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The Dickinson press., 1891-08-29

The fashionable yautl., man iIuw writes
with a quill pen, the feather parts of
which bear pausies, violcts or lilies.
painted thereupon by his hest girl. The
effects are charming. Sometimes the
whole pen, feathers and all, is dyed Il
delicate pink or blue or green. Then the
effects are still moro dainty. Before
your girl goes away this summer, young
man, she ought to give you Il couple of
quilts, bearing respectively pansics (for
t%houghtsl and forgct-me-nots. Ii she
does. and if she's just about the incest
girl on the footstool, wade right in
wade into ink, that is; and don't doubt
but that she'll he glad to get your let
tiers.
But quill pens are not the only hand
painted novelties. Imagine a man wear
ing, with Il dress suit, II shirt the bosom
of which bears work in colors! Of course
it is horrible, vulgar, barbarous, But
still the fad exists, and grows, too. Not
long ago a rich westerner appeared at a
dinner in Germantown with q water
color picture of Pixies Peak delicately
painted on his shirt bosom close to the
edge of the waistcoat. The tints were
softened. and the clouds gradually faded
away until the white expanse of natural
shirt began again near the lower stud.
OF course tho innovation created a good
deal Of talk, and is hardly to BIO followed
by residents of a civilized land; but, all
the same. the idea originated a year ago
at Paris. Philadelphia Inquirer.
The Dickinson press., 1891-08-29
Bathing in the Park Fountain.

The policemen In the City Hall park
have their hands full now that the warm
weather has arrived, and with it the
consequent flow of water in the fountain.
About noon each day forty or fifty
youngsters, mostly newsboys, gather
about the pool and amuse themselves by
sticking their heads andfeetin the water,
while others with sticks, strings and
bent pins endeavor to snare the fish
which someof them believe exist beneath
its surface. One youth was sousing his
head while, as he thought, the policeman
was patrolling the opposite side of the
park.
Another boy seized the bare legs which
stuck up in air and pushed the bathcr's
head about a foot under water. He was
so engaged in this pleasing homicidal
effort that he did not see the approach of
the gray coated guardian until a rattan
descended with telling effect. The i'm
mersed youth got a similar tanning, to
the intense delight Of the other boys.
The officer says that it is a common thing
for these boys to battle in the fountain
at night. AS they have only two gar
ments to get into, they can take a plunge.
dress and get away before the guardian,
who may DO q block away, can reach
them.-New York World.
The Dickinson press., 1891-08-29
Climbing the Aims.

The street between the wall and the
hotel was called the club room of Ter
matt, and it was there that my feelings
of respect for the cliffs and precipices of
the Matterhorn persisted. For there l
heardthe story of the fat German hauled
like a log up the peak by four guides, the
rope tied around his waist and fastened
to his feet with aslip knot, and he swing.
ing from rock to rock, suspended thou
sands of feet in the air and they never
bothering to look at him; and of the
Italian count who made the ascent with
seven guides in front, seven behind, and
one man to keephis legs straight against
the rocks; and of the boy of fourteen fol-
lowing in the train of the conqueror; and
of tho woman reaching the top, and then,
US the guides literally ran her down,
quietly sleeping all the way .back from
the lower hut until the bells of the little
church in Zermatt awoke her.
And yet even the cynics who laughed
ut these tales could be stirred into a show
Of enthusiasm, and more than once were
we reused from our first sleep by tho
ringing cheers with which the men at
the Monte Rosa greeted the return of the
last hero of the Matterlorn. And, after
all, there are certain rerils which the ex-
ploiters of the Alps cannot wholly coun-
teract.-Centnry,
The Dickinson press., 1891-08-29
Lobster q Yard Long

On Thursday morning Mr. John C.
Condor, of Belfast, caught the king Of
Holsters in the waters of Penobscot bay.
The lobster was caught southeast of
Moose point, in u line with Brigadier's
island. The monster was too large to
enter the trap, but as the trap was
drawn up he became entangled in the
heading and was safely landed in the
boat. The lobster was perfect in all his
parts. He measured 81 inches from the
end of the tail to the end of the longest
claw, 20 inches around. the body and II
inches around tho largo claw. When
taken from the water he weighed TWEEN
ty-three pounds, but after boiling shrank
to seventeen.
MI. Charles E. Sanford, of New York.
offered Captain Bramhall five dollars for
tho lobster, but he would not take it,
Saturday Captain Bramhall boiled the
lobster in strong pickle to preserve it.
The captain expects to realize a hand
some sum from the ~crustacean. Will
iamson's "History of Belfast" mentions
the capture of a lobster at City Point
many years ago that weighed twenty
two pounds. Belfast Journal.
The Dickinson press., 1891-08-29
Interesting Autographs.

Several interesting autograph letters
have been sold at the rooms Of Messrs.
Christie, Manson s. Woods, tho prices
obtained showing that ~rarities in this
line are always sure of finding a ready
market at sums which steadily advance.
A letter from Robert Burns to his father
sold for EOS, and five verses in the same
handwriting brought e21. Oliver Gold
smiths manuscript has been steadily
rising in value of late, a letter from his
hand to David Gar1ick inducing a col
lector to bid as high as Cal for the docu-
ment, at which price it was disposed of.
An epistle from DR.. Johnson oldic's
friend and patron-only reached the sum
Of $40 los. Two letters of Alexander Pope
wentfor e17 los. and eG los. respectively,
and one from Jeremy Taylor brought
eS IS. A communication from Queen
Elizabeth to a correspondent abroad,
which her majesty had dictated to Roge,
Ascham, sold for GIG 16s.-Galignani's
Messenger.
The Dickinson press., 1891-08-29
GouLD's READY MONEY.
He Can Create q Panic Any Time by
Withdrawing 100000 o


How much is Jay Gould worth?
Hiscontemporaries, associates andcrit-
les put him down at about $3.50, 00O, 900. l
suppose it is not much exaggerated. We
know, who are brokers and in the bank
ing business here, the influence of his
ready money. He has got the best mon
ey in the country; it is all liquid money.
What do you mean by liquid money?
Money which flows like Il ~liluid-like
quicksilver, according TO the inclina,
ton, up or down. The .Astors, for cN-
ample, do not have liquid money: their
money is i'll real estate, upon which they
could not realize in tight times as well
rs in easy times But Gould's money is
here i'll time of panic as readily us in
flush times.
Almost any time he can withdraw
from the market SIC, 600, 900, or can keep
it loaned. Now, the bank surplus is
only 49, 200. 900. So you see the pro-
digious power that money has in the
mere cbb aud flow Of it. When Mr..
Gould withdraws it, rs he is said to do,
though l have no knowledge on the sub
ject, tho times are terribly tight here.
Up goes the rate of interest. Men with
obligations are ready to pay almost any
thing. This money ome to him in the
nature Of his property.
His property is always earning money
in cash. If he resolves to purchase some
costly piece of property, like the Union
Pacific railroad, he mag put his money
out to let interest accumulate upon it,
He is not, however, a money lender in
the sense of Russell Sage, who lends
money to arm money. MI. Gould lends
money with an object in view, in the
nature of a large merchant Yet he is
without the conditions of such a mana
polite person.
A friend of mine not long ago bor-
rowed 81 900, 900 from him in the midst
of the panic. This a did not conceal
his temporary necessity, but said to Nh.
Gould, or rather wrote to him, that
whatever interest he was minded to ask
would be satisfactory. He says that
Gould said to him, "Go along until you
get through, and we will see about the
rate then" When they came to settle
all that Gould asked him was ordinary
interest-6 per cent. Such things he
does quietly without further remark,
and hence many persons who are not
very intimate with him, but have had
exchanges of that kind to take place,
think of him with as much respect as
they speak of him.
1t must be remembered, however, that
he has not lived this life and encountered
long hostility and abuse to become q
mere philanthropist. He is a gigantic
merchant i'll transportation.-"Gath" in
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Dickinson press., 1891-08-29
a shept,o Abou. Color Photography

SAepeio ABOUT color Ph~otogr1phy
A Boston expert says: I, for one, do
not believe that the photographing Of
colors will ever be successfully accom-
plished, notwithstanding the reports cir
culated periodically to the effect that
tints have been reproduced with per-
manence by the alner Why not? Sim
ply because there is no such thing as an
effect produced by certain light rays
upon the eye. The most beautifully
iridescent mother of pearl, showing
every hue of the rainbow, has no colors
Of its own. They 1T made solely by the
wave like surface of the material, which
decomposes the light as a prism does.
Parallel lines scratched close together
a thousand or more to IN inch-on ordi-
nary glass will obtain the same result.
Indeed, it is not true to say that any
thing is red, or blue, or green in itself;
it is simply that the surfaces of the OBJ
jects in question are respectively Of
materials so constituted as to reflect
rays in certain wave lengths. Upon
the length of the light waves depend
the tints. Tho most distinguished au-
thority on this subject that ever lived,
DR.. Holmholtz, is of the opinion that the
eye actually receives but three primary
color impressions, which by IN ingenious
internal arrangement of the organ are
differentiated into a multitude of varia-
tions. There is no possibility of reduc-
ing such phenomena to a mechanical
basis; and therefore color photography
will never become q realized fact.-St.
Louis Globe Democrat.
The Dickinson press., 1891-08-29
Jockey Superstition.

For some reason or other the average
colored Jockey is so brimful of super
stition that he can hardly get down to
weight. Jack Crittenden, the we'll
known colored jockey, now living at
Gloucester, would rather lose every race
for a year than see O snake or a bullfrog,
The stable boys discovered this the other
day and one of them placed adead snake
in Jacks bunk. The poor little fellow,
when he touched the clammy reptile,
grew ashy in. his terror, flew out of his
stable into the night and no ipducement
strong enough has been found for his re-
turn. He firmly believes that the dead
snake was an evil omen, and that he is
hoodooed. Yesterday somebody slyly
placed a dead frog in Jacks pocket.
The jockey firmly believes that the frog
jumpedinto his pocket and died. To pre-
vent a recurrence of this kind he cut
every of his pockets out yesterday
afternoon and sewed up the openings
Philadelphia Record.
The Dickinson press., 1891-08-29
The Corinth Canal.

That great engineering work, the Cor
inth canal, which will sever the Pelopon-
nesus from the mainland of Greece, and
will permit the largest ships to pass
directly from the Gulf of Athens to the
Gulf of Corinth, is said to be rapidly APP
preaching completion. The canal will
have no locks, but is level from end to
end and perfectly straight, the width
being ninety-six feet and the depth thirty
six. At the Corinth end it is crossed by
a railroad bridge 1854 feet high, under
which the tallest ships may pass without
lowering their topmasts.
With the exception of a short space i'll
the center, the channel, it is stated, has
boon excavated down to the sea level,
and water has been admitted for some
distance at the Corinth end, as also at
the other approach. 1t is assumed that
about 500 vessels from Trieste aud Fiume,
and about the same number from Italian
ports, will pass through the canal an
nually, while it is calculated that be-
tween 700 and 800 Greek ships will use
the canal-a total, say, of moro than
1900 vessels annually, averaging 1900
tons each.-New York Sun.
The Dickinson press., 1891-08-29
Howclls in New York

Mr.. William D. Howells' determine
ton to take up his abode in New York
city is due less to any dissatisfaction
with Boston than to his discovery that
New York is the place to make money,
even for a realistic novelist, Though
Mr.. Howells does not believe in senti-
ment, professionally, yet it has had a
powerful influence in keeping him i'll
Boston. He has also been led to over
como his aversion to the public press,
and has Joined the number of those who
sell their literary products to the syndi-
Gates. One of his stories is to appear in
n of u Sunday newspapers serially,
and he got a bigger price for it than he
has for half a dozen of his novels pub
lished in book form.
Yet it is something of an experiment
to lay Mr.. Howells' writings before aver
age newspaper readers. Those who ad-
miro him admire him immensely, and
make up by the intensity of their devo-
ton, perhaps, for the smallness Of their
number. One of his books an edition of
only 1900 copies was printed, and had
he not received q good price for it from
tho magazine in which it appeared the
time that he had spent in writing it
would have been worse than wasted
E. j. Edwards in Philadelphia Press.
The Dickinson press., 1891-08-29
~Unco,puuerab Foes.

The time is near when gunpowder
shall have rid this planet of nan eating
mammals, but ages may pass before
science will devise any protection against
the attack of c%arnivorous sea monsters.
A few days ago Senior Garcia and his
mulatto servant were standing on the
beach of San Lazaro, near Havana, Cuba,
when a teamster entered the bay to treat
his horses to the luxury of a cool bath.
While tho two men were watching the
horses the rider was seen to disappear,
and in q moment the water was discol-
ored with his blood. The water was agi-
tated for a short time, and then all was
still.
There is no doubt that the man fell a
victim to one Of the numerous sharks
which infest the bay. He was about
thirty yards from tho shore when a huge
fish seized him, and the tragedy was so
sudden and unexpected that it was i'm
possible for the two observers on the
beach to render the doomed man any as
sistance. The harbor of Havana is not
the only tropical seaport infested with
man eating sharks. They are exceed
ingly numerous in the Bay Of Alden, of
Bombay, Auckland and Batavia, and
mako bathing in the shorewater of Singa-
pore almost impossible Philadelphia
Times.
The Dickinson press., 1891-08-29
August
Flower"

II inherit some tendency to Dys-
pepsia from my mother. I suffered
two years in this way consulted a
number of doctors. They did me
no good. 1 then used
Relieved in your August Flower
and it was just two
days when I felt great relief. I soon
got so that 1 could sleep and eat, and
l felt that l was we'll. That was
three years ago, and l am still first
class. I am never
TWO Days. without a bottle, and
if l feel constipated
the least particle a dose or two of
August Flower does the work. The
beauty of the medicine is, that you
can stopthe use ofitwithout any bad
effects on the system.
Constipation While l was sick I
felt everything it
seemed to me a man could feel. I
was ofall men most miserable. lean
say, in conclusion, that I believe
August Flower will cure anyone of
indigestion, if taken
Life ofMiserywith judgment. A.
NJ. Weed, 22e Belle
foutaine ST indianapolis, Ind" q
The Dickinson press., 1891-08-29
a Terror to Road Agents.

Stephen Venard, famous as a hunter
of highwaymen, has died at the County
hospital after a lingering illness, at the
age of sixty-seven years. He came to
Nevada City from Ohio in the early
ffties and engaged in merchandising.
Subsequently he mined and did police
duty here, and was for a time engaged
in cattle raising in Nevada.
On the morning of May Is, 1866, the
stage from North San Juan in this city
was stopped a few miles from here by
George Shanlss, alias Jack Williams;
Bob Finn, alias Cation, and George w.
Moore. who captured $1,000. Vcnard,
who participated in the chase a few
hours later, came up with the highway
men in one Of the widest and most in
accessible portions of South Yuba canon,
where they divided the spoils. An en-
counter ensued, in which Venard, with
a rifle, killed all three. and escaped I'M
hurt.
Governor Low appointed him lieuten-
a%nt-colonel on his staff for meritorious
The Dickinson press., 1891-08-29

A CONTINENTAL ball was given
at the rink Wednesday evening by ten
of the single men of Dickinson, whose
names appeared on the programmes
as an appreciation of the pleasant
entertainments they had enjoyed at
homes of many of the families of the
place the past season. Over one hun.
dred and twenty five invitations were
sent out, and a goodly number re-
sponded and participated in the fes-
Invites of the evening, which seemed
to meet their appreciation to a de.
gree that was gratifying to the boys
who gave the party and wanted to
see everybody enjoy themselves.
The boys did the grand act in sery-
ing light refreshments, and although
some of the service may have shown
the lack of the ladies' directing hand,
everything was well intended and
so taken.
The Dickinson press., 1891-08-29
Tho beginning of the End.

The natives OF Pike county are prepar
ing for the end of the world. A few
weeks ago the farmer, lack Myers
startled his neighbors by the announce
ment that he had received a divine com
mission to prepare the human race fol
the impending demolition of this planet
While blowing n day a cloud hove il
front of him and a voice said: "Befor,
this century closes the world will end
Man shall be no more. Go tell thy
brethren to prepare; tell them to devot.
their few remaining days to prayer, etc.
The sect of the Zacharites has already
assumed proportions that are beginning
to deciminate the congregations of tn,
neighboring churches. Their prophe
adds that the day of wrath will be an
nounced by the sound of trumpets ant
the appearance Of fire balls, eliminating
in a general confagration. With o
without the expected musical prelude
the severe drought of the last four week
will probably be suspected of forming
the preparatory stage Of the final cata
clysm.-Philadelphia Times.
The Dickinson press., 1891-08-29
Consumption Cured.

An old physician, retired from prac-
tce, having had placed in his hands by
an East India missionary the formula Of
a simple vegetable remedy for the speedy
and permanent 7 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
his duty to make it known to his suffer
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, $50 Powers Block, Roch-
ester N. Y.
The Dickinson press., 1891-08-29
Seeks Damages for a Sons Death.

Wayland Knowlton, a Belfast lawyer,
is a plaintiff in a lawsuit at this term o.
court that is remarkable in character
He seeks to obtain $1,000 on the death Of
a child ten years ago. The writ, drawn
by MI. Knowlton himself, says in sub
stance that in 1881 he hired the Monroe
house in Belfast, now owned by Mr.. j
D. Tucker; thatthe house was warranted
to be comfortable and warm, the furnace
good and ample to heat the house
But on the contrary the cellar walls were
cracked, which let in the cold, and the
furnace was old and insufficient. Ii
consequence of these defects his little
son took cold, followed by Group, ani
after great suffering died. Mr.. Knowl
ton says he was greatly injured in bod,
and mind. injured in his business and
put to great expense.-Bangor one.
Commercial.
The Dickinson press., 1891-08-29
Earrings and Bracelets in the Daytime.

Earrings ana bracelets In the Daytime.
Earrings worn in the daytime are said
to be, and have been said to be for some
time, hopelessly out Of fashion. It takes
more strength of mind than the average
woman possesses, however, to leave her
diamond solitaires at home when she is
dressing for a day among the shops, and
in consequence n sees great many
~fashionably appearing women wearing
earrings by daylight. Bracelets are
really not worn while the sun shines any
more, but when the innumerable lamps
fairy, piano, boudoir and bouquet
are lighted, milady's slender wrists will
scarcely hold the innumerable jeweled
manacles with which she loves at the
moment to adorn them.-New York
Times.
The Dickinson press., 1891-08-29
Live Lobsters in Demand,

There is now a strong demand for live
Holsters. The restaurants, boarding
houses and many of the families that
used to demand boiled Holsters now or
der them alive, because it is the whim
of the moment to eat them after they
have been broiled alive. The idea is
that the flesh is half a dozen times more
succulent then than if they are killed
first. Humanitarians need not shudder.
There never was any human method Of
killing a lobster. He used to be boiled
alive, and now he is broiled. 1t is doubt
full whether, if each lobster could be ques-
toned, many of them would care which
way they were treated.-New York Sun.
The Dickinson press., 1891-08-29
Practical Education

: Is a demand of the times. The
North Dakota Agricultural College
presents exceptional advantages for
the acquirments of this education
FREE. Instruction in Agriculture,
Mathematics, Military, and all the
Natural Sciences, in short. acomplete,
liberal, practical education without
charge for tuition to citizens of North
Dakota. The first regular session
opens September Sth, 1891. Full
course covers four years.
For full particulars, prospectus, and
requirments for admission address
III. f. STOGKBHIDGE,
President.
ily lS.sept ; Fargo, n. ID.
The Dickinson press., 1891-08-29
THE PARENT OF INSOMNIA,

The parent of insomnia OF walofuin,s- IL in
nine cases out of ten a dyspcl,tic stomach. Good
digestion gives sound sleep. indigestion inttrfulcs
%na ~ T.; H., me brain and si"nael, sympnthixcs.
Unt 81 me most prominent; symptoms OF Il weak
great nerve Gnlrero,. the brain. Invigorate Tile
stomach, and you restore equilibrium to the great
pose IL Hosiettcr's stomach Bitters, which is fnr
preferable TO mineral sedatives and powerful
narcotics which. though they may for u time
cease to act: and invariably injure The tone of the
stomach. The Bitters. on the contrary. restore
ACTIVITY 10 me operations of that all important
IA sound sleep and II trlnquil i'm pctus is i.kcwisc
gwen to the action Of the liver and bowels by its
| use.
The Dickinson press., 1891-08-29
Fashionable Colors In Horses.

So1OIb Ii OOI6CBs
There is q fashion in the color of car
riage horses. Once, many seasons ago
there was a rage for gray; now, gray
animals are at a discount and are as ,
rule associated with wedding parties
catered for by a livery stable. Light
chestnuts had then a turn; but they wer,
found, like certain snowy materials, MOI
to wear we'll. One year roans were il
fashion, and they were most satisfactory
as to wearing qualities and also as tx
temper. Even nov a well matched pai1
of red are looked upon as quit,
correct and very handsome, but the colo
of the season is dark bay, with blacl
points.
Dark browns were in favor last sea
son, and naturally, since horses canno'
change tho color of their coats so easily
as men and women, will be much usei
this year. Some good has certainly beer
done by the recent agitation against tn,
bearing rein, headed by the Duke O
Portland. We have noticed lately tha'
many coachmen have dispensed with it
and in tho a $ of lady whips we hav,
seldom seen it used. Once we saw tn,
footman loosen the bearing reins Will,
the carriage was waiting and 80 com
paratively freed the horses heads for
while.-London Cor. Boston Transcript
A great amount OF railroad building il
going on all over Switzerland. Thu
most difficult of all countries for railroad
engineering now has, relatively, more
railways than the New England states.