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The Dickinson press., 1888-05-12
Alabama Democrats support c,e,el

Alabama Democrats Support Cleveland.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, May 9.-The del
egates to st. Louis elected by tho Demo-
cratic state convention will support
Cleveland, and probably Governor Gray
for vice president. The platform in
dorses the administ .atiun and demands q
reduction Of the tariff.
The Dickinson press., 1888-05-12
Take. Gold On. of Could. Poke.

New YORK, May+-Jay Gould decided
to pay the interest on the debt of the
International and Great Northern rail
road, which was due May 1.
The Dickinson press., 1888-05-12
Noxel WAY of Raising Nec.s.ar1 c.sh.

XES1A, ohio, May 81. c. Allison.
presidenp Of the Xcnia Consolidated Gas
company and director Of the Second Ma
tional bank and proprietor of the Allison
ROPE walk. who failed Thursday, died at
a late hour that night. His life was in
sured for S33, 00D, which will be used to
relieve q part of his liabilities.
The Dickinson press., 1888-05-12
DR.. bliss Dying.

WAsHISGrcS, May. DIR. Bliss suffered
another attack of heart trouble Saturday
moning. 1t was feared lie could not sur.
vive. He is resting better, however, and
is somewhat easier. His condition is
still critical.
The Dickinson press., 1888-05-12
SIinueapo)j, wheat.

Wheat No. | hard cash and May. SIC; June
s51ec: o.. t.. SSa+,. No. / northern, cash and
May. SIC: June. s4lac: o. t.. s4aic. no. . north.
ern. cash and May. a:l4c, Jnne s2A4c: o. t.
Sic,
The Dickinson press., 1888-05-12
Greedy Russia,

LONDON, May SIT is stated that Rus
sia contemplates a fresh coup in Central
Asia. Advices represent that she has
designs on Persia, in the belief that the
powers would view her action luke
warmly.
The Dickinson press., 1888-05-12
Maine Labor PARTY

AUGUSTA, Me-, May s.-A conference
of leading labor men, held herc to-day,
resolved to issue Il call for q /, Dor con-
vention to be held Mt Waterville, June
IL, to put a state ticket in the field.
The Dickinson press., 1888-05-12
WEEKS NEWS IN DAKOTA

Fargo has a musical festival in June.
Spearlsh had Il $40. 600 blaze Wednes-
CAV.
sioux Falls stores will close at z
O'Clock for n time.
The Catholics are about to erect a new
church building at Memo.
Three business failures were reported
for Dakota during the week.
The Huron Daily News has suspended
for lack of financial support.
The Dakota Grand Lodge of Odd Eel
lows will meet at Huron May Is.
Mlendale would offer inducements for
a linceed oil mill to proper parties.
Archie Clark, 5 years old, fell in the
river Mt Hillsboro and was drowned.
Work has commenced on the Duluth
aud Dakota railroad near Valley springs.
The civil service examination at Fargo
and Bismarck did not call out an appli-
cam this year.
The supreme court of Dakota con-
vened at Sioux Falls Monday with Judge
Garland on the bench.
Erick Sonset, near Nermillion, at
tempted to draw a load from a gun. The
rod went through his liver, but he is still
alive.
A Fargo man has a cane, the head of
which was made from a willow, upon
the island of st. Helena, under which
B%onaparte was once photographed.
John Halvcrson, Il farmer living In the
southwest corner Of Faux county, was
found hanging by a rope in the cellar of
q neighbours house. Supposed to be
suicide.
The Manitoba will run a night train
with a sleeper between st. Paul and
Watertown, Oak. The train will leave
st. Paul at $50 p. m. daily, arriving at
Watertown at 8 p. M; returning, leave
Watertown Mt $3.50 and arrive in St. Paul
ut 1:95 a, m.
The Dickinson press., 1888-05-12

ALBANY, n. Y, May Y.-Gover nor
Hill has Just vetoed the high license bill
passed by the legislature during the
winter.
The Dickinson press., 1888-05-12
DESTROYED by Hail.

LONDON, May unprecedented hail
storms have occurred at and near Nor
ndobad and Delhi, in India Over $50
persons were killed by the falling hail,
and immense damage was done to prop
crfy
The Dickinson press., 1888-05-12
Declared the carneeIa strike on

PrrTsBURe. May 6.-The great strike
at the Edgar Thompson stesl works was
declared off Thursday by District Master
Workman Doyle, of the knights of
Labor
The Dickinson press., 1888-05-12
That College Is Doomed.

HANOVER, n. H., May 1.-The Dart
mouth college faculty have decided that
the students must drop foot ball, base
ball or general athletics because of the
excessive amount Of time and money re.
CURED to conduct them all.
The Dickinson press., 1888-05-12
AUTUMN ARTILLERY PRACTICE.

II Will Probably Take PIac. at New
port, Il. I.
NEWPORT, II. L.: May 7.--Maj. Gen.
schotield. L. S. A commanding the Iii.
vision of the Atlantic, has ordered Maj.
Gushing here Il secure n $500 yard
range for three-ineh rifle guns. 1t is
therefore thought that tho autumn ma
neurers of the artillery will take pace
here,
The Dickinson press., 1888-05-12

QUEBEC, May 4.-The jury in the
case of the Salvation army, indicted as a
public nuisance, has returned a verdict
uf guilty.
The Dickinson press., 1888-05-12
Ratified the Chinese Yre.ty.

WASHINGTON, May s. The senate in
executive session to-day ratified the
Chinese treaty without a division. The
fisheries treaty will be brought up next
weak
The Dickinson press., 1888-05-12
Coppcr from the Calumet

CALUMET. Mich, May 1.-THE April
output of the Calumet and liecla mine
Was s,469 tons of copper, Atlantic 2l4l;
tons. Asrcola 2lu, and Tamarack go
tons.
The Dickinson press., 1888-05-12
Tho Suprem. court Aa,ourn.

WASHINGTON, May 5.-The supreme
court has ceased to hear arguments for
the present term, and the court will ad-
Journ for the term on the l4th.
The Dickinson press., 1888-05-12

LONDON, May 0-The Chinese govern
ment has decided to erect monuments to
Gen. Gordon on the scenes of his vjcto-
nes over the Tae Ping rebels.
The Dickinson press., 1888-05-12
Duluth Wheat,

Wheat opened 1T the following quotations:
May: s4lsc: June. s4ssc: July, Ssi,c. Pric,
steadily ad, Al with reports from 1n.
creased activity at Chicago,
The Dickinson press., 1888-05-12
St. Pau, Union s....

NJ n rte at South ST. Paul. G cars hogs.
.aaiAet strong at Il >l.ade over yesterday We
quote: Light. sAatla.a: mixed. s5:Ssaa5'E
packing s. !0a3'a. heavy. :. s9l,.S,; choice
C~attle.Firm: -aai.r - ,to.kers am,
testers. - I'.sa.a': :"sai ~ las FEED. =, So:
t%i.5Ud.t.al. ''' !nN'
Shrep-G2.u ~!er,and: medium natives
shorn. 3.';l4:a vi .horn. sa..5.,s.. roM to
Choice fat,.$S.0@a5 90: fancy lots would brins
: premium. I'LL
The Dickinson press., 1888-05-12
Buf1.lo n,,l co,n,n. uo~

LoNnoN, May 7.-Bufalo Bin, with
his troupe. sailed from Hull on a Wilson
line steamer for New York Sunday morn
ing.
The Dickinson press., 1888-05-12
Governor General of Canada,

LONDON, May q.-Lord Stanley, of
Preston, is gazetted as governor general
Of Canada.
The Dickinson press., 1888-05-12

NEW YORK, May 5.-The twelfth ami
versary of the conservation of Archbishop
Corrigan was celebrated by solemn high
mass at the cathedral.
The Dickinson press., 1888-05-12

TIE HlosOUNI
Gently completed. The cremation was
successfully performed in three hours.
Only friends aud relatives of the do.
ceased were present. This Is the first
regular cremation that has ever taken
plass in the Wklta
The Dickinson press., 1888-05-12

huv. closed q contract with Chaska and
his bride for ten weeks engagement.
They vii! receive 81, 900 and all expenses.
The Dickinson press., 1888-05-12
WILL BE FREAKS.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cha.ka to Enter tho Rank.
of Dime Museum Curiosities.

GETTYSBURG, Oak, May Kohl q
Middleton, Dime Museum mana4ers,
The Dickinson press., 1888-05-12

WAsnuNGToS. May Sat the conclu-
sion OF the mornings business Senator
VOORHEES, arose and apolosiaed to the SEN
ate for having used unparliumcntary
lanHuaye during the debate With Ingalls,.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-07

United States" prepared by Mr.. Walter Rowiands Is
shortly TO be published by the Moses King Corporation
OF Boston This volume, which VIII be UNIFORM w'tn
the regular series OF Kings Handbo0ks, VIII contain
outline histories Of all public art museums, with
descriptions OF their contents, and notices OF many
smaller collections and of those owned by COLLEGES
There will be practical information Of especial value
TO tourists and the text will be supplemented By not
less than 100 Illustrations.
Mr.. Oscar wlde's " womans World Is not rnaga-
zine of dazzling interest but It appears TO have charms
for the English woman. 1t has been so SUCCESSFUL
that IL has been enlarged.
In France literary people have, II we may believe
Daudet a horror Of music. GATHERS opinion on
sthc most dsagrecable of noises is well known !;
Lecontc de Isle and Banville share II. The moment
a piano Is opened Goncourt frowns. lola has
vague impression that he once. In his you,h, piayed
some instrument, but he no longer remembers what
Il was That excellent Flaubcrt pretended to be
great musician but II only to please Tourguenen
As for me, love every kind of music madiy-the
classic the simple, Beethoven, Gluck and Chopin,
Massenet and Saint saens the bamboula, tho Faust
of Gounod and that Of Beroz, popular songs, barrel
organs the tambourine, and even bells English
literary people are very different George Eiots
face 1t Is said, only known to the public from
her regular attendance at the Monday Pops Even
the grim Carlyle declared music TO be the :" speech
of angels" Ruskn is passloha'cy ioho Vi sonio
sorts Of music and Browning II" II he had not been
a poet would have been musician"
Many people will be glad TO know that Little,
Brown e. Co. are bringing out an edition In ten
volumes Of those romances Of Dumas In which inc
famous and ever delightful guardsmen appear. Inc
books have been translated without abridgmenI
Joaquin MiiIcr's description Of Walker, the hii-
buster, as a being with
a piercing eye, a prlncely air,
presence like a chevalcr,
Half angel and half Luclfcr.
hrdly in accord with that given by one OF Walkers
devoted followers. "walker,' he said, was Just
ab,st the meancst little cuss ever you see lie was
scarce five foot four in he ght pale an looking,
with sloping shoulders, thin legs, an big icct.
His eyes were the only point walker had that was
noticeable. Thunder! those we're eyes as would
scare a starved tiger al shutdown
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-07
"PI4NNIyG.r
From The Boston Courier.

The female mind IS largely given to superstitions
ana us ways are past finding out but perhaps rome
OF It's eccentrIces are moro remarkable than its rever
ence for that mysterious process which II calls plan
ming III Is possible that when a woman plans a
thing as she SAYS, she really makes involable VOW
10 somc dread Internal deity whose malicious hatred
VIII pursue her should she venture to disregard
the pledge She has made; since there 10 be no
other theory upon which II IS possible 10 undes tand
why she Will submit 10 incOnv enience, discomfort or
even disaster for the sake OF carrying out a protect
simply because she has planned IT, When a woman
Is found TO be following OF action in dcspIte
of all reason, expedency and common sense n IL
usually safe to decide that II she asked why she
does so the answer would be- Wei, you know had
planned It." ~
few Instances will illustrate what Is meant We
saw young lady the other day coming home IN A
dienched and drabblcd condition after DAVIS shon
ping In a dreadful rain. When asked why she had
chosen this particular day sho Acknowledged tbat
another would have done well, but she added with
the air OF one who settles everything by advancing m
unanswerable argument I" But then l had planned 70
60 to-day Another woman laid out in her mind "A
scheme OF attending garden party In a now gown
TO be procured for the occasion, although was at
the time much out of health She OBJ aimed the
materials for the dress made appointment with the
dessmaker and accepted the invitation which She had
received. Her husband demonstrated. her physician
positively forbade her making the attempt but She
peisevercd up 10 the point OF falling In a dead faint
under the hands VI the dressmaker while trying On
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-07
LIFE IN SOUTH AFRICA.
A PESSIMISTIC NOVEL


THE STORY OF AN AFRICAN FARM BY RALPH
IRON (Ollve SchreiDer). 16mo, pp 375. Boston :
Roberts Brothers
This is not novel as novels are commonly com
posed 1t represents the theories Of no literary
school II is. indeed both Realistic and Ideal
stic. but not in the ordinary acceptaton Of those
terms IL is dual study in objective life, and
study in subjective life; in short, that seemingly
impossible phenomenon, O realistic psychological
novel The scene is laid in South Africa, on an
ostrich farm situated on on interminable plain Of
red earth, treeless, almost sbrubless where the
fierce heat makes the air culver all through the
long summer and during the wet season the rain
and wind have full sweep Nature is all around,
but nature in her least attractive aspects. Upon
this lonely farm three children struggle toward
maturity and it is of their history, both inner
and outer that the book treats There is no plot,
there are no unities" nor harmonies nor happy
chances. nor providential interferences. Every
thing happens as it were fortuitously and without
purpose and most changes for the worse.
The children, two girls and a boy. are strongly
differentiated One of the girls Lyndall, has n
strong and aspiring soul The other is a common
Mace but faithful and loving little creature The
bow Waldo is the Thinker Of the history. and it is
his y.ychical growth that is anayzed and described
with marvellous insight, sympathy and power.
The philosophy is that of the Persian Omar
Khayyam One almost hears the old Astronomer
Poet in the melancholy cynicism Of the authors
preface:
We are no other than moving row
OF. Magic Shadow-shapes that come and go
Round with this Sun-illumin'd Lantern held
In midnight by the Master .ofsthe Show
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-07
coysoLryG ASPECT OF TIE CASE

quebec Letter to The Denver Republican.
Two things here however. touch the American heart
ana spirit Bit and my asthmac guide, wilum removed
ms white cotton gloves aud produced his white cotton
handkerchief as we approached these momentos and he
the subject matter
This ere said he with pathetic trcmble in his
voice and the mist OF tear in his round red eye Is
very painful subject We standing on the edge Of
the Kings Baston. looking down the almost
rocks to the narrow street OF Lower Town. nearly
below III s'pose we've the sorry story he art ye
know y Half way down the cruel height whore a moro
desperate charge than at Lookout made was
tablet bearing the legend Here Fell MONTGOMERY i.7S"
Very painful very II sighed Wlllum heavily placed
coin In his morous timely hand and turned from he
spot lie followed bFisky, good soul Frightening I'D tho
subject with: But It cawn't 'appen hagan. We know.
Dear no !" In moment more had reac he'd the centre
OF the Parade 10 which spot he had dextrouy guided me-
There stood bright saucy little field piece OF brass pol
ishcd until almost mrrored skyhc only thing An hs
whole Citadel OF Quebec with clean face and snappy
good look about IT, Really now. ni" began wlllam,
with downcast, eommIseratng face Hits a very un.
pleasant subject very" The very little gun had very
large inscription which said had been Taken al Bunker
hhL' Dear me = but hits a very" placed another
coin In his timorous timely hand Radlanty beamei his
honest face. lie put the cola away, slapped the gun
familiarity kindly, introspectyely sympathecally as he
unused aloud in tone OF unctous penissabiity charity
aud forgiveness
. But hit caw'nt 'appen hasan. ye knswN
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-07

her gown The disappointment Of missng INC S s,s
seemed 10 trouble her very tfle but she was oeepy
AFFLICTED 10 have failed in carrying ont her plan
had IL all planned OUT she sad tafhaicapy, ana
went TIL dropped" OF course she vas ~ IN
notbIne more could have becn expected, tnougn why
II was necessary 10 proceed to such exfrensnes m
matter about which She really cared so HUE RENAME
an inscrufablc mystery. a. -o.s.n 10,
1t IS perfectly idle to remonstrae or 70 reason VIZ
n woman who has come under the lnhuehre " ~:
mystrious fetch Of planning ere y 20 iv". I,
Responsible for her actions but q s"sycI y w
power Of the superstition too highly 20 pe DOT
when once the seal of inner APPRECIATION; me oa'n
befoie The inner duties OF the feminine MIND mas Decn
placed on any project howevey trhng no cons,ne
lions have weight to restrain woman IRON '''"''
IT,. She VIII go -. ,are
" "Through bush. through BRAKE
Through food. through frc = a,.s. -.
thing IL IS tust as well 10 give her her he,h a. OF
and abandon all hope Of stopping her unsss Vns y
prepared 10 go 10 tho extent OF the STRAIT '"eAe'
and the padded CELL
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-07
WHAT A SPIDER!
From The Calcutta Fnglishman.


haev the pleasure Of sending you description at
the day before yesterday and shall be glad II any
reader will inform me whether the species BIO we'll.
known anywhere, or whether there be another Indian
species at all corresponding with II In size. / take
my description from the specimen In spirits, and can
only indulge I'm regret that / did not see IL alive
rhe creature was found cnging to a door-curtain
and when alarmed emitted a grating sound, but
whether with its mandibles with Its feet could
not be ascertancd. II showed no disposition to run
away or 10 move from the spot where IL was
TIL It thrown down, when It was killed with a
blow OF a stick
II Is quite inches In length and half an inch I'm
BREADTH and the two segncnts OF the body are equal
In size 1t Is distinctly shOrtcggcd for spider but
the eight legs are very strong and heavy. Tho body,
too is covered with fine short hair and Is all Of
darh-bro color The two fanRs like sparrow IS
claws and exceedingly sharp, and If stretched out
straight would, with the hcshy part, measure nearly
half inch each. ! lpd II dlnicult TO convey an
adequate impression Of The terrible and formidable
appearance Of the monster The common large run
Ming spider. TO be found IN every house in Calcutta.
unhestaingly tackles and destroys tho largest cock
roach. Judged by this standard, this spider ought
10 make It's prey OF a small bird or mouse, according
to lie tales that told Of the South American Ia
rantula
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-07
B4CKBITIyG A JUDGE TO HIS FACE

In legal circles IN Brooklyn there has been good
laugh the expense OF Arthur White secretary Of tho
Of Health OF Newtown L. J. He takes
the Supreme Court in alton to the collection
the school tax Corona. l.. l. One day long AGO
he visited Brooklyn and went the Court House
Judge Bartlett had rendered decision in the In
the corridor he who looked II he knew
something about legal matters asked him he could
tell anything about the Yes, l know OF IT,"
the reply. When will II be decided p don't know
but think IL will be soon"
suppose the Judge Is OF on his vacation" said MI
White. and is spending HIS time hunting ard fishing
instead Of attending TO his duties here
At this he noticed that the man smiled and said he
guessed not Mr. White then went into the courtroom
and asked officer where Judge Bartlett was "why
you met him OF the door you came In and talked with
him was the reply, which completely astcnished Mr.
White.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-07
THE LION AMONG THE FLOWERS.

Hero in this garden-nOok alone.
Lies an old lion of gray stone
Once. I'm the long gone golden hours,
A lorily lion. proud In state.
The guardian of a mansiOn- gaze
Now he lies low among the flowers.
Then. Oft he saw the shining doors,
Heard Hight feet fall on fesiai flo)rs,
Heard music wake its w'trhirr IN;
Then danced beneath the torches blas0
The Knights and ladies OF Old DAYS.
While he watched over all within
Now. he lies here (; I'm his old age
Cast out. rejected. by the rage
OF time down-beaten. broken, scarred~
An old gray lion. yet not less
A lion In his feeble"cSs
One thing is left lin still 10 guard.
He guards 1t well. by night ard day,
In those great paws OF granite gray.
In the strong shelter of his breast:
No man shall serve him yet with scorns
Though an old lion Illus f0rlOrn,
And all he guards-a robins nesti
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-07

Alto Batts tn TIC FIUVIUtnre sunday JOURNAL
Our teacher of singing said he, "was at one
time Ill, and for while took charge OF the vocal
classes. one day a lady, somewhat advanced IN
years, to make aTran gcmenis for taking private
lessons In singing The results Of my trying her
voice were moi particularly encouraging and at the
end Of the second lesson felt II my duty tell her
that her did not seem TO to be true. She
received the remark very cOolly, and at the next
afraid said to her, that you can never learn TO
sing in tune oh 1t doesn't natter she returned
Doesn't matterr asked, naturally rather surprised
Il don't care anything about the music was her
explanation, but my doctor said that singing would
be the best thing for my dyspepsia, and so decided
10 take lessons'b
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-07

The West has OF late years settled UP rapidly that
there now but few places for the prairie fires 10
display their old time energy and vastness. They can
perhaps TO II than anywhere else on the
Sioux Reserv alton, which the Congressional Committee
Is attempting 10 open to settlement. This rescr-
from north to south, and In some places nearly A.,
wide. The grass on II docs not. however grow
rank as II used to on the prairie TO the east Of
the river, and 1t is more broken up by rivers bot
some great nrcs sweep over IT, Observation-Disclosures
burn of the grass each fall being about the extent
OF the Indians dea OF cultvating the land So far
as any settlement Is concerned, the fires have as
good a chance as they had fifty years ago I went
across It for the last time two years ago this fall
following along the abandoned Pierre and Dcadwood
stage and IRE ght road for 100 miles II was
among the first few days Of November and tho whole
country TO the north Of the trail was already burned
and rolled away TO the hrihcrmost horizon black
and naked To the south saw number of fires
The weather at first calm there was not a
breath Of wind, for II was the last OF Indian sum.
mer-and the fires crcpt along slowly. seeming when
looked at closely to pause every blade Of grass
and sending up, when seen at a Distance, long slen
der columns OF smoke which spread out at the ton
aud formed a Hight, hazy cloud. In the night tho
sky was led In places all along the southern horizon
from tho reflections Of distant fires, while those
nearer made most beautiful display. On the
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-02-08
A Gigantic Turnip.

From time to time the most wonderful
plants known on the earth are showed
aside BY wonders still more wonderful.
1t is not so very long ago since thousands
focked to see the great Queen of the
Amazon. the Victoria water lily. Many
a greater vegetable marvel has appeared
since then-now it is giant aroid,
which those interested in these vegetable
curios are waiting and watching for in
the Royal Kew collection. 1t is not far
removed botanically from our common
Indian turnip, and when its flowers ex-
pand, as hoped for this year, the odor Of
the skunk cabbage is expected to be in
creased a hundred fold. While our
Arum or Indian turnip has tuber of
about six inches in circumference. this
will reach five feet. The leaf-stalk of
ours is from twelve to eighteen inches
this is about ten feet, and the stalk itself
is three feet round, as against three
inches in ours. The circumference of
the leaf-bladc is forty.tive feet. Only
think of leaf blade to plant that dies
to the ground every year, extending tif-
teen feet across ! The Victoria lily leaf,
six or eight feet across, was deemed
something prodigious. The flower will
be somewhat like our well-known Gala
lily, but with long and curiously twist
ed spadix, from whence it receives its
generic name.-Ind@pe1dcnt.