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The Dickinson press., 1897-03-20
A. Noted Woman Traveller.

Perhaps the most noted woman tray-
eler of the present day is Miss Mary
Kingsley, daughter of DR.. G. H. Kings
ley 1.-THE brother of Charles and Henry
Kingsley, whose recent explorations
i'll West Africa have so astonished
ven w~ell-seasoned travellers of the
male sex The object of Miss Kings
ley's ~journeyings in Africa was one OF
research into the social customs, folk.
lore and fetiches of the African tribes,
as we'll as the natural history of the
fishes and fora of the districts tray-
ersed. She has journeyed through
countries never before visited by Eu-
ropeans. and visited some of the
most fierce cannibal tribes of the in
terror: and when the French authori-
ties heard of their exploits, their sur.
prise vas great that she had returned
alive. The British Museum has re.
ceived many valuable specimens from
Miss Kingsley.
The Dickinson press., 1897-03-20
From the Statistic F,end.

The fad for collecting ridiculous sta
tistics seems to be growing. The sta
tistic fiend has discovered how much
time a man wastes in his life crawling
under the dressing-table in search of a
lost collar-stud; and he can tell us
exactly how many years we waste for
the purpose of eating; then, again,
how many tons of bread, meat, or po-
tatoes We may have eaten in these
wasted years. Now a reader, who lives
in Glasgow, has written to inform lne
that, after several weeks of laborious
calculation, he has discovered that one
ton and some odd pounds is worn of
the boots Of the London public every
day. This material, If restored to Its
proper condition, would be sufficient
to form a leather strap an inch wide
and ten miles long and. with one years
accumulation, would reach from Lon
don to New York.
The Dickinson press., 1897-03-20
Exiles Ia St, Helena.

The British foreign Office contem-
plates making St. Helena useful as an
asylum for obnoxious potentates. The
ex-Zulu King D%inizulu has already been
deported to the first Napoleon's open
air prison, where he is quite out of
reach of plotting chiefs and former
subjects. Ex-King Prempeh, Of Asian
tee. now in Sierra Leone. will be forced
to join his colleague at the rock-bound
island at an early date, and it is not
at all unlikely that the bloody mon
arch of Benin will be also Of the party,
John Bull will, Of course, first have
to catch the latter before he can be sent
away, but that is probably only a mat
ter of time.
The Dickinson press., 1897-03-20
Washi.xto. r.,k

The controller of the currency has
made a call OF national banks for a
report on their condition at the close
OF business Tuesday, March o.
Secretary Herbert, who. as already
stated. expects to locate in Washing
ton o practice law. will take as Il
partner his s~on-in-law, benjamin
Miouii.
LEii:d States Minister T'errill, in a
communication to the stale department
from Constantinorle. incloscs IL note
from tAe ministry of foreign affairs,
calling attention to the necessity of
Americans travelling in Turkey TO pro-
vide themselves with passports.
The United States government has
agreed to submit to arbitration it's
claim against Siam arising out of the
assault made in December by Siamese
soldiers at Bangkok upon the United
States vice consul general, Edward
Kellett.
Congressman Miner has refused to
permit the appointment of the post
master at Stevens Point, Wis, by an
arbitration committee consisting Of G.
w. Cate and Judge Murat and q third
member to be appointed by these two.
The contestants are Henry Curran and
George Rogers.
The Dickinson press., 1897-03-20
HI Middy's Mite.

When Sir John Franklin was in his
twelfth year he saw the sea for the first
time, and there and then made up his
mind TO be a sailor. Although his
parents begged of him to choose anoth-
er calling. he would not give way, and
in the long run entered the navy. But
he never lost touch with home, or
ceased to think of the dear ones there.
When, i'll 1908, the failure of his BROTH
er's bank caused his family some dis
tress. John not only accepted without. Ia
murmur the stoppage Of his allowance
from home, but also saved the sum of
IS out of the paltry p~ittance Of his
middy's pay, and sent it to help the
old folk. 1t was a triie. no doubt,
but the spirit in which the thing was
done counted for more than the money.
The Dickinson press., 1897-03-20
Dawn Of the Now Woman

ITO the stake with her." Numbered
the tyrant. Mercy" implored the I'm
happy captive. Some other death! In
heavens name some other DEATH" Sue
entreated deaf ears and a heart OF
stone. IF he could know" she moanell
as she was dragged away, how l hate
to cook" Even now, ere yet the clouds
of medieval superstition had begun
to purple with the dawn of a better day
and more to that effect. the aspirations
OF woman were already looking beyond
the merely domestic horizon with
which convention sought to environ
her.-Detroit Journal.
The Dickinson press., 1897-03-20
COLORADO MOUNTAIN SHEEP.
The Day Not Far Distant When They
Will He Extinct.

The Day Not Far Distant When They
Will He Extinct.
From the Denver Republican: Noun.
tain sheep appear to be increasing
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 h%abitations of man than ever be-
fore. In the comparatively low lands.
near the town of Jefferson, there is now
a flock of fifty or more mountain sheep.
JEFFERSON is on the South Park railroad,
about eighty-one miles southwest Of
Denver, In Park county. It is an old
fashioned community, and has near it
the ~well-known summer resort, Jeffer-
son Lake. The vicinity, disturbed by
the rumble of trains as we'll as the
sounds of human life and industry, is
not at all a quiet one. It has none of
n characteristics which usually mark
the natural home of the almost extinct
mountain sheep. And yet for several
days past, a band of at least fifty Of
the soft-eyed, large-horned native sheep
OF the Rocky Mountains has been calm
ly grazing around the town OF Jefer-
son and close to the railroads. 1t Is
said that the sheep do not display any
sign OF fear Of the Jefferson people.
Many OF them come in open daylight
within easy pistol shot of the resi-
dences. They do not run away unless
somebody purposely tries to frighten
them. For many years past the sight
OF a mountain sheep has been a rarity
IN Colorado. and usually but n al a
time has been seen. A hunter far off
from civilization might descry a soli-
tary sheep perched on a crag overlook
ing 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 1t usually disappeared
from view at the slightest alarm.
Considering these things, the descent
OF fifty sheep upon the town of Jeffer-
son, as though they had formed them
selves into an excursion party some
where among the mountains, does not
look reasonably explainable. The ger
eral 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 prohib-
tied by law in Colorado. 1t is a closed
season all the year round with the ant
mails, just as it is with buffalo.
The Dickinson press., 1897-03-20
FROGS In Central Australia.

In SO dry a region as Central Aus
tralia frogs are found in fair numbers,
and clay-pans "swarming" with
them. AS the waters dry up, the frogs
disappear in their burrows, remaining
till the rain comes again. Certain
species of them" says Spencer, gorge
themselves with water before they 60
into their retreats. and in times of
drought the natives dig them out and
obtain enough water from their bodies
to satisfy their thirst"
The Dickinson press., 1897-03-20
AMERICAN AND OTHER HOTELS
A Comparison Of Their Claims Upon the
Comfort-Seekinr Public.

Comfort-Seeking Public.
American hotels are so taken up
with the desire to dazzle us that they
sometimes make us uncomfortable. 1t
is very fine to have ones card handled
by two men and a big boy and then a
little boy when calling upon friends at
a great hotel, but it is fatiguing. new
ertheless, to wait thirty minutes and
then have the little boy come down
and tell you they are not at home.
Though most of us cannot abide some
OF the petty %nuisances of the foreign
system, such as being charged extra
for soap and service, yet many travel
ing Americans, who are sufficiently UNI
patriotic, say that Jul big glittering
hotels are not quite up to the standard
of the best ones on the other side in
the small details Of making one peace
fully and restfully happy. The inn
keepers instinct for knowing exactly
what is wanted without being told ia
more highly developed over there. They
have been at it for so many more gen
erations.
The SWEETEST hotels in England and
on the continent are considerably more
economical and a great deal less Law
ish. But they put on ''lugs" of an
other sort and some people think that
they are a more enjoyable sort. For
instance. at two OF three hotels that
set up as the finest in the West End in
London one does not have a bird's-eye
maple upright piano in one corner OF
a 15x12 o and an impressionist'a
cornfield on a gilded easel in the op-
posite one. but his newspaper il
warmed before it is handed to him In
the morning and he finds his evening
clothes pressed and laid out for him
when he returns to his room in the
afternoon.
The Dickinson press., 1897-03-20
Fifty YEARS

An OLD AND WELL.TRIED REM
EDy.-Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Sy-
rup has been used for owe fifty years
by millions of mothers for their
children while teething, with perfect
success. 1t sooths the child, softens
the gums, allays all pain, cures wind
collie. and is the best remedy for
Diarrhpa. 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., 1897-03-20

El .
The Berlin Freissing Zeitung says
that the secretary Of the navy, Vice
Admiral Won Holman, has rendered
his resignation, but that the emperor
has declined to accept 1t.
Senator Seabor introduced a resolu-
ton in the Missouri senate expressing
sympathy with the Cretans and APP
plaMding King George in his opposition
to the powers in his effort to preserve
Grecian liberty.
A dispatch from Rio Janeiro says
that a band of fanatics led by Consel-
heiro have killed Col Moreira Caesar.
three officers and 200 soldiers in Ba-
hia. There Is much excitement in ltiO
Janeiro. where the populace has pill
laged and burned the offices of the
monarchist papers, Libertade and Ga-
Zette Detarde,
The government of Sweden has nOti-
fed the Canadian government that
Prof. Andrae will start from Stock
holm about the end Of June in his bal
loon in search of the north pole. and re-
quests that instructions he given the
officials at different points in the North
west and Hudson's Bay to report the
balloon If sighted.
The Dickinson press., 1897-03-20
Example and Percent.

Example anu Pfecept.
Friend-."How are you getting along
these days, old fellow"
Author-''Very poorly. Living be-
tween the hand and the mouth"
FL thought so from your appear
ance. Why don't you give up writing
and go into some kind of business in
which YOU can earn a comfortable liv-
ingo"
Alive often thought of doing so.
hut the hope of one day making Il
strike. as YOU business men call it.
Keeps me at the pen. However. my
few book may bring ME in something
handsome"
F.-"You are writing a book. them"
A.-"Yes."
F.-"What's its titleo"
Allow to Become Rics Boston
Courier.
The Dickinson press., 1897-03-20
In Doubt.

did You ever stop to think, DEAR"
said MIR. Crimsonbeak. gazing at his
plate of lobster salad, that the things
we love most in this life are the very
things that never agree with u.s."
will You be SO kind, SIR" said Mrs.
Crimsonbeak, Strengthening up. ito tell
me whether you are speaking of the
salad or of me, sir?"-Yonkers States
man.
The Dickinson press., 1897-03-20

your wife out for such long walks IN
this rough weather."
THE doctor has told her that she
must be very careful not to talk when
she Is out in the cold air."
Say, who's your doctor?"-Cleye-
land Leader.
The Dickinson press., 1897-03-20
People Talked About.

Emil Ritterhaus. noted German poet,
died at Bremen. aged sixty-thrce.
Henry Finch. keeper of the life saw
ing station at Detroit, has been trans
ferred to Milwaukee.
Rev. Simon j. Mcpherson Of Chicago
has been elected 70 the board Of trus-
tees of Princeton university.
Albert Mott of Baltimore, has ac-
cepted the craftsmanship Of the racing
board of the L. A. W, vice Gideon.
Arthur Sewail, late Democratic cam.
didate candidate for vice president, has
gone to Central America on a pleasure
trip.
$. i. Potter, exchange editor Of the
New York Press, died Of heart disease,
aged thirty-fOur years. He was FORM
erly employed or the Chicago Tribune.
James b. Porter. secretary of state
from 1861 to 1867, died ut Lansing,
Mich, of rheumatism of the heart. He
was born in 1924.
5. II. Potter, exchange editor of the
New York Press, is dead of heart dis
ease. aged thirty-four years. He was
formerly n proof reader on the Chicago
Tribune.
Rev. John Pinasco, s. j., is dead of
pneumonia at the Sacred Heart nOvi-
tiate at Los Gatos, Cal, where he has
been stationed for some time. He has
for many years been president of st.
1gnatius college in that city.
Prof. Henry Drummond, the author
of Natural Law In the Spiritual
World" is dead in London. He was
born ut Sterling in 1851, and was edu-
Gated at the Universities of Edinburgh
and Lubingen.
Charles f. Eggleston. twenty-five
years old. died at st. Louis from an
overdose of morphine. He was the son
of G. B. Eggleston Of 1886 Indiana ave-
nue., Chicago, reputed to he a very
wealthy man.
Rev. John PinassO, s. J., died OF
pneumonia at the Sacred Heart nOviti-
ate. Los Castos, Cal, where he has
been stationed for some time. Father
Pinasco was u OF the best-known
priests on the Pacific coast.
Mrs. Amelia Kaiser, who was born
the day that Washington was first
elected president. celebrated her 1OSth
birthday on the day that William Nc
Kinley was inaugurated as the twenty
sixth president. She lives in Jefferson
township, near Galena, Ill, where her
home has been for more than fifty
years.
]. c. Moses. for many years a resi-
dent of Clinton, Iowa, where he has
been engaged in conducting a book
store, previous to which he was a Pres
byterian minister, while attending COM
munion services, suddenly expired in
the church, 1t has been but a few
weeks since his wife was buried.
The Dickinson press., 1897-03-20

.@Aly%r they were gone, after the
Tnnocents had retired and we're slum-
bering peacefully, enjoying that perfect
quality Of sleep which comes only to
the young and t%houghtless, Chattie and
Alice lay awake and talked of-many
things.
THAT wasn't a bad joke of Newton's
abou the divided heart we shared"
said Alice, softly, as oon as the room
was in darkness and she could feel
Chattie's hand softly pressing her own,
and Chattie sighed.
No" she said, whisperingly, cit
wasn't. And l thought Chauncey was
pretty cute owe the one we shared"
"And when we played hearts after
ward" rejoined Alice. squeezing Chat
ties hand tenderly, Il thought that
speech of Newton's about only wanting
one heart was just as pretty as it could
be-"
$50 did l." responded Chattie, re-
turning the squeeze, "and Chauncey
was just as nice as he could be when we
lost together
And so they talked and whispered.
getting more ami more confidential as
morning approached. and their hearts
Were wonderfully softened. And two
months later there was a double we'd
ding at which the beaming innocents
smiled and cooed and made pretty
speeches galore. They didn't claim all
the credit of the matchmaking then,
nor say II told you So" at once, but
they have been doing both increasingly
ever since. while .Alice's mother de-
clares it was the beeves' hearts which
made the matches. AS for the newly
married folk, they smiled and said lit.
tie.
1T was a game of hearts all round
Chattie told Alice n day after both
had gone to housekeeping in two dear
little flats opening off the same hall,
and Alice smiled back at her.
do you remember that night when
we had those hearts for dinner at the
d~ove-cote?" she asked, smilingly, and
Chattie nodded.
And that night both ordered beeves'
hearts for supper.
The Dickinson press., 1897-03-20
ARMS roR
Large Quantities Landed From
Misunderstanding

Large quantities lIAm0C0 From
MISUNDERSTANDING Havana.
New York, March 16. An Havana
special to the World says: Three large
expeditions from the United States are
said to have landed last week 25O,OOO
rounds of ammunition. 1000 stands Of
arms, six small rapid-fire guns, II
ten-inch gun. three tons of dynamite,
300 machetes and 1000 hand grenades.
The landing of the large amount Of
supplies has revived the rumors that
an attack Is to be made upon Havana.
The palace officials have issued orders
for the immediate concentration of
more troops in the subprbs. The belief
that Spain is hard pushed is strength
ened by the order of Gen. Weylcr diz
recting the planters and the merchants
in the interior cities to hire guards to
protect their property. The insurgents
think the end of the war is approach
ing and appear to be sanguine. The
reason for their encouragement is APP
parcntly but slight. 1t is generally
thought that Gen. Weyler recognizes
that he cannot hold the interior il
troops are to be withdrawn from here
for the Philippines. and will gradually
surrender all but the fortified towns.
The Dickinson press., 1897-03-20
Rur.lnr. Aner Town Funa..

South Haven, Mimi, March 13.-The
store of A. G.. L.ano was broken into
and the till robbed of $50. The safe
was blown open, the explosion blowing
the front out Of the store. NJ. l.ano
was town treasurer, and a new town
treasurer having been elected. the sup
position is the burglars thought the
town money, some $500. vas in the
safe. There was only S26 in the safe.
YlliS they did not get.
The Dickinson press., 1897-03-20
Physlcal. Phenomena.

Why didn't Johnny shovel off the
walk?' demanded Mr.. Simpkins, as he
brushed the snow off his trousers aud
dug some Jumps of it out Of his shoe
tops.
The poor boys back was so lame.
hadn't the heart to make him do it,"
explained Mrs. Simpkins, apologetical-
ly.
Huh! Where is he now?" demand
ed her lord and master.
II don't know. I'm sure. I guess
yes, that's him owe there with the Will
liams boy: rolling those big balls to
make a fort.'-Cincinnati Tribune.
The Dickinson press., 1897-03-20
Crimes and Criminals.


James Powers, a cabman of Chicago,
shot his wife dead and then fatally
shot himself. Jealousy.
Mike Nagnaup, the Gordon half
breed charged with numbering his
brother by stabbing him with a hunt
ing knife. was held for trial without
bail at West Superior.
Edward ]. Russell. convicted of at.
tempting to blackmail former Corpora
ton Counsel Almet Il. jerks of Brook
lyn out of $1,NN. was sentenced to
Sing Sing prison today for ten years.
Gov. Black of New York has declined
to Interfere i'll the sentence Of death Of
Arthur Maliew. who was convicted Of
numbering stephen Powell ut Hemp
stead. March 4. 1876.
Allison c. Mason Of BOSTON. convicted
of embezzling the funds Of the Globe
Investment company. OF which COM
pany he was president. has been eeut-
enced to states prison for Il period of
not less than five years or more than
eight years.
While a United States deputy mar
shall, bearing a warrant for his arrest,
was knocking at the door of his room
In the 4AstOr house, New York, Johann
Gustav Rinbald, a Swedish fugitive
from justice. committed suicide by
shooting himself in the head.
Rev. Il. j. Dldknow Millington. pas.
tor Of Paramount Baptist church. New.
ark. \. j.. disappeared a week age
and his friends have been greatly dis
rresscd lest he had met with foul play.
To-day the treasurer Of his church. j
III. Bachelor. gave II a statement
which said that Mr.. Millington had
gone away with Mrs. Dickcrson. /:
meinbe: Of his church, who is also
missing.
At Stoncwall, Chickasaw Nation
Mrs. Mary Gflcroast, a daughter o.
Judge Collins. died. 1t was charged
that her death was caused by witch
craft. I.ucy Factor. Il woman of tho
neighborlood, was named as the witcl
whose magic spells had done the evil
The husband OF the dead woman and q
friend Went 10 the home Of Lucy Fac
tor and shot her to death.
The Dickinson press., 1897-03-20
More Grain suits.

Sioux City, Iowa, March II. -. The
Northwestern Iowa Grain Dealers as
ISOLATION has commenced two more
suits against the Chicago l. Northwest
ern road for alleged overcAarges oil
grain shipments to Chicago. Il. ID.
Babcock and 4. S. Cathcart, the NOM
inal plaintiffs. ask respectively $:,j,-
S:IlS.:.::s and 81 .0S.
The Dickinson press., 1897-03-20
SO 1t IDOeA

Dinwiddie-'Much more care is re-
CURED in building a house with large
windows than is necessary in building
q house with small windows"
Van Rraam-'HOw's that?"
Dinwiddie-"It takes great panes."-
Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph.
The Dickinson press., 1897-03-20
For Art. Sake.

did you not know" asked the court,
chat such a poor copy of a genuine
note would surely be detected?"
The counterfeiter tossed his hair
back from his blue-veinel brow.
Il sought" he haughtily answered,
IAN artistic rather than a financial suc-
cess."-Larks.
The Dickinson press., 1897-03-20
What They Expect.

Cactus Bill-Wall. pardner. dig up
Yer dough. an be quick about it!
Lord Liteweight-A-a-aw-weally. YOU
.Amerwicans are always in such a
d%wreadful hurry. one can't have time
to be prowperly wobbed. don'tcher-
know.
The Dickinson press., 1897-03-20
First Opportunltv.

"Wby have you never married, Miss
Antiqre?" he thoughtlessly inquired.
You eve asked me before" she
said, coyly, as she gave him her hand.
Detroit Free Press.
The Dickinson press., 1897-03-20
Not Half,

Artist fiatter myself this last pic
ture of mine is al excellent one.
Another Artist-My dear fellow. YOU
don't flatter yourself half as much as
you fiatter the picture.-Roxbury Ca
Zette.
The Dickinson press., 1897-03-20
Si,mnle Plan.

Riter-"Don't sou lose a good many
books by lending them?"
Reeder-"Oh, no; I just go to other
| Philadelphia North American,
The Dickinson press., 1897-03-20
THE NEWS RESUME
DIGEST OF Tue NEWS FROM ALI
PARTS OF THE WORLD.
INC N.Mo... 1..,..,

Comprehensive Review a. the
Important Happenlsgs of the
Past Week Called FroH the Tel.
sgraph ReDsrts-Ths Notable
Events at Home ana Abroad That
Have Attracted Attention.
The Dickinson press., 1897-03-20
L.lfesike.

Stage Manager-But, Mr.. Smith. no.
body ever looks that way who has
fallen IN fighting for his bride! Can't
you give a more lifelike i"mpersonation
of a corpse?-Fliegende Blaetter,
The Dickinson press., 1897-03-20
Sad News.

There is nothing new in bicycle CO.'S
tunes for women" ...
"I'm sorry to hear it. was in hopes
there would be some fresh young girls
in them."-C!eveland Plain Dealer,
The Dickinson press., 1897-03-20
He's a Vacancy,

Cailer-Is there a vacancy on the
staff of this paper?
Able Editor-Yes; the ckap who pre-
sides over our society Department..
:rdge.
The Dickinson press., 1897-03-20
Foreign Gossip.

Queen Victoria has arrived mt Cimiez
and was accorded the usual reception.
1t was rumored that Capt. Gen.
Weyler was not recalled from Cuba
for the reaso that in such an event he
would proclaim a republic there.
The Dickinson press., 1897-03-20
Moth and Candle,

She-Yes, they are engaged. 1 know
she refused him twice, but the third
time he proposed she accepted him.
Her Husband-Serves him right
Harlem Life.
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Doll-Have you e Maude? She's
disguised herself completely.
Dick-HOw did she do it?
Dolly-Oh; she left off her makeup.
bad. Form.

Energetic Cltizen-"You great, lazy
hulk: you ought to be in jail"
Perry Patettic-"I know it is the cor
rect thing in our set to be in Jail this
time of year but the winter is so mild
that l amt felt in no hurry about it,
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Dickinson press., 1897-03-20
The Proper Man.

She-"Are you the editor?!"
He-''I am one of the editors" .
We'll, I'm just dying to get my name
in the papers,"
We'll. wait a minute; I'll call the
obituary editor.'-Yonkers Statesman.