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The Dickinson press., 1889-03-02
II Wnrked Both Wnys.

Here is an incident which shows how care.
fully the principles of acoustics should be aI'
Piled to building A church had brcn
erected III Shrlli"I.i IN which the preacher WIS
altogether unheaf,i however great ms cXer
ton. Various unsuccessful exInslents were
tried. until the incumbent. happily III this
case Il scientific man. had large paraboic
reflector OF light wood constructed and 81
suspended that the pulpit was in the focus oi
the parabola
by such an arrangement the rays of sound
issuing from the focus of the mirror would
be thrown forward as n parallel beam The
consequence Of this was that every word Ut
tered in tho pulpit could he distinctly heard
throughout the church. indeed tho speaker
was more distinctly heard at the far end than
at tho intermediate portions. because this
parallel beam of sound was directly cast upon
those in the distant gallery Unfortunately
however, the reflector acted in both dlrec
tions If any one whispered in that distant
gallery the sound of the whisper was gath
cred into the focus OF the reflector The
preacher placed in that focus thus heard oil
tho remarks that happended to be made by
the people sitting i'll the gallery. and as it
was anything but pleasant to preach and
listen to criticism on the sermon at the same
time the reflector after awhile had to be taken
dowu.-Chambers' journal.
The Dickinson press., 1889-03-02
I'eople Who Fret.

One OF the most striking examples of this
large class of unfortunate beings is the great
Carlyie-the man of noble heart and a strong
mind. capable of gra-plng great subjects and
giving Wise words of u,ilnonltion regarding
them, and vet So difficult to live with com.
tortably because he was easily disturbed by
tri!ies and gave free vent to an oral express
slon of the annoyaIces he felt.
There is u touch of the ridiculous but much
more that Is pathetic, In the story of Carlyle's
behavior on his return home after an absence,
during which his loved Jennie Mrs. Carlyle,
worked with loving industry to make her
husbands home coming an especially happy
one The study was made Immediately neat,
the new furniture arranged in the most pleas.
ing order and dainty touch given here and
there to make all home like. The task com
pleted, Mrs. Carlyle awaited in happy ex.
pectancy the return of the master Of the
house.
What did Carlyle do to show bis apprecia.
tion of this loving service SO willingly rem
dered' Did he express his satisfaction in
words, or even by look of pleased surprisei
Not he. Surveying the room with critical
eyes he walked to window, discovered that
the sash ratified aud vented his dlspleasure in
unnlstaKable language. This one small flaw
blinded hlm to all the rest OF the order and
pleasant arrangement Of the room. Evening
Wisconsin,
The Dickinson press., 1889-03-02

james Tray, Of Allentown, went to Louis
vlic ono day and sat by the open window of
tho car on account of the heat. He snccZcd
and his false teeth fell out of the window.
AS he had just paid s?35 for them he got out
at the next station, five miles from where tho
teeth had escaped from him, and walked bac;
to regain them. He found them Then lie
started to walk tho five miles back to got the
next train. AS he was crossing tho railroad
bridge over the Big Run west bound frciobt
camo along. He was wa!kin. on that track,
and stepped over on tho beams of tho cast
bound track. AS he did 50 he glanced Lar..:
and saw u freight train from the west lust
coming on tho bridge toward him There
vas no time for him to get across the brid.c
before the train would be upon him, and Gc
did not dare to stand on the narrow s,,acc be-
tween tho tracks until the two trains passed.
Both locomotives sounded their danger sic,.
mails. There was but one thing to do. Tray
seized a bridge beam or tic with his hands ard
dropping quickly down hung By his fingers
until the long train had passed over him. He
then dragged himself back to tho track.
Tho engineer of the train was bringing il
to stop, evidently to SEQ What had become
of Tray, but when he reappeared and the con.
ductor saw ho was all right tho signal was
given to go ahead and tho train went on
without taking Tray aboard. A mile further
on another cast bound freight caIno alons
Tray thought it was running slow enough for
him to get on the caboosc. When tho rear Of
tho train was passing him Lo thrcw lis
overcoat on tho platform Of the caboosc and
grabbed tho rail to swing himself on. The
train was going faster than it looked, and
Tray could not get footing. Ho had to
let loose of the rail, and he was thrown twcn-
ty feet down the bank. The skin was scraped
OF his face, hands and legs and one ankle was
dislocated. The train went on, taking Trays
ovcrcoat-a brand new $50 coat-with it.
In spite Of his injured ankle and mutilatcd
face, hands and legs, Tray managed to get
over the remaining two miles CT his journey,
reaching the station just as his train came
IN. Without waiting to have Lis injuries c.-
tendsl to he boarded the train. When til,
conductor camo around Tray remembered
that tho conductor Of tho first train had
taken up his ticket for tho cntiro journey.
He could not induce tho second conductor to
pass him either on the strength Of that fact
or of the story of his many naishaps and Tray
had to pay his faro over again. l,c went to
bed wondering whether it wasn't more than
Likely that the ceiling will fall on Lim-Ph.-
adelphia Times.
The Dickinson press., 1889-03-02
Effects of Heavy unir

81 do not believe that heavy hair takes
away strength" /" said a leading physician tho
other day. "IIcavy hair may be burdensome
to weak people by its weight in the same way
that heavy hat or bonnet might be- Its
growth is only weakening in tho samo sense
tlat all growth may be, and tho growth is
ordinarily compensated for by food In any
event there is no way Of retardins the growth
"I the hair; cutting only stimulates it, but it
may relieve the sense of weight
"Wo should do nothing for the hair of q
child beyond Keeping tho head clean. Many
children are extremely slow in getting lair,
but 1t comes ultimately, and, SO far rs obscr-
walton Is an authority, just as abundantlv as
in other children. Tho growth and develop
ment Of children is very often fitful and un-
even, ono part growing seemingly at tho e1-
pcnso of another for tho time New York
Mail and Express.
The Dickinson press., 1889-03-02
A ,,i,,iopaire,, Small nec;nn,n,.

The visitor To Talbotton is pointed out the
store where Leonidas Strauss, the millionaire
crockery dealer of New York, began his bus.
lness career Long before the war Strauss
drove INTO Talhotton in arickety two horse
wagon CONTAINING some goods and all his
worldly possessions He applied to Barney
Curley to rent a little store. the only vacant
one in the place. And so unprepossessine
was Strauss and his outfit that Barney only
relented by prepayment of ono months rent.
But Strauss proSpered and sent his children
to school In 1861 he moved to Columbus.
lie spsculatei LII cotton and at the close of
tho war he left for New York with nearly
slOoCoo He engaged IN the fancy crockery
business, dealing only in special hnporta
tions lie is now worth s2OOO.OOO and lives
In prlncely style. Sir. Cleveland appointed
his son Oscar. lawer. minister to Turkey.
alr Strauss had some of his beautiful crock.
cry ware ou exhibition at Columbus. Barney
Curiey does business in the same little store
rented to l.. Strauss, lives modestly. nor has
he allowed time nor circumstances nor event,
oJostle him out OF the even tenor of his way.
Savannah tGa.i News.
The Dickinson press., 1889-03-02
He Was Really Clever.

He Was Really Clever.
A sultan OF Morocco, requiring IN execu-
timer. one day Il man arrived to offer his SER
vices
Arc you really clever at it," asked the
monarch Can You cut Off head at one
bluws'
Try nc"
Very good. Come into the court yard.
Take your sword There happens to be q
criminal waiting to he hehealed."
The heasnan oheyed went down into the
court ward was confronted with his victim
and swept out his sword across tho mans
throat The head did not move
Clumsy wretch rreh the sultan
Sire" saul the executiuner without winc-
ing, have you II snutf boXf"
YES. what fore"
do mo the favor of holding the snuff
under the CRIMINALS uuSe
The sultan did us tie was asked. The man
slleezed aud the head fell off ut the feet of the
aStonl>hed monarch This was good stroke
OF work, or am very much mistaken.
NJ liichrpln, the famous novelist. has n
rather quaint story still III the same dismal
VEN. however The hero of one of his ro
manceS Is the most ltlrkless being on the face
OF the earth Nothing goes well with Inn
His wife hetrays hln, his friends rob hlm
and at last he is condemned to death for u
CRIME he has not committed On the statiold
at least it might be hoped that he should die
IN peace, but his Ill luck purSucS hun, even
there He turus to the exerutlunef and tells
nm that tn hlin he hi, tmuueathed his for
tune, and the executloner is so much moved
by this act of generosity that he only cuts off
his virtin's head at the sixth blow.-Parls
fll,:Sfrn
The Dickinson press., 1889-03-02
Singular Fatalities.

1t was some years ago that four trusted
and popular employees of certain well
known firm hero pulled out and started in
business for themselves in tho same line. For
tlmc everything went along smoothly, and
tho orders rolled in from their old customers.
Then the head Of the firm went east on busi-
ness, and a week or so later the startling
news came that he had fallen into tho ma
chincry of n mill and had been crushed to
death. 1t was not many months later that
the junior member of the firm went away,
and whilo travelling ho was killed in u rail-
road accident. Then tho third member of
tho quartet was mysteriously murdered and
now the surviving member is wondering if
an untilncly death is to be his lot. 1t was
singular succession Of fataities-Chicago
Herald
The Dickinson press., 1889-03-02
4 Gas Hammer.

John Bull uses Il lot of iron in making
tools, but ho makes some very good ones
sometimes. 4 Scottish branch of un English
machinery house has recently brought out IL
gas hammer which must prove very handy
in the shop, Irstcad of steam furnishing the
motive power, u mildly explosive mixture of
common coal gas and atmospheric air is en-
ployed II is used to propel tho hammer pis-
ton very much as in tho cylinder of u gas en-
ginc. Softer blows are given by reducing
tho range of movement Of the hand lever,
and the force of the blow can be regulated as
easily and accurately rs with the steam ham
mcr. The hammer is that known as the three
fourth hundred weight size, but the ordinary
blow struck by it l., equal to IL weight
of three hundred weight falling through
n height Of ono foot, 5000 Llows
only uso thirty-threo cubic feet Of
Birmingham gas, which at Is. Cd. per l,CUO
cubic feet costs one penny, or 1900 light and
heavy blows can be struck for the s;lno sum.
Tho hammer is always ready for work at any
moment, day or night, for short or long
periods, and it works at the same economical
ratio for one blow rs for LOCO 1t is only
necessary to light the Bunscn flame, open thu
gas cock, and it is ready FOR action The
hammer is arranged TO work with hand gear,
but if preferred it can bc arranged to worl,
with foot gear also. Yankee ingenuity has
no business to let Cousin John get ahead. Wo
can find an excellent use for gas hammers
where thcrc is no steam supply available
Boston Manufacturers Gazette.
The Dickinson press., 1889-03-02
Garter snakes and Their Young,

Garter snakes have a habit of swallowing
their young, which, if good BROOD will fire.
qucntly be as many as 100 and up as high as
thrco times that number. Ono dav," said
tho manager of travelling circus in st.
Louis, "a countryman hitchcd his team in tho
back yard and told tho tloorkccpcr he had u
big snake he would trade for admission for
himself and family-nino altogether | got
tho snake and put it in n box. 1t was big
one-somo ninc feet long and mighty heavy.
That night wo camo back from supper and
found tho place chock full of rising young
garters. Tho largest was no moro in sizo
than II lead pencil. Tho place was full of
them. You couldn't sit down in chair but
what they would climb up all six limbs
They werc in our hats, chairs, desks, cages,
on tho floors, evcrywherc Whcro in the
world did they como from. was the question
by chance somo ono struck tho gong. In u
minute tho mystery was solved Tho hordes
OF little vaimnts began scampcrins to their
mother. Sho quietly opened her mouth and
in they ran. Country snakes wcro put into
tight boxes after that till such II time as we
became well acquainted and knew whether it
WAS ono serpent or Il scrpent's ski full OF
srroutlnS snake seed.-St Louis Letter
The Dickinson press., 1889-03-02
Great Duck Dogs,

Like tho Newfoundland, tho Chesapeake
BAY dog Is still To bc found-with tho samo
capacity and aptitude for his calling-in
several strains sizes, coats and colors, long
haired, short haired and curly coated; rcd,
brown, or yellow, or scdgo grass in color.
Having gunncd on ono of tho choicest shores
OF tho Gunpowtler river for moro than twenty
years, and consequently outivcd many early
prcjudiccs, can say that by far tho most
satisfactory dog for the truo sportsman is tho
medium sized, "ottcr coated" dead grass
color, tho shade of your shooting suit This
settles tho question Of color advantage. They
d" not carry dead water to shake over you
like any long haired animal, and consequently
suffer less from cold themselves, having IL fine
fur next tho hide. They arc powerful fast
swimmers, with scent equal to any dog of tho
best breed. Tho large dog tires quicker is
hard To keep out of sight, and of course is in
tho way about tho blind. Tho endurance of
these dogs MS n breed and their intelligence
Tor their business is almost beyond belief.
But they aro unsatisfactory for any other
purpose, they know tucli--tlllcL and nothing
cise-Forrst and Stream
The Dickinson press., 1889-03-02
4 Bully Old King.

Two American boys ,nado tho acquaint-
nnce of tho king of Denmark under very Pc
culiar circumstances. They wero slsylarking
in tho streets of Copenhagen, and ono boy
tossed the others hat into u tree. Willie the
victim was trying to dlslodgc it thcro camo
along an old gentleman with an umbrella under
his arm and his head buried in his book.
Please, sir, said the hatless boy, will you
get my hatf' Tho old gentleman fishcd
around with his umbrella for about five
minutes, and failing to dislougc tho hat, al
loved the boy to mount his shoulders, and,
with The umbrella, finally captured tho hat,
AS the boy dislnounted and thanked tho old
gentleman, another gentleman camo along,
who saluted and called tho ono with tho UNI
bIella your majesty" Being an American,
our boy was not paralyzcd but lie thinks tho
king deserves his kingdom. In fact, tho king
OF Denmark is a capital fellow IIo loves to
minslo with the people in their umuscments,
and thcro is no fol-tlc-rol of royalty about
him.-Goldcn DAYS
The Dickinson press., 1889-03-02
Wise and Modest.

.Alvo Yusuph, chief judge of Basdad was
rcnar' able for tho nlodesty which accom-
p:nics wisdom. Once, after long invcstiga-
tion Of the facts OF case, he publicly cou.
iesscd that his knowledge was not sufficient
to enable him to decide it. Pray" said a
pert courtier, do you expect the caliph to
pay you for your isnorances" II do not" !"
mcekly answered tho judge; "the caliph pays
INC well FOR what know; if lie were to at
tempt to pay mo for what do not know the
treasures of his empire would not suffice" -
San Francisco Argonaut
The Dickinson press., 1889-03-02
LOVES FAITH.

IF one should come and tell ME that the birds
Had lost their voices: that the flowers no more
Gave forth soft odors; that for lack of dew
The grass blades dropped at dawn time; tina, the
shells
Had left the oceans shore. the pearls its bed;
That frost and fr,litaGe had congcnial grown;
That the lost Sister OF the Pleiades
Had reappcar'd in Taurus: that the sim
Had whccl'd its golden chariot to the uo,th;
II one should come and tell ne this, dear love,
Imight believe him. Eut if ono should come
Aud tell nc You were false; why, should stand,
Vita folded arms. and dart thro' him glance
So kecnly edged with scornful disbelief
That back he would rccoil like April clouds
Before the advancing sun, and call ,lpou
Tho mantle Of his wrath to cover him.
-orelia Key Bell in Detroit Free Press
The Dickinson press., 1889-03-02

1t may look queer, but it is true, that tho
stores that havo large exhibitions in their
show windows do moro toward educating
young boys to steal than anything else. The
.cason Of this Is that large crowds. mostly
I:omcn, gather about tho windows to look at
10 displays. Well, q young gamin comes
..9nS and secs a pocket book protrudins out
:. !: woman's pocket, and tho temptation is
~ great that he sneaks up behind her and
-~-als the wallet. May bo this is his first
Inc, but when onco given start in this
direction there seems to be kind of infatua
...oa about it which leads him to follow it up.
and oft:ines results in Lis tccomiug pro
fcssional house breaker. Detective in st.
Louis Globe Democrat
The Dickinson press., 1889-03-02
A SMALL BOYS REVENGE.
He Creates IL Family Row Over His Faith.
rrnftx.

He Creates IL Family Row Over His Faith.
cr's Pretty Typewriter.
Agood story is told ona certain well known
lawyer, who now has one of his daughters to
manipulate his typewriter instead of the Win
somo blonde who was formerly Il handsome
piece of furniture in his office. Tho crlngc
camo about in this way:
Oncday lii; ten -year-old son wandered into
his Office just as tho legal light was cxamin
ing letter written by the hired ananucnsis
In order to read tho letter it was necessary
for tho lawyer TO bend over tho back of the
young lady's chair. Tho youngstcr looked ut
his parent, took in tho situation, and then
said: PA, want quarter"
"lm busy now, dou't bother INC, boy" said
tho father, and ho continued to hang over
tho shapely shoulder of tho fair Typewriter
and peruso tho letter which sho held in her
hand
PA" said the boy again, 81 want quar-
ter. You'd better givo it to mo and III clear
out"
Don't worry me, tell you," said the
father. Cant you SEQ that am busys'
Tho youngstcr didn't say any moro, but
just hung around tho Office IIu looked out
of tho window and counted tho white horses
us they went by; he pasted row of notarial
seals across ono of the desks; he cmptiel some
sand into nn inkstand and then thickcncd the
compound with mucilagc, and did lot of
other mischicvous tricks such as will only
suggest themselves toa l0-ycar-oll boy But
he kept Il close watch on tho governor and
tho typewriter, and every now and ihcn
would sllrug his shoulders, MS much MS to say;
"I'll get even with you.'
Finally, tho lawyer was ready to go home,
and taking his little boy by the hand they
walked to their modest appearing but hand
soncly furnished residence. Very little was
said on tho way and tho father was evidently
ncttlcd at what he considered tho misbc-
havor of his son. When tho family sat down
to dinner Ilo narrated tho circumstances to
his wifc, and she sternly told tho young man
that if ho could not behave himself sho
would not let him 20 down to his fathers
Office again.
Tho boy dln'tsec to mind that much, and
finally said, as ho balanced his fork on his
forelnger: "Perhaps | was somewhat rude
and impatient, but, mamma, il you'd seen pa
lean over that pretty Typewriter and play
with her bangs and whisper in her ear you'd
have thought he'd been glad to givo mo II
quarter TO set mo out of tho way, | never
knew how much pa was stuck ON her before. -
Tho youngstcr was sent away from the
ablo i'll disgrace, and he subsequently re-
ceived striking evidence of II parents wrath,
but there was also an argument between the
parents that resulted in tho dismissal of the
fair Typewriter tho following duy.-Wash-
ngton Star.
The Dickinson press., 1889-03-02
Eliminating Wall Flowers.

~ scheme has been devised, says Tho Bur-
lington llawkcye for making church socials
pleasant. Each person is given q card on
which dozen names arc written. and is re-
quircd to talk five minutes with each ono whose
namo is on tho card. AT tho expiration of
five minutes Il bell is struck and u new part
,.cr is sought BY this plan wall flowers are
eliminated, everybody receives attention,
clilucs are broken up and all go homo happy.
1t isn't exactly progressive cuchrc, but it is
built on the same plan.
The Dickinson press., 1889-03-02
Married Under n Misapprclcnsion.

1t is said, and in ull seriousness, too that
gentleman known to good many readers Of
Tho Dispatch actually married u girl under
tho impression that ho was marrying her
sister. His courtslipof the other girl had been
brief, and tho sisters SO closely rcscmblel
each other that he proposed and was accepted
before hc found Out his mistake He has never
confessed that hc nado this odd error, but the
the girl who lost good husband because Of
it insists to lbisday that she ought to be in .cr
sisters shoes -Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Dickinson press., 1889-03-02
"Eire Iat1ics.n

Several Of tho English colleges for ladies
now possess private fire brigalcs, composed
of sweet girl undergraduates Girton and
NewnLam have organizations Of this kind,
and the Royal Holloway College for Ladies
is no." added to the list. Tho students there
have been put through a preliminary fire
drill land their instructor, Mr. McrrywcotLcr,
was very much impressed by the alacrity
with which they performed their duties, the
majority being remarkably quick and agile.
New Iorl; Homo Journal.
The Dickinson press., 1889-03-02
GETTING Into "A ScraDe

This phrase probably como down to us
from the days when England was still full Of
forests, and the deer running wild in the
woods cut sharp gullies between tho trees,
called "deer scrapes," which it was easier to
fall into than to climb out Of Another sug-
gested derivation takes the phrase from the
driving of ball at the game of golf into q
rabbit burrow or "scrape."
The Dickinson press., 1889-03-02
A NARROW VALE.

Life is narrow vale between the cold
And barren peaks of two eternities.
We strive in vain to look beyond the heighta
We cry aloud; the only answer
Is the echo Of our wailing cry
From the voiceless lips of the unrepying dead
There comes no word: but in the night Of death
Hope sees star, and listening love can hear
The rustic of wing.
These myths were born Of hopes and fears, and
tears
And smiles; and they were touched and colorca
BY oil there is of joy and grief between
The rosy dawn of birth and deaths sad night
They clothed even the stars with passion.
And gave to gods the faults and fraities
Or the sons of men. In them the winds
And waves were music. and all the lakes and
Streams springs, mountains. woods and perfumed
des
Were haunted by thousand fairy forms
Robert q IngerSoll
The Dickinson press., 1889-03-02
Sot just the Same.

In modern usage, especially newspaper
usage, tho phrase anlende honorable signifies
q manly apology and acknowledgment of a
fault, accompanied by such reparation as
may be needed. But historically the amende
honorable was very different affair. 1t
was in fact disgraceful punishment, in
fic.ed for the most part on offenders against
pubic decercy. The offender was stripped tc
lis shirt, when the hcugman put rope about
his nec.s and a taper in his hand, and then led
hin to the court, whero the culprit asked
pardon CT God, of the king, end of the court
-Lippincott's Magazine.
The Dickinson press., 1889-03-02
a Large Gun.

y Tremendously largo gun Of some 200 tons
is hem; built at tho Woolwich arsenal. Its
projectilo Is to weigh two tons, and when it is
mounted on some point of tho English coast,
it is expected to drop into the sea 4,Coo pounds
Of shrapnel every Gvo minutes to a distance
Of fifteen miles This will make en- invasion
moro than ever u thing of tho future, when
tho English channel can be swept from the
s.lores nearly all the way to France