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The Dickinson press., 1890-06-21
A Novel Life Preserver,

"My life was saved by having my SAL
ary reduced" said robust, middle aged
man.
EYES," continued the man, "that was
what saved me. l was assistant book
keeper for q wholesale house, and was
earning twelve hundred dollars year.
Something happened, no matter what,
and was thrown out. was idle for
two months, and then went to work for
seven hundred and fifty dollars.
At that time l was thin and weak, and
couldn't walk mile to save a dollar. At
any rate, thought l couldn't. But
when my income was so fearfully re-
duced, found it absolutely necessary to
economize. and did so by walking homo
from my work, distance of about five
miles.
at pretty nearly killed me at first.
Then 1 began to enjoy it. Within three
months I was walking both ways, and
I've kept it up ever since. Ten miles a
day summer and winter, unless during
a hard storm, and look at me! One hum
dred and eighty pounds, the appetite of
an ostrich, and not a days sickness in
ten years.
"You see, gentlemen, how it was that
the cutting down of my salary saved my
life.-Philadelphia Call.
The Dickinson press., 1890-06-21
Book Teachiny of Science.

l once visited u large high school, one
of the best in tho country, with science
teacher whose studies have won him the
respect of his fellow workers. But for
some reason, on that day at least, he failed
to bring his own knowledge into the class
room. heard him quizzing class of
boys and girls ON animals-not on the
animals Of the woods and fields, not OH
the animals before them, for there were
mono, but OH the edentates of South Amer
lea. An especial point was to find out
whether it is the nine banded arnladillo
Movemcinctus) or the three banded ar
madillo tricinctus) which does not dig Il
hole i'll the ground for its nest. The book,
written by IL man who did not know an
armadillo from a mud turtle, gives this
piece of information. 1t was in the les
son, and the students must get it. And
on this and like subjects these boys and
girls were wasting their precious time
precious because, If they do not learn to
observe In their youth, they will never
learn, and the horizon of their lives will
be always narrower and darker than it
should have been.
Already the work of that day is a blank.
They have forgotten tho nine banded
arlnadillo and the three banded, and SO
has their teacher, and SO haveI. All that
remains with them is Il mild hatred of
the armadillo and of tho edentates in
general, and feeling of relief at being
no longer under their baleful influence.
But with this usually goes the dctermina-
ton never to study zoology again. And
when these students later come to the
college, they know no moro of science
and its methods than they did when at
the age of year they first cried for the
moon.-David Starr Jordan in Popular
Science Monthly.
The Dickinson press., 1890-06-21
A Princes Antics.

Tho prince of Parma maintained great
state in his small principality, and, by
the aid of the Australians, very despotic
authority. His little army was entirely
under his own military code. His pun
ishment Of the officers was at times orig
inal. One Of them consisted in compel
ling them to carry pals of water from
one we'll to another, 800 or 400 Yards dis
tant. Hc insisted that the entire absence
of any useful purpose in this disagree
able task added greatly to its unpleasant
ness, in which lie was not far wrong.
His practical jokes did not add to the
dignity or comfort of his court. was
present at n grand ball when he ordered
a large plate of strong mustard sand
wiches to be handed round with his conf
pliments at supper time to the most dig
nified of the great ladies, who cougled
and gesticulated painfully when they
tasted the pupgent mixture.-RIack-
woods,
The Dickinson press., 1890-06-21
Better Than n Rom ance.

The story of the wooing of Mr.. Henry
Gladstone, son of the ex-premier, and
Miss Maud Rendel, has just transpired.
It seems that the two met in the summer
Of 1889 at Posillipo, the young lady's
father having at that picturesque little
hamlet on the gulf of Naples lovely
villa. One beautiful evening the two
were in the garden overlooking the water
upon which the moonlight hung like a
misty gauze; tho scene was one of poetic
loveliness-young Gladstone felt that
there never could be fairer spot or
better moment for the confession of his
love, so he declared himself to his imam
orata with a fervor which the pictur-
esqueness of the surroundings enhanced,
If 1t did not inspire. Instead, however,
of answering him the pretty girl covered
her face with her hands and fled precip.
itately into the villa.
OF course this astounded the young
lover; he could not understand it ut all;
should he interpret the maiden's conduct
as rejection? If so, 1t were better for
him to leave Posillipo Mt once. But no,
his Scotch instincts came to his rescue;
he had done the proper thing properly
he would bide his time. Next morning
after breakfast, at which his idol did not
appear, he sought the garden and mean
dered gloomily therein, wondering what
tactics he ought to pursue. Suddenly lie
heard Miss Maud call to him, and turning
he beheld thatyoung girl advancing. She
put both her hands in his and said, with
charming frankness; 81 would not an
swer you last night fearing you were un-
der the influence of the insidious summer
evening and of the poetical and almost
magical scene, and that it was not your
heart that spoke; so would hear in the
daytime if you love me, and, if this is so
will tell you that am willing to give
you my life and my love-"
Now, isn't this bit of truth quite as
pretty as anything that could be culled
from Acknowledgment Fields London
Letter in Chicago News.
The Dickinson press., 1890-06-21

Awriter in New York sporting paper
makes an interesting comparison of the
various modes Of locomotion, with the
following result: A man can swim mile
in 26 minutes SO seconds; he can walk it
in 6 minutes 23 seconds: he can cover it
on snowshoes in 5 minutes 800 seconds;
he can run the distance in 4 minutes 124
seconds; he Gun ride it on tricycle. in Q
minutes 40 26 seconds; on bicycle in 3
minutes 29 As seconds, and can skate It
in 2 minutes 12 3-5 seconds. Behind
trotting horse he gains nearly four Sec
onds by covering the distance in 2 min
utes 81 seconds, while on running horse
he gallops the mile in 1 minute 80s Sec
onds, and last and fastest, he sits in
railroad train and flies over mile Of the
steel rails in sol seconds.
The Dickinson press., 1890-06-21
Two boston aIillionaires.

A couple of Boston millionaires whom
know, Sears and Gray, live in one of
the suburbs of Boston and used to drive
in together. There is a toll gate on the
road which they travel. One morning
they started in earlier than usual They
had learned that there was large cargo
of sugar to be sold by tho underwriters.
1t was a big deal, and Sears and Gray
concluded that they had the inside track
Of the deal. When they reached the toll
gate Sears said:
Gray, you must pay the toll today"
II won't do it," Gray replied. "Ipaid
for batting (feeding) the horse yesterday,
and l won't pay the toll today"
"Well, 1 WON'T" said Sears.
They kept up this cross fire for some
minutes, and failing to agree, Sears
turned the horse around and drove back
home, Gray going with him. They dis
covered when it was too late that if they
had gone into the city they would have
madel 100000 in that Chicago
Times,
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HE WANTED THE QUARTER.
Tue Fathers Anxiety Was Divided be-
tween His Child and the Coin.

Tue Fathers Anxiety Was Divided be-
tween His Child and the Coin.
II have seen some stingy men while
I've been in tho medical profession, but
the littlest game 1 ever saw occurred the
other day."
So spake one OF our young doctors en-
gagged in large dispensary connected
with one of the medical schools in the
city. The doctor continued: ''Much of
our work is thankless enough. We ex.
perience the greatest difficulty in getting
patients to take medicine as they are di-
rected.
"They seem almost to have an idea
sometimes that we ought to- pay the. \ for
taking what is going to cure them. FIRE.
quently, when an interesting case comes
In while q clinic is going on in college,
we take it before the class and show the
would be NJ. DIS the procedure taken for
its relief. Tho case in question was that
of all Italian. He came rushing In with
a child about year old in his arms.
Anxiety was depicted on his countenancc.
1.-The little thing had great difficulty
i'll breathing, but retained breath enough
to make Rome howl. Calming the
father somewhat, we managed to learn
that the child had swallowed quarter
of dollar, which had stuck in its throat.
He asked if we could get it out. We
promised to do our best, and, as clinic
was in session, took the child and the
father into the pit Of tho amplitheatre,
SO that the operation might pc performed
before the students.
"The professor began work at once for
he saw that the child was in a fair way
to sutfocatc. They use for these opera
tions an instrument called coin catcher,
which is made like crochet needle,
only the material is rubber, and the hook
on the end of the instrument is longer
than that of crochet needle. The In
strument is to be passed down the throat,
past the coin, and when withdrawn the
hook catches under the coin and it is
pulled up Atbest, it is difficult oper-
alton, for the child will kick and squirm,
and it is not without danger to the sur-
rounding parts.
"The professor worked away, and as
his efforts for time proved unsuccess-
full, the anxiety on the face of the father
became intense. He fidgeted and seemed
to think that nll was lost, At length the
coin was extricatcd and the boys stamped
their applause. The professor laid the
coin down on the table while he washed
his hands. This was the Italians chance,
and while the professors back was turned
he quickly transferred the quarter to his
| pocket. The look of distress vanished
| from his countenance.
| "It became manifest that the loss of his
coin had contcnded with the danger OF
losing his child to produce his anxiety
and that is why say it was the meancst
thing ever saw. The boys had one on
the professor, though, when he turned
and looked for the quarter, and they
made the old building shake with their
| appreciation. The professor caught on
and got the man to swap off the recov-
| cred quarter for another, while he exhib-
tied it to the class. New York Evening
| SIM
The Dickinson press., 1890-06-21
A Rare Relic Discovored.

Near Patras q sarcophagus has been
discovered richly sculptured. The bas
relief represents q wild boar hunt, in
which are seen the huntsmcn divided
into two groups, seven of them being
without beard and one bearded This
last is in the act of stopping boar, run
ming at full speed, and has his foot on
the snout. The rest are pressing for
ward to slay the animal with hatchcts
and arrows. Tho work is highly fin
ished and of the Roman period, but very
probably copied from an original of Hell
lenic workmanship. Inside the sarco-
phagus skeleton was found Chicago
Herald,
The Dickinson press., 1890-06-21
A Serious Defect.

Thousands oftourists, and among them
many art connoisseurs, have thoroughly
examined the bronze doors on the east
front of the senate wing of the Capitol,
but it was reserved for horny listed son
of toll to discover defect in theseworks
of American artisans. These doors were
cast at Chicopee, Mass, and are intended
to depict scenes in the early history of
the United States. Prominent in one Of
the center panels, on the right hand side
of the entrance, is figure OH horseback
supposed to represent tho Father of his
Country returning at the head of his VIC
torious troops. "He must have Just
come out of pasture with his horse" re-
marked a stalwart granger after survey
ing the door intently, "for he has no
stirrups; and just look, his legs dangle
in consequence. This criticism was
found to be true, and is the only draw
back to the enjoyment of the spirited
scenes portrayed in bronze, for all the
other panels have generals properly
equipped if they happen to be on horse
back.-Washington Post.
The Dickinson press., 1890-06-21
How 10 ,Iute c.nnrIcs.

How do you mate canary birds:' re-
pcated fancier, after a patrons ques-
tion yesterday. "Why, take three or
four birds of both sexes and hang up
their cages around in the same room.
They begin to chirp. The average OBJ
server would probably note nothing par
ticular about their chirping, but If his
attention was called to it he could soon
observe that the birds select which one
they will chirp to, and that certain cou-
pies begin chirping only to themselves.
They drop their singing altogether and
only talk to each other in uninterrupted
courtship. The mating them consists in
simply putting them in the same cage"
Lancaster Examiner.
The Dickinson press., 1890-06-21
The Pressure of Water.

The water at very great depths is, in
most parts of the world, near the freez-
ing point. Further, the pressure upon
every square inch of the surface of
body under three miles of sea water, in
stead of being about fifteen pounds, as
in atmospheric air, is three tons, or, in
other words, e,72o pounds.-Edinburgh
Review.
The Dickinson press., 1890-06-21
Lambs Protest to colerldre.

No man with keen perception of the
ludicrous can take him seriously. So
when Coleridge addressed to Lamb those
maudlin verses entitled, This Lime-tree
Bower My Prison." duringa visit to him
at Neither Stowey of The brothera and sis.
ter, in which he gushes over the "gentle
hearted Charles" this latter revolted.
"For Gods sake, don't make me ridicu-
lous any more by terming me gentle
hearted in print, or do it in better verse!
Substitute drunken dog, ragged head
seld shaven, odd eyed, suffering and any
other epithet which truly and properly
belongs to the gentleman in question. =
Benjamin Ellis Martin in Scribner.
The Dickinson press., 1890-06-21
A New Food Product.

Professor w. Rehnstrom, dairy instruc-
tor and agricultural engineer of Sweden,
has invented a new food product which
he calls lactoserin. Skim milk is curdle,l
in the same way as commonly used in
cheese making, only that larger guam
tity of rennet is used and at a higher
temperature, SO as to make the precipita-
ton complete. To the whey thus OBJ
tanned is added an equal quantity Of
skim milk, and the bulk, through SIM
pie process of evaporation, is transformed
into solid cakes, which are afterwards
cut or ground and more or less roasted
to suit whatever purpose intended.-New
Orleans Picayune.
The Dickinson press., 1890-06-21
Tho Queens l}aGsage.

Among The impedimenta with which
the Queen started OH her continental
tour may be mentioned three coachmen,
nine grooms, eight horses, one donkey,
three carriages, seventy wotrunks, three
special beds, q special cooking stove,
wine, two doctors, one surgeon, one sur
geon accoucheur for the Princess Bea-
trice, three ladies in waiting, nine women
servants, one lord, two equerries and
seven dogs.-London Letter.
The Dickinson press., 1890-06-21

AT a meeting Of the Royal Botanic So
ciety recently a number of dried speci-
mems of hygrometric club moss from
Mexico was shown. 1t was said that
these plants had the power ascribed to
the rose of Jericho, of rolling themselves
up like a ball when dry, and becoming
apparently dead; but they were able to
unfold and grow again when exposed to
moisture.
The Dickinson press., 1890-06-21
A HrenfhinK Exarcise

To expand the lungs: Go into the open
air, stand erect, throw back the head and
shoulders, and draw in the air through
the nostrils as much as possible.
After having thus filled the lungs
through the nostrils, raise your arms,
and, while they arc extended, suck in
the air. When you have thus forced the
arms backward with the chest open,
change the process by which you drew
in your breath till the clungs are cmpticd.
Go through this process several times a
day and it will enlarge the chest, give
the lungs better play, and serve very
much to ward off consumption.-Chris,
tian Union.
The Dickinson press., 1890-06-21

Shakespeare is we'll appreciated by
the higher educated natives in India,
and last year a large number of his plays
were published in the vernacular. "As
You Like IT. and "The Winters Tale"
were translated into Tamil and Telegu
for Madras; "The Tanning Of the Shrew"
came out in the Punjab, and Hamlet"
"Much Ado About Nothing" and "The
Comedy of Errors" were great favorites
in the northwest provinces.
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The Bright Boy Knew.

In one of the city schools teacher,
with all the patience and powers of per-
suasion she could command, was en-
deavorinY to instruct a class about Il
right angle triangle. After several at
tcmpts she called the scholars to account
for inattention with the remark that
what she was saying seemed to so in one
ear and out the other. Again she re-
peated her description, following it by
asking: "Who can tell what a right angle
triangle ISL Up went a hand, and the
bright boy to whom it belonged shouted:
Something which goes i'll one ear and
ont the thcr,"-Worcester Spy.
The Dickinson press., 1890-06-21
Awkward Left Hands.

How awkward most people are with
their left hands. There is no reason, at
least no necessity, for this, but it is true.
1t is partly due to hcredity, and partly
to habit and practice, but it could be
overcome. The leftarm and hand might
be cultivated to the same degree of dex-
tcrity, which literally means right hand
cdness, as the right arm and hand, but
it involves trouble, time and patience,
and therefore is neglected. The left arm
has good reason to complain of this in
justice.-1ndianapolis Journal.
The Dickinson press., 1890-06-21
London fire department statistics sho,

London fire department statistics show
that although theatre fires have increased
greatly in number, they are far less dam
aging than formerly, owing to the i'm
provements in the apparatus for sup
pressing them. The same statistics show
that the death rate from fires in London
has fallen from 23S in 1887 to 10 in 1889.
This is also laid to the improved ap-
Daratus
The Dickinson press., 1890-06-21
A Glorious. state for ,possun.

eyes, sir, it is fact, 1 and John Crane
were sitting by q lightwood fire reading,
when l heard a noise in the corner, and
on looking around saw an old 'possum
on the table eating our bacon. Yes, we
killed three the other night; have to club
EN- to keep 'em out of the house. There
must be hundreds of 'eln OH the island"
Thus spoke Mr.. Lewis Milan, who is
truck farming OH Cranes Island, out in
Lake Hamilton. Georgia, in all her
primeval glory, sinks into nothingness
as 'possum state when compared to
Florida City Headlight.
The Dickinson press., 1890-06-21
Effect Of Sucking a Lemon,

A boy sucking a lemon will break up
whole brass band with the exception of
the drummer and the man who operates
the cymbals. There may be few other
exceptions, but very seldom will there be
found man who can so resist the incli-
nation of his lips and tongue to shrink,
vince and pucker when the taste of
lemon juice is brought vividly into his
imagination that he can then control
these organs sufficiently to play wind
instrument.-NewH Haven Palladium,
The Dickinson press., 1890-06-21
FACTS ABOUT ALCHEMY.
A succlNcT ACCOUNT OF THE MUCH
ABUSED SCIENCE.

Alchemy Led to tho Discovery of Many
Important Problems in the Scientific
World-It Also Hindered the Study of
Chemistry 1000 Years.
Professor Fristoe, of the faculty of the
Columbian university, delivered an in
teresting lecture in the hall Of that insti-
tuition on the subject Of "Alchemy, the
Infancy of Chemistry" He stated that
modern physical science dates from the
discoveries of Copernicus, the first real
astronomer; Torricelli and Pasquelle,
who discovered to the world the matter
OF the weight of the atmosphere, and
Priestly, the discoverer of oxygen, thus
giving three distinct eras. Alchemy
first started in form most of the problems
which science is still engaged in solving,
and it was the infant efforts of chemistry
that drew to the study many men whose
donations to science have been beyond
value. The search for gold was the crisis
of these efforts, accompanied by wild
striving for the philosophers stone and
the elixir of life.
The Bible contains many illusions to
the science, but the first record is to be
found in an ancient Chinese work dating
back into ages almost beyond computa-
ton, in which the clements are stated to
be earth, fire, water, metal and wood.
Moses was evidently an adept in the sci
ence, from several references in the Bible
to his works. Rome carried the study to
a great extent, and reached such de-
gree of proficiency that Dioclesian, upon
the eve of reported invasion by the
Egyptians, ordered all books on the sub
ject to be burned, lest they fall into the
hands Of the enemy and thus give them
so much knowledge that they should be
able to make gold enough to enable them
to own the earth
The Dickinson press., 1890-06-21

The largest tree il the world is re-
ported to have been recently found in
California, measuring 176 feet in circum-
ference at distance of six feet from the
ground. This would give diameter of
about go feet at that noint.
The Dickinson press., 1890-06-21

Thunder storms are more frequent in
Java than in any other part of the globe.
On an average they occur in the island
on ninety-seven days in the year. In
England the average marks thunder
storms on about seven days in the year
only half the number recorded in France.
The Dickinson press., 1890-06-21

A plague of locusts lately appeared in
the province of Gizeh, i'll Egypt. In five
days the authorities killed six tons of
them. In plowing enormous quantities
of their eggs are turned up, and, fortu-
nately, exposure to the sun destroys the
eprS
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TWO TRUTHS.

Darling" he said, II never meant
To hurt you;" and his eyes were wet
II would not hErt you for the world;
Am I to blame if forgets"
Forgive my selfish tears" She cried,
Forgive! knew that it was not
Because you meant to hurt me, sweet
Iknew it was that you forgot"
But all the same, deep in her heart
Ranked this thought, and ranklcs yet
when love Is at its best, one loves
So much that one cannot forget"
Helen Hunt jackson.
The Dickinson press., 1890-06-21

Opposite to my summer home is a
pretty cottage where 4 young couple
with their children-two boys-come for
the holidays; the children, aged should
say, and 9 years. Every morning the
father, when he leaves the gate, whittier
he is escorted by his boys, turns and lifts
his hat gravely and courteously; the
broad sun hats of tho babies are prompt
ly lifted In return, and "Good-by papa, :"
"Good-by, my boys" rings out on the
soft air, making melody for all who care
to hear. l often wonder if they know
how much cordiality these truly gentle
exchanges carry to their unknown neigh
Dor across the way, or what pleasant
pictures they suggest to my fancy.-Cor.
Ladies Home Journal.
The Dickinson press., 1890-06-21

A PROPHECY.

A PROPHECY.
My little girl with eyes so blue
And such bewitching tresses,
And lips so soft and rosy, too,
That smile at my carcsscs.
So kind you are-so good and pure
With not a soul to hate you,
That, darling, l am very sure
Your happiest years await you.
For, though you're sitting on my knee,
a tiny winSomc maidie,
'Tis plain that some day you will be
y very sweet old lady.
Ladies' Home Journal
The Dickinson press., 1890-06-21
ARIsTorLE's 1NFL1-ENcr.

Aristotle forms quite prominent fig
ure in the history of the escience, he being
the first man to advance the theory Of a
universal element binding all the others
together, corresponding to what we
should call "quintcssence." Aristotle was
faithfully believed by many students of
alchemy up to a comparatively late day,
and it is probably due to him that philos-
ophy and chemistry did not make greater
strides forward. They would have been
a thousand years earlier had it not been
for his influence.
There were some funny theories held
by those old philosophers as to the
essences and clements of matter. One
who lived about GOO years before Christ
contended that water was the source of
all things, another that air was the
primary element, and each had line of
argument and analogy to prove his idea.
A man who breathed about 45O b. C.
took the ground that fire was the prime
feature of tho combination and that the
human soul was fiery yapor,