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Farm Sanitation.

The conditions on the farm with re-
spcct to sunlight, which is the great
germicide of nature, and pure atmos-
phere, which is one of the essential
conditions of health, are such that no
elaborate sanitary precautions. such
as are necessary in cities, are required.
There are only few points needing
special attention. One of these is the
source Of the water supply, with re-
gard to which it is very essential that
there should be no contamination with
cesspools. barnyard or other disease
bearing filth. When the farmer has
taken pains to secure pure water for
the family. and to keep it free from
contamination he has provided against
the commonest and most important
source Of disease. Another point to be
watched is the cellar. 1t is always
dangerous to make it a place for fruits
and vegetables. In these decay is con-
stantly going on. and this decay is a
prolific source of disease. II this be
watched. as we'll as the water supply,
the conditions of health on the farm
are pretty well provided for.
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MIsTOoK BozENTA FOR A VAC.
A Restauranteur Sees His Error and
Makes Amends.

a 1tGBt0uEahtCuE SeeW k11b GEEOT anu
Makes Amends.
When pretty Helen Dungeon won some
reputation Us an actress, says the San
Francisco News. and her father took i'll
dollars galore over the counters of pop
ular restaurant. an individual almost as
seedy as the typical tramp sauntered into
the swell place ut the dinner hour.
Nearly every table was filled with the
gilded youth, male and female. of the
city. A thrill of astonishment and indig-
nation swept through the perfumed crowd
when the battered old scarecrow hung
per and looked around for n waiter with
the air of one who owned the place.
Old Dungeon, in horror, stepped from
behind the counter and accosted the un-
welcome guest.
x.:l :Hayep't rs i, ,.ys you made mistake, my
,nG The sesa a tramp n nRclas Gksd qs,ss with smile 1s
not. my friend: is not this the cafey'
y. Certainly it is" replied the patron.
'but, you know-you kliow-it is for the
upper classes" =,
"Oh. see" said the stranger, with an
aire of amusement, "and my costume is
not exactly en- regle. But have only
this afternoon returned from my ranch,
and got here ahead of my trunks. How
ever, if my name will not be an apology
for my dress shall have to go to some
other cafe" and he handed Dungeon his
card
When the patron glanced at it and read
Count Bozenta.' he was profuse in his
apologies.
1t was, indeed. Nine. Modjeska's hus-
band. and the gilded guests about the
room were astonished Mt the obseQuicus-
ness of the old reStauranteMr.
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MICKEY FINB'S FLOWER.

'Sorra Easter day twill be this
year." Mrs. Finn E,uttered, rs blast
laden with snow came down the CHM
ney into the fireplace, scattering
sparks over the Kitchen floor. Faith.
Mickey wouldn't get hide nor hair Of a
green thing in the woods this year.
saving hemlock branch. Divil's the
flower he'd get to mind me Of the dear
little shamrock"
1t was ; o'clock in the afternoon be-
fore Easter. when the boys burst out
OF the school house door. With colt
like vigor they revclcd in the storm.
laughter filled the air. and the checks
pAlsl by confinement grew vivid and
rosy with Quicken.N life. And. as lit
tie Mike tluntlere,l il. upon his moth
er. MlOyan: with vitality and covered
with SHOW. and :ell upon his knees lM-
side her. liz looked up ard saw that
l.er cllceks We're Vet
"Arrall, mother dear he said, with
tender solicitude, AN what's achin'
ye? Is Yer heart sore? Shure. al.ana.
YOU might not be cry:H'. To-morrow's
thirty-tive years oil. an the light is in
yer eye an the blush is in yer cheek,
an the reEt is paid. an"
''fhrue for We. hickey" interrupted
his mother. wipiny her eyes with her
apron. but was .hinkin' of the flow
els in the Vale O Glenmore. an the
slamrOcks. an sure. 1 have no fresh,
wild thing from til. woods to mind me
of the time when was young an
sweet. like YOU, Mickey. darlint. an
I'm that avy-hearted. l dunno what
to do at all. at Ill. But don't tell your
father. Mickey"
Mickey promised. and. after cheer
ing his mother to the best of his small
ability. he Went to feed the mamie
goat. Mrs. Finn did not notice that he
had hidden the coal shovel under his
coat. 1t was 4 o'clock when the dool
closed behind the boy. Twilight was
rapidly mantling the valley with
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noone ard the 1ndian..

Boone frequently took to the field on
set expeditions against the savages.
Once when he and a party of other
men were making salt at lick, they
We're surprised and carried off by the
Indians. The old hunter was n prls-
Oner with them for some months, but
finally made his escape and came
home through the trackless woods az
straight as the wild pigeon flies. He
was ever or the watch to ward off the
Indian inroads, and to rescue the
prisoners.
Once his own daughter ana two
other girls who were with her were
carried Off by a band OF lnItans.
Boone collected some friends and fol-
flowed them steadily for Two days
and night; then they came to where
the Indians had killed a buffalo calf,
and We're camped. Firing from lit
tie distance, they shot two Indians,
and, rushing in, rescued the girls.
On another occasion when Boone
sOuC " Sl8lL u S0ll.AASh WILL A'o
brother, the Indians nmbushed them
and shot the latter. Boom. himself es-
capped, but the Indians followed him
for three miles by the aid of track
ing dog. until Boone turned, shot the
dog. aud then eluded the pursuers.
In company with Simon Kenton and
many OF the noted hunters and wilder
ness warriors, lie once and again took
part in perilous expeditions into the
Indian country. Twice bands Of In
dians accompanied by French, .-'ory,
and British partisans from Detroit,
bearing the flag of Great Britain, at
tackled BoonesDoroush. In each case
Boone and his fellow-settlers beat
them off with loss.
At the fatal battle of the Blue Licks,
In which two hundred of the best H.
tiemen Of Kentucky We're beaten Will,
terrible slaughter by great force of
Indinns from the lakes, Boone COM
manded the left wing. Leading his
men, rifle In hand, he pushed back
ana overthrow the force against him
but meanwhile the Indians destroyed
the right wing and center, and got
in the rear, so that there was lotb
ing for BooEe's men except to flee
with all Iheodore Roosevelt IL
l Mav ST Nichnlas
The Dickinson press., 1896-08-08

A history of popular misconceptions
on electrical subjects would make en-
tertaining reading. The superinten-
dent of n California electric light sta
tion tells that among IL thousand
puzzling inquiries that were addressed
to him on the night that the electric
light was started in his city was the
poser: "Where its the hole in the wire
that the juice comes through?' An
electrical supply firm in Nova Scotia
has lately received the following letter
from a Cape Breton correspondent:
"Will YOU kindly let me know all the
particulars about the incandescent
lamps which you have advertised in
the Recorder? That is, what is used
in them-is it kerosene Oil. etc, or, If
not, what is it? And can the material
be easily obtained? am desirous of
getting one or more of them, and
would like to know all bout them" A
well-knoWn London weekly papef
gravely publishes among it's bits of
electrical information the announce
ment that ~ German electrician re-
Gently hived IL swarm of bees by the
use Of electricity. He passed a power
ful current through the bough of the
tree on which they clustered, and the
shock caused them to fall'stupefied to
tue ground. Before they had time to
recover lie had them collected and
placed in new hive" An inventive
genius, who halls from Columbus, O..
has discovered that ''if. two dissimilar
conductors OF electricity which are
subject tc slight atomic change under
the influence OF sound are Joined to-
lether, after the manner of pair Of
thermauile bars. and the open ends
are insulated by q suitable nOn-con-
ductor of both sound and electricity,
d current is generated when sounds
are made in the vicinity of the cx-
posed ends. If two or more such ele.
ments are connected together we have
an acoustic battery, and by increasing
the number of elements it is possible
to operate an ordinary call bell by sim
ply clappinG the hands in front Of tho
exposed ends of the battery" This
sounds impressive. The way in whicl
the inventor proposes to turn his in
spired idea to account is to establish
an electrical perpetual motion. an,
among other things to wind clocks b,
the noise of their own pendulums
and lights shops by the noise of til
machinery. A contemporary says
by this scheme also an auctionce
may yet run an electrical cash syste1
with the Sound of his own voice
some janitor by the force of his prt
family may store up electricity enoug
to ring a church bell; policemen /
noisy boots could furnish street Light
the mooing cows may furnish powe
to cut their own fodder, and u barkin
dog may keep an electric light burnil
by and by OH the lawn"
The Dickinson press., 1896-08-08
College silver Men.

Chicago, Aug. 8. = The Bryan and
Sewall club of the University of Chi
cag0 is to take the initiative in the Or
ganization Of league Of silver clubs
among the colleges in the United
States. The intention Of the man.
ayers is to effect an organized oppo-
sitio4 to the College League Of Repub-
lican. clubs. The general plan is for
a campaign of education, by debates
between the representatives of both
the white and yellow metal in different
universities.
The Dickinson press., 1896-08-08
Fer Over Firsy Years

AN OLD AND WELL-TR12D 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 Of
the world. Twenty-Five cents q bot
tie. It's value is incalculable. Be
sure and ask for Mrs. Winslow's
Soothing Syrup, and take. no other
kind.
The Dickinson press., 1896-08-08
Fixht to Save Kent.

Fargo. N. D., Aug. 5-Judge McCon-
nell will return from the East next
week, aud is expected to resentence
Kent to hang Oct. 2, as thirty days
must be given the defense to ask for a
commutement. Petitions are being cir
culated all over the state in Kcnt's
favor and are being literally signed,
asking executive clemency. A long Pc
tition from Kent's old Ohio home,
signed by prominent officials, has also
been received. No trouble is had to
get signers for the petition, as there
seems to have been no motive for the
crime shown at either trial.
The Dickinson press., 1896-08-08
Receiver for 1n.urance Companies

ReCe1veF Tor InNUFanCe COmpanfe9.
Spokane, WASH, Aug. 5. = Horace
Kimball was to-day appointed receiver
of fourteen large insurance companies
doing business in this state. He is di-
rected to take charge of moneys and
properties of these companies in the
state and apply the same upon judg-
ments rendered against them in the
case Of the Spokane Mercantile COM
pany. This firm was burned out some
time ago and insurance companies re-
fused payment on the ground of fraud,
but lost in suits and refused to nay
judgments. The companies are the
National Fire. Transatlantic, Globe,
Northern Assurance, Hanover Fire,
Aetna, Sun. Lancaster, Scottish Union,
Queen and North British Mercantile.
The judgments aggregate over $4,000.
The Dickinson press., 1896-08-08
wh = She Didn't Lnu urh.

Said little Fannie Chal1ie: "AIamma,
this is the place where some little girls
were walking, and one of them fell
down and hurt herself, and they all
laughed except me-"
''And why didn't you laugh, Fannie?''
Because was the little girl that fell
down and hurt herself" Texas Sitter.
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Guilty a. Charked.

Judgc-You are ch, rged with cutting
Jasper johnson with a razor. after he
had worsted you in friendly spar
ring match.
Prisoncr-Yes, sah; I slashed i'm.
Dat coon 'veigled me into hoxin', an
never tule me he was lef'-han'ed.-
Detroit Free Press
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81 will. mother; bring me jacket -

Il will. mother; bring me jacket, -
said the boy.
They brought the garment, still wet
with melted snow. He thrust his swol-
len fingers into the pocket. and drew
out n faded bandanna handkerchief.
As he unfolded it. there fell upon the
floor a long. slender root. to which Mt
intervals was attached a sickly green
leaf.
His mother picked it up and, with a
puzzled look. eXclaimel:
"Eut what is it. Nickey?"
'lt's Yankee shamrock. mother.
Some o thin calls 1t trallin' arbutus.
And l want to put 1t around the
sugar bowl agin' the mornin', for your
birthday. mother. r."-Philadelphia In.
Nllinar
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Very Particular.

Shopper-Have you any toys a child
can play with on Sunday?
Salesman-Yes, here's a box of sol.
diers.
Shopper-Play with soldiers on the
Sabbath!
Salesman-But these belong to the
Salvation Army.-Tid-B Bits.
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Principal Value.

Tcacher-rell ME, Johnnie, what is
the principal value of history.
Johnnie Chaffie-One dollar.
Teacher-One dollar?
Johnnie Chaffie-Yes; you get the
history from the book store for So q
copy, and make us boys pay So for
them.-Texas Siftings.
The Dickinson press., 1896-08-08
Easy to Please,

The king of Aragon once said:
'.There are four things in the world
worth living for-old wine to drink, old
wood to burn, old books to read and
old friends to converse with"
The king was satisfied with any old
Times.
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Cautious.

Englishman-What's that, James?
Valet (who has been here before)-
That, sir, is wot the h'Americans call
their h'El road. sir.
Englishman-Then we will take n
cab. don't want to go there Just yet.
The Dickinson press., 1896-08-08

For your Pr0tecti0n.-Catarrh "Cures" or
Tonics for Catarrh in liquid form to be taken
internally, usually contain either Mercury or
Iodide Of Potassa, or both, which are I'M jur-
ious if toolong taken. Catarrh is local, not
blood disease, caused by sudden change to
cold or damp weather. It 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. Theremedy should be quick to allay
inflammation and heal the membrane. Ely's
Cream Balm is the acknowledged cure for
these troubles and contains no mercury
nor any injurious drug. Price, SC cents.
The Dickinson press., 1896-08-08
pn,,h.-x ~ M,une.vnulkan

Minnewaukan, N. D., Aug. 5.-Will-
lam Plummer company's large store
was entered by burglars early Sunday
morning. A small amount of cash and
goods were taken, as bungling at
tempt to drill the safe failed. The
thieves are probably located.
The Dickinson press., 1896-08-08

Killed i'm a Freight Yard.
Pipestone, Minn., Aug. s. = George
Chittick, q workman in the stone quar-
ry here, was run over In the Bur-
lington yards here and killed.
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remarkable statement was mad

A remarkable statement was made
at an inquest held in Birmingham ON
the body of a girl, named Rose Fors-
ter, which was found in the canal near
Spring Hill. The deceased suffered
from the effects of n fever contracted
some years ago, and since her attack
had been particularly alarmed by
thunder storms. During heavy thun-
der storm she left home, ostensibly to
visit an aunt. She did not return. and
the affair was reported to the police.
who were helped by an aunt of the de.
ceased, who related to them a strange
dream. She dreamed that while pass
Ing the canal near Spring Hill she
rippled the water with her umbrella.
and the body of the deceased at once
fioated to the surface. She visited
the spot the following morning, and.
finding the police dragging the canal
IN another part, suggested that they,
should transfer operations to the part
she had dreamed of. They did 30. and
Immediately recovered the body.-Lon.
don Letter.
The Dickinson press., 1896-08-08
IT HAIISONCE MORE
MORE CROPS IN THE NORTHWEST
ARE LAID WASTE.

In Manitoba the stor. Was E..
pecially Severe and Numerous
Farmers Suffer Loss-Portions of
Minnesota Also Swept and q
Storm Plays Queer Franks In
Win0na-In North Dakota . Few
Houses Are Denolishcd and Peo.
pie Are Injured.
The Dickinson press., 1896-08-08

Willmar, Minn., Aug. ). = Reports
come from the towns of Edwards,
Whitetield and Holland, in the SOUTH
ern part of the county, that severe
hailstorm passed there, lasting about
an hour, early this morning, destroying
thousands of acres of grain. A severe
rainstorm prevailed in this vicinity.
which laid the grain and injured it to
Il great extent. This is the hottest day
of the year and it will aid in greatly
injurinp the crOn
The Dickinson press., 1896-08-08
saw Much of Her.

Mrs. Johnson-Did you see much of
my daughter at the seaside, captain?
BrOwn-Well. | should say did. She
wore her bathing suit in the morning,
bloomers in the afternoon and low
peck at night.
The Dickinson press., 1896-08-08

Winona, Minn., Aug. 5.-The electric
nj storm which visited Winona this
morning was one of the severest ex-
perienced here this season, and was
accompanied by very heavy fall of
rain. Reports received from the coun-
try are as yet somewhat meager. In
the vicinity of Bethany considerable
damage was done to flax by hail. Tel
stroyed by the storm, and exact par
ticulars are hard to obtain. Some
damage was done to telephone and
other wires by lightning, and several
buildings were also struck but no seri-
GUS damage resulted.
A very high wind prevailed, blowing
many limbs from handsome shade
trees Of the West end. A flagstaff on
the Pos block was struck and shat
tered. A bolt went down the chimney
of Kingsbury's West end grocery,
causing three sharp reports which
quickly brought out of the house the
residents of the upper story. No dam
age showed inside the building, the
lightning having passed down to the
cellar through the interior of the chim-
ney. At the Winona Young Ladies'
seminary the lightning passed down
the elevator shaft. 1t was seen by sew
cral and described as ball of livid
fire. Two sisters. members Of the fac
ulty. were near the shaft, and for an
instant were enveloped in apparent
flames. A flag draped on an adjacent
wall was framed with the fiery fluid.
The sisters escaped unhurt and the
flag was unscorched. The damage
done was nominal.
The Dickinson press., 1896-08-08

Winnipeg, Aug. ga severe storm
passed over a small portion Of the
province last night. and many farmers
wilf' be sufferers thereby. The hail
arena appears to have been about
twelve miles wide and to have trav-
eled from northwest of Glenboro across
Cypress river, and southeast into Tiger
Hills. destroying everything in its
path. From Cypress river, Holland and
GlenborO the reports are that hail
has totally destroyed the crops of sew
eral farmers and severely damaged
others. At Morlen also there was
some damage done. but the extent is
not yet known. Considerable glass in
the Canadian Pacific depot there was
broken. There was hail at Gretna.
Altoona. ROsenfelt, st. Jean. Somerset
and other places, but no damage to
crops IN these localities is reported.
At st. Jean the Northern Pacific depot
was considerably damaged, the plat
form being torn up and the roof part
ly blown of. At Baldur several farm
els will lose nearly all their crops.
At Brandon Miss Tomlin was struck
by lightning and badly injured.
Grafton. N. D., Aug. ga cyclone
did considerable damage to buildings
about one mile south of Grafton at
1880 O'Clock this morning. Peter Peter
sons house was entirely destroyed.
There were nine people in the house,
but only two were injured, most of
them taking the precaution to go into
the cellar. An old lady was blown out
in the wreck and badly shaken up.
Her shoulder was injured and she re-
ceived wounds on the face. A boy
four years old was badly cut on the
head. The house was total loss. An
old man attempted to hold the door
from blowing in. The next thing he
knew he was still holding the door but
it was on the ground forty feet away.
A heating stove was carried 100 feet
and demolished. A barn a block away
was blown to the ground. The horses
were jerked out of their halters and
were found uninjured in pasture.
Going east the cyclone turned school
house and granary around and did
more or less damage.
Mr.. Peterson, whose house was de-
stroyed, arrived home from q trip to
the mountains half an hour after the
storm undid his place. His house was
gone and neighboring physician was
sewing up the wound in his boys head.
To-day the children are climbing
around over the demolished house
which was once their home. Every
thing is smashed, and the little ones
look homeless, indeed.
Further reports from the storm are
coming in. Fred Hankhe just drove
into town. His house was blown If
teen rods, and he lost his entire crop
of wheat by hail. Hans Moe has just
arrived in town. He brought back the
twine' he bought Saturday. He lost
175 acres Of wheat and fifty of barley.
Many more farmers in the vicinity lost
their crop by hail. A report has
reached here that at Warsaw much
damage was done by hail. Julius Iver-
sons barn was struck by lightning and
consumed. He lost four horses. The
storm was the worst that has ever
struck this vicinity.
The Globe-republican., 1896-07-30

been the direct cause Of the growth Of
one crop after another being aban-
doned; and occasionally this has re-
suited in New England in the abandon
ment of the farm altogether. On the
other hand, to feel that one under
stands the peculiarities Of plants and
knows what to do for them AID when
to do 1t if they are threatened with dis
aster. begets a certain confidence in the
occupation, and in turn this begets an
ambition to cultivate more crops and
larger fields and to increase the pro-
duction Of each square foot of land SO
titled. The discovery of the Bordeaux
mixture and its plant-disease prevent
ing qualities promises to be OF great
value to those engaged in the cultiva-
ton of the soil, enabling them to con-
troll in large measure class OF
troubles which have in the pas. ocen
the occasion Of heavy loss and trying
annoyances.-Rh Island Bulletin.
The Globe-republican., 1896-07-30
Late Potatoes.

The planting of late potatoes has fall
len into disfavor in Rhode Island en-
account of the occasional prevalence Of
the late blight which hitherto n some
seasons has run riot in the potato fields.
while the owners of the fields could
do nothing but stand by and see their
potato vines wither and blacken end
their prospects of securing gooi po-
tato crop grow small by degrees and
beautifully less. Experience has shown
that potato growers can now save their
late crop from destruction by this dis
ease; but in order to do this they must
introduce into their methods of culture
when necessary a feature that is COM
paratively new TO the businesS-a kind
Of work the details of which are PER
fectly simple. but they are unlike any
operations that have formerly been
practiced upon the farm, and conse-
duently they must be learned mainly
sy experience and observation Of those
who are to practice them.