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The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1897-04-10
THE NEW WOMAN in EARNEST
Women All Over tho World Taking Ur
Mons Work.

/
| Mons Work.
| Miss Colfax has had charge Of the
Michigan City lighthouse for about
thirty-five years, says the New YorA
Journal. She was a cousin of the late
Vice-President Colfax. Her assistant Is
Miss Ann Hartwell, who is also her
dear friend. Mrs. Theodosia B. Shep-
herd of southern California conducts
wholesale and retail business i'll bulbs,
| seeds and plants. She also grows rare
and valuable plants and has brought
out several new blossoms. She has very
large greenhouses. Miss Alice Farley is
the proprietor of a large cotton planta-
tion in Louisiana. The estate came to
her by inheritance, and as her health
Was.never good at home she decided to
leave New York and try plantation life.
She has met with success, not only
physically but also financially. Women
are teaching the amazed old world
whole lot of lessons nowadays.
Wholesome lessons they are, too, for
the most part. Lessons in pluck and
thrift and independence and matter-of-
fact courage. When q woman is left
with a living to earn, and no regular
way to earn 1t, she does not retire to
a nunnery and weep her heart away.
She goes to work-and we'll, just read
this list Of women who have answered
the question of "How to eat thred
meals day and pay for them" Mrs.
Hill OF southern California Is most
successful ranch owner. When she waJ
left widow she had three little chill
dren and small ranch, which was cow
cred with mortgage Of 81, 400. She flrs1
took boarders; then, when she could
AFFORD the time and money, she raised
chickens for market. This was fol-
lowed by working the ranch in gen.
eral way. When the debt was paid OIL
she added to her possessions, until now
her ranch includes 400 acres. Two hum
dred acres she plants now with py-
rethrum. The blossom of this plant ID
dried and ground into powder used I'd
kill insects. The water-mill, wherd
the grinding is done, Mrs. Hill built
Upon the rest of her ranch she grows
flowers and fruits and nuts. She emI
ploys nearly 100 workers, including
men, women and children. Her chill
dren are highly educated. Mrs. Hills
property is valued at more than $780,!
600. Mrs. Pollock of Pittston, Pa
mends shoes. Her husband was cob
bier and she frequently assisted him
through rush. When she was left
dependent upon her own resources she
bravely picked up the last and awl and
continued her husbands business. This
new departures woman cobbler-cre-
ated much CONSERVATION in the neigh
borhood. This dismay resulted in de-
cided decrease in patronage. But Mrs!
Pollock knew the way to woman's
heart and offered to mend shoes at bar
gain rates. When she cut down the
rates fixed by her husband the women
ventured to try her. She turned out
such good work and the orders were
so promptly filed at the low prices
that she soon had large trade. She
now employs man to assist her, and
earns from $40 to $25 week.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1897-04-10
MODERN PROVERBS.

Suspect the woman who talks of her
virtue.
Debts are the silent partners of ex-
perience.
The aim that is not straight upward
is downward.
"As you please" is the wife's first
word Of Indifference.
Woman lives by sentiment where
man lives by action.
The highest reward is the power to
do without reward.
There are but few moral wounds
that solitude does not cure.
A hobby is the medium between a
passion and monomania.
Money matters can always be set
tied, but feelings are pitiless.
A man is strong when he admits to
himself his own weaknesses.
There are some men who are always
polite-they have gloved souls.
In the medical profession a carriage
is often more essential than skill.
Love after giving more than it has
ends by giving less than it receives.
Next to the pleasure Of admiring the
woman we love is that of seeing hey
admired by others.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1897-04-10

nails, which were at the further side of
the forum, of which the construction
was not completed when the city was
covered up. The most striking feature
Of this open space is the ruins of the
temple of Venus. A main street of
Pompeii leading from the station is
that known as Strada DELI Abondanza,
at the corner of which is to be seen
the chalcidicum or exchange, one of
the most beautiful buildings as yet re-
vealed, its central hall having been
surrounded by columns of Parian mar
BILE. In the Street of Tombs, however,
we are upon more solid ground, for not
few of the monuments bear the
names and the busts OF those to whose
memory they were erected. At the
extreme end Of the Strada is the So
called Villa Diomede. which has attrac-
tions alike for the lovers of fact and
fiction, for here were found the bodies
Of seventeen women and children who
had sought refuge under the portico,
but were apparently suffocated. The
amphitheater is even farther away
from the center of the city than the
Sepolcri, and it is on this point that
recent excavations have been chiefly
directed, with very important results.
It must be remembered that Bulwer
Lytton was quite accurate in describ-
Ing the games which were in progress
at the time of the fatal eruption of We
suvius, which swallowed up both Pom
peii and Herculaneum, and one of the
results of the works carried out here
is to show that the loss of life on that
occasion was less than formerly sup
posed. The people assembled at the
amphitheater had time to make their
escape to the open country beyond.
Scarcely more than 700 bodies have
been discovered, and the perfect state
in which many Of them were found Is
at least negative evidence that time
would not have reduced others to i'm
palpable dust. The activity, however,
of the present Italian government will
not be relaxed until Pompeii has been
forced to give up all its secrets; and
in the meanwhile 1t is giving up its
treasures of marble, bronze and gold,
and bringing to light. among other
facts, that portrait painting, for mural
decoration, was practiced probably by
Greek artists for their Roman patrons.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1897-04-10
CURE FOR HuNcnsAcKs.
A Medical Discovery Recently Ammo
In Paris.

In Paris.
An interesting and important medi-
cal discovery is reported from Paris,
and is now occupying the attention of
the Academy of Medicine, to which in
stitution DR.. Calot has communicated
the fact that he has discovered cure
for hunchbacks-at least, in the case of
children, where the mischief is in an
tncipient stage, says the Pail Mall Ga
zette. The announcement by DIR. Calot
of his mode Of treatment was received
by the faculty with considerable
spice Of scepticism, but when he ex-
hibited series of photographs Illus
trating the effects on eight patients
there was revulsion of feeling, and
the belief seems now to be entertained
that some thing can be done, after all.
ii the deformity has not gone too far.
DR.. Calot is practicing. in a district
where the affliction is not altogether
rare, and thus he has been led to re-
fleet on the possibility Of cure, and, al
ter pondering ON the subject. to make
experiments which he considers not
only promising but successful. The
object, Of course, Is to bring the spinal
column into a straight line. In the
case Of the children on whom the
method was tried large wadded ban
dages were applied to the spot and
were frightened by the operator with
the exercise of considerable but very
careful force. A plaster mold was then
afixed and kept on for three or four
months. the back being found to be
quite fiat upon its removal. Another
apparatus of a similar kind was then
put on, and in some instances third.
the little patient being allowed. as soon
as the result was satisfactory, to walk
about in stays. About ten months was
the period usually required to insure a
cure. DR.. Calot naturally admits that
the original operation demands extreme
care and attention, as a false move
ment might produce rupture of the
spine and thus lead to immediate
death. Some of the children with
whom he dealt had been hunchbacks
for upward of eight years. DR.. Calot
does not as yet venture to assert his
belief that much can be done for
grown-up persons similarly afflicted,
but he does not despair Of alleviating
their distressed condition. He is on
the point of leaving for Italy to enjoy
a little well-earned rest, and on his re-
turn he intends to give some practical
illustrations Of his mode of treatment
to his medical colleagues. Any ply
sician, in his opinion, could easily learn
to operate as he has done, for, as he
says. with much good feeling: Il
should like all who have had to suffer
from a deformity which has rendered
their livey Y cruel martyrdom to bene
ft by my discovery"
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1897-04-10
Improvsnent IN c.tt,e,
In an address to New York breeders.
Mr. Iamea Hilton so}H.

In an address to New York breeders
Mr.. James Hilton said:
"Since the West has become largely
populated there is constant decrease
OF cheap grazing land, and the cost OF
producing beef must be greater. The
question then presents itself to the
eastern farmer whether under favora-
bic conditions-nearness to market,
abundance of cheap food, adaptability
to the business, etc.-he may not un-
dertake this part of the cattle industry
with success. The farmers of the East
being unable to compete with the cat
tlemen of the plains have somewhat
neglected beef breeding. The West
has not been slow to recognize the adj
vantages of dairying, and to-day the
highest quoted market price for butter
is for that made at Elgin, ILL.,. and the
eastern dairyman finds his province in
vaded. The time has arrived for the
eastern farmer to produce cattle for
beef, and the first requisite is the se-
lection Of the best stock. The princi-
pal beef breeds are Shorthorns. Here
fords, Polled Angus and Devons.
Shorthorns and Devons have also
proved excellent for dairy purposes.
AT the worlds fair the Shorthorns held
their own among the dairy breeds, and
though the Devons were not included
In that test some have produced as
high as twenty pounds of butter per
week. 1t Is foolish to claim that we
can combine the best beef and dairy
qualities in the same animal; but the
Shorthorns and Devons are equal to
any when bred for beef. The animal
of individual merit has greater value
as breeder when supported by ia
nous ancestry. and the chances Of
breeding true to type are far better
than those Of obscure pedigree. There
are many well-bred animals which
possess no real merit in themselves;
as choice between pedigree and in
dividual merit, 1t is safer to choose this
latter. Feeding and breeding are the
factors of improvement. Not how
many years can the animal live, but
how many tons of feed can he convert
iuIO ucttL III OuS y Sctll, 6ihSS NaiuS "
the meat-producer. The well-fed calf
with well-balanced rations, and witr
comfort and kind treatment, will msks
healthy and rapid growth. Two CEN
turies ago the average weight of five
year-old steers in the English market
was $40 pounds. Now the crcss-bred
yearling will weigh nearly double that
To fatten quickly and cheaply the est
ern farmer must resort to soiling-at
least in part. During winter, with
good clover hay and a well-balanced
grain ration of wheat bran, corn meal
and oil meal. steady growth can be
made. An occasional feed Of good
corn ensilage or roots will be found
beneficial. In summer best results can
be obtained by keeping IN a cool darE,
well-ventilated stable. away from heat
and flies. during the day and permit
ing to run out at night, ii pastured az
ALL
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1897-04-10
unwritten Music.

An interesting instance Of the ac-
curacy with which music that has not
been written can be transmitted
through the ear and the voice is noted
by Miss Alice G. Fletcher in her
studies of the songs Of the Omaha In
dians. One of these songs was record
ed by means of phonograph. and it
agreed in every particular with the
same song as it had been heard and
noted down twelve years before.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1897-04-10
A Bulky Book.

OF biggest books in the world"
there Is no end, but 1t is believed that
the blank book Of greatest weight, size
and bulk belongs to an eccentric ply
sician Of Baltimore, one DR.. Fahrney.
It was made in Chicago in 1891. It
weighs exactly 280 pounds and seven
ounces, and has leaves made Of the
very best rope MANILA. The cover Of
this giant of books weighs so pounds,
and is provided with two complicated
padlocks. The book cost the doctor
S65.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1897-04-10
SOME LATE NEW THINGS.

A handy device for lacing the shoes
is formed Of button attached to the
flap and having pulley over which the
thread runs, SO that a pull on the enc
of the lace tightens the cord its whole
length.
Metal toothpicks are formed of wire
twisted and sharpened at one end, thu
other end being divided into two sec.
tions and holding taut thread to ru1
between the teeth to dislodge foreign
substances.
A handy device for small rooms con.
sists of metal band attached to 6
bracket to hold the wash bowl, which
can be swung down against the wal
when not in use to hold the bowl ou
Of the way.
A hook and eye which needs no sew
ing to fasten it to the garment has re
Gently been invented, each membe,
having a pin to fasten in the cloth, tn.
point running into slot to fasten i
and prevent its catching.
One of the latest bicycle bells is at.
tached to the head of the machine di.
rectly over the front wheel, CORFU
gated wheel which revolves the bel
being pressed down on the tire by :
lever near the handle bar.
Pneumatic pressure is used to ope.
rate railway gates in a recent patens
the air being forced through pipes te
each gate by means Of an air pump te
act on cylinder containing piston.
rod attached to each gate bar.
An automatic stereopticon has just
been patented which has series o,
pictures set in a revolving wheel which
are brought in turn before the lenses
by pulling a cord, SO that the lecturer
can operate his own instrument.
For use in vapor baths recently pat.
ented device is collapsible cabinet
covered with canvas or other steam
proof material, in which the person is
placed and steam or vapor produced by
means Of hot water or other liquids.
An extension bicycle lock to At any
size chain is formed of a number Of
sections of metal, hinged U-shaped, the
sides of the U sliding on each other to
open or close the loop. one end Of
which contains a lock to secure the
other end.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1897-04-10
In tho Oceans DEPTHS.

The temperature at the bottom of the
ocean is nearly down to freezing point,
and sometimes actually below 1t. There
is total absence of light, as far as
sunlight is concerned, and there is an
enormous pressure, reckoned at about
one ton to the square inch in every
1000 fathoms, which is 100 times
greater than that of the atmosphere
we live in. At $500 fathoms the pres
sure is thirty times more powerful than
the steam pressure Of a locomotive
when drawing train.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1897-04-10
What College Women Arc Do,,.

Out of 45O college women recently
tnterrogated, 1863 are teachers, Al IL
orarians, % nurses, 10 journalists and
10 clerks, while the remainder are dis
:ributed around in various unclassified
positions. The majority of given
number of women, asked in regard to
he matter, said they received less pay
han men for the same kind of work.
A small number were found who get
he same pay, and a very tiny fraction
If a number received more money than
men in similar positions.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1897-04-10
A Clerical Suggestion,

He was thin, fragile young preach
er, but not half SO helpless as he
looked. He could see and hear what
was going on, even during the last
prayer. Just before the very closing
service he said calmly, but with a good
deal OF impressiveness to the square
inch, "Those of the congregation who
lid not get their things all on during
The prayer, can do so while l pro-
aounce the benediction.' During
which, however, the audience could
near each others watches tick.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1897-04-10
Fifteen English sovereisn..

All kinds of interesting and curious
facts are being brought to light in con-
nection with the sixtieth year of Queen
Victorias reign. 1t is pointed out that
this anniversary is also the 350th ami
versary Of the death of King Henry
WILL, since which event fifteen soyer-
eigns and oliver Cromwell have ruled
over Great Britain. OF these $50 years
Queen Elizabeth, George III. and
Queen Victoria have monopolized IT'S
years, leaving the other twelve sover-
eigns and the Protector Cromwell but
I!15 years between them.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1897-04-10
Tho Typewriter Touch.

Now that typewriters are found in
homes almost as commonly as the
writing desk, 1t is perhaps pertinent to
remind women that the use of the ma
chine is very hurtful to a piano player.
The sharp staccato movements of the
writing machine stiffen the fingers and
tend to lessen the suppleness neces.
sary for the piano keys.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1897-04-10
Had to Take the Lot.

Jones's better half presented him
with twins.
When nurse brought them into the
room for insnection the poor man was
SO bewildered at the multitudinous
character of his happiness that he
asked:
Gam to choose?"
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1897-04-10
Pray Five Tlmes a pax.

A gentleman travelling in Persia
says he has been in town where the
bells ring for prayer five times a day,
and business men rush out of their
offices to the churches, leaving their
places of business unlocked, and no.
body ever has a thing stolen.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1897-04-10
Dog Eat Dog.

First Neighbor-"That's very dain-,
ty dog of yours. threw him some
cold sausages this morning and hei
wouldn't touch them" Second Neigh
bor-"What did you take him for-o
cannibal?-New York Tribune.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1897-04-10

was as helpless as a child when they
stood by me and gave me a helping
hand. They had every chance to gain
their freedom, but would not leave me
to die in the field. After all, there
are few good fellows among these
knights of the road"
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1897-04-10
Fighting Against 1ni,de,,tv.

All true Christians are one in feel
ings, one in purpose and plans, and one
In desires, and present solid bulwark
Of resistance when the doctrine Of re-
demytion is assailed by an infidel bat
tery.-,Rev. Edward McHugh
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1897-04-10

A bill which has just passed the Ok
lahoma legislature contains provision
putting 1t into effect I'm the year Of
our Lord ammo domini 1897"
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1897-04-10
QUEEREsT OF TOMBs,
IS THAT BUILT FOR THE BODY
OF JULIA HASDEN.
The Parents Spend Their Days There
Father. Roumanian Professor, Be-
Him,

UC1IAREST h a s
perhaps the strang-
est tomb ever erect
ed in a civilized
land. 1t stands over
the embalmed body
of Julia Hasden, a
you ng authoress
who died six years
ago, says. the New
York Tribune. Her
father Prof Has
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1897-04-10

Hewitt-"A wise man changes his
mind, but fool never does" Jewett
What wise man my wife must
be."-New York World,
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1897-04-10

Mellowness and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
ness and moisture of the soil being pre-
served in timber growth, as has been
seen, the results are that continued and
increased growth from year to year
over the preceding year, and receiving
as they do greatly increased amount
of fertility, demonstrate clearly that the
same conditions in all agricultural work
will produce constantly increasing
Yields Of crops with an increasing fer
tility of soils.-Ex.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1897-04-10

Roman Catholics in Crete.
At the present moment a note about
the state Of Catholicism In Crete will
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1897-04-10
SECRETS OF POMPEII.
BURIED CITY NOW NEARLY
CLEARED OF THE DEBRIS.
Seven Hundred Bodies Discovered-The
Loss of Llfe Was Not So Great Is
Has Been Supposed, for the People
Had Timc to Escape.

T last, after per-
haps a century of
more or less inter-
mittent work, Pom
peii, the city of
ancient II o m a n
pleasure, has been
practically cleared
of the volcanic de-
bris Of seventeen
centuries, says the
New York Herald.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1897-04-10

Packing Butter.-It is unfortunate
that there are SO many different kinds
of fine butter and SO many varying
styles of packing. All the creameries
in one section at least ought to CO.
operate and endeavor to be uniform
one with another. The E!s!n style of
tub and packing stands in high favor
with the trade everywhere, and the
nearer you can come to it the more
satisfactory it will be to all parties
concerned, except where some particu-
lar method Of making or packing is
required.-EX.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1897-04-10

The ammonia arising from accumu-
lated droppings in the poultry house 10
detrimental to the health Of the hens.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1897-04-10
Mountain Sheep In Colorado.

Mountain sheep appear to be IL
creasing in Colorado and. stranger
still. the rare and timid animals are
leaving their dizzy haunts among the
high mountain peaks and drawing
nearer to the habitations Of men than
ever before. In the comparatively low
lands near the town Of Jefferson there
ia now a flock Of fifty or more noun
tain sheep. Jefferson Is on the South
Park railroad, about eighty-one miles
southwest of Denver, in Park county.
It is an old established community and
has near it the well-known summer
resort, Jefferson lake. The vicinity.
disturbed by the rumble of trains as
we'll as the sounds Of human life and
industry, is not at all quiet one. 1t
has none of the characteristics which
usually mark the natural home of the
almost extinct mountain sheep.
And yet, band Of at least fifty Of
the soft-eyed, large-horned native
sheep Of the Rocky mountains have
been calmly grazing around the town
of Jefferson and close to the railroads.
1t is said that the sheep do not dis
play any sign of fear of the Jefferson
people. Many Of them come in open
daylight within easy pistol shot of the
residences. They do not run away un-
less somebody purposely tries to fright
en- them.
For many years past the sight Of a
mountain sheep has been a rarity in
Colorado, and usually but one at q
time mas been seen. A hunter far of
from civilization might descry a soli-
tary sheep, perched on crag over
looking some wild and steep canyon,
but hardly ever within gunshot range.
No such thing as fifty sheep together
has been reported even by the veriest
Munchausen Of hunters. When a lone
sheep was seen it usually disappeared
from view at the slightest alarm.
Considering these things, the de-
ecent of fifty sheep upon the town Of
Jefferson, as though they had formed
themselves into an excursion party
somewhere among the mountains, does
not look reasonably explainable. The
general theory is that bitter cold and
deep SHOWS in the higher attitudes
drove them downward, and that they
Joined together for mutual protection
as they travelled from peak to peak.
Killing mountain sheep is absolutely
prohibited by law in Colorado. It is a
closed season all the year around with
the animals. just as it is with buffalo.