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The Newtown bee., 1891-11-06

At first they tried to tie up the grain
with wire, but it did not work very we'll
and the machines were abandoned and
others, using MANILA or hemp Irvine,
were tried with better results. The bind
err invented by man named Apple
by has perhaps been the most successful.
The Irvine or cord is very strong and is II
little larger than round shoe string. 1t
seldom breaks, and the sheaves are tied
up firmer and better than by hand. The
self:binder is somewhat complicated, but
it seems simple when we consider what
it does. 1t is the most intelligent ma
chine used on the farm. All it asks is
that the hired man keep his fingers out of
it and furnish it plenty of grain to bind
up. 1t does not tie Il square or "hard"
knot, nor yet bow-knot. Bring the two
ends of Il string together for tW or three
inches from their ends; then, considering
the two strings as one, tie one single
plain school-boy knot in it and you have
the knot made by self binder. 1t is the
hardest knot in the world to unite, and it
never gives particle. In the machine
it is made by funny crafty little thing
1t opens its mouth and seizes the
cord, turns on around. and lets go sui
lenly, AS if it had half IA mind not to. A
knife cuts the cord, another thingumbob
holds the ends, two arms sweep the sheaf
off on to the ground, and the binder waits
for enough grain to accumulate for an
other sheaf, when it starts itself and re-
peats the operation.-[ Harper's Weekly.
Suppose each community to be organ
lied, for all its private aud public inter-
ests, upon the highest principles of econ
omy. What saving of means and
strength there would be, compared with
the present unsocial and un<cientific
manner in which the business of the
world is conducted, generally speaking.
Suppose all the people of any particular
square mile, town or parish should CO.
operate for the highest welfare of each
and all who by any law of association
are thrown together in that particular
place! Suppose the buying and selling
to be done for the direct benefit of the
people who consume, and not for the
personal interest of those who buy and
sell. Why not support the butcher and
baker, the grocer, the teacher and doc
tor and minister on the same principle!
We regulate so many things by law,
why not more?-[O. o. Wright.
The Newtown bee., 1891-11-06

There was once very popular firemssn
in the old days Of the volunteer fireaaan-
Every body liked hun, and he was every
boay's friend, but he suddenly tooL sick
and died, aud his comrades amoag the
firenen and in social life determined to-
erect over his remains a nagnideeaa aaon-
nnent, and TO that end took up Il sub
scription, and when the funds were coli
The Newtown bee., 1891-11-06

IS0R SALE, TO RENT, OR EXCHANGE
il Great chancellor Investment and 10 Own
Home, in the Village OF Stratford. Houses
and Lots in the very choicest part OF the VII
lage- Real Estate Agent. JOHN w. THOMP-
son, Stratford.
The Newtown bee., 1891-11-06

DOR SALE-0ne first class Billiard Table
i with equipments. Two good Cows: also
Horse, Carriage and Harness, all in good
condition. VIII be sold cheap. Can be seen
at my place, North Main Street, Bridgeport
FRANK N. HIGGINS.
The Dickinson press., 1891-08-01
Their First Impressions.

Attorney General Brewster got q
wife in the treasury department. She
was the daughter of an ex-secretary
of the Treasury, and she was one of
p~rettiest women that Washing
Ton has ever known. Brewster
saw her as she went through the
department one day on some legal
business, and long before he was at
torney general, and he said to a
friend:
"What q pretty woman!'
She overheard and replied in q
stage whisper:
"What an ugly mani" and Brew
ster, you know, was ugly enough to
stop a clock. His face had been
burned all out OF shape when he was
a baby by his falling into the fire, or
by his attempting to save his little
sister from burning. Both stories
are told, and | don't know which is
correct. At any rate, he overheard
the remark of the pretty Treasury
clerk. He met her the same night at
a reception, and she found Mr.. Brew
ster as entertaining as he was ugly.
Aftera few months he proposed to
her, and she accepted him, and got
q tirst-class husband.
The Dickinson press., 1891-08-01
Row OH u Train.

JoHNsTowN, Pa, July 27.-There was
a fight on the platform at the rear end
of the second coach of the first section
of a train one mile from lockwood
James Kelly, a policeman of Johnstown.
drew a revolver to quell the row. The
crowd sprapg upon him and fred him
between the cars. Conductor Hard sig
nailed the engineer to stop the train
The coupling broke and Kelly
dropped under the wheels
and was killed. Lucas Myers
of Latrobe were thrown from the plat
form and killed. Melton Pyle, of Som
erset, was hurled through the air and
struck on the side track. His skull was
crushed aud q leg broken but is still
alive. Tho bodies of two men killed
weie lefs Il. Som. rset for il qncst. TIL,
train arrived ut Jolnstown ut 1920 p
IN. The train was an excursion from
Johnstown to Cumberland and return.
There were fourteen cars and 1000
people.
The Dickinson press., 1891-08-01
How Scripture Texts are Mis-
applied.

DR. Robert Wilde, who died in Au-
gust, 1873, bequeathed to the par
ish church of St. Ives, Hunts, Eng,
$50, the interest of which vas to be
expended yearly in the purchase of
six bibles to cost not exceeding Is.
Cd, each of which should be east
for by dice'' on the communion table
every year by six boys and six girls
OF the town. There was also to be
paid los. yearly to the vicar for
preaching on this occasion a sermon
''commending the excellency, the
perfection, and divine authority of
the holy scriptures" a piece Of
ground which came to he known as
"Bible Orchard vas purchased with
the $50 and income from it has been
eversince OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES to thepur-
poses set forth in the will. A few years
ago, however, complaint was made
of the practice of throwing dice on
thecor1munion table erected near the
charcelst TT ps was, by order ofthe bish-
op of the diocese, substituted. This
year the highest throw, three times
with three dice, Was 81, made by a
little girl, and the Rev. +. Totem
ham from the text, "From o little
child thou hast known the Holy
Scriptures"
The Dickinson press., 1891-08-01
Giving Shape to Feet.

Every one, but especially children,
should wearproperly fitting shoes, no
matter how common their material.
They should be neither too large nor
too small, and should have low fat
heels that must be promptly right
ed" as DOR rs they begin to wear to
one side. Ii the toes Of the foot show
a tendancy to overlap they should
be rubbed with the hands nee or
twice each day; and if this care be
given when the curving commences,
it will, as a rule, prove sufficient to
correct any irregularities OF this ma
ture. 1t the nail is hayward in it's
growth, trim it only lightly at the
ailing corner, but fully at the oppo-
site corner If both corne grow
too deeply into the flesh, clip them
carefully ambiguity, and then scrape
the center of the nail from the tip to
near the root until it 8 thin and fe1-
ible. This process seldom tails to
correct refractory nails-provided,
of course, they r not neglected too
long.
The Dickinson press., 1891-08-01
Forty-Three stars.

The Encouragement of the stars in
the bl ue field of the American ensign
made necessary by the admission Of
Idaho into the Union. and the in
crease OF stars to forty.three, has
been decided upon by the War and
Navy Departments. The delay in
this Encouragement was caused by
certain formal proceedings ofan off,
cial agreement between the two de-
partments. The design adopted is
the one prepared by the bureau of
the Navy Department, and %incorpor-
ates the present arrangement of six
rows of seven stars each, and adds
the forty-third, or Idaho's star, to
the upper row at the left hand. As
the law provides that the change in
the field of the flag "shall be made
on Independence Day following the
admission OF a new State into the
Union" the star to represent Wyom-
ing will not be added until July 4,
1891. But the symmetry of the ar
rangement OF the stars will be OBJ
served by the addition OF the other
star to the lower row. 49,.
The Dickinson press., 1891-08-01
Justice Miller.

The Oldest justice on the bench In
point OF service, and one ofthe ablest
jurists in public life, is Justice Miller.
He is six feet tall, weighs atleast 200
pounds, and every molccule of his
anatomy is packed with good sense,
good nature andjudicial ability. He
could have retired years ago, for he
is considerably over 10. lie likeshis
work, however and does not intend
to become a %nonentity. Judge Mil
Ter was appointed by Lincoln in 1862.
and when Salmon p. Chase died it
was thought that he would be made
chief justice. Grant, however, APP
pointed Waite. and Justice Miller has
outlived him and seen new man
take his place on the bench. Justice
Miller is said to he wcll-to-lo, being
worth 100000 or so. He began
life as a drug clerk. and studied medi.
cine aud prartice1 eight years hefor
j. ttn,itl,.1 a. -" W. ., H.. o..
The Dickinson press., 1891-08-01
A Wise Reversal.

BISMARCK, July 28.-Attorney Gen.
eral Spencer has reversed the opinion
OF his deputy relative to the payment of
bills incurred by the railroad commits.
sioners for publishing the schedule of
the journey of the board on their annual
inspection trip. Spencer holds that the
law Is blind, but that he will give the
commissioners the benefit of the doubt,
and advises theauditor to issue warrants
in payment therefor.
A decision was fled in the supreme
court this morning in the case of Bauer
vs. Bauer, from Pembina county, and ia
reversed and ordered dismissed. The
suit grew out of a law passed in 1890,
providing means for a wife securing a
divorce to receive alimony pending the
trial of the action. The plaintiff in this
action applied to the trial court and Sc.
cured an order to show cause, directed
to the defendant, Why he should not pay
her the sum demanded. The supreme
court reverses the order of the court
below on the ground that it had NO
jurisdiction; that no summons had been
served and hence the defendant was not
in court.
The Dickinson press., 1891-08-01
Missouri River Damaue.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, July sz.-Unless
almost miraculous influence is brought
to bear upon the Missouri river to pre-.
vent inroads::made at q point west o.!
the city known as Belmont Bend, the
town of Elmwood, opposite st. Joseph,
farming country will be submerged and
the bridge and railroad tracks will be
rendered useless. A neck of land sep.
arating the two bodies below the bend
has been reduced to o width of 1, 900
feet. The banks are oaving in acre by
acre every day. Citizens of st. Joseph
are awakening to a of the neces.
sity for thorough action. Should the
river cut through the Kansas bottoms
this city would be deprived If three Of
its most important lines of railroad.
For months at least the sewer system
will be useless.
The Dickinson press., 1891-08-01
A Eight of Lone AGO.

Che most exciting event in the life
{. alexander H. Stephens was his
desperate encounter with Judge
Crone in 1S4S. The young Georgian
had given offense to some of his con-
stituents by his course in congress,
and he was severely criticized. When
he came home he wastold thatJudge
Cone had called him a traitor. Ste
phen met him soon after, and said:
Judge Cone, l have been toldthat
you have denounced me as traitor,
and l take this opportunity OF ask
ing you if such reports are true?"
"No, SIR" said Cone, "they are
not"
MI. Stephens said he was glad to
hear it, and added: 81 think it
right to tell YOU that | have said l
would slap your face if you admitted
having used the language attributed
to YOU
The quarrel seemed to end here,
but Judge Cone was taunted by his
enemies with having shown the
white feather and he finally deter
mined to have it out with Stephens.
Meeting the latter one day on a
hotel piazza in Atlanta he de-
manded a retraction Of the
threats" Stephens had made
against him. Judge Cone a q
giant in size. but thetrail man whom
he addressed replied politely that he
had no retractions to make. "Then
/ denounce you as a miserable little
traitor!!' shouted the Judge. The
only reply vas a blow in his face from
u light cane carried by the man he
had insulted. Mad with pain and
passion, Cone drew a dirk-knife and
rushed upon his little adversary,
Stephens defended himself s%toutly
with an umbrella, but in the course
OF a few minutes had received is
wounds in various parts Of his body.
and, growing faintfromlos ofblood
fell. Cone seized him by the throat
with one hand, held the dripping
knife over him with the other and
Kissed: "Rctract, or Ill cut you:
cursed throat!"
"Cut! I'll never retract!!" gasped
Stephens.
The knife came down like a flash
but Stephens caught the blade in his
right hand, and though Gone did his
best to wrest i tfrom him, and though
the sharp steel cut to the bone, he
would not let go. He held the weap
on in his horribly mangled and mutt
lated hand until help came and Cone
was secured. 1t was thought Ste
phens would die from his wounds, but
by good medical care he was saved
Cone escaped with a fine Of 81 :OOO.-
Chicago Daily News.
The Dickinson press., 1891-08-01
AMMONIA BAKING POWDERS
MUST GO,
Baking Powder Bill Passed by the
Minnesota Senate.

Baking Powder Bill Passed by the
Minnesota Senate.
The recent newspaper discussion of
the dangero qualities of ammonia
comes from the alarming increase of
its use in baking powders. People
who absorb it in small quantities
from day to day suffer from slow
ammonia poisoning. Internationally
i'll sufficient quantities it eats away
the coatings OF the stomach and in
testines and causes death. Slow
ammonia poisoning produces various
forms of stomach trouble.
Not one woman in ten thousand
would use an Ammonia Baking Powder
ii she knew it. Such Powders not
only undermine the health, but
Ammonia imparts Il sallow and
blotched complexion.
Following is the bill recently passed
by the Minnesota Senate. It's the
danger signal which the law throws
out for the protection OF the people:
"A BILL o AN Act TO REGULATE THE
TRAFFIC. IN BAKING POWDER.
Section Amy person who shall
knowingly sell or procure the sale, or
offer for sale amy package or can OF
Baking Powder, containing any AM
monia in it, not distinctly, legible and
durably branded, stamped or marked
in u conspicuous place with the words
in the English language. "This Bak-
ing Powder contains Ammonia" in
letters OF great plea or any letters
equivalent thereto i'll length, shall
be guilty OF a misdemeanor, and
punished by a fine not less than 500
o more than $50; shall be confined
in the County Jail not less than ten
or o than twenty days or by both
fine and Imprisonment, in the direc-
ton OF the court.
Section 2.-The Sale or offer for sale
OF the substance mentioned in the
foregoing section in packages not
stamped, marked, branded orlabelled
as therein required, shall be pr ma
facie evidence OF knowledge OF the
character of said substance, on the
part OF the person so selling or offer
ing for sale and his employer.
Section 3.-This Act shall be in force
or and after it's passage.
NoTE.-An incident occurred in the
House when the Senate bill came up
for passage, in reference to an amend
ment proposed by Mr.. Diment. This
was opposed by several members.
nv. Feig said that if the bill as it came
from the Senate was al bright then the
amendment was all wrong. The am
endment compelling the printing OF
the word "Ammonia" onthe label on
ly effected the Royal Baking Powder,
and no wonder they felt the Senate
bill was a blow at them.
The Dickinson press., 1891-08-01
Another Land ONCE Decision.

WASHINGTON, July 27.-Aoting Secre-
tary Chandler today affirmed the decis-
ion Of the general land commissioner
in the case o. separate appeals of Ann
johnson and eleven others from the
commissioner decision rendered Feb.
81, 1880. In the case of said johnson
We. the Great Northern Railroad Co.,
affirming the action of the local Office in
rejecting their several applications to
enter under the presumption homestead
and timber culture laws certain de-
scribed tracts within the indemnity lin.
its of the grant to said company in the
Fergus Falls land district.
The Dickinson press., 1891-08-01
Luck for Gus.

SHELDON, N. D., July 2a.-Gus
Frohling, formerly of Fargo, is in luck,
or rather his wife is, which is the same
thing. Mrs. Frohling has just come
into possession of property worth $780,
900 through her father, Mr.. Jones of
Cassopolis. Mich. The many friends of
Mr.. and Mrs. Frohling are glad to OK
tend congratulations upon their good
fortune. They went to Fargo this morn.
ing to sign the necessary papers, which
it is understood are in the hands of J.
NJ: Fisher of the Valley Lumber Go. In
this connection it is reported his
brother, u. o. Frohling, is also now
we'll of. After leaving North Dakota he
went to Tacoma, where he married q
wealthy lady. who only lived a short
time, and in her will left him her entire
property. which is said to amount to
over 1920, 600, and is we'll invested.
The Dickinson press., 1891-08-01
1t Wasn't an Even Thing,

"This isn't a fair deal." howled a
man on st. Paul street last evening;
"You fellows amt treutin' me
square,"
The bowler was in the midst of q
crowd OF young men, and his batter
ed face presented IL woefui spectacle.
His antagonist stood near in fight
ing position.
"Well why don't you go on with
the fight??" asked n of the specta-
tors.
mo more fight for me-" said the
pummeled individual from where he
sat on the sidewalk. "You fellows
said it was to he square stand-up
fight, and that it was to be an even
thing, didn't you?!"
eyes, wedid. Well?" exclaimed the
crowd.
"There's nothing well about 10.
The other fellow has been doing all
the standing up and knocking down,
too. l amt been iartherup than my
knees since this thing started and I
got enough of this crowd" and he
managed to gain his feet aid make
a Decline for Court street bridge
Union and Advertiser.
The Dickinson press., 1891-08-01
Pleasures OF a Parachutist.

LILO luoy PaAdeAuoioo WIZ "1o
nearly drowned at the Welsh Harp,
Herndon, has secured her advertise
ment, though she must have grudged
the price she had to pay for it. That
price was to lie for some moments,
that must have counted as hours,
helpless under the waters of the lake,
while the machine to which she was
fastened hoated outspread on the
surface, without a moment to show
what was passing beneath. The bal
loon had disappearedin the mist, and
the parachute with it, till the latter
came fluttering down in the wrong
place, with the lady attached. She
was dragged out insensible, but she
is alive to tell the tale of her grue-
some adventure, and no doubt to
risk a REPETITION OF it in subsequent
descents.-London News.
The Dickinson press., 1891-08-01
A Clever SWindle,

BOSS, you got a match?' an in
noccnt looking darby inquired OF a
Young man WHO was hurrying home
late. The young man stopped and
handed over luciler. wait q min
ute, boss, till see what kind OF a
ring dis is which l jest picked up
ileah." Striking Il match. the darby
held up what appeared to be agold
ring with IL diamond set. BOSS,
dis 'pearsto he Il dimund ring. and if
anybody krtcE me with him I'll git in
trouble. How much you glib me for
him?" After some chaftering the
young mar bought the ''purest gem
serene for $2.75, and the innocent
darby disappeared in the cleaning,
rs it were. The next morning the
young man examined his diamond
ring and found it was Il thinly wash
ed gold thing with a beautiful glass
settingi in pure lead, worth at auction
about twenty-five cents a dozen.-
Savannah News.
The Dickinson press., 1891-08-01
Typographical Blunders,

Sir Arthur Helps was, I think, over:
sensitive to adverse criticism, of
which he had perhaps not enough to
allow him to grow callous to it, and
the least misprints in his own books
or articles annoyed him exceedingly.
There vas q passage from his Cor
g%anization in Daily Life" in which,
speaking of vultures gathering to
their prey, lie had used the virgilian
phrase "obscene birds" which had
been misprinted "obscure BIRDS"
The mistake was not noticed by any
of several persons who read the
proofs in'succession, and l remember
that his gratitude was quite ELUSIVE
when his attention was called to the
word just as the book was being sent
to press.
After all, the blunder was not a
serious one, and was nothing like
that of the lady traveller who wrote
that the "whole wilderness was filled
with cratic blocks" and who, failing
to revise her proofs, found that the
printers had taken on themselves to
correct her geological expression,
andthat she was made to assert that
''the whole wilderness was filled with
erotic blacks. 1.-The Academy.
The Dickinson press., 1891-08-01
st. paul,s Law and Order League.

ST. PAUL, July s7.-The organization
of a law and order league of s.. Paul
was confirmed by a largely attended
mass meeting tonight. Judge ]. r.
Mcmillan is president and other lead.
ing citizens are prominent in the league.
It dates its birth on July %, 1891. and
fixes that date because of the popular
uprising which stopped the Fitzsim
mons. Hall fight announced for then.
Speeches were made by leading clergy.
men, both Cutholis and prot. SAINT. aud
manifests read reviewing the work al.
ready done and suggesting what re-
NAMED to be done to bring about q
more complete enforcement Of existing
laws.
The Dickinson press., 1891-08-01
Stuck Fast in the Chimney.

A lulicrous attempt to commit
burglary occurred here recently. A
negro named Bob Nails spent some
time in the afternoon in the store Of
Mr.. F. Hopkins and decided on his
plan to get in the store at night. So
when night came he went to the rear
window in the store and broke out
the glass, but failed to get in because
ofthe iron bars across the window.
He then conceived the idea of going
down the chimney, so he climbed up
on the awning and from there to the
top of the house, which is only one
story high. He then, to rid himself
ofallincumbrances and make himself
as small as possible, stripped himself
of every particle OF his clothing, left
them on top of the house, and slipped
himself into the chimney; but the
chimney, instead of being one with
the old-tashionedlar arg fue and large.
open fireplace, was one built for a
CRATE in which to burn coal, and
had a very small fue and throat;
consequently when Nails got about
two-thirds OF the way down he stuck.
He could neither go down nor up,
so there he stuck from ~ O'Clock
till day. He yelled and sung, but
could get no help until parties went
in the store to make q fire in the
morning, when he made his presence
known to keep u fire from being
built under him. They got a couple
OF negro men to go on top of the
house and let down a rope which the
thiefgot hold OF, and they pulled him
out, when he had the appearance Of
being covered about q quarter of an
inch thick with SCOT. He made a full
confession, waivedcommitment trial,
and went to jail.-Atlanta Constitu'
ton.
The Dickinson press., 1891-08-01
Run OH n savings Bank.

SAN Francisco, July GA run be-
g IN cnthe Peoples Home Savings Bank
to lay aud several thousand dollars was
paid back to the depositors. Bank con-
missioners have began an investigation
If the banks affairs. According to its
report July l the Peoples Bank has 8
capital stock of 81 OCO 900, of which one
third is paid up. There is due deposit
t RS, who number about 5000, the sum
of $3.50, OCO The banks officers state
the institution perfectly solvent. Two
San Francisco morning papers have di
rected attt ntion to the bank for the past
two days contending that the state bank
examiners have not made a proper ex'
animation.
The Dickinson press., 1891-08-01
some po.,mas.ers Named.

WASHINGTON, July 27.-Postmasters
have bet appointed as follows: G. S.
Miller, Millersburg, R;cecounty, MINI, ;
H. Holtmcir, Victoria, Carver county,
MINI {; q. b. Hoffman, Timber Line,
Gallatin county, Mont. H, A Sorley,
Buxton, Trail county, N. D.; A. D..
O'Brien. Lookout, Pennington county.
8. D. Postmas'ers bonds approved ans
commissions issued: William Fl. Hug
gins, E%sterbrook, Mile Laos county,
MINI; site is also changed; John B.
Banker, Turtle Lake. Barron county,
Wis Charles T. Little, Glendive,' Daw-
son county, Mont.