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The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-11-15
Tho Plumnse Of tho Albatro...


The most valuable part of the alba
tross is Its plumage. The neck, breast
and belly are snowy white, shading deli
cately into gray and dusky brown at the
sides and back, and tho feathers arc so
curled and elastic that tho skin with tho
plumage on it is an inch or an inch and a
half thick. No finer materiul can be got
for lnuffs, cuffs, collarets, capes or tho
trimming or lining Of cloaks and robes.
1t is very light, yet exceedingly warm,
while for appearance its dove like
smoothness and purity cannot be OK
celled. 1t has tho advantage, too, of
being very durable, the natural oil of the
bird preserving tho skin and feathers for
many years, while tho characteristic
musky odor is easily overcome by cam
phor.
1t is wonder that some enterprising
furrier or modiste does not set the fashion
of wearing albatross plumage and send
to Antipodes or the Crosets for a seasons
supply. There would be money in it,
not only by its novelty but by its useful
ness. At the same time hope it will
not be done, because If once the skin of
the albatross acquired commercial
value, and the ruthless hand of fashion
were laid on its smooth, white neck, the
poor bird would soon be driven from its
secluded haunts and might even be in
danger Of determination. May the day
be far distant when the trader shall in
wade the home Of the albatross or the
pot hunter disturb its ancient, solitary
reign.-Exchange
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-11-15
Nuts for Advertisers to Crack

Nuts for Advertisers to Crack.
The man who does not find advertising
profitable generally finds business un-
profitable.
A business may be ikened to an arch;
If capital and labor represent the pillars,
then advertising is the keystone, without
which the structure must crumble.
Was newspaper advertising q success
with you last year? If not, why not7 It
pays others. It ought to pay you, and
will If wisely done.-Ayers' Newspaper
Manual.
Let your advertisement in all cases ex-
actly correspond with what you really
propose to sell. Be prepared to show the
customer who inquiries the identical
goods, and let price and terms always
tally with your announcements.
HALF the battle in advertising is in
knowing what to say and how to say it.
OF all things don't try to say too much
in one advertisement. Remember that
"Brevity Is the soul of wit" II you've
q thing to sell, name it, with the price,
briefly: If you want anything, waste no
words in needless explanation.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-11-15
london billboard Raxsnues.

Certain spots in London that are occu-
pied with billboards for theater posters
and other advertising contriYances are
becoming as valuable as though they
held the finest buildings. A little cor
ner Of land In Victoria street, westmin-
ster, that has remained waste for some-
thing like twenty years, abuts on one Of
tho lofty palaces that flank Victoria
street, and 1t seems an easy and natural
thing to build a new wing on it. The
owner was asked whether it was not a
sad thing for him to have this land, one
of the most valuable sites in London, un-
occupied. He smiled satisfied smile,
pointed to the billboards and mentioned
the income derived from the advertise
ments. Asked if he should build, ODE
cidedly not, was the reply.-Cor. Bog
ton Transcript.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-11-15
Can Read HI. B,pl. il III. DARN.


When Henry G.. Stevens, Of Bridge.
port, Conn.,, sits down to read his Bible
. person watching him might think he
had pile of thin cedar boards II his
lap: and as he turns leaf after leaf they
crackle and fall with a thud. Another
remarkable thing shout Mr.. Stevens
reading his Bible Is that he needs no
light TO search the Scriptures with, and
1t is not necessary for him to look at the
book. He has the biggest, heaviest and
Queerest Bible in Connecticut. He is .
deaf and blind soldier Of the rebellion.
His wonderful Bible was presented to
him by the American Bible society. and
1t cost e2S to produce tho book for him.
. tits in eight volumes, with embossed
print, and he reads It by touch, feeling
the letters; yet he is apt and quick At
that kind Of perusal. Tho whole eight
volumes are quite q lift for q man oi or
dinazy strength. Each volume Is 1b1
inches long, 13 inches wide and about 3
inches thick. Pile tho volumes one on
another and the aggregate thickness Of
the stack Is 8 feet and inches. Alto
gether there arc I, $40 leaves In the Biblc,
on each one Of which Is . full page Of
raised letters. Mr.. Stevens Is 81 years
old, and began to study raised letter
reading less than three years ago. He
is now ready reader.-Cor. New York
Sun.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-11-15
Secretary seward,s on,nion.

1 heard story of William II. Seward
the other day which i think is new one,
am not certain, but l am impressed
with a conviction that it comes from
Miss Olive Risley Seward, an adopted
daughter of tho late Secretary Seward.
whose Bohemian literary salon is one of
the most charming places to which one
can have the entree at the national CAP
ital. 1t was at the time when there was
great agitation Of the removal of the cap
ital, and all Washington was alarmed.
One of the scared ones said to Secretary
Seward, "Mr. Seward, do you think the
capital will be removed from Washing
toni" eyes, think it will, J." was the re-
ply. "But where-to Chicago? "No."
"What? Not to St. Louis? Well,
where then7" "To the City Of Mexico.
That will probably be the center Of pop
ulation of the United States one of these
days. ."-Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-11-15
rhe Ouestiou Of Cent.ri,u.


An exchange makes light Of the idea
that there may be danger In the tubes
Of the phonograph. It holds that there
Is no danger IN the barbers chair or the
wash room or door handles, etc. The
same shaving utensils are used for dif-
ferent men, the same towels, and all
sorts Of people handle the same door
knobs and no harm is done. How did
the exchange learn that, through these
and other means of connection, disease
was never conveyed,
Did the exchange never hear of the
barber's itch? Do not upaccouhtable
sores appear upon men of pure blood
and correct habitsa How are cholera
and smallpox and yellow fever and sldn
diseases conveyed? In the case Of the
phonogrnph there is no danger 30 long
as the instrument is a private one, rs
there is none where ones own shaving
utensils and towels only are used. But
the public phonograph which is operated
by the nickel-in-the-slot process is q diff
ferent matter. The two prongs arc not
only handled, but thrust into the ears rs
close to the drum as possible, and put
into many pairs Of ears daily. There
may be no danger from the prongs, but
it is well enough to wipe them thorough
ly with your handkerchief before put
ting them into your ears to hear Gill
more's band play "Annie Rooney
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-11-15
Tho Galley Slave.

Think of SIX men chained to a bench.
naked as when they were born, one foot
on the stretcher, the other on the bench
in front, holding an immensely heavy
oar (l5 feet long), bending forward to the
stern with arms at full reach to clear the
backs of tho rowers in front, who bend
likewise; and then. having got forward,
showing up the oars end to let the blade
catch the water, then throwing their
bodies back on the gtoaning bench. A
galley oar sometimes pulls thus for ten,
twelve Or even twenty hours without q
moments ree, The boetswain or other
sailor in such = stress puts piece Of
bread stepped In vino in tho wretched
rowers mouth to stop fstntins. and then
the captain shouts the order to redouble
the lash. II slave falls exhausted upon
his oar (Which often chances) he is fog
god till he Is taken for dead, and then
pitched unceremoniously into the sea-
Stanley Lane Pool.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-11-15
Tho Big De,ert Can Re R.o,a,m.a.


M. ]. Dybowsh ridicules the popular
notion that tho Sahara consists largely of
shifting sands and contends that this hot
region might be colonized and utilized
for agricultural purposes. All that it
needs is water; and the main drift Of M.
Dybowski's communication is to show
how abundant this is at small depths be-
low the surface. In many parts palms,
when once planted, can reach It with
their roots. In others very shallow ar
tesian wells suffice, and the water flows
continuously. Headvocates system Of
irrigation from artesian wells, and, as
proof of the abundance Of water, men
tions one such we'll that yields over a
thousand gallons per minute. When
once palms are established the whole
aspect is changed by rich vegetation that
grows around them.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-11-15
Sea Otter Not Extinct.

Mr.. Chapman states that he saw a
band Of forty sea offers In company 9th
. school Of porpoises and black fish sport
ing In the ocean of his place on tho
shore above Gray's harbor. So the otter
Is not 30 nearly extinct as some imagine
from the smallnumbet of their skins
which now find their way to market. 1t
is shy animal, living most of the time
In tho water, and often going far from
land, but coming ashore to produce. 1t
is q stupid, inoffensive animal, much
like seal In Its nature and habits. Tho
skull is seldom seen In museums, and
the species will probably be extinct in a
few years.-OlymMc Tribune.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-11-15
Queer Patents.

A luminous harness has been patented
80 that horse being driven at night
looks like sheet Of chain lightning, and
you think Elijah's chariot has come to
earth again. There are luminous match
boxes and luminous ghosts TO scare away
grave robbers. After every noted grave
robbery metallic coflns come in by the
scores, and I looked at one coffin sur
rounded by bars Of wrought iron, bind
ing the casket and extending out from
it at such distance that when set in
the earth It would be impossible to move
it except by derrick.-Frank G. Car.
pcnter's Letter.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-11-15
Like Its ynmea.ke,

Middlesborough, England, is we'll
known as the great center of the iron
trade a city Of 90, 900 inhabitants, with
1870 blast furnaces, and an annual out
put Of nearly 10000 tons of pig-iron.
But there has recently been founded an
English Middlesborough in America,
which bids fair, II its present rate of de-
velopment continues, to represent in
time as much wealth In gold and iron as
the older city Of which 1t Is the name
sake. Two years ago 1t had no existence
save In the minds Of Its founders; today
1t is a city Of several thousand inhab-
itants, aspiring to become the principal
seat Of tho iron and steel manufacture Of
the United States.-Harper's.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-11-15
A TURKISH TALE.

eah Msrv, the be9gsr at the city gate,
Bah nerv, the beggar and philosopher,
In talk with Brain, at ease beneath the arch,
STOPPING to pick kopeck to him thrown,
Found bleeding in tho dust beside the coin
\ ruby ring worth half prince's realm.
while the beggar group with eager greed
PreN. sd round him crying: "Ah, our rood Hah
Merv!
Allah be praised none ever shsI beg moro!"
The sultans daughter, proud in silk and pearls,
Herself more lovely than the houris queen,
Envied by all who envy, passed tho gate,
And Brain, bold cynic. with rare irony,
As who would say, 80 much for charityy'
F1ipped in her lap tho sequin of bright gold,
Which he by luck had found some twelve months
since.
3 1t wise Sab Merv, with rarer sapiency,
Threw OH the satin black, beside tho coin,
The ruby ring worth half q princes realm,
And turned to crunch crust kopeck bought.
Fool! foolt fool and lnadmanl ~ cried they al.
Not sol" thought she to whom the fortune fen
What Is to me a bauble, were to him
The purchase price OF endless misery.
This ruby ring worth half princes realm,
iea, and its fellow, too, could such be found,
I'D give for his contented povertyl"
New York Ledger
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-11-15
A Ready Reply.

Luguet in his early days was a "supe,"
and was playing the bearer Of an impor-
tant dispatch, on tho contents of which
the plot Of the drama turned. By mis-
take the property man had given him a
blank piece Of paper to hand to the
mimic king, who, not having studied the
words which ought to have been written
on tho dispatch, was In quandary. He
thought he had cleverly extricated him
self tAerefrom by handing the paper
back to Luguet with the command,
"Read 1t to me. sirrahr' But Luguet
rose equal to tho occasion. "Alasl SIR"
he responded; "born Of poor but honest
parents, I have never learned to read."-
San Francisco Argonaut.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-11-15
Mass of Mctcors.


The particles of matter producing
shooting stars may be astonishingly mi
mute. In recent investigation Mr..
e. q. Hutchins has found that on the
supposition that the rays of a me
teor have the same ratio Of visible to to-
tai energy as those of the standard can
die the mass Of q meteor at distance of
fifty miles, having a magnitude equal to
Vega and velocity Of twenty-five miles
second, would be about four and one
half grains IL 1t continued two seconds
A lump of the Emmett county, la., iron
meteorite burned In an electric current
gave ten times the light of the candle;
hence tho mass Of q meteor giving the
light of first magnitude star moving
with parabolic velocity, and lasting two
seconds, is less than half grain.-Ar-
kansaw Traveller.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-11-15
Tho History Of Pepper.


The value of pepper in cooking seems
to have been known long ago. It's use
as medicine was common in the days
Of Hippocrates, who applied 1t, moist
ened with alcohol, to the skin of his pa
tients. Just as sugar and tea have been
in past times 30 dear as only to be within
the reach of the wealthy, so pepper was
in the Middle Ages very costly condi-
ment. So much was It valued that q
small packet was at that time deemed a
suitable present to offer great person.
Common or black pepper is now grown
in many tropical countries, II is a
climbing plant some twelve feet high,
bearing fruit Of bright red color the
size Of pea, which, when dried, turns
black.-Exchange.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-11-15
Hebrew, Israelite md lev.

Our broad national distinction gave us
the name 1sraelite in the time of our an
cient greatness, a greatness to which all
people may at some time in the long fut-
ure rise, and then we may again, to-
gether with all God fearing people, adopt
the name Of lsraelite. Before our an
cestors were, In . national sense, Israel
ties they were Hebrews, name which
was and is today race distinction. The
word JEWS narrow name in use for our
separate religious distinction. Nothing
could be palmer to us. Hebrew refers
to the race, Israelite refers to the nation.
Jew to the religion.-Hebrew Journal.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-11-15
Ono W.y Of Eat,np nav.

A list Of military sentences recently
made public in Paris contains this pen
atty, adjudged upon cavalryman:
Trooper z" is sentenced to four days
in the guard house for having cruelty
struck his horse while it was eating hay
with q pitchfork."
Perhaps French horses may take on
from their masters something Of the trn-
dftional politeness of the French race,
but 1t is not really likely that this cav
airy horse found way to eat his hay
with fork.-Youth's Companion.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-11-15
Extremes Meet.

Cousin Tom, Of New York-Yes, I'm
doing we'll. Sell my pictures and am
member Of next years hanging COM
mittee.
Cousin Jack, of Cory Gulch-Great
Scott old fellow; shake! Blood will
tell! They made me a member Of that
sort Of u committee before I'd been out
west six months. Not horse thief in
the county now.-Pittsburg Bulletin.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-11-15
Cotton stalk Baxxine,

S~sse'ss 0ssSs& A1sBBHHHs
The manufacture Of bagging from the
cotton stalk, which was commenced not
long ago. is rapidly on the increase. Ex-
pert cotton mon declare the product to
be fully equal to any other bagging ma
terial, being quite as strong as jute, less
inhammable and only shade darker.
The cotton stalks have heretofore been
troublesome incumbranoe Of tho CLEAN
ed fields. They had to be beaten down
and burned or plowed In for the succeed
ing crop. Thoy are now, however, worth
- ton to the manufactures, and 80 con-
stitute very handsome source Of reve-
nue.-New York Commercial Adver-
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-11-15
A Queer Interdiot.

In Glasgow, Scotland, recently Sheriff
Lees decided very unusual case.
George Sharp, budlder, applied to have
a Jane Hsnah, mend Of his wife,
interdicted from entering his house in
his absence. Jane defended the case,
stating that she had Mrs. Sharp's per-
mission to enter the house. This was
not denied by Mr.. Sharp, but he stood
on his rights that Mrs. Sharp could not
receive any visftor-net even a near rel
ative-against his wishes. This conten-
ton, the sheriff says, is sound law, and
has granted the interdict asked.-Lon-
don Letter.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-11-15
TARIFF trERArvRE FoR ALL.

The heAMERIcAN PRO1RCTIvET FfLEAau1
e p16hhins most valuable serics Of Tariff
'docu1nents. These are prepared with view
tion, whether in the interest of farmers
nb0rers, merchants or profcseionaP men.
Each Issue OF the series appeals to those en-.
dsputab!o facts--.comparisnns Of wages. cost
of living, and other arguments showing tho
benehts Of Protection;
Tariff" which viii be sent for cents. 10 ''
The whole list will l,e sent for 80 cents or
cents. postage paid. Orrlcr by number.
1-"wases, Living and Tariff" F. A. Harris.
sdv.t..s; Il Pi;o;;escsiti:e 1s.ia to A''
staits;" First Prize Essay, iss1- CRAw.
A"HsSss 8 Sssgass;es sa;i ndi;pss;;Ss is sup
e S,'I Saissd s;tsss:: ssd M xdsSa.ts lions
:Sis SsheS. afss frot.es11s iss T.iir" "'%R fRfss
sisss ss + woad Free Raw
e = sc Tnsed e .hs iSo5
s-.r.asies of Ffse aSs'' s.Fs hn1Rk. Gs =
'Gs Ynisn, on nas tss T.1i ey an Old busi
7--rhe froseet.ye @ Tsst9 Il. Advantage: for
fssEs " Hi,o1sai
Farmer = and d tho sfss 7sai Col 7Hosi; 20
1l-protection q: Pubic Policy. GIcso.s. 40
1s-"Repiy q s6e flssidents Mes; 10
sage" n. p. PORTER. 3
Il 1!E"MoI@kinsmen @ and ths Tariff. .":,::::;::;::.
tries be Abandoned and American Mar.
., sets @ s1rrendsred Y, %
l6-"The Progress Of One Hundred Years"
r-"riStection for Amsric.n Shpn,nr ,;;......
The Tariff Not Z Tax." HonEnD blnEIx..
1o-"Why Irishmen should Be ProtectiOnists." r
2o-"trOtection." +. u. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 4
ct What Is 9 Tarin Z" Answers to Working-
z:-"rhe 4mefscan % Wool industry. Ell Al.
ze-wasss asn;; and Cost Of Living. j. Is WEEKS.
24-"Southern Farming Industries.". "............ 4
95--"A Short Talk to Wofkingmen.". "............ 2
74-"PrOtcctiOn and the Farmer" Senator's. NJ
CUILoA..... IL
,r..r Axrk,cAN Eccsoxlsr: weekly: devoted to tte
,yrar. :;.mrle c6yics free. Address American Pro
ti'e Tariff Lchsue, 23 W. Esd St., New York
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-11-15
Treatment OF Piles.

So called remedies for piles are with.
out number. The complaint often lasts
for years without affecting the general
health, and on the other hand constant
irritation and bleeding may at once
affect the entire system. Keep the bow
els regular. relying upon fruit and grain
diet. Avoid tobacco, condiments, liquor,
etc. For bleeding wash or injection
Of tannin is recommendations ounce to
half q pint Of water. Any good anti
septic ointment may be tried, to be ap-
piled with a suppository syringe. In
fammation Is remedied by frequent
bathing In cold water, rest and plain
food.-Herald of Health.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-11-15
OVER WILD BILLIE GRAVE.
saiutes Fired by Frontiersmen in Homo
Of tho Dead Hhofsa Ma,norx

saiutes Ftrod by Frontiersmen In Honot
Of tho Dead Shots Memory.
There has been another red letter day
In tho history Of Deadwood. That was
the day ON which Wild Bill was killed BY
MoCaull. Though popular man, Bill
was dead shot, and McCaull could not
have killed him II he had not approached
him treacherously. McCaulf was lmme-
diately locked up, but the excitement be-
came 30 great that mob assembled for
tho purpose Of trying, convicting and
lynohins him. While the proceedings
were In progress the clatter 81 hoofs was
heard and man on horseback appeared
riding at full speed with his reins in his
teeth and with rife In one hand and an
Indians dripping head in the other. He
had shot and killed the Indian Just out
side Of Deadwood. and the event was
considered of so much Importance that
the crowd forgot its lynching and pro-
ceeded to crafty it's thirst for vengeance
BY contemplating the CORY trophy which
rolled at It's feet. McCaull was after
ward taken to Yankton, where he was
hanged BY the neck in lawful manner.
Wild Bill was buried in the old ceme-
terry with rude white board at his
head, but Ave years later some Of his
friends exhumed the body and gave II
proper burial in the new cemetery ON
Mount Moriah. It was reported at that
time that Wild Bills body had turned
to stone, and man came here not long
atbrward and offered tho undertaken
$4,000 II he would help him steal II for
purposes Of exhibition. Since then there
have been many inquiries about the case,
but no one believes that the body was
petrifed. Bills new grave on the mount
ain top shows that It Is the resort of
many curiosity seekers. A path is worn
across lots to It from the main wagon
road, and the white headboard has been
whitfield away by relic hunters until 1t
resembles big toothpick.
One man appears to have worked q
Mot out Of the board, and the ground
all about the well beaten grave is cover
ed with cartridge shells. There are
frontiersmen, 1t appears, who show their
regard for Bills memory by standing
upon his grave and emptying their re-
volvers into the air, throwing away their
cartridge shells as they reload. The other
day the city marshal found 1t necessary
to run in one Of these fellows. who had
done little else for week except shoot
his revolvess over Wild Bills grave. The
man appeared to have genuine regard
for the dead mans memory, and as he
submitted to arrest he expressed his
sense Of the outrage in most forcible
terms.-Cor. CHICAGO Herald.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-11-15
Why Crabs and 1.obsters Are Red.

why Grabs and LObsters Arc Red.
The shell Of the crab and lobster owes
its blush gray color to the superposition
of two pigments or coloring matters
which have been isolated-a red pigment
and blue one. AS long as these two
pigments exist simultaneously the crus-
taceans remain gray. But the blue pig
ment is very fugitive, and sometimes
under the influence Of disease it is de-
stroyed, and crabs ere found with por-
tions Of their shell more or less reddish.
When the crustaceans are immersed in
boiling water the blue pigment is on
tirely destroyed, and tho red pigment,
which is very stable, appears alone in all
Its brilliancy.-La Science en- Fanille.