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The Dickinson press., 1890-10-11
When Royalty Travels In Japan.

There has existed in Japan for many
centuries n curious law to the effect that
whenever the emperor or empress APP
peared in public no other person should
seem to occupy a higher place than this
member of the royal family: therefore
on such occasions the shutters of all up
per stories were drawn, and the upper
parts of the houses through which the
royal party moved were seemingly de-
serted. This law is still in effect. Three
months ago, when tho empress went into
the country for a brief period. an elab-
crate announcement was posted in con-
%spicuous places along the line of her con-
templated route commanding the public
to observe strictly certain requirements
of etiquette, to wit:
When her majesty shall pass along no
n must look at her from the frame
built on houses for the drying of clothes,
Dr. through cracks in doors, or from any
position in the upper part of their houses.
If anybody wishes to see her majesty
he or she must sit down ut the side of
the road by which her majesty will pass.
All children must be taken particular
care of that they do not play in the road.
and so obstruct the passage of her ma
jesty through the streets.
No one must look at her majesty with
out taking off his hat, neckcloth or
turban, or whatever else he may be
wearing OH his head. Moreover, no one
must be smoking while he or she is look
ing at her majesty, nor must any one
carry a stick or cane. Only women
wearing the clothes of foreigners will be
permitted to retain their head covering.
Although it may rain, no person will
be allowed to put up an umbrella while
her majesty may be passing.
Dogs must not DO allowed to wander
on to the road by which her majesty will
pass.
Until the passage of her majesty, the
route by which she will come will he
kept free from all carriages aud jinri-
kashas. The roads which she will take
must be completely free from all traffic.
As her majesty passes, no one must
raise his voice, nor must any sound be
heard, o must tho crowd close in and
follow her carriage, for no noise must be
made. When hermajesty reaches Umeda
station there will be a discharge of fifty
fireworks. Eugene Field in Chicago
News.
The Dickinson press., 1890-10-11
The Andes Sinking.

The startling announcement is made
that the Andes are slowly sinking into
the earth's crust. As proof of this La
Gazette Geographique says that Quito
was 9,598 feet above the level of the sea
in 1745; in 1900 it was only 8 $50; in 1881,
0,567, having sunk twenty-six feet dur
ing the ffty-fve years following 1745, and
but three feet during the thirty-one years
which interviewed between 1900 and 1881.
In 1868 the city's level had been reduced
to $3.50 feet above the level Of the Pa
cifc. To sum up the total, we find that
Ecuador's capital has sunk seventy-six
feet in 1873 years. Antisana's farm, the
highest inhabited spot on the Andes
$4,000 feet higher than Quito, the highest
city on the globe), is said by the same
authority to be21S feet lower than it was
in 1745.
The Dickinson press., 1890-10-11
A @Troublesome Worm.

1t was funny to start with, but twice
as funny when the great mystery was
unraveled. At one Of the Lewiston
school buildings the j%anitor, who is
painstaking and careful, had been ac-
cused of negligence in sweeping the floor.
He denied the charge, and said he swept
the floors regularly and carefully, but
that no matter how well he did it, the
next morning the floor was covered with
dirt'and the result of his sweeping went
for nothing. He couldn't understand it.
Only one solution, ghosts-and had int
believe in ghosts.
Due investigation of his sweeping was
made by the authorities, and they found
that the sweeping was well done. The
next thing was to investigate the floor,
and here they found the solution. On
lifting some of the planks, they found
the under flooring full of borers, the
meanest kind of a worm, one that works
out in the night and drags its dusty self
all over things in general, stirring up the
dirt in the cracks so that the first foot
steps Of the morning will send the dirt
all over the floor. This was the solution
of the mystery and the death of the borer.
Lewiston Journal.
The Dickinson press., 1890-10-11
Boring for Honey,

A successful boring for honey has been
made in north Tennessee. For many
years swarms of bees have been noticed
by boatmen at Fox Bluff, on the Cum
berland river, near Franklin, Ky. The
bluff is ITO feet high, and the rivers
channel runs directly under it. The bees
have been observed about a big fssure
near the center of the bluff, and the
opening could not be reached from above
OF below without great danger of being
stung to death. AS the bees had never
been robbed, it was thought a large
amount of honey was stored in the cliff.
Recently a well borer named Starks Wis
tied the bluff and was at once impressed
with the idea that he could reach the
wonderful honey storehouse with his
drill. After some coaxng he persuaded
a number of farmers to undergo the ex-
pense, and threeinch hole was bored
from the top Of the bluff. At a depth of
eighty-ive feet the drill struck the
honey. According to a dispatch barrels
and tubs by the score were filled and
carried off to neighboring farms, and
the syndicate has sent to Louisville for
more Observation-Disclosures Ledger.
The Dickinson press., 1890-10-11
Good Sense.

1t will preserve us from censorious-
ness; will lead us to distinguish circum-
stances; keep us from looking after Wis
ionary perfection, and make us see things
in their proper light. 1t will lead us to
study dispositions, peculiarities, accom-
modations; to weigh consequences; to
determine what to observe and what to
pass by; when to be immovable and
when to yield. 1t will produce good
manners, keep us from taking freedoms
and handling things roughly; will never
agitate claims of superiority, but teach
us to submit ourselves one to another.
Good sense will lead persons to regard
their w duties rather than to recon-
mend those of others.-New York Led
per.
The Dickinson press., 1890-10-11
1890 OCTOBER 1890
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NIGHT ON PoNTcHARTRAIN.

Night on Poutchartrain-how the brilliant sta.
or evening shines adown tho western sky.
Slowly descending in its golden car,
AS II inclined to llnger; while on high,
Her cup of light half filled. tho moon fioats BY,
Tipping stray clouds with silver. a. through
space
They, wandering, chance to meet her radiant
eye
Night on Pontchartrain-and for such o night
We gladly hail the closing Of the day.
How soft, but yet how brilliant, is the light
OF yon fair stars that flood the heavenly way,
Twinkling and shining still with lambert ray,
Like beauteous eyes oft opened and oft sealed,
Showing meath la9guid lids a bright display.
And the soft sounds that fall upon the ear
Arc well a%ccordant to the lovely scene.
So soft Silence, herself a listener,
Is not disturbed by them; yet so serene
That thelow whisperings Of the winds, 1 wcen.
Can scarce be called a zephyr. while the sound
OF murm'ring ripples cometh still between.
New Orleans Times Democrat
The Dickinson press., 1890-10-11
one by One the Idols Are Falling,

Tho papers have been full of para
graphs about Edward Grubb, "the Bris-
toll Centenarian," who is described as
having died at tho ago of 100. Grubb
was not n centenarian, for, according to
his OWL account, he was living at Kings
land, where he was born, when the
battle of Waterloo was fought, and yet
he went to settle in London "three or
four years before he was 90" 1t is clear,
therefore, that, as only seventy-five years
have passed since Waterloo, Grub can
not have been moro than 80 when he
died.
A still more conclusive proof is af-
forded bythe tombstone over his fathers
grave in the churchyard at Kingsland,
which records that he died in 1903, at
the age of "a; so that if Grubb was a
centenarian he was born when his father
was 16 years old, and if he was 100 he
must have been born when his father
was 2 years oldl 1t would be just as
well if the papers, instead Of eagerly
swallowing every fapdash story that is
brought to them, were to take the saga
cious advice which PrsAident Routh gave
to Dean Burgon: always verify your
references London Truth.
The Dickinson press., 1890-10-11
Three Presidents Sons.

BY rather singular coincidence, as
the son of President Garfield departed
from a banking institution the son of
another president entered 1t. Neither of
the young men knew the other by sight,
and neither of them was aware that
they were enough to exchange
greetings had they been acquainted.
The other son of a president was U. S.
Grant, who is leading a very quiet and
retired life in this city. He is almost
dimdent and shy in his dealings with
men, but he grows very greatly to re-
semble his father. Another ex-presi-
dents son lives In New York, although
he spends much of his time in Europe.
This is young Alan Arthur, whose tastes
are social and whose requirements are
those Of a refined and cultured man Of
the world, rather than in the direction
of political tastes such az distinguished
his father.-New York Cor. Philadel-
phia Press.
The Dickinson press., 1890-10-11

Forepaugh's elephant, Columbia, 20
years old and over twelve feet tn, is re-
ported from Albany, N. Y, to be dying.
He was injured about a month ago ut
YOUNGSTOWN by falling out of a train and
having a freight train run into him.
A Safe Investment
Is one which is guaranteed to bring
you satisfactory results, or in case Of
tai1 70. = return Of purchase price. On
vertised Druggist a bottle of DR.. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption. Il is
guaranteed to bring relief in every case.
when used for any affection of Throat.
Lungs or Chest, such RS Consumption,
Inflammation Of Lungs, Bronchitis,
AS astnma' Whooping Cough, Group, ETC.,
taste, perfectly safe, and can always be
depended upon. Trial bottles free at j,
J. FEeeman's drug store.
The Dickinson press., 1890-10-11
Gilt Mo Too.,s

A certain genial old Bostonian, who
is a gentleman Of leisure, likes nothing
better than to watch the sports of chill
dren and contrive pleasant surprises for
them.
At n time, while lettering near the
border of the pond in the public garden,
which is not far from his residence, Mr..
B observed several small boys on
the curbstone, in STOPPING pastures,
padding the water with their hands.
The temptation to tapthe back of one of
these bending urchins was great, and
Mr.. B did tap one briskly. The boy
Strengthened up like a flash, looked
around, and called out:
"What did you strike mo for, sir?"
$50 that you might rise and take this
piece of money, my lad," said the old
man, handing him a dime.
The boy, entirely appeased, grinned
broadly. And instantly all the other
boys flocked up to Nj. B. each one
shouting at the top of his voice:
"Say, mister, hitme, will yer, mister"
Boston Transcript.
The Dickinson press., 1890-10-11
Pretty Little Capri Girls.

One Of the prettiest sights l know is to
meet a band of Capri girls, aged from 10
to l6. returning from their days toll.
Here they come with their skirts tucked
up on n side, the red kerchief careless
ly tied at the back of their shapely heads,
from under which the dark, wavy hair
escapes: cheeks flushed after. hard work,
eyes shining, tongues chattering. As
they pass they look you straight in the
face. smile merrily and wishyou "Buona
sera." with audible comments on YOUR
personal appearance. But they are not
difficult to please. and as long as you
have an agreeable expression the general
verdict will be that you are una bella
slgnora. "-Cornhil Magazine.
The Dickinson press., 1890-10-11
Consumption Among monkovs.

The monkeys in our menageries usual
ly die Of consumption. Recent investi-
cations which connect pulmonary tuber-
cles with bacilli, and indicate that
the germs Of these pestiferous creatures
may be communicated by the breath,
render it a matter of small surprise that
the poor creatures, confined together in
the detestable atmosphere of such places
as the monkey house Of the Geological
gardens, should become thus infected
and speedily die. It is a curious fact
that the keepers of Gagged animals in
menageries are usually victims of pull
monary consumption.-New York Tele-
gram.
The Dickinson press., 1890-10-11
Fllial Affection Among hebrews.

There is nothing in the world of pleas
ure and recreation to compare with the
beautiful devotion that is paid the old
Hebrew people by their children and
grandchildren at the various summer
resorts. A rude remark is never made
in their hearing, nor a disrespectful word
uttered to aged mother or father. The
gentle yielding Of easy chairs, the offer
ing OF choice things to eat and drink,
the last consideration of self where there
is a drive Or sail for a limited number,
and the graceful anticipation of creature
comforts are attributes of the children
to which the filial respect of the Christian
is not approachable.-New York World.
The Dickinson press., 1890-10-11
A Maine Man. rrnnk.

was talking with one Of the old set
tiers the other day, and he said:
"Don't know Hen Jones, do you?
Wall, when you see him you'll know
him; he's got the darndest nose on him
that you ever seed on a live being.
T'other day l see Hen coming down hill in
to the village, and he was driving a horse
with one hand and maxim queer motions
with t'other. When he got up to me l
seed what he was dom. He was pickin'
up pebbles from a pile in his wagin and
was stonin' mosquitoes Off the end of his
nose. "-Lewiston Journal
The Dickinson press., 1890-10-11
Photograplling a Bird in Its Nest.

- IA IA Avo ~NC9Gs
Mr.. John Watson, at a meeting of the
Kendall Natural History society, de-
scribed the manner in which he had been
able to procure a photograph of a wood
cock sitting on its nest. He was walk
ing in the neighborhood of Arnside, a
village on the shore of Morecambe bay,
and observed n of the birds on its
nest, which was placed in an open situa-
ton. He watched it for some minutes,
and wished that he had sone means Of
transferring the picture to paper. He
shortly afterward fell in with a friend
who fortunately had with him his cam
era. In the course Of an hour and a
half, during which the bird sat as if un-
conscious Of their presence, they secured
four negatives. A picture of the nest
and eggs, after the bird had been driven
off, was also obtained.-New York Tele-
gram,
The Dickinson press., 1890-10-11
PROPOSALS FOR FURNISHING
Ignite GOAL.

Sealed proposals will be received at the Office
Oh inc warden OF the North Dakota Pcniten.
her, 6s1s a.. a; D ,,l 1880, a. i've o'clock p. M, at which
ence Of the bidders for the furnishing Of Five
Hundred Tons OF Ignite Coal to le delivered u,
the North Dakota Penltcntiary as follows. viz:
Ono hundred tons November first to tenth, 1850;
n hundred tons December fret to tenth. 1870:
One hundred tons January first to tenth. 1881;
One hundred tons February first to tenth, 1881:
One hundred tons March first to tenth, 1891:
Ratlroad company's weights to be taken and
expense bills to accompany delivery.
Inc above amounts to be increased or dimin.
isned as the necessities Of the Prison may rcuuirc
1.-THE discretion of the Warden.
Each bid must be accompanied with a certified
cheque for One hundred dollars payable TO The
order Of Dan. Williams, Warden, 10 be returned
% ne bidder II proposal is not accepted or il the
bidder enter into contract and gives security Nv
oo nd. az s;I Issaaired by the Board Of Trustees.
ENVELOPES containing proposals. should he
marked Proposals. for Ignite Coal" md nd.
North Dakota. - ~ D'e'A"''
By order of the Board of Trustees.
DAN. WILLIAMS,
sept s"A-t Warden.
The Dickinson press., 1890-10-11
An Untimely Discourse.

A man 60 years old was married re-
Gently in q small German town to a
woman ten years hissenior. The "youth-
full" bride insisted upon having a great
wedding, with the addition of a "spe-
cial" marriage sermon from the lips Of
her beloved pastor. The groom, after
useless protestations, assented to the
wishes Of his future better half. His
feelings, however, can be imagined more
easily than described when the beloved
pastor began his sermon with the text,
"Father, forgive them, for they know
not what they do."-New York Tribune.
The Dickinson press., 1890-10-11

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SHAKEN OUT OF GEAR,

By malarial disease, the human machinery
cannot half perform its office. Digestion, Sc
cretion. evacuation are disordered, the blood be-
comes watery, the nerves feeble, the countenance
CHASTITY, sleep disturbed and appetite capricious.
Terrible is this disease, fell its consequences.
There lie, however, a known antidote for this
miasnlatic poison, and q certain safeguard against
it. In malarious regions of our South and West,
In South America, Guatemala and on the Isthmus
Of Panama as we'll as in TRANSMITTING countries
where the scourge exists, this inimitablc preveu-
tive and remedy, Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. has,
during the last thirty-iye years. been constantly
widening the area Of its usefulness, and DEM
onstrating its sovereign value. Liver complaint,
dyspepsia, constipation, kidney trouble, rhen-
matism and debility are all remedied by 1t.
The Dickinson press., 1890-10-11

Wise Parent-Charlotte, Mr.. Leight-
wyt left hurriedly last evening. What
is wrong2
9iddy Daughter-Got his congo, papa.
He's only a plumber, and it was a dread
fully mild winter, you know.
w. P.-Good heavens! Rash girl, you
must win him back. He has just en-
gagged in the ice business.-Pittsburg
Bulletin,
The Dickinson press., 1890-10-11
How City watsr May De Wasted.

HOW City Water May Be Wasted.
In a recent water works report a table
is published giving in gallons and hun
dredths of a gallon the discharge of water
per minute through various sizes of orr
fees at different heads. Rough calcula-
lions are also made showing the i'm
mense quantities of water which escape
in the small streams sometimes allowed
to run from faucets in cold weather to
prevent freezing. It is also shown that
a stream the size Of a pin running one
year with head of $50, will flow lis, e32
gallons, at a loss, counting at the rate Of
ten cents per 1000 gallons, of $11.57.-
New York Commercial Advertiser.
The Dickinson press., 1890-10-11
merit Wlnj

We desire to say to our citizens thu
for years we have been selling DR.. KINGS
New Discovery for Consumption. Dr.
Kings New Life Pills, Bucklen's Arnic.
Saive and Electric Bitters, and nave
neter handled remedies that sell as veli,
or that have given as universal satisfac.
tion.IWe do not hesitate to guarantees
them every time, and we stand ready to
refpndsthe purchase price, II satisfactory
results do not follow their use. These
remedies have won their great popular
ity purely on their merits. ~. Free
man, Druggist.
The Dickinson press., 1890-10-11
A Yachting Costume,

Rich uncle (affectionately)-My dear,
as you are so fond of going out yachting
with the young men, I have bought you
a yachting costume, which I had made
to order.
Pretty Niece (ecstatically)-Oh, you
dear, sweet old uncle! What lovely ma
teriali But what is all this stufing
around the shoulders?
Uncle (sententiously)-C Cork Good
News.
The Dickinson press., 1890-10-11
Genuine Generosity.

First Beggar-Why didn't you tackle
that lady? She might have given you
something.
Second Beggar-1 let her go because
understand my business better than
you do. never ask a woman for any,
thing when she is alone; but when two
women are together you can get money
from both, because each ono is afraid
the other will think her stingy if she re-
fuses. This profession has to be studied
like any other if you expect to make it
a success.-London Tit-Bits.
The Dickinson press., 1890-10-11
Saving the Government Money.

Saving the Government Money.
you want a pension, and yet you say
you were not even enlisted. On what
do you base your claim?"
"Just this: II / had gone to the front
I might have been totally disabled, and
60 been in a position to claim 500 a
month As it is l ask for only S25.
Money in the governments pocket, don't
you see ."-Harper's Bazaar.
The Dickinson press., 1890-10-11
An Impossibilitx.

Mrs. Brown-You shouldn't wear your
hat on one side.
Little Johnnie-well, how could l
wear it on both sides? Epoch.
The Dickinson press., 1890-10-11
She Seemed to Mean It.

A young lady went to tho Museum of
Fine Arts the other day for the first
time, and in walking through the
Grecian room she uttered this cry of the
heart: ooh, how I envy these statues
their life"-Boston Transcript.
The Dickinson press., 1890-10-11
NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT
STATE OF Nosrn DAKorA,,
COUNTY OF STARR,

IN ThE NATTER OF ruE ASSIGNMENT OF
ELMER F. TURNER.
Notice is hereby given that Elmer F. T,rp.,
OF Dickinson, in said county and State. has nv :,
deed IN writing, dated September u, A. D.. ISSo1l
made q general Assignment to the undersigned
ss .e,g OF al his property, not exempt BY law
OF all his creditors, without preferences. All
Claims agains. said Elmer +. Turner should be
PsoPPGfiy verified and presented to the assignee
OF nis attorney. for allowance, without dtIay
Dated September e, 1890, "eiay'
JosErn T. Scorr,
I..s,,r ~ Assignee.
Attorney for Assignee.
Dickinson, n. Dak. Sent. Hc-t
The Dickinson press., 1890-10-11
A Tender Hearted Girl.

II 1eHUeF 0e8fCeU GIT.
Old Million-My dear Miss Young
thing, if you'd only marry me l could
die happy.
Miss Youngthing-Why, Mr.. Million,
it you were dying I'd marry you in a
minute.-New York Weekly.
The Dickinson press., 1890-10-11

Searen, a Partisan, who made millions
out Of the Panama canal, has gone to
Egypt in the interest of the project to
convert the desert of Sahara into an in
land sea, and if the public isn't alert he
may make millions out of this scheme
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