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The Dickinson press., 1891-04-11
Swift riiian Sailing Craft.

We saw to windward n native boat
bearing down upon us under full stress
Of sail. n Fijian boat is made of a hol-
lowed cocoanut log, sharpened at both
ends. About ten feet on one side of it
is placed a long and slender log of lighter
wood, both parts of the craft being at
once connected by and supporting a
raised platform of bamboo. Such a
boat floats on tho water like a cork, and
offers no more resistance than Il racing
shell. A mast set in the center of tho
platform supports a triangular sail of
mating, with the base Of the figure up
most. A very top heavy effect is thus
produced, but nothing can o%verturn the
light vessel owing to the breadth of its
base, and it flies through the water like
the wind.
Tho catalnaran that pursued lis easily
kept up with the launch, although we
drove it at full speed to keep ahead, and
with the huge, misshapen mat sail flap
ping and rolling like a great bats wing
as the boat thrashed through the pillows,
and sent showers of spray over the glis-
tening bodies of the dozen natives who
stood or squatted upon the deck, the pict.
ure was something fascinatingly strange
and barbaric and never to be forgotten.
When the boat was near us our launch
ran under a jutting point, where thickly
clustered palms cut off the wind, and the
catamaran becoming becalmed got out
oars and turned i'll for the shore.-Cor.
Boston Journal.
The Dickinson press., 1891-04-11
August
Flower"

The Hon. ]. w. Fennimore is the
Sheriff of Kent Co., Del, and lives
at Dover, the County Seat and Cap
ital of the State. The sheriff is a
gentleman f%ifty-nine years of age,
and this is what he says: IT have
used your August Flower for sew
"eral years in my family and for my
"own use, and found it does me
more good than any other remedy.
II have been troubled with what 1
call Sick Headache. A pain comes
in the back part of my head first,
and then soon a general headache
until I become sick and vomit.
At times, too, l have a fullness
after eating, a pressure after eating
at the pit of the stomach, and
"sourness, when food seemed to rise
up in my throat and mouth. When
~ feel this coming OH if l take a
little August Flower it relieves
me, and is the best remedy l have
ever taken for it. For this reason
II take it and recommend it to
Others as a great remedy for Dys-
"pepsla, &c" o
G. G. GREEN, Sole Manufacturer,
Woodbury., New Jersey, U. 8. A.
The Dickinson press., 1891-04-11
Strangely EorSetful.

A poor memory for names and faces is
q serious disadvantage to a clergyman.
Dir. John Hall was leaving his house in
Fifth avenue not long ago, when he saw
q young man looking at the numbers on
the doors. From something in his dress
and manner DR.. Hall concluded that he
must be a recent immigrant from the
Emerald Isle, and therefore a fellow
countrymau.
The stranger was evidently at a loss.
and DR.. Hall asked him if he could DO of
any assistance.
ct am looking for DIR. John Hail."
said the young man.
81 am he" modestly replied the clcr-
gy1nan.
"Are you Dr.. Hall?'
II am"
Odd you come from Ireland?:'
81 had the good fortune to be born
there"
The stranger looked ut him for a mo-
ment. "Don't you know me, DIR. Hall?'
said he.
81 regret to say that l cannot place
you ut this moment, though l may have
seen you before"
"Well, l think you have. Why, you
baptized me twenty-five years ago in the
old country, and yet you have forgotten
me entirely!
''It was not Il time for levity," said
DR.. Hall afterward, i'll relating the Incl
dent; otherwise l might have reminded
the young man how strange it was that
he should have forgotten the face of one
who had sustained such an important
relation to him in his infancy."-New
York Tribune.
The Dickinson press., 1891-04-11

The eye is used only for seeing, and
the ear for hearing, but the nose is one
of tho organs that serve a double pur-
pose. 1t is not only the seat of the
sense of smell, but was intended to be
the principal organ through which man
should breathe. Its circuitous passages,
arr and moist, protect the lungs by
taking the chill from the inspired air
and arresting irritating dust.
The whole nose is not concerned i'll
tho act of smelling. The olfactory
nerves, which alone take cognizance of
odors, are situated in tho upper third of
the nasal chambers, out of the line of
ordinary inhalation. For this cas- we
do not usually notice odors unless they
are somewhat strong; but when we sniff
draw the air into the upper part of
the nostrils and hold it there for a few
moments-we become aware of thefaint-
est sceat.-Youth's Companion.
The Dickinson press., 1891-04-11
Nearly Everybody Is supersti.ious


"The amount of mental suffering igno-
rant people undergo from the fear of i'll
omens being fulfilled is inconceivable to
persons of well balanced minds" said a
well known physician.
This doctor spent two years at one Of
the charity hospitals on Wards Island,
and while there had an excellent oppor-
tunity for observing many peculiarities
and various phases of humanity among
the outcasb of a great city. Continu-
ing after a short reverie the doctor said:
COZ course superstitions have existed
and VII exist as long as there remains a
oefief in the mysteries of future life. 1t
is seldom admitted by persons of intelli-
gence that they are, to a greater or less
degree, at all subject to the uneasy feel
ing an uncanny event will produce. But
it is really an exceptional thing to find a
person who has no superstitions what
v 9 Generally the presentiments are
80 unimportant that they are but sell
dom alluded to by the one experiencing
them. and are o forgotten. But that
they do exist in nearly every mind is
undoubtedly true."-Chicago News.
The Dickinson press., 1891-04-11
frances

The president of France is chosen by a
majority vote of both branches of par
lament sitting together as q joint as
sembly, and his term is seven years.
Usually, however, he is compelled to
step down from Office by pressure from
parliament before his term ends. The
constitution gives him the authority to
select a ministry, which must comprise
members Of parliament; to conclude
treaties with foreign nations, to appoint
to the chief military and civil posts, to
pardon offenders. and in concurrence
with the senate to dissolve the chamber
of deputies and bring about q new cleo
ton. These are the chief powers of the
president. The present executive-Car-
not-was elected on Dec. 8, 1897.-St.
LouiS Globe-Democrat.
The Dickinson press., 1891-04-11
Tho Inn in Literature.

The social Importance of the inn in
days of old is proved by the conspicuous
position it holds in our fiction and poetry.
The Canterbury Tales" of Chaucer
start from an inn, along with the motley
company of pilgrims bound for st.
Thomas shrine, to whom the genius of
the poet has given an immortal life. Its
site and name, the 'sTalbot," or eta
bard" still preserve the memory of the
famous inn thus associated with our first
great English poem. 1t was not, how
ever, until the reign of Elizabeth that
the tavern attained to apermanent place
in literature, rejecting the important
place it held in the daily life of the
people.-All the Year Round.
The Dickinson press., 1891-04-11
Correcting the Teacher.

In n Of the Springfield grammar
schools the teacher was explaining an
example in arithmetic on the blackboard,
and had finished it with the exception of
the last two figures of the answer, which
was in dollars and cents, when she wa
called out of the room. On returning
one Of the pupils raised her hand and
said, "There are some GEMS to the all
swer in the book, but there isn't any on
the board" "Why, Nellie, what do you
mean by speaking to me like that?" the
teacher exclaimed in anger. After the
school had been in a roa of laughter for
fully a minute it dawned on the teach
ers mind that it was scents" instead of
Sense" that the girl was talking about.
Springfield Homestead.
The Dickinson press., 1891-04-11
Specimen Cases.


S. Fl. Clifford, New Cassel, Wis, was
Foubled with Neuralgia and Rheuma-
tlsm, his stomach was %disordered, his
gree, appetite fell away, and he was tor
ribly reduced in flesh and strength.
Three bottles of Electric Bitters cured
him.
Edward Shepherd, Harrisburg, ILL.,,
had a running sore on his leg Of eight
years. standing. Used three bottles of
Electric Bitters and seven boxes of
.,8ucklen's Arnica Salve, and his leg is
soIund and well. John Speaker, Ca
&swba, O., had Five large fever sores on
his leg, doctors said he was incurable.
One bottle Electric Bitters and one box
Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured him en-
tirely. Sold by j. J. Freeman's Drug
The Dickinson press., 1891-04-11
Consnmption Cured.

An old physician, retired from pzac-
tice, having had placed in his hands by
an East India missionary the formula Of
a simple vegetable remedy for the speedy
and permanent cur of Consumption,
Bronchitis, Catarrh, Asthma and all
Throat and Lung Affections, also a posi-
tive and radical cure for Nervous De.
bility and all Nervous Complaints, after
having tested its wonderful curative
powers in thousands of cases, has felt it
his duty to make it known to his suffer-
ing fellows. Actuated by this motive
will send free of charge, to all who
desire it, this recipe, in German, French
or English, with full directions for pre-
pairing and using. Sent by mail by ad-
dressing with stamp, naming this paper.
w. A. MOVES, go Powers Block, Roch-
ester n. Y.
The Dickinson press., 1891-04-11
Held Nv ~lItinuett.-

When Dom Pedro, then emperor Of
Brazil, was entertained at the White
House he had been told by a confused
senator that it would be expected that
he, the emperor, should be the last of
the guests to depart.
The presidents wife, however, inform
ed her other guests that they would be
expected to follow, not precede, the
royal party in leaving the house.
The result was that no one dared to go
for fear of a breach of etiquette. But at
8 O'Clock in tho morning a tired woman
pretended illness and the deadlock was
broken.
Great is etiquette, but common sense
is sometime allowable. - Washington
Anthropologist.
The Dickinson press., 1891-04-11
PROTECT YOUR HEAlTr,

Cold and moisture combined have q torPsSis-
ing effect upon the bodily organs, and the diges.
tardily performed in winter than in the iall.
The same is true, also, of the e~xcretory functions:
The bowels are often sluggish, and. the pores of
the skin throw off but little waste matter AT this
season. The system, therefore, requires opening
up a little, and also purifying and regulating,
and the safest. surcSt and most thorough tonic
ana Alternative that can be used for these purposes
is Hostetter's Stomach Bilters. Persons who
wish 10 escape the rheumatic twinges, the dys-
peptic asopies, the painful disturbances of the
lions, so common at this time of the year, will
do well to reinforce their systems with this re.
nowncd vegetable stomachic and inyigorant. II
improves the appetite, strengthens the stomach,
physique.
The Dickinson press., 1891-04-11
Sealed Proposals.

Sealed Proposals will be received by the Stew.
ara at his Office, North Dakota Hospital for
Insane, jamestown, n. D., until two O'Clock, n,
m'' May LIST. 1891, for furnishing DAKOTA Coal
for the Hospital for the year commencing Jnnc
1st., 1901.
The coal TO be the best quality of deep mined
coal, to be free from dust, clay or other foreign
substance, to be delivered at the Hospital boiler
house i'll such quantities monthly as the Steward
may direct. Coal 10 be weighed on the uosnitn,
scales.
The Hoard of Trustees reserve the right to
reject any or all bids. lropospals to be marked.
Proposals for Furnishing Coal"
OGDEN LOWELL,
apr 1oit Steward.
WILL YOU SUFFER with Dvs
pcpsm and Liver Complaint! Shi.
Ions NllaliZer is guaranteed to cure
you. Merry y Mcdonald.
SLEEPLESS NIGHTS. mrle mis-
cradle by that terrible couch. S!,i
lohs Cure is the remedy for you.
Merry Il Mcdonald.
The Dickinson press., 1891-04-11
SPANISH DISHES.
How to Use OIL in Cooking Without Its
Disagrceable Effects.

How to Use OIL in Cooking Without Its
Disagrceable Effects.
Though, as u rule, Spaniards Of the
better class are not early risers, they be-
gin the day with the desayuno, as they
call the meal. This usually consists of a
large cup Of milk and coffee, or a small
cup of thick chocolate, with a kind of
cake called ensaimada. The chocolate
is made with milk, with water, ex-
cept in the poorest families. Between ]
and 2p. m. old fashioned Spanish folks
have their dinner. The table is very
simply laid with a clean cloth and sew
eral plates Of sweets and fruits; flowers
seldom appear; ~saltcellar, pepperbox and
mustardpot never. A spoon, fork and
knife Jumped together, a tumbler for
water and a small wineglass are set at
each place.
A Spaniard never commits the heresy
of mixing wine and water; he says it is
spelling two good things. A goodly
sized loaf of bread TANKS each plate.
The soup tureen is first handed round,
and, although it's contents are a trifle
greasy, nothing can be more nourishing.
1t is compounded Of all the good things
that go to make up tho classical cocido
or puchero. The substantial portion
with which the soup is made is placed
in three separate dishes and served up
Immediately afterward. On one dish
figure large, thick slices of boiled beef
and pieces of fowl with slices of bacon;
Oh another appear the garbanzos, or
chick peas, and on the third are the veg
etables with slices of chorizo, or sausage.
The cocido is usually eaten as it is,
though in some houses tomato sauce is
added. The puchcro, or cocido, takes
its name from the pewter pot in which
it is slowly boiled. In every we'll regu-
lated home throughout Spain the cocido
is made ono a day, and a right good
thing it is, as at any hour you may
chance to need a cup of broth you can
be supplied with it. The next dish is
the frito. Frito means a fry, andthe dish
usually consists of fried brains, fried
s~weetbread, c%roquettes Of fowl, etc.
In no country are things fried better
than in Spain, because good olive oil is
used to fry them in, and oil makes those
delicacies more crispy. That Spanish
oil may be turned to good account for
anything in cooking will no doubt cause
unbounded surprise. There is no deny
ing the fact, however. Food ill prepared
with oil is nc doubt a trying case in so
far as The palate and nostrils are con-
cerned, but a good Spanish cook knows
we'll how to disguise the taste of The oil
in many ways.
The simplest and perhaps the best ad-
vice is to let the oil come to a boiling
point and to throw in a piece of bread,
which is taken out as soon as it becomes
brown and thrown away. This takes off
any bad taste the oil may have. The
pan is then carried to an open window
and the steam blown away, a process
which as efectually clears it of any un-
savory smell.-Boston Transcript.
The Dickinson press., 1891-04-11
A Very Old Hat.

Mr.. George Allen, the Auburn second
hand dealer, has a hat in his possession
which he estimates must be over one
hundred and fifty years old. "The hat
my father wore," ''grandfather's hat
and "where did you get that hat?:' aren't
a circumstance compared with this an
Gent tile. 1t is a beaver, with genuine
bell top, and was made in New York
city. A bit of silk facing is on the top
part of the rim. This was to allow the
raising of the hat without ruf1ing the
fur.-Auburn Mass.) Gazette.
The Dickinson press., 1891-04-11
For Over Fifty YMr,

Mrs. WiNsLow'L SOOTHING SYRUP for
children teething, is the prescription Of
one of the best female nurses and nhv.
sicians in the United States, and has
been usedf for over fftyyears with never.
failing success by millions of mothers
for their children. During the process
of teething its value is i%ncalculable. It
relieves the child from pain, cures
d9ysentery and diarrhea, gripping in the
bowels, and wind-colic. By giving
health to the child it rests the mother.
Price CSC. a bottle.
The Dickinson press., 1891-04-11
Prononounced Hopeless, Yet Saved.

From a letter written by Mrs. Ada E.
Hurd, of Groton, S. D., We quote: "Was
taken with a bad cold, which settled on
my lungs, cough set in and finally ters
minated in consumption. Four doctors
gave r2e up saying I could not live but
g SNORT. time. l gave myself up to my
eaviour, ssctermined if I could not stay
with my Ir1e.ds on earth, I would meet
my absent on.s above. My husband
was advised to get z1r. Kings New Dis
covery for CONSUMPTION. Coughs and
Colds. I gave it q trial. took in ali
eight bottles; it has cnred me and.
thank God, I am now 1 we'll and hearty
woman" Trial bottlss free at ]. j.
Freeman's drug stors, regular size 80
cents and 81.
The Dickinson press., 1891-04-11
They Prefer old Styles,

One American manufacturer ships
1000 lumber wagons to South America
every year, and yet the natives come
into cities like Buenos Ayres with carts
of the same style and make as were used
1000 years ago. 1t takes one yoke of
oxen to draw even an empty cart. but
the people don't care to experiment.
Detroit Free Press.
The Dickinson press., 1891-04-11
Great Britain,s Unclaimed Hoards.

If all the boxes lying unclaimed for
ten years or longer in the cellars of the
Banks of England and Ireland, at Coutts'
Drummonds', Child's and other well
known bankers, were unearthed and
their contents examined, wonderful treas
ures in the shape of plate, jewelry and
other valuables might be handed over to
the representatives of the original de-
positors. Many missing title deeds, wills
and other valuable documents might
also be restored to their rightful owners.
Chambers .Jonrnal
The Dickinson press., 1891-04-11
Crawling Out.

Wife Gin a new costume)-What do
you think of this?
Husband Gin disgusttWhat a gown!
Wife (angrily)-You brute! This is
the very latest style-the Vatican gown.
Husband (scaredeThat-that's what
l said, m dear. Vatican gown.-Ney
York Weekly. n
The Dickinson press., 1891-04-11
waterproof COMPETITIONS

A liquid waterproof composition has
been placed on the market for coating
articles such as leather, strapping, ma
chinery, polished steel, brass and copper,
which, it is claimed, will resist damp,
heat, cold and acids. The composition
is colorless, and does not rub or peel off,
being only removable by the application
OF parafin OF turpentine.-New York
Commercial Advertiser.
The Dickinson press., 1891-04-11
MANY Small Amounts.

1t is worth noting, as an exempli6ca-
ton of the value Of small things, that it
is not customary to pay fractions of a
penny on dividends on government
stocks, and that some few years since
these accumulated fractions amounted
to e143,o0O! This nice little nest egg
Ases handed overto the chancellor of the
eACheoner.-Chambers Journal.
The Dickinson press., 1891-04-11

The sman bronze bells found in the
ancient palace of Nimrod contained
ninety parts of Copper and but ten of
tin. In our day tho proportions are.
say, eighty parts Of coppevto twenty Of
The Dickinson press., 1891-04-11

It was not until about fifty years g
that cut ice became a commodity ad-
uniting of purchase by persons of mod
crate means. In New York city alone.
at the present day, the yearly consun1p-
tloL of ice amounts to about 1000. 600
The Dickinson press., 1891-04-11
STATE OF NoRTu DAKOTA
OFFICE OF COMMISSIONED OF INSURANCE

SrFlSE We COMMISSIONER OF INSURANCE
coNrANl's CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY
Whereas, the London and Lancashire Fire
insurance, Company, a corporation organized
under the laws of Great Britain, has filed in this
Office u sYorn statement exhibiting it's condition
and business for the yepr' ending December 81.
1890, conformable to the requirements Of The
laws Of this State regulating the business of
insurance; and,
Whereas, the said company has filed in this
once u duly certified copy of its charter, with
the requirements of the insurance laws aforesaid;
Now Therefore,, L. L. CAREY, Commissioner
of Insurance of the State of North Dakota. prlrsn-
ant TO the provisions of said laws, do hereby
GETTY that the above named company is fully
empowered. through its authorized agents. to
transact its appropriate business of Fire inssur,
ance, in this State, according to the laws thereof,
until the 31st day of December A. ID. 1891.
In testimony whereof, 1 have herelnto set NV
hand and seal at Bismarck this Attn day O,
February a. D. 1891 !.
A. L. CAREY.
lSeal! commissioner of Insurance.
BY l.. F. coMERFoRD, Chief Clerk.
The Dickinson press., 1891-04-11
Satisfactory,

Sharpson-Phlatz, what makes your
nose so red? -.
Phlatz-It glows with pride because it
never pokes itself into other peoples
business.-Chicago Tribune.
The Dickinson press., 1891-04-11
He Wa. Tired of Gold Mutton.

He Was Tired of Cold Mutton.
Whe-Thomas, l believe there are
burglars down stairs.
Husband (growlinglybI hope there
are. P'r'aps they'll eat that COMPOUNDED
coh muttmi-London Tit.Rits
The Dickinson press., 1891-04-11
VII EXPENSES DURING TIE
YEAR 1890.

Whole amount of losses paid dur
ing the year 1890 and cndow-
mcnls ....".........."......... 5 s,sl7,9l
Amount of losses paid upon risks
Observation-Disclosures. 10000 90
qucnt to proceeains statement 1o,op co
Amount of dividends paid during
the year 1880, also surrendered
policies and annnitants...:..... 4,43s,!E
Amount of commissions and fees
paid 10 officers and agents dur
ing the year 1890 also expenses
of III anagers .................. 3,225l,4C
Amount of taxes paid during the
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 2s5,2as
Whole amount paid for salaries
of officers and agents during
the year 1S9O......:.............. 5nS,S5
Whole amount of all other expcn-
diturcs during the year 1885,. 3,2sS,9O
Total Expenditures 20,594,t6
The Dickinson press., 1891-04-11
VIII RISKS

Gross amount OF llsk.,
taken during the
year 1890. ........ S2l3, 500, 1000
Gross amount of risks
taken in the State of
North Dskn,a daring
the year s9o....,.. $3s6,9l4 90
Whole amount of risks outstand-
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. S 72O,6G2, 413 Q
Whole amount of losses incurred
during the year 1890, including
those claimed and not yet due. 10000 Q
Whole amount of losses incurred
during the year 1880. including
those claimed and not yet due,
in the State of North Dakota. 10000 Q
Number of agents in the State of
NOrtl, Dakota, IL,
The Dickinson press., 1891-04-11

Gross amount of risks taken dur
ing the year 1890,
Gross amount of risks taken in the
State of North Dakota during
the year 1890
Whole amount of risks outstand-
ing.
Whole amount of losses incurred
during the year 1890, including
those claimed and not yet due.
Whole amount of losses incurred
during The year 1899, including
those claimcd but not vet due,
i'll the State of North Dakotu....
Number of agents in the State of
North Dakota 81.
The Dickinson press., 1891-04-11

OFFICE OF COMMISSIONER OF Insurance
coMPANY's CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY
Whereas, the Equitable Life a ssurance Society
of U. s., Il corporation organized under the laws
of New York. has filed in this office a sworn
statement exhibiting its condition and business
for the year ending December 81, 1890, conform
able to the rcquirmcnts of the laws of this State
regulating the 'business of insurance.; and,
Whereas, The said company has filed in this
Office u duly certified copy of its charter, with
certificate of organization. in compliance with
the req4irments Of the insurance Laws aforesaid;
of i Insurance Of the state of North D okotass'T purr
suant to the provisions of said laws, do hereby
certify that the above named company is fully
empowered, through its authorized agents, to
transact its appropriate business of Life lnsur.
ance, in this State, according to the laws thereof,
In testimony whereof, l have hcreunto get my
hand and seal at Bismarck, this 5th dry Of March,
A. ID. 1891.
a. L.. CAREY.
tScall Commissioner of Insurance.
by L. Z. COMERFORD, Chief Clerk.