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The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-12-14
A Noisy Aurora Isurcalis.

John E. McGrath, in charge of one Of
the surveying expeditions to locate tho
boundary line between Alaska and Brit
ish Columbia, has written to the superin-
tendcnt of the coast survey giving an
account of his operations since his ar
rival in Alaska. The letter is dated
thirty miles above Charley's Village,
Aug. 49, The party had reached that
point after some little annoyance and de-
lays. They had observed several bril-
liant displays of aurora borcalis, ono of
which was interesting because of its be-
ing attended by u noise, an unusual phc-
nomenon. The letter relates the circum-
stance us follows:
Ono night while John Luis was on
watch at Fort Yukon lie heard q noise
behind him which made him think a
flock of geese was coming along. Turn
ing to the north to sec them, he beheld
what looked like rainbow flying up
toward the zenith. Then it divided into
two parts, one going toward the east and
ono toward the west. The phenomenon
was not high, and seemed to be about
twelve feet wide. He was badly fright
cncd by 1t at first. AS John had never
seen an aurora, and knew nothing of the
dispute as to whether any noiso accom-
panied it or not, his positive testimony
that the noise it mado first drew his at
tention to 1t will be of valuc. Tho next
morning my magnet acted crratically.
Mr.. Wallace, tho English minister at
Rampant house, told Turner and myself
that there was no doubt of noiso accom-
panying the aurora. They were very
fine up ut his station, md ho has heard
the sounds himself.-Washingtod Tele-
O-1orr,
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-12-14
King Alexander and His Mother.

There has been SO much romancing
about the hysterical grief Of King Alex
ander eat not being allowed to see his
mother" that it becomes necessary to re-
call that the king is not mere child,
but a full grown boy of 13, and, indeed,
SO precociously developed that he looks
rs English boys do at IS. He is of
calm disposition, bears himself with dig
nifty, and would certainly never ask any
favor of his tutor, DR.. Dokitch, or of one
of tho regents with crying or wringing
of hands. Had he manifested any strong
desire to see his mother his wishes would
have been granted, but from first to last
the boy has been in complete understand
ing with his father. He is very fond of
his father, fact which many who affect
topity him leave altogether out of reck-
oning. IIo is also thoroughly imbued
with a sense of his position as king, and
he is old enough to understand that his
mothers conduct may do him politically
serious injury.-Vienna Dispatch to Lon
don Times
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-12-14
A Canine photocranher.

The latest trick in amateur photog-
raphy Is to have trained dog who at a
given signal will run and pull string,
by means Of which the slide of an In
stantaneous camera is worked, 30 that
his master may be taken in group or
alone as often as he pleases. 1t Is of
course necessary to start the creature at
distance sufficiently great to give the
master time to rearrange his features
after giving the word, but this is not a
difficult thing to manage, and the young
man who devised the trick has been ex-
ceedingly popular at the seaside hotel
where he has passed tho summer, as all
the pretty and most of the plain young
ladies in the house were anxious to have
their pictures taken by the agency Of the
clever little bull terrier which served as
his assistant.
One is prepared for anything nova
days, and it may be that it will not be
long before the dogs are seen running
about with detective cameras upon their
own account. 1t would not be bad
idea to furnish a watch dog with flash
light detective camera, and thereby he
may take tho picture Of any villain who
invades tho domain which he is set to
guard. Tho picture would be an inter
esting. piece of evidence in trial for
burglary, and if it did not carry con-
viction it would not fail at least Of pro-
ducing i sensation.-Boston Courier.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-12-14
BIG Elorilu F.isl,Ipx.

Some of the fine fishing to be had in
Florida can be imagined from the fol-
lowing scores, received from Coronado
Beach, near New Smyrna. The fishing
was done on Sept. 81, and the species
taken were channel bass or red fish. The
party included five anglers of skill. Mr..
Adams caught twelve bass, which aggre-
gated in weight 237 pounds; Mr.. Austin,
1s bass, 2e3 pounds; Mr.. Lancaster, s
fish, SO pounds; Mr.. st. Clair Abrams, 4
fish, 90 pounds, and Mr.. Gardner, 5 bass,
112 pounds. 1t will be seen from the
score that 3S fish were caught which
weighed 1877 pounds. The fish which,
were uninjured by the hook were, after
being weighed, thrown back into the
water, as the anglers would find it diff
cult in that land of fish to get rid of their
catch.-New York Times.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-12-14
A DEATHBED MARRIAGE.
A Romantic Incident in the I.ife Of Capt,
Henry Frangel.

The serious illness of Police Capt.
Frangel recalls an incident in his life
which his intimates have never forgot
ten. 1t is a bit of romance which he
found much satisfaction in recounting.
Capt. Frangel was born in Bavaria and
educated literally by his parents, who
intended him for the ministry. His in
clination was not for religious calling,
however, and to find vocation suited to
his capacity and inclination he emigrated
to America. Capt. Frangel was q very
young man when he arrived in st. Louis.
He occupied several clerical positions,
and at about the time of the outbreak Of
the war was marshal of the recorders
court, which held its sessions in the
building now used by the fire depart
ment at Seventh and Olive streets. One
day while at his duties in the court reg
iment of volunteers passed going north.
At that time the feeling between the
northern and southern sympathizers was
very strong. The Union party had the
upper hand, but was not without fear of
attack from southern sympathizers. As
this regiment marched past the record
er's court some one discharged gun.
Whether n gun had been fired accident
ally i'll one of the houses near by, wheth-
er somo one had fired from one Of the
houses Of the soldiers, or whether ono
of the soldiers guns had been discharged
by its bearer is not now known. The
soldiers believed they were being fred
upon, and without orders fired in every
and all directions. Tho principal fire
was directed at the recorders court for
somo unexplained reason. The fire was
Mt such short range that windows were
shattered and brick walls pierced. For
years the buildings showed signs of this
attack. Other balls went us far Us Sew
enth and Washington avenue, where
they lodged in the buildings.
Three of the bullets that entered the
recorders court room struck Capt. Fran
gel. Two passed through his body and
one through his legs. Though supposed
to be fatally wounded, he was taken to
the hospital and carefully treated by the
physicians in charge. He was engaged
to be married, and the ceremony was to
be performed in few weeks. The
wounded mans fiancee, on hearing of his
injury, fastened to tho hospital, where
she took her place at his bedside and re-
mained tenderly caring for him until his
recovery. AT first 1t was thought he
could not recover, and after few days
his recovery was said to be impossible.
Then they were married, the nurse and
the dying man. Mrs. Frangel was
most attentive nurse, and under her
ministrations her husband recovered.
His euro was thought by the doctors to
bo almost miraculous.-St. Louis Post
Dispatch,
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-12-14
Afraid Of Darkness.

\ millionaire, who has just died at
Vienna, had such an antipathy to dark
ness that he has actually left instructions
in his will for the illumination of his last
resting place. An electric light is to be
kept burning in the vault during whole
year, and even the interior of the coffin
is to be electrically lighted. The ex-
penses arc to be betrayed by special
bequest Of 10000 marks.-San Francisco
Chronicle.
At the opening Of the industrial fair at
Toronto Sir John Macdonald had made
his opening speech of congratulation,
and, before calling upon him to press an
electric button starting the machinery,
President Withrow invited one or two
other speakers to deliver addresses. One
Of them was John Legs, NJ. P. for To-
ronto. He advanced to the front and laid
his heavy white hat ON the top Of the
electric button. Instantly there was
shrieking of whistles and the machinery
In the building began to run. The crowd
roared with laughter, and, after much
gesticulation and running about, the
managers stopped the proceeding, and
the machinery was restarted by Sir John
and Lady MISUNDERSTANDING
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-12-14
Public Clocks.

The proper authorities of Berlin, Prus-
sia, have resolved to set up clocks, after
Mayrhofer's system, on seventeen public
places in that city, the places to be des-
ignated hereafter. The cost per clock
has been fixed at 1000 marks, and its
attendance 279 marks per annum. The
gas for lighting the dial, as we'll as the
water necessary for actuating, will be
furnished by the city free of charge
jewelers. Circular.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-12-14
CHAPTER II.

respects thoroughly in love with his pro-
fession. y fairer type of tho American
cavalry officer, when once he got in sad
die aud settled down to business, one
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-12-14
4 Fact

MToETH knowing is that hlooG dis.
w cases which all other remedies fail
10 cure, yield to Ayers Sarsapariila.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1889-11-09
A Hint to Smokers.

tits remarkable that people smoke 80
much tobacco in its various forms that Is
lmpregnated with deadly nicotine when BY
simple method which would not detract
one whit from Its good quality, but would
remove all that is Objectionable. the
sooacco could be made free of this poison.
merely soak the tobacco day in u shallow
trough and then lay it in the sun, If
feasible; II not, dry by the most convenient
means. and the weed Is robbed Of all odorif-
srous properties and OF nicotine. It is then
~ sweet the fumes would not offend the
t, oss sensitive lady, because 1t has no
humeA BESIDES, the vessel in which it is
ANTI ssSSlaea does not become s.strong"-a valu-
ssSs ~ .nlng for man who prefers Q mesr.
''sasu ptpe u OsarA =
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1889-11-09
DE JINGLE Oh DE BELLS.

Ia sp, rg when do fields are all kivered with
greer,
AZ de c!ov r bio I'm smells in de ar,
An dc wet in do gra-s l,iader ckles yer feet.
An DIR Il buS me6 tr Niger swsar
De am de time dat de darky lubs de mos,
When dey come erloug home hind der
poWs,
In de cool OBJ do day, when dey hears oil
err, VI
De jingle OBJ de balls on dc cows.
When de jinpson weed pops up outer de
grouu
An de dog 'eGnel runs it c: race,
Al whel de Shtnn'-bug do SCATTER rou7' its
sparks,
An dabs EN- now an den in yer face.
D mes de music dat am sweetes' an
At leaslen dat s how dis darky lows
Assofty dar rnnl"s froo pastures O. green
D. r ng II OBJ de bells on de cows.
Nheh do bluebrd comes wild er straw IN its
To de hole whar de woodpecl,er bored.
When reL-breasted robius huIts erroun. :,r
der irrd,
When dc i4ch swallow swings in de r-lrd,
Den I m T.; ol3 meadow way down IL dc
c.i,
Oree orc ard rcat young o pie .boughs.
. eals genty DC mus cal sound dat we lub-
D, t:nkle oh lie bells on de cows.
When de sun goes down in er thick clump o.
pines,
When dc avg in Dc swamp gins to croal,,
An de whippoorw i nes wld er doeful c5unc
Wa lie de oe owl ho Is md OAK;
On de- f breeze dat comes loaded down w.d
its sweets
F"om de meadow whar slick cattle browse
Oar hoats wid or FRESHNESS dat nebber CTS
OLE
De Jingle OBJ d, bells on de cows.
-Edwari a. Ollhum, Cenlu v Br,c.a-Brnc
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1889-11-09
WONDERFUL REPTILES.

An Unlettered MANS Observations on
Joint and Hoop Snakes.
/ hev red the jint snake countryversy
and notice the writers preface ther tail
with referens as to there vsracisy. This
looks like prima farce evidence of the on
reasonableness OF ther foilerin accounts I,
writes truthful j. l.. Flibb, Of Hickory
Forks, ILL.,, to the st. Louis Republic, try to
tell the straight cold chilled truth, tharfore
don't need to back it up with nabor vouch-
ers Howsumevcr could give nabors who
could tell you all about me but don't want
to-digress frum my tail. hev seed the
]nt snake make jint apintment with its
fractional parts after it he'd been broken
all up I hev made half the jlnts unite
wrong end fust, then you ort to a-seed it try
to crawl. Hit would heave and set, its
front half goin forrcds and latter half
crawlin tother way-fnally it pulled itself
square into with loud snap, each end turn
ing summerset which broke its neck. He
triad to back up, but sna AXE can't back, and
couple on but the more he tried the furder
apart he got from Mason and Dixon's line
seed the snake (referred to by F. s. L.)
suck Jersey cow, fill the bottle first fused
as reservolr) with milk and the motion of
the waves while swimmin the Massippy
churned tho mix into such big mass of
butter thet the bottle wouldn't hold it and
bust the bottle and the snake foundered
fore an aft in mid Massippy. Many Nv the
ole citizens will back me on this
The horn snake chad horn on latter eend
Nv its tale) wuz onct Indigenous here, takin
its horn In its mouth and role like O hoop
after its prey and w hen in reach, let 20 it's
horn and thrust it into its prey which found
itself on the horn Of q die lemmc.
When mad its horn was pizcn.
One day wuz curryin' my mattock and a
tarnal horn sn, Ike tuck after me. dropped
my mattock, which stuck in the ground
handle eend up saved my life by fite,
out when the snake come onto that mattock
stannin up in Defiance hit stuck its horn
rignt through the hickory handle and
plzened it so 1t swelled and bust the eve OF
the mattock.
Another snake trelative of the horn
snake) attacks men who fulc with IL. hut In
different way-thc horn gifts in the mans
mouth and the snake eend gifts in his boots
an thare Is no remedy fur the man. He's
agoner, but he'll never acknowledge ,het
that is what's the matter. This last is n
"still snake'' and "hands off, must be vure
motto or yure in danger. This last species
10 said to bo indigenous where man is In.
digeuous.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-07-04
MIND DIES WITH MAN.
DR.. Bryce of Alabama Creates a Sensation
with His Iconoelastie Metaphysical Views. +

DR.. Bryce of Alabama Creates a Sensation
with His Iconoelastie Metaphysical Views (,
BIRMINGHAM, ALA, June 27.-Dr.
Peter Bryce, superintendent of the state
insane asylum and an expert on insanity
of national reputation, to-day read a
paper before the Alabama educational
association on s'The Mind and It's Devel-
opments. - He held that man came
from primordial germs and that he was a
development of the lower order Of beings.
He said that Eve was created as the Bible
stated. He held that mind was but de-
velopment of the instinct of animals, and
that it differed from animal reason only
in degree, and not in kind. Mind, he
held, was the result of organic forces,
and when these forces stopped mind was
gone. 1t has no entity of its own
When man dies his mind dies with him.
1t is not the sum of all the faculties, and
hence not immortal. He held that God
overlooked the creation of the world, but
took no direct interest in it
DR.. Bryce IS paper created a great SEN
sation in the meeting, and when he sat
down half a dozen ministers were on their
feet III an instant. One of them asked
DR.. Bryce if he believed man was respon-
sible to God. The doctor replied that
man WAS responsible to God just as he
was legally responsible to the laws of the
land.
After heated discussion of the subject
the association adopted a resolution re-
affirming belief in the Biblical account
of the creation and declaring that the
association did not indorse all the papers
read before it.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-07-04

| THE PALACE CLOSED FOR 1889.
The Texas Spring Palace was closed to
the public for 1889 Thursday That it
! has been a success so far as Texas is con-
| cerned every visitor will testify and hun
| dreds have so testified publicly. The Pal
ace was designed to exhibit the products
Of Texas and the people of Texas to those
who entertained misapprehensions of the
state and its people. In this the Palace
has been marked success, and it has
sent abroad thousands of DISTINGUISHED
missionaries to preach the truth concern
ing this Southwestern empire.
The Texas Spring Palace has advertised
this state as it was never before made
known to the world.
The people of Fort Worth whose money
and devotion made this grand presenta-
ton possible have every reason for self
graduation. The good that will come to
Fort Worth will be the recognition of It's
services in behalf of the state, and this
city must have a share in all that bene-
fits Texas
TO Gen. Cameron, who conceived this
project; to the people whose money was
contributed to it; to the women whose
devoted labor was given without
price and without whom the
Palace would have been impossible;
TO the officers whose time and attention
were taken up by the Palace to the neg
lect OF private affairs; to the
exhibiting counties and their lib
eral men and faithful women
and to the press of the state with few
eXceptions) the people of all Texas owe a
debt that will never be fully cancelled,
for the good that will come to the state
from this Palace exhibit will continue
long after the man who conceived and
the men and women who executed are
laid away to sleep with ''the rude fore
fathers of the hamlet. -
The Palace has accomplished its object
for this year, and will be opened again
May l to 10, 1890. The Texas Spring
Palace for 1889 has been success, but
with the experience of the present year
to guide them, the projectors can prom
ise greater success when the marvellous
beauties of this singular display are again
presented to the public.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-07-04
A TEXAS PALACE. IN TIE NORTH.

Il TEXAS PLACE IN THE NORTH.
The Fort Worth Spring Palace is closed for
this year. In every sense it is understood to
have been success, and as an advertisement Of
the resources of Texas in compact space and
beautiful design, and for the most part thor
Oughly practical, 1t has never been equaled.
Would not some such elaborate advertisement
located in New York, and possibly some other
large Eastern or Western city, pay royal inter
est on the outlay9 The cost would be light on
the respective cities and counties of Texas, self
taxed for the purpose, and who can estimate the
returns2 1t will at all events forever kill, bury
and water the grave of the heretical idea that
Texas is only state for cattle and the cowboy.
-[Austin Statesman.
The Statesman offers suggestion that
was debated by the Texas Spring Palace
management in an informal manner, but
the probability of obtaining the money to
carry out the scheme was not encourage
ing, and Fort Worth did not feel able to
carry the load. Once established, say in
Chicago and New York, it was argued
that a duplicate of the Palace would
attract a patronage profitable to the
management, as the unique display is
well calculated to interest the public.
On the other hand, it was urged that the
prime object of the Palace was to induce
people to come to Teas and thus enable
them to see the state as it is and not as
it Is falsely represented to be. Answer
was made to this that the Palace in New
York or Chicago. or in both places, would
so favorably advertise Texas that people
would be tempted 70 come and see the
state from which such wonderful exhibit
emanated. But the money necessary to
prepare and transport and set up the ex-
hiblt did not appear to be available and
the subject was dropped without formal
debate. Perhaps after the exhibit next
spring, Fort Worth may be able to carry
the Palace display northward and show
the people of the Union the rare oppor-
tunities offered in Texas to the capitalist
and home seeker
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-07-04
BRITISH GALL.
Tired of Providing for the Spawn of Royalty,
it is Suggested that American Heiresses Come
TO the Rescue

Tired of Providing for the Spawn of Royalty.
tits Suggested that American Heiresses Come
to the Rescue.
LONDON, June 28.-Despite the i'm
mense wealth of the earl of Fife, whose
engagement is just announced to the
Princess Louise, 1t is believed that par
lament viii be called upon to dover the
bride.
The Star raises q howl in authorization
of this demand and calls upon Gladstone
to take firm stand in opposition to all
doweries in the future until such time as
the whole system of support for the Off
spring Of royalty can be settled There
are at the present time still twenty-three
princes and princesses unproYided with
consorts, and if claims of this nature are
TO continue to meet with recognition. the
total demand upon the public treasury
will be something appalling The nine
children of the queen have so far cost the
country in cold sash the snug sum of
e5 600 600, and the Star suggests as a
partial relief from the burden which a
provision for the royal princes impose,
that the sons at least might make an eff
fort TO catch the rich american heiresses
who come to Europe to be caught. In
this way some little relief could be af-
forded to the Taxpayers while the heir
esses would probably consider that they
had got their moneys worth
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-07-04

MASSACHUSETTS is III earnest IN its
effort to have free ballot and a fair
count. That state has a secret ballot
law formed on the Australian plan, and
an organization called the Ballot Act
league has been made in order to secure
its effective operation by circulating in
formation concerning its provisions and
securing the observance of the law in its
spirit and details The principal objec-
tion to the adoption of the Australian
system of voting has been the difficulty
which the average voter Is called upon
to meet in exercising his rights under its
provisions. With the aid of such body
as the Ballot Act league a great deal
ought to be accomplished in the direction
of removing this objection.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-07-04

engines add eight times as much more; so
that the total mass of yapor dis
charged into the atmosphere must be
each week more than forty seven billion
cubic yards. But we question whether
even this would be more than enough to
form good heavy dew if returned to
the earth in the form of rain. However,
If there is an increased rainfall in these
later years why should there be cause for
sorrowiDg rather than rejoicing? It has
rained much not only in Texas but in
other sections of the country for the past
thirty days, but as TO that did not the
great bard say, ''for the rain it raineth
every day?'' and there were no steam
condensers in Shakespeare IS day save the
tea kettles and stew pots.