So lha, a lack
ol accomplishments was Il blrMi>h i'll the one
whom IL loved. and IL few months later
i..l2;!nela, thorough child us she was, know
ing no more "I the etiquette of courts than
IL" veriest little canine, entered Vienna in
state Is empress ot Austria and Queen of
hungary.
Although this happened more than thirty
Years 40, Sic In. not Yet learned to submit
with patience to the restraints that hedge in
the lives ot s'Hv. v.Gc.s .sIs and the Nicnnesc i'll
I s?!,c o. ti!.!! love for their beautiful EN-
press. V:eNl y mourn that the emperor should
i!tNc chosen unC WHO regards IL court ball as
IL l,',la. . and Il state ceremony as Il thin.
s,.;rr, /" tc lived through From the day
a.: E''i' marriage /, s,rlHs TO have lccn her
constant Vltirlvur TO shake of the lc,trls a.;
i.rr s:,';:".i. ai. perhaps the happicst hours
al .."r .licarr tins,. III Which, while 1uiowlu.
IL, i.,'Iill,.S III i.u.i1ad or hunting The cha
l!l.'is il. her nalN, iaud She is able to forget
ta.t sei /, rntlrvs~-luecn For her age, the
III !'rio Elizabeth is tie Youngest looking.
E,,':nan in Europe. lien one secs her slight,
i,hn'riu. tnrm, eyes brilliant with life and
Tissor, ;.n'l r'';n.eXen tnat flashes and pale,
N,.h nNetS !aaaia,s emotion, ii seems ulsilr,.
i..', = .r.o.ll'i he the grandmother of bi.
Ia .,t.. .,N'.>
t.,l' ms, Inc tsraai:cn one. seems TO have
la"' h"' lat" with true ROYAL oquanimiiv.
i'r'"tl. l.}sa ou III tAat us her sister gained
iii;., ~.gr lost. ii IA! no. really matter Ii
GO '1' in .,;e hy ne.' face, her life las nc,
i" In. s ote. Mii"n .lle was about ~
49, t....l,.s t,'t4p i'rince of Thurn and
:.' thft... 't.,I.t,t' iil:.e Wears later.-Corn-
H.. .,.-.l5.I...
The Dickinson press., 1888-11-17
Religious but Economical.

Husband on his way 70 cnurchj-Ill just
skil, On ahead my dear, ana g. some charge.
I've nothing les: than 81, and tnats too
much to give.
"i!e ion his overtakiug herj-Did you got
tae Li!l changcls
!lus:s;.:!d-I
Mne-- Oh will contribute half dollar,
John.
Hushand-i can't very well now hap
penei tc meet tfrec or four friends, and I've
only got a quarter left. New York Sun.
The Dickinson press., 1888-11-17

The Cl.nese 'l....-lee..' IS on4 Of t..e :r.m-
cipal n.us.ca. Instruments u la. BACK" ard
nation n everything Us regards ;..us.c. Ine.r
Instruments are tae SAM man. ot t..en.. -
those OF centuries ago, and "..h t+e!r @.j!-
does against revolutions ii lex .gse-,'..e..
customs they retain some ot TAG n.u-L dat :.
zeal striuge4 Instruments. The ''urh-Aee:.7
has four string. fastened % peg coming
from the top ot q small tube eStenri!ns from
one ED Of u .oLs wooIel box VITA u Dr..se
in the center. The sounds emitted are cru4e
and nowise pleasing. except It may be 70 tie
Chinamans own e0-. In :; Chinese theatre,
where every known instrument is collected
ami ,nada 10 howl forth its dismal OF scrcccl!
ing strain, the:e comes 10 relief to the seasl-.
tive ear but al ultimate departure.
Democrat
1%.,..c- rc cc>,jTu
The Dickinson press., 1888-11-17

y Family His!tcr-Ah. Johnny, you d.1M
get tanned whiio in the country, sec.
JoGany twho has but just returned tre.
his vacation)-Didn't l, though! Yoa oi:D'
- have Teen round the dag father ca. &.
INC cutting piece out Of the hammocA ;gl
fish net. That's tie time 1 got tanned, ii.
j 1ues s-Hostoa Eudget
The Dickinson press., 1888-11-17
Appcaranees ure OF. peee!.ful.

Enamorc'l Youtl!-Tour father treats n.u
With the most distinguis ed consideration.
The other night lie called TO Inc as WAS Ieav-
Ing and reminded inc that va, forgetting
my umbrella.
Sweet G!rl-ics, papa sYas afraid YOU
"ou!d he coming Lac.: ;4!;c! it the ncx, even
.,!s.- Philadelphia Record
The Dickinson press., 1888-11-17
Tho Man Eating Fly.

The French in Cayenne are said to hold in
great dread the Lucilia hominivorax, or man
eating dy. This insect lays its eggs in the
mouth or nostrils Of sleeping, and especially
Of drunken individuals, and the hatched out
larvp usually produce horrible DEATH
AriausaW TraYeler
The Dickinson press., 1888-11-17
chlcaSo,s Well Paid Drummer.

casc E;:.ses are tive men in the grocer
TRADE, wIo receive salaries of from :ette e
$1,000 year. There are PERHAPS ruuu.ec
trave.ns men III the LaEc City wno nia4'
s5,VyV Year, bu. the average Is not aDov.
$a,M.-New YORK Evening World
The Dickinson press., 1888-11-17

foreigner = VII: 10 yon call that man
Honest Jiln.
American Cit!zcn-Woil, sir, its this way:
lie was once treasurer Of this count nLa I'D
a caaIcc TO run oil wilma wIo!e years boo
dc, but the honest old fellow took Only .l,1,.
npl - Philadelphia Record
The Dickinson press., 1888-11-17

Wife (oninouslyl-It must have been very
late when yoH came in last night, John. for
didn't 80 to sleep until after II o'clock.
Husband fcarlessly)-Iu was half past ii,
my dear
Wile-..md you kept muttering i'll your
sleep, SET EN- up again" "Set EN- up again"
Husbaud-Yes, was playing tenpins with
Brown. need little exercise Of that sort.
New York Sun.
The Dickinson press., 1888-11-17
Durinc a lifetime.

Ii ha: been computed tnat du.in,; ,it'
tine CT three score year: and ten TIE L.4,.
o; human beng travel: AZ, ,4OO in!.c, ti!o
L.z heart beats .,5133ec SIC ,U.L times.
The Dickinson press., 1888-11-17
A Doctors Value.

The numerical value Of a doctor can never
exceed ,500-that is 1000 for the NJ aud
500 for the D. 1t is well for the members Of
the profession to know just where they stand
-Pittsburg Bulletin.
The Dickinson press., 1888-11-17

!Ae t!@.c Of payment of u note must 10
deiA"i g.on a contingency. The pro,nls,
mt, u. absolute.
The Dickinson press., 1888-11-17

Nothing tires smart man so quickly as
seeing lazy man resting himself Martta's
Vineyard Herald.
The Dickinson press., 1888-11-17
In Need of Exercise,

t. l.an with lantern jaws should shine il
conveisatlon.- -llarpcr's Bazar
The Dickinson press., 1888-11-17

Dr.. Jercmias' Ecsearchcs-"Thc Land from
Which There Is No Return" Pictured a.,
Dark and Checrlcss-Thc Present Life.
The Washington critic., 1888-07-10
A Fan Incident.

The Lynchburg Tiginidn says while
at the commencement exercises at the
University of Virginia Mr.. Cleveland
noticed from the stage gray-haired
lady, who sat in the audience on the
front row of benches, and who had to
endure the heat without the benefit of a
fan, which had been thoughtlessly left
behind. The President left the easy
chair he occupied, walked down to the
lady and offered her u very fine fan
that might have belonged to Mrs. Cleve.
land. The lady protested, but the Presi-
dent left with her his fan. The lady was
Mrs DIR. G.. W. Bagby, u sister of John
Hampden ChamberlaJ ne and widow of
DR.. George W. Bagby." Mrs. Bagby had
the additional pleasure of seeing Presi-
dent Cleveland place in the hands of her
son, John Hampden Chamberlayne
Bagby, his diploma as a master of arts of
the University of Virginia, which had
been awarded him the previous day.
The Washington critic., 1888-07-10
"Princess of Trebizonde. "

Judging from the large audience at AL
baugh's last night Washington people
have concluded that a seat in the Opera
House these summer nights is about as
comfortable as one anywhere else. Of
fenbach's "Princess OF Trebizonde' was
the opera last night, and it was hugely
enjoyed. There is a dash and breezy
whiTl about Offenbach's operas that the
Lyceum Company appear to be particu-
larly able to render. There is not a
great deal of melody in "The Princess" 4"
though there are some pretty airs, but
the boisterous, slap dash, spontaneous
fun disarms criticism and sends every
one home in high spirits. Although a
number of the characters were assumed
for the first time, everything ran
smoothly. Miss Winston strengthened
her hold upon her admirers, and Messrs.
Allen, Bell and Fay, Misses De Rue
Fritch and Gaillard sustained their roles
in a pleasing manner