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The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-11-01
A Winged Lizard.

One of the strangest of the many
strange creatures that inhabit the wilds
Of southern Asia and India is tho flying
flowers" a small, brilliant hued lizard Of
the order bracovolans. On the wing
bracovolans resembles richly tinted iu-
sect; when at rest 1t compares favorably
with others Of the lizard tribe, with the
exception that it has an extraordinary
protuberance on both sides Of the body.
These arc the wings, which are formed
by cutaneous flap, winglike in shape,
supported by series of false ribs. In
color these flying lizards are blue and
gray, with intermediate tints of various
kinds and shades.
The tail is long, slender and very
snaky in appearance. A large double
pouch extending below the head adds to
the ferocious aspect Of the little rainbow
colored brute. The wings are not true
wings, strictly so called, but are used
merely as parachutes. When the lizard
leaps from the limb Of tree into the air
the upper current brings them out, and
enables the possessor to soar away at an
angle to n greater or lesser distance, ac-
cording to the height of the starting
point.
The lizard can change its direction
while i'll the air, power not possessed
by our flying squirrels" Hence the
casual observer might readily believe
that they had the power of moving the
winglike appendages, which would, in
that case, be true flight. Soaring is,
however, the limit of their power, tho
height Of the starting point regulating
the distance Travelled in the soaring
fight, which is quite frequently several
hundred yards, an aerial exhibition
which strikes terror to the heart of u
stranger wandering for the first time in
the jungles of the antipodean wilds.-
st. Louis Republic.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-11-01
bridging the Straits of Dover.

Experiments, tits announced. are being
conducted in the channel near Folkestona
for the purpose of testing the geological
structure of that portion of the sea bed
upon which it has been proposed to con-
struct bridge across the straits Tho
engineers engaged are NJ. Georges Her
sent and NJ. Renaud. marine hydro
graphic engineer. The examination Of
the French coast is finished, and so far
as it has proceeded OH the English side
of the channel it has. it is stated. proved
satisfactory. Tho sea bottom is de-
clared very solid. and suitable for the
proposed structure.-Echo.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-11-01
Better Protection for Letters.

In recent English divorce case it
was stated that a certain letter of an
eminently confidential character was
opened and read in the kitchen. The
simple procedure was to hold the en-
velope over boiling kettle and relax
the gum. That should be a warning to
everybody who does not wish his private
correspondence to become the talk of his
servants The wonder is that 80 many
persons are contented with the modern
envelope. Made with thick paper and
bad gum, it often flies open even with
out the assistance Of boiling kettle.
Letters should be protected with wax
seal.-San Francisco Argonaut.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-11-01
Tho Tack Industry.

Several attempts have been made to
establish the tack industry in the south,
but they have failed from difficulties in
handling the material. This branch Of
the iron trade is in the hands of New
England manufacturers, and is practi-
cally confined to Massachusetts,. More
than two-thirds of the tack business is
controlled by that state, and fully three
quarters by all of New England. New
York Commercial Advertiser.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-11-01
Calculation on a Potato.

Did you ever calculate the value of a
single potato OH the basis that that single
tuber was the only one left in the world?
That one would, of course, contain with
in itself the possibility of restocking the
world with a valuable article of food.
If ono potato would produce when
planted but ten potatoes in ten years
the total product of that one potato
would be 10000, 1000, 900, which would
stock the whole world with seed. If the
world were reduced to one single potato
it would be better that London or Chi
cago lie blotted from the earth than for
that one tuber to be lost.-St. Louis Re-
nuh1ic
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-11-01
Houa,n.. Domestic contr,vauce..

Houdin acquired a comfortable COM
petence by the exercise of his art, and he
built u handsome villa at St. Gervais,
near Blois. When he had retired from
business he amused himself by introduce
ing various curious inventions into his
place and the grounds attached to it.
The garden gate was situated some 400
yards from the house. A visitor had
only to raise a diminutive brass knocker
and let it fall upon the forehead of a fam
tastic face-making but faint sound
when large bell was set in motion in
the villa.
At the same time the gate swung open
automatically, the plate bearing the
name 'Robert Houdin" disappeared,
and another took its place on which was
engraved the word "Entrez." When
the postman delivered the letters he had
brought he was instructed to drop them
through slit in the gate into tho reccp-
tacle provided for this purpose. The
box. directly this was done, started of
its own accord on its journey to the
front door of the house by means of a
miniature elevated railway.
Houdin invented, too, an ingenious
contrivance by which, while lying in
bed, he could feed his horse in stable
fifty yards from the villa, for on touch
ing q small button there was put in mo-
ton an apparatus that caused the exact
portion of oats required for the animals
meal to fall into the manger from the
granary above. Byanother curious piece
of mechanism little bench that stood
beside a ravine in a remote part Of the
grounds was so constructed that imme-
diately any person sat down upon it the
machine automatically traversed q mar
row bridge that spanned the gorge, and
having deposited the occupant on the
other side the bench returned to its orig
inal position. Journal.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-11-01
Tho Wise NIuslkrat.

The muskrat has added his prediction
to those already made concerning u hard
winter. The Indians attach moro i'm
portance to the muskrat sign than to any
other. They measure tho probabilities
of the winter by the size of the muskrat's
hut. If he builds low it means an open
winter. If his house is over two feet
high it means u severity of winter
weather i'll proportion to tho height. The
muslirat is putting up seven story
building this season.-St. Paul Globe.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-11-01
Swift Balloon Ionrn.x.

Professor Allen, of Providence, R. L.,
arrived at that city on Wednesday in his
balloon, after an aerial voyage of 10
miles from Fitchburg, Mass, fil no min
utes. This record is considered credita-
bic. The professor has been brought up
as an aeronaut and claims to have made
lG0 ascensions.-Providence Journal.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-11-01
An Old Cemetery Found.

A cemetery Of the Merovinglan period
has been disclosed by workmen in rail-
way cutting near Argenteuil, France.
Two hundred and twenty tombs were
brought to light. The primitive mode
of coffining the dead in plaster of paris
was resorted to by the people who buried
in this cemetery. The plaster envelopes
have resisted well the action of time, it
is reported, as all the skeletons were pre-
served.-Paris Letter.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-11-01

a grand national German choral fes-
tival was held at Vienna recently. Some
10000 Tcutonic vocalists Joined in the
proceedings, which, besides concerts, in
cluded historical professions and mon
ster "commcrs" or beer drinkings. Many
provincial CLEO clubs camo in picturesque
national costumes, and the singers gath
cred in huge wooden building on the
Prater, which has to be erected after
ward in Munich for bier halle.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-11-01
yyorld,s Fair Pax Roll

The salary list of the forthcoming ex-
position of Chicago is thus detailed by
The Globe of that city: Gage, president,
$4,000; Bryan, vice president, $4,000;
Butterworth, secretary, $40, 900; Seeber-
ger, treasurer, $1,000; Palmer, national
president, $4,000; Davis, director gen.
eral. $4,000; Dickinson, secretary, $10.-
000 Total, $4,000.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-11-01

Georgia, ''the land of wonders" the
state which has more curiosities than all
the others combined, the home of Lulu
Hearst, the magnetic GIRL" and hun
dreds of other freaks, now claims ne
gro, Charles Hardin, of Athens, who
brags that he has not closed his eyes in
sleep for over four years.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-11-01

On Western and Atlantic train that
pulled out of Atlanta recently was q
negro woman who had paid her fare to
Chattanooga. When on the outskirts of
the city her twenty-five cent straw hat
was blown through a window. She
jumped up and pulled the bell cord.
The train stopped, and when the con-
ductor rushed into the coach he saw the
woman disappearing through the oppo-
site door. While the woman was chas-
ing her straw hat over the meadows the
train pulled out and left her behind
Exchange.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-11-01

Professor Tyndall, now in his seven
tieth year. is an expert Alpine climber.
and there are not many guides in Switz-
erland more intrepid than he. He is now
among the glaciers with Mrs. Tyndall,
and reports from them say they are en-
joying excellent health.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-11-01
Comfort for tho Marines.

There are brighter prospects in view
for the marine. He is not only to have
better sleeping accommodations, better
foot gear and other improvements in his
uniform, but his ration, tho bone of con-
tention for many years, is to be improved
and increased, and orders have been
given to that effect by the secretary of
the navy.-New York Commercial Ad-
yertiser.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-11-01
THE coves OF GRAIL.

Tho moon white waters wash and lean
The dark tide floods the coves Of Grail;
Sound, sound he lies In dreamless sleep
Nor hears the sea wind wall
The pale gold OF his ooxy locks
Doth hither drift and thither wnve;
His thin hands plash against the rockA
Ills white lips nothing crave
Afar away she laughs and sings
A song he loved. q wild sea strain
OF how the mermen weave their rings
Upon tho reef set main.
Sound, sound he lies In dreamless sleep
Nor hears tho sea wind wall
Tho with the tide his white hands creep
Amid the coves Of Grail
William Sharp In New York Independent
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-11-01

The Phenicians are amongst the earli.
est nations which are supposed to have
used the saw. The scholar is not sur.
prised to find very pretty story ac-
counting for the discovery of the saw in
Gfecian mythology. Here the inventor
is said to have found the jawbone of a
snake, which he initiated by tagging an
iron plate
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-11-01
Improvement

in my condition, my appetite began to
return and with it came the ability to
digest all the food taken, my strength
improved eacl, day, and after few
months of faithful attention to your
directions, found myself we'll
woman, able TO attend to all household
duties. The medicine has given NE a
new lease of life, and l cannot thank
you too Imucli.'
I've. the undersigned, citizens Of
Brockway Centre. Mich. hereby certify
that the above statement, made hy
Mrs. Lake. is true in every particular
and entitled to full crctlelicc. 90. J..
Chamberlain, G. w. Warins, c. a.
Wells, Druggist.
"My brother. i'll England, was, for
long time, unable to attend to his orr,,-
patton, by reason Of sores on his foot.
sent him Ayers Almanac and the te.-
,ilnomials it contained induced him to
try Ayers Sarsaparilla After using it
little while, lie was cured, and is now
we'll man, working i'll a sugar mill
at Brisbane, Queensland. Australia" -
A. AtteWell, SllarbOt Lake, Ontario.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-11-01
Opulcnt Beggary.

Two beggars, named Jakubowsh and
Wasilewics, who for years have solicited
aims before the doors of the Kief cathe
dral, have just retired and set up az
renters. Jakubowski possesses house
worth 10000 roubles (e2 ,OOO) and sum
of 5000 roubles (e6,eoW lodged at the
reichsbank. Wasilewics has invested all
his earnings in property, and owns two
houses of the value of $4,000 roubles
e7,50O) each, which he lets.-Cor. New
York Post.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-11-01

Jesse L. Carpenter, of Cazenovia, has
purchased a fine residence site in Wash
ington, d. c., paying $95, 900, which is
said to be the largest sum ever paid FL
a single lot in that city. Mr.. Carm.'
bought with the purpose of buildln;
making. Washington his winter no ~.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-11-01
Disinfoction at tho Golden Gate

The quarantine officer of the port of
San Francisco has reported to the local
board of health that there is now in
course Of construction at Angel Island,
to bo completed in short time, large
disinfecting apparatus, "the most COM
plete in the world" in which it will be
possible to disinfect, by means of super
heated steam, the entire cargo of ship
in Il very short time. The board has de-
clared Yokohama an infected port, in
view of reports of the outbreak of cholera
there.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-11-01

In our time the third finger is usually
the one on which the engagement ring
is placed, also the wedding ring. some
belief possibly existing in the old super
stition that vein ran directly from this
part of the left hand to the heart.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-11-01
An Expensive Omission

Maddox-What's that! A gas bill for
S19.12?
Collector-Yes, sir.
'But the house has been shut up and
my family has been away all summer"
"You neglected to inform the meter
probably. That's your lookout. Mum
sey's Weekly.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-11-01

Europe reports 23s, 100000 bushels
lacking in the average potato crops, and
the wheat crops as being 1000, 900 BUSH
els less than the annual consumption.
Should these figures be but approx
mately true, they indicate q gravity in
the situation that the coming year will
very pertinently show.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-11-01
Has Attended Ten Thousand Meeting.

Founder Lampiere was present at the
thirty-third anniversary exercises Of the
Fulton street IN. W prayer meeting re-
Gently. So was another gray bearded
gentleman, who said he had been present
at 10000 of the meetings in thirty-three
years.-Philadelphia Record.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-11-01

Tho use Of a ring at wedding cere-
mony has been custom for many
years, and in many countries besides
our osn. In Russia two rings are used,
which are changed about, each wearing
both rings in turn, aud finally each
keeping one.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-11-01

A Mohammedan young woman has
just closed her medical studies in Odessa
with brilliant examination. Her name
is Kutlojaroff Hanum. She is the first
Mohammedan woman who has received
an M. DIS diploma, and the state has
granted her special permission to prac-
toe her profession.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-11-01
A Wagnerian Heir.

The Minneapolis Journal reports that
a man named Wagner, living near ST.
Vincent, and who claims to be relative
Of the composer, has been recently be-
queathed 100000 from family estate
in Germany. The money is said to bo
rcady for forwarding.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-11-01

George Sheridan, son of the orator
of the same name, is a printer in Il
Georgia newspaper Office. Miss Sheri-
dan, a sister, is an actress who became a
great favoritein Boston and was recently
married.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-11-01

Mrs. Bill Eill, Bill Hilrs Postmistress.
Mrs. K. N. Bill has been appointed
postmstress at Bill Hill, Conn. Her
husband, William Bill, commonly
known as Bill Bill of Bill Hill, died re-
cently.-Berkshire County Eagle.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-11-01

Japan is not a pleasant country for
editors. A japanese editor has just been
sentenced to four years imprisonment
for ibelirg Jimmu, an emperor who
lived $500 years ago.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-11-01

The daily mileage made in cities of
the United States by cars supplied with
electric motors is now more than one
hundred thousand and is growing
rapidly
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-11-01
Easily Overcome.

Suppose your wife ceased to love
you?' suggested the cynic.
"Well," said the young lawyer. II
would take out writ of attachment. y
Chaffar
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-11-01
TARIFF LITERATURE FOR ALL,


The heAMEEJCAN TIoTEcTIyET TARIFF LEAGUE
If publishing n most va'nnt',' series oi :Is
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to state the facts and arguments for prOtcc-
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Each issue of the Series appeals to those CHI
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disputnblc factS--t:ninparisnns of WAGES. 20 It
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benefits of Protection.
Any single one will I've sent on recrirt Of 2
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The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-11-01

H-c,,ssinn OF all phases Of the Tarin question 81
Y':r. Sample copies free: Address American Pre-
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The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1890-02-20
A GLIMPSE OF THE TRUTH.
starvation Among the Farmers of South
Dakota, which Interested Parties Have
Been Striving to Conceal,

Starvation Among the Farmers of South
Dakota. which Interested Parties Have
Been Striving to Conceal.
BUFFALO, n. Y, Feb. 19.-The Cour-
ier yesterday morning published an ex-
tract from private letter written by
farmer in Edmunds County, S. d., to 4
friend in this city, inclosing n circular
appeal sent out by the central relief
committee calling attention to the dis
tress of South Dakota farmers and
asking for help. The letter says:
Despite the facts stated In the circular.
and ] know them to be true, all the intiu-
encc and power of wealth are employed to-
hide those facts from the knowledge of the
States generally. The reason for the adop.
ton of this course by the bankers, land
sharks and others of that ilk of South Dako-
ta is that they fear that il the true state Of
the farmers Is known the result will be
disastrous to them. These men have even
gone to the extent of sending omissaries in
advance of our representatives who are ap'
pcaiing for aid for u.s. dcnouncing them as
mpusters collecting on their own account.
Car loads of food have been detained In
many depots owing to their representa-
tons, and we are deprived of the food,
clothes and fuel we are so much In need OF.
The letter also says that Governor
Mellette did not eXaggerate when he
said that thousands were on the verge
of starvation in Miner County alone,
and that nineteen counties were sadly
| in need of aid, and that South Dakota
could not possibly relieve her needy
ones.