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The Dickinson press., 1889-03-30

"Do you SOC that girl" said u lady to her
escort ct the Metropolitan Opera house the
otter c~vcniaS. she is rather plain and OF.
Iiaa"lly la!sht attract no attention Oh the
ssrcet, but lis She i, usually seen ~ploalenading
broadway hall the men admire her beautiful
ro..:pic"!un And ii is natural, too. Every
AFTERNOON before taxing a walk she and Il
mi. pat ga Tao ho.i:!g gloves for an hour.
!.!ey I.laci excl, uttlcr over the checks and
neri:s I'LL their faces are crlalson, then dress
lu.rirdly, as dressing i'll haste goes with
woilcn, and walk up and down tue street
w!i!c The color is on. lie!or. the complexion
h:as become normal in its tat they return to
iarir loGur Gradually they have made Il
reputation for having the rosicst checks of
any women i'll New York. AS they sit there
il. TIC front row now you can SEQ how palc
t.lelr checks arc naturally and how white
i!leit nec!is. On the street they are tho
uealtAiest locking girls i'll New York. BAL
t:.iorc American.
The Dickinson press., 1889-03-30
Sang Irroid,"

Can n brave soldier carry coolncss in battle
to the point of alfectationf An incident told
of the French Gen Cuisine and his aide<le.
camp, paraguay d'Hilliers. seems to prove
that this may he possible.
During a battle, paraguay d'IIilliers was
reading Il dispatch to the general. holding the
letter with both hands. when q hall passed
between his two hands and cut n hole straight
through the letter
The al'le-ie-amp paid nj attention to the
bullet. hut paused III his reading. and looked
closely ut the rllllei Sse
u on. go on" SAT- TIE general
ii -. pardon. general" said Paraguay
d'Hilllers. hut n word seems to have been
blottel out here Well. | will 60 on with
the next"
This story is not unlike one told. with what
truth we do not know. of a western captain
in the American civil war. who. after an cn
gaSenent. had Seuted hi,pS'lf under a tree
aud was smoking a pipe when II stray hullet
knocked of the bowl OF the pipe, leaving the
stem in his mouth He continued To puff for
q moment, and then said To his orderly
This pipe draws too well. Robinson, |
wish you would hrlng the a fresh one."-
! Youths Companion
The Dickinson press., 1889-03-30
The Battle of the Future.

Lord Wolsrlty'S picture of the battle of the
future III his review of Col. Maullcc's article
Oh war is remarkable chiefly because of the
confidence with which lie relies upon the
elimination of noise: "Onc remarkable change
will lc the absence of nearly all terrific noise
which the discharge of 5O or GW0 field guns
and the roar of inuakctry caused i'll all great
battles. We shall have practically no ssiuie
to mark the position Of the cicmy's batteries
and tron;ssi in action. The sound of ca:ltion
will lie slight aud will no longer indicate to
distant troops where their comrades are en-
gagged "r the point upon whlrh they should
consequently march" What with slnnl;clcss
powder and noiSH!css artillery all our old
ideas of battle will be rcvulutionizul But is
it not possible that now and then. ut the
proper psychological moment. Il comman;ivl
who suddenly served out so.ne of the gcnuii4
old roaring kind OF powder might do Eiorc 10y
tho sudden outbreak of the battle Thunder tc
dcnlorali1c the cpemy than hy the un,uasSins
of Il whole park of artillery :-rall hlall ia.
zette.
The Dickinson press., 1889-03-30
Married Young.

Vcrgcry Vernon, il l5sG-shc being nearly
10 years ola-was married to Eandle More,
who was bat s.
During tho rcisns of Henry VIII, Edward
VI, Queea Larry and Queen Elizabeth, it was
quite customary for persons of oil ranks in
life to marry thei: children at ast~onishingly
early ages.
A record tells of how Gilbert Girard aud
Emma Talbot were married at Leigh church,
Shen the boys uncle held UP the bridegroom,
@Swas only 8 years old, and spoke the
w.. $3.50 matrimony for tho child's part, and
~ moin'-,Ewho was not & years Of age
s Eutm: 10Y ns-Self Us she was taught
r."..i Snao>cton successfully bishop Of
Caes,er and Llnct'a, q well known scholar
ana ecei>iastic of the reign Of
d LnzaDe.n' dta not ssrsNo to marry his
pioSaSd n so y IN l,sS, at no ase of 0. to
phin Call.
The Dickinson press., 1889-03-30
Gen. sher,nan,s One Ecoucst.

y west Sile political club wanted to SER
ena!c Gen. Sherman. A committee saw him
about it beforehand to learn whether the
demonstration would be agreeable.
alt i, all right, boys" Sherman said. u
shall be liolorcd by tho serenade. | won't
make much of a speech, but if you care to
uavc a few off hand remarks | will make
tlcuL Gut | insist upon one condition. Your
band must not play Marching Through
Georgia. 1t is Il good air, and all that, but
for just alout aluarter of u century no band
Of music has ever knowingly played to me
without using it. That has become monoto-
nous, don't you sec, and | feel us though
couldn't possibly stand another note of it,
New York Mail and Express.
The Dickinson press., 1889-03-30
A. Veterans Heavy Blow.

at Atlanta, Ga, recently, an old veteran
OF the Mexican and Confederate wars was in.
suited With these men insult is always fol.
lowed with a blow. Bucna Vista and Ma.
MsSas du not permit them to swallow insult.
This particular veteran had hired u man te
repair the sidewalk in fron,h.f luis home. In
somo alteration the man applied to the vcte.
rem an cpithet which no ma hears without
feeling the temperature of his blood rise, and
tic veteran struck him. Although he is
more than ~ years of age. he has the vigo,
of 40, and when tho man WHO was struck
picked himself he felt US il lie had been struck
by lightning. A policeman was at hand und
arrested the ~insulter, and marched him Off
Tho arm which did tho striking has eighteen
leadcn bullets i'll it. -Pittsburs dispatch.
The Dickinson press., 1889-03-30
Lail.i...

Ol has been burned in lampsfor many cen
turics, but no real improvement i'll oil lamps
w;s made till about 100 years ago, or about
l7S.i. when NJ. Arsand, IL Swiss who lived at
Loudon. invented the cylindrical wick and
burner, which has since borne his name.
Soon after the glass chimney was introduced
and lighting by oil was fully revolutionized.
These Two Improvements multiplied the light
to be obtained from Il lamp and BY producing
Il perfect combustion Of tho oil, obviated the
>::loi.e and bad olors previously ilsepalablo
fr":n the Use of oil lamps. Other improve
.nruts followed, one of the most notable be
the placing Of the reservoir of oil below
tho burner instead OF above. making tho
lamp mach more convenient. This was a
discovery of Philippe Girard, q Frcnchman,
about lyJ1 Another Frenclman, Carcel,
Il mechanism to regulate the sup
ply Of oil. but his contrivance was superseded
by the moderator lamp, introduced about
sixty year, ago. Some further notifications
vi Lamps followed the discovery of petroleum.
bat these are the principal features included
III the lamps of the present day. the ArGand
priaciplc being substantially unchanged
Good Housekeeping.
The Dickinson press., 1889-03-30

y mitisln.! .!rr tide of humanity flowed
= .ai!ls; III" il";ci hulwaris> at NtilA:!r City
"a. ruin trewcl beach was lu!lot Sls.i;serrs.
i'nnre Wasu curious cniucllenc" connected
it'll Tie trip of one of the yachts. Tho party
"a, carried ly Capt. Will Gais in his yacht
\.a.t They snoi1a trim locking schooner
- >hurc, md ihrcaitain inquired after the
,.apI,!c liz .A,lantir City In the conversation
Hl.t followed ii W., tnuul that the schooner
sa, no utla. THAI thc Robert Morgan, which
vas blown hi ii and dry Oh shore daring the
terrific Storm nl isSi. and upon which balls
anil parties wr,t. held all of the following sea
,nl
y sinai! army uI sand siltar> were at work
), iii" htar. ihcir ou;li; consisted of a
,:nvr. II shovel and IL tin loX. They du, the
4l!i from u.Dt;ld the InStS on which the
m&i! wulk tial heeA laid After reaching u
!ej,l:i oi about two Ice. the siftc!s ran the
sd lhrouSh their sieve. frequently their
FORTS wcre rewarded by tiiNts of precious
ones and jawclry.
ioa curious visitor one of the siftcrs cx-
.i.bited his treasure. 1t comprised diamond
pms. a plan gold ring. a dollar gold piece
and u number OF smaller coins. He had
nadc Il lucky hit in tho morning, and was
.tou, $3.50 better of. He said there were
SIS where 5000 had been recovered from
die sand lii II day, bat that many days were
":tel spent without recovering u dollars
worth. The action of the sea washes all par
i!c!cs around tho posts along the beach, and
u, hundreds OF dollars worth of jewclry and
money lost by the summer crowds arc gath
erel in by these patient toilers during tue
cold months. Philadelphia Record.
The Dickinson press., 1889-03-30
ROLLER SKATING.
Something of a Fad Which Had II Brief
but Hriliiant Eci-n.

Ii q comprehensive history of American
sports is ever written. one of the most inter
esting chapters OF the work will tc that de-
voted to the marvellous story of the rise and
fail in popular favor of roller skating. No
Eastime ever Won its way INTO the good
graecs Of the public with greater raIidity,
am, when the Juror of enthusiasm with which
tie masses greeted the new diversion and the
untlngginS devotion of its disciples is coisid-
cred, it cannot he denied that its short lived
reign. its decadence and almost total cxtinc.
ton in America is no less astounding than its
wonderful and sudden popularity
The idea of Inrularizing the Did time sport
of parlnr skntin. by offering the public the
opportunity of INDUCING in that pastime
in romnnodious and palatial quarters ut a
reasonable rate was II novel and attractive
scheme. The English originator Of the plan
opened the first rink in London about twenty
years ago. The enterprise was successful.
and proved a veritable gold mine to its pro
%jector, and instantly n myriad of Kinks
slrans up in all the larger cities of Great
Britain. Many Of these made money for the
proprietors, but for a short time only The
fcverish interest in skating was shortly sue
cee'ied by Il general apathy OH the part Of
the public which resulted in deserted Kinks
ard bankrupt managers.
1t was reserved to u wide awake Boston
gentleman to bring about in our western
world u renaissance of the paStime. In 1883
Mr. Z. Nj. Raymond, of this city, opened
here in the Mechanics building the first rink
ever started on this continent. The venture
was successful beyond his most sanguine an
ticipations. BustonianS. ever ready to take
up Il new fad, tlocked to the rims night and
day, and the city rang with the praises of the
fascinating sport. Kinks multiplied. and the
contagion OF enthusiasm for the pastime
| spread rapidly throughout the country In
three years SI5, UW,O 900 was invested in roller
skating throughout the United States, and
two men in the patent office ut Washington
did nothing else but pass patents on roller
skates and Improvements. Then the reaction
set i'll.
The sport and its associations were decried
in certain circles, and n vigorous crusade in.
augurated against it. The consequent speedy
decline is fresh in the mind of the reader
With the falling away of patronage the Kinks
were closed, and the skates, which were sold
for fancy prices, were put on the market be-
low cost. Even then they found no purchasr
crs other than the occasional small boy bent
on risking life and limb on tho uneven pave
ment of the city street. 1t would appear
that roller skating as q popular sport wa:
dead beyond resurrection. Whether the
sport will ever again win its way TO the
hearts of Americans is a mooted question, but
in n distant quarter of the globe the pastine
lives and Gourishcs as it never did hero. A
the present time the roller skating craze is q
white heat throughout Australia. Tho pco
pleo of that island continent ave taken up on
discarded fad and breathed new life into it
Boston Herald.
The Dickinson press., 1889-03-30
St. Paul Gun, Cl,cwcrs.

\ gentleman while at one of the st. Pau,
theatres the other evening counted ninety
seven people in an audience OF aM,ut three
hundred chewing gum. In view OF tho fact
that chewing gum was not given away at til,
entrance that evening tho figures may be
taken US II fair index to the proportion Of the
adult population that enjoys its cuds. lr
other words, about one-third the people are
gum chewers. st. Paul Pioneer Press.
The Dickinson press., 1889-03-30

That man is in Il sad condition who IS eve,
making pruliyious effort to do more than lie
can TO. 1t is just us easy for Il star to swing
III its orbit Us for Il note to lluat i'll a sun.
beam. Nature never sweatS. The great law
Of gravitation holds the universe On its back
as easily as a miller swings over his shoulder
a bag Of wheat. The winds never run them.
selves out of breath. The rivers donot weary
in their course. The Mississippi is no more
tired than tho meadow brook. Christian
The Dickinson press., 1889-03-30
Che Mcalthiest Toun

a writer in The Manchester Mirror says
that the wealthiest townof its size in America
Is Erook!Inc, Mass. Of which the assessment
valuation is $lO7, 4;A. OPS. The distinction
claimed for Ero"kline has been generally sup
posed to belong To Ianajohurie. in New York.
That village is small III comparison with the
Massachusetts town. and the number of resi-.
dents thcrc who are many times millionaire
is considerably greater than can I've counted
on the fingers OF both hands.
The Dickinson press., 1889-03-30
PARTING.

II thou dos, bid thy friend farewell.
But for one uiSht though that farewell may be
Press thou this hand in thine
finw canst thou tell how tar from thee
Fute or caprice tnay lead his steps ere that to
morrow come!
Men have been known to Lightly turn the corne,
OF a street.
And days huve grown to months. and months. te
tagging years.
Ere they have la'ked IN loving eyes ngais
Partin. at last. Is underLaid
With tears md pain
Therefore. lest sudden death should come between
or time. oi distance. clasp with I~lrSs;;rc trim
The hand ui .in who Eo'th forth.
CuS,.n. Fate S.n;h too
Yes. mud thou always time TO say some earnest
word
Between the idle talk,
Lest with thee iNricrforth,
Might und day. regret should walk
Coventry latmore
The Dickinson press., 1889-03-30

Rev. DR.. McCosh is of tho opinion that
Matthew Arnold has been rather an over
stimated man in England. 1t does not app.
pear to re that ho has written any great
work i'll history or in criticism that will live
above IN nge or two. lie has taken up no
great theme, and he will so down to posterity
as tho author of so,nc linc poems OF the Sec
ond ram and OF certain phrases which he las
sought to make classical"
The Dickinson press., 1889-03-30
OF in Spelling.

Waiter lhanding menu card tocountryman
in fashionable up town restaurant, briskly)-
Now then, sir, what will it bct
Countryman-Wcll, tho fust thing ! want
to say is that you've got your sign spelled
wrong outside. Cafe don't spell coffee 10y a
long sight. Ef you should start u shop down
to tho Corners you'd git tho grand laugh
T;,n cpDnl,
The Dickinson press., 1889-03-30
Squirrels Fly Into the Church.

Tho tying squirrels are quito nuisance at
tho Episcopal church in I:ainbrilsc. tie trees
in the nciShborhood bein., their home. They
get i'll the church through the windows.
Four were found dead i'll l.lc church last Sun.
.lay. Atlanta Constitution.
The Dickinson press., 1889-03-30
MY CHOICE.

Pa from ny View the spiendor OF the world that
10" in;st-
The brca;i, that blasts its fellow man with scorch
ing sun and heat.
The crushed despair and anguish of the city's
crowded street.
And let me boa boy again. with daisies at my
| woi;i rather sill beneath the tree that bent above
t!it' Lruu.
Where. ia the happy long ago lung III" hoitcd
hook.
Than bear the l~,!ondr>t nuin: that EIan tl;:s placed
In |lri"tH! !o's.
Il With That Ea;.:,. we're VIII Il s,:a''U. Tod could
not uvtr,tu!i -Jlml's i;il"y
The Dickinson press., 1889-03-30

"Herbert is the only Bismarck who works
decantly," said the chancellor to DR. Chry.
sander. IF !; had worked as much In nv
younger days some good might ave como Of
ma. Ioo. at Last;
The Dickinson press., 1889-03-30

a st. Paul gentleman tells of q lawyer by
tho narac of Hines who once had the rcputa-
ton of being tho most artistic and prolific
liar in tho United States. Whenever Hines
visited a friend. the friend would say, Now,
Hires. sit down and tel us n lic." The
lawyer would always veacincntly protest
that he was as little addicted to lying us was
tho father of lis country" But III IL few
moments lie would begin to talk. and when
no began to ta!..i he Invariably began to lie
vciop a remarkable talent for lying. Ono
tinc in u company Of G=atlcmen OF which
the st. Fa3l Elcl was ono he s%nlc:anly stated
that eli old SOW that he Kept Oh lis premises
had just given birth to u Litter of twenty
three pigs. This was too sa:rh FOR any OF
them to believe, and t.:cy expressed their
doubts Us to the vcracity OF lis statement.
Still ho stuck to it. Finally sass oac of the
party Como. fines, we'll 80 ever to your
house with you ;.:!d ta...e u l,o.i {: that Litter
of twcrty-tarcc pigs" oh" sa.' lines. II
haven't cot thea Eo.v. ! lncw the cid SOW
couldn't take caye of stcl q l.rS..c family. ana
SO l killed them al hi:t six" lie wasn't the
Lind of a liar t..4t could he caught in that
way.-St. Pa.I TiAlaer Press.
The Dickinson press., 1889-03-30

1t is stated that the United States govern
nlent has paid nero money in the invcstisa-
ton of the diseases of hogs ta:n it has for au
the diseases affecting the hunr,n race.
The Dickinson press., 1889-03-30
cONsUMrTlNN SURELY uHED.

TIC THE EDiToR-Plcasc inform your readers
thai, have n positive remedy for the aio>,
named disease. y lis timely use thousands q,
hopeless cases have been permanently cured. j.
shall be glad To send tw" bottles of my remedy
FREE 10 any of your rrad .rs who have consnmi,,
tion if they will send me their express nnd
post office address. Respectfully. T. a. SL"-
Gun. NJ. c. lsl Pearl ST., New York.
sRp Civ.
The Dickinson press., 1889-03-30

shakeSpearc's Romeo was Romeo Monte
ochco. and Juliet was Juliet tai>.o. Fan
dc!lo gives the story cs true. and. till lately,
their tGlnh WIS shown nj Nerulio
The Dickinson press., 1889-03-30

In one year Frank Davis. u Dcs Moines
youth, got into Jail. broke out, saved two
boys from drowning. discovered and put out
o fire. had his arm broken, stole a horse, shot
at Il burglar and put out his brothers eye.
Ii he lives to grow up lie viii hc a hustler.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-06-07
THE HOUSEHOLD.
The Renoyn,ionR of Old CIo,he-.

For a shiny old coat, vest or pair of pants
of broadcloth, cashmere or diagonal, the
professional scourer makes a strong, warm
soapsuds and plunges the garment into it,
souses it up and down, rubs the dirty places,
and if necessary puts it through a second
suds then rinses it through several waters
and hangs it out to dry. When nearly dry
he takes it in, rolls it up for an hour or two
and then presses it. An old cotton cloth is
laid on the outside of the garment, and the
iron passed over that until all the wrinkles
are out but the iron is removed before the
steam ceases to rise from the goods, else
they will be shiny. Obstinate wrinkles are
removed by laying wet cloth over them
and passing the iron over that. Shiny plac
es are treated as the wrinkles are the iron
is lifted while the full cloud of steam rises
and brings the nap up with it. Cloth should
always have a suds made especially for it,
as if washed in that which has been used
for white cotton or wooden clothes, Int will
be left in the water and cling to the cloth
In this manner we have known the same
coat and pantaloons to be renewed time and
again, and have all the look and feel of new
garments. Good broadcloth and its fellow
cloths will bear many washings, and look
better every time because of them. Chris
tan idrOcufP
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-06-07

There are, however. two primary princi-
pies which govern everywhere.
l. The cost Of butter per COW will al
ways be affected by the amount the COW
yields For instance. If COW yields only
100 pounds a year, the cost per pound in
some respects is more than double Of that
obtained from COW that yields 300 pounds.
The item Of labor, stabng, and to con
siderable extent feed also, is nearly, if not
quite, the same with the first COW as with
the second
3. In herds of cows the cost Of butter
per pound is affected by the size of the
herd. Ten cows, producing POO pounds
each, in a season, will require the same
machinery and room that will herd of 20
having the same relative production per
COW.
Two thousand pounds of butter will cost
more per pound in many particulars than
4, 600 pounds The proportion Of cost will
also be varied greatly by the perfection and
han illness of stables and dairy house A
Mr.. Hopkins of Buffalo, n. Y, with a
herd Of 10 very fine dairy cows that pro
dnced an average of 1872 pounds per COW,
says in the Country Gentleman that his
butter cost him 1 cents a pound to pro
duce that which sells for an average price
Of 30 cents.
Another dairyman says his figures are all
wrong, and that it costs him A cents a
pound the year round We would not won
der if it did. Take some Of these foolish
dairymen who really prefer COW that will
yield 1875 pounds to one that yields 300
pounds, and we doubt not they are paying
a cost of 30 to 40 cents for all they get. 1t
takes from $50 to $40 to keep even such
low down cows a year and a return of
only about a hundred pounds of butter
makes the article cost dear. In all these
fine points it takes brains to figure where
the profit lies Not one farmer in one hun
Wisconsin can tell today what his butter
costs, or the cost per gallon of his milk
product. As business men this should not
be.-Hodrd's Ddiivmdn.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-06-07

The word siesta is Spanish, and means the
short sleep after dinner in which most peo-
pie indulge who live in hot climates The
need of short nap after dinner is not less
here than in the torrid zone, Its effect is
to furnish new supply of nervous force :;
to do on a smaller scale what the nights
sleep does on a larger one. Both the eli
mate of the country and our national hab-
its tend to keep the brain and nervous sys-
tenn at a high tension. From youth to old
age we are on the race for wealth or posi-
ton, for pleasure or fashion, for reform or
religion.
We need something more than the mid
day nap. We need to see that, without a
radical change, there is danger ahead for
us. Indeed, much of it is already upon us,
in the rapid multiplying of apoplexy, par
alysis, softening of the brain, heart com
plant, nervous prostration, and nervous
ailments generally We need to force our
selves to take things more quietly to think
more of the rest and solace and duties of
home, and less of the shop and club and the
parties of pleasure. We need to preach up
the virtues of contentment and self control,
and preach down the vice of all-consuming
greed
But, meanwhile, the mid day nap is of
vast help. 1t is wonderful how much re
Operative power there is in nap of few
minutes. No one who has ever acquired
the habit of brief siesta has failed to ex
perience it, and perhaps there is no way in
which a quarter of an hour of our time, ev
cry day, can be invested with prospect of
a better dividend in health and length of
days than in an after-dinner nap Youth S
Companion.