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The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-08-10
The Conductor Had to Push.

"1f you don't leave that pin alone vou will
cut this trailer OFF before we get TO Garfield
avenue" sharply spoke IL portly old gentle
man to the conductor of II street car which
was skimmin, along Lincoln avenue.
III you will tend TO yer own business can
manage this car" was tho response, US the
fellow went on saving time, two block, south
Of tho Garfield corner, where the trailer
should be dropped.
Suddenly there was aycl, as the legs Of the
conductor went up in tho air and he hung
half over the dash board.
'lIi, there. Stop that cable! You are
running away from tho traier..n yelled the
astonish"l conductor us he recovered lis
balance from the jerk which he had received
. while trying 10 hold on to the pin chained H.
the grip car. The grip vent on. lie could
not bold It's Il Ink. AS the crestlallcn fellow
Informed tls passengers that they would
have To get off, as he would have to push the
car for two blocks, the portly man replied.
"Wcll, guess not Mott this rain Iou
cut Us oT-now you push Us to the corner
The conductor looked astoniahc.l. He
stepped side and called for the horses. two
blocks away, but the driver only answered,
bring on your car" Dissustcl and defeat
ed, be put his shoulder to the car and by the
assistance Of the down grade and two boys
he pushed the passengers and the car To the
turn.-Chicaso Tribune
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-08-10
Tic Tyncwriter,s Inflnenc4..

The modest and attractive lady typewriter
has thrown Il grace and charm over the office
i'll which she rcigns that has banishcd the
profane and suggestive word to tho barroom.
For the privilege of sharing her company,
resting their eyes Oh her pretty face, and
watching her winning ways, tho man of tho
world has surrendered his former prcroga-
two Of saying whatever sprung to his lips in
moments of imlnticnce; and by an unwrittcn
law ha is nov Obliged to be gentleman in
his Office as in his own parlor in the compan-
.onship of his wife and children.
vi his i, as it should he Places OF blls
hess are now open at any hour Of tho day to
ladies as well as men. Offices arc put on n
higher plane. Improper words are going
ont of fashion as the result, and, though
fear Of offending n woman may not be the
lofticst motive toward virtue, if the race
shall be nplif,cl in consequence let's accept
the blessing and not dcrido the causc.-Ncw
Haven Palladium.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-08-10
Ocean Steamships.

An order for a new ship of tho class re-
qurcl to compete i'll the modern passenger
service of the Atlantic is not by any means
a matter TO be determined on without grave
consideration. Speed is costly, and as you
increase it it is generally necessary to also
increase the tonnage. This forces upon Your
consideration tides, channels, harbor bars
and dock accommodations, all of which I'M
pose limitations upon you. And then the cost
OF tho ship herself is not a matter which even
the wcalthicst of corporations can provide
FOR at moments notice; it is not 100000,
nor SooO,0O0 that the work calls for, but
about five times the latter sum, for it is safe
to say that vessel superior to tho City of
New York or the Etrura could not bo built
for less than s2,j00,0o0 Sometimes the
shipbuders are willing to become part own
crs of the projected vessel; sometimes they
take as part payment for the work some older
vessels of the line, which they rc1it, rc-cnsine,
molerni2e and sell again
The ability of the builders to make an ar
rangemcnt OF this kind, of course influences
the placing of tho contract, in measure, but
they must also be able 10 give certain guar
antees. They must enter into an engage
ment that tho projected ship shall he able to
carry SO many passengers and So many tons
of cargo and to attain II specified speed on Il
given consumption of coal per day Let us
say, for instance, that tho stipulations are
these: Accommodations for GOO saloon pas.
senscrs, l5o intermediate passengers and
l,5OO storage passengers; registered tonnage,
G,000; speed, 10 knots on n consumption of
500 tons per day. If the ship fails To fulfill
these conditions the builders agree to forfeit II
part of the amount they would otherwise re-
scivo for her, or they may bo compelled to
take her back altogether. This was the case
with tho City of Rome, which was built for
the lnman line by the Barrow Shipbuilding
company.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-08-10
Five Deadly Shots with One Bullet.

There is an old gentleman i'll Forsyth
county who is very fond of hunting. When
ever he walks abroad his wife always bears
him company. Recently he went out to drive
the cows. During his walk he discovered
five squirrels up one tree, and also discovered
that he had lost all OF his bullets but one.
llo sat down, drew out his pencil and day
book, and carefully surveying the distance up
to the first squirrel, began: If six grains of
powder Will move bullet three inches, how
many grains will it take to carry it up to the
squirrel, u distance of about thirty feett made
his calculation, put i'll tho required amount
of powder, just enough to kill tho squirrel
and for the bullet not to pass through. He
banged away, and down came bushy tail. He
took hi. knife out, cut out the ball, loaded
up agata, and fired until he killed the ivo
squirrels with one bullet, ard loaded with it
the sixth tiulc.-Savannah News.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-08-10
Points About G.. W.

Senator Daniel, of Virginia, in his grafton
on the character Of Washington, vouchsafes
some pthy information about the father of
his country that hasn't been generally known
before. According to the Virginia orator,
Washington was hale fellow well met with
none, but he chased the fox and led the dan"e
with natural zest He collected bill with
as much punctuality as he paid one. He loved
fino horse, and he dressed in good clothes.
He located an investment in real estate with
as good judgment as he set squadron in the
field He bcrated coward and condemned
knave in language of which it is historic.
ally said that it contained more truth than
poetry. Ho pitied and helped the poor with
the hand of charity. He loved the comrades
who had fought by his side in battle. He
hated a tyrant; he despised de,nagogue; he
spoke little; he thought much; lie wrote like
philosopher; he behaved like gentleman;
he saved his country; he worshiped God, and
he died i'll peace, with the blessing and tears
Of humanity about hin.-Boston Herald
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-08-10

Perhaps the doctor is right who says that
a great portion Of the sickness in this coun-
try is caused by the unpleasant habit Of eat
ing too rapidly. 1t is interesting to watch
the average citizen when he goes into a res
taurant for his dinner He doesn't seem to
regard the meal with any degree of fondncss,
but acts as though the eating Of it is one Of
those disagrceablo duties which confront a
man at every step Oh the highway Of life.
He attacks the meal savagely, and you can
hear his knife and fork ratting IL furlons
away. He shovels tho food into his mouth
as hired man shovels corn into II shclling
machine, and swallows it without chewing it.
He pours down lot Of ice water when tho
meat is consumed, with a frantic ontieavor to
make it as indigestiDle as possible, and when
the last sad rites arc over he ru.hes to the
cashiers desk and settles with an expression
of relief nantiing his radiant countcnanco
like rainbow after u storm. The stern
physician says that people should cat very
slowly, and while away the time between
bites by conversation about tho weather, the
crops or any other cheerful subjec.. In this
way the days Of their years Of thel. Pilgrim
age may be many.-Writcr Unknown.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-08-10

City front pedestrians were edited recent
ly by the cloqucncc of tho first Chinese evan
gell>t who has made his appearance in that
locality He announced his name as All Qui
He did not claim any connection with either
the Salvation Army or tho Holiness band.
Ten years ago was II very bad man"
said he "Wliat you call highbindcrs here
that's what was III Canton. / worked for IL
big mandarin fifteen years. During that
tune l killed iitty-o people for money
Twenty of them were women. | will tell you
how was converted. My master set his eyes
on n Christian Chinese girl, hut could not get
her, SO was sent To kill her was To re-
ccivc $40 for tho act | found her alone in
the house one night and on her refusal to ac-
company me to my master told her She must
die. She asked timo 10 pray. / was so af-
fectcd that the knife dropped from my hand,
and that incident led HE to hristunitv.
grew to love her. and she became INV wife
The preacher at whose house she lived mar
ricl us
tlno might wc were seized and carried To
the house of my former master. fIc ordered
INC TO murder her and | refused to do il.
Then he said that another would perform
that Office and that could end my days by
hark kari. His order was oboycd in one case.
They disrohc,l my wife and three men bound
her, while another cut OIL limb after limb.
She prayed for them while they wrrc doing
this as long as she had breath in her lodyn
AT this point Qui leapcl into the air and
shrlckcd thrcc uncarthly ycls, wlo the
crowd who had listened To the weird story
stood ashast with suppressed excitement. He
seemed To be insane for at least n minute
Then, wipinS his eyes, lie exclaimed:
"'Ihe next day escaped, and here ann.
The cShoriati"n which followed lasted fol
at least twenty minutes, and was intcnscl,
earnest. lio said that he proposed to e
through this land and tell tho story of hi
conversion to show the power of gracc.-Sal
Francisco Examiner
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-08-10

Tho crop of Travellers tales is being har-
vested in somo places. a Pittsburgcr, writ
Ing from London, details IL littlo experience
in that city's hotel life which seems worth
relating.
They were four in number, all Americans,
and they wero having dinner in tho gor-
gcously furnished dining room Of tho Hotel
Metropole. When the soup was brought tho
Pttsburger i'll the purity asked the waiter to
bring some crackers.
"Bcg PARDON" said the waiter; "wat did
you say, sir:'
"Crackers," replied the Pittsb,.rger
Tho waiter looked puzzled. but walked or
and did not appear again near tho table for
several minutes. Tho soup was getting cold,
and tho Plttsburger called another waiter
and sent him after tho first with n renewed
injunction to bring some crackers. Another
minute or two passed, and then both walters
rc-cntcrca tho room with tho stately head
waiter They were engaged in earnest CON
versation for another minute. AZ last tho
waiter originally sent bashfully approached
tho Americans and laid beside the I,tsburg
cr's plate n pair of silver nutcrackcrs.
There was Il general laugh, in which tho
Pittsburger joined, wien another member Of
the party said: ''If You want crackers to cat
you must call them biscuits as long as you're
in England Cor. Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-08-10
y'or.,Ot Themselves

The late Bishop Pinkucv, that umiable
Episcopal chulchman who WAS known pretty
we'll over the country, was Il most devoted
and enthusiastic chess player lie would sit
up all night ut the game if not interrupted
His reputation for charity and amiabiity is
well known i'll church circles. lie was re.
gardrd as the most amiable of men whose
profession is meekncss But there was one
man, II minister of his own church, with
whom he could not play chess without quar-
relinS. Yet this man was ono of the hest
chess players in his diocese, and the rivalry
between them was constantly brnging them
face to face across the board. One night
there was an lsScmblase of Episcopal clergy
at the bishops house Awcd by the presence
of the bishop the younger men were Oh their
best behavior, and the evening was passing
Off as monotonolsly as tho most orthodox
could desire Some ono proposed chess. In
II few minutes they wcro paired OIL, tho
bishop being pittcd against his chief rival.
However enthusiastic the rest of the company
nay have got, they were mild and petite in
their disputations out of respect for tho
bishop.
heard the bishops voice:
~" touSleh ~, sii'' you IiluSJ mover
bat did not, replied his opponent.
"You did, !" insisted the bishop
81 say did notr
81 say you didl"
81 most c:nphatcaly deny it, sir"
at each contradiction tho voices grew
louder. The men were garnS at each other
across the squares. and tho bishops face was
rcd with anger
"lf, sir, that is the way you play, sir, am
donc!' locricd, and the chcssncn ratified ON
tho floor. His ccclesastic opponent gathered
them up and put them in the fire For few
moments they slaled at each other and the
clergy assembled looked on in horror Sud
denly tho ahs,rdity of tho situation struck
them both. Tho bishop burst out laughing
at tho childlsllncss of their quarrel, and their
hands came together. .-Philadelphi Tcle-
trrrt
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-08-10
A COW THAT GAVE MILK PUNCH.
Tho Wonderful Product of an Illinois Jcr-
scy and Its Disastrous Effect.

Tho Wonderful Product of an Illinois Jcr-
scy and Its Disastrous Effect.
Charley Wheeler, of the chamber of com
merce, tells this story:
vi have IL married cousin who lives on
nice little place in the suburbs of Peoria, Ills
His homestead includes an aero or so of
ground, and ho is tins enabled to enjoy the
delights of fresh drawn eggs, new laid milk,
and garden Sass lie keeps ono cow-a fuwn
c"lorcl Jersey, with n pedigree u yard long
and blue ribbons on her finely polished horns
DRtilcry mash was Just then coming into
lSo as feed for stock, and my cousin con
cllnlctl that he would experiment with it.
Distlllery mash, which Is tho residue of tho
grain after it has served tho dstllel's pur
pose, is supposed to be innocuous, although its
value on tho bovine bill of faro has been
questioned. Well, my cousin had IL load de-
lvcrcd at his house, and tho next morning
ho began feeding it to his Jersey 1t was
cheap, and he did not stint in tho quantity
''lt mapped that his wifes unclo from
Oquawka WAS billed to visit them that day.
and when my cousin went homo ho found the
old gentleman cnsconced on tho front piazza
rs comfortably us you please. The old fellow,
by tho way, was Il strict Prohibitionst, and
l.s could hardly forgive his niece for marry
ing man who lived in tho distillery town of
Peoria. My cousin was very attentive, for
tho Oquawka sngo was well fixed, and my
cousins wifo was his fuvorite niece. AT din
ner tho old man would drink neither tea uor
coffee, and SO my cousin pressed upon him n
huge bowl of milk fresh from the Jersey COW
'Uncle' drained it to the last drop and called
for more
"'Tell yc,' said he, that there's tho stuff
ter drink. don't see how anybody kin
drink Pcory whisky when they kin get this
after dinner all hands adjourned to tho
veranda My cousin noticed that quito
change had como over tho old man. His eyes
sparkled, his face flushed and in a few min
ntes he began singing For I'm a jolly Good
Fellow to the horror Of his niece, who had
never heard anything lighter than Aud
Lang Syme' from his lips The hired man
happened along just then, and tho old man
challenged him to 'wraslin' match, side
holts.' Then he wanted to run foot race
with my cousin, who thought he was crazy.
and was about to telephone to town for
patrol wagon, when the old man jumped OFF
the piazza and sprained an ankle
"Aftcr they got the old man safely to bed
my cousin began to investigate. He hap
pencd to think Of the milk, and went to the
pantry and tasted of it. 1t was as good
milk punch, barring a little sugar, as he ever
tasted. He saw it all now. That distillery
mash had done the business. He fed it to the
cow, and she produced milk punch
The old man got well in the course of
week, and went homc but he never forgavn
my cousin lIo insisted that liquor had been
put i'll the milk to fool him IIc cut his
niece out Of his will, and left all his money for
the constant distribution of temperance tracts
in Peoria. Minneapolis Tribune.
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Ditto.

Jack Handy learned tho word ditto at
school ono day, and recited the definition
three times, in chorus with the others Ditto,
the same, ditto, the same, ditto. the same. +"
Then the teacher told the class that she should
expect sentence from each one on the next
day. in which the new word should be intro
,!ucci correctly
Jack toilcd fora long time over his sentence
that evening, and just before going to bed he
showed his paper to tho family with great
pride, Us they all sat around the sitting room
fable This was tho result of his efforts
'Ditto-the same. bought me Il knew
nile last Saturday, and another boy bought
him one ditto day."-Youth's Companion.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-08-10
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Cemcnt for Leather.

The cem.cl,s used for patching the uppels Of
fine shoes is generally made b. dissolving
;utta pcrcha in mcthylatcd chloroform until
the cmixturc is about as thick as sirup. Scrape
and pare clean around the hole to he covered,
and thin carefully with q long chamfer tho
edges Of the bit Of leather to bc applied. Only
little Of tho cement is needed but the sur
face must be pressed close together. The
parts will adhere firmly i'll a few minutes
Halls Journal of Health
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-08-10
Tiil,itl.

There is such thing as too much ingenuity
in finding excuses. a prisoner at the bar,
who was charged with stealing a dozen APP
pies from poor wonlat's fruit stand, was
cross-cxemined by the prosecuting attorney:
ou ada.it that you took this fruit from
the wonan's stock without paying herf'
"1is Sir
"What di,, you do that for:''
II didn't l;Eow how i8uch the price wuz."
Then why didn't yot ask the woman,'
"Oh, We sec, sir, | wuz aliuz terrible bash
full with the ladies"
Tile court thought such excessive bashfuP
ness n criniina! offen,c. and sent the man to
jail.-Youth's Companion.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-08-10
lie Gave Himself Away.

No sir" said quiet looking travelling
man 20 companion OH the train, II can
trutbtully say that am very little given to
fear. never was afraid of anything or
anybody in my life" That is more than /
can say" "It's a fact, nevertheless. "Ey
the way, should think a man of your ago
would have been married long before this
"How do you know that AM not marricd.' p
II gathered it from your conversation" ~
Merchant Traveller.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-08-10
CARRIED OUT BY THE FLOOD.

Only fragment of wrecIage
Drifting away with the tide;
Only child's broken cradle
The mother sees nothing beside.
Only u sorrowful woman
Standing alone by the shore;
Only one little baby less.
OF breaking hearts only ono more,
Mother stands thinking of baby
Torn from her arms that dread day;
Thinking of baby's dead father
The waters had carried away;
Thinking how much like the wreckage
Was her sad, wcarisomc life;
Thinking of ending the struggle
BY closing the terrible strife,
Only a cry on the still air
AS daylight was fading away;
Only diisc from tho sad waves
AS tho spirit was leaving tho clay;
Only beautiful woman
At morning found dead on the shore,
Cast out from tho depth of tho waters
When night with its darkness was DER
George Bell Wallis Jr
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-08-10
Acropl,olia Defined,

Among tho many curious psychical expert
mcnts that arc now attracting the attention
of scientific minds, the one to which tho term
'acrophobia" has been applied has several
points of interest. DIR. Vega has recently de-
scribcd the phenomena in his own case.
Though by nature not at all tinid all his
courage leaves him when above ground He
complains of palpitations in mounting 4 step
ladder, for instance; finds it extremely un
pleasant to ride on the top of u coach or even
lock out of q first story window. This i1iosyn
Grassy forbids him the use of an elevator, and
the mere thought of those who have cast
themselves down from high places causes
tinglnS all over his person His acrophobia
even goes so far that the thought of the earth
spinning through space is enough TO cause
dscomfort.-Sciencc.
To be n successful cowboy ono must be
skillful in four qualities. He must bc good
rider, have complete control of his lariat, a
good knowledge Of the country and be n keen
judge of cattle and their brands. Riding all
sorts OF horses as he does, soon gives him IN
iatuitivc knowledge as to whether any par
ticular horse will give him trouble and when
once on he has got to stick for all ho knows
how. His rope comes in handy fifty times !"
day, either to catch some maddened COW or
runaway calf, to haul wood and hundreds OF
other uses. Without knowledge Of the
country he could never pilot branch of cat
tie to the main herd, nor could he look up
strays, and finally other cattle men would
palm of the most miserable specimens upon
him if he could not tell good beef from bad.
His readiness to distinguish aud knowledge OF
the various marks used to denote ownership,
ore exceedingly important, especially in tho
spring, as disputes frequently arise. All
these qualities a really good cowman excels
in, and when to these are added chccrfulness,
adap.abillty and good hunor it is hard to
find n more pleasant companion The life is
hard, but the freedom and excitement seem
in most instances to outweigh the hardships.
Philadelphia Times.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-08-10
She Gave Him u Curl AMI Its Fastening.

She Gave Him ~ Curl AMI Its Fastening.
Such ii thing as wearing different sorts of
bangs on various occasions is common enough
among girls, your correspondent is led to be-
licvc. And this reminds him of II young wo.
man he Knows who affects good deal of the
lack of sentiment and excessively common
sense ways characteristic of the Boston girl.
One evening not long ga:sou young man whom
she cordially dislihcl had been making her 1,
visit, gushing over rs usual in his sconvcrsatior
with idotic compliments. At length, with
an air aud accent designed to bo quite ire
sistible and heart crushing, he said
"Aly dear Miss r., your hair is so bcauti-
full Should be venturins too gross libcr-
ty if begged you to give me one little lock
OF it!'
":Sot ut all, Mr.. K.," replied the lady in /,
matter-of-fact tone. "You are quito wei
come"
And with that she deliberately detached :,
small curl from above her pink little car, on
the left s'lc, and gravcly presented it, hair
pin and ALL to the importunntc dude. OF
course lie took it. He could not perceive that
there was anything else to tlo.-Albany Ar
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-08-10

In 1857 the first grand jury were impanel-
led in New England! from which time the
courts, in criminal cases. proceeded by the
inquest Of grand jury, and hv petit jurors
a. to matters Of fact.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-08-10
READ THIS TWICE

THERE is great saving of time, of labor,
J Of soap. of fuel. and Of tho fabric. where Dob
bins Electric Soap is used according to direc.
tiOnS.
ONE trial will demonstrate its great merit. IL
~ will pay you to make that trial
IKE all best things, j, is extensively imi-
tated and coun,crfcitcd.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-08-10
8 bigger. of coul...e.

Bobby-Pa, why can man run faster than
boyl
Pa-Bccause he is bigger, of course
Bobby tafter pondcring for momenp-
We'll, pa, then why don't the hind wheels Of
awagon run faster than the front whecls!-
Texas Siftings.