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The Dickinson press., 1896-02-01
ROMANCE OF A WIG.
a 0Aaracteristically Parisian Love
Story With . Tragic Ending,

4 CAAracteristically Parlsian Love
Story With . Tragic Ending.
A tragic ending to comic scene has
resulted in the heroine Of an advent
ure being conveyed to the hospital In
q very precarious state, while the hero
is securely under lock and key at the
depot Of the prefecture Of police. The
whole affair turned on some silly fun
and stupid horse-play about a wig. A
young man had been fascinated by
the attractions of girl few years
his junior, and had asked to be per-
mitted to pay his attentions to her.
but she was by no means disposed to
return the compliment, as he had be-
come very bald, through illness. and,
as the object of his affections concise
ly put 1t, she would never dream Of
marrying anyone with no hair upon
his head.
The youth meditated over his dis
comfiture, and happy thought
flashed upon him. He would repair
the ravages of unkind nature by re-
course to art ,and forthwith he wend-
ed his way to hairdresser's shop and
became the delighted possessor of a
wig with curls and lovelocks and
elaborate partings in front and be-
hind, which ,as he fondly hoped,
| would produce the desired impress
ion on the heart Of the obdurate
| young woman.
Thus adorned, lie proceeded that
| evening to a restaurant where she
was dining with some friends. but, to
his horror she not only burst Out
laughing when he appeared on the
scene. but presently made a dash al
his wig, which she tore off, revealing
his denuded head to the astonished
gaze Of the party. The youth endeav'
ored to wrest the wig from her grasp
and so, finding herself hard pressed
the fair maiden passed it over to one
Of her companions, who tossed 1t tt
the other side of the room, and ther
as, ignorant of the fact. he still strug
gled, she dealt him a slap In the face
Eeside himself with disappoint
and wrath, the young man snatched {
knife from the table, and ere the spec
tators of the scene could interpose, h,
had stabbed the girl In the neck
Cries OF dislnay now resounded, in
stead Of peals of laughter which hat
hitherto rent the air, as the youn,
woman fell fainting to the floor. Thl
police we're summoned. and while tn,
youth was led OF in custody. the cir
was taken to the shop Of neighbor
ing druggist, pending her removal t,
the hospital. 1t 10 feared that sh'
will not recover.-Parls Letter II
London Telegraph.
The Dickinson press., 1896-02-01
People Talked About.

The agent general in London of the
province of New Brunswick, John A.
Fellows, died in London.
Matthew Arnold once spoke Of Lord
Salisbury as ~ man likely to produce
shocks and commissions"
Ameer Abdur Rahman has deter
mined to introduce m electric light
system into Cabul and electric motors
in his factories.
NJ. Legouve. the "father" Of the
French academy, is eighty-eight years
Of age, and has Just been made grand
officer of the Legion of Honor.
Col. John l.. Peak of Kansas City,
recently appointed United States min
lister to Switzerland, sailed for Gibral-
tar on board the steamship Kaiser
Wilhelm II.
Munir Bey, the new Turkish ambas-
sador to France, is one Of the young
est men in Europe to have so high q
place in diplomacy. He is barely thir-
ty-six, but he enjoys the snltan's con-
fidence.
William A. Poste, of the law firm of
Russell, Poste & Percy. New York. died
In Presbyterian hospital while under
going an operation for appendicitis.
Mr.. Poste was deputy attorney general
Of the state for several years, and was
also a member of the state civil service
commission. He was horn in Canton,
N. Y, forty-two years ago.
Nine. Modjeska, who was billed tn
open her farewell engagement at the
Walnut theater. Cincinnati, did not ap.
pear. She Is Ill, and her attending
| physicians say that. under no circum.
stances. must she leave her bed.
Mime. Modjeska's trouble Ia an in.
| flammation of the veins of the neck, "
said DR.. Mitchell. who is attending
her.
The Dickinson press., 1896-02-01
Name Thee Friendship.

1 Name Thee Friendship.
Of it which held him for moment
spellbound-it was as white as the surf
Of the fairy Pacific; as white as an un-
touched field of Alpine snow; as white
as ones ideal of pure mind.
He stopped down and dcftly raised
its roots, and, forgetful Of all his sor-
rows, hastened home with his fragile
burden.
But, alas, it was so fragile that at
first he did not dare to hope that 1t
would live. 1t dropped and dropped,
and the gardener knew that he would
lose his treasure.
"If could only have saved It," he
thought. Il have never cared for any
flower 80 much as for this one.'
Well, he saved it. And when Mt last
1t raised its head and smiled to his
care, he felt gladness unspeakablc.
"I1ittle FRIEND" he whispered, II
found thee in an hour of sadness, and
together with thee I found courage
and consolation, and, therefore, name
thee "Friendship."
It grew up strong and beautiful,
white as the surf of the fairy Pacific;
white as Qn untouched field of Alpine
snow; white as ones ideal Of a pure
mind.
OF all the plants which the gardener
cherished this one called Friendship
far outshone them all. Strangers could
never pass 1t by without tender word
Of praise, and without asking the name
Of this plant, which looked SO chaste
and calmly beautiful, and when they
had learned its name, they all wanted
it. The rich were willing to pay any
price for it, and those who had not
money would fain have offered the
best service of their minds. their
brains, their hands.
But the gardener smiled always and
shook his head.
Nay" he said, II cannot sell it,
The Dickinson press., 1896-02-01
Pa.teur'. Debt to weme..


Pasteur was one of the great men
who attributed his success partly to
his wife. When he was investigating
the silk-worm epidemic of 1S49. Nine.
Paste,lr and her daughter were his de-
voted helpmates, giving up pleasures,
and sometimes duties. to watch the
growth Of the little insect and exam
Inc the condition of the tiny egg. 1t
was work never before undertaken by
women. The greatest patience and
care were required to select and iso-
late the uncontaminated eggs. Pas
tenr in his private life would often
refec to his wife and daughter as shar-
ing the honor Of the great discovery
and vast labor, which restored wealth,
to an almost ruined country and joy
to despairing people.
The Dickinson press., 1896-02-01
The littl. One Would DO.

A gentleman of this city, wishing to
take his family into the country for
the summer, looked ut small farm
with view to renting it. Everything
was very much to his mind and the ne
gotiation was nearly completed, when
the question of hiring the farmers
cow came up. She was an excellent
COW, the farmer said, and even after
feeding her calf would give five quarts
Of milk a day. "Five quarts day!'
said the city man; "that is more than
our whole family could use. "Then,
noticing the calf following its mother
about the pasture, he added, II tell
you what, I will hire the small COW,
I think she's just about our size."-
Louisville Commercial.
The Dickinson press., 1896-02-01
Foreign GpssIp.

Germany celebrates the twenty-hfth
anniversary Of the empire.
A reinforcement of sixteen battal-
ions Of troops under Generals Barges
and Ahumada will be sent to Cuba
very shortly.
A Cape Town dispatch to the Lon
don Times says that the German gun
boat Sperber has started for Delaboa
bay.
The bulk of the 1psurgent forces &C.
lively pursued by Spanish troops have
been compelled to abandon the prov
inces of Pinar del Rio and Havana.
Viscount Muira, formerly japanese
minister to Corea, and others charged
with completely In the Corean coup
d'etat, have been acquitted.
The Dickinson press., 1896-02-01
NOISELEsS MACHINES,

GearinRs of Rawhide Supplantin4
Metal Shaftins
Every day sees an increase in the
use of modern raw hitle gearings be-
cause of their many excellent advant-
ages. A striking illustration Of their
operation is afforded at the plant of
the American Book company in New
York. In their new building OH Wash
ington Square. ail the presses, fold
Ing machines, Cutters, etc, are Op-
Grated each by a separate electric mo-
tor. The speed OF the presses Is
adapted to different kinds Of work by
changing the pinions in the motor
shafts, which engage with the operat-
ing gear Of the press, the motor being
adjustable IN position to an extent
sufficient to compensate for the differ
ence In diameter.
On machines where no other gear
ing is employed there is no noise be-
yond soft purr, while on the presses
and other machines where metal gears
are used in contact the contrast be-
tween the noise of the ordinary and
the smooth, quiet running Of the raw
hide gear Is so decided as to impress
one very forcibly with the advantage
which a press fitted with raw-hide
pinions throughout would possess.
Rawhide as a material for gears has
been through the experimental stage
and Its practicability and durability
Is an established fact. BY compress
sion and elimination, in the process by
which the pinions referred to are man.
ufactured, the discs Of which the gear
blank is made up are rendered more
like horn than leather in their COM
position, retaining, however, tough
ness which allows them to bend double
without cracking. They run without
fabrication, and in the plant referred
to above show no deterioration after
several months of use. Their exten-
sive use In street railway work is a
sufficient demonstration OF their dura-
bility. There are many directions In
which their use can be extended to
adyantaSe.-POWer.
The Dickinson press., 1896-02-01
Feeding sheep for Mutton In Me-
braska

With the prevailing low prices Of
sheep in Nebraska farmers are finding
q way to use up their corn and forage
crops to some profit this season in
making export mutton. A sheepman
in that state writes that about 100000
sheep are being fed this season, that
feed is plentiful and cheap, and feed
ers who were compelled to drop out
last year are in it to make up for lost
time. We intend to export our sheep
direct this year, and have already en-
gagged space from Baltimore to Glas-
gov at the rate of 1000 head every
boat. one of which will sail every ten
days. think that the restrictions re-
Gently made by the British govern
ment will make difference OF 81 per
100 to the American shipper, and the
outlook does not seem very favorable
for the next two or three months. l
believe more sheep are on feed now
than were ever on feed before in this
corntry."-Indiana Farmer.
The Dickinson press., 1896-02-01
The Effect of the Tuberculin Test ON
MIX Production.

Tuberculosis has been investigated
In quite a thorough manner by the
Pennsylvania station. Among the i'm
portant conclusions drawn therefrom
are that the tuberculin test causes a
shrinkage Of the milk flow for from
two to four days after application. but
no other bad results are noted. 1t
was even thought that, in mild cases,
tuberculin has curative action, In
some cases, by closing the lesion and
isolating 1t. AS q test, tuberculin
was pronounced reliable except in a
few cases. which cases could be tested
by physical examination without the
test. 1t is declared that tuberculous
milk is source Of danger.-Hoard' q
Dairylnan.
The Dickinson press., 1896-02-01
Brought Their Faded Flowers to

neither for money nor fame, nor any
thing which the world may hold. 1t
Is my very own-part of my own SELF
But 60 ye out into the wild places and
ye will see many such plants. There
they are for every one to take or leave.
Only have little care in the lifting of
them and In the nursing of them. They
are very frail. Still, If you use every
care you know, your little white fow-
er, Friendship will grow up strong, re-
vealing to you all the time new beau
ties and fresh delights. At least, thus
1t has been with me-"
Then, SO runs the legend of the gard
cner those who were eager enough to
take the trouble, wandered into wild
and lonely places, and found the tiny
white flower, as they fought. But they
often gathered the wrong plant and
took 1t triumphantiy to the gardener.
trouble with this flower. From tho
very first 1t dourished and grew
apace."
The gardener looked at it and smiled
sadly.
$50 many have made Mistakes he
said. '"rhis is not the plant Friend
/, sup, UuL merely IL ScOuutcflelt, WHICH,
after q while, loses it's whiteness, and
then 1t could not deceive any one"
But others who came to the gardener
had found, indeed, the real plant.
Friendship, only they could not rear 1t.
They brought their faded flowers to
him and pointed to them sorrowfully.
Mine did SO well at first" said one
.-sef the strangers. Il felt SO confident
Of success
perhaps, thou vert too confident
and 60 neglected it," said the garden
remember that thou must never relax
thy watchful care"
"Ah, how can l ever hope for sue
. cess nowY' said the stranger, sadly
Il MY heart is sore with disappoint
ment."
.r"One never knows" said the gar
dener. ':and IL thou shouldst eve
% tend another plant, hasten to tell mi
how It has Jared with thee and It,"
.@ ~ The gardener lived to know tina
Z. many taught by him had learned t
4 find the fragile flower, Friendship. ant
to rear 1t with success; some had faile'
once, and twice and thrice. and the
succeeded, and others had failed alto
gether. But there were many VIII
had OWNED his secret, and he wa
glad. For he knew how much th
The Dickinson press., 1896-02-01
Fer Over Fifty Years

AN OLD AND WELl4TRlED RSNHDY.-Nn.
over nifty years by millions Of mother. Tor their
children while teethiog. with perfect guccesa
1t soothes the child. softens the gums, allays 81
Dialfhoa. Ii pleasant to the taste. 6old b.
Druggists In every part OF the World. Twenty.
dve cente bottle. Its value is tEcalculable. Be
sure ana ask for Mn. Windows Soothing Syrup.
and take no othef kind.
The Dickinson press., 1896-02-01
Making a Farm Roller.

The roller ought to be more common
ly used ON the farm in fining the soil
for seedbed, as well as in packing
down the soil about the seed when
sown. A roller may be made by cover
ing old moving machine wheels in the
manner suggested in the sketch, the
narrow strips of plank having slots cut
in them to fit projections on the
wheels. When the strips are in place,
shrink an iron hoop around each end.
Old wagon tires are useful for this
The Dickinson press., 1896-02-01
The GROCER Too smart.

Pastor-How are you coming on, I'm.
Gle Nose?
Uncle Mose-Werry poorly, parson;
VERY poorly.
ParsOn-There are better times
ahead. Those who trust In the Lord
will never be forsaken.
Uncle Mose-De Lawd is all right;
but de grocery man don't trust me
Wuff q cent.
The Dickinson press., 1896-02-01

fully punch or drill few holes near
the bottom, In the nighborhood of an
inch In diameter. Let the strainer
rest on the bottom Of this, inside, in
stead of on the bottom Of the well.
When the water Is as low as you can
pump stop the holes in the Jar from
the outside with clean rags. With a
shallow vessel 0in wash basin is gooii)
one man will dip thu water into the
jar while second keeps the pump
slowly moving. In this way YOU can
get out all the water, save the time
lost In hoisting and lowering the buck
ct, besides 81 Sing the time and muscle
expended on the water that enters the
well during the interim. Solid matter
II any, can then be lloisted easily with
out any splashing, and the. whole job
done In One-fourth the time and with
less muss and expenditure Of muscle.
Withdraw the rags from the Jar, and
In an hour or so pump until the water
flows clear. which it will do in min.
ute. after which you may drink the
water with Il relish and without any
misgivings as to what may be ut the
bottom Of the well.-Practical Farmer.
The Dickinson press., 1896-02-01
CORN EXPERIMENT.

lnteresting Experiment. In Corn
Planting.
The following interesting and valua-
bic experiment was contributed to the
Indiana Farmer by Mr. Haslet:
Below find detailed statement of en-
pertinent with six acres set apart for
the corn crop. In this experiment l
wanted to find out whether continuous
cultivation would give more bushels
per acre than the common practice OF
cultfvating until harvest commenced.
and letting 1t take care Of itself after
that. Then, wanted to know IL one
half the crop Is too large rent to de-
mand in case ! wished to rent fields to
my neighbor So the statement shows
myself both landlord and tenant. 1t
was my aim to hire all the work done.
to determine the result more fully; but
In this matter met with disappoint-
ment. The young man that had
hired for that purpose. positively re-
fused to do the work after the plant
Ing was done. in the way directed; {;
60 a young man lost Job. and filled
the niche made vacant myself; SO the
account shows more days work than
II done by young and willing man:
Account
James Haslet. debtor, to cash and
work done on six acres Of corn crop:
The Dickinson press., 1896-02-01
Cleaning Wells.

Wells should be thoroughly cleaned
once a year. The lower joint Of pipe
should be fitted with a strainer, and
this should rest on the bottom Of the
well. This will prevent any consider
able accumulation Of mud. etc. In
pumping the well out it will be found
that few inches Of water cannot be
withdrawn by the pump, and 1t is gen
orally gotten out by means of buckets.
Take gallon earthen ware jar. care
The Dickinson press., 1896-02-01

OaMMinE stream to secure Ice.
There are hundreds of farms through
which small streams flow. These could
easily he damned and Il supply OF ice,
obtained that would be u great source
VI comfort during the hot summer
months. Judgment must be exercised
In selecting Il place where the least
height Of dam will tlow the largest
space. Drive down stakes and prop
The Dickinson press., 1896-02-01
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e af1ksssaa, ,sssSvTsE
~ .A&Gft.
Inexpen.ive Ice Pond

Inexpensive Ice Pond.
them against the current. Then board
against the stakes, and caulk the
cracks. One could hardly get SO much
benefit for so little labor as in this
way of securing a supply Of ice for
family use.
The Dickinson press., 1896-02-01
A Reminder

II wonder why they speak Of tyinA
the knot when they marry peopleT
0N-Detrolt NoWs-Ttibuns.
The Dickinson press., 1896-02-01

The curious effect of grating toma.
toes and potatoes has been shown by
experiments watch are described in
the Gardeners Magazine. Two tubers
were planted in separate pots on
The Dickinson press., 1896-02-01
The Anateus Tinner at Home

Airs. Brown lin the midst Of the love-
ly prelude to Gounod's "Maid OF
Athens" which melody Brown is prac.
ticing for the Smiths party)e"Would
you-give baby-one Of those powders,
poultice will doT'-Punch.
The Dickinson press., 1896-02-01
THE NEWS RESUME.
DIGEST OF THE NEWS FROM ALL
PARTS OF THE WORLD.

CeMprehensive Review OF the
Past Week Culled From the Tei-
cgraph Reports Notable
Events at Home ana Abroad Tint
Have Attracted Attention.
The Dickinson press., 1896-02-01
Potato Grated ON Tomato.

Potato Grated ON Tomato, With
Tomatoes on the Stem.
March 22 and when about four or five
inches high the plant was cut or halt
an inch from the level Of the soil, and
a graft Of tomato plant introduced on
May 8. The result Of this has been
that the potato, nourished by the to-
mato plant above ground, produced o
crop Of potatoes in the pot, as will be
seen In = ILLUSTRATION, and also, the
The Dickinson press., 1896-02-01

world would gain Of whlteness.
And even now 1t is not known to
whom he belueatled his own beauti-
full plant.
Maybe you have 1t; pcrchancc l
have it. 1t is surely among us some
where,
The Dickinson press., 1896-02-01
A Wise Babx,

A Wise Babx. +:
Voice( from up stairs}- s}-Boo- hoo hoo
wow-wow-wow. My name ain't-
Papa (below stairs)eHere-what,e
that noise up there?
Yoice-Tommy's callin' me namesI :
TOMMY :
Papa-What did he call you, willter
Willie with wild shrek Of despairS
HE c-called me Dunraven.
Tommy-Well, papa, he won't play
N. B.-The chief merit Of this apsc.
dote is that 1t is absolutely true.-Hass
psr's Bazar. !,
The Dickinson press., 1896-02-01
@==~--
--lS So
Hon,e.NIade Role,

purpose. The ends may be boarded up
to keep out the dirt. Beveling each
strip makes neater Job, but this is
not essential.
The Dickinson press., 1896-02-01
To breaking, narrowing aud plow-

ing. g................... ........$ y
Debt. two days replanting (after
frosO. ................... 2
Debt, planting over Gater). ....... 1
Debt. two bushels seed corii. ..... 1
To IL days cultlvating, man and
horse. .. .............. IL
To two days thinning ............ 2
To husking and cribbing $50 BUSH
els. ............... 6
The Dickinson press., 1896-02-01

|nteresting Experiment. In Corn
ls1anflnr
The Dickinson press., 1896-02-01

Bill Doolin is in Jail at Guthrie,
Okla, and has been positively identi-
fed.
William Steinecker. prominent bus
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-10-16
SURPRISED.
That was the Condition of the
IOnia boys Saturday.
SCORE, ALMA IS. IONIA 10.

The season Of college football was
opened last Saturday with "A hotly con-
tested game Of ball between the Ionia
team and the college boys. This was the
first game for the Alma players so of
course was not up to their former high
standard, while the Ionia fellows played
this their fourth game Of the season in a
manner highly creditable TO themselves
No one was seriously hurt on either
side and only the best of feeling gener-
ally prevailed. The first touchdown
was secured by Alma but she failed TO
kick her goal then Ionia secured two
touchdowns and goals and Alma another
just before the close of the first half
Our men came through feeling fresh
and active, but IOnia appeared pretty
we'll winded. The second half started
off in brisk shape, Alma making large
gains at every down and touchdown
was secured in less than five minutes.
Then came another hard struggle
and Jones broke the Alma line and
carried the ball into her goal for Ionia 5
touchdown. The final and paramount
struggle took place in the last ten
minutes but Alma was being steadily
beaten back when bad tumble by
lonias full gave Johnson the ball
and with every man Of both teams in
hot pursuit he cleared the whole dis
tance and secured the touchdown and
goal for Alma which won the game
This was one of the prettiest plays ever
made on the Alma gridiron and has won
for the player great praise. Touch
downs for Alma We're made by Johnson
Knox and two by Scott; for Ionia, two
by Foreman, right-half, and one by
Jones, full back. Every man in Alma 5
team put up a good stiff game for a
starter while Ionia men who deserve
especial mention are Foreman, Jones,
Malone, Scotford and Knight The
boys are as a team very pleasant and
genial fellows who know how to bear
up under defeat in a gentlemanly man
ner. All express a desire to meet
them another year in their own city.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-10-16

If your children are subject to croup
watch for the first symptom Of the dis
ease-hoarseness. If Chamberlain s
Cough Remedy is given as soon as the
child becomes hoarse it will prevent the
attack. Even after the croupy cough
has appeared the attack can always be
prevented by giving this remedy. 1t is
also invaluable for colds and whOoping
cough. For sale by G. f. MAHAN
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-10-16
For Sale.

have some corn TO sell i'll the shock,
quantity to suit purchaser. Inquire
three and one-half miles southeast of
Alma. 91S-2w j. d. MCPHERSON.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-10-16
OR~
SILVER
We TAKE EITHER.

No distinction made between the two metals
treasury notes. bank notes and silver certificates are
all interchangeable at Mammoth Stores-and
the buying qualities of each inflated to the
highest extreme. Count your
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-10-16
SOC Pieces
for Dollars

and come to our stores, and you will find every
penny spent there realizes the utmost limit of its
purchasing power.