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The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-05-04

Poets and rhcto-icians lavo in their usual
free and easy way exaggerated the material
prosperity of ancient Ireland. Much of tho
slcnlor attributed to Kettle kings and bish
ops and bar,ls fades under tho cold light of
historical research But this very research
has put beyond all doubt that beneath the
eSaSgcrntions of rhetoric and song there lay
II solid substrntum Of truth. Thus the publ
cation by Il parliamentary commission of the
immense and previously almost uncxplorcd
mass of legal Institutes known rs the "Brehon
Laws" has verified tho fact that at time
when Brtons wcro almost naked savagcs tho
Irish kclts were clad in woolcns and linens of
their own manufacture
Tho Brchon laws abound with references
not only to woolcn and linen goods, but to
rardinS, weaving, dyeing and the other pro
ccsscs of their manufacture. Again, in the
remarkable mctrical account of tho rights Of
the monarchs Of Ireland and Of tho provin
cial kings, attributed to Il contemporary of
st. Patrick, and known us tho "Book OF
Rights" wo find that tribute was paid to a
largo extent in cloaks. tunics, mantles and
other articles Of woolen and linen manufac
turc, somo white some brown, some trimmed
with purple, somo with fur and somo with
gold. We can sec for ourselves something OF
what WIS done in the moro durable mate
rials. Textile fabrics, except of the conrscst
kind, perish in far less timo than l2O0 years
But metal work, if good in material and IL
sign, survives. Accordingly wo have abund
nnt specimens Of such work come down to lis
from tho Kettle period.
Manyof these arc rough, but many hro rich
in MATERIAL good in design, and exquistely
skillful in workmanship. Some wero found
deep below tho surface of our bogs, where
probably they were dropped in fight, and got
gradually covered with peat in tho slow lapse
Of centuries Others were found in stone
chambers made for tlIeir reception, and for
gotten for moro than n thousand years. Vast
quantities of the gold work were consigned to
tho crucible. Some goldsmiths estimate that
they purchased and melted down as much Us
elO,oUD worth Of ancient Kettle gold work
found from timo to time in Ireland But.
fortunately, much also has been preserved
There is quite u magnificent collection OF
works in gold, silver and bronze in tho Mu
scum of the Royal Irish academy in Dublin
Besides these thero arc many fine specimens
in Trinity college, Dublin, and in the British
museum, London.-IIarpcr' Magazine.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-05-04
Tho House of Airlie.

For several years the late Earl of Airlie
acted us lord high commissioner to the gem
eral assembly of tho Church of Scotland
Among his attendants at Holyrood wcro
two pipcrs, who ut every dinner given to the
clergy and other guests ut the palace marched
several times round the large dining hall
playing the wild and insIiriting music of tho
Highlands. One evening the moderator Of
the assembly at some ouo's request asked his
grace whether he had any objections to in
struct the pipers to play Tho Bonnie House
o Airlc." Mono whatever" replied tho
carl, but doubt whether we shall get it,
for the ono piper is an Ogilvie and tho other
is n Campbell. but VIC shall Sec" Calling tho
butler, he gave orders that when tho pipcrs
next came in they should play "The Bonnie
House O Airlie"
The butler went ut once with tho message
BY and by tho pipes were heard approaching
and i'll little while ono piper, tho Ogilvie,
marched in, playing tho desired t.lno wxh
great dignity and vigor Il expected this, "
said tho earl, i'll jocular way, to the mod
orator Summoning tho butler again, he
asked whether his message had been dcliv
cred Yes my lord" "Thcn why has
Campbell not come in with Ogi!vie" ~
gave him your message my lord" What
did he say then'" The man hcsitated.
What did Campbell sayl" again demanded
the earl. "lie said-eh--ch," ," still hcsitatinc,
'ho said ,ho would SEQ your lorclshipn- The
rest of tho sentence was lost in n cough and
tho skirl of Ogilvics pipes, Boston Tran
script
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-05-04
Ancient America.

DR.. le Plongeon, the Central American ex-
plorer. declares that lie has indisputablc evi-
dence that the history OF our country, North
America, began ITO centuries ago. In the
Mayas Of Yucatan he finds all that remains
of the early inhabitants, and evidence, i'll
Guiding manuscripts, that the language is the
oldest living tongue in the world Tho his
tory Of the creation, the deluge and other
great epochs are before the reader of this
ancient tongue In many respects it is iden-
tica with the ancient Persian, and the San.
skirt roots frequently appear Tho story of
Atlantis is also found The doctors collec,
ton embraces seventy-seven stereoscopc
plates and twenty terra Gotta models, illus.
trating houses, ruins, palaces, observatories
and other archaeological remains of great i'll
terest Although the keystone arch is not
found in these ruins, the buildings are several
of them domed over The frescoes show art
superior to that of ancient Egypt There are
800 casts of the inscriptions also in the collec-
tion and plans of the royal buildings at CHI,
chen-ltza One Of the royal residences was
found to contain l20 rooms These collcc-
tons, it is hoped, will find permanent place
in some Of our museums. Utica Herald
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-05-04
Cruelty to APPRENTICES,

Tho stories of tho treatment of apprentices
in England that have been told by novelists,
Dickens among thcnumber, have hardly been
credited by their rcadcrs-this sdo tho water
at nl events. 1t seemed hardly probable
that human beings could bo guilty of tho
treatment ascribed to them. But case of
lhhuman treatment of an apprentice was re-
Gently ventilated ina London police court
which rivals anything ever written hereto
fore. A littlo chap of Is was bound out to n
dentist, who was accustomed to beat him in
most brutal manner, and nearly starved
him to death Tho boy rarely got two meals
in IL day, and these meals consisted in tho
majority OF cases Of n piece of dry bread for
one meal and Il little porridgc for another
He never had anything to eat before 2
o'clock in the day, and in many cases not till
O'Clock in the evening. Tho boy was so
starved that he would eat the potato pcelings
and tea leaves, lick the bones that were
thrown away and the plates which his master
and mistress used When tho lad appeared
in court lie was almost II skeleton and showed
plainly the signs of his i'll usage Yet the
brutal master was only given two months
imprisonment. San Francisco Chronicle.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-05-04
At the Charity Entertainment.

Have you ever carefully inspected the au-
dience in attendance ut the average charity
concert' 1t is usuallya sort of n poor rela-
ton audience. Tickets are sold to wealthy
people, who take them because the object is a
worthy one, in their opinion, but they do not
care to attend the entertainment themselves,
50 they shower their tickets among their poor
relations, who are only too glad of chance
to so to some sort of a show If there are
no poor relations to be favored the tickets
are given to the postman, the milkman, the
;,rocer or the butcher, and, as consequence,
tho audience which assemblies is composed
partially of the lower middle class and of the
rlan whose greatest pride is TO mention the
name Of some well known millionaire as his
wifes cousin. But all the samo the deserv-
ing charity gets the money, and the artists
who volunteer doubtless appear before
mere appreciative audience. Chicago Herald
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-05-04
Poison EanCs,

II drop of oil from foul pipe be placed
III the mouth Of a snake tho action is almost
instantaneous. Tho muscles become set in
knotted Jumps and tho creature becomes
rigid. Ii much is given the snake dies. hut
II small amount only is placed in the mouth
tho snake may be restored This us Mr.
Oakley has suggested, may explain the stories
OF Indian snake charmers being able 10 turn
snake into stick. This feat is performed
by splitting into the snakes mouth and tl.tl
placing the hand on its head until the rcl,ti.
becomes stifened The effect may he pro
duced by opium or some other narcotic nitro
duced with the saliva. They then rub the
snake between their hands. restoring it again
to its usual animation.
Tho sting of snakes is neither in the tail
nor tho tongue. The death dealing organ,
arc the great poison fangs The fatal wuun,t
is a bite and not sting. And among all the
special notifications Of snake structure none
Is more remarkable than the development of
the poison fang. In the harmless snakes there
Is longish bono on each side OF the upper
Jaw, which may be armed with u dozen teeth
or more. But in the vipegs this t,one is
shortened to wedge. which bears only on.
great fang, though t$hind it there NAV tie
Two or three reserve fangs, oneof which will
rapidly become attached to the bone should
the poison tooth in use be broken. .-Murray's
Magazine
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-05-04
Tennessee TO,ltly.

Billy Foote, cX-railroad commissioner, and
son of ex-:'enator Footc, of Mississippi, met n
friend Mt the Baldwin tho other day Ihc
friend had como from Nashville, and was tell
ing Mr. Footc about IL new drink he had dis
covered at the Maxwell house bar 1t was II
Tennessee to'ltly "You put coupleof small
canned cherries into the bottom of glass. s.
said the friend "Then you add n little fine
sugar. pour in the whisky cool it with lump
of ice, and your toddy is made" Mr. Foote
listened tothis His patriotic soul was reused
He had lived for time in Tennessee. He
vent To the buckingham, saw his friend MIR
''afe and gave him tho secret of the Tenncs.
SEQ tolly I3alfe sent for two cans of cher
rics and MIR Foote started in quest of all tho
Tcnnesseans he could find At p. M. that
day tho fame of the Tennessee toldy had
spread abroul and not n man about town
who had ever been in Tennessee hut that had
been obliged to renew an old acquaintance
And the fame of the Tennessee totldy is still
spreading, while there isdangcrof cxhausting
the canned cherry market San Francisco
Examiner
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-05-04

A litto rirl in Auburn whose ways are al
together lovely became recently, after the
manner of childhood, very much interested
in those cpidermic cxcrcscences on her broth
cr's hand known familiarly as warts, and she
thought that sho would be happy if she could
DO blessed with somo just like them. Her
mother had taught her to pray for what she
wanted, and the little damscl of her own ac
cord prayed one night for warts. They came
whether in answer to petition or by cxccs
sivc familiarity with her ittle brother
beauty marks is not known, but they came
As time passed the little one's views on warts
nngcd. She no longer thought they were
nc or nico and She took tho same rem
.novo them, viz, prayer 1t proved
.ilcacious in this direction than in the
other, and after some vain pctiiioning She
presented her fearful face at her mothers
side ono day recently, and with determine
ton born of disappointment said that she
would never make another prayer why"
said her mother, you prayed for the warts
and they came God only sent you what you
asked for. Why should you complaint" The
little maid looked thoughtfully up for u mo
ment and then replied with this direct state
ment: Il will tell you why, mamma. When
| asked God for warts | didn't know they
we're not nice and God did, so therc." 1t set
tlcti the discusson-Lewiston Journal
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-05-04
No Hair iDpareIlt,

Badness has been derdcd though, of
course, very improperly, as we know, from
from the days Of the prophets; though king
was once called familiarly Charles the Bald,
it was as the historian Mr. Gilbert a Beckett
tells us, for political reason because he
had no heir apparent" a gentleman once
overheard two mechanics in Hyde Park hav-
ing the most sensible conversation on bald
ness that he ever listened TO They were
talking of some advertisement of u balsam
for the hair and one of them said to the
other: "Balsam be blowed Do you suppose
Prince Halbcrt and the Duke Of Cambridge
would both be as bald as bel handles if
money could save thamf'-San Francisco Ar
ponsut
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-05-04
Servant Stcal0-.

Ladies who are really gense of heart and
manners should observe c.:tain points of
honor among themselves. A gcntlcwoman
will not allow servant, however faithful, to
gossip to her of other homes in which she
may have lived. She will know instlnctivclv
that it is her duty to teach the nurse girl, the
cook, tho house maid, that gossip is as bad in
the kitchen us in the parlor y gcntlcwoman
Will not ta&c away tho servants of other
ladies' This sort of bribery and stealing is
common, and many mistrcSscs do not seem to
sce any dishonor i'll it. 1t is not konorableto
take away II cook from good home on the
promise of giving her dollar extra. Re
Gently "A well known lady waited anxiolsIy
for her nurse TO appear in the morning. The
girl had left tho premises for good, and when
search was made for her and she was found,
;ldu:lttcd that Mrs A had promised to
give her II new dress if she would leave her
employer and take service elsewhere Ser
want stealing is not SO bad as child stealing.
but it is bad enough for women to he
ashamed to he engaged i'll t.--Ncw Orleans
pirayllnr
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-05-04
Tic Doctor Retaliatcs.

A celebrated but very vain and ovcrbcur
ing French painter in Pari, had pet dog
that was taken Ill, and he had the audacity
to send for ono of the leading physicians in
the capital, on tho assumption that veter-
mary surgeon was not good enough for tho
valuable dog of so great parsonage as him
self The physician who had been honored
with tho summons was at first quite shocked
at the impertinonce of the notion, but soon
recovered his equaniinity, and returned the
following message to the knight of tho brush
Would Monsieur NJ be good enough to step
over to my house, as ! have couple of new
window shutters that want paintmgf'-rruo
Flag
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-05-04
Realism in journalism.

81 don't want yer old paper no more, N ye
may jeststop it to wunst =
Whats the rattcrf
Any paper thct'll lie like yoirn does ain I
lit to rla"" inter refined and educated house
hold like NINE is
Has ii been lying
'llez it, Well, should say it had raythcr
Only last week 1t scd III the items from aoer
taown tibet Rev james Pogrum uv Bostng
filled the pulpit at the Union church in Birch
ville Deestrck"
We'll, didn't hei''
No, stree, he didn't. Why, he's a little
light weight whippcr snapper wot don't
weigh no moren eighty five pounds. and it
would take 2OO NV such US INN trl fill aour
pulpit cr cum anywhars near II We've got
q tull grown pulpit, wot can tr filled by no
one such boy cz he is. '-Dnn"ile Erccze
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-05-04
Lost His Hat and Wig.

During the recent dense fog in London, a
young dandy sitting in his brousham, but
unable to move on for tho mist heard tap.
ping at his window. 1t was repeated, and lie
let the glass down, whcreupon the visitor, if
he could be called such, snatched Off the
dandy's brilliant and glossy hat and ran
away with it. In Frederick Lockers Patch
work. there is this narrative of the last cen
tury: y thief has taken II hat of a citizen S
head and run away with it; be pursues the
rogue and is accompanied by sympathetic
stranger, who cries. Run. run!" At last
tho poor citizen exelainls: Il can so no
further, not a yard. | am pumped out"
Are you quite surel' Quite sure-not a
foot" Very we'll, then, I'm hanged if |
don't have your wig And he snatches that
San Francisco Argonaut
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-05-04
Danger I'm Mater

1t is generally conceded by the medical
profession that polluted drinking water ~.
duccs more typhoid fever than any o;
cause, yet there is scarcely any one t..
about which people are more careless and N.
different. The pollution commonly comes
from the drainage of barnyards, privles. sink
drains, stagnant pools and the like INTO wells
The water from these nuisances being Uttered
through the soil, the pollution is seldom de
tected BY the sight, taste or smell The board
OF health of one of the eastern states. i'll Il
late annual report, gives an accoum, ,t a.
OF water containing 4?.a grains q! >,..
gallon, yet the pollution could m,,
nized by the senses. and several I....> .
their lives by its use before the ,uuse vas ,..s
coTersd.-Chicago Sanitary News
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-05-04
A Yicinus Ynnnc Emperor.

Although the Roman emperors. Claudius,
Caligula, Commodus and Caracalla. OK
hauSted the possibilities Of vice, they were
surpassed i'll infamy by the unspeakable de-
lravitles Elagabalus. who was beheaded on
the 10th of March, ~ Born in Emasa in
2'A he was appointed high priest of the Syro-
fhuniclan sun god Eagabal, on which ac-
count he laid aside his own name Of Varius
Avtus Basslanus He was proclaimed EN-
peror by the soldiers. with whose aid his
rival Macrinus, was defeated in 2ls After
reign Of three years and nine months, his
vices provoked n rebellion, which cost him
Li, life Philadelphia Times.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-05-04
SAN JOSE DE COSTA RIGA.

White heart of land Of honor.
And joy of II people free
From tho sunshine that fell upon her
Ere soft rains ceased to be.
God gathered the diamond splendor
or a world from sen to sea,
And poured its effulgence tender
In the valley Of Aserri
Then he took from the skies above it
The tendercst tints they wore.
To clothe the hills that should love 1t
And guard it forever more;
The rarest of sapphire sparkle.
And azure y wondrous store,
And amethyst that should darkle
Like tho sea depths far from sllore
And out Of tho soil. as he willed it,
He took of each flower that blows
The seed of the fairest and spilled it
In tho Valleys fertile close:
And he sent the sun and the showers
And many ii stream that flows
To fashion IL thousand bowers
OF jasmine and royal rose
Till never spot was faircr
Than that where tho city should be;
And never picture rarer
For human eyes to see
White heart Of land If honor.
And Joy Of IL people free,
With the sunshine of God upon her.
And tho blessings of Libcrtyl
Cecil l.. Charlie.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-05-04

NOW lar thcy We're from being ripe.
Having rested sufficiently we again started
forward, and after scrambling along for
about an hour we gained Il fine piece of table
land over which We Travelled for about an
other half an hour, when we reached three
houses erected in tie very heart of the forest
These We're used 10y the natives for drying the
nutmegs Tho country was everywhere mag
nltccnt, and the aroma of the spice laden air
delicious Nutmeg and other equally valu-
able trees were everywhere growing in great
profuSion. Tho fruit of the nutmeg in ap-
pra';lnce resembles n pear. and when ripe
opcnS and displays the nut covered with II
beautiful red coating Of mace. Tho nuts are
then picked from the trees, put into baskets
and taken to tho houses, where they are
hu>kcd and placed OIL shelves. They are then
partially roasted over Il slow fire until all the
moisture is extracted After this they are
cooled and carried down TO the village i'll nets
ready to be bartcrcl TO tho Bugis, Arabs.
and other traders who frequent tho gulf i'll
their small prows or j,nkos at the proper sea
son.-G(asgow Mail.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-05-04
Cultivation of Nutmees.

Padding into little cove, says Capt. John
Strahan, on the south side of the bay, we
landed beside clear ripping stream, and,
having ordered the whole of the men to
march in Indian file in front, we started by
little rugged path into the mountains, with
my interpreter Immediately behind INC and
the rajah just in front Every foot of the
journey, which was laborious in the extreme,
disclosed fresh scenes Of vcr,lurc and tropical
splenLor Whining along the sides Of deep
ravines, sometimes dragging ourselves up the
creepers and underground, We ultimately at
taincd an altitude of about 1000 feet above
the sea, and thcu entered tho nutmeg coun
try Here we halted and rested The rajah
pulled somo Of .he nutne..s and explained
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-05-04
The .Amphibious Ladies of seattle.

Col. John I Crisp said on one of tho re.
cent wet days; You arc very dcsirous OF
understanding tho temperature of Pugc,
Sound. This is IL typical winter day of Puget
Sound. 1t is just as wet as it can he, and yc,
IL does not seem To rain. That which makes
mud and bad travelling is hardly to bc seen,
so straight and gentle docs it, the rain, come
down. And yet it comes. At ono timc |
50" at least one thousand ladies' on tho stree,
with their gosSamcr coverings, swimming
along 50 TO speak, like SO many swans upon
Il lake, OF 50 many fairy Chinook salmon
lis!l the aiis,ocratir fish of Puget Sound
AL there, all perfect, all happy, all sound all
lroNv.inely sweet, all luscious, all game, all
Iiy" so many ulil sails, counting and long
waiting for the out lsolns tide, all wct rs IN
swan, whore perfect coat of down make
them impcINlosS TO water all tipping then
umbrellas so high with the passing gallant
that they seemed to say; Wccarry this only
in obedience TO the requirements Of tho sup
posed street regulations. BIT W. arc bird
Of watcr-purc water from tho heavens an 1
do not need them. "-kanyas City Times.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-05-04

y few years ago, in Boston, law suit was
on the docket in which tho parties bore tho
respective names Of Daniel Webster and
Catherine Le Roy. As these names are by
no means common, the coincidence is some
what striking, for Catherine lie Roy was the
vas the name Of tho lady whom tho great
Daniel Webster married.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-05-04
The Application Came Quickly.

What is an orphan asked the teacher in
definition. Nobody seemed to know We'll,
am an orphan, said the teacher seeking an
Illustration that would not revc;.! too much
AT tht, hand popped up and the owner of it
exclaimed: "A orphan is woman ,aat wants
to get married anc ant."-Conycrs VGay
South
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-05-04

THERE is great saving of time, of labor,
J Of soap, Of fuel, and Of the fabric. where Dob
bins Electric Soap is used according to direc.
1iOnS.
nSE trial will demonstrate its great merit II
~ will pay you to make that trial.
7 IKE all best things, it is extensively mi.
} tated and coua,erfe.ed.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-05-04

1t is moral right which really elegant
people have, both at home and abroad, to OBJ
icct ., admitting to their social circles unpol-
isacG ignorant and vulgar persons
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-05-04

Mrs Kcntuck ITO husband packing trunk
Did you put in any toilet articles, Henrya
III K.-Oh, yes, wouldn't forget them.
.lrs. k.-E. hat have you gotf Mr.. K.-Two
hottlcs Of ',iisky and u corkscrew. reckon
that's r NJ, amt itl-Unidentified.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-05-04

wv *. WHEAT, NJ. d..
Late u. S. Ex-Surgeon,
DICKINSON. OAK.
Office in Clourh Block. Willard Street.
Night cuis answered from the office fehl'f.