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The Dickinson press., 1896-09-19
HABITS OF
How These Monster Sea Mammals
Feed and Sleep.

How These Monster Sea Mammals
Feed N Sleep.
The food of whales has long been
known to consist of minute sea crusta-
cea. Mr.. Gray was familiar not only
with the whales food. but observed its
manner of feeding and the way in
which it took Its maps "after meal"
"No doubt" he wrote, whales are
very particular in the quality Of their
food, for they are to be found
feeding where the water is dirty, but
almost Invariably in clean, clear, dark
blue or light olive-green water. The
usual way in which a whale feeds is
to choose a spot where the food is
plentiful, and swim backward and for
ward for 200 or $50 yards with the
nose just under water. They invaria-
bly, swim from one side of the beat
back again to where they started from
with their mouths open. They then
| close their jaws and swallow the food
caught.
"They will go on in this way feeding
for an hour or more; after this they
| will disappear under the nearest ice
and sleep there until they come out
for exercise or for another meal. I'm
like other warm-blooded animals, they
! do not require to breathe through their
nostrlls while asleep, and they do not
do SO. Whales can sleep as we'll un-
der: water as they do upon the surface,
as l have often seen them disappear
under solid ice and remain there for
many hours at q time. Sometimes
they fall asleep with their heads down
and only their tails standing out Of the
water. "-Spectator.
She Die 1t.
Young Husband-Where in thunder
is that plug hat Of mine?
Young Wife-You know that you said
It needed ironing?
"Yes."
"Well, dear, I ironed it."
The Dickinson press., 1896-09-19
Masculine Taste.

Men, as a rule, have very good taste
in deciding for the women they care
for details Of dress. They seem par
ticularly successful where the arrange
ment Of the hair is IN question, says
the London Mail. 1t is not that they
are able to originate an idea, but a
chance alteration in the couture of the
woman they love will make them say:
How pretty your hair is today" They
do not know why it is pretty, but the
girl thus praised will understand at
once what the particular point of
beauty is, and Of she be wise will keep
to it.
Women usually hug to themselves
the hints given them by their mascu-
line admirers. There are hundreds In
England to-day who part their hair
and curl it on the brows simply be-
cause fifty or sixty years ago "he"
said he liked it that way. Another
will knot hers in the nape of her neck,
while q third would as soon think of
dressing it lower than the crown as she
would Of cutting it off altogether.
Color, again, is a mans strong point.
That is to say, he knows when he likes
q color and when it suits his fiancee
or wife. He understands, too, what
dressmaker accentuates her good
points, though lie may not be able to
explain that it is because her waist is
trim in one dress and shortened In an
| other that he likes the first and not the
second. :.
ooh, he knows nothing about dress"
is the common and fippant remark OF
many a girl. But question him with
diplomacy and you will see that, after
all, he is neither 80 ignorant nor SO
lacking in taste as you imagine, and
that, this being SO, he Is your best
counselor in matters mOdistical.
The Dickinson press., 1896-09-19
A SURE -Posr.MoRrEM TEST.

At last what seems nm infallible in
dlcation of death has been discovered.
Scores of people have a horror of be-
ing buried alive, and there have been
many attempts made to discover some
test aside from time that will assure
the friends that death has really oc-
CURED, and that the burial may safely
proceed. Heretofore non Of these
tests have been absolute, and each has
failed signally.
clan, has recently been experimenting
that they will determine positively
whether the patient is in q trance.
DR.. Barnes made a shadowgraph of his
own hand, and on the same plate laid
the dissected hand of a cadaver. When
the plate was developed, after being
exposed to the mysterious rays for
some time, the difference in the two
photographs was noticeable. The dead
flesh offered more resistance tn the
penetration of the rays than the living,
and a glance would determine which
WIS lu6 AldAN VI NuS CoipoSs OlASA
experiments which he made confirmed
his opinion. The Horoscope is ever
better than the shadowgraph as q
means of determining whether life Is
present or not.
1t seems strange that there should be
no accurate way Of determining when
a man is dead, but such is really the
case. The absence of the circulation
of the blood is a fairly good test, but
there are instances of persons having
recovered after the heart has ceased tt
beat-or, Mt least, beat so weakly thai
it was not perceptible either in the
breast or at the pulse. Muscular con
traction cannot be relied on, as deat
people will twitch when an electric
battery is applied to them. Rigor NOR
tbs cannot be relied on, for that II
often present in the cas- of catalep
tics. The gradual cooling of the body
has long been regarded by physician
as an accurate test, but It Is nov
known that such a condition may fol
low the collapse which accompanies
partial drowning. The contraction o
the muscles Is an accompaniment o
certain diseases, and so is the discol
grafton Ofy,the skin which is nOticeabl
Latter death.
DIR. Barnes is a well-known physl
Ecian, and his discovery is regarded a
Zone Of vast importance. He has writ
ten. several books on dissection, en-
balming and kindred subjects, and ha
been experimenting wtth.Sfh x ray
ever since R0entgen made his discover
known.-New York Journal.
III
The Dickinson press., 1896-09-19
carved wood and intended to stand in

carved wood and intended to stand in
a hall. 1t comes in two parts. The
lower, which is made a little higher
than the wheels, opens with two broad
doors, while the upper is much mar
rover. being intended to accommodate
the handles and saddles. A shelf Is
provided to hold any extras one may
have, as hats or gloves.
Covers to fit over wheels may be
made of handsome cretonne or plain
materials, outlined with some appro-
pirate design. The seams should be
bound with bright-colored braids. These
covers arc very attractive and will
serve the double purpose of protecting
the bicycle and ones clothing where
the machine has to be kept in small
rooms or halls in summer cottages
A cover made of rubber or water
proof cloth would be of advantage at
the seaslore or where the bicycles are
kept in wire-inclosed piazzas.-New
York sun.
The Dickinson press., 1896-09-19
Electrical SOAP.

A battery has been patented consist
ing of q source of electrical energy
placed inside a cake of toilet soap. The
device is reputed to be intended for
curative applications of electricity to
the human body. The inventor says
that his invention is based on the fact
that the chemical decomposition OF
soap is such that when dissolved In
water it produces q liquid having an
exciting effect upon certain metallic
electrodes placed in proximity to form
an electric battery. In other words
you can soap yourself and get an cleo
trio shock. There are probably peo
ple who will buy the electrical SOAP
The Dickinson press., 1896-09-19
Fer Over F.fsy Yea,s

AN OLD AND WELL-TR1sD 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 oil
the world. Twenty-Five cents a bot
tie. Its value is incalculable, Be
sure and ask for Mrs. Winsiow's
Soothing Syrup, and take no other
kind.
The Dickinson press., 1896-09-19
Teeth.

Dentists urge mothers to take more
care of their children's teeth during the
first years of life, says the New York
Times. From the time when the little
white points come pricking through
they should be cleaned carefully ut
least once a day, for on the care Of
these first teeth depends to q great ex-
tent the condition Of the second set. A
small soft brush should be applied
night and morning, but If only once
can be managed, then at night. A lit
tie grated CASTLE soap used two or
three times a week is a good thing for
children's teeth al we'll as for those
in older jaws. A pinch Of p%recipitated
chalk on the toothbrush with the soap
makes q combination that cleans the
teeth better than anything else. The
first teeth should be watched closely
for cavities, which should be promptly
to retain the temporary set until the
ceive the second teeth. Mothers often
excuse q row of blackened stumps in
a child's mouth with the remark that
''poor teeth are an Inheritance from
one parent or the other. This is true
undoubtedly, but it should be the in.
centive to redoubled effort ON the
mothers part. Two or three genera
tons of care will produce sound teeth
and that then will be the heritage
passed on. 1t is worth any sacrifice tt
secure this double blessing and beauty
A point often neglected by mother!
during the teeth-forming period Is t,
see that the proper food Is supplied. A
t%easpOOnful Of limeWater often to the
baby in arms, and later soft-boiled eggs
and other bone-producing foods, should
be provided.
The Dickinson press., 1896-09-19
This Ia Your onnortuni.x.

This Is -FOUR O~pportunity.
On receipt of ten cents, cash or stamps,
Q generous sample will be mailed of the
most popular Catarrh and Hay Fever Cure
(Ely's Cream Balm) sufficient to demon.
strate the great merits of the remedy.
ELY BROTHERS,
Sc Warren St., New York City.
Rev. John Reid, Jr.. of Great Falls, Mont,
recommended Ely's Cream Balm to me. I
can emphasize his statement, SIT is a posi-
tive cure for catarrh if used rs directed."-
Rev. Francis w. Poole, Pastor Central Pres.
Church, Helena, Mont.
Ely's Cream Balm is the acknowledged
cure for catarrh and contains no mercury
nor any injurious drug. Price, so cents.
The Dickinson press., 1896-09-19
n NIGHT L
e IL a Feature OF the Eaatidloui
Sisters Grooming Schemes.

e IL a Feature of the Eaatidlous
Sisters Grooming Schemes.
Few women seem to appreciate the
necessity as well as the value of a
light toilet. They reserve all their
grooming methods for daylight trial
md are content to slip into bed with
only a hasty attack on their teeth with
The tooth brush and a few rapid
strokes of the hair brush upon their
ocks.
Now the manifestations sister would
as soon think Of sighting her toilet de-
als before she goes to dreamland as
she would venture into the breakfast
DOM with uncombed locks.
She realizes that night is the time to
-cpair whatever ravages the day has
made in her looks.
In the first place, just before going
to bed is the best time to take a warm
bath, for the batler then has the ell
tire night to rest IL there Is any fa-
tigue attendant upon the hot Tubing.
Night is the proper time to take a
facial steam bath. This pore-cleans-
ing plan is apt to make the skin look
blotchy and red for a time and it Is an
advantage to be able to apply q creamy
unguent and let the "parboiled" effect
wear off before morning.
When there is need of q facial bath
Of soap and water land there are times
when the skin calls for this practical
cleansing) it is better to take it just be-
fore retiring. The use of q little cold
cream will remedy the drawn, stretch
ed feeling the skin is likely to assume,
but no oma car start out on her
lays duties with a cream-daubed Jul
tenance. Hence the value of the night
toilet. Those much-talked about fifty
strokes of the hair brush" should be
doubled at night when the dust that
has accumulated in madame's tresses
needs to be removed. 1t is an untidy
habit, this sighting the head as we'll
as any other part Of the body. Moth
ing betrays lack of attention so plainly
as ones hair.
No one can expect to secure a Ms-
trous satiny head Of hair If too lazy to
bring the brush into vigorous play.
Dentists bills would be less heavy
If women would appreciate the value
Of thorough mouth grooming before re-
firing. The tooth brush should be car
ried into every crevice of the teeth md
the mouth we'll rinsed out with a little
water and myrrh OF listerine.
One young girl whose hands are the
admiration Of all her friends confides
that she does her most careful mani
curing before she goes to bed, incasing
her hands, after the digits have been
artfully tended, in cerate gloves. In
the morning she has only to wash her
hands in a lather of CASTLE soap and
warm water or use a little almond
meal and they are perfection from the
wrist to the finger tips.
Going to bed with half-soiled hands
is sure to rub the dirt In, SO to speak,
and the skin soon loses its fineness OF
texture.
The Dickinson press., 1896-09-19

Husband-Win you send me up a
drink of water, dear?
Wife-What time did you come In
last night?
Husband-Why?
Wife, don't know whether you
want q glass or q pailful.
The Dickinson press., 1896-09-19
Number.

Angry Wife (after a quarreD-Seems
to me, we've been married about a
hundred years. 1 can't even rcmem-
Der when or where we first met.
Husband (emphatically)-1 can. 1t
was at a dinner party, and there were
thirteen at the table.-New York Dis
match.
The Dickinson press., 1896-09-19
A I.ovabIe Child

"That is a delightful young one OF
the Jacksons."
"Yes"
"Yes. He makes q speciality Of cry.
ing for the moon in the daytime, in.
stead of the night, just for pure contra
rlness. His mother calls 1t individual.
ity."-Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Dickinson press., 1896-09-19

The Master-Say, are you deaf? l
rang for you twenty-five times.
The Valet-Twenty-fve times! I'm
sure l only heard you ring four times!
Amusing Journal.
The Dickinson press., 1896-09-19
A Matter Of Weather

Dinners very late, waiter" said the
guest at the rural hotel.
Eyes, sub; DIES ez de steak wuz hxin'
ter br'ile de sun went benin o cloud,
but he'll be out ergin bef0' you kin cat
dat Observation-Disclosures Constitu.
ton.
'.I'm going to join club.'' said young
Nj. Frankstown to young Mr.. Home
wood.
sWhat for?"
ITO, kill time"
u don't approve Of killing time by
clubbing It to death."-Pittsburg
Chronicle Telegraph.
The Dickinson press., 1896-09-19
Lanterns a. Ornaments.

The last new craze in Paris Is said
to he the wearing Of a lighted lantern
as u personal adornmcnt. The fashion
originated with a speculative manufac-
turer, whose petites lanternes" were
bought by tens Of thousands at the
fair at Neuilly.
The lantern is very small and neat
and made in a Gothic form after an
/ ancient model. 1t is only of tin, but
ls sufficiently solid, has well-fitted glass
plates, is about the size of a walnut,
burns for some hours and is sold ut
the price of six sous. Almost every
body who returned from the Neuilly
fair to Paris, as a correspondent tells
US, looked as II he were outwardly
%symbolizing the midsummer saint
John the Baptist, "a burning and q
shining light" The men and boys
had tile little lanterns in their hats
and the ladies carried them in theil
bouquets.
The Dickinson press., 1896-09-19
Household Hints.

hOu0enOlu Hints.
One ON who looks with favor on
linen and cotton bags for the nice keep.
ing of certain articles of wearing ap.
parel has them made in different sizes
and marked with her initials in red
marking cotton.
In a certain w%ell-ordered attic each
box, trunk and package has attached
to it a card telling the contents, SO
that no time is wasted in turning over
and opening articles that have been put
away with great care.
Nickel and steel articles are polished
by using emery powder mixed with q
tablespoonful Of %turpentine. Use
enough Of the powder to make n thin
paste and apply with a flannel. Finish
with a piece Of flannel dipped in q
little of the dry powder.
A convenient housekeeper's outfit for
restoring furniture and woodwork that
has become bruised, scratched OF
Clipped, contains turpentine, shellac,
fine emery paper or steel wool, colored
earth and other substances that are
needed in small quantities by the good
housekeeper.
An evening garden party that came
due on a night that was dry and
clear, but too cool for comfort, was
made delightful by changing it into
q campfire tea. Gypsy kettles were
swung over several fires, rugs and
skins were scattered about with bright
colored piazza cushions, and ham
mocks swung from the trees. There
was gay music, warm refreshments
fnJfo01 af nn11 0nH $1ot ~onoroI If
larity that attends an entertainment
that is unexpected and novel.
Among the English wall papers de
signed by Walter Crane is one for
staircase which shows spirited looking
hounds, birds and hunting horns
Another paper representa- q peacock
garden, and n combines most artis
tically almond blossoms, swallows ant
wall flowers. These papers are vari
ously designed for very high and larg,
rooms, such as the walls and dinin.
| rooms of country houses. They az
not intended as a background for pic
lures, because they are pictures il
themselves.
When staying In q country plac,
where it is difficult to get sterilizet
milk for little children, the milk ma,
be filtered through q thin layer or wac
of absorbent cotton. The cotton is bes
put in a glass funnel and the mill
altering into q jar, both Of whicl
are perfectly clean and sterile. TIL,
lar should be one that has a close-ft
ting cover that will exclude the air
Neither the nutrative value nor til,
taste is changed by this process. Mill
suspected of more than common I'M
purities should, however, be sterilizc,
by heat Mt 1G7 degrees Fahrenheit an,
quickly cooled.
The Dickinson press., 1896-09-19
Their Newe.t Fad

Since the visit Of Ii Hung Chang
the French people, always ready to
take up with new ideas, have had q
passion" for everything Chinese. Sew
eral ladies have ordered certain rooms
to be decorated in Chinese style and
by next winter no home will be COM
plete without its Chinese room. At
a luncheon given a few days ago the
Comtesse de Monticello had the "sal-
leamanger" hung round with Chinese
silks. The hostess's gown was of Chi
nese silk and made in conformity to
the Oriental idea Of pattern, flowing
sleeves and all. Speaking Of Chinese
affairs calls to mind the fact that the
Sedan chair that Ii Hung Chang used
for the purpose of travelling about
Paris was once upon a time the prop.
erty Of Nine. de Maintenon. OF course
1t was upholstered anew in Ch;uese
silk Of the Imperial colors of China.
The Dickinson press., 1896-09-19
The su.pcnder Garter.

Women whose conscience forbid
them to YEA the article that is sup
posed to be second only to the corset
in its power to work destruction, cling
to the suspender garter, and utilize in
arranging it even nor deliberately
decorative jcwelry than could possibly
be attached to the round garter. The
two ends that fasten to the s%uspender
itself are attached by means of buck
les fully rs elaborate as those ever
seen on the round garters. The stock
ing is caught to the two ends Of the
elastic by handsome hooks. or else Is
held in place by means of q gold or
silver button and loop. The suspend
ers are fastened to the corset by small
gold or silver safety pins.
The Dickinson press., 1896-09-19
For storing Bicycles.

A piece Of furniture il now made to
keep bicycles in: It is Of handsomely,
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-04-09
SMALL TALK.
Minor Matters of Interest Briefly and
PithilY Told.

Minor Matters of Interest Briefly and
Pithily Told.
There were no cases in Police Court
yesterday morning.
There will be a dance at Bishops,
on Eighteenth street, Saturday evening.
Local Union No SO, A. F. G. w.
L.. will give their dance at Turner 5
hall Friday evening.
Grand book beer lunch at c. S.
Biery's saloon. corner Wood and 18th
streets, Saturday evening, April 11th.
A man named Wilson charged with
burglary on the Ohio side of the river
was arrested yesterday by the police,
a requisition from the Governor Of Ohio
having been sent for him.
James Mcintyre died yesterday
morning, aged 81 years, and will be
buried tomorrow afternoon from the
residence OF his son-in-law, James
OMAHA, No. $500 Eoff street.
The Hungarian miner, who was
seriously hurt at Dillonvale o., Mon
day, and who is lying in the Haskins
Hospital, was reported last night 10 be
doing very well.
-Elizabeth. wife of the late VIM.
Hartensteiu, died early Yesterday morn
ing, at her home on West street, aged
81 years. The funeral will take place
Friday afternoon. Interment at Mt.
Wood.
Mrs. NJ. L. n. stephens vice presi-
dent at large of the National Woman's
Christian Temperance Union, will lee
ture in the Benwood NJ. E. Church this
evening at 1870 o'clock. Wheeling
Union is cordially invited to attend in
a body. All members desiring to at
tend should meet at headquarters, No.
1907 Main street, taking car from there,
at $50 o'clock sharp. The lecture will
be free.
An open meeting of St Killian
Council No. SOC, Catholic Benevolent
Association, was held in the basement
of ST. Alphonsus Church last evening.
The programme which appeared in the
Register a few days ago was rendered
in a very appropriate manner. During
the evening, Father Maurice delivered
a short address. Among the features
of the evening were the Quartette,
Welcome Pretty Primrose and the
song. 1T Takes Nine Tailors to Make
a Man, both of which scored big hits
\ very enjoyable social tine was in
dulged in by all present
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-04-09
rnE srFFRAGEIN LouIsIANA.

Louisiana. at its approaching cleo
ton, will vote on a constitutional
amendment under whose provisions cit
liens of the United States. who have re-
sided in the State one year. in the par
ish six months. and in the precinct 80
days. are entitled 10 vote. having. be-
sides, this qualification; He shall be
able TO read the constitution Of the
State in his mother tongue. or shall be
bona fde owner OF property, real or
personal. located in the State and as
sessed to him at a cash valuation of not
less than $500"
According to the New Orleans Times
Democrat the amendment is the result
Of long discussion on the part of the
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-04-09
THE BROOKE COUNTY BAR.

Makes Recommendation for Judicial Can
didates -Hervey and PAUL Selected.
At a meeting of the Brooke County
Bar, held at the Court House, Wells
burg, Tuesday April 18th. J. c. Palmer
was elected chairman and Samuel Jacob
secretary.
1t was moved and seconded that
committee be appointed to draw up res
olutions expressive OF the preference Of
the Brooke county bar as to the two
judges to be chosen this fall Motion
carried. The Chair appointed Messrs.
Cree. Campbell and McCleary as said
Committee.
They reported the following. which,
on motion, was unanimously adopted
we. the members of the Brooke
County Bar. without regard TO party
affiliations. believing, as we do, in a
nOn-p partisan judiciary. and being de-
sirous to express our preference for per-
sons whom by our experience we be-
lieye to he best qualified to fill the high
and honorable positions of judges OF the
First judicial district do unanimously
resolve and recommend TO our respect
i've delegates TO the judicial convention:
First. That said delegates will use
all honorable means to secure the nom
inatiOn of Judge J. r. PAUL. who has
so ably. impartialy and satisfactorily
filled the position for the past eight
years. and also the nomination and
election If orr esteemed fellow citizen
II. c. Hervey. who. by reason of his eX-
tended experience as prosecuting al
torney of Brooke county, as a commits
siOneT of the Circuit Court hereof, as a
practitioner in the Courts of this and
adjoining States and by reason of his
scholarly attachments. his upright char
acter. and his honorable and courteous
demeanor in practice. Is thoroughly
equipped and we'll qualified for the posi-
ton.
Second That we, the members of
this bar. will use all honorable means
to secure the nomination of Hon. J. r.
PAUL and H. c. Hervey. Esq. as judges,
and that we ask the bar of the First
judicial district to cooperate with us
and assist us to secure the nomination
and election of the persons named,
without regard to party politics.
J. +. CREE.
w. p. CAMPBELL,
G. w. MCLEARY.
On motion. j. c. Palmer. Thomas
Boyd. Samuel Jacob, F. c. Wright and
W. NJ. Workman were appointed to
represent the Brooke County Bar at
the judicial convention.