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The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-01-12
The Elder sotl,crn's Joke.

One day the elder Suthern, who was Il
famous practical joker us well as author,
wont with Mrs. Wood into an ironmonpcrs S
shop and asked for Macuuay's "Hstory of
England "Wo do not sell books, sir" saii
the assistant This is an ironmonscr's shop.n
"Well, I'm not particular, said Solhcln, pro.
tending to he deaf; 81 don't care whether it
is bound i'll calf Or Russia" 'But this is not
n book scller's," shouted the assistant. "All
right" said Sothrrn, "wrup it up neatly. |
want to Eave it sent down to tho hotel. Its
for n present | wish to make to Il relative. ("
"We don't keep it," shouted the assistant,
getting red i'll tho face. "Do it up us If it
wcro for your own mother. don't want
anything better than that, said Sothcrn. 81
would like to writo my nano on tho fly leaf. +"
"Sir, bawed tho assistant ut the top of his
voice, cant you see that we do not keep
booksl" Very WE'LL" said Sothern, quite
undisturbcd, "I will whit for it," The clerk
appealed to his master and said ho Thought
tho customer must be Off his head What
is it, sirl Whut do you desircr he said to
Sothern. ~ want to buy iilc," said the
actor. "a plain file, four or five inches long. !"
Certainly" SAID tho master, casting II with.
ering glancen ut his assistant. -Chlcago Times.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-01-12
In a Mott Street Restaurant.

Tbs chef at Hong Ping Los is paid s1oo q
:nolth and all his expenses, which are enor-
Hious wages for Chinatown Like all chefs,
lie is superior, naughty and somewhat capri
rious. lie has wide knowledge of Chinese
medicine, and his dishes are compounded on
profound hygienic principles, for the cooks
Of that nation are held responsible in large
part for the health of their patrons. Dys-
ro,osia is unknown among them. Unlike tho
French chefs. the Chinese cook condescer..s
to prepare and cook his discs with his
own hands. The cooking is done on brick
furnaces and with hickory wood, and the
half globes of iron set into tho blazing Goals
COOK the food with q rapidity that would
stsrt!e TN American cuisiniere. The chef
hes opening into the kitchen little closet
into which he rctires with his opium piDo
when lie feels tho need Of repose or Inspire.
ten. si:d his subordiustes forbear to clatter
TIC s..:oo2s CT speak loud when Tie great Per-
so-.ase is il the creative throes. He also re-
t;..:es poetry to soothe amd stimulate him III
Lis iaaors, and both t..e kitchen and the res
ta.:::'s.:l. arc hung with long crimson kala-
c.cao which bea~ quotations frcIn famous
singers and sagcs such as:
''S..cly in the spring tho so2cd Of to
wi:.d is pleasant US it blows through tte
cougas Of the peach trees;;'' and
"N Ia. thy heart Gcsireth may thy E:nds
te able to grasp" and
ut is here that heroes raet aad sages drank;
wl:y should we abstainf'-Eew YORK Letter.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-01-12
Sent to Jail by IL Mouse.

For year or so the proprictors of tho Cap
ital hotel have been aware that money was
disappearing in small quantities. which was
II source of great annoyance. Finally Il
trusted cmployo was discovered in the act of
abstractng small amount of his employers
funds which had been taken in through the
office. lie was ut once accused of havin.
secured u considerable amount, a,Srcsrti ing
in tho ncighborhoo'l of several hundred dol
lars, and ultimately unprecedented for the
theft ile confessed to petit larceny, which
was all that coulG be proved against him,
and rs stoutly ma ntaincd his innocence in
excess of tho amount he had confessed To
taking.
Circumstances, however. were against h m,
and ile paid tho penalty. Tho matter was
settled satisfactorily, perhaps and ho left
tho state. a day or two ago tho cash drawer
was found to be short of balance in tho
sum Of S25. A careful review of the entries
revealed no remedy, AMI tho proprictors
wero puzzled to account for tho shortage.
Finally the cash drawer was removed from
its position and II large sized hole discov.
cred through which rats or mice had gained
an entrance into tho money drawer. Further
search revealed the fact that a now nest had
been constructed underneath the counter
top, which was built of papers taken from
tho drawer. In addition to this, the nest was
lined with three ST. bills and one SO bill,
which balanced tho account with tho cash
drawer. Times.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-01-12
Cold and stolid Young Italians,

Tho ltalian's fruit vcndcrs daughter las
become numerous enough in Boston by this
time to furnish type by herself, and one
worth II bit of passing study. a, tho street
stand and corner fruit booth she watches h cr
fathers property, whenever he 10 absent or
present, with igllalicc. caution and stolidity.
Stolidity, indeed, is generally her most sal
lent characteristic, and the question is it tho
moro assumed or real cannot hut present
itself to tho observant plsserLy Something
i'll tho average Italian girls gaze and n,lcu
seems to say 1T is assumed us Il sort OF urnlor
of self defense. Tue saucicsl idle wa:, lass
ing could hardly find excuse for attempting
a Irritation with her, and If he did her blank
countcnance NIGH disconc 1T hIm us did tho
look Salvation army woman Gust upon one
the other day, when he rushed out and with
some cheap banter grabbed her ta,nLouriro.
Sho turned upon him in silence surveying
him from head to foot with Christian snlil,
OF be.isnant pity that actually wtlcrcd Aln
up.-Boston Advertiser.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-01-12
Electro peposited Conner.

Messrs. Elmorc, in England, have intro
duced a process for tho production of pure
copper tubes, wire, ETC., by which very salts.
factory results have been obtained. The
general method of producing II tubo is to I'M
merse u revolving mandrel, nearly sur.
rounded by bars of Chill copper, in bath OF
copper sui phate and send current of cleo.
trcity between the bars and the mandrcl
The ordinary result would be the deposition
OF crystalline copper, with littlo adhesive
ness and strength. The essential feature Of
the process is burnisher pressing lightly on
the surface of tho copper, travelling on II
leading screw from from one end of the man
drel to the other, its motion being nutomuti-
cally reversed when it reaches either end
The result Is tube Of great density and
strength, and without lines of weakness as in
ordinary tubes.
When it is desired to make wires, tubes
of any desired length and thickness arc cut
spirally into square wires, and these aro af-
forwards drawn to the required size and
shape Tho conductivity is greater than that
usually obtained in commercial wire, and is
even greater than that of tho samples deter
mined by DR.. Matthiessen, who used the
greatest care in obtaining his specimens Of
copper. Tests made on anncalcd and hard
drawn wires give respectively 1924 and
l04.44 per cent. Of the conductivity obtained
by DR.. Ma,thiesscn for pure ecopper.-Scieucc.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-01-12
A WEDDING IN RUSSIA.

The Guests and "Assistants'-Old Gus
toms-The AIaidcn's Braid.
The guests are far more numerous at a
Russian than at an English wedding
They are invited to be assistants" Mt tho
wedding The witness who is generally the
grandest of the Connections of the family,
is the most important person. He pays tho
priests fees Then come the ladies of honor
and the hridemcn. The latter have to pul-
chase Swee.aleatS for the bridemaids. Tho
''boyarin,' who carries the sacred picture of
Christ i'll silver and gilt, is generally little
boy. When the party arrives at the church
1t is his duty to haul the pictures to the
reader who places them behind tho 'royal
gates" or leaning against the altar screen.
The old nurse, or housekccper. superin-
tends the carrying of the dowry from the
house of the bride to that of her future hus-
band and ari'anges everything for the use of
The bride. There is no law rs to the number
of bri,lemails or the their costumes The
dresses are no; all alike. On the eve Of tho
wedding day sometimes IL farewell girls
party is given. No gentleman attends this
All those present must bo from tho unmar-
ried. They sing choruses, chase each other
in the garden and rompto their hearts con-
tent. They devour any amount of tea, ice
cream, lemonade and sweetmcatS. After
supper they say farewell, and leave the in
tended bride very exhausted in view Of the
ceremonies of the following day.
The old custom is for the betrothcd pair to
fast teat nothing, on tho day of their mar
rage until the ceremony, which, in tho
family of noble, always takes place in the
evening. This makes the day most tiresome
to girl. Tho bride distributes her cast off
glrllsh toys. ribbons and jewerv to Ecr COM
panIons. Those things are called "maiden
beauty" The peasant girls cut up and divide
among their companions, on their wedding
day, tho long ribbons which nro fastened at
the end of the plait of hair which hangs
down the back These peasants, immediately
after their marriage, have the hair braided
in TWO plaits and wound about the head, then
covered with sort of tight cap tied behind,
or with Il cotton or silk handkerchief
When at Pargola, in Finland often saw
the unmarried girls trooping along in tho
c"cMl,lc, hand in hand, singing their weird
melodies, and friends told mo to notice tho
difference i'll the style of tho hair of the un-
marricd and The married. Tho married
women have IN addition. under the invariablo
handkerchief. q little piece of linen, lappct
about the size Of a form, hanging over the
center OF the forehead. This is a moro evil
dent proof o. marriage than wearing we'd
ding ring. When the VI men begin to braid
up the Lair they sing part of wedding song:
"Ah! my hrail, my braid of m;si,l~n hair
All. soon shall it be divided in two!'-Cas-
sells Magazine.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-01-12
Caught iu n Coldinc Bed.

A singular accident occurred at Grand
Rapids. Dr. Mcpherson was hastily slim
noned to the residence Of n Mrs Smith, Her
husband explained that they had used com
bnation folding bed for some tine and had
had no trouble with it until then. IIo had
arisen before his wife in the morning and
had hardly dressed when he heard sp.in,
snap and tho upright part Of tho bed icll
over upon Mrs Smith, completely shutting
her in. He tried to raise tie bed, but could
not do it without assistance. When the doc
tor arrived he found Mrs. Smith in great
agony Tho weight of tho bed had rested
entirely upon her head, which was severely
bruised. Tho doctor also found indications
that her spino had been injured.
Free Press.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-01-12
LOVES sUFFlcleNcY.

sTis said by poet. 1t is better far
To love and lose,
Than never to have loved at all But l.
may not choose.
For there has come into my lifc Iowa
SO fierce. SO strong.
That am helpless in its grasp content
To drift along
At first knew not twas Loves sea had
Set sail upon
So. happy. aoated on, with half closed eyes,
Through shade and Sun:
What needed which way | went. with him
My boat to gude9-
What dangers had the unknown sen, If ke
WaS by my slde9
woke to tlnd myself in waters strange,
No land in sight:
All things seemed radiant, new mighty flood
OF rare delight
Swept o'cr my startled soul; the Sky, the waves
With glory shoue.
AS was rcveald the rapturous thrill Of love,
Till then unknown.
And now let shadows fall. let storms arise
On his dear breast
Shielded and safe. lie. while shelt'rng arms
Fold me to rest.
The night may come. it holds no dread for me;
His tender kiss
Soothes all my fears and fills my happy heart
With perfect bliss.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-01-12
Alwuys Stolen to Spend.

In commenting on the recent forgery case
and the $'l93 900 which was made out Of bogus
mortgages, q prominent member of the Pro-
duce Exchange pointed out the very curious
fact that wien the deuouement occurs, Us it
does occur i'll all such affairs, it is always
possible to trace the expenditure Of tho
money by the man committing tho crime
lie has either spent it in e1travaSant living
or in gambling, or in association with wo-
mel. In other words, the money;is always
stolen to spend In no notable case that is
now recalled has it ever been discovered thata
man has stolen for the purpose of accumulat-
ing or adding to his own savings Misers
may do mean and small things. but they are
not made of the stuff which big criminals are
made cf, The fact that men who steal money
usually spend it is Of course an untortuna .
thing for the corporations who suffer through
their wrong doing.-New YORK World.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-01-12
In "a Ton of Coal.

a ton of coal yields about 5000 cubic feet
OF gas and 500 pounds of coke. The pllrifi
cation Of gas furnishes forty five gallons of
ammonia water from which is obtained sui
phac of ammonia for agricultural PURPOSES
and nbont l3O pounds of tar 1t is here that
tho Operation becomes especially in cresting,
for from this last named product are obtained
~ pounds of pitch, Is pounds Of crcosotc. 0
OF naphtha, Is Of heavy oils, & Of nuplthaline,
OF naphthol, of nlizarine, und about
each OF plenol, aurine and aniline thc sub
stance to which we arc indebted for such
wonderful colorsl, lOouuces of toluidne, q of
NeWsnn1,er
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-01-12
In the chill of fall an ounce Of flannel Is
worth pound of cough drops.
The uorscs,,oc sunerstit,on

The American Notes and Queries has q
long paper III its last issue which discusses
the superstition of the horseshoe. 1t says:
The belief in the horseshoe attained its
greatest diffusion at the end of the last CEN
tury and the beginning of this. Aubrey, in
his 'Miscellanies,' tells us that i'll his time
most houses i'll the west end of London had
horseshoe nailed over the threshold. In 1873
Sir Henry Ellis counted seventeen horseshoes
III Monmouth street, but in lS4l only five or
SIX renamed. Lord Nelson nailed a horse
shoe 10 the mast of the Victory, and Lucky
DR.. james attributed the success Of his fever
powders to the finding of u horseshoe, which
symbol he adopted as crest for his car.
riage."-The Epoch.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-01-12
Tho Dying Suffer Not.

The act of dying, it is now ascertained, is
absolutely free from suffering; it isreally un-
conscious, insensibility always preceding it.
Any anguish that may attend mortal illness
ceases before the close, as thousands who have
recovered, after hope had been surrendered,
have borne witness. Sudden and violent
death shocking to the senses, may not be, pro-
bably is not, painful to the victim. Drown
ing, banging, freezing, shooting, falling from
height, poisoning Of many kinds, beset stu
por or numbness of the nerves, which is in
compatible with sensation. Persons who
have met WITH such accidents. and survived
them, testify to this Records to the effect
ara numberless.-Junius II. Browne In The
Forum.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-01-12

Heated rooms weaken the eyes, so do small
bonnets which do not shade the face, SO does
a glare of light, or light that is too dim. In
short the eyes need a great deal more caro-
than they get Ill lhealth of any sort weakcns
them. Going with cold feet causes more
harm to tho eyes than any one ever suspects,
and many cases Of weak eyes arc relieved at
once by hot foot baths aud thick stockings.
Tho sight is often strengthened by applica.
tions just above the eyebrow and on the tenn
ple rather than the eJeball itself.-Shiylsy
Dares LettM.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-01-12
The Family Currant Du,he..

Forty years ago around overy family gar
den stood row Of currant bushes. loaded
every year with wholesome fruit. During
the harvest time they furnished an appetizing
relish with every meal, and, dried in the sun,
they were kept by the prudent housekeeper
through the winter, aud were frequently seen
on tho tea table or supplied as relish for the
sick. But this fruit is now rarely seen in the
farm or village garden. The borer and cater
pillar have destroyed the bushes throughout
tho land, except when gardeners have had
pluck enough to destroy these insec:s each
year as soon as they came.-Chicago News.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-01-12
Education In Greece.

Tho outlook for higher education in Greece
is tlattering. he great base Of tho pyramid.
popular education. is solidly laid, and soon
tho supcrs,ructurc can be carried to its conl-
plction. The public debt is SO enormous that
for tho present tho government cannot
greatly extend its aid. but private munifi-
cenco continues to pour forth, and the time
will como when all Greek speaking peoples
Shall Lavo become ono nation, and Athens
Will once more take her old place as the edu-
cationa center of the Levant uer quiet
academic shades will be far better suited to
scholarly pursuits than the wbirl Of traffic in
Constantinople or Alexandria.-Cor New
York Post.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-01-12
Voices Cross tho ocean.

Mr.. Edisons phonograph is now we'll
known. Col Gouraud, under whose fatherly
care it was presented to the British associa-
ton, explained that ordinary correspondence
between himself and Mr. Edison ut New
York had now entirely ceased. They each
spoke to phonogram, und the sound tracing
from tho Instrument was sent by post across
tho Atlantic from one to the other, so that
each OF these correspondents has the great
satisfaction of hearing his friends words in
the familiar voice
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-01-12
A child.s Funeral In sp.ip.

The funeral Of dead child is one of the
spectccles in Toledo always impressing for
eigners as strange. A priest leads the pro-
cession, after him walking a boy who car
ries the coffin on his head, keeping It in place
by his lifted hands, Then follows a crowd of
boys, girls and men carrying Lighted candles.
No matter how brightly tho sun may be shin
ing the candles are burning as though 1t was
dark. In the midst of the candle bearers is
borne a bier on which is the body Of tho
dead. There are no signs Of grief, the bear
ers Of the corpse chatting and gossiping with
tho candle carriers and sometimes threaten
ing to roll the remains of the bier by fail
ing to carry it carafully.-Cor. Globe Demo-
c1at.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-01-12
Not ClleHfIlufS.

20! what cute littlo chestnuts," exclaimed
school girl i'll u Chestnut street fruit store.
Not chcstnutsa at all W SAID the CLERK .them's
chinquaplns. They grow down III Delaware,
ond suppose in some other parts of the
country south of here. They ure just about
i'll the same proportion to u chestnut that the
Diamond state is to Pennsylvania They
are pretty, yes; and they are so much sweeter
than chestnuts that even the worms know 1t,
Hard to get good ones. Philadelphia Times.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-01-12
Blue Lines Hurt the Ewes.

Blue lined writing paper IS almost univcr
sally manufactured i'll both t!.is country ana
Europe. The school commissioners in Mui"l
have, upon medical advice, decided that l..r
blue lines are bad for the eyes, and or,.crcu
that ali sclpo! writing papers shall he rucd
III L!;ica. Medical Record,
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-01-12
A Cat Market In Paris.

\ cat mart has been csarted here. sup
pose it wi grow into the market, and in
tiE:e TO como evolve a Journalistic organ.
What fun it will be to read the quotations
AID market reports, which last may proba-
Jl.F run thus: Tabbies, dull; toms, Juoyant;
Kittens, li:ely; Ansoras, depresscd; brin-
o.icd, ver: brisk; Persians. in great demand; !;
tortoise slc.is. heavy. The french, from the
concierge to tic prime minister, are keenly
alive to cat beauties. Did not the redoubt-
able Eichelieu allow q pet tabby to use his
cardinals hat for her nurseryi Tie cat has
NOW in France, in Lambert and Nine. Rom
ner. its l.an.scer and Rosa Bonheur. What
wonder, therefore, if by and by we were to
have cot boursei-Paris Cor. London
Truth.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-01-12
The manistee is fish Of the size Of tie

The manistee is fish Of the size of the
sturgeon, found only in the Manissee river, IN
Florida. 1t is sightless. but acute Of hearing,
so that it can discern the approach of an
enemy al distance of mile or more aud
seek safety in the reeds or shoals along the
banks. 1t is speared By the negroes. by whom
it is highly priced as food, and occasionally
is to be found in the markets of New Orleans
and Mobile. but is seldom found in this local.
ity. The flesh is coarse and much resembles
beef, though retaining the tishy flavor.
Scientists have never been able to discover
the origin Of the fish, but incline to the belief
that it rises from some subterrauean stream
or lake and has increased and multiplied in
the Manistee river, but, owing to its lack Of
sight, it has not been able to make its way
into other bodies Of water, where it might
bu90pRlsd-QGaSQ journal.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-01-12

The beautiful countess Of Dudley has in-
ured her life for s5OO.OOO for the benefit of
her younger children. This is the lady who
set the fashion in England of sleeping be.
tween black silk sheet.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-01-12

1t is said that less than n year is the aver
ago professional life Of a good looking So ,ol
teacher in usgped county, on the tuclae
coast
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-01-12


Sank. sending crimson smiles across the sea,
xhen. In the twilight eyes look'd true and ten
der
Tell me-" you said. "how great your love for
inc
Darker aud darker grew the sea before US
Turning. saw q shadow at your side:
Mist Ill tho sky and hid the Iale stars DER lis;
Asthose who speak In dreams my lips replied
Some measure love Ivy gold.
Ey endless time, by so,indlcSs sea;
But l. | love you well enough
To leave you. Love. II needs must be-"
Words. tnoughtless words but breathing doubt
forbidden,
Fears. foolish fcars that love must lull to rest
Not you or knew then the meaning hidden,
Neild in those words you deeni'd an idl.. Jest
Now, Love, with paths divided hands as,lnder-
Now We have learnt the meaning. you and l,
Hid In the misty sky the dark sca under,
Hid in those words spoke and knew not why
Some measure love BY gold.
sy endless time, by soundless sea;
Blu, IL love you well enough
To leave you. Love. II needs must be-"
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-01-12

The latest Partisan novelty in faus is Of
real lace, ornameuted with delicate floral
sprays. hand painted. and finished in sandal,
tulip, ebony and gilt woods
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-01-12

Although it is dangerous 70 nave TOO mucn
knowledge OF certain subjects. it is still more
dangerous to 10 totally tsuorant q them.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-01-12

A Plankinton dispatch says that A. J.
Reeves, of Aurora township, is prospect
ing for petroleum ON his farm. He dug
a we'll recently and the water obtained
is SO thickly covered with oil that his
stock will not drink it. Experts pro-
nounce it kerosene.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-01-12

Shaving done while you watt" is tho al.
lurins sign in Il Vine street barber shop win
0ow.-Philadelphia Times