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The Dickinson press., 1896-08-08
ca Nu n tiles,

The explosion of Il powder magazine
at FucDfklrlen, Austria. resulted in
the death of five persons, the injllring
of eighty others and the wrccking of
the town hall.
The yacht Avocct of Cleveland. for
whose safety there We're great fears,
she having been caught out in the gale,
has finally been reported safe mt Rocky
river. ten miles west of Cleveland.
EnOS n. Barge. aged twcnty-one, and
p; rhara llrrsslicy. slightly younger,
while returning from an Outin. in Il
buggy, were struck and instantly
killed willie crossing the track of the
PENNSYLVANIA railroad near Lancaster,
Pa.
Four large flood gates at Buckeye
lake, near Newark, Ohio, were opened
to prevent the lake from overtiowimg
its banks. The water rushed out, flood
ing 900 acres. washing away fields of
grain and killing fifty sheep.
The bark Y0alani arrived at Homo
lulu on July IL. 154 days from New
York. The vessel ran into IL hurricane
April ~, losing sails and rigging. The
ship TiIlic Il. Starbuck sailed for New
York with Il cargo of sugar valued ut
5000. 900.
While Levi SancOlnb and Nellie
Bushy. aged respectively eighteen and
sixteen, OF Cl,ateaugay, n. Y, were re-
turning to that village they were
struck by an engine OH the Central
Vermont railroad as they attempted to
cross the track. SancOmb and Miss
Eusly and the horse they were driving,
were instantly killed.
Two French fishing crews report that
the schooner Anna Marie, with twenty
one men, sunk in Il collision with the
schooner Pacifiquc and that the
schooner Tcdel, with fifteen men,
ut ST. Johns. n. T., having been picked
UP adrift in dorics.
Andrew Mansfield, for many years a
resident of Chicago, who arrived at
st. Joseph, Mo-, a few days ago to take
charge of the city electric light plant,
suffered an accident which will cost
him the sight of both eyes, il not his
life. by mistake he opened the door Of
Il gas generator.
The tive-ycar-old son of Will Morlan
fell into a well sixteen inches in di-
ameter and eighty feet deep at Jeffcr-
son, Iowa. He managed to catch hold
of IL sharp rock just above the water,
fifty feet from the surface Of the earth,
and hung there. \ man tried to so
down, but was unab Bile to force his way
through. so small IN opening. Finally
IL twclve-yt:lr-old hoy squeezed down
and rescued the littla fellow. The res
cucr. however, had his shoulders terri
bly laccratcd.
The Dickinson press., 1896-08-08
EQQliah R0y

Tyler, Minn., Aug. 5.-AIartin Peter
son, aged sixteen. son of ]. c. Peter
son, living five miles south of here,
was shot through the head yesterday
afternoon by George Miller. the fif-
teen-ycar-old son Of a neighbor. and
now lies in very critical condition.
The Miller boy was spending the day
at Peterson's, and had his rife with
him. He was continually pointing the
weapon at young Peterson, who pro-
tested in vain. He finally aimed ut
I'eterson's head and pulled the trigger.
The ball passed in at the left side of
the nose and came out behind the right
ear. Seeing what he had done. Miller
fled from the barn and entered a corn
field half mile distant, and has not
been seen since. The boys were good
friends and were much together, con-
sequently it is regarded as a case of
extreme carelessness. About eight
years ago young Miller had brother
shot and killed in a similar manner.
The Dickinson press., 1896-08-08
Wasl,inrton Talk.

The state department has recently
been giving much attention to the con-
duct of the United States conSuls. and
i'll consequence it has been found nee
essary to call for designations in the
case Of few of these officers.
The Dickinson press., 1896-08-08

w. G. Nye. the city controller Of
Minneapolis. has been appointed .
member of the committee on appeals
and grievances of the Odd Fellows
sovereign grand lodge.
The Dickinson press., 1896-08-08
A SOFT MARK.
Mr.. Knopp of Muscatine and His
$1,000 Bride.


Mr.. Knopp of Muscatine and His
$4,000 Bride.
Des MOines, Aug. 5. - Miss Alice
Presley, who married George Knopp,
wealthy sash and door manufacturer
Of Muscatine, last Wednesday, and dis
appeared in q few hours with, as was
then stated, $500 Of his money, has
again appeared. She says she has
$1,000 instead of $500 of his money:
that she is his wife and that she is to
keep the funds. She is twenty three
years old and Is attractive, and came
here five years ago from st. Joe.
She says: II met George Knopp five
age. never liked him, and told him
SO many times. He continued to come
to see me. The last time he was here
three days before we were married.
He said he would give me $1,000 if l
would marry him. told HIM would
never live with him. thought it over
and decided that it might as we'll be
my money as some other girls. as he
would have married the first girl with
whom he got to talking on the subject
Of marriage. We went to Creston and
were married. He gave me the money
as he had promised after the ccre-
:mony was performed. We were mar
ried at o'clock and got back to Des
Moines at o'clock. On our way up
town we passed the Logan house. He
wanted to know where we were going
to stop, and said he guessed we would
go in there and register. He went
into the botel and came up to my
room, and then disappeared. l knew
he would come after me and l did not
want to have him following me around
begging me to live with him. So hid
until he left town."
knopp, it seems. waited at the hotel
for her return, then went to her room,
and failing to find her, got the police
to help look her up. They did not find
her, and the next morning he left the
city without telling where he lived.
The police then dropped the case. The
general opinion is that the sharp young
woman got hold Of something easy.
knopp's first wife is said to have run
away with another mar
The Dickinson press., 1896-08-08
PITH OF THE NEWS,
EVENTS OF THE PAST WEEK IN A
CONDENSED FORM.

General leesume Of the Mast I'm.
portant News OF the Week, Fros"
all Parts of the Globe, BOILED
Down ana Arranged in Con.
venicnt Form for Rapid Per.
usnl by busy People.
The Dickinson press., 1896-08-08

Robert Young, an electrician aged
thirty-two. was seized with cramps
while in bathing at Oshkosh, Wis.,,
and drowned. He leaves wife and
fanilY
The morning times., 1896-07-19
FOR RENT.
C,rnerS actual price quoted.

S25-SOUTH BROOKLAND-F Furnished
cOttage;6 ruoms and attic; UNFINISHED,
$50 per month; yearly lease. t2S6l
15-BRIGHTwoOD PARK-House. 6
rooms and bath; stable for horses
and carriage. t293)
shade, well water; lot 5Ox4O. esd
S2O-LINDEN STATION, MD.-on the
Metropolitan branch B. & o. R. R:
s-room cottage and out buildings, = acres;
fruit, shade, good water; for sale. 6,ooo'
rec OF encuInDrance; Will exchange FOR I'M
proved city property in NV; miles from
city, by Tth st. pike. t2e2l
Sl2.OO-ANACosTIA, D. c.-6,go"m
frame. t2S6l
s1O.Oo-BAILEY's CROSS ROADS
class condition; good water and shade: one
acre lot; miles from Georgetown: mile
from Arlington station For sale at 81 400:
accommodating terms. t246D
SAO-wASHINGTON GROyE-S4O for
the season; roomy cottage; partly fur
s s9so -AuTREE PARK. ON THE NET NET
fR6P OLITAN BRANCH B. & o. R. R.,
attic. on large lot, short distance from
station. t222l
S6O-TAKoMA PARK-Furnisbed frame
cottage; 8 rooms and bath; newly
shade; good well water; near car lines;
will lense for $40 per month. j220)
SSO-CoLONIAL BEACH-For the sea
son, well located. u7S)
SAO-WASHfSGTO GROVE-Cottagc
for the season. u76)
$40 sEASoN-Clif:on Beach cottage.
Sa2.6O-GAIT Nd
Frame cottage; 10 rooms and bath;
not aud cold water; newly papered: he ated
by furnace: fruit, stable on rear large lot;
reduction il taken by the year. (236)
a-FOREST GLEN-Cottage; rooms,
with 81 900 feet Of ground; all in
first class condition. i210,
81 R-DEANWOOD, d. C.-Two Broom
cottages; well located and in good con-
dition. u45)
Sl1.OO-BROO cot
tage: Z rooms; heated by latrobes: sum-
mer kitchen: near car lines. l231l
The morning times., 1896-07-19
A DOCTORS BLACKLIST.
Record Kept of Persons Who Do Not
Pay Their Bills.

Pay Their Bills.
When a Parisa doctor is called upon to
attend new patient, even though the case
be most urgent one, he first oonsults
book, fittingly bound in black, and if he
finds the sick PERSONS name recorded there
he declines to go. For in this 'black
book is Ii st of the names of those who
have received medical services, but who,
though pecuniarily able, have refused TO
pay their 90, tors bill, says the New York
Journal.
Tne book / S issued by the great medical
society of Paris, whose members have
agreed TO observe strictly the rules whioN
went into effect tn q first Of The present year.
These rules provide that eac oh physician shall
keep careful record, which he shall for
ward TO the officers of the society at stated
intervals, of the names of those whom he
has attended who have refused to pay
him his fec Every reasonable effort should
first be made, however, to collect the bill
and only when the patients debt has been
maid will his name be erased from the list.
This doctors blacklist is a result of the
superabundance of doctors, many of whom
find it hard to make n ore than bare liv-
ing and suffer much annoyance and loss
from unbelievable debts. The inhumanity
of thi ssyst EN- is oftentimes brought into no.
tice and to the credit of the profession not
all of the Partisan practitioners live up to
the letter of it.
The morning times., 1896-07-19
FOR SALE.
CITY LOTS.
O,rners actual price quoted.


$780, ST. NV. BET nth AN |
18TH STS.-Overlooking New Hauf>
shire ave; 2OxIOO to alley-Chcapest lot Ia
this section ia cling south, and improved by
frame; water, sewer and gas. G2s)
AND MARYLAND AVE. Three lots
16x10O to alley. 1851
S3.3SO-sTH ST NV. BET. L AND
Mot 2Ox90 to loft. alley; Inn
proved by frame. renting for SIS per
K ST. NV, BET. 10TH AND 2oTH-Ios
23x95; stable on rear; well located; at
CORNER PA. AVE. AND WASHINGTON
CIRCLE. 6sx75: most desirable
'o va. AVE vi BET. 24TH AND a5TH.U
4 81: NV. BET. 18TH AND lsTa.9
MARYLAND AVE. NEAR E ST NE
FLORIDA AVE-. NEAR 1sT ST. NV
K 81. BET Sd AND 4TH Me-
s2p ST.. BET G AND H sTs. NV
81. BET. nth AND 18TH N% va
Facing south: 24x95; TO alley. (5D
EAST CAPITOL ST. BET. 18th AND
1 18th; o Id fosI TIE, POWER HOUSE,
KsTs. BET. 18TH AND 14TH SITS. Sc
4TH ST. Sc. BET. NJ. AND NJ
80 ST. BET. E. CAPITOL AND A sT rs
NE.-19x96 to 24-foot alley 1851
18TH ST, BET. G AND AVE. Sc
1SxS2. 4-foot alley. I'm
nth ST. Ne, BET. A AND B sTs'o
2Ox11O; 30-foot alley. j5s,
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RATTLERs CHANGE THEIR COLOR
Conform TO the Hues of the Rocks
in Which They Find Shelter


few days ago Il Mexican was exhibiting
on thestrectS OF Pomona a rattIesnake that
he had captured in one of the neighboring
canyons. He was leading the snake around
by cord of horsehair fastened about its
neck and tied to the end of a sharp rod or
walking stick. Some Mexicans are experts
at catching rattlers. They always take
them alive If they can, and they seldom
fail, for it is u lively snake that can escape
them when they are armed for the fray.
II they cannot sell their captive alive
they Kill it aud sell the skin at a good price
for hatband or a belt. The snake In
question was a rare specimen. 1t was
about three feet long, plump and sleek,
and almost as black as coal. Nobody had
ever seen black RATHER before. One
man declared that it was no rattlcr be-
cause ii was black.
One OF the interested spectators. who had
been looking the snake over carefully, but
had said nothing, was Jacob Morency, an
old mining pruspector, who had Travelled
over nearly III the mineral regions of
Southern California and Mexico. The man
who secuted the idea Of rattesnake being
black turned to Morency and said: What
do you think about it, Jake?'
Well said the latter, you'd letter
not let him bite you, unless you're ready
to pay Your debts. say your prayers, and
rattesnake is not like chameleon ex-
actly they can't change their color in the
twinkling Of an eye-but they are Of a
greater variety OF Culors than cows are
have seen them Of every color lima ginable,
and always OF the same color a 5 the soil or
rocks in which they are found, and the
diamond shaped spots on their sides and
backs are sometimes lighter and sometimes
darker than the rest. / once saw a rattle
snake, caught in Il canyon in Lower Cali
most as black $ jet. and the diamond spots
were lined with white.
Two years ago killed a RATHER in Paria
Valley, in Northern Arizona that was three
and half feet long and of a deep red color,
with diamonds Of Jet black l think it was
the haDdsomest snake / ever saw / have
his skin yet. In another valley not more
than forty miles from there l saw rattle
snakes as yellow a S ochre. with reddish dia-
monds Brown rattlesnakes with dark spots
are the most common. But the Queerest
looking RATHER l ever saw q friend of mine
and caught in Lower California five orsix
years ago. We were riding along the
western coast OF the peninsula about OPP
posite Guadalupe when we came upon a
rattlesnake as white as milk, with faint
black lines outlining the diamond spots
1t was the only white one ! ever saw.
though l have seen many light colored. 1t
had simply taken on the color of the white
rocks and sands where it lived. We cap
tured 1t alive and took IL to San Diego and
sold it for S25 to a man named King, who
was gathering rare specimens of reptiles
and insects for some Eastern institution
The morning times., 1896-07-19

but one that offers n new development
in the attractions OF dinner PARTIES or
public banquets. How would itbe possible
for guests, after tossing off the pousse
cafe, to reclne with comfort IN the straight
back chairs of modern fashion? Would
these heavy diners be able to restrain the
shores with which nature afflicts the
children of men in their unconscious mo-
ments? If the forty winks" method Is To
receive public and immediate post-prandial
adoption another order of dining -room fur
niture must prevail. People who are III the
habit of dining not wisely, but too well.
must insistoo the introduction NJ tile classic
Roman style of couch or triclinia round the
mahogany, and on that extend themselves
as gracefully as may be until the digestive
organs have done their duty.
Beneficent sleep! 1t would work well
even at the dinner dance, for then guests
however iig htoffoot, would awak refreshed
and their general happiness be promoted.
The morning times., 1896-07-19
some for future service on the western

some for future service on the Western
This item is included here to give an idea.
of the ex pense incurred by Uncle Sam In n
brief space for railroad fare alone. What
wonder that lie would wautto own a few
railroads? Had the men marched to the
several points Of destination, their pay
and sG6siste1ce, the maintenance Of the
army trains necessary and the subsistence
of the animals would have exceeded the
expense Incurred, and consumed great
deal of time unnecessarily, besides.
The rolling mill at Chattanooga was
sold and afterward proved to be of great
value in reconstructing the dismantled
railways of the South, whose usefulness
was so impaired, yet whose service Was
at that time so extremely necessary in
the work of rehabilitation.
The military telegraph was, In the esti-
nation OF Secretary Stanton, most i'm
portant instrument in the conduct OF the
war. The incidents that became state Sc
crets, of which the telegraph kept record,
would fill volumes and cost many thous-
ands OF dollars to print.
WHAT THE WIRES TOLD.
q Orders were by that means transmitted,
the effect of which changed the course of
events, removed shoulder straps, re-
yealed the fears and chronicled the doubts
of the President, and in return brought to
his anxious heart the reassurances of his
leaders. Laconic MESA ges, conveying so
much OF importance to a waiting, trem-
bling nation; dispatches in cipher, the I'm
port known only to the sender and the
receiver; secret messages that told OF
events which, If generally known, would
have thrown the country into panic, con
vulsed the North, and revived the hopes
OF its adversary, all these and more were
licked off upon the tireless instrument
day and night for four weary years,
and not tenth of them made public.
The lines penetrated to every important
point at every stageof the army's progress,
and became In the hands OF trusted oper-
aiors literally the mouthpiece OF the admin
istration, more potent for rapid develop
ment, more faithful and trustworthy than
any other one agency could be in keeping
the chief actors in touch.
Upon the fall OF the rebellion, tele-
graph lines throughout the South We're
taken possession of by the government,
along with all other State machinery, and
the companies owning the wires and fran
chise We're required to repair the lines
and put them in thorough working order.
The United States guaranteed no part
of the expense incurred and agreed to no
outlay beyond the ordinary charges for
maintenance of lines and stations.
The agitation of municipal ownership
of the telegraph and the railways has this
one precedent, If no other: but whether
It will ever become reality in time
OF peace as 1t was in war the future
must determine.
The morning times., 1896-07-19

physicians throughout the city stated that
their experience led them to believe that
the consumption Of the drug had increased
80 per cent within the past two months.
Until recently the practice WAS rarely taken
up voluntarily. 1t generally resulted from
the use Of morphine first to allay pain or
secure freedom from the horrors Of in
somnia. According to the form in which
the drug was first prescribed 1T was con-
tinued by the pa tient, though the days Of
its usefulness were over. .fs7r -
1t was then. and is yet, generally obtained
by prescriptions made out for real illness
and carefully copied by the recipient luter
on. Lately a large number Of morphine
con sumers have been discovered who cannot
even advance the excuse OF former ILL
ness. They took 1t up out of pure curiosity
and continued IL as an Indulgence.
No one can fail to recognize the devotee
of the drug. "A sallew, almost yellow CON-
plexion, CLASSY eyes, with the pupils co.,
The morning times., 1896-07-19
ess. Plethoric, full. hlooded people have

cess. PiethoriC, full blooded people have
feared TO indulge in this tempting settling
of a heavy feed.
Several English practitioners have made
a severe attack on the siesta as tending
to apOpleXy or nightmare, but the Medical
Press declares this idea Is founded on a
misapprehension of the physiological func-
tons of the stomach anc brain, and this is
what it says, answering the question: rs
it harmful thus to fall asleep at meal? By
no means. The process is merely physio-
logical one, and as such when 1t occurs is
quite natural. When digestion is In prog
ress nature arranges that all the available
blood in the body shall be collected in and
about the digestive organs. Consequently
the blood supply to the brain falls to low
ebb, and thus sleep is easily induced. On
the other hand, physiologicaily, 1t is wrong
for brain work to be Immediately
after solid meal.
Which is most comfortable doctrine.
The morning times., 1896-07-19
THE EYES OF ANIMALS.

They Possess a Muscle of Which HUI
mans Are Entirely Devoid.
Pdtsburg Dispatch.
Human beings have six muscles to eacl
eve, that they may with facility move il
on either side; but horses, cows, sheep,
and other quadrupeds, which habitually
incline their heads to the earth in search
OF food, have a muscle by which the eye
lids are suspended and supported. and which
we do not need.
This is a wonderful adaptation to the
circumstances in which the creature is
placed. For example, the eyes Of amphi-
bious animals partly agree with those of
the fish and the Quadruped. The cat and
the tiger, which prowl by night, have a
peculiar power Ut expanding the pupil
The eyes of fish have no apparatus Il
moisten them land 1t would &c obviously un-
necessary.
The eye is adapted to the properties OF
light, SO thai 1t refracts the light and bring
it to u focus on the retina. Our best and
most perfect glasses are by no means equal
to the human eye. Gnats and flies have
u great number Of eyes; they can see on
The morning times., 1896-07-19

tracted to an almost infinitesimal point,
stopped shoulders and general air OF las
situde betray the absorptjSn q either pills
or powder. The first effects of the drug
are stimulating, rendering the victim
garrulous, jubla;it. optimistic and at times
even Brilliant to degree. This mayaccOunt
for its popularity among the debutautes
and bellies of more mature years. With
the reaction, however, comes that '.tired
feeliry' which sooner or later ends disas-
trously.
The morning times., 1896-07-19
STORES WITH DWELLING.

SAk-11O6 9Th ST. SE.--Brick store
with 12 rooms and bath. u14
SaR-1725 PA. AVE. NW.-Brick store
with rooms. (135)
Rx6-111o II ST. NE.-Brick store with
rooms. (263) =
Ses.so-1426 NORTH CAPITo L ST
Frame store with rooms; complete
bakery plant. (3O6)
AND %, E AND F.-Brick store with.
6 rooms and bath. (240)
S-142s NORTH CAPITOL ST.
Frame store with rooms and stable.
(S07)
The morning times., 1896-07-19
every side without any movement Of the

every side without any movement Of the
organs Of vision.
Fish have a crystalline, almost round
to fit the eyes to the strong refraction OF
light in the elements in which they live,
and though they have no eyelids, their
corner is horny to defend their sight. The
mole has two very small eyes hid under
its velvet coat; these are admirably suited
to his mode of living, chiefly under the
ground
The morning times., 1896-07-19
FOR SALE.
SUBURBAN LOTS.


Fort Myer Heights, Brooklanf Laurel,
Brightwood Park, Palisades ofthe Potomac.
Forest Glen, Del Ray, Rockville, Benniny.
Spring,ake Park, West lexington, Charlton
Heights, Takoma Park, Tuxedo, Langdon.
Lakeland, Inglesidc, Morris Addition. Har,,
low Park, Somerset Heights, Highland
Heights, Wilen Heights, Columbia Park,
CARRIED Heights, Whitney Close. LIE Drois
Park, ROsslyn.
The morning times., 1896-07-19
FARMS.


C,rners' aetua, price quoted
We have listed many desirable places
near the city; large and small tracts: I'M
proved and upimproyed. THE TIMES
ZEAL. ESTATE BUREAU.
The morning times., 1896-07-19
FOR RENT-FLATS.

O1cners' actual pIice quots5.
AND OREGON AVE. NV. -Four flats
Of 4 nj rooms each: with bath 1900
&26-7os SEVENTH ST. ,Nw.-second
story flat. $50
auo-I,y1 & ST. Nw.-Two-room flats:
heated by steam. t120)
The morning times., 1896-07-19
WANTED.
SUBURBAN HOMES

VIC have applicants for country homes TO
rent for the season or lease by the year. Ad-
dress Immediately. Times Real Estate
Bureau, 10th and Pa. ave. NV.
The morning times., 1896-07-19
TAKE AN AFTER-D1NNER NAP.
Forty winks of Sleep Conducive to
Digestion and Long Life.

Well dined humanity will feel relieved
to hear the decision of the medical pro-
fession that the time. honOred institution
of forty winks'' after dinner is conducive
Ia heath aud a beautiful recuperative pro
The morning times., 1896-07-19
MORPHINE F1ENDs.
Many Victims of the Drug Are Found
in New YOrk's Four Hundred.

NeD IOrk journal. sfis :
The latest aristocratIc vice in New York
is morphine eating. The practice has been
more or less common for years, but 1t has
notuntil quite recently received the sanction
Of society. .-sl,ri
A number of well known druggists and
The morning times., 1896-07-19

S1.8OO- LOCATED on 7TH ST NV.
Hardware store; we'll stocked; party
leaving city cause of selling; will invoice
$4,000.
Flour and feed store, vicinity Ne Liberty
lures; good paying business; party leaving
the city; price, $500: easy terms; esta b.
iished 1878. Apply TIMES REAL Es-
TATE BUREAU.
Established flour and feed store, CO.
lumbia Heights; rent. SIS month; price,
$500; good paying business: books open
for inspection. r..
The morning times., 1896-07-19
FOR RENT.
PUBLIC HALLS,

$40 MONTH; GIG LA. AVE. NV
Third flour.