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The Dickinson press., 1889-03-16
Big Bug and Small pnfntn.

EX-Attorney General Palmer is fond of {,
joke, and hc isn't put out Il bit if tho ioko i.
on him, just SO it is funny He dresses very
neatly and is not given to jewclry except ii
the matter of a scarf pin, and an atlornmcn1
him TINT set all Wilkcsbarro to laughing. III,
had purchased Il very handsome pin in th,
shape of Il bug, which was of rather loud siy,
and pretty conspicuous. 1t looked like an
exaggerated potato bug His friends g,lyct
him considerably about it, and that scarf pin
became tho talk of tho town Ono day I
prominent German saloon keeper passed Mr.
Palmer as tho latter stood at his Office door
looked out tho corner of his ego at the scar
pin and smiled Instantly tho attorney, il
his quick, sharp way, said
"Well, Dutchy, what's tho matter will
you! What aro you laughing ats"
"Oh, nodings Mr. Bamer."
Yes, you were You wero laughing ii
this scarf pin. What's tho matter with it,"
81 guess it's all right. Mr. Balmcr."
"Wcll, look ut it and Sec Is thcro any
thing the matter with itf Examine it,"
Tho German drew nigh, carefully scanned
tho pin, looked it over gravcly, and wa
about to turn away, when Mr. Palmer said:
"Well, what's the matter with tMit bug
scarf pinf What do you tl,ink!"
"Vell, Mr.. Bumcr," said tho German, "l
'lon'a know but vat | never before saw 81
big bug on SO schlsail potato" and b,
walked off with queer grin OH his faco.
Tho remark struck Mr.. Palmer as being
exceedingly funny, and ho told It TO somo Of
his friends. ds.-Ilarrisburg u'a.) Telegraph.
The Dickinson press., 1889-03-16
a Dakota Blizzard.

Little or no snow falls in Dakota from
November to April. 1t is too cold to snow,
and the blizzard is not snow storm ,i,. tho
ordinary sense OF the world, but cold wind
which comes sweeping down from Bcllr.ng
Straits with velocity of from fifty to sixty
miles an hour, bringing with it a blast of
finely powdered ice. Imagine thcs fog,
al oil ice, blown along by high wind. The
tiny particles, coming with such velocity,
sting like blow from whip lash.
Nothing can stand before it. Those buffalo
and cattle who are used to it make for
the lee SIDE Of the nearest h!l, hay.
stack or building, and Lulld!e close to-
gether for safety, trusting TO being GOV
cred by the snow and thus sept warm, when,
if the storm does not last too long. they may
escape alive. You cannot see across the
street from one house to another and men
have been frozen to death within few feet
Of home and safety. The thermometer falls
many degrees below zero, beyond the power
If mercury to measure; only the best spirit
thermometers can be used for these low
temperatures When going with the wind
you are driven along With resstiess force; if
against it, you are knocked down and buf-
feted about: unless you are SO fortunate as to
find speedy help ard shelter you are almost
sure to be frozen to death.-St. Nicholas.
The Dickinson press., 1889-03-16

Tho London masher, to whom tho question
of clothes is an all important one, has devised
system by which his rcsplcndent appear
anco need not suffer in these hard times Of G.
o. d., or even e. w o., tailors. He joins u
club, each member of which pays small en-
trance fec and an annual subscription. Va
rious groups of clothes aro ordered by the
club from tho prevailing monarch of fashion
in gentlemen's modes. Lots arc then drawn
by the members of similar physical proper
tions to ascertain which has first, second
and third choice, and so on Tho first win.
ncr has the use of tho suit for tllrco months,
after which the second takes his revenge out
of them, others following till Ichabod has
been Enthusiastically written by tho unsparng
hand of timo across tho syndicate garments
AT that stage tho Whitechapel dandy gets
them for dollar, moro or less, and event
ually shoddy manufacturer buys tho frag-
ments and works them up again into war
rantcd all wool" fabrics, when they start off
on their rounds again to delight tho Oxford
street chppics on tho Adonis like persons of
their favorto swains.-New York Mercury.
The Dickinson press., 1889-03-16
Useful Inyenfions.

News of two inventions for tho relief of
suffering humanity reaches us from England,
one Of which ismost timely just at this season
of the year 1t is an apparatus, worked b.
an electrical machine, which, when set in
motion, ditFuscs a lovely breeze of salt
smelling ozone. 1t does not need IL very
large stretch of the imagination to see how
happily this discovery can be utilized in BAH
rooms, theatres drawing rooms and other
places where brilliant lighting is demanded
and the atmosphere necessarily made opprcs
sive and unhealthy. In conjunction with this
discovery q Swedish physician has devised
and established an institute in London whero
dummy steeds fitted with movements to pro-
duce the oscillatory motion Of horseback
exercise are furnished, and invalids for whom
equestrian exercise has been prescribed can
now close their eyes and imagine when
mounted in this establishment that they are
being transported across the Ngean sea on
the back Of the time honored unicorn.-New
York Mercury.
The Dickinson press., 1889-03-16

with tho fat of tho land, In order that he (the
earthly fellow) might live many, many more
years and tako comfort as he went along,
That man was eternally having coldsores
upon his lips and if the gout has not over.
taken him by this time have lost my guess
Why coldsores and gouti you ask
Right, my fellow sufferer, ask all the cues
tions you caro- to- Why do you so often get
all stuffed up with cold" so called, about
which you go prancing over tho neighbor-
hood, asking everybody if, in tho name of
common sense, they can tell you how OF
where you caught its" You got it by eat
ins. Hard thing to believe, isn't It'll Rich
food, fats and highly seasoned viands have
done the business for you. Tho body is a
queer machine 1t gets clogged, and when it
can hold out no longer it revolts. The brief
warfare which follows, tho Wheeling, the
aching bones and running nostrils are simply
evidences of natures efforts to recover her
equilibrium. Then how vain of you to dose
yourself with drugs, instead of giving the
Great Healer timo to euro you'll
This is my theory: Tho system needs Ger
tain nourishments and requires them rcgu-
larly Uncautiously you have given it too
much. Hero slips int curious trick of nature.
a morbid craving for food little richer
seizcs you-a sort Of dull longing for some.
thing, you know not what. Natures mission
is to try you and SEQ what kind of metal YOU
aro made Of Now follow mo closely. That
longing comes straight from your carnal soul
though you have digniticd it with the name
OF hunger. 1t is nothing moro than an.undus
excitement Of the nerves of tho stomach. To
the cook book you fly and con it over to find
something tempting. Merely wholesome foods
have failed to fill tho bill. But, my friend,
had you the correct understanding YOU
would pass that craving by and wait.
Nature is us ready to join with YOU in a
little self discipline as she was to put tho oh
staclo in your way. a slight tiff of self do,
NAL will do wonders sometimes Self denial.
Certainly; why not' You shout with vehcm-
enco that virtues of that order havo long
since become unpopular from disuse What
II brazcn imposition would 10 tablo with
out enough dainties to match tho silver and
china! So, 'if you please, Mrs. Blank,
would like you to havo prepared a little
brandy sauce for tho pudding today. |
abominato food without something in it to
tempt fellows palate" So Off flies the cook
tyourpcremptory bidding, lest sho may have
done something to forfeit her position aud
sends you up-rcally, sho puts before you
dish which tho daintest cpicuro can doto
upon. Such, you say, is life. 1t is not life;
it is death There, you havo dropped your
knife and fork in dismay that | should say
thing so terrible. These arc facts, my friends.
Prank Dexter i'll Boston Globe
The Dickinson press., 1889-03-16
photographs of the Sun.

"While experimenting with Il ray of sun.
light in a darkcned room" says j. G. O'Ioan,
according TO The Scientific American, 81 had
ny attention directed to pinholo pictures, and
am Of the opinion that startling results can
be eobtainc'l in photographs of thesun OF moon
in this way In nroom durkened by blocking
up windows with thick paper, make a
small hole in the paper with 'darning
needle. 50 as To admit a ray of direct sun
light Hold II piece Of white paper in the
path OF the ray, twelve inches from the
hole, you will have an image of the sun
on"-cishth inch in diameter; at four feet,
an image Of one-half inch, and at the dis.
tanre OF eight feet from the hole u one inch
image, and so on. The size of opening used
as lens does not alter the size of image at any
given distance, but only its sharpness and
brightness. Say the opening is one-sixtcentl
inch, and gives sharp picture at four feet,
by cnlarging the opening to one-eighth tho
size of the image at four feet would be still
the same, but unsharp, so that the screen or
plate must be removed to twice the distance
to obtain equal sharpness, In room 100 feet
long twelve inch picture Of the sun could
be had, and of tho moon one very much
larger. ~ series of pipes 100 yards long for
camera would give three foot photograph
Of the sun. In fact, there is no limit to size
of image but the length Of camera Perhaps
some ono who has moro time and space at
their disposal than | may take up the sub
ioct
The Dickinson press., 1889-03-16
ST. MICHAEL. THE weieHER.

Stood the tall archangel. Weighing
All mans diraming, doing, saying,
AL the failure and the gain,
All the triumph and the pain.
In the unmagined years,
Full of hopes more full of tears
Since old Adams conscious eyes
Backward searching for Paradise,
And. instead. the flame blade saw
or inexornble Law
In dream marked him there,
With bis fire gold flickering hair,
In his binding armor stand.
And the scales were in his hand;
Mighty were they and full well
They could poise both heaven and he'll.
Angel. asked humbly. then,
"Weighcst thou the souls of menS
That thine office is. ! know"
Nay" he answered me, mot so,
But weigh tho hopes Of rlan
Since the power Of choice began
In the world of good or ILL.,"
Then waited and was.sti!l
In one scale saw him place
All the glories of our race.
Cups that lit DelShazzar's feast,
Gems tho wonder of the east,
kuolai's Scepter. Cpsar's sword,
Many poets golden word.
Many II skill Of science, vain
To make men as gods again
In tho other scale he threw
Things regardless, outcast. few,
Martyr-ash. arena sand,
OF st. Francis cord a strand,
Beechen cups Of men whose need
TASTED that the poor might feed.
Disillusions and deSpairs
or young saints with grief graycd hairs,
Broken hearts that break for man.
Marvel through my pulses ran,
Seeing then the beam divine
Swiftly on his hand decline,
While carth's splendor and renown
Mounted light as thistle down.
James Russell Rowell in America
The Dickinson press., 1889-03-16

What could we do without the man who
had the dea' before everybody elsel We
all know him and love him You get on the
topic, say Of the phonograph, and you find he
had the idea long before Mr. Edison was
heard of. If you press him. and osk him why
ever be did not bring his discovery forward,
he tells you that it was too much trouble If
some great composer astonishcs the world by
setting Paradise Lost" as comic opera,
You find it is no new notion to him: he had
the idea long ago, and had often thought Of
suggesting it to that very composer Should
ali Il. a. come before the world with start
ling classical picture, lie always had
the idea of that very subject for painting,
and now rejoices to see his idea carried out.
Is new statue put up in an overburdened
metropolisf That very man, and no other,
was the nan he always had an idea should
have statue. Is new remedy proposed by
an eminent physician for seasickness, say
rork chops before sailing, or solution of
cut cavendish on the voyage' He himself al
ways had that idea Ii popular novelist
thrills the reading world with a tale of awe
aud mystery, the idea Of the book is the very
idea he always had in his mind, as u good
foundation for a novel. No matter what
happens, he always had the idea that it was
going to happen; and no matter what is ex-
planned, he always had the idea that that was
the true explanation. London Globe
The Dickinson press., 1889-03-16
The Great Gold Nuggets at na,larat.

By the end of 1862 the surface of the coun-
try about Ballarat had been pretty thorough
ly scratched, and deep mining then began
From this period the record of Australia as
the champion country for the production Of
big nuggets began in the discovery, in Febru-
any, lso5, of nugget weighing ,G2o ounces
and worth some So, 900 In 1858 the famous
"Welcome' nugget was found, weighing
nearly lso pounds and worth $4,000, and
soon after the highest record was made by
the 'Welcome Stranger" which weighed IN
pounds and was worth nearly $4,000 Thest
and scores Of other big nuggets ure shown, il
models, in the meteorological collections of tho.
Melbourne Public library, and have inspirec
in me tho vices Of envy and covetousncss t.,
such degree that | doubt shall get owe:
them-Ballarat Cor, Springfield Republican
The Dickinson press., 1889-03-16
When You Kill Your First Gator.

When one kills his first alligator he is all
enthusiasm Nothing will do but that ho
must secure the body of his game and hack
out with infinite labor somo Of tho teeth as
trophies; tho nasty wet form Of the saurian is
dragged aboard, to tho umuzement of tho
timers, who watch the gloatipg ecstasy with
which the slayer examines his prize with
much the same feelings an old hound must
havo when regarding tho first efforts of a
promising pup. When, after Staying dozen
or so, tho novice finds out what useless things
alligators are, ho pots tho beasts with uncon-
cern and docs not deem it necessary to inter-
rupt tho pleasure Of shooting with tho labor
Of securing the game.-Forest and Stream.
The Dickinson press., 1889-03-16
Army Uniforms.

In the army regulations Of ls2l dark blua
was declared to be the national color. Pres;
dent Jackson, in ls3., tried to restore the fac :
ings of tie revolution, but vas only partially
successful. Tho uniform continued to groa
palmer UNTIL III 1917, it was the uniform ill.,
which such splendid work was done in Mexico
When the civil war broke out in 1851 some q!
the volunteer troops were dressed i'll gray,
but as the Confederatcs had adopted tie sa,ils
color for their regulars and buttermut brown
for the militia, the United States troops were
clad III bite Blue has remained the national
color of the troops, though many minor
changes have taken place since those days -
Sau Francisco Chronicle
The Dickinson press., 1889-03-16

a story is told of young lady who kissed
a BABY held i'll her fathers arms, then III Il
moment of temporary insanity or ABSTRACTION
she stood on tiptoe and kissed the papa Keal-
izing instantly what dreadful tim. size
bad done, she wheeled around and kissed the
baby's mamma, who was standing near, and
retired in good order. Her satirical sister
squelched the poor young woman as they left
the house by asking her if she didn't want To
go back and finish by kissing the hired girl
The Dickinson press., 1889-03-16
VALUE OF A GOOD MEMORY.

Men Who Never Forget Tale or Fact.
Wonderful Memoriz1ng.
packer, is said to have remarked that good
memory is necessary to one who wishes to
succeed There is no lack of evidence to sup
port the statement Armour himself is an
example of what good memory can do.
He is as wonderful in his line as Cardinal
Mezzofanti was In his. He is SAID to carry
the smallest detail of his immense business in
bis head. He can remember the date as well
as of small business transactions. He knows
the names of pretty nearly all of his army of
employees. After the building of the addi-
tion to his great establishment in Chicago he
astopished circle Of friends by rattling of
The Dickinson press., 1889-03-16

There is a bootblack in tho New York city
hall who is quite curiosity. He has ono
arm off below the elbow and wears wooden
limb strapped tightly to the stump To this
wooden arm is fastened brush, and he uses
it as ardentiy as the one held in the hand he
has remaining
The Dickinson press., 1889-03-16
LIVING FOR THE STOMACH.
A Little Lecture to Those Who Crave and
Haxe Rich Things to Eat,

Ah! you live for your stomach do youa l
certainly pity the person who lives for no
loftier purpose than eating and drinking.
Upon second thought you conclude that your
confession should have been taken with a
grain of allowance. There does creep over
you now and then conviction that you live
for something besides your stomach's sake.
Very good You are on the road to happi-
ness. knew man once who often amused
his hearers by putting some queer phrases
into his prayers He would pray that the
nerve tissues of his stomach might be made
more enduring, his taste moro keenly enjoy
able, and that his appetite might be tempted
The Dickinson press., 1889-03-16

Aristocratic but vinegar faced caller-He's
charming little fellow, Mrs Grindstone
Only years old, you say. You'll give me a
kiss, won't you, Willie7
Willie-Yes'm. [Kisses herl
Caller-That's good boy, Willie But
what are you holding in your hand SO
tightly
Willie-Its half dollar mamma gave me.
She said she 'spected you'd want to kiss me,
and told her l wouldn't do it for less-Chi-
cago Tribune
The Dickinson press., 1889-03-16

"A hog was butchered in Charlton, Ca, a
few days since, and in the nav Of the swine
were found some twenty-five nails and lot
OF glass, supposed to have been pieces Of
bottle. The hog was apparently healthy. -
The Dickinson press., 1889-03-16

Mrs. Chipperlng-so these are your chill
dren, are they1
Mrs. Marrow-Yes, and every one says
they're just the image of me.
Mrs. Chipperling- Why, so they are, poor
little things. Courier
The Dickinson press., 1889-03-16

For biliousness squeeze the juice of a lime
or small lemon into half glass of cold
water, and stir in q little baking soda; drink
while it foams. To be taken when rising in
the morning. This will also relieve the sick
headache if taken in the beginning.
The Dickinson press., 1889-03-16

a string Of gold beads coiletl and knottcd
on the top, with large diamond placed i'll
the center Of the knot, is one of the newest
The Dickinson press., 1889-03-16

The Most Striking Feature of the South.
"Wcll. Patrick, what struck You most dur
ing your southern trip2''
Tho mule, sor!" replied IatricIs, with IL
grin that disclosed the absence Of ninc molars
Burlington FREQ Press.
The Dickinson press., 1889-03-16
She Will Not Ask Him Arain

The occp Russian collar, pointe'l like q vest
in front, is a fashionable piece of fur that In
creases in favor as the season aivances
The Dickinson press., 1889-03-16
ApprOprlatC.

Husba.d-Wife, DR. Smith, tho chiropo.
dist, will dine with US today.
Wife-Aii right; I'll order corned beef
Town Topics.
The Dickinson press., 1889-03-16
What Was Wanting.

WHdt WIZ NHntIHE
Young Bob was found by his father sob
bing in a corner.
Whats the matter, youngsterf' he asked.
"Why, pop, blubbered the boy, I've got
n nickel and there isn't any slot around here
to drop it in. ."-Chicaco News
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-10-04
LANCE. 2:3II-2.

Editor Dunton's Spirit Of the TWf:-I
read Mr.. Ii. c. Heaton's article on the
trotting stallion, Lance, with much in
terest | think MIR. Heaton is mistaken
in regard to Header being son of Lance.
do not think he ever got colt by that
name. Wild John was sired by Lance
and l saw him trot at Quincy, H.,
in 1870, in 40. This horse was owned
in Missouri and was bay gelding. Mr..
Williams of Chicago wrote me two years
ago that he had mare sired by Lance,
that could pace in 2:25, Lance's best
record was made at Burlington, Ia, in
1867, in race with Kirkwood and sew
eral others, 2 :3lt. I have this from the
old files of the Burlington Hawkeye.
Lance got many fine roadsters. l bred
mare colt, that could trOt II miles an
hour on the road. After driving her
twelve years on the road, | sold her to
c. V. Chandler of this city, who bred her
to Norman ID, and now has a colt by her
side with white head and glass eyes,
and white legs to his body. His body
is coal black with the exception of a
white strip running down over each hip.
This is poor show to make ringer of
him. w. O. BLAIsDELL.
MACOMB, ILL.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-10-04
NELSON AND ALCRYON.

The New York Spirit of the Times, a
very able sporting paper, probably, taken
all in all, the ablest, and we believe the
oldest of those published on this CONT
nent, has. however, never yet achieved
the greatness of being just. and can
therefore never represent the best thought
and action of the American breeder. Its
circulation, too. must be curtailed, for
itspeaks for faction, instead of all, as
popular newspaper, like the American
Cultivator. or the Manchester Mirror
and Farmer, is careful to do.
In the last Spirit of the Times, in ac-
cordance with its ability, we notice let
ter from that ablest of all correspondents
in the turf field, Peter C. Kellogg, who
writes under the nom de plume of Hank
COmstock, and who Is at present in Cal
ifornia. But, in accordance with its mar
rOwness, when it gives an account of the
great Balch stallion race at Boston, and
timely offers its readers a tabulated ped
igree of the great horse Nelson, it states
that his granddam, Kate, is untraced,
when we do not suppose there is an in
telligent horse writer in this country but
that knows that she was bred by James
Blnn of Shelburn, VT, and got by
Black Hawk, son of Sherman Morgan.
We are in hopes soon to give the breed
err and breeding of Hates dam, but she
is as yet unknown.
We present the tabulated pedigree of
Nelson, carried four removes. On his
sire's side he is thoroughbred, tracing
direct to imported Diomed, but it will be
perceived that he carries more of Morgan
blood than that of any other trotting
family, for he gets this through both sire
and dam. By his dam he has exactly
the same (one-eighth) of the amount of
the blood of Black Hawk and Hamble-
tonian.
1t is also noticeable in the above-men-
toned race that Alcryon, winner of sec
ond money, is understood to be from a
dam of Morgan descent, and Pilot Knox.
winner of the third, has large infusion
of Morgan blood; more, also, we believe,
than that of any other trotting family.
TABULATED PEDIGREE OF NELSON.
NELSON.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-10-04
BEN FRANKLIN LEADS NEW ENG.
LAND.

Ben Franklin (2:29) leads all New
England sires in $3.50 performers this
season, having put four in the list. AL
cantara (2:23) is second with three /;
Daniel Lambert has two and the dams of
four; Aristos (2:27a) has two; Alcyone
(2:27l two. OF these it will be noticed
that all save Daniel Lambert have re-
cords better than 2 80. Two of the five,
Alcantara and Alcyone, are brothers and
belong to the Wilkes family. Daniel
Lambert and his sons complete the list of
New England sires that have more than
one new performer in 2 80 or better so
far this season.
The three-year-old colt Peerless Ben
by Ben Franklin 1920, dam, Dolly
Spooner, by Holabird's Ethan Allen,
trotted half oyer the Beacon course in
fifth horse position in l 10 American
Cultvator.