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The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-08-03
Nepl,ews, Claims in Fill.

Most prominent among tho public no
torieties of FIJI is the Vasu. The word
means nephew or niece, but becomes n title
of office in the case of the male who, in some
localities, las the extraordinary privilege of
approprating whatever he chooses belong
ing to his uncle, or those under his uncle's
power. Vasus are Of three kinds: The Vasu
taukei, the Vasu levu, and tho Vusu the
last is common name, belonging to any
nephew whatever Vasu taukc is term
applied TO any Vasu whose mother is lady
of the land i'll which he is born. The fact of
Mbau being at the head of Fijan rank gives
the queen Of Mbau pre-emineuce over all
Fijian ladies, and her son place nominally
above all Vnsus. No material difference
exists between tho power of Vasu taukei
and that of Vasu levu, which latter title is
given 10 every Vasu born of woman OF
rank, and having first class chief for Lis
father Easu taukei can claim anything be.
longing to native of his mothers land, OK.
cepting the wives home and land of chief.
However high chief may rank, however
powerful a king may bc, if he has nephew
he has n master, ono who will not be content
with the name, but who will exercise his
prerogative to the full, seizing whatever may
take his fancy, regardless of its value or the
owners Inconvenience in its loss. Resistance
is not thought Of, and objection only offered
Ill extreme cases. Thokonauto, Rewa chief,
during quarrel with an uncle, used the
right of Vasu and actually supplied himself
with ammunition from his enemy's storcs.-
Z. N. Starcke, Ph. D., in Popular Science
Monthly
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-08-03
The rayorite Times for suicide.

Statistics show that tho months in which
tho fewest suicides occur arc October and
November, while the greatest number occur
in April, May and June. July and Scptcnl-
Der also have a goodly share, the latter pos
sessinS n peculiar fascination for women.
This rcfutcs the old idea that suicides occur
most frequently i'll damp and gloomy wealth
er, for the months just mentioned as being
tho most prolific are certainly those in which
tho skies look brightest and the earth is fair
est. Another remarkable fact in this CON
ncction is that the progressive increase and
decrease in the number of suicides coincide
with the lcngthening and shortening of tho
days, and, us NJ. Guerry has shown, not only
tho seasons of the year. but the days of the
month and of the week, and even the hours
Of tho day, exert an influence, the constancv
of which cannot he mistaken
AS a result of his elaborate research he
found that the greatest number of suicides
among men occurred during the first ten days
Of the month, and from Monday to Thursday
of tho week. This is accounted for by re-
mcmbcrins that the ma jorty of workingmcn
receive their wages either on the first of the
month or the last of the week, and that "pay
day" is often followed by dissipation de
bauchcry and rcmorsc Oettingen completed
this interesting observation by showing that
tho larger number of suicides among women
take place during the last half of the weeh
when they arc most apt to feel the effects of
mans prodigality aud wrongdoing In re-
gard to the hours of the day, we know, from
Brerre do Boismont's examination of ,993
cases of suicide in Paris, that the maximum
number occurred between n. m. and noon
and thereafter regularly declined, reaching
the minimum at the hour before SUNRISE
Charles w. Pilgrim, NJ. d., in Popular Sci
ence Monthly.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-08-03
Husband md MiEc.

Ii you see lady and gentleman disagrceup.
on trifiing occasions, or correcting each other
i'll company, you may he assured that they
havo tied the matrimonial moose If YOU see a
silent pair i'll car or stage lolling carelcsslv,
one at each window without seeming to know
they have Il companion, the sign is infaIiblc
III you see n lady drop her glove, and n gen
tleman by the side of her kindly telling her
to pick it up, you need not hesitate in form.
ing an opinion; or
III YOU meet n couple in the fields, the gen.
tleman twenty yards in advance of the lady,
who, perhaps, is getting over II stle with dis
lculty, or picking her way through Il muddy
patch; or
III you see n lady whose beauty and accom-
plshmcnts attract the attention of every CEN.
tleman i'll tho room but one, YOU can have no
difficulty in determining their relationship
to each otllrrtle one is her husband
IT you SEQ Il gentleman particularly co,lr-
tcous, ohliging and good maturcd relaxing
into smiles, saying sharp things, and toying
with every pretty woman in the room, OK
ccpt one, to whom he appears particularly
cold and formal, and is unreasonably cross
who that one is nobody can be at u loss to
discover
If you see an old couple iarring, checking
and thwarting each other, in differing opin.
ion before the opinion is expressed, ctcrnally
anticipating and breaking the thread of cach
others discourse, yet using kind words, like
honey bubbles floating in vinegar, which are
soon overwhelmed by II prcpon,lcrcnco of the
fluid, they are to all intcnts man and wife
it is impossible TO he mistaken
The rules above quoted arc laid down as
inf;illilIle in iuct f,fi i'm. ,,.,u
he rcsortcd to with confidence, they arc
based upon uncrring principles and deducted
from every day experience. Con
StitutiOn
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-08-03
Tho Antiauity of nro1,xc.

According to IN analysis made by Profess
sor Berhclot, the sceptcr of Prpi |, an Egyp-
tlan king of tho sixth dynasty, consists of
almost pure copper. The sccptcr in question
belongs TO the British museum, and us a
special favor TO Minister W.,l,lington, tho
museum authorities consented to give IL por-
tlon OF the precious object to TO submitted
to Professor Berthclut for analysis Somo
Filings from tho insidc-tho sccptcr is hol-
low-wcishlng less than one-half grain, or
exactly o.O2iS gramme, wcro detached for
examination The professor has found them
to consist of II reddish metal, slightly oxi.
died, and IL quantitativo analysis, correct
within omc-tcnth of II milligramnc, has
proved tha substance to bo puro copper,
without any almixture of TIN, ,.il doubtful
traces of lead. His conclusions arc that,
since archmologis,s agree in placing Pcpi's $
reign ut about 1000 years hcforo tho Chris
tian era, tho Introduction of bronze, both in
the Old World and in America, occurred
very nearly at tho s;no period, and at an
epoch not much further back than fftv or
sixty centuries from the present time 60. .icicn-
tiic American.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-08-03
Lick,s Flour Palace.

Mr.. Lick was never married, but, like
many of the bachelors, as Shakespeare in
differently called the members of either sex,
he had his experience
One of his apparently unexplanable freaks
i'll California was to build II mill, which was
ceiled with mahogany and other beautiful
woods and finished in the most expensive
style.
There seemed to be no reason for this form
of extravagant folly until httle romance
of his early life came out.
Before he went to learn the organ making
business he had been apprenticcd to wealthy
miller in Pennsylvania who had pretty
daughter
Lick was couely and plucky youth and
the two fell in love-
Full of hope and the prospect of happiness,
tho young man applied to the girls father,
giving him full information as to both their
wishes Whereupon the rich Pennsylvania
Dutchman became indignant aud secuted the
idea, exclaiming:
"out, you beggar! Dare you cast eyes
upon my daughter, who will inherit all my
property. Have you mill like this7 Have
you single penny in your purscs"
10 this TRADE the poor youth could only re-
ply that just then lie hadn't, but he added
that the day would come when he would hnve
mill compared with which that ono would
be nothing moro than pig sty.
He left the miller, but he never forgot the
cruel words. So, after he had become not
only rich, but n millionaire, he built this mill,
and when it was finished it had everything
that could have added to the perfection of its
appointment
Its machinery was perfect and its walls and
floor of the very highest polish
He was not able to bring the miller to see
fulfllment of his boyish declaration, but he
had the mill photographed in every possible
way; within and without, and although his
old sweetheart had long since been married,
he sent her father the pictures and recalled to
him the day when he had boastcd of his mill
Baltimore American.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-08-03
A Penitent Monkey.

Spring brings the turnpike musicians and
monkeys in great numbers. While one pair
of these were giving concert on Main street
in Carbondale, Pa. to a crowd Of youngsters
and two inebriated countrymen, one of the
men gave the monkey cent, for which it
doffed its cap jauntily Then the country
man teased the little animal until at last it
buried its teeth in tho mans finger to the
bone. When the blood gushed from the
wound the monkey looked regretfully at the
finger, then into the mans face, and handed
back his money. No amount of persuasion
would induce the penitent animal to again
accept the coin, though it was repeatedly
offered and though he accepted money from
others all around him.-New York CONNER
cial Advertiser.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-08-03

One Of the greatest roads in India is the
East Indian railway This railway has
curious method of investing percentage of
the wages which it pays its hands, which is
found to work both to the advantage of the
railway and the employees Wages are very
low in India, but through this method many
of the employees have become rich. All of
the hands who receive over thirty rupees or
SO a month have to pay per cent. of their
earnings into a certain fund They can pay
as much more than per- cent. as they please.
The road receives the money, pays interest
on it, and upon their leaving the service hon
orably, gives them back double the amount
they have paid in with interest. This seems
incredible, but | am assured it is so. An
English clergyman told me that he knew a
railroad employe who went in at $40 month
and who will soon take out 5000 This
method was entered into at the time the rail
road was built. The managers were hard up
for capital, and they wished to bind their
bands to them The company is now pros
porous and keeps up the same sy system.-Frank
q Carpenter
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-08-03

Capt. RGIbc was lnan whose name had
weight in tho French cavalry Ilo was n tall
man, belonging to tho middle age trooper
type. With military qualities of tho highest
kind, lie had II singular bearing, savage
sort of nsantlropy, and II cynical tongue,
which stood IN tho way Of promotion When
he was in the Sixth I.nnccrs, on garrison duty
ut Coml:lcrry, ono of his comrades brought
his father to dine with him at tho officers
mess, II man Of humble position and unprc-
tentionsly dressed, Capt Raahc considering
that this guest had not been fifty received,
gave expression 10 his opinion saying that if
tho executloncr of Conmcrcy Ind come in
evening oles, he would have had II better rs.
ccption. The officers ,lenurrllls, ho m.,lc no
rcjoinder, but shortly nftcrward came to
mess with II guest whose dress w;,s irrcproach-
able. Every ono lavi,hed attentions on the
unknown. When dinner was over Capt.
Ranbe, raising his ssiss, proposed tho health
of "Tho cXermtioncr Of Coni"rcy." San
Francisco Argonaut
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-08-03
DEcREEO.

In all lives some rain must fall,
Into all eyes some tear drops start
Whether they fall as gentle shower
Or tall like fire from an aching heart
Into all hearts some sorrow must Creep
Into all souls some doubtings come
laShing the waves of life's great deep
From dmpling waters to Sccthing foam.
Over all paths some clouds must lower
Under all feet some sharp thorns spring,
Tearing tho flesh to bitter wounds,
Or cntering tho heart with their bitter sting
Upon all browS rough winds must blow
over all shoulders n cross he lain,
Rowing the form in its lofty height
Down to the dust in bitter pain
Into all hands some duty = thrust;
Unto all arms some burdens given
Crushing the heart with its weary weight
Or lifting the soul from earth to heaven
Int" all hearts aud homes aud lives
Gods dear sunlight comes streaming down.
Gliding the ruins of life's great plain
Weaving for all Il golden crown
Atlanta Constitution
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-08-03
Court Room Syif.

None OF tho professions seem moro devoted
to ready wit than that of tho law 1t is 10.
lated that Sir Nicholas Bacon was about to
pass Judgment upon man who had been
guilty OF robbery, at that time punishable
by death, but the culprit pleaded for mercy
on tho ground that lie was related to tho
judge "liow is thatf" he was asked "My
lord, was the reply, your name is Bacon,
mine is Hog. and hog and bacon havo always
been considered akin" That is true" an.
swered Sir Nicholas; but us hog is not ha.
con until it has hung, until you are hanged
you arc no relation of mine" Still more to
tho point is this of two opposing barristcrs:
The lawyer for tho defense was SO severe
upon the prosecutor that the latter rose and
asked: "Docs tho learned counsel think me a
fool" Tho rctort was prompt: "My friend
wishes to know if | consider him II fool, and
IN reply to his question | can only say that
am not prepared TO deny it," There are many
instances of passages of arms between bench
and bar but this ono may 10 new to most of
our readers AT the close of IL Icn.thcncd
and bitter wranglo between IL Judge and "A
prominent counsel tho former said "Wcll.
sir, if you do not know how to conduct your.
self us n gentleman, am sure can't teach
You" To which tho barristcr mildly replied:
THAT is so, my lord. ."-San Francisco Ar
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-08-03
Old Marriage Superstitions.

Two sprss of livc-forever, representing
the parties, were cut from the garden and
stuck in crack of the cabin, inside. Ii they
turned up and grew harmoniously it was a
match; if differently, the mate had not been
guessed; but if the experiment hit it was
soon known aud tho wedding generally fol-
lowed.
4 small round hole was made exactly at
the center of two cross roads and eight or
ten inches in depth Then he or she put
ono car close on top Of the hole and listened
half an hour OF more Ii the true love wero
walking on either of tho four ends, his 'r her
steps were heard, though miles away, and at
the same time it WAS determined on which
road tho steps were made.-Toledo CONNER
cial.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-08-03
A Nice Distinction.

In regard to the question of preference as
between bachelors and benedicts, it is always
pleasant to revert to the delicate distinction
set forth by Gen. Lafayette in conversation
during his second visit to America. He shook
hands with 5000 men in one day, says tho
legend, and used but seven words in all. He
asked each one: Are you marrieds" IL the
answer was yes, he exclaimed Fortunate
fellow!' If no. Lucky dogl" After long
levee, friend asked how the general could
reconcile his congratulations to welded and
single men alike The Frenchman laughed,
and answered: why, my dear boy, can you
not perceive the vast difference between
lucky dog and fortunate fellowf'-America.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-08-03
QUEER QUESTIONS.
Prominent Old Timers Who Interested
Themselves in Puzzles.


Centuries ago Samson proposed riddle
the earliest of which history treats-to the
Philistines, allowing them week in which to
answer it, n length Of time that would have
been insufficient but for the assistance Of
Samson's wife
Hiram, king of Tyre, had a mania for con-
structing riddles, as also had Solomon, and
the wager of an immense sum of money be.
tween the two as to which could construct
the most perplexing one was Won by the lat,
ter
Archimedes, the famous mathematician of
Syracuse, passed most of his leisure-to the
surprise of many of his friends-in the pro
duction or solving of puzzles, and his discov-
cry of how much alloy its maker had mixed
with the gold in King Hiero's crown was
nothing but the solution of puzzle.
The Greeks had curious puzzle.
"1f Achilles, racing with turtle, gives
the reptile 100 yards start, and runs ten
yards while tho reptile runs one, when will
he overtake its'
Theoretically, never; as a matter Of fact,
he must in the course of time.
very perplexing question, one well cal
culated to catch the wise as well us the un.
wary, was that proposed to tho Roman sen.
ate:
why does pail of water, with a fish
swimming i'll it, weigh 10 more than tho
same pail of water without the tishl"
1t called forth much discussion from tho
members of that august body, who explained
the singular circumstance in different ways
to their entire satisfaction, but found by ex-
pertinent that the pail of water did weigh
more when there was live fish in it.
precisely similar story is related in con-
nection with the Royal society of London In
this case one of the Georges, when Prince of
Wales proposed the puzzling question:
An excellent, if an old, puzzle is
How can window having n height equal
to its width be made twice us large without
increasing its height or widthl
lmpossiblel Oh, no. In the first instance
it is shaped like diamond, then it is chang
ed to square,
Bachet. n French writer, furnishes the fol-
lowing:
Half of a ships crew, consisting of thirty
persons-Christians and Turks i'll equal num-
bers-were to be thrown overheard during q
gale. They consented to being placed in a
row and every ninth person should be sacri
ticcd counting from the first i'll tho row.
round and round again 1t was desired to so
place them that no Christian should be vic.
tim, and this result was obtained by arrang-
ing them thus:
4C., T., &C, T., s c., / T.. C., 9 T.,
9C.,3 T., c., t., c., T.-New York
World
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-08-03
The Cornctist's DOG,

a Scranton cornet player tells about how
bis dog acts. AS soon as tho player begins to
toot on his horn the dog rushcs toward him,
places his paws on his masters knees, looks
him in the eye, raises his nose and gives one
long howl. If the music keeps right on, the
dog scampers to tho furthest corner Of the
room, whirls about faces his master sits
upon his l:aunches and howls as lon. as the
to.ter toots. Whether the dog does this to
express his dislike for the sounds. or whether
his ho"is are indications Of intense pleasure,
tho cornct player says he is at loss To make
out.-New York Tribune
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-08-03

Japan not only knows wien 10 begin inii-
tating western civilization, but when to stop.
There was no hesitation about adopting our
educational institutions and our civic insti-
tutions Newspapers followed, and telc-
graphs, and railroads, aud constitutions.
But when it came to wonien's dresses, there
was halt. French men mlliners and Eng
lish women mlliners were dropped and their
needles rusisl for want of patronage. This
was wise We are exactly 5oo years behind
Tie Japancse and in the rear OF common
se's'. in our method of dressing women We
should do well to initiate our Oriental friends
IN several particulars, but particularly iii fe-
n!.ic costume.-St. Louis Globe Democrat
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-08-03
a 1Sruyp I.ns1y

A lady we'll known in Plainfeld On. J.)
society, who has a great aversion to public
use of her name, is gifted with an amount of
heroism, pucky and calculating courage quite
beyond that of most mon AT two different
times last summer she had occasion to cxcr-
cisc this trait of her character Sho was
visiting in Wheeling, w Va, when tho first
occurred.
A little child, not more than three wears
old, was playing in narrow alleyway, and
was seated upon the stone pavement Turn
ing suddenly from tho street came large,
heavy truck, to which were attached large
Norman horses. The driver did not see the
child until too late, when, suddenly pulling
up the horses lie struck the great iron gate
that stood open at the alley entrance. The
gate, torn from its hinges, tottering, fell to.
ward the helpless child, now threatened with
danger
This lttlo Painficld woman was passing
at tho time. In horror she saw the chld's
danger from the now plunging horses and
falling gate Quicker than it takes to read
it she sprans from the sidewalk to whero the
child, atfrightcd, sat- and graspins it,
dragged it away just us the sharp iron pick
cts caught her own skirt, tearing it, but
not injuring her, And she did not faint or
trembe, either, but simply pinned up her
skirt and hastened home. moro concerned at
her disheveled appearance than at ANYTHING
else
a little later in the season, whilo Oh n
short visit to n New Jersey seaside resort, q
cry of fire was raised in tho hotel where she
was staying. 1t was in tho afternoon, and
this ittle Plainfield lady was taking Il nap
The fire alarm awakened her, and going TO
the hall she found it filled with smoke. She
heard tho wailing crv of childs voice com
ing from II room near by With not a
thought of danger sho gropcd her way along
tho floor where the smoke was least su!rocat-
ing, and madc her way into the room whence
came tho child's voice 1t was here that the
fire was, and tho little ono had fallen upon
the floor in its efforts to gropo out of reach
of harm. Half smothcred sLo rescued the
child. The fire was soon put out, but tho
little lady took chances just tho samo as
though the danger had been moro pressing
and greater. Now York Press
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-08-03
What Troubled Him.

A minister of the gospel was riding through
strip of woods in little town in Missouri,
when he came up to an aged negro seated by
tho roadside, who was an object of deepest
detection and woe
"What is the matter my fricnd" the good
man inquired, looking with compassion on
the grief stricken African.
The negro made no reply, but kept on NUT
tcring:
"Ise a ruined man, 1 is! Oh, I.ordyl Tse
do most unfortunate mortal dis world hab
seen sence Job got aler his property tuck
away"
"What is it that troubles yous" the minis
ter again asked, kindly
"l'sc ruined, sab"
"Rl1incds How are you ruincds'
"I>e jist ruined-lost every cent | had,
sah"
Lost your money! How did that happcnf"
Loss hit shootin' crops, sah."
Shooting whats"
"Crops, sab"
"Wiat are theyf'
"What am what!"
Crops. What do you mean by cropsl"
Slit is der game dem niggers play ter git
cr po' mans money, sab. Dey got all or dat
er church money, tew."
''Do you mean to tell me that sou have
been 50 wicked as to gamble away money that
belonged to the churchT'
~ guesso SAIL"
"This is very wicked, sir; but as you are
honest about it, and feel so downcast and
repcn;ant, perhaps the members Of your
church will forgive you"
Fer what sah:'
"For losing that money that belonged to
your church."
That amt what's pesterin' Inc, sah."
"-Ah! l see, my good man. 1t is because
you know you have committed a great sin
against the Lord that makes you so un
happy"
No sab, hits not that-hits So o my
own dat dem niggers got is what's pesterin'
me-"
And he broke forth again into doleful
lancntations-Y Yankee Blade.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-08-03
A Different Thing Eptlre,y.

Fricnd-I heard your paper had gone upn-
Publisher tinterruptingl has.
Friend continuing = And ! thought
would just step down and tender my regrets.
Publisher-TEey are cut of order sir, tho
paper has simply gone up one cent in price
The Enoch