davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Dickinson press., 1896-05-23
xu..rss OF 1rws.
Itsas Of General Interest Placed n

S sH."L
items 81 0eneral Interest Placed In
. Few Lines.
The condition Of ex-senator william
A. Wallace is unchanged.
Archdul1e Charles Louis Of Austria,
eldest brother of Emperor Joseph, is
dead at the age of fifty-four years.
There we're twenty-four deaths from
cholera at Cairo yesterday, twenty
eight Mt Alexandria and one at Turah.
M. Herbette, the French ambassador
to Germany, starts for Berlin to-day
In order to present his letters of re-
call.
The revolt which broke out ut
lQuique, Peru, Is classed in official cir
cles there as being little more than a
farce.
The Cincinnati Tunnel railway was
s0ld under foreclosure to-day to Ira
w. Fellows for $4,000. Fellows is
representing Brice's new line to Chi
cagO.
Fred Weigle, one of the oldest and
wealthtest residents of Dubuque, Iowa,
suicided to-day by shooting. He was
Respondent on account of continued
sickness.
Mrs. Robertson. wife of ex-Lieut.
Gov. r. S. Robertson, formerly n of
the members Of the Utah commission,
die III Fort Wayne, Ind, after Il
long illness from cancer.
AT n meeting held at Hiawatha, Kan,
last night relief vas provided for the
cyclone sufferers at Reserve. A car
load of provisions, clothing, ETC., will
be sent to Reserve to-day.
Messrs. Nicol, Hastings and Gilpa of
Pittsburg have just completed the
purchase near Tuscaloosa, Ala, of 3d.
900 acres of valuable timber land
which they say they will at once de-
velop.
The Charlton and Salt rivers and sew
eral smaller streams in Missouri have
overlooked their banks as n result Of
heavy rains and all crops on bottom
lands are greatly damaged or wholly
destroyed.
w. o. Joseph, who is head clerk
for the Patton Manufacturing COM
pany, in the state prison at New Al
bany, Ind, and of the plant at Muncie,
Ind, has been appointed receiver of
the company in both places.
Mrs. NJ. Ashkraft, a widow, has been
arrested at Wichita, Kan, on q war
rant sworn out by T. A. Fawcett, a
tailor, who charges that she threw a
kiss Mt him yesterday while he was
with his wife, and that it was done
With malicious intent. Mrs. Ashkraft
that the kiss was meant for Mrs,
wcett.
The secretary of the interior has for
warued to Chairman Sherman, of the
house committee ON Indian affairs. a
report on the Teller bill, pro-
for the abolition of the offices
Of commissioner OF Indian affairs and
the assistant commissioner, and the
therefor of three Indian
commissioners.
The Dickinson press., 1896-05-23
MARKET
Latest Quotations From GRAND and
TIv0 GknnIx NA-<n-.

Latest Quotations From GRAND and
Live Stock Centers.
Chicago, May 21.-Flax-Cash, N, W..
S8 1-2c; July, IS 1-2c; September, SIC.
Timothy-Cash and May, 1926; Sep
TENDER, $3.o5. Wheat-May, 60 5-Sc;
June, 81 1-Sc; July, 81 5-Sc; September.
90 1-2c. Corn-May, % 1-2c; July, goa
20 lie; September, 3O3-4c. Oats-May,
10 1-8c; June, 10 1-Sc; July, 10 3-Sc;
September, 10 3-4c. Pork-May, S7.G5:
July, $7.721 -2; September, $7.S7 IL.
I4ard-May, $4.52 10; July, $500; Sep
TENDER, $4.72 1-2. Ribs-May, $3.97 IL;
July. $4.0 IL: September, SAT- IL.
Chicago, May 21.-Hogs easy at yes
terday's prices and about all sold:
light, SS3.2Oa3.55; mixed, SS33.225a3.5 so:
heavy, $33%.2Oa3.35; rough, So. 1Oa3. 20.
Cattle-Marllet slow but steady:
beeves. $$3S.45a4.30; COWS and heifers,
$1.5Oa3.90; Texas steers, So Oa3. So:
stockers and feeders, s2.9Oa3.75.
Minneapolis, May 21.-Wheat-May
closed at 593-8c; July opened at soc
and closed at SO 3-Sc; September
opened at SO 1-8c and closed at SO 5-Sc.
On track-No 1 hard, 60 5-Sc; No. 1
Northern, SO 5-Sc; No. 2 Northern.
SO 7-Sc.
Milwaukee, May 21.-Flour dropping.
Wheat steady; No. 3 spring, GOaG2c;
No. 1 Northern, 64c; July, 81 1-2c. Corn
inactive; No. 3, 29c. Oats steady; No.
2 white, 2O3-4a21 14c; No. 8 white,
20 1-2a2O 3-4c. Barley quiet and steady;
No. 2, 3333a333 Lee; sample. 33 Ice. Rye
lower; No. 1. 3Sc. Provisions steady;
pork, $7.6Oa7. 40; lard, $4.55a4.65.
South st. Paul, May 21.-Hogs steady
with sales at $ 2.75a3.3O. Cattle steady
and active; good demand for butcher
stuff, stockers, COWS and heifers; sales
at 81 25a3. rs.
The Dickinson press., 1896-05-23
HAD A PRIVATE SNOW STORM.
Odd Experience Of a Man VIII,
Wanted to Win q Wager.

d Experience of a Man Who
Wanted to Win q Wager.
He was very much under the wealth.
or as he wandered up to Policeman
Reed, at the corner of Thirteenth street
and Sixth avenue, last night.
SHAY" he hiccoughed, "d'sit look
like shnoww
"No," said the policeman. Cant
you see the moon is shining?"
Funny" said the inebriated indi-
vidual, "Fren Dunn says IS goin' to
shnow. Fren Dunn's corker. Eff e
says shnow, BEIGE is goin' ter shnow.
Fright, amt it,?
Il guess your friend Dunn is mista-
ken this time"
"Betjer e amt. Better zree dollars
shnows in fl minutes. Takabet?"
ut can't snow" replied Reed, "there
Is net q cloud in the sky. You had bet
ter 90 home"
Cant go home till shnows. Gotter
wait for shnOw. Gotter win bet. Just
bier teller zree dollars Eat it shncws.
Dp bIieve mel"
Then the man lapsed into silence,
and stood swaying unsteadily by the
policeman. Suddenly his face bright
ened and he took from the spacious
pocket Of his overcoat some white pa
per. which he tore into small pieces.
Coin shnow ri now he announc.
ed triumphantly. Then he tossed the
bits Of PAPER high up into the air. As
they fed in a shower over him and his
companion, he shivered and then
laughed joyously.
"Tole Yer it I'D shnow. Fren Dunn
| nnyvnls fn.SnS Nf>,,,H0 -~,1~ S~II-.- n
What for?' asked the policeman.
"Fer shnow. Y betme zree dollars
Eat it amt goin' shnow. Jus, showed.
I win, see?"
II see you have thrown a lot of pa
per on the ground. Now you must pick
| it up"
"Pick up nossin'. Z'r'ain nossin' to
pick up. Can't pick up shnow. Amt
no stree sweeper"
While he was arguing the inebriated
one was busy tearing up more paper.
Suddenly he shouted:
Look out there. 'Zgoin' ter shnow
again. Turrible shtorm comm, BEIGE.
Fren Dunn s sending blizzizzard zis
time. B-r-r-r. ain it cole?"
Here, stop that, now" ordered the
policeman.
"How en- 1 shtop. it? Wasser matter
w'd je? 'Shpect me ter sthop shnow-
in? Go c Fren Dunn. Shay. I'm
frcezin' ter death. Gotter be buried in
shnow. Turrib,e cole. Hate shnow."
Then the man lay down in the glare
of the electric lights and went fast
asleep.
He was carried over to a station. and
locked up Cor the night.
This morning he cheerfully paid his
fine of $3.-Mail and Express.
The Dickinson press., 1896-05-23
Bed.te.d Burglar Alarm Button.

Bedstead Burglar Alarm Button.
The tolls are closing around the
burglar. The electric light gave him a
fatal blow when it took away his cloak
Of darkness. and electricity has been
following him relentlessly with even
more efficient safety and alarm de-
vices, until his chances Of "doing a
clean job" are hardly worth taking.
For the large class Of females who,
especially in suburbs and country
places, are subject to the time-honored
womanly conviction that there is a
'man under the bed," a godsend has
been provided in the shape Of a button
in the bedstead headboard. This but
ton has a wire connection to the e
est police station. 1t can be pressed by
slipping the hand up under the pillow.
This can be done so quietly and unob.
servedly that 1t seems almost like TAX
ing a mean advantage Of the burglar
who may be moving s%tealthily about
the room in the discharge of his pro-
fessional duties. The bedstead button
alarm reverses the usual order Of
things. Formerly evsfy moment Of
waiting seemed an age to the awaken
ed and affrighted occupant Of the
burglar invaded apartment; now the
moments of suspense are not altogeth.
err devoid Of pleasure, for he knows
that every second brings nearer to him
the help that Is Fastening from the DC.
lice station.
The Dickinson press., 1896-05-23
Fer Over Fifty Year.

AN OLD AND WELL-TR1ED 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 all pain, cures wind
collie, and is the best remedy for
Diarrhea. Is pleasant to the taste.
Sold by Druggists in every part of
the world. Twenty-Five cents a bot
tie. Its value is incalculable. Be
sure and ask for Mrs. WinslOw's
Soothing Syrup, and take no other
kind.
The Dickinson press., 1896-05-23
If? I never discovered them?H

II Have just Constructed q vibrating
Machine That VIII Reverse the x
Rays"
oh, Pm of the track again. Who
did, then?'
Did you ever hear Of DR.. Finch,
sir-Doctor James Flinchf"
II never did"
mo, I could have bet that you did
not. But you might have heard of him
If we had any real editors l nthis DUN
try-editors who cared to look about
them and find out what their country
men were doing. DR.. Finch was one
of the greatest men this country ever
produced"
Yes; there are a number of us.
What did the doctor do?"
MANY things. He discovered the. x
rays ten years ago. 1t is fifteen years
since I made the acquaintance Of DR..
Flinch, and for that length of time I
have been trying to get the papers to
understand that this reparkable man
lived among us. He had, fortunately,
a small income and so dH not need to
practice, nor make money out of his
inventions. He lived In an old four
teen-roomed house set well back in a
walled garden, an ideal residence for
scientific research. He occupied only
a few Of the rooms, but had apparatus
stored In many Of them. A man as
silent and mysterious as himself was
his only servant, and this man as
sisted him in many Of his experiments,
occupying his odd time in cooking the
scanty meals that kept them both
alive. I suppose l was the only other
person allowed in that ancient house.
The doctor welcomed me at first be-
! cause, as you can see, l was not a
laxative person and also because I
was an expert photographer and SO
was enabled to assist him sometimes
where photography was needed. In
credible as it may appear, the doctor,
although undoubtedly the foremost dis
coverer of this or any other age, could
never master the simple art Of pho
Biography"
Il can sympathize with him in that.
I have been p%hotographing off and ON
for ten years and my friends say my
pictures are worse than Koentgen's."
"There was an arched cellar under
this ancient house that was as black
as midnight. In this cellar we did our
first photographing with the X rays
something like eleven years ago. I
shall never forget the thrill Of horror
that went through US when we devel-
The Dickinson press., 1896-05-23
ABRAHAM LINCoLN's UNHAPPY LOT
He Enjoyed Life's Good Things, bu
Got Few NJ Tha~

He Enjoyed LIES Good Things, but
Got Few Of Then.
MI. Lincoln was one of the rare
takers who could always point a nor
al with an adjoining tale taken out of
his w experience. Everybody has
experience If he only knows 1t. Most
Of us are SO much in the habit of TAX
Ing In wisdom and fun through the
printed page or the story as another
mar tells it that we lack the capacity
to e 1t for ourselves.
The story teller Is the man who finds
his own material. An old southern
politician was moralizing thus a few
nights ago and eulogizing the man the
South used to dislike:
when Lincoln nrst came to Wash
The Dickinson press., 1896-05-23

Cincinnati, May 21.-Mrs. Otto Brede
Of Newport, who has been quite at
tentive to Jackson and Walling by
ending them delicacies, was today
overheard by officers who were hid
den in Wallingford's saloon, to offer
Wallingford $50 if he would change
his testimony in the Walling case 50
as to make it appear that it was some
other than Friday night when Pearl
Bryan was at his saloon with Jackson
and Mailing. Sheriff Plummer recoe-
nized the woman and took her to New
port. She had previously seen Allen
Jackson and made him a similar offer.
and he had arranged to meet her at
Wallingford's and then notified the
police.
The Dickinson press., 1896-05-23

ington I went to see him, 30 preiudiced
against him beforehand that no man
with less genius could have overcome
it. l left that first interview his
friend. No man ever came under the
charm Of Lincoln's personality with.
out respecting him, and, IL allowed.
loving him.
"One day, after we had become fair.
~ good friends, I told him Of my early
prejudice.
"'Mr. Lincoln 1 said, 4 had heard
every mean thing on earth about you
except one. l never heard that o
were too fond Of the pleasures of life.'
Mr.. Lincoln sat for a moment strok-
Ing his long cheek thoughtfully, and
then he drawled out in his peculiar
Western voice:
""That reminds me Of something
that a boy said to me when 1 was
about 10 years old.
"tOnce in awhile my mother used
to get some sorghum and some ginger
and mix us up a batch OF gingerbread.
1t wasn't often, and 1t was our biggest
treat.
Zone day I smelled it and came in
to the house to get my share while it
was hot. l found that she had baked
ME three gingerbread men, and 1 took
them out under a hickory tree to eat
them.
"'There was a family near us that
was a little poorer than we were, and
their boy came along as I sat down.
"'"Abe," he said, edging close, "gim.
me a man."
al gave him one. He crammed it
into his mouth at two bits and looked
at mt while I bit the legs from my
first one.
"'"Abe," he said. gimme that
other'n."
"I wanted it, but gave 1t to him.
and as 1t followed the first one 1 said:
""You seem to like gingerbread?"
"'"Abe," he said earnestly, II don't
s'pose there's anybody on this earth
likes gingerbread as well as 1 do" and
drawing q sigh that brought up
crumbs, II don't s'pose there's any
body gets less of it."'"
And the old congressman said Mr..
Lincoln looked as though the subject
was ended.-Chattanooga News.
The Dickinson press., 1896-05-23
Vigorous Arguments.

Duluth, May 20. = When Judge
Boyne's court, in which is being tried
the case of Charles Skully, who is
charged with using dynamite to kill
fish in the Cloquet river, adjourned to-
day, Attorney G. G. Teare, who repre-
sents the defendant. and Assistant
City Attorney Holmes took up a per-
sonal point that had arisen and argued
it in the hallway. Hot words ensued
and finally Teare smashed an umbrella
over Holmes shoulders. Friends inter-
posed.
The Dickinson press., 1896-05-23
nv ur,u ~n,nu, uou -o~r,,

PLAYED THE CRIPPLE FOR MONEY.
Young Imp0stufe Who Earned rs q
Day By the WoFk.
If there really are more than a hun
dred professional beggars in the city
who are trying to obtain money from
credulous residents by pretending to
be crippled or MANNED, the police have
q good deal of work to do before they
can rid the city Of the impostors. That
the professionals are present here in
large numbers, from Brooklyn, New
York, Troy and other cities, is what
the police We're told yesterday by a
16-year-old boy, who admits that since,
he first played the role of a cripple
in this city he has been collecting
money steadily, sometimes as much
as So in a day.
This young fellow was arrested on
State street. He says his name is
James Fox, that he comes from Buff
falo, N. Y, and that he ran away from
home more than ten years ago. Only
part Of the boys story of his subse-
quent adventures is believed by the
police. He says he obtained work
last summer at some Of the restaur-
ants at Coney Island, and that after
the close of the season he went to New
York, looking for work. There he met
a man who said he was q commercial
traveller, but who proved to be Brook
Ign Billy" well known as a profess
sional beggar, who had made a cripple
Of himself by placing lime on his hand
and leaving it too long. By this man,
the boy says, he was introduced to q
regular company of bcggars. who took
his right shoe to a cobbler and had
the heel raised several inches. they
made the young fellow yea that shoe,
so he says, and walk as IL crippled
They also provided him with cards
on which was printed the "Cripple's
Appeal" three stanzas Of poor verse
intended to affect the sensibilities Of
the tender-hearted. The boy took these
cards to the ferries, to offices, or to the
railway stations, and there distributed
them, collecting them after the hold
ers had had time to read them, with
whatever money people were willing
to give. Brooklyn Billy always fol-
lowed the boy, to take charge of what
eve money was collected.
When the police had heard the boys
story a telegram was sent to the ad-
dress he gave in Buffalo, and awaiting
the receipt of a reply from the per.
sons supposed to be the boys parents,
he vas locked up.-Boston Transcript.
The Dickinson press., 1896-05-23
state Railroad Commt..,opa-.

Washington, May 21.-The first ses-
sion Of the eighth annual convention
Of. state railroad commissioners was
held here to-day in the rooms of the
Interstate commerce commission.
There were about twenty-five members
present, representing the states Of
Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa,
Michigan, Minnesota. Mississippi.
Missouri, North Carolina, North Mako.
ia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota
and Virginia. Simon r. Billings Of
Michigan, chairman CT the convention.
presided. The first paper read was pre-.
pared by A. B. Stickney, president Of
the Chicago Great Western Railroad
company.
The Dickinson press., 1896-05-23
Army and Nnvx veteran.

Washington, May 2O.-The National
Army and Naval union began an an
nual session of several days here to.
day. and representatives are present
from almost all the states and from
many Of the ships Of the navy. Ma
tional Commander Joseph B. Morton,
of the war department, delivered his
annual report
The Dickinson press., 1896-05-23

poor goods. Do not ever expect to ueat
with a hitcher anybody's horse or colt
that goes level, for you cannot do 1t.
When you first start out with your
colt he is very apt to want to start off
quickly. It is better to indulge him
in this at first rather than pull him
back, rs he will settle down after 60
ing a short distance, and IL you pull
him or yank him, he is very apt to
balk, and it is better always to avoid
baking IL possible.-Farm and Home.
The Dickinson press., 1896-05-23

Washburn's Judge Arrested.
Washburn, Wis.,, May 21.-Municipal
Judge Warden was arrested for the al
legged e~mbezzlement of fines collected
In his court and which property DO.
longed to the county.
The Dickinson press., 1896-05-23
or your Protection.-Catarrh "Curesp OF

For your Protection.-Catarrh "Cures" or
TONES for Catarrh in liquid form to be taken
internally, usually contain either Mercury or
Iodide of Potassa, OR both, which are I'M ur-
ious if too long taken. Catarrh is a local, not
a blood disease, caused by sudden change to
cold or damp weather. 1t starts in the nasal
passages, affecting eyes, ears and throat.
Cold in the head causes excessive flow of
mucus, and, if repeatedly neglected, the re-
suits of catarrh will follow; severe pain in
the head, a roaring sound in the ears, bad
breath, and oftentimes an offensive dis
charge. The remedy should be quickt to allay
inflammation andheal the membrane. Elv's
Cream Balm is the acknowledged cure for
these troubles and contains no mercury
nor any injurious drug. Price, so cents.
The Dickinson press., 1896-05-23
Rnpti.t Aunixer.arae.

Asbury Park, N. j., May 21.-Dele-
gates to the Baptist May anniversaries
still continue to arrive in large num-
bers. Almost every incoming train
brings visitors from all parts of the
country. The principal sessions win
open tomorrow morning.
The Dickinson press., 1896-05-23
@ A[!!HlHIIIIn::1
@@&@E=a@

protection from hawks, rats, cats, etc.
A coop that affords both sorts of pro-
lection is seen in the sketch, the con-
struction of which is very plainly
shown. The side pieces make shoes
that permit it to be hauled to new
ground every day. The Stats protect
the chicks from enemies, and the coop
Is Mt hand to protect them from the
weather. When the chicks get strong
they can be let out to run at large
during the day, using the coop for a
house at night. A few of these could
we'll be made up on rainy days when
outdoor work is not practicable.
The Dickinson press., 1896-05-23
"'Who proves a traitor to the king, h
love
Shall die the death Othello gave.'"

"And what did you make of it all?"
I asked, much interested.
"Tle picture, or the g%allant's fate?
Well, the picture was easily explained,
for, OF course, where the direct X rays
took the flesh off, as one might say,
the reversed rays put it on again,
don't .you see? AS for the fate of the
stalwart young fellow, that, of course,
is q Mcre matter of conjecture. The
secluded nature of the house and
grounds showed that their first pro-
prjetor evidently desired privacy, Mt
least. The house was supposed to
have been built in the time OF Charles
H.. and for years it was said to have
been haunted, and that is why DIR.
Finch got 1t 80 cheaply. I sur,nise
that the Young fellow took some risks.
and was caught where ne shouldn't
have been, so they put that placard Oh
him. walled him up and thus slnoth-
cred him. We never found anything
about the house to show who built it,
so, perhaps the owner Of it did not
care to leave a record"
"And the remarkable DR.. Finch,
where is lie now?"
"Ah. who can tell? He died three
weeks since, and there was not one
word about him in the papers DE
troit Free Press.
The Dickinson press., 1896-05-23
Who Dide

Who Di6F
Birdie" said Mrs. McQinnis to her
daughter, what were you sitting up
reading last night? Was 1t a novs1
Tell your mother"
yes, ma, it was 2 novel,"
can who writ it1s'
DUMAS, the elder"
"Now, don't tell me that. Who ever
heard Of an elder writtin' q novel you'd
sit up half the night to roadY4Texas
Siftings.
The Dickinson press., 1896-05-23
A Movable Chtcken Coon.

Little chickens need two kinds of
protection: A cover over them at
night, and when showers arise, and
The Dickinson press., 1896-05-23
Pure Mutton Sheen.

The increase of mutton sheep in
the United States has been rapid dur
ing recent years. And the decrease
In fine wool sheep has probably been
quite as rapid. 1t Is well that the
former should increase, whatever
view may be taken of the decrease OF
the latter. Even though tariffs on
fine woods should increase, we want
the mutton carcass, for the sheep
with the good mutton carcass produces
a large quantity Of wool If properly
reared. There is then the double re-
turn of mutton and wool, whereas,
when wool Is primarily sought, that
alone is the chief return. Let II
tiock-masters then grade up our sheep.
The best graded tlocks can be still
further improved, and we should never
be content until improvement is car
ried so far that u flocks will be rec.
ognized among the foremost in tue
world for mutton uses. The sheep we
send to Great Britain would be greatly
improved by giving them 2 larger per-
centage Of the blood of the improved
mutton Observation-Disclosures Farmer.
White Oaks eagle. (White Oaks, N.M.) 189?-190?, 1896-04-16
IMMENSE INFLUENCE.

The influence OF the st. Louis Repub,
tic in Missouri, seems to be simply i'm
meuse. 1t has for months been making
war on the 16 to democrats OF that
state, and fighting to demofalize the
party on this distinctively deno ratio
feature. During the past few days the
county conventions have been held all
over the state for the selection of del
egates to the Sedalia convention where
delegates to Chicago will be chosen. In
almost, if not quite all the counties, the
declarations for free coinage, 16 to l, have
been passed without opposition. Tho
state convention will, without doubt,
select Senators Cockrell and Vest aud
Gov. Stone and ex.Cougre ssman r. p.
Bland to represent Missouri at large in
the National Cor vention, and every
district will certainly send two silver
men.
White Oaks eagle. (White Oaks, N.M.) 189?-190?, 1896-04-16
ALTOGE Their TOO CHEAP.

The EAGLE is in receipt of a cir
cular letter from the Sound Currency"
Committee Of New York, wherein VIC are
offered job lot of ready print without
charge. Tn, Sc plates are made up of the
usual misrepresentation and stock fal-
lacies of the gold standard advocates.
AS advertisements, We might consent to
publish some of them at our usual rates
but as reading matter they are altogeth-
er too cheap.