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The Dickinson press., 1889-05-18
A Younc Diana.

Addio Vareles, a young girl about l6 years
of age, who lives with her parents on the ca
laveras river, captured a deer one day, and
ut once became the heroine of tho county.
The girl heard some dogs barking in the direc.
ton of the river, and ran Town to where the
dogs had a buck deer bayed in a hole OF
water. She returned to the house, and the
only weapon she could find was a butcher
knife. Her presence encouraged the dogs,
and when she %reappearcd on the scene the
dogs sprang Mt the deer, and with the aid OF
Addie the buck was thrown. and in less tins
than it will take to tell the story the deer's
throat was cut from ear to ear. Addie says
it was no small task to hold the animal dow
with its throat cut, for she knew that to lei
go of the buck before it was dead would en-
danger her own lifc.-San Andreas Call
Prospect.
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His Name Against Him,

The Hon. Daniel Dougherty entertained a
few friends at dinner in this city, and for
three hours charmed them with his fund of
anecdote. Three brighter hours never passed,
from nil | have been told. My name has
always been against me-" he said, as he
turned the conversation to himself. ga few
years ago ! was invited to be one of a party
of prominent people who made an inspection
of the state pcnitcntimy of Pennsylvania.
In going through one of the corridors an at
tendant had occasion, not knowing who !
was, to call out the nalne Dan Dougherty,
and in the twinkle of an eye three of the
hardest looking criminals | ever saw popped
their heads out and answered Here" MIR.
Dougherty's guests roared at this story, for
he had told it as it can never DO madc to ap-
pear in type. They had hardly recovered
from holding their hands on their sides when
ho added. 'There has been Il Dan Dougherty
hung in PENNSYLVANIA every year since | can
remember" Tho plates fairly danced on the
table.-Chicago Mail.
The Dickinson press., 1889-05-18
%ScI,ubcrt's Love.

Tho Countess Caroline, all enthusiastic cir
of great beauty, became the object of Scllut
lnart's romantic passion. His exterior wa.
anything but that Of IN ideal lover. R,lc
uashaprly features, thick nose, coarse, pro
trmling mouth, and n stumbling, awkward
figure were redeemed only by eyes of uncom,
mon splrndor and depth. The inexperienced
maitlcn. belonging to n naughty family
hardly:undcr,tool the devotion of the humbly
born genius. Only once he WAS on the verge
of n full revelation. She asked him why liz
had dedicated nothing to her. With abrupt
Passionate intensity Of tone Schubert an
swcrUl:
Whats the use of thats Everything he
longs TO YOU"
This brink Of confession seems to hav,
frightened him from any further intcrcours,
with the family, yet he nevcr forgot Iii.
beautiful dream, or loved another woman
Cas>cll's% Magazine.
The Dickinson press., 1889-05-18
Queen victoria.s First uooped Skirt

Tho following anecdote is told to illustrate
tho readiness with which Partisan fashions
arc adopted, even by the most rigidly patri.
otto of %princesses. At the epoch OF the ar
rival of Queen Victoria in Paris in 1856, on a
visit to the emperor and empress. the latter
had just brought hoped skirts into vogue.
The queen forthwith sent off a messenger to
purchase ono for her, and on her next ap-
proach before her imperial host and hostess
her skirts were expanded into the new and
fashionable amplitude. But her majesty had
not comprehcnded tho necessary methods of
tying the tapes that held the hoops in place,
and her crinoline presented an extraordinary
and shapclcss aspect. 1t was tho emperor
himself who. with his OWN imperial hands,
set the rebellious pctticoats to rights, and gave
to his royal guest a lesson rs to the proper
method of DOMINIC the new fashioned adjunct
Of feminine costume. Philadelphia Tele.
graph.
The Dickinson press., 1889-05-18

the fingers is OH the increase. 1t includes all
bread, toast, tarts and small cakes, celery
and asparagus, when served whole, as it
should be either hot or cold; lettuce, which,
must bo crulnpled in the fingers and dipped
III salt or sauce; olives, to which n fork
should never he put any more than a knife
should be used OH Il Jaw oyster; Strawberries,
when served with the stems on, us they should
be, arc touched to pulverizcd sugar; cheese
i'll all forms, except Brio or Roqucfort OF
C"mhefort, and fruit of all kinds, except pre-
serves and melons. The latter should be
eaten with Il spoon or fork. In tho use of the
fingers greater indulgence is being shown,
and you cannot, if you arc well bred, mako
any very bad mistake in this direction, cs-
peclally when the finger bowl stands by you
and tho napkin is handy Washington Post.
The Dickinson press., 1889-05-18
4 Flower Girl.

l sell flowers every afternoon and evening
down town. | am IL years old and work for
u lady OH Market street, who hires me and
another girl to do this work. Sho pays lis %
cents for every dollars worth we sell. Every
day she looks about for flowers that can be
bought cheap and sends lis to get them. We
often go out into tho suburbs for our days
supply. We mako these into bouquets and
start out Oil our round. Two got regular
places to go to now and regular customers.
l visit hotels, theatres and sometimes go TO
n bar-well, wherever l find men collected
together. l sell buttonlole bouquets for 5
cents or 10 cents, but men often give me u
quarter or SO cents. This is extra money, for
all that | sell above the price of the flowers
take out belongs to me. l frequently tako
i'll 81 or SIS i'll one night. l stay out until l
sell my flowers, or until the chance of selling
them has gone. sometimes sell out as carly
as 0 O'Clock, and again | nave not gone home
until after midnight. Oh, I'm not afraid. l
never go to places where l could not call for
assistance. There arc bad men, but q girl
can be careful enough if she will only go to
tho most frequcnted public places. l havo
never had any trouble, and the work is not
hard. Indeed, everybody is kind, and l sell
dom get a cross word. Igo home and sleep
late the next day, so that it is just tho same
as if | went to bed early. l support my
father with the money l make. He is very
old and blind, and wo live on Cass avenue.
We can live comfortably on what l make
st. Louis Globc-Democrat.
The Dickinson press., 1889-05-18
change on exposure to the atmosphere and

change on exposure to the atmosphere and
sunlight.
Darwin decided, after years of observation,
that earthworms constitute one of the princi-
pal agencies in the dislntegration of hard
rock and the formation of soils and lighter
clays. If angle or fish" worms were all de-
stroycd it would indeed I've II great calamity.
1t is probable that they do more to preserve
the fertility Of the soil than does II other
agency.
Coral reefs afford a beautiful sample of the
rock changes brought about by animals.
An example of the combined agency Of
wind, tides, waves, plants and ALL. is
found i'll floating islands. First, i aanvnsr
drifts of scaMccds are formed by the motion
of the water. On these drifts great colonies
of sea birds make Their nests from year to
year. The egg shells and other eNcrcmcnts
of tho birds, together with their remains vixen
they Alic, in time form n soil in which, plants
can grow.
Some of these islands become heavy enough
to settle to the bottom i'll shallow water, and
form permanent land adapted for the home
of mcn.-kansaS City Times.
The Dickinson press., 1889-05-18

quality of the liquids composing these drinks
was unmistakablc. This was indeed u sur
prise. inquired of my companion if it was
a custom of the latest style of girls, and she
acknowledged with n blush that it was. The
place we were in, she said, had become known
to IL great part of feminine New York as the
one resort where ladies without escorts could
go and secure their wee nippy," and she was
afraid that several of the younger and giddy
members of her sex were taking an unwisc
advantage of tho convenience. The trade in
cocktails had become very extensive and is
still growing. | left that sweet scented place
with a new lesson learned. y slender, pale,
childish looking young woman, who was just
entering, remarked to her friend as l passed
out that she intended ordering an absinthe
frappc, for she felt tho need of it so.-New
York Sun.
The Dickinson press., 1889-05-18
Women and stimulants.

On Broadway, not far from Twenty-third
street, there is an exquisite shop where deli.
cious CONNECTIONS and ices are served in the
daintiest style imaginable. One of our
healthy and commanding New York girls
dragged the writer in there recently after the
matinee, and he improved the opportunity to
examine an elaborate portion of our femi.
nine population with its curb bit, so to
speak, removed. The girls sat in prattling
clusters Of brightness about tho tables,
laughing immoderately over nothing, and
seeming as innocent us butterflies in a clover
patch. 1t was a pretty scene. Tho place
was luxuriously planned, the air was sweet
with the smell of candies and ~violets, and the
immaculate walters slid along the carpeted
floor with a soothing celebrity that was en-.
tirely admirable. Presently every table was
occupied by bevies of glad and gossipine
girls. All was indeed lovely and joyous
But suddenly l was struck by a remark
able feature of this impromptu symposium
The walters were bringing in to these young
women a many colored assortment of drinks
instead of the pretty little ices l had thought
they were there for. Moreover the hard
The Dickinson press., 1889-05-18
Tho Difference in Clocks.

There arc six clocks within n radius Of
thrco blocks on Olive street and Fifth street,
and no two of them register tho same time,
and tho divergence between those most
widely apart is often as much as ten minutes.
The q. Jaccard clock at Sixth and Olive
boldly announced tine other morning that tho
time was $50. Hal" muttered q young EN-.
ployc of one of tho well known grain commits
sion houses; "Ha! Ill reach the office in
time after all. Was up till 8 o'clock this
m~orning-same old story, dancing with the
same girls, saying the same things'- Just
then the cable whizzed down Olive street and
tho P.-D. clock grimly pointed to 9:01. The
young man shifted about in his seat uneasily.
Broadway was reached, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
clock joyously proclaimed the ninth hour of
the morning, and Bauman's clock was we'll in
toward the five minutes past. The now
thoroughly alarmed young man jumped
nimbly from the car, only to DO assured by
H.. Q. Graves clock that four minutes were
wanting of tho hour. Hopelcssly confused,
he opened his watch and saw that it was 9:lO;
half exhausted with running, he reached his
Office only to be complimented by his EN-.
ployer, who looked at his watch, for report
ing SO promptly ut $3.50. Electricity might
DO employed, it would appear, to keep these
public time pieces within reasonable limits of
disagreement. AT present the time is quite
awry.-St. Louis Republic.
The Dickinson press., 1889-05-18
A Sad Story.

The saddest case that over camo to my no.
tice was in tho Illinois Lunatic asylum. A
woman was confined there owing to insanity
induced by brutal mistrcatment from md
final desertion by her husband. After u num-
Der of years she had so far recovered as to be
allowed entire liberty. Her afternoons were
whiled away in a parlor overlooking the asy-
lum's approach. Meantime, her son had be-
come grown, learned of his mothers condition
and determined to see and to recover her from
that institution. Just rs the sun was setting
ono day she was sitting in her ~favorite seat,
with her crocheting, when, CHANGING to look
up, she saw her son in the act of entering tho
house and but n few feet distant. My hus-
band! tho brute!" she cried excitediy,
dropped her knitting, seized a gun and fired
at him. The bullet crashed through the glass
and grazed tho young man, and the shot from
the second barrel wounded him slightly. The
keepers hastened i'll, only in time to rescue
her from a desperate attempt OH her own life.
From that day hence the woman that had
almost become sane remained araving ma
MAC, caused from the shock of seeing one
whom she thought was her husband.-St.
Louis Globe-Dcmocrat
The Dickinson press., 1889-05-18
HOY 1t Works.

The inter state commerce law presents n
great many curious questions to managers of
theatrical companies. 1t may not allow dis
elimination between individuals, hut it Ger.
tainly docs as between sections. For i'll
stance, my company jumps from st. Louis
to Detroit, while u company at another house
goes from here to Chicago. We both go by
one line, the Wabash, and mako our arrange
mcnts i'll the same office and with the same
agent. get IL rate of eye, while the man
ager of the company going to Chicago pay.
full fare. He learns the rate that has been
given to me, and very naturally protests.
He is silenced, however, by the information
that the Chicago ride comes under the ter
~ritorial jurisdiction of one association, while
the Detroit trip is under another. Tho latter
allows q 2ll@c. rate for parties of ell or more,
while the former provides only for full fare,
and there is 10 budging it.-St. Louis Globe
nupnncrot
The Dickinson press., 1889-05-18
Boardin. and Boardcrs.

1t cannot be asked of those who take people
to board in order to make their own living
that they shall exercise any power of selcc-
ton among those who apply to them, except
SO far as their social respectability and fnan-
cial solvency are secure; nor can the ordinary
boardcr always confine herself to her cham
Der in order to avoid others of tho %incongru-
Gus family whom she does not approve or
like. In this, US in most other things, tho
burden of life falls moro heavily Oh women
than on men; for a MAJ is absent al day ut
his business, and the evening offers to him a
thousand amusements which are never open
to single women, nor to tho married unless
their husbands choose to indulge them in such
recreations.
Another argument i'll favor of boarding is
that it allows women more leisure and re-
lieves them from the cares of housekeeping.
But is leisure the best thing for women. How
do they employ it in such a life! l know there
are many and honorable exceptions, but the
average woman of the period has nothing to
do but to dress, gossip, visit or devote herself
to that trivial amusement called shopping,
which too often means wasting the time and
destroying the patience Of employees in shops
by looking at goods these quasi customers
never mean to buy, and inspecting bric-a-
>NAASe luA hlCASAS d 1 llIS'
time.
And are not the cares md duties of a home
the legitimate business of a married womanl
Where is her life more full, more appropriate,
moro contented, if she be u genuine
than when, like the Shunamitc, she dwell.
among her own people."
Then comes tho most vital question of all
Is a home life or the life Of boarding house:
and hotels best for children! Who does no,
recall with horror the pert, ill bred, noisy
children they have too often encountered Al
such places, with nothing modest, gentle ol
chidlike about themt They have been dc
prived of all the sweet securities of home, til,
training of family life, tho tenderness an,
strength of family association; they hav,
been unwelcome from their birth, tolerate.
instead of cherished; nay, how often the rank
OF coming infancy have been moro than dec
mated tina the wives who evade motherhoo
may enjoy their languor and leisure, an
take their ease In their inn!'-Rose Tcrr
Cooke in New York journal.
The Dickinson press., 1889-05-18
Men as Dress Critics.

Said a woman the other day: ~ would
rather have a mans opinion about my gowns
any time than a w~olnan's. He does not know
once in a hundred times what the material is
or what it is worth. Ho does know, how
ever, whether or not it is becoming. Now IL
m will sit up in your room and tell you
what a beautiful gown it is. All the while
She Is looking you over from head to foot,
saying to herself that the gown cost so much,
the trimming so much and the buttons so
much. You can sec that she thinks she
could have bought the gown for $50 less and
have 1T made up in q much prettier way. If
the gown pleases q man he shows it in his
looks, and perhaps says something pleasant
about 1t. Whether ho says anything or not,
If he likes it his look of appreciation is more
than satisfactory, while if the gown is not
pretty or becoming he simply doesn't notice
it. That is the way of a man; he never secs
a thing that is not attractive and is quick to
appreciate one that is. "-Boston Gazette.
The Dickinson press., 1889-05-18
Gcor:c.s Timely 1utcrruution.

so, George faltercd the maiden, II fear
it cannot he. admire you as u gentleman, l
respect you us II friend, butt
Laura" lie exclaimed, before YOU pass
sentence hear me out. A recent lucky stroke
i'll business has enabled mo to buy q beautiful
honlo Oh Prairie avenue, which shall by in
yonr name. sill insure my life for $4,000
and'-
George" calmly interposcd the lovely girl,
you interrupted nc. l was about to say
that the sentiments of respect and esteem l
feel for You, though so strong, are feeble in
comparison with the deep love which-which
(which have lons-don't, George, dcarm
For George had interrupted her again.
Chicago Tribune.
The Dickinson press., 1889-05-18
wo,nan.s Suffrage Statistics.

~ pamphlet which start!es even tho friends
of oman suffrage is that of %"I'reedom's
Conqursts," prepared by Hamilton Wilcox,
a New York lawyer. His statements show
tuat woman's suffrage is accorded to II popu-
lation of SOC, 0OO,0 600, that is, to five times the
population of tho United States. Among
the places where suffrage is granted are
England, Scotland, Wales, Sweden, Russia,
Ausiria-llungary, Croatia, Dalmatia, Italy,
British Burmah, Madras Presidency, Bombay
Presidency, Russian Asia, Tasmania, Iceland,
New Zealand, Victoria, New South Wales,
Queensland, South Australia, and about 1000
islands. Boston Herald.
The Dickinson press., 1889-05-18

Her sex owes to Sarah Bcrnhardt the
thirty-two button glove, the Empire dress,
tho Dircctoire sash and tho revival of the
long boa, dear to the hearts of our grand
mothers. She has set the fashion fol. Thco-
dora hairpins and Tosca hats, and has, in
fact, welded an influence over tho world of
dress beyond that exercised by any other wo-
laan i'll the world since tho days of the EN-
press Eugenic. Now York Telegram.
The Dickinson press., 1889-05-18
Eugcnie's Presence of Mind.

Tic first occasion Oh which Nine. Carette
saw the empress was at u ball given to the
imperial couple in the town hall at Fontaino-
Dleau i'll August, ls5s-a fete which was very
nearly ending tragically. The ball room hal
been installed Oh the upper story of the build.
ing; the guests had assembled, and tho era.
peror and empress had taken their places,
when it was suddenly discovered that the
ceiling of the room was in a dangerous dilap-
idated condition, aud tho motion of the
dancers had SO shaken the rickcty old build
ing that the chandeliers over the throne were
oscillating i'll the most alarming manner. The
empress had a happy inspiration. She quietly
ceeded at a slow pace to the supper room, fol.
lowed by tho greater part of tho guests. 1t
was then possible to warn the comparatively
few that remained of the danger, and request
them to leave. Thus the risk of a panic was
ovcrtcd, and, although tho ball camo TO a
somewhat abrupt termination, there was nc
accident to life or limb.-Pall Mall Gazette.
The Dickinson press., 1889-05-18
The Way to Silence a Donkev,

g." AJAX
have no doubt that the donkey believes
himself when braying to DO executing a vocal
solo of tho highest excellence. AS some of
my readers may be incapable of approaching
tho song, will mention a device whereby
tho Turks induce tho too vocal donkey to be
silent against his will. Just us before a cock
crows he finds it necessary to stretch out his
neck to tho utmost, so the donkey feels him.
self compelled to begin his performance by
holding his nose in tho air md his tail paral.
lei with his spine. When. therefore, a Turk
wishes to silence his donkey he ties a tolerably
heavy stone to the end of the animals tail
and departs with an easy mind. When the
donkey feels inclined to bray and begins the
usual preliminaries he finds himself debarred
from placing his tail at the requisite angle,
and in consequence is unable to do Justice to
the bravura with which he was proposing to
favor tho world.-Rev. j. w. Wood in
Chautauquan.
The Dickinson press., 1889-05-18
Tic Examination Grind.

Some of the papers made a great ado about
tho death of Il young lady attending the high
school, which, it was alleged, was duo to
ovclwork incident to examinations. Prompt
d.nials of this allegation were sent in. l am
net prepared to say which was which, but l
do think it is strange that half the scholars,
and teachers, too, arc not killed by tho cx-
animation grind.-St. Paul Pioneer Press.
The Dickinson press., 1889-05-18

Eggs arc valuable remedies for burns and
may bn uscl i'll the following ways: Tn,
white of the egg simply used as a varnish to
exclude the air; or. the white beaten up for
along ,inc Win a tablespoonful of fresh lard
till Il little water separates; or, an excellent
remedy is Il mixture of the yolk of egg with
glyccrinc, coral parts; put in n bottle and
cork tightly; shake before using; will keel
for SOHO time il = co, | place.
The Dickinson press., 1889-05-18
Pin Cushion Novelties.

Pin cushions with silver trimmings are on
every lady's toilet table, and most men own
at least one that is carried i'll tho pocket.
There are acorn cushions, the acorn being az
plash CT satin, i'll q silver stalk with oxidizcd
ok Leaves. y decided novelty is a swan i'll
silver with IL pin cushion between its wings
and OH its back. Cushions attracting atten-
ton are those with modelled figures in silver,
as bust of IL shcpherless, mounted on an in
ilatcl skirt of plush or satin, which serves as
g cushion. Heart shaped pin cushions, with
q silver cover, which latter, on being in-
verified, becomes IL jewel tray, are pretty nov.
tics in this linz. Jewellers Circular.
The Dickinson press., 1889-05-18
a New Use for Ladies Hats.

y trade journal states that a new use is
being made of tho high crowns of ladies' hats.
Ladies who don't mind being considered
eccentric lift up the back of their hats when
out shopping, and shove into the crown such
tritlcs as hairpins, lace, needles, gloves and
thread" The idea may be commended to the
lady kelptomauiac aud the lady smuggler.-
London Globe
The Dickinson press., 1889-05-18
Gas and Ventilation.

Where gas is used the safety of health SIM
ply depends on securing full, free and perfect
ventilation. The necessity for this prccau-
ton is highly apparent when we think of the
impurities which gas sends forth into the ut
mosphere, and when we reflect on the evil
which is wrought to health when these I'M.
purities are inhaled. If we can he assured OF
tho ventilation of houses in which gas is en-
ployed, there need be no hesitation in cm-
ploying this medium for any domestic pur
pose. In apartments where gas forms the
Illuminating medium there is often II decided
lack of precautions i'll securing I've free and
perfect removal of the dcleteriouS product, OF
gas combustion. Herald of Health
To Inspect Northwestern Military
Schools.
WASHINGTON, May Mai. Joseph P.
Sanger, inspector general, has been or
der ID to make inspections of military
schools in Iowa, Indiana and Minnesota.
CONSUMPTION SURELY CURED.
To THE E~DIroR-Please inform your readers
that have a positive remedy for the above
named disease. ~ Its timely use thousands OF
hopeless cases have been permanently cured. ]
shall be glad TO send two bottles of my remedy
FREE to any of your readers who have consump.
ton il they will send mt their express and
post office address. Respectfully. T. a. $40.
CUM, NJ. c. 1871 Pearl ST., New York.
eep. ely.