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The Dickinson press., 1893-11-04

HALLOWEEN is quite generally
observed by the young people of
America, and observed in various
ways. 1t occurred to us that per-
haps very few of those who cele-
brate know the origin of the day.
The festival of All Saints, or All
Hallows, falls upon the first of
November and the evening before
has in England long been a time
for Preside merriment,a as cracking
nuts, ducking for apples, etc. In
Scotland the element of supersti-
ton entered into the festivities of
Halloween and here originated
the idea of finding ones partner
for life by going down the cellar
stairs backward, going three times
around the house at midnight, and
many other customs, which like
the English enter into our celebra-
ton of the night. Burns, living
in the land of these superstitions,
gives a good account of them in
his poem Halloween"
The Dickinson press., 1893-11-04

ELECTION in the first COM
missioner district comes next
Tuesday. So far very little inter-
est has been taken, but as Nov. 7
draws near it is natural that more
enthusiasm should be awakened.
But two men are in the field for
election-Wm. Walton and John
Fisher. The former is a Demo
Graf, an acknowledged party
leader, and a business man OF
good standing; the latter also has
Democratic affiliations, is a man
of good business ability, and is
willing to stand before the voters
on the merits of his actions as
commissioner of the district fol-
three years past. Both men are
we'll known in the community
and the people will decide at the
polls whom they wish to represent
the district as commissioner fol
another three years.
The Dickinson press., 1893-11-04

The great Democratic majority
in the Senate easily get together"
when it comes to confirming the
giver of $4,000 check, but when
it comes to confirming a judge
who didn't contribute they are
off. If it were Judge Maynard
now instead of Hornblower, Sena-
tors Hill and Voorhees, would
tumble over each other in their
hurry to do him honor.-Chicagc
Inter Ocean.
The Dickinson press., 1893-11-04

l have repeatedly read in the pa
pers and magazines that General Gus.
ter disobeyed orders, and that Gene.
raj Terry would not give to the pub
lie the order he gave, the officers of
his staff affirming that General Terry
would sooner keep silent and bear
the blame of defeat than lay the
blame on the dead. All people ia
miliar with army life know of the a
mount of red tape as it is commonly
called, and that if Custer had DISC
beyed orders it would be in black
and white So that it could be proven
to the Government who wasIto blame.
For my part do not think that Cen
eral Custer disobeyed orders. All
people who knew Custer know that
he would object to such orders as i'm
possible to carry out, to hold the In.
dians in check until General Terry
arrived. Custer knew that he could
not herd Il band of Indians like IL
bunch of cattle. The following con.
v%ersation | overheard which proves
that Custer did not disobey orders:
Major Brisbin, 2nd Cavalry, and
other officers were talking with Gen
eral Terry about the campaign. Maj.
or Brisbin made the remark that he
wished he was in Clusters place in
the field. General Terry answered
IN these words. No, it is my plan for
Custer to attack and drive the In
dians toward us" How then did
Custer disobcy orders when he fol-
lowed this plan of General Terry $!
If Custer had lived and defeated the
Indians there never would have been
anything said of his disobeying or.
derS. Some reasons for Clusters de-
feat We're: dividing the regiment; too
much confidence i'm his men, (he did
not think the whole Sioux nation
could defeat them;) :both Battalion
commanders his enemies: and Major
Reno was drunk, us lie had been all
through the march. No sober officer
would have dismounted his men in
the place he did, but would have
kept the command mounted and
charged through the village, which
would have divided the Indians and
given Custer Il chance to cross the
river and attack. | have been in.
formed by Indians who were in the
fight that they were on the point OF
running but when they saw Reno
dismount his men it gave them cour
age to think that the soldiers were
afraid to advance. Reno, the drunk
ell coward that he was, as soon as he
saw Indians in his ear yelled, "Who
ever wants to save himself follow
me-" And then came the panic
He had lis brave "a set of men as any
officer could have wished, and if Re
no had retreated in good order il
might have been different in the end
of this memorable battle. Reno
was unfit for his position, and had il
not been for the GOODNESS of Major
Benteen there might have been I;
second panic.
Captain French was another who
showed great courage.
w. STERLAND,
Formerly M. Troop, 18th Cavalry
The Dickinson press., 1893-11-04
strength and Uenlth.

If you are not feeling strong ant
healthy, try Electric Bitters. If 81;
Grippe has left you weak and weary
use Electric Bitters. This reDed.
acts directly OH Liver, Stomach ant
Kidneys, gently aiding those organ
to perform their functions. If yol
are afflicted with Sick Headache, YOU
will find speedy and permanent relic
by taking Electric Bitters. One tria
will convince you that this is TIN
remedy you need. Large bottle:
only soc. at j. j. Freeman's drug store
The Dickinson press., 1893-11-04
Far and Wide.

Not on this broad continent alone, but in ma
larial breeding tropical regions, in Guatemala,
Mexico, South America, the Isthmus of Panama,
and elsewhere, Hostetter's Stomach Bitters af.
fords TO inhabitants and sojourners protection
against malaria. The miner, the freshly arrived
immigrant the tillcr of the virgin soil newly rob
bed of its forests by the axe of the pioneer, find
i'll the superb antifcbrile specific q prescrver
against the poisonous miasma which in vast dis
disease. 1t annihilates disorders of the stomach,
liver and bowels, %fortitlcs those who Use it agains'
rheumatic ailments bred and fostcrcd by outdoor
EXPOSURE; infuse genial warmth into Il franc
chilled by IL rigorous temperature, and robs of
their power to harm morning and evening mists
and vapors laden with hurtfulness; strengthens
the weak and conqucrs incipient kidney trouble
The Dickinson press., 1893-11-04

THE Democratic President call,
ed Congress in session to legislate
for a special purpose, to relieve
the country in a great emergency.
But his Democratic majoaity utter
ly failed him after more than
twelve weeks of a struggle. He
had to drop back upon the
straightforward work of Republi-
cans. They alone saved the ad'
ministration from defeat.-Chica-
go Inter Ocean.
The Dickinson press., 1893-11-04
500 Reward, 500.

The reader of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure III all it's stages,
and that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh
Cure is the only positive cure known
to the medical fraternity. Catarrh
being a constitutional disease, re-
quires a constitutional treatment.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter-
nally, acting directly on the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system
thereby destroying the foundation of
the disease, and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitu-
ton and assisting nature in doing its
work. The p%roprietors have so much
faith in its curative powers. that
they offer One Hundred Dollars for
any case that it fails to cure. Send
for list of testimonials.
Address, E. j. Cheney & Co.,
Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists.
Harry Hagermaa is confined to his
with rheumatism.
The Dickinson press., 1893-11-04

In coming to this town, the
Charles Dickson Co. makes a jump
of 900 miles, from Fargo, skipping
such places as Jamestown, Bis
marck and Mandan. The compa-
ny stops only at the larger towns
and where 6rst-class opera build
ings are TO be found.
The Dickinson press., 1893-11-04
La Grippe.

During the prevalence of the Grippe
the past seasons it was a noticeable
fact that those who depended upon
DR.. Kings New Discovery, not only
had a speedy recovery, but escaped
all of the troublesome after effects of
the malady. This remedy seems to
have a peculiar power in etfecting rap.
id cures not only in cases of LA Grip
pc, but in all Diseases of Throat,
Chest and Lungs, and has cured cases
of Asthma and Hay Fever of long
standing. Try it and be convinced.
1t won't disappoint. Free Trial Bot
tie at j. ]. Freeman's drug store.
The Dickinson press., 1893-11-04

The people of Pierre, S. D., arc
pluming themselves because of an
export of 1900 beeves this year.
This may be very good for a
South Dakota town, but Di ckin-
son comes in 5000 head better.
The Dickinson press., 1893-11-04
Bucklen $ Arnlca Salye.

The best salve in the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum,
Fever Sores, letter, Chapped Hands,
Chilblains, Corns, and all skin erup-
tions. and positively cures Pills, or no
pay required. 1t is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction, or money re-
funded. Price25 cents per box. For
sale by j. j. Freeman.
The Dickinson press., 1893-11-04

NOVEMBER had the appear
ance of winter, the ground being
gray with snow. 1t was just a re-
minder of what is usually expect
ed in December.
The Dickinson press., 1893-11-04

GROVER CLEVELAND signed the
repeal bill on the first day Of No
vember. And the work for which
an extra session of congress was
called is completed.
The Dickinson press., 1893-11-04
School Attendance, 1871

School Attendance, 1871
Mr.. w. u, Terry, who has been in
the drug business at Elkton. KY, for
the past twelve years, says: Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy gives better
satisfaction than any other cough
medicine l have ever Sold" There
is good reason for this. No other
will cure a cold SO quickly; no other
is so certain a preventive and cure
for Group; NO other affords SO much
relief in cases of whooping cough.
For sale by druggists.
For Sale.
Grade Hampshire Down Bucks.
good producers for wool and mutton.
Address, r. CARNAnAN.
l0.2s-3t. Dickinson. n. d.
The Dickinson press., 1893-11-04

A PROPHECY: Ohio people will
not put themselves on record next
Tuesday in favor Of another
change.
The Dickinson press., 1893-11-04
The Schools.

Report of the enrolment and at
tendance for the month of October.
The Dickinson press., 1893-11-04
Entered atthe postohacc at Dickinson, Stark
Oounty, North Dakota, as second class matter.
Saturday, November 4. 1898.

OFFICIAL PAPER OF BILLINGS COUNTY.
The Dickinson press., 1893-11-04

Mrs. Ed. Current has taken rooms
for the winter ut Mrs. Paddock's and
is prepared to do stylish dress-mak-
ing at fair rates. 30 If.
The Dickinson press., 1893-11-04
MOLLER a FOWLER,
Meeting Of County Commissioners.


The board of county commission
ers convened in special session Mon
day, October 80; present Caldwell and
Jopp, With latter in the chair.
The following were ap.
pointed for road on sections s and II,
twps. l3S, range 93. to the approach
of bridge across Heart river, south of
of Taylor, namely: w. w. Brookings,
G. w. Livingston and l.. L. Lewis.
Relief of SO was allowed Moran,
pauper. for month of November.
Warrants were ordered drawn as
follows:
+. Z. Calvin, repairs OH Glad
stone bridge, 500 80
Edwin johnson. juror. 8 10
jeff. Barber, 10
Robinson & DeFrance, jurors
fees assigned, 2 10
II. +. Beckett, juror 2 10
First National Bank. rent in
advance-Oct. Nov. and
Dee, go 90
Board adjourned sine die.
The Dickinson press., 1893-11-04

Harry Hagermaa is confined to his
with rheumatism.
The Dickinson press., 1893-11-04
LETTERS.

List of letters remaining unclaimed
in Dickinson postotlice for month end.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1893-08-05

The willful little brother Of Daisy
Miller is no less true type than his old
or and more famous sister. One has but
to watch our children's manners with o
very little attention to discover this. It
will be noticed. too. that those little ones
whose parents are wealthy enough to
leave them in the hands Of trained serv-
ants have, at least on the surface, the
best manners united to the most docility.
This seems to be largely because the serv-
ants exact a certain sort Of subjugation
from them as well as n ready obedience
to what commands they themselves may
be allowed to give. The average parent,
on the contrary. has no apparent idea of
enforcing his desires. Listen to the
Don't do this" and ..Do that" as said
to the children you encounter in pub
lie places, and notice how seldom any
heed whatever is given to the speech
Once In 90 times is liberal allowance
philadelphia Press.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1893-08-05
NATURAL PHENOMENA.

The highest volcano is Popocatapetl,
Mexico-i7,748 feet, with a crater mile In
diameter and LOCO feet deep.
It has lately been calculated that at least
90 per cent Of the earthquakes recorded all
the world over have occurred during the six
colder months of the year
The Giants Staircase. near Cork. Is SIN
gular freak Of nature. Sixteen huge knots
protrude one above the other from the face
of very steep ascent, forming .. flight Of
steps Of striking regularity.
AT the entrance of the harbor Of Bastia,
In Corsica, Is d rock which bears striking
likeness to lion couchant, even to its
mane, which Is formed by thick growth
Of bushes and creeping plants
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1893-08-05

Mrs. Cleveland, during her first occu-
psncy Of the White House, made col
lection Of the amusing letters which
from time to time were forwarded to
her through the mail by persons wholly
unknown to her. The last week or two
Of her stay in the White House, prior TO
ex-President Harrison's Inauguration,
were occupied in looking over the ava
lanche Of private correspondence TO
oeived during the two years Of hsr resi-
dence there. After destroying a. many
a. possible, those put aside to be TO
tanned filled to repletion the depths Of q
Saratoga trunk.-Kate Fields Washing
ton.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1893-08-05

The governors of Arkansas and South
Dakota have spoken out in favor of a
great interstate railway from North Da-
kota to the gulf of Mexico But these
two governors-one from the north, the
other from the south-are agreed that
the federal government should control
this interstate railway. The laws and
interests would be too conflicting to
trust Its management to tho states
through whicl! il would pass, they think
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1893-08-05
LOVE AND JUSTICE.

Lovo and Justice one day both wandered away
From the world to wooded retreat
Have you missed them. my friendS II you have,
now attend
To their story. which will repeat,
And you also in turn will the reason discern
Why II Is that with neither you meet
Said Justice to Love--she was shy as dove
II am lost; my way back can't find."
Take my hand" +" said Love bold: ~ am hot,
you arr cold. '-.-
can feel our way out II you'll mind"
On the way dark as pitch both fell into q
ditch
All, the blind had tried leading the blindi
Nelly L. Brown In Kate Fields Washington.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1893-08-05
SIX oal to the N0rthmeni
Deep drinks the warriors soul,
Skoal for the Sorthland, skoaL

The warrior soul apparently drinks as
deep as 1t ever did. if the performances
Of the Norsemen who conveyed the vi
king ship from its native shores to New
York arc TO be taken as sample. In
Now York city the Viking crew were
honored only less than Veragua and Eu-
lalis had been. Their warrior, souls
drank 9s deep as they liked, and, nobody
minded,
1t was different in Brooklyn. They
visited that dreadful town to attend o
banquet given in their honor by Brook
lyn Norwegians and few Swedes. The
fierce Vikings were as mild as doves till
at 3 o'clock in the morning they started
to go back to New York. They had
drunk an awful lot Of skoals They felt
brave and tuneful and went through
the streets singing whatever the Nor
wegian equivalent is Of 1--WE Won't Go
Home Till Morning." Some Brooklyn
policemen whose hearts are as wood ar
rested them and dumped them into the
station house. %
In vain they protested that they were
Vikings fierce who could eat up three
policemen apiece. They had to march
to prison cells as If. they had been mere
tame menials Of trade. The police jus
tice was as wooden hearted as the police
mel themselves. He declared the vi
kings fierce shouldn't set foot out of
Brooklyn under a week and two days,
when it would please his common nine
teenth century soul to try their cases.
They were engaged to set sail for Chi
cago in six days. Instead of whacking
the justice over the head with their
mailed fists and striding majestically out
Of that they sat tamely down under the
rule Of the laws minions. Times are not
as they once were. ''
But there are some $1,000 Scandina-
vians in Brooklyn. The white males
among them have votes. II this outrage
to the fierce Vikings were permitted to
go on, those votes would be dead sure
for t:other party. The mayor interceded
with the Justice, the justice agreed To
try the cases immediately. and tho au-
thorities apologized handsomely to the
fierce Vikings. and all went off like the
old DANES pig which began to jump over
the stile.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1893-08-05
INTERESTING FACTS.
Toronto prohibits peddiing.

Toronto prohibits peddling.
The first paved street In America Was
Stone street in New York. @ -
In Norway the average length Of life Is
greater than in any other country on the
globe.
In 1891 factory was operated near James
town, Va, which made glass beads for the
Indians.
The hrst record taken by American e.
tronomers Of an eclipse was on Long Island
on Oct. 81, l7SO.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1893-08-05

"Just try to frighten me. will you?"
said Briggs to Braggs.
"What for7"
"rve got the hiccough, and II you
frighten me 1t will make 1t go away at
once"
Every well. then; here goes (shouting
at the top of his voice.; lend me s2Or'
''Ah. thanks: it's goner-Texas Sift-
ings,
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1893-08-05

Sparrows are proverbially audacious.
Two recently reared their frail habita-
ton in a railway signal box, unmindful
OF the various noises resulting from
slunting the trains. A train used to
make a daily run carrying blackbird's q
nest and eggs among the woodwork un-
derneath one of the carriages. Cham.
bers' journal.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1893-08-05

What is the duty Of the state In legal
trial? The prosecutor is appointed for the
state to see that no criminal escapes the
just penalty Of the law. tits undoubtedly
the duty of the prosecution to convict
the accused II he is guilty, and to prove
him guilty if he really is SO, But appar.
emily the legal methods Of criminal juris-
prudence have degenerated into some
thing very different.
It is well known principle of law
that every accused 10 to be considered in
nocent until he has been proved guilty.
In 90 cases out Of 100 here In America in
our time the attorney for tho state prac-
ticaily reverses this principle, and in all
he says and does assumes that the pris-
ouer is guilty until he is proved inno-
cent. Justice, mercy and common sense
alike declare that the state has no inter
est in convicting prisoner. Its func-
tion is simply to see that justice is done.
IF an accused is innocent, It Is far more
the states business to clear that accused
than to try to convict him. But in the
practical operation Of our law the prose-
outor evidently takes it for granted that
his sole business is to convict the prison
or: that. too. whether he is guilty or in
nocent. The courtroom becomes simply a
stage for the prosecutor to show his elo-
quenoe and trickery in gaining his case
and getting glory for himself, irrespective
Of whether the accused is guilty. That is
apparently side issue. When the pros
ecution becomes persecution, and that
fiendish persecution, as it does too often
at the present day, it is time for q
change
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1893-08-05

The sensations of an individual who
assists in breaking open Jail, taking
ont a prisoner and hanging him to tree
till he is dead must be peculiar, to say
the least, when the individual finds out
that he lynched the wrong man. The
blood of the innocent will be on his
hands forever. Do what he may, 80
where he will, he can never get rid OF
the recollection. From that day on he
is haunted man. If he has the feel.
ings of " human being. tho protests, the
purple, distorted face Of the man he hes
helped to murder, will pursue him till he
joins his victim in the world to come.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-04-28

One Of the queerest musical instruments
ever known, and perhaps the only one of its
kind, has reached here from Greenville,
east Tennessee. The queer instrument is a
violin made from a gourd and it is 80 years
old.
The strangest, wcirdest music that ever
was heard comes from it, The tones are
fine and soft and float on the air as from
the land Of spirits. James Anderson Tay-
lor, governor Of Tennessee, and uncle of
the famous Taylor boys who fiddled their
way through Tennessee during a recent
gubernatorial campaign used to play on
it. He made music from the gourd fiddle
at the reception to Andrew johnson by the
people of Greenville, his native town, Just
after he was made president of the United
States. He played the "Old Virginia
Reel, the Fishers Hornpipe" and many
other things, and the president "hoed it
down" with everybody present and enjoyed
it more than he could tell
The gourd grew at townsville in the said
state, and it, with the neck, which is Of
poplar, is IS inches long. The keys are com
mon violin keys, the strings catgut and the
sounding board of leather from a stitch
down shoe, while the bridge is of poplar
The bow is of a dark wood, and the hairs
black, being plucked from horses tail.
The older the fiddle grows the better it is,
so II. o. Atkinson says, who owns it.-San
Francisco Examiner
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-04-28

It is a matter Of common observation
that the loudest sounds are not always
made by the largest animals. The roar
of the lion exceeds in sonOrousness the
cry Of the elephant Any one who had
only heard without seeing a bullfrog
might well suppose that its fearful voice
breaking the silence of the night must
certainly come from the throat of an an
imal of formidable dimensions.
But perhaps the most remarkable case
of vocal power in an animal is that re-
lated by a recent traveller in the high
lands Of BOrneo. He was informed by
natives that they had heard a tiger roar
ing in the neighborhood. Such news is
always startling TO stranger in the jun
giles of the east and hardly less so to the
natives.
An investigation was accordingly set on
foot, which resulted in the discovery
that the alarming roars had been emitted
by a toad! This toad of Borneo, how
ever, was by no means an ordinary men,
Der of the family. 1t measured no less
than 144 inches around the body.
That the natives should not have rec
ognized the true source Of the sound
shows that the existence of such toads
was either unknown to them, or that, at
any rate, they had never discovered the
remarkable vocal capabilities of the ami
mals.-Youth's Companion,
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-04-28
She Wanted "Louie Cans" Shoes.

large, fashionably dressed woman with
a rather too profuse display of diamonds
sailed majestically into aSiXth avenue shoe
store the other afternoon, followed by a
meek looking little man. After the clerk
had taken down several pairs of shoes,
which the woman tossed aside contemp-
tously, she said
Haven't you something better than
these? Can't you give me something with
Louie Cans heelsy'
When the clerk was out of hearing, the
little man asked.
what kind Of heels did you say?"
Louie Cans, said the woman.
"Can-CA-NY" persisted the little man.
Eyes, yes. Louie CAN" replied the
woman impatiently. "He'sa Frenchman."
Just then the clerk returned with pair
of shoes having the high red heels first worn
at court during the reign of famous French
monarch. As the little man trotted out of
the store behind the woman after paying
for the shoes an amused twinkle in his eye
showed that It had dawned upon him for
the first time that Louis Quinze was a shoe
maker.-New York Herald.