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The Dickinson press., 1890-10-04
In Guada1ajara.

1t rather staggers the North American
traveller in Peru to see the prettily uni
formed young women collecting fares on
the street railways, but when he visits
the second city in Mexico, Guadalajara,
and witnesses the refined courtesies r
ticed by the male conductors on the
street cars there he is completely para
lyzed. The manners of the G%uadalajaran
are in keeping with the cheerfulness and
friendliness of this city. Imagine your
self entering a street car in New York,
or any city in the United States, and be-
fore taking your seat bowling, hat in
hand, to your fellow passengers, none of
whom you have aver seen before.
Then suppose yourself arrived at your
destination; you rise, smile a friendly
farewell to the car in general, shake
hands with the conductor, and with q
polite inclination of the head take leave
Of the driver. The number Of times I
have witnesseds such exhibitions of polite
ness convince me that it is one of the
customs of the country. How much
more winning is the urbanity of these
delightful Guadalajarans than the SUI
pericial intellectually of the Boston
conductor, who corrects Your pronuncia-
ton and completes n quotation Of
Browning when a passengers memory
Is at fault.-New York Tribune.
The Dickinson press., 1890-10-04
The Lodge Election R,ll

Sometimes called the "Force Bill"
had a hard time in congress. 1t was
not popular with all of the Republican
members, and, of course, the Demu.
Gratis were solidly against it. Read
the encomiums of Its friends, and Won
would think it the greatest of political
blessings; listed to its enemies and you
would he sure it was the most vicious
and abominablc legislation ever Pre-.
posed. Probably there is IL mean be.
tween these two opinions, and the
bill is not wholly good or wholly bad.
1t takes 10 "Force Bill'' to convince
the public that .Tlle Burlington is
peerless among Railroads.&c. single
trial settles the question. There are
no two opinions about the hest,
quickest and most direct route be.
tween all prominent cities and towns
in the West. AS a route from
Minneapolis and st. Paul to Chicago
and st. Louis it is unrivaled and it's
tickets will be found for sale by agents
of all connecting lines us the fav.
orite of all travellers. For tickets,
rates, time tables and any information,
call on your nearest ticket agent, or
write to w. j. c. Kenyon, Gen. Pass.
Agent, G. b. & N. II. r., st. Paul,
MINI.
The Dickinson press., 1890-10-04
Tho Good Old Times.

Under Henry I coiners of false money
were punished by the loss of their right
hands, and other mutilations of various
kinds were In common use. In 118O we
hear of heretics who had refused to alb
jure their faith being handed over to the
church by tho civil authorities to be
branded with q hot iron on the forehead,
have their clothes torn off from the waist
up and be whipped through the public
streets. Boycotting was at that timo a
legal practice, whatever it may be now,
for the said heretics were not only for
hidden to worship as they desired, but
forbidden to enter the houses of ortho
do1 believers, or even to purchase the
necessaries Of life.
The popular notion of the crusaders as
an army Of Bayards, "sans peur ct sans
reproche," is hardly consistent with the
codo of criminal law which Richard
Ceur dc Lion enacted for the especial
benefit of those with whom ho set out
for holy Palestine. If any one Of them
were convicted CT theft boiling pitch
wa to be poured over his head, then a
pillow full of feathers shaken over him,
and he was to be abandoned at the first
port the vessel touched. Whoever killed
another or board ship was to DO tied to
the corpse and cast into the sea; whoever
killed another On shore was to be tied to
the corpse and buried with it. A blow
was to be punished by three duckings in
the sea, and the use of the knife in u
quarrel caused the aggressor to lose one
of his hands.-AN the Year Round.
The Dickinson press., 1890-10-04
No Ham in Theirs,

The membership of a certain club of
this city is noted not only for the alb
sence of Gentiles, but also for its bach
elor adjunct, which is composed Of an
extremely high toned and wealthy set of
young men. This bachelor party, al
ways ready to sip the sweets from the
buds of enjoyment, and ever on the out
look for novel ways of killing time, made
arrangements for a very elaborate break
fast to be served at tho road house at
S%unnysidc. 1t seems that the only d.
rections given to the caterer We're in an
order to provide the best on earth and
to not think of tho cost. He did as Or
dered, and Il feed that would have made
a gourmand rejoice was prepared. The
table was decorated with the costliest of
flowers, and q mandolin orchestra was
engaged to discourse sweet music while
the jewellers reveled.
The party went out in a tally-ho coach,
the ride giving them an increased appe-
tite for the feast. On their arrival at
Sunnyside they were at once ushered
into the breakfast room, and the sight of
the table and the appearance of things
generally elected the most enthusiastic
applause. Down they sat, ready and
eager, but their enjoyment was of short
duration. On the appearance of the
first course the whole party arose in a
body and left tho room. They ordered
out the coach, and all, hungry as they
We're, returned to the city. The catere,
had not fully understood who he wal
providing for. The obnoxious first disf
served was a ham omelet.-Chicage
| Herald.
The Dickinson press., 1890-10-04
The Koiser,s Low. If Adventure.


In particular at least the young
emperor Of Germany seeks to emulate
the example of the famous Caliph Of
Bagdad. He makes a practice of prowl-
ing around incognito, as if he were de-
termined to find out by means of his
own eyes and ears the will and wants of
his people. The military people do not
fancy this sort Of thing, for they are (in
Germany, of all countries) severe stick
lers at etiquette, and they regard it as
s%hockingly mira dig. that their sovereign
should snoop around barracks in the
darkness of night in the disguise some
times of a patrolman and sometimes of
an officer. Another practice of Will
Jams is to call informally upon his &C
quaintances in Berlin. At any hour of
the day or evening he is likely to make
his appearance in the house of a friend,
and, Of course, being the kaiser, he has
to be made welcome. Herbert Bismarck
was entertaining a party Of friends in
his bachelor quarters when, all of a sud-
den, the emperor walked in. A seat
was put for his majesty at the table, and
for an hour or so the emperor chatted
gayly with the guests, then, apologizing
graciously for his intrusion, the kaiser
bade the company good evening and
went his way.-Eugene Field in Chicago
News.
The Dickinson press., 1890-10-04
ssEureka!O

An old Greek Philosopher who had
long been wrestling with u mechanical
problem suddenly had it "come to
him" one day while in the bath. In
an ecstacy of delight he ran out into
the street, in about the same costume
rs that worn by Joseph of old when he
made his escape from Madame Poti-
phar's boudoir, crying "Eureka!
Eureka!"-s'I have found it!" Cali.
fornia has adopted the word for her
state seal. and it has become a popu-
lar exclamation to announce any i'm
portant discovery. Since "The Rurlins.
ton" opened a new line between st.
Paul and Minneapolis and Chicago and
st. Louis, hundreds of thousands of
Northwestern people have become
familiar with the word, discovering
the finest railroad in the country
none equal it. Any railroad agent
can supply you with tickets ny this
line, and for further information aG.
dress w. j. G. Kenyon, Gen. Pass.
Agent, G. B.& N. r. r., st. Paul, Minr..
The Dickinson press., 1890-10-04
A Hint About Driving.

DR.. Leahy, ahorse trainer, says: When
a horse stops and proposes to turn around
don't resist the turn, but give him a quiet
horizontal pull in the direction he wants
to turn, so as to carry him farther around
than he intended to go, and, if possible,
keeph him going around half a dozentimes.
In most cases this will upset all his cal
culations, and he will go quietly on with
out much ado. If six turns will not do
give him twenty. In fact, if he will keep
on turning to your rein you are sure to
conquer, as enough turning will certainly
confuse him, and leave him at your COM
mand. If he will not turn and will back
to the rein, keep him going backward in
the direction You want to go. BE will
0 get tired of that and prefer to go
with the right end forward; but before
you let him go give him decidedly more
backing than he likes.-St. Louis Globe
! n~aTnncraf
The Dickinson press., 1890-10-04
How Cha,npagne Is Made.

Champagne is the finest of all wines.
Notwithstanding the fact, there are not
many who know just what it is. It is q
blend of the different wines, and some
times from ten to fifteen wines are used.
One is chosen because of its flavor, while
it may be deficient in body. Another is
taken because of its body. By the way,
body of wine does not mean alcohol; 1t
signifies roundness or richness. Another
vino is put in for some other quality,
and so on, making one grand combine
ton. When blended the combination is
called q "cuvee." After a certain time
the cuvee is placed In bottles, and al-
lowed to ferment for a period Of about
two years. The fermentation causes
sediment to be deposited and develops
carbonic acid gas, which is the life and
sparkle.
At the end Of two years the bottles are
placed "surpointe," OF corks down, and
the sediment allowed to settle on the
cork. During the two or three months
tho bottles are surpointe each bottle is
shaken separately every day. Then
skllful workmen release the cork, and
the sediment (Which has become com
pact) and cork fly out together and only
a little wine is lost. In place of the
wine that is lost a small quantity OF
strip or liqueur is added to give neces-
sary sweetness. It is here that fraud,
if fraud there be, comes in.
In making the liqueur an opportunity
is afforded for favoring or increasing the
alcoholic strength Of the wine. Ate,
the strip is added the bottle is corked
with the most expensive corks that can
be bought. Following this process the
perfection of the wine depends upon the
quality of the cork. During the two
years Of fermentation bottle the break.
age from pressure is sometimes great
ranging from 4 to 20 per cent, which Of
course must be paid for when the cham
payne is purchased. It is a debatablt
question whether champagne, like othe,
wine, improves with age. AS rule it i
put on themarket from two to five year
afterit is blended.-Chicago Herald.
The Dickinson press., 1890-10-04
AT the Truth Tellcrs, Club.

When I was in Maryland some years
ago 1 stopped at an old fashioned inn up
near Cumberland. You will perhaps
recollect that in the summer of 1882 We
had some horrible thunder storms. Have
I ever told any of you this story before?
No? Well, I put up at this inn one very
sultry day in August, just as the sun
was setting.
Shortly after we had retired a storm
came up. Tho rain fell in torrents down
the hillside, rushing like mountain lakes
let loose, and then came the lightning
and the thunder. AT the first clap I
sprang from my bed toward the window.
The next flash revealed to me q grand
old chestnut tree, rocked by the winds,
dripping with the rain, and grooming and
shrieking in terror of the storm. Then q
crash.
When I came to they told me that tho
old chestnut had been struck, and that !
had been stunned. I went down to see
the old chestnut. Many of its charred
limbs had been broken off and thrown
to the ground. I made u startling dis
covery. 1t seems that in the old chest
nut many birds had built their nests.
The nests were all to be found scattered
about in the grass. There were eggs in
many of them. One of the nests was
half filled with rain water, andin it were
all English sparrow's three eggs. I
picked up one Of them and broke it. 1t
had been boiled hard.
Near by I found another egg. It had
been blown out Of a nest, and in falling
through the rain water had broken and
the lightning had poached 1t. Not six
inches away lay a mother bird, roasted
to a turn, and in her mouth a bit Of
bread, toasted by the heat Of the light
ming. The next morning when I took
my cold bath I,found on my chest q per-
feet picture of the old chestnut tree, OF
the boiling eggs, Of the poached egg and
of the roast bird with the bit of bread,
from which I could even make out the
smoke and smell the bread toasting
and the eggs cooking.-New York Even.
ing Sun.
The Dickinson press., 1890-10-04
Reverence for R.scals.

The fact is that there is altogether too
much reverence for rascals and for ras-
cally methods on tho part Of tolerably
decent people. Rascality is picturesque,
doubtless, and in fiction it has even its
moral uses; but in real life 1t should
have no liberation, and 1t is, as o matter
of fact, seldom accompanied by the abil-
ity that it brags.
One proof that the smart rogue is not
so smart as he thinks and as others
think is that he so often comes to grief.
He arrives at his successes through his
knowledge of the evil in men: he comes
to grief through his ignorance of the
good in men. He thinks he knows "hu-
man nature" but he only half knows it.
Therefore he is constantly in danger Of
making q fatal mistake. For instance.
his excuse to himself for lying and trick
cry is that lying and trickery are in
dulgedi in by others-even by ON men
who mako q loud boast of virtue before
the world.
A little more or less of lying and trick
cry seems to make no difference, he as
sumes-especially SO long as there is no
public display of lies and tricks-for he
understands that there must always be a
certain outward propriety in order to in
SURF even tho inferior kind of success he
is aiming at.
But having no disable conscience to
guido him he undertakes the sensitive
ness Of other consciences-and especially
the sensitiveness Of that vague sentiment
called "public opinion'-and he makes a
miscalculation, which, If it does not land
him in the p%enitentiary, at least makes
him of no use to his respectable allies;
therefore of no use TO his scmi-criminal
associates; therefore q surprised, miser-
able and vindictive failure.-Century
Mouo1}po
The Dickinson press., 1890-10-04

There were q dozen Of US in q smoking
Ear on the Lake Erie and Western dur
ing the closing days Of the last presiden-
tial campaign, and of course we COM
pared notes.
Gentlemen" said a New Jersey
banker, "Tll bet $4,000 on Harrison"
Fright noww asked a man who came
forward oil Of q sudden, having an old
c~arpetbag in his hand.
"Y-yes, sir"
"P. y. W., which mean produce your
wad," said the stranger, and opening
his carpetbag he took out q roll Of bills
as big as your leg.
"That is, I will bet 100000 that he
gets the popular VOTE" stalnmered the
banker.
&c. d. W. t. r., which means come
down with the rhino," replied the stran-
ger MS he fshed for his Doodle again.
I'll haven't got 100000 with me, but
Tll-rn see you later"
Exactly. Any of the rest of you gen-
tlemen anything to say?"
81 bank on Cleveland" remarked ono.
III. m. d. y. b., which means how
much do you bank2" asked tho stranger,
as he waved his wad on high.
ooh, I don't care to bet"
"Does any n else:"
No one did, and he took up his carpet
bag and retreated into the next car. /
found him there an hour later, and asked:
"Were you betting or blufing?"
Here's the roll, and you a judge for
yourself" lie replied, as he took it out.
I'm telling you straight when I say
that he had $2s in bills wrapped around
an old piece of canvas-not a dollar
more.
81 hain't got no a~ristocratic blood in
me" he said, as he put the roll away
again, land I hain't purity nor smart.
For these reasons I ginerally travel with
an efset, which the same is this, &C. q.
$. M, which means come and SEQ. me
with anything in tho shape Of bet."-
New York Sun.
The Dickinson press., 1890-10-04
He Gets There In Seventeen Ways.

I can swim seventeen different ways,
lone Of which come under the head of
fancy swimming. AS a gymnast can go
through his regular performance so can
Ichange rapidly from one style of swim
ming to another. For a hundred yard
race 1 recommend the American over
hand side stroke. l admit that some
say tho turtle stroke is the faster of the
two, but I really think the side stroke is
tho fastest in tho world. With the over
hand side stroke l swan 100 yards in
minute and fifteen seconds, while
the turtle stroke occupied just one and
one-fifth seconds longer. I have found
the turtle stroke very hard to keep up,
because the movements arc quicker than
the side stroke movements. In a race
always try to keep OH the left side of
your opponent, with your eye on him,
SO he cannot make n squirt and get away
from you.-Gus Sundstrom in New York
Mail and Express.
The Dickinson press., 1890-10-04
Medicinal Property of CLAIMS.

Icall to mind a remarkable instance
of the efficacy of clans as q curative of
internal disorders. Ayoung woman we'll
known in the theatrical profession some
years ago came home to the metropolis
to die, she having contracted gastric
trouble while sojourning in the tropics.
At the time Of her arrival home in New
York she was fearfully emaciated and
could not even digest Liebig's extracts.
AL she could seem to assimilate at all
was the juice she could suck from very
rare broiled beef. To condense my story,
her people were persuaded to let her
have clam juice. It happened luckily
that she was very fond of those bivalves,
and through judicious nursing in time
she recovered her health, and always at
tributed it, in great part, to the clans.
Philadelphia Ledger.
The Dickinson press., 1890-10-04
Acnnadian Criticism of the United States.

ACan:dian Criticism of the United States.
Tho triumph of democracy as repre-
resented in the republic is not yet COM
plete; in fact, little more has yet been
done than to fix attention upon the more
serious problems of democracy. YOU
if I may presume an American audience
have the stagnant south to direct into
channels Of industry and prosperity.
You have the labor giant awakng fit
fully from his drugged slumber and
muttering socialism. He will bo the
lifc of the nation when once awake, but
it will tax the keenest faculties of your
government to steady his waking move
ments.
Then there is a Catholic school prob
lem in Massachusetts, a Mormon prob
lem i'll Utah, a "foreign element" bug
bear in New York and Chicago, a tariff
conflict between the differing interests
of separated states and many other knots
at whose corded completely your politi-
clans must tug. These snarls in the skein
of the future are not merely disadvan-
tages, as political problems often are to
other peoples; they entangle tho life line
Of the nation. You can bear great pres
sure at almost any other point. A war,
an invasion, q commercial crisis would
not unsettle your foundations, but the
political chess board cannot be more
deeply complicated without serious dan
ger.-A. r. Carman in Forum.
The Dickinson press., 1890-10-04
PIE FOR SIXTEEN IN LONDON.
An American Traveller in n Place That
Vro.Dln,fo,l n1ckopo

-. AA = " AAsNAW
Fascinated Dickens.
There isa pie shop in London that
Charles Dickens used to stand before
when as n child he drudged in q black
ing factory. Every day, on his way to
and from work, he paused to devour the
viands with his eyes, and sometimes, as
he said, he pressed his tongue to the
window panes, as if by doing that he
got q little bit of u taste of the good
things that lay SO near, yet were so far
beyond his reach. An American rail-
road man who admires Dickens hunted
up this pic shop when he was in London
in order to crafty sentiment and curl
osity. 1t proved to be a mere box Of q
place, in IL poor quarter of the city, but
the original business was still conducted
there, and pastry of doubtful aspect and
uncertain age still occupied tho window.
AS the traveller peerel into the shadowy
interior q voice piped at his elbow,
"Please, sir, will you buy me a veal
pie?"
The owner of the voice was a small,
disheveled person, with whom q veal pie
or any other kind would have agreed
right well, and he made his request from
motives of undoubted and strenuous per-
sonal interest. The American replied,
as Americans do sometimes, with another
question:
elbow many boys do you suppose that
shop could holdT
~ dunno. About fifteen or sixteen, /
should think"
"Well, you go and get fifteen more
boys and bring them back here"
The boy studied the mans face for q
moment as If to make sure he was in
the enjoyment of his senses, then hurled
himself into a side street with q yell.
Hardly a minute elapsed before he re-
turned, the head of a procession of six
teen gamins, assorted as to size and
clothing, unanimous in appetite and
hope. This ragged battalion assembled
close behind the benefactor, and followed
him precipitately into tho shop when he
announced that he was going to give
them all the pie they wanted.
For a quarter of an hour the aston
ished baker served "weal an am" pies,
hand owe hand, to the sixteen aston
ished youth of London, while the Amer
lean sat down and watched the scene
with hardly less establishment. Few
words were spoken, and the onslaught
was as fierce and persistent while it last
ed as the charge at Tel-el-Kebir. The
exhaustion of supplies brought the BAN
quet to an end, and the traveller paid
the score, thinking it little to pay, in
view Of the fun he had had, while the
boys tumbled into the street, cheering
feebly on account of their gorged condi-
ton, and went to spread the news of
this miracle through the lanes of Lon
don.-New York Sun.
The Dickinson press., 1890-10-04
Advice to Mothers.

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup, has
been used by mothers for children
teething for over fifty years with per-
feet success. 1t relieves the little
sufferer at once, produces natural,
quiet sleep by freeing the child from
pain, and the little cheru5 awakes as
"bright rs button" 1t is very
pleasant to taste, soothcs the child,
softens the gums, allays pain, relieves
wind, regulates the bowels and is the
best known remedy for liarrhea,
whether arising from tcetlling or
other causes Twenty-Five cents a
bottle. apr. l2-1y.
The Dickinson press., 1890-10-04
A Horse with n Bir Mouth,

At Rome, Ga, while a horse was loose
in the stable one of his hind feet got
caught in his mouth. 1t is supposed that
the animal was rubbing the flies from
his nose with his hind foot, when by ac-
cident the foot passed into the mouth.
The hoof was shod with a heavy iron
shoe, and the sharp of the shoe
and hoof cut very painful wounds in the
mouth. The animal fell to the ground
and continued to struggle without relief.
When he was discovered he was covered
with foam and showed every sign of a
fearful struggle. His master came and
succeeded in extracting the foot.-Ex-
change.
The Dickinson press., 1890-10-04
Over 100000 copies of Mr.. Child's
ARecollections of Gen. Grant" have
been sold.
The Blood Brotherhood.

The swearing of blood brotherhood in
Africa is a peculiar function of much
solemnity and responsibility in the rela-
tionship it institutes. An incision is
made above the fifth rib, on the right
side, and coffee berries are soaked in the
blood and exchanged and eaten by the
persons making the vow, which binds
them to be steadfast to each other
throughout life and to give assistance in
time of danger. DIR. Peters is reported
to have made a covenant of this nature
with Mwanga, the king of Uganda, and
he will no doubt make the best use of his
triendshipin the German interest.-Lon-
don Public Opinion.
The Dickinson press., 1890-10-04
mo Mans Enemy but His own,n

"No mans enemy but his own hap
pens generally to be the enemy of every
body with whom he is in relation. The
leading quality that goes to make his
character is reckless improvidence and
a selfish pursuit of selfish enjoyment, in
dependent Of consequences. mo mans
enemy but his own" runs rapidly through
his means, calls in q friendly way on his
friends for assistance, leaves his wife a
beggar and quarters orphans upon the
public, entails a life of dependence on
his progeny, and dies in the odor Of that
i'll understood reputation of harmless
folly which is more injurious to society
than many positive crimes .-New York
Ledger.