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The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-11-02
To Rcs,ore Morn clnthin,..

The mystery to many people how the
scourers of old clothes can make them
look almost rs good rs new is explained
in The American Analyst rs follows:
Take for instance, shiny old coat, vest
or pair of pants, of broadcloth, cassi-
mere or diagonal. The scourcr makes a
strong, warm soapsuds and p!ungcs the
garment into it, souses it up and down,
rubs the dirty places, if necessary puts
it through second suds, then rinses it
through several waters, and hangs it to
dry on the line. When nearly dry, he
takes it i'll, rolls it up for an hour or two,
and then presses it. An old cotton cloth
is laid on the outside of the coat, and
the iron passed over that until the
wrinkles are out; but the iron is removed
before the steam ceases to rise from the
goods, else they would be shiny.
Wrinkles that are obstinate are re-
moved by laying wet cloth over them
and passing the iron over that. If any
shiny places are seen they are treated as
the wrinkles are-thc iron is lifted
while the full cloud of steam rises and
brings the nap up with it. Cloth should
always havea Il suds made specially for
it, us if that which has been used for
white cotton or woolen clothes lint will
be left in tho water aud cling to the
cloth. In this manner we have known
the same coat and pantaloons to he re-
ncwcd time and again, and have all the
lock and feel of new garments. Good
broadcloth and its fellow cloths will bear
many washinss, and look better every
time because of them.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-11-02
A Dutcl, Talk.

She was massivcly built of varnisllc,!
oak, with bows SO bluff as to be almost
square, n straight sided box, made, like
all Dutch craft, to slide over the water
rather than through it, and with i'm
mcnsc wing like lee boards on each side
to let down and supply the place of a
keel when going to windward. a tall
mast bore a lofty narrow headed main
sail with a short curved gatT, and fore
staysail from the bow. The great rlddcr
bore along its upper edge Il grotcsqucly
carved and gayly painted lion couchant,
the most common of all the rudder decor
ations and of as much Importance as the
familiar figurchcad in seagoing ships.
Hull and spars were brightly varnishcd,
with castings Of polished brass, and rings
and scrolls of red and blue paint wlcr-
ever there was room. The slaves of the
water barrels were green and white, and
marvellous landscapes were painted Oh
the ends. There was neat raised cabin
at the stern, gayly ornamentcd in green
and yellow, with littlo white curtaincd
flower dccked windows, through which
one caught glimpscs of spotles5 dolls
house interior, with shining pot, and
pans and quaint shapes of blue and brown
carthcn vessels. OF course all the items
of household lifc-cooking, washing, the
babys toilet, and so on-wcrc performed
in the most open and unconccrncd man
ner ON -Blackwood's Magazine
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-11-02

and smell are senses at first most active,
but they are not differentiated. General
organic sensations of we'll being or dis
comfort are felt from the first, but pain
and pleasure, as mental states, are not
noted till at or near the second month.
The first sign of speech in the shape of
uttcrancc of consonaut sounds is heard
in the latter part of the second month,
these consonants being generally m"
~, "g," or ST." All the movements of
the eyes become coordinate 10y the
fourth month, and by this time the child
begins to have the "fcclinS of self" that
is, ke looks at his own hands and looks
1t himself in the mirror. The study of
the childs mind during the first year
shows concllsivclv that ideas develop
and reasoning processes occur before
there is amy knowledge of words or lam
glage; though it may he assumed that
the child thinks in symbols, visual or
auditory. which are clumsy equivalents
for words. by the end of the year the
Child begins TO express itself by sounds;
that is, speech begins. The development
of this speech capacity is, according to
Prcyer, i'll accordance with the develop
ment of Tie intellectual powers. by the
end of the second year the child's power
of speech is practically acquired.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-11-02
limitations of Old nrouzc.

An excellent imitation of old bronze
has been introduced in some of the art
products of that character. 1t is well
known that the repeated applications to
copper or brass of alternate washes of
dilute acetic acid and exposure to the
fumes of ammonia result in very an
tique green bronze; but more rapid
method of producing this beautiful ap-
pearance has long been a desideratum.
1t is now found that this may be accom-
plished by immersing the articles in
solution Of one part perchloride of iron
in two parts of water, the tone acquiring
darkness with length of immersion. or
the materials may be boiled in strong
solution of nitrate Of copper. 1t is also
found practicable to insure the desired
effect by immersing the articles in solu-
ton of two ounces of nitrate of iron and
the same quantity of hyposulphite of soda
in half pint of water, drying and burn
isliing completing the process.-New
York Telegram.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-11-02
a Mirage on the Plains.

We witnessed the most perfect mirage
we ever saw Oh tho Laramie plains
Tuesday evening 1t was about an hour
before sunset, and looking out of car
window we saw about a mile away a
beautiful lake. 1t was in n slight de-
preston among the hills, and seemed to
be about two miles long by mile wide
Never having noticed lake at that
place on the road, We were considerably
astonishcd, and asked the conductor for
an explanation. He was equally aston
isllcd, as were passengers familiar with
the road AS the train advanced the
lake appeared to enlarge and rise, but in
spite of this it was difficult to believe
the appearance was simply that optical
delusion known as mirage, and that
what appeared to he a lake was grassy,
level plain. The apparent lake was as
smooth and bright as u mirror, except at
one edge, where it appeared to be rutilcd
by the wind. The strange sight was
viewed with wonder by hundreds of pas
scngers until it was out of sight.-Rock
Springs NWy. T.) Independent.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-11-02
There's No Substitute for Leather.

Leather is II unique material There is
no substance in any way analogous to it.
flcXibility and durability are opposite
qualities that no other product possesses
i'll such u marked degree In .hc tanned
skin the gclatinc and tannin, the animal
and the vegetable kingdom, are COM
bncd in an intlissoluble union which
will withstand the continuous frictioual
wear which shoes, harness, betting, etc,
arc subjected TO better than anything
else. 1t Is the ono commodity for which
there is absolutely no substitute. Cotton.
wool, linen and silk are to some extent
interchangeable; wood, iron and stone
arc frequently used in lieu of each other
but, notwithstanding the scientific re.
search and discovery of the present age,
nothing has been invented to sllpcrsede
or obNlatc HE necessity for leather With
ne single exception of brcadstulfs none
ol the great staples of commerce has
sicli II numerous constituency. Every
llillabItant of the country, without regard
to age, scX or color or condition in life.
Is to greater OF less degree Il consumer
of lt.-ohoc and Leather Reporter.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-11-02
Pigeon Flying.

Pigeon flying is one of the delights of
the Black country, and Il Birmingham,
Eng, paper gives curious account of
it. 1t is Il passion with the working
men, and it takes some of them COM
pletcly away from their work With
the majority, however, it is no more than
the ordered pastines of the first day of
the week. 1t has developed quite a new
branch of railway traffic in the district.
1t is the practice of flyers to send their
birds i'll baskets, addressed to the station
master at a particular station, with the
request that he will release them, mark
on the label the time they We're released
and return the basket. What is most
singular is that this is regularly done.
AN important traffic has grown up in
this way, with tariff for pigeon baskets
and returned emptics. Railway COM
panies at first set their faces against it,
but finally took q more enlightened view
OF their own interests and of the wants
of their customers. They were probably
influenced by the consideration that the
officials rather liked the work. In cloudy
WeatIeF poIlefS il;lNe Dcen KNOWN TO
feed birds three days before setting them
free. The only Inconvenience is that,
where bird fails to reach his destina-
ton, the obliginS official is sometimes
accused of being "got at" by rival
tlicr. This suggests certain demoral-
izing tendency in the pastime, and the
suggestion may be confirmed by the re-
vival of a we'll worn anecdotc. An aged
penitent, who had loved pigeon flying
not wisely but too well, was assured by
his ghostly comforter OH his death bed,
that they would both meet in better
place with wings to their backs. The
dying man suddenly forgot his anxieties
in the ribald offer to "hy" the parson
for sovereign when they arrived.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-11-02

Englishman Ito strangereEx me,
sir, but aren't you foreigner?
Stranger-Foreigner? No, sir, I'm an
American pure and simple.
Englishman-Ah! and what tribe do
you belong to, please?-Harper's Bazaar.
Elezer Goodrich had an exciting expe-
rience in the Spring Brook woods on a
dark night last month. He was riding
horse along an old log road, on his way
home from Moosic, when a wildcat
sprang from the bushes with growl,
gave two or three leaps and seized the
horse by the neck. Goodrich kicked at
it as hard as he could until it let go and
dropped In front of the running horse.
lie didn't hear anything more from the
wildcat, and, after he had quieted the
horse and hitched him to tree, he went
back, struck some matches and searched
for the savage beast. The wildcat lay in
the road with a crushed skull, the horse
having apparently trod upon it as it fell.
Scranton Cor. New York Sun.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-11-02

The cliff" is not displayed ostentatious-
ly i'll the great German houses. 1t is be-
hind Iron doors, to bc detected only by
inspection, and is moved by clanking
chains. The dclibcration of the proceed
ing is it, most distinguishing character
istic. You stand in the great hall of tho
hotel where reconnaissance has located
the aborins, Gift" and silently await de-
vclopments Everybody else has tho
greatest plenty of time. Presently from
the unknown interior iron doors fly open,
and II soldierly looking servant with
brass buttons on his cap. preoccupied
with his responsibilities. steps forth with
AN air Of majesty. The doors clang as
they swing, and the lift is there, rather
primitive but elaborate in construction.
Perhaps there may be five passengers
ready to get aboard. When four have
taken position the master of the elevator
waves the fifth backward with an awful
air of authority, and if the rejected one
Is an American urgent to go up at once,
he is told pcrcmptorily that there arc
places "only for four" The iron doors
are banged, the engines heave and the
massive machine moves. Safety is con-
suited! Here is Il mastery mechanism
that might swing a pair Of elephants of
the size of Jumbo but an attempt to lift
at once more than four persons would bo
regarded as an atIront to the empire.
The things impossible! The French
have the same elcvating methods. There
Is usually an iron gate as well as an iron
door to the asccnscur i'll France, and in
some of the first class establishments
they will risk taking up as many as five
passengers at Il time. The chains that
are rugged for the security Of this multi
tude OF irresponsible things are of links
OF wrought iron two inches in diameter.
--Murat Halstead.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-11-02
Aro and Lonkin- Glass,

A looking glass is mystery, an oh.
Ject of intense interest To many animals,
and it is often very amusing to watch
their mancuvcrs. Professor G. Robert
son describes the behavior of large ape
in the Jardin DIES Plantcs.
llcwas in an iron cage lording it over
some smaller monkeys. Ferns and other
things had been thrown between the
bars, which the ape attempted to seize.
at length small hand looking glass,
with astrong wooden frame, was thrown
in. The ape got hold of it and began to
brandish it like IA hammer, when sud-
denly he was arrested by the reflection
of himself in the glass.
After looking puzzled for moment,
he dartcd his head behind the glass to
find tho other ape, which he evidently
supposed to be there. Finding nothing,
he apparently thought that he had not
been quick enough in his movements.
So hc raised and drew tho glass nearer
to him with great caution, and then,
with swiftcr dart, looked behind; and
again finding nothing, he made the at
tempt once more.
He now grew very angry, and began
to beat the frame violently on the floor
of his cage. Soon tho glass was shat
tered, and pieces fell out. Again he was
arrested by his own image in tho piece
of glass still remainingi in the frame, and
he resolved to try again. Moro carefully
than ever ho began, and more rapidly
than ever was the final dart made.
His fury over this last failure knew
no bounds, and he crunchcd the frame
and glass together with his teeth till
nothing tspIintcrs rcmained.-Youth's
Companion.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-11-02
Florida SDOnpes.

The finest and best sponges in the
world are now obtained along the Flori-
da Keys. Native Floridians do the prin-
cipal gathering There are some Bahama
Islanders also. The sponge fishers are
called conks. They do not dive, but tear
up the sponges with three tined forks on
long poles. a Greek came down FROM
New York year or so ago and tried
gathering them by diving, using regular
divers suit, but lie made failure of it.
The sponges grow rapidly. A bed which
has been fishcd clean will be covered
with new growth in six months The
product amounts to nearly half million
dollars annually.-True Flag.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-11-02

In diseases of the heart which persist
for long time and finally end, as very
large proportion of them do, in slow de-
cline and lingering death, dropsy al
ways sets in. In the late stages it is
most intractable symptom, and adds
greatly to the suffering experienced. In
the treatment, physicians have been
wont to depend largely upon q diet of
milk, which, i'll cases where it is we'll
borne and can be persisted in, always acts
well, But there are many patients who,
for various reasons, cannot be kept on a
milk diet for any length of time. To
some it becomes abhorrent after while,
and others really cannot digest it prop
crly, as simple food rs it is. And besides
that, milk diet is really unsuited to no
small proportion of patients affected with
cardiac diseases. We have reference to
those who cannot be kept quiet, but i'll
slst upon being up and about, often in
the open air, if not engaged in light
duties
Professor German See of Paris, has
long been engaged in study to learn
what elements in milk render it such an
admirable agent to stimulate the kid
ueys, increase the flow thcrcfrom and
hence prove of such great service in
iropscs. AS Il result of his invcstiga-
hon he is convinced that tho one i'm
portant element is sugar of milk Acting
upon that theory he selected twenty-five
patients with heart disease, in all of
which there was more or less lropsy
To each he gave 100 grammes of the
sugar of milk a day, dissolved in two
quarts of water. In all these cases Il
marked effect upon the kidneys was felt
within from twcntyfour to forty-tvc
hours, and the dropsics diminished rap
idly, and almost all such swellings dis
appeared altogether after n series of
treatments lasting from six to eight
days. This discovery is likely to prove
one of the most important which has
been made in the medical world for
ycars.-Boston Herald.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-11-02
Too Modest to BE Honest.
Are you the editor of the paper:

II am What can do for you."
"Well, just thought I'd step up and
SEQ how you are. My wife and arc
going to Cape May tomorrow"
"Indccd!'
"Ycs; but | wouldn't have anything
said about it in print, of course. Ny
name is s'impkins-Azariah :5irnp<in,.'
"Glad to meet you, Mr.. Simpkins, lm
sure"
"Now don't go toputtin' anything into
the paper about our going away. We
start ut o'clock, and | reckon we'll he
gone pretty near II month. | need the
rest and Mrs. Simplsins WAS getting kind
Of run down. OF course know how
anxious you newspaper men always are
for an item, but wc'ro plain people and
don't want any notore,y. My wife al
ways likes to see ':5ilnpIiins spclt with
out 'p,' but the old fashioned way is
good enough for me. We'll, | know an
editors time is valuable, So III say good
day. If | come aclos5 any murders or
anything while I'm gone LII let you
know about them. - :lahington Critic
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-11-02
MANY A LIFE

HAS been saved by the prompt use Of
\ Ayers Pills. Travellers by land or
sea are liable to constipation or other
arrangements of the stomach and bowels
which, if neglected, lead to serious and
often fatal consequences. The most sure
means of correcting these evils is the use
of Ayers Cathartic Pills. The pru-
dent sailing-master would as soon go to
sea without his chronometer as without
a supply of these Pills. Though prompt
and energetic i'll operation, Ayers Pills
leave no ill effects they are purely
vegetable and sugar-coated the safest
medicine for old and young, at home or
abroad.
For eight years was afflicted with
constipation, which at last became so
bad that the doctors could do no more
for ne. Then l began to take Ayers
Pills. and soon the bowels recovered
their natural and regular action, SO that
now l am in
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-11-02
Those ncople are CLAY GATORS.

A country scloolmistrcss had much
trouble with her pupils, and to avoid it
made her examples placed before them
of an explanatory character or illustra-
tive. The effect was often unexpected.
In going over their usual reading lesson
Line was chosen by the lady upon which
to test the merits of the scholars. The
line read, "And lie was man of unlim-
tied credit in business"
Now, John, can you tell me what is
meant by the word credit when used as
in this lcsson:'
Thus she addressed one of the Stun
bling blocks of the school.
Il dunno. marm," said johnny, look
ing shcepish.
"You don't know" said the mistress.
Well, look here. Supposing your
mother was to come short of money at
the latter part of the week, and needed
provisions, etc., now what would she
do:"
She was satisfied that her illustration
was plain, and awaited the correct reply,
and it came thus:
We'll, marIn," replied Johnny, II
dunno what she would do, unless She
pawned dads Sunday coat"
The subject was instantly dropped.
and the teacher has lost all faitl, in that
style of illustration. n.-Young Ladies'
Journal.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-11-02
On Their Heads

In France, when a patient is under
chloroforn, on the slightest symptom
appearing of failure of the heart, they
turn him nearly upside down, that
is, with his head downward and his
heels in the air. This, they say, always
restores him; and such is their faith in
the efficacy of this method, that the op-
Grating tables in the Paris hospitals are
made SO that in an instant they can he
elevated with one end in the air, so as
to bring the patient into position re-
selnblins that Of standing on his head
Boston True Flag.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-11-02

"Did Mr.. Grtnderson-cr-spcak to
you, papa:"
eyes; he said that he had asked you
to marry him, and you had consented,
and then he wanted my pcrmission.'
".ind what did you say, papa dear?
You consented, Of COURSE
$40. ! told him if you had saih yes
that settled it. And anything ! might
say or do wouldn't make the slightest
difference Grip
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-11-02
)
A Dreadful Sight.

Jack bursting in suddenly)-Oh, girls,
l have seen such dreadful sight down
the lane! Poor, sweet Lily Jones is hang
ing on limb
Omnes-tiood gracious! How horrible,
Run for policeman.
Jack-Calm yourselves. She still lives
She hanging on-s limb of the law
Pittsburg Bulletin.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-11-02

OF the l,2yO kinds OF flowers which
grow i'll Europe only l2o, or ~ per cent,
are odoliferous The commoncat flower
are the white ones, of which there are
1.l9i kinds. Less than onciifth of these
are fragrant. OF the SOL kinds Of yellow
flowers n are odoriferous; Of the S23
red kinds, ST; of the 59l Lluc kinds, 81;
of the 30S violet blue kinds, l3. OF the
240 kinds with coniL,lod colors, IS are
fragrant. New York :'clegram
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-11-02


y handsome mahogany casc. contain
ing Il silk flag with gold bullion fringe,
occupies nearly all the available space
of the wall in the southern part of the
room of Capt. Cohau%h at the treasury
department. Every visitor To the depart
mcnt is shown the flag and attention is
generally invited toa tear in one of It's
strips. The tlas formerly belonged To
the Treasury guards, Il volunteer organ
iZation formed during the war for cnirr-
gcnccs that might arise at the capital of
the nation. After the fall of Richmond,
and tho night that President Lincoln
went to Ford's theatre, the flag, which
WIS then attached To Il stout rusuw",l
flagstaff, was borrowed by John 7. Ford
for decorative uses about the box occu-
pied by the president. When lhcass;,ssil
fired the Shot whose echo was heard
throughout the civilized world he leapc,l
from the box, and in doingso caught the
rowcl of his spur iii the sill,cn fold, of
the starry banner protrulins from the
presidents box. That slip probably cost
Booth his life, for tho flag tripprl him
and caused the broken leg which impcd-
cd him in his efforts to escape and rcn-
dcrcd him an easy victim for Sorgt
Boston Corbctt'srille ball. Subsequently
the flag was returned to the treasury de-
partm"nt, and during the few days that
President johnson ha.l his office in the
department the flag was in IL corner of
the apartment. 1t WAS removed, how
ever, by Capt. Cobausli to its present
resting place, and tho staff WAS made
into three canes and presented To officials
of the treasury department. -Washiny-
ton Letter in Philadelphia News
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-11-02
Crushing Stone,

A peculiar industry has sprung u1
near Albany since 1888: that of supply
ing crushed stone for asphalt and mac
ada,nizcd roads. The quarry from which
the stone is taken is operated night and
day. One thousand tons of rock day
are crushed and $50 cars are used in
transporting the fragments of rock toall
parts of the count-, New York Tribune
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-11-02

At recent sale in London, the original
manuscript of four stanzas of Hoods
"Song of the Shirt" brought only $40
Now, when shirts are made by piece
work, going through the hands of dozen
women, none of whom are capable Of
making a whole garment. Hoods poem
has lost much Of its application, though
the misery it describes remains.-Pitts-
burg Bulletin.