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The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-12-13
A stimulant to the Gas 1nd,s,r,

Many of those who were interc i in
the manufacture and sale of ;s", in this
country have been much exercised bv
tho threatened supersession liz the elec-
trio light of the older ill1.
there is now every reason To l. ....,
instead of injuring the gas in,il ny. the
introduction of electricity for illuninat-
ing purposes will stimulate it to an un-
limited extent
Not only has the fact been established
that the superior hrilliance of electric
light in streets and stores where it is
used calls for more light in competitive
situations, where gas alone is employed,
but it has been demonstrated that the
use of gas i'll engines as II motive power
TO drive electric light machinery will
produce from five to six times the light
that could be obtained by burning the
same amount of gas in the ordinary way
through a burner. a new field has thus
been opened up for gas companies to
work, i'll which the electric light will be
their ally instead of their competitor.
New York Commercial Advertiser.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-12-13
A Dentists Wages,

DR.. Anderson, tho Fifth avenue den
tist, who plugs up the molars of the
-Four Hundred, says that he has made
$500 in day, but only once. A lady
came to him who wanted diamonds put
in gold filling of her front teeth. "It
was evident" said DIR. Anderson, "that
she had just come into her inheritance.
She seemed so anxious to spend money.
l didn't approve of the diamonds, and
told her so, but she would have them,
and l humored her to such ;tn extent
that my days work netted Inc $500.
What do l make ordinarily? Well, l
charge $50 an hour, and l rarely work
more than five hours. People don't care
to come before 10 in the morning, and
late in the afternoon the light is not
good. One hundred dollars a day is
about the extent of what % dentist can
make, and it is the most cxacting of all
tho professions. New York Press.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-12-13
An Irish Ware.

Beleek ware comes from Ireland. 1t
is as light and thin as an egg shell, very
glossy and feels like satin. 1t is s;nd to
be very strong. The color is peculiar,
being u little darker than cream, and
nearly all that saw was slightly deco
rated in pink. Tea and after dinner cof-
fee cups are about the same price, So to
$1S dozen. There is great variety Of
small dishes in this ware for bonbons,
olives, salt, etc.
In odd pieces there are cracker jars in
imported china, from So to Sc piece,
which in domestic ware would cost from
81 TO $3.50 each. Bouillon cups are fifty
cents each. English pudding sets of
three pieces bring 81 to Sc. Chocolate
pots, that until closely examined look
like fine Doulton, cost 81 to SO each.-
New York Telegram.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-12-13
Calling the House Roll.

It is tho custom for the clerk calling
the roll to prefix the word "Mister" to
each name, but before he has gone far
he begins to retrcnch his expense of
vocal powers. Thislcads to somo strange
combinations of sound. In the beginning
he calls "Mr. Albeit" "Mr. Adams" :"
"Mr. A]derson," and a few more dis
tinctly enough, but by the time he
reaches the Cs he begins to telescope the
title, and calls Mister Cannon" an 'stcr
Carter" and so on. When ho has gone
a little further he drops off some more,
and it becomes ester Fitch" ester
Flower" ester Gear" etc. This holds
holds out pretty well into the HIS, but
at last the two words become one, and
"Mr. Hopkins" and "Mr. Houk" sound
like "stroplins" and ''Strouk" Down
i'll the M'si undergocs another change.
The sound CT the ~ is lost, and 'sMr.
Mason" ""Mr. Mcldoo" and Mr.. Nor
row" become "Stamason," ":stunaca-
doo' and "Stumor1ow" This goes on
through the O's anl the P's, Mr. Oates"
being "Stoates" and "Mr. Peel coming
out "Stupheel." In the Rs it shifts lit
tie, and "Mr. Ray" becomes STRAY"
while MIR. Rife" is "Strife. ."-Wasi1ing-
ton Post.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-12-13
A Cool Thief.

A thief went through the Mount Yer
non, o., Sanitarium the other day. He
drove up to the door of the building in a
buggy, hitched his horse, and went in.
Soon after a lady patient entered her
room and found man there with two
foot rule measuring window. Turning
to her he said: "Therc seems to be only
one slat broken out of that blind, and
I've only found four so far in the house."
He then went out and went through the
other rooms, and, having completed his
researches, got into his buggy and drove
away. Soon after the lady who saw him
in her.room found that her purse, with
$l7, was missing, and an investigation
proved that tho thief had ransacked all
the rooms right before the eyes Of the
manager and all of his assistants
Cleveland Leader.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-12-13
Some Noted ,Je,vs.

"Therc is Jew!" said the Rev. DIR.
Blank, as he sat in his study with Jew
hater, and pointed to /. plaster cast Of
Michael Angeles magnificent head of
Moses. "And there is another Jew!' ho
added, as he pointed to a painting of the
Veronica Christ. ''And there are yet
other Jews!" he continued, as he glanced
around his walls at the pictures of the
prophets, apostles and sages, from David
and jeremiah to Paul and Peter. eyes,
my Christian brother, these are Jews,
and are they not men who have voiced
the highest thought of the world for
ages, whose teaching is the guide of our
life today and who will lead mankind to
the end of time? Tho jew hater had
not taken full account of these things
before hearing his pastors impassioned
words, which, however, set him a-think-
ing.-Ncw York Sun.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-12-13
Homo of Adam and E.e.

The Chicago Tribune has a letter from
the quill of a traveller whose rare good
luck it is to loaf little in the Garden
of Eden-otherwise Oh the Seychelles
islands, in the Indian ocean, 1,4OO miles
east of Alden and 1000 from Zanzibar.
It was Chinese" Gordon who tried to
prove these islands to be identical with
Eden. The islands number ia. They
were built by coral insects and have the
richest soil i'll the world. Palms grow
100 feet high. The white beaches are
the most beautiful on the round earth.
No one need work, for the trees are con-
stantly in fruit, and the many tinted
fishes that flash through the clear
waters are as toothsomo as they can be.
Turtles abound. The people live to a
great age. No hurricanes ever strike the
islands. They constitute, indeed, an
earthly paradise
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-12-13
Removing Notes from tho Ego.

1tcmOVlDE Notes from the EyC.
Tho following is simple and expedi-
tous way of removing specks from the
eye. Tho only instrument needed is a
wooden toothpick or match, made sharp
ut the point. Hard wood, however, is
preferable. The sufferer stands in a good
light and rests his body and head against
a door, post or somo fixed object. With
tho thumb and a finger the operator
holds the eyclids sufficiently apart to see
plainly the front of tho eye and also to
prevent winking. If the speck be on the
cornea it may be difficult to see it, and
it can then only be found by changing
tho direction of sight until favorable
position is secured.
The most difficult part of the business
is to have the inexperienced person fix
the sight on some object and hold the
eye perfectly quiet. If this can bo done
only for q few seconds the operator ap-
proachcs the mote with the point of the
stick, still holding the eyelid, and with
gentle passes and gradual advances soon
touches tho specz and brings it away.
Tho transparency of the eye makes it
necessary to approach the surface with
care, or it will be reached before it is ex-
pected. If the mote be hidden under
meath the upper eycld tho eyelash should
be gently raised, while the upper part of
the lid is held downward with the stick.
When turned the stick is withdrawn and
the lid is held in this position by tho eye
lash.
Where iron is worked particles of met
al aro sometimes allowed to remain in
the eye for several hours, when they
seem to rust fast and cannot be removed
by etick. In such cases the point of q
penlsnife blade, made quite sharp, is
used, and if it is magnetized SO much
the bettcr.-Now York Commercial Ad-
vertiser.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-12-13
Honors to 81 Doad Dog.

I saw queer corpse in the undcrtak-
ing establishment of Lewis Jones, on
LaGrange street, a few days ago, queer
even in that grim receptacle. On the
embalming board lay tho body of a
pretty brown spaniel and near by a
handsomely constructed hardwood box,
elegantly lined, which was to be doggies
chamber when planted in the cold, cold
ground. The animal was the pet of u
rich lady, who, when he one day became
ill, sent him to the dog hospital, and
when he died had his body cared for
with as much tenderness as though he
were q human being. Dosgie was
shipped from here to the iady's former
home in Maine, where tho animal was
inferred with full honors. Boston Rec
~.-l
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-12-13

Some western apple dealers arrived in
this city Tuesday, and will make a tour
of the county for the purpose of buying
apples for western markets. Contrary
to earlier expectations, the apple crop in
Chautauqua county was fair crop.
There will not only be enough to supply
the local market, but some for shipping
as we'll. A peculiarity is that one or
chard will yield fairly we'll while a
neighboring one will be barren. One
farmer said, "Last year, which was Il
better one for apples than this, I did not
have an apple for sale, while this year ]
will have nearly u hundred bushels
Jamestown journal.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-12-13
Americans Lead in Cut Glass.

In cut glass the American make is
foremost. Water glasses IN the popular
strawberry and fan pattern sell for from
$3.50 to 80 a dozen. Flower bowls in
the same design, six inches in diameter,
cost $ each. Ten dollars will buy u
handsome water pitcher. Dainty dishes
for bonbons cost very little, and there is
an endless variety of small pieces for ta-
bic use.
Baccarat or pressed glass is much
cheaper than the cut, and pretty vases
cost from forty cents to So or 81. The
designs are pretty, and the price makes
them popular.-New York Telegram.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-12-13

When tho chicken incubator show
was here, q young man infatuated with
the 4lea purchased one and placed
therein about thirty eggs. According
to the rule they were to be hatclled the
"a of the month. But it appears that
tho young mans watch full wife observed
fine brown egg giving way under
pressure, as it We're, on the LIST of the
month, and thinking the chick WAS APP
pcaring prematurely, she promptly
pasted some brown paper over the ap"r-
ture in the egg and with u self satisfied
smile awaited the coming of her hus-
band. He declares now that there is
nothing like u woman for ingenuity
Lawrence Eagle.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-12-13
4 Poor SnOrtSnan.

We have all encountered him in the
field, the man who howls like q maniac
at his dog. 1t is not because the dog is
deaf. for even if he were there would be
no need of the howling and shrieking,
but it is that the howler knows not bit
better. He has the notion that hunt
ing dog must bc worked like sledge
dog amid Arctic ice fields. and so he
iu'os an -Esnnimnu, of himself every
latter laye no bram And none of us
tion concerning II worked any bet
most tbankfn,,v recAl he might work,
rewarded. g..
Dec. CIT. 81
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-12-13
A Wooden Horse Collar.

venture to ask you if wooden horse
collars have ever been tried, and if not
why not? The present style of co'lar is
heating, and very apt for that reason
and on account of its rouglness to cause
sores on the neck of tho horse. Zinc
collars have been tried, with what re-
suit do not know; but it seems to me
that a wooden collar might be made
which would be light, smooth and cool.
on the same principle as the McC"e".n
saddle tree, which for cavalry purposes
has never been surpassed New
York SIM.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-12-13
A BARRIER BETWEEN THEM.
Hostile Neighbors in Africa Who Have
Established No Mans Land.

Established u No Mans Land.
A little British expedition recently
steamed far up the Benue branch of the
Niger river in a small steam launch, and
finally entered a tributary of the Benue
and explored a region which no white
man has ever visited before. The most
interesting thing about their journey
was the curious experience they had
with tho natives.
They had been passing for good
while through region that was inhab-
tied by Moslem blacks, fruits of the
rather severe methods of conversion
employed by the Arab invaders Of the
Soudan, The country was very fertile,
and the people were numerous; but
all of % sudden, though the country still
wore its usual aspect, and the soil was
apparently rich, population entirely
ceased. For stretch of over twenty
miles not hut was to be seen, nor was
a single sign Of human life anywhere OBJ
served. Tho expedition wondered at
this remarkable state of affairs, for the
country was certainly inviting, and they
could not imagine why it had no inhab-
itants.
All at once, however, rs they rounded
bend in the river they saw big crowds
of natives running down tho slopes Of
the hill to the bank. They brandished
their spears ut the whito men on tho lit
tie boat, and told them to go back, for
they wanted no Moslelns in their coun-
try. There was an Interpreter on tho
vessel, who succeeded in convincing tho
natives that the visitors were not Mos
lens, and thereupon the people became
quite friendly.
Then the reason for this cursous lack
of population was ascertained. When
the tribes who had been converted to
Islam found tho natives near them were
just as strong rs they were, the spread
of their religion in that direction alb
ruptly ceased, but these heather people
and tho Mosleln converts near them
could not live at peace with one another.
1t was finally decided that as they could
not be good neighbors, q stretch of
country should bo placed between them
where no one should live, and in that
way they expected to get along with
less bloodshed.
So all the people who inhabited this
fertile region, about twenty miles wide,
packed up their little belongings and
moved away, and tho stretch of country
thus cano to be without a single inhab-
liant. Today it is Il No Mans Land,
and tho only reason is that the people
who aro ucighbors there cannot live on
friendly terms, and, having tired of
fighting, have put this barrier between
them. Boston Herald,
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-12-13

Tho new Croton aqueduct surpasses
every other structure of the kind. It is
estimated that the new Croton aqueduct
alone will be able to supply population
of 2,120,000 with an allowance of 15O
gallons day per head. With the addi-
ton of tho old aqueduct and the Bronx
river pipe line the total capacity of the
city's water works will be 15O gallons a
day per head for a population Of 2,s73,-
900.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-12-13
A Collection of Martyrs.

A recent canvass was made Of the
convicts of Joliet prison, and out Of over
GOO men, sent for almost every crime i'll
the calendar, not q single one would ac-
knowledge that ho was guilty of tho
crime charged. The great majority
looked upon themselves as martyrs to
the law, and felt that they had been
gricvously wronged.-Detroit Free Press.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-12-13

The customs import lists show that
import duty was paid on about s1a1, oo0,
900 worth of cut lialnoads in the last
twenty-four years, Of which soo,ooo,oo0
worth were imported during the last
twelve years. In 1863 $1,000, 900 worth
were imported, and about 3l,900,o00
worth in 1867, but about s1l ,ooo, 900 in
1888 and the same amount in 1889, or
ten times as many in the latter year
as twenty years previous..-Exchange.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-12-13
Mr.. powderly Is Fond of Flowers

I. V. Powderly spends nearly as much
time III his garden as hedoes at his desk.
When he is not studying labor problems
ne is studying tho growth of his flowers.
The only question that has an equal in
terest to Powderly is the question of
food. lie is exceedingly abstemious,
and doubtless could give the fasting
men who are coming to the front now
valuable points. Powderly never eats
more than two light meals day, and
thinks that ho can do with less. s.-Cor.
Chicago Herald.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-12-13
Suggestions to Secretary rracx.

Secretary Tracy is selecting names fol
cruisers, and we suggest for his consid-
Grafton Raleigh, North Carolina, or Bell,
in honor of Admiral Henry Bell, of Or
ange county, who lost his life in Japa-
nese waters in 1857. Admiral Bell was
in Perry's expedition that opened up
Japan to the commerce of tho world and
was engaged in the fight with tho Pei
Ho forts. AS we have had a Roanoke,
perhaps he might like the Swannanoa.-
Raleigh On. c. News.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-12-13
The Memory of IL Chinese.

"Talk about the power of Chinaman
to initiate" said an East Side grocery
man; 81 was in a Fifteenth street laun-
dry th, other day and the almond eyed
celestial, whose quick motions some
how made you think of knife, was
busy with a paint brush. He was paint
ing a sign reading Chinese Laundry
and paintingit us neatly as professional
sign painter. He could not read u word
of English and had no copy before him,
and when I asked him how he did it
simply said, Sec him lots. kansas
City Star.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-12-13
The Holy Carpet in Quarantine.

"The holy carpet" which is now be-
ing brought back to Cairo, where it will
have to submit to the indignity of quar-
antine for fifteen days, is one of those
which are periodically taken to Mecca,
there to be sanctifed, and is made of a
thick sort of silk, embroidered with let
ters Of gold, each letter being two feet
in length and two inches broad. 1t
covers what is known as the Beat-Allah
or inner sanctuary of the temple.-Paris
(Ialipnani
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-12-13
TARIFF LITERATURE FcR ALL.

The eAMEnrcANp pnorEcTlyET TAa!rF LEAGUE
Is publishing most valuable series of Tariff
documents. These ore prepared with n view
to state the facts and arguments for Protcc-
tion, whether in the interest of TURNER'S
labOrers, merchants Or professional men.
Each issue of tho series appeals 10 those en-
gngcd IN separate industries, and presents in
disputable facts--,,comparisons Of wases. cot
Of living, aud other arguments showing the
benefits of Protection.
Any single one will lie sent on receipt of 2
cents il stamps except Wages, Living and
Tariff" which will be cent for cents.
The whole list viii ba snt for 80 cents or
any twelve for 20 cents. or any live for 10
cents, postage puid. ORDERLY number.
i-"wascs. Living md Tariff" Z. A. HAETs.
80 Sdvantarcs Of d p.oicctive faria 70
States" First irizs Essay. issi r. cssAS. -
..,,Eo EonD D. p. HsNSiNa;: 80
Ply At Low rpicts Of the Masfaatsre Il, 5
GSmmeattic2 ,, reSs.rsa 1 for the People Of
sSe S5 safss Siff 'hs fhsst
4-"wLae arc R RAW Ma,er,sls7 Would free Raw 90
Materials I've Advantageous To the Labor
s-.yslIacies q fTseirads" 4. 7 z MLIER: l 50
ness sen ssn. GEO a bnarE llii ns a o nus' 80
7-"Tls rrotsctiye Tariff: rs Advantages for .,
0-"PrOtectlOn Us. reeTrade."-A Historical
Review. D. g. HARRIAAY. Y.,,.,........... 20
10-"Tie Farmer and the Tariff" Col THOMAS .
11-"Protcction as a Public Policy" GEoNGE s.
1s-"nepy pSFS 70 tho Eiccras Mes ~
sagc." r. p. roRrkR. 8
3-"Wcrxing,nen and the rnriT T" ........... s
14-"Ihc Vital Question: Shall American Iadus.
tries BE Abandoned and American Mar.
15-Salne in German, with Addition. :..::..,. e: $
lS--"The Progress of One Hundred Years"
RoIERT p. POTTER ........... ...........
1T.-"F Protection for American shipping. S
lT-"'iha rariif Not Tax" HoMEKB DiHTrI.. <
ia 'hy Iris!lMeu Should Re i'rOtectiuhisLs.' :
90" i'ru,ectinn." J.. Ii. AMMlDowS ........... /
G,--'l.'hat is a Tarifr 2" Answers to a Worli:.s
as"rs als,l Acstan sW Wool industry" l. il All
2s"wasss oH end Cost Of LIVING j. Is Wii.. !.
14-"Southern Farming Industries."... -. 4
25-"A Short Talk TO Worknglnen.". "............ 2
2G-": rejection and the Farmer" Senator 5. n.
co'';.o". = =
i,e AE"HieAE ECONOMIST, weekly. devoted to the
Ent ssioI OF vi! phases OF the Tariff question. 81
sy"a. sample co'ies free: address American !rc
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The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-12-13

The Penobscot river, the largest in
Maine, drains 7.400 square miles. Il re-
gion as large as the state of Massachu-
setts. From Old Town to Bangor,
distance of twelve miles. the river falls
more than ninety feet, giving several of
the finest water powers in the world
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-12-13
Steel Tanks for Storing Grain.

A new method of storing grain is be.
ing introduced. Steel tanks are filled
with grain and by suction pump the
air is partly exhausted and a quantity
of carbonic acid gas admitted.-Lewis.
ton journal. -.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-12-13

Tho late Samuel j. Randall was in
public life fora long period of years.
With large opportunities for amassing
fortune, it appears that the total value
of his estate amounted to about 81, 900,
consisting entirely Of personal effects
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-12-13
UNGARNERED.

Tho sunlight 1lecks my cottage floor;
A singing bird swing high, swings low,
Among tho clfln sprites that blow
Red throated trumpcts ut my door
To wake the morning flowers
My Mby, serious eyed and wise,
Beholds the sun gods scattered wealth.
Night gowned he crawls, with clumsy
stealth.
To snatch the gold from where it lies;
watch him with the silent though:
That all tho world are snatching gold
They cannot for tho moment hold,
While all about, unheard, unsought,
Arc songs Of birds and sunny hours
-Americn
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-12-13

The curator of the Brooklyn institute
told a reporterthat one beautiful butter
fly in the collection of the institute is
valued at $1,000, that sum having re-
Gently been paid for Il duplicate.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-12-13

y recent contract provides for street
lighting i'll Paris on n novel plan. Pow
er is distributed by tlle compressed air
system to a great number of small mo-
tors, each of which supplies currents for
a small number Of lamps,