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The Dickinson press., 1896-04-18
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lie IS A MOLE RANCHER.
Industry Of a Californian THAI Pay
Well, Causing No Trouble.

Industry of a Cn lif0rnian That Pays
Well. Causing No Trouble.
"No, boys, it amt money that makes
my pockets bulge out that way, but it
is the equivalent" remarked a gray
haired, gray-bearded rancher from
Mendocino. as lie took in the slack of
hay rope that did service for q belt.
ITO tell you the truth, my breeches
pockets and my coat pockets, too, are
pretty well lined with moleskins.
Within the last year I have developed
into IL mOle-hunter, and it pays. l
have several acres in strawberries at
Uklah. and they need considerable wa
ter. l used to put in a lot of time dig
ginG little trenches and turning water
this way and that; but it was disap.
pointing to go out the next day and
find that l had been irrigating a mole
hole. l set a watch on the little pests,
and l soon learned their habits. Since
then it is no trouble at all to get them.
"In the first place, l found that a
mole never comes straight to the top Of
the ground, but always on a slant, and
you will see the ground agitated for
some time before he throws up his hill.
If you step within twenty feet of him
when he comes to the top nc will in
stantly stop work and run. It's no use
to try and catch him then.
But a mole is the victim of habit.
If he is disturbed in his work Mt 2
o'clock to'clock to-day he will not come
back until exactly 2 o'clock to-mor-
row. You can set a watch by him and
depend on it's being right. Well. l
watch around in my berry patch. and
take the time whenever l disturb MI.
Mole. The next day. when it is time
for him to come back, l take my sta
tion near his hole. AS soon as he
throws up his little mound l plant my
foot behind him and close up the hole.
Then all l have to do is to scoop him
out OF the dirt and drop him in my
pocket. kicking and scratching like a
good fellow. I kill him, stretch his
skin OH a shingle, and a man here in
the city pays me 81 a piece for them
to make purses of."-San Francisco
The Dickinson press., 1896-04-18
Enlistine the Boys.

The Woman's Health Protective As
ISOLATION Of a certain city is taking
the help of boys to make the city beau
tiful, healthful and clean. To aid in
so great a work appeals to youthful
pride, and Children's Aids are becom-
ing valuable not only directly, but also
as training-schools for the making Of
good citizens. The women Of Brook
lyn have issued a little book that sets
forth in simple language the work that
children may do looking after their
city, which also shows something Of
what the taxpayers do for the chill
dren. The membership fee of the as
ISOLATION is SC, which sum provides for
printing the books ana buys badges
to be worn by each member.
The Dickinson press., 1896-04-18
FAT THROUGH A DRUG STORE.
An Irishman's Fright Durink His
First Experience at Sea.

Speaking Of Irshmen and drug
stores reminds me Of a tale I heard
in New York the other day." said G..
d. West. can Irishman shipped as
a sailor on a large vessel which was
getting ready to 60 to sea. The son
Of Erin knew no more about the duties
Of a sailor that he did about singing
in grand opera, but he said he could
learn, and the Captain decided to give
him a trial. The third day out at sea
It zane Dennis turn to go on watch
part Of the night. Now, Dennis said
the captain, II anything happens or
If you catch sight Of anything be sure
and let me know at once. l will be
asleep in my cabin at the foot of the
stairs, and you must awaken me i'm
mediately.'
"I will sor,' said Dennis, and he
began his first night watch. About
midnight the captain was startled
from his slumbers by a terrible rae
ket. Dennis came falling down the
stairway and landed with both feet
against the cabin door, shouting.
'cap'n. cap'n, out with yez or we're
lost
whats the matter, Dennisr
asked the captain.
Hurry upstairs, quick, O it's
comm this way and I'm 'fraid we're
goners. It's a big wan, too.
"'Well, what ID it that's sailing our
way"
"'Faith, cap'n I dean know, sure.
There's q red light on wan side Of It
and a green light on the other. I
guess 1t must be a drug store
"'Well, Dennis, I'm afraid you'e
been too near our ship drug supplies
or you would know another steamer
when you e It, said the captain."-
Chicago Chronicle.
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NINE FIRE WAS SET.
The Shnft of the Hope i'm Montana
Was Burned by lncendfarfes.

The Shnft of the Hope i'm Montana
Was Burned by ln~cendiaries.
Helena, Mont, April 12.-Owners of
the Hope mine, at Basin, are almost
positive in their belief that the fire in
the shaft house, which resulted in IL
tombing ven miners, was the work
of incendiarism. Everything points to
that fact. They think some discharged
miner did it. The mine was soon to be
shut down and the men were being
laid off. 1t is conceded that the man
who set the fire to the shaft buildings
did not know any miners were below.
There is little hope for those below,
though the work of pumping mir into
the shaft still continues. Cave-ins
have completely shut off the shaft
leading down to the tunnel. The gas
is still too thick to allow any one to
enter the shaft tunnel. It may be
many days before the bodies can be
recovered.
The Dickinson press., 1896-04-18
:, DENTIST
Ptdgin Enwlish.

Pidgin English, a strong. mixture of
English, Chinese and Portuguese, is
spoken by most of the natives of
Hong-Kong, and it was not many
days after my arrival before it was
understood by me sufficiently to serve
me for all practical purposes.
Its basis consists Of turning the
consonants "r'' into st." and y" into
3D." adding a final 81" or "ee' to most
words, and, above all, the constant use
Of the word 'pidgin," which means
that the business situation is a good
one. To-day belongee number one
Heaben pidgin day" is the conven.
tional phrase for Q day Of Christian
observance.
That no belongee boy pidgin, bs.
longee coolie pidgin," is the form of
your servants remonstrance IL You
ask him to do what he thinks ought
to be done by a servant Of lower rank.
Am, is, are, and the parts Of the
verb ito be" are generally translated
by "belongee;' "hab belongee," was,
and "bymbye belongee," shall be.
The word "Hong-Kong side hab got
too muchee piece Chinaman" means
there are many Cinnamon in Hong.
Kong" ~ catchee dinner this side
tonight" is the expression for II dine
here to-night."-Hong-Kong Letter IN
the Baltimore Sun.
The Dickinson press., 1896-04-18
Crimes and Criminals

Bandits wrecked an express train on
the Canadian Pacific railway near
Perah, Ont, in hopes of getting at a
heavy shipment of bullion, but they
did not get any booty.
Stockmen of South Dakota, disguised
with the failure to convict horse
thieves. announce that hereafter they
will dispose of marauders in q man.
e that will prevent future raids.
George Bauer. aged thirty-five years,
collector for Percy & Wallet, real
estate agents at st. Louis. committed
suicide by shooting. No u Is as
signed, but his accounts will be aud
tied.
William Biggerstaff, colored. was
hanged at Helena for the murder Of
Richard johnson. champion fighter Of
Montana. Biggerstaff was perfectly
composed. His neck was broken and
he vas pronounced dead in eight min
utes.
The bank at Stillman Valley, Ill, was
broken into. An attempt to blow open
the safe was a failure, but the vault
and a portion of the building was
wrecked. The robbers got only a small
sum-, missing a large amount in the
safe.
Chinese Inspector of Customs Rich
ard Williams was indicted by the fed
eral grand jury Mt San Francisco. The
charge upon which the customs official
is now being tried is for illegally land
ing Chinese and permitting them to
remain in the city, bribery being the
motive.
Helmer Monahan was shot and kill
ed and Robert Ramsey seriously
wounded at Barber and Canal streets
by a man named Andrews, who is still
at large. The men had participated in
a game of hand ball during which beer
drinking played al important part and
a dispute followed.
Diamond thieves have raided the
Flagler hotels, on the Florida coast,
during the closing days of the season,
securing gems valued in the aggregate
at nearly $4,000. The heaviest loser
is said to be Mrs. Henry NJ. Cutting of
New York. who was robbed of jewelry
valued at $4,000.
Mrs. Jane Hutchens, new woman Of
Pierce, Neb., with an ambition to fig
ure as a dad man." visited Norfolk a
chased a revolver and returning home,
cipal street. She was disarmed after
Miss Ruth Thompson, 10 years old,
a domestic in the home of Farmer Nc
Wayne, near Bancroft, Iowa, commit
ted suicide by jumping into a stock
water tank containing eighteen inches
The Dickinson press., 1896-04-18
A Period Convicted Him.
edward weaver. an ola so,oiar

Edward Weaver, an old soldier, will
serve one year for forgery and utter
ing a forgery. He is the man who at
tempted to pass a forged check at the
American hotel, and his conviction was
the result of a curious mistake. When
he reached the hotel he registered as
Dave Logan using the period after the
first name. Soon after this he was
anxious to have Clerk Herbert D. Al
len cash a check for him that was
made out in the name of Edward
Weaver and in indorsing the name,
he wrote Edward. Weaver, using the
period after the first name, as he had
done when he registered. The mistake
was so unusual that Clerk Allen Sc
cured possession of the check for $50,
and this was the direct cause of his
pleading guilty in the courts.-Colum-
bus (OhiO,) DISPATCH.
The Dickinson press., 1896-04-18
SET THE PACE m onAvArs.
Between John Drew and Harvard
the Fate of Neckwear IL Deter.

Between John Drew and Harvard
the Fate of Neckwear II Deter.
mined.
Between Harvard University and
John Drew the fate of American neck
wear is determined each year. The
haberdashers and a few outsiders
have u small voice in the matter, to be
sure, but the pace is really set by the
actor and the sons of old Harvard.
Sometimes it is the choice Of n that
prevails and becomes popular, and
sometimes it is the other. But the
dealer frankly comedies that nine
times out of ten 1t rests between the
two style-makers.
of his mans wrist, John Drew can
fashionable blaze of the avenue, and
make it stay there until the Bowery
takes it up and damns it. The Bow
cry, by the way, Is the ultimate de-
stroyer Of all fashionable neckties. 1t
killed the attempt to revive the old
fashioned stock tie a year or two ago,
and it sent the Ascot into q decline
which lasted for several years. A
Bowery bartender wearing a stock tie
and q soiled collar strayed into the
avenue one day. The swagger chaps
looked at him, saw the cravat and
went home and changed theirs. From
that day the stock was killed as eff
fectually as though the government
had put a price upon it.
Three years ago John Drew, in one
act Of the Masked Ball." made the
Butterfly tie. It had been hanging
and unsold in the show case for
months. Then he discovered it and
wore it in n scene Of the play. After
that every well-dressed man in New
York was wearing them, and eventu-
ally. Chicago got hold of it, as it event
ually gets hold of everything that is
brought out in New York.
Harvard was in a measure largely
responsible for. the Introduction Of
those plaid horrors. They were brought
over from London, and the men who
set the pace at the university placed
the seal of their approval upon them,
and their popularity was assured.
The same impressionistic Aubrey
Beardsley effects in yellow and green
and pink are to have another run this
year. They are still made up in the
string ties, and there is little differ
encc in the shape this year. The old
Ascot, too. has had a revival, and is
made M in all the pretty. old-fash-
toned colors that were popular before
the ''green carnation" effects.-New
York Press.
The Dickinson press., 1896-04-18
The I.amb Green.

An old man who had kept sheep in
his early life, and who was supposed
to know all about them, recently asked
lis what a lamb creep was. We told
him and he said that nothing of that
kind had ever been used when he
managed sheep. For the benefit of
those who do not know what it is,
nor understand its value, we give the
following description:
The genuine lamb creep is a gate in
the partition Of fences between ps s.
lures or between lots through whith
laDb can creep to better pasture G."
better feed rndisturbed by tie
ey es, and which at the same time
excludes the old sheep. They can be
made in any way that will admit the
passage of the lamb, and prevent that
of the older sheep. A vertical creep
In a hurdle about six to nine inches
wide will answer the purpose, and 1t
can be adjusted any width to meet
the necessities Of the case. Some
shepherds take the trouble IN make
the sides Of rollers which are adjust
able SO that the lamb will not lose
any wool as it squeezes through. We
never had them lose any wool, how
ever. II there il nothing to be gained
by going through the creep, there is
no need Of 1t. The enclosures to which
It admits them should contain feed
for the lambs of the most nutritious
character.-Homestead.
The Dickinson press., 1896-04-18
Fer Over Fifsy Yea,s

AN OLD AND WELL-TRIED REM
EDY.-Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Sy-
rup has been used for over fifty years
by millions of mothers for their
children while teething, with perfect
success. 1t soothes the child, softens
the gums, allays oil pain, cures wind
collie, and is the best remedy for
Diarrhea. Is pleasant to the taste.
Sold by Druggists in every part oil
the world. Twenty-Five cents q bot
tie. Its value is incalculable, Be
sure and ask for Mrs. Winslow's
Soothing Syrup, and take no other
kind.
The Dickinson press., 1896-04-18
EARLY French Flying Machines.

A French locksmith thought that
practice was the great thing, and, 1T
ted with wings, he jumped first from a
chair, and afterward from q window,
and then from the roof of a small
house. In the last experiment he sail
ed over q cottage roof, but soon after
sold his wings to a peddler-and prob
ably saved his own life. Another
Frenchman, a marquis, tried to 60 by
the air route across the River Seine;
but he was not drowned, since a wash
crwoman's boat happened to be where
he came down.-"About Flying Ma
Chimes" by Tudor jerks in st. Niche
The Dickinson press., 1896-04-18
A River. My.ter,ou. Tide,

The tidal movement in the st. Law
renee is not the familiar diurnal one
common in the ocean and other x
tensive bodies Of water, salt or fresh,
and caused by the attraction Of the
noon. 1t is something much more
mysterious.
The allegation is that the big river
has a total tidal period of about four
teen years, and that is that it falls reg
ulally and continually for seven con-
secutive years, dropping it's level four
or five feet, and then rises for the
next ensuing seven years. Those who
make this assertion-and it's most per-
sistent adherents are the fishermen
and guides who study the river as a
matter of business from day to day
and year to year-are fortified with
apparently excellent evidence.
They will show you the islands SUBJ
merged for twelve years that only
show themselves at the lowest water
during the two remaining years of the
period. They will row you out to per-
pendicular cliffs, upon whose sides
they, their fathers and their grand
fathers before them have marked high
water, and the alleged dates seem to
confirm the theory. What makes this
singular movement Of the water more
apparent is the fact that the lordly
st. Lawrence is not subject to the
floods and draughts which raise and
lower the level Of almost all rivers
many times during the course of each
year. Except for the almost imper-
ceptible "tidal" rise or fall, as the case
may be, its level is constant the year
around. Weeks Gf heavy rain do net
disturb its steady volume or spoil the
anglers sport by making muddy the
clear water.-:New York Herald.
Greek Chariot Races.
The chariot races, like those of the
Roman circus, initiated from the
Greek, were of striking interest. There
was scarcely any honor of the games
moro glorious than the charioteer's VIC
tory especially If the owner drove his
own horses. The danger to life and
limb undergone by the charioteer was
not less that that risked by the athlete
In boxing with the cestes, or in the
pancratium. The vivid chapter in
"Ben Hur" depicting the chances and
perils Of a chariot raj essentially the
same as that of. the Olympic games
gives an excellent notion Of such q
contest.-''The !Olympian Games" by
G. It. Ferris In st. Nicholas.
The Dickinson press., 1896-04-18
No Needed.

In addition to giving the convicted
man Il term of ten years in prison, the
Judge imposed upon him the gratuit-
ous punishment of listening to IL long
speech made for the benefit of the re-
porters. in which he set forth specific.
ally the reasons for his action.
You needn't of done all that apollo
sizin' fer inposin' on a Teller man."
said the culprit, kindly. "1'here amt
hard feelings on my part. l konw,
as well as you do, that Il man can't
hold a job Of Judge and act a gentle
man at the same Observation-Disclosures
Journal.
The Dickinson press., 1896-04-18
silver in a Grind.tone,

"Assayers are the common butt in
oil mining can:ps. and as a rule, l he
lieve they get it in the neck undeserv-
edly," said a well known mining man.
"For example," said he, you remem.
Der that story of Mark Twain's how
the boys up in Utah got hold of q
CHUNK ct q: Mormtn's- grirdstone aud
worked it in on the camp assayer. lie
got an i of 500 to the ton in sill
yer out Of that g%rindstone, and the
boys ran him out of camp. That was
a true story, and yet, after these many
years let ME tell you that assaycr was
al. right. You see, in the early days,
the Mormons USED to cut their Grind.
stones ont of what aftcrward wns
known the world over as Silver Gin.
That cliff was q sand carbonate, and
eventually it was discovered to BIO one
of the most wonderful deposits Of sil,
u ore tile world has ever known,
But that was too late to help the pool
devil of an assayer who sampled tn
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Republican.
Hell guess there's going to be soms
more Qu~arreling In our church choir.
6he-Y0u don't mean it?
He-Yes, I do; the contralto is coins
to marry the tenor.-Yonkers States,
- - Atnsss5a =
The Dickinson press., 1896-04-18
The unnatur.l Mother.

There will occasionally be. in the
best managed fiocks, a eve that will
give birth to from two to three lambs,
and VIII not be disposed to own them
all. II she has three, she may want
to suckle but. two, and will do her best
to prevent, the third from getting any
milk. Occasionally. u Contrary" eve
The Dickinson press., 1896-04-18
II NEWS RESUME,
DIGEST OF THE MEMS FROM ALL
PARTS OF THE WORLD

Comprehensive Review of the
Important Happenings of
Past Week Culled From the Tel
egraph R~eport.-1hc Notable
Events at Home and Abroad That
Have Attracted Attention.
The Dickinson press., 1896-04-18
your tents ana rally
y Of the most useful an,
horse for the markets
Western Agriculturist.
Live Stock Notes.
only the calves from NO,

Keep only the calves from your very
best cows If you want to improve your
dairy stock.
IL a good feeder can make anything
out Of scrub stock, what could he dc
with pure-bred animals?
Figure n little on the stock you have
been keeping, and If 1t hasn't been
paying a.protit, get rid of it. Don't
throw your feed away another year.
Moderation in grain-feeding must be
exercised by the shepherd who is ex-
pecting his crop Of lambs. A little
sheaf oats or linseed meal may make
up the grain ration.
If you have n good mare, look out
for a stallion that will suit, and try
raising a colt next season. The mar.
ket will be all right by the time you
have your colt ready to sell.
Those who have been reducing the
surplus by feeding their potatoes to
stock this winter are very much
pleased with the results. 1t hardly
pays to sell 10-cent potatoes, if you
have stock to eat them.
Much of the ills that domestic ami
mails suffer nre due to improper feed
ing. Avoid sudden changes of rations,
and feed an animal according to its
capacity to digest what is given it, and
not in proportion to size.
1t is SO handy to feed whole grain
that many farmers won't prepare for
grinding the feed they use. After the
machinery to do the work is procured
it costs but little to grind, as the work
may be done on rainy, bad days.
II you want to grow some cheap hog
feed, SOW early a small field of oats Ia
hog off. This will come in just when
you may need something to give the
pigs a good start, and the ground will
be left in fine condition to plow for
wheat.
Most farmers keep poultry on the
farm, and a majority of them keep
several kinds. Now, how many know
which variety brings in the most prof
its during the year? If you don't know,
kind reader, you ought to find it out
the coming year and give that variety
special attention.
The Dickinson press., 1896-04-18
The Nntion,. Cnnitnl

The secretary Of the interior will
probably concede the claim of the
state of Minnesota to school lands on
the Red Lake resel walton.
The navy department has received a
report from Passed Assistant Engineer
Arnold to the effect that the black
plague has made its appearance In
Hong Kong, hut that the fact is being
concealed for business reasons.
The Dickinson press., 1896-04-18
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SUCCESSFUL
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Some Practical Observations By q
Foreigner.
The English correspondent of the
Michigan Farmer says:
Men Of experience hear such remarks
as that stocks are running out in quail
tty, and that they require fresh blood
Infused through good sires. If a breed
er is incapable of improving the stock
he possesses, and, in order to prevent
deterioration, he has to get periodical
%infusions Of stock bred with o
care and intelligence, his system Of
breeding and treatment must be such
as to lower the value of his animals,
In place Of improving it, so that, no
matter how much improved blood he
pours into them, he is only wasting it.
Undoubtedly, stud herds, judiciously
and faithfully managed, are Of meal
culable benefit to stock breeders, but
1t cannot be too strongly impressed on
those who have the n of breeding
animals, how much lies in the power
Of their own individual actions in Inn
proving their stock, however under
bred they may be at tho start. Surely
anyone with a slight knowledge of the
principles Of breeding ought to be able
to prevent deteriorating, even If he
cannot improve his stock.
Our system Of shows in this country
Is q great deal to blame for the spuri-
GUS animals that are often shown as
high-class studs for prize-taking, In I'll
recting attention more to outward and
untmportnnt appearance and show
than to the intrinsic value of an ami,
NAL for the purpose for which the
breed is cultivated. So much is this
the case that, on n occasion (where
will not say, when an intelligent
exhibitor was asked why he had clip.
ped the hair off his bulls head and
thus given him an unnatural, gawky
appearance, he replied that with
q clipped head and neck, trimmed
horns, etc, got the prize last year, and
as he did not get q prize this year, hi
was very indignant, and considered
himself unfairly treated. Stewards
should be empowered to allow Judges
to disqualify animals that have beer
tempered with in any unnecessary
way, and not shown in their natura
shape. Certainly all such as are bloat
ed ZIP by unnatural feeding that they
are untitled for the purpose for Which
they are bred, that is, producing
healthy, vigorous offspring, ought te
be disqualified from competing.