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The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-02-02
The Rainfall of the West.

The one thing ncctlful To develop the agri-
cultural and pastoral possibilities of this re-
gion--n n word, the key to its lcst stinics lis
nn adequate raimfall and this suggests n
topic regarding which has arisen nearly all
II the controversies connected with the sue
cess of the new west, Experts who knew all,
6olutely nothing whatever about the actual
facts in the case have written many n
wriSlty article to prove that we lonpt have
never have had, and never can haze any
rainfall worth mentioning. On the other
hand, the people out here who know froin
tiIe!r actual experience that wc do have Il
liberal and bona 1lde rainfall in every por-
ton of our immense desert, are not con
tent with stating the facts, or making ulli
davits to them, but Iac: their brains to
lind ingenious reasons for tie bcnciiccncc
of Providence One assert, that every yard
of steel rail laid in the desert will draw from
the heavens gallon Of water per annum:
another claims that there has always been n
good rainfall here, and points in evidence to
the numbcriess canyons and crccl. beds twist
ing and turning i'll every direction, but all
ultimately converging to the rivers which
empty into the Missouri. \ third contends
that rain follows the upturning Of the sod,
and that every acre of land plowcd makes II
draft on the clouds for definite quantity of
water.
1T is certain that the buffalo grass sod
which has covered these plain, for centuries
has become as inpcrvious to water as Il co":-
boys slicker Hence the ram never pcnc-
trates it, but rushes or the divides in II
fury to reach the rivers. Any one who has
seen it rain on the plains can understand
something of the deluge which covers the
entire prairie to the depth of twelve to
twenty-four inches during the summer show
crs. 1t is easy to comprehend then how tho
numerous canyons i'll Kansas and Nebraska
are cut by the cagerness Of the food TO roll
eastward But when the prairie sod has once
been plowed the soil aLsorbs water like Il
sponge. After days heavy rain there is 10
mud visible in u plowed field; the moisture
soaks downward to great depths, and the soil
retains 1t through weeks of dry weather
aftcrward, sustaining ii, crops without id
ditlomal rain for wonderful length Of time.
1t is at least reasonable to suppose that under
this changed condition of large portions Of
the soil, which now absorbs rain instead If
shedding it like rubber coat, the C innate
retains its atmospheric moisture better and
the rainfall becomes more regular, less fall
ing at a time, but falling o.tener This
change may account, too, tor the heavy dcws
which of late Years have been remarked III
this country-a thing absolutely UNKNOWN
ten years ago. The upturncd soil parting
with but little Of its moisture every day, 1t
returns to it at night, well nigh US rcfrcsh!ag {
as shower.-Frank II. Spearmau in Harp
a,.,s Mo-a1ino
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-02-02

whole mammoth sticking ont visibll from
bank of half tliawei mud. Siberi;lns stand
rather i'll awe of niammothS: they are re-
oarded as i'll some sort antcdluviln and
therefore ,ilic:uiny monsters and the fisher
man accordingly said nothing OF his find to
amy man anywhere. but locked UP the secret
PROFOUNDLY in his OWL bosom.
Next year, however, he Went again stealth
lily to visit the suspicious creature, and the
year after that he visited it II third time, and
so on, until the mammoth Was at last
fairly tilawed out, and fell On tie Sanlbanl
by the shore of the Arctic ocean, Then the
fisherman, seeing the monster WAS really
Gc;i summoned up courage boldly To Gu, out
the tuskS, which he siraigh;wav sold. on
busi.cSs bent, for fifty roubleS to Il Russian
merchant. As 10 TIE body itself, lie thought
lio more Ill any way about that. for the skin
and flesh being somewhat high, not to say
unpleasant, We're not i'll Il condition to form
remarkable commodities. However, he no.
tlceu that his monster was covered with long
hair and thick wool, and that III general
shape it roughly reseinhlel his own llnSophis-
tlcated idea of an elephant. Two wears later
Il wandering man OF science passed that way
ON his road To China with Count Golovkin
Hearing that Il mammoth lad been UNI
cartlled, or. rather. noticed. near the mouth
OF the Lena, he turned aside from his main
path to pay his RESPECTS in due form to the
prehistoric monster. He foand it, indeed,
still recogulzabie. but qu;ntum mutatus all
iilo.a bare and nutilated clcphantine corpse,
with scarce Il fragment of flesh clinging tn
the ZONES OF lhe huge skeleton. The fisher
men around had cut OIL the muscles from the
l,ody i'll great slices to feed their dogs and
the wolves and hears had feastcd tler I'LL
on the frozen and uns.lvorv meat of II for
gotten antiquity.
There is something positively appalling in
the idea of that strange beast. preserved sn
fresh for $4,000 years ton the most modes,
conlutation), that when once more ulisen-
tombed it was still fit ip. ltil,ine food, and
for the matter of that was very probably
cooked and eaten in part bv the ullsoph,ti-
Gated Tun@usians themselves in person But
though most OF HE iicsli had disappeared TIE
skeleton still remained almost intact held
together III places 10y lii. un,lrr.yrl lga.
ments; the lluae eyes Yet stared wildly from
their capariou> sockets, the brain WAS uun-
julcd within The heavy -huil, one tar huu.
unhurt from til size ui the head retaining
iir long tuit of btistlN Iair, and a' much ut
the Skin bad escaped t, destruction ;ts ten mo.
could carry away together. The skeleton
was taken To ST Pct r>burg, and there set nm
IN the museum o the imperial academy. 1t
ha, frequently sal or stood for lis portrait
since To various artists. ;ul its counterfeit
preSenlmcnt in black ami white forms. in
fact. the common mammoth of the ordinary
wood cuts, almo,: all ii winch are taken from
tins earliest, Tie best and most perfect s,m,j-
men. The only DOUBTFUL point about the
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-02-02
Indivi,lualism in America,

What is the subtle influence pervading tie
moral atmosphere in New York which 50
markedly distinguishes what we call life here
from life i'll Parisf
1t is, think, distinctly traceablc to the
intense individualism which prevails among
u, Magnificent results have followed our
devotion to this force; incontestaby we have
through it spared ourselves both the acute
ard the chronic misery for which the tyranny
Of society over its constituent parts is di-
rett!y responsible. We have, moreover, i'll
this way not only freed ourselves from the
tyranny Of dcspotisn,, such, for example, as
is cHerte'l socially i'll England and politically
III Russia: but We have undoubtedly devei-
oTel Il larger number Of self reliant AID po-
tcutially capable social units than even u
democratic system like that of France, which
sacrifices the unit to the organism, succeeds
in producing. We may truly say that, ma
terial as we urc accused of being, we turn
out more men than any other nationality
Ne, Princeton Review.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-02-02
BLIND, CHILDISH TERROR.

suddenly startling imprcssion-it is
"ihng more-one of those strange, impal
f1ablc, noisecss voices Of the night-cllills
llic blood. A cool breeze springs up, and
lies away again. All! what was that. There
Il shuddcr in the air, and the silence is in
;elisc. What is it! Every nerve is strained
- highest tension. The breath is stopped
Objects before distinct and unimprcssivc
';.ke on weird and reatening shape What
Is that strange, ill-defined shape to the right.
surely it was not there before See! 1t
moved! No-yes-ah, then it moved. 1t Is
ipproaching-no, it rccedes. Again that
.wiul impression Of something. a grizzly
'hantom seems clutching Mt ones back. The
il"sh creeps. a scream rises to the lips, but
tics lnuttered. There is u wild desire to fee,
blt Tho body is chained to the spot. The eye
ilanccs warily around, but not IL muscle
:loves. On would give years to turn sud
tienly around and confront the namecss
.i'cctcr standing there, but could not do it,
were Il life at stake Reason is summoned to
The rescue, but for time it cannot combat
ilc blind, childish terror that has seized the
apgil; but the effort is a healthy one and the
Struggle to exert the faculties and control
the mind abstract the thoughts from the cx-
citing cause, and gradually the causeess
fright gives way to nervousness and sur
rounding objects assume their normal shapes
y policeman turns the corner and PAGES
past with measured tread, and he is gladly
hailed. The presence of the laws mnioll
brings instant assurance and calmncss, and,
with a long breath, one enters into a weather
wise conversation and accompanies the Of
iicer on his beat. In II little while u faint,
gray line makes visible the eastern horizon.
y butchers cart rattlcs down the street with
tie sleepy driver catching maps between
crossings. The breeze freshens. Another
wagon follows the first. Then the first down.
town car appears. A red eyed man comes to
TIE door Of a saloon and gives the policeman
Il tired salutation. Confused and iulnbled
sounds fill the air. Vehicles Of all kinds are
becoming more numerous, and several hacks
leave their stand for an early trip to the
dcpots A window on the opposite side OF
the street is thrown up with u lang, and Il
man with n frowsy head leans out and looks
up at the sky and down the Street. a dog
barl:s excitedly, and tugboat emits dcel,
throated howl. Tins light increases, and it is
morning.-St. Louis Republic
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-02-02

Talking Of handy weapons, what a
frightfully convenient weapon, cheap enough
to be within the reach Of all, and carrying u
ball big en-ugh to mai:ea hole like gai pine
is the British bulldog revolver. 1t has taken
more lives in its brief SPACE of existence than
any other form Of translation known to i'll
vcntivc genius. You don't need 10 cock it,;
it does that for you. Just pull on the trigger
up goes the hammer and down it comes again
and the deed is done; that slight finger pull
has made "A corpse and a murderer Think Of
it and leave yonr gun at home. Teach the
boys to Use their fists and give the women
and old men clubs to Lit with, but put up the
self cooking revolver except for mad dogs
Buffalo News Man about Town"
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-02-02

Ono striking looking man has quite a his.
'n'v Over six feet tall, Of fine physiuuc.
With round, full face, the lines of which i'm.
!rate broad, genial nature as against tho
'isorS oi iar' luck, lic is Il type of that pecrl.
ar bohemian class which ilourishcs in no
a"e so well ns New York. IIo is i'm coutiu
l1l good iimor, and people who pass daily
arc as accustomed To his bright, sunny smile
aS they are to the magnificent portico Of tile
house THIS man has been q figure i'm city
lii" for ten years past He is bright law
yer, Il brilliant speaker and n man of won
derfnl ability: yet no one has over known
him To turn these talents to advantage. ua
has no income. When he came hero from
the south, whcro he was born and bred he
was not ovorhurdencd with wealth. and at
no time in his life has ho been the posscseor
If $l,O'O that ho could call his own. Ne,
this man dimes Mt Dcmonico's or the IInT
man, has elegant apartments at II well known
hotel, and TO many is looked unon as n pros
porous citizen. He is to he seen at ali the
swell dinners, at tho theatres and at the
clubs. Eubblins over with good humor. n
reservoir Of cpigrnrns, one of the most com,
panionable of beings, ho fits about from
place TO placc.
To those who do not know him intimately
il is n mystery how he manages to exist. One
of his friends explained that this gay fellow
has lived in this prcclriolls way since he
reached the a9e of manhood. He is II most,
lnNinuating talkcr, and can borrow money
from casual acquaintance with tho Grace
of II Bentinch Many who have been
touched by this tnkcr have never been
ablc to understand what possessed them To
loan him money. Light hearted, free of care
he sails through the sea of life 81 magnificent
craft with defective ruddrr.-Ncw York
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-02-02

The beauty OF the lew magnesium cart,
ridge is that the amateur may no.s take II
Photograph of himself in his own room lie
sets up the camera, adjusts the focus Ly
means Of an ordinary lamp. lights the fuse
and takes his place before the camera. The
picture is taken instamtaneously as soon
as the mixture flashes up The chances
are that this new invention will make the de-
tective camera of Use to newspaper men at
night. Bt- the use Of the cartridge picture
can be taken OF any building or scene, not
only at night, but even if the night is q rainy
one. few minutes viii devc!opthe picture,
and then the artist can draw newspaper
cut from the wet negative, and process work
is now SO rapid thot a finished block can he
made in time for the morning paper.-De-
troit Free Press.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-02-02

His name is Abdant- -.Ab;tsamowlcz-nom man
with any other name could Lave done It
and he has invented an electrical machine by
means of which any one can play tie piano.
Last night he gave an exhibition in DR..
Doremus' lecture room i'll the New Yorl; col
lege, and, by means of his utterly heart ess
device, he played music forward, backward
and sideways, producing a combination Of
Mozart when he was playing forward and Of
Wagner when he was playing backward. It
was interesting as an exposition OF what
Wagnerian music really is, but the thought
of an instrument being abroad in the land
wherewith any one can play the liano
is curdllng to contemplate. - New York
Graphic
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-02-02
Height of meteorological stations.

OF the present very limited number Of hign
stations for making meteorological observa-
tions there are only t"o in Europe which ex-
coed 800 meters in height, being about
10000 and 1000 feet respectively Among
those i'll this country Pixies peak, which has
an altitude Of II, 100 feet, exceeding thus. by
more than 1000 feet, any in Europe These
great heights are much more accessible on
tbs continent than in Europe, there being
ii,.e i'll America where 1000 feet or more is
relched By railroads built for facilitating
mining work; the highest Of these in North
America is Mount Lincoln. in Colorado, the
mining works on which are II ,a97 feet above
the sea -.Public Opinion.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-02-02
WELL PRESERVED MAMMoTHs.
One That Was Eaten Abou: $4,000 Year
After Burial.

It was not till the last year of the last CEN
tury that the first mammoth was Olsen
tombed from the tundra, to the complete
demolition of giants and antiquaries, and the
profound delight Of scientific inquirers. In
1893, at the very moment when q rash young
man of the name of Bonaparte was upsetting
the Directory and making himself inconti-
nently into first consul, the people Of Sibe-
ria were quietly rejoicing in the rare and un-
expected luxury of warm summer In the
course of this unexpected climatic debauch q
Tungusian fisherman in the Lena district
went out one day hunting for mammoth
tusks, and was surprised to find instead a
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-02-02

Crctonnc "l TIN" cheap sort used for ,,ccm
t,iIS rooms turns ont To br .,s nranicnlly
l''Is"liouN as green wall paper. Onl ui forty
I"' samples Recently examined in London
n''" were Ire" from arsenic, t'ne" had only
''''i' 'f''"N"f II, 1wrn'y-m'" hal lnre" trace
'''Nen were r'lN>rd ns Very hai, :.:r' nine
"'r" ralIr! "diNlinrtly damr,IW.N' One
Si"cilhcll yirIicd nineteen ami 'l,-hal: .l,nilis
"' "hlt" arsenic To lil" sIuar" Na,G Til,
@i"rAS ana blues were TIM least La'mrul
"hiir reds, browns, aud h!ack> w,re Ieavi!y
loaded with the l'oi,on.- New Hulh S;u.,
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-02-02
The Use of Saccl,ariuc,

The Use of saccharine us n substitute for
sugar is not considered safe from medical
point Of view. Dr. Worms, in n conl.urni-
cation to the French academy Of medicine,
states that of several patients who made Use
OF saccharine by his advice all hut one we're
compelled to give it up OH accoun. Of the Dr.
currencc Of dyspcptic symptoms. n;isi,ca.
loss of appetite, etc. 1t is usually Moi ui.tii
after the substance has been taken from ten
10 fifteen days that it alanifests its cv!l mfr
cnce. 1t then appears to accumulate III the
system. American.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-02-02
sharks Use the Canal.

S:la...s are reported to have become un.
commonly numerous on the shores OF tho
Mediterranean, to the great annoyance Of
the Gweii-rs " the sea. y few years since
the shark was comparatively unknown there,
but tAev Lave discovered that the Suez canal
is on easy r5uto from their Indian ocean
home to the pleasant waters OF the Mediter-
ra.ean. Tley pass through the canal in great
number; Cincinnati Commercial Gazette.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-02-02
scALIFoRNiA's GREAT MOUNTAIN.
Going Up to the Top of the Shasta and
Then Down Again,

Now that we were within few miles Of
Shasta, it did not look so wholly white. Its
SHOWS were plowed by many rocky ridge, not
perccptiblc at greater distance. 1t did not,
however. lose its supernatural appearance
thereby, but rather gained an effect more
startling by the sharp contrast of lava rock
and sweeps of snow. Shasta was named by
Russian travellers. the proper derivation Of
the word being Tcheste, meaning chaste,
pure. 1t is the eliminating peak of the
coast and Sierra ranges, and has an altitude
OF IA, Al feet It's glaciers extend for more
than two miles down its slopes. We sat for
an hour on the hotel porch trying to famil-
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-02-02
Were Hoxs Together.

Wife Wetrospectively)- can remember so
we'll, John, how fond you and my first hus-
band were of each other. You were boys to-
gether, and your friendship lasted to the
end.
Husband tsaily)-Ah. yes, poor fellow! his
death has been sad blow to me.-Halpcr's
BaZar
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-02-02
Dovrv and Endowment.

''What lowry does She bring yo'i." asked
the notary when arranging the l&rcijminories
to the marriage Of Paul Scaron ard Fran
coise dAubigne. "a pair Of beautiful
eyes, replied the poet, "a bust that is per
feet, delicate hands and lovely arms and
proud spirit And you cndow her with
WHAT "Immortality."-The .Argonaut.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-02-02
Empc,ors and Newspapers.

Old Emperor William dislikal to read
Iew :ia!,ers, and had his secretaries read
tl.e:n Tor him and clip ont the very impcr
tant ems for him. Emperor Frederick, on
the other hand, read them all through HIM
self-New York Tribune
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-02-02

Rearing dogs for their skins is practiced in
MancEuria ard Mongolia just as sheep farm.
ins elsewhere.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-02-02
Like Other Ueanons

Gen. Wolseley says that the bicycle is mil
itary instrument of great promise And. in
line with many other military weapons. it
disables rather than kills.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-02-02
Gastronomical and Mental sympathy.

Vassar Girl docking over chun.'s sradu
atins essayj-I think, Cicely, that the tone is
n triae morbid ard pessimistc.
Cicely-Do you think So dcarl 1t must be
the pickles ate when writing 1.-THE Epoch
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-02-02

London omnlbusses are to be Illuminated
with the electric light, the storage battery 10
be carried under the seat of the drivers.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-02-02

Vital power is deficient in very fat people.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-02-02
EUREKA.

The motto of California means Il have found
orange. lemon. olive liz and grape bloom and
ripen. and attain III highest perfection in mid
winter, are The herbs and gum fonnd that are
lung troubles. Santa Able the ruler Of coughs
asthma and consumption. The Dickinson Drug
Co. has been appointed agent for this valuable
California remedy. and sells il under a suuran.
tee AT Sl.oo bottle. Three for $3.50.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-02-02

Dickinson is the metropolis
of western Dakota. The
PRESS is the leading newspa-
per. Subscription $2a year,
ST for six m, so cts. three m.
The National tribune., 1889-04-25

had arrived that Lee with his forces had crossed
the borders of the State of Pennsylvania and
was marching on toward Harrisburg.
Those who had felt that it was distant is
sue now began to think it matter of home
defense, aud all the latent patriotism of this
staid Pennsylvania town took fire at this mo-
ment, while men, with compressed lips and
steady steps, without a word of their purpose,
turned toward the recruiting Office, which was
soon full of strong. earnest faces, and hands
eager to enroll themselves as their country S
defenders.
Fred Austin and his friend, Robin Grey, had
gone Immediately to the Office upon their re-
turn to the village and enrolled their names.
They were just coming out of the doorway as
the foremost men arrived.
When the eager crowd saw the brave young
face and manly form of Fred Austin, still in his
uniform of the Guards, one thought seemed to
strike them all.
Here is our leader; he knows how to get us
there in good shape" and one enthusiastic
Irish American swung his cap in the air and
shouted:
"Hurrah for Capt Austin!'
The matter was soon talked over, and under
the command of their unanimous y-elected
Captain nearly all of the Home Guards and
many stalWart men promised TO be IN readl-
ness at an early hour the following morning to
march on to the reinforcement of Gen. Meade,
who, with a comparatively small army, was
waiting the attack of the foe. Gen. Lee, with
his 1900 men. expected to annihilate the brave
boys in blue take Harrisburg, and hold against
all forces the Capital of fair Pennsylvania.
TIE hardest part of all to Fred Austin was
the leave-taking at home, and, withdrawing
from the men gathered around him, he walked
rapidly homeward. Sprnging up the steps he
hastily entered the little sitting-room, where