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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1894-07-19
A GREAT ENGLISH JuRIST.
Some Qossr Traits OF tho Late Sir james
Stephen.

Some Queer Traits Of tho Late Sir james
Stephen.
It was said of the late Sir James
Fitzjames Stephen, of the high court of
Justice. who retired from the bench in
1891, that he was the greatest author
ity on criminal law that the bar has
produced.
The stories told of his severe utter
ances and of his gentle and merciful
deeds would fill volume, says the
New York Sun. Although his manner
was rough and his sentences invariably
pronounced in q harsh voice, genuine
distress always appealed to his kind
heart and won his sympathy. His
lordship never had the slightest hest
tation in rebuking a barrister, of no
matter how high standard, who failed,
even for an instant, to respect the dig
nifty of the court, or who took unfair
advantage of witness. And Sir
James rebul:es were often more
dreaded than the adverse verdict of a
jury. On the other hand, he would go
far out of his way to assist a struggling
young barrister who lacked only ex-
perience.
It was said of him that he was law
yer among literary men and a literary
man among lawyers His speeches and
his legal decisions ran in a style that
reminded one of Macaulay whom he
had evidently taken for his literary
model. His literary sketches bear the
stamp of sound mind and good judy
ment. His first production was q
series entitled: Essays by a Barris-
ter" which appeared in the Saturday
Review and secured for him a foothold
in the literary world. While on the
bench many of his decisions and utter
ance were severely criticised.
II should not believe a man on his
OATH" he once said, "who told me he
did not care for getting on" That re-
mark was criticised in nearly every
publication in England, much to his
lordship's disgust. The small things
of life did not interest him very much,
and he frequently amused roomful
of barristers and spectators by asking
the meaning of something which an
ordinary child might know.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1894-07-19
THE INDIAN AS A FIGHTER,
He Likes Warfare, Excela in II and Is an
Excellent M4rksman.

AASSAAouC NAoCA0ul0us
The Indian is the most vicious fight
er on earth" said Maj. Barbour, late
press agent of the worlds fair. but a
former plainsman. to a Washington
Post reporter. You read in the &C.
counts of the South African war where
a hundred or two Englishlnen go out
and whip five or ten thousand black
men. There is no uncivilized people
on earth, no race which is utterly igno-
rant of what we call the science Of
war. that can for a minute compare
with the Indians as warriors. No
frontier general would think of lead
ing his troops against a body of Indians
where the odds were greatly against
him. Why? Because the Indian is
naturally fighter and a marksman,
and because he has been quick to learn
what the white armies have taught
him in warfare.
"Take that fight in which Sitting
Bull was killed. That was skirmish,
it's true. but it illustrates my point.
There were just sixteen men on each
side. Ehe battle lasted not over five
minutes, and eight were killed on each
side. Those Indian scouts rode straight
through the camp of Sitting. Bull. and
engaged the old demon himself and
fifteen of his picked warriors in bat
tie in which no man knew he had
more than an even chance of surviving.
1--WE seen them. They love to fight.
Their ambition is to win glory in
fighting. Their traditions urge them
on to fight. It's their only really aris-
tocratic business. They are physically
we'll qualified to fight: they know how,
and you can bet they do fight when
they get at it,"
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1894-07-19
AN EXPENSIVE LIGHT.
What 1t Cost "n loveterato Smoker to
49,, ignite l i,G igar. "A

What 1t Cost un lnveterato Smoker "a
49,, lSnito Ntigsr. "A
Invrtarate smokers acknowledge
that the habit is a most expensive one.
hut it is seldom that light for cigar
co,.s a smoker Il fortune, as in the
,,;t.y toll D.: the a@thor of 'Glances
Lac, I;!roash Seventy Years lie
was an invctcratc smoker. having con-
,ractcd "a diseased habit of putting
away ut 4 cigar every moment he was
not eating or sleeping" He smoked
only the very best brands, and in those
careless days spent. as he says, more
for cigars than it afterward cost him to
live.
"Wcll, one afternoon day or two
before 'Palmer's Life was published, l
had been to prize cattle show at
Chelmsford, and then to dinner with
the Royal Agricultural society; and on
arriving in town by the last train, as
was walking homeward, my cigar un-
fortunately went out and, much to my
annoyance, discovered had no fuses
about me. The streets. too, were de-
serted, so there was nobody from whom
a light could be obtained.
"On descending Ludgate hill no.
ticed that the glass of the gas lamp
perched high against the wall just
within Belle Savage yard was broken.
There being slanting ledge at the
lower part of this wall 1 placed my
foot on it and, springing up, succeeded
in lighting a paper spill which l had i'm
provised. but in my rapid descent one
of my feet unluckily caught the edge
of the curb and dislocated my ankle
and broke the small bone of my leg. i.
"Quick as thought wrenched the
ankle into its place again, but it was
not so easy to unite two pieces of frac-
tured bone, so hoped to neighbour
ing post and there awaited the pro-
tecting peeler's periodic round.
He came at last and charitably put
me into a cab, and accompanied me
home. l was carried upstairs, a sur
geon was sent for and the broken limb
was set. Then was put to bed and
told should have to remain there
month or more.
1T was while was fretting under
this involuntary confinement that my
partner in 'Palmer's Life paid me a
sympathetic visit and bought me out
of the speculation for a mere song,
without of course saying word to me
of the phenomenal success our joint
venture had already met with.
lowing to this circumstance I have
always reckoned that the going out of
my cigar cost me about fifteen hum
bred pounds, which actuaries tell me
would, with compound interest added,
have amounted to some six thousand
pounds at this date. A sum sufficient,
l fancy, to buy up all the 'partagas i'm.
periales super6nos' in the world"
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1894-07-19
Royal Superstition.

The shah Of Persia is extremely SUI
perstitious, and has great respect for
talismans. Among his many posses
sions in this line he always carries
with him when he travels circle of
amber, which fell from Heaven in
Mohammed's time, and which renders
the wearer invulnerable; casket Of
gold, which makes him invisible at
will; and star, which is potent to
make conspirators instantly confess
their crime. '..~' '-' -'1
The Dickinson press., 1894-01-06
A Cruel Joke.

A cruel joke was perpetrated on
the engineer Of the Louisville and
Nashville passenger train. Several
miles from the city the engineer was
Mortified to see what appeared to be
the form Of a man asleep on the
track a short distance ahead.
He frantically applied the air.
brakes and blew the whistle in short,
quick jerks, in the hopes of awaken
ing the sleeping man. Immediately
heads began to pop out Of the car
windows, and as the supposed man
in front was seenupon the track they
were quickly jerked back to escape
seeing the sickening accident which
it appeared could not be averted. As
the engine passed over the object the
engineer and fireman closed their
eyes and fancied they could feel the
wheels pass over the body.
When the train was finally stop
ped, passengers and trainmen hurried
back to the spot, where the dark OBJ
ject could still be seen, but now cut
into several pieces. A search was
already started for a doctor, when it
was discovered that the mutilated
remains were those Of adummy with
a pumpkin for a head. The figure
had on a complete suit Of clothes,
and at distance had a most natural
appearance. The men then returned,
much disguised, but greatly relieved,
to the train, which reached the city
slightly behind time. - Louisville
| Courier-Journal.
The Dickinson press., 1894-01-06
Death Of Mrs. James FennelI.

Mrs. James Fennell died at her
home 1922 North Main street, Thurs.
day morning, Dec. %, '03, at 4:3O
o'clock, after many years of patient
suffering from heart difficulty. She
was an old resident of Elmira, but for
the past ten years has resided at
Dickinson, N. D.. but on account of
ill health was obliged to return to
her former home. Although her
death was not unexpected it was a
crushing blow to her friends and rela.
tives. She was ffty.six years Of age
and leaves a husband and seven chill.
dren, four IONS and three daughters.
to mourn her loss: Michael, of Medi.
cal Lake, WASH; John of Pocatello,
Idaho; Edward of Missoula, Mont,
and Thomas of Elmira; Mrs. P. Pow
ers of Canton, Pa, and Misses Maggie
and Nellie of this city, besides two
brothers and three sisters. She was
a loving wife and devoted mother.
had many friends and was loved by
all who knew her, who will be
greatly grieved to learn of her demise.
-Elmira IN. W Star.
The Dickinson press., 1894-01-06
I.sssoiurs Locomotive.

A good many years ago the chief
of an Indian tribe in the west took
u;nbrage at a locomotive that scared
some Of his horses and causeda STAN
pede. Deliberately making all his
plans, he waited the next appearance
Of the offending iron monster. sad
died his best horse, coiled up his
strongest lariat and stationed himself
close by the track and in a suitable
position for an attack. When the
big iron bulk came up abreast of him,
he threw his rope, settled the loop
accurately over the smokestack of
the engine and braced his horse and
himself for a pull.
It was afterward remarked in that
tribe that they didn't exactly know
whether they got all the pieces of
horse and man or not, but at all
events they collected enough frag-
ments over which to hold a grand
powwow. None Of the members of
that tribe felt any ambition to re-
new the attack, and to this day the
fame of that Indian rests solely on
the fact that he was the chief who
tried to lasso q locomotive.-New
J York Iedse
The Dickinson press., 1894-01-06
Hawaii.

The Hawaiian Islands are twelve
number, only eight being inhabited.
They were discovered in 1873 by tina
Captain Cook, who OH his
the following year. was fnur.
dered by the natives. Cook named
the group the Sandwich Islands, in
honor of Earl of Sandwich, who was
at that time First Lord of tho British
Hawaii is the native
name of the largest island. and the
appellation favored by the people for
the whole group. Honolulu. the cup.
ital, is situated on Hawaii, and is
2,l00 miles from San Francisco, $40
from Yokohama and 4,484 from Sgd
ney. The succession of the native
dynasty has Observation-Disclosures l..
Kamehameha IL, Lnnalilo, Kalakaua
and Lilinokalani, the deposed queen.
Kamehamela II. and his queen visit.
ed England in 1924, and he died there
of measles. King Kalakaua, who died
two years ago, made a tour of the
world in 1881, from which he return
ed with very extravagant ideas. He
erected a palace at a cost of 1000, 600,
became indebted to Claus S~preckles
$4,000 for money advanced for +
rent expenses. He came. under the
influence of one Gibson. who visited
the island as an agent for the Nor.
mons (then contemplating removal
from Utah). 1nstigated by Gibson,
the king brought forward a project
for a loan of $4,000 900, and a tax
levy Of $4,500,000. How heavy a bur.
den was proposed may be seer from
the fact that the population in 1884
was only $4,000. and the property on
which the tax was to be laid was al.
most wholly in the hands of four or
five thousand whites. In 1887 the
white inhabitants rose in revolution.
and kalakaua was obliged to sign a
new constitution. Twice before the
present troubles the islands have,
been briefly under foreign dominatiom
once 4 British officer took posses.
sion and formed committees of gov.
eminent; again. French officers abro-
gated the laws, dictated treaties and
established the Catholic faith as the,
state religion. This WAS previous to.
the independence of the Kingdom bes
ing guaranteed by the United States.
Great Britain and France in lS44.
Hawaii is a most interesting spot tn
visit, and many round the world trav.
rlers have spent Il month there, the
majority Of whom have returned via
San Francisco and the United States.
taking the Burlington Route east
from Denver. For tickets. maps and
information regarding the Burlington
lines, address W. j. c. Kenyon, Gen.
Pass Agent, st. Paul. MINI.
The Dickinson press., 1894-01-06
Must Sell to Pay Debts.

l offer for sale one stock ranch,
situated on Knife river, one mile east
of Rand; with stone. house, barn and
corrals; good spring that has plenty
of water; one new mower and rake,
one new hay rack, one good thirty.
dollar stove, one new breaking plow,
and several other tools that would
naturally he found on a ranch. Fifty
tons Of blue grass hay (well fenced.)
For further particulars write or call
on the undersigned at his ranch.
GEO. E. RAND,
l-6-1-20 Rand, Dunn, Co., N. D.
The Dickinson press., 1894-01-06

doing the same thing in the same
field. Do not grumble because
you cannot find a large city stock
in the various stores, but remem-
Der rather that if you bought ev-
erything in town or let the mer-
chants send away for you, Dickin-
son stores could afford to carry a
greater variety of goods. Re-
solve to patronize home firms in
1894 and see what it will do for
all concerned. Have your print
ing all done at home too. Why
not, as we'll as to buy gowns and
groceries at home?
The Dickinson press., 1894-01-06
When War is Declared

Against a mans happiness by his stomach the
enemy may be paciAed and brought speedily and
easily to terms. That potent regulator Of diges-
ton, Hostettcr's Stomach Bittcrs, discipline the
rebelIious organ thoroughly. Indigestion arises
from weakness of the stomach, and the food in ii,
for the want Of the power to digest. decomposes
and acidifes. giving rise to heartburn, fatulence
and pain, besides q multitude Of symptoms both
changeful and perplexing. But peace soon
reigns when the great stomachic is resortcd to
and used with persistence. Dyspepsia gives rise
to morbid ~discomposure Of mind. and even sleep.
%leeeness and hypochondria in chronic cases. 10
the complete Dismissal Of these the Bitters is full.
" adequate. Liver complaint, constipation. de-
billty, rheumatism and malaria are completely
subdued by this genial medicine.
The Dickinson press., 1894-01-06
Uninterrupted.

M~isinterpreted.
It was at an afternoon tea, and he
was young-as was shown by the
fact of his attending such a function.
BE kept glancing nervously at her
from time to time and lowered about
her acknowledgements of favor
which she thought she could inter-
pref. Several times it was evident
that he wished to speak to her, but
the other guests interrupted him.
Finally, when she was about to go,
he rushed up to her, coloring violent
ly. She graciously helped him out.
lis there something, you wish to
say to mel" she murmured.
"Yes-yes. l hope you'll pardon
my saying it, but you have a streak
Of mustard on your cheek."-Ex-
change.
The Dickinson press., 1894-01-06

THERE is one question which
the Democrats will find very an
noying next year and the year at
ter if they abide by Prof. Wilson's
secondhand protection bill. 1t
is this or something like this:
"1f you were not men enough
to make the kind of tariff you
said you would, why did you not
let the Mckinley tariff alone in
stead of stirring up doubt, de-
pressing business, unsettling val
ues, raising hob with manufactur-
ers, lowering wages, shutting up
shops, and aggravating the slump
generally by an unprincipled par
ing of the tariff" NEW York
Sun.
The Dickinson press., 1894-01-06
Commissioners Of Stark County.

Board convened January 2, 1894, in
regular session.
w. II. Walton presented certificate
of election, which was accepted.
In respect to seniority Of term of
Office, board stands: Caldwell, Jopp
and Walton, with former chairman.
H. J. Schultz presented bill for $50
for care of pauper in unorganized
county. Same was referred to states
attorney.
A motion prevailed that county off.
Gals have an order hook and that all
bills for supplies must i'll the future
be accompanied by al order, showing
by whose authority the debt was in
cured.
Bill of Stickney s. Davis for attend.
ance of pauper in unorganized county
was referred.
Bill of Whalen & Brien for SO for
livery hire IN securing witnesses was
disallowed on ground that county had
no right to pay such bills except by
order of court.
County wolf bounty petition laid
over on motion of Walton.
Assessment of G. H. Pearl changed
from Stark to Hettinger county.
Books of county treasurer exam.
ined and found correct.
Sureties on bonds of L. A. Davis
and H. f. Hatch accepted.
A motion was made by Jopp that
the PRESS be made the official paper;
Walton moved that Recorder be made
official paper for 1894, which motion
prevailed.
A motion carried that Mrs. Living
ston be allowed $3.50 per week fol
care of paupers instead of So as pei
her bid of last fall.
The Dickinson press., 1894-01-06

VERY little has been heard from
St. Paul regarding the conference
between the employees and off
Gals of the Northern Pacific. In
dications, however, do not point
to any immediate trouble. 1t is
to be hoped that the representa-
tives of the railroad orders will be
able to get a satisfactory settle
ment before the close of the con-
ference; and, from what Judge
Caldwell said ON Tuesday in ref
erence to any threatened stike, it
looks as if the courts will see that
the men have fair hearing.
The Dickinson press., 1894-01-06
What Is Electricity?

Professor Calico Ferraris, the ge-
.aial Italian scientist, whose name is
well known to all electricians, was
recently asked by a young lady what
electricity was; but, unlike most 9TH
ers when asked that question, he
ventured to answer it. and, accord
ing to Cosmos, wrote in French in
her autograph book the following, of
which The Electrical World ventures
to give a translation, even though
the English language hardly does JUS
tce to the original in French: MAX
well has demonstrated that luminous
vibrations can be nothing else than
periodic variations of electro-mag-
netic forces. Hertz, in proving by
experiments that electromagnetic
oscillations are propagated like light,
has given an experimental basis to
the theory Of Maxwell.
"This gave birth to the idea that
the luminiferous ether and the seat
Of electric and magnetic forces are
one and the same thing. This being
established, I can now, my dear
young lady, reply to the question
that you put to me, What is cleo
tricitya It is not only the formid-
able agent which now and then shat
tiers with tears the atmosphere, ter
rifying you with the crash of it's
thunder, but it is also the life giving
agent which sends from heaven to
earth, with the light and the heat,
the magic Of colors and the breath
Of life. It is that which makes your
heart beat to the palpitations Of the
outside world; it is that which has
the power to transmit to your soul
the enchantment of a look and the
grace Of q SMILE"
The Dickinson press., 1894-01-06

DURING the week, IA Happy
New Year" has been on every
body's lips. New Years is al
ways a glad festival. We all turn
gladly from the old. soiled page
of our lives to the clean and fair
one of the new year. We all live
to a great extent in the future;
"Man never is, but always to be
best" Hope continually buoys
us up and leads us on and we
trust the future holds better things
for us than the past has given.
And so when we pass the mile
stone of another year, we turn to
each other joyfully and wish, "A
Happy New Year."
The Dickinson press., 1894-01-06

JAMES w. FOLEY, JR., who has
done most of the writing for the
Daily Bismarck Tribune during
the past year, takes the edi-
torship of the Tribune, succeeding
M. H. Jewell who has bought a
trade journal in Washington, D. c.
Mr.. Foley is one of the most
promising young newspaper writ
ers in the state.
The Dickinson press., 1894-01-06

As this is the swearing-off and
good-resolving time of year, we
would suggest a few points for
consideration. Resolve to believe
in your town and speak only good
words for,it, and the town will be-
lieve in you. Swear off on speak
ing i'll. of others Or repeating un-
kind things you hear said; resolve
to say good of people or else to
say nothing at all. Don't shirk
responsibility or work. If good
is to be accomplished, many must
plan and work for it. Make it
your business for 1894 to stand by
the church, the school and what
ever is good. Try to wear a hap
py face even when you do not feel
that way. You will thus contrib
ute to the general fund of happi-
ness and soon your feelings will
correspond with your face. De
eide that for this year, at least
you will be hopeful; and believe
that all of good denied you in the
the past year will be yours in 1894
Resolve to be punctual and no
keep people waiting because yo'
try to do too much and are Away
behind or because you are foreve
putting off what you can AM
should do at once. Promise your
self to beautify the town this yea
by setting a few trees and shrub:
and in other ways that may sue
gest themselves. Don't be jea
Gus either in a social or a bushes
way. Competition stimulate
trade. and very likely you do MOI
business than if another were nc
The Dickinson press., 1894-01-06

Several gay parties were out sleigh.
riding New Years day and numerous
private turnonts. The weather was
perfect and the sleighing fair, thou5 Oh
a little more snow would have been
acceptable.
The Dickinson press., 1894-01-06

d. A. Stocking, juror fees, 4 10
A list of the names of those having
delinquent personal taxes will be
published next week.
Walton & Davis we're instructed to
secure a settlement of delinquent per.
sonal tax between Fuller and Trask.
Board adjourned to meet January
q. at 2 o'clock, when bridge matters
will likely be taken up.
The Dickinson press., 1894-01-06
Saturday. January 8, 1894.

The Fargo Argus has cut down
its size for the winter-a very SEN
sible idea.
The Dickinson press., 1894-01-06

"G1vE us this kind of weather
until the middle of this month";"
say the cattlemen, land we won't
ask for anything better"
The Dickinson press., 1894-01-06

List of letters remaining unclaimed
in Dickinson postoffice for month end
The Dickinson press., 1894-01-06
Road supervisors we're appointed a.
follows:

Road opened OH sections 8, Q, l6
and II, tp. 1873, range 90.
The states attorney was instructed
to look after seed grain matter with
McGillivray.
The following warrants were or.
dered drawn:
The Dickinson press., 1894-01-06
Rice $1aYear 49,.
Payable in Advance,

1t claims to give more and better matter for the sum
Of two cents a week than any other publication.
EVERY line that a pears in 1t is written for II, and has
appeared In no other paper. It uses no syndicate
or boller.plnte matter. Address
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE,
1873 MEN YORK AVE. WASHINGTON, o. Q.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1894-05-11
What Banker Says A6o1t Southern Col
FIELDS.

Robert j. Lowry, a prominent bank.
er of Atlanta, in letter to the Atlanta
Constitution, says: 81 believe in the
next twenty years, with the modern
levices for mining, the gold regions OF
upper Georgia, western North Caro-
INA and part of South Carolina will
produce more goldthan California evei
lid. If our hills and valleys abound
in this precious metal, which they do,
should not every effort be put forth to
levelop them? Let the world know
that we have gold of the finest quality
which is at par the world over; give us
mint; let the general government Ell
courage our mines by this needful in
Sttution, when ] am satisfied the re-
suit will be surprising to those who
nave not looked into the question.
Mr.. Lowry has carefully studied the
situation, and is satisfied that there are
'ast possibilities in the gold ores oI
the South. If one-half of what those
who, like Mr.. Lowry, have investigated
the matter say of the gold ores of the
Garolinas and Georgia be true, thai
section is destined to become the cen
tire of great mining activity.