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The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-08-23

The Liberal Drift OF Religious Thought.
The drift of modern thought, as any
one can discover in our current litera>
ture, in newspapers, magazines and re-
views, Is not anti-religious, but the ro-
verse. That the drift Is anti-acclesias-
tical and anti-dogmatic is equally GER
tain. The pulpit has almost abandoned
polemic utterances. Scores and hum
dreds of churches would not endure
them. They were once the fashion, and
public debates on the rites and doctrines
of opposing sects were in high favor.
We have outgrown all that. The change
is partly due to social and commercial
causes. The Calvinist has fallen in love
with the Methodist, and has not found
tho heresy to be very pernicious. The
Trinitarian has entered into partnership
with the Unitarian, and discovered the
latter to be the soul Of honor.
Impatience with dogma is not neces-
sarily the reputation of doctrine. The
truest reason may break with the logi-
cal rcfincments of the schools. The anti
dogmatic drift of our time does not inn
press me as antagonizing intelligence in
religion, as hostile to analysis, detini-
ton and systematic arrangement, but
as intent upon calling a halt upon spec
ulative audacity, and insisting that the
ology, like science and philosophy, shall
deal only with what can be accurately
known. 1t demands the rigid applica-
tion of the Baconian method, in which
facts are the groundwork of theory. It
demands simpler creed, but it wants a
creed, and it would repudiate any creed
which lacked the quality of comprehen-
sion. The time has como when 1t should
be freely recognized that modern criti-
cisln is at heart reverent and Christian,
not fippant, atheistic and anti Chris
tian.
How serious, then, is the breach be-
tween modern culture and current Or
thodoxy! To me, at least, it seems to be
a thin and vanishing line; and tho hope
of a coalescence in tho near future ap-
pears to me we'll founded. 1t cannot be
otherwise. For reason seeks the truth,
and all truth is sacred, binding upon
human conduct; while Christianity is
the religion of holiness, and the ger1ni-
nant energy in holiness is veracity, a
truth seeking, truth loving, truth COM
pelling temper.-Rev. DR.. Behrcnds in
Forum.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-08-23
FA.NcY's FERRY.

You've crossed his ferry many q timc. Perhapa
you didn't know It.
He seats You in his fcrryboat and then begins 10
row It;
He dips his oars SO softly that you cannot even
hear them,
And 10! you land Mt Fancy's docks before you
know you're near them.
Oh! Fancy's land looks very grand with structures
high and airy,
And bright impossibilities to mslead tho un-
wary;
And presently you find yourself no matter what
your station,
A-building castles in the air that haven't foun.
daton.
And yet It isn't difficult TO rear them till they'r,
higher
Than anything you ever saw in turret or in
spire;
And Fancy seems so wondrous kind, he gratines
each notion
You've not q whim but is indulgcd through his
extreme devotion.
Old IIundrum town you left behind seems sadly
uninviting,
With school, and books, and lessons that you're
tired of reciting.
But 10! what's this? Your castle shakes, Its
walls are all a-crpnble!
You stand amid ruined mass, alive. but very
humble.
Then Fancy rows you home again-it doesn't take
minute;
You wouldn't know-his boats SO swift-that you
werc really in it.
But-at word Cwith such shockD false Fancy
lands liz, wherry;
What does lie caro- for foolish folk who daily cross
his ferry!
Julie NJ Lppman In Buffalo Express
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-08-23
Thumb Nail Pictures.

In collections centuries old, to be seen
in both China and Japan, are specimens
Of the most remarkable drawings in the
world-pictures of all kinds drawn with
the thumb nail. The nails of the thumb
On the left hand of these peculiar artists
are allowed to grow to an enormous
length, sometimes to foot or eighteen
inches, and are then pared down to a
pen shaped point. Dipping this oddly
constructed pen in beautiful vermilion
or sky blue ink, the only kinds of ink
used in these sacred" thumb nail draw
ings, the artist gracefully outlines his
work. Occasionally the bold touches
from the studio of a master in this de-
partment of high art" are life size, and
are sketched by few sweeps of the art
lists arm. Like other pictures and
sketches Of the Orient, these sacred
thumb nail pictures are mounted and
rolled up like scrolls.-St. Louis Repub-
lie.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-08-23
Promises and Fu1all,nent

The merchant who advertises certain
line of goods as a t'leader" should always
make good his statements at the store.
The reader who responds to special an
nouncement of bargain expects, upon
reaching the store, to see the goods of
which special mention was made. A
failing on the part of any merchant to
fully substantiate every statement made
in his advertisement is mistake which
will surely cost him dearly. It pays to
advertise leaders which are real bargains,
provided the advertisers claims are fully
borne out by the facts.
The merchant who advertises certain
"drive," and when asked to exhibit these
goods to the customer depreciates their
quality and attempts to sell a high priced
article of the same line, makes mis-
take and damages his reputation for
square dealing. LEADER which are
not good enough to sell to customers are
not good enough to advertise; and moth
ing should be advertised which is not
good "value received" for the price de-
manded,
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-08-23
Efectual Preaching.

The old parson made tho sorrows Of
his parishioners his own. A young man
had broken his engagement with young
woman, and the minister, moved with
indignation, preached from the text,
''Let love be without dissimulation.
His sermon, which was extempore, con-
sisted of little more than talk like this:
"You see, my dearly beloved brethren,
what the Apostle says: Let love be
without dissimulation.' Now I'll tell y
what think dissimulation is. When q
young chap goes out walking with q
girl-as nice lass as ever you saw, with
an uncommon fresh pair O cheeks and
pretty black eyes too, and not word
against her character, very respectfully
brought up
"When, 1 say, my dearly beloved
brethren, young chap goes out walk
ing with such young woman, after
church of q summer evening, seen of
every one, and offers her his arm, and
they look friendly like at each other,
and at times he buys her present at
the fair, ribbon, or a bit of jewelry-
II cannot say have heard, and I don't
say that 1 have seen-when, I say, dearly
beloved brethren, a young chap like this
goes on for more than year, and lets
everybody fancy they are going to be
married.
"I don't mean to say that at times a
young chap may not see nice lass and
admire her, and talk to her bit, and
then go away and forget her-there's no
dissimulation in that; but when it goes
on for long time, and he makes her to
think he's very sweet upon her, and that
he can't live without her, and he gives
her ribbons and jewelry that I can't par
ticularize, because haven't seen them
when young chap, dearly beloved
brethren"-and so on and so on, becom-
ing more and moro involved.
But the tumble Of sermon had its ef-
feet. The young man was just under the
pulpit, with the eyes Of the whole con-
gregation turned on him, and he and the
"nice lass" were married not long after.
Companion.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-08-23
A Tree That Z. Put to asanx uses.

The cunanba is certainly !, wonderful
tree, according to :. report mado to the
state department by Consul Burke, of
Bahia. 1t grows in the northern states
of Brazil near the Amazon river. Every
part of it-root. rootlct, branch and trunk
lis available; it is indispensable for the
natives in building and roofing their huts,
making fences, etc., while the articles
made from it supply them with food,
light and medicine. It is q species of
palm tree and grows in dry, sandy soil.
The bulb (the size depending upon the size
of the tree) is strongly farinaceous, and
when dried and ground produces Il kind
of farischa used for food by the natives,
while the rootlets of the bulb are used
for medicine, possessing strong cathar-
tic property.
The trunk, while the tree is young,
contains a soft oleaginous substance,
something like marrow; this is good food
for cattle, sheep, goats and hogs. After
the tree attains a growth of several years
the trunk becomes very hard and can
then be used for building purposes. The
lower part of the branches, which grow
to IL length of 8 to 1Oor 10 feet, are chiefly
used for fences. They are wide and flat
at the bottom and tapering toward the
top, with short, hard and very sharp
thorns at the edges, in appearance not
unlike the mouth of asaw fish. The fence
made from this material is very strong.
The leafy part Of the branch, when
cut and sun dried, gives an exudation
which appears on tho fan like leaf or
blade. 1t is tenacious substance pos
sessing properties very similar to bees
wax. This wax is extensively used for
making candles. The leaf or blade has
fiber from which hats, mats, baskets,
rope, brooms, busters, etc., are made.
When the exudation is scraped from the
blades of palm the branches are used for
roofing huts and small houses and for
protecting brick walls from the fierce
rays of the sun, as well as from the rain.
The fruit of the tree is sweet and palata.
BILE. The kernel or seed is pounded to
powder and used in infusion in place OF
coffee Chicago Herald.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-08-23
Secret of Being Charming to Others.

Tho world today is filed with half
morbid young people wishing they only
knew how to make themselves more in
teresting and attractive to others. It is
not q desire to be blamed, but one to be
encouraged. The only trouble is that
they get their attention concentrated on
themselves, and tho more they think of
themselves the less do people want to
look at the object they propose shall be
attractive. No one ever fails to be de-
lighted with person who, having spent
several summers in some enchanting
spot in the mountains, takes in hand
him, a stranger there, and leads him to
the most poetic cascades or the sublimest
points of outlook the whole region offers.
Here, then, lies tho secret of proving
charming to others. 1t is by serving as
guide and interpreter to something more
inspiring than would be either of the two
left to himself, and so bringing on an
experience in which each loses his mere
individual life to find it in fuller uni
versal life.-Boston Herald.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-08-23
Had the Moon Down Fine.

A small farmer was speaking to mo
about the weather. He said we should
probably have q change with the new
moon. l asked whether he thought the
moon had any influence upon the wealth
er. "Well," he said. "thcy say sho has
new moon:" and after a
somewhat doubtful pause he added:
"Some says so, but other some says it's
alters the same moon, and it does seem
queer there should be 80 many new
'uns. Notes and Queries.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-08-23
TI.ocbaw, Ex-King, Explains.

A late copy of The Rangoon Gazette
gives cx-King Theebaw's official cxpla-
nation of how ho came to lose tho throne.
Theebaw writes thus: "My late father,
the royal Mindoon Min, the golden foot
ed lord of the white elephant, master of
q thousand golden umbrellas, owner of
the royal peacocks, lord of the sea and
of the world, whose face was like the
sun-he always smoked the Esoof che
root while meditating on his treatment
Of the bull faced, earth swallowing Eng
lish. Had l done the same l should
never have lost my throne, but used
the opium drugged cheroots from Ma
Mia and the trash which was sent me
from San Francisco, and fell. (signed>
Theebaw, formerly king.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-08-23
Hardshins of n Minister. Life.

The folks who think preachers flourish
On the fat Of the land arc respectfully
requested to read tho following extract
from a letter received at this office from
a Virginia Baptist preacher: 81 have not
bushel of corn, a peck of flour nor five
pounds of meat in the world, and have
not dollar to buy with, and my
churches are not able to pay me for my
work. He does not ask for help-noth-
ing was further from his thought-but
if anybody desires to brighten his life
We will undertake to see that the sun
shine falls upon his home.-Richmond
Herald.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-08-23
Our Queer English, .

A ship called the David E. Ward put
into San Francisco in distress, and the
papers of that city speak of "her" long
voyage, cher" loss of spars, cher" ar
rival after many dangers, etc. The En-
glish language was evidently invented
to sell as a puzzle. Had the ship been
the Jenny P. Ward she would not have
been referred to as che" But why not2
Detroit Free Press.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-08-23

Except for the legal tenders and some
unimportant commercial work steel en-
craving has almost fallen ioto disuse,
owing to its great cost and the slow and
expensive methods of printing the plates.
Portraits for the finer grades of books
are still done on steel, but wood engrav-
ing has largely taken the place of the
other art, as it is printed more cheaply
and rapidly.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-08-23
As n Soldier.

The religion of Dahomey Land is to
the effect that any soldier killed while
fighting white men goes straight to
heaven to become handsome young
man of %, who is provided with fifteen
beautiful wivos and all the game he can
ed. for thousand years. Under this be-
lief hundreds of them do their best to
get killed, and it's rather funny to think
how they are bamboozled when they
wake up "over there. e."-Detroit Free
Press.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-08-23
Fire and Blood.

The japanese consider-they go SO fast
that we ought perhaps now to say they
considered-blood and fire to be the
same thing, as they practically were in
the French poetical imagery of tho later
middle ages. In Baron's old cart Her
aldique" the color gules is compared both
to the flames of fire and tho mixed
humor of the blood. 1t is also, he says,
the symbol of the day of judgment; and
he goes on pleasantly to liken it to the
wrath of God, which will then plunge
the wicked in eternal fame.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-08-23
The American a Glutton.

The average American, although a
colossal eater, does not at present know
how to dine. This is a home truth which
he resents extremely, and contradicts
with vigor; indeed, he is apt to introduce
comparisons between the restaurants Of
his own and other lands which invariably
leave large balance in favor of Del
monico's. Still, spite of an occasional
exception, the American born CASTRO
nome is as rare bird as the American
born chef of any serious pretensions.-
Cornhill Magazine.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-08-23
A Fourteen Day Run.

The longest run by conductors on rec
ord is undoubtedly that Of the Pullman
conductors whose trip extends from
Washington, D. c., to Mobile, Ala,
thence back to Philadelphia, thence to
New Orleans and thence back to Wash
ington. Fourteen days are consumed in
the run, allowing the conductor to reach
his home only twice a month, although
it includes clay off, at the different
terminals. OF course, this is an excep-
tlonal arrangement of runs.-Chicago
Railway Age.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-08-23
Her EXCUSE.

When will parents learn not to expect
too much of their children?
"Ethel, get up, my dear. Don't you
know it's naughty toplay like that? Mr..
Smiths daughter never would do SO.
She's good little girl"
"Well, mamma, Bessie Smith ought
to be better girl than am. Her papa's
minister, and my papa's only a dea-
youths Companion.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-08-23
Eiderdown.

Eiderdown is the down of the elder
duck. This duck is common in Green
land, Iceland and the islands north ard
west Of Scotland. 1t is about the size of
goose, and receives its distinctive name
from the river Elder, in Denmark.-Dry
Goods Chronicle.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-08-23

. Cremation still prevails among many
of the nations of Eastern Asia. In India
until recently the living widow was
buried upon the p. re with the body Of
her deceased husband. Within a few
years new attempts have been made to
commend cremation,
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-08-23
Planted the Eggs.

Some of the officials of the George
town custom house are wiser than they
We're. One day q strange box came in
bond from Feheran, Persia, addressed to
a well known Washington gentleman.
In due course of time it was opened for
inspection and appraisal. Under heavy
layer of damp cotton were several quarts
OF some kind of seeds.
No one could classify them, but sew.
eral samples were taken out and planted
in u convenient place. The owner of the
box was notified of its arrival, and in
due season came and claimed his prop
erty. He was, of course, interrogated as
to the nature of the "seeds."
'Silkworm eggs" he repled.-Wash-
iugton Post.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-08-23
TARIFF LITERATURE FOR ALL.

The I'RoTEoTIyET TARIFF LEAGUE
is publishing q most valuable series of Tariff
documents. These are prepared with view
tion, whether in the interest of farmers
laborers, merchants OR professional men.
Each issue of the series appeals to those en-
disputab!e tacts.,coinpnrsons of wages. cost
of living, and other arguments showing the
benefits Of Protection.
Any single one will be sent on receipt of 2
cents in stamps except "WHgcs, Living and
Tariff which will be sent for cents.
The whole list Will be sent for 80 cents or
any twelve for 70 cents. or any five for 10
cents, postage paid. Order by number.
1-"Wagcs Living and Tariff" E. A Harris.
:: Advantages Of Protective Tariff to A'2
states" First Prize Essay. 1857. cRAw. =.
ply. at Low Prices, of the s!anufactured
FFsaassiea q tssss ssHpa:f 5mpos n9@s
sssy Nate p Free Raw 80
and Ini1ssres Of ths United te Is stafes, aao"
First y Prize i; Iaa Essay, 1882 HehEn DIsEL g
G-"soms Views View on the Tariff ~ Old Busi: " =.
rhe nesp Ta1 s
WsS nssrSss }sdEs VI
Review. D. g. HARTMAN. AN................ 20
1o-"The Farmer and the TarltI'" Col. THOMAS
11-"PTotestIsn as Public Policy" GEORGE S: 10
12-"Reply to the Presidents Free-Trade Mes
Is" Worklngmen and the Tariff. ........... 8
14-"The Vital Question: Shall American Indus.
tries be Abandoned and American Mar.
kcts Surrendered ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 8
15-Same in German, with Addition. .......... s
16-"Ths Se,P Progfsssp p,. Of One Hundred Years"
1-"Protsetion for American Shipping 49,. s
l9-.Why Irishmen Should Be Protectionists" )
0-"Protection." E. H. AAMIDowN ..,... 1
2I-"What is Tariff 2" Answers to WORKING.
2sI"rhe American % Wool Industry Ell An.
2s-"wases and Cost Of Living; j. b. WEEKS.
A-"S0uthern Farming Industries. s."........... 4
25-"A Short Talk to Workingmen.". ."......... 9
N-" Protection and the Farmer" Senator 8. NJ
The AMERICAN ECONOMIST. weekly. devoted to the
Hscasstnn Of all phases Of the Tarin question. e
yrlr. Sample copies free. Address American PFC
A,ive Tarin League, 23 W. 23d St., New York
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the formation OF
dandrun; makes the
hair soft and silkcn;
and inrarts a deli
cate bu, lasting per.
fumc.
" Several mouths
ago my hair com
lncnce,l failing ont,
and i'll Il few weeks
my head WAS almost
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The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-08-23
Ayers Hair vigor

is the "idcal" Embarrassing. 1t re.
stores the color to gray hair promotes
q fresh and vigorous growth: prevents
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remedies. but they did no good. final
ly bought a bottle of Ayers Hair Vigor,
and. after using only a part of the con-
tents. my bead was covered with
heavy growth of hair. 1 recommend
your preparation as the best in the
world. IT. Munday, Sharon Grove, Ky.
81 have used Ayers Hair Vigor for
number of years, and it has always given
me satisfaction. 1t is an excellent dress
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gray, insures its vigorous growth, and
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Mary y. Jackson, Salem, Mass.
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After one months trial of Ayers Hair
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A good deal of the fractional currency
that is brought to the sub-treasury for
redemption turns out to be counterfeit,
and the momentit comes into that place,
no matter from whose hands it comes, it
is hurried to block and stamped "coun-
terfeit" with the stencil cutting die.
They ask no permission, but just go and
do it. The same rule is followed, too, in
the rotunda where the bills of larger de-
nomination como in. Sometimes men
get very angry when their bills are hand
ed back to them mutilated in such a
manner that they cannot be used.
Not long ago the South Ferry COM
pany sent up to the sub-treasury bun
die of the fractional currency represent
ing about 800. It had been discovered
back of /. partition in the old ferry house.
where it had been either slowed away or
misplaced, and was found when the old
building was torn down to make room
for the new structure.
Mr.. Half shuf1ed through the pile and
not only pronounced it all counterfeit
but discovered that some of it had been
brought to the sub-treasury at least
twenty years ago, as the marks of the
old stamps used as long ago as that to
mark counterfeit paper money were still
plainly visible OH them. Each piece was
subjected to the cutting process, and will
probably not be presented again for re-
demption.
All the fractional paper currency that
is redeemed at the sub-treasury is sent
to the treasury at Washington, where it
is placed in the crematory and burned
up, and all that is left of it is a sort of
Stag, a single pound of which may repre-
sent million. The rest floats off in
smoke.-New York Evening Sun.
The paradise of railway travelling
must be Lower Hungary, where the COM
panies are planting hedges of Provence
roses.
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The AMERICAN ECONOMIST. weekly. devoted to the
hscusstnn Of all phases of the Tariff question. e
year. Sample copies free. Address American PFC
Gtive Tariff League, 23 W. Esd ST., New York