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The Dickinson press., 1891-10-03
How Old tho Earth ID,

DR.. Haughton, calculating from the
observed thickness of the rocks down to
the miocene tertiary, and assuming a
period of 8,616 years for each foot de-
posted or the ocean bed, finds, for tho
age of the stratifed rocks, a period of
1926, $50, 900 years. Assuming the rate
of denudation, however, as ten times
greater in ancient times than at present,
and adding one-third for the period since
the miocene tertiary, he arrives at a final
result of 200, 1000, 900 years. DR.. Croll
doubts the validity of Professor Haugh-
toms assumptions, especially the total
thickness he assumes, namely, 177,200
feet, or over thirty-three miles.-Gentle-
mans Magazine.
The Dickinson press., 1891-10-03
Peculiar Chinese varnish.

The British consul at Hankow, i'll his
report, mentions that the varnish ex.
ported from that port is the gum Of the
rhus vernicifera. On this tree before
daylight missions are made; the gum
that runs out is collected in the dark and
strained through a cotton cloth bag,
leaving behind o large amount Of dirt
and refuse.
This operation can only be performed
in the dark, as light spoils the gum and
causes it to cake, with all the dirt in it.
1t cannot be strained n wet Weather, as
moisture causes it to solidify. When
the Chinese use the varnish they rub 1T
on with a sort of mop made Of soft waste
silk. 1t should also be used in wet
weather, as, if the atmosphere is dry
when it is rubbed on it will always be
sticky. AS used by the Chinese it takes
about a month to dry. During the time
it is drying it is poisonous to the eyes
London Times.
The Dickinson press., 1891-10-03
A ~"sTRAieH1 TlP.n
The Terrible Result of Betting, Esp
ciAllY on a Dead Sura Thing.

Tho Terrible Result of Betting, Espe-
cially on q Dead sure Thing.
"Talk about your d things on horse
races" said the veteran, ''have I ever
told you about how l was tripped up on
the most beautiful straight tip you have
ever heard of"
None of the party had ever heard the
story, SO the major told it.
"While we were in camp with Nc
Clellan," he began. 1--WE had some good
horses which were worked just about
hard enough to keep them in fine condi-
ton. Several of them were pretty good
steeplechasers, too, but Colonel Blank
had a sorrel mare which could outrun
anything in the Army of the Potomac.
Well, one day a lot of recruits came into
camp. They were well supplied with
tobacco and other little luxuries which
help to make a soldiers life bearable.
"Some of the boys who had been in
camp quite u long time looked obviously
on the we'll filled canteens and haver-
sacks Of the newcomers, and it was, per
haps, natural that they should begin to
scheme to try to secure some of the lux
uries for themselves.
1.-THE idea struck some one to get up a
hippodrome horse c The scheme
vas of course to have Colonel Blanks
mare run against some of the poorer ami
mails. And to have those who were sin
on the deal to bet against the sorrel
mare. The rider of the mare, Of course,
would be a party to the deal and he
would prevent the sorrel from winning
the race.
"Well, the details were all arranged
and the plans were working nicely. The
newcomers had heard all about the fame
of the sorrel mare and they took the
bait like a charm. All kinds of articles
were wagered-tobacco, whisky, coats,
boots, and not u small amountof money
on the result. We who had put up the
job were laughing in u sleeves for
three days before the race took place.
"On the day designated the mile
course, which had been laid out on a
fairly good road, was lined with blue
coats from one end to the other. When
the horses took their places visions of the
luxuries which I have named doomed up
in our imaginations and we exchanged
sly winks as the horses came down past
the starter. AS soon as the starter yelled
GO! the men in the two long lines began
to yell and swing their hats in the air.
"The space between these two lines
was not more than fifteen or twenty feet
wide and this unusual sight and noise
frightened the sorrel mare. Well, she
just took the bit between her teeth and
the way she did skip down that road
was a caution. The faster she ran the
more the men yelled and the rider could
no more check her speed than he could
stop a cyclone. AT the end of the mile
the sorrel led her opponent by fully 300
yards, and not satisfied with this she
ran nearly another mile before her rider
could stop her."-New York Tribune.
The Dickinson press., 1891-10-03
Science in Bread Making.

AT the recent annual meeting of
the American Chemical Society, held
in Washington, ID. c., the question of
the value of carbonate of ammonia as
a %leavening agent in bread, or as used
IN baking powders came up for dis
cussion, in which Prof. Barker, of the
University Of Penn, and Presidento of
the Society; DR.. Rlchardton, late Of
U. S. Department of Agriculture in
Washington; DR.. VIM. McMutrie, late
Prof. Of Chemistry in the University
IF Illinois; DIR. E. H. hartley, late
Ceemist of the Brooklyn, N. Y.
Board of Health, and Prof. of Chem.
istry of the Long Island College, and
others took part.
The consensus of opinion was over.
whelming in favor of the employ.
ment of ammonia. 1t was stated as
a fact that amonia rendered the glu.
ten of the flour more soluble than the
original gluten, and that the bread in
which this action was produced by
carbonate of amonia must be more di.
gestible and hence more healthful,
and because of the extreme volatility
of carbonate of ammonia and its com
plete expulsion from the bread in the
process Of baking, it is one of the
most useful, most healthful and most
valuable %leavening agents known.
These conclusions are borne out by
the very elaborate and exhaustive ex,
periments made by Prof. J. W. Nal
let, of the University of Virginia
which show conclusively that breat
made with a baking powder in which
one per cent. of carbonate of ammo
mia is used, in connection with cream
of tartar and soda, is not only of uni
formly better color and texture, blu
q product more wholesome, becaus
the ammonia serves to neutralize 40,
organic or Tactic acids present in tn
-four.
The Dickinson press., 1891-10-03
Sugar in Clover.

An enthusiast on the subject states
that each head of clover is composed of
about sixty distinct flower tubes, and
each of these contain sugar not to ex-
coed the fve-hundredth part of a grain.
The proboscis of the honey bee must,
therefore, be inserted into 500 Glove:
tubes before one grain of sugar can be
obtained. There are 1000 grains in a
pound, and as honey contains three
fourths of its weight of dry sugar each
pound Of clover honey would represent
the insertion of its proboscis into $780,
600 clover hcads.-New York Telegram.
The Dickinson press., 1891-10-03

THE records at the N. p. Office
show that Reynolds Brothers have
shipped 19l carloads of beeves from
Dickinson this year. Figuring 81
head to the Car and we have 40l1
beeves. Calculating the net sales at
$50 per head and we have in round
figures 100000 for one seasons bust
ness. Reynolds Bros. raise their cat.
tie in Texas and drive 2-year-olds to
their Dakota range northwest of Dick
inson each year, which are worth,
laid down, from SIS to $1S a head at
the usual rates paid. These cattle
are kept here at an expense of about
ST. per head per year and are ready
for market at the age of four.
The Dickinson press., 1891-10-03
A Man Who rr,ed to Re n c,ant.

John Laws Milton, an English writer
and author, states that in his youthful
days he wanted to be a giant, "and sew
eral times thought he had discovered an
infallible method Of attaining the object
of his ambition, such as overlooking,
stretching by dint of violent jerks from
beams, ETC., to the great amazement of
his relatives and friends" MI. Milton
may well congratulate himself that he
did not succeed, as giants are seldom
bright in intellect, rarely in good health
and universally shortlived. Rapid de-
cay seems to naturally follow rapid and
excessive development. New York
Times.
The Dickinson press., 1891-10-03
Curved Trunks Get Straight.

Possibly the greatest manifestation of
growth power that could be referred to
is in the power of many trees to curve
their trunks when partly blown over,
though they may have had them straight
for a quarter of a century. This curious
subject is yet in its infancy as a branch
of study; but 20 far the curving has
been noticed more in connection with
palms and coniferous trees. A trunk
may be, say twenty or thirty feet high
and afoot thick, and as straight as a gun
barrel. Should it, from any cause, be-
come tilted in a few years the whole
trunk from the ground to the summit
will be found curved like a bow.
1t was at one time thought that plants
grew toward the light, and we come to
believe that "as the twig is bent the tree
is inclined" but it now seems that
"grew" is not here an active verb-the
mass ofifoliage-that which was grown as
well as that which is growing-is really
lifted-lifted by some power ins4petqdll
so far entirely
ology.-mhomas u
Ledger. 6eSal
The Dickinson press., 1891-10-03
Consumption Cured.

An old physician, retired from prac-
tice, having had placed in his hands by
q East India missionary the formula Of
q simple vegetable remedyfo for the speedy
and permanent ure of Consumption,
Bronchitis, Catarrh, Asthma and ali
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
ing fellows. Actuated by this motive
and a desire to relieve human suffering,
I 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: NoYEs, S2e Powers Block, Roch-
estee N. Y.
The Dickinson press., 1891-10-03
How to Raise a Church Debt.

A novel plan for extinguishing a
church debt has been hit upon in Mel
bourne, Australia. The church COM
mittee-or vestry, as the case may be-
divide the total debt among themselves,
and each man insures his life for the
amount that falls to his share. The
policies are transferred to the church
and the annual payments on them are
made out of the collections. Then, Of
course, as the members of the commit
tee drop off" tho sums insured on their
lives drop in, and later, when the only
survivor dies, the last installment Of the
church debt is paid.-Pan Mall Gazette.
The Dickinson press., 1891-10-03
A lei Hay Rake.

A westerner has invented a hay rake
which he thinks will avoid some of the
defects of those now in use. It is COM
bination of the sulky and revolving rakes.
There are the wooden teeth of the re-
volving rake hanging under and revolv-
ing round the axle. The proper motion
Is given by means of a hinged back. The
idea is a sulky rake which will not
gather dirt and rubbish, and will drop
the hav in the windrow without drag
The Dickinson press., 1891-10-03
prob1ematio SCULPTURES.

The valley of John Day river, a mod
est tributary of the Columbia, seems to
have become a rendezvous of far west
ern psychologists. Sculptures, carved
into a basaltic ledge of that neighbor-
hood, are supposed torepresent "anthro-
poid apes" and the question is wherethe
Oregon Indians could have seen the orig
inals of those emblems. In Sumatra,
India, or some ape haunted region of the
western continent? A less romantic So
luton of the enigma would be the con-
lecture that tho sculptures in question
do not represent apes at all, but bears or
Observation-Disclosures Times.
The Dickinson press., 1891-10-03
A Destructive scarccrow.

Since the corn canning shops COM
menced operations in Maine the farmers
have found u brand new defense against
crows. They corral whole basketfuls of
the disdarded tin scraps and next day
hundreds of poles toss and faunt a daz-
zling array Of adornments in the eye of
the sun. This will scare crows, horses
and COWS, and when travellers find them
selves in the gutter with the carriage on
top, they at once understand that a tin
field is in yiew.-Lewiston Journal,
The Dickinson press., 1891-10-03
A 3d. 900, 900 Bridge.

One of the longest and most costly
railway bridges in the country is now
being erected in the newest portion of
the United States, almost at its extreme
western boundary, the great steel bridge
which the Union Pacific is building
ncross the Columbia river at Vancouver,
Wash. The length from the Washing
ton to the Oregon shore will be 5000
feet, and the draw pier will be over 400
feet long. The cost of the structure
will be over $4,000, 000.-Detroit Free
Press.
The Dickinson press., 1891-10-03

ANDY THoRraHBuRG, postmaster
a. Mandan, succeeded this week in
coming into possession of the origi-
nal and only log cabin of the historic
Sioux chief Sitting Bull, who was
killed at his home on the Grand river
last winter. Mr.. Thorughburg is an
old Dakotian and a hustler and will
make this historic cabin an interest.
ting spectacle at the Worlds Fair in
1902
The Dickinson press., 1891-10-03
The New

You have heard your friends and
neighbors talking about it. You may
yourself be me- of the many who know
from personal experience just how good
a thing it is. If you have ever tried it,
you are one of its staunch friends, be-
cause the wonderful thing about it is,
that when once given a trial, DIR. Kings
New Discovery ever after holds a place
in the house. If you have never used it
and should be afflicted with a cough,
cold or any Throat, Lung or Chest
trouble, secure a bottle at once and give
it a fair trial. It is guaranteed every
time, or money refunded. Trial Bottles
free at J. J, Freeman's Drug Store.
The Dickinson press., 1891-10-03
SERIOUS DANGER

Threatens every man, woman or child living in
q region of country where fever and aguc. is
prevalent, since the germs of malarial disease..are
the voter of such a region. Medicinal safeguard
is absolutely necessary ito nullify this danger.
AS a means of terrifying and ccclsmating the
son, Hostetter's Stomach Bitters is incompnrably
the best and the most popular. Irregularities of
the stomach, liver and bowels encourage malaria;
The t functions I5e e Of diresti eset and se ey ane a 1.. as.
sisted by its use, snd u vigorous as well as regular
condition Of the system promoted by it.. Consti.
tStiG On and physique are thu defended against
tative, which is also a certain and Thorough rem
edy in the worst cases of intermittent and remit
tent feyers.
The Dickinson press., 1891-10-03

Among the tribes of Asia, besides
those used for food, n variety Of mush-
room is utilized in making snuff and
another for producing intoxication, one
mushroom making a man drunk for a
whole day. The same specimen is also
convertedinto a "fy killer" for European
use.
The Dickinson press., 1891-10-03

In the hippopotamus the eyes, ears
and nostrils are set exactly on the same
plane. This enables the animal to sink
its body entirely below the surface Of
the water and yet be able to perceiye the
approach of foes by hearing, sight and
The Dickinson press., 1891-10-03
The TALBOT Palm of Ceylon.

The TALBOT palm of Ceylon has gigan-
tic fanlike leaves, which when fully ex-
panded form a nearly complete circle
thirteen feet in diameter. Large fans
made of them are carried before people
of rank among the Cinghalese; they are
also commonly used as umbrellas, and
tents are made by neatly joining them
together. They are used as a substitute
for paper, being written upon with a
stylus. Some of the sacred books of the
Cinghalese are composed of strips Of
them.-Washington Star. .
The Dickinson press., 1891-10-03

The Mandan Pioneer is troubled
about the editor of the PRESS in re-
gard to the liquor cases of Dickinson
and doesn't know whether States At
torney Bates and N. F. Boucher, the
latter appointed by the attorney gen.
eral to assist in the maintenance Of
the prohibition law in Stark county,
are OF are not recognized us carrying
out the letter of the law. The situa.
tiOn is about this: Messrs. Bates and
Boucher are ably handling the pros
ecution, following the mandates of
the law and holding in inviolacy their
oath of office; on the defense is MI
Simpson and to say that lie is compe.
tent to look out for the interests of
his clients, is sufficient when it is re-
membered that he has been engaged
to defend the sever liquor cases of
this town, which is a larger undertake.
ing of the kind than has before been
assumed by an attorney i'll No. Oak.
And when by any means one side
makes a move which looks like a
"snap game"t to the other, then there
is likely to be some fighting done all
along the line. This is but good law
tactics and will be observed by all
good practitioners who are not will
ling to be hedged. What the outcome
of these cases will be when tried in
court, if they are ever tried before
such a tribunal, we will know later;
hut, with the present law IN force,
they must be tried on the merits Of
the cases from both sides. By the
way. what is the matter with the Pr
oneer? A few weeks ago 1T stated
that II Pioneer reporter had visited
Dickinson and found any quantity Of
Mhiskey and that people were freely
iminlnng tile FLOWING bowl; and
week before last the Pioneer comes
out (.fter Editor Tuttle had visited
the place in his official capacity as
cour. stenOgrapher) and said it did
not believe liquor could be found in
Dickinson for the common use to
winch 1t is put. 1t does not need a
diagram to e that the Piopeeg. has
changed Its mind, Int tSsSolss
The Dickinson press., 1891-10-03

The Forth bridge was begun in 1881.
There were then only two cantalever
bridges in existence, one of them carry
ing the Cincinnati Southern railroad
across the Kentucky river, and the other
spanning the river Warthe at Posen, in
Germany. Both of these were built in
1876.
The Dickinson press., 1891-10-03
New and Half

A new antiseptioag kAk6ftM&6Bs'
cidine, which is c~otdpOsgdUf rs per cent.
of naphthol of SODIUM and rs per cent.
of naphthol and phenyl compounds, has
been tried in France. It is a white pow
der, soluble in three parts of water.
The solution, which is cheap, is said to
be a very effective antiseptic, without
being poisonous or caustic. or injurious
to instruments or linen. Its antiseptic
properties are inferior to those of corro-
sive sublimate or naphthol, but surpass
those Of carbolic and boracic acids ten
and twenty times respectively. The So
luton has given excellent results in
dressing wounds.-New York Telegram.
The Dickinson press., 1891-10-03
Entirely Impartial,

Traveler-Which is the shortest, quick
est and best route to the west?
Ticket Agant-I don't know, sir.
"Have you no opinion on the subjecty'
"None at all. They all pay the same
commissions now."-New York Weekly.
The Dickinson press., 1891-10-03
OFFICIAL PAPER OF STARK GO.
Saturday, October 8. 1891.

The PRESS was in error last week
in stating that the Deering Co. were
going to withdraw from this territory.
They have been settling up long stand
ing accounts and will he in the field
with machinery next year for their
share of the business.
The Dickinson press., 1891-10-03

The Mexican government has been ex-
p%erimenting with a new machine for
manufacturing ramie. The machine
made n and a quarter tons per day
and the expense of CLEANING the fiber
was only 4 ITO cents per pound.
The Dickinson press., 1891-10-03

Experiments show that an electric
current will travel over a good conduc.
tor at the rate of. 500, 900 miles a minute,
O. around the earth in three seconds.
Light travels at the rate of 1000, COO
miles a minute.
The Dickinson press., 1891-10-03

Among the articles made of asbestos
are mittens to guard the hands of fire
men, assayers, refners and others who
are exposed to burning. AS the mate
rial is not affected by heat, the work
man thus protected "a grasp hot irons,
crucibles and the like without discom-
fort
The Dickinson press., 1891-10-03
Guardian of the Jail in Indie.
The Jail fixed establishment consisted
of a native jailer, with deputies and a
few paid Warders. WithsAaaea116If3ifnry

of a native jailer, with deputies and a
few paid warders, Mgitlhsaassesllnlaate1ry
!l tth
q
&SSMlhddgs6fng sd pensioned
SddGSkdaf (nlative oficer). This old gen.
tleman wore a collar ofgold beads round
his neck, and over his dress of spotless
white an embroidered sword belt sup.
ported a native sword in a green and
gold scabbard. He was a striking look
ing old man, with stf.ct notions of dis
cipline and duty. Hi &Aher had been at
Plassy with Give.
1t was part of this officers duty to
make his morning report at the magis-
trate's house, if the magistrate had not
had time to 60 to the Jail on his morn
ing round. His usual report was brief
and emphatic. "My lord, the jail is all
we'll" One morning he continued it
thus: "Be it known to your lordship
that the Jail cat has had five kittens.
Will your lordship order that the cat
have an extra ration of milk" This he
said in the gravest voice, with his hand
still at his forehead in military salute.
When the order was given for the cats
extra ration he marched off without the
shadow of a smile on his face, while Che
magistrate remained almost convulsed
with suppressed laughter Re
view.
The Dickinson press., 1891-10-03

When Silk Was More Precio1ST
Commeaeaa4tsiiliHA1k
.Hms y
81
he1oXN4GSsl 4nSdff
Il NAefSAx ns6fTf6erius q law was
ipdSsed f%orbidding it to all save noble
ladies, and prohibiting men from wear
ing iton the grounds of its efeminacy.
So unusual was it even 200 years later
for a man to wear silk that every histo-
rian of the time of Heliogabalus noted
the fact that that emperor had a silk
gown. For ages it continued at an alb
normally high price. Charlemagne, in
the year $50, could send to King Ofa Of
Mercia no more valuable present than
two silk coats.-St. Louis Globe-Demo-
crat,
The Dickinson press., 1891-10-03

The Forth bridge was built between
1881 and 1890, and during that interval
nine other ~cantalever bridges were con-
structed, six of them in the United
States.
The Dickinson press., 1891-10-03
Delicious.
DUMPLINGS.
POT PIES.
PUDDlNGS,
CAKES.
BISCUIT.
MUFFIN9.
WAFFLES.
CORN BREAD.
GRlDDLE CAK

Can always be made with DR.. Prices Cream Baking
Powder. And while cakes and biscuit will retain their moist
ure, they will be found haky and extremely light and fine
grained, not coarse and full of holes as are the biscuit made
from ammonia baking powder. Prices Cream Baking Pow
der produces work that is beyond comparison and yet costs
no more than the adu1terated ammonia or alum powders.
DR.. Prices stands for pure food and good health.
The Dickinson press., 1891-10-03
People Who Live Over 1000 Feet High

People Who Live Over 1000 Feet High.
The population between 1000 and 6, 200
feetis found mainly on the slope of the
great western plains. In this region the
belt between 1900 and 5000 feet is al
most everywhere the debatable ground
between the arid region of the Cordil-
leran plateau and the humid region Of
the Mississippi valley. Above 5000 feet
irrigation is almost universally neces-
sary for success in agriculturalopexat