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The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-12-20
FAST THAT THEY MAY EAT,
Tho Pious Crooks Christmas Table and
How IIc Prepares for 1t.


How Ic Prepares for It.
For q month before Christmas every
pious Greek has observed rigid fast,
says traveller, consequently tho "table," :"
which on that day is spread in every
house. produces something akin to fes-
tivity.
My friends of the evening before
begged me to sit down and partako of
the meal that they had prepared. 1t
was somewhat of a struggle to me,
must own, for expected it would not
be served i'll very magnificent style.
Still, was not prepared for what actu-
ally happened.
On small round table was placed a
perfect mountain of macaroni and cheese
not such cheese rs we arc accustomed
to put with ours, but coarse sleeps milk
cheese, which stung my mouth like
mustard, and left a pungent taste therein
which tarried there for days. Then
there were no plates, no forks, no spoons.
The master of tho house had Il knife
with which he attacked tho dish, and
the one which on ordinary occasions fell
to tho mistress was now kindly placed
at my disposal. AS for tho rest of the
family, they wero an example of the
adage that fingers were made before
forks, and these fingers grew perceptibly
cleaner as the meal progressed.
What a meal it was, indeed; us if it
were contest in gastronomic activity.
Yet it was pleasant to sec the appetite
with which great and small entered into
the contest and filled their mouths to
overtiowing with the savory mass.
was left behind in the contest, and had,
1 fear, to tell many untruths concerning
my appetite and the excellence of the
dish, and great was my relief when it
was removed and dried fruits and nuts
took its place.
To drink we had rcsinated wine-that
is to say, wine which had been stored in
Il key covered with resin inside, which
gives the flavor SO much relished by the
Greeks, but which is almost us ,lnpalata-
bic to an Enslishman as beer must be to
those who drink it for the first time.
Tho wine, however, had the effect of
loosenins the tongues of my friends, who
had been too busy as yet to talk, and
they told me many interesting Christ
mas tales.-EXchange.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-12-20

The Stag of furnaces for many years
was dumped into ravines and piled upon
vacant fields until it had accumulated in
vast quantities, but now it is being
mined again, resmelted in some in
stances, made into asbestos or used in
ballastiug roads.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-12-20
A Luminous Crayon.

A luminous crayon has been invented
for tho purpose of enabling lecturers to
draw on the blackboard when the room
is darkened for tho use of the lantern.
The invention is likely to prove of value
not only to the lecturers who use Il Ian
tern, but also lin another for1n) to those
students who wish to take notes.-Ex-
change.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-12-20
Wisdom,

Little Girl-=Mrs. Hightone says our
preacher is austere. What does that
mean?
Little Boy-Huh! You girls don't
know beans. If she says our preacher is
steer she means he's bully preacher.
New York Weekly.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-12-20
A Now christmas Game,

For the benefit of those who may have
become tired of the old fashioned games
usually played at Christmas we suggest
tho following:
Gather Il party on Christmas eve, or
carly Christmas morning, and then hunt
up a lot of poor people who have no
Christmas dinner and give them one.
The game can i;c played by any num-
hHr cf p rseii:' Hl'i !, warranted to make
IL ,r. rel c;..i.."-'.i:' ":lt n"rriment for
a? = ":: = an any other
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-12-20
A Terrible Strain.

Employer (anxiously)-Does Mr.. De
Goode drink
Confidential Clerk-Not drop.
'Hc has been two hours late for three
mornings, and he looks as if he had been
on q terrible spree"
"Its all right. On Christmas he gave
his boy drum.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-12-20
A Fair Exchange.

About $500 will buy your wife as fine
a scalskin palctot as you could desire to
surprise her with for New Years gift.
Aud it would only be fair exchange
for that Sl.35 smoking set which she
placed in your stocking and told Burgess
to charge to your account.-Fall River
AdynDcn
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-12-20
1t wa.n.t Neees.a-

First Sweet Girl-Did you have mis-
tlctoe bough in your house?
Second Sweet Girl-No, l had ono
ready, but forgot to put it up.
"Of all things! Forgot ity'
"Yes; you see, George and somehow
or other. became engaged the day be-
fore. ."-Elcatinr
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-12-20
THE LEGEND " GOLDBERG.

Still and ghastly in the moonlight
Icy tho German village brown,
But appeared no human figure,
For the plague was in the town.
There had corpses Ibid ,lnburied,
And whom death had chanceI to spare
We're all hidden in the houses
From the pestiential air.
So in terror had they hidden,
Dreading night, afraid Of day,
Praying, waiting, scarcely hoping,
For the dread to pass away
Came the snow, then morning sunshine,
Came the Christmas Us Of old,
But no form moved in the village;
1t lay silent, white and cold.
Rose that morn the singer, Caspar,
From the bed whcro he had lain
Ole alone of all tho stricken
l., his home would rise again).
Il Glonc," he thought, 'tlm living;
i alonc"-his eyes grew DIM
Il alone of al the village
May repeat the Christmas hymn
what though death may be awaiting
What is dcath:-the day is bright;
Twill! sing the Christ child story
Sing it looking on the light!'
Open then he threw the shutter,
And upon the silent street
From his lips rang out the anthem,
Strong and hopeful clear and sweet
Through The frosty air of morning
The old Christmas anthem rang
What was that? Another shutter
Opened wide as Caspar sang
And another! and anotheri-
There was limit to the slain
God be thanlled! A score of voices
Joined with Caspar in the strain!
And they knew no moro were dying,
That the hand with power to stay
Had been reached out to deliver
This they knew on Christmas day.
Stanley Waterloo in Chicago Ncws
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-12-20

schiaparelH, the eagle eyed astrono-
mer Of Milan, after satisfying himself
that Mercury revolves once on its axis
during its revolution of eighty-eight
days around the sun, has turned his at
tention to Venus. He discovers, as he
believes, that she follows the same law,
turning once ON her axis while she makes
her revolution Of 2s5 days around the
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-12-20

Have lots Of fun, laugh all You can
and keep the sunshine in your heart if
you want to be well, young and popular.
The world hates a woman with a griev-
ance. 1t pays to be honestly happy.
There is absolutely no profit in being
blue and very little sympathy attend
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-12-20

A physician has succeeded in grating
the skin of q frog to that of a tortoise,
and the skin of a tortoise to that of
frog, and also in securing the growth Of
frogs skin upon the skin of man 81
years old. Bone grating is not so far
advanced. but has met with tho same
success as skin grating.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-12-20

In tho United Kingdom 10000, 900
hens lay ON an average ninety eggs each
per annum, of which ten are reserved
for Matching. It follows that the home
product is 1000, O,OO0. 900, which added
TO tho number imported gives s,7OO, ,O00.-
900. or seventy three per inhabitant.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-12-20
Not All Over.

Frost-Well, it's all over.
snow-What;s all over?
Frost-Christmas. I say it only comes
once a year, and it's all over until next
time,
Snow-Not by jugful. The bills are
not in yet for half tho stuff my wife
boug hit and charged to me.-Selected.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-12-20
MARYLAND Pudding.

y Maryland plum pudding, warranted
to keep year, is made from six pounds
OF seeded raisins, six pounds of brown
sugar, four pounds Of currants, six
pounds of stale Dated bread, six pounds
Of suet chopped very fine, six pounds of
eggs, two pounds Of citron, six table
spoonfnls of -four, half a pint of wine,
half pint of brandy, three nutmegs
and little mace and salt. Mix all well,
let it stand over night and divide into
twelve parts; tie each in a coarse cloth,
plunge into boiling water and boil four
hours; expose then to the sun for two or
three days with the cloths on and when
dry hang in cold room. they will
keep year. When wanted for use put
into boiling water with the same cloth
on and boil for one and half hours
New York Herald.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-12-20
The Seine Frozen.

PARIS, Dec. 17.-The severe cold
weather continues. The Seine is frozen
over at Asneries.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-12-20

A mushroom described by u leading
physician of Portland. Ore, as having
sprung up in q single night near his
doorstep measured "a inches in circun)-
ference and weighed II pounds
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-10
A Good washington Hotel.

Harry Askin, who travels ahead of the Casino
Opera Company. te Is good story about fun
loving Jimmie Powers aud member of the
Casino chorus recently imported from e lgland
says the Boston Globe The company had just
arrived in Washington and the Engiishman
asked Powers for infOr nation about the hOte s.
"Oh, there are lots of them here " answered
the. comedian. There's the Willard, the
Arlington the
But mean bloody good 'ouse-one for
two and a > Ii or thrs a day"
It's bang up hotel you want, is it, nv boy?
Well, there's the white house. How'll tn at
strike yoI?"
ITS a good 'un?"
None better in the land The President and
his wife stop there all the time
Let's get a cab and drive hover. I'd like 10
see his nobs, you know"
Arriving at the cate leading to the white
house, Powers told his friend to 30 and enga ge
the rooms He would wait outsi de- In less
imam three minutes the Bitisher returned, look
ing ferocious enough to chew the joker to
mncemeat. 1t was an hour or so before he be-
came sufficiently calm to appreciate the joke.
Finally, however, he recovered sufficiently to
relate his experience as follows:
II went up TO the door, don't cher know an
a blooming colora chap in buttons answered
the bell When | ASKED i'm where the clerk s
desk was he looked at me like as | was Graz V,
an said as There was no clerk at the wdite
house except man named Halford, an he was
stlll abed. | thought this was strange, you
know, but hoverlooked it, an, asked the black
oloAe II could ave room. Tn IN the olarStel
snooZer burst out a-laughing an l got mad
and when he said as 'ow they didn't run 'otel
thought as he was a )RIng of me, and was
a-golng to punch is 'eal for i'm when he told
me the Presidents private residences was nc
otel. linen knowed as 'ow you 'ad jOked me. -
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-10
Ris Testimonials.

From the PHILADELPHIA Inquirer.
1t was comedy in two scenes that was
played IN the Confidential cafe vest rday. A
councilman who has stood stiffiy up for the
ScluylkIil Water Company Job, and has fought
vigorously to halt the leading railroad terminal
at Arch street, actei the lea ling part 1T is an
outrage, he exclaimed 10 The SOU d drinking
at his expense, that the newspapers and the
town meeting should impugn the honesty and
sincerity Of our motives. We are DESTROYS only
OF protecting the interests of the people and
the city. and yet we ara bounded as being the
slaves of railroad corporation. Ii makes me
Eel that ought to relinqusl public life. zen
tlemen, he continued, with finely ringing
defamation, Il am sustained by my conSUitu-
ents IN the course have pursued. Let me show
you the the communications have received
from prominent men in my ward"
He Owed inJo his pocket and fished out a
bundle of letters. from among which slipped,
unobserved by him, a small card that was
closely printed on front and back. i fell to the
hoor, and was picked up by one of the party.
The councilman struck an attitude and squared
himself for an Grafton. Here he be gan,
are the testimonials to my integrity and LOYALTY
as representative of public opinion and
BEG pardon, my dear fellow" interpolated
the man VINO had picked up the card, but
here's valuable railroad pass that seems to
belong to you"
the councilman clutched it, and insisted that
he mad better go home before the rain began to
fall.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-10
BRIGHT BITS.

WIFE lin atiff)-What do you men know about
a woman dresses?
Husband lin a hollow voice)-Ths price,
madam lie Figaro.
AGYEs-I should think those long tunnels
would be very dangerou while travelling.
MaDel-They are, if you are not engaged
Burlington Free Press.
DUKE-Be mine, Miriam lay all me titles at
thy feet.
..iriam-Go slow, duke. 1 don't care for
titles. Let's see your de-ds.-NetC York sun.
HELPFUL WIFE-Why is it, my dear. that al
though you have so o.t=n besA nominated for
once you nave always been defeat .dy
Defeated Candidate (Sloomily)-l have al
ways run on taxpayers tlc&ets.-Nei0 York
Weekly.
DEMONSTRATING of Snbbens, the other day,
Henley declares MIN TO b. tue oiggesa humbug
Fosg-Well, there's nothing egotstcal in
that 50 far as Hemey's concerned. Boston
IraHSc ipt.
"DoN'T,you think, said youth, after work
ing vocal cords VITA intense vigor beside the
ho.5I plano, tnat ougut 10 20 ON tn stage?''
-, les, replied Miss PeppertOn, VINO dJeSn't
IKE mn very well, i certainly do. There is
one That leaves for the station Just an hour and
hah from now."-NUstcui Courier.
FIGG-But 1 do not see how minister of the
gospel can condemn wine-driukiAg when it is
so well known that the Saviour himself ono.
turned water into wine.
Ihe Rev. Mr.. Wngus-Exactly. And any time
yoI Iurnlsl me with wine made by the same
process agree TO drink all can possibly hold.
-Ierre HdGte Express.
ONE GREAT Observation-Disclosures like
your new house very wei except for one
tnIng.
Simeral-What is thatg
II ere is a saloon I'll ectly opposite
mat IS drawback in one respect, but think
what convenience Il is to know where you
can always find policeman near'-Life.
THEM CITY PEOPLE, said Farmer Smiley.
thlnh themselves mighty smart. but they are
an ignorant Set. trustance, Wen [ wuz ridn'
long Queen street west last S unday, | seen 6
biz slSu out, Great sale of Jerseys, all wool
Ha Ia! What dyer think of thai? They ac-
I ally think that wool grows on jerseysl Why.
any t,year-old BOY GA farm knows better 4
That. '-ErcHunq-.
HIS Own FAULT-Cus omer-You recon
menled young lady with $1,000 to me, and |
was just going TO marry her.
Matrimonial 4 gent Well, why didn't you?
But | have discovered that sac is para
lyzed.n
well, if you want wife to eli NIB mountains
or run foot races, you should say SO before
hand. "-Ierds SIT nys.
A QUESTION OF RELATIVE vALUEs.-"John
John! Wake upr'
what is the m tier, Maria?n
Il hear noise in the kitchen Go down
| quick ahd see what it is. Maybe it's burglar
Mrs. Blli.ls, W at do you consi Ter tue actua
cash value OF the silver aud plated ware anC
other stealable articles in the ktcnen?"
There's SO worth at the very least
And do you suppose, madam, am going tx
i run tn risk Of meeting an armed burglar for
| pltlful, beggarly, daddin ,ed $40, madam"
| (Angrily) Way not, John Billus? Isn't YOU
life insured for S5,OJO?'-CAtcdgo Tribune
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-10
THATTERRIBLE GRIPPE
What 1t Really . Explained by One or
the Best Informed Men in Amsrica

What 1t Really . Explained by One NJ
the Best informed Men in America.
The presid Mt Of one IF the leading New yor,-
medical COLLEGES, in Conversation with ths
writer the other evening, said:
La Grippe the Russian influenza, that bas
cause SO much talk, is more severe affijctior
than people usually think It arises nvstario,g-
ly and appears 10 nave it's origin in q afInos
phere. The last time it visited Am srica was in
loO3, and It came then. as now, from Asia IT,
name lahuenz2, comes from the 81 -gestio1
that the malidy was due to the Influences ~
the heaven y bodies, but IN re modern s.ierc.
has discovered tn Il It is du to the changes i'm
the electrical conditions. Whatever NAV he rho
cause, IL IS ST. ong con estion of the blood
vessels ana nucuS mem frame. principaIly l.,
the head and throat, aud nothing but sirons
stimulants Will check this cong sstion and kesT
the blood actively circulating For this pur
pose know OF nothing better than pure whisky
and believe Dufy's Pure Mat to be the heSSe
ana purest whisky known to the world
r orinery THIS influenza was said to Drec ada
an epidemic OF the plague and the person who
was about TO be taken wi the latter hal
as preliminary, MT OF sneeZias Now il Dre
cedes worse cpl iemic than tine pla ne. namely
the terrible pneumonia. Its oegianin i. is slig6t
but its ending is often terrible Pans in tbe
limbs, back, lest, and heal: a sore throat and
lack OF appetite; copiOus discharge at the nose.
these are some OF tue sym gCOuS of THIS DIR a2
disease. Upon the slightest approach of any of
these symptoms, q nervous feeling or lassitlda
resort should be ia / to q pure whisky which is
the only certain means of breaking I'D this rni
demic before it secures a hold up0l the system
or check it when it has become started Cara
should be taken, however. to secure only that
which is pure, as the article above namsd GER
tainly is"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-10
Condition Of Georgia Farmers.

At no other time since the war have the
farme- Of Georgia been in as good finan-
cisI condition as they are now. Fewer Of
them are harrassei by mortgages and more
of them are prepared 10 conduct their bus
iness on a cash basis. There is a very graf
flying increase over past years in the
amount of farm products on hand. Hon
J. T. Henderson, commissioner Of agri-
culture, gave the other day m
parative statement Of farm prod
ucts on hand April l, 1887. and
the same date in 1SsS. The amount in 1897
was S36l. $50: in lsSs it was SG99. 1877. CT
nearly double. The exact figures showing
the condition of the farmers in this respect
at the present time cannot be obtained, but
If is doubtless true that the statement on
April ! next viii be highly satisfactory, as
1859 was an excellent crop year in Georgia.
The yield of corn was magnificent, that of
cotton was G Cd, and small grain
did very well. Besides, the side
crops which were planted were prob
ably more numerous aud extensive than
ever before, and an increasing number of
stock, dairy and truck farms added to the
prosperity of the agricultural population.
A few more years ike 1889 would place the
Georgia farmers upon a most excellent foot
ing
The fact is that agriculture in Georgia
IS beginning to mean something
more than the raising of cotton. There
must be leading crops, adapted to the soil
and climate, in all sections, and in Georgia
the great money crop is and must continue
to be cotton, but the farmers of this state
have learned from experience that it is a
poor policy to pay cotton money for what
they might raise at home, aud many of
them are abandoning that policy as rap
idly as possible. That fact accounts in a
large measure for their increased prosper
ity, and it is one Of the most encouraging
signs Of the times that the farmers ALI
ances are urging members to Give at
home.n
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-10
Preserve the Forests.

Acting upon the recommendations Of
three ucce sive Secretaries Of the Interior,
tie American Forestry Association has
drawn up for presentation to congress
bill TO protect the public forest lands.
There are between %, 100000 and 20, 200, 600
acres of these lands, and the area is being
continually reduced. Timber cutting has
been allowed without any effort to prevent
waste, and without any compensation to the
government; the lack of protection has re-
suited in the destruction by fire of enormous
tracts, and individuals and corpora
tons have fraudulently acquired many
acres to which actual settlers alone were
legally entitled. The loss to the govern
ment Of revenue from depredatioas. fire. and
fraudulent occupation, though invol wing
millions of dollars, is, however, of less
moment than the effect OF dlsforestation
upon the climate and the water supply, and
consequently upon agriculture. The mere
loss Of national property" says the
memorial accompanying the bin, "can be
endured. The absence of a timber supply
at home can in a measure be made up for
by purchases from more prudent for
eigners, and by the substitute ion of other
materials in the place of wood
products But there is absolutely
nothing, natural or artificial. that
will take the place of the mountain
forest as a regulator of rainfall and water
supply. Every inland region without
forests is a region of long drou yhts, varied
by destructive storms. Every mountain
region without forest is a region whose
streams, instead of watering the valleys
below with constant and adequate flow.
alternately dwindle into insignifcance and
swell into raging torrents, not only flooding
the country, but covering it with rocks and
sand from the mountain side"
The bill con;emplates as a preliminary
step the temporary withdrawal Of these
lauds from sale. This, of course, would not
prevent fires and depredations, nor would
it insure proper methods in timber cutting.
Therefore it is provided that the Preside t
shall designate part of the military rces
of he United States to guard the lands
while the act is in force, and that he shall
appoint three forest commissi Jners, who
shall personally examine the lands reserved,
and shall by the next sessi of congress
report to the President plan, to be sub
mitted to congress, for the proper manage
ment of the forests.
II will be seen very readily that the bill
is one which should receive prompt atte1-
ton from congress. 1t is of particular i'm
portance to the western and some of the
southern states.