The Dickinson press., 1897-04-03

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terms. Address Mrs. J. L. Roberts,
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LITERARY NOTICES.
AN EASTER JINGLE.
With bits Of stick and wisps Of hay I've made q
I've chosen from my Easter eggs the ones that I
like best;
And now I'll get the old white hen, and set her
on all six,
So she'll hatch out som rod and blue and pink
and yellow chicks.-[Harriet Brewer stcr-
ling in April St. Nicholas.
Beginning with the April number
McClure's Magazine will hereafter
be published on the first day Of each
month. April lst the April number
will be On sale on all news stands
and delivered to all subscribers, from
the Atlantic to the Pacific. The
April number is a remarkably fine
one with IL special Easter cover.
Under the title of "Lincoln and the
Matson Negroes" Jesse w. Weik de.
tails the history of a curious slave
case. the records of which he has re-
Gently unearthed, in which Lincoln
was concerned, and which was tried
in the circuit court in Illinois. in
l847, during the old fugitive-slave
days. None of the numerous biogra-
ph ies of Lincoln makes mention of
his part in this affair.-April Arena.
The Cosmopolitan is unusually
good this month with an article on
'.Modern Greece" one on "The War
of the Worlds" by H. &. Wells, and
a poem by Miss Quincy.
All United States bank notes are
printed in sheets of four Of one de-
nomination on each sheet, and are
numbered and lettered twice. All
notes of which the number when di-
vided by four shows a remainder of
one, have the letter A upon them; a
remainder of 2, the letter B; of three.
the letter G; and those which have
no remainder the letter D.-April
Ladies' Home Journal.
In the progress of the World" de-
partment of the April Review of
Reviews, the editor comments on the
change of administration at Wash
ington, on the tariff bill, and on other
measures before the extra session of
Congress, and on President McKin-
ley's diplomatic appointments; the
Greco-Cretan situation is carefully
reviewed, and other recent develop
ments in foreign politics are treated
with the thoroughness and lmparti-
ality to which the Reviews readers
have grown accustomed.
The April Century" in view of
the dedication of the Grant tomb,
has been made a "Grant Memorial
Number" and contains a number of
articles relating to the career of the
great commander. Mr.. John r. Proc
tor contributes "a Blue and Gray
Friendship" describing the relations
between Grant and Buckner. The
latter visited Grant at Mt. McGregor,
and as Gen. Grant could not then
speak he wrote a message to his
friend and former adversary. This
is reproduced for the first time in
| fac simlle.
The Record for Feb. and March is
ittingly styled a Legislative Souve-
mir number. 1t contains 48 pages of
CAREFULLY edited and nicely printed
matter with over 100 illustrations.
There are cuts of many of the leading
features of Bismarck. including a d.
agram showing the location of the
military post, giving the position of
the rifle pits used by Gen. Sibley in
the last battle of the Indian war of
1923. The new militar post is loca-
ted on Slbley's battle ground. There
are cuts of a large number of the
leading members of the legislature
and Of all the state officers. The
magazine is 50 per annum. single
numbers 2Octs., specimen copies 15c.
l have been among the number Of
those who have been angered by the
action of the powers in handling
this (Cretan) problem. It seems to
me, however, to be a wise act to or.
ucI CIlo Ulcck SOiulcIS dG OuC0 OuV VI
Crete, whatever the ultimate fate of
the island may be; for that is the on
ly means by which the Turk may be
brought to calm down and Greece be
saved from an invasion. Further
more, Greece could not maintain a
royal establishment if she offended
the powers by her stubbornness in
Crete; for, though it may not be
widely known, England, Russia, and
France each contribute annually five
thousand pounds for the support of
the royal establishment in Athens.
Priest. w. E. Waters, in The Chau-
tauquan for April.
Many cases of Grippe have lately
been cured by One Minute Cough
Cure. This preparation seems espec-
tally adapted to the cure Of this dis
ease. It acts quickly thus prevent
ing serious complications and bad eff
fects in which this disease often
leaves the patient. Drenkel & Davis.
Notice Of Warrants Called.
Dickinson, April LIST. 1897.
Notice is hereby given that the fol-
lowing warrants are called and inter-
est ceases from this date, viz:
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