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The Dickinson press., 1891-07-11
What Is an Accident?

In suit recently brought in Kansas
City to recover the amount of accident
insurance on the policy of Willoughby
Dozier, who died of sunstroke year
ago, the United States circuit court sus-
tained the demurrer of the defendant on
the ground that sunstroke is not an
accident, but brain disease arising
from natural and known causes.
This decision causes one to inquire as
to the real meaning of the word acci-
dent.
Webster defines an accident as an
event that takes place without ones
foresight or expectation; an event that
proceeds from an unknown cause, or is
an unusual effect of a known cause, and,
therefore, not expected.
Men often get intoxicated without ever
expecting so to be, and the intolcation
is All unusual effect of a known cause.
Therefore intoxication is an accident.
And no matter how hot the sun no man
expects to be sunstruck. So, according
to Webster, we might speak of q sun
stroke as an accident, it taking place
without expectation.
Yet the decision of the court in this
case is at variance with Webster. To
follow this decision the many railroad
casualties we have had lately would not
be considered accidents, as subsequent
investigations invariably bring to light
that they were caused by neglect or
carelessness or defect in construction.
While sunstroke arises from known
and natural causes, there are many dis
eases with the cause of which we are
not at all familiar. These, to follow the
decision of tho court, would be accidents,
but would cease to be SO when the cause
was discovered.-New York Herald.
The Dickinson press., 1891-07-11

Tom Fletcher had the good fortune to
be born in County Kildare, Ireland, and
to emigrate to New York at ten years Of
age. At twenty-five he had attained a
six foot physique, big black beard and
a clerkship in uptown postofice sta
ton O."
Looking through the little brass bars
Of the general delivery one day he saw
approaching Mr.. Barney McGufin, a
fine old Oirish gentleman he had known
in boyhood. The old man was un-
changed, but the boy had outgrown Mr.
McGuffin's remembrance.
81 dunno, is it too late fur T. stamer
tn day?' said the old man as he poked a
letter through the bars for ''The Widow
O'Brien, Curragh of Kildare, Kildare
county, Ireland.
can is this to de Wilde O'Brien that
lives on d. Ballywink roady' said Tom
in his best brogue.
can how the divil did you know she
lived on d Ballywink roadg'
"Phat would Oh be dom in de post
orfus af Oi didn't know the Wilde
O'Brien lived on d. Ballywink road?
Git away from d. winddy now; you've
had y'r toime."
And the old man was frequently seen
to stop on the sidewalk and gaze with
awe and wonder at the man "what
knowed Everybody in Oireland. Dry
Goods Chronicle.
The Dickinson press., 1891-07-11


The Oldest horse on record is owned by
Major Robert Haas. of Louisville, KY,
who possesses papers proving its age to
be something over AZ years. Ivanhoe,
as he is called, is a large bay, with a
white spot on his forehead, and, up to a
few years ago, of gentle, aifectionate
disposition, but has grown peevish and
capricious with his increasing age. This,
however, is only shown toward stran-
gers, while he is devoted to his master
and his children, who play about him
with perfect fearlessness. Ivanhoe was
stolen several times during the civil was,
but invariably made his way back IN
safety to his pasture, having contrived
in somo way to escape from his captors.
he bears on the right flank the scar of
q gunshot wound received in the .Mexi-
can war, at the battle of Buena Vista,
while ridden by Major Mas grand
father. 1t is over thirty years since
Ivsnhoe has known bride or harness,
but spends his days strolling aboushjs
pasture, into which he will allow no
other horses to be placed, but will re-
sent all intrusions with vigorous use
of his teeth and heels. His faculties all
appear unimpaired, with the exception
Of a total deafness, resulting from Sc
we're attack of disease prevalent a few
years ago.
Far from being feeble, lvanhoe moves
briskly about, and will often permit two
or three of tho younger children to
mount and ride him about the pasture
He has, however, lost nearly all of his
teeth, and lives upon boiled corn and
other soft food. He made his last ap.
pearance in public at the cattle fair held
in Lexington last fall, and came homo
completely denuded of his name and tail
by people securing thus relics of the old
est horse known.-Memphis CONNER
The Dickinson press., 1891-07-11
He Finally Reached School.

An amusing story is told of Il pretty
little Stockton schoolboy who makes it
the rule to get to school rather late in the
morning. The kind teacher. who had too
much regard for the little fellow to pun
ish him harshly, resorted to sharp lee
lures for his tardiness, but the whole
some advice did no good, so she wrote a
note to the little scholars mother, tell
ing of his shortcomings, and asking the
parent if he could not be made to come
to school early, as he was always tardy.
The next day the mother had her son
up bright and early and started him to
school early enough for him to make the
round trip before school time. When the
luncheon hour came the little chap ar
rived home happy and very hungry. But
the first question put to him by his fond
mother was: My son, did you get to
school in time this morning.? "Oh, yes.
ma" said he, II got to school early to-
day got there i'll time for recess!'-
Cor. San Francisco Bulletin.
The Dickinson press., 1891-07-11
Consumption Cured.

An old physician, retired from prac-
tice, having had placed in his hands by
an East India missionary the formula of
simple vegetable remedy for the speedy
and permanent cure of Consumption,
Bronchitis, Catarrh, Asthma and all
Throat and Lung Affections, also 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
and desire to relieve human suffering,
l will send free of charge, to all who
os5s Engsh ls & dasR fa dleaons Gsa%ap
pairing and using. Sent by mail by ad-
dressing with stamp, naming this paper.
w. A. NoSEs, s2O Powers Block, Roch-
ester N. Y
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nonors Won by an American.

A cablegram from London announces
that Mr.. w. Hepburn Buckler, B. A., of
Trinity college, Cambridge, stands sec
ond in class of forty-seven in the law
tripos Of Cambridge. Mr.. Buckler is a
son of DR.. Thomas H. Buckler, of Balti-
more, who has lived in Paris the greater
part of the time since 1866. Mr.. Julian
LIE Roy White, of Baltimore, and Mr..
Henry White, secretary of American
legation in London, are young Bucklers
half brothers. He has lived abroad the
greater part Of his life. With his par
ents he has come to Baltimore frequent
ly of late years, and spent last summer
with his aunt at Evergreen" near
Druid Hill park. Young Buckler is
about twenty-three years old. He will
probably practice law in Baltimore
Baltimore Sun.
The Dickinson press., 1891-07-11
The Poet Riley and Mrs. wilcox,

"Can you recall more than single in
stance of man of letters marrying a
literary wife?' asked a Chicago writer
the other day. Browning? Yes. !
know another instance which comes
pretty near it. l do not think the fact
is generally known, but James Whit
comb Riley, in the earlier days of his
literary career, was most ardent ad.
mirer of Ella Wheeler, the poetess OF
passion, and favored suitor for her
hand.
"Both the young people were poor.
however, and neither had attained a ma.
tionA reputation at that time, although
both had written some very charming
specimens of verse. / do not know
whether Ella ever intended to marry the
young Hoosier poet or not, but do know
that young Riley was nearly heartbroken
when their cordial relations were sun.
dered. d."-Chicago Mail.
The Dickinson press., 1891-07-11
High Sheriff BENJAMIN Disrao,,,

An Irish antiquarian has discovered
that the BENJAMIN D Israeli, Esq, who
was high sheriff of the county of Carlow
in 1910 was an uncle of Lord Beacons-
field. He is buried in St. Peters church,
Dublin, having died in 1914, aged forty
eight. This Benjamin, of whom none
of the writers Oh Lord Beacons6eld ap-
pears to have known anything whatever,
left a large fortune, and his will, which
is preserved in the Dublin record Office,
is signed benjamin D'Israei." Lord
Beacons6eld once wrote asking for a
copy Of his uncle's will, but neither his
name nor his fathers appears in the
document. Benjamin DIsraeli the elder
was only the half brother of the author
of the ''Curiosities of Literature. Lon
don Truth.
The Dickinson press., 1891-07-11
Buffalo in the National Park.

The Chicago Academy of Science held
members meeting in the Art institute
recently, at which the gratifying infor-
nation that the American buffalo is in
no immediate danger of extinction was
conveyed to the meeting in letter from
Captain George S. Anderson, acting su-
perintendent of the Yellowstone Ma
tional park. The writer states that there
are between 200 and 500 buffaloes in the
park. Their numbers are steadily in
creasing, though a rapid increase is
probably prevented by the severity of
the climate. Contrary to general opin-
ion, carnivorous animals are not very
destructive to the herd, and it stands the
winters without feed or protection
Chicago Times.
The Dickinson press., 1891-07-11

The Jamestown Alert is just Il lit
tie in error when il states that the
six different contracts for suppling
butter for the state asylum We're all
awarded to farmers OF that vicinity,
last week. L. S. Underhill, of the
Spring Vale farm, Stark county, is to
supply $500 pounds of this product,
at ~ cents per pound. This is quite
tiattering for this section when it is
taken into consideration that several
OF the other contracts call for l5.cent
butter,
The Dickinson press., 1891-07-11
A FOREIGN INVASION.

Terrible winters throughout Europe brought
'orth bitter fruits that rpcpcd in America. LA
grippe with varying violence broke forth here
ana The mortality lists show its shocking ravagc
IN aggravated cases. An alcoholic principle en-
bodied as m edieated stimulant in the form of
prove the best specitic. Leading continental and
american physicians declare that a medicine
With sllrltuous basis, such az this. affords the
Of this shocking malady. When we consider
ma! slight change OF weather is apt 10 renew it,
maj attacks those easily vulnerable organs, The
unss, tnat lis progress is tremendously swift and
ucsliuctiVc we must admit the necessity of re.
Reiiing IT at the ontset with sure preventive
hostetter's Stomach Bitters are also a safeguard
against malaria, dyspepsia, rheumatism, Iivel
The Dickinson press., 1891-07-11

That is, Go not leave comfortable
country for an uncertain city home.
Here is y paragraph saying that the
average wages of $50, 900 girls in the city
of New York is sixty cents a day, in
Guiding the cash girls at two dollars.
Deducting room rent, tens of thousands
of these girls cannot have enough for
comfortable clothing and nourishing
food. This should serve as hint to
country girls who are planning to seek
their fortunes in cities.
Even in young city like Minneapolis
the cases of disappointment and destitu-
ton are numerous and painful, There
are scores of applicants for every place.
and it is getting worse all the time.
Better keep away from cities unless
you have remarkable ability. This ap-
plies even to those who are seeking for
ordinary housework advertisement
for a cook, a chambermaid or a girl for
general work will be answered by twen-
ty or thirty the same day. The intelli-
gence Offices are continually thronged
with young women looking for work of
this kind.
There is demand for young women
who can do good work in private homes.
Some of these places are not desirable,
perhapt not tolerable, no matter how
high the wages. There are mistresses
of homes of wealth who are ready to
pay any price for thoroughly competent
girls, but they do not know how to treat
girl.
They do not intend to be unjust. The
tronble is, they do not know good girl
when they have one. Allowing for these
and other exceptions, there remain hun
dreds of homes in Minneapolis where
first class domestics would be welcomed
to fair treatment and generous compen-
sation.-Housekeeper's Weekly.
The Dickinson press., 1891-07-11
ExpensiYe Coal.

Twenty-Five dollars per ton is what
Captain Schley, of the United States
cruiser. Baltimore, paid for coal at Val
paraiso a.short time ago, the total cost
Ifort tlhng the ships bunkers aggregat-
is5;0O. With this vessel, the San. Fran
cisco. Pensacola and the Charleston,
constantly Oh the move along, the South
,f,acaticscaast, the cost for this item will
ia1nount,to considerable sum.-Metal
MnekG
The Dickinson press., 1891-07-11
Pityipy an Official.

When NJ. Theirs, once president of the
French republic, revisited his native
town he found one or two old men who
had been the companions of his boyhood
some sixty years ago, and whom he had
not seen since
He asked one of them what he had
been doing, to which the old man replied,
with evident satisfaction, that he had
been driving fiourishing trade in the
boot and shoe line.
"And what have you been about7' he
in his turn asked of NJ. Theirs.
The latter explained that he was the
ex-president of the republic.
What" CALCULATED his companion.
"Are you that Theirs? My poor friend,
how I pity your York World
The Dickinson press., 1891-07-11
Why Women Should Help Govern.

The eternal and iner:.aicable distinc-
ton of sex is one principal reason why
women i'll IL representative government
should be directly represented. If law
yers alone cannot safely be trusted to
make laws for mechanics, if merchants
alone cannot legislate for farmers, if
every we'll defined class in society is en-
titled to its own authoritative expression
through the ballot, surely women, who
are the wives and sisters and mothers of
men, should give expression to the do
nestic interests from the feminine point
of view. If a blacksmith cannot fairly
represent a physician, how much less can
man represent a womani-Henry B.
Blackwell,
The Dickinson press., 1891-07-11
AT REST.

Poor girl!
Fold her hands, cross her feet
Leave her to her slumber sweet;
She hath earned it well.
Every day for many years
Cause had she for bitter tears,
And they daily fell.
SEQ tho hollows in her check,
Marks OF WOO she could not speak;
Sec her sunken eye.
Worn and wasted is her frame,
None too soon her slumbcr came;
Touch her tendcrly.
Hard rs iron was her fate;
Life for her was dcsolatc,
Full of ycarnings vain.
Sympathy and loving care
Fell not to poor Mary's share,
Wake her not again.
All she trusted faithloss proved,
Every creature that she loved
Shortly changed, or died.
Good it is for her to rest,
Seldom, sure, was human breast
More severely tried.
Often has she slept before,
Dreaming woe was hers no more,
Life and sorrow past;
But from such dclusive sleep
Ever moro she woke to weep
Peace Is hers at last.
Poor girl!
True and tendcr hearted one;
Hard it was that death alono
Comfort had for her.
Fold her hands, cross her feet,
Lay her, robed all whito and sweet,
In tho scpulchre.
,gusta Moore in New York Mnil and Exprcs
The Dickinson press., 1891-07-11
Pursuit of Knowledge.

There is said to be an old negro in Tai
bot county, Ga, who learned to spell in
curious way in slavery times. His
owner lived in sparsely settled neigh
borhood, and he, being a small boy, was
sent along to accompany the children to
school. The teacher would not allow him
to go into the schoolroom when the pu-
pills were reciting. This aroused his Gu
riosity, and he would stealthily approach
the door and repeat after the spelling
class until he could spell every word in
Webster's blue back spelling book before
he knew the alphabet. He now reads
.cd SPELLS very well.-Boston Transcript
The Dickinson press., 1891-07-11
EapopAy.

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 find it
not. Thousands upon thousands of dol
lars are spent annually by our people in
the hope that they may obtain this boon.
And get 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
and GUST the demo1 Dyspepsia and install
instead Eupepsy. We recommend Elecr
trio Bitters for Dyspepsia and all dis.
Sold at SOC and si.O0 per bo:sle by j. J,
Freeman, Druggi0s.
The Dickinson press., 1891-07-11
Lots of Free THINGS.

II got lots of free things on Sunday"
said the ragamufin. "In the morning !
got free swim in the free baths at the
Battery; then took an airing on the
free. bridge to Brooklyn, and then Istayed
awhile in free church, and if it did cost
me.6ye cents to go up town on the ele.
waited, took in the free gardens of the
Central park and the free wild animals
up:there and the free museum of curl.
osities, and I might have gone to a free
Sunday school where they give free "a
lunch. believe in freedom; it's a.bie
thing for New York. New York Sun.
The Dickinson press., 1891-07-11
The French Accent.

The settlement Of the position of the
French accent was recently attempted
in France by means of the phonauto-
graph, the measurement of the record
being made by a tuning fork. 1t was
found that even in the shortest syllables
the ear is capable of not only hearing the
tone, but of detecting fine shades and
differences in the mode of pronunciation.
New York Times.
The Dickinson press., 1891-07-11
She Know Him.

I'D be glad to have you marry Har-
old, my dear, said Ethel's father, grave
ly, elf thought he was young man of
pertinacity. do not think he has what
We call stickatitiveness."
"Oh, yes, he has. he proposed nine
times before accepted him." returned
Ethel.-Harper's Bazaar.
The Dickinson press., 1891-07-11

SINCE the recent stir ~ jamestown
to enforce the prohibition law, three
druggists of that city have made
applications for permits to sell liquors
for medicinal, mechanical and scien-
tiiic purposes. This looks like I,
slight change of base, and the prOb;l.
bilities are that ;.lotEer set of fellows
are specializing on reaping Il harvest
The Dickinson press., 1891-07-11
Am E,thettu Meat ns.n.

There is one practical soul just around
the corner in the Rue des Petits Champs
who points with pride to the crowds
who gather round his establishment,
drawn thither by the symphony in flets
of beef, chops en- papillotes and legs of
lamb dreamily interspersed> with palms
and dropping pots of mimosa.-Paris
Letter.
The Dickinson press., 1891-07-11
Ice Cream Festival.

The Ladies of the Methodist Epis.
copal Society. will furnish ice cream.
cake and lemonade. ut the house of
l.. "A. Davis. occupied during the win.
ter by Mr.. Prosser, on Wednesday
evening. July 18th. at o'clock. "A
snort program will be furnished.
Come and enjoy the evening.
The Dickinson press., 1891-07-11

REMEMBER that the county board
of equalization meets next Monday.
There will be no ATTACHMENTS and
patching up of taxes with the commits
sioners after this meeting.
The Dickinson press., 1891-07-11
Quite Fatal.

Mrs. Spiggit-Do you think that smok-
ing shortens life?
Mrs. Gazlay-l think it does. I'm
sure some of the cigars my husband
smokes would kill me if l staid in tho
room.-New York Epoch,
The Dickinson press., 1891-07-11
For Rent, Sale or Exchange.

will rent, sell or exchange for
stock my house, near the Baptist
church, Dickinson, N. d. Apply to
ii. B. Schaffner, Fargo, or to this
Office. iuly 4.2t
The Dickinson press., 1891-07-11
A Throat
and Lung
Speciality.

specially. AouOAeOl tuG uIOaI
and Lungs can hard
ly appreciate what a truly wonder
full medicine it is. The delicious
sensations of healing, easing, clear
ing, strength-gathering and recover
ing are unknown joys: For Ger
man Syrup we do not ask easy cases.
Sugar and water may smooth a
throat or stopa tickling-for a while.
This is as far as the ordinary cough
medicine goes. Boschee's German
Syrup is discovery, a great Throat
and Lung Specially. Where for
years there have been sensitiveness,
pain, coughing, splitting, he1norr-
hage, voice failure, weakness, slip
ping down hill, where doctors and
medicine and advice have been swal-
lowed and followed to the gulf of
despair, where thereis the sickening
conviction that all is over and the
end is inevitable, there we place
German Syrup. 1t cures. You are
a live man yet if you take it. o
The Dickinson press., 1891-07-11

Canned ina ckeral and trout at SEQ
fields.
The Dickinson press., 1891-07-11

GROUP, wHOOPING couCu
and Bronchitis Immediately relieved
ny shlloh's Cure. Merry & Mcdonald
THAT HACKING COUGH can he
SO quickly cured by Shiloh's Cure.
we guarantee it. Merry & Mcdonald
SLEEPLESS NIGHTS, made mis-
cradle by that terrible cough. shi
loh's Cure is the remedy for you.
Merry & Mcdonald,
The Dickinson press., 1891-07-11

Docs What 1t Purports to do.
PKEToN, Ohio, March Q, 1891.
l went with my brother to 500 tho Rev. Koe-
mig and he gave tho Nervc Tonic to him-the
first ever heard Of it-and it cured him. Since
then keep Pastor hoenig's Nerve Tonic on
hand in my store and have sold it with good
satisfaction, and believe if directions are fol-
lowed it will do what is recommended
JOHN w HAI,EY
The Dickinson press., 1891-07-11
Sleeplessness Cured.

SleepleSSncSS Cured. ~
am glad to testify that I used Pastor Koe-
nig's Nerve Tonic with tho best SUCCESS for
sleeplessness, and believe that it is really d
great relief for suffering humanity.
E. FRANK, Pastor,
ST. Severin, Keylerton 2. O.. Pa.
The Dickinson press., 1891-07-11
German
Syrup

Those who have not
used Boschee's Ger
man Syrup for some
severe and chronic
trouble of the Throat
The Dickinson press., 1891-07-11
Thoucht He Knew Everv One

III LnU SEpu1CufC.
Augusta Moore in New York Mail and Expr,
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1891-01-22

--M- Hsrnsh ccvsy. sSrd ~ years
sn.f, So chip 10 si.iiirs Ter srpnd
asurii~ NJ. Fed kisskh, u bsir
siilr. y. v.
--Thsts 10 . npoft tia, ssndss'e sill
lose ssd Manchester gain too eiiiEsrs the
camius stnas. NJ. J covey aaa Chsflss
Rsld.la.
There gill be dopsiion witt 81 he
Msibodai church co Tuesdsy evening.
Jsa. q. for the bsrs6, Of Rev. W u.
Cnvfofd. All ere invited.
David Cfoiut Of Arlington has been
appointed sssigpes 81 The delnue, Airing.
too Manufacturing Co. and taken posses
siop OF their property 10 this tow. cc1se-
q usntiy The lunbeting business is not -
lively - IL has been for seversi years psst.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1891-01-22

The Boston Musical Herald 10 one Of
the lev IN usicsI journals Of the country.
edited by writer's Of experience. which
msintsips . constantly dignlfed attitude
10 oil its departments. II iss critical not
. trade paper. 4 litorisily the Herald
deals honestly aud outspokeniy with top.
ice Of the day. devo,ins ,pacs TO subjects
~bieh attract the iuvestiastor 10 musical
literature, sciesce aud sesthstics. I,s edi
tors sre Loais q Eison. veil known ~ lee.
,ures. critic and correspondent. and George
II. Wilson. the editor of The Musical
Year Book OF tbs United States" and
sriter Of the descriptive add snslyticsl
proersmm.s for the Boston SYMPHONY
Orcbesrs. Mr.. Elson 10 tue critic OF The
''B,ston Advertiser. Mr.. Wilson hoids
. similar position 90 the Boston Tuvel
Ter The Hessid hss for some time made
. specially Of recording all important hap
penioss 10 Gusic 10 the conntsy. not mere,
~ - news items. bat With . critical token
Boston coucers are treated 81 len, ht.
There 10 . department for N nsicsl students
shers the kpotty questions any body ssks
are sussefcd. A rev feature this year 10
The presents,ion in each issus Of 90 srti
Gle by Eiusrd Fisnsliek. the 6rst critic 10
Europe and The visiesi. Hsnsiick's sru
cles have never been tFsnslsssd into Ea.