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The Dickinson press., 1891-09-26
Fans in Japan.

One of the necessities of life in Japan
consists of the fan, of which there are
two kinds-the folding and the non-
folding fan. Paper enters largely into
their composition. Bamboo forms a ma
terial very handy for the framework of
the cheaper kinds. The paper is either
decorated with paintings in all the diff
ferent styles of Japanese art, OF else
brightly colored and sprinkled over with
silver and gold leaves. These fans are
manufactured of all possible qualities
and prices, the richest and largest being
used for ceremonial dances, where they
form accessories of great Importance.
The place most noted for its produc-
ton in fans is Nagoya, and superior ones
are made at Kiyoto, while the inferior
descriptions come from Fushimi and
Toxic. Several millions of fans are ex-
ported annually from Japan to America
and Europe.-Paper Mill.
The Dickinson press., 1891-09-26
Panama Hats.

Panama hats are SO named from the
circumstance Of their being shipped
from the port of Panama. They are
manufactured in Ecuador and the neigh
boring states. Tho material used is the
fiber of the leaf of the screw pine, which
is related to the palms. 1t grows only
on the slopes of the Andes. The tree is
described as having no trunk. The
leaves are on slender stems that spring
from the ground. They are about two
feet long, fan shaped and four parted.
Each of the segments is ten cleft, 80 that
when the leaf is folded, as in the bud,
there are eighty layers.
The fiber of these leaves is finely
plated, and each hat consists of a single
piece of work. The plating of the hats
is a slow and tiresome process. Coarse
hats may be finished in two or three
days, but the fine one takes as many
months. The work is begun at the
crown and finished at the brim. The
hat is made on a block, which is placed
on the knees, and has to be constantly
pressed with the breast.
About 200, 900 dozens of these hats are
made every year. The price varies &C.
cording to the frmness of the material
and the quality of the work. They are
valued at from IS to $100.-Youth's Com
panion.
The Dickinson press., 1891-09-26

GOOD vegetables and crops are not
the exception this year in Western
North Dakota, but one rarely sees
premium potatoes, cabbage, beets etc.
at stock ranches. This, however, is
an exception existing at the Diamond
G ranch, which was a complete sur.
prise to ourselves and a party visit.
ing at the mountains this week.
And in this connection we are free to
say that the hospitality at w. L. eros.
by's place is something to be enjoyed
and long appreciated. A stately oak
grove and a gushing spring in the
mountains.side are Indispensable ad.
juncts in making the place full of in
terest and fill one with admiration.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. F. Townsend are two
hospitable people with whom our
party spent a pleasant evening last
Monday. They are located three
miles northeast of Oakdale. on a
springfield stream, and show the
evidences of prosperity which is
universally noted among the Kildeer
mountain ranchers.
The Dickinson press., 1891-09-26
A Big Iciclc Falls,

Monday a loud noise and slight shak-
ing of the earth caused no little wonder
ment among the residents near the hill.
Investigation proved the cause to be an
ice slide. A small and innocent spring
issues from the side of one of the noun
tains, its waters spreading and flowing
over a steep incline of rock. During the
winter months ice formed against this
wall of stone, increasing in size, until
n vast icicle, fully 20 feet in thickness
and 1000 feet in length, projecting into
the valley below.
From the warmth of the sun and its
own weight it released its hold and
Numbered down the mountain side,
carrying everything before it, even trees
three feet in diameter. Those who have
visited the place say that the foot of the
cliff presents a mass Of broken ice, trees,
limbs aud earth fifty feet in height.
This is a repetition of occasional occur
rences in previous years, but on a grander
scale.-Seattle (Wash.) Telegraph.
The Dickinson press., 1891-09-26
Rescued Seventy ysar, Aro.


Captain Nathaniel Richards, who has
5een a whaler all his life, until old age
forced him to give up the sea, was the
guest of the officers of the United States
frigate Constellation on Sunday evening
at dinner. Captain Richards is in his
ninety-fourth year. and what makes his
visit remarkable is that it was the Con-
stellation which rescued him from the
Chilians seventy years ago. In 1921 Cap
tain Richards sailed from Stonington on
a sealing voyage. he got around to the
coast of Chill, was captured with others
while ashore, was taken to the interior
and put to work in the mines.
For six or eve months he toiled for
his masters, brutally treated and half
starved. At last an opportunity offered
for escape. He made for the coast, hotly
pursued, but he reached there, and steal
ing a boat he made a long and p%erilous
voyage until the Constellation came into
view. He was taken on board and ate
his first hearty meal since leaving his
own vessel. He remained on board until
the frigate returned home.
This incident came to the knowledge
of the officers of the vessel now in the
harbor, and they sent a %courteously
written invitation to the aged seaman re-
questing the pleasure of his company at
dinner. Captain Richards accepted,
and the CONSULTATIONS steam launch
took him from the shore to the frigate,
where he was received with due honors.
he was seated at the post of honor, and
the officers made much of him. AS the
old gentleman's mind is clear and his
memory retentive, he did his share in
making the event an interesting for
his entertainers. This is the first time
he has seen the vessel since it brought
him home in 1S21.-New London Cor.
New York Sun.
The Dickinson press., 1891-09-26

The fountain on the Clark street side
of the county building was the scene of
a very funny incident the other after
loon. Two dogs, water spaniels, were
trotting north when they came to this
place and stopped for a drink. They
were both thirsty, but neither was tall
enough to reach the trough, and they
talked the matter over as dogs will, and
wondered why they had not been treated
with as much consideration as had the
horses. Presently they solved the prob
lem.
One of them ranged himself under the
edge of the trough, and the other, rest
ing his fore feet upon his companions
back, was able to reach into the poolan
Stake his thirst. When he had finished
he hoped down, seemed to say the wa
ter was good, and then in turn ranged
himself under the edge Of the fountain
and the other reached up for the drink
he had earned. When he was satisfied
they trotted away together, as we'll con-
tented as any man could be who had
met a problem and vanquished it.-Chi-
cago Herald.
The Dickinson press., 1891-09-26
Electric Light Fishing.

The sloop Lou has gone on a novel
fishing expedition to last from to
three months. An electric plant is on
board, and the fishing is to be done by
the aid of incandescent lights and a net.
Experiments in the bay proved that
everything alive under the water is at
tracted by the glare of the light, and
thousands of fish Of every description
can be taken in q short time and with
little trouble.
Four men were on board and the boat
steered for the banks near San Clement
island. The practical result of the first
voyage will be watched with much in
terest in this city, and if it is a success
full in deep water as the experiments in
the bay have been the projectors of the
enterprise are confident they will have
solved the problem Of supplying all
southern California with cheap fish,
San Diego Cor. San Francisco Examiner.
The Dickinson press., 1891-09-26
Science In Bread Making,

AT the recent annual meeting of
the American Chemical Society, held
in Washington. D. c., the question of
the value of carbonate of ammonia
as a leavening agent in pread, or as
used in baking powders came up for
discussion, in which Prof. Barker, of
the university of Pennsylvania, and
President of the Society; DR.. Rich.
ardson, late of the United States De.
partment of Agriculture in Washing.
ton; DR.. VIM. McMutrie, late Profess.
or Chemistry in the University of Ill.
DR.. E. II. BARLEY, late Chemist of the
Brooklyn. N. Y, board of health,
and Prof. of Chemistry of the Long
Island College, and others look part.
The %concensus of opinion was over.
whelming in favor of the employment
OF ammonia. 1t was stated as a fact
that ammonia rendered the gluten of
the flour more soluble than the origi.
nal gluten, and that the bread in
which this action was produced by
carbonate of ammonia must be more
digestible and hence more healthful
and because of the extreme volatility
of carbonate of ammonia, and its
complete expulsion from the bread ir
process of baking. it is one of the
most useful, most healthful and most
valuable l~eavening agents known.
These conclusions are borne out b,
the very elaborate and exhaustive ex
periments made by Prof. ]. w. Nal
let, of the University of Virginia
which show conclusively that brea,
made with a baking powder in whicl
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, bu
q product more wholesome, becaus
the ammonia serves to neutralize an
organic or Tactic acids present in tn
-four.
The Dickinson press., 1891-09-26
A Sugar Emf in s1,dsummer.

They had great times the other day in
the quaint little village of Savoy, up in
the Berkshire hills. Last spring Farmer
Deming covered an immense snowdrift
with hemlock boughs and sawdust, and
a few days ago it was uncovered and
utilized in a monster maple sugar "eat."
The snow was as clean and white as
when it fell, and generous quantities Of
the lucious bi-we mean maple sugar
were served to every oneat the low price
of twenty-five cents. Fun relgned su-
preme, and every one who has aver been
present at a genuine New England sugar
"eat" will regret that he was not one Of
Farmer Deming's guests the other day.
New York Tribune.
The Dickinson press., 1891-09-26
Araro,s

Arago, the great French scientist,
dreaded nothing more than seeming
ridiculous. He was careful of his dig
nifty ever with his most intimate friends.
Eugene de Mirecourt give an amusing
account in his "Portraits ct Silhouettes
du XIX Steele" of Arago's modification
at having to share a room with his
friend, NJ. Quetelet, director of the
Brussels observatory.
They were at Louvain. When it ap-
peared that the best accommodations
that could be given them was one room
with two bed: Arago seemed much dis
turbed. When they went to the room
ho paced the floor impatiently, while the
Belgian astronomer watched him in as
constituent and dared not prepare for
bed.
Finally Arago seemed to form a des.
perate resolution. He exclaimed, ~
ought to tell you, my dear friend, that
it is impossible for mt to sleep unless ]
have on my head"-
"What?"
GA cotton nightcapl"
"Faith, that is my own habit" replied
NJ. Quetelet. "Many persons cover their
heads so when they go to bed"
"Do you think sol" said Arago with a
sigh of relief. "But that is not all.
When 1 sleep"-
"Well?"
II snorel"
"Ah, so do 1. Imake as much noise
as a pipe organ" returned the Belgian.
"Oh, well, then, that is different"
said Arago, much consoled. "Let us go
to bed"
The Dickinson press., 1891-09-26
His Offering,

A Boston newspaper reports an anus
ing scene in an open horse car. The
conductor had collected his fares and re.
turned to his station upon the rear plat
form when n of the passengers left his
seat and took another nearer the front.
The conductor, meantime, was pre-
sumably on the lookout for passengers,
and when his gaze reverted to the car he
saw, as he thought, a new man in Of
the forward seats. Heproceeded at once
to collect the fare and tapped the gen.
tleman courteously on the shoulder.
"This is a one cent piece" said the
official.
eyes," answered the passenger, II
know it. Ipaid my fare when | vas in
the other seat. This time l supposed
you were taking up a collection"
The Dickinson press., 1891-09-26
Danger in a Tin Pan.

MI. John Siverly bought a half pound
of powder, a pair of shoes and a new tin
pan in Moulton this week. He put the
powder and shoes in the pan on his
wagon and started home, but before he
had gone two blocks from where he
made the purchase the powder exploded,
burning him terribly. His hat was
blown ten feet high, his clothes burned
almost entirely from his body, and his
face and arms burned as black as a
Negroes. There were only two persons
on the wagon, neither of whom smoked
or had a match about his person. The
conclusion isthat the powder was ignited
from the rays of the sun, concentrated
to a focus by the tin pan. The sun was
shining very hotly, and being thrown
against the paper containing the powder
by the bright inner side of the new tin,
must have set the paper On fre.-Mobile
RepiSter.
The Dickinson press., 1891-09-26

Silently. Gai'i!y and iirssis;ibly move
these battalions; out of the forest, down,
into, across and up the ditch, through
the bona (wood stockade), across the
square, and into every nook and Granny
conceivable they swarmed. The first
notice (they generally came at night
would be q loud yell from some of the
men, "Look out! Slaiul" There would
be no more sleep that night.
After experience gained we found it
the best plan to clear out of our houses,
rush into the square and build rings Of
fire around us. To put on ones clothes
was to get bitten by dozens all over ones
body unless the garments had been first
thoroughly smoked e. a fire. Every
now and then yells and curses told how a
lazy Die had got caught in his bunk.
The walls Of the huts, the roofs and floor
were simply seething mass of strug-
Cling ants.
They were after the cockroaches, mice
and insects that had taken up their abode
in the roots. Now and then squeaks of
young mice told their story. AS fast as
the ants found their load, generally a
cockroach, they would make off down
the hill in long lines. Luckily they never
touched granaries; they seemed to
prefer animal food. Toward morning
there would only be a few thousand lost
ones, aimlessly tearing about, apparently
looking for the main body which had
just decamped.
Usually these raids on us were made
after a rainstorm; many of them came
into the fort already staggering under
loads; these appeared to wander about
till the others were ready. Next day
not a cockroach could be found in the
place, so that the ants did us a service
in Kidding us of these pests. The rats
had decamped also, and did not return
for some days.-Nineteenth Century.
The Dickinson press., 1891-09-26
A MYSTERY.

How the human system ever RECEIVERS from the
ally poured into it for the suppositivc relief Of
dyspepsia, liver complaint, constipation, rheuma-
tism and other ailments, is a mystery. The mis-
that caused by disease. If they who are weak.
bilious, dyspeptic, constipatcd or rheumatic,
would oftener be gnided by the experience of in
ach Bitters, they would in every instance obtain
the speediest aid deriTable from rational medica-
ton. This medicine is a searching and at the
from rom vegetable Sources, and dI' pos ss.nJns' h in e {
sequence OF its basis of pure spirits. properties as
q medicinal stimulant not to be found in the fiery
!oca! bitters and stimulants often resortcd to by
the drbilitated, dYspeptic and languid.
The Dickinson press., 1891-09-26
Reading Character from a s-osr..rou

Reading Character from a scarecrow.
Now, look over there in yonder
meadow! The man who made that
scarecrow sweeps his barn floor every
morning, oils and wraps his farm ma
chinery when storing it, is careful to
keep accounts and whitewashes the Gel
lar walls. If you don't believe 1t just
look at his scarecrow. There are neatly
made posts planted at regular intervals
throughout the lot. From pole to pole
is stretched Irvine, forming monotonous-
ly regular squares andrectangles. Why,
the very regularity of the thing strikes a
chill to the heart of the crow and efectu-
ally prevents him ~disarranging the plans
Of so painstaking a man!-Lewiston
Journal.
The Dickinson press., 1891-09-26
Strength of Men and Ants.

An ant t~hree-eighths Of an inch long,
carrying a burden Of one-si1th Of grain,
moves at the rate of one mile in eleven
hours. This weight-a small one COM
pared with what they sometimes carry
is eighteen times their own. In carrying
this weight they compare with a man 81
feet high, weighing 40 pounds, carrying
ton and a half Of lead from st. Louis
to Jefferson City and back again in
twenty-five and a half hours.-St. Louis
po,AL1io
The Dickinson press., 1891-09-26

S. H. Clifford, New Cassel, Wis, was
tis%t bis with stam Nenr2 Mss d AND kheq% b;s
gree, appetite fell away, and he was ter
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
Bucklen's Arnica Salve, and his leg is
sound and well. John Speaker, Ca
tawba, 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., 1891-09-26

1Tlooks very much to an outsider
as though the saloons have complete.
ly gone out of business in Dickinson.
If there are any places where a man
can "wet his whistle" it takes very
acute olfactories to find them. The
situation seems to be about this:
Stark county has a states attorney in
Mr.. II. w. Bates who does not believe
in the principles of the prohibition
lists; but he made up his mind when
elected thai he would live up to his
oath, and whenever he had any com.
plants made to him under the prohi.
bition law, and saw a cast that would
require prosecution, he would do his
duty in good faith. The sheriff, Jer.
ry Hayes, is not a prohlbitionist, but
when called on by the states attor.
ney to act, he also acted honestly and
in good faith.-Mandan PIONEER.
The Dickinson press., 1891-09-26
A One Sided Bargain.

The champion horse trade of the vicin-
ity took place recently. A we'll known
Lee jockey secured a snowy colt, and
HE'D himself to the Dale to see the boys.
When he came back he was driving a
fine black horse, leading a good bay,
while there followed behind a pair Of
oxen, a COW, an old SOW and eight pigs.
Springfield Mass.) Republican.
The Dickinson press., 1891-09-26
led.
Ammonia Baking Powder Must Go.

Bills have been introduced in the New York, Illinois
and Minnesota Legislatures compelling the manufacturer
of such baking powders to brand on the label in bold type,
this powder "Contains ammonia" Physicians and chem
lists condemn the use of ammonia in baking powders asa
crime. Its constant use no matter how small the quantity
deranges the stomach, neutralizing the gastric juice and
destroying the complexion. 1t is the small quantities taken
every meal that do the mischief.
It is gratifying to know there are pure baking powders
to be had on the market and at no greater cost to the
consumer than some of these so.called absolutely pure"
ammonia powders.
DR.. Prices Cream Baking Powder, the standard pure
cream of tartar powder for forty years. Free from the faint
of either ammonia or alum. None so pure-None so whole
some.
DR.. Prices Cream Baking Powder is re-
ported bv all authorities as free from Ammonia,
Alum, or any other adulterant' In fact, the
purity of this ideal powder has never been ques'
toned.
The Dickinson press., 1891-09-26
A Destructive Scarecrow.

Since the corn canning shops COM
menced operations in Maine the farmers
have found a 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 view.-Lewiston Journal.
The Dickinson press., 1891-09-26
The Corpse "Took a Hand"

DR.. L. Corneau, author of a work en-
titled Certain Signs of DEATH" says
that he can cite ninety-six we'll anthem
ticated cases where persons were buried
alive by mistake. Here is one: A French
army officer, on Aug. 80, 1886, was buried
at Saintes with military honors. The
parting salute awoke him from apparent
death. He knocked upon the lid of tn.
coffin, was heard and set at liberty. HI
marched back to the house Of mourning
at the head Of the detachment that hat
been detailed to escort his remains to tn
The Dickinson press., 1891-09-26
OFFICIAL PAPER OF STARK co.
Saturday, September 90. 1891.
FIRES have not burned any to speak
of north, and south they did not cover
as much ground or do as much dam
age as was feared.

OWING to a change this week in
the Press. whereby it controls and
receives the remuneration for every
line of advertising inserted within its
columns. business cards are omitted;
they will appear next week as usual.
The Dickinson press., 1891-09-26
Beautiful Shell Money.

The most beautiful shell money In the
world is made Of the abalone Of our
western coasts. When polished the
abalone shows lovely green, purple and
iridescent colors, and the Indians from
California to Alaska value it highly, a.
do the manufacturers of pearl buttons
PHILADELPHIA Press,
The Dickinson press., 1891-09-26
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The Dickinson press., 1891-09-26

"peared, and since that time I
" have never had the first sign of it.
~ can eat anything without the
least fear of distress. l wish all
that are afflicted with that terrible
disease or the troubles caused by
"it would try August Flower, as 1
"am satisfied there is no medicine
equal to it." @
The Dickinson press., 1891-09-26

See the new "Standard" sewing
machine at Scofeld's. Price within
the reach of all.
The Dickinson press., 1891-09-26

to eat and suffer
70 again. 1 took a
little of your med
'icine, and feltmuch
better, and after
taking a little O
August Flower my
N Dvspepcio dieop.
The Dickinson press., 1891-09-26
august
Flower"

Mr.. Lorenzo +. Sleeper is very
we'll known to the citizens of Apple
ton, Me-, and neighborhood. He
says: Eight years ago was taken
"sick, and suffered as no one but a
"dyspeptic can. I then began TAX
ling August Flower. At that time
II was a great sufferer. Every
thing I ate distressed me so that I
chad to throw it up. Then in a
few moments that horrid distress
would come On and I would have
, 1891-07-02

The most successful cure for diphtheria
is one Of the old woman remedies left
over from the last century. Medical sci
ence can't tell why it is good, but the
fact remains that it cures as many people
as drugs do. All the paraphernalia
needed is a basin, some hot water and a
good sized funnel. The basin must be
filed three-quarters full with very hot
water-as hot as a be ecured-boiling,
if possible.
The patient takes Tng- bTsTT IN his lap
and places the open end Of the funnel in
the water. Then he blows through the
mouth of it. This will send the steam
from the water up from the basin to the
throat and chest, and he will naturally
inhale a good deal of it. After ten or
fifteen minutes relief will be experienced.
and if the operation is repeated frequent
ly enough a permanent cure will be
established New York Telegram.