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The Dickinson press., 1890-01-25
Praying and Eating.

If religious festivals make a people re-
ligious the Sardes are among the most
religious of nations. Seldom did we en-
ter a town or village without finding the
place either in the midst of a fiesta, an
ticipating a coming fiesta, or discussing
the fiesta just ended. Scattered over the
island are a multitude of small chapels
dedicated to obscure saints, and to which
the villagers for miles around flock with
provisions and bedding once or twice q
year. They camp out in the open or
sleepin adjacent caves; apriest says mass
in their midst, and they all eat and drink
as if they had never before had a good
meal, or us if the rest of their lives was
to be n long fast.
A disagreeable litter of OK bones, ribs
of sheep, orange peel, bean skins and
stones of olives strewn amid the grass
near the hermitage or on the level earth
at the very church door, bears constant
witness to the traveller of this sort of re-
ligious junketing up and down the land.
The following statistics of food consumed
at a traditional gathering, merely to cele-
brate the ordination of a priest in the
district of Mamojada, shadows forth the
magnitude of the Sarde fcstas in general.
Two thousand five hundred people were
present, and between them they ate %
COWS, 26 calves, 20 deer and wild boars,
740 sheep, 300 lambs, killings and suck.
ing pigs, 600 fowls, G5 measures-of what
size indeterminate-of sugar, so pounds
of pepper and spices, $50 measures of
corn, a hundredweight of rice, a hun
dredweight of dates, so sugarcd cakes,
5000 eggs, 25large barrels of wine, 5000
fish and a vast quantity of confectionery.
Chambers Journal.
The Dickinson press., 1890-01-25
Are We H%andsorncr?

II have heard it said that, taken as a
whole, people of these days are not so
handsome as those of olden times" said
an artist to a Washington Post reporter,
'but 1 have a theory that they far excel
in beauty of form and feature their an
cestors of many hundred years ago. The
only way we have to judge of such COM
parative merits Of the people of today
with those who are made known to lis
by tradition and history is by the means
of statuary. We compare our modern
men with old works of art and pronounce
them inferior without taking into con-
sideration the deception that has been
practiccd by the artists whose work was
done for those whose form and feature
they portrayed and from whom they
were to look for their pay.
cit was the easiest thing in the world
then, as is done now, to smooth over
blemishes and defects. The art of pho
Biography will not permit such deception
carried on"
"Do artists not hatter their subjects as
much nowadays as was done of old?'
elm making oil paintings this is done
by a great many, and that is the reason
why many people will not sit for a photo
graph, but prefer to be represented by
an artist. The photographers recognize
this and do what they can to overcome
it. knew n nee who, having a sitter
with a nose very much out of shape, ac-
tually used putty to straighten it out.
and with that improvement in his Gus
TONER'S appearance took the picture"
The Dickinson press., 1890-01-25
Died When 1t Reached Its Value.

Henry j. Mowry, of Syracuse, is a
great horse buyer and a man who can
tell the good and bad points about a
horse with his eyes shut. lie was so ex-
pert in horsetlesh that President Cleve-
land trusted him to buy his horses, and
the finest animals Washington has ever
seen were brought there for Mr.. Cleve-
land by Mr.. Mowry. Several years ago,
in Syracuse, he went into a car stable
which had just received a fresh stock of
horses. He was asked to look them over,
and did so. After he got through he told
the hostler to bring out a certain horse he
designated.
elbow much did you pay for that
horse!" he asked one of the directors of
the road.
"Seventy-five dollars"
"In two years, with careful training"
said Mr.. Mowry, "that horse will be
worth $15,0 900 or I'll eat him"
The director followed Mr.. Mowry's adj
vice, had the horse carefully trained,
and in one year more was worth S15, 900
to the owner. But on his first race lie
made a misjump over a hurdle, broke
his neck, and horse and $4,000 went
skyward.
When Mr.. Mowry told the director to
take that horse out and train him for a
hurdle jumper he did not state that he
would be apt to break his neck before lie
made a cent for his owner Therefore
the director was out Sc 900 for training
and a $50 horse.
The Dickinson press., 1890-01-25
Will Exclusion Exclude the Chinese .

Sir John Bowring not only testified to
this perpetual outflow of Chinese immi-
grants, but he paints in vivid colors the
causes which lead to these results. He
says: "There is probably no part of the
world in which the harvests of mortality
are more sweeping and destructive than
in China, producing voids which require
no ordinary appliances to fill up. Multi
tudes perish absolutely from want of the
means of existence; foundations destroy
towns and villages and all their inhab-
itants; it would not be easy to calculate
the loss of life by the typhoons and hur-
ricanes which visit the coasts of China,
in which boats and junlks are sometimes
sacrificed by hundreds and by thousands.
The late civil wars in China must have
led to the loss of millions of lives. The
sacrifices Of human beings by executions
alone are frightful."
1t is such a condition of things, and
such causes as these, that induce the
laboring classes of Chinese to immigrate
to other countries. Considering the in.
centive which exists in these densely
populated districts to escape from the
misery which marks their existence, and
to seek new lands where their condition
may be bettered, the dangers that
threaten from such inexhaustible sources
of human supply become easy of appre-
ciation.-Willard B. Farwell in Popular
| Science Monthly.
The Dickinson press., 1890-01-25
A Story Of Burton.

The following is from Joseph Jcfrer-
sons autobiography in The Century: ~
have often thought that Mr.. Burton must
have had Irish blood in him, for he was
continually spreading the tail of his coat
for q fight mean an intellectual fight,
as physically he was not pugnacious.
Quarrelsome persons who do not indulge
in pugilistic encounters are fond of law
suits; it is only another way of having it
out, and Burton must have spent a for
tune i'll fees. His humor on the witness
stand was quite equal to that of Sam
Weller. On one occasion while the actor
was going through bankruptcy, an cm-
inent lawyer in Philadelphia thought he
detected a desire on Burton's part to
conceal some facts relative to a large
sum of money that he had made during
the production Of the 'Naiad Queen
Rising with great dignity, and glazing
fiercely at Burton, he demanded: What
became of that money, STRIP The ONE
dian looked him straight in the face;
then rising in imitation of an attorney,
he replied: THE lawyers got it,"
The Dickinson press., 1890-01-25
"Tie Your Necl,tie. S;,.p"

Some genius discovered that when
men reach the theatre and remove their
topcoats their neckties do not present
that gcometrical nicely of position that
all we'll regulated neckties ought. Even
If the wearer be conscious-which is sell
dom-that his tie is not as it should be,
it is awkward to pose before the mirror,
if there be one, and get red in the face
in a fruitless struggle to rearrange the
BIASED tie. The genius aforesaid has
got on to all this. Being a genius, to
capture an idea was to act upon it.
He sought and obtained a position as
usher in n of the theatres. Then lie
began business. The first man whose
necktie looked as if it were in search of
his occipital bone, and who looked
healthy enough not to be startled by the
strangeness of the request, was APP
preached.
"Tie your necktie, sir?"
"What?"
cite your necktie, sir? 1t has become
disarranged."
"Has it? Well, go ahead"
Aile VIC WAS neatly adjusted, a quarter
dropped in the hand of tho tyer, and
this began what is now quite a remune
rative addition to the theatre usher's du.
ties.
OF c%oursethe genius had imitators. AL
geniuses have.
You can have your necktie perpendic'
ularly adjusted o not only at tho
theatres, but at balls and large recep
tons. The pay is optional, and run
from a nickel to a dollar, according tt
the generosity of the customer Or til,
size Of his wad.-Philadelphia Inquirer
The Dickinson press., 1890-01-25
Ouong Lees Revenge.

Quong Lee, a Bridgeport Comm China
man, is preparing to go into the truck
ing business. The Bridgeport Farmer
says Quong thought he had been over
charged by a truckman. 1t continues:
"Quons was mad, and, calling at the
Rosedale freight Office, he expressed him
self as follows: ME no likee the TUCK
man i'll this place; makee Chinaman pay
too much. In my clountle man owns
horse and wagon, charge you six cents
and carry your goods five miles. Man
and horse here charge twenty-five cents.
Too much. Chinaman washee thlee shirts
for twenty-five cents; take two hours.
Tluckman make twenty-five cents in five
minutes. Me get a horse and TUCK velly
quick. Horse cost $50 and tluck S1OO.
Get TUCK painted red in Ma Yolk this
way: Quong Lee o goods all over
city, six cents.'"
The Dickinson press., 1890-01-25
DRY PLATES FOR RED MEN.
Evolution In Indian Dress-A Funny Story
Of Chief HuslhYhead.

Evolution In Indian Dress-A Funny Story
of Chief Bushyhead.
"Indians who visit Washington almost
invariably come to have their pictures
taken," said the photographer who gets
most of this copper colored patronage to
a reporter. Changing over there on the
wall you may sec a rather interesting
series of portraits illustrating the evolu-
ton of the red man in the matter of
habiliments from his primitive condition
TO the likeness Of the newest London
fashion plate. The first picture, as you
observe, represents him in aboriginal
toys complete. In the next he has on a
pair of pantaloons-alwaysthc first white
mans garment adopted by the Indian.
He wears the trousers with his ordinary
tribe costume in other particulars, in
GLIDING beads, feathers, ETC., until, as is
shown in the third photograph, it occurs
to him to add 4 waistcoat and billed
shirt. The feathers and beads disappear
at this stage, and Mr.. 10 goes about in
his shirt sleeves, feeling very enlightened
for some time before the coat is put II.
Then, rs you see in the fourth picture,
collarand cuffs and silk hat are assumed,
and Mr.. Lo sprouts out very likely into
a regular bowling swell on the Piccadilly
pattern. An Indian dude is n sight for
men and gods"
Cali the portraits in this series seem to
be of the same man."
Eyes, that is Chief Sorrowful Ghost,
of the Crows, who are the most clabor-
atcly dressed of all Indians in their ma
tive attire. The pictures were taken of
him at different periods. By the way,
Chief Bushyhcad, of the Cherokee ma
ton, vas here a while ago, and seeing
him crossing the lobby at Wizards l
asked q friend who was with me, named
Van Wycll, if he would like to be intro.
duced.
why said Van Wyck, astonished,
you don't mean to say that handsomely
dressed and distinguished looking man
over there is an Indian?'
DECIDEDLY, yes Ireplied. Here he
comes now. Mr.. Bushyhcad, let me in
troduce my friend, Mr.. Van Wyck.'
"'Happy tomeet you, Mr.. Van Wyck.'
"'Charmed to have the privilege Of
knowing you, Mr.. Bushyhead. And
really hope you'll excuse the remark
you are quite-er-civilized, aren't
your
"'I trust so,' blandly responded the
chief, ex-governor of Indian territory
and one of tho very rich men of that en-
lightcned and prosperous region.
"'And are all tho Indians of your
tribe rs civilized as yourselfT asked Van
Wyck.
"'Oh, yes
"'Do you all live in tents and wig
vans?
"'Certainly. Here is picture of my
own wigwam.'
"And the chief drew from the inside
pocket of his coat a photograph of a
beautiful Queen Anne cottage, which
could not have cost less than $4,000.
"sThis is my summer wigwam,' said
Bushyhead with grave affability. i
have another for winter in town.
evan Wyck, who had disrcgardcd the
nudges l gave him while he was putting
his questions, 'tumbled' at last. 1 under
stand that lie has been kicking himself
ever s~ince."-Washington Star.
The Dickinson press., 1890-01-25
Whence Weeds Come.

The Farmers Gazette, of London, re-
Gently made some practical remarks
upon weeds and whence they come. 1t
is probable, according t this article, that
the six most obnoxious weeds found on
arabic soils are the dock, thistle, nettle,
charlock, the poppy and bindweed. A
weed is defined as any plant out of place.
Cultivated grasses are frequently found
growing in arabic fields, and there they
are distinctly weeds, inasmuch as they
are fed upon the food which the cult
waited crop requires and occupy the place
which it should occupy. In answer to
the question whence weeds come there
are, writes a correspondent of The Man
chester Guardian, "eight replies given,
to one or two of which I may refer. 1t
is remarked that the seeds Of weeds are
often present among the seeds which are
sown, and that especially is this the case
in grass seeds. Toguard against this the
farmer should go to seedsmen who are
known to have taken great precautions
in the cleaning of their seeds.
"Furthcr, it is remarked that many
oCSoo o1C lllOuuCeu W1Iu mduurC WHICH
is distributed upon the land. The wind
is responsible for carrying the seeds of
weeds both into our gardens and fields,
and this is n reason why farmers
should not only keep their fields but
their Indigenous also clean. The hedge
rows are the cause of a great deal Of
mischief, as well as the strips of land or
either side Of the high road, which no.
body owns and which few attempt to
clean. If the farm is to be kept free
from weeds, the hedges, the bitches ant
the roadsides must be kept clean also
Among other methods of distributing
seeds, it is .suggested that running sur
face waters and streams carry them from
field to field, that seeds are dropped by
birds and are found in their manure
while others are carried in the mud OF
their feet. Again, some seeds cling t,
domestic animals and ever to the cloth
ing of the mcn 1t is remarked that
after the invasion of France by the Ger
mans, weeds which had been carried b,
Il German army appeared in som
places where they had been PRACTICAL,
unknown BEFORE"
The Dickinson press., 1890-01-25
Turceniena Dinnen.

A habit of Turgeneif, says The Fort
nightly Review, was to invite friends to
dinner and be absent when they came,
not deliberately of set purpose, but be-
cause of the little value he set OH his
pledged word and the very faint impress
sion it used to make upon his mind. He
once invited the famous critic Belinsky
and five others to dine with him at his
house in the country, where he had a
chef de cuisine whom he looked upon as
agenius. twill organize a banquet for
you the like of which you never dream
ed Of" he said.
He fixed the day and made each per-
son give his word of honor that lie
would come. Don't fear for us" re-
marked Bclinsky. I'VE shall be there
without fail, but you must not repeat
the trick that you played upon us last
winter, when you asked us to dine and
were not at home when we came; but,
lest you should forget your invitation, l
shall write to you the eve of the day of
our arrival"
1t was a sultry day when the whole six
of us set out for Pargolovo in an open
StiSSiAo uo IL " III lIlC llOIllllE, says
IL of the persons invited. We were
thoroughly fatigued by the heat and dust
of the road. Arriving at T%urgenief's
country house, we alighted with Joy in
~countenances, but we were all struck
with tho circumstance that Turgenieff
did not come out to meet us. We
knocked at the door of the glass terrace.
The silence of death reigncd in the
house. All IL faces grew visibly long
er. Can Turgenief have played the
same trick as last winter" exclaimed
Belinsky.
But we all Gained him, saying that we
probably arrived earlier than we were
expected. "But l wrote to him that we
should be here ut 1 O'clock" objected Be-
linsky;"what can it mean? If they would
only admit us into the room we could
wait, but here VIC are scorched."
AT length a boy came out of the door
and VIC all piled him with questions.
His master had gone off, he said, and the
chef de cuisine was in some public house.
We gave the urchin money, sent him to
fetch the chef, who should let us in, and
meanwhile we sat down on tho steps of
the terrace.
We waited long in vain. Belinsky
wanted us to return, but our hired coach
man refused to take us back until the
horses had had a long rest. So we sat
on, hungry and hot. Panaieff went to
the public house to see if anything eata-
bic could be procured, but there was
nothing to be had. Il n n At last the
chef made his appearance. "Where is
your master?" cried Belinsky. He did
not know. Ibid your master order a
dinner for us today!' insisted the critic.
"He did nothing of the kind" was the
reply. Amusement and terror were de-
picted OH all faces. Belinsky famed up,
and, looking at us in his significant way,
exclaimed: "Turgenieff has indeed given
us q banquet"
The Dickinson press., 1890-01-25
An Unpardonable Dece,t,on.

An English and an Irish sailor were in
an engagement together. The former
had his leg shot off, and asked Pat to
to carry him below to the doctor. Pat
picked him up, and carrying him off an
other ball, unknown to Pat, carried off
the Englishman's head. Some. one told
Pat it was no use carrying the mar to
the surgeon, for his head was off.
SPY my sowl," said Pat, 'the fellow
desaved me; he told me it wa his Leg
New York Ledger.
The Dickinson press., 1890-01-25
Eating Thfnps Raw.

4read that the Japanese are fond of
raw fish. When the fishermen goes
a-fshing he has a bottle of pepper sauce
along with him and, taking the fish from
the hook, eats it at its freshest. This
seems barbarous to us, and yet we eat
raw oysters and live oysters, too!-New
York Commercial Advertiser.
The Dickinson press., 1890-01-25
fApepsy.

This is what you ought to have, in
fact, you must have it, to fully enjoy
life. Thousands are searching for it
daily, and mourning because they findit
not. Thousands upon thousands of dol
lars are spent annually by our people in
the hope that they may obtain this boon.
And yet it may be had by all. We
guarantee that Electric Bitters, if used
according to directions and the use per-
sisted in, will bring you Good Digestion
instead Eupepsy. We recommend Elec.
trio Bitters for Dyspepsia and all dis.
eases of Liver, Stomach and Kidneys.
Sold at SOC and $1.O0 per be:sle by j. J.
Freeman, Druggisk
The Dickinson press., 1890-01-25
A scrap of Paper Save. Her life.

It was just an ordinary scrap Of wrap.
ping paper, but it saved her life. She
was in the last stages of consumption,
told by physicians that she was incura-
BILE and could live only a short time; she
weighed less than seventy pounds. On
9 piece of wrapping. paper she read Of
ID. King,s New Discovery. and got q
sample bottle; it helped her, she bought
a large bottle, it helped her more, bought
another, and grew better fast, continued
its use, and is now strong, healthy, rosy,
plump, weighing 140pounds. For fuller
particulars send stamp to w. n. Cole,
nrIgGist, Fort Smith. Trial bottles Of
this wonderful Discovery Free at ]. j.
Tseeman's Drug Store.
The Dickinson press., 1890-01-25
Grains of Gold.

A good book needs no preface.
One ought to have agoodmemory after
one has told a lie.
Indulging in dangerous pleasures is
like licking honey from a knife and cut
ting the tongue with the edge.
All! would that we could at once paint
with the eyes! In the long way, from
the eye through the arm to the pencil,
how much is lost!-Young Ladies' Jour-
nal.
The Dickinson press., 1890-01-25
TIE GRAvEGETs TIRED YAwNrG

Seemingly, for certain wretchcd invalids who
toddlc fccbly along, though always looking as if
they were going to die, but emitting to do it.
They dry up, withcr, dwindlc away finally, but
in the meantime never having robust health,
know nothing. of the physical enjoyment, the
such remarkable tcnacity. They are always to
be found trying to mend by tinkering at them
selves with some trashy remedy, tonic or ..'pick
me up to give a flip to digestion, or .hclp the
liver If such misguided folks would resort
and adhere to Hostettcr's Stomach Bittcrs il
would be well with them. This superb invigor-
ant supplies the stamina that the feeble require,
by permanently reinforcing digestion and assimi-
lation. 1t ovcrcomcs Nervousness, insomnia,
malaria. kidney complaints, biliousncss, consti-
pation. rheumatism and neuralgia.
The Dickinson press., 1890-01-25

Too Too.

100 VOOs
"Been writingY"
eyes"
"VVho tor"
"Oh, dearl Why don't you speak
dramatically? The idea-'Who tor
You should say TO whom to.'"-Har.
per's Bazaar.
The Dickinson press., 1890-01-25
An Eccentric King.

A correspondent of The London Globe
gives a most interesting account Of Moro
dom, king of Cambodia, n Of the king
doms of 1ndo-China. His majesty, it
seems, has adopted a style of dress in
vogue in Europe seventy years ago. He
wears a blue tail coat with gold buttons,
satin knee breeches and pumps. No
traveller who has had an audience of his
majesty In his palace of Pnon-Peuh has
been able to suppress a smile at the
sight of the Asiatic potentate in the
evening attire worn in the reign of
George ~.
The Dickinson press., 1890-01-25
ferforated Saws.

Perforated blades for band and circu.
iar saws are just now attracting attention
in Germany, and are apparently giving
general satisfaction. Blades of this
character are not entire novelties, but
have been known in modified forms for
some years, says The American Machin.
ist. AS general thing, however, their
use has been much decried. Still they
appear to have some advantages worth
considering, and many claims of superb.
ority are made for them. Among them
is that of reduced blade friction, due to
reduced area of rubbing surface; less
tendency to heat, because of the circula.
ton Of air through the holes, and econo.
my in power. The holes further prevent
the dangerous extension of cracks in saw
blades, and in general make it a com
paratively easy matter to keep the saw
in good running order.-New York Tele,
gram.
The Dickinson press., 1890-01-25
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BUT HIS FATHER MODESTLY APP
PRoPRlATES THE CREDIT.

A Tale Which Involves the Loss of a Fine
Buck, the Death of n Good Dog and the
Anger of Abner Grimcs-It's a True Story,
and That's It's Chief Trait.
The Dickinson press., 1890-01-25

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