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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-31

Now hail to the Prince and the King"
But the scald stood silent amid the wild
gIee,
Nor touched he the gifts. "Behold,
crave your pardon, my lords" ouoth he,
My song IS not paid with gold"
Y.
Then take thy guerdon," King Harold
cried,
'I3e II ever so rich, be it ever so rare,
III granr il if veal or woe betide,
That bv the high gods ] swearn
And J" cried the Prince, flair scald, /
trOw.
] owe thee no less than my sire,
And VIII make the seif-same vow
To grant thee thy hearts desire"
VI.
The sun arose and the sun went down
Fu- MANY a year and many day,
Aud the fields grew green and the fields
grew brown,
And tire mountains stood cloaked in gray.
N her alike AS 4 fire On withered grass.
hlEn dutteIing tongues OF dusky red,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-31
THE VALUE OF EMPHAsIa
One OF the Twins Used 1t to Get Two Pieces
of Pie Instead of One.

of Pie Instead of One.
Youths Companion.1
A woman had a pair of twin sons so
closely alike in looks and voice that often,
when she was not paying particular atten-
ton, she herself was liable to mistake one
for the other.
One day, after the twins had been PLAYING
several hours out of doors together, one of
them-whose name might have been Jacob
came into the house and said:
mother, I'm hungry; want piece of
pie" Without noticing which it was, she
gave him the pie, which he immediately
took around the corner of the house aud
ate; then returning, be said in an aggrieved
tone:
Mother, Iwant piece of piei''
All went we'll until poor Esau came in, q
few minutes afterward, only to discover
how he and his mother had been cheated"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-31

NEW YORK, JAN 30.
HERE are about $500
messenger and tele-
graph boys in the great
city of New York. One
half of this number
are employed by the
American Distric t
Telegraph Company,
and the remainder are
divided among three
other companies. OF
course, there are not so
many in Pittsburg, but
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-31

steel legs let themselves down from some
where to support the front of the portfolio,
which proves to be the shelf of the desk.
Back of that are numerous pigeon holes,
boxes, and all kinds of conveniences for
holding things. together with inkstands,
pencils, rulers, calendars and all the other
equipments of reliable desk. In the top
of the easel frame also is set tiny clock,
like the watches set In ladies' bracelets, only
larger.
Another easel of the same design lets
down into a dressing table with much pale
blue upholstery, large beveled mirror and
many brushes. boxes, and all kinds of ap-
pliances develop To persons who are fond
of novelty or to whom space in a room is Of
special consideration, these pieces of turni-
ture will be Interesting and attractive.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-31

HERE has never been
a time when riding was
better taught at West
Point than within the
last decade. 1t was
systematic, thorough
and practical-yet not
by any means all that
should be taught, or
all that might be
taught in the cavalry
department.. Nova
days the cadet begins
with wooden horses
in the gymnasium,
learning to vault on
and off from any side,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-31

A rumor swift through the land did pass,
Which filled each heart with dread.
XII
prince Haldane has gathered an armed
host,
His fathers sway of the land to defy.
The Prince is rebel The Prince makes
boasts
He'll conquer the realm or die"
The messenger arrows flew thick and fast
And hit in the PEASANTS door,
And northwsrd the war-bands swept like .
blast,
And trampled the meadows floor.
Kill
Anon the armies stood face to face
And the wolf came skulking out Of his
den,
For the woods that engirdled the battle
place
Were filled with steel-clad men.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-31
CHEMISTRY OF THE BODY

Is Large Part of the instruction in Gotham
Cooking Schools.
WRITTEN FOR THE DIsPArcH.l
Superintendent Joseph, of the public
schools of New York City, reports that the
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-31
A Financial Mystery Solved.

IWRlIIEN FOX THE DIbFAIOH-J
White-What becomes of all the counter
felt coins placed in circulation?
Green-I guess they are about evenly
divided between the slot machines and the
heather.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-31
WEST POINT BRUTALITY.

In Days just After the War Riding Lessons
Were Dangerous-Instructors Took De-
light in Unseating the Novices-Better
Methods Prevail Now.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-31
OUR MESSENGER BOYS.

Eight Thousand Usually Examined to Find
. Thousand That Are Competent-sys-
TENS Of Punishment-What Becomes Oh
Them-Their Pay and Fines.
CORRESPONDENCE OF THE DIsPArcH.1
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-31
NOVELTIES IN FURNITURE.
An Innocent Looking Easel That Becomes
Writing Desk.

Writing Desk.
WRITTEN FOR THE DIsPATcH.I
Some person, whose inventive genius
would insist upon asserting itself, has in
vented new combination in furniture
which will recommend itself, no doubt, to
many persons who have liking for fur
nishings that have a touch of mystery
about them. When it stands upright in
the drawing room it looks like an easel
holding portfolio thai one might easily
fancy filled with choice prints. But there
is curious little knob on the top, which,
being pressed, let's down the front of the
portfolio. Instantly a pair of slender
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-31
Salaries New York Boys Get,

The newcomer receives one weeks train
ing before he enters upon actual duty. He
commences with salary of So 90 a week; in
three months, if he is competent, he is ad-
vanced to S4, six months later to S4 80, and
so on until he receives the maximum salary
paid for such service. which is S5 30 a week.
We have to maintain strict discipline.
We have a book called "record book -
Each numbered page represents boy, and
the number corresponds with the number of
his badge; for, as you are probably well
aware, each boy wears badge, and by this
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-31

there are plenty of bright boys there, and
what 1 say of those in New York applies
very nearly to them.
When boy applies for situation we
ask for his residence and put questions to
him with a design to test his intelligence
We ask him what he would do if he was de-
livering message under such and such cir
cumstances, and we question him particu-
larly in regard to his knowledge of the
streets, the various public buildings and
points of interest in the city. Then we
send detective to the place he has given
as his residence, in order to see If he has
told the truth. To some of my young read
ers this last proceeding may seem quite
humiliating, but it must be remembered
that we are dealing with large number of
strange boys, many of whom may have
yielded to the temptations to wrong-do1ng
always to be found in a great city.
Yon can imagine how few really compe-
tent boys there are in New York (and the
same rule would hold good in regard to
Pittsburg) when tell you that, in order
to obtain the 1900 boys suitable for our
service during the year we have to "turn
over" or examine and pass upon the quail
tcations of 5000 or 6, 900 boys in the course
of II months.
Good Demand for Good Boys.
This is pretty good evidence that there is
demand for bright and good boys not only
in this vocation but almost every other, as
merchants and business men would say if
they were called upon to testify. You may
think that the business of running errands
and carrying kilograms and messages is
very simple, but in large city, where the
messenger meets "all sorts and conditions
of men," he is very often required to use
considerable judgment and discretion in
dealing with people who may try to get the
advantage of him. The position is one of
considerable responsibility. In the course
of the year our boys deliver 5000, 900 tele-
grams and messages But our service, by
constant care and strict discipline, is so
well organized that in the course of the
year, our damage account, +" resulting from
the carelessness or dishonesty of our boys,
is less than 81 900.
The hours of work of a telegraph or mes
senger boy are called "tricks." The length
of days regular service is ten hours, and
there is regular straight day trick and
regular straight night trick, and then there
are special tricks from A. M. to II M.
and from P NJ. to 9 p. M. The straight
day trick is from Am. to 5 P, NJ, and the
straight night trick from 10 P. NJ. to
o'clock A. M.
Salaries New York Bows Get
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-31

rwRIrTEN FOR THE p1spAroH,
Brookings register. (Brookings, S.D.) 1890-1894, 1892-08-19
For Revenue?


The independent convention OF
Brown county adopted the following
resolutions:
Resolved, that the peoples party Is
unalterably opposed to the,re-nomina-
tion OF any county officer, where the
salary of such officer is twice or three
times as much as mechanic could
earn in any line OF industrial occupa-
tion, and we pledge ourselves to the
faithful carrying out OF this resolution
in this and future conventions.
You just bet your life that some OF
those "reformers'' are determined
that their chances for Office shall be
improved wherever possible? Do you
thing that any OF the incumbents
would vote for the resolution?-Sioux
Falls Press.
No, you bet you life they didn't.
They were mad-tearin' mad.and now
that they are left out in the cold
what do yea suppose the are going to
do? Why, they sewear by all that il
good and holy that they will "cut 'em
wide open' and vote the Republican
ticket,
Brookings register. (Brookings, S.D.) 1890-1894, 1892-08-19
To Ranew q Carpet.

ANY carpet that has q pile such as
Wilton or Brussels should always be
swept with the pile. and not against
it. Sweeping against the pile makes
the carpet rough, so that 1t soon
looks bad, and wears out unevenly.
Bits of dampened paper scattered
about over the floor, just before
sweeping will assist in taking up the
dust, and make the carpet brighter.
After q carpet has become little
dingy it may be considerably improv-
ed by sweeping it with broom
dampened with water in which little
ammonia has been poured. Have
the water in q basin or pail, dip the
broom in it, and shake of the drops
OF water. Then sweep down the
carpet for three or four yards, and
dip the broom as before. II the
water becomes ve-y dirty, as it prob
ably will, it should be changed two or
three times during the sweeping.
An old carpet which has become
soiled may be cleaned and made to
lcck almost as good as new by wash.
ing it with warm water and fresh
beet's-gall, using a pint OF gall to a
gallon of water; or by scrnbbing it
with warm soapsuds. In either case,
the carpet should be first we'll beaten,
so that it is free from dust, and
properly laid on the floor. Scrub
with an ordinary scrubbiEg brush,
with and against the grain, over a
small space, and Immediately wipe it
as dry as possible with rough cloths.
(If soapsuds bs used, rinse quickly
with clear water.) If done quickly,
the water will not soak through.
Leave the windows open, and do not
use the room for a few hours, or until
the carpet is dry.-From Hardwood
Floors and Carpets" in Demorest' g
Family MAGAZINE for September.
Brookings register. (Brookings, S.D.) 1890-1894, 1892-08-19
Hand Painted Garden shovel.

A shovel is an implement which is
ordinarily used by which to handle or
remove rubbish or earth. A garden
shovel is O. like instrument used in level
ing or spading the ground preparatory
to seeding. A painted garden shovel
is one OF the garden class which has
been ornamented with q coat OF paint
to designate it's ownership or hide its
detects. A Hand painted garden
shovel is what? We have seen them,
yet to state the utility of such an
article poises one almost between un-
ertainty and suspicion. They are
beautiful Ct course, hrt possibly
more ornamental than useful; utility
is one thing, beauty another-now
for the combination. The new "St
Louis Special. run by the Minneapolis
and st. Louis Ry., ST. Paul and
Minneapolis to St. Louis, Mo-, covers
both virtues, as well as many Others.
Makes the shortest time OF any line
between those points. Full particu-
lars from any agent of the company,
or C. M. Pratt, G. T. & p. A., Mime
apolls, MINI.
Brookings register. (Brookings, S.D.) 1890-1894, 1892-08-19

Place two V shaped wineglasses
of the same size near the edge of a
table. In the right hand one put an
egg, just fitting the rim of the glass.
Hold the bases of the glasses firmly
down, the top rims touching each
other.
Now, with a quick, sharp breath,
blow upon the line where the egg
and the glass meet. The egg will
jump to the other glass. With a lit
tie practice this can be done every
time. Be careful to blow in a line
with the left hand glass, or the egg
will jump in the wrong direction,
and land on the table with disastrous
results. s.-Youth's Companion.
Brookings register. (Brookings, S.D.) 1890-1894, 1892-08-19
No Chance for Argument.

Twas talking with one of the Eng
ish professors at Harvard about his
department, and he told me Of an
amusing mistake made by enc Of the
students. All juniors are required
to write forensics on prescribed sub
jects. One of the subjects given out
was "Shall the Electoral College be
Abolished9" This, he thought, was
a perfectly plain subject, exceliently
suited for discussion, so he was some
what surprised to have one student
come up and tell him that it gave no
chance whatever for argument.
''Why not2" asked the instructor,
II think there Is great deal to be
said on both Sides"
'Well," answered the student, ST
can't see how you, a Harvard profess
sor and q Harvard graduate can see
any argument to prove that colleges
with the elective system should be
abolished. Boston News.
Brookings register. (Brookings, S.D.) 1890-1894, 1892-08-19
Millions In 1t.

This week we heard q man on the
street advocating the sub-treasury
scheme. There was nothing remark.
able in that, but there was in the fact
that he supported his position with
argument that appealed to reason,
and almost induced US to join the
party. "Now," said he, II have q
good 100 acre farm, ! will borrow of
the Government $4,000. I'll never
pay any of it and the Government
will be compelled to foreclose and
take possession. It will then be gov.
ernment land, and as ! have never
used any homestead right, l will enter
it, live there Ave years and get q
patent from the Governm ent. shall
have possession all the time, be out q
little, and virtually $4,000 ahead.
There's millions in it. Every farmer
should take the business view of
matters and vote for the peoples
party."-Spencer (Iowa) News.
Brookings register. (Brookings, S.D.) 1890-1894, 1892-08-19

Tradition says very rich mine
was discovered somewhere near Salt
Lake twenty-five years ago by Nor
mon, and for some reason Brigham
Young forbade the prospector to
work the mine or make its wherea-
bouts known. just before dying the
man indicated the direction in which
the mine lay, but hundreds Of miners
have vainly sought the treasure
Chicago Herald,
Brookings register. (Brookings, S.D.) 1890-1894, 1892-08-19
LIFE IN A LODGING HOUSE.
Showing That One May Live in Place
for Months and Yet BE n Stranger.

Showing That One May Live in n Place
for Months and Yet BE n Stranger.
Many of the large, old fashioned
houses in Washington are owned by
persons whose incomes are in inverse
ratio to the size of their dwellings,
therefore they take a few boarders
or else rent rooms. In one of these
houses a certain journalist has the
back room just across the broad hall
from the back parlor.
One Friday night he was out later
than usual, so oversight himself the
next morning and did not leave the
house until about II o'clock. When
he opened the front door he saw a
hearse and several carriages stand.
ing in front of the house, and as he
was naturally little curious to know
who was bereaved, he said to a hack
man who was leaning against the
fence:
"Who is dead9 Where is the fu-
neral2'
He says you might have knocked
him down with a feather when the
man replied, looking at him with
surprise:
In your house, sir!"
DR.. T was at that moment read
ing the burial service in the front
parlor. The deceased, a lady, was
only a visitor in the city and her
friends had at first intended to take
her to her home in W for inter.
ment; therefore no Grape was hung
on the door and no announcement of
her death was inserted in the papers.
They afterward decided to lay her in
vault in one of the Washington
cemeteries, but as her friends were
few, no one but the half dozen rela-
tives were at the funeral. Hence
there was no confusion and no stir
in the hall to attract attention when
the journalist left his room.
Most of the people who room in
this house are middle aged, quiet peo-
pie; the only young man, Mr.. l.,
has the hall room up one fight. Last
week he went to his landlady's ST.
ting room in the back building (or l.
and tapped at the door.
Come in" said some one.
So he entered, and there sat a
stranger who looked comfortableand
very much at home, in smoking
jacket, cap and slippers. Mr.. L.
asked if his landlady was there.
"No." said the stranger, "she is
not"
I'm Mr.. L." said the young
man.
ooh! Can I-er-er-do anything
for you3"
II came to ask for a piece of ice."
"Ohl Well, if you go down stairs
and find the servants reckon they'll
give you some."
Down stairs went Mr.. l., and,
after getting his ice, he said:
who's that fellow in Mrs. SIS
room9"
THAT is Mr.. S., sir"
"Any relation to my landlady2"
"Mr. So Why, he's her hus-
bandl"
"Goodnessl I thought she was a
widow"
By and by Mrs. s. came home,
and her husband said:
'Some fellow came here awhile
ago and wanted piece of ice; said
ne was Mr.. L.. Who the dickens
is he2"
why, R-l'' exclaimed his wife.
'He is the young man in the room
next to Aunt Mary. Surely you
knew him"
"Never heard of himl When did
he Gomez"
He has been here since October. +"
And it was then the last week in
Anvil Naxp vor1> uoro11
Brookings register. (Brookings, S.D.) 1890-1894, 1892-08-19
ANOTHER IDOL CRUSHED.
A Hard Hearted and Unfeeling Engineer
Replies to u Few Questions.

A Hard Hearted and Unfeeling Engineer
Replies to u Few Questions.
Our train was delayed by smash
up, and as I came back from the
scene of the wreck ! stopped a mo-
ment to look at our locomotive on the
siding. She was a magnificent piece
of mechanism, and lay there breath
ing in short, quick gasps, as engines
do, impatient of restraint and throb-
bing to be flying along the glittering
lines of steel. The. engineer was
hanging out Of the cab.
"Shes beautiful, isn't shea" I re-
marked admiringly.
(Which one9" he asked, looking
after three or four lady passengers
walking ON the track. ''That little
one in front is a corker, only she's
most too squat"
Twas inexpressibly shocked.
II mean your engine" I explained
hurriedly.
"Oh," he said in half tone of dis
appointment.
II suppose you think great deal
of her, don't you9" I ventured as
stepped nearer and laid my hand
gently on a projecting barr
That's my business, and I don't
have time to think of anything else
while she's on the read" he re-,
sponded.
"But don't you love to watch her
pulsating with life and to feel the
thrill of her speed as she whirls you
along9"
well, I can't say that I do exact
ly," he said as he rubbed his head
for thought.
Don't you caress her, and humor
her, and pride yourself upon her, as
you would woman you loved9"
mot hardly" he said with a grin.
Don't you call her sweetheart
and dear old eighty-seven,' and
things like that2"
"Of course not"-this in a tone of
disapproval.
Don't you feel toward her as if
she were humane"
mot that know Of"
All the poetry and tradition of the
engineer and his engine were oozing
out at every pore, but kept on to
the bitter end.
Don't you sing to her and whistle
softly as you speed through the
night7" / asked hopeiessiy.
II can't sing any more than q
crow" he admitted.
Don't you chirrup to her in her
flights"
Never to my knowledge. Meb-
be the fireman does. I'll ask him"
mo, no" said, putting up my
hands pleadingly. Don't you speak
Of her as friend"
"No."
Don't cherish her as of your own
flesh and blood9"
mo"
Don't talk with her and commune
with herG"
Nav, of course don't"
The engineer was becoming uneasy
and suspicious.
Don't coddle her as a child9" I
tried once more.
NAV"
Don't care whether she runs
through herself or twists off a piston
rod or bursts cylinder head or any
thing so long as your wages go on
and you don't get bounced2" / said in
desperation.
For the first time he began to look
natural.
'That's about the size of it,
guess" he said with laugh, and
went back to my car with the rem
nants Of broken idol clutched con-
vulsively to my bosom. Detroit Free
Press.
Brookings register. (Brookings, S.D.) 1890-1894, 1892-08-19
State Teachers, Examination.

An examination OF candidates tor
state teachers certificate will be held
at the college Office in Brookings on
September 1st. and End. next. Presi.
dent McLouth will have charge by re-
quest, and under the authority of
state superintendent Cortez Salmon.
LIVE
Brookings register. (Brookings, S.D.) 1890-1894, 1892-08-19

The Elder ySisber-rm ashamed of
the attentions Of these men to you.
The Younger Sister-It must be
mortifying where you're only one
year older than ! am. Life,
Brookings register. (Brookings, S.D.) 1890-1894, 1892-08-19

Best line of insurance in the city
written by Palmer & Fox. S7ti
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-03-08
A CHINESE

Tshang Yao, the Governor of the
Province Of Shantung, who died re-
Gently, was one of the highest digni-
taries of the Celestial Empire. He had
a highly adventurous career. Born in
lowly position, he was obliged to flee
in his youth on account of having muir
dered the tormentor of an old man.
He became a robber and soon stood at
the head of all the brigands who made
the province of Human unsafe. When,
during the rebellion, the chief town of
the province was threatened, the Gov
ernor issued a proclamation in which
he promised the hand of his daughter
to the man who would save the town
from the enemy. At the head of 500
bandits, Tshang beat off the attack of
the rebels, and led home on the next
day, as a reward for his bravery, the
almond eyed beauty. Then he made
rapid progress. He was not able to
read or write, but was of great integ
rity, and diei poor as he was born. He
was called by his people, on account of
his charity, Tshang, "the blue sky"
1t is said, however, that he was not
always just toward Europeans, and
especially the missionaries.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-03-08
He was pretty warm people. I tell

he was pretty warm people. I tell
YOU"
Rather"
The next night-it was one a. NJ
he came in, loaded, as usual. There
was a theatrical troupe in town, and
two of the actresses were about re-
firing as he passed up stairs, whooping
like a lot of Sioux chasing a suffers
He raped on the actresses door, and
as they wouldn't open it, of course, he
blew cigarette smoke through the key
hole and yelled, 'Firep"
Made a panic, didn't it?"
That's no word for it. Looked like
a sheet and pillow case party in an
insane asylum. We read thu riot act
then, but he put up a warm talk with
the proprietor and squared it some
how. He was a velvet talker, as sure
as you're born. The. night after he
coaxed me INTO a dice game and
skinned $3.50 outer me quicker'n a
wink"
Made his expense, eh9"
Exactly. Well, the next morning
he came down with his head swelled
and his grip packed. He said he hated
to leave us, as he'd had such a quiet,
pleasant genial sort of a time, but they
called him and he must go away. So 1
made out his bill"
Made it pretty large, too, didn't
you7"
"'Bout heusual-but wait. handed
him his account, and what do you think
he said9"
Cant imagine"
"Why, he said, Great Scott! don't
you make a reduction to clergymenY"
San Francisco Examiner.