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The Dickinson press., 1895-10-26

1T Is not worth while for me to
occupy your time. gentlemen" said
the counsel for the defendant. .aThe
case is as plain as it can be, hut my
client has paid me three guineas to
defend him and, as an honest man. I
ought to do something to earn the
money: I can go on with a speech six
hours long if"
He paused a moment, took a drink
OF water, scanned the faces Of the
jurymen and proceeded:
III necessary. But rather than bore
you with a six hours slRech, gentle
men, In a case where the law and evil
dence are SO plainly on the side Of my
client, the defendant, 1 will turn It
over to you without another word and
ave him back his money IL your ven
dict goes against him."
Without leaving the box the crate
ful jury found in favor Of the defend.
e~nt.-Pearson's Weekly.
The Dickinson press., 1895-10-26
No Use for Him.

The dusky islanders sat in a ring,
listening with eager expectations to
the Lord Chancellor, as he read to
their monarch the latest communica-
ton from the foreign mission society.
"Since the mysterious disappear
ance Of our dear brother Duppy," 20
| ran the letter, /" we are sending you
one who will be a powerful worker in
the field. In him not. only Ii the spirit
| willing, but the flesh 10 strong"
A look Of disappointment passed
around the circle.
Read that part again." said His
Majesty.
The chancellor compiled.
The king leaped up from the section
| Of pork barrel which formed the I'm
perial throne.
"Such a letter as that" he cried, 40
he dashed his stove-pipe crown on the
coral strand, "is an outrage; the man
will be utterly distasteful to US; write
at nee and say we don't want him.
Tnsstb
The Dickinson press., 1895-10-26
Relieve. Cant. Penne,

ReIHeVeb C2bt. Pe6ney.
Washington, Oct. 24.-The president
has designated Capt. William II.
Clapp, Sixteenth infantry, as acting
Indian agent at Pine Ridge, 8. D., re-
lieving Capt. Penney, the present agent
ut that place. Capt. Clapp has for the
past two years been acting agent ut
Fort Berthold agency. North Dakota,
and his transfer to Pine Ridge il in
the nature Of a complimentary recogni-
ton Of his management there. He will
leave Washington Immediately for his
new station.
The Dickinson press., 1895-10-26
All . Mistake.

The reporter that had accompanied
the special train to the scene of the
wreck hurried down the embankment
and found a man who had one arm In
q sling, a bandage over n eye, his
front teeth gone and his nose knocked
four points starboard, sitting on .
piece Of the locomotive and surveying
the horrible ruin all about him..
."Can you give me some particulars
Of this accident7" he asked, taking out
his notebook.
II haven't heard of any accident
young man." replied the disngured
party, stihly. /.
companyLPearsou's Weekly.
The Dickinson press., 1895-10-26

heart trouble, eh?"
"Huh: Never said nothin' o. the kind.
Got 1t Wuss nor ever"
"But you said--"
"Jest what l said. That ere pre-
scribe was the means O savin' my life.
This is the way it was. Ye see me an
Mary Belle was a lopin' over the
prairie n AFTERNOON (Mary Bellies my
hoss.) We was on the lookout for any
thing flynn or wnlkin'-what would
vary the Mrroo OF jack rabbit an fried
hominy. We didn't sight nothin' but
prairie dogs and coyotes and SIGH truck
an was gettin' ready to pint for camp
when some 'un with q voice like O Gin
namon bar gin me the hail.
"Southard I cen a-ridin' q Mexican
plug-a tough-lookin' cayuse q comm
ut me with two guns up-a droppin'
cuss words as he come enough to sot
the prairie Attire. I didn't stop to ar
gyfy none with this here misguided
varmint, for there vas q look in his
eye The on'y had one good un), what
seemed to say, 'thars goin' to be a one
ring circus here po0ty soon, and I
counts OH you ter pervide the amoose
ment.'
"Way, 1 want in no mood jist then
to debate with this here coyote on the
silver question, nor the morality o
Trilby, bein' on'y pervided with O shot
gun. I jist gin Mary Belle a hoof in
the porterhouse an OF we cahoots.
Now, my mar kin do some tall rum
MIN when she's q mind, an win the
gate money agin an ordinary cyclone,
but she onsartin In her schedule at
times.
"This was one Of her of days, fer
we hadn't made more'n a hundred
yards fore she sot a foot In q prairie
dogs burrow and l kisses the sod all
sproddled out.
"Of course I gets my gun up as quick
as l could, fur I see that one-cyed crit
ter on the Mexican plug a-comin' ut me
like a shot outen a gun.
"Wal, would you believe it, I finds
that I left all my shot to hum, an
amt got nary a thing to feed the wea-
pom with but powder, an not much o
that"
THAT was a dangerous p~redicament
to lie in" ventured the doctor.
oval, you'd ha' thought so eff you'd
hen thar. What do ye suppose I done?
My thinkers hung on a ha'r trigger, SO
down the barrel O. my shcotinf' iron I
pours tho hull box o your pills an
The Dickinson press., 1895-10-26
Farm Poultry.

One reason why a hen which steals
away from her nest always matches
out well is that she Is not too fat, and
because every egg has the same vital
ity.
II you are going to pack eggs for
winter use select those from hens with
which the cocks have not run. Eggs
containing no germs keep much better
than others.
A fowl which will lay fifteen dozen
eggs in a season is considered well
worth keeping. Although q Pekin duck
will do this, most farmers forget that
The Dickinson press., 1895-10-26
Back to Grand Fo.k.,

st. Paul, Oct. 23.-Chief Of Police
Ryan of Grand Forks was in the city
and secured requisition papers for ].
w. johnson, wanted in North Dakota
on a charge of stealing two bicycles.
He was arrested here last week on
suspicion by Sergeant Pothen. One of
the wheels was in his possession and
another was in a store on East Sew
enth street. Chief Ryan found that
the numbers of the wheels stolen cor
responded with those Of Johnson's
wheels. The young man was taken
from the county Jail and conducted
back to Grand Forks. D..
The Dickinson press., 1895-10-26

The device here illustrated seems to
be such a method. 1t Is a metal bin
fitted with rockers on the bottom and
with a riddle inside. The ashes are
put into the riddle, the top is put on
and the bin is rocked to and for by the
handles. The result Is that the ashes
fall to the bottom Of the bin, the Gin
ders remaining in the riddle.
The Dickinson press., 1895-10-26
A RoCK1NG

By Means of Which the Ashes and
Cinders May BE Separated without
Dust.
Economical housekeepers are in the
habit of sitting che ashes before put
ting them in the dump, for they know
that there are always cinders in the
pan that may be saved and burned to
good effect. But of the objections
to the sitting process is the dust that
rises while it is going on, and q SIM
pie and efectual method Of doing
away with that objection is sure to be
welcomed.
The Dickinson press., 1895-10-26
Invft.tion.

"cW0H"8 001OMD.
New York, Oct. Examinations to
the wedding of Miss Vanderbilt and
the Duke Of Marlborough were issued
to-day. They read:
'Mrs. William Nissan Vanderbilt re-
quests the honor Of your presence at
the marriage of her daughter, Con-
suclo. to the Duke of Marlborough. on
Wednesday, Nov. the 9th. at IL O'Clock,
at st. Thomas church, Fifth avenue"
The Dickinson press., 1895-10-26
For Perspirlne Palm.

Many women are worried by a con.
slant tendency to perspire freely in
the palms, which ruins their gloves.
This is an expensive distemper, for I
know women who spoil new gloves
simply in mi wearing. For this use
magnesia. Get it in square blocks
and rub it thoroughly into the skin be.
fore pulling on the gloves. Vigorously
adhered to the effect IL entirely do.
eirablo.
The Dickinson press., 1895-10-26
Mayor 0rcutt Dies,

chamberlain, 8. D., Oct. 23.-Mayor
]. W. circuit died at midnight from in.
juries received in a runaway accident
twelve. days ago. For over eighty
continuous hours Immediately follow.
ing the accident he was unconscious.
but since then was partially conscious
Mt intervals. He was q prominent
member Of the legislature, also a thir-
ty-secOnd degree Mason. q member of
the knights Of Pythias and other
The Dickinson press., 1895-10-26
WORST IN

Prairie Fire Destroys an Immense
Quantity of Hay and Grain.
Forman. N. D.. Oct. PA prairie
fire started by William Linse's thresh-
ing outfit did almost inestimable dam
age in the reservation southeast Of here
yesterday. A terrific wind made the
fire uncomfortable, and hundreds of
tons of hay and a large quantity Of
grain in the stack was destroyed. Re-
ports are meager, but sufficient is al.
ready learned to warrant the state
ment that it was the worst fire Of re.
cent years in this section.
The Dickinson press., 1895-10-26

Feed some Of the cheap oats to the
right kind Of colts and rest assured
that the dawn of the coming century,
in spite of all our modern ingenuity,
the world will still be in need Of
equine motive power, and If the signs
point Alright it will command a pre-
Life.
There is no better property on the
farm to-day than a good colt and there
never was a more opportune time to
80 into horse raising in earnest. Not
in the old way. but with a higher
standard of excellence. Let excellence
be the sine qua non and let 1t begin
in the brood Ia 1t is we'll that the
class Of brood mares in use a few
years since have been discarded.
In starting anew let the man who
wants to make money in horses en-
deavor not to produce horses cheaply,
but to raise the best horse that his
surroundings will permit. 1t will be
better to get one good pair of mares
and breed only these than to raise a
dozen common colts.
What a change could be wrought in
the horse stock of the United States
by 1900 If as the horse business re-
wives every well-to-do farmer would
get even one pair Of superior pure
bred mares Of some particular breed
and breed them to sires of the high
est excellence. There Is no avenue in
agriculture that offers surer returns
- ","re permanent success.
Oats are ar exceptionally valuable
feed for horses. Other feeds will pro-
duce as much gain in live weight, but
there is perhaps no single grain feed
so well adapted to grow bone and
muscle, and give stamina and endur-
ance in horses, as oats. For this pur-
pose it should be used literally the
coming winter.
The Dickinson press., 1895-10-26
Doubtful Assvrapee

Away out West!
Conductor-See here. we don't stop
at that station.
Tenderfoot-But, you see, my ticket
calls for you to stop there.
Conductor after a momenD-Well.
let 1t go; we'll probably be held IN
along there somewhere, anyhow.-Chl
cago Record.
The Dickinson press., 1895-10-26
The TAmt

the head in stormy weather. When
spread, this ~overcoat makes q water
proof tent. The device Is intended for
use in forced marches, picket duty, etc.
The many advantages Of such a coat
are quickly apparent. In only a few
minutes it can be transformed into a
V-shaped tent large enough to shelter
one man. The garment is waterproof
and light. The use of this garment
would reduce greatly an army's bag
gage, and would add on forced march,
es a protection that now is frequently
lacking.-New York Sun.
The Dickinson press., 1895-10-26
There are ma coo,,r, :

There are no cooking utensils betta,
adapted to light housekeepinr than
aluminium. They are 80 light even n;
large pieces that practically -
strength is expended in lifting Tim.
they are so thin that food 10 cooke6 n
them Ore quickly than in ordfnar1
utensils, and they are 90 easily kenI
clean and shining without ocourine.
The Dickinson press., 1895-10-26
Feeding Colyes.

The North Carolina agricultural ex-
pertinent station has been feeding
some calves. Prof. +. e. Emery thus.
] tells the story and the results of the
experiment: Two calves from grade
Jersey heffers were left on their dams
The Dickinson press., 1895-10-26

An excellent cottage pudding with
an apple filling, made by a Swedish
cook, consists Of a plain light cake
made in two layers, with a thick layer
Of tart apples peeled and grated
spread between. With these apples
are mixed the whites of two eggs,
beaten to q stir froth. two teaspoon
| fuls Of vanilla and sugar to taste.
The Dickinson press., 1895-10-26
An Inquisitive Kid.

InQuiring Kid-What is an acre.
dad?
Father (reading)-Four roods.
Inquiring Kid-What is a rood, dad?
Father-Forty square rods, poles or
perches.
Inquiring Kid-What is a wise acre,
dad?
Father Crising)-One who keeps q
spare rod, pole or perch to apply to
q boy who asks useless questions.
The Dickinson press., 1895-10-26

The striking garment workers OF
Rochester, N. r., after a war Of tan
weeks. unanimously decided to peck
up all household goods and leave I'd
city for New York and Chicago.
The Dickinson press., 1895-10-26
Much Old Corn In Crib.

An investigation in regard to the
amount Of old corn on hand in the VI
cinity of Bloomington. ILL.,, shows that
there is an astonishing large quantity
of it in the farmers cribs and eleva-
tor bins. Within Il week it has begun
to move out in large quantities prin-
cipally to make for the enormous
new crop thus saving the construction
of cribs and granaries and again be-
cause the owners of the corn have con-
cluded that there is no immediate pros
pect of a rise in price. At and about
Barnes fully 100000 bushels Of corr is
in store. several farmers having each
from 5000 to 10000 bushels. Atlanta
reports about 100000 bushels on
hand; Birckbcck, De Witt county, 3OO,-
OlD;Kappa, Woodford county, $4,000;
Ell Paso, 10000; Eureka 100000. This
is a sample Of all the corn-producing
points Of this portion of the state.
The Dickinson press., 1895-10-26
Belonged to Hi. wife.

did you see ANDERSON last night
spending money like a prince?"
Like a prince? He blew in about
:sure. = Th ea1 money ema, 'i was y Pr PL,ncet
indianapolis journal.
The Dickinson press., 1895-10-26

The First National Bank Of yelling
ton, Kan, closed its doors to-day BY or.
der Of the directors.
The Dickinson press., 1895-10-26
tseeiaE Double.
T
A-.Gxn.'

Jagley (having made several at.
tempts to 60 on either side Of the gen.
tleman, finally smashes into him)-I
begsh your pardon. I begsh your par
don. l was merely trying hic) to gose
between you.-Brooklyn Life.
The Dickinson press., 1895-10-26
THE MAJORS PRESCRIPTION.
KNMKkAA367
by E. De Lancey Pierson.

&C." said Maj. Jew.
sins, of Creole, as
he entered the Of
ice, that ERE last
prescribe o. yours
We're the means Of
savin' my life an
Mrs. Jawkins from
ontimely widder-
hood"
II was sure 1t
would help you,"
smiled the doctor.
"Never fails. Got
all rid 0f yOur
The Dickinson press., 1895-10-26
Engli.h Method. with Poultry.

English Methods With Poultry.
The methods which prevail in Eng
land for growing poultry and their care
vary so widely from those in vogue
here that our readers may find some
thing to interest them in the following,
Cleaned from the writings Of G. f.
Brooke. Food should lie mixed fresh
for every meal, and fowls should have
only what they cat-leavins none.
Through the winter they are fed in the
morning with a hot mess of middlings
and barley meal. From November to
March their midday meal is boiled bar
ley, and the later meal is wheat or
maize. Now and then fowls in con-
tinement should have a fresh piece of
sod at which to pick. a little salt
should be added to their food now and
then, and occasionally a small guam
tity of EPSON salts. For a full day af.
ter chickens are Matched they need no
food. and for the following week they
should be fed chopped boiled eggs and
soaked bread and milk, feeding them
every two hours for the first fortnight.
Fol the next two weeks they should
have grit, boiled rice, barley or pota-
toes, followed later by bruised barley,
WAedl VI SoiH iuedI. DufiHS cHlcheH-
hood four meals daily are best. The
mother should have grain and meal.
When melting, a slight addition of
cayenne pepper to the meal, with some
hemp seed now and then, and an &C.
c%asional meal of minced raw onions
will be found advantageous. The mid
day meal at all seasons should include
some green food, and when winter ap-
proaches should include meat and fat,
minced liver, or horseiesh. When fat
tening for market. the fowls must be
kept sheltered. Mutton fat, chopped
fine and boiled with milk, is desirable
to add to the ground oats or. buck
wheat, and this is administered in
small doses.
The Dickinson press., 1895-10-26
Provoking

Mrs. Trott-Oh, l only went into town
IN a shopping tour.
Mrs. Streete-Did you? Tell me about
1t. Did you have q real good time?
Mrs. Trott-Not at all. 1 found what
l wanted in the very first shop I went
into.
Mrs. Streete-How provoking.-Tit.
The Dickinson press., 1895-10-26

CAH I OBTAIN A PATINTs yura
MUMM e C0.s who have had nsaEiY a&ty ~
e%petiesce IN the patent b1d1lGs. Ito0s21sS5cS.
ttoeSmasaoo oooessnin1 Patente = how to a..
ss.n then se1t frea. Also . $500 of 49,.
Patents takeo thIou9h Mus 3 Ga. sseatv,
eeReSGal noaee t1 the scteneiao A9efieeS, ~
G1f eo.e e the inventes.: m 0lsndn -.
itss9ea 10y: elegantly illastfated, III 81 fFt6S
vG%fsa. ~ 49,. Sample eople6 oentf me-.
sc 6I.1!danf ndisaoo, @onthlys4 year. GaneSo
Sa1n! paatsS " eososs. and phoeoeraphs az ~
n9osee WITH ptanA. enabling builders 70 show ~
MUM & co. YoRK. SSI
The Dickinson press., 1895-10-26
sirable

Miss Gladys-You appeared very alb.
ruptly with your errand. q while ago.
You must not come so suddenly into
the room when Mr.. Smithers is spend.
ing the evening with me.
Bridget-Suddent! And is it student
you call it, and me at the kayhole Q
full three-quarthers of IN hour.
The Dickinson press., 1895-10-26
Az to A~Iennness.

"a man has no idea how mean other
people can be till he asks them to do
him o favor"
"Nor how strong-minded he can be
till his wife asks him for one."-Life.
The Dickinson press., 1895-10-26
SOME FARM TOPICS.
HULPFUL POINTERS FOR TILLERs
OF THE SOIL,
New to Double the Butter Product
English Methods With Poultry
Sixteen Sheep on an Acre-Oats
and Colts-Farlm Notes.

Only a few days ago a good lady
butter maker sent to me to come aud
test her cows. There were seven in
the herd, three of which went below ;
per cent of butter fats, the others
struggling up as high as 4, and the
average of the whole herd was 81 per
cent. About "A pounds of their milk
would be required to. make one pound
Of butter. She said they We're getting
about ITO pounds Of milk per day. but
she made only is pounds of butter per
week, so my test must he wrong. AS
we sat ut the supper table she, her
husband and the hired mar had Il
good laugh at the man who followed
the farmers institutes and wrote :gri-
cultural articles for the farm papers.
The good woman lost her temper when
told that she lost nearly half her but
ter between her cows and the butter
bowl, and would not belikve the test
that showed over l per cent Of butter
fat in her skim milk.
To satisfy her that the test was all
right i promised the next day to go
through with it again. also testing the
buttermilk. The result was startling.
The second test showed 3.3 per cent
of butter fats in the whole milk. IL
per cent in the skim milk, and at least
one-tentll of l per cent in the butter
milk. From 224 pounds Of milk, which
should have given her at least 81
pounds of butter, she got only i pounds
Z ounces, or IL trife less than one-half
the butter in the milk, the rest being
wasted or lost in the skim milk and
buttermilk. She is not convinced yet,
and l am going over with a separator
some day just 10 show her. And the
truth is that fully one-third of the but
ter makers i'll New York state are using
the same appliances under about the
same conditions that this one is. The
most eXasperating thing about it all is
they won't believe you when you show
them wherein they are losing money.
Such people will pay So to some trav-
cling fraud for the secret of doub-
ling the amount of butter obtained
from milk add rennet and churn the
whole milk, thus getting the cheese
with the butter in II mess, that
tastes fairly fresh, but soon spoils and
has no market value), but won't be-
lieve a competent instructor who DEM
o%nstrates by actual test that they are
getting only half the actual butter
fats by. their present processes.-F. e.
Dawley, New York.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-03-23
Sfeers Going On.

Though often deceived BY false lndica.
tlona, there is reason to hope for an i'm
provement In the prices of livestock. One
reason why 1t is safe 10 look for u raise is
the fact that buyers are hustling for cattle
and are bidding sharply fer all kinds. 1t
Is by no means true that boom Is on In
the livestock market, and 1t will not be
safe t, count on any bonanza figures. All
range and agricultural products are low
and cannot under present conditions
reach old.time high prices. But advances
of one-qusrter or one.half cent are wor-
thy consideration when the quoted price
delivered here Is $3.7h. An opinion on
this subject is given by The Provisioaer, a
journal Of the market, published in New
YORK and Chicago. The Propisioner says !;
"Fhere seems to be no longer any doubt
10 regard to our cattle supplies. Advices
from all the stock raising states verify the
suspicion entertained tor some TINA that
shortage OF cattle might be looked for
from new on. 1t will be recalled that we
made similar forecast few years ago
and were called to order by several OF our
live stock contemporaries for being so en-
phatic IN the expression of our opinion.
subsequent events, however, showed that
our position was correct, as prices went
away up and prime beef became, compsr-
atlvely speaking, luxury. These condi-
lions may exist again, and be to greater
or less extent ameliorated by the recent
narrowing ofour export trade through the
restrictions which have been placed upon
it by European governments."
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-03-23
Lord Rooney.

The Pat Rooney Comedy Co. at the
opera house last night attracted a good
audience, and the interest in the perform
ance did not wsne until the last number
was rendered Pat Kelly as "Lord
Rooney and "Pat Ruean" was well
taken, ana 1t is very rare that the Irish
character Is so we'll dell ineated. His
makeup was perfect, and the dialect and
a,tions were in keeping with the chsrac-
ter. Matte Rooney as "Chips" and Pat
Rooney as Tommy Atkins, a fresh kid"
were good, and frequently brought down
the house. The formers voice lacked
strength and depth In songs; but the facil.
ity of movement oyerSame the lack In this
regard. The speclaltles we're such as to
win popular applause, but were not re-
markable otherwise. Taken as a whole
the company comprise soma good sperisl-
lists who would attract audiences any
where. They lefr in their own coach tor
Baker City alter the close of the perform
ance.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-03-23
No, parCa Gaeh,

The payroll of the dams who are en-
tit e 1 to share In the first cash payment Of
500, 900 have been completed and are ready
Co be for wardsd to Washington for fna
acton, says the Lewiston Tribune. The
rolls embrace 2Oe2 names, of whom about
300 have died sin ;e the allotment was made
aud those whose heirs will receive their pro
rata, and 90 births have been sdts9. Each
name is therefore eutitled TO 1908 lc in
cash. They will probably receive their
money in 80 or 40 days.
Colonel Lane Is hourly expecting tele-
gram from the department authorizing him
to strike from the roll the names of about
ITO lnterioplng Indians who have no legal
or moral right in the distribution. These
Indians came in from several djaceut res
ervations when the allotment was made and
their claims were allowed. Colonel Line is
satisfied that these intruders ars not just
claimants and is desirous of saving to the
proper bensHoaries the $33 600 involved
As soon as advice is received upon this
point the rolls will bs Immediately copied
10 triplIoate and forwarded to Washington
where checks to the individuals will be
made ont and sent to Colonel Lane for dis
tributIon