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The Dickinson press., 1889-06-22
Time to Stop,

Several large retail stores in this city have
put a stop to the practice of sending home
goods to customers for inspection, as they
lind that such articles arc frequently used and
then returned with the statement that they
40 not answer the purpose. A lady well
known in fashionable circles recently ordered
from one of tho foremost houses two dozen
fairy lamps sent to her residence for approval.
Three days afterwards she gavo n dinner
party. Among the guests was n member of
tho firm in question. Tho fairy lamps were
used with pleasant effect OH the table, spark
ling among tho overs and greens or shin
ing in shady hooks about the dining room
Imagine the merchant surprise theday aftc,
tho dinner to hear that the lamps had al.
come back to tho store with a polite note
stating that the lady did not like them. Iti
Il positive fact that she had not even the
grace to remove the stumps of tho burned
candles or wash off the grease dripped upon
tho ampS.-Philadelphia Letter
The Dickinson press., 1889-06-22
Tie Retort Courteous.

Prompt and effective was the action of a
thin, keen eyed woman whom | saw in the
millinery department of a big store Spin
ster was written all over her face. and a de
fiance of age was noticeable in the material
and cut Of her wardrobe. She informed u
saleswoman.h her Easter bonnet must be bought
then and there. She was too tired of shop.
ping to so step further The willing but
inconsiderate clerk took down q bonnet of
sober character, with the remark: This, |
think, will please you. it is very suitable for
a middle aged lady," The s~pinster quietly
requested her to put the bonnet on her own
head. which the unsuspecting woman, her
self Of an uncertain age, promptly did
Then, looking her full in the face, the irate
aud ancient maiden swectly said: SIT fits
you perfectly, perfectly. You were right: it
is just the bonnet for a middle aged person
Tho saleswoman bit her lip and removed the
bonnet in speeches. chagrin. She knew her
want of tact had cost her q customer. The
Easter bonnet was sought for elsewhere
New York Cor. ri. tsburs Dispatch.
The Dickinson press., 1889-06-22
Invention of the Microscope.

Tho invention of the compound microscope.
consisting of two convex lenses placed one
above the other, naturally soon followed the
invention of the telescope. Thesimple micro
scope was very early known. Il convex lens of
rock crystal having been found i'll the ruins
Of Nincvch, The idea Of the moro perfect
form Of this instrument is said to have oc-
CURED to Hans Zansz, or to his son Zacharias.
spectacle makers in Holland. about lAU
1t is very probable, however, that the same
idea was suggested, either accidentally or by
way of experiment, to others. Calico, for
instance, the great Italian astronomer, it is
said, had, before 1910. directed a tube fitted
with lenses to the observation of small, near
objects. He stated, shortly after. this date.
that he had been able to observe through a
lens the movements of minute animals and
their organs of sense.
In a letter written in 1914 no says that he
has with his microscope 'seen and obser, ed
flies as large as sheep, and that their bodies
were covered with hairs. aud they had sharp
claws."-Youth's Companion.
The Dickinson press., 1889-06-22
Triplcts In China.

Tho Chinese have n custom that when a
woman gives birth to n triplet she must re-
port the matter to the authorities, and they
on their part will present her with three
little coats, ono red, one yellow and one
green. These coats she must put on the in.
fants in the dark, and the ones who will get
the red and yellow coats will be exalted,
while tho one with the green coat will be
ignoble. Such events arc, however, of the
rarest occurrence, and are regarded as mar.
wells of nature. The other day a case still
more wonderful occurred at Pekin, where a
woman gave birth to a pair of twins. The
family lives in a village west of Chang vi
Gate, and is surnamed Yang. Yang had Ills
son married, and to the great establishment
Of the household, the wife gave birth to a
pair of twins. The mother-in-law, fearing
deficient nourishment, decided to keep the
two boys and cast away the girls, which was
done, but a neighbor, out of compassion,
picked them up and took them home. This
affair created much gossip in tho capital
Chinese Times.
The Dickinson press., 1889-06-22
Worth Remembering.

The following incident was related by Il
family physician: Being called upon to visit
Il sick child, he found the babe in apparently
good health. but crying and struggling con.
tinually rs though suffering extreme pain
and anguish. Tho mother stated that tho
child was DESTROYS of nursing continually,
and in order to quiet it, she had been Obliged
to let it nurse as often as the crying parox-
ysln came on. When that failed to quiet it,
~parcgoric OF soothing sirup had been admin.
istcrcl.
"Wllcn did you give the baby u drink of
water last.:' asked the doctor.
~ don't remember" replied tho mother.
II seldom let him drink water. Docs he
need itf'
Need it!' exclaimed the doctor. "Thy
should ho not need it US much as you: The
child is suffering from thirst, nothing more
lie accordingly called for cold water, gave
the infant IL few spoonfuls, and it immedi.
ately ceased frettinS and soon went to sleep,
Dl.oyins a long refreshing slumber, the first
for many hours.
All mothers and nurses should remember
this. Infants who nurse may often suffer
torment for tho lack of n drink of water.
Often II child cries from thirst; therefore list
common sense, and instead of dosing it witt
poisonous compounds, give tho little sufferer
all he wants. -Exchan1e.
The Dickinson press., 1889-06-22
GOLD WATCHES.
Tho Reason Why They Can he Bought "a,
So Much Less Than Formerly.

Ine lseason Why They Can he Bought Go1
So Much Less Than Formerly.
"Gold watches are so common nowadays
that men don't take as much pride in wearing
them as they did a few years ago. said a
Fulton street jeweler the other day The
Individual who could sport a gold watch and
CHAIN a dozen years ago was considered q
person of wealth and property But he isn't
now Why. you will find gold watches in the
pockets of our street cal conductors, and have
even known them to wear handsome diamond
rings Did you ever notice the %ostentatious
manner i'll which II young man handles his
ilrSt gold watchf 1t is rather amusing
Usually lie carries it in a channels leather
pouch, anu Is very careful not to breathe on
II "r touch the case with his fingers. Hec con
suits 1t every fifteen minutes for the first
month, hut be SOON tires of it. and then con
>lders it u horrible tnre to I've asked for the
time The demand tor gold watches was
never greater tnan 1t is today Watch rom.
panies are kept very busy filling orders. and
we retail jewelers. do a good business in this
line"
why isit that watches are so much cheaper
now than u few years agof'
We'll. tor ono thing. tho watch movements
Sire u great deal cheaper Gold is just exactly
the same price per pennyweight. The re
,luction Ill PRICE is coniinel to the movements.
ihe watch movements of tho standard Amer.
can make are very cheap Those in ommon
use III gold watches Of the cheapest grade arc
from $40 to $2O each, and some of the best
movements are worth ut wholesale $25 or $40
There is. however, a high priced. fine Ameri
can movement which may cost you say $50.
but they are not put ii, ordinary cases. a
watch that you paid SlW for u few years ago
you can get today for $tU, and tins $GU watch
will have $40 OF SIS movement i'll it. For
S;D you should get a movement cascd in solid
licarat gold, weighing from u to 50 penny
weights. The purchaser Will get more service
out of a l4-carat case thar he will out of OH
lScarat."
How can dealers offer tho public solid gold
watches for $40 and $35f'
They are not solid by any means. There
are some unprincipled makers who will mark
q case Of 10 carat outside and y carat iii.
side ~ carat. and q ~ ard IL carat would
IKE marked Is carat. There is no law
III America to prevent this. The case is
made OF u composition which holds u GOLD
plating finely This composition is some.
times very heavily plated, and will wear
Tor several years without showing the base
metal There is little difficulty in disposins
OF them US solid gold cases, and i'll this way
the price is surprisingly low There is more
opportunity for deception in tho movement
and case of a watch than i'll almost any other
article. The amount of money invested i'll u
watch offers much lnducement to expell
ment The case manufactures is not neces-
sarily obliged to know much about the move
ulent Of a watch. He makes his cases to fl.
tho standard American sizes of movements.
and most makers produce a uniform size. y
Brooklyn Eagle.
The Dickinson press., 1889-06-22
STORIES OF DANIEL DREW.
J. innocent Little Package He Sent to q
WaverinG Legislator.

Tie Innocent Little Package He Sent to "a
Wavering Legislator.
The seats in the smoking compartments Of
the Lansing car the other morning were all
filled, and the air was odorous of cabbage
leaves and odorifero,s of burning Havana
tobacco. Each smoker had some stories to
tell. and from tho lot a few samples are
given below:
My first experience" said w r. Bates,
was in tho New York legislature, was a
boy then and | held a %clerkship in the docu-
ment room. Those were the days when
Daniel Drew was one of the princes of the
state. One day Mr. Drew came into the
room and said to mo:
"'Boy, can you writer
II said could.
Jewell, | want you to fill out these passes,
and he threw down n handful of the paste
boards, which | filled out according to his
list. while he slowly and la%boriously put in
the signature that made them good. When
the work was done, | said:
"'Mr Drew. you haven't got another of
those passes. have youF
"Hc looked kecnly at me q moment and
then said.
"'Young man. you're learning your lesson
early What is your namef
~ told him.
"'My secretary he continued. will be
hero at noon and will bring you o pass
90. supposed that Mr. Drew would forget
all about the matter. but he didn't. got
the pass"
THAT reminds me of q little experience !
had with Mr.. Drew" said Capt. Joe Nichol
son.
81 had q cargo consigned to him with or
ders not to deliver it without taking Mr..
Drew's personal receipt. When | went to
get the paper he stepped up to sign it and !
asked him to have some one identify him, rs
| had never seen him before. and | did not
know how big a man be was. He readily com.
piled, and then ! applied for $500, as l had
authority to do, to buy supplies.
"'Certainly, certainly he said. But first
get some one to identify you
"1n vain | suggested that he had just given
me a receipt as the captain of the vessel.
That wouldn't do, and you can believe it took
me some time to find a person who knew both
Daniel Drew and myself"
well, sir" began Mr.. Bates, promptly
taking up the thread of the discourse, ''Mr
Drew came into tho document room one day
and asked me if there was a bright young lad
about. | called q sharp little chap. Mr.
Drew pulled from his pocket a big roll of
bills. He took a piece of tissue paper, such
as chewing tobacco was then rolled in. Then
he wrapped the roll of bills neatly and twist
ed the ends until the package looked exactly
like a roll Of fine cut. He gave it to the boy.
saying:
"sYou know Representative Blanks tThe
boy said he did, Well, you SO up pretty
near hin and just as the man who is now
speaking starts to sit down, you give this
fine cut to Representative Blank and tell him
Daniel Drew cent it,
THE boy obeyed his instructions to the
letter Representative Blank pocketed the
package and when the honorable member
had finished MIR Blank arose ant made q
learned and eloquent speech against the bill
Mr.. Drew listened with satisfaction and then
gavo the boy $40 and told him to keep quiet. >
Detroit journal.
The Dickinson press., 1889-06-22
Thomas corwin,s Granddaughter.

One Of tho most vigorous, untiring women
workers this city has absorbed in many a
year is Mrs. Sallie Mcdonald, tho grand
daughter of the noted Tom Corwin. She
came here from Ohio with no money and set
to work in various departments of labor
She is an energetic and successful advertising
solicitor and gets a handsome income from
that line of business. Occasionally she sells
a typewriter or a sewing machine, and is ne.
gotiatins the sale of rolling stock to a new
railroad on commission. She is interested in
a new city on the Erie and has become the
owner of several lots, and is now erecting a
couple of houses or speculation. She makes
orange marmalade Of a quality superior to
the imported article and sells it to the whole,
sale dealers. She writes each week a fashion
article, and ownsa an interest in a patent for a
new toy She is full of ideas. keen and
bright, is always at work, and is considered
the best collector of money in the advertising
business. Withal, she is remarkably even
tempered, and SO always plcases her custom.
ers.-New York Letter.
The Dickinson press., 1889-06-22
A Wise Mother Rfrd.

instinct-it looks like reason A young girl
writes to St. Nicholas the following pretty
story about a little phoebe bird. 1t built its
nest OH a ledge over the door of n house in
this neighborhood. When the little birds
were still quite small. the lady of the house
was standing on the porch, and seeing one of
them fall to tho ground she picked it up and
put it back into tho nest. A. few days later
she saw one of the little birds fall again. bun
this time it fell only ten or twelve inches,
where it stopped and hung in the air The
lady climbed up to the nest. and found that
every ono of the baby birds had a horse hair
tied around its leg and then fastened TO the
nest.
Was this the mothers way of keeping them
safe at home when she. was gone'
The Dickinson press., 1889-06-22
Tho Nurses Pride.

What u pretty child, whose is it| said
ono lady to another, as they crossed Madison
square. ~ noticed you nodded to tho nurse
Thereby hangs Il tale" responded her
companion. Tho nurse used to DO in my
employ, and left it to become the wife of a
coachman. They live over his stable, notfar
away, and the child is theirs. Shc dresses it
like a millionairo's baby, in the finest and
most dainty Of clothes. which she faithfully
copies from Fifth avenue children. She can.
not dress herself to correspond, so sle wears
Tho nurses livery for her own child, and is
proud to have passers by stop and admire
him US some favored darling of n wealthy
home. Curious fa:ky for one of her sort,
isn't it, who, us n rule, are so eager to drop
the reSalia of service!'.-Now York Sun.
The Dickinson press., 1889-06-22
Physical Culture for Ladies',

"Thc Society forthe Promotion of Physical
Culture and Corset Dress is tho comprehcn-
sivc name under which about one hundred
Chicago women arc associated. Tho namo
leaves nothing to be desired in tho way of cx-
PLANTATION. When Mrs. Annie Jenncss-Nlillcr.
lc";urel hero the society was formed to pro-
r~lul;.atc her ideas and continue in this vicinity
her crusade for dress reform. Meetings are
held on the first Friday of every month dur.
ing the winter, and in the summer q child of
tho society, tho Outing club" keeps tho
members together. Mrs. DR.. Cary tailed
about the evils of tight lacing and of kindred
subjects, illustrating her remarks by a mani
liin-pcrhaps it should DO called u womanilin.
Sho told the members where their lungs wcIe,
and pointed out the fact that tho heart lies,
III ordinary human beings, near the breast
bone. She also located other internal organs
very accurately. The need for fresh air was
enlarged upon, and the lecturer inveighcd
against COMPRISING tho lungs with corsets.
1t was remarked that most women are sadly
ignorant OF physiology in general. and of their
own bodies in particular, and tho speaker
emphasized her desire tosprcad knowledge of
that sort among feminine hulnanity.-Chi-
caGo Herald.
The Dickinson press., 1889-06-22
Our Girls Are just GREAT.

Priscilla, tho Puritan maiden, would prob
ably have been shocked had sho been asked
to become a member of a feminine baseball
team, and after duo practice challenge the
nine in which Miles Standlsh and John AL.
den wero playing. Priscilla was a nice girl,
as girls went a hundred years ago, but our
PriScillas arc just as much ahead of tho old
girls i'll physical culture as were such men as
Miles Standish and John Alden ahead of our
dudes as to manlincss md brains. Washing.
ton Post.
The Dickinson press., 1889-06-22
Training and Tanning: Canarx Birds.

Training and Tamin. Canary Birds.
have tanned several birds. | left England
one year ago, and before | came bud u bird
that was so wild, it was terrible to go near
the cage. This is what | did: | hung the
cage up against the wall i'll my bedroom.
more from fear of the cat than anything,
and at night when it got dusk ! threw over
the cage a light covering. When | went to
bed and the gas was burning bright it reused
the bird, and 20 generally gave a twit, twit,
asking if | was there. l took tho covering
off. placed her on my table and used to sit by
her talking baby nonsense, till at last sho
came to the aside where | was sitting, lutter
her wings and open her beak, which | took
for a kiss and good night" | always put
her up and covered her; sometimes she would
twit and worry i'll her cage after ! was il
bed, upon which | always called out. Go to
sleep. birdie" and she was generally quiet.
During the day | shut myself in my room
and opened the cage door; it was not long be.
fore she came out and would pick up any
threads and carry them into the cage. Since
came to America | bought her a large cage.
such as they put mockins birds in, and gave
her plenty of space twhen | placed tho old
cage on the table she refused to go into it).
Never hang c%anaries in a draught. | always
placed her cage or the dining room table at
one end and there | Kept it. with the door al
ways open, unless l opened the window and
then | closed it for a moment, when she
hoped about the cage in a fury. AT dinner
time she always went to the potato dish, and
if she found it too hot came to our plates and
helped herself to the potato soaked in gravy.
AT last, of her own accord, she followed me
anywhere, one Of her wings being slightly
clipped 10 prevent her from flying too far,
but that was done before she was given to
me. My rooms are three in q row, the sitting
room III the center and the bedrooms leading
from it on either side. In lnc mu.ning she
came hopping into my room and would twit
till she reused ME, then she hoped to my sons
and performed the same kindness to him.
At last she would follow me into the kitch.
en- and he very enraged if l drove her back
to the sitting room. She always came to INC
If | called her and would fetch bread from
any point, and if ! pretended to take it from
her, would fight like a little fury; she
would 40 the same for my son. We placed
little reins on her and she would hop round
the table. and just as | had taught her some
little tricks she suddenly died from cramp,
caused by some one, thinking she had not
water enough to battle in, pouring some
water which had been iced and, taking cold,
had killed her. | have not had another.
Why. in England a lady living in Sussex has
q large cage full out of doors, and all her ca
naries live in the trees. and at feeding time
they all come down and she is covered by a
yellow cloud as they perch Oh her in every
spot they can find to rest u~pon.-Savannah
lGa.j Lady in Good Housekeeping.
The Dickinson press., 1889-06-22
a Noblc Woman.

Helen Chalmers, the daughter of the noted
Scotch divine, lives i'll one of the lowest parts
of Edinburgh. Her home consists of a few
rooms in an alley, surrounded by drunken.
ness, rroverty and suffering. Every night
she goes ont into tho lanes of the city with
her lantern. and she never returns to her.
quarters without one or more girls or women
She has taken from tho street. The people
love her, and she is never molested or insult
cd.-New Orleans Picavune.
The Dickinson press., 1889-06-22
4. woman's Power Over Snakes.

There is a young married lady in Elberton
who is snake charmer. Sho is fearless Of
these reptiles, and will capture with her
hands any snake that she finds in tho woods,
and has tanned severalof them for pets. Once
sho captured a large snake that seized hcl.
hand. This lady did not experience any
trouble from its fangs, and continued her
sport of capturing them. Sho seems to have
Il strange power over reptiles, and it is sci.
dom that they offer any rcsistancc.-Macon
Ca TELEGRAPH.
The Dickinson press., 1889-06-22
Why the schoolma'am Thrasl,cd Him

Tho following is a sampled n Friday after
noon composition which Adam Biglier wrote
while a boy at school. We may add tina,
Adam Bislier was soundly thrashed for it
"A schoo!na'am is a verb, because she de
notes action when you throw paper wads at
tho Glris, Switch is a conjunction, and is
used TO connect the verb schoolma'um to til,
noun boy. This Is u compound sentence, OF
which 10y is the subject and switch the object.
First person, plural number, hellish case. y
schoo.!na'am is different from n boy. a boy
wears pants and q schoolma'am wears her
hair all banged on tho forehead. She puts
paint on her face and has some big fellcl
coEae and take her home. Ma says Il school.
naam never gets to DO older than is until
sho gets married. 1t takes two schoolma'ams
a!l day to COOK dinner. "-Prcston Times.
The Dickinson press., 1889-06-22

"You would be surprised" said a friend,
Eat the number Of society women who study
dramatic art under the best teachers without
the slightest intention of ever going on the
stage. They do it as tho readiest means of
acquiring charm Of manners and q good
presence" The Delsarte system Of training,
rightly taken, is the finest way Of acquiring
eezibllisy q figure, grace Of mgyemeat end
The Dickinson press., 1889-06-22
CONSUMPTION SURELY CURED.

To THE EDlroH-Pleasc inform your readers
that have a positive remedy for the above
named disease. y Its timely use thousands of
shall be glad to send two bottles Of my remedy
FREE to any of your readers who have consump.
ton II they will send me their express and
post office address. Respectfully. T. A. SLO.
Gun NC. ISL Pearl ST., New York.
Oep.1 o. ly.
The Dickinson press., 1889-06-22

Constable Ike Smith. OF Birmingham, Ala
has u Eat which has developed maternal u:.
feetioa for a litter Of orphaned puy2;eS
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1889-10-23
TABLE ETIQUETTE.

A Fow Of the Thin@s Every self-Re-
specting Person should know.
Table etiquette is almost q science
nowadays, and it is necessary to con-
form to It's laws. A good rule is to
Use the torl1 almost constantly, and
put only 3 little upon it at time. In
this way tho food is conveyed to the
mouth never with the knife al
though in soma countries the knife is
still used, evea amongst royalty. If
you have strawDpFria5 ard cream,
soup, mel0n' saewe4 irrit, preserved
fruit, preserves ard 3e}li2s, est them
with q spoon These things, because
of their iliciness, can nos be eaten
with d fork. Fish should bo eaten
with a knife and fork, and every we'll
regulated hou3e.,1 when it sofYes
oysters on the half she'll, Will place 81
small, silver fork beside each guests
plate. When the hostess serves
Strawberries with the gree,, eteins,
then they are i4r8riably to 3e t.ken
up in the Gng9@2 civ mo steal) and
eaten enc at % time. Fruit ike peaes
and apples is first peeled, thea a0ar.
tered, and then talEon Up Tia The fpgers
and eaten. With saad2 tho EAifg
and fork are used. i. t,ie sasa3 has aot
been cut up before bcin@ s2g0o,l No
hostess Wao understands sablo OH
quette, nor 3, waiter who has been
we'll trained, will ever thlnS 81 a.fer-
ing you marc than &. ladleful I'd coup,
and if you are at q private or fashion-
able diiiner {ahyWhoro etaqp5 a
lote). am. the dipaoH 10 100 hot, Or
you DO not happea 10 Ike 3 certain
dish after Il has been served, pgetend
10 cat 1t, ard th,s consideration on
your par5 will mako you tho eVorlast-
ing friend Of the host and hcstess.
Dom stop short and sit back IL youi
chair That is the moss eubarress-
ing kind q cinDarea saspens for both
yourself, yo0r host ard your assooi-
ates Ihsso are 's ie@ OF the things
every boay should kaow --Earp and
FiresiQA